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LUCILE GRAILS respectfully informs the Nobility, Sub scribers, and the Public, that her Rii:NEFIT will take place THIS EVENING When will be performed (for the first time this season), DonizettPs Opera, entitled DON PASQUALE. :Carina, Madame Grisi ; Dr. Malatesta, Signor Fornassui ; Ernesto, Signor Jtario ; i•on Pasquale, Signor Lablache. Between the acts of the Opera, a Selection from the admired Ballet, CATARINA ; au, LA FILLE DU BANDIT,. Including the admired Pas de 'Masque, by Madlle. L. Grahi, supported by Ala illes. Moncelet, Demelisse, and Caa.an. In the course of the Evening will be revived the Ballet Diver tiseemeet, i L io . nl G , Grahn. . tiseemeet, by M. Perrot, entitled, LE DELIRE D'UN FEMME . M. Perrot ; Blanche I d;O m vi ivi edit s 3l . Dcmelist, Stephan°, traducing a New Pas de Trois, MU L. T e ag . and Moncelet (composed by A. Gosselln) ;Le c • *sta 3D...tile. L. Grahn and M. Perrot. tism* Bolero, b y To op followed by the last Act of Verdi's NINO, celebrated Opera, entitled, :Cutts, Signor Fornasar:; Idaspe, Signor C Botellt ; Fenena, Miele. Corbari ; Abig lal °ft III; Orotasphe, Si gnor To conclude with Se'ectlon s , including Mdlle. Sanchioli. the admired Ballet of EOLINE Wing the Dryade Scen e fr om Millie. Lucile Gralei. i ou, LA DRYADE. E o li ne , Appllcatons fbr boxes, stalls a office, Opera Colonnade. ,a nd tickets to be m a d e a t th e b ox mence at half - pall Seven Do ors o , cloc oPen at Seven, the Opera to com- THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING WM be performed the popular Opera, called MARITANA, Charles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don emsar de Bazan, Mr. W. Harrison; Den Jose de Santarem, Mr. Stretton.; Maritana. Miss mer ; Lazarillo, Miss Poole. To conclude with the ;rand Divertissement of I. BAYADERE. In which.lldße. Louise, Mr. A. Webster, les Steers St. Louth, &c., will perform. _ . After which, will be produced the Ballet d'Action, entitled PEROLTSE ; or, The Desolate Island. Principal characters by Madlle. Louise, Madame - labile!, Mr. W. H. Payne, Mr. Howell, Mr. T. Matthews, Mr. Wielattl, and Master F. Payne. T .t,ATB K - lIA 'I MA f.a TIIIS EVENING Win be performed the Comedy of A CURE FOR THE HEART ACHE. Old Rapid, Mr. W. Farren ; Young Rapid, Mr. Hudson ; Frank Oatland, Mr. Webster ; Jessy Oatland, 31139 Julia Bennett. co ioliowed by the admired Drama of GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD. Grandfather Whitehead, Mr. W. Farren ; Dray ton, Mr. Tilbury; Langley, Mr. Stuart; Louisa Drayton, Mrs. Seymour; Susan, Mrs. Stanhy. The Band will perform the Overture, Edourdo e Christine," the Fantasie, " Fra Diavolo;" the " Post Horn Galop," • Antoinette," Cellarias Waltz ; th 4 ''Chatsworth Quadrilles ;" and the " E nulow Polka." After which, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF ARISTOPHA NES on which occasion they will be presented to tto public with new Same=, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs James Bland, Hudson, Tilbury. Brintal, Caulfield, T. F. 11 athews, and Miss P. Horton. rp conclude with TILE IRISH ATTORNEY . Pi erce O ' Hara, Mr. 1Ii4on; Miss Charlcotte, Miss Lee; Saly, Mrs. Caulfield. THEATRE ROYAL, LT CE UM. I :NDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Let Night but Two of General TOM THUMB'S Engagement. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of lIONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal caaracters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vini,g, Wigan, Diddear, and iieele j • ; Miss Villars, Mr. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MARBLE MAIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley; and Mite Loidlaw. To be followed (for the last Six Nights) by the Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' MY THUMB ; or, The Ogre and his Seven-League Boots. Hop 'o My Thumb, General Tom Thumb. To conclude with a New and Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be presen a New Drama, in Three Acts, called, IN DUSTRY AND IN DOLENCE; or, The Orphan's Legacy. St. Amour, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rollin, Mr. 0. Smith ; Sansenet, Mr. Wright ; Mons. Delamare, Mr. Perkin: ; Ilatifole, Miss Woolgar; NW, Miss Webster; Cecile, Mrs. E. Yarcold. After which the Burlesque, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. P.iul Belford, Mr. Munyard, &c. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Emma /larding. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD -STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan's Play of PIZARRO, with the orig*nal Music. Rolla, Mr. Wallack ; Alonzo, Mr. Murray ; Orozembo, Mr. Cooper ; Pizarro, Mr. Ryder ; High Priest, Mr. Leffler ; sirs. Ternan ; Cora, Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by a DIVERTISSEMENT. In which Messrs. Gilbert, Marshall, and Flexmore ; Miss Bailin and Mils Marshall will appear. To conclude with TIIE IRISH A3IRASSADOR. Sir Patrick OTlenipo, Mr. Collins; Isabella, Miss Emma Stanley. ASTIie:Y'N ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. P.Bronised by her most gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal. Unp , raileled attraction. Mr. Leman Rede's New Equestrian Spectacle of " The Arab and Hs Sieed." EVENING Will be performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE _ARAB AND HES DESERT STEED; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. I i which the who e resources of the Establishment will be brought late requisition. New and popular Scenes in the Circle. Double stud, &c. 7o conclude with the favou-le Drama of the POST COY OF ST. AUSTLE ; or, The Fatal Snowdrift. Clowns to the Circle. Barry, Wallet, and Roches. Box-ofthAt open trom eleven till five o'clock.--Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. Vi ()(4i.;'s ROYAL SURREY a lIRATit.E. Immense 'Novelty! Roars of laughter at "On the Tiles." Second Week of the Virginian Hat - monists. with entirely new songs. THIS EITENINtir _ Will be performed TILE LAS r KISS ; or, the Soldier's Grave. Messrs: Ilughes, Johnson, Rogers, Cowell. Lewis, lleslop, Wil liam. on, Mestims. Vining and Martin will support the prL.cipal cnar.let ers. To he Wowed by WHERE DID TUE MOSEY COME FROM ? rum:betty, Miss Lydia Pearce. After which, a mew Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled, ON TiIE TILES ; or, A Night at Greenwich. To conclude with THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. G•vat success of the New Drama of " Laid up in Port," and " The Bride's Journey." Immense attraction and Novelty! THIS EVENINf; Will he 7ierformel an entirely new Drama, entitled LAID 17P IN PORT ; cr, Shark.; along Shore. l'rincipal characters by Messrs. F edericks, Saville, Raymond, Tindell, Efiggie, Searle, Burton ; M:ss Vincent, Miss t.. Terry, &c. • After which, JOLIIINEY ; or, the Escapes of A telawle of resden. In which Miss Vincent will perfhrni. To conclude with the M , lodramAtic Spectacle, entitled A TALE OF MYS EltY. Supported by the whole of the Company. NEW STRAND TIIEATIOE. ENTIRE CHANGE.—NOVELTIES AND 3IAGIC EFFECTS. " La gaiete a=t la sanie dentine, La tristesee, en est le poison." THIS EVENING M. P/lILLIPPE begs leave to amwun:•e that. in consequence of Vie Triumphant Success that has attended his EASTER ENTER TAT MENTS, they will be repeated every Wednesday and Sa tarlay Morning, anti every Evening until further notice. 31. PHILLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by Lighting Two Hundred and Fifty Wax Camiles by a single Pistol Shot ! This unique and brilliant Experiment was originally performed by Mons. Phillippe for upwards of 700 consecutive nights in Paris. 31. Phillippe will also have the honour of introducing HIS GRANDMOTHER'S CAP, with all his laughable and rapid Trans form stions. The . Entertainmoßts will be varied by the Dawing of the CHIAKINI FAMILY, and the 01.) topic Gawboli of the AIIE -1111!A BROTHERS. 'the Morning l'erformslnce will commence at Two o'clock ; the Evening at a quarter to Eight. Stalls, 38.; Buses, 2a. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; revate Boxes, I/. Is., and 10s. 6d. rrug, WLATIIE.R.—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 29. Tat.inomwrzn, Lowest, 35; ilieest, 58; Noon, 49. BAROMETER, 30 2 6.—Wisro N.S.E.; fine. WATER AT LONDON-MUDGE TILIS DAY. minutes at ter 4.1 Evening .. 59 minutes after 4 , i . rte,:. , .. , .r 1 , - z. L ., ~. % or ; , ‘ ~t 0:, 7 4 .„, 1 5 , . **, ~,- ..,.. t „....0 ; ~, ( i.-1 '•_*. .1 , ..; ,- , - -.` ‘r 7 • „, , i.: • ,, ti: r: r ' H O, s. .I,:orr , .— s, ~ , litartinix LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1846. .14:caie of considerable interest, involving the question of the privileges of the City of London, was heard before the Learned Recorder on Monday last, in continuation of proceedings commenced on the previous Monday. It was an action brought by the Chamberlain of the City of London, in his official capacity, against a Mr. STUnT, a highly respectable gentleman, trading as a wholesale warehouseman, dealer, and chapman, at 90 and 91, Wood-street, City, to recover certain penalties alleged to have been incurred by him for carrying on such business within the City, without having first taken out his freedom. Although the amount sought to be recovered was only 51,, yet the principle was looked on as so impor tantithat the plaintiff secured the valuable ser vices of Sir rruontss WIL D ; while the defendant was suppo rted b . y the S olicitor -cieneral As might, therefore, have boen exp ecte d, all t hat o legal ingenuity could possibly effect was eit her was exert e d i*r side. The entire of the fiat day and a considera b l e consumed in the consideration po of certain of the second was ctertain technical points respecting the constitution of he jury before whom th e case was to be investigat e d , and which, front the ability with which it way argued, a d the man ner in which it was finally pi eed upon tl.e record f or the purpose allaying the opinion of a higher tribunal taken, in the event of the decision being unfavourable to the defendant, must be highly interesting to the profes sional reader; but, to the public generally, the important question was, whether au bye-law of the Cor poration can take away the common law. right ct the subject to have a trial by his peers, ' and by those uninterested in the matter in dispute, of any - question affecting his person or pro- play, and