The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-07 00:00:00

T HE EASTERN UNION ARRANGEMENT BILL. PREFERENCESHAREHOLDE RS. The ComMitteeTorZiching over the interests of these Share holders, beg to inform the Holders of Scrip Certificates for Preference Shares, that a MEETING has been convened (by circular) of the Registered Holders of such Shares, and of those Holders of Scrip Certificates whose addresses are known, such Meeting to be held at Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, on MONDAY next, the 10th instant, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, to take into consideration the Proposed amendments to the provisions of the above Bill, so far as the same affect the Preference Shares. The Holders of Scrip Certificates who have not received cireulars are hereby requested to attend the said Meeting, and in the mean time to forward their names and addresses to the undersigned, in order that full information on the subject may be given to them. JAS. WASON, 4, Stone-beildiags, Lincoln's Inn, Secretary to the Committee, pro hac vice. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. First Night of Don Pasquale. On THURSDAY next, May 13, Will be presented Donizetti's admired Opera, DON PASQUALE. Norina, Madlle. Sofia Cruvelli ; Ernesto, Signal' Calzolari ; Dr. Malatesta Signor Ferranti ; Don Pasquale, Signor Lablache. After which the last act of MARIA DE ROHAN, Maria, Mme. Fiorentini ; Armando, Mdlle. Ida Bertrand ; Ri cardo Signor Calzolari ; De Fiesque, Signor Fortini ; Enrico, Signor Ferlotti. With various Entertainments in the Ballet Department by Madile. Guy Stephan, Madlles. Rosa, Esper, Lamoureux, Allegrini, Pascales, MM. Di Mattis and Mathieu. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box fflce, Opera Colonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. THIS EVENDTG, and every evening daring the week, A new Characteristic Address, by the Manager. After which a new Piece, entitled THE HAPPY MANAGER. A Dramatic Diffcalty. In one act. To bo followed by a new and original Burlesque, called THE SPIRIT OF PUNCH ; or, The Arcadian Brothers. To conclude with an entirely new version of the Grand E astern Spectacle of ALADDIN ; or, The Wonderfal Lamp, produced with all the vast resources of this small establishment. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. A Morning Performance To-Morrow. Doors open at Half-past Two, and commence at Three o'clock. There will shortly be produced several New Pieces, which are now hi active rehearsal. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. FIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. First Night of Ernani. TO-MORROW, Will be presented ANl. Verdi's Opera, ERN Elvira, Mediie. Soils Craven ; Eraani, Signor Calzolari ; Roy Gomez, Signor Belletti ; Digo, Signor Fortin' ;Ca r l e V ., S i gnor terletti. Between the acts a new GRA ND PAS, Madlle. Guy Stephan, Madlles. Rosa, Esper, Lamoureux, Alle gr i n i , &c. To conciuge with a new Ballet Divertissement by M. Gosselln, the Music composed and arranged by M. Vadaud, entitled LA FETE DES ROSIERES. By Madlle. Carolina Rosati, Madll Rosa, Esper, Lamoreux, and Allegrini ; MM. Di Hattie, Venaira, Gouriet, and Mathieu. Application. for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera Box-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL ITALIC N" OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Third Night of Les Huguenots. Third appearance this season of Signor Mario. The directors have the honour to announce that TO-MORROW will be performed Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, LES HUGUENOTS. Valentina, Madame Grisi ; Margarita di Valois, Madame Castel lan; Dame d'Onore, Madlle. Cotti ; Urbana Madlle. Seguin ; Mar cella Herr Formes ; E Conte di San Bris, Signor Polonini ; Il Conte de Neves, Signor Tagliaflco ; De Cosse, Signor Luigi Mei ; De Retz, Signor Gregorio ; the Hugenot Soldier, Signor Soldi ; Meru, Signor Rommi ; Raul di Nangis, Signor Mario. The Incidental Divertissement will be supported by MoAllles. Ko lemberg and Leblond ; M. Flusse and M. Raault. Composer, Director of Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (for the Night or Season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open from Eleven till Five o'clock ; and of the principal librarians and musicsellers. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B, Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new comic Drama, entitled MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, by Messr, B. Webster, Leigh Murray, Buckstone, and Keeley ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Reynolds, &e. After which a new Burlesque on a frightfully popular subject, to be called 0, GEMINI ; or, the Brothers of Co(u)rse. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Bland, Woolger ; Mesdames Buckingham, Col 'ins. Caulfield, Honey, &e. To conclude with BOX AND COX, by Messrs. Keeley and Buck stone. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee, Mr. B. Webster : Directress, Madame Calcite. THIS EVENING, _ Will, be performed a new Drama of puwerful interest, called THE QUEEN OF TII6 i' , EARKET. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, 0. Paul Bedford, Emery, Honey, Worrell ; Mesdames Chaplin, Harding, and Ke?ley. After which, a devilish new Extravaganza, called MEPHISTO PHELES. Characters by Mr. Honey, Miss Fitzwilliam, and Miss Woolgar. With WHO STOLE THE POCKET-BOOK ? or, a Dinner for Six. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. Wigan, Ryder, Meadows, J. Vining, J. Chester ; Misses Phillips, Murray, Robertson, and C. Leclercq. After which A LUCKY FRIDAY, in which Mr. A. Wigan will appear. To conclude with a new and original Fairy Tale (compressed into one act), entitled WITTIKIND AND HIS BROTHERS . or, the seven Swan PrinceS and the Fair Melusine. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. tinder the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING. Will be produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Frank Matthews, Robert Roxby, Belton, Baker, Suter, Horricastle, Itosiere, Butler, and Honner ; Madame Vestris, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St. George, Miss Wright, Miss Oliver, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Mies Grove, and Miss Foote. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. W. Farren. THIS EVENING, Will be performed HONESTY THE BEST POLICY. After which GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD. Grandfather Whitehead, Mr. W. Farren. To conclade with TEM CAMBERWELL BROTHERS; or, The Mystic Milkman. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Roy :d Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The most successful and popular Theatre in London. THIS EVENDTG, Will be presented a new grand Military Spectacle, which is now exciting all Paris, entitled BONAPARTE DT EGYPT; or, the Battle of Aboukir. To be followed by Batty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena. To conclude with a Laughable ±' arce. Tickets to be had at the Box-office from Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager, Mr. Leclercq. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TEIM DAY —Morning 1 min. after 4 I Evening 22 min, after 4 To-Mow/ow—Morning 45 rain. after 4 I Evening 8 min after b THE WEATHER.—Suer OFFICE, MAY 7. THERMOMETER, 111 THE SHADE. sl—highest since noon yesterday. 42—lowest this merning and during the night. CO—this day. at ro6n. BAROMETER, 30-16. I,7TND W.S.W.—cloudy, with occasional sunshine. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. state of the Wind and Weather at each of the following Places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. P 'xxotrrn—W' l d N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. PonTsmorru— ind N.E., gentle breeze — part i a ll y cloud y . flavarrron—wind N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. Hisi tmos—Wind N.E. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SOUTHA.II7I`O2i—Wind.W , gentle breeze—partially cloudy. FoLkasTo n e — Wind E., light airs—partially cloudy. TUNBRIDGE --W N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. ST ROOD —Wind N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. SWUIDON—Wind N.E., light airs—overcast. L EIGHTON—W ind N.E., calm—partially cloudy. GoLcHnerna—Wind LW., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. C.4.lcakmoz—Wind N.W., strong breeze--partially cloudy. YAR3fours—Wind N., strong breeze—partially cloudy. f3ro.3IIINGHAX—Wind N.E., mini --overcast. DA J uartGros—Wind 8., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on W edne.sday morning at nine o'clock :-- Laucuicac --Wind W.. calm--cloudless. T ,„ v —Wind N.W., gentle breeze partially cloudy. CA B AR -- wi in d N.. gentle bree ze .. .partially cloudy. _Windßlutt-mG N . 