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

iRER MAJESTY S THEATRE. Madlle, JoH vsifriA WAGNER- It 1 4 respectfully announced that the talent ef 31adlle. JOHANNA VIAGNEb: is secured exdusivelv to her 3lajesty's lheate, by an engagement dated the 9th of Nov.:naher last, and signed by this cele brated artate, and also by her father 31r. a n Wagnzr. ------ ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. First appearance in England of Madre. Johanna Wagner. First appearance this season of signor Mar.o and Herr Yonne& First N7eht this TURDAY, season o April 24,f Le Prophete. On SA Will be performed Meycrbeer's grand Opera, LE PROPHETE. Fides, Madlle. Johanna Wa ner (Prima Donna of the Royal J T h ea tre at Berlin) ; Bert h a, Madame Castellan; ean of Leyden, signo r Mario ; Count Oberthil , Signor Taglisfico ; erjeant. S,gnor ; t t :Pea tt ants, signori Mei and Rommi ; Gioni, sign .r Stig ; lattle sex , ,Signor lk knini ; Zaccaria, Her Forme-. The incidental Bath t and Skating Scene will be supported by adllt :., Kolemberg Le loud, and Hobert; MM. Alt xat;dre, Flusse, Euault; eau c mprise th, celebrated Quadrille des Patinettrs. Commence at Eight ot!oclz. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. had (for Costathe .the Ticket. for the Boxes , StalLs, or the Pit may be i rSeason), at the r.ox- dice of the Theatre, which is open n om Eleven till live o7clocK ; and of the principal librarians ansicsellers AI lll,OrAl , rt ItIEATIE, L ADEL A IDE-AT HEFT, WET STRAND. Attractive Noveldes for the Eisler Holidays. THIS E.V I and every eveinw daring tint Week, A new Ch , r eteristic id tress', by the Manager. Afier which the SWISS COTTAGE. To be followed by a grand Ethiopian Musical Entertainment by an estraord vary Troupe of Ebony Marionettes. To conclude wit+ an entirely new version of the Grand Eastern Spec"... le 01 AI.ADDIN ; or, 'rig Wonderful Lamp, produced with all the vast - resources of this small e,tabbsitment. D oo rs oven At Half -Fan Z•eVell, 1111111,112.11 Ce at Eight o'clock. .A Morning l'erlornmuce on Saturday next. Doors open at Lialf past Two, and commence at Three o'clock. There -Sill shortly be produced several New Pieces, w hich are now in active rehearsal. vrlvate Boxes and Stalls to be bad at the Box - o ffice of the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. 111 MINI HER 'MAJESTY'S TFIEATRE. DRAIsiD EX r KA. NIGLIT. M &dile. Son e Crave'. Signori Calzolari, BelLtti, Ferlottin, and LablitChe. TO-MORRO W Wal be presented Rossini's Opera, IL ~ARRIERE DI SiVIGLIA. Rosins, Madlle Sofie Cruvelli ; Il Conte d'Airnav iva Ferlotti ; , Signor Don Bar- Cal:- sot/en ; Figaro, Signor Belletti ; 13asilio, Signor tolo, Sign , .r Lablache. Between the acts will be presented the revived favourites Diver tikernent, L'AUROLM. To conclude with a ne w Spanish Ballet DivertisSement, entitled lIN BAILS DE CA_NDLL, In which Mdlle. Guy Stephan, Mdlles. Rota, Esper, Ailegrini, La- Mourcua , M. Di Mattia, and M. Mathieu will appear. A new Grand Opera, by Meyerbe!r, is in preparation. A new Ballet is in preparation icr the rentrie of Medlin. Carolina - _ Ttosa ti. Application• for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera Idox-oftice, Colonnade, Halmarket. ROYAL ITALIAN OPFIZA, COVENT-GARoES. GR OD EXTRA NI -HT. The Directors have the honour to announce that T+'-MOItRUW, Will be produced, for the second time in this country, Donizetti's Opera, entitled I MARTIRI, As performed at the Acatiemle Royal, Paris. With new scenery, Costumes, and Appointments. retina, Madame Jullienne (of the Academe Roya:.e, Paris, her second appearance in England) : Severna, Si t znor Roneoni ; Felix, Signor Marini: Nearcus, Signor Stigelli ; a Christian, Signor soldi ; Calii.henes, Signor Polonini ; Poly utus, Signor Tamiltrlik. The incidental Divertissement in the sec. ,nd act of the Opera will be sustained by Madiles. H. Bellotti, Bellotti, Lebiond, Kolem berg, and Robert. The Scenery by Messrs. Grieve and Teibin ; the Costumes by Mrs. E. Bailey and Madame Mm eo ; the AppOilltulents by Mr. Prescott the Machinery by Mr. Allen ; th e Dances by lent.Alexand.e ; the Specta ie airkulged by A. Laurent. Comoser, Director of Music, and C, C The perfoprmances commence at E.ght o'clockonductor preciselyMr..osta. Tfaklarktk SOY Al— HAY MARS-El Dir. 13, Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. run Will be performed MONET. Atter which a new Burlesque on a frightfully popular subject, to be called 0, GEMINI ; or, tk4 Brothers or Co(u)rse. Characters by Messrs. Buckstoue, Bland, Nit oolger MeSdaMeB I3uckingham, coi ling, Caulfield, Honey. Scc. To conclude with BOX AND COX, by Messrs. Keeley and Buck , stone MEATUS; ItOYAL, Lessee, dr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS Ktri• - .7 , win be performed a new Drama of powerful interest, called THE QUEEN OF THE M %BEET. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, 0. ith, Paul Redford, Eine*, Honey, Worrell; Mesdames Chaplin, Harding, and Keeley. After wrich, a devilish new Extravaganza, called MEPHISTO PHET,Ei. Characters by Mr. Honey, Miss Fitzwilliam, and MisS oolgar. With WHO STOLE THE POCKET-BOOK ? or, a Dinner for Six, act IC At, Td EA AZ:. AFOUL-al CridAr the Management of Mr. C. KealS , . 'TIES Will be performed Slialtespere's Historical Play of KING JOHN. principal characters by Mesirrs. C. Kean, A. IVigan, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, J. Vininv, C. Fisher, Graham, F. Cooke. Everett, Vezin, Cathcart, and Wheatleigh ; iss Miss Robertson, Miss .slur ray, Miss Kato T, rry„qrs. DAlv, and Mrs. C, Kean. After which a Fairy Tale, in rwo Acts, entitled WITTINAND AND HIS BROTHERS; or, The seven Swan Princes anti the Fair Mein-sine. Character. by N!essrs Hat 03, Meeows, F . Cooke, Flexmore Mrs: Winetan:ey, 31 sacs Manilla 1, Rot.ruwitn, Mu, ray, Leckroi, Daly, Vivath. Noweorniw, erry, and Madlla. Fltr St)li.n A-1-6.A. Under t.Zia Mansaerneni. ni •Swismt Valeta. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. Will be produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A MIMS OF EVENTA. Characters by Messrs. Ctiarles Mathews, prank Matthews, Robert Roxby, Belton, Baker, Suter, florneastie, Rost: re, Butler, and Hornier ; Madame irestris, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Mi-s Julia stMeor.e, Miss Wright. Miss Oliver. Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Grove, and Mi,s Foote. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. and man.gar vit. X. Farrell, , tITR ElrF Will be performed HONES CY THE BE=T POLICY. To co.lelude wish T CAMBERWLLL BitOTHERS ; or, The Mystic Mi.kinan. To conclude with TILE HOLE IN THE WALL. tioL,:• , STUASI) ruEA ruz, Lessee, Mr. W. R. COYELAINTD, Liverpool. 1417".,571 , 41,,, Will be presented A VILLAGE TALE. Characters by Messrs. E Rogers, Attwood, MoreLuid ; MeNda Copeland, - elby, and Mas• kell. To be followed by MATRIMO vtAL PBOSPECTVSES Walter Lacy, Attwood; Mrs. Selby, and .biles Haskell. After which AN'IIiONY AND CLE )PArita, by Mr. Walter Lacy and Mis.s L Howard. To be iol owed by the grand Ballet of VI VANDIERE, by M. Milano, Madile. Thtrest, and a lull t.orps ce Boxes, 35.; Fit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 15. Private rt.:ea r n . F 40;inea aito a ha. one Q. Stage Manager. sr. F.. Stlrlintz. Messrs. AST Lt:Y'S tWYAL AAir LILTILr...A. Thal. Cadge we Patronage of tier Itajesty and his Roy*. 