The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-28 00:00:00

H ER MAJESTY S THEATRE. Madlle. JOHANNA WAGNER. Mr. Lumley has the honour to announce to the nobility, subscrib ers, and the public, that the Injunction against Madlle. Wagner and Mr. Frederick Gye, founded on the documentary evidence laid before Lis Honour the Vice-Chancellor Sir James Parker, remains in MU three. This fact affords the best confirmation of the accuracy of Mr. Lumley's previous announcements, and the moat effective refutation of the unwarrantable attacks to which he has been subjected. ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. Attractive Novelties for the Easter Holidays. THIS EVENEiG, and every evening during the week, A slew Characteristic Additas, by the Manager. After which a new Piece, entitled TUE HAPPY MANAGER. A Dramatic Diffeulty. In one act. To be followed by a grand gthlopian Musical :Entertainment by as extraordinary Troupe of Ebony Marionettes. To coiclide with an entirely new version of the Grand Eastern Spectacle of ALADbUi ; or, The Wonderful Lamp, produced with all the vast resources of this small establishment. Ikors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. A Morning Performance on Saturday next. Doors open at Half past Two, and commence at Three o'clock. There will shortly be produced several New Pieces, which are now ki active rehearsal. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. TO-MORROW Will be presented Beethoven's Opera of FIDELIO. Leonora, Madlie. Sods Cruvelli ; Fiorentino, Signor Calzolari ; Rocco, Slgn.w Snsini ; Jacwino, Signor Mercuriali ; II Monestra, Signor Fortini; Pizarro, Signor Belletti. After which the new Spanish Ballet Divertissement, entitled UN BAILE DE CANDIL, In whisk Mdlle. Guy Stephan, Mines. Rosa, Esper, Ailegristi, La- Moureux, M. Di Mettle, and M. Mathieu will appear. To be followed by a selection from Rossini's Opera, L'ITALIANA IN ALGIERI. MastaPha, signor Belletti ; Taddeo, Signor Ferranti ; Hain Sig. Mercuriali; Lindoro, Signor Calzolari ; Elvira, Madlla. Feller ; and Isabella, Madlle. d'Angri. To conclude with a new Ballet Divertissement, entitled LA FETE DES ROSIERES. By Madlle. Carolina Rosati, Madlles. Rosa. Esper, Allegrini, Lam. relax ; MM. Di Mettle, Gouriet, Venafra, a nd Mathieu. Applications for 'loxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box- Wee, Opera Colonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. First appearance of Madame Grist. First appearance of Herr Formes. iirs T t Night of Norma. O-MORROW WM be presented Bean's celebrated Opera, 'NORMA. Erna, Madame Grist ; Adalgisa, 3ladlle. Bertrandi ; Clotilde, Madile. Cotti ; Oroveso, Herr Formes ; Flavio, Signor Soldi ; Pollio, Signor Tamberlik. To conclude with the second and third TELL. acts of Rossinrs opera, LMO Matilda. Mato. castellas ; Eduige, Mdlle. Cotti ; Gugllalmo Tell Sig. ROIIC6 III ; Jemmy (his son), Mdlle. B a i l i n! ; Walter, Sig. Ala mdeouti, Sig. Polonini ; Leutoldo, Sig. Rommi ; Gessler, Sig. Tagliageo ; ITn Pescatore, Sig. Stigelli ; Rodolfo, Sig. Soldi ; and Ar noldo, Herr Ander (Principal Tenor of the Imperial Theatre of Vienna) Composer, Director of Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new comic :Drama, entitled MIND 'YOUR OWN BUSINESS, by Messrs. B. Webster, Leigh Murray, Buckstone, and Keeley ; Mrs. Stirling, Mies Reynolds, &c. Alter which a new Burlesque on a frightfally popular subject, to be called 0, GEMINI ; or, the Brothers of Co(u)rse. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Bland, Woolger ; Mesdames Buckingham, Col lins, Callfleid, Honey, &c. To conelade with HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE. Horatio Craven Mr. Leigh Murray; Dicky Watt, Mr. H. Bedford; Emily Morton, Miss A. Vining. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Drama of powerful interest, called THE taEEN OF THE MARKET. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, 0. Panl Bedford, Emery, Honey, Worrell ; Mesdames Chaplin, Harding, and Keeley. After which, a devilish new Extravaganza, called 3IEPHISTO PHELES. Characters by INIr. Honey, Miss Fitzwilllam, and Miss Woolgar. With WHO STOLE THE POCKET-BOOK ? or, a Dinner for Six. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of 3lr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING, Will be performed Shakespere's Historical Play of KING JOHN. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. Wigan, Ryder, Addison, Meadows, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Graham, F. Cooke, Everett, 'Werth, Cathcart, and Wheatleigh ; Miss Phillips, Miss Robertson, Miss Mur ray, Miss Kate Terry, Mrs. Dlly, and Mrs. C. Kean. After which a Fairy Tale, in Two Acts, entitled WITTIKIND AND HIS BROTHERS; or, The Seven Swan Princes and the Fair Melusine. Characters by Messrs. Harley, Meadows, F. Cooke, Flexmore Mrs. Winstanley, Misses Marshall, Robertson, Murray, Leclercq; Daly, Vivash. Newcombe, K. ferry, and 3ladlle. Auriol. ROYAL LYCEUM TIIEATEE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, _ , Will be produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Frank Matthews, Robert ROxby, Belton, Baker, Suter, Horncastle, Rosisre, Butler, and Horner ; Madame Vestris, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St. George, Miss Wright, Miss Oliver, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. 3lacnamara, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Grove, and Miss Foote. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. W. Farren. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD. To conclude With THE CAMBERWELL BROTHERS ; or, The Mystic Milkman. PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee,,,Mr. W. k. (10PELAND, Liverpool. THIS EVENING, Will be presented A VILLAGE TALE. Characters by Messrs. E. Rogers, Attwood, Moreland ; Mesdames Copeland, Selby, and Mas kali. After which THE LOST HUSBAND. To conclude with TILE RAGGED SCHOOL. Characters byMessrs Rogers, Alt - wood, Moreland ; Misses 51askell, Eglinton, and Morelli. Boxes, 38.; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, Is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a flan each. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. A,SILEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITIIMATR6 tinder the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The west successtul and popular Theatre in London. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a new grand Military Spectacle, which is now wilting all Paris, entitlel BONAPARTE LN EGYPT; or, the Battle of Aboukir. 'co be followed by Batty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena. M. Polaski and Madlle. Valentine will appear every evening dur ing the week. To conclude with THE WEATHERCOCK. Tickets to be had at the Box-office from Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager, Mr. Leclereq. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This Dar —Horning 52 lain. after 7 I Evening 37 rain after 8 To - Moaßow—Morning 20 min. after 9 I Evening 2 min after 10 THE WEIATHEIt—SuN OFFicE, ArRIL 28, TaTatmomul'im, Les Talc SHAHS. 48—hightst since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night. 59—this day, at noon. _ _ BARoatzruoa, 30.18. Wni'D S.W.— light breeze and cloudy. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. Etats of the Wind and Weather at each of the following Places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning. —The stations ere arranged in order of latitude. 111 . Th TatouTH—Wind E., gentle breeze — overcast. r Testx—Wind E., gentle breeze—cloudless. ~.._oaremourn—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. 5 n ' 4481131 ,.._ Ge—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. st—Wind N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Yv I N.E. gentle breeze—overcast. 01) .... CH—Wind N., gentle breeze — overcast. S arit o Wi n d ' gentle breeze—cloudy. wl"3o3nd N.E.. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Cot.c isFazva .....Ni nd N.E. gentle breeze—overcast. CAM-BRlDG€ — Wind N.E., gentle breeze—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Monday morning at nine o'clock ulduatica—Wind E. gym.