The Sun. — London, England, 1846-06-08 00:00:00

Just reedy, in Bvo., price 6s. THE MODERN ORLANDO. Orders received by all Booksellers. Henry Celburn, Publisher. 13, Great Marlborough-street. Vow ready. in 3 vols., small Bvo., with numerous Illustrations, price 31s. 6d. bound, _ _ ---- SECOND SERIES OF THE STANHOPE MEMOIRS. Comprising, TUE SEVEN YEARS' TRAVELS OF LADY RESTER STA.NEIOPE. Henry Cullm, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the H . all of Comme rce , Th readneedle-street, L on d on , t o w hich pl ace , favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, at least One day previously to their being offered; and advices of results Will be forwarded by the first post ;after the sale, and the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. UEI MAJESTY'S THE.IIRE. TO-MORROW EVENINO, JUNE 9. Will be performed Belllni's Opera, entitled, NORM A. Norma, Madame Grist ; Clotilde , 31d11e. Bellini ; Adalgisa, Mdlle. Corbarl ; Pollione, Signor Corelli ; Arevosa, Signor Lablache. Between the Acts a Grand pas, by Madame Lucile Grahn (com posed by herself), supported by Mdlles. Demelisse, Cassel], and Honore. To conclude with the admired Ballet of ONDINE. Introducing the Fete de la 31adotme, by the wh-le carps de ballet; and the cele brated l'as de L'Oinbre, by Mdlle. Cerito. HER. MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Madlle. CERITO his the honour to inform her Frienth, uh acribers to the Opera, and the Public, that her BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, JUNE 11, When will be performed Cinaarosa's Chef d'tEuvre, in Two Acts entitled, IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO. Carolina, Madame Grist ; Fidalma, -.Madame Sanchioli ; Ellsetta, Madame Castellan ; Paolino, Signor Mario ; Count Robinson, Signor 1. 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 ROOKII • or, THE ROSE OF LABORE. The principal parts sustained by Mdile. Cerito, Mlle. L. Tagliont, St. Leos, and M. Perrot. Applications for boxes, stalls , and tickets to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors o p en at S even , the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock.. THEATRE ROYAL, DRIIRY-LANE. THIS EVENING _ _ Will be performed (first time in this country), the celebrated Opera of S TRADELLA. Alessandro Stradella, Mr. Harrison ; Signor Eg i vkalr.. n lyeiss ; Barbarino, Mr. Burdi n i ; M a l vol i o, Mr. Stretton ; After which will be protrucen cue Lucien d'Hervilly, M. Silvain ; Gitane, 3f. Adrien; Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi. In which also will appear Madame Giabilei, 31adlles. Sall, Adele, Louise, Lo Sceurs St. Louin ; M. Mathis, W. H. Payne, and the most numerous and effective corps de ballet ever Introduced upon the English stage. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be perferrned Sheridan's Comedy of THE RIVALS. Sir An thony Absolute, Mr. Farren ; Capt. Absolute, Mr. Holl ; Acres, Mr. Webster; Sir Lucius O'Trlgger, Mr. Hudson ; Fag, Mr. Brindal ; David, Mr. Bnckstone ; Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. Glover; Lydia Lan guish, Miss Jnlia Bennett ; Lucy, Mrs. Hamby. The Band will perform the Overtures, " Ceuerentola," and " Due d'Olonne," the " St. James's Polka," " Philomel Walzer," and the " Chatsworth Quadrilles." To be followed by the admired Drama of GRANDFATHER WFIITEHEAD. Grandfather Whitehead, Mr. W. Farren; Dray ton, Mr. Tilbury; Langley, Mr. Stuart; Louisa Drayton, Mrs. Seymour ; Susan, Mrs. Stanley. 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. ITIS - DER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. The " Robin Hood and Richard Coeur de Lion" every Evening. " Dustman's Belle" a great hit. THIS EVENING X4lllbe performed a new Farce , called SISTER AND I. Charactersigan, Emer Turner, 1)7 Messrs. F. Matthews, Meado w s , A. NS litnloeb, and Bellingham ; Miss E. Daly, Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, and Miss Forster. After which, a New and Original Comic Drama, Is Two Acts, founded on a recent well-known event, called THE DUST MAN'S BELLE. Principal characters by Messrs. Keeley, Diddear, Meadows, F. Vining, Kinloch ; Miss Villars, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec tacle, founded upon certain St rtling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD C(EUII DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley Miss Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled THE MEMOIRS OF AN UMBRELLA ; or, The Silent Observer. In which Messrs. T,a . bbert, Howe, Boyce, 0. Smith, Wright, R. Ryan, P. Bedford, Selby; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. F. Mathews, &c., will perform. After which a New Romantic Drama, in Six Tableaux, called THE QUEEN OF THE ABRUZZI. The principal characters sus tained by Madame Celeste, Miss Chaplin ; Messrs. Faul Bedford, 0. Smith, Cullenford, Ryan, Boyce, &c. To conclude with the new awl successful Farce, entitled THE CORPORAL'S WEDDING ; or, A Kiss of the Bride. Major Griskin, Mr. Selby; Nancy Cobb, Mi , s Woolgar. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Last Night but Two of Mr. MACREADY'S Engagement, THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Historical Play, in five Acts, entitled THE KING OF THE COMMONS. James V. of Scotland, Mr. Macready; Sir Adam Weir, Mr. Ryder ; George Weir, Mr. Cooper ; Malcolm Young, Mr. Murray ; Laird Small, Mr. Compton ; Mingo Small, Mr. Oxberry ; Lord Kilmaurs, Mr. Roxby ; Madeline Weir, Mrs. Stirling ; Widow Barton, Mrs. Fosbroke. After which, a New Drama, entitled ERNESTINE. The principal characters supported by Vessrs. Cooper, Wallack, Leigh Murray ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss E. Stanley, Miss May, &c. To conclude with a dew Ballet, entitled LES CONSCRITS DU I LLAGE. In which Messrs. Gilbert, Marshall, Flesmore, Harris; Miss Bailin, Miss Marshall, &c., will appear. - ASTLEY'% ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, and their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the PriscesS Royal. First Week, of the celebrated General Tom Thumb, in his popular Drama,' by Albert Smith. Second Week of the highly successful Military Spectacle. THIS EVENING Will be performed the New A siatic Spectacle, called THE SIKHS lIi,v4ArAM :„. 0ff,„1 7 jamife Mu; yl.u Z r " in_ New and popular SCENES of the CIRCLE, by the numerous troupe of British and Foreign Artistes. To conclude with the Burlesque of HOP 0' MY THUMB. Hop e' my Thumb, by the General Tom Thumb ; in which he will in troduce his Nigger melodies, dances, &c. On FRIDAY next, June 12, the second of the grand series of the day representations wilt take place ; on which occasion the per formances will be precisely the same as those so recently performed by command of her most gracious Matesty. The performances will eminence at two o'clock. Rox-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Immense attraction Second Week of the Engagement of Madame Vestris arta Mr. C. Mathews TLtIS EVENIN 0 Will be performed THE FOLLIES OF A NIGHT. Pierre Pal , t.Mr. C. Mathews ; Duchesse de Chartres, Madame Vestris. After which, the Farce of MATHEWS and CO., in which Mr. C. Mathews will appear. To conclude with FIFTEEN YEARS OF A BRITISH SEA MAN'S LIFE. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, Rogers, Cowell, Lewis, Heslop, Maynard ; Mesdames 11. Vining, Martin, Daly, &c. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Continued variety of Entertainments. First Night of an Origina Drama. THIS E VEXING, Will be performed a New Drama, entitled BARNARD, THE VICTIM PATRIOT ; or, The Double Fratricide. Characters by Messrs. Saville, Fredericka, Searle, Tindell, Ranoe, Raymond, Burton ; Mrs. G. Lee, Miss Treble, Miss Jefferson, &c. After which, THE BRIDE'S JOURNEY ; or, The Seven Eseapes of Adelaide of Dresden. Adelaide, Miss Vincent. To conclude with the interesting Drama, entitled THE WIFE ; or, The One Witness. The Wife, Miss Vincent. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY MONDAY, TUEADAY, WEDNESDAY, AND URSDAY. VIEW of NAPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. This magnificent spectacle is revive..l in an unprecedented scale of grandeur, the picture being more than twice the size of the former, and represents, as accurately as can possibly be done, the Great Eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, when the Destruction of Her culaneum and Pompeii took place : produced under the direction of Mr. Damson. A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been constructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PROMENADE CONCERTS are again confided to Mr. God frey. The Band is most complete in all its departments, and includes many eminent native and foreign musicians. In addition to the other attractions of the Gardens will be exhi bited CALYPSO'S FAIRY GROTTO, approached by theAllurni nated Gothic Bridge, representing in the Interior Telemachus relating his adventures to Calypso. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the most complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display a novel exhibition will be intro duced, representing the Descent of Firebug 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 him, and bear him to his chrystal home. The Glass Conservatory is splendidly ornamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivore by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivora at half-past five; the Pelicans, &c., at six ; Concert at half-past six ; and the Eruption at dusk. Admission. One Shilling. THE RAILWAY SUN IS NOW PUBLISHING. PRICE (TO SUBSCRIBERS) SIXPENCE. THE WEATHER.—sr, 0 THERM O METER, Lowest, 64; Highest, 851:14.E 8 ' B AROME TER, 29.97.—W1ND a j e. ° " 4 57. man WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 28 minutes after Evening .. 50 minutes after 12. 