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THE ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN ON THE DANGER OF DEBATING SOCIETIES. WITH A PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON IRVING, BY GREATBATCH, AND AN ILLUSTRATION BY LEECH. The June Number, price Half-a-Crown, of BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY will contain:— wall/ (YLINN ; OR, LUCK 15 EVERYTHING. By W. H. MAXWELL, Esq., Matt of " Stories of WITS AN Waterloo,"S B ports of the West," &a. ILLUSTRATION Y LEECH. CHAPTER Xll.—Love-lane—Hr. Xernsgate makes a new acquain tance and renews an old one—Evening conference—Suppe rs a nd syMpoSia. Jaff Linton's Oak ; or, May-day. By J. P. Palmer. Legends and Traditions of Lewes. By Miss Costello. THE ARCHBISHOP of DUBLIN on the DANGER of DEBITING SOCIETIES to YOUNG MEN. The Boys in the Streets. By Albert Smith. Romancing. By A. Gibb. Mackinnon on Civilisation. A Treatise on the Pump. By Paul Prendergast. TATTERSALL AND TATTERSALL'S ; With a Glance at the Lions and Legs of the Betting-ring. Sketch of Washington Irving, with a Portrait. By Greatbatch. The Albigenses and the Troubadours. By Dr. W. C. Taylor. TIPPERARY HALL. The Tipperary Skiff—rowers of Transatlantic Eloquence— Yankee War Song on the Banks of the Rio Grande—John Bull's Navvies giving Settlers to Uncle Sam—The Beauties of a Richmond Tide—Ladies on Land and Water—Apologia Levitatis—The Triumphs of an Irish Jaunting. car—Serenade—A Poetical Legend of Kildare," Ilow the Devil rode out with Lord Luttrell and his Stag bounds"—The Witch of the Fens—A Derby Day—Dithyrambic on Xing Pyrrhus' last victory. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. MR. MAXWELL'S NEW WORK. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vol s. CAPTAIN O'SULLI'VAN; or, YiIfTURES, CIVIL, MILITARY, AND AIATEIMONIAL, OF A GENTLEMAN ON lIALF-PAY. By W. H. MAXWELL, Esq., Author of " Stories of Waterloo," Ste. Benny Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. 111 ESSRS. LAM ( )ND , SMALE, A ND OND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to th an k their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TtraspAr and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commarec, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. Ali Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for x inination at least one day previously to their being offered ; exa mination *deices of results will be forwarded by the first post aft and the proceeds immediately disposed of according to in er the sale, instructions. Offices. gall of Commerce. Threadneedle -street, London. stions. HEr. MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signor LABLACHE has the honour to iniorm his Friends, Sub scribers to the Opera, and the Public, that his BENEFIT will take place S EVENIN Maim will be performed THI (tor the first time these two years), Cima rosa's Chef d'(Euvre, in Two Acts, entitled, IL MAT RIMONIO SEGRETO. 'Carolina, Madame Grist ; Fidaima, Madame Sanchioli (her first ap pearance in that character); Elisetta. Madame Castellan ; Paolino Signor Mario ; Count Robinson, Signor F. Lablache ; Geronimo, Signor Lablache. Between the Acts, a DIVERTISSEMENT, In which will be presented a Grand Pas, by Marllle. L. Grahn (composed by her self), supported by Mdlles. Moncelet, Dernelisse, and Casson. A Pas de Deux, by Mdlle. L. Taglioni and M. Perrot; and the ad mired Pea de Caractere, La Cracovienne, by Mdlle. L. Grahn. To conclude with the grand Ballet, by M. Deshayes, re-arranged in Three Tableaux, by M. Perrot, the Music by M. Costa, entitled, ALMA ; ou, La Fille du Feu. Perephite, M. Perrot ; Balfegor, M. Gosselin ; Emazor, M. St. Leon ; Alma, Mdlle. Cerito. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box 'Mike, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Count Arnheim, Mr. Boman': Florestein, Mr. Harley ; Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison ; Devilsitnof, Mr. Stratton; Arline, Miss Rainforth. Between the first and second Acts of the Opera, will be intro ilittced the popular Allemande, by twenty Danseuses Viennoises ; :and between the second and third Acts, twenty-four of the celebrated Danseuses will execute the famous National Polka Paisans. After which, the celebrated Ballet of LA GISELLE. Duke of Silesia, M. Mathis; Hilarion, Mr. W. H. Payne ; Prince of Cour land, Mr. Howell ; Wilfri 1, 31. Adrien ; Giselle, Mdlle. Sall; Mirtha, Mdlle. Louise; Princess Bathilde, Mdlle. St. Louin ; Bertha, Mrs. Payne ; Principal Willis, Mesdames Adele and Glubilei. Durinr; the Ballet will be introduced the Standard Galop, by forty-V,ght of the Pupils of Madame Weiss. THE A TBE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. W. Farren ; Joseph Surface, Mr. Stuart; Charles Sur fece, Mr. Hudson; Lady Teazle, Mrs. Seymour. The Band will perform the Overtures, "Cenerentola," and " Duc /Monne," the " St. James's Polka," " Philorael Walzer," and the "`' ,l .Thatsworth Quadrilles." After which, a Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Messrs. Webster, Brindal, J. Bland, Howe ; Miss Bennett and Mrs. Hamby sustain the principal characters. To conclude with a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE SHIL LINGS. Mr. Golightly, Mr. Bu3kotone ; Capt. Phobbs, Mr. Tilbury; Capt. Spruce, Mr. Brindal ; Mrs. Major Phobbs, Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY- Another brilliant Triumph ! "Robin Hood and Richard Cceur de Lion" every Evening. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED. After which a new Farce, called SISTER AND I. Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, A. Wigan, Emery, Turner, liinloch, and Bellingham ; Miss E. Daly, 3lrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, and Miss Forster. To be followed by A MODEL OF A WIFE. Characters by Messrs. Wigan, Meadows, Turner ; Miss Farebrother and Mrs. Woollidge. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec tacle, founded upon certain St riling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD CCEUR DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley Miss Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled THE MEMOIRS OF IN UMBRELLA ; or, The Silent Observer. In which Messrs. Lambert, Howe, Boyce, 0. Smith, Wright, R. Ryan, P. Bedford, Selby; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Yarnold, M. E. Chaplin, Mrs. F. Mathews, &c., will perform. After which, the interesting Drama, entitled THE CABIN BOY. In which Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mr. Paul Bedford, 31r. 0. Smith, &c., will appear. C To be followed by the Burlesque, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Munyard, Mr. Mitchenson, &c. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed a Drama, iai Two Acts and Four Tableaux, en titled, MONSEIGNEUR ; or, Paris in 1720. Monseigneur, Mr. Wallack ; Labarre, Mr. Granby ; Germaine, Mr. Oxberry ; Rosaline, Miss Emma Stanley ; Annette, Miss E. Honner ; Lisette, Miss Somers. To be followed by a New Ballet, entitled LES CONSCRITS DU VI [.LAGE. In which Messrs. Gilbert, Marshall, Flexmore, Harris ; Miss Bailin, Miss Marshall, &c., will appear. To conclude with the favourite Drama of DON C.ESAR DE BAZARS'. Don Cmsar, Mr. Wallack ; Maritana, Mrs. Stirling. ASTLEY'); ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, and their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Priacess Alice. Last Week of the present successful spectacle, which must be withdrawn to make way for the Whitsun Holiday Entertainments, " The War in the Purrjaub ; or, Our Indian Victories.", THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEED; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. - With magnificent effects, and introducing the double stud, Ste. _ The i'a.NES of the ARENA wilt be of the most varied and pleasing description, introducing the new Artistes, whose wondrous performances are nightly crowned with the most enthusiastic applause. The Entertainments will terminate with a new and laughable XFTERIIECE. Mr. BATTY has much pleasure in stating, that in obedience to the wishes of several of his patrons and heads of families, he has made arrangements to give, during the ensuing holidays, four mid day performances, the first of which will take place on THURS DAY, June 4, and each succeeding Thursday until the nnmber are complete ; on which occasion the Entertainments will embrace those recently performed by royal command, and so highly eulogised by her most gracious Majesty. The representations will commence each day at two o'clock, and terminate at half-past four. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six Zud commence at seven o'clock. NEW STRAND THEATRE. THE LAST NIGHT.—GREAT ATTRACTION. For the BENEFIT of 31. PHILLIPPE. THIS EVENING PHILLIPPE will repeat his display of Scientific Skill and Modern 3lazic. Mons. Philippei has the honour to announce that, on this occasion, le will give, for one night only, a Correct Representation of the FRENCII STATE LOTTERY, which was established in the first French Revolution, continued by NaTAleon, and abolished by Louis Philippe. .. M. Phillippe has, at great :xpense, procured from Paris the Dresses and Apparatus used :.t. the Drawing of the French State Lottery, attended by the french Authorities ; when every visitor will have a chance of r :otaining a PHI ZE ! Stalls, 7 •.-+ ...O. ; poxes, 2s. ; Pit and Gallery, Is. ) ;AVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENINGWin be performed a new Drama, entitled FIFTEEN YEARS 'Or A BRITISH SEAMAN'S LIFE. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, Johnsen, Rogers, Cowell, Maynard, Lewis, Heslop, Haw kins, Williarr,son, Edgar, rhelps ; Mesdames H. Vining, Martin, Hu.ghe, 11 " - .-slY, Lewis, Vaughan, Neville. T hich, OR ! 'TIS LOVE! 'TIS LOVE. To ozneande wl.h THE GOLDEN FARMER. nßdeoryth“e P_a_tr_on_eee of her Most Gracious Majesty. EVERY 9? ) LOGIC AL GARDENS E AY, WEDszsDA.Y.. AND VIEW of wApues THUItsDAY. .ntU a PTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of HERCULAIiE - revi n y t d PCLMP a E . ll, in the year 79. inegnificent spectacle is size eenotr the scale f of This ,Vandetir, the picture being more than twice . 3 1fe ec and represents, as accurately as can Possibly be done, t e he o Gr ee, Eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, when the Destruction of Heeart cuianeum and Pompeii took place : produced under the direction of Mr. Denson. A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been eonstructet - 1, wh,ch will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The ritOMENADE CON , ERTS are again confided to Mr. God frey. The Band is most complete in all its departments, and includes Ur.ny eminent native and foreign musicians. The PYROTECHNIC DISPL AYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the Was, complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display a novel exhibition will be intro 'Zinced, representing the Descent of Plicebus in the Chariot of the Sun. Nona. Farinelli will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to receive Lim, and bear him to his chrystal home. An illuminated Marine Cave, and the Glass Conservatory, splen diCily ornamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivore by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivore at five ; the Pelicans, at six ; Concer t &c., at half-past anJc he Eruption at dusk. Admission, Is. THE IRISH COERCION BILL.