—cloudles s. CAßLow — Willd N.E, gentle breeze—cloudy. jutru.nlGAit tYind E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. EioLTELEAD--Wind E., gentle breeze—very fine. i oi cArrEE—Wind N., calt a — principally clear. warrsr— Wind N.E., stmong breeze--overcast. D A BLDTGrox — Wind 14.44 gentle breeze partially cloud BIcATT. ocK—Wind 5.E. .. , Strong breeze—cloudle,,s. At the Royal Observator was 9gAvrich. the mean daily reading of the barometer perature of the week was 45. which is The mean tern average of corresponding weeks in tenis rather below the daily temperature was below' the even r ail ' The mean week, except Thursday and Friday. on a e e ry day of the only 39.7 e, which is nearly 7e below rn a r a nda7 it was tinned rising till Friday, when it was 5 3 , 3, ov.!rage; it con above the average. On the following d ay r it ,ra than 5o On Sunday and Monday the wind wa s gl ii ...,,_ tell to 44.4. north-east, on Tuesday it was in the soarn., ri rY t _ the nuday in the south-east, and on the last thre e 4 °ll IN ed. east. Ye is th e ............._ in reality a direct source of vigour to the newly con stituted Administration. The very champion who was puissant against Sir CHARLES WOOD is power less when opposed to the Right Hon. BENJAMIN DISRAELI. The formidable colossus under the Whig Government has dwindled down to a contemptible pigmy under the Government of the Conservatives. With perfect justice, therefore, may we reiterate the exclamation that assuredly the tables have been turned with a vengeance. The origin of the extraordinary contrast between the result of the divisions in 1851 and in 1852 re spectively u p on the same motion precisely—that of extending the county franchise to 101. householders —may be very readily conjectured. The represen tatives who were last year in Opposition have this year assumed to themselves the responsibilities and privi leges of Government. Consequently, they are personally interested now-a-days in the rejection of what, triumphant for a moment on the former occasion, caused their predecessors no tri fling embarrassment. Antagonists though they were at heart, last session, to the proposal of the Member for East Surrey, they considered it worth their while to enable the Hon. Gentleman by their absence to obtain, as b e did, a momen tary triumph over the then Administration. Therefore it was that in 1851, the House thinned to merely 118 upon the very motion, which in 1852 collected together no less than 202 resolved upon its rejection, or, to speak more plainly, 351 in the aggregate . The game advisable to play in Op position would obviously be perilous if repeated from the Treasury benches. Those who sauntered upon the first occasion into BELLAMY'S, when the division bell sounded the triumph of Mr. LOCKE KING, rushed precipitately into the House when the same signal announced the approach of his discomfiture. In all these fluctuations of temper the dictates of party feeling are visible more than the influences of patriot ism. Members evidently look more to the interests of their side of the House than to the interests of the country at large—they aspire rather to secure the welfare of their own political friends than that of the entire population. Such is the melancholy moral deducible from the con trast of these two divisions upon Mr. LOCKE Kum's motion for the extension of the county franchise. Yesterday's debate, although ending merely in the rejection of a proposed reform ema nating from a private Member, was at the same time sufficiently amusing in its cha racter, and sufficiently suggestive of the real, though to a considerable extent, still latent, anticipations of the Legislature. Everybody wanted to draw out everybody else—those who addressed the House speaking rather at each other than for themselves. Lord JOHN RUSSELL more particularly incited, it may be, by a painful remem bra ace of his total discomfiture on the preceding evening, endeavoured to retaliate for his defeat by dragging into somewhat inconvenient explanations se veral among the principal members of her MAJESTY'S Government. To this end the leader of the Opposition indulged himself in allusions, somewhat embarrassing it must be admitted, to the remarks made both in the House and out of the House by the Noble Lord the Member for Colchester, by the Honourable and Learned Gentleman the Member for Harwich, and by the representative for the borough of Scarborough. The effort, however, was ineffectual. Lord JOHN MAN NERS had only spoken sententiously and ambiguously. Sir FITZROY KELLY remained dumb under every imaginable provocation : and Mr. G. F. YOUNG was not present to respond to the taunts of his great antagonist. Confident of their immense numerical preponderance over the supporters of the motion introduced by the Member for East Surrey, the Cabinet persisted in maintaining a silence broken only by the adroit and eva sive remarks of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, The discussion consequently exhausted itself by these mere crossings and recrossings of the foils of argument, and the division closed, as already intimated, with another triumph for her MAJESTY'S Government. A very interesting discussion took place in the House of Lords last night on the subject of the adulteration of coffee, which has been so painfully notorious for some years past, and to which the prai3e worthy investigations of the Lancet first directed the public attention. Viscount TORRINGTON, in bring ing forward the subject, clearly and ably exposed the frauds to which the community had been subjected, which not only occasioned a considerable falling off in the revenue, and a diminution in the consurnp,. tion of colonial produce, but gave an adulterated and deleterious article in place of a pure and whole some one. When we find that in the United States a population of 23,000,000 consumed 1.50,000,0001b5. of coffee, while in the United Kingdom 27,000,000 of people actually used only 32,000,0001b5., what ever the nominal consumption might have been, we can scarcely wonder at the want of popularity in the beverage, especially if we consider the nature of that which is foisted on the public under its name. Let the greatest lover of coffee go into any of the small grocers' shops throughout the country, or into a ma jority of the houses supplied from these sources, and he will become disgusted with the article supplied under the name of coffee. It is not merely that there will be found a large admixture of chicory, totally altering its character ; that might be tolerated, although we confess that we think people ought to be supplied with that for which they con tract, and which they suppose that they are obtain ing. If they desire the addition of chicory they may purchase it separately, and at a much cheaper rate than coffee, and by so doing they would, at least, have a much greater prospect of obtaining both matters in a pure state. But when once the practice of adulteration is sanctioned we, cannot _tell to what extent it may be carried. The fraudulent tradesman (for it is a fraud under the most favourable circumstances) will not restrict himself to the addition of pure chicory to his coffee. He will speedily seek to increase his unholy profits by the adulteration of the chicory, until the various abominations mentioned in the extraordinary revelations of the Lancet are brought into operation, injuring the public health to a much greater extent than the public revenue. We rejoice to find that the PREMIER, in ex plaining his opinions on the subject, clearly and unequivocally repudiated the doctrines laid down by Sir CHARLES WOOD. With that singular obliquity of vision for which the ex-Minister of Finance was remarkable, the Right Honourable Baronet totally dismissed from his consideration the interests of the people. So long as the revenue did not directly suffer, the health, nay more, the lives, of her MA JEST/'s subjects might be tampered with with impu nity. " Chicory is wholesome ; many persons prefer an admixture to pure coffee, and I have had corn muni cations from many respectable vendors, stating that if they did not gratify the public taste they could not dispose that the i premises th e Ri of their goods." From these interferen ce would be impr o p e r, nt ght Honourable Bar one t argue d Spanish that any brow n deale r it might mix parsnips, earth, thought prop er , beig own in' or, in fact, anythin g h e the busines s o f the we 2 ho pur chaser to take ca re of his n rests. Lord DERBY h as , per, taken a very different view. He very properly objects to the stringency of the old law, that subjected the coffee article event dealer to very heavy penalties in the premises any of his having on his mixed with or substituted for coffee, of being Earl laid down a just principle i n ee. The Noble stating that y person who preferred the untaxed article should b e at liberty to indulge his taste, th at he might drink a decoction of chicory or of roasted corn, or