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LADY BLESSINGTON'S FEW NOVEL, r MEMOIRS OF A FEMME DE CHAixtn-rr RE, Is NOW READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES, In 3 vols. post Bvo. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. MR. MAXWELL'S NEW WORK, Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., CAPTAIN O'SULLIVAN; or, ADVENTURES, CIVIL, MILITA RY, AND MATRIMONI4L, OF A GENTLEMAN ON HALF-PAY. By W. H. MAXWELL, Esq., Author of " Storlei of Waterloo," &c. Henry Colbnrn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now Ready, in 2 vols., with Portraits, 2lt. bound. 'LETTERS OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND. Now FIRST COLLECTED, from the Originals in Royal Archives, and itom other authentic sources, private as well as public. Edited, with an Historical Introduction and Notes, By J. 0. HALLIWELL, Esq., F .R. 8., &c. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. A valuable addition to our mass of histori c materials—as valuable, o doubt, as almost any other that has appeared in our time."— thena3um. " If ever a work was published deserving of the name of a Na tional work, this has a Rill and perfect right to the title."—Sun. " We have here the sayings and doings of our sovereigns, told by themselves in a manner far more interesting than in any work we re acquainted with."—Literary Gazette. " We need say nothing of the value of volumes filled with such precious documents. They are the best supplement English history can receive, and the truest and finest commentary that can be writ ten on the characters of our monarchs"—Britannia. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. AND lIIESmSRO ND S. , AMOND, SMALE, Railw !l'ilends and th e Public foraythSelitrarce.Antugiiioerdieesz an to a thank their patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &C., ake place every TufssnAT and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Conuneree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place all favours, containing instructions, are respectfully requested to be addreised. All Scrip and Share Certificates mast be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, ant the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. nER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed Bellini's celebrated Opera, entitled, LA SONNAMBITLA. Amina, Madame CasteUan ; Teresa, Madame Bellini ; Lisa, Mdlle. Corbari ; Count Rodolpho, Signor F. Lablaehe ; Elvino, Sig. Mario. To conclude with the admired Ballet of ONDINE. Ondlne, Mdlle. Cerito; Matteo, M. Perrot; Giannina, Mdlle. Louise Taglioni. ln the course of the Ballet will be Introduced the admired Fete de la Madonne and G rand Tarantella, by the corps de ballet ; the celebrated l'as Quarte, from "L e Lac des Fees," by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon, supported by Mdlles. Demelisse and Moncelet ; a Pas, by Mdlle. Taglioni ; and the Pas de L'Ombre, by Mdlle. Cerito. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The N OW . tY. Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully in• formed that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, MAY 21, When will be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, in Four Parts, entitled, I LOMBARDI : ALLA PRIMA CROCIA FA. IVith new scenery, dresses, &c. ' • the scenery by Mr. Marshall. Gr adds, Madame GriSi ; Sofia, Madame Rellini ; Vielinda, Mdlle. COrbari; Oronte, Signor Mario ; Arvino, Signor COrelli ; Plrro, Sig. litotelli ; Acciano, Sig. Giubilei ; Pagano, Sig. Fornasari. After which, the DIVERTISSEMENT of UN BAL SOUS LOUIS XIV. In which Mdlle. L. Grahn will dance with Mdlle. Cerito the celebrated Minuet de la Cour and Gavotte, in the Costume of the Court of Louis XIV. Pas de Deux, by Mdlle. L. Taglioni and M. Perrot. Pas de Qeatre, by Mdlle. L. Grahn (composed by herself), and supported by Mdlles. Moncelet, Demelisse, and Casson. La Mazola, by Millie. Cerito and M. St. Leon. Ta be followed by Donizettre Opera, entitled, L'ELISIR D'AMORE. Adina, Madame Castellon ; Nemorino, Signor Corelli ; Belcore, Signor F. Lablache • Dr. Dulcamara, Signor Lablache. To conclude with the ad mired Ballet Divertissement (composed by Mdlle. Cerito), entitled LA VIVANDIERE. Introducing the Redowa, er, Original Polka of Bohemia, by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Loon. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, 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 Rossini's celebrated Opera of the BARBER OF SEVILLE. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Harrison, llorncastle, Weiss, Borrani, &c. ; Miss Romer and Miss Collett. After which, the Ballet d'Action, entitled PEROUSE ; or, The Desolate Island. Principal characters by Madlle. Louise, Madame Oinbilei, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mr. Howell, Mr. T. Matthews, Mr. Wieland, and Master F. Payne. To conclude with a New and Original Ballet, in four Tableaux, entitled IMELDA. The Duke, Mons. Adrien ; Count Alberti, M. Mathis ; Governor, Mr. T. Matthews ; Fabric'•o, Mr. W. H. Payne ; Imelda, Madlle. Sall. RAILWAY SUN. We have many applications for copies of the RAILWAY SUN, and parties who have inclosed postage stamps for sd. are informed that the RAILWAY MAP was only intended for our SUBSCRIBERS, as a com- pliment. Each copy having cost us about DOUBLE the PRICE of the PAPER, the price to non-subscribers is NINE PENCE. THE WEATHER.--Sus OFFICE, MAY 19. NERMOMETER, Lowest, 40; Highest, 61; Noon, 62, BAROMETER, 29.59.—W1ND S.W.; Variable. RION WATER AT LONDON-ERIDUE THIS DAY. Harnlns .. 13 minutes after 8. I Evening .. 51 minutes after 8. ,4!1: - tv- • - - Z . • At 0: 4 , 2 , 4111 .‘' ,ozgktt, °lttniing aittt 6 THEATRE ROYAL, DRUY-LANE. FRIDAY, the 22d instant, being the R BENEFIT NIGHT of MR. CARTAR, the Inspector, he solicits the support of his Friends and the Public, and invites them to obtain his Cards of Admission for that Evening, by application at the Stage-door of the Theatre, or at No. 8, Alolesworth-place, Kentish Town. TUF.ATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Wiil be performed a New Comedy, called MR. PETER PIPER ; or, Found Out at Home. Mr. Peter Piper, Mr. Farren ; Sir C. lairsex, Mr. Tilbury ; Major Carry Owen, Mr. Hudson ; Facias, Mr. Bet kstene ; Mrs. P. Piper, Mrs. Glover ; Busk, Mrs. Hamby. The Band will perform the Ov er t ure, " Edourdo e Christine," the Fantasie, " Era Diavolo ;" " Antoinette," Cell ar us Waits ; the "Chatsworth Quadrilles;" and the " Brunow Polka." After which, the Comedy of MY WIFE'S MOTHER. Uncle Foozle, Mr. W. Farren ; Mr. Budd, Mr. Holl ; Mrs. Quickfldget, Mrs. Glover ; Mrs. Budd, Miss Julia Bennett. To be succeeded Uy an Original Farce, called THE IRISH TIGER. Sir Charles Lavender, Mr. Caulfield ' • Paddy Ryaa, : fir. Hud son Alderman Marrowtat, Mr. Tilb ur y ; Thibury, Mr. T. F. Mathews ; Julia. Miss Telbin ; Nancy, Mrs. Caulfield. To conclude with A CABINET QUESTION. In which Messrs. ,rindal Titbury, Buckstone, and Miss Julia Bennett will appear. TRE ROYAL, UNDER THE THEA MANAGE LYCEUM. MENT OF MRS. KEELEY: Another brilliant Triumph ! .‘ Robin Hood and Richard Cur de Lion" every Evening. TILES EVENING Will be performed a New and Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED ! Alter which, the Comedy of 'HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin. eipal characters by Messrs. h . Alatthews, F. Vining, Wigan ; Diddear, and Keeley; Miss Villars, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley, To conclude with a New ,rand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec tacle, founded upon certain St rtling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages in tha Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD CCEUit 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, ADELPIII - EVENING rill be performed a new an Dria, entitled TIIE MEMOIRS OF AN I.7.3IBRELLA ; or, The Silent Observer. In which Messrs. La . nbert, Howe, Boyct , , 0. smith, Wright, R. Ryan, P. Bedford, Selby; _Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. P. Mathews, Be., will perform. After which a new and Original Fare, called, WEIO DID I i ? or, WHAT'S. IN THE Iv - LNG ? Vandyke Brown, Mr. v right ; IZaniona Peewit, Miss Woolgar. To ae followed by the Iturle:que, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Bock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Ilardine, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor ; Mr. fall Bedford, Mr. 3lunyard, Mr. Mitchenson, &c. THEATRE ROYAT., ADELPITE. Foil TDE iti iKr IT OF MISS WOOLGAR. TO-MORROW EVENING, MAY 20, Will be presented a new Drama, in three acts, entitled, THE ADVENTURES OF AN UMBRELLA. The principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, 0. Smith, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Matthews, and Mrs. Yarnold. After wilich, the Barletta of THE BRITISH LEGION. Maria (with the Song of " The Queen, God bless her"), Miss Woolgar; Timothy, Mr. IVright. To conclude with (by desire), PE I'ER WILKINS. Tickets and Boxes may be secured at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of Miss Woolgar, 17, Tavistock•street, Covent-garden. l'lt (MSS'S TN EA Tit E, oxFORD-STI:E ET. TII E VENING Will be performed Shalcspere's Comedy of AS TOL; LIKE IT. Jacques, Mr. )Vallack ; Orlando, Mr. Murray ; Adam, Mr. Cooper ; Touchstone, Mr. Compton ; William, Mr. Oxberry; Rosalind, Mrs. Stirling; Audrey, Miss Emma Stanley. Atter which an Original Comedietta, entitled THE COLO NFining El.'s BELLE ; or, the Non-Marriables. Count de Ruse, Mr. J. ; Major Vidette, Mr. Murray ; Capt. Fontaron, Mr. Roxby ; Diabetic, Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with a sew Ballet, entitle:l LES CONSCRITS VI a - AGE. In which Messrs. Gilbert, Marshall, Flexmore, Harris; Miss Bailin, Miss Marshall, &c., will appear. A: , •TLEY' ROYAL Ampfir------rHEAT Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her most gracious Majesty, and their Royal H ghnesses ranee Albert, the I'rince of Wales, and the PriNcess A:ice. Glorious triumph of the present attractive novelties. First Week of the celebrated equestrian, Mr. Selim Bridges, and the highly popular artiste, Eons. Leonard Houck. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEED; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. With magnifLent effects, and introducing the double stud, &c. The SCENES of the i:IRCLE will be of the most varied and pleasing description, introducing the whole of the equestrian troupe. The Entertainments will terminate with a laughable APTER PIECE. Jinx-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six Ind commence at seven o'clock. NNW STRAND THEATRE. THE LAST SIX PERFUR3IANCES. Extra Novelties, and grea t at t raction. Every Evening this • Week except Thursday, on which day there will be a Git,iND MORNING PERFORMANCE, commencing at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING IL. PIIILLIP PE will commence the Entertainment by giving a Selection of ne w an d marvellous feats. After which, HERR G. C. VON ADELSBERG will make his first appearance in England, and execute upon the Violin a Hu morons Upndo, with a Quartet accompaniment, an d other Airs, oomposed-by himself. To be followed by a BALLET, in which the CHIRARINI FA MILY will appear ; and (by desire) La Petite Adele Chirarini will • dance a New Polka. To be succeeded by the OLYMPIC GAMBOLS of the AME EWAN BROTHERS. The whole to conclude with A NIGHT IN THE PALACE OF PEKIN. In which M. Phillippe will give his most popular and wondrous Indian and Chinese Deceptions. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, Gd.; Private Boxes, 11. Is., and 10s. 6d. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW of NAPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. This magnificent spectacle is revived in an unprecedented scale of grandeur, the picture being more than twice the size of the former, and represents, as accurately as can possibly be done , the Great rzilDttbn of Vesuvius in the year 79, when the Destruction of Her culaneum and Pompeii took place; produced under the direction of Mr. Dsuison. A richly ornamented.GOTHlC BRIDGE of STATUES has been Westructad. which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PRQMENADE CONCERTS are again confided to Mr. God key. The Band is most complete in all its departments, and includes =any eminent native and foreign musicians. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the giOst complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display a novel exhibition will be intro duced. representing the Descent of Phcebus in the Chariot of the Sun. Mena. 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 aldly xnamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to • view the matchless collection of Carnivora by gas-light. On Thursday, May 21, the Royal South London Floricultural So . de tY will hold their GRAND SPRING FLOWER SHOW. In ad dition to which the whole of the unprecedented attractions of the *anions will take place. Feeding of the Carnivora at five ; the Pelicans, &c., at half-pas 7 ;re ; Concert at six ; and the Eruption at dusk. Admission, Is. TILE BOOR OF COSTUME; OR, ANNALS OF FASHION, with numerous illustrations by the first artists. 'We eon , gratulate the public on the appearance of this elegant volume, which, besides being an unerring text-book on ' every subject relating to the decoration of the person, is a post entertaining narrative of the singular changes made by ILoth sexes, in the various articles of dress, which have been n fashion in all countries from the earliest times. In one view the reader is led from the simple garment of a primi - live people, through all the modifications of national cos , 4ume—Chinese, Egyptian, Grecia n , R oman, Moorish, In flan, Cireassian, Turkish, modern Greek, Spanish, Italian, slwiss, Bohemian, and every other characteristic mode of ress in use in other parts of the globe. The principal fea litre in this interesting work is, however, its History of Cos ame in England, in which we trace all the changi ng pions introduced amongst us by Romans, Danes, Saxons, ormans, Italians, and Frenchmen, down to the last ex - ample of Parisian elegance of the nineteenth century. A • 4 tore elegant present for the fair sex, whether as a book for ' Cie boudoir or the drawing-room table, than this charming t 911 10" it 11 frartfibill tprepllCtllyg, LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1846. The Loup CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock. Messengers from the Commons brought up the Corn Bill, which, after a short but smart discussion, in the course of which the Duke of RICHMOND vehemently protested against the measure, and indulged in some personalities against Sir R. PEEL, for which he was remonstrated with by Lord BROUGHAM and several other Noble Lords, was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday next. The LORD CHANCELLOR then moved the second reading of the Charitable Trusts Bill. After a long debate their Lordships divided, when the Bill was lost by a majority of one. Their Lordships then adjotumeel, at a Quarter-past Twelve. The SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock. The private business having been disposed of, and a short discussion'having ensiled with respect to a supposed breach of privilege, brought before the House by Mr. G. BANKES, On the motion of Sir R. PEEL that the report on the Customs Duties Bill be read a second time, Lord GEORGE BENTLNICE, at some very considerable length, stated his objections to the measure. He thought the result of it would be to give all the benefit to the foreigner and none to this country, and he concluded by moving that the report be read a second time that day three months. Mr. LAWSON seconded the motion. The House was then addressed by Mr. Alderman Hum phery, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. G. Bankes, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Borthwick, Mr. Plumptre, Dr. Bowring, Colonel Sibthorp, Mr. Henley, and Mr. Hudson, after which Lord George Bentinck withdrew his amendment, the report was agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to morrow (this day). _ . The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. When all the seceders from Sir ROBERT PEEL'S Cabinet, in November, resumed their places with one exception, the public very generally believed that Lord STANLEY bad been the original and main cause of the dissensions in the Minis terial camp ; and those who pretend to some knowledge in political changes, foresaw that he was destined to be the leader in the House of Lords to that party who bad resolved to oppose the new measures. Several reasons justified such a conclusion. The most care less observer could see, that though Lord STANLEY had joined the PEEL Cabinet, and professed him self a warm supporter of the Conservative Government, he and the Premier never worked cordially together; there seemed to be a mutual want of confidence, the Colonial Secretary seldom spoke in the House, and when he did speak, a sort of apprehension seemed to prevail on the Treasury bench that he might exceed the bounds of prudence, and thereby complicate a Ministry of a hete rogeneous character. Lord STANLEY, finding himself thus hampered, and compelled to play a very inferior part in the Commons, was not at all averse to a seat in the Lords,' where he might act as a leader, and in a very brief time assume those functions for which the age and infirmities of the Duke daily rendered him less fit. Even then, however, he was still hampered, for the veteran chief seemed not at all inclined to abate his authority or re sign a post which lie had so long filled. The corn-law question, therefore, came very opportunely, and in the e) es of the discontented Minister, warranted him in setting up as the leader of a hostile party. In that character be now ap pears, and it will be for the House of Lords to judge whether he possesses those qualities which suit their staid and Conservative principles ; and also whether the very circumstances under which he takes his place can recommend him to their favour. A rebel to his late chief, a sort of mutinous pacha, collecting to his camp all the discontented and slighted and obstinate of a community to which he never could claim kindred, animated perhaps as much by personal as political motives, and from the ardour of his temperament disposed to go all lengths to denounce his late friends as cordially as he de nourced his older friends, the " thimble-rigging " Whigs, he cannot be much trusted by men who will forgive the occasional backsliding of the Duke of WEL LINGTON (because they know he is the best friend of their order), but who will be slow to place confidence in a juvenile Tory, who is surpassed by few in his political gyrations. He was an ardent- and useful sup porter of the Reform Bill—he beautifully described the party that he would now lead as the " remnants of a broken faction." He mutilated the Irish Church by cutting ofi some ten or twelve bishoprics ; and he was a distinguished member of a party who would either conquer the House of Lords, or swamp them by the creation of new Peers to an extent unheard of even in the most dangerous and cor rupt times. What proofs of repentance or capability f or office has he given since, or indeed during his whole political career ? He excited the most dire hostility to himself and his colleagues in Ireland by his conduct as Irish Secretary; as Secretary for the Colonies lie gave universal dissatisfaction. He was the bane of every Cabinet in which he sat, and quarrelled with a very respect able Conservative leader, though ostensibly .a Whig—Lord MELBounxn—in fact, broke up his Cabinet for a lime ; and in November he performed the same kind offices to his friend, Sir ROBERT PEEL. We put these circumstances forward as matters of fact which form part of history, and cannot be disputed—they are facts which it becomes the Conservative Peers well to consider before they desert a long_ tried leader and enlist themselves under a new general. They may not find it inappropriate also to inquire who are to be Lord STANLEY'S colleagues, should he, by en adventure of a very hazardous character, be able to upset the PEEL Mi nistry. In a new House of Commons possibly there might be some changes, and he might find some - little additional aid to the very scanty support which he could obtain at present; but the House of Lords re mains the same—all the leading Members there are already engaged, and it would puzzle a p• to select even three practical men in whom the counitry—we I may say the Peers themselves—could place more confidence than in Lord STANLEThimself. RICHMOND, not overb urdened with consistency or prudence, was faithfully described by Lord BROUGHAM last evening. AsiIBURTON, notorious for speaking one way and voting another, has gone thS' whole round of the compass. But it is needless to make further selections. Lord STANLEY may annoy the Government by his violent speeches, but he will make little impression on the Peers, and the great measure sanctioned by the country and by a vast majority of their faithf u l representatives will, in .1 short time, become the law of the land. Fora considerable period the bersat r uncertainty which ha s engaged the popular attention t wha r t lwvi itself l L into th e simple but signific an t question, a Of the acquiesce nce o f the Commons there was a mora l do?- a here victims ; of the behavi our o f th e aristocracy ere was v ery general dubiousness. Th us, t h e w h ole problem of ,commer• cial change has been justly regarded as hinging upon the decision of their Lordships, and the public have been • seduced into this consideration from the positive terms of animosity to the pi oposed measures in which some members of that august use] nblage have at different periods of the session indul prin ge e d ipl: Ifs wereany of laude d pro veritable party continued in existence wh part ose y conscientiously directed against the acceptance of th e C orn and Customs' Bill, it was evidently 4 'etors animated with false impressions and argui ng . , pon pn • rotten premises. Impressed, probably, with a >most r rooted idea of the accuracy of their own v i ews andeonsi th d e ering, Po sei bly , most p op tda the eon mutations s l of eco o n p o i m ni y o - n , among statesmen of this generation as merely the evi, Jemces of indecision, it is not altogether surprising that these cherishers of the protective system should adhere with th i, moss pertinacious resolution to their original sentiments;, P'e re- peat that such a display of perseverance is not sure r ising and we are ready to acknowledge the non-existence (,f such There is nothing so utterly repugnant to every well-con .tituted mind as any degree of cruelty perpetrated on those who are unable to protect themselves, who, from their posi tion, are dependent on the person by whom his power ha 3 been abused. This is greatly increased when the victim is an orphan, without friends or relatives to whom he can com municate his wrongs, and from whom he may hope for sym pathy and support. We fear that there are too many cases in which masters oppress and deal hardly with the . appren tices entrusted to their care, whom they have undertaken to maintain and educate, to communicate their skill to, and to render useful member:: of society. The future welfare of the apprentice in a great degree depends on the manner in which he is treated, the line of conduct he sees adopted by his master ; if treated with injustice he becomes sullen, and revengeful, broods over his wrongs in private, and looks anxiously for any means by which he can annoy or injure in return ; hence mutual dislike arises between them. Neither will