The Sun. — London, England, 1846-05-18 00:00:00

THE VETERAN BLANCHARD'S BENEFIT.—The vett-ran T. Blanchard, who for nearly half a century has been a ser vant of the public—who, as Pantaloon, was the contempo rary and rival of Barnes—and whose broadsword combats with Bradley are still " freshly remembered" by the admirers *f that manly sport—takes a benefit on Tue.dav, at the Victoria. £he bill of fare is most attractive; and if all those who, as children, have been delighted the performances of T. Blanchard, take their children, to be in their turn de lighted by the acting of this admirable pantomimist of the olden time, the house will be a bumber. That such will be the case we do not doubt, for it is seldom indeed that a veteran actor appeals to his former patrons without having hie appeal responded to. CAPTAIN O'SULLIVAN ; or, Adventures, Civil, Mili tary, and Matrimonial, of a Gentleman Half-pay. on By W. H. Ma xwe ll , Esq author of "Stories of v iraterloo " vols. The above work is p u bli s h ed this day, by Mr. eol barn, and may n ow b e had at all the libraries.' The follow ing popular new works of fiction, also just published 2. Marston; or, The Soldier and t, are the Author of "Salathiel." 3. Emilia Wyncltsaotill.l7l.34Bde Author of " Two Old Men's Tales," "Mount Confes sions of a Pretty Woman. By 31iss Pardoe: Th 4. Ro bertses on their Travels. By Mrs. Trollops. 6. Pee Parvenus. By Mrs. Gore. 7. Pomfret. ByH. F. CT i s orrey d Esq. 8. The Citizen of Prague. Edit e d b y Mary Ho - ' . Neat. Second editi on. Also, just ready, Leo n ti ne , a novel. Mrs. illaberly PRINTING • MACHINE INDEX.—We understand that Mr. Edward Strong has contrived, by a small addition to the print. log-machine, to register every copy that is thrown off, to the extent et moo°. As such a means of registration /5 Mutt 21,1 ed, the t f ingiTaca AO 417 to 1)9 etOoksiir isloptod. It is a curious and instructive fact in the history of corn mercial nations, that England, after an experience of three hundred years, after restrictions upon trade and commerce without number, whether by heavy imposts or absolute pro hibition, or navigation laws, is, in the middle of the nine teenth century, rapidly adopting the political as well as fiscal principles which rendered the small republic of Holland the most flourishing, industrious, wealthy, and most powerful state in modern times. That little community, which after wards became so illustrious, commenced its very existence with the free-trade system, it encouraged the importation of corn and wine, and iron and wood, in short, of every neces sary of life, and every material for manufactures ; during its prosperity too, and when some neighbouring nations were gaining ground upon the industrious Dutch, still they ad hered to their principles under every temptation and pro vocation which might excuse a departure from the sys tem, and finally triumphed over all their opponents. History, " the mistress of wisdom," teaches us these facts, and it teaches also that the greatness of the republic first began to decline, and trade to recede from its shores, when the ambition of Stadtholders, and the expenses of foreign wars, and the folly of the people, imposed heavy import duties. DE Wm, who saw the evil day coming, prophetically said, " If these augmented custom-duties be long maintained, let us not imagine that our people, thus burdened, will be able to com pete with foreigners." Sir Ron= PEEL, to his honour, has profited by such lessons, and has resolved, as far as a compli cated state :of society will admit, to remove every possible obstacle to the full development of what the Protectionists, using the phrase in a different sense, call "native industry." Free trade, in fact, is the only source of real industry, whe ther applied to cotton, or corn, or wool, or silk ; and on this great principle, which i. fully admitted by all the leading statesmen of this country, the Minister has founded a commercial system remarkable alike for its daring and its certain results. Experience, which shows what it has done, points out with a precision approaching to reality what it can do ; and it is singular that the question had only to be fairly opened for consideration to ensure cemplete success. Never on any measure did such unanimity prevail among men whose opinions are of value, as on this corn-law Ties tlon statesmen, political economists, practical manufac turers,and the people themselves, are the great body of the ll representatives one idi of t ba t e h nr d e s h p o e wo thoughpi o l people, innovation, the r s e: deliberation, speeches have been made ' almost on • the certain ruin which will follow twt:ltsbog‘:etatu majority in its favour, after some three MoothT has rather increased than diminished. On the first division which took place for going into Committee, on the last day of February, the majority was 97, and on the last it was 98, in a House with twenty-one Members less. The fate of the new system of p o li c y i s th us sea l e d. Th e p rospec t s which it opens up are al mos t t oo vast f or h uman concept i on ; for it creates a commercial revolution not in the United iKingdom only, but throughout the world. Want of space prevents us from adverting further to the subject We on Saturday drew the attention of our readers to z ote result of the debate on Thursda y ni g ht on Mr. oo motion. The subject is too important to be allowed thus to pass over. It assumes many phases. We then touched only on that wtuch concerns SEM/CH-WARRANTS themselves, and to this we shall again recur. But, another point of little, if any less constitutional importance, was strongly put by Mr. \VARLET, namely, this—ls the system to be permitted under which now, systematically, any petitioner to the House of Commons is liable to slander and abuse, in order to screen the Government ? Here is a strong case. Such monies testi were borne in the Hou-e to the cha racter of Mr. TOILMIN SMITH, that no honest man can suspect the motives of any part of his proceed ingi, but, be it observed, the Attorney-General thinks fit, in his place in Parliament, to charge a member of his own profession with conduct unworthy of his profes sion—that he had first tried to get money, and when that attempt failed had professed a public object. Now what were the facts of the case which, with all the mystifi cation and suppression attempted, came out ? They were these among others :—That there are now in the hands of Government documents placed there by Mr. T. SMITH himself, which not only show every insinuation against him to be wholly unfounded, but to be, in every respect, the direct reverse of the facts. This has been alleged in a published document by Mr. T. SMITH, was re-alleged by Mr. SrooNER in the House, and a letter from Sir J. Giwu.as prove read to iicted l ad it, anti it was uncontra - Wed, though Sir J. Glart was in the House. Yet the Attorney-General professed to oppose a Committee, because all the facts were before the House. Why, here: are these very documents, not one of which was before the House ? In a Committee Mr. T. &Mkt would have proved their contents; therefore, in reality, was a Committee opposed. Again, the Chancellor of the Exchequer says, "We only judge Mr. TOULMLN Smrrx from his own letters." But he knew this was not so. Those letters were read only with a colouring given to them on in formation derived from a man whom Sir THOMAS WILDE de clared guilty of perjury. It was this colouring that gave effect to the letters. Everybody knows that a letter can only be understood by knowing the circumstances under which it was written. Again, the Attorney -General as serted that Mr. TOELMIN SMITH tried to entrap the officer. To every plain understanding we think it must be perfectly clear that the attempt at entrapping was the other way. The following facts came out :—That it was not Mr. SyrITII who went to the officer, but the officer who went to Mr. SMITH. This alone is suspicious, and clearly shows no wish of Mr. SMITH to entrap. One naturally asks—who sent the officer to Mr. Smarr, and why did he go ? But it was ac tually further declared—inconsistenly enough with the charge of Mr. SMITH trying to get money and not being able to succeed—that 25/. was tendered to Mr. Stuns, and he refused to accept it. This is stranger still. But the mysterrgets still deeper when we learn from Mr. SPOONER'S reply that, notwithstanding all the tattle about actions by all the three speakers on the Government side, no action had ever been commenced, and the time within which it could be brought had loneelapsed. Now, we can, of course, know nothing of the contents of documents unprodticed. But this is clear, that all the facts are not before the public ; but on the face of the facts which came out in the coprse of the debate, put together, more than enough appears to show that the insinuations made by the Attorney-General are wholly destitute of foundation. Again we say, then, shall a private man, bringing forward a case of public importance, be suffered to have his reputation blasted, and his professional prospects necessarily in jured by such language en the part of the Attorney- General ? We do not enter into the inquiry whe ther there was any private motive on the part of the Attorney- General. We say that every man who looks to Parliament as the grand inquest of the nation, before which public ques tions should be brought, is interested in ale protection of petitioners to that House. Ministers have here refused in quiry, apparently from fear of what certain suppressed do-- owl 71.1• • o vonloorwomarod Lv dailltoso, by all possible means, the person of the petitioner, by a mystification and misrepresentation of facts which of them. selves in reality throw only more suspicion on the conduct of the Board of Excise, or its emissaries. Letters from Posen, of the 4th, state that several arrests, chiefly among the noble proprietors of land, have been re cently made in that province, in consequence of new traces of a conspiracy having been discovered. leak Madrid papers of the Bth have arrived. The province of Malaga was declared to be in a state of seige in consequence of the recent attempt to assassinate the Political Chief. The Heraldo tells a long story about this attempt having been the result of a political conspiracy having ramifications in Granada and Vimeira and concocted at Gibraltar by General NOGUERAS. It however, adduces no proof of the existence of any such conspiracy, and the story altogether has the air of a clumsy fabrication. So completely is tranquillity restored in Galicia, that the province has been relieved from martial law. The Galician insurgents, who had taken refuge in Por tugal, have been sent to Perriche. MADRID BOLSA, MAY B.—The Three per Cents. were done at 32% for cash; the shares of the Bank of San Fernando' at 320; and those of Isabel, at 188. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. In the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, in the debate on the extraordinary and supplementary credits, a credit was demanded for the mission of M. DEFFAUDIS to La Plata. M. THIERS took this occasion to attack the Go vernment for not having sent out a sufficient military force to La Plata. M. GUIZOT replied, and a personal and some what bitter altercation ensued between them. M Tmxrs concluded by moving, as an amendment (solely with a view, as it would appear, of testing the strength of parties), that the credit should be augmented by 1,000 francs. This amendment was rejected by a majority of 80, there being 183 in favour of the Ministry, and 103 only voting with M. THURS. The discussion was resumed on Thursday, and the Minister of Marine stated, in the course of the debate, that the Government was satisfied that the fire which had destroyed the dock-yard of Mourillon, at Toulon, was the result of accident. The Three per Cents. closed at 83f. 85c. ; the Five per Cents., 119 f. 90c. ; the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,240 f. ; Rouen, 1,027 f. 50c. ; Havre, 755 f. ; Great Northern, 7581. 75c. ; Avignon, 907 f. ; Vierzon, 660 f. ; Bordeaux, 617 f. 15c. ; Boulogne, 502 f. 50c. ; Troyes and Montereau, 400 f. ; Basle, 2161. 25c. ; Dieppe, 435 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 507 f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 520 E; Paris and Lyons, 535 f. The following are the quotations in the new lineb : Lyons and Avignon, Deilnitives, 515 f.; Bordeaux and Conte, Delinitives, 503 f. LIONS. MAT 12.—Marseilles and Avignon, 920 f.; Paris and Orleans, 1,245 f.; Vierzon, 6711. 25e.; Northern, 763 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 15. Boulogne and Amiens, 12 1 4 —Dutch Rhenish, S —East Indian, %—Luxembourg, 1 —Namur and Liege, 4 lA—Orleans and Bor deaux, 11— Paris and Lyons Constituted, 7—Paris and Strasbourg -Constituted, s—Sambre and Meuse, s%—Tours and Nantes COll WAKEFIELD CORN -MARKET, MAY 15.—The supplies of all grain are tolerably good. There was a very thin attendance of buyers this morning, and an extremely limited business was trans acted in all descriptions of wheat, at a decline of fully 3s. to 4s. per qr. Barley, of fresh malting quality, in fair request, at ls. per qr. less money. Beans dull, and rather cheaper. Oats %d. per stone, and Shelling is. per load lower. Malt as befere. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM.- About eleven o'clock on Friday forenoon a fatal accident occurred at the British Museum to a poor man named Collins, who was carrying a bucket of water up the ladders to the stonecutters engaged in facing the left wing, when on reaching a height of filly or sixty feet, he tell backwards, and was precipitated to the basement. On being picked up he presented a piteous spectacle—his boues,dislocated and broken, were protruding through the skin. The unfortunate creature, who was nearly sixty. was conveyed to the University College Hospital, where he expired in less than two hours. LORD'S ' DAY SOCIETY.-11; fifteenth anniversary meeting of this Society was held on Friday, in Exeter-hall, the Bishop of Calcutta in the chair, supported by thu Rev. Messrs. [larding and Hoare, Mr. Plumptre, 51.1'., Mr. J. Wilson, &c. The Secretary read the report, which deplored the continued desecration of the Sabbath, especially on railways, and also by the immense number of pleasure-vens and steam-boats which, crammed with passengers, plied on Sundays. It then congratulated the meeting upon the success with which the Society's efforts to enforce the due observance of the Lord's day were, in many instances, crowned, and stated that Windsor Castle was closed on that day. The receipts amounted to 7601., and the expenditure to 6001. The report was adopted, and the meeting separated. IRON, HARDWARE, ♦ND METAL TRADES' PENsION SOCIETT.-0a Friday, the annual general meeting of the supporters of this society, for granting pensions to members of tho above trades, and their widows, was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street. The chair was taken by T. B. Simpson, Esq., the treaaurer. The report was read by the secretary, and congratulated the meeting upon the progress the society had made since its formation three years ago. The receipts, which last year amounted to 1,3851., were now above 1,7061., this increase arising from the contributions of the original members, and not, the committee regretted to say, from any great number of new subscribers. From the state of the funds there was, however, every reason to hope that the object for which the society was established would be carried into effect in September next, when two distressed members of the trade would be provided with pensions. TOWN MISSIONARY AND SCRIPTURE READERS' SO CIETY.—On Friday the ninth annual meeting of the above Society was held in the large hall, Freemasons' Tavern. The chair was taken by John Dean Paul, Esq, The report stated that, through the limited means of the society at present, they have not been able to extend their mission further than to a few of the principal towns. Resolutions to earry out the objects of the society were adopted.l FEMALE SERVANTS' HOME SOCIETY.—On Friday the tenth anniversary meeting of the raembersof this society:was held at the Hall of Coenmerce, Threadneedle-street ; John Labouchere, Esq., In the chair. The Chairman said, that since July, 1844, up wards of 2,200 female servants out of place had been received into the houses in Knutsford-place and Hattoa-garden, and discharged as soon as they had obtained situations, according to the rules of the society; while more than 5,000 had placed their names on the re gistry. The committee had not as yet been able to open more than two "houses," If they had means they would open twenty, for that number would not be more than sufficient. When it was considered that there were always upwards of 12,000 servants in the metropolis out of place, it would be seen how great was the ❑ecessity for such an institution. The report, on the motion of the Rev. Mr. Hutchings, was unanimously adopted, and the meeting broke up. WESLEYAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—On Friday the annual public breakfast, in aid of the City of London Branch Mission to Feejee, in New Zealand, took place at the London Tavern, Bishops gate-street, and was numerously attended. Thomas Farmer, Esq , presided. After the breakfast the meeting was addressed by the Rev. Dr. Legge, from China, the Rev. Dr. Archer, the Rev. Dr. Morison, the Hon. and Rev. Baptist W. Noel, Mr. Mortimer Dr. Bennett, and Mr. Hindley, 3f.P. A report was read, from which it appeared that this mission had been established about seven years, and that of the inhabitants of Feejee, about 2,000 had renounced cannibalism and idolatry, and 1,000 had become communicants of the Christian Church. There were at present missionaries employed in the Feejee islands. The meeting was extremely well attended, and about 200/. was collected in aid of the mission, when the meet ing separated. LOVE AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Friday, shortly after twelve o'clock, a most determined attempt at suicide was made by a young female, near Clarko's timber-yard, at the end of the Waterloo-road. The young girl, whose name is Wemborn, and who resides with her parents at Kennington, is much attached to a young man who is paying his addresses to a female residing at the West minster -road . weary of life. The kt i rife P i as'tn ro w inster-read. On Saturday she followed him about, and while he Passing Clarke ' s yard she ran up to him, with a sharp table n her halm, and exclaimed she would stab herself, as she was waskm knife n o t u h t e o a c e h t s o r f plunging hau ds . s ' t h h e e into w w a e s a s p o o o n urod , and d e a s t u m i d ie an named Humphries ran up and seized he Young man seized her arm, but she disengaged 4._Gla4gaw 4rgussir. H. Hammond, and Mr' a sli nn edres, : ilw a l' i t i .er d onni W a r ht e ri - ma te d removed to her lather's home in *cab. The I) , ke and Duchess of Norfolk had a dinner party on Friday night, at Norfolk Houle. The Right lion. Sir Robert and Lady Peel gave a grand entertainment to a distinguished circle on Saturday evenin g at the Right Hon. Baronet's residence in Whitehall. gardens. It is stated that a rubin is not permitted to live longer w sK i r p r t:: d ti s E Ai than four years. At that age he is attacked by the younger birds and killed. Though at other times the most pugnacious of birds, he dies unresistingly. n u: S TI I on ' te R ,E, UC . oi i T ruNe l r i, killed,E; N r N hundred d. o_ a r ound VtflhfteEy farm ,r VERMIN.—On 1 nt l s N, premises. a — n d O upwardsll o S f al 10 Colonel one a y\N, hundred h l e a ti s , t a n iu, andpast Journaru Hall, during the getting in of a wheat stack.—Xo!tingliam of the most extensive MI A few days ago a lady shop-boyspurehases should o oui the d j e u x s t t en st t: p visited one purse, she found she had oP Into y the )l" p uB n u f c f li est s ablishments in Glasgow, and made On examining the contents of her carriage along with her, and re ficeniev e m p d. a n y s m io e n n , t j a h t d h a e e r o m f Instead, however, of arriving at a asylum seized him and held him fas.t:n the officials of a lunatic coin Tli n e , lady had, of course. goods had disappeared,ttal.Bef,re andhe could hav e specially prepared a warrant for his procure liberation the fair one and Mr. Beckwith Pooß REMOVAL BILL.:--On Saturday (Governor), Mr. Johnson, Mr. John Francis, Mr. Gedge , ahiussiosunr.priand suggested that one of the not since been heard and Mr. E. C. Bailey, of the corporation of guardians, Nor wich' ; Mr. Gourlay (Chairman), of the Yarmouth Board of Guardians; and Mr. ), Mr. Blandford. (Vice Chairman and Mr. Boswell, Southampton Board, had an interview with the I of the lon. Under Secretary of State, at the Home office,ll. Manners Sutton, submit certain objections to the Bth clause of the to before Parliament, which, the lAv'oeusntogn, they re have the effect of adding more than one thirdPresented, would number of persons entitled to claim relief in the to the h ' -titution of an inquiry into its and to urge t e ins above places, Th Honourable Secretary paid great general operation• e • tations ,tea adialittecl Poor Removal Bill, now t importance, promised o f very grea the subject was one deration a the tioverumeut. it 540-aid teceiye the best wag attention to the statements of the depu MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS (From The Sun of Saturday Evening.) In the Liverpool market yesterday the sales of Cotton were 8,000 to 10,000 bales, 3,000 of which were on speculation. Prices were very firm. Shares continued dull. The sale of Railway Shares by Messrs. Lamond and Co. was flatter. It being account day, and prices were rather lower. We have marked a few sales. Cork, Mallow, and Killarney, 68.—Warwick and Wor cester, 10s. 6d.— Grand Trunk, 18s. 6d.—South Midland, 31. 13s. —Ceylon, 9s.—Manchester aad Southampton, 21.—Essex and Suffolk, 13s.—Northampton, Bedfori, and Cambridge, N. 3s. 6d.--Direct Northern, 11. 