The Sun. — London, England, 1846-04-24 00:00:00

WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morntne •• minutes after 11 I Evenlna .. VT minutes after 12. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., post Bro. F 0 R E S T H I L L A TALE OF SOCIAL LIFE IN 1830 AND 1831. ^ True loves are often sown, but seldom grow on ground." SrEstszn. Richard ISentley, New Burlington street. INTERESTING NEW HISTORIcAL Wt.)UK.. Jast ready, price IN. 6d. bound, printed and illustrated uniformly with 31las Strickland's " Lives of the Queens of Englaid," Tolame I of LIVES OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND. _ By THOMAS ROSCOE, EBQ• Comprising WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received by all Booksellers. Now read, in 2 vols., THE BLACK-GOWN PAPERS. IV L. MARIOTTI. Also, by the same Author, new Edition, 2 vols., 145., ITALY, PAST AND PRESENT; Its History, Religion, Politics, Literature, and Art. Wiley and Putnam, 6, Waterloo-place ; and all Booksellers and Libreria'. NOTICE. IRISH GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY DUBLIN TO GALWAY. Parties who signed the last subscription contract, and holders Si scrip, are informed, that petitions to both Houses of Parliament, " To stay the progress of the Bill, to cancel the liability of the subscribers to the contract, and return to the shareholders the unspent deposits," lie for signature :at the Shareholders' Committee-room, Founders' Hall -court, Lothbury, from 11 to 4 o'clock each day . April 21, 1846. It. TROMPS RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. 'MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TIIIIADAY and Films/. at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place all favours, containing instructions, are respect flilly requested te be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa valuation at least one day previously to their being offered ; sad sdvices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, end the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Mall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. ,17. Secretary. W IL SON'S OPENING NIGHT. MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, at Eight o'clock. Mr. WILSON begs to announce his FIRST ENTERTAINMENT the SIEtASON, in the Music Hall, Store-street, when hi will variety of the SONGS OF SCOTLAND, Some of them for the first time. Pianoforte—Mr. LAND. Part 1.-0 weel may the Boatie row —Of a' the flirts the Wind can blaw—Whall buy Caller Herring ?—ilame cam our gudeman at e'en—Ower the Water to Charlie—Bonnie Beni' Lee—The Married Man's Lament—Pibroch o' Donald Dhu. Part ll.—The Flowers o' the Forest —Tae Auld School —Woo'd au' Married au' a'—Auld Joe Nicolson's Bonny Nam:de—Get np and bar the Door. Printe Boxes for Six, Iss. ; for Eight, 11. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Madli.. LUCILE GRAHN respectfully Informs the Nobility, Sub scribers, and the Public, that her BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, APRIL 30, When Will be performed (for the first time this season), Donizetti's Opera, entitled DON PASQUALE. Nortna, Madame Grist ; Dr. Malatesta, Signor Fornasart ; Ernesto, Signor Mario ; Don Pasquale, Signor Lablache. In the course of the Evening win be revived the Ballet Diver tissement, by M. Perrot, entitled, LE DELIRE D' UN PEINTRE. Stephano, M. Perrot ; Blanche d'Oviedo, :Wadi's. L. Grahn. Together with a Selection from the admired Ballet, CATARINA ; ou, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. During the Evening various Dances and Pas de Caracteres by Madlle. L. Grahn, Madlle. Taglioni. and M. Perrot. To be followed by the last Act of Verdi's celebrated Opera, entitled, NI NO, Inuns. Signor 'Fornasarl ; Idaspe, Signor Corelli; Orotasphe, Signor Botent ; Yenena, Mdlle. Corbari ; Abigail, Mdlle. Sanchioli. To conclude with Se ectiens, including the Dryade Scene from the admired Ballet of EOLI),IE ou, LA DRYADE. Eoline, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-pact Seven o'clock. FIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVEN.NG, ArRII. 25, Will be performed Ros=im's celebrated Opera, entitled, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Regina, Madame Grisi ; II Conte d'Alinaviva, Signor Mario ; Eartolo, Signor Lablache ; Basilic), Signor F. Lablache ; Figaro. Signor Fomesari. To conclude with the admired Ballet, by ,I. Perrot, in Five Tableaux. The music by Signor Pugni, entitled, CATARIN.k ; nu, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. The principal parts suqained by Mdlle. Lucile Grahn and Madame Z. Taglioni ; M. Gosselin. Bertrand, Di Ilattia. and Perrot. fit.ATtcr., itol A 1.. ottUICI-1.A21k... TII E VINING Will be performed an Opera, entitled THE CROWN JEWELS. Count de Campo Mayor, Mr. Weiss ; Don Ilenrigne, Mr. Llarrison ; bon Sebastian D'Aveyro, Mr. D. W. King; Rebolledo, Mr. Borranl ; La Catarina, Madame Anna Thillon ; Diana, Miss Poole. After which will be pro ed a New and Original Pallet. entitled IMELDA. The Duke, Mrns. Adrian ; Count Alberti, M Mathis ; Govenic,r, Mr. T. Matthews ; Fabrie'o, Mr. W. U. Payne ; Imelda, Ma ille. Salt. .o)Y L. ilk V tit thtA 1. THIS EVENING Will be perform e d a New and Original Comedy, called, A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. C3.mon Foxall, Mr. Webster; More craft, Mr. W. Farren Sir John Coverdale, Mr. Tibury; Ernest Coverdale, Mr. H. Holt; Horace Waldgrave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnei • dermann, dr. J island: Thomas, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover ; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline. Mrs. Seymo.ir. The Hand will perform the Overture, La Symphonie," th e Fantasle, " Fra Diavolo;" the " Post Horn Galop," • Antoinette,' Cellarius Waltz ; the 'Chatsworth Quadrilles ;" and the " B runow Folk,t." After which, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF ARISTOPEI.k NES • on which occasion they will be presented to the public with new Names, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson, Tilbury, Brindat, Caulfield, T. F. `‘i athews, and Miss P. Horton. To conclude with a New Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Hnmby, &c. ROYAL, UNDER THE THEATRE MANAGEMENT , OF MRS. KEELEY. Unprecedented Attraction for the Easter Holidays. Re-engagement of GENERAL TOM THUMB Great success of the New Comic Drama! THIS EVENING The performances will commence with a New and Original Comic Drama, in Three Acts, called HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Di&lear, and Keeley; Miss Villars, Mr , . A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Extravaganza, entitled THE 31ARBLE 3fAIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, 3lr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss TAidlaw. To be followed by an entirely New and Original Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' MY THUMB or, The Ogre and his Sena-League Boots. Hop 'o My Thumb, General Tom Thumb. To conclude with NEXT DOOR. Charactes by Messrs. A. Wigan, Turner, Bellingham ; 3fisses Arden, Villars, and Howard. Stalls, as.; Boxes, 48. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. 1111. Ar 1101 .AL, THIS EVENING Will be presented a New Drama, in Three Acts, called, IN DUSTRY AND INDOLENCE; or, The Orphan's Legacy. St. Am , ,ur, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rollin, Mr. 0. Smith ; ti:.nsonet, Mr. Wright ; dons. Del imare, Mr. Perkin, ; Batifole, Miss Weolgar ; Nlni, Miss Webster ; Cecile, Madame Celeste. •titer which, a New Burlesque, entitled, PETER. WILKIIN ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. MunN ard, &c. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeyblin, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Iloneybun, Miss Emma Harding. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFoult-zIAEE'i THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspere'e Tragedy of KING LEAR. King Lear. Mr. Macready ; Edgar, Mr. Wallack ; Earl of Kent, Mr. Cooper ; Cordtlia, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with a New. Fairy Extravaganza, entitled LADY GODIVA AND PEEPING TOM OF COVENTRY. In which Messrs. Walton, Wynn, Compton, Granby, Oxberry ; Mist. Taylor, Miss E. Stanley, Mrs. Fos' roke, Miss Homier, &c., will appear. AS'I'LEY' xuYAi. ANI Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her most gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Princess Roy - al.—Extraordinary hit of Mr. Leman Rede's New Equestrian Spectacle, which has been pronounced by the public press to surp..ss all former orodu.tions. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Orig , nal Asiatic Drama of Trim .11tAn AND HIS DESERT STEED; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. Magnificent effects, grand equestrian table tu,, kc. The Scenes in the Circle will, this present week. prove more than ordmarily b Mutt, pr: sent.n.; the whole troop of British and Foreign Professors, aided by the Inimitable Clowns, Barry, Wallet, and Rochez. To conclude with a novel Aft erpiece. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.--Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. itkil AL sijiti:k, 1 I iik.:,ll-ce. More Novelty: A New Drama. Great success. Crowded houses. THIS EVENINO; Will he performed THE LAS KISS ; or, the Soldier's Grave Messrs. Hughes. Johnson, Rogers, Cowell, Lewis, He-lop, 31esilms. Vining and Martin will support the principal characters. After which, a New Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled, ON THE TILES ; or, A Night at Greenwich. To i - Kg followed by a Grand Ballet or Enchantment, called, DER cH IItOIS TAGER ; or, The Fiend on Earth. By the Deulin TO iy. Z.) conclude with a New Melodrama, called, THE RATS OF iti.T CASTLE. Great Success Y othe New Drama of THEATI4E. " Laid up in Port." Will b THIS EVENING INPoIrr e performed an entirely new Drama, entitled LAID UP iT, Shark, along Shore. Principal characters by Messrs. Fredericks, Ravine, Raymond, Tindell, Searle, Burton ; Mine Vincent, idles F. Terry, /sc. Atter which, TEM sorniveT • or. the Escapes of Adelaide et I 'reeden. In which Vass Vincent win perform. To conclude with a New Drama. entitled TUE FACTORY LADS; er. The Worluttan'a Saturday Night. In which the whole Company will appear. N w s T CHANGE.—NOVELTIES AND " La gaiete est la same de Varna (lie EFFECTS. La tristease en est le poison." M. PNILLIPFE begs leave to announce that, in co the Triumphant Success that has attended his EASTER Ene,-.: TAI , MEN'S, they;ll be repeated on every Monday, Wednesda y,--- and Saturday Morn and every Evening until tUrther notice. THIS EVENING, M. PHILLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by Lighting Two Hundred and Fifty Wax Cantles by a single Pistol Shot ! This unique and brilliant Experiment was originally performed by Mons. Phillippe for upward of 700 consecutive nights in Paris. M. Phillippe will also have the honour of Introducing lIIS GRANDMOTHER'S CAP, with all its laughable and rapid Trans giarin%tions. _ - The Entertainments will be varied by the Dancing of the CHIARINI FAMILY, and the Olympic Gambols of the ♦'ME RICAN BROTHERS. _ _ _ The Morning Performance will commence at Two o'clock ; the E►ening at a quarter to Eight. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. • Gallery, 6d. ; revate Boxes, it. le., and 10s. 6d THE WEATHER.—Snx OFFICE, APRIL 24. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 42; Highest. 54; Noon, 5 BAROMETER, 29.81. WIND E.; last night, rain; this afternoon, showery. rttel 7 74 1 .1 e r . 4 • bellun k",, LONDON, FRIDAY. APRIL _4, 1846. The LOID CIIAXCELLOP, took his seAt upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock The Earl of DATITOCSI2 then rose to introd uce Bill, concerning the disae ' lution of rail wa y - ' 8 notice of which he had gi v en before Eas i t rn er n; a .e. ' , aLio :o propose a series of resolutions identical with those proposed by Sir R. PEEL in the House of Coin mons. which will be 'found in another column. The Noble Earl, in his speech. recapitulated the arguments used by Sir PEEL, and concluded by proposing his regolutiow SS :es- Icsal ordscr. Lord BROUGHAM called the attention of their Lordships to the enormous powers of interference with private property given to the different compani e s by th ese ra il way Bills, an-cl contended that such Bills should be entrusted for adjudication to a tribunal of a totally different nature from such au one as ' a Committee of the House of Commons. The Earl of Wicimow thought that the proposed order would affect in a different manner those companies whose Bills originated in their Lordships' House from those which originated in the House of Commons. He thought this a point deserving of consideration. The Marquis of SALISBURY thought there might be as much reason to dread the winding-up mania, as there had been to dread the railway mania. He thought the proposed measure gave, in some instances, power to a minority to control a majority. This ought to be remedied. The Marquis of CLANRICABDE thoughtl the Govern ment should take up the subject, and not of the propriety of constructing railways t the stock market. With regard tolrelandrve the decision be esp d ec e i c a id ll e y d , b li N e o thought o t b h e e f l o in c e il s ity th to a r t their construction. cG°onvsterurncinteedn,tanalidosuhldoulPdoinafft orodutevtehrye ona The Earl of ROBEBEILY wished l order, ok e n r ow whether rit was proposed to make this a sessi ' applicableonlyto future years present session, or a standing order, applicable t o years? Lord Astintmsois considered the proposed measures were the best that could be proposed for enabling parties to relieve themselves from those difficulties which they had imprudently brought upon themselves. Lord CAMPBELL entirely approved of the measure proposed, because it left everything to private enterprise. The rail. way system had been carried on in this country more ad vantageously than it would have been had the Government taken its management into their own hands. He wished to know whether there was any provision in the Bill for providing indemnity for those at present liable for the debts incurred by railway companies. Lord WHARNCLIFFE considered that the power of winding up was given to too small a portion of the whole pro prietary. Lord KMAIRD asked if the standing order was to be con sidered to-morrow? The Earl of DALHOUSIE said no, Monday. The Noble Earl then expressed his satisfaction at the general approval which had been expressed of the measure, and replied to various objections. He thought the power of winding up was not given to too small a number. Three-fifths was a minimum, and if the consent of a greater number was re quired, it would be requiring almost an impossibility. He thought, too, that if the promoters of Bills could not get the consent of one-fifth of the proprietary, Parliament would be justified in postponing the Bills. The order was meant to be purely a sessional order, to expire with the present session. He could assure the Noble Marquis that no delay should be thrown in the way of the Irish Bills now standing for a third reading by this order, and on the 27th he should propose the third reading of those Irish Bills which now stood for a third reading. With regard to the question put by the Noble and Learned Lord (CAxesEm.) he understood that no alteration would be made in the legal liabilities of any parties by this Bill. After a few words from. the Earl of EGLINGTON, the Bill was read a first time. On the motion of the Earl of DALHOUSIE, the consid era. tion of the sessional order was fixed for Monday. Their Lordships then adjourned. The SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock. After the presentation of several petitions, Sir R. PKEL moved the resolutions of which he had given notice, with respect to railways. He thought a case had arisen for Parliament to interfere to prevent the capital of the country being employed in useless rail way speculations. The total amount of capital required for railways would, he felt convinced, be much greater than the Legislature ought to sanction, and under these circumstances he thought Parliament ought to have he opinion of the parties themselves as to the expediency of carrying on the different lines with which they were connected. He believed that there was a sincere desire on the part of many persons connected with railways to relieve themselves from the responsibilities under which they had involuntarily placed themselves. He was not surprised at this, considering the present state of the law with respect to inchoate con, oanies—a state which, in his opinion, ought not longer to exist. He thought, considering the state of many innocent and helpless subscribers to railway companies, the Legislature was called upon to interfere, and if, after Parliament had re lieved them from the obligation they at present laboure under, parties still continued to speculate in railways, they would be no longer objects of sympathy and pity. 'the Go vernment had felt it to be their duty to interfere to put an end to the improvident speculation that was taking place in the country with respect to railways; and for that purpose he trusted that the House would adopt the resolutions be had laid on the table, in order to further the operations of a Bill which would be introduced, giving power to all scripholders of inchoate rail way companies to dissolve them if they thought it necessary. The Right Hon. Baronet concluded by moving the rea ,lu tion of which he had given notice (which appeared in The Sun of Wednesday.) Mr. F. FRENCH said if these resolutions were carried, the effect of them would be materially to delay all Irish Railway Bills. He trusted that something would be done to expedite Irish Railway Bills. Mr. BER,NAL thought that these measures ought to be put a stop to long before they came to - a third reading. He was pertectly sure that resolutions like those proposed would not remedy the evils intended to be removed. Immense expense would have to be incurred, and all the evils inflicted before the cure could be applied. The SOLICITOE-GENIRAL supported the resolutions. He believed that the Government, in bringing forward these resolutions, had done all they could to prevent improper spe culation. Mr. LAIOUCHERR thought the course proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government was the best that under all circumstances could be adopted. He could not, however, agree that the present was the best time for the interference of the Government. He thought that the Go vernment ought to have interfered at a much earlier period of the session, if they wished their measure to be effective. He, however, thought the proposition was replete with so much good that he should give it his cordial support. He thought many parts of the resolutions were defective, especially that with respect to the meetings of shareholders. According to the resolutions as they stood, an Irish company might meet in London, and an t nglish one in Edinburgh. Mr. HUDSON agreed with the Government that the present was the best time to bring this measure forward. He be lieved if it had been brought forward at an earlier period of the session it would not have met with that general support which it would at the present moment He was sure that, notwithstanding these resolutions, railway measures good in themselves would be introduced. He trusted that the measure would be received and fairly treated by the directors of every railway, but that no needless haste would be adopted in dissolving companies. M. Pinurs cordially supported the resolutions, and in doing so, expressed a hope that no legitimate undertaking would receive a check, in consequence of their adoption by the House. Mr. NEWDIGATE supported the resolutions. Mr. WARD supported the resolutions. Mr. F. BARING also supported the resolutions. Mr. BacitErr Dxxisox, although he thought the proposed interference late, considered it better than no interference at all. He was sure that all directors of railway companies who were anxious to do their duty would avail themselves of these resolutions, call their proprietary together, and take their opinions as to the carrying on of the undertaking. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in supporting the resolutions, denied that the Government could have selected a better time than the present for bringing forward their present proposition. Mr. Gibson, Lord Sandon, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Packe, Lord G. Bentinck, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. T. Duncombe, Mr. Milues, Mr. Disraeli, and Mr. Bright supported the motion. The resolution was then agreed to. Mr. T. DuircemßE then proposed the resolutions to which he had referred in the earlier part of the evening. The resolutions were agreed to after a short discussion, and a few verbal amendments. Mr. THOR?iELY gave notice for Mr. WATSON of his inten tion on the 7th of May to move for a Select Committee to inquire into the Fees and Compensations in the Courts of Law and Equity. Lord SANDow moved for the production of copies of all memorials addressed to the First Lord of the Treasury, and the President of the Board of Trade, praying for a reduction of the duty on tea. After a short discussion the motion was agreed to. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to One o'clock. The Earl of DALHOUSIE in the Lords, and Sir R. PEEL in the Commons, last night brought forward the resolutions of which notices were given on Tuesday evening, and in each case they were received with the most perfect unanimity. Every one seemed to feel the imperative necessity for their adoption, and to acquiesce in the justice of the reasons on which they were rounded. As we stated in The Sun of Wednesday evening, the re solutions to be adopted as sessional orders are quite distinct from the Bill of which notice was given previous to the re • cess. The latter provided for the winding-up the affairs of the company and returning the amount of the deposits, l,ess. the fair e xpenses, to the parties entitled thereto. This can only be done by active measures to be adopted by the shareholders, expressive of their desire of such a result ; but it was manifest that mudh opposition migh t be given, an d t i me consumed, before the signat ures of the number of persona required by the Bill could be procured, and consequent l y, though a strong feeling might exist on the part of the shareholders to avail themselves of the provisio ns o f t h e proposed Bill, the project might still be actively pressed on, and actually receive the final assent of the Legislature before the feelings of the scrip holders could receive an adequate expression. The governing body [night, and frequently have, in terests other than, and distinct from, those of the scrip holders. As Lord DALuousix well stated, " there were local interests which influenced them ; there were means of profit during the passing of the Bill, which were not without their weight. Be sides, there was the point of honour, which made them unwilling to give way to rival schemes. The governing bodies, therefore, had often a sensible interest and a benefit in getting their Bill passed through both Houses of Parliament. It relieved them from a certain weight of responsibility, and enabled them to get the deposits, which, up to that time, remained in the hands of the Accountant-General. It was obvious, therefore, that the governing body had a direct interest in forcing on these Bills, and there could be no doubt that they were doing this contrary to the general wish of the great mass of the shareholders." llt is impossible to doubt the truth of this statement, and there can scarcely be a second opinion but that the wish for the dissolution of the several companies is much more universal amongst the scripholders than in the managing committees. The former, too, are scattered in divers and, in many instances, remote parts of the kingdom, and frequently their inter( sts are so trivial as nut to make it worth their while to take the trouble of attending a meeting or sending their proxies ; and they may also be un willing to have it known that they have dabbled .n and mixed themsrlves up in railway speculations, of which , i o hoiy a horror now exists, and by which, if generally known, their credit might be seriously injured. For all thew mama th 4 Sill alone might pron ins. ficiont THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL "24, - 1846. for attaining the end proposed ; and it was wisely consi dered that some active step on the part of the general body of the proprietary should he taken to show that they were still convinced of the prudence, of the advantages of the undertaking, and expressive of their desire for its continued progress. Hence the reso lutions now proposed as sessional orders, and few means could have been devised more equitable, or better cal culated to attain the desired object. They provide for a meeting taking place, of which due notice shall be circulated, wafted on the wings of the press, through all parts of our empire, and that full and sufficient time shall be given to every party interested to appear, either in person or by deputy, and express his opinion; that such a number shall be present at such a meeting as that the general feeling of the shareholders may be fairly ascertained on the one hand, while on the other it is not so great as to offer any insuperable difficulty to , the further progress of any well-digested and desirable project. The proposed Bill varies in some respects from, and is, in our opinion, an improvement on, the plan brought forward before Easter ; it provides that the provisional directors, or governing body, may call a meeting for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of dissol►ing the company. In the event of their neglecting so to do they were compelled to take such a course, on receiving a requisition, signed by a small body of shareholders for that purpose. Precau .tions, similar to those in the resolutions, are to be adopted, for the purpose of securing full publicity to the intended meeting, and a rea sonable time to enable all parties interested to be represented thereat. At this meeting no ques tion but that of the dissolution of the company can be entertained ; there are minor details as to the manner of the election of the chairman, and the taking the sense of the meeting on the question, the constituency to con sist of the actual holders of the shares, and the produc tion of the scrip certificate to be evidence of the right to vote. A further provision is given to enable those who may wish to vote by proxy to deliver their votes before a Master Extraordinary of the Court of Chancery, or a justice of the peace—a very proper regulation, as there may be many persons unwilling to undertake a journey to the place of meet ing, and who might be unwilling to entrust their scrip to parties who could attend, of whom they might have little knowledge. Should a clear majority of the stock be represented at that meeting, and that a majority thereof voted in favour of a proposition for winding up the affairs of the company, then the concern should be ipso facto dissolved. The scale of voting is to be in con formity with the provisions of the Joint-Stock Companies Regulations Acts of last session —viz., every share under five should each confer a vote; every five shares above ten, and less than 100, should confer an additional vote, and every ten shares above 100 an additional vote. Our readers ~sill recollect that when the measure was first brought forward we strongly urged in The Sun the necessity of having the right of voting given according to this rule, which had been adopted oa mature consideration as the most equitable, as giving their due weight to the small holders, and preventing their wishes from being overruled by those who may have ether interests to consider besides those of the share holders —as, for instance, an existing company to whose lines the proposed one might act as a feeder ; or, on the other hand, might possibly prove a rival. A clear ma jority of the whole stock should give the power of disso lution, but as it might be impossible to procure such a declaration of opinion, there is a further provision, that in the event of one-third of the whole stock being re presented at a meeting the question of dissolution may be entertained ; and if three fifths of the stock repre sented at the meeting should bo in favour of the dissolu tion, that should be sufficient, and the company dissolved. Both plans appear to have been well matured, and we are convinced that they will be received by the country at large with the same unanimity and approbation with which their introduction was last night hailed in both Houses. cant or irate commentaries. We do this solely becaus we are desirous of presenting our readers with a speci- I men of the kind of moral (?) force with which a rotten cause is attempted to be bolstered up, and because, more over, we conceive the facts themselves are the most bitter reproof which can be pronounced against the culpable. A brief but significant episode in the electioneer ing contest of South Nottinghamshire will possibly be remembered by most parties ; it transpired upon the declaration of the state of the poll at Newark, and bore reference more particularly to the opposite candidates. Lord LINCOLN taxed his antagonist with having accused himself or his committee of bribery in canvassing ; he stigmatised this accusation as "a deliberate falsehood," though he did not apply that expression of rebuttal to Mr. HILDYARD personally, seeing that that gentleman must "of course have stated it on the authority of another ;" he required the announcement of that authority from his opponent as a gentleman and as a Member for the county ; or, at the least, he re minded him that the enactments against bribery were still open, and inquired if he intended a prosecution ? Mr. HILDYARD in reply, acknowledged having charged (not his Lordship, but) the free-trade committee of Nottingham with the grossest species of corruption; that charge he wished again most distinctly to asse verate ; he was prepared, in fact, to prove by the most incontestible evidence that those free traders had tendered a bribe of 23/. to two of kis own constituents, for the purpose of engaOng their votes for the opposite interest; at the same time, however, he declined divulging his authority, while he cautiously ab stained from pledging himself to a presecution of the accused committee. This latter evidence of prudence on the part of the newly-elected legislator, nevertheless elicited from the mob of his supporters a valiant decla ration of their resolve to carry out the prosecution. Since that period, up to the present moment, nothing whatever has been heard of any proceedings, however small, having been taken to substantiate so sweeping and damning an accusation against a large body of re spectaole gentlemen. Nothing whatever. Not a single whisper of elucidation ; not one solitary indication of the proofs which had been so loudly and ostentatiously vaunted ! The accusation, however, had been uttered ! A gross, a most heinous, and most despicable crime had been imputed to the free-trade committee of Nottingham. They stood before their fellow men branded with a supposed guilt. Silence, under these peculiar circumstances, was of course impossible ; the members of Lord LINCOLN'S committee had characters individually to defend, and a character collectively to maintain. These considerations im pelled their chairman, Mr. THOMAS HERBERT, Mayor of Nottingham, to address a communication on the 12th of March to Mr. HILDYARD, inquiring therein if the parti culars of the election proceedings at Newark, above enu merated, and published in the Nottingham Journal, were accurately reported, and if so, requiring Mr. HILDYARD either " to substantiate the same, or openly to ackowledge that he had been misinformed on the matter," accompany ing this requisition with a most absolute repudiation of the charge as false, both on his own part as chairman, and his colleagues, as members of the free-trade committee. To this letter the Hon. Member fur Nottingham returns a laconic answer on the 14th March, stating the "re port" in question to be " substantially correct," and declaring that he can perceive no reason for altering his opinions as therein expressed. Two other letters were thereon forwarded by Mr. HERBERT at different tines to Mr. HILDYARD, " once more emphatically denying the truth of the charge," and requiring from him that he " will at once either endeavour to substantiate that charge, or have the manliness to retract it." To the last of these very justly imperative epistles the Hon. Member at length sends a tardy and unwilling reply, on the Bth of the present month, simply referring the Mayor of Nottingham to his former communication as " the only explanation it was his intention to make," and which amounts in fact to no explanation whatever. One other letter terminates this epistolary squabble—a letter from the chairman of the tree-trade committee, ad dressed to Mr. T. B. T. HILDYARD, and couched in the following langaage:— "In bringing to a close this correspondence, and sub mitting it to the public, in vindication of myself and those who acted with me during the late election, it only remains for me to exprivai my deep regret that you should be so tar mistaken in what is due to your recently acquired elevation, to say nothing of your personal character, as to commence your public career with a wretched libel on a respectable