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Madame Grist ; Lucia, Madame Benin!: Pippo, Madlle. Signor Mario Fodesta, Signor Lab' ac h e ; • rambilla Gianetto, Isaac, Sig nor Dia Fort; Fabrizi Vin;radito, Signor A. Giubilei ; Fernaucto Valtti3,ll4 , , oniasari. ith a Se_a:tion from a favourite OPERA. In which Madame Castellan, M4,11:e. Sancniuli, and Mantle. Corbnri will appear. Also, various Entertainments in the BALLET Department. In wh ch wll appear Mulles- Ceritn, Louise Taglionl, Lucile G ra h n ; . MM. St. Leon, Gossello, Di Matta, and Perrut. Aupliiiiit.uns for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be Made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING. SA T URI/ A Y, MAY 2 , Will be',triune! Donlz - ttl's op era, entitled. DON PASQ UAL E. "snvina, madame ads!: Dr. M esta, si.mor Firnasari; Ernesto, sijnor Mario ; PaNuale, '-ablache Between the Acts of th e opera, the Drvade.qcene from the ad mired Balla of EOLINE ; ou, LA DiYADE, Eohne, Mdile. Lucile Gr To conclude with the revived Ballet Divertlssemeci, by M. Perroled, LE DELIItE t, D'UNentit P EISTitE. Stephano, 3f. Pe , rut ; Blanche d'Oviedo Modlle. L. Grahn ; Mar- Vreta, dine Copere. In which will be introduced a New Pas de Trots, by Mail Ls. L. Taglioni, D.melisee, and Moneelet (composed by Gmschl); La Castaiittna Bolero, by Madlle. L. kirithn and M. Perrot. £II2IATIcE ROYAL, DICUICY-LANE. TEIIE3 EVENING Will be performed a New Opera, entitled THE CRIJAADERS, The principal chara , ters will be sustained by Messra: W. "lla - r. risen, tiorrani, Horticastle, S. Jones, Weiss, tArettoni D. W. ging, 1414.4 Romer, :and tfits Itainforth. After which will be pioni •e,l a New and Original I3allet entitled I NIELDA. The Duke, Mf , tis. Adrien ; Count Alberti, M. Matins ; Go: - enter, Mr. T. Matthews ; Fabricio, Mr. W. H. Payne Imelda. MaA*.e. Sall. iIk.ATB,E - itOYAL, lIA Ym ltic THIS EVENING Will be performed a New and Original Comedy. called, A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. Cymon Foxall, Mr. Webster; More_ craft, Mr. W. Parren ; Sir John Coverdale, Mr. TiPiary; Ernest Coverdale, Mr. 1,1:11011; HorAce Wald rave, Mr. Hudson ; Sehnei dermann, Mr. J Bland; Thomas, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs.: Glover ; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, Mrs. Seymoar. The Band will pertrm the Overture, " Edourdo e Christina' r the Fantasie. " Fra Diavolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," Antoinette," C , llarius Waltz; thQ "Chatsworth Quadrilles;" and the " Brunow Polka." After which, an experiment will he tried upon THE BTRDS OF ABISTOPIIA NES on which Occasion they will be presented to Vie public with new icameth, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters. by Messrs. James Blant, Hudson, Tilbury, Brtit'al, Caulfield, T. F. athews, and Miss P. Florton. To conclude with the C 4We Dra na. entitled THE IRISH POST. In which Messrs. Mani, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Gl,ver will .pnear. i ROYAL, Wu - At: , A. 'UNDER TTIE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEF:LEY. Last Night but One of General TOM THUMB'S Engagement. THIS EVEON NI NG Will be perform e d th e Comedy of HE )URS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. F. Matth.vvs, F. Vining, Wigan. Diddear, and Feeley; Miss Villars, Mr-. A. d'igan, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Lxtravaganza., entitled THE MARBLE MAIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley: and Miss Lnidlaw. To be followed (for the last Six Nights) by the Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' Y THUMB; or, The O gre and hieSeven-Leagueßoots. Hop 'o My Newnaner'. Toni Thumb. To conclude 'with a d Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED TIARATRE THIS EVENING Will be presented a New Drama, in Three Acts, called, IN DUSTRY AND INDOLENCE; or, The Orphan's Legacy.• St. Amour, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rollin, Mr. 0. Smith ; Smsenet, Mr. Wright ; Mons. Delsmare, Mr. Perkins ; Batifole, Miss Woolgar ; Nini, Miss Webster; Cecile, Mrs. E. Yarnold. Alter which the Burlesque, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Mon) ar•t, &c. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright ; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. S nith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Iloneyburt, Miss Emma 11a: ding. PRI..NCEst3's TrIKATEF., oxirricb azzT. T BIS E v ENING Will be - erformed Shakspere's Tragedy or MACBETH. Macbeth, Mr. Macready; Macdaff, Mr. Wallack ; Banquo, Mr. Cooper; He c tte, Mr. Leffler ; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. Tern. An. To be followed by a DIVER IT-Ist:VENT. In which Messrs. Gilbert, Marshall, and Fleamore ; Miss Baffin and Mi,s Marshall will appear: To cinclude with a Petite CoMedy, called THE NFRVOUS MAN M`Shane, Mr. Co'lins ; Mr. Aspen, Mr. Granby ; Vivian, Mr. Hon. ner ; Lord Low e, Mr. trris ; Emily Vivian, Miss E. llonner • .A.,9I.LEY' ROYAL AJiII'HITHEATLE. Proprietor, 311 t. I%'. Batty. Patronised by her most gracious 3fajesty the Quest', nince Albert, and the Priscess Tal. Unparalleled att, action. Mr. Leman iiecL's New Equestrian Spectacle of •• The Arab and Lis Steed." THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Asiatic I:rama of THE AND MS DESERT STEED; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. I I which the who !e resources of the Establishmew. will be brought. tate requishion. New and popular Scenes in the Circle. Double stud, &e. To conclude % ith the favon,' te Drama of the l'OsT BOY OF ST. AUSTLE ; or, The Fatal Snowdrift. Clowns to the Circle, harry, Wallet, and Rochez. Box-oftVe open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. , A ''11 , 14F."• LA) AI, st; Rittn , ". ith ATRI 4 '.. Immense oveltv f Roars of laughter at "On the Tiles." Second eek of the Virginian Harmonists. with ent.rel, new Songs. Tills EVENINts Will be performed THE LAS KISS ; or, the Soldier's Grave. Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, Cowell, Lewis, Heston, Wil liamson, Mesdms, Vining and Martin will support the principal cnarae 1 ers. To be warmer] by WHERE DID THE MONEY COME FRQ,III? Fanchette, Miss Lydia Pearce. After which, a New Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled, ON THE TILER; or, A Night at Greenwich. To conciude with THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE. ROYAL VICTORIA' Tit EATRE. G.'eat Success of the New Drama of " LAW up in Port," and " The Bilde's Journey." finmease attraction and Novelty! THIS EVENING Will he Performed an en , irely new Drama. entitled LAID UP IN PO I{T ; cr. sharks along Shore. Principal characters by Messrs. P . edericks. Raymond. Tlndell. %Jiggle, &ark, Burton ; Miss \ invent, MIAs E. Terry. acc. After which, THE CH I LT,REN 1N TIIE WOOD. Characters by Messrs. nutlet], A. Raymond, Saville, Miss Terry, and lirs. Lee. To conclude with the Melodramatic Spectacle, entitled A TALE OF 3tYS ERY. Support,d by the whole of the Conmatty. NEW STRAND THEATRE. ENTIRE CHANGE.—NOVELTIES AND .IIAGIC EFFECTS. " La galete e+t la sante ie Patna, La tristesse en est le ixeson." THIS EVENING M. PIIILLIPPE begs le.Lve to announce that, in consequence of the Triumphant Success that has attended his FASTER ENTER TA! 'Mi:NTS, they will he repeated every Wednesday and Sa turday Horning. and every Evening until further notice. M. PHILLEPPE will commence the Entertainment by Lighting Two Hundred and Fifty Wax Candles by a single Piste] Shot' This unique and brilliant Experiment was originally performed by Mons. Philippe fur upwards of 700 consecutive nights in Paris. M. Philippe will also have the bottom. - of introducing Mt" OftA.NDMOTHEE'S CAP, with all its laughable and rapid Tram fornritions. The Entertainments will be varied by the Dancing of th CHLIR IN FAMILY, and ..the mplc. Gambols.. of_ flue _41.31L, RICAN GROIHERS. The Morning Performance will commence at Two o'clock ; the Evening at a quarter to Eight. 34.; Boxes, 25. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery. 6d. ; Private Boxet 1 t 18 and 10s. 6d. TILE WEATELEAL e --SUN OFfI CR, APRIL SO. THERMONIETITS, Lowest, 39; Tlithrst, 55; Noon, 57. BAAL°Klemm, 30.88.—Wtsn fine. IHATER AT LANE ihr.rning .• 17 minutes after 1. JP:ventin TKIN-Psig .. a r m a v TIIIS Ti tettr I. • I ..,,z, ~ i ..,,am 1 ___________ .+...,.,,,,,,,A li, *L ., 4,•-,;?lw •,-- " .I.s' i C,..... •., v, * ..,. •4 -\' ' • Milli 4 '' r ', - --2- -" P • "°' •.';2,' 'll4cetri; •k ~- ~ 'V . .t, •"'" • 44 . - , fliørnin_Suiv4 LONDON, FRIDAY) MAY 1, 1846. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE presented a petition from the authorities of the Foundling Hospital against the Charitable Trusts' Bill. The Duke of WELLINGT" Lord CAMPBELL, and severs] other Noble Lords, presented petitions to a similar effect from the governing bodies of several chanties. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition in favour of the B; from Mr. HEN, 1' WALKER, who, he contended was in the right, while the petitioners against it were in the wrong. Lord BROUGHAM introduced a Bill to amend the Insolvent Debtors' Act. The LORD CHANCELLOR then moved the second reading of the Religious Opinions Relief Bill. The Bill was for the re peal of many Acts imposing certain disabilities upon persons on account of their religious belie. There could be no doubt of the propriety Of repealing many of those laws which bad become obsolete, and mtich inflicted punishments, and penalties on persons en account of their religions belief. There were some Acts which it was proposed to repeal, about the propriety of repealing which there might be some difference of opinion ; but those were matters which might be discussed in Committee,, and therefore he trusted their Lordships would consent to the second reading of the Bill. Lord BBOTIGOA3f supported the second reading of the Bill. The Bishop of LONDON would not oppose the second read ing of the Bill, but he thought many of its clauses ought to be modified. • Lord CAMOTS supported the Econd reading of the Bill, but thought it did not go far enough, inasmuch as it did not repeal those statutes that prevented Catholics from presenting to livings. He trusted the Noble Lord on the Woolsack would take that question into his consideration, as he feir confident there was co danger to be apprehended from tht repeal of those statutes. The Biahop Of RUT= portal th 4 4ac9ad lig 0 the Bill, but trusted that the suggestions of the Noble Baron (CA3unTs) would tot be adopted by the Noble Lori on the Woolsack. He thought the concessions mad -to the Roman Catholics by the measure of 1829, and of th, present ought to satiny