The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-28 00:00:00

DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following Places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. fLniourn—Wind E., gentle breeze—overcast. P 2°Lx—Wind E., gentle breeze—cloudless. Varsmoirru—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Al Aarnstos—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. 1 , °u nuatrron—Wind N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Tom—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. 94`'‘ E NWICH—Wind N., gentle breeze—overcast. noonwi nd N. w., gentle breeze—cloudy. a wb ees—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. llaacsunfitaTim---Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. The returns front the following places indicate the state of o'clock and weather on Monday morning at nine trboralcic—wi nd t. CARLow—wind N.p ', t alm—cloudless. hiCLLINGAR— Wind N.E . gentle breeze—cloudy. g e e fit n t V *: breeze - - v p e a rr. ia fi l n ly e. cloudy. ifoI.Y II EAD -- Wind i:: g LANCASTER—Wind N W tiITBY- - Wind N.E. " , ea t ' ln— Principally clear. DafiLMOTON—WindiT.:LT„',4 breeze—overcast. B EA rrocK—Wind S.E,, str " o lentle breeze partially cloudy. 2 . seze—cloudless. At the Royal Observatory, Gr reading of the barometer was 29.8211. ?nh: t Them ine d t e a t i il l 3 : perature of the week was 46 ° . average of corresponding weeks t 1 1_ ia rather below the daily temperature was below the average en years. The mean on every day of the week, except Thursday and Friday age , i 3 nearly -o it b lv et a o 7 . 5t i ) .4 11 ., a M ve o r n a d g a e y ; i i t t c w on a! only 391 ° , It'll je ll following-sod'ual,,on:r°arlley tinned rising till Friday, when ' th in an t ö he ° above the averaire. On the On Sunday and' Monday the wind w as .Y., it fell to 4 , 4•4. north-east, on Tuesday it was in the "L'w lo on Iv,„a nesday in the south-ea.-st, and on the last thre e _.....- eut. Ys in the --- --v - -7- - ' l.f ?. r".. Z‘ .",,, ....• i.,',....,, .. .4.. - ... ..." 4 - ' • , 411 .:--- - rz - V:.. v ' - 7:— <-3 - zp' , t - 2r, ..,/ : 2,, , , t 4 ' , k 7 .*' . Ikr t Nl, 22r 4s - p in. ,1r"...1-- , , 17 b, a. 4,tr. a. .! (Cr (- • ' -c4r4r. \.• k ~zw~~ HER MAJESTY S THEATRE. Madlie. JOANNA WAGNER. Mr. Lumley has the honour to announce to tke nobility, sabscrib trs, and the public, that the Injunction against Madlle. Wagner and Mr. Frederick Gye, founded on the documentary evidence laid before his Honour the Vice-Chancellor Sir James Parker, remains in full force. This fact affords the best confirmation of the accuracy of Mr. Lumley's previous announcements, and the most effective refutation of the unwarrantable attacks to which he has been subjected. ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. Attractive ffevelties for the Easter Holidays. THIS EVENING, and every evening during the week, A new Characteristic Address. by the Manager. 2 , fter which a new Piece, entitled THE HAPPY MANAGER. A amatic Diffculty. In one act. To be followed by a grand Ethiopian Musical :Entertainment by extraordinary Troupe of Ebony Marionettes. To conclude with an entirely new version of the Grand Eastern Spectacle of ALADDIN ; or, The Wonderfhl Lamp, produced with all the vat resources of this small establishment. Doom open at Halt-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. A Morning Performance on Saturday next. Doors open at Half pest Two, and commence at Three o'clock. There will shortly be produced several New Pieces, which are now in active rehearsal. Private Bozes and Stalls to be bad at the Box-oflice of the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. HER. MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. TO-MORROW win be presented Beethoven's Opera of FID ELIO. Leonora, Sotte Cruveili ; Fiorentino, Signor Calzolari ; lt,pceo, Signor ; Jacquilin, Signor Mercurial! ; ll Monestra, Slasior For ; Pizarro. Signor Eelletti. After which the new Spanish Ballet Divertissement, entitled UN BAILE DE CANDIL, in which Mdlie. Guy Stephan, Mlles. Rosa, Esper, Allegrini, La aneureux, M. Di Mattla, and M. Mathieu will appear. To be followed by a selection from Rossini's Opera. L'ITALLINA IN ALGIERI. Mustapha, Signor Belletti ; Taddeo, Signor Ferranti ; Haly, Sig. Vercturiali; Lindoro, Signor Calzolari ; Elvira, Madlle. Feller ; and Madlle. d'Angrl. To conclude with a new Ballet Divertissement, entitled LA FETE DES ROSLERES. By Madlle. Carolina Rosati, Madlles. Rosa, Esper, Allegrini, LaMO reaX ; MM. Di Mettle, Gonriet, Venafra, and Mathieu. APPllcations for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box gam Opera Colonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. First appearance of Madame Grisi. First appearance of Herr Formes. First Night of Norma. TO-MORROW Will be presented Bell's A celebrated Opera, ").TORAI. Norma, Madame Grist ; Adalgisa, Madlle. Bertrandi ; Clotilde, Cotti ; Oroveso, Herr Formes ; Flavio, Signor Soldi ; Signor Tamberlik. To conclude with the second and MO Ttd ac of Rossini% opera, UGLlEL hirts ELL. Matilda, Mme. Castellon; Ednige, Mdlle. Cott! ; Gaglielmo Tell Ronconi ; Jemmy (his son), Mdlle. Rellini ; Walter, Sig. ; Melcthal, Sig. Polomm , Lentoldo, Sig. Rommi ; Gessier, Sig. Tagliafico ; T.Tia Pe,catore, Sig. Sbgelli ; Rodolfo, Sig. Soldi ; and Ar m:ado, H e rr Ander (Principal Tenor of the Imperial Theatre of Vienna) Composer, Director of Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. Tice performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. TREATRE ROYAL, RAYMARILET. Mr. B, Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new comic ;Drama, entitled MIND you'll, OWN BUSINESS, by Messrs. B. Webster, Leigh Murray, tuekstone, and Keeley ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Reynolds, &c. Atter which a new Burlesque on a frightfully popular subject, to be called 0, GEMINI ; or, the Brothers of Co(u)rse. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Bland, Woolger ; Mesdames Buckingham, Col ilas, Caulfield, Honey, &c. To conclude with HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE. Horatio Craven Mr. Leigh Murray; Dicky Watt, Mr. H. Bedford; Emily Morton, Miss A. Yining. THEATRE ROYAL, .DELPHI. Lessee, Mr. B. Webster Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Drama of powerful interest, called THE QUEEN OF THE MARKET. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, 0. Smith, Paul Bedford, Emery, Honey, Worrell ; Mesdames Chaplin, Harding, and Keeley. After which, a devilish new Extravaganza, called MEPHISTO PHELES. Characters by Mr. Honey, Miss Fitzwilliam, and Miss Woo!gar. With iVHO STOLE THE POCKET-BOOK ? or, a Dinner for Six ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Ender the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING, Will be performed Shakespere's Historical Play of KING JOHN. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. Wigan, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Graham, 'F. Cooke, Everett, "Yuan, Cathcart, and 'Wheatleigh ; Miss Phillips, Miss Robertson, Miss Mur ray, Miss Kate Terry, Mrs. Oily, and Mrs. C. Kean. After which a Fairy Tale, hi rwo Acts, entitled WITTTKIND AND HIS BROTHERS; or, The Seven Swan Princes arid the Fair Melusine. Characters by Messrs. Harley, Meadows, F. Cooke, Fleamore Mrs. Winstaniev, Misses Marshall, Robertson, Murray, Leclercq; Daly. viva:Q:l. X - ewoombe, K. 'terry, and Madlie. Auriol. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrls, (dole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be produced a dramatic story. in eight acts, entitled A CILIIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Frank Matthews, Robert Booby, Belton, Baker, Suter, Horncastle, Boeisre, Butler, and Homier ; Madame Yestris, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St. George, Miss Wright, Miss Oliver, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Grove, and Miss Foote. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. W. Ferree. THIS EVENING, Will be performel THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD. To conclude with THE CAMBERWELL BOTHERS ; or, The Mystic .liii man. PINCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. THIS EVENING. Will be presented A VILLAGE TALE. Characters by Messrs. E. 'Ulcers, Attwood, Moreland ; Mesdames Copeland, Selby, and Mas lielL After which THE LOST LIUSI3AND. To conclude with THE RAGGED SCHOOL. Characters byMessrs Rogers, Attwood, Moreland ; Misses Maskeli, Eglinton, and Morelli. Boxes, 3s. • Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, le. Private Box es One Guinea and a Halt each. Stage Manager, Mr. I. Stirling. AATLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Ratty. The meat successful and popular Theatre In London. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a new grand Military Spectacle, which is now exciting all Paris, entitled BONAPARTE IN EGTPT ; or, the Settle of Abcultir. To be followed by Batty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena. 34. Polaski and Madlle. Valentine will appear every evening dar ing the week. To conclude with THE WEATHERCOCK. Tickets to be had at the Box-office fram Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager, Mr. Leclercq. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE, THIS DAY — Morning 32 rein. after I I Evening 37 rain after 6 To - Moanow—Morning 20 min. after 9 Evening 2 min after 10 TSE WEATHER—Suit OFFICT, Apia', 2S. Taamtosterrszt, Ix THE SRAM 43—highest since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night• 69—this day, at noon. Beaostrnut, 30.18. Wm) S.W.— light breeze and cloudy. c‘-‘e-174411 - LONDON; WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1,1 • _--_ ~__ Assuredly the tables have been t u rned with a ven geance. The house of Commons, last evening, had to consider once more the annual proposition of the redoubtable Member for East Surrey, for the exten sion of the county franchise to 10/. householders. Upon the identical motion which last session brought an ignominious defeat upon the Whig Government, the Conservative Government achieved in its turn a triumphant victory. A majority of forty-eight f Or the „proposal of Mr. LOCKE KING, in 1 tis 1, carried, as will be remembered, confusion into Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S Administration. A majority of 5 : 1 against the proposal of Mr. Locxs KM, in 1852, 41 1 the contrar imparted additional strength to the E . y,. 'I of Daanr's Cabinet. The division, hovirever, u p on - the previous occasion, it must retnen be whereas , tevi d, was in a House of 118 ; less than 51 y i t he representatives numbered no of 149 and a %ots:ether—yielding a minority more than the total the of 202—exactly 233 memorable night l ast euMembers present on the d'sfeated the Whig Gove rn ' When a private motion m ent. c , io peculiarly changed in regari circumstances are parties in the Legislature, that thereto' the position of and more significance than mi g h t " be t4a re interest jectured in the foregoing calculations, at first con perceived f r o m th em that what • It will be was AL ., t .,.., a source ' o f . wea k n e ss to theldeparted. -- LILY Jigg ly it, in reality a direct source of vigour to the newly con stituted Administration. The very champion who was puissant against Sir CHARLES WOOD is power less when opposed to the Right Hon. BENJAMIN DISRAELI. The formidable colossus under the Whig Government has dwindled down to a contemptible pigmy under the Government of the Conservatives. With perfect justice, therefore, may we reiterate the exclamation that assuredly the tables have been turned with a vengeance. The origin of the extraordinary contrast between the result of the divisions in 1851 and in 1852 re spectively upon the same motion precisely—that of extending the county franchise to 101. householders —may be very readily conjectured. The represen tatives who were last year in Opposition have this year assumed to themselves the responsibilities and privi leges of Government. Consequently, they are personally interested now-a-days in the rejection of what, triumphant for a moment on the former occasion, caused their predecessors no tri fling embarrassment. Antagonists though they were at heart, last session, to the proposal of the Member for East Surrey, they considered it worth their while to enable the Hon. Gentleman by their absence to obtain, as he did, a momen tary triumph over the then Administration. Therefore it was that in 1851, the House thinned to merely 118 upon the very motion, which in 1852 collected together no less than 202 resolved upon its rejection, or, to speak more plainly, 351 in the aggregate. The game a d v i s able to play in Op position would obviously be perilous if repeated from the Treasury benches. Those who sauntered upon the first occasion into BELLAMY'S, when the division bell sounded the triumph of Mr. LOCKE KING, rushed precipitately into the House when the same signal announced the approach of his discomfiture. In all these fluctuations of temper the dictates of party feeling are visible more than the influences of patriot ism. Members evidently look more to the interests of their side of the House than to the interests of the country at large—they aspire rather to secure the welfare of their own political friends than that of the entire population. Such is the melancholy moral deducible from the con trast of these two divisions upon Mr. LOCKE KING'S motion for the extension of the county franchise. . Yesterday's debate, although ending merely in the rejection of a proposed reform ema nating from a private Member, was at the same time sufficiently amusing in its cha racter, and sufficiently suggestive of the real, though to a considerable extent, still latent, anticipations of the Legislature. Everybody wanted to draw out everybody else—those who addressed the House speaking rather at each other than for themselves. Lord JOHN RUSSELL more particularly incited, it may be, by a painful remem brance of his total discomfiture on the preceding evening, endeavoured to retaliate for his defeat by dragging into somewhat inconvenient explanations se veral among the principal members of her MAJESTY'S Government. To this end the leader of the Opposition indulged himself in allusions, somewhat embarrassing it must be admitted, to the remarks made both in the House and out of the House by the Noble Lord the Member for Colchester, by the Honourable and Learned Gentleman the Member for Harwich, and by the representative for the borough of Scarborough. The effort, however, was ineffectual. Lord JOHN MAN NERS had only spoken sententiously and ambiguously. Sir FITZROY KELLY remained dumb under every imaginable provocation : and Mr. G. F. YOUNG was not present to respond to the taunts of his great antagonist. Confident of their immense numerical preponderance over the supporters of the motion introduced by the Member for East Surrey, the Cabinet persisted in maintaining a silence broken only by the adroit and eva sive remarks of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. The discussion consequently exhausted itself by these mere crossings and recrossings of the foils of argument, and the division closed, as already intimated, with another triumph for her MAJESTY'S Government. A very interesting discussion took place in the House of Lords last night on the subject of the adulteration of coffee, which has been so painfully notorious for some years past, and to which the praise worthy investigations of the Lancet first directed the public attention. Viscount TORRINGTON, in bring ing forward the subject, clearly and ably exposed the frauds to which the community had been subjected, which not only occasioned a considerable falling off in the revenue, and a diminution in the consump tion of colonial produce, but gave an adulterated and deleterious article in place of a pure and whole some one. When we find that in the United States a population of 23,000,000 consumed 1.50,000,0001b5. of coffee, while in the United Kingdom 27,000,000 of people actually used only 3:1,000,0001bs., what ever the nominal consumption might have been, we can scarcely wonder at the want of popularity in the beverage, especially if we consider the nature of that which is foisted on the public under its name. Let the greatest lover of coffee go into any of the small grocers' shops throughout the country, or into a ma jority of the houses supplied from these sources, and he will become disgusted with the article supplied under the name of coffee. It is not merely that there will be found a large admixture of chicory, totally altering its character ; that might be tolerated, although we confess that we think people ought to be supplied with that for which they con tract, and which they suppose that they are obtain ing. If they desire the addition of chicory they may purchase it separately, and at a much cheaper rate than coffee, and by so doing , they would, at least, have a much greater prospect of obtaining both matters in a pure state. But when once the practice of adulteration is sanctioned we cannot _tell to what extent it may be carried. The fraudulent tradesman (for it is a fraud under the most favourable circumstances) will not restrict himself to the addition of pure chicory to his coffee. He will