beano, but he should do so under its true name, and not suppose that he was q uaffing pure coffee, and Paying for it such. The fair an d honest trad esma n is as en titled to the protection against his unconsciens tious competitor, denied to him , by Sir CHARLES WOOD. He sees himself undersold by his rival, who is realising large profits by his un fair proceedings, and he must either adopt similar practices, or see the business transferred from hi s own premises. The medium course recommended by the First Lord of the Treasury is that which should be adopted. It is not the admixture and sale of an avowedly mixed article that is objectionable, but the fraudulent ad mixture of a spurious and unwholesome article, which, in fact, is neither more nor less than obtaining mcney under false pretences. We, therefore, hail with pleasure the declaration that the attention of the Government will be directed to the best mode of restoring a due supervision, not upon that which might be a legitimate admixture of an innocent material with coffee, but for the purpose of preventing a base and inferior substitute being sold under a false designation. By so doing he will protect the humbler classes of consumers, afford no incon siderable advantages to the fair dealers, and render material service to the colonial interests, already sufficiently depressed. The mere announcement of these views will cause no trifling alteration in the practice, and the coffee drinker, at least, will have no cause to regret the removal from office of Sir CHARLES WOOD, and the accession to power of those who, whatever might be their antecedents, can no longer be termed a Protectionist Ministry. VICE-CHAN CERY —(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor TURNER.) GREGORY V. SMITH. This part-heard case was continued this morning. The question was the construction of a nuncupative will of Alexander Worrell, late of Norwood and New gate-street, whereby he expressed his will to be that after the death of his wife, his father and mother, the bulk of his property should go to " the families of Gre gory and Gear." \ i4tr- . ..p..., 4 y ' 1 • °. ~i • . , ~„. 4,00 _ _,,,,,,:_;•::::",,,.• ' " ... . ' ' \ 4 ~t.* - 7 r" ' NZ 11 . . 41. r • , .rk , , -..,A iribi 44, -►r • It V . ...'',llo 4.,(4'f..'"- a.- OW y;'''' N' betnill iii 5 IV LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1852. Assuredly the tables have been turned with a ven geance. The House of Commons, last evening, had to consider once more the annual proposition of the redoubtable Member for East Surrey, for the exten sion of the county franchise to 101. householders. Upon the identical motion which last session brought an ignominious defeat upon the Whig Government, the Conservative Government achieved in its turn s triumphant victory. A majority of forty-eight f_er_ the proposal of Mr. LOCKE KING, in ! 851 , carried, as will be remembered, confusion into Lord joist; RUSSELL'S Administration. A majority of 53 ....,• h a9,3 - n 'Z e the proposal of Mr. LOCKE KING, in 1852, the EarlertrarY, imparted additional strength to rlin tnY'i Cabinet. Tile division, however, upon be retnemberedthe previous occasion, it must w whEtreas yesterday the" in a House of 118 ; less than 251 a l toge r t e resentatives numbered no a major i t e— yi of 149 and elding a minority 2 02— , exactly 233 more than the total a tif,„ of members present on the memorable night last year, w h n e. a private motion defeated the Whig Governm en t, circumstances are is the position of so peculiarly changed in regard aat,lfitrst con interest parties in the Legislature, that there and more significance than might be interest will be jectured in the foregoing calculations,..v isi. a.tually perceived from them that what 4 source of weakness to the depart mist?) , is TUE SUN, LONDON,' ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) - Ma HONOUR this morning proceeded with the Part heard case of Gray and Davis, which was a case arising out of disputed accounts, presenting no feature of in terest to the general reader. MARLBRU-STREET-(THIS DAY.) A SWINDLER.—Joseph Laurence,of No. 14, Bucking ham-street, Fitzroy-square, was brought before Mr. Bingham for final examination, charged with conspiring with his brother-in-law, Lionel Lawrence (who is not in custody, and for whose apprehension a reward of 201. has been offered) in defrauding numerous tradesmen of property to a considerable extent. Mr. Fisher, from the office of Mr. Dod, solicitor to the London Association for the Protection of Trade, John-street, Oxford-street, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Norton for the prisoner. Mr. Badolet, watchmaker, 50, Greek-street, Soho, said on the 20th of March last a person came to his house and ordered several gold watches, as he wanted them to show to a customer. This person gave.the name of Laurence, and said he lived at 14, Bedford-street, Covent-garden, where he wished the watches to be sent. Knowing that a person of that name, and who was a highly respectable jeweller, resided there, be sent a &atm watches by his clerk. Four of the watches were selected and the others were returned. William Owen, clerk to last witness, said, on the 20th of March last, he was sent to 14, Bedford-street, with twelve gold watches, and saw the prisoner there in the passage. Witness told him he had brought the watches from Mr. Badolet; when he replied, " Oh, yes, its all right ;" and held out his hand for him to give them to him. Witness then said he had brought the watches for him to select from, and believed he did not want more than tour. Prisoner said ho did not know what the customer required, but if wit ness would go with him to his brother, the latter would know what would suit. Witness then ac companied the prisoner to the corner of Ryder's court, where he saw a person whom the defendant said was his brother. Witness having told him the na ture of his errand, was invited into an auction room, where the prisoner's brother, by the advice of the former, selected four of the watches, and said he would call on Mr. Badolet either that evening or the first thing on Monday morning. Neither of them called, and on the 22d he was desired to call at where he saw prisoner's mother, who in answer to his inquiries said neither prisoner or his brother lived there, and that she knew nothing at all about them. Coffee, 31 E., proved taking the prisoner into custody at his lodging in Buckingham•street, and on searching his bedroom he found several pawnbrokers' duplicates relating to watches and other property. This completed the first charge. The prisoner was then charged with obtaining two more gold watches from Mr. Badolet by means of a forged order. _ _ John Dimbleby, a lad living at Barnett's-yard, Great Windmill -street, said he knew the prisoner. In the month of March last the prisoner gave him a letter to take to Mr. Badolet's, in Greek-street, with instructions to wait and bring back a parcel. Prisoner did not tell him what the parcel contained, bat he was to bring it to the yard, and tf he (prisoner) was not there he was to give it to the ostler. Witness took the letter as directed, and Mr. Badolet gave him a small parcel, which he brought back and gave to the ostler. Witness subse quendy saw the prisoner, and told him what he had done with the parcel, and saw him receive it from the ostler. Prisoner then gave him 6d. for his trouble. Mr. Badolet said, on the 22d of March he received the letter produced, purporting;to be trom Mr. Laurence, in Bedford-street. The writing is in the same hand as the letter he received from the boy Dimbleby. In conse quence of what was in the paper he delivered to the boy two gold watches, worth about 22/. Witness never re ceived payment f or them, and, in consequence of what ho subsequently heard he communicated with the police. The watches produced are his property. Numerous pawnbrokers were in attendance and pro duced the whole of the watches, many of which had been pledged by the prisoner. Several other cases having been proved, the prisoner was committed for trial. EXTENSIVE FRAUD.