The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-21 00:00:00

H ER MAJESTY S THEATRE. • Madlle. JOHANNA. WAGNER. It is respectfully announced that the talent a Madlle. JOHANNA WAGNER is secured exclusively to her Majesty's Theatre, by an engagement dated the oth of Novnaber last, and signed by this cele brated artiste, and also by her father Mr. Albert Wagner. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, • COVENT GARDEN. First appearance in England of Madlle. Johanna Wagner. First appearance this season of Signor Mario and Herr Formes. First Night this season of Le Prophete. On SATURDAY, April 24, Will be performed Meyerbeer's grand Opera, LE PROPHETS. Fides, Madlle. Johanna Wagner (Prima Donna of the Royal Theatre at Berlin) ; Bertha, Madame Castellan ; Jean of Leyden, Signor Mario ; Count Oberthal, Signor Tagliafico ; Serjeant, Signor Seidl; Peasants, Signori Mei and Rommi ; Gioni, Signor Stigelli ; Mathiesen, Signor Polonini ; Zaccaria, Herr Formes. The Incidental Ballet an d S katin g scene will be supported bY .3adlles. Kolembe,rg, Leblond, and Robert ; 3131. Alexandre, Flume, Ruault ; And comprise the celebrated Quadrille des Patineur s. Comce at Eight o'clock. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa the . Tickets for the Boxes , Stalls , or the Pit may be had (for e rSeason), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open em Eleven till Five o'clock ; and of the principal librarians and ionsicsellers. r ° Ilk I,{l~ 14 - ; .., }t F:• ' .' .l ~trr. y v ; 1,; spectacle ; or. The Wonderful Lamp, produced with all the vast' resources of this small establishment. Doors open at Hatt-past Serven., and commence at Eight o'clock. A Morning Fertormance. on Saturday nest. Doors open at Half past Two, and commence at Three o'clock. There will shortly be produced several New Pieces, which are now in active rehearsal. erivate Boxes and Stalls to be had at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. HER 3IAJESTY'S THEATRE . . GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. Madlle. Sate Cravelii. Signori Calzolari, Belletti, Ferlotti, and Lablache. TO-MORROW Will be presented Rossini's Opera, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Rosins, Madlle Belie CruveM ; II Conte d'Almaviva, Signor Cal zolari ; Figaro, Signor Belletti ; Burn°, Signor F e rlotti ;Don Bar tolo, Signor Lablache. Between the acts will be presented the revived favourite Diver tissement, L'AIT ROBEet Divertissement, entitled To conclude with a new Spanishßall E CANDL 1114* BAILE DL, spar, Allegrini, In which Mdlle. Guy Stephan. Mdlles• $/°2 La moureux, M. DI Media, and M. Mathieu will appear. A new Grand Opera , by Me y erbeer, is in preparation. A new Ballet is in preparation for the reutree of Madlle. Carolina Eosati. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera Box-office, Co lonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. The Directors have the honour to announce that TO-MORROW, Wiu b e produced, for the second time in this country, Donizetti's Opera. entitled I MARTrRI, As performed at the Academie Royal, Paris. With new Scenery, Costumes, and Appointme.ntS. Paulin, Madame Jullienne (of the Academie Royale, Paris, her second appearance in England) ; Severus, Signor Ronconi ; Felix, Signor Marini ; Nearcus, Signor Stigelli ; a Christian, Signor Soldi ; Calisthenes, Signor Polonini; Polyutus, Signor Tamberlik. The incidental Divertissement in the second act of the Opera will be sustained by Madlles. H. Bellotti, L. Bellotti, Leblond, Kolem berg, and Robert. The Scenery by Messrs. Grieve and Telbtn ; the Costumes by Mrs. E. Bailey and Madame Marzio ; the Appointments by Mr. Prescott ; the Machinery by Mr. Allen ; the Dances by Mons. Alexandre; the Spectacle-arranged by M. Laurent. Composer, Director of Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. TREATER ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. 13, Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be perfoitned MONEY. • After which a new Burlesque on a frightfully popular subject, to be called 0., GEMLNI ; or, the Brothers of Co(u)rse. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Bland, Woolger ; Mesdames Buckingham, Col lins, Caulfield, honey, &e. To conclude with BOX AND COX, by Messrs. Keeley and Buck stone. - THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Drama of powerful interest, called THE QUEEN Or THE MARKET. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, 0. Smith, Paul Bedford, Emery, Honey, Worrell ; Mesdames Chaplin, Harding, and Keeley. After which, a devilish New Extravaganza, called MEPHISTO PHELES. Characters by Mx. Honey , Miss Fitswi ll iam, and Miss Woolgar.. With WHO STOLE THE POCKET-BOOS? or, a Dinner for Six. ,40YAL UnderFOß THIS F.VENLNK4, win be performed Shakespere's HistoricarPlay of KING JOHN. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. Wigan, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Graham, F. Cooke, Everett, Vezin, Cathcart, and Wheatleigh ; Miss Phillips, Miss Robertson, Miss Mur ray, Miss Kate Terry, Mrs. DAV, and Ai rs . C . K ean . After which a Fairy Tale, in Iwo Acts, entitled WITTIKIND AND MS DROTIIERS; or, The Seven Swan Princes and the Fair Melusine. Characters by Messrs. Harley, Meadows, F. Cooke, Flexmore ; Mrs. Winstanley, Misses Marshall, Robertson, Murray, Leclercq, Daly, Vivash, Newcombe, K. Terry, and Madlle. Anriol. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRB„ Under the Manuel:nerd of Ai 2418 • 2 " Vestril, Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS BVIINLN in G, acts Will be produced a dramatic story, eight , entitled A CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Frank Matthews, Robert Boxby, Belton, Baker, Suter, Horucastle, Roslere, Butler, and Homier ; Madame Vestris, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St. George, Miss Wright, Miss Oliver, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Martindale, MISS Ellis, Miss Grove, and Miss Foote. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Leheee and Manager. Mr. W . Ferren. THIS EVENING, Will be performed HONESTY THE BEST POLICY. To conclude with TdE CAMBERWELL BitOTIIF.R3 ; or, The Mystic Milkman. To conclude with THE HOLE IN THE WALL. i'LliCia'S PLAY - NOUSE AND STRAND TEIEATRY Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. "" , -117 4 EVFTN.II4.I Will be presented A VILLAGE TALE. Characters by Messrs. E. Rogers, Attwood, Moreland ; Me dames Copeland, ;.elby, and Mas- Yell. To be followed by MATRIMONIAL PROSPECTL'SES. Walter Lacy, Attwood; Mrs. S'elby, and ;ass ;Haskell. Alter which ANIIIONY AND CLE IPA'fRA, by Mr. Walter Lacy and Miss L. Howard. To be followed by the grand Ballet of VIVANDIERE, by M. Milano, Madllc. Therese, and a Ind orps l.e gala. Boxed, 35.; Pit, 2s. ; Amyhitlic.A.ure, Is. 074 c 3416. Raze Marmzer, Mr. ii. Stirling. Messrs, fuletural:Alaf.k;. ,e Pairona. , of her -Itajest AZ , Nrt Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The meet luccessin and pootiar Theatre In London. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a new grand Military Spectacle, which is now suiting all Paris, eutltlel BOI•iAPARTE IN EGYPT ; or, the Battle of Alxukir. To be followed by Batty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena. To conclude with a Laughable earce. Tickets to be had at the Box-office irom "Eleven till Four daily. Under and , do Pry*; -ffig-unt.+l,l Stage Manzi:cr. Mr. Leclercq. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tars D&T —.Morning 5 min. after 3 I Evening 21 min after 3 To•llioasow—Morning 35 rain. after 3 I Evening 50 mm after 3 THE WEATHER.—Sus OFFICE, APRTL 21. THERMO3IETER, IN THE SHADE. 52—highest since noon yesterday. 3 0—lowst this morning and during the night. 52 —this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 201.5. Worn variable from S.E. to S.W.