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To be had of all Booksellers, NEW EDITIONS OF INTERESTING WORKS JUST PUBLISHED BY MR. COLBURN. I. 1 FOURTH EDITION of the CRESCENT and the CROSS. By ELIOT WARBURTON, Esq. 2 vols., 21s. A THIRD EDITION of the NEW TIMON. A Poetical Romance of Landon. 7s. 6d., elegantly bound. A THIRD EDITION' of RETELATIONS of RUSSIA in 1846 2 ♦ole., 21s. A SECOND EDITION of LADY RESTER STANIIOPZI MEXOIRS. 3 vols. THIRD EDITION' of Mr. DISRAELI'S SYBIL. 3 cols. VI. A NEW and REVISED EDITION of Miss STRICKLAND'S the QUEENS of ENGLAND. 8 vols. VII. A SECOND EDITION of MEMOIRS of PRINCE CHARLES TIL3RT. By C. L. KLOSE, Esq., 2 vols. VIII. A SECOND EDITION of the DUKE of WELLINGTON'S MAXIMS and OPINIONS. 1 vol., 128. I2C. A SECOND EDITION of the DIARY and MEMOIRS of SOPHIA DOROTHEA, CONSORT of GEOROE I. 2 vols. A SECOND EDITION of REVELATIONS of SPAIN in 1846. 2 vols. XI. I SECOND EDITION of LETTERS' of MARY QUEEN of SCOTS. Edited by Miss STRICKLAND. 2 vols. XII. A SECOND EDITION of Mr. WHITE'S THREE YEARS in CONSTANTINOPLE. 3 vols., with Thirty-four Illustrations, 245. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SHALE , AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, Bce., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at one o'clock, at the Hall of Commeree, Threadneedle-street, London, tow hich te pd ts lace all %yours, o(sat)ining instructions, are respectfully ques be addressed. All Scrip and Mare 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, and the ces proceeds Threadneedleimmediatel-stcreoet, disposed of acrdingLondon. to instructions. Offi, H nEr. MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Sub•criber,s, and the Public are respectfully in formed that an EXTRA N IGIIT will take place on THURs' DAY NEXT, MAY 21, When will be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, in Four Parts, entitled, I LOMBARDI : ALLA PRIMA CROCIA rA. With new scenery, dresses, &c. ;, the scenery by Mr. Marshall. t&r.selda, Madame Grist; Sofia, 31'ddame Be lint ; Viclinda, Mdlle. C or Alig Oronte, Signor Mario ; .Arvino, Signor Corelli ; Pirro, Slg. Belli ; Acciano, Sig. Giubilei ; Pagano, Sig. Fornasari. After which, the DIVERTISSEMENT of UN BAL SOUS LOUIS XIV. In which Mdlle. L. Grahn will dance with Mdlle. Cerito t,e celebrated Minuet de la Cour and Gavotte, in the Costume of the Court of Louis XIV. Pas de :'ens, by 3ldlle. L. Tag:ioni and M. Perrot. Pas de Quatre, by Mdlle. L. Grahn (composed by herself), and supported by 3toncelet, Denfelisse, and Cassan. La Dlanola, by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon. T.) be followed by D . n i ze tti's Opera, D'AMORE. Adi na , Madame Cast: Ilan ; N e tgl i o t , Sled: L'ELISIRch g t n il o a rC e o . rel 1 ; Belcore, Signor F. Lablache ; Dr. Dulcamarae Signor To conclude with the admired Ball.t Div4rtissement ,composed by Mdlle. Cerito), entitled LA VIVAND tERE. Introducing the Redowa, or, Original Polka of Bohem ia, by Mdlle. Lento sa.ci M. St. Leon. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doo rs o p en at seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. - - HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING, MAY 16, Will be performed Bellini's celebrated Opera, entitled, LA SONNAMBUL A. /mina, Madame Castellan ; Tere-e, Madame Bellini ; Lisa, Mdlle. C o rbari ; Count Rodolphe, Signor F. Lablaene ; Elvino, Sig. Mario. To conclude with the admired Ballet of ONDINE. Ondine, 3ldlle. Cerito; Matteo, M. Perrot; Giannina, Mdlle. Louise Taglioni. In the Louise of the Ballet will be introduced the admired Fete de la Madonrie and rand Tarantella, by the corps de ballet; the celebrated Pas de Quarte, from "Le Lac des Fees," by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon, supported by Mdlles. Demelisse and Moncelet ; a Pas, by Mdlle. Taglioni ; and the Pas de L'Ombre, by Mdlle. Cerito. THEATRE ROYAL, DRI7RY-LANE. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. W. HARRISON. THIS EVENING Will be performed Rossini's celebrated Opera of the BARBER OF SEVILLE. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Harrison, Homcastle, Weiss, Borrani, &c. Miss Romer and Ifiss Collett. Between the acts of the Opera will be given grand Scenes from Spohr's Opera of FAUST, by Herr Pischek (his first appearance in character on the English stage). To be followed by a CONCERT. Principal Vocalists. Madame Amm Thillon, Miss Rainforth, Madame Knispei, Miss Birch, Mr. W. Harrison, and Herr Fisarek ; Instrumental Performers, Madame Dulcken, Mr. W. Wallace, Mr. Richards, Mr. Benedict, Mr. May cock, Mons. Lavigne, Herr Kellermann, and the Messieurs Distins. 10 conclude with the BEGGAR'S OPERA. Captain Macheath, Mr. Harrison ; Lockit, Mr. Horncastle ; Peachum, Mr. Bennett ; Filch, Mr. Harley ; Lucy Lockit, Miss Poole ; Mrs. Coaxer, Miss Somerville; Polly Peachum, Miss Rainforth. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING .IVIII be performed a New Comedy, called MR. PETER PIPER ; or, Found Out at Home. Mr. Peter Piper, Mr. Farren ; Sir C. Foirsex, Mr. Tilbury ; Major Garry Owen, Mr. Hudson ; Facies, Mr. Btu kstene ; Mrs. P. Piper, Mrs. Glover ; Busk, Mrs. Ilumby. The Band will perform the Overture, " Edourdo e Christine," the t o Fa taste, " Fra Diavolo ;" '' Antoinette," '..;ellarlus Waltz ; this ~ a tswOrth Quadrilles ;" and the " Brunow Polka," ' be succeeded toy an Original Farce, called TILE IRISH TIGER. S Charles Lavender, Mr. Howe; Paddy Ryan, Mr. Hudson; Alderman Marrowfat, Mr. Tilbury; Pilbury, Mr?T. F. Mathews ; Julia, Miss Telbin ; Nancy, Mrs. Caulfield. After which, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF ABISTOPHANES : on which occasion they will be presented to litie public with new Name:, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson, Mbury, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. Ai athews, and Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Another brilliant Triumph i -- `` -- ZoT)cn - 11 - oZd - W;a • Richard nr de Lion" every Evening ; and " The Cricket on the Hearth." THIS EVENING Will be performed a New and Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED ! Altar which, the Comedy of HONOURS AND TTtICKS. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Diddear, and Keeley ; Miss Villars, Mrs. A. ',Vigan, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a New ,_irand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec tacle, founded upon certain St riling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD CIEUR DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrothcr, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley Miss Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Kee!ey, Mr. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. THEATiIE ROYAL, ADELPHI THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled THE MEMOIRS OF LN' UMBRELLA; or, The Silent Observer. In which Messrs. ha - rbert, Howe, Boyce, 0. Smith, Wright, R. Ryan, P. Bedford, Selby ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. F. Mathews, &c., will perform. After which a new and Original Farce, called, WHO DID Tr ? or, WHAT'S IN THE WIND ? Vandyke Brown, Mr. Wright ; Ramona Peewit, Miss Woolgar. To oe followed by the Burie-que, entitled PETER WILE S ; or, The Loadstone Rock and - the Flying Indians. Principal cWactera by Misses Woolgar, Emma Hardirf,, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor ; Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Mun.s.ard, Mr. Mitchenson, &c. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING . Will be rerlorrn:d (by express Shakspere's Tragedy of MACBETH. Macbeth (last time this season), Mr. Macready ; Mac duff, air. Wallack ; Banquo, Mr. Cooper; Hecate, Mr. Leffler ; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. Termin. To conclude with the favourite Drama of DON CiESAR DE BAZAN. Don Cx.,ar, Mr. Wallack ; M iritana. Mrs. Stirling. ASTLEY'i ROYAL AMPIIITHEATLE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. tailor the especial patronage of her most gracious Majesty, and their Royal Highnesses ranee Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the Priscese Alice. Glorious triumph of the present attractive novelties. First Week of the celebrated equestrian, Mr. &Um Bridges, and the highly popular artiste, Mons. Leonard Houck. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEED ; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. With magnifient effects, and introducing the double stud, &c. The SCENES of the clit3LE will be of tne must varied and pleasing description, introducing the whole of the equestrian troupe. The Entertainments will terminate with a laughable AFTER PIECE. liox-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. NEW STRAND THEATRE. THE LAST SIX PERFoRMANCE%. tetra Novelties, and great attraction. Every Evening this Week except Thursday, on which day there will be a GRA:ND InOI3NING PERFORMANCE, commtncing at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING M. PHILLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by giving a Seleiction of new and marvellous feats. After which, HERR G. C. VON ADELSBERG will make his Ant 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 a BALLET, in which the CHIRARLNT 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 TEKIN. In which M. Phillippe will give his most popular and wondrous Indian and Chinese Deceptions. Stalls. 35.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 11. is.. and IN. 6d. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. EvraITROYILA_L__sy_RRE_Y ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. T UESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND TUURSDA.Y -VIEW of NAPI4 E , E TttPTIN or . VESUVIUS, DESTRITC TPE.II, in the year 79. This TION of HERCGLANEDm and unprecedented scale of magnificent spectacle is revived grandeur, the picture being more than ( t t Wiee the size of the an pr : u s e i l ed " ü b n es d tru " Destruction fo'frrnuee: anti represents, as accurately Eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, when the De done . the Great allianeum and Pompeii took place-. of Mr. Dansoru der the direction A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been gonstructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PROMENADE CONCERTS are again confided to Jir. God frey. The Band is most complete in all its departments, and includes Many eminent native and foreign musicians. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the 17105 l; complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcan ; c Display a novel exhibition will be intro duced, reprevnting the Descent of Phoebus in the Chariot of the Sun. Mons. Farinelli will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in freight, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to reserve Lim, and bear him to his chrystal home. An Illuminated Marine Cave, and the Glass Conservatory, splen didly 3tnamented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to view the matchless collection of Carnivora by gas-light. On Thursday, May 21, the Royal South London Floiflcultural So ciety will hold their GRAND SPRING FLOWER SHOW. In ad dition to which the whole of the unprecedented attractions of the Gardens will take place. • _ . Feeiing of the Carnivora at five; the relicane, &e., at half-past five ; Concert at six ; and the Eruption at dusk. Admission, Is. '4t ~..4_, , :"., -• ~.......