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fir. • CW' 4 ) , cV; ' l‘ t ELEGANT PRESENT. cow ready, price 215., handsomely bound, THE BOOK OF COSTUME; OR, AN — NILS OF ITH FASH BETWEENION IN ALL COUNTRIES. W TWO AND THRE E HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS. Orders received by all Booksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE NEW NOVIsIL. MRS. GORE'S NEW NOVEL; THE DEBUTANTE, or, THE LONDON SEASON. Is published this day, and may be had at all the Libraries. In 3 vols., post Bvo. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every Turistur and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Ceraineree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. Alt Scrip and Share - Certificates must be deposited, at least 0118 day previously to their being offered ; and advises of results will be forwarded by the first post After the sale, and the proceeds IZunediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. IZEE MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING Fill be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, in Four Parts, entitled, I LOMBARDI : ALLA PRIMA CROCLA.CA. Kith new scenery, dresses, &c. ; the scenery by Mr.3larshall. Cr:selda, Madame Grist; Sofia, Madame Benin'; Yielinda, Male. Corbari; Oronte, Signor Mario ; Arvino, Signor Corelli ; Pirro, Botelli ; Acciano, Sig. Giubilei ; Pagano, Sig. Fornasar. To conclude with the grand Ballet, by M. Des M y re-arranged In Three Tableaux, by M. Perrot, the M usic by M. Costa, entitled, ALMA. ; on, La Fine du Fen. PerePhite, 31. Perrot ; Balfegor, M. flosselin ; Emazor, M. St. Leon ; Alma, Mdlle. Cerito. lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully iII IbTmed that there will be an EXTRA. NIGHT on TIIURSDAY NEXT, JUNE 4, When will be performed Mozart's chef d'oeuvre, IL DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, Madame Grisi ; Donna Elvira, Mdlle, Sanchioli ; ?Arline, Madame Castellan ; Don Giovanni, Signor Fomasari ; Leo porello, Signor Lablache ; Masetto, Signor F. Lablache ; Com mend:Woe, Signor BotelLi ; Don Ottavie. Signor Mario. Between the Acts a Selection from the admired Ballet of ONDINE. Comprising the Fete de la Madonne, by the whole corps de ballet; and the celebrated Pas de L'Ombre, by 'Mille. Cerito. To conclude with the Ballet Divertissement, by M. Perrot, entitled, LE DELIIIE D'UN PEINTRE. Stephano, M. Perrot ; Margareta, Madame Copere ' • Blanche D'Oviede, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn. Les D anses : — a N e w Pas ' by Louise Taglioni ; La Cattilliana Bolero, by Mdlle. Lucile II rahn and M. Perrot. 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 gaff-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. There will be no Performance THIS EVENING, owing to the ne cessity for a Night Rehearsal. The First Night of the New and Popular Ballet of "Padilla," which has made so great a sensation in Paris, and in whick the most eminent living Deaseuse, 3ldlle. Carlotta Grisi, will have the honour of making her first appearance on this stage these three years ; supported by the talents of 3ldlle. Sali and M. Mathis, &c. The Music composed by M. Deldevez. The Ballet produced under the direction of M. Silvain. TO-MORROW EVENING, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, WiR be performed the copular Opera, called MARITANA. Charles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Caesar de Bazan, Mr. W. Harrison; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. Stretton ; Maritana, Miss Romer ; Lazarillo, Miss Poole. After which will be produced the popular Ballet of PAQUITA. Lucien d'llervilly, 31. Silvain ; ("Rene, M. Adrien ; Tequila, Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi. In which also will appear Madame Giabilei, Madlles. Sall, &dele, Louise, Les Scours St. Louin ; M. Mathis, W. H. Payae, and the most numerous and effective corps de ballet ever introduced upon the English stage. TREATLE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. For the Benefit of a Charitable Institution. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan's Comedy of TIIE RIVALS. Sir An thony Absolute, Mr. Farren ; Capt. Absolute, Mr. Holl ; Acree, Mr. Webster ; Sir Lucius o"friggcr, Mr. Hudson ; Fag, Mr. Brindal ; David, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. Glover; Lydia Lan guish, Miss Julia Bennett; Lucy, Mrs. Humby. In the course of the Eveniw;, a .YeaAlitan Romance, by Mr. John Parry (who is engaged expressly for this occasion). " Rule Britannia," on the Flute (with Pianoforte accompaniment), by Mr. Richardson. " God save the Queen," od the Concertina, by Mr. A. Sedgwick. Tae Band will perform the Overtures, "Cenerentola," and " Due d'Olonns." the " St. James's Polka," " Philomel Waxer," " toinette," Cellarius Waltz ; and the " Chatsworth Quadrilles." To be followed by the admired Drama of GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD. Grandfather Whitehead, Mr. IV. Farren ; Dray ton, Mr. Tilbury; Langley, Mr. Stuart; Louisa Drayton, Mrs. Seymour; Susan, Mrs. Stanley. To conclude with the C<Anic Drama, entitled THE IRISH POST. In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Glover, &c., will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER TETE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY- Three Now Pieces for Whitsun Holidays, Another brilliant Triumph ! " Robin Boost and Richard Coeur de Lion" every Evening. TIES EVENING Will he performed a Nov and Original Comic Drama, in Two Acts, foun{led on a recent well-known event, called TIIE DUST MAN'S BELLE. Principa' characters by Messrs. Keeley, Diddear, Meadows, F. Vining, Kinloch ; Miss Villas, and Mrs. Keeley. After which a now Farce, called SISTER AND I. Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, A. Wigan, Emery, Turner, Kinloth, and Bellingham ; Miss E. Daly, Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, and Miss Forster. To conclude ith a New Grand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec tacle, founded upon certain St rtling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD CG:UIt DR LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss 31. Reeky, Miss Pillars, 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, ADELPIII. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled TIIE MEMOIRS OF AN UMBRELLA; or, The Silent Observer. In which Messrs. Izobert, Howe, Boyce, 0. Smith, Wright, R. Ryan, P. Bedford, Selby ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. F. Mathews, &c., will perform. Afte: which, the interesting Drama, entitled TIIE CABIN BOY. In which Madame Celeste, Miss Waolgar, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. 0. Smith, &c., will appear. To be followed by the Burle:que, entitled PETER. WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone flock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding', Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Pau! Bedford, Mr. Munyard, Mr. Illitchenson, &c. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of THE WONDER; or, A Woman Keeps a Secret. Don Felix, Mr. Walla& ; Cob Bri on, Mr. Vining ; Lissardo, Mr. Compton ; Donna Violante, Mrs. Stirling ; Flora, Miss Emma Stanley. After which a Drama, is Two Acts and Four Tableaux, en titled, MONSEIGNEUR ; or, Paris in 1720. Monseigneur, Mr, Wallack ; Labarre, Mr. Granby ; Germaine, Mr. Oxberry ; Rosaliiie, Miss Emma Stanley ; Annette, Miss E. Donner ; Lisette, Miss Somers. To conclude with a New Ballet, entitled LES CONSCRITS DU VILLAGE. In which Messrs. Gilbert, Marshall, Flexmore, Ilarris ; Miss Bailin, Miss Marshall, &c., will appear. ASTLEY'V , ROYAL AMPIIITIIBAIRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, and their Royal Highnesses Ptince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. Grand routine of Holiday Entertainments, THIS EVENING Will be performed the New Military Spectacle, realising our recent Triumphs, called THE SIKHS' INVASION ; or, The War in India. New and popular SCENES of the CIRCLE, by the numerous troupe of British and Foreign Artistes ; double stud, &c. Mr. BATTY has much pleasure in stating, that in obedience to the wishes of several of his patrons cud heads of families, he has made arrangements to give, during the ensuing holidays, four mid. day performances, the first of which will take place on THURS DAY, June 4, and each succeeding Thursday until the nnmber are complete; on which occasion the Entertainments will be precisely the same as those so recently performed by royal command, and so highly eulogised by her most gracious Majesty. The representations will each day commence at two o'clock. Mr. Batty begs to announce, that he has entered into an en gagement with the celebrated GENERAL TOM THUMB, who will appear in the Drama of " Hop o' my Thumb," at this Theatre, on Monday, June 8, and during the Week. Box-office open from eleven till Ave o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Great attraction. The celebrated artists, Madame Vestris and Mr. C. Mathews for a limited number of nights. A new Grand Spec tacle, with new scenery, dresses, and real water. THIS EVE .14 Ili 0 Will be performed a Comic Drama, entitled USED lIP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Mr. C. Mathews. After which, THE FOLLIES OF A NIGHT. In which Madame Vestris and Mr. C. Mathews will appear. To conclude with THE DARK FALCON; or, The Magic Goblet. Characters by Messrs. Johnson, Rogers, Cowell, Maynard, Lewis, Heslop ; Mesdames H. Vining, Martin, Hughes, Daly, &c. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Varied and attractive Novelties for the Whitsuntide Holidays. