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RAILWAY SUN. NOTICE. The RAILWAY SUN is OUT of PRINT ; but a large number of SUBSCRIBERS having expressed a wish for more copies, we shall REPRINT it TO-MORROW—price SIXPENCE. 1. The PROTECTIONIST PEERS and the MOTIVE PEOPLE, by COTTON TWIST. 2. EXTRAORDINARY POSITION of the GOVERNMENT; its MINORITIES AND PROSPECTS. 3. THE SPLIT in Conciliation-hall, with all the News of the Week, IN THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE of SA TURDAY and SUNDAY, the 23d 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 Niece's," and that " it is especially remarkable, not only for the great quantity of news it affords, and the admirable 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. The 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 jelly 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. To be ready in a few days, in 3 vols. MABERLY'S NEW NOVEL MRS. " LEON TINE." Orders received by all boooksellers. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street ____------ RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. IVESSRS. 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Inquire at 22, Clipstone-street, Fitzroy-square. TE LADY. EGYPTIANH HALL MYSTERIOUS , PICCADILLY. For a short time, previ ous t o h er final return to America, this talented lady, whose performances are beyond comprehension, and unexampled in the history of the human mind, may be seen as above. Hears of performance—Eleven in the morning ; two till three, four to viz, and eight in the evening.—Admission ls.—Children under ten years of age half-price.—li.B. Private parties attended at their own residences, without previous preparation. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subienbers, and the Public are respectfully in formed that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place on TO-MORROW EVENING, MAY 21, When will be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, in Four Parts, entitled, I LOMBARDI : ALLA PRIMA CROCIATA. With neWSCZer;:cire.;ses,itC. - ; the scenery by Mr. Marshall. seida, Madame Grisi ; Sofia, Madame Bellini ; Viclinda, Mdlle. Corbari ; Oronte, Signor Mario ; Arvino, Signor Corelli ; Pirro, Sig. Botch ; Acciano, Sig. Giubilei ; Pagano, Sig. Fornasari. After which, the DIVERTISSEMENT of UN BAL SOUS LOUIS XIV. In which Mdlle. L. Grahn will dance with Mdlle. Cerito the celebrated Minuet de la Cour and Gavotte, in the Costume of the Court of Louis XIV. Pas de Deus, by Mdlle. L. Taglioni and M. Perrot. Pas de Quatre, by Mdlle. L. Grahn (composed by herself), and supported by Mdlles. Moncelet, Demelisse, and Cassan. La Dianola,c by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon. T.) be followed by Donizetti's Opera, entitled, L'ELISIR D'AMORE. Adina, Madame Castellan ; Nemorino, Signor Corelli ; Belcore, Signor F. Lablache ; Dr. Dulcamara, Signor Lablache. To conclude with the admired Ballet Divertissement (composed by 3idlle. Cerito), entitled LA VIVANDIERE. Introducing the Redowa, er, Original Polka of Bohemia, by Mdlle. Cerito and 31. 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, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Count Arnheim, Mfr. Bwrrani; Florestein, Mr. Harley ; Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison ; Deviishoof, Mr. Stratton ; Arline, Miss Rainforth. Between the first and second Acts of the Opera, will be Intro (Lice'', the popular Allemand, by twenty of the celebrated Danseuses ; between the second and third Acts, twenty-four Danseuses Viennoises will execute the famous Pas Hongrois; and at the end of the Opera, the Standard Galop will be performed by forty-eight of the Pupils of Madame Weiss. After which, the celebrated Ballet of LA GISELLE. Duke of Silesia, M. Mathis; Hilarion, Mr. W. H. Payne ; Prince of Cour and, Mr. Howell; Wilfrid, M. Adrien; Giselle, Mdlle. Sall; Mirtha, Wile. Louise; Princess Bathilde, Mdlle. St. Louin ; Bertha, Mrs. Payne; Principal Willis, Mesdames Adele and Giubilei. During the Ballet will be introduced Les Pas des Flews, by thirty. six Pupils of Madame Weiss. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Mr. PARSONS, 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 GISELLE ; In which Madame Sall and Mons. Mathis will appear. To conclude with (last time this season) the two first Acts of DER FREISCIIUTZ. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be secured on application at the Box-office. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY7siARKET. 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 ; Facies, Mr. Bu kstene ; Mrs. P. Piper, Mrs. Glover ; Busk, Mrs. Hamby. The Band will perform the Overtures, " Cenerentola," and " Due d'Olorine," the " St. James's Polka," " Philomel Walzer," and the ."Chatsworth Quadrilles." To be followed by the laughable Farce of UNCLE JOHN. Uncle John, Mr. W. Farren ; Friend Thomas, Mr. Tilbury ; Mrs. Hawk, Mrs. W. Clifford; Eliza, Miss Telbin. After which, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF ARISTOPII ANES : on which occasion they will be presented to the public with new Names, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Talx. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. Mathews, and Miss P. Horton. To conclude with an Original Farce, called THE IRISH TIGER. Sir Charles Lavender, Mr. Caulfield ; Paddy Ryan, Mr. Hudson ; AHerman Marrowfat, Mr. Tilbury ; Bilbury, Mr. T. F. Mathews ; Julia, Miss Telbin ; Nancy, Mrs. Caulfield. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Another brilliant Triumph I " Robin Hood and Richard Coeur de Lion" every Evening. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New and Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED I Alter which, the Comedy of HONOURS AND TAICKS. Pria eipal characters by Messrs. I'. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Did fear, 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 LION. 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. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MISS WOOLGSJI. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new Drama, in three acts, entitled, THE ADVENTURES OF AN UMBRELLA. The principal characters by 3lessrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, 0. Smith, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Matthews, and Mrs. Yarnold. After watch, the Burletta of THE BRITISH LEGION. Maria (with the Song of " The Queen, God bless her"), Miss Woolgar ; Timothy, Mr. Wright. To oe followed by the Burlesque, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and tine Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Pau: Bedford, Mr. Munyard, Mr. 3titchenson, &c. Tickets and Boxes may be secured at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of Miss Woolgar, 17, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING _ Will be performed a new Historical Play, in five Acts, entitled THE KING OF TILE Scotland, COMMONS. James V. of Mr. Macready ; Sir Adam Weir, Mr. Ryder ; George weir, Air. Coo per ' • Malcolm Young. Mr. Mur ra y ; Laird Small, Mr. Compton; Things Small, Mr. Oxberry ; Lord Kilmaurs, Mr. Roxby ; Madeline Weir, Mrs. Stirling ; Widow Barton, Mrs. Fosbroke. To conclude with an Original Comedietta, entitled THE COLO NEL'S BELLE ; or, the Non-Marriables. Count de Ruse, Mr. J. Vining ; Major Vidette, Mr. Murray ; Capt. Fonfaron, Mr. Roxby ; Malielle, Miss E. Stanley. ASTLEY'i ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Undor the especial patronage of her most gracious Majesty, and their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Akce. Glorious triumph of the present attractive novelties. First Week of the celebrated equestrian, Mr. Selim 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 magnificent 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 A.FTE.R.- PIM E. Bo:-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and c o mmence at seven o'clock. THE NTW AS STRAND THEATRE. :F R IT.:T THREE. The last GRAND MORINT , G i l:.l k To.moßßow, ; M O A R Y MA 2 ICCE will take place THIS EVENING M. TMIILLIPPE will repeat his display of Scientific tei and )lodern Magic. M. L'hillippe, anxious to procure for his friends and supporters in general all entertaining and gratifying diver s i on , h as the honour ann ounce that he has engaged, at great expense, Signor CORV‘ ' IYoin Milan, with his most extraordinary Monkeys and Dogs, who h a ve obtained in Paris a nd other lar g e cities unbound ed success, and w hi c h cannot fail to crea te the most interesting amusement ever Vritnesso I. While these novelties are exhibited in the STRAND THEATRE, N. Philiippe will give his Magical Performances in the STANDARD TIIE I.TRE, where they will commence on MONDAY, June I. Doors open at a Quarter past ieven ; to commence at a Quarter before Eight o'clock Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY UONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW of NAPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRIT inoN of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. This magnificent spectacle Is revived in an unprecedented scale of grandeur, the picture being more than twice the size of the former, and represents, as accurately as can possibly be done, the Great Eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, when the Destruction of Her cnianeum and Pompeii took place: produced under the direction of Mr. Dopson. A richly ornamented GOTIIIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been tOnstructed, 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 includes Many eminent native and foreign musicians. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the roost complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display a novel exhibition will be intro duced, repres-rating the Descent of Phoebus in the Chariot of the Sun. Mons. Earinelli 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 Lim, and hear him to his chrystal home. An Illuminated Marine Cave, and the Glass Conservatory, splen didly )11 - lamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to 'flew the matchless collection of Carnivore, by gas-light. TO-MORROW, May 21, the Royal South l.ondon Floricultural So :riety will hold their GRAND SPRING FLOWER SHOW. In ad dition to which the whole of the unprecedented attractions of the Hardens will take place. Feeding 01 the Carnivora at five; the Pelicans, Ric., at half-past .nTe ; Concert at six; arid the Eruption at dusk: Admission, Is. ' - ANOTHER TRIP ON THE EASTERN UNION RAILWAY. Yesterday morning, at seven o'clock, an engine and two carriages rat and second class) left the Ipswich station, with several of the directors, on its way to Brantham. There were present—J. C. Cobbold, Esq., John Cobbold, Esq., J. Footman, Esq., o. j o , se i sn , 'Esq., A. H. Bartlett, E - q., several ladies, as also some eng i neers And townspeople. The party proceeded as far as Brantham, at which place the company alighted and observed the progress of the works. The directors then took a poet-chaise for London (for the purpose, as we understand, of being present at some Parliamentary proceedings In which this district is interested), and theother portion of the com pany again entered the carriages, and arrived safely at Ipswich at s little before nine. The train would have proceeded to Colchester, but the workmen were engaged on the line near to Minningtree, and it was not deemed desirable to stop them in their operations. We understand the whole line Is in rnrith better order.