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IRISH GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. DUBLIN TO GALWAY. Parties who signed the last subscription contract, and holders of scrip, are informed, that petitions to both Houses of Parliament. To stay the progress of the Bill, to cancel the liability of the subscribers to the contract, and return to the shareholders the unspent deposits," lie for signature fat the Shareholders' Committee-room, Founders' Hall-court, Lothbury, from 11 to 4 o'clock each day. April 21,1846. R. THONIPSON, Secretary. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support antipatrr c e : and to announce that th eir Public Sales of Itailwa S hares, C take place every Tumsromr and FICIDAY. at One o'lock„ at the Hall of Commeree, Threadneedle -street, London, to which place to be all favours, cont. l ining instructions, are respectfully requested addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and sdvices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Ilan of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, Lyndon. ILSON'S OPENING NIGHT• „lOND AY EVENING, APRIL 27, at Eight o'clock. Mr. WILSON begs to announce his FIRST ENTERTAINMENT vthe SEASON, in the Music Hall, Store-street, when he will Tarlety of thq _ SONGS OF SCOTLAND, Some of them for the first time. Pianoforte—Mr. LAND. Part 1.-0 weal may the Boatie row—Of a' the Airts the Wind can blaw—Wha'll buy Caller Herring ?—Haine cam our gudeman at e'en—Ower the Water to Charlie—Bonnie Bessie Lee—The Married Man's Lament—Pibroch o' Donald Dhu. Part IL—The Flowers o' the Forest —Tile Auld School —Woo'd an' Married an' a' —Auld Joe Nicolson's Bonny .Annie—Get up and bar the Door. Private Boxes for Six, 15s. ; for Eight, It. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE . 3fadlle. LUCILE GRATIN respectfully informs the Nobility, Sub scribers, and the Public, that lir r BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, APRIL 30, When will be performed (for the first time this season), Donizetti's Opera, entitled DON PASQUALE. Norina, 3ladarne Grisi ; Dr. Mala•esta, Signor Forn"ari ; Ern e s t o, Signor Mario ; Don Pasquale, Signor Lablache. In the course of the Evening will be revived the Ballet Diver tisseme• t, by M. Perrot, entitled, LE DELTRE D'UN PEINTRE. Stephan, M. Perrot ; Blanche d'Oviedo, Mallle. L. Grahn Together with a Selection front the admired Ballet, CATARINA ; on, LA FELLE DU BANDIT. During the Evening various Dances and Pas de Caracteres by biadlle. L. Grahn, Madlle. Taglioni, and M. Perrot. To be followed by the lait Act of Verdi's celebrated Opera, entitled, N I N 0, 1,71,n5, Signor Fornasari ; Idaspe, Signor CcrAi; Orotasphe, Signor Botelli ; Fenena, Mdlle. Corbari ; Ab4fall, Mdlle. Sanchioli. To conclude with Selections, including the Dryade Scene from the admired Ballet of EULINE ; ou, LA DRTADE. Eoline, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. nEr. MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING, APRIL 25, Will be periormed Rossinf's celebrated Opera, entitled, IL BARRIERS DI SIVIGLIA. Rosina, Madame Grisi ; 11 Conte d'Almaviva, Signor Mario ; Bartolo, Signor Lablache ; Basiho, Signor F. Lablache ; Figaro, Signor Fornasari. To conclude with the admired Ballet, by M. Perrot, in Five Tableaus. The music by Signor Pugni, entitled, CATARINA ; ou, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. The principal parts sustained by Mille. Lucile Grahn and Madame L. Taglioni ; Gosselin, Bertrand, Di Mattis, and Perrot. TIIILATItE ItOYAL. 1114111 CY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed an Opera, entitled THE CROWN JEWELS. Count de Campo Mayor, Mr. Weisi ; Don Henrique, Mr. Harrison ; Don Sebastian D'Aveyro, Mr. D. W. King; &boiled°, Mr. Borrani ; La Catarina, Madame Anna Thilion ; Diana, Miss Poole. After which will be produced a New and Original Pallet, entitled IMELDA. The Duke, Mons. Adrien ; Count Alberti, M. Mathis ; Governor, Mr. T. Matthews ; Fabrieo, Mr. W. H. Payne ; Imelda, Madlle. Sali. TUEATi ROYAL, HA MARK ET. performed TIIIS EVENING Will be a New and Original Comedy, , A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. Cymon Foxall, Mr. Webster ; called More craft, Mr. W. Farrell; Sir John Coverdare, Mr. Tilbury; Ernest Coverdale, Mr. H. Holl ; Horace Waldgrave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnei dermarn, ttr. J Bland; Thomas, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover ; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, Mrs. Seymour. The Band will perform the Overture, " La Symphonle," the Fantasie, " Fra Diavolo;" the " Post Horn Galop,'"• Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz ; the "ChatswOrth Quadrilles ;" and the " Brunow Polka." Atter which, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF ARISTOPHANES on which occasion they will he presented to the public with new Names, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs_ James Bland, Hudson, Tilbury, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. ll athews, and hiss P. Horton. To conclude with a New Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. ilumby, &c. ROYAL, UNDER AE MANAGEMENT THEATRE LYCEUM. OF MRS. KEELEY. Unprecedented Attraction for the Easter Holidays. Re-engagement of GENERAL TOM THUMB I Great success of the New Comic Drama THIS EVENING The performances will commence with a New and Original Comic Drama, in Three Acts, called HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal characters by .Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Yining, Wigan, Uid«lear, and Keeley; Miss Villars, Mn. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MARULE MAIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Laldlaw. To be followed by an entirely New and Original Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' MY THUMB ; or, The Ogre and his Seven-League Boots. Hop '0 My Thumb, General Tom Thumb. To conclude with NEXT DOOR. Charactes by Messrs. A. Wigan, Turner, Bellingham ; Misses Arde , i, Villars, and Howard. Stalls, Is.; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. THEATKI. ttOYAL, ADELPH.I. THIS EVENING Will be presented a New Drama, in Three Acts, called, IN DUSTRY AND INDOLENCE; or, The Orphan's Legacy. St. Amour, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Rollin, Mr. 0. Smith ; Ssnsonet, Mr. Wright ; Mons. Del tmare, Mr. Perkin. • Batifole, Miss Woolgar ; Nini, Miss Webster ; C ec il e, Madame Celeste. After which, a New Burlesque, entitled, PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Munyard, &c. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Iloneybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Iloneybun, Miss Emma Harding. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STILLET. THIS, EVENING Will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of KING LEAR. King Lear, Mr. Macready ; Edgar, Mr. Wallack ; Earl of Kent, Mr. Cooper ; Cordelia, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with a New Fairy Extravaganza, entitled LADY GODIVA AND PEEPING TOM OF COVENTRY. In wltich Messrs. Wa:ton, Wynn, Compton, Granby, Oxberry ; Miss Taylor, i 39 E. Stanley, Mrs. Foe roke, Miss thinner, &c., will appear. ASTLE AL AM Pil tATE.E. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her most gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Prixcess Royal.—Extraordinary hit of Mr. Leman Rule's New Equestrian Spectacle, which has been pronounced by the public press to surp.ss all former nrodu-tions. Tills EVENING r: ill be pertbrmed the Orig teal Asiatic Drama of TUE ARAB AND MS DESERT STEED ; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. Magnificent eff.cte, grand equestrian tableau., ?sc. The Scenes in the Circle will, tit's present week, prove more than ortiMarily b illiant, present n 4 the whole troop of British and Foreign Professors, aided by the inimitable Clowns, Barry, Wallet, and Rochez. To conclude with a novel Anerplece. Bux-office open front eleven till :Iva o'clock.—Do - irs open at six and commence at seven o'clock. it0Y.9.1. SURREY THEATRE. More N - ovelty! A New Drama. Great success. Crowded houses, TII,S EVENIN(I, Will he performed THE L.Vt KISS ; or, the Solc:ier's Grave. 3lersrs. Hughes. Johnson, Rogers, Cow,ll, Lewis, Ile:lop, Mesdms. Vining and Martin will support the principal chanicters. After which, a New Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled, ON THE TILES ; or, Night at Greenwich. To be followed by a Grand Ballet or Enchantment, called, DER CHAMOIS YAGER ; or, The Fiend on Earth. By the Dentin To conclude with a .New Melodrama, called, THE RATS OF RAT CASTLE. ROYAL fA .; E. Great Success of the - New VICTOR Drama of TIIKATI " Laid up in Fort." THIS EVENINfi 'WM be Perform an entirely new Drama, entitled LAID LT ti POILT ; s,r, Sharks along Shore. Principal characters by Messrs. Fredericks: Saville a y no nd Tind 11 Hi le Searle, Burton ; Xis. incent, Miss' F..rry, Sc c. e ' gg or, ' the Escapes of After which, TRE Blum,. Adelaide of t'resclen. la whiCh'lji°islYV"TincEeYitt;ovill perform. To conclude with a New Dram t. titled TIM FACTORY LADS; or, The Workman's ige.turday Isli ft s' In which the whole Company will appear. NEW STRAND TIIF AT m ENTIRE CIIANGE.—NOVELTIE% ADD. N.IC EFFECTS. " La gaiete Oct l a sante del'a.„ 4:.. La trtstesse en est le ison: 4 M. PIIILLIPPE begs leav e to announce that in conse Ilene t'te Triumphant Success that has attended his' EA STER g ENT e i , °C TAI MENTS, they will be repeated on every Monday Wedn-esd-R -an.l Saturday Morning, and every Evening until furthe's notice. a 3 7: THIS EVYNING, M. PHILLIPPE will commence the Entertainment by Llghtirg Two Hundred and Fifty Wax Candles by a single Pistol Shot! This unique and brilliant Experiment was originally performed by Mons. Phillippe for upwards of 700 consecutive nights in Paris. M. Phillippe will also haw the honour of Introducing lIIS (RAND MOTHER'S CAP, with all its laughable and rapid Trans formations. The Entertainments will be varied by the Dancing of the CRIARINI FAMILY, and the Olympic Gambols of the AME RICAN BROTBERS. The Morning Performance will commence at Two o'clock ; the Evening at a quarter to Eight. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 21.; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. ; revate Boxes, 1/. Is.. and 10s. 6d. THE WEATHER.—Sun OFFICE, APRIL 23. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 38; Highest. 53; Noon, 52 BAROMETER, 29.86.—W1ND E., fine. A , 7 (r P , 71fp 1411k -~,,t, ; , ~ ,) t ...,,,, t y1,..- p --. p .. \ ~, „, ~............ ..„,;.;_--- ~„ ::,,,;..~ •m 0 7 " --,':7-:.S:SrA - Uirr,!: . 4 . ' pr, • c k „,. el l 4' LONDON, VRIDAY. APRIL 24, 1846. 1 VI Loan Caancsacon took ki s seat upon the Iveeise , 2k at Five o'clock The Earl of DALHOUSIE then rose to introd his Bill, concerning the dissolution of railway com pan i es, notice of which he had given before Easter and also to propose a seri )3 of resolutions identical with those proposed by Sir K. PEEL in the Rouse of Can. mons, which have already appeared in The Sun. The Noble Earl, in his speech, recapitulated the arguments used by Sir PEEL, and concluded by proposing his resolutions as kaes sional order, Lord BROUGHAM called the attention of their Lordabipa to the enormous powers of interference with private property given to the different companies by these railway Bills, and contpmw that such Bil!sQh , ul 4 erltru , terlf , r a ljuilication to a tribunal of a totally oifferer.t nature from such all one as a Committee of the House of Commons. The Earl of WICKLOW thought that the proposed order would affect in a different manner those companies whose Bills originated in their Lordships' House from those which originated in the House of Commons. He thought this a point deserving of consideration. The Marquis of SALISBURY thought there might be as much reason to dread the winding-up mania, as there bad been to dread the railway mania. He thought the proposed measure gave, in some instances, power to a minority to control a majority. This ought to be remedied. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE thought the Govern ment should take up the subject, and not leave the decision of the propriety of constructing railways to be decided by the stock market. With regard to Ireland especially, he thought the Government should point out the lines that ought to be constructed, and should afford every facility for their construction. The Earl of ROSEBKEY wished to know whether it was proposed to make this a sessional order, applicable only to the present session, or a standing order, applicable to future years ? Lord ASIIBURTON considered the proposed measures were the best that could be proposed for enabling parties to rileuthlpiieLleivwodferoeasdbrthemselves from those difficulties which they had imprudently brought upon themselves. Lord CAMPBELL entirely approved of the measure proposA, because it left everything to private enterprise. The rail way system had been carried on in this country more ad vantageously. than it would have been had the Government taken its management into their own hands. He wished \spgvmiiiiviiNc t ei o uniudi k tnec t ogd i Lu o b w t ywEr indemnityat: sci e mol t n h a,sa e li3l r d, e t car h foeo e mpdr r o e ptrtal niia • oo a itnes s any.hoaeft present provision li a b i n l e the f(, r po t w he er w o h f o w le ind p i r l o ig . pr L ie o ta rd ry i KINNAIRD asked if the standing order was to be con sidered to-morrow? The Earl ofa..lllMM said no, Monday. The Noble Earl then expressed his satisfaction at the general approval which had been expressed of the measure, and replied to various objections. He thought the power of winding- up was not given to too small a number. Three-fifths was a minimum, and if the consent of a greater number was re quired, it would be requiring almost an impossibility. He thought, too, that if the promoters of Bills could not get the consent of one-fifth of the proprietary, Parliament would be justified in postponing the Bills. The order was meant to be purely a sessional order, to expire with the present session. 'He could assure the Noble Marquis that no delay sboulo be tt. rown in the way of the Irish Bills now standing for a third reading by this order, and on the 27th he should propose the third reading of those Irish Bills Nhsitlon puthnow stood for a third reading. With regard to the qu v e by the Noble and Learned Lord (CAMPBELL) he understood that no alteration would be made in the legal liabilities of any parties by this Bill. After a few words from the Earl of EGLINGTON, the Bill was read a first time. On the motion of the Earl of DALHOUSIE, the considera tion of the sessional order was fixed for Monday. Their Lordships then adjourned. I The SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock. After the presentation of several petitions, Sir R. PEEL moved the resolutions of which he had given notice, with respect to railways. He thought a case had arisen for Parliament to interfere to prevent the capital of the country being employed in useless rail way speculations. The total amount of car ital required for railways would, he felt convinced, be much greater than the Legi s l a t ure oug h t to sanction, and under these circumstances he thought Parliament ought to have the opinion of the parties themselves as to the expediency of carrying on the differtnt lines with which they were connected. He believed that there was a sincere desire on the part of many persons connected with railways to relieve themselves from the responsibilities under which they