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a New Domestic Drama, called THE FLIT TING DAY ; or, The Trials of an English Farmer. Principal characters by Messrs. Saville, Higgie, F:edericks, Tindell, Raymond, Searle, Burton, Howard ; Miss 'Vincent, Miss E. Terry, Ice. After which, a new laughable Burletta, entitled LITTLE AN NOYANCES ; or, The Miseries of Human Life. Supported by Messrs. Howard. Fredericks, Miss Terry, and Miss Treble. To conclude with THE HUT OF THE RED MOUNTAIN'S ; er, Thirty Years of a Gambler's Lifo. Supported by the entire company. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. __ _ILOYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. 2;YE-ItY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. Tl VARvir of af F_R IT clic:P.1181;E T ,RU PT lON of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC suagnineent spectack , is M and POMPEII, in the year 79. This grandeur, the picture bein r g e n= th ill an twiceunthpreecsedueenotfedthescale former,of Vesuvius i c i lir th at e ely and represents, " accurately as can possibly be done, the Great year 79, when the Destruction of Her- Eruption of culaneum and Pompeii toot place; produced under the direction or Mr. Denson. A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES t.,It. has b een ru constcted, which will be brunantiy Illuminated The PROMENADE CONCERTS are again confided :eight. oMr God frey. The Ba nd is most complete in all its de p artm ents , and Includes many eminent native and foreign musicians. In addition to the other attractions of the Gardens will be exhi bited CALYPSO'S FAIRY GROTTO, approached by the Illumi nated Gothic Bridge, representing in the Interior Telemachus relating his adventures to Calypso. by Mr. Southby, are on the Th e PYROTECHNIC DIS PLAYS, most complete and effective scale. Preceding ' the Volcanic Display a novel exhibition will be intro duced, representing the Descent of Inicebus in the Chariot of the Sun in Mons. Earinelll will descend from Chineses Pg d's Car will riseoda seventy feet to height, to the surface of the lake, where Na a ia receive Lim, and bear him to his chrystal home. An Illuminated Marine Cave, and the Glass Conservatory, splen dhily ornamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivora by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivora at five ; the Pelicans, &c., at half-past five ;,Concert at six; and: he Eruption at dusk. Admission, Is. ____-------- THE RAILWAY SUN IS NO W PUBLISHING. PRICE (TO SUBSCRIBERS) SIXPENCE. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JUNE 2. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 53; Highest, 72; Noon, 73. BAROMETER, 30.28. WIND S.E.; fine clear weather. HI 111 WATER AT LONDON-BIIIDGF. THIS DAY. kerning •• 2 minutes after 7. I Evening .. 29 minutes after 7. C 41 , ITU.% 41111.:. ere., nit LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1846. Earl FITZWILLILM last week called the attention of the House of Lords to the resolutions which had been passed in the latter end of April as sessional orders, and the Bill which had been proposed with a view of impeding the further progress of Railway Bills through the Legislature. His Lordship stated that, as far as he had been able to observe, these measures had produced very little effect. He therefore asked f the Government were prepared with any more efficient measure, and gave notice that, if they should fail to do so, he would after the recess propose some measure which he thought would be more effective. His Lordship had not quite made up his mind as to the exact nature of I his proposition, but he thought it would be that their Lordships should postpone the third reading of every Railway Bill which might be before the House until the whole number of Railway Bills, which should come up from the other branch of the Legislature should be waiting for a third read ing, in order that the whole mass of these mea sures should be taken into consideration at the same time, and then that such might be selected as it should be deemed desirable to sanction. With the highest possible respect for Lord FITZWILLIAM personally, for the integrity of his purpose, and for the honest conviction which has, we doubt not, influenced him on the question, we do not think it would be acting fairly towards those persons who have invested their capital in such undertakings, who have seen difficulty after difficulty thrown in theta' way, and who have at length overcome all obstacles, and complied with every demand made by the Legislature, at a vast expenditure of time and money, if at the eleventh hour a new and insurmountable barrier should be placed in the way of their further progress. The Legislature may be looked upon, in a certain point of view, as contracting parties with persons who have become undertakers for the construction of new railways throughout the country. There cannot be a doubt but a number of these lines were impera tively demanded, and that a vast amount of benefit would be conferred on the public by their construc tion, not only in the accommodation which would be afforded to the community at large on their com pletion, but also in the increased demand for labour, and for the various articles necessary to their making during the progress of their construction. The Government declined the responsibility of taking the initiative of selecting the particular lines which should be made in the first instance, or in any degree limit ing the number. It was decided that such under takings should be left wholly to private enterprise. A wholesome dread was felt by the Ministry of inter fering directly with the application of capital. Cer tain cheeks were, however, established by the opera tion of numerous and stringent standing orders which should, in the first place, be accurately com plied with, and by the known rules adopted, and acted on during former sessions by the several Com mittees, under which it was known that no line would be sanctioned unless it was clearly called foi by the wants of the district through which it was in tended to pass; that the public benefit would greatly exceed any private injury which might possibly le occasioned thereby ; and that the undertaking way likely to prove so remunerative as to afford a fah return for the amount of expenditure likely t( be incurred in its construction, the fullest estimates the closest investigation into each and every of these points, by competent scientific men, was es sentially necessary. Large sums of money must be expended in bringing the matter before Parliament. and the promoters should be prepared to cast awa \ that entire expenditure unless the proposed line com plied with all the essential requisites. On the othei hand, if it could stand every ordeal—pass unscathed through every one of the various tests,—those pro moters had a fair and equitable claim on the Legislature to do their part, and to sanction the con templated project, and more particularly not to suffer it to be impeded by ex post facto regulations. Un- ' fortunately, so vast a number of these speculation:, were brought forward in the course of the last autumn, that a panic, most disastrous in its result:, took place ; a great number of projects had been got up by adventurers, who were quite careless of their ultimate fate, anxious only for a temporary prosperity by which the scrip might come out at large pre - miums, and they might secure considerable profits for themselves. This they generally succeeded in by what was termed rigging the markets, and other discreditable devices. The public, she had been deceived in many instances, and who were unable to separate the chaff from the wheat, got frightened. Numbers sought, at the same time, to get out of the scrape, to sell their scrip, at any loss; and, as a necessary consequence, muell greater loss was sustained than by any possibility could otherwise have taken place. Immediately on the meeting of Parliament a Committee was ap pointed, at the suggestion of the Prime Minister, who wished to have the various schemes classified, and a certain number selected, which should only be legislated on during the present session. That Committee, however, reported that there was no necessity for any restriction, that all measures which were in readiness to go before Parliament should be permitted to proceed ; on the faith of this resolution sanctioned and adopted by the House much additional expense was incurred; Parliamentary contests were undertaken ; counsel re tained, and witnesses brought up to town. As might have been expected very many failed in their pro gress, but still so many were found prepared in every respect, that it was feared too many might pass through every stage which it was sup• posed would, in the altered state of the money market, in the more sombre aspect of railway pro spects, gladly have been withdrawn by the great body of the shareholders, if an option were afforded to them of expressing their opinion for that purpose. Accord ingly a new Bill was brought forward and its nature and provisions stated just before the Easter recess. This Bill was received with almost unanimous appro bation throughout the country. It fully recognized the principle of letting the persons interested decide for themselves auto whether they would still proceed with the measure, and if a majority of the scripholders should decide to the contrary, then that the concern should be forthwith wound up, the assets of the company vested in an official assignee or trustee, and that, after ascertaining the liabilities of the company, that the amount of the deposits should be returned, less the fair expenses already incurred, to the parties entitled thereto. This just and wise provision effectually got rid of the legal difficulties that existed in the way of the disso lution of any company, it having previously been in the power of any single shareholder to interpose his individual will, and to prevent such a dissolution, although anxiously desired by a vast majosity of 'his