The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-21 00:00:00

nER MAJESTY S THEATRE. Madlle. JOHANN 4. WAGNER. It 13 reipectfhlly announced that the talent A" Madlle. JOHANNA WAGNER is secured exclusively to her Niajesty's Theatre,. by an engagement dated the 9th of Sov.mber last, and signed b r.y this cele brated artiste, and also by her father 31. r. rt Wagne ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN'. First appearance in England of Madlie. Johanna Wagner. First appearance this sea•ion a Signor Mario and Herr Fortnes. First Night this season of Le Prophete. On SATURDAY, April 24, Will be performed Afevi rl,eer'g grand Opera, LE PROPRETE. Fides, Madile. Johanna. Wei (rrima Donna of the Royal Theatre at Berlin) ; Bertha, Madame Casteilan ; Jean of L,.yden, Signor Mario ; Count. Oberthdl, Signor Tagliafico ; Serjeant, S,gno ; r Soldi ; Peasants , Signori Mel and Rommi ; Gioni, Signor Stige , li Mathiesen, Signor PolJnini i Zaccaria, Herr Formes. The incidental Ballet and Skag Scene will be supported by iladlles. Kolemberg. Leblond, and Hobert; M3l. Alexandre, Finsse, Ramat ; and comprise the ceidwated Quadrille dos Patinears. Commence at Ilk ht o'clock. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr had . Costa. the Ti c kets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit may be (for "Season), at the Box-, ince of the Theatre, which is open om Eleven till Five o'clock ; and of the principal librarians and :Insicsellers. OYA ------ ---- 14 IPA i Niaitioti ICI I'HEATItE, ADELAIDE-sTREET. W EST STRAND. Attractive Novelties for the Easter Holidays. THIS EVENING , a nd every eveninMg during the week, A new Char cter i s tic address. by the anager. After which the SWISS CoE r AGE. To be followed by a grand Ethiopian Musical Entertainment by an e xtraordinary Tro u p e of Ebony 3larionettes. To conclude \vitt, an entirely new version of the Gran d d Eastern S pectao le 01 ALADDIN ; or, The Wonderful Lamp, prouced all the vast resources of this small e,tablishment. Aoor%ooruoeu at lbw-past sevoi. and ouunnentie at Eight o'clock. Ying rerformance on Saturday next. Doors open at lialf past. Two, and commence at Time o'clock. There i.. ill shortly be produced several New Pie ces, w hich arc now in active rehearsal. k'nvato iioxes and Stalls to be had at the Box-ales 01 the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. HER 3LiJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EX TR NIG H.T . adlie, Sale C ruvelli. Signori Calzolari, Belletti, Ferlott i, and Lablache. TO-MORRO W Will be presented Rossini 's Opera, IL AA.RBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Rotting , Madlle Bode Cruvelli ; Il con te d'Almaviva, Signor Bar- Cal zols, i ; Figaro, Signor Belletti ; Basin°, Signor Ferlotti ; Don tolo, Signer Lablache. Betw e en the acts will be presen ted the revived favourite Diver tilsement, L'AURORE. a ne w Span i s h Ballet Divertissement, entitled To conclude with UN HAILE DE CANDIL, In which Mdlle. Guy Stephan, Mcilles. Rosa, Esper, Allegrini, La moureux, M. Di Matti*, and M. Mathieu will appear. A new Grand Opera. by Meyerbe2r, is in preparation. A new Ballet is lu preparation her the rentree of Madlle. Carolina Rosati. Applicationq for Boxes , Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the O p era x_oColonnade, Ha) market. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. GR. LS D EXTRA NIGHT. The Directors .have the honour to announce that TO-MORRO W, Will be produced, for the second time in this country, Donizetti's Opera, entitled I MARTIRI, As performed at the Academie Royal, Paris. With new Scenery, Costumes, and Appointments. Pauline, Madame Jultienne Cot the Academie Royale, Paris, her second appearance in England) ; Severus, Signor honconi ; Felix, Signor Marini; Nearcns, Signor ; a Christian, Signor Sold' ; Calls henes, Signor Polonini ; Polyutus, Signor Tamoerlik. The incidental Divertissement in the sec. , nd act of the Opera will be sustain =d by Madlles. H. Bellotti, L. Bellotti, Leblond, Kolem berg, and Robert. The Scenery by Messrs. Grieve znd Telbin ; the Costumes by Mrs. E. Bailey and Madame Marzio ; the Appointments by Mr. Prescott ; the Machinery by Mr. Alton ; the Dances by Mcns. Alea.and e ; the Bpecta•ne arranged by Si. Laurent. Composer, Director of Music , and Corductor, Mr. Costa. The performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. T ja. soYAL, itat Pit Mr. B Webster, Sole Lessee and MaLager, Uld Brompton., I - r.Z4.0 1 U, Will be performed M 0 EY. After which a L ew Burlesque on a frig h tfully popular subject, to be called 0, GEMINI ; or, th, Brothers or Co(u)rse. C ingham, rshara ol cte by Messrs. Buckstone, Bland , '' oul g er ; 3lesdames Buck C lins, Caulfield, Honey. &e. To conclude with BOX AND COX, by Messrs. Seeley and Buck Stone THEATRE BOYAL, A.DELPH I. Lessee, Mr. B. Webiter ; EDirect res VENlN,s+, Madame Celeste. VHS Will be performed a new Drama of powerful interest, called THE QUEEN OF THE MARKET. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, 0. Smith, Paul Bedford, Emery, Honey, Worrell ; Mesdames Chaplin, Harding, anti Kegley. After wi ich, a nevilish ne w Extravaganza, ca lled 31EPHISTO- and Miss PHELES. Characters by Mr. Honey, Mibs Fitzwilliam , Woolgar. With WHO STOLE rHE POCKET -BOOK? or, a Dinner for Six. .11(YZAL I'it.llloES.ts'S THEATItt4 OXF041)-STilkiZIT, ii.nder the ltianagement of Mr. C. Sews.. THU , . FrIf...;;NTG, Will be performed Shaltespere's Historical Play of KING JOHN. Pr i nc ipal characters by Messrs. C. Kean , A. Wigan, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Graham, F. Cooke, Everett Miss , Vezin, Cathcart, and Wheatleigh ; miss Philtips. Miss Robertson, Mur. ray, Miss Kate Ttrry, Mrs. Dily, and Mrs. C. Kean. Alter which a Fairy Tale, in fwo Acts, entitled AND HIS BROTHERS; or, The Seven Swan Princes and the Fair Melnsine. Characters by Messrs. Har:ey, Meadows, F, Cooke, Flexmore ; M rs . Winstanley, Misses Marshall, Robertson. Murray, Leclereq, Daly, Vivash, Newcomoe, K. erry, and Madlle. Auriol. Undp. MAnavement Vestrts. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. s• - Will be produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A CHAIN 0F EVENT 74. Characters by M. ssis. Charles Mathews, Frank _Matthews, Robert Roxby, Belton, Baker, Suter, liorneastie, Itosiere, Butler, and BonnEr ; Madame Vestris, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. 3latthews, and miss Julia bt. Gror,e, Mss Wright, Miss Oliver, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Macaw:l:taro., Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Grove, and 31iss Foote. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. immow ,nct 311 Ar • TTlip t0rF..741.2.1"(;, Will be performed HONESTY THE BENT POLICY. To conclude with T .1E CAMIIERWr.LL E'tUTtIERS or, The Mystic Miikman. To conclude with THE HOLE IN THE WALL. et,Setr6 eLAlliOusE THEATRA, Lessee, Mr, W. R.. COPELAND, Liverpool, .• . _ Will be presented A vILL.krIE TALE. Characters by Messrs. E. Rogers, Attwood, Moreland; 31e.da es Cope:and, elby, and Mas- kell. To be followed by MATRIMONIAL PROSPECTUSES. Messrs. Walter Lacy. Attwo&d; Mrs. Selby, and Miss 'Maskell. Alter which ANIIIONY AND CLEIPAIKA, by Mr. Walter Lacy and Miss L Howard. To 'be followed by the grand Ballet of VIVANDIERE, by M. It[ilano, Madlle. Therese, and a Ilia < orpe ue ballet. Boxes, 35.; kit, 25.; Amphitheatre, Is. Private Holes 4 +11 , 1106 ,iIICI o ttlyli drier- Stage Manneer, Mr. E. A.sTLEY'S 'toy AL Amy tirriita Under egrzonaxe or ner Aldjeatty anti Ms itoyal Highs)** AlNtrt. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The mcst successru! and ~e nn ar Theatre in London. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a new grand Mditary Spectacle, which is now exciting all Paris. entitlel BONAPA.II."EL LN LGYPr ; or, the Battle of Lb ukir. To be iollowed by tiatty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena. To conclude with a Laughable farce. Tickets to be bad at the Boa-oftice from Eleven till Four daily. Stage 1, Leclercq. --- HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Two DAT —Morning 5 min. atter 3 Evening 21 trdn atter 3 To-Monsow—Morning 35 rein, atter 3 Evening 50 min atter 3 THE WEATHER--SUN °FMCS, APR f L 21. THERMOMETER, IN VIE ARADE. 52—highest since 'loon 3 estaruay'. 30—Lowest this morning and during the night. 52 —this day, at noon. BABosticrun., 20-15. WIND variable from S.E. to S.W. - light breeze and fine sunshiny weather, State DAILY WEA'alElt TABLE. 