The Sun. — London, England, 1846-05-27 00:00:00

Arthur Burton, coal merchant, Ranelagh-wharf, Pimlico, June 10, at half-past two, and July 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Fitch, Bridge-street, Black( riars William Dawson, builder, Birkenhead, June 9 and 29, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee. Liverpool ; Cornthwaite aad Co., Old Jewry-chambers ; Pemberton, Liverpool. Stephen Hey, worsted manufacturer, Collie, Lancashire, June 9, and July 3, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Ilobson, official assignee, Manchester; Hawkins and Co., New Boswell-court, London ; Parry, Manchester; Wells, Bradford, James Wilkinson, grocer, Manchester, June 16 and 33, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manches ter ; HammOnd, Furuivars Inn, London ; Bennetts, Manchester. William Mellott, milliner, Chorlten-upon-Medlock, Lancashire, June 9, and July 2, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Sibley, Wharton-street, Pen tonville, London ; Brookes, Manchester. Joseph Goldthorp, grocer, Manchester, June 12, and July 2, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester , Jaques and Edwards, Ely-place, Holborn, London ; Heath, Manchester. John Tempest and William Tempest, share brokers, Leeds, June 8, and July 2, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official as signee, Leeds; Sudlow and Co., Chancery-lane, London; Middle ton, Leeds. Thomas Bointon, money scrivener, Pickering, Yorkshire, June I, and July 2, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official . assigth-e, Leeds ; Hawkins and Co., New Boswell-court, London , Kench.ll, Pickering Dunning and Stawman, Leeds. Richard Cathie eapleton, tea dealer, Cheltenham, June 12_, . an July 7, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Miller,.ffic Keyn- Jai as signee, Bristol ; Paterson, Bouverie-street , Lon don ; Roberta. sh sm, Somersetshire. an William Watts, carpenter, Cheltenham, June Hutton, half-past twelve, at the Bristol Distric t Court tton d , ojffinleyial7 at as signee, Bristol ; Packwood, Cheltenham ; Sabine, Bristol. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. A. 'Undo, stockbroker, Leeds—first div. of 6s. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. lC ynaston, Leeds. us A. Hind and J. Thompson, s tockbrokers, Leeds—first div. of 20s. In the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Kynaston, Leeds. J. Thompson, sharebroker, Leeds — first div. of 10 d. in the pound, on any Tuesday. at the office of Mr. Kynaston, Leeds. D. Stanton, grocer, Bristol—first div. of 7s. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. J. A. Acraman, Bristol. G. Groves, miller, Wick and Alston, Gloucestershire—final div. of 'Ad. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Acraman, Bristol. R. Salkeld, shipowner, Brinder Works, Glanaorganshire—a div. of 2s. In the pound, on any Friday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sam brook-court, Ba.slnghall-street. C. O'Neil, ft. Salleld, and G. S. Digby, shipowners, Brinder Works, Glautorg,anshire—a thy. of sd. in the pound, on any Friday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. E. Clayton, licensed victualler, Edgeware-road—a div. of 10s. In the pound on any Friday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook court, Basinghall-street. J. illyth, grocer, ( helm Iford— a div. of 2s. 6d. in theponnd, on any Friday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook-court, Basinghall street. 3f. Guy and 11. Smith, linendrapers, Farringdon-street—a My. of Is. 3d. in the pound, on any Friday, at the office of Mr. Follett, Sambrook. court, Basinghall-street. J. and G. Hardy, grocers, Wisbeach St. Peter's Cambridgeshire- final 'lv. of 19s. Bd., making 20s. in the pound, with interest, on Wednesday, May 27, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. J. Webber, warehouseman, Wood-street, Cheapside—second div. of 4s. in the pound, on Wednesday, May 27, and two following Wed nesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquand, Old Jewry. J. Clarke and J. Philips, bankers, Leicester—first div. of 10s. In the sound on any Thursday, at the office of Mr.Christie,Birmingham. W. Bromley, scrivener, Gray's Inn-square, Gray's Inn—first div. of I Id. in the pound, on Wednesday, May 27, and two following Wednesdays, at the office of Mr. Turquani, Old Jewry. DITIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-strect. W. Gilpin, army clothier, Villiers-street, Strand, June 16, at half past twelve—T. Tubb, cowkeeper, Palace-row, New-road, June 16, at half-past eleven—R. Ensoll, draper, Broad-street, Bloomsbury, June 16, at half-past eleven—R. Starbuck, shipwright, Gravesend, Ju..e 18, at eleven—E. Burnett, merchant, Riches-court, Lime. street, City—G. Chambers, merchant, Rosoman-buildings, Islington. —E. Dolman, chemist, Stratford, Essex, June 18, at half-past eleven. In the Country. H. D. Watkins and J. Innes, lead merchants, Manchester, June 23, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court —G. and H. Schonswar, merchants, Kingston-upon-Hull, June 17, at eleven, at the Town hall, Kingston-upon-Hull—T. A. Phillips, oil merchant, Huddersfield, June 22, at eleven, at the Leeds District Conrt—J. Lathbury, draper, Burton-upon-Trent, June 19, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court—J. Smith, wine merchant, Warwick, June 22, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the con trary, on the day herein mentimed. J. Taddenham, builder, Pickering-place, Bayswater, June 16—A. Martin, linendraper, Sturminster Newton, Iforsetshire, June 16—W. Howe, carpenter, Boxford, Suffolk, June 16—A. and M. Duffield, braziers, Slough, June 17—J. Thompson, grocer, Norwich, June 17 J. J. Clerk, builder, Bath-road, Hounslow, June 17—J. Dalton, grocer, Wandsworth, June 18—J. Freeman, lodging-housekeeper, Cheltenham, June 19—J. Arkell, miller, Donnington-mill, Glouces tershire, June 12—J. If ellanby, broker, Hartlepool, June 18—H. R. Morley, merchant, Hall, June 17—B. Clark, corn factor, Leeds, June 1 8—J. Correll, shipowner, Boston, June 26—C. Foote, merchant, Rye, Sussex, June 16—W. E. Filbey, wine merchant, Norwich, June 16— J. Metford, wine merchant, Lyncombe and Widcombe, Somerset shire, June 16—T. Harding, schoolmaster, Lichfield, June 16—T. Williams, licensed victualler, Bristol, June 16 —J. Johnson, druggist, Nantwich, June 16—W. Lendon, sen., and W. Lendon, jun., carriers, Exeter. June 16—S. Lawrence, watch dealer, Bedford-street, Covent garden. June 16-5. M. Cross, corn merchant, Greenwich, June 16— J. B. Wood, varnish maker, Manchester, June 16. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. S. Simpson and H. I. Tilby, cheesemongers, North Andlcy-Street— S. and E. Ebrall, gun-makers, Shrewsbury—S. Hewes and It. Jones, grocers, Bath-place, New. road—T. and W. Rigby, plasterers, Roch dale—T. Rigby, W. Rigby, and N. Rigby, terracotta manufacturers, Whitaker-moor, Lancashire —A. Cullum and A. Ling, milliners, Woodbridge —R. and J. Hinds, wine coopers, Mile-end, New-town— J. Walton mid J. Shaw, cotton spinners, Oldham—J. Rhodes, J. ltliodes, and C. T. Rhodes, cotton spinners, Rochdale (so far as re- Cants C. T. Rhodes)—J. Atherton, W. Frazer, and G. E. Holt, tailors, Liverpool—G. Bradshaw, S. Bradshaw, and W. Blinkhorn, calico printers, Pendleton, Lancashire (so far as regards W. Blinkhorn) 3f. and J. Grandidge, patten-makers, Rochdale—H. Ayrton and J. Horrocks, aharebrokers, Bolton le-Moors—T. Smith, J. Smith, and B. Smith, mousline de laine manufacturers, Coine, Lancashire (so far as regards T. Smith)—W. Thompson and F. Storey, grocers, Hartle pool—J. and D. P. King, attorneys, Buckingham—J. Broom. A. Broom, and T. G. Cullen, warehousemen, Wood-street, Cheapside— G. Grant, It. Gladstone, A. Kelso, A. Hay, J. Wylie, and F. Mathe son, commission merchants, Calcutta (so far as regards A. Hay)—J. Stanton, P. 11. Stanton, T. Milner, W. H. Bilton, and W.S. Leonard, copperas manufacturers, Newcastle-upon-Tynd. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. _ . _ John Liddell, merchant, PorC-Glasgow, May 29, aid June 19, at two, at the White Hart Inn, Greenock. William Henderson, baker, Inverkeithing, June 1 and 29, at twelve, at the Town-house, Inverkeithing. Hugh Walker, manufacturer, Glasgow, May 28, and June 18, at two, at the chambers of Messrs. Drew and M'Clure, Glasgow. Thomas Samuel and Company, merchants, Glasgow, June 1 and 22, at twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Steele, jun., Glasgow. James Shaw. Robert Shaw, and William Shaw, calico printers, Glasgow, June 1 and 22, at twelve, at the chambers of Messrs. Couper and White, Glasgow. THE NEW ASYLUM FOR INFANT ORPHANS. The second anniversary of the New Asylum for Infant Orphans takes place this day at the London Tavern. There have been other asylums for orphans heretofore founded, on sectarian principles, but this is the only truly Christian and Catholic (in the true ser.se of the word, which means universal) asylum for orphans that has ever yet been set en foot. In most of the other asylums the orphans ad mitted to the benefits of the institution must profess or consent to be instructed in a peculiar religious creed. It is sufficient that the applicant be a distressed orphan to obtain admission into this asylum. All orphans under eight years of age, with out distinction of sex, place, or religious connexion, are eligible. It is not surprisin ,, that philanthropists should have come forward in the most" liberal manner to support it. The sub scribers are numerous and influential; among them we may name Mr. Harmer, who has not only kindly consented to be come one of the stewards, but has, with his characteristic benevolence, subscribed twenty guineas to the charity, which is founded on the purest principles of universal philanthropy. If any further guarantee were wanted for the trustworthiness of this institution, it would be found in the fact, that Lord Morpeth has consented to take the chair on the occasion of this its second anniversary. Who can doubt but that the as semblage will be worthy alike of the institution and of its chairman. MARKET INTELLIG ENCE. (From the London Nw Price Current of May 26.) Si:To/In.—Although there were sellers of West India Muscovado Sugar privately epon rather lower terms, still there was only a limited busin,:ss transacted in either Grocery or Reigned sorts, and the purchases did not exceed 250 hhds and trcs, including 100 hhds of Barbadoes, which sold at full rates. ltErnsEn.—To day relined goods were purchased with caution by the home trade, and lower prices were taken. 3fattainus. —This afternoon there was only a limited demand for Mauritius, and the parcels offered at public sale amounting to 9,377 begs 378 casks went off quietly at barely forincr rates. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon six parcels of Bengal Sugar, amounting to 3,533 bogs, were brought to public sale, and nearly all found buyers, but former rates were not generally maintained Ica:rms.—To-day w9iti , Bahia Sugar was purchased wills caution privately, and 199 cases 2 boxes I barrel at auction were taken in at the full worth. COFFEE.—This afternoon at public sale 1,655 bags of Ceylon Coffee wera offered. The sound Native were all taken in at rather lower rates. Of La Cu.tyra 436 bags 613 barrels were offered and nearly all withdraws. Mocha met with little attention, and 381 bales at auction only in part acid at tither lower rates. TE.l.—The market has presented a dull appearance since last Tuesday ; the business transacted in all descriptions in some cases hive been limited—Green has sustained the former value, but for Black rather lower rates in some cases have been taken. SPIC.:3 —To-day Pimento was in limited request, and of the sound , 6f)o bags at auction wa s near ly a ll t a k en i n a t eas i er ra t es . Of /Nut megs 14 cases •.