—The fate of " the Irish Coercion Bill " is sealed. We have the utmost gratification in being 'enabled to announce that Lord George Bentinck, the professed and acknowledged leader of the Protectionist party, has declared the determination of the great majority of the English agricultural Members to oppose the future progress of this measure. The Noble Lord on Monday last communicated this important intelligence to a Right Honourable Irish Member, who discharged the duties of Presi dent of the Board of Trade under the Melbourne Administration. Nearly all the Protectionist Representatives voted with the Govern ment for the first reading of the Iris:l Coercion Bill. They have *ince bestowed considerable time and attention in scrutinising the provislou of the curfew measure, and the result of their delibera tions, ever which Lord George Bentinck presided, is, that by delay ing the second reading of the Bill Government have adduced prima facie evidence, establishing that no necessity exists for enacting so arbitrary, tyrannical, and unconstitutional a restriction upon the liberties of the Irish people. Lord John Russell announced on Mon day evening his intention of opposing the second reading of the Irish Coercion hill. At least one hundred English Whig Members purpose rallying themselves under the Noble Lord's banner; and their oppo sition, conjoined with that which the Irish Liberal and English Pro tectionist Members have respectively pledged themselves to give the measure, must Insure its rejection, in the event of Sir Robert Peel placing himself and his Government in a position to be thee de feated.—ideertiser. ANTICIPATED VISIT OF THE KING AND QUEEN OF THE FRENCH TO THIS COUNTB.T.—We have what we think authority for announcing that their Majesties the King and Q ueen of the French, attended by some of the junior branches of the Royal Family, contemplate paying a visit to her Majesty the Queen about the latter end of June or early in July. Of the fact of the intended visit there is, we believe, not the slightest doubt. Some fear has been entertained that the approaching elections for the Chamber might Interfere with the French Monarch's intention ; but, as these do not take place before the end of July, and as judging, fi orn pre vious experience, her Majesty will be able to receive her Royal visitors in the latter part of J tine, there seems little reason to appre head the occurrence of any obstacle calculated to crevent the con umpiatot sullsvg, of Itonl hmitsZtles. RAILWAY SUN IS NO W PUBLISHING. PRICE (TO SUBSCRIBERS) SIXPENCE. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MAY 28. TEIERMOMETER, Lowest, 47; Highest, 70; Noon, 6 BAROMETER, 30.21.—W1ND N.E ; fine. lIICIYi WATER AT LONDON-BUIDGE THIS DAY. Horning •• 43 minutes after 3. Evening .. 0 minutes after 4. .'"' 11 0 1 44 air ,7 - ‘1 40 • si • . SECOND EDITION. and provisions into Belgium until the Ist October next, and giving the Government power to extend such autho risation to the Ist December, should it be deemed re• quisi te. A private letter of the date of the 14th May, which has been received from Lisbon, says that the accounts from the provinces are not of so favourable a nature as the official journals of the 13th would fain induce the Public to believe, and that such is the excitement exist ing in Coimbra, that the Government, as a measure of precaution, has closed the University. The Augsburg Gazette publishes a letter from Berlin, which states that the protocol of August 15th, agreed on between the commissioners of the conference of the three protecting powers relative to the measures to be taken concerning Cracow, had received the sanction of the King of PitussrA on the 16th. The exchange of ratifica tions was to take place shortly. According to the Vienna correspondence of the Uni versal German Gazette of the 23d, a conspiracy had just been discovered at Rzezow, and several persons arrested. It is said thit the conspirators had plotted the murder of all the officers of the garrison. From the Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort we learn that Russia has again applied to the Porte to prevent Turkish subjects from assisting the Circassians. Madrid papers of the 20th have been received. M. MON was sufficiently recovered to resume the ac tive discharge of his duties. Public works, the esti mated expense of which will be 84,791,370 reals, are to be immediately undertaken. They relate principally to the formation and improvement of high roads. The Minister of the Interior has sent to the Director- General of the Public Works a list of the works to be un dertaken. The Tiempo publishes a letter from Orense on the sub ject of the murder of Don Rusur DE CELIS, at Oporto. That unfortunate officer was not assassinated by the companions of his flight from Galicia, but by two Por tuguese, who had been hired to commit the act by persons of high station who would have been compromised by the disclosures which Don Runizi had threatened to make. These persons, it is said, had urged Don RUBIN to com mence an instu rectionary movement, and had then aban doned him. The Heraldo states that General Pure SA3IPER has been ordered to Corunna, to be tried for breach of duty in not being sufficiently active in putting down the late insurrection in Galicia. The same jour nal complains of the great extent of the contraband trade carried on with Gibraltar, and calls the attention of the Government to the subject. We fear the worthy writer in the Her aldo has yet to learn his first lesson in political economy, or he would know that the only way to put a stop to smuggling is so to reduce the import duties on the articles smuggled as to enable the fair trader to compete in the market with the contrabandist. The heavy import du ties of Spain are as great a protection to the en couragement of the smuggling interests of the country as the heavy import duties on corn (now happily about to cease for ever) in England, have- been a protection of, though not an encouragement to, the landed interest in England. There is no quotation of the prices of Spanish Funds in these journals. We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. The meeting of the Court of Peers to receive the re port of M. FRANK CARRE, in the case of LECONTE, which was to have taken place on that day, was post poned to the day following. The Chamber of Deputies was occupied on Monday with the discussion of the Budget of Expenses of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Various questions were put by different Members of the Opposition on the sub ject of the foreign relations of France. With re gard to French settlements on the Gambia M. GUIZOT said, that the only point at issue between the English and French Governments was to regulate the right of France to pass the waters of the Gambia to get at, her possessions. He thought a spe cial convention would be the most advisable method of regulating this matter ; the same opinion prevailed, in London, and the subject was under the consideration of the two Governments. The Chamber voted the Budget without a division. "There is some idea," says the Presse, "of the speedy nomination of General Tiburce Sebastiani to the command of the National Guard of Paris, in place of General Jacque minot, who, it is said, has asked leave to retire, on account of his health. It is also said that General Baron de Lascours, now in command of the Lyons division, is to be appointed to the command of the first military division, its place of General Sebastiani." The population of Arriege is in a state of the greatest misery in consequence of the failure of the potato and maize crops. Algiers journals of the 20th have been received in Paris. The following appears in the Moniteur Algerien of that date : " The Governor-General, on his arrival in the Ouarensenis, immediately proceeded against the hostile populations as sembled in the ravines surrounding the principal mountain. It may be remembered that it was in these retreats that the% had collected n the occasion of our first invasion towards the end of 1842. The march of Colonel St. Arnaud on the Oued-el-Ardlem had been ordered with a view to cut off their passage when the Ma rs h a l' s troops shall have driven them from their positions. General Yusuf, after his affair of El-Gliarza, found himself obliged to desist from his pursuit of Abd-el-Kader, to obtain provisions. On the 7th inst, hay ing joined the Duke d'Aumale at the camp of El-Brida, he again left his Royal Highness to enter the Djebel-Atnour, where his adversary had taken refuge; but, understanding that the Emir had retreated much farther west near Stit ten, he determined to stop short in the Djebel-Amour, and there strengthen our authority. The chief of these moun tains, Djelloul, whose conduct has been exceedingly suspi cious, did not come to the French camp, pretending that he was ill ; but all the populations have placed themselves in our power. They have been subjected to a fine of 28,000 f. and 3,000 oxen, which was paid at once. These cattle are intended to furnish provisions fur the province of Algiers, where much want his been felt for so me t i me past. G enera l Yusuf intends profiting by the complet e p ros t ra ti on i n t o which all the southern tribes have fallen to go and collect from the Ouled,Nayls the large fines which they deserve to have impo:ed on them. Letters which arrived last evening from the Marshal's column, announce that his operations arc proceeding most successfully. Neither Hadj-Seghrir nor Bou-Maza have been able to organise any serious resistance, and the tribes were submitting without striking a Llov. There is, therefore, reason to h o p e th at t hi s expedition .v be completely terminated, and the Marshal back at Algiers by the beginning of June." PARIS Boutin, MAY 26.-The Bourse has been completely inac tive to-day, so much so that the closiag prices, which are about the same as yesterday, may be regarded as merely nominal; 'threes, 84f. 10c. ; and Fives, 119 f. 90c. The market closed as fol:ows Five Three per Cents., for cash, 84f . 2 0c. ; for account, 84f. 10c. ; , per Cents., for cash, 119 f. 80 c . ; f or accoun t, 110 f. 90c.: Bank of France Shares, 3,450 f.; Neapolitan 102 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 38 ; Ditto, Fives, 32% ; New Loan not quoted. Itanwers.-1 he Share Market has been very nearly a dead letter to-day ; and where sales h ave b een ma d e , the quotation has been in favour of the buyer. For cash-Paris and Orleans left off . at 1,2400; Paris and Rouen, 1,020 f. ; R ouen an d Ilavre, 751 f. 25c. ; Stras burg and Bale, 216 f. 25 c . ; B ou l ogne and Amiens, 495 f. ;Northern, 750 f. , Bordeaux, 615 f. ; Montereau, 380 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 541 f. 25c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 505 f. ; Nantes, 522 f. 50c. ; Dieppe, 417 f. 50c. ; Avignon, Yierzon, and Fampoux not quoted. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAT 27. Boulogne and Amiens, 11% —Bordeaux, Toalouse, and Cette (Mackenzie), 1 % —Central of Spain, I)4—Dutch Rhenish, B —Great Western Canada, 374—Madrid and Valentia, DA —Namur and Liege, 4 —Northern of France Constituted, 14%—Orleans and Bordeaux, 10% —Paris and Lyons Constituted, 6%—West Flanders, 2. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY_ EVENING, MAY 28, 1846. - taming - - LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1846. Nothing whatever can now prevent the triumphant settlement of the Bill. Not all the oratory of STANLEY, the wit of DISRAELI, the assiduity of BENTINCK, the ac clamations at Willis's Rooms, or the official edicts from Bond-street, have been successful in damping the ardour of one single Free-trader ;—the Protectionists are de fenceless, their Damascus blade has shivered off at the hilt. Whatever bile may have been excited amongst individuals by bitterness of recrimination or acrimony of censure, must be allayed, so far at least we are fain to anticipate, immediately upon the close of the discus sion. When the excitement consequent upon discom fiture has become somewhat abated, and when the subse quent calm affords them an opportunity for reflection, we are prepared to witness a sequel of change in the sentiments of those who have most violently opposed the measure—a sequel almost as gratifying, though scarcely of such national importance, as the con versions antecedent to the Ministerial proposition. Much as; certain among the agricultural landlords have iaveighed against the abolition policy, incessantly as they have stigmatised and traduced its advocates, we are more than sanguine of their ulterior adhesion to its cause, and of their permanent satisfaction at its working. We are convinced that the charges of unconstitutional intimidation against the League, of inconsistency against the Premier, of revolu tionary recklessness against the representatives of the people, and of subserviency against the present Govern ment, will all become dissipated before the sun-burst of emancipated commerce. Those who have hitherto been foremost amongst the antagonists of the innovation w ill merge into the most enthusiastic of its admirers, because we entertain a solemn conviction that the landowners will prove the chief recipients of benefit from its opera tion. Such are our anticipations, and those anticipa tions are based upon experience ; they are inspired by a remembrance of the Ed.nburgh manifesto from Lord JOHN RUSSELL ; of the candid avowals made by Sir ROBERT PEEL ; by the more recent acknowledgments of the Earl of ESSEX, as well as of other Legislators, but above all by the memorable majority of ninety-eight, by which the Lower House of Parliament approved of that measure which, year aster year, within those very walls, had met only with r:ierisive opponents and a con tumelious rejection. Nor do those anticipations resolve themselves into a specious hypothesis ; they are deduced not merely from: modern reminiscenses, they are accordant with the les sons inculcated by history and antiquity. Whenever a,ny Great Truth has been propounded seriously, and for the first time, among mankind, whether it be a truth in science, in natural philosophy, in legislation, in mili tary tactics, or even in more heaven-born themes of con templation, their reception has always been accompanied with similar vicissitudes, similar causes of tardiness,similar incredulity, and similar bitterness of antagonism. It is first broached by one man, or by a scanty few; those few are treated either with indifference or with obloquy; they persist, however, in the utterance of the truth, and it gradually spreads and spreads among the popula tion with a steady and indomitable progression, until its old enemy, Ignorance, dwindles down from power to insignificance, from insignificance to nothingness—until Prejudice is conquered by Fact. When COLUMBUS first advanced the feasibility of circumnavigating the globe, and the likelihood of encountering new regions in that circumnavigation, the monarchs of Christendom suc cessively treated him as a visionary, and the children used to mock at the old man in the streets of Spain as the " mad sailor." WATT, in like manner, when endeavouring to perfect the steam-engine, was de rided as a dreamer. The originator of those wonderful specimens of mechanical ingenuity by which the labour of our factories is so marvellously simplified, was, upon their introduction, scouted by the artisans as Benefactor was never scouted before. Yet, in spite of this uncouth opposition on the part of Ignorance and Prejudice, America has been discovered, has become the seat of new empires, has imparted a fresh stimulus to the intellect and trade of the old world, snd has proved a mine of in exhaustible wealth to the nations of Europe. The steam-engine has been brought to a point almost beyond the reach of improvement, it has become the administrator of comfort and luxury to mil lions, performing the utmost diversity of labour, and promises at length to draw the most remote places into familiar intercourse, The spinning machines have su• perseded hand labour almost entirely, and yet offer greater facilities for employment. Such invariably and inevitably is the fate of every great innovation when that innovation is based on truth ; spite of rancour, or abuse, or misrepresentation, it ever ultimately triumphs : it is not to be retarded by misapprehension or chicanery— it is germinated in the human intellect, and consequently has a sympathetic chord for its appreciation in the po pular mind—it is evoked for victory. Everything tends to demonstrate the speedy advent of that victory to the Great Truth of Free Trade. Let the Lords expedite the triumph which the measure is des tined, sooner or later, to achieve, and let them facilitate, as far as Parliamentary decorum will permit, the dis comfiture of Ignorance and Prejudice. Mr. O'CONNELL, on Monday evening, paid a well merited compliment to the just and upright intentions of the Government with regard to Ireland. Ile stated that since the administration of food to the starving popu lation there had been a vast reduction in the amount of crime in that country, which he ascribed in a great de gree to the beneficial exertions of the Premier. Sir IL PEEL questioned whether this reduction was not in great degree owing to the steps which had been taken with respect to the Coercion Bill. Whatever may be the cause to which it is ascribable, we have now the ad mission, on the highest authority, that this happy reult has been attained, and that peace and tranquillity are again restored to our sister island. So long as outrages and disturbances were rife in that country, and the ordinary powers of the law were found to be insufficient for their suppression, we hesi tated not to yield our humble support to the Govern. ment, and to call upon the Legislature to arm the Exe cetiewith means adequate f or th e p ur p ose , a nd no t to withhold any of the necessary appliances. But we also most strenuously urged the necessity of particularly d 1 the ettsures same oftimkindness and conciliation bei ng at causes of complaint should be removed, and rtiu that the relationship between landlord and tenant, the h l e ' teterrima causa belli, the fertile source of discord and disaffection, should be ameliorated and improved, by which means Ireland would be rendered a prosperous and happy country. Already much has been effected. The glorious principle of f ree t ra d e, b y w hi ch the many will be so greatly benefit e d, h as passed the representa tives of the people by a large an d i ncreas i ng majority, and there is no longer doubt or danger as to its ultimate and entire success. Three measures of the greatest consequence have been announced by the Government as having been already prepared, by which some of the most crying grievances relating to the occu pation of land are likely to be taken away, and which, as indicating the favourable intentions of the Ministry, and the sincerity of their determination to grapple with the difficulties with which the case is environed, will be gratefully received by the people as a large instalment of justice, as a most acceptable and valuable boon. In other matters, too, the members of the Government have evinced their anxiety to deal liberally and fairly with the people of that country. Measures have been introduced into both Houses of Parliament, and received with all but unanimous appro bation, having for their object the purifying of our statute-book from the last remnants of bigotry and in tolerance—the sweeping away all traces of the abomi nable and vexatious penal code. The religion of the vast majority of the Irish people is no longer to be insulted by the existence of obsolete and universally condemned enactments; they are in every respect to be treated and recognised as our equals. The old, and happily abandoned, watch-word of Pro testant ascendancy has no longer an existence in the nation, and the most perfect freedom of opinion is accord( d to every man. Can we then wonder that this improved spirit on the psrt of the Ministry, sad of the Legisla• ture, should be attended with the happy results to which we have alluded? We always believed the Irish to be a people of high and generous impulses, easily won by kindness, and ready to abandon all feelings of resent ment the moment the exciting cause was removed and the hand of friendship extended towards them. They have proved that we were correct in that opinion, that our estimate of their character was correct. Sir R. PEEL has shown that he can argue from analogy, that he is not slow to avail himself of the signs of the times, and that he is ever ready to extend a principle which has been found to work well, so far as it has been adopted. Nothing can possibly be more favourable than the fruits which have hitherto sprung from conciliation. Follow up the system —no longer evince suspicion and distrust —let our Irish brethren receive the benefit of the im proved condition of 'their country. The Coercion Bill could only be justified by the inevitable necessity that existed of vindicating the law, and putting down with the strong arm violence and bloodshed. That necessity has now happily terminated—a milder treatment has been found efficacious, a healthy action has been restored. " Cessat ratio, cessat lex," is a universally ad mitted axiom, the truth of which has never been questioned or denied. The cause, which unhap pily evoked the necessity of such a restriction Of the liberties of the subject has ceased. Even if the law were now in actual operation, it should be forthwith terminated. A graceful opportunity is afforded to the Premier of acknowledging