—light breeze and fine sunshiny weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The a re arranged in order of latit u d e . stati°llB PooLß—Wind R, gentle bret en s cloudless. PORTSMOUTH—Wind S.W ., geritle I:rbreeze—cloudless. Btracarros—Wind partially cloudy. H AA Tnros--Wind S., gentle breez: b ez p e aTtially cloudy. — reeze—cloudless. SouTHANProN — Wind S.E., strong; For-Hasrosß—Wind S., light a irs —partially cloudless. Tu , sBEIDG F,--Wind W., strong gez br GREENWICH—WindS.W„ STROOD—Wind S.W., gentle breeze— c e i e o z u e j cloudless. LEIGHTON—Wind N.E., gentle breeze fine. tee:2l'barrtiall7 cloudy. N.E., calm—cloudless. • CAMBRIDGE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—clo n dl eas y Ainfo uTh—liind S.W., gentle breeze—clo u dl ess: The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Monday morning at ni ne o'clock : LusrucK—Wind W., calm—cloudless. MoLumeAß—.-Wind S., gentle breeze—cloudless. LBIGHToB—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. HoLyHzAD —Wind S.Vir., gentle breeze — Partially. .Cl Ouy• LaNcesTzE —Wind c alm—principally clear. - WHITBY—Wind S., gentle breeze —overcast. DARLINGTON-Wind S.S.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. SHAp— vvind S.W., calm—partially cloudy. BEsTrocH—Wind N.W , gentle breeze—overcast. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean daily reading of the barometer WAS 30.055 in. on Sunday, it rose on Monday, and on Tuesday was 30.170 in and y, above 30 in. till Friday ; the mean of t he week was 30012 in. The mean daily temperature was 42-7 ° . on Sun day, or 3 2° below the average of corresponding days in ten years; it rose continuousiv till Wednesday, when it was 571°, or 11.3° above the average. It fell below the averTe on Thursday, awl. en Friday was only 41.5 Q, which is 5.3. below the average of the same day. The mean kempera ture of the week wa- 47°, Th ,, , wind was generally in the east till Friday, on which day and Saturday it blew from the north-east. - 1 3 . 7 4 Jf t ,4 At# ;277 6 •••, ‘_4!•3 s- 4 ,7-:"=`a D Ee 13 1. „•A • tree-I..N_Aii„,...- ,• LONDON, WEDNESDAY , APRIL 21;' 1852. 11 " 1934t Y impels us to wish well, very cordially, toward s qu a the united s z t ar e like expedition which the citizens of are fitti ng out against the Japanese' --prudence pr om pate but con,p,,Pnt,rg is at the same time, to antici pate in which ely !ridi ng advantege from an the attheriala are so extravagantly disproportionate. Aitorage will consi s t' of three p„,: e r f ' th e Proposed squadr on steam-frigates, one sailing frigate, one corvette, ailluone store ship. With the aid of thi; force, 2,000 ra c:colenturies or un and military, purpose to wreak vengeance for two interrupted cruelty upon an cif country Japan, an island embracing an exten : Power lik e equivalent to MON than' the whole of I'lltuce united! Namely, six England iind 'Nati& t. .. lux i extent of country sf)reading over no less than 266,600 square mik,s Or, to calculate the matter yet more'glaf ingly for its extravagance-2,000 Americans pitted against 30,000,000 Japanese. For at that enormous aggregate has the population of Japan been computed , —the lowest estimate being 20,000,000 for its actual inhabitants. Yet with the " ridiculously small amount" of the squadron already specified do the citizens of the United States dream of humbling the pride of this haughty and not undis ciplined race of islanders. The number of fighting men to be entrusted with this somewhat hazardous task, is, on the first blush, altogether inadequate, alike for the purposes of conquest or chastisement. Hazardous we call the undertaking advisedly . , be cause although the multitude to be assailed are un questionably barbarous in their utter igno rance of civilization, they are, nevertheless, hardy warriors enough, warriors, too, not unskilled it diplornitcy of cn,flict. or t!`") rensrnvres 01 Durip9: I colt - it , . illde , sd, ti's lePv .Tz pwit of -c % , ,,I4ibitalli3 In in the- .1117,44.1' of Vat` 1 21 tala, , Sas ta ala.a, at' ux. : as our own bf2poys Hindoston—acting, moreover, in that capacity with all the rugged valour of the ancient condettieri. It appears manifest, therefore, from the consideration of all these facts, from our knowledge of the warlike disposition of the Japanese, from our knowledge that their community is va riously estimated at an aggregate ranging from 20,000,000 as a minimum to 30,000,000 as a maxi mum, that the preparations made by. the United States are altogether insufficient for the exigency of the occasion, while with a painful sense of this very probable inadequacy it is impossible not to wish the fullest success to the projected expedition. Humanity, we have said, induces us to look for ward with eager solicitude to the triumph of the American arms over the arms of the Japanese. Nor in so speaking have we uttered anything like words of extravagance. For the punishment proposed to be administered to the people of Japan will be expiatory Of acts of cruelty on their part, more dastaadly and prolonged than have ever been recoided of any race, however far removed from civilization, unless they have happened to be two-legged wild beasts, such its mere cannibals or anthropophagi ! According to a compact entered into some 200 years ago, the Dutch have been nominally allowed to send one annual ship to Nangasaki, but otherwise the people of Japan have traded with none but the Chinese. Foreigners of every other country have been prohibited during the past two centuries from holding any intercourse whatsoever with the inhabitants. The penalty inflicted upon such strangers to the soil as dared to penetrate be yond its sacred frontiers was almost invariably death, sometimes, but very rarely, commuted to per petual imprisonment. With such rigorous severity have these most infamous laws of exclusion been en forced that even foreign vessels in distress have been repulsed from the inhospitable shores of Japan, while shipwrecked mariners saved from the tempest have been thrown into dungeons, exhibited in iron cages, and afterwards most cruelly executed. Against these inhuman proceedings the United States (which of all the powers of the world has, of late years, been the most frequent sufferers in consequence) is at length about to protest with the logic of bullets and the eloquence of cannon balls. Considering that the crimes about, therefore, to be thus avenged are in open violation, not merely of the inalienable rights of nations, but also of the sacred and immutable laws of nature, it is, we repeat it, again and again, most earnestly to be hoped that the efforts about to be adventured upon by the Republic of North America may be signally decisive in their character, leading, in fact, to the speedy and, of course, compulsory abandonment of the system of exclusiveness hitherto enforced by the Japanese. Unfortunately the principa l cities of Japan will be found by the United States' squadron unassailable from their inland situation. The buildings of the ca. pital, Jeddo, may, it is true, be beaten down by th e American artillery , but with a force so pecu liarly insignificant as that of merely two thousand, when brought against a hardy race of disciplined barbarians numbering, as we have said, from 20,000,000 to 30,000,000 altogether, it would be vain or rather absurd to dream of pushing forward to the wealthy and luxurious city of Meaco. Never theless, while these adverse circumstances are indis putable, there is likewise one reinsrkable fact which is no less so—the fact that the ido atrous fauaticisin of tho Japanese cannot be very readily roused against their assailants by the s oiri tual potentate of the island, the ancient ieflaaace of the Dairi having long since passed away, giving place to the inure matter-of fact pa wer of the Ciao, or secular Emperor. With his solditrs the aval and military forces engaged iu the U .iced S' ates' expedi tion will have to compete—and that the struggle may prove vt ry speedily advantageous to the latter is, most fervently to be desired, not only on behalf of the sacred name of humanity, but likewise and in a par ticular manner of the no less holy cause of civili zation. It is impossible to overrate the importance of the measure of Chancery Reform introduced by the LORD CHANCELLOR into the House of Lords on Monday evening. It strikes at the very root of ono of the most serious abuses that has sprung up during successive generations. It is the practice in the Master's office, together with the entire system of reference to other and different officers, that led to the interminable delays and ruinous ex penses that were so loudly and so justly