—lpstcich Ezpress Of Tuesday. THE LATE FIGHT BETWEEN GILL AND NORLEY.— The winner of this fight (Gill) has been bound, himself in SOI. and twe sureties in 401. each, to appear at the next Oxford sessions, to answer to a charge of committing s breach of the peace iii Chi., WI THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAY 20. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 50; Highest, 63; Noon, 56, BAROMETER, 29.48.—W1ND S.W.; rain. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Iforning .. 26 minutes after 9. Evening .. 59 minutes after 9. T,, › , . jik rt l, t, ect t. . t , -,0 r/.. , t r ' ' 7 . - ' .- -4W IlarA. .- : V ''' # 4 1 , ,T. ,c; 1 / 4 % '-., Alta -:: Ati o .V l N `'z SECOND: EDITION. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1846. mits of the law, yet a new party springs up who are to de prive him of the post which he has filled so long, and se ably, under different denominations in his native country, and ab rogate at once the peaceful and loyal system by which, with all his violence, he has effected such important and beneficial changes in Ireland. No man, if we except, perhaps, WASH INGTON, ever did so much for his country ati Mr. O'CoNNELn, and In one respect he has a vast superiority over the American, for what the one did by the sword, by a tedious, a doubtful, and occasionally a hopeless war, the other has entirely effected by peaceful agitation, and the most ex traordinary observance of the established laws of the land. During his dictatorship, or by whatever name his peculiar and unbounded authority may be described, he has raised the character of his countrymen a hundredfold, and obtained for them privileges, and rights, and just claims, which, under the operation of the dangerous principles adopted by "Young Ireland," he would have attempted in vain. He carried the Catholic question solely by legitimate and peaceful means. An insurrection at the time of the Clare election would have frustrated the whole scheme. It would have let loose the Orangemen of the north, decided the waverers in England, roused to the highest pitch of in dignation the vast numbers of enemies to the cause, whether Churchmen or Dissenters, and the ordeal, the horrible cruelties, the bloody scenes of a civil war, must have been endured before the Legislature could have taken one step to redress the grievances of the Catholics. The cause would have been thrown back for half a century ; the men wko lived in 1829 would never have seen the consumma tion of Catholic Emancipation, and the numerous reforms which have followed in its train would have shared the same fate. It contributed much to Parliamentary Re form in England; through its influence and the prudent tac tics and perseverance of Mr. O'CONNELL, the tithe question in Ireland was settled, church cess was abolished, the Irish ecclesiastical staff was reduced to something like moderate proportions, municipal reform was established, and, what is an additional proof of the blessings conferred by peaceful reform, a Tory Government is now engaged in preparing further measures, of a healing and liberal character, for giving satisfaction to a long oppressed and patient people. Few men at the age of seventy can look back with such satisfaction to the labours of forty years as Mr. O'Cox max. These are admissions which the impartial are com pelled to make, for facts cannot be denied, and though we reprobate as much as any party the absurd cry for repeal, and the violent language by which it is too often rendered still more obnoxious, we cannot shut our eyes to the nume rous advantages which Ireland has gained within the last twenty years, nor to the merits of the man by whom they have been chiefly accomplished. But O'CoNNELL is to be thrown aside, as an old almanac, and who is the new occupant destined by " Young Ireland " for the throne ? Wiwass SMITH O'BRIEN ! Ile is already, it we are to believe one of his most enthusiastic supporters, a Mr. DOHENY, practising the royal functions in his cell. "I visited him," said this gentleman at Concilia tion Hall, on Monday, "in the. Cellar of the House of Com mons, and I can tell you he is there acting the king." The announcement was received with "thundering applause." But this orator said something more—something ostensibly in his own praise—but evidently directed with the most bitter hatred against another. " I have worked," said he, " unselfishly, and maintained a character on which a lie has never been written." These words have no doubt ful reference, and the meeting altogether was of a very stormy character, yet Mr. DOHENY concluded by saying, " there was no disunion among Repealers." May we not, therefore assert with truth, that such scenes (for this was not the first), say little for the consistency, gratitude and prudence of the Irish Repealers? The Orange clubs take courage at the news, and Exeter Hall before the month of May has closed will ring with shouts of triumph at the ex pense of DOIIENY, and the Nation, and Young Ireland. With the exception of the modification of the sugar duties, all those great commercial changes which were proposed by Sir ROBERT at the commencement of the present session have now passed through the House of Commons, with the most emphatic sanction of our representatives. The Customs' Duties Bill, which augured for itself days of impatience and nights of opposition almost innumerable, passed the third reading in the Lower House without either discussion or division, and . was immediately conveyed to the Peers, where, saving a few irascible objections from his Grace the Duke of RICHMOND, it was read a first time with nearly equal facility. Thus our legislative aristocracy have a balance of remissions submitted to their consideration ; they are called upon simultaneously to withdraw an accumu lation of protective imposts from agriculturists and manu facturers; and this call is rendered doubly forcible from its being itterated by the acquiescence of the people and the approval of the Commons. A somewhat desultory conversation occurred upon the announcement of the third reading, that conversation originating in certain inquiries, put by Mr. STAFFORD O'lisumr to the Go vernment, in reference to agricultural statistics. This, though rather beside the question, is undoubtedly a matter of considerable importance, as by the reduction of those statistics to a tabular regularity, a more definite notion might be formed as to the operation of the measures now gliding almost imperceptibly through the only remaining division of Parliament. Nor have the Ministry regarded the inquiry as one admitting of apathy or inattention ; according to the ex planation given by Sir G. CLERK, several devices have been employed for the collection of voluntary information in the three great divisions of the kingdom, Ramely in England, Scotland, and Ireland. It appears that much caution was neverthe less found to be absolutely requisite, so as to allay in some measure the jealousies of the agriculturists at what many of them erroneously regarded as a species of inquisitorial curiosity. Upon this point Mr. BRIGHT very justly ob served, at a subsequent period of the evening, that the farmers were labouring under a complete misapprehension as to the object which caused that anxiety for statistical intelligence, seeing that the Hon. Member for Manchester, when he originally propounded the necessity for some such information, was actuated solely by a wish to confer advantages upon the agriculturists themselves, not from any desire to pry into their proceedings. A various success has, however (in consequence, it may be, of the com tinuance of this misapprehension, or possibly from the ineffi ciency of the officers selected for the gleaning of such in telligence), attended the delicate advances of Government,. Very satisfactory results have, for instance, attended the in quiries made over an area of some 6,000 acres in the county of Cavan, that success being principally attributable to the spontaneous courtesy of the landowners; again, through the instrumentality of the parochial schoolmasters of the county of Edinburgh, a considerable quantity of information has been acquired in that neighbourhood; whereas, in the northern division of Hampshire, where the matter was con signed to the interposition of the poor-law officers, the re turns have been very inefficiently supplied. Whether a separate machinery of investigation may not have in the end to be resorted to, as the only reliable mode of obtaining these statistics, remains exceedingly questionable at the present moment, so much disinclination has been evinced by the agriculturists to comply with the demands of Government. Nothing but a most stolid mis conception of the whole affair can possibly have incited them to such a preposterous evidence of a disinclination to satisfy inquiries so reasonable and so inoffensive. By resort ing, however, to a double application of the scrutiny, by imitating the compensative position of the measures now before the House of Peers, or, in other and plainer words, by demanding statistical information in the factory as well as the homestead, upon the cotton trade as well as upon the cultivation of acres, this antipathy to divulge their doings might be effectually removed from the mind of the farmer, the wishes of the Noble Member for Lynn might be com plied with, and the precise consequences of free trade might be traced, in the fluctuations of those mercantile and agricultural statistics. A more judicious appendix could scarcely follow the acceptance of the new policy, as these tables would form a Parliamentary microscope through which we might the more readily and the more accurately observe the ramifications of free trade, and discern to the smallest tittle the manner in which the gradual and per manent opening of the ports affected us as corn growers and as throwers of the shuttle. The expense of such a novel order of commissioners, or rather of such an army of appraisers, is undoubtedly a matter which demands every consideration; but their organisation would tend so materially to simplify the views taken of the com mercial relations of this empire, that the advantage derivable from the labours of such a body promise infinitely more than a mere compensation of the outlay. And in the event