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_ Hear, hear)—but if he had been of the same opinion with • other of his friends who "still voted for the maintenance of free trade, what I ask eould have induced him to make any ex periment in free trade ? Why, because his ideas were more enlarged than e'nose of other gentlemen who sit on that side of the House, and therefore it was that the divisions arose in re spect to iris Canadian com merc i a l policy, the corn-laws, and the Maynoeth question. What can he conclude from this That in the union to put an end to the late Government there was no party united on views of public policy, and therefore I think it was far better that the Right Hon. Baronet should go en in those views which he himself entertains of public policy, and that those gentlemen should act on those opinions whch they entertain, and should vote accordingly. The Hon. and Learned Member has spoke of the association which exists under the Anti-Corn-law Leagne, and of that other associa tion which exists across the Channel for the repeal of the Union. I beg that lion. Gentlemen to consider—as he dilikes the line estrich those associations take —as he dare not approve of the nourse of policy which has been in agitation for many years, send as he does think that improvement should comment:a in Parliament instead of emanating from the people--instead of coming from the public themselves.—l beg the lion. and Learned Member, that he will consider the' experience of late years. For many years we contended for '.ne question of Parliamentary reform, and I remember saying' in this House, that if we did not yield to popular opinion while it flowed like a river, we should afterwards find it rush upon us like a torrent. I Wp3 afterwards laughed at for that expression, but when that popular demonstration reached this Howse, then it was seen that the wiser measure would have been to have made concessions previous to that agitation. ( sear, hear.) And with regard to this question of corn, and also with regard to the question of Ireland, I pray the House to consider whether it would not be wiser that those questions should be settled before it will, be dictated to by popular agitation. This ought to 1.,e done. I feel that if we mean to give a great example, to all the nations of the world —if we mean to teaeh them the way to live, we, in the House of Commons, ought deeply to consider which of our institutions, which of our laws, are founded in truth, in reason, and in justice,—(Great cheering.) You found fault with the Right Hen. B aronet because he declared that the corn-laws were unjust. Why are these laws not restrained? If they are not founded for the benefit of the people the laws are unjust. If other laws are stamped with injustice, do you wait until Ministers tell you they ought to be done away with ? Take example by what has been done in the case of the Catholic qaestion—by what has been done on the question of reform of Parliament, and by what will be done with the present corn -laws. I in sist only on thole laws which can be maintained . Stand onlv by these institutions which are good, and give up those ques tions which are altogether unworthy of your support. In this way I feel convinced that Government will show a worthy example, and prove to all other nations that this couinsry contains a wise and intelligent people.--( Cheers.) ;ifr. DISRAELI said that his Hon. Friend, the Member ior Dorsetsbire, had vindicated his Noble Friend, the Mem ber for Lynn, from the imputation which had been cast upon him by the first Minister. He was surprised indeed that the motives which influenced the Noble Lord on that occasion should have been misinterpreted. He came forward to pro pose a remedy which he thought was necessary for the state of Ireland. He admitted and appreciated the exigency which existed, and he proposed a measure with which to meet that exigenny. That was the position of his Noble Friend. It was true that his Noble Friend offered more, but that was obviously an argumentum a i absurdum- He said, m " You sraggest a remedy which pleases th e pass i ons of the ultitinde—which may be misinterpreted, and which has been misinterpreted in our multifarious debates." He said that he wintild prove, if they had recourse to the proposed remedy, that 'st would be inefficient ; and he wished to guard himself and his friends from being accused of deceiving the people of Ireland' with a measnre which he believed to be worthless. Now it nnest be admitted that his Noble Friend had a right to seinn upon a point like that, whih he (Mr. Disrali) consideeee a most judi cious point, and which had had the tendeney to clear very much the debates in thP.t House, and it was he thought hardly worthy so practised a Parliamentary orator as the Right Hon. Baronet to shown take scch an a d enetage o f i t as t h at which he had had b een In The P.lnnt Hon. Gentle man h a d said that he smed for his precaution. Now he, (Mr. Disraeli conle "nardly believe that any gentleman in that House, where ) ever he might sit, could blame the Government for the preeautiobs they had taken. They had been blamed not for the precautions they had taken, but for the policy they had recommended. Tbey had not been blamed for establishing hospitals, they had not been bhwed for importing maize. They had not only not been blamed for such conduct, but they had expressed their willingness to support any measure that was was nec thatessary to meet an em ergeney. What they objected to , on amount of this emergency they should be called upon to construct a new commerci a l —that n ew co policy—(Loud cheer s .) principle wki commercial policy bein g a b so l ute l y opposed to every Theme which the G overnment had hitherto professed. time was but short between th e l as t protect i on speech made 1- y , the Right Hon. Baronet, at the termination of the last sess;.on of Parliament, and the commencement of the present, senen he met them with a new profession of political and eco nomical faith. Out of respect to his late supporters, he might have detached the emergency from his new system. The Noble Lord who had just addressed the House had assumed that the argument which had been used was whether they were pre pared to oppose that which was for the interest of the multi tude. He (Mr. Disraeli) wasnot prepared to oppose any mea sure that was for the interest of the multitude. That was the real question before them. He thought the point which had been taken by his Noble Friend was not only a legitimate point but one which was most necessary to take. He (Mr. D.) was not prepared for a debate, but he could hardly offer that as an excuse, for not answering the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet. It was not a speech that he had heard for the first time. He had heard it in other places, in different localities, and lee might be allowed to add from master hands. That reeech, he thought, had sounded in Stockport, and he thought it had been delivered in Durham. It had been given in another House, which had alw n y as en thrivileed seat of the draw and he supp ose d that the b i e nferior e co p mpany g had at length adopted the popular performance. When he had heard that speech he said to hienself, in the language used in railway committees, " This must be the member for Stockport's line." (Laughter.) n'ith respect to the efficacy of this measure, he should be prepared to argue on a future occasion. If the measure of 'he Government had not a tendency to occasion a great displacement of labour—labour of that kind which was of the most permanent character—if it was not calculated to create social suffering, then he would say that the measure was a good measure, and one which he was not prepared to oppose. That was the real question. That was the question which, at the right moment, he should, with the indulgence of the House, be prepared to meet ; and if he did not meet it, then he hoped it would not for a moment be supposed that he admitted the justice of the series of assump tions which bad been used by the Right Hon. Gentleman. The Right Hon. Gentleman had alluded to the state of Ireland, and the 530,600 farmers without capital, upon which he said, " See what protection has done." Who was to say that but for pro tecton these 530,000 farmers would never have existed ? They might take any case of wretchedness—even the Wiltshire la bourers, with their 6s. or is. a week —and they might say, " See what protection has done." Why, he had been in Lin colnshire, and he had found the labourers flourishing there, and why could they not say, " See what protection has done there." The Right Hon. Baronet said, " How can you jus tify your system of protection, even if it does benefit agricul ture ? Can you justify it to the manufacturers?" He (Mr. Dn,raeli) could justify it to the manufacturer. He protested against the inference drawn from the assumption of the Right Hon. Baronet. Unless it could be shown that the manufac turer were benefited equally with the agriculturist, he ad mitted that protection could not be maintained.—(Hear. ) Take the case of manufactures. He had taken some pains to trace the origin of manufactures in most countries, and he found that all the flourishing manufactures at present existing in Europe, and in the United States of America, had sprung from capital, arising from a system of protection—capital de rived from landed property, protected by the Legislature. It was that capital which had fostered and formed the manufac tures; and the industry, the noble industry of the north of England, which was so often the subject of discussion in that House, was as much owing to the agricultural capital of England as it was to the genius of its great mechanical inven tions, and its many local advantages. In the early state of the cotton manufactures, about the commencement of this century, it was the capital of Lombard -street that produced the means for the development of those fabrics. Now, what was that capital? Whence did it spring ? Take the case of a great house like Gurney's. The capital intrusted to them fed the manufacturers of Lancashire more than probably any other capital in England. And what was the means that allowed them to discount a manufacturer's bill for half a mil lion sterling? He knew the instance to which he referred, and he had no doubt it was familiar to many gentlemen around him. Why, it was the capital of the farmers of the county of Norfolk, of Lincoln, and other counties that allowed the Lom bard-street house to supply the capital which was the princi pal developement of the industry of Lancashire.—(Hear, hear.) True, the industry of Manchester had outlived the ne cessity for support in this way, but do not let it be forgotten that , it was once supported by capital, derived from protective pro perty; and. that brought him to another point of the Right Hon. Baronet's speech, who had inferentially said, " If manu facture require no protection, how can agriculture require it ? —With what justice can agriculturists claim protection ?" As an abstract principle he protested against it—it was not sonnd, nor was it argumentative. It was not for the state to inquire what interests had protection, and what had not—they were to inquire what interests required protection.