4l e " , . akil •s• 4 • , vain AA LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1846. A most important meeting of the friends and sup porters of Lord JOHN RUSSELL took place on Satur day, at his Lordship's house, at Chesham-place, which was numerously attended by Members of the House of Commons. Two questions were taken into con sideration on the occasion : first, the Irish Coercion Bill; and, secondly, the Sugar Duties. On both these questions it was, by a very large majority—indeed, almost unanimously—determined that the Minis terial policy should be opposed. It was (KW' at, on th e second reading of the KW' ( ill this day, it should be moved, as an hat the Bill should be read a second \-; six months. It was left to the Irish . , ide by whom the amendm en t s h ould - !- seconded, and it was subsequ en tl y L Joan should himself be requested Isi to bring forward the amendment, and that in the event of his refusing to do so, Sir W. SOMERVILLE should be selected for the duty, with Colonel RAWDON as a seconder. The altered state of the times, the vast reduction in the amount of crime in Ireland, the restoration of peace and tranquillity in that country, and the fa vourable fruits which have sprung up from kindness and conciliation, and the introduction of just and equitable measures, have removed the necessity which formerly existed for the passing of an Act of such stringency, so restrictive of the liberty of the subject. Nothing but an urgent and impera tive necessity, the absolute impossibility of suppressing the fearful bloodshed and outrage that prevailed in that country, could possibly justify the adoption of such a measure. Sir ROBERT PEEL himself on this day fortnight admitted the vast improvement that had taken place, and such being the case, he surely is jus tified in postponing or abandoning a measure no longer required by the altered circumstances of the country. Were it at this moment in full operation it should be forthwith suppressed. Such was the opinion to which we gave expression on the above admis sion of the Premier. We cannot, therefore, blame the Liberal party for arriving at a similar conclusion. The second question on which it was determined to oppose the Government was on the Sugar Duties. It will be recollected that a motion on this subject was made by Lord SANDON while the Whig Ministry was in power, when his Lordship proposed a resolu tion deprecatory of the equalisation of the duties on slave-grown and free-labour sugar. The Whigs, acting on the free-trade principle, resisted this mo tion, and they have now determined to pursue a course favourable to the reception of slave-grown sugar. We do, however, most sincerely trust, that whatever may be the result of the divisions, that Sir R. PEEL will suffer nothing to interfere with or stay the pro gress of the great measure of free trade for which he has already made such wonderful sacrifices ; indeed he has already pledged himself to the country, that unuer any 1.:11.1,1111.T...ta,5... _ _ shall have received the final sanction of the Legisla ture. It would, indeed, be a lamentable catastrophe, if the vessel which had nearly terminated its voyage in safety, having escaped the various shoals and quick sands, the storms and hurricanes, with which she was threatened, should be shipwrecked within sight of her harbour, when all danger had apparently been surmounted. We cannot believe that the just and well-founded hopes of the nation are destined to meet with so great a disappointment, or that the Premier should sacrifice to any obstinacy the glorious position he has achieved for himself. A fair opportunity is afforded to him, of which we trust he may avail himself, of stating his intention of not pressing on the Coercion Bill unless the re newal of disturbance and outrage should again demand the carrying out of its provisions. Such a line of conduct would be hailed with the warmest approbation of the country, and would fix Sir ROBERT most firmly in power; but, should he un fortunately still be determined to persevere, he should make up his mind that, although defeated, he would still continue in office, and retain the present Par liament until the final and complete triumph of the Corn and Customs Bills. Such a course would in volve neither dishonour or disgrace. It would, were any required, afford an additional proof of the truth and sincerity of the motives by which the Prime Minister is actuated, of the depth of his devotion to the glorious cause, for which he has already made such sacrifices. The protectionists are closely watching the progress of events —their last weak hope rests in a division taking place between the free-traders, and the Ministry abandoning their offices before the final success of the measure. A meeting of the monopolist party also took place on Saturday, at which a re newed confidence was manifest. The cause of pro. not sanction any enterprise. What might in one state of the monetary affairs of the country be a safe and useful investment might in another be a most dangerous expenditure, and one likely to de range the money market, and produce great mischief. Not that we take the gloomy view of the affair which has been taken by many intelligent and able men. As we have already stated, the money is not to be withdrawn from the circulation, or sent out of the country. On the contrary, it will be circulated with increased rapidity, oftener changing hands, and pro ducing additional activity in our markets, a new and improved demand for our manufactures, an in creased consumption of our own productions, and a consequent increase in those very productions. Th 3 season of difficulty and danger, of monetary derange ment, and consequent distress, has, as we conceive, nearly passed away. It was not produced by the amount of expenditure to be incurred, but by the large amount withdrawn from circulation, and locked up in the hands of the ACCOUNTANT GENERAL by the operation of the standing orders. Had these orders admitted the lodging of Stock, Ex chequer Bills, or other sufficient securities in place of money, we are quite convinced that there would have been no extraordinary depression, no tightness in the money market, or want of pecuniary assistance. It was not the contemplated expenditure of sixty or even a hundred millions spread over a period of three years, which term might easily have been extended to five years, or still more, without injury to any one, that occasioned the mischief, but the actual locking up of 15,000,0001. sterling, and the reduction of the circulating medium of the country by that vast amount. In consequence thereof, the Bank ceased to afford the usual accommodation to their customers, and trade became paralysed to a certain extent from the want of that credit so essential to its well being. That naoney will now shortly be released either on the final suc cess or rejection of the different measures, and as a matter of course it will speedily be made applicable to the general purposes of the country, and an increased have weathered the storm, under the extraordinary difficulties with which they were encompassed, will have afforded such evidence of their stability and solvency as to remove any distrust on the part of the capitalists. And, without pretending to any extraor dinary degree of foresight, we may venture to prophecy that a geater degree of accommodation will be afforded in proportion to the want of it so recently exhibited, and prosperity be restored, and credit placed on a sounder basis. We trust that no further attempts will be made to throw difficulties in the way of the railway companies, but we think that the time should in every case be extended for the final completion of the works. If this was th case, there would not be the neeessity for the directrrs either making callsZat an unfavourable time, and thereby depressing the value of the shares, which it is their bounden duty to keep up by every means in their power, or of abandoning a promising scheme, in which a heavy expenditure had already taken place. This might easily be effected by an act similar to the general acts passed during the last Session ; it would also be very desirable if it was provided that no new call should be made without the assent of the shareholders at a general meeting, similar to that required by the recent resolutions. Such a provision would be no violation of faith on the part of the Legislature, but would be a beneficial extension of the principle on which the new sessional orders were founded. Should it be in the contemplation of the Government to introduce any new measure respecting railways, it should speedily be brought forward, and its principle be declared, so that no persons interested may be taken by surprise, by any additional regula tions promulgated for the first time at the commence ment of the ensuing session. Sir ROBERT PEI, and his colleagues, or Lord JOHN RUSSELL and hi adherents. The fiftmer, in accepting the office of Premiership, ipso facto, pledged himself, among other thigs, to secure the personal safety of every individualn the realm as far as the Executive department wad permit, and, as a matter of course, it became incumbent upon him so to regulate the operations of tlat executive department, as his judg ment prompted ►im, and as circumstances appeared, according to tat judgment, to require. From a sense of the avful responsibility thus appertaining to his rank Ls Prime Minister, Sir ROBERT was driven nto the formal proposition of the Curfew 811, by the wantonness and fre quency of agraian murders in Ireland. Knowing these things to be actualities, it is evident to plain sense that the lish are indebted for this Bill, not to the Premier or the Cabinet, but to those ruffianly marauders who have soddened their land with the blood of murier. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in like manner, is incited to the opposition to this same measure from a belief of its inefficacy as s, preventive of crime, and as an onerous restriction upon innocent millions. Both statesmen are mtuated, we cordially admit, by sen timents of conscientious rectitude, though one, by necessity, can alone be right in his conclusions. The end of this hon€st difference will be fraught with momentous results as regards the two leaders them selves, but of results infinitely less momentous to the multitude, sexing that in no case can they be the losers. Our own views upon the matter are uniform, though apparently contrad:ctory ; we should deeply lament the secession from office of Sir ROBERT PEEL, though we should ardently rejoice at the advent of Lord Joni RUSSELL to power, and this because we recognise in them a grand feature of similarity ; they are ;kin to each other, inasn.uch as they are animated with the same ambition to promote the prosperity of the people. Intelligence to the 31st ult. has been received at thaiMPUlitrigillirsBY the debates had been very animated, and in which particularly the encroachments of the clergy and Je suits had been warmly denounced, the KING., yielding to public opinion, which had begun to manifest itself strikingly, and foreseeing the danger of resisting it any longer, suddenly changed his Ministry:His per sonal friend, Count DE PEINSELEIM, an ardent pro tector of the Jesuits, and Minister of Finance, the Chevalier GIESE, Foreign Minister, and the Minister of Justice, M. SCLIRENCK, received unexpectedly their dismissal, and were replaced by young and po pular men. The Director of Police, M. FLORMANN, one of the most unpopular men in Bavaria, had also been obliged to resign." On the 25th of May a public dinner was given at Leipsic to the 32 Liberal Members of the second Chamber who voted for the opinion of the minority of the Committee, relative to the events of the month of August. About 10,000 persons assembled at the railway station to receive them, and 600 guests sat down to dinner. The German Journal of Frankfort announces that the Archduke FERDINAND of Este has been appointed Viceroy of the Austrian province of Galicia. The same journal states that the Austrian Government has set the greater number of prisoners taken during the late insurrection at liberty, and that in almost every case clemency will he shown. The Augsburg Gazette has • the following from Cairo, but it is dated as long ago as May 1 : " At the south of Assir, Scheik Hossein, who took posses sion of Moka after the departure of the Egyptian troops, is extending his aggressions more and more. He preaches the holy war to the Arabs against the English. Fur a year past he has been in possession of Sanaa, and he has profited by the disunion in the family of the loran to replace the feeble Sidi Ali by his cousin Mohammed-Ibn-Yahia. He is master of the entire mountain on which the coffee is grown, and has the monopoly of commerce. He is thus able to main tain his army. A portion of the mountain of Hodeida still resists him. Aden, however, has nothing to fear from the Arabs. Hossein can at most throw obstacles in the way of the commercial relations of the English, but he cannot injure their establishment." (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Coupled with the fact of the re-appearance of the Coercion Bill for a second reading this evening, the meeting of Liberal representatives in Chesham-place, on Saturday, portends either some extraordinary ca tastrophe or some extraordinary concession in our Legislature. As under all circumstances of similar importance a variety of opinions and a multiplicity of rumours have been disseminated among the multi tude as to the probable issue of these occurrences' Every one is dubious respecting the ulterior conse quences of their influence, though all coincide in an ticipating some remarkable denouement after so many roma rlrahlo AL- c - Ministry will be so far defeated in the division upon the Curfew Bill as to necessitate their withdrawal from office; or whether the lesser half of the present session cannot be sustained by a Government power ful enough in its moral influence to carry a measure of such peculiar vastness during the com mencement of this same session, are the questions now agitating the popular miud, and constitute for the moment a more seductive object of speculation than the railwayphobia itself. Nor can the position of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S Administration at this critical juncture fail to ensure the sympathy of the least sus ceptible, or to arouse the interest of the least reflective amongst our countrymen. The origin of this sudden indecision as to the stability of his Government is simple enough, but it is also striking and instructiv e enough in all conscience. Vague suspicions and shadowless inuendoes have repeatedly been promul gated by those misguided or obtuse-minded observers who were desirous of the Premier's discomfiture ; but not until within a very few days had these rumours assumed anything like a palpable or sub stantial form. What was hitherto a scarcely per ceptible vapour has gradually accumulated into a storm-cloud ; and from the resolutions which were almost unanimously adopted on Saturday at Lord Jome RUSSELL'S residence, its dormant violence is expected to burst forth at every instant, and the public attention is rivetted upon the Par liament House, anticipative of those political deto nations which are expected to hurl Sir ROBERT and his colleagues from authority. Some are looking with sanguine satisfaction at the day-dawning of power to Lord Joule, some with despondency at the probable retirement of the present Prime Minister. Within possibly the present week, unquestionably within the ensuing fortnight, the result of this agita tion will become apparent, either in the perpetua tion of the present Ministry, or in its final overthrow. " A peerage or Westminster Abbey !" was the battle cry of NELSON, and one equally resolute appears to be the ruling motto of the PEEL Administration, Supposing, however, that the most disastrous defeat is destined to be the portion of Sir ROBERT, either upon the Coercion Bill or the Sugar Duties, or upon both together, he will never theless fall amidst the jubilation of one of the greatest conquests ever achieved by statesman, with the grateful voices of his countrymen still ringing in his ears, and after having imperishably linked the re collection of his genius with the acquisition of free trade and the commencement of universal peace. In waiting, therefore, for the preservation of official power to himself, or for its transmission to the hands of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, we must acknow ledge that we do so with less trepidation as to the consequences of this occurrence than possibly was ever experienced by journalist when awaiting the mutations of authority. In either case the interests of the People, the dignity of the Crown, and the pros perity of the empire will be committed to legislators most eminently qualified f or the discharge of such responsibilities, and in whose political wisdom the most implicit and earnest reliance could be placed. Satisfied as we are, however, that extreme benefit must accrue to the nation, whether Sir It. PEEL be continued in office, cr Lord J. RUSSELL nominated Prime Minister we cannot but t urn with a scarcely expressible anxiety to those discussions and those divisions which are about to decide the Parliamentary tournay between those two eminent ch aracters. As to the abolition of importation duty upon slave -grown sugar, or, in other words, of its equalisation as a commodity in foreign and colonial commerce with the sugar cultivated by free labour, the question is so inextri cablybound up with that of commercial emancipation generally, as scarcely to afford that room for a com bination of interest sufficient to s u b vert the Govern ment. With the Coercive meas ure , however, th e case is altogether adritffieesrent, into as o the amalgamation ho ga te m og n opposition, threatens, without any question, to place the Ministerial authority in jeopardy. N or can we detect anything absolutely reprehensible in the difference of opinion formed upon this matter by tection was declared to be by no means desperate, and it was determined that an attempt should be made in Committee to perpetuate the operation of the di- minished sliding• scale; many predictions were boldly made as to the result of the ensuing elections which they blindly hoped would give a new strength to the advocates of monopoly ; in this they will find themselves bitterly disappointed ; the feelings of our country men are too deeply interested, their expectations have been too strongly excited to render it possible that The Russian Government has published an official account of the late military operations in the Cau casus. Of course everything is represented in the most favourable point of view for Russia; but even this account admits that SCHANLYL'S army now amounts to from 15,000 to 20,000 men, and that he . : is provided with cannon, which for merly he did not possess. It appears from th. •n 0 Li- 4 IL 241.4. attempted to advance into the country of the Circassians, they have invariably been compelled to retire, and the Russian generals declare that the country cannot be subject until the whole of the existing population shall have been exterminated. SCIIAMYL has recently entered into relations with the tribes on the shores of the Caspian and of the Black Sea. ;hey could now endure a defeat, or even a postpone. It of the ineAQIII . PC from wivinb look for such valuable results ; they will evince a quiet and steady determination, which must command success, and will teach the monopolists that they are reckoning without their host in looking for any addition of strength as the result of an appeal to the country. Lord FiTzwiLLiam, on Friday evening, brought forward the resolutions of which he had given notice previous to the recess, and to which we adverted at some length at the beginning of last week. His Lordships proposals were :- Ist. That the House should not pass any railway Bill, giving power to raise capital either by the issue of shares, or by borrowing money, which had or might come up from the House of Commons, until all such Bills should be read a second time. id. That the House should appoint a Select Com mittee to take all such Bills into consideration, The Roman dominions continue in a very agitated state. A letter from Florence of the date of the 25th of May, published in the Journal des Dibats, says— " A secret agitation prevails in the Roman states, and es pecially in the legations. It is kept alive by a number of pamphlets on political writings spread over the country to a great extent, in spite of the precautions taken by the autho rities to prevent their circulation. In the night of the 20th May, an attempt to murder, bearing quite a political feature, was perpetrated at Bologna. Lieut.