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NSW NOVEL, BY TUE AUTHOR OF " MOUNT SOREL." leaving " not a wrack behind !" On Saturday a convocation of Nll4 ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., MILIA WYNDHAM. By the Author of between sixty and seventy Whig Noblemen (assembled in Lansdowne House), arrived at the unanimous decision that " TWO OLD MEN'S TALES," " MOUNT SOREL," &c. "Emilia Wyndham is a masterpiece. The characters are real, and no, commercial policy would now suffice but one which would tiee whole story a delightful combination of the natural, the pas gamete, and the wise." — Examiner. ensure the full and permanent est a bli s hment of free trade ; " Lot no one who wishes to read a work of fiction with the stamp that any mutilation of the Ministerial measure would prove of genius upon it, hesitate in procuring Wyndham.' " John Bull. derogatory to the interests of the community; and that their Essalla Wyndham' will put the seal upon the author's reputa tion, cne of the best modern English composers of fiction."— support should be accorded without stipulations for any alter a- Court' Journal. tion to the Corn and Customs' Bill, introduced by the Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Prime Minister and sanctioned by the Commons. With this most important announcement all expectations of a split among the Whig aristocrats are dispelled, and the acceptance of free trade by the other division of Parliament —perhaps the greatest agricultural body in the empire I—assured be yond the most arrant scepticism. Our congratulations upon this meeting and its consequent resolution are almost unre stricted. We congratulate the primitive advocates of the great cause itself on the brightness of its futurity; the Peers in question upon the wisdom by which their determination has been inspired ; the country party on their unwilling pre servation from a destruction for which they themselves are striving, under a delusive impression of their own sagacity ; and the multitude generally, upon the fair promise which is thereby given, that the proposed measures of relaxation and abolition will have obtained the final approbation of the Legislature before the days of " leafy June" have altogether elapsed. Satisfied that the long-antici pated and long-desired victory is even now virtually accom • plished, we can subside into the tranquillity and the dolce far' niente tone which are usually the consequences of success rejoiced that the labours of our legislative champions have proved triumphant, and that the misjudging opposition of their antagonists has proved futile. We shall, nevertheless, be prepared to witness the furious onslaught of Lord STANLEY upon his former colleagues. as well as a similar exhibition of discontent from his supporters, the Dukes of RICHMOND and BUCKINGHAM. Still whatever may be the viru lence of their acerbity, and however obsolete their arguments, a patient hearing will be accorded to them from the moral conviction of their impotence as opponents, and also in solemn deference to the death-wail of an ancient system. Feeling thus, and convinced that the boon of mercantile liberty will be theirs at the announcement of the division, the People can only look upon the forthcoming debate in the Upper House in a spirit of subdued and complacent curio sity. Precisely as a drama will occasionally affect the spec tators, when their attention is somewhat deadened by the fact of their recognising, in the opening scene of the last act, what must inevitably be the denouement of the plot, though they nevertheless persist in" sitting out" the piece to its termination, for the purpose of rewarding the more successful performers with their plaudits, and of sanctioning the morale of the drama with their approbation. A very prevalent notion exists, that the most eventful reigns in history are those which are illumined by battles, and sieges, and campaigns ; and that in the vicissitudes of military conflict exists the main in terest of our national records. If nothing else, the present session will go far to demonstrate the fallacy of the impression, and will adduce to futurity the age of VicromA as glorious, not for the suppression of civil wars, or the bloody conquest of new territories, but for the suppression of a monster evil in the Constitution, MONOPOLY, and the establishment of a mercan tile millenium, FREE TRADE. The records of the recent and the pending discussion upon this noble achievement will kindle the enthusiasm of posterity and excite their merriment by turns; while it will be an assurance to all after generations that a speech may, under certain circumstances, give evidence of as much valour es a forlorn hope; that a Bill may be as memorable as a Proclamation penned upon the battle-field, and that a vote may sometimes prove of infinitely more importance than a charge of cavalry. And, notwith standing the spectacle be somewhat less picturesque than the one witnessed upon Runnymede in 1215, with the Barons in the foreground and King Joni.; in the perspective, the present scene may be judiciously associated with the former— this as establishing the emancipation of commerce, that as assuring our personal rights as loyal subjects to the English Crown. It is therefore with the liveliest feelings of satisfac tion and the profoundest sense of security, that we await the decision of our Right Honourable Legislators, the Peers. NEW NOVEL BY MRS. GORE. To-morrow, the 26th inst., in 3 vols., poet Svo., THE DEBUT A N T E; or, THE LONDON SEASON. By Mrs. GORE, Aathir of " Mothers and Daughters," " The Dowager," " Peers and _ . Parvenus," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAM()ND, SMALE, AND LAMONT), Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Comtism, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and ad vices of remits will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, An I the proceeds immediately disposed of . according to instructions. OiEses, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING, MAY 26, Will be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, in Four Parts, entitled, I LOMBARDI : ALLA PRIMA CROCIA CA. th new scenery, dresses, &c. ; the scenery by Mr. Marshall. elda, Madame Grisi; Sofia, Madame Bellini ; Vielinda, Mdlle. orb; Oronte, Signor Mario ; Arvin°, Signor Corelli ; Pirro, Sig. Batelli; Acciano, Sig. Giubilei ; Pagano, Sig. Fornasari. Between the Acts, a Pas, by M a dlle. L. Grahn (composed by herself), supported by Mdlles. Moncelet, Demellsse, and Cassan. To conclude with (second time this season) the admired Ballet Divertissement (composed by Mdlle. Cerito), entitled LA VIVAN DIERE. Introducing the Redowa, er, Original Polka of Bohemia, by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon. Kathi, Madame Copere; La Vi.. vandlere, Mdlle. Cerito ; Postillion, M. St. Leon ; Mayor, M. Ber. trand ; a Traveller, M. Venefm. HET: MAJESTY'S THEATRE. SIIn& LABLACIIE has the honour to inform his Friends, Sub scribers to the Opera, and the Yubllc, that his BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, MAY 28, When will be performed (for the first time these two years), Chna rosa's Chef d'(Euvre, in Two Acts, entitled, IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO. Carolina, Madame Grisi ; Fidalma, Madame Sanchioli (her first ap pearance in that character); Ellsetta, Madame Casten= ; Paolino Signor Mario ; Count Robinson, Signor F. Lablache ; Gerouimo, Signor Lablache. With various Entertainments in the BALLET Department. Comprising tie talent of Mdlles. Cerito, L. Taglioni, 31oneelet, De incluse, Cassan, and Lucile Gralui ; Di Nattia, and St. Leon. M.M. Perrot, Gosselin, Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box ofliee, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at )calf--past Seven o'clock. TUE:ATI:F. ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. iron _TUE BENEFIT OF 3IR. PARSONS. THIS EVENING wni be performed a New Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Har rison, Boma!, Horncastle, S. Jones, Weiss, Stretton, D. W. King, Miss Romer, and Miss Rainforth. After which, the celebrated Ballet of LA GISELLE. Duke of Silesia, M. Mathis; Marion, Mr. W. H. Payne ; Prince of Cour land, Mr. Howell; Wilfrid, M. Adrien ; Giselle, Mdlle. Sall; Mirtha, Rldile. Louise; Princess Bathilde, Mdlle. St. Louin ; Bertha, Mrs. Payne ; Principal Willis, Mesdames Adele and Giubilei. To conclude with the first and second Acts of DER FREISCPIUTZ. Adolph, Mr. D. W. King ; Caspar, Mr. Stretton ; Zamiel, Mr. W. H. Payne ; Killian, Mr. Horncastle ; Linda, Miss Betts; Rose, Alls. Hughes. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Comedy, called MR. PETER PIPER ; or, Found Out at Home. Mr. Peter Piper, Mr. Farren ; Sir C. Fairsex, Mr. Tilbury ; Major Garry Owen, Mr. Hudson ; Facias, Mr. Buckstene ; Mrs. P. Piper, Mrs. Glover ; Bask, Mrs. llumby. The Band will perform the Overtures, "Cenerentola," and " Due d'Olonno," the " St. James's Polka," " Philomel Walzer," and the "Chatsworth Quadrilles." After which, the Comedy of MT WIFE'S MOTHER. tncle Foozle, Mr. W. Farren ; Mr. Budd, Mr. Holl ; Mrs. Quickfldget, Mrs. Glover ; Mrs. Budd, Miss Julia Bennett. To be followed by the Comic Drama, entitled THE IRISH POST. In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Glover, &c., will appear. To zonclude with a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE Sall- TINOS. Mr. Golightly, Mr. Backstone ; Capt. Fhobbs, Mr. Tilbury; Capt. Spruce, Mr. Brindal ; Mrs. Major rhobbs, Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. 1717 - DER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Another brilliant Triumph ! " Robin Hood and Richard Ccear de Lion" every Evening. THIS EVENING Will be performed PETER JENKINS. In which Messrs. A Wigan, Meadows, Keeley ; Miss Grove and Mrs. Keeley will perform iftei• which a new leirce, called SISTER AND I. Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Meadows, A. Wigan, Emery, Turner, Kinloch, and Bellingham ; Miss E. Daly, Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden, and. Miss Fp.ter. To coneltlede with a New Grand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec tacle, founded upon certain St :rtling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RIC EIARD CO:UR DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss lairbrother, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley Miss Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews, )1:. Keeley, Mr. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Drama, entitled THE MEMOIRS OF AN I.IKBRELLA ; or, The Silent Observer. In which Messrs. timbert, Howe, Boyce, 0. Smith, Wright, R. Ryan, P. Bedford, lby ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. F. athows,&c., will perform. The fate of the Ten Hon& Bill was decided by the divi sion on Friday night. A majority of 10 obtained by the Government may be regarded as a virtual defeat, and no prudent Ministry would venture a second time to oppose on their official responsibility a measure which is supported by men of such weight and numbers in the House of Commons, which has the general voice of the country in its favour, and is sanctioned by the laws of mercy and justice. We find the leading statesmen of the Whig or Liberal parties voting in the minority, not from any selfish or fac tious purpose, nay possibly with regret that at the present moment they should be found on any division by the side of the Protectionists, but from a firm conviction that the measure is desirable for the safety of the health, morals, and the good conduct of the persons employed in factories, and that the experiment can be made without any mis chievous results. The names of Sir GEORGE GREY, Lord ?'ALMERSTON, Lord Iteriposr, Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Mr. MA CAULAY, Mr. CHARLES BULLER, and many others that could be adduced, all appear in the list among the " Ayes." Such an accumulation of authority, whether we regard the abilities of the parties, their political station in life, their earnest application to the subject, their practical experience, and theit knowledge of what is called political economy, cannot fail to make a deep impression on the country, and direct the attention of all who have hitherto remained apathetic or neutral to one of the most important questions of the day. In the arguments on the other side we can find nothing de cisive or calculated to make an impression unfavourable to the Bill. They abound in doubts, and fears, and misgivings, for which no reasons are given except the uncertain results of any great change, which might have been used with equal effect against the catholic question, the Reform Bill, and in deed all the numerous remarkable measures which have re ceived the sanction of the Legislature within the last 20 years. Sir R. PEEL seems to admit that he is groping iu the dark while he anticipates, at the same time, a voluntary agreement between the masters and the employed. " I intreat the House," said he, at the conclusion of his speech, "to post pone taking this irrevocable step, for irrevocable I think it will be, until you have better ground than yen have at the present moment for drawing safe conclusions as to the effect of the measure." And the concluding argument of Mr.BRIGIrr. against the Bill was in our opinion strongly in it favour. He looks forward, and very justly, to the working of free-trade principles, and the abolition of the corn-laws, as remedies for many of the sufferings that oppress the operatives—nay, he anticiptles that they will work the very cure for which the Bill is intended, that the manu facturers would become more kindly and gentle to their labourers, and both would feel the conviction that they could gain by a voluntary arrangement all they could gain by legislation. The speech of Lord JOHN RUSSELL was very brief, but it contained not a few striking arguments, and showed that, under all circumstances, the master manufacturers were the last that should oppose this boon to the working classes. The abolition of the duty on raw cotton had caused them a saving of not less than thirteen per cent., and Mr. Ammon]) admitted that the tax on corn absorbed the labour of two hours a day, equal to at least fourteen per cent. loss; and cannot, therefore, the ca pitalist, with this twenty-seven per cent. saving, afford to risk a change which, according to the widest cakulation of Sir JAHNS GRAHAM, will not endanger his property beyond sixteen per cent.? In the opinion of many it will not en danger it at all. We lean, therefore, to the side of mercy, and encourage the hope that some measure of the kind will yet be carried into effect, and that, among other blessings, it will substitute for the present stinted race that fill these great national workshops, men possessing the bodily strength and the healthy appearance of Englishmen. After which a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Iloneybun, Miss Emma Harding. To be followed by the Burlesque, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor ; Mr. Taal Bedford, Mr. Munyard, Mr. Mitchenson, &c. One of those extraordinary and lamentable occurrences peculiar to Ireland lately took place at Bird Hill, in the county of Tipperary, when two human beings lost their lives in a resistance to the execution of an habere, under which the sub-sheriff was about to deliver the possession of lands from which the tenants had been ejected for the non-payment ofrent. The circumstance was chiefly remarkable from the fact that the tenant whose interest had been evicted was of a better class than those who ordinarily are the victims to a similar process, and it strongly exemplifies the deep-rooted antipathy which exists throughout Ireland to any interference with the soil by driving cut the present occupant, when a number of the people can be found readily to undertake an organised re sistance to the execution of a legal process attempted by the sub-sheriff in person, backed by a strong force of military and police, and to persevere in that resistance, although requested to abandon it by the very persons on whose behalf it was undertaken, until fatal results had occurred. The case is strongly illustrative also of some of the evils incident to the relationship of landlord and tenant in Ireland which peculiarly attracted the attention of the Commission, at the head of which was Lord DEVON, and for which we hope to see ere long a legislative remedy. Both the principal parties in this case were what is termed in Ireland " middlemen"—that 13, perzons who take large tracts of land for the purpose of dividing and underletting them. They become answerable for the entire rent to the head land.. lords, who frequently are glad to have to deal only with one responsible person, and they extort a large profit from the wants and necessities of the occupiers, who are frequently subjected to the utmost degree of oppression and misery in consequence. The system has entailed upon the country the most injurious consequences, and it has ever been the greatest source of difficulty to persons who have devoted their consideration to the improvements necessary to place the occupation of land in Ireland upon a safe and wholesome footing. Mr. ATKLNS, , the ejecting landlord himself, held a large tract of land from the proprietor in fee, at a rent very nearly, if not entirely the . value. About twelve years since he sublet the farm in ques , tion, which contained about 70 acres, to Mr. MAUNSELL, . the person recently evicted, at the yearly rent of 21.125. 4 1 / 2 d. par acre. On the farm so obtained it appears that Mr. MausisELL expended his entire capital, amounting to 1,5001. or thereabouts, in erecting a good and substantial dwelling-house and out-offices, and in other permanent improvements, so as to render the farm one of the most perfect in every department, and most desirable throughout the county. In this country, before a farm is let, it is generally placed in good condition, with suitable buildings and offices, and in fact everything necessary for the proper cultivation of the land. In Ireland , however, this is seldom the case ; the person about to enter upon the possession of premises, is frequently obliged to devote the greater portion of his available capital to repairs and improvements necessary for the beneficial occupation of the land. He also generally receives it in a worn-out and ex hausted condition, so that much time and expense is neces sary to bring it into good order. From these causes, the capital which would be necessary for the sufficient stocking and cultivation of the farm, is, in many instances , expended, and the tenant becomes unable to manage the entire land, and he again becomes a middleman, subdividing and subletting the farm, the whole of which was intended to have been occupied by himself. Such appears to have been the case in the present instance ; for Mr. Mau:ultra, had no less than fourteen un dertenants to whom he had let portions of the land. Un fortunately he did not retain a sufficient sum in hand to defray the losses incident to a failure of crops, and he con sequently got into arrear of rent. His landlord, being himself a middleman, could not afford to make any allowance for the expenditure which had taken place, and by which undoubtedly the value of the holding was much increased. He was proceeded against by ejectment, the most objectionable by far of the remedies given to the landlords for the recovery of rent, and which should never be resorted to under any circumstances until there is a failure of every other means of obtaining payment. The unfortunate tenant who, by being deprived of the land on which he had expended his all, would, with his wife and children, be reduced to a state of beggary, attempted to negotiate for a sum of money to be paid to him as some compensation for the improved value of the farm ; this was absolutely refused, probably from the circumstance of his immediate landlord being himself a middleman, who could obtain no allowance himself therefore, and the result was that he was so ill-advised, so mad, as to attempt a resistance to the law, and to barricade the house, and to place a number of persons in it in order to maintain forcible possession. Such an act on his part cannot be sufficiently reprobated : he was in such a position as to be well aware of its inutility, of the impossibility of its suecess ; he was however driven to desperation at the idea of the misery-and destitution be saw before him, and by these means attempted to extort from the fears of his landlord that which he found it vain to hope for from his justice. Such appears the correct view of the unfortunate transaction. Had the recommendation so strongly urged by Lord DEVON'S Commission been carried into execution, and a power given for the registration of such improvements on the lands, and a provision made that if the tenant should be ejected, or his rent raised within thirty years, the landlord should be bound to pay such a sum not exceeding the maximum fixed as the work should then be valued at, we should have been spared this painful and melancholy case; further indulgence would probably have been accorded to the unfortunate tenant, or, if removed from his holding, he would have had to receive a sum which might enable him to exist until he could turn his attention to some other means of livelihood; but such unfortunately is not the case, and although the report of the Commission to which we have alluded has been published since the month of February, 1845, and the whole of one session and more than half of another has since elapsed, we are still without