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THE SPLIT in Conciliation-hall, with all the News of the Week, IN THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE of SA TURDAY and SUNDAY, the 23d and 24th of May instant. THE NEWSPAPER PRESS DIRECTORY characterises this journal as the " Ablest" of the " Popular Papers." It says there is no Paper conducted with more talent or success," and that " it is especially remarkable, not cnly for the great quiddity of news it affords, and the admirable arrangement of its matter—well illustrated by accompanying observations—but for the ability and variety of its original articles, in the form of leaders and letters. The advantage of this ability is enhanced by its being displayed on other than mere political questions, so that the range of topics is more large and gene rally interesting. Thus it is worth mentioning, that it was the only paper which, during the late controversy between the Press and the Bar, took up the case ef the latter, in a series of letters marked by great talent." Office, 337, Strand. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. llr . ESSKS LAAIOND SHALE, AND 1.. lAA-MOND, 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 Shires, &c., take place every TUESDAY and Fainair, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commeree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place all favours, containing instructions, are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, an i the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street, London. HET: MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility*, Suhicribers, and the Public are respectfully in• formed that an EXTRA PERFORMANCE will take place THIS EVENING, When will be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, in Foar Parts, entitled, I LOMBARDI : ALLA PRIMA CROCIA l'A. With new scenery, dresses, &c. ; the scenery by Mr. Marshall. Gr:selda, Madame Grist; Sofia, Madame Bellini ; Viclinda, Mdlle. Corbari; Oronte, Signor Mario ; Arvino, Signor Corelli ; Pirro, Sig. Botelli ; Acciano, Sig. Giabilei ; Pagano, Sig. Fornasarl. After which, the DIVERTISSEMENT of UN BAL SOUS LOUIS 2CIV. In which Mdlle. L. Gratin will dance with Mdlle. Cerito the celebrated Minuet de la Cour and Gavotte, in the Costume of the Court of Louis XIV. Pas de Deux, by Mdlle. L. Taglioni and M. Perrot. Pas de Quatre, by Mdlle. L. Grahn (composed by herself), and supported by Mdlles. Moncelet, Demelisse, and Cassan. La Manola, by Mdlle. Cerito and 31. St. Leon. T. be followed by Dlnizetti's Opera, entitled, L'ELISIR ])'AMORE. Adina, Madame Castellon ; Nemorino, Signor Corelli ; Relcore, Signor F. Lablache ; Dr. Dulcamara, Signor Lablache. To conclude with the admired Ballet Dil;ertrasement (composed by Mdlle. Cerito), entitled LA VIVANDIERE. Introducing the Redowa, or, Original Polka of Bohemia, bylle. Cerito and M. St. Leon. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box Office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. TIT ICATRE ROYAL, DI:WRY-LA NE. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MADAME ANNA THILLON AND FIER LAST APPEARANCE THIS SEASON. THIS EVENING Will be performed an Opera, entitled THE CROWN JEWELS. Count de Campo Mayor, Mr. Weiss ; Don Henriquez, Mr. Harrison ; Don Sebastian D'Aveyro, Mr. D. W. King; Rebolledo, Mr. Borrani ; La Catarina, Madame Anna Thillon ; Diana, Mrs. Hughes. Atter which, the celebrated Ballet of LA GISELLE. Duke of Silesia, M. Mathis; Hilarion, Mr. W. H. Payne ; Prince of Cour and, Mr. Howell ; M. Adrien ; Giselle, Mdlle. Sali; Mirtha, NEdlle. Louise; Princess Bathilde, Mdlle. St. Louin ; Bertha, Mrs. Payne ; Principal Willis, Mesdames Adele and Giubilei. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. TO-MORROW, May 221, being the BENEFIT NIGHT of MR. CARTAR, the Inspector, he solicits the support of his Friends and the Public, and invites them to obtain his Cards of Admission for that Evening, by application at the Stage-door of the Theatre, or at No. 8, Molesworth-place, Kentish Town. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY7LANE. Mr. PARSONS, Box Book-keeper, respectfully announces to the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, that his BENEFIT is fLxed for MONDAY NEXT, MAY 25, When will be performed Benedict's Grand Opera of THE CRU SADERS. One Act of the popular Ballet of aISELLE ; in which Madame Sall and Mons. Mathis will appear. To conclude with (last time this season) the two first Acts of DER FREISCITUTZ. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be secured on application at the Box-office. T UEATE E ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVE SING Will be performed a New Comedy, called MR. PETER PIPER ; or, Found Out at Home. Mr. Peter Piper, Mr. Farren ; Sir C. Fairsex, Mr. Tilbury ; Major Garry Owen, Mr. Hudson ; Facies, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. P. Piper, Mrs. Glover ; Busk, Mrs. Humby. The Band will perform the Overtures, " Cenerentola," and " Due d'Olonne," the " St. James's Polka," " Philomel Walzer," and the "Chatsworth Quadrilles." To be followed by the admired Drama of GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD. Grandfather Whitehead, Mr. W. Farren ; Dray ton, Mr. Tilbury; Langley, Mr. Stuart; Louisa Drayton, Dirs. Seymour ; Susan, Mrs. Stanley. After which, the Comic Drama, entitled THE IRISII POST. In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Glover, &c., will appear. To :.onclude with a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE SHIL LINGS. Mr. Golightiy, Mr. Buckatone ; Capt. Phobbs, Mr. Tilbury; Capt. Spruce, Mr. Brindal ; Mrs. Major Phobbs, Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Another brilliant Triumph ! " Robin Hood and Richard Cmur de Lion" *very Evening. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New and Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED ! Alter which, the Comedy of HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Diddear, and Keeley ; Miss Villars, Mrs. A. Wigan, 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(EUR DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley Miss Laidraw, and Miss Grove; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Tnrner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. THE AT RE ROY AL, AD ELP THIS EVE YIN° Will beperformed a new Drama, entitled TIIE MEMOIRS OF AN UMBRELLA ; or, The Silent Observer. In which Messrs. La Howe, Boyce , 0 . Smith, Wri g ht, It. Ryan, P. Bedford Selby ; MASS Woolgar, Mrs. I arnold, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. F: Mathews, &c., will perform. After which a new and Original Farce, called, WHO DID I r ? or, WHAT'S IN THE WIND ? Vandyke Brown, Mr. Wright ; Ramona Peewit, Miss Woolgar. 'fu ue f4lowed by the Bule;que, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Proolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Pact Bedierd, Mr. 3lunyard, Mr. Mitclienson, &c. i'EINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-SritEET. THIS EVENING IVill be 'presented :in eal.e.i ADVICE TO HUSBANDS. General Le,lie, Mr. Granby ; Frank Trevor, Mr. .1. Vining; Mrs. Trevor, Mrs. Stirling. To be followedby au Original Cum C edietta, entitled THE OLO NEUS BELLE ; or, the Non-3farriables. Count de Ruse, Mr. J. Vining ; Major Vidette, Mr. Murray ; Capt. Foncaron, Mr. Rushy ; Miss E. Atanley. Atter which, Shakspere's Comedy of KATHERINE AND PE TRUCHIO. Petri:wino, Mr. Wallack ; . Grumio, Mr. Compton ; Tailor, Mr. Oxberry ; Katherine, Mrs. Stirling. To which will be added a New Ballet, entitled LES CONSCRITS DU VILLAGE. In which Messm Gilbert, Marshall, Flexmore, Harris; Miss Bailin, Miss Marshall, acc will To conclude with a. New Comedietta, 'HI P L' a I r .O . ST LETTER. Mr. Ardent, Mr. Roxby ;‘ M r. L e Beau, - Mr. Oxberry ; Draft, M r. H o mier; Mordaunt, Miss Somers. ASTLEY'St ROYAL AMPH ITHEAT RE. pstronage of her moat ey ' U n der the especialgracious Majesty, and th e ir Royal Highnesses Proprietor, Mr. W. Ratty of : I r g e of Wales, and Prince Albert , t egor e i sent attractive the Princess Alice. Glorious triumph au, Mr. Selim noveltieS. First Week of the celebrated Bridges, and the highly popular artiAte, Mons. Leonard Houck. THIS' EVENING Will be • performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEED , e the Pearl of the Euphrates. With inagnitiant effect-', and in ; or t ahicingth double stud, tc, The SCBNES of the CIIZ,Z,`LE will be of the most varied and pleasin E g description, introdthing th e whole of the equestrian troupe. The ntertainments will terminate with a laughable AFTER PIECE. Box-ofliee open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six Ind commence at seven o'clock. NEW STRAND THEATRE. °. NO PERFORMANCE THIS EVENING. The last ORAND MORNING PERFOR3IANCE will take place TIIIS DAY. - To commence at Two o'clock. M. PHILLIPPL will repeat his display of Scientific Skill and Modern Magic. M. l'hillippe, anxious to procure for his friends and supporters in general an entertaining and gratifying diversion, has the honour to announce Mat he has engaged, at great expense, Signor COR VI, from Milan, with his most extraordinary Monkeys and Dogs, who have obtained in Paris and other largs cities unbounded success, and which canitot fail to create the most interesting amusement ever w:tnesso While these novelties are exhibited in the STRAND THEATRE, M. Phillippe will give his Magical Performances in the STANDARD THEATRE, where they will commence on MONDAY, June 1. Doors open at a Quarter past seven ; to commence at a Quarter before Eight o'clock. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. EvEJOY 1.1.. SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. V'EW of NAPLEA. ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION" of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. This magnificent spectacle is revived in an unprecedented scale of grandeur, the Picture being more than twice the size of the former, and reprents, as accur a t e l y as can possibly be done, the Great Erupt;on s,e VesUvlus In the year 79, when the Destruction of Her culaneum and Pompeii took place: produced under the direction of Mr. Datison, - - A richly-ornamented GOTHIC MUDGE of STATUES has been Constructed, which will be brilliantly Eliminated at Night. The PRQMENADE CONCERTS are again confided to Mr. God frey. The and is most complete in all its departments, and includes many emilient native and foreign musicians. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Sonthby, are on the mast complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display a novel exhibition will be intro duced, representing the Descent of Phoebus in the Chariot of the Sun. Mons. Farinelli will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to receive Idm, and bear him to his chrystal home. An Illuminated Marine Cave, and the Glass Conservatory, splen didly arnarnented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivora by gas-light. THIS DAY,. May 21, the Royal South London Floricultural So ciety will bold their GRAND SPRING FLOWER SHOW. In ad dition to which the whole of the unprecedented attractions of the Gardens *3ll take place. reeding of the Carni - ore at five; the Pelicans, &c at half-past aye ; Coiftrrt at tax ; 4 1- 4 t. if; Eruption at dusk. idxasskin, THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAY 20. TEERMOMETER, Lowest, 50; Highest, 63; Noon, 56. BAROMETER, 29.48.—W1ND S.W.; rain. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning •• 35 minutes after 10. I Evening .. 8 minutes after 11 ~. (.`; j A " .6 ),,, • 1 -- 77 - ; , ,, , ,::7V ~ , , :c.o.ui •fr A ,. 2 : • il ‘, ~ ef ~. i ...„ t .- -.„ mj f/ - ' -1. ' 91 a,q bR.017 --, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 2l, 1846. greatest kindness. It is the same with Count Petitti and M. Massimo d'Azeglio, both of whom have just published very • remarkable works—the former on railroads in Italy, the latter on the late affairs in the Romagna. It may be readily imagined that the Austrian Government has not been un mindful of what is passing at Turin. Diplomatic notes have not been wanting. King Charles Albert maintained with firmness his rights, as the free sovereign of an independent state. The discontent of Austria declared itself in a recent decree of the Aulic Council, published in the Milan official Gazette, on the 20th ult., by which Piedmontese wines, which had up to that date paid 9 lir. 70 (Austrian money) per hectolitre on being imported into the Lombardo-Venetian States, were subjected to the enormous duty of 21 liv. 70 per hectolitre, which, with an octroi duty of three Austrian livres on entering the city of Milan, amounted to an actual prohibi tion. Instead of having recourse to injurious re p r i sa l s , the Sardinian Government has just adopted the reduction in duties to which we have above alluded. The article in the Piedmon tese Gazette, which accompanied the royal ordonnance, and which evidently emanates from an official source, leaves not the slightest doubt on the subject. Thus, whilst the Aus trian Government, alarmed at the liberal ideas of Sardinia, make a considerable increase in the duties on Piedmontese wines, and strikes a direct blow at the interests of the im mense majority of landowners and growers of Piedmont, the Sardinian Government, in its turn, opens its frontiers more readily to French produce, and draws closer its commercial relations with France. This intention of King Charles Albert is evident; and the few lines, which serve :is the introduc tion of the royal ordonnance of May 2, clearly points it out. ' In consequence,' says the manifesto which precedes the de cree, of the treaty entered into with France, and to strengthen still more the commercial relations between the two states, the King has ordered,' Bce." The Courrier Francais has a long article on the financial state of..France,-the object of which is to recommend the con version of the Five per Cents. as the most probable means of bringing down the annual expenditure within the limits of the annual revenue. The Consolidated Debt, says the Courrier Eancais, has, since 1830, been augmented by 80,000,000 f. a year, and sine; 1842 alone the Consolidated Debt has increased 25,000,000 f. The Parliamentary session appears to be fast drawing to a close. It is expected that the Chambers will adjourn in three weeks—that a dissolution will take place immediately, so as to have the general election about the first or second week in August. According to the Echo of Oran, ABD-EL-KADER, during his pursuit by Colonel (Aston, received a severe sabre cut in the thigh ; accounts from Algiers, however, do not con firm this statement. The Algerie says—" The health of Marshal Bugeaud being re-established, he has postponed his return to France until the period for the elections." The Three per Cents. opened at 841. 15e., and closed at 841,, at which price they were done in the Coulisse at four o'clock. Railway Shares opened well, but gave way towards the close. The new shares in particular were weak. For the Account, the French Three per Cents. have fallen, 20c. ; Five per Cents., 15c. Loan not quoted. For Money, the Three per Cents. and Five per Cents. have fallen 10c. Loan not quoted. Bank of France Shares have risen 25f. Gouin Bank I,ooof. Shares, Ganneron Bank Shares, and Belgian Bank Shares not quoted. Roman have fallen lA. Rothschild's Receipts have risen 10c., being quoted at 101 f. 50c. Neapolitan Bonds and Portuguese Five per Cents. not quoted. Exchange on London (thirty days), 25f. ; ditto (nine days), 25f. 60c. Railway Shares for the Account, settling of June 2 :—Dieppe have risen sf. ; Lyons, Paris to Strasburg, Orleans to Bordeaux, and Rouen, 21. 50c. each ; Paris to Orleans and Nantes, If. 24e. each, and Versailles (left bank) have fallen 17f. 50c. ; Versailles (right bank), Orleans to Vierzon, Northern,' and Rouen to liavre, 2f. 50c. ; Avignon to Marseilles are unvaried. For Money :—Versailles (left bank) have fallen 151. ; Northern, 2f. 50c. ; Strasburg to Bale, lf, 25c. ; Boulogne, Paris to Strasburg, Lyons, Paris to Orleans, and St. Germain, remain unvaried ; Rouen, Or leans to Vierzon, Orleans to Bordeaux, and Nantes, have risen 2f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 19. Boulogne and Ainiens,l2li Central of Spain, Ili—Dutch Rhenish, B—Great Northern of France Constituted, 14,4—Jamaica South Midland Junction, 1% —Lyons and Avignon, 2—Luxembourg, 2 Namur and Liege, 4 1 A—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 6%s—Paris and Strasbourg Constituted, s%—Sambre and Meuse, sk—Tours and Nantes Constituted, 6. THE THREE DIVISIONS ON THE CORN IMPORTATION BILL. ON THE SPEAKER LEAVING THE CHAIR. For. Against. Majority. Liberals ... 227 I Tories. Tories llO 1 Liberals ll SECOND READING. Liberals ... 202 Tories.. . Tories 9B I Liberals 8 THIRD READING. Tories 229 I 98 Liberals lers not included. Liberals 223 Tories lO4 THE WEST INDIA MAILS. - - The Royal Mail Packet Company's steamer Thames, Cap tain Hest, arrived at Southampton on Tuesday evening at six o'clock, bringing mails of the following dates :—From San Jago de Cuba April 19, Jamaica 25, Jacmel 27, Puerto Rico 29, Demerara 19, Tobago 21, Trinidad 20, Barbadoes 27, Grenada 28, St. Vincent 28, St. Lucia 28, Martinique 29, Dominica 29, Guadaloupe 29, Antigua 30, Montserrat 30, Nevis 30, St. Kitt's 30, Tortola May 1, St. Thomas's May 1, six P.M. Fayal 13. The Thames brings seventy passengers, including his Ex cellency Sir Henry Macleod, late Governor of Trinidad, and on freight 58 tierces of coffee, 126 barrels of ginger, and 283 packages of arrowroot. We have our usual files of papers by the Thames, but they are very barren of interest ; some of them, however, give a more favourable account of the weather than we have learned from private sources; indeed, almost at the time of the mails leaving the drought appeared to be breaking up. Coolies had arrived in several colonies, and bad produced some effect in causing more regular labour; in Jamaica and Trinidad they were much prized, and working steadily, show ing great aptness, as were the Portuguese emigrants from Madeira at Demerara and St. Vincent. The colonial news papers have little interesting local news, if we except those of Trinidad, which are filled with regrets on losing their Governor, Sir Henry Macleod, who, it appears, had resigned his office in consequence of some misunderstanding with the Colonial Minister. His successor, Lord Harris, left Grenada on the 27th ult., and would arrive next day at Trinidad. General Richi, the new President of Ilayti, was still in the northern part of the island, where all was quiet at the last dates. Pierrot, the late President, had retired to his planta tion ; it is rumoured he will not be allowed to remain there (as a few partisans may still cherish the hope of his return to power), but be compelled to reside nearer Port-au-Prince, where all his movements can be better watched. In the south a few hundred men, chiefly cultivators, had risen They commenced by in against Itichi's Government ; their object, it seems, was to pillage e n the sev to e s r v a n l of Aux Coaf respectability, who fell Cayes. into their hands, and committed all sorts of depreda tions ; but General Jeffran, at the head of six regiments, had obtained signal advantages over them in three dif ferent combats, when from 500 to 600 of the banditti were killed. Nothing had been decided upon respecting the Dominicans. Dispatches had been received from Santa Anna, the President of the Spanish port, and it is believed that a suspension of hostilities will take place until some thing more decisive is determined on. The foreigners thought well of the present Government, having in office, clear-headed Ministers who had been abroad, and had held intercourse with foreign Powers. By the most recent accounts the Royal Mail Company's steamer Tay left Grenada for Jamaica April 27 ' • the Teviot arrived at St. Thomas's May 1 ; the Trent left Jamaica for the Spanish Main April 15 ; the Tweed was in the Gulf. of Mexico ; the City of Glasgow left for Trinidad April 27. Her Majesty's ships Iniaum, Daring, and Pickle were at Jamaica; her Majesty's ship Pique at Barbadoes, waiting to be relieved by the Endymion. The Thames passed on the morning of the 18th two of her Majesty's steamers lying to in a gale from N.N.W. ; also passed the Royal Mail steam-ship Dee off Purtland, at noon yesterday. The Thames had remarkably fine weather until nearing the Channel, when heavy N.W. and westerly gales were expe rienced, particularly on the night of the 16th and morning of the 17th. THE ENGLISH ARMY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sts,—ln the Gazette of yesterday evening I find the fol lowing announcement : " His Serene Highness Prince William Augustus Edward of Saxe - Weimar to be Ensign and Lieutenant in the Grena dier Guards." Permit me to ask some constitutional lawyer, through the medium of your columns, whether this admission of a fo reigner into the army of Great Britain be not illegal, and a violation of the Act of Settlement ? It may be supposed that the Prince of Saxe Weimar has availed himself of Mr. Hutt's Act, and obtained from the Secretary of State a certificate of naturalization. I appre hend, however, that the Prince has done no such thing. He would hardly take a step which would involve the renuncia tion of his natural allegiance; nor would Sir James Graham have granted him a certificate unless he were quite satisfied that the Prince was living in the country with an intention to abide here, according to the terms of Mr. Hutt's Act. I have no doubt that the Horse Guards has acted illegally in granting a commission in the Queen's army to a foreigner. It would not have mended the matter, in the opinion of the great authors of the Act of Settlement, to say that this foreigner is nearly allied to a Sovereign Prince ; but it ap pears to me desirable that the relations of our illustrious Queen should not be held up before the minds of the people of this country as involved in any violation of its laws. Lincoln's Inn, May 20. BRITANNICUS. HANOVER- SQUARE Rooms.