them, lie belkyed if it was.al wed et Ihe pre-ient (by that the Fupreinney of the Pope wa4 t) be extolled, without penalty, the result would be another reli gious war. Lord 131cA rmon supported the second reading of the Bill. Lord CoLet/ESTER supported the second reading of the Bill' but trusted that some alteration would be made ip it in Com mittee. Lord CAMPBELL cordially supported the Bill. He trusted the Noble Lord en the Woolsack would introduce. without delay, the other Bill, to make the present measure complete• After some observations from the LORD CHANCELLOR in reply, The Bill was read a second time and ordered to be com mitted. The House then adjourned. The SPEAKER took the ask at Four o'clock. Mr. E. LascELLEs took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Ripon. On the question for proceeding with the adjourned debate on the question for the committal of Mr. S. O'BarEx, Mr. E. B. 110 CHE trusted that Mr. S. O'BRIEN would be allowed to appear at the bar and explain the course lie had pursued and intended to adopt. The Honourable Mem ber concluded by moving that Mr. S. O'BRIEN he heard at the bar. Mr. O'CowNELL seconded the motion. Mr. Hmmtx thought the request ought to be granted. Mr. R. YORKE thought that the strict rule of the House ought not to be relaxed. Sir R. PEEL said that Mr. S3IiTH O'BRIEN having re fused to attend the order of the House must be considered in contempt. If there was any precedent for the motion he would at once accede to it. The SPEAKER s there were no precedent for the motion. Mr. E. B. Room bowed to the decision of the Chair, and asked if Mr. %mu O'Bargx might not appear at th bar ? The SPEAKER said there was no przeedeot tor such a course, unless the Hon. Member appeared at the bar as a criminal. Mr. atlowcwrose Maus then moved that the debate should be adjourned for six months, but finding the House against him withdrew his motion. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, the motion for the committal of Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN being agreed to without a division. The SPEAKER was then ordered to issue his warrant for the appnlension of the Hon. Member. Mr. HAwES then rose to bring forward the subject of the Danish Claims. After a few introductory observations, in the course of which the Hon. Gentleman reminded the Reuse that the rights of these claimants had been repeatedly admitted by successive majorities of the House, he proceeded tegivethehistory of the expedition to Copenhagen in 1807,an expedition got up with the greatest secresy. The expedition went not fur the purpose of hostile aggresion, but for the purpose of enforcing negotiations. The fleet of Den mark was seized, and then Denmark made reprisals by seizing British property. Great Britain made reprisals and seized Danish property to nearly double the amount of the property seized by the Danish Government. Negotiations, however, ;still continued. On the 24th of November the Danish Government declared war, and it was not until the 24th of December that England declared war. It had been contended on a former occasion that those de , clarations had a retrospective operation, but looking at the convention which had Ven made at the`time the seizure of the Danish fleet took place, lie found that it was agreed that private property should be respected ; that convention must have been a farce until the declaration of war, and theref re lie had a right. to assume that all the seizures of property which had been made in the interval had been made as reprisals and not as prizes; and he was borne out in this assumption by a declaratiop, which had been made by Mr. CANNING at the time these transactions took place. The claims had been of three kinds, Ist, those for book debts, 2d, those for goods seized on shore, and 3d. those for ships at sea and goods seized ou board. In 1835 and 1836, the first and second classes of claimants had their claims settled. In 1838 the third class of claimants urged their claims, on the ground that the Government had fund out of which to pay them, for the Government had seized inure than sufficient Danish property to liquidate all these claim.. In 1839 these claims were again brought for ward by that accomplished lawyer, Mr. Justice CRESSWELL and although they were opposed by the Government of the day, it was determined that the claims should be inquited into, and adjudicated upon. A com mission was appointed, a judicial examination took place, and elaims, amounting to 225,0011., were admitted. This judicial report was again disregarded by the Government, and in 1841, Mr. Cresswell again urged their claims upon the attevtion of the Ilouso, and again the right. of claimants were affirmed in opposition to the Government. If these claims were to be resisted on technical grounds, he had the authority of Mr. Justice Criesswcu, f r saying that they had a right in law; but it was not on such narrow grounds that such a question should be argued. The expedition had been organized secretly, for a great national object which object had teen accomplished, and be would elk if it was right that the merchant should be sacrificed. when it was proved that the Government had seized mare property than sufficient to liquidate their claims. The Govern ment could not have given these merchants and shipowners proper notice, and when on this occasion shipowners and mer chants applied to , the Government authorities of the day they were led to believe that they only ran the ordinary sea risks in going to the Baltic. Under these circumstances he thought the merchants had a pa=. feet right to come to the Government and ask for a Committee atilt House to investigate and settle these claims. The Hon. Member concluded by moving for a Committee. At the conclusion of Mr. HAWES'S speech the Sergeant at-Arms announced that he had taken Mr. S. O'BRIEN into custody. Mr. J. HANMEIt, who presented a petition from Hull in favour of the claims, expressed a hope that the question - smuld new receive a final decision. He thought that after the strong expression of the opinion of Parliament which had taken place already, the Government should have proposed a grant for their liquidation. He understood that the distinc tion drawn between the first two classes of claimants whose laims had been allowed, and those whose claims were at present under consideration was this—that the claimants of the first two classes could not have withdrawn, but other claimants could have withdrawn. This was exceedingly fallacious. Until the 2tl of September these claimants could have no possible notice. The fact that a warning had been issued on the 2d of September, was a proof that be:time that date no warning had been given, and he thought it would be well to draw a line between those losses accruing from the loss of ships sailing before September 2, and those sailing after. Lord Sennorrir had said, that if they compensated the two first classes or claimants, they ought to compensate all, and for there reasons he should second the motion. The Cruxes:Lunt of the Excireourc assured the House, that it wss most paieful to him to have again to repeat those arguments which he had so frequently stated as his reasons for opposing these claims. It would be impolitic 't•.o grant them, and he considered that it was most inconvenient to place the Crown in the invidious posi tion of refusing a grant recommended by the House of Commons. His opposition to these claim had never ben of a financial character, but it was an (*cabin upon principle, lnd rested solely on the great principles of national law, - ,rhich had been frequently laid down by the highest legal aiktgities aq-PleareT- then comeeireder discussion • The former cl.iints were-granted, because they were excepted rases from general internal international law, as was admirtet• )v Sir James Mackintosh and all the high legal authorities oho took part in that debate. Although be attached the .ighest authority to the opinion of Mr. Justice CRESSWELL, lid although he could have little doubt as to the result the question were to be argued before him, yet he could not but recollect that Mr. CIIESSIVELL, at the time ire brought forwari these claims, represented Liverpool, and that his constituents were many of them interested in the re sult.. Tanlide tdmectlarotat:i:fntohfeswearcabpyturDeesnwlneraerkWns. made iunnAtuilAaruitSet; c h izut n ry n tbat Period. If they once laid down the principle that this wnaosticboe u r n r c t i mi to ci zak urn e good losses when merclnnts ~tir n, e nt of the probability of hos ts burden upon the nation as for in defence of our na tilities, they would im The Hon. Mhnboernce__llull admitted that might prevent us fn goi n e , 1 awreptember 10, 1807, tional rights. T would iodic, !hose whose cl,imscornacp•c4runsaedinsiii the number of claimants f: bad no right to um that down such a difference of opinion was sufficient to to 10. Creme difficulty of the subject. The Right Hon. prove the ex then allotted to the minutes of 1834, A"ntlema‘i of Lord _LTIIOItrE, which, as he contended, expressly declared that • • made accordin g t o t h e law of nations, did tarnive. !tame categ,ry as book debts and' not come in th,, ; property captured on shore. International law always rex .e cte but never property afloat. The er et o the prop ert y or . K h oo, was p operty afloat p ro perty under con it was said thi s property was seized as reprisals. wh t either restored to the owner s , or in-lode prizes repris a l s are the result of negotiatiens. If they resulted' in peace, t o I reprisals were restored; if they re su lt e d i n war, they were the declared prizes, but never befor e h a d any merchants situated thought of coming t o the linnzits ;t -ompensation, end he warned the H ouse C f the extrem : anger of setting such a precedent as was soug h t to be set in . Lhe present instance. It was only the danger he feresaw that must arise from the granting these claims that had induced him to oppose the granting them on so many occasions. Mr. WATSON trusted he should be able to show the Howe that these claims must succeed in point of law, because they were reprisals made before any declaration of war. A fleet ailed secretly for Copenhagen. The trade continued with the Baltic ; and when the merchnata asked the Admiral in the Baltic if they might safely continue their trade, they were told they might. The proclamation of th e Admiral issued to the Dares in August declared ex pressly we came not as enemies. The fleet was captured and there was no declaration of war until November. The Danish declaration of August 16 was not a declaration of war, an d 1p stated this on the authority of Lord S TOWELL , who had determined that there was no declaration of war until the 4th of November, in a case which came on for trial in the Admiralty Court, and on that ground decided on that a capture made before that date was a droit of the Cro wn , and not of the Admiralty. Then with regard to grounds of public policy. Was it politic to stop all trade with any nation, whenever there should arise the slightest proba bility of a rapture? Certainly not. There was no diffe rence between goods afloat and goods ashore; th e dis tinction was—were they captures or reprisals? This was a simple debt due from the Treasury to the claimants, which ought to be liquidated. Now, with regard to the opinion of 34. Justice CRE.sSWELL, he would ask, was it probable that he would risk his character aS a lawyer, or misstate the law, hecause he was Member for Liverpool. Neither the Attorney nor the Solicitor-General were present to-night, because t hey 'tad both formerly voted in favour of the motion, so that he oul the authority of the law officers uf the Crown In favour , 1 these claims, and in answer to Sir f. WILDS, Mr. CRESS 4'ELL had quoted VATTEL and GROTIUS, who both expressly declare that a cation ie betmd to make compeneatiea for re- 7' . 