associates. Some improvements were proposed introduced int o this to vote ed Bill a fter Easter, at a meeting, a nd the as to the numbers necessary scale of voting, which was made to be in conformity with the Joint-stock Companies Reg u l a ti ons Act Of' last session. This, however, was not thought in itself sufficient ; true it was that it gave the shareholders the power of dissolving the company, but it required active steps to be taken by them, expressive of their desire for such a result. It was felt that difficu m ltie h s t m be ig u h u t abbelethto express theirrownintheir opinionway,andinththaet they might manner required by the Bill, before the concern in which they were interested had received the final cshaneocktionwaosf iertnhtepLegislature. Accordingly, a new osed : resolutions were adopted as sessional orders , which required that active steps on the part of the general that they were ru , should be taken to sh°%vdence of the ad. still convinced of t he p an vantages of the unde rtakin g , of their desire for its continued pr ~ o t re e s x s p . re ,j ss - e ihris o was also just and equitable, and wa with approbation and unanimity throughout receivedhroughu t i n terfered with country. Neither of these measures with the great principle recognised and adopted at the beginning of the session and at all former periods. Such, however, would not be the case if Lord FITZ• wreereer's proposition were now adopted. The want of space unfortunately prevents our continuing this today ; we shall, however, return to the subject on an early occasion. \Vhat Government has chiefly to regard is the moral, physical, and social welfare of the community. Of that community in our own country the infinitely predominant pub; are the middle and the working classes; consequently, the happiness, the comfort, and the enlightenment of those classes should constitute the paramount care of Executive Authority. That our legislators have invariably given a show of carrying this principle into practice, the pages of ' Hansard will sufficiently testify; and the Parlia mentary records thus authenticate the accuracy of our preceding statements. We would fain, however, believe that the mere semblance of this anxiety for public prosperity (or, we should more strictly say, for the prosperity of the unprotected majority in lieu of the protected minority) will henceforth be altogether superseded by the real and conscientious performance of that great legislative duty. And we are thus sanguine of a regeneration of the enlarged spirit of our Constitution from what has already, and very recently, been accomplished for the promotion of that regeneration. Public Opinion has boldly averred through its organs—the ORATOR and the PRESS—the necessity for some immediate compensation for the public oppression of many bygone generations; and the resistless might of the public will is now hasten ing the advent of that compensation. The mandate has been issued; the leverage is adjusted; good must result from such peaceful, and just endeavours. Foremost among the advantages which will arise from the development of this onward movement is, of course, that of ensuring to every inhabitant of Great Britain a free access to the natural and arti ficial products of foreign countries, and a free exporta tion of our insular merchandise—the immediate consequence of which will be a balance in the commodities of all nations ; and the inferential consequences the administration of a wholesome stimulus to agricultural and manu facturing industry throughout the world, as well as the increase of the necessaries of life which must follow in the wake of that stimulus. By the aboli tion of these Customs Duties, moreover, smugg ling and other minor evils will be altogether pre cluded, and the ability of many depradators upon the national purse turned into channels likely to benefit themselves and their country. Thus far has the Government obeyed the mandates of public will as far as the domestic necessities of the people are concerned, as far as commerce is concerned, as far even as the prevention of starvation is concerned. But the motor of Government, Public Opinion, has not rested sa tisfied with this alteration, wonderful as the altera tion is. It has gradually grown into a conscious ness that air is as necessary as food for the preserva tion of health ; that farinaceous matters may be administered to the stomach without effect, unless the blood be duly oxygenized. Public Opinion, we say, has become conscious of this, it has pronounced its decision to that effect, and Government has again conceded by opening Victoria Park for the exercise and amusement of the eastern inhabitants of this mighty city. Other social grievances, or social exigencies, have, in like manner, aroused the attention, and will sooner or later display the potency of the people as their own benefactors. Cleanliness for example is becoming acknowledged to be requisite for the comfort, the corporeal sanity, And the morality—we distinctly repeat it the m,rality of the multitude. Burial out of towns in a similar way is becoming generallky recognised as a desideratum. The ultimate result of this extension, of belief as regards cleanliness and interment will be the interference of Government for the erection of wash-houses and the laying out of cemeteries. That we emphatically assert, on the proviso that the people remain true to themselves as to these two very admirable notions; and our assertion is based upon our conviction of the vigour and efficacy and irresistible power of a people, when that people is united, for the achievement of any definite object. Perseverance is in their instance a certain means of obtaining any prize for the possession of which they may tax their energies. Much, therefore, as we may rejoice in the achievement of free trade to commerce, the social system has Wallis ror eradication, and defects for remedy, sufficient to occupy the time and concentrate the powers of the populace for a long period to come. We regard, the free-trade measure as the first one of a long and majestic and glorious procession of others, severally and collec tively tending to the welfare of the general com munity. And knowing their capacities, we look to the people themselves for the fulfilment of our anticipations. We have surmounted one obstacle to our prosperity as a race of freemen—but there are Alps upon Alps be fore us. Let us not, however, be discouraged; let us, on the contrary, regard the signal triumph our will, as an unanimous people, has obtained with re ference to commercial improvement, as an augury of the success which awaits our efforts for the attainment of social and moral improvements in all their details and intricacies ; remembering, however, that our future efforts must resemble our past in peacefulness, in per severance, in unanimity, in resolution, otherwise they will prove most signally abortive. We have already proved that national regeneration is not an impossi bility ; we will take courage, then, and advance in its prosecution proportionately with the advancement of the age. From Lisbon, under the date of 20th May, we learn that a new Ministry had been formed, composed of the Duke of Palmella, the Duke of Terceira, the Marquis of Saldanha, and Messrs. Tajul and Azavedo. The Duke of TERCEIRA had left Lisbon to assume the command of the army against the insurgents. Madrid papers of the 26th ult. have been received. The Ministry, although the country continues tran quil, are evidently alarmed at the state of affairs in Portugal, and the Heraldo calls upon the Govern ment to adopt active measures to prevent the Portu guese conflagration from spreading. Troops were advancing towards the Portuguese frontier, and Brigadier CALENGE had been dispatched to Ciudad Roderigo to watch the course of events. M. ISTURITZ, it: is said, has declared that he will not consent to the TRAPANI marriage. The Russian ship in which the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE visited Algesiras fired a salute in honour of the Spanish flag, thus acknowledging the Government of Queen ISABELLA. The Three per Cents. were not quoted on the Madrid Bourse, but the official list states that they maintained themselves a long time at 34, and closed at 331; the Five per Cents. declined, being offered at 20i; the shares of the Bank of San Fernando sold at 390, and those of Isabel at 200. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. The Chamber of Deputies was occupied on Satur day in considering the Budget of the Home Depart ment. In the course of the discussion M. LAMAR:ME moved that the subvention granted to the Odeon Theatre should be increased to 100,000 francs, which was agreed to. The proposed subven tion was for 60,000 francs. In the course of the sitting M. DR COURTAIS asked the Minister of War if the Government had received any information relative to the deplorable event said to have recently occurred in Algiers, namely, the massacre of 300 French prisoners by ABD-EL KADER ? The Minister replied that the Govern ment was not in possession of any informa tion on the subject, except what had appeared in the public journals, but that as soon as he should receive any information on the subject he would communicate it to the Chambers. In relation to this horrible affair, the Akbar of the 24th May says--" A dreadful rumour was yes terday current in the city. It is said that nearly all the French prisoners in the Deira of AISD-EL-KADER had been massacred by order of that chief. The causes which have led to this catas trophe are differently stated, and up to the present hour no one here knows with certainty the circum stances which have led to the destruction of our coun trymen. Unfortunately, the fact itself cannot be doubted. the 19th states that the swimming spared, and ing 2 a B e a r i o ss gives,the The Echo of O ran o f account officers and some of the soldiers that some of the prisoners, by 3loulouya, had escaped the massacre. The Semaphore of Marseilles of the as successor of appoint mentßenna under the date Algiers, May 25, the , fu a ll n o d w t,heg of the circumstances which led to the massacre : a el i aßrn o e f ill; violent dissensions, and of n i e : ( i T , o l h i f e a Ad d i e bu f e3 e ct c at t ip i defection ae D o s f ieg t ri. the a general breaking up of the Deira. Bon Ilamedi, with fifty families attached to his person, had placed himself under the protection of Bou Zian Ouled Cliaoui, the Kalifa of Maley Abclerrhaman, thus overtly seceding from the cause of the Emir. The Hachems sepa rated, after coming to blows. A considerable portion of them had declared, that being tired of the wretched and perilous life they ° had led since their emigration, they were determined to make 4 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY,EVENING, JUNE 2, 1846. their peace with the French and return to Algeria. Mustapha Ben Tami had proceeded southwards with the most fanatical of that tribe to effect a junction with Abd-el-Kader, at El-Abiad. It was during that violent schism the French prisoners were massacred. Some of the Hachems wi3hed to carry them with them, in order to secure to themselves a good reception from the French on their return, whilst the others were desirous to compromise the seceders, whom they regarded as traitors, and to gratify their fanatical hatred." General CAVAIGNAC set off, on the 15th, from Lalla Maghrina, in pursuit of BEN TAMI. The tribes in the Ouarensenis having submitted, the return of Marshal BUGEAUD to Algiers was hourly ex pected. The Caire steam-boat, which arrived on the 27th at Marseilles, brought among her passengers M. LAGRENEE, the French Minister to China, and his suite. He is the bearer of a variety of rich presents to the KING. Among his suite is a native of Papua. The Journal de la Somme states that the com mandant of Ham is universally believed to have done his duty, and that no blame whatever attaches to him for the escape of Prince Louis NAPOLEON. A turnkey and several other persons employed at the castle, are, however, said to be deeply implicated. Dr. CONNEAII has been arrested and sent to Peronne. He expresses the greatest joy at the success of his attempt. The Journal des Debats, in speaking of the success of the English Corn Bill in the House of Lords, says— "Itis at last decided. There exists no longer in En gland any prohibitive law. The destruction of the pro tective system is now adopted in prin c ipl e ; it i s co mplete as respects corn ; and within a stated time every other restriction will have ceased. This is a great example given by England to the world. Other nations, to be sure, are not in a condition to enact such sweeping mea sures ; but the impulse is given, and one day or other her example must be followed." The writer of this article does full justice to the motives of Sir ROBERT PEEL in bringing forward this great question, and concludes by saying—" If he is to fall, it will be after having accomplished a task which will secure to him a most prominent place in the history of his country." The French Government, it is stated, is about to arm the detached forts around Paris. According to the National de Ouest 100 guns have been sent up to Paris from Brittany. The affairs of the United States and Mexico are commented on in the Paris papers. All parties ap pear to think that it will be almost impossible for the European powers to avoid being compromised in them. The price of bread in Paris stood fixed during the first fortnight of June, the first quality, at 36 centimes per kilogramme, and the second at 28. There was no business done in the Funds in Paris on Sunday. The Three per Cents. closed at 84f. 25c. The following are the quotations for railway shares : LYONS, May 29.—Marseilles and Avignon, 8821. 50c.; Paris and Orleans, 1,2321. 75c. ; Rouen, 1,016 f. 25c.; Lyons, LW. 25C. ; Vierzon, 628 f. 75c. ; Northern, 743 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JuNE 1. Boulogne and Amiens, 11% —Central of Spain, 134 —Dutch Rhenish, 7%—Luxembourg, 1 —Namur and Liege, 3 3 4—Northern of France Constituted, 14—Orleans and Bordeaux, 10;i—Over Yssel, 33 dis.—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 6%—Sambre and Meuse, 5. RAILWAY COMMITTEE (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. GROUP I. LONDON AND YORK (TEE EASTERN COUNTZES). The Committee met this day at 11 o'clock, the Earl of Lovelace, Chairman. Upon the members of the Committee taking their seats, The Noble CitAnt3L-tx said he would make an observation with regard to the line for which Mr. Baines appeared. He wished to learn whether it was likely, supposing the Committee were to grant one of the two principal lines before them, that the pro moters of the Cambridge and Lincoln Extension would amalgamate with the trunk line, whichever should be declared. lie did not wish to have an answer to such an ob servation, he merely threw it out for the consideration of the parties ; nor did he wish it to be understood that the Com mittee had as yet made up their minds to pass any particular line. • . Mr. AUSTIN wished to understand from his Lordship if this was thrown out as a suggestion to all parties. The Noble CHAIRMAN said that it applied to all parties similarly placed to the Lincoln Extension. Mr. AMIN said that the case was now closed for the Eastern Counties. Some formal evidence for the landowners on the line was then called. CHANCERY.--(THIS DAY.) l(Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) LANDER V. KINDAL. This was a suit for the administr a ti on o f th e rea l an d personal property devised by the testator, George Lander, to James Lander, and in case of his death, to James Kindel, the defendant, for the plaintiff, the infant son of the testator—the bill asserting mismanagement on the part of Kindel, into whose hands the estate had fallen by the death of James Lander, Mr. Ito:1111.1ff applied to have the accounts taken. The decree was ordered accordingly. BAILEY v. LAMBERT. This suit arose out of a deed made between the plain tiff and defendant, on the one part, and James Davis, on the other, and was to try whether certain assets obtained under the deed should be distributed between Bailey encl.:Lambert in the proportion of their respective debts, or whether Lambert should be allowed a priority of claim. It appeared that James Paynter Davis, p os t mas t er , and James Davis, his son, executed a deed in September, 1842, giving over to the son all the horses, carriages, chattels, and effects, proper for carrying on the business of a postmaster, as security for a debt of 791. in money, and several bills . of exchange and p rom i ssory notes, being accommodation bills for which James Davis was liable, and giving him power in case of non-payment to take and dispose of the effects mentioned. The son took possession of the property, but immediately after, in 1843, a fiat in bankruptcy was issued against James P. Davis, the father, and the assignees of the bank ruptcy began an action against the son to recover the pro perty ; but this action was quashed, and a deed was executed in June, 1843, between James Davis on the one part, and Lambert and Bailey on the other, which gave the latter possession of the horses and effects, with power to dis pose of them by private sale or public auction ; and, after paying all expeenses, to liquidate a debt of 601. and of 251. due to th e assignees, Lambert and Bailey, and then to pay the b thes and former notes due having a respectively olaim o t o f Lam bert2oo.l and to Bailey, , and the latter of 1881. against the estate. It was found, however, that the remaining assets were insufficient to meet both these claims, and Lambert demanded to have his claim settled in full previously to Bailey coming in. This priority of claim was rested en the first deed, in the schedule annexed to which Lambert's debt stood first. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 6,000 bales. A fair business was done, at previous rates. The market was dull. About 1,200 bales were taken for export, and 800 on speculation. American realised 3%41. to 5 3 Ad. per lb. Shares were firmer. The Share market has again assumed a very dull appear ance, and but little business is doing. Prices have fallen considerably. The public sale of Messrs. Wickham, and Co., yesterday, was tolerably well attended, and buyers took a moderate quantity of scrip. These auctioneers think prices will go lower. The following are a few quotations :-London and Manchester( Rastrick's), 70s. 6d.-Nottingham and Mans field, 375.-London and York, 455.-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 255. 6d.-West Riding Union, 895.-Goole and Doncaster, 295.-North Bent, 245. 6d.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 555. 6d.-London and Brighton Fifths, 40/. 108. London and York, 48s. 6d.-Bideford and Tavistock, Bs.- Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 455.-South Midland, 305.-Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham, 225.-Buck inghamshire, 425. 6d.