—The annual soiree musi cale of Messrs. Kiallmark and Grattan Cooke took place last night at the above-mentioned rooms, when an excellent selection of vocal and instrumental music was performed. Besides the popular beneji ciaires, the great attractions of the evening were Madame Anna Thillon, Signor Marras, and Mr. John Parry. A new son g , "com posed by monsieur Thillon, called "La chassis de Tigre, was well sung by Mr. Bodda. It is a ver y e ff e ctive composition , with a corn( ° "admirably performed accompaniment, C o nned by Messrs. Jarrett. The concert concluded with a c h ar ming ballad " Hope's bright dream," written and composed by Mrs. ll.;St.Leger, sung with intense feeling and exquisite taste by Madame Anna Thillon, which was ap plauded to the echo. DISPATCH OF THE MAILS FROM DUBLlN.—Another alteration in the dispatch of the Liverpool mail is contemplated by the Post-oftee authorities, and which will, if practicable, be carried into effect in the course of next July. The arrangements, so far as they can be at present surmised, are as follows :—The Admiralty boats to leave, as usual, in the morning, with the inland mails, from Kingstown, at seven o'clock, A.M. The mail which starts from that place at half-past six P.M.. to leave at four ; receiver to close at either two, or latest half-past two. Letters can be arwarded on payment of a fee (as at present) to within a quarter of an hour of its departure front Dublin, The object of this arrangement is to catch the express train which is to l eave Li ver p o ol at six, a.m., to run up within six hours, and t o b e d e li vered as so on after mid-day as possible in London.—Liverpool Times. HIGHLY I3IPORTANT SALE OF SHOIT-HORNED Carmx, etc. —On Thursday last, the village of Shotley presented a remarkably animated appearance, in consequence of a great number of agriculturists, graziers, and dealers attending the sale of Mr. B. King's celebrated and well-known stock of short-horns, &c. Before we proceed to th e sale, we cannot omit noticing the handsome repast which was so generously given to every attendant at the sale. A large booth and also an extensive bans were fitted up for the occa sion, and many hundreds partook of the roust. Mr. Spurling, the auctioneer, expatiated on the qualities of the stock, tracing the pedi gree of the splendid animals entrusted to his care for sale. Ots this occasion the hammer, and " a-going, a-going," were dispensed with: a minute sand-glass was substituted, and as soon as the bidding flagged, the auctioneer held up the glass, and informed his audience that the last bidder before the sand was out would be the purchaser. The biddings were very spirited :-39 cows fetched nearly 1001., the highest realising 48 guineas. The nine bulls realised nearly 2701., the two-year old (Pi ince) selling for 72 guineas.—lpswich Express. CASE or CHILD MURDER AT NEWCASTLE.—The adjourned inquest on the body of the male child of Isabella Curry, found with its throat cut in the house of Mr. Nesham, surgeon, of Neweastle, was resumed on Monday, at Mr. Pentland's Hotel, Blaskett-street, in that town, when Mr. Carr, the surgeon who had made a post mortem examination of the body, gave evidence which left no doubt on the minds of the jury of the child having been born alive. After a brief deliberation, they returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against th e mother, Isabella ' Curry," who was thereupon committed on the coro ner ' s warrant for tr i al a t the ensuing assizes. Immediately after the a dj ournment of t i e inquest on Friday, the mother, Curry, was take n custody. 3AM4 LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1846. The attention of the House of Commons was on Tuesday drawn to the quarantine laws by Dr. BOWRING, who moved that an address should be presented to her MAJESTY, for the production of the correspondence or extracts on the subject of the quarantine laws, which had taken place with foreign Governments since the last returns, to be laid on the table, and that the House would see with pleasure such relaxations in the existing system as might be compatible with a due le gard to the public health and the general interests of the nation. Nothing but the protection and welfare of the country at large could for one moment justify the continuance of a sys tem which has been truly described as impeding science, pro ducing immorality, obstructing travelling, and restricting commerce, navigation, and manufactures, besides being in many other respects hurtful. Our Legislature have happily seen the necessity of affording the greatest possible faci lities to trade and freedom of intercourse with all nations. Any delay or difficulty has been found to be productive of the most injurious effects, to be a national evil of the greatest magnitude. Amongst the many regulations by which our I commerce has been fettered, none have been found more vexatious or costly in their maintenance than the quarantine laws. Commerce has been taxed for their support to the extent of from 1,000,0001. to 2,000,0001. sterling per annum. The delay was frequently ruinous in its results ; and we have the authority of Mr. HUME—and there cannot be a higher one on any question of calculation—that no less a sum than 120,0001. was annually expended by this country in keeping up the system. But this is not all. Many valuable lives have been sacrificed, which might have been preserved bad proper assistance and aid been afforded them—had they been removed from the confined and pestilential air which they were compelled to breathe, to a purer and more salubrioui atmosphere. Englishmen have ever been ready to incur a danger—to risk their own lives in the cause of humanity—to afford assistance to him requiring it, to mitigate the sufferings and soothe the pangs of the afflicted ; but, by these oppressive and heartless laws, we are prevented, as a nation, from doing that which no one with a benevolent heart would hesitate about for one moment. The sufferer is cut off from communication with his kind—like the leper of old he is banished from society, is unable to procure the comforts, the attentions so necessary to him in his illness. Many who arrive in perfect health perish from the operation of the sanatory laws. Had they even the supposed efficacy formerly ascribed to them, it is doubtful if it would not be purchased at too high a price, if the remedy be not worse than the disease. But it has ever been found that the countries in which those laws have been most rigorous, most strictly acted up to, have suffered the most from the diseases which they attempted to keep out. A better opinion now seems to prevail on the subject of contagion. The Royal Academy of Medicine in Paris, after having instituted the strictest inquiries, under the direction of the French Government, with a view to their giving an opinion on the quarantine laws, have arrived at the conclusion that the plague is endemie in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and that its breaking out is to be attributed to the spontaneous action of local and atmospheric causes, and not to its impor tation from distant quarters, that it is an epidemic disease, and that it is propagated by atmospherical influences, and not by contagion, and that it is not conveyed by goods or merchandise. Surely such an opinion, deliberately arrived at by men of the highest medical authority, who have taken the utmost pains to procure the most authentic information from which they might draw their deductions, should be considered perfectly conclusive on the subject, and should lead to the total abolition of those laws all over the world. Comparatively little will be effected unless the prejudices of other nations can be removed. We trust that this is possible, as the Governments of the different countries now seem to be quite alive to the great importance of the question and most anxious to adopt any measures for the improvement of the system. The glorious movement which has taken place for the perfect freedom of trade will be aptly followed out by the amelioration of those laws and the abolition of all restrictions. The split which has taken place in the Repeal party in Ireland, which is widening every day, is not calculated to raise our respect for the consistency, gratitude, and prudence of the Irish character. One of the most violent Repeal journals published in Dublin, which is supposed to represent a new generation, has for some time cast off Mr. O'CONNELL as a leader, and now almost declares open war against him. What the objects of "Young Ireland" are it would be diffi cult to say, but, judging from their organ, they consider the Liberator too lukewarm in the cause. They would not only go for a repeal, perfect and unadulterated, shackled neither by the claims of royalty, nor the guardianship, however nominal of a British Parliament, but would at once esta blish a pure republic, independent as much of England as the rest of the world. So determined is their hostility to this country that they indulge in the highest raptures of enthusiasm on anticipating her defeat in India or Canada, or the wide ocean, and would willingly join the Americans or the French, or any other nation called our national enemy, for the sake of humbling, and even destroying, their nearest neighbours. This is all very foolish, and very extravagant. Most people are of opinion that Mr. O'CoissiEm., has gone as far in the cause of repeal as any leader can prudently gowith out exciting a civil war. Judges and juries have admitted by their decisions, that he has even gone too far and exceeded the limits of the law, yet a new party springs up who are to de prive him of the post which he has filled so long, and se ably, under different denominations in his native country, and ab rogate at once the peaceful and loyal system by which, with