4 * rt T E L 13 ON, nu DA Y MO nNT 1 NG, MAT _l,_l/446. madelbeforg a declaration of war - The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then quoted volurninotis!y frAn writers on international law, for the purpose of sh o ,, ins that sovereigns were bound to c.mpetinte those of their -übjt:cts upon whom re.pri,alt fell. Op the grate& if / *hu e justice. of public p.slicy, and of international law, these claim ant t weie entitled to compensation. - - Th's is a prop it. n admitting of no den at. Cinitrion tert.ta attests its accuracy. Neverthe!ess, th s exigen cies a-e still allowe;! to exist ; nay, more, thy are per initr.-;! to widen ovi , r the land and to setle with :a horri ble intensity into the very oar. of, society. 'NOthing de- - terminate is done, though much is spoken of, and though much al-o, we believe, is sincerely intended. The great national a ound is left op -:11, no healing Imlsams tu% , in fasrd, and the virus is spretribig over the limb with horrid rapid4y. We speak fnets : we do not attempt to deepen the tone of a picture already sombre enough in its hue, GOD knows ! And we do this, and shall con tinue to do this, at the risk of repetition. Scarcity is extending too visibly over Ireland to admit of any taci turnity on our part at least. The distress of th,, p 'ople is All e,t7ended by all its fearful cone ,, mit. , ,ttts. Str JAMES GRAHAM aimotinced the other everainv from Sr. CARDWELL endeavour to de,;l with the legal argument which had now for the fist time begin brought forward in the tonne of these d7s cnasions. The ground upon which Sir .T.‘mrs Mmittx- T)sH rested his hdrocacy otsdetiontshedueizitt:itleesrs,t.htheeandptr:rtbevei:inisiclilmia,:aanSt: ' l t t o ' i l D l i t , r e a d r i ; f h ro t n e o l la t h i h in a e:l n a l g i s v a w l i s : t i l t i l a h in in t t s h o o ; w r wte t w hr h e e e e re ll eti : e a t : o ao t t f . a t his t s c ei v l l i a za i t m rl h ,r a s. e t t i h f a N efy before rni G th e e ntl d e ec in l a a n rat i r n d r ed atin t u o oaf compensat ion were not not so entitled ; but the real distinctbm was - if re prisals were made and there was no dnlsration of war t•the Government was bound to compensate its subjects, but if there was a declaration of war then it had a retro-active eject, and they were not reprisals bat prizes. The declara tion of the 16th of August was clearly a declaration of war, for it exrressly said the war had broken out, so that there was an express declaration of war before these captures were made. As between England and Denmark there was a state of hostility before the 4th November, so between England and the captures of prizes, the declaration of ii.trirapnridsaLl e 3 the 4th of November was the first declaration of -war. He contended that the distinction sought to be drawn by his Hon. and Learned Friend was erroneous, and he sub mitted what be had stated as a complete answer to the novel argument of his Hon. and Learned Friend. Then with regard to the grounds of policy and justice. This was not a party question. It had been subirittvl to Lord ALTHourE, who, while granti n g o the r c laims, repudiated the grounds upon which it was sought to establish their claims. .They aen first made in 1838, and had been rejected by every Government since, becatbe it would be ect.ttrary to public wicy to grant them. These claims were more than ;hi: v yaars old before they had Lett submitted to Parliament. They might have claims made from losses accruing from any war in which the country might at any time have been en gaged. a i r . fIuME thought there was no fear of any such claims occurring again, because he did not think that England would again act in such a disgraceful way as she had done towards Denmark. The three classes of claims were origin• ally in the same boat, and had all been equally rejected by successive Govern news, ,as equally unjust ; and it was only f late ye -, th at this diviAion into ela s,•tz hail beer, made. It was one iStlie nto,t intp..rtant duti, , stifthe H.use Commons to see that justice was done to the subj:ct, and in flirt case they were only asked for a small portion of that which was justly due. The Government ought not to suffer basses ac cruing' from the commencement of hostilitbas to fall upon individuals; those losses should fall equally upon all alike. f fie merchants were deceived by answers given by the Ad miralty, the authorities at the time knowing those answers to be erroneous. Not one of the arguments by the Hon. Gentleman, who had just sat down, had invalidated the position of the Hon. and Learned Member far Kinsale, and n gronw s of justice and of good policy, these claims ought to be liquidated. He only• Wished that he could add to the principal claimed the interest due from the day the claim accrued. the Ministerial benches that the riots in various par's of Ireland were, he thought, perman nth- suppres,ed. Y.-t, notwithstan 'ing this declaration from a Home Secretary so remarkable for his cautiousness, fears in many -guar tors are still entertained of their renewal. A party of dragoons has been summoned into the town of Ennis, to prevent by their presence the realisation of certain appre hensions as to disturbances. The Glare .Journal mentions the general fear of a tutnultuary iecursion of the neigh bouring peasantry into the town, and similar sentiments of alarm are prcvalcmt in. other districts. But the most heartrending evidence of the calamities now rife •in that unfortunate land is that of a memorial to the Lord-Lieutenant and Relief Conirrissiontrs the "poor resident cottiers on the ploughland of Clenriegar7_, wane and Clehantes." To this memorial, given in ano ther column, we refer all who are interested in the condition of Ireland--and who is not ? It unfolds a sample of the wretchedness of our fellow-county men harrowing to hear of, menrioning the extreme &stint tion, in that small corner of the land alone, of Femew!:ere about one thousand souls, and setting forth, in the simple Ivoznage of agtviy, that they are " the most miserable beings on the race of the earth." A more fri i 4htfol pos t on, of cffairs for the island can scarcely be conceived. And shall they continue thus without an effxt on the part of the Legislature for their amelioration? He is the greatest benefactor of mankind who shall cause two blades of grass to grow where one alonecould befere have been raised. This is a truth which has stoA the test of centuries, and still commands universal assent. Were it not for the improvt mints in agriculture, by which an additional produce can now fair'y be counted upon from the same quantity of land, and also row briv.ging new territories, which hitherto have re= tnained unoccupied.in to cultivation,i t would soy n impos sible to procure a suffieieney of food for the vast)) increased and inereasing pulation of the world; and these new lands have been soiieht for with avidity in all climes and countries. The hardy and enterprising yeoman, who finds it impossible to procure a farm in his native land under terms sufficiently favourable to enable him to live with comfort, tukt_s with him his skill, his industry, and his capital, and sir ks in another hemisphere far that in flependenee which his exertions cannot obtain for him in this. Let it not be supposed that the emigrant ha no love for the soil where he was bore, and on which he sprung up to nee h ml, that he is •in sensible to the domestic ties of fami c and friends, whi, bind him to his home. NO; far from it; his heart is wrung with many a bitter pang when bid ing a long farewed to all that had been dear and cherished, but feels that. if he remains at home he must sink in tin social stale, or b•corne a burden to friends, and wit; that energy and - indomitable spirit, which has ever animated the Brit :.11 heart, he sacrifices al, considerations but those of earning his own live lihood by his own exertions, and feeling the proud consciousness of independence ; and thus has Britain lost many of her most useful children. This would not be the case were there in our own lard I.eality to the improvement of which they could devoty ;heir energies. In our sister kingdom, Ireland, this particularly the case, and a still greater necessity exists for the adoption of any means by which employment can be afforded to, and a house procured for, the m 3 :lads of unemployed, and destitute labourers in that country. Tlv-re is no amount of national expenditure we would not joyfidiy sanction to attain so desirable an olject, even Mr. F. UARING admitted that if the claim was a just one it ought to be granted independently of financial con sideration& He dried that there had ever been any on the other two classes of claims. The Government gave way upon those -two classes, but resisted these claims. On the advice of Lard DENMAN and Lord CorrF,xnam, then the law officers of the Crown, in this opinion, Lord CAMPBELL. and Sir T. WILDS, and Sir H. JENNER concurred; and Sir W. FoLtavrr, who had given f trrnerly an opi- ion in favour 41f the claims, declared that on a re-consideration of the case ho felt they were unfounded. He thought t he..Hon,tr- Ede Gentleman would urea that a declaration of war was not wanting to constitute war a stats of war was sufficient without any declaration whatever. Hut the Danish declaration of August was most issuretllv a declaration of war, and if that were proved e wYsnile of the lion. Gentleman's cav