-Ceylons, 6s. 6d. The private circular of an experienced brokers' house, that of Wilkinson and Jeweebury, furnishes to our hand the fol lowing interesting and accurate remarks upon the state of trading matters in London :- " The business transactions in colonial products during the past month have again been very extensive for home use, but on a limited scale only for exportation. Indeed, from official returns, there is a considerable falling off in the clearances for exportation of nearly all the leading articles, in the first three months of the present year, as compared with the same period last year ; whilst for home use there is a - considerable increase, notwithstanding the increase of that period as compared with the previous year. There is, how ever, nothing going on of a speculative nature. "The accounts from the manufacturing districts (with a few exceptions) represent the working people as being fully em ployed ; and the official returns of the exports of British produce and manufactures are stated to be in amount, for the three months, 11,536,175/. against 11,731,0661. to the same period last year, and 11,104,6871. against the year before, which ft:oy corroborates our previously expressed opinions." The overland mail from India and China arrived on the 22d ult., with dates from China to the 28th March, Singa pore to the 7th, Calcutta to the 7th, Madras to the 14th, and Bombay to the 15th April. The accounts differ but little from those received last month, and there was no improve ment in the value of British manufactures. By the steamer from Halifax, we have dates from New York to the 15th ult., by which we regret to learn that war has already , commenced between the United States and Mexico, and we fear this will derange commerce materially, should any of the European Powers interfere. Indeed, under any circumstances, commerce will suffer more or less for a time, but if left to themselves, we hope and trust it will soon be terminated. In looking to the Parliamentary returns of the last fifteen years, we find that the United States have imported of British manufactures to the annual value of 7,500,000/. on an average, and that Mexico has taken an nually to the amount of 400,0001. on an average of those fifteen years. There are no later arrivals to-day from any quarter. The Funds have again improved this morning, Consols being 96% 1 , for present transfer, and 97 to % for Account. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 13s. to 18s., and on India Bonds under 1,000/. 18s. premium. New Three-and a Quarter per Cents. are 97% %. There is not much doing in any article. The Foreign Securities are steady, but there is not much doing. Spanish Five per Cents. are 24%, and the Three per Cents. 37% to %. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 53% to 54%, and Mexican Deferred, 15% , 1 1 . In Shares there has been some improvement, owing to the beautiful weather. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95 1 %34 95% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • 9664 36 % 96% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 97%% 97% India Stock .. . .. 264 266 266 India Bonds, 1,0001. - Ditto, under 1,000/. .. 18 25 Consols for Opening •• 963 8 97 Exchequer Bills. 134 d. I%d. 1,0001... - .... 13 18 - - pm. 18 5001... - .... 17 18 - - pm. 19 Ditto. Small - 17 18 - pm. 18 Ditto, Advertised - •• • • 9- - - pm. 14 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. - Ditto, for the Account .. - 29% Ditto, Deferred • 15%;6 • 1534 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 80 80 Ditto, for the Account • . • - 5434 Ditto, 4 Der Cent .. .. 54 5334 5434 5436 Ditto, for the Account .. 53 54 5336 5434 Russian Bends - 11034 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 2434 2434 Ditto, Three per Cent .. 37% 3734 Ditto, for the Account 37% 37% Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 42 42 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Yentas, 5 per Cent .. 119 f. 50c. 119 f. 50c. „ Exchange .. '. 25f. 80c. 25f. 80c. Dutch Two-and-a-Hailper Cent .. 60 60 PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen .. 10 436 434 Derby and Crewe .. .. • . .... 634 % 6% Direct Northern .. 2% - ... • •. • Eastern Counties .. 141. 233814 % 23 Ditto New .. 101. 165..... 734 p...... 7% pa d Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. - - Ditto, ditto, ,No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. 34 p 32 p Ditto, York Extension .. 105..... 114 .... • • 11% Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 .... 23 _ 23 Hull and Selby .. .. 50 . • ..10336 103.. ... • 103 Leicester and Bedford .. 225. .. 34 p . ..... P Liverp., Drench., & Newc. Junct. 236 .... 2% . 2 1 4 London ant Birmingham . • .100 ....22734 .......... 228% Ditto Fifths . 2536 •• 2534 London and Blackwall 161. 13s. 4d. 8 London and Brighton 50 .. . 65% 65 % .•. . 65 % London and Croydon .. ..13/. 153 9d... 22 London and South-Western -411. 6s. 10d... 79 .......... 79 Ditto, New .. 17% .... 30 ..... 30 London and York .. 2 38 .... Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • . .......... Manchester and Leeds 82 .......... - Ditto Extension .. 425..... 2% ........ 2% p Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . - . ...... - Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 .... 9 .......... 9 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .......... % p Ditto, New 18 .... 31 .......... 31 Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .... - • • ........ - Ditto, New . 1 .... 93414 % • • 9 34 Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 15 .... ..... • 25 34 North British .. •. 22% - .......• .. - Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • 8% .. • • 11% ..... 11% Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 11! 134 .......... 1% North Kent and Direct Dover 234 134 1% North Staffordshire .. • • • . 425..... 3% 4 p Perth and Inverness 236 .... 1% •.••• • • • • • 1 36 Shropshire Union .. 425. - .•. • • • .... 134 dis Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire Junction .. 236 1 39 South Staffordshire Junction .. 236 .... 136 South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 33% .. • • 39 3 4 -. 39% South Wales .. .. 5 .... 1 .......... 138 Warwickshire and London .. 425..... %% di5...... 3l dis West Riding Union .. • • .. 425. • . 2% % p . , p Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 5 .... 334 .......... 336 York and North Midland, .. 50 .... 98 ..... 98 Ditto, Half Shares .. 25 .... 4834 49 Ditto, Extension .. .. 15 .... 3334 ....... • • 33 36 Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten... 1 1134........... 113 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 12 .... 11% 4 % .•• • • 11 % Central of Spain .. .. 2 .... ... Dutch Rhenish . .. 6 .... 8 .. ••• • • • 7 3 Northern of France Constituted.. 5 .. .. 14% 13% .. • . 13% Orleans and Vierzen .. 10 .... 15 15434 Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .... 10 -••.• • • • • • 10'4 Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 6%36 .....• • . 6% JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia • . • • • • • • • • 27% MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. -3% ••• • • • LLOYD'S SHIPPING. 7 -(T HIS DAY.) LONDON, JUNE 2.—Wind E., light breeze, and fine cleit - r weather. DEAL. JUNE I.—Wind E., moderate.—Arrd. from the River, Sir Edward Ryan, Neale, Hong-Kong. Arrd. from the River and sid., Gipsy, Garwood, Newfoundland; Mau ritius, Peach, Bombay. OFF PORTSMOUTH, JUNE I.—Ball, Weongeen, New York for Stockholm. SWANSEA, MAY 29.—Sld. Alexander Harvey, Rosser, Valparaiso ; Appleton, Oliver, Cuba ; Agnes Blakie, Bridg ford, do ; Lady Pirie, Parker, ditto. LIVERPOOL, JUNE I.—Wind S.E., light. —Sid. May 31, Reying, Brown, Boston; Cornucopia, Gobde, Quebec. June 2, Priscilla, Taylor, Pernambuco; Irlarn, M')rphew, Havannah ; George Stevens, Cushing, New Orleans. DUNDALK', MAY 30.—S1d. Enterprise, Lyons, St. John's, New Brunswick. HULL, JUNE I.—Wind E.N.E., moderate.—Arrd. May 31 Belvidere, New York. GATEHOUSE, MAY 29.—The masts of a vessel, supposed to be a schooner, were seen at low water by the Woodman, Edgar, the two topmasts painted white, spars about four feet above the water, the main boom broken, the end of it floating above water, attached to a double-reefed mainsail, the Voss Light, bearing about E.N.E., distant five miles, in about eight fathoms water. WIVENHOE, MAY 30.—The Victoxieux, Bessau, from Sunderland to Nantes, took the ground on the Sunk Sand yesterday, but was afterwards assisted off, making ten inches of water per hour, and breught into this harbour. His HONOUR intimated the strongest opinion that the defendant had no interest whatever in the first deed ; and that under the second he had no priority of claim over the plaintiff: The Court ordered the case to stand over, that there might be time to read the deeds ; but, unless there should be reason for a change of opinion, it will make a decree in favour of the plaintiff, with costs. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) George Smith, a young man, in the dress of a sailor' was placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, upon the charge of stealing a large quantity of books, many of them very scarce and all very valuable, the property of his late employer, Mr. Stewart, of King William-street, bookseller. The evidence was very voluminous, and occupied the Court till after two o'clock. He was re manded for a fortnight. MARKET NE WS.