-Colonel Allegiini, of the Horse Chasseurs, a member of the commission which sat during the trial of those accused in the affair of Rimini, was stabbed by masked assassins. His wounds sire serious, but they appear not to be mortal. No of the assassins have been arrested as yet."_ to classify them according to their public importance, and to select such as the Committee might deem it expedient to pass. A pistol shot had been fired at LAVA, a Commis sary of Police, at Ancona, and an attempt had been made in the same city to assassinate a member of the Military Commission of the Legati ons . Letters from Naples state that it is the intention of the Government to declare Naples and Palermo free ports. 3d. That it be an instruction of the Committee no to select Bills by which it was proposed to raise a capital exceeding 60,000,0001., whether by issuing shares or borrowing money. 4th. That a message should be sent to the Com mons requesting a conference on the subject of such railway Bills as had originated in their Lordships' House, and are now pending in the Commons. Madrid papers of the 31st ult., and of the Ist inst., have been received. They announce the arrival of the CABRALS at Cadiz, and contain a letter, signed by the brothers COSTA and SILVA CABRAL, and dated Cadiz, 27th May, explaining the grounds of their resignation, and stating that they had obtained leave from the Queen of PORTUGAL to travel for a year. It is reported that the Duke of PALMLLLA has demanded the recal of GONZALES BRAVO, the Spanish Minister at Lisbon, on the ground of his having interfered in the internal affairs of Portugal, by favouring the in trigues and the escape of the CABRALS. The Spanish Government has ordered two ships of war to proceed from Corunna to Lisbon for the protection of the lives and properties of Spanish subjects residing there. The Bolsa was closed on account of the feast of Pentecost. These resolutions, it will be seen, were, after some discussion, withdrawn by his Lordship, and we may congratulate the persons interested in the several Bills still unpassed on the honourable course pursued by the Ministry. Lord DALHOUSIE adopted the argument which we put forward on Tuesday last as to the injustice of casting any new impediment in the way of the several companies. He stated that however desirable it might be to limit railway enterprise in general, and however ready he might have been at the beginning of the session to adopt some resolutions similar to those proposed by the Noble Lord, he could not, under existing circumstances, and what had taken place in both Houses, consistently with common justice and fairness, adopt the recommendation. He showed how the subject of railway legislation had been brought before both Houses at the very commencement of the session, and the appojntment of a Committee to con • sider the best means of dealing with the question, and the report of that Committee, in which, after stating that there were 562 railway Bills standing for consideration, and adverting to the arrangements which mi g ht b e ma d e f or th e i r cons id erat i on, pro ceeded t o say, " Under these circumstances, your Committee have not deemed it advisable to recom mend to' the Rouse to matt e any selection from, or to place any li m i tat i on on schemes to be submitted th e number of the railway to the liament during the present ses c s o io n n si !e ration of Par was received and confirmed by the That opinion u se, and it was distinctly declared that there should be no selection or restriction. On the faith of that declaration, the several companies had proceeded, immense sums of money had been expended, many of th e Bill s had ac t ua lly received the final sanction of the legislature ; and it would, as we have already state d , have be en a breach of faith on the part of the Legisla ture, if in the teeth of that resolut ion they should now select and restrict the number. Allthat could be done consistently w ith honour and justice had been done in the Bill, and in the sessional orders which had been adopted. an opportunity was afforded to the shareholders of interposing a veto to the fur ther progress of the Bill in which they were inte rested. A locus penileutia was afforded. An active step should be taken by them, showing that they were still desirous that the undertaking should be proceeded with—that they were not deterred, by the altered aspect of the times or the depressed state of the money market, from persevering in their ob ject; and we do not see how the Legislature could fairly interpose any additional check. It would, in deed, be a highly dangerous principle to adopt to fix An amount of capital beyond which the House would We have received the Paris papers of Friday an Saturday. The trial of LECOMTE, a full report of which wil be found in another column, concluded on Friday afternoon. At six o'clock the Court passed its decree, condemning him to die the death of a parricide. The condemnation to death was passed almost unanimously, notwithstanding an eloquent speech from VICTOR. HuGo, urging the infliction of some minor punish ment. The KING himself, it is said, is anxious to spare his life, but the Ministers consider that it would be bad policy to do so, and the probability is that he was executed this morning. The Chamber of Deputies have adopted the Budget of the Department of Public Works, and commenced on Friday the discussion of the Budget of the Minister of War. The standing army for France consists of 280,000 men, for Algeria of 60,000, exclusive of the supplementary credits, which latter raise it to 100,000 men. The Journal des Debuts says : " The Emperor of Russia, desirous of testifying his satis faction at the attentions show to his son, the Grand Duke Constantine, while visiting the ports of Toulon and Algiers, has conferred the grand cordon of the White Eagle on Vice- Admiral Baudin, and the grand cordon of St. Anne on Rear- Admirals Parseval and Rigodit. The Emperor has also placed at the King's discretion three crosses of the Com mander of the order of St. Anne, to be conferred on the func tionaries of Toulon, who received the Grand Duke during his visit. His Majesty has authorised the above-mentioned admirals to wear the orders bestowed on them by the Em peror of Russia, and has designated Major-General Galinier, commanding the department of the Var, DI. Frederic Du chatel, Sub-Prefect of Toulon, and M. de Ricaudy, Director of the Port of Toulon, for the crosses of St. Anne which had been placed at his Majesty's disposal." On the 29th ult. part of the squadron of evolution, under the command of his Royal Highness the Prince DE JOINVILLE, consisting of the steam-frigates Des cartes and Asmodee, and the steam-brig Cuvier, en tered the port of Villefranche. After receiving the usual salutes, his Royal Highness landed and walked to Nice, where he visited the cathedral and other parts of the town. The Prince re-embarked the same evening, and took his departure. The K.ing and Queen of the BELGIAN wore ex- THE SUN, LONDON, MOSTDAY KVENING, JATNE 8, 1846. petted in Paris on Saturday, where it was expected they would remain a week. The object of the visit is stated to be to endeavour to obtain the consent of King Louis PHILIPPE to the marriage of the Queen of SPAIN with a Prince of the House of Coburg. The Epoque has an article on the subject of the alleged offer made by England to mediate between the United States and Mexico, an offer which it ex presses a hope will be accepted, as it thinks such mediation likely to be attended with the most bene ficial results. The Three per Cents., closed en the Paris Bourse on Saturday at 84f. 40c. ; the Five per Cents., 120 f. 10c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,248 f. 75c. ; Rouen, 1,022 f. 50c. ; Havre, 750 f. Great Northern, 738 f. ; Avignon, 880 f. ; Vierzon, 630 f. ; Bordeaux, 602 f. 50c.; Boulogne, 487f.50c.; Troyes and ➢lontereau, 370 f.; Basle, 220 f. ; Fampoux, 415 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 503 f. 75c.; 'fours and Nantes, 5151. ; Paris and Lyons, 540 f. 25c. ; Spanish Actives. 32 ; Ditto, Three per Cents, 88 1 4. 'I he following are the quotations for other lines : Lyons and Avignon Definitives, 517 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette ditto, 5: , 7f. 50c. LYONS, JUNE 4.—Marseilles and Avignon, 863 f. 75c. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,230 f. ; Rouen, 1,0051.; Lyons, L32f. 50e. ; Vierzon, 6201. ; Great Northern, 7281. 75c. VIENNA, MAY 30.—North, 185; Gloggnitz, 135 ; Milan, 117 1 / ; _Leghorn, 107 3 A ; Pesth, 99; Sienna, 90; Grosetto,9s. FRANKFORT, JUNE 3.—Frederick lYilliam, 85%; Taunus, 3581 A. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 6. Boulogne and Amiens, 11 1 A —Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espeleta), I%—Central of Spain, 2—East Indian, % —Luxembourg. 