of the scheme being brought to maturity, it is desirable that the information should be full and copious ; h ence, we conceive, that a mere application to the returns of the Customs, or even to the Factory Inspector, as recommended by the Hon. Member for Durham, would prove altogether insufficient. If any statistics are to be obtained, surely it would be desirable to have them recommended by their per spicuity and their accuracy, otherwise they might as well remain uncollected. Under all circumstances, however, the individualities might be filtered down into generalities before they reached the Parliamentary printers ; the aggregate cal t patp a i re t a i n o ct u tl yisc woe , until would at h bi s va a e do l o l u n tn e hta n at e r yc Governmente systemssar y. H is o s w wh b i ol e lw i t t nh w et no e tb s a h ek a we l hd w eo cl a l iy i im swe steps for the acquisition of the desired intelligence. A I letter from Constantinopl e of the 29th ult., in a German paper, states that the British Ambassador to the Porte, Sir STRATFORD CANNING, had an audience of the SULTAN on the 28th, to take leave on his departure for London, Whence it was believed he would not return. Mr. WELLESLEY, the first Secretary of the Embassy, was to act ad interim as Cliarg,6 d'Affaires. The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort publisheaia. letter dated Posen , bl e y 7, from which we ex tract the following "The excitement not onl y continues in th e Grand Duchy, but is aesuining even a more grave and alarmin g character.c -, nith e rto the nobles and c ler gy alone have ta ken part in the revolutionary proceedings, but now symptoms of rebellion appear among the peasantry. The people have been much excited by the arrest of several of their priests, and in some places sanguinary conflicts have ensued. At Wreschen, th e Kamorniks have assembled, and demanded a partition of the land. Gnesen is said to have been a theatre of great disorders, and a battalion is about to be marched to the en virons of this town." Madrid papers to the 12th have arrived. The Gazette publishes a royal ordonnanco conferring the rank 9f Ligge.G-cAer4l 911 wor-GentrAl VILLAIAFGA. The accounts from the provinces are on the whole very satisfactory, but the Eco del Comercio gives from Grenada an article stating that General RONCALT, Count D'ALCOY, Captain-General of that province, had been guilty of an atrocious outrage, which created a strong feeling of indig nation. On the 3d, as Don Jusro BANQUERI, son of an ex member of the Royal Council, was walking with two friends near the convent of San Felipe, a person called out " hats off," and the order not being obeyed, the hat was forcibly taken from the head of Don JUST°, who was afterwards knocked down with great fury. The aggressor was General RONCALL The Heraldo states that the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE/ of Russia, and the Duke and Duchess of SAXE COEOURG GOTIIA, who had arrived at Gibraltar, have been treated there with much distinction by the British authori ties. A letter of the sth instant, from Lugo, in the Cato/ico, says :—" The ringleaders of the revolt have either fled or concealed themselves. • One lieutenant only has been arrested. He was preparing to escape from the town. Besides the twelve officers shot at Garral, two or three captains have been executed in the same way at Be langos. On the 4th a sergeant was shot at Betanzos for having struck the son of General SANS., Minister of War, who was his officer." The works of the railroad at Aranjuez have, at length, commenced. About 400 men are employed on them. MADRID BoLsa, MAY 12.—There are no quotations ill the Bolsa list to-day. The Three per Cents. are reported to be 32i to cash. Exchange en London 37. We have received tho Paris papers of Monday. In relation to the rumours that have of late been in circulation as to the existence of a misunderstanding between the Austrian and Sardinian Governments, the Journal des Debats has an article which in some measure tends to confirm those rumours, and to show that Austria is-displeased with the liberal policy of Sardinia, and has shown her displeasure by commencing against Sar dinia that most absurd, inglorious, and losing of all wars, a war of tariffs, while the King of SAEDINIA, like a wise prince fights hostile tariffs with free trade, and must eventually conquer. The article is also interesting, as show ing the great progress which sound commercial principlis are making in Italy. The following is the article in tie Debats:— "By a decree, published in the official Gazette of Turin, the King of Sardinia has lowered the customs' duties on se veral articles of commerce, such as brandy, refined sugars of all kinds, green fruits, millinery, and percelain. This mea sure is not only an act of wise commercial reform, it has also a political bearing, of which it is well to point out at once the origin and the object. For some years past it may have been remarked that the Sardinian Government had made a sensible progress in the path of political moderation. By turns we have seen police regulations mitigated, the censor ship made more tolerant, the principal direction of public instruction placed in the hands of men very distinguished in the country, and very devoted to the reigning dynasty, but at the same time very hostile to the Jesuits, who had hitherto been the only directors of instruction. King Charles Albert has well comprehended that violence and political ani mosity have had their day in his states, and he has hence forth hoisted the s t an d ar d of a wise, gradual, and positive progress, which, while it satisfies the legitimate wishes of the country, will, at the same time, remove more and more the probability of sanguinary revolutions and violent dis orders. Men of superior minds, who are very numerous in Piedmont, in lending their assistance to the Government, have eagerly embraced this favourable opportunity of ren dering themselves useful to their country. The Abbe Gio berti, a philosopher and theologian of great merit, gave the signal for the movement, by the publication of a work on Italy, at once political and moral. The eloquent writer, caring little for the radical utopian ideas of many of his countrymen, has demonstrated in his work, in a most pe remptory manner, that to secure the progress and future wel fare of Italy, it was necessary to enlist the princes in the national cause, by renouncing those fatal attempts at revolu tion, which have so much contributed to maintain a disas trous separation between them and their people. M. Gioberti did not fail on this occasion to encourage King Charles Albert to enter on this novel plan. Some time after this, Count Cesar Balbo, one of the most noted personages at Turin, and a distinguished writer, published a work, dedicated to N. Gioberti, and entitled "The Hopes of Italy," in which he insisted, in clear and positive terms, on the independence of Italy. At other periods, any writer, before he would have ventured to publish such sentiments, would have secured his safety by flight. Far from this being the case, M. Balbo resides quietly at Turin, and is received at Court with the greatest kindness. It is the same with Count Petitti and M. Massimo d'Azeglio, both of whom have just published very remarkable works—the former on railroads in Italy, the latter on the late affairs in the Romagna. It may be readily imagined that the Austrian Government has not been un mindful of what is passing at Turin. Diplomatic notes have not been wanting. King Charles Albert maintained with firmness his rights, as the free sovereign of an independent state. The discontent of Austria declared itself in a recent decree of the Aulic Council, published in the Milan official Gazette, on the 20th ult., by which Piedmontese wines, which had up to that date paid 9 liv. 70 (Austrian money) per hectolitre on being imported into the Lombardo-Venetian States, were subjected to the enormous duty of 21 liv. 70 per hectolitre, which, with an octroi duty of three Austrian livres on entering the city of Milan, amounted to an actual prohibi tion. Instead of having recourse to injurious reprisals, the Sardinian Government has just adopted the reduction in duties to which we have above alluded. The article in the Piedmon tese Gazette, which accompanied the royal ordonnance, and which evidently emanates from an official source, leaves not the slightest doubt on the subject. Thus, whilst the Aus trian Government, alarmed at the liberal ideas of Sardinia, make a considerable increase in the duties on Piedmontese wines, and strikes a direct blow at the interests of the im mense majority of landowners and growers of Piedmont, the Sardinian Government, in its turn, opens its frontiers more readily to French produce, and draws closer its commercial relations with France. This intention of King Charles Albert is evident; and the few lines, which serve as the introduc tion of the royal ordonnance of May 2, clearly points it out. In consequence,' says the manifesto which precedes the de cree, of the treaty entered into with France, and to strengthen still more the commercial relations between the two states, the King has ordered,' &c." The Courrier Francais has a long article on the financial state of France, the object of which is to recommend the con version of the Five per Cents. as the most probable means of bringing down the annual expenditure within the limits of the annual revenue. The Consolidated Debt, says the Courrier Francais, has, Since 1830, been augmented by 80,000,000 f. a year, and since ;.1842 alone the Consolidated Debt has increased 25,000,000 f. The Parliamentary session appears to be fast drawing to a close. It is expected that the Chambers will adjourn in three weeks—that a dissolution will take place immediately, so as to have the general election about the first or second week in August. According to the Echo of Oran, ABD-EL-KADER, during his pursuit by Colonel Csmorr, received a severe sabre cut in the thigh ; accounts from Algiers, however, do not con firm this statement. The Algerie says—" The health of Marshal Bugeaud being re-established, he has postponed his return to France until the period for the elections." The Three per Cents. opened at 84f. 155., and closed at 84f., at which price they were done In the Coulisse at four o'clock. Railway Shares opened well, but gave way towards the close. The new shares in particular were weak. For the Account, the French Three per Cents. have fallen, 20c. ; Five per Cents., 15c. Loan not quoted. For Money, the Three per Cents. and Five per Cents. have fallen 10c. Loan not quoted. Bank of France Shares have risen 25f. Gouin Bank I,ooof. Shares, Ganneron Bank Shares, and Belgian Bank Shares not quoted. Roman have fallen %. Rothschild's Receipts have risen 10c., being quoted at 101 f. 50c. Neapolitan Bonds and Portuguese Five per Cents. not quoted. Exchange on London (thirty days), 25f. 67 1 ,4 c. ; ditto (nine days), 25f. 60c. Railway Shares for the Account, settling of June 2 :—Dieppe have risen sf. ; Lyons, Paris to Strasburg, Orleans to Bordeaux, and Rouen, 2f. 50c. each ; Paris to Orleans and Nantes, If. 25c. each, and Versailles (left bank) have fallen 17f. 50e. ; Versailles (right bank)..Orleans to Vierzon, Northern, and Rouen to Havre, 2f. 50c. ; Avignon to Marseilles are unvaried. For Money :—Versailles (left bank) have fallen 15f. ; Northern, 2f. 50c. ; Strasburg to Bale, if. 24e. ; Boulogne, Paris to Strasburg, Lyons, Paris to Orleans, and St. Germain, remain unvaried ; Rouen, Or leans to Vierzon, Orleans to Bordeaux, and Nantes, have risen 2f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 19. Boulogne and Amiens,l2 IA —Central of Spain, 1 —Dutch Rhenish, 8 —Great Northern of France Constituted, 14 % —Jamaica South Midland Junction, I%—Lyons and Avignon, 2—Luxembourg, 2-- Namur and Liege, 434—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 674—Paris and Strasbourg Constituted, 534—Sambre and Meuse, 5 34—Tours and Nantes Constituted, 6. THE THREE DIVISIONS ON THE CORN IMPORTATION BILL. ON THE SPEAKER LEAVING THE CHAIR. For. Against. Majority. Liberals ... 