17s. The result of the divison in the House of Commons this morning upon the Cornßll has afforded very general satisfac tion in the City to-day. Hapes are now sanguinely entertained, after so strong a demonstrtion on the part of the Lower House of Parliament, that the Lords will not waste much time in carrying into effect the de.ermined intentions of her Majesty's Government. At the present moment such is the intensity of feeling in commercial crcles for a final settlement of the corn question, that operations in the foreign and colonial trade have been very much cramped ; but with a majority of 98, as voted this morning,business transactions have already increased, under the full expectation that, within a month at least, the corn question will be finally disposed of. It is not considered an uninteresting fact that the French Ministry stand as strong as that of Sir R. 'eel's, as this day's news from Parb show that Ministers there, upon a grand point, had a full ma jority of 85. and this too against the aid of M. Thiers, in con nexion with the La Plata luestion. The features in the Banc of England monetary movement during the week, to Saturday last, were these : Notes issued Increase Rest Increase Public deposits, increase Other deposits Decrease 523,854 Seven day and other balls, increase 15,687 Other securities, decrease 167,123 Bullion Increase The public deposits, therefore, are now taking a turn again, the other securities are being lessened, and the notes increased. The Stock Market has lot been influenced by the third reading of the Corn Bill, ae it was pretty well " discounted," or reckoned upon, beforehand. Consols have been 96% 3 4 for next week, and 96% % for time. Exchequer-bills have been heavy, at 235. to 295. premium. Bank Stock has realised 204% to 205%. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 974 to %. Mexican Bonds have receded from 33 to 32 1 4, but there have only been about one or two bargains. Brazil Stock is worth 84 to 83 1 / 2 . Portuguese Four per Cents. have been quoted at 58%. There is not much doing in Shares, but the few bargains cntorcd hitu have been at previous rates generally, except for the French scrips, which are heavy. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. 204% 205% 205% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95 5 4% 95% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 96%% 96% New Three-ard-a-Quarter per Cent. Arms. 974 % 97% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 6, lbtiff .. 10 3-16 10 3-16 India Stock .. . .. 264 264 Consols for Account • • .. 96N % 96% Exchequer Bills. I%cl. d. 1,0001... .... 23 20 pm. 20 6001.:. .... 24 21 20 pm. 20 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 84 83% 83% Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 7 Dia.:), for the Account .. 41 Equador Bonds .. • • Mexican Bonds, 1837, s pe,: Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. 33 32% Portuguese Four per Cent Ditto, for the Account .. Russian Bonds .. Ditto, Three per Cent Ditto, for the Account .. .. Dividends on the above payable in Landon. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. • • .... .. 58,4 .. 11(”t, •• - .. 92 58i, 110;:2 PRICES OF BUSINESSCLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. RAILWAY SHARES. ONE O'CLOCK. Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 3% Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 .... 85}i ........ . Buckinghamshire .. 425. •. • • % P• ••• •• Caledonian .. .. 10 Ditto, Extension .. • • • . Cambridge and Oxford.. .. . . Derby and Crewe .. • • • • Direst Manchester (Rastrick's) Direct Northern .. • • 1 • 4 • !. Eastern Counties ~ .. • • 1%.... **** 2"•••••" 54 7 8 „ .. 3%•••••••••. 2 % ...• ...•••••• 169..... 24 23% . ...... 85;4 % P 12% 1.34 3% 2411 7 % p 1, Ditto New .. 8/. 165..... .. • • Ditto, York Extension . • .. 105..... 1% ..... East Linc01n5hire........ 1 4.... • • • • • • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow • • • • 50 •• • • ••• • • ..... Ditto % Shares .. 10 ••• • •••• • • • • 19 Goole, Doncast., and Sheffield, &c. 425. ••• • .. 1,4 p Great North of England . ..100 .... 217 •••• • • • . 217% Ditto, New . .. 10 .... 28% •. • • • . 38 1 ,4 Great Western 85 •• .. 151 • • ........ 151 Ditto Half shares 50 ••• • 89 ••••• • • • • • 69 Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • • 5 ••• • ••••• • • • .. 18 Hull and Selby .. 50 •• .. • . Ditto. Half ..hares .. • • • • 7 •• • • ••••• • • • .. 28 Leeds and Carlisle .. 2% .......... 1% Leicester and 8edf0rd.......... 225. di5..... % p Leicester, Tamworth, &c.• Liverp., blanch., & Newc. Janet. 2% . .. 2% London an Birmingham . —lOO .. • . 228% .•.•• • • • • • 228% Ditto Fifths 2 .... 25 ....... 25 London and Blackwell .. 16/. 13s. 4d. .. London and Brightou .. 50 .• 66 .•• • • 65% Ditto ditto Fifths .. • • •• 30 ••• • "• • • 42 London and South-Western 41/, 65, 10d. .. •• • • Ditto, New . .. .. .. 1731 .... . London and York .. .. .. .. 2 31 .... 2% .. ••• • • ... 2 31 Manchester and Leeds .. .. .. 82 .... •• • • ..... • Ditto, Fifths .. .. .. .. 3 .... 13 Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 .... ••••• • • • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • • 4 ••• • 13 .• . • Manchester, Buxton, So Matlock 425..... 1% % p•• •• • l3l p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 2 Iy e ... . . . . Midia•ul .. .. .. .. .. ..100 .. —154 .• 33% 45 10 44% 26 Ditto, New .. .. 18 .. • • 335 •• • Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .... 445¢ 45 .. • Ditto, New . 1 .... :9% .. Ditto, New, Brand .. .. 25 .... Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 •• .. 26 ...• N a fji British .. vitetiA 22 ••• • • • on . ti 25i . 54 North Kent and Direct Dover 2% . . North Staffordshire .. 425. •• • • 4%% p••• • • • Oxid.,Worcester, Wolverhmptu. 12% .... 9 8 Scottish Central .. . .. 10 .... 16% •• ••.. • • Scottish Midland .. • • .. .. 10 .... 8 Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2%.... 3 1 4 % . 3% Shropshire Union • • • • • • .. 425. % dis.. •• • • % dis. South Midland • • • • • • .. 425. .... 1% % p.. •• • • 1% p South Eastern a nd Dovor 33%,.... 40% 40 Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 ... 205( 1 2()% Do.. New (do. 33/. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 14 .. • • • . 13% Do., New (do. 151.) •• No. 4. 2% „ 3% Welsh Midland • • • • • • .• 25( —1% West Riding Union • • • • .. 425. .... 3%% • p....•• p — l2 11.4 . .. ::: : • . r2 l York and Carlisle • • • • . • •• • 2% tz en.... • 5 ? :: is FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Yo no rk o. a E nd . auNdortivh:ll,ViddilanngdEx.t. Barbadoes ••• •• 1 Boulogne and Arians Central of Spain • • • • • • • . 2 Namur and Liege :. 6 Paris and Lyons Constituted 5 67/ • Tours and Nantes Co nsti tuted 5 Trinidad .. •• • • • 4% . P 16% M Real del Monte, Unregistered .lITE6* . •• .• •-••• •• 12!: Ia 44 1 57(a C OURS E OF EX() ji Amsterdam ..'.• • • C•F• 12 10% Ditto, a• tight •• • •• 12 7% Rotterdam .. •. • . 2U. 12 1i Antwerp • • .... •••• • • • • 25 20 lilamburgh .. • • Mil. 13 15 Paris, 3 days' sight •• • • 25 85 Ditto, 3 months ••• • • • 26 10 Marseilles •. . ........ • 26 15 Bourdeattx.... •••• • • • • 26 15 Frankfort on Maine.. .• 123 .ANGE.—(FRIDAY.) Gibraltar...• • . . Leghorn lienoa 26 15 Milan .. • •• • • • • •• " • • Venice. • • • •,• • • • • • • • • Naples .. .••••• • • • • • • 39 4 Palermo, per oa . Lisbon—. •• . •••• • • • • 52 % Oporto ... • . Rio Janeiro •• .. 23X, Bahia - Buenos Ayres - New •• York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia • • • • • • • • Petersburgh. 3 Us.. . • • . Vienna, effee. no • • • • • • 10 11 Trieste, ditto.. . • • • • • • • 10 12 Madrid • • • . Cadiz • • • .. . • • • • . • . 8614 Bilbao.. • • • • • • • • ...... Barcelona, .. ...• • . • • • • • • • . •••••• PRICES OF BULLION, PER oz. Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 16 5 New Doubloons ...... 0 0 0 New Dollars • • 0 4 9% Silver in bars ...... • • 0 4 11 STATE OF TRADE. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, MAY 15.—The demand for combing wool is steady, but not brisk, and is limited to the supply of the current requirements of the manuficturers. Prices are stationary. Clothing wools of middle and low qualities are scarce, and go off readily at last week's prices. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, MAY 15.—Only a limited business has been done in foreign w oo l s t hi s week, many buyers having left for the Lo n d on woo l sales, and others arc waiting to learn the range of prices there, before making further purchases. LEEDS.—There was a little more business done at the Cloth halls on Saturday and Tuesday in fine and middle qualities of cloths, but in low goods there were less sold than for several weeks past. Prices continue about the same, and the stocks in the Cloth Halls are lower than usual. There have not been many wholesale buyers in the town this week, but there have been numerous drapers from the country. On the whole, a pretty fair amount of business has been done in the warehouses, on comparison with the recent state of business. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY. There is less doing in the wool market than last week. The staplers stocks are very low and prices firm. The yarn trade is steady. The spinners try hard for better prices, but are not able to obtain them. We can see no alteration in the piece market. A large number of sales were effected at former prices. The manufacturers are mostly working to order. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVEN ING.—WO have had less doing in cloth this week than for the last three or four previous ones. The market on Tuesday was evi dently affected by the very heavy failure in London—an East India firm—and which stands largely indebted to many houses in Manchester. To - day a n attem p t was made by manufacturers to rally prices, but to no effect, and the market closes very heavily. The silk trade continues to improve a little, but is still very depressed. Neith er th e dy ers no r printers get any busier. Yarns meet ready sale. without change in value. LErcEsrEa.—The firmness in our market, as last re ported, still continues; and manufacturers are looking forward to a good autumn trade. Business in London, on the whole, has been good, and though no large purchases are made by t,,e retailer, useful goods sell readily, and no heavy stocks are in hand. Yarns and wools are in good request.