The Sun. — London, England, 1846-06-06 00:00:00

Just ready, in two vols. =sill Bvo., with Illustrations, 21s. bound ECLIOES fromthe BACK WOODS; or, SKETCHES otkTRAIISA.TLANTIC LIFE. By Captain LEVINGE. Henry Colburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street- RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC &ILE. WirESSES. LAMOND, SMALE, AD OND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their asid the Public fer their continued support and patronage, and to atuiouncs that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., place every TrusnAr and FRIDAY, at 0110 o'clock, at the 11. - .11 of Commeree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results will be fcrwarded by the first post ;after the sale, =I the proceeds isainediately disposed of according to instructions. 01fices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. HER, MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed Donizetti's Opera, entitled, DON PASQUALE. Norio:., Vadame. Grisi ; Dr. Malatesta, Signor Fomasari ; Ern 'stoi Signor Mario ; Don Pasquale, Signor Lablache. Between the Acts, a DIVERTISSEMENT. In which will be In roduced a Grand Pas, by Mafille. L. Grahn (composed by her self), as ilsted by Mats. Ca.ssan, Honore, and Demelisse. A Pa', by Mille. T.. Taglioni ; and La Cracovienne, by Mdlle. L. Grahn. fo conclude with the admired Ballet of OSDINE. Matteo, M. errot , Ondine, Mlle. Cerito Giannina, Mdlle. L. Taglioni. 1n.,14e course of the Ballet Mdlle.Cerito will execute the celebrated Fae :.*.ei'Ombre, Also, a Grand Pas, by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon ; a P 0.4, oy .Mdl'e. L. Ta.glioni ; and the admired Fete de la Mailonne, and Grand Tarantella, by the corps de ballet. HER MAJESI"I'S TIIEATRE. Madlle. C ERITO hSi the honour to inform her Friend;, Snb- C riber! to •he Opera, and the Public, that her BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, JUNE When will be performed Cimaroa a ' s Chef d'CEuvre, in Two Acts, entitled, IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO. Carolina, Madame Grist ; Fidalma, Madame Sanctiloll ; Elisetta, Madame Castellon ; Paolino , Signor Mario ; Count Rob i ns on, Si g nor F. Lablache ; Geronimo, Signor Lablache. To conclude with an entirely new Grand Oriental Ballet, composed by M. Perrot, the Music arranged by Signor Pugni, entitled, LALLA ROORH ; or, THE ROSE OF LAHORE. The principal parts sustained by Mdile. Cerito, Mdlle. L. Taglionf, M. St. Leon, and M. Perrot. and tickets to be made at the box App li ca ti o ns for boxes , stalls, office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera t nieuce at half-past Seven o'clock. is coin- THICATUE THI ROYAL, DI:WE G T-LANE. S EVENIN WTI be performed (first time in this country), the celebrated Opera of STRADELLA. Alessandro Stradella, Mr. Harrison ; Signor Bassi, Mr. Weiss Barbanno, Mr. Burdini ; Malvolio, Mr. Stretton ; Le onora, M nforth. _titer which will be produced the popular Ballet of PAQUITA. Lucien d'Hervilly, M. Silvain ; Catena, M. Adrien ; Penults, ;Vile. Carlotta Grisi. In which also will appear Madame Ginbilei, Madlles. Sall, idele, Louise, Les Sceurs St. Lenin ; M. Mathis, W. N. Payne, and the most numerous and effective corps de ballet ever introduced upon the English stage. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of JOHN BULL Peregrine, Mr. Stuart; Hon. Tom Shulßetoa, Mr. Roll; Job Thornbury, Mr. W. Farren ; Dennis Bruigruddery, Mr. Hudson ; Dan, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Prulgraddery, Mrs. Glover ; Ludy Caroline Braymore, Miss Julia Bennett; Mary Thornburg, Mrs. Seymour. The Wind will perform the Overtures, " Cenerentola," and " Due rOlonne," the " St. James's Polka," " Philomel Walter," and the " Chatsworth Quadrilles." To be followed by the Comedy of A CURE FOR THE HEAR.T ACHE. Old P.apid, Mr. W. Farren ; Young Rapid, Mr. Hudson ; Frank Oatland, Mr. Buckstone ; Jessy Oatland, Mice Lee. To conclude with the Comic Drama, entitled THE IRISH POST. In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Glover, &c.. will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. L - 51"41 , :r. THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. REELEY. Throe IsTew "ieces for Whitsun Holidays. Evening mph brilliant Triumph avery . u4mjulAi""". TlifS EVENING Will be performed a new Farce, called SISTER AND I. Characters 1:1,3231:5, F Matthews, Meadows, A. Wigan, Emery, Turner, .iiininch, and I3allingham ; Miss E. Daly, Mrs. Wigan,. Miss Arden, ;and Misr Forster. All e y which, a New ara Original Comic Drama, ia Two Acts, rounded on a recent well-known event, called TIIE DUST ',UN'S BELLE. Principal characters by 3lessrs. Keeley, Didelear, Meadows„ F. Vining, Airlock ; Miss Villars, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclade with a New Grand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec ta,:le, ;minded upon certain St :rtling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sagtu in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD C(EUR DE I.10:s r . Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairhrother, Miss M. ,ECCIET, blis3 Villars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley iss Luidias, and Mies Grove ; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews, 51:•. Keeley, Mr. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Tr, n he performed a new Drama, entitled THE MEMOIRS OF ~4 rIdBIiF,LLA ; or, The Silent Observer. In which Messrs. t.a ftbsy!', Ilucy Boyce, 0. Smith, Wright, R. Ryan, P. Bedford , SeLv; W'oolgar, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. F. lee., will perform, Afte: which, the interestinz Drama, entitled THE CABIN BOY. wil!ch Maclaine Calcite, Miss Wwlgar, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. 0. Smith, ac., will appear. To ti.e rwilowed by the Burlesque, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The land.. - ,tone Rock arid the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses WGolgar, E 1121113 Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. ii•aal 17:ed.ord., Mr. Mtlnyard, Mr. Mitchenson, &c. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. TEIIS EVENING Will ne performed Shaksoere's Comedy of AS YOU LIKE IT. ;Wes, Mr. Cooper ; Touchstone, Mr. Compton ; Adam, ,g r. Qranby ; Rosalind. Mrs. Stirling. After which, a New Drama, entitled ERNESTINE. The tosincipal characters supported by Messrs. Cooper. Wallack, Leigh M: array ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss E. Stanley, Miss May, &c. To conclude with a New Ballet, entitled LES CONSCRITS Dti VILLAGE. In which Messrs. Gilbert, Marshall, Flexmore, Harris ; 'Miss Bailin, Miss Marshall, &c., will Wear. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Fritte.,* the especial patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, and limit; Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal. Grand routine of Holiday Entertainments, THIS G Will be performed the New Military Spectacle, realising our recent Trimnphs, called THE SIKHS' INVASION ; or, The War in India. NOV and popular SCENES of the CIRCLE , by th e numerous troupe of British and Foreign Artistes ;double stud, &c. Mr. BATTY has lunch pleasure in stating, that in obedience to the wishes of several of his patrons and heads of families, he has made arrangements to give, during the ensuing holidays, four mid• day performances, the second of which will take place on THUBsDAY, aisri•l il, and each succeeding Tritiasiaer until the number are tanpiete ; nn which occasion the Entertainments will be precisely the same as those go recently performed by royal command, and so highly enlogised by her most gracious Majesty. The representations ill each day commence at two o'clock. Mr. Batty begs to announce, that he has entered into an en gagement with the celebrated GENERAL TOM THUMB, who will appear in the Drama of " Hop o' my Thumb," at this Theatre, en Monday, June 5, and during the Week. Box •office open trom eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. C AN ,,t attraction. The celebrated artists, Madame Vestris and Mr. (I . ),:athews for a limited number of nights. A new Grand Spec tacle, with new scenery, dresses, and real water. THIS EVEN MI Will be performed THE FOLLIES OF A. IcIGHT. In which Madame Vestris and Mr. C. Mathews will appear. After which, Mr. C. Mathews' Farce of PATTER v. CLATTER. Captain ratter, Mr. Charlea Mathews. To conclude with THE DARK FALCON OF THE ATTRUCK. ; er, The Prince Diver and the Shah's Goblet. Characters by Messrs. Johnson. Roger, Cowell, Maynard, Lewis, Heslop ; Mesdames H. Vining, Martin, s Hughes, Daly, Soc. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Varied and attractive Nov Novelties EVEN for the Whitsuntide Holidays. 'THIS IN G, Will be performed a New Domestic Drama, called THE FLIT TING DAY ; or, The Trials of an English Farmer. Principal characters by Messrs. Savilleniggle,g F:edericks. Tlndell, Raymond, Rurton Iloward ; Me Miss E. Terry, /cc. To coiclude , with a new laughable Barletta, entitled LITTLE AN NOYANCES ; or, The Miseries of Human Life. Supported by Means. Howard, Fredericks, Miss Terry, and Miss Treble. To conclude with THE HUT OF TILE RED NOUNTAINS ; or, Thirty Years of a Gambler's L ife. Supported by the entire company. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Elrle„RY MONDAY, TUESDAY, Y WEDNESDAY, AND VIEW of :IAPLES, EBUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of lIERCPLANEUM a - !d. POMPEII, in the year 79. This spects.cle is rerive.d !It an unprecedented scale of granUnr, the picture being more than i:, - ice the Ate of the former, re,Jesents, as accurately as eau possii,77 be dot., the Great r caption of Vesuvius in the year 79, when ruction of Her the De ir cki l a neUni and Pompeii too k p lace: p roduced under thed ection Mr. Denson. of A richly ornamented GOTIIIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been .ccsistructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PROMENADE CONCERTS are again confided to Mr. God fnT, The Band is most complete in all its departments, and includes man y e t, zirtent native and foreign musicians. I n ac puti,;_n to the other attractions of the Gardens will be exhi. biter! CA LYI7 O 'S FAIRY GROTTO, approached by the Illumi - Lated Gothic Blifige, representing in the Interior Telemachus relating his advents: es to Calypso. The pyiLoTEGIrejC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the ishlst complete and eli-eCtive scale. Preeedin; the Volcanic Display a novel exhibition will be intro duced, representing the Descent of Phoebus in the Chariot of the Sun. :Mons. Farinelli will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to receive Lim, and bear him to his chrystal home. An illuminated Marine Cave, and the G l as s Conservatory, splen dlCe.:,- clnamented with festecns of lamps, enabling the visitors to view ilia matchless collection of Carnivore by gas-light. I:eeding of the Carnivore at five ; the Pelicans, Ice., at half-past itT ; Concert at 311 ; and the Eruption at dusk. Admission, Is. THE RAILWAY SUN IS NOW PUBLISHING. PRICE (TO SUBSCRIBERS) SIXPENCE. PIE WEATHER —SUN Comex, J uN . E 6. TauAOMETER, Lowest, 57; Highest, 78; M oon, SO, BAROMETER, 30.18. WIND E.; fine sunshiny, weather. HIGN WIC AT LONDON -BRIDGE THIS DAY. biC-11,171X • • 6 admitep nrath tee Sift er I 1 i•• 4 , 0 , ) A ..,..1 * 44. •.• , 4 .44 1;1 * ..,- ~ " .r, , tr . , --: , A • - :4' ~l_, F i r - .. , ~ 4e ~9't'-~' ~r .~L;~ k~~ l• I c,.7 o{, ~- ;~~.. SECOND EDITION. ( '4l/ br ?flit 1# Thit LONDON. SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1846. The .Loras met at Five o'clock. p-Teseotation of a petition on the subject of the obser vanceof the babbath, gave rise to a short conversation, in the course of wirich Lord CAIrPBEI2. expressed an opinion that it was "unnecessary to run goods' trains on rail ways on Sundays. lie was answered by Lord BROUGH 43E, who showed, that under certain circumstances it was necessary that goods' trains should run on Sundays, And, as a case in point, stated that on one occasion the Bank 6f England had been preserved from a stoppage of cash pay ments solely by the arrival of a large quantity of specie on a Sunday. The Earl of RIPON moved the Committee on Lord GOUGH'S end Lord I-LtRDLNG'S Annuity Bills. Lord MONTEAGLE remonstrated against the pension being kept in abeyance as long as the pensions from the East India Company subsisted. The pensions were granted as a token of gratitude from the country for distingnished services, and ought to have no re ference to any reward which the East India Company might be pleased to hestow to those distinguished individuals fcr their services. The Duke of RICHMOND entirely concurred with the Noble Lord (31omarAGLE) in his reprobation of the conduct of the Government, which was wrong in principle and shabby in practice. The Earl of &nazi felt the Government was bound to act according to precedent, and denied that they had been actuated by motives of economy. The Marquis of CLANIRICARDE and the Earl of Wicimow briefly addressed the House. After a few words from the Earl of Error; and the Earl of GALLOWAY, the House resolved itself into Committee. The Duke of Itictrmozrn moved 'the omission of the third clause, providing that the pensions should not be paid during the continuance of the pension granted by the East India Company. After a short discussion, a division took place, when there appeared For the clause .................. 38 Against it Majority for expunging the clause and against the Government —l2 'the division having been taken on Lord Hardinge's An nuity Bill, when the House resolved itself into Committee on Lord Gough's Annuity Bill, a similar amendment was moved by The Duke of RICHMOND, and agreed to without a di vision. Earl FrrzwrlAJAm then rose to move the following reso lution :—" That this House will not give a third reading to any Railway Bill giving power to raise capital, which has come up from the House of Commons this session, until the House may have an opportunity of having them all before them, for the purpose of considering what course it may be desirable to take thereon." The Earl of DALnotrons opposed the resolution. A short discussion followed, in which Lord KXWNAIRD, Lord ASHBURTON, the Duke of WELLINGTON, Lord MONT EAGLE, the Duke of RICHMOND, and Lord REDESDALE took part, when Earl FITZWILLIAM withdrew his motion, and their Lord ships adjourned. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Foar o'clock. The private busine , ..s having been disposed of, and a motion having been made and agreed to, thaSi the House at its rising should adjourn to Monday, Mr. G. BANKES presented a petition from the borough of Briderort, praying that full inquiry might be made into the course that had been pursued in the election for that borough. Sir J. GRAHAM, in answer to a question from Mr. G. BERKELEY, said that it was not the intention of the Govern ment to make any alteration in county towns with respect to the delivery of letters on Sundays. Sir J. GRAHAM then moved that the House should resolve itself into Committee on the Poor-law Removal Bill. Mr. E. DENISON then moved certain instructions to the Committee for the purpose of making prevision fer the ' establishment of union settlements. Colonel WOOD considered that it would be most unfair to alter pariah settlements to union settlements. Mr. G. BANKES opposed the instructions. Mr. RICE considered that the Bill required alterations to render it available. Mr. CHRISTOPHER denied that the instructions, if carried into effect, would benefit the agricultural labourer. Mr. STaurr supported the instructions. Mr. PAKINGTON also supported the instructions. Sir J. GRAHAM would support the adoption of the instruc tions, if the Hon. Member pressed them to a division. Sir R. Nous opposed the Bill, and supported the in structions. Mr. C. WOOD thought that a union settlement was the best remedy of the evils that existed under the present law, and he should therefore support the resolutions. After some observations from Mr. Henley, Mr. V. Smith, Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Granger, Lord Morpeth, and Mr. Packe, Mr. T. DIINCOMDE moved, as an amendment, that it be an instruction to the Committee to repeal the whole law of settlement. General Joassos seconded the amendment. The House divided, when their appeared—• For the amend ment, 59 ; against it, 105 ; majority against the amend ment, 46. The House again divided on Mr. E. DENISON'S motion when there appeared—For the amendment, 92 ; against it, 70; majority for the amendment, 22. It was then agreed to postpone the Bill till Monday. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at half-past Twelve o'clock. A meeting of the political friends and supporters of Lord J. RUSSELL is to take place this day, at the Noble Lord's residence, in Chesham-place. At this meeting the course of policy and line of conduct of the great party of which Lord Joux is now the acknowledged head, will probably be brought forward and decided on. We cannot doubt, after the disin terested sacrifice of place and power already made, and the generous support 'so freely rendered to the Government by that party, that their future pro ceedings will be of a similar character—at least until the final and complete triumph of the great and im portant measures of [commercial reform, so urgently demanded by the people, so vitally important . to the nation. Lord Jour( has placed himself in too proud a position to hazard his well-established character by any littleness of conduct or jealousy of disposition. So long as the measures of the Government merit his approbation they will receive his zealous support ; and, though office was placed within his reach, we are quite assured that he would not extend his hand to grasp it, if by so doing flit:, slightest imputation could be cast on his character or motives. Any difference at present arising between the free-traders and the liberal politicians, to the care of either of whom we would unhesistatingly entrust the destinies of this great nation, the rights and liberties of our fellow-countrymen, might possibly be sue seeded by the advent of the protectionist and mo nopolist party to power, and the adoption of the ex ploded and obsolete doctrines of ultra-Toryism. Then might discord again rage in our sister kingdom, party feuds and religious strife become frequent and bitter in their results, and unhappy Ireland might again be torn with civil dissensions, and the well-founded hopes of her inhabitants be destroyed. We do not attempt to say that the great Whig party should in all things give their support to the Government, whether ap proving of the particular measure or otherwise, or that its leaders should abandon the idea of obtaining these public rewards, the possession of that power which they so long worthily enjoyed and for the duties of which they :ye so eminently qualified. Far from it ; none can feel a h er respect, a more profound admiration i . 8 42 qualities, the mental superiority, for the statesmanlike the liberal policy, and the nt7!' est sincerity and ardent desire for the benefit of the common-700? by which the leaders of that p art y are distinguish 4 and by none would the securing of those great qualities for the public service be more gladly hailed, more enthusiastically welcomed, than by our selves.