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asses, and he felt that their interests were at stake in the pro posed change. Lard J. RUSSELL said that what he had stated was, not that the reduction of the hours of labour from twelve to ele yen, or ten hours, would cause wages to be the same, but that the demand would perhaps cause wages to, if not advance, at least to uphold the present scale—(Hear.) Mr. MUNTZ would not detain the House more than a few minutes at that time in the morning, but he could hot allow the debate to close without making a few remarks. What did it matter to foreigners how they manufactured theiegoods—the change could make no dfference to them. That, however, was. not the question—the truth was let out by the Hon. Member for Durham. The Hon. Member said this measure would compel the manufacturers to expend more capital. ( Hear, hear, from the protectionists.) The Hon. Member f or Sheffield, who was, no doubt, an amatuer manufacturer, had made a quota tion from Adam Smith, to bear out his views in opposition to this measure ; but the Honourable Member might have quoted further, and he would have found arguments directly opposite to that which he had used. Ha never made his men work without a proportionate amount e!' remuneration. But he would say that it was intended to compete with foreign manufactures. He would say let everything take its natuial course. With regard to the question now before the House, it had been said, that if a party would aid in carrying it out, that party would join the others in demanding a repeal of the corn-laws.— ( Hear,hear. ) Well, then, there was the Government measure upon the subject of free trade; How were they to regard that measure ?—( Hear, hear.) They had seen that the Govern meat had done as they liked in regard to the measure , why should not the manufacturers do as they liked ? In the year 1844. the Government were in such difficulties upon this question, that a Member of the Government, whom he did not think it necessary to name, but he would name the Right Hon. Baronet if they wished—(Laughtr)—asked him his advice , but he said that as he was no . t a cotton manutc turer, he would beg leave to deelianetegiv)ing_an would give cordial support to this Bill. Mr. FIELDING replied. Mr. BRIGHT rose, and was met by such a storm of cries of every description, that he relinquished the attempt . The gallery was then cleared for a division. On our re-ad mission we found — For the second reading Against it Majority against the second reading 10 ••• The other orders of the day were then disposed of. The House adjourned at a quarter to Three o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed Verdi's celehrated Opera, in Four Parts, entitled, I LOMBARDI : ALLA PRIMA CROCIA CA. With new scenery, dresses, &c. • the scenery by Mr. Marshall. Griselda, Mada me G r i s i ; Sofia, liadame Beilini ; Viclinda, Mdlle. Corbari: Oronte, Signor Mario ; Arrino, Signor Corelli ; Pirro, 81g. Botelli ; Acciano, Sig. Ginbilei ; Pagano, Sig. Fornasari. To conclude with the admired Ballet of ONDINE. Ondine, Mdlle. r e , :to ; Matteo, M. Perrot ; Giannina, Mdlle. Louise Taglioni. In the Louse of the Ballet will be introduced the admired Fete de la 31adonne and Grand Tarantella, by the corps de ballet; the celebrated Pas de Quarte, from " Le Lac des Fees," by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon, supported by Mdlles. Demelisse and Moncelet ; a Pas, by 3ldlie. Taglioni ; and the Pas de L'Ombre, by Mdlle. Cerito. HER. MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signor LIBLACIIE has the honour to Inform his Friends, Sub scribers to the Opera, and the Public, that his BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, MAY 28, When will be performed (for the first time these two years), Cima- rosa's Chef d'(Euvre, in Two Acts, entitled, IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO. Carolina, Madame Grtsi ; Fidalma, Madame Sanehioli (her first ap pearance in that character) ; Elisetta, Madame Castellan ; Paolino Signor Mario ; Count Robinson, Signor F. Lablache ; Geronimo, Signor Lablache. With various Entertainments in the BALLET Department. Comprising the talent of Mdlles. Cerito, L. Taglioni, Moncelet, De melisse, Cassan, and Lucile Grahn ; M.M. Perrot, Gosselin, Di Mattis, and St. Leon. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL. DETTRY-L.ANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE BOFIEMIAN GIRL. Count Arnheim, Mr. Berrani; Florestein, Mr. Harley ; Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison ; Devilshoof, Mr. Strettan ; Arline, Miss Rainforth. After which, the celebrated Bailet of LA GISELLE. Duke of Silesia, M. Mathis; Hilarion, .fr. W. H. Payne ; Prince of Cour ant!, Mr. Howell ; Wilfrid , M. Adrien; Giselle, Mdlle. Sali ; Mirtha, Millie. Louise; Princess Bathilde, Mdlle. St. Louin; Bertha, Mrs. Pavoe • Principal Willi s , M es d ames Ad e l e an d Gl u bil e l. . • THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Mr. IARSONS, Box Book-keeper, respectfully announces to the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, that his BENEFIT is fixed for MONDAY NEXT, MAY 25, When will be performed Benedict's Grand Opera of THE CRU SADERS. One Act of the popular Ballet of ,;ISELLE ; in which Madame Sall and Mons. Mathis will appear. To conclude with (last time this season) the two first Acts of DER FREISCFIUTZ. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may bejecur at the Box•oftice. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Comedy, called MR. PETER PIPER ; or. Found Out at Home. Mr. Peter Piper, Mr. Farren ; Sir C. Fairsex, Mr. Tilbury ; Major Garry Owen, Mr. Hudson ; Facias, Air. Bu kstene ; Mrs. P. Piper, Mrs. Glover ; Busk, Mrs. Humby. The Band will perform the Overtures, " Cenerentola," and " Duc d'Olonne," the " St. James's Polka," " Philomel Walzer," and the "Chatsworth Quadrilles." After which, the Comedy of MY WIFE'S ',MOTHER. Uncle .Foozle, Mr. W. Farren ; Mr. l'ladd, Mr. Hell ; Mrs. Quickfldget, Mrs. Glover ; Mrs. Budd, Miss Julia Bennett. To he followed by the Comic Drama, entitled THE IRISH POST. In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Glover, &c., will appear. To zonclude with a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE SHIL LINGS. Mr. Golightly, Mr.Buckstone ; Capt. Phobbs, Mr. Tilbury; Capt. Spruce, Mr. Brindal ; Mrs. Major Phobbe, Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. TINDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Anotner brilliant Triumph t " Robin Hood and Richard Conn' d• I.ion"_ every Evening. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New and Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED! Atter which, the Comedy of HONOURS AND TRICKS. Priti cipal characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Diddear, and Keeley ; Miss Villars, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley, To conclude with a New Grand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec tacle, founded upon certain Startling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD C(EUR DE I. lON. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley Miss Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled THE MEMOIRS OF AN UMBRELLA ; or, The Silent Observer. In which Messrs. Lambert, Howe, Boyce, 0. Smith, Wright, R. Ryan, P. Bedford. Selby ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. F. Mathews, &c., will perform. After which a new and Original Farce, called, WHO DID Tr ? or, WHAT'S IN THE WIND ? Vandyke Brown, Mr. Wright ; Ramona Peewit, Miss Woolgar. To oe followed by the Burlesque, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Munyard, Mr. Mitchenson, &c. PR`NCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspere's Comedy of AS YOU LIKE IT. Jacques, Mr. Wallack ; Orlando, Mr. Murray ; Adam, Mr. Cooper ; Touchstone, Mr. Compton ; William, Mr. Oxberry; Rosalind, Mrs. Stirling ; Audrey, Miss Emma Stanley. To be followed by an Original Comedietta, entitled THE COLO NEL'S BELLE ; or, the Non-Marrlables. Count de Ruse, Mr. J. Vining ; Major Vidette, Mr. Murray ; Capt. Fonfaron, Mr. Roxby ; Mai .e Ile, Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with a Yew Ballet, entitled LES CONSCRITS DII VI LL AGE. In which Messrs. Gilbert, Marshall, Flexmore, Harris; Miss BallM, Miss Marshall, &c., will appear. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her most gracious Majesty, and their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Alice. Glorious triumph of the present attractive novelties. First Week of the celebrated equestrian, Mr. Selira Bridges, and the highly popular artiste, Mons. Leonard Houck. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEED ; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. With magnifi. ent effects, and introducing the double stud, &c. The SCENES of the CIRCLE will be of the most varied and pleasing description, introducing the whole of the equestrian troupe. The Entertainments will terminate with a laughable AFTER PIECE. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. NEW STRAND THEATRE. THIS EVENING M. PHILLIPPE will repeat his display of Scientific Skill and Modern Magic. M. l'hillippe, anxious to pr - procure fbr his friends and supporters in general an entertaining and gratifying diversion, has the honour to announce that he has engaged, at great expense, Signor CORVI, from Milan, with his most extraordinary Monkeys and Dogs, who hare ohtained in Paris and other large cities unbounded success, and which cannot fail to create the most interesting amusement ever tn ease 1. While these novelties are exhibited in the STRAND THEATRE, M. Phillippe will give his Magical Performances in the STANDARD TEIEITRE, where they will commence on MONDAY, June 1. Doors open at a Quarter past Seen; to commence at a Quarter before Eight o'clock. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ~ ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVE RY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND VIEW of NAPLES, miTtRURSDAY. and POMPEII, of "MS 13711:19, DESTRUC TION of HERCULANEUMU C i TPE an lt u , the year 79. This slagnificent spectacle is revived in n in precedented scale of grandeur, the picture being more th an and represents, as accurately as can twice the size of the forme r , Eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, whe n o possibly ?e done, the Great Destruction of Her culaneum and. Pompeii took place ; produ ced under the direction of Mr. Denson. A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been constructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PROMENADE CONCERTS are again confided to Mr. God frey. The Band is most complete in all its departments, and includca many eminent native and foreign musicians. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLA YS, by Mr. Sonthby, are on the most complete'and effective scale. the Volcanic Display a novel exhibition will be intro- Preceding duced, representing the Descent of Phcebus In the Chariot of the Sun. Mons. Farinelli will deScend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to receive him, and bear him to his chrystal home. An Illuminated Marine Cave, and the Glass Conservatory, splen didly 31 cemented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivore by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivore at five; the Pelicans, isc., at half-past five ; Concert at six ; andt he Eruption at dusk. Admission. Is. RAILWAY LEGISLATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It has been a maxim with me, during the course of my experience, to avoid rushing to extremities. Now, as the Americans say, I am in a regular fix, being compelled by circumstances to do so. My case stands thus :—I hold 100 shares in a new railway, which, when constructed, is certain to yield some 7 or 8 per cent. on the outlay, but I confess I am not prepared to pay up the calls on my shares. What, then, am I to do? I am called upon to say aye or nay, to the following question sou, or will you not, agree to dissolve the company, ang thereby abandon the scheme sn toto 7 Of course, in the present position of affairs, I must agree to the winding up of the concern, and thereby cast to the winds all my fair prospects. Now, Sir, as my lot is• the lot of many, I would recom mend that, in such cases as the above, it be optional with the shareholders either to abandon the scheme totally, or other wise to postpone their application for a Bill until another ses sion ; in the mean time, the surplus of the deposits, after payment of expenses, to be returned to the shareholders (and their scrip cancelled), with a certificate of their being en titled to an equal number of new shares, on payment of the necessary funds, in the event of the Bill being applied for at any future time. Some such arrangement as this seems imperatively called for, otherwise every one of the new railway schemes, with the exception of those few which happen to stand at a pre mium, will be broken up ; and it must be admitted that there are numbers at a discount in the market which are absolutely necessary for the national exigencies, and have every pro spect of yielding a most remunerative return to the pro prietors.--I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, A FRIEND TO RAILWAYS. Wells, bray 16, 1846. NEW Ablate HAIL IN LONG-ACRE.— The Mercers' voinPany have tat an extensive piece of ground in Charles-street, 13Td ri-44tue-. and Long-acre, on which it is intended to erect a mus i c *4 *4koilaz plan as that 1h wee -street, Detuordiquani MR. MAXWELL'S NEW WORK. Now ready IA all the Llb:aries, in 3 vols. , CAPTAIN O'SULLIVAN; or, ADVENTURES, CIVIL, MILITARY, AND MATRIMONLAL, OF A GENTLEMAN ON HALF-PAY. By W. H. MAXWELL, Esq., Author of " Stories of Waterloo," itc. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. COMPLETION OF THE STANHOPE MEMOIRS. Now ready, in 3 vols., post Svo., with numerous Illustrations, 31.. 6d. btind.l T RAVELS of LADY HESTER STANHOPE. Forming, THE COMPLETION OF HER MEMOIRS. Henry .Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. To be bad of all Booksellers. 1. The PROTECTIONIST PEERS and the MOTIVE PEOPLE, by COTTON TWIST. 2. EXTRAORDINARY POSITION of the GOVERNMENT; its MINORITIES AND PROSPECTS. 3. THE INDIAN MAIL AND THE IN lAN POLICY. 4. THE SPLIT in Conciliation-h a ll, with all the News of the Week, IN THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE of SA TURDAY and SUNDAY, tha 231 and 24th of May instant. THE NEWSPAPER PRESS DIRECTORY characterises this journal as the " Ablest" of the " Popular Papers." It says there is no " Paper conducted with more talent or success," and that " it is especially remarkable, not only for the great quantity of news it affords, and the ,dmirable arrangement of Its matter—well illustrated by accompanying observations—but for the ability and variety of its original articles, in the form of leaders and letters. 'I he advantage of this ability is enhanced by its being displayed on other than mere political questions, so that the range of topics is more large and gene rally interesting. Thus it is worth mentioning, that it was the only paper which, during the late controversy between the Press and the Bar, took up the case of the latter, in a series of letters marked by great talent." Office, 337, Strand. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. pu[ESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Fr;ends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, ant the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. RAILWAY SUN IS NOW PUBLISHING. PRICE (TO SUBSCRIBERS) SIXPENCE THli WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, MAY 22. riinesexoNxTEß, Lowest, 47; Highest, 63; Noon, 67, BAROMETER, 30.17.—W1ND S.; fine. 311 WATER AT LONDON-13RL1)UEf THIS DAY. Morning •• 37 xtinutes after 11.1 Evening .. 0 minutes after 12. ,s _''= tom` , :-.':' A .- ' 7 , fo.e . i • ..` , ''----.---, 4 4, • - 2 , '4'.,: -. .... 1 ..:..,..?,..`,,,, - If. - b _ tr z.., ,•-...,,,, 0 .-.--1-,•-•. ; .( ,),„:: ..." - 4 it ,',•••%- .... .• -, - N. '-')IE r,- 4: - „ „ ***, '' Al ''^ . - ' hzprr , t , • , ..- • '•-•,... ' •t''' M Ming Al-AX 3 LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1846. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN begins to weary of the honours of martyrdom. He has hitherto absolutely refused his consent to any attempt being made on the part of his friends to seek for the clemency of the House; he would be a martyr, and he has attained the object of his desire; but, alas, " Man never is, but always to be blest." We are seldom so happy in the full enjoyment of our wishes as we had supposed we should have been, when hugging ourselves in pleasing anticipations. It is little to be wondered at that the Hon. Gentleman should have found the calm and seclusion of the cellar less agreeable than he had hoped, and that he sheuld find the monotony of his position, the forced seclusion, the abstinence from political excitement, and the impossibility of joining in the debates, disagreeable in the extreme to a man of his excitable and energetic dispo sition. Besides, there was not that unanimity of feeling on his behalf exhibited amongst his colleagues at Conciliation Hall, which he had probably calculated on. The Irish are a generous people, and will not readily abandon the cause of a friend w ith whom they have worked in unison, and with whom they have entertained feelings in common ; a very general doubt, however, appeared to prevail amongst the most sensible and discreet Members of his own party as to the prudence of the course he had adopted. We believe there is little doubt that the Irish members of similar opinions to himself, had, in the strongest manner, urged on him the folly of the conduct he was about to pursue, and had earnestly advised him not to permit matters to be carried to an extremity, but, if necessary, to bow to the opinion of the House, and to perform the duties allotted to him, and which he must have known, when taking on himself the position of a representative of the people, he would have been required to discharge ; but Mr. O'BRIEN was obstinate, and resolutely refused to act according to the ad vice so given, but to persevere in his headlong and reckless determination. Accordingly, when the matter was first brought before the House, on the 28th of April, Mr. O'BRIEN positively refused to enter into any explanation to the House, alleging that he had already stated his views fully and finally in the correspondence which had taken place between himself and the Committee of Selection, and that he did not wish to add anything to the mat ters contained in those letters, nor was he de sirous of withdrawing anything from their substance, Mr. O'BRIEN then rested his case on those documents, and the reasons contained therein, and we do not find that he there sought to justify himself on any alleged informality in the appointment of the Committee of Selection, or the want of power on their part to choose the number who should form the Committee of Inquiry into the merits of the different Railway Bills. No, the ground on which he then justified his refusal was, that so long as he continued to serve in the House, as one of the Irish representatives, he would not, until Ireland was placed on a footing of political equality with England, think of devoting his time to the business of this country, and that he had no wish to interfere with the affairs of England or Scotland, unless those affairs were is some way connected with his own country. The Committees having, of course, considered the reasons so advanced as quite ir.sufficient to justify his exemption from an onerous and fatiguing duty, informed him thereof, but, in the spirit of kindliness and good feeling, added, that they would be happy to delay his attendance to a later period, if it would be any accommodation to him to do so. But this offer he declined, stating that his objection to serv ing on those Committees was founded on the relation which then existed between Great Britain and Ireland, and was in no way connected with personal convenience. No course then remained for the Committee, thus bearded and set at defiance, but to bring the matter before the House, and to demand of them by what sanction their authority was to be enforced. If Mr. O'BRIE4's defence was to be considered a sufficient one, the entire business of the country would be brought to a stand ; few gentlemen would be found willing to undertake such arduous and thankless duties, if they might escape it by a mere refusal. On the occasion of the first debate, two grounds were put forward as a justification; the first, that under the Act of Union the House had no power to enforce the at tendance, in fact, had not the authority claimed over the Irish Members ; and secondly, that the vio lation of a power delegated to the Committee was not punishable as a contempt. It was urged that there was a special statute for compelling the attendance of English Memb ers w hi c h h a d not b een extended to Irish Members. The Rouse v er y fully discussed the question, and e ergs majority d ec id e d that the reaso ns urged were not b su y ffi a ci l ent excuse for his refusal, an d that a contempt had t been committed. The R ouse , however , aneroopering nity to mercy with justice, afforded a " locus pe n it ent i,,e the Honourable Member of re -considering hisPrecrsiuo obeying the strongly-expressed feeling of ithe Houseby aandd. journing the debate for two nights, although Mr. O'BRIEN, through his friend, Mr. ROCHE, stated that he ' thought it quite unnecessary that any fur ther delay should be interposed, that he was so convinced of the rectitude of the course he had adopted, and so impressed with its propriety, that his resolution remained unchanged. On the following Thursday the Hon. Gentleman was committed, the House having refused to hear him, lie being unprepared to purge his contempt by obeying g their order. Since then Mr. O'BRIEN has on different occasions peremptorily requested the