all his violence, he has effected such important and beneficial changes in Ireland. No man, if we except, perhaps, \Vasa- INGTON, ever did so much for his country as Mr. O'ConNxr.i., and in one respect be has a vast superiority over the American, for what the one did by the sword, by a tedious, a doubtful, and occasionally a hopeless war, the other has entirely effected by peaceful agitation, and the most ex traordinary observance of the established. laws of the land. During his dictatorship, or by -whatever name his peculiar and unbounded authority may be described, he has raised the character of his countrymen a hundredfold, and obtained for them privileges, and rights, and just claims, which, under the operation of the dangerous principles adopted by "Young Ireland," he would have attempted in vain. He carried the Catholic question solely by legitimate and peaceful means. An insurrection at the time of the Clare election would have frustrated the whole scheme. It would have let loose the Orangemen of the north, decided the waverers in England, roused to the highest pitch of in dignation the vast numbers of enemies to the cause, whether Churchmen or Dissenters, and the ordeal, the horrible cruelties, the bloody scenes of a civil war, must have been endured before the Legislature could have taken one step to redress the grievances of the Catholics. The cause would have been thrown back for half a century; the men who lived in 1829 would never have seen the consumma tion of Catholic Emancipation, and the numerous reforms which have followed in its train would have shared the same fate. It contributed much to Parliamentary Re orm in England; through its influence and the prudent tac tics and l ' er 'eralloo of M O'Coszsrsu., the tithe question in Ireland w as settled, epic . b... a c t ess was abolished, the Irish ecclesiastical staff was proportions, municipal reform wa o r mett,,hbinrg like moderate conferred by what is an additional proof of the blessings reform, a Tory Government is now engaged i n y l r ep a a ce . fal further measures, of a healing and liberal character, for giving satisfaction to a long oppressed and patient people. Few men at the age of seventy can look back with such satisfaction to the labours of forty years as Mr. O'CoN IIELL. These are admissions which the impartial are com pelled to make, for facts cannot be denied, and though we reprobate as much as any party the absurd cry for repeal, and the violent language by which it is too often rendered still more obnoxious, we cannot shut our eye& to the nume rous advantages which Ireland has gained within the last t wen ty years, nor to the merits of the man by whom they have been chiefly accomplished. But O'CONNELL, is t o be thrown aside, as an old almanac, and who is the new occupant destined by "Young Ireland" for the throne ? WILLIAM SMITH O'BrtiEx ! He is l functions in HENY, practising the royal functions already, if we are to be lieve one of his most enthusiastic supporters, a Mr. DO his cell. " I visited him," sa id this gentleman at Conci la tion Ha 9, on Monday, " in the Cellar of the House of Com mons, and I can tell you lie is there acti n g the king." The announcement was received with "thundering applause." But this orator said something more —something ostensibly in his own praise—but evidently directed with the most bitter hatred against another. " I have worked," said he, "unselfishly, and maintained a character on which a lie has never been written." These words have no doubt ful reference, and the meeting altogether was of a very stormy character, yet Mr. DOITENY concluded by saying, " there was no disunion among Repeaters." May we not, therefore assert with truth, that such scenes (for this was not the first), say little for the consistency, gratitude and prudence of the Irish Repealers ? The Orange clubs take courage at the news, and Exeter Hall before the month of May has closed will ring with shouts of triumph at the ex pense of DossErsv, and the Nation, and Young Ireland. With the exception of the modification of the sugar duties, all those great commercial changes which were proposed by Sir ROBERT at the commencement of the present session have now passed through the House of Commons, with the most emphatic sanction of our representatives. The Customs' Duties Bill, which augured for itself days of impatience and nights of opposition almost innumerable, passed the third reading in the Lower House without either discussion or division, and was immediately conveyed to the Peers, where, saving a few irascible objections from his Grace the Duke of RICHJIOND, it was read a first time with nearly equal facility. Thus our legislative aristocracy have a balance of remissions submitted to their consideration ; they are called upon simultaneously to withdraw an accumu lation of protective imposts from agriculturists and manu facturers; and this call is rendered doubly forcible from its being itterated by the acquiescence of the people and the approval of the Commons. A somewhat desultory conversation occurred upon the announcement of the third reading, th a t conversa ti on or i g i na ti ng i n certain inquiries, put by Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN to the Go vernment, in reference to agricultural statistics. This, though rather beside the question, is undoubtedly a matter of considerable importance, as by the reduction of those statistics to a tabular regularity, a more definite notion might be formed as to the operation of the measures now gliding almost imperceptibly through the only remaining division of Parliament. Nor have the Ministry regarded the inquiry as one admitting of apathy or inattention ; according to the ex planation given by Sir G. CLERK, several devices have been employed for the collection of voluntary information in the three great divisions of the kingdom, namely in England, Scotland, and Ireland. It appears that much caution was neverthe less found to be absolutely requisite, so as to allay in some measure the jealousies of the agriculturists at what many of them erroneously regarded as a species of inquisitorial curiosity. Upon this point Mr. BRIGHT very justly ob served, at a subsequent period of the evening, that the farmers were labouring under a complete misapprehension as to the object which caused that anxiety for statistical intelligence, seeing that the Hen. Member for Manchester, when he originally propounded the necessity for some such information, was actuated solely by a wish to confer advantages upon the agriculturists themselves, not from any desire to pry into their proceedings. A various success has, however (in consequence, it may be, of the con tinuance of this misapprehension, or possibly from the ineffi ciency of the officers selected for the gleaning of such in telligence), attended the delicate advances of Government. Very satisfactory results have, for instance, attended the in quiries made over an area of some 6,000 acres in the county of Cavan, that success being principally attributable to the spontaneous courtesy of the landowners ; again, through the instrumentality of the parochial schoolmasters of the county of Edinburgh, a considerable quantity of information has been acquired in that neighbourhood; whereas, in the northern division of Hampshire, where the matter was con signed to the interposition of the poor-law officers, the re turns have been very inefficiently supplied. Whether a separate machinery of investigation may not have in the end to be resorted to, as the only reliable mode of obtaining these statistics, remains exceedingly questionable at the present moment, so much disinclination has been evinced by the agriculturists to comply with the demands of Government. Nothing but a most stolid mis conception of the whole affair can possibly have incited them to such a preposterous evidence of a disinclination to satisfy inquiries so reasonable and so inoffensive. By resort ing, however, to a double application of the scrutiny, by imitating the compensative position of the measures now before the House of Peers, or, in other and plainer words, by demanding statistical information in the factory as well as the homestead, upon the cotton trade as well as upon the cultivation of acres, this antipathy to divulge their doings might be effectually removed from the mind of the farmer, the wishes of the Noble• Member for Lynn might be com plied with, and the precise consequences of free trade might be traced, in the fluctuations of those mercantile and agricultural statistics. A more judicious appendix could scarcely follow the acceptance of the new policy, as these tables would form a Parliamentary microscope through which we might the more readily and the more accurately observe the ramifications of free trade, and discern to the smallest tittle the manner in which the gradual and per manent opening of the ports affected us as corn growers and as throwers of the shuttle. The expense of such a novel order of commissioners, or rather of such an army of appraisers, is undoubtedly a matter which demands every consideration; but their organisation would tend so materially to simplify the views taken of the com mercial relations of this empire, that the advantage derivable from the labours of such a body promise infinitely more than a mere compensation of the outlay. And in the event of the scheme being brought to maturity, it is desirable that the information should be full and copious ; hence, we conceive, that a mere application to the returns of the Customs, or even to the Factory Inspector, as recommended by the Hon. Member for Durham, would prove altogether insufficient. If any statistics are to be obtained, surely it would be desirable to have them recommended by their per spicuity and their accuracy, otherwise they might as well remain uncollected. Under all circumstances, however, the individualities might be filtered down into generalities before they reached the Parliamentary printers ; the aggregate cal culations would be alone necessary. Howbeit we shall wait patiently until the voluntary system is shown to be wholly impracticable, satisfied that Government will then take deci sive steps for the acquisition of the desired intelligence. A letter from Constantinople of the 29th ult., in a German paper, states that the British Ambassador to the Porte, Sir STRATI/ORD CANNING, had an audience of the SULTAN on the 28th, to take leave on his departure for London, whence it was believed he would not return. Mr. WELLESLEY, the first Secretary of the Embassy, was to act ad interim as Charge d'Affaires. The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort publishes a letter dated Posen, flay 7, from which we extract the following : "The excitement not only continues in the Grand Ducky, but is assuming even a more grave and alarming character. Hitherto the nobles and clergy alone have taken part in the revolutionary proceedings, but now symptoms of rebellion appear among the peasantry. The people have been much excited by the arrest of several of their priests, and in some places sanguinary conflicts have ensued. At Wreschen, the Karnorniks have assembled, and demanded a partition of the land. Gnesen is said to have been a theatre of great disorders, and a battalion is about to be marched to the en virons of this town." Madrid papers to the I.lth have arrived. The Gazette publishes a royal ordonnance conferring the rank of Li:mt.