1 3 ,E —Orleans and Bordeaux, 91( 3 —Sambre and Meuse, s—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 61,. DEATH OF THE POPE. TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH, PARIS, JUNE 7. His Holiness the Pope died suddenly on the Ist in stant, between nine and ten o'clock A.N.—Times. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers in at tendance were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham,4nd Loru Campbell. VISCOUNT DUNGANNON V. SMITH. Their Lordships gave judgment in this case this morning, . ri'A &ens • tj. - a flf.+lllll.l`,llltrkPlerB COMPANY. The further arguments in this part-head appeal occupied their Lordships the remainder of the morning. COURT.-(THIS DAY RITES V. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. The further arguments in this part-heard case, a detail of the facts of wh!ch we gave on Saturday, occupied the Master of the Rolls the whole morning. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) CHAPLIN V. GARRICK.—CRIAPLEN U. CHAMBERS. This case excited a good deal of attention in Court this morning, on account of the interests involved, and the cir cumstances out of which it rose, They were these :—The testatrix was married to Robert Reid in 1805, at Carlisle, where they continued to live till the death of the husband. Two children are still alive, the is3ue of this marriage, and appeared by the plaintiff in the suit. In the year 1809, the widow went to Gretna Green, in Scotland, and was married to James Reid, the brother of her deceased husband, with whom she continued to live as her husband up to the close of 1821, and had ten children by him, all living, and defendants in the suit. In the month of No vember, 1821, the mother, then being pregnant with her youngest child, made a will, devising property to the amount of about 3,000/. to all her children, re-erving a beneficial in terest in it to her husband (James Reid) during his life; and she died about five days after the date of the will, in child bed. A snit under this will was instituted by the children of the first marriage, who object against the claim of the children of the second marriage, that that marriage being solemnised in Scotland was void by Scotch law ; and that, therefore, these ten childr en were ill egit i mate, an could not sustain their claim at law. The Master's report, among other findings, found that, by the law of Scotland, the marriage of a widow with her de ceased husband's brother is void, and set forth the opinion of the Lord Advocate, and other legal gentlemen of the Scotch Bar. Mr. Wigram, Q.C., and Mr. Faber, were heard for the de , fendants on exceptions. VICE-CHANCERY. -(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE• CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAS V. THE EARS OF bEVON. - Mr. BitTiliaLL's reply in this case occupied the Court the whole morning, and had not concluded when our evening edition went to press. QUEEN'S BENCH -(THIS DAY IN RE WM. COBBETT. The whole of the forenoon was occupied in the hearing of an application from ➢ir. Wm. Cobbett, son of the late cele brated political writer, for an order to be discharged from the custody in which he has been placed for some time, arising out of certain proceedings in the Court of Chancery, and an alleged contempt of that Court. When the Learned Gentleman had finished his statement, The COURT, after a few minutes' consultation, dismissed the application, and he was remanded to the charge of the officers who had brought him up. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE-MONDA V Dining tne past week the arrivals of all descriptions of grain of home produce, especially those of Wheat, Barley, Beans, and Peas, have been on a very limited scale. From Ireland and Scotland scarcely any Corn has come to hand; while from abroad the receipts have been very scanty. From Essex, Kent, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire the arrivals of Wheat fresh up were trifling, consequently the show of samples of that article was small. In the early part of the morning holders were firm, and would not sell except at somewhat higher rates. However, as these were not submitted to by the dealers, whose attendance was tolerably numerous, we can notice no alt erat i on i n the quotations ob tained on Monday last; yet the demand was very steady, and previous rates were well supported in every instance. The show of free foreign Wheat was trifling. Selected parcels of both red and white moved off freely, at extreme figures ; but the middling and interior kinds were much neglected. In Wheat under lock so little was doing that prices were al most nominal. From all parts we continuo to receive most flatter ing accounts respecting the appearance of the grain crops. Notwithstanding the show of Barley, both English and foreign, was only limited, the Barley trade was in an in active state, yet last Monday's prices were supported in most transactions. The show of Malt was fully adequate to meet the wants of the dealers, who purchased very sparingly, at late rates ; and a clearance was not effected. The arrivals of Oats having been very small since our last report, the number of samples was again trifling. Fine dry Corn was quite as dear, but other qualities were neglected. The quart. tity of Beans on offer was small ; nevertheless the demand was inactive, at late rates. In Peas—the supply of which was unusually small—very little was doing, at late rates. The Flour trade was very dull, but prices were not lower. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier. Red, New.... 44s to 58s Oats— Yorkshire and Ditto,White, Old.. 49s 63s Lincolnsh., Feed. 23s 24s Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe . 303 333 corn, Red. •• • • 44s 50s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White.. •• • • 49s 593 Black . .• • • 23, 24s Irish, Red ••.... • • —s —s Cork, White ... • . 223 27s Ditto, White.. • • —s --3 Scotch, Feed. •. • • 26s 29s nye—Old ••. • .. 32s 33s Beans—Tick . • • 308 36s New. ...... ••• • • . 31s 33s Pigeons • • 42s 48s Barley—Grinding . • • 25s 273 Pease—Grey . •• .. 313 348 Malting . .... •• • • 29s 32s Maple. ••• • • • 33s 363 Chevalier .. .. •• • . 33s 34s White ... ••• • • • 378 383 Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boners . 39s 413 folk ...... • ... sbs 59s , Flour—Town-made .• • 50s 53s Brown ... .•• • • . 51s 52s Suffolk ••• • • • 39s 41s Kingston and Ware 62s 63s Stocktn & Norfolk 41s 429 FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. Wheat—Dantzic 53s to 5Es Beans •••• • • • • 303 to 313 Harnburgh .... •• • 48s 50s Pease •• • ..... ••• • • 30s 33. Bats- — arley •••. • • • 20s 24s ' Flour—American • . 268 27s ONew ••• • .. 24s 25e 1 Baltic •••• • • • • 273 293 Feed .. •.. 19s 20s SbIITHFILLB, During the past week the imports of live stock from abroad consisted of 30 Oxen and Cows, together with 450 Sheep, 76 Lambs, and 4 Calves, from Rotterdam ; as also 202 Sheep from Flushing. From other parts no arrivals have taken place. We had on offer about 40 foreign Beasts, and 100 ditto of Sheep, the demand for which, though the quality was tolerably good, was in a sluggish state, and prices were not supported. The limited import of stocks must be chiefly attributed to most of the Dutch and other continental graziers waiting that period when both beasts and sheep will be admitted into our markets free of duty. The bullock droves from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire, consisted of about 2,000 Scots, home-breds, and short-horns; from the southern districts, 120 short-horns; from the western and midland counties, 400 Herefords, De vons, runts, &c. ; from other parts of England, 350 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 200 horned and polled Scots. It will be seen from the above, that we had a large number of beasts on sale, owing to which, and the continued warm weather, the Beef trade was in a very depressed state, at a de cline in thmuotatioes of 2d per 81bs., and a clearance was not effected. The general quality of the stock was remarkably good. For the time of year, we had a full average number of Sheep on offer. Prime old Downs were in fair request, at full prices; but all other kinds moved off slowly, at low rates. From the Isle of Wight, 231 Lambs came fresh to hand, while the receipts from other quarters were good. The Lamb trade was brisk at an advance in prices of 2d per 81bs. Calves—the supply of which was moderately good— moved off steadily, at full prices. In Pigs very little was doing, at late rates. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. a. d. S. d. I. d• to 8. d Inferior Beasts .... 2 4 2 6 Second quality ditto 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto. 2 8 3 2 Coarse-woolledditte 310 4 0 Primo large Oxen.. 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wethers 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots .. 3 8 4 0 Ditto out of the wool 3 — s 4 - 6 Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 6 L arge Hogs ...... Prime small ditto .. 4 8 410 S ma l l Porkers • 4 8 410 I S a uc e ld ri i o a r g s C he a e l;es .. ...lB 3 0 2 2 3 9 6 0 L Q a u n af b t s er old Pigs : 1 5 6 0 0 1 6 9 2 I 0 SUPPLY AT MA_. Sheep,lSheep,l RKET Calves. I Pi gs . 2 , i,210 I 163 280 nonouara JkliD SPZTAIMIELDS. The supplies of Potatoes from Scotland and most parts of England being on the increase, the demand was excessively heavy, at drooping prices. York reds, 100 s to 180 s per ton ; ditto Regents, 50s to 90s; Scotch reds, 80s to 1003. Inferior and stale parcels may be purchased as low as lOs per ton. Beasts. 3,206 OROUGEI HOP TWAILIEET. There being no decrease in the fly in our principal districts, the demand here still continues steady, and previous rates are well supported. The principal purchases have been made for speculative purposes. Sussex pockets, 61. 193. to ,. 