more particularly so when those proceedings are of a penal character. We have here the Corpora tion of London the complainants., and we have the chse tried in thOr own Court, before their own officer, who was appointed by themselves, whose express duty it is to support their privileges, and who, as he stated him self, might have to defend elsewhere, in his official capacity, the right of the Common Council to pass the bye-law on which the entire proceedings were founded. Here, then, in the first instance, we have a Court which must necessarily be prejudiced, any decision of which in favour of the defendant might hereafter be pro duced when the Learned Recorder was arg:iandgnoas an w to advocate fur the very privileges on which h e decide as a judge. Again, the jury, whose to decide on the evidence, and to return a verdict ac cording thereto, were empanelled from amongst the duty it was for " body of the complainants , and of course a m interest ed oinen i t that nth a e result. Let it not be supposed t we impute any partia lit y either to the Recorder who presided , or to t he respecta ble and upright gentle o.rtanFcear m fr ig o h in t s i af t, e y ha fe : , e l that m gentle men a who ecoonfstifartutexcilvattheer jimuryp been left in their hands ; but if the principle be once admitted, the grand palladium of British liberty, the trial by an uninterested jury, is infringed upon. The point might arise under circumstances far more unfa vourable to a defendant than in the present instance, and we must protest against the existence of a power so contrary to the first principles of natural justice of the constitution under which we live—it is not because the practice has existed for centuries that it is to he permitted to remain in force, when its injustice, its impropriety is so manifest. Happily of late years the rust of antiquity has furnished no defence to acknow ledged abuses. The Reform Bill, and other valuable enactments recently passed, show the existence of a dif ferent feeling in the Legislature ; and we are quite sure that, if unfortunately the decision of the Court overruling the challenge of the jury in this case, should be well founded, a prompt legislative remedy will be applied to abolish so mischievous a right ; for the present, how ever, the case must remain in abeyance, the decision of the jury in favour of the defendant obviates the neces sity of his taking the case before a superior Court, perhaps, that of ultimate jurisdiction, the House of Lords, as we are assured by the Solicitor-General he would have done if adverse to him. Mr. STURT deserves well of the public for the spirit and liberality with which he defended their social rights when attacked in his person, and we hope that whenever this question may again arise, the then defendant may be actuated by a similar spirit. We are no enemies to the Corporation of London. We hope they may long possess the immunities and privileges which they have so long possessed, and which, for the most part, they have exercised for the benefit, not only of the citizens, but of the nation in general. They have in all great questions been gem rally found arrayed on the side of constitutional freedom. No voice has been more loudly raised for the re moval of all civil and religious disabilities, and the extension of equal rights to all classes of their fellow subjeets. None more loudly called upon the Legislature to purify one of its branches from the excrescenc.s which during a series of years had arisen, and which rendered it not a just representation of the people, as it constitu tionally ought to have been. None have more loudly called for the admission of cheap food, the removal of all restrictions on commerce, the prostration of monopoly, the abolition of what has been termed protection to agri culture,which we have the valuable authority of the Prime Minister, supported by the great majority of the intelli gence of the country, for designating tie not teen ly im politic, but also as unjust ; and why should a body, so conspicuous for their intelligence and liberality, seek for their own benefit to furnish an argument to the oppo nents of free trade? Why should they, the head of the greatest commercial body in the world, suffer themselves to be put forward as desirous of enforcing some of the antiquatedi:restrictions on commercial enterprise? If it was competent to one Common Council to grant such a bye-law it is competent for another to carry . its repeal. We trust that the Corporation will be the first to set the example of rescinding such of their privileges as may rot be for the public benefit, and that ere long a motion for such a purpose may be brought forward by some of the free-traders who are members thereof ; if not, we trust that the attention of the Legislature may be called thereto, and that we shall have the great principles, the adoption of which by the Legislature has rendered this session so remark able, speedily extended to the removal of such privileges of the Corporation as may be found to press unfairly upon their fellow-subjects. The battles on the Sutlej, and the policy adopted by the Governor-General previous to the invasion of the Seikhs, for a short time formed topics of discussion in the public journals, but the rapidity of successive victo ries, the happy result of the highest military skill, com bined with the bravery of the Britiph army, and its auxiliaries, and the unexpected occupatibn of Lahore, completely silenced the murmurs of thii disappointed, and, taking all circumstances into account, the conduct of Sir HENRY HARDISGE met at last with very general approbation. The themes, however, are again brought before the public in the reviews and magezines, and the main topic for discussion is— was the Governor-General just;fied in maintaining only a small force on the banks of the Sutlej, unequal to repel a large army of .seilds, who might or might not invade the British territory on the left bank ? Witl‘ one exception, as far as has fallen under our observa tion, the question is decided in the affirmative, on the ground that we bad no right to invade the Punjanb. and that the assemblage of a large force between Feroae pore and Locdisnah would have been an immediate challsnge to batt!e, which the Seikhs could not refuse. This appears so evident, that the parties hostile to the peaceful policy of the Indian Government, but whose ire is entirely directed against their distinguished re presentative in Hindostan, cannot deny the conclusion, and therefore have recourse to another ground of ac• cusation, and blame the Governor- General, because he is not a prophet, and could not foresee, what to these wiseacres appears, after the event, a fact about which a sound statesman and a prudent general could not possibly have had any doubt. Sir HENRY HARDINGE is, therefore, denounced by this party as the most dangerous Governor ever sent out to the East, as totAly unfit for his situation, and the India Board as well as the Home Government are, with all due solemnity. warned that to them will he owing the loss of our Indian possessions, if they do not forthwith supplant this Quix otic ruler. These attacks, made in a periodical that occa sionally obtains correct foreign intelligence, would hardly require any refutation ; but as they, possibly, may lead those who will not, or cannot, form an opinion themselves, to adopt those of the accuser, we are happy to give s brief quotation from another periodical of high cha racter—the IVorth British Review—which disposes of the question in a very concise and conclusive manner. " The whole case," says the writer, " 48 between the Governor-General and his assailants, may be thus briefly stated. It was desirable above all things to pre• ara Serve peace. Th e r e w as no thi ng to warrant th e supposi tion thate arm y, peace could not be preserved. To have post e d a lg y, sufficient- to prevent the Seikhs from crossing the river at ilia, 'point on the immediate banks of the Sutlej, would have provoked the collision which it was so de s i ra bl e to avoid. Therefore , . r r ITARDINGE did not m ove up the main body o i f - h 1 }1 • "li • s posable troop s t o t h e i mmediate banks of the Sutle j. 111 other words, h e did not, to avert an evil which there was no just cause to ant i c i pate, b r i ng down upon himself another of far greater magnitude, as certain and as present as the other was conjectural and remote." But if this does not satisfy the assailants, and if the-% are capable of attaching any importance to the opinion of a military man, when running counter to their owe: preconceived opinions, they may, perhaps, d ou bt ti n soundness of their own arguments, when they learn that Major BROADFOOT, le.s than a month before the first battle, stated distinctly that the "frontier was too long to be defensible on all points by any force Re can move, and that our two posts on the frontier are strong enough to maintain themselves till relieved." The latter point is the main one at istue. and experience has prpved that they could maintain themselves. Had Sir HENRY HABDINGE adopted the policy recommended by such warlike writers, he wo&d, by the middle of October, have posted fifty theucand men on the Sutlej. There, they could not remain idle ; they could do no thing eke than invade the Punjaub. In other words, the Governor-General would have disobeyed the specific instructions of the India Board and the Government, and must, like his predecessor, have been recalled before his time. There was no alternative. We cannot close these remarks without giving another extract from the quoatecd,hrbeistciaaunseit spirit,c oanntdat because n sm t u h c i h s truth, revie w conveyeda l ready in periodical, establ ished b y the leaders of the Free Church in Scotland, may be supposed to express the sentiments of a very large portion o f the reli g ious communit y , not only in the north , but in E n gland. It adop ts not the absurd principle that all w ars are unjustifiable , but ad -11148 that they are consistent with Divine au thorit y , when undertaken in self-defence, and thus pays a high com pliment to one who, thom,h accustomed to battles from his youth upwards, and still desirous of military glory, could sink his own pers.)nal prepossessions in the accom plishment of a great Christian principle: — "The British possessions in the East are already suffi ciently extensive. We shall do well to avoid further exten