-General on Major-General VILLALONGA. The accounts from the provinces are on the whole very satisfactory, but the Eco del Comercio gives from Grenada an article stating that General Roscau, Count D'ALcov, Captain-General of that province, had been guilty of an atrocious outrage, which created a strong feeling of indig nation. On the 3d, as Don Jusxo BANQUERI, son of an ex member of the Royal Council, was walking with two friends near the convent of San Felipe, a person called out " hats off," and the order not being obeyed, the hat was forcibly taken from the head of Don JusTo, who was afterwards knocked down with great fury. The aggressor was General RONCALL The Hera?,lo states that the Grand Duke CONSTANTIWE, of Russia, and the Duke and Duchess of SAXE COBOUIRG Guru*, who had arrived st Gibraltar, have been treated there with much distinction by the British authori ties. A letter of the sth instant, from Lugo, in the Cato/ico, says :—" The ringleaders of the revolt have either fl - 3 or concealed themselves. One lieutenant only has been arrested. He was preparing to escape from the town. Besides the twelve officers shot at Garral, two or three captains have been executed in the same way at Be laugos. On the 4th a sergeant was shot at Betanxos for having struck the son cf General SANS, Minister of War, who was his officer." The works of the railroad at Aranjuez have, at length, commenced. About 400 men are employed on them. MADRID BOLSA, MAY 12.—There are no quotations in the Bolsa list to-day. The Three per Cents. are reported to be 324 to cash. Exchange en London 37. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. In relation to the rumours that have of late been in circulation as to the existence of a misunderstanding between the Austrian and Sardinian Governments, the Journal des Debats has an article which in some measure tends to confirm those rumours, and to show that Austria is displeased with the liberal policy of Sardinia, and has shown her displeasure by commencing against Sar dinia that most absurd, inglorious, and losing of all wars, a war of tariffs, while the King of. SARDINIA, like a wise prince fights hostile tariffs with free trade, and must eventually conquer. The article is also interesting, as show ing the great progress which sound commercial principles are making in Italy. i s a h r e t d icl in Use Debats:— L The following Byadecree, published t he il the King of Sardinia has lowered do %) e fficial Gazette of Turin, custom s ' veral articles of commerce, such as brandy,refinedduties on se all kinds, green fruits, millinery, and pweeal . sugars of sure is not only an act of wise commercial n. This Inca reform, it has also a political bearing, of which it is well to point out at once the origin and the object. For some years past it may h ave been remarked that the Sardinian Government had made a sensible progress in the p ath o f political moderation. By ace turns we hav e seen p i regulations mitigated, the censor ship made more tole instruction placed ' tolerant, the principal direction of public in the country, but at the andsam'at* very devoted to the reigning dynasty, hitherto been the unevery hostile to the Jesuits, who Albert has well comprehended only directors of instruction. Kig hail Charles ani mosity have had their r ie d nded that violence and political hoisted the standarr o i r u his states, and hehas progress, which, while it satisfies the gradual, and hence forthpositive country, will, at the same time, e the legitimate w?shesivoef the probability of sanguinary revolutionsremove more and more and violent dis orders. Men of superior minds, who a Piedmont, in lending their assistance tore very numerous in have eagerly embraced this favourablethe Government, ren dering themselves useful to their countr opportunity of Abbe Gio berti, a philosopher and theologian of great y merit, a signal for the movement, by the publication of gave the Italy, at once political and moral. The eloquenta Nvork on writer, caring little for the radical utopian ideas of many of his countrymen, has demonstrated in his work, in a most pe. remp t or y manner, that to s ecure the p ro g ress and future • wel fare of Italy, it was necessary to enlist the princes in the national cause, by renouncing those fatal attempts at revolu tion, which have so much contributed to maintain a disas trous separation between them and their people. M. Gioberti did not fail on this occasion to encourage King Charles Albert to enter on this novel plan. Some time after this, Count Cesar Balbo, one of the most noted personages at Turin, and a distinguished writer, published a work, dedicated to M. Gioberti, and entitled "The Hopes of Italy," in which he insisted, in clear and positive terms, on the independence of Italy. At other periods, any writer, before he would have ventured to publish such sentiments, would have secured his ety by . flight. Far from this being the case, M. Balbo r t esides quietly at Turin, and is received at Court with the OVER LAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. (From the Morning Herald.) We have received, by Extraordinary Express, our advices from India and China, in anticipation of the mail. The dates are Calcutta, April 7 ; MadraF, April 13 ; Bombay, April 15 ; China, March 29. At this late hour Re have only time to publish the following abstract of the intelligence:— SUMMARY. (From the Bombay Times of April 15.) The last fortnight has proved so perfectly barren of in telligence that it is next to impossible to make a summary ; nor do matters promise to mend for a long time to come. Peace and prosperity, wise rulers and a happy people, may be well enough in their way ; they are the worst things in the world for the journalist !—The Commander in -Chief, like the Governor-General, has quitted the Punjaub ; the British garrison remains inactive at Lahore, where the people are conducting themselves with propriety ; but there seems a considerable amount of turbulence up and down throughout the country. The new cantonments were being arranged in the Jullundur Doab, and their garrisons assigned to them. The Bombay troops had begun to arrive at Roree about the first week of April, and were to be distributed in the manner formerly described The people in western India were beginning to suffer from scarcity, mainly brought about by the deficiencies of last season's rains. Cholera was spread ing amongst the natives. India generally is quiet. Some failures of European houses connected with Bom bay have occurred. The:weather is unusually cool for the middle of April. Sir George Arthur, Governor of Bombay, is greatly improved in his health, and able to transact business and take his customary evening drive. THE PUNJAUB. We have so little news of any importance for dis patch by this mail that we must make much of the little we possess. In times more stirring the Pun jaub tidings as they now stand would hardly have been thought worthy of a separate section. In the middle of March the city and citadel were occupied by one portion of the troops; head-quarters, under Sir J. Littler, were encamped immediately under the pa lace gates. The Seikh troops were turned out of the city so often as individuals of them were discovered, guards having been posted at the gates to exclude intruders. From 90 to 100 pieces of ordnance be yond what we expected were found in Lahore, and taken possession of by us. Runjeet Singh's artillery is said at one tune to have consisted of from 700 to 800 pieces, of all calibres, and there are reported to be still in the Punjaub nearly as many guns as we have captured The rumour does not seem very cre dible in either case. The consummate cunning of Ghoolab Singh now becomes apparent ; he was all along acting a part so as to secure the best terms he could to himself. The Commander-in-Chief, who had attended the Governor-General as far as Ura ritser, having returned to camp, finally quitted La hore about the 22d—proceeding towards Nugger Ghaut under an escort of her Majesty's 9th Lancers, the 3d Light Cavalry, and Ist European Infantry. The Seikhs in and around the capital were tranquil enough, but turmoils were said to have arisen near the Jhelum, and Ghoolab Singh seemed anxious to do anything rather than soothe and pacify his countrymen. The sulky soldiery were breathing curses against us not loud but deep, and vowing that as soon as our armies were withdrawn the Queen and her Government should suffer. Meanwhile two Seikh corps are to be raised for British service, and these, we should imagine, would go a considerable way to absorb the balance of disbanded troops not taken into the Lahore army. The extreme fertility of a large portion of the Jullunder Doab seems the admiration of every one. The weather was beginning to feel warm in tents. Lieutenant Hodgson, of the Engineers, had been detached to erect quarters for the troops to be stationed at Dukkun-i• Serai. eighteen miles from Jullundar, and thirty from Fulloor. Here the Ist regular, and the Bth irregular cavalry, and the 3d troop Ist brigade of horse artillery, were to be stationed. At Jullunder the main body of the force was to re main, consisting of the sth cavalry, Swinley's troop of horse artillery, and four regiments of native in fantry. In our recent acquisitions the 41st Native In fantry were to be placed at Noorpoor, the 44th Native Infantry at Dote Kangra, and the 59th Na tive Infantry at Hoosheearpoor. The Shekawattee Brigade marched from Jullunder on the 24th, on their way to Dhurmkote, the station destined for them. A wing of the 2d cavalry is posted at Tul .wundee. Col. _Lane and Major Campbell's troops of horse artitlay had on the 28th reached Ferozepore from Lahore. On the 30th Col. Frushard's brigade arrived at the same station from Sinde. The 7th cavalry were expected on the Ist April. Captain Duncan's troop of horse artillery left Ferozepore for Muttra on the 27th. With these meagre no tices we may dismiss the summary of intelligence from an army whose doings six weeks since required pages and pages of our journal. We now receive with much reserve and hesitation the tales supplied by native cor respondents, seeing to what extent the best of them must for the last two years have been unauthentic. BOMBAY, APRIL 15. In consequence of the limited demand for bills, and an influx of paper from Calcutta and other places, the rate of Exchange on England has advanced from 2s. to 2s. qd. per rupee, according to the credit attached to the paper. At the latter rate Calcutta bills have been freely offered. CALCUTTA, APRIL 7. Exchange has been brisker ; and good bills have been let off at 2s. lid. a id. at 10 months' date. HERRING TRADE.