speedily seek to increase his unholy profits by the adulteration of the chicory, until the various abominations mentioned in the extraordinary revelations of the Lancet are brought into operation, injuring the public health to a much greater extent than the public revenue. We rejoice to find that the PREMIER ) in ex plaining his opinions on the subject, clearly and unequivocally repudiated the doctrines laid down by Sir CnauLEs Woon. With that singular obliquity of vision for which the ex-Minister of Finance was remarkable, the Right Honourable Baronet totally dismissed from his consideration the :interests of the people. So long as the revenue did not directly suffer, the health, nay more, the lives, of her JESTY'S subjects might be tampered with with impu nity. " Chicory is wholesome ; many persons prefer an admixture to p ure co ff ee , an d I h ave h a d com munications from many respectable vendors, stating that if they did not gratify the public taete they could not dispose of their goods." From these Premises th e Right Honourable Baronet argued that that th an Y interference would b e i m p ro p e r, e Spanish bt a w ler might mix parsnip ? , earth, thought proper, b O, eing in fact, anything he chaser to take care it of his own interests. vieLwo.rdili)exivvy hparso,pele the business of the pur ewevber., taken a very different l it a ny the event t te e c t s coffeeto the dealers tring t e o n cy very of the old law, that subjectYedos penalties on his premises heavy p of his having mixed with or substituted for capable of bei ng coffee. The Noble Earl laid down a just principle in Stating that any person who preferred the u n t axed article should b e at liberty to indulge his taste, that he might drink a decoction of chicory or of roasted corn, or beano but he should do so under its true name, and not s up p ose that he was qua ffi ng pure co ff ee, an d paying for z. it as such. The fair and honest tradesman is en titled to the protection against his unconscien tious competitor, denied to him by Sir CHARLES WOOD. li e sees himself undersold by his rival, who is realising large profits by his un fair proceedings, and he must either ad opt similar practices, or see the business transferred from his own premises. The medium courserecommended by the First Lord of the Treasury is that which should be adopted. It is not the admixture and sale of an avowedly mixed article that is objectionable, but the fraudulent ad -1414M of a spurious and unwholeo me article, which, in fact, is neither more nor less than obtaining money under false pretences. We, therefore, hail with pleasure the declaration that the attention of the Government will be directed to the best mode of restoring a due supervision, not upon that which might be a legitimate admixture of an innocent material with coffee, but for the purpose of preventing a base and inferior substitute being sold under a false designation. By so doing he will protect the humbler classes of consumers, afford no incon siderable advantages to the fair dealers, and render material service to the colonial interests, already sufficiently depressed. The mere announcement of these views will cause no trifling alteration in the practice, and the coffee drinker, at least, will have no cause to regret the removal from office of Sir CHARLES Wool), and the accession to power of those who, whatever might be their antecedents, can no longer be termed a Protectionist Ministry. VICE-CHANCERY —(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor TURNER.) GREGORY V. SMITH. This part-heard case was continued this morning. The question wss the construction of a nuncupative will of Alexander Worrell, late of Norwood and New gate-street, whereby he expressed his will to be that after the death of his wife, his father and mother, the bulk of his property should go to " the families of Gre gory and Gear." THE SUN, ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) His HONOUR this morning proceeded with the part heard case of Gray and Davis, which was a case arising out of disputed accounts, presenting no feature of in tnezt to the general reader. MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY. A SWINDLER.—Joseph Laurence, of No. 14, Bucking ham-street, Fitzroy-square, was brought before Mr. Bingham for final examination, charged with conspiring with his brother-in-law, Lionel Lawrence (who is not in custody, and for whose apprehension a reward of 201. has been offered) in defrauding numerous tradesmen of property to a considerable extent. Mr. Fisher, from the office of Mr. Dod, solicitor to the London Association for the Protection of Trade, John-street, Oxford-street, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Norton for the prisoner. Mr. Badolet, watchmaker, 50, Greek-street, Soho, said on the 20th of March last a person came to his house and ordered several gold watches, as he wanted them to show to a customer. This person gave the name of Laurence, end said he lived at 14, Bedford-street, Covent-garden, where he wished the watches to be sent. Knowing that a person of that name, and who was a highly respectable jeweller, resided there, he sent a dozen watches by his clerk. Four of the watches were selected and the others were returned. William Owen, clerk to last witness, said, on the 20th of March last, he was sent to 14, Bedford-street, with twelve gold watches, and saw the prisoner there in the passage. Witness told him ho had brought the watches from Mr. Badolet; when he replied, " Oh, yes, its all right ;" and held out his hand for him to give them to him. Witness then said ho had brought the watches for him to select from, and believed he did not want more than four. Prisoner said he did not know what the customer required, but if wit ness would go with him to his brother, the latter would know what would suit. Witness then ac companied the prisoner to the corner of R3der's court, where he saw a person whom the defendant said was his brother. Witness having told him the na ture of his errand, was invited into an auction room, where the prisoner's brother, by the advice of the former, selected four of the watches, and said he would call on Mr. Badolet either that evening or the first thing on Monday morning. Neither of them called, and on the 22d he was desired to call at where he saw prisoner's mother, who in answer to his inquiries said neither prisoner or his brother lived there, and that she knew nothing at all about them. Colree, 31 E., proved taking the prisoner into custody at his lodging in Buckingham-street, and on searching his bed-room he found several pawnbrokers' duplicates relating to watches and other property. This completed the first charge. The prisoner was then charged with obtaining two more gold watches from Mr. Badolet by means of a forged order. John Dimbleby, a lad living at Barnett's-yard, Great Windmill -street, said he knew the prisoner. In the month of March last the prisoner gave him a letter to take to Mr. Badolet's, in Greek-street, with instructions to wait and bring back a parcel. Prisoner did not tell him what the parcel contained, bat he was to bring it to the yard, and if he (prisoner) was not there he was to give it to the ostler. Witness took tee letter as directed, and Mr. Badolet gave him kern:ill parcel, which he brought back and gave to the ostler. Witness subse quen,ly saw the prisoner, and told him what he had done with the parcel, and saw him receive it from the ostler. Prisoner then gave him c.d. for his trouble. Mr. Badolet said, on the 22d of March he received the letter produced, purporting:to be from Mr. Laurence, in Bedford-street. The writing is in the same hand as the letter he received from the boy Dimbleby. In conse quence of what was in the paper he delivered to the boy two gold watches, worth about 221. Witness never re ceived payment for them, and, in consequence of what ho subsequently heard he communicated with the police. The watches produced are his property. Numerous pawnbrokers were in attendance and pro duced the whole of the watches, many of which had been pledged by the prisoner. Several other cases having been proved, the prisoner was committed for trial. EXTENSIVE FltAlTD.