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Tin t r t c _ _ LONDON FRITM.Y, MAY 7, 1852. -~--- Amendments in various important laws affecting the rights of property have been introduced during the course of the last few sessions; but, among these, note with greater unanimity than those connected wit tho progress of the arts and sciences. As bril- liant and conclusive evidence of this, it is cnly ne' ces'sary to regard the rapidity with which the Bill re hting to Patent Inventions has passed through the House of Lords, reaching this evening, indeed, theAsige of its second reading in the House of Commons. Although the evils whieh this projected enactment is intended to dissipate have been of very long con tinuance, it Al.a3 only been vvitbin a comparatively recent periol that they have been dragged to light by the industry of reformers, who have exulted in the humane taplc of their exposure. The Great Industrial moreover, precisely at the right moment to aid i n f orwar di ng th e efforts of these re formers to thrust the matter upin the serious con sideration of t h e . Legislature. In consequence of these combined circumstances h the folly of the system hitherto practised been recognised with more rein3rkabie readines e s a e s y b by other two 11c-use of Parlia ment, than almost ruinous practice ever before submit'ed to their ' ; er -, From the out set ir, was apparent that the labourers mor o e urers in the fields of su ected to science were terrible ordeals, in the wiy of irnp2diments and di sappointments, than ien theth l oftiest w holec o m t h m u - f m al i tn ty o . st a T n o y m o r t g her ss cl they ss were f w En e r e : i intellect, striving ns they were to attain the marvel ions results results of chemical analysis and m . eclianical com- THE SUN, binations, absorbed as they were, in the majority of instances, in the profounder researches of philosophy -they were, in consequence of the odious regulation of the law, involved in such an intricate webwork of chicanery, that they were more liable than any other members of the population to be ruined in the very act of benefiting their fellow. creatures. Occasionally, it was true, that some extraordinary "exception" illus trated, according to the old saying, the existence and the force of the rule, as in the instance of the shock headed barber ARKWRIGHT, who rose to the dignity of a millionaire. These, however, like the angelic vi sitants of the bard of Hope, were " few and far be tween"-the vast majority cf men of science, whose discoveries in chemistry and inventions in mechanics tended so conspicuously to enhance the comforts and, not unfrequently, to extend the luxuries of their fellow-citizens, being in the very endeavour to render those disc overies and inventions available, entangled in expenses which brought them ultimately either to the poor-house or the Court of Bankruptcy. Men like the greatest of all prac tical philosophers, who were subject to fits of abstraction so remarkable as to mistake the little finger of a lady for a tobacco-stopper, and to use it accordingly-were of all persons in the wide world the least likely to run the gauntlet of the knaves and sharpers surrounding the Patent-office with impunity. The enormous expense incurred in the mere act of obtaining protection from the chances of piracy drove the student in science into the clutches of the more crafty among the body of capitalists. Thereupon they were induced for some paltry " consideration" to part with a moiety of their interest in what was sometimes worth many thousands of pounds sterling, very speedily mortgaging the residue in the anguish of a bitter and heart-breaking system of procrastination. Even the multiplicity of the stages which it was necessary for the patent to pass through before it was brought to anything like a state of completion, was enough of itself to drive the vast proportion of these un happy would-be patentees to absolute despera tion. During upwards of six months they bad tie dance attendance upon officials bearing the esiost euphonious designations, such, for example, as tine Deputy Chaff-Wax or the Clerk of Hanaper, all pocketing fees largely, until sometimes it so hap pened that this same dancing attendance resolved itself into nothing better than the Dance of Death. The applicant, or his legal representative, had to go first to the office of the Secretary of State, then to toe chambers of the Attorney or Solicitor-General, then back again to the Secretary of State, then to the Patent-office of the Attorney-General, then to the Signet-office, then to the Privy Seal. office, then to the Great Seal Patent-office. No wonder, -with all this, the process was one productive of great exhaustion. Besides the waste of time there was the waste of money. There were such items as -2/. 2s. 6d. for petition and the reference to the Attor ney or Solicitor-General, 4/. 4s. for the report, 7/.135. 6d. for the QUEEN'S warrant, 71. 13s. 6d. for The QUEEN'S bill, 15/. 16s. for the bill and stamp, 41. 7s. 01. for the Signet Bill, 41. 2s. 01. for the Privy Seal Bill, and 48/. 7s. 63. for the patent and stansp, making altogether 941. 6s. 01. for protection in England alone against piracy. Out of this aggregate amount, the appropriation was public, 71/. 1 ls. Bd. ; private, 221. 14s. 4d., the latter being comfortably divided among officials such as the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, the Patent Clerk, the Engrossing Clerk, the Clerk of Hanaper, the Deputy Clerk, the Sealers, the Clerk of Patents (the alter ego, one may suppose, of the one already mentioned as the Patent Clerk), the Purse Bearer (of course), and the LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR. That, remember, Was for England alone ! For Scotland 63/. 33. 7d. additional were requisite, and for Ireland no less Olsen the enormous amount of 1191. Os. ld. IVith Mr. MAN TELLINI as a patentee in Ireland we can conjecture what would be the gusto of his " the penny be demmed ! " Such was the atrocious system which was slightly modified by the Act of last session, the Act 14 and 15 Victoria, c. 82, one hurried through the Lords and Commons be cause of the interest excited in behalf of the rights of inventors by the Industrial Exhibition. Anything, of course, was preferable in this matter to total indifference ; and it was consequently a source of satisfaction to welcome even that change for the better, although it left the Patent Law as regards both Scotland and Ireland precisely as it was before, reducing the cost in England by merely 18/. ster ling-making the sum total 762. 65., instead of as formerly, 941. 6s. Obviously the improvement of last year was inadequate. It was, there fore, resolved to introduce the Patent Law Amendment Bill, which has already passed the House of Lords, being down upon the list of orders for its second reading in the House of Com mons. There is abundant hope therefore that the men of science may at length reap benefit from the Amendment of an Amendment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER is naturally desirous of avoiding all responsibility on account of ," the stand still budget"—of showing that it was merely a provisional arrangement rendered necessary by peculiar circumstances, but which was by no means in accordance with his own views and feelings. He not only now declares that it was his intention to express no opinion on any subject whatever—" that he had confined himself to bringing before the House what he believed to be a complete view of our finan cial position ;" but, also, that he was compelled to terminate his observations by making a proposition which abstractedly, as a measure of finance, he did not approve of. We confess that we had hoped that the Right Hon. Gentleman, although recognising the necessity for renewing the obnoxious impost for a limited period, would yet have made some attempt to have rendered it more equitable in its operation, and to have removed some of the most urgent complaints preferred against it- We readily admit that he could not during the pre sent session, and in the face of a hostile—possibly a factious majority, introduce the amendments which would render the measure permanently acceptable to the community. He could not completely abro gate the system of exemptions in accordance with the unanimous recommendation of the Select Committee —a matter which would be perfectly just and reason able with respect to a property-tax, but which would be perfectly impracticable in relation to a charge on wages or profits. He might, however, have made some distinction between permanent and temporary in comes, between certain and fluctuating receipts. As we have already repeatedly pointed out, Schedule D might be modified so as to render it much more ac ceptable to the country, and to give some ap pearance of fairness to the impost, without