—WICK, MAY 7.—A trial was made for herrings, on this coast, last week, when about fifty were caught one night on the hooks, off Sarclet. The appearance of fish on the coast is said to be good. Some contracts have been entered for cured fish of the ensuing season, at Lybster, for 18s. to 18s. 6d. The same has been offered at Wick, but not accepted. —John o'Groat Journal, STRIKE.—The working carpenters and joiners of Inverness have resolved to strike work unless an addition of 3s. be made to their present wages, which average about 12s. per week.— Ross-shire Adcertiser. Captain Somerset having announced his intention of standing for the county of Monmouth, in opposition to Lord Gran ville Somerset, a member of her Majesty's Government and a Cabinet Minister, the Gallant Captain has resigned his appointment as Equerry in the household of her Majesty the Queen Dowager. 'Eminsious Andrew, of 'Whitby, fishmonger ' had in his possession last week a most extraordinary cod fish, in fact, one of the largest that has been caught along this coast for a great number of years. The following are the particu lars:—Weight, 3 stone, Nibs. ; length, 4 feet, 6N i inches; circum ference, 2 feet, 64 inches. — Yorkshire Gazette. THE ASCENT OF THE BALLOON.—Mr. C. Green, who ascended on Monday night from the Royal Standard Tavern, in the Albion balloon, with his brother, Mr. H. Green, after a very boisterous passage, landed safely at High Ongar, they having accom plished the distance (twenty-five miles) in twenty minutes. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, eldest son of Prince Johan of Saxony, and heir presumptive to the throne of Saxony, is shortly to enter the Leipzic University. BIRTH EXTRAORDINARY.—A poor married woman, of the name of Mason, residing near the Pound, Bromley, Middlesex, was on Monday evening (May 18) safely delivered of four sons, all alive and well, by 'arr. H. V. Garman, jun., of Bow-road, Middle sex. The interesting little strangers have since been christened by the Rev. Mr. Boyle, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Joseph. It is gra tifying to add that the mother and her four sons were up to yester day going on well. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—A few weeks since, Mr. R. Sallows, of Kates-hill Farm, Iladleigh, had a cat with six kittens. Three of them were destroyed ; soon after four live young rabbits were given to it ; she managed to eat three, but the fourth she care fully placed in the basket with her young, and is now bringing them up together with the greatest attention —Su f folk Paper. DEATFI FROM A PEA.—A boy, two years of age, the son of Charles Stewart M`Fale, who lives at Hazlebottom, was on Thesday playing with a few peas which his mothet had given to him. when he suddenly began to gasp, as if choked. His alarm r edr ucke, r , ran to Inform her husband, and a crowd collected. M nstruments, surgeon, of Crumpsall, was riding by, and, thia t tk his that the child was labouring under suffocation, he reel° home returned, made an incision in the windpipe, introduced e a , e s r i a e ter tube, in order that the child mightsbrxettibeliowing day Mr. Juckes a l d t dled, half-past seven in the evening. 0 made a post snortom examination of the w as the cause of death.—Man e body, and found a pea firmly lodged in the larynx. This, of course, cheater Examiner. VICAR A IN A TRULY LAMENTABLE STATE!—It is the practice of 4he worthy Vicar of Leeds to invite young persons, and others in want of spiritual advice and instruction, to meet him in the vestry of the parish church, one evening lit each week, when he Is in waiting for the purpose. About three weeks ago, a young journeyman tradesman waited on the vicar, "on serious thoughts Intent," at the hou r a pp ointed. He was Introduced, and the usual series of questions put. " Well, young man, are you a member of the Church ?" "Yes." "Have you been confirmed ?" " Yes." " Do you regularly receive the sacrament ?" " Yes." "Do you ever go to any other place of worship ?" [Young man, hesitating]_..l have once or twice of into gone to a Methodist chapel in the evening ?" [Vicar, drawing back with a shudder, and a stern look]—... yo un g g man, I have to tell you that you have been guilty o f th e awful sin ou o schism ; I must inlotm you that you are in a t ru l y awful antdh I can lament able able state. —[A pause.] —Young man , I am sorry to sa do nothing for you!" [Exit the young man, as if at thunderstruck]. Query—Whether is the young man or the TIM' in the most " aw f ul and lamoutablo stale ?"--Leols Times, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of last Night.) The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were only 1,500 bales, the market being very dull, though not lower. Shares were inactive. Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s sale was better attended, more confidence was shown, and prices were decidedly higher. The biddings were spirited for many of the favourite lines. We have marked a few of the pricipal sales. Calcutta and St. George's Point, 6s. 6d.—Paris and Lyons, 71.18.—London and Manchester, Rastrick's, 3/, 10s.—Warwickshire and London, 2/. 4s. 6d.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 31. Gs. 6d.—North Staffordshire, Churnet, and Potteries, 6/. ss. London and South-Western, 78/. 15s.—London and Brighton, Fifths, 411.—London and Birmingham, Quarters, 28L 10 Midland and Eastern Counties, lls. 6d. The private accounts received by the West India mer chants, per the Thames steamer, bear out the character given of the state of the crops, as made public in the journals. A most lively apprehension existed as to the result of the debates in the Imperial Parliament upon the most important topic of the sugar duties. We hear from our private corres pondence, that a feeling prevails among the West India proprietors, that Sir Robert Peel is resolved upon a most material alteration in the duties now imposed upon the ad mission of foreign sugars. The produce of the crops would, ithout question, be v(ry materially short, and this fact, it is supposed, and probably truly so—may lead to a very consi derable argument in favour of a change in the sugar duties. The rise in the price of the article latterly, most certainly favours the sanction of some variation of a liberal tenour as respects foreign sugar. The Thames did not bring a Mexican mail, and therefore there have not been any remit tances on account of the dividends upon Mexican Stock. Money was tight in all the West Indian Islands. The Consol Market has somewhat receded to-day, the price for the Account having been at 96%, and for immediate transfer, 961. 2 1 4. The advertised xchequer-bills have been sold at 225. premium ; and India Bonds at 255. prem. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have fallen to 97. Money is rather more in request to-day. In the Foreign Market very few transactions have been reported this morning. The Portuguese Converted have been sold at 57% ; and the Four per Cents. at 57 1 %. The Spanish Ttiree per Cents. are rather more firm at 37 1 4. The Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have beeu sold at 59% 3 / 4 ; and the Four per Cents. at 90/ s The Railway Investments are rather flat this morning. A good deal of business, however, has been effected. The official list of latest prices is annexed. BRITISII FUNDS. Bank Stock .. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. .. - 205 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 95% I A% 954 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 96% % 96 1 ,(y Three per Cent. Annuities, 1726 .. .. 944 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Arens. 97 1 4 97 97 4 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. 10% 3-16 10 3-16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10,1849 .. 10 10 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. .. 10 7-16 10 7-16 India Bonds, 1,000/. .. .. .. .. .. Ditto, under 1,000/. .. .. .. .. 25 p 30 p Bank Stock for Account .. .. .. .. 205% Consols for Account . •• .. .. .., 96 % 96% Exchequer Bills. 1N d. I%d. 1,0001... .. .... —— pm. 15 Ditto, Advertised • ... 22 pm. 13 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, Deferred .. .. .. .. 16 Portuguese Three per Cent • • .. 57% 573 y Ditto, 4 per Cent .. .. .. • • 574 57 4 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. .. 374 37 Ditto, for the Account . .. . 37 1 A 37 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 59%% 59% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91% % 91% PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING DONE AT RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .... 5% .......... 5% Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. .. .. 2X,• • . • IN ........ •• 1.% Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. 100 ....125 .. •• • • .... 125 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 2A, X .... .. . • 2% Buckinghamshire .. .. .. .. 425. .... ..........par Caledonian ... ~ .. .. .. .. 10 .... 11% ll .. .. •• 10% ... Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. 2% .... 1K ys ..... ... 1 4 Cambridge and Oxford.. .. .. 1% .... 1 y, ........ 3 A Chester and Ilolyhead .. .. .. 223! .... 21% .......... 2134 Cheltenham and Oxford .. .. 2 .... ~ ~ _ ~, .. 1% Derby and Crewe .. .. • . • • 2% .... 6 . 6 Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2 .......... T i s Direct Manchester (Rastrlck's) .... .t% • • ........ Direct Northern .. 2 3% I Ys 2.. .. 2 Dublin and Galway .. .. 4 .... 3% 14 .... . . . . 3 1 A Eastern Counties .. 141. 165..... 23%%........ 2334 Ditto New .. 81. 165..... 7 1 .4 p.. .... 7% p Ditto, York Extension .. 103. 1;1 2 % l% Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... .......... Ditto % Shares .. .. 10 .... 18 .. . • .... 173 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 123 . &e. 425. 1 dis.- .. 