sions.' Whether it lies in our power to say this or that line shall be our boundary, and saying it, to go no further, God alone can declare. We have nothing to d 4 with 'infyitatele teratencia—nothing to do with those doctrines of inherent expansiveness which some writers are so !ond of preaching. Such tendencies, such doctrines, are beyond our control—be yond our comprehension. But human duty is clear and in telligible. In resolutely abstainingfrom measures calculated toptunge the ccuntry into war, at a time when the pros perity of the empire imperatively demanded the continuance o f peace, Sir Henry Hardinge did his duty as a Christian statesman; and when the unp nl r i i ts n i c ov i n p iew le toh d ricies p h re h s he u aw m cias p p t a i l o an n cze o ido f ut o l u teo r s a n v e o m id i , es had precipitated ,er iesoftriu t m he p c h o a l Punjaub at his mercy, he declared that he never bad been actuated by lust of conquest—that he had never sought to extend the limits of our British posseseions in the East, and that now, in the hour of victory, he was determined to prove, by his actions, the sincerity of his professions, he placed him self in the proudest position ever occupied by a Governor- General, and nobly vindicated the character of Great Britain from the charge of over-weening cupidity, as ev id ence d i n the aggressive spirit which has too often characterised its dealings with neighbouring states. To such forbearance— just, gener ous , and politic, equally Christian and stateman like—history will d 3 ample justice. Of such forbearance, Eng7isluneu have reason to be proud."" Again has the Prime Minister of England given evi dence of the noble liberality of reason and of heart with which he is actuated in the exercise of his political in fluence. Again has he displayed the excellence of his title to popularity ; and so full and generous are the principles of his policy that that popularity will be genuine and enthusiastic—it will be for the present age and for posterity. It should be so, and it will be so. Sir ROBERT PEEL has no little felicity in disproving the calumnies and repuls ing the aspersions of his antagonists : and he possesses this felicitous capacity for refutation, because he also possessea a vast moral valour. His escutcheon is integrity—his motto is " Open to conviction." We are not uttering an eulogium upon the Premier ; adulation would be as inapplicable to him as the exercise of it is abhorrent to ourselves : we are simply recording a Par liamentary fact, and endeavouring—as an organ of that people whose interest have been so daringly and ad mirably consulted by the Ministry—to render a tribute of applause to one to whom such a tribute, in its most earnest, and comprehensive, and heart-born sense, is due. Affected panegyrics are for the party man ; but words indicative of honest estimation and plain-spoken regard are some amongst the almost innumerable re compenses of legislative probity. Sir ROBERT is now no party man—he has flung personal considerations to the winds—he has regarded selfish interests, when compared with public interests, as only something to be trodden into the dust and wholly contemned. What may be considered as the noblest prerogative of a statesman's power is the prerogative of acting boldly, with an eye or ly - to the welfare of the multitude submitted to its government. That prerogative has been gloriously exercised by the great statesman now presiding over the council of our gracious SOVEREIGN. Through " good report " and " evil report," through the jeers of a disappointed . and avaracious faction, and the confusion of vituperative cries incident to great political revolutions, he has had the courage to proclaim the exigencies, not of the mo ment, but of all time, not of this, but of esery nation. Nor is this the only signal of his moral intrepidity: he has proceeded further in the denouncement of a vil lanous abuse, and the substitution of a bold remedy—he has spoken the whole truth—he has grasped the old wooden-headed idol before which many generations had bent with reverence and submission—he has un cloaked its juggles, divulged its impotency, and de nounced its malign influence. The Juggernaut of Mo nopoly has been rolled into the mire, tied by his mediation a more wholesome and rational commercial creed has been substituted. But it is nut alone upon its commercial effects that the merits of suck a proceeding are based : its excellence eonsists more in the fact that by its instrumentality a humanising spirit will pervade society; assistance will be afforded to the helpless; Go vernment will be regarded in its true light, not as the stern enforcer of penalties, but as the guardian and protector and cherisher of the million; and men of all religious tenets, of all complexions, of all countries, will be blended together in one harmonious system of amity. It is for these reasons that the courage ref the Premier is neire worthy of admiration. It is because such were the assured consequences of his measure, and not be cause his own individual interests were bound up in its adoption ; it was because he saw in that measure an assurance of the general welfare, and not because he recognised in it the promise or any personal emolument, that Sir ROBERT PEEL dared to defy the aninaosity of a faction and to brave the convulsive opposition of a despairing " party." He sacrificed the most fostered associations of his career simply because ha perceived such was an imperative debt to stadety, because the age required such a movement. He had climbed the Chim borazo of Experience, and his survey was consequently unclouded end enlirged. That was the motive of his behaviour ; those were the principles to whcse united mpulse he became obedient ; that was the innate bra very of soul consequent upon a sense of rectitude, which has already acquired for him the admiration, and will ultimately acquir e fo r him the love of his fellow countrymen. And yet inuendoes have presumed to question the solidity of those principles, the unswerv ing determination of that courage, and the actual per manency of that extraordinary alteration of policy. Sir ROBERT PEEL'S emphatic rebuttal of those charges, uttered on Monday night, amidst an incessant interrup ti,u% of cheers, is a matter of the most lively satisfaction to all interested in the furtherance of the free.trade principles, inasmuch as it leaves the belligerent few no single peg upon which to hang their imputations. 'nu! last unstable inch of ground is struck from under their feet ; they are now abandoLad to a state of the most powerless incertitude. Nothing could be more resolute, o r undaunted, or unprevaricating than the language of the Premier. In allusion to the assertions which had been made as to his insincerity, and particularly the one imputing to him the motive of retarding the progress of the Corn Bill, by interposing a first reading upon the Irish Coercion measure, Sir ROBERT exclaimed—" Sir, in answer to that statement, I will only say, without any unnecessary boast, that I shall be prepared to give what ever proof may be required of the sincerity of my in tentions." Surely such a declaration was sufficiently clear and decisive I " I will not deny," however, he continues, " that during the debates on the question my opinions on the subject have undergone a change, and it is this—that restrictions which I at first believed to be impolitic, I now believe to be unjust 7. —(Cheers.)" An l nobly were those acchstnations deserved ; for the sen tence then crowned with applause was at once a testi mony of tile real excellence of the liberal principles adopted, and a fresh instance of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S moral bravery in a great political emergency—and a bravery which is exercised in one of the noblest causes upon which statesman ever ventured. It is this triumph of truth which we are anxious to commemorate, and it is to this new token of the Prime Minizter's magnani mity we are desirous of rendering some tribute. With his characteristic perspicacity, Mr. COBDEN, on Friday night, unravelled, in a few simple observations, many ideas which had become entangled in the course of the present protracted discussion. He interposed between parties mho were on the eve of coalescing, or of quarrelling amongst themselves without refketing up.)n the rationality of their behaviour ; he carried back the wandering attention of the debaters to their original starting point, and reverted to the grand question of this session, the commercial altera tions, and the effect which the Corn Bill as es the Co< rcion Bill would have upon Ireland. Above all, however, he reminded Pro tectionists, Ministerialists, Free-traders, quondam Opp° • sitionists, and representatives generally, of the relative position in which they stood with regard to each other. That point, indeed, appeared for the moment to be al most forgotten by some Honourable Gentlemen, particu larly when the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn and the Honourable Member for Limerick seemed about to join issue, with a thorough oblivion of the ab) ss of opposite sympathies which otherwise prevented the coalition of their principles. For that timely inter. position on the part of the representative of Stockport all sections of politicians should entertain towards him a reeling of thankfulness, as in the event of such an unna tural compact having been consummated, confusion must have become even " worse confounded." Mr. Conn Est seized the diffioulty just at the critical moment ; he re ns4ided the gentlemen from Ireland, that the legislators on their own side of the House were as anxious for the welfare of Ireland as the Noble Lord opposite (Lord G. BENTINCK) and his colleagues cmli possibly be—a reminder which we feel had merely to be uttered to be acquiesced in by those to whom it was addressed. He insisted that many Hon. Representatives who had spoken that evening had deviated considerably from the necessary line of the matter then under the consideration of Parl;aitunt—viz., the policy to he au pted in our commeret.l relations with each other and with our neighbours. It was absolutely incumbent upon the Legisl,tture to impinge its faculties upon this point, as in it was visible, not only elf the r t e h o e f d t e h p e l oßrraibtilseh scarcity i g t) e . n i e n ra l l r ly , ja b n u d t . mid he more fallacio is than co r l v n ila