fell to the ground. rite declaration of the two British commanders issued in August, a;so exprmly declared that the island of Zetland was about to become the theatre of war; and the English declaration, in allusion to the Dani-lt declaration, of the 16th of August, eacs, " Whereas his Majesty the King of Den mark has declared war against England," and therefore h thought it clear that the declaration of August was a declara tion of war. Mr. NlttztEtt Ginsox said he had, after some considera tion given to the subiect, come to the dttermi n of supporting those claims. With regard to the question of the declaration of war, he believed that it had been admitted, that by gia•ltifig- the other claims that question had been given up. He would rather take the opi nion of a legal gentleman out of office than cf one in (dike ; and as he found that out of office these legal gentlemen de ided in favour of the claims, and that in this case the law Anvers of the Crown shrunk from appearing in the Wuse u the present occasion, be felt the case was so strong that e was bound to supp,rt the motion. Mr. WA MACY asked if the Chancellor of the Exchequer would pay the money if the motion were agreed to? It was a contempt of the House, on the part of the successive c'sovernments, to refuse to carry into etrect the decision of the House, and the Hon. Gentlenn below ought not to be lef in solitary confinement. It was absurd to ttscuss these parts ,f international law—the question was, whether the claim was lost or not; if just, it ought to be liqtklated. Colonel SIBTIIORP always had, and always would, vote in favour of these claims. Mr. ll.twEs, in reply, repeated the history of the negotia tions which had taken place at Copenhagen. a,ol reminded the Douse that, in Sertember. a convention had been signed oetween Great Britain and Denmark, which put an end to the declaration of war of the lath of August. The mer- Aants, in consequence of the policy of the Government, had lost their property. The Government had money to pay these claimants, and in justice they ought to pay. Sir W. FOLLETT had given it as his opinion, that there claims had ,Mite as good a foundation act those which Lad been already , elmitted. Lord AITHORP'S Treasury minute left the de ' ..ision of all these classes of claimants to the decision of Par. iament. Time after time these claimants hid made their Alin's. Mr. WILBEer - oecE had taken up the cause of the (claimants. and these very claims had been investigated b 3.. the Government and cut down, and now thec were re fits.A. Why, this investigation was a mockery of justice if the paym-nt of these cla . ms was now to he refused. S& rangers mere then ordered to wi'hdraw, and the Hcuse divided, when there appear.d— For the motion Against it Majority in favour of the cirti,na... —lB On our return to the gallery, we found Mr. IlAwEs on his legs, expressing a hope that the Government would give way, to the repeatedly expressed declaration of opinion on the ' rart of the House, and take measures to liquidate theix claims. without • the slightest hope of return. The British nation some time since sacrificed 20,000.00 sterling to remove the stain of shivery from her dominions, and, large es was the expenditure, few voices were raised against its eipplication, because it was felt to be a great act of morel justice, sill surely our countrymen would not object to a sum less than one-tenth thereof being applied to raise thy• nv)re Oe.ttitute of our Irish brethren from powrty and eretchedress to comparative •independeuce and comfort. It is hardly credib!e that at this moment there are in Ireland over 60,000,000 acres of waste lands wholly un prodimive, of which fre'rn 4,000.000 to 4.500,000 might be reclaimed with profit, affording on the one herd ex tenstve employment to the laboring population, and 0: the d th. r a fair rate of intere-t and return for the capital employed in its improvement. IliiherLo it hat; aces 1.1: to private enterprise, to the landlords to whom this large amount of soil belonged, to take the initiative for its reclamltien—and few indeed have bd en the in stances in which active steps have been taken. When eier it has been chew, we believe we may sacely :mere that the person through whose ins:rumentality it was effected, not only realised a consideraele profit for idnself. but, no mutter what might bee his creed or hi . :- I, ( 4 ,l e itil r e i , ol h , e pe w as a; lt re t s o r s le:t s e s d os a h t i id o be a l n ov i e g d en i e u ro t u h , e i c t 4u u n i t s z : though easily led away, and, alas! toe frequently plung ing into crime. Cenvince him that a reel and earnest solicitude for his welfare exists, and a more grateful and tractable being breathes not. Setae Irish land lords have indeed exerted themselves. The Premier a few niehts since, rod ntioned in the most laudetory terms the conduct of Lord G. BILL, who in lesu than years bus brought into cultivation no less than from 16,000 to 17,000 aeres ; the late Mr. CAPEw, father et the present Lord CAREw, by continmel zeal. and atten tion, by a residence amongst his tenantry, and a foster • ing care for their weVare, made what, when he fame into possesion, was little better tle , n a furze brake, a magnificent and profitable estate, now yielding a greater number of thousands per annum to his • son than it did hundreds to himself when he came into possession of it, and his proudest boat towards the end of his long and useful lite was to point to his dernesnes—to a happy and contented tenantry, all possessing interests in their lands, on which !hey could live with comfort, and from which they were. :ore of obtaining for their emu use a fair return for tdeir labour, and say, see what -I have myself e ffeeted ! .Mr. flow, of the, county Wicklow, might he mentioned es another lion, urWe instaii . O . e . of similar care and at tention, attended with fluidly beneficial arid haipy re sults both to his tenantry and to himself. Several dithers Mr. O'Coxxv.i.t. gave notice that he should to-morrow move that Mr. Smith O'Brien be di , chatwd from cus!ody. • Mr. B. beVERIP: then moved for a &lea Committee to inquire into the condition of the labourer,' employed on railways. Sir J. GRAHAM was much oblig:ed to the Lion Gentleman for brining the subject before the House, and would not oppose the application orthe C.,mmitt ee . The House was then addreased by Mr. fIUME and Mr. lirpsou, -who said there existed no indisposhion on the part of railway canpaoies to provide l'or the religious and moral instruction of those employ ed in their works, but denied that there was any necessity for my miry. Die motion was agreed to. Sir R. Piutt. stated that circumstances had come to his knowledge which rendered it desirahlo that the House , honkl core to a th-cisinn on R motion which he hegged to propose; and he therefore moved. that that House ils• give !cave to Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN to attend and give evith•nee in the Lords' Committee, now ingoiring into the operation of the poor-law in Ireland, as he himself was deairous of doing. —.Agreed to. The House rose at Ten o'clock. Until some decisive measures are adopted for the alleviation of distress in Ireland, our sympathies must, if possible, become more intense, end our commentaries more frequent and more urgent in its behalf. As long as privations continue to extend both in area and in poignancy, it is impossible—it is utterly impossible -4o maintain a callous and continuous silence. Our most solemn duty as journalists would forbid it. Every emotion of our heart, every dictate of our reason, every . .• • our morality, would tend to confirm us in a sense of that ;luty, and even urge us on to its fulfilment. This is no theme to be exhausted ; it is not a subject to Le dis trdscl as tedious or impertinent ; it can never be in sisted upon too frequently. No, not until those dread scourges of famine and disease have been either dissipated abated. Such, unhappily, is our position with regard to :hat fertile but ill-omened country. We cannot consci etinusly remain voiceless spbetators of its wretchedness each would be repugnant to our very eature. A great moralist, we mean SAMUEL JOHNSON, once exclaimed, in accents of passionate enthusiasm, " That man is little to be envied whose patriotism would not gsin force upon the plains of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona." And, in a similar -pirit, we might reprobate those who could regard Ire land in its present hour of tribulation without feelings of the liveliest eommisseration. An island so endowed by ature to humanists the minds of its people with the holy splendour of its scenery, and to nourish them with the most pr. d;gal profusion ; an island whom: inhabitant, have evidenced by their his:or;cal character a singular proportion of generos i ty, bravery, and devoti on ; an island so many y ears a l sandoned to miseovernment, and so many years remarkable for its patient obedience to the constitution—he must, indeed, be devoid of all capabi lity Kell,ofa fity to appreciate misfortune who can listen unmoved tghtmh,(e) more tar:a p e, et r m e aue s gbi e mn4i i i t mo,eb e sgen u et aoa f f nisttr e uie u r bnt gumatishuetm. multitude, at u I t has spectacle b e n n to her story, or remain indiffetent.under a knowledg e ot . said, st o natu ren d s nst e i o ° l. n aswt ; eth hde er how sip et instance— to er m ett if u : c ri ,ani s ubject t d o baef ; u n oi c cm i h t s exhibited by our Hibernian county} men at this m oment. For it woul.l be alik e ill og i cal and preposterous to im pugn a wh o l e p opulation of criminality because some in famous members o f i t are addicted tothnapnerpetra.tion of the darkest. deeds of moral, political, d Assassins and mara u d ers there are undo bte6 so c ial u but they are still distinct from th e mass of the p 1 granted that those wretches are numerous, neve p rt u he a l ce s ; es they arc still but an infinitessinaal portio n o f the commu nity. Ireland, therefore, in an abstract sense, has an infinite claim upon our sympathies, and this cl a i m becomes . only more apparent and more determinate G A letter, d ated Vienna April 18, appears in the A ugs b urg h as we descend to practical, and economical, witzhet(tiei, announcing; that a courier from Berlin had arrived e and (if they can so be termed) selfish principles. three Po' ‘pvaetrcshiel s ad ar intimati ng that the repre o s f en l ta s t l i s ve of the with re- With an eye to its own stability, Government would, if spect t o the Rep d u e b e li l co e f t that c the Cracow, o w treaty should be observed, but on that account only, be impelled to a consideration