complained of, and which, in fact, caused the entire tribunal to stink in the nostrils of the public. For that Lord ST. LEONARDS has brought forward a radical remedy, one which will completely eradicate the disease, and he has acted wisely and judiciously in limiting the present Bill to the abolition of the office of Master in Chancery, and the changes neces sary in ' consequence of that abolition. It must not for a moment be supposed that it is the only measure of legal reform which the Noble and Learned Lord intends to submit to the con sideration of Parliament.. On the contrar . y, we are assured on the highest au th ority that a Bill to carry out the recommendations of the Chan cery Commissioners is at this moment in progress, and that, in the course of the next three weeks, a measure will be laid before their Lordships, intended to carry into effect ell the propositions which the Commis sioners suggested. This is satisfactory intelligence, which will convey comfort to many an anxious suitor, now suffering under " the hope deferred, that maketh sick the heart." The present Bill, as we have stated, only deals .with the Master's office. It is to come into operation on the first day of Michaelmas Term. From that period the four senior Masters are to retire on full sa laries, which (there being at present one vacant) will now as b: , i f ti o r r i e n thtehm,. leave five Master s, who are to wind up all the busi nessbusiness may think fit to and to dbpose of such other e g ot,6 e sl i e nt t e o r t v h a i l r r h a e r L ci O si l7 n. Cll l A , N ;ie C y El w ,L i o ll a : however, have additional p owers rn eowerred on them, enabling them toteixtupeindairl,:tredrs t -o ...t. 0 1 ring every suit to a speedy dilly dally ins that has been so F , xi : en al.l to prelent the . i t aTh thehl pe by Learned certain n e d Lord class h d ',() ; w e I t Yl i l a : ntdi occupy in g ll:nscerr: N re o so b r ie ted an t d o woolsack in Ireland, introduced c. rt dill Te if ti , 0 j r ,,.. with this object, which proved eunnez eminently l; nf i f i ci - t - i in their operation, but which, strange to say, havo not yet been i m p o rt e d into thi s country. Had they d e : fi ethey d wo uld have removed many ei s ee COM phOnts. Bat the Masters still sat for single hours, considerable intervals e- 4 114ng between each hearing, so that every question should be re peated over and over again, usque ad nauseam. A decision thus became unattainable, and the proceedings - became interminable. Either party could resort to the Fabian policy, a n d procrastinate to almost any extent, if w illi ng ito incur the rLk of costs, a danger that was but slightly regarded when there was a "fund in court" at which all sides could pall with impunity. Now, however, matters must be proceeded with, or the Master will know the reason why, and, as he will be armed with stringent powers to stimulate the tardy, we may reasonably anticipate that every cause to a Speedy conclusion unless good and be s brought ufaeient reason should be assigned for its retention within the jurisdiction of the Court. So far for the suits now pending, and which have already been referred to the Musters forincluiri es ads , t reports. But tie Improvement will be more striking, 1 and far more beneficial, in all causes brought before 1 the Court in and after Michaelmas Term. Thence forward there will be no references. The Judges in Equity, the Master of the Rolls, and the three Vice-Chancellors, will, with the assist ance of their respective chid' and second clerks, dispose of all the business heretofore transacted by the Masters. The whole of the cumbrous machinery, which so fearfully multiplied the expenses and re tarded the progress, will be completely got rid of. The same person who decides on the facts will de termine the law applicable to that state of facts ; or if it be impossible to pronounce a complete decision, be will be enabled personally to conduct the necessary in quiries, to see that they are pertinent, end to prevent either party from riding off on collateral issues. The Judge-Master question will thus be satisfactorily decided, the important problem raised by the Society for Promoting the Amendment of the Law, so ably erma-cl it. i-1)6 .Esir Roriew, -wed which we base Pir - Ftive S"7 .(,,,, , ,;.li --, r irnly .., ear:. Ivia at le7gth be Ynly4~, ar:~ •. it : tt.: t. ! . .'jq t,,} .mpiA: and riiilclu!iye thet : 1 ' a Zinri be disposed of in as many days from the first hearing and the interlocutory judgment, as they have here tofore required years, and that, too, at a tithe of the outlay. _ _ . The learned and distinguished Judges who have lent their aid to carry out this admirable plan —the MASTER of the ROLLS, and Vice Chancellors TURNER, KINDERSLEY, and FAIRER, have entitled themselves to the marked thanks and gratitude of the community, for the patriotic feeling which has in. duced them freely, and gratuitously, to undertake so large additions to their already onerous duties. They have disregarded all personal considerations, looking only to the public benefit, and we trunt that the peo ple will duly estimate the zeal that has induced these Learned Gentlemen to consent freely to the change involviog so much additional labour on their parts. There is no portion of the all in which Lord ST. LEONARDS has eracised a wi-er discretion than in his resolute avoidance of Southerripton-badings. lithe clerks once got from under the eyes of their respec tive principals., they would become to all intents and purposes "masters," carrying on separate and inde pendent jurisdictions. Now, it is the chief object of the present measure that they should be in all re spects subordinate, diminishing the labour of the judge, by clearing the way, and leaving only essential points on which his opinion should be taken, but not being in any degree substitutes or deputies. For the present suitable chambers are to be provided in Lincoln's Inn for these learned judges and their re spective staffs until proper courts can be erected. No expense of any consequence will be necessary, for the sale of the chambers in Southampton-buildings will provide the requisite funds. The achange will also have this good effect, that the courts must hencefor ward hold their sittings at Lincoln's Inn, and no longer vibrate between it and Westminster. When this is effected perhaps suitable courts will be erected in the vicinity of the different inns of court for the transaction of all the law business of the country. To-morrow evening the Honourable Gentleman the Member for Manchester will bring under the consideration of the House of Commons the different taxes on knowledge, and will move, in separate resolutions—That such financial arrangements ought to be made as will enable Parliament to dispense with the duty on paper. That the newspaper stamp ought to be abolished. That the tax on advertisements ought to be repealed. It is more than probable that Honourable Gentlemen, who will speedily have to meet their constituents face to face, will lend their aid in carrying out some or all of these important objects. It is also certain that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER will receive the suggestion more favourably than his prede cessor, to whom the gross and palpable in justice of any impost appeared to be its strongest recommendation. We can scarcely conceive Mr. DISRAELI affirming the propriety of a law which charges as high a duty on the humble appli cation of a wretched sempstress or servant-maid out of place, for employment as on the an nouncement of the sale of wide-spread domains, or the organization of Leviathan companies with millions of capital. We do not mean to say that the tax on advertisements is not objectionable in every ca'e. It is, indeed, equally impolitic in all, as crea ting an impediment to the publicity that is exceed ingly desirable.. But it is not attended with the same heartrending remits, which r-ivier it as cruel as it is u. just and inexpedient. Tiler,. are m iny, ! too many, persona whose only cppitzi is thr-ir l ibow', avii -, e only aspiration is to obtain that occupation vi hich will enabls fhein to gain an honeit To these we refuse a-si-tanee theough this infa nious law. They shall not iihke their wishes known unless on payment of a sum which would supply them with bread tor a week, and h.nce many hundreds, aye, thousands are driven to the union workhouses, or to the most heartrending miseries through the malign operation of the tax on advertisements. Gladly would we see the other matters alluded to by Mr. Giasos abolished, but the adver tisement duties are even more pressing ; and we ss ould gladly accept their repeal as an instalment of justice during the present session. Mr. DISRAELI has a large surplus, and although there are many claims on him, he might surely make some concession in a matter which poQsesse.s peculiar claims on his consideration. A boon on such a point gracefully conferred would have a strong effect at the present moment, and afford the best answer to the prejudiced reports that have been raised against him. The repeal of the advertisement duties, and an equitable modification of the• income-tax, would be most favourably received throughout the length and breadth of the land.. There is not a single constituency in the empire in which they would not be hailed with pleasure and gratitude. PORTUGAL. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PORTSMOUTH, WEDESDAY MORNING. Her Majesty's ship Encounter (14), Captain Gor don, arrived at Spithead this' morning from Lisbon which she left on the 15th. The Queen and King bad embarked in the war steamer Terceira at 7 in the morning of the 15th to proceed up the Tagus as far as Villa Franca, whence the Court would go on to Coimbra, Leiria, Porto, and Vianna, returning to Massa and Cintra about the 15th of May. The Duke.of Saldanha companied their Majesties, but the Duke of Terceira had not arrived at Lisbon in time, the French war steamer Newton not having returned with his Grace from Cadiz at the time appointed. The Tagus packet, with the Peninsular mails of the 7th, arrived at Lisbon on the 11th, and left for Gib raltar on the 12th. The Tevia, with the Brazil mails of the 9th, ar rived on the 13tb, and ltft for Madeira on the 14th, at seven in the morning. All well. Our correspondent feared that few of the hoer , chanis would have been enabled to answer th4r Eng lish letters, as th , ,. Encounter's letvii,g for Ei , glutio on taking a mil bad b.-en posted a* the British post office at two P?d iwi It w.'s undereond she was to leave in two flours biter tbst.time. T . f.:{ E S UN, LONDON, - CA PE OF GOOD HOPE. H e r SLkjebtY's ship o=ez-ez, 14, Comm Abider 114 .-Ir , r, waved at Si:i'lleAd nr , rting from du sailed on he 14 'of F. bruary. No rewF.—Timts‘ -- • Af•-. "Pete paired with Mr. D Waddington in favour of Mr. Hersman's motion. s r Mu. SMITH O'BRIRN. — As Re are going to ' We learn th a tordeis S av m e it b h een o tu ri e e d n, fo J r o t h h n e release of the Irish State prisoners , ... subject. however, to the Mitchell, and their companion s ; AN /I F',H•TEII.—Yo-sterd,Jy, dcoonmd.itiolenartthicautiatrsheyintaoluer ano,etxtto.2eleficKfliiirnk the . th n - i t t e e ll d er K . in g- FUNKRAL OF -ILL a ,i F bl o i r o s in t a e r r go , ef sa recently tetweteirs, d -8 chief er 3 a i n c t engineer red p i o n n t odtethnhete, t h HighgateMetropolitane remains Cemetery.' en ° f et Co n e l‘' r . m a a t nc o e nc o e f t civil e existence engineers uopfoanatheinourti honourabletuel espy tales occasion witnessed c n oips i n m tbin e ttg m ,i l n ie e ; ei s rrs o .) f :R t m h e e ird. profewinn, and to, the worth of the departed gentleman. In thy cortege were the carriages, f Sir W. Cu considerable met thaen dthel rlnstitution'iez procession er oafn a t t . th A e l gate of the cemetery. Among them were : —S. M Peto, pEshqii.::l9:llo. t u C a a d pta. n in Claxton, R.N. ; Messrs. Errington, At praession. Betts, Gregory, martin , Glynn, C. Manby, Edwin Clark, Motto, Pollard, y ri r t il ha s t — a w it ri gum , p il h a r z i a es ige , i t i t a i lain Sm g i , tb H , oth ir er , m pz em ßm be A rs N o s f of Aldermen yesterda H atton, d g r o:ttr ' a i n ld d prose cuted for the purpose of obtaining the decision of the highest judicial tribunal in the kingdom, upon the important ques tion recently decided by the Court of Exchequer. was of error state d i s in b etihneg Court - Masania, APRIL 21.—The Coquette, of Limerick, loading for the United Ew es, took f i re, an d wall got I meet without deluge. . . 1 --- • WEDNESDAY THE SHARtiIMARKETS: BRITISH RAILWAYS. Rail ass. Aberdeen ...... all paid Arab., Not., Bost. & E. June. ..... I pd Bir., Wolv., and Stour Valley ... all pd. Birk., Lan., & Ch. Jet., lats33l 26/. pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 501. k 25/. Cons., ill pd. Ditto, ditto ... 17-14 pd. Brit. & Exet., 1001. pd. Caledonian .. LO/. pd. Chest. & Holyh. all pd. Dub. & 1331 f. Jet. pd. Dundlk & Enni:., all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Aber deen June. ... all pd. Ditto, New all pd East Anglian (25!. L. & E. gad L. & D.) all pd. Do OS/. E. &121.). , 21pd.1 pd E-z, IThion, A, Do. ,'•,• do• • Do., do., i 3, & C., all pd. East Lancashire, all pd Quar., all pd E EE D a. . dn o sci & dn . bl N ß.v l e is: N .r 7 l . Edin„Per. & Dun. 25/. p Glas. & S.-West., 100Lp Great Northern, all pd Do. Halve. A def., all p GLGt Dane. York., e i r i, ( 3 1.10 c ; 0 , a0. a; l 4ll.l. l i l i pppy p P dd(o: Do., Quarters ...all pd, Do., Fifths ...... 14/. pd Do..W. Un. 11% Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby & Sthpt.l ip Lonti. & Blackly., All ad Lon. Lon. :, DDlj' r,Dit a coo tor,. B& & s l isT lQ ß '°: ee uN S llf u g w . w ta l x h.l‘lll 4 4 N .5 15t ( e s,;oo l:Sr i I° l / 1▪ p.▪ p pix 1 . 1 ddil: P dp 1111 , 42 .flan. She. & Lin.,loo/p Do. Manch. & Lincoln Union ...... 4/. `2. pd l Midland ......... 100 /. pd Do. Bin. & Derby 10U1. Md. Gt. Wl. (Ire.) 471/ -Newcas. & Carl, all pd Do. Quarter Sh. all pd Newmarket all pd N e „, / ye r t, Aberga.ven., and Hereford lOl pd .Newry & Ennisk 7% p Norfolk lOOl pd Do. New 20/. S. 15/. p N 0 0. r rr t tt C BD o rej u vt?, . 1 ... U ... n. 1.21a5 1 / 21111:10! N North p d l 0 N o rth Stafford. 17% p North-Western 10/. pd N. & S.-W. June. 6/. p Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampto 11 Scottish Central 215/. p Scottish 251. rid Do. New ,all pd Shrew. & Bir. A, all pd Do. B . Shrew. & Her. Old 7/. p p Shrewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min. ) a n D d 1)o. Halves ....,,all pd Do. Oswestry... a ll p d Strop. Union p d Do. A, C, & D fully pd. up at per cent..,, South Devon ...... all pd South-Eastern SOL pd South Wales ...... all pd S , uth Yorkshire and River Dun: ..... 15/. pd Do. Do. ..... 5L pd Stirl. & Dunt'sri n , all p' Stock. & Har.l6/25.3d Taff Vale . .... 126/. pd Thames . Haven Do c k and Railway ...18/. pd i Vale of Neath...l7L pd' Waterfd. & Kilk. all pd l Waterfd. & lin], all pd Waterford, Wex. Wick. and Dubliz 3/. pd West Cornwall 131. pd l West Londdn pd, Yk., New. & Ber. 25/. p Do. & New. Ex. 201. p Do. G.N.E. pure. 9/. p. York & N, Mid. 50/. pd Nominal Prices. 14 to 111,1 6 -6%8 10 - 101,4 12% —ll l / d. lqi -17% 94 -96 20y, - 20],6 21% -22 14 -12 (1. G - 7 4 , A - - 47 /;t - 17% -- 173/ 51 -. 53 .•• 32 -33 5 % - Gyl 20 % 20% 634 143 A —l5 39 % 40 91 % —92 77 _go 731 / 2 7:1 6 %-6 ' dii. 41 / 4 -- 4 3 / 4 dia. 18%-18% 8 -8/ 104 v, - 10514 123'. - 121 5 X; p 4 p 2 91 % —92 p 4% 4 dig. 4 3 dis. 21,4 34 —35 2 dis. 67% —68% 35 —3G •. ---- ..• 9 -9i 4 3 / a 4y a , die• 35 -37 11 —io die. 3 1 /_, 3 die. By,—s;4 . 734 _ 7 x ch& 7% 73, d 1 s • ••• - ... iy, -1% P. 18% - 19 17% - 18 1 / 4 11 -12 •.. ..• 734 --- - 71 4 5 -5% 4 - 3 (112' 13 —l5 71/ 10 —ll 3 y B 292;3 d. ..• ••• 16 —l7 22 1 / 8 -- 2 ,2 afi 35 -- 36 3A dis• 150 = 151 3 4 3 dui ' 20 —7 2.2 •• • d* _'4 - IS* ... ••• 18% 19 6% —t; dis. 2/ e — 2 5 / 8 dia. 25% 25% 333 lid 16% 22% 21% 22 1 35 2% % 5 3i % 534 18 24 5 /i % 25 'ZS. 1 die. BYa %ae 1% pm 2/ pm x.d 14 v d % PREFERENCE SRA: Aberdeen.... all pd Do. No. 2,'7 per ct. 39 Caledonian.. 10/. all pd Ches. & Hu lybd. all pd Dundee, Pea•. , Aberd. Junctaim all pd E. Ang.(3/ 1006 pc. all DJ. (ul.) 7 per ci p a). (7/ 17:1) 7 p. c. 2 p 1 Eistet n CL u“ties Ex., sp. c.. No, 1 all pd D No 2 Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. 