entailing a loss to the revenue exceeding half a million Sterling. The change, too, would have been clearly one of a temporary character, not entailing any de gree of responsibility on any party, or binding those by whom it was supported down to any definite course. It wou ld b e w i th i n the power of the Financial Minister bringing for ward the next budget, whoever he may be, to deal with the question, without reference to the temporary, or more properly speaking, "provisional" arrange ment. It is manifest that if th e sys t em o f non-exemption be of his re n so o ur ni ce a s t , te b r e w co h m at pe fully carried out, if every person, ll in ed ay to b .c e ont t r h i e bute arn to on th n e t liquidation of the national liabilities and the mainte nance of the national establishments in proportion to that amount, the impost will be assessed and levied on a totally different p rinci ple from any yet adopted with which what wa s ca ll e d t h e l and-tex was f ra med, one hundred and sixty years since. It hreeren o: c to an "incom e -t ax ," b ut exact l y simi lar to that f would,nd be impossible to follow every person, however humb le his condition and scanty his re sources,of in or d e r to ascertain the amount his earning?, indeed, to co mpel the stipulat e d payment on accoun t thereof — mos t probably after the enti re amount had been expended , and when, perhaps, the party was unable to procure t he common necessarie s o f lif e for his family. But there could be no such difficulty with respect to accu mu l a t e d and realized pr o p er t y, prov ide the means of satisfyi ng any demand, public o r private, which would itself The mere fact, then, o f pre ferred with respect thereto. that could be the unanimous decision in fav our of the abolition of ex emptions, goes far toshow that the Committee have also decided in favour of placing t h e tax on income I LONDON, on a totally different foundation from that on pro perty. It is, however, essential that this all-important subject should be borne in mind by every in dependent constituency, that it should be the topic chiefly regarded at every hust ings. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has proved beyond the possibility of doubt the national advantages resulting from the adoption of a liberal commercial policy, but he tells us that in doing so he was only giving a complete view of our financial po sition, and that he is not to be considered as having committed himself in any degree to any future That must altogether depend on " the opinion of the constituent body`; and so far as he is able he will carry out the line of policy which he advocated at the other side of the House." Every aspirant for senatorial honours, every would-be representative, must be closely cate chised as to his fiscal views. There can be no excuse for any doubt or hesitation on such a point. On the solution of the problem will depend not only the peace and tranquillity, but also the prosperity and happiness of the country. The issue is of such vital importance—the results are of such a character as to render it impossible that any risk should be incurred on such a sub ject. Every fiscal and financial reformer, every person desirous of carrying out the doctrines of free trade, and gradually removing the existing restrictions on the commerce of the country, should take advantage of the golden opportunity, and ex amine the grounds on which the respective candidates rest their claims of the popular suffrage. We trust, then, that the different financial reform as sociations will exhibit an activity befitting the occasion—that every man may feel as if the result of the contest depended on his individual exertions, as if it was for him to decide whether Schedule D should be perpetuated in its present monstrous and inequit able form, or that it should be so adjusted as to ren der it fair and just in itself, and acceptable to the great body of the people. course. MARKET NE WS.-(THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. For the time of year, rather an extensive supply of English Wheat has arrived up to our market this week, coastwise, it having amounted to 5,610 quarters, chiefly from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk. Several samples came fresh to hand to-day by railway; hence the stands were tolerably well filled. For all kinds of Wheat of home produce the demand was heavy, at prices barely equal to those obtained on Monday, and a total clearance was not effected. Upwards of 17,0 A quarters of Wheat having come in from abroad, the sale for that article was dull in the extreme. Fine dry parcels were mostly held at full quotations ; but all ether kinds were lower to purchase. In floating cargoes no sales took place. The aggregate show of Barley was good; but it was principally composed of low qualities. Malting parcels sold at previous quotations. Usher kinds were the turn cheaper. Malt met a very dull inquiry, but we have no actual fall to notice in prices. The supply was on the increase. We had a moderate demand for oats—the show of which was by no means large—at late figures. Beans, Peas, and Indian Corn commanded very little at tention. Flour, owing to the heavy imports from the United States, was exceedingly heavy. AERIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Ergll.o - -•. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qr 9. Sacks 5,510 1,393 4,370 I 5.0 4,820 3,410 I B,2's ) Foreign f 17,240 1 3,050 ' I 100 7,500 [ 27 0 -50 bl artlrrarxmx.l). The supply of Dzasts here to•dsy was but moderate, and in very middling condition. For all breeds the de mand was in a sluggish state, yet Monday's ad vance in the quotations was supported, the primest Scots having sold at 3s 6d per 81bs. We had a steady inquiry for Sheep—the numbers of which were not large—at full currencies. The primest old Downs, out of the wool, were quoted at 3s 8d per Sibs. Although the arrivals of _Lambs were on the increase, the inquiry for that description of stock was firm, at previous rates, viz., 43 2d to 5s 4d per Bibs. From the Isle of Wight we received 488 head. Calves were steady, and quite as dear as last week; but Pigs commanded very little al teration. A cargo of Bullocks is on passage to South ampton from Oporto. Mulch Cows were in better re quest than for some time past, at from 141 to 181 each, including their small Calf. Per Sibs. to alakthe offal. s. d. to a. d. s. d. to s. d Inferior Beast E..... 2 4 2 6 11 - Serie? Sheep 2 6 2 8 Second quality •• .. 2 8 3 0 Second qual. Sheep 210 3 2 Prime large Oxen.. 3 2 3 4 Coarse-weolled data 2 3 4 Prime Scots •• • ... 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wether 3 6 3 8 Large coarse Calves 210 3 6 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Prime small ditto .. 3 8 4 0 Large Hogs ...• •• 2 6 3 4 Sackllnz Calves ..19 0 23 0 Small Porkers •• 3 0 3 8 Lambs •• •••.• • •• 4 2 5 4 Quarter old Piga •• 16 0 19 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. 1 Sheep. I Calves. Pigs. 6,000: 29 3 1 2.50 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts I Sheep. I Calves. I Pi gs. 94 360 110 Beasts. 131 i NEVTGATE .&ND LEADENEALL. The general demand was in a sluggish state, yet priees were mostly supported . - 8t per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s , d. to B. d. Beef, inferior."... 2 0 2 2 Mutton, inferior .. 2 4 2 6 - middling .. 2 4 2 6I - middling.. 2 210 primelarge •• 2 6 2 8 - prime .. •• 3 0 3 6 - prime small .. 210 3 2 Pork, large • ... •• • • 2 4 210 Veal" ••••••• • • • • • 2 8 3 10 - 5ma11........ 3 0 3 6 Lamb, 4s Od is 5s 23. nonouGs HOP DI.A.RICZT. All new Hops are in somewhat improved request, at very full prices; but the quantity on offer is limited. Old qualities command very little attention; but year lings are quite as dear. Sussex pockets, 518 s to 6165; Weald of Kent 61 to 71 ss; Mid and East Kent, 71 to 121 109; Yearlings 31105 to 5l 10s; Old Olds, 1125 to 2110 s per cwt. C OM ONIA.M. SUGAR.—The demand has been very good, and an increase of 6d per owt. has been readily obtained on British Plantation. Barbadoes by auction has realised 40s to 40s 6d for fine yellow, 34s to 36s for mid, and 403 to 44s for good grainy yellow. Refined grocery lumps have been at 46s to 48s. EAST Ib:q.t.—Mauritius has been in demand at 6d advance, mid to ord yellow 34s to 35e, ord 32s to 33s 6d, mid to fine brown 28s to 325, ord to good grey 32s to 34s 6d, and white 40s to 455. Madras was brisk, and 6d dearer—soft brown realised 24s to 26s 6d, and good to fine 31s to 32s 6d. Bengal has been 6d to is higher—good white Benares brdught 36s to 375, mid 34s 6d to 35s 6d, fine yellow 41s to 41s 6d, fine brown 32s to 32s 6d, and good to fine soft bright yellow 32s 6d to 33s 6d. FOREIGN.