of ; that the urban militia sliould he disbauded, and that the Irish wants ; the Ministry would be driven- to an in- three Powers stuirrld res,?rve to themselves the right of al ferferenee, if simply upon an economical- account, or ternatel y placing a garr i son in the c i ta d e l ever y two years. the 2ith, pub the e hele em- The Post Amp/ Gazette of Frankfort, of with the purpose of relie‘inie itself and fishes a 1 t e te e from Vienna , flailing the repert the tire of meat grievoa, encum , irxi , oe, Ever) Ono':.o I.3IPEROR lbtvitig aboh t h e d feuil4l seivice Aostrian sp.res•od.reet tile attention of :he people •ot G•e it Britain Galicia• It ycenfie:a- Ireland, and to require of • aPPesrs that a fu t , disto be raised bto the Limenteble exigencies of tion of the property of abs en t ee re b e l s , ou t of w hi c h the the Legislature some active moremeut for their removal. i instances might be adduced, but, unfortunately, they forn 'he xc, - .ption, the very :mall tnni,rity ; many calve prevent the-great-majority cif thy. landlords front .shtV, 3:?lves coming forward. In many instances heavy ETCUM. trances L fleet the property, so that the nominal pos. sesaor is in reality in the enjoyment of but a small annuity from his eitatri, which are rtady managed y receivers and mortgageer, who Lave no in terest in the improvement of the property, and care only for the punctual receipt of the interest money - ; in others the property is entailed on an elder son. Every Tare shilling is necessarily appr - priated as a provision for a numerous family of younger children, wh o are but scantily portioned, and the owner of the life estate will'not think of increasing the wealth of his gilder son at the expense of his otl , er.children, purlieu.; laxly as h e cannot make any cla i m on t h e revers i on f or . a the valu e o f the impr ovenvnts effected. These and other ca uses bay, prevented the great body of the land lords from awmptin g such improvements , and i t i s litipele ss to t hi nk that, if left in their bands, it will from th e s ho ee lde u r i s i . ti" Lit h 3 ever take been t o such tin ex t e nt as to relieve Ireland difficulties in which she is placed. A private undertaking, the Waste Lands Society," has been ~ r ine d un d er the au.pices of Lord DEVON, and has f effected m uc h public good, and we belit , ve that the P the Government fou ad a profitable then i one nt to rp ,t, se,he slheatre it make universal the systena which has worked so well wherever it has been adopter'. At present it is not neces:ary to enter into the details by which it is to be effected. Mr. P. &ROPE has introduced a measure into the llouse of cowm , ,,a, for this purpose, and we are sure that its discussion will be of the greatest benefit . , tied lead to the ,p.to ultimate ad -- et of s;-me valuable legis lative e eaettnent . , Cu the subject. A ..ecounts have been received from Hayti of the 19th ult. It is not true that General PIERROT has abdicated. On the 19th he occulied his former pos , tion, and expressed his con fidence of ultimately defeating his adversaries. noble; are t) be intletnuif;t7tl for tit , aboltion of their 1:111111 rights. Madrid papers of the 22d have arrived. The Gazette pub lishes a decree issued by General. VILLALONCA, Captain- General of Galicia, dated Corunna. April 15. declaring the entire coast of that province, from iTie Mouth i:tf" the Meade° to that of the G , tardia, in a stare of blockade. The blockade was to be most strictly applied to the port of Vigo, the en trance of which was to be rigorously prohibited to vessels of every description, national se well as fitreLn. English steamers are otil allowed to touch at the port of Corunna for the purposes and of determined by their Government. The Gazette also contaios a dispatch, dated the 14th, announcing that the insurgent*, who • had attacked SIGUETRO had been defeat - A by General - PlllO SAMPER. In a dispatch. dated April 18, General CoNeria states that he was preparing to march to the relief of Orense, which hal been attacked by the insurgents. On the morning of the 22d, it was rumoured in Madrid that he had marched to Orense, and had been defeated and wounded by the insur gents. It is evident that the insurrection in Galicia has as sumed a very serious character, and that the Government do not place implicit reliance on the Std,lity of the army ; for General Piat:st.a, the Captain-General of Galicia, has thotiat it nece4sary to issue a proclamation to the garrison of Madrid. urging them in the strongest terms to continue faithful, and threatening those who shall suffer themselvas to be seduced from their allegiance with the severest penalties. The following are the principal members of Juntas nominated• by the insur gents of Galicia :—The President of the Junta of Pontevedra is Don Jos SANTICS, ex-I/Tuty of the Cortes. At Vigo, Don 11.amoN Brcit is at the bead of the movement. At Tay the chief of the Junta is Don ESTEBAN AnsAL, Deputy. An extraordinary courier arrived in Madrid from Burgt , s on the 22d, and it was said that Via Captains-General of Burgos and Vittoria had bsen °Here] to station troops at intervals along the road from their respective head-quarters to the capital. Madrid wa7 , perfectly tranquil. MADRID BensA.—The stocks were not quoted on the Bolsi, but out of doors prices continued unchangel Bank shares rose considerably, those of Sin Fernando sellimr at 300, those of Isabel at 185, and of La Probidad at 230, Bcc. We have received the Paris papers of Tueslay. The sulject of free trade seems to occupy much of the attenfinif of French peliticel writers at the present moment. The Journal des Drats and the Constitution Eel both contain ar ticles on this important subject. The Journal des Debuts seems to approve of the free-trade measures proposed by Sir RAM:UT PENL, while the Constitutionnel, without directly avowing monopolist principles, exhibits an evident tendency towards the_ doctrines of the protectionists, and attempts to sneer down the Bordeaux League as propound ing wild a-4 extravagant schemes of commercial reform. Six years since similar language was held by the English protectionists with regard t) the Anti-Corn-lew League, and if the Bordeaux League fell,. w its excellent examplesix years n)t elapse before the principles of free trade will b. as t)opular in France as they are in England As free.triders, we are rej. iced to see the subject is thus taken up in earnest iii France, because we feel convinced that the more it is dis• custed the greater will be the number of converts'to the doc trines of free trade. The Chamber of Deputies adopted on Monday the 53 . arti cles of the Calder des Charges of the Bordeaux and Cette Railroad Bill. It text resumed the discussion on the clauses of the Bill itself, voted a subvention of 15,000,000 f. to the company which should execute the line, and having sup pressed the subvention originally demanded for the branch to Castree, decid,l, as an inducement to the company to ex ecute it, to increase by six years alai a half the duration of the concesi-ion, which tliu ,to ,d fixed at 66i years. On Tuesday the Chamber was discussing the We,tern Rail w.ity Bill at the hour the post hft. The Committee of the - Chamher on the reduction of the Five per Cents. had reported against the measure by a Majority of six to three. The Maniteul pub i•hes . the account ~f the Q•erations lie Sinking Fund Admini,tration during the first quarter sf 1846, from which it appears, that the Three per Cent. Government Stock redeente:i. in that periA amounted to .79,811 f., and the capital allocated to that purpo , e to 7.826,731 K A report from Marsha: BUGZATID, dated Algiers, April 20, , as been reuived by the Minister of War, who states that e had heard from several sources, that AnD-Kr.- ICAotta was •,t Stitten, but that he had reason to third: the in- flrrmation was erroneous, and th a t th e E m i r wns s till i n th e :.;nth of the country of the Ouled-Nayls. He had been successively abandoned, says the Marshal, by the trih a of ;lie desert. According to other information, however, which bad reached the Govermir l General, A nn-41.-KApEn bad not abandoned the hope of finding a point d'appui in the Jurjura. The report of a success by Colonel Demox vmr,, near Setif, is confirmed by Mar , hal BUGEALTD The combat was with a host .of Kabyles, under the Ch6rif, .AOIIAMED BEN ARDALLAII, who is sail to have made considerable progress in the mountains to the north of Setif. The enemy, when about to assume the offensive, was attacked on the night of the I:,:th, and after a ei.nfliet of three hours, was routed with the loss of the tents, baggage, and flecks. and 200 killed. The French had five kil!ed and 64 wounded, amongst whom were six uffi!ers. N other fact of importance is given in this report. Marshal BUGZAUD incloses a report from the Duke D'ACMALE, dated from the bivouac of Ain-el-Hadjer, the 1341. His Royal Highness gives accounts of several affairs with the hostile Ar , b4, in all r.f whirr the French were completely successful, but none of them were of sufficient importance for it to be ukces , ary to give the details. According to the Alje . rie Marshal BUGEAUD Will return to France at the end of Atay. ter the benefit of his health. Co loud FCLISSIEIt has been promoted to the rank of Major- General. The Jountal des Mats gives a long account of the grand reception given on Sunday at the Tuileries to innAttpt Pasha. The f Mowing is the description given of his per .,ottal appearance i—lututitat Paella is a little under the or dinary stature; his countenance is calm, but very expres sive, and his eye animated and penetratihg. His bearrt i, long and grey his step firm, and his carriage dignified. The dress of IBRAHIM Was superb. His Highness's costume was extremely rich and splendid, cowisting of a close-bodied vestment wrought with gold, on which was a diamond star. He wore a golden girdle, with blue trousers, and the red ceeehia tf the Turks. Sotxm A N Pacha, and the rest of the persons with him, ware attirA neatly i the same style. It is exoected lie will remain in Paris three weeks. The Duke Dr. MoxTpwxswa is to give him a grand military fete at Vinciennes—the Chantilly races are to he honoured with his presence, and Colonel Tmtcw:v is to attend him on his visits to all the principal public monuments of Paris.' It was expected that the Grand Duke CON:4.7ANTINE G: Russia would leave Algiers on the 22c1, for Lisbon. The examinations of LaccorrE are continued, but nothing uew has been elicited. • The Pans Bourse of Tu. sd ay was ex ct.e,l i n gly heavy. The Three per Cents. elosetl.at 831. GOc. ; the Five per Cents, 119 f. 75c.; tl,a Orleans hailr. , ad shares, 1,2371`. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,035 f.; ti lyre, 755 f. ; Great Northern, 7nat• 75c.; Avignon, ; Vier. qr,n, 6721. 50c.; Isord,aux, G 20.. ; Boulogne, 494.; Troycs 2..4 ' . .fontereau. 1171. 50e. ; Basle, 227 f. 50• . , 1.101,1. e, 4W. ; Paris and Strnsburj, 52011; Tours and N antes, !TPI,V.; i'ar.s and 1.30u5,•i7_t.50c.; Spanish Domestic Debt, 30%. Th e tidlowing are the quotations in tho new lines :-- Lyons and Avignon Derlnitives, 537 f. 50c.; Bordeaux and Cette Dennitives, 537 L 50c. ; Charleroi, 495 i: BUSINESS DONE IN ffilti,lGN RAILWA YS AT THE LONDoN STOCK E .111.1 NilE, AMU. 29. Boulotme and Amiens, 1214 —ll irileaux, lyt,Jlonse, snrl ('ette LEspleta), Demerara, 23i -- .Dutrlk,ll,4pish, j;,:ut. %--Great Norther n of Frmice , Colitittitiol, 15% --Great Western "anada, 4—Louvain and Jenutop, I !4 —Luxembourg, 2% - Namur Aid Liege, 1 1 4 . , —Orleans and Viersoil, 16% - Uri :LUIS kiwi Bordeaux, 11 and Lyons Constituted, 8--Paris and Orle fits, 4 , 0<, and strashourg Constituted, 5% —Bonen and Bane, 29 3 4 •••istubre and Meuse, 514. Mr. frt., i$ sittiictieotly rrelyeted from his recenritalispfesition as tir he to'restrne ha judiclahlutres. ' CHARTER HOITSF: thr , anon Von at the Charter-house, which took place on Saturday last, the gold .twial was awarded to Mr. IL W. Sotheby, Cowl ‘Vachrouster.eolbArk,,i ar, Ill: , ckwrt:l on Wed nesday morning, on board the neneral Steam Navigation Company's steam- , hip Columbine. fur itctt,rdatn. BURFORD'S PANSR.IMA. - LEICESTER - SQUARE, Arnon•st the distinguished individuals who have recently visited the Panorama Roy,tl, were noticed, the Duch,s of Sutherland and Mar chioness or Lent, the Turkish AmbAssattor and suite, Lady Londonderry and the lion. Ladies Vane, Lady St. Germain, Lady Heathcote. Mar inis and Maremoness of Cholaiondeley, Lord Morpeth, Lord • nil Lady . -.Miter, Lady Adelaide Pag•et, ('ount Poltreno, lion. Mi hurray, Mirs Pardo,. Ea .I of Harrinitten, Dr. Coller and lady, Laity Don. cannon, Lady Villars, Lady Ogilvie, Lady Anson, Lord Sudeley and the ti n. 31isses Tracey, Lady etway, Lord and Lady Caltherpe and. ftimily, General 'raylor and laity, Mrs. Smith Wyndham, Sir James And Lady Clarke, Dr. Chatulgers, the Baroness de Noval, Lady May, &c. -- _ct r:r COURT CIRCULAR. . The Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Buckingham, the Duke of Cleveland, and the Earl of Lonsdale, had audiences yesterday of the Queen at Buckingham Palace, to present ad dresses. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Mr. George • Edward Anon, went yesterday morning to •the office of the , Duchy of Cornwall, in S , merFet llouse. Hio• Majes'y, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess R .1 al, a' d the Princess Alice, and attend , d by the Dowager Lady Lettelton t _took an airing yes'erday in an open carriage and tour. His Royal Highness Prince Alpert was on rseback, and the Equerries in Waiting, the Hon. Colonel Grey, and Lieut.-Colonel Seymour, attended on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred took an airing yester day in the pleasure grounds of the Palace. her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing yesterday in a carria.Le. Their Royal Highnesse- , the Duchess of Glou cester a' , d he Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty yester day at Marlborough House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Baroness de Speth, left town yesterday morning for Frog m ‘re House, Windsor. Her Royal Highness returned to her re-idence, Clarence House, St. James's, at half-past fine o'clock in the afternoon. The Spaoish Mini ter transacted business yesterday at the Pereign-office. Prince Castelcicala was present at the debate in the House of Commons yesterday evening. A meethg of the Metropolitan Termini Cemmissioners Inas held yestsoday. There were present the Earl of Dalhousie, Sir Frederic Smith, and the Lord Mayor. The So iceor-General of li eland had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official resi ' deuce in Downing- street. The Earl 'of Radnor and Mr. Wilson had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday at the *Alice of the , Board of Tcade. Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Caitlin! -office 'or the Governors of New South Wales and Van I)iemen's Lam'. Sir Edmund Crsiock Hartopp arrived at Farrance's Hotel, yesterday, from Knigtdon Lodge, Leicester. SPORTIrti(i tri i'ELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY, Nzairr. 2.000 GUINEAS STAKE 3. Tibthorpe was examined this evening by Mr. Field, and prorou ,. ced to beef the proper age. iNTIIDeS n. , 11. THURSDAY. :-Taodicap, T.Y.C., 5 Subs., two of whom declarer] :—Tleau moot, 5 yrs, Bst 1 Ilb—P,,ulton, 4 yrs, Bst 91b—Lyons, 4 yrs, ist 91h. Sweepstake., T.Y.C., winfo.r to be 501,1 for 1501.—Fugi tive, Alex% Forget-me not, Nell Cook,. Krankie, fby the Sad Iler out of Fanamn, llalvoimie. Qn,,,n's Plate, R.C.—Wolflog, 4 yrs—Maynooth, 4 yrs— Keppel, 4 yrs--Colleen Yawn, 4 vrs. Sweepstakes,. T.Y.C.—Brown Bete, h fby the Doctor out of Sister to DrAnedary, The Preams c by Retlstreak out of Balance. THE .1,000 GUINZAS STAKES. All are scratched hut Wilderness, Mendicant, Ennui, Tau- , tins, Mowerma, Ukraine, Gisel'e, and two or three others that are safe not to run. - [.,TEST BETTING. OWE THOCSANI? GUIN E A S , sTA KES. 6 to 5 agst Day's lot 5 to 2 agst Wilderness. CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Best Bower 23 to 1 agst Inheritress 10 to 1 agst S , veetmeat 95 to 1 ag-t Magnet 13 to 1 a..st The Baron 30 to 1 agst Hope 15 to 1 agst Pedometer 35 to 1 agst Petit Morceau 18 to 1 agst Miss Burns 40 to 1 agst Vol au Vent—t. 20 to 1 agst Kent's l ot, bar Best Bower. Mr. Gunk has declared that it is uncertain whether Wea therbit will start. DERBY. 7 to 2 agst Sting—t 25 to 1 apt Spithead 7to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes 30 to 1 agst Ingo—t 18 to 1 agst 'l'nm Tullock :30 to 1 agst Fancy Boy 2'l to 1 age Humdrum 40 to 1 agst Poynton—t 25 to 1 agst Brocardo—t 50 to 1 agst Peri colt—t OAKS. 13 to 1 agst Osprey I 15 to l agst. Mendicant—t. In the course of the evening The Baron and Wolf-dog were matched for 500'each, 200 ft, to run B. C. in the Houghton Meeting. The "Nron giving Ms. Oakley and Wolf-dog were Aso matched for the same Meeting at Bst 71b each, D.M., 200, h The followirg Matches hare also been trade in the course of the week SECOND SPRING MEETING, 1846 :—Brainless 3gst the filly by Sock ort, out of Ganymede, the latter receiving 101 b ,. fla!f a mile. SE:coNn OCroBER, 1846 :—Al.trm and Oakley, Bst 71b each, 500, T.Y.C.. and Alarm and the Bishop of Romford's Oh, the later receiving- 6164. T.Y C. 300, h ft. Several others have hen made tit- 1847. THURSDAY'S RACES. _ _ _ Sweepstakes of 10 sovs, each, for three - irsold ; colts, Bst 71h, fillies, fist 41b; thY' winner to be sold for 150 flocs., if dc manded. T Y.C. Lord W. Powlett's f by The Saddler, out of Fanchon 1 Duke of Rutland's Alexa 2 Mr. Bowes'.:. The following also started, but were not placed:—Sir J. Hawley's Fugitive, Lord Albemarle's Nell Cook, and Mr. Bat son's .lt . lcuisie. 13-ttia;-7 to 4 ag,st Fugitive, 9 to 2 agst Fanchon filly, and 4to 1 agg Alexa. Fugitive and Alex.t made the rim the others lyinz well up with them to the cords; the Fan chon t km, went in front, and won cleverly by a length, Alcx., beating Forget-me-not by a head. The winner was chimed. Run in l minute and 18 seconds. 11,mticap Sweepqakes of 25 arms. each, and only 5 ft if de chred, $4, , for three yrs olds and upwards, T.Y.C. 5 Subs. Duke of Mu bud's Poulton, 4 cts,Ekt 9th )Ir. I,cwt[e!'s 1,1 oils, 4 yrs, 70 9lb ... Lord .111 , n:811e - a :leaumt.nt, Bst 1 . 11.-ttiog-1 1 to 8 agst Lyon., 7 to 4 agst Paul; on,, aod 2 to I ag,t 11,-auttant. Paultons made strong runni , nr, Lyoom -econ , l, and tleaunr.nt well up ; they kept this order to the lily wlPre Lyons elo-ed with Poulton., and they ran a sp!err..id race home, finishing with a dead teat. Run in 1 ruin. 20 iec. Lyons oftertvArda walked over, and the Duke of Rut!. n aid Mr. Lowther divided the stokes. Ti l e 1,000 Guineas Stakes, of 100 a ma. each, h ft, for threa yrs out fillies, Bst 71b D.M. Mr. Gull: 's Mendicant . M.. Bows's Mowerina Lo l Orfiell's Prussic Acid The f llo•ving also started, but were not placed :—Dulte of Be ,ford's Ttur'n I, Lord G. Bentinck's Ennui, Mr. o.lmltles 7 ton's Giselle, 31 , r. Weer', 'rd, Wildernest. Betting—Even on 11endh•ant, 5 to 1 agst Mowerina, 6 to 1 agst Prussic Acid, 7 to 1 agst Tanrica, and 7 to 1 agst Ennui Prus , ic Acid made strong rutini, g, followed by Mowerittt and GiseUe, Mendicant lying up with the latter, and Wilder ness bringing up the rein Tney kept their positions to the new ground, where retreated, aul,orMowerina chal lenged Prussic Acid, ran with her to the t °mil, and defeAted her. Me, dicant then came, r?ached Atowerina half way up, a'id defeated her by half a length. Prussic Acid a bad third. Run in I min. 48 sec. Sweepstakes of 10 Soya. each, for two vears old colts, Bst Est; 84 31b. Mr. Stephen son ' s b i f t by the Doctor, out of Sleet. to Drom,,d 4 ry (Nat) 1 m Lord Lorlale's 2 Mr. R. Clifton', Brown Bess Mr. Ford's The Precocious Youth Betting-6 to 4 agst Balance. 7to 4 agst Dromedary filly, and 4 tot agst Hermit Bess. Won very cleverly by a length. Brawn Bess a had_third, . and The Precocious Youth beaten of _ Run in 1 min. 23 sec ( Day March, 300, h ft, Bst 7lb each, last half of Ab. M.—Mr. Crockford's Kite beat Mr. O'Brien's The Emerald Isle: sto 2 agst Kite. Won in s canter. R.ld in 55 seconds. Th e ci leen ' s Elite: of 100 gs.; for four vrs dd, 3st 81b; five, lOst 7.h : six and agvi, lOst i 21h. R.C. Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolf Dog walked over, dividing the Plate with Mr. Shelly's Mo' oth. BETTIgG AF . FER THE RACES, DERBY. 3 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting—taken 12 to 1 it : ,st Lord M.iiistone's Toni TuHoek—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Wall's The Crown Prince OAKS. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Mendicant—taken Cali TER CUP. 10 to 1 agit Lord G. Bentinek's Best BOwer 10 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweetmeat—taken 12 to 1 ag=t Mr. E. R. Clark's The Baron 14 to 1 agst Lord George Bentinck's Clumsy—taken LAW ISTE LIGEN CE, HOUSE OF LORPS, April. 