6 of the Wind and Weather at each of the fallowing places at Nine o'cl oc k a re arranged in order of l y at e i s t t u e d rday morning.—The statiolas pools—Wind E. gentl 6. Polasmoirru—Nyind spette—cloudless, B af otrroa—Wind N.E., ~ gentle breeze—cloudless. gentle gentle . breeze—partially cloudy. EfAsTriras—W ind S., ind S., lightro'ng breeze—cloudless. SOOTIIAIEPTON—Wiwp6Z breeze—partially cloudy. Tusw , DGE -.-Wind W., ,strong Fot.KEsrostz — Wairs—partially cloudy. g breeze—.cloudless. ~ gentle breeze cloudless. GR EENWICH —Wind S.W . F az ooo Wind S. W. , gentle b reeze —cloudless. LZIGHTOX—Wind N.E. , gentle breeze_ fine COLCllitsTga—Wind N.E., calm--cloudless. . CAMBRIDGEC— Wind S. 'N , gentle breezLess-ci d YARMOUTH — Wind S.W , gentle breeze adl iess. The returns from the following plat ., . ("- the wind and weather on Mond a y / / teat° the state o f °ming at nine o'clock :-- LekIXICICK-- Wind W. calm —cloudless. —partially ' mourgoaß—Virind S., gentle breeze—cloadiees. Lzfawrors—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloud HOLYTINAD —‘‘ ind s w., gentle breeze Lastc.asrzu—Wind N. W.. calm—principally clear. cloud y. Wurray— ,v ind S., gentle breeze —overcast. DABLENGTON--,find S.S.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. SEtAp-- . ty ind S.W,. calm— partially cloudy. BEArrocß—Wind N. W., gentle breeze—O -- Vercast. - -- At the Royal Ohservator), tireenwich, the mean daily I reading of the barometer was 30.035 in. on Sunday, it rose on Monday, an d nil Tuesday wa s 30•'70 in., and con tinued above :30 in. till Friday ; the mean of the week was 30-012 in. The mean daily temper ature was 4 - L•7°. on Sun day, or 3 2° below the average of correspondin days in ten as years; it rose continuousiv till Wednesday, whit w 571°, or 11.3° above the average. It fell below the averige on Thursday, and on Friday was only 41-SQ, which is 5-; 0 below the average of the same day. The mean ,emptra ture of the week was 47 0 . The wind was generally in the east till Friday, on which day and Saturday it blew from the north-east. f.:..4\ 4 • 4 7- 1 , -. 07", '.j.) --..-J .: 6 , ~;,,,;;,,,,T GU I•. 4, „,........, '.: , fL 4 . ... y .; 4„c\ ....--*, ' - . 2 - .1,......_. 1 , - - -4' , ,; • 1'„ , , , i , <:; ...„. .,: , P._g4.,, - .1 - , - 0.:,-tit:'-....----- , . td s' OIL L.` ' '':-.V . ".., ,2 ".7.4;--• - ei t ' lc '''......d" - ~,,, )7 , wa 011 1 3 1 ' lab LONDON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1852 allay Rum • impels us to wish well , very cordially, wards that th e tuite warlike expedition which the citizens of prudence Statesr are fitting out against the Japanese pate but in whic lt ‘ tiv th eiy cor:lnVing us, at the same time, to antic:- enterprise trifling advantage from an disproportionate. which the materials are so extravagantly will consist of three powerful the proposed squadron cue corvette, e rv Po et zerful steam-frigates, one sailing frigate, one store ship. With the aid of this force, 2.0001 and NE */ sp_pitiopo: to wreak vengeauceinfoe_n, naval and military, r—...----171111014..ted cruelly up on an for two centuries of un- Japan, ad i island embracing „ 1 D : 2 7% 1 s power like equiyaleUt i to more than the iiholeter of country France Illited i Namely, di ° England and vessel, 10 au 17 * , , THE SUN, extent of country spreading over no less than t 266,600 square miles ! Or, to calculate the matter yet more'glatingly for its extravagance-2;0 00 Americans pitted against 30,000,000 Japanese. For at that enormous aggregate has the population of Japan been computed—the lowest estimate being 20,000,000 for its actual inhabitants. Yet with the " ridiculously small amount" of the squadron already specified do the citizens of the United States dream of humbling the pride of this haughty and not undis ciplined race of islanders. The number of fighting men to be entrusted wirh this somewhat hazardous task, is, on the first blu4h, altogether inadequate, alike for the purposes of conquest or chastisement. Hazardous we call the undertaking advisedly, be cause although the multitude to be assailed are un questionably barbarous in their utter igno rance of civilization, they are, nevertheless, hardy warriors enough, warrior?, too, not unskilled in the diplomacy of conflict, or the maeceuvres of battle. During a certain period, indeed, the adven turous sons of Japan were employed as habitually in the character of meroenariea in the adjacent islands of the Pacific, as the Swiss in the Courts of Europe, or as our own Sepoys in Hindoston—acting, moreover, in that capari . y with all the rugged valour of the ~ •ncien` condottieri. It appears manifest, therefore, from the consideration of all these facts, from our knowledge of the warlike disposition of the Japanese, from our knowledge that their community is va riously estimated at an aggregate ranging from 20,000,000 as a minimum to 30,000 000 as a maxi mum, that the preparations made by the United States are altogether insufficient for the exigency of the occasion, while with a painful sense of this very probable inadequacy it is impossible nut to wish the fullest success to the projected expedition. Humanity, we have said, induces us to look for ward with eager solicitude to the triumph of the American arms over the arras of the Japanese. Nor in so speaking have we uttered anything like words of extravagance. For the punishment proposed to be administered to the people of Japan will be expiatory of acts of cruelty on their part, more dastardly and prolonged than have ever been recorded of any race, however far removed from civilization, unless they have happened to be two-legged wild beasts, such as mere cannibals or anthropophagi ! According to a compact entered into some 200 years ago, the Dutch have been nominally allowed to send one annual ship to Nangasaki, but otherwise the people of Japan have traded with none but the Chinese. Foreigners of every other country have been prohibited during the past two centuries from holding any intercourse whatsoever with the inhabitants. The penalty inflicted upon such strangers to the soil as dared to penetrate be yond its sacred frontiers was almost invariably death, sometimes, but very rarely, commuted to per petual imprisonment. With such rigorous severity have these most infamous laws of exclusion been en forced that even foreign vessels in distress have been tapulsed from the inhospitable shores of Japan, while shipwrecked mariners saved from the tempest have been thrown into dungeon?, exhibited in iron cages, and afterwards most cruelly executed. Against these inhuman proceedings the United States (which of all the powers of the world has, of late years, been the most frequent sufferers in consequence) is at length about to protest with the logic of bullets and the eloquence of cannon balls. Considering that the crimes about, therefore, to be thus avenged are in open violation, not merely of the inalienable rights of nations, but also of the sacred and immutable laws of nature, it is, we repeat it, again and again, most earnestly to be hoped that the efforts about to be adventured upon by the Republic of North America may be signally decisive in their character, leading, in fact, to the speedy and, of course, compulsory abandonment of the system of exc l us i veness hitherto enforced by the Japanese. Unfortunately th e p rinci p al cities of Japan will be found by the United States' squadron unassailable from their ialsnd situation. The buildings of the ca. Jeddo, may, it is true, be beaten down by the American a rtillery, but with a force so pecu liarly insignificant as that of merely two thousand, when brought against a hardy race of disciplined barbarians numbering, as we have said, from 20,000,000 to 30,000,000 altogether, it would be vain or rather absurd to dream of pushing forward to the wealthy and luxurious city of Meaco. Never theless, while these adverse circumstances are indis putable, there is likewise one remarkable fact which is no less so—the fact that the idolatrous fanaticism of the Japanese cannot be very readily roused against their assailants by the spiritual potentate of the island, the ancient influence of the Dairi having long since passed away, giving place to the more matter-of fact power of the CuEo, or secular Emperor. With his soldiers the naval and military forces engaged in the United States' expedi tion will have to compete—and that the struggle may prove very speedily advantageous to the latter is most fervently to be desired, not only on