„. hear conamitted fen trial. THE VETERAN BLANCHARD'S BENEFIT.—The veteran T. Blanchard, who for nearly half a century has been a ser vantas Pantaloon, was the contempo of the public—who, rary and rival of Barnes—and whose broadsword combats with Bradley are still " freshly remembered" by the admirers a that manly sport—takes a benefit on Tueday, at the Victoria. ihe bill of fare is most attractive; and if all those who, as children, have been delighted with 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 ease we do not doubt, for it is seldom indeed that a vsteraa actor appeals to his former patrons without having his appeal responded t.:',. CAPTAIN O'SULLIVAN ; wyka.nAdiaxMwaetlrii,mEonsgia.l„ or, Adventures Civil Mill aofutahorGenftl,eman on ' llalf-pa , y. By work is published of Waterloo," 3 vols. The above be hal at all the libraries . , day, Mr. Col barn,,and may now follow ing popular new works of fiction, are s a rn ls r : n ari jus es i published : he 2. Marston ; or, The Soldier and Stat. the Author of of " Salathiel." 3. Emilia Wyndham. , i 3 B ti l , the Author " Two Old Men's Tales," "Mount Sorel," By sions of a Pretty Woman. By Miss Pardoe , 5 The'nfis- F. Ch s o r 1 ey bertses on their Travels. By Mrs. Trollope. 6. Peer and °T. Parvenus. By Mrs. Gore. 7. Pomfret. By 11. Esq. 8. The Citizen of Prague. Edited by Mary Hewitt'. Secotni editign. Also, just ready, Leontine, a novel. By N E ) 1 : lgabi;V• I-N /*--- SWELL Mos.—Saturday morning, a s a <i- ha*- - Wati lea g the Bank of England, Liverpool, one of the ' '44404 awed molt k a pocket-book, containing 260/. out of his kg:iy , .. i i rako__ t., ' Tort e thief was discovered, tato WO cautody, *•:) - .. . ; ,.-,. , ,,i, i .f ( KL • 1 1 . • RAILWAY SUN. We have many applications for copies of the RAILWAY SUN, and parties who have inclosed postage stamps for 5( - 1. 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—SUN OFFICE, MAY 18. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 40; Highest, 62; N00n, , 58. BAROMETER, 29.06.—W1ND S.S.W.; showery-. 1'1(.411 WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. gotning •• 4 minutes after 7. I Eve nin g .. 37 minutes after 7. a,_ k xi: ' . :I'4l -,--..„.--; : 1 •*,, ODr :, . • er0..t.4,54.. • _,, ' '''ffltt4,,. - , ; 1 , ‘ .., - -N, ' throne to depriving the Cabrals of their portfolios. Among the seceders from the Chamber of Peers are the Marquis of LOULE, the husband of the QUEEN'S aunt, the Viscount DAS ANTAS, who commanded the P ,, rtugue,e Legion in Spain, the Marquis of ABRANTES, and the Viscount SA DA BANDEIRA. They have published a protest containing the reasonfor their secession. This is the unconstitutional conduct of the Minister of the Interior, ANTONIO CABRAL, who in the Diario, the only journal suffered to be published in Lisbon, actually in the reports of the debates in the Cham ber ordered the speeches of the Opposition Peers to be sup pressed. This they denounce as a breach of the 20th and2sth articles of the charter, an offence to the Chamber, and an atrocious calumny on the Members affected by it. Madrid Papers of the 9th and 10th have arrived. The Gazette of the 9th publishes the Ministerial circular, announcing that the new electoral law will be put in force immediately, and directing the political chiefs to proceed to the formation of the electorate lists, which are to be published on the 30th of May. According to the Tiempo, a conspiracy has been detected in Granada, and the colonel of the regi ment of Albuera has been arrested, together with several officers and soldiers. The Eco del Comercio publishes a letter from Malaga, distinctly denying that the parties engaged in the assassination of the colonel of the Granada regiment were actuated by political motives. The Clamor Publico announces that General NAftVAEZ will shortly return to Spain, while some of the other journals state that he is about to leave Bayonne for Paris, from whence he will proceed to Naples on a diplomatic mission. The Infante Don EN atQuE has received permission to leave Bayonne for Brussels, on a visit to his sister, the Princess IsABEL, who, with her husband, a Polish nobleman, is re siding in that city. Should his Highness wish to visit England in the course of his tour, he has obtained permis sion to do so. The brig Nervion after landing the Galician insurgents on the coast of Portugal, had arrived at Gibraltar. The QUEEN was about to proceed to Aranjuez for a few days. MADRID BOLSA, MAY 9.—The Three per Cents. were not quoted, but some private transactions had taken place at 32 13.16 :Y ; for cash, and 32% 33 for time; and in the Cou pons at 20%. The shares of the San Fernando Bank were done at 332, and those of Isabel at 192. We have received the Paris papers of Friday and Saturday. ➢i. TRIERS had, in consequence of what passed in the Chamber of Deputies two days before, relative to La Plata, addressed a very long letter to the Opposition journals, on Friday, in justification of his conduct, in and out of office, on this subject. After alluding to the state of things in that part of South America when he last came into office, M. TmERs says : "It in this state that I found this affair in 1840. It was soon proved to me that the desire to bring it to a close was well founded, and that it was necessary to terminate the blockade by a prompt and decisive operation. The Cabinet of March 1 determined on an expedition, which was en trusted to Admiral de Mackau, at present Minister of Marine. M. de Mackau, who now considers every exWition to the banks of La Plata to be imprudent, accepted the command of 6,000 men, seamen and marines, and the mission to act against Buenos Ayres, if he was obliged to do so, in order to have that justice rendered to France which was her due. His instructions enjoined him to demand an indemnity for the French subjects, who had suffered from Roses' cruelty, a guarantee that they should not be again subject to certain exactions of the Argentine Government, and honourable con ditions for our allies. These allies were of two kinds—the insurgents of Buenos Ayres, armed against Rosas in the midst of the republic which he tyrannised over, who had re ceived subsidies from us, and the state of Monte Video, which was a regular ally acting with us as an independent state. For the one an amnesty was to be obtained, and for the other, a guarantee of existence. Roses, on seeing our forces doubled by the arrival of M. de M.,ekau ' consented to nego tiate. He concluded w ith M. de Mackau the treaty which has become the basis of the new relations. This treaty sti pulated an indemnity for the French subjects who had been despoiled of their property and ill-used, a treatment for them such as was granted to the most favoured nations; the faculty to return to their country kr the exiles of Buenos Ayres who had taken up arms, and for the republic of Monte Video the absolute independence of its Government and of its territory. The treaty, to say the truth, could have been drawn up otherwise, but I never attributed as a fault to M. Mackau the mode in ,which it was worded. He had left France engaged in the Eastern question; he had seen the Cabinet ready to break up on the question of La Plata, and he ought to have been disposed to bring to a close an affair which he knew to, be so difficult in itself and betome still more so by the complica ions which had taken place in European affairs. But, however that might be, as far as the wording was concerned, the treaty, if executed faithfully, was sufficient." M. Thiers then gives a very animated picture of the ca lamities and disasters which have taken place since the re fusal of Rosas to perform the conditions that had been agreed upon, and dwells with much energy upon the cruelties and atrocities of that chief, not only towards all who were opposed to him, but also towards French subjects who have been robbed and massacred by his agents. Alluding to the visit of General O'Brien, of wom Thiers speaks in terms of well-merited praise for his humane endeavours to induce the English and French Governments to interfere for the immediate repression of the tyranny of Rosas, he observes that Lord Aberdeen, whore heart, says M. Thiers, is upright and generous, had shared in the sentiments which every honest man must feel in such a matter, and consented to intervene. The French Cabinet, adds the ex-President of the Council, could not re fuse to co- operate with that of Great Britain, and a mutual in tervention was agreed upon. M. Thiers here states what were the objects of the intervention, and although he complains that in the terms dictated to Rosas, full and efficient guarantees were not stipulated for on behalf of French subjects, he shows how vain the resistance of Rosas bad been to the first de monstrations that were made against him, and then ex presses his astonishment at the French Government not having followed up his advantages, and completing the work of honour and humanity. He asks:— " What can arrest the action of our Government in pre sence of such a situation ? Is it the difficulty of execution ? Is it the complicated nature of our interests in that part of America? The difficulty of execution is almost nothing, if three or four thousand men are sent out. The point is, not towage war on Roses in the extent of the Argentine re public, which would expose us to the necessity of running after him across the Pampas; but to join to the three thou sand English who are at La Plata, and to the denationalized French legion at Monte Video, three thousand men landing there, and to force the camp of Oribe. That being clOne, and no one can doubt of its success, Monte Video would be freed from blockade, the sufferings which we complain of would cease, and our summons to Rosas to eva cuate th e t er rit o ry Monteof Video would be attended to. If, when that was done, Rosas was to be acted against merely by blockade, let it be so. I think that a better course could be adopted ; but, in fine, the summons of Eugland and France would be respected, and the principal sufferings of our country men would have- been brought to a close. All men, well-informed oil the subject, declare that on the simple appearance of a reinforcement Rosas would yield ; for it is the opinion which he entertains of the hesitation of our Government which induces hill to prolong his resistance. The difficulty of execution in re • ducing the operation to what we demand is therefore null.' M. Thiers then proceeds to describe the state of things at the date of the last accounts, and concludes his letter as fellows. Our readers will see that the allusion to England