portion of your constituents." True to our original announcement, we shall not add to this narrative the addenda of our disgust, or the ap pendix of our indignation. Such additions are super fluous ; the moral is already so pointed in itself, and the tale so adorned with its divers characteristics, that any exposition of the inferences which are alone to be drawn from it would be in literal truth r matter of the most complete supererogation. The fair name of our fellow-men are surely not to be trifled away with every idle or partizan whim ; even 'AG° esteemed it as more precious than lucre or other mundane riches ; and it is not surprising that the mem bers of the free-trade committee of Nottingham are aroused at the ruthlessness of such an attempt They may feel satisfied, however, that in the eyes of their dispassionate countrymen they are fully exonerated from the charge by the correspondence just published. Lecomte was brought back to the Conciergerie, the prison of the Luxembourg not being yet completed, notwithstand ing the exertions of the operatives, who labour night and day. It is believed, however, that the prison will be ready for his reception to-morrow. Lecomte affects a trangaillity which his features belie, whilst, on the contrary, he appears to be internally agitated in no small degree. The gun with which the crime was effected was likewise brought to Paris yesterday. Lecomte, in the examination which he under went at Fontainbleau,is said to have exhibited a degree of de jection, which is not in accordance with the energetic character attributed to him. It is now certain that Lecomte, a sports man by profession, when committing the crime did not use his own gun, which was found at his lodgings. He procured the gun, which he fired on the day of the crime, by means which will be revealed during the course of the trial." The Journal de Tou!ouse, of the 18th, subjoins the follow ing to the publication of the telegraphic dispatch, dated Paris, April 17th, announcing the attempt of the previous day : "The following fact, which appeared at first as insignifi cant, acquires some importance in consequence of the at tempt mentioned in the foregoing telegraphic dispatch. An elevated functionary of our City received three days since a letter dated Paris, the lith of April, and signed with a fictitious name. In this letter the death of the King was announced." Lord PALMERSTON has recived an autograph letter from the KING, in reply to the one he had addressed to his MAJESTY on the occasion of the attempt of Lecostrx. His Lordship on Wednesday presided over a meeting of the English resi dents in Paris, assembled for the purpose of drawing up a❑ address to the KING, on his escape. The meeting, which was very fully attended, was held at Lawson's Hotel. IBRAHIM PacnLt was expected in Paris on Friday. Ile will reside in the Epee Bourbon, and during his stay there will give a series of reviews, en a large scale, The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, appointed to examine the Bill for extending the law relating to foreign refugees, have made their report, which gives numerous sta tistical details as to the number and state of the refugees at present in France. The Committee adds, that it availed it self of the presence of the Minister for Foreign Affairs to de mand some explanations relative to the occupation of the free town of Cracow by the troops of Austria, Prussia, and Russia. The Minister replied that he was assured the oc cupation was merely a military measure induced by neces sity, and that it would cease with the necessity which gave rise to it. The Epoque, the Ministerial paper, publishes a long ac count of a conspiracy which had been discovered in Greece, to dethrone King OTHO, and assassinate Comall, which conspiracy it attributes to the machinations of Russia. The conspiracy was to have broken out, according to the Epoqun which probably speaks from the inspiration of M. PlscA•roaY, on the 6th of April. As to the reliance which is to be placed on this story, we leave our readers to judge when they shall have perused the following extract from the arti cle in question : " The Government was informed of all that was preparing, but, having no prod, it could not proceed againat the con spirators." The Funds remained stationary ion the Paris Bourse on Wednes day, and out little business was transacted. The 'Three per Cents. closed at 83f. 55c. ; the Five per Cents 119 f. 90c. ; the Orleans Railroad 6bares, 1,228 f. 75c. ; Rouen, 1,037 f. 50c.; Havre, 750 f. ; Great Northern, 763 f. 75c.; Avignon, 916 f. 25c.; Vierzon, 680 t.; Bordeaux, 625 f. 50c. ; Boulogne, 505 f.; Troyes and Montoreau, 420 f. ; Basle, nor.; Dieppe, 4571. 50c.; Paris and Stras burg, 511 f. 75c. ; Tours and Nantes, 441 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 5701. ; Spanish Tree per Cents., 36% ; ditto Domestic Debt, 30%. The following are the quotations in the new lines : Lyons and Avignon Railroad (Talabot),lf. ; ditto (Le cointe), 60f. ; ditto (Conapagnie Meridionale), 403 f. ; Charleroi, 49if. LIONS, APRIL 20.—Marseilles and ♦vignon, 898 f. 75c. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,203 f. 75c. ; Rouen, 1,02 M. 50c. ; Lyons, 56Sf. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Aram 23. Boulogne and Amiens, 12 - Bordeaux, Toulouse, aid Cette (Espleta), —Butch Rhenish, 6--Great Northern of France Con stituted, 15!i—Lyone and Avignon, 2—Luxembourg, I%—Over Yssel, dis.—Paris and Strasbourg Constituted, Sig—Sambre and Meuse, 6—Tours and Nantes Constituted, 6%—West Flanders, 2. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a fair business doing in Cotton at Liverpool yesterday, and the sales reached nearly 7,000 bags, nearly all to the trade. Prices were steady. Shares continued to im prove, and a good business vra- done. The sale of Railway Shares by Messrs. Wickham was well attended yesterday, and very good prices were obtained, 2,700 shares being purchased :—Cornwall and Central Devon, 30s 6d—South Midland, 395—North Staff , rdshire, 85s— Bridgewater and Minehead, 19s—Eastern Counties York Extension. 314 6d—Ditto, 30s—East Indian, lls—London and Manchester ( Remington), 18s—Sheffield, Buxton, and Leek Potteries, 13s 6d—Goole and Doncaster, 80s—North Kent, 265—Oxford and Salisbury Direct, 7s—Great Kent Atmospheric, 335—Midland and Eastern Counties, 19s— Metropolitan Railways Junction, Is—Louvain and Jemeppe, 25s 6d—South Eastern and Dover, No. 4. 46s—Warwick and Worcester, 155—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 41s—London and York, 355--Waveney Valley, 1 55—Northumberland and Lancashire, 23s 6d—Norsbern and Southern Connecting, 17s —Cornwall and Central Devon, 30s fid. There has been an arrival from Hobart Town, with ad vices of January 10. The colony was still annoyed in par ticular districts, Prosser's Plain's, for instance, with small bands of bushrangers, but we are glad to find that the police were more on the alert, and that captures were more frequent. The war steamer Driver had arrived, en route for New Zea land. We know not whether there are many such priests in Ireland as the Rev. J. SAVAGE, of Mullingar, the patron of the murdered martyr and the sainted SEERY ; but if only a few such firebrands are scattered throughout each county, all the mystery of the numerous assassinations that degrade the Irish people may he easily clesred up. This SEERT, it will be remembered, was con victed of attempting to assassinate Sir FRANCIS Homaise, and convicted on evidence about which there cannot be the possibility of a doubt. He was well known to his intended victim, he had lived with him as a sort of land steward, and afterwards rented a farm belonging to Sir FRANCIS, who, on being fired at on a moonlight night, seized the assassin by the collar, held up his face to the light to see if he was known;and distinctly recognised his old tenant. There could be nu mistake as to the identity in a case of this kind; Sir FRANCIS HOPEINS could have no interest in swearing away the life of an innocent man, and he in the most solemn manner, and with the fullest conviction of the truth of his statement, distinctly de clared on oath that SEER? was the assassin. His evi dence was firmly believed by almost every respectable person in the neighbourhood, and no one whose opinion was unbiassed had any doubt whatever of the man's guilt. The priest SAVAGE, however, took a different view of the case, raised this assassin to the rank of a martyr (without the slightest intention, of course, to encourage other assassins), and has been engaged ever since in collecting subscriptions " for the protec tion and support of the afflicted widow and helpless orphans of the late martyred BRIAN SEERY." These are the terms used by this parish priest in a letter addressed to a Mr. DEVITT, of Limerick, thanking him for the receipt of 61. 3s. 3d. towards this patriotic I arpose. But that is the least striking part of the letter, and we therefore give what follows, to show the dangerous spirit which animates certain of the lower Irish clergy, and the determi nation to destroy all community and all friendship between Protestants and Catholics. The letter is published in a Dublin paper of Liberal utilities, with the words marked in italics as we give them, the underlining, we presume, havin g been made by SAVAGE himself:—" SEER? was a man of the best character. Six respectable Catholic witnesses proved at the trial that he was nine miles trom Rochefort at the hour the attack was made on Sir FRANCIS HOPKINS. ['he man who actually fired the shut at Sir FRANCIS openly declared his own guilt, but a Protestant baronet having sworn—no doubt conscientiously —that SEERY was the man, a Protestant jury believed the Protestant baronet, an outcry is raised, hang him, hang him,' and he was banged, having declared with his dying breath that he had neither act, nor part, nor knowledge of the crime." Here we have the loose and unauthenticated saying of the " man who actually fired the shot," according to this priest, placed in the balance with the oath of a gentle man highly respected in the neighbourhood, and the solemn verdict of twelve jurors. It is a well known fact, that ninety-nine out of a hundred of these self-accusa• Lions of murder are without the slightest foundation and put forth solely for some temporary purpose, and it is equally well known that one-half of the persons con victed of capital offences on the clearest evidence declare their innocence to the last. But that is a matter of trivial importance compared with the awful consequences of the principles upheld by this Catholic priest, for he distinctly tells the people that SEERY was innocent, that the Protestant baronet had declared a falsehood on oath, and that the Protestant jury were guilty of murder, in condemnihg a man of the "best character," on the evidence of one Protestant, distinctly contradicted by " six respectable Catholic witnesses." A P r e o c t o Q r s d t i a g t to jury SAVAG E , noEe,ver to be Protestant believed e witnesstrusted r the execution , a Catholic is t r i e d. N eed we Wonder that so many assassins escape, or th at so many Protestants are mur dered, wh en we fi n d such doctrines laid down by a a teacher oft he h people, adb who, te %lowert appearsla e classes of the d from the cc i ou s ct around Mullingar so completely under his control, that aA at the whole of th em s t aye d away in oardteyr;tatyrh?, to mark their c ttmer o tsa n r v attl i nyc c r t io n t that w what a t t this u a s s e s s n A w m s a r ts a f n r d om C h T r i i i s )p ti e a r n ary p r b i y nci as plseassoinfatiezelliNngeedPrwoe-- trio tic wonder . that Catholic peasants when Is committed in broad daylight " stand laughing bye' another for crimes the most disgriaamcfpeefowula and that not one of them will bear evidence against na ture, perpetrated against a fellow-creature, merely b cause he is a Protestant, and claims the ' privil t o b cc e u s p e y s • s in io g o h t i o s own n sto l p an pe d d ? because ls the oe rs tf are opposed to any legislative Act for abating such a ruinous and barbarous system? trnoi important Irish businessujsMembers ngn•l b e The Stock Market has not undergone much variation, and the quotations are maintained at the advance of yesterday afternoon. Console realise 96 to 96 1 ,E for present transfer, and 96 1 4 to 96% for time. The premium on Exchequer bills has been up to 255. and 275., and money is certainly easier already on account of the Railway Relief Bill. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 96% to 197 1 . Bank Stock is steady, at 204 1 / 2 to 205. The Foreign Stock Market, has been very quiescent. Spanish Three per Cents. have been 36i i i to 36 3 / 4 ; Brazil Stock is marked SI to 82 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Hall per Cents. are 59 1 h. The Share Market has been very firm. The new and old lines are all likely to benefit, it is thought, by the " weed ing," and are certainly much more buoyant this week. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOKINI: O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. .. • • . , .. 204!4 205 205 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 954 951 A Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 96% 96 96 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 97 1 4 9( 97 % 96 % Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1660 .. 10 3-16 !.4 10.4 India Bonds. 1,0001. .. .. .. .. .. Ditto, under 1,0001. .. .. .. .. Consols for Account .. •• .. .. .. 96 1 A % Exchequer hills. l %d. 114 d. 1,0001... .. .... 27 25 27 pm. 5001. . .. .... 27 24 pm. Ditto. Small .... 27 24 pra. The Commissioners of the Woods and Forests have at length, we are rejoiced to find, turned their attention to the important subject of the embankment of the Thames. Among the notices given last night in the House of Commons, we find the following, by Mr. J. YOUNG, the Secretary to the Treasury:— A Bill to empower the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods to form a royal park in Battersea -fields, in the county of Surrey." " A 11111 to enable the Commissioners of her Majesty'e Woods to construct an embankment and roadway on the north chore of the river Thames, from Battersea-bridge to Vauxhall•bridge, and to build a suspension-hridge over the said river, at or near Chelsea Hospital, with suitable approaches thereto, including a street from Lower Sloane-street to the northern extremity of the bridge." This is excellent as far as it goes. As to the advan tages to be derived from the formation of a park in Bat tersea, we presume there can be but one opinion ; and the embankment of the Thames from Battersea-bridge to Vauxhall-bridge is a plan which, as the com mencement of a grand series of embankments, is deserving of every support. But why do the Commissioners stop at Vauxhall-bridge ? Surely, if the public accommodation requires the em bankment of the Thames from Battersea to Vauxhall, still more urgently does the public accommodation re quire the embankment of the Thames from Vauxhall to Westminster ; and most of all is an embankment re quired from Westminster to London-bridge. Such an embankment would act as an easement to the great tho roughfare from the West -end to the City, via the Strand, Fleet-street, and Cheapside; and let those who entertain the least doubt as to the absolute necessity of some such easement, attempt to pass through Fleet-street or Cheapside, at any time of the day between the hours of eleven in the morning and six in the even ing, and their doubts will have vanished before they shall have persevered in their attempt half an hour. Some months since a scheme was propounded for the formation of a company for making such an em bankment, which should at the same time afford rail way accommodation to the inhabitants of the metropolis. It was stated at the time that the proposed plans met with the approval of the Government, but the November panic affected this, as it did several other less worthy proposals. It was a plan, however, which, it' carried out, would have conduced largely to the public accommodation, and it ought not to be abandoned. ONE FOREIGN FUNDS. - O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 62 Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 .. 81 Danish, 3 per Cent • • • • • 37N Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Passive Bonds Ditt., Three per Cent .. .. Ditto, for the Account 36%34 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 5914 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 92% CLOSIN( PRICES. .. .. 5% BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen .. .. • . 10 .. • • 3 •• • • 3 Birmingham and Gloucester....loo ....125 .. •• .. 125 Bridgewater and Minehead 425. .......... did, Caleaonian .. • • •• .. 10 .... 6% 66% % % Ditto, Half Shares 2%.... I 1 Ditto, Extension .. 2% Chester and Holyhead 22% Cork and Waterford .. 1 % Derby, Gainsboro', & Gt. Grimsby 1% %• • Direct Manchester (Remington's) .... % 1 •••• • • • Direct Manchester (Rastrick'a) 514 .... 3% . 3% * Direct Northern 2% 14 Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 10 .... —••••• • • • • • 5% Dublin and Galway .. 4 .... 2 .......... 2' Eastern Counties .. 141. 165..... 23 1 3, %23 23% 23% Ditto New .. .. 8/. 165.... • 7'A% p • . • • 7% p Do Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 6/. 13s. 4d. Ditto, ditto, .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. p Ditto, York Extensio n .. 10s. %.. Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 .... 72% .. Ditto 134 Shares .. .. 10 .... 16% .. Ely and Ilmillngdon . • • . 7% .... Great North of England . ..100 Ditto, New PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Great Western .. • • •. 85 .• Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 5 .... 17 3 4 17,;.....• 17 Hull and Selby .. 60 ....100% •• •• •• 100% London an Birmingha m . —lOO .. •• 223% 225.....• 226 Ditto Thirds .. .• .. 24 .... 6134 ...... • 61% Ditto Quarters .. 2•• .. .... 28% 28 ... 28 Ditto Fifths 2 . 161. 13s. 4d. 8 8 Ditto, New .. .• •• 234 3%34 ' 74 London and Brighton .• .. 50 ... 6434% ••• • • 64% Ditto ditto Fi ft hs .. 20 ..... 29% _ - :: . .: .... 122% .... ... . 221 i:: • •••:::: ,ondou and Croydon .. .. 1 31. 15s. 9d. 22% ......... Ditto, Guarant. Fire p er C en t . 9 .... 9% .......... London and Greenwich .. 12/ . 1 5s. 4d. ......... Do. Prefer. or Privilege .. 18/. 17s. 2d. . London, Hounslow, & Western .. a .... X . . London and south-Western,. 411. 6s. 10d. 77 78 .. 18 .... .. .... Lo D nd it o t n o, a N n e d w York ••• Ditto, Half Shares • • • • • • 254. • • 1 4%%•• • • • • LLyylinnn and E i4 l e y reham .. .... .... .. 6% Manchester and Leeds .. .. .. 82 .... .... Ditto, Quarters • • • • ••2•• .. 8% ........„ 8% Ditto, Fifths • • • • • • • • 3 .. • • 11% X Manchester and Birmingham •• 40 , .. 77% 78 Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 4 .. • • 12% • • $U Manchester, Buxton, & Mattock 425. .. • • par ...... •• • • par Manchester and Southampton .• 2 .. • . 1 1 4 . ;Id B D e a r r w — li i n e g k to n Jinn c:t . .. 9 0 5 8 •; ;; ; 4 1 3 ; . 3 1 . ; 1 . 4 i ~ 3 %. . .. ; ; 31 1 1 4 Midland .. .. •• •• •• ..100 ....145 147.. : 147 NNeeDpwwiienttttii,:tilßeNeirmingham and Derby • toe —.118% .......... 118% 4 18 5 % % North British .. .. .• • • .. 20 .... 2554 26 ...... 26 Ditto, half Shares .. . „ 6 .. .• •• •• •• •• e 56 Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 14 „ - 134 ••••• • • ' • ' 7( 1 ) 36 Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... 70 ••••• • • • • . 3% p North Staffordshire .. „ .. 425..... 2% % 2 P•• •• 25 Norwich and Brandon .. .. .. 18 •• • • 25 „ 'i:: ;: :: :•. 8% Oxill.,Worcester, & Wolverhmptn. 12 1 ,4 .• • • 7. 1 % Perth and Inverness ~ .. • • 2 % •• • • 32 % ........ 2% Portsmouth Direct • • • • • • ,g % :: :: 131 i %•••• • • • • 13 % Scottish Central . • • • • •" 2 i i. .. •„ 2% 2 4 • • • • • • 2 1% t die •• .. I dis. Shropshire Union .. •• • • .. ,• .... _.. ...... 31 South Devon .. .• • • • • .. "" 42 ...... % die— .. • • % dis. Do.. South Midland • • • • • • .. 33% .... 37.4 .... ••• • • • 37% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .... 42. ^: .... South Enters and Dover .. New (d 0.33/. 65.8 d.) Do.. New (do. 301') ..• 4. 2% .... 3ii •• •• •• • . 214 .. 15. be., New (do. 151.) • • No. 423. .. .. . . West Riding Union • • • • • . .... 14, 1) .... 2% wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 5 .... 2s ~........ N 0 . 3 2 .. 1 1 5 0 ....... .... .. 12 ...... 15 14% 12 1 4 ... Ditto. Scarborough Branch .. 25 .... 46% ........ .. 3 46 3 k Midland e r •• : : : : 50 2 %:: : .• 9 - 8 97 .: •. :: : : 9 71 % Do. E. and W. Riding Extert.• • 1 •• • • A 9 1 9•• • ..... 9 York York it sadta o n d Extension n ot er n tchas sio t n .. .. .. 15 .... 33 ........., among t n have a t v h e e been new differencestl ll inst a addition to the other differences it is raid that the Minist r y a r e di sa g r eed Minis as to Madrid Policy to be pursued with regard to the C o u r t of :18 papers s l t ' i l l e ; e o a n r t d i staten lett ers u t e l d m t n t h t a o t e l Rome, t j t u h s e t ed l 6 . -t was rumoured that an intrigue was on foot to set General SEanAwo at the head of the new Ministry, in which I \ l . SALAMANCA would have the portfolio of A " ( Tances•Dl Isrtnntz had beer sent for several times by the ` 4 " E N , on the 15th and 16th. The Esperanza announces that bie onatdt G roh wectic e hu n si cp e ahi r en a dt l th i co t ee L sop a n i at o echr N eee o il A hni , attd, t ht l Captain-General arendpdotsto: igohat tonh.ealitnltdsi of pr sgeteannttteesdv Galatia, etwdhrialaot the s E Portuguese Government have adopted measures to pre vent them from receiving succours from that country. publishes a letter from M. EGA —NA, in which the worthy nominee of CHRISTINA denies that he is an Abso lutist, and takes credit to himself for having for the last twenty years rendered essential service to the Liberal party. The Eco drj Comercio says, " It is reported that the whole Ministry has resigned, and an old Minister of Queen Cnius- TINA, sent for to form a new Cabinet refused that honour." There was a report of a Ministry under C;oNzAtzs Bnavo, whilst others talk of PActtEco, and rumours aro afloat that the powers in the highest places were at a loss what course to take. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 12 .... 11N . Ditch Rhenish .. 