71.; Weard of Kent, 51. 12s. to 71. 75.; Ddid and Last Sent, Cl. 10s. to 81. 15s. WOOL. The imports of Wool into London during the past week have consisted of 869 bales from Hobart Town, and 500 bales from various other quarters. In the private contract mar kets, to little is doing in all descriptions, that prices are al most nominal ; and, to effect sales, lower rates must be Sub mitted to. ra - SIXTGA.TE AND LEADENHALL. Owing to the continued warm weather, the receipts of slaughtered meat up to this market from distant parts dur ing the past week have been sm a ll ; b ut the supplies kilted i n the metropoli s hake be seasonably large, CIA U 19102910 the demand may be considered inactive, at but little varia tion in price. A few carcases of foreign beasts and sheep have again appeared on sale. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. 1 N. d. to s. d. Beef, inferior 2 4 2 6 I Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 3 8 middling .. • 2 6 2 8 middling.. 310 4 0 prime large .. 210 3 2 prime .. •. 4 0 4 2 prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large.... ••.. 3 4 4 2 Veal.•. •.. Lamb, 5s Od to 6s 2d. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs. Scotland . .... .. ... 2O 100 100 Yorkshire ........... ..... ....• 10 200 120 Lincolnshire • .......... ••••• • • • • TO 110 60 Norfolk ...... Suffolk Cambridgeshire ................ 25 40 80 Essex Surrey . - 10 60 40 40 Devonshire ...........• •••• • - - - Wiltshire .... Other parts ........... ........ .. •....... 20 80 50 30 20 100 100 50 Total .......... • ... 197 850 220 690 Previous week's arrival.. .. .. 298 1,640 330 1,300 Difference since our last .... 101 TALLOW. There is no alteration in the price of Foreign Tallow, on the spot or for the autumn. Town Tallow is plentiful at 40s 6d net cash. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a moderate demand for Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday, and the sales were about 4,000 bags. Prices were steadily supported. The proceedings at the meeting held at Lord John Russell's mansion on Saturday last have been read here, by the mer cantile and monetary classes, with the deepest interest and anxious attention, as it is feared in many quarters that with a defeat either upon the Coercion (Ireland) Bill, or the Suglr Duties, a dissolution of the Cabinet is all but inevitable. The course oflegislation would, under this contingency, or in the event of a dissolution of Parliament, be most materially im peded, and at a period when almost all parties are prepared to enter freely into operations in produce, both colonial and foreign, under the lull anticipation that the corn and other tariff measures will soon be passed. The private communications received from the West In dies this morning, brought by the Tweed steam-ship, are rather more unfavourable if possible than the previous intel ligence conveyed by the public journals of nearly all the islands. For the protectionists, the news of the losses of cattle, &c., and the destruction of the crops by a most severe drought, has come at a good time, as not a doubt is enter tained but that it will be made a handle of to show the nu policy of the Legislature adopting a line of policy which must in their opinion tend further to the distress of the colonists. But there will be a word to say on the other side in favour of the changes to be pressed forward by Lord J. Russell and his supporters, viz.—that though so general a fai lure of the crops in the West Indies is a reason for admitting foreign free grown produce at reduced duties, yet thin would I'.- t It. , yonle of Great Britain being compelled to pay such high prices for sugar .epool‘iny when the crops in our colonies turn out so deficient. The remittances on ac count of the Mexican dividends are considered good, and show that, so far at least, notwithstanding the war with the United States, the Government of the Republic has held sacred the reveaues hypothecated to the payment of the dividend. The Public Securities have been drooping again to-day, and the cause no doubt is the somewhat precarious situation of the Ministry, and the uneasy feeling which political ex citement must ever create. For Account Consols have been marked at a decline to 95% and 95%. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been steady at 17s. to 215., and on India Bonds at 285., for those under 1,0001. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 974 to %, anti the Three per Cents. 95 1 A%. The Foreign Bonds have been very dull. Mexican Five per Cents. have been flat at 29 1 / s to 1 / f , and the Deferred at 16% to Portuguese Four per Cents. have been heavy, and have lost the improvement of Saturday, being now marked 49. Dutch Two-arad-a•Half per Cents. have been quoted 6013, and Russian Bonds 110 to 110%. In the Share Market the transactions entered into have been upon a moderate scale, and the quotations are for the most part without any alteration of moment. BRITISII FUNDS. ONE CLOSIN( O'CLOCK. PRICES. Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95%4 95% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Ce n t. A lms. 97 97% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 1 4 3-16 10 3-16 India Bonds, 1,000/. .. .. • • . • .. 28 p 28 p • Consols for Opening • • • • .• • .• 95% %If, 95% Exchequer Bills. d. 1 d. 1,0001. •• •• 21 17 pm. 17 500/. •• • • 21 —— pm. 21 Ditto, Small .. •• 17 22 pm. 22 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 29 294 Ditto, for the Account .. . • .. 29% % 29% Ditto, Deferred • • 16% h 17 Portuguese Four per Cent _ Ditto, for the Account .. 49% •.. 49 48 Russian Bonds .. • • • • .. 1104 110 110 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 60X 6034 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91% 91% BUSINESS PRICES OF CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. D ONE ATPRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen .. .. • • • . .. 10 .... 4 4IA Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. 2%.... 1% 1% Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 2% ..... Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 ... „ 85 Buckinghamshire .. 425. .... X% % dis. Caledonian .. 10 .... 11% •• • • • 11 % Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% .... 1% ........ 1% Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% Direct Northern .. .. • • • 2% .. 2 •••• • • . 1% Eastern Counties 141. 16 5 ..... 23%4 23 .... 22 y„ Ditto New .. lot. 165..... 7 b% p• • .... p Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. I. 6/. 13s. 4d. •...... Ditto, ditto, .. No. 2. 61. 135. 4d. dp • Ditto, York Extension 10s. 1 Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... .. Grand Union (Notting.. & Lynn) 1% Great Eastern and Western .. 2%.... 1 Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 .... 22% . • 22% Great North of England . ..100 ....221 Ditto, New . •- • • 14% • 14X Great Western .. .. 85 •• .. 144 ...... •• .. 144 Ditto Half shares .. 50 .... .......... Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 .......... Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 40 .... .• • . ..... Leicester and Bediord 225. 1 4 Liverp., Manch., & Newc. &met. 2%.... 2 London ant Birmingham . • AOO .... 228% . Ditto Thirds .. 24 .... 62% Ditto Quarters .• .. 2 .... 29 Ditto Fifths .• •• •• 2 •• • • London and Black wall 161. • 13s. 4d. . • Ditto, New .. 2% London and Brighton .. •. 50 .. . ... Ditto ditto Fifths .• • • .. 30 .... 40% .... • • London, Hounslow, & West ern .. 2 .... ... London and South-Western 411. 6s. 10d... Ditto, New .. • • . • • • 17% —..• • . London and York .. .. • 2%.... 2% 2 Ditto, Half Shares • • 2% London, Salisbury, and Yeo v il . ... •1% .......... Londonderry and Coleraine •. 10 .... 5 ...... 51anchester and Birmingham • . 40 - .. 81% .. • . ... • Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. • • . • %p...... Manchester and Southampt on .. 2 .... 1% .. •• • . . .. .... Midland . • • • ..100 150 149... Newcastle and Darlingt on J unet. 25 • . •. .. Ditto, New 1 .... 9 8%...... • • 8% Newcastle and Berwick .. •. 15 .. 25 Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 1% • . % 94 Norfolk .. • . • • 20 25% .. •• . Ditto, Half Shares .. •.5. .. 8 ...... •• • • 7% North British 22% .. •- 30 29% • . 29% Ditto, Half Shares .. • • •• 8% ...... 11% Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 1 1 A % % North Kent and Direct Dover .• 2% .... 14 134 North Staffordshire .. • • • • 42s .. • • 3% %% p• • • 3 1 4 p Oxid.,Worcester, & Wolverhmptn. 12% .... 84 .... •• • • 6 Scottish Central .. . .. 10 .... lb% •• •• • • 16% Scottish Midland .. .. 10 . Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2X .... 2 94 % • • 2% t , outh Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33X —•• •• . 39% Ditto, New (iss. at 32/0 No. 1. 16 ... 204 ...... •• • 20 4 Do., New (do. 151.) .. N o. 4. 2 % .... 2% % •••••• • • 2% Waterford and Kilkenny .. 8 .... 3 % Welsh Midland .. .. • • . 2% ... 1 .. .... . . 1% West Riding Union • . .. .. 425.. . .. 2% 14 2% York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... ....• —j. Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.— 1 •- 11 103 • 10% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. . • • . 12 .... m 11X 10% 107 1 i .... East „„ . 5s Luxebourg Madrid and Valentia .• .. .... 2 14 ....... Orleans and Bordeaux . 10 .. Paris and Lyons Constituted 5 .... 6 . Paris and Rouen . • • . .. 20 .... ...... 6% 38% • 38N JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia .. .. • • • Commercial of London • • ••40 • 20 .•• 27 •••• • • • • • • .. • 23 London Joint-Stock • • • . .. 10 ... . . 14 ••••• • • • • 4 .... National Provincial of Engla n d 35 .... 35% Union of London 10 .. • • 11 .. ••••• • • • MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered. —••••3% • • • • • Santiago de Cuba .. 