act cordially with the other; a system of violence and brutality on the one side occasions indiffe rence, negligence, and annoyance on the other. The master complains, probably with reason, of the conduct of his apprentice, not considering that he himself has sown the the seeds from which such fruits have sprung up, that if he had been kinder and more considerate in his treatment the other might, and in all human probability would, have acted very differently. A fearful tragedy occurred this very year, in which the master fell a victim to the revengeful feelings excited in the mind of his apprentice. and that apprentice himself, most justly, expiated Lis offence by a shameful and ignominious death on the scatf Id. We had hoped that this lamentable occurrence would have acted as a solemn warning to parties who were r:o connected with each other ; but a casz , I.as recently occurred that shows the imperative necessity of tome steps being taken to watch over the rights, and to protect the interests, of the weaker clas, and to convince the mas ters that they shall nut be permitted to outrage every feel ing of humanity with impunity. On Friday last a master tailor, residing in the neighbourhood of Islington, was brought before a magistrate, charged with having most cruelly beaten his apprentice, a lad aged about sixteen years. It appeared that the boy had been brought up in the Foundling Hospital, and that he had been apprenticed from thence, a fee of 101. having been paid with him to hi s master on the occasion, who then undertook to teach him his business, and to provide him with every neces sary, clothes included, during his term of servitude. At Easter last the master sent the lad with a certifi cate of good conduct to the hospital, the authorities of which, in pursuance of a most excellent and praise worthy rule, are accustomed to give small presents to lads who have been brought up in the institution, and who con duct themselves properly after they have left it. A sum of fifteen shillings was then given to the lad, as a reward for his past behaviour, and as an encouragement to him to proceed in a similar course. This small sum was at once taken by the master, who said that he would apply it in clothes for the boy, although he was himself bound by the indenture to provide him therewith. It is natural to suppose that the lad must have felt this injury deeply, and that it might have been the primary and ex citing cause which induced the dislike and led to the outrage .which afterwards took place. In the course of the last week the master, having been absent kalf an hour, found .in thatinterrogated , r . the g a ti a h, he d e snettat stated ntheaatnyhewhoardk beeninth a e t in b t r e e r: l l B ; t o , n d b ur e in in g g r such a nd purp ose , for period, a surely the time_ was - not - tee great The master, not satisfied with the excuse, seized a yard measure and with it inflicted a most v i o l ent chastisement on the poor boy, beating him for more than t en m i nutes, until he presented a, most pitiable spectacle, his ar ms , a id es, and legs being covered with wales and bruises. Th e wor th y magistrate most pro perly inflicted the highest pe cun i ary penalty in his power, fining the delinquent 51., which sum was immediately paid. t inc e x p s r e e r thewhich sr imay But why sho u ld thi s person b e permitted still to keep the unfortunate lad in hi s serv i ce, to i nflict on him a con anyuel sis"vioolfatiinodnigonf indignities la and a nannoyances, which pi t are a so far within th e power of a master, even without committin g be broken, th e existence rendered'by- miserable? Why sho u ld a man who had proved himself sounfit persox whatever, b e permitted toreta t i o n have the care of any one against w h om his most malign an t f eelings must have beenexci have not steps been t a k en to cancel the indent t u e r d es ? , and hy place the boy under some kinder-hearted master? We trust that some steps may be taken with this object by the benevolent institution we have referred to. They are in loco parentis to the boy, and we doubt not that they will discharge their duty as becomes them. There is nothing of greater consequence in the maniigement of public institutions than that the strictest scrutiny should be kept over the actions of the persons to whom they entrust their claw; and that, on any viol,ti,ai of contract, or improper behaviour on the part of such persons, their conduct should be exposed and punished with the utmost severity. Some years since, in Ireland, Mr. and Mrs. HOLLN AD, person s of considerable wealth, were charged with cruel and inhuman treatment of two orphans, who bad been ap prenticed to them. The complaint Was investigated, and proved to be well-founded ; the case was sent to trial, and the master and mistress each sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, the society by which the children had been apprenticed Laviag rEksi,llo Mu lael to lit- a party—of a party anxious for the conserva tic , n 01 the system for whose destruction the multitude were struggling with an unanimous accozdra. tce— would have been an anomaly in the .1 ;tory of revolutions, no matter whether those revolutions; were political, ecclesiastical, or commercial. The presencr s of a body anxious for the preservation of what is regarded by a 1 others as obnoxious is an invariable adjunct in such e. atraor. dinary junctures as the present; in a human sense it z ippears to constitute a necessary concomitant in such a spc :ctacle, while, in an historico-poetical point of view, the exist ence of such a body is to a certain extent agreeable—it em its the last glimmerings of what must soon be classed amoi ig the bygones, —it is the final representative of a nearly o bsolete race —it is the mingling of the voice of the Past wi th the jubilations of the Present, and the sanguine promises of the Future. Such we conceive to be the palliation of a 1 ?rotec tionist party now-a-days, when the principles of fre a trade appear to J2aye permeated el eey Other diva Of the THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1846. social system. In plainer language, the Protectionists form the symbol of those agricultural fallacies by which the mercantile transactions of our forefathers have been regulated and crippled ; and as the representatives even of ancestral errors we have been, and still continue, ready to award them a conceivable amount of consideration. If ob stinate in their attachment to a most erroneous and ob noxious cause, they may almost shadow themselves under the umbrage of generation upon generation of a like obsti nacy. What we have considered as reprehensible in the Protectionists, has not been so much their persistence in an illu sory train of arguments, as the manner in which they trifled with the time most precious to a commercial country, and the manner likewise in which we regretted to perceive them forsaking a rational discussion upon the merits of a system, for the somewhat irrational enunciation of personalities!. For the nature of any one's opinions it is impossible for us to condemn an individual ; and the same reasoning is, of course, applicable to a company of individuals. Freedom of opinion is indeed quite as desirable as freedom of commerce : the one being as likely to fructify the mind as the other is to nourish the body. It was not, therefore, for their senti ments, but rather for the unfortunate manner in which these sentiments were propounded, that we regarded the Pro tectionists as worthy of reprehension. And it is be cause we are sanguine that their colleagues in the Upper House will recognise, by the recent division in the Commons, the futility of any extended opposition that we turn to that Right Honourable Assembly animated by a double curiosity and inspired by a double hope. Those amongst their Lordships who are imbued with genuine feelings of attachment to the old-fashioned policy of emasculating agriculture and manufacturing industry by a series of protective imposts, must, nevertheless, allay their enthusiasm in its cause for their own interests, for the interests of agriculture, and for the general interests of the empire. They must, in the first instance, perceive the impracticable nature of any endeavour to sustain their own system by pertinacity of antagonism ; they must derive this conviction from experience, from the records of all former measures, from the pages of .Hansard during the four months last past. With reference to their own interests, the Peers must calculate the contingencies of a rebuttal on their part, supposing that to be possible ; they must reflectupon the consequences of this great Bill (which has already received the accordance of the people - . and of the House of Commons) being rejected by the aristocracy. And what, according !Its the most rational deductions, would those contingencies actually be ? What would be the most probable effects of such a rejection, or which amounts to something tantamount, - of such a mutilation of the mea sure as would ensure the refusal of the popular representa tives ? Would not much of their Lordships' influence among the multitude be jeopardized? Would not the population look upon the Chamber of Peers as the only obstacle between themselves and untaxed provisions? Would not the whole onus of that rejection rest upon their shoulders, and by inference militate against that respect and that confidence which the English people have hitherto reposed in their councils ? The consequences of such a diminution of esteem and of such a dispersal of confidence are too ostensible to re quire any more explicit definition. It_ behoves their Lordships to weigh these considerations well before they tamper with a whole people; It behoves them to reflect, also, whether by the refusal of an act which the vast majority consider as an act of solemn justice, they•may not hazard a still greater struggle for political reformation— whether the popular mind might not be so far excited by the contempt thus displayed to wards this Bill, as to insiet upon still more mo mentous changes—whether a people, thus thwarted in their demand for cheap food and untrammelled commerce, might require not only a removal of all importation duties upon grain, but, in the flush of their indignation, revive the question of the franchise, the ballot, triennial Parliaments, and other similar requisitions. By refusing their ac quiescence to the present Bill the Lords would ensure the instant dissolution of Parliament, and in conse quence an immediate appeal to the country. By making that appeal to the country at this moment, and under such peculiar circumstances, they would lite rally be tempting the excitement of the populace with out doors ; and, instead of extinguishing what some amongst them erroneously conceive to be a mine laid down for their destruction, they would be setting a torch to a most inflammable train, and one whose explosion is at all times and seasons to be avoided: Such considerations as these, fas from being illusory or superfluous, are absolutely requisite for the due appreciation of the juncture ; and ear nestly do we trust they will not be over looked by our aristocracy. We would fain an ticipate, from the quiet manner in which their Lord ships allowed the Corn Importation Bill to be read a first time yesterday evening, that these reflections may al ready be influencing them as to their behaviour during the debate. On Monday next the second stage of the measure will transpire in that sedate and august assembly of our le gislators, when the people will look to their Lordships for a rational opposition and a rational dispatch. More is involved in the mode by which the Peers will signify their judgment upon this question than human sagacity can possibly con jecture. We desire neither leniency nor precipitation ; we yearn only for justice, and for a speedy and a peacefu decision Madrid papers of the I Ith have arrived. BOLBA., 11.