30. Tlrn MT' &It rztrerio 4 *fraprOV-"Thißciiiiiresei were Lwd Brou4ham, Lord Co tenhant, and Lord Campbell. TJIEAIL OF STAIR V. KING. The argume..ts in this part-heard appeal were resumed and concluded to-clay, and Their Lawsuips gave judgment, dismissing the appeal with cogs. COURT . OP'QU E EN'S 17 eNcti,- - A l irit 30. TOE QUEEN AT THE PROSECUTION OF TIIE DUKE SF BRUNS• WlCji. V. BARNARD GREGORY. • Tins ct'se, which stood adjourned from Monday, was called •on to-day. It was posttoaed, in rder to give the de fendant time to. put in.affidayits in answer to - the charge of the prosecutor. male upon the la,t day, to the effect, that the detendaot had hired and bribed certain per sons to hiss and hoot at the Duke of -Bruns k, at the Strand Theatre. The affidavits on behalf of .defendant were considerable and voluminous, and all deposed that upon the nit,lit in question, to wit, the 2d December, 1843, when defendant played the part of r i w n as with Shylock, Merchant of Venice , and the prosecutor marked out by certain parties crying t: latter (w Brunswick, down with . the murderer , ".. which un derstand to the murder .of Lima txrimwood. The affidavits of defendant solemnly deni.ll that he had in any way, directly or indirectly, used any means by which to cause any persons to aunoy.tb , • Duke as represented. Mr. Cocitnt7ax, on behalf of defendant, argued at great length in tnitiga•in l of punishment. ltr. J PATTEI in giving judgment, said th a t t h e Court had taken into c ,, nsideration the tact of the prosecutor haying published a certain placard, and other circumstances, in favour of defendant; but that, on the whole, the sentence of the Court should be, that for each of the four libels in question the defendant should be imprisoned two months, that was to say eight months altogether. T. MARYLEBONE DISTRICT SOCIETTER.—.At a meet ing of the five district societies of St. Marylett, at, . hell at the Court house on Wednesday, the 29th of April (present the Rev. J. 11, Spry, D.D., in the chidr), the reports front the several (Usti ic - s were rt ail, from which it app aced that, during the past year, 3,334 persons had hen relieved I y their visitations, and that the sums distributed amounted to 1.154'. 19s. 6 d. PRoTEETL,N OF LIFE IN IRELAND.—PARISH OF I.A3f- BETH - A meeting was called on Wednesday morning In the toys' school room, Lambeth-gri en, t or th e il. ratifin the propriety of petitioni ng th e House "''"'Z'7i to had taken purpose of taking Intoc r o t. n e s et the rich Coercion Bill; but attar-Mr. Church..arden Ito the chair, as there was scarcely fitly persons present, the meeting _. . _. was dispersed. SHERIFF'S' co tint April 23. DEATH oF A HAILWAYSECdET. iiitY.—Wea.ni,ell%.).i'ir. (Before Mr. Under. Sheriff BURWELL.) Ta . vern,..l‘ King I tam- W. Payne hat :in inquest at the White r Rea' Frederick Ldge.l, aged 51, GAttP V. I'EMTON. stre t, Lor t alot t y , t e ol i d , c ,t e ris e a u n t i M l L:!: ,, , Z ig. Railway Compaii, , s , and the This was an action brought to recover the sum of 10/. on a se. r..ta, Y ° and Railway Company. Thomas Grayson, a Thames Haven Doe f k bill of exchange. the Camberwell ountibuses, deposed that about em.b l inet4l. cl:i i ck an c . in ci the previous night the deceased got Into the The defendant pleaded nun-acceptance. twelve o'clock had proceeded as tar as KI11:: William-street, when A witness was called who saw the defendant sign the bill. he heard a strange noise within side, and at the same time several He knew detendant by the name of George Penton. It was signed, George--Penton."" The (dicer of the Court read a t the passengers called to him that the deceased was in it " George .A. Pet;ton," which was said to be the right uoxicated. lie got Into the vehicle, and saw the deceased sitting in one corner, strug4iim.; and starinz wildly. A City . - p,uiTe listable was called, and the dec ea s e d was conveyed int,i d l, but in the declaration as " George N. Penton." The into 31r. Fuller'- surgery, and this gentleman pronounced life t o h e witnes s knew defendant lived at the place where the writ quite extinct. Nothing of a deleteri-us nature was tOund on his wiF , servi o. The UNDER-SHERIFF hdd this to be sufficient, but took a 1 wrson when lie wis si.arched. Mr. Fuller, surgeon, Kkg William. trots a the objection taken. Ile said that persons Ought W strew., said that the deemed was lifeless when i brtantht in to his write their names very distinctly in such a ass. house; he a'temptcd to bled him, but no 1, ()pitflowed. H e was eto state the cans: of death without opening the body. Mr. Richard Mason, of Furnival's Inn, secretary to the Rude Light Coin- ELLIs v. ItoslEtt. pany, stated that ho was w ith t h e d ecease d u p t o e l even o'clo c k on This was an action brought T ues d a y night, at his office, drawing up some documents whi c h h e by the plaintiff, who w as t h e W a d to attend the House ot Commons with on t proprietor of the W es t I n di a C lub House, and the defendant li e was of a very sanguine •. and very excitable temp erament , h ut was e following morning. was one of the members of the Cl u b, to ' recover the, sumof in goad health and spirits when he parted with him to go hom e t. 10/. 10s, for two years' subscriptions. The - defendant pleaded Wandsworth. al io deceased was in pr,sperous circumstances. 'flie that he was not indebted. jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of " Died from The facts of the case were these : the club was formed natural causes." in 1816, under a C onim i ttee of Management, of which the GREAT MORTALITY IN THE WEST Isnr E s.—F rom returns recently received, it app e ar s th a t th e 71 s t Regiment of High- Marquis of Chandos, th e present Duke of Buckingham, was landers, at Dominique and Antigua, has suffere4 severely from fever, a member; but, in 1834, a different arrangement was come and t h ose diseasas peculiar to the climate, having lost a lieutenant, to, and the plaintiff undertook the sole management of the five Sergeant, two eorporai, t wo drummers, ninety-eight privates, hfluse, and to bear the expenses, receiving the subscriptions. and twelltY-Illw wtAnell and childrot, all taken ofr alitidu a wu.ek The • defendant was admitted a member in 1838, and con- Or two, . . ..., I United SI) up to January, 1843, when ita diicOntiottod attend A RMY.—Atminv-Gottoral.. ; Sir PrilWarti B ,, water ,' ing hut did not give notice, 'tiul die 'firesent--iction was . and A . l,•x:ind,r Cam•run have been tannin ' , kit to tit,. col-Iliiicies of br. atllit io recover I lie sub err ion for 1843 - aitil_ 1844 the reviments vacant by the death. of oeiter.ds ~,r It. Bailey and ' Si Moo e Disney the precise arrangement befo g that General :sir Mt. t% tide lid* the thf.iiilant, said that ' he, defence was Gordon Drumm..aid goes from the 4inli Foot to the itigh , r corps, the prim:ilia:ly on the e-itstroction of the rules as to whet her Bth ; and General Sir Miami Mall from the 74111 to the 15th: sir . notice was necessary—in the second place, that the plaintiff Edward Bowater takes the 49th, and Sir A. Ciuseron the 74tb. I sued as " blaster" of the club—a description not proved ; ' anal, lastly, that the minute of the transfer of the property► to plaintiff ought to have been stamped ; but he was willing to consent to a verdict for the plaintiff if he had leave to mOTO the Court clove. (Before a Special Jury.) GIBSON V. BANBURY. The plaintiff in this case is a shoemaker in London-wall; the defendant is a goitcitor. The action' was 'brought to recover the sum of 851. 101., the value of three scrip in the Warwick and Worcester Rairway. Mr. V. Lek appeared for the plaintiff, and called William Peake, who gave evidence ths.t in DeceMbet last he was engaged as clerk to the above railway company. Defenlant told him he had bought three shares of the plaintiff, hoping they would rise in the market, but they had gone down to a mere nothing. Cross-examined—Was only clerk for fourteen days. Had previously been clerk to two or three other railways. Before that had been a steward on board ship. Knew what a rail way stag was, but plaintiff was not one. He had laid out a great deal of money in railway shares: Mr. BALLANTINE (for the defendant) said he had no doubt he should be able to convince them that of all the impudent attempts which had ever been made, this was the worst. Unfortunately, judgment had gone by default, through * mistake, as the plea had been signed by a barrister, but , as the action had le en brought in the Common Pleas, it ought to have been signed by a sergeant. He should, however,put in a cheque for the amount, drawn by the Commercial Bank of London, " Pay four shares," and signed by defendant and his partner, and paid bearing the indorsement of the plaintiff. Mr. Wall, clerk to the Bank, proved payment of a cheque on the 25th October, hut could not say to whom it was paid. Mr. Wright, partner to the defendant, proved the cheque. It had been given to Jones (witness's clerk) who brought the scrip examined. On his silemn oath he did not receive any part of the produce of the cheque. 'Jones, however, paid money to him that day on account of another person. A Julge had consented that the plea might be put on, if defendant !edged 1001. to abide the event of the trial, and paid the costs of the judgment, but they declined, as plain tiff was not worth a shi!liog. Mr. LEE aiAres-ed the jury, contending that Jones ought to have been called to show he had paid the money. The UNDER -SHERIFF said Jones could have cleared up the matter. The question was. had the money been paid to Gibson, whose name was indorsed, or was it an attempt to get.paid twice over? If it was so, it was most monstrous and wicked; but they did hear sometimes of these extraore dinary cases.—Verdict for 85/. 10s. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. 