10 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JUNE B.—Wind N.E., light breeze and cloudy. DEAL, JUNE 6. Wind E.N.E., light and variable.—Arrd. her Majesty's ship Nautilus, from a cruise. 7th. Arrd. from the River New Phoenix, Barton, for J ama i ca; Dale Park, Ti.by, Quebec; Blenheim, Mollison, Hudson's Bay. 6th. Arrd. from the River and sld., City of Derry, Were, China; Lysander, Sangster, Bombay; Thomas King, Livingstone, Grenada; Pertshire, Drake, St. John's, New Brunswick; Standard, M'lklinan, Quebec; Lady Peel, Johns, Quebec ; Bethel, Mosher, Quebec. 6th. Sid. Britannia, Webster, Adelaide, South Australia; Rebecca, Philadelphia; Glenlyon, Roil son, Singapore. OFF FALMOUTH, JUNE 6.—Superior, Valparaiso. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 6.—Wiud S.W., moderate.—Sld. Sandersons, Robinson, Hong -Kong ; Woodstock, Nicholson, ditto ; Winifred, Christie, Calcutta. 7, Hannibal, Cordiner, Bombay ; Warman, Cot , nellus, Rio Grande; Liverpool, Eldridge, New York; Erin, Conway, Quebec ; Robert Watt, Johnson, ditto. CLYDE, JUNE 6.—Wind S.W.--Arrd. 5, Hudson, Doane, New York. 6, William, Lyon, Trinidad. Sld. 5, Mary Ann, Quebec. DUBLIN, JUNE nd S.S.E.—SId. Coulter Quebec. CORK, JUNE 4.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. her Majesty's ship, Raleigh, on a cruise. Sid. 4, Zorilda, Savory, Cape of Good Hope; Kingston, St. John's, New Brunswick. Off, her Majesty's ship Rodney. LIMERICK, JUNE 6.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Liverpool, Potter, Bar badoes. Ski. 4, Grove, Lamb, Quebec. SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 7.—Arrd. wee steame Paron, Vera Cruz, left Ist ult., Havannah 10th, T St. d Thomas r, 15th, s Bermuda 21st ; on freight, 438,140 dollars, 269 oz. gold dust, 5 boxes old gold and silver, and 216 serons of cochineal. Sld. 6th, Graham, Beech, Montreal and Quebec. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 7.—Wind variable.—Arrd. Earl of Leicester. Bailer, Rio Grande. DROGHEDA, JUNE 2.—Sld. Cynthia Ann, Bealeaw, St. John's. New Brunswick. Man.—SW. Elizabeth, Ovenstone, Halifax. occasioned ' A WOLF SHOT AT BATTLE BRIDGE I ; een F°r days past. some consderable alarm has Maiden-lane, Cam amongst the residents in the vicinity of l f had been observed that a wol f den-town, by the knowledge od. The animal, which had prowling about that neighbourho severed menagerie, had been no doubt escaped from some travellingarge fiel d, about 74 acres, be longingobserved to have its lair in i g dn en ig u h e t m y a e n ste a r r d m a3 e - d sev w e i r t V workmen belonging also several gentlemen with tire-arms re to Mr. Rhodest,oa bludgeons, &c., as t and after waiting for a considerable time, paired to the t d he aab ia m tt t e m r • spot, and and growl of the animal was heard, the short (Pm-- attended at the same time by the squalling of a cat; a view of t h e dreaded wolf having been almost i nstantly obtained, oneof t h e party levelled his piece and fortunately hit the animal, but without causing immediate death, as it was found necessary to strike it several blows on the head before it could be finally destroyed; it was then discovered that it had made a prey of a large black and white cat, and which the ferocious creat ure h ad held with such tenacity, as not even to relin qu i s h i t in death, the cat actually remaining in the mouth of the animal, when the body was conveyed to the White Swan, Maiden-lane, liing's-cross. It is a female, not of a very large size, but in excellent condition, weigh ing upwards of 461bs. BRIGHTON, CHICHESTER, and LEWES RAILWAY.— These extensive lines were thrown open this morning. By the arrangements made there will be two express trains through out, and in all ten trains to Lewes, and eight to Chichester. The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert is to preside at the Harrow School anniversary festival, on Saturday next, at the Thatched House Tavern. Sir Robert Peel and several other leading public characters, who have been educated at tha!, distinguished seminary of learning, are expected to be i present at the dinner. 790 110 610 RAILWAY COMMITTEES• (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. GROUP I. IMPORTAN T DECISION. LONDON AND TORE (THE nasTsitAr COUNTIES). This being the day appointed by the Committee for g i v ing theft decision upon the preambles o f th e a b ove all-Impor t a nt competing lines of railway, the parties i n t eres t e d crow d e d the gallery lea din g to the Committee-room lo ng b e f ore e l even o ' c l oc k , th e hour atwhich their Lordships usually tak e th e i r sea t s. Th e grea t es t interest was manifested by all parties, many of w h om were new faces, evidently importations from the provinces wh o came t o j u d ge for themselveS and according to the result, do their own business at Capel-coart. The professional gentlemen whe make th.t place, not only their l oca l e , b u t th e i r "b e all an d th e ir end at: here," on this uncertain earth, were first of the first on the spot, and the anxiety which, notwithstanding their assumed indifference , Wu' not only plainly, but too painfully, depicted on their phYeleg linniieH ; Had Mrs. Gore be en p resen t , s h e would would have l earne d that 11 . 1%, new work was not, nar could not possibly have been comPle,n without an embodiment from her graphic pen. Care, anxiety , 1 ." and gain —in tact, all the passions of the speculator and the runn e r grub, were concentrated in each of those who clung round the roonlP upon the opening of which hung the destiny of their fates. At ten minutes past e l even o ' clock the Noble Lords took their Metiers seats, consisting of the E ar l o f L ovelace (chairman), Lord Lord Vivian, the Marquis of Camden, and Lord Bandon. instea d Their Lordships, much to th e di sappointment of all pallier heir of throwing open the doors, as was expected immediate ly o n it en assembling, continued in clo se consu l tat i on for about an h o ur, they then called for counsel. The next summons was for lllesf,7l Brunel!, Locke, and Cubitt, c i v il engineers ; the doors Wer e f": closed to the public an d th e press, and we could only haaara opinion, that they were th en di scuss i ng some change o f the stationsinfo' on tile line which interf ere d w i t h the property of many of the ential landowners. After about half-an-hour's close and most rar •se rious conference with the en g i neers, t h e part i es were c alled in aboat.9 n ,_ o'clock, when a general ru s h, w hi c h f i lled the room to suffecan!r; took place. As soon as orde r was res t ore d —no sudden ma tter, w i l y. a whole legion outside th e d oor struggled for admittance i n n a i from the fact of the impossibility o f th e p l ace h ol di ng one addlun' --amidst the most breathless silence, duty The Noble CHAIRMAN, addressing the parties, said—lt is my to announce to you, on the part of the Committee, that their de,ctostrd is unanimous in favour of the Lond on an d Y or k Railway—% cheers burst simultaneously from th e crow d i n t h e room, w hich was' taken up in the gallery and passages.) Upon which the Chai r_ oa oß f said, we must have the room cleared if there is any that kind, interrupti HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP XIII. This Committee met to-day at one o' c lo c k, Sir William Clay 12 the chair. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND cARLIBT' T• Mr. MARTIN having intimated that the small branch of the North British (Carlisle Extension seheme to Canobie) would, no doubt, he made so as to connect with the Dumfries scheme, with the collSellt of the proprietors, and without the interference of Parliament, The Committee proceeded to consider the postponed clauses of the NXTESDALE LINE. • An argument of some length took place beive..... eh. Learned Counsel as to a clause affixing the conditions on which the Dumfries Company should be'allowed to run o%er the Caledonian line from th* point of junction of the two lines to cr.. nate. It resulted in the clause °ems withdrawn, as it was intimated that no doubt hereafter a satis factory arrangement on the matter would be come to between the two companies, and that in the meantime the Railway ComPatilee Clauses Consolidation Act (Scotland) would provide for the dan line being used by the Dumfries C ompany on the paymentthe regular tolls. The other clauses were then di s p ose d o f w i t h some unimPe rant amendments, and the Chairman was instructed to report the Bill the House. Caledoi GROUP XIV. of the The Select Committe e appo i nted to consider t h e merit." Bills comprised in this group re-assembled this morning for the time after the Whitsuntide recess; Mr. Protheroe in the chair- TUC, SENT ATMOSPHERIC LINE. The engineering evidence in favour of this line was resumed. ittee The parties propo se d t o ca ll Mr. Hawkshaw ; but the ego, 8 } t he refused to hear him, un til M r. Cubitt, the engineer . in-c hie l of line had given his evidence. Mr. Sergeant TALF OHRD rem i nded the Committee, that in a ee urt or d. law the counsel i n a case was allowed to conduct their case c ed ing to the best of th e i r j udgment and ability, but where it 9.P it that the court w ere averse to the course adopted by the counseltheY was for the couns e l t o grapple with that aversion in the best W A Y could. The CH ...Med hi AIRMAN remarked, that th e C ommittee were no t 0 / the rules which regu l ated courts of law ; but, by the suitlies"" t h. the Chairman of C omm i ttees. Mr. Cubitt, they had been told , if ,.s engineer - in-chief of the lin e , an d , of course, the testimony ef ecend l " engineers could only b e t a k en as a corroborative or I character. Ultimately, after nearly an hour or so had been wasted in cussing the point, th e C ommittee decided that they wou ld reoa l " Mr. Hawkshaw's evidence under protest. WO Mr. Ilawkshaw, engineer, of the Manchester and Leeds line+At. then