that he is no longer com pelled to press the Coercion Act rapidly through Parliament, and of adjourning, if not totally abandoning, its further progress, unless the re newal of disturbance and outrage should impera tively demand the carrying out of its provisions in all their stringency and severity. Such a course would in deed add many wreaths to the laurels he has already gained for, himself, and plant him firmly in the hearts of the people as the Minister of their choice—then, in deed, might he bid defiance to the attempts of faction, or of disappointed monopoly, to shake him from the proud eminence on which he would be placed, and from which he could not be removed so long as he should be influenced by justice and moderation. We have lately thought it our duty to call the public attention to the constitution of the Royal Court of Guernsey, the extraordinary and raried powers assumed by that Court, and the mal-administration of the law, occasioned by clothing with the judicial authority men who are wholly unqualified by station, education, or legal acquirements, for so high a trust. This evil is greatly increased by the fact, that the jurat as such, derives no income to render him indepen dent of his ordinary trade or calling. He may descend from the bench, on which he has been acting, in a legislative, an executive, or a judicial capacity, and re turn to his counter, to vend, perchance, a gallon of spirits or a yard of broad cloth. There is not, there fore, that pecuniary independence which has ever been considered indispensible to the purity and integrity of the judicial bench. When the " res angusta domi" pre vail it is scarcely possible for the man even of the most exalted mind, to free himself wholly from surrounding influences, to assume that calm disinterestedness so ne cessary to the fit and proper discharge of the important duties entrusted to his care. Can he weigh the balance with an even hand, when he must be well aware that by a slight inclination or leaning t 9 one side he may be enabled to oblige a valued customer, a useful associate, or one who has it in his power to be of much service to him in his trade or business ? Be sides, how can a person who is obliged to earn his daily bread, by the exertion of his industry, devote a sufficient time to the acquisition of such legal knowledge, as may be sufficient to qualify him to become the expounder, the interpreter of various and complicated codes, re quiring a large amount of labour, an almost unbounded devotion of time and industry, to not merely the ori ginal attainment, but even the proper keeping up of the skill and learning already acquired. The man who would desire to discharge such functions with pro priety, should devote a considerable sum of money to the purchase, and much of his time to the study, of those works in which the decisions and judg ments of our higher courts are chronicled and reported. Without such a devotion he is unfit for the situation he aspires to fill, no matter how great his natural endowments may be. The law is a jealous mistress, requiring an exclusive at tender', an ardent, a zealous pursuit on the part of its professors ; nay, in our own country it has been con sidered as indispensible to subdivide its branches. We have, therefore, the equity and the common law barrister, the equity draftsman, the special pleader, and the conveyancer, each of whom finds full and sufficient occupation in the cultivation and practice of that parti cular portion thereof to which he has applied his talents and industry, and devoted his time. A gratuitous legal ()pinion, even when given by a man of high professional attainments in constant practice has ever been con sidered as worth the sum it actually costs—viz., nothing. It is still worse, when the exposition of the law is a gratuitous one, more particularly when there is no suffi cient controlling power to revise and correct the judg ments of such a tribunal, if erroneous. The evils of the system, which we have already pointed out in our former articles are, therefore, fearfully in creased by the want of that sound judgment and legal knowledge, which would point out the danger and warn of the consequences which might result from some illegal or unjust decision. It has been said that " Fools rush in where angels fear to tread." Quacks will venture on experiments at which the highly educated and talented physician would shudder; the man with a slight sprinkling of some few legal principles, picked up perhaps merely by an attendance at some petty court, will arrogate to himself a degree of know ledge, and utter his dicta with a confidence which the most talented and able lawyer would not venture to assume. Propose to such a man the most difficult and doubtful point, some vexata questio which has exercised the ingenuity of lawyers, and puzzled, per haps divided, the Bench itself, and, without hesita tion, without taking a moment's time to consider, he will pronounce an absolute and unqualified opinion, assuring you that there is; not the slightest difficulty in the case. Such a person, if invested with any authority, will extend it far beyond the limits of moderation, and will dare or do anything for the furtherance of that fancied authority, or the support or extension of some favourite theory. We recollect the case of a magistrate, the brother of a former Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, in Ireland, who had committed and detained for some hours in custody a barrister, who had appeared before him in some case, and who had pressed his argu ments, as the magistrate thought, too far, the Learned, Chief Baron, addressing him, said, " Brother, brother you have the greatest courage of any man in the world. I often wished that I could have ventured on such a step when annoyed and tormented by some of them, but I dared not. You little know the nest of hornets you have brought about your ears." And so it turned out. Bar meetings were held, the profession throughout the country took to itself the insult offered to one of its members, proceedings were instituted, and large damages were given against the man, who, in his ignorance, had exceeded his authority. In our columns will be found an extract from an able and talented contemporary, con taining its own comments upon the conduct of one of the Jurats who chose to avail himself of the position he occupied, to inflict a most unwarrantable indignity on gentlemen holding commissions in her MAJESTY'S service. The honour and integrity of the British army has ever stood unimpeached, and un impeachable. It is that high and chivalrous feeling on their part, the undying devotion, the esprit de corps, which induces the British officer to sacrifice even life itself to the service of his country, to the maintainance of the character and honour of the body to which he be longs. This feeling has been attested for centuries, has been written in letters of blood on many a hardly-con tested and well-fought field. In what age, nation or climate, has it not been exemplified ? There is no part of the civilised world, no quarter of the globe, where the services of our gallant brethren have been required, that the result has not been invariably the same. Their valour in the field has ari b iennn e dt e teah n tge tiiihat only yothiueawrss iot neh fvictory, which equalledever remained ecrdi b c:h y h, at andtih.t hnheeeeydiyrb have ii,atmo derationahvee, u h o e observed adtereruv vsietaedt di undeviating dtl compactsfha ttie a i humanity i n t ed y o w un tarnished hy e entered.s eseek k tiin t h e T i rh praise, e ha h t Ro o d n j s justify s u , t honour fnoydf the everyt h e British name has been ) adds new laurels to their unblemishes d uc r c e e put t a n t g io d n a . y honour of the British But army ? It is but an attempt " To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, And add a pe r f ume to the violet. " sure to -s It is written in cha rac t ers which cannot be impeached or gainsayed. W or d s are superfluous , in such a cause, but were t h ere a fiecps,it there are gallant men who can use the p en as wellfJ the sword, numerousan d any and insult ableto defenderstheßritishAfrrmonl among st y is produce its own ranks. The learned Jurat may find, in the words of the Chief Baron already mentioned, that he bas indeed brought a nest of hornets about his ears, and may well wish that he had not ventured to assail that W hi ch stands on a pinnacle, towering far beyond. the r eac h of h any shaft winged by his feeble and. From Brussels we learn that on Tuesday, the 26th, the Minister of the Interior presented to the Chamber a project of law authorising the free ipportatiou of corn THE ACCOUCHEMENT OF HER MAJESTY. The following bulletin of the Queen's health was issued this morning:— "Buckingham Palace, May 28, 1846, " Nine o'clock A.M. "The Queen has passed another good night. " Her Majesty and the infant Princess continue 1,111. (Signed) "JAMES CLARK, M.D. " C aAnt ES LOCOCK, M.D. " ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D." ROBBERIES or PLATE.—lnformation of the following robberies of plate were yesterday received by the police :—From No. 3, Ca ven dish-square, the property of the lion. Mrs. Dawson Darner, four sil ve r can dl es ticks— they are of massive make ; also, from a cart, l as t wee k , b etween Reigate and East Grinstead, a box, the property fashioned fill Grinstead, containing four silver table-spoons, four tea and four dessert ditto, and a butter-knife, each marked " IV," a wine strainer, of the Rev. S. M. Neate, of Sackvllle Cottage, East marked "T. A. W. M." six table-spoons, five dessert, two tea, one gravy, and two salt ditto, marked, twenty-four forks, six old moist s ugar-basin, marked "A. N. an inkstand, and a variety of two tea- spoons, marked "T.M. N. a dadete, and otbcr articles of silver plate. WooLvacti, MAY 27.—The Black Eagle steam_ I vessel, Ma atr - Commander S. B. Cook, has been fitted with new boilers, and will r sea by the lith of June. The Torch stea m - vessel left Woolwichyesterday for Greenhithe and the Clyd ~ to protect the fisheries On that part of the coast of Scotland. The Polyphemus steam-Vessel, Commander M'Cleverty, left yesterday for Greenifithe and the coast of Ireland. The Ardent steam-vessel, previous to leaving Woolwich, will have some additional cabins fitted, as she is to be employed as a packet on the Mediterranean station. 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 10 privates of the Royal Sappers r c oEpNt envelopedhD 0 n l I A e R , and Miners were medic•illy inspected yesterday at the Ordnance Hospital, Woolwich, having been ['laced under orders to proceed with the detachment of Royal Artillery on special service to the Hudson Bay Company's territory. in r al n ao m F u y t l s ß t t etEnr mystery, a i N l n e ds WORCESTERSHIRE. it origina t BUP o P f Charlton, ° t h s e E n fi D e r a s r:C s —About midnight on Friday last, a destructive fire broke out in a barn on the farm of Mr. J. Edwards, and belonging to 11. Dent, Esq., i[Yomsvry,ore stronglyte r. sus pected e barn with its contents, consisting of several waggons, carts, and a gig, together with some poultry, was completely demolished. The that it was the work of all incendiary, DEATH OF VISCOUNT DOWNE.