-(TH IS DAY.) NAT IVIANULETES. SMITTIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 3s to 4 14s; Clover ditto, 41 Gs to 51 15s; Oat Straw, 11 12s to. 11 14s; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 11 16s per load. A fa it average supply, and a slugglish trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 5s 'to 41 5s ; Clover ditto 415 s to 5/ 15s; Oat Straw, 1/ lat to 11 15s ; 'Wheat Straw, 1/151 to 1/ 17s per load. Suppij 7 moderately good, and trade dull. DARTMOUTH PATENT SALT COMPANY. —The annual general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held to-day, but the proceedings being strictly of a private nature the press were excluded. IJEATH OF LORD WODEHOUSE. — The above Noble Lord expired suddenly on Friday last, at Kimberley Park, Norfolk, to the inexpressible grief of a large circle of relatives and friends. We are given to understand that the health of the Noble Lord had been on the decline for some months previous, but nevertheless his dissolution was not anticipated from any previous symptoms. From his indifferent health the Noble Lord had for the last two years partially ab stained from taking an active part in public affairs, and al though there is reason to believe that his Lordship agreed with the views of the Government, he did not repair to the metropolis to give the Corn Bill his personal support. He was a decided Conservative in politics. The deceased John Wodehouse, Baron Wodehouse, of Kimberley, county Nor folk, in the peerage of Great Britain, and a baronet, was eldest son of John, first Lord of Wodehouse, by Sophia, only daughter and heir of Mr. Charles Berkeley, brother of John, fifth Lord Berkeley of Stratton, which title is now extinct. He was born Jan. 11, 1771, and married 18th Nov., 1796, Miss Charlotte Laura Norris, only daughter and heiress of Mr. John Norris, of Wilton parish, Norfolk, who died about two years back. By his marriage he had issue six sons and five daughters, several of whom survive their noble pareut. The deceased Lord was Lord-Lieutenant for the county of Nor folk, and Vice-Admiral of that Coast, and also Colonel of the East Norfolk militia. He is succeeded in the hereditary title and extensive family estates in Norfolk by his grandson, Mr. John Wodehouse, eldest son of the late Hon. Henry Wodehouse, b y A nne, only daughter of Mr. T. T. Gordon, and now in hi s 21 st year. FATAL ACCIDENT.— Y esterday Mr. W. Baker, jun., held an I nquest, John Burk e , aged 47, a labourer. It a , pp Me ared from the e evidence that the at the London Hospital on the body of piece of iron ecease s d e h l a v d hi b cz e h en wa w s orking at r. Smith's W distillery, Back-row, hitechap e l. On last Saturday week he was p rocuring some candles in the steam-engine room, and was in th e act of dee ndir w hen his foot slipped, and he fell up on a projecting out of the engine. He was im me di ate ly picked up, bleeding profusely from a wound in hi s a bd omen . ' Th e deceased was speedily conveyed to the hospital, and died on Friday morning. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." LAND ALLOTMENTS. IBS Grace the Duke of New castle has divided eight acres of ground in the parish of Gamston into forty cottage allotments.— Nottingham Journal. WHITECHAPEL—Meadow Hay, 31 to , •414 s ; Clover ditto, 41 5s to 51 17s ; Oat Straw, 1 / 1 2s to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 11 I6s per load. Trade dutl i , at the above quo tations. COLONIAL. SuGAa.—The market for British Plantation remains with out alteration in value, but there has. been more business done, some purchases having been mad :for shipment to the outports, about 640 hogsheads have heel i sold. The public sales have consisted of 9,286 bags 30 cask .s Mauritius, which found buyers, but went off very irret darly, and, in some instances, a shade cheaper for the grocer descriptions, whilst the strong grey refining qualities soh t rather dearer. The quantity of British Plantation landed IA st week at the East and West India Docks was 2,186 hogsh.e, ads 190 tierces 339 barrels, and there were taken for hart to consumption 750 hogsheads 54 tierces 192 barrels. Thu stock in the same places is 6,631 hogsheads 558 tierces 1,1112 barrels. COFFEE.-2,482 bags C e yl on ; 378 b a l e ; an d 252nalf bales Mocha at auction, only ab ou t h a lf th e Ge: !ion sold at previous prices. All the Mocha was taken in ab oye the t ve East valu e . and Rum.—The quantity landed last we ki It at h West India Docks was 656 puns 300 lib c s, d _ s t , a here nci we e r x e p t o a r k t e e n d for home consumption 161 puns 18 l ii 321 puns 47 hhds. the stock in the sam a places is 10,059 puns 2,100 hhds. RICE.-3,087 bags and 500 pockets: Bengal forenga l a t mido t good Auction, nearly all found buyers at lls to 12s white, being the previous value. SALTPETRIC.-1,415 bags Bengal only' partly sold at w 263. as 6d to 27s for 31 per cent. . r efraction, p‘ sr cent. refraction taken in at 25 s 6 d , which are about to. re ier rates. TALLOW.—Y.Y.C. is 42s 3d to 42s 6 a per cwt. on the spot, and town 43s 6d per cwt. TEA.—The market is steady with v, 1 1 :37 good deliveries. INDIGO has been in but limited el( mand during the past month, yet the quantity delivered ft ctiii the warehouses for home use exceeds that of last year to t same period, whilst for exportation there has been a falling ff. COCHINEAL has been in good requ et t, and the t s ockc on hand is much reduced, yet prices have b sen steady through out the month. Sir U. Pott i nger, who command 4 e( in China, has b een rece i ved b the British troop s y the Kir! ,g . His Majesty con versed with him f or some time on the i ), .tbits and customs of the Chinese, and the position, of the Enu lish in that part of the world.-- Galignani. COURT CIRCULAR. The following gratifying bulletin of the Queen's health was issued yesterday morningi— " Buckingham Palace, June 1, 1846, " Nine o'clock A.m. " The Queen and the infant Princess continue well. (Signed) " JAMES CLARK, M.D. " CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D. " ROBERT FERGUSON M.D. "Her Majesty's recovery is so far advanced that no more bulletins will be issued." Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday. His Royal Highness Prince George visited his Royal Highness Prince Albert yesterday at Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse back yesterday, attended by the Equerry in Waiting, Colonel Bouverie. The inquiries after her Majesty's health, by the No bility and Gentry, were very numerous yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred took an airing yesterday in the pleasure grounds of Buckingham Palace. Colonel Bouverie has relieved the Hon. Captain Gor don in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. _ _ Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge ho noured the performance of the French Plays with her presence last evening. Dispatches were received on Sunday at the Colonial Office, from the Governor of Van Diemen's Land. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial Office, for the Governors of the West India Colonies. Lord Downes and the Hon. Miss Burgh, arrived at Farrance's Hotel for the season, from their seat, Bert House, Kildare. THE STEAM-BOAT A SPANISH INVENTION. Although the honour of the invention of steamers is claimed by other nations, it belongs, in reality, to Spain alone, as can be proved by historical facts as far back as the middle of the sixteenth century, during the reign of Charles the Fifth. The erudite and intelligent Don Martin Fernandez de Navarette, says, in one of his works, that Don Blasco de Garey, Captain in the Spanish navy, submitted to the examination of the Emperor in 1543 a machine, by means of which vessels, no matter how large, could be navigated when not a breath of wind was stirring, and without the aid of sails or sweeps. Soon afterwards the Emperor ordered a trial to be made of it, which took place on the 17th of June, 1543, in Barce lona-roads, with the most complete success. The ex periment was made upon a ship of 200 tons called the Santissima Trinidad, commanded by Captain Pedro de Scarsa, who had arrived at Barcelona, with a cargo of wheat. The persons present at the essay, by order of Charles V. and his son Philip 11., were Don Enrique de Toledo, the Governor ; Pedro de Cardona; the Grand Treasurer Rivigo ; the Vice-Chancellor Francisca Gralla, and a number of distinguished individuals from Castile and Catalonia, besides several naval officers, some of whom were on board the Santissima Trinidad and others on shore. This experiment, which astonishedall who beheld it by the facility and rapidity of the vessel's movements, caused a general vote in favour of the invention of Don Blasco de Garey, with the exception of the treasurer, Ravago, who objected to it principally on account of the great cost of the machines, and the danger of the boiler bursting. Thus the stupid opposition of Ravago re tarded, nearly two hundred years, the realisation of the invention of steam boats. Nevertheless, the Emperor promoted Garey, at the same time presenting him with 200 000 maravides, and defraying all the expenses he had been at in bringing his invention to fruition, Despite the trouble Garey took to hide the mechanism of his invention, we see it consisted of a boiler filled with water, agitated by heat for the generation of steam, and two moveable wheels attached to the sides of the vessels. A song which was sung at Barcelona, 1543, in honour of Blasco de Garey, and the invention of the steam-boat, is still extant. THE SPANISH NAVY. The following is a complete list of all the men-of-war composing the Spanish navy at the present moment, together with the stations of those which are in com mission:— VESSELS IN COMMISSION. Havannah—Line-of-battle-ship, Soberano, 74, guns. Frigate, Maria Cristina, 52. Corvette, Luis; i Fernando, 24. Brigs, Jason, 22; Patriota, 22 ; Ila:,banero, 22. Schooners, Isabel Segunda, 3 ; Infanta, 3 ; Criolla, 2 ; Cristina, 1; Terisita, 1 ; Churruca, 1. Transport, La borda, 1. Cutter, Doncion, 1. Steamers, M1,Z9,11, 5, 160 horse-power; Congreso. 5, 160 horse-power. Philippine Islands—Frigate, Esperanza, 48. Local Service, five gun-boats, each mounting five long 24- pounders; and thirty-five row-boats, armed. 