—( Hear, hear.) Peculiar burdens he never thought was a sufficient argument in favou r of protection to agriculture. But manufacturers had peculiar advantages which agriculture had not. No gentleman could deny this, for they_ were always getting up and telling they that with their peculiar advantages of soil and 't n g they required no protection. These advantages, it wslasuastaTd did not exist in any other country in the world. But the farmer had not these advantages. He did not picture his soil us the best in thewas world, or that there was any peentiar blessing in it. There no argument in the assertion of an abstract opinion, that one interest ought net to be protected because another did not require protection. It was not argument ; it nothing more than a m ere sentiment that as Was very well the hustings, but did not be come the walls of the Senate. He was not assert i ng that the farmers of England required protectionof but if it w ere this question necessary he would enter into a consideration without reserve, if an oppertunity w nerengt a caseivenhim of '1 he case they had to deal with was supported s b o by petty views and slender arguments,forhe admitted, that un. less they c o uld make out a complete and overwhelming case, they would no t h ave a f oo t to stand on.—Hear, hear.) They had heard so me thi ng a b ou t th e aristocracy, but he for one de nied the exi s t ence o f a terr i tor i a l ar i stocrac y. There was an aristocracy of wealth, and he thought the measures and pro ceedings of G overnment had a tendency to increase i ts power —a power in his mind not in general very beneficial to the people. He protested against the rhetorical position taken up by the Right Honourable Baronet at the head of the Government, and the Noble Lord the Illember for the City of London. when they argued the case as if the aristocracy , of Engl an d were a privileged aristocracy. "Take warning,' said they, " tram what betel the aristocracy of France, and do not be too hardy in main taining these privileges." What were the privileges? . hat wa s t he aristocracy? No aristocracy existed but the arato craas cy of wealth. He himself had often upheld the cause of what was called the territorial constitution of the country, but in usuing ,net words, he was not to be understood as simply maintaining the interests of barons and baronets, for certainly he sho u ld never h ave r i sen to d e f en d i t h a d th e territorial con- But But really of the cou n t r y b een o f so t r i v i a l a c h arac t er . really this territorial constitutionn had obtned for this count ry _ public lib erty and the blessings of local government and of self-government. L applied to all classes and bore no limitation—it was spread out from the peer in Parlia ment to the constable of a village, and was applicable to every class of ter community. He had often taken upon himself the duty of guing the necessity of a preponderance in the agricultural interest ; and he remembered, on one occa sion, somebody got up and sa i d nothing could be more im proper than holding out the necessity for a preponderance of one class of the community over another. He did not assume, however, that the agricultural interest consisted merely of the proprietors of land. The agricultural interest was that great body of the people who were connected with the cultiva tion of the earth ; and if they materially c h anged the balance between the population depending upon the two great Industries of the country, they shook the territorial constitution, they destroyed the security of local Government, they subverted the guarantee of public liberty, they changed in . fact the cha racter of England, and brought about an extensive social revo lution. There was nothing excessively restrictive in the principle of this territorial constitution, or he was sure it weuld not have been tolerated for a single moment in England. He had taken the trouble to examine into the history of all the Families that had sprung up !ince the time of Horace Walpole, and who had formed great seats of industry both in Lancashire and in Yorkshire. With the exception of one instance there was not an individual who bad accumulated great wealth who had not depeeited that accumulated capital in the soil of Englandy and become the founder of a powerful and dis tinguished family.—(Hear, hear.) Well, then, these privi leges, which attach to the territorial constitution, were open to all ; and the fact that ever family invested itself in the soil, proved that there was noting in our laws alien to such an investment. There was no difficulty in buying land in the country, for, during the last twenty years, in the county with which he was connected, more than one-third of the soil had changed hands, and, in some instances, the purchasers were subscribers to the Anti-corn-law League,—(Hear and laughter.) Then away with these false views about a terri torial aristocracy. They were not a body distinguished from other classes ; it was nothing more than an hereditary right taking that position which property and intelligence de served. He would not trespass further upon the time of the House, and he should reserve himself for the more favourable opportunity of the third reading to discuss thelargermcigubesttiobne involved in the incidental debate. His arguments weak, but he would not shrink from meeting the question. He should here have resumed his seat, were it not for one e The nt w w h ich jo ßight taath H kdh feoirnlnenHe. long goßuars been g o Baronet pt the rhnatdi other, nted made observation of the Right Hon. Baronet, which he would not a u l s l e ow of to a pa r s o s iit u i n ca n i ot a i r e g e n d m . and namely, k n ie k s t uhe k i ck e d ht 40b a fi l l o s u e u t e b t j i f Eg t m h v o e O s n t n t i e u l e r t e s t: man gecould nGeernwtlietmh ernesoppeotstioteththenfingrshtttdreadbonnaiHree Minister that the o f pointthe Cwaroswlnn quite ebut certain. Hon . It was one of the most abstruse, one of the most complicated, and one of the most difficult political questions that could be argued. —( Hear, hear.) H e h a d ventured once in a popular assembly to speak upon such subject, he had ventured once to express some opinions of his own, and he observed the next day that it was stated that he had entered into a commercial case about the balance of trade. Now he entirely dissented from the idea that they could fight with hostile tariffs ; and duties upon imposts, in his opinion, if they were not met by countervailing duties, were a tax upon the industry of the country.---( Hear, hear,) If they did not meet hostile tariffs with hostile tariffs there would be a transmission of gold. He had not the slightest doubt that if they did not do so they would pursue a policy which would be a poison to this country. The Right Honourable Baronet had turned round and sad that if they did not adopt his policy they would be met by the hos tile tariff of France. Of course he could net suppose that the commercial transactions with that country could produce:any ef fect upon the currency of the country, which was at this moment in the least describable position of any in the world. The Right. Hon. Baronet had said that the reciprocating policy would benefit these counties in a considerable degree. Now he (Mr. Disraeli) was perfectly willing to admit to any indignant economist who might rise in defence of low prices, that high prices certainly produced great inconvenience. Who said there was any advantage in high prices ?—(Hear, hear. ) But the effect of low prices would act injuriously upon a country that was at present hum ensely involved in public debt, and whose private debts were scarcely less considerable.— : (Hear, hear.) New, he was only noticing—he was not pre tending to argue the question at the present moment.—( An Hon Member on the Opposition benches " Hear.") Well, he was quite ready to enter into the question then, if they wished ; but he was merely alluding to some observations of the Right lion. Baronet.—(Hear, hear.) He really thought it too cool a pass for the Right Hon. Baronet, not only to change his opinions, but to meet every thing that was opposed to his arguments with the cry of " absolutely absurd."— ( Hear. hear.) Now he remembered—he was not going to quote a protectionist, nor even a conservative, in fact it was very difficult to quote the opinions of a Conservative, for a Conservatism was so indefinite a term—( Hear, hear, and laughter)—but he remembered a gentleman some years ago-- a really ingenious economist, and even a Member of that House, and one who had produced the budget of the Noble Lord, a budget which had been so willingly accepted. His (Mr. Disraeli's) attention had been called to this subject, and although it might be said that the argument had died away amongst popular assemblies, it had not died away amongst students who were free from the passions of either France, Italy, or England. The greatest economists of the day still considered it a moot point, and it was one which furnished an opportunity of the most elaborate analysis. Why it was only the night previous that he read " the interchange between nations," a very recent publication not, written by a man, who was attached to any particular politics, but one who was free from the influence of party passions ; he was a man too of a high order of intelligence, and his name was highly respected by the other aide of - the House, not only as an absolute free trader; and he had an nounced himself to be an hereditary economist. He alluded to Mr. John Mill. He believed that that gentleman's opinions were not influenced on the question on which he had written by a political bias. And what was the conclusion to which he had come on the subject of commercial interchadge between different nations? That it was impossible for any country to meet hostile tariffs by any other course than that of adopting similarly hostile tariffs. He thought he heard an Hon. Member say, no. Now, it was rather inconvenient to make a speech when one did not expect it, because had he but known that the accuracy of the quotation would have been de nied he would have brought the book with him.—( Hear. ) He was of the same opinion as the writer from whom he had quoted. He believed that this country could not carry on her trade with other countries that adopted hostile tariffs without adopting similar tariffs. He contended, that under the pre sent restrictive system, they would furnish more labour to the poor of this country; and that if an opposite system were adopted they would be afflicted with a depression in wages —(Hear, hear)—and an accompanying diminution of pro fits. Now, he was very sensible of the late hour at which he was addressing the House.—( Hear.) The discussion had been brought on most unexpectedly as regarded himself. He was very glad that the Noble Lord had made the observations which had fallen from him. The observations which had fallen from the Right Hon. Baronet could not in his (Mr. Disraeli's) opinion be anything more than a random flash of rhetoric.—( Hear, hear.) When another opportuity occurred for meeting the great argument, he was sure that he would not shrink from fighting that great battle in which they were en gaged.--( Cheers.) Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. No division however took place. On our re-admission into the gallery, we found that the House had resolved itself into a Committee. Upon Clause 1 being put from the chair,— Lord G. BENTINCK moved that the Chairman do report progress, and ask leave to sit again. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, ' when there appeared In favour of the motion B5 Against the motion illajority 96 On our re-admission into the gallery, we found The CHAIRMAN putting the question, that the blanks in the first clause be filled up. Mr. LAWSON then moved that the Chairman do report progress, and not sit again. —(Laughter.) The Committee again divided, when there appeared— For the motion ... .55 Against it .. Majority —lll Mr. PACKE moved that the Speaker do now leave the chair.