withdrawal of notices of motion which had been given for his discharge, being determined to owe nothing to the mercy or tphiteyfirsoftt glimmering heHouse. aWfreetam. hail his present appeal as exhibiting ing sense,an. G althoughentlGentleman e ab think ad it w apologisedo uld have fo been i stilla folly, wiser if the and d oub a t not t the House poms e w d o f u u l d t ure have su b b u e l e i n ss g i h n t e d whichtoh case remitted w e punish ment wkich they always inflict with regret, more especially when the person punished is one of themselves. Mr O'BRIEN's present ground of defence is that there is no evi dence in the authentic records of the House that Mr. EST COURT and the other gentlemen who had acted as the Com mittee of Selection bad received due authority from the House to act in that capacity during the present session, and that, therefore, all the proceedings which have led to his imprisonment have been void and informal, ab initio, and he, therefore, claims his immediate discharge. We cannot think that there is much force in Mr. O'BRIEN's objection; we have no recollection of a plea to the jurisdic tion of any tribunal having been entertained, unless it had been brought forward in the first instance, and we do con sider that Mr. O'BRIEN has let slip the time within which he could have questioned the authority of the Committee- On the contrary, he tacitly admitted it, by resting his de fence on totally different grounds; he treated then as re gularly appointed, and his correspondence with them was on that footing; he would, therefore, we apprehend be now estopped from setting up any argument, founded on their absence of qualification ; but were it even otherwise, we do not think that there would be any validity in the objec tion. D 7 t h e rowlatioi of On lath Foluary lact, tin THE SUN, House resolved that the Committee of Selection should form Committees of Inquiry on Railway Bills, and directed a cer tain notice to be given to the Members whom they might choose to select. Their existence and power was thereby fully recognised and adopted by the House, and it is futile after that to urge the want of authority on their part, that they had not been duly selected. Besides, the contempt for which Mr. O'BRIEN was committed was one to the entire House; the House itself, by a majority of no less than 124, the numbers being 139 to 15, decided that Mr. SMITH O'Baz was in contempt. He got an opportu nity of purging that contempt, of which he did not choose to avail himself, and it is idle for him now to allege that the House had not the power of punishing that contempt. If it was competent for them to do so in instance, it was surely in the present case. We will, however, hope that Mr. O'Bnrrorr will see the absolute necessity of acting with greater diseretion, and withdrawing from a contest in which he must be the only sufferer, and that the House will there upon restore him to freedom and his privileges as a Member of the Legislature. We cannot remember the country ever to have been so passive and tranquil, during an important political conjunc ture, as it is at this moment. The mind of the nation is fixed almost exclusively upon the House of Lords. Never since the Reform Bill has this august branch of the Legis lature filled so large a space in the eyes of the country. The national intellect is absorbed in weighing the respective probabilities of the success or failure, in the Upper House, of the great measure sent up by the Commons for the abolition of the corn-laws. Short of any question affecting the funda mentals of the Constitution, none could be devised so in tensely calculated to interest, not only the United Empire at large, but likewise its vast dependencies, as this great scheme of commercial reform. Yet the contrast between .the state of the country in 1830 and 1846 is most striking. At the former period it was literally convulsed. We stood upon the brink of a volcano ; the minds of men of all classes were stirred to their inmost depths. The Constitution was rocked to its very foundation. The House of Peers happily shrank from the fierce contest of popular tumult, engendered by their prejudiced resist ance to reasonable and long-coveted changes in the repre sentative system, and England came out of the ordeal free from the disastrous consequences of physical commotion, which must have resulted, had the painful crisis been pro tracted. At the present hour order and tranquillity prevail throughout the land. Were a stranger to visit us it would be difficult to make him believe that this state of national repose was co-existent with a doubt whether a mea sure of vital importance to the happiness of millions, and which has just been sanctioned, amidst ringing plaudits, by one broach of the Legislature, would be suffered to pass the other. Yet such is the case. Before the end of next week the problem will be solved. We shall then know the division upon the second reading, which will pro bably be conclusive, one way or the other, of the flits of the Bill. To ourselves, this remarkable state of things is fraught with matter of which we have reason to be proud, and assures us that the hopes of the people will be speedily accomplished. Strongly as our affections are set upon having the privilege of enjoying freedom of commerce wiih all the world, the patient endurance of our countrymen demonstrates, under the circumstances, a confidence in the collective wisdom of their public men, and valuable institutions, such as no other country could, we believe, at this time, furnish us with a parallel. The dignity of their conduct, and soberness of their views, is the strongest proof of the admirable use the people make of the enlarged franchises conferred upon them by the Reform Bill. There are those, however, who regard the present posture of affairs very dif ferently, and draw conclusions the reverse of those to which 'we deem the premises entitled. The Protec tionists assume the absence of all outward excitement to be a proof that the country is not desirous of seeing the Corn Bill imbedded in our statute book. Do they flatter themselves that they will fail to be reminded of the numerous petitions sent to both Houses from all the great corporate bodies of the kingdom since the enunciation of the measure by the first Minister of the Crown ? Do they conceive that the accredited influence of the League is to be disposed of by a sneer and a taunt? Have they read history to so little purpose—are they so ignorant of the workings of the constitution—as to be unaware that so gigantic an Association could have been formed, including amongst its members persons of the highest rank and greatest wealth in the State, and have gone on for years, strengthening with its strength, without the certainty of ultimately accomplishing the object that summoned it into existence? Do they forget that it is before this pyramidal guardian of the rights of commerce, to its acknowledged enlightenment and embodied experience, to the startling facts it has brought forward, and to the cogent arguments it has adduced, that the first and ablest men of the day have bowed their heads in submission ? Whilst the Anti- Corn-law League exists, it is idle to talk of the country being apathetic or indifferent to a measure which owes its birth to this powerful organisation. The League is passive now, because it is conscious of the righteousness of its cause, and of its own inherent strength—is satisfied, from the political history of the last few years, that its efforts are on the eve of being crowned with success, and not the less so, from the House of Commons having legislated in favour of their wishes by the commanding majority of 98. Their confidence is moreover increased by the knowledge that their cause has been ushered into the House of Lords by the Duke of WELLING TON, who, more than any ether man, felt the rebound ofpopular disappointment in the memorable year of 1830, and whose influence amongst his compeers, from his straightforwardness of character, and his moderation and foresight, the fruits of experience, is greater than ever was possessed by any single individual. Their confidence is, besides, the greater from the indisputable fact that, Lord STkscr.ET excepted, all the distinguished men who have of late years formed successive Governments, have been, end will be, their ardent and eloquent advocates. Should it, however, eventu ate that these powerful elements of hope should be dissolved, and the Minister driven to appeal to the country through the rejection of the Corn Bill by the Lords, the League, and the other great bodies who are associated with them in feelings, would then be seen arising from their slumbering strength, and calling forth such a national demonstration, as would effectually secure, in the new Parliament, the due reflection of their irresistible will; and the three years grace, at present accorded to the Pro tectionists, would then be deservedly withdrawn. We admire the private character and chivalrous bearing of the Duke of RICHMOND, but we detest the tyrannical ar gument, that public men are to be debarred in politics—which is strictly an experimental science—from taking advantage of reason and experience combined, and declaring that they are wiser to-day than they were yesterday. Those who hold this doctrine necessarily announce themselves to be infallible, an arrogance from *which all reasonable men turn with contempt. It is a doctrine from which, if con ceded, no public man could escape without censure. It is a bigoted dictum, which, like chaff, would be scattered by the slightest breath of reason. Would the Duke of Ricu sioND be content to be forced to cultivate his land as his ancestors did, and to be deprived of the va rious improved processes of agriculture since established by our enlarged knowledge of chemistry and mechanism? We suspect not. And yet, if his argument hold good, he ought not to reap the advantages derivable either from his own experience or that of others, in this or any other science. We submit that cenfidenee in public men should be measured by the success of their measures. Sir ROBERT PEEL says he has for more than three years tried a great commercial experiment, the result of which has exceeded his most sanguine expectations, and is satisfied that national prosperity is greatly enhanced by commercial relaxation. The protectionists cannot deny the first part of this statement, but insist that the second ought not to be considered, because they contend a bargain was struck by which the tide of prosperity was not to be suffered to cover a particular water-mark. Such reasoning will not satisfy the country. Sir R. Pxjcr. has emphatically denied he was ever a party to such a bargain. Nothing can be more unconstitutional than such a surmise, and the Minister is too sound and practical a statesman ever to have countenanced so glaring an absurdity. The more we reflect upon the great question of the day, in all its bearings, the more we are satisfied that the enlightened policy