behalf of the sacred name of humanity, but likewise and in a par cular manner of the no less holy cause of civili- zation. It is impossible to overrate the importance of the measure of Ch3ncery Reform introduced by the Loup CHANCELLOR into the House of Lords on Monday evening. It strikes at the very root of one of the most serious abuses that has sprung up during successive generations. It is the practice in the Master's uffice, together with the entire system of reference to other and different officers, that led to the interminable delays and ruinous ex , penses that were so loudly and so justly complained of, and which, in fact, caused the entire tribunal to stink in the nostrils of the public. For that Lord ST. LEOTARDS has brought forward a radical remedy, one which will completely eradicate the disease, and he has acted wisely and judiciously in limiting the present Bill to the abolition of the office of Master in Chancery, end the changes neces- miry in cons( quence of that abolition. It must not for a moment be supposed that it is the only measure of legal reform which the Noble and Learned Lord intends to submit to the con sideration of Parliament , . On the contrary, we are assured on the highest authority that a Bill to carry out the recommendations of the Chan cery Cummissioners is at this moment in progress, and that, in the course of the next three weeks, a measure will be laid before their Lordships, intended to carry into effect all the propositions which the Commis sioners suggested. This is satisfactory intelligence, which will convey comfort to many an anxious suitor, now euffering under " the hope deferred, that maketh sick the heart." The present Bill, as we have stated, only deals with the Master's office. It is to come into operation on the first day of Michaelmas Term. From that period the four senior Masters are to reti re on full sa laries, which (there being at present one vacant) will leave five Mastels, who are to wind up all the busi ness now before th em , an d t o dispose of such other business as during the interval the LORD CHANCELLOR may think fit to confide to their decision. They however, h ave a ddi t i ona l powers conferre d o tieY nth w e i m li : enabling them to expedite matters so as to bring every snit to a speedy termination, and to prevent the dilly dally ing that has been so extensiv ely of b L y ea a rb ce e r d ta L in or c d la b s a s d, resorted s obie and and discreditably while occupying The woolsack in Ireland, introduced certain" u regulationspy mg h t e w ith this object, whichemi nen tl y proved be • strange to say,hav e not yet been imported into this country. neficial in their operation, but which, Had they been se , they would have removed many well-founded e com plaints. But the Masters still sat for single hours, considerable intervals elapai • n between each hearing, so that every question should b e re _ p , a t e d over and over again, usque ad nauseam. A decision thus became unattainable, and the proceedings became interminable. Either party could resort to the Fabian policy, and procrastinate to almost any extent, if willing to incur the risk of cost., a danger that was but slightly regarded when there was a "fund in court" at which all sides could pull with impunity. Now, however, matters must be proceeded with, or the Master will know the reason why, and, as he will be armed with stringent powers to stimulate the tardy, we may reasonably anticipate that every cause will be brought to a speedy conclusion unless good and suffi ient reason should be assigned for its retention within the jurisdiction of the Court. So far for the suits now pending, and which have already been referred to the Maters for inquiriea and LONDON,-_ reports. But the improvement will be m ore strikin g , 1 and far more beneficial, in all causes broug ht before I the Court in and after Michaelmas Term. Thence forward there will be ne references. The Judges in' Equity, the Master of the Rolls, and the three Vice-Chancellors, will, with the assist• ance of their respective chief and second clerks, dispose of all the business heretofore transacted by the Masters. The whole of the cumbrous machinery, which so fearfully multiplied the expenses and re tarded the progress, will be completely got rid of. The same person who decides on the facts will de termine the law applicable to that state of facts ; or if it be impossible to pronounce a complete decision, he will be enabled personally to conduct the necessary in quiries, to see that they are pertinent, and to prevent either party from riding off on collateral issues. The Judge-Master question will thus be satisfactorily decided, the important problem raised by the Society for Promoting the Amendment of the Law, so ably argu.d in the Law Review, and which we have ourselves advocated for many years, will at length he solved, and that in the most complete and conclusive manner, so that cases will, under the new regime, be disposed of in as many days from the first heating and the interloeu , ory judgment, as they have here tofore required years, and that, too, at a tithe of the outlay. Tue learned and distinguished Judges who have lent their aid to carry out this admirable plan —the MASTER of the ROLLS, and Vice- Chancellors TURNER, KINDERSLEY, and PARKER, have entitled themselves to the marked thanks and gratitude of the community, for the patriotic feeling which has in duced them freely, and gratuitously, to undertake so large additions to their already onerous duties. They have disregarded all personal considerations, looking only to the public benefit, and we trust that the peo ple will duly estimate the zeal that has induced these Learned Gentlemen to consent freely to the change involving so much additional labour on their parts. There is no portion of the Bill in which Lord ST. LEONARDS has exercised a wiser discretion than in his resolute avoidance of Southampton-buildings. If the clerks once got from under the eyes of their respec tive principals, they would become to all intents and purposes " masters," carrying on separate and inde pendent jurisdictions. Now,.it is the chief object of the present measure that they should be in all re spects subordinate, diminishing the labour of the judge, by clearing the way, and leaving only essential points on which his opinion should be taken, but not being in any degree substitutes or deputies. For the present suitable chambers are to be provided in Lincoln's Inn fur these learned judges and their re spective staffs until proper courts can be erected. No expense of any consequence will be necessar3, for the sale of the chambers in Southampton buildings will provide the requisite funds. The change will also have thiii good effect, that the courts must hencefor ward hold their sittings at Lincoln's Inn, and no [onger vibrate between it and Westminster. When this is effected perhaps suitable courts will be erected in the vicinity of the different inns of court for the transaction of all the law business of the country. <. .. m. ,e • 16% - 16% - %die. P as rz:ILXD 111rINTA. 1 . 11 . WEDNESDAY THE SHARE MARKETS, To-morrow evening the Honourable Gentleman the Member for Manchester will bring under the consideration of the House of Commons the different taxes on knowledge, and will move, in separate resolutions—That such financial arrangements ought to be made as will enable Parliament to dispense with the duty on paper. That the newspaper stamp ought to be abolished. That the tax on advertisements ought to be repealed. It is more than probable that Honourable Gentlemen, who will speedily have to meet their constituents face to face, will lend their aid in carrying out some or all of these important objects. It is also certain that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER will receive the suggestion more favourably than his prede cessor, to whom the gross and palpable in justice of any impost appeared to be its strongest recommendation. We can scarcely conceive Mr. DISRAELI affirming the propriety of a law which chargs as high a duty on the bumble appli cation of a wretched sempstress or servant maid out of place, for employment as on the an nouncement of the sale of wide-spread domains, or the organization of Leviathan companies with millions of capital. We do not mean to say that the tax on clivertia.menta is not objectionable in every cat.e. It is, indeed, equally impolitic in all, as crea iing an impediment to the publicity that is exceed ingly desirable. But it