—The supply has been limited, and there have been buyers at full prices —Java privately has been sold to the extent of about 10,000 boxes at advanced prices, and by suction parcels have realised 33s 6d to 35s 6d for ord to good brown, 35s to 383 for mid to good grey and yellow, and 39s to 39s 6d for fine dry grey. Bahia was taken in at 33s 6d to 36s 6d for ord to good. OOFFEE.—Holders are extremely firm for most descriptions. Native Ceylon has been in improved request, and 433 have been paid for good ord. The latest sales, however, being at 43s 6d. Plantation was rather dull early in the week, but holders have bought in at high prices, fine ord to mid pale at 453 to 555, pea berry at 603, and triage at 40s to 435. Costa Rica has been wanted, and by auction good ord has realised 45s to 465, and fine ord 47s to 535. Mocha has been in demand at full prices. RlCE.—There has not been much doing, and Bengal good bold white sold at 9s 6d to 9s 9d, being low rates. COCOA.—A good business has been done at full prices. SPICES.—A decline of 5s per cwt has occurred in Cassia Lignea, raid having been sold at 110 s to 111 s. Batavia Pepper has been at full prices, mid brown 345. Pimento also has been firmer, ord dull at 41d to 41d, and good of 4id to 5d per lb. SALTPETRE.—This article bas been quiet, but not lower; ord colour, 26s 6d for 12f to 13f per cont. re fraltion. COTTON.—Surat has been sold at higher prices, viz,, 3id to 3id per lb. CLCHINEAL —An advance of id per lb has been ob tained at the public sales. TEA.—The - market is rather dull. TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is firm at 36s 3d per cwt on the spot. GREEN FRIIITS.—The backward state of vegetation is having its effect upon this market, which creates an in creased demand for Oranges and Nuts. Two cargoes of the former from St. Michael, offered by Keeling and Hunt, sold freely at prices similar to those obtained last week. Nuts of all kinds in request, and a considerable wholesale business has been done in some kinds. Le mons dull of sale, the cold weather checking consump tion. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent ho noured the performance at her Majesty's Theatre yesterday (Thursday) evening with her presence. Her Royal High ness was ' ac companied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Cambridge. GRAY'S INN, M AY 6.—Mr. William David Lewis, the lecturer of this society on the law of real property and conveyaneing, devises, and bequests, having signified his intention of resigning his office after Trinity term next, the masters of the bench have issued a notice, requesting gen tlemen desirous of becoming candidates for the office, and who must be barristers. to communicate their desire to that effect to the treasurer of the society. The Government contract for 50,000 gallons of rum for the navy was taken yesterday by Messrs. Lemon, Hart, and Son, of Fenchurch-street. Sir Benjamin Heywood and Co , of Manchester, bankers, have given notice to their customers that, in conse quence of the low price of money, they must reduce their rate of interest to 1 1 / 2 per cent. on and after the 15th inst. METROPOLIS WATER SUPPLY.—Yesterday the lest clause of the Bill was settled in Committee, and it was re ported to the House in the evening. Mr. Edwin James thanked the Committee on behalf of his Learned Friends and himself for the extreme attention which the Committee had bestowed upon the investigation, which bad lasted so long , and stated that the Bill, although not so perfect as could be desired, would in feet be a sanitary code upon the important question of water supply, an d t h at the uestion of the rates q and the cost of the supply to the public must be the subject of future legislation. PRIDAY EVENING, THE SHARE MARKETS. lIRITISH RAXLWAYS. Railways. Aberdeen Amb., Not., Bost. & E. June. Bir. Wolv., and Stour Valley . . all pd. Birk., Lan., .& Ch. Jct., late 331.65.8 d., 26/. pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 501. & 25/. Cons., all pd. Ditto, ditto ... 17 1 4 pd. Brist. & Exet., 100/. pd. Caledonian ... 501. pd. Chest. & Holyh., all pd. Dub. & Belf. Jet. 451. pd. Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Aber deen June. Ditto, New East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) all pd.' )0(181. E. & 11.) all pd. East. Counties-20/. pd. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shrs., all pd. Do. do. do. 6/.pd. Do., do., B. & C., all pd. East Lancashire, all pd, Do. New Quar., all pd E. & W. India Docks and Bir. June., all pd E. & W. Yk. Jne., all p Edinb. & Glas., 50/. pd Edin.,Per. & Dun. 25/. p Glas. & S.-West.,lool.p Great Northern, all pd Do. Halve. A def., all p Do. do. B, 6 pr. c. all p Gt. S. & W. Ireld., all p Great Weatn., 100/. pd Lanc. & Carlisle, all pd Do. Thirds, 111.13.4 pd Lanc. & York., 1001. pd Do., Quarters ...all pd Do., Fifths ... ... 14/. pd Do.,W.Rid. Un. 111/1P Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby & Sthpt.l7ip Lond. & Blackw., all pd Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct.loo p Lon. & N.West., 100/. p Do. Quarters...22l. pd Do. Fifths . . . . 12/. pd Do. 101.,M 8;13 (c) lip Lon. & S.-West lOOl. p Do. New 50/., 42% p d Do. New 40/. ...34L pd Man. Buz. & Mat. all p Man. Shef. & Lin.,loo/p Do. Manch. & Lincoln Union ...... 41.25. pd Midland...,, ~1001. pd i Do. Bir. & Derby 1001.1 Md. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 47 jQ Newcas. & Carl. all pd Do. Quarter Sh all pdl Newmarket all pd Newport, Abergaven., and Hereford lOl pd Newry & Ennisk 7 1 ,! p Norfolk lOO/. pd Do. New 201. S. 15/. p North. Conn. Un. % pd North British ...25/. pd North Devon ...11/. pd 'North Stafford. 17% p North-Western 191. pd N. & S.-W. June. 6/. p, Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 10/ p Scottish Central 25/. pi Scottish Jlidld., 25/. pd Do. New all pd' Shrew. & Bir. A, all pd Do. B Shrew. & Her. Old 8/. p Shrewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves all pd Do. Oswestry all pd Strop. Union ...6 pd Do. A, B, C, & D fully pd. up at per cent. . . South Devon a ll pa South-Eastern 30!. pd South 'Wales all pd S,utia Yorkshire and River Dun 15/. pd Do. Do. 5/. pd Stirl. & Dunferm. all p Stock. & Har. 16125. 3d. Taff Vale 126/. pd Thames Haven Dock and Railway ...181. pd Vale of Neath...l7/. pd Waterfd. & Bilk. all pd Waterfd. & Lim. all pd Waterford, Wex. Wick. and Dublin 3/. pd West Cornwall 13/. pd West London all pd Yk., New. & Ber 25/. p Do. & New. Ex 20/. p Do. G.N.E. pure 91. p. York & N. Mid. 50/. pd Aberdeen all pd Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. 3% Caledonian, 101. all pd Ches. & Holyhd. all pd Dundee, Per., & Aberd. Junction all pd E. Ang.(3/ 10s)6 p c. all Do. (51.) 7 per ct. all p Do. (7/ 17s) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern Counties Ex., sp. c., No. 1 all pd Do. No. 2 all pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. 10 Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct all p Do. 10/. Deb. Sh all p East Lancashire, 6 per et. Quar. Shrs. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, 5 ths all pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 5% per cent. . . all pd Glas. & S.W. lOOl. Gt. North. 5 p. c. all pd Do. 5 p c.:red. Sc. 9% pl Great South. & West.l (Ireland) Bths all pd Gt. West. (Berks & Ex. 5 per cent.) all pct Gt.W. fixed 4 1 / 2 100/.13 1 Do. Do. -804 pd Lancashire and York. shire, F. 20/. -.6/. pd Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 100/. p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 ... ... 13/. pd Do. Do. No. 2 171. pd, `Do. Do. No. 3 51. pd - Do. Qrs., 1818 ...9/. pd London & Brig. Oar. 5 per cent. —lOO/. pd Do. Pr. 5 p c. Stk. 100/. Do. Con. 5 p c, 1852 all Do. N.Gr. 6p c 100/. p l Lon. & N.-W. (Coy. &I Nunet.) 5 p. c. 13% pd Ln. & S.W. Co 3ds. Si. p Lon. & En. V 2 Sh. all p Man., Sheff., & Linen. Qr. Sh., No. 1...a1l pd Do. New, 10/. ...all pd Do. 6/. 3/. pd Mid. Con. 6 p c St 100/. Do. Con. Brig. & 6 per eent....100/. pd Do. Erewash Val. 1001 Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per c. Guar. 1001. p Do. Preference ...5/. p Norfolk Exten... all pd Do. Gr. 5 1 / 2 p ct. all p Do. Wavny. Val. 21. p North British 5l. pd' North Stafford.... all pd Oxf. Wor. & \Vol., 151. 6 per cent 10/. pd Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Ches. (N.W. Min.) 8 per c....a1l pd South Devon all pd St.-Est. 4% p c. 10/. pd Sth. York. 4 p c gd. 20/ . Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p until July 1,1856, all Y W N6o a rp. Waterford E.ore cent.p, & c u. k: Gt. Da. r. all NS. . r o t . . d . n5O/di Hp. York and • pd Nominal Prices. 13% to 13 I%- 7?1, 10% - 10% 11 IA —ll d. 17% - 1N 9G —9B 20y, 20 1 ,i 21 1 ,i 22 14 —l3 d. 6 - 7 4 1 4 - 43 % 3 % -3% 9 -9% 6y i ._. 63 raNms zaasz 4% - 4X 17 -17 x 53 -56 33 -35 5% -6% 19% - 20 6 -6% 14% -15 39% - 40 92% - 92% 78 - 9 - 10 p 72% - 73% Business done to-dap. 13 5 / 8 98 97% 98 20%?