—We have to announce the demise of the h seat, Be I 'Love Noble and Rev. Viscount, who died at his year Tnhnegborough. Ti c an, 'Yorkshire. on Sunday last, in his 7 4 th . Downe, of . ,l e e:-.:ased Peer Was William Henry Dawnay, Viscount to the r_ ` n e peerage of Ireland ; ban Augtist 20, 177/.1 succeeded T ...,-, ..onily honours FebrUary 18, 1832 1 Married June 6, 181 1 , tle : 11 ,1 _ 11 4, only daughter of John Heatheote,Esq., of Corusington Castle. Dawn Henryas. 11 , tlandshire, 13, Nvlitan he has left issae, the Hoe. Willi Isabel, P a Wna3', M.P..for Rutiandshire (who married, July 25, 1843, Bath rourth daughter of the Hon and Right Rev. the Bishop of and Wells), and the Hon. •Lydiatherine Dawnay. Miss Ly a THE L RAILWAY. — ATE ACCIDENT ON THE DOVER for the Vestda v -, afternoonof the deputy-Coroners' Mr. Neve, one Inn, Smarden, a county, o penthe White Horse village ed an inquiry at about three miles from the Headcorn station, touchingthe the ro. death of Samuel Hill, an driver, who lost his life byt cent accident to an an express train on the South-Eastern .hallway. After a lengthened inquiry, the j ury returned as their verdict, That the dece 4so „.. neuiry, the accidental falling of a locomotive engine." ' was killed by MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was steady. Sales, 5,000 bales, all to the trade. Shares were better, all good scrip and stock being on the advance. It is not an uninteresting circumstance to those who watch carefully the progress of commerce, that the arrivals of pro duce have been recently very large from all parts of the world, and that, although under ordinary circum stances they ought to come to a very good market, and the demand for actual consump tion, were it in plenire viguer, would probably be sufficiently large to absorb the whole, yet, from a combina tion of adverse causes, our merchants and importers have long had just reason to complain of the inadequate return upon their trading capital, and the slack business even at the prices current. That the passing of the Corn Bill may alter this we have fervently to hope; for matters, otherwise, from bad will be very likely to get to worse. The English Stock Market has been very firm to-day, though not active, because of the attention necessarily be stowed upon the settlement of the A ccoun t. Th e continua tion to July has be en 1% to per cent., Consols being 96% 7 n lA 2O f s. t for Ao e i c s o s u , n b t. eing The an lze im provement upon the previous values. The New Three and-a- Quarter per Cents. have realised 97% %, and the Three per Cents. 95 1 Bank Stock is worth 206 1 /0, being very firm. East India Bonds under 1,000/. are 225. premium. The bargains in the Foreign Market have been more limited even than yesterday. Spanish Three per Cents. have realised 37% ; Mexican Deferred are 17 5 3 ; Equador, 3 i/; ; and Chiliaa Dthrred, 50 1 4 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 60%. For Railway Shares there is rather a firm market, the ac counts from Liverpool being more satisfactory, but the busi ness done is still comparatively circumscribed. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock .. • • • • 206% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 95% % Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 96% % New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 97% %% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% India Bonds, 1,000/. • • • • 22 Consols for Account • • .. • • .. • • 97% 97 Exchequer Bills. I%d. I%d. 1,0001. .- •. .... 20 15 pm. Ditto. Small .. ... • 20 15 pm. Ditto, Advertised • • ... • 16 12 17 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Milan Bonds, 6 per Cent. .• •• Ditto, Deferred • • • • .. .. 501,4 Equador Bonds .. •• • • • • • 3% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent • • Ditto, Deferred .. • • • • • • 17% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. .. Ditto, Three per Cent • • • • Ditto, for the Account .. • • 37% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 601,4 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Aberdeen .. . .. 10 .... 4% to Birmingham and Gloucester • . .. 100 ....125 .... to Buckinghamshire .. .. • • .. • • 425. •• • • % p.. to Caledonian •. 10 ....11 12% to 11% Cambridge and Oxford • • . • .. • • 1% •• .. %••• • to Derby and Crewe • • . • • • • • 2% •• • -6% .• • • to Direct Manchester (Remington's) .. 2% .• • • % .... to Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. • • 5% •• • • 3% .. • • to Dublin and Galway .• .• .. 4 •• .. 2% 3.. to 2% Eastern Counties .. • . .. 14/. 165.01..... 23%.... to Ditto, New .. .• • • 81. 16s. 0d..• • 7 1 / g% pto Do., Perpetual, 5 per Ct. No. 1, 61 13s. 4d..... .. to Ditto, ditto • • .. No. 2, 61. 13s. 4d. • %% pto Ditto, York Extension .• • • •• 105..... 1% ... to Edinburgh and Glasgow • . • . 50 •• • . .... to Ditto, Half Shares .. •• .. 10 .... 17 .... to Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, &c... 425. ...• dis. to Great Western .. .. • • • • .. 85 ....148 .. • . to Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 5 .... 16% .... to Ditto, Fifths .. .• 20 .. • . 33% .. ••to Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth • • 2 .. • . %..•• to Leicester and Birmingham .. • • 225. •• .• die. to Leicester and Bedford .. .• 225. .... rt a %pto Leicst., Tam., Bir., & Trent Val. June. 425. .... dis. to London and Birmingham • . .. 100 • • —227 226% to 228 Ditto. Thirds • • • • .. .. 24 • • 62% IA Ditto. Quarter Shares • • .. • • 2 .... 28%.... to Ditto, Fifths .. • • .. • • • • 2 .• • • 24% •• • • to Loudon and Brighton . • • • .. .. 50 .... 65% %.. to Ditto ditto Fifths • • • • • •• 30 •• • • 40% .... to London and Croydon . • 131. 158. 9d. •• • • 22% .. • • to London and South-Western 411. 6a. 102. .. • • .... to Ditto, New • • • • .. • • • • 17% •• • • 29 •• .. to London and York • • • • • • • 2% •• .. %•• to London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. • • 2% • • 1% .. • • to Manchester and Leeds .. • .. 82 •• • • 127 1 ,4 ••.. to 127 Ditto, Extension .. . .. 425. .. • • 2% p.. to Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. 425. .. • • 1% p.. to Midland Ditto, New .• .• • • . • •• 18 .... 31%.. • • to 32% Newcastle and Berwick .• • • .• 15 .. •• 25% %•• to Newark, Sheffield, and Boston • • • • 2% % •to % Norfolk .. .. 20 . •• • . to Ditto, Extension .. 2 .... 1%.... to North British .• .. • • 22% 30 .... to Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 11%% to Ditto, Carlisle Extension • • 1 .... to North Kent and Direct Dover • • .. 2%.. • . 1%.... to North Staffordshire • • . • • • • • 425. •• .. 4 1 4 p.. to 4 p Portsmouth Direct • • • • • • • • 3% •• • • 314 •• . • to Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• • 2% •• • • 2% • ... to South Midland • • • .. •• • • 425. .... % % dig to South Eastern and Dover • • • • • 33% .... 39% .... to South Wales .. .. • . .. 5 .... .... to Worcester, Herefd., Ross, & Gloucester 425. .. .• 1 % dis. to York and North Midland • • .. • • 50 •• .. .... to Ditto, Half Shares .. . 25 .. • • 47 • to Ditto. Extension .• .. 15 .. • . 34 . • • to 33% Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 .... 11% .... to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens . • • • .. 12 .. • . 11N %%to Bord., Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 •• • • to _.. Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. • • .. 2 •• •• Central of Spain .. .. .. .. 2 .... 1% .. • . to— East Indian .. .. .. ss. .... .... to Luxembourg .. .. .. 4 .... 114 .... to Namur and Liege .. .. . 6 .... 3% .... to Orleans and Vierzon 10 .... 15 .. • • to Paris and Lyons Constituted .. .. 5 .. •• 6%% .. to Rouen Bad Havre .. . .. 20 .... 28% y s .. to JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Union of Australia .. .. 25 .. • . 25M .. to MINES Galvanised Iron .. . 10 .... 9xd.... to Real del Monte. Unregistered • • .... to LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA Y.) LONDOU, MAY 28.—Wind at noon N.E., light breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, MAY 27.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W.—Arrd. Crusader, Naugh ton, Batavia, and sailed for Rotterdam ; Martin Luther, Demerara and Barbadoes; Lady Hilda, Rounce, Barbadoes: Ruby, May, St. Kitt's ; Conder, Weyderman, Trinidad ; Gratitude, Smart. Laguna ; British King, Charleston; Belvidera, Homan, New York. Arrd. from the River, 27th, Dispatch, Elsden, and sailed for Cape of Good Hope and Swan River. Arrd. from the River and sailed, City of London, Ford, Newpoi t and Madras ; Isabella Myth, Paddle, Mauritius ; Jun!ta, Blanchard, Canary Islands. Cowan, MAY 27.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Florentia, Webster, Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 27.—Wind S.W. to S.—Arrd. Patriot Minin, Lideman, ilavannah. LivEarooL, MAY 27.—The St. Andrew, from the Clyde to Quebec, was on shore on Red Island, about the 2d instant; passengers ar rived at Quebec. The Rambler steamer, from Sligo, which was on shore near the Rock, was got off last night, and into dock. The Canada, arrived at Montreal, from the Clyde, experlenec d severe snow storms off Cape Chat, by which the master and several of the crew became frost-bitten. LOWESTOFFE, - AlAy 26.—The Autumn, Suggitt, from London, for the north, whilst riding off the Shear Light, was run athawt hawse by a light brig of about 250 tons, all black, with a figure-head, and a letter B painted on her fore toprail, and carried away her bobstay, spritsail yard, and did other damage. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) 19[l magar.TEl. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 41; Clover ditto. 4/ 5s to 51 15s ; Oat Straw, 1112 s toll 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 11 16s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade very dull. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow Ilay, 31 3s to 4/ 4s ; Clover ditto, 4/ 5 , to 51 14s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 15s to 11 176 per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 41; Clover ditto, 415 s to 51 17s ; Oat Straw, 11 12s to It 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 11166 per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. TO' EVTGATE AlnlD I.V.A.DENHALL. - - We had only a moderate supply of Meat here, et the general demand WA3 heavy, at barely stationary prices. Beef from 2s 6d to 30 Gd ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d ; Veal, 45 to 4s 10d and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 811 as by the carcase. 102E4LT rec.anxVl'S. TIAILSUAM, MAY 27.—Prime Mutton sold steadily, at full prices; otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per Sibs. ARUNDEL, MAY 2G.