is here, as elsewhere, conceived in terms of perfect good policy towards that country :—"rhe interest is pressing, and the duty absolute. The misfortunes endured by 15,000 French subjects ought to be put a stop to, against which the mere assertion of some isolated indi viduals, whom fears or some motives has separated from the the mass of their countrymen, might not to prevail. The allies whom we have compromised ought to be saved ; and since we have guaranteed them by an article of the treaty, since we have summoned the others to evacuate their territory, we ought to cause our summons to be respected. The manner that before any tribunal the case may be justi fied is this :—The French were thought interested enough in what was passing at Monte Video to interfere; the treaty which guaranteed the independence of Monte Video, was formal enough to force Rosas to respect it; he was called on to withdraw, an action was fought for that purpose, and then all at once the matter was stopped short, and nothing more was done than this first act ! The English have 3,600 men, we have 1,300 or 1,400 ; only 2,000 or 3,000 more are re quired to finish the business, and yet the matter remains so ! The French continue to die of hunger and wretchedness; Oribe, in the name of Rosas, continms to despise our sum mons, and we are satisfied! But, then, why interfere at first? Why summon Oribe and Rosas to withdraw? The blood of the French, it is said, deserves to be paid attention to, and spared as much as possible. But why should the blood of the French be alleged as a reason, when an expedi tion of 4,000 or 5,000 men was about to be sent to Madagas car! when hundreds were lost in the absurd enterprise of the Marquises, which is the laughing stock of both French and foreign seamen ! I must declare that such a policy is revolting to common sense and humanity, and for my part, I can never speak of it in the Cham ber with temper. The end of the whole cannot but be de plorable. Either Oribe will enter Monte Video, in conse quence of the worn-out condition of the inhabitants, and that will be a shameful piece of treachery on our parts to wards the Government created for us and by us; a misfor tune for the French, whom Oribe knows to be his irreconci leable enemies; a misfortune for our policy, for Monte Video, and Buenos Ayres, will then be one powe r, which is o pp osed to all our interests; or Oribe will not enter there, and this what we refuse W do at deplorable situation will drag on ; our Frenchmen will con tinue to troffer ; our summons will continue to be despised by make the English alliance Rosas; and England, already disgusted, will withdraw. We shall then remain isolated, and be obliged to do at last, alone In truth, I cannot c 6... nceive such conduct. It is desired to else than 1 7opular, and the wish is a proper s' ple, natural. and honour- One. Here was an opportu nity; - able, to have the troops •ngdoms acting together present in union with the English. (If the two a._ ;on is lost in a for an object of humanity, and the odas..„ridi culous attempt, the result of which can be no: lin g cruel. Let the men interested in supporting a policy say wh a t t h ey please of the warmth wLich I have sho; v1 ! long himatter, I shall p ers i s t in blaming that policy, and as as I have a voice to nr,ke myself heard, 1 shall de nounce it to all men of sense and feeling as infamous." In the Journal des Dards of Friday appears an article iii reply to this letter. _ " The letter of M. Thiers (says the Debars) ig only an amende honorable. The indiscreet author of the amendment on the affairs of La Plata endeavours to obtain par don for the defeat which he so awkwardly brought down on the head of the Opposition when it looked for no- , thing of the kind. Ttie letter is only another edition of his speeches; there is nothing additional in it, but uncon- I stitutional attacks against a power which M. Thiers is as much, or even more than any person bound to respect, and insinuations which his former functions forbid him more than any other man to use. 'When M. Thiers de clares that the Cabinet of March 1 was on the point of breaking up, relative to the La Plata question, we do not know, and we ought not to know, what he means. There was not at that epoch, as well as we can remember, any Mi nisterial crisis. If there was any change of Ministry, it would be as, act coming under public cognizance. But M. I Thiers remained lLnister after the mission of M. de Mackau, as is but too well remembered. What may have passed in the Council of the Crown between the King and his Ministers does not belong to public discussion. M. Thiers has no right to state on this subject even the truth, still less what resembles it so little, and this kind of indis cretion is the more strange in a man who reproaches his po litical adversaries with uncovering royalty." The article extends over four columns, and there is a great deal of persona vituperation which had been much better omitted. With regard to the war itself, the Debars gives the following as the hist ory of i ts or i g i n , an d the ezixad of the policy rhidl Luce has pursind THE STN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 184 6 tq• .7_ int LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1846. 1 The House of Lo r d s on F r id ay n i g ht wen t i n t o C omm i t t ee on the Religious Opini ons R e li e f Bill, an d it was un d erstoo d that the Bill had passed through the Committee, with the exception of certain clauses, which were reserved for future consideration. The only interruption to the unanimity of the debate was introduced by the Bishop of ExrrEn, who, in a long speech replete with arguments of a kind that happily now command little weight in the country, proposed that the House should resolve itself into Committee on that day three months. The Right Rev. Prelate, although he stated that be knew no more of the law of the land than every educated gentleman was bound to know, and that he should not be ashamed if he erred on the subject, yet ventured to set up his opinion in opposition to that of the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack, and of the other law Lords who had favoured the House with their opinions on the very ques tions which the Right Rev. Prelate had himself, on a f prmer occasion, wished to have submitted to the judges. It was a sound and excellent advice long since given to an indifferent lawyer when promoted to a seat on the judicial bench, that when giving judgment he should merely state the conclusion he had arrived at without venturing ,to explain the reasons which led to that conclu sion, because, although he might very probably be right in the decision, the chances were a hundred to one that he would be wrong in the reasons which led thereto. Happy bad it been for the Bishop had he adopted this pru dent advice, for he would have been spared the humiliating discovery that he was wholly misinformed in the principal of the two reasons on which he grounded his opinion, and on which he had expatiated so forcibly, so eloquently, to the House. It appeared that in the year 1790, no less than 55 years ago, an Act was passed repealing the former regulations, and declaring that no one should thereafter be bound to take the oath of supremacy on its being tendered to him. The other reason, founded on the statute of EtazAsETH, was an swered by the LORD CHANCELLOR with equal force, who eloquently contended that it was impossible that any Roman Catholic, moderately and temperately maintaining the su premacy of the see of Rome in matters spiritual, can be con sidered as offending against the constitution of this country, or against what ought to be the law of this country, and surely this is both law and justice. A vast and important body of our fellow-subjects profess the tenets of the Roman Catholic religion, and they must believe in and assert that spiritual supremacy if they are sincere in that profession, and who can doubt it who knows how patiently their ancestors clung to it, with truth and fidelity, for ages, when they were thereby subjected to shame and ignominy, were placed under a civil ban, and not merely excluded from the enjoyment of places of trust and emolument, but also subjected to all the heart less and oppressive restrictions of a monstrous and intolerable penal code? Happily those ages of bigotry and intolerance have passed away. A new light has flashed upon our legis lators, on the public at large. Our Roman Catholic brethren are now looked upon in all respects as our equals ; their re ligion is tolerated, their opinions are respected, and practi cally there has been no attempt for many years to act up to the obsolete and universally condemned laws which still were permitted to encumber and remain a blot on our statute book. Why should, then, the assertion of one of the fundamental doctrines of their religion, which must be as im plicitly subscribed to by them as any of the Thirty-nine Ar ticles by the Right Rev. Prelate himself, be still considered as an offence, " that the simple punishment of a misdemea nour should he retained," or that there should be any danger in the assertion thereof to this our Protestant constitution? We should scarcely expect to hear such opinions promul gated in any atmosphere save that of Exeter Hall. We have ever felt that the true and enlightened policy is to give the most perfect freedom of opinion, civil and religious, to every man ; none should be fet tered or restrained, or compelled to descend to hypocrisy to conceal the real sentiments of his heart, if he should be associated with others to whom his opinions might in any respect be repugnant. He should not unnecessarily offend the prejudices or wound the feelings of his companions; chiming for himself the most perfect and entire freedom, he should accord to others that which he desired to himself ; in all things he should act up to the sublime direction of the Founder of our Common RelLtion, the Saviour of Mankind, "by doing unto others as he would they should do unto him." If this great truth were felt in its full force we would not have had penal laws or civil disabilities affecting any of our brethren. Every man would be permitted to worship his CREATOR in the manner and form which, in his conscience, he believed to be right, to be the most proper, and a great and fertile source of civil dissension and disagreement would be totally removed. We feel proud, as Britons, of the fact, that in a few short weeks our Legislature will have affirmed this great principle, and that we shall then be able to point to our country as a land of universal tolerance and freedom of opinion. Our nation has ever taken its place in the van of civilisation. It will not be the least valuable of her tri umphs to point to the example which she is now affording to the world, to other kingdoms, by the abolition of all civil and religious distinctions. Not the least gratifying part of the debate was the pure spirit of Christianity, of philanthropy, which