'ltem , . Th—e. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The meat 4UC , Pastui and to.to,tar Theatre us LondOn. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a new grand 31ditary Spectacle, which is now exciting all Paris, entitled BON.A_PARTE IN EGYPT; or, the Battle of Ab " Imitable To be ollr,wed by Ratty m i ta ble Scenes of the Arena. To conclude with a Laughable r'Arce. Ticzeta to oe bad at theboa-orhee crow Eleven till Four daily. Stage Wariaeer. Mr. Leclercq. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDOIg. Ten DAT —Morning 5 mm. atter 3 Evruna: 21 atin after 3 To--IlLoszow--Morumg 35 Mill. SABI 3 Evening 50 aun of ter 3 THE WEATHER-Sur OFFICE. APRI. 21 THERMOMETER, IN THE ZHAO& 52—ttgnest swan ...toott yes ariito , *. 30 — lowsst this morning and during the night. 52 this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 3 01 5 . Wxn variable from S.E. to S. W• - light breeze and fine sunshiny weather DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind end Weather at each of the following places at Nine o ' c l ock ta Y t e i aterday morning.-The stationr a re arranged in order of POOLA Wino E. gentle b "we - cloudless. S.W., gentle breeze-cloudless. we -- Poirrsmotrrx-A ind gentle breeze-partially cloudy. BEt I GisTON -.. NV lad N.E.. SASlrragai--Wind S., gentle breeze -partially SOUTHANIPTO,r- Win(, ;ix., str ong , cloudy, gentia br P;cloudleFs. FOLSVATONE-Wind S., light . : _g ureeze-elondle,s, Tuss rupo ~,- Wiri d W., ~,,,n i V- P artiallv cloudy. (IKE EN W ICH-Wind S. W., Rritoop.- vr Ind S.W., gentle breeze l en- elondleB3. LNIGHTOI4 -Wind N.E., 4ent i e i., oreeze re- COLGTISST Ka- W Intl N. E.. calm-cloodless ue. Cisisespaic- Wind S. .V . ., gentle brffezc-1 0 ,,,,, yijoioirni-, luti S . , gentle breeze-6 0 ;17 e " . The returns from the following places breeze--cloudl ess, indicate th e Mate V - ""g at nin e o'clock :- Lmarttcat-Wind W. c.tlm-cloudless. MULLINGAR—Wind S., gentle breeze-cloudless. Lgrawro:4-Wind N . E., gentle breeze-partially 0 0 , 4 , HOLTHZAD -W lig] S W. , ge ntle breeze-Partially Cloilicf„ ' LexcAsTXR-Am; iDd N:W. , calm-principally clear. ' W ExTBT-W ind S., gentle breeze-overcast. DARtiIiGTOW W ind S.S.E,, gentle breeze-cloudless. BRAp:- +l. ind S.W.. c*lrn... partially cloudy. BEarroox-Wind N. W , Gentle breeze ---overcast. - _ _ V.= -rs• ~' "i F 64 "...le •-,,,-- ~,,,,4 ~,. -•., 1...._, - 0 4 ... '..,,,:k2A- 4 'l)- , t c.e(4, ' "‘ 'M t) '. - "". \ - 1 - ' -....... ."" ,b I t tili.. 5.,.. . ,4 ko At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean daily reading of the barometer was 30.055 in. on Sunday, ft rose on Monday, and on Tuesday wall 30-1.70 in , and con. tinned above in. till Friday ; - t h e mean of the week ,was 30.012 in. The mean daily temperature was 42 1 ° on . Sun day, or 3.2° below the av e rage of correspon din g days in ten years; it rose continuously till Wednesday, when it was 571 0 , or 11•3° above the average. It fell below the average o n Thursday, and on Friday was only 41.5°, which below the average of the same day. The mean temprra tare of the week was 47°. The wind was generally in the east till Friday, on which day and r."aturday it blew trona the north-eaiit. 10--, -IS tronxiitty nit XV 4 NOON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1852. Humsaa. i toward, that t im pels us to wish well, very cordially, the United statearhke expedition which the citizens of —prudence prcrarla fitting out against the Japanese but ng us, at the same time, to comparativelyantici pate trifling en rau i terprise in which t h e adv a nta g e from an e rials ar e so ex tra v agantly di s proportionate. Altogethe r will consist of three Povin'iti steam-frigates, one he proposed squadron sailing frigate , one corvette, and one store ship. With the aid of this force , 2,000 men n and military, purpose to wreak vengeance , for t t ,: t : %l interrupted cruelty upon an enonxictriaries of un interrupted tot country Japan, an island embracing - en exten t. Power like equivalent to more than the whole rants 110104 I Ninatly, tiz n a la44 and vetiels au THE SUN, extent of country spreading over no less than 266,690 square miles ! Or, to calculate the matter yet more glaringly for its extravagance- 2 ; 000 Americans pitted against 30,000,000 Japanese. For at that enormous aggregate has the pepulation 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 blurb, altogether inadequate, alike for the purposes of conquest or chastisement. Hazardous we call the undertaking advisedly, be- MPS although the multitude to be assailed are un questionably barbarous in . their utter igno. nova of civilization, they are, nevertheless, hardy warriors enough, warriors, too, not unskilled in the diplomacy of coillict, or the manoeuvres of battle. During a certain period, indeed, the adven turous sons of Japan were employed as habitually in the character of mercenaries in the artjecent islands of the Pecific, as the S wi.s in the Courts of Europe, or as our own Sepeys in Hindoston—acting, moreover, in that capacity with all the rugged valour of the ancient corsdottieri. 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 mexi 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 dastardly and prolonged than have ever been recorded of any race, however far removed from civilization, unless they have happened to be two-legged wild beasts, such as 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 irflicted 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 eff , T6 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 Japane se . Unfortunately the principal cities of Japan will be found by the United States' squadron unassailable from their island situation. The buildings of the ca. pital, Jeddo, may, it is true, be beaten down by the 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 slumbering, 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 remarkable fact which is no less so—the fact that the idolatrous fanaticism of the Japanese cannot be very readily roused against their assailants by the spiritual potentate of the island, the ancient influence of the Dairi having long since passed away, giving place to the more matter-of fact power of the CUBO, or secular Emperor. With his soldiers the naval and military forces engaged in the 'Jotted States' expedi tion will have to compete—and that the struggle may prove very 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 one of the most serious abuses that has sprung up during successive generations. It is the practice in the Master's effice, 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 , hat Lord ST. LEONARDS has brought forward a radical remedy, one which will completely eradicate the disea-e, and he has acted whelp and judiciously in limiting the present Bill to the abolition of the (Bee cf Master in Chancery, and the changes neces- sary in cons~ quence of that abolition. It must not for a moment be supposed that it is the only measure of legal retorm which the Noble and Learned Lord intends to submit to the con. sideratiun of Parliament . On the contrary, we are assured on the high-st authority ,that a Bill to carry out the recommendations of the Chan cery Gimmisbioners 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 all the propositions