called. He gave a decided opinion in favour of the Sea_thile mospheric line, because it would form a direct line to Hover , " 0 7, at the same time that object was accomplished by making use considirable dist ance o f ex i st i ng rails. As far as gradients were cone tue cerned, both lines we r e goo d ; but certainly the atmospheric b ini greatest extent of level. It was then proposed to adduce evidence in favour of the ann' spheric propulsion princi le ; but Cabins CHAIRMAN a iain p resse d th e parties to produce Mr. cudon. and the room was clea re d f or a second time to consider the 4nl ti th e It turned out, how ever , th at Air. Cubitt was closete d with —so Commitee in the Lords on th e L on d on and Tork Bill, and there n no chance of his being disengaged for some time. take the Under these circum s t ances, the Committee consente d to evidence of Mr. Wm. Vallee and M r. M ann i ng, w hO Haveg aneral testimony in favour of the Kent Atmospheric line. la the It still appearin g th a t M r. Cubitt was likely to be engage d l aa. London and I ork Committee for the whole of the day, the Ca tee determined upon adjourning till to-morrow. GROUP XVIII. EXETER (GREAT WESTERN). haal• The Committee met at th e usua l h our ; M r. B . D en ison, At the commencement of the sittings of this Coearr ha ap• AUSTIN stated that the G rea t W es t ern Company , f o r w hom peered, had taken the subject Into their consideration, as d e sired by the Committee previo us t o th e h o lid ays, namely, w ith reference is altering the plans of th e E xeter and Yeovil line so as to accommo date both gauges, an d th e resu lt of that deliberation was , that 4 „. Great Western Comp an y were prepared to adopt the sertion of a cla use i n the i r Bill, should their receive the sanction o f th e Committee, empowering the m to lay down a d ou bl e ra i l on their line, so as to accommodate bow gauges. The CHAIRMAN intim a t e d t h at the Committee would not, at the present time, go into th e matter further, until the merits of the win" ca• e had been disposed of. They had merely thrown out the sugges' tion in order that the subject might receive the consideration of the parties during the recess. Lord Fahnouth was then called, on behalf of the Exeter Great Western Company, whose evidence was almost exclusively confined to the benefits which the construction of this line would afford to the county of Cornwall by its junction with the Cornwall Railway. in preference to the line of the Exeter, Yeovil, Dorchester, and Salisbury junction iu continuity with the Cornwall and Devon Central. Sir Charles Lemon, Bart., gave evidence of a similar nature. LIII. The Select Committ ee t o whomG ROUP thiS group has been referred re. assembled to-day, in Room 26 in the new Houses of Parliament, at the customary hour. Present, the Hon. E. Lascelles (in the chair), the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Mr. It. Clayton, Captain DalrytuPle , and Mr. Hildyard. SHROPSHIRE UNION AND CANAL (Cu gs " TER TO WOLVERHAMPTON). This part-heard case was proceeded with. stated Mr. Provis, civil engineer, was the first witness called. Se that he was the acting engineer of this line, under the directroft_ f Messrs. Stephenson and Cubitt, and minutely described its route. Th ea total length of the line is forty-five miles and seven chains, a the whole of the line, with the exception of four miles, consist!! present of a canal, there will be little or no i n t er f erence w ith private property in the construction of it. The gradients are exceedingly good, the steepest gradient being one in 100. The general nature oulurweofd be the curves is such as would no t i ncur any danger. There only one tunnel of eighty yards, and no engineering difficul ties. The line would cress one turnpike road. None of the secondary stations were yet definitely fixed. There would, however, most probably be one at Market Drayton. The estimated cost of the works was as follows :—Earthwork, 143,513/. 17s. Bd.; purchase of level crossings, diversion of roads, &c., 137,6481. Is. ld.; tunnel, 2,0051. 17s. ; viaduct, culverts, arches over canals, &C., 57,1031. 3s. 3d. • fence-, 11,6721. 25.; permaneut way, 270,5251. ; stations, 51,0091: ; contingencies, at 107. - per cent., 67,3391. 17s 6d. • purchase of lands and b u ildi ngs, 7 7,448/. 18s. 4d.—makiag a total of 817,7871. Cross-examined—Could not say precisely from what quarter the traffic on this line was to come, but he supposed it would prin cipally come from Wolverhampton. He saw no reason why, If WS I line were constructed, the proprietors could not compete with the Grand Junction Company, as far as regarded the district through which it would pass. This line would be a mile and a half shorter tl'an the scheme of the Grand Junction Company, and its gradients were better. The sun; mentioned for the purchase of land and build ings did not include the purchase of the canal, which ran for 1 4 miles along the route, but he did not think that the total expense Of construction would be extraordinarily great. GROUP LVI. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills_ comprised in this group r e - assem b led this morning for the first tint ' after the recess, Mr. Ewart in the chair. LONDON AND BL.A.C3LIATILLL EXTENOZoI ir • This case was resumed, Mr. Whately appearing to oppose it on be' hall of the East and West India Dock Company. Several witnesses were called to prov e th a t th e pro p os ed I vorkn would billet serious injury on the Company's property in Fenchurca street, while the anticipated advantages of the proposed exteneir were not sufficient to compensate the public or the Company injury. for CU GROUP LVII. The Committee on this .roup met to-day at half-past one e'cl" i4 in room N o . 27 (Grand Corridor) ; present, the Right Hon* „ Baring (chairman), Mr. Staunton, Mr..Baskerville, Mr. BouT erle and Mr. Charles East. The Bills ineli'ded in the group are six, viZ., the Dudley Cabal and Birmingham Canal Amalgamation London and Birmingham Grand Junction, and Manchester and Birmingham Railway Amalgamation, the London and Birmied l44 " . (Aylesbury Purchase), the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Jane ! tion, and North Wales Mineral Railway Am a l gamat i on, th e North Union, the London and Birmingh am (Bi rmingham Canal Arran ge' went). These Bills were severally called on in their order, the names of counsel and agents given, and p e titi ons against the measureS re' ceived. The business of the Committee was then delayed for some time consequence of the absence of some of the leading counsel. At length The CHAIRMAN said, li the parties have agreed to take one of these Bills first, the Committee will go on. We will wait iive minutes longer, and no more. Mr. WADDINGTON, who appeared for the London and Birmingham and Dudley Amalgamation Bill, said that it was agreed that the first Bill taken should be had been h be a e d n be f e o n r sentsom so m e time THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM GRAND JUNCTION, AND Beit.NCIIESTER 41.11 D nor Mr. T r al ar b:t a IV/INGHAM RILIVIATAir But the parties could not at once proceed, as neither Mr. Austin ➢ir. TALBOT, having arrived, g.ettnetylemhae stated that it would not be necee sary to occupy the Committee at aff e legth as there was no opposi . had subsided, and the parties themselves, as well as tion to the preamble of the Bill, of which was to place unity of g and a degree of the sp uase se veral k nee set forth in the title of object the Bill under one manage ment;butbad fe eling bt.etNregethheadmabientengemmell'iult idoeflhttisiedindifrerent lines m w e a n s ta p ry res s e a n i t ic . tio::, °s' a: . There would be a greater accounno t d e a d ti b o y n management. tile public, would be greatly b a wl the • of the rates. , and a considerable reduc tion TRINITY MONDAY. —This being Trinity Monday, the annual procession of the Masters of the Trinity House to Deptford took place. Shortly after eleven o'clock the pro cession issued from the Trinity-house, Tower-hill. His Grace the Duke of Wellington being present as the Prin cipal, and, not meeting them at Deptford, as had been an nounced, on arriving at the main gate of the Tower, of which his Gr ace i s warden he was received by a guard of honour of the Coldstream Guards, who formed a double line from the outer gate to the stairs on the wharf, where they embarked on board the Trinity barge, and proceeded to Deptford, where they will attend Divine service at the Old Church, according to custom. A great concourse of persona assembled on the occasion. A grand banquet will take place in the evening, at the Trinity-house, Tower-hill. DEATH OF THE HON. MRS. HENRY TUFNELL.--Tb ls lady died at Twickenham, on Thursday last, in her 36th year. She was, before her marriage, the Hon. Frances BYI . second daughter of General L or d St ra ff or d, by his second marriage with his late lady, M ar i anne , d aug ht e r of Sir W James James. and married September 24, 1844, Henri Tufuell, Esq., M.P. The Recruit, 12-gun brig, built of iron, by Messrs. Ditchburne and Mare, is to be launched on the 9th lust . It has been stated that Commander Bowker is likely . to com mand her. He is co ns id ere d a very exper i ence d brig sailor, and will no doubt do her ample justice.—United Service Ga zette. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT BIRMINGHAM.—On Saturday morning a tire broke out on the e x te ns ive premises of mr. Elliot, Regent-p ara d e , R egen t- p l ace , Birmingham, wniuh t: was not got under till most of the valuable property and machinery was destroyed. 87 . the timely and well-directed efforts of the Distri c t Fire-ofhco engine, a goldsmith 's shop , immediately adjoining Mr. Elliot's, was saved. The pro' miss§ Tiers fully Wound, The fve was purely accidental. i accidental. e P NI 74N 56% 2 227 62% 29 2.5% 813 2 34 .1? A