—James Walsh and Frederick Wallenstein, two young men, were placed at the bar, charged with obtaining, by means of a forged order, from Mr. Gabriel Couta, s il versmith and jeweller, Blen heim-street, a quantity of silver articles, value 251. Mr. I.IumPHEIEs attended for the prosecution, and, having detailed the circumstances of the case, called Mr. Couta, who stated that he knew Mr. Handeock, of 39, Bruton-street, Bond -street. He is a silversmith and jeweller. On the 16th inst. the prisoner Wallenstein called upon him (prosecutor), and said he had come from Mr. Ilandcock, and handed him the following note, purporting to have been written by that gentleman:— " you have the kindness to let the bearer have some of your fine silver filigree work, or any other you may have, as I have an order to execute. If Ido not sell it I will return it to-morrow morning." In consequence of that letter complainant gave him a candlestick, two pairs of earrings, a dozen silver buttons, and other articles in filigree work, to the value of 25L Prosecutor subsequently ascertained that Mr. Handeock never sent such order, and that the whole of the ar ticles were pledged within a few hours of their having been obtained from him. William Henry Nash, a clerk in the employ of Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, Bond-street, said he knew the pri soner Walsh. The letter produced is in his hand writing. Mr. Humphries said upon this evidence he wished to ask for a remand. _ The prisoners, who are suspected to have victimised numerous other tradesmen, were remanded till Tuesday. CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.—(2O miles open)—Return of Traffic for the week ending April 24, 1852: Passengers, parcels, &c. £96 5 2 Merchandise, cattle, &c. ... 55 15 2 Total . ... ... £152 0 4 Corresponding week in 1851 ( I() miles open) : Passengers, parcels, &c. .. ... 33 17 5 Merchandise, cattle, &c.... ... 0 711 Total .. ... ... 36 5 4 Mr. Peto paired in favour of Mr. Locke King's motion, with Colonel Pennant, against Mr. Humphery paired off with Mr. W. Cubitt in favour of Mr. Locke King's motion for the extension of the franchise. ART UNION DISTRIBUTION.—In the list of prizes, the name of Mr. L. J. Douglas, hlaize-hill, appeared as the fortunate holder of 1501. It should have been Mr. J. Douglas Lucas, Maize-hill, Greenwich, CUSTOMS.—It is said that a strict it.vestigation is abcut to take place in regard to foreigners in London and at the outports acting as Customs agents without being duly qualified, it having become known that individuals calling themselves merchants, and as such competent to clear mer chandise for themselves only, are largely engaged in the bu siness of Customs' agents. Such an infringement of the law, it is urged, being to the manifest injury of the legitimate re presentatives of the revenue who have given bond to a large amount for their probity, and to the jeopardy of the interest of the Crown in case of any flagrant departure from honesty upon the part of those who have given no such se curity.—Morning Paper. THE TERRACE IN FRONT OF WESTMINSTERPALACE. —The terrace on the river front of the new palace is being covered with a variegated pavement, and the windows in the basement story are to be ornamented, and protected with zinc railings and gratings. The public will shortly be ad mitted to this interesting and pleasant promenade, and have from it an excellent view of the southern front of the new palace, and a capital view of the river from Westminster bridge to Vauxhall-bridge. MR. FEARG US O'CONNOR.—Mr. O'Connor, M.P. for Nottingham, who lately excited so much attention in the e metropolis a arrived v ehisd instrangeLiverpool eccentricities o n F rida Friday evening, nungraceful took k atter all had retired to rest, Mr. O'Connor alarmed the in up his residence at the Queen's Hotel. During the night, mates by making an undress descent from his sleeping apartment to the ground floor, where he unhesitatingly commenced a repast on a dish of raw beefsteaks which had been inadvertently left in the way, occasionally washing them down with copious draughts of water. Being detected in this unusually awkward position, he abandoned himself to a little frolic, and commenced banging the remaining un masticated fragments about the heads of the domestics. After committing other oddities, he was somewhat appeased, and again co n d uc t e d t o b e d b y his temporary valet-de chambre. He took a passage by the steam-ship Europa for B oston, which sa il e d on S atur d a y a b ou t n oon . Th e o bj ec t of Mr. O'C onnor ' s flight is said to be to avoid the commis sion of lunacy which has been issued against him. LORD HIGH COMMISSIONER.—It will be seen that the Right Hon. the Earl of Mansfield has been appointed to this high office. It will be recollected the late Marquis of Bute acted as her Majesty's representative during the Administration of Sir Robert Peel, and conducted matters with a splendour and liberality that for the moment revived the memory of S cot i a ' s long-past nationality. It is to be hoped that the distinguished representative now selected by the Earl of Derby will, i n this 1N bl Marquis.—Scotsman, respect, emu ate the e THE LATE CENSUS. --Among the sums to be voted by the House of Commons under the head of civil services it; 40,2601. in the p resen t year on account of the census of the population. Last year 130,00 01 . wee voted. • FOREIGN. WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1852. COURSE OF EXCI Amsterr-am 12 Ditto, three months .. 12 2 gotterdans .... • • .... 12 214 Antwerp •••••••••• •• .• 25 62% Brussels •• • • ...... 25 65 aamburgh .... • • M.B. 13 11% Paris, 3 days'sight .• 25 4234 Ditto. 8 months .... 25 6n Marseilles .. .. •••• .. • • 25 60 Bourdeaux.... • . Frankfort= Maine..., 122 1 ,g Vienna, effec. 12 40 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 45 Petersburgh,Sil. Rblo.. 37 IA Madrid •• •• •• •• •• •• 49 3 6 Cadiz •• .40 •• •••• •• 40N Barcelona .. • • ...... •• . ........... 5evi11e................ •••• • • Ditto Deferred Msxican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. 34% -V Ditto 3 per Cent. .. s e e Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cant — Ditto 4% per Cent ... 103 5 /s Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 97% % opanish Bonds. 3 ear Cent. ...... .. 47 3 % Ditto, New Deferred 21% % 5 / 8 Spanish Com. Cert. Coup. not funded , videne.lB on the above payable in Lonf - P-A. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent..... Jutch 2 1 ,4 per Cant., 12 Guild ... 61 3 / 8 Ditto 4 per rent. Certificates ... 93% 93 .ANGE.-TuESDAY. (Mraltar•• •• .• •• •• •• •• Leghorn ••••••• • • • •• •• 30 80 4(am:oft •• •• •• . 0 •• •• •• •• 2S 60 Milan •..••••••• •• •• Venice. •• • • •••• • • .. Naples .. •••••• • • •• 40% P41erm0.per0z........ 122 Messina .. 122 Li5b0n.......... 53% •• 63 1 . i aio Janeiro .• ........ , •nenos Ayres • • .... New York,6odays'sight Philadelphia .......... PIIIOZB 01 BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold inbars.. X 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. (1 0 0 Aoanisb Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 4 10% (11 , mar10 bars 0 5 0 LLOYD'S St/PPING--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 28.—Wind at noon S., light breezj and fine weather. SCILLY, APRIL 26.— Wind E N.E.—Arrd. Dahla, Ceylon ; Rauney, Rio Grande; Grefinpoint, Canton. Off port, Due of Argyll, Calcutta ; Hero, St. Jago de Cabs, for Bremen • Cyndrem, Colombo. LIMERICK Argent, New York; Hebe, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 27.—Wind S. S.W.—Arrd. Mean der, Ceylon. Sld. Saladin, New South Wales; Castle, Eden, Melbourne. Off port, Barham, Calcutta; Snel heid, Ilavannah, for Amsterdam; Flying Dutchman. KILRUSH, APRIL 25.—Put in Louise Eleonie, for Havre, leaky, and short of provisions. SUNDERLAND, APRIL 27.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Employ, Quebec; Providence, ditto; Vienna, Carthagena; Do rothy ditto. GIBRALTAR, APRIL 18.—The Calpe got ashore near Algiers, and has gone to pieces; part of cargo saved in a damaged state. RICHIBUCTO, APRIL 12.—The Princess Victoria, which was driven on shore here in September last, has been sold as she lies. DEAL, APRIL 27.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Christian, Valparaiso; Gratitude, Colombo; Una, Callao. Arrd. from the river and aid. Ralph, Thompson, Launceston, Van Diemen's Land ; Coromandel, Adelaide, South Australia; Nizim, Calcutta; Anne Sophie, Barhadoes; Commonwealth, New York; Mary, ditto; Johannes Tudor, Quebec; Mary Sharp, Dalhousie. WATERFORD, APRIL 26.—Wind S.S.E. to N.N.E.— S.d. Orinoco, New York; Lawrence FJrrestal, New foundland. CASTLETOWN.—SId. )Eaeas, St. John's, New Brunswick. DUNGARVON, APRIL 26.—The Harry King has lost foremast and mainmast. head. RAMSGATR, APRIL 27. Wind E.N.E. Arrd. Diamant, Rio Janeiro for Hamburgh, leaky, and with bows damaged, having been in contact cff Dungeness. FALMOUTH, APRIL 27.—Wind E.SE., moderate.