of the Ministry will prevail, and that the advocates of monopoly and restricti on will be completely discomfited. N vo little stir has been created among the senior officers of the navy by the appointment of two captains to the rank of commodore for a temporary and experimental purpose. Sir GEORG* COCKBURN, it is said, denies all participation in the act, and the denial is so probable, so much in keeping with the old worn-out system religiously observed at the Admi ralty, that it may be taken as a matter of fact. The junior Lords of course could have nothing to do with it, and the blame therefore falls on the shoulders of that restless innovator, the ex-Governor-General of India, who, by his sweeping reforms, attempted while he held his brief, appointment, made all the sinec ur i s t s i n Hi ndostan tremble, and threw the Conservative and venerable Directors of the India House into the utmost consternation. When his Lordship was appointed to the Admiralty, and a good of theantircuipleated establishedsomaterial by the naval reformer was associated with him at the board, in the c p h e a rs n o g n es , of som Ca e ptainß u s,we modification wisdom of our ancestors; but which, in place of showing any thing like wisdom or benefiting the country, has been the great est curse on both the naval and military services. Accord ing to this wise regulation, either all th e o ffi cers in the service are considered equal in professional skill, activity, and genius, or the interests of the country are sacrificed for the personal interests of individuals. A young admiral or ge neral, however superior in every respect to most, or even all, his colleagues, is not to be appointed to a command, tow ever dangerous the crisis, while a senior officer remains on the list. An aged admiral, though naval tactics m a y h ave changed, or however necessary may be per sona l ac tivityprime the and the prudent daring of a man in of life, must have the command of an expediti on vital importance to th e both hazardous and of would be affront because it interests of the country , pass him over and select on e in every respect superior for perhaps, was that The last instance, such an undertaking. who • of Sir ROBERT STOPFORD, com manded the Syrian ex pedition. We have no wish to say one word of disparage ment reflecting on the skill and ability of this venerable officer, but it is a well-known fact that he was long past a Sam rocl l 44Pg the prim of Ida whoa In itaderto LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING-, MAY 23, 1846. the utmost energy and dispatch —a service, the success of which, in fact, depended on rapid accomplishment, which would have failed had it been protracted to the stormy season, and in that failure might have involved the peace of Europe. But that expedition, properly speaking, was not conducted by Sir ROBERT STOPFORD, but by Sir CEARLES NAPIER. This all the world knows ; and to him also every man gives the entire merit. It is said that this gallant and daring officer had not only to contend with the enemy, with the strong forts of St. Jean d'Acre, the long line of fortifica tions on the coast, and the difficulties of the season then commencing, but with the dilatery and undecided resolves of his own admiral. The capture of Copenhagen would have been a failure but for the glowing and youthful genius of Nimetox ; the most glorious opportunity of destroying an enemy's fleet was lost in the Basque Roads because Gammas, was placed over COCHRANE, and the same might have been the fats of the Syrian expedition had not NArag, like NEL sox, quietly carried on the work in his own way. But even in this very instance is a glowing proof of the ruinous system. Sir CHARLES NAPIER, who has acquired not European, but universal, fame for conducting an expedition unexampled in the rapidity of its movements, the spirit with which the attacks were made and sustained, and the astonishing results—the security of Con stantinople, and probably the very existence of the Ottoman dynasty —was, on his return, as a reward for his labours, " laid on the shelf," and is now spending the prime of his life in professional idleness. He is only a captain ; and what an insult it would be to admirals, and vice-admirals. and rear-admirals, to give him a command while they remained on the retired list ! Nay, even the result of experience, the most indubitable facts, the primary cause of all our glorious victories by sea and land, during the most awful contest in which England ever was engaged, are entirely forgotten by Sir GEORGE COCKBURN and those sages who maintain the sacred rights of seniority. When the public danger became too powerful for etiquette, and the safety of the State set the authority of the Horse Guards and Admiralty at defiance, merit was preferred to age, and the wisdom of our ancestors treated with the most supercilious contempt. Sir ARTHUR WELLEnair was made Commander-in-Chief of the army of Portugal while only thirty-eight years of age, and was not more than forty-six when he concluded the sanguinary scene by the battle of Waterloo. Narsorr, in like manner, was placed over the heads of his seniors. He was little more than forty when he gained the battle of the Nile, and ended his glorious career at the age of forty-seven. The Govern. meat and the Admiralty cannot despise such striking proofs if the absurdity of tke present system, and we therefore re joice that the Earl of ELLENBOROUGH has made a move in the right direction, and has resolved to follow examples which have been productive of immortal services to the country. Quietly and patiently the promoters of Free Trade have watched the proceedings cf Parliament in relatiOn to the Ministerial measures. During the seventeen weeks which have now elapsed since the Prime Minister of England first announced his conversion to the principles of unrestrictive commerce, those great associated powers, through whose instrumentality the Legislature has obtained an accurate knowledge of the opinions entertained by the multitude, and through whose interference many of our legislators have been driven into just views of political economy, have maintained an extraordinary quiescence. Anything that might savour of intimidation has been scrupulously avoided : even the Anti Corn-law League, previously so untiring in its assemblies, has lapsed into a most imperturbable silence. Whatever de monstrations have been made during the present session in favour of the popular policy have invariably been of an in cidental nature, they have transpired, as it were, accidentially upon the hustings of any casual elections. But a systematic agitation of the question at issue has been, as we have already observed, most sedulously avoided. Even during the small gap in the discussion caused by the Easter holidays, Mr. ConnEx sanctioned, in a particular manner, the continuance of this tranquillity, by refusing to attend certain meetings proposed to be convened in the provinces by the rasher amongst his admirers, and which meetings were in conse quence of this refusal altogether suppressed. The anta gonists of the Corn and Customs' Bill would fain have per suaded themselves that this quietude implied the displeasure of the public and the impotence of the free-traders; never-. theless, despite of these insinuations, it has remained os tensible to every individual blessed with a mere crumb of common sense that the associative powers which were thus either scorned or traduced, still possessed all their original strength, though, for honourable and judicious reasons, that strength was for the time being lying dormant. We cannot too forcibly commend the wisdom of this course : the great leaders of the movement having in it shown a total abnegation of self, by avoiding that publicity which could only have ensured for them the acclamations of their countrymen, satisfied as they were with the victory which appeared to be accomplishing. Besides this, it was the most dignified attitude which the people themselves could have assumed. Whatever procrastination was visible in the Commons was so evidently attributable to the pertina cious zeal of a hopeless and helpless minority, that any popular demonstration in favour of the measure, besides being wholly superfluous, would have attached an undue im portance to the exertions of that minority. Everybody re cognised this, and hence the League persevered in its appa rent indolence, all the principal mercantile associations in the empire remained still—as silent as heretofore—and the measures of Sir ROBERT PEEL, in due course of time, passed with a triumphant majority through the House of Commons. 'The approved Bills are sub sequently carried to the bar of the Lords, and submitted to the decision of the aristocracy; curiosity is redoubled ; there is a manifest accession of impatience in all quarters of the community; rumours get abroad; and, in the opinion of many, the affair takes a novel and somewhat questionable aspect. As a matter of necessity, this com motion in the mind of the population evinces itself in an overt manner ; the excitement gradually resolves itself into an appreciable form, and those who are really desirous for the ac ceptance of a free-trade policy speak out calmly, but very plainly, notwithstanding. The inferences to be drawn from that kind of demonstration cannot be misconstrued : it is the involuntary welling forth of the popular emotions. And such a demonstration was the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, held yesterday at Manchester. Influential in the mercantile character of its members, and influen tial also in the number of persons collected together upon the occasion,' it is impossible not to view the assembly with some interest, and equally impossible to treat the sentiments expressed by the speakers with reference to the position of the commercial measure./ now awaiting the sanction of the Peers. Nevertheless, we cannot induce ourselves to regard the ultimate decision of their Lordships as of such a dubious character as was occasionally insinuated during the pro ceedings of this meeting. Undoubtedly the juncture is of such peculiar difficulty as to render it very advisable to be prepared, if possible, for any emergency. The debilitated condition of trade renders some such movement as the above almost the bounden duty of mercantile men, and that such is actually the condition of trade no one can for a moment dis pute, after the observations uttered by the President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. If we may place im plicit reliance upon his authority, the operatives are in many instances being paid not out of the profits of their employers, not out of the proceeds of any ordinary contract, " but clearly out of the capital," and that capital, as a matter of course, de creasing quickly. On the same assurances, it appears that various print-houses "of the first importance and respect ability," have deemed it advisable, from the paucity of customers, "to suspend their operations altogether." Again, the