which the Commis sioner* suggested. This is satisfactory intelligence, which will convey comfort to many an anxious suitor, now suffering under " the hope deferred, that meketh 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 yeriod the four senior Masters are to retire on full sa tries, which (there being at present one vacant) will leave five Masters, who are to wind up all the busi ness now before them, and to dispose of such other business as during the interval the LORD CHANCELLOR may think fit to confide to their decision. They will, however, have additiona' pow ers conferred on them, enabling to blin a speedy g the to expedit e tenninatiomatters so as to b r i ng ever y suit prevent the dilly dallying that has b een so extensi v e ly to and discreditably resorted to by a c e rt a i n class of pr actitioners , n Noble and Learned Lord had , The woolsack in Ireland, introduced while cetai o ccu pyingre the w ith this object, which proved eminentl y in their operation, but which, strange to say, have not yet been imported into this country * Had theq been so, they would have removed many com pl a ints. But the Masters still sat f or s i ngle hours , considerable intervals elapsing b e t ween eac h hearing, so that every question should b e re peated over and over again, usque ad nauseam. A deci*ion thus became unattainable; and the proceediogs became interminable. Eith e r party could resort to the Fabian policy, and procrastinate to almost any extent, if w illi ng to incur the risk of costs, a danger that was but slightly regarded when there was a "fund in court" at which all sides could pull with impunity. Now, however, matters must be proceeded with, or the Master will know the reason why, aod, as he will be armed with stringent powers to stimulate the tardy, we may reasonably antic i p ate that ever y cause will be brought to a speedy conclusion unless go o d and suffident reason should be assigned tor . it s retention within the juriAiction of the Court. So far for the suits now pending, and which have t atilidY he referred to the Motto for izillizie§ and reports. But the improvement will be more striking, and far more beneficial, in all causes brought before ;he 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- once of their respective cbitf and second clerks, dispuse 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 dtcides on the facts will de termine the law applicable to that state of facts ; or if it be impu-sible to pronounce a complete decision, he will be enabled personally to conduct the necessary in quiries, to see that they are pertinent, and to prevent either party from riding off on collateral issues. The Judge-Mister question will thus be satisfactorily decided, the important problem raised by the Society for Prk,moting the Amendment of the Law, so ably argued in the Law Review, and which we have ourselves advocated for many years, will at length he solved, and that in the most complete and conclusive manner, so that cases will, under the new regime, be disposed of in as many days from the first hearing and the interlocutory judgment, as they have here tofore rsquired 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 PARKER, 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 trust that the peo ple will duly estimate the zeal that has induced these Learned Gentlemen to consent freely to the change involving so much additional labour on their parts. There is no portion of the Bill in which Lord ST. LEONARDS has exercised a wiser discretion than in his resolute avoidance of Southampton-buildings. If the 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 sbuildings will provide the requisite funds. Toe change 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—The, such financial arrangements ought to be made as will enable Parliaxm-nt 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 objsc4. It is also certain that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHFQUER 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 sempatress 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 case. 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 results, which render it as cruel as it is unjust and inexpedient. There are many, alas ! too many, persons whose only capital is their labour, whose only a , piration is to obtain that occupation which will enable them to gain an honest livelihood. To these we refuse assistance through this infa mous law. They shall not make their wishes known unless on payment of a sum which would supply them with bread tor a week, and hence 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. GIBSON abolished, but the adver tisement duties are even more pressing ; and we would gladly accept their repeal as an instalment of justice during the present session. Mr. DISRAELI has a large surplus, and although tbere are many claims on him, he might surely make some concession in a matter which possesses 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 dutiee, 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.) PORTSMUUTH, WEDEFDAY Monstusa. 11?rld. , j-ey's ship Encounter (14), Captain Gor don, arrived at Spi:head this morutog from Li6bon which she left on the 15tb. The Queen and King bad embarked in the war stevmer Terceira at 7 in the morning of the 15► th to proceed up the Tagus as far as Villa Francs, whence the Court would go on to Coimbra, Leiria, Porto, and Vienna, returning to Musa and Cintra about the 15:h of May. The Duke of SAldanha ac companied their Kij-sties, but the Duke of Terceira had not arrived at Litbon in time, the French war steamer Newton not having returned with his Grace froM Cada at the timeappointed. The Tagus packet, with the Peninsular mails of the 7th, arrived at Lisbon on the 11tb, and left for Gib raltar on the 12th. The Teviot, with the Brazil mails of the 9th, ar rived on the 13th, and left for Madeira on the 14th, at seven in the morning. All well. Our correspondent feared that few of the mer chants would have been enabled to answer their Eng= lish letters, as the Encounter's leaving for England on taking a mail had been posted at the British post office at two r M , and it was understood she was to leave in two hours after that time.- CA PE OF GOOD HOPE, Her Mjpety's ship Orestes, 14, Commander arrived at SFirbead this morning from the Cape. She saile d on the 14th of Februar y . No ---- Mr. Peto paired with Mr. D. Waddington in favour of R zi e r. L .Ll ßA or s s E ma o n; It SMITH O'BRIEN.— 8 we are learn that orders have- been issued for the going to press we Smith O'Brien, John Mitchell, and their companions;. subject, however,_ to the s motion. RELEASE A release of the Irish State prisoners, mdonmd.itio.pnartthicautiatrhseyin aoruernnoetxtto.22l t,ewfoo York oirnktTh Truth - teller. - i t t e e n d er li . _ ing. say F a cr a N c t or a r A es r., po o n r den M o g h . e l r ' e a m A a N in ic s lof'"l'MqrT.E.FßO—Yesterday, chiefr inent:rirneederintotthhee Highgate Metropolitan Cemetery. C o nl In Commission i o I n a r g o e f attend ance of civil engineers upon the mournful occAsion witnessed at once t o t h e existence o f an h onou rable esprit de corps in the members of the profes,ion, and to the wt.rat of the dovart , ed E n t :i ".• Ronde' (President of the Institution bate of In th.; cortege were thecarrisesofSiroWf .CChu.i.l Engineers), Mr. Stephenson, M.P., and Mr. 