—Leicester Journal. The venerable Earl of Harrowby, although still Somewhat infirm from his advanced age, is In improved health, and Intends to pass the season in town. THE LATE FIRE IN NEW-STREET, FETTER-LANE. — On Friday Mr. W. Payne held an inquiry at the Falcon, Pemberton row, Gough-square, into the origin of the late fire at No. 5, Great New-street, Fetter-lane. On the morning of the Bth instant the fire broke out, and destrot ed the stock in trade, fixtures, and other effects, belonging to Mrs. Brown, the occupier. At the time of the disaster there were Mrs. Brown and her female servant sleeping on the premises. Both parties having made their escape, they were taken to the Red Lion Tavern, where they were provided with a bed. On the morning of last Saturday, on the servant awaking, she was astonished at finding her mistress hanging by the neck to the bedstead. It was afterwards asserted that the deceased had wilfully set the premises on fire, with intent to defraud the insurance office. A communication having been made to the City Coroner, that gentleman at once ordered a jury to be summoned. Amongst numerous witnesses, Mrs. Elizabeth Shear down, of No. 2, Pemberton-row, said that she had known the de ceased during the time she resided on the premises. The day after the fire she told her (the witness) that it was herself who had caused the fire. Deceased told her that she had thrown the snuff of a lighted Candle into three casks of waste paper. Previous to the fire she said that a party she knew was nothing before he had a fire, and she then asked her, if she had 2001., if she thought that that party would make her an offer in marriage. The party alluded to said de ceased h ad no ground for supposing that he should make her an oie st r i. , even if she had 2001. The servant girl said that she and her miess went to Vera awoke be.at. l4, alf ; t osu te i n t:: the Thursday night, and noise in the street. The Jury Tediet, That tai Ltit4 • _ To be had of all Booksellers. NEW EDITIONS OF INTERESTING WORKS JUST PUBLISHED BY MB. COLBURN. 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The N o bility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully In that an EXTRA 'NIGHT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, MAY 21, yh e n will be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, In Four Parts, entitled, I LOMBARDI : ALLA PRIMA CROCIAJA. With new scenery, dresses, arc. • the scenery by Mr. Marshall. Grieelda, Madame Grist; Sofia, arc. Benin' ; Victinda, Corbari; Oronte, Signor Mario; Arvino, Signor Corelli ; Pirro, Botelli; Acciano, Sig. Ginbilei ; Pagano, Sig. Fornasari. After which, the DIVERTISSEMENT et UN BAL SOUS LOUIS XIV. In which Mille. L. Gratin will dance with Mane. t.:Crltar &no celebrated Minuet de la Cour and Gavotte, in the Costume of the Court of Louis XIV. Pea de Deux, by Mdlle. L. Tagilont and M. Perrot. Pas de Quatre, by Mdlle. L. Gratin (composed by herself), and suPPorted by 31cilles. Moncelet, Daniel's"' and Casson. La Yawls, by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon. T.) be followed by D..nizettes Opera, entitled, L'ELISIR D'AMORE. Adina, Madame Castellon ; Nemorino, SignorLa al Cor" ; Bolcom, Signor F. Lablache ; Dr. Dulc amata, biach Signor e. To conclude with the admired Ballet Divertissement ( composed by Mdlle. Cerito), entitled LA VIVANDIERE. Introducing the lowa, or, Original Polka of Bohemia, by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box Mee, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. HER. MAJESTY'S TFIEATBE. TO-MORROW EVENING, MAY 16, Will be performed Bellini's celebrated Opera, entitled, LA SONNAMBULA. Lmina, Madame Castel= ; Terese, Madame Bellini ; Lisa, Mdlle. Corbari Count Rodolpho, Signor F. Lablaehe ; Elvino Sig. Mario. To conclude with the admired Ballet of ONDINE. ()Line, Mdlle. Cerito ; Mattco, M. Perrot ; Giannina, Mdlle. Louise Taglioni. In the course of the Ballet will be introduced the admired Fete de la Madorme and Grand Tarantella, by the corps de ballet ; the celebrated pas de Quarte, from " Le Lac des Fees," by Mdlle. Cerito and M. et. Leon, supported by Mdlles. Demelisse and Moncelet ; a Pas, by Taglioni ; and the Pas de L'Ombre, by Mdlle. Cerito. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. FOE THE BENEFIT OF MR. W. HARRISON. EVENING Will be performed Ro ss ini's THlS celebrated Opera of the BARBER OF SEVILLE. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Harrison, Horncastle, Weiss, Borrani, &c. ; Miss Romer and Miss Collett. Between the acts of the Opera will be given grand Scenes from Spokes Opera of FAUST, by Herr Pischek (his first appearaace in Character on the English stage). To be followed by a CONCERT. Principal Vocalists, Madame Anna Thillon, Miss Rainforth, Madame Knispei, Miss Birch, Mr. W. Harrison, and Herr Pischek ; Instrumental Performers, Madame Dnleken, Mr. W. Wallace, Mr. Richards, Mr. Benedict, Mr. May- Cock, Mons. Lavigne, Herr Kellermann, and the Messieurs Distins. To conclude with the BEGGAR'S OPERA. Captain Macheath, air. Harrison ; Lockit, Mr. Ilonicastle ; Peachum, Mr. Bennett ; lnch, Mr. Harley ; Lucy Lockit, Miss Poole ; Mrs. Coaxer, Miss Somerville; Pony Peachum, Miss Rainforth. THEATRE ROYAL, HATILLRIEET. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Comedy, called MR. PETER PIPER ; or. Found Out at Home. Mr. Peter Piper, Mr. Farren ; Sir C. Palrsex, Mr. Tilbury ; Major Garry Owen, Mr. Hudson ; Facies, 21r. Buckstene ; Mrs. P. Piper, Mrs. Glover ; Busk, Mrs. Hamby. C" The Band will perform the Overture, " Edonrdo e Christine," the rantagie, Fra Diavolo ;" " Antoinette," Cellaritui Waltz ; the "Chatsworth Quadrilles ;" and the " Brnnow Polka." To be succeeded by an Original Farce, called THE IRISH TIGER. "Sir Cherie. Lavender, Mr. Howe ; Paddy Ryan, Mr. Hudson ; Alderman Marrowfat, Mr. Tilbury ; Bilbury, Mr. T. F. M a th ews ; Julia, Miss Telbin ; Nancy, Mrs. Caulfield. After which, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF ARISTOPHANES : ou which occasion they will be presented to the public with new Names, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. Mathews- and Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. /Mat her brilliant Triumph ! " Robin Hood and Richard Ccetir de Lion" every Evening ; and " The Cricket on the Hearth." THiS EVENING Will beperformed a New and Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED ! After 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. tacle, founded upon certain St rtling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages In the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD CCEUR DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Yillars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELpm, THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drava, entitled THE MEMOIRS OF £.N UMBRELLA ; or, The Observer. In which Messrs. La nbert, Howe, Boyce, 0. Sraith, Wright, R. Ryan, P. Bedford, Selby ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs., Yarnold, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. F. Mathews, &c., will perfor. n. After which anew Original Farce, called, WHO DID I ? WHAT'S_ OT. WHAT WIND ? Vandyke Brown, Mr. Arright ; Ramona Peewit, 3 ,:tiss Woolgar. To Je fell.w f ':l by the Burlesque, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadsunie Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by /Cues Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor ; Mr. Peal, Utdiord, Mr. Munyard, Mr. Mitchenson, &c. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. TATS EVENING _ Will be performed (by express desire), Shakspere's Tragedy of MACBETH. Macbeth (last time this season), Mr. Macready ; Mac duff, Mr. Wallack ; Banquo, Mr. Cooper ; Hecate, Mr. Leffler ; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. Ternan. To conclude with the favourite Drama of DON CASAR DE ZAZAN. Don Cresar, Mr. Wallack ; Maritana. Mrs. Stirling. ASTLEYN ROYAL AMPHITHEATEE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her most gracious Mojesty, and tiler Royal II ghnesses Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Alice. Glorious triumph of the present attractive novelties. First Week of the celebrated equestrian, Mr. Selim Bridges, and the highly popular artiste, 3lons. Leonard Houck. Tills EVENING Will be performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEED ; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. With magnificent effects, and introducing the double stud, &c. The SCENES of the CIRCLE will be of the most ♦aried and pleasing description, introducing the whole of the equestrian troupe. The Entertainments will terminate with a laughable AFTER PIECE. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at F. 1% sad commence at seven o'clock. NEW STRAND THEATRE. THE LAST SIX PERFORMANCER. Extra Novelties, and great attraction. Every Evening this Week except Thursday, on which day there will be a GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE, commencing at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING M. PHILLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by giving a Selection of new and marvellous feats. After which, HERR G. C. VON ADELSBERG will make his first appearance in England, and execute upon the Violin a Hu morous Rondo, with a Quartet accompaniment, and other Airs, composed by himself. To be followed by r e BALLET, in which the CHIRARINI FA MILY will appear ; and (by desire) La Petite Adele Chirarini will dance a New Polka. To be succeeded by the OLYMPIC GAMBOLS of the AME RICAN BROTHERS. The whole to conclude with A NIGHT IN THE PALACE OF PEKIN. In which M. Phißippe will giTg his most popular and wondrous Indian and Chinese Deceptions. Stalls, 3e. ; Boxes, Ss.; Pit, Is. ; Galk,rjr, 6d.; Private Boxes, 11. Is., and 107,. 6d. Under the Patronage of - ROYAL SURItEw. ZOOLOGICALGARDENS.ner Most Gracious Majesty. EVERY 24011DA.Y, THURSDAY. Ti lnEW crgof IiorEITRAII.,-;;;,a, TUEDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND IfiII.UPTION of VES . DESTRITC rl the former, of r magnificent ir.,„ t „;, ! ‘,: AE , s t X POMPEll,, vi a nt i - ---- -- icatsuraecbc,eiirnaKrlijorethl'an twice the size grandeur, r de , inunl , rec tb: l year 79. This and repr esen u p , ErliPt.On of Vesuvius in the yyeaaslcan possibly be done, the and Pompeii wok r 9, when the Destruction of u IV' of Mr. Denson. place : produced under the direchtlocr; A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been °ln structed, which will be brilliantly Ill um i nated at Night. The PROMENADE CONCERTS are again confided to Mr. God frey. The Band is most complete in all i t s departments, and includes Itiany eminent native and foreign musicians. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the Mi.)l.. Complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic r :iisplay a novel exhibition will be intro duced, representing the 'Descent of Phoebus in the Chariot of the Sun. Mons. Farinelli will is .escend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to ric,eiro him , am'. bear him to his chrystal h ome. _.,,.. 4 'n illumir,ated Marine Cave, and the Glass Conservatory, splen "74'Y -"a . .dented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to *taw the matchless collection of Camivora Py gas-light. Otk Thursday, May 21, the Royal South London Floricultural So ciety will hold their GRAND SPEII.4O FLOWER SHOW. In ad dition to which the whole of the unprecedented attractions of the 4111ardene will take place. reeding 02 the C ul ar vora at aye • the Pelicans, Scc., at half - past STO ; Concert at six ; and the . Eruption at dusk. Admission. ls. RAILWAY SUN. We have many applications for copies of the RAILWAY SUN, and parties who have inclosed postage stamps for sd. are informed that the RAILWAY MAP was only intended for our SUBSCRIBERS, as a com pliment. Each copy having cost us about DOUBLE the PRICE of the PAPER, the price to non-subscribers is NINE PENCE. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, MAY 16. TRERBIONCETER, Lowest, 40; Highest, 59; Noon, 61 BAROMITER, 29.58.—W1ND E.; fine. .-_______ RIGZI WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TRIS DAY. Morning .. 