* But we should eschew a premature attempt on their part by which the just and wise policy of the Ministry might be thwarted, or its full and perfect success in the slightest degree en dangered. The latter end of last year exhibited a spectacle probably unparalleled in the annals of our own or of any other nation. We beheld two great statesmen, the leaders of two great and importa n t parties, each thoroughly impressed with the paramount importance, the absolute necessity of speedily and,ef fectually settling a question of the greatest interest—one with respect to which the public mind was more ex cited, the feelings of the nation more intensely inte rested than any other which could possibly arise, on which depended the question whether plenty o.nd abundance, and ample and remunerating employMent for the laborious part of the community, commercial activity, and universal prosperity, should prevail throughout the land; or, whether the people, seeing ail those blessings within reach, should yet find them g v, h n tin cromtheir dictates of like the water from the lip of Tantalus, shrinkin'; Possession, at the monopoly arid that 1 n p, • It Was beyond a doubt t.. the man by ‘ir)aitt-hke.rial j n ,‘,,, (1 Navnidthdbri selfi'll—''should be finally whom this great queition I",,:ctorily e..., Wed would be looked on as the benefactor occupied by a p o f hfs. count r y , üblic man, and would attain for hi mself a p o sition as lofty a; that ever f erfect and entire dated with the 4 , Q 0 p r iocip e 0 P ion of every restriction on would have hi ;Arne handedi down to posterity asso. freedom of trade, the aid . commerce, of every over the civthzed stricted intercourse and traffic all of beipg impeiment to free and . u . n . re world. It was an object worthy of ambition, ve ot ha anxiously and ear nestl y coveted by a great mind. There was no r aao who might n n ay exulted in *4Oll a moopt enlyive. avowed, We cannot believe either of those states men indifferent or insensible to such an influence ; to imagine it would be to 'suppose them either mor e or less than pan; add yet ow readily did they sacrifice their own feelings and wishes--how promptly did they lay down place, and the means CC GPrrYing their wishes apd desires into execution, when ssit!sgilci that it was for the interests of the nation that they should do so. Sir R. PBBL resigned his official situation into the hands of Ms Sovzatuali, aa d hopestly adviaed the appointment of his great political rival—of the only man who could} for a moment be weighed in the political balance I against himself to the vacant office. The formation of a Cabinet was therefore entrusted to Lord JOHN RUSSELL, who, although having at his command all the materials with which the government of the country had been carried on for many years, yet cau tiously paused before he took upon himself the task. He did not think it sufficient to enter on the duties of the Government, if the fate of the great measure could possibly be risked by his acceptance. He brought all the powers of hi s cu lti va t e d m i n d to bear on the question ; he consulted with his intended colleagues, and although assured of the most honourable and disinterested support of the late Premier, to enable him to carry out the measure loudly called for by the melancholy state of Ire land and the voice of public opinion, arrived at the conclusion, that a better prospect existed for its suc cess by the retention of office of Sir R. PEEL, and its being brought forward under his auspices. Accordingly, the trust reposed was returned into the hands of the SOVEREIGN, and Sir ROBERT PEEL was reinstated in that sound position which no other could then fill with such fair prospects. Then, and subsequently, the support so honourably tendered on the one hand was reciprocated with equal magnanimity and statesmanlike generosity on the other. No effort was wanting on the part of the Whig leaders to sustain the re instated Ministry, and to enable them to effec tuate their objects for the general benefit. The meed of public approbation and applause was warmly given and equitably divided between the two. Not only was it yielded in our own country, but the press and the public of other kingdoms loudly spoke of the wonderful scene, not only as an example to all future statesmen, but as one of which England might well be proud. The admiration of their conduct was Eu ropean. Its fame will descend to after ages untar nished and undiminished. We can have no fear that a party, led by one of the actors in such a scene, can idopt an unworthy or factious course; and we, there fore, confidently expect that the line decided on will be worthy of Lord JOHN, and in no degree endanger the Ministerial policy in its distinguishing features. It is with peculiar satisfaction we direct attention to the reply given by the Right Hon. the Secretary for the Home Department to an inquiry from the lion. GRANTLEY F. BERKELEY in reference to post age delivery upon Sundays. Our satisfaction upon this point arises from the final declaration of Sir J. GRAHAM to the effect that he was not aware there was any intention to change either the law or the practice of Sunday delivery of letters throughout the country. Now we conceive that such an announcement is one likely to dissipate a cloud of anxiety from the minds of those who have feared lest the mis judged piety of certain religious innovators might interfere with the whole social and mercantile arrangements of the nation. It would be idle and futile to attempt any estimate of the pernicious con sequences which would inevitably result from the suppression of all correspondence throughout the length and breadth of the land upon a par ticular day of every successive week—the monetary involvements, the domestic miseries, the personal liabilities -which would ensue, baffle all calculation. There is, nevertheless, a certainty that these consequences would be most baneful to society, while they would produce no compensative advantage whatever. It is our intention to avoid entering into anything that may be distorted into the dogmatism of theology; and with the premise that the sanctity of the Sabbath and the delivery of letters in the pro vinces are two subjects altogether distinct from each other, we shall altogether abandon the po lemical part of the question. And this we must acknowledge ourselves the more inclined to do from two considerations ; first, because we consider such a discussion as scarcely fitted for the columns of a newspaper; and, secondly, because as we have just insinuated, the religious problem has nothing in the world to do with the conveyance of letters—not an atom more to do with it, in fact, than with our ap plying an aromatic dentifrice to our teeth on Sunday morning, or our masticating a lobster salad on Sun day noon, or with our nibbling a sally lunn upon Sunday evening. The matter is one of sheer common sense. Let us put it in the form of an interrogation addressed to one of the most zealous advocates for the abolition of Sunday postage delivery. Eapposing now (which is not impossible) that this same zealous Christian were to receive intelligence late on Saturday night of the instability of some speculation (say a railway), or of the insecurity of some re sponsible commercial agent (say his banker), would he not rejoice, and rejoice ardently, at the means of communication on the following morning, whereby he might sell out of the former (possibly at a premium) and draw out of the latter (possibly to the last sixpence) before the "crash " occurred in either instance. Our existence on it, he would ! But may be he exclaims, Mon day will be early enough for the correspondence. This argument, however, has rottenness at the core. " Monday will be early enough" has been a cry that has proved ruinous to thousands of sanguine or dilatory men. " To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow," is their . favourite quotation, and to morrow they find themselves beggared. The matter, in short, is not one of pounds, shillings and pence, verses the commandment about the Sabbath, no more than the killing of a sucking pig for supper is in vio lation of the other commandment against shedding blood. These prudish religionists, however, assert that such a delivery of letters is a desecration—is sin ful. _Sinful, forsooth ! Surely the useless involve ment of hundreds would be much more likely to pro pagate sinfulness—dishonesty, repining, lying, and so forth—than having a double-knock at the house door and breaking an attenuated blotch of sealing-wax. We thank Mr. BERKELEY for the earnest. ness with which he has combatted, what he here styles " a puritanical attempt," but which we would more willingly look upon as the over-zealousness of pious but short-sighted men ; and we congratulate ourselves upon the signal discom fiture which their endeavour has encountered. We learn from Posen that the Russian Poles, who took raw there during the period between the expiration and renewal of the treaty between Russia and Prussia rot the extradition of deserters, have received notice to quit the Grand Duchy they are permitted, however, to choose for their residence any other Prussian province. Madrid papers of the 30th have Leen received. The Portuguese news which they bring has been an ticipated by the arrival of the Pacha. The Spanish Government has given orders for the formation of a corps darmie on the frontiers of Portugal. The troops of which it is intended it should be composed are already on their march. MADaID BOMA, MAY 30.—The Three and Five per Cents. are not quoted in the official bulletin. Exchange on London, 37. ----- We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. The trial of LECOMT E commenced on that day before the Court of Peers. A report of the proceedings up to the hour of post will be found in another column. In the Chamber of Deputies, on Wednesday, the Minister of Commerce, during the discussion of the Budget of Commerce and Agriculture, on the vote being proposed for the sanatory and quarantine establishments, made the important announcement that the Government had determined materially to modify the q , which uar w a e nt g in i e la re ws. below, Th shen7seecthheofoptphoesilitiloin which the Government has had to overcome, and the ameliorations which it proposes to introduce : , " The Minister of Commerce alluded to the intended c hanges in the quarantine system, and stated that the ordou parto of May, 1845, though deemed not to go far enough by the Chamber, had met with the eheana e ng sharpest itenfi i in o n p tu4 p ) opposition ti o n at Ma r - e wes., The council of smatory superintendence, composed iri r t g ce n t a h ti g a v tni o t e n d s had tn en been b a necessary ap eol ' pe ie ' e im l a snu sinb t . m ee :le t ,, t isra hle ego i d ri lt e ei , functions , but without success. This resist.. tante had prevented the Government from introducing the foundnd tnl -4,a31- : -X a t' i 7:„ r W c o h a t n i d in i I , :f c4 s u trji n il t e en z d t e lb n as i c e e c , t to dent G at w— i e t B:onsular agents, and appliect to the 4.eaclemy of p2l"- b y , ; 5 :,.. 