227 f Tories. 229 1 97 Tories..... 110 I Liberals ll SECOND READLNG. Liberals ... 202 i Tories 204 I 88 Tories 9B I Liberals 8 THIRD READING. Liberals ... 223 ( Tories 220 I Tories lO4 Liberals ...... 9 98 Tel ers not included. itdtlie instrumental ITANovEit-squARE Roo3lB.—The annual soiree nausi n ai erre of Messrs. Kiallmark and Grattan Cooke took place last night a above-mentioned music ciaires, the great attra c ti ons o f the evening were Madame A nna Thillon, Sirgnor Marras, a n d Mr. John Parry. A new song, cent was room p s e , rf wlic e n d a excellent selection of vo ca l orm . Besides the popular benefi posed by Monsieur Thillon, called "La cheese de Tigre," was well sah7, by Mr. I3odda. It is a very effective composition, with a corni ob , iyato accompaniment, admirably performed by Messrs. Jarrett. The concert concluded with a charming ballad " Hope's bright dream," written and composed by Mrs. H..St.Leger, sung with intense feeling and exquisite taste by Madame Anna Thillon, which was ap plauded to the echo. 15 ISPATCH OF THE MAILS FROM DUBLlN. — Another alteration in the dispatch of the Liverpool mail is contemplated by the Post-otlice authorities, and which will, if practicaisle, be carried into effect in the course of next July. The arrangements, so far as they can be at present surmised, are as follows:—The Admiralty boats to le ave, as usual, i n the morning, with the inland mails, from I clngstown, at s even o 'cl oc k , A.st. Th e ma il w hi c h s t ar t s f rom that place at half - Past six P.M.. to leave at four ; receiver to close at either two, or latest half-past two. Letters can be forwarded on Payment of a fee (as at present) to within a quarter of an hour of its departure from Dublin. The object of this arrangement is to catch the express train which i 3 to leave Liverpool at six, A.m., to run up within six hours, and to be delivered as soon after mid-day as passible in London.—Liverpool Times. lIIGHLY IMPORTANT SALE OF SHORT-HORNED CATTLE, Boa.--On Thursday last, the village of Shotley presented a remarkably animated appearance, in consequence of a great number of agriculturists, graziers, and dealers attending the sale of Mr. B. E 1 no's celebr a t e d and well-known stock of short-horns, &c. Before w wehiperifix was to th e sale, we cannot omit noticing the handsome repast largo boothas generously given to every attend an t a t th e sa l e. A aion and and also an extensive barn were fitted up for tho occa many hundreds p ar t ook of the repast. Mr: Spurting, the auctioneer,' expatiated on the qualities of the stock, tracing the pedi gree of the splendid animals entrusted to his care for sale. On this occasion the hammer, and " a-going, a-going," were dispensed with: a minute sand-glass was substituted, and as soon as the bidding flagged, the auctioneer held up the glass, and informed his audience that the last bidder . before the sand was out would be the purchaser. The biddings were very spirited :-39 cows fetched nearly 1001., the highest realising 44 guineas. The nine bulls realised nearly 2701., the two-year old (Prince) selling for 72 guineas.—lpsteich Express. A writ of habeas corpus was yesterday granted by the sitting Judge at Chambers, directed to the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons, commanding him to bring up the body of William Smith O'Brien detained in his custody, together with the cause of his detention. FIRE NEAR BERKELEY -SQUIRE.-011 Tuesday even ing, about six o'clock, a fire broke out in the house of Mr. Berwick, Union-street, Berkeley-square. The discovery was made by a per son going into an upper room, and in a short time the flames spread furiously. Messengers were sent for the brigade engines of tke C and B district, and in the meantime every exertion was used by those in the house to extinguish the fire. 'the firemen were prompt in their attendance, but before the flames were subdued the greater por tion of the roof was destroyed, and considerable damage done by water, The are Rai 044 W hare trigillfitig 11914 cillraavy. OVER LAND MAIL INDIA ANI) CHINA. (From the Morning Herald.) Wo have received, by Extraordinary Express, our advices from India and China, in anticipation of the mail. The dates are Calcutta, April 7 ; Madras, April 13 ; Bombay, April 15 ; China, March 29. At this late hour we have only time to publish the following abstract of the intelligence:— SUMMARY. (From the Bombay Times of April 15.) The last fortnight has proved so perfectly barren of in telligence that it is next to impossible to make a summary ; nor do matters promise to mend for a long time to come. Peace and prosperity, wise rulers and a happy people, may be well enough in their way ; they are the worst things in the world for the journalist !—The Commander in -Chief, like the Governor- General, has quitted the Punjaub ; the British garrison remains inactive at Lahore, where the people are conducting themselves with propriety ; but there seems a considerable amount of turbulence up and down throughout the country. Tho new cantonments were being arranged in the Jullundur Doab, and their garrisons assigned to them. The Bombay troops had begun to arrive at Roree about the first week of April, and were to be distributed in tho manner formerly described The people in western India were beginning to suffer from scarcity, •mainly brought about by the ,deficiencies of last season's rains. Cholera was spread ing amongst the natives. India generally is quiet. Some failures of European houses connected with Bom bay have occurred. The:weather is unusually cool for the middle of April. Sir George Arthur, Governor of Bombay, is greatly improved in his health, and able to transact business and take his customary evening drive. ~--.,~ IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at a few minutes past Twelve. EASTERN UNION RAILWAY (ARDLEIGH TO COLCHESTER.) This Bill was read a third time and passed. REPORTS. • The following reports were agreed to, and the Bills or dered to be engrossed, viz.:— Bristol Waterworks. Manchester Markets. Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement. Leith Paving. Somersetshire Midland Railway. Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction itailway (Humber Ferries) Legal Quays (London). Edinburgh Paving. Leeds, York, and Midland Junction Railway. Edinburgh and Peebles Railway. York Improvement. Birkenhead Small Debts. South-Eastern Railway (No. 2—Greenwich Railway to Chilham, near Canterbury, with Branches). Norfolk Railway Extension (Derehain, Wells, and Blakeney Branch). Perth and Inverness Railway. Caledonian Railway (Mid-Lothian Branches). Chard Canal Railway. FREE C'HURCII OF SCOTLAND. Sir ANDREW LEITH HAY presented petitions from various places in Scotland, signed by members of the Eree Church, praying the House to grant them sites for building places of worship. ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL. Lord JOHN MANNERS presented several petitions from various parts of the country in favour of this Bill. BRIDGEWATER AND TAUNTON CANAL, RAILWAY, AND HARBOUR BILL. Lord HARRY VANE, on bringing up the report of the Committee on the Brdgewater and Tauwton Canal, Railway, and Harbour Bill, moved that the Bill be re-committed to the former Committee, and that the Committee have leave to sit and proceed on Friday next, at one o'clock. The Noble Lord also, on bringing up the report from the Commit tee on the Bristol and Exeter Railway (Crewkerne Branch) Bill, moved that the Bill be re-committed to the former Committee, and that the Committee have leave to proceed on Friday next.—The motions were agreed to. CATHOLIC RELIEV - BILL. Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from the inhabitants of Birmingham praying the House not to pass this Bill until due inquiries had been made into the Roman Catholic belief. ~, O ~~~~~ ~ _, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1846. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five. o'clock. The Tariff Bill was brought up from the Commons, and on the motion that the Bill be read a first time, the Duke of RICHMOND protested against the principle of the measure, which he contended was inconsistent with the Corn-law Bill, inasmuch as it retained duties upon many articles of manufacture while protection was altogether removed from agricultural produce. A discussion followed, in the course of which, Lord BEAUMONT suggested that the Corn Bill should be disposed of before the tariff was considered, and Lord BROUGHAM reminded the Noble Lords who were in favour of protection, that there was a vast difference between duties imposed for the sake of revenue and duties imposed for the sake of protection, and that the doctrine of free trade by no means contemplated the removal of duties imposed for the purposes of revenue. - The Earl of DALHOUSIE, Earl GREY, Lord MOWTLIGLE, and Lord ASHBURTON also addressed the House, after which the Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday the 28th inst. The Marquis of NORMANDY postponed his motion on the subject of outrages in Ireland to Friday. The Western Australia Bill was read a third time and passed, and the Insolvent Debtors' Bill passed through Com mittee, after which their Lordships adjourned to Friday. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. Mr. CAMPBELL, from the East India House, presented papers with respect to the pensions granted to Viscount HARDINGE and Lord GOUGH. Mr. FERRAND postponed the questions which he had given notice of putting to the First Lord of the Treasury, relative to the Bingley 'Union, to Thursday next. Mr. Fox MAULE then moved, pursuant to notice, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable Christian congregations in Scotland to obtain sites for places of worship, manses, and school-houses. He had intended to have gone at some length into the ob jects of the measure, but as he did not see the Lord Advocate of Scotland, or the Home Secretary, in their places, he supposed the proposition he had to bring forward was not objected to ; he should content himself with making the motion of which he had given notice. The motion having been seconded, After some observations from Sir R. Nous and Sir JAMES GRAHAM, who came into the House in a few moments after Mr. Fox MAULE had made his motion for leave to bring in the Bill—leave was given to bring in the measure. After some observations from Mr. Stafford O'Brien, Sir G. Clerk, Sir R. Inglis, Lord G. Bentinck, Mr. Bright, and Mr. W. Miles, the Customs' Duties Bill was read a third time and passed. Dr. BOIVRING then moved, pursuant to notice, that an humble address be presented toher MAJESTY, that ehe would be graciously pleased to direct such correspondence, or extracts on the subject of the quarantine laws, as had taken place with foreign Governments since the last returns to Parliament, to be laid on the table of the House. After some discussion the motion was agreed to. Mr. CHRISTIE withdrew his motion relative to suliplying clothes to new-born children in workhouses. Mr. BANKES then moved that Wst. RocKarr have leave to state his case at the bar of the House with reference to the Bridport election. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed the motion. Mr. CHRISTIZ then moved his amendment, which was to the effect that the petition of WILLIAM ROCK= should be referred to a Select Committee. Some considerable discussion took place, the original mo tion was withdrawn, Mr. CiinisnE's amendment was put as a substantive- motion, to which an amend ment was moved by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL; and upon a division the amendment was carried, the SPEAKER giving his casting vote in its favour. The debate on the original motion was then adjourned till Thursday. The Railway Companies Dissolution Bill went through Committee, and the report was ordered to be received to morrow. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. The attention of the House of Commons was last night drawn to the quarantine laws by Dr. BOWRING, who moved that an address should be presented to her MAJESTY, for the production of the correspondence or extracts on the subject of the quarantine laws, which had taken place with foreign Governments since the last returns, to be laid on the table, and that the House would see with pleasure such relaxations in the existing system as right be compatible with a due re• gard to the public health and the general interests of the nation. Nothing but the protection and welfare of the country at large could for one moment justify the continuance of a sys tem which has been truly described as impeding science, pro ducing immorality, obstructing travelling, and restricting commerce, navigation, and manufactures, besides being in many other respects hurtful. Our Legislature have happily seen the necessity of affording the greatest possible faci lities to trade and freedom of intercourse with all nations. Any delay or difficulty has been found to be productive of the most injurious effects, to be a national evil of the greatest magnitude. Amongst the many regulations by which our commerce has been fettered, none have been found more vexatious or costly in their maintenance than the quarantine laws. Commerce has been taxed for their support to the extent of from 1,000,0001. to 2,000,0001. sterling per annum. The delay was frequently ruinous in its results ; and we have the authority of Mr. HUME—and there cannot be a higher one on any question of calculation—that no leas a sum than 120,0001. was annually expended by this country in keeping up the system. But this is not all. Many valuable lives have been sacrificed, which might have been preserved had proper assistance and aid been afforded them—had they been removed from the confined and pestilential air which they were compelled to breathe, to a purer and more salubrious atmosphere. Englishmen have ever been ready to incur a danger—to risk their own lives in the cause of humanity—to afford assistance to him requiring it, to mitigate the sufferings and soothe the pangs of the afflicted; but, by these oppressive and heartless laws, we are prevented, as a nation, from doing that which no one with a benevolent heart would hesitate about for one moment. The sufferer is cut off from communication with his kind—like the leper of old he is banished from society, is unable to procure the comforts, the attentions so necessary to him in his illness. Many who arrive in perfect health perish from the operation of the sanatory laws. Had they even the supposed efficacy formerly ascribed to them, it is doubtful if it would not be purchased at too high a price, if the remedy be not worse than the disease. But it has ever been found that the countries in which those laws have been most rigorous, most strictly acted up to, have suffered the most from the diseases which they attempted to keep out. A better opinion now seems to prevail on the subject of contagion. The Royal Academy of Medicine in Paris, after having instituted the strictest inquiries, under the direction of the French Government, with a view to t heir giving an opinion on the quarantine laws, have trt l' the conclusion that the plague is endemic gTht , earls, sad Turkey, and that its breaking o u t 5, to attributed to the spontaneous action of local and atmosphede cau tation from distant quarters, that it is an apt t° ' ita and that it is propagated by atmospherical influences, and not by contagion, and that it is not conveyed by good, or merchandise. Surely such an opinion, deliberately arrived at by men of the highest medical authority, who have taken the utmost pains to procure the most authentic information from which they . might draw their deductions, should be considered perfectly conclusive on the subject, and should lead to the total abolition of those laws all over the world. Comparatively little will be effected unless the prejudices of other nations can be removed. We trust that this is possible, as the Governments of tie different countries now seem to be quite alive to the great importance of the question and most anxioas to adopt any measures for the improvement of the sy th st e em p . erfec T h t e fr e g e l d o o r i m o us of m t r o a v d e e m w e t l of those laws a n d be aptly o which has f lltoawkeedn opulatcbeyfotrhe the abolition of all rest rictions. amelioration The split which has taken place in the Repeal party in Ireland, which is widening every day, is not calculated to raise our respect for the consistency, gratitude, and prudence of the Irish character. One of the most violent Repeal journals published in Dublin, which is supposed to represent a new generation, has for some time cast off Mr. O'CoNNELL as a leader, and now almost declares open war against him. What the objects of "Young Ireland" are it would be diffi cult to say, but, judging from their organ, they consider the Liberator too lukewarm in the cause. They would not only go for a repeal, perfect and unadulterated, shackled neither by the claims of royalty, nor the guardianship, however nominal of a British Parliament, but would at once esta blish a pure republic, independent as much of England as the rest of the world. So determined is their hostility to this country that they indulge in the highest raptures of enthusiasm on anticipating her defeat in India or Canada, or the wide ocean, and would willingly join the Americans or the Frencb, or any other nation called our national enemy, for the sake of humbling, and even destroying, their nearest neighbours. This is all very foolish, and very extravagant. Most people a re o f op i n i on th a t M r . O'Cowmr. has gone as far in the cause of repe a l as an y leafier can prudently go with out.exciting a civil war. J u d ges an d ju r ies h ave admitted by theft deW19135) that ho haq rin pato flu macl94ccoded the A GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. Mr. GREENE moved that leave be given to read the Grand Junction Railway (Showhill and Portobello Branch) Bill a second time on Thursday, the 21st May, although no breviate shall have been laid on the table, such Bill having been separated from the Grand Junction Railway (Huyton and Aston and other Branches) Bill, on the recommendation of the Classification Committee, and the breviate of the whole having been already laid on the table of the House. The Hon. Gentleman also moved that the order made on the 16th day of March, for referring the Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke (Tring to Saunderton) Railway Bill to the Com mittee of Selection, be read ; that the said order be dis charged ; that the said Bill be withdrawn.—The motions were agreed to. DISTRESS IN IRELAND. On the motion that the orders of the day be read, Mr. P. SCROPE wished to ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether the attention of the Government had been called to the distress which existed in Mallow, i❑ the county of Cork ? It appeared that out of a population of twelve thousand per sons, six thousand persons were wholly destitute of food. He wished to know whether the Government were about to adopt a similar precedent to that set some years ago in the western districts of Scotland, when a scarcity was existing in that district? The Government then taxed the landed proprietors to the amount of fourteen per cent. upon their holdings, in order to make a relief fund. Sir J. GRAHAM said his attention had not been called to Mallow. There was a committee sitting in Dublin which had full power, upon proper application, to afford such assistance as was in the power of the Government. With reference to the second part of the Hon. Member's question, whether it was the intention of the Government to adopt the precedent set them in Scotland, he had only to say that it was not, in the present year, and under the present circumstances of Ireland, the intention of the Government to propose a land tax to meet the present distress. What might be the future policy of the Government regarding the subject he was not prepared to say. LACE FACTORIES BILL. Mr. GISBORNE said that he was of opinion that the Lace Factories Bill, which stood first on the orders of the day for a second reading, should be allowed to pass sub silentio, and that the discussion and division on the question should take place on the motion that the House go into Com mittee. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said hewould most cheerfully assent to such an arrangement, as he had been entrusted with the care of the Bill, and it was his duty to forward it in every possible stage. Sir J. GRAHAM said he could not be a party to any such arrangement, for he felt so strongly impressed with the feeling that any legislative interference with the subject of lace manufactories would have 'the worst possible effect ;Tif, therefore, the Hon. Member would proceed with his Bill, he would ask the indulgence of the House whilst he would shortly state his opinions upon the subject.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. GISBORNE then v,ithdrew his motion. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented several numerously signed petitions from Nottingham in favour of the Lace Factories Bill. Lord J. MANNERS presented several similar petitions, signed by several thousand persons. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that, in moving the second reading of the Bill now before the House, he should state his opinion that it was imperatively necessary, if they regarded either the moral or the social comfort of those poor children employed in the manufacture of lace in this country, that some regislative interference should take place in the conduct of the lace manufacturers. He had nearly the unanimous assent of the operative and the master manufacturer in favour of the Bill, and the question did not stand in the • same position as the factory question, in consequence of their having been no legislation on the subject, and the question for the House to decide whether there should be any interference or not in the lace manufacturers. He was aware that some persons considered that the Bill ought to be restricted entirely to children—that others considered it did not go far enough, while others did not approve of the principle of the Bill. Now what was the state of the factory trade in the country? The House should be aware in the first place, that these steam engines ran, through the whole week, from twelve o'clock on Sunday night to twelve o'clock on Silturday night, without intermission, and that this could not be carried on without the assistance of children. Children from the ages of six to eight years were obliged to remain up all night, and many of these poor children never saw their bed. They lay upon the floor of the factory, d ur i ng t h e i ntervals they might be able to snatch for rest, and they were momentarily roused up to pursue the stern labours imposed upon them. Could the House suppose that children so brought up were reared as they ought to be? What was the evidence of Mr. Saunders, the intelligent inspector of manufactories, upon the subject ? He says that legislation was not only passible, but most necessary. Consumption and fever were the concomitant results of the system, which also induced _ the most immoral effects in the children themselves.He confessed that there was this princ i p le in his Bill, that it interfered with adult labour ; but, in point of fact, the Right Hon. Baronet also interfered with adult labour in his Bill, and the only difference Between them was, that [he (Mr. Duncombe) did so in exceptions, by preventing labour after ten o'clock, while the Right Hon. Baronet did it by a species of inference. They were often accustomed to hear that there should be no interference between the manufacturer and the operative, and they were assurild that if they did not interfere manufactures would flourish,' and the social condition of the workers be greatly improved. They saw this result in the lace factories ; there there was no interference between the master and the worker, and what was the consequence? That there was disease and discontent, - and immorality, rife amougst them—that as a class they were most degraded, that as operatives they were the most depressed of all those engaged in factory labour. He appealed to the Right Hon. Baronet not to reject the second reading of this Bill ; unless, indeed, his objection were to the principle of interference with the manufacturer. There was one pecu. Rarity attached to this measure, viz., that it had received the assent of at least four-fifths of the proprietors of lace works ; and he might also say the consent of all the wor k ers employd. He implored the House to consent to the second reading of a measure which had been already sanctioned by the very persons who were most interested in it. He did hope and trust that the House would not disappoint these humane and just expectations. He moved that this Bill be read a second time. The question having been put, Sir J. GRAHAM said that the Hon. Member who had just moved the second reading of this Bill had made a forcible appeal to him not to resist that second reading. lie told the House that the measure was supported by four-fifths of the master employers in the trade, and that, with scarcely an exception, the operatives had declared in its favour. He did not know the sources whence the Hon. Member had received that information, probably from a different quarter than he himself had, for as tar as he could judge the opinions of the master were entirely opposed to the Hon. Member for Fing bury. With respect to the measure itself he acknowledged that first impressions were in favour of restricting the hours of labour, but then it was for the Legislature to consider whether this restriction would be followed by the effect so ardently desired by the lion Member for Finsbury, and by other lion. Members. They had to consider well whether the benefits arising from shortened hours of labour, would not be more than counter-balanced by the miseries arising from reduced wages. This question, however, was by no means a new one. It had b een o f ten b e fore the . House, and the dangers 9f any legislation of this character had been often strongly dwelt upon. in the consideration which had been given to this subject it V7ABaltioestes that so important a branch of manufactures manufacturers should not have receivedto 4 1 i ti l e i r e into Parliament had granted i e s r s s i e o n s o . f that this subject was not for th that clay called on to question times without nuen°lbneeri,'fiisars:Fttilnileerefobrreouigthwtasunthdaert were discussion ; but they which had been recommend . , come to a decision 0, Err SrEAYIN . ) PreedcirbeylYthestieecomremv RAILWAY COMMITTEE& (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. GROLT I. Tun LONDOaNt eleven D o'clo Y ck ° . ' Earl of Love- The Committee met this day iy lace, chairman. Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., said, ho had the pleasure of handing in the traffic tables of the Eastern Counties scheme, as ordered by their Lordships. lie would also hand a copy to his Learned Friend (Mr. Sergeant Wrangham), whom he had no doulit would find them very light and agreeable readi ng. — (Laughter.) At the same time he could not avoid ying, tha those li3 were more i detail than tho.hi given by h s is a Learned t Friend, and he should feel n obliged if he would furnish similar details. Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIADI would have no objection to give the de tailed tables wished for by his Learned Friend. lie would take that opportunity of putting a question to his Learned Friend, which, if answered, would very materially aid the present investigation. lie wished to know what lisle it was his Learned Friend relied on as the competing line to the London and York ? Their Lordships would see that there were several Bills in the group which had nothing to do with the through communication from London to York. He appre hended it would he desirable for all parties, more especially for their Lordships, to know what was meant to be the competing system with London and York. The latter line speaks for itself, and therefore what he wanted to learn was, what was the combination of lines, or c w o l u n l c d h b o e u r t eli o e f d th on at , , c v o i l l n ic t h iin , a_t as ios t i o Ns b -as e ptuhteuspi single, n(le . eda antagonist sing l e m s e o e ir m L t e h rd e j e r lu r p e s po t r o t biet seemed by in the o li th e e d r id Ho n u o s t e u , b k ut th fr e that uay bad cuTim upp L sicla a way as t; - .1 > fi @ the o.lotuct competing trunk lines together. On the one hand w the London and York line; and then they took th Tottenham and Farringdon-street Extension, the Cambridg and Lincoln, and that portion of the Direct Northern which forme the antagonist system to the London and York. Their Lordship would find it stated, in the first page of their report, " That the Committee, therefore, proceeded first to hear the case of the London and York Company, which proposes a new and integral line from London to York, and next those of the Cambridge and Lincoln, the Direct Northern, and the Tottenham and Farringdon-street Eaten ston lines, which, together with the Eastern Counties' scheme, were recommended for this purpose by the Board of Trade." That was the course which they took ; but it was not because they took that course that he asked his Learned Friend the question which he had put to him, but he did so because of the obvious convenience which it would be to the Committee, in the first place, as well as to those whom he had the honour to represent, that they might know the case which they would have to meet and so direct their examinations—for example the re-examination of Mr.. Cubitt, and the examination of the other engineers. He hoped his Learned Friend would not object to answer the question. The traffic tables just handed in referred to the Eastern Counties Railway ex tension from Cambridge to Mllford, and from March to Lincoln. Now, he wished to know if the line from March to Lincoln was to be set up also as part of the scheme?. Earl LOVELACE—If we can have the answer in a few words it would be very desirable, but if it is to involve a long speech we should have two opening speeches, which we certainly do not require. Mr. TALBOT said he feared that if he attempted to answer the questions it would involve going into the whole case. Ile should have to explain how his lines became competing with the London and York. Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM only wanted to know which were the competing lines. Mr. TALBOT said that his brief answer to that question was, that he appeared there in support of the Bills which they had laid on the table. After some further discussion on this point, Mt. Cubitt WAS Called and cross-ezainined by Mr. TALBOT at great length. HOU SE OF COMMONS. GROUP X. The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, in Room No. I (House of Commons) ; present, Mr. Deedes (ciTairman). Mr. Ark wright, Mr. Farnham, Mr. Stanley, and Mr. Vivian, and proceeded with the GLASGOW, AIRDRXE, AND IVIONXMANDS JUNCTION. Mr. AUSTIN stated the case for the promoters of this railwaY, which is to commence at a point to the east of the High-street of Glasgow, on or near the site of the College - Beildinge, and joining the Airdrie and Bathgate Junction, at Airdrie. The length of the main line is ten miles five furlongs and a half. There will be a branch of two miles six furlongs and nine chains, which will join the Clydesdale Junction, near Rutherglen, by which the line would be connected, through the Pollee and Govan and other railways, with the harbour of Glasgow. Another branell, seven miles in length, would termi nate in Mile-End, a very populous manufacturing district of aulsrow- From Coatbridge another breech will join the Wishaw and Coltnest Railway, which intersects the extensive upper coal fields . 