4 minutes after 7. I Evening .. 37 ininntes after 7. A A., ...CC,. • 41 , .n.crt •MA -• 0 / •, Offif "V kt 4111111ir% , • q 7 _ r • 2,,0< •40/T “ , ,tri but LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1846. At four o'clock on the morning of May the sixteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, a British House of Com mons sanctioned the principles of Free Trade as incorporated in the great measure of Sir ROBERT PEEL, by a majority of Ninety-eight. Until the Constitutions of England are ex tinct, that day and that hour will be memorable. Posterity will revert to that division as the commencement of the most salutary system ever adopted by a Legislature. It will contemn the factious, scorn the obsolete, and forget the invidious among the Opposition ; but its most grateful rec ollections will be concentrated upon the noble act with which this discussion has terminated. In the achieve ment, however, the achievers will not be alto gether overlooked ; they will have their memo .t.... cua1ma1......d. U . , t%. ISSALI.OIO of arims fi v...........:...... Often as we have already particularised those illustrious statesmen whose patriotism has formed the weapon through the instrumentality of which the people have thus accom plished the destruction of monopoly, this momentous occa sion will, we are assured, more than palliate the repetition of our acknowledgments in their regard. The victory achieved on Saturday morning—this bloodless and sinless victory, the deed of reason and the triumph of justice—will embellish the reign of our most gracious SOVEREIGN more than a thousand Agincourts. The age of VfcroaLt will be the more espe cially cherished and revered because it will be associated with those evidences of a QUEEN consulting in every instance the happiness, the welfare, and the interests of her people. Nor can our more prominent and distinguished legislators escape the most enviable fame which can be acquired by public servants, by public benefactors. Sir ROBERT PEEL, as having pos sessed the moral heroism to sacrifice personal ties, party power, and the most fostered policy of a career, because he recognised the benefits which would thereby result to the nation; Lord JOHN RUSSELL, as having, irrespective of all other considerations,first shown that opinions might be changed with consistency; Mr. COBDEN and his Siamese colleague, as the most untiring and earnest orators for the dissemination of free-trade principles without the House, and Mr. VILLIERS as the most persevering and undaunted supporter of those principles within the House—have individually and collectively obtained a most enviable renown. In anticipation of what has so recently transpired, the readers of The Sun may remember that, on Mon day se'nnight, we ventured upon a prognostication that this third and final division in the Lower House of Par liament would be remarkable for an overwhelm ing majority. That prognostication has been ful filled. In relation to itself, but especially in re lation to the antecedent majorities, the present is parti cularly remarkable for its magnitude. Firstly, it is a majo rity, short only by two of a hundred! Secondly, it exceeds by one the majority upon the first division I Those who would willingly deteriorate this estimate of the division list will possibly feel inclined, at the first blush of this announce ment, to ridicule that single vote as an extravagant and dis proportioned cause of satisfaction. On a secoad considera tion, they would, however, speedily perceive their ridicule to be excessively ill-timed and unfortunate ; for, on investi gation, the excess of the third majority over the first proves to be vary eonsiderably more than that of a solitary unit. " But," these malcontents will persist, " the first division, in February, brought a majority of ninety-seven, while the third division, in May, brought merely an addi tional vote, ninety-eight f' Granted; the apparent increase is trivial enough. But the proportions show it to be at once important and satisfactory : the ma jority of 97 was in , a House of 581 Members, while the majority of 98 was in a House of merely 560 Members The arithmetical and logical inferences are ~ ,_ .. t .. ._ ,_ _ll .......:.1 neeticulars over whelming. Thus far, therefore, these wonder/ill measures— germinated in the popular will, advocated by the Member for Stockport, and advanced by the Premier—have received the most emphatic approval of one of the three great divisions of the Constitution. The SOVEREIGN has already evinced her gracious acquiescence in those measures which the greatest statesmen of the age have pronounced as absolutely necessary for the welfare of all classes in the United King doms. It, therefore, rests only with the august assembly of Peers to testify their accordance to the Bill : that their own interests are peculiarly involved in its acceptation we shall take an early opportunity of showing. And in celebration of the recent sanction given to the principles incorporated in that Bill, we may virtually date, from the present day, the proclamation of Pree Trade. COURT CIRCULAR The Queen and Prince Albert., the Ladies and Gentle men of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service yesterday morning in the private chapel, Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their usual walk in the forenoon yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice took their accustomed walks and rides yesterday, and on Sa turday, in the pleasure-grounds of Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday. The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in an open carriage and four on Saturday. The Equerries in Waiting, Colonel Buckley, and the Hon. Captain Gordon, attended on horseback. Her Majesty and Prince Albert attended by the Viscounte,s Canning, the Hon. Miss Kerr, the Marquis of Ormonde, C o l one l B uc kl e y, an d t h e Hon. Captain Gordon, honoured the Italian Opera with their presence, on Saturday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, also honoured the performance of the Opera with her presence. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended Divine service yesterday, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Prayers were read by the Rev. T. Helmore, and the Lessons by the Rev. J. C. Haden. The sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. R. Eden, who took his text from Hebrews, chap. 3, verse 12. The Anthem was "I beheld, and lo ! a great" (Blow). Mr. Turle presided at the organ. The Bishop of Norwich, Clerk of the Closet, and the Dean of Hereford, Deputy Clerk of the Closet, were in Waiting. The Marchioness of Ormonde and Earl Howe were in attendance on the Queen Dowager, and Lady Augusta Bruce attended the Duchess of Kent. Among the nobility present were the Duchess of Beaufort, the Ladies Somerset, Wilton, St. Germans, Lisburne, and Vivian ; the Duke of Cleve land, the Marquis of Normanby, Lords Cawder, Dela warr, Fortescue, St. Germans, Ernest Bruce, and Cantalupe. The Dukes of Wellington and Rutland, Earl Talbot, Lord G. Paulet, and Sir F. Trench, attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. R. Eden. The Bishop of London will preach on Thursday (Ascension Day) in the Chapel Royal, St. James'rs. The service will commence at half. past eleven o'clock. The Duke of Cambridge visited the Qu. , en Dowager on Saturday at Marlborough House. Her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yes terday. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Duke of Cambridge, attended Divine service yesterday morning in New Church. Tte sermon was preached by the Bishop of Lichfield. Mr. Godson, M.P., the Governor, Mr. Xfoxon, the Deputy-Governor, and Captain Haynes, the Resident Commissioner of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company. had an interview with Mr. Secretary Gladstone on Saturday at the Colonial-office. The Archbishop of Canterbury. had an interview with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday. Sir John Pelly had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie on Saturday, at the office of the Board of Trade. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a Committee-meeting on Saturday. There were present the Biw , ops of Bangor, Gloucester and Brist,l. Here ford, Lichfield, Oxford, Rochester, anti Salisbury, the Eerl of Bessborough, and tilt.. Right Hon. H. Hohhouse. Mr. Hope Johnstone had an interview with Sir George Clerk on Saturday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches were sent off on Saturday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governors of the West India Colonies. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on Saturday, and heard an appeal from Tobago—" The Colonial Bank v. Warden." Messrs. Kindersley and Stuart, Queen's Counsel, were heard. The Lords pre sent were the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, Mr. Baron Parke, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the:Admiralty Court. SPORTING INTELLIGENC E. EGLINTON PARK RACES.—THURSDAY. Match, 100, h ft. One mile and a half. Mr. S. Crawford's Father Mathew ..(Colouel Campbell) 1 Mr. Leslie's Wooton The Stewards' Cup of 100 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. One mile and a half. Mr. Robertson's The Cure, 5 yrs (Colonel Campbell) 1 Mr. H. Johnstone's The Roper's Daughter, aged 2 Mr. Meiklam's Godfrey, 5 yrs 3 Mr. Wanchope's Amata, 5 yrs The Milton Stakes of 5 sovs. each, p. p., with 50 added Once round. Winner to be sold for 2001., &c. Captain Boyd's Dog Billy, 5 yrs Lord Eglinton's Britannia, 4 yrs Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus, 4 yrs ... The Philorth Handicap of 15 sovs. each, h ft, and 50 added. One mile and a-half. Mr. H. Johnstone's Khorassan, 6 yrs (Owner) 1 Mr. Robertson's The Cure, 5 yrs 2 Mr. Leslie's Wooton 5 yrs 3 Mr. H. Johnstone's The Era, 6 yrs ... .The Beaten Handicap of 5 soya. each, p. p., and 20 added. One mile. Lord Glamis' Secundus, 5 yrs (Owner) 1 Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus, 4 yrs Lord Glenlyon's Glencome, aged •..•• 3 The Forced Handicap of 7 soya. each, p. p., with 20 added. On. wile and a half. Lord Eglinton's Britannia, 4 yrs .........(Col. Campbell) 1 Captain Boyd's Dog Billy, 5 yrs Lord Glamis' Secundus, 5 yrs 3 Mr. Ramsay's Moss Trooper, aged ... 4 SHREWSBURY RACES. The Shropshire Sweepstakes of 15 sous. each, 10 ft, and 5 only, if declared, witli 50 added. About one mile and a half. Sir John Gerard's Pantasa, 4 yrs, Bst 21bs (E. Edwards) 1 Lord Warwick's Gwalior, 4 yrs, 6st 121bs 2 The following also started, but were not placed :—Colonel Cradock's Pagan, aged ; Mr. Critchley's Coeur de Lion, 4 3rs ; Mr. Higgins's Pride of Kildare, 5 yrs ; Mr. Worthing. ton's Dr. Husband, 5 yrs ; Mr. Evans' Redstreak, 4 yrs ; Mr. T. F. Curtoff's Princess Royal, 4 yrs ; and Mr. J. B. Minor's Augustus, 3 yrs. The Hawkeston Cup of 100 soya. for three yrs old, &c. Two miles and a half. Mr. Hodgson nd Valiant, 4 yrs (Francis) 1 Sir James Gerard's Morocco, 3 'rs The following also started, 'but were not placed :—Mr. Griffiths's Newcourt, 6 yrs ; Mr. Mieklam's Inheritress, 6 yrs; and Mr. Robinson's Morpeth, 5 yrs. The Walford Manor Stakes, of 5 soya. each, with 25 added. Heats, one mile and a quarter. Mr. W. Scott's Driffield, 3 yrs Mr. C. Monck's Flatttry, 4 yrs Mr.,Pngley's Roderick, aged LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END. 4to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting-9 to 2 taken to 800/. 