-06 port, Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia; Prins Mauritz, Batavia for Amsterdam; William Tell, New York. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 27.—Wind S.E. to S.W.—Arrd. Brookaby, New Orleans; Burrell, Charleston. Sid. Jane Smith, Rio Janeiro ; Hannah, Castine; Brown, Quebec; Laidmans, Calcutta; Ann Best, Realijo; Wil liam Rathbone, New Orleans; Charlotte, New Orleans; Queen, New Orleans; Annapolis, Baltimore. Off port, Montezuma and Albatross steamer. THE SHARE MARKETS. Railways. Nominal Prices. BRITISH MILUM7ATS. Business done to-day. Aberdeen Amb., Not., Bost. &E. , June. Bir. Wolv., and Stour Valley . all pd. Birk., Lan., .& Ch. Jct., late 33/. 65.8 d., 261. pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 50L & 251. Cons., all pd. C BD D C DEEd h ari iva it te l e .sb st t e e s t to ao. d n t i d & n nßu i l ge ta e ll n t i l n l i o icf& o l . l l . j t: D l e. : .( ll. . )50957t. 4a g a a la5 1 : 1 1 11 ; . : 1 p p pp p l ) .pp d d d d d l ecdd Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Abu )o (18L E.& H.)allpd. Sast.Counties... 2ol . pd. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shrs., all pd. Do. do. do. 61. pd. Do., do., B. & C., all pd. East Lancashire, all pd Do. New Quar., all pd E. Sr W. India Docks and Bir. June., all pd E. & W. Yk. Jne., all p Edinb. & Glas., SOL pd Edin.,Per. & Dun. 25L p Glas. & S.-West., 1004 Great Northern, all pd Do. Halvs. A def., all p Do. do. B, 6 pr. c. all p Gt. S. & W. Ireld., all p Great Westn., 100/. pd Lanc. & Carlisle, all pd Do. Thirds, 11/.13.4 pd Lanc. & York., 100/, IA Do., Quarters ...all pd Do., Fifths 141. pd Do.,W. Rid. Un. 11% P Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby & Sthpt.l7ip Lond. Sr Blackw., all pd Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct.loo p Lon. & .N.West.,looL p Do. Quarters 221. pd Do. Fifths . . l2/. pd Do. 10/.,31 S;l3 ce) 1/p Lon. & S.-West 100/. p Do. New 50/., 42% pd Do. New 40/. 34 /. Man. Bux. & Mat. all p Man. Shef. & Lin.,loo/p Do. Manch. & Lincoln Union ...... 4/. 2s. pd Midland .. - ~. 100 L pd Do. Bir. & Derby 100/. Md. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 47% Newcas. & Carl. all pd Do. Quarter Sh. all pd Newmarket . . ... a ll pd Newport, Abrgaven., and Hereford _lO/ pd Newry & Ennisk. 7 % p Norfolk ... . .. 100 L pd Do. New 201. S. 15/. p North. Conn. Un. % pd North British ...25/. pd North Devon lll. pd North Stafford. 17% p North-Western 19/. pd N. & S.-W. June. 61. p Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 101 p Scottish Central 25/. p Scottish Midld., 25/. pd Do. New ..... „all pd Shrew. & Bi r . A, a ll pd Do. B .... . all pd Shrew. & He r . Old 71. p Shrewsbn. and Chester ' (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves all pal Do. Oswestry all pd S brop. Union ...6 pd Do. A, B, C, & D fully pd. up at per cent. .. . South Dev on a ll pd South-Eastern 30/. pd South Wales all pd South Yorkshire and River Dun 15/. pd Do. Do. 5/. pd Stirl. & Dunferm. all p Stock. & Har. 16/2s. 3d. Taff Vale 126/. pd Thames Haven Dock and Railway ...181. pd Vale of Neath...l7l. pd Waterfd. & Kilk. all pd Waterfd. & Lim. all pd Waterford, Wex. Wick. and Dublin 31. pd West Cornwall 13/. pd West London all pd Yk., New. & Ber 25/. p Do. & New. Ex 201. p Do. G.N.E. pure 9/. p. York & N. Mid. 50/. pdi 13 to 13% 7 -7% 10 -10% 12% 11% d. 16% - 17% 96 —9B 20% 20% 21% 22 14% 13% d. 6 - 7 4 1 A 4y, a ay, 834 —9% 6% - 7 4% - 5 17 - 17% 52 -54 31 -33 5 3 A - 6X 20% - 20% 6% - 6 5 A 3 14% -15 39% - 39% 91 -91% 78 -80 9 -10 p 72 - 72% - b A —e - di.. 4% 4 di& 18 —lB% • lf•• 102% 1 8 03% 123 124 5 —5 l , 1 ) 334 —.4y, p 2 —2% p 91% 92 4% 4 dig. 3 dis. 2 5 / g 2 3 / 33 —34 a% —23 die. 67% 68 35 —36 ... - -• 9 -9% 4% 4 die. 35 . 10M, 93% dis• 3 3 / 4 8 dis. 8 1 / 4-8% 7 3 / 4 —7% dis. 8 3 / 4 8 dis. ..1% 17 iii P. 20% -20% 17 % ii -12 ... ••• 7 — 7% 4% 5 4 3 di& 13 —l5 6% — 73 i 10 —ll 8% —2% cl. ..• 17% - 18 21% - 21 3 4 35 - 35% ... ... die. 150 --iil 21/, 231 4 a dis. 5% 531 20% 21% •••414-3 ••• 34 18% —lB% 63 —6% dia.' 27A — 2 5 A 24% 25% PREFERENCE Aberdeen all pd Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. 334 Caledonian, 101. all pd Ches. & Holyhd. all pd Dundee, Per., & Aberd. Junction all pd E. Anp,..(3/ 102)6 p c. all Do. (51 .) 7 per ct. all p Do. (7/17s) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern Counties Ex., sp. c., No. 1 all pd Do. No. 2 all pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. 10 Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct....a1l p Do. 101. Deb. Sh. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shre. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, sths all pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 5 1 / 2 per cent. all pd Gies. & S.W. Con. 1001. Gt. North. 5 p. c. all pd Do. 5 p c.'red. sc. 9% p Great South. & West. (Ireland) Bths all pd Gt. West. (Berke & H. Ex. 5 per cent.) all pd Gt.W. fixed 4% 100/. p Do. Do. ...80/. pd Lancashire and York. shire, F. 201. 6l. pd Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 1001. p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 l3/. pd Do. Do. No. 2 17/. pd Do. Do. No. 3 .pd Do. Qrs., 1848 Si. jod London & Brig. par. 5 per cent. ...100/. pd Do. Pr. 5 p c. Stk. 100/. Do. Con. 5 p c, 1852 all Do. N.Gr. 6 p c 100 L Lon. & N.-W. (Coy. & Nunet.) 5 p. c. 13% pd Lon. & S.W. New 5 all/. p Lon. & En. % Sh. p Man., Shelf., & Lincn. Qr. Sh., No. 1 all pd Do. New, 10/. all pd Do. 61. 3/. pd Mid. Con. 6 p c St. 1001. Do. Con. Bris. & Bir., 6 per cent.... 100/. pd Do. Erewash Val. 1001 Do. Leic. &Swanning. 8 per c. Guar. 1001. p' Do. Preference ...5/. pl Norfolk Exten all pd Do. Gr. 5 % p ct. all p Do. NVevny. Val. 2/. p North British 5l. pd North Stafford all pd Oxf. Wor. & Wok, 15/. 6 per cent 101. pd Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Ches. (N.W. Min.) 8 per c....a1l pd South Devon all pd St.-Est. 4% p c. 10L pd Sth. York. 4 p c gd. 201. Stock. & Hart. gd. 5p c until July 1,1856, all p Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 3L pd York, Newc. & Bar. at. 1;i 'A die. 8% - 9 17% - 18 5 - 514 3 -3% 1 % Ya p x.d 13 13% 13% -14% 8 % - 4 I . ' fri = M A l ii ....... 1% p B fi -8% 1 36 1 dia. il2 -12 1( - ...% --3% p 12% 11% 13 13% % 3 p 139 ...... 141 •• - ..p ar 20 -- 2 5 %4- 5% - 2 1 4 5 - 5% % % 1) 10 - 10% 15 % - 16 14 -15 ••• --- ••• 18% N. of E. Pur. Do. Do ....... 5/. pd York & N. Midland IL and S. Porch. 101. pd 16% - 17 4%- y, die. X P LINES LEASE: AT TVICED ZZNTAZI. Railways. I Leasing Nom i na l P r i ces . Basin's' 'Companies. to-clay• ............, Bdf. & Bitch., all p L on. &N . w ... ... Bir.& Oxf., Pa. all Gt. Westn. 30 —3l Do. without, all p' D o , . 29 —3 O BirMolv. & Dud.,l guar....... all pd Do. Do. without, an p Do. Buckinghash. all pio n , &N.w 18 18 1 ,E Clydsdale Jc., all p Caledonian 45 —47 E. Lin., gua. 6 per, cent.. .. .. . all pdlGt. N or thn. 35 354 Gloucest. & Dean Forest... 22% pdGt. Westrn. 3% —4% p Hartlepl. Dk. & S I yk.Wew. I Railw. ...all pd 1 &Berw. I ••• ••• Hull & Selby, all p Yk. &N.M. 109 111 Do. Halves.,all p Do. Do. Quarts., all p Do. Leeds &Brdf.,alloilifidland Lou. & Grenw., all, S. Eastern 12% 12% Do. Pref....all pd Do. Lowestoft., gua. 4 per cent—all pd Norfolk Do. 6 p. ct., all p Do. 1 ••• Aliddlesbe & Red car, 6p. c., all p Stktn &Dar ... —•• • N. Do. 6 p &E . , .5 c p t . . , c . , all p all E. C e. ounties 60 9 -- 6 .2.3 2 9. tx,t 23 Do. New...all pd Do. Prestn. & Wyre, f L.& N.AV I . ... all paid t &La. &Y f .. Do.Hlves, A, all p Do. Read., Guildf., and nßoyei.g&ate Hit.,... a 6 l i/i l pd p 1 GS.tE:Nasotretrhpn 2 2 3%_ 9y4 Do. Shep. Ex., all Do. Shf. Rth. & Goole, 22% I S ND . , s e S oa p . t r a . dy ff c oa d: i a .. h l 6. . B . , p . a l 9 cl l . % l : 6 apld p P J A L sD l t a :r o iN k il t t s., l i D e - a k a n r s i . ..1 . iii% • I : a li o : dig. Do. do. ... all pd Do. - ••• Wilts.& Som., all p l Gt. \Vcstrn 9B -- 9 9 13% 7 96% 20% 54 Railways. Nominal Prices. to-d Business done ay. --- Cent. France (0.V.) all 22 22% x.d 22,8 is x.d Charl. & Erquel. all pd 13 —l5 Demerara all pd . . ••• Dutch Rhenish. .8/. pd . 3% dis. East Indian 18/. pd —3% p Do. Do. 2O/. pd ••• Gt. Indian Penin. all p 7 / I —1 % p Do. Do 4% pd Ye P Louv. ala Sambre 7% . . —. • Luxembourg l3l. pd 4 3 / 5 5 Do. (Railway) 10/. pd 3 3 4 4 Do. l/. pd j— % Do. (Canal) 2e. pd 1 Maria Antonia 27i pd Do. New 8% pd . . Namur & Liege all pd 6% —6% North. of France,l6l.pd 23% 24% 24% % Do. 20/. 