01 Lanarkshire. The importance of the line required little se gument. The population of Glasgow is 340,050, and increas ing in a great ratio, and the town is known to be not only engaged most extensively in manufactures, but also a ship• ping port of superior consequence. The owners of minerals in Lanarkshire, as well as the inhabitants of Glasgow, were greatly Interested in having the meansef delivering the vast quantity of coals consumed there at the most convenient points, and at the cheapest rates. By the main line the whole of the eastern parts of the city, and by the branch to Mile-End two-thirds of the factories and public works, would be supplied with coals at a less cost, and with greater regularity than at present.' This district of Glasgow, which is chiefly occupied by the labouring classes, is at present supplied with goals from distant pits, by cartage, at an expensive rate, or from the depiAS of certain railways. The railway will go near the agricultural bazaar and the cattle market, which is regarded as a great advantage to all parties. The Learned Gentleman commented at considerable length upon various other direct and collateral advantages of the line, on which a very great amount of passenger traffic is anticipated. The district is at present almost destitute of railway communication. Almost all the proprietors on the line were favourable to, it, and there were no engineering difficulties, no tunnels, and no expensive works. He observed that there were two lines competing with this, and re ferred to the same Committee—the Caledonian (Dundyvan Branch) and the Caledonian (Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Branches). The Learned Gentleman went into a detailed comparison of the merits of the three lines, contrasting strongly the demerits of the other two with the excellencies of this. The principal points were, that the Dundyvan Branch would pass through the country in a way injurious to the landed proprietors, without giving the same advantag es as th e present undertaking 31'013,;7 give to the factories, public works, and the owners of minerals the Dundyvan Branch having also:engineering disadvantageS• and not supplying the population of Glasgow with coal to the eagle extent, or at the same low eost. The Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coat bridge branches would make the distance between Glasgow and Airdrie twelve miles instead of ten and a half, as by the line no r before the Committee. Moreover, the Caledonian Company, by ob. tamping the branches applild for in opposition to this line, would b 0 put in possession of an injurious monopoly. Mr. 31`.NEIL (who was with Mr. Austin) examined Mr. Hankie , the provost of the suburban borough of Glasgow, called the Calton: who gave evidence strongly in favour of this project, as compare' with its competitors. Mr. Wanktoae, who appeared for the Dundyvan branch, and fer certain petitions, cross-examined the w itn es s with a view to elici t that the parts of Glasgow to be accommodated by his clients wer e more important than tile eastern parts of the city. GROUP XIII. This Committee met to-day at 12 o'clock, Sir William Clay in th o chair. Other Members tpresent, Earl Jermyn, Mr. P. Ainsworth , and Mr. Cartels. GLASGOW, DUMPRXES, AND CARZXsrat. The further consideration of the clauses of this Bill was resumed' Evidence having been tendered as to the!present rate of tolls on th e Ayrshire and Glasgow line, the clauses of the Dumfries line relating thereto, as well as the others which are unopposed, were read severally agreed to. ;The whole Bill, with the exception of the clauses relating to the branches with which the Caledonia Extension competes to a certain . extent, having been disposed of, the C omm itt ee resume d th e Furth" consideration of the NORTH BRITISH CARLISLE EXTENSIO S• Mr. John Lang, of Hawick, examined— Was a partner in the BIT of Dixon and Lang, which employed from 900 to 1,000 persons. I thought the proposed line would be of great benefit to the town of Hawick. One of the principal advantages would be a direct coinin g . nication with Liverpool. A consider a bl e amoun t o f wo ol wall present brought from Liverpool, and the quantity from that quarter was increasing. The wool so o bt a i ne d was A u stralian 8T: American. He had no doubt if the present line was forwf:, that port In course of time would b ecome the great mart f or Vl's' wool. Last autumn he bought 500 bales of wool, which took ti months before they reach e d H aw i ck. They came In a sailing vessel to Annan. He got also dye stuffs and ells fro m Li verpoo l , and ire"' Kendal. Quick dispatch was important for the fancy trade in which Hawick was principally engaged, and the present line would do Me l to forward that end. Coals at present were brought from Canobio tk , Hawick by carts. They cost 235. 6d. a ton. The consumption Of coal increased last year about twenty-five per cent., and would greatly increase if a railway communication were formed with the Canobie coal-fields. His firm last year consumed about 500 tons; but if coals were cheapened, steam power in many instances would be substituted for water power. Building materials were also very dear, slates for instance were brought frov 2 Annan by carts, a distance of 43 miles. Some American timber and bricks were also brought from Annan. Bricks were also brought from Leith. The bricks he referred to were fine bricks for flues, as the houses were built of stone. Their iron castings for machinery were brought from Carlisle. The railway wou ld b e a grea t benefit in bringing building materials from the south. Nearly 857 and wool were consumed in Hawick last year, to make up. Witness Mr. Wilson met the principal manufacturers on the subject, and fr°, lu . what transpired, as well as his knowledge of the trade of the tolvh." . considered the amount stated correct. a Cross-examined by Mr. RICKARDS —The:Arm of which he low ineuutS_; member, had opened a house in Glasgow, but the other wet , turers believed had not. The most of the goods manufactured tons of went northwards ; a great amount to Glasgow. The principal trade of the town was hosiery, tweeds, and shawls. He could not tell th e proportion of the manufactured goods that went to London. The arriage of bale goods from Hawick to London was from 4/, to The charge for cartage from Ilawick to Leith was 1/. 10s. GROUP XX. This Committee met to-day at the usual hour; Mr. Botherott the chair. LONDON, HOUNSLOW, AND WESTSraff• On the assembling of the Committee the case on behalf of this line was proceeded with. The Bill is opposed by the Great Western Company. Mr. Cocanuart opened the case for the promoters. The line, he said, which was proposed to be constructed was 16 miles in leng; being from the west end of the metropolis through Houma°ir _ Staines, in order to accommodate the large and growing population in that quarter. The traffic was at present enormous, being, be be lieved, greater than that en any thoroughfare out of London, and he had no doubt the line when constructed would yield a handsome divi dend on the capital embarked. The Learned Gentleman having gone through the extent of the hue in explanation of the population, traffic, &c., that might be expected, and having detailed the one' neering pecallarties of the line, which he represented to be generalli favourable, proceeded to call his witnesses. Mr. Ashworth, of Isleworth, was examined as to the defective any commodation given to the inhabitants of his neighbourhood by the present conveyances, and to the necessity there existed for the rail way. The feeling represented to be very strong in favour of the present scheme. GROUP LINT. This Committee re -assembled to-day at the usual hour. I're sent ' Mr. Bannerman (chairman), and the other Members. MIDLAND (LEICESTER. AND SWANNX N G TON ALTERATION AND DEANCIIVS ) ' Mr. Joseph. Cubitt, engineer, examined by Mr. WADDINGTON , the part of the petitioners—Was an engineer of great experience i r e. well acquainted with the propo se d li ne b e f ore t h e Comm That line went through the properties of Mr. Harris and Mr. Strettwi in a circuitous direction. He did not think it was th e best line O a could be selected for th e p ropose d j unction with the Mid l an d lio to e . Had seen the plans and sections of another line, which proPO ed r e pass nearer the town of Leicester, which was more direct, not 11 1 ° a expensive, and traversed property not so likely to be Injured 13Y,ild railway as the property through which th e p resen t line pass. There were no engineering difficulties in the line which ." preferred. The gradients on the lon ger li ne were, no d ou bt m ore _ A favourable. Had seen the estimate of th e other line, and consi der ed it reasonable and sufficient. He was aware th at i t was proposed to take the shorter line on a timber viaduct, and, in his judgment , was no danger in that mode of constructing a railway. T hu ;i. mainder of this witness's evidence was In corroboration of the dence on the part ofthe petitioners. The Committee decided upon hearing no further evidence. Pad of Mr. WADDINGTON then addressed the C omm i ttee on the the petitioners, and contended that a careful examination of , ‘ 1 ,; 5 evidence must convince the Com m itt ee the petitions of did clients were founded in ju s ti ce, an d that the line before them ` commit a wanton injury on the residential property through w.lux, it passed, without any commensurate public advantage• his °chat were determined to resist this line to the last, from a conviction T t c _ they had been most cruelly treated by the neg ho had been appointed to Inform thein of the proposedof railw ay, though blameany they acquitted the Chairman and DoptitY - Ch airmu whatever. motors of the 13111, declined Mr. lliLurattio, on the part of the Pre Wee had decided on not t h e Committed offering any observations, as ligencoof th ose hearing further evidence. The loom was then cleared, a nd on our ro-admission the Bill was proved decided th e preamble of then gone t hrough seriolim. The clauses or <he Bill w ere The C HAIRMAN announced that the Commi ttee had unauhnouslY he OF CHILD MURDER AT NEWCASTI.E.