'with five 8 pounders each. River Plate—Frigate, Perla, 44. Brig,lSeroe, 12. Canary Islands—Brig-schooner, Ebro, 12. Schooners, Minerva, 8; Jacinta, 12. Coast of Galicia—Brig, Constitution, Gun-boat, Centinela, 1. Steamer, Vulcano, 4 guns, 200 horse power. Cadiz—Frigate, Isabel Segunda, 44. Covrettes, Colon, 20 ;Venus, 16. Steamers, Peninsula, 70 horse-power; Andaluz, 40 horse-rower. Ferrol—Corvettee, Villa de Bilbao, 28.. Brig, Ner vion, 14. Lugger, Biddessoa, 1. Transpott Uremea, 2. Barcelona—Brig, Isabel Segunda, 6. Ste: truer, Alerta, 2; 120 horse-power. Algeciras—Brigs, Isabel Segunda, 10 ; S<)beran,o, 12. Steamer, Vigilante, 2, 120 horse-power. Alicante—Brig, Maria-Christina, 8. Belemic Islands—Brig-schooner, Guetaria , 5. Santander—Gunboats, Benigna, 1 ; Cortstanza, 1. Coast of Guipuzcoa—Gun-boat, Federico, 1. Coast of Biscay—Gun-boats, Consticution, 1 ; Ri cardo, 1. River Mino, coast of Portugal—Gun- boat, Maria- Fernanda, 1. Coast-guard Vessels-Ist class, 13 each, c exrying three 18-pounders ;_ 2d class, 4 each, carryi ug two 18, pounders ; 3d class, 6 each, carrying one 18 -pounder. VESSELS NOT IN Line-of-battle Ships—Heroe, 80 ; Guerrero, 74. Frigates—Villa de Bilbao, 50 ; Cortes, 441. Corvette—Liberal, 22. Brig—Manzanares, 20. Transport—Malespina, 6. VESSELS BUILDING. Corvette, 1 ; steamers, 5 ; brigs, 2 ; luggers, guardacostas, 10. It may be as well to remark that the le-of-battle ships Heroe and Guerrero are quite unseawc a thy, and it is doubtful whether they could be made servii ;cable. THE TEN HOURS BILL. MANCHESTER, SATURDAY NIGHT.—This evening a numerous meeting of the Lancashire Central K ,hort Time Committee was held for the transaction of bu siness. In the course of the evening the following lette r was read from Lord Ashley " London, May '27, 1846. " Gentlemen,—After three successive fklebates, of great power and interest, a majority of ten, in L a House of four hundred Members, rejected the Bill •.w hich I bad the honour to introduce at the beginning of th e session. " Although not a victory, it is the next tlai: ng to one. Every person that I have speken to con ct irs in this opinion, and all seem to be convinced that zeal, judg ment, and perseverance among the operas ive classes cannot fail of eventual and speedy success.. Consider the vast superiority you enjoyed in the del:mt. e, and the complexion of the minority. I neither think: nor speak with disrespect of the parties who opposed tat ; ; but we are not exceeding the limits of propriety Wilt At we seek to derive consolation and encouragement fro, aa the moral and social authority of those who gave us thei r support. " It is become evident, from the languag e held by some of your opponents, that the fear of be it ig obliged to expend more capital, and call a la rj ;er num ber of hands into employment, lies at the bottom of much of their resistance. That demand, nt3 vertheless, is most just. The manufacturers summon. • the landed interest to improve the condition of their pu 3ople by a more abundant and costly cultivation of Ith e soil. I heartily concur with them. The agriculturists 3 reply by inviting the manufacturers to do the sam a for their workmen, in the erection of additional macAinery, and a fair distribution of labour. " Persevere, therefore, in the full sense of — the of your cause. " I have never entertained, at any time, so. , strong an assurance as Ido this day that we shall soon, by God's blessing, attain the object of our toils and hopes.. I urge you, by every consideration of yourselves are i of your children, to redouble your efforts ; and so fig v as any human being .can presume to anticipate futurity, I may promise, on my part, an unyielding determit ration in the pursuit of this your great and undeniable right. " I am, gentlemen, your sincere friend,a43sA LAY. " TO the Short Time Committees of LancaElbi.re and Yorkshire. • _. GlBBETilest of y our rest iers are SCROOIIx ... OST.— aware, that for several past a gibbet-post has been toll-bar, on the no. rth road, exhibited near e cr sOU 'be t Ya h r s o fB a w try. On the 3d .of July, about two Y ea don, the toll-gate, were cruelly m ordered, and his mother, Mary keepers of the by a personof the of John name the house plundered miles y t se h t ca o e rdo t o h o S nb,y and 1779, William Spencer, a native of North Liverton, wh o was shot Ily after wardse e i g ken, and on his trial, for th e h orrible ti lagedy at 1 Nottingham, a few days afterwa r d s , h e was found ga 1 qty, and sentenced to be executed, and afterwards his body to be hung in chains in accordance with the express words of his sen tence, After the lapse of a few weeks, a party of sold i ers con veying a deserter passing by the place, the sergeant ;fired his carbine, loaded with ball, at the corpse, and hit it , which caused a stench, almost unbearable for several days ; after wards. The circumstance becoming known, the pai ty was followed, and the sergeant taken, and on being subs° luently tried by a court martial he was found guilty and cl egradod into the ranks. Years rolled on, and the body g'i :adually became less and less, until nothing was left but the chains which originally shackled it, and these in course of time fell and were secretly conveyed away. For several lux to years the post, with its withered and weather-beaten arm, • was the only vestige left of that deed of blood which six tu-seven years ago filled the minds of the inhabitants of the ail rreund ing districts with horror. But time, which levels all terres tial objects with its corroding breath, had for years pa st been gradually gnawing this • once loathed stump to its cox e, and on the 15th of April last, actually accomplished his task,, and it fell to rise no more.—Doncaster Chronicle. A singular suicide took place a few days lgo at Ligueil (Indre et Loire). A man named MathurVer, over come by some domestic troubles, went into a yin , ?.—ground, and having made a pile of faggots set it on fire, a: u I laying himself upon it was consumed. His body, which was not s:11 sl.s. aa :a a- In ari 1-tnaarn as a anlaimal I. la<l.l_ HER MAJESTY'S MAIL PACKETS. WOOLWICH, JUNE I.—The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having ordered a comparative trial to be made to ascertain the speed of three new boats, recently built for service as mail packets on the Dover station, the trial was made on Saturday last, and the following is given from impartial parties, who were present during the whole time:— Dover, May 31.—A most extraordinary trial of speed took place yesterday, between three of her Majesty s steam-packets, Garland, Onyx, and Violet, the former being of wood, and the latter two ken. The Garland, under the able command of Capt. Smithett, and Onyx, Lieut.-Com. Mudge, left Dover at seven o'clock, A.M., the latter having the mail and passengers for Ostend. Cap tain Mercer, Royal Navy, Superintendent of her Ma' jesty's Packets on this station, being ordered by the 111 1- ralty for this purpos e on bo ar d th e G ar l an d. Off Dunkirk these vessels were met by the Violet, Captain Sherlock, who came out of Ostend to meet them, and to return with the others. At this time, about ten o'clock, the Garland had gone by and distanced the Onyx about * mile and a half. The:great trial of strength then was to beat the Viola!, and although there was a decidcd superiority in this vessel over the Onyx, the Garland in less than three quarters ofan hour was far enough ahead of the Violet to be able to cross her bows. After this a second trial Was made. The Violet altered her trim, but in this the Gar land showed a still greater superiority ; and in a third trial it was conclusive that Garland could beat Violet about one third of a mile an hour, and Onyx half a mile an hour. The Garland returned from Ostend to Dover this ay in three hours fifty-five minutes, which is by far the quickest ever known, and has established herself as being the fastest steamer in England. The Garland also fell in with the Queen of the Bel gians, the fastest of the South-Eastern Ramsgate steamers, and went round her in less than a quarter of an hour. The Count D'Orsay left town yesterday for Strath fieldsaye, on a visit to the Duke of Wellington, where a dis tinguished party are assembled to pass the Whitsun holidays. CITY LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION.--U ri Monday evening, the twenty-first anniversary of this insti tution was celebrated by a festival in the lage room of the London Tavern, under the auspices of Mr. Grote, the presi" dent, and author of the recently published History of Greece. The chairman was supported by Mr. M. Milnes, M.P., Mr. Wyse, M P., Mr. Prescott, Mr. S. J. Loyd, Mr. J. Humffreys Parry, Mr. Wordsworth, Mr. Gilbert, Dr. Southwood Smith, &cc. In introducing the toast of the evening, Mr. Grote adverted to the establishment of the institution, amidst the hopes and fears of its promoters, in 1825. when about 600 members were enrolled. It was the first of its kind in the City of London, and its successful progress since that period was manifested by the fact that its number of members had increased twofold, so that, at the present mo ment, spacious as were its rooms in Aldersgate-street, they were frequently found inadequate to the purposes required. The lecture theatre, the reading rooms, library, and the apartments devoted to the study of English elocution, the French, German, Latin, Italian, and other languages, ture, and other useful branches of science, were attended weekly by the sons of the merchants and tradesmen of the City, who derived important advantages from the facilities here afforded them in the pursuit of their respective call, ings. The library contained upwards of 10,000 volumes, ar was promptly supplied with the approved literature of th day. In every department of th e i ns tit u ti on there Ives the most healthful progress, and if the directors appealed to the public for assistance at the present moment, it was from no pecuniary embarrassment felt by them in conducti n g its affairs, but but rather to enable them to extend their building! which the unexampled prosperity of the society had rendere d tr iba t°r indispensable. tathi :r f l a r. a S d, ta i c n ty la , dthinegsetchreetfao following:-Mr. o , w r i e n a g d lmistr.oGf rcoollle; the president, 100 guineas ; Mr. Loyd, 50 guineas; 31 , s r ' Gilbert, 50 guineas; Mr. G. Prescott, 21/ ; Mr. J. D'es c° 7l 27/. ; Mr. J. Reisley, 21/. ; Mr. Pattison,. 