—Beef, from 3s to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 5s to 6s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d per bibs. A moderate sup ply, and a sluggish demand. VIIICRESTER7MAY2i:Zie had a sluggish demand for each kind of fat stock to-day, on the following terms :—Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s 44 to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8 d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s Gd par Sibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 283 ; Quarter old Store Pigs, 168 to 18s; and Mulch Cows, 161 to 181 each. SOUTHALL, MAY 2 7.—Althouph the supply of Beasts on sale to day was by no means extensive, the general demand ruled heavy, and prices were with difficulty supported. Beef from 2s Gd to 4s ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4a 4d ; Lamb, 5s to 6s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4 s 8d p er 81bs. ROMFORD, MAY 27.—We had a very inactive ge,peral demand to day on the following terms :—Beef from 2s 6d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s Gd; Lamb, 5s 4d to 63 ; Veal, 43 to 4s 8d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 6(1 per &lbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 29s ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 183 ; and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 18/ each. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended May 23, 1846, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. ({WHEAT. 1 28 s BARLEY.'23s OATS. 1 34 s RYE. 136 sI 36s BEANS. I 3 PEAS. PRICE .. 553 5d , 8d 6d Od 43 6d DUTY... 16s Od 9s loe Od 5s Od 9s 6d 7s 6d as Gd CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) IN RE WAITING.-JUDGMENT. The Master of the Rolls sat with the Lord Chancellor to day, for the purpose of giving judgment in this case, which our readers will recollect was argued some time since before their Lordships upon the petition of several of the solicitors of the Court, complaining of the course adopted in the office of Master Lynch, of allowing the second clerk of that office to perform the duties of first clerk. The Master of the Rolls went at considerable length into the case, and concluded by stating his decided opinion to be, that the course pursued was highly irregular, and ought n o longer to be continued. The LORD CHANCELLOR was of the same opinion, and after passing a high eulogium on the ability and assiduity of Mas ter Lynch, stated it to be the intention of their Lordships not to make any order upon the petition, feeling convinced that the intimation of their opinion to Master Lynch would be quite suf f icient to induce that valuable officer of the Court at once to put a stop to the course of proceeding that had hitherto prevailed in his office. IN THE MATTER OF THE RECTOR OF LAMBETH. The LORD CHANCELLOR declined making any order on this petition, thinking that the subject of it was one that ought to be referred to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. GRAY V. THE LIVERPOOL AND BURY RAILWAY COMPANY. In this case his Lordship directed an action to be brought. In the other Equity Courts no case of any public interest occurred. The House of Lords will not sit again upon ap peals till after the Whitsuntide recess. COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) WILSON AND ANOTHER v. EVANS. This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, who were the owners of a vessel, against the defendant, also a shipowner, for damage sustained by the plaintiffs' vessel by a collision. The cause was tried in last Hilary term, and a verdict given for the plaintiffs. Since that period the master had been called on to tax costs, and an order was made by Mr. Justice Cresswell, at chambers, for the defendant to pay 2,5361. 155., as debt and. costs. Mr. Serg ean t Byles now applied for a rule to review the taxation of costs. Amongst the witnesses ue called eneral for the ilpshirelaintiff w and thas Mr e Jones (master o f the barq G W), expenses charged for his attendance were 1501. 4s. 2d , and the Master, on taxation, allowed 971. 14s. 2d., being 2n 7 s tl . s had o per i i f B h 4 e s d t e o fe t n h d e a day for attenda nce from the sth of May, March, 184 6 . The first intimation which had of Captain Jones being detained in England for so long a period, was on the total bill of costs for witnesses being sent to him. The application was also to stay execution during the reviewal of the costs. Mr. Justice COLTMAN—On your a pplication for costs, did you state in your summonses your intention to apply for the execution to'be stayed? Mr. Sergeant BvnEs—Yes, m Mr. Justice CRESSWELL said that Lord. that he was not aware that i he had made any order 11) 'th e CPA Mr. Sergeant BYLES trusted that their Lordships would grant both applications, for notice had been given to the plaintiff that they were to be made. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—You can take a rule, but in case it should be discharged, you will be in a worse condition than before. After some further discussion, the rule was extended to stay execution. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) No case of sufficient importance to require a report occur red in this Court to-day. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY'.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.) HUMPHREY V. CLIFFORD. There were twenty-four causes set down for hearing this morning, but the &Ave was the only one tried during the morning. The plaintiff in this action is a wine merchant, in Park street, Grosvenor-square, and the defendant is a licensed victualler, in Great Marylebone-street. The claim was for 191. for ten dozen of port, alleged to be sold by the plaintiff to the defendant. The delivery of the wine was proved, and also that the defendant had tasted it and approved of it at the price, 365. per dozen. For the defence a host of witnesses were called to prove that the defendant bad made the bargain with a person named Jackson, to whom alone he was indebted. Jackson was called, and swore that he got the wine on his own ac count, and that the plaintiff owed him money; and it was further shown that the plaintiff had said that Jackson had got the wine, and he (plaintiff) expected Jackson would do him, so he would try to get it from, defendant. The UNDER-SHERIFF said the question for the jury was, whether defendant at the time considered he was dealing with Jackson as an agent or principle. The jury almost immediately gave a verdict for the de fendant. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP X. The Committee of this group met to-day at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 1 (House of Commons); present, Mr. Deedes (Chair man), Mr. Arkwright, Mr. Stanley, Mr. Farnham, and Mr. Vivian. They proceeded to take the clauses of the GLASGOW, AIRDRIE, MID MONKLAND JUNCTION, the preamble of which was, on Tuesday, declared to have been proved.- Mr. CRAWFURD, who appeared for the Messrs. Baird. petitioners against the Bill, objected to the 38th clause, 'which provides for ena bling the Company to amalgamate with certain of the neighbouring and connected lines. The Learned Gentleman rested on Mr. Wilson Patten's resolution and order of the House of the 28th of April, re specting amalgamating lines. The Learned Gentleman was inter rupted by The CHAIRMAN, who said that, as their was a Bill before Parlia ment to regulate the conditions of amalgamation in the case of the lines referred to by the Learned Gentleman, this Committee would not go into that question, or the question of tolls in the event of an amalgamation. They would specially report upon the fact that there is a clause to authorise amalgamation; and they would there leave tie matter in the hands of the Committee upon that subject. Mr. CRAWFURD submitted, that if this Committee did not go into the question of tolls, and the Bill for amalgamation should be lost, the proposed charges in the present Bill would be left untouched at the exorbitant rates claimed by the promoters. The CHAIRMAN said that it was not so. The Committee would go into an examination of the rates proposed to be taken on this line, as it stands by itself, without reference to what might be done in the event of an amalgamation. Mr. CRAWFURD then addressed himself to the detail of the rates, arguing upon what he considered the exorbitance of the charges which the promoters expected to enforce. Mr. ANDREWS said the charges were on the same rates as those of the existing lines of the district, but as there were some peculiar cir cumstances which induced him to think with the Hon. Chairman, that some concessions would be made, it was the wish of the pro moters to meet the objections of the other side in a reasonable manner. beveral items were discussed with great earnestness, but eventu ally the parties agreed, and the rate claims as amended, by such con sent, were agreed to. The other claims were gone through, and the Bill was passed. GROUP XVII. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON— ROMSZT AND REDBMCDGA ]BRANCH (SOUTH-WESTERN). The Committee met this morning at the usual hour; the Hon. Mr. E. Yorke in the chair. Mr. Itawuinson applied to the Committee to give their decision on the merits, if merits it had, of the Romsey and Redbridge Branch, in order that he and those for whom he applied might be liberated from any further attendance on the Committee. They would recollect that he submitted in his address on Tuesday that the line was not required by the wants of the locality, inasmuch as it would be ac commodated by the Manchester and Southampton Railway, which not only ran along its route, but to the north, intersecting important districts and running through large manufacturing towns. Mr. HATHERTON opposed the application, on the ground that the Committee were not in a condition to do so, as Mr. Saunders in his address on Tuesday charged the line with abuses, which he stated he should support by evidence. He should carry out his promise, in order thht the Committee might have evidence to confirm his state ments, or be disabused of them if they were untrue. Mr. SAUNDERS said it was not his intention to produce evidence, as he considered that the Acts of Parliament which he quoted showed clearly enough the injury which the line would do to the town and port of Southampton. After a short discussion, The CHAIRMAN reiterated the decision to which the Committee arrived on uesday as to the course which they should pursue with respect to the two lines. They had not altered their opinion, that they should hear the cases for and against both lines beforethey came to a decision on either. They should then decide them on their "pub lic advantages." Mr. Davis then proceeded to address the Committee against the Romsey and Redbridge branch, on behalf of the Town Council of Southampton. He commenced by saying that he was a member of toe corporation of Southampton, and that he had been deputed by that body to oppose this project, as the Manchester and Southampton would supersede it, and open up, in ad dition, a direct