6to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—t. 13 to 2 8 to 1 agst LordMaidstone's TomTullock-9 to 1 t. freely 10 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum—offered 11 to 1 agst Mr. Me.klam's Fancy Boy — taken to 200 L 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First—taken 22 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Peri colt—take 25 to 1 25 to 1 agst Gen. Slanbrick's Brocardo —taken 1,000 to 35 agst Mr. Dawson's Poynton—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Wyatt's Nutleaf—taken. No change in the Oaks. BETTING AT MANCHESTER--FRIDAY. DERBY.-4 to 1 agst Sting (taken and afterwards offered), 5 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes (t), 12 to 1 agst Humdrum, 12 to 1 agst Fancy Boy, 12 to 1 agst Tom Tullock, 17 to 1 agst Brocardo, 25 to 1 agst Crown Prince, 27 to 1 agst Peri colt, 35 to 1 agst Phyrrhus th e Fi rst, 40 to 1 agst Draco, 40 to 1 agst Nutleat, 50 to 1 agst The Premier, 13 to 1 agst John Day's lot. OARB.-6 to 1 agst Vanish (t), 8 to 1 agst Mendicant, 12 to 1 agst Osprey, 16 to 1 agst Princess Mice. PUGILISM. Pram', THE BLACK, AND " THE UNKNoWN."—At Broome s, on Friday, the appointed meeting, to draw up articles for 2001. aside, took place, when the renowned Bendigo, whose retirement we so recently announced, was, to the surprise of all, and of none more than the sable hero and his friends, declared tq,be the man whose name should fill the blank in the agreement. To this Perry's backer and friend, Ben Caunt, strenuously objected, on the ground that at the time of posting the ten pounds, to make the match, Bendy was, by his own public declarations, understood to be out of the question. His right to another " last appearance" was, however, insisted on, and a forfeit claimed. After much discussion, Caunt and his sable protege left. Saturday morning, at a further meeting, it was proposed, by Perry's party, to go on with the match to-da3, at Swift's, who holds the money down. Whether the last-named person will consider the cash forfeited, on the ground that Perry undertook to sign and seal on Thursday, remains to be seen. If he does so, the affair must begin air nOVO. PEDESTRIANISM. EIGHT MIME WALKING MATCH FOR 201. ASIDE.—A smart and well-contested trial of pace took place on Friday morning at a little before nine, at the Old Hat, Ealing, between two amateurs for the above sum. The one competitor was known as Mr. Price, the other by the sobriquet of " Little Dan." From his longitude the first named deserved the title ot "" High Price," while the other's stature may be assumed from the prefix of his nickname. Price gave his opponent 50 yards at starting, and both started at excellent speed. Price, however, carried most sail, for he overhauled his antagonist by the close of the second mile. Little Dan struggled on, but could not reduce the Price to par, and at the close he was at a premium of 100 yards. That the speed would not have done discredit td first rate professionals may be gathered from the fact that the eight miles was walked by the winner in one hour, 30 minutes, nine seconds. The stakes will be given up on Tuesday evening next. The near approach of an interesting event, to which the public look forward with intense interest, may perhaps be inferred from the fact that the messengers of the Home. office have received directions to be in attendance, night and day, on and after to-morrow (Monday) ; so that the fact of the Queen's indisposition may be communicated without loss of time to the Cabinet Ministers.—Observer. BRISTOL SUGAR-MARKET, MAY 15.—The sales of the week reach 900 hhds. West India, 1,000 bags,Bengals, and 2,000 mats Mauritius, all at very lull prices, and the market closed with much firmness. The demand for rum has subsided, and prices have rather given way.—Bristol Mer cury. PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY. ST. GEORGE'S FIELDS.— Yesterday morning the usual anniversary sermon was preached at the chapel of the Institution by the Bishop of St. David's, &c. The text selected by his Lordship was from Ist Peter iv., 8, and at the conclusion of a most impres sive service upwards of 601. was collected. A number of young men and boys who have left the Institution during the last year, attended the service, and afterwards dined in one of the rooms of the school. The Institutiun was subse quently visited and inspected by the Thshop, Lord John Manners, Mr.l Monckton Manes, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Bosan quet, Mr. Poynter, and other gentlemen of influence and dis tinction. The greatest satisfaction was expressed by the visitors at the internal arrangements and the healthy ap pearance of the children. SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY MACHINERY.--On Friday morning a serious accident occurred at the cork faetery Of Mr. Morris, in Mason-street, Westminster -bridge-road. A lad of about fifteen years of age, employed on the premises, called only by the name of "Flora," had incautiously entered the engine-room, which he had no right to do, and had not been many seconds there when a portion of his apron got caught in the machinery, and drew him into the works. He sustained a severe contusion of the hip, and a dreadful laceration of both thighs. Fortunately there was attached to the machinery a regulator, by which, on the slightest pressure or obstruction, the engine is stopped, otherwise the unfortunate lad mu-t have been torn to pieces. As it is, the injuries he has received are of a serious character, and he was removed to the Westminster Hospital. Barry, the Clown, has withdrawn his services from Astley's, and is engaged by the proprietors of Vauxhall Gardens. He will appear on Whit-Monday, on the opening of the " roya l pro perty." The services of the gay awl intraertal Mao:ma hays also . Deep Maisel • HA N VARKET THEATRE. Mr. Peter Piper, or Found out at Home, is the title of a new three-act piece produced at this theatre on Saturday evening. Report says it is from the pen of Mr. Bourcicault. Mr. Peter Piper (Farren) is a stock broker, well to do in the world, well fed, w,ll housed, well wived " Constant at church and Change, his gains were sure, His givings rare, save farthings to the poor ' • The Devil was piqued suc h sa i nts h in to behold, And longed to tempt him like good Job of old." And the particular form which the temptation took on this particular occasion was that of an opera ticket. Peter goes to the opera ; Peter is fascinated by the ballet, and the ballet dancers, and wicked theughts take possession of Peter's brain. The steady, sober, elderly Peter Piper, sets up for a rake, and actually pens an epistle to the lovely Lady Janet Piper (Mrs. Seymour), his own ward, residing with him and' his wife, at their country house, breathing vows of ardent attachment, and solicit ing a midnight interview in the conservatory. Mr. Peter Piper (Mrs. Glover) has suspected that all was not right with Peter since his visit to the opera ; and albeit the note to Lady Janet is anonymous, yet when the Lady Janet shows this note to Mrs. Peter Piper, the latter lady instantly recognises the handwriting, and keeps the appointtnent herself ; so that Peter is uncon sciously making love to his own wife, while he fancies he is whispering soft nonsense into the ear of the Lady Janet. Thus is Mr. Peter Piper found out at home ; and albeit he knows not of the trick that has been played upon him, yet does he live in perpetual fear of a disco very. The Lady Janet has a fortune of 10,0001., and, of course, a multitude if suitors. Two of these arrive on a visit to Mr. Peter Piper —one of them, Major Garry Owen (Mr. Hudson) is a prisoner for debt, but out, on unlimited rule, as it would appear, and is accompanied by Facias (Buckstone), a sheriff's officer, who is introduced by him to the family as one of the heroes of the army of the Sutlej, just returned from To him the maiden aunt of the Lady Jenet, Miss Galatea Piper (Mrs. W. Clifford), who is determined not to die Miss Galatea Piper if she can possibly avoid it, makes desperate love. The suit of the Major is favoured by Mrs. Peter Piper. The other suitor is Sir Chevy Fair sex (Mr. Tilbury). Now, it so happens that Mrs. Peter Piper, in hunting amon g her husband's papers, has dis covered a lock of brown hair tied up with pink and blue ribbon. Sir Chevy Fairssx, however, declares boldly that it is his properly; and, having thus rescued Peter from his quandary, demands the hand of his ward, and Peter consents to - the marriage. his wife. however, is not to be thus out-mancenvred. Busk (Mrs. numby),- her waiting-maid, approaches Peter, and whispers these ominous words in his ear—" This match must not take place!—remember the conservatory!—twelve o'clock!— I'll tell all!" Fayren's look of indescribable horror may be imagined, but cannot be described. It is Busk, then, and not the Lady Janet, to whom he has been making vows of love in the conservatory, and, worse still, he is in her power. In his dread of discovery he promises everything. The match shall not take place; he will give her 1001. as a trifling recompense for her fidelity if she will never reveal that dreadful secret —a secret she herself is dyieg to discover. The situation itself is the veriest common-place of the drama, but - it is one of those common-places which never fails to tell, and which never will fail while it is acted by such artists as Farren and Mrs. Hamby. The Major and Lady Janet plan an elopement; but Sir Chevy, by the aid of Miss Galatea, manages to disguise himself end to take the Major's place, and is actually married to Lady Janet at Gretna in a dark room. Lady Janet te4 not discover that her husband is not the Major until the latter declares that it is not to him she is married, and Miss Galatea, finding her niece is sin cerely attached to the Major, repents her of her trick, and declares that it is with her, Miss Galatea, and not with the Lady Janet, that Sir Chevy has contracted matrimony. Sir Chevy immediately tears up the cer tificate, the only existing proof of his marriage, and declares himself free, whereupon the Lady Janet is united to Major Garry Owen. In the meantime, Peter confesses his peccadillos to his wife, receives abso lution, and Miss Galatea Piper bestows her hand upon a one-legged admiral. The piece was strongly cast and admirably acted, but yet at times it dragged. There is scarcely enough of it to make a three-act play, and towards the conclusion there were some expressions of disapprobation. The dissentients, however, were outnumbered far by the applauders, and, what was better still, during the course of the piece, by the laughers. The use of the pruning knife is however necessary. and the play will go all the better for judicious condensation.—The house was crowded. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAY 15 _. _ STOCK ExCRANGE.—The sales are— Bristol and Exeter, New, 10% —Birmingham and Gloucester, 124—Bristol and South Wales Junc tion, I%—Bristol and Gloucester, 50—Caledonian, 12%—Ditto, New, 1% —Newcastle and Berwick, 26- South Devon, 33. MANCHESTER, Mex 15. , STOCK ExCriatiGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, Bos ton, &c., 13.16 dis. Bideford a d Tavistock, 205. 6d.—Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &c., 21s. dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 2% p. —Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, % c dis.—Caledonian Ex tension, % dis.—Chelmsford and Bury, 16s. 6d. dis.—Derby and Crewe, 3% p.—Direct Northern, 11-16 dis.—East Lancashire, No. 2, 3► % c. p.— Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, % dis Glasgow and Dumfries, 34 dis.—Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bideford. 2% p. c. —Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, par e.—Leeds and York, 94 dis.—Leicester and Bedford, ss. dis.— Liverpool, Orms kirk, and Preston, 1% p.—Liverpool, Preston, Mauehester, and Southport, par—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, % p.—Manches ter and Birmingham, Quarters (A), 9 p. - Manchester and Birming ham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 16s. 96. e. dis. —Manches ter and Bury Atmospheric, 9 c. dis.—Manchester and Hyde, % c. p. —Manchester and Southampton, Is.. p.—Northumbr rland and Lanca shire, I die.—North stallordshire. 4Y, p.—North Western, % c. p. — Preston and Wyre, Halves (II), Ils. c. p.— Sheffield and Lincoln shire Junction, 0.16 c. p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3, 1 p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, % c. p.—Slirawsbury and Herefordshire, 9s. dis.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 14s. dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, Halves (No. 4), % p. - South Midland, 1% p. —West Lancashire Coast, % dis.—West Riding Union, 3 5-16 pr—York and Carlisle, 26e. 6d. dis. HULL, MAT 15. STOCK EXCPIANGE.—The sales are—Hull and Selby, Quarter Shares, 201. 6s. 3d.—Blackburn, Darwen. and Bolto.i, New, 1% —North Bri tish, Carlisle Branch, 513.—Axholme. 30s. 9d. —Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 15s. 6d.—Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 1% — Buckinghamshire, 21. 1 Is.—Dertix and Gainsborough, 13s. 6d.—East Coast, 20s.—Goole, Dor.caster, Sheffield, &c., 21. 123.-1 - lull and Barnsley Junction, 255. 3d.—Hull and Lincoln, 20s.—Leicester and Bedford, 16s. 6d. - Liverpool, Orrriskirk, and Preston, 3/ 15s.— North Western, 11. 13s. 6d.—North Staffordshire, 6,4—South Mid land, 17s -Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 11. 13s.—Shrews bury and Birmingham,.3% Tean and Dove Valley, 12s. 6d. dis. SHEFFIELD, MAX M STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are - South Eastern, 40—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 3, scrip, 21s. 6d. p.—Grimsby and Sheffield, 3% dis. - Leeds and Dewsbury, 2 p —N,rth British, New, 11% —Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 2s. 6d. d is.—Northnmber land and Lancashire Junction, 18s. 6d. dis.—North Western, 10s. p.—Sliettield and Lincolnshire, Bs. p.—Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Pot eries, and Crewe, 13s. 6d. dis. YORK, MAY 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 14s. 6d. - Leicester and Bedford, 145.-Malton and IM/field Junction, 2/. ss. 6d. -Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 31. 14s. 6d.-Newcastle and Berwick, 25% -Newcastle and Dar lington Extensions, 10-North British, Carlisle Extension, 2/. 11s. -North Staffordshire, 694 North Western, 11. 14s. -West Riding Union, 5 - Yorkand North Mid Lind, New (East and West Rid ing), 11% EDINBURGH, MAY 13. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Banffshire, 18s. 6d.—Cale donian, New, 39s.—Caledonian Extension, 39 , . 6d.—Carnwath and West Linton, 225. 6d. - Direct Northers, 408. 6d. - East Indian Rail way, 16s.—East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junction, 235. Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 255. 6d. - Edinburgh and North ern, 61. 16s.—Ditto, Locbgelly, 21s.—Edinburgh and Peebles, 28s.— Forth and Clyde Junction, 325. 6d.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car• lisle, 438.-I.;lasgow and Dundee .) unction, 345. —lnverness and Elgin, 20s. 6d.—North British, 30/. 10s.—Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 49a. 6d.—North Btaffordshi. e, 71. 2s.—North Wales Mineral, 151.—South Midland, 86s. GLASGOW, MAY 14 STOCK ExciTANGE.—The sai:•s e and Bathgate, 545. Ayr and Galloway, 39s.—British and 'lrish Union, 40s. 6d.—Cale donian Extension, 375. 6d.—Caledonlan and Dambartonshire Exten sion, 33s.—Caledonian Direct Northern, 338.—East Indian Railway, 155.—Edinburgh and Peebles, 29s.•—Forth and Clyde Junction, 345. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 745! —Glasgow, Dumfries. and Carlisle, 42s.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 395. Cd.— Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 235. 6d.—Glasgow Harbc,ur Mineral, 275. 6d.—Great North of India, 4s. 9d,— Inverness and Elgin, 20s. 6d.—Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 36s.—Manchester and Southampton, 45s.—Perth and Inverness, 33s.—Perth and Cried', 32s.—Scottish Southern, 36s.—South Midland, 78s.—South and Mid land Junction, 225. 6d. CAPTURib kfrk" A SELF-ACCUSED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROBBER, MUR DERER, &c. Id The Sun some time since appeared an account of a young man, named Henry Norman, aged 27 years, clerk to Mr. W. Hoof, the extensive builder and railway andcon traetor at Kensington, having absconded, stealing taking with him the sum of 571. in gold and silver, the money of his employer. Also of his having sent a letter to Mr. Hoof, to Dr. Pallen, of Barnes, &may, at whose school he was educated, and also to another gentleman to whom he was known, accusing himself of having, " while in the Customs at Jamaica, before he was 21 years of age, robbed the revenue of thousands of pounds, and afterwards, while in the United States, having at New York robbed a pawnbroking and silversmith's store of money and property- to the value of 1,0001.; and committed numerous other crimes, not even hesitating at murder." In another part of his letter he distinctly stated that " he had committed more than 1,800 distinct robberies, and. had been concerned in five murders, besides many other atrocities." At first, the confession was considered by many persons as the emanation of a fevered and excited brain; but from the inquiries which have since been instituted into the truth of the state ments contained in the letters, it has been found that Norman did at the time stated till an important situation in the Customs at Kingston, Jamaica, which he eventually resigned, being at the time a defaulter to a large amount. On his return to England, lie offered as a reparation to lay open the villainous proceedings of others connected with the same department, and was for several days under examination by the Custom House authorities, but on his statements being submitted to the Attorney and Solicitor-General and other law offs. cers of the Crown, it was found that they were so loose that no reliance could be placed on them, and he w as suffered to go a t larg e, his defalcations m beiintghgasaidalbsyo b those whose duty it was to have ore sit icily ostvaeittlesoduockhbeyad nim, r: 32 discovered a ii rev e that ted his hi statement his dishonest stam ent career. respecting th e rob bery of a j e weller's More at Nevir York is cor rect, ro bb e ry having taken place at the time p u s s i p n ic oe io a n t s ise g ave him, and a true bill has been returned against hi m avthe also at he at t ith th in e thNeewlast Y ork two or S essions.thre daysS was concerned in the murder and robbery committed about eight years since, at the premises MM of r. Richard Westwood, the watchmaker, in Princes -street, Soho, which has ever since been enveloped in great mystery. It is known that he was in England at that time, and it is believed that he was staying at the house of his father, who was at that time a respectable pawnbroker and silversmith in Princ es - street, a fe doors r. Westwood's house. Ever since 17 from M is a bsconding, the police have been indefatigable in their endeavours to trace his retreat., but without effect, until Friday last, when information was received by letter from Liverpool, that a youn g man answering, in every particular, the description of Henry Norman, was in custody in that city. An officer was immediately dispatched to Liver nool, and the prisoner will be brought up to London forthwith. DEATH OF THE FRENCH CONSUL AT EDINBURGH. —The Chevalier de Soire, Knight of the Legion of Honour, died at bia residence in lionteitliqc#l4 0467 lB tU9 present Meek. THE A CCU MULATIVE or DEPO.SI f ASSURANCE SYSTEM INTRODUCED BY THE CITY OF LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The inestimable blessings which have been conferred by life assurance companies--the valuable periodic extensions of the principles of annuities and reversionary payments, which have been made by mathematicians of the highest order—and the consequent adaptation of the theory of contingencies to meet the requirements of society in all the intricate rela tions of purchase, sale, and investment, would seem to have closed the door against the possibility of any further ex tension. A perusal of the statement which has been drawn up by the directors of the City of London Life Assurance Society, explanatory of the new system of accumulative or deposit assurance introduced by them, and which we are confident we are but anticipating the wishes of those of our readers who are interested in the extension of the principle of life assurance, in inserting at length in our present number, will convince them that the accumulative or deposit plan of that society is eminently adapted to increase the usefulness of life assurance, and to make it subservient to the wants of those who have hitherto, from the peculiar feature of the usual system of life assurance, been deterred from resorting to it. The recommendations of the accumulative plan of the City of London Life Assurance Society, which are likely to obtain for it so large a share of popular favour, are that it combines the benefits of an assurance on life with those of a deposit bank ; that for young healthy lives it offers ad vantages, on attaining the higher ages, incommensurably superior to those which can be obtained by the' ordinary mode of assurance ; and that for the young tradesman or artisan, whose necessities or liabilities render him incompe tent to incur a fixed annual payment, in the shape of a pre' mium, to secure an unvarying sum, which an office would guarantee to pay on the f a il ure o f the life assured, it offers a mode of operation under which a policy can never become lapsed ; with other additional a d van t ages , c l ear l y po i n t e d out in te statement. We would particularly direct the attention of parents and guardians