10 Ea,t. rn U nion Gu , r. 6 p, tr p Do. 10/. Deb. Sh. all p East. L incs‘stitre, 6 per et. Quar. Slhr. all pd East & We: st Yorkshire Junction, :sths all pa Edin., Per. Sz. Dun. 5% per cent. Gia: , .& S.W. Con lOOl. U. North. .5 p. c all pd Do. 5 pc. red. sc 9% p G , eat South. & West. (Ireland) Bt.hs all pd Gt. West. (B erks & H. Ex. 5 per ce at.) all pa Gt.W. fixed 4% 1001. p D Do. _BO4 pd Lancashire and York shire, F. 20/. 6l. pd Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 100/. p Lee is Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 ..... -13/. pd Do. Do. No. 2 171. pd Do. Do. No. 3 .51. pd Do. Qrs., 1848 9/. pd London & Brig guar. 5 per cent. ...10 , 01. pd Do.'Pr. 5 p r. Stk. 1001. Do. Con. 5 p c, 18 52 all Do. N.Gr. 6p c MO/.p Lon. & N.-W. (Coy. & Nunet.) 5 p. c. 13% pd Lon. & S.W. New Si. p Lon. & En. % Sb. all p Man., Sheff., & Lincn. Qr. Sh., No. 1 all pd Do. New, 10/. all pd Do. 6/. 3/. pd Mid. Con. 6 p c St lOOl. Do. Con. Bris. & 8ir.,1 6 per cent.... 100/. pd Do. Erewash Val. 1001 Do. Leic. &Swanning. 8 per c. Guar. 1001. p Do. Preference —5/. p Norfolk Exten... all pd Do. Gr. 5 ys pct. all p Wavny. Val. 2/. p North British 5l. pd North Stafford all pd Oxf. Wor. & Wol., 15/. 6 per cent 10/. pd Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Ches. (N.W. Min.) 8 per c....a1l pd South Devon all pd St.-Est. p c. 101. pd Sth. York. 4 p c gd. 20/. Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p c until July 1,1856, all p Watellord &. Kilkenny, 6 percent. 3/. pd York, Newc. & Bar. Gt. N. of E. Pur. pd D..). Do 5/. pd York & N. Midland IL and S. Parch. 10/. pd 1% - 1 s i g 13 14% 1 y a MINES LEASED ',ax Lea,,in g Railways. Compnies. & Bitch., all p Bir.& Ox'.,gua.ali Do. whhuut, all p, Bir.lVtdv. & DGay guar all N J Do. withour,all p Buckinghash. all Clytisdale Jc., all p E. Lin., gua..6.yed cent. all pd GlouCeat: & Dean ' Forest... 22% pd Hartlep). & Railw....all pd Hull & Selby, all I, Do. 'hives., all p Do. Quarts.o.ll p Leed, &Brdt.,all! Lon. & Grenw., all DO. Pr/f....a1l p(11 Loweotoft., gua. per cent...all pd Do. 6 p. et.. all p Middlesbr'SE Red: car. 6 p. c., all p N. & sp. c., all Do. 6 p. ct., all p Do. New-...a1l pd Prestn. & Wyre. all paid 1 Do.Hlves. A, all p Read., Guildf., and Reigaie . . all pd Roy. & Hit., 6 p Do. Shep. Ex., all Shf. Rth. & Goole, 5 p. c., 18.11.6 p S. Staffdsb., p Wear Val. 6 p c., alt Do. do. ... all pd Do. do. ... all pd Wiltade §ora., allp r Lop.&N.wi Gt. Wtsto. I Do. aled4,nia n D ...... lirk&SEW IGt:Northn. Gt. W es t, n. Yk..N - ew. ) &Ilerw.j Yk. &N.M. Do. .. Do. . ... Midland... S. Eastern.. I Do. .... Norfolk Do. Stktn &Dar E. Counties De Do. & La. &y S. East err Gt. Northn 1 Do. Lan. & Yks Mrbi•Clean Stckt& Dar Do. Do. Qt. Weegll m di'. 85 ;i3 -85 i 17'4 - 18 5 - 3 3,i -7. :Pi; 1% p '5; 3 p x.d 1314 13 3 4 - 14 % 3%- 33 15 1 5 / 8 p I dis. 334 _ 3% p 11% - 12 10 -11% 13 -13 % 5 / 8 -8 p 139 - 141 .••• s. —.--- .. Mt par 19 —2O 5 % 5 1 4 1 DA 5 sy; lA dis 3i p 10 --10 lii 15 1 A --. 16 132 - 14% ••• ... 16% -- 16 3 / 4 4% -- 43/4 I'4 die. 7 —, p Prices. - . 30% 28 -29 29 1 4 - 30';i 28 -29 • 17% - 18 45 -47 - 35 3P4 3 1 / 2 -4% p 108 - 110 54 -55 25 -`27 102 - 103 12 1 4 - 12% 25 -26 165 - 17% 60 -62 _. , , p Business done to-day. 13% 14 13% 14 6 7 A 7 6M 97 951 , ,', 20 1 / i 20 % 21% % :”C3 ; 17% 32 1 / 1 31%32 31% 5 5 /6 46 20% 65 /i3 14% '5;3 39.1 3 / 4 92 91% 92 3 5 / 6 9/a Pm 18% 14 31 li 8 104 % [ 7 /i 3 / 4 124 123% 1 / 2 % 27 IA 91% % % VI 34 'A [6B 67% % % Y& 7 / 8 35% 36% 36 8% li Va 9 1 / 4 % 18% % 19% 18 17% 11% 11 8% -8% 1 9 - 123 61% 146 144 2:234 —23 gs~— 8% 9 .•• di 1 , /, ...... 1 d(s. 2g'~c -- 3~ ti 97 -- ,89 5 4% 19% 10i iy RENTALS. Business to-day. °kis 34 y a , 3 A '77 [23% 2% 22 7 / 8 3 2% sn 84 9 EVENING, APRIL 2 1 5 1852. Business done Railways. Nominal Prices. to-day. Cent. Frarce (0.1 7 .) all 23 1 , —24 x.d 1434 x.d Char!. & Erquel. all pd 13% 13 3 / Demerara all pd Dutch Rhenish...B/. pd 3% 3 /1, dis• last Indian 18/. 1d 3 Do. Do.. 201. pd G. Indian Penin. all p :;"8 P Do. Do 4% pd P Louv. rl la Sambre 7% Luxembourg l3/. pd 4.38 4 T's Do. (Railway) 10/. pd 3y B 3 7 /s Do. 1/. p 0 1)o. (Canal) ...2t. is Maria Antonia 271 ; pd Do. New 834 Namur & Liege all pd 6‘% 3 —63 H North. of Fraoce,l6/.pd 24% 25% 24% D 0.20/. 3p. c.llds,all p 13% 13 , % 8 13 '4 Orleans & Bor 111. p 0 43,E p 15r;S 1 / 5 Paris & Lyons ...Gt. pd 5 5;1 p 11 Paris & Orleans all pd 47 —49 x.d x.d Paris & Rouen - ...all pd 31 31% :11% Paris & Stras. ...all pd 23% 233% 234 iii Rouen &Havre...nil pd 121 12% c.d 12 !,A Saintri.! --- 5 Aro3r , ' (Al. - 41 • • T0ur:;_5:..7,1:2 is .l i t . 3f.: I dir. I 1.1.!/ ! ;!‘ W est Flanders....B , 3i pd 3 3y, West. of France 61. pd 7; 7 'S S Grand Junction of France, 43% MINES. Agua Fria all pd 1 p 2 Anglo-Calitornian, all p 34 a p Asturian 151. p Australasian 2/. pd 17 1 8 p Australian 51. pd 1 Austr. Freehold all pd % dis par 5 Ave Maria all pd di s dis. Blaenarvon I. & C. all p Brit. Austr. Gold all pd 1 / 4 dis par '5B British Iron 13/. 158. p ..• Braz. Im. (6. sp) 24% 1% 2 Do. Coca. & Cul. all p ••• Do. Job. del R. 151. Carson's pd 34 1 / 1 P 134 34 Cobre Copper 4Ol. pd 351,; Copiap l4l pd Eng. &Aust. Cop. all p 1 / 4 dis par General all pd Gold Mountain all pd %dis. Great Polgo. , th all pd 1 —l% p 41/ & S. Amer. 9/. p . .334 Nouveau Monde all pd % 3 / 8 p 1% Port Philip ll. pd % P Santiago de Cuba 10% Tin Croft 7l. pd 10% United Mexican all pd 21 West Mariposa all pd - dis JOINT-STOCH BANES. Australasia all pd 39 40% x.d' x.d g Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd 49% —5O Colonial 25/. p 6 11% 12% Corn. of London 20/. pd 24 25% Lon. & County 201. pc , London Jt. SA. 10/. pd 18 18% 183, Lon. & Westm. 20/. p 0 28% —29 29% 29 Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd Do. New lO/. pd Nat. of Ireland 22% p 173/ —l7 Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd 34 —35 Prov. of Ireland 251 pd. 43 1 / 2 —44 Do. New all pd 15% 8 16% Union of Austral all pd 37 —3B Do. New 2 l/, pe 3 3 1 / Union of London 10/. p 14 3 / 15% Union of Madrid all pd MISCELLANEOUS. Canada 3234 pd 48 49% Eastern Steam...2s. pd Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd 28 1 ,4 28 7 / 8 Penin. & Or. St. all pd 80 79% Do. Do. ...151. pd 33 Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd 78 —79 x.d 78 77% x.d Universal Emigration and Colonization, 21. p MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLUCS. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 8,000, bales of which 3,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly with American 4J. per lb. higher. The sales comprised 7.000 American, 300 Pernam and Maranham, at 6d. to 6,1c1.; 300 Egyptian, at 54d. to 7d.; and 500 Surat, tit 34d. to 44a. per lb.—Railway Shares were quiet, at rather lower prices. The Amsterdam Stock Market on the 19th inst. was tolerably animated for Dutch Stock. Spanish Bonds were in favour. In AUstrian not much was done. The rates for Bills of Exchange upon the Continental cities were barely atipported yesterday afternoon. Ninety days' Bills were taken at 25,574 to 624 on Paris, 12 13 to 12 12 on Amsterdam, 13 11 to 114 on Ham burgh, and 12 28 . te 12 32 on Trieste. Tht(cOmmittee of the Stock Exchange have had the fol*ing posted in the " house":— ./ Notice—An application having been made to mark the Spanish Three per Cent, Interior Debt, the commit t4 will meet specially on Friday next, the 23d inst., to take the matter into consideration. (Signed) " G. Weis, Sec." This idea originates with parties in the Dutch in terest, the Home Debt being habitually dealt in at Am sterdam, hut the proposal bhould be instantly scouted. :for it would open the door to a perfect inundation of similar trash over the amount of which no control could be exercised. e - The English .Funds hive suffered to the extent of per cent. by sales that have been pressed, and although Money Stuck his been brought to market a little by the public "beniging" has been resorted to for the sake of effect, and, as usual. many timid individuals close their accounts, and thus fall into the trap laid for them, There are, how , v •r, as we have before stated under this head, 'motives ter caution. frill unc .rtainty con•. oeruing the Buy get, tbe atixiety with which Louis Napoleon's career is watched, and the electioneering that. is to take place h e r. , , mn .,t a l l deter purchasers. Consols have been 994 to 994 for Tratister, rend 994 to 4 for May. The psie a now are 994 and 994 4. 