s u h in p e o d rt i s s f b b i r th t e l r i three N tthh o ee t 13 permanentai amelioration o h r e at maintained, eiethelinthoe,tioltnhoilfetthheeop liaghshening opfQ:htse v, closed. This, he ,seid, was a most illusory scheme, end (he fully densonstrsoes its insufficiency, even if it were capable of being-accomplished, and its impractical.Lity, if it were atiempt.d. Suppose, continued th.) lion. Mem ber, thst this project were realised—that the ports of Ireland were free to import the corn aed provisions of foreign countries, and those of England denied that same importation—how could a secondary introduction of this frets trade grain into England, be prevented, since the mercantile intercourse be tween this island and her sister Ireland was unres tticted ? While supposing this secondary introduction were obvisted by obstructing that traffic across St. George'., Charnel, how would the millions of people, subsist:ng on the millions of Irish provisions, which were acknowledged by the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn, to be exported annually from Ireland for home consumption—how were those millions to dispense with their accustomed supply? The !mope ition was thus analysed by reason, and its delusive character most logically divulged. The question then arose, what was the next proceeding to be taken in order to remove the different embaras.sments, of the Legislature, and to bring the great clifficulb s of Government to a satisfactory issue ? Food, not money, was the must fitting remedy for Ireland-- . -that was obvious enough in itself : -but the ion. Member for Stockport placed it beyond the possibility of contra diction, when he remarked that " if the people of Ire lar.d had gold in equal proportion to their perishirg potatoes, it would not supply them with provisions !" With England, on the other hand, impediments must be removed from her commerce ; a state of pernicious stagnation and incertitude must give way to activity and animation if a revival of her prosperity were required. Both these very desirable, and, indeed, absolutely necessary things, might be assursd and achieved by expediting the final acceptance of the fres. trade measure ; and by enrolling the free-trade princi ples on the 3:mute-book as among the most prominent features of the constitution. By acting thus, the Legislature would realise its two most ardent wishes—a restoration of peace and plsrity to Ireland, a revival of commercial activity and confidence in England In endeavouring, by such argu ments, to Wait, a greater cekrity into the inovetnen::, of Parliament, Mr. COBDEN gave an additional evidence of his statesmanship, and of his capacity for legislation ; while he demenstrated in the seam breath his unceasing anxiety for the happiness and comfort of his fellow , men. This is,' indeed, a noble spirit of philtie thropy with which to be actuated, in aiding the political operations of a great empire ; arid even during the Easter recess the Hon. Member for Stockport has given evidence that such a spirit of phi lanthropy is undeviaticz in his instance. "During that recess," said he, "I was called upon repeatedly to hold great public meetings in Manchester and in London, in order to remonstrate upon the delay occasioned by this debate, but the question I asked myself was— Who shall we . remonstrate with ? I did net know who to blame, nor do I now ; 1 can't blame the Governor, at. because if I were disposed b I see they are already • blamed so much that I carnet add to the load the might of my censure. Then ngaie, I have no right to blame the embers foe Ireland, for it is net fur me to judge as to tie extee,t to which they deem it to be their duty to oppose the jir,t reading of this Bill. , I leave them to be the sole judges, because I she uid chins the same right mysslf, of the course and policy which they ought to adopt." That is a view of the actors in the present sessional interlude most creditable to the disposition of Mr. COBDEN, and fully in accordance with his lofty reputation. There is no acerbity io his nature ; he hopes that, notwitbstand. ing all the bickerings and squabbles going forward in the Commons, gentlemen on Ha side of the Hous'i " may,manage to pressrve good humsur." Ile cannot precis, y discover the motives by which certain Members are influenced in certain proceedings, and, though he deplores the coasequences of those proceedings, he cannot arrogate to himself the privilege of uttering their condemnation. Those are, in fact; the only rational lights in which the still pending dis cussions ought to be regarded. We must, perforce, lament the procrastinaticrt which is goading Ireland on. possibly to fresh outrages, and certainly to more ex cessive privations ; but we must also endeavour to believe in the thorough integrity of the various par ties concerned until time and circumstances shall morn fully divulge their unseen influences and latent motives. Such moderate and lucid speeches as the one delivered by the Hon. Member for Stockport, we weleeme with extreme pleasure, because we see in them arguments cal culated to spur our legislators ow in their Parliamentary effort; and language eminently suited for smoothing some of the asperi , ies o f debate. Madrid papers of the 21st instant have arrived. The Gazette puidisivm a dispatch from the Political Chief s 4 Orease, iiated the 17th, announcing that the expeJitionary column of the commander of the province entered the town at eight in the evening, and that some hours after a column of insurgents, about 700 strong, mad e it s appearance at thi. bridge; The advance guard of this column and the National Guards of Guadalajara and Murdinedo exchanged some shots, after which the insurgent body retired, leaving an advance-post at some distance from the bridge. A second dispatch of the 18t.b, from the same Political Chief; states that the insurgeMs, finding their attempt to be without any chum of success, had withdrawn towards Vigo. Gr.ners! CoNcira was within seven leagues of °cense. The Politica; Chief of OvieJo announced, on the date of the 16th, an at tempt at pronunciamiento on the part of the sergeants of the provincial regiment of Salamanca. The attempt was unsuc ceasful, and the sergeants were arrested. It was reported that Corunna and Ferrol had ronouaced, but it does not appear that there is any good foundation t:4r the rumour. Nothing has been heard of General PVIG SAMPER since his entry into Santiago on the 11th, and tlo: consequent retreat of the insurgents upon Vigo and Ponte vedra. On the part of the insurgents this retreat was a well calculated and prudent movement, as at Santiago they were in an open town, while at Vigo and Pontevedra they were defended from attack on the laud side by strong forti fications, and they have the sea in their rear, by means of which they can either' obtain supplies or escape. It was feared in Madrid that ESPALTERO would make his appearance either in Galicia or the Basque Provinces, which latter are now almost bare of treops, a n d p l ace hi res df a t th e head of the movement, and in a letter f rom V a l l a d, did , rece i ve d in Madrid on the morning of the 21st, it was stated that General NOGUERAS had entered Pontevedra, with a rein forcement of 180 men, and that the insurgents, both there and at Vigo, were daily receiving supplies trem Portugal by sea. Four ships of war have been ordered to cruise off have e- larding, and the ay ho • r V i t i i g e n ; in at order sa Ibeen ordered to observe the utmost vigilance in regard to all foreign vessels, to Seb p a r s e t and likewise to be very strict in examining the passports of travellers. The guns upnn the batteries facing the sea are kept loaded, and every precaution is taken to prevent a descent being made on the coast. Symptoms of a revolt had otanVed.:4d themselves, it was said, both a Malaga and Carthagend, and a letter from liar celona, dated 21st, states a military conspiracy had been dis covered there, and a number of sou-commi,.sioned arrested in consequence. The garrison of Mldrid waa reviewed on the 21st by the Minister of War and Gene' al PEZUELA, the new C.Ttain- General. All the Ministerial differences have been arrange?. MADRID BoLSA, APRIL 21.—OtEciU Bulletin. —Neith er the Three nor Five per Cents. are quoted. Exchange on London, 37%. Out of doors the Three per Cents. were done at 31% ,for cash. We have received the Paris pipers of Monday. Th.. Monitew of that day publishes the following:— "Yesterday the King received a deputation commissioned to present the address voted by the English now residing at Paris, on the occasion ot the attempt ot ths) 16 th April. The deputation consisted of the Duke of M ontross, Lord Gre y . Lord DociP the flight Hon. 111. Ellis , L icuten9nt- General Sir John Dovet,;n. and Lientenant-Colonel S a u nderson The King vxpres-td. Ws sense of the step they had adopte d, and requested them to convey his thanks to the subscribers of the add refs." Ills MAJESTY addressed the deputation in Engli,h, and was visibly much affected. His MAJESTY, in the coure of his address, a ll u d ed to the hospitality that b a d b een s h own to him in Engd, an d t o t h e cor dial reception he bad met with from a ll c h ases in that country, wh i c h cou ld nevor b e effaced from hi s h eart and memory. Th e sa ti s f ac ti on o f th e gentlemen who p resented the ad , ress was much increased by la" the foll ow i ng c i rcumstance :—His MAJESTY having noticed that the QUEEN' S nam e was i n cluded in the address, had commanded the a id e- d ecamp in waiting to repair to her MAJESTY, and ma k e this known to h er. Th e QUEEN gra cloudy condescended to appear, and the committee were presented to h er b 3 the KING, individually. After the reply of the Ives, h er 11 AJEsTy addressed t h e comm i ttee , ex pressing to them, in tile most feeling manner, the high grati licatioft that she derived from the cordial sentiments con tained in the address. The Queen of the Fiutsctt entered her 65th year on Sunday. According to the Cahalanlionnel, the basis of a new corn mere's! convention had been agreed on between France and Ru.sia, the object being to introduce modifications in their respective taritr.i. In the Chamber of Deputies the debate on the Bordeaux and Cette Railway Bill was resumed OR Monday, and had not been brought to a cov.clu,:ion when the post left. The Juiernal des Dants states that the Parliamentary ses sion is at I.resent