—( Cries of " Divide, divide. ') Mr. CHARLES BULLER thought it but just to the House to come to some understanding as to the mode of con ducting this debate en the clauses. He thought it was not necessary for Hon. Members on the other side of the House to resort to this system of dividing, without it was real) , neces sary to their case. He understood from the Hon. Members that they would not adopt the mode of opposition that was not directly necessary, and he hoped the House would come to some regulation on the matter. Colonel SIBTHORP said that it was not for his side of the House to know what was the understanding of the Honourable Gentleman who had just sat down. It was not because the other side of the House did not consider it interesting to them that they were to give up any line of policy they might think proper to adopt.—( Cries of " Question.) He had moved for some returns, and they were not produced by the Right Hon. Baronet—( Question, question.) They were on the question, and it was for them to divide, and they would see who was right. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the returns would be furnished the Hon. and Gal!ant Memter ; but they required some time to make out. Mr. ROEBUCK said, if they were to go into Committee they had better do so at once. Sir R. PEEL said he proposed that the Noble Lord, in moving that the Speaker do leave the chair, meant that no further progress should be made with the measure to night. Now be would ask why should they not go on ?—( Cries of " Go on, go on.") After a few words from Messrs. Ewart, Packs, and Dr. Bowring, Lord GEORGE BENTINCK said be could not see why any objection should be raised to-night to his moving that the debate should not be proceeded with, when he remembered an instance very recently, when a Minister of the Crown, under the very same circumstances, moved the adjournment of the debate at three minutes past twelve o'clock.—( Hear, hear.) Now, he had a motion before the House, in respect to atoatit, for tomorrow; but he would not give way now unless be should be assured that he would have Thursday for that dis , cussion. Sir R. PEEL said, that as far as the Government or him self were concerned, he was perfectly willing to oblige the Noble Lord by a postponement until Thursday, but he could not control the decision of the other Hon. Members. Lord G. BENTINCK said, that if Thursday was allowed to him he was perfectly willing to give way to-morrow. Mr. MILNER GIBSON made a few observations which did not reach the gallery. Mr. MILES said that he had collected some information as t al t Aom tho t .t i impressed with a beliet that 11°11°1ormat : azi l etter circumstances , . he was After an observation from Sir Canada, from a Cana-Han newspaper, t might affect this colony. P hou ElL t , which did not fe investigation of any inessom p . e tua me should lb. given for a reac u h rd th G e Gallery, a B n E ery NTINCK said that he t or before mo nr. tßh proceedingeAN p artKE osf with hsaiisd t t k h e a t Co rn Hon. entitled to have ;he Poor-law Removal BM read th a, t they were Removal Bill. The onl y was that it did not go far enough. Sir J. GRAHAM said that it im mediately. Mr. BANKES said it was nece co s ta s there Frißnwdilas,l7noo( Ooipnhpotenosehti.2tnhse°orZistirp.mariaetw, complaint they had to find with it be offered, as the Bill gave a considerable powers of the Poor-law Commissioners. ' ction to the principle of the Bill. je After some further conversation, ar d y n t o b t a b t e brought on so . me time should _ increase to the There was no ob jection BANKES thought there could be no objection to allow the second reading of the Poor Law Settlement 8111 to be taken as a matter of course, and take the discussion on the motion for the House going into Committee on the Bill. Sir JAMES GRAHAM bad no objection to an arrange ment of this kind, providing that some time would be allowed between the discussion and the going into Committee, so that he might be able to make use of any s u gg estions made that mi g ht be considered advisable to incorporat e in the Bill. After a few words from Mr. J. ABEL SMITH, the Chair man reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again to morrow. ___ _ POOR REMOVAL BILL. On the motion of Sir JAMES GRAHAM this Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Friday next. POLLING PLACES (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. MACARTHY brought up the report on this Bill, and sad he had prepared a clause to the effect that each voter should vote in the township from which he derived his qualifi cation. The report, with the amendment, was received and agreed to. MR. CHARLES . BULLER. Mr. HAWES moved that Mr. Charles Buller have leave to attend as counsel before the House of Lords. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought that it would be expedient that some precedent should be had for such a practice, because it would be derogatory to the dig nity of the House if an Hon. Member were to appear u counsel for a Bill in one place and to vote for that Bill in that House. Mr. CHARLES BULLER thought it was rather hard that Members could have a vote on matters affecting, their direct interest, whe n , h e as counse l, would be much less interested. In his case, h owever , th e Bill h a d a lready passed the House of "'mons, and he did no t, therefore, see why he should be pre eluded from exercising his profession of a barrister in another place. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed Bellini's Opera, entitled, NORM A. _ Norma. Madame Grisi ; Clotilde, Mdlle. Bellini ; Adalgisa, Mdlle. Corbari ; I ollione, Signor Corelli ; Arevosa, Signor Lablache. Between the acts of the Opera, the admired Pas de Masque, by Mdlle. L. Grain, supported by 3ldlles. Moncelet, Demelisse, and Cassan. To conclude with the revived Ballet Divertissement, by 31. Perrot, entitled, LE DELIRE D'UN PEINTRE. Stephano, M. Perrot ; Blanche d'Oviedo, Madlle. L. Grahn ; Mar gareta, Mdme. Copere. A New Pa., de Trois, by Madlles. L. Taglioni, Demelisse, and Moncelet. La Castililana Bolero, by Madlle. L. Grahn and M. Perrot. Madlle. Cerito has arrived in'. jwn, rnd will appear forthwith. Verdi's Opera, " I'Lombardi,' is in tetive preparation, and will shortly be produced, with new t cenery, dresses, and accessories. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Har rison, Rorranl, Horncastle, S. Jones, Weiss, Stretton, D. W. Ring, Mks Romer, and Miss Ralnforth. Between the first and second Acts of the Opera, will be intro duced Les Pas des Pleura, by thirty-six of the celebrated Danseuses. And between the second and third Acts, twenty-four Danseuses Viennoises will execute the famous Pas liongrois. To conclude with the grand Divertissement of LA BAYADERE. In which Mdlle. Louise, Mr. A. Webster, les Scours St. Louin, &c., will perform. In the course of the Ballet will be introduced Le Pas Oriental, by forty-eight of the Pupils of Madame Weiss. THEATRE ROYAL. HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Anil be performed a New and Original Comedy, called, A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. Cymon Foxall, Mr. Webster; More craft, Mr. W. Farren ; Sir John Coverdale, Mr. Tilbury; Ernest i'overdale, Mr. M. Holl ; Horace Waldgrave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnei dermann, Mr. J. Bland ; Thomas, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover ; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, Mrs. Seymour. The Band will perform the Overture, " Edeurdo a Christine," the Fantasle, " Fra Diavolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," " Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz ; the " Chatsworth Quadrilles ;" and the " Brunow Polka." To be succeeded by an Original Farce, called THE IRISH TIGER. Sir Charles Lavender, Mr. Howe ; Paddy Ryaa, Mr. Hudson ; Alderman Marrowfat, Mr. Tilbury ; Bilbury, Mr. T. F. Mathews ; Julia, Miss Telbin ; Nancy, Mrs. Caulfield. After which, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF ARISTOPHANES • on which occasion they will be presented to tie public with new Names, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. Jarßes Bland, Hudson, Tilbury, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. M athews, and Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE. MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be perform :d a New and Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED ! After which, the Comedy of HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. 1. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Diddear, and Keeley ; Miss Villars, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec tacle, founded upon certain St- rtling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD C(EUR DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrether, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley (her first appearance), Hiss Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Keeley, Ilr. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. TRKATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed a popular Comedy, entitled EXCHANGE NO ROBBERY ; or, Who's to Father Me ? Sam Swipes, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Swipes, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Miss Melrose, Miss Chaplin , Lady Cranberry, Miss viroolgcs. After which a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Emma Harding. To be followed by the Lurlesque, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Munyard, Mr. Mitchenson, &c. To conclude with a Farce, entitled THE UNFINISHED GEN TLEMAN, Bill Downey, Mr. Wright; Louisa Bloomfield, Miss M. Taylor ; Mary Chintz, Miss Woolgar. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET, THIS EVENING Win he performed Sheridan's Play of PIZARRO, with the original Music. Rolla, Mr. Wallack ; Alonzo, Mr. Murray; Orozembo, Mr. Cooper; Pizarro, Mr. Ryder; High Priest, Mr. Leffler; Elvira, Mrs. Ternan ; Cora. Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by a DIVERTISSEMENT. In which Messrs. Gilbert, Marshall, and Flexmore ; Miss Baffin and Miss Marshall *will appear. To conclude with a New Drama, entitled ERNESTINE. The principal characters supported by Messrs. Cooper, Wallack, Leigh Murray ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss E. Stanley, Miss May, &c. Abf LE I '*; LOYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her most gracious Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal. Triumphant career of Mr. Leman Rede's New Equestrian Spectacle of " The Arab and his Steed," aided by the Double Stud, Beauthal Scenery, Original Effects, &c. Second Week of tie Domestic Equestrian Afterpiece, entitled, " The Po.t-Boy of St. Austle ; or, The Cornish Wreckers." THIS EVENING Will be perfbrmed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEED ; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. Eatire Change in the Scenes of the Circle, and Magnifleeßt Feats of the H.ppodrome, by the Foreign and British Professors. To conclude with the favourite Drama of the POST BOY OF ST. AUSTLE ; or, The Cornish Wreckers. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Constant Novelty! Continued attraction of the Virginian liar monists. Re-ergagement of the Deulin Family. Wonderful effects by Herr Nicol°, from St. Petersburgh. THIS EVENING:. Will be performed a New Play, entitled, BIANCA. ; or, The Three Trials. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, Maynard, Johnson, Lewis, Cowell, Heslop, Edgar ; Mesdms. H. Vining, Martin, Daly, itc. After which a New Ballet, called LA STATUE BLANCHE. Le Tonneau Roulant ; or, Running Tub, by Herr Nicolo. conclude with THE LAS C KISS ; or, the Soldier's Grave. Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, Cowell, Lewis, Heslop, Mesdms. Vining and Martin will support the principal characters. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Triumphant Success ! Repetition of " The Bride's Journey." THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, entitled JARVIS, THE HONEST MAN ; or, a Tale of the Times of Judge Jefferies. Characters by Messrs. Saville, Fredericks, Searle, Burton, Tindell ; Miss Vincent, and Miss Jefferson. After which, A NIGHT OF EXCITEMENT. Robert Le Grange, miTtovrc7col,n,deThwie N th onn an ari O n rigi g n er al . D s r u a p m po a rte , calle d Mr. E. F. Saville ; M ar l ette, Miss Vincent. of the Victo r i a C ompany. thTeHeEntiDreosOtrMengtoFh NEW STRAND TRE. ENTIRE CHANGE.—NOVELTIES AND MAGIC EFFECTS. " La gaieti est la sante de l'ame, La tristesse en est le poison." THIS EVENING M. PPIILLIPPE begs leave to announc e that, in consequence of the Triumphant Success that has attended his EASTER ENTER TAINMENTS, they will be repeated every Wednesday and Sa turday Morning, oud every Evening until Rather notice. M. PHILLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by Lighting Two Hundred al: Fifty Wax Candles by a single Pistol Shot ! This unique and trilliaut Experiment was originally performed by Mons. Philippe for upwards of 700 consecutive nights in Paris. M. Phillippe will also have the honour of introducing HIS GRANDMOTHER'S CAP, with all its laughable and rapid Trans formations. The Entertainments be varied by the Dancing of the CHIARINI FAMILY, and the Olympic Gambols of the AME RICAN BROTHERS. The Morning Performance will commence at Two o'clock ; the Evening at a quarter to Eight. Stalls, 31.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; Private BOZOS, I/. Is., and 10s. 6d. IFancy Ball, in fitid of the The Annual Grand Dress and funds of the Distressed Needlewomen, Almack's Rooms, which were full the evening it was stated that th a great interest in the benevolent object that his Royal Highness Prince Albert met at; took place on Friday night Ye modsftashlonably Duringat example, which' was thelistrious intended.the realm too recent Society has in view and most extensively followed by the rank and fathstni winter, of patron collars of both dreissisngaiindotroknuliylgvests embrOlderinn durin g the coats, and tha e t d a by band' number of young women had thus found lucrative e n InerediblY the Messrs. Nicolls, of Regent-street alone, to who philanthrophic experiment was in part entrusted. but the large employment from m this practically THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY._ The directors of this railway have adopted a very liberal system, in furtherance of the excellent plan of running " excursion" trains, whi c h promises to become exceedingly popular. Since the opening of the line to Rams gate, a new code of fares has been issued, at greatly reduced rates, in addition to which, by a recant arrangement, passengers by a n y of the trains, on payment of one fare and a half, are entitled to traverse the line (to and from) between all the stations on Saturday, Sunday, and Menday. The thirty minutes after eight A.M. train from London-bridge yesterday morning consisted of no less than twelve carriages (first, second, and third class), all of which were densely crowded with passengers. It each station down the line an acces sion of travellers took place, and upwards of five hundred persons took tickets betwevi Ramsgate and Canterbury Ilene during tint day, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained; Sir 3. GRAHAM said, that in a matter of each vast im portance he would suggest that the Speaker ascertain whether any precedents existed to guide the House in a decision of that natgre,__ Air. HAWES said he would withdraw his motion for the present. The motion was then withdrawn. The House adjourned at half-past One o'clock. In the press, in 3 vols., NE W BY NO VEL MRS. Henry Colburn, Pub 3/ABERLY. lisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. CORRECTED TPIROUGHOUT f3Y . Wow ready, in one vol. Bvo. (comprising as THE much NOBILITY matter as twenty ordinary Bvo. 'volumes), with upwards of 1,500 Engr av i ngs o f Arms, &c., price 38s. bound, BURKE'S PEERAGE and BARONETAGE, For CONTAINING ALL THE IB46. NEW CREATIONS. " The most complete, the most convenient, and the cheapest work of the kind ever odered to the public."—Sun. " The best genealogical and heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage, and the first authority en all questions respecting the aristocracy."—Globe. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW WORK BY DR. CROLY. M Now ready at all the Lib rar i es , i n 3 vols., A R S T 0 N; or, THE SOLDIER AND STATESMAN. By the Rev. G. CROLY, LL.D. Author of " Salathiel," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-stree LADY BLESSINGTON'S NEW NOVEL, 31EMOIRS OF A FEMME DE CHAMBRE, WILL BE READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES, TO-MORROW, the 6th instant. 3 vols. post Svo. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THE NEW EDITION OF SAM SLICK'S ATTACHE, in 4 vols., post Bvo., price 245., IS NOW READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES AND BOOKSELLERS. Rickard Bentley, New Burlington-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. 111 ESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE , AN D LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at One o'clock, at the Flail of Commerce, rhreadneedle-street, London, to which place all r .tvours, contsiak:g instructions, are respectfully requested is be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for aim nination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and tdvices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, znd the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle -street, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Ile Nobility, Patrons of the Operas, and the Public are respect fully informed that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place en THURSDAY NEXT, MAY 7, When will be performed (for the first time this Season), Rossini's Opera, entitled, LA GAZZA LADRA. Ninetta, Madame Grist • Lucia, Madame Bell ; Pippo, Madlle. Brambilla ; Gianetto, Signor Mario ; Fodesta, Signor Lablache ; Isaac, Signor Dia Flori ; Fabrizi Vingradito, Signor A. Giubilei ; Fernando Villabello, Signor Fornasari. With various Eutertalmnents in the BALLET Department. In which will appear Mdlles. Cerito, Louise Taglioni, Lucile Grahn ; MM. St. Leon, Gosselin, Di Mettia, and Perrot. To be followed by the last Act of Donizetti's Opera, LINDA DI CHAMOUNI. In which Madame Castellan, Madlle. C. Brambilla, Signor Corelli, and Signor Botelli will appear. To conclude with the admired Ballet of ALMA. The Music by M. Costa. Fete in Germany, with the celebrated Yalse and Galop de Fascination, by Mesdlles. Cerito, Demelisse, Moncelet, Cassan, and M. Perrot, The celebrated Ball Scene, witk the admired Pas de Trois, by Madlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon, as sisted by Mellle. Demelisse. 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. THE WEATHiIt—SIIN OFFICE, MAY 4. THERMOMETER, LOitest, 51; Highest, 0; Noon, 63, SAROM 29.65. EER,--WIND S.E.; fine. _ , EIGil WATER Al LONDON-BIDbE THIS DAY. ~ Horning •. 54 minutes after 8. I Evening .. 30 minutes after 0. ~ ~,.,.. . ..:1) - ,4-1„ : ••,,:,-... 4 ~...,.., ...--: 1 , w ~-, v• A - , , .1.,. 4 5t3111,,A,..„. =1 • V . . b - - -'7.6 ` • -1111111' , 'AZ '.F 4 . - Aft. .--_ - . 47 .0 - 0i... , .... — A; 4itairmilliTeer,, 4:77,K ' .. . • 4 v cv ..:0.-..„;-t.. ~ ; _-,p,. . s 'e , -,.. i k,,,, t4 ,„.,., Ar,i,„ h, ,':,;: -...,. ' -",,,, arnin LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1846 The Lords met at Three o'clock. Lord BROUGHAM laid on the table certain resolutions on the subject of railways, which were ordered to be printed. Earl DALHOUSIE then moved the bringing up the report on the Railways Dissolution Bill. The Noble Earl moved cer tain amendments, the most important of which were the introduction of a dissentient minority, the right of pre-emp tion ht a scheme with all the plans, &c., pertaining thereto. Earl GREY opposed the bringing up the report. He thought that those who had embarked in bona fide projects ought not to be at the mercy of persons who had overspe culated. The report as amended was :agreed to, and their Lord ships adjourned. The SntAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Mr. O'CONNELL said he had given a notice to move for the discharge of Mr. Smith O'Brien, he now begged to say he should not bring forward that motion having been re • quested not to do so by Mr. Smith O'Brien himself. Tha House then went into a Committee of the whole House on her Majesty's message with respect to Viscount Hardinge and Lord Gough, in which Sir R. PEEL moved, in an eloquent speech, that a sum of 3,0001. a year should be granted to Viscount Hardinge and his two next surviving heirs, and 2,0001. to Lord Gough and his two surviving heirs, but that in case the East India Company should provide amply for Viscount Hardinge and Lord Gough then the Government annuity would not be paid to them, but their heirs. Lord F. EGERTON, in seconding the motion that the hero of Aliwal ought to be included. ry Lord J. RUSSELL thought that however much Sir 11. Smrrn deserved the consideration of his SOVEREIGN, the House ought not to institute any proceedings with respect to him, but leave it to the SOVEREIGN, if she thought right to do so. He admitted that Sir H. SMITH had done great service. ➢ir. ROEBUCK was sorry that no one had been found to mention the name of Sir CHARLES NAPIER. but himself. He had served his country as long and as well as Viscount HAR HINGE and Lord GOUGH, and he could not see why he should not have had an equal reward. Mr. HOGG said that the proposition of the East India Company to give pensions to Viscount HARDINGE and Lord GOUGH were irrespective of the grant of the peerage to those two Noblemen, of the proposition of the Government to grant them annuities. Sir C. NAPIER thought sufficient honours and rewards had not been given to Sir H. SMITH for the glorious acts he had achieved. Sir R. INGLIS thought the House ought to grant the pen sions proposed to be given to Viscount HARDINGE and Lord GOUGH, irrespective of any grants that might be made by the East India Company to them. Mr Hustg supported the grant. After a discussion in which Sir De Lacy Evans, Sir John Ilanmer, Mr. M. Gore, Mr. Williams, Mr. Morris, and Sir R. Peel took part, the motions were agreed to. On the reading of the order of the day for the House re solving itself into Committee on the Corn Importation Bill. Lord G. BENTINCK rose to oppose the SPEAKER leaving the chair. The Noble Lord addressed the House at considerable length, repeating the arguments he used on former occasions, and contending that there was not only no necessity for the measure, but that the Government were not justified in bringing it forward, even on their own ex aggerated statements. Sir R. PEEL denied that the Government had used any exaggerated statements for party purposes, and wished to know, if the Noble Lord thought the statements of the Go vernment exaggerated, how he had come to consent to so unusual a measure as the suspension of duties on foreign im portation into Ireland. An early and permanent settlement of the corn-laws was necessary for the benefit of the country, and such was the object he had in view in proposing this measure to the House. _ _ . Some considerable discussion took place, in which Mr. G. BANKES, Lord J. 11 usszu., and Mr. DISRAELI, took part; the House then went into Committee upon the Bill with out a division; but upon the first clause being put by the Chairman, Lord George BzsTnsca moved that he report progress, which was lost by a majority of 96. On the question that the blanks in the first clause should be tilled up, Mr. LAWSON moved, " That the House do report pro gress, and not sit again," which caused great laughter, and another division, which produced similar results to the former one. After a short conversation, it was arranged, that the Com mittee on the Bill should be proceeded with tomorrow ; that the report should be brought up on Friday, and the third reading be appointed for Monday. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. Happily for all parties—happily- for England, Scotland, and Ireland—for agriculturist and manufacturer, the mi serable period of suspence and procrastination has almost ex pired. Last night the Corn Bill was resumed. Considering the length of time which has elapsed since its first introduc tion by the Premier, now upwards of four months ago, namely, upon the 27th of January, the relative position of the free-traders and of the prot ec ti on i s t gen tl emen i s mow startling, if possible, in contrast, and more thoroughly satisfactory than at any previous moment of the session. During the large gaps of time, and of comparative leisure which have interrupted the discussion upon this all-important question, how have these two divisions of Parliament and their sympathisers out-of-doors acted? First, of the Free traders. Why, every successive circumstance that has transpired in relation to the abolition of import and ex• port duties, whether within the echoes of St. Stephen's, or in some distant corner of some distant shire, has tended only to elucidate the soundness and beautiful adaptability of the principles inculcated by the advocates of unrestricted com merce. This fact has been proved beyond the cavil of the most sceptical, by the frequency and earnestness of the con versions to those principles. Noblemen, and farmers, and legislators, no matter how much they might have identified themselves with the opposite policy have seized the first reasonable opportunity of acknowledging the change which the consideration of truth has worked in their own minds. And this has occurred not once, but incessantly, not only irrespective of all base inducements to such a transformation, but in actual opposition to self-interest. Now of the Protectionists. At the commencement of the discussions upon abolition of taxes upon foreign corn and provisions, the mouthpieces of monopoly endeavoured to fill us with trepidation by threats of the antagonistic forces which would be summoned from all quarters, at the sound of their voices, for the express purpose of worsting Sir ROBERT and his supporters. We were th rea t ene d Ns ith demonstrations on a prodigious scale in favour of protection to agri culture ; petitions, signed by hosts of day labourers and tenant-farmers, were to choke up the entrance, and crowd the lobbies of Parliament ; distant but giant remon strances were to issue from our colonial possessions ; the Legis lature was to be stunned with the din raised by British sub jects in indignation at the proposed policy. Four months have elapsed since the utterance of these big -mouthed warnings four months and how have they been fulfilled ? Ex nihilo nihil fit, saith the adage : here is an exemplar ! No demonstration in favour of agricultural protection worth one moment's pause to a statesman ; no petitions in earnest of the popularity of the same cause ; no single hint of dissatisfaction from our colonies. That is the relative position of free trade and monopoly. The Bill approaches its final stage in the Lower House, and it does so under auspices the most propitious. The majority on the second reading was, if anything, more triumphant than on the first; hence we look with sanguine eyes to the div vision upon the third and last. That it must prove in every essential particular most decisive, man can no more doubt than he can question his existence. Even the unfortunate enemies of the measure must long since have perceived, not only that their doom is sealed but that they have rendered themselves the laughing-stocks of Christendom, the scape goats of their own folly, the general butts of mankind. My Lord GEORGE BENTINCK, however lofty his egotism, must recognise this fact ; so must all of his followers, minnows and tritons, whales and lam preys. His Lordship's speeches have been listened to just as a Hunterian lecture by WiDnico3tsz would have been listened to by the associated men of science —viz., as a curious eccentricity, worth hearing, if only for the sake of enjoying a hearty cacchination. Further than this, and the obsequious cheers of the disinterested poli ticians ranged behind his Lordship, the attention of the House did not go. He and his forlorn pa. ty were in a preposterous and untenable position. With the remainder of the Commons affairs have stood very differently through out, but especially at the present juncture, when the Prime Minister enforces the cause he had previously avowed in words more explicit than ever, declaring what he previously believed to be impolitic he now believes to be unjust. A more overwhelming and concordant support Bill never had—in its vitality is its triumph. " Re. member, soldiers, you are but the advance-guard of a great nation !" said NAPOLEON to his army on the outset of the Austerlitz campaign. So say we to our liberal-minded and liberal-hearted legislators ;--- 4 ` Remember, free• traders, you are but th e advance-guard of a great nation !" To say that there is no constitutional government in Spain is a mere truism, admitted by every observer. The Spaniards, to their cost, find another trait of still more vital importance, and one which is equally obvious to that unfortunate people—there is no government whatever. They have been deserted by every Cabinet • the Cortes, under a despotic ruler, had b een so changed inP the constitution of the body, and so humbled, that for any national good they were helpless, and available only for registering the decrees of the Camarilla and the proclamations of a military Dic tator. Even all these external forms of government have been 'wept away, tho law Itilajatry is justly regarded 63 a um- Every free-trader will be glad to learn that Lord LINCOLN has been at last rewarded for his spirited and honourable perseverance in a good cause, and been returned as Member for the Falkirk Burghs. His conduct on this occasion, as in all the transactions which took place during the contest for Nottinghamshire, has been straightforward and manly. However anxious for a seat in Parliament, and though he knew it was absolutely necessary to enable him to fill his present important office, he would net give a pledge which he considered inconsistent with constitutional principles, but resolved rather to take his chance, trusting to his own merits and the good sense of the Scottish electors. The result is highly honourable to both parties, and more especially to the Liberals, who form the majority of the constituency. Many of them, it is admitted, held back, in order that Lord Lmcoui might be returned, not because they had deserted their prin ciples, or concurred in all those entertained by his Lordship, but because they knew that a great boon for the country was at stake, because they wished to encourage a Minister engaged in a noble and a sacred duty, and were convinced that on the present occasion measures, and not men, ought to guide their decisions. This is the practical way of carrying on business, and only furnishes another proof of the caution and prudence which distinguish our brethren of the north. The Lucerne Gazette reports that on Sunday week General SONNIXBERG was fired at as he was returning from Ettis well, where he had been attending mass, to his chateau of Kastalen. The person who fired the shot was concealed from his view, but it is said that immediately afterwards he saw two young men run off, and take refuge in a neighbour • ing forest, and who are naturally suspected to be the guilty parties. The police of Lucerne have offered a reward of 300 f. to any one giving only a slight indication of the of fender, and 600 f. for more positive information. The Augsburph Gazette states that, during the late insur rection in Poland several Polish families took refuge in Russia, where they were kindly received, and furnished with the means of subsistence until the restoration of tranquillity should enable them to return to their homes. It would appear from the statements in the German papers, that the tranquillity of Austrian Galicia has been completely restored. On the EMPICROR'S birthday an Imperial decree was issued, abolishing the oppressive feudal claims, such as forced labour, &c., which had hitherto grievously pressed on the peasantry, by whom these concessions had been most gratefully received. The Levant mail brings advices from Alexandria of the 20th, Greece of the 12th, Constantinople of the 18th, and Malta of the 24th ult. RIZA PACHA, who, since his dis missal from the Ministry, had been confined to his own house by order of the SULTAN, has been completely restored to liberty. Constantinople was quite tranquil, and Syria seemed to be completely pacified. There is no news of importance from Egypt or Greece. Madrid papers of the 26th have been received. General Omen, who had been appointed Commandant of the pro vince of Teruel, had refused to go to his post, and had been in consequence ordered by the Minister of War to leavetAleardertiod in twenty. four hours an d p rocee d t o t h e Canary Islands, h await the orders of the Government. A loan of 200,000,000 reels for the construction of railways has been contracted by the Government under very favourable conditions. M. RIVAS has been declared the contractor for the loan; there were eight other capitalists who delivered tenders. Among them Senor SALAMANCA. By the Southampton packet we are in possession of later intelligence from Galicia than is to be found in these jour nals. The packet left Corunna on the 24th, and brings the following intelligence:— "General Concha, in a report to the Captain-General of Galicia, writes from Santiago, dated the 23d, that after a desperate combat at Cacheira, and after his having entered the town of St. Yago, net withstanding the vigorous defence of the rebels, commanded by Solis, they had been forced to surrend er at d i scret i on. The i.um Zamora, eb ° prisoners amounts to 1,400, comp osed of the b a tt a lions of of the regiments of Gijon and Oviedo, and 2 prisoners is of officers made regiment of Villaviciosa. The number Gijon, and Segovia, 70 men of the civic guard, troops of the Queen dis played including their Commander, Solis. Thaek taking i of the town, which pr This prisoners. morning oners. played great bravery, particalarly in the t forward to Corunna under the escort of four the prisoners were sent and a squadron of cavalry." of the regiment of Mondenodo companies different ff ai o a r n e n a t f detachments the cay was attended wi d th L a u l g o o ss o o n f CoNCHA entered The Madrid Bolsa was closed on the 25th. We killed 26 t h , and an and took wounded.o 3 Since then intelligence hap been received announcing that We have received the Paris papers of Friday and Satur day. The fete of King Louis PHILIPPE, was celebrated on Friday with more than usual splendour and more than usual enthusiasm. The weather was superb. LOUIS PHILIPPE wherever he appeared was received with enthusiastic shouts of Five le .Roi. He appeared in excellent health and spirits. A grand recep tion took place at the