characterised the able and el, quent speech of the Lord Bishop of ST. DAVID'S. In that speech the principles of true liberality, of enlightened statesmanship, will be found to exist in the highest degree. His Lordship put the Bill in its true light, " that it was not a greater relief to those who had laboured under the disabilities than it was to the members of the Church of England—to one class it was a relief from injus tice, from vexation, and disgrace; to the other it was a relief from a heavy load of obloquy, discredit, and shame." These are sentiments well worthy of falling from the lips of a Christian minister, of a dignitary of the Church in which his Lordship holds so high a station. He truly stated that the great mass of these laws was unjust and iniquitous, a cruel and wanton violation of the liberty of the subject and of the rights of conscience, " that nothing could justify or warrant such a perversion of the powers of legislation." He asked, "wherein did the force of a bull consist? Not in the seal— not in the string—not in the document itself—Rot in the mind or intention of the POPE—but in the senti ments of the people to whom it was addressed. He en tertained no apprehension so long as the Roman Catholic people of this country preserved their a:legiance, and they had done so throughout the hardest; trials—as long as they continued in the course which for ages they had pursued, he should have no fear, even though Papal bulls were smug gled into this county, even though one of them might be p h oLted vi on the walls of La m b e th P a l ace , or th ose o f Bucking than if they had remained in Rome and'rotted in the Vatican se—he s till would say there was no more danger u vi rest not with . The force and virtue of the se documents ." the power that issued them,b ut with those to addressed; and it might be safely left t o the wo uld Inte ni lli th gen eY w im ere d loyalty of the Roman Catholic populatio n a l one to dear w i t i them. Instead of showing suspicion and distrust of these our fellow-subjects, we should do away with all grounds for distrust and suspicion. He did not believe that that class would ever be unfaithful to ; but it would conduce to the honour and dignity of this country to take care that their honourable feelings should not be so sported with and trampled on as they had been." We tender our hearty thanks to the Right Rev. Prelate for this noble speech, and We recommend it to the hearty and atzentive consideration of his episcopal brethren. So long as the occupants of th e bench of Bisho p s are actua ted by such feelings they must comman d the esteem, the respect, th e l ove of the people of all religious denominations, ar.d we do hope and trust that the brilliant example thus set to them by one of themselves will not be thrown away; but will sink deeply into their minds, and find many and strenuous supporters in the body. The great measure of commercial reform, now finally esta blished, for though it may be delayed it cannot be undone, is destined to produce a vast revo!ution in other states be sides the United Kingdom. France and Germany and Switzerland have been watching the long and ardent con test in the Commons' House of Parliament with an interest and anxiety greater even than those which have affected either Protectionists or Free-traders, not only on account of their social and commercial relations, but, as regards two of these countries at least, on account of the influence which the change may have on the power and wealth of England. The danger, however, to their trade and manufactures which may be anticipated from such a vast scheme forms the first and prominent subject for their consideration, and taking all circumstances into account, never on a previous occasion did any event occur in this country so pregnant with results of the most vital importance to their commercial prosperity. The great drawback on the complete success of British ma nufacturing interests was the high price of provisions in this corn -taxed country, compa r ed with that in states where pro visions of every kind were cheaper, and where the operatives of MVP cculdr9duco manufactures, taking all (Alm cu cumstances to be equal, at wages little more than one-half of those paid by British manufacturers. By throwing open the corn-trade, together with the admission of cattle entirely free of duty, and nearly all the necessaries of life used in those countries at an extremely moderate, almost a nominal rate, prices Will become equalised to a degree hitherto un known. Whether or not it falls materially here, corn in other countries will at once rise in price, the cost of living will be proportionally increased, and the rate of wages will either rise in like manner, or the master-manufacturers must yield to rivals who, in almost every other respect, had the advantage over them. The British manufacturers had an enormous superiority, and will still possess it, in the abun dance of coal and iron, in the excellence of their machinery, in the mode of carriage, whether by canal or railway, and in the great amount of capital at their command; yet, with all these in their favour, the Germans and the Swiss, owing to the cheapness of provisions, were able to undersell English dealers in several markets. The new tariff has at one blow deprived foreigners of almost the only advantage they had. But, in addition to that, it will throw open to us markets which were closed or approached with little profit, while the obnoxious and ruinous impost on the necessaries of life re mained unaltered. Merchants or speculators who bring us corn, and cattle, and beef, and bacon, and potatoes, besides many other articles, all free of duty, will take something back in return, either the produce of our colonies, or the manufactures of the country, now relieved from the incubus of excessive and prohibitive duties. The ships of all nations will direct their course to this country as to a free port, while the employment of British vessels will be increased in proportion to the new markets thrown open. We look not, therefore, merely to the increase of our manufactures but to the increase of our ship ping—of that mercantile navy which keeps up at present such an advantageous intercourse between our countless dis tant settlements and the mother country, and which forms the only certain bulwark of our security and national inde pendence. Can France, and Prussia, and the whole Zolve rein, look on with apathy, and follow in the same beaten and ruinous track, while England has opened up a new way for herself, both for the increase of trade and of national power? These changes cannot take place without giving additional impulse to population. We have only to look back for forty years to see what vast power trade has conferred on this country : even hampered and discouraged as it has been, the population has nearly doubled. In 1801 the popu lation of Great Britain was in round numbers only 11,000,000 ; in 1841, it had risen to 19.000,000—thereby in creasing even in a still greater proportion, not only the vast revenue derived from Excise and Customs, hut the assessed taxes, the property-tax, and we may say, the taxes under every department. Comparing the past with the present, we can hardly wonder that England, with her small popula tion, and as a consequence her small revenue, could not put down her revolted American colonies. How the strength of both has increased since, and from what causes, it is needless to inquire. The measures of Sir ROBERT PEEL are mainly calculated to give additional effect to that national enter prise and those habits of profitable industry which have since raised Great Britain to her present eminence, and which, when allowed to act with freedom, must enable her to main rain still more firmly, her high rank among nations. In the question of Solitary Confinement is involved infi nitely more than the mere improvement of individuals, for with its discontinuance or its preservation there will follow the discontinuance or the preservation of a system in which our happiness and our morality as a nation are to a consider able extent implicated. On these accounts it becomes a matter of extreme importance to observe the consequences which result from the operation of this punishment, for the purpose of testing its efficacy or its ill-success. For this purpose it becomes necessary to submit culprits to a series of experiments, and to note down with the most scrupulous nicety the mental or the bodily phenomena resulting from their influence. Whether by separate incarceration a criminal becomes more dogged and sullen in his adherence to vice, or whether by the salutary mediation of undisturbed reveries, the mind becomes softened down to a detesta tion of guiltiness and a yearning for sobriety, we must acknowledge that in the abstract the fact of experimentalising upon the most subtle elements of the human mind, and of submitting the most powerful emotions of the heart to so severe an ordeal, a very fearful responiii bility indeed devolves upon the experimentalist—the experi mentalist in this instance being the Government. Still prospects were so peculiarly propitious under existing cir cumstances, and it was evident that an almost incal culable amount of good would flow from the establish ment of such a system, on its being proved to be salu tary, or at least in every case innocuous, that a trial—criti cal as that trial might prove—became almost incumbent upon the Legislature. Supposing it were proved that, as a reforma tory scheme, separate imprisonment turned out to be gene rally successful, and never injurious, a comparatively lenient punishment might then be administered to certain classes of criminals ; those criminals would be preserved from the malific influences of association with de.. prayed companions ; and from veritable pests to society they might, after a given period, be emancipated, orderly citi zens. Thus "from the nettle danger might be plucked the flower safety," and the demoralising effects of a community in crime be altogether evaded. Upon the settlement of this question, therefore, hung the continued wretchedness of thousands, or the general reformation of the populace. Hence it was, we conceive, most assuredly worthy of investigation, of trial, of analysis. Too much of happiness and of misery de pended upon its own evidences when in operation to admit of any dilatoriness or indolence in its regard. The scheme was advanced; beneficial consequences from its acceptance were very generally and very lavishly promised ; the people looked to the legislators, not certainly for its immediate adoption, but assuredly for some demonstration of its mode of working; and hence any withdrawal from the inquiry on the part of Government would have been regarded with universal dissatisfaction. A great boon was prophecied ; an attempt, however slight, for its ac quisition was not unnaturally expected. From the combi- nation of all these incitements emerged several novel houses of incarceration : the Government