'l'rezerant. A considerable number of gentlemen met the procession at the I B , e h t i t il s i , p7i, re Esq. ' n . "• ; Captain Claxton, R.N. ; Messrs. Errington, gp o 7n :a , ds io cemetery. o Martin .. :G:::;n n e ng, ; i t , c h s e . them t Manby,h, were r , d l. , yi ➢l I n, f . Clark,‘, P ‘ e i l t d o ~ (lotto, Pollard, Ha rap i, / r i a es 7 H ar ding, Hatton, other members of the profession. of Aldermen cuted for the purpose judicial tribunal iu -a t e ll: f h n h b ig ta d i : n m inl , g t u yesterday, that a writ of error is being prose- Lon recently decided by the twph:ensdestethaiesieoidnmpoinofrttthahenethCigloballeerss; MESBINA, "e Coquetke, of Limerick, i loading for the United stiteg, took a re , and WU got j undo': without clunge, APRIL 21._,Cuurt of Exchequer. LONDON,' WEDNESDAY EV.ENING, APRIL THE SHARE MARKETS BRITISH RAILWAYS. Railways. I 4 " to 14,E. Aberdeen .... all paid Atnb, Not., Bust. & E. June. ......... 81/2 pd. Bir., Wolv, and Stour Valley •• • & all pd. Birk. Lan., Ch. Jct., late 33/. 26/. pd. Ditto, Chest. & 50/. & 25/. Cons., all pd. D itto , ditto 17 1 / pd Brist. & Exet., It 9/. pd. Dith. & Belf.Jc!. 4 0 1 p d. Chest.o a led o Duudtk & all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Aallbet deen June. ••• pd. Ditto, New •• a 1 pu E as t Anglian (201. L. & E and L. & P.) all pd. Do (tS/ . E. & H.)all pd. East.Counties... 2o/. p d. Elstern Union , class A, Late E U. shrs., all pd. Do. do. do. 6/. pd., Do., do., B &C. all pd.' East. Lancaehire, all pd Do. NOV Qd3r., alt Pd E. & W. India Docks and Bir. June., altpd ' E. . b & W Yk. Jac., all Ediu. Glas., 50/. pd lidin..rer. & Dun. 25t. p Glas & S.-West., 100/ p Great Northern, all pd Do. Halve. A def., all p Do. .B, 6 pr. Gt. s. do 3, W. Ireld., all p Great Westn., 1 00/. pd Lane. & Carlisle, all pd 111.1.3.4 pd L ux -. S c York.. 1001. pd p d Do., Quarters ...all Do., Fifths 14 1- pd Do„W. Rid. Un. ID/ 4 ,; Leeds Northern , all plc,' Liv.Crsb' &Sthpt.l7ip Load. & Blackw., all pd S. Ct.loo Lon. & N.West.,lool. p Do. Quarters 221. p d Do. Fifths 1 2/. pd Do. 10/..M &B (c) lip Lon. & S.-West 1004 r , Alan. Bux. & Mat, all p Do.po British . wrs„ 4 : o i DBO / h . r.s . . b . / 151 . 510.1 p r 0.p d 1 pc Midland mu pdi 7 1 / NeWCAF. & all pd Do. Quarter Sh. all pd Newmarket ...... pd ewP , rt, Abergaven„ and Hereford ...10/ pd N Norfidk lOO/. 01 Iscortn.Cond, N -P o ° rt.. t N , Un. pd' North ., Devon ...11/. pd North Stafford. 1 . 7 1 / 2 p & S.-W. June 6/ pi Oxford, Worcester, Wolverhampton 101p' Scottish n p Central 25/. p )- -SID S DDe illedeloootn°‘..rov.nt. Shre w. G et: rtl‘Sih w yloNi. ghe' li&wee& t Vln , wf l u :Eselll . l)BcB.oil a dr. el(en t 'Llr& i ,r , t 'O'. C .I 2:12n911%d7 b 5aa47°1 Chester dddd' ll ll sss,D ( Dpooo N puuuooodtt.t. o . i r A „ou . VBaaap. Devon. es,tl tsce lS opets. l :e i yu&r n d P ppi., ; 4, Shrew. & Bl'. A, all pd all 301. h all Do. H a l ves a l l pd, S . .rop..Union ...6 pd S Yorkshire and River Dan 15/. pd Stirl. & Dunferm. all p Stock. & Har.l6/25.3d. Taff - Vale 1 96/. pd Thames Haven Dock and Railway ...181. pd Vale of Neath...l7l. pd Waterfd. & Bilk. all pd, Waterfd. & Lim. all pd Waterford,Wex. Wick. and Dublin 3/. pd West Cornwall 13/. pd West London all . pd Yk., New. & Ber 251. p Do. & New. Ex 20/. p Do. G.N.E. pnrc. 91. p. York & N. Mid. 50/. pd 6 % -6 %8 10 -10 y -11 1 , d. 16 % 17% 94 —,96 20 1 % 20 21; z 22 14 -12 d. 6 - 7 43/. 3y, 31,4 gds— 934 G Y 2 7 ••• .1 7 / 8 5 1714 173 A 51 -53 32 33 5 % - '20% 20;s 6 %-6'/a 14% —l5 . 39 1 4 40 91/-92 77 —BO 8 1 / s p 78 1 4 74 •.• ••• 6 1 / 4 -- 6 dia. 4 1 / 4 —43 die. 18 1 / 4 18% 8 83,1 104 1 / 105% 123% 124 5% p 4 —4 l /, p 2 1 3 91% 92 4 1 / Q 4 dig. 4 3 die. 2 s 2 1 / 34 —35 2 3 / 4 Ells. 67% 68% 35 —36 9 . 9 1 / 4 •• ' 4!1 35 — 37 11 —lO d?. 3 1 / 2 3 -- 73A dis. 7% -- dis. -1 3 / 4 P. 184 -* ? Qv 3/, 11 -- 12 - 74 5 5 Y 4 4 3 dis. 13 -- 15 6% 11 __.. 2% d. 1•• - -- 16 17 22% 22 Y 8 3.5 36 34 - I A, . IE6 151 3 4 3 die. r 3, 5A o 20 —22 .• 414 —. 4 die. 18% 19 6% 6 die. 2VB 2% die. 25% 25% IRENCE SEEL: ! 13 - ya di!. PREP: Aberdeen all pd Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. 3 3 / 4 Caledonian. 101. all pd Ches. & Holyhd. all pd Dundee, Per., &Aberd., Junction all pd E. Ang.(3/ 10s)6 p c. all Do. (5/.) 7 per ct. all p Do. (7/17s) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern C wales Ex., sp. c.. No. 1 all pd D , '. No. 2 all pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. 10j Eastern Union Serip.! Guar. 6 per p Du. 10/. Deb. Sh. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shrs. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, sths all pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 5% per cent. all pd G►as. & S.W. Con. 100/. Gt. tb. sp. c. all pd Do. 5 p c. red. sc. 9 tl p Great South. & West. (Ireland) Bths all pd Gr. West. (Berks & IL Ex. 5 per cent.) all poi G'.W. fixed 4% 1001. p Do. Do. —BOl. pd' Lancashire and York. shire, F. 20/. —6/. pd' Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 100/. p Lee s Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 13/. pd Do. Do. No. 2 17/. pd Do. Do. No. 3 5/. pd D d . Qrs.„ 1848 —9/. pd London & Brig. guar. 5 per cent. —lOO/. pd Do. Pr.s p c. Stk. 1001. Do. Con. 5 p c,1852 all N.Gr. 6 p c 100/. p Lon. & N.-W. (Cov. & Nunet.) 5 p. c. 13% pd Lon. & S.W. New 5!. p Lon. & En. % Sl] all p Man., Shoff.. & Lincn. Sh.. No. 1...a1l pd Do. New, 10/....a1l pd D o . 6/. 3/. Pd Mid. Con. 6 pc S . .100!. Do. Con. Bris. & Bir„ 6 per cent.... 100/. pd Do. Erewssh Val. 100! Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per c. Guar. 1001. p Do. Preference ...5/. p Norfolk Exten... all pd Do. Gr. 5% p ct. all p Wavny. Val. 2/. p North British 5l. pd North Stafford all pd Oxf. Wor. & Wol.. 15/. 6 per cent 101. pc) Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Chez. (N.W. Min.) 8 per e....aUpd South Devon.” :.all pd, St.-Est. p c. 101. pd Stir. York. 4p c gd. 201. Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 until July 1,1856, all p Waterford & Kilkenny,. 6 per cent. ' 81. IA York, Newc.&Bor.Gr, N. of E. Pur- .-all pd Do. Do. 5/. pd York '& N. Midland 11, and S. Purch. 10t. pd - 8 7 / 8 17 1 4 - 18 5 - 3%- 39i 1 p % % p x.d 13 13% 18% -- 14%, 3% -3% 14' - 12- 154 i) 8 1 / 8 _. 8,,,8 19 1 die. ... 4.. ••• ••• 3 % -3% p 11 IA -12 10% njh 13 13% 7 / 8 ,p 7 13 9 - 141 1 / 4 ,ths. par 1 9 —2O sy, 51A 1 5 ••• „. d i s _ 10 10,A 15 1 ,r-16 13% - 14% 16y, —l6s 4/ -4% Wdis. P MINES 1.E.A.323: AT rIZED Bdf. & Bltcb.,nllp Lon.&NsW Bir.& Oxf.,goa. a n G t. w es t o . Do. without, „Do. Bir.Wolv. & guar....... all pd . D. ...•t• Do. without, a ll pl Do. ...... . Buckingbasb. all p Lon. &N.W Clydsdale Je.; all piealedonian E. Lin., gua. 6 peri • cent, .... ;all pd i , Gloucest. & Deant Forest... 22% pd'' Hartlepl. Dk. & Railw. pd Hull & Selby, all p Do. Halves., all p Do. Quartp,, all p Lted, & Brdf., all Lon. & Grenw., Do. Prz.f....a1l pd Lowestoft., gua. 4 per tent...all yid: Do. 6 p. et., all p, Middleshe& Red car, 6 p. e., all p N.&E. ,5 p.e.,a1l Do. 6 p. et., all p Do. New...all pd Presto. & Wyre. all paid Do.Hlvai, A,ll a n d Read., Guildf., Reiga'e ... all pd Roy. & Hit., p Do. Steep. Es., a ll Stif. Rth. & Goole, 5 p. e.. 1 8.11.6 p S. S'affdsb., 91,‘ Wear Val. 6p e. al' Do. d 0..., all pd Do. do. all pd i Wi1t41.4 111 p ;Gt. Nor Wit Gt. Westrn., YLNew-1: &Berw.i D. 1)o e . Midland . - 1 S.