—Three per Cents., 33 for cash , E xchange on London, 36%. In Vie Chamber of Deputies, on Saturday, 111.1 7 1vme brought forward his annual motion for depriving magistrates of the right of naming the journals in which legal notices should be advertised, inasmuch as the power had been abused in the Departments, for the purpose of corrupting the provincial journals. The Keeper of the Seals denied that the power had ever been abused, and the motion was rejected by 194 to 154. The Gazette de France has been found guilty of a libel on the KING in its observations on the attempt of LECOMTE. The gerant has been sentenced to four month's imprisonment, and to pay a fine of 3,000 francs. The Moniteur contains official dispatches from Marshal BUGEAUD, who was at Milianah on the Eth, en route to Oued Rouina, to operate against the mountaineers of that district. A/M-EL-KADER was said to be among the Amianes Garabas, and Bou MAZA was preaching the holy war in the Ouarensenis. The Railway Bill sent up from the Deputies to the Peers, sanctioning the direct adjudication, by the Minister of Public Works, instead of adjudication by public bidding, has been referred by the Peers to a Select Committee. The Committee met on Saturday, and "we understand," says the Journal des Dibats, " that three of the members of the Committee are opposed to the measure, three of them are favourable to it, and that the seventh had moved the adjournment of the Committee until Monday, which was agreed to, on which day the Committee will examine the Minister of public works and the members of the Council of Administration." BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILW4XS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAT 18. Central ofSpain, I%—Ceylon, 36—Demerara, 2% —Dutch Rhenish, i%—East Indian, h —Namur and Liege, 43i—Orleans and Bor leant, 11—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 73i —Rouen and Havre, 2914. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) !YEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT and ALDERMAN FAREBROTHER.) Margaret Sorrell, a .; oung woman, servant of all-work to Mrs. Bayley, Gold-street, St. George's-in-the-Fields, was indicted for stealing two gowns, a shawl, shins, stockings, a purse containing 51. in gold and siver, and a 51. Bank note, the property of her mistress, on the 30th of April. On that day her mistress had occasion to !eave the kitchen where the prisoner was, and the property, the shifts Ind shawl, and the gown with the money in the pocket ; but during mar absence up stairs the servant gathered all and made her escape. Next morning she was found by the policeman with the property in her possession, when she confessed she had left her place and robbed her mistress. The jury found her Guilty, and she was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment and hard labour. George Ambers, a well-dressed boy, was indicted for stealing a watch-chain, ring, and seal, a s il ver guard-chain, a brequet chain, a telescope, books, a pair of sh oes, some money, and several other articles, Bromptou-road the property 01 M r . R ayner, his master, pawnbroker,. The evidence, which wits taken on only a few of the articles, went to show that these articles were fcund in an open drawer, and the edth w e ith an intention to steal. lad himself admitted to his 'muter that they were his property, and th at :t r ifle . had been removed from their place by himself. prisoner, and said it did not appear The jury found him Guilty, but with a recommendation to mercy. In hope that the prosecutor might have joined in this recommen dation he was called up by the prisoner's Counsel into the witness box, but Mr. Rayner said he could not recommend the boy to mercy, thingsr s weree fe n takend knowing the things which had not been disclosed to the Court. Being pressed by the Court to explain his 'meaning, Mr. Rayner said, that there :was evidence that a great deal of property, for which he would have to be answerable, had been taken away; a great deal of it destroyed, parts of it havingibeen found in the water closet, and parts he had with him in Court. Two letters were handed up to the Court by the witness, which we understood, for they were kept private, made disclosures as to the theft and disposal of large quantities of the property of the prosecutor. The COURT, aster a good deal of consultation, sentenced the pri soner to six 'youths' imprisonment and hard labour. The prisoner is only sixteen years of age, and came of respectable parents. _.. .. Lydia Prior, Ann Eldridge, and Mary Davis, were indicted for stealing 78 yards of printed calico from the shopdoor of Mr. Clay, inendraper, Broadway. They were all three seen on the Bth of May hovering about Mr. Clay's door, near to which the calico was. Prior went into the shop and came out again, crossed the street, and was joined by the other two. They returned after x short time to the same shop, and Prior went in, followed by Bid ridge, while DAVIS stood at the door. Eldridge was seen to lift the prints and walk out and down the street, with others in her cora -1 ally, for about twenty yards, when they separated. Eldridge was taken into custody with the goods in her possession, and the other two were arrested as aiding and abetting in the Act. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against each. Lydia Prior, who had been convicted of a similar offence before, was sentenced to twelve months', Ann Eldridge to six months', and Mary Davis to four months' imprisonment and hard labour. BOW-STREET.-( THIS DAY.) STEALING FixTuaes NO TIIEFT.—An Irishwoman whose name we did not hear, was charged with stealing a lock, the property of John Murphy. The Complainant said the prisoner lodged in his house, and owed him some money for rent. On Sunday night she took the method of paying the arrear commonly described as " shooting the moon." In the complainant's own words " She went away, sir, and took her things, and took the lock off the door." Mr. HENRY—And what do you charge her with•—stealing her own things? Complainant—Stealing the lock, sir. Mr. HENRY—The lock is a fixture? Complainant—Yes, sir. Mr. HENRY—Then it is not a felony, it Is a trespass The complainant was about to enter into a charge of assault, but the Magistrate would not allow that to be made a part of this case as the prisoner was not charged with assault, but with felony. The prisoner was discharged, Mr. HENRY observing that the com plainant ought not to have given her In custody on such a charge, as toe only remedy was by civil law. 111 ARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY). A DARING FEMALE BURGLAR.—Elitabeth Brown, a female of shabby appearance, about 25 or 30 years of age, was charged with burglariously entering the dwelling-house of Mr. Henry Francis, of No. 3, Brown-street, Grosvenor-square, taylor, with intent to steal, &c. It appeared that between 10 and 11 o'clock last - evening the Prosecutor had occasion to enter the back room on the first floor, which he had left securely locked but a short time previously. Find ing the door was unfastened, he rushed into the apartment, and die. covered the prisoner secreted behind the door. She instantly passed' lihn, and running up stairs to the second floor landing-place, threw lip the window, and dropped a large bundle of skeleton and other keys into the street. She was then secured and given in charge to be police. A key, which opened the door of the room, was found t brown into a coal-scuttle by the fireside. The drawers, tea-caddies, re., were found to have been completely rummaged, and property, I c onsisting of plate, wearing apparel, &c., placed in readiness for r enloyal. 2.11 r. MALTBY asked the prisoner what she had to say in answer to , h`i charge against her ?—The prisoner said she was drunk, and lQ:low nothing about it. Air. MALTBY asked if she was known ?—Sergeant Tice, No. 3, of the C division, said she had been convicted at the Central Criminal Cmnrrt of a burglary, committed under similar circumstances, and se iGteneed to twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour, which sue`' underwent, and had only been a very short time discharged. She had also been identified as being inculpated in a robbery committed on S aturday night last in the neighbourhood. T 1 tomes Mauld, police-constable, No. 123, of the C division, said If th e prisoner was remanded he had no doubt he should be able to trao e to her possession the produce of several robberies she had been env :ged in. 241 r, MALTBY ordered her to be remanded until this day week. A .BORIGINES' PROTECTION SOCIETY.—The. ninth an nual meeting of this society, which is established to watch over the inter eats of the various races of free aborigines in different parts of the 1 vorld, by protecting them from the aggressions of the whites, aria affording them medical and spiritual aid, was held yesterday in On a d r. loy Hall, Bishop sgate-street, Charles Hindley, Esq., M.P., in the eh: Dr. Hodgkir, the secretary, read the report, from which it ap .g ared that in Australia there were one million, in the South Seas on :, . million, in North and South Am er i ca h alf a million, ' in Southern an.i' Western Africa two millions, exclusive of several millions of abo :1 Sines in British India, the Eastern Archipelago, and Indian Oc 3; n. The report having detailed at great length the efforts of the so< i ety on behalf of these tribes, stated that after the year's expendi-, tn. ...c there remai ne d a balance of 1391. 135., and that Mr. Samuel nin bt: joit'clllocklNyesliteridi; Go r, ley had been elected president, vice the late Sir Thomas Fowler Bn , xi en, Bart. The report was adopted, after which the officers for the y ear ensuing were elected, and thanks voted to the chairman. bn, tie out in the stabling of Messrs. Soulsby and Co., coal-merctan n te a 111 iford-lane, Strand. Workmen had been employed y r 0 D morning- L A N a E f I i. , e ! attendedT E A/ i D . with STRAND.—Shortly h o seriousr tl d b ama efo g. r e e : :e3sary for soldering used by the plumbers that the beams ign - ilied. On return from breakfast the fire was discovered, when nnee: W cistern for the horses, and it is supposed that fr i o n m% b : c l a ig m h e t ev , try parson present used his utmost exertions to arrest the progress of Cie tire, whil st others went to Farringdon-street, Chan d oa str withips W dapied 1 0 GOP _ srd Ada& - et t, and other fir e - stations. The firemen and engines were soon on tb"l4 but WM. timeWOO o tend and watch the proceedings; but this was not all, civil CP proceedingkwere also instituted, and in each case a verdict of 400/. damages, with costs, was obtained against the par ties. We cannot too earnestly impress on all persons who have apprentices the absolute necessity of treating them kindly. They take upon themselves serious duties and solemn obligations. The above case will, we hope, convince them of the danger they incur of severe punishment and heavy pecuniary loss if they violate their obligation, and take un due advantage of the situation in which they are placed, of the power entrusted to their hands. We find in a Frankfort paper of the 15th a short account of a collision between the military and the people at Ulm, in which many were wounded; the cause of the collision is not stated. . According to the Frankfort Journal, it is Prussia which has prevented a partition of Cracow. On the other measures to be taken in consequence of the ista insurrection there was little or no difference of opinion between the three Powers. The Weser Gazette gives the credit of preserving the inde pendence of Cracow to M. Gumar. "On the 18th of April," says that journal, "a dispatch was sent from Vienna to Paris* calling on the French Government either to banish the Polish exiles from France, or confine them to some one par ticular department. M. GUIZOT, in reply, declared the Go vernment could not do either; and, on the part of France, protested against any infringement, by the three Powers, of that portion of the treaty of Vienna which guaranteed the independence of Cracow," The Gazette contains a decree appointing M. VILLAVERDE, a Member of the Cortes, Under-Secretary of State of the Interior. The brig Nervion, which had pronounced at Vigo, and on board which the insurgent chiefs, including General lIIIARTE escaped to Portugal, arrived at Gibraltar on the 3d of May. The Spanish authorities at Algesiras claimed her on the sth. The Governor deli vered up the shiii, but offered the protection of the Briti:th flag to the crew, thirteen of whom availed themselves of the offer and remained at Gibraltar. The, vessel herself was taken to Cadiz. The Grand Doke CONSTANTINE of Russia had arrived at Gibraltar, where he found the Duke and Duchess of SAGE COBURG. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. In the Chamber of Peers, on Friday, the Marquis Ds BOISSY complained of the conduct of the Government in pro moting a colonel to the rank of major-general merely be cause he could command a: certain number of. votes. According to the statement of the Marquis DE BOISSY this colonel, who was desirous of promotion, could not obtain the necessary recommendation of his superior officers, and applied to the Minister of War, who refused to grant him his promotion, as being contrary to the rules of the service, whereupon certain Members of the Chamber of Deputies waited upon MM. GUIZOT and DUCHATEL, and declared to them that the officer in question must be promoted to the rank of major-general, as the price of his promotion was thirty votes at the approaching elections. The Minister of War indignantly denied the accusation, end enumerated the services of the officer in qiiestion, who had been in the army forty-three years, which he considered quite sufficient to entitle him to his promotion. A very animated debate appeared likely to ensue, but it was cut short by the Due DE BROGLIE, who declared the whole dis cussion irregular. iII'AILWAY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. GROUP I. LONDON AND YORE. The Committee met this day at eleven o'clock, the Earl of Lore• lace chairman. The first witness sailed was a Mr. Radler, cattle dealer, of York, Who was examined by Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKB—The grazing of cat tle was carried on to a very great extent at Lincolnshire. Lean cattle w ere brought to that place and then fattened and sent to Rotherham and other places to be disposed of. They were driven to those places, and that had a deteriorating effect. The want of railway communica tion was much felt with regard to cattle. There would be a traffic of 54,000 lean cattle alone brought by the railway from Lincolnshire is the. ear. There was that amount at present, but when the rail way was constructed the numbers would considerably increase. Spalding was a very rich grazing district, and would afford a very large cattle traffic for a line of railway. had made out a table of the cattle traffic from information which he had collected from various sources. Mr. HILDYARD said he had to object to such tables : he did not object upon any other principle than that of guarding himself against a similar objection on the part of his Learned Friend at another stage of the inquiry. It was held to be the same in a Committee of their Lordships as in a court of law, with respect to evidence, namely, that the witness should only depose to that which came under his knowledge. The NOBLE CHAIRMAN—ExactIy 80. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE said that the tables which he put in could be taken for what they were worth. With respect to objecting to his Learned Friend under a similar position, he could assure him that no such objection should be made. The examination was then resumed—The cattle from Lincolnshire, Peterborough, and other parts, had been driven to London. This was very tedious, and occupied from six to seven days. They were driven from one market to another on the way, and those which were not disposed of reached the London market. The NOBLE CHAIRMAN —What is the number of miles which cattle travel in the day? The witness-:That depended on the condition of the cattle; fat cattle were not able to travel at such a rata as the lean ; the former travelled at an average of ten or twelve miles a day, but the others at the rate of twenty miles. The income from cattle traffic alone would bring to the railway about 29,5151. 16s. 2d. Had no doubt that the railway would be of the greatest advantage to the cattle-dealers. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. HILDYARD at great length, for the purpose of showing that much of the traffic was already pro vided for by a line about to be made. The witness acknowledged that his tables were prepared from the traffic which existed in 1844. HOUSE' OF COMMONS. GROUP X. The Committee met again to-day at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 1 (House of Commons) ; present, Mr. Deckles, chairman ; Mr. Ark wright, Mr. Farnham, Mr. Vivian, and Mr. Stanley. The Crud/user( having isquired if the parties had come to terms on the subject of satisfaction to Messrs. Baird. the opposing peti tioners, in the case of the VioNiczeario AND S.XitICTATTXX..LOCII (CHAPEL-HALL BRANCH), a conversation, or rather discussion between the counsel on both sides took place, from which it appeared that the parties had not yet agreed. The Committee ultimately adjourned the case to Thursday. ' The Committee then proceeded to take the usual evidence, accord ing to Mr. Duncombe's resolutions, respecting the LESMAILHAGOW, DALSERI I , AND COAT- BRIDGE JUNCTION. Mr. ANDBXWB stated that the objects of the Bill are to form a com- Immication across the Clyde, joining the Wishaw and Coltness Hall way, and connecting the extensive fields of coal and ironstone OR the south bank of the Clyde with the ironworks on the north bank, and with the markets of Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the shipping ports on the rivers Forth and Clyde. The length of the line will be two miles and three furlongs. The expense is estimated at 50,0001. By this railway a large and valuable field of coal and iron stone would be rendered available, which the owners have hitherto been unable to work for want of a cheap means of commu nication to enable them to compete with the other mineral districts having the benefit of railway accommodation. The coal and iron stone in the neighbourhood of the great iron works of the Monklands are becoming exhausted, and as a large amount of capital has been expended on these works, it is very important that means should be provided for bringing supplies from the more distant fields. The present means of conveyance from the mineral fields to the iron works and places of consumption is by cartage, and in consequence of the heavy tolls and the general steepness of the roads, the traffic is necessarily very limited and very expensive. So great is the value attached to the contemplated line by the capitalists and ironmasters in the district, that as soon as the intention to form the railway was generally known, arrangements were mad• to a great extent for working the minerals in the parishes of Dalserf and Lesmahagow. He wished the Com mittee to observe, that the line would be constructed entirely for mineral traffic, there being, in fact, no passenger traffic in the dis trict. It was important to keep this in view, as it removed all ob jections to the steepness of the gradients. This steepness was un avoidable, from the nature of the country, without an enormous expense. But the gradients were perfectly practicable and safe, and were the.best the locality would admit of. The line would be worked by fixed engines. The ,Learned Gentleman concluded by observing, that the line would not materially affect any of the property through which it would pass, and none of the petitions against the Bill in any way affected the preamble, but they involved altogether questions only of compensation. Mr. MWEIL, Counsel for the promoters (with Mr. Andrews) called evidence to bear out the leading statements of the latter. Mr. Ady, Um engineer of the line, and manager of several of the existing or projected railways with which it is proposed to connect this branch, was ezamined on the engineering merits. His evidence referred to no Important particulars which had not been referred to in the opening statement of Counsel. The gradients were practicable for passengers if necessary. GROUP XIII. Tire Committee met to-day at the usual hour, Sir William Clay in the chair. The other Members present were, Earl lermyn, Mr. I'. Ainsworth, and Mr. Cnrteis. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY AND IMANCHES. Mr Sergeant WaANGLIAM made an application on behalf of the above company, in reference to the vote which the Committee had come to yesterday. It had relation to a point which he was sure had escaped the Members, and therefore he had hoped there would be a reconsideration of the decision. The Committee, in deciding the preamble of the Dumfries Bill to be proved, had prejudged the case of the Caledonian Extension and the Langholm branch. In the pre amble agreed to, it was stated, that a branch from the Dumfries line at Sanquhar, or that which was Called the Crawick branch, would be of great public advantage. Now that line was for five miles identical with the Caledonion Extension. In the same preamble it was also stated that it would be of great public advantage to make a line from a point near Springfield to the proposed branch from Hawick to Car lisle Church. Now this, along with the North British Extension, would make thirteen miles identical with the Langholm branch of the Caledonian scheme. It was ctear, then, tkat the case of the Caledonian was prejudged by the decision that had been come to. Originally, the Hawick branch to Carlisle was grouped in another Committee, but in order that the whole might be considered it had been referred to the present Committee, so that the whole case of competing railways might be gone into before any decision was given. The decision that had been come to by the Committee had' prejudged the case, without hearing evidence for the Caledonian Extension, or the Caledigiljin Langholm Branch. He was quite sure that, under such circumstances, the passing of the preamble was accidental, and that the Committee, in doing so, had been led away from the consideration of these branches by the larger features of the case —the main line from MYShire to Carlisle. ills task was now done ; he called the attention of the Committee to the matter, in order that some step might be taken to bring the merits of both branches before them, and in order that there might be a reconsideration of that part of the preamble to which he had re ferred. The CHAtamare said the Committee had decided that the preamble of the Bill for the main line was proved, because he conceived the public wants of the district required it. They had also decided that the Dumfries Company should have the Canonbie branch. Still they were willing to go fully into the case of the Caledodian (Langholm) branch, and if they saw good grounds for proving it they would so arrange the two preambles by clauses that they would not interfere with each other. Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM thought such a course irregular. There was only room for one branch in each of the districts referred to, and he could not see how Bills could be granted for two. He thought there ought to be a re-consideration of the preamble passed, so as to reserve the decision on these branches till the Caledonian Extension and the Langholm Branch were gone into, and evidence called. Mr. Cockburn, a few days ago, had made an application that no decision should be oome to till the whole was gore into, bat it was re fused. The CHAIRMAN refused to re-consider the preamble, but would be willing to hear any application when the clauses of the Dumfries Bill was under consideration at three o'clock. Should the Commit tee think the Caledonian (Langholm) branch ought to be granted„they would arrange that the tw• preambles should not clash. Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM then sat down, expressing strong d's satisfaction with the course of the Committee, which he declared to be altogether unprecedented—deciding on a disputed case without hearing the whole of its merits. NORTH ERITIS VI (CARLISLE AND GRETNA BRANCHES). This Bill was then proceeded with. The formal proofs in agreement with Mr. Duncombe's resolutions were put in, when Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS opened the case for the promoters. The object of the present measure, he said, was to connect Hawick and Carlisle together, by an extension from the Edinburgh and Hawick branch of the North British Railway, which had received the sanc tion of the Legislature last year, with a branch to Gretna, so as to form a complete connexion with the east of Scotland and Carlisle and Cumberland. The Learned Gentleman then went into a descrip tion of the country that would be accommodated by the line—the principal towns in it being Langholm, Melrose, Galashields, Hawick, Canonbie, and Carlisle, and having gone generally over its engineer ing character, he proceeded to call his witnesses. GROUP XVIII. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER, LONDON, SALISBURY, AND YEOVIL. This Committee met at the usual hour ; Mr. B. Denison (chairman). The first witness called on the part of the promoters was Mr. Seymer, M.P. for Dorsetshire—He considered that a connexion between Exeter, Portsmouth, and Southampton, was very desirable. The difficulty of proceeding eastward from Dorsetshire was very great at present. The present line would remove that difficulty. He also considered that there was a very strong feeling in Exeter in favour of the carrying out the whole line between Salisbury and Lon don, and also that it should be a direct and independent line. He did not consider that the small portion of the Wilts, Somerset, and Wey mouth Railway between Milton and Dorchester, which was a broad gauge line, would be any serious obstruction to the formation of the proposed line. He thought the proposed terminus at Hungerford bridge would be more convenient than the Great Western terminus at Paddington. • Cross-examined by Mr. DENISON—He did not speak of the advan tages of the London terminus in consequence of any mercantile knowledge. Mr. W. Lee, innkeeper, of Honiton, stated that Honiton had suf fared considerably in consequence of the diversion of the traffic. They had now but one coach, whereas they had before eighteen. This inconvenience was severely felt by himself and the inhabitants of the town, and, there was, in consequence, a very strong feeling In favour of the communication proposed to be opened up by the Exeter, Yeovil, and Salisbury lines. GROUP XXXI. SOUTH WALLS. The Committee met Its morning at the usual hour ; Mr. Round in the chair. Mr. Partridge, a inanufactgrer in Stroud, was examined at great length with respect to the present and proposed means of communi cation to and from that town. He considered tbat his avocation would be greatly enhanced by the proposed railway ; that the price of coals would be reduced, being brought in greater quantities and at a cheaper rate from the Forest of Dean and other colliery districts. Mr. Marklaud, a fine cloth manufacturer in Stroud, gave similar evidence. Mr. Buckland described the quantity of traffic which the district would yield, and the course it would take, namely, by the proposed line. lie took the traffic two years ago, and subsequent experience had confirmed the correctness of the estimates which he had then made. Mr. Brunei, the engineer, was then examined by Sir T. Pumxtrs. GROUP XXXVI. This Committee met this morning at the usual hour. DONCASTER AND GOOLE. Captain Laws, the superintendent of the Manchester and Leeds line, was examined this morning. The room was then cleared, and on our re-admission, The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee were of opinion that the preamble of the Doncaster and Goole Railway Bill was not !proved. The Committee then broke up. The South Yorkshire Coal Railway, which would have served as A feeder to the Doncaster and Goole line, was thrown out about an hour before. GROUP XXXVII. SOUTH YORKSHIRE COAL RAILWAY AND CAMEL". The Committee to which this line is referred met ( to-d i ay a at twelv r e i charmn), Lod o'clock, in room No. 21 ; present Lord Seymour Ebrington, Lord Hill, Sir Ralph Lopes, and Mr. Fre ich. At a few minutes past twelve the room was cleared. After the lapse of an hour the door was re-opened. The Cnetamarr said that the Committee would then proceed to hear the evidence adduced by the landed proprietors against Some of the proposed lines. lie should, however, state that the Committee had d eter mined, irrespective of the objections of the landed pro prietors, that some of these lines were not necessary : With respect to the Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, Dewsbury, Leed s, and Bradford line, the Committee were of opinion the preamble was not proved. With respect to the Sheffield, Retherham, Barnsley, Wakefi e l d, Huddersfield and Goole, and also the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction (Barfield Branch), the Committee were prepared to hear evidence on the part of the landed proprietors. With respect to the Midland Elsecar and other branches), the Committee were of opinion that the preamble w not proved, but they would bear evidence with reference t o t h e station on the main line. With regard to the Sheffield, Ashton, and Manchester (Barnsley Branch), th 6 ccumittee were of opinion QM the preamble VaTVCCwore WI ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK, PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. .. ... • • .. , .. 205% 20 5 206 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 95% 34 4 9534 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. . 98% %% % 96% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne " . 9734 % % 97% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. Id% 3-16 10 3-16 India Stock .. .. . .. •. . .. 264 266 Consols for Account .. • • .. .. .. 96% , 96% Exchequer Bills. I%d. 154 d. 1,0001. • • . • •• • • 22 ——— P. 22 5001.:. • • •• • • 23 —— pm. 23 Ditto. Small -- .. • • 20 23 pm. 23 Ditto, Advertised 22 21 18 21 pm. 21 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Danish, 3 per Cent - • .. .. .. 87% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 32% Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 32U 31% 32% Ditto, Deferred .. . • .. .. 15%34 15% Portuguese Four per Cent .. .. 5736 5736 Ditto, 3 per Cent! .. .. .. . . 57 Russian Bonds .. .. .. .. 18936 10936 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 2436 2436 Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 3736 Dividends on the above payable in Landon. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent ~ 5936% 50% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91% % 91% Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 91% 91% PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. . Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 .. .. 125 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 3 ....... •• • 3 Bristol and Exeter .. • • . 75 —.. 84 ...... .. . 84 Buckinghamshire .. .. .. .. 425. .... U p........ 16 Caledonian .. .. .. •• .. 10 .... 12 11% .... • • 12% Ditto, Half Shares .. . • .. 2% .... 1% .......... 1% Ditto, Extension • • • • .. 2% .... 1% ....... _ 1% Cambridge and Oxford.. .. .. 1%.... 1% % ...... A, Cornwall and Central Devon .. 2% .... 1% ......... I% Derby and Crewe ~ .. .. .. 2% .... .• • ... 6 Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. 5 .... 2% % .... 3% Direct Northern .. .. .. .. 256 .... 1% 2 ...... 2 Dublin and Galway .. .. .. 4 .... Eastern Counties .. .. .. 141. 100... .. 23%76 ly ••• • . • 2336 Ditto New .. .. . • • • 8 /. 16 s• •• • • 736 P• • •• • • 7% p Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. I. 6/. 13s. 4d. .......... Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. „ ..... .... h, Ditto, York Extension .. .. 105..... 1% %........ East Lincolnshire .. .. .. • . IX .. I %.. Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... .. .. ...... Ditto 36 Shares .. .. '.- .. 10 .... -- Exeter, 'Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2% .... I% ... ...... Goole, Doncast., and Sheffield, &c. 425. .. .. ~ 1(3 p...... Great North of England . .. 100 .... 218 . . Great Western .. .. .. .. 85 .. .. .. ... Ditto Half %hares .. .. .. 50 .. .. .... Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 .... 17 .. .. ... Hull and Selby .. .. .. .. 50 .• .. 102 1 4 Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth 2 .. .. .......... Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 40 .... . ...... Ditto New .. .. . • . • .. 5 .. •• 10 .......... ID Leicester and Birmingham .. 225. .. •. ..... ••• • • Y dis Leicester and Bedford .......... 225..... 36% p...... % p Leicester, Tamworth, &c. .. .. .. 425. •• . . % die —• • % dls London an t Birmingham . • • 100 .. • • 228 .... Ditto Thirds .. .. .. 24 ... 62% 63 62% London and Blackwell .. 16/. 13s. 4d. 7% 8......., 8 Ditto, New .. .4- .. .. 236.... 3% %....... • , 3% London and Brighton .. .. .. 50 .... 65 2 65 ..... . 6 5 London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. 223, 2236 London and South-Western.. 41/. 6s. 10d. 78 .. ...... ~ 78 Ditto, New . .. .. .. 1 736 .... 30 29% .... • • 29% London and York .. .. • • .. 2 56 .... 2% ..„. Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. 2% . .. •• .. ... 2 Manchester and Leeds .. .. .. 82 .... Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. 38 .... Ditto, Quarters ......2 .... 1 . 103 4 36 ... 2 1) 18 Ditto, Fifths . Manchester and Birmingham • . 40 .. 81 ...... Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • • 4 .. • • 13% 13 ...., Ditto, Quarter • Shares (B) • • 4 .. • . 13% Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • . 1 •• • • 914 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .. • • 1% % % p ... ... Midland .. .. • • • • ..100 .. • • 155 154 Ditto, New • • • • 18 .. • • 33 ... Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .... 4514% . Ditto, New . . • • 1 Ditto, New, Branding .: 25 44% Newcastle and Berwick .. 15 Norfolk .... 2344% %••.. • • 25 .. .• .20 .... .. Ditto, Tenths • . .. • • 2 .. • • • 2 2g % .. •.... . 5 North British .. • . 22% .... 31 30% x int 3036 s in Ditto, Half Shares .. .• lA.. ,• 12 1 4 x int 1214 xin Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. IIA • • —••• • . Northern and Eastern .• •• 50 •••73 • • • ...... • 73 North Kent and Direct Dover ••2%• • 1% % • • 1% North Staffordshire .. 425. .. ••4% % 4p • • 4 p North mpton,Banbury,&Chelthm. 2 .... 10% ..... Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolverhtuptu. 12%.... • • 814 Oxford, Witney, and Cheltenham 1% ... Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 425. •.• • 1% di5...... dig Scottish Central .. .. • •• 10 ••• • ••••• • • • • • 16% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3% ..... Shropshire Union .. .. 425...... % di5...... % dis. South Midland 425..... 10% 1 p.. 1% p South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33% .. • • 40% 39% 325,4 Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2% 3 3 South Wales .• Warwickshire and London •• 425..... 1 dis ..... •• • 14 dis West Riding Union • • • • .. 425. 2% p % p York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.— 1 .... 