is not attended with the same heartrending results, which render it as cruel as it is unjust and inexpedient. There are many, alas ! too many persons, whose only capital is their labour, whose only aspiration is to obtain that occupation which will enable them to gain an honest livelihood To these we refuse assistance through this infa mous law. They shall not make their wishes known unless on payment of a sum which would supply them with bread for a week, and hence many hundreds, aye, thousands are driven to the union workhouses, or to the most heartrending miseries through the malign operation of the tax on advertisements. Gladly would we see the other matters alluded to by Mr. GIBSON abolished, but the adver tisement duties are even more pressing ; and we would gladly accept their repeal as an instalment of justice daring the present session. Mr. DISRAELI has a large surplus, and although there are many claims on him, he might surely make some concession in a matter which possesses peculiar claims on his consideration. A boon on such a point gracefully conferred would have a strong effect at the present moment, and afford the beat answer to the prejudiced reports that have been raised against him. The repeal of the advertisement duties, and an equitable modification of the income-tax, would be most favourably received throughout the length and breadth of the land. There is not a single constituency in the empire in which they would nut be hailed with pleasure and gratitude. PORTUGAL (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PORTSMOUTH, WEDESDAY MORNING. Her Majery's ship Encounter (14), Captain Gor• don, arrived at Spithead this morning from Lisbon , which she left on the 15th. The Queen and King had embarked in the war steamer Terceira at 7 in the morning of the 15th to proce-ed up the Tagus as far as Villa Franca, whence the Court would go on to Coimbra, Leirid, Porto, and Vienna. returning to Massa and Cintra about the 15th of May. The Duke of Sildanha ac companied their M►jestiea, but the Duke of Terceira bad not arrived at Li-bon in time, the French war steamer Newton not having returned with his. Grace from Cadiz at the time appointed. The Tagus packet, with the Peninsular mails of the 7th, arrived at Lisbon on the 11th, and left for Gib raltar on the 12th. The Teviot, with the Brazil mails of the 9th, ar rived on the 131,t, and lvtt for Madeira on the 14tb, at seven in the morning. All well. Our correspondent feared that few of the mer chants would have been enabled to answer their Eng lish letters, as the Encounter's leaving for England on taking a mail had been posted at the British post office at two ras , and it was understood she was to leave in two hours atter that time. 138XTIS8 SIAILWAYS. Nominal Prices. RitilWayS. 14 to 14% Aberdeen ... ... all paid! Amb., Not., Bost. & E. Junc. .... . .... pd Bir., Wolv., and Stour Valley . , all pd. Birk., Lan., .3‘ Ch. Jct., late 331 26/. pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 501. ik 251. Cons., all pd. Ditto, ditto ... 17 1 4 pd. Brist. & Exet.., KW. pd. C a l e d oni an .. 501. pd, Chest. & Holyh. all pd, Dub. & Belf•Jet. ' 46/ pd. Dundlk & Bnni all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Aber deen June. ••• all l pd. DDEEiaotsitaolAnsNatii. L. & a: D . 1 ( . 1 . 2 .) 1;:l aa l . l p . pp d d & d . .. E U. DE late ss. Eastern C Er n .. c, 2 1a 0 60115 / s ▪ pd.pd pAd Do., do., B. & all pd. East Lancashire, all pd D,, N e ,w Qr., all pd E. & W. India Docks and Bir. June., all pd E. & W. Yk. Jnc., all p Ediub. & Glas., 501. pd Edir..Per. & Dun. 25/. p Glis Sz, S. -West., 100/ p Great Northern, alt pd D,i. H a les. A def., all p Do. do. B.lreld 6 Pr. c. all p W. ~ all p pd Great Westn. , 100/. Lanc. & Car lisle. all pd Do• Thirds, 11/.13.4 pd Lane. & York., 100/. pd Do., Quarters pd Fifths 1 4/. pd Do., IV. Rid. Un. 11 1 / p Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsbv &Sthpt.l7ip il ~Loud.B & ri a ßlar w S. ci . . t a i. l oa l 1 3p I Lon. & IC:West, 100/. p DJ. Quarters. s . hl 2 o. 2 2o2 / B . i: p ppdp d dd Do. Fifths 121. pd Do. 101.. M &B (e.) llp Lou. & S.-West HO/. p Do. New 50/., 42% pd 3ANNNDlDaieeonnwoww. • N cnsrßißQayol eh:inoirs Quarter 8,8 c. 41. Eet& O s ztecnD / r . L111%., IS A N Dl D l Ui d e do ov, .. ni : G a p l‘n . i t . i da r ti N a V e b r iin ( d l p lA d.d Norflk North ad il D e relf(i 1001. pd Do. New 20% S. 15/ p North. Coundjn. IA ' p a .Nort'i British _25/. pd North Stafford. 17 IA • 13 p North-Western 19/. pd N. & S.-W. June. 6/ - p Oxford, Worcester,. & Wolverhampton 101 p Scottish Central 25/. p' Scottish Midld., 25/. pdi Do. New ~,,.,,..all di Shrew. & Bir. A. all p od' Do. B . • • ....... all pd Shrew. & Her. Old 71. p Shrewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves all pd Do. Oswestry • all pd S rop. Union ...6 pd Do. A, B, C, & D fully pd. un at per cent.... South Devon all pd South-Eastern 30/. pd South Wales all pd S nth Yorkshire and River Dan 16/. pd Do. Do. 51. pd b&e. riLri.kbg3*.y.ilanaal7ll)cli pd Man. Stir!. & Dunferm. all p Stock. & Har. 16/ 28. 3d. Taff Vale 126/. pd Thames Haven Dock and Railway pd Vale of Neath _l7/. pd Waterfd. & Bilk. all pd Waterfd. & Lim. all pd Waterford, Wex. Wick. and Dublin 3/. pd West Cornwall 13/. pd West London pd Inc. , New. & Ber. 25/. p Do. & New. Ex. 20/. p Do. G.N.E. pure. 9/. p. York & N. Mid. 50/. pd ,6A-6N 10 -10% 12 1 11% d. IG% - 17% 20% 21% - 96 - 20 IA - 22 4/i 17y, 32 534 12 d. - 7 -4 3 A - 31 /Z - - 5 , 4 - 17% - 53 - 33 - 6i4 -20% -6% -15 - 40 - 92 -80 -9 1 A p - 74 —G dis. 41 4 3 / 4 dis. 184 18% Business done to-day. 13% 14 13% 8 —8 104 1 4 105 1 ,4 123% 124 5~-54p 4 P 2 —2% p 91% 92 4 dis. 4 3 dis. 34 —35 314 — 2 3 A 67% 68%, 35 —36 9 - 914 6;e 7 97 95% 20% Y 4 4% % 9% 'A 'A 4% 4 1 4 dis. 17% % 82X li 32 55/6 35 — 37 11 3 d ie. din. 8% — BI A 734 7/dlB. 7% chs. ••• ..._ .•• iy, -PA P. 18% - 1 , 9 17% ....- n -12 Q„ 20% Ya 6 3 / 41 3 / 4 14 3 % 'A 39% 3 / 4 92 91)'4 73% Yti 3 / 4 Pm % 104% 124 123% % 27 % - 7:14 - -7% 5 - 5 Y 4 , 1: . 4 ...... 3 ... 13 —l5 61.4 10 —ll 2/Bd. Ski% '/• % % 35 % dis. I's'6 -- la 67% 1A..% 35% 3 4 3 dis. 20 —22 ..• - --- . 4% 4 dm 8% 3 X 95 % 18 3 % IA 18 177 8 11% 11 33's 22% 21% 35 18. 1, 4 6 1 / 2 6 die. 258 2 3 % die. 2534 25% 18% sA, 245, 7A, PREF= Aherdaen all pd Do. No. 2, 7 per et. 3% Caledonian. 101. all pd Ches. &lynd. all pd Dunnee, PPr.dir Aberd. Junction all pd E. Ang.(3/ 106)6 pc. all Do. (50 7 per et. all p Do. (7/17s) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern C , unties Ex., sp. c., No. 1 all pd Do. No. 2 all pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. 10 Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per et....a1l p Do. 101. Deb. Sb. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shrs. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, sths all pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 5 % per cent. all pd Glas.& S.W. Con. 100/. GI. North. p. c. all pd Do. 5 p c. red. sc. 9% p Great South. & West. (Ireland) Btbs all pd Gt. West. (Berke & H. Ex. 5 per c ent.) all pd Gr.W. fixed 4% 100/. p Do. Do. —BO4 pd Lancashire and York. shire, F. pd Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 100/. p Lee is Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 l3/. pd Do. Do. No. 2 17/. pd Do. Do. No. 3 51. pd Do. Qrs., 1848 ...91. pd London & Brig. guar, 5 per cent. ...100/. pd Do. Pr. 5 p C. Stk. 100/. Do. Con. 5 p c,1852 all Do. N.Gr. 6p c 100/. p Lon. & N.W. (Cov. & Nunet.) 5 p. c. 13% pd Lou. & S.W. New 5/. p Lon. & En. % Sb. all p Man.. Shelf., & Linen. Qr. Sh., No. 1...a1l pd Do. New, 10/. ...all pd Do. 6/. ............ 3/. pd Mid. Con. 6p e S 1001. Do. Con. Brie. & Bir., 6 per cent.... 1001. pd Do. Erewash Val. 1001 Do. Leic. &Swanning. 8 per e. Guar. 100/. p Do. Preference -.51. p Norfolk Exten... all pd Do. Gr. pct. allp Do. Wavny. Val. 2/. p North British ...51. pd. North Stafford....all pd Oxf. Wor. & Wol., 15/. 6 per cent 10/. pd Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Ches. (N.W. Min.) 8 per c....a1l pd i South Devon all pd .. St.-Est 4 % p C. 10/. pd Bth. York. 4 p e gd. 201: Stock. & Hart. gd. 5p c until July 1,1856, all p Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 3/. pd York, Newc. & Bor. Gt. N. of E. Pun „,all pd Do. Do 5/. pd York & N. Midland H. and S. Parch. 101. pd ,SNCE SEA: I'i % die. MIL 1 dis. • ..