3p. c. Bds, all p 13 13% Orleans & Bor 11/. pd p 14% 15% Paris & Lyons ...61. pd 4 p 10% Paris & Orleans all pd 44 —46 x.d x.d Paris & Rouen ...all pd 30% —3l Paris & Stras. ...all pd 22% 22% 22% % 5 4 Rouen & Havre...all pd 11 11% x.d x.d Sambre &Meuse all pd St. Andrew's & Quebec (A) 4l. pd Tours & Nantes 17/. pd 6 —5% dis. 11% West Flanders...B 3 / pd 3 3 1 / 4 West. of France 6/. pd 1 —1% p MINES. Agua Fria all pd 7 / 8 p 1 Anglo-Californian, all p % p Asturian 15/. p . . Australasian 21. pd 1 —l% p 3 Australian Si. pd % 1 Austr. Freehold all pd 1 / 4 dis par Ave Maria all pd 1 / I dis. Blaenarvon I. & C. all p Brit. Austr. Gold all pd % dis par British Iron 131. 15s. p . . —. . Braz. Im. (is. sp) 24% 1% Do. Coca. & Cui. all p Do. St. Job. del R. 151. Carson's Creek all pd par Y 4, Cobre Copper 4O/. pd Copiapo 14/ pd Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p % dis % p General all pd . . —•• • Gold Mountain all pd % dis. Great Polgeoth all pd 1 11 p Mexi. & S. Amer. 91. p Nouveau Monde all pd % /s p Port Philip ._ l/. pd 1 .8 3 / 8 p Santiago de Cuba 10% 6% —7% % Tin Croft 7l. pd 9 3 4 —lO IA United Mexican all pd —2% West Mariposa—all pd % % dis Colonial Gold, 1%. JOINT-STOWE EAMES. Australasia all pd 39 40% x.d x.d Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd 49% —5O Colonial 25/. pd 11% 12 1 4 Coro. of London 20/. pd 24 25% Lon. & County 20/. pd . . London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd 1 8 18 3 / Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd 28% —29 Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd ••• Do. New lO/. pd . . • Nat. of Ireland 22% p 1 . 7 3 4 —l7 Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd 34 —35 Prov. of Ireland 251 pd. 43% —44 Do. New all pd 15% 16% Union of Austral all pd 37 —3B Do. New 2% pd 3 Union of London 10/. p 14% 15% Union of Madrid all pd MISCELLANEOUS. Canada 32% pd 48 49% Eastern Steam...2s. pd . . Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd 2 . 8% 28% Penin. & Or. St. all pd 80 79% Do. Do. ...151. pd . . —. . Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd 7 8 —79 x.d x.d Universal Emigration and Colonization, 2/. p Irish Beet Sugar, 234. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 12,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export and 1.000 Surat and 3,000 American on specu lation. The market closed with much spirit and speculation. American were a point against the buyers. The sales comprised 9,000 American, 500 Egyptian, at 6d. to 7d.; 1,500 Surat, at 3d. to 4id.; and 60 Sea Island, at ls. lid. to Is. 6id. per lb.—Railway Shares were flat, at lower prices. The letters from America by the steamer Canada notice a buoyant market for Public Securities. Money was abundant. The branch mint at New Orleans was coining double eagles to a large amount. It appears by a report of the Baltimore tobacco mar ket, that during the past three months, a very heavy business has been transacted, particularly in Ohio tobacco. The great bulk of the purchases was made in fulfilment of the contract between the French Govern ment and Messrs. Rothschilds. The whole quantity actually contracted for is about five thousand hogsheads, with the stipulation that the quantity may be increased, at the discretion of the Government, one-third more. As the French Government took more last year, and the contract this year was made at very low figures, it is not improbable that the excess stipulated for will be demanded. The Californian news is still favourable. The steamer El Dorado, from Chagres, had brought to New York about 700,000 dollars on freight, and 150,000 in the hands of passengers. Accounts from the mining dis triots continue good, and the yield has been equal to the expectations of parties interested. The freshet in Sacramento, Marysville, and throughout El Dorado country, was not so disastrous as the one previous, and would soon, it was supposed, pass away without doing much damage. We 'loam no new feature in the com mercial affairs of California. Trade was good , and prices obtained for staple articles were more renumerative than formerly. As the opposition to Mr. Lyne, the secretary o f t b e committee for promoting Tribunals of Commerce, has not abated, and an attempt has been made this day to get up a fresh meeting, it may be useful to apprise parties interested that twelve leading members of the g enera l committee, including Lawren ce He y wor th , .Esq., m.p., B. M. Willcox, Esq., M.P. , Rich ard T hornton, Esq., and several of the most respectable subscribers, have signed or endorsed the following !tatter:— " To Mr. John Matthison Fraser, 34, Mark-lane; Mr. Daniel McFarlan, 154, Feachurch- s t reet; Mr . Ri c h a rd C. Polhill, 15, Mark-lan e; an d Mt; Charles White, 15, Bargo-yard-chambers. " Gentlem e n, —As members of the general coin, mittee we have learnt with much regret that certain disputes have disturbed the harmony which should exist between yourselves and oar honorary secretary, Mr. Francis iyn We lament now to find that it is not likely that the movement can be benefitted by the joint services of yourselves and Mr. Under such circumstances, and cons id er i ng Lyne. that Francis Lyne was the originator of the move ment, that the public money was advanced to aid the ca lled to our notice by Mr. L yne, and that his ca ze . a u l se an _ and energy have on various occasions been ap plauded, (without intending to off er you any personal offence) we request, us members of the general commit tee, that you will be good enough to give up to Mr. Lyne, all books, moneys, and papers relating to this movement, and that you will retire from the Executive Committee. The result of a canvass among the subscribers by Mr. Gamble, on behalf of Mr. Lyne, was that the 40 or 50 w aited upon positively denied having authorised the protest against Mr. Lyne's last meeting, which Mr. Hanley declared he made on behalf of 140 subscribers. when Mr. Gamble found the large number of 40 or 50, one after the other, giving the same assistance, he con sidered it needless to go further. Mr. Gamble then proceeds to state:— d. many of the subscribers remarked to me, that they, being acquainted with the movement only through your exertions, considered that you alone ought to proceed with the movement for the estab lishment of Tribunals of Commerce, and by no means allow your progress to be interrupted, nor to permit any such party to intervene between yourself and the movement. One gentleman said, was it reason able that we should subscribe our money for a particu lar .object, and when a meeting so respectable was called in favour of the cause we desire to promote, that we, the subscribers, should protest against it?' " Bills of Exchange on the principal continental cities were negotiated yesterday afternoon on rather lower rates in some instances. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25 55 to 60, Amsterdam at 12 1i to 2f. Hamburgh, 13 101 to 11k, and Trieste 12 35 to 40. English Stocks are a little better this morning, bet there is still a paucity of business. Consols are 991 4- for Transfer and 9 9 4 ii_f° l : Acaount. The New Three-and-a-Quarterper Cute, have to have been 104 to 1 , , and the Three per Cents. 2 to 220 t 981 Bank Stock is rat h e r weaker, being l 9 South Sea Stock has realised 1104. Exchequer-bills, dated March, are 70s. to 735. premium. Foreign Stocks are quiet also. Spanish Three par Cents. have been 214 /, for the Five per Cents. and ssince, 214. Mexican Bonds have been quoted 344 to r EL i Cents. Equador Stock and 274 for the Three is flat at 4 4 . Austrian Five per Buenos Ayresapt B9o4dis.havebeen 774. Sar dinian Stock is supported d 9 e 3 al t i o ng l s . are Cents. are 794, and Dutch improved,Four per ut the Cents. Railway Shares have not large in English. Foreign Shares are more buoyant. Mining Shares have been very quiet. South Austra lian Copper a bout 4 _premium, _ and Colonial Gold I, pre mium. Lewis Hill Range and Royal Australian each about premium. Joint Stock Bank Shares are dull. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols .. 991 Ditto Account. May 11 .. 994 I BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 219 1 , 220 1 A, 8 per Cent. Reduced 8 per Cent. Consols Anne. ......... 99% % Y 2 New 3 1 4 per Cent. An us . Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860.- 6 13-16 6% D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859... 6 9-16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860... 7 1-16 South Sea Stock 1108 Ditto Old Annuities 9 B ll Ditto New Annuities Consols for Account ••• ..... . 99% 5 4 Eirchooner Bill?. 1 4d. March. June. 1,000/. 63 p -500/. 