to the opportunity now afforded them, by the City of London Life Assurance Society, for 'making provision, either for the future wants of children, or, in the event of their premature death, for the repayment of all charges in curred for their education and advancement. The superior advantages offered by the City of London Life Assurance Society in other cases, might also be pro minently alluded to ; but the annexed statement will be found, on perusal, to contain so clear an exposition, and such convincing examples, of the value and importance of the principle of the Society's new system to the public generally, and of the easy manner in which it may be carried out, that each reader of it will not fail to be struck with that portion which may apply more especially to his own individual case. The tables adopted by the City of London Life Assurance Society having been prepared by Mr. Rainbow, to whose abilities as an actuary we have, on former occasions, borne willing testimony, will be deemed a sufficient security for the safety of the peculiar plan of the Society, and the accuracy of the calculations upon which their tables have been founded. The system of accumulative assurance, while it renders life assurance available to a large number of persona who have been hitherto virtually excluded, offers such great and pecu liar benefits to parents, and all interested in the welfare of young persons, that the Directors of the City of London Life Assurance Ssciety, in introducing it to the public as a new feature in the great principle of life assurance, more valuable and efficient than any which has of late years been suggested, feel called upon to offer some explanation of its principles and working, and to adduce some examples of its results. Under the ordinary mode of life assurance, as is well knower by the annual payment, during the whole existence of the , life assured. of a fixed premium, p ro p or ti ona t e to th e a ge 01 the life at the commencement of the assurance, an unvarying capital sum is guaranteed to be paid by the office, whenever the life so assured shall fail. Thu., a person at the age of so may, by the annual payment of a premium of 20L, ensure to his family the sum of about 1,0001. she benefit thus gained is the immediate creation of a definite capital in the event of death, however soon that event may follow the opening of the policy. By the new plan, the premium may be varied in amount each year, to suit the convenience of the party assured,• or after one, or any greater number of payments, it may alto gether cease, and not only will the assured not lose the benefit of what he may have heretofore paid, but he will be allowed , . on giving due notice, to withdraw the whole, or any part the amount so paid, together with the increased value whiet the policy may have acquired, by a participation in th e profits of the company which, at every period of division! will be given in strict proportion to the then existing interest of the parties assured. Upon the first payment, a capital sum equivalent to the, amount paid, according to the age o f th e lif e a t t h e time o f payment, is guaranteed on the failure of the life assure , and upon each succeeding payment, a further sum is in like manner guaranteed and added to the former ; and thus the assurance becomes, as its title imports, " accumulative. Taking, for example, the life before instanced, aged 20, pag ing a like premium of 201, the result would be as followsi r viz.—on payment of the first p rem i um, h e would be assure'' for £4B 1 ,sr during the second year, on renewing the pre mium, the amount would be 95 11 °, in the third year in the fourth year in the fifth year 234 7 v and so on, increasing with ea c h su ccess i ve p rem i u m to tile _ utmost limit of his term of life. The A cc um u lative Ass% Oa' ranee would be, at the end of twenty years 123 6 of thirty years 1 , ,5 0 ° of forty years 751 of fifty - Years - l,7b' while, if at any time the premium sh ou ld r emain unpaid , the ,A only consequence would be, that the sum now assured Nfon!,", remain unaltered, or the premiums paid would be returne d ' that is to say, if the premium s w e r e discontinued at the endl of twenty years, 884/., or forty years, 1,5001., would renn for the sum assured, without any further call in either case premium; or should any circumstance arise to render a con tinuance of the policy unnecessary or undesi ra bl e , the who l e of the premiums, without deduction, would be returned to the assured, togetker with the increase in value before alluded to. The table adopted by the City of London Life Assurance Society, and of which an extract is appended to this paper, shows the amount which, at any age between seven and sixty, would be assured on payment of a single sum of 1001., and from it may be ascertained the amount of the Accumulated Assurance of any given number of years , by merely adding together the amounts respectively set opposite in the table, to the age at which each payment mil have been, or is to be mad , 1 :—say, for example, that 100 is paid at seven years of age, the sum immediately assure!! is stated in the table to be... .E271 0 " 1001. at eight, the sum in the table is ... .. 271 9 ~.. fAccurplated Assurance in one year £5 ;2 4 , 100/. at nine, the sum in the table is ........ 270 12 ' t Accumulated Assurance in two years £Bl2 17 and so on toties guoties, it being borne in mind that .the, annual premiums need not be of one unif o rm amount, but may he varied, or altogether omitt e d, a s b e f o re explais!A Should the premium in any year be g r eater or less than Iw . ` .. the sum assured by,it will, of course, bear the same prop or _ t ion to the amount stated in the t a bl e as su ch premium o ' l7 bear to 100/. The peculiar advantages offered by the " Acctimulati ve" mode of assurance, will be found to be applicable to an 111 : finite variety of cAses ; for instance, parents and guardian' may make provision either for the future wants of children, or in the event of their premature death, for the repayniel of all charges incurred fo r th e i r e d ucation and advanceme n" Let a case be adduced in which it is determined by a parent , to lay by 501. per annum for the benefit of a child now tea years of age,, and to expend 751. per annum on his education and entrance into life. By effecting an Accumulative As' aurance the case would stand thus :-501. is anmediateli deposited for the assurance, while the 751. is devoted t o the purposes of education. If death should occur in the first year, the Comp - any would pay 134/. 18s. 3d., which would restore more than both premium and cost for education. 00 the payment of the renewal premium of 50/., the sum sr sured would become 268/. Bs. 3d. in th e event of death during, the second year, and thus with each ou cce s s i ve p a y m ent tbf sum would commensurately increase, so that in the 6 3rd year it would be £4OO 9 a 4th sth 6th . 7th Bth - 1038 1 4 8 ,. 9th.. . 10th ••• • 1283 12 5 11th 1403 16 showiig that, in any int erva l f rom 10 to 21 , th ere would hav e been the repayment, in the event o f th e child's death, of r . amonnt exceeding the whol e o f th e p rem i ums an d charges n education, and in the event of his living, the refunding 0 ,7„. the premiums paid as a capital wherewith to engage Ill,„'",% siness, or the guarantee of an assuram a of more than 14 - li . '„., either increasing with every succeeeding premium, or reuasiu ing stationary should no such premium be paid. Again, by it a policy for any increasing amount assTe..d, could be opened at an equable premium. payable eithe r au t , ing life, or tor a limited term of years; and toe City::: London Life Assent - ice Society, in conn'xion with F . :: branch of their business , propose to grant such increasing w ass he u r r e an a c p es r , efis e ne i y t n h t. e ga r eu w nb i ,u, t uw fi tts o et r io, without permission to withal . '" the whole amount of premiums paid. And further, it frequently happens that it is in the case of survivofship annuities and conting ent ,, revers=ions, to as , nre the opposite risk to that i i " which the annuity or rever.ion is dependent:. ma y be provided for 10 while in all case; tchrueincLianpteerstesta and dn tmosthe total p e rfect yt,,hu o : u nrbg m t e l ie a s the premiums and an the accumulative plan, the . successive purchase for one annuity is pa) a life or for a term of years, the deferred, either for a g iven life is the only one which O il i mode of assurance prospect such ult . e of assurance May b e Coa The accumulative parr at payment of an annual premium of I ° ° ' ticular it dr,rs a t to be ultimate advantage , : will no doubt cause 1 preferred by many on that a' be made to meet accurately count alone to the ordinary mode of assurance. For instan ce ' aof tw_e_n_ty on rciaaaeynusnisnari eevn Ire healthy n t6 of lives the desirable case.i pa _. . At 29 be assured for ............ 268 2 8 At 39 ................................. 4,238 11 1 At 49 .................... ........ 5,925 6 5 . At 59 ................................. 7,365 11 1. At 69 ................................ 8,583 1 5 • At 79 .......... .................... 9,639 5 • 01l while by the payment of the same amount of prema i— ur ed the same life, upon the ordinary system, the amount i ns from first to last will be 5.22! /. 10s. le is °I As this last applic ttion of the accumulative prineil? ow ieg so much importance, the following furth , r example t he the accumulated sum which will have been assured by a at payment of 10 t. per annum at various ages, com ma"-',": seven up to sixty years of age, may not be superfluous Accr uin Age. Assamo....,' _.--- A. X 8 * "9 48 866 7 0 9 50 946 1 3 9 tr, 101 9 19 o 60 1087 Age . Accumulat ce. ed I A,e • Aa u . Accurancemulated Aswran. £ s. d. 20 362 1 0 25 477 14 5 30 565 17 2 35 686 11 1 40 779 19 8 s. d. 7 27 2 9 54 4 10 9 81 4 9 10 108 5 5 15 238 17 2 _ Accumulated Assurance at sixty £1,087 V 0 Ordinary Assurance, from first to last 684 °de. It is not attempted to be denied, that, to the creditor wil ° . 0 . sires to secure his debt; to the assurer whose arrangernentsy;_t quire the immediate creation ofan unvarying sum in t he e a, of death ; and to those who, assuring late in life, arrived at the maximum of their responsibilities, the o . a ti t t nary method of assurance presetits obvious advantage•so; u per it is submitted that to young and healthy lives, and :i nt ling have alre r c . 1 . 7, sons who, from uncertainty as to their means of r u n n c h a ve through ife the payment of a fixed annual been hitherto virtually excluded from the be t n e ' nsiue ly be assurance, there can be no plan presentgd so e i . re sponsib i " neficial as the one now proposed. Before the ft ' ble to secure prea!, fits of life lities commence, or their means fail, they ar e press upon an increasing fund, and as their engagements ream' * No renewal of the usual certifi cate of healthSti • I bet unless it is proposed to increase the amount of premiurn ber' Of the previous year. A i 00 014 t Witha proportionate ;bare of pretitS en CaCh perio TIRE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 1846.