communication with the north of England. The Corporation of the town were not wanting in respect to the Committee in deputing him to appear on their behalf instead of counsel, who might have discharged the task mere ably, but cer tainly not more honestly or conscientiously. The explanation of this was to be found in the fact that five of the Corporation were directors of the South Western, and counsel could only be employed when the Corporation was unanimous in incurring such an expense. Of course, they would not consent to employ counsel to oppose a project ema nating from a body of which they were members ; in fact, they stated if the other members of the Corporation did employ counsel, that it was not unlikely that a bill inChancery might be ffied against them. He was prepared to show, that irrespectively of the Manchester and South ampton, or any other line, this branch was not required for any purposes of general utility, and that, even supposing some partial advantages might be derived by the public from it, it was nOt expe dient that its construction should be entrusted to the promoters of the Bill. But the Manchester and Southampton was a great I:glit tery as well as a great commercial line, would supersede the brancN open up direct communication Is ith the north, and was approved of by the town and corporation of Southampton. A great deal had been said about the importance of Redbridge and Ming as ports, but during the prevalence of the ordinary tides the water there at high water was only from two to six feet, and during spring tides from eleven to twelve feet—at Redbridge from six to eight and from eleven to twelve feet. GROUP XXII. The Committee re-assembled to day at the usual hour, Sir George Grey iu the chair. IPSWICH, NORWICH, AND YARMOUTH. The engineering evidence was proceeded with. Mr. ltendel, en?ineer, examined—The whole cost of the line, with its branches, was 67 miles, 1 furlong, and the estimate of the whole works was 506,0321. There were no engineering difficulties of any magnitude, and in his opinion, the estimates were quits sufficient to construct the works. • • - v Mr. Bidder, civil engineer, corroborated the evidence of the last witness. .GROUP XXXI, PORTBURY PIER. AND RAILWAY. The Committee resumed the investigation of this scheme this morning, and were occupied during a consAerable portion of the day in hearing discussi ons on various clauses in the Bill. N o feature w of any public inter es t was elicited, as the opposition was confined La sively to the clauses, and involved only local claims. GIiOLIP XXXII. The Committee met this morning at twelve; Mr. J. E. DeQison in the chair. OKPORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER HAMPTON RAILWAY (BRANCHES). Mr. Cocanulta laid a statement betbre the Committee respecting the Stratford-on -Avon Canal and the Stourbridge Canal, both of which the Itailway Company propose taking powers in their Bill to purchase. The Stratford Canal, incorporated in 1793, forms a junc tion with the Worcester and Birmingham Canal at King's-Norton, proceeds to Kingswood, and joins the Warwick and Birmingham Canal, and then goes on to Strattbrd. The original shares of 1001. were reduced to 301., and were at present worth no more than 241., and 2 per cent. only had been paid last year. The Stourbridge Canal, incorporated in 1837, was constricted principally for minerals, and cost a',cut 49,0001. In 1840 it yielded no return, and last year the return was 4 per cent. Mr. COCKBURN said the railway would cause both canals to be most unprofitable concerns. The railway company seeing that the canals would suffer, and would oppose them to the utmost, proposed to purchase up the interest in the canals, and they proposed to pro vide for this purchase either by borrowing or by a rent charge. The CHAIRMAN inquired whether the railway company meant to shut up the canals? Mr. COCKBURN said they proposed to keep them open, and use them for heavy goods ; and they would, if required, bring up clauses binding them to that effect. Mr. LAING offered opposition on the part of the Warwick and Bir mingham Canal, but The Citatabtarr suggested that Mr. Laing's clients would be safer if Parliament should take security that the water communication should be kept open, and that tolls should be fixed within a reason. able limit. _ _ Mr. LAING bowed to the suggestion of the Committee. GROUP XLIV. The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock; Lord Palmer ston in the chair. THE BLACKBURN, CLITHEROE, AND NORTH-WEST JUNCTION. The Committee were engaged throughout this morning with the Bill for this project, and the introduction of saving clauses to secure the inter( sts of opposing parties. GROUP LIII. The Select Committee to whom this group has been referred re assembled to-day in room 26 (New Houses of Parliament) ; present, Hon. E. Lascelles, in the chair, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Mr. Hildyard, Mr. H. Clayton, and Captain Dalrymple. BIRMINGHAM, LICHFIELD, AND MAN- CHESTER. This Pill being an unopposed one was, on the application of Mr. Cockburn, Q.C., referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. _ SHROPSHIRE UNION RAILWAY AND C ANAL (CHESTER TO VITOLVERHAMPTO N). The evidence in this case wa, resumed this morning. Sir E. S. Walker being tile first witness called, he stated thalot hg e was the owner of several extensive manufactories w fiche n the route of this line, and that its construction wont: renmllonvathe g e his many difficulties which he at present experienced I manufactures to different parts of the country. conMferr. Rgr.eCataphpeenre,fimtsahnhufgtuco, gtyhraohpdshcirheos, shalirde.that this line would OriConsider the merits of the bled at the usual hour this ass chair. morning ; Mr. Ewart in the zioNnow AND 87.1.11CIVOT.A.IfiL EXTENSION. BiTlshecoSmepleriestedC°lnm tmhiitst Committee groupr appointed - r c prove that last 3 - ear .3,3 P carried over the Black- Mr. Whiteman, the s u o p o c o ri o n o tel a id ss e e n u t g o e f r t s h w e e e r x e istit,line, was called to Black well Railway, while it was calculated that if the extension passed, the number would be augmented to upwards of half a million more. This closed the case for the promoters. Mr. GURNEY then addressed the Committee on behalf of the Corporation of the City of London, who contended that the public necessity for the extension was not sufficient er t to tte to justify the destruction of private tywhich it would involve. The Learned Counsel pointedProoPuCommittee that not a single witness h a d been called to speak to the necessity for the extension, and complained that it would n o t b e f a i r to grant it upon the evidence of w it nesses who were officers of the company promoting the Bill. Yesterday evening, at nine o'clock, a serious accident occurred in the Strand, near Southampton-street, by the carelessness of a party returning home iii a state of intoxication from Epsom in a phaeton. It appeared that they were on the wrong side of the road, and drove up against a gig, in which were two persons, and the gig was damaged, and against a light cart, belonging to Mr. Tinian!, of Caledon-place, Lisson-grove, by which the cart was tilted over, and a girl and boy thrown out. The girl pitched on her head, and was much hurt by the :cart falling on her. The party in the phaeton got off, as it was just the time the police changed from day to night duty. _ _ _ RAILWAY MEETlNGS.—Meetings of scriphelders of the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, and of the Grand Junc tion Railways, were held yesterday, when resolutions to proceed with the Bills were agreed to. It is said that so great was the muscular power of Dragonetti's hand, that he has been known to go into a public-house, ask for a pint of porter, and after drinking it, squeera the sides of the pewter pot together between We lingers. DUTCH MAIL. The journey of his Majesty the King to Weimer, to invite his daughter, her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimer, is fixed for Monday or 'Tuesday next. Count Von Bylandt will accompany his Majesty. It is affirmed that his Majesty will also pay a visit to St- Petersburgh. ROTTERDAM, MAY 22.—The New Rotterdam Courrant has the following article among its commercial news :—" Lubeck, May 18.—We have received news to-day from St. Peters burgh, that a great number of vessels laden with wheat and rye had caught fire, and that in consequence, 180,000 chet werts were destroyed. Statements of this description are generally exaggerated, so that we may hope that this is the cave now, since otherwise the destruction of so large a quan tity may have serious consequences." (The above intelli gence we confirm by letters from Riga of the 15th of May-) AMSTERDAM, MAY 23.—A correspondent sends us the fol lowing important information :—" An account has been re ceived by express from Brussels, at Bois-le-Duc, that the ultimatum of the Netherlands respecting the import and ex port duties had been accepted by the Belgian Government , and the reprisals, which are so injurious to trade, will there fore shortly cease on both sides." AMSTERDAM, MAY 25.—His Royal Highness the Heredi tary Prince arrived here this forenoon by the ordinary train on the Rhenish Railway, on his way to the Hague. We have received by the overland mail Java journals to the Ist of April. ROTTERDAM, MAY 24.—Letters direct from St. Peters burgh, of the 23d April (sth May), which have been cow municated to us, confirm the account from Lubeck of the destruction of a large quantity of wheat and flour by fire* These letters state that the misfortune took place at Shilo° B9 a village on the Oka, near Monschank, and that the Tan" tity destroyed amounted to 200,000 chetwerts. AMSTERDAM, MAY 25.—We have no further information respecting the acceptance of the Netherlands ultimatum by Belgium, but we believe that the news given by our corres pondent is, at least, very near the truth. 'The Belgian papers received to-day say nearly the same. The Precursor of Antwerp says that the definitive treaty will be signed in few days, if it is not so already, and that the stipulations sre such that both parties have reason to be s atisfied I'll"' them. VIEXNA.—The celebrated place of pilgrimage, Maria ,re trowitsch, in Stiria, was destroyrd by fire. The beantanu church, founded in 850 by Luipram, Archbishop of Salzburg , was saved, by the exertions of the inhabitants of the neigh" bouring towns, from destruction. DUTCH FUNDS.—AMTraDAM, MAT 25. Money. 13 1111 Actual Debt, 234 per Cent.. •••.•• •• • 603 6034 leitto, 3 per Cent •• • • ............ •. 723 73 Ditto, 4 per Cent....... Ainort Syndic, 35( per Cent •... 88% 89 Ditto, 3% per Cent....... .... Commercial Company, 4% per Cent 170 171 East India Loan, 4 per Cent • • •• Exchange on London, at sight •• • • 12 25 Two months.— .... ••• • •• 12 17 On Ilamburgh, at sight .. •• 35 75 Two months... On Paris •• .... 87 12 Tw0m0nth5............... :56 75 —Dutch Papers, May 26. FLANDERS MAIL. - ----- BRUSSELS ' MAY 25.