5 614 East Indian .. • • • • • • • is. •• • • ••••• • .. • • Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 15 .... Narnau and Liege • • .. • • 4 .... 1 1 4 Orleans and Bordeaux .. • • 6 .... 10% 11 Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... 5K Rouen and Havre • .. .. 20 .... 29% 3034 .... timbre and Meuse' . 5 Tours and N antes Constituted .. 5 MINES. ------ A correspondence, whi c h is just now published by Mayor Of NOTTINGHAM, and w hi c h consists of s the half-dozen communications between hirnssar, as chr. man of Lord LINCOLN'S election com m i ttee, and Mr. - T. B. T. HILDYARD, induces us to maks some rvtr spective remarks concerning the recent contest for the representation of South Nottingham. Th© circum stances to which this correspondence bears refe rence, and to which our observations are h ere d a e p d p u li c e t d io , nas which re simple enough in themselves ; and t h e must necessarily be drawn from them are so obvious, that we shall content ourselves with a mere narration of them, unaccompanied by any indig NaavAtz has left Bayonne for Paris, where he was ex pected to arrived on Wednesday. Dun ENItIQUM was still at Bayonne. Al . .., An chor, 163 • OLSA APRIL 16.—Three per Cents., 30 7 / 8 for Aloney ; Fir e per Cents no t quoted ; Bank of St. Ferdinand, 280 , Bank Isabella, 170 ; Company of Probity, 185 ; Cornpany o f Iris, 130 • G nera l Assurance, 85 ; Alliance, 160 ; Paris, 16 3. Ga.s C 1 nlnv 600. Exchanges—London, 37 1 7 i ; Real del Monte, Unregistered .. .... 3 3 / 4 ...... "At 12 The p, • -rl3 Papers of Wednesday ha ve been received. The Journal d es D ebats publishes the f o ll ow i ng p ar ticulars of the fir et examination of L E comnt emy.bocuoach from th e C onc i erge rie to the prison of the Lux- O'clock t hi s d ay Lecomte was conveyed in a hack thene autissioners appointed by the Court. At 6 o'clock Ile has been interrogated by, the Chancellor and LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 24.—Wind at noon N.E., light breeze, and hazy. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 23.—Wind E.S.E. med.—Acrd. Blorengs, Banks, Calcutta ; loss of bulwark, &c., in a gale. CLYDE, APRIL 22.—Wind N,E.—Arrd. St. John, Richardson, St. John's, New Brunswick; Helena, Morris, Halifax. Sid. Marquis of Hastings, Sabiston, Quebec ; Tay, Langwello, ditto. SHIELDS, APRIL 22.—Wind N.E.—Sid. Louisa Caesar, 'nuke, Rio Janeiro. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. Since Monday the arrivals of Wheat of home produce have been but moderate, though of fair average quality. The stands were by no means heavily suppli, d with samples of that grain, yet so inactive was the demand for it, that prices were almost nominal, and a clear ance was not effected by the factors, Upwards of 18,000 quarters of foreign Wheat have arrived this week, and been landed in bond. Very few transactions took place, either in free or under-lock par cels, at late rates. The quantity of Barley was somewhat on the in crease. The first qualities were quite as dear, but all other kinds were much neglected. The supply of Malt was not large, yet it was fully equal to the wants of the buyers. In prices we have no altera tion to notice. Oats were very scarce, and selected parcels produced a tribe more money. Beans, Peas, and Flour as last advised. En . 4lsh ARRIVALS. Wheat. Harley. 4,690 qrs. 3,810 qrs. Irish ........ I - Foreign .• •• .. I 11,130 Malt, 8,100 qrs. SMIVHFIELD. Oats Flour. 3,920 qrs. 4,670 sky. 6,6`,41 4,860 The arrivals of Beasts up to our market to-day being on the In crease, and the attendance of buyers by no means numerous, the Beef trade was somewhat inactive, yet Monday's quotations were SUP ported in every instance. From Scotland we received 300 Beasts and 420 Sheep; and from Holland 34 Oxen and Cows, together with 20 Sheep, the latter in very middling condition. Wills Sheep we were, the time of ear considered, fairly supplied. Prime old Downs were in steady request, at full prices. In other kinds, comparatively little business was transacted. From the Isle of Wight 203 Lambs came to hand per railway ; while Irom other quarters, the receipts of that description of stock were tolerably good. On the whole, the Lamb trade was firm, at fully previous quotations. Calves were in short supply, and stuggish demand, at barely stationary prices. The Pork trade was dull, at late rates. Milch Cows heavy, at front 151 15s to 171158 each, including their small Calf. Sucking Calves, ISs to 30s; and Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s each. Beasts, 752 ; Cows, 147 ; Sheep and Lambs, 5,400 ; Calves, 190 ; Pigs, 210. _ NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Our markets were again lairlystipplieTl7lll,;7l7a7l of Meat, which moved off slowly, at but little variation in prices. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Notwithstanding our market during the whole of the present week has been very scantily supplied with fine Hops, both in pockets and bags, the demand for them has fallen off, and prices are with diffi culty supported. There are several large parcels of old and inferior Hops on offer, to effect sales of which lower rates must be complied with. The accounts from the plantations state that the bine is pro gressing tolerably well. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) Sub-Committee No. 1. This Committee met to-day, at twelve o'clock; Mr. Struts Chairman. THE WEST RIMING UNION. Mr. Plitt appeared in support of this Bill. Mr. G. Webster and Mr. Gregory opposed. This was an adjourned ease, the fo-mal proofs having been put In a few days prior to the recess. Mr. GREGORY made several allegations against the plans and sections. A few of a trifling character were sustained, while the more important were declared not to have been sustained. One allegation was, that the plan was not correct, inasmuch as it did not agree with the scale on the plan. It was, however, admitted by the opponents that the plan itself was right if measured by a proper scale, the latter being incorrectly made ont. Mr.;Pairr called an •iagitieer, who stated, that if the plan were to be measured by a scale correctly drawn, it w0u1. , . be found to be per fectly correct. The inaccuracy of the scale was occasioned by its having been drawn with the hand alter tho plan had been printed. The Committee decided that the allegation had not been sustained. LONDON SOCIETY for TEACHING THE BI:UND TO READ.—(THIS DAY.) The sixth ann.'versary meeting of the above society was this day held at the Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover square. The chair was taken at twelve o'clock precisely, by the Rer, the Lord iiishop of Winchester. The room was filled to ove; . flowing IV a most respectable audience, elm of ladies, who appeared to take posed almost eZelusiv*lY great interest in tlit.' s nroccedings of the Society. by the Secretary, it appeared that the progress of the society From the report reams ,Nis highly satisfactory. The And the number of pupils school-rooms had been enlarged, at present in the schools had increstigOd to 62. Of this num ' ber 14 were adults. The total ,umber of pupils re ceived at the society's schools since the commencement of the society had exceeded 5001. The income of the society during the past year from all sources had been 1,8761. 12s. 4d. The expenditth - e during the same period amounted to 1,7421. Es. 6d. At the coNwnencement of the ineeting, the children sang in excellent styie an anthem ottli Psalm), and subs,quently Mendelssohn's .Hymn of Praise. The Right Rev. Chairman then called upon yeme of the scholars to read some portions of Scripture, the portions selected were 1 John, 3 verse, Mark 13. The ma aner in which they performed their task was certainly most surprising, and bore out in some degree the truth of the assertion of one of the peakers—namely, " that the intellects of the blind, when cultivated, had far outstripped their brethren in the race ;" for many persons possessing the sense of sigh, and who had even received what might be teroed a hbersii edu cation, would find themselves immeasurably distanced by these blind children in the art of reading correctly. The business of the meeting haying been brought to a conclusion, thanks were voted to the Right Rev - .. Chairman, and the meeting broke up. ADDRESS OF THE BRITISII RE SIDENTS IN PARIS TO THE KING OF TILE FRENC A most nwnerous meeting of British subjects took place, on Wed nesday, in the great room of Lawson's Bedford Hotel, in the Rue St. Honors, Paris, to vote a coogratulatory address to King Louis Philippe, on his late providential escape from assassination. Amongst the gentlemen present we perceived the Duke of Mon trose, Lord Gray of Gray, Lord Defies, Lord Cantalupe, Viscount Dillon, the Earl of :Gifford, Barry Baldwin, M.P., Sir J. Doveton, Sir Denham Jephson Norreys, M.P., General Sir I'hineas lityal, the Right Hon. Ilenry Ellis, General Wright, General Sir Al.exandei Dull; Admiral lioneyman, Lieutenant-Colonel Saunderson, of thi enadier Guards; Colonel Hunter Blair, Captain Colleer, R.N.1'31 O'Qernian Mahon ; Archdeacon Keating, Archdeacon Wart urton Rev. F. Saunderson, Captain Hankey, &c. On the proposition of the Right Honourable IL Ellis, secondwd bj Colonel Saunderson, the Duke of Montrose was unanimously re quested to take the chair. The _Noble CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, observed that be was deeply sensible of the honour of presiding over:so numerous and respectable a meeting, on the occasion of voting an address to the King on his late miraculous escape. ills Majesty was too deeply loved for kis late danger not to call forth the sincere sympathy Hot only of all French people, but of the foreign residents in Paris. lie considered the preservation of hie Majesty's life of the utmost imp?, tance, not only to France, but to the whole of Europe, as pre. seining the be-t guarantee of the continuance of peace. Long, there. fere, might lie held his present high position ! And when at last, in the course of nature, he was called en to depart from this lite might he leave all ill order and peace, ready and prepared for hi: succi-ssor.