-Eastern-I Do. .. Torfolk Do. Stktn &Dm E. Counties Da.., ••• • L.&N.W &La. &Y 1 S. Easterr- Gt. Northn. Do. .... Lan. k YlO3 MrM'Clean Stckt& Dar Do. ...... Do. ...... Cit.Wootra. 2294 23 8 3 / 4 9 8 3 / 4 - '9 ... -- ••• 87 ... 88 Nominal Prices . I Business done to-day. 6/ 8 7 674 07 9:5'A 20;1 1 20 Yi 21fi 4 1 / 4 % Yi % BYB 'A X 95 / 6 : % 13% an % 2% xi 18% 3A 14 7 i 34 I: 128 61% 146 144 54% 19% ICI. • rt-1.1 lt 7111. 1634 % Railways. I Leasing . Nom i na l prices, Companies.' 29 1 / so% 2 e B —29 29 1 ,4 - 30% 28 - 29 17% - 18 46 47 35 - 88,4 - p , 108 54 -55 25 -27 102 --103 12% -- 12% 25 26 - , 16% - 17% .60 -sz - •• • P 1 die. th- -- i6l/. 13% 14 13% 14 18%119% 1817% 11% 11 16% 22 21 3 h 22% 35 • 5% y 8 5% 8534 2614 t 5 Business done Railways. Nominal Prices. to- day. Cent. France (0.V.) all 23% —24 x.d 14% x.d Chart. & Erquel. all pd 13% • 13% Demerara all pd Dutch Rhenish...B/. pd 3% -- 3 dis. East Indian 18/. Id 3 Do. Do 20/. pd ,G t. Indian Penin. all p %• • P I Do. Do 4% pd % P Louv. a la Sambie Luxembourg _l3/. pa Do. (Railway) 101. pd 3 5 / 8 —3% Do. l/ pd % Do. (Canal) 2t. pd % % Maria Antonia 274 pd Do. New..., 8% l,d Namur & Liege all pu •6% North. of France.l6l.pd 24% 25% 24% % D 0.20/. 3 p c. Bdy, alll, 13 y e , 13% 13% Orleans & Bur 11/. pd 4% —4% p 15% % Pari, & Lyons pd 5 5 1 / 4 p 11 Paris & Orleans all pd 47 —49 x.d x.d Paris & Rouen ...all pd 31 31% 31% % Paris & Stras. ...all pti 23% 23% 23% % Rouen & Havre...all pa 12% 12% x.d 12 % x.d Sambre & Meuse all oo 4% 5 S'. Andrew's & Quebec (A) 4/. pd Tours & .Nautes 17/. pd -- die.' ) 1.1-% West Flanders...B% pd 3 : -3% West. of France 61. pd ... 7% 8 Grand Junction of France, 4:zi 3 %. MINES. Agua Fria all pd' % 1 p 2 Anglo-Californian, all p $ /8 p I Asturian 15/. p • Australasian 2/, pd 1% p Australian 51. pd 1 Austr. Freehold all pd dis par 7 / 8 Ave Maria all pd a dis. Blaenarvon I. & C. all p Brit. Austr. Gold all pd % dis par 7 / 8 British Iron 18/. 15s. p Braz.lm. (is. sp) 24% I% 2 Do. Coca. & Cut. all p Do. St. Job. del R. 151 Carson's Creek all pd 14 — l4 p 1% % Cobre Copper 4O/. pd .35% . Copiapo 14/ pd Eng. &Aust. C o p. a ll p % dis par General all pd Gold Mountain all pd p Great Polgooth all pd 1 1.1.4 p Mexi. & S. Amer. 9/. p . . 31 Nouveau Monde all pd % % p Port Philip ... ll. pd % = 3is p Santiago de Cuba 10% Tin Croft 7l. pd 9 3 / 10% United Mexican all pd West 31ariposa all pd 14 dis JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia all pd 39 40% x.d x.d fi Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd 49% —5O a Colonial 25/. pd 11% 12 1 Com. of London 20/. pd 24 25% Lon. & County 20/. pd Lond,llJt. Stk. 10/. pd 18 18% 18% Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd 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 25/ pd. 43% —44 Do. New all pd 15% 16% Union of Austral all pd 37 —3B Do. New 2% pa 3 Union of London 101. p 14% 15% Union of Madrid all pd MISCELLANEOUS. Canada 32% pd 48 49% Eastern Steam...2s. pd Gen. St m. Nay. 14/. pd 28% 28% Penin. & Or. St. all pd 80 79% Do. Do. _l5/. pd 33 Ruyal Mail Stm. 60/. pd 78 —79 x.d 78 77% x.d Universal Emigration and Colonization, 2/. p ' 01 4 0 tt G latt) 114 A. 44 iL . The general deinandisstoady,andlate rates are wet supported. , The show of .amoles is very moderate. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLUCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 8,000, bales of which 3,000 Am , actin were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly with American / 1 1 1. per lb. higher. The sales comprised 7 000 American, 300 Pernam and Maranhao), at 6d. to 64c1. - ; 300 Egyptian, at 6id. to 7d.; and 500 Surat, at 31d. to 4d. 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. WIIITECEIAPEL. For each kind of mcat we tkuve a dull inqury, and p ices are nut supported. Bed, from Is 10d to 3s; Mutton 2s 61 to 33 61; Lamb, 43 6d - to 5a 4d; Veal, 3s to 4s; Putk, 2. 41 to 3,6 i p.-r 8113, by the carcase. CHANCERY.--(11118 DAY.) (Bd.re the LORD 2ITANCELLOR.) IN RE THE NORTH OF ENGLAND BANKING COMPANY, EX PARTE NELSON. This was an appeal from an order of the Vice-Chan cellor Knight Bruce, retaining the petitioner, as the executor of one Strafford, on the list of contributories for 900 shares. The objections to.the liability were the absence of any formal and perfect transfer Of any of the 700 sharer, save 10, the non execution of the deed of settlement, and the want of any binding consent on the part of the directors in any of the sales made to Straf ford. Iu answer to these points, the official manager proved waiver of obj ction to informalities, and the con stant receipt of the dividends as long as there were any to receive. His Lorwsmr this morning, in giving judgment, said that it was fortuoate for the people of this country that the view of this case endeavoured to be forced upon him by the appellants was neither the law of this Court nor of any other Court in the kingdom. Mr. Straff Ord had undoubtedly become a member of the company in regard to all the shares. Every one of the conditions required by the Act of Parliament had been complied with in the transfer of those shares, and if there had been a profit to receive instead of a burden to bear, the Court would never have heard of any attempt to repu diate membership. In his opinion the executor of Mr. Strafford were fully liable, and the appeal must therefore be dismissed. '1 he rates for Bills of Exchange upon the Continental cities were barely supported yesterday afternoon. Ninety days' Bills were taken at 25,571 to 621 on Paris, 12 11 , to 12 12 on Amsterdam, 13 11 to on Ham burgh, and 12 28 to 12 32 on Trieste. The committee of the Stock-Exchange have had the following posted in the " honse":— " Notice—An application having been made to mark the Spanish Three per Cent, Interior Debt, tho commit tee will meet specially on Friday next, the 23d inst., to take the matter into consideration. (Signed) " G. WEBB, Sec." This idea originates with parties in the Dutch in terest, the Home Debt being habitually dealt in at Am sterdam, but the proposal should 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. _ _ The English Funds have suffered to the extent of per cent. by sales that have been pressed, and although Money Stock has been brought to market a little by the public "banging" 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, however, as we have before stated under this bead, motives for caution. The uncertainty con cerning the Budget, the anxiety with which Louis Napoleon's career is watched, and the electioneering that is to take place here, must a ll deter purchasers. Consols have been 994 to 994 for Trans'er, and 994 to 4 for May. The prices now are 994 4, and 994 4. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Gems. have been at 1004 to 4, and the Three per Cents at 984 to Bank Stock is weaker, at 2194. Exche quer-bills of June are 653. 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 4. and are now 344 to 4. The New have been 274 to 284, and now are 28 to j. Spanish Three per Cents. are 474 to 4, 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 .! 04 to ft. rtuguese Four per Cents. are worth 39. Dutch Four per Cents. bring 93i, and French Four Cents. 