64 67 p Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE C l ' 4 LILLen ,,,, vr, , 1- • 6 per Cent. ... Equador Bonds 4A Grenada, 1 1 h per Cent. ... ..... DP, Ex Dec, C0up:011649.0 2234 MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY Fresh up to-day, the arrivals of English Wheat, coast wise and by land carriage, were very limited. The at tendance of buyers was small; nevertheless the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce ruled firm, at fully Monday's advance in the quwatiens, and at which a clearance was speedi;y effected. For forward delivery a fair business was doing at extreme currencies. Nearly 7,000 quarters of foreign Wheat have come to hand this week, but its general quality is inferior. Prime quali ties changed hands steadily, at full prices. Low and inferior parcels were much neglected. Floating cargoes off the coast were quite as dear as last week. No Eng lish Barley was on show. Foreign parcels sold slowly, yet prices were well supported. In Malt, comparatively little business was transacted, at late figures. We had a free sale for Oats, and good heavy qualities were the turn dearer. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour sold steadily, bat no further advance was noticed in the quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. I Malt. Oats. Flour. Qrs. I Qrs. Qrs. 350 1,340 .._ 6,820 I 4,910 Sacks 720 10,520 13,100 bls. 1103SLOUGU PLOP 11T41.1iMEIT. The general demand was tolerably steady to-day, and last week's prices were fairly supported. WHITECHAPEL. Oar market was heavy for each kind of stock as fol lows :—Beef, from '23 to 33; Mutton, 23 4d to 3s 6d; Lamb, 43 2d to 53 2d; Veal, 3s to 4s; Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 6d per 81bs by the carcase. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.--In the course of the fore noon we had a telegraphic announcement that the Ame rican steamer was Of Holyhead; but, receiving no fur ther intelligence until atter one o'clock, there appeared amongst buyers so much of a disposition to await its ar rival before entering into engagements, as evidently pro duced a quiet and uncertain state of business. Thus, the best part of the day seemed to be iejuriously affected by this little delay in the rec e ipt o f on l y t h ree or f our d a y s ' later information respecting the raw materiel; and, when i. arrived, there was found to be no change on the other side, no ciicurnstance to affect, our market one way or other. The transactions of the day, in yarns, have been of moderate extent. The buyers have shown a dispo eition to operate, but at something under the prices re quired by sellers. The latter, however, are in general so free from stocks, and, in many articles, so well sup plied with orders, as to feel comparatively indifferent about selling; and a prevailing steadiness at the quota tions of last week, has consequently marked both mule and water twist, whether warps, cops, or bundles. The tone of the cloth market is less favourable than that of yarns. Domestics continue dull, and the prices offered are generally rather lower. The same statement applies to 3S-inch cloths also. The IJsver qualities of T's i printers and jaconets continue, however, in fair request at last week's prices; and the improved demands for 40- inch shirtiegs on Eastern account is continued. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have bad an extremely dull market in pieces, and a thin attendance of Is 11 3°, 11 !+ with little or no change in prices. In the wool m• ot there is no change to report, either in price or amountl, of business transacted. HALIFAX, SATURDAY . — The worsted t ra de is veryand tslac k, here i h s o b th ut in lit t t h le e p d i i e s c p e os h i a ti l o i n an to d i p n ur t c h h e a fancy goods. The yarn market is char time past. more cheerful aspect than it has been for t some to be met with. The stocks are light, and job lots are. warehousese,ieitherct ere pd s l a ; b y a in or y , rsehemmec some eidemand t that aine db,e t T T n h e e r s e p i i a nn m er o s re ar d e sorts. firm, with a trifling advance on Isi g n e g ee i r n ali w y, oo e l n ; ta an ie d ieno andfor an goods in creased It e improved quotations ter prices business done. It is p noticed MAnn i L n E M E I L a D s; h ri' a u s E b s e D e A n v . inTl expected mostly cleared off. will now be obtained, as stocks and is likely to do so for the pr . The strike of weavers noticed in our last still n con s t i i i n k u s e_s, parcels as they come in the There is a more active businessdoing. Continentalana attention buyers securing all suitable Raw market. It is understood that stocks ruring in nig F he r r a . nce are much reduced and prices speculators, in consequence Silk, the last day or two, has far h abse receivedlig backward , s°Ea e chiefly of the season so . from foreign buyers Italy. unfa vourable for a large crop inPrices are called firmer. In Italian silk rather more doing at p r i ces fully Is. per lb. higher. H UDDER SFIELD, TUESDAY.—Business i n the Cloth hall has been very dull, only some odd parcels of goods for the completion of orders having changed hands. Goods in demand are of light make and pattern for the home spring and summer trade. Shippers and mer chants complain much of the slackness of trade, there having been only one London buyer in the town to -day. MONEY ORDERS.—The undermentioned offices will be opened as minor money -order offices on the Ist of May : Allendale, Northumberland ; •liessle, Yorkshire; Reephani, Norfolk. d te e r m ds e m nd p rfoedruce coffee, The weekly reviews of the Amsterdam and Rot rather highermarkets state that there had been a better out material aLteratio and that some descriptions had brough t prices. Very few contracts had been mad e in 1 sugar and cotton. n n dig i o n and spices remThaienedeeszteenandyte wfriethm- An , twerp and Hambur g h r epresent a similar state of t rade. CIVIL CONTIN GE N C IES.—On Monday an official do cument was issued by order of the Ho use of Commons, showing that the sum required to be -voted for civil con tingencies for the current year is 100,0001. In 1849 the expenditure defrayed from the grant for civil contingencies was 51,6531. ; in 150, 65,3711. ; and in 1851, 89,C75/. SUDDEN DEATH AT A RAILWAY STATlON.—Yes terday information was received at the various police sta tions in the metropolis of the sudden death of a gentleman at the Railway Station, Richmond, Surrey. He is described as 55 years of age, lighc, brown hair mixed with gray, dressed in a new black frock coat, black waistcoat, ribbed doeskin trowsers, Albert bouts, black bilk hat; in his posses sionbl body a ny dnow was found a le tter, relating to the ship Thames, ad dressed from Richm ond-street, si g ned Samuel SbiP to E v ery inquiry has be en made, but nothing has d d to h id en tification. The railway au t horities procured medical aid as soon as deceased s howed si g ns of indis position , en deavoured to re store animation, but in vain. The lies to be owned, and information has been forwarded to the Coroner. FATAL ACCSDENTS ON THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—On. Saturday evening a working man was killed at the Middleton station on this line. He had booked for Oldham, but ran, amongst a crowd of pas• sengers, to the door of a carriage, before the train had stopped. The result was that he was pushed down between the footboards of the train and the landing stage and crushed to death. A servant of the company, named Richard WrOk.r, was ako killed uitclu'"' ' Plaiting station. Lord Lansdowne is to lay the first stone of the Charterhouse new school buildings this day, 17% 17 33% 20% 39% 40 91% % 79% PM 72% Ys 18% % 18 123% 27 15% 92 IA tar 34 333( 68% % % 8% li 21% 3% X 21% 7 4 85 % 18% 13% 25% % 8% 18 pm psi x.d 13' 14% 71; 11 % 123 10% 14% Wheat. Qrs. English •• •• •• 680 Lrish Foreign ...... IMPERIAL PA RLIAMEN T- (THIS DA Y.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER cook the Chair a few minutes after Twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Patent Solid Sewage Manure Company Bill vrsa considered and agreed to. PETITIONS. Mr. EDWARD ELLICE, jun., presented a petition from the University of St. Andrew's against the -abol.i.; tion of University tests. Sir J. WALMSLEY presented several petitions from the metropolis against the Militia Bill. Mr. FREWEN presented a petition from Eastbourne, Susses, in favour of the preservation of the Cryana Palace. Mr. COBBOLD presented a similar petition Suffolk. Mr. SLANEY presented several petitions from dif7 (*front parts of the metropolis and the provinces la favour of legalising industrial c ar pe trships. i.