12 •• •• • • 111‘ FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 12 .... 12% ...... Central of Spain .. .. • . .. 2 .... Dutch Rhenish .. 5 .... 8 1 4 8.... Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 14X Jamaica South Midland Junction 1 .... Lyons and Mignon .. .. 2 .... 2 Luxembourg .. 4 ...... Namur and Liege .. 6 .. Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 71 4 i Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... 5 1 A , Sambre and Meuse • . .. 8 .... Tours and Nantes Constituted .. 5 .. 6 .. MIN Brazilian Imperial (issued at bl p.) 20 ES. .... Ditto Macaubas and Coc aes .... 25 . • ... — • • • • • • •. • • • Real dbi Monte. Unregistered. •• • -," •• • Santiago de Cuba .;" 10 .... ••• • • LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 19.—Wind 5.8. E., moderate breeze and cloudy, with rain. Poiramorrn, MAY 18.—Wind S. to S.W., hard gale.—Arrd. Hants, Edgar, London for Singapore and Penang—has been ashore at the east end of the Isle of Wight. Cowzs, May 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. York, Morrell, Havannah. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 18.-51 d. Dee steamer, West Indies. LIVERPOOL, MAY 18.—Wind S.E., Moderate.—Arrd. Bell, Mordey, Calcutta ; Mary Imrie, Davidson, ditto ; Clydesdale, Law, Came roons ; Jane, La Guayra ; Mary Ann Peters, Lemon, Savannah ; Keying, Brown, Charleston; North Star, Wylie, Philadelphia and St. Thomas's. PLYMOUTH, MAY 16.—S1d. her Majesty's ship Favourite, As cension. and equally.—Arid. tor Barrow, Africa. Louise, Elberer, Pernambuco. , .__,_ . _ l47 - es , FautouTtr, MAT 18.—Wind S.W., strong i z Greencck ; Morgiana, Orr LIVERPOOL, MAY 18. — BRISTOL, c har zi..... Montreal ; Beethoven, —; Royal -°". New Orleans ; Athole, Eelstyer, from Rotterdam to Esker. The Ardjoena, the bay this morning, and i s ei. MAY 18.—Wind N.W ~. sam, iie, BazDPORT, MAT 18.— The in was drion s v _ Batavia, ek; crew SA ed. . strong gale from S.S.E. peeled to become vony IB.—lt blew a pec Perryman, of Dartmouth, from TLIGNMOUTII, MA ht The Dart, to S.E, last for the bar last evening, grounded for a Short time, eah, in running the beach outside the harbour, and must dig -. 0 011 and afterwards t. charge to get WI _ . -.- 1 s The Sir Richard Jackson, from Montreal to LIVERPOOL, MAY this o port, which had been on shore in th e St. L, WaS tOVrad back tQuebec 28th April. Lawrence, WIIITBY, - rAT A 18 - .—The Christin a, Holkhoff, whictisaile d for Ham burgh,l3th inst., has put back leaky, and its expected must discharge BULL, MAY 18.—The Olive Brach, from Hartlepool to Algic , put into nehY Roads the 16th Instant, and has been hauled on ' the mud to stop the leak. WELLS, --- MAY 18.—The Hope,. Dickson, anal], fron' II bh is on shore at the e n t rance of Burnham harbour, bu am urg ' t Is expected off with damage after discharging part of her cargo. WISBEACII, MAT 1 8.—The Ann, Woods, of Hull, bound to Stock ton, was sunk on a pile below Sutton-bridge at one A.M. part of the cargo washed out, th e remainder discharging into lighters. REDUCTION OF NOTICE TO MAR INERS. LIGHT DUTIES TO THE COASTING TRADII.—The Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses have transmitted to Lloyd's a copy of a notice respecting certain reductions of Light-dues, which can be seen upon application to Lloyd's. MARKET NEWS. —(THIS DAY. lerAlr vx.e.runaTs. SMITHFIELD —Meadow Hay, 315 s to 4/ 8s; CloNer ditto. 41 Se to Si 1 63 Oat straw, 1112 s to 1/ 14s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 14s to 1/ 15s per load. Trade dull at the above quotationl, Cu mnERLANn.--31eadow Ilay, 31 6s to 4t-10:', ; (21uvc;• ditto, 418. to 5/ 14s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 143 to 11 16s ; Wheat Straw, 11 16s to 11 18s per load. A moderate supply, and a heavy demand. WIIITECIIAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 311 to 418 a ; glover ditto, 41 88, 614 Qat Stwv, lAa to y ; Thij ll l :Sl , rs7;„ll 01! tki y fa MA. %aft at WPM OW* With regard to the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester (Worsborough Brandi), the Committee were of opinion that the preamble was not proved. With respect to the South Yorkshire Coal Railway and Canal, the Committee were of opinion that the preamble was not proved. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000 bales, of which 500 were for exportation, and on specula tion. The market was drooping, and closed rather heavily. American and Surat were easier to buy, but other descrip tions were without alteration. Shares were dull. The Share Market, as represented at the public sales, has shown within these few days a great tendency to improve ment, and some of the lines have risen nearly 50 per cent., but in almost all a considerable rise has taken place, particu larly in the Indian shares. Messrs. Wickham and Co.'s sale was yesterday exceedingly well attended, and a large number of sales was effected to members of the house and others, all of whom find it good policy to buy in a market where the stock is open to public competition. We quote a few of the prices for the information of our readers :—Wexford, Water ford, and Valentia, lOs.—Rugby and Huntingdon, 225. 6d.— Goole and Doncaster, 51s. 6d.—Madrid and Valentia, 21s. 6d.—West Riding Union, 105 s. 6d.—Eastern Counties New, 830s.—Buckinghamsbire, 50s.—Leicester and Bedford, 288. Caledonian, Half Shares, 37s.—East Indian, 18s.—Louvain and Jemeppe, 335. The result of the important meeting of the Mexican bond holders, which was held yesterday, was just as was antici pated. The new terms offered were indignantly rejected by a majority of, at least, twenty to one. Capitalists in this country and on the continent of Europe have be come heartily - tired and disgusted with the oft repeated attempts to cajole bondholders of all Ce scripticns, whether for loans raised for Spain, Portugal, or for the South American Republics, and r pretty unanimous determination is evinced not to submit to such schemes for the future. The Committee of the Spanish American bond holders, we are sure, have done the best in their power to advance the interests of the general body of their consti tuents, whether Active or Deferred Stock proprietors, and we cannot but think that some remarks made at yester day's meeting, by a few of the persons entitled to be present, would, upon cool reflection, be withdrawn, and, in deed, apology offered if necessary. To non-paying States (we cannot except America) a salutary lesson was read by the decision of yesterday afternoon. 3uhn Bull is a most ready party to tender aid, by cash and in person, to throw off the yoke of despotism (in his private capacity, of course) when under improper control ; but when money for beneficial purposes is advanced, whether to continental or to South American, or other countries, the strict principle of honour must be enforced, or dire obloquy await those who seem desirous of tampering with solemn obligations. There are not any very late colonial arrivals announced this morning. Some accounts have come in from the Cape of Good Hope, but the advices are void of interest. From Canada we have the following interesting paragraph relative to the Lake traffic : "The increase of vessels and tonnage arriving at Chicago, this season is astonishing. The whole number of vessels that arrived there from the commencement of navigation, 6th April to Ist November, was 151 steamers, (the Champion, which makes tri-weekly trips to St. JeaAph's, included, we suppose,) 80 propellers, 10 brigs, and 142 schooner s , making a total of 1,078 vessels, and a like number of departures, independent of numerous small craft engaged in coasting with wood, staves, &c. Notwithstanding this array of vessels, there will remain over, unshipped at that place this fall, more than 300,000 bushels of wheat." Consols for the Account have been heavy at 96 1 / 2 , but f or immediate transfer at from 96% to 96%. The premium upon Exchequer-bills is at 225. Bank Stock has just been done at 205, and India Stock at 264. Mexican Bonds have fallen this morning from 32% to 31 3 %, the result, of course, of the proceedings of yesterday. The Deferred Stock is also a fraction lower; Portuguese Four per Cents. have realised 57 1 / 2 •, Russian, 109 1 / 2 ; Spanish, 24%; the Dutch Two•and-a-Half per Cents., 59% ; and the Four per Cents. 91 3 / 4 j s . The Railway Share a n d Scrip Market nes been rather in active to-day. The prices at which actual business have been transacted are annexed. BRITISH FUNDS. THE MEXICAN LOANS. RECENT ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM.—Lard Fuller ton and the Hon. Miss Fullerton, lion. George and Mrs. Irby ttu,; l _ l i Miss Irby, Lady Arb u th not, Sir T. and Lady Hesketh; Lady 'V 0' ti t n o n s o e n l , ColonelHa rre o ßurns, lonel M Al o ai rr o is r , a L n i d eur.!CssolßurnsCampbell, Miss Ca a m nd l, rage. Major Macnamara, M.P., Captain Massingberd, R.N., and Mrs. V. Mos singberd, Captain and Miss Girdiestone, Captain Hammond, Captain Herbert, Captain,Owens, Captain Pope, Captain Richardson, Dr. Collings Robinson, Rev. T. 13. Adams, Rev. J . B rooks, Rev. .C. and Mrs. Colton, Rev. C. Cummings, Rev. Mr. Foote, Rev. M. Jackson, Rev. J. B. Mo n k, R ev. W. j. Smithwick and Miss Smith' wick, ; Rev. Skeflington Thompson, Major Eyre (73d Regiutenl ) i Lieut.-Colonel La Touche, Rev. Mr. Mereweather, Major-Gene'" Sir Robert Cunliffe, Sir Edwyn and Lady Sctidamore Stanhope, Sir John and Lady Mansell and family, Captain Collins, Capt e l Vickers, Captain Guise, Rev. Mr. Peircy, R e v. M r . G r aham* Kam' Mr. and Mrs. Suckling, Rev. Mr. Brooke, Rev. H. Blossome, 80. RECENT ARRIVALS AT BATH.—Lady Carew stiu r, Miss. Carew, lion. Grantley Berkeley, M.P., Sir William WhPr l F,', e ,.... Sir John Banta, Baron de Roeoeck, Major and Mrs. Anderson , _-y_ . Stewart, Dr. Garrett Dillon, Dr. and Mrs. Brent, Rev.Nr. and Air', Reeve, Rev. J. W. Middleton, Rev. Mr. Coates, the Countess c o_t , Mount Edgcumbe and family, Admiral Aylmer, Major Makepea_ e ,, Captain and Mrs. Sands, Captain Sands, Rev. Dr. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Phippen Phillips, Colonel Barlow, Captain and Mrs. Ev_ r _ w. Whish, Davis, and Chamberlains ; Captain and Mrs. ranter, Mr. Browne, &c. Mat SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 18 ; —Th e R oya l W es t In dia Mail packet, the Dee, Captain Boxer, left this port to-day, at 3 r•O roi % with the West Indi a an d o th er mails, also twenty-one passengers, and a full cargo o f s t ores f or the Company's ships abroad, and tw__, boxes of dubloons, value 2,700/. The Oriental Company's steam the the Pacha, Captai n E vans, l e f t the docks at noon for Gibraltar, with the Peninsular and Mediterranean mails, a full cargc of bale 8 0 °° s ' and twenty-four passengers. A Fxx.—At Manchester, a man, in attempting to rob a beer-house, got his head tinder the door, but found to his horror , that he could not ge t hi s b ody in nor his head out. lie remained j a that situation until a policeman came to hhu. There is a metallic substance in the British Museum Weighing fifteen cwt., which is said to have been a projection fret° some planetary body. DESTRUCTION OF MACHINERY. — CAUTION TO Mal i HANDS.—On Tuesday evening, between 200 and 300 workpeopls the employ of Mes srs. M ellors, cotton-spinners, of. Ashton, were, I.ot a int o t imfer,agtlintreorts of o a utolfaregme tiplyoy.zheenel,t, consequent upon the breaking attached to the steam-engin e connected with the ext ens i ve spinning.and weaving mill adjoining Old " street. It appears that the accident occurred a short time previews to the usual period of leaving work, and was caused by some of the hands in the dressing-room suddenly stopping their machines, thws causing the power to be taken off the engine, which, as a necessa ry consequence, commenced working at a tremendous speed. S°l idea may be formed o f th e velocity of the wheel, when we state that it broke in two th e s t rong iron entablature beam of the engine, t". up the engine -house floor, broke throu g h th e second floor, and after wards forced its way th roug h t h e roes of the building, • Most for! lt. stately there are no rooms above the engine-house, as in some ea ts " blishments, or there is little doubt but the accident would have 13:e= attended with far more s er i ous an d perhaps fatal consequences. 