set the proposed system in operation, and the public most rigidly scrutinised the re sult. Some considerable time has now elapsed since this effort was commenced; the plan has continued in uninterrupted play up to the present moment ; and it is allowable, there fore, to estimate the merits of the system, and to collate such coincidences from the experience thus acquired as would conduct us to some accurate conclusion upon the subject. Impressed with this conviction, Sir PETER LAURIE, one of the most active Aldermen of the City of London, has col lected together a large mass of information as to the manner in which solitary confinement has affected the prisoners submitted to its agency, and the deductions which he has drawn from a comparison of these facts are embodied in a pamphlet recently issued by the worthy Knight, under the somewhat whimsical but extremely significant title of "Killing, no Murder ; or the Effects of Separate CUR finement on the Bodily and Mental Condition of Pri soners in the Government Prisons and other Gaols in Great Britain and America." Unlike the prototype of its title, this publication is animated with no seditious notions whatever ; on the contrary, it appears to be fired by a spirit of the most pure and unaffected benevolence. We think thus of the animus which has summoned it into existence, and doing so, it is impossible not to concede to its revelations and its inferences an earnest though dispassionate attention. It would be futile to attempt here any adequate ' synopsis of a brochure extended over fifty-five closely printed pages ; both leisure and space would preclude us from the endeavour, while the publication of the pamphlet itself would render such a proceeding almost one of supereroga tion. It would appear that, notwithstanding the experi ments at Millbank and at Pentonville have been con ducted with singular tenderness, the malign effects of the system have, according to Sir PETER, been of such re markable intensity, and of such an unlooked-for prevalence, us infinitely to preponderate over its beneficial consequences. In this manner the separate imprisonment at the Millbank Penitentiary in 1838, appears to have driven four into a state of insanity ; in 1839,five ; in 1840,five more; while between the Ist of January and the 30th of September, 1841, nine priso nei s were transferred to Bethlehem as lunatics, while 10 male and one female of unsound mind were found by the house in spectors. Similar announcements are made by Alderman LAURIE throughout his pamphlet, and that accompanied with such circumstantiality as to enforce the deductions he draws from their comparison. As this publication under takes to demonstrate that solitary confinement is, " lst,highly in.iurious to the minds of prisoners; 2d, dangerous to their bodily- health ; 3d, demoralising in its effects ; 4th, that it has failed in America, from whence it was derived ; and, sth, th at it is burdensome to the country from its great cost," it can not be denied but that it demands a most extensive perusal and a most serious investigation. With regard to the sys tem itself, it is impossible to consider it altogether as ad visable, when it is perceptible that solitude, even when enli ' vened by literature, or by manual employment, has still so general and undeviating a tendency to render its victim in curably insane. If these reformatory experiments have not already continued too long, the matter, nevertheless, de mands the scrutiny of the Legislature. .ntellygence has been Lisbon dated 9th May' from which it would appear tyranny of COSTA . receivedtfhraotm the CAnRAL and his broth by even the most is becoming too odious to be to leratedamoug the Portuguese. T p h ea!eably and loyally disposed provinces, so far from einsurrectionln the northern daily extending, and having been put down, was scene of a tumult and Oporto connic itself had been the in the course of which some lives ha t d beenwith the military, rally ing cry throughout, the country is lost. The Cabrals." In consequence of the unconstitutional Down with the the Cabrals in the Cortes, the old friends of Don conduct of Don Pmnuo and the constitution in the Chamber of Peers haves the Duke of PALMELLA , seceded from that Chamber in a es beaded by body, while in the C hamber of Deputies a motion for an address to the QUEEN, beseeching her to dismiss her Ministry, numbered among its supporters T, .tvODlll FONSECA MAGALHAES, who as a Minister' of the Crown DA w as one of the most up ri g h t that Portugal ever p ossess ed , and s whose views and conduct as a statesman and politician have ever been of the most moderate character. Although the Cabrals possess the confidence of (the more correct phrase, perhaps, would be the control over) the QUEEN, and are supported by the KLNG-CoNsesx and the Camarilla, yet it seems extremely- probable that her MAJSITY may find it necessary to dismiss her obnoxious Ministers, unless, indeed, she 41014 prefq riakin her own " The war which continues, and which, in fact, has never ceased between Monte Video and Buenos Ayres, was brought on by the Government of Monte Video. It was the emi grants from Buenos Ayres who brought the Monte Videans into their private quarrel with the Government of Rosas, and in i: - s turn Monte Video wishes to get France into the same quarrel. The real and evident interest of the French residing in those countries was not to mix themselves up with any of those foreign discords. That is what the home country wished, and still wishes. But the Monte Videan Government has succeeded in drawing in a portion, though the weaker portion, of our countrymen. M. Thiers, in regard to this, has fallen into the most unheard-of errors and exaggerations. It is very easy for a man of his fertile imagination to excite the public mind with regard to the fate of 20,000 Frenchmen exposed to all the evils of war and the horrors of famine. The truth is, that the greater number of the French (8,000 or 9,000) are in the province of Buenos Ayres; that there are 5,000 or 6,000 in the country of the Oriental Republic • that is to say, with that portion of th e p rov i nce o f M on t e Video which is at war with the town itself, so that in the town cf Monte Video, properly so called, there are not more than 4,000 French, of whom only 1,500 have chosen to take arms. These are the 18,000 or 20,000 men whom M. Thiers reduces to the last extremity in Monte Video." The Military Pensions Bill was passed on Friday, in the Chamber of Peers, by 124 to 18, and on the same day, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Supplementary Credit Bill was passed by 138 to-3. Numerous incendiary fires have occurred of late in the department of the Cote d'Or, and the mayors of many of the communes in the department have received threatening letters. The strike among the miners at St. Etienne has been re newed. Those whose duty it is to pump the water out of ,the mines are among the persons who have struck. Unless they resume their occupation many of the mines will be so flooded that it will be impossible to work them. The Courrier Francais has the following:— " General Comman arrived yesterday morning in Paris, bringing, it is said, the formal resignation of Marshal Bu geaud, with his reasons for that step. The General left Al giers without any notice of his departure by the Moniteur Algerien of the 10th, and it was also with the intent of con cealin- g this sudden, though not unexpect e d det erm in a ti on , that the Marshal, notwithstanding his failing health, put himself at the head of the expedition against the Ouaren- Senis before General Commau left Algiers. It is certain that the Ministry will accept the resignation of Marshal Bugeaud, and it is already said that he is to have the command of the fortifications of Paris. The Duke d'Aumale is to be ap pointed Commander-in -Chief of the army of Africa, but without any other function or title." This report of the retirement of Marshal BUGEAUD from the Government of Algeria is in substance confirmed by the Epoque. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Satur day at 84f. 20c.; the Five per Cents., 120 f. 15c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,250 E; Rouen, 1,032 f. 50c. ; Havre, 757 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 760 f.; Avignon, 912 E 50c.; Vierzon, 660 f. ; Bordeaux, 622 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasbourg, 507 f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 526 f. 25c,; Paris and Lyons, 545 f. The following are the quotations in the new lines : LYONS, MAY 14.—Marseilles and Avignon, 918 f. 75c. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,245 f. ; Rouen, 1,028 f. 75c. ; Lyons, 552 f 50c.; Vlerzon, 6661. 25c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK ESCIIANGE, MAY 16. Barbadoes, h —Boulogne and Amiens, 12 —Central of Spain, 1% —Namur and Liege, 4 % —Paris and Lyons Constituted, 7 Tours and Nantes Constituted, 57( s —Trinidad, %. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday was quiet, and former rates were fully maintained. The sales were nearly 5,000 bales, 1,500 of which were on speculation and for export. The letters received this morning from the manufacturing districts, to most of which the result of the division upon the third reading of the Corn Bill was communicated by the electric telegraph, are wi itten in terms of the highest satisfaction at the result; and in the firm expectation that the L.irds will pass the Bill, more confidence was displayed in commercial and in manufacturing cireles. There are accounts from Port Philip this morning to the 6th January. There is scarcely an item of intelligence of in terest. Sheep and other farming stock were advancing in value, and altogether things looked brighter. A singular paragraph has been sent to us as respects the finances of China. No doubt the payment on account of the demands made upon the Celestial Empire under the treaty with us has rather drained the beureau of the col lectors of revenue in China. The extract is as follows, and it shows at least that his Celestial Majesty is alive to financial matters. The Pekin Gazette states:— "Owing to thel unsatisfactory state of the Treasury accounts, and, general confusion in the financial depart ment, the Emperor has issued orders that the Treasurers of the different provinces shall produce comparative annual statements since his accession to the Throne. It is hoped that from a minute examination of the acco u nt t o b e given in, the Mimaterswill be enabled to discover whence the present de ficit arises, and take such measures to prevent such evils in future. These returns are to be laid before the public, and will give full details of the income and expenditure. This is the first document of the sort ordered to be printed for ge neral information, and it may be considered as one of the most important events that has for a long period occurred in China. Joined to this ordinance is a list of defaulters in Kweichoo Province, where several district