Tuileries in the morning, at which IBRAHIM PACHA was present. The KING with his own hand invested the Egyptian Prince with the Grand Order of the Legion of Honour, who expressed his gratitude In truly Oriental terms. The report of the Committee on the budget of ex penditure was distributed to the Deputies on Thursday. The report itself extends to five hundred pages. From a resume of it, which is given by the Journal des Debate, it appears, that there exists a deficiency ofnearly one thousand millions of francs (equal to 40,000,00010, and which will re quire eleven years of uninterrupted peace to cover it. The Committee only propose certain small reductions in the salaries of public functionaries, amounting in the whole to not more than 422,417 francs. The report concludes by declaring, with regard to Algeria, that the Committee considers it desirable, ha every NIA of ylew, that the admilliatati94 entity, and the people, to escapt front the basest slavery— , the galling chains of a foreign yoke—aPC" thrown entirely irs'n their own resources. But a week ago we ventured to haelardous experiment in regard to such a country—that, their patiet.t tieing utterly exhausted by etch endless and ruinous revolutions at Madrid; they would be compelled to rise in their own defence, and Would take for their watchword, " The qUEEN and the Constitution !" " Down with CHRISTINA !" " leith TRAPANI !" In a proclamation just issued to the army by the . "Directing Junta of the National Mevegient" in Galicia, we were these to not surprised that the words f the same effect had been actually adopted by that body, and that the Mehl causes of grievance at the present moment are, the detestable intrigues of this wicked woman for overthrowing the liberty of the country, and making it, as in bygone days, subject to Naples and France. "On other points of the territory," says the Junta, " the war cry has also been raised against that avari cious, hypocritical, and intriguing Neapolitan, who takes ad vantage tif her position to deceive and enslave the QUEEN. Aided by a handful of traitors, she exhausts all her schemes to seat on the throne of Spain a Neapolitan Prince full of sup . erstitions and servile ideas, to drag us at the tail of Rome, beneath the feet of the French Govern ment." The Junta, at the conclusial of the proclamation, furnishes the watchwords, " Down with the Neapolitans !" " Down with the traitors !" " Long live liberty and the country I" This movement in Galicia is evidently of A very serious character, even judging from the distorted statements in the Madrid Gazette. A naval force (and what naval force has .Spain ?) is ordered tO operate on the coast of Galicia as if the soldiers in the interior could not be depended upon ; and the Government of Louis Pnturrz has also taken the alarm, and appointed a protecting naval force for that quarter. But they will have more coasts than this to guard. The Spanish nation can no longer submit to the ruinous schemes of foreigners and traitoriband, sick as they must be of civil war, and disheartened, too, in the prospect of anything like a regeneration of the classes that rule them, they are forced by dire necessity to resist a system the most insufferable of all with which they have yet been afflicted. The accounts in the Madrid Gazette received this morning state that none of the peasantry have joined the insurrection. But that really says nothing. The movement was begun by the middle classes, aided by the military—parties sufficiently powerful in these days to create a revolution in Spain. The army, too, is a machine just suited to the occasion. It is open to the highest bidder, totally disorganised, destitute of any distinguished leader, and in a very short period, if affairs thus continue, will be without pay. The conduct of the intriguing traitors at Madrid has excited such abhorrence and despair in the provinces, that the public functionaries or juntas that may be formed will stop the revenue returns, and retain all for their own local purposes. Never was any country more thoroughly ripe for a great movement. And what has been the cause of this total derangement of a Government that but four years ago appeared to be established on fair con stitutional principles ?—Queen CHRISTINA, the protegee of the French Court. We blamed at the time the part acted by Louts PHILIPPE, after CHRISTINA was expelled from Spain by a well-arranged and patriotic plan of ESPARTERO. He saw the despotic and unprincipled disposition of the woman could not be eradicated—he saw that if she were allowed to return to Madrid to renew her intrigues, there must be a struggle between them for the mastery, as has since been exemplified in the ruin of NARVAEZ, and he resolved to cut the matter short, by compelling her to embark at Barcelona. She had no alternative, and was hurrying fast to Naples, to pass the rest of her days, as she said, in retirement, when she was stopped near Marseilles, by a messenger from the Court of the Tuileries. She was induced to take up her residence in the French capital, her hotel became the centre of intrigue for all discontented Spaniards, and all the enemies of ESPARTERO. She was evidently a favourite with the French Court, and used as a means for an end. What that end was it is difficult to say, but one thing is clear, that this woman has occupied herself with nothing so much as the marriage of her eldest daughter, the QUEEN. Could that have been quietly arranged, perhaps, the marriage of the other daughter might have followed as a matter of course, and some near relative of Louis PHILIPPE'S might have been selected as the favourite. We fear that only some strong personal feel ing of this description could have made a Sovereign so re markable for his prudence choose a woman of very low cha racter, and thoroughly disliked by the great majority of Spaniards, as a tool for carrying his family schemes into effect. Has he gained his object, or has he any chance of it? CHRISTINA'S character is so tainted, she is regarded by all good patriots as a foreigner, and the agent of foreigners, and any marriage that she could propose for either of her daughters would be regarded with the strongest suspicion, and considered as a return for some enormous bribe to betray her adopted country. Lord ABERDEEN ap pears to have acted a prudent part in reference to all these disreputable transactions. As far as we can judge, Mr. BULWER has sided with neither party; he has not disgraced the character of a British Minister by mixing himself up with the vile intrigues of the QUEEN-MOTHER and her Camarilla. He is neither for Count TRAPANI nor Don fineuttgun, but leaves these affairs to the Spaniards, and thereby maintains the true dignity of the British Embassy. of the affairs of Algeria should be confided to the direction of a Minister opecially appointed for that purpose. From the examination of the Carriage in which the KING - vas riding at the time he was shot at by LECOMTE, it ap• pears that the balls must have passed within the fraction of an inch of hisTr's head. The Epoque states that the story in the Armoricain of Brest about a traveller in a diligence stating that the KING had been fired at long before the event took place, originated with a stupid fellow at Morlaix, who invented the story to astonish and alarm the good people of that place The price of bread in Paris for the first fortnight in May has been fixed at 35 centimes the kilogramme for the beet quality. Tice Gazette de France was stopped on Thursday at the post, and seized at its own offices. The motive for this pro ceeding is not stated. BUSINESS DONE In* FOREIG7 . RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STUCK EXCHANGE, MAY 2, Boulogne and Amiens, 124—Bordeaux, Toolouse, and Cette (Espleta), 2 1 4 —Central of Spain, I—Dutch Rhenish, 7—East In dian, '/—Great Northern of France Constituted, Is%—Great In dian Peninsular, 14—Italian and Austrian, 2—Louvain and Je mappe, 1% —Lyons and Avignon, VA —Luxembourg, 2% Madrid 2nd Valenti, 114—Namur and Liege, 2 1 4—Orleans and Vierson, 17 Orleans and Bordeaux, 11%—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 8— Sambre and Meuse, s%—West Flanders, 3. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday was quiet. Sales about 3,000 bags, at former rates. Shares were firm. We percelYe that the London, Hounslow, and Western Railway hold theft meeting on Saturday the 9th instant. It is evident that among the railway Bills seeking to obtain en Act of Parliament this session this line is attracting very favOtifAlAe notice, This proposed railway runs parallel with the old Grist! Western-road from London, through Hammer smith, Brentford, islawarth, and Hounslow, the most popu lous and largest commercial ensl manufacturing district within many miles of London' By its bridge across the Thames it will be the means of connecting the Northern and Western with the Southern and Easte rn C oun ti es , command ing on the Surny side approaches to all the bridges without creating any additional metropolitan terminus. It is strange that no railway has yet been made for this dense locality, seeing that its former coach traffic was greater than in any other part of the kingdom. The Indian news received this morning is considered by the merchants here as most satisfactory. There is now but little question that trade has taken a turn in the right direction. A further improvement has taken place in the market for the public securities to day. Consols for Account have reached 96%, and for Money 96 5 , with a very steady de mand. The premium upon Exchequer-bills too is higher, sales having just been made at 265. Bank of England Stock has improved from 2041,4 to 205%, and the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. to 97%. The Foreign Stock Market has not been so active this morning as it was on Saturday last. Russian Five per Cents. have varied from 109% to 110%. The only price of Aus trian Five per Cents. have been 110% ex-div. The Mexican Bonds have been sold freely at 32 and 324 for Money and the Account. The Spanish Three per Cents. are at :37 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 59%, and the Four per Cents. at 91% R. The Railway Share and Scrip Market is buoyant, and prices have a decidedly upward tendency. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock .. .. • • .. .. • . 205% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95% % Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 96% % New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Arens. 97 % % Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 10%' Consols for Account .. 96%% Exchequer Bills. IN el. I%d. 1,0001... • • .... 24 26 pm. 27 5001... .... 24 —— pm. 24 Ditto. Small .... 27 24 pm. 24 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. 110% ex div 110% 82 CLOSING PRICES. 205% 95% 96% 97 1 , 4 10U 10% 96% FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Columbian Bonds .. Grenada, 1 per Cent .. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 32 Ditto, for the Account .. . • • . 324 Ditto, Deferred .. • • .. 16%% Ditto, Debentures • • • • • • „ Peruvian Bonds, 8 per Vent. .. Ditto, for the Account . • . • Russian Bonds . „ Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, for the Account • . .. .. Ditto, Passive Bonds Ditto, Three per Cent Ditto, for the Account .. Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. 42 Ditto, Deferred .. • • 12N Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 96% ex div Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent 59% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 91% 37% HO 109% 11034 110% •• •• •• "--. .. 5934 .. 