6feion: [hat body had sent in a report; IWO tf,r . 1 .,• ~,c , , the . Civello:pent should aecept hi -.1.,4 0 es 9 TN ,„„,setmeDce,..'the Fil:overnmen't pw. the COLICA -i. 11l ....-- . • the principal par's. CORStantinople, on bo i l declared to have a clean bill of medcal map, slingl4 ° their doarture; I . llpr-chant, ves s o s health the plait day after ~,_ • „ m ai c al iilin, aboold be provided with e posed to the Chamber tord de w c b id i e ch th t a h t er t e he sh m o a u i l i d -sif !:. s e a rs na ff o 9 r 7 . being similarly w hilst those w4O ha 114 - A placed on the same footing; medical man on board should be subject to a quarantine of Tilkl - I " ZN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1846. five days. Vessels from Alexandria, with a medical man on board, should have a satisfactory bill of health at the expi ration of twelve days ; and, in the event of such not carrying a medical man, it should undergo a quarantine of seven days. Goods are to be treated in the same way as passen gers. In this way vessels would be detained a shcrier time than at Trieste, and travellers would find it to their advantage to pass by France. He need scarcely say that these regula tions applied simply to vessels which were above suspicion; for all others the necessary precautions should be taken. The new regulations would, he hoped, be in force by the end of the year. He trusted that after 'these explanations the amendment of the Committee would be withdrawn." The Ministerial proposition, although opposed by M. BEERIER and M. TRIERS, was carried by a large majority. This discussion is the subject of comment in the Journal des Debats and the National, and both of these journals approve of the Ministerial proposition, the lattar journal declaring that the fears, of which M. BEREYER and M. TRIERS have made themselves the echoes, are totally without foundation. In the Chamber of Peers the ,Bordeaux and Cette Railway Bill was adopted by a majority of 99 to 76. The Minister of War received on Wednesday a report from Marshal BUGEAUD, dated the 22d ult., but it contains only a confirmation of the accounts of his success in the Ousrensenis, already given in the Algiers journals. He states that, in consequence of the news that had reached him of the massacre at the deira, he had resolved to return to Algiers, until he could get better information as to what was passing on the frontier of Morocco. The itioniteur Algerien, of the 30th, publishes the account of the massacre of the deira given by the soldier who escaped, but has no further details. Ic states that General YUSUF received on the 22d posi tive news of the movements of ADD..EL-KADER. Some persons who were sent out to obtain information on the subject had arrived at - Yusun's camp, and re ported that they had followed the Emir as far as , El-Haoud-Seida, on the frontier of Morocco, south of Lalla Maghrnia. He had left several exhausted horses and dismounted men on the road. The Emir was proceeding to form a junction with MUSTATIIA.. The following from Mexico appears in the Cour rier Francais:- "We find in a letter from Vera Cruz, anterior by several days to the declaration of war of the United States, details, which prove how critical is the position of our countrymen in Mexico, particularly in the midst of the events which are in preparation. The manufactory of a Frenchman, M. Hardouin, situated within two leagues of Vera Cruz, was attacked by the inhabitants of the country. All the native workmen being absent, our courageous countryman defended himself all night with the aid of twenty-five Frenchmen, who slept on the premises, and he at last succeeded in putting the be siegers to flight. A new attack, however, was expected every day. Two days after the shop of a French apothecary, M. Linon, was pillaged at Vera Cruz in open day. Scenes of this kind take place each moment, and the authority of our Consul is without effect, since we have no longer any repre. sentative at Mexico, and as our diplomatic reports with the republic have entirely ceased. To add to the difficulty, the French station in the Gulf of Mexico, is only composed at present of two brigs, the Griffon and the La Perouse, which being obliged to cruise along the whole coast, only appear be fore Vera Cruz at distant intervals." PARIS BOURSE, JUNE 4.-The market opened firm at the closing quotations of yesterday, and as the day advanced a slight improvement took place; towards the close, however, some consideraLle sales took place, which caused prices to slightly recede, and b o th Threes and Fives closed only a shade higher than on the previous day, the former being last called at 84f. 30c., and the latter at 119 f. 90c. The market closed as fellows :-Three per Cents., fur cash, 84f. 15c., for account, l4t. 30c.; Five per Cents., for cash, 1191. 65c., for account, 119 f. 90e.; Bank of France Shares, 3,4601.; Neapolitan, 1021. 25e.; Spanish and New Loan not quoted. RAILWAYS.-'The Share Market has been scarcely so firm as yesterday, but the variation in prices has not been consi derable ; the change, however, in favour of buyers. For cash-Paris and Orleans left off at 1,235 f.; Paris and Rouen, I,olof. ; Rimer, and Havre, 737 f. 50c.; Avignon, 8701. ; Vierzon, 616 f. 25e. ; Strasburg and Bale, 2161. 25c. ; Bou logne, 4801.; Northern, 72Sf. 75c.; Bordeaux, 693 f. 75c.; Aiontereau, 3551.; Paris and Lyons, 5351.; Paris and Stras burg, 'sosf. ; Nantes, 5121. 50c. ; Dieppe, 420 f. ; Fampoux not quoted. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 5. Boulogne and Amiens, 11-Central of Spain, 2-Dutch Rhenish, 7f-East Indian, Great Western Canada, 3 % -Louvain and Jemappe, 134-Madrid and Valentia, 1-Orleans and Bordeaux, 9% -Paris and Lyons Constituted, 636-Tours and Nantes Consti tuteJ, 5%. BLIGHT OF FRIIIT.—We are sorry to hear that not withstanding the delightful summer weather we have had of late, a very general blight of fruit has appeared, occa sioned, it is believed, by the cold winds and sickly night dews which prevailed for a short time in the early part of May. In some gardens most of the stone fruit is gone, the leaves of the trees being shrivelled up and covered with in sects. Apples and pears have escaped the blight, but the currants are greatly damaged.—Cambridge Chronicle. COMMUNICAIION WITH INDIA, VIA TRlESTE.—Ac cording to the Augsburg Gazette the number of passengers arriving by the East India steamers at Suez, and embarking at Alexandria for Trieste, increases considerably at each jour ney, and the Austrian steamers being too small are obliged to leave many travellers behind. The same journal adds that the French Government contemplated making import ant improvements in its line of packets between Alexandria and Marseilles, that the steamers would so longer call in at Malta, that the fares would be reduced, and the quarantine considerably diminished. On their side the partisans of the Trieste road were not idle, and the India journals are full of articles favourable to that line. VIBRATION CAUSED BY RAILWAYS.—Mr. f ind, of the Regent's Park Observatory, has reported to Mr. Stephenson the results of his experiments with mercury at Kensal-green, from which it appears that, at a distance of 644 feet, a down train, 20 seconds in the tunnel, produced not the slightest vibration, and that the distance where the vibration becomes sensible, and beyond which the trains will have no percep tible effect in this locality, is 609 feet. Th e amoun t o f vi bration at this distance being as 1, and that at 60 feet is as 100.— The Builder. - - THE RECENT COLLISION ON THE MERSEY.—We are authorised to contradict the mis-statement which has ap peared as to the nature of this accident. It seems th a t the Sea Nymph entered the Liverpool Dock, after the collisi o n, without any leakage in her forehold engine -room or in the after-hold, that vessel having been constructed with five water-tight compartments, the bulkheads being of iron, and by this arrangement submersion was almost entirely pre cluded.—[We commend to all ship-builders the fact of the preservation of the Sea Nymph as a striking testimony in favour of water-tight compartments being more generally introduced in naval architecture. Although the bow of this vessel, as appears from the evidence on the coroner's in quest, was most seriously damaged by the collision, she was still enabled, by this peculiarity in her construction, to float into shelter. It is nothing less than multiplying the safety of the vessel by the number of the compartments and the thickness of the bulkheads.—En. Sun.] THE STRIKE OF THE MASONS.—The money which has been foolishly and . wickedly wasted in this ill-advised struggle, would have provided the means of education for thousands of their children.— The Builder. FRIENDLY FEMALE S iClETY. — Yesterday, the annual meeting of the friends and subscribers to this society was held in the London Coffee House. From the repoi tit appeared that the society was founded in 1802, for the relief of aged widows and single women who had seen better days. The report stated that there were on the books 507 cases, and 124 annuitants. Of the latter, fifty above eighty years of age re ceived six guineas a year; forty above seventy received four guinev ; and thirty-four inmates of the asylum received eight guineas a year. At the close of the meeting, seven can didates were admitted recipients of the charity's bounty, out of a list of twenty-three applicant s , A STEAMER BLOWN UP.—The fine steamer, built in England for the Count of Syracuse, blew up at Castellamare in the night of the 20th ult. The Prince had that day made an excursion in her to the Island of Capri, but had returned to Naples by the railroad. In the evening the crew amused themselves by letting off fireworks, a spa r k f rom w hi c h f e ll into the powder magazine, in which were about 250 lbs. of powder. The persons on board were blown into th e sea, an d many of them were seriously injured, but they were all taken out alive. The windows of the houses along the shore to a considerable distance were broken. REMARKABLE CURE.