any legislative measure having been even introduced for the :purpose of carrying such recommen dations into effect. We trust that this may be remedied, and that no such apathy may be persevered in. Every similar case to that of which we have just spoken chides the delay, and trumpet-tongued demands an immediate enact ment. We can make every allowance for the great attention necessarily devoted by the Government to the vast and im portant measures of commercial reform introduced within the present session, but these have now practically been carried, and no excuse can be found if measures of such vital im portance to the peace and tranquillity of Ireland should be longer delayed. The Augsburgli Gazette mentions a report that the Aus trian Government intends to form a military railroad be tween Augsburgh and LTlm, so that, in case of any threatened invasion, Ulm may be immediately supplied with troops. The same journal, under the date Vienna, 16th May, states, that the Emperor of AUSTRIA had ordered a rigorous inves tigation to be made into the complaints made by M. DE BOGUSZ of the atrocities committed on his family and pro perty by the peasantry during the late outbreak in Austrian Galicia. SzELA, the peasant chief has, it is said, voluntarily appeared to answer the accusation. A letter from Cracow of the 13th, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—" Warrants for arrest continue to be issued. The prisons are guarded with the utmost rigour. At first the relations of the prisoners were permitted to visit and bring them their meals, but now this is prevented. One of the prisoners, M. MORGENBESSER, a German ofgood family, who had been employed at the coal mines of Zaworzno, and was under a very heavy accusation, is said to have made his escape while being taken before the examining magistrate to be interrogated. Forty-two prisoners, all from Kosel, have been given up to the Russian authorities, but their fate is unknown. The Austrians have evacuated the fortress, and taken possession of several private houses, expelling the in habitants. A great mortality prevails among the soldiers, thirteen of whom died last night." "The late events in Galicia," says the same journal, "will not be without some influence on the relations between the lords of the soil and their peasantry in the Danubian prin cipalities. By a Government decree of April 23, seignioral rights in Wallachia are to be submitted to revision, and all contracts are to be signed by the village ancients, as well as by the contracting parties individually." The latest intelligence that has been received from Cracow is of the 15th inst. A letter of that date announces that, according to a supplementary convention, entered into be tween the three protecting Powers, Austrian troops alone are to garrison Cracow, and, in consequence of the distressed condition of the republic, the expense of the occu pation is to be defrayed by Austria. The constitution of Cracow, the Senate, and its President, are to be suppressed, and the Government is to consist hereafter of a Directory, formed of three persons. It will be recollected that the three peasants who arrested PANTALEON POTOCKI, near Siedlic, and delivered him up to the authorities, were decorated for that service with the medal of the order of Merit by Prince PASKIEWITCH. They were recently all three found hanging by the neck to trees in a forest near Siedlic. In the Second Chamber of the Saxon Legislature the de bate on the report of the Committee respecting the riots at Leipsic was resumed on the 18th. The report, which was favourable to the Government, was rejected by a majority of one, the numbers being respectively 36 and 37. .....--- Accounts from C ons tantinople of the 7th instant announce, that the treaty of Commerce between Russia and Turkey, putting Russia on a footing with the other Powers who have adhered to the treaty of the 16th of August, was signed on the 30th of April, at Balta Liman, by M. TITOW, on the part of Russia, and by BESCHID PAsnw and TAIIIR BEY, on the part of the Sublime Porte. In the north of Switzerland the Liberal party are attacked by their Jesuit adversaries with the weaponsecau omfo.craelunmunanye: letter Ironute4heussoeutinhotrheefpoarmrtiidaTrheltere,wmeaoproenbs.oldTbh flosl.elowing e rn co S n io st n it , u t t h ie e zi cip :i ital of the canton of Valais, ais, appears in t fr h o and d—s t a h g ai i c t t h im e s or a d r e e r s o ll f o t f h t e h d e a L y ih in era th l is un happyty country, There bo A o s s h f a as: i i ti j n u l a i s t e . t . b i e o e n . n ts fo t u e i r t i o on the banks of the Rhon p e ar the several places with th a e wkonilsoifleiteiooam.of a member of La Rhone, Suisse, who was exiled in 511744 No had been stabbed in doubt is entertained political opinions o l p o tt i o n e a l t ns of her brother. A short eothan Mdlle. Joris, iog murdero of the ago, in the k of Martinez, more fort voice that in consequence Dr. that her t c is ttprhvai this partaking has just escaped from assassination. middle of the night, he heard a noise at his rt d tinie asking who was there, he was told in a disguised and °n his his presence was required at the house of a patient; visitors mentioned a name unknown to the doctor, who re plied that he would not attend until the following morn i ng. They then attempted to burst open the door, but the servants_ of the house havi n g b y this time g ot u p -and come to the aid of their master, the ruffians fled." It is not the first time that attempts have been made to assassinate Dr. CLAIRVAZ, whose profession renders frequent journies among the mountains necessary. Some time since, in the course of conversation, th e Canon lIVAZ advised him to change his opinions or he would have cause to repent them. Dr. Cprnyitz replied to the respectable grate of Arden that had such a warning proceeded from any one else, he should have attached no importance to it, while he did as coming from such a source, but that, never theless, he must remain faithful to his convictions. Dr. Cram'Az, however, ever after, avoided being out at night, and his assassins, tired of waiting, have endeavoured to murder him in his own house. The exertions of the police to detect the culprits have been un successful. Perhaps this would not have been the case if the victims had belonged to the party of the clergy. It is to be hoped, however, that Canon rtivaz who so charitably warned Dr. CLAIM"), Z will enlighten the officers of justice Madrid papers of the 17th have been received. The Tiempo declares that Don LEONCIO RUBLN DE CELIS, the chief of the late insurrection in Galicia, has; been assas sinated in Portugal by his own followers. The report, however, stands in need of confirmation. The late editor of the Espectador, Don FRANCISCO LABRADOR, has been arrested at Cadiz, by order of the poli tical chief, and sent to Seville a prisoner. The Grand Duke CONSTANTINE arrived at Algesiras on the 9th, and without waiting to land, sailed immediately for Ceuta. Orders had been sent to VILLALONGA to stay the execution of the decree of banishment which he had issued against the Countess MINA. An army of 18,000 men is assembled at Valladolid, to furnish garrisons for the towns through which the QUEEN will proceed on her way to the baths of Santa Aguada. General NARVAEZ and the Infante Don ENRIQ LTE were both at Bayonne on the 20th.' MADRID BOLSA, MAY 16.—The Three and Five per Cents. were not quoted on the Bourse, but some private transac• tions took place in the former at 32%. The shares of the Bank of St. Fernando sold at 370 for cash, and those of Isabel at 200. We have received the Paris papers of Friday and Saturday. The discussion on the Budget of Expenses still continued in the Chamber of Deputies. On Friday the discussion com menced on the Budget of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Among the credits demanded was one of 60,000 francs for a Consul at Calcutta. M. L'llicanErra objected to demanding an exequatur for this Consul from England, because England had not demanded an exequatur for her Consul at Algiers, and that it would be impolitic by demanding an exequatur from the Calcutta Consul, to recognise the English conquests in India, unless England, by making a similar demand for her Consul at Algiers, recognised the French conquests in Africa. M. GUIZOT, in reply, first proved the necessity of esta blishing a Consul at Calcutta by the following statement : "French commerce with the East Indies is progressivelyon the increase; thus in 1839, our commerce, including both imports and exports, which amounted to about 19,000,000, arose in 1844 to 39,000,000 ; our own special commodities, which were but 18,000,000, rose to 36,000,000 ; and our ships entering Calcutta amount, in 1844, to 45. I hold in my hand the opinions of assurance companies upon the good re sults which have been derived from Consuls-General, and expressing a desire that a Consul-General should be settled in India, giving to Culcutta the preference. The Minister of Marine also expresses his regret that our ships did not find the necessary succour at Calcutta, owing to the wa n t o f a French represent at i ve . He thought 60,000 francs the least that could be allowed a Consul-General living at Calcutta, and he did not think there need be any apprehension that on such a salary he could rival the luxury of the officers of the Indian Company." On the subject of the exequatur he said— " England had not yet occasion to ask for an exequatur for her Consul at Algiers. because no new Consul had been established in that residency since 1830; but whene ver suc h a new appointme n t s h ou ld be made, either England should demand an exequatur, or the Consul would not be permitted to reside at Algiers." On Saturday the Commission of Peers heard the report of M. FRANK CARRE in the case of LECONITE. It will be read in the public sitting of the Court on Tuesday. The trial is expected to commence on the Bth of June. Accounts from Algiers of the 17th state that Marshal BUGEAUD had entered the mountains, and that at his ap proach the Kabyles had fled. The Courrier Francais says that the retirement of Marshal BUGEAUD from the govern ment of Algiers has been decided on, and that General SE BASTIANI will be his successor. Other accounts state that the government of Algeria is destined for the Due D'AIMIALE. There are eighteen companies who intend to bid for the con cession of the Lyons and Avignon Railway. The capital of the Talabot Company is the highest, amounting to 140,000,000 francs ; that of the Debeaume Company is 120,000,0001. All the other companies, with the exception of that of Lecointe, had fixed their capital at 110,000,0001. ; the latter only demanded 80,000,000 f. The deposit claimed by those companies was 50 francs per share of 500 francs. The Griolet and Chastellux Companies required 100 francs. The amount thus paid into the hands of these companies is esti mated at 110,000,000 francs; and when the definitive shares shall have been distributed, after the fusion, the surplus re maining to be reimburse,: to the shareholders will be about 75,000,000 francs. The Three per Cents. closed at 84f. sc. ; the Five per Cents., 119 f. 85c. ; the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,242 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,027 f. 50c. ; Havre, 752 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 753 f. 75c. ; Avignon, 903 f. 75c; Vicrzon, 640 f. ; Bordeaux, 620 f. ; Troyes and Montereau, 390 f. ; Basle, 217 f. 50c. ; Fampoux, 415 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 507 f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes, 523 f. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 543 f. 75c. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 38 ; Spanish Domestic Debt, 311,!. PR IN CESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Historical Nay, in five Acts, entitled 'THE KING OF THE COMMONS. James V. of Scotland, Mr. Nacready; Sir Adam Weir, Mr. Ryder; George Weir, Mr. Cooper; IlL4lc,olm Young. Mr. Murray ; Laird Small, Mr. Compton ; Mungo Small, Mr. Oxberry ; Lord Kilmaurs, Mr. Roxby ; Madeline Weir, Mrs. Stirling; Widow Barton, Mrs. Fosbroke. After which a New Ballet, entitled LES CONSCRITS DU ♦ILLAGE. In which Messrs. Gilbert, Marshall, Flexmore, Harris; Miss Bailin, Miss Marshall, &c., will appear. To be followed by an Original Comedietta, entitled THE COLO BEtLE ; or, the Non-Marriables. Count de Ruse, Mr. J. wining ; Major Vidette, Mr. Murray ; Capt. Fonfaron, Mr. Roxby ; Matrelle, Miss E. Stanley. ASTIEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her most gracious Majesty, and then* Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and The Priaeess Alice. Last Week of the present successful spectacle, which must be withdrawn to make way for the Whitson Holiday Entertainments, " The War in the Punjaub ; or, Our Indian Vrztories. -_ _ -_-_--- THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ARAB :AND HIS DESERT STEED ; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. With magnifl ent effects, and introducing the double stud, &c. The SCENES of the ARENA will be of the most varied and pleasing description, introducing the new Artistes, whose wondrous performances are nightly crowned with the most enthusiastic applause. The Entertainments will terminate with a new and laughable Ab"TERI'IECE. air. BATTY has much pleasure in stating, that in obedience to the wishes of several of his patrons and beads of families, he has made arrangements to give, during the ensuing holidays, four mid day performances, the first of which will take place on THURS DAY, June 4, and each succeeding Thursday until the nnmber are complete;, on which occasion the Entertainments will embrace those recently performed by royal command, and so highly eulogised by her most gracious Majesty. The representations will commence Smola dax at two o'clock, and terminate at half-past tow. Box-alce open worn eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. NEW STRAND TIIEATRE. THE LAST THRICE NIGIITS—GREAT ATTRACTION. For the BENEFIT of the CIIIARINI FAMILY. THIS EVENING Y. PHILLIrrE will repeat his display of Scientific Skill and Modern Magic. M. Philllppe has engaged, at great expense, Signor CORY', of - Milan, and his extraordinary company of Monkeys and Dogs, whose unparalleled performances have drawn over lowing and brilliant audiences in the principal cities of Europe. While these novelties are exhibiting at the STRAND THEATRE, Phillippe will give his Magical Delusions in the STANDARD THEATRE, Shoreditch, where he will appear on MONDAY, June I. Doors open at a Quarter past Seven ; to commence at a Quarter 'before Eigilt o'clock. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. VIEW of NAPLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC TION of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. This magnificent spectacle is revived in an unprecedented scale of grandeur, the picture being more than twice the size of the former, and represents, as accurately as can possibly be done, the Great Ercptlon of Vesuvius in the year 79, when the Destruction of Her culaneum and Pompeii took place: produced under the direction of Ur. Denson. A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been llenstructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night. The PROMENADE CON C E RTS are again confided to Mr. God ey• The - Bawl Is most complete in all its departments, and includes Many eminent native and foreign musicians. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Seuthby, are on the roost complete and efiectiv scale Preceding the Volcanic I.isplaal;.a novel exhibition will be intro duced, representing the Desc ent it.o of Placebos in the Chariot of the Sun. Mons. Farinelli will descend seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lala,a w C h hinese lT is al ag ad d 's a' Car will rise to receive him, and bear him to his chryst e a r l e h a o An Illuminated Marino Cave, and the Gla m e s n s e a . C b ia in nser t v h a e ter xnamented with festoons of lamps, visitors to 'view the Matchless collection of Carnivore by gas-light. Feeding of the Carnivore at tive ; the Pelicans, &c., at half-past eye ; Concert at six ; an& he Eruption at dusk. Admission, Is. THE RAILWAY SUN IS NON PUBLISHING. PRICE (TO SUBSCRIBERS) SIXPENCE. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MAY 25. THER➢IOD[ETER, Lowest, 51; Highest, 71; Noon, 68, BAROMETER, 30.22.—W1ND W.; Rue. HI 411 WATER AT LONDON -BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning •• 45 minutes after 1. Evening .. 7 minutes after 2. „ ' •.: '. . s ..>,„ R '. , '''' :%-0-7;±'-.:-?-'7ll--te4,..ThS* s•*:. 0 4' ' 4 ,c,1 24 1•At ( - - Ori : .:f '.,• - j rab*.Q% ,‘ :,. 4 ,-.; 7 4 , , . , . f . '” • ) .';. ) ,;z4•410 -1 :-.4!lat -‘, • _„r,:-..-4,1•471r-Ay•4i,......,... A, "'V 74+,142; eb tning 413 i, M LONDON, MONDAY, M AY 25, 1846. Prospects in the tipper House, with reference to the corn measure, look more propitious at the present moment than could reasonably have been anticipated at so early a period of the discussion. All those insidious rumours which were recently propagated in certain quarters, to the effect that a separation would occur among the Liberal Peers, so as not merely to endanger the acceptance of the Bill intact, but to . render the ultimate triumph of the protective principles almost a matter of certainty, have now altogether evaporated The following are the quotations in the new lines : Lyons and Avignon Deflnitives, 518 f. 75c.; Bordeaux and Cate Deflnitives, 511 f. 2.c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 23. Boulogne and Amiens, 12—Dutch Rhenish, —East Indian, —Great Indian Peninsular %—Jamaica South Midland Junc tion, 1 4 —Luxembourg, 2—Namur and Liege, 4 —Northern of France Constituted, I4% B —Paris and Lyons Constituted, 6 1 ,i —Paris and Rouen, 393—West Flanders, 24. ACCOUCIIEMENT HER MAJESTY. BIRTH OF A PRINCESS. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAY 25, 1846. This afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the Queea was safely de vered of a PRINCESS. In the room with her Majesty were his Royal lighness Prince Albert, Dr. Locock, and Mrs. Lilly, the monthly nurse ; and in the rooms adjoining were the other medical attendants, Sir James Clark and Dr, Ferguson, and also her Royal Highness the Duchess o Kent, the Lady in Waiting on the Queen, and the Ministers and Officers of State, summoned on the occasion. The Privy Councillors present were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Earl of liaddington, Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, Mr. Secretary Glad stone, the Eatl of Liverpool, the Earl Delawarr, the Earl of Jersey, the Lord Chancellor, and the Duke of Wellington. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, the Earl of Staf ford, and Earl Stanhope. rimi.us V. THE RATCLIFFE GAS COMPANY. The arguments in this part-heard appeal were resumed, and occupied their Lordships the whole morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Master of the Rolls was occupied the whale day with motions and petitions. No case calling for a particular report came before his Lordship in the course of the morning. VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) THE DUKE OF LEEDS V. EARL AMHERST. His HONOUR gave judgment in this case to-day, declaring that the assets of the late Duke of Leeds were answerable f o r the equitable wa s t e th a t h a d been committed. The case occupied the Court some days in argument a short time ago, at which p er i o d we gave a short outline of the facts. THE ATTORNEY. GENERAL V. THE EARL ON DEVON. The further arguments in this part-heard case, the ques tion in which relates to the management of the Tiverton school, , w ere resumed, and occupied the Court the whole day. We have already given a detailed account of the facts. The Vice - Chancellors KNIGHT BRUCE and WIGRAM were occupied the whole morning with causes of no interest. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) Thomas Oram ' about 25 years of age, porter, was charged with stabbi ng a female named Elizabeth. Norton, under the following circumstances Between ten and eleven o'clock on Saturday night last, the prisoner and the injured woman were drinking together in the :tap-roni of the City of Hereford public-house, in Cleveland -street, Fitzroy-square. Norton was intoxicated, and a violent altercation ensued between them, in the course of which she struck the prisoner twice in the face, making use at the time of very abusive and provoking language. On the prisoner recovering the second blow, he rushed and closed with Norton • they struggled for an instant or two, and then Norton called out that she was stabbed; blood was directly afterwards seen streaming from a wound on her left side. She shortly became insensible, and afterbeing removed to a chemist's in the neighbourhood she was conveyed to Middlesex Hospital. In the interim the prisoner effected his escape from the pubic-house, and absconder' from the neigh bourhood. However, police-constable J olin Manning, No. 86, of the E division, succeed 4 d in tracing him out, and between eight and nine o'clo.'k last evening apprehended him, concealed in a water-close t, in Granby place, Waterloo -road, Lambeth. Norton is about fifty ye.rs of age, a married woman, an, c 1 the mother of several children now living. F or several years past she had cohabited with the prison er . Inspector Cl ements, of the E division, handed to Mr. Maltby a cert i f i cate from the Hospital, of the woman being confined there f rom the effects of a stab of a. eery severe nature in th e l e f t side, as to the probable result. of which no opinien could at present be formed. The woun d was between two and th ree i nches in depth. Mr. Ma. nrey asked if theprisoner wished tot. Uy anything in the present stage of the p roc eedings? Tto, prisoner, Tektn p seemed fully conscious of the very serious situation that he had placed himself in, said, on the woman striking him a second time, he made a rush towards her, having a knife in his hand, with which they had been eating. their supper; how the wound was inflicted he was not conscious. Here he burst into tears. Mr. MALTBY remanded him until Thursday. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday was again heavy, and prices were I , B d. per lb. lower. The sales were 30,000 to 40,000 bales, including 800 for export and on specu lation. Shares were dull. The result of the meeting held at Lansdowne House on Saturday afternoon, at which between seventy and eighty Whig Members of the Upper House were present, and at which it was unanimously resolved to support the Corn Bill of Sir R. Peel, without any amendments whatever, has been the subject of universal conversation in all leading circles this morning. Congratulations have passed that this great measure may be now considered as be yond the chances of defeat. Parties unconnected with trade or commerce know little of the impediments which have been placed upon the interchange of commodities by the protracted debates in the House of Com mons, and fervently is it hoped that in the House of Lords the decision may be " speedy and soon," as the late Sir William Curtis was in the habit of desiring business to be transacted. The current rumour is that the Duke of Wellington has still proxies at his disposal on Conservative grounds, amounting to 70 or 75. Adding to these the Whig Members of the House of Lords, who met Lord Lansdowne on Saturday afternoon, and who agreed to take t: e measure, there can be little doubt that the Bill is safe, and that following in the wake of the long period of depression there will be a degree of anima tion in the trade of the country, which has not been witnessed f or many years past. 'The quotations of the public securities are too high to permit of any material advance, even were the Corn Bill passed; besides which, it is certain that money will be required very extensively for fresh commercial operations, should the Lords not reject the Bill. A document arrived by the last mail from Canada, and to which publicity has been given this morning, signed by Earl Cathcart, and addressed to the Colonial Secretary. Upon the face of the document the opinions expressed by Earl Cathcart, savours strongly of the Richmond and Bentinck policy, i. e., protection. Very broad assertions are made by the Representative of her Majesty in Canada that the alterations in the corn- laWs will not only destroy the carry ing trade between this country and the colony, but that it may even tend to alienation of the people there, and lead to annexation with the United States. But few of the merchants here—ultra-Tories they are—have any faith in results such as predicted. On the contrary, the mass of merchants believe that all parties would be benefited by the corn-law question being settled, as then fair competition would be induced, and the resources of our own colonies brought more prominently forward. There have been several commercial arrivals to-day; but they are singularly barren of information, excepting to parties interested. The trade of the port of London is at present ex tremely brisk, as far as respects the warehousing of all sorts of produce that has arrived from colonial or foreign ports. The Public Securities have been rather firm this morning, but there has not been any considerable amount of business transacted. Cash is more in request than it was a week back. The payment into the Treasury and the Bank of England on account of duties are daily on the increase, and this will for a time, at least, tend to make the money market rather tight. Consols for the Account have advanced this morning to 96 1 ,4 %, and for Money 96 3 A. Exchequer bills have fluctuated from 17s. to 225. premium. India Bonds are at 30s. premium, and Back Stock at 205%. The only bargains in the Foreign Bonds have been in Mexican, at 31% 3 4 ; in the Deferred, at 17 1 ,4 3 / 4 ; in Peru vian, at 39 1 ,1 ; in Spanish, at 24 1 ; in the Three per Cents., at 37%; and Dutch Four per Cent. Certificates were in re quest at 91%. The Railway Shares still continue heavy. There are now some hopes that the large amount in the hands of the Ac countant. General in Chancery, deposited on account of rail way projects, will soon be returned into circulation. Orders were given in the Vice-Chancellor's Court on Saturday last for paying out deposits upon ten or eleven schemes, the pro moters of which have not complied with the standing orders. BRITISU FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .• • • .. • . 205% 205% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 95 % 95% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 96% % 96% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Ann a . 971 8 % 97% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 3-16 10 3-16 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. • • .. .. 30 Ditto, under 1,0001. .. • . .. 25 Consols for Account .. 96% % India Stock for Account .. 266 Exchequer Bills. I%d. 1 1 4 d. 1,0001... .... 22 17 pm. 17 5001. .... 22 —— pm. 22 Ditto. Small .... 22 —— pm. 2'2 Ditto, Advertised •• • • 20 15 19 pm. 19 ONE CLOSIN( O'CLOCK. PRICES, 96% 266 FOREIGN FUNDS. _ _ Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. 31% % 31% Ditte, Small .. 31% Ditto, Deferred - 17% % 17% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. 39% 39% -Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 24% 24% Ditto, for the Account .. 24% 24% Ditte, Three per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account 37% 37% Dividends on the above payable London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 60 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91% 92 PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT Aberdeen .. PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. .. • • .. .. 10 .... 4% .....• • • 4 Birmingham and Gloucester.. ..100 .... ••.•• • • • .. 125 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... Caledonian .. •• 10 • .... 11% 11% Ditto, Half Shares .. .... 1% % • • 1 % Ditto, Extension .. .... 1% .......... Cambridge and Oxford.. .. 1% .... % 1 •. I Chester and Holyhead .. 22% .... 21% • 21% Derby and Crewe .. 2 5 4-- 6 5% ....... 544 Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2%.... %........ Direct Northern Eastern Counties .. 141. 165..... 23 4 .......• 23% Ditto New 8/. 165..... 7 p.... .... 7 p Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 6/. 13s. 4d. .... • ..... e p Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. .... •• • • % p Ditto, York Extension .. 1 % ..... 1% Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... .......... Ditto Shares .. . 12% .... 18 18 Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. .... Goole, Doncast., and sheffield, &c. 425. • • 1 4 dis. Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) I% ....... 1 Great Western .. .. 85 ....145 .......... 145 Ditto Half shares .. 50 .... 83 .......... 83 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 .... •• .. 16% Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 .... 32% 333 .... 333 Leicester and Birmingham .. 225. .... 3 ,/ s di5....... dis Leicester and Bedford .......... 225. .... 4 p par.... par Leicester, Tamworth, &c. 425. .... di5....... dl. Liverp., Manch., & .Ncwc. Janet. 2% 2 .......... 2 London an _t Birmingham . • .100 .. • .227 .......... 227 Ditto Thirds .. .. 24 .... 62 • 62 London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. .......... Ditto, New .. .. •• 2% ... • 3%.... London and Brighton .. 50 .... 64% 65% .. 65 4 London and Croydon .. .. 13/. Iss. 9d. 22% .......... 22% London and South-Western.. 411. 6s. 10d. 78 . ........ 78 Ditto, New . 17%.... 28% ....... 29U London and York .. . • .. 2% ......... 2% London, Salisbury, and Yeovil • • 2% .. • • 2 Manchester and Leeds .. .. 82 . . Ditto Extension 425..... 23% p . . 2% p Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 8030 .... • • ...• 80% Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .. • • % p••• • • • % Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1% Midla-kd ..100 ....149 148........ 148 Ditto, New .; 18 .. .• 3134 3014 •• • • 301 i Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108 .... .......... 120 Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 25 .... 4332 44 ••• • .. 41 Ditto, New . 1 .... 914 • • ........ gib Newcastle and Berwick .• 15 •• • • 24.14% 25% •• 25 Norfolk 20 ...... 251, Ditto, Half Shares • • • . •• 5 • • • • • .... •• .. 7 3 ,4 Ditto, Tenths .. • • .. .. 2 .• .. .. „ . „, , 2" Ditto, Extension • • .. .. 2 .... „„ „ „ .. 114 North British .. .. • . .. .. 22 y .... 30 . 2931 •• • • 29.1 North Staffordshire .. .. • • 425... • • 3% % p.....• p Oxfd.,Worcester,& Wolverlimptu. 12% .... 8% ss: D ortt i t t hi t s o : , Portsmouth ;Urea • • • • 3 % •• • • •• ••• • " " s u. t ic Direct Dover Extension •• •• 2 114 % 2 13 1 1 :•• : : •. : : 2 ▪ 16 1 / 4 C Ditto New • .. • . • • • • 2% •••• 7% • . • 7 t n ral t ii r al . . . . .. 10 . 15% g Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2% .... 2% 3 ...• Shropshire Union .. • • .. 423. ... • 1 1 4 dis • • .... I dis. South Midland .. • • .. 425. dis . %d is South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33% . • 39% •• • • 3 2 % Do., New (do. 15/.) .• No. 4. 2%,... • • 2 3 4 S!aincs and Richmond • 3 4 Tring, Reading, and Basingstoke.. s!i .. 214 .• .. 1 1 4 v 1% West Riding Union • • • • .. 425. .... 2%14 % p.... 2% P York arid North Midla n d .. .. 50 .... •• • • ••• • • Ditto, Ralf Shares .. .. 25 48 •• • • • 48 Ditto, Extension . .• .. 15 .... 32% 33 ....., 33 Do. E. and W. Riding Exten. 1 .. • . 10 3 4 1134 •• • • 11% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens l2 .... 11% .. •••• • • • 11% Bord., Toul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2..• • 1 3 4 ..... ••• • • Iq4 Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .. • • 114% •• .. Central of Spain . • 1, • • 2 •• • • ••••• • • • • • Dutch Rhenish .• 6 •• • • — 1 • • • • • • • • • • iii East Indiaa . • • .. • • ss * •• • • ••••• • • • • • 1 •1 7 ' Lyons and Avignon • • Namur and Liege • • " Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 10% •••• •• .• •• 10% Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5..• • 6, 3 ,4 •••• • • • • 63,4 Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... 5% .. 5 Rouen and Havre . 20 .... 29 1 4 .• 29 34 Tours and Nantes Constituted .. 