—James Walsh and Frederick Wallenstein, two young men, were placed at the bar, charged with obtaining, by means of a forged order, from Mr. Gabriel Conte silversmith and je we ller, Blen heim-street, a quantity Of silver articles, value 251. Mr. HurePseiEs attended for the prosecution, and, having detailed the circumstances of the case, called Mr. Ceuta, who stated that he knew Mr. Handcock, of 39 , Bruton-street, Bond-street. He is a silversmith and jeweller. On the 16th inst. the prisoner Wallenstein called upon him (prosecutor), and said he had come from Mr. Handcock, and handed him the following note, purporting to have been written by that gentleman:— " Sir,—Will you have the kindness to let the bearer have some of your fine silver filligree work, or any other you may have, as I have an order to execute. If I do not sell it I will return it to-morrow morning." In consequence of that letter complainant gave him a candlestick, two pairs of earrings, a deem silver buttons, and other articles in filigree work, to the value of 251. Prosecutor subsequently ascertained that Mr. Handcock never sent such order, and that the whole of the ar ticles were pledged within a few hours of their having been obtained from him. William Henry Nash, a clerk lathe employ of Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, Bond-street, said be knew the pri soner Walsh. The letter produced is in his hand writing. Mr. Humphries said upon this evidence' - he wished to ask for a remand. The prisoners, who are suspected to have victimised numerous other tradesmen, were remanded till Tuesday. COIN AND BANDON RAILWAY.—(2O miles open)—.lleturn of Traffic for the week ending April 24, 1852 : Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £96 5 2 Merchandise, cattle ,&c.... ... 55 15 2 Total ... •.. £152 0 4 Corresponding week in 1851 (10 miles open) : Passengers, parcels, &c. ... 35 17 5 Merchandise, cattle, &c.... ... 0 711 Total ... 36 5 4 Mr. Peto paired in favour of Mr. Locke King's motion, with Colonel Pennant, against. Mr. Humphery paired off with Mr. W. Cubitt in favour of Mr. Locke King's motion for the extension of the franchise. ART USION DISTRIBUTIOI't.—In the list of prizes, the name of Mr. L. J. Douglas, Maize-hill, appeared as the fortunate holder of 1501. It should have been Mr. J. Douglas Lucas, Maize-hill, Greenwich, CUSTOMS.—It is said that a strict investigation is about to take place in regard to foreigners in London and at the ontports acting as Customs agents without being duly qualified, it having become known that individuals calling themselves merchants, and as such competent to clear mer chandise for themselves only, are largely engaged in the bu siness of Customs' agents. Such an infringement of the law, it is urged, being to the manifest injury of the legitimate re presentatives of the revenue who have given bond to a large amount for their probity, and to the jeopardy of the interest of the Crown in case of any flagrant departure from honesty upon the part of those who have given no such se curity.--Norning Paper. THE: TERRACE IN FRONT OT WESTMINSTERPALACE. —The terrace on the river front of the new palace is being covered with a variegated pavement,. and the windows in the basement story are to be ornamented, and protected with zino railings and gratings. The public wi.l shortly be ad mitted to this interesting and pleasant promenade, and have from it an excellent view of the southern front of the and a capital view of the river from Westminster bridge FEAEGUS O'CONNOR. — Mr. O'Connor, M.P. for Nottingham, who late l y e xcited so much attentio n in t h e b n r e i w dg P e a t ll o e V e -bridge. a' Vauxhall -bridge. de meanour, arrived in Liverpool on Friday e v ening , and took metropolis by his strange eccentricities and ungraceful de up his residence at the Queen's Hotel. During the night, after all had retired to rest, Mr. O'Connor alarmed the in mates by making an undress descent from his sleeping apartment to the ground floor, where he unhesi t ating l y commenced a repast on a dish of raw beefsteaks which had been inadvertently left in the way, occasionally washing them down with copious draughts of water. Being detected in this =usually awkward position, he abandoned himself to a little frolic, and commenced banging the remaining un maaticat v I fragments about the heads of the domestics. After cot omitting other oddities, he was somewhat appeased, and age in conducted to bed by his temporary ralet-de rhatare. He took a passage by the steam-ship Europa for Boston, which sailed on Saturday about noon. The object of Mr. 0' Connor's flight is said to be to avoid the commis sion of In nacy w hi c h h as b een i ssued againsehim. Loan HIGH C OMMISSIONER .—It will be seen that the Right ll °n ofth e.sEirarnloobferMansfield Peel, has been appointed to tol:, Bute acted office. It w ill b e reco ll ec t e d th e l ate M arqu i s t! acted as her M a j es t y ' s representative d ur i ng the Administratio n and conducted matters with a spler idour and liberality that for the moment revived the memory of Scotia's lo tnationality. It • hoped that tle distin e ng-pas . is to be gihd representative now selected by the Earl of Derby will • • lin this respect, emulate the Noble Marquis.—Scotsma n . THE LATE CENSIJS.--Arn ong the sums to be voted by the House of C ommons • under the head of civil services is 40,2001. in the present year on- account of the CC Mof the populatio. 14Wit year 130 ,004)/, yfw voted. LONDON,' WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 2B, 1852. THE SHARE MARKETS. Railways. Nominal Prices. BRITISH ItriSLVI.&YS. Business done to-day. Aberdeen Amb., Not., Bost. & E. Junc. Bir., Welv., and Stour Birk., La., s y L i a.6ns. Chest i d & C . h. 2 a ß6 l J l l i .r e p pk t. d d. 501. & 251. Cons., all pd. Ditto, ditto ... 17 1 4 pd. Brist. & Exet., 100/. pd. Caledonian ... 50/. pd. Chest. & Holyh., all pd. Dub. & Belf. Jet. 45/ pd. Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Aber deen Junc. Ditto, New East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & 1).) all pd. )o(181. E.& H.) all pd. ilast.Counties...2ol. pd. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shrs., all pd. Do. do. do. 6/.pd. Do., do., B. & C., all pd.' East Lancashire, all pd Do. New Quar., all pd E. & W. India Docks and Bir. June., all pd & W. Yk. Jnc., all p Edinb. & G las., 50/. pd Edin.,Per.& Dun. 251. p G las. & S.-West., 100/.p Great Northern, all pd Do. Halvs. A def., all p 1)0. do. B, 6 pr. c. all p Gt. S. & W. Ireld., all p Great Westn., 1 001. pd Lane. & Carlisle, all pd Do. Thirds, 11/.13.4 pd Lane. & York., 1001. pd Do., Quarters pd Do., Fifths 14 1. pd Do.,W. Rid. Um p Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsbv & Sthpt.l7ip Lond. & Blackw., all pd Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct.loo p Lon. & N.West., 100/. p Do. Quarters 22/. pd Do. Fifths l2/. pd Do. 10/.,M &B (c) 1/p Lon. &S.-West 100/. p Do. New 504, 42% pd Do. New 40/. -34/. pd Man. Box. & Mat. all p Man. Shef. & Lin.,loo/p Do. Manch. & Lincoln Union 41.25. pd Midland 1001. pd Do. Bir. & Derby 1001. Md. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 47% Newcas. & Carl. all pd Do. Quarter Sh. all pd Newmarket .....all pd Newport, Abergaven., and Hereford ....10/ pd Newry & Ennisk: 7 V, p Norfolk lOO/. lad Do. New 20/. S. isi . p North. Coun. Un. pd North British ...25/. pd North Devon _lll pcl North Stafford. 171,6 pl North - Western 191. pd N. & S.W. June. 61. p Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 101 p Scottish Central 25/. p Scottish Midld., 251. pd Do. New ......... all pd Shrew. & Bin A, all pd 1)o. B ......... all pd Shrew. & Her. Old 71. p Shrewabu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all pd 1)o. halves all pdj Do. Oswestry all pd S'rop. Union pd D. A, 13, C, & D fully pd. up at per cent.... South Devon all pd South-Eastern 301. pd South Wales all pd South Yorkshire and River I)un 15/. pd Do. Do. 5l. pd Stirl. & Dunferm all p Stock. & Har. 16/2s. 3d. Taff Vale 126/. pd Thames Haven Dock and Railway ...181. pd Vale of Neath...l7/. pd Waterfd. & Bilk. all pd Waterfd. & Lim. all pd Waterford. Wes. Wick. and Dublin 3/. pd West Cornwall 13/. pd West London pd Yk., New. & Ber. 25/. p Do. & New. Ex. 201. p Do. G.N.E. pure. 91. p. York & N. Mid. 50/. pd 13 to 13% 7 - 10 - 10% 12% 11% d. 16% _ 17% 96 —9B 20% 20.y s 21 % 22 14% 13% d. G - 7 3 - 83 -yyy 6 1 ,4 -- 7 4% - 5 17 1714 - 54 31 d%- 20% ioys Gy a —6% 143 —l5 39 1 A 89% 91 911 78 —so 9 —lO p 72 72% 631 —6 dis. 4 dis. 18 —lBh 73/ 8 _ 102ij z -]0314 123 -•;.- 124 5 5 1 / 2 p 3% 4% p 2 —2% p 91% - -112 4 1 /, 4 dig. 3 1 / 2 —3. dia. _2% —2%. 33 .- - 34. 3%-2 3 bdie. 67% 68 35 —3G 9 - 4% 4 die. - 37 10 3 4 % 3 die. ;-7%dis. 8 clis. . 1% - 1 % P. 20 1 A - 2031 17% - 17% 11., -.12 7 'A 4a /4 4 3 dis. 13 —l5 10 1.1 2 7 / 8 d. 17 1 ,4 - 18 -213,4 35 - 35% ... ... die. 150 --151. 2y, 2% 4 a die. 21.% pmErzatzlicak Aberdeen all pd Do. No. 2, 7 per et. 33i, Caledonian, 101. all pd Ches. & Ilolyhd. all pd Dundee, Per., & Aberd. Junction all pd E. Ang..