had involuntarily placed themselves. He was not surprised at this, considering the present L•tite of the la w w ith respect to inchoate eon', panies—a state which, in his opinion, ought not longer to exist. He thought, considering the state of may innocent and helpless su b scr ib ers to railway companies, the egislature was called upon to interfere, and if, after Parliament had re lieved them froif, the obligation they at present laboured under, parties still continued to speculate is railways, they would be no longer objects of sympathy and pity. The Go vernment had felt it to be their duty to interfere to put an cad to the improvident sp ecu l a ti on th a t was taking place in the country with respect to railways; and for that purpose he trusted that the House would adopt the resolutions he had laid on the table, in order to further the operations of a Bill which would be introduced, giving power to all scripholders of inchoate rail way companies to dissolve them if they thought it necessary. The Right Hon. Baronet concluded by moving the res lu tion of which he had given notice (which appeared in The Sun of Wednesday.) Mr. F. FRENcfisid if these resolutions were carried, the effect of them would be materially to delay all Irish Railway Bills. He trusted that something would be done to expedite Irish Railway Bills. Mr. BERNAL thought that these measures ought to be put a stop to long before they came to a third reading. He was perfectly sure that resolutions like those proposed would not remedy the evils intended to be removed. Immense expense would have to be incurred, and all the evils inflicted before the cure could be applied. The SOLICITOR GENERAL supported the resolutions. He believed that the Government, in bringing forward these resolutions, had done all they could to prevent improper spe culation. Mr. LABOUCHERS thought the course proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government ;was the best that under all circumstances could be adopted. He could not, however, agree that the present was the best time for the interference of the Government. He thought that the Go vernment ought to have interfered at a much earlier period of the session, if they wished their measure to be effective. He, however, thought the propo s iti on was replete with so mu c h good that he should give it his cordial support. He thought many parts of the resolutions were defective, especially that with respect to the meetings of shareholders. According to the resolutions as they stood, an Irish company might meet in London, and an English one in Edinburgh. Mr. HUDSON agreed with the Government that the present was the best time to brin g this measure forward. He be lieved if it had been brought forward at an earlier period of the session it would not have met with that general support which it would at the present moment He was sure that, notwithstanding these resolutions, railway measures good in themselves would be introduced. He trusted that the measure would be received and fairly treated by the directors of every railway, but that no needless haste would be adopted in dissolving companies. Mr. M. PranaPs cordially supported the resolutions, and in doing so, expressed a hope that no legitimate undertaking would receive a check, in consequence of their adoption by the House Mr. NEWDIGATE suppO . rted the resolutions. Mr. WARD supported the resolutions. Mr. F. BARING also supported the resolutions. Mr. BecKerr Dexisosr, although he thought the proposed interference late, considered it better than no interference at all. He was sure that all directors of railway companies who were anxious to do their duty would avail themselves of these resolutions, call their proprietary together, and take their opinions as to the carryieg on of the undertaking. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in supporting the resolutions, denied that the Government could have selected a better time than the present for bringing forward their present proposition. Mr. Gibson, Lord Sandon, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Packe, Lord G. Bentinck, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. T. Duncombe, Mr. Milnes, Mr. Disraeli, and Mr. Might supported the motion. The resolution was then agreed to. Mr. T. DUNCOMPE then propcsed tha resolutions to which he had referred in the earlier part of the evening. The resolutions were agreed to after a short discussion, and a few verbal amendments. Mr. THORN ELY gave notice for Mr. WATSON of his inten tion on the 7th of May to move for a Select Committee to inquire into the Fees and Compensations in the Courts of Law and Equity. Lord SANDON moved for the production of copies of all memorials addressed to the First Lord of the Treasury, and the President of the Board of Trade, praying for a reduction of the duty on tea. After a short discussion the motion was agreed to. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House aej Jutted at a Quarter to One o'clock. The Earl of ABERDEEN, some weeks ago, made some brief • remarks in the Lords, expressing, with more warmth than he usually displays, his disapprobation of the conduct pursued by the Greek Government towards England in regard to the interest of the loan, and an nounced that it was the determination of the British Government, as well as the Emperor of RUSSIA, to take some strong measures to enforce payment, in case the present Minister, COLETTI, should per sist in refusing redress. The subject was ad verted, to in the French Chamber of Deputies, when M. GtHZOT took part with COLETTI, blamed the lan guage of Lord ABERDEEN, the Members approving of re A cpn w re id d e to di m ffe e r e e t n t c h e e ha in s t t e A r i e u s s t s w r a u s ng vo u te p d b etweenl a i r"; oGutn,rtzoVe. remarks, and a few days afterwards the unani mously. England and France about this bankrupt state, though it may be regarded rather aspersonal national feeling, the two Forvigna Secretaries athan . a their respective favourites re"°Bivrritish to it Athens having by r set s ti e n e g ues t ; and the it sti G ll ree w k id . er Mln b i th menu . at defiance. After a great many s u . flitng - promises of payment, either by setting apart a ortiun of the revenue, or including the interest in the P e . bu d get, or some other equally improbable step for the budget, accurding to the last accounts,meebt.ng.the debt, just been h presented to the Chamber, without any prov a i • ever for meeting the demands of Lord ABER DEEN. °" wat- The foreign loan is not even alluded to in' and care is taken, in exhibiting the income and expenditure, to show that payment at present is utterly hopeless, as the revenue falls short of the amount absolutely necessary tc carry on the affairs of Government. What step, then, will Lord ABERDEEN adopt to enforce payment ? Will he seize upon some of the more thriving seaports and collect the customs' duty, or lay an embargo on the shipping, or threats n to put: an execution into the royal exchequer at Athens ? We fear he would be opposed, in every efficient ' attempt to enforce Briti, h rights, by the French Minister, backed by the Chamber, for Greece, insolvent and ungrateful Greece, is a great favourite there at present. COLETTI is devoted to French inte rests, and he will make his devotion more conspicuous by insulting both England and Russia under the wing of France. It is, however, at best a contemptible quarrel, and the interests at least of two of the powers require that it should be settled without delay. Greece is not worth contending for ; she could render no assistance whatever to either of the two countries, should brought into collision. She they unfortunately be b is bankrupt, her Km rema ins what he was when he was first placed on the throne, there is no Minister that really takes an interest in the welfare of the state ; COLETTI, and MAVROCORDATO, and METAXAS, are en gaged respectively, when out of office, in devising "bentas tor supplanting a rival, and Greece, whose emancipation from Turkish dominion was so ardently desired by the enthusiastic admirers of her former I (1, - eds, and which ir. , l , - pendent kingdom for eightetm years, is, per haps, next to Spain, the worst governed country in the world. Does it become the dignity of England and France to embroil themselves with her affairs, and to rouse old national antipathies in their re spective Houses of Parliament for a people so lost to all sense of gratitude and honour ? Looking at the case impartially, we can make excuse for Lord ABERDEEN'S irritation. Greece owes her independence to England. Englishmen left their country and devoted themselves and their property to her service. Loans were raised and battles fought to release her from the yoke of Turkey ; and all these services are repaid by refusing to acknowledge her just claims, and ' by treating England with contempt. These are just causes of annoyance to tho British Minister, but they furnish no sufficient reason fur quarrelling with France, or adoptitzg any strong measures that might call forth a national display. Two men so little pugna cious as ABERDEEN and GUIZOT, and generally so much guided by sound discretion, might settle the differences by official negotiations without at all involving the sus ceptibilities of two rival nations. It has been said, as a proof of the keen, plodding, and wary habits of the Scotch, that a Jew is a very rare sight north of the Tweed, and that the huekstering Hebrew, if he chances to cross the river, hurries back with the most inconceivable speed, in order to escape death from starvation. On the cause of this singular phenomenon we will not venture any suppositions, but about the paucity of the Jews in the north there can be no doubt—the very small numbers of that industrious race found in Scotland forming only exceptions to the general rule. There ie another point, however, in which a similarity of manners and customs are infinitely more striking, and which has excited the wonder of an tiquarians as well as learned philosophers. In their ob servauce of one day of the week as a day of rest a considerable portion of the Scotch follow the example set by the Jews, and consider it a heinous crime to do any work on that day. They forget altogether the new dispensation, they disregard the precepts of the great FOUNDER of our Religion, who was persecuted to death by Sabbath-worshippers, and perversely