90 50, with the Exchange at 25 45. IN RE OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND CHESTER RAILWAY COMPANY, EX PARTE SHARPE AND JAMES. This was an appeal petition under ihe Winding-up Act. - The Master placed the petitioners on the list for 500 shares, and as the Vice Chancellor Knight Bruce bad decided a smilar question in " Ex parte Morrison," they wire, by - permission of Lord Truro, allowed to bring the question at once before this branch of the Court. ..''he petitioners wire mansgins directors, and, as such, they agreed to take, and did take, 100 shares. By a scheme subs , quently agreed on the directors appor• tioned 8000 shares Lobe divided among the members of the beard of matiagenar•nt and the provisional committee. Of these shares the praportion of the petitioners was 800, and the question now argued was their liability to contribute on +hose 800, for they did not deny the liabi lity on the original 200 His LORDSHIP, in giving judgment, said the Court had great reason to complain of the manner in which this case had been brought before the Court. No fact in it seemed to have been ascertained wi.h any certainty, and the progress of the Court had been frequently interrupted by di›putes as to the truth of some material allegation of fact. Atter going oaretully through the case he had come to the conclusion that there was no evidence to show that Mr. Sharps or Mr. James were liable for any more than the 100 shares each, of which they had already accepted the liability. With regard to the additional 400 shares each in the new scheme, there was nothing to show that they had ac cepted the allotment of them, and the mere tact of their being on the managing committee could not render them liable. In 147 fit's case, which had been relied on, there had been an acceptance, but in this there was none, and here were other circumstances which made it differ considerably from this. The liability of Mr. Sharpe and Mr. James must there•ore be restacted to 100 shares each, and with regard to the other shares they must be struck oil the list.—Decree aecordttigly. The Railway Share Market has been flatter through out, and there has been considerable fluctuation. 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, bat Paris and Rouen are dearer. IN RE SMITH. In this case, in which thw Lord Chancellor ordered Mr. Holland to make an affidavit explaining the part which he had had in the transaction for which Mr. Smith was lasi Friday struck off the rolls, Mr. Holland being this morning in rat( ndauce, The LORD CHANcELL.,n said he bad read Mr. Hol land's 'sffidavil, iivhich completely abso lved him from any knowledge of the improper conduct of whic h Mr. Smith had been guilty. He was perectly satisfied on this point; and he discharged Mr. Hulked from further at tendance on the Court, as free from blame. Within the last half-hour Shares are rallying again. Gold Mines continue steady. South Australian Copper are called i premium. Royal Australian Gold sad Refining Company 3.16. QUARTER TO THREE. ... 99-1 I ••. 991 i OR CLoSIN 0 PRICES OF BRITIBR FUNDS O'CLOCK. PlticE: Bank Stock 3 :,er Cent. Reduaed Anna. 8 Der Cent. Consols Annuities 99% lA IA % 99% zi vw , 34 per Cent. Anna....... Long Anna. to expire Jan.lß6o Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10. 1859 6 ii 5 4 6y s Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5,1860 ~ 7 1-16 7 1-16 Di dia 130nd5,1,0001........... — Ditto under 1,000/.---.......-- 86 p South Sea Stock ...., — Ditto New Annuities ...... Cmsoie for Account ' 9 91 VOA % 9914 Exchequer Bilb. I%d. March. June. 1,0001. .. 500/. ... — 65 68 p Sma11, moiarbto mote. Consols „. •• Ditto Account, May 11 .. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco ) The Low) CHILI , JUSTICE announced at the sitting o f the Court Ibis morning that Mr. Justice Coleridge would attend in the full court to-morrow to hear motions for new trials in the cases which had been triad betore him on circuit. The Court WBB occupied the whole of th e with the Crown p a t e r. morning o S r i l ltil !d_ E•E r e E : 7 ; C ci PO M L A I R C L E BO I R N O T u k.; awi L po L . street, Ene.edlewo trilleardWwYielkd, Mary Ann Hill, aged 52, brought living beforeing in si L r i . 9 Drury. lane , was charged jug and two basins from the with stealing a No. 36, Princes-street, Lei outside of a china shop, cester-t, James Chilmau, a lad in thequare. china and earthenware dealer, employ cf Thomas Grant, about half-past nine tha t 36, Princes-street, said, things outside the shop , morning, as he was putting had just taken a gentieman told biro a woman and two basins, somet h ing away. Witness missed a jug pursuit of the valu e is. 6d" and iromediately went in yards from the woman, shoand overtook her waabsotut b e W oman in question, denieciPh.ay. Th e prisotilrg w ho but on lifting ter shawl the was n d ) gisc4onvYeredn. ' The prisoner gave property up the things and ran oil', but she was overtaken and given into custody. art icular Then prisoner, who did not manifest any p emotion while at the bar, 'merely said in. de . ence. " I took them in an unguarded"moment. I could not have been in my 'senses at the time." d to the ordinary lock - The prisoner was then remove up cell for "I nteltri ' e"ta 'i nq uired if he should send The gaoler, Welsh, ,end acquaint her frienea wi h tier EiLllatloll. The prisoner said she bad a husband who was ignorant of what had occurred; be was out of work, and she had no money to pay a messeng.-r to send to him. Welsh replied , he would provide a messenger and pay him himself, taking the °mince of the husband repaying him. Welsh than left the cell, leavirig the prisoner quite tranquil. Th e prison van in a few minutes .came io tote court, and the AN OPTICAL — gaoler went to the mogistrates' clerk, Mr. Bishop, for . . hum° S ,:, . the commitments. The time required for this was ve tem cf this city made 11 .— ome years ago an P short and there c uld not have elapsed ry it with distille I tleman of subtle wit, an d p u t therein a smolt eel. A gen. teen vatoues since he the prisoner in the cell. wit, now a d WI d dvocate on the On going down to the cell be remark d istingu e a wrong side of the te mperance e that roan„ struck with • • 'question, saw the bauble, was the grating •in the door d Shortly • which admitted bet an idea, puichased it, and depart° • and air a -portion of a dress afterward the ' • some- w as pkeeti. He opened üblic were runniag down Park-row, the door of the cell, . and fi nding where, to see "a horse with a snake in his eye," the greatest an obstructi on wonder of the put his bead in, arid ta - on he .8 age. Money came plentifully to the camp, ealkd out to chi a . i seeing the prisoner hanging he and the sh ow the optician inadver. , sistani. eot,,t ,hl to o4.me went on bravely untilto his a-- tautly , ~. sicance. 'Without a moment's delay. . mentioned the glass eye, and then the whole affair COUOFDOdo.vit r ets Tork Tribune. I open the noor, the gaoler with his knits cut the noose, i . 11114 tbo an , silv 61 lir _ ,1 .1.0 0 ti eth flyor cf sha 04. I ___ ___ . ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN rulms. O'CLOCK. 3razilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... 99 Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 97% Baenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto, Account .................... 