President informs us that " some most respect• able and extensive shippers are standing almost totally still," and in another portion of his very practical address, that " the hand-loom weavers are unemployed to a very great extent." From all these circumstances, from the general stagnation in the markets, and the consequent increase of artizans without employment, he augurs the most lamentable consequences, unless by the approval of the Ministerial measures, the Peers render the proposed policy the law of the land, open the ports for the importation of provisions and the exportation of manufactures, enable the bonded corn to be made accessible to the people, and revive that mercantile activity which forms the very life-blood of Great Britain. Unless this step be taken by the Upper House, " with the view of supplying the wants of those people, I see nothing almost," he continues, " but annihila tion for them." Influenced by these feelings as to the imminence of the juncture, a petition was proposed, seconded, and adopted by this great assembly at Manchester, praying of the Lords to take the measure into their instant and conscientious consideration, and to follow the example already given by their Parliamentary colleagues in the Commons by passing the Bills unaltered—convinced that on the incorporation of the principles contained in the Bills in the statute-book rests the actual existence of many thousands of their contemporaries, as well as the happiness and prosperity of the British Isles generally, and the world at large. The gloom of the picture of commercial lassitude visible in our manufacturing and sea-port towns was only enhanced by the evidence of subsequent speakers; and everything the petition included tended to show the necessity that exists for a speedy settlement of the long-pending question. The warning has been given, the prayer has been breathed ; let the Lords, as wise men, and as humane legislators, accede I Madrid papers of the 14th have arrived. The system of Post-office espionage appears to be in full forte in that city. The Clamor Publico states that its letters from Paris had arrived with the seals broken. M. Mop had recovered sufficiently from his recent illness to enable him to attend to public business. General MAROTO, of Bergara celebrity, had arrived at Cadiz, from whence he was to embark for Chili. MADRID BOLSA, MAY 14.—The Three per Cents. were not quoted. The shares of the Bank of San Fernando sold at 370, and those of Isabel at 200. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. The Greek Loan Bill passed the Chamber of Peers by a majority of 125 to 4, after a speech front M. GUIZOT, in which he ad m it ted the disagreement between the English and French C a bi nets on this subject, reiterate d hi s expres sions of confidence in the integrity of the Greek Minister COLETTI, and,repeated his opinion that the English Govern ment was not in possession of accurate information on the subject. In the Chamber of Deputies, the discussion on the Budget was continued, and M. GARNIER PAGIEB contrasted the Budget of ExP4 l l 9 l 9f # l l Ag§t9r3tl94 Kith tuo pont 9 iw Tv this, the reply of M. LACAVE LAPLAGNE, the Finance Minister was unanswerable. The Restoration had not Algeria to maintain, neither had they undertaken the great public works which had been undertaken by the Ministry of July, and which, from the improvements to which they had given rise in the internal communications of the country, had proved the most beneficial speculation the country could have engaged in. The discussion had not concluded when the post left. in allusion to the fears which were entertained that the Peers might postpone certain of the Railway Bills to next session, the Debats says " The apprehensions which were indulged in on this oc casion have not been realized, the Bills have been voted, and all the railways except that of Avignon have been adjudi cated. The public credit has not experienced the slightest depreciation, and the commercial and financial movement has precisely„ since the moment these great measures of public utility were voted, received the greatest development that in France had, up to this day, wr been attained. The adjournment of the Railway Bills whiora remain to be conceded or voted would not, moreover, produce, in a financial point of view, the result anticipat e d. The Lyons and Avignon Railroad, which is to be adjudged in the beginning of June, has given rise to 18 companies ; after the adjudication of this line there will be paid back more than 50,000,000 f. to the subscribers of the companies not accepted, or included in the fusion. The Chamber of Peers will no more rest behind in the gsneral movement this session than in the preceding one ; it would not desire to adjourn measures to which so many interests are attached, and which definitively form the essential laws that the Chamber of Deputies has to vote in the course of the present session." The Prince DE JOINTILLE inspected the iron works of Mr. BENNETT, at La Ciotato, on the 15th, and seemed much in terested in the progress of the construction of the iron steam ship Pi,ilippe Auguste. His Royal Highness also inspected the floating breakwater. Algiers papers of the 15th state that Marshal BIIGEAUD was still pursuing his march in the Ouransenis. The Akbar states that Count P.A.Tor., aide-de-camp to the KING, had arrived at Algiers. It is reported that Marshal 1313GSAUD is to return immediately and to be succeeded by the Duke k'AuatALE. All traces of Aim 11. •KADER are 10st. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Boarse on Wednesday, at 84f. 15c. ; the Five per Cents., at 120 f. sc. ; the Orleans Ran im(l shares, 1,247 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,032 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 757 f. 50e. ; Avignon, 906 f. 25c; Vierzon, 650 f. ; Bordeaux, 622 f. 500. ; Boulogne, 500 f. ; Troyes aad 3lontereau, 390 f.; Fampoux, 425 f. ; Die'pe, 430 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 508 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 527 f. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 547 f. 50c.; Spanish Thre• per Cents., 38 ; Spanish Domestic Debt, 31%. The following are the quotations in the new lines:— Lyons and Avignon, Definitives, 620 f.; Bordeaux and Cette, Definitives, 510 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 21. Boulogne and Amiens, 11 3 ,4—Bordeaux and Mediterranean, 1% 6 — Central of Spain, 11, —Dutch Rhenish, 7 —East Indian, 14 —Great Western Bengal, ;14-3 - air.aica South Midland Junction, 1 Northern of trance Constituted, 14%—Orleans and Bordeaux, 10 3 / b —Over Ys:sel, 3 dis.—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 6% —Tours and Nantes Constituted, s%—West Flanders, 21/.,. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (i rom Tire Sun of last Night.) The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was quiet, owing to the unfavourable report from the Manchester mar ket. 4,000 to 5,000 bales, chiefly American, at 4 1 A i d. to 5 V t d. per lb. Shares were heavy. Shares are in fair demand at the auctions, and buyers are found far almost every description of Railway stock. At the public sale by Messrs. Wickham, and Co., at the Hall of Commerce, a vast amount of business was done, and the prices (of which we quote a few) were well maintained throughout. Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 325. 6d. —East Indian, 16s.—Buckinghamshire, 44s.—London and Blackwell Extension, 20s.—De-by, Uttoxeter, and Stifforo, 32s.—London and York, 52s.—Boston, Newark, and Shef field, 15s. 6d.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 255. Gd. The advices from New York by the Great Western notice an easier state of things in the money market, and appa rently a mcre tranquil feeling in reference to political mattes. The commerce between this country and the United States has however already suffered materially this year, and what is lost can scarcely be regarded. • The value of merchandise exported from New York, for the month of April, 1846, was as annexed : Commerce of the Port of New York.—Value of Exports, April, 1846. Dollars. Domestic merchandise Foreign merchandise, free 114,927 Foreign merchandise, dutiable 195,518 2,305,181 Specie exported 519,599 Total Export 2,828,780 It will be perceived that the value of merchandise exported was very limited, and that the shipments of specie have reached a very fair amount. The position of the English Stock Market has certainly not improved within the last day or two, and by their indis position to do business, as well as by their inclination to Bear, the dealers are assisting a decline. Consols have been 96 1 4 to 96% for present Transfer, and 964 for Account. The premium on Excheque r -bill s has been down to 18s. and 135., and, if money becomes much scarcer, no doubt the speculators will force it still lower. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. have been 97 to 97%, and the Three per Cents. 95 to 95 1 4. Bank Stock keeps very firm at 206. The Foreign Bonds have been very steady, but there is no speculation going. on. Portuguese Four per Cents. have realised 57 1 4 ; Mexican Five per Cents. 3214; and the De ferred, 16 5 A. These are improved rates, because the leading bondholders are endeavouring to frame a plan in concert with the Mexican Minister and agents for a more equitable compromise of the debt and ar rears of interest, and which it is hoped may lead to a suc cessful issue -77 1 / 2 per cent. in a new stock being offered, it, is said, for the Active, and 65 for the Deferred, by the Mexi can Ambassador. There have been no bargains in Spanish. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 59%. For Shares the demand has been limited again, and prices are generally flat. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. .. 206 206 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 95% X 9595 X 95 X Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 964 % 96 X New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 97 V 7 971, Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. 10 3-16 South Sea Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. Ditto. Old Annuities .. .. .. 93% 935 Consols for Account • • • • .. •.. .. 96 1 4 96% Exchequer Bills. 1/4d. 1% d. 1,0001... .. .... 15 13 18 pm. 18 5001. ~ .. .... 1$ —— pm. 15 Ditto. Small .... 18 pm, 18 Ditto, Advertised •• .. 7 15 10 pm. 15 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 109% 109% Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. —•— Ditto, Small .. • • .. • • .. —841 A, Danish, 3 per Cent • • • • • • .. 87% % 87% Equador Bonds . , .. .. .. .. —3% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 32 1 4 31 Ditto, Deferred .. .. .. .. 16% 16% Portuguese Four per Cent ... .. 571% 57% Russian Bonds .. .. .. .. .. 11014 109( 109% Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 96 1 4 9614 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 59% 59% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91% % 91% BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Aberdeen .. .. • • • • Amber., Notting., Bosto Eastern June tion 2%•••• „ „ Birmingham and Gloucester .. ..100 ........ Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 2% Bristol and Exeter .. 75 Bristol and Gloucester .. 30 .... 50%...... Buckinghamshire .. 425. .... % dis. par.... Caledonian .. .. 10 .. 11 10% ...... Ditto, Half Shares 2;4 .... 1 y ........ Ditto, Extension • • .. .... ......., „ Cambridge and Oxford.. .. 1% .......... Chester and Holyhead 22% „ 1% 124 2% 83 ... 50% par 10% :1% 1% 3 4 21% 2 5% 1% Cornwall .. „ • .. 5 2 . Derby and Crewe .... % ..... Derby, II Ltoxeter, and Stafford .. Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2 %.... %...•...... Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 51 4 .... Direct Northern .. Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 10 .... .......... Dublin and Galway .. .. 4 .... 3 1 A 3........ Eastern Counties 141. 165..... 23 1 4 22% .... Ditto New .. 8/. 165..... 7 p.... Do. Pe - :pet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 6/. I3s. 4d. % p......., Ditto, York Extension 10S. 1 1 / 134 Eastern Union .. 25 .... 3% 6 1 / 2 23 P 36 P _ _ ........ Do. Ipswich 8s Bury St.Edraunds 634 ..... 5 Edinbu: gh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 75 75 Ditto I.', Shares .. .. 10 .... 17 ••••• • • • • 17 Ely and ' lluutingdou •• • 7 Y , . •••• 4 ;4 .. • 4% Glouc., Aberyst., & Cent. of Wales ........ dis. Goole, Doncazt., and ,hcllleld, &c. 425. . • 4 di5....... dis. Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% „ Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 .... 23 23 % Great Western .. .. 85 .• .. 140 .... 140 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 .... 16 Guildford, Farnham, &Portsmoth 5 .... Harwich & Eastern Count. Junct. 2 .... .......... Hull and Selby .. 50 .... .......... Ditto, Half Shares .. 15 Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 40 .... , ...... .. Ditto, New ..• .. 5 .... 9% • 9 Leicester and Bedford.. ... . 225. .... %14 p...... % p Leicester, Tamworth : &c. Liverp., Manch., & Janet. 234 ••••• • • • • • 2 London an Birmingham . lOO .. • .226 .... Ditto Thirds .. .. 24 .... 6234 •• ••.... • • 62% Ditto Quarters .. 2 .... 2834 28 .... • • 2734 Ditto Fifths .. • . .• 2 • •••••• • • • • 2414 London and Blackwull 161. 135. 4d. 7% London and Brightm, .. 50 .... 64% .. •• • • 6434 Ditto ditto Fifths .. 30 .... 40% • . 40% London and South-Western.. 411. 65. 10d. 78 79 78 Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 34 .... .. ••• • • • Ditto, New . 17%••.. 284.. 28 28% Ditto, New .. . • .. 14 .... 23 • ..... • • London and York .. .. • • • • 234 • • % 2 1 4 London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. 234 ...• 2 ... ..... 2 Lynn and Ely .. .. • • .. 15 .... 13 .. r.. . Lynn and Bereham .. 10 .... 6 6 Manchester and Leeds 82 —.1233-- Ditto, Fifths .. .. 3 .... Manchester and Birmingham .. AO Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) -• 4 .... 123¢ 1234 Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • 1 •• • • 8%31 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. p...... 1 p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1% ...• • • Midlaad ..100 .. • • 149 150.-- 150 Ditto, New .. • • • • 18 .. • • 31 30% 31 1 4 Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108 120 Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .......... Ditto, New . 1 .... 9% • • Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 .... 25 2414 • • Ditto, Half Shares • . .. 5 • .. 734 .... ••• • • • Ditto, Tenths .. • • • • • • 2 •• • • 2 :; ••• • • ......... Extension • • • .. 2 .... 1% 1,1 •• • • .... North British.. 22%..•• 29 3 4 % ... • • Ditto, Half Shares .. .... 11% .. ••..• • .. Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 11 3 4..-- .... •• . • Northern and Eastern .. 50 .... .. Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% .... 17 .• ••• • • • 11 % North Kent and Direct Dover .• 214 .. • • 1% %• • .. North Staffordshire .. .. • • 425. •• • • 3 3 4% P••• • 7 . "1 3 1 Portsmouth Direct .. • • • • 3% •• • • 3 % •• • . a s 2 3 4 Shrewsbury and Birmingham • • 2% •• • • , p 8 dis dis. Shropshire Union .. • • • • 1 !!" • par P•• • • % P South M.dland . • • • • • • • ' ll 3 l*, • 3 8% 39 • • 39 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 425. • • • • — 27. ; 4 . ..... South Eastern and DOTOr • •. /8 • •••••••••• 12 . % .ISo. 4. 2% •• • 2 .Y 2 di s • id London • - 425. .• • • Warn,ekshire Waterid., Wexfd., Wick., & Dub. !% •• • • 254 38 West Riding Union • • .. 445. .... Do., York and Lancaster .. • . ....... •• • '% N5eez((idi0...31351.1.7.8.i.1.) 2. 0_ _ ........ li York and North Midland .. 50 • Ditto. Extension .......................33 Do. E. and W. 10% Boulogne and Amiens .. 12 .... 12 11 3 4 Central of Spain .. 2 ...... Ridin F g Oß E E Eaten... RAILWAYS, I .... 10 % Dutch Rhenish .. .5 7%t 2% 29 111 2% 11% 2 East In: . s s . Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 .. Luxembourg Namur and Liege .. • • • • 6•• • • 4 ........ Paris and Ly .. • • vns Constituted .. 5 6% . % ....... Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... 5 &timbre and Meme .. • .. 8 .......... DUNES. Real ante, Varegigitorecl .• es ;A te:••• _ _ _ FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, MAT 21, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Brevet Majer Thomas Forsyth Tait, of the East India Company's 2d European Regiment, to be a Companion of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath. FOREIGN OFFICE, MAY 21. The Queen has ben pleased to approve of Mr. Gerolamo Tessi as Consul-General at Malta for her Majesty the Queen of Portugal and the Algarves. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Samuel S. Masters as Consul at Demerara for the United States of America. WAR-OFFICE, M 22. Ist Dragoon Guards—Major J. S. Smith, from sth Foot, to be Major, vice Schonswar, who exchanges, May 22. 2d Dragoon Guards— Staff--Surgeon of the Second Class A. G. Home, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice W. Steele, who retires on half- pay, May 22. Ist Foot—P. E. Quin, Gent., to be Ensign, without pur chase vice Mowbray, appointed to the 29th Foot, May 22. sth Foot—Major J. S. Schonswar, from the Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Major, vice Smith, who exchanges, May 22. 9th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon C. F. Stephenson, M.D., from the 39th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Gahan, died of his wounds, May 22. 22d Foot—Ensign J. Baldwin to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Blake, appointed to the 10th Light Dragoons; T. Young, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Baldwin, May 22. 26th Foot—Captain W. S. Nicholson, from the 96th Foot, to be Captain, vice Gregg, who exchanges, May 22. 29th Foot—Ensign F. Kneebone to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Mac Donnell, appointed Adjutant, March 20 ; Ensign A. It. Mowbray, from the Ist Foot, to be Ensign, vice Mitchell, died of his wounds, May 22 ; Ensign E. H. C. Pery, from the 66th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Kneebone, May 23 ; Lieut. C. E. Mac Donnell to be Adjutant, vice Jones, died of his wounds, March 20. 42d Foot—Captain J. H. Daniell, from the 49th Foot, to be Captain, vice Grant, who exchanges, May 22. 49th Foot—Captain J. Grant, from the 42d Foot, to be Captain, vice Daniell, who exchanges, May 22. 53d Foot—Ensign W. R. Fuller, from the 59th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Cleve, whose appointment has been cancelled, May 22. 59th Foot—W. T. Little, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fuller, appointed to the 53d Foot, ay 22. 60th Foot—Second Lieutenant J. T. Eustace to be First Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Fraser, deceased, Feb. 10 ; R. Freer, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Eustace, May 22. 66th Foot—E. H. C. Pery, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Herrick, promoted in the Bth Foot, blay 22 ; F. Wainwright, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Pery, appointed to the 29th Fuot, May 23. 71st Foot—Lieut. B. Blenerhassett to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Coming, who retires; Ensign F. C. Clerke to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Blenerhassett ; R. C. W. Stuart, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice erke, May 22. 77th Foot—M. F. Manifold, Gent., to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Prendergast, promoted on the Staf, May 22. 83d Foot—Ensign and Adjutant W. Nott to have the rank of Lieutenant, May 21; Ensign T. S. Lane to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sir R. Getbin, Bart., who retires; W. J. Nunn, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lane, May 22. 85th Foot—Capt. G. Tennant to be Major,. by purchase, vice Power, promoted; Lieut. It. L. Day to be Captain, by purchase, vice Tennant ; Ensign R. H. Walters to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Day; J. F. Studdart, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Walters, May 19. 95th Foot—Capt. P. Campbell, from half-pay of the 48th Regiment, to be Captain, vice Raines, promoted ; Lieut. H. J. Baines to be Captain, by - purchase, vice Campbell, who retires ; Ensign G. C. :Vials, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Baines H. Armstrong, Gent. to be Ensign by pur chase, vice Vialls, May 22. 96th Foot—Captain E. R. Gregg. from the 26th Foot, to be Captain, vice Nicholson, who exchanges, May 22. Rifle Brigade—Lieutenant F. R. Elrington, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Mellish, who retires; Second Lieutenant R. H.Baird, to be First Lieutenant, by purchase vice El. rington ; W. P. Heathcote, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Baird, May 22. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant Surgeon J. M. Prendergast, M.D., from 77th Foot, to be Staff Surgeon of Second Class, vice Rome, appointed to 2d Dragoon Guards, May 22; R. S. Peile, Gent., to be Assistant Surgeon to the Forces, vice Bailie, April 13. UNATTACHED.—Major M. Power, from 85th Foot, to be Lieutenant Colonel, by purchase, May 19. BREVET—Brevet-Major P. Campbell, of the 95th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the army, Jan. 10, 1837. To be Majors in the Army—C4tain W. F. Williams, of Royal Artillery, May 22 ; Captain John Francis Anthony Symonds, of the Royal Engineers, May 22 ; Captain H. G. Ross, of the Royal Artillery, May 22 ; Captain C. Dickson, of the Royal Artillery, May 22; Captain the Hon. R. C. H. Spencer, of the Royal Artillery, May 22; Captain P. Campbell of the 95th Foot, Aug. 12, 1819. MMORANDUM..—Lieutenant-Colonel G. Barney, on half pay of the Royal Engineer, has been allowed to retire from the army, by the sale of an Unattached Lieutenant- Colonelcy, he being about to become a settler in Australia, May 19. The Christian names of Ensign Bellairs, of the 49th Regi rt eni, are Edmund Hooke Wilson. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Stafford. To be Deputy Lieutenants—H. Hill, Esq.; IL C. Vernon, Esq.; J. Loadale, Esq., May 16. Commission by the Queen. North Rants Regiment of Militia—J. Tomlinson, to be Adjutant, March 6. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Lancaster. Second Regiment of the Duke or Lancaster's Own Militia— Lieut. R. Johnson to be Captain, vice Marton, resigned, April 25. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Norfolk. First or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia—C. Grilling, Gent. to be Lieutenant, May 7. WHITEHALL, APRIL 27. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Handley, of Warwick, in the county of Warwick, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. John Wright, chemist, Oxford-street. iIAIKRUPiCIES SUPERSEDED. Algernon Sparke, wine merchant, Jewin-crescent, Jewin street, City. Joseph Davis, pistol manufacturer, Cannon-street, City. William Sibson Alderton, steel pen manufacturer, Chan cery-lane, City. Chauncey Robbins and William Smith Martin, merchants, Birmingham. BANKRUPTS. Walter M'Dowall, printer, Pemberton-row, Gough-square, to surrender June 6, at twelve, and July 3, at half past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Holme and Co., New Inn. John Edward Bacon, leather factor, Bermondsey-square, Old Kent-road, June 4 and July 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook -court, Basinghall-street ; Stenning, Long-lane, Bermondsey. Robert Dallinger Markham, boarding- housekeeper, Ed monton, June 1, at two, and July 6, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers ; Wells, Doctors'-commons. Alexander Beattie and Francis Macnaghten, merchants, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street, June 10, at eleven, and July 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Baxendale and Co., Great Win chester-street. _.......... ___ ........ William White, builder, Bethnal• green, May 30, at two, and June 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Manning, Craven-street, Strand. John Berry, draper, Paddingten, June 4, at eleven, and July 4, at twelve at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, offi cial assignee, Aldermanbury; Ashley, Shoreditch. Alexander Thorn, oilman, High Holborn, June 2, at eleven, and June 30, at twelve, at the Cou r t o f B an k rup t cy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Oid Jewry; Philp, Great St. Helen's, Bishopsgate-street. James Perry. grocer, Harlow, Essex, June 9 and July 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official a.signee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street; Jones, Sise-lane, Bucklersbury. Mary Armistead, milliner, Crawford-street, Marylebone, June 2, at eleven, and June 30, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Philp, Great St. Helen's, Biskopsgate-street. Richard Knight and Ab'red Knigh,, jun., stationers, Budge-row, City, May 28, at two, and July 8, at twel ve , a t the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman street-buildings ; Wilkinson, Nicholas-lane. Andrew Valentine Leaman and William" Andrew, ma hogany and deal merchants, Fenchurch.street, May 26, at half-past one, and July 8, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Tilson and Co , Coleman-street. Robert Howe Page, innkeeper, Norfolk, June 2, at half pest one, and July 9, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Brisley, Pan eras-lane, City. Joseph Haynes, woollen warehouseman, Aldermanbury, June 2, at two, and July 9, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Norton and Son, New-street, Bishopsgate. Ann Robinson, draper, Chester-le-Street, Durham, May 29, at half-past one, and July 7, at one, at the Newcastle-upon :l yne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle upon-Tyne • Bell, Broderick, and Bell, Bow Church-yard, City; I'. and W. Chater, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Edmondson Cooban, brewer, Liverpool, June 9 and 29, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official as signee ; Cornthwaite, Old Jewry-chambers ; Pemberton, Liverpool. George Jones, builder, Toxteth-park, Lancashire, June 2 and 30, at eleven, at the Liverpool Disti let Court. Cazenove, official assignee; Berkeley, Lincoln's Inn-fields; Jones, Li verpool. Thomas Hitt Harvey, merchant. Weymouth, June 3, at eleven, and June 25, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzell, official assignee, Exeter ; Stone and Symonds, Dor chester ; Stogdon, Exeter ; Dangerfield, Chancery-lane. Peter Rhodes, cotton-spinner, Manchester, June 8 and 24, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Gregory, Faulkener, and Co., Bedford row, London; Ilampson and Son, Manchester. James Edwards, iron founder, Digbeth, Birmingham, ham, June 6, and July 4, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham , Hodgson, Birmingham • Vincent and Co., Temple. and July 4, at William Taylor, share broker, 3u twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. e4, owßist,Btleisrtm m on in , g o h ffi a cia ; l assignee, Birmingham; Motterarn and K n nle Smith and Co., Bedford-row, London. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the produce of the British possessions in America, comp u t e d from the returns ma de in the week ending May 19, 1846, is 365. d. per cwt. [Dividends, &c., in our Next.] BANK OF ENGLAND. (From Friday Night's Gnzette.) kn Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth o f Victoria, cap. 32, f or the Week ending ou Saturday, the 16th day of May, 1846. ISSUE DEPARTLIENT. X. (cotes issued. • • . .• • • 27,520,215 X. Government debt . • 11,01 5,100 Other securities ... • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 11,633,619 Silver bullion .... • • 1,886,596 X 27,520,215 £27,520,215 M. 3fARSTIALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 21st day of Slay, 1846. BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 ResE ••• • • •••• • • • • 3,418,272 Public deposits (in cly.o i lig Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say wks, and Di vidend accounts) • • 4,084,117 Other deposits • •. • • 16,354,017 Peven day and other bills • ....... • •• • 963,129 39,372,534 Dated the 21st day 9f lilab MO, Government securt- ties (including Dead R'ei ht AnnUlty) • • 12,988,065 Other securities •• • • 18,222,548 Notes ••••••• • • • • • • • 7,497,460 Gold and silver coin.. 664,461 . 1 :39,372,534 ALiIISLIALL, Chief Cashier. COURT CIRCULAR, The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk yesterday in the pleasure grounds of Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Commissioners for promoting and encouragi.ng the Fine Arts, in the rebuilding the Palace of Westminster. His IZoyal Highness arrived at Gwydyr House, Whitehall, at a quarter bears three o'clock, attended by the Hon. Captain Gordon. The Commissioners present were the Right Hon. the Speaker, Viscount Palmerston, Lord John Russell, Lord Mahon, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Hallam, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Wyse. The Score-. tary, Mr. Eastlake was in attendance. Their Royal H'ghnes:o3 the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their usual exercise yesterday, in the garden of the Palace The three Highland Dwarfs, accompanied by Mr. Mc "Kenzie, had the honour of performing their national dances and songs, on Thurs day evening, at Buckingham Palace, in the presence of the Queen , Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, and a select circle. Her Mn" jesty was graciously pleased to express her approbation. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing, yesterday, In an open carriage. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by LAti.r Augusta Bruce and Sir George Cowper, Bart„ honoured the Pa formance of the French plays with her presence yesterday evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at tended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Baron Knesebeck. honoured the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch with their company at dinuer yesterday evening, at Montagu-house, Whitehall-gardens. Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview with Sir Robert Peel at his re— sidence in Whitehall Gardens yesterday. The Metropolitan Railway Termini Commission had a meeting yesterday. The Commissioners present were Visconnt Canning, the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, the Lord Mayor, and Sir Frederick Smith. '1 he Earl of Westmoreland arrived in town on hursday night. • Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial Office from the Governor of Van Dieman's Land. TATTER SAL L'S.-YESTERDAY. Sir Tatton Sykes, notwithstanding a large sum was laid out On him on Thursday night, at prices fluctuating between 3 and 4 to ls gradrally gave way yesterday afternoon, and, at the close, Was quoted at sto I, layers, and without any advantage over. Tom Tullcck, indeed, lam the general disposition to lay against one, and to back the other, it is more than probable that Lord Maidston e's horse will be first favourite this afternoon. A strong feeling was evinced to back Humdrum, the Pert colt, Pyrrhus the Firsts an d The Conjuror, albeit there is a report that Mr. Osbaldistone, W llO has the power to scratch the last-mentioned horse, is not unlikely to exercise it. The Oaks betting was almost nominal. DEEM 3 to 1 agst Mr. W. ecott's sir Tatton Sykes—taken 5 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock 10 to I agst Mr. Meklam's Fancy Boy—taken 12 to 1 agst klir J. Hawley's Humdrum—taken 18 to 1 agst Mr. Mercy's Peri colt—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First—taken 22 to 1 agst Mr. E. R. Clarke's The Conjuror—taken 2.5 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting 25 to 1 agst Mr. Watt's the Crown:Prince 35 to 1 agst Mr. Gurney's Cantley—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. R. J. Mostyn's The Premier 40 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Ginger. THE OAKS. 6 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mendicant 7 to 1 agst Sir C. Monk's Vanish—taken 12 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Princess Mie 12 to 1 agst Mr. Wyatt's Laundry Maid 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Flitch. The bllowing horses, engaged in the Derby and Oat% are now at Epsom or neighbourhood :—Mr. Greville's Motilla, Mr. ',6.ott's Land Surveyor, Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm, Mr. Merry's Peri colt, Mr. Drinkald's Widred, Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock, Colonel Anson'S Ingo, Turpin, Martext, and Elllpsil ; General Shubrick's Brow' , Mr. Bowes's Ukraine and Mowerina, Mr. Littledale's Fantastic, N r• Maher's Perdita tiny, and Mr. Jaques's Headsman. rde, LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, MIT 22.—Wind this day at noon, S., light air, and clear weather. DEAL, MAY 24,—Wind:E.S.E.