consider it one of the great objects of Christianity to render the first day of the week, which ought to be observed with joy and gladness, a day of sorrow and punishment. Our readers will remember the heaps of petitions that wire poured into Parliament during the days of Sir ANDREW AGNEW, praying for the better observance of the Sabbath in Scotland, a county where all foreigners, even the Jews themselves, consider it would be im possible to make the observance more strict. Some of them will also remember that when the first important line of railroad, that between Edinburgh and Glasgow, was opened, the most strenuous and unfair means were adopted by the Agnewites to irfluence the directors and shareholders, and compel them to stop the trains on Sunday. We look back with satisfaction to that period, because The Sun took an active part in defeating a scheme which, if established in that iuseance, might have been made applicable to all the lines throughout that kingdom. We showed from the best of all authority, the New Testament, that the Jewish observance of the first day of the week was at dire ct variance with its pre cepts, as well as the example of the Apostles, and the more rational portion of the directors, we are glad to say an overwhelming majority, took the same view of the question. A Glasgow clergyman, after a silence of three months, attempted to refute our arguments, but he could not refute matters of fact, nor language plain to the commonest understanding., nor the direct injunctions laid down by divine authority. But still this party interferes with the more liberal habits of the great body of the people, and have fallen upon a new scheme to effect their purpose. They now pour petitions into Parliament praying that the license granted to toll bar houses to furnish refreshment for travellers may all be withdrawn by an Act of the Legislature ; and one of their most weighty arguments for this harsh step is, that the Sabbath is desecrated at these places by drinking spirituous liquors. We find, however, from a number of petitions presented to the House of Lords on Tuesday evening, by Lord CAMPBELL, that this step will not sa tisfy them, and that all h' uses licensed for the sale of spirituous liquors on Sunday roust be forthwith closed. We cannot say that it is an electioneering scheme, bat cer tainly it has all the appearance of a trick of that description The Earl of Mrsero'was the determined supporter of a Bill to abolish licenses for toll-houses, which the Com mons manfully rejected. It was brought forward by Mr. Fox MAULE, and mainly supported by Mr. P. M. STEWART, two pillars of the Free Church ; and the parties who are bent on a still further encroachment on the liberty of the subject entrust their petitions to such Whig Lords as BREADALBANE, MINTO, and CAMPBELL. The Tory peers seemed to take little interest in the matter, and the Bill was allowed quietly to pass. But in the other House that party acted a more noble part. The Scotch Tory Members, though few in propor tion to their opponents, mustered strongly, and threw out the Bill. Sir JAMES GRAHAM and the Lord Advo cate, who ought to know something about the internal Government of the country, voted against it, and could see no reason fur believi❑g that there was any truth in the arguments urged by Mr. Fox MAULE, or that the Sabbath could be desecrated more at occasional toll-bar houses on the high road than at the thousands of places open for the same purpose in large towns. To meet this difficulty, these meddlers with the rights of private conscience—those men who are eternally seeing motes in their brother's eye, but consider not the beam in their own eyes, have adopted a more comprehensive scheme, and are determined to forbid refreshments on Sundays to all parties except those who have well-stocked cellars at home, or can afford to pay the high charges of a hotel. This is an abominable attempt to tyrannise over the lower classes ; it is one of the most glaring instances of cla , s legislation, and we consider it therefore out bounden duty to the unrepresented classes to do all our power to protect their rights, and put down bare• faced schemes of oppression, which never would have been broeched by Whig Lords or Whig Commoners, under a more extended system of representation. "To the first questions addressed to him, Lecomte replied proudly that he was the author cf the attempt, and thet he did not wish either to escape or to conceal himself. It is since known that when he said SO he thought he had struck his Majesty. When, subsequently, he discovered his mistake, he expressed hie deep regret at not having effected his ob ject. Since his capture, Lecomte has refused to taste any aescription of food. He merely drinks pure water, and passes his entire time lying on his bed, his head covered with the skirts of his frock coat. lle asked for a razor, and ap peared much disappointed that he was refused. On Satur day he was taken from his prison and conducted to the spot where he committed the crime, and he there described his preparations with the most imperturbable coolness. He had even taken the precaution to cover the barrel of his gun with leather, to prevent the