/, 21% 9 9 6 % Ya 333 i 20 6% 92 % y 4 % Pm 73 6% —5% dis. 4 1 ,E 4 die. 18% 19 Bys 102 q 103 3 , 123 —123% 5% —s%p 3% 4 p 2 —2% p 92% 93% 4 —3% div. —2% dis. 2 5 / 8 18% 8% 103% 123% % 27 92% 93Y; 2% y d 34;'337w 70 G 9 y, 37V, 10% 3,4 G% % 34 % 223 % 22 17% z.d 7 % 3‘ Ya 5% 3% % ••• ........ N-- 3A p 12 .....12,,i 10% ...., 11 % 13 -134 5 / 8 - M p 141 - 143 • %diS. •••• • • par 20 -21 - . 1 % syB i, 1 p 10 __ io% 1577 8 - 161,i 14% - 15% 195/ 8 20 19 9 ,E 21% y, X y, 12y, 5% 20x 16%-17 4% - 434 18% 25% 9 18% 1% pm Pm IGti 10N %I 15% 18% % 16% 4% % dis. p AT Pizza RZNTALIII. Business Railways. 1 Leasing Nominal Price& t o -d ay . s ;Comp an i es . f Bdf. & Bitch., all P Lon.&N. • 1 Bir.& Oxf.,guaall , all GL W estn. 30 — 3l Do. without, p Do, t , Bir.Wolv. & Dud.,l - g ua r- ... pcll Do • Do. wit h ou t ll p' Do, • Buckinghash. all p'Lo n . &N.w 18 It N Clydsdale Jc., a ll p Ca ledonian 45 — 47 18% E. Lin., gua. 6 per cent..... . ,:• . all pd Gt. Northn. 35 35% Gloucest. Dean Forest... 22% pd Gt. Westrn. 4 5 Hartlepl. Dk. & P 1 Yk.lNewl ••• Railw....all pd &Berw. ... Hull & Selby, all p Yk. &N. . 110 —ll2 Do. Halves., all p Do. Do. Quarts., all p Do Leeds & Brdf ., all p Midland Do. Pref....all pd Do. Lowestoft., gua. 4 per cent...all pd Norfolk Do. 6 p. ct., all p Do. .. Middlesbr' & Red car, 6p. c., all p Stktn &Dar . . —.. N. & E., sp. c., all E. Counties 60 —62 61 Do. 6 p. ct., all p De ••• Do. F. 5 p.c. all pd Do. ••• Pres... &W yre. f L.& N.W 1 . all paid 1 &La. &Y f ... Do.lllves, A, all p Do. Read., Guildf., and Reigate . . all pd S . Eastern 223% 23% 22% Roy. & fli t., 6% p Gt. Northn 9% 8918 Do. Shep. Ex., all Do. s p. c., 18.11.6 p Lan. & Yks . • S. Staffdsh., 9% p MrM'Clean . 1 % —y: d i a Wear Val. 6p c., all Stckt& Dar • —6% 8 Do. do. ... a ll pd Do. ... ..... ••• Do. do. .. all pd Do. gg% ..... NO % 99% MINA SOm.,allp Gt. WeStall v ' FOREIGN. Railways. Nominal Prices. Business dens to-day. ------- Cent. France (ON.) all 22 1 /, - 22% Charl. & Erquel. all pd 13 -15 Demerara all pd . . -• • Dutch Rhenish... Bl. pd . 3% - .3 1 / 1 dis. East Indian 18/. pd 4 -4% p 22% Do. Do. _2O/. pd - ••• Gt. Indian Penin. all p 1 - p Do. Do. pd % - P Louv. ala Sambre 7% . . -. • Luxembourg l3l. pd 4 1 / 2 -4% Do. (Railway) 10/. pd 3%, -3 5 A Do. l/. pd /- Do. (Canal) . , 2t. pd % - 3 / 4 Maria Antonia 27i pd 8 -10 Do. New . B'A pd - . Namur & Liege all pd 5 3 / -6% North. of France,l6l.pd 22% - 23% x.d 23% 1 / 4 x.d Do. 201.3 p. c. Bds, all p 13 % - 13% Orleans & 80r...11/. pd 4 - p 15% Paris & Lyons 6l. pd - p Paris & Orleans all pd 45 -47 Paris & Rouen all pd 29% - 30% Paris & Stras. all pd 21 % - 22% Rouen & Havre all pd 11% -11 Sambre & Meuse all pd 47/ 8 - St. Andrew's & Quebec (A) 4/. pd Tours & Nantes 17/. pd - dis. 11% West Flanders...B 3 / pd 3 - 334 West. of France 61. pd 1% - p 7% % 5 4 Grand Junction of France, 4%. MINES. Agua Fria all pd % - A p 1 % Anglo-Californian, all p % - p Asturian 15/. p - Australasian 9 /. pd -1 p Australian 5/. pd %- 1 Austr. Freehold all pd % - % die. Ave Maria all pd - % dis. Blaenarvon I. & C. all p Brit. Austr. Gold all pd %- % die. British Iron 13/. 15s. p Braz. Im. (is. sp) 24% 1 . % - 2 Do. Coca. & Cui. all p Do. St. Joh. del R. 15/. - Carson's Creek all pd par - p Cobra Copper ...40/. pd - 34 Colonial Gold 1/ pd %- % p 1 % Eng. & Aust. Cop all p l Adis. - Gold Mountain all pd dis. - par Great Polgeoth all pd 7 / 8 - • p & S. Amer. 91. p - Nouveau Monde all pd %dis. -3% p 1 1 / 1 Port Philip .. . l/. pd - p Quartz Rock all pal %dig. - par Santiago de Cuba 10 3 / 12 -13 12 5 /s 13 Tin Croft 7l. pd 10 -11 United Mexican all pd - West Mariposa all pd %- % dis 5 43 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia all pd 45 1 A - 46% Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd 51 -53 Colonial 9 5/. pd 11% - 12% Corn, of London 20/. pd 25 -26 Lon. & County 20/. pd . . -. . London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd 18 - 18% Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd 28% - 29% Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd - Do. New lOl. pd . . - Nat. of Ireland 22% p 1 . 7% -17 Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd 34 -36 Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd. 43 1 / -44 Do. New all pd 15 7 / 8 - 16% Union of Austral all pd 42 - 42% Do. New l /2 pd 3 - Union of London 10/. p 14% - 15% Union of Madrid all pd MISCELLANEOUS. Canada 32% pd, 48 - 49% Eastern Steam...2s. pd.! . . - Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd' 28% - 29 Penin. & Or. St. a ll pdl 80 - 81% 81 Do. Do. ...151. pcll . . -• • Royal Mail Stro. 60/. pd' 77% - 78 77 76% Universal Emigration and Colonization, 2/. p - MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 12,000 bales, of which 3,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed very firmly, and, compared with last Friday's rates, American sorts were l4 l -1., Surat nearly as much, and Sea Islands id. per lb. higher. The sales included 8,500 American, 2 ; 000 Egyptian, at 54d. to iid. ; 1,000 Surat, at 3id. to 411; and 300 Sea Island, at ls. sd. to Is. 71d. per lb.—Railway Shares were flat at lower prices. _ A very satisfactory report has to be made of the condition of the markets for many leading staples, and fuller prices have been realised 'for sugar and coffee. Tea, ; however, has beoome duller, in consequence of Increased arrivals. Cotton sells well, owing to the ac tive state of the Liverpool demand, and dyes maintain their prices. The proprietors of the Assam Company, formed some years since far the purpose of cultivating tea in the British Eastern possessions are now holding their an nual meeting, and most satisfactory it is to find that whatever difficulties arose from former local mismanage ment have been to a great extent surmounted, that ex perience, though somewhat bought, is likely to prove most valuable, and to restore prosperity to the under taking, and give a fair return ere long even upon the entire capital embarked, and that the teas produced rival in quality those of the Celestial Empire. All this too has been accomplished without a scintilla of "pro tection" or Government favour, and had sugar been al ways produced upon the same healthy system of compe tition, we should hear little of colonial distress. The following are the most interesting points in the directors' report, and it will be deemed most gratifying that a di vidend is this time declared:— " Your directors are able to inform you, that the ge neral aspect of the affairs of the company continues to be satisfactory and promising. " The information which we have received since the last annual general meeting convinces your directors that the extension of our cultivation must necessarily be carried into effect very gradually, for in consequence of the paucity of labour in the province it would be unwise, May, 1851. We have if not impossible, to clear and plant a large tract of land in any one year. At the same time it will be our aim to add to the cultivation in every year as much as possible for the rescueave nowstated thein oursa satisfaction s r f e a p c o t i r o t n to o fthe inform 2 d My that a the tea o f 1 18,3 L sterl ing, a 50, sold during the pant year, an baa produced I net total of average price o f la. 60. per lb. A portion of the tea of 1851 has been received, and was sold on the 31st March laat, it pro duced a net average of ls. 9d. per lb. " With reference to this last shipment, our brokers report that it is quite calculated to maintain the high cha racter which our produce has established in this market. " We have unfeigned pleasure in being able at this meeting to declare a dividend of 2i per cent. upon the paid-up capital, out of the profits of the company during the past year. This dividend will be payable on and after the 24th of June next, to the shareholders regis tered in the books of the company on that day." The dividend declared at the Assam meeting is 105. per share for the year. The Hamburgh mail of last Friday brings the rate of and rather d u ll. M one y being it lower. F un d s aenxdchsahnagreesown erLeownditohnouattchl3angele, wa s very easy and discounts were decidedly lower. Coffee was rising and Grain was flat. At Amsterdam, on the sth inst., business was re stricted both in home and foreign securities, which ruled lower. The Funds continued in a very listless state, Consols being 99i for Transfer and Account. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. bring 1001 to I, and the Bank ar e St Stock a keeps s preen.,stead y aTth2r2eoe.per Exchequer-bills dated h ted and India Bonds realise 800. For June Consols are 99i1. Foreign Securities have been quiet likewise. Spanish Three per Cents, bring 47h and the New Deferred 21i h. Buenos Ayres Bonds have risen to 79 and 80. Equador Stock is at 4i, and Grenada Deferred at 9L both being heavy. Peruvian Six per Cents. have been quoted 103 to f. Russian Five per Cents. are worth 1161, and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 61h to h. Mexican have just improved to 341 Railway Shares were fluctuating, and do not quite maintain the improved rates of yesterday, but this does not apply to the French lines, which are better, espe cially the Western of France. Gold Mine Shares are neglected. Santiago de Cuba, owing to the amalgamation with the Cobre Company, continue very buoyant. The Australian Copper are about the same as previously. We understand that Mr. Francis Morris, one of the directors of the Great Devon Consols Mining Company, has joined the committee of management of the London and Sydney Gold Mining Company. Dealings in the scrip about to be issued took place in the house yester day to some extent, at 1-16th premium. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols ... .. ••• 99 99 1 1 Ditto Account. Ma; 11 .. ... BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the Official List.) Bank Stock. 220 8 per Cent. Reduced A n nuitie5........... 98% 3A 1 / , 8 per Cent. Consols Anna New 34 per Cent. Awls 100% i ; ,54 3 / 8 % Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 6 7 43 6 13-16 D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859 6 9-16 6% Do. 1860... 01 80 7 Ec 1,0001• 5001. des 1Y Accountji i p 1" : a n : _f a r chl 1/8 68 p 5001. Small 69 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O' CLOON B u enos Ayres Bonds 6 p er C ent. ... 80 79 Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent.... Ditto, 5 per Cent .................. 78% Equador Bonds ................ Grenada, % per Cent. ... D D i o t . to E D x e D fe e r c r . ed Co . .. D.. . . •.. — 034 Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent. ...... Ditto Account .......... 34% Ditto 3 per C en t Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto Account . ...... Do. Deferred 3 per Cent 63 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent 116% Ditto 4% per Cent. ....... gpanisti Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o Ditto Passive Bonds 5% Spanish Ponds, 3 per Cent 4 7% 21 1 ,4 Ditto, New Deferred Dutch 2' 2 4 1 h re p r e C ce r n e t n . t oe ., rt l2 lfi G e n at il e d o 92%50x June. 62 65 p 33 - 34'jh 3 2 1 ,! die. 69% 70 37 —39 Id % L — ii% 3% 3 dis. 33 -35 10% 9 3 % dig. 3% 3 dis. 8 —B% 7 3 / 4 —7% dig. 73/ 7IA, dis. ... ... 1 1 / 2 - 2 p. 22% 23 17% 17 3 / 4 x.d 11 —l2 7 5 / 1 7 7 / 8 56 53 / 3 1 4 2 3 % dis. 14 —l6 7 8 11 —l2 3% —2% cl. 19 1 A - 20% 21% - 21% 34% - 35 Y i dis. Ya P 1 ,150 - 151 1 3 / 4 —2% 4 1 /, 3%dis. 4 3 4 —5% 20 —2l ••• ••• 3% —3% dia. 18% —lBs/ % 63 14 6 1 / 1 die.' 274 di& 25 , 4 25% ZINC!: sal►: 1% %a dis. 8% - 9 17 3 % -181 A 5 1 ,4- 6 3 -3% 13h- 1 p l5( p 13 -13 1,4 14% -- 15 3% ..... 4 ii ji I%i ..... 13,,4 p 8%- 8% 1 -- dii. MAY 7, 1852 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 7.—Wind at noon S.W., light variable airs, kud fine. BELFAST, MAY s.—Wind N.—Arrd. Undine, Bar badoes. SHIELDS, MAY. 6.—Arrd. Inca, Callao. Sld. Equity, Quebec. The Wenlock has been got off Tynemouth Rocks. PULTENEY TOWN, WICK, MAY s.—The Splendid, Newcastle to Drogheda, which was stranded here 25th ult., has got off, after throwing part of cargo overboard, and has been brought in here. DEAL, MAY 6.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Preciosa, Rio Janeiro, for Trinidad; Hero. Demerara. Arrd. from the River and sld., Henrietta, South Seas; Witch, Hong- Kong; John Merrick, New York. FALMOUTH, MAY 6.—Arrd. Ceres, Guadaloupe for Havre; Fortuna, Baltimore for Bremen; Europa,Manilla. SWANSEA, MAY 6.—Wind S.W.—Sid. Golconda,Cuba. QUEENSTOWN, MAY s.—Wind S.—Arrd. Henrietta, Ichaboe for Liverpool; Onega, Barbadoes. SLIGO, MAY s.—Wind E.—Sld. Henderson, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, MAY 6. —Wind N.—Arrd. Owen Potter, and Progress, Calcutta; Mary Ann, Folliott, Mauritius; Windermere, James Curson, Lady Louisa, and Maria, New Orleans; Lady Russell, Mobile; Mary Anna, Baltimore; SiriuQ, Callendborg; Charles Richards, Fraser, Monte Video; Fanny, Mobile; Virginia, Char leston ; Kedar and Havannah, Baltimore ; Vitus Malaga. Off port, William Hutt, Bombay and Barbadoes, Sld. Samuel, Halifax; Gleniffer, San Francisco; Mary.. Cuba; Huron, Quebec; Mincius, Shanhai; Pickwick, Valparaiso; Rubies, Hayti; Grenada, New Orleans; Caroline Nismith, New Philadelphia; St. Jacob, Ad miral Moorson, and William Ward, Boston. OFF PORTSMOUTH, MAY 6.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Maidstone, Nash, Calcutta. POOLE, 'MAY . 6.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Stanley, New , fonndland. TORBAY, MAY 6.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Mary Sharp, Wheiten, Dalhousie. CLYDE, MAY s,—Arrd. Cingalese, Leech, Trinidad. Sid. Mary Ann, Havannah. SUNDERLAND, MAY 6.—Wind N.W.—Sid. Exchange, Quebec. HULL, MAY 6.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Queen Victoria, Turner, Charleston; Elizabeth, Shecley, Li ca t a . Sid. Jane awyer, Narva; Emperor steamer, Canton, St. Petersburgh. VICE-CHANCERY -(THIS DAY. (Before Vico-Chancellor PARKER.) THE RIVAL OPERA HOUSES. LUMLEY V. 'WAGNER. Public curiosity, which has been so largely excited in this case, was this morning on the tip-toe of expectation. The court was tightly packed with anxious auditors, and as there is but one door for high and low to the little top attic which the Woods and Forests have fitted up and dignified by the name of a Vice-Chancellor's Court, his Honour had as much difficulty in finding his way to his seat as if he had been fighting for a good place in the pit on the night of the fair litigant's debut. Having to dispose of a case in his private room, it was after 12 o'clock when his Honour came into court, and during the whole of this period of delay the crowd con tinued rather to increase than to diminish. Many persons had come, as visitors d o t o an assize i n a country town, determined to have a long day of it, with their sandwiches in their pocket, and indeed there were all the signs of the excitement which is generally supposed to be attached to a murder trial. His Honour having at length taken his seat, Mr. BETIIELL said that ho appeared in this case for Madlle. Johanna Wagner and Mr. Gye, the defendants, to move that the order for the injunction might bo dis charged. He might say that it was long since he had felt so much interest in any case, because they were here to decide what should be the line of conduct of a young lady, whom he thought he might say had been the victim of misrepresentations, and in consequence of which so much had her health failed that it was doubtful whether, whatever might he the issue of this case, Madlle. Wagner would be able to fulfil her engage ment with either of the parties. He thought he should he able to show that the injunction which he now sought to dissolve had been obtained by misrepresenta tion, falsification, and suppression on the part of Mr. Lumley. The state of the law was, that if it had not been for the clause stipulating Madlle. Wagner should not sing at any other theatre but Mr. Lumley's, the Court would not have interfered, or have granted the injunction. He would show, hovever, that so far from this stipulation having been inserted in the agreement with Madlle. Wagner, she had positively for bidden Dr. Becher to insert any such clause ; and after it really had been added to the agreement, Madlle. Wagner having remonstrated with Dr. Becher, he un dertook to obtain from Mr. Lumley a modification of this stipulation when they had arrived in London. Now, it must be observed, that Dr. Becher was the recognised agent of Mr. Lumley, and though he did not wish to make any personal attack on Dr. Becher, it was certain that that gentleman had engaged for more than he could perform, and that it was on this mistaken trust to Dr. Bather's power of obtaining this modification, that Madlle. Wagner had refrained from any more open re monstrances against this injurious condition. This would be one of the chief grounds on which he should rest his argument for the dissolution of this in junction. It had also been represented unintentionally, perhaps, but certainly falsely, that no engagements were made in England with artistes except with such a con dition annexed. That he would show was not the case. Another ground on which he would rest was the failure of Mr. Lumley to comply with one of the conditions of the agreement, the pre -payment of the sum of 3001. to Madlle. Wagner. This money was not paid as stipulated, nor, as he would show, was it ready to be paid; and the time having elapsed Mr. Lumley was served with the usual notarial protest on the part of Madlle. Wagner, that she considered the engagement at an end. Against this Mr. Lumley's answer was founded, first on a mis-translation of the French words of Herr Wag ner's letter; and, secondly, on