% ere nearly all taken in a t easier rates. 2 53 bag; of 91x1.bar Pepper were sold, but at rather lower rates. 35 cases Ma labar Cinnamon went at the low rates of 5%(.1 to 8d per lb. SPlEUTS.—Although Jamaica hum can be obtained upon rather lower terms, still shippers and the home trade have operated with caution, and ouly small parcels have been disposed of. Demerara has been sparingly dealt in, but in prices there is little 'variation. Leeward Island has Leen purchased with more freedom, and prices have advanced. Cal cu t ta has beet,. Purchased with mu ' ', freedom, and prices are farmer. Th e b us i ness transacted in Brandy has been limited for all purposes; although there are sellers upon further re. &Iced terms. - • RICE. o-day the quantity of Bengal offered at public sale was large, and amounted to 7,417 bags 2 01 pockets ; the demand was limited. and not about half sold at prices showing a decline on those previously current of 3d to 6d per cwt. INDIGO.—The home and export demand has been limited for East India since our last report ; but holders show firmness, and insist upon last sale's rates for all descriptions ; few parcels arc press ing for sale. • PARLIA IVIENI AItBUSINESS. of the House of Commons. ; (From the Votes and Proceedings TUESDAY, MAY 26. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. The following resolutions were reported from this Committee:- 1. That, in the case of the Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland (Mullingar to Galway) Bill, the i standng orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permtted to proceed with their Rill. 2. That, in the case of the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Rail way (Extensions to Ely with a Branch therefrom) petition for addi tional provision, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 3. That, in Vie case of the Newport and Pillgwenlly Waterworks petition tbr additional provision, the standing orders ought to be dispense 1 with:—That the parties be permitted to introduce their additional provision accordingly if th e C omm i ttee on t h e Bill s hall think tit. ...... _ 4 That, In the ease of the Edinburgh and Northern Railways Bills petition to read the Bills a third time, the sessional order ought to be dispensed with:That the parties be permitted to read their Lillis a third time accordingly. First, third, and fourth resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AT AN INQUEST.—Yes terday Mr. Wakley, M.P., held a protracted inquiry at the Cock Tavern, Brook-street, Hampstead-road, on the bodies of Jane Mar garet Keech, aged forty-two, and her still-born child. The inquiry excited much interest in the neighbourhood from the mysterious circumstance: in which the case was enveloped, and which were co •siderably heightened by the knowledge, as it transpired, that the court was one of secret investigation. The unfortunate female had been a patient of Christ Church Lying•in Institution. In conse quence or the refusal of admission the reporter could gather only an Impel feet statement of the evidence, but it went to establish the fact that there was no medical practitioner present at the birth, which was attended only by a inidwife of the name of Adams. The ver • d!et returned was, that " Dec ease d died from excessive hemorrhage, thus causing the (calls of her infant child." CAPTURE OF A WHALE IN THE RIVER MEDWAY.— CHATHAM, MAY 2G.—Yesterday afternoon this fish was secured by Henry Hickson, a Waterman at Upnor, who found it floating, dead, In the river, below Upnor Castle. Having secured it, he towed it to ti poor, and the difficulty then was, how to get it to a place of secu rity, s lien between fifty and sixty persons united to remove it to a building at the rear of the " Jolly Sailors" public-house. The fish was then opened Ln 1 the inside taken out and cleaned. The liver was of a very extraordinary size. Before it was touched the fish measure, seven feet round the body, and thirteen feet in length; the breadth of the tail is two feet six inches. This fish is to be brought to Chatham for public exhibition. It afforded for the last week much sport to the wwermen of the river in their endeavours to catch it. the cause of its death is supposed to he the difference of the water o its natural element in the North Seas. DEATH or THE DOWAGER COUNTESS OF DUNMORE. —We have to announce the decease of the Dowager Countess of Dunmore, who expired on Sunday last, at her residence at Richmond, after a protracted illness. The late Countess was third and only surviving daughter of the late Duke of Hamilton, by Lady Harriet Stewart, filth daughter of Alexander. sixth Earl of Galloway. Her Ladyship was born on the 3d of August, 1774, angaLar o married the 4th of August, 1803, G eorge, fifth Earl of Dunmore, EAri, who died in N ovem b er. 1836. the late NEW STRAND THEATRE. THE LAST NIGHT.—GREAT ATTRACTION. For tho BENEFIT of M. PHILLIPPE. TO-MORROW EVENING, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 3f. PHILLIPPE will repeat hls display of Scientific Skill and Modern Magic. Moos. Phillippe has the honour to announce that, on this occasion, lie will give, for one night wily, a Correct Representation of the FRENCII STATE LOTTERY, which was established in the first French Revolution, continued by Napoleon, and abolished by Louis Philippe. M. Philippe has, at great expense, procured from Paris the Dresses and Apparatus used at the Drawing of the French State Lottery, attended by the French Authorities ; when every visitor will have a chance of obtaining a PRIZE ! Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 25.; lit and Gallery, Is. DAVIDOE'S ROYiL SURREY TIIEATRE. - - THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled FIFTEEN YEAR;; OF A BRITISH. SEAMAN'S LIFE. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, Cowell, Maynard, Lewis, Heslop, Haw kins, Williamson, Edgar, Phelps ; Mea d er ' H. yini ng , Martin, llughes, Daly, Lewis, Vaughan, Neville. After which, LOVERS' QUARRELS. To conclude wiih THE GOLDEN FARMER, Ct GraciousWA E L D Cl 7 - - - NES GARDENS. r,A t 3. - AND EVERY U ROYAL Under er m tl o e NDslu Patronageyit,REo ZOOLOGICAL ()S h ov e L r A.0 3 1 1 ,G 7 VIEW of NAPLES, ERTHIIII•priI O S I N ) A o Y f . VESUVIUS, DESTR Or- TION of HERCULANEUM magnificent spectacle is revivedand POMPEII, in the year 79. Mils grandeur, the picture being more in an unprecedented scale of and represents, as accurately as can twice the size of the former, Eruption of Vesuvius in the year 7an possibly be done, the Great cuittneum and Pompeii took place, When the Destruction of :Fier of Mr. Denson. produced under the direction A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has b42.en cons tructed, which will be b rillian tly Illuminated at Th e PROMENADE CONCE RT S a r c again confided to trey. Th ents e Band is most comp lete In all its departments , to Mr. sod , and includes many eminent native and foreign musicians. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are OR the Most complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display a novel exhibition will be intro duced, representing the Descent of Phcebus in the Chariot of the Sun. Mons. Farinelli will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a ome Naiad's Car will rise to receive Dim and bear him to his cluystal h. An Illuminated Marine Cave, and the Glass Conservato visitorsry, Wen litily ornamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the to view the matchless collection of Carnivore by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivore at five ; the Pelicans, &c., at half-past live ; Concert at six; ands he Eruption at dusk. Admission, is. .........--. ROBBERY AT THE ATHENEUM CLUB.—For some considerable time past books have disappeared from the library of the Athenaeum Club, as well as valuable plates being abstracted from valuable illustrated works. Within the last few days several plates have been taken fr.an the Bibliographical, Antiquarian, and Pic turesque Tour in France and Italy; also, the following valuable books, viz., Grote's History of Greece, Loudon's Encyclopaedia of Gardening, Loudon's Cottage Gardener, Illustrations of Modern Sculpture, Brockendan's Passes of the Alps, Brockendon's Road Book from London to Naples. The Council have offered 100/. re ward for the discovery of the offenders. Mr. Alderman Humphery, M.P., was snmmoned yes terday before the magistrates at Southwark Petty Sessions, for ar rears of church-rates, amounting to 901. A deduction of 127. 17s. was allowed, and the balance, it was stated by his clerk, would be paid. ARRIVAL OF TROOPS FROM INDIA.—CHATHAM, MAY 26.—Yesterday evening detachments of regiments serving in India arrived at the Invalid Depot, Fort Pitt, from Gravesend, at which place they disembarked in the afternoon from the ship Minerva, Captain Clinch. Their strength consisted of seven men ofthe 3d;King's Own Light Dragoons ; 33 men of the 9th Foot ; one man of the 10th, nand 26 men, including three sergeants of the 31st Regiment, with five women and six children. The whole were in charge of Captain George Cubit of the 9th Foot. Upon medical inspection it was found necessary to place a number of the men in hospital. The above troops embarked at Calcutta on the 24th of January last, and during their passage two men died, viz., Sergeant William Hull, bandmaster of the 3d Light Dragoons, and Private W. W. Wathey, of the 31st Regiment. At Gravesend the troops left behind them two men, who were too ill to be removed. A. PRESSIMIST JOKE.—Madame Tussaud has sent a card to Smith O'Brien, inscribed —" Ibutyra tactx-incUeci on the shortest noticc."—Punch. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY' EVENING, MAY 27, 1546. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE lio. CCCLXVIII. JUNE, 1846. CONVENTS. I.—The Literature of the Eighteenth Century. IL—Reynard the Fox. lll.—The Americans and the Aborigines. Part 2. IV.—The Fall of Rome. V.—Elinor Travis. Chapter the First. Vl.—The People. Vll.—The Rose of Warning. Vlll.—Greek Fire and Gun powder. IX.—How to Build a House and Live in it. X.—Rogues in Outline. William Blackwood and Sons, 45, George-street, Edinburgh ; and 37, Paternoster-raw, London. This day is published, in ectavo, price 10s., E CONQUEST OF SCINDE. JL A COMMENTARY. By Lieut.-Colonel OUTRAM, C. 8., Resident at Sattarah. Part. I. GENERAL SIR CHARLES : THE NAPIER'S AMEERS. NEGOTIATIONS WITH (To be completed In Two Parts.) William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and Lend". NOTICE., T H DEBUT A N T E; or, TIIE LONDON SEASON. Mrs. GORE'S NEW NOVEL. Will be published on THURSDAY, May 28. THE NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries. MRS. MABERLY'S " LEONTINE." In 3 vols. post Bvo. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE OCCULT SCIENCES. Just ready, in Two Vela. Bvo. THE PHILOSOPHY OF MAGIC, PRO , DIGIES, and APPARENT 3IIRACLES. From the French. With Notes and Illastrations, By A. T. THOMPSON, 31.0. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, (Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty.) RAILWAY SIIARES BY PUBLIC SALE. nESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND 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 Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. _ _ All Scrip and Share Certificates mast be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, ant the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices. Rail of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signor LABLACHE has the honour to inform his Friends, Sub scribers *to the Opera, and the Public, that his BENEFIT will take place TO-MORROW EVENING, MAY 28, When will be performed (for the first time these two years), Cima rosa's Chef d'fEuvre, in Two Acts, entitled, IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO. Carolina, Madame Grisi ; Fidalma, Madame Sanchioli (her first ap pearance in that character) ; Elisetta. Madame Castellan ; Paolino Signor Mario ; Count Robinson, Signor F. Lablache ; Geronimo, Signor Lablache. Between the Acts, a DIVERTISSEMENT, In which will be presented a Grand Pas, by Madile. L. Grahn (composed by her self ), supported by Mdlles. Moacelet, Demelisse, and Cassan. A Pas de Deux, by Mdlle. h. Taglioal and M. Perrot ; and the ad mired Paa de Caractere, La Cracovienne, by Mdlle. L. Grahn. To conclude with the grand Ballet, by M. Deshayes, re-arranged in Three Tableaux, by M. Perrot, the Music by M. Costa, entitled, ALMA ; ou, La File du Feu. Perephite, 3f. Perrot; Balfegor, N. Gosselin ; Emazor, M. St. Leon; Alma, Mdlle. Cerito. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at tho box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. ( THEAT.IIE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Har- Lson, Borrani, Homcastle, S. Jones, Weiss, Stretton, D. W. King, Miss Romer, and Miss Rainforth. Between the first and second Acts of the Opera, will be intro duced (by general desire) the famous Pas Hongrols, by twenty-four Danseuses Viennoises; and at the end of the Opera, the Standard Galop will be executed by forty-eight of the Pupils of Madame Weiss. After which, the celebrated Ballet of LA GISELLE. Duke of sTesia, M. Mathis; Marion, Mr. W. H. Payne ; Prince of Cour land, Mr. Howell; Wilfrid, M. Adrien ; Glselle, Mdlle. Sall; Mirtha, Ilfdlle. Louise; Princess Bathilde, Mdlle. St. Louin ; Bertha, Mrs. Payne ; Principal Willis, Mesdames Adele and (Mobile!. During the Ballet will be introduced Les Pas des Fleurs, by thirty. six Pupils of Madame Weiss. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Another brilliant Triumph ! " Robin Hood and Richard Coeur de Lion" every Evening. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED. After which a new Farce, called SISTER AND I. Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, A. Wigan, Emery, Turner, Kinloch, and Bellingham ; Miss E. Daly, Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, and Miss Forster. To be followed by A MODEL OF A WIFE. Characters by Messrs. Wigan, Meadows, Turner ; Miss Farebrother and Mrs. Woollidge, To conclude with a New Grand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec tacle, founded upon certain st 4rtling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD CUR DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Pillars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley Miss Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Kee!ey, Mr. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled THE MEMOIRS OF AN UMBRELLA ; or, The Silent Observer. In which Messrs. Lambert, Howe, Boyce, 0. Smith, Wright, R. Ryan, P. Bedford, Selby ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. F. Mathews, &c., will perform. 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 Burlesque, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters ay Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Paal Bedford, Mr. Munyard, Mr. Mitchenson, &c. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspere's Comedy of AS YOU LIKE IT. Jacques, Mr. Wallack ; Orlando, Mr. Murray ; Adam, Mr. Cooper ; Touchstone, Mr. Compton ; William, Mr. Omberry ; Rosalind, Mrs. Stirling; Audrey, Miss Emma Stanley. After which a New Farce, called TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH. Gregory Granite, Mr. Compton ; George, Mr. Oxberry ; Fanny, Miss E. Stanley. To be followed by a New Ballet, entitled LES CONSCRITS DU VILLAGE. In which Messrs. Gilbert, Marshall, Flexmore, Harris; Miss Bailin, Miss Marshall, &c., will appear. To conclude with a New Comedietta, called THE LOST LETTER. Mr. Ardent, Mr. Roxby; Mr. Le Beau, Mr. Oxberry ; Draft, Mr. Honner; Virginia Mordaunt, Miss Somers. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, and their Royal H►ghnesses Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Alice. Last Week of the present successful spectacle, which must be withdrawn to make way for the Whitsun Holiday Entertainments, " The War in the Punjaub ; or, Our Indian Victories.", THE SECOND EDITION. either of the remedies afforded to the landlord for the recovery of his rent should be wholly abolished ; on the contrary, we do not think it would be for the benefit of either party that such should the case. But they are both sadly liable to abuse, and require considerable attention to prevent an undue and improper use of the remedy by the landlord, or still worse, by his agent or driver. We hope and trust that the measure about to be introduced will be sufficiently efficacious in its nature to afford a remedy for the acknowledged evils that exist. The third subject, although not as important in its nature as either of the others will still confer much benefit, without any person whatever being injured thereby. A large proportion of the land in Ireland is at present occupied by tenants-at-will. This is partly to he attributed to the high stamp duty neces sary for leases, which frequently deters the tenant from ac cepting a lease even where the landlord is willing to grant it. This is one of the causes of that uncertainty of tenure which is found to be a pressing grievance by all classes of tenants, paralysingexertion, and placing a fatal impediment in the way of improvement. If thisgreat evil can be in any degree lessened by the reduction of the stamp duty much good will be effected, more'particularly as it is, and apparently with justice, said that the revenue will be increased rather than diminished by the alteration, owing to the vastly increased number of leases that will be taken out. Besides, persons, to benefit by the reduction, will probably accept an improved form of lease, prepared by the most eminent lawyers, with covenants mutually beneficial to landlord and tenant. We cannot of course know the details of the proposed measures, but we shall anxiously expect the promised statement, and we feel convinced that much public benefit will be occasioned by their full discussion. Madrid papers of the 19th have arrived. The report of the assassination of RUBIN DE CELIS at Oporto is confirmed. A paper with the following inscription was found on the bo som of the corpse :—" Killed for having betrayed his country and sold his fellow-citizens." According to El Tiempo, there at present exists great coolness between the QUEEN and her Ministers, and a " Ministerial crisis" is expected. Intelligence from Lisbon to the 14th inst. had been received at Madrid. The disturbances in the provinces were repre sented in the Diairo do Governo as of small importance, and nothing was said of any excitement prevailing in Lisbon MADRID BouasE.—Three per Cents., 31 1 ; Fives not quoted. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. On that day a grand review took place in the Champ le Mars, in honour of IBRAHIM PAcita. There were upwards of 30,000 men of all arms on the ground. The whole went off without the least untoward occurrence. The riots at E Ibeuf appear to have been of a serious chai acter. The local force were unable to cope with the rioters, and it was not until the arrival of 400 soldiers from Rouen that the disturbances were quelled and a stop put to the destruction of machinery. Twenty of the rioters were arrested and sent off to Rouen, and tranquillity is now completely restored. The Presse states that some new plans have been sub • mitted to the Minister of Finance for accelerating the dis patch of the Indian mail, with a view of showing the supe riority of the French route over that by Trieste. C0C11.9 AMENTIQUE.—PAins, MAY 25.—French Five per Cents., 119 f. 80c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 112 f. 50c. ; Three per Cents., 84f. 10c. ; Bank of France, 3,450 f. Obl. of the City, 1,415 f. Neapolitan (Rothschild's) Definitives, 102 f. Romans, 100 f. Belgian Five per Cents. (1840), 100%f. Ditto (1842), 102 1 / 2 f. Belgian Bank, 885 f. Spanish Three per Cents., 38 1 ,“. Exchange on London—One month, money, 251. 65c. ; three months, money, 25f. 4734 c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCIIANGE, MAY 26. - - - • East Indian, Ti—Namur and Liege, 4—Orleans and Viersen, 15% —Paris and Strasbourg Constituted, 5. THE ACCOUCHEMEIT OF HER MAJESTY. The following bulletin of the Queen's health was issued this morning:— " Buckingham Palace, May 27, 1846. Nine o'clock A.M. " The Queen has slept perfectly well. " Her Majesty and the infant Princess are going on favourably. (Signed) 4 , JAMES CLARK, M.D. • CHARLES LOCOCK.V.D. • ROBERT FERGUSON, M.D." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. TELEGRAPHIC DISPAIICH. BOULOGNE, WEDNESDAY MORNING. Prince Louis Napoleon escaped from Ham on Mon day morning.— Times. EPSOM RACES, (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) THE DERBY. The Derby Stakes of 59.sovs. each, h ft, for three years old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; the owner of the second horse to receive 100 sovs. out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 100 sovs. towards the police regulations of the course Last mile and a hal'. (193 Subs.) Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus tho First (S. Day) 1 Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes.... '(Scott) 2 General Shubrick's Brocardo (Holmes) 3 The following also started, but were not placed : Lord Maidstone's Tom Tulloch . Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy (Templeman) 0 Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum... (Sly) 0 Mr. Merry's Peri colt (Robinson) 0 Mr. Dawson's Grimston (Lye) 0 Mr. Wall's Crown Prince (Wakefield) 0 Lord E. Russell's Sting (H. Bell) 0 Mr. E. R. Clark's The Conjuror ............(E. Edwards) 0 Mr. Gurney's Cantley (Pettit) 0 Mr. E. Peel's Twig ) 0 Mr. E. Peel's Spithead. (Francis) 0 Mr. Anson's lago (F. Butler) 0 Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser . ....... ........... (Cartwright) 0 Sir G. Heathcote's cby Hetman Platoff (Chapple) 0 Lord Eglinton's Sotades (Marson) 0 Sir R. Bulkeley's Joinville (Bumby) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Ginger (Dufflo) 0 Mr. Mostyn's cby Phoenix—L'Hirondelle (Marlow) 0 Count Batthyany's Tragical (Crouch) 0 Mr. T. Powell's Holloway (Bartholomew) 0 Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm Mr. Drinkald's Widred --(Robertson) 0 (Mann) 0 Mr. Balchin's Sir Edmund ... (W. Balchin) 0 Lord Orford's Blackie (Whitehouse) 0 Mr. Drak&s Bold Archer 27 ran. Won by a neck. CHANCERY-(THIS DAY.) _ . (Before the LORD CHANCELLOR.) SHARPE V. DAY.—APPEALS ON DEMURRER This came on to be argued before his Lordship to-day, on de murrer on both sides for want of parties. It is en appeal front an action raised in the Queen's Bench by Day, who obtained a verdict, at the assizes in March, against the present plaintiff, with re servation, however, of points of law. It will be recollected that the plaintiff was one of a provisional committee of eighty-three on a contemplated scheme called the East Riding Junction Railway, which bec.an le defunct by a resolution of that committee in November last year. No shares had been issued, no money had been collected, but expenses were incurred to the amount of .1,5401., t, pay which the members of the com mittee ag,i cell to make a vo:untary contribution. The plaintiff, however, (.I,tel fined to contribute, and. Mr. Day, the temporary secre tary to the connnittee, made a claim of 45/. against the committee, and entered :a suit in the Queen's Bench against the plaintiff. .Mr. Bethel', Q.C., and Mr. Follett are retained for Day and others, Mr. Parry, 4y.C., and Mr. Kenyon for Mr. Sharpe and others. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Lord Lang iale sat to-day at ten o'clock. POWELL V. BAILEY ♦ND OTHERS. This was O. motion on the part of the plaintiff for an injunction to restrain the 4ofendants from acting upon a judgment which they had obtained in this cause. The case had reference to a policy of insurance. The defendan to were the Directors and Secretary of an Insurance Company, am , I set forth a plea that a fraudulent representation had been made, •v Mich vitiated their liability. Mr. Finnej opened the case yesterday, and Mr. Kindersley was heard to-day for the defendants. In the co an ie of the Learned Counsel's observations, His LOBE Sif tip said that be was surprised so lunch time had been wasted in Pco ring the liabilities of the parties, when that point was admitted, under condition. Mr. Kuir,El ISLET then resumed his arguments. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) FINAL EXAMINATION OF GRAHAM ON THE CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER. The prisoner was placed at the bar before Mr. Henry at one o'clock this afternoon for final examination. Ills manner and appearance were the same as on the former occasions, and he was perfectly free from the appearance of agitation which he exhibited this day fort night. Mr. Humphreys again defended the prisoner. All the witnesses were again examined, but their evidence was for the most part the same as on previous occasions, and which has been published from time to time at great length in The Sun. Mr. Duncombe, who was house surgeon of King's College Hospital at the time Blewitt was brought there, added the following particu lars to his former evidence :—Blewitt died on Sunday, the 11th of this month, after lingering for eleven days. I assisted at the post mortem examination the next day, and perceived the course which the ball had taken. It entered the cavity of the chest at the right side, a:,d passed through that cavity, and wounded the right lung. It passed out opposite the blaelc-bone, at the back, having fractured two ribs. There was a large quantity of matter in the cavity, and that was the immediate cause ofdeath, Mr. HENRY —Have you no doubt that that gunshot wound caused his death ? Witness—l have none whatever. Mr: HENRY—Was the body healthy in other respects ? Witnese— t was. Cross-examined by Mr. Humphreys—Which of the ribs was frac tured? The fifth rib was fractured in frost and the seventh behind. Mr. HENRY questioned the witness, Louisa Cook, minutely as to the exact expression - : made use of by the prisoner when he threatened her with the pistol, when she said it was :—" But for one thing, I would do for you to-night." He said nothing more. The whole of the repositions having been taken, Mr. IlEsar asked if the prisoner wished to say anything ? Tile prisoner --I will only say what I said before, that it was an accident, and I deeply regret it. This was taken down by the clerk, and Mr. HENRY said—You are committed to take your trial on a charge of manslaughter. The prisoner was then removed, and the witnesses bound over to prosecute. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 3,500 bales, including 500 for export. The quotations were without alteration, but very quiet. Shares have been dull again. A fair business was done at Messrs. Lamond's auction of Railway shares without much alteration in value. East Indian, 17s.—Great Western of Bengal, 6s. 6d.—Northamp ton, Bedford, and Cambridge, 11.5s.—Dublin and Enniskillen, IL 10s.—Central of Spain, 11. 9s.—Louvain a la Sambre, It 1 ls.—Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 9s. 6d.—Birkin head and Holyhead, 12s.—London, Hounslow, and Western, 16s.—Norfolk Extension, 1/. 15s.— Guildford, Fareham, and Portsmouth, 4/. ss.—Chester and Manchester, 15s.—South Midland, 11. 10s.—Leicester and Bedford, 11. ss. 6d.—Buck inghamshire, 21. 6s.—lpswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth, 19s. 6d.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 21. 19s.—Vale of death, 1/. 10s.—Caledonian Extension, 11. is.—Reading, Guilford, and Reigate, 11. Os. 6d. The Mexican bondholders are naturally very anxious about an arrangement of their claims, but there is every reason to hope that by dint of the exertions making, and the attention paid by the committee to the matter, there will be a satisfactory issue as far as the obtainment, at all events, of a " promise to pay" is concerned ; and, really, except the guarantee of the to bacco revenue and a larger portion of the Customs' duties, we do not see what Mexico is in a position to offer. We are sorry to hear from Ceylon that, " the amount of sickness in the country is alarming. Government operations are being postponed in many places, it being impossible to get coolies. Our own establishment is so much weakened by the same cause that we cannot issue our supplement till to- morrow." There is but a very limited number of members in attendance at the Stock Exchange to-day, though more, probably, than there would have been, had not the settlement been fixed fur to-morrow. donsols for present transfer have touched 96 3 / 4 to 97, and for time are 96 3 / 4 to 97. Exchequer-bills have been 17s. and 12s. premium, continuing heavy, therefore. Bank Stoch has been quoted at 205% to 206%. The New Three-and. a- Quarter per Cents. are 97 1 2 %. Mexiean Bonds are a little firmer, but the De ferred fare best, being up to 17% 3 A. The Active are 31%. For Debentures, 1.3 1 / 2 to 14 are the quotations. Spanish Three per Cents. have been done at an advance to 37 1 4 lA. Dutch Two-and• a- Half are marked 604. For Shares the market is very quiet, though rather firmer. The demand for labourers, it is very fairly con cluded, will be as difficult to meet ere long as is now the demand for money, and in short, for railway purposes, both are already found to be inadequate, if we may credit the report of the contractors and engineers, on the one hand, and of the discount and monied houses on the other. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock .. • • • • .. • • . • • • 205 1 % 20631 205% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 9551 14 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities . • .. 96% 7 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 97% % Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 18€0 .. 10 3-16 34 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% India Bonds, 1,0001. • • .. • . • . • . Ditto, under 1,0001• . • • . • 27 p Consols for Account • - .. • • .. • • 96 h India Stock for Account .• .• • • .. 265 Exchequer Bills. lid. 114 d. 1,000/. • • .. • . .. • • 17 12 pm. Ditto, Advertised . • .... 15 10 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 31% Ditto, Deferred .. 17% % Ditto, Debentures .. • • • . 13% 14 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. • • 395¢ Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. Ditto, Three per Cent .. • . • • 37 % Dividends on the above payable In London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 60 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 9251 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Aberdeen • . . • • • • • • •• 10 •• • • 4 331.. to 4% Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2% .... 1%4 • . to Birmingham and Gloucester • . ..100 •• • • •• • • to Ditto New (issued at 7% ells.) • • 17 g .... 31 .... to Birmingham mid Oxford Junction • • 2 .... .... to Bristol and Exeter .. • • • • .. 75 .... 844.... to Buckinghamshire . • .. • • .. • • 425. •• • • 1.4 p.. to Caledonian .. .. • • • • .• 10 123 to 11% Ditto Ralf Shares ........23.... 1% .. ••to Ditto Extension .. • • .. .. 24 .... 1%% .. Derby and Crewe .. .. .. .• 2% .. .. 6% • ... Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. • • 54 .• • • 3% %• • Direct Northern .. .. .. .. .. 2% .... 1% .... Eastern Counties .. .. • . 14/. 16s. 0d..... 23%% .. Ditto, New .. .. .. .. 8/. 16s, 0d... • . 7% IA p Eastern Union .. .. .. .. .. 25 ••• • .... to to 6 to to to to to Ditto, Extension to Norwich .. 2 .... 214 .... East and West of England .. % Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester .. 2 .. Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn) 1% .. % Great Western .. .. 85 .... Ditto, Fifths .. .. • • .. 20 .... 34 .... Guildford, Farehem, and Portsmouth 5 .... 4% % Leicester and Bedford .. • . .. 225. .... ;6 p Leicst., Tam., Bir., 8s Trent Yal. June. 425. .... dis. Liverpool, Manch, and Newc. Junct. 2% .... 2IA 3 London and Birmingham • • • • ..100 .... 228 .... London and Brighton . • • • • .. 50 65% Ditto ditto Fifths • . • • . • •• 30 .... 4114 .... London and Croydon • • .. 131. 15s. 9d.....22.... London and South-Western 411. 63. 10d. .... 79% .... Ditto, New • • .. 14 .... 23% .... London and York .. 2% .... 2% Manchester and Leeds .. . 82 •• .. Ditto, Fifths .. .. 3 .... 12% •• .. Manchester and Birmingham .. .. 40 .• Si Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • • • 1 •• • • 91 •• • • Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. 425. •• .. 1 1 p.. Manchester and Southampton .. .. 2 .• .... Midland Ditto, New .• • • .. 18 .... 31% .... Newark, Sheffield, and Boston • • .. 2% North British .. .. 2 8 24 303, 4 .... to -- to to to to to to 80%% to to to to to 32 to to Ditto, Half Shares • • • • .. • • 8 •• • • 11% .... to North Kent and Direct Dover • • .. 2% .. • • 1% •• • • to— North Staffordshire • • • • .. 425. .... 43 8 14 pto Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 12% •• .. 830 •• .. to Portsmouth Direct • • • • •• • • 3•X •• • • 3 1 4 •• • • to Scottish Central .. • • • • •• • • 10 .. • . 16 •• • • to Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• . • 2% •• • • 23 •• .. to South Devon .. • • • • .. • • • • 35 •• • • 3330 to South Midland • • • .. •• .. 425. .... sj g die.. to Staines and Richmond • • • • • • • • 1 •• • • 3 4 •••. to Warwickshire and London • • .. 425. dis.. to West Riding Union .. .. • . 425..... 2 3 % pto York and North Midland • • .. • • 50 •• .. •• .. to .1)11 to, Extension • • • • .. .. 15 .• • . 33%'% . Ditto East and West Riding Extension 1 .... 11% .. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens • . • • .. 12 • • 11% .... Bord., Toulouse, & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 •• • • IN .... Central of Spain .. • • • • • • 2 .... 1%„,. Dutch Rhenish .• •• 6 .. S Great Western Canada . • • • • . 3M . 3%..„ Madrid and Valentia • • • • • • • • 2 .. • • 1%„,. Namur and Liege .. • • • 6 .. • • 4 .... Great Northern of France Constituted 5 .. • • 14% Orleans and Bordeaux • • • • .. 6 •• • • 10y, .... l'aris and Lyons Constituted .. .. 5 •• • • 6% .... West Flanders • • • • • • • • • • 4 .• • • 2 .... to to JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster •• • • •• 20 •• •• 26%.... to 27 MINES Real del Monte. Unregistered .. •• —•• .. .... to- COURSE OF EXCHANGE. -(THIS DAY) Amsterdam ...... C.F. 12 10 Gibraltar ........ Ditto, at sight ••.. • . 12 7% Leghorn ........ 30 75 • Rotterdam .... •• 2U. 12 11 Genoa ..... ........... 26 15 Antwerp ........ .... 26 20 Milan ............ Hamburgh .... • •M.B. 13 1534 Venice . ..... A1t0na.............• • • Naples .......• 39% Paris, 3 days' sight ...• 25 85 Palermo, per 0z... . Ditto, 3 months. ... .. 26 10 Lisbon.. 52% Marseilles • ••.. • . 26 15 Oporto .......... •• .. 52% Bourdeaux..* ....... .. 26 15 Rio Janei ro • •• • 23% Frankfort on Maine.... 123 Bahia ....... . • Petersburgh, 3 U 5...... Berlin ...... Vienna, effec.flo •• 10 11 Trieste, ditt0.......... 10 12 Madrid • ...... 36% Cadiz • . • .. : .. 8i1ba0...... Barcelona Seville ..... ........... Buenos Ayres — New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia .... -- PRICKS OF BULLION, PER OZ . , Foreign Gold In bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin • • 3 17 5 New Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars .. •• • • 0 4 9% Silver in bars ...... • • 0 4 11 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA 31.) LONDON, MAY 27.