'rile New 'flace-and-a•Quarter per Cents. have been at 1004 1.0 3, and the Thee per Cents. at 983 to 4. Bank Stock is weaker, at 2194. Exche quer-bill; of June are 655. to 68s , and India Bonds 86s. premium. There has been a good deal of activity in the Foreign Market, but values have all gone back in sympathy with Consols. Mexican have been 344 to and are now 343 to j. The New have been 274 to 284, and now are 28 to t. Spanish Three par Cents. are 474 to 3, and the new Deferred 21 to 4 The Committee's Certificate is 24 to 24. Brazilian Old Stock is at 99, and Grenada Deferred are 704 to 4. Pertuguese Four per Cents. are worth 39. Dutch Four per Cents. bring 934, and French Four Cents. 90 50, with the Exchange at 25 45. The Railway Share Market has been flatter through out, and there has been considerable fiactuation. Bristol and Exeter have touched 97, and are now 954. Amber gate are 64 to 7. French Shares are a little weaker as regards Northern, Orleans and. Bordeaux, Rouen and Havre, and Tours and Nantes, but Paris and Rouen are dearer. Within the last half-hour Shares are rallying again. Gold Mines continua steady. South Australian Copper are called premium. Royal Australian Gold and Refining Company 3-16. QUARTER TO THREE. 991 I ... 991 Conso!a Ditto Account. May 11 .. ONE CLORII,,G oElelii; 0? BRITIsti FUNDS O'4IT,OcE PRICE' Bulk dtock 3 g?; t.;ent. Reduced Aims. 8 per Cent.Consola Annuititc.. . :.•A• 3 , 4 per Cent. A 11116.... ...... ....., 100Y8 1 / 2 % % 100% Long Anne. ts. Axpir,Jan.3B6(l ..... . .6% 6 13-16 6 13-16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. A 1859 6 l / 2% 6% Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5.1860. 7l 16 . 7 1.46 Ir.:dia Isola% i 0)0, ........„ , ~ . _ , )itto wider 1,0004....,.. .. elan Sea Stock ... Ditto New Annuities ...... . . 3 • . ~, Account -.-„,....:,..„ 9 9 1 / 2 % 1 / 2 1 /2 99% a 0! f - ~-. '„ i 15id. Alarcb. June. I.OOOE. .. iuoit* .......—.... .. . ..... . . ~.., 65 68 p 5M4. 1 1, , 65 68 p CuOtimin PRICES. ONE RICiLk OF YOREIGY nc fr„ re,a clAn bends, 5 per Cent. .....„ 99 Ditto, New, 1829 and 1889 ... Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. V;ittO. Account ...... . . 77 Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent .... nig!. i50nd5.1825.3 per Cent , Ditto, 5 per cent. Grenada Bonds. 1 4 per Cent Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons — Ditto, Deferred lO% Vs 1 , -` 5 eut, , 1816 3 4 % 3 4 5 / 8 Ditto. N ccoluit ....... ..... 28% 2i Ditto, 3 per Cent................... Ditto, Deferred, 3 per Cent...... 643 i Po 39 • 99 ... Ditto, 4 per 96 2. 7 .i:rs :24e1n::: Illasian . P;,ol , .., • ,•••• , - -- Ditto. • -.. ~,- ' .'r - - - --., •" 103% • Sardinian Bonds, 5 ;`or Cent. 2 6 14 S J!?i . 1 1-, Kr (Wit. it .4 o ****** •• ••• • .... - .... Vitto. Pfts.:.iv*. ........ ...........-- 5 5 /s l' 6 ;;; Ditto, 3 per Cent 47% % % 1 A 47 1 Ditto. New Deterrep.••••• Spanish Coin. Cert. Coup. not funded 1. 2 5f :1 5C Dividends on the above payable 11l LOni.iti.th French Rentes, 3 per Cent. ...... ... por 50c • 9of 56 Exchange Austrian, 5 per Cent. Dutch t► i y per Cent. 12 Guild.... 034 Ditto, Account .• , — • Ditto 4 per ~ ,, n l. C3rtifigatos . 61% 93% 93% AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.--Some years sego an op tician Qt this city made a glass eye of the proper size, filled it with distille) water, and put therein a stnhll eel. A gen tleman of subtle wit, now a distinguished advocate on the wrong side of the temperance question, saw the bauble, was struck with an idea, purchased it, and departed. Shortly afterward the public were running down Park-row, _some where, to see " a horse with a sna k e i n hi s e y e ," the grea test Wonder of the age. Money came p l ent if u lly , to t he e? v ul er t: and the show went on Gravely until the optic ia l' tautly mentioned th e. glass eye, and then th e whole collapsed.—New York Tribune, iadaffat t LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.), LONDON, APRIL 21.—Wind at noon S.S.E., light breeze and fine ciear weather. TRALEE, APRIL 19. ind W.—Sld. Miami, New 1 York. OFF THE OLD HEAD OF KINSALE.—SewaII, New York, for Liverpool. OFF GULLEY HEAD.—Coquette, Africa, for Liverpool. OFF THE SEVEN HEADS.—Arnity. (Everest, deceased — mateincharge,) A C p h n s u rlestontor Liverpool. SUNDERLAND,2O.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd.. D'Arcy. Demerara. WEYMOUTH, APRIL 20.—The vetPel which foun derid on the 16th inst., after being run into by the Triton, Cardiff to Bremen, was the :Vlachs Johanna, of Rotterdam, Liverpool to Liebau. NEWPORT.—Sid. Constant4i, Man‘llA. DEAL, APRIL 20.—Wind N. W., 9 P SI , S.W.—A rrd St. Tnowas packet, Mayagtez ur Haw ourg ; Graf V• 11 Hogendorf, Batavia ior II Aterdmit.; Atalanta, S. Croix for Copenhagen. Arrd. trout the River Cressy. Ma•iras, Arrd. from tne River and sailed William Jardine, F,..- mantle, W. A. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 20 —Wind S.W. to N.W.—Arrd. Caroline, Nastnith. New Orleans; Elizibrtia Bentley, eino; Thrnikititt , , Kiri:, ditto; Poly Lan-ritistriti., YoTI; 11z7p..7 ; ; B.:4; 77.7.7'2; Elmo. Calf .a; rfri,cao; Windsor, Para; Rosins, Demerara; Marianne, Janiaict; Hermann, TheuLald, Galveston; Rappahan nock, New Orleans; Home, ditto; Abraham Young, Charleston; William Bitsford, Alexandria; Huguenot, York; Isaac Webb, ditto. Sid. Henrietta si ar i„, Manilla; State Rights, Staten bland; Glasgow, S,. John's, Nei.' Brunswick; Clara SI Ines, Qil tree; Marietta, St. Thomas; Betty. Maraeaib , s; &a. King, Virginia; Etizs, F. Mason, Baltimore; Eineuit H•di, Boston. Off port Ann, Saldanha Be 3 ; Town nt Liver pool, Buenos Apes. 21st, (by Deo;rie Telegraph)—th Town of Liverpool, from Bur nos Ayres, witch was in tow of a steam tug last night, struck on Barba Bank, and dries at low water; she is to be logged. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 20. Wind E.S.E. And. Amelia R. de la Hatke. Off port, Matira,c, South Seas. FALMOUTH, APRIL 20,—Wind S.E:, Carlo., Habanero; May golt r, Ilainhu,gn; Donsia Trivresa, Aux Cayes; J. H G: liaises. for Ant werp; Antonie, L,guea., for Havre, Off port, Singapore, Batavia; Prince Albert Bahia; Dromo. Cape Cotest Castle. QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 19,—Wired S.—Arrd. Marvel, Mauritius; Alexander, Harvey, Ceelloc; Glatnote, air • badoe. , . Off port. Ba,ba•fee, MARKET NE ‘v.-( TILLS DAY-;. CORN EXCHANGE--MEDNESDAY. To-day's market wit* vt. ry scantily supplied wiih Eng• lish Wheat, coastwise and by land carriage. Altte.ugn there were very tew large buyers in uttenitatic , ,, th , de mand was considered steady, at prices fully equal to those paid on NI ond.ty, and a which a good clr4r,lice atts , ffected. There was rt./owl mu., doing for forward delivery. Only 500 qu-trt• ra *4l foreign Wheat have , come fresh to nand since Saturday, and the show of gra• naried samples was liu,it d. Selected qualities moved off steadily at fully previous rates. L.tw and middling kinds were quite as dear. Floating cargoes of Egyptian were freely oirersd ut 28, 6(1, all charg• s ii,cludsd. i'daliing Barley sold at lull currencies. Grinding aiid distilling qualities were rather dull. Malt moved cff slowly, but we have no change to notice in prices. We had a free sale for Oats at fully Monday's currency. Beans. Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour ruled firm, and the quotations were well supported. 4aitivAins 7.111 S WEER W 1 eat. BArley. Malt. 1 Oats. 1 elouz 6ngllsk Irish •• •• •• • • Foreign •• •• • • Qrs. Qrs. Qrs, Qrs, 1,360 990 1,370 SCO I 2,010 650 1,740 Medical assistance wai: sent for. which almost imme diately arrived, but when the prisoner was inspected she was pronounced quite dead. The prisoner, it apps ared, had knotted rightly a blank silk handkerchief, andtbed contrived to fa;t•-n it to the only part of the cell which talmitted of such an act. She had placed this knotted handkerchief round her neck, and then deliberately strangled herself. To eff , ct her purpose she was obl'ged to adopt a kneeling potion. The doctor, on seeing the knots, and their pressure on the throat, said that death must have ensued iu about five minivcs. The magistrate 49,48 informed of the occurrence, and directions were give:( to forward the requisite statement to the district coroner. 