—Arrd. the Vectis, Baker, Zanzibar ; Calypso, Eltringliam, Jamaica ; Black River packet, ditip. fro * the river and sld. for. Java, Parker, Sydney and Cape oiLlood Bop and Zonlie, Savery, ditto. SWANAGE, MAT 21.—The Auriga, Wronkmore, from Hobart ToWn! arrived off Swaßage, passed on the 6th instant, in lat. 34100. 47, vessel of about 300 tons, coppered, keel up. TEIGNMOIJTH, MAT 21.—The Dart, Perryman, from Meath, whi ell grounded outside the harbour on the,l7th instant, got off to-day wit l2- out damage, after discharging part of her cargo. W .`"-- FALMOUTH, MAT 21.—The Janet, Hend erson , from Glaxgo•,... Marseilles, put in here this day leaky, with cargo s hift e d, having struck by a heavy sea 18th inst. in lat. 47, lon. 10. DUMFRIES, MAT 20.—The Sisters, WAllister, from Glasgow to the Port of Annan, got on shore on a weir in that river 19th filled; she is discharging into a flat, and is expected to be got on when lightened, with little damage. DINGLE, MAT 19.—The Amnon, Edwards, from Port MadOck Sligo, has been put on shore at Smerwick, in a leaky state. M a ' SHEERNESS, MAT 20.—The Margaret and Rachel, Thomas N Liverpool to London, got on the ore Sand this morning, and lo remains. inst., allE BRIDPORT, MAT 20.—The!Ardjcena, Eeltjes, which came Ash" r in the bay on the 18th inst., is now a total wreck. MUMBLES, MAT 19. The John and William, Owen, arrived here from Swansea for Llanelly, was struck by a heavy sea 14 miles Booth of Portcynon Point, which carried away jibboom and foretopmast ; mate drowned. LLANELLY, MAY 20.—The John and Mary, Channon, got 0 ,1 shore this morning near Pembrey, during a heavy gale ; materialo saved. HARWICH, MAT 21.—The Alert, Eskdale, of Whitby. which waS on shore on the Jonq Sand Head yesterday, has been towed into this harbour to-day. MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY.) COME' EXCHANGE. The present week's arrivals of Wheat of home produce have bee! on a very limited scale; nevertheless, the show of sampler; of tn: article was tally adequate to meet the wants of the dealers, si; kin d being a very slow sale, at barely Monday's reduced figures. .. Foreign Wheat, both free and in bond, next to nothing was doixil% and previous rates were with difficulty supported. Certificates Wen held at 10s. per quarter. There was very little doing in Barley. Ic t i prices were mostly maintained. Malt ready for delivery went ° t at previous rates, but other parcels were a slow inquiry. The Oa trade was dull, and prices had a downward tendency. Beene* P eB t i i ; and Flour heavy, but not cheaper. Upwards of 10,000 barrels n` ,, latter have arrived from the United States this week. ARRIVALS. Barley. Oats lP:Pu r 6' 560 qrs. $0 qrs. 1, 75011 ` i... 4,290 ---"" 2,770 ----• Wheat. 1,720 qrs. English .. Irish ........ Foreign ••• • • • 15,320 ltialt. 2,730 qrs. SWIZTEMIEX.D. The supply of Beasts here was but limited, and, comparatively speaking, of middling quality ; still, however, the Beef trade was DI a very sluggish state, at barely Monday's quotations. There was oil sale 76 Oxen and Cows, together with 50 Sheep, from Holland, 38 Beasts from Prussia, and 100 Scots from Aberdeen. The numbers of Sheep were not large, yet the inquiry for them was inactive, at late rates. From the Isle of Wight 350 Lambs were received per railway; while, from other parts, the arrivals were extensive. The Lamb trade ruled dal], yet prices were mostly supported. In Csives, the supply of which was good, next to nothing was doing, and 0 0 quotations had, in some instances, a downward tendency. The Port trade was very heavy, at abant previous currencies. Mitch Colo were selling at from 151. to ISI. 10s. each, Including their small Calf. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. - s. d. s. a. e, to 5 . d Inferior Beasts .. 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto .3 2 6 - 0 'Second quality ditto. 210 3 4 Coarse-woolledditte 3 10 4 Prime large Oxen.. 3 6 3 8 Southdown Wethers 4 . 2 4 Prime Scots .. .. 310 4 0 Ditto out of the wool 4 6 Large coarse Calves 310 4 6 Large Hogs •••• • • 3 $ 5 0 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 5 9 Small Porkers •• 4 1 1 9 0 ,t Suckling Calves ..18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs •• 16 0 Inferior Sheep •• - 3 0 3 6 Lambs ••••• • • • 5 0 - SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. r i g s- 666 7,700 270 290 NVVITGA.TZ AND IMADENNAL.7 I . We had a very dun trade, and prices were barely support,ed. At per stone, by the Carcase. d. s. d. to s. d. g,. d. W # Beef, inferior...... 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior - • 3 4 10 middling .... 2 6 2 8 midclling• • 3 7 0 prime large .. 210 3 2 prime .... 310 * 4 prime small 3 4 3 6 Pork, large 3 4 4 0 Veal• •••• • • • ...... 310 410 small .. 4 6 f' Lamb. 5s Od to 6s Od. BOROUGH HOP IVIAIZZET. The accounts from the plantations not being considered very Satls - arising from an increase in fly, the demand here is tolerabil firm, and previous rates are well supported, The show of }lop 11 very small. Mid and East Kent pockets, 51 12s to 91; Weald of Kent pockets, 515 s to 61 lOs ; Susesx pockets, 515 s to 6165. (From the London Yew Price Current of May 22.) SuGart.-1 o-day, although there were sellers of West India upon rather lower terms, still the purchases made were extremely limited in all descriptions, and did not exceed 110, making the total sales for the week 1,280 hhds and trs, and the decline in prices in that time is per cwt. The market closes heavily for all kinds. REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were less in demand b 9 the home trade, but lower rates were not generally taken -- ; the Refiners are, however, more disposed to sell for forward delivery. In bonded Crushed Sugar a good deal has been done, and it is difficult to purchase first quality under 325 per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon, at public sale, 1,783 bags of Bengal Sugar were offerred, but nearly all taken in at full value. 111AURITIUS.—An increased desire has been shown by porters of ad descriptions to realise this week, and the de maud having fallen off for Grocery as well as for Ref:lulug purposes, a decline on last week's rates of is per cwt haw taken place. FOREIGN.—For yelw anrown Havanah previou! rates are insisted upon, but there has been little busineo transacted privately in any kind, and a public sale of 9: 4 ? . . chests went off quietly at former prices. Holders of all k inds of Brazil manifest firmness, and will not sell but at full refs. MOLASSES.—There has been much inquiry after all (1,•" , scriptions of West India, and higher rates have been off ered but business of moment has been prevented by the scanty supply at market. Honey of low quality has been ago n largely dealt in, and brings better prices —for the better sort, a fair demand exists. RICE.—The market has again been abundantly supplied with Bengal, and the quantity brought forward having ex-_ ceeded the wants of the trade, a further decline in prices of 3d to 6d per cwt has taken place. COFFEE.—This afternoon three parcels of Pl a n n ta d ti a o m n o Ce un y t l ed on Coffee were submitted to public. com p etition, r o f the Cdeuyl noaonefs;t sale,theses en o 7 l s cl a s l and betseurtplntptelypaa3tr hniigahrkeret rates. In Using to 1,813 bags, and consisted of some of mountain Coffee ever received with spirit, and at high rates. Moe: demand for Leeward pkgs at auction sold upon towe l, : the u li p e o d n a more extended scale' Island R r r s .0 thism T h e re week,h as a b n e d en large, Calcutta buyers th e haveoperations be e court'are In Jamaica o f so rt business transacted, any sacted prices areand droop' in g. In Den ha s Demerara thereb een little passing, but in the t a h n e d re h l o ie holders brseen show more es va l ue little variat ion has taken p l ace Although Brandy rs to be obtai ned at a further decline in Prices, still the darnanu„, has been limited. Geneva has been in much better dentaae f or exportation, and prices are firmer. The demand far British Corn Spirits is still slack, but prices k ee p stead . 4 Of English Gin 22 per cent. und er proof 8s 10d, and 1 under 9s 4d. e Po TEA.—Congou has b een spar i ngly dealt in, re and' prices a not so firm. prices supply is small. T wan k ay h as been purchased with caut ion : but lower p Souchong a is cce d p u t l e l d o . f salemyson has been in P ee at 4d to 9d, but the demand, but ro further advanc • es are ucho n advance in the value has taken place. Pekoe Teas have been only in limited request notwithstand ing thei r c h eapness. A fair business has been transacted 1 Young Hy son upon former terms. Prices rul i ng low fe ,l . . r Gunpowder o ccas i ons t h e demand to b e good. I m perial 0 .1 been sold to a fair extent. Caper has been in fair demand; at from 6d t o i s 6d , S ouc h ong 10d to is 6d, better sorts 1 r , to 2s 10d. B o h ea i s h owever h ea vy of di s p o sal, and is e ll worth 2d to 5d per lb. SPICES.—To-day Malabar Pepper was in better den' f a d= and 315 bags at auction were sold at 3d to 3Ad for goo d heavy bright. White is wanted, and 261 bags at put?! F ... ° 4— er were chiefly disposed of at steady rates. Mace is stio - and i 2 cases went at firm rates. The market for iive megs is in a quiet state; 14 cases 3 boxes went upon ;n s terms. 50 cases of Bengal Ginger were sold, middling ov consumption kind at 27sto 29s per cwt. EPSOM RACES.—Ladies visiting the race-course, " otherwise exposed to the scorching rays of the sun, will find " 1w,,,,‘ " land's Kalydor" a most refreshing preparation and auxiliary t ° ° c o — : fort, dispc ling the cloud of langonr and relaxation from the 1 %. , plexion, allaying all heat and irritability, and immediately affo 241: the pleasing sensation attending restored elasticity of the skin. 1 1 _ , numerous varieties of cutaneous eruptions, sun-burn, the 7:4 and discolorations, are pleasingly eradicated by the 46 Kalydol . 4 ' A e _ the skin rendered delicately clear and soft. Its purifying an" e r r t freshing properties have obtained its exclusive selection by the Co and the Royal Family of Great Britain, and those of the cantTe,l; of Europe, together with the eleie of the aristocracy, atu.: Volee. Beware of spurious "Kalydors" for sale, composed of most deleterious ingredients containing mineral astringents, utterly. ruinous to the complexion, and by their repellent action endangen R health. It is imperative on p urchasers to see that the wor:r " owland's Kalydor" are on th e envelo p e (an engraving of excillis l i t r beauty, from a steel plate b y Messrs. Perkins, Bacon, and Co.) others are fraudulent counterfeits! ---_ ------- London Printed and Published by h_UEDO YOUNG, of No. ll 4 , _, Strand, Printer, tt, e Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand , in the Precineb of tte Savoy, in the County of IdidAllooosi 6aturdois 2;1646, NEW WORK BY DR. CROLY. Now ready at all the Libra.ries, in 3 vols., ) 31 A R or S , T 0 N • THE SOLDIER AND STATESMAN. By the Rev. G. CROLY, LL.D. Author of " Salathiel," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.