91% % BUSINESS PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen .. • • .. 10 .... 5% 634 Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. .• 2% 2 • • 2 Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 .. .. 126 .. •• .. 126 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2..•.3%•• • • • • • • 3 31 Bridgewater and Minehead 425. - ••• • • • 1% Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 .... 85 ........ . 85 Buckinghamshire .. 425. .... par %p• • • • % P Caledonian .. .. • • .. .. 10 .... 8% 7% 1% s N Ditto, Half Shares 2%.... 234 1% 2.... 2)4 Chelmsford and Bury .. • • • • I%• • • • % Chester and Holyhead .. 22% .... 23% % . • 23 3 Cornwall and Central Devon .. 2% - ••.• • • • • 134 Derby and Crewe .. • . 2% •- ..... . Direct Manchester (Re m i ng t on ' s) 2% 1 • •• • • 3i Direct Northern ••.. 2% .... I% 2. .. . .... 2 Dublin and Galway 4 _ 2% .... 2% Eastern Counties .. .• .. 141. 165.. ••• 24% • • 24% Ditto New .. .. • • • . 8/. 165..... 8% 8 p .. • • 8% P Do. Perpet., 5 per C en t . N o. 1.61. 13s. 4d. - .•• • • p Ditto, York Extension 105 l% 24.....• 2 East Lincelnshire . ••• • 1% Goole, Doncast ., and Sheffield, &e. 425. % p.... % p Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 Great North of England . ..100 Ditto, New .. . • • .. 1% ...• 133421 534 ... . 53% Great Western .. • • •. 85 • 156 160- . 158 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 5 Guildford, Fareham, & Portamoth 5 4% . 4% Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 40 - ... .. .... Ditto, New . .. • . .. 5 Leicester and Birmingham .. 22 5. - .......... Leicester and Bedford 22s 3,434 dis. Liverp., slanch., & Newc. Junet. 234 London ant Birmingham . ..100 228 230.......• Ditto Thirds .. 24 • 6334 64 Ditto Quarters .. ... 2 - .. Ditto Fifths . 2 - ........ ..... London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. - Ditto, New .. - .......... London and 8right0n.....50 Ditto ditto Fifths .. .. 20 .... 32% ...... London and Croydon .. 131. 15s. 9d. 23% % ........ London and South-Western.. 411. 6s. 10d. - ..„ Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 34 .. • . 54 53% ..... Ditto, New . .• 12% .... 24 34 25 ..... 1 London and York .. .• • • • • 2 % •• • • 2% Manchester and Leeds .. 82 - ........ Ditto, Quarters • • • • Ditto, Fifths .. .• • • • • 3 ••• • - ..... Ditto Extension .. 423. 31 ,4 3 p ...... Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 -- Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • • 4 •- Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .. • • 1 1 414 •• p.... Manchester and Southampton .• 2 •• • • 2 % N§% ••• • . 2% Ntidlavtd ..100 .. • .158 ... • • . • • • • 158 Ditto, New lB •35 34U 34% Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .... 47 ...... 47 Ditto, New ...•• .. 1 .... 10% . • 1034 Ditto, Now, Brandling .. 25 .... 46% .....• • • 46% Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .. 21% 21% • • 21% Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2% - ....... IIA North British .. . • • • .. 20 .... 27% 28 27% .• 28 Ditte, Half Shares .. . • • . 6 .... 10 .. •• • • 10 Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 134 3.... •• • • 3 North Kent and Direct Dover • • 2% .... 1% 1% North Staffordshire .. •• • • 425. .. 4% 5% 4% 5p5% • Norwich and Brandon .. .•.. 18 - Ditto. New .. • • 5 ........ - Northmp ton,Banbury ,& Ch e lth m. 2 .. 1 1 4 • .. Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolv er h mp t n. 12% .... 9% qi .. ..• .. Portsmouth Direct .. • • .. .... 3% • . Preston and Wyre • • •• 25 . • 29 • • x Reading, Guildford, & R e i gate • • 425..- .......... Scottish Central .. • • . •• 10 .... 16 ...... • Ditto New . . • • • • • • 2% . • 7 .......... Shrewsbury and Birmingham .• 2% .... %43% .. Shropshire Union .. .. •• .. 425. % dis. •• Shrewsbury and Hereford .. .... 1% • • ........ South Midland • • • • • • . 423..... 2 14 3 p.... South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33% .... 393 4 •• • Do., New (do. 331 . 6 5.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 14% • .•• Do., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 ... - • Do., New (do. 151.) ... No. 4. 2)4 3 .•.. • • .... Staines and Richmond. .. • • • • I •• • • 1% ••••• • • • • • South Wales .. .. .......... 5 .... 3 Vale of Neath . 2 .... 2 ..... West Riding Union • .. • • .. 425. •• • • 3% 3 % P. •• • Worces.r., Herefd., Ross, & Glou. 423. - .... Yarmouth and Norwich .. 20 .... ............ York and Carlisle .. • • • • • 214 •• • • 11• • . .4 ..... • • • York and Lancaster .. .• • • 2% .... 1% York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... ..... Ditto, Scarborough Branch .. 25 .. • • 50 .... Ditto. Extension .. • • •• 15 .... 36 35% ...... Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.- 1 .. • . 1134 12% .... FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .• .. 12 .... 1234 Bord., Toul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 _ .. .... Central of Spain .. • • • • 2 .... ........ Ceylon .• • • .• • . ss, .. 3 2 Dutch Rhenish .. • • • • .• 5 .... 7 1 4 % 1 4 East Indian . • • .. ss. Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 15% Great Indian Peninsular .. Is. % ... ....... Great Western Canada .. 3 1 4 .... 4% 4 • . ..... Italian and Austrian .. .. • 3 .... 13# Jamaica South Midland Junction 1 .... 2 Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 .. . - .. Luxembourg 4234 • Namur end Liege .. • .. 6 .... ...... •• • • Orleans and Vierten lO .... 17% •• • • Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 81 •••• • • • • Sambre and Meuse' .. • • • • 8 •• • • 6 • • • Strasbourg and Bale .. 14 .. • • 834 • • • Tours and Nantes Constituted .. West Flanders .. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. dis 2h 230 133 3 % P 15 29xd dis 3% 3 / 4 dis. 1% 3p 1 dis 27N 7 % % 1% 15% Aq 5% 814 4 .... 3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. MINES. Australasia Real del Monte, Unregistered .. 31( LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, MAY 4.—Wind N.E., light breeze and fine clear weather. . ."..- -- .. ‘............ ic E DEAL, if AY 3.—Wind E. to . ~ and E.N.E.—Arrd. 2d, Jane Hammond, Giles, St. John's, New Brunswick ; a three masted steam-schooner, from westward, and ski. northward. Ski. Royal William, Back, Quebec ; James Gray, Carter, Boston ; Norma, Jack son, Jamaica. Arrived from the river and sailed, Dolphin, Ryan, Newfoundland ; Bittern, Foss, Ceylon. 3d, Clara, Crow, Sydney and New Zealand; Berkshire, White, Sydney; a b r a Carib, Heaton, Hong-Kong ; Seringapatam, Fennell, Calcutt a; Brah min, Taylor, Bombay ; Vibilia, Milian, Algoa Bay ; P r i nce Albert, Freeman, Jamaica; Chanticlere, Fassmore, ditto ; C eres, Smith, Honduras ; William Foster, Killick, Nassau ; Burnhs w opesied, d e s , L n o r e y . , ditto; with the rest of the , outward Montreal. Sld. Thames Barcla Valparaiso ; Eliza, Ada mson, y, bound. PLYMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind E.S.E.--Arrd. Milford, to Sanders foot, for London, to stop a leak. 1. Off, George, Careen, New York, for Stettin. Sid. Catherine, Simmons, for Quebec. FALMOUTH MAY 3.—Wind N.E. to E.—Arrd. I, Giovanni Mari a, o a MI ' n , ; Il e r ia l a It ! n e v d i ni c a n ; . , . 3A I ,Rotterdam, o Bri t a ni t e 9 r :j : 1 a o4 n l ife ,' k 3{ i e t r u l :na Faduda, Pern a mbuco;sGoodhin,ntand Santander. a vs 2 aid , ri L .n c hs y ;i aPFteheaeslc, Factory, r, e ys n ,u t Y t v i moderate.—And, Chaseley, Lee, old. March 4 ; for New York. LIVERPOOL, MAY 2.—W.N.W., Calcutta ; Ellen Jenkinson, Trade Island, Africa, Saranak, Tinley, P_..._................................:......_.0wn,hi1ade1phia ; William, Ti liszagan. . - )YAL ARTILLERY.--WomancH MAY 2.--Cptai G. W. Bingha m ' s company (Bth battalion) arrived at Woolwich en n Friday evening from Glasgow, having been relieved by Captain. S. Tireman's company. The armament Intended for the steamers and ships of war on the lakes and rivers of Canada is now nearly compl ted, and several shipments have taken place during the past week of guns, carriages, &c. These have been forwarded chiefly by sailing packets, and have been sent by barge to the various docks at London. The John Calvin, hired transport -ship, has e ordered to convey a numb er o f male convicts front the Royal Arsenal to Norfolk Island. A detachment of the 56th Regiment, from the depot at Cha tham, consisting of Captain St. Leger Barry, Lieut. G. bleyler, and 50 non-commissioned officers and men, will embark in the vessel as a convict guard. Royal Engineers — Lieut.-Colonel G. Barney re signed the command of the Royal Engineers at Woolwich on the let of May. Lieut.-Colonel Sir G. Gipps, late Governor of New South Wales, is expected here shortly to assume the command. THE MA ILS. — SOUTHAMPTON MAY 3.—The Oriental Company's steam-ship Duke of Cornwall, Captain Mills, took her departure from the Docks at nine o'clock Liu. this day, en route for A lexandria, with the East I n di a and China mails, a full cargo of bale goods, and forty-five passengers. The Roy a l W es t India mall-packet the Avon, Captain N orton, left this port yesterday, with the Mexican and West India mails, fifty passengers, 1,180 bottle.o f WC" li vcro V 24 0..T9 DWI 0 Mg% COURT CIRCULAR. 4~--r- "" The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed' early walk yesterday in Claremont Park. her Majesty al id her Royal Consort took an airing in the afternoon. The Earl of Aberdeen left Claremont yesterday mon ling• The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay also took his ch tpar ture. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alf. 'red, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, rode out on poll ies yesterday in Claremont Park. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took a carriage drive yesterday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Glou— cester House. The Commissioners of the Metropolitan Railway Termini had a meeting yesterday, at the office of the Woods and Forests in Whitehall-place. There were present Vise ' t int Canning, the Right Hon. J. C. - Herries, the Lord Mayor, and Sir Frederic Smith. The Earl of Lincoln arrived in town yesterday morning from Scotland. Th e N o bl e E ar l h a d an ;.nterview with Sir Robert Peel. Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps a;ld Taxes, had as interview with the Chancellor of the Exche,luer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Walker had an interview with Sir G. Clei'lk yesterday► at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Colo nial-office for the Governor-General of Canada, and Also for the Governor of the other North American provinces. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.' TATTERSALL'S.—YEsTErmax. The absence of the principal speculators at Chester rend 'erect the attendance thin, and business very flat. LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 8 to 1 agst Best Bower—t. 18 to 1 agst Connaught 9 to 1 agst The Magnet ger 10 to 1 agst Clumsy 30 to 1 agst Ruff—ta ten 11 to 1 agst Sweetmeat 40 to 1 agst Little Mu-futon 12 to 1 agst The Baron—t. —taken 14 to 1 agst Miss Burns—t. 40 to 1 agst Billy Puri its. CHESTER RACES. CHESTER, MONDAY MORNIN 'O. Latest Arrivals, &c.