44:41. (AM The general dem4nd is st.ady, and lat., rates are we' supported. The .how of uimple6 is very moderate. W'XitITECELAPZL. For each kind of n374c7077.7.7idu1l ingary, anti iyiees are not aupporti-d. !rum Is 10t t 3. ; Mutton 28 61 to 3s 61; Lamb. 4 , 61 to 5s 41; Yea', 35 to 4s; Poik, 2, 4 , 1 to 30 61 r Bih, by the carcase. CIIANC.ERY.-(THIS DA Y.) (Befere the LORD :,,,'HAXCELLOR.) IN RE THE NORTH OF ENGLAND BANXING COMPANY, EX PARTE NELSON. This was an appeal from an order of the Vice-Chan cellor Knight Bruce, retaining the petitioner, es the executor of one Strafford, on the list of contributories tot 900 shares. The ebjections to the liability were the absence of any formal and perfect transfer el any of the 700 shares, save 10, the non-execution of the dell ! settlement, and the want of any. part of the directors in any of the stiles official I. mune turd. In answer to these points, e_ th e 9 es * all the ctenr binding con d s e er t . , t , o stri l i s f, proved waiver of olej - ction to inform; t, stunt receipt of the dividende as• long as here were any to receive. ,; His LORDSHIP this morn in g , in giving jti,gn3ent, Said that it wrs fortunate for the peeple of this colliery that the view of this , case e ndeaveured to be forced ripe him by the appellants was nci.her the law of this Court net of any other Cour in the kingdom, Mr Strafford had undoubtedly become a member of the company in regard to all the shares. Every one of the conevions required by the Act of Parliament had bean complied with in the transfer of those shatein and if there had ken a profit, to receive instead of a burden to bear, the Curt would never have heard of fitly attempt to date En - usberdaip. In his o e irtieu the executor of Mr. Streff trd were I tidy liable, and the appeal therefere be dismissed. IN RE OXFORD, WORCESTER. AND CHESTER RAILWAY COMPANY, EX PAItTE SHARPE AND JAMES, This was en appeal petition miner , he Windine.up Act. Th, , Mester placed tee petitiorers on the list for 500 shale:, aid as the V ce Cheecellor Keight Bruce ee e iiien a S'inilar qttestion itt " Ex pet le Mort iste e " th•y w re, be pertnie.ion ef L ,rd Truro, ale - ..,wed to bribe qeestien at once. galore teis branch of the Court. Tee petitiorters w , re inettegine directors, aid as such, they egret dto take, anti did t:dre, 100 shares. By st sek no , ~ u he quently agreed on the deeeeers appor• ii•med 8.000 sheree to be etvideA among the 'members of the heacii of inat:hg m and the provistenai committee. Of these shares the pr , ,pereon o! the petitioners was 800, and the , CILIPB'I , 4I Low argued was 11 , 11. liability to contribute on ren,e 800, for they did nut deny the habi li y on 'he otiginel 200 said the Court U er, LORDSHIP, h,o in to giving a judgment,inof hadthe manner in which this case had been brought before the Court. No fact in it seemed to have been ascertained wi h any certeinfT, and the proeress of the Court, had been frequently interrupted by nt , pute+ as to the truth of some material e leeption of fact. A:ter gong carefully through the cast he had come to the cenclusion that there was no evidence to show that Mr. Snarpa or Mr. James were lieble for any more than the 100 shares each, of which they had already accepted the liability. With regard to the additienel 400 shares each in the new scheme, there was nothing to show that they had ac cepted the allotment of them, and the mere lact of their being on the managieg committee could not render teem liable. In Upa,'s cese, which had been relied on, there had been an acceptance, but in this there was note, and • here were other circumstances which made it differ considerably from this. The liability of Mr. Sharpe and Mr. James must there ore b restlic , ed to 100 shares each, and with regard to the other shares they must, be struck oil the list.—Decree necordiegly. IN RE SMITH. In this case, in whton tn.. Lord Chancelkr ordered Mr. Holland to unike an affidavit explaining the part which he had had in the transeetion for which Mr. Smith was last Friday struck off we rolls, Mr. aiihthd being this morning in attendance, a n T a it ,s e o L ffi otre v wh,h CHANCELLOR completelytia he ah s ohadlvf readabsolved him gMfrr Smith kuteeledge of the improper conduct of which . 5 further at ' d discharged Holland from point; all bad been guilty. .He was pere,ctly satisfied . stn this as free from blame. teedaece on the Court, `QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) In Bine. ) The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE aanialweed tip , ing of the Court tills ,inurnii-g that Mr. Ju,ticti, Colein,g(, would attend in V,c full couit to•morrow to to ar motions fur new trials in the eases which had bleu tried before him on circuit. • Tike Court was occupied the whole of the looming with the Croven paper. dk we,- I'Ol,lOE ; ,N. 1.1,1..1,11.i1 - ' SCF 4 0.. MARLBOROUGH Sl'is EET Mary Ann .1-lill, .gal 52, a p.., ) , p i : :61 . atT , lshidirtii, man, living in :Little Wyld street, Drur brought nef: - :re Mr. _Hardwick, ch.4rgsii •t Y b "i i ' " ' l 'V" No. 36, Prinneo-street, L ic , it r q - chil ' a 'fi°P. china l'gj u''wn t (( t l n bl' d wC :iii i6 r i t : i B ) 4 e inr u s' a a t f i r r ioli e vim d i e rl a t l ih e he r ' , e 3 e (1 : 3 ) 6 11 , 1) : -.1 n 1Uril t e o rs eld. of IV himil a' S a i i: o i ritn a ti, h A ha b i o dn il ?j t us b :t ll ,t f: sk p he a l en s t tt r o t e i na n s : ht t( th pili a , g t a m ogw oi t , ! r ig, a f b , lsC l: " , :: a " , t p P lit i , l i i , d g s aid two "'int', value 1 5. 6_,, Y. witness missed a jug puyait(if' the vvothau, sr., . u. and inanndiltely went in il , 4 .,.,, u Iho own. Th i , u 0 . 111,1 '.•lik her about twctity in question, i t, ri vd r i v ,„ , ' Pri"en (, r, who wes the w min stlaw) the p:opery w " 6.4 " 0 1. g titi)thieg, bat on litdi g nee unitif:ee ti;i:ike,,(g),s,tarTiv.irition 'e,:disacove,red. , T Iv.: pristna-r gait , given into e t d °"', but ails W:4,ti ovcrtilltai and U 3 I y (•,,,oti,j, o t :c h . not: ECiarilitzgi any particul -, r ~..i ' '. l( 'n t:- :/. j . . e lice: D: , in' ' - e-iy - rl3.id in de ';‘ °I ;:1“.t., !.. - 41 le Is.:Eor. I couid fill . /1100 Tine pi j4)l '" •,'‘:•,-. then ter.tefv,,d to the ordinary loek up cell tor connt' - ut► nts. acg r i ti n a e ink, a 1,e d , ..- tt?rit,, :,. ,. ,... , 1 , t, l v t,, i h iE qiiu!.rrodsiitt:wittro ns.holuslidwspeutticls,,cr,rl said she had a husband who wa- ignorant of what had cceuercd; he was out of vv..ik, anti she hod no money to pay a rw.sseow rto send to tom.i WelA r, p!ntl t e at: (1 fiLcliug an w 4111 g. LU-i::::::::: would provide a metsenger ,nd psy him himself, tAiing the otist.c , > of .tile hwbuno tE•riy:n,f, him. Welsn thi.o left the cell, leavieg the ptitio.; quite tracert:i. Thu prison v,tu in a few minutes eutzw to c , :e cDui:, aid the gaolsr went to:the magistrates' cleric, ~:r. 'bishop, f or the commitments. The time required for this was %qr . short, and there c. uld riot have elapsed more than tu reen) (I)zigoinici;ildeo6wsnilticoe the c le el i l t t h h e T P e r ni " li ' l ll k e c r d-- I. t a lia l t te ru c u ( r i :!; the grating in. the , door.. whiuk eemit:ed. light and air a portion. of- a dress Wa ' s P 6 ced, Ho opened the door of, the cell, put•his.head in. and on fleeing th e I :„.i son , ° 7 , l) ' i t , a u n e . t i " 2 , - 4 -- bis,auce. Withou a thontei:t" ' S v u ' e ' lly: o : l - c LIP. In 1." . called out to_the a , bistat.4 C , t t LI ' ''' '''' open the door, the gaoler with his knife cut the nooie, end ,prisoner • fell lifeless on the floor orllie cell. the.: . 86 p 97 1 / 4 78 104 1 / 2 10% 34 34% 28 WA 6414 103:14 963/ ttry - ^.4tl YORK SPRING MEETING. (THIS DA Y) (BY ELECT MC TELEGRAPH.) r.. 711 7: 7 _,1 Plt)..t:-_7,, Go:az . 77'' ~~ IJ ~•_x ,y~ A,'~~_~Fi ~L' „. Ot• t • Wan in a eante.r. Te Cup. Vatican Paquetta OAKS BETTING. 10 to 1 fig: Gossatnet fourth WlailVitton The Tyro Handicap. RattiPcap ... ~, •.• ~, ~, .•• 1 itArm Elin, ... ••• ... ... .