—Wind S.W., light breeze, and cloudy. DzAL, MAY 26.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W., moderate and flne.- - Arrd. Enterprize, Freeman, Porto Rico ; Rival, Mair,ditto ; Windnish, St. Michael's. Sid. Matthew Plummer, Young, SingS, pore. Arrd. her Majesty's ship Adventurer, Westward; her Ms, jesty's ship Diligence, ditto ; her Majesty's ship Comet, ditto. Arn 1. from the River, and ad. Minerva, Geer% Madras and Calcutta ; Ja s. Cruikshank, Sayers, St:Vincent ; Jane Anderson, M'Kellar, St. An - drew's, New Brunswick ; Christina, Elrington, Quebec. Sld. 25th Cornwall, Canney, Cape of Good Hope; Trusty, Scott, Quebec. Put back 26th, Crest, late Ayres, for Ceylon; master dead. MARGATE, MAY 22. Sid. 01 si g a, -c•-elderuP, Cape of Good Hope ; Roman, Drone, New York; 23, Mimer, Sjoberg, New York. BRISTOL, MAY 26.—Arrd. Oronoco, Hand, St. John's, N.B. Ski. 25, Barbara, Baker, Calcutta ; 26, Britannia, Simmons, Barbadoes. DUBLIN, MAY 25.—Wind W.N.W. to N.W.—Sld. 23, Odessa, Li i verty, Quebec. MAY 25.—Wind S.—Arrd. 23, Douglas, 3PKennell, John's, N. 8.; 25, Princess Royal, Reid, Valparaiso. COWES, MAY 26.—The Graciosa Fanny, Tiscornia, from Geno a, which put in here yesterday, is leaky, having been struck by a sea, and has come into the harbour to discharge. LIVERPOOL, MAY 26.—The Sea Nymph steamer, Newry, and tl re Rambler steamer, Sligo, with a large number of emigrants for es .1- barkation, hence to New Yolk; ran foul of each other last nigh.t. off the Rock Light House ; the Rambler was run on shore to prevent her sinking, and fills with the tide ; the Sea Nymph returned into do, 3k with considerable damage and leaky. Several of the Rambler's Ps:- sengers were killed and hurt by the collision, and othe rs drowned y jumping overboard. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Comedy, called MR. PETER PIPER ; or, Found Out at Homo. Mr. Peter Piper, Mr. Farren ; Sir C. Fairses, Mr. Tilbury ; Major Garry Owen, Mr. Hudson ; Facies, Mr. Bu,kstone ; Mrs. P. Piper, Mrs. Glover ; Busk, Mrs. Humby. The Band will perform the Overtures, " Cenerentola," and " Duc d'Olonne," the" St. James's Polka," " Philomel Walzer," and the " Chatsworth Quadrilles." After which, the celebrated Comedy of SPEED THE PLOUGH. The principal characters sustained by Messrs. W. Farren, Moll, Stuart, Webster, Brindal, Mathews ; Mrs. Glover, Miss Julia Ben nett, Mrs. Clifford, and Miss Telbin. To be followed by the Comic Drama, entitled THE IRISH POST. In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Glover, &c., will appear. To conclude with Mr. Buckstone'e Farce of A KISS IN TIIE DARK. Pettibone, Mr. Bnckstone; Frank Fathom, Mr. Howe ; Mrs. Pettibone, Mrs. W. Clifford. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ARAB AND lIIS DESERT STEED ; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. With magnificent effects, and introducing the double stud, &c. The SCENES of the ARENA will be of the most varied and pleasing description, introducing the new Artistes, whose wondrous performances are nightly crowned with the most enthusiastic applause. The Entertainments will terminate with a new and laughable ArrERPI EC E. Mr. BATTY has much pleasure in stating, that in obedience to the wishes of several of his patrons and heads of families, ho has made arrangements to give, during the ensuing holidays, four mid day performances, the first of which will take place on TIMES DAY, June 4, and each succeeding Thursday until the lumber are complete ; on which occasion the Entertainments will embrace those recently performed by royal command, and so highly eulogised by her most gracious Majesty. The representations will commence each day at two o'clock, and terminate at half-past four. 110%-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six Ind commence at seven o'clock. RAILWAY SUN IS NOW PUBLISHING. PRICE (TO SUBSCRIBERS) SIXPENCE. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, MAY 27. rfiEMIOMETER, Lowest, 47; Highest, 65; Noon, 66, BAROMETER, 30.12.—W1ND W ; fine. Hliiii WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGF. THIS DAY. %form 7 minutes after 3. I Evening .. 25 minutes after 3 .. . ~,,,,,,,... :t.; 4 5--7.0 . 4-V ...t,YA ; !SS 1, eNV - ). ' . SQ-1--- 7 , .'.% ~,, , , , , t .. • i ..„ 4 i , a p i t : " ! e t . k I .., • -,),..,, ...., , . ‘ -$:,,._ , .„,.. . , .... ~ . ~.,_ , _, 4 ,4 " T • It( 0 'S 1 1, 12.0 t 1 ' '', -4 1•04. t. ,lITE , • , r'! 1 411JOITillg rI,V(_, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1846. On the resumption of the adjourned debate yesterday, in the House of Peers, no less than eleven of their Lordships addressed themselves to the consideration of the greatest measure introduced to Parliament since the memorable Bill of 1832. Anxious, however, as the majority of the Legis lature, both aristocratic and representative, has shown itself to limit the discussion simply to the abstract merits of the question, seven out of these eleven speeches Were altogether irrelevant, and singularly rambling. Of the remarks uttered by the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, and of the line of behaviour which his Royal Highness has voluntary chalked out for himself, we could speak in lar.guige of panegyric, notwithstanding that that behaviour will consist of the reservation of his vote upon the division. Conscien tiously believing that by abolishing protective imposts the commercial prosperity of England will be jeopardised, and re solved, at the same time, not to interfere with the wishes of the people, or to embarrass the intentions of Government, his Royal Highness announced his determination to abstain from voting upon the measure. Such a resolve is, to say the least of it, worthy of a Prince of the Blood Royal; it is consistent with those principles of liberality by which her most gracious MAJESTY has, throughout her reign, ever shown herself to be actuated ; and, though the public may regret that any member cf her illustrious family is not impressed with a sense of the benefits which must accrue from the acceptation of a free-trade policy, no supporter of that policy can refrain from enter taining the deepest sentiments of respect for the avowed motives of the Duke of CAMI3RIDGI. A diversity of protec tionist fallacies were paraded in an after period of the evening, as very conclusive reasons indeed for the rejection of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S scheme ; but those fallacies were so preposterously threadbare, and yet tinselled out and bedizened to such an extent by the various idiosyncrasies of the speakers, as occasionally to assume an appearance of novelty. On examination, however, the new ness resolved itself into mere rhetorical lacquer, and the harangues of the Peers proved to be re vivals of those enunciated by the Commoners. A hand full of obsolete arguments, a plentiful sprinkling of impossible statistics, a few slices of sarcasm, seasoned with personalities, and garnished with sippets from HANSARD, and HusicessoN, and ADAM SMITH, form the ingredients of these agricultural dishes—hot in the Lower House, luke• warm in the Upper House. And such is the kind of intel lectual banquet with which their Lordships and the general community were favoured overnight. But the diversity of opinion among the opposers of the measure has, throughout the discussion, lent it the charm of variety. One protectionist is such from a conviction that the Bill will annihilate home agriculture, another because it will not cheapen bread, another because it will render us wholly de pendent upon foreign nations for our subsistence. The Earl of Wierow maintains that free trade is proved to l e logically and radically wrong from the circumstance of his (the Earl of WILTON'S) actually opposing the Duke of WEL LINGTON in its regard. His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE cannot dream of altering his original views upon the matter of international commerce because of his advanced years. The Earl of WINCHILSEA, in like manner, is a bitter antagonist of the Ministerial policy because in it he recognises a perspective of destruction to Church, State, and mercantile affairs, somewhat less picturesque, but quite as mournful as Mr. MACAULAY'S renowned idealism of a traveller, a thousand years hence, " seated upon the broken arches of London-bridge, sketching the ruins of St. Paul's." Almost as various, we are ready to acku owledge, are the ideas enter tained upon the question by an infinitessimal few among the supporters of the Bill. Thus, for example, after all that has been adduced in the Commons and elsewhere to prove that free trade will materially benefit the labouring classes, by rendering provision stores more accessible, the Marquis of NORMANDY " believes that the intrinsic effect of the measure, either for good or evil, has been overrated ; " affording another illustration to the classic adage—quot homines tot sententice. These things, however, are the mere excresences and exuberances growing out of a discussion of such incalculable importance. They serve, nevertheless, a good purpose, even in their very inanity ; they sift the whole merits and demerits of the measure most thoroughly ; they carry it through an ordeal, tedious, without doubt, for the time being, but wholesome and generous in the end—seeing that, by such an exceeding filtration and analysis, the precise nature of the scheme is exposed, its bearings are severally recognised, and the existence in it of anything deformed, or deleterious, or baneful, is inevitably brought to light. Looking back upon the dreary months during which the Corn and Customs' Bill has been thus scrutinized, and turn ing to the conclusions which are alone derivable by common sense from that scrutiny, our inferences from the past, the present, and the future, in their relation to free trade and protection, are a triumphant vindication of the former, and a withering exposure of the latter. As to the actuality of this fad, the popular voice has already sufficiently pronounced, while another, and almost as conclusive, evidence is the unanimous acquiescence of the greatest statesmen of the age in. the necessity of the proposed alteration. And, much as we regret the fallacious view of the Prime Minister's character taken by the Noble Lord, we have a peculiar satisfaction in numbering in that catalogue of illustrious free-traders the name of the Marquis of Non 3LANBY ; the more so, perchance, because of our consciousness that individual eulogiums or individual vituperations will not ultimately influence one jot the estitnation of Sir ROBERT PEEL as a man, as a patriot, and as a states man; and because we appreciate the justice of that eloquent tribute uttered by Lord BROUGHAM, that Sir ROBERT " may scorn the sordid attacks, the wretched ribaldry, with which he has been out of doors assailed, because he knows he has entitled himself to the grati tude cf his country, and will leave his name to an admiring posterity as one of the greatest statesmen that ever wielded the destinies of this land." Feeling this, we can forgive all observations to the contrary as harmless, and turn with sanguine feelings to the adjournment till Thursday. We on Monday urged upon the attention of the Govern ment the great and imperative necessity of some prompt and speedy legislation taking place for carrying into effect the recommendations contained in the report of Lord DEVON'S Commission. A fearful tragedy has recently been enacted at Bird Hill, in which two lives were lost, which would in all probability have been spared had those recommendations met with earlier attention. We are rejoiced to find, from an answer on Monday night given by Sir R. PEEL to Mr. S. CRAWFORD, that the subject has occupied much of the