1 dis, Goole, Doncast., and ..,heflieia, &U. • • • • • Grand Union (Nottingh.:& Lynn) 1%.... %......... Great North of England . ..100 ...... 220 Ditto, New .. . . 13% 143 y ••• • • • .... 1434 Great Western .. .. 85 ....143 144........ 144 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .... 16 .. •• .• 16 Hull and .. 50 •• .. .. Ditto, Halt hares .. •• 7 .... 27% ...• ...... 27 Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 40 .... 68 ......... 57% Leicester and Birmingham .. 225. di5....... % dis Leicester and 8edf0rd.......... 225..... p Leicester, Tamworth, &c. ...... 425..... 1 7. dis. 7 1 , 3 Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. •• ........ 212 London an Birmingham . ..100 ....227 .... • ..... 227 Ditto Thirds ~ 24 .... 62% ~,„ ...... 62% Ditto Quarters 2 .... 2S 29 ...... 29 Ditto Fifths _2 .... :::....... 25% London and Brighton .. .. .. 50 .... 65 li , ii Ditto ditto Fifths .. .. .. 30 .... .... London and Croydon .. 131. 15s. 9d. 21% London and Greenwich .. 121. 15s. 4d. 91 4 9% London and South-Western.. 411. 6s. 10d. 79 ....... 79 Ditto, New . 17% .. . 30 • • 3O London and York .. .. • • • • 21 / 2 •• • • 21 / 2 %•••• • • • • 2 % London, Salisbury, and Yeovil • • 2y, .... Iv e % Manchester and Leeds .. 82 ..... Ditto, Fifths .. . • .. .. 3 .... 12 h Ditto Extension .. 425. 214 3 p• •• •• •. • • 3 p Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . .. 81 .... • Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) .. 4 .... 12% 13 .... • Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 .• .• 9 ••.. • • • Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 428. .... % 1 4 p II,E p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1% 2.. .... Midland .. ..100 ....153 151 151 Ditto, New ~ IS 32 31 ••••,• 3134 Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 ...... Ditto, New . 1 .... 10 9!2........ Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 .... 25% 25 ...... 25 North British .. 22.1 30 1 / I I& 30 .. ~ 30 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. BYZ .... — ,......... Ili Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 1 1 A .. -.— , • .... •• .. 2 North Kent and Direct Dover • • 2: 0 ; .. • . 1% ...... • ... If s North Staffordshire .. 425. .... 4% 3% p.... p Oxfd.,Woreester,& Wolverhmptn. 12% .... 8% ...... • ... 814 Portsmouth Direct .. .. 3% •• • • .... •• 314 Preston and Wyre • • 25 .... 31 .. • 31 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 425..... 1% I die •• .. 1 dis Rielunond .. .. .. .. .. 10 .... 16 .. •• • • .... 16 Rugby and Huntingdon .. 2 .... 1 .......... Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 23¢ .... 3 .... • • .... ........ 1 dis. 34 S 1 V i a • P•• P Shropshire Union .. .... South Devon .. South Midland .. . 42e..... South Eastern and•Dovor 33% 39% 39 ib Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 ... 19% . • .. 19% bo., New (do. 151.) .. N 0.... 2% .... 32% •• SOuth Wales .. • • 5 .... 2% ••.. .. • ... 2% Welsh Midland .. 2% .... I 1 % West RldingUnion • . • . 428. • 2% p•• •• •• •• 2 P York and Carlisle .. .... 1 •• .. 1 York axd North Midland .. 50 .. • • • .... 100 Ditto, Scarborough, Branch .. 25 .... 43% 49 .... • • 49 Ditto. Extension .. 15 .... 34 33% .•• • • • 3 3 Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten, • • 1 •• • • 1114 % ••• • .. 11% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and A.miens 12 12 12 .. • . 12 Central of Spain 2 .. -•• • • • • IN, Dutch Rhenish - .. -- 1 .. 7' East Indian! .. ss . Y . Y••••- • • • • • li Luxembourg .. Namur and Liege 14% Northern of France ConstitWted.. 5 '•••• • • • • ••• • • •• " " 4 % . . • • • • : 1 :: : : — 1 0 3 i • • : : .• •. :: . . 101 Orleans and Bordeaux • • • • • •• •• .. .. 41. 3s. 4d.... .• • • Over Yssel Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 6% Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... ;it; 5... ....5 West Flanders • . . 7 .7 . 4 .... .. ........ 2% JOINT-STOCK BANKS. National Provincial of England 35 .... MINES. Real del Monte, 17nregistered —3% .. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, MAY 20.—Wind S., fresh breeze and cloudy, with rain. OFF MARGATE, MAY 19 —Neptune, Stuart, Mauritius. DEAL, MAY W.S.W., moderate.—Arrd. Earl of Marr, Swan River ; Macedon, Rednap, China ; Mount Vernon, Given, Matanzas, and sailed. for Antwerp; Rebecca, Beenken, Havannah, and sailed for liambrxgh ; Triton, Santa Cruz, and sailed for Copen hagen. Arrd. from the River, Chartley Castle, Newby, Singapore; Nestor, Wright, Calcutta ; Robert Clive, Meveer, St. Helena ; Marl borough, Russell, Jamaica ; Gibraltar, Mitchell, Dominica ; Charlotte, Carter, Barbadoes ; Isabella, Henton, Bussorah. Put back, 19th, Heroine, Jamieson, for Hobart Town. Oas THE OWERS, MAY 16.—Rimswell, Brown, St. John's, N.B. YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, MAY 19.—Wind. S.W., strong.—Sld. 18th, Dee steamer, for West Indies. SounismaTox, MAY 19.—Arrd. Thames steamer, West Indies. PLYOIOUTH, MAY 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Blomidon, Scott, Cape of Good Hope. DUBLIN, MAY 11.—Wind E.—Arrd. 16th, Mary, Harrison, Trini dad; 17th, Helen, M'Gregor, Barbadoes. Coax, MAY 17.—Wind E.N.E., strong breeze.—Sld. Argimon, Stafford, St. John's, Newfoundland. SLIGO, MAT 18.—Wind northerly.—Sld. Recovery, Flynn, St. John's, New Brunswick; Jessie, M`Gie, Quebec; Ann Wyse, All wood, Quebec; Fawcett, Flynn, Quebec. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals—Macedon, Redknap, from China, in the Downs, sailed 3d Oct., Singapore, 28th Nov., Cape, 14th Much; Neptune, Stuart, from Mauritius, off Margate, sailed 12th- Feb., Cape, 14th March, St. Helena, 29th March; David Clarke, Mills, from Bengal, off Liverpool, sailed sth Dec., St. Helena, 17th March.; Thomas Loury, Gratiani, from New South Wales, in the channel, sailed Ist Feb. Arrivals at Sydney—Will Watch, Barry, Jan. 17, from Launceston; Anita, King, 19th, returned to port; Kinnear, Veall, from Manilla.; Coolangatha, from Auckland; Aurora, 22d, from Auckland ; Spee, Dicey, 22d, from Batavia ; Judith, Phillips, 21st, from Manila; Essington, from Port Fairy; General Hewett, Golden Spr:ng, and Midlothian. from Lon don; Templar, 25th, from Adelaiie; Joseph, Wheeler, from Manilla; Dundee Merchant, 27th, from whaling; Baltic and Nile, from the South Seas; Fortescue, 29th, from Nor folk Island ; Olinda , Crickmay, from Oporto ; Fortune and Ninus, from whalin.g ; Wave, from Sandwich Islands ; Phcebe, 30th, from Port Phi lip. Departures from Sydney—William Metcalfe, Jan. 17 ; Jane Gondie, 21st; Enterpise, 28th; all to London. Janet DFing , 21st, to Auckland; Cecilia, 27th, to Newcastle; Harponer, 29th, to the South seas. Arrivals at Mauriti u s—J ane , Buckland, Feb. lObtho,unfdrotmo Launceston; Solway, Spence, 13th, put back leak y , London. ga D sc e a p r a ; rt L ur ig es ht f u r i oz , M to a s u , r v i e t n ius i F yi A ir r a. i m el, IWise,,l.oathm, 2 to sd M , f a r d o a m - Arrivals at Por Philip—N fromManilla, and cleared 22d, l A t n e . w n, ar j d a , n J . an 3 . , 2 f l r s o t m , for London. for London Sydney.R ;Robert Aatthevre, the South S ur ; fii:fordrp, 4tl ),.fr r o r m m Po a r n t ia N:c B h th ol , so fr n o ; m ßr H iti o s b h a S rt over e i gn: A D r e r p i a v r a t l u s re a f t ro s m y from Auckbc ad; her Majesty's Steamer, Driver, 7th, from the South Seas. Town ; iskarg Margaret, c r o t u Tow. n A monument Is, we understand, about to be erected in Kensall-green Ceir ,etery to the memory of the late Sir W. Ma&. naughten. MAMMOTH Loi;ortortvEs.—Th e Great Western Com pany have just comj )leted three most powerful locomotive engines, built upon the plan , and under the superintendence of Mr. Brunel, assisted by Mr. Go( , cli, the superintendent of the locomotive depart ment. The dimenr ions of the Great Western engine (the leviathan of hicomotives) are , diameter of driving wheel, 8 feet; cylinder, 18 in et ; stroke, 24 in c h es ; boiler, between 15 and 16 feet; weight of engi e, 36 tons, wj thout water ; weight of the tender, without either coke •or water, 10' cons : making a total of 46 tons. This enormous en gine, built for passenger trains, drew a train weighing 136 tons up the incline at Wootton Bassett with as much ease an d as fast as one of the smaller engines would a passenger train. The engine Queen is likewise for pas senger trains, and was built at Swindon—driving wheels, 7 feet dia meter; stroke, lf, inches; cylinder, 16 inches; boiler, 14 feet; weight of engine, without water, 2,5 tons ; weight of tender, 9 tons, without coke or 1 rater. The above engines, when their machinery gets into workiag order, are intended to be employed in propelling the express trai n 9. The other is a luggage engine, the Premier, having her six wi fee l s o f five feet diameter connected. i Thedimen sions of this loco, motive are In other respects Western passenge. - engine. The Premier isdecidedly ar to the the most os t Great slm power ful employed on the propelled 406 to ne on the experimental broad gauge, surpassing in strength and speed the Hercules engine s, which trip with the Claugc t ConaralAionoro. COURT CIRCULAR, The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing yester day in an open carriage and four. The Equerries in Waiting, Colonel Buckley and the lion. Captain Gordon, attended on horsebaek. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Hon. Captain Gordon, and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princess Mary, honoured the Floral Exhibition in the Regent's Park with a visit yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice took their usual walks and rides yesterday in the pleasure grounds of Buckingham Palace. The Royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham Palace included the Duchess of Sutherland, the Mar • quis and Marchioness of Lorn, Lord George Lennox, and Captain Francis Seymour. The band of the Grenadier Guards, under the direction of Mr. Schott, was in attendance during dinner, and per formed the following pieces : Overture, " Robert le Diable"—Meyerbeer. Waltz, " Minos Klange"—Strauss. Variations on a Thema from Mayseder, by Beuder. Pot Pourri, " The Polka Mania' —Kohner. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Lord George Lennox, Captain Francis Seymour, and the Hon. Captain Gorden, honoured the performance of the Ancient Concert, at the Hanover-square Rooms, with his presence yesterday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, and Sir George Couper, Bart., and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at tended by Baron Knesbeck, honoured the Archbishop of York with their company at dinner yesterday, at his residence in Grosvenor-square. The noble directors of the Concert of Ancient Music had the honour of meet ing their Royal Highnesses. After dinner the illustrious party proceeded to the Hanover-square Rooms, to honour the performance of the Concert of Ancient Music with their presence. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge returned to town yesterday morning from the Royal Military College, at Sandhurst. His Royal Highness Prince George, visited her Ma jesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House. The Metropolitan Railway Termini Commission had a meeting yesterday The Commissioners present were Viscount Canning, the Earl of Dalhousie, the Lord Mayor, and Sir Frederick Smith. The Hon. Mr. Scott had an interview with Mr. Se cretary Gladstone yesterday at the Colonial•office. A deputation on the subject of capital punishments had an interview with Sir R. Peel yesterday. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting yesterday. There were present, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of London, Winchester, Bangor, Chester, Chichester, Gloucester and Bristol, Hereford, Leicester, Norwich, Ripon, Sa lisbury and Worcester, the Earl of Devon, the Earl of Bessborough, and the Right Hon. H. Hobhouse. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council met yesterday. The Lords present were the Lord Presi dent,' the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, Mr. Baron Parker, and the Judge of the Prerogative Court. An appeal from the High Court of Admiralty, " The Even ing Star," was heard, and the Solicitor-General opened an appeal from the Hight Court of Admiralty, " The Iron Duke." The case was adjourned. SPORTING INTELLIGENC E. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. DERBY. The last four and twenty hours appear to have disposed of Sting's pretensions for the Derby. On Tuesday night. 15, 20, and 25 was laid against him, and yesterday he had only a nominal standing at 18 to 1. His backers are not very sanguine even of having a race for their money, but they are curious to know the cause of so extraordinary a retrogression. His decline gave the two favourites a further lift, and brought The Premier and the Conqueror more prominently into favcur. The betting in other respects was flat. 4to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—t 9to 2 13 to 2 Furst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock—t 7 to 1 10 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawlev's Humdrum—t and aft off 10 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy—offered 18 to 1 agst Lord E Russell's Sting—nominal 22 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Peri colt—t and aft offered 22 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First—take 25 to 1 25 to 1 a-st Mr. Wall's Crown Prince—t. and aft, off. 30 to 1 eget Gen. Shnbrick's Brocardo —taken 30 to 1 seat Mr. E. R. Clark's The Conjuror—taken 99 to 1 •gst Mr. Dawson's Poynton—no lacken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's The Premier—taken 50 to 1 apt Mr. E. Peel's Twig—take 1,000 to 15 50 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Malcolm—take 1,000 to 15 Even on four against the field. We have again to remind parties betting on the above race that books should be compared this afternoon. THE LATE CHESTER CUP.—It will facilitate the settling of several bets if we state that the question has been sub mitted to Colonel Anson, Mr. Greville, Mr. Payne, and seve ral other gentlemen, and that they are unanimously of opi nion that Cori-Anna was not one of the Irish lot. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. DERRY. 5 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes 25 to 1 agst Brocardo (taken to 2001.) 30 to 1 agst Crown Prince (t.) Bto 1 agst Tom Tullock 40 to 1 agst Poynton (taken (taken to 1000 to 25/.) Bto 1 agst Sting (offered) 40 to 1 agst The Conjuror 11 to 1 agst Fancy Boy ( taken (taken to 1501.) to 200/.) 50 to 1 agst Cantley 11 to 1 agst Humdrum (taken 50 to 1 agst the Amato colt and offered) 1,000 to 15 agst L'Hirondelle 20 to 1 agst Peri colt (taken) colt OAKS. 6to 1 agst Vanish (taken) 15 to 1 agst Queen Anne 8 to 1 agst Mendicant (tak.) 18 to 1 agst Lady Cecilia 10 to 1 agst the Perditta filly 25 to 1 agst The Flitch (taken 12 to 1 agst Osprey freely) 12 to 1 agst Princess Alice ROYAL THAMES YACH It CLUB. GRAND CHALLENGE Cur.—The following yachts were entered on Tuesday with Captain Durrand, the Secretary of this Club, at the Piazza Coffee-house, to contend for the Grand Challenge Cup, appointed for the sth of June : Yachts. Tons. Owners. Belvidere .. 25 ..... Lord Alfred Paget. Prima Donna 25 ......... Mr. T. Harvey. Fleur de Marie 25 Vixen .. • Ino Secret The course in this race will be, as heretofore, from Green wich Hospital round a flag hung off Coalhouse Point, and return to Greenwich. The Cup is at present held by the Prima Donna. ROWING MATCH. The Ariel scratch four-oared match for silver medals, from Vauxhall to Putney, was rowed on Tue lay evening at half past six. The following were the crews : Light Blue—Gill, Teversham, and C. Cooper. Allen (stroke) ; Churchill (coxswain). Pink—Frisby, Williams, and Dodd. Rowland (stroke) ; P. Groves (coxswain). Red—H. Cooper, niplan, and T. Groves. Plunkett (stroke) ; Yeo (coxswain). The start was well effected by the Royal Academy Club, who kindly officiated as umpires. For some distance the crews kept beautifully together, Red slightly leading at the Belgrave Dock, but off the Red-house Light Blue drew gradually ahead, and went through Battersea-bridge five or six lengths in advance. In crossing from Battersea Church the boats were all filled, the wind blowing a perfect hurricane down the river. Light Blue, however, still maintained the lead, and came in a winner by twenty length?, Pink beating Red by about the same distance. The winners rowed in a beautiful cutter built by Noulton and Wyld for the Trident Club. PUGILISM. WARD AND KENDALL FOR 251. ASlDN.—These men, whose local fame in the fistic art has scarcely travelled beyond Greenwich and its adjoining hamlet of Deptford, met yesterday, after a steam trip, at the Lower Hope Point, some seven miles below Gravesend, on the ground where the American Giant, Charles Freeman, now deceased, brought his second battle with the Tipton Slasher to a final issue. After 54 rounds, of as game a contest as was ever witnessed , in which physical strength and unflinching courage were far more prominent than a scientific knowledge of the art pugilistic, Ward was declared the victor. The battle lasted 1 hour and 55 minutes. The conqueror was the heavier man, he weighing nearly 12 stone, while Kendall (who is a native of the " hardware village," though located at Dept ford), was barely 11 stone. The winner was seconded by T. Snow and John Hayes ; Kendall by Harry Broome and Barnash. The punishment, which was severe, was pretty equally shared—Kendall losing through fatigue, and being evidently overmatched. GILL ♦ND NORLNY.—The stakes, 500/., for this gallant contest were given up to Gill last night. A fresh match for 500/. aside was proposed on the part of Norlrero b t appear at friends of Gill replied that he was bound 1_ _bis . present position it and that therefore it the next Quarter Sessions for Oxford, dent for him to fly in would be in the hi eat degree inw n ru the face ofthe majesty of the lavitiOn of his imputed offence. would be viewed as an aggrava i lfibxu fixture n u 4 wasr a n STRIANISK PEDE s ; RAcE.—Fred. Dixon (of Pad- A two eto nmi Bottom,l miles , o n 1 . 131-t ei e wf S, r that ground was tabooed by the police. Dixoii lel r i etore moved on to the first -named place.— Thefrom the 6th to the 7th milestone, and re ground was i t eas h t e tnEh i t n e terval between them to a considerable extent, re turn. AND RAl i gG o s /. ( ; of th K e gave his man 50 yards' start, soon and at the turn for the second mile looked very like a winner; but, d bu i n t g a t: t sn t w h ) i ea s point nad R : P- 1 i e seemed to think he had been going too TM le h s o s en e d n pa e ay d r ß : awlings , who fast, for although Dixon's speed was by no means improved he fell shockingly in the rise, and gave up, almost 100 yard behind, when some 200 to 300 yards from the winning scratch. Dixon ran the distance in a trifle over eleven minutes. A considerable number of bets were declared off, before the race, o n t h e whispers of " the men in the street, ' who seem e d t o th i nk there was some "ready-made laSk n intended in the affair. THE BRECKNOCK NOVICES' TWENTY-MILE MATCIV" This affair came off on Monday, at the Brecknock Arms, the Novice, backed by M r . Beckett', doing 20 miles in 4 hours. It will be seen by the subjoined statement, that it was coin' pleted witkin eleven minutes and a half of the time, exclusive of a quarter of a mile which was walked in consequence 0 . 1 ,! fear that some dispute might arise as to the measure of: 1, 1 ground. The Novice did not appear distressed, and decl ared, that he was open to attempt to walk another mile in e lei: minutes ; but a party who had previously offered thee! declined. We subjoin the time :—First mile, 10% minut es ~ i ,Ktn. second, 104 ; third, 11; fourth, 11 3 4 ; fifth, 10 . 3 A ; !- - , h _ 11% ; eleventh, 1 1 4 ; twelfth, 114 ; thirteenth, ~.,'. 10 3 / 4 ; seventh, 11 1 / 1 ; eighth, 10 1 / 2 ; 1 ninth, 10 1 A; i lV e : teenth, 11 • eighteenth, 12; nineteenth, 13; twentieth, 333 „. fourteenth, 11%; fifteenth, 11:14 ; sixteenth, 13; l e 4 e v ,2__.' Total, 228 1 , 4 . . This last mile includes a quarter of a '''' over, to avoid disputes. ANOTHER TRIP ON THE EASTERN UNION RAILWAY' —On Tuesday morning, at seven o'clock, an engine and two carriages (a first and second class) left the Ipswich station, with several of the directors, on its way to Brantliam. There were present--4. C. Cobbold, Esq., John Cobbold, Esq., J. Footman, Esq., G. Jo sselYn, Esq., A. H. Bartlett, Esq., several ladies, as also some engineers and townspeople. The party proceeded as far as Brantham , at which place the company alighted and observed the progress of the work , * The directors then took a post-chaise for London (for the purpose, as we understand, of being present at some Parliamentary proceeding ° in which this district is interested), and the other portion of the com pany again entered the carriages, and arrived safely at Ipswich at a little before nine. The train would have proceeded to Colchester , but the workmen were engaged on the line near to 3finningtree, and It was not deemed desirable to stop them in their operations. We understand the whole line is in much better order.--Ipstrial .EXPrO 4 of Tuesday. 4