so tar advanced, that it will be impoaale that the nineteen Bills Wore the Chamber of Deputies can " It is probable," adds the .Debate:, " that the Chambe r may vote nine projects of' law—viz., the WeAern Railroad bill , which Is on the order of the day, and on wh i ch the di scuss i on may commence on Tuesday next; the Dijon and M u lb.. ttgee, Eliko a d Mil, w hi c h is likewis , on the orders of the day ; the extraortliHary Aot supplementary credits; the extraulikary cre di t; of Almeria; the fatificAtious of Havre; the improvement of the ports of France; the Bill relaticg to political refugees; and, in fine, the definitive re gulatiet of the public accounts. The report on the budget of expenses will not be distributed to the Chambers until Wednesday or Thursday, the 30th of April. It is probable that at the same period the Chamber will be summoned to to fix the last day for the conclusion of the session." IDAAMM PAcit.t was received by the KING and Royal Family, at the Tuileries, at one o'clock on Dl4,nday. Four carriages of the Court conducted the Turkish Ambassador and his suite. The Turkish Ambassador presented IBRAHIM, as he is not considered as a a prince of the blood, but as a Pacha, vassal of Turkey. It is said that 'BRANDI feels highly flattered by being lodged in the Elyge Bola bon, the favourite Palace of Napoleon, and being permitted to repose in the Emperor's bed. Lord and Lady PALMEESTON were to leave Paris on Tues. day morning. It is finally arranged that the Duke and Duchess DE Na stouts will pay a visit to the English Court in the course of the ensuing manth. The French funds and shares opened on the Paris Bourse on Monday at a rise, as compared with the closing prices on Saturday, but declined towards the termination of business without any alleged cause. The Three per Cents. closed at 83f. 55c. ; the Five per Cents. 1191. 80c. ; the Orleans Itailr,ad shares, 1,2351. ; Rouen, 1,037 E 50c. Havre, 7551. ; Great Northern, 765 E ; Avignon, 920 E ; Vlerzon 6721. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 6201. ; Boulogne, 5001. ; Basle, 2321. 50c. ; Dieppe, 4651. ; Peris and Strasburz, 5181. 75c. ; Tours and Nantes, 542 E Sec.; Paris and Lyons, 5721. 50c.; *Vanish Domestic Debt, 30%. The following are the quotations for other lines : Lyon, and Avignon Deflnitives, 560 f.; Bordeaux and Cette Definitives, 5401.; Charleroi, 495c.50e. 31ARsa1LLEs, APRIL 22.-3laiseilies and Avignon, 902 f. 50e. ; Northein, 7551.; Paris and Lyons, 572 f. 50c. LToNs, APRIL 25.—Ilarseilles and Avignon, 925 t.; Paris and Orleans, 1,2361. 25c. ; Lyons, 572 f. 50c. BUSINESS PONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 2s. Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Mackenzie), 2 —Dutch Rhenish, 6► .4 —East Indian, %--Great Northern of France Constituted, lb% --Great Western 'amide, 4—Luxembourg, 2% - Namur and Liege, —Orleans and Bordeaux, I 1 % —Paris and Lyons Constituted, 8. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. • (From The Sun cf last Night.) The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 7,000 bales, including 2,000 for export. Oi this quantity 1,300 bales were American and 700 Surat. The market was steady and prices were well supported. The Share market was pretty ge.od, and prices were more encouraging than for some (lava. Good stock was in improved demand. There are no arrivals today from any quarter. The Public Securities have been steady, and there iA no :Alteration in the quotations. Go 'sots are 93% to 96 for pre sent transfer, and 96% for Account. The premium ou Exche quer-bills has been 235. to 265., and on East India Bonds 295. to 31s. The New Three and-&-Quarter per Cents. have been 96 3 / 4 to 97. Batik Stock is worth 205 1 / The Foreign Investments have been very quiet. Spanish Three per Cents. realise 36% ; Mexican Bonds are 31 3 %; anti Dutch Ikur per Cents. 9i % to 92 1 4. In Railway Shares there is a steady business doing, and prices are rather buoyant. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock . .. • • 205% 205% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 95', 947, 94% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 96 95% 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Aims. 97 96% t 6% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, IstiO .. 104 3-16 10 3 -16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 .. 9 15-16 9 15-16 Ditto. 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 . • 10 7-16 10 7-16 India Bonds. 1,0001. 29 32 30 Ditto, under 1,000/. .. 33 El 29 Consols for Account ' .. 964 964 Exchequer Bills. I%d. •••• • 14d. • 1,0001... .... 26 23 26 pin, 26 5001. 26 23 26 pw. 26 Ditto. Small •—• • .... 26 23 26 pm. 26 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent .. 39 Equador Bonds 3 1 ,4 Mexican Bonds. 1837, 5 per Cent .. 31% 31% Ditto, Deterred 164% 16% Ditto, Debentures .. 6 • • a Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent • Idtto, for the Account •• •.. 25 tq Ditto, Deferred 16 t)itts, Three per Cent .. 36% 37 Ditto, for the Account 36% Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. Ditto, Deferred 12% 12% Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 98 96 Dutch Two-and-a-Hall per Cent .. -- Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 92% 91% 91% BUSINESS CLOSINGS. PRICES OF PAID. DONE AT PRICE RAILWAY SHARES. ON E O'CLOCK. Aberdeen 10 . • ...... Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush 1% .... %••.•• • •• • • tin - nitigham and Gloucester.. .. 100 .. .. 125 .. _ 125 lirlstol and Exeter .. .. 75 -.. 74 .. . 74 Buckinghamshire .. . 425. .... ••%% Ws • . par Caledonian •,, _lO .... 6i%• • • • .... 7 Ditto. Extension .. • • • • 2% •• • • 1 % %•••• • • • • Chester and Holyhead 22% .... 21 IA 22% • . 22% Cornwall and Central Devon .. 2% - • • •• 1% Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% 1 1% % Direct Manchester (ltastrick's) .. 54 .... Direct Northern .. `2%..,. 1%% Eastern Counties 141. 165...., 24% 24 24% 2414 Ditto New .. 81. If ;5... .. 14 p • .... p Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61 I 3s. 4d. - - Ditto, ditto, .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 44. %4 p• ••• • • 14 p Ditto, York Extension. 2% 2 2% .... Eastern Union .. .. 25 .... - Do. Ipswh h & Bury St.Edinunds 6% .... East Lincolnshire 1 1 4..., .......... Ely and Huntingdon 7% - . Goole, Doncast., and Sheffield, &c. 425..... % 4 (us. ... • 1i dis. Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 .... 25 25 Great Western .. 85 151 150 152 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. h .... 18% ...... • • Lancaster and Carlisle .. 40 .... 55% 58 Ditte, New . .. 5 .... 10 • • Leicester and Bed ord .......... 225. - Leicester, Tamworth. &c. 425. • ... dis. • Liverp.. Mauch., & Nrwc. Juliet. 2% - • • ... • London an . •.• 00 .... 226% . ..... •• • • 227 Ditto Thirds 24 .... 6234 .. 62% Ditto Quarter?, 2 . 29 ......... 29 Ditto Fifths .. 2 .... 25 .... .... 25 London and Black wall .. 161. 13s. 4d. S • • ........ 8 Ditto, New .. •• 2%•... .• ........ 3 London aad Brightoi. .. 50 .... 65 1 64% 65% 66% Ditto ditto Fifths 20 ...• 30% 31 ..... 314 London and Croydon .. .. 131. Iss. 9d. 22% 23% ... • 23% Ditto, Guarant. Five per Cent. 9 9% ••••• • • • • • 9 % London and South. Western.. 411 6s. 10d. 80 81 81 Dilto, New . 12% 24% 234( • 2:1% intto, New 10 .... 19 •• •• •• •• London and York .. .. 2 1% .... 2% Ditto, Half Shares .• • .. .......... 1% London and Windsor .. • • • • 1 % •• • ; • ... ‘irtneliester and Leeds .. .• .. 82 .... - Ditto, Quarters 2 .... - 114 Ditto. Finns .. • • .• 3 .... 12% 12% Ditto, Sixteenths .. GM .... Ditto Extension - • .. • . 4 . 25..... p.... t Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 _ _ 80 .......... 80 Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) .. 4 13 13 Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. I .... 8% .......... 8% r‘f aneliester, Buxton, & Matlock 425... 1‘,54 p...... 1 p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 1% • ........ ..100 ....152 153........ 153 Ditto, New . •. .. 18 .... 33 31% •• .. 3514 Newcastle and Darlington Juliet. ng .... 47 .• ........ 47 Ditto, New . • • • • • • I .... 10% ......... 10% Ditto. New, Brandling .. 25 •• .. 46 45% Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .. •. 21 22% 21% • • 21% Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2% 1% ..... I North ltri 20 .... 27 28% •• • • Ditto, Half Shares .. i 10 Ditto, C•irlisle Extension .. .. Ditto, Da ikeith • • .. .• .25 •• • . - - Ditto. ditto .. • • .• • • 5 .... 6% Northern and Eastern .. .. •50 .... 73 714 .. North Kent and Direct Dover • . .. • . 1% • 1% North Staffordshire 42*. •• 2% 3% p i• Norwich and Brandon 18 .... 26 Sorthmpton,Banbury,&Chelthm. 2 .... Oxfd., Worcester, & Wolverhmptu. 12% .... 8% • • .... • • . 9 Perth and Inverness .. 24 - Portsmouth I •Irect .. • . .. 3%.... 3% 2% ••• • • • 31 / 4 Scottish Central .. . 10 .... 14% . ..... 14 1 A Ditto New . .. .• .... 6 •.. • • •• • 6 Scottish Midland .. .. 10 ........ . Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2 2% 3% 3 IA Shropshire Union .. 421..... % dis I dis. South Midland 425. 1 2 p 2 p youth EAstern and Dovor 33% .... 39 1 ••. • • • 39 'A Do., New (do 33/. 68.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 13 12% . •• • 12 % New (do. 30/.) .. No. 3. 15... 15% ..... . 15% New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2% . ~ 214 %.....• • • 2 3 4 Vale of Neath 2 .... 1% .• • • Welsh Midland 2% .... 11 .4 ••• • • •• • • lin West Riding Union .. 425..... 2. 1 : % 21,( York and Lancaster 1% • • 1 it York as.l North Midland .. 50 - ••••• • • • • • -- Ditto, Half Shares .. 25 .... 50 • • Ditto, SAny .. 30 .... 75 ••••• • • • • • 75 Ditto. Extension .. 15 .... - ••••• " • • • 35 % Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.• •• .. 10% . lO% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 12 ••• • 12 ••••• • • • . 12% Boni.. 'foul., Ss Cette (Mackenzie) 2 .... 'Nit°, ditto (Espeiete) • • 2 •• • • - ••• • • ..... Deinerara • • • • • • • • •• 2 - • • Dutch Rhenish .. • . • • • • 5 •• • • 6 % %•• • • 6% East Indian .. • • • • • • • 55 . ••• • % ••• • • • • [rt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 15% 15% Great Western Canada .. • . .... 4 Louvain and Jeineppe .. 4 .. Luxembourg 4 .... 21 4 % 214 Nautili and Liege .. • • • • 4 •• • . Orleans and Vierzen .. 10 .... Orleans and Bartle:tux .. • . 6 .... 10% 11% .... 