„ NorIP Mr. V. SMITH presented ition from pton against the Militia Bill. from Mr. MONCRIEFF presented petitions from ale Giw and other places in Scotland in favour of the isbolitio„ of University tests, against the grant to Mayn ooth, en° against Sunday labour in the Post office. Mr. HASTIE presented a p e tition from a place in Scotland in favour of the Bill for abolishing Universiti Tests. COUNTY ELEOTIONS EXPENSES BILL. Mr. CHRISTOPHER moved that this Bill be tea second time. The SPE AKER then put the question. Mr. ANSTEY—No, no. hem The SPEAKER—Does the Hon. and Learne d ber divide. Mr. ANSTEY—Yes. The House then divided, when there appeared-- For the second reading ... 16 Against it 18 .• ••• Majority ... "" 2 ., hod There not being forty Members in the division, 1 ' „ m .. no effect, and the business was suspended until tb st M 111— bee entered the House. • r. CHRISTOPHER said he had no °We 10 0 to op postpone the second reading until there was a larg er tendance of Members. The second reading was then postponed. EXPULSION OF BRITISa SUBJECTS 131 AUSTRIA. it he Mr. ANSTEY gave notice that on TuesdsY ~,et would propose a resolution to the effect that the o%r. expulsion of British subjects called for prompt eria Bert nest metPurts on the- part of the Government. ENFRANCHISEMENT OF COPYHOL D ''„D . ' u p on On the motion of Mr. AGLIONBY, the report "' this Bill was agreed to. GENERAL ROSAS. the Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on Fridah l o ic motion that the Speaker leave the chair, he ell °ll Lea• the Government a question , with reference to the .1:111.. sury order issued for the reception of Monsieur 10" ABOLITION OF UNIVERSITY TE ST S' of Mr. INIONCRIEFF moved that the Univer s ' Scotland Bill be read a second time. an d Mr. F. SCOTT was in hopes that the DO 11 1 ; i i, to Learned Gentleman would have stated some g v°l3 , t iree the House for sugge.ting the approval of this isee' LEFT SPEARING.) NEW STRAND THEATRE' A new manager has undertaken the direction of.° house, and has brought with him a new prinpir,i,bl; action. Instead of making his stage a vehicle for tit;io farces and vaudevilles, it is his purpose to rer drames of some weight. AAeY The new arrangements have commenced this je. with a highly ingenious version of La Dame de la P . ", ; be The whole of the last act is entirely reconstructew d eo return of the pseudo-Marquis to his wife being 10 ;10 about at an earlier stage of the story, so as to ell : ° A " eo uis whole to terminate in the market-woman's row - we d while the position of the valet and his dupe is disoolo with increased peripicuity. Condensations of Ib is 0 10' show that the adaptor ha s a m i n d b e y o nd mere t o ° o r tion. The part of the valet is played w ith i , s ale' surance by Mr. Welter Lacy, and the 00 03 P,, a11 ; ;„ Lotlit ceived good addition in the person Of n,; o l e n 119. Howard, who acts the wife, and evinces In"" the quieter form of pathos. abri nt te. Mr. J. Rogers, our best low comedian, is to t he transfer his services from this establisholen" 0 00 4 Adelphi, where his extraordinary natural hate.rate' great artistic skill are sure to render him II favourite. „,,g HANOVER-SQUARE .00„..„.0 4 The first concert given by the Misses lei'AllOw' , traeted a crowded and highly fashionable audience , , evening. They were assisted by Miss fli Ev re b : o t • ' ' l' Dolby, Mr. Swit, Mr. Whitworth, and Mr. "„5 fe the latter of whom sang with great sweetness i''bosat ing Beethoven's ” Adelaide," and his owe, The " Sweet Home," which was unanimously eneoreei. Abe instumentalists were Signor Piatti, Mr. Kiallinergeade• who presided at the pianoforte, and Herr Irel l rb, cow' ghem, who performed a fantasia on the violin " 41 " ,Stab' siderable vigour and clearness. The bendficiaires a the lished their position last night as concert e ld er,siege sett first order. The pure and rich soprano a the ltt.Alo .o the fine-toned contralto of the younger S e n o r( MiB. t harmonised e ff ectively „ in the duet from r, ' hi t u lii t: " Ebben a to perisce, but still more detig"'," ,00 1 7, the" Elfin Call ," the execution of which vie s v" -- f ocAe applauded. One of the meat pleasing and perfec t or displays we have ever heard in , th - t r e .tl2l oo cert room is Miss M'Alpine's ' . 1.-- niv Mavourneen," which was enthusiastically re dews se di She ay. howver, as a substitute, at Ro ses Summer," and with equal purity. The natur slll e beet lent voices of these accomplished young ladies ha /c OO l. carefully and judicieusly cultivated, their sty le iS lee lent, and their taste refined and pure. These adve ti o cot enhanced by a graceful and lady-like demeanour. °oil!. fail to render theta admired favourites in the en s world. Signor Bottesini, whose name was announced, sve late able to appear, being detained at the Opera until tO O ,, by an hour. The duet, " I know a bank," was substitute; of the Misses M'Alpine , and received the final plattai l the evening. . --- --------- ------ NEWMARKET RA.CS' (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPI"" Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each. D.M. (8 S tibg Ler Harbinger ..• wallte' - sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each. D.M. Subs d' ) ofe t Glenluco vralke LATEST BETTING. CLUSTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Grosvenor 16 to 1 agst Hesse Homburg DERBY. 8 to 1 agst Robbie Noblo ds s4 1 3 cr ° Janina, Caloric, and filly out o f Buokhou have arrived. ti; r i Ettittoot Selling Handicap. —• Sophistry ..• ••• ••• ••• Orpheus ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 1 •• Plate of 50/. ANL ..4 Edward of York • • "• • ••• •.. Equal ..• A.F. Sweepstakes of 50 50 0 ' „. wa lked °ler Frantic I, aCoVe'' CURIST'S HOSPITAL.---At a Court of the ~.,,soo, of this institution, held yesterday, Mr. Alderman Tb ° 7i til e ALP., in the chair, testimonials of the approbationforoste Governors were voted respectively to two of t he at t b d , pupils of the school, and present exhibition s University of Cambridge—Mr. J. Lempriere U 3 '',•i r l 03 6 8.A., Scholar of Trinity College, for having been firs'iogioll first class of the classical tripos at the recent e%,arely,krfit. O (being bracketted eq ual with two others ) , and to ~e, it" h W ' C. . Thompson, 8.A. , Shcolar of Pembroke G°"77l W having been sixth in the came class (brac ketted 61'1 one other). ..-.• c rl lo ow Ael CITY of LONDON FREEMEN'S ORPIIAN S C ;p end of Yesterday, the first stone of a building at Brixton,,Aireli for the education and maintenance of the orphan.„, e r ff l bt WI . freemen of the City of Londou was laid b the , b`op o tterA l the Lord Mayor, attended by the sheriffs, ylNiessrs• ''' an d and Swift, Aldermen Musgrove, Challis, and Salora°73' c t tk e L es e ti N m p ate T s f t ik b i o r u o t n t A o Tj e p O ro n p .r o E se C d Ts t . o -- the -- , 111 0 1 , 16, - .. the members of the committee. , rh 111 ( Pin Commons E and temporary 0 J ~ boor , , required for the current 1 ['lD'' , - 3 8 " 71. compared with 1851, and c '' s o u l a m s S s decrease of 116,51 year is only 8 , 3, compare:l with the year 1850. ----"' •••••,----.. Bat Til 8. Mrg' OF A 6021. On the 25'h inst., at L ow ndes-square, the 11°11. I. Harvie Farquhar. 1 31rSt On the 20:h inst., a t R e dl an d, near Bri st " M. Morgan tile DAUGHTER. On the 21st inst., at OF H A are‘ieid-hous.', near Vxbridge' re• wife of Captain Crespignv, 20th Regiment. lit On the 25th inst., at - Norfolk-creacent, ify de-Pa r}( ' George Hitchcock. MARRIED. ti e Dr. On T t w h i e 28th inst., at St. James ' s, Piccadilly. b y 1% 51 ' 89 , Henry Heather , only son of Henry Big 4; Barnes, Surrey, to Harriet Muriel, third daughter 01 Culverwell, Esq., Argyll place, Regeutstreet. DIED h ‘ SW eet. On the 25th inst., at Hermosa, Teignmoutb, j ' ji b Gib" land, Eq., for ma y years Principal C raltar. aged 81. ged 64 i On the 23d inst., at Brentf.rd, T B. Rowe, Es 6 l" L'- ht r 0 On the 22d inst., Adela Anne, the youngest thog—e Lieutenant-Colonel Bragge, Sadborow, Dorset. Job o At the Bridge of Allan, N.B , on the 22d inst., Babington, Esq., late of the Hon . . E. I. C.'s Service. wo od, On the 24th inst., at Blenheim-road, St. J° lll3s- i;e ot ' Elizabeth, widow of the late John Hutton of A52.tyr...c.,1'..,.......t. t ~ronlissarf A. .•., -•- dit 1.':;;,::: 7 - ,., -1 '),.- 7: 1. .Ycti, ~..., ..,,,,,nd, eriat., .L .I' , ie. EIUA 01110 i •••-,.,- ty 01 Strand, in the Preeinet of the Sacmv, in tb-e Middlesex, YTedneeday, April 28, 1852. e..~=~=_. -__-