(3/ 10s)6 pc. all Do. (SL) 7 per ct. all p Do. (7/ I7s) p. c. 2 p Eastern Counties Lx., sp. c., No. 1 all pd Do. No. "' all pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. 10 Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct....a1l p' Do. 10/. I)eb. Sb. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shrs. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, sths all pd Edin., Per. & Dun. .5% per cent. all pd Glas. & S.W. Con lOO l. Gt. North. 5 p. c all pd Do. 5 p e.'red. cc 9 l /2 P Great South. & West. (Ireland) Bths all pd Gt. West. (Berke & IL Ex. 5 per cent.) all pd Gt.W. fixed 4% 100/. p Do. 1)0. ...801. pd Lancashire and York. shire, F. 20/. 6L pd 1)o. 6 p. c. Stk. 1001 . p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 ...... 13/. pd Do. Do. No. 2 171. pd Do. Do. No. 3 5/. pd Do. Qrs., 1848 9/. pd London & Brig gtikr. per cent. —lOO/. pd Do. Pr. 5 p c. Si g ma oo 1)o. Con. 5 p c, all Do. N.Gr. 6 p c 1001. p Lon. & N.-W. (Coy. & Nunet.) 5 p. c. 13% pd Lon. & S.W. New 5/. p Lon. & En. % Sb. all p Man., Sheff., & Lincn. Qr. Sh., No. 1 all pd Do. New,lo/. all pd 1)o. 6/. . .. 3l. pd Mid. Con. 6 p c St lOO/. Do. Con. Bris. & Bir., 6 per cent.... 100/. pd Do. Erewash Val. 1001 Do. Leic. &Swanning. 8 per c. Guar. 100/. p Do. I'reference ...5/. p Norfolk Exten... all pd Do. Gr. 5% p et. all p Do. Wavny. Val. 21. p North British pd North Stafford all pd Oxf. Wor. & Wol., 15/. 6 per cent 101. pd Shrewr. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Ches. (N.W. Min.) 8 per c....a1l pd South Devon all pd St.-Est. 4% p c. 10/. pd Stb. York. 4 p c gd. 20/. Stock. Sr Hart. gd. 5 p e until July 1,1856, all pi Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 3/. pd York, Newc. & Bar. G t. N. of E. Put pd Do. Do 5/. pd York & N. Midland 11. and S. Parch. IOL pd 134 34 dIL 83 -.- 9 17% - 18 5 -5'4 3 -3% 1 Ila p 7 / 8 p x.d 13 13% 13 3 / 4 -144 1'• ''''' •'• 3% __ 4 i. 43% 1% 13i 13% - 1 „ dis ••• p /4 12% 1014 ..... i lli 13 ...... a % %- %6 P 139 -- 141 - "par 2° —2l Sig -- L.% 0 ," 5 Gi ""- p la% 15% 1 6 34 , -- 15 16 % -17 41j4- 4y, - 18% 18% 6 3 / —6% dis. 2 7 / 8 2 5 / 8 24%- 25y !I dia u , p rEzzro 9S % 17% 17 Nominal Trice/. % 96 20% % % 21 At LXNES LEA AT Railways. Leasing Companies. Bdf . Bir.& Oxf., gua. all G t. Westn. B D uc o k . without, L on Do. &N.w Bir.Wolv. & Dud., guar all pd Do. D Ci c., all p Caledonian : al) 6 ile p aapd er : ycooE. L o eudr . niecsn w tsde..t:a i . t t i.g..e h iu. o &j: t . 2 1/2 p d Gl F Hartlepl. Dk. & Railw. pd 1 Hull & Selby, a ll p l 1)o. Halves., all pi 1)o. Quarts., all p L eeds & Brdf., all p Lon. & Grenw., all Do. Pref....all pd Lowektoft., per cent...all pd D o . 6 p. ct., all p Aliddlesbe & Red car, p. c., all p N . E., tp. c., all Do. 6 p. cr., all p 1)o. New...all pd Presto. & Wyre, all paid t Do.I lives, A, all p Read., Guildf., and, Reigate ... all pc)! Roy. Sr, Il it, 1 / 1 2 Pi Do. Snap. Ex., all' Shf. Rth. & Goole, 5 p. c., 18.11.6 p S. Staffdsb., 9 1 / I z , p Wear Val. 6 p c., all Do. do. ... all pd Do. do. all pd , bora., all p ,Gt. Northn, !Gt. Westrn. Yk.iNewl Do. Midland ... S. Eastern.. Do. Norfolk DO. Stktn &Dar E. Counties 1)o. Do. 14.&N.1V &La.&Y Do. Eastern Gt. Northn Do. !Lan. & Yks MrM'Clean Stckt& Dar Do. Do. Qt. Werstru " 36 -al 29 aD 29 1 4 - 8 0 % 281 i - 29'3 18 --183 45 47 35-st,i3i 3 1 ,4 p 1 109 -11. t 54 1 / 2 55.% 25 - 1011,(,- 11123 12% - 12% 25 - 26; 17 GO -- GL •• • -•• • - V 22 3 , 23;7Va, 9 9 ' .l y a 1 ~ dis. ••••-• ••• ' 29% - - 80 VS - 2O % 6% 39% 40 91% spa 92 79% 72 8 7 18% % 18 103 123% 27q 1 15 yd 92 % 2% 5 4 84 33% 68% % li4 9% % % 8% ii 21% ,! i 17% 33% 51 Ai 21% N il 35% FOREIGN. sine.ss done Railways. .Nominal Prices. Buto-day. Cent. France (OX.) all 22 22% x.d 223 x.d Char!. & Erquel. all pd 13 —l5 Demerara ill pd Dutch Rhenish 81. pd 8% —3% dis. East Indian 181. pd 3% —3% p 21% Do. Do 201. pd ,Gt. Indian Penin. all p % 134 p Do. Do. 4% pd P Louv. a la Sambre 71/ Luxembourg l3l. pd 4% 5 54% Do. (Railway) 10/. pd 334 4 Do. ll. pd 1 / 4 Do. (Canal) pd % 1 Maria Antonia 27A pd Do. New 814 pd Namur 8-.; Liege all pd 6% 6 5 / 8 North. of France,l6/.pd 23% 2454 24% 54 %.' Do. 201.3 p. c. Bds, all p 13 13% Orleans & Bor 11/. pd 8% —' 3 7 / 8 p 14% 15% Paris & Lyons _6l. pd 4 4y, p 10 1 / 4 44 Paris & Orleans all pd 44 —46 x.d 46% x.d Paris & Rouen ...all pd 30 1 / u —3l Paris & Stras. ...all pd 22% 22 3 / 8 225 Yg 3a Rouen & Havre...all pd 11 11% x.d x.d Sambre & Meuse all pd St. Andrew's & Quebec (A) 4/. pd Tours & Nantes 171. pd 6 5 3 / 4 dis. 1134 West Flanders...B% pd 3 —3% West. of France 6/. pd 1 —1% p 7% Grand Junction of France, 4%. MINES. Ague Fria all pd p I 1%3 Anglo-Californian, all p % 34 p 134 Asturian 151. p Australasian 21. pd I 1 p Australian 5/. pd 1 Austr. Freehold all pd 34 did par % Ave Maria all pd 34 1 / 4 dis. Blaenarvon I. & C. all p Brit. Austr. Gold all pd % die par British Iron 13/. 15s. p Braz. Iw. (is. sp) 24% 1% 2 Do. Coca. & Cui. all p Do. St. Job. del R. 15/. „. Carson's Creek all pd I par p Cobra Copper 4O/. pdl Copiapo 14/ pd Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p3i dis !it p General all pd Gold Alountain 111 pd p Great Polgonth all pd 1 p Alexi. & S. Amer. 9/. p Nouveau Monde all pd X 34 p Port Philip l/. pd % % p 1% Santiago de Cuba 103/ 634 —7% 734% Tin Croft 7l. pd 9 3 4 10% United Mexican all pd 2% 2 3 / 8 West Mariposa all pd a 3 —3B dis Colonial Gold, 1 % TOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia all pd 39 40% x.d x.d Brit. Ntb. Amer. all pd 4914 —5O Colonial 25/. pd 11 1 12% Com. of London 20/. pd 24 25% Lon. & County 20/. pd London Jt. Stk. 101. pd 18 18% Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd 28% —29 Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd Do. New lO/. pd Nat. of Ireland 22Y, p 17 3 4 —l7 Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd 34 —35 Prov. of Ireland 251 pd. 43 1 / —44 Do. New all pd 15% 16% Union of Austral all pd 37 —3B 41 40 1 ,E Do. New 9 % pd 3 —3% Union of London 10/. p 14 3 4 —l5 Union of Madrid all pd MISCELLANEOUS. Canada 3 21 pd i 48 49% Eastern Steam...2s. pcl! Gen. Stm. Nay. 141. pd' 28% 28% Penin. & Or. St. all pd 80 79% Do. Do. ...15/. pdi Royal Mail Stru. 601. p& 78 —79 x.d x.d Universal Emigration and Colonization, 21. p ' Irish Beet Sugar, 2%. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 12,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export and 1,000 Surat and 3,000 American on specu lation. The market closed with much spirit and speculation. American were a point against the buyers. The sales comprised 9,000 American, 500 Egyptian, at 6d. to 7d.; 1,500 Surat, at 3d. to 40.; and 60 Sea Island, at Is. lid. to ls. 6d. per lb.—Railway Shares were flat, at lower prices. The letters from America by the steamer Canada notice a buoyant market for Public Securities. Money was abundant. The branch mint at New Orleans was coining double eagles to a large amount. It appears by a report of the Baltimore tobacco mar ket, that during the past three months, a very heavy business has been transacted, particularly in Ohio tobacco. The great bulk of the purchases was made in fulfilment of the contr act between the French Govern ment and Messrs. K othschilds. The whole quantity actually contracted for about five thousand hogsheads, with the stipulation that: the quantity may be increased, at the discretion of the. Government, one-third more. As the French Government took more last year, and the contract this year we s made at very low figures, it is not improbable that ti`►e excess stipulated for will be demanded. _ _ The Californian news is still favourable. The steamer El Dorado, from Chagrt Is, had brought to New York about 700,000 dollars oi a freight, and 150,000 in the hands of passengers. fl .ccounts from the mining dis tricts continue good, and the yield has been equal to the expectations of parties interested. The treshet in Sacramento, Marysville, and throughout El Dorado country, was not so diseafrous as the one previous, and would soon, it was supplied, pass away without doing much damage. We notio eno new feature in the com mercial affairs of Califora de. Trade was good, and prices obtained for staple arteeqes were more renumerative than formerly. As the opposition to iilr. Lyne, the secretary of the committee for promoting Tribunals of Commerce, has not abated, and an attempt bus been made this day to get up a fresh meeting, it may be useful to apprise parties interested that twelve leading members of the general committee, including Lawrence lleyworth, Esq., m.p ., B. M. Willcox, Esq., ALP., Richard Thornton, Esq., and several of the most, respectable subscribers, have signed or endorsed the following letter:— " To Mr. John Matthison Fraser, 34, Mark-lane; Mr. Daniel