--i Hear, hear.) The Right Honourable H. Ems then moved that the following dress be adopted:— " May it ple,ss your Majesty, " We, the undersigned British subjects now in Paris, beg leavt to approach your Majesty with the expression of our sincere congra tulations on the providential escape of your Majesty from the atro cious attempt made by a reckless assassin op your sacred person Most heartily do we unite with the people of France in recognising in the fortunate escape of your Majesty, the continued protection 0 Divine Providence; and we trust that this exprevsion of ,sympath: and respect, coming from British subjects, may find a favourable ac ceptance with your Majesty, the preservation of wliose life we, common with your loyal and devoted people, feel ,to be most impor tent is the well-being of France and to the general peace of Europe. This address was then voted by acclamation, .and a vote o thanks having been passed to the Noble Chairmai t, the meeting separated. The address was in a few minutes signed by severs hundred names. THE BRIDPORT ELECTION COMMITTEE. The General Committee of Elections met yesterday at thre o'clock, in Room No. 3, present—Lord Granville Somerset Mr. Loch, and Mr. W. Patten, to fix the members of a Selec Committee for examining the petition presented to the Sous against the return of Mr. Baillie Cochrane for the boroug ] of Bridport. The Committee so appointed is to be constituted as follows —Mr. C. Wood (chairman), Mr. B. Escott, Sir W. Somer vine, Lord C. Hamilton, and Lord Dalmeny. These Memb( rs will be sworn to-day, and will meet to morrow at eleven o'clock for the dispatch of business. Mr. B. Cochrane, it will be remembered, carried the repro sentation by the small majority of 1, and after the announce merit of the Mayor it was very confidently stated among th , friends of Mr. Romilly, the opposing candidate, that amts take bad been made in the p o ll-b oo k s , w hi ch, if Corre cteu would have turned the election. We observe that a second volume of Lord Broughatn :l "Lives of Men of Letters and Science, who flourishe during the reign of George III.," is announced to appear few days. It will be published by Mr. Colburn. The volum will comprise the lives of Dr. Johnson, Adam Smith, (w it . au analytical view of his great work), Gibbon, Sir Josep h Banks, Lavoisier, and D'Alembert. Mr. J. , nes, carver and gilder, of this city, has in bti possession a canary bird, gifted with the power of articulating cliser'4 several words. Mr. Jones had the honour of presenting the bird t her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle, on Wednesday w est when her Majesty expressed herself much pleased with the feathers' curiosity.—Both Chronicle. SIR JOHN Ross.—lt is understood that this advents' rous voyager has been reinstated in his office of Consul at Sto c k holm, for which place he left England yesterday. A short time agi Mr. Buchanan, his solicitor, applied to the Court of BankruptcY a sword presented to the bankrupt by the King of Sweden migh t . D given up to him. Th , Court could not make any order on the poi nt ' but left it to the discretion of the assignees, who have acceded to , request. IHE " No HousE" OF MONDAY.—The names of M r Lockhart and Lord John Chichester were by mistake °M itt ; among the list of those p resent , w hi c h appeare d i n our Tuesda impression. Yesterday. morning some thousands of brent ge °s4 passed this town, about a mile at Sea. There was a Continuolif stream of them for at least two hours ; and their course was from east to west. Our fishermen say that their passage is indicative of stormy weather. Porpoises were also seen planing about the Ch stli Pier at the same time.—Brig/V on Gazette of Thursday. ANCIENT BORNs.—A correspondent to a morn in ,.g , paper announces that in excavating the ground at Goulstone-sau g , r ) Whitechapel, tbr the large tank for the tint model establishme nt public baths and washliouses, the workmen came to a stratum d the horns of cattle, covering an area of at least fifty feet square, 1 !„ vary ing from three to four feet in thickness. How, when, and re./ can this large deposit of horns have been made ? They are g 0 rally of a large size, and do not appear to have been broken We., they were deposited. It must be long slice, probably centuries , 7: 4 „ they can have been thrown aside in suck numbers as valueless. discovery is all unfortunate one for the committee who are c onstruc t : ing the baths and washhouses, as It necessarily adds consideraWl 0 their expense in snaking the tank. sdh h e aat kt pn ed r e e d A SMALL FATE.—On Thursday morning a vestry meeting was held in the vestry-room of Christchurch, Blackfrirf;, read, to make a Minister's rate ; the Rector, the Rev. Mr. Mapietf., in the chair. Mr. Churchwarden Powell said, they were required i s pay the Rector the sum of 601, annually ; that last year the f i l l ' e u was made at three-eighths of a penny in the pound, 301. of " vr _ Ie remained to be collected. Besides this, there was a hand ; therefore a rate of one farthing in the pound would be Or gs dent for the ensuing rate. Mr. lio:rson then moved, farthing rate be made, which, being agreed to, ten of the inhabitem" then signed the deed, and the rate was declared to be duly made. tOMMEMoRATI ,, N OF hItAKSPERE's ButTEI-DAL The celebration of this interesting festival took place yesterday 1 0 ' s Stratford-en-Avon. A meeting of the Royal Shaksperean Club W . n held in concert t oo l f i t c ,st in ce o r r ein i d i fi li rn : m g , , l D icy r. w T aa lemson to the chair. At twelve o'clocitL beueflt and givent three Collegiate e t e h o e ,clok a di church nner g .oct fl , t'— honour of the occasion by the old club, took p a : .., lt: ." .: s d r . t o bh r ye d dc o ih t i t mr h elre e so h t : t t ri e ie l en i i n tuo t oy b sa e kly c e h ril a su : b r E . astqß.t,uhtaerti o'clock place reat the of dal l byoo tu urri re i:;aprrdliodf: t s. hundred members, among whom were the Mayor of Stratford , Phillips, Esq., M.P., W . IL Harding, Esq., J. It. West, E 507,,,", Granville, Esq., J. B. F reer, Esq., D. Galton, Esq., R. J. .ARY, T. . Thomson, M.D., W . 1). Hunt, Esq., It. Greavee, Esq W. Rusaaan, Esq., E. D. Ford, E E sq., W. C. Lucy, Esq.,Esq., ` Flower, Esq., &c., &c. FISHMONGERS' AND POULTERERS' INSTITUTION . Yesterday evening a s p ec i a l genera l meet i ng o f t hi s c h ar it y was bey, at the Lond on C offee House, Ludgate-hill, Mr. Spriggins in the chef At the last a u di t of the accounts there remained to the cre dit or „A. institution 3,0501. stock, and 681. 7s. cash. Since then 1,034/. 35• had been received from various sources—including subscripti7 22.5/. 65. 6d., and donati on s 4571. Ss. Gd. The expenditure, hovre/ t 7 Ol , had reduced this amount to—stock, '2,6601., cash, 2621. 6s. 2d• ; t ots' 2,3121. Os. 2d. The expenses included 5051. paid for the purchas e a piece of freehold ground, on which it Is intended to erect AITA houses for decayed fishmongers and poulterers. This land is situ* ';; at Wood Green, near Ilornsey ; and the almshouses, of which it is i d be the site, will accommodate twenty-four parties. It is intended expend in their erection 3,0001. DETERMINED SUICIDE BY A FEMALE.—Yester day afternoon, Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the Brown Bear, n i lL ir row, Knightsbridge, on the body of Matilda Mildon, aged twenty - t — ,. The deceased was the wife of a beot ma k er i n Grosvenor-mar k e t. 1 " 0 / the last three weeks she had been very d es p on di ng , th e calls? , 0 4 which she would not divulge. O n S atur lay afternoon l as t s he ott' oa an Intimate friend, with her baby in her arms, and in the coarse: conversation she alluded to a young man whom she knew, who hi drowned himself in the Serpentine on the day previous, and said tit thou g ht it was a very good place to go and drown herself. Abe , 1 0 half-past three o'clock she asked her to take care o f her baby she took home some work. She left the house, and in about hauL, hour afterwards she was seen running across the Serpentine-b 1 1 4 1 . in Hyde Park, followed by a police-constable, who. from manner, suspected she premedit steel self-destruction, but before ; 0 could reach her she threw off her bonnet and shawl, ascended parapet of the bridge, and flung herself Into the water. An + o ,7i was instantly given, and the boats of the Royal Humane Soc,l ii r were quickly on the 1 spot, and the body was found in about ! . ' n , minutes, and conveyed to the receiving -house, where every mew were used to resuscitate her, but ineffectually. Verdict, *. Tempolll., insanity:" 0 EXTRAORDINARY SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning OW milted a very singular act of self-destruction. The deceased as t was ._. woman named Pike, residing at No. 21, Green-street, Stepney. - De 'O. ago. She had ever sauce been in a low P, Who died about three 1 11 °-, d, of into Yesterday morning her father, a very aged man, whose breal". o widow of a captain of a merchant ship, and desponding state ' was usually prepared by his daughter, missed her on coming d° tt stairs, and on makin g search for her he found her in the wateriA in the yard, quite dead. tShe had only her nightgown on. _..... On the 26th of February, BIR THS wife of S. Bibby, Esq., On the 18th inst•, the Su;ir.i. Rind, 71st Bengal Army, ef a son. O. On the 14th inst., at North Audley-street, Grosvenor-square. T ss il o S oree, the lady if Captain ~,, tliA l curate of Leytonstene, of a daughter. i g le e o o n t „ of the a Rev.sott. Henry /Maun a On the 18th inst., in Upper Harley-street, the lady of E- H. Evans, pe-, e Pe PYs, 15 0, of a son. ad e! On the 19th i nst., at Artillery-place, ' Finsbury, Mrs. M. ...- of a son. On the 19th i nst., at Hanover-terrace, Regent's-park, the W 0 of Arthur Powell, Esq., of a son. ipso On the 19th i nst., at North Creaks Rectory, the lady of the and Rev. Thomas R. Keppel, of a son. of Ott the 20th inst., at Holly-terrace, Highgate, Mrs. Beaumon t ' a daughter. f O A( • On the 20th i ns t ., a t Ni g hti nga l e -t errace, Woo l w i c h- commo n, _...... George Renwick, of a son. MARRIED. by On Thursday, the 16th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Leicester, of the Rev. Richard Fawssett, M.A., Captain Henry Butler, eon of Colonel the Hon. Pierce Butler, M.P., to Clara, eldest dauglit t ` John Taylor, Esq., of tl e Newarke. ,On the 20th inst., at Olney, Bucks, Charles Talbot, Esq., to fifth daughter of Mr. Samuel Baker, all of that place. DIED. On the 22d inst., in Old Brea street, William Eccles, surgeon, aged N. On the 9th inst., at Leamington, Elizabeth Catherine, eldest Wi lt. ter of Captain and Mrs. William Harris, of Yealmpton, Devon. , 04 ., On the 18th inst., Ann, eldest daughter of Nicholas Rebinsou, merchant, Sudley, near Liverpool. On the 18th inst., in Cloudesley-terrace, Islington, Fanny, relict the late T. Stirton, Esq. On the 2lst inst., at Brixton-ri se , Willi am M ason , Esq. age ~ 112. ad0 On the 21st inst., at Bedford-place, Kensington, Lady ' Syrel , .'" relict of the late Sir Christopher Sweediand. On the 22d inst , in Sudbury-park, near Harrow, William A — ttre e ' Esq., R.H.A., F.R.C.S., On the 22d inst., at Hastings, Frederick Richard, eldest surriCl4 s a On of the late Colonel Crewe, aged 22. the 22d inst., Altred liyren Tegg, of Pembroke College, ns youngest son of the late Thomas Tegg, Esq. of Cheapside, aged On the 22d inst., at Highbury-grove, Harriet Yearn, relict of late John Fermi, Esq. On the 234 inst., at Ladbroke-villas, Notting-hill , D an d eso n Co at' Esq., secretary of the Church Missionary Society, aged 6$ —O4 ,onden: Printed and Published by OiltDO YOUNCI, of No'o Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, St ran d, i n the Fre - , ,1/ „ i ll of the Savoy, 1a the C oun t y of Middlesex. I/TRW. •Ar 24, MG. HOUSE OF LoRDs.—(THIS DAY. VICE-CHAN , LItY.