77 Chilien Bonds 6 per Cent .... — Danish 80nd5,1825, 3 per Cent- •• 104% Ditto, 5 per cent .. .. . ...... 1(7 5. Grenada Bonds, 1 1 4 per Cent. • Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons ••••" -- Ditto, Deferred. . . 1 3 0 4t y s Koxiean. 5 per (en -, , 1816 _ .. x x; Ditto, Account ....... . ....... ....... 27rs 3 28 4% Ditto, 3 per Cent.....—. . ......•••• % Peruvian ii(wids. 5 rer Oen Ditto, Deferred, 3 per Cent." Portugaese h per Cents. ...... .B, Ditto, 4 per Cont . ...... ... . Russian Bonds ............. — 103 3 4 Ditto, 4 1 4 per Cent Sardinitui Bonds, 5 per Cent. 26% 96 13,Hinon 5 per Lent. 1840 • Ditto. Passive 5% ..... Ditto. 8 per Cent 47%ysv 1/ 5% Ditto. New Deferred . . 21 1 1/2 6 2 4 % 4 Spaniih Ce Di rri vid e en e d rt s . ( Som reit.fv.u.en.,:d.i.te?:dable2ofr,soy4coni% per c 2 e43 1 1 ,( 2t. French Rentes, 3 per Cent . 9 t i ' --v it Exchange ~ 9of 50c Austrian, 5 per Cent. Du p te it h t,o 2 l : pir pe z r io Ce nt 7. 1; !ii . f ......: eiPA Ditto, Account ...... Car xi:testes DP% 78 103'4 104% 103 34 1 2 345/ s 281% 64% 64% 10334 963/, 61% 333 A, 17% '3l 32% 31 1 , 3231% '5 3 As 3 1 46 201,E % 5 / a 6% 3 4 14% 'A 39 5 /s 92 91% 92 73%- % % PM 189's li 3 / 4 14 8 104% [Ws_ 3 4 124 123% % 27;i 913 % % % 34 I-- [ 6 8 1 4 67 5 4 1 / 2 % % 5 35% 36% 36 s;f~ 24% y, 25 ,r.s. 1 dis. 8%%a % 1 ti pm yi pm x.d 'ALS. Business to-day. 84 [28% 2 22% 3 2% 8 7 /g 9 21, 1852. LLON' SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 21. IA hid at noon S.S.E., light breeze and tine co ar r.,,alher. TRALRR, AiPRIL 19.—tA ind W.—Sid. Miami, New York. OFF THE OLD HEAD OF KINSILE.—SewaII, New York, for Liverpool. OFF G ULLEY HEAD —Coquette, Africa, for Liverpool. OFF- ifflE SEVEN HEADS.—Araby, (Everest, deceased —mate in charge,) Charleston for Liverpool. SUNDERLAND, APRIL 20.—Wind D'Arey, D.-tner arts. WEYMOUTH, APRIL 20.—The vr - szel which foun der. d on the 16th after being run into by the Triton, Cardiff to Br. men, was the Maria Johanna, of Rotterd ,, ni Liverpool t., Liebau. NEWPORT —Ski. Constantin, Marplla. DEAL, APRIL 20.—Wind N. W., 9 p m , S.W.—Arrd. St. Tborvaa Ticket, Mayagaia for Hamburg; Graaf Von Hogendorf, Batavia tor R tierdaro; Atalanta, Sr. Croix for Copenhagen. Arid. tr,,ru the River Cresfy, Madre Arrd from vie River and sailed William Jardine, Fr-- mantle, W. A. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 20 Wind S.W. to N.W.—Arrd. Caro!ine, Nirstnith, New Orleans; Etix.lyth Bentley, ditto; Franklin, King, ditto; Guy Manneriog New York; Clynieno, Calcutta; Nitb, B 'mh-ay; Shark, Sal daaha 8.,y; Hibernia, Callao; Mary Itursell, Valpa raiso; Elena, ditto; Creole, Monte Video; Emilia, M3cao; Windsor, Para; Rosina, Demerara.; Marianne, Jamnies ; Hermann, .Trieol , ald, Galveston; Rappahan nock, New Orleans; Heme, ditto; Abraham Young, Charleston; William B ;Word, Alexandria; Huguenot, New York; Isaac Webb, ditto. Slid. Henrietta Marie, Manilla; State Rights, Staten Island; .Glasgow, Sr. John's, New Brunswick; Clara Sy meS, Quebec; Marietta, St. 'nit mart; 'Betty, Maracaibo; Sea King, Virginia; E iza, F. Mason, Baltimore; Faneuil Hall, Boston. Off port Ann. Saldanha Batt ; Town of Liver pool, Buenos Ayres. 21st, (by Electrio Telegraph)—th , Town of Liverpool, from Bin-nos Ayres, which was in tow of a steam tug last night, struck on Burbo Bank, and dries at low water; she is to be logged. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 20. Wind E.S.E Arrd. Amelia. 800 de la Hacke. Off port, Madras., S!qith Seas. FALMOUTH, APRIL 20 —Wind S.E., Carlos, habanero; May Qieen, Haraburgh; Donna Theresa, Aux Cayes; J. H. B.reker, Gonaires, for Ant . werp; Antonie, Laguna, for Havre. Off port, Singapore, Batavia; Prince Albert Bahia; Dromo, Cape Coast Castle. QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 19.—Wind S.—Arrd. Marvel, Mauritius; Alexander, Harvey, Cellos; Glanmore, Bar badues. Off purr. Bar twines. MARKET NE %Y .-(THIS DAY, CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY. To-day's market was vr ry scantily supplied with Eng. lish Wheat, coastwise and by land carriage. Although there were very few large buyers in attendance, the do mand was considered steady, at prices 'fully equal to those paid on Monday, and at which a good ckaranoe svai ,ffected. There was rather mire doing for forward delivery. Only 500 quarts r cif fireign Wheat have come fresh to hand since Saturday, and the show of gra- Buried samples was limit d. belected qualities moved off steadily at fully previous rates. Low arid middling kinds ware quite as dear. Floating cargoes of Dgypiiito were freely offered at 28s 61, all charg s inciuded. Malting Barley sold at full currencies. Grinding acid distilling qualities were rather dull. Malt moved off slowly, but we have no change to notice in prices.. We bad a tree sale for Oats at fully Monday's currency. ' Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour ruled firm, and the quotations were well supported. - OCRIV;ILP, THIS WEEK Wheat. I Barley. Qrs. Qrs. I Qrs: Qrs. 1,3G9 990 1,370 sro I 2,010 Malt. Oats. I Flour tlaetv , 00 rlngliek Irish ........ Foreign •• • • 86 p Medical assistsnce was sent for, which almost imnse. dustily arrivei, but wlieo the peison.r was inspected she. was pronoueced quite dead. The prisoner, it appeared, had knotted tightly a black silk handkerchief, and had contrived to tet.t ,, n it to the only part of the ePll which admitted of such an act. She had placed this knotted handkerchief round her neck, and then deliberately mangled herself. To eff , ct her purpose she was obl'ged to adopt a kneeling position. Tne doctor, on seeing the knots. and their pressure on the throat, said that death must have ensued in about five minutes. Tire magistrate was informed of the occurrence, and directions were given to forward the requisite statement to the di,trict coroner. EOttion+ YORK SPRING MEETING. (THIS DAY.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH•) The Trig! nate. Gossamer Lady Agnes ... ••• ••• ... 11.6 Won in a canter. The Cap. Vatican Paquetta OAKS BETTING. 10 to 1 ay. Gossawer—taken 1 2 :::''00.011) WV-atoll. The Tyro Liandicap. t i µ 3 2 ..• The 111 . *eu adir 14 41 ov Sve ' bee 41dividua would been Car „ denied th t to Net 4 to t Rattlecap Ann Elin ... ... ... ~, Ada ... ••• ••• ... ... The Eglinton Stakes. Longbow Lady Agnes Lambton LATEST BETTING. DEBBY. 6 to 1 agst Bobbie Noble 14 to 1 agst Augur—taken OAKS. 8 to 1 agst Gosiimer THE DRAMA IN ANCIENT ROMV• m The plays represented at Rome were divided ie,e'' two classes:—l. The Panda. 2. The Togata. the first the characters in the piece were entirely" Grecian : in the latter they were wholly, Reg l3 ,, ti ' the Togatce were subdivided into pratextate, i"" th - o ; the play was tragedy ; the tabernaria, when scenes lay in low ; the attelbin4, or farces; amd the trabeaer, when the scene lay in the camp; had likewise mimes and pantomimes. a ,.; The chorus consisted sometimes of one Pe rs 7.' though generally of several, who stood on the sta g-' during the representation, at first, without any sh fir .: it in the action of the piece, and, as was supposed ' in . ..) the character of spectators. Their business seems have been singing during the pauses in the sale", and delivering moral reflections on what was rePrir, :4 sented on the stage; afterwards, they were inc or P c" ' rated with the action as a species of attendants. Ttl a _ . .. 