the assertion that Dr. Bacher had the money ready to pay before, the stipu lated time. Now, that Dr. Becher had the money was more than doubtful, that he had offered to pay was de nied, and that he had not paid it was placed beyond a doubt. Not content, however, with one mis-transla tion, but for the [purpose of prejudicing the lady in the mind of the British public, he had resorted to another—be meant the words in Herr Wagner's letter which had been, rendered in Mr. Lumley's affidavit, " England was only to be valued for the sake of its money." Now, the real meanin g o f th ose wor d s was , that " England only rewarded with money;" meaning that foreign artistes did not receive in this country that attention and reception which was accorded to persons of that rank in foreign courts, but that the only re muneration and reward which they received was the largeness of the salary. Now, with re gard to the prohibitory stipulation, the affida vits of Mr. Lumley and Dr. Becher were in tended:to lead the Court, to believe that it was inserted with the free will of the Wagners—the accounts of the two, however, differed from each other considerably. Becher said that it was omitted, when the contract was first signed, by miste:ke, although in a former part of his affidavit he said that this very article had been the subject of great consideration ; between the parties. It also appeared that Mr. Lumley had furnished Dr. Be cher with a form of the usual contract which he made with foreign artistes, in which it appeared that there was a stipulation of this nature, and yet the Co ur t was to be lieve that with thi s printed form before him Dr. Becher had by mistake omitted this prohibitory article. Now, the Wagners in their affidavits stated that Becher came to them with Lumley's printed contract in his hand con taining this stipulation; they objected to this prohibi tory article altogether, and refused positively and determinately to sign any contract containing it. Oa the suggestion of M. Meyerbeer, the celebrated composer, Herr Wagner drew up in writing a contract which he and his daughter were ready to sign. This, in fact, was signed by both par ties, and Becher was sent back to Lumley with it. On his return, however, to the Wagners with this prohibi tory clause inserted, they remonstrated with him, and distinctly told him that that very clause had been ob jected to from the very first by them. Becher then said in extenuation, that he had not time then to return to Lumley, but he would undertake, when they arrived in London, that a fresh engagement should be made without this clause. He could also show, fro m t h e familiar letters which passed between the Wagners and Dr. Becher, the Wagners were perpetually complaining of their prohibition. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to read letters, in which repeated expressions were used by the defendants significative of their dissatisfaction at this clause. Whatever might be the opinion of the Court as to the prohibition, there was no doubt that it was a n article on which ther e h a d b een considerable disputeth , which Court had been repudiated by t h e defendant, and e would no doubt feel th at t hi s was not a provision to which this l a d y could be legally, equitably, or morally bound. B ec h er had evi: to both parti es w h ic h dently made statements he was not auth or i sed to do and if had been unwise enoug nca enough to trust Wagner or iUtious Mr. Lurnle s Y t Dr. Bather's professions in direct contradiction of the Wagner repudiations quences. Ile thought%-j.r. Lumley must 1r on the whole the Court would not think that this condition had been added to the original contract in such a manner, and so entirely above all doubt, as to make it one the' fulfilment of which should b e forced on the young lady by the extraordi nary means sought to be put in force against her. The Learned Counsel then read Madlle. J. Wagner's af fidavit, stating that when Becher came to her at Berlin with a printed torus of ageeement containing this re striction, she had refused to sign any agreement con taining such a clau se; th a t B ec h er told her it was usual in all eng agements to i nsert i t; t h at Mr. Lumley ,nn. _ had at engaged all th e p r i nc ip a l ar tistes in his theatre ; and that if Mademoiselle Wa gner went to Covent Garden she would have the whole press against her, as it was universally in the interest of Mr. Lumley. Thee, he (Mr. Bethel') thought was very creditable to the press, for it must have been a gratuitous service. The affidavits cf Mdlle. Wagner, and her father, then went on. to depose the facts which he had already stated with reference to the transaction. (The case was proceeding when our report left, and is expected to last the whole of the day.) EXCHEQUER.--(THIS DAY.) CANNAN AND OTHERS, ASSIGNEES, V. SoIITH-EASTERN RAILWAY coXPANY. This was an action of trover to recover the value of a quantity of timber which had been deposited with the company. The fact were, by consent, stated in a spe cial case, from whih it appeared that a person, named N a deposited some timbor in a wharf belonging to the company, on the übders tending that it was to be I delivered up on payment of 'the wharfage charges. Sub sequently Nash became a Ix inkrupt. After the fiat was issued he sold the timber without the knowledge of the assignees, and by his order the defendants handed it over to the purchaser. The plaietifTs contended that the property was vested in them, and that the de fendants had no right to deliver it to any one except by their express directions. It was admitted that the de fendants had neither notice of the fiat nor of the act of bankruptcy. The Court entertained no doubt what ever as to the goods being those of the assignees, but they thought t 4) d fondants w e re protected by the 84 th section of 6 Geo. IV., c. 16, which said that no person, body, corporate, or public company, having in their pos sesiton any goods belonging to a bankrupt, shou ld be endangered by their d e li very to t h e b an k rup t, provided they had nut at the ti me any not i ce o f t h e act o f bank ruptcy. It was argued that the operation of that section was confined to the period before the issuing of the commission, until which time the goods properly be longed to the bankrupt; but the Court did not think tbst was a proper construction of the section. Its real object was to protect wharfingers, dock companies, an d o ther public bodies against losses when the delivery of good; to the wrong party was owing to no fault of their owe. The point as to the notice of the fiat being ipso facto 0 notice to the whole world of the p ar ty' s b an k r uPtch the Court considered was not tenable. Oa these grounds the judgment would be for the defendants. Judgment for the defendants. CHESTER RACE (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Mountain Deer.. Black Doctor The Cheshire Stakes. The Marquis ... Orlando filly Falstaff colt Won by a neck. The Wirrall Stakes. 1 ... ••• ••• ••• The Cestrian Stakes. ••• walked over walked over TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sig,—ln your pap er o f to -d ay it is stated that t h e e n ' tries for the Grand Ch a ll enge Cup of the Royal Th a r Yacht Club closed l as t even i ng, at the Piazza Coue°' house, Covent garden. I beg to inform y ou th a t , s i nce F e b ruary, 1851, this distinguished Club have removed to my house. Trusting you will rectify this error in future, to pro vent mistakes, I am, Sir, your obedient servant. ANN WARDIBI Belford Hotel, Covent-garden. Ma•.`- 6, 18.52. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. In the place of Il Flauto Magic°, originally announc ed ' the immortal Don Giovanni w as p er f o rmed last evening' for the first time this season. Cunsidering the c.' comprising the unequalled Grisi, Castellan, Tamberlik, Tagliafico, and Marini, and the wonderft.i; forces marshalled under the baton of Signor Costs, i s t , i r needless to say how the opera was executed on ei t ' e side of the footlights. A chief feature in the perform' anco was the assumption of the role of the Don by 1 1; 'Joni, who exerted himself zealously and successfulli• was a triumph of consummate art over exterior al s 7 be ableness to this peculiar personation. Her MajestYr or t Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince C° ll-- . tterl d honoured the house with their presence, and the s Boncosl: ance was most fashionable and numerous. ST. MATTHEWS NEW CHURCH, ST. PANC OS.-- : c i Yesterday the Right Hon. Lord J o h n R usse ll publicly la! b ia the foundation stone of a new ch urc h, on a s i te given b y is Grace the Duke of Bedfo r d, i n th e par i s h o f St. Patter' the presence of a large concourse of persons. . A THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OP ROCHESTER - r e d MR. WitisroN.