5 West Flanders .. •• 2 % MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. , , 3% •• „• , , ,„ • 4 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LoNnorr, MAY 25.—Wind at noon, N.W., light airs and fine. —..„. DEAL, MAY 23 AND 24.—Wind Easterly.—Sid. Christina Agatha, Lop, Batavia; Agnes, Warnken, New Orleans; Bangor, Leighton, Galveston ; Stad Antwerpen, Groovers, New York ; Rhein, Vera Cruz. Arrd. 24th, Ferax, Putnam, New York and St. Thomas. Arrd. from the River, 23d, Crest, Ayres, Ceylon; Benjamin Greene, Laws, St. Kitt's ; Prince Albert, Sebor, New York; Graham, Que. bec. Arrd. from the River and dd. 23d, Archer, Larkins, Barbadoes ; 24th, Cygnet, M`Leed, Van Dieman's Land Edward Robinson, Ley land, Ascension and Mauritius; Duke of Wellington, Williams, St. John's, New Brunswick; Archer, M•Lachlin, Barbadoes. • COWES, MAY 24.—Wind light and variable.—Sld. Shepherdess, Simpson, Mauritius. OFF TORBAY, MAY 24.—Wind S.S.W. — Madre, Manila. PLYMOUTII, MAY 24.—Wind N.—Arrd. Her Majesty's steamer Terrible, from a cruise, with foremast sprung, ruddtr broken, &c. BRISTOL, MAY 23.—And. Hornby, Allen, Barbadoes. SWANSEA, MAY 22.—Arrd. Sarepta, Stephens, Cuba. CLYDE, MAY 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. 22, Arnisdale, Johnston, Trinidad; Lyra, Swan, ditto ; Medora, M'Pherson, ditto ; 23, Bril liant, Brown, Mobile ; Clutha, Fowler, ditto. Sld. 21, Columbia, Reid, Miramiehl ; 22, Morning Star, Alderson, Bathurst; 23, Semi ramis, Lockheed, Calcutta; Randolph, Campbell, Barbadoes; Lady Harvey, Miller, Antigua, and Vera Cruz. OFF SALCOMBE, MAY 24 : —Rawlins, Jamaica. FALMOUTH. AIAY 24.—Wind N. —...trrd. 23d, Zodiac, Heres, Nickerie, with loss of ilulwarks, boats, sails, &c. ; Ocean Queen, Shaddock, Swansea, for Malaga, leaky, and with part of cargo thrown over board, PENZANCE, MAY 23.—Wind N.—Sld. 22d, Sylvanus, Roger, New foundland. LIVERPOOL, MAY 24. — Wind N.W., moderate. —Arrd. 23d, Lydia, Jones, Antigua ; Agnes Jane, Richardson, Galveston ; Ward Chip man, Amer, New Orleans; Ann Jeffrey, Carter, ditto; Invincible, Newman, Cephalonia, and not the Matthew Pierce, as reported yes' terday. 24th, Carleton, Bance, Miramichl. Sid. 23d, Marquis of Bute, Bannatyne, Hong-Kong; Vorwarts, Czar, Rio Janeiro; Mar mion, Champion, St. Thomas ; Emily, I'endlebury, Africa; A shbur ton, Howland, St. John's, N.B. ; Gollah, Slate, Quebec. 24th, Ellen 14ightleld, Fulton, Rio Grande ; Havannah Packet, Roberts, Demo rata ; St. Vincent, Shepherd, St. Vincent; M iracle, Elliot, New York ; Kate, Brannagan, Montreal ; Wakona, Pain, Baltimore. OFF LIVERPOOL, MAY 24.—Asia ; Pomades, --. PORTSMOUTII, MAY 24. — Wind S .S.W. to W.N W.—Sid. 23, Fun chal, Freeman, Sierra Leon e ; her Majesty's ship Nautilus, on a cruise. OFF SwANAGE.—Regina, Forman, Dominica. NEWPORT MAY 23.—S1d. Ocea n Q ueen, llestop, Grenada. MILFORD, ' MAY 23. Arrd. Sally, Bruce, Sierra Leone. DUBLIN, MAY 23 . — W ind N.E.—Arrd. Cingalese, Trinidad. W AT ERFORD, MAY 21.—Ski. Ilippocampl, Fortune, St. John's, N.B. James, Riley, M iramichi. CoRK, MAY 22 . — W ind S., li g ht.—Arrd. Su p erior, Bell , Valparaiso. Sld. Horatio, Sampson , Que bec ; Arabian, Robertso i n io l n l d a ur lit for the BANTRY, MAY 2 0 . — Arrd William Hutt , Craig, Clyde, rather leaky, with loss of some sails. GALWAY, MAY 20. —Sid. Recovery, Moore, Quebec. BELFAST, MAY 23.—Sid. Sir Colin Campbell, Stewart, New York. LONGIIOPE, MAY 13. —Arrd. Rolla, Knightly, St. J ohn ' s, New Brunswick. Sld. Hero, Quebec ; Jane and Ann, ditto. SinELDs,w Brunswick MAY 22.—S1d. Minerva, Quebec ; 23, P athfinder,Jobn's,Ne St. fts,New , the Gipsy, o f all fromcastle BaMusroioN, MAY 24.—The Hope, Wilts, Whitby, and the Eliza and M a ry, of lv laden, got on the rocks off Flantorou 11 the north, coal clime off and proctiviti. g geAd *is wornivg, but MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE--MONDAY. The arrivals of English Wheat for our market during the past were on a very limited scale, while those of all other altl of home produce; including flour, were small. From Ireland and Scotßiad the receipts of Oats were far beneath an average quantity, but from abroad upwards of 11,000 quarters of wheat and 16,000 barrels of floor were received and landed in warehouses. Fresh up, the arrivals of English Wheat, coastwise as well as by land carriage and samples, were rather scanty, but of fair average quality. Although the attendance of buyers was no means extensive, and the show of samples small, the English Wheat trade was in a very sluggish state. However, the finest quali ties moved off at prices about equal to those obtained on this day se'nniglit, but the middling and inferior kinds declined in value is per quarter, and a large portion of the latter remained unsold at the close of business. On the whole the accounts which have reached us from various parts of the country to-day, relative to the growing crops, are of a favourable character. With free foreign Wheat we were rather scantily supplied, yet the inquiry for that article was on a very limited scale, at late rates. In Corn under lock very little was doing,- yet a few thousand quarters were taken on certificate at 10s. per quarter. The bonded stocks of Grain are still rapidly accumulating. Notwithstanding the supply of Barley, both English and fo reign, was small, only the very first qualities commanded any attention. These sold at last week's currencies; but all other kinds were heavy, at barely late figures. The sup ply of Malt was again small, but fully adequate to meet the wants of the dealers. The transactions were wholly of a retail character, at prices about equal to those quoted last week. The arrivals of Oats from all parts being small, we had a very limited show of that grain here this morning : yet the sale was extremely inactive, and last Monday's prices were barely maintained. Grey and Maple Peas were very dull, and 7d per quarter lower. White qualities as last advised. Beans and Flour excessively dull, at late rates. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier— . • 63s to 65s Red, New.... 44s to 58s Oats—Yorkshire and Ditto,White, Old 49s 63s Lincolnsh., Feed. 23s 24s Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe •. • • 30s 33s coin, Red.. •.. 44s 50s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White •• • • 495 59s Black . 23s 24s Irish, Red.. • ..... —s —s Cork, White . 225 27s Ditto, White...... —s —s Scotch, Feed. .. • . 265 29s Rye—Old .••••• • • • • . . 32s 33s Beans—Tick e •-• •.• • .• 4 308 36s New. ............ 31s 33s Pigeons .... 42s 48$ Barley—Grinding . .• • 25s 27s Pease—Grey. •••• • • • • 318 345 Malting . .. • . . 29s 32s Maple ..•••• • • • • • 335 36s Chevalier .. 33s 34s White ......• •• • • 37s 38s Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers • • • 395 41s folk .• .. •• • ... 55s 59s Flour—Town-made Pos 53s Brown ... •• . 51s 52s Suffolk .. Kingston and Ware 62s 63s Stocktn & Norfolk 410 42s FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. Wheat—Dantzic...... 535 to 50-s Beans Ilamburgh ..... 48s 50s Pease •. • ............. 30s 33, Barley - ..• • ..... 20s 24s Flour—American .•• • • 265 27s Oats- —New .• • •• • . 245 25s Baltic .• ••••• • • • • 275 29s Feed • . •• • • .... 19s 20$ SMITHFIELD. The past week's imports of live stock from abroad have been .again liberal, they having consisted of 30 oxen from Prussia, 10 ditto from Hamburgh ; 190 oxen, 50 cows, 473 sheep,.and 3 calves from Rotterdam, most f which have come to hand in fair average condition. We bad on offer 30 beasts from Prussia, together with 230 oxen and cows and 140 sheep from Holland. The heaviness in the demand for home-fed beasts and sheep had a depressing influence upon that for the foreign stock, which, with difficulty, found buyers at somewhat reduced figures. At Hull, nearly 200 head of s ock have been imported since our last. Fresh up from our own grazing districts the arrivals of Beasts to-day were somewhat extensive, and of most excellent quality, owing to which, and the thin attendance of buyers, the Beef trade was in a very dull state, at barely, but at no thin quotable beneath, the prices obtained on Monday last, and at which a clearance was not effected. From Norfolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,000 Scots and short-horns; from the western and midland counties 300, Herefords. Runts, Devons, &c. ; from other parts of England, 250 of various kinds ' • and from Scotland, 300 horned and polled Scots. The numbers of Sheep were, compared with those exhibited for some time past, larger, and of good quality. Prime old Downs were, however, rather scarce, and which sold at full prices. All other breeds were a mere drug, and in some in stances the rates had a downward tendency. Nearly 500 Lambs were received from the Isle of Wight. From other quarters the receipts were good. The Lamb trade ruled dull, at previous currencies. Calves and Pigs—the supplies of which were moderate—sold heavily, at late rates. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d to s. d Inferior Beasts •• 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto. 210 3 4 Coarse-woolledditte 310 4 0 Prime large Oxen.. 3 6 3 8 Southdown Wethers 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots ...... 310 4 0 Ditto out of the Wool Large coarse Calves 310 4 6 Large Hogs •••• • • 3 8 4 6 Prime small ditto 4 8 5 0 Small Porkers • 4 8 5 0 Suckling Calves ..18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs .. 16 0 19 0 Inferior Sheep .. . 3 2 3 6 Lambs . 5 0 6 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. Sheep. Calves. I Pigs. 3,229 I 25,790 I 105 300 *EWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Although the arrivals of slaughtered meat up to our mar kets during the past week have fallen off, they have been seasonably extensive, and of fair average quality. The sup plies of meat killed in the metropolis have been good, owing to which the general demand has ruled heavy, and the quo tations have, in some instances, had a downward tendency, without effecting clearances. About 30 carcases of Beasts and 120 do. of Sheep have appeared on sale. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s.d. Beef, inferior.— 2 4 2 6 Mutton, interior .• 3 4 3 8 middling .• •• 2 6 2 8 middling 310 4 0 prime large .. 210 3 2 prime .... 4 0 4 2 prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, 1arge........ 3 4 4 4 Veal. •• • • ••••• • 3 10 410 small ........ 4 6 410 Lamb. 5s 05 to '6F3 25. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs. Scotland . • 20 300 200 Yorkshire 30 280 20) Lincolnshire • ••••••• • . • • 25 120 100 Norfolk 20 106 80 Su folk l 5 110 40 Cambridgeshire ............30 90 60 Essex Surrey . • 20 40 50 50 Devonshire .••• • • • • ... 10 40 Wiltshire 20 30 50 80 Other parts •... .. Total ...... • • ... 220 1,160 200 970 Previous week's arrival... .. . 