McFarlan, 154, Feuchurch-street ; Mr. 15, Mark-lane ; an d M r. Richard C. P olhill, Charles White, 15, Barge-yard-chambers. iiGent 1 e m e n , —As members of the general com mittee we have learnt with much regret that certain disputes have disturbed the harmony which should exist between yourselves and our honorary secretary, 2,1 e, r. Francis Lyne. We lament now to find that it i s not likely that the movement can be benefitted by serv i ces of yourselves , and considering Mr, siderin Lyne. Under ouch the joint circumstances , that Mr. Francis .Lyne was the originator of the move ment, that the public money was advanced to aid the cause called to our notice by Mr. Lyne, and that his zeal and ene rgy :nave on various occasion s b een ap plauded, (without L a tending to off er you any peraonal offence) we request, as members of t h e general commit tee, that you will be good enough to give up to Mr. Lyne, all books, monoys, and Papers relating to this movement, and that you will retire from the Executive Committee." The result of a canvass among the subscribers by Mr. Gamble, on behalf of Mr. Lyne, Was that the 40 or .50 w aited upon positively denied having authorised the protest against Mr. Lyne's last meeting, which Mr. Ila.nley declared he made on behalf- of 140 subscribers. Wh e n Mr. Gamble found the large number of 40 or 50, one after the other, giving the same assistance, he con sidered it needless to go further. Mr. Gamble then proceeds to state : ~ma ny of the subscribers remarked tome, that they, beingthrough your with the movement only your exertions, considered that you alone ought to proceed with the movement for the estab lishtuent of Tribunals of Commerce, and by no means allow your progress to be interrupted, nor to permit any such party to intervene between yourself and the movement. One gentleman said, ' was it reason able that we should subscribe our money for a particu lar object, and when a meeting so respectable was called in favour of the cause we desire to promote, that we, the subscribers, should protest against it?' " Bills of Exchange on the principal continental cities were negotiated yesterday afternoon on rather lower rates in some instances. Paris, 90 days , was taken at 25 55 to 60, Amsterdam at 12 l 4 to I'l s . il , smburgh, 13 10! 7 ,- to 11. j, and Tries te 12 35 to 40 . English Stocks are a little better this morning, but there is still for a 'entity of business. Consols are 09 ,kTransfer and 99f f for Account. The New Three- an -a-Quarter per Cents, have been 100 6'three I to 4, and the per Cents. 981 to . 4 i . Bank Stock is ra t h er weaker, being 219} to 22 0 1. South Sea Stock h as realised 110 k. - E xc h e quer-bills, dated March, are 70a. to 735. premium. Foreign Stocks are quiet also. Spanish Three p er Cents, have been 21 at, and since, 21i. Mexican Bonds have been quoted 34,1 to i for the Five per Cents. and 27i a for the Three per Cents. Equador Stock is flat at 4i Buenos Ayres Bonds have been 77k. Sar dinian Stock is supported at 97/- /. Austrian Five per Cents. are 791 raid Dutch Four per Cents. 93 to i. Railway Shares have improved, but the dealings are not large in English. Foreign Shares are more buoyant. 0 Mining Shares bar e been very quiet. oouth Austra lian Copper about et I premium, and Colonial Gold i i. premium. Lewis 1.1111 Range and Royal Australian each 1 about i ),- premium. Joint Stock Bank Shares are dull. QUARTER TO THREI2. ... 997, i _ ... 99i i ONE P RICKS OF BRITIsII FUNDS O'CLOCK CLOSING PRICER Bank Mock 3 per Cent. Reduced Anne. ...... 3 nor Cent. Constila Annuities 993 - 8 1,4 98 y, Piave 314 per Cant. Anu5.,..... Long Anne. to expire J an. 1860 6 (3. 1009 16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 6 9-16 6% Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5,1860. 6% India Stock 7 1-16 '7 1-16 Indig Bond', 1,0004_ B'3 p South Sea Stock ... '••• Ditto Old Annuities . 98 1 4 Ditto New Annuities ... Console for Account , Exchequer Bills, 1 1 4 d. March. June. 1,0001. .. ..... Now. - 63 p Sma11, CLOSING 7RICES. VV!i• Consols ••• •• •• Ditto Account, Mav 11 ONN PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. POWli4l3 A 912 0) 5 per Cwt. ..... Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 — Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 7 7 1/ , Jaliish I:onds, 1825, 3 per Cent. ~ Ditto, 5 per cant.... — Equador Bends' 4 t/ 2 Ditto. Account . Grenada Boer's, 1 7 / 2 per Cant.-- 22 4 Ditto, Deferred' lO n , 5r.0..,...ii 5 ..,-- , en , 1846 Ditto, 3 per Cent 27 ,5. /i Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Russian Bonds Ditto, 4 1 4 per Cent Sardinian Bone's, 5 par Cent, Ditto, Account S2tv..iish 5 per Cont. 1840 — Ditto, Passive —5% Ditto. 3 per Cent 47 y 8 47% Ditto. New Deferred 2 1 3 / 8%% 21%, Spanish Corn. Cert. Coup. not funded 2) 41 2 ;Ye per cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Au6trian, 5 per Cent. Belgian, 4 per Cent. Dutch 214 per Cent. 12 Guild 61% Ditto 4 per Cent. Girtifiaates 104 !, 1035/s ..-)7 97% COURSE OF EXCI Amstercam ...... •• • • 12 Ditto, three months.. 12 2 Rotterdam .... 12 Antwerp • • • . 25 62% B cu,,,,ei!, •.• • •• ••• •• •• •.1 25 65 Hamhurgh .... • • M.B. 13 11U Altona ....•• ...• Paris, 3 days'aight .... 25 42% Ditto, 3 months .... 25 65 Marseilles 25 60_ Bourdeaux.... ....• • Irrankforton Maime.• a. 122% Vienna, effec. flo ••• • •• 1 2 40 Triebte, ditto.... • • .... 12 45 Pacraturgh, SU. Wale.. 37 % Vadrid ...... 49 Cadiz •—• 4976 Barcelona .• •• •• •• • • •• gaville•• •• •• •• •• •• •• •e .ANGE.-T lIESDA.Y. Gibraltar.. •• .......... f.eghorn ........ •• ...• 30 80 Genoa .............:.. 25 60 Milan ... •• •• •• sa •• •• Veal Ce • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• -- Naples ......•• •• •• Palermo,peroz........ 122. tilsbon•• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 53 1 .4 Oporto— •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 53 1 4 11.10 Janeiro •....... •• Ayre3 ........ New York, 60days'eight Philadelphia vaxors OF BULLION. PEA Li. Foreign Gold inbars.. li Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 .) Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 New Dollars •• •• 0 4 10 q, Sliver tn bars ......•• 0 5 0 LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 28.—W ind at noon S., light breeze and fine weather. _ _ .`72.err.LY, V APRIL 2G.—Wind E N.E.—Arrd. Dahla, Ceylon ; Rauney, Rio Grande; Greinpoint, Canton. Off port, Duke of Argyll, Calcutta ; Hero, St. Jago do Cubs, for Bremen; Cyndrem, Colombo. LIMERICK —Sid. Argent, New York; Hebe, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 27.—Wind S. S.W.—Arrd. Mean der, Ceylon. Sld. Saladin, New South Wales; Castle, Eden, Melbourne. Off port, Barham, Calcutta; Suel held, tiavannah, for Amt:terdatn; Flying Dutchman. KILRUSH, APRIL 25.—Put in Louise Eleonie, for Havre, leaky, and short of provisions. SUNDERLAND, APRIL 27.—Wind N.E.—Sid. Employ, Quebec; Providence, ditto; Vienna, Carthagena; Do roily ditto. GIBRALTAR, APRIL 18.--The Calpe got ashore near Algiers, and has gone to pieces; part of cargo saved in a damaged state. RICHIBUCTO, APRIL 19,—The Princess Victoria, which was driven on shore here in September last, has been sold as she lies. DEAL, APRIL 27.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Christian, Valparaiso; Gratitude, Colombo; Una, Callao. Arrd. trom the river and ski. Ralph, Thompson, Launceston, Van Diemen's Land ; Coromandel, Adelaide, South Australia; Nizim, Calcutta; Anne Sophie, Barbadoes; Commonwealth, New York; Mary, ditto; Johannes Tudor, Quebec; Mary Sharp, Dalhousie. WATERFORD, APRIL 26.—Wind S.S.E. to N.N.E.— Sid. Orinoco, New York; Lawrence Forrestal, New foundland. CA STLETOWN.—SIa. dEncas, St. John's, N©w Brunswick. DUNGARVON, APRIL 26.—The Harry King has lasi foremast and mainmast-brad. RAMSGATE, APRIL 27. Wind E.N.E. Arrd. Diamant, Rio Janeiro for Hamburgh, leaky, and with bows damaged, having been in contact, off Dungeness. FALMOUTH, APRIL 2 7 .—Wind E.SE., moderate,—Off port, Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia; Prins Maurits, Batavia for Amsterdam; William Tell, New York. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 27.—Wind &E. to S.W.