1114 Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 714••• ••g Paris and Orleans .. - ...... •• .. 484 Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... 5% % .... 5% Boners and Ilavre . .. 20 .... 30 29% Sambre and Meuse, .. . .. 8 ...• 5% •••-• • .• • • 5% JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster .. .. 20 .... 26% %..•. • . • . 26% 3I[N Es. British Iron .. .. 10 .... . ...... 19 ilea! del Monte, Unregistered 3% THE FALExm BURGHS.— Lord Lincoln arrived from Dublin Castle at Hamilton Palace yeiterday. lie drove into Glasgow at an early hour this morning (Saturday), and proceeded by railway to Falkirk and Linlithgow. A respectable d - putation, headed by the Provost or Falkirk, arrived in Glasgow this morning, and had a . vng Interview with Mr. Wilson, and at eleven o'clock Mr. Wilson tarted for Kinneil, Falkirk, &e.—Scotch Reformer's Curette. A GooD buoT.—The otter day, as the gamekeeper at Janetown was taking his rounds, he observed a salmon rising to a tly. and , Nith the greatest a'acrity he levelled his guts and shot the salmon dead.—lnremess Courier. PE VEST ftfAmsm —On `fuosiay the one-mi l .e race be tween Marshall, of Brixton, and Baker, of London, came off in the Vassal-rottl, Brixton. The men were matched for 101. aside. At the start the former took the lead, and at four hundred yar.ls was at an advantage ; his opponeti pressed him closely, and the halt mile was performed in two minutes and thirty-three seconds. Baker then showed in front, and a spirited race took place. Both men struggled hard, and after a close contest, Baker ran in the winner by five yards, and accomplished the one mile of road in five minutes and ten seconds. _PRICE of GOLD.—The prercinm on gold 11,1 Paris is 15 per nulls, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 1034 d. ;er ounce for standard gold , gives an exchange Of 25 52% ; arbi the exchange at Paris on Loudon at short being 25 75, It ft•t lows that gold Is 0.87 per cent. dearer in London than in P aris. By advices from Hamburg!' the price of gold is 43 . ; per mark., which, at the English 3lint price of 3'. 17s. 10%d. per ounce let standard gold, gives an exchange oil 3 10 !,¢ ; and the exchange at Ham burgh on London at short being 13 11 4, it follows that the ".rice ut' gold is 0.46 per cent. dearer in London than in llamburgh. RowiNct ATCII. —I . he smillors' contest, between Thomas Cook, of liungerford, and Frederick Lett, of Lambeth, for 211 a-side, came oft on Tuesday, but was a very hollow affair through out. The men contended about two years ago, when Lett was de clared the conqueror, but the race was so even throughout that the friends of Cook determined to give him an opportunity of retrieving his lost laurels, and the match of yesterday was accordingly deter mined on, the distance being from Battersea to Hammersmith bridge. Betting was sto 4 on Lett. The men made a beautiful start, after ono endeavour to get away. They continued scull and scull, or nearly so. and both at good work, until off the Malt-house, bear Battersea Church, where Cook gradually showed in advance. Ills opponent tried a rapid spurt to overhaul him, but in vain. Cook gradually improved his advantage, an, won: by ,upwards of 150 yards. HATING of THE GREAT NV EziTERN RAILWAY COM raNT.—The effect of the late decision of the Court of Queen's Bench on the appeal against the rating of this company In Tilohurst parish has not been clearly stated. he original appeal was against an us sessment of 1.2001. per mile, and this was confirm, d. The second appeal was against an assessment advanced to 1,5001. per mile, and th:s w is the case wit eh went tenure t e Court of Queen's Beoch upon , the merits. Atte , a letigliteued nearing the k'ourt redu rti the ossess. mom, a Welt was calculated trion the compaw 's profits tor 1 5 43 to 1,3531. per mile, which amendment wail made at the lasi Quarter essioll3.—berkfhin cluvniett. COURT CIRCULAR, The Queen held a dinner party yesterday at Buckingham Palace. The Company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, his Royal Highness Prince George, his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Duchess of B ucc l auc h. th e D u k e o f Wellington, the Marquis of Abercorn, Lady Augusta Bruce, Lady Caroline Murray, Lady Augusta Cadogan, Baroness de Speth, the Earl a' Liverpool, the Earl Delawarr, the Earl of Jer,ey, Earl Howe, Earl of Cawdor, Lord George Lennox, Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay, Captain the Hon. James P. Murray, Mr. Edward Mildrnay, Colonel Wvlde, and Baron de Reitzenstein. The Band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, under the direction of Mr. J. R. Tutton, was iu attendance during dinner, and performed the following pieces:-- Overture, "Crusaders "—Benedict. Fantasia on airs from "La Fine du Regiment "—Bender. F. nal e. ".1 niter Symphony"—Mozart. . . Waltz, " Astrea Tanz"—Strauss'. About eight o'clock his Royal Highness Prince Albert, ac companied by the Noble Directors of the Concert of Ancient Music left the Palace for the Hanover-square Rooms, hi- Royal Highness being the Director of t! , e Concert for the evening. The Illustrious Party left in the following order : A carriage conveying the Groom in Waiting, Admiral Sir Robert Otway ; the Master of the Household, the Hun. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay, and Dr. Proetorius. A carriage convey lug the Equerry in Waiting to the Prince ; Lieutenant Colonel Seymour, the Groom in Waiting to the Prince, Colonel Wilde, the B iron de Reitztnstein, and Captain the Honourable James P. Murray. A carriage conveying the Marquis of Abercorn, the Earl Howe, Mr. Edmond Mildmay, and Lard George Lennox. A carriage conveying his Royal Highness Prince Albert, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Wellington, and the Earl of Cawdor. Soon after the departure of the Prince and the Noble Directors, the Queen, accompanied by the remainder of the illustrious party, followed to the Hanover-square Rooms, to honour the p , rformance with her presence. The royal party left in the following order : A carriage conveying the Maids of Honour in Waiting, the Hitt. Misses Murray and Nrpier ; the Equerry in Waiting. Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey; the Lord in Waiting, Lord Byron. A carriage conveying Lady Augusta Bruce, Lay Caro line ➢lurray, Lady Augusta Cadogan, and the Baroness de Speth. A carriage, conveying the Lady in Waiting, Lady Port man, the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, and the Mater of the Horse. A carriage, conveying his Royal Highness Prince George, his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of SAxe gen, his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and the Duchess of Buccleuch. A carriage, conveying her_ Majesty the Queen, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, and her ft,yal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice took an airing vesterday in an open carriage and four, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Liltelten Her Mak!sty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen, left town yesterday morning for Bushy House, Bughy Park. Her Majesty was attended by the Win. Miss Mitchell, and the Earl of Denbigh. The Baron de Reitzanstem was in attendance on the Hereditary Prince. Her Majesty accom panied by his Serene' Highness, returned to Marlborough House, at half-past five o'clock. Mr. Moreno, the Minister from Buenos Ayres, had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen, a t th e Foreign office, on Tuesday. _ - Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister, had an in terview yesterday with the Earl of Aberdeen at the Foreign office. • The Commis inners of the Metropolitan Improvements had a meeting yesterday. There wete pre-ent Viscount Can ning, the Right Hon. J. C. Herries, the Lord Mayor, Mr. H T. 11,1 w, Alderman Humphery, Mr. A. Milne, and the Hon. C. A. Gore. Mi. C. Ita , sell, M.P., and Mr. Saunders, hid an interview with the Eal of Dalhousie yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Eogland had a ge neral meeting yesterday. There were present, the Arch bishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of Winchester, Bangor, Carlisle, Chester, Exeter, Herefcrd, Lichfield, Lincoln, Llan daft, Oxford, Ripor, Rochester, Salisbury, and Worcester, the Judge of the Prerogative C our t, t h e Earl of Bessborough, and the Dean of Westminster. meeting Commissioners of the M e t ro p o lit an T erm i n i h ad a ineeting on Monday. There were present, Viscount Can ning. the Earl of Dalhousie, the Right Lion. J C. Refries, the Lord Mayor, and Sir Frederick Smith. The Commis sioners had another meeting on Tuesday. There were pre sent, Viscount Carmine, the Lord Mayor, the Right lion. J. C. Herries, and Sir Frederick Smith, Dr. Harding hid an interview with Mr. Secretary Glad stone yesterday at the Colonial Office, Mr. Lock had an interview yesterday with the Earl of Dalhousie. The Ea-1 of Aberdeen gave a dinner to the Cabinet Mi nisters last evening. at his residence in Argyll-street. The Atarquis and Marchioness of Queensberry arrived at Farrance's Hotel yesterday, from their seat, Annan, Dum frieshire. SPORTING IN TEL LIGENCE. NEWMARKET, TULSPAY NIGHT. ENTI=S F R WEDNESDAY'. 50/. PLATE, fdog, 4 yrs:Keipel, 4 yrs—May. nootb, 4 yrs. lIANDIcAr, A.F.—Rowland 11111, 4 yrs, Bst 101b—Petit Morceau, 4 yrs, Bst 61b—LFootstool, 3 yrs, 7st 41b—Leacun field, 3 yr., 7st 61b (paid). LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 11 to 1 agst Sweetmeat 20 to 1 apt Pedometer 11 to 1 agst. Beg Bower Ito to 1 agst NVeatherbit IR to 1 aist The Baron 20 to 1 egg Miss Burns 2) to 1 agst Inheritress—t. 25 to 1 g Magnet—t. No others mentioned. DERBY. 4 to 1 agq Sting—t 8 to 1 tig , t Tibthorpe 20 to 1 agst Broeardo 22 to 1 agst Spithead 40 to 1 agst Crown Prince. 20 to l agst Tom Ttillock—t. OAKS. 15 tO 1 agst Osprey. BETTING AT MANCH ESTER.—TUESDAY. CHESTER CUP.-9 to 1 apt Sweetmeat (take 10 to 1)- 12 to 1 agst Best. Bower (1)-15 to 1 agst Weatherbit (0-15 to 1 agst Pedometer (0-20 to I agst Inheri:ress (I ) —3O to 1 agst Clumsy-30 to 1 agst Magnet-40 to 1 agst Crim. Con. (t)-40 to 1 agst Beaufront (t)-40 to 1 agst. Hope (taken freely)-50 to 1 agst Lot hario (t). DERBY.-6 to 1 agst Tom Tullock (t). 2000 GUINEAS STAKES.