1- tARLBeROI7GH-STREE T. • • John Al - Pherson, a young man o f resp,ctati!e appea r ance. evideolv in a very delicate stlte of health. who was described on the charge sheet a-4 residing at No. 14, New Millman street, Brunswick-square, luAlse-piinter and decorates, wu pkce.l at the bar, baring been tale n into custody under the foil, wing ci!cunestances Between eleven and twelve o'clock on Wednesday the pri sorter wasp:irtaking of some refreshment in the parlour of the Carpenters' Arms public-house, in John -street, Tottenham court-road. when he suddenly drew from his pock , t a small steel-barrelled pereus-ion pistol, and clenching it in his hand and placing himself in the attitude of discharging it, said. " I'm resolved.te. do it this eight, alth;,ngh 1 lose my Why it." He thee called f r !ewe liquor, which Mr. Reid, the landlord. who had heard what hsti passed, rt-ftsd to let him have. Prei•ently afterwards he left the house, evidently in a very ale.. cittd state, and was followed by two tr,teesmen who knew something of and had been drinking with him. Mr. Read 'directly gave information of what had transpired to police-constable John Bates, No. 84 of the E division, who went after the prisoner, anti came up w ith him at the end of John street. He then had the pistol in hie hand, and repeated the threat several times, that he would do it that niztit if he lost his life through it.. The pistol was wrested from him, and the police took him in sharg& The pistol was not loaded. At the station-house he repeated the threat several times, and on the inspector on duty asking him whom he meant to shoot, be replied, "My brother; and sddvd. " If I'm imprisoned, when I'm liberated I'll dG it before I sleep." No powder or hall was found in his poi. session, at which he himself manifested some surprise. The constable has since sueeeetted in tracing out that he par• chased the pistol on Wed s lay afternoon at a sale-shop la Tottenham-court-mad. and that on Wednesday morntng onlf he was discharged from one of the metropolitan hospitals. Mr. HARDWICK 3 , ked the prisoner what account he wished to give ..f himself?' Prisoner (whose manner was very cool and collected) —The statements the witnesses have made are very correct. Mr. HARDWICK-But what do you mean by haying this pi•.tol about you? Prisoner (with great composure)—'l meant to shoot my brother . Mr. HARDwicK—Why did you mean to shot him? Pri• soner—There was some difference bAween us. Wilk, the gaoler, asked the prisoner if he still intended to shoot his brother? Prisoner (after some hesitation)—Ob e don't know. Ur. 11AnnwIcK, having. elicited from him that his brother was residing at Mary-street, 114mp.tead-road, ordered A constable to procure his at , erlance as soon as possible. The prisoner is detained tor the present. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Wee a ended April 25, I $46, made up (ruin the Mame of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns la England and Wale per Imperial Quarter. I .--- WHEAT. BARLEY. OAI &S. i RTE. BEAN 9. pEA.. PRICE .. 55s 6d 30s ld 23s 4d 33s 7d 34s 10d 334 10A DUTY ... 17s 04 84 Od 6* tad 94 6d 6s 6d 9s b. ET ,NE WS.--(YESTERDAV MCAT MBE-IKETS, HAILSIIAN, APRIL 24.—The supplies of each kind of fat stock 8 1 sale to-day .were but moderats, white the general demand rule. :tea ly, at our quotation.. Beef, from 3s to 4s 2tl; Mutton, 3s $d tO 5 241; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6. 6d; Veal, 4. to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 45 to 48 641 per albs. (s 4. AILUNDEL, Aram 1 2 to from 3s 2d to •Is 2d ; Mutton, 24, tatinio, $ll to 6+ M e l ; Veal, 4s to 4r 10d ; and Pork, 48 ta ts-Sd per rillta. A fair average supply and sluggieh trade. CniellEirsß, APRIL e had a steady general dt•mand bC" this moan n, and prices wire well sm p 4 trte . Beef, from 2. 10,1 to 4e 2e ; Mutton, ''s 104 to 5s 20 ; Lamb. 5s 6d to 6. 84 ; Veal, 4s to 58 ; and Pt•rk, 4a to 4s 80 por 8111 s. Suckling Calves, 18. to 211; Q u " r : ter-old Store Pigs, 16s to las; and Mikh Cows, with their small Cane 161 to 191 each. • Of ~ o uT,IALL, APRIL 29. --For most kinds of stock, tho supply which was moderately extensive, we had a fair demand, and lor week's quotations were well supported. Beet' from 2s 84 to 4S 2 3 Muttod, Ss, 80 to CA ; Lamb, Cs 6d to 6s 80; Veal, 4s 44 to 5s 2d and 4s to 4s 10.1 per Sibs. Itomroso, APRIL 29. Prime stock moved off steadily at fOl t ;tree., t llierwise the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef, f B ° °l ,, 2s 100 to Is -ed , • Mutton, 3s 60 to 5s ; Lamb, 5s 60 t o 6 s ; Veen Is to As; and Pork, 4s to 4s 10d per 811 5 . Suckling Cayes. ": to 29. ; Quarter-old Store l'igs, 16s to 19s ;- and Milch - C°" Mat their small Calf, 161 to 181 10s each. WLWGATE £&.bl D LEADENRALL. Prime Beef and ~, l utton commanded a steady s.de at full pill In all other kinds of meat exc e edmgly little buswess was transact !Seafront 2s Gd to 3s 6d ; Mutton, :is 4d to 4s 641; Lamb, bs 4d to is ski ; Veal, 4* 4d to 54 4d. ; and I'ork, 3s 64 to 5s per albs by th . carcase. ek:lr IVZ 1 1 3T3, SmITIIFIELD —Meadow 11 iy, 315 s to 41 8s ; Clover ditto, 4/ 88 5/ 15s; Oat :straw, I/ 12s to 17 14s ; Wheat -traw, 1/ 148 to 11 16 5 1' load. A moderate supply a* d a rlu4gish demand. SO CUMBERLAND. -•Meadow flay, 31 8s to 41 lOs ; Clov er ditto, st to 5/ 14s ; Oat straw, 1; 148 to 1/ 16s; Wheat straw, 1/ 16s to 11 1. - per load. Trade tolerably stead, at the above quOtations. WiIITECHAPEL.—Meadow flay, 3/ 3s to 4/ Bs;` Clover ditto. - to 61; Oat straw, I/ 12: to I/ I4+; Wheat traw, 1/ 14s to 111 6 . per 10,4. supply good, and and trade dull, owing, in a great measur e ' to the abundance of grain fodder. POWER OF THE SECONDARY TO COMMIT FOR CON . TEMPT.—In the Secondary's Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Seto?: M dary Potter, in a case oth erw i se o f no interest, a wi•ss refused 1 : ;inswer questions, an I the Secondary was applied to to comtal`i The Secondary said, h e di I not consider tie had power t o d o so, b,ll the Court above w ou ld exercise that power, and he would take t., necessary steps to support any application—the effect would he in crimdial cause to consult to prison, and In a civil proceeding piny would he liable to all the costs of the suit. ETobr CoLLEGE.—Gc , org«!.. Tramline, Eq.. IZ.P. O.; Shrewsbury, ani the eon of the late Bishop of Winchester, who enucAted at Eton, h.ts just announced his intention of founding su . annual mathematical prze at Eton College. Mr. Tomline has Prs seined the stun ot_l,ooo/. to the Provost and Fellows, the interest which is to be appropriated to the purpose contemplated by the liberal donor. THE " STAGS" IN DERBY.--DERBY, APRIL 2 9 . Within the last few days; (says our correspondent) shoals of WP.: have been served on parties in this town wh o h a d shares allotted them in some ttf the new railway sell. Ines; and, remarkable as . .. id t h t.,ct may appear, all are nri%l,,g iorthwith. The trateesmen in "'— town have been dreadfully bitten. PIGEON FLYING. —4 I ‘Vedrit,sday, in a mateh for 51 • F between two pigeons, the winning bird, belonging to Keel'', of tbe Kent-road, flew from Dover to London Ili one hour and twentl roar minutes. ------ --- ZOOLOGICAL SOClETY. — Theinintlivenary meeting "lt il V w „, ol on oltexiivin.tliwttworetof the itoyarTifiiitutie a, A. , beinalw:, street; the Earl of 'Derby, president, in the chair. 'The attendali O ' was very numerous, and amo ngs t th e company were the Earl et. Auckland, Lord liraybr..oke, and Sir J. P. Boileau. Bart Nat. G neral Briggs, Colonel Swk ee , D r. Henderson, and sever ' al cam eachng utrinhere. , . FOZO THE LEATHER-SEM:Fats' CoN V pANY AND THE ... - ~.. t inAMMAII. SCHOOL AT LEWISHAM .— Great exc i tement ex ists r . Greenwich and the neighbourin,.: parishes in consequence of the r t ; fusal of the Rev. Dr. Prendergast,. II D., the Head Master of L _, Lewisham Free Grainmar School, to receive upon the foundation r that institution, founded by the will of the late Rev. Abraham Cell: the children that have for the p.tst two years been elected. pre ously to the electiotrat Easter I tat; the vestry clerks of each pa "" p were addressed by the Itev. Dr. Prendergast, she Ili ad Master. SI, and ais , that until they i t eq fte ua s ie un re " n t iu 3 i o leca p iro i n d , t° th h e im whic y li I I a t , ti t . l „r i . t s .7. l le t ,d(i Company i i i i , f i l , t a e , i A 3 t . it a s l i t% awardlo , "ate ratio to the .. . hr creased value of the estates, he should decline 1 eeeiving on the fogy .. I l Tn i t e s ij u r r i a l : " l l i c i a tc t r e eZe l it s c a " l:i l tly 'ai l i t y i 'a prop rt dation of such school every scholar that might be sent to iti" - ,„ Letters bare passed, and yesterday feet. and remonstrances have been made to the Leather-sellers' COO parry, than whom a more liberal allowance is required a meeting was held on the sob morning, p:otsed Blackwell at one in the afternoon, ha The Irvin sieatner, that left 0-to.nd - at three on We d. Via several passengers of di st i nction en board. A RA TTING 7` , I A 're li. —A I.tra!)4l match is expected t° come off in th e Ilou e at St. Steph en ' s. of Commons. on th e division on the tl'''' reading of the Anti-Corn-4W Bill.—Punch. I !THE RIVAL& —( Ht Monday we e k th ere was a holidilL rm There have been so many h ,, lidays lately, 04%4 really Hunk sir Robert Pecl and Air.. Barry, the architect, have Ear, Pending as to who will persevere longest in making " no HoUse• Punch. BRTHS, On the 19th o f A pril, at Knoc I kinullen Gorey, the lady of Cap es Richard Owes, R.N., of a son. I W On the 21st of April, in Osnaburgh-street, Regent's-park, 00 of It. S. Sisson, Esq., of a daughter. On the 224 o f A pr i l, at Gaurock House, Greenock, 140 „Af Duncan Darroak, Esq.. jun., of a son.ret* On the 24th o f A pr il t h e wife of Mr. Vosely, of Hotvland -g Fitzroy - squ ire. of a 80;1. thl On the 2.ith of April, at Rushton Rectory, Dorset, the rife Rev. Francis Smith, of a son. et On the 27th of April, at Oxford-square, Hyde-park, the *l re W. !Judd, Esq., of a daughter. E. Ar thdf On the 23th of April, at MARR St. J o h n' s, Fulham, the Rev' Wet llozley, of Eckington, Derbyshire, to Anna Eliza, second Oa of klfred John Kempe, Esq., of Fulham. 011 the 28th of April, 81r. William Fenner, to Isabella, the to, surviving daughter of the late Joseph H arr i ss , E sq., o f Christ . Surrey. On the 22t1 of April, at Norwich, DlED Lydia, the - wife of John Tub' ag Oi ed 55. le& l the 22th of November last, at Sydney, Ne w South w o f slot wife of Adolphus William Young, Esq., iligh Sheri" - colony. On the IGth of April, at Hudson, New York, United States America. Anne, widow of George C a doga n M orga n, Esq., aged ooril °l On the Ilith of April, at Cheltenham, the Rev. William Whalley, incumbent of Waltham Abbey, ag73. t at) . On the 21st of April, at Weston-under-Pun yard, Anne, r— c late Thomas Baynson, Esq. On tl e 24th of April, in Hi g h- s t ree t, Camden-town , lwmrt Pounds, Esq., aged 79. olog lir r,An On the 25th of April, Jacob Henry B urns ide, Esq., of place, aged 2:1. lael On the 2Gth of April, at Tunbridge Wells, Alfred n fort lo- Gregor, yew:quit, son of J. 1). Fowles, Esq , of York-plac e,i square. On the 26th of April, at Brentirood, Essex, T. Wright. PI - - T c ;t c , EO4 . On the 27th Of April Ludee Elizabeth, wife of W. IL Cha d " . A usf* On the 27th tAprit, 31r. Etr,ene Clifton, of Canonb urY A Of Spi ll' Oz, the 2.7111 ef April, in Recent-attest, the Rev. Richard —* non, Itk•etur 01 Clumneihan, Lublin: ,on,lnn: Printed hod Published by YOl i N (i ' Of ; 11, 1% 044 Strand, Printer, at The sun oitice, Isii.ll2, strand, lu tti 101. tho davoy v Pa the lipsaty' of Aliddlogar 141 """` 1. 11146_ 7 . r