—The further hearing of this case is aPPe i r i - o f for Monday, the 10th inst., at half-past ten, in the WI" - Doctors'-commons. v t RAILWAYS AND THE GREAT EXHIBITIC4..---.1„. must be very satisfactory to see the comparatively of ttl falling off in the present weekly traffic of this year principal lines compared with that of the last. It will b e W nc e a for railway proprietors to bear in mind that, with very te"bs smaller weekly returns this year, the directors maY, e a, enabled to pay larger dividends than the p.oprietors rectal:le from the profits of the Exhibition traffic, owing to t,ia enormous expenses the companies were called upon to in' , in management, maintenance of permanent way, new loc , i l. motives, carriages, &c., to enable them to meet the del:13 0 8 1 trifling of an almost overwhelming and unprecedently low-ar d , traffic. From the overcrowding of passenger traffic the g° ° 4 traffic was also wo r k e d l as t year a t a muc h g r eater exPen'oi so that on the whole a great reduction in the percentage be working expenses during the current half-year may fairly fa anticipated both in the passenger and goods traffic, an „,f therefore it is to be hoped that much larger sums instead :1, smaller will be divided among proprietors at their next las' . ,'„ yearly meetings, although the half-yearly gross receipts may be less. ...in SOCIETY OF ARTS, JOHN-STREET, ADELPITI. , 0 continuation of the series of lectures, by members, of I". above society, on the contents of the Great Exhibitic?o,,,: most interesting one was delivered to a crowded audiee' last night, by,the Rev. Gazalett, on the musical instruments'.h, the After a short introduction, the lecturer commenced w t , ' so. , organs, then pianos, harps, stringed, wind instrument commenting briefly on the construction and Ile then took a commercial view of the scien ce 1 , ') ,„., f ru b r er and read a return from Exeter-hall of the !---- s s e cred. people who had been admitted to the concerts of the ra - eiptS Harmonic Society since its formation, with the gross "" c ith * and, after a few more general observations, concluded N'l s rt hope that, as he had shown that music was not only an OSP but a science which enters largely into commercial relation to and expressed a hope that Government might be inducedjt history o 116• 4 sanction a "A Musical Art Union" on the basis of tu e Union as an encouragement. At the conclusion the lectureria was warmly applauded, an d a vote o f thanks to hi_. for his valuable paper, havi ng b een move d an d seconded , w''' carried by acclamation. SALE OF AUTOGRAPHS.—A very interesting on ci r valuable collection of autographs, formerly the property°l,, _ Mr. C. M. Westmacott, the w e ll-k nown au thor and jonrossrp ist, were sold yesterday and th e prece di ng day by Ale n e 0 . Puttick and Simpson, at th e i r rooms i n P i ccadilly. 2 " is illustration of the value of the collection the tolloring,,i, given i.—Lot 174, " an extraordinary collection of autegT a r ts letters and documents prior to and during the Cons and the Empire, including autographs of the BonaP h o• , family, their collateral branches, public Ministers, Iner e . rn e and generals, comprising nearly every celebrated 11 !„,,,, s during his (Napoleon's) marvellous career;" this lot r ~, knocked down for 251. Lot 177 and 178, being a history:7 the London newspapers, with biographical and other net' of the proprietors, editors, contributors, and rep g This was a most interesting historical co ll ec tion, b eir ;, -al the unpublished manuscripts of Mr. W. L . Proby, ...fe l. 11, , r , 0 ,- wards of a quarter of a century s u b- ed i tor of t h e o r T h 7 ', Chronicle, compiled for a projected " History of the th -r▪ a co' Press." Press." This collection was en h anced in va l ue by pious illustrative notes b y M r. C. M. Westm acott. They two lots fetched 101. L ot 173, a collection of au to g raph' and docume n t s o f Louis Philippe, Q ueen Amelia, their household, etc., fetch e d 4 / . 6s. L ot 144, a collecti oA e of letters relating to the defeat of the Coalition MinistVr.: from George 111., C . J . Fox, Lord North, who wr i tes to . 1 1 r ,, Fox that the Ki ng was now averse to the East I n di a B' 'd rtlao • These letters w ere chiefly addressed to the Duke of P o and realised only Si. Lot 352, the correspondence of Evan' centric Dr. Mo nsey w i t h H ervey , G arr i c k , E m i n Emin, for son, and David Hartley. This lot was knocked down itio 1/. to Mr. T. M. S tone , o f th e C o ll ege o f S urgeons , vibe cor became the purchaser of letters from Hunter, and the tyr , respondence and bulletins relating to George lll.'s V al li. by Spencer Perceval, Dr. Heberden, Willis, Sir 1 1 . ''''- ford, &c. 9' COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—SHIELDS, T HURS DAA , t ~, r.m.—This forenoon a fearful explosion t oo k p l a ce in t h e tfrf-it called the " A Pit," Hepbur n Colliery, fi v e miles his place. There were 200 men an d b oys i n t h e pit, e tl i the explosion was confined to the Chapter fiat, an ad va ar tie t working. The whole of the men and boys in that P - . 1 :. amounting to 22 in number, were instantl killed by '-_.,! fire. The fire was extinguished by meeting a horse drat", upset and severely injured, but the men Y t y . ing a number of tubs along the roll -wa -the horse W,,,'' fortunately escaped. ravelling in ' the t g '`. The pit was well ventilated, and ve t : thing is as yet known as to the causeproducing the accidee The lessee of the colliery is Mr. Easton, of Gateshead. T ile pit is in the fiery Bensham seam, and this is the third 01 ' plosion that has taken place in it during the last 20 year'`The whole of th e bodies were brought to the bank in abo ut two hours. No injury has been done to the ventilation. i meeting LONDON AND BLACHWALL RAILWAY.--A special Tavern too! this a y li isn m n the Eastern Co unties Railway C ompany and the London aad Bl ac k wa ll Railway • c i ea i wa ll s heldth enable es terday at the Lo v d. o ! Company to construct a railway with branches to Tabu-11, and Southend, and to provide s t eam communication e/. Gravesend ; Mr. J. N. Daniell in the chair. The Chai said that the nature of the opposition to the Bill in Pass in f ; through the House of Commons showed that the Bill I .. c rr 0 worth lighting for, and that they would have a geed " I' m :, ;Li on the line. Mr. Tyerman read the heads of the Bill, i' 7 ,,e,;, 3 1, authorized the raising of 400,000/. on shares, and 100,eX „ i , on mortgage. On the motion of the Chairman, a resolutigusg. approving of the Bill was carried unanimously. It to stated that the Thames Haven Dock would be available " „f the company, when required ; and after a cordial vot e ' thanks to the chairman the meeting separated. ~, to At an early hour yesterday morning, property bet; the value of some thousand pounds was destroyed u;', i . t, on the premises of Messrs. Myers, clothiers, Houndsclitc a opposite Aldgate Church. The flames were not extingols b . e h wit for two hours. The family had a their lives. ~. a very narrow escape - A CHILD KILLED BY ITS MOTHER. —Yesterday , woman named Chitty, living in Qua rr y- s treet, Guildfort . made a murderous attack u p on h er two female c hild r en, i i t et flicting such injuries o n th em with a large wooden mai' vr that the youngest child, age d seven years di e d in a y -e ' ~ t. hours, and the elder o ne i s so badly wounded that her ' re ' covery is extremely d ou btf u l . The wretched woman's b ,„ a1 , 5 ; band has been confined in a lunatic asylum for some t '''"'" past, and there is no doubt that she herself is at presen t ; lai bouring under a paroxysm of insanity A coroner's ing fist was held in the course of the day, and . a verdict of " W "" I- . murder against M ar i a Chitty " was returned- She wIL 4 committed to Horsernonger-lane Gaol to await her trial. She attempted to commit suicide in the morning by had Wang"' ling herself with 1 a h andkerchief, but was prevented by her attendants from accomplishing her purpose. .........7 BIRTHS. OF A lON. On the 3d inst., at Durlei near Bridgewater, the wife of William Goodin g , Esq. g On the 3d i nst . , at G rove-en d- roa d, St. J o h n ' s - w ood, the wife of D. W. Dowling, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 4th inst., at Clifton, the wife of H. F. Evans, Es4•' late of H M. 21st Regiment, R. N. B. Fusiliers. O❑ the 3d inst., at Bagshot, Surrey, the wife of the Rev - - R. P. Waller. DIED On the sth inst., in Chesham-street, Orlando G. S. GUU ning, Commander R.N., aged 53. On the 4th inst., at Little Heath, Charlton, Eliza, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel V. Arbuckle, late Royal Artillery. At Faversham, Kent , William Coleman, Esq., late C ol.. lector of the Customs, aged 84. 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