74; engineer, a man named J o h n Holland, on hearing the engine g ° '! too fast, ran tow ar d s th e engine-house, and just as he was entering the doorway he w as k noc k ed down, but escaped without injury. '1 is impossible, at prese n t, t o ascertain the amount of damage dons- The The workpeople, who we re genera ll y preparing for the Whitsuntid e holidays, will not be able to resume work till Monday week —tea". Chester Courier. CHESS.—The great match of two games, by corre spondence, between the Paris and Pesth clubs, terminated in falt r of the Hungarians, commencing In September, 1842. some of t he most distinguished players of the day were engaged on either side, and in the event of dispute the St. George's Club, London, was have arbitrated. Mr. WILLIAM SMITH O'BRlEN.—Yesterday a den: 'Litton from such of the inhabitants of Liverpool as sympathise with the people of Ireland in their agitation for repeal, waited on 3 '2: William Smith O'Brien, and presented him with an address. Th e Hon. Member for Limerick, in replying to the deputation, Mesr; Leviugston and Le Poer Trench, ava il ed himself of the oppo rtun'f,. afforded him of defending the course he has pursued, and intimatto. his intention to persevere in it. 9 1 A 1% v 154% 33/ 4 453 12 114 .0 1444 JA 2 4% 6% 5% 53ii morning, DEPARTURE athaIr-p a s O F F n i nTOH o'clock,E Brompton Barracks, en route for Gravesend, for embitirkatiol_, ;39 6 5T the E h e R g y lan Eit t E 6 N 5 T th .-- m l r e cb St e.. e d r ,... d o a os t a board the ship Java, for New south Wales, its strength being " men, including all ranks. ELECTORS.—By a return recently pripit om t Eritain, the numbers being—England, 468,258 ; .Wales, 37 . i ; tme d from which it that there are 553,432 persons on the register foir.-i;ed,ii.nidt is stated 48,082. In the sessios of 1844 a return V 7,903, and in 1842-43. appears that in 1839-40 the number was I.. r a er , who died in the above Wel" 941,782. _yesterday afternoon an t the Linden Hospital, e n the e lnaß r E' s lbi t e h ru' last month the deceased Was FATAL WAGGON ACCIDENT. — 8 of body y e o st f was held h ll el u d n b t e a to g r e e ,,d tution on Friday last. On waggon, belonging to Dir. Francis Ire'riding on the fore ladd n er . ? ...ex. j wh .' en the waggoner, who was at the head of 1 110 The waggon had reached the Old turned round and saw the deceased lying in t:d , H ee e eased moan, and exclaim, "The Lord bal'o inAh land, ober rbse: yy, , , o , f ahter,,,l East , nda Ham, i i t r,aggon and conveyed to the Poplar station-house, leg. e e immediately, and the dscea-ed was removed from under roado upon P p i d i t h the near wheel of the waggon on his leg the by a surgeon, who advised his immediate removal htoeteWtha,,A:: hosp i ta l. Ms right leg was lacerated and contused. The deceased lingered till Friday, when he died from exhaustion. verdict, " A--' dental death." O,otfhalattighinteerh. Charles-s. the Conote° * of Craven the On the:Bth u lt ., at Vienna, Mrs. Margaret Crompton, of a son. On the 9th inst., at Collingwood, Hawkhurst, the lady pr Sir John Herschel, Bart., of a daughter. On the 16th inst., at West Mailing, Mrs. Edward rude', of a d aughter. • On the 16th inst., at Wilton-place, Beigrave-square, the lad,' of William Edmu Pole, Esq., of a daughter. On the 16th ins., at Wyndham-place, Bryanston-square, the Wife of G. W. Blackburne, Esq., of a son. P• On the 17th inst., in Torrington-square, the wife of Thomas Archibald, Esq., of a son. On the 17th inst., at Upper Woburn-place, the wife of Dav id Roper, Esq., of a son. ;jun., of a daught er . On the 17thinst., a t R u ti an d- gate, Hyde -park, the lady of Frederl a Pratt Barlow, Esq On the 18th inst., at Clapton, Mrs. Walter Yenning, of a son. MARRIED. On the 16th inst., at the Belgian Catholic Chapel, St. George ' '' . fields, Ernest, second son of the late Alexander Scott, Esq., of Beau mont-street, Portland-place, to Eliza Maria, widow of the late 13 • G. Hodges, Esq. DIED. • On._the 12th inst., at Swansea, Margaretta Elizabeth, eldest daughter of J. Jackson Trice, Esq. On the 14th , of_March, at Mukteel, India, Lieutenant George Wines Ommaney, 33d Madras Native Infantry, aged 27. On the 2d inst., at Winton Rouse, near Charmouth, Dorsetshire , Betty Bose, relict of the late T. R. Drewe, Esq., aged 88, On the 11th inst., at Derby, John Herbert Blackburn, Esq. On the 14th inst., at Sunning-hill, Berkshire, Mrs. Churchill. On the 15th inst., at Bishopsteignton, Devon, A. Gordon, Esq. On the 15th inst., Jane Isabella, third daughter of Dr. Conner, Battersea. ,On the 15th inst., at Bl ag d on , near Taunton, Philip Sehalcb, late of the Royal Artillery. On the 15th inst., at Little Missenden, Henrietta, Lady Sykes, eldest daughter of 11. Villabois, Esq. On tile 14;th inst., Mr. Forrest, of Cork-street, St. J =lees. London: Printed and Published by 114.1311D0 YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Th e Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the precinct 19 9E, Pe WM% in th e COW/ et MAlitaes; 1119141170 X° l IE4 • The meeting of Mexican bondholders, which for some time past has been looked forward to with so much interest, took place yesterday, and was very fully attended. Mr. G. R. Robinsonl was in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said he had had the gratification of being proposed to the chair on several former occasions, but never did he feel so much responsibility as at present, when a nevr proposition was to be brought forward involving an amount equal to ten millions sterling. Among many holders of Mexican stock there were rich holders, but at the same time there were very many poorer creditors, whose regular receipt of the dividends was a matter of vast importance to them. Let. therefore, the discussions upon the proposals be calm and considerate, as hundreds of persons not present were awaiting the result of the day's proceedings with intense anxiety. As Chairman of the Committee of Spanish Ame rican Bondholders, on the present occasion he would give no opinion as to the policy of the general plan being acceded to. , The debenture holders had a right to advance their claim. After all parties had been heard, he (the Chairman) would express an individual opinion as to the first terms offered. In dealing with this very difficult question he could not help thinking of the sacrifices already made, and of the danger that, having been deceived before, they would be deceived again.—(Elear, hear.) Then the qu es ti on i s , are the Mexican authorities able to do what they promise. The bondholders knew what had been promised.- They knew that the promises had led to disappointment - The Mexi cans are insolvent, and, under present circumstances, they' could not, looking to self-Security, act up to former arrange ments. Since the first terms were proposed, he (the Chair man) had received masses of letters, to which he was unable individually to reply, upon this most important subject. The Mexican Government had domestic difficulties; the re public had had to maintain a contest with Texas, to main tain a standing army, and, next, to enter on a contest with the,,United States, an army of the latter country having already passed the frontier.—(Hear, hear.) The chairman then referred to the proposed plan (the details of which have already been made public), and urged the Active as well as the Deferred bondholder to look to the terms offered, and to see if each party would not be benefited by them. In 1847 the Deferred Bonds ought to become Active, but the Government say they cannot pay the interest on the Active as well as that o n th e D e f erred. Therefore, a s the Republic could not perform their promise, the question well , whether the terms new proposed should not be' accepted , as the revenues hypothecated to pay the Active and De ferred Debt (as originally proposed) with the 6 per cent. promised on the exports of specie, was included with the well-known promise of a cer t a i n amount of the rece i p t o f the duties on imports received at Tampico and Vera Cruz' In reply to questions, it was said that the 20 per cent. on duties on Vera Cruz and Tampico was delegated t o the Active Stock, not to the Debenture holders. Messrs. Schneider and Co. had just sent a communication to him (the Chairman) the effect of which was, that the Debenture holders would be•better off by accepting the terms offered. There would the tobacco duty ? to constitute the funds out of which thediisitlends would be paid, "and those duties were paid into the hands of their own receivers, and not to be touched by the officers of the Mexican Government. Ac cording to the Messrs. Schneider, if the_plan was not ac ceded to, it would be 1851 before the Debenture holders would receive any interest This was the opinion of Mr- Murphy, the Finance Minister of the republic here, in which also the Messrs. Schneider, the agents, apparently concur. It comes, then, to this—which is the hest course to take ? We cannot look into futurity. Look to the unstable posi tion of the Ministry in Mexico. Looking to all these con tingencies, it would be for the bondholders generally to con sider what course should be pursued. Before he sat down he would state what the envoy here (Mr. Murphy) had stated , that if any surplus should exist from the tobacco duties, it would go to a fund for the Debenture holders. Mr. WALEY repudiated the whole transaction. The Com hadhrrh.itsh.ersromvbteneant,: C d o e n n s ie er d va th ti a v t e t b h o e d mittee had sancti one d th e fresh proposal. The Committee had of Spanish American bondholders had sanctioned the plan. Mr. WAbEY continued—The real object of the Mexican- Government was to put their hands into the pockets of John Bull for 2,000,0001. more in stock. The scheme was an in famous one.—(Loud ch eers .) H e conc l uded by proposing, that the meeting be adjourned sine die. Mr. LEVEY had for years admired the consistency of the chairman, but now really he was sorry for the position 1 11 which Mr. Robinson had placed himself. But still, if the Government of Mexico could not pay, let the bondholder and the debenture holder both put their shoulder to the wheel and make the sacrifice required.—(Cheers.) A holder suggested that the new project should be re jected. In bankruptcy, all bona fide creditors were placed on the same footing. The CnsaßmAN explained that his belief was that the Go vernment thought the whole of the holders of the Active were also the only holders of the Deferred Bonds. Mr. J. D. POWLES denied that the present plan wa s known to the Committee till within a few hours before it was communicated to the public. The CHAIRMAN said the only question before the meeting was, that the adjournment of the meeting sine die shou ld take place. He denied that the Committee had made all improper use of the information. He defied any one to come forward with a specific charge, and then the.. Committee would be able to meet it.—(Loud cheers.) The motion for adjournment sine die would be tantamount to a ?rejection of the proposition.—( Hear, hear.) The Committee, therefore , would take no further interest in the matter, except to in form Messrs. Schneider that the plan had been rejected. (Cheers.) The discussion was continued for a short time, and it wog ultimately resolved, by a large majority, and with acclama tion, that the meeting be adjourned sine die, thanks having first been voted to the Chairman. r