at tention of her MAJESTY'S Government; that the delay has been principally occasioned by the late change in the office of the Chief Secretary for Ireland, and the recent illness of Lord LuccoLx ; and that three measures have been prepared, e b which will forth w ith be introd u c e d t o the House, ha v i ng f or their objects-Ist, the making compensation to tenant s f or improvements eto eie effected tment y and them distresses tiN, ;2d ly;and, for amending3dia Bill the law elpre scribing a short form of lease, and reducing the stamp duties thereon. Although these do not by any means comprise all the re commendations of the Commissioners, and still less the several matters which loudly demand legislative interference and redress, yet they certainly include many of the most pressing grievances, and will be gratefully received as a large instal ment by the people of Ireland. thninh: B eatp l hn o r s eos lo m f the wretchedness of the country is owing to the bad cultivation of the different farms. As we on Mon day pointed out, the person procuring a farm generally receives it in bad order and condition, without suitable build. ings or offices for carrying on the necessary works on the land. In the great majorityof l o l3,t f i,sea c b a rs s e, e in s g th h e je whole of the avail able capital of the incoming tion enant is devoted to putting it proper sufficientlyorde and s t c o o t n k d i i n g or , and olti he is left without the vating the soil. Had power of registering his u ee improvements, a so oh a a r s g t o o makeupupon properly expended ereoen. necessary wouldor the easilyre iit , th i e n the event of being r t a h i e sed land u i i n thi t u he etsh einrtty to secur b it u y r - r t n o w offer deprived of the land, the possession of which would, in atlbrd a guarantee for him while he retained it in his h b a e ving en a ab ta le n d gible hands. He would also be encouraged to expend his capital in these improvements, as lie could be certain of obtaining a fair return, either in the time during which he might be per mitted to occupy the lands, or as a money payment on his being driven from the farm. There is no other measure by which so large an amount of benefit will be conferred upon Ireland generally, or so likely to promote substantial im provement throughout the country, and to remove the most fertile source of discontent and outrage. The second subject is also a vastly important one—the amendment of the laws relating to distress and ejectment. The entire of the landlord-and-tenant laws in Ireland have justly been designated from the Bench as class•legislation— each succeeding statute strengthening the former one in favour of the landlord, adding to his power, and casting additional difficulty upon the tenant. We do not desire that QUE.EN'S BENCII.(THIS DAY.) disposing of (sitting in Banco.) were of such The Court resumed its sittings in banco to - day, for the purpose of oft he cases remaining on the Crown paper, in which ap plications ever eto be made for rules for new trials. None of them a nature as deserve any notice, as they all arose out of actions bet we en priv a t e parties, or upon allegations against vestries for making ~ i points. . .juegal parish rates, which involved only technical law BAJL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) This Cowl. sat but for a very short time, and disposed of one er * 0 unimp Pr taut cases. SEC-ON DARIES%-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER). CHAMBERS V. ROY, BLUNT, AND co. The plat Miff in this action claimed fifteen guineas for attendance on the d Wendants, who are well-known solicitors, and serving notices, & for the proposed Eastern Counties and Finsbury Rail way Com pa] iy. Sir. Sin sot appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Parry for the defendants. The facts of the case were these :—The plaintiff had formerly been in the servie of Messrs. Witherby, railway agents, and whilst with them had se cued notices for the Birmingham and Wolverhampton ::nd Stour / alley Railway, the Eastern Counties and Epping, and the Eastern Counties (Finsbury Branch). Ile afterwards called on Messrs. It.oy..and Co., and asked when he would be wanted to go before the Standing Orders' Committee, and Mr. Ross, the managing clerk in the busine. ss, with Messrs. Roy and Co., told defendant he should have a notice ; and he, accordingly, received one on the 26th of February. . Previously to that, however, he called five or six times, but Mr. itc ' s said last on those occasions lie was tipsy three or four On the 26th ho attended the Committee on tho _ Bir mingham and Wolverhampton and Epping Railways, ford proved the 'service of the notices, and was paid, a guinea a day the two. e now charged onoguinea and two ! radateas for expenses for attendance on the Finsbury,namel -,s a day for thirteen days, ii!orm the 11th To the 25th of February, although all the witnesses licarred that it was notorious that the Finsbury 'brane h had been abandoned in January ; and, at all events, before tha 16th plaintiff was told that ho would not be required. Ile had been paid Messrs. Witherby for the service of the notices. The &COND.& ax expressed a strong opinion that there was no evi dence to go to the Jury of retainer or services by defendants on the Finsbury branch, but Mr. Simon claimed a right to go to the jury. Mr. Pawn-, tbr the defendants, was extremely anxious to have all the facts before the jury, as th ey would never have resisted a just de mand, but this was a mere experi men t a l action, and if it prevailed there would be no en 1 to such unfound e d d emands. The jury ;*yo avo rdict for the defendants. MARKET NEWS._ (THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE - WE DNESDAZY Although the supply of English Wheat on sale to-day was again limited, the demand for that article, owing to the thin alto ad ante of buyers, and the fineness of the weather for the growing crops, was in a very depressed state, and Mond ty's reduced figures were with difficulty supported. Forf3ign Wheat was a mere drug, and prices were almost nominal. In Corn under lock a few sales were concluded; Wheat certificates were held at 10s. per qr. Barley moved off slowly, at barely late rates. We had only a retail demand for Malt, at previous currencie' supply of Oats was again small, nevertheless the inquiry wasiTnhae sluggish state, and prices were barely maintalued. Beans, as, and Flour unusually dull. ARRIVALS. Barley. I Oats Flour. 600 qrs. 2,630 qrs. 2,:/40 sks. 2,520 - 1,770 ---. Wheat. 3,540 qrs. English ...... Irish ... ..... Foreign . 4,120 Malt, 3,190 qrs. WHITECHAPEL. We had only a moderate supply of meat on offer, yet the demand was in a sluggish state, at barely late figures. Beef from 25 4d to 35 6d ; Mutton, 3s to 4s 2d ; Lamb, bs to Gs 2d ; Veal. 3s lOd to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 10d per Blbs. by the earease. GUERNSEY MILITIA.—Sir James Graham has ap proved and confirmed the dismissal, lay General Napier, of' Mr. John C. Cluezim from Use Royal Guernsey Militia. L '. .-. $ THE POISONING CASE AT BIR- MINGHAM. BIUMINGUAM, MAY 25.—This morning Mary Ann Lawless was placed at the bar, before the sitting magistrates at the Public Office, on the charge of attempting to poison her hus band and two other persons. The first witness called was the husband of the prisoner, who stated that en Tuesday afternoon last a Mrs. Murray called in at his house, and his wife being then out, he asked her to sit down and wait, which she did. Shortly after that the accused came in with some soft soap in her hand, and went up stairs, tell ing witness to make the tea. He refused, asking his wife to do it, and at the same time invited Mrs. Murray, who bad a child about two years old with her, to stop to tea. A young man, a friend of the parties, was also in the room. The prisoner, having made the tea, poured out three cups, one for Mrs. Murray, another for witness, and the remainder she drank herself. There was no unpleasant taste in that tea, but, on making some more, witness observed his wife take from her breast a small paper packet, which he thought at the time was tea, and, having poured the con tents into the teapot, she threw the paper into the fire, and, having poured some more water into the teapot, dealt out another cup of tea to the other parties and herself, but did not drink more than two spoonfuls of it. Witness and Mrs. Murray, while drinking their cup of tea, found that •it burned their mouths and throats, and asked the prisoner if she tasted anything the matter with it, to which she replied that she had made it strong. In the course of a few minutes the witness, Mrs. Murray, and her child, who had also partaken of the tea, were all suddenly, seized with violent sickness, pains in the stomach, and burning heat in the throat. The greater portion of the above evidence having been corroborated by Mrs. Murray, the surgeon who was called in to attend the sufferers was next examined, and deposed to the state in which he found them, and tne remedies he applied. Mr. Woolrych, a practical chemist, deposed to having analysed a portion of fluid ejected by the husband of the accused, which he found strongly impregnated with arsenic, and also found a small portion adhering to the sides of the teapot, _ An assistant to Mr. Browett, chemist and druggist, said he supplied the prisoner with a pennyworth of soft soap and a pennyworth of arsenic on Tuesday afternoon last, a short time previous to the administration of poison to the com plaining parties, the prisoner stating that she wanted it for the purpose of mixing it with the soft soap to clean Led• steads with. After hearing the evidence of the police officer who ap prehended the prisoner, when she said it was only a bad job he (the husband) was not dead, the prisoner was committed to take her trial at the next assizes for the county of Warwick. - The only cause that can be assigned for the commission of this wholesale attempt at poisoning is the unhappy way in which the prisoner aud her husband lived together. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE. Yesterday, Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the resi dence of Dr. Ogeir Ward, Leonard-place, Kensington, on the body of Mr. George Robert Michael Ward, Barrister-at -law, aged forty-six. Dr. Ogier Ward deposed that the deceased was his bro ther, and had been two days at his house on a visit. On Saturday morning the witness entered deceased's room at seven o'clock, and found deceased awake. Witness asked him how he felt, and he said, " Very well." Witness persuaded him to get up, and when he left the room deceased was put ting his stockings on. Witness then went down to his own dressing-room, and while dressing Mrs. Ward came into the room to tell him that the deceased was getting out of the window of his room, which was on the third floor. Wit ness instantly hastened up stairs, and on opening the door of deceased's room, saw the window open to about the height of one square of glass. On reaching the window, he looked out into the area, expecting to find deceased there, but could not see him ; he then saw that the dressing-glass which stood on the table under the window was knocked down, and was lying half on the window sill and half over it. He made a pull at it, but could not get it loose, and on a second pull he loosened it, and at the same moment he saw the deceased fall. He did not see deceased before, as the looking-glass prevented him, but whether the deceased was holding by the glass or by the sill of the window under the glass he could not say. Witness saw deceased fall with his arms extended upwards, and he turned en one side, just before he fell on the rails, one spike of which entered deceased's abdomen and injured an artery,. into which wound witness put his hand. Deceased was got off the spikes with great difficulty, and carried into the house. By the CORONER—Deceased had been suffering from acute delirium for some days. Deceased sent for witness on the Tuesday previous, when witness found him in great mental distress, and deceased said be felt as if he could almost cut his throat. Deceased had never attempted self-destruction, but was a man of high religious principles, and abhorred any thing of the kind. In the course of Friday, witness got a medical friend, at Hackney, to visit deceasad, and it was arranged that deceased should be removed to that gentle man's house the next day. Witness should say, that de ceased disliked that arrangement, and thought to escape from the house, although he made no objection to it, and had as sisted in packing his things. Deceased was blind of one eye and very near sighted with the other. Witness had no idea that deceased, in getting out of the window, intended to commit suicide, but was convinced that he intended to avoid going to Hackney. Mrs. Ward became aware of the cir cumstance by seeing her window darkened by deceased's legs. Witness's firm impression was, that deceased was not aware what part of the house his bed room was situated, and thought he was nearer to the balcony than he was, and could drop on it and get to the other house. Deceased died about an hour after the occurrence. The jury returned a verdict, " That the deceased died from the effects of the injuries he received by falling from a window, being at the time of unsound mind." THE WHOLESALE MURDERS IN NORFOLK. FURTHER DISCLOSURES. HAPPISBURGII, SUNDAY NlGHT.