magistrates have been unable to pay up their arrears. The British geCuriiies are very steady this morning with rather an improved feeling. Consols for the Account are at 96 1 4 %, and at 96 1 / 2 for Money. The premium upon Exchequer Bills has advanced to 235. The meeting of the protectionists, held on Saturday, at the Clarendon Hotel, to enter into a solemn compact to oppose the Corn Bill in the House of Loids, is spoken of here only with ridicule. All the protection Peers were invited to attend, but under sixty were present. The odds, in betting circles in the City, have increased in favour of the measure passing the Peers with a majority, variously estitnaltd at 20 to 25. India Stock has ruled at 265%; the Reduced Three per Cents. at 95% %; and East India Bonds, under 1,0001., at 295. premium. The meeting of the creditors of Mexico, now in progress at the London Tavern, is likely to be a stormy one. It is fully attended. In the Foreign Market there bas not been any business of importance transacted this morning. Mexican Bonds have been quoted at 32 1 %, and the Deferred at 15 1 4. Spanish Stock has receded to 24%, the Deferred to 15 1 , the Russian Metal iques are at 110%, and the Dutch Four per Cents. at 91 3 / 4 . In the Railway Share and Scrip Market a very limited amount of business has been transacted to-day, BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. • • • • • • • • • • • • 20534 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 953 % 95% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 96 %%% 96% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 97% 1 4 97 k Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. .. 10 7-16 10 7-16 India Stock .. .. . .. .. .. .. 2653¢ 265% India Bonds. 1,0001. .. .. _ _ - 7 Ditto, under 1,000/. .. South Sea Stock .. Ditto Old Annuities .. —93 A, 93 7 /. Consols for Account • • •. .. .. .. 96% 96% Exchequer Bills. 1 %d. 114 d. 1,0001... .. .... 20 23 pm. 23 5001. . .. .• .. 20 23 pm. 23 Ditto. Small --- •• .. 20 23 pm. 23 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • • • 83 Danish, 3 per Cent • • • • • •• 87 14 8714 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account • . .. .. 32 14 3214 Ditto, Deferred ........15 1 4 15% Portuguese Three per Cent • • .. _ 5714 Russian Bonds . • • • .. .. .. 1101 4 11014 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent _ Ditto, for the Account •• .. .. 24% ii 2414 Ditto, Deferred .. .. .. _ _ 15 1 i 15 1 4 Dividends on the above payable in Lend On. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91% 91% PRICES OF BUSINESS RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT CLOSING PRICES. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. ..... 1 7 z Birmingham and Gloucester .. .. 100 ...125 _ 125' Ditto New (Bed at 7% dis.) .. 17% ... 31 Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham. 228. . % WIS•.•••• •• • • 31 ' Buckinghamshire 425. . •• • • 3 / 14 (11 1; Caledonian 10 12% N . 12% Ditto, Half Shares .• 2% Zr' 2 .... •• 2 Ditto, Extension .• 2% .... 1% ...... ••• Cambridge and Oxford.. .. 1% % Chester and Holyhead •22% —••..• • • • • • 22 7 i Cornwall and Central Devon .. 2% Derby and Crewe .. 2% .... 6% .. •• .. ... • 6% Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 3%14 Direct Northern 2%.... 2 .... 2 Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 10 7 7 Dublin and Galway .. .. 4 214 .. 214 Eastern Counties .. 141. 165..... 24 23% •• • • 23% Ditto New 81. 165..... 7% p• • p Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 135. 4d. % p.. p Ditto, York Extension 105..... %• • •• •• / 1% East Lincolnshire 1%.... 1 . Goole, Doncast., and Sheffield, &c. 425. . • %%1 3 •• • • • • % P Great Western .. 85 ...,151 153........ 150 Ditto Half Shares .. 50 .... 87% .... • ..... 87% Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 3 .... 18 .• Ditto, Fifths .. • • 20 ••• • •• • • Lancaster and Carlisle .. 40 .... . Ditto New 5 .... 10 .......... Leeds and Bradford • • .. .. 26 .......... Leicester and Bedford-- 225. •••• % 1 4 % dis... Liverp., Mauch., & Newc. Junct. 2%.... 2% London an Birmingham . • •100 228% . Ditto Fifths .. • • .. 2 .... 25 London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. Ditto, New ••• • • • • London mid Brighton .. • • • • 5 0 •• .. 66 Ditto ditto Fifths .. • . •• 30 • 41% London and Croydon .. .. 131. 153. 9d. 22% London, Hounslow, & Western .. 2 ..... London and South-Western.. 41/. 6s. 10d. London and York .. • • • • • • 2 % • ... 2% London and Windsor . • • • .. %i 3,, London, Salisbury, and Yeovil • • 2% . .• Manchester and Leeds .. .. 82 Ditto, Fifths • • • • • • • • 3 .... 12%.... ••• • • • 12% Ditto Extension 425. 3% p Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 81% 81 81 Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) I .... 9% Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 423. .... p p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 ••••• • • •• Midland .. .. • • • • • • • • 100 ....154 15_ 3 4 % Ditto, New 33 .. 18 .. % 33% •• • • Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 25 46 ..•••••••• 46 10 New •••• • • • 3 25 1 : 26 1% iNr s e womtle and Berwick .. • .. 15 .• .. _ 7 _ 2 O ...... 2 Eliznsion • • . • • • •• 22%.... 31 30 1 4:x int,. 31 1 4 xin North ;,.• • .... 11% 12% x int 11% xin Ml'9'l-1:441:5 Extension . .. .. %.•.. • • Ditto, Car, dire .. 425.% % P• ••• • • 4% p North statfords.. l " -- . . 334 North Wales • • . 8 t‘i &i , v :dverhm .. pt . n . . 12% .... 7% Oxid.,Worcester , 10 .... 7%••••••• — • 3 4 Scottish Midland .. • • 2% 314,. •••• • • • • Shrewsbury and Birminghat. • • 425. .... •• • • % , —1% p Shropshire Union .. • • • • 425, ...• % 1 . South Midland • • .. •. •••• dis. South Eastern and Dovor 110. 4. 0: 2 '; p g ., New (do. 151.) • • 5 •• • • '•" • • Sout;; Wales • .„ 428. •• • • gib 1 ' • •• West RlaLng U 4 l ll ° Midland • • •• 80 "• ; s t i •12•• • • • • York mut No. . Riding 1 •• • - Do. E. and NY W. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Central of Spain .. • Ceylon • • • • .. Demerara • • • • .. 8 1L ..• • • Dutch Rhenish • • .. 5 , East India' , . 5 8 . • Named and Liege • • .. —,• Orleans and Bordeaux .. .. 6 .... 10% 11 ..." ••• Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 7 1 4 Rouen and Havre . .. 20 .... 203,i •. „ „ JOINT-STOCK B ANKS. - - - - - 55% M P 2% 2253 25 41% 22% 7 , ' 79;4. 2% 1% 16 2% 8% , q, 11 7% 29% 1.?/) 1 London Joint-Stock .. 10 .. . • -- • •• .1 MINES. Brazilian Imperial (issued at 51. p.) 20 .......... Ditto Macaubas and Cocaes.... 25 •.• . •• peal del MOON T.Tnregiiitere4 .•••• 111110;... LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(T - HIS DAY.) LONDON, MAT E.N.E., fresh breezes, and cloudy. DEAL, MAY 16.—Wind E.N.E., moderate. 17th. Wind S.W., fresh.—Arrd. from, Jupiter, De Jong, Batavia, and sld. for Amster dam ; Dauntless, Pratt,Calcutta ; Bucephalus, Bell, Calcutta; Sylph, Treadweil, Barbadoes; Sophie, Wollon, Charleston, and sld. for Bre men. Sid. Zeiland, Noord, Batavia; Cuba, Dem, Havannah. Arrd. from the River, 17th, Scio, Ramsey, Prince Edward Island ; Tweed, Polhill, Cape Coast Castle. Arrd. from the River and sailed, 16th, John Calvin, Hunter, Norfolk Island ; Heroine, Jamieson, Hobart Town; Abeyfoyle, M'Aipine, Hong-Kong; Ann Falcon, Bowness, Mauritius ; Commodore, Moyle, Jamaica; Jane Hammond, Gullies, St. John's, New Brunsvick. l7tb, William Hyde, Steward, Sydney, New South Wales; Fortland, Robinson, St. John's, New Brunswick ; her Majesty's steamer, Lightning, Westward. LIMERICK, MAT 15.--Sld. Anna Maria, Richards, for Quebec. OFF PORTLAND.—CIio, Sisrada, fir Rio Janeiro. OFF PENZANCE, MAT 16.—Industry, Pearson, Quebec, GLOUCESTER, MAY 17.—Sld. Milo, Westin, fir Quebec. CLYDE, MAY 16.—Wind E.—Arrd. Rcositut, for Newfien dltutd. Sld. 15th, Chieftain, Robertson, Shanghae; 16th, st.Ge,,rge, Martin, Rio Janeiro; Catherine, Scott, Jamaica; Adam Jarr, M'Ewan, New York ; 31'Donnell, MsDonnell, Quebec. DUBLIN, MAT 16.—Wind S.— Sld. Cousins, Gray, for Miramichi. DUBLIN BAR.—Arrd. Mary, Harrison, from Trinivati. COWES, MAY 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrel. 16, Charles Wing man, Osborn, Manilla for New York, to be coppered ; 17, Princess Josephine, Moller, Bahia. SOUTHAMPTON, MAr 17.—Queen steamer, Russell, Gibraltar. OFF DARTMOUTH, MAY 16.—Wind E.—Acrd. 15, Spartan, rat Pkilip. OFF PLYMOUTH, MAY 16.—Johanna, Meyer, Bahia; Palos, Hindes, Charleston. . _ _ OFF FALmourn, MAT 17.—Wind W.S.W., fresh.—Arrd. 15, Caro line, Callao; 16, Adolph, Liohour, Ahguar ; Susan, Cuba; Herald, Baltimore. lavutrooL, MAT 17.—Wind S.S.E., moderate.—Arrd. 16, Albion; Matthews, St. John's, New Brunswick; Swan, Taylor, New Orkans ; Bradshaw, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. 16, l'almerston, Affleck, Port Philip ; Scotland, Paul, Hong-Kong ; Earl of Chester, Black stone, Hong Kong; Buenos Ayrian, Br iwn, Calcutta ; Herculean, Gibson, Bombay ; Mary Holland, Plomer, Valparaiso ; Indus Cox, Rio Janeiro, &c. ; Juliana, Cortina, Havai:nati ; Dewdrop, Dalton, Labrador; 17, Hermes, Donough, Arica, &c. ; Earl of Liverpool, Scott, Valparaiso ; Europe, Furber, New York ; Sarawak, Tinley, Philadelphia; Robert Henderson, Toahunter, Montreal. Off, Mary Imrie, The:Marshall Bennett, Walters, of London, nearly loaded for St. Petersburgh, took fire last night. in the Brunswick Dock; :he was willed into the basin, and the fire ultimately subdued by filling her with water. Conic, • MAY 14.—Wind E.—Arrd.. Enterprise, Freeman, Porto Rico ; Argino, Stafford, Liverpool and Dublin for St. John's, New Newfoundland, to lighten ; 15, Sally, Bailee, Sierra Leone. Sid. 13, Georgians, Murray, Miramichl ; Anlaby, Driscoll, St. John's, New Brunswick. Off 14, Clydesdale, Sierra Leone ; 15, Parsboro, Elring ten, Barbadoes. 15. The Winuipack, Mitchel, tiom Cork to St. Thomas's, which went on shore on the Carlisl4 rock, 2d ult., has been got off, and towed into the harbour. CASTLETOWN, 3I AY 13.—Arrd. Renewal, St. John's, New Brunswick. DOVER, Met 16.—The Caroline, of Drontheim, from Rio Janeiro to Ilambargh, was brought in here last night, very leaky, having struck on the Goodwin Sands, and must discharge to repair. MARKET NEWS.