• •• 8 5 ,i 3 -• 8 - 18 5 -5% 3% -3% 1 I%p % 7 4 p x.d 13 —13% 13% -14% 3y & -3% 14% - 15 1 %- 154 p 8, 4- 8% 83A3 77 1% Pm % pm x.d 14% % 1 - 1 3% -3% p 11% -12 10% - 11% 13 - 13% 5 / 8 - IJ 139 - 141 lAdi& par 19 —2O 5 % 1 5 dis— • p 10 10% 123 61% 5 4V 15% - 16 L 3% -14% ... ... LINES LEASE: --- -- B-- D lf o ..& wi lt o e u h t . , , a a i l i l p p l l L em p o m n o ..& Pa N ni .: , 2 - 8 - : 21 ;sz I B B to-ndejaney.ss Railways. I Lea6ng Nominal Prices. ------ .......------.----...........---.. B B i i r ri & w O oi xf .u ., sca g . o p6 a a . p a de i : l l Do. without, all pl Do. .. 28 —' 29 Gt. Wes . t . n .. . 29% —u - e. guar....... all p& Do. .. . ... 29% 30% ...... L G DRDDe I o eft:d u .i... E FQ ;s r.ua t .ctal . f.lr.:r i ta led.ss.t.l.:., D ,piaaaid ea llilili, n itri) ‘5,DDD1id:13),...40nr...wd... ........ ...... 1 22..t5. Buckinghash. all pILon.&N.W 17% A ., . Clydsdale Je., all p Caledonian 45 —'' E.Lin., ji ll u a c r i e i til t e ' p s l . e l D b3, k ,, a . h 35 35 % l asz l i I pd ip G yy tkk...l::Nrwt..; 108 ... Forest... 22% pd Gt. Westrn. 3% —. 4 % P 7 " 1 521 1 507 0 3 .. Lon. & Grenw., all S. Ecistern.. 12% 12 % 26 Lowe.toft., ua. 4 per cent...a g ll pa Norfolk .•. 16% 17% Do. 6p. et.. all p Do. .... Midclksbr' & Red car, 6p. c., all p Stktn&Dar ..• ..: N. & li. , s p. c., all E. Count ies 60 — 62 .uo. 6p. et., all p Do. ...... .•• ••• Do. New... a ll pd Do. ...... ... ••• Presto. &Wyre, 1 L.& S WI ... ... all paid 1 &La • &Y J Dodilves, A, all p Do. . ..... ••• -- •- p Read., Guildt., and 1 Reigate .., all pd S. Easterp.. NU — 23 9 22 %8 2% Roy. & Hit., 6% . Gt. Northn. 8% Do. Shep. E x., a ll Do.- ...... 8% 8 7 /49 8% Shf. Rth. & Goole, , 5 1). c.. 18.11.6 p Lan. k Yke .• '— ••• S. Staffdsh., 9% i MirlitClean .1% .—. l die. WearVal.6 pc. at: Stekti Dar ... ••• .... p.. -0. ...... ..• *-- .., it.. 2..... al l pc , ! Do. ...... 29% 30% Wilta&gtivi all p qt, ifigtav 'O7 4 1° IR CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Her Majesty's ship Orestes, 14, Commander Hawker, arrived at Spithead tbiii morning from the Cape. She sailed on the 14th of February. No Mr. Peto paired with Mr. D. Waddington in favour of Mr. norsman's motion. RELEASE or ME. SMITH O'BatEri.—As we are going to press we learn that orders have been issued for the release of the Irish State prisoners, Smith O'Brien, John Mitchell, and their companions; subject, however, to the condition that they are not to set foot in . the Cnited King dom. Particulars in our next.—New York Treith-teller. F naysuaNcoErEreAsLp correspondent, the RANK F,RwTEß.—Yes'erdsy, remains of Mr. Forster, recently chi e f eng i nee r to the Metropolitan Coerymmission of Sewattend ers, were interred in the Highgate Cemet. A large ance of civil engineers upon the mourutul OCC4Sitill witnessed at once to the existence of an honourable esprit de corps in the members o f the profession, and to the worth of the departed gentleman. In the cortege were the carriages of Sir W. Cu bitt, Mr. Reldel (President of the Institution of Civil Engineer s Mr. Stephenson , M .P., and Mr. Trezerant. A considerable number of gentlemen met the procession at the . 'PIT steheofkoinb g uE a s t ,i , : e ;, o ls r , .. , l l , 3 . ;ceemaepttearirn. Claxton,Among R.N.tha ; were :—S• S E . r A r l in P gt e o t n o : other memb ers o f —'! A lv E re a g m or Ait y, Martin, Glynn, C. Manby, Edwin Clark, Phillips, Donaldson, Bazalg tti, Smith, Munday, Wild, (lotto, Pollard, Humphries, eHarding, Hatton, Scott, and of Aldermen the - profe;sion. SALomorte,—lt was stated in the Court prose cuted for the p judicial tribunal •• Yesterday, that a writ of error is being : t h a e n t h i gh es t ques tion recently decided by the Court of. Exchequer. I loading for the Onitiad MESSINA, APRIL gtadionmin,gutphoendetchiesioinmopof 21.---Tbe Coquette, of Limerick, St a t e s, took fire, and was g o t under without (Waage, 6% - 7 Tv Railways. I Nominal Prices. Business done to-day. Cet It. France (0.V.) all 23% —24 x.d Ch. irl. & Erquel all pd 13 % 13% De merara all pd ••• Dc .tch Rhenish... Bl. pd 3% dis. Es .st Indian 18/. F d 3 Do. Do 20/. pd •— • Gt . Indian Penin. all p 5;4 P Do. Do 4% pd 5 / 8 P Lnuv. ala Samb-e 7% ... ••• 140xembourg l3l. pd 45 4 7 / 8 Do. (Railway) 10/. po 3% Do. ll. pd 1 / 2 Do. (Canal) pd 5 / 8 Maria Antonia 27i pd Do. New 8% pd Namur & Liege all pd 6 5 / 8 • 6 7 /ts 63 / 4 :Ncirtb. of France,l6/.pd 24% 25% 24% % D .).20/. 3 p c.Bds,all p 13% 13% 13% Or leans & Bor 11/. pd 4% p 15 3 / a % Ps ris & Lyons _6l. pd 5 51 p Pa ris & Orleans all pd 47 —49 x.d x.d Pa ris & Rouen ...all pd 31 31 1 / 2 31% % pi -is & Stras. ...all pd 23% 23% 23% Rd . nen & pd 12 1 / 2 12% x.d 12 1 / 1 x.d Sat abre & Meuse all pd 5 4 3 / St. Andrew's & Quebec (A) 4/. pd „, Tours & Nantes 17/. pd —5% dis. 11% 5 / 8 West Flanders...B% pd 3 3y, Weer, of France 6/. pd 77 1 8 8 MINES. ,Aqua Fria all pd 7 / 8 1 p 2 Anglo-Calitutnian, all p P Asturian 15/. p Australasian 2/. pd 1%-1 3 / 8 p Australian 51. pd j 2 1 Amu.. Freehold all pd 1 / 4 dis par Ave Maria all pd % dis. Blaenarvon I. & C. all p Brit. Austr. Gold all pd 94 die par % British Iron 131. 15s. p • Braz.ltn. (is. sp) 24% 1% 2 Do. Coca. & Cut. all ••• Do. St. Joh. del R. 151. Carson's Creek all pd •% p Cobre Copper _4O/. pd Copiapo 141 pd Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p 1 / 4 dis par General all pd Gold Mountain all pd 94dis. • % Great Polgo th all pd 1 1 1 / 1 p Mexi. & S. Amer. 9/. p . Nouveau Monde all pd • 1 / 2 % p Port Philip ... „AL psi 1 / 2 p Santiago de Cuba 10 3 / 4 • Tin Croft ... ...... 71. pd 93% 10% , United Mexican all pd 2 1 / 4 —2% West pd 94 1 / 2 dis JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia all pd 39 40% x.d Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd 49% —5O Colonial 25/. pa 11% 12% Com. of London 20/. pd 24 25% Lon. & County 20/. pd London Jt. Stk. 101. pd 18 18 3 / 18% Lon. & Westm. 201. pd 28% —29 29% Nat. Prov. Eng. 351. pd Do. New lO/. pd Nat. of Ireland 22 1 / 2 p 17% —l7 Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd 34 —35 Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd. 43% —44 Do. New all pd 15% 16 1 / Union of Austral all pd 37 —3B Do. New 91 / 2 pc 3 —3% Union of London 10/. p 14% —l5 l , Union of Madrid all pdi MISCELLANEOUS. Canada 32 1 / pd 48 49% Eastern Steam...2s. pd Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd 28 1 / 28 7 / 8 Penin. & Or. St. all pd 80 793 / 4 Do. Do. ...151. pd Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd 78 —79 x.d Universal Emigration and Colonization, 2/. p MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 8,000, bales of which 3,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly with American 41. per lb. higher. T he sales comprised 7,000 American, 300 Pero= and Maranham, at gd. to 64d.; 300 Egyptian, at Sid. to 7d.; and 500 Surat, at 34d. to 44d. per lb.—Railway Shares were quiet, at rather lower prices. The Amsterdam Stock Market on the 19th inst. was tolerably animated for Dutch Stock. Spanish Bonds were in favour. In Austrian not much was done. The rates for Bills of Exchange upon the Continental cities were barely supported yesterday afternoon. Ninety days' Bills were taken at 25 574 to 624 on Paris, 12 14 to 12 12 on Amsterdam, 13 11 to 114 on Ham burgh, and 12 28 to 12 32 on Trieste. The committee of the Stock Exchange have had the followiog posted in the " house":— " Notice—An application having been made to mark the Spanish Three per Cent. Interior Debt, the commit tee will meet specially on Friday next, the 25d ihet., to take the matter into consideration. (Signed) " G. WEBB, Sec." This idea originates with parties in the Dutch in terest, the Home Debt being habitually dealt in at Am sterdam, but the proposal should be instantly scouted, for it would open the door to a perfect inundation of similar trash over the amount of which no control could be exercised. The English Funds have suffered to the extent of per cent. by sales that have been pressed, and although Money Stock has been brought to market Urdu by Use public "banging" has been resorted to for the sake of effect, and, as usual, many timid individeals close their accounts, and thus fall into the trap laid for them, There are, however, as we have before stated under this head, motives for caution. The uncertainty con cerning the Budget, the anxiety with which Louis Napoleon's career is watched, and the electioneering that is to take place here, must all deter purchasers. Coresols have been 994 to 994 for Tranater, and 994 to for May. The prices now are 994 4, and 994 4. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been at 100 k to 4, and the Three per Cents. at 984 to 4. Bank Stock is weaker, at 2194. Exche quer-bills of June are 655. to 68 1 , and India Bonds 86s. premium. There has been a good deal of activity in the Foreign Market, but values have all gone back in sympathy with Consols. Mexican have been 344 to 4, and are now 344 to 4. The New have been 274 to 284, and now are 28 to I. Spanish Th ree p e r Ce n ts. are 47 4 to 4, and the ne w Deferred 21 to The Committee's Certificate is 24 to 24. Brszlitic Old Stock is at 99, and 104 to f. Portuguese Four per G ren ada Deferred are and F Cents. are worth 39. Dutch Four per Cents. bring 934, renc h Four Cents. 90 50, with the Exchange at 25 45. The Railway Share Market has been flatter through out, arid there has been considerable flactuetion. Bristol and Exeter have touched 97, and are now 954. Amber gate are 64 to 7. French Shares are a little weaker as regards Northern, Orleans and Bordeaux, Rouen and Havre, and Tours and Nantes, but Paris and Rouen are dearer. Within the last half-hour Shares are rallying again. Gold Mines continue steady. South Australian C o pper are called 4 premium. Royal Australian Gold and Refining Company 3-16. QUARTER TO THREE. Oonsols „ 99 Ditto Account , May 11 .. 9 4 BRITISH FUNDS From THIS O DAY ATList ONE O'CLOCK ( the .) COURSE OF EXC AansorcsaA 12 1 Ditto, three months.. 12 2 Rotterdam .... • • .... 12 2U /Minns— •••••••• •• • • 25 625, Brawls ••• • •• •• •.. 25 62% Hamburgh .• • M.B 13 1 i Alton.. •• •• •• .• • • •• •, a dayesight .. • • 25 45 Ditto, 3 months ...„ 2 , 62% Marseilles .... •..• • • 25 643 80urdeaux......... • Irrankforton Maine.... 122% Vienna, effeo. d 0•..... 12 35 Trieste, •••••• 12 38 Petersburgh,lllll. Rble.. 37 Madrid •• .. •• -••• •• .• 49% Oaths . •• •• •• •• BO Barcelona • r •••• •• .... Setae • • • • • . _ Bank Stock 219% 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.... 9 8 5 / 8% % 8 per Cent. Consols Anne. Few 3 1 4 per Cent. Anas. .100%%%1/4 Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860... 6% 6 13-16 D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859... 6% 6% Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860... 7 1-16 • India Bonds under 1,0001 B6 !- . Consols' for Account ......... 99% E tchcquer Billv. I%d. March. June. 500/. — 65 68 p t'RICE OP FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cent. 99 Cuba, 6 per Cent 77 Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent.— Ditto, 5 per Cent lO5 104% Grenada, 1 1 ,4 per Cent. Do. Ex Dec. Coupons 1849 —, Ditto Deferred • ' ~, 1 0 5% Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. 34 4 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Do. Deferred 3 per Cent 64% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent I—s/ Ditto 4% per Cent. ... Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 9. . 14 96 'vanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o Ditto Passive Bonds 5% tipanish Ronde. 3 leer Cent 47 % 3 /8 5 4 i i i Ditto, New Deferred ..... Spanish Com. Cert. Coup. not funded . t.vtdenes on tb above payable to Lontto , French Renter, 4 per Cent 9of. 50c. Excnange Dutch 2' per Cent.. 12 Guild Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates HANGE.—TUE3DAY. (41•Haltar•• •• •• •..• •• Leghorn •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 30 821 leßoa •• .• •• •• •• •• •• 6i 3 :Clan e. •• •• •••• •• •• Venice.. •• •• •• •• •• •• .• Naples .• .• •• •• •..• •• Palermo, peroa ........ Messina •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Llsbon•• •• •• ...• •• •• •• i)pOrt0•• •• •• •..• •• 'tie Janeiro •• •• •• •• •• .:uenos Ayree •• •• New York, 60 days'sight Philadelphia .... •• • • •• PILIONI 01 BISLLIO I .• roreign Geld inbars. • .1 3 ; Portugal Gold Coin •• v o ; 0 spanish Doublo?ns •• 0 4 10% New Dollars •• " 0 411ver In bars •• •• - - - NAVAL OFFICERS' SToßEs.—The Board of Cus toms have issued an order, directing that no rent be charged on stores forming the remains of the sea stock a naval i tLers paid off from her Majesty's shila, until the same shall I.`" 1444141 the Queues warehouse twelve Mouths: LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) Medical assistance was sent for, which almost frame% LONDON, APRIL 21.—Wind at noon S.S.E., light diately arrived, but when the prisoner was inspected ails breeze and fine clear weather. was pronounced quite dead. The prisoner, it appeared, Maim, ..aPerL ind W.—Sld. Miami, New had knotted tightly a black silk handkerchief, and bad. York. contrived to fa.ten it to the only part of the cell which. OFF THE OLD HEAD OF KINFALE.—SeiVaI ) , New admitted of such an act. She had placed this knotted York, for Liverpool. handkerchief round her neck, and then deliberately. OFF GULLEY HEAD.—Coquette, Africa, for Liverpool. stran g led herself. To effect her p ur p ose she was obliged OFF THE SEV EN HEaDs.—Araby, (Everest, deceased to adopt a kneeling position. The doctor, on seeing thea —mate in oharge,) Charleston for Liverpool. knots, and their pressure on the throat, said that death. must have ensued in about five minutes. SUNDERLAND, APRIL • D'Arey. Demerara. 20.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. The magistrate was informed of the occurrence, and. WEYMOUTH, APRIL 20.—The s , el which fours , der , d or. tbe 16th rest., directions were giver to forward the rrquisite statement. Triton, Cardi ff to Br , met,, w as th e *Aerie Jubolltldr of after being run iuto by the to the district coroner. Rotierdsm Liverpool t Liebau. NEWPORT.—Ski. Con , tantia, Man lla. DEAL, APRIL 20 —Wind N.W., 9 P.M, S.W.—Arrd. St. Thomas packet, Maysge z tor Hamburg; Graaf Von Hogendort, Batavia tor R”tterdatn; Atalanta, Sr. Croix for Copenhagen. Arrd. from the River Cressy, Madras, Arrd. from the River and sailed William Jardine, Fre mantle, W. A. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 20 Wind S.W. to N.W.—Arrd. Caroline, N,isrnitri. New Orleans; Elizibt-th Bentley, ditto; Franklin, King, ditto ; Guy Mannering, New York; CI) merle, Calcutta; Nhh, B mbay ; Sh,rk. Sal daaha Bay; Hibernia, Callao; Mary Ituisell, Valpa raiso; Elena, ditto; Creole, Monte Video ; Emma, Macao; Windsor, Para; Demerara ; Marianne, JarnateN ; Her maen, Titeobald, Galveston; Rappahen neck, New Orleans; Home, ditto; Abraham )(cling, Charleston; William B:tsford, Alexandria; Huguenot, New York; Isaac Webb, ditto. Std. Henrietta Maria, Munilla; State Rights, Staten Island; Gl asgow , S:. John's, New Brunsaick; Clara S; ales. QU' bee; Marietta, St. Thernas; Betty. Maraceibe; Sea King, Virginia; Elz4, F. Mason, Baltimore; Faneuil Halt, Boston. Ott' port Ann, Saldunha Bat ; Town of Liver pool, Buenos Ayres. 21st, (by Electric Telegraph)—the Town of Liverpool, !rem Buenos Ayres, which was in tow of a steam tug last night, struck on Burbo Bank, and dries at low water; she is to be logged. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 20. Wind E.S.E Arrd. Amelia Rto de la Backe. Off port, Madrae, Seuth Seas. FALMOUTH, APRIL 90.—Wind S.E., fresh.—Arr.i. Carlos, Habanero; M,y Q wee H a inburgh; Donna Theresa, Aux Cayes; J. H. B-eker, Genaives, for Ant werp; Antonte, Laguna, for Havre. Off port, Singapore, Batavia; Prince Albert Bahia ; Dromo, Cape Coast Castle. QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 19.—Wind S.—Arrd. Marve', Mauritius; Alexander, Harvey, Callos; Glaumore, Bar badoee. Off port, Loy -dist, Brie ba•loes. MARKET riE Ws.—( THIS DAY.) AMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAR took the Chair at a few minutes after Twelve o'ciock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. Cocar.ANE BAILEY tack the oaths and his seat :or the M.,,ninou.h burghs, in the room of the late Mem ber, Mr. Blewitt. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Glasgow Union Arcade Bill was read a third time and passed. The M , ding River N,vigatior. Bill and the Rye Itn proverntnt Bill were also riltd a thirdand rissed. The Shutii,td Bridges and Streets Bill was considered and agreed to. PETITIONS. Steveral petitions were presented against the Pilaf' unoth grant. Mr. FERGUS presented a petition from Fife, praying for the insp.etion of religious houses. Sir CHARLES BURRELL presented a petition from Sussex against the Militia Bill. Mr. FREWEN presented a petition from Sasses against the malt tax. Mr. SLANEY presented a petition from the metro" polis in tar,ur of the Industrial Societies' Bill; also. similar petitions from the operative tailors of Glasgow, from the Universal :Society f Salford, and from other. parts of the country; also two petitions from Shrews', bur), one agaiuit calling out the Militia, and the other: against the church-rates. Mr. COCHRA.NE BAILEY presented two p e titions . from Abergavi-nny in favour o f re t a i n i n g the Crystol, CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY.' To-day's market was vi ry scantily supplied with Eng lish Wheat, coastwise and by land carriage. Although there were very few large buyers in attendance, the de mand was considered steady, at prices fully uqual to those paid on Monday, and at which a good clearance was ,:ffected. There was rather more doing for forward delivery. Only 500 quarters et foreign Wheat have come fresh to nand since Saturday, and the show of gra marled samples was limit, d. Selected qualities moved off steadily at fully previous rates. Liry and middling kinds were quite as dear. Floating cargoes of Egyptian were freely offered at 28s 6d. all charg-s ii.cluded. Malting Barley sold at lull currencies. Grinding and distilling qualities were rather dull. Malt moved off slowly, but we have no change to notice in prices. We had a tree sale for Oats at fully Monday's currency. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour ruled firm, and the quotations were well supported. RRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. 1 Barley. Palace. - Mr. ADDERLEY presented a petition from the DIV)" nicipality of Cape own, complaining that the Lvgi 6ls- ' tive Council of the colony had resolved to delay the Pod . sage of the ordinances which had been sent out for, granting a constitution to the colony, and imploring House to pass a Bill during the present session for OW , rying this ordinances into eff cr. THE LOSS OF THE BIRKENHEAD Captain SCOBELL said, as the public were partiMs larly interested in knowing whether it was expedient e r ' otherwise to fit vessels in compartments, be wished 0 , inquire of the Secretary of the Admiralty whether be could inform him if the Birkenhead was built in partments, and if so in how many? Mr. STAFFORD said he had to inform the Hon. :le a: Gallant Member that the Birkenhead was built in Malt. Oats. compartments. • IRISH FISHERIES BILL. Mr. CONOLLY, in moving the second reading of th_L s t itßill, said he was not the udvocate of any particular s or interest in Ireland, and would shrink from hrl e i t .,; forward a measure of such importance on say bu t P . lie grounds. There were three interests conn e cted s"' salmon fisheries in Ireland, and, though they were s: gonistic to each other, they had only one common eh. identical object, viz., keeing up the supply of fish in best and most approved manner. The public had likewise ; a great interest in the question, for it' was of impo rten o to them that a good maximum supply of fish sheej always be msintained. What had been the stats_a legislation on this subject? In 1842 a Bill was P ee t which dealt with and consolidated so less than twolit c five old statutes respecting fisheries in th e O t' country, but he felt justified in saying that the m ode s ' which that measure treated existing rights WI; shameful and unconstitutional. From the time of Msgr . Charts up to 1842 these fisheries were virtually ptilA te : property, though very much drawn upon by private WE , t: res ts, but since then the public had been deprived 0„. their undoubted rig h ts , a n d the fisheries had b e a monopoly in the hands of private individe sl ' The Bat of 1842 proceeded upon the principle as if t i t: was no such thing as public right; and he contsfluh that this was a very serious error. It, in fact, eet ai i; fished a monopoly in the landowners against the P ti.— e right, and so the Learned Judge announced from.. beach who tried certain persons at Waterford for 1,5 fringing its provisions. That learned person, je r t le of fact, gave it as his opinion tha t ill. provisions of the Bill re p ea l e d th e r i g h ts of the peoPle relation to fi s h e ri es as th e y were ex pl a i ne d and coeferrei in Magna Cearta. The law as it now stood went 0 1 14 s !he theory of non-interference by Government. 16 " ir . incite d left to the public to see that it was proP erl Y e forced, and the consequence was it was never enforoetigi al. Now this detect in the law on ht o ht to be buts editl or remedied, and a Bill passed to give the upp er go, prietors on the Irish streams the same induceel e c o es preserve the fi sh that were enjoyed by the preP ri vair on the lower waters. The 11th and 12th „ ea t, toria, relating to this branch of the seleti,, he readily admitted had worked exceediogli A - 9 0 and all he wanted the House to do was, to ex tee ,r ljer enlarge its provisions. The Act of the Hon • glop far Youghall was also an itsprovement upon the tu osu s _l.,e, tem; b. still, notwithstanding these re medial ch. 10 In the law, the quantity of fish in the Irish Wh o p, had of late years very seriously diminished. Th e o t he. Cientleman then pi ~etee I to read passages fr° with annual reports of the Irish Fishery Commission' go o the view of showing that although there hed , ,,, ity 1842, been an increase in the supply of fish, yet t'e.lif " 7 . c r e ase dtd not proceed from the fruitful character o.hito waters, but from the facilities which the defe ctive of the law afforded to poachers. • • (LEFT SPEA KING.) r' ng lisk ••• • • • I Q, 3 r 6 8 €1 Q97O 1 , 1 3 r 7 50 .. [risk ........ Foreign •••• •• SCO I 2,010 5,740 Flour Backs 650 bitb VaZtlittoot YORK SPRING MEET (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPO.) The Trial Plate. $ ••• Gossamer ••• Lady Agnes ... Won in a cantcr. The Cup. Vatican Paquetta , ,$ OAKS BETTING. 10 to 1 ag.t Gossamer=taken WESLEYAN REFoRM.—Last evening a meetin gto the advocates of W es l e y an R e f orm t oo k place 8' t Do ogr Hall, trand, for the uose f reviewin the Pr. " 1 " -- 0002; and re S commendations p of rp the Conference Metnerei mittee, and of the President's select laymen• w r '„A tl3 O Harrison, of Wakefield, occupied the chair, and statZio of the main object of the meeting was to obtain a re.'oooo, Methodism in its judicial and diciplinary organolg since the ministers of their connexion had fora I.„nettbs° past teen more anxious to obtain ecclesiastical pow ro d. b. to spread evangelical truth. The secretary thee sd beel " declaration of principles," which stated that " a b iar ties deemed expedient, in vindication of the rights an- ent eat' of the people called Methoc'.iste, to prepare a doc uis oing ting forth their object and intentions, and 'enre-rs, sas; belief that the restoration of all preachers , " e of t b members, who had been expelled in conseque ri ,'",:i to ,:e recent proceedings of the Conference, was essentl e , Bew future peace and prosperity of the connexion. : ere , n d e . William F. Griffiths, one of the expelled nlin l° 4 s olUti v " posed, and the Rev. W. L. Griffiths seconded a ' lo t rotesting against the claim of the President's se' „4 de men to be representatives of the Methodist peoplkacetr.: bouncing the proceedings of the Conference Memor!al,oo mittee and lay Convocation as an insult to the Mer. fr itt Societies, and subversive of the true interests of Christi ,f h the procee v- The motion was agreed to, and was followed by ether lotions of a similar to dency, after ethic terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.---SOMO:YearS BP.21:6110, tician ef this city made aii ms 6,4 tn a e properetze. 0 it with distille I water, and put t " re u l ' a shed srna eeI C II64I O tlernan of subtle wit, now a disting i advocate e question, saw the baubltatli wrong side of the temperanc d it, and departed. r struck with an idea, Pu" ---e • d t with a snake in his eye, " the 8 1 ;0 where, to see " a hors . e_ Aloney came pl ef li the travely until the optician 111 ,%0 1 wonder of the age. afterward the public were running e o n w l n u Park-rovr . f ; t e al nt t b e e n glass eye, and then the v/h OLe- T *b ctatilnldltaitpchsee ivv mentioned_ eivt BIRTHS. York Tribune . - - - - - - OF A SON, 1 1014 B a zett. ZIT. 16th inst., at Cuckfield, the wife of Al th e o n the 17 th i nst., the wi fe of G. Pinkerton, Esci•,,„ oird a O n the ig t h in 4., at Sussex-place, Kensington , t"" John Woollett, Esq., barrister-at-law. Of OF • DAUGHTITS. on the 11th inst., at Uffington, Lincolnshire, the Rife of th• Rev G. P. M‘Douall. ledi On the 15th inst., at Edinchip, Perthshire, th e „ I Th o mas W. Murray Allan, E sq ., o f llarering• c e MARRIED. o a f et On the 17th inst.; at Richm on d, Surrey Lord s t Ortt Paget, son cf the Marqui s o f A ng l ese y, in ' l4lart., lll / 4 youngest daughter of the l a t e Ad m i ra l Sir Roy e r l'e t Otway, Bart. tont ox On the 17th inst., at St. J o h n ' s Ch ur ch, Paddi n g •doff Thomas Wilkinson, of R egen t- s t ree t, to Harriet, WI the late Mr. Thomas Andrew Bridge On the 15t inst., at Worth-hall, Susses, Su Ede and 07.4"' E4 o (l. r', a t g he d l 6 6 s ll . inst., at Kentish-town, Edwin 1111145' Y's 4-7 l ' aged 82. • &i ll° On the 17th inst., at Piccadilly, Mr. Thomas .. aged 79. ,, al SOr A. On the 17th inst., at Chobbam, Mr. Mimi -on', lig - -tteY— On the 18,•h inst„ at Barnet-common, Mr. Jam es ...: aged 73. On the 18th inst., at Peckham, Boyer aged 64. f 11 311 °. 