-5 to 4 agst Tom Tullock (taken to 500-4 to 1 agst lago (t)-5 tot agst Tibthorpe (t). WEDNESDAY. Match-100, h ft. T. Y. C. Lord Glasgow's Physalis, 7st 71b (Nat;, beat Lord Exeter's Cocoa Nut, 7st. Even petting. W,ll by a head. Match-50, h ft. D.M. Sir J. Hawlev's Prospect, Bst 71b (F. Butler) beat Mr. Ramsbottom's Trebonius, Sat 41b. tletting-4 to lon Prospect. Won by three lengths. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soy;. each, and only 5 ft if de clared, &c., for three-yrs-old, and upwards. A.F. Lord o:fiord's Footstool, 3 yrs, 7st 11b (Mann) 1 Mr. Oshaldeston's Petit Moteeau, 4 yrs, Bst 61b ...... 2 Col. Anson's Rowland Hill, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b Betting -6 to 4 agst Footatool, 6to 5 agst Rowland Hill, and 3to 1 agst Petit Morceau. Footstool made the running to the T.Y.C., where it was taken from him, and carried half way up the hilt by R')wland Hill; the young one then reco vered his lead, and won by a length. Fifty Pounds; for four-yrs-old, 7st 81b; five, Sat 111 b; six and aged, 9st 31b. B.C. Mr. G. H. Moore's Wolfdog, 4 yrs (Nat) 1 Mr. Shelly's Maynooth 2 Betting.-6 to 4on Wolfdog. Maynooth cut out the work at a good pace till half way between the Duke's Stand and home, where the favourite took it up, went on with it, and won by three lengths. THE QUILEN'S PLATE —The Stewards of the Jockey Club met this morning for the purpose of hearing and dociding upon the charge of foul riding male by Mr. Osbaldeston and Nat; the complaints, lnavever, having been mutually with drawn, the case was cl , sed on Nat expressing his r..gret at harin . L. ia a mcntent of irri4tion, used language offiatsive to the Squire. Had evidence been gone into, there is not a shadow of a doubt that it would have been proved that Miss Ells was driven completely out of the course before she reached the cords, tot from intention, but from Mr. Osbal delon having been too weak from wasting to hold his mare together. 2,P00 GUINEA STAKES. Mr. Hell no having arrived, the settling took place this MA•rting as usual, bets b9ing paid under protest. LATEST BETTING ON THE 1,000 GUINEA STAKES. 5 to 4 agst rl. Do's lot 3 to 1 agst Mr. Virreford's, jun., Wilderaests 5 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's 31 ,, nditNnt. Chamois is scratch ,d. The match between Tom Tuhock And the Emilia filly is off by coo.,ent. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. TILE 6UFICILK STAKES. The following horses are scratched :—Bighop of Rotnford's Cob, DkcA - d, Miss Elis, Wood Pigeon, Ould Ireland, Con naught Banger, tEgis, Cluoisy. As you Like it, Cocoa Nut, My MAry, Dean Swift, Wild Roe, Bold Archer, and Col lingwood. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, APRIL 29.—Wind N. E., light breeze and fine, DEAL, APRIL 28.—Wind N. W. to • S. - Arrd. Maria Albinia, Haes loop, New York, and sailed for Bremen. Sld. loersen, Charleston. Arril. from the River, Margaret, Clark, for New York; IL M. steamer, Gladiator, awl salh-d for westward. Put back, Seringapatam, Turnell, from Madras, to repair dam aces. Livzapoot, APRIL 28.—Wind N.N.E. to N.N.W.—Arrd. Ann, Johnston, Maranham, ski. 13th ult. sld. Avoca, Howe°, Sydney, New South Wales ; rename, M.Leol, Hong-Kong ; Gemini, Beim, Kvviiigt,erltinoob,hAtsonui,,VaNl rei:,tyraLsyo. York; Consul, u, al i f a lt b , e l , b n,uot ; sell, St. Thomas ; .. ton ; Wm. Penn, Stephenson, St. John's, New Brunswick; Sap- P• Johnston, hiras Que:,ec. Aral. Leander , New Orleans CORK, Amur. 2G.—A dreadful hurricane from S.W. was expe rienced on the coast of Patagonia on the 7th January, and continued until no m of the next day. The brig Malay, of London, has been condemned, at Port Desire, having struck on a reef off Pemuitt Island ; the Thomas Leeek, Slaughter. off Liverpool, drove on shore on Long Island, in Sea Bear B y, Patagonia, 7th Jan., and was wrecked with 200 tons of guano ,n hoard ; the Acapulco, Harrison, of Liverpool, was wrecked on Penguin Island, 19th with 450 tons of guano ; the ship Anthony Anderson, Eaton, barque Nightingale, Hunter; brigs John, Henry, and Stewarts, Fisher, and Gazelle ; schooner Smith, all of Liverpool ; brig Bride, Clark, of London ; barques Ocean Queen, Oliver, and Harper, Murphy, of Belfast, and Charlotte, Locke, of Portsmouth, were dri ven on shore on Sea Lion Island, Patagonia, during a very severe hurri cane, Jan. 7, and totally lost; crews saved. The brigs Eliza Haywood, Payne, and William Iknry, Stickney, ly , th of Liverpoo! ; and brig Richard, Hopkins, of Newcastle, were driven on shore on Penguin Island reef, during a very severe hurricane Jun. 7, and totally wrecked ; crews saved. WATERFORD, APRIL 27. —Wind N.N.E. to E.N.E. — Arrd., 26th, Barbara Cat harina, Bolin, Antwerp, for Liverpool, with loss of jib_ boom and sails, bows stove, and bowsprit sprung, having been in contact with a vessel off Tusliar. CORK, APRIL 25.—Arrti. Steadfast, Merritt, Sea Hear Hay, Pata gonia, left Feb 7; Eliza, Hammond, li ar b a d oes ; Lord Glenelg, Martin, St. Jolin's,N.B. 011; Hanover, Honduras for Liverpool; her Majesty's ship Crocodile. _ . WEsrPoRT. Ansa. 23. Sld. Congress, Sewell, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 28.—The Severn, from Aricati to this port, was wrecked on the bar of the former place previous to the 18th ult. The Commerce, from Patagonia, has arrived at Pernambuco with 40 pas sengers, crews of vessels wrecked on the coast. DUNMORE EAST, APRIL 25.—The Laurain, from Liverpool, put in with loss of bowsprit, some sails, and other damage, having been run Into by a large ship east of Tuskar. SHIELDS, APRIL 24. —The Betsey and Ann Sydney, of Berwick, hence to the Frith of Forth, foundered yesterday 13 miles off the harbour; C,"..1S saved. WIVENHOE, APRIL 28 —The James and Eliza, of Sotithwold, was lost on the Buxey Sand 2rith inst. ; about 40 casks of porter (barrels and kliderkins), braided Reid and Co., and Trinnau, Millbury, and Co., London, have been picked up in the Wallott, and landed here to day, supposed to have been part of her cargo. ANoTTIEII WRFCK TN THE CHANNEL.—The General Steam N , vigation Company's picket the Magne: wa. (IMAM] yeg terdlv 111 tuariu>r :Int) il,trt), , ur the wreck •f a larg.- vesiiel discovered onvittotalay in the English Channel, about thirty miles off Brighton. At host Vine yesterday f,fterrlo4,ll, the smoke Of the Atwater was visible, but both vessels were hull Gowu, DUTCH MAIL. THE HAGUE, Avert. 24.- . =The project of law for tin ending the law rwative to the commencement of the Fishey talus the following article : t• By a temporary incylification of the 26th Article of the Law of the 12th of March, 1818, on the exercise of it e great fishery, the commencement of the great Seth herrirg-fishery for the years 1846, and 1817, is fixed by way of tr al, four teen days earlier than usual, and permission given for the nets to be cast out into the open sea on the eveeil g of the 16th of June, instead of tie evening of the 24: h o; the same month. It is observed further in the expknatory me. morial--•s It is wr2ll known that for some years past the fishermen belonging to the States, where there a e no legal ordinances, or such as differfrom those in this country re lative to the herring fishery, have with more or less suc cess: commenced the fishery at an earlier pericd than the Dureh si.h , rmen are allowed by Article 26 of the law of March, 1818. llus legislation is founded on long exrerience, that, in general, it is not till the time there preser:bed that the her ring, which is a migratory fish, is pert*, ctly good in condi tion, and has reached the places in , adapted for the fishery. And if such herriigs were now and then tnet with sooner than usual, this did little injury to the Dutch fisheries, so long as other nations paid less attention to that fishery. The case is now different, some foreign fishermen commencing their operations sooner, make larger capture 4, and supply Germany and other countries long before the Dutch [her ' rings arrive in our parts. Last year, according to the testi mei) , of all the pilots of the herring vessel.. ths herrings in good condition, were on the c ast of Scot's d four teen days bethre the fixed time, and our fi hermen restricted by law, were compelled to see f reign fishermen make their captures, which they could have made, without detracting from the ancient reputatien of the Dutch her ring. The consequence is that the Dutch capture sinsller quantities, and sell at lower prices for the herrings first brought, because the sale in foreign countries was not se , cured by the earlier supply. These motives have I d the parties interested to, aptly to the Government, which has accordingly introduced the presc-nt project flaw by vray of trial. In case this experiment should. suce' eI. final is flow will be made before the opeiring, of thetbihery for 1848, to be ttlistituted fhr the said 26th Art, of the Law of the 12th March, 1818; otherwise this temporary regulation will fall to the ground, and the said 26th Article will continue in force." AMSTERDAM, APRIL 27.—At this moment, four o'cloalt in the afternoon, the Royal Family arrived at the Rllace, and appearing on the balcony, were received with marks of the most cm - dial affection and respect by the crowd of specta,ors ass-mble.d to welcome them. TUE HAGUE, Anil', 27.—1 n the sitting of the S.-rond Chamber of the States-General to-day, a letter was recived from his Excellency the Minister of the Interinr, accom panying proposals relative to education and the manage ment of the poor. The c.ntral section made its report on the p j it of law, respecting the granting of advantages to the Frvn. h commerce, the debate on which was fixed for Wed nesday next. We learn that in the projects of law, respecting the first book of the penal code, row pending before the Second Chambers of the State,:-General, various modifications are proposel, among which is the abolition c f the punishment of the pillory. JERSEY. FINAL TRIAL OF MARY LE GENDRE FOR THE MURDER OF MR. GEORGE LE CRONIER. (Before Sir John De Veulle, Bailiff, and Judges Bisson, Bertram, Le Couteur, Picot, Pelgue, Le Galles, and Art hur.) The court was densely crowded. The accused, when placed at the bar, displayed unusual composure. Evieence having been adduced before the petty jury on the day previous, the prisoner w a s f oun d gu ilt y , and haring claimed the benefit of trial by the grand jury, was finally found guilty of " voluntary homicide." The BAILIFF then proceeded, in a tone of much tolemnity and deep feeling, to address the wretched woman at the be& *Mary Le Notle " said the Bailiff, "you bare been de clared by the grand jury guilty of volu n t ar y h om i c id e upon the pers:m of the late Mr. George le Cronier, nne of the Cen teniens of the parish of St. Helier, and it is my duty to an nounce to you that, conformably to the conclusions' of the public prosecutor, you are condemned to transportation for the term of your ratural life, to such place as it may please her Must Excellent Majesty in Council to direct, and that all your worldly goods (if you possess any) are declared confis c.:ted to the Queen, or to the respective lord of the manor." The prisoner, apparently unmoved. was then conducted to the vehicle which awaited her outside • he Curt, and thence to the gaol, amid the hoot ings and execrations of the crowds which everywhere thronged the streets through which she had to pass. GRAY'S INN, APRIL 29.