—Arrd. Biooksby, New Orleans; Burrell, Charleston. Sid. Jeue Smith, Rio Janeiro ; Hannah, Castine; Brown, Quebec; Laidmans, Calcutta; Ann Best, Realijo; Ratbbone, New Orleans; Charlotte, New Orleans; Queen, New Orleans; Annapolis, Baltimore. Off port, Montezuma and Albatross steamer. NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-_WEDNESI)it Fresh up to-day, the arrivals of English Wheat, coast wise and by land carriage, were very limited. The at tendance of buyers was small; nevertheless the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce ruled firm, a , fully Monday's advance in the quotations, and at which a clearance was speedily effected. For forward delivery a fair business was doing at extreme currencies. Nearly 7,000 quarters of foreign Wheat have come to hand this week, but its general quality is inferior. Prime quali ties changed hands steadily, at full prices. Low and inferior parcels were much neglected. Floating cargoes off the coast were quite as dear as last week. No Eng lish Barley was on show. Foreign parcels sold slowl), yet prices were well supported. In Malt, comparatively little business was transacted, at late figures. We had a free sale for Oats, and good heavy qualities were the turn dearer. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour sold steadily, but no further advance was noticed in the quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. Malt. Oats. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. t;3O 350 , 1,340 gnglisli •• • • • • Erlsh O• •• •• •• Sachs `;2O Foreign ...... I 6,820 I 4,910 1 10,520 3,1001)1s. ZO2,OTIGLit nap rezaammT. The general demand was tolerably steady to-day, and last week's prices were fairly supported. WEITECTIAPEL. Oar market was heavy for each kind of stock as fol lows :—Bcof, final 2s to 3s; Mutton, 2i 4d to 3s GA; Lamb, 4s 2d to 53 2 , 1; Veal, 3s to 4y ➢ Fork, 2s 4d to 3s 63 per Sibs by the carcase. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, TIIESDAY.—Iti the course of the fore noon we had a telegraphic announcement that the Ame rican steamer was off Holyhead; but, receiving no fur ther intelligence until atter one o'clock, there appeared amongst buyers so much of a disposition to await its ar rival before entering into engagements, as evidently pro duced a quiet and uncertain state of business. Thus, the best part of the day seemed to be injuriously affected by this little delay in the receipt of only three or four days' later information respecting the raw material; and, when it arrived, there was found to be no change on the other side, no circumstance to affect our market one way or other. The transactions of the day, in yarns, have been of moderate extent. The buyers have shown a dispo sition to operate, but at something under the prices re quired by sellers. The latter, however, are in general so free from stocks, and, in many articles, so well sup- F lied with orders, as to feel comparatively indifferent ab out selling; and a prevailing steadiness at the quota tiolls of last week, has consequently marked both mule and water twist, whether warps, cope, or bundles. The tone of the cloth market is less favourable than that of yarns. Domestics continue dull, and the prices offered are gen.c!rally rather lower. The same statement applies to 36-inch cloths also. The lower qualities of 'l's printers slid jaconets continue, however, in fair request at last wee..k's prices; and the improved demands for 40. inch shirti ugs on Eastern account is continued. itOCHDAL E, MONDAY.—We have had 1111 extremely dull market in pieces, and a thin attendance of buyers, wi:h little or no change in prices. In the wool market there is no change to report, either in price or amount of business tran meted. HALIFAX, SA TURDAY.—The worsted trade is very slack, both in the piece hall and in the warehouses; and there is but little ,disposition to purchase either plain or fancy goods. The yarn market is characterised by a more cheerful aspec t than it has been for some time past. The stocks are light, and jon lots are not to be met with. The spinners are, gt Iherally, obtaining improved prices. There is more doing in wool; and the quotations are firm, with a trifling ad Vance on some sorts. MACCLESFIELD, TUE 'SDAY.—The demand for goods noticed in our last has L ven fully maintained, and an in cCoomnetinjueltithael creased business done. lc is expected that better prices 1 theiccAin present. ou r last:r ti:rtoi still nf e n k t t a, e : s e , will now be obtained , as *teas are mostly cleared oit The strike of weavers no and is likely to do so ter There is a more active Lietuipsluianrtecesssitsocdakosslnthge.y market.btlyers securin gltiu n a dl e l r s s u to it o a d bl attention much reduced and pi ices ruling higher. R aw Silk, the last day or two, In is received some from foreign buyers and toeculators, in Consequencei chiefly of the season so far I icing backtva d are-called _r , and unfa vourable for a large crop iii Italy. Priee l i, firmer. In Italian silk rather more doing at prices fully is. TUESDAY.— •BUSiness in the Cloth halllb. has been very dell, only mt. le odd for the completion of or d ers h aving changed hands'. good Goods in demand are of light mlike and pattern for the and su mmer spring having been Drily .: trad e. Shippers and mer chants complain ofmucli, the 814 ekness of trade, there y one Landon buys NJ- in the town to-day. 11 --- ONEY ORDERS.—IIe underme, ritioned offices will be opened as m i nor money-order offices 0 , 1 the Ist of May :-- Allendale No r th um b er l an d ; Norfolk. fi e ssie, yo, ; Reepbam, The weekly reviews of the Amstert lam and Rot terdam produce markets state that there ha d been a better demand for coffee, and that sonic descriptio us had brought rather higher prices. Very few contracts had been made in sugar and cotton. Indigo and spices remain , td steady with out material alteration in the rates. The accounts from Antwerp and ilamburgh represent a similar state of trade. CIVIL CONTINGENCIES.—On Monday an official do cument was issued by order of the horse of Commons, showing that the sum required to be vot , ! , d for civil con tingencies for the current year is 100,0001. In 1849 the expenditure defrayed from the grant for civil contingencies was 51,6531 ; in MO, 65,3711. ; and in 1851, 89,f 751. SUDDEN DEATH AT A RAILWAY. ST ATION.—Yes. terday information was received at the vs rious police sta tions in the metropolis of the sudden death of a gentleman at the Railway Station, Richmond, Surrey. Ile ia waistcoat,i ribbed describedgi(3 as 5..° syd in a new black earsofage,l frock coat, ightbrownha b i l r ack m dressed doeskin trowsers, Albert boots, black silk hat; in his posses sion was found a letter, relating to the ship Thames, ' ad dressed from Richmond-street, signed Samuel Shipton. Every inquiry has been made, but n nothi r his identification. The railway authorities medicalprociire h d asledto slid as soon as deceased showed s i gns o f i nd i sposit i on, and en deavoured to restore animation,. but in vain. The body now lies to be olyhed, 4490a/4194 saes bo c u ferwatticd to the G9rcuer. 18% 13% 31 2 5% % % % Pia Fi i puz x.d 13% 14 1 3 9/i 14% N I 11 531 34 10%;4 223(11rALS. Business to-day. co l 4 61 Wheat. 98'4, 77 /2 NEW STRAND THEATRE. A new inauager has un , l.-rigke-f, ti,t, d ection of this house, and has b , ou.bt with him a new principio of action. In,tead of making his 5;•,...,:.;e a vehicle for -:l g ht farces aid it is his purpose to repr not dra;n.s of some , weight. Th.' new hirat , gtim-nts have commences tbi4 cv"k hiAly i7.lgeztiou3 v:,rtipn of La Dome de is Halle. Toe whole of the Mast act is entirely reconstructed, the return of the pseudo-Marquis to his wife being brought about tit an earlier stage of the story, so as to allow the whole to terminate in the market-woman's residence, while the position of the valet and his dupe is discussed with increased perspicuity. Condensations of this kind show that the adaptor has a mind beyond mere transla tion. The part of the valet is played with easy as" surance by M. Walter Lacy, and the company has 1:e -ceived a good addition in the person of Miss Loul.so Howard, who acts the wife, and evinces much talent for the quieter form of pathos. Mr. J. Rogers, our best low comedian, is about to transfer his services from this establishment to the, Adelphi, where his extraordinary natural humou r and g,re.lt artistic skill arc sure to render him a first-rate favourite. HANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS. The first concert given by the Misses ITAlpin° a t : trailed a crowded and highly fashionable audience 195 evening. They were assisted by Miss throb, MI 9 .I),lby, Mr. Swil, Mr. Whitworth, and Mr. Wrightl: the latter of ahom tang with great sweetness and ee., ing Beethoven's " Adelaide," and his own balls 71 Sweet Home," which was unanimously encored. instrumentalists were Signor Piatti, Mr. Kie11r a ,, 5 , 4 %; k who presided at the pianoforte, and Herr Van fle"', ghem, who perform e d a fantasia on the violin with c og :adorable vigour and clearnes?. The beneficiaites esAue lisped their po s i t i on l as t n i g ht as