-(TAHS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGi&—MtdsiDAY. During last week the arrivals of Wheat of home produce for our market were on a very moderate scale, viz., about 5,500 quarters, while those of most other articles of English grain were by no means large. From Ireland and Scotland the receipts were rather scanty, but from aboad we received upwards of 11,000 quarters of Wheat and 21,000 barrds of Flour. Fresh up, the supply of English Wheat was rather limited; still, however, the actual quantity on show was more than adequate to meet the wants of the dealers, who were extremely cautious in their operations. We call, there fore, the English Wheat trade very dull, at a decline in the quotations obtained on Monday last of from is to 2s per quarter, irid at which a very small quantity was disposed of. From most parts our accounts received to-day relative to the growing crops are tolerably favourable. The quantity of free Foreign Wheat on show was by no means large, never theless the sale for it was unusually dull; and when sales were pressed, a fall of from is to 28 per quarter was sub mitted to by the holders. Wheat under lock was a mere drug, and certificates—which have been lately held as high as 15s—were offered to day at 9s per quirter ; but so little was doing that the rates were next to nominal. The quantity lately in hand has been small. We had only a moderate show of Barley, both English and foreign. Selected parcels may be considered quite as dear, but all other kinds were a mere drug at barely previous rates. Notwithstanding the arrivals of Malt have been small, the transactions were wholly of a retail nature, at prices about equal to those obtained on this day se'nnight. Several parcels of Oats being left over from last week, the show was moderately good. All kinds moved off heavily a, in some instances, an abatement of 6d per quarter. Very few Beans were on show. The sales proceeded slowly at late figures. In Peas scarcely anything was doing at last week's quotations. The Flour trade was dull, and the best town made was quoted at 53s per 280 lbs. srtrx'rEIFIZI.D. Since this day se'nnight, the .imports of foreign stock into London have amounted to 20 Oxen from Hamburgh ; 34 Oxen, 41 Cows, and 16 Sheep, from Harlingen ; 41 Oxen from Prussia ; and 35 Cows, 136 Sheep, 4 Lambs, and 3 Calves from Rotterdam, while, at Hail, nearly 200 head of Beasts and Sheep have been received in good condition. We had on offer 37 Beasts from Prussia, tog,ther with 56 Oxen and Cows, and 80 Sheep from Holland. The following were the total imports in the two months, ending on the sth of March, 1845, and 1846: - • - 1845 1846 Oxen Cows Calves 56 Sheep ..... ...... 770 . 53i2 Lambs Swine 36 _ Fresh Tip to-day, wereceived a fair average time-of-year sup ply of Beasts from our own grazing districts, the quality of which was unusually prime; indeed, we scarcely ever recol lect to have witnessed so wonderfully fine a collection of Scots as was exhibited this morning. Notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the weather, the Beef trade was on the whole steady, at last week's quotations, the highest figure for the best Scots being 4s per 81b. Still, however, a clear ance was with difficulty effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,700 Scots, Home breds, and Short. horns; from the northern districts, 350 Short-horns ; from the western and midland counties, 250 Herefords, Devons, Runts, &c. ; from other parts of England, 200 of various kinds ; and ti-om Scotland, 350 horned and polled Scots. The num bers of Sheep were again on the, increase, and a very small portion of that description of stock was beneath an average. As a very limited number was in the wool, it must be observed that out quotations ret'r solely to those shorn. Prime old Downs moved off at previous rates or from 4s to 4s 4(1 per 81bs. ; but the value of all other breeds suffered a decline of 24 per 8110., and a clearance was not effected. From the Isle of %Vight 300 Sheep and Lambs were received per railway. In-Lambs a very limited amount of business was passing. at a depression of 4d per 81b—the prices ruling from 53 to Gs per 81b. The Veal trade was dull, at barely.late rate ,, . Pigs, the arrival of which from Ireland was large, moved off slowly, at previous currencies. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. a. d to s. d Inferior Beasts 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto 3 6 3 8 3econd quality ditto. 210 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 310 4 0 Prime large Oxen 3 6 3 8 Southdown Wethers 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs ...... 3 8 4 Prime small ditto Suckling Calves lB 0 29 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 Q 19 0 inferior Sheep .. SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 2,651 25,590 310 IVEUTG.e..TE rno The past week's arrivals of slaughtered Meat up to V'est markets from Scotland and various parts of England, by steam-boats and railway, have been seasonably extensive, though, for the most part, in' middling conclitio.i. The sup plies of Meat killed in the metropolis have been but mode• rate, but of very superi , r quality. Prime Beef, Mutton, and Lamb have commanded a steady, though not to say brisk, inquiry, at full prices. Otherwise the trade has ruled inactive, at barely late rates. About 60 carcasses of foreign Beasts, 200 ditto of Sheep, and 5 ditto Of Calves; have appeared on sale. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. &to 8. d. i s. d. to s. d. Pee, inferior...... 2 4 2 6 i Mutton, inferior •• 3 4 3 8 --middling .• 2 6 2 8 middling.. 310 4 0 prime large .. 2 10 3 2 ! prime .... 4 0 4 2 prime small •• 3 4 3 6 York, large.... •• •• 3 4 4 4 Vea1........ •••• • • 4 0 5 0— mall .....• .• 4 6 5 0 Lamb. 5s 4d to Gs 4d. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs. Scotland •••••• • • • • • • 30 380 270 Yorkshire ..................... 40 450 390 Lineollizhire .......... • ......... 60 200 90 Norfolk 20 120 80 Suffolk .......... ............. 30 90 50 Cambridgeshire ••••• • • • • ..... • . 60 80 60 Essex ........... ........... 20 100 80 180 . - i --- y .•••—•—••. • • • • • • . • • • 80 200 100 250 Devonshire •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 20 10 70 Wiltshire •.•••• • • • • • • .......... 40 60 70 100 Other parts •••••• • • • • • ........ 50 100 100 200 Total ••.•.•• • • • • • • . 430 1,800 360 1,740 Previous week's arrival— .... 402 1,580 250 - 1,540 Difference since our last .... 29 220 110 200 1301iLOUG8 AND SPITALPI=LIDS. Notwithstanding the arrival of Potatoes at the water-side since Monday last has been very trifling, the demand for most kinds is heavy at almost nominal tigures. The stand qualities are quite unsaleable, though offered as low as from 10s to 30s per ton. However the finest parcels are held at high rates. BOROUGH HOP ms.anzm-r. The reports which have reached us from the Hop planta tions in Kent: and Sussex state that the bine has made con siderable progress during the past week, but in most planta tions the fly has made its appearance to some extent. On the whole our market is firmer than for some time past, and a fair amount of business is passing. Wool:. Since this day se'nnightice imports of Wool into London have been on an extensive scale, viz. :-2,380 bales from Adelaide, New South Wales ; 615 ditto from Hobart Town ; 444 ditto from Sydney; 926 ditto from swan liver; 59 ditto from Antwerp; 24 ditto from Calcutta; and 200 ditto from other quarters. In the private contract market there is rattier more demand for English Wool,-yet we can notice no material alterations in the quotations, which rule as under: — Down Ewe and Wether, is Ofd to is Id ; . Hogget or Teg, is lid to Is 341 ; Halt-bred Hogget, is 2id t o is 3d ; Leicester, Hogget, and Wether, I lid to is 2d; Skin Combing, lid to Is 2d; Ditto Flannel, is 0d to is 2d; Ditto Blanket, Od to 10id; Lamb' %'ool, is 00 to is 2id.—The public sales of Foreign' and Colonial 'h ools commenced on Thursday, and will be continued during the whole of the present week, Although the attendance of buyers hitherto from the manu facturing districts has not been large, the prices obtained have been nearly equal to those paid at the previous auctions. 1C.A.361. 0 V 47 . This market is firm at full prices. The nearest quotation for the autumn is 435, cutypaid. Town Tallow, 41s to 41s 6d net cash. ult-STREET COMPTER.--111 Sun. t eleven o'clock, a young woman apparently about day morning about age whose name and connexions are at present un known, the above prison, appears thirty years of Oxide lay strangling herself in the cell or room known, committed 8 urILTS ed SUICIDE which she had been con in the unfortunate deceased, who, from her appearance, had been that respectable condition of life, the appearance of her hands show iling she had not been subjected to herd work, was apprehended by one of the City police constables on Friday night for attempting to drown herself at London-bridge, and taken before the sitting magis trate, Sir James Duke, when she reit:sing either to give her name or any account of herself,directed she should be conveyed to the Compter to be taken care of with a view to further inquiries as to who she was ; she was placed in a ward with other prisoners, apparently tranquil. Yesterday morning, on the time approaching for the prisoners attending chapel, she complained of illness and re guested to be excused from going, which the matron consented toand left her alone, she then fastened one of the two cords that are used for the 'u , pose of opening and shutting the window, which is some height from the ground, to at4tlit both light and air, round a hook in the wall, and tightly pressing and fastening the other cord round her throat caused strangulation, her feet touching and resting on the ground. Some time after another prisoner entering the room gave the alarm and the matron and turnkeys arriving she was cut down. No medical men could be immediately found, but at length sir. Hutchinson, of Farringdon-street, came, and promptly opened a vein, but without any success. Vidouq. the celebrated French thief-taker, died lately near Brussels, in a state of poverty. Accounts from Nice represent that part of the country — iffering cruelly from drought. CHOLERA.—The journals cf Eastern Prussia dreadful disease has made Its appearance at fit. Fetus- Tab state that this tqratit RAILWAY COMNIFFTEES. (IRIS DAY.) GWOIJP X. The Committee met to-day, it one o'clock, in room No. 1, (House of Commons) ; present, Xr. Deedes (Chairman), Mr. Arkwright, Mr. Vivian, Mr. Farnham, and Mr. Stanley. The railways included in this grelp are the Ballochney (Shott's Branch)—the Caledonian (Clydesdale Junction De viation)—the Caledonian (Glasgow, Gankirk, and Coat bridge Railway Branches)—the Monkland and Kirkintil lock (Chapel Hall Branches)—the Monkland and Kirkintd loch—the Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction—the Rirkintillock and Kilsyth—Lesmahago, Dalsexl, and Coat bridge Mineral Junction—and the Caledonian (Dundyvan Branch). Mr. GitAliAm, agent for the Caledonian (Clydesdale Junc tion Deviation) Bill, stated that it would be withdrawn for the present, in order to be transferred to an Amalgamation Committee. Mr. IVEmyss, on theopposing side, stated that the petition (for which he appeared) against the Bill would not be with drawn on that account, but (as we understsuad) would be preferred before the AmalgaMation Committee. It was also announced that in the case of the BA.LLOCTINEY (SHOTT'S BIZA.NCE/I) The Branch was to be withdrawn from the Bill. HINTILLOCH 11.117 D ILIMSYTH, This Bill was, after some conversation between the agents for the preprieturs and the 'gentlemen who appeared for op posing parties, ultimately withdrawn. The Committee then proceeded to receive the usual preli minary documents and appearances in respect to the other Bills in the group. GROUP XIV. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills compris-d iu this group, re-assembled at the usual hour this morning, in Room 30; Mr. Protheroe in the chair. NORTH =ENT AND SOUTH-EASTERN saanrams. Tho examination of the eugineers as to the mode in which the South-Eastern proposed to cross Greenwich Park was resumed. Mr. 8.. Stephenson stated that the tunnel under the park would . bel nearly half a mile in length, but the Commissioners of the Woods' and Forests would not allow them to have any ventilation. He did not think any inconvenience or annoyance would result to the passengers from the accumulation of vapour or hot air. They had power to take an unlimited quantity of land from London-bridge to Coombs'-hill, and the tunnel would be executed without injury or inconvenience to any party. He went minutely into the character and description of the tunnel, and pointed out the manner in which it would be constructed, and aftar-_ wards drained and worked. The room was then cleared, and the Committee having re mained in consultation for upwards of half an hour, strangers were readmitted, when The CHAIRMAN delivered the following IMPORTANT DECISION. The Committee have come to the deci-ion that the North Kent preamble is NOT proved ; that the preamble to the Bill, Canterbury to Dover (South-Eastern Company) is NOT proved ; that the preamble of the Bill, Maidstone to Stroud (South-Eastern Company) is NOT proved. And the Com mittee will amend the South-Eastern Bill from London to Chilham, so as to carry the line from London to Gravesend, and no further, omitting the branches or lines from Lewis ham to Dartford, known as the South loup and the Angerstein loup. GROUP XVIII. EMEETEEL AND IncoviL, AND DORCHESTER. Before commencing the business, the CHAIRMA N said—l am desired to i n tim a t e b y my Hon. Colleagues that, in their opinion, a Strong case is made out for railway communica tion between Yeovil, Sali , bury, and Basingstoke, and having now expressed that intimation to the Learned Counsel, they will shape their course accordingly. Of course they will under stand that it will not be necessary to weary the Committee by calling witnesses upon the traffic. The Committee express no opinion upon the line as between. Exeter and Yeovil, but between Yeovil and Basingstoke, there is no competing line, and the Committee being of opinion that the country should be supplied with railway communication, have intimated their opinion accordingly, Counsel then proceeded with the examination of witnesses . from Exeter, as to traffic between Exeter and Yeovil. GROUP XXVIL This Committee met this moruing at the usual hour, Sir C. Lemon, chairman. LEICESTER AND REDFORD. The traffic evidence on behalf the prinnOters of this line was resumed. Mr. Packe, M.P. for South Leicestershire, with several faarners and other inhabitants of the district, corroborated the eviden!e already given, and were of opinion that this line was superior to the South Midland competing scheme. GROUP XXXI. SOU'r. II WALES (rnora STANDISH TO CZEPSTOW WITE DEVI/1110A S.) The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock; Alr• Round in the chair. The usual formal process having been given with respect to this line, Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., proceeded to open the Case on the part, of the promoters. He said the Bill p ro p ose d t o acco mplish various objects, the principal one being the completion of a most important line of railway sanctioned in the last session. of Parliament, and thus restoring to its perfect integtitY a scheme which, by the decision of Parliament, WO left, in an important part, in a mutilated condition ; namely, the South Wales Railway, which was proposed last session to start from a place on the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway at Standish, about eight miles from Gloucester, and to run across the Severn through Chepstow, Cardiff, Bridgend, Neath, and Swansea, to Pembroke, and' even to Fishguard. They proposed to cross the Severn at Hopp Crib by a bridge, but it was argued that it would inter fere with the navigation of the river, a view w.zich was so far recognised by the Committee that they objected to that portion of the project, and the promoters were constrained to say that they would not cross the Severn in tho manner proposed. They made out a case for the construction et a railway in that district, not only for local purposes, but for the purpose of completing railway communication between the south of Ireland and London. The question which the promoters had to decide last session was, whether they should take pouers to construct any of that portion of the line com mencing at Chepstow, and leave the question of the passage of the Severn to be settled in the present session: The main object, therefore, of the Bill was, in a word, to fill up this gap, and to amend tUir Act of last year. With respect to the passage of the Severn, they had had several interviews with the representatives of the Admiralty since that period, in which they had urged that a bridge would be more beneficial to the public than effecting the crossing by any other mode, They hadnot, however, succeeded in their views, and therefore they now came before the Com mittee with a plan for tunnelling the Severn, and so carrying their railway to the Monmouth side, so that they nel proposed either a bridge or a tunnel. The lines embrace each other in the Forest of Dean, a mineral district second to no other in the kingdom. The only communication which that district had now washy tram-roads, one of which anti quated things was represented by his Learned Friend (gr. Crowder). the Severn and Wye Railway Canal NavigAion ; the other, the Forest of Dean Railway, so called from its carrying coal from the coal-pits to the Severn. A line from Hereford to Monmouth was pas sed last year with the view of opening up a coal communication northward, whereas the object of the Bill before the Committee was to give similar communica tion to the south. They proposed to deal fairly with these parties, in order that the objects of all parties might be answered, and they bad made terms with the Forest of Dean Railway, and would be happy to do so with the Wye Rail way Canal. They proposed to cross the Barkley ship cane' by a swivel bridge; but on what grounds the proprietors of that canal opposed them, he wus at a loss to know, as they formerly adjusted the matter with them by the insertion of clauses. GROUP XXXVI. This Committee re-assembled this ruorning at the usua l hour. GoOzz ANXillOitCAStrzit.. • The traffic evidence on behalf of the promoters of this railway was continued. ..... Mr. Vickers of Sheffield, and other witnesses were ex amined, and corroborated the evidence already given. Mr. E. B. Denison, M.P. for Yorkshire examined—Was well acquainted with the course of t , e proposed line. In h is opinion it would.be convenient for the conveyance of coals. The Whitgift branch was an essential part of the plan, an d was projected for the conveyance of coals for vessels oflarg tonnage lower down than the port of Goole. • The traiNG would be remunerative. Cross-examined—lf a large vessel could be loaded at Goole as at Whitgift, he would not think the proposed branch to Whitgift necessary. GROUP XLW. TOME AND GLASGOW UIVIQN-y0728-AATX) CAILLXSI.4% Our reporter is requested to state that in his report of the proceedings in this Committee on Friday, which appeared in The Sun, an error of some importance occurred. It was e l f i .t t . s were r. prepared said that Mr. Talbot appeared for the Yo rk and Carlisle Railway, and complained that the Yorks hire and Glas g ow were only prepared to go to the Ho use of Lords with 5 p er cent. on their requiren capital , wti! a eshtihs c with 10 per cent. The rev e was for the York and Glasg ow, and comp l a i ned eanc of the want of funds of the York And Carlisle. In other respects our report was correct: The Committee met this day at the usual hour, having adjourned from Fri da y . Lord Palmerston took the chair, and all the Memb ers were p resent. They the case of the ---- -- -- proceeded with CLITITZROE ZUN CTION. . , The cross-examination of Mr. Greenwood occupied the Committee for about three-quarters of an hour. No inlP° l* taut fact was elicited. Mr.ll3lityrn stated, on the part of the Clitheroe Junctioor that the arrangement between Mr. Taylor's engineer and the engineerA to this line and the Blackburn and Clitheroe, l'a been satisfactorily co nc l u d ed, it being agreed that the /DPI" to his property should be avoided by a deviation. • Mr.Gooch was ca ll e d to explain the nature of that devil'Owl- The matter sto o d over, on account of the absence of gr. , R. Stephens on , who was to be examined 'on the part a the promoters of the Bill. Mr. BRENTD 6aid that M r . Stephenson would be the 1 013 t) the witness, and that, w ith t h e exception of his evidenc e, case was completed. ar t of Sir TIJOUAS PUMPS then opened the case on the g i s Mr. Peter s , o f D uncan Hall, a pet i t i on aga i nst t h e Bill.""" address occupied a considerable time. ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.—The 23d anniv ersar i meeting was held on Saturday, at the rooms of the societY% era - tiers i (.rafton-street. The chair was taken by the Right Hon. t he b:1.- Auckland, the president. The report stated that the losses of r - r; , tiers by death and the additions were equal during the last . - amongst the former being Major Broadfoet, well know n for iv, the tensive knowledge of the Eastern languages, w ho was killed °nee banks of the Sutlej ; Sir Herb. rt Compton, who had been Cen2 l ,, e je with the bar and the bench for the three presidencies ; a nd rerniah Bryant ; Sir James Carnac ; Dr. Augustus Schegcl;_ Lieutenant-Colonel Barney, a distinguished scholar, particularlifi the languages and literature of the Malays, and who, when he Is ir ' e o P ra as envoy to the Court of Siam, liberated 1,400 ' 13"wese d the slavery, whom be sent home from Tenasserim. It congratulate.n. _ members on the extraordinary discoveries made by in eastern partsin deciphering the cruciform incription f by him in Persia, cularly those relating to the successeca; Darius to the throne of Cyrus, for the history of NI hich es° which t hitherto been indebted solely to the Greek authors, of d Major 110 0 h, u -7 are a confirmation. Since thq last meeting a branch society:,,;ig been established at Ceylon, and the Medical Society o f Bong had also placed themselves in communication with them. The mee t log having elected Sir Henry Pottinger, Sir Henry Willock, Galloway, and Major-General Mariam, M.P., on the c broke up. her LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. — It is stated thab it to Majesty will accompany Prince Albert en his proi Old _,V lll ,.,„i n s Liverpool, to grace with her Royal presence the cereu Ony ovm the foundation-stone of the Sailors' Home, The 111141 Of ?" 1114X9V3 thl ItTAYPA 91 Au moor, _ 1