10 guineas; Lor Ashburton, 10 guineas; Mr. G. Howell, 2/. 10s. ; Mr. Ole; manney, 101.; Mr. Henderson, 101. ; and several other simm i sums amounting to about 5001. The meeting was ably a dressed by Mr. Wyse, M.P., Mr. Manes, M.P., Mr. t he Mr. Prescott, and several of the other guests present, and der intervals were agreeably enlivened by a vocal party all„ the direction of Mr. Shoubridge, Miss Thornton, Sic• t . needless to add that the exertions of Mr. Harker, the Wale master, as well as the delicacies pro v id e d by Messrs. Bathe and Breach, were properly appreciated. cro w d ed CREMORNE GARDENS.—These grounds were yesterday from four o'clock till l a t e in the evening v 'III some thousands of respectable holiday ma k er s, intermingled for with a tolerably good sprinkling of w h a t are higher classes. The attractions were various, and so rap_lat i succession, that no awkward pauses or intervels were dulness or delay. There was archery ; an ex cellent under the conduct of M. Laurent, was in a ttendance , b u a variety of minor amusements kept the throng i n g oOd n mour, until the ascent of Mr. Green and another gentlema_ _ the Albion balloon at a quarter before seven o'clock. ascent was a splendid one ; the sky was clear and when ne wat high ; the balloon rose with great rapidity , a nd N considerable gardens, ah ner of the celebrated Garnerin, and landed safe. Then came h ileo the from the _ the performances of Herr Nicolo, called, with some tr uth, m eig a h ak t, e a y n d d e a s.c t e t a n d e ed di i s a tan a p ce ara of chatbito:aftt a ermraran wonder of the age," who exhibited what was termed a " Tonneau-roulant," and after him a Signor Paddington o,a the slack rope. To them succeeded vocal musicians , C rewe choristers, and subsequently a most amusing exhibition, by miniature living artists, of the " Pegs Plastiques," in whi ch twenty infantine performers, represented Trojan warriors, graces, gladiators, and other things equally interesting. ,A panoramic view of the city of Bo s t on w as introduced. An invisible poet recited verses, and told fortunes, end fireworks in the best manner concluded the bill of fare. The gardens are in the best order, and, what is more to the purpose, the proprietors have taken care that nothing disorderly shall arise. There are all the appliances for mirth, good humour , and the diversion of the public, whilst everything that can tend to confusion, noise, vulgarity, and indecency, has beeh effectually guarded against. An effective body of police was provided by the proprietors to guard against the intern P e tions of the too boisterous holiday makers, and to preserTo7 decorum. The whole of the rooms in the house, upwards..., forty in number, are elegantly furnished. There is a crch modious coffee-room, and a banqueting-room, ill ' f o r 1,000 persons can be entertained, a theatre , a gallerf o f music, &c., all fitted up with good taste by Mr. H urtwi Brydges-street, Covent-garden, and an excellent corapife sariat department, under the management of Mr. Ellis, svii' reputation as a public caterer is already established. , aa B RITI SH MUSEUM.—This national instituti o l u,„ its average number of visitors yesterday ; and , considerso the fineness of the weather, with the numerous ont -d) .l_ attractions, more than could reasonably have been expet;,' 20,571 persons having viewed the collection, all of l'ir s 'r s passed through without any instance of robbery or disoraSiLS conduct. The police force, consisting of twelve constalsiW of the A division, under the superintendence of Serge ° , a Reason and Bickerson, was admirably conducted. It 1 0 , 0 fact 'Worth noticing, that during the ten years in which t" Museum has been thrown open to the public until Seve ,., o'clock in the evening, and considering the immense Ow: ber of visitors daily, only a very few persons avail themsell!; of the extended literallyix o'clock,privilege, d fourteensaetr deserted. dh. ich T on h h l yesterday after were The largest ar h r g a te v hs i te n having um e ma n t t e e er r ri e tl cl yoo , ! ever visited the Museum in one day was, on Whit-Mon da y' in last year, when the visito rs were 35,233, being 14,6 64 233°re than yesterday. FOREIGN GRANITE—Within these few days, thirty' seven vessels have arrived from the island of Guernl laden entirely with granite stone, having on board 4 !t' e tons in a broken state, and 88 tons of the same kind of stone dressed. Fourteen vessels have also in the same time _To rived here from Caen, in Normandy, laden with gr_ s t 'id e stone in blocks, entire, having collectively 609 o f the as. ti on board. It is understood that this granite, being. broken state, is imported principally for the purp ose of o_ei'o"; used as curb stones, and for the general purposes of Pr o o f and repairing roads, the blocks being, of course, m ade for other ad more important purpses. 0! ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN o COUNTIES RATA , v1 — d e d t Late on Sunday evening an unaccountable accident, atten.end with very shocking circumstances, happened at the M ile station of the Eastern Counties Railway. It appears 03 t he no occasion were the trains so crowded, and necessarily stations, as on the above day—the influx of passengers trf, immense. On the arrival of a train at the Mile - e nd eta it" e a vast number of persons got out, completely crowding ,TO platform, when from some unfortunate circumstancet,. train slightly moved on, pro b a bly from its own momeautuft o ga married woman who was standin g on the edge of the pit and the flap of one of the carriages which was down c removed to the Loudon Hospital, where it wasdeemed di a tely Last evening Mr. Roney, form, and severely la cerated her rig h t leg. She was inns' advisable to amputat e the limb. the secretary, visited he r at the hos p ital, and directed e very comfort to be supplied to her and her family. There were, pro bable that she might have been pushed into danger. ' num ber of frolicsome holiday folks on t h e p latform, and it We are happy to announce that the Ma rchioness 4 s Worcester is progressing favourably. ASO litS STRIKE OF MASONS ON THE EAST ...ANC ._„), RAlDWAY.—Yesterday afternoon, a strike of masons° iraf place on the Clifton viaduct of this railway, arising . 7 0 the following circumstances :—They first struck ben s duce young man was employed as a mason who could not lor_v s . t he his indentures. The foreman, on learning the ca use . w s „es strike, immediately stopped the young man and discnaZe him; and the masons resumed working, but in s hort " lag s the they again struck, assigning as their only reason t s -si s seu foreman had " insulted" one of the men, and they "'" 4 dis repeatedthseiartuur ds t ua h ay e l. i r dem they would not go to work again until the foreman W, 3- , ‘ itli charged. On the master contractor refusing to coni tt e to this request, they immediately demanded the wage s t t he them. They were told that they would receive tli ss e ln ,: r daY' and said that if they were not paid, usual pay day (which is once a fortnight) next Pa' e tlY, They, however, morning, remain an th d beyt to w b a e iat p hid a o i u d ottn i sy n e s : r il i ) jo sli e : and then demand their full hours, but without f wages at the ortn sfori They then dispersed, and the works are at a stand. chester Guardian of a r o' There is a rumour 'est i in the cit that the Anier i d all d vernment has actually.• ' of fl glan . te d France for the invited the mediation settlement of the d' t between tee,arroe ispu e States and Mexico. Al 's 't Although the alleged fact ~;a, with some confidence,• reconc lu beer' with the great difficulty is felt in .; Web' m e - very aggressive disposition which hss - manifested by the American Government.—Tinzes. reely DEATH OF TUE VICAR OF SWANSEA. --SC9 .0 ha d brief year has elapsed since the parishioners of Siva% v icar• to mourn the l oss of their late beloved and re spec t t b e ey ha ve After a brief but f ru itf u l so j our n amon gst thelm„ uev. again been bereft of another estimable pastor, t,L7 eo w eeks S. Bunbury, M.A., after a severe illness of about toin„,.ursdaY duration. This melancholy event took place o stones p ro; (yesterday) morning, at four o'clock. His de er t h e ton' s duced universal regret, and has cast a glpeln nv e ar niare il which the lapse of time only can dissipate. Journal, May 29. g A S 08E 6°- c ctOr NEW AND IMPORTANT ROUTE TO that t he e CALIFORNIA.—The Picayune of the 22d stateso_ the 18%i conversed with a gentleman who left California roCee ded t d. of February, by sea for Mazatlin, and thence y ou lie 3 the city of Mexico, leaving there ag:in_ew Orlean ti i He reached Vera Cruz, and so on t Settlement abo- Captain Fremont had reached Sutler'sooast, at New Helvetia, on the Pacific in __, it ,l has California cell the Ist of February, with seventy mountedd the - discovered a new route by which Oregon gab t h e old ret t s t t e ; be reached in sixty days less time than y proceeded Walser 0 Captain Fremont left his party, and e to Me lde d Monterey on a visit. In California, allegianacaito ands, an bas nearly been thrown off. Don Pio Pico to obedience lif!e no expedition from Mexico to reduc e the m emigration set' arrived. There is a strong tide of American Sun. tin g into California from Oregon.—New York lloden are t at Sabicritions for the Monumen oriel. „ being paid p to the promoters of that Scottish Mem contribution' Highland Society has been applied to for a , _ it , to some of the northern papers speak very enerisetiS'' lioni'o the duty of every Scot to contribute his mite for the utdd. of this memento upon the memorable battle'