43- On the 18th intt., William Monkhoase, Esq., °- ,' . Iss 0) square, aged 65. - •• I f t On the 18th it st., at Heronaate,--Frsuices Harslet' iji the Rev. John Pear , on, aged 42. - - ,gto 'ate', On the 18th inst., at Liverpool-street, BishoP s e , Philip Youngman, aged 73. _ --...--.rxl ! " .-- ~i W . . ' . p - g London: -Prnatad and . üblir,l:9o. bti 4:13,1a) s o . A u, St k und, Prime; .4. ,rit, Sun 0 C' th ;dug v. Strand, in t.h.,l .Pro . einct ,of .the Savoy., ip t,IAO ..rv.7 . " .14id41105", _WC<llleKlar ; APtil 2410. - . Thornton; 9.44 805‘01130 El OP Ilati.iii.ll.Z% The general demand is ste=ady, and late rates are well supported. The show of samples is very moderate. WHITECEMPZI. For each kind of meat we nave a dull inqury, and prices are not supported. Bed, from Is 10d to 3s; Mutton 2s 6d to 3s 61; Lamb, 4s 6i to 5d 4d; Veal, 3s to 4s; Pork, 2, 41 to 3s 6i per 81134 by the carcase. CHANCIERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Bef ire the LORD CHANCELLOR.) IN RE THE NORTH OF ENGLAND BANKING COMPANY, EX PARTE NELSON. This was an appeal from an order of the Vice-Chan cellor Knight Bruce, retaining the petitioner, as the executor of one Strafford, on the list of contributories for 900 shares. The objections to the liability were the absence of any formal and perfect transfer of any of he 700 shares, save 10, the non-execution of the deed of settlement, and the w a n t of any binding consent on the part of the directors in any of the sales made to Straf ford. In answer to these points, the official manager proved waiver of obj.ction to informalities, and the con tsotanrteceiv. receipt e of the dividends as long es there were any His LORDSHIP this morning, in giving judgment, said that it was fortunate for the people of this country that the view of this case e ndeavoured t o be forced upon h o im by a yt ny other Cur he appellants s7as neither the law of t hi s C ourt nor in the kingdom. Mr. Strafford bud undoubtedly become a member of the company in regard to all the shares. Every one of the conditions required by the Act of Parliament had been complied with in the transfer of those shares, and if there had been a profit to receive instead of a burden to bear, the C urt would never have heard of any attempt to repu diate membership. In his opinion the executor of Mr. StroT w..ro fully .limbl., audthe upp.aluausti, therefuve cherahowd. IN RE OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND CHESTER RAILWAY COMPANY, Ex PARTE SHARpE AND JAMES This was an appeal petition under the Winding-up Act. The Master placed the petitioners on the list fur 500 sharer, and as the Vice Chancellor Knight Bruce had decided a senilar question in " Ex parte Morrison," th'.y were, by prcnisaion of Lord Truro, allowed to bring the question at once b.oore this branch of the Court. The petitioners were managing directors, and, as gdrieveiddeodna m the o n g directorsthe members appo ofr such, they agreed to t a k e , an d d i d take, 100 shares. By t a i o s n e r h d 80 f me Tubs shares ; l e e : t t l o be Y a the board of management and the provisional committee. Of these shares the proportion of the petitioners was 800, and the question bow argued was their liability to contribute on 'how 800, for they did not deny the liabi lityails LnitDsHlP, in g ivin g j u d gment, on the original 200. said the Court had great reason to co m pl a i n o f the manner i n wh i c h this case had been brought before the Court. No fact in it seemed to have been ascertained will any certainty, and the progress of the Court had been frequently interrupted by disputes as to the truth of some material allegation of fact. Atter going caret ully through the case he had come to -the conclusion that there was no evidence to show that Mr. Sharpe or Mr. James were liable for any more than the 100 shares eacb, of which they had already accepted the liability. With regard to the additional 400 shares each in the new scheme, there was nothing to show that they had ac cepted the allotment of them, and the mere fact of their being on the managing committee could not render them liable. In Upfit's case, which bed been relied on, there bad been an , cceptance, but in this there was none, and here were other circumstances which made it differ considerably from , his. The liability of Mr. Sharpe and Mr. James must there ore be restricted to 100 shares each, and with regard to the other shares they must be struck oft the list.—Decree aecordingly. IN RE SMITH. In this case, in which the Lord Chancellor ordered Mr. Holland to make an affidavit explaining the part which he had had in the transaction for which Mr. Smith was last Friday struck off the rolls, Mr. Holland being this morning in attendance, The LORD CHANCELLOR said he bad read Mr. Hol land's affidavit, which completely absolved him from any knowledge of the improper conduct of which Mr. Smith bad been guilty. He was perfectly satisfied on this point; and he discharged Mr. Holland from further at tendance on the Court, as free from blame. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in BROCO The LORD atiFF JUSTICE announced at the sitting of the Court this m ,riiiog that Mr. Justice Coleridge would attend in ti o full court to-morrow to bear motions for new trials in the cases which had been tried be'ore him on circuit. The Court was occupied the whole of the morning with the Crown paper. POLICE IN TELLIG.ENCE. MARLBOROUGH STREET. Mary Ann Bill, aged 52, a poorly-dressed needlewo man, living in Little Wyld street, Drury lin e , was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with stealing a jug and two basins from the .outside of a china shop, No. 36, Princes-street, Leicester-square. James Chilman, a lad in the employ of Thomas Grant, china and earthenware dealer, 36, Princes -street, said, about half-past nine that morning, as he was putting thinks outside the shop, a gPnteman told him a woman had just taken something away. Witness missed a jug and two basins, value ls. 61, and immediately went if' pursuit of the woman, and overtook her about twenty yards from the shop. The prisoner, who-was the w. man in•question, denied having anything,. but on lilting het: up the things and ran off, but shawl the property was discovered. The prisoner gasnyi_ given into custody. . any particular The prisoner, who did not manifest . n deience, " I emotion while at the bar, merely she was overtaken d took them in an unguarded . , been in my sense) at the time."ed to the ordinary lock up eels for commitments. The prisoner wasthaa. retamoonata.idl uired if he should send and The gaiter, VVrtsh, The prisoner who was ignorant of what - had acquaint her triends said she bad a huabanu. weer;, , e k and she hod no money to occurred; h _..0 was oUt Bcn w d ila il ("her situation. Welsh replied he would provide a messenger i . a . pay a navasenf 10 •Welsh than d :n o and him himself, takin g the cliatico o to tranquil. The t he prisoner qu left the cell, leaving Ptrhetobusbain rr pti, i r . prison van ' for in a few m i nu tes came to the , court, and the gaoler went to the magi clerk, all% Bishop, the commitments. .mtratea The timenot required for this wets very short, and there a-aid have elapsed more th a n fit. . teen .minutes since he lett the prisoner in the cell. On going down to the cell be remarked that round the grating in the door which admitted light and air a portiOn .of a dress V , 44 ptdced. He opened the , door of the nil, •et:d • fit:riing an obstruction he pus. his teld to. c.nd on seem , the prison , r liar:1011g b, culled our tii' the utsistent cort:t , 1 - 11,-. to uct;( l, +. to his a,. astance. Without a MOthellesi delay, or waiting to force open the door, ' the gaoler with his knife cut the noose, and the .ptisceer fell Won ou the Lim ef th e cell. ... 153% 831 ii 1411