reflection of the sun from betraying his position." " During the jounsey of Lecomte to Paris," says the Presse, "he exhibited the greatest sang fold. He conversed with the officer of gendarmery respecting the details and preparatives of the crime. He attribntes his missing to the precipitation with which he got up on the heap of faggots when he heard the royal carriage coming sooner than he ex pected. Far three days he refused all food, and it was only in the carriage on his way to Paris that he consented to eat a morsel, and drink a glass of beer." • Immediately on his arrest he underwent a preliminary examination, which wag conducted by M. AMMAN DESAIx, Procureur du Roi, and M. BANDELAIRE, Juge d'lnstruction. On the arrival of Duke PASQUIER and M. HEBERT, the in closure in which LECOMTE had stood when he made the attack, and the different points which it appeared from his answers he had passed over, were most minutely examined, but although the exact details of that examination have not been reported, the Constitutionnel affirms that the result has been to show that he had no accomplices. He is at present confined itt the' Conciergerie, as the prison in the Luxembourg is not yet completed. The KING was every day receiving numerous congratu latory deputations from the various public bodies of the c s e u rs nd o a f y th l e as N 4 a g t o io t na u l p Gu iw ar p d ro o m f pt P u ar a is d , in b n e e in r, g to a c t e t l h e- e KinG's happy escap e f rom assass i nat i on. The kingdom. b m r u a l s:te e t r h o o ffi e n most loyal toasts and speeches were given, and received with the greatest enthusiasm. According to the Conslitutionnd a proposition for a general review of the National Guard of Paris had been discussed in the Council of Ministers, but had been rejected in conse quence of the opposition of M. GurzoT and M. DUCHATEL. The same paper announces, that no change has taken place in the projected journey of the Duke and Duchess de NEMOURS to England. They intend to leave Paris a few days after the areourhernent of Queen VICTORIA. A report of Marshal Bucescauo, dated Algiers, March 13, enclosing another from General LtertnuctenE, has bseu re ceived by the Minister of War. On the 6th, General Joys souF, after - a forced march of fourteen hours, overtook a large column of Ouled Nayl emigrants, and cepturel an immense hooey. " The demoralisation," says the General "has reached the highest pitch amongst that trite, which occupies a very large portion of the Desert of Tittery. The blow we have just inflicted upon them must excercise a salutary influence. Notwithstanding the offers of submis sion which are sent in from every quarter, I contieue to pursue and chastise the Arabs of that part of the desert, because it was they who invited Abd-el-Kuder to their country, and so long supported and furnished him with the means of invading the Tell, anti descending into the valley of the lsser." The point where General Joussouf attacked the Ouled Nayls is fifteen leagues to the south of Ksar Zaccar, or about a hundred leagues from the sea coast. Letters from Algiers, dated the 15th, state that Marshal Buonatm, who hal been confine d t i his bed ty illness, had received instructions from the Goverment t t re aurae hia ue gotiations with Morocco, anti that his proposed excursion to the west would probably be abandoned in consequence. The Sentindle of Toulon, of the 17th, says:— " The Russian squadron is making its preparations for departure. It is probable that if the slightest wind succeeds the calm of this afternoon, it will sail this evening or to-- night. In quitting our port, the Grand Duke Constantine appears to carry away with him an exalted idea of our mari time power; and in this point of view, as perhaps in ether respects, the two nations ought to congratulate themselves -in the visit. The Prince easily allowed his sympathies towards France to appear, and he seemed eo much the more touched with the reception given him, that it was stripped of all the ceremonial used on such occasions. The officers of the fleet are animated with the same feeling. Their voyage to France appears to have excited in them only , ympatlietic sentiments, and all desired, so to speak, to carry may a remembrance of the country. Surprise is felt here at the facility with which the Russian officers speak our lan guage, at the manner in which they are nequaiated with our literature, and at their appreciation of our manufectires. The Prince gave orders that the men should be paid, and almost all the money that they received was laid out in ar tiucrletsoofnFdreensicrleidprttoidluecaev.e itT a mark heGrald of hia Sate iDuke,be f s ore faction, quitting acct in doing so he exhibited as much delicacy as generosity. In handing to the Sub-Prefect a sum of 5,000 E for the poor and the sever a l benevolent institutions of the town , he ap peired to excuse himself for supposing that it was possible to find unfort una t e person s to assist, in the midst of so many happy faces, te s tif y i ng t o the general comfort , ` but , ' said he, human misery ought always to have its s ha re in our computations.'" M. KissE " F P , the Russian Cl:argd d'Affaires, who pro ceeded