—Great as the excitement was throughout this part of the country on the discovery of the recent horrible cases of poisoning, it has been renewed and increased considerably by the circumstance of the Secre tary of State, Sir James Graham, having expressed his in tention to re-investigate the circumstances attending the mysterious affair. A Government officer has already ar rived, and assisted by Mr. Superintendent Smith, of the Ludham division of the Norfolk Police force, and Colonel Oaks, the chief constable of the county, have been Making private inquiries, the result of which not only confirms what was stated at the Coroner's investigation, but goes far to clear up the matter, and point out the perpetrator of the diabolical crimes. It seems that the cases of poisoning which have occurred in this neighbourhood are more numerous and appalling than was at first imagined, and that the report of the in quests before the county coroner will give but a poor idea of what has been done in this dreadful system. Suspi c i on , not stronger than that which now exists, with reference to the cause of death of many others, led to the exhumation of the bodies of four persons, and that of old Balls. The evi dence at the inquest proved that four out of the five had been poisoned, and the probability of Balls intentionally administering it. In addition to these deaths, there were several other grand-children of Balls, whose deaths were as sudden and as suspicious, and hence arises the supposition that if a strict inquiry were made respecting their fate, there would be found to have perished by similar means, within ten years, uo fewer than twelve grandchildren of the deceased Jonathan Balls, eight belonging to hie daughter Mrs. Green, and four to the other daughter, Mrs. Pestle, the subject of the recent proceedings before the coro ner, who died, after being attacked all alike. To this list may be added Balls and his wife, both clearly ascer tained to have perished from arsenic; and yet, in all these very suspicious deaths, only one in ques t was h e ld , unt il the inquiry consequent on the shocking discovery. All the children were in the habit of visiting their grandfather's house. By several parties it has been proved that old Balls was in the habit of buying arsenic for years past; for what purpose was not l earn t. Th ere are a f ew residing in the vicinity who remember Balls's father and mother dying sud denly, and in a very suspicious way, similar to the other deaths, twenty-two years ago : they came to live with him, and shortly afterwards perished. It also ought to be stated, that during the last few years many labouring men who were in the habit of mixing greatly in Balls' -society, and visiting him at his house, have died after two or three days' illness, and from a cause far from being satisfactorily explained. These numerous deaths, all of a similar character, coupled with the circumstance of old Balls being known to have been guilty of several wicked acts, has naturally given rise to a general opinion throughout the district that these persons have beep poisoned in the same way. As has been mentioned, Balls was in the habit of perpetrating several disgusting transactions, and ac cording to a statement made to us by one of the heads of the police, has been twice charged with the serious offence of arson, and was generally termed in the village a mischievous old man. One fact shows very clearly, that Balls was alone in this dreadful affair, which unfortunately was lost sight of by the coroner and jury. When the last child of his daughter, Mrs. Pestle, died, the mother became alarmed, and said she would preserve the membrane which the child threw up and gave it to the surgeon, Mr. Hewett, to be examined. This circum stance was stated at the coroner's inquiry, but it did not come out in the medical testimony, though the piece of membrane in question had been examined. On Mrs. Pestle stating her determination, the old man replied, " Oh, don't do that ;" but she still declaring her intention to do so, he must have taken the poison immediately afterwards, for he was a corpse in a few hours. It is deemed remarkable that these repeated deaths did not excite the suspicion of the vicar of the parish, the registrar, the surgeon, or the rural police. It is stated that there has been a feeling amongst the magistrates of this county that the expenses of coroners inquests should be reduced, that inquests should not be held so frequently, and even that a circular has been sent to the officers of this very parish, impressing upon them the neces sity of carrying out their suggestions. It is anticipated that the preliminary inquiry be nate this week, and report of the result will probablywill te for te to the Home-office. Whether an y ' more bodies will be exhumed and examined will , n o doubt, depend upon the official inquiries. s te lth th e e emi- M G r r Ou T Exeter Tuesday, nent architect, on d Gentleman pressed him very hard as line—the Learned and Yeovil During the --------"cross-exabmy ix.tintoin point." " What, Mr. Tite, do you really to a road being upon a level. After denying it several times, the architect said that " if it was upon a level, there was a hundred feet m hat P° lt in i t s t n o ot you mean to say t?"—" No," said Mr. Cockburn, " he won't say that. difference tmh rr there tios s na o f y r a o t Ile says that you are after." Roars of laughter followed, in which no one joined more heartily than the Learned Gentleman himself. DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A WIDOW LADY.—Yeater clay afternoon, Mr. G. J. Mills, Coroner for Middlesex, held an in quest at the Mother Red Cap, High-street, Camden-town, on the body of a widow lady of independent property, named Queene, aged forty, who resided in Barham-terrace. It appeared from the evi dence of the son of the deceased, a youth of fourteen, that he last saw his mother alive in her drawing-room on Friday afternoon last, about a quarter before two o'clock, when he left home to go to school. Ou his return shortly after five o'clock, on entering the apartment, he found her suspended by the neck from a hook in the wall by a rope. He instantly gave an alarm, and she was cut down by a policeman and a neighbour. She had for some time past been exceedingly desponding, and rive or six months back threatened to destroy herself. He on many exasions thought she was not right in her mind, and on Thursday, seeing the hook in the wall where he had never seen such a thing before, he was so strongly impressed with the conviction that she meant to destroy herself, that he went and brought in a policeman. On Thursday evening, whilst lying on the sofa, deceased fancied she saw a large bat fl) ing about the apart ment, and that it had taken refuge in a bird-cage in the room, and she begged of him (her son) to catch it. When he left home for school on the Friday she called him to kiss her, and behaved most affectionately towards him. She frequently complained of pain in the head, and would stand with her hands to it for a long time to gether. She was under medical treatment for it. When she read of cases of suicide in the paper, she would express her horror at people taking away that life they could not give. The jury returned a ver dict, " That deceased hung herself in a state of insanity." REGISTRATION OF THE PRINCESS, WITH CONFLICT OF PARisuEs.--Yesterday morning Mr. Le Breton, clerk to the guar dians of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, and Mr. Leonard, the•registrar of that parish, repaired to Buckingham Palace far the purpose of regis tering the birth of the infant Princess. Hitherto the royal progeny of her Majesty have been registered by the St. George's officials, and wrongly registered, as the parishes divide at the palace, the greater portion of the palace, including the royal apartments, being in St. Martin's parish, whilst the grounds are im that of „St, (Norge, Ham. ver-square. REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE DURING THE PAST WEEK. The supplies of wheat coastwise into London have been quite moderate since our last, and show a material falling off as compared with previous receipts. The arrivals for the week ending this (Saturday) evening have amounted to only 8,164 qrs.against 5,393 qrs. received the preceding wee k ' The quantity exhibited at Mark-lane by land-carriag e samples from the neighbouring counties has also been small ; notwithstanding which we are unable to report any improvement in prices. On Wednesday a some what firmer tone was assumed by factors, but the weather, which was then wet, hiving subsequently become more set; tied, the trade relapsed into a very dull state on Friday ; and though the scanty nature of the supply prevented any further fall in p rices , considerable difficulty was experien ces in making sales at Monday's reduced terms. Of fore i g n wheat the arrivals have been liberal, 16,646 qrs. have been reported. Some of th e cargoes l ate l y rece i ve d from th e Baltic have been offered from on board ship a t lower rates than similar qualiti es have been held at in granary ; but n 0 inclination has been manifested to make speculative invest' ments ; and the business done during the week has bees restricted to small purchases made by the millers to sstiff pressing wants. In these cases similar prices to those Pl' viously current h ave b een rea li se d , say 60s. to 555. for fair to fine Dantzic, and 47 5 . t o 48 s. f or good h eavy parcels o f red. Bonded certificates have been i steady request ; th a t cautious manner in which mill ers have bought lock wh eat has, however, lessened th e d eman d f or t h ese documents, an d we have not heard of a hi g h er ra t e t h an 1 0s. 6d. per 48 81 " 5 ; having been paid. Hith er t o th e w h eat averages have no t been affected by the late important fall in quotations , "" next week some of the low sales will come into the returns ; and unless the Corn Importation Bill be passed very rapid' , " through the Lords, the agg rega t e average f or the kin will probably have fallen below the point at which t" minimum duty is fixed under the proposed new scale. The inquiry for flour has been exceedingly