—A rich farmer, labouring under hypochondriasis, was persuaded by his friends that he was bewitched. He accordingly consulted a physician, and gravely informed him that he had seven devils in his body. " Only seven ?" "No, Sir, only seven." The physician, perceiving the mental condition of his patient, promised to cure him in seven days, and drive out a devil every morn ing for 20 francs a piece. The farmer consented, and re ceived a powerful shock from an electric apparatus. " There's one gone," exclaimed the physician. The next day the same plan was adopted, and so continued until the seven days were elapsed, when the bewitched patient de clared himself cured, and willingly paid the fee, which was immediately bestowed is charity. TROTTINP IgATRI FOI 20d.—Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Palmer's mare trotted three miles in harness under eleven minutes, in the Holloway-road, and won her match, which was not to ettpet4 thit tip o s, A matrimonial alliance is on the lapis between Lieut. Colonel Greavas, military secretary to Lieut.. General Sir Edward Blakeney, commander of the forces in Ireland, and the accomplished Miss Vandeleur, daughter of General Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur, G.C.B. A STEAMER ON FIRE IN THE RlVER.—Yesterday morning, about five o'clock, an alarming fire broke out un board a large steam towing-vessel, called the Trinity (master, James Read), while proceeding up the river off Rotherhithe, with a cargo of salmon for Billingsgate, which she took on board near Gravesend, from a disabled smack. The fire, it appears, broke out In the engine-room, and extended E 9 rapidly that the engineer ar.d stoker were compelled to make a hasty retreat on deck. All attempts to extinguish the flames at that juncture proving ineffectual, the anchor was dropped, and the Thames police were dispatched fur the float ing engine, lying higher up the Pool. It was speedily brought alongside and got into operation. The flames, however, still extending, it was determined to scuttle her, which was quickly done, and by that means the fire was subdued, On the tide receding she was got higher on shore, when her damage was found to be very considerable. It is supposed to have origi nated with the overheating of boilers. DIBTANY VIEW OF Rosin.-,.When we were fairly off again, we began, in a perfect fev‘-r, to strain our eyes for Rome; and when, after ano th er mile or two, the Eternal .City appeared at length in the distance, it looked lik e —l am half afraid to write the word—like London I There it lay, under a•thick cloud, with innumerable towers and steeples, and roofs of henseo, rising up into the sky, and, hi g h a b o y ; them all, one dom e . 1 - swear that, keenly . as felt the teem. ing absurdity of the comparison, it was so like London at that distance, that if you could have shown it me in a glass cleared out with cargoes fir tte I should h ave t a k en i t f or nothing else.—Pictures J . / om Italy, by C. .Dickens. 14ERRING TRADE.—WICK, MAY 28.—" Then , has been a consillerabWi `Mpo'rtatfoli of herrings From the Lews," say the t foloi o' root Journal, "since our last publica tion, anti fur v ess el s, - b avp been gre*a.i. ca pture 0? cod and hog at Btre 'rnness;Trith there !urge aOAL of herrings on the :5! coast. Th ere are also symptoms o f a large shoal along the Caithness s h ores, but the weat h er h a s prevented the boats P44ic," There h as tren ' 15 1 3 0ut (my ft b oa t=s crew, belonging to Stkaie gobi ,raiight'asleare rio fewerthan 860.ciad. This )viti lire; rally what ft --o fiihirifei l pall if a good tide MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 6,000 bales, including 1,000 on speculation. In the usual return, issued by the Bank of England, the following was the more important changes in the various departments, as compared with last week's statements. An increase in the notes issued of 287,0151., or to 27,993,880/. A decrease in the Rests of 47,1581. The public De posits show an increase of 419,4571., now amount ing to 5,228,6401. In the other deposits there is an increase to 16,165,6201. In the amount of bullion there is an augmentation rather over 14,608,0971., or more by 423,421/. Upon the whole, the present return may be con sidered as a very favourable one, as respects the state of the currency. With the present favourable appearance of the growing crops, and the stock of foreign grain on hand, stated at over two millions of quarters, there cannot be any sudden derangement of the circulation of the Bank of Eng land or its branches; unless, indeed, the weather should be such in the autumn as to damage the crops, which are now represented, from all sections of the United Kingdom, as being most luxuriant and promising. There have not • been any arrivals from the Colonies to day of late dates. The market for Consols is very firm this morning at 97 buyers and sellers ex. div. There have been a few private bargains in the Three per Cent. Consols for the first transfer day next week at 96 1 A with the dividend. The premium upon Exchequer-bills has fluctuated from 16s. to 225. Bank Stock at 205 3 4. About half-a-dozen bargains have been transacted in the Foreign Securities this morning. The Spanish Three per Cents. have remained at 57%, the Mexican Deferred at 17%, Chilian Deferred at 50%, and Belgian Four per Cents. at 96%. The Railway Share market is again in a dull state, and business is very slack indeed. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) _ _ __ _. Rank Stock .; 205' Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 95% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 96% % % New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 97% ft Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10% Consols for Opening .. • • 95% %ex div Exchequer Bills. • I% d. 136 d. 1,000/. .. 16 22 pm. 5001. • • .. • ... 16 22 pm. Ditto, Small .. .... 16 22 pm. PRICES OF YOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. • . Ditto, Deferred . .. • • • . 50% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent . • Ditto, Deferred • • • • • • • • 17% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. .. Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • • • 37% Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and:a-Half per Cent. 96% Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 60 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCE. RAILWATE. PAID. PEA SHARE. Ruckinghamshire •• •• 423. % dis. to Caledonian ............10 11%.... to Ditto Extension • . . ••,• .. 2 1 ,E .. 1g .... to Cambridge and Oxford .. • • • • % to Chester and Holyhead .. • • .. 22%.... 21 1 4 .. to Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. • . 5 1 4 3% .... to Eastern Counties .. .. 14/. 16s. Od. •• • • 23% %.. to Do., Perpetual, 5 per Ct. No. 1, 61 13s. 4d. • • .. to Ditto, ditto .. N 0.2, 6/. 13s. 4d..... % p.. to Ditto, York Extension .• • • .• 105..... 1% .. to Edinburgh and Glasgow • • • • .• 50 .... .... to Ditto, Halt Shares • • • • • • • • 10 .• .. 17 •• .. to Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, &c.. • 425. .. • • % dis. to Leicester and Bedford .. 225. .... %4p to Leicst., Tam., Biz., & Trent Val•Junc. 425. % dis. to London and Birmingham • • • • —lOO —228% .... to Ditto. Thirds .• • • - • .• .. 24 .. 62 1 ,! Lcmdon and Brighton • • • • • • .. 50 .• .. 65% .... to London and South-Western 411. 6a. 10d. .... to Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths • • 34 to Ditto, New • . 17%•. 29%.... to London and Windsor .. .. • • 1 •• .. %.... to Manchester and Leeds . 82 .... to Ditto, Extension .. 425. 2% p.. to Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. 425. • • %p•• to Midland Ditto, New • • • • .. • • .. 18 .... 313' % to 32 North British • • • . • .. • • 22 1 % .. • • '29% .... to Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • . 8% .. • • 11% .. • • to North Staffordshire • • • • .. 425. •• .. 3% pto 9cottlsh Central .. • • • • • . • • 10 .. • • 16 •• • • to 1534 South Midland • • • .. • • • • 425. % % dis to South Eastern and Dover • . • • • • 33% .. 39.... to Ditto, New, ,No. 2 .. .. • • • • 10 •• • 13% •• .. to Ditto,New, No. 3 .. • • • • 15 •• • • 18% . • to Sta'nes and Richmond • • • • • • • • 1 •• • • % • ... to Warwickshire and London • • 425..... 14 die.. to Welsh Midland .. .. • • • • 2% •• .. 11 14 .... to West Riding Union .. • • • • 425... .. 2% p.. to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 12 .... 11 1 % .... to Certral of Spain .. • ••• .. 2 .... to 2 East Indian .. • . ss. .... 34 %..to l'aris and Lyons Constituted .. .. 5 .... to MINES Real del Monte, Unregistered • • —3% to - COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(YESTERDAY.) Amsterdam ...... C.F. 12 10 Gibraltar Ditto, at sight • 12 7 Leghorn .......- Rotterdam .... •.2 U. 12 16 1 / 2 Genoa. Antwerp ...... ........ 26 15 Milan .. • ...... ....... llamburgh —ALB. 13 15 Venice.. Altona.... .. — Naples Paris, 3 days' sight .. • • 25 85 Palermo, per oz 1194 Ditto, 3 months., 26 10 Li5b0n........... . Marseilles • ..... 26 15 Oporto. 52% 26 15 Rio Janeiro Frankfort on Maine.... 123 Bahia Petersburgh, 3 U 5...... Buenos Ayres .. ••.. • • Berlin •• • • New York, 2l days' sight Vienna, effec.tio.... • • 10 11 Philadelphia .... • • .... Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 10 12 PRICES OF BULLION, PLR OZ. Madrid • .... 36 Foreign Gold in bars —43 17 9 Cadia • . : .. 36% Portugal Gold Coin .. 317 5 Bilbao.. •• •• .New Doubloons 0 0 0 Barcelona .. • ......... New Dollars .•..• • • • 0 4 9% 5evi11e.......... ••• • .. Silver in bars ........ 0 4 11 .... 30 70 . ..... ....... 26 le LLOYD'S SHIPPI LONDON, JUNE 6.—Wind E weal her. DEAL, JUNE s.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. from the river and sld Asiatic, Mosier, Madras; Sophia, Demarara ; Regina, Fore man, Dominica. root., JUNE 3. —Sid. James, Ford, Labrador. LIVERPOOL, JUNE s.—Wind S.W., fresh breeze.—Sld Jacoba, Ferandez, Havanah ; Edinburgh, Lawson, St. John's NeW Brunswick ; Isabella, Doyle, Halifax. FLEETwood, JUNE 4.—Sld. Sarah Zolman, Barbadoes. AYR, JUNE 4.