—T CASE 0- in „test on the body of thg umle child of Isabella CurrYi. of Mr, mlrlfr. Nesham , j>eina n B cl " ' r s g e° Hotel,i ' 1f0et,,,,,de adjourne d t i t g h: i l t v t" , a t , b resumedro t cu t In on the Ai 0 ncl : i y house , lilaAkett-street, in that town, when Mr. Carr, the sureon who had made a post inortem examination of the body, gave evidence widenn left no doubt on the minds of the Jury of the child having bee l l. r Q . alive. After a brief deliberation, they returned a verdict of " murder against the mother, Isabella Curry," who was committed on the coroner's warrant for trial at the ensuing as ' i Th o Immediately after the i• ino of tipa inquest on Friday, mother, Curry, was taken into t d cuts o y. ~ --...7, — ............ thereull. On the 14th inst., at Exet ß er i , Nth inst 3 /eller, of a daughter. On is, of a sort. On the A t T h if e B lady of the Rev. Philip Le w in Endsleigh-street, Tavistock-square , M rs. On the 18th inst., in St. James's-square, Lady Alfred ElerveY, of a son. On the 18th inst., at the Auheries, the lady of Caledon Alexan der ' Esq., of a daughter. On the 18th inst., Mrs. John White, of Storey's -gate, Great George street, Westminster, of a son. Du On the 18th inst., in th e Albi on - roa d , St o k e Newington ' Richard Ireathfleld, of a daughter. 14 1 b °L On the 18th inst., at Lymin g to n , H an t s , th e l a d y o f W. Agar, Esq., of Elm Lodge, of a slaughter. ter, On the 18th jest, the lady of John B ar i ng , E sq ., o f a daub which lived only a few hours. MARRIED. geolt , On tho 14th inst., at the parish church, Ho v e, S am uel King Esq., to Georgina, fourth daughter of Dr. Bodley, of Merton 11 ° — Furze-hill, Brighton. DIED. On the 16th ult., at Vienna, Mrs. Cl•ompten, aged 22. On the 12th inst., at Swansea, Margaretta El izabeth, oldest daughter of J. Jackson Price, Esq. On the 15th inst., James Browning, Esq., Connaught - ter race ' Edgeware-road, aged 80. On the 16th Inst., at Paris, Elizabeth, wife of William Lock, late of Norbury-park, Surrey. the W ife On the Ilith inst., In Albany-street, Regent's.park, Sarah, of Richard Hatton, Esq. - gut c' t )On the 16th Inst., at Thistle-grove, Brcmpton, Emily, 0t daughter of Mr. Stones, of Gelder square, aged 22. On the 16th inst., Jonathan Robinson, Esq., of Spring Bank, St c ' el ' - port. On the 16th inst., Mrs. Sarah Ileathfield, of Cottage-grove, 3file end-road. of On the 17th inst., at Rushmore, Suffolk, Eliza, the wife Wratislaw, Esq. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. " es Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the Pree n _, of the &won 14 WO COUnt7 9f analleux , 1 " 1 4 WA/ ' :114 20, 1540. THE PUNJAUB. We have so little news of any importance for dis patch by this mail that we must make much of the little we possess. In times more stirring the Pun jaub tidings as they now stand would hardly have been thought worthy of a separate section. In the middle of March the city and citadel were occupied by one portion of the troops; head-quarters, under Sir J. Littler, were encamped immediately under the pa lace gates. The Seikh troops were turned out of the city so often as individuals of them were discovered, guards having been posted at the gates to exclude intruders. From 90 to 100 pieces of ordnance be yond what we expected were found in Lahore, and taken possession of by us. Ranjeet Singh's artillery is said at one time to have consisted of from 700 to 800 pieces, of all calibre; and there are reported to be still in the Punjaub nearly as many guns as we have captured The rumour does not seem very cre dible in either case. The consummate cunning of ghoolab Singh now becomes apparent ; he was all along acting a part so as to secure the best terms he could to himself. The Commander-in-Chief, who had attended the Governor-General as far as Urn ritser, having returned to camp, finally quitted La hore about the 22d—proceeding towards Nugger Ghaut under an escort of her Majesty's 9th Lancers, the 3d Light Cavalry, and Ist European Infantry. The Seikhs in and around the capital were tranquil enough, but turmoils were said to have arisen near the Jhelum, and Ghoolab Singh seemed anxious to do anything rather than soothe and pacify his countrymen. The sulky soldiery were breathing curses against us not loud but deep, and vowing that as soon as our armies were withdrawn the Queen and her Government should suffer. Meanwhile two Seikh corps are to be raised for British service, and these, we should imagine, would go a considerable way to absorb the balance of disbanded troops not taken into the Lahore army. The extreme fertility of a large portion of the Jullunder Doab seems the admiration of every one. The weather was beginning to feel warm in tents. Lieutenant Hodgson, of the Engineers, had been detached to erect quarters for the troops to be stationed at Dukkun-i-Serai. eighteen miles from Jullundar, and thirty from Pulloor. Here the Ist regular, and the Bth irregular cavalry, and the 3d troop Ist brigade of horse artillery, were to be stationed. At Jullunder the main body of the force was to re main, consisting of the sth cavalry, Swinley's troop of horse artillery, and four regiments of native in fantry. In our recent acquisitions the 41st Native In fantry were to be placed at Noorpoor, the 44th Native Infantry at Kote Kangra, and the 59th Na tive Infantry at Hoosheearpoor. The Shekawattee Brigade marched from Jullunder on the 24th, on their way to Dhurmkote, the station destined for them. A wing of the 2d cavalry is posted at Tul wundee. Col. Lane and Major Campbell's troops of horse artitlery had on the 28th reached Ferozepore from Lahore. On the 30th Col. Frushard's brigade arrived at the same station from Sinde. The 7th cavalry were expected on the Ist April. Captain Duncan's troop of horse artillery left Ferozepore for Muttra on the 27th. With these meagre no tices we may dismiss the summary of intelligence from an army whose doings six weeks since required pages and pages of our journal. We now receive with much reserve and hesitation the tales supplied by native cor respondents, seeing to what extent the best of them must for the last two years have been unauthentic. BOMBAY, APRIL 15. In consequence of the limited demand for bills, and an influx of paper from Calcutta and other places, tho rate of Exchange on England has advanced from 2s. to 2s. O'd. per rupee, according to the credit attached to the paper. At the latter rate Calcutta bills have been freely offered. CALCUTTA, A PRIL 7. Exchange bas been brisker ; and good bills have been let off at 2s. lid. a id. at 10 months' date. HERRING TRADE.— WICK, MAY 7.—A trial was made for herrings, on this coast, last week, when about fifty were caught one night on the hooks, off Sarclet. The appearance of fish on the coast is said to be good. Some contracts have been entered for cured fish of the ensuing season, at Lybster, for 18s. to 18s. 6d. The same has been offered at Wick, but not accepted.—John o'Groat Journal, STRIKE.—The working carpenters and joiners of Inverness have resolved to strike work unless an addition of 3s. be made to their present wages, which average about 12s. per week.— Ross-shire Advertiser. Captain Somerset having announced his intention of standing for the county of Monmouth, in opposition to Lord Gran ville Somerset, a member of her Majesty's Government and a Cabinet Minister, the Gallant Captain has resigned his appointment as Equerry in the household of her Majesty the Queen Dowager. ENoßMous COD FISIL—Mr. J. Andrew, of Whitby, fishmonger, had in his possession last week a most: extraordinary cod fish, in fact, one of the largest that has been caught along this coast for a great number of years. The following are the particu lars:—Weight, 5 stone, 73ilbs. ; length, 4 feet, 6 34 inches; circum ference, 2 feet, 6 inches.—Yorkshire Gazette. • THE ASCENT OF THE BALLOON.—Mr, C. Green, who ascended on Monday night from the Royal Standard Tavern, in the Albion balloon, with his brother, Mr. H. Green, after a very , boisterous passage, landed safely at High Ongar, they having accom plished the distance (twenty-five miles) in twenty minutes. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, eldest son of Prince Johan of Saxony, and heir presumptive to the throne of Saxony, is shortly to enter the Leipale University. BIRTH EXTRAORDINARY.—A poor married woman, of the name of Mason, residing near the Pound, Bromley, Middlesex, was on Monday evening (May 18) safely delivered of four sons, all alive and well, by Mr. 11. V. Garman, jun., of Bow-road, Middle sex. The interesting little strangers have since been christened by the Rev. Mr. Boyle, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Joseph. It is gra tifying to add that the mother and her four sons were up to yester day going on well. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—A few weeks since, Mr. R. Sallows, of Kates-hill Farm, Hadleigh, had a cat with six kittens. Three of them were destroyed ; soon after four live young rabbits were given to it; she managed to eat three, but the fourth she care fully placed in the basket with her young, and is now bringing them up together with the greatest attention, —.Suffolk Paper. DEATH FROM A PEA.—A boy, two years of age, the son of Charles Stewart M'Fale, who lives at liazlebottom, was on Tr,eeday playing with a few peas which his mother had give n to him, when he suddenly began to gasp, as if choked. his alarmed mot ier Mr. Juckea, ran to inform her husband, and a crowd collected. surgeon, of Crumpsall, was riding by , and, thinking that the child was labouring under suffocation, he rode home for his instruments, returned, made an incision in the windpipe, and introduced a silver tube, in order that the child might breathe y . It died, however, Juckes at half-past seven in the evening. s the foowing day Mr. made a post tnortom examination of the body, and found a pea firmly lodged in the larynx. This, of course, was the CalL9o et death.—Man cheater Examiner. A VICAR. IN A TRULY LAMENTABLE 7 )TATE!—It is the practice of the worthy Vicar of Leeds to invite young persons, and others in want of spiritual advice and instiuction, to meet him in the vestry of the parish church, one evening in each week, when he is in waiting for the purpose. About three weeks ago, a young journeyman tradesman waited on the vicar, "on serious thoughts intent," at the hour appointed. He was introduced, and the usual series of questions put. " Well, young man, are you a member of the Church ?" " Yes." "Have you been coutirmed ?" " yea." ‘ you regularly receive the sacrament ?" "Y es. " " Do you ever‘rjjgoo to any other place of worship ?" [Young man, hesitating]—" I have once or twice of late gone to a Methodist chapel in the evening ?" --" [Vicar, drawing back with a s h u dd er, and a stern man, I have to tell you that y ou have been guilty of the Young k awful sin of achlsnt ; I must infolin ou th a t you are i n a truly awful and lament able state.— [A pause.]—Young man, I sin sorry to to ,„ say that I can do nothing for you I" [Exit the young man, Query—Whether is the young man or launders t ruck) . 0 caz the cot . maw t and lamtntabig AM, ?"-4404 AM; 14t.