—Corranna, Wolfdog, Ruff, and Vi lerian. The Produce Stakes (Tuesday)—Louis Philippe and J Oli vine have paid. The Two years old Stakes—Projectile and the Laner iO filly are scratched. The Queen's Plate (Wednesday)—Wolfd . Og entered. The Dee Stakes (Thursday)—E nnu i, Dal% •dle ! Mr. Ma ns . field's Dicked in the Nob, and Tibth or p e h ave ' been struck out. About 30 expected to start f or th e Cup. has been I osi REJOICINGS IN PERTH. Perth Constitutional Office, Saturday Forenoon, Mt ty 2. No sooner had the news of the preservation of the south Inch, by the Parliamentary Committee, reached Perth this morning, than the magistrates met and ordered joyous pe:1 10 to be rung from the steeples of the city churches, which were repeated at short intervals during the day. The Union Jack was hoisted at the Council Hall, and the Royal Stat idard floated over the embosures of the old tower of St. John's. The battery on Bellwood-terrace sent forth its thunders, which reverberated through the echoes of 10-oredun and Kinnoull Hills. The expressions of joy were unice.rsal; and the working-classes are preparing for a demonstration And grand procession in the afternoon. FALKIRK BURGHS. RETURN OF LORD LINCOLN. FALKIRK, FRIDAY.—This being the day fixed 1:oon by the .Sher for taking the p o ll, arrangements were made for ro c o rding the, vote! for the rival candidates at Falkirk, Airdrie, Lanark, ijamilto n, and Linlithgow, and for communicating the result from hour t o hour. The interest which the distinguished position of Lord LinCohl__,origi nally gave to this election, on its being announced that his was to contest the burghs, was increased by the speech which' he de livered at the nomination on Wednesday, on which occasi ,9l2 he prominently brought forward the moral influence which a 8 econd d:: feat of a member of the Cabinet would have upon the strength of the Government as a strong reason why, at this particular time, and on this occasion, the constituency of the Falkirk burghs ought to• prefer him to Mr. Wilson. The contest was accordingly looked forw •ard to with the greatest interest ; and as both parties were equally c ertsin of success, from the promises of support which they had receiN•ed , ,r was evident that the con t es t mus t b e a very close one. It W2s fe ll, however, that Mr. Wilson's chance of success had been lesseued bC the conciliatory mann e r an d speec h o f Lord L i ncoln On th e drAY nomination. We believe that even some of Mr. Wilson's friends were 10 fa r satisfied with the decl ara ti on w hi ch he (Lord Lincoln) inside a t the , nomination, that h e h a d no i ntention of coming forward at a gener a. ' election, that they would h ave b een desirous that Mr. Wils oirs O P :, porters should not go to th e po ll , prov i ded sufficient time had been left for carrying out this arrangement. The returns of the final poll did not reach Falkirk till about/ 1 1 o'clock at night ; a n d the following is the result of the whole At. to o'clock in the afternoon, at which time the poll closed : Falkirk...." Lord Lincoln. 106 96 165 112 27 Mr. Wilson. 181 69 44 143 55 Lanark.. • • • • ... ..... .. Hamilton.— .. Airdrie .. • • • • • ... ...... Linlithgow .. • • ........ Majority for Lord Lincoln 11 The constituency of the Falkirk district of Burgert ta 1,406 ; and as the number who have polled is 1,001, there re, - nabis ov, electors who did not poll. In 1841, when Mr. Baird was oleC tllO ted, ~ constituency amounted to 1,303, of whom no more than 9'12 recor w ' their suffrages, being 89 less than on the present occasion. ATTIOUII ..., MARKET NE WS.—(YESTERDA CORN EXCHANGE. The past week's arrivals of English Wheat coastwise were till.: fair average scale ; but those ef all other kinds of grain of he , `"4 produce were limited. From Ireland and Scotland the receipts Oats were small, while the imports of foreign corn were by far more' limited than for some time previously. Fresh up to day, a moderate quantity of Wheat came to hand from Essex, Kent, and Cambridge"- shire, coastwise as wen as by land carriage and samples, yet the stands were by no means heavily filled. The attendance of ball town and country buyers was tolerably numerous, hence the /least qualities of both red and white—which termed but a small portion of the supply—commanded a ready sale at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, the prices obtained on this day se'nnight. In the middling and inferior kinds exceedingly little business was transacted. at previous currencies, and a total clearance was not effected' The accounts received to-day from most parts ef the country r!: specting the general appearance of the young wheat plants eta'e that the future prospects are good. There was rather more free Foreign Wheat on offer, yet the inquiry for that article was veil' steady, and last week's prices were well supported. In Bonde Wheat a fair business was transacted for speculative purposes, bet prices underwent no change. The supply In warehouse it still 0 0 the increase. With Barley we were rather scantily supplied. fine Malting parcels moved off steadily at very full prices, but Grinding and Distilling sorts hung on hand, yet we cannot call them cheaper' Since our last very few parcels of Malt have come to hand, eons & quently the show of that article to-day was small. Fine Ware P . ,e r.. eels supported late figures. In other kinds, comparatively lin 4 , e , business was transacted. From all parts the receipt of Oats hav e keen scanty. Potato parcels commanded a firm inquiry at extrettr currencies ; while the value of all other parcels was we ll maintained' We understand that the shipments of Oats from many of the leading Irish ports are increasing ; hence additional supplies may he shortly expected here. We had a very short supply of Beans on OW. which commanded a steady sale at late rates. In Peas there vog rather more doing, and white parcels were held at Is per quarter more money. The Flour trade was firm, at the late advances. SMITHFIELD. From our own grazing districts we received a full average time of year supply of Beasts fresh up this morning, the quality of which was unusually fine. The attendance of buyers being by no means numerous, the Beef trade ruled dull, at a decline in the quotations of 2d per sibs, the highest figure for the best Scots being 4s per filbs•a l at which a clearance was not effected. The droves from Norfolk. Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, embraced nearly 2• 0 °?. Scots, Home-bred s , an d S h ort-horns ; from the Eastern and Midland districts, 300 Doyens, Runts, Herefords, &e.; from other parts of England, 200 of various kinds ; and from Scotland 300 scoff!. The numbers of Sheep were again on the increase, owing to which the Mutton trade was somewhat inactive, at prices barely equal to those obtained on this day se'anight. From ti; e Isle of Wight about 170 Lambs came to hand per railway. On the witole the Lamb trade was steady at Friday's depressed rates. In Calves very little we e doing at previous currencies, and the same may he said of rigs. Nearly 1,000 of the latter have reached the metropolis by steam from Ireland during the week. Suckling Calves 18s to 30s, se t ; quarter old store Pigs 16s to 20s each. Beasts, 2,880; Sheep an d Lambs, 23,050 ; Calves, 96 ; Pigs, 300. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. For the time of year, the receipts of slaughtered Meat from Scot land and most parts of England for our markets, during the pael , week, have been on a fair average scale, and of superior quality The supplies on offer killed in the metropolis having been somewhat extensive, the general demand must be considered heavy, at, in most instances, drooping prices. Nearly 40 carcases of foreign Beasts and 150 ditto of Sheep have been disposed others, at reduced eurrenclea• At per stone, by the Carcase, a. d. to 8. d. d. to 1 . ' l a ' Beef, inferior— 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 3 middling .... 2 6 2 8 middling.. 310 4 a ' ", prime large 210 3 2 -- prime .. 4 2 4 ; prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, 1arge........ 3 4 4 4 6 ii v Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs. tkotland ...• •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 30 480 280 Yorkshire ••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 40 500 350 Lincolnshire •• .. Norfolk •••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • 30 90 10 Suffolk ........................20 100 140 Cambridgeshire • • ••••• • • • • • 60 110 200 Essex ••• • .. Surrey •••••••••••• • • • • • • • • , 30 120 60 110 Devonshire ........ .. Wiltshire ••••• • • • • . 40 200 40 100 Other parts .... •••• • . .. Total .. •.....• . • . . • 410 2,100 300 1,750 Previous week's arrival. ... .. 510 2,010 310 2,450 Difference since oar last •• • • 100 90 10 70T) c r t s e i d d e s a d m u p r l i e n s g h Lh v e e past m o, moved g o / has nonotrou .a.ram sPiTILLIIEELDs. w s a e t le e steadily, at full prices. In the middling and out of condition sorts, so little is doing that the quotations are alm os t nominal. t However, t The he been arrival very of small. Potaoe s a t h e BOROUGH HOP MARRBT. Selected qualities of East Kent and Sussex Hops continue in stead/ request, and last week's quotations are fairly supported. In all other kinds of Hops, the supply of which is moderately good, uext to nothing is doing. _ This market is firm, a TALLOW. nd prices are well supported. The quotatlen for the last three months is 48 3d in bend. Town Tallow 4s 6d nett cash. WOOL. Since Monday last the imports of Wool into London have been on the increase, they having amounted to 733 bales from Hobart Town , le do. from Ostend, 35 do. from Hamburgh, 27 do. from Antwerp, and 91 do. from Konigsberg. It is expected that several public sales )' colonial wools will be held towards the close of the present month. Privately there is rather more business doing in foreign and colonial qualities, but English atilt hang on hand. L A DVERTISIM BN 11:ING --"'SPLENDID ARRA/MED/ENT or 140 - GLass, Producing t h e e ff ect of a long arcade, and of bewilderin g as to cause a doubt whether you are in London or in old Rome, "Arch follows arch, and pile succeeds to pile." system—viz., This unique apartment is devoted to cutting and arranging the hair in, and with another having a beautiful view of Naples, are on the ground-floor. In calling attention to their establish ment, Ross and Sons beg to notice the advantages of their they never take apprentices nor young men from the country, nor object to customers asking for the same man to wait upon them ; every person has clean brushes, th ey ne ver being used twice, without being washed ; and parties are not pressed to buy things they do not want. Address, Ross a nd Sons, 119 and 120, Rshopsgate-street. [ A DVERTISEMENT.]—. CHE EARL OF ALDinißotrat AND HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—An astounding cure by this miracnlo o m edicine, after every other means had failed. See extract of 10 lordship's letter, dated Villa 31essina, Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845: "To Professor Holloway,—Sir, I beg to acquaint you that you pills have effe c t e d a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomac h. Which all the most eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the, Continent, had not bee n a bl e t o e ff ect—nay, not even the waters o f Carlsbad or Marienbad.—(Signed) Aldborough." These wonderful Pills wi l cure any disease of the liver or stomach, Sold (also Hol loway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244. Strand, and of all medicine venders throughout the civilised world. BIRTHS. On the 23d ult., at Bath, th;iialolthe Rev. H. M. Searth, Rector of Bathwick, of a son. On the Ist inst., at Belle Vue House, Notting-11111, the v r it e 0 Christopher Barnes, Esq., surgeon, of a daughter. On the Ist inst., at Sarnisend, near Whitby, Mrs. William IlloberlY. of a son. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 119. Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, St rand, in the Peecin" of the SiITO7, in the County of Aitddlean, Mindy, MO 5,184 G. I. ;;. _Rh stll4, LONfrok, Y4t.TESDAY IViOItNING, MA I' 5, 1846