65° theatrical appendages were at last laid aside , beu' it was thought to appear improbable that in tri ll which usually are to be kept secret should be WO 'it on in their presence. ,„ Fl u t e s were played during the whole time of t he performance, and the c hief musician, beating Oro' directed the actors when they were to raise and wh eil to depress their . voices. Sometimes one person Hof cited the words, and another performed the action the same part. The tibia or flutes were of varioa kinds. The best account of the manner in vve". d • they were used is given us by M a d a me Dacierr.'''' follows performers played on two flutes duri n g -411- i Te : whole of the r te° presentation. They stopped the ley elli eao one of them with the r i g h t h an d ; t h a t flute wast_, Lh w tore, called ri g ht-h an d e d. Th e ot h er wa s stoPPeu " ;01, the left, and called a lett-handed flute. In the first deep were but a few holes, which occa s ioned it to give @ r bias apes a sound; in the other the holes were very DILI: A — a 0 this flute sounded a sharp shrill note. v. 04 comedy by two flutes of a different BOLlnap i t et said to be played Tibiis imparibus dee:trio sinistris—unequal flutes, right and left-hande d. " bs the fl u te. were of the same sound, it was esid h t ljed played paribus dextris with equal rig ht- ' 5- 101S linies, if they wt re vt a deep sound, and Tibiis P ef i sinistris with equal left-handed flutes, when they ° of a snrill sound. The right-handed flutes i W ere Lydian, the I,le-handed }rein. the unequa l Phrig as were also the crooked flutes." hea The tragic and comic ac t o r s were di stin g u is h from each other by the covering of thei r feet. viJith tragedians wore a sort of boot, called cothurnligrai a very high heel, which was intended to give t a we commanding majestic appearance. The e er lbese wore a light shoe or slipper, called SOCCU S. o d e ry distinctions were preserved in comparative l y kioe dramatic representations, tragedians wearing ha s or boots, and comedians a slipper or socks. oes, At the end of a play the Rumens closed the ir see to which, instead of falling from the roof of the th t " j t he downwards, were constructed so as to ascend fr°l2l,l to ground ; so that when the stage was to be exPoe.' to the view of the spectators the curtain begslibe.. descend, disclosing the upper portion of t he scene Aed fore the lower ; and when the piece w as conelitusoe the curtain was drawn up again. The 0 cients originally performed their plays i n the ~p air, with no scenery but that furnished by !lair; As they became more refined they erected the at L as we have observed, and divided their peril:ltA. ances into three kinds, fcomic,ond The Romans were e xceeding ly tertainments. Magis trates were appointed te .t; oafn theob, h pet e a i s e t a i r ; hibtt them, an d the people even devoted to e t re even usually e theatre pa rt affairs, as of the time usuall y allotted their to.ite4 P weighty ted in the day time. mag nificent th eatres were .era at d the u4 by „0 p recorded by p dc these buil tio t The scenes w e r e divided in ; is three partition s, one above ano ther. Th e first c' 3 " n jvi ul s i c exApel Puny. , so plays d sometimes were tion of on e o f lasted of one hundred and twenty marble pillar/1i t il l : second of the same number of pillars, most curi°„%ls,blo carved °I 1:0; saline number of pillars, covered with gilded t ab Cps ; the third and ornamented wi t h Th ree thousand brazen statues filled up the spa between the pil l ar s . This theatre would coot _ eighty thousand persons. Independently of the er u s ii na ry representations, plays were performed solemn occasions , at the public feasts and game, to ° II li d at the funerals of eminent citizens. No opPor t . lit 'ibis indeed, seems to have been neglected to of the drama with greater ßome, nonor recreation ali CeeT than the Romans. 1 retuim ; - • ea. EMIGRANT VESSELS.—A. very .interes . dog 4o o LOy ~,Ii• to the House of Commons was yesterday printed:. s Orr by Mr. Hume) showing the number of passenger shlP. h. out , have sailed from ports in the United KingdoFt_r_',:uisbitt grants on board during the last five years, 4isttub ifi ationeo the ports under the t,uperintendence of an el:ta il - ay : o pr o and showing the number of such shiPa of livetl.., wrecked, or destroyed at sea, and the number the e t nl ber of emigrant vessels that sailed from log. It appears that from 1847 to flrgoinsl p ua or c t l s us i r n ve t , he . 0 1 6 were chartered b 9 alt Kingdom was 7,129, of which 'c o mmissioners, of itP;s, Colonial Land and Emigrati°; l oo per centage of 10 55 ,,,..'tti0 there was only one wreck dispatched from ports unun, es e . 396, or lin 252. 01 Government emigration offices ,_ l fer superintendence of bth were 30 wrecks, and te,jis• were 5,964, out of whic 3, 5 0 or lin 199. There were 9 1 ,00# centage of loss was * not under the superintendence 010, patched from Pert s _ o ffi ce s, of which they were 13 wt,7119 verement emigrati.o4n2 in p e r centage, or 1 in 70. .10 t r b ec ypa .7 4 o the five years there were 1, 4 ' ose :ia ,: l b e e l. number of lives loss by shiPvi . P ps a ha n iss d p es t n h wg e lelr.ri l :.h o h s , s, per centage of loss was '069, or 1 in I, 43 t„ s tioti 1 043. C.-- b the ships chartered by the Ettetr - , L O' ..,-1.!.J.- 8. Comlnifis i°ner 14 BIRTH& ' inst., at Cuckfield, the wife of t"'. OF A BON. Ace' live: . w th e e re 1 16 :h t tt n ' st., the wife of G. Pinkerton, Escit e vil . r u .1. 4 1 On the 18th inst., at Sussex-place, Kessingto ll, t , ~,,.. • John Woollett, Esq., barrister-at-law. • -''', a' • OF • DAUGHTER. ~,e ' iciff - On the llth inst., at Uffington, Lincolnshire; L" . . . . - 01 the Rev. G. P. M`Douall. ~,,. ISeli: , Al o ir a ed th Y e . l l3 7 a t z h e i On the 15th inst., at Edinchip. Perthshire, th e ,„. Thomas W. Murray Allan, Esq.. of Harering. MARRIED. A 610 0 7 On the 17th inA., at Richmond, Surrey, Lord s t er i :s Paget, son a the Marquis of Anglesey, to Nort h !, youngest daughter of the l a t e Admiral Sir BOO"' Otway, Bart. fig On the 17th inst., at St. John's Church, Paddl o t e ttor ' j7 r, t ; Thomas Wilkinson, of Regent-street, to Harriet';,,. the late. Mr. Thomas A , drew Bridge ." On the 15'11 . ' • WEB ' ------ -•• 04 :11.ril' , Inst. at Worth-hail, StliSfX, Edward: E. O (F ri ' a t g h e e d l 6 6 s ll . haft:, at Kentish•town, EdWia .Sandr, ~,,,1 454: ..'1 :-: aged 82. , , J ..,k . - 3 tof co"lTh On the 17th inst., at Pines-dilly, mr. Thorn eO. aged 79. .:. • , • 'd.9l , ()n the 17th inst., at Chobbam, Mr. Mumfortl, age,,ord, Oa the 18. h inst., at Barnet-common. Mr. jarae ..4.l wo aged 73. ....., Pikt On the 18th inst., at Peckham, lioyea ThorniA , +",, y • i aged 64. . , - 1.103 . . ..On the 113th inst., William Monkhouse, Esil-I,iollll 4 square, aged Ob. On the 18Th ir et.. at lierongate, Frances itarriet,3l7l, , It o r ~. the Rev, John Pezr on, aged 42. 4141V,1.,... On the, 18th inst., at. Liv , !rpool-street, BishorPtOei ?DO,' Philip Youngman . aged 73 . . ~.. . ~ - , _, o. London : ,Prititsd and Published by MIIRDO Y"cr,_ It m,,, .I'2. 41; ,nd, Printer At Th, Run Office,: Strand, ;Es. in the giddlolest.WElti4*, App 21 1110 Z 5,740 To 3, Crel 11(1 1t 04