•• Ada ... ... ... ... ... ••• 3 - The Eglibion Stakes. Longbow Lady Agues Lawbi,un • • ••• •• II ••• ••• 1 ••• •• • ••• ••• ••• 2 •• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 2 LATEST BE I:TING. DERBY. c to 1 agst Robbie Noble 14 to 1 agst Augur—taken OAKS. 8 to 1 agar G4,s,atoPr , THE DRAMA IN ANCIENT ROME.' The plays r.presented at Rutne were divided into • two clssses:-1. The Panda. 2. The Togate. • the first the characters in the piece were entirely Grecian : in the latter they were wholly Roman* ' I'be Togate were subdivided into pratextate, wheP • the play was tragedy ; the tabernarie ' when di scenes lay in low life ; the attellance, or farces ; an" • the ti-abeate, when the scene lay in the camp; they had likewise mimes and pantomimes. • . The chorus consisted sometimes of one perry', though generally of several, who stood on the stage during she representation, at first, without any share in the action of the piece, and,, as was supposed, i n the character of spectators. Their business seems t° . have been singing duriog the pauses in the actions and delivering moral reflections on what was repro' seated on the siege; afterwards, they were incorpo rated with the action as a species of attendants. These theatrical appendages were at last laid aside, , becenee ' it was thought to appear improbable that intrigues which usually are to be kept secret should be carried e s j: On in their presence. , Flutes were played during the whole time of the • petfortuanee, bed the chtet mus•ciao, beating time, directed the actors when they were to raiz.e sod when r .k ..; to depress their voices. Soinetimes one person re , cited the words, and another performed the action of roe same part. The tibias or flutes were of various kinds. The best account of the manner in which: , they were used is given us by Madame Dacier, as follows : e The performers played on two flutes during th e , whole of the representative. They stopped the veal' one of them with the right hand ; that flute was, there' tore, called right-handed. The other was stopped with the lest, and cal!ed a left-handed flute. In the first there were but a few holes, which occasiuned it to give a & e V. bass sound; iu the other the holes were very numerous; this flute sounded a sharp absill note. Whe n ° comedy by two flues of a different sound, it vis e , said to be plard Tibiis imparibus dextris einistris—unequal flat. s, right and left-hauded. Wh eri. the flut.e,t were of the name sound, it was said to be d pleyed Tibiie panics d ex t r is w i th e qua l dery-haul% flee;, if they were or a deep ,outid, a:ld Tibiis parw li " stnistris with equal left-handed flutes, when they "1 of a shrill sound. Die right- hancVii flutes acre call°. Lydisen, the let t-hauded Lilo unequal Ptireeian' as were also the crockiel flutes." • The tragic and comic actors were distinguish ed from each other by the covering of their feet. 11 1 tvigedians wore a sort of boot, called co/humus, with. a very high heel, which was intended to give them ; commanding majestic appearance. The comedia n wore a light shoe or slipper, called soccus. Thee: distinctions were preserved in comparatively mode.% dramatic representations, tr age di ans wear i n g hlo hl9 or boots, and comedians a slipper or socks. At the end or a play the It mans closed their scenes, which, instead of falling from the roof of the theatre - downwards, were constructed so as to ascend from the ground ; so that when the stage was to be exposed to the view of the spectators the curtain began t° descend, disclosieg the, upper portion of the scene he: fore the lower ; and when the piece was conclude(' the curtain was drawn up again. The so' I cients originally performed their plays in the 01 011 ,.. air, with no scenery but that furnished by nature., • As they became more refitted they erected theatres,. as we have observed, and divided their perfornie ances into three kinds, tragic, comic, The Romans were exceedingly feed of theieen tertainments. M ag i stra tes were appointed to ex• hibtt thein, and the people and. pastoral even devoted to the theatre weighty part of as tb t e hei t r im p Y usually allotted peetemetede in the day time. Magnificent theatres were erected and sometimes of e l v h e e n se by private were divided into , • building ° at the public expense, to i i n s d r i e v c i o d r u d a e l d s. b ;k r d li e n s y er . ipt i i? h l n ea e y o s suf e :v e ud e rl s eel three partition?, one above another. The first coo. sisted of one hundred and twenty marble pillars, the second of the same number of pillars, mo s t cur b: i cily carved and ornamented with glass ; the third of the same number of pillars, covered with gilded tablets. " Three thousand brazen statues filled up the s paces e between the pillars. This theatre would contain eighty thousand persons. Independently of the'ordt nary rePreeente t i u n e r plays were performed on sll solemn occasions, at the public feasts and games, se" a t she funerses of eminent citizens. spec ies of entertainment at indeed, seems to have been Rome, and no vaticn, air cient or modern, appears to have cultivated the ;airy.: lectual recreation of the drwith eeee atria greater sue • than the Romano. rievectedNtoo porpopmorottuentibl; • A ; M ti VO EMIGRANT VESSELS.--- very interesting - e d main to the House of Commons was yesterday printed (eeich by Mr. Hume) showing the number of passenger ships woof have sailed horn ports in the United Kingdom wlth is iaug grants on board during the last live years, disting u oicet .: the ports under the i•uperintendence or an emigration been /. and showing . the number of such ships which have __e: so wrecked, or destroyed at sca, and the number of ilv; ni ., lost. It appears that from 1847 to 1851 inclusive, the he United bee of emigr4,nt vessels that sails , from ports o f which i • Colotihil Land And Emigr4tion Commissio ners, g ; of lo de was Kingdom was 7,129, of which '252 were c ba i r n te t red by there was only one wreck, The per ce nt age ports unr the ' i '396, or lin 252. Of ships diePateced f a r ti,,n offices there superintendence of Government e p li 3 li (f rwrecks, and the pet were 5,964, out of which there were 3u There were 913 ms. centage of loss was •503, or 1 in 199• superintendence of Go" patched from DO ts n • -r-- --o' under r f which they were 13 wreck ti ,- r: verament emigration offices, o r lin 70. In the 7 , 12 ,7 1 ' , ~ and the loss was I'4 p er qi i ve years there were 1,494, 04 , ship. w hic h sailed in the of lives loss by shipwreck W,l, • • passenger;, The number of loss was •(:69, or lin 1,4 , 2. L"' Emigratio n ~ 1 U 43. The per tentage of chartered by the Ernigra the lives were lost by the . . . Commissioners. Afield, the wife of the R ev' ---"-- Jl. l llTh' S. OF A BON. Al Bazett. the wife of G. P' 1. - Oa the 17th kis' , in.crtoa, Esq. ' c S 1 On the 18th inst., at S ussex-place , 'le 0 ' P ace, Kensington, the w i fe Uarrister•at-lam, John Woollett, Eiq.• ok , ♦ DAUGHTER. f o 1 the 1 lth insf., at Uffington, Lincolnshire, the wife 0 Rev G. th , . • P. bl‘DouAll. On the 16th inst.; at cu ay or Ott the 151 b lust.. at Edinchip. Perthshire, the Is Thom as W. Alurra3 Allen, N., of il ixering. 4.ItR.IED. Oa the 17th inrt., at Richmond, Sur! e Lard Clarence to Paget, son (.t the Marquis of Anglesey, t y o , Msrtha Stilleryoungest (laughter of the l ate A dmiral Sir Robert 171' Otway, Bait. - On the 17th inst., at Sr. John' s Church, Paddington( fir' Thomas Wilkinson, of R egent. street, to Harriet, widow of the late Mr. Thomas .A.-.drew Bridge. lED On the 15th inst., at Wort D h-hatl. , Sussex Edward Grab E-q., aged 65: , On the 16 h inst., at Kentish•town, Edwin Sandys, E sl4 aged 82. Oil the 17th lost a tP i ccadilly , aged 79. Ott the 17t1. inst., at Chohham, Mr. Man - Joni, aged 8 3 . . d On the 18th inst., at B arnet-common , M r . J a mes 1 3 0 aged 73. On 11. e 18th inst., at Peckham, Bayes Thornton, aged 64. On the 18th inEt., William Monkhouse, Esq., of Thurloc square, aged 65. On the 18 t h i ret., at H erong a. e , F rances Harriet, Wife 14 the Rev. John Pear on, aged 42. On the 18th inst., at Liverpool-street, Bisho,-egate,,gl.• Philip Youngman, aged 73. tld'ul . • P , •• 'ublf4tboe by MIIRDO : 0 Tit. Sun ()Ric') Strand, tho cQu aty 0 faicidlesa, WydirgclikT. APril 21 1 1832. 13% j 25 % ,~. ..~ a