-(THIS DAY ) The Vice-Chancellor of England took unopposed petitions, short causes and petitions to day, none of which possessed any Interest. (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGIIT BRUGE.) WILSON V. STANIIGPE —DEMURZER . . QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) 31 p 961,4 16 414 213% 14% Mr. Baron Parke is improving in health, and will resume his seat on the bench some time in the present term. A monument has been ere..ted at Stoke Church, Berkshire, to the memory of the late Lord Montague. l'he Earl of Glengall is suffering from indisposition at his seat, Caher Castle, country Tipperary. Mr. C. B. Hamilton, M.P. for Aylesbury,•has been detained at Nice, and prevented attending his Parliamentary duties in London, br a severe attack of fever, from which the honourable gentleman is at present slowly recovering.—Galignanis Messenger. The Right Honourable Richard Laior Sheil, M.P., will arrive at his mansion, Eccleston-square, Pimlico, in the course of the ensuing week, from Madeira, where he has been staying for some months. Captain Sir James J. Gordon Bremer, K.O 8., left town yesterday afternoon, for Portsmouth, to hoist a commodore's broad pendant on board the Queen, 110, as second in command of the Experimental Squadron. PUNISHMENT FOR CONJUGAL INFIDELITY.—A very novel and extraordinary procession took place on Thursday, the 2d Instant, at King's Coed, in the parish of Llandenny, near Pontypool. On the morning of th a t d ay, Eli za b e th, th e w ife of a far m ; b a i ü bo n i c ',re to of the name of C o l e , an d a f armer residing soar, had been sin against the seventh commandment. The husband i m mediatel y infidelity and of his own communicated the knowledge of his rib 's them back to back. ,and bind seize the aggressor and his placed upon a hurdle, and !as toned were Injury to some friends, who, upon due deliberation, advised him to This being Wiled to a ladder. They wer e an baited about fifty persots, who appeared some lusty rustics, accomp an ied accomplished , then mounted upon the shoulders of v every farm-house in the delighted with with the fun. T Inge, thus elevated — " and his paramour seem S e u d resucha regardless pai r of w t as h e neverseel." degradation l T t h h e ey far w m er e e farmer Th e attendants in the procession imagining that he displayed too undergoing, n situation he had by his indis cretion levity aappeared quite at ease, the former smoking a pipe. eiretih and indifference in the on placed himsei f, the fu insisted he should of the weed, no longer and a inhd.uwigensirnehithce. pleasure he derived from witty compelled to relinquish the solace he experienced from its enjoyment. From ten ii the morning till darkness drew a veil over the proceedings were they thus publicly exposed b.) such Lynch law. —Monmouth 22N ii 1% 6% 6 813 MosEs MoNTEFIoRE'S ARRIVAL AT ST. PETERS ZUROII.—L e t t e rs are in t owntthe announcing ßussian t c h a e p a i t r a r l i , v i a n l ot the Sir e n i ll h o t s es beforeatid Lady Monteflors and suite at thelet of April. Tho paragraph, copied from some foreign source, which reported two audiences granted by the Emperor to the noble_ . hearted knight, was at least premature — Voice of Jacob. , THE .I.4•.iNDoN HOSPITAL.—Thu tatiliverSary festival of this hospital took place last evening at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. About one hundred gentlemen sat down to dinner, amongst whom were his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge (in the chair), the Lord Bishop of Lichfield, Sir William Clay, M.P., William Colton, ])avid Salonsons, Esq., William. Davis, Esq., Robert Hanitury, Esq., and other munificent patrons of the in stitution. The amount of aubscriptions announced was the follow ing :—His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, 20/., the East and West India Dock Company, 1501. ; H. C. Pelly,: Esq., 30 guineas ; William Colton, Esq., 101. 10s. ; the Loudon Dock Company, 1001 St. Katherine Dock Company, 211. ; by It. Hanbury, Esq., treasure . r, 1681. ; by J. Davis, Esq., 2771.; by the gentlemen of the Hebrevr , nation, 2251. 12s. led. ; Sir William Clay, M.P., 51. ; Colonel Fox, M.P., 101. ; 1 limas Maatermaii, Esq., M.P., 30 guineas. The total amount of the collection announced was 1,6541. ACCIDENT RELIEF SOCIETY. —The Right Ron. Lord Ashley will preside at the anniversary festival of the above excel lent society, which is announced for this evening at the Albion Tavern. On Tuesday afternoon an infuriated cow escaped from the Liverpool slaughter-houses, and in its furious progress through the streets, tossed a boy from fifteen to twenty feet in the air. Fortunately no bones were broken, and he is not dangerously hurt —Manchester Guardian. OXFORD, APRIL 21.—A formal contradiction has ap peared of the statement that the Duke of Marlborough is about to let Blenheim Palace to the Queen Dowager. The Rev. Mr. Sibthorp is now here on a visit to some of his old college friend& It is said that he has imposed on him self a silence of three years from his usual pulpit minis trations, as a mark of penitential regret for having, in a moment of ill-judged excitement, joined the Romi sh com munion The House sat to-day for the first time since the Easter recess to hear appeals. 'Elie Peers present were Lord Brougham, Lord Cot tenham and Lord Campbell. THE EARL OF STATE V. KING. This case came before their Lordships upon upped. from the Court of Session in Scotland. The question involved in the case is one of dry Scotch entail, as to whether or not a deed had been properly registered. Mr. Bethel! and Mr. Rutherford appeared for the appellant ; and Mr. Anderson and Mr. Robertson for the respondent. The ease appears likely to occupy some days. CHANCE ft I •-( T IS DAY.) The Lord 4.hancellor, after disposing of the unoppo.ed lunatic petitions in his paper, proceeded to hear the further arguments in tne part-heard appeal of Weeks V. Stanhope, which occupied his Lord ship the remainder of the morning. This was a bill filed by the plaintiff, a shareholder, on behalf of the other shareholders of the London and ➢lanchester Direct Inde pendent Railway (Reinington's line), against the Directors and Provisional Committee of that Company, and alleged that the defendants have generally neglected the interests of the company, and frustrated the objects of it in favour of the Direct London and Man chester Railway (Itastrick's line), to which they banded ever the plans and sections prepared for the rival scheme ; and alleges fur ther, that this was done for a personal consideration ; and that the deposits paid in on the Remington hue were laid out in the purchase of shares in the other company, with a view to keeping up their price in the market, and adds some minor details bearing upon these charges. The ca-e was heard on demurrer, - on the part of the Hon. Mr. Stanhope, one of the defendants, on whose behalf the demurrer was argued en a point of equity, and on the question of parties, it was contended that in case x partnership was to be wound up, it could not be brought into Court but is presence of all parties concerned. The COURT decided tl:at the point in equity failed, and overruled the demurrer on the question of parties, without prejudice to any question in the cause, and reserved costs. Sittings in Banco, Westminster Hall. OLWISON V. TUE MARINE INSURANCE comrANT. This 'was an action taken by Messrs. B. and It. Olwison, insurance brokers, nominal plaintiffs, who effected a policy of Insurance on behalf of Messrs. Garrett and Co., in the Marina Insura:ice Com pany, upon certain goods shipped on board the Penang, and destined for China. The action was tried at Liverpool Spring Assizes, 1844, and a verdict taken for the plaintiff, foi 2,6791., subject to a special case. Mr. ManTtri, in applying for the rule, stated the facts as they ap peared in evidence, which were in substance to this effect :—That the plaintiffs shipped their goods on board the Penang for Canton; that while on the voyage a storm arose, and the vessel and cargo were injured ; that the Penang put into Hong-Kong, and there transhipped the goods into the James Lang, which the defendants eontendediwas the dual port of destination of the 200 bales of goods, but the plaintiffs contended that such could not be the case, inas much as that Hong-Kong was then (in June, 1841), but a barren rock, having no warehouses, and only a few sheds, and that the goods were only transhipped with a view to ascertain the extent of the damage they had sustained ; and that Canton was the final port of destination, because it was the final port of sale. The case is one of rather a complicated nature, and involves the consideration of the question as to what was the actual understand standing between this country and China at the time, or whether England was at open hostilities with the Chinese then. The iOLICITOIL-GENERAL, on behalf of the plaintiff, contended that England was then at open war with China, and that Canton was, at the time of the arrival of the Penang at Hong-Kong, in a state of actual siege by the British forces, and that therefore the party in char,,e of the goods did not deem it safe to take them there, and therefore he hired the James Lang as a receiv ing ship, and put the goods into her. Ile further contended that the policy was so generally worded as to leave optional the port in China at which the good.; were to be landed. ; and that the Penang was destined to return to e.ngland with tea, and not to go on to Canton. He further contended that the James Lang was not hired as a re ceiving ship, which was to convey the goods„to some other port, but as a Narchou , e for the goods. Mr. MARTIN proceeded to reply, aid had not concluded when our report left. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.) Mr. UNTRANK moved, on the part of a prisoner charged with man slaughter under a coroner's inquest, fur a writ of certiorari to bring up the proceedings, and a role nisi to show cause why he should not be admitted to bail. The names of the parties did not transpire, but it appeared from the affidavits produced by the Learned Counsel, that the deceased, being in a state of intoxication, went to the house of the prisoner and began to undress, as if lie had been at home. Whilst they were struggli g the prisoner's wife ran for assistance, and the prisoner having succeeded in putting the deceased out of the door, shut it. It was supposed that the shutting of the door caused the deceased to fall down the steps and fracture his skull. It did not appear that the act was malicious.—Application granted. MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY) George Castel', a remarkably fine-grown young man, was charged with being a deserter from the 12th Regiment of Light Dragoons (Lancers). John Porteus, sergeant, 6th Dragoons, stated that in consequence of !min - motion he had received he apprehended the prisoner between eight and nine o'clock last evening, at the King's Arms public-house. In Rear-street, Leicester-square, as a deserter from the 12th Light Dragoons. Mr. Hatti4wica (to the prisoner)—Do you admit being a deserter from that regiment? Prisoner —I do. Edward Kelly, sergeant of the 3d Dragoon Guards, identified the prisoner, having known him while in the regiment. 'the prisoner admitted that lie enlisted into the 12th Lancers about a year ani ten months ago, at a public-house in Westminster, and deserted from Maidstone, on the sth instant, for the purpose of getting mar lied. Ho was committed, and his descriptive return forwarded to the War-office in the usual manner. j ~~~ ;`