—The Government has just been in formed, by the King's Legation at Madrid, that the blockad e of the ports of Galicia has been raised, by order of the Government of her Catholic Majesty. The Chamber of Representatives is to meet to-morrow- On the 22d of this month there was a meeting at tht; Town-hall at Philippville, with a view to form a provisi °ll d committee for a liberal association, which is to corresPe n with the committee of the Alliances of Brussels. The Journal Charleroi informs us, that a liberal committ ee has just been formed at Tubise. for k The Soho steamer left Ant w erp yesterday morning London with thirty-eight emigrants, who intend to ember at London on board the Timolion for Galveston, in Teiss• Two hundred emigrants f or th e same p l ace w ill embark e ll Wednesday next, on board the Monarch steamer. M. D'Hoffschmidt, formerly Minister of Public Work* has just accepted the office of Director of the CI: pany of the Rail wa y f rom L ouva i n to t h e Sambr e is to be a ge nera l mee ti ng o f th e sharellefflA:i. to-day at London to g i ve th e i r assen t t o a negett he tion, the result of which will be highly advantageous te,, ; 4 1 Company, considering the more national character the presence of M. D'Hoffschmidt at the head of the 01; 3 c . tion will give the enterprise. M. Hoffschrnidt takes place of Mr. Sherman. Pr eSs TREUT, MAY 19.—You already know"that the Ein of Russia has been able to prosecute her journey to-. 74 Count Brandis, the Governor of the province, was at 7; critical spot to procure any assistance that might be quired. RIGA, APRIL 7.—The work of conversion to the areek Church proceeds regularly. The following notice bo c -ii. published at the instance of the G overnor -G en eral 4). ` Baltic provinces, M. V. Golowin : "By order of his Imperial Majesty, there shall be 3 t rishes of the Orthodox Greek Church in the province o, ho vonia, 18 for the Livonians, and 16 for the Esthoniane%`ba 9 churches already existing in Riga, Dorpal, Sec., shall 25 reckoned among those of the 34 parishes. The oth er churches shall be built without delay, with houses fer t to Greek clergy, the officers of the church, and parish OCI:Wv BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussms, May 26. Actual Debt, 234 per Cent •••.••• • • • .. -•— Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent .. ••• • -•— Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent. •• • Ditto Three per Cent.. ........ — Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto . • • • • • Ditto, ditto, 1840 .. .. •..•••• • .. • • 1001 Ditto, ditto, 1,842 • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • Ditto, 1844... ••••••• • .. • • .. .. • Ditto, 1836... • • ....... ...... Ditto, 1838 7434 Ditto of the City, 1832 Ditto, 1843 ........ 10034 Bank ofßelgium.• .. • . . ...... 899 —Brussels Papers. May 27. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—ViWeA, MAT 20. 5 per Cent. Metalllques...• • • • ........... 111% L 4 o p r er tto C i e ,B n 3l t B4 . 3 di 9 tt . o .. .....: : 2 00 1 : 3 per Cent. ditto— •• •• •• •• •• •••••• •• •••• 74 • 153 Bank Shares •• •• • • •• •• •• .. Esterhazy's Loan • • • • • • • • • • • •• •• •• •• •• RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand 18651 Gloggnitz .• •• •• •• •• •• •.• •••• 137% Vienna—Milan • • •• • .• •••• • • • • ...... .• 119% Leghorn •• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 11 04 Pesth •••••••••• •• • • •• .. Sienna •••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 2 Grosetto ............... .............. 95 Oldenburg ••••••••••..••• • • • .. • • •• • • • • -- Pestoja • •• ...... ............ Apenninen Pesth Bridge .. • ............. ...... —Allgemehze Zeitung, May 23. ESCAPE OF PRINCE LOUIS 13IJONAPARTE. 11 0 On Monday last the Prince succeeded in effecting eng escape from the fortress of after a close imri s°l3ll3 o ol l o of some years. Having a ssumed the disguise of a work aio he contrived to elude the vigilance .'f the sentries • to r ef of his freedom without any molestation infantry that formed de garrison of the costle; an d to . .„ t „ afely in London, where, we believe, he is izt this rnoin7o It is well known that for some time past Prince L 0 0 0130 50 from the battalio nie earnestly desired once more to see his aged father, ° w ill prolonged. For this purpose he, rgi „ e „ t ion b o much precarious further r of health leaves little hope that his life 0 , rialised the King of the French for his temporary line A —bis on parole, offering his word of honour as security for, 0 return to the chateau of Ham as soon as his filial attetliid should cease to be required. The prayer of this m ein the was refused ; and no oth e r cou rse , therefore, remainedto isr Prince than the one he has accomplished with such sing o r good fortune. His object now, as we hear, is to obtain to ports without delay, iu order that he may at once bote share the retreat of his father at Florence.—Post. STATE OF TRADE. OWirl MANCHESTER, MAY 2g.— ln some degree, probably ed ods a to the approaching holida i vs . , the transactions i n go 01 , c l o th yarn have been exceedingly limited. The prices _, be the generally remain firm. In yarn: a slight reduction La. higher counts has been submitted to. better d e c i ROCHDALE, MAY 25.—We have ,``ad a rather 0 g ull mand for flannels to-day, and more p i e ces have beetral3a than last Monday. In the wool market, the business acted has been limited, but prices firm. ulac a HUDDERSFIELD, MAY 26.—N0 change has : 01 " 11 ,,,„ yibie ll our market : there has been the same dulness ti,"‘" v d Gel ' we had to report last week. We have had London a :1:1 .... 4 0V man buyers, but their transactions have been O a ' limited. re- ttf fair LEEDS, MAT 26. —Althoug h for so me artic les a P Aar demand existe, the g eneral charac ter of ou r market . is_ i i` j o, and by no means an average business has been doing ! At er The uncertainty of the fate of the Corn Bill evidentlY K rates injuriously on our trade. —Manchester Guardian. ........... we SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. SAMUEL DARBISISI II . ,. " Inan oh regret we have to announce the sudden deceaSe of this son 31_,°' Monday evening last. Mr. Darbishire was the eldest . h e DV .4 James Darbishire, of Greenheys ; and, having he was called thereto in May, 1842, at the Kirkdale Seelilodre. tudied Or ~, WWI which period he had practised at the Borough and Se- f v t `l no rther ° Sessions here, and also gone circuit, being a member of th....__ooe' bar. On Monday last, the first day of the Salford Hundred thr,or diate Sessions, he attended that Courts i n the last case trie., ..,0 tion against a prisoner charged with felonn edided to the °trice 01 ',"; day. At the rising of the Court he bout merchant, RiclinEl uncle, Mr. Charles Roberts, wine to," t about twenty minutes . .., 10 :, e ,f court, St. Mary's-gate. Ho reaelle a t l,e bad been at the ~ ` A y a five o'clock, and there stated % a ligned- He sat down, ha- I'' and conducted the p7Ti o v Bailey all day, and was ratherobe glass of bitter ale with Mr• l ' and entered le;to c,....0h1e0 mer , presem , ago in the paw.Loa sation with several Sea tl l7,i he had been confined Pa $ t rot conversation me:Alfred and bad had a tooth t eted -ft time with he ar r ned in the office till eX ra .. .t p, rts, ~ about half 4" 1 1,,,1tet morning. Ht. -- , and after remainli o' clock ' when l e said he would go h 11.-~ os Ig at the door a few lag in conversation, and before he got to the bo home, and was proee e ndeoff hie waY ' discharged amo ttom of the steps he a".„,011; “ ° P l ' ed. muchuthful of blood. Mr. Roberts, s',-,-1.04 this, became very alarmed, and called his men to l' Dr a glass of water. In the meantime the some of tri m if vomiting of blood r v k Da creased; but Mr. Darbishire seized theglass,and rlydr a° er the water. His stack was immediately .. .,, d De eut claimed, "I am choking," or " I taken off hi.i neck. 7; uPt ) r a him till an arm chair was brought , am dying." Mr. Itw be A r and reed back into the office, where lace., in which he was 1 , - , in the °'---„,, 0 of his uncle. Mr. Stephen he immediately e-xplle. '''', had en sent for, arrived shortly aft s, surgon, of Bridge-street , ivh` - bi l,Air,., t e ' ti said that vitality had beenerwards, but on seeing Mr. D a . r be irli v- tO nate gentleman went • some time extinct. When ',petite' : be In better Spirits into the office, Mr. Roberts said be app than ..nCi CONVEYANCE usual.—Manchester Guardian. ue dOn Birmingham, OF NEWSPAPERS —The Lon c . Cota . . Ingham, Grand Junction • Rati Wa ' sta‘" patties have made , Midland, and Northern ,„vef a i to arrangements in conjunction, for the of newspapers rge el l' OA by the ordinary passenger trains, at a chit o afs one-half the • • ~, o Spa charge existing rate for parcels, provided that ..4 0 DO , - sr char e and g . for a single package be less than one shilling- ' o f th; e ria Birmingham Railway Company, in giving notice tops e _ rangement, require that the packages shall contain n e ,., th : only," and that they shall have authority and ex don ia ift to open tioll whenever they have reason to believe that this rag' -- ~d. DV' fringed. , ~ WO „al FALL OF A LARGE CHIMNEY.--Yesteroaj beat. ~ t the c r eP at a quarter before one o'clock, the large chimney a ~ , ver poe ~,,er works of Sir. Muspratt, at the top of Vauxhall-road, ." to h °••• . or to the ground, but fortunately, witifout doing any inf"'' e d thr e i,act life, and very trilling to property, it only having destrocynitaaa to the sheds used in the proce,a of the manufacture. Th e ,,,,, riolva'yro been in a dilapidated state, and was about being tan g co. • ise preparations for which had weakened it, and so caused .;, otherWeo videntially the occurrence took place in the night Wh oa o ten niaa the sacrifice ot human life might have been great, as ..,,i; veAr e ar gaged in taking the chimney down were at work h t " a the Y .tn a o'clock on the previous night. The chimney was buil i inept . tie erect he _ 1828, was thirty feet diameter at the base, nine feet fife vote 231 feet In height from the foundation, being a t o og brick' s ' tho erected the tallest in England. It contained 260, ~, oat _ 4 weight of which was 1,400 tons ; it is worthy of rehr we eks a" chimney was built by six men, in the short space of t'' TOW three days.—Liverpool Courier. .., —To-In °r OA LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY APTERNOO,• „,,,,cO 3 ~ we look for the American and Canadian mails to arrive; t,,,, , ,, day ' steamer is the bearer of this mail, and will have been t"'' WII S out from Boston. information f tbe ROBBING CHURCHES. —Yesterday several of ire, received by the police, that during the last few days _ s _ . sa rn . e. c , churches in and around the metropolis have, during 19_ 1 1, ; c arlt: t been visited by some respectably-dressed thieves, who ArdZ i a.. off Bibles, Prayer-books, Church Services, Psalters, ~B . 6 cA • t artifi's, the churches robbed are St. James's, riecadilly; ... • bledon and Tottenham, .;. THE