430 1,800 360 1,740 Difference since oar last .... 210 G4O 160 770 BOROUGH HOP DIAVRET. The supply of all kinds of Hops on offer being small, and the recounts from the plantations (in which a great increase of fly is apparent) by no means favourable, the demand here is steady, and prices are well supported in every instance. The duty is called 170,0001. BOROUGH AND SPITALPFELDS. As this market is now fast drawing to a close, the arrivals. of Potatoes at the water side continue very small, but fully adequate to meet the dealers. The best qualities are pro ducing high rates, but the middling and inferior kinds are selling at ruinously low prices, viz., from 103 to 40s per ton : York reds, 140 s to 180 s per ton ; ditto Regents, 40s to 120 s; Perth reds, 110 s to 120 s; Montrose buffs, 90s to 100 s. WOOL. The imports of wool during the past week have been again extensive, viz., 1,375 bales from Port Phillip; 1,012 ditto from Sidney; 734 ditto from Africa, 435 ditto from Al goa Bay; 40 ditto from the Cape; and 300 ditto from various other parts, The attention of the trade being principally directed to the public sales, which are progressing heavily on somewlat easier terms, the demand by private contract is heavy at barely stationary prices. Blanket wool is, how ever, quite as dear. The sales wi I conclude on the 28th inst. TAn Tallow i LLOW. s The market for forei g firm, and fine yellow candle is worth 435. T own T a ll ow, 4 0 s to 41s 6d net cash. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE Or LORDS. GROUP I. THE LONDON AND yon x. The Committee met again this day at eleven o'clock, the Earl of Lovelace, Chairman. THE EASTEnN COUNTIES. The evidence in this part-heard case was resumed. kr. John Furze, of Amphill, was examined by Mr. AUSTIN—The witness was of opinion that the communication between Hertford and London would be better served by the Eastern Counties line of railway than by the London and York. The witness was briefly cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant KING - LASE. Mr. Renshaw, a farmer at Hertford, was also examined on the same points. In his cross-examination by Mr. Sergeant KINGLArcr, he admitted that, so far as the direct communication with London and other parts on the line, the London and York would be of great advantage. The communication between Hertford, Ware, and Biggleswade, was what principally affected him, and by the Eastern Counties scheme he would be better served than by the other. With regard to those, however, trading between those places and London, the London and York was the best adapted. Mr. Sedgwick, professor of surgery, was examined by Mr IIoPE Was of opinion that the Cambridge and Lincoln line was most im portant to the people of Cambridge, and to the University of that place. The communication proposed by the Cambridge and Lhcoln branch of the Eastern Counties line was admirably adapted to supply the deficiency of communication which now existed, and was very generally felt. The cuttings on the Cambridge and Lincoln, as proposed by the Eastern Counties, were light ; whereas, on the communication proposed by the branch of the London and York line to Cambridge, the cuttings were very great, the stratum being oulite, which was very difficult in many parts. Cross-examined by Mr. PAGErr —Had not examined the plans of the Eastern Counties scheme. Had not had time, if so inclined, as he did not have an Intimation of his having to be ex amined till ten o'clock on Saturday night. He would not go so far as saying that the branch line of the London and York to Cambridge could not to made ; on the contrary, it was already partly made by another Company. He was of opinion that the line proposed by the Eastern Counties was the most easy of construction, and the best adapted to the convenience of Cambridge. By Lord Viviaii—Had frequently travelled from Cambridge to London by railway. Had never met with any thing like great incon venience by the Eastern Counties line. There was a large number of stations on the line at which the slow trains stopped, but the mail trains went quick enough. Complaints were often made, but he at tributed the delays to the frequent stoppages of the slow trains at the various stations. Major Hardy, of Falkingham, near Lincoln, was called to speak to the advantage of the Cambridge and Lincoln line. iIOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP 11. This Committee met this morning, at the usual hour ; Lord 3ler peth in the chair. conrrivis.x.x.. The traMe-evidence on this line was opened by the examination of el r it at , t y t o o u f ld S g t. iv A e u i s n te a ll, mi w u lt i o ng d , ep a ls r e i d cu t i o . t M he r. g T re h a c t °P accommodation turd!, and commercia l p oint ofwiew. lilr. James Drew , 311 t cl cl i, atlTe a magistrate and general merchant at Lost withiel, corroborated the evidence of last witness, He got his goods fom Plymouth, Londo n, and Bristol. It would be of great advantage to r him if the present line were made. There would be a saving to hint of I Is. Cd. in the carriage of a cask of spirits. There wits one very cons id e r a ble iron mine in the neighbourhood of ithielwas ben 300,000/. a d 400,c001. There was a l arge traffic between Pymu Mr. Samuel Elliott, a wholesale grocer, chemist a n d druggist at L o o p s e t rt w y . between Li s keard, examined—There were rather more than 30 n copper mo i nt: in that district. The value of the mines as pr : i s k m e a r r . d 3 was ficha In Michael and Liskeard. The average cost at present Plymouth, for a ton of goods, w as ii . T ._ u - Liskeard and Mr. Thos. Were Fox, a m erc h ant from etowbent cowf a Le n li favour of the railway. Plymouth, Williams, an extensive miner and coer smelter in va r i ous parts pf Cornwall and Wales, corroborated tine evidence already given as to traffic, and were of opinion that the line was very much required by the wants of the distriet, and was the best prop ose d t o b e laid down acuemorittoee d dautioru for m its e Committee ' tuned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP MIDLAND 11.17 D LASTEELN COUNTIES LINE (C II . II 6BILIDGE TO WEEDON). The Committee on this group assembled at twelve o'clock, when, after a short consideration, it was decided that the preamble was proved. The clauses were to be taken at three o'clock. P XXV. This Committee should h GROU ave met X at twelve o'cloek, but in conse quence of a misapprehension as to the hour appointed at the last ad journment of the Committee, neither the Chairman, 31r. Bankes, nor Mr. Bruges Were present. The Chairman having been sent for, business commoced at about a quarter to one o'clock. Van Olatileid t , itt one NU 411 the het, nameiy. the raZDLIINII (NOTTINGHara. Arno MANS- X'IELD), on the part of the promoters of which Mr. DENNISON proceeded to address the Committee. He said that this railway was projected by the Midland Railway Company, and that it would diverge fro m the Nottingham branch of the Midland R a il way, a b out hal f a mile to the west of the town of Nottingham, proceeding in a northern di rection, following the course of the river Lean, and terminating near the town of Mansfield. It passes near to the populous places of Lenton, Radford, Basford, Bulwell, Hucknall, Tockhard, and Sutton.. in-Ashfield. Between Mansfield and Sutton-in-Ashfleld it will form a junction with the Clay Cross and Newark Branch of the Midland Railway, by which means a communication will be opened with Sheffield, Manchester, and the North of England. The length of the line was 16 miles 6 furlongs. The estimate was 275,0001. Notting ham was a town of considerable and increasing importance, containing a pOptliation of nearly 80,000 persons, principally engaged in manu factures, which were greatly dependent on foreign and distant mar kets, and demanded every facility of transit. This line would afford a more direct route than the present for the trade with Sheffield, Manchester, Leeds, &c.; and will also afford a more direct transit with Ireland and the colonies, rid Liverpool. The workmen living in the villages between Nottingham and Mansfield obtained employment and materials from Nottingham through the means of persons called middlemen, who, though.nominally paid by the masters, were, in reality, paid partly by the masters and partly by the workmen. B3' giving the workmen an opportunity of communicating directly with their masters, the evils attending the middlemen system would be obviated, and the proposed line was well calculated to accomplish that very desirable object. Mr. Robert Stephenson and Mr. Swanwick were the engineers. The Bill was entirely unopposed. Mr. Thomas Herbert, Ma:, or of Nottingham, Mr. E. Batchard, an d Mr. J. Williams, gave evidence as to the necessity for, and general feeling in favour of the line. Mr. Swanwick gave the usual engineering evidence, which con tained few facts beyond those included in Mr. Dennison's statement. There was one tunnel, the length of which was 165 yards. The gradient in that tunnel was 1 in 181, and was the steepest on th e whole line. The sharpest curve had a radiant of 25 chains. The proofs of compliance with Mr. Duncombe's resolution.% Me re then given, and the preamble was declared proved. Having disposed ef the clauses of the Bill, The Committee rose, and dissolved; it being then about a quarter to two o'clock. GROUP LIT. This Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual hour; Or• P. Miles in the chair. ST. HELEN'S CANAL AND RAILWAY, AN Gri.AT.T3I3 ZUNCTZON (HUTTON TO WAS" GTON BRANCH). The evidence en behalf of the promoters of the St. Helen's Ban" way was resumed. Mr. Robert Dagleish, the contractor for the supply of the locellg" tive power on the present St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap Railway. examined—This line was eight miles long. There were two incline on it about half a mile long, in which the gradients were I in 25 a' d 1 in 30. These could n o t b e wor k e d b y locomot i ve powe r, bet a stationary engine was used. The expense of working the proposed line would be much less, and it would afford railway communication to many collieries which did not possess it at present. Examined by Mr. Herm, on behalf of Sir John Gerrard—The line would pass through this gentleman's property, and close to his corn fields. Ile considered that it would be of advantage to his (sir John Gerrard's) estate. He was aware, however, that Sir John was op p,Ned to the line. itendail, the engineer of the line, was then examined. The cost of :!)e line would be 235,7451., in addition to which, there would he the cost of a dock at Garston, amounting to 56,9711. This Scheme was purely a protective measure to the owners of St. Helen's Canal. The coal trade 'could not be carried on efficiently unless increased facilities of transit were given. The proposed line would meet the exigencies of the case. To take the line along the canal was the best and cheapest mode of proceeding. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP The Committee to whom this group of Bills has been referred. Nat to-day at one o'clock, in Room 26, in the New Houses of Parliament. • Present Mr. Lascelles (in the chair), the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Mr. Rice Clayton, Mr. Hildyard. and Captain Dalrymple. The following are the Bills that have been referred to this Com mittee, viz. :- 1. Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley. 2. Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, (Blf•minlihamo Wolverhampton and Dudley lines). 3. Birmingham, Wolverhampton And Stour Valley, (Stour Tenet line). 4. South Staffordshire Junction. 5. South Staffordshire Junction (Bilston and Prestfleld branch). 6. South Staffordshire Junction (Wilhenhall and Blozwich branch). 7. Trent Valley, Midlands, and Grand Junction. 8. Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester. 9. Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcester Junction. 10. Shropshire Union Railway and Canal (Shrewsbury to Stafford). 11. Shropshire Union Railway and Canal (Chester and Kolver• hampton line). 12. Shrewsbury and Birmingham. 13. Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire junc . tion (No. 1.) 14. , Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and South Staffordshire JUnC tion (No. 2.) 15. South Staffordshire (Showhill and Portobello branch). 16. Grand Junction (branch from Showhill to Portobello). GROUP LIP. MIDLAND, BURTON—ON —TRENT TO IVO ° EATON, AND BRANCH. The Committee assembled at twelve o'clock this morning, ceeded with the fur t h er invest i gation of this scheme. The Bill was opposed by M r. Kenning, a landed proprietor en the line.and Pr." Mr. Woodhouse, the engineer to the line, was the first witness examined. He deposed as to the general route and estimate d %),. penses of the railway. The proposed length of the line wits 23 Inu ti l and 2 furlongs. The total length of the branches would be about 10 miles. The gradients on the line were generally favourable , A"„ the ;smallest radius of a curve consisted of 36 chains in Shaelcer line. The total amount of the estimated expenses of the construc tion__ of the line was 656 0001. An assistant engine would be neces sary eau on a plane near the Wooden Box branch. There wouldZ three tunnels n the line, which would have to be bored through red sandstone, and with that exception, there were no peculiar ellgin' -- ing difficulties on the line. THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL.4NP ITS APPRENTICES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. read with extreme delight your very feeling ael„ just remarks in The Sun of Tuesday last, on the case of cruel treatment, in which a poor friendless boy was the sufferer by the hands of a cruel and tyrannical master, with whom he is unfortunately placed, and quite agree with you that the managers of that wealthy charity ought to step forward and rescue the lad from a repetition of such barbarous treatment. I have not perceived that any public notice has been taken of your remarks by that respectable body, but, as you know, ail "large bodies move slowly," you need not despair of seeing the fruit of your labours even yet. Being officially connected with another institution of a some what similar character, though not for foundlings, I venture to address you, because I know, and sometimes painfully feel, the difficulty in which committees are placed in relation to this very subject of apprenticeship. lii the first place, there is a great difficulty in finding suitable situations for boys and girls brought up in theses institutions, for this reason—many of the children are so,, absolutely friendless that their masters or mistresses Inns' not only teach them for their term of apprenticeship, but clothe them also; this circumstance occasions frequently heartburnings and strife between the master and apprenti, when other things go on fairly. The second difficult,' .„ 15 _. that arising from the premium given with the apprentice. In many cases needy and dishonest persons are tempted to tar boys for the money, 5/. or 10/., as the case may be. The indenture is no ouner executed than the trial begins, and • frequently it is the case that the commencement is cruelty's and the end criminality; true or false the charge is wader sometimes believed, and the victim of i n j us ti c e suffers punish ment. The following case will aff or d an ill ustra ti o n :—A poor of weak intellects, brought up in the Orphan Working School, City-road, was, at the age of fourteen years, w i ll his time had expired there, about to be hanut, over to his parish, as no person was willing take him from that institution as an apprentiCe• On the usual application being made to the parish officer* they offered to find th boy a master if the charity would give a premium of 5/. w ith him, and thus save him from the workhouse. The committee consented, the boy was bound, and then commenced his misfortunes. On leaving the boy had two good suits of clothes and under clothing with him. Frequent complaints were made respecting the boy, until shortly before the period when it is usual for the charity to give a money reward for good conduct to apprentices; at this period the master sent a written character commending hits very highly, consequently he was presented with ss. Shortly afterwards it was discovered that the boy could not learn bis trade—his sight was bad—he was'imbecile, disobedient, &e-r and on these grounds an application was made to cancel the indenture. The magistrate saw this letter of the master cow" mending the boy, heard him read, and saw him write-0 6 ' 6 1 tioned him closely, and told the assembly he had been w e " taught at school, and was in every way fitted for the eitulr Lion—his master must keep him. A few months afterwards the secretary was informed tbht the master has most cruelly beaten the boy; he recommenu.r his friends to take the master before a magistate. They did not do it, and the next he heard of the boy was that be or . d ran away from his master, And for so doing he had been cow s mitted for three weeks to the ,-louse of Correction. Again.: new charge was made very soon, ciz., that of rape, upon :f: daughter of the master. It was sworil , to, but no proof var y: positive character was given of the ofti, $ questioned by the magistrate and police, and one word wT.c_Ll he dropped was taken to be an admission, which sent Tice. The boy ..ef for trial at the Old Bailey. The Committee of khe ? r P the Working School, to its lasting honour be it spoken,tosN',ettp,et case and paid all costs, believing the charge to be made ek...4 1 .. rid of the boy; the master offered to abandon it if the "'r id , ture was cancelled. He was defended by Mr. Clarkson , " an that stantly acquitted by the jury. It was proved this man has had several apprentices--one Iru Shoreditch workhouse, with 51. ,premium. This bob was charged with robbing him, and was sent to the Is o , _ of Wight—the case referred to he got fo ur t h Te l another lad was takes away by his friends; a Thi ,, mained only until this fellow could get a situation Sir, is profitable work; besides he never found the boy an arm apprentice. He one of two suits from him to clothe anotheruit tie had worn the appeared at the Police-court _t tt e best part of two years apprentice. article of clothing , should b but ra men th . sr ti° to ned' ok d too much upon your columns, but I fear I have trespassed as a swcitiohlaar, and two years as an t is not done b y a foundling the work of mercy and of chart y • -titution when thechildleaves the school; or an orphan inn these statements will prove to . you and to yOW readers that eol , and encourag rrives at and protected too, untilhea manhood . This, Sir, 1 1 what the public must i ns i s t . , t . ipon being done, and you stand watchman to guide. Ihe p u blic cry aloud "Slgl iir re as a he must be cared for, and watched over, not," an d the friend of the friendless will aid you in r*-- benevolent work. May 25, 1846. Tiff': ORPHANS' FRIEAP• itpheua:ffmbb,loeiii(ung HOW THE GREAT PROTECTIONIST MEETING WAS ° IT nr.—The secretary of the Wilts Protection Society positive l Y 5 t letters to the tenant farmers, inviting them to attend the meeting at iVillis's rooms, St. James's, on Thursday last, and promising the 21. 10s. each for their expenses.— y W d e ery be d g ete t e o ti c bb a , u e t x io c u eist th eby witts&dependent. sovereign of the present reig they Felicien David d:t h , arioßY good. Some execution of which is rent .. sa d of them are struck ties Herald. kb and beau Ibrahim Pacha ma be h 1 tifltl young Englishwoman, who fell in love with the cool poser on merely hearing " The Desert."—Paris paper. la weight ttoor silver , bse againstnm and da a . for strongly geC 1 ghh:i half y s ort y exptc e tu g country, his Highness having signified his intention of VIS - ° London on his departure from Paris.— Observer. pa. an RURAL SIMPLICITY.—An unsophisticated the rlriftieidddlatOnainaTh who never travAlcd a great many miles from his home in the lor.n. of Dean, reading In his " folio of four pages" of the debate on tigter troduction of Papal buds, went to the neighbour, and put these ° ~a , rogatories, " I s•ty, David, what sort of bulls be these ? 3 _tt ",,, Devous, Herefords, or short-horns ? Dost think they would tUr i j ou " good cross with our mountain breed ?" The questioned was T o . to resolve the puzzle of the questioner, bul the latter, wio. since thirst tor knowledge, notwithstanding his sequestered life, 1,, ?',,e. obtained an " explanation" upon the point. —Gloucestershire Cltrw" A POPULATI. N OF THE AUSTRIAN DOMINION& pulls statistical return, lately published at Vienna, gives the total P , L , _ „, tion of the Austrlt,n monarchy at 37,491,120. Of this Ilunf.9`ig ; 12,273,717 ; Bohemia 4,249,669 ; the Kingdom of Venice, 2, - ."' and Lombardy, 2,588,426. is ft JoHN lIAMPDEN.—We hear that there V) _, be Ju ne public me tng and dinner at Chalgrove Field, on the 18th ui e d next, being the anniversary of the death of this difitingr— patriot. —.Aylesbury News. • ..... Mr. A Cuitloos BIRD'S NEST.—A few days sinuf..„ A a John Hubbard. landlord of the Wheat Sheaf, Burton Joyce, . 1 _ , 7 0 1 tomtit's nest, containing several young ones, in an old hat 'Lowy a stick in his gardens.—Nottinghom Journal. TRUSSIA.—Wethat of c 1 WITH understand ,nt accounts from St. Petersburgh state that the R ussian aovuniln ' —.W We"' has made a reduction in the port charges at tha t city. The. alters' tion was to take effect on the opening of the navig ation. G r Utirdiffff. • • ' THE SUN,' LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1816. ,