—Arr. Minerva, St. John's, New Brunswick. CLYDE, JUNE 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Rowallan, Bolton, Barbadoes ; Acadia, Ritchie, Mobile. Sid. Mary Campbell, Steele, Demerara. LEITH, JUNE 3.—Sid. Douglas, WlCennel, St. John's. Huu, JUNE s.—Wind, S.E.—Arrd. Madras, Collins, New York. Sld. 4, Madras, Collins, ditto. DEAL, JUNE s.—The French ship Cousin, reported yester day as having been on shore on the Goodwin, was from Bor deaux to Newcastle, and not bound to Copenhagen. LIVERPOOL, JUNK s.—The Susannah, Collings, from Lon don, has arrived here leaky, having been aground on the Smalls. IN G.-(T HIS DAY.) light breeze, and hot sultry MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GAZLIDEIV. Pines, 7s to lOs per lb ; Strawberries, Is to 2s 3d per small pottic ; Hothouse Grapes, 7s to 10s, and Cherries, I Od to 45 per lb ; Oranges, 4s 6d to 12s, and Lemons, 6s to lOs per 100; Rhubarb, 6s to 8s per dozen bundles; Asparagus, 2s to 6s per bundle ; Kale, is to 2s 8d per punnet ; French - Beans, Is 6d per 100 ; New Potatoes, 4d to is 6(1 per lb; Cab bages, 9d to is per dozen; Greens, Is 64 to 2s per dozen bunches; Celery, ls, and Horseradish, 2s to 3s per bundle; Mushrooms, 8d to is per pottle; Peas, 2s to 4s per half sieve ; Spinach, 6d to Sd per junk; Cauliflowers, Is 6d to 3s per dozen ; Cucumbers, 8(1 to 3s each ; Carrots, 3s, and Turnips, is to 2s per dozen bunches; Gooseberries, is 6d to Is 8d per halt' sieve; Currants, 2s to 3s per gallon. NWIXTGAITE AND ZIELILDZEIEM.X.M. Prime Mutton and Veal commanded a steady sale, at full prices. Otherwise, the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s Gd ; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 2d ; Lamb, 5s to 63 2d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs, by the carcase. Turkeys, 3s to 8s; Goslings, 4s to 7s; Ducks, is Gd to 2s 3d; Ducklings, 3s to 3s 6d; Tame Rabbits, is 4d to is 8d; Pigeons, Sd to is each; Surrey Fowls, 8s to 103; and Chickens, 4s to 7s per couple; Freuh Butter, 10d to is per lb. NEWPORT. Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 33 4d to 4s 10d ; Lamb, 5s 4d to 63 2d; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d; and Pork, 48 to 5s per Sibs. BILLINGSGATE. Large supplies of fish were on sale to• day, yet the demand was steady, at but little variation in prices. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; Lamb. 5s 4d to 6s 2d; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d; Pork, 33 Sd to 4s 10d per 81bs. The average supplies of most articles were on offer to-day; while the general demand ruled heavy, and prices had a downward tendency. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 8d to Bid; of Household ditto, 6d to lid per 41bs loaf. HIDE IVIIIHKET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2zy l d to 3d per lb ; do. 641 b to 721 b, 3d ; do, 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3 1 ,4 d ; do. 801 b to 881 b, 3 1 / 4 d to 3%d; do. 831 b to 961 b, 3%d to 4d ; do. 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to 4%d; 1041 b to 1121 b, 4 1 / 2 d to sd. Calf Skins, each, 3s to 3s 9d ; Horn Hides, 133; Polled Sheep, 5s 10d to 7s 6d ; Runts and Half-breds, —to ; Downs, —to —; Lambs, 2s 9d to 4s ; Shearlings, 6d to Bd. lEELLT Nta.Z.Z.2E4TI4. Smrrnriutr).—Meadow Hay, 31 4/ ; Clover ditto, 4/ 5s to 51 15s; Oat Straw, 11 103 to 11 124; Wheat Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 14s per load. Trade dull, at somewhat drooping currencies._ CUSIiERLAND.—Meadow thy, 31 3$ to 4/ 33 ; Clover ditto 4/ to 51 12*; 04 Straw, 1/ 103 to 1/ 12s; Wheat 1/ 113 to 11 14$ per load. A full average supply, and a heavy demand. WHITECriAPVL.—Meadow likky, , 3/ to 4/ ; Clover ditto, 41 to 61 16s • Oat Straw, 1/ 103 to 11 12s ; Wheat St raw , 11 12s to 111143 per load. Supply good, and trade very dull. BRIGHTON, JUNE s.—The 1)ul;e and Duchess of Manchester and suite arrived here from Paris, by the Magnet steamer, this afternoon. Miss M ac d ona ld an d t h e Rev. Mr. Whatley were also among the passengers. MA.. GEORGE WIELAND.— This disciple of Asmodeus has become possessor of the "White Hart," in Market-street, Oxford-street, and sustains his new character of "Boniface" with becoming dignity, The " sanctorum" has been fitted up in a style regardless of expense, and is replete with every comfort calculated to ensure the felicity of his patrons, who cannot fail in being well pleased whenever they think proper to pay a visit to this inimitable representative of Satanic satellites, Ga.AyESEND AND ROCHESTER RAILWAY.—The fol lowing are the traffic returns for the week ending May 30 :•-•••• passengers, 10,897 ; amount received, 2691. 11s. NATioNAL UNIFORMITY or GAuroE.—Petitions from more than 5,000 ( !) passengers on the Bristol and Birming ham Railway against the change of carriage, resulting from the break of gauge at Gloucester, were presented ), house of Lords on the 4th inet. We understand t ga r i a‘ o t m he e eignatures were obtained in a few days, time past petitions of a similar tendency have been t continu ally presented in both Houses of P a rliament. ersexclusi N , y e e li a , l i e l o om u n e : derstand that petitions of lady p Great as the rously signed, were preseritedatatts:nsaguto time. a4ventag;., to passengers would be, were uniformity of gauge to v ance trade, in respect of te con eztablishof ed m,erchandiaV, the advanta c g a e t s tle, and minerals, would be much ey greater. MARZ.ET, , 14 3, N s.—We have WAKEFIELD limited arrival of ail grain. There Iva! , a stea iy agalli a most . i prices. ca 0 ili inquiry for - in li rrnediate Consumption for fresh wheats, and Barleyli tolerable . re l su'Ol'w ere taken off at last week's qPII II 4 • Beans sold slowly at previous I,:atO, ques t, And fully as higli. 'Shelling steady. In Malt no alteration, . _ -- AWKWARD.--" My dear," said a Ministe4 in a great rage to a pretty vaudeville actress, "I have been grossly insulted. Once for all, you Rust ciisissyotlt pones." 4 " I have thought ue'lo more Alia!' once," replied the actress; tut what can I do? The poor felloTf 4 my father." PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, JUNE 5. RAILWAYS. Select Committee on Group No. 33. Mr. liastie and Mr. Turner discharged, Mr. Smollett and Mr. Rich selected, and k:dded to the Committee. Select Committee on Group No. 38. Mr. Hoskins discharged, Mr. Duff selected, and added to the Committee. Select Committee on Group No. 4G. Hon. J. Westenra discharged, Lord A. Churchill selected, and added to the Committee. Select Committee on Group No. 57. Mr. E. Roche and Mr. Power discharged, Mr. Stanton and lion. E. P. Bouverie selected, and added to the Committee. Select Committee on Group No. 64. Sir John Lowther discharged, Mr. F. Mackenzie selected, and added to the Committee. The Committee of Selection have nominated the following Select Committees on Railway Groups:— A Committee consisting of—Mr. Horsman (Chairman), Mr. Hussey, Viecount Duncannon, Mr. Tomline, and Sir A. Brooke, to whom they have referred the Bills comprised in Group No. 42 of Railway Bills, viz : Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and Southport, Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, West Lancashire, Blackburn, Ciiorley, and Liverpool. The Select Committee to meet on Tuesday, June Id, at one. A Committee consisting of—Mr. W. Evans (Chairman), Mr. Gibson, Lord C. Hamilton, Hon. C. W. Howard, and Lord C. Fitzroy, to whom they have referred the Bills com prised in Group No. 47 of Railway Bilis, viz.:— Swansea Vale; Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, Vale of Neatly. The Select Committee to meet on Tuesday, June 16, at one. A Committee consisting of—Mr. Aldam (Chairman), Dr. Bowring, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. J. H. Hamilton, and Mr. Thorn hill, to whom they have referred the Bills comprised in Group No. 48 of Railway Bills, viz. :—. Monmouth and Hereford, Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford, Cameron's Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and Loughor, Tenby, Saundersfoot, and South Wales, Llynvi Valley and South Wales Junction, Taff Vale, Monmouthshire. The Select Committee to meet on Thursday, June 18, atone. A Committee consisting of—the Right Hon. E. Ellice (Chairman), Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Moffatt, Sir J. Flower, and Lord Rendlesham, to whom they have ref er red the Bills comprised in Group No. 58 of Railway Bills, viz.:— Bristol and Birmingham and Midland Railways, Bristol and Gloucester and Birmingham and Gloucester, Great North of England Purchase, Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland Railway and Wearmouth Dock Purchase), Hull and Selby Railway Purchase, Midland (Leicester and Swannington Railway Vesting), Midland Railway (Purchase of Oakham Canal). _ . The Select Coinniittee to meet on Monday, June 15, at one. A Committee consisting of—Mr. Parker (Chairman), Mr. Gregory, Sir John Trollope, Colonel Pennant, and Mr. 0. Morgan, to whom they have referred the Bills comprised in Group No. 60 of Railway Bills, viz. : Chichester, Portsmouth, and Fareham, London and Brighton and London and Croydon Consolidation, Gravesend and Rochester Railway and Canal Sale and Purchase, The Select Committee to meet on Thursday, June 18, atone. A Committee consisting of—Sir J. Duckworth (Chairman), Hr. Walker, Captain Boldero, Hon. T. Vesey, and Mr. Phillpotts, to whom they have referred the Bills comprised in Group No. 61 of Railway Bills, viz. : Edinburgh and. Glasgow Union Canal, sale to Forth and Clyde Navigation and Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, Glasgow, Paisley, and Johnstone Canal, sale to Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway, Caledonian (Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junc tion Amalgamation), Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Railways Junction, Edinburgh and Glasgow and Wishaw and Coltness Railways Junction, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Monkland and Kirkintillocb, Bal lochney and Slamaunan Railways, Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junction Amalgamation, Caledonian Railway (Glasgow and Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Purchase), Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and Forth and Clyde Na vigation Junction, Monk land and Kirkintillocb, The Select Committee to meet on Monday, June 15, at one. A Committee consisting of—Mr. Roebuck (Chairman), Mr. G. R. Philips, Mr. James, Mr. Philip H. Howard, and Mr. Sanderson, to who:n they have referred the Bills comprised in Group No. 65 of Railway Bills, viz..— Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Junction, Dublin, Dundrum, and Enniskillen, Great Leinster and Munster No. 1 (Carlow to Kilkenny), Great Leinster and Munster No. 2 (Kilkenny to Clonmel), The Select Committee to meet on Monday, June 15, at one. PARMA MEN TAK Y DIVISIONS (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons FRIDAY, JUNE 5. P 00.3 REMOVAL BILL. Main Question put, " That it be an instruction to the Committee that they have po‘‘er to make provision for the establishment of union settlements." The House divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 92. Arland, Sir T. Heatlicoat, John Rice, E. R. Acland, T. D. Herbert, Sidney Russell, Lord J. Acton, Colonel Hervey, Lord A. Saudon, Viscount Arundel, Earl of Hill, Lord Marcus Scott, it. Baring, F. T. Hobhouse, Sir J. Scrope, G. I'. Baring, W. B. Hope, G. W. Shelburne, Earl of Berkeley, Craven liorsman, E. Smith, Benjamin Bowles, Admiral Hotham, Lord Smith, Vernon Bright, John oward, C. W. Smythe, George Broadley, Henry Howard, P. H. Somerset, Lord G. Brocklehurst, John Hume, Joseph Stanley, W. 0. ltr.,therton, J. James, William Stansfleld, W. H. Bruce, Lord E. Jeruayn, Earl Stanton, W. H. Carew, W. P. Jo'liffe, Sir W. H. Stuart, Henry Carnegie, Captain Langston, J. H. Strati, Edward Clay, Sir W. Lincoln, Earl of Sutton, 11. M. Cleric, Sir G. M'Neill, Duncan Tancred, H. W. Clive, R. H. Manners, Lord C. Thomely, T. Cockburn, Sir G. Marjoribanks, S. Thornhill, G. Colebrooke, Sir T. Marshall, W. Tollemache, F. J. Corry, 11. Meynell, Captain Irelawny, J. S. Darner, Colonel Milton, Viscount Troubridge, Sir E. Dickinson, F. H. Mitchell, T. A. Vesey, Hon. T. Douglas, Sir C. E. Moffatt, George Villiers, Charles Dundas, David Morpeth, Viscount Wellesley, Lord C. Easthope, Sir John Neville, Ralph Wood, Charles Escott, Bickham Ogle, S. C. Wortley, J. S. Flower, Sir James Pakington, J. S. Young, John Forster, Mathew Parker, John Gouiburn, Henry Peel, .sir Robert TELLERS, Graham, Sir J. Peel, Jonathan Denison, E. J. Hanmer, Sir John Pluinridge, Captain Hawes, B. MINORITY—NOES, 70. Allix, J. P. Gladstone, J. N. Palmer, Robert A rkwright, G. Granby, Marquis of Pechell, Captain Barrington, Viscount Granger, T. C. Rashleigh, W. Beckett, William Hall, Sir Benjamin Repton, G. W. J. Bentinck, Lord G. Hastie, A. Seymer, Henry Ker Beresford, Major Hildyard, T. B. T. Seymour, Lord Bodkin, William H. Hinds, J. H. Sibthorp, Colonel Berthwick, Peter Hudson, George Sotheron, T. H. S. Bridgeman, H. Hussey, Thomas Spooner, Richard Buller, Charles Inglis, Sir R. H. Stanley, E. Christie, W. 1). Johnson, General Stuart, J. Christopher, R. Kemble, H. Tower, C. Chute, W. L. W. Lawson, A. Trollope, Sir J. Clifton, J. T. Long, W. Villiers, Viscount Clive, Viscount Lowther, Hon. Col. Wyse, R. 11, 12. H. Cripps, William Mackenzie, W. F. Waddington, H. S. 1)u. e, Sir James Manners, Lord J. Williams, W. Duncan, George Miles, William Wood, Colonel Duncomho, T. Mi , rgan, 0. Wrightson, W. B, Eg. Non, W. T. Napier, Sir C. Yorke, E. I', Estcourt, T. G. Neeld, Joseph Ewart, William Newdegatc, C. N, TELLERS. Fitzroy, Henry O'Brien, A. S, Bankes, George Fitzroy, Lord C. O'Connell, John Henley, J. W. Fuller, A. E. Puke, C. W. VISCOUNT HARDIN GE'S ANNUITY BIL L. HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE 5. Majority and Minority on the Question that the Third Clause be struck out of the Bill : —Contents, 38 ; Non-couttnitS, 26. MAJORITY. DIIKEA. Rosebery LORDS. Richmond Stanhope Stanley Newcastle ritz,wii,tiwi t Beaumont Cleveland :Radnor Kismaird kIARQUISES. Wicklow Sondes: Winchester Lucan, Clonbrock Exeter t4esford Carrington Clanricarde Sheffield ltedeadale De Lisle Nermauby Granville Auckland Ashburton LLALS. VISCOVNTS. Glenelg Huntingdon Torrington Hat berton Suffolk Strangtord Portman Scarborough Beresiord: Mont eagla Eglingtou Coinberniero MINORITY. Lord Chancellor Haddington Ripon DUERR. Dalhousie Ellenborough Delawarr Grafton VISCOUNTS. Liverpool Wellington Clare ' Hawareteu MARQUISES. Wilton Canning Huntley ilaretvood LORDS. Ormonde Brownlow Camoys Westminster St. German's Churchill EARLS. Somers Colchester Shaftesbury Burlington Wharnclitfe THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY'S TERRITORY.—The following may be relied upon as the correct detail of the number of troops at pi esent under orders to proceed to the possessions of the Hudson's Bay Company, in North Ame rica :-300 of the 6th Regiment, under the command of Major Crofton, to embark at Cork in the Blenheim freight ship, for Fort York. The Royal Artillery, under the com mand of Captain Blackwood, embarked on Wednesday, at Deptford, in the same vessel for the same destination ; and the Royal Sappers and Miners, under orders for the same quarter of the world, accompany them. It is worthy of remark, in connexion with the latter corps, that every private private selected for this special service is, in addition to manhi talent as a surveyor, an excellent mechanic, and eac_h eepa has been provided with books, and is expected t e e k h time he diary of his proceedings worthy of' note, The leaves W oolwich, with the latitude and places where the occurrences recorded take placeellent chronometers, ser geant has been provided with threeexc to him for the per. worth 1501. ; and the instructions given frlooning.itude of the been sufficient for a field formance of his duty ; progress, or the pro she country, and when' officer. He is expected obstacles are met with to impede assistants to help to would t, havesurvesurvey t ty they are to employ_ greys of the par , he whole of the detachments from W‘ l o., remove them. . 1 the highest spirits, and the e-lCc4lint brass with departed in Royal Sappers and Miners aQconipanied th en , band of the Woolwich Company's packet - to Deptford in the playing hp_ propriate airs. I )EsTRUCTIVE FIRE AT HOXTO:k.T.--TL* 4 Illornin b etwee n twelve and one o'clock, an alarming fire suddenly ' burst forth from the long r ange of eal • Perller's w k h or s oin the occupation Mr. J. C. Ventoan, a e • • aotnet-maker si ,ate behind the 4" elilimc-howe, No. 19, Al , rtl ' New Town. The issue of a great body of flame Iloxton roof of the houses made the officer (236 ever the alarming fact. For some time the N) aware of the e;c.ci, locality of the fire was not known, and the flamed ;,sing to such an altitude, the inhabitants ofthe 4 tuTouniclnbuildings were apprehe e, sive the; iilteir OWir'tenemen: g s were on fire. They datrerit Wigade engines, with Mr. Braidwood, the sokpe4atandant and the %Vest of England e • h 00 ' re markably quick . Erne, with .r. nnorton, were together with the greater portion of the stock in trade, work , ' I,tig tools, and oth er ef f ects, were b y that perm?;',comPletely wrapped in fire. There being, howevu, a good, supply of water flowing from the main, ', - . - i *be. district, the engines were worked most 7lgziicusly till nearly two o'clock, when the firemen .•;it iength - succeeded in extinguishing the flames, The qamige'ddrie must ha considerable, and unfortrv“ately the occupier N,y.', :lly nartlAlly 1 in§urcd• The : Anse o f th e @it tbrea'A ii WO k ^ ..—own. - XV - e regret to . ' state the i tn" e4allant and Venerable 1 I to r Master-General q the Ordnance, Sir George Murray, con- 1 *ages lieriopli indisposed. CORK, MACROOM, AND KIL - LARNEY RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) An adjourned special meeting of the scripholders in this Company was held this afternoon, in pursuance of the sessional orders, at the office in Moorgate-street, Mr. Thomas Nettle in the chair. At the previous meeting, it was stated that the total number of shares paid upon was 6,171, which, at 2/. 103. per share, gave a total amount of 15,4271. 103. The expenses actually paid out of this fund amounted to 8,538/. 155., while the liabilities amounted to nearly 7,0001. The adjournment took place in consequence of there not being a sufficient quantity of scrip present to constitute a legal meeting. At the present meeting there was still a paucity of scrip, but it was resolved, nevertheless, on the motion of Mr. Raley, seconded by Mr. Mosely, to withdraw the Bill, and wind up the affairs of the Company. _ BANDON AND BANTRY RAIL- WAY COMPANY. SPECIAL MEETING.—(THIS DAY.) An adjourned special meeting of the holders of bankers receipts took place this day, at No. 63, Moorgate-street, at 12 o'clock, in accordance with the resolutions of Parliament.. At the former meeting there was was not a sufficient number of scripholders present to constitute a meeting, and the chairman had to adjourn the meeting to give time to the parties interested to get a sufficient number of scripholders in attendance. Mr. Nettley in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said that they were all aware that the present was an adjourned meeting for the purpose of taking the assents and dissents to the Bill for makinga railway be tween Bandon and Bantry. The SECRETARY then read the advertisement convening the meeting, and the voting commenced, when them ar peered For going on Against Majority A vote of thanks having been passed to the Chairman, the meeting separated. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY). (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) IN YE STONE. This bankrupt, who had carried on'business as a wholesale laceman and warehouseman in the City, came up to pass his last examination, which had been twice adjourned. Mr. REED, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the assignees and other creditors to oppose, on the following grounds' -- Ile said that the bankrupt had himself sued out the fiat o n the 18th of March last. Up to March, 1845, he had carrie d on business in his own name, and on that date he had issued a circular to the parties with whom he dealt that he had taken his clerk, Mr. Wm. Everett, into partnership, and that the business wpuld be carried on under the firm of Stone and. Everett, and the principal creditors, Messrs. Stagg and Man tell, at their joint request, renewed over-due accounts of Stone to the amount of 1,000/., taking bills of the new firm. Business was carried on up to the time of the bankruptcy, in the names of Stone and Everett, but since then the bank rupts had positively sworn that there was no partnership. This was highly important to the creditors, as there were other debts claimed by relatives of the bankrupt, to the amount of 1,0001., which had been received by Stone be• fore the alleged partnership, and they would share the divi dend arising out of the property and goods supplied on the faith of the partnership, whereas they ought only to receive a dividend under the separate estate of Stone. Mr. LLOYD, solicitor for the bankrupt, contended that this was not a subject for inquiry at the present meeting; it was only to know whether the bankrupt had rendered the best account in his power. The other question might be brought forward when the bankrupt applied fqr his certificate, but ass to the partnership, it had been decided in exactly a Bi __, nuw , case, in the Queen v. Reay, that the re w as no partner - au/P. In that case John Reay had ca rr i e d on b us i n ess as a wine ; merchant. and he was j o ined by hi s nep h ew , John Robe rt Reay, at least his name was used in the firm, and a circular issued, but it was decided that he had no interest or property in the goods. The Learned COMMISSIONER asked if that case had beelt reported? Mr. LLOYD said he was not prepared with it as an hutho rity, but the case was very well known. The Learned ComaussioNee said that if a man held himself oat to the world as a partner he was liable. not Mr. LLOYD said no doubt he was liable, yet he might be a partner. The Learned Comussiosaa said the official assign pointed out some very curious discrepancies in the accoun ts ► yet they balanced, and that always looked like fiction ; y et he did not see what benefit would arise to the creditors by a further adjournment. Mr. REED said there ought to be two sepa r ate accounts. The Learned COMMIS3IONIR said it would be better to let the bankrupt pass his examination with ou t p r ejudice as 16 at question as to the partnership. The examination was then t a k e n an d pa s sed. The debts were 6,0001., the a s s e t s about 1,0001. ee bad EXCHEQCER CoURT.--(FRIDAY> BARKER v. DIRT& a This tnotnt was of an a n a y: o i t o i n n t brought fo r i n bsertyi theinsertion of p a l ai d v n e t r i ff t i to recover tosv in the Morning Herald, of the Direct Birmingham, Leicester, and Boston (with branches to Stamford and Peterborough) Railway Mr. KNoWLES said the plaintiff was a gentleman holdings high position in the city of London as an advertising agent, and the defendant was a medical gentleman residing in Saville-place, or row, at the west end of the town, who, IA addition to his professional duties, acted in the capacity of I! provisional committeeman of the Direct Birmingham and Leicester Railway, and therefore rcndered himself liable for the debts incurred by the plaintiff. The secretary to the compa n y was fi rs t exam ined ; but thanhin it w t e a s ae co u or n n a dt h iht l ai e ot t n o ahl s e w e oh e n a as r de t n h nt a ot t to t sb h aec e ido d mi e , fendant had given other e th a at m i e f m h b i s s r friend e t n h d e Bloch thought well of it he would do so, " that friend Bltck having subsequently erased his own name from the list rA" committee' men. Mr. Baron PARKS stated that it wa::, not possible to make a man liable unless it could be pro Jed that he had given his consent to serve, and had aete"!, as a committeeman. That proof in the present instanf..,e the plaintiff had failed to give. and submit to a nonsuit. A e t c h o e r r d er n o g re t h o ehsito (l rdshi p's directions, a non-suit was Cr tered. Mr. 31Awrizt ; Who appeared for the defendant, said that he had every reason to believe that the action was not that of Mr. Barker, who was a man of great respectabilit3, bah that it was one instigated by certain members of the coin mittee again Ft his client. THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE (°l%r THE CORN-LAWS. (From Punch.) By accident or design our contemporaries have slacol considerable unfairness in the report of the speech ° the Duke of Cambridge. It is no joke when a person in the distinguished position of his Royal Highness tbit iks proper to " pronounce" on a subject of such grave joy portance as the corn-laws, and we have therefore bee ° at some pains to prevent one syllable being lost cf the' harangue with which this great Prince condescended t°' favour the Peers on Tuesday. The following may " relied upon by those who a r e trustingly disp osed - as ° verbatim copy of the Duke's manifesto : " My Lords and Gentlemen ' —I mean Mr. Chain:Oil and Gentlemen—that is, my Lords—l think I owe it tc' my country —no, I don't mesa that, for I can say I n ever owe a shilling to anybody, b u t it i s d ue to the countr y to state the line I shall take—though, thank poodoes s ' I never had a share in any line in my life—on this joi" portant question.—(Hear.) I believe —no, I don't be lieve, for I never believe anything till I see it before 14 eyes, and then I can't say what is passing behind v . back—that lam the oldest member of this House. - 1 ' 447 ; not the oldest—yes, yes, the oldest member, that is, th r father of the House—l don't me a n that, but the fat be , of the Peerage. When I started in life—the,t is, be- I ,° r d I started at all—to go to Hanover, I made •ap 1:o1 r q aj to —no, not my mind, exactly ; but I determined not _, vote. Yes. No, no, I didn't determine not to vote -- Y% I did—not to vote against the Government—O le : e a hear, from the Government benches.) Nine or ,_, years ago, when I came to settle —no, not to settle, ivi I never owed a penny, as I said before—but whe n , came I went to the N o ble Duke —no, not vou---P.,,, that—yes, you—that one—the Duke of We il l: ton, who was then Prime—Prime, What-o_, call-it —no, no, not Prime What-d'ye-call - it —Pr r_A Minister—yes, that's it—Prime Minister. Well, I a N n e - t : him if I should be right to vote for the Governmeetl, The Noble Duke being at the head of the Geverntothve said yes. Well, a little while before, I had asked ..„,, same question—no, not the same question—but the s w e'a i thing in other words—yes, that is the same—well. ii . —I asked Earl Grey, who was then the Prime Thiog„d magig—Prime Minister—l asked him whether I 0 " 3 right to vote for the Government? Earl Grey sa id, Ys t , —no—l have the satisfaction—yes I have--no I have" —well I had—that is to say, I have the satisfaction re f securing the approbation of these two—yes , tw o-: - - e , three —no, I'm right, these two great characters. NV l't a r t /l i e Proposed w as c t o h .o : gentlemen, I don't come to this dinner—l bet?, your pit; don—this House—l don't come to ch a a o nge t t - ay conduct a_ abt this toast—thl l toast—no, no—l beg . y ::„vp d ce o d. n,t t e h a e eas I h ope d m confirmed when I was 1 0 " re for the measure--" o I was'-th at vinced, but I wasn' ha . O. object to, it's the consequen t like — though know c ozP o fi n gt s hh e et q w m u P T en e as t i m et' ' Nteis mean ,—( Cheers from the erosi measure was bad-l s ; measure, stiumree, of life. to W c h_ h_ e eaynire-9hstuirsen P a s I I p a e ro e d e: l c: 2 . I n i fi l a : : 3 fi ,e rm ar e s d o — ki n — o l w n os o, no, net the measure -- I that I mean that exactly—but Y 4) ) 11 to be coo' His Royal Highness, after having h the measure's ° f D° he should not e rote at all. wh ispere d thing to the Bishops, Concluded b not approve of the measure and, y stating that i rote ip as he could no 11 ' in its favour, A. feeling that his vote was much ado about sp e ec h ' by a not being followed e ryr nothing, became immediately , / ti s general, and his R ' o ut did T . Royal Highness sat down, ~_o t o conclude his speech • detached $ , of which he continue d to relr the sentences throug h ou t the m g:m inder 0 ' evening,-6.--ncbsoest:e, _ of the Fife story oartist. ibla E CRUELTY.— We respondent the following ur le "On or about the montho f November le e " "ag gentleman connected with the Psssi parish of Beath NY _ .. .j o g 0 through a field on the lands of Thornton, and in 1 34 ' - ' al - r !tot, the property of the park-keeper there—the an— s te t journal, quote from ing quite tamed—he seized bold of his horns ; but the be not relishing this, and 'toting the stronger of thetlnaell drove over the lair;, , and ran off, flinging u P t the —no doubt thinkin g he h a d played his part well. i' 1 4 1 .. be, revengeful spirit of the laird was not done iZituotli in the beginning of May current, sent his to purchase the snot from the park-keeper, which be tided cordiugly did, and the park-keeper's son_ I,lfle away with it to the revengeful man. The nact 07" t 11 ha man then ordered one or both of them to fold it -I w ben was revenged on it; but neither of them would de it , du mb he (the gentleman) did himself actually tie the p00!., e t he annual to a cart-wheel, and did with his knife (vve l t i b hie poor animal was bawling out in aptly) scoop out he".,der eyes, and then allowed the poor animal to go at large_l i i be the most excruciating pain It is to be hoped 7:a ve s . taken up . in the proper quarter, and punished as it °ter ' co ls, If there is a law for the punishment cf cruelty to sy;:t . ., or trey the above is a cP.se of cold-blooded cruelty sciam''' never exceeded in a civilised country."— Scotch paPer 0. THE RECENT COLLISION ON THE NIERSEYe"-',n,i, commendable eflbrt to relieve the distresses o f the poorrelrt who suffered so severely in life and property from the Tha coWsi.oe en the Mersey, has been deservedly su ccesofni subecription t we learn, amounta to nearly 1504