slow throne,. out the week, and some uncertainty exists as to what is tt_ l 7. nominal top price of town made, the millers being means agreed on that point. Ship flour has also been sell; at irregular terms, and, on the whole, the turn has bee n favour of the purchaser. We have recently received vneV_ large supplies of flour from the United States, and more . said to be close at hand ; none of this is likely to come it,', l t consumption until it shall have been decided whether D 2:, Robert Peel's Bill is, or is not, to pass the Lords, and V th e time this point is ascertained there will probably be near upon a million of barrels of flour under lock in the Unite% Kingdom. FOREIGN CORN TRADE. By the arrival of the Great Western steam-ship we ere put in possession of advices from the United States of recent dates. The continued dull reports from Great Britain tea' it appears, had considerable effe c t on p r i ces o f fl o ur, h.l4a the reduced rates a fair extent of business had b een u oli Letters from New York, of the 7th inst., state that sev er thousand barrels had been bought for export during the week; prices realised had, however, been nearly a dollar Pe s r,. barrel lower than those previously current, good brands"' Genessee having been sold at $4 68%c., and other des e q; tions on equally moderate terms. Fair supplies of wi 1 ,7 6 had, we are informed, come to hand, and quotat i on s of ui article had receded ; good red had been f ree ly offered. at 1 doll. per bushel, good to prime white at prices varying from 108 c. to 112 c. per bushel. From Baltimore we lew a l under date of the 4th of May, that Howard-street flou r been sold there as low 294 dolls. per brl. Shipments were bell's freely made from the principal ports in the States to Eur?P t e v .' and there must at present be ra th er a cons iderable quantity of bread stuffs on passage from thence. A on In the Baltic less impression seems to have been rae-e. prices of wheat by the recent important fall in the Eng: if markets than might have been expected; this may be Pt e l a accounted for by the fact, that the decline here h ow i ng " principally on British, the expectation of the duty to off having prevented the holders of bonded giving way any extent. Letters from Dantzic, of the 16th instant, state that,htbset supplies of wheat from Poland had wholly ceased ; en d .‘ ct ly though the demand for the article had been on a stn retail scale, its value had not suffered any material depr,e.rat tion. The best samples of old high-mixed were then bel l 4 51s. to 535., good qualities at 48s. to 495., and other sorts ,74 prices varying from 445. to 475. per qr. Vessels to 1 0 7 0 , wheat for London might have been chartered at 35. 9 "' 4s. 3d., and to Liverpool at 4s. 6d. to ss. per qr. At Rostock, Stettin, and neighbouring markets, sew'S e o anything appears to have been done in wheat, the few on , received having been limited too low to a d m it o f their Oa cution. Below 455. to 465. per qr. free on board there h. 7,, been no sellers at the places named, w hil s t suc h qualities 0 6 ; not at the present moment wor th more i n L on d o n than 4 0 , to 478. ; unless, therefore, prices give way on the other Sip or rise here, no opportunity w ill be afforded for prel it - $ business. The Hamburgh advices of Tuesday last, state that v few purchases of wheat had been made there since the li, vious post day, either for shipment or for local consu ml lo Wahren, weighing 621bs. to 62%1b5., was then still hetot 48s. 6d., and light 591bs. to 59 1 /lbs. Seale qualiti es had been sold below 445. per qr. From Holland the reports are whelly w ithout int erestF i , s fe but in the Belgian markets some business appears to been done at full prices. From the southern and eastern parts of Europe the acl,s are also dull, and prices of wheat seem to be g raa " — tending downwards all over the continent. That e 5 ..„ 8 ? receive larger supplies of foreign wheat during the surnfro and autumn than we were led to expect can no longe r of questioned, and the reported deficiency in the last cr°,l:L.,ol wheat appears to have been as muc h exagger ated A L "' as the potato disease has been magnified at home. There are good stock s held at Marseilles, Leg' - Trieste, &c. ; and such qualities as are usually expolitr from those and neighbouring p or t s were o b ta i na bl e , ac ,e ing to the latest accounts, at from 355. t o 36 5 , per qr. iL" on board. Further east the value of wheat has also fallen of Is„ t r,i and we learn from Odessa, under date of the llth May, t"„ very good Polish had been sold there at eq ua l t o 30s. Per" free on board.—Mark-lane Express. lIAMBURGH MAIL. , ..,a .1f COPENHAGEN, MAY 16.—We have letters from Reit% , 4 the beginning of April, which state that the erupther.r Mount Hecla had ceased for about a fortnight. Th ships ta, was so productive that it had been necessary to sen d England for salt. STOCKHOLM, MAY 15.—Professor Guger embark e e d r °I R: day, before yesterday on board the Swithiod stean l _ , f t h 0 Lubeck. Before his departure he had a long audience e_ v o, i King. It was said that General Count Bjornsternao : I v o t 0 leave by the same steamer, and then proceed to L, n ro der resume his functions as Ambassador, which would __ t h 0 probable his continuance in that part ; which ca us; ho se Dagligt Allehande on particular occasions to make 1112,,b. tb e tile attacks on him and the Government, in NY'''' o f tll O Aftonblad in some degree concurs. The depart Count, however,_has not yet taken place. e HUNGARIAN FRONTIERS, MAY 14.—A circumstanc _rot, occurred on the south of Hungary which has caused a bag.- sensation. It is, that between twenty-five and thi rt y , tricts, with a population of 25 or 30,000 souls of the (note Greek religion, have gone over to the non-united (t he sian) religion. i i On CONSTANTINOPLE, MAY 6.—The Sultan at lengt - i soes out on his visit to the European provi nces on t h e I s t of "`,.e. , and returned to the capital on the 12th. The pendilig: te il gotiation for a commercial treaty with Russi a was termiol-06 on the 30th of April between Reschid Pascha and M. 1 1,4 and the treaty signed. On the same day Stratford Cant/- had his audience of leave. Err or' On the Ist of May, about noon, the Sulta n w ent to be rer gian, in the Bosphorus, the summer p a l ace o f Chosrew, w wor he received the homage of the gran di es , a tt en d e d divine a nd ship in the mosque, built by Chosrew some years ag o 'i t he then embarked to proceed to Sarigerek, at the entrance o d o t , Bosphorous, when the flotilla waited fora time; it consieteoe three steam-boats, one ship of the line, one frigate, a7irsgtv brig. Admiral Parker was also there, with the ~e salta o _,' steamer, to salute the Sultan on his departure. The e rsoew went on board the ship of the line, with the principal P...,b0)a; of his suite, which consisted of 1,500 persons, among ' there were four physicians of Galata. Fin ° N . About seven in the evening the flotilla sa iled. 4. on t . summer weather had prevailed for the past week, b u c '—trari day the atmosphere was covered with dark clouds, A v , l ! op' wind blew, and the sea rose pretty high ; the Sultan,b3_,. a t was therefore towed by the three steamers. All tbe .., l their the entrance of the Black Sea saluted the Sultan vino 01l artillery, threw up skyrockets, and burnt Bengal l i g. dark , their parapets, which threw a brilliant light on , t " c ,o tO agitated sea, and served as a guide to the flotilla Black Sea. The Pashes Euxuines maintained its old reputation,/11;rci; was as uncivil to the Sovereign of the Faithful as to : s ilo& dinary mortal. His roaring frightened the Turkish jotede to whom the dearest treasure of the empire Was en . th e. and there was much deliberation what was to be llen t e,,,', o ods' High Admiral, formerly a trooper of Sultan Ma l q 3o ill' whose knowledge of seamanship is limited to excursiLL,ooed his splendid gondola on the shores of the Bosphorus , Inn to to sail to the island of Ine Ada, there to anchor, and . wf t hat better weather, but the captain opposed this, a11eg 1 . 1 2.7_, to there were dangerous rocks there : some were for saillet ti i o g to Constantinople. The confusionr at. wards Fume, by constantly tackin g, One of the steare e o the storm appears to have beeneg bye which it was fastened ' t h e n o'clock in the morning,.., llfter g a d n a cd n o y nostt d he a ern m rsa a ft g eir e . . ..retthuriot is o gai nn, mouth, along the x ,w t h; divided with its y:D'llimaele,ilessa:mtthiL_ mroouptod o they sph o h r a u d s tuonpt until t s b i x a back; o'clock b ,i n_ n t tb 7 h : the ship of the line, but sai O li n ng t a h b e ou 2d t fi o r f t evening, when th i i .. ga n . I t wa s no t diT n nn o hco t eets l a S c i i the it S a e n aß, landed • .quietly and went 1, 00 0 fipeoatinllacoadsitdof notth Tch till the next morninged set n u t r to k hu i et s . h BtT p h e h o oe p fs le vas; :00_4 palace at f the capital, to le r the inhabitants o their astonishment , 0 o trosenvtof the Danube. —Humburgh Pape r s, May 22- werivig vao th gp in e i: ci, ei will g 0 i u ttsh r hi Inas the timeho t f ehil ime t e : h e us i e b e r i wy t oß e p S tu r eal u itaan l nn t G a wdß to Adrianople, themnATto2 the 2 . Ditto, nAlinttgistttrook:il..riaßenotupssseesr series 1n5cripti0n............ p. 3d and i. . a no n d.. .4. 4th series 2.. e ll A L .. r 1.. e 8.. .. ... L .. El : 9 1 112 5.1 ,iii : 7 9 11 0 ; e : Bank Shares ....... ••••••• • • • • • •: 15 1 85 D R i us tto si , a i n n s e p e e r r ti C fi e e n at t e .,.l . l . a . m . b.... .Certificate.. lit-0:21 Ditto Stieglitz ••••• -.• New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ••• • " ,w 8"" - 1 .1 ;!‘ ........... ......... _ lBl4 2934 Spanish New 5 per Cent.. • • • • • • •• • • '• Ditto 3 per Cent .• • • ...• ••••• • • • • • 2t 9t . --- Anelo-Portuguese Loan, 234 per Cent.• •-: .....• Dutch Actual Debt, 236 per Cent. ••• • • 6 ' ....• Ditto 3 per Cent. .. •••••••• • • • • • • 7. ......., Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.• •• a. 86,0 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ••• • •• 86% ..- National Bank Shares.... •.•••• • • •• • • Money 6034 DUTCH FUNDS.—A wSTEB DOS, Malt 22 ' Oil* 60 Actual Debt, 254 per Cent•••• • • • • • • • 9 Nato, 3 per Cent .......... •••• • • • • 1 " 79 4 3 1 Ditto, 4 per Cent............. ...... 93% s 9 Amort Syndic, 334 per Cent. ••••• • • • • 88% Ditto, 354 per Cent. ..... .......... ---,..,‘ 160 Commercial Company, 434 per Cent • • i"' 2 5 East India Loan, 4 per Cent ••••• • • • •• Exchange on London, at sight •• ••• • • • g 11 7 5 Two months... •••••• • • • • • • . 25 On Hamburgh, at sight • • • • 75 Two months... •••••• • • •• " 35 -Dutch Papers, May 23. 20. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Buinszi.s, Bray Actual Debt, 2% per Cent • ...... • ' • • • "* Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ........ Loan of Tiiirty Millions, Four per Cent • • • • Ditto Three per Cenf.• • • • • • • • • • ...... Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto •• " l on Ditto, ditto, 1840. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ' 10 10 1 6 ' , Ditto,D tt o d l i B t 4 t 0 4 ,.1 , 8 . 4 . 2 .: Ditto, 1838 .... • • • • Ditto of the City, 1832 • • • • ...... •• •• • • 10 - 04 Ditto, 1843 ........ • • • • • • • •••• • • , 9 2 Bank ofßelgium...... . .••• ; • • •••• " • • .- ..Brussels Papers. May 20. GLASGOW PIG-IRON MARKET, MAY 23, 1846*--beell market has been quiet during the week, and seve ral sales bav4 s. fo r made at prices lower than last week, say 67 5. f or all NO. 3, ' A fat mixed Nos., and 71s. to 725. 6d. for all No. 1. Cash, f. 0. b• 6 a , NV sales have been reported by the makers, about 70, t 9 7 20 t mixed No. 1, according to torros of paytniont. I 4r