—The undermentiOnerl gen tlemen were this day called to the degree of ly.rrister-at law by the Honourable Society f fo - 's Inn, viz., James John Wilkt:sor, Esq., and Beijamin Way, Esq., B.A. r El , v,)rd Pit!wor !Att. n has srrivt d in James street, Buckingham-gate, from the continent. A •litt. fla • p ;,- sparrow-shooting, assembles at Ityall's-irrnve, a small hamlet in the parish of *Ripple, near Tewliesbziry. It numbers upwaytis of twenty menth,rs of the neighbouning fanners and gardeners. The ) umbe, of birds destroyed is 150 dozen within four months:--(Poneesfer Chronicle. Goon FdRIN NE.—On Thurmday last, infolFgeree was roreived in this town by the family of 31r. Hu4o, o the demise of a dista,t r dative, in the neighbourhood of Truro. We understand that the rkeea,ed maiden lady has lett considerable property, the balk of which, to the tune of s me 10,0001., falls into the hands of a young man of this town called Richard Hugo, a clerk at the office of Mr. J. N. B. solicitor.—renzance zete. A letter from R - rne, of the 16th, says:—" The Pope attended at all the religions offices of the Holy Week, and according to custom, gave the grand benolietion on Holy Thursday and (;nod Friday. On the former oc:.asion his H linessi was plesed, as in pre ce,:ing years, to celebrate the c , remony of washing the feet of the thirteen apostLs. Those thirteen ano , les are to general priests who hive come to Rome on pilzrimage from varkus countries. Frequently also priests residing In Rome are selecte,A. The Ambassadors of France, Austria, Spain, and rortugal have the privilege of choosing one of their countrymen. M. Rossi, this year, selected Father Vaures, eanonist to the French Embresy. Th re is to be a consistory held the day of to-morrow, at which 'ordinal Riarin, Archbishop of Naples, is to receive the hat. Itis still a m oter of doubt at what time the Empress of Russia will come here, or indeed whether she will come here at:nll.—Ga SAGACITY OF A SPORTING goo. Thawing the_ Into shooting season, some gentlem, 'n the neighbourhood of Ipplepen were r , turtibig after 3 homing, when, on passing a over, a woodcock rose, but, not being prepared, or expecting to find game there, they took notice of the bird. Not so, however, old Ranger, who, on he ring the uise, reared himselt on his hind legs and marked Wm. Tile party were in oceed'nr on, when, presently, the dog came up to:he gentl man who had the gin, and jumping up, tugged at the corner of his je.cket. Not knowing the dog's meriting, he appealed to the owner of the dog—who was not carrying a gun— to have it explained. The master tol , l him to lake no I..otice, but go on, but Ranger was not to be diverted from his purpose, and he again repeated the tug at the coat. The genileman then turned and fol lowed the dog to a spot at soma d:stance, where ha halted. The dog then watched the gentleman's actior.s intently, while he prepared his gun and cocked the locks, and when ready be instantly sprang for ward to a b Ish and rose the c - oedc.ock, which immediately fell to the gentleman's gun.-IVestern Luminary. A RCILE3LoGICAL )ISE(cVERY AT DOVER. The wor%men, in clearing the ground for the ereetion of some new houses in the Priory (;rounds. have developed three of the lower arches of a church or chapel : one only of these was perfect when opened, hut we regret 'o learn that it was eni‘placed by a fall of the earth adjoin'tir, The whole sof the Norman style, and built of Caen stone. The boor was paved with glwed tiles of the period, many ^f which are in !mod ves , rvation ; under the tiles was turned up a structure of burnt wood, which seems to show that a chapel standing on the s uric Si . e had been destroyed by fire. Many skele tons have been d scovered during the excavations. They appear to hays been generally interre i in graves lined with squared chalk; nothing, ho, ever, excepting the bones has hitherto been obtained.— Dover Telegraph. ROYAL ARTILLERY —Captain Tireman's Company, 4th battalion, embarked at four o'clock P.M., for conveyance to Black wall, to proceed board a strainer for Leith, to relieve Captain Itinghain's company, Bth battalion, at Leith Fort, the latter being wider °niers to return to head-ousrters at Woolwich A MEDICAL MAN ON INTEMPERANCE —43llring a CUP cession which tOO% place in the N. woastio Council Chamber on the 15th inst., relative to the closing of nubile howes on Sundays, Sir 'An Fife thus expressed himself:—" I believe that most of those who are exteusivtly informed upon the subject of disease and its causes will agree with me when I say that the disease arising from the abuse of Minor is so much greater than the benefit aria ng from the use of it, that it would be an enormoas—almost an incalculable— advantage to the people of this country if from this day no such thing as spirit or liquor of any kind were to be had." INFAvT ORPHAN AS ILU3I.—On Monday tt, General Court of the Corporation of this charity was held at the London Tavern, to receive the report and elect officers for the ensuing year • &e. Benjamin Bond Cab! , ell, Esq., in the chair. The report read by the secretary was of a most favourable description. 11 stated that the number of recipients last year were 185, since which fis have been admitted. From removals and death 47, leaving by yeste7day's election (30 Inn mber) 229 on the foundation. The annual sub scriptions amounted t) 3,789?. 13s. bd.; life subscriber=, 4,340/. Bs. 4/1. The expenditure, including the balance due to the treasurer to the same slim. During the past year the following munificent legacies have been b^queathed by Henry Scrambler, Esq., 5001. ; George Banrley, Esq., 2001. The report was unanimously adopted, anti thanks being voted to the chairman, the meeting st parated. DARING Bonne:ay AT M A NCHESTER.—On Tut sday last an extraordinary theft was committed on the Exchange, which naturally excited a rood lea' of interest, and has been much talked of since. A c,aton spitit,er in the neighbourhood, having to receive a sum oi'4oo/. from a ge•ttleinin with whom he was transacting 'Change, retired into the little room n ex t Exchange street, in which are boxes and divisions, with desks, so as t o ena bl e busin e a number of parties at once to transact business more privately and conveniently th min the large room. It was between one and two o'clock when they entered this room ; and the customer having paid the cotton spinner the 4001. in four 100/. Bank of England note., the latter placed them in his pocket-book, and laid the book on the desk before him. The two gentlemen continued in conversation tor a short time, and the spinner, on looking round to take up his pocket book, found that it han disappeared (rem the deck. At first he sup posed that his friend had cptietl, taken it up in a joke, but being assured that he had not, the spinner immediately hastened to the police-office, and gave information of his loss ; but, notwithstanding every tocertloo so the part of the detective police, no clue has hitherto been gained. The pocket-book was of Russia leather, with three pocke f t o a r en in o . ne trasindie.ann, in and two centre. n nt t re he o otihtecro..Laivni.ndg, besides a blank paper bock the tour 100/. Bank notes alre p a i ;i e y ,t noticed bills of sb ( i t l he num ex be e rs hat o l f ge w Lhh e are r known and the payment , d 3,0001. and mite other for 2,000/., together :it viatshioouarrieLqdrue),adnofrtoirtyttohroefsr;cesthttnerrsa. memora ndums, & c. Handbills were iss u ed immediately ate& the of the loss, and a reward of 20/. w ( t i i i 7o v t e y t r he pocket-hook and its cont en t s in formation as wool t lead to the conviction of the thief and the re covery of the property.—Manchet'er Guardian. FATAL ACCIDENT oN THE BLACKBURN AND PEEP TON RAILWAY. —On 31-nday evening, about 3iX o'clock, an a ailing accident occurred on the Blackburn and Preston " It Ail way. An engine, drawing a loaded truck, was proceeding along the line, in the immediate neighbourhood of the - Blackburn Station - alien a drunken fellow approached it, at the imminent risk or his life, as was imagined by those who , saw him. A labourer, named John M'Nelly, belonging to Blackburn, ran forward to snatch him from :he fate which appeared to impend over hint. Poor M'Nelly fell a victim to his own good intention. Losing his fi:oting, his legs were thrown across the rails, and both of them torn off below the • knee, by th e w h ee l s o f th e locomotive passing over thfra. He was immediately conveyed to his house, in Penny-street, • Blackburn. The unfortunate sufferer is married, and has six children alive; but slight hopes are entertained of hia - recovery. —The line will be opened in May next—Manchester Guardian. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RAILWAY NEAR WITHAIft ox Tuespay.—We regret to say that an accident of a fatal nature occurred on Tueiday, on the Eastern Counties' line of railway, at about 200 yards on the London side of Witham- The circumstances are as follows :—An elderly woman Ifss crossing the line, when the engine-driver of the day null` then coming up, immediately blew his whistle to aleroa her; of this she seemed to take no notice, and was shortl9. afterwards struck by the buffer of the engine, and thrown 0 the line, out of the course of the engine, so that none of al a wheels passed over her. The engine was stopred imm e diately, and the engine driver, guards , and assistants r"'" back to her aid, but life was quite extinct, the sudden bloif from the buffer having killed her. 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