concert s ingers ''t t d first order. The pure and rich soprano of the elder, 8.13 the fine-toned contralto of the younger Miss WAlri e o harmonised effectively in the duet from Seiniran d " Ebben a to perisce," but still more delightful l y the " Elfin Call," the execution of which was wartpli applauded. Oue of the must pleasing and perfect 0 0 , displays we have ever heard in the ,r ti cert room is Miss M'Alpine's " Mavourneen," which was enthusiastically redcoat:of She gave. however, as a substitute, " The Last 11050 Summer," . and with equal purity. The naturally fl, s ce gi lent voices of thrse accomplished young ladies have u e l. carefully end judiciously caltivattd their style i 3 lent, and their taste relined and pure. These advaetug enhanced by a graceful end lady-like demeanour, el l ii n i t f r i fail to render them admired favouritea in the Oil— world. Signor Bottesini, whose name was annonnced, vitls oto able to appear, being detained at the Opera until too la an hour. The duet, I know a bank," was subititu te . d v the Misses M'Alpine, and received the final plall dlls the evening. EXTENSIVE MOSS FIRES. The long-continued drought in and near Manchestewr' where a shower of rain has scarcely been seen fo_ t ril eti t wards of two months, has can-ed the heaths au ° , rd r y mosses in the neighbourhood to become exceeding l y Jes s and combustible. Some of them have been more or ;,ot on fire for nearly a fortnight past. Lindon Co n 1;01 about fifteen miles south of Manchester, was on fire, dr y week, and the flames, fed chiefly by the furze an d of peat turf, spread to a great distance. A great 0 0 ,4 alarm existed lest the homesteads of the farmers 9 1 °4 get on fire. On Friday the cottage of William 13°11 ;0 near the Wilmslow extremity of the commoy , „. g destroyed by the fire. Ho succeeded in • °— ,. / 113 s1 his furniture, but a cow belonging to bire tin ds destroyed. On Thursday last the moss in the neighbourhood of Altrincham, sil„*; of south•wcst of Manchester, belonging to the n; rd er Stamford and Warrington, were set on fire by 5 I's' l, d who hal burnt some rubbish cleared from near Timperley. The flames continued to spread ou'ihe the whc!e of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and ja ;or high winds of the two days last named extended °ca. Carrington Moss, Ashton-upon-Mersey Moss, and kingtcn Mess, embracing a tract of country e xterie ll ; many miles; and some of the homesteads of the fa rm ers and plantations on the borders of those mosses. the s aved with great difficulty. On Wednesday la st n• mosse s extending from six to twelve m il es wilt of cheater also took fire, and were burning until yesterdai; over From the Manchester and Liverpool Ol e tires could be seen extending o reache d tract of country, and on Friday last they had u a plantation near the Astley station, called 1 5 e r fl e Bay Wood, belonging to the Earl of Ellesmer e- A rable the fire, fed by the plantation, rose to a e °°i t ue ere height, and 30 to 40 workmen had to be sent. -13 ‘te ed. clear the space around it, so as to prevent It e lt r eb. leg. Several hundred pounds worth of fir, alde r ' o yed , and other ttees, besides underwood, were des" ;hbo or- Many thousan I f a coAnsiderall o people were down in the ne - g ow eer hood on Sunday to witness the spread of th e i ons which swept along over the dry moss in some direc_or almost with the rapidity with which simila r " % iota m grations are described as spreading the At i „' ore prairies. The deep trenches which had been cut I ' o l. 9i ViOUS years for drainage, and to stop the progress of t he milar tires, no doubt tended to check the progress alto fl tDIPS on this occasion, but damage h as been d one 0 8 gather to the extent of some thousands of poueo'person destruction of game bus been immense. C ° fe d stated that he saw no less than 20 hares all rosssoday heap. Numbers of hares were also seen on awa iting hemmed in by fire, apparently in great terror svo been , its approach; and pheasants and partridg es 13 season , destroyed to a great extent, this being the to be breeding, when the hens suffered themsaves soOner burnt upon their nests than desert them. NEWMARKET RACES' (THIS DAY.) 40. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII)• Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each. D.NI. (8 Su bg ' ) et Harbinger wa lked °/' Sweepstakes of 50 sou. each. P.M. (10 Subs.) er Glenlnce ... w alked Of LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Grosvenor 16 to 1 agst Hesse Homburg DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Hobbie Noble Janina, Caloric, and filly out of Bucklioun d'g have arrived. Vi4trlT Xbittion+ Selling Handi c ap. 1 Sophistry ••• ••• ••• ••• ..,• ••• ••• Orpheus ... ... ... ••• —• ". Plate of 50/. D.M. 1 •••• 2 Elward of Yo r k ••• ••• ••• • • •• EqtlEti .4. .... ••• ••• ••• ••• Sweepstakes of 50 sm. ILE d over Frantic —.—. . ... —. 1 7011 " ts ertl °r° Cnutsr's HOSPITAL.—At a Court of the LA°nipsonf of this institution, held yesterday, Air. Alderman v io o f to M.P., in the chair, testimonials of the approbation faille Governors were voted respectively to two of the t t be pupils of the school, and present exhibitioners 5001, University of Cambridge--Mr. J. Lempriere 11031,0 lop 8.A., Scholar of Trinity College, for having been first, l ioo (being n class ac o k f e t t t h e e d equ classical allvsi thi t i r i t p w o o s a o t t h e t r h s e ), rbaencodeknteto T f s r ro . lu st , 4t r io C. W. Thompson, B A CITY OF c C o ll R ai itb aqua one been s' for the education one other). ~ c,anOl' A COlar of , Pembroke 0,,v,_ de.. REF,AIFIN 5 a • • teC f Yesterday, the first atone of a building at Brixton, in eo o. of the orphan cbildriloti, l ee ,ht ttiLioxnothaNnDitni:Nth'Fe same class (bracketed eqa freemen of the City the mem if b t, e A rs l o de t r and Sw ofmLaoinntdeonnanwceaosilaw by . the Rigia tell the Lord Mayor, uttended by ihe sheriffs, Messrs. Cotte.o4 the m en committee. Musg ri n.,, DO / SPECIAL AND TBMPOBATT OBJECTS. -. — v e 0 class in the estimates about to be proposed to the H° 111 rUve, Challis, and Salcnens, " Commons is termed "special and temporary objects. :og 0 sum required for the curre nt y ear is onl y 81,145 L, bThiti/. decrease of 116,5171. comp ared with 1851, and of 3 op comoaied with the year 1850. The Itf-porc of the C. mm'ssion fi r Inqui r f it 0 0 the University of Ox f or d was p resent ed at half-Pa,,' for yesterday at the llome office, for the purpos e of beirib warded to her Majesty. p tio lJe f i LINCOLN'S INN, APRIL 27.—The under ,r, .--n pa/ gentlemen were this day called to the deiree of barriquo. law by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's-Inn , vi ° '' can Stewart, Esq., and Joseph Warrin Dobbin, ESQ. d Al ' It was Lieutenant-Colonel Boyle and not -.- the as stated in The Sun, w h o Presented the , petition 5 _bot Rev. Mr. Bennett. this Mr. place,it o d b ie e d r t in l a C m ee o n s e tt when be fell down a corp Sudden manner o a f hn i e ‘ r t ohne lyaiees.l.do::: yr : i 03, 13 v5 e e 1 1i f . ; ing last. Ile was having; some angry words with when throe:, 82.1iT118. . ann . Alr g ‘ Or A SON On the 95. h inst., at Lowndes-square, the x'• --- .1 , Harvie Farquhar. , gill On the 20th in s t., at P.edland, near i3zietoil M. Morgan OF A DATIGHTFE. b idge' OA On the 21st in s t., at Hare&ld-house, near Ls r wife of Captain C res? i gny, 20 th R eg i men t. ark , JO On the 25th inst., at :Norfolk-crescent, Ilyde-P George Hitchcock. _..------------ On the 28th in t c .; -- ----- /IL IR RIED. 0 li f or. Dr. T • ins t., at , t., James's, .._ icca i , ~, , . Twins Henry Heather, only son of Henry Pt 11. ' Barn <.; es, , urrey, to Harriet Muriel, third daughter Ci'lve 4 rwell, Esq., M.D., Al•gyll place, Regel22 t __.--- ---reet. P. &Hy by the 1;1,, and, Esq., DIED , sweet' On the 25th int , at Hermosa Teignmoutb, J" un Gib rahar, aged 81. for many years Principal Commissary A' gOa 4 ; On the 23d inst., at Brentford T. B. Rowe, Esq. , B — hte r 0. 0n the 22d inst., Adela Anne ' the youngest dilug" Lieutenant-Colonel Bragge r Sadborow Dorset. , Jol 3 ° At the Bridge of Allan, N.B. on ' the 225 ins"' Babington, Esq., late of the. Hon. E. I. C.'s Serv ice., _ wo od, On the 24th inst., at DI enheim-road, St. Job n S Elizabeth, widow of the late John Hutton,of Ashfor , 1;:ent• London : Printed and Pi by MURDO 1r0,;,)r0.' No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, 'Li a o Of Strand, in the Pracinc tof sanol, in the C ° ALicialeux , Wycinviclayatiril 2s, 102. 4 77% yi 9•/ 34'44 2 - 1 3 103 79 3 4 97% 61z,,,78 flour. 54 53 3”i syd 8% 18 1231 5 20X 14;4 18% 26% 101% 22 5 1 99 ,~