to Toulon to receive the Grand Duke, has retuned to Paris, Constantinople papers to the 6th, and Athens papers to the 9th, have been received. Everything was tranquil at Con stantinople. The Ministry had paid up a considerable pm , tion of the arrears due to the troops, and were progressing in their measures of reform. At Athens the Minister, COLETTI, had obtained from the Chamber a vote for a provisional credit for four months, by a majority of 69 to 33. A mo ti on f or an a dd ress, praying the KING to dismiss his Ministers, was lost by a similar ma jority. On the 6th the anniversary of Greek independence was observed with all the usual solemnities and rejoicings. On the 7th a curious scene took place in the Chamber. The Deputy for Syra, M. DARAS, informed the President that he had just been assaulted in the Chamber itself, by General GRlztorrx. M. GE:wits said that the General intended only to inflict a little corporal discipline upon M. DARAS, but that he had interfered and prevented any blows being given. M. DAnas wished to make a speech on the occasion, but the President informed him that he could not allow him to do so until the alThir should have been regularly inquired into. Several of the Deputies complained of this conduct of the President as partial, and demanded that M. DARAS should be heard. Great confusion ensued, and eventually the sitting broke up in most admired disorder. A letter from St. Petersburgh, of March 25, states that a deputation of the nobility cf Livonia has been summoned to that city to draw up a new set of regulations between the nobles and peasants of Livonia. Some high functionaries have been joined to them to direct their labours. The disturbances in Austrian Galicia still continue. The Universal German Gazette sa3 a that the cholera had entered Russia from Persia, and had broken out at Casan and Orenburgh. Madrid papers to the 15th inst. have arrived. The He raldo, the organ of NARVACZ, says that it is not improbable that another change of Ministry may take place, inasmuch as differences have arisen in the CaLinet on the subject of General CONCHA'S treatment of the prisoners taken in the battle with IRIARTE, at Ostdrga. MM. M os an d P IDAL condemn CONCHA for not at once shooting the prisoners; IsTu- RITZ and CANECIA, on the contrary, approve of his humanity. There have been also, it is said, differences is the Cabinet on the question of the law of the press, and it was also rumoured that the Presidency of the Senate had been offered to NAR VAEz. It is, however, to be recollected that all these ru mours appear only in the Herald, the organ of NARYARZ, and that, therefore, they cannot be implicitly relied on. Letters from Madrid, dated the 15th, treat them as entirely unworty of credit, and state that the question of the press had not even been mooted at the recent meetings of the Cabinet. The ;Vatlrid Gazette, of the 15th, atates that the whole of Galicia is tranquil, with the exception of Lugo and Santiago: Coxclia, however, has demanded reinforcements ; and, on the 15th, the regiment of Asturias and a company of artil lery bad left Madrid to join Idris. This looks as if Galici a was not quite so tranquil as the Government represent it to be. ' These reinforcements are to be commanded by Beige , dier Brasint, who is promoted to the rank of General. MADRID BOUM, APRIL 15.—Three per Cents., 31% for Money ; Five ner Cents., not quoted ; Bank of St. Ferdinand, f Iri. 130 ; General Assurance, 84 ; Alliance, 170; Company o 290; 'Bank of Isabella, 170; Company of Probity, 185, Paris, 16 3. 168 ; Gas Company, 600. Exchanges—Lond on , 371 ; Anchor, The report of which it has introduced only Lord and Lady Palmerston dined on Monday with the Due de Broglie. - mgriatntete foofrFtetrletififcoarttiitioncas,tiwonit wish the ma ritime i mprovements, and the fortifications of the port and town of Havre, has been distributed to the Deputies. The Bill h is Colonel Allard on the two Bills for the -a s .J=en entirely approved of by the Committee, into av as re sei b it y 0 2 ; 500,000f. This one amendment, increasing the amendment was made upon the recommendation of the Com- ii the Minister of War. The Bill would thus con - . prise 16,000,000 f. for the maritime improvements, and 2 , 1,000,000 f. for the fortifica tions of Havre. The Courrier de St. Etienne of the 17th says :—“At the moment of going to press, we learn that several miners were arrested in the night before last, and elevel more yesterday morning. It is certain that some of the miners were al me , i, and it was among them the prisoners were made. They did not attempt any resistance to the soldiery, whose officers con ducted themselves with g r eat forbearance. Yesterday , at Outre F areus, a man in the middle of un assemblage of miners, fired two pistols at a detachment headed by a Cc m . mis nq of Police, but as there were at least sixy yards be • ivreen him and them, it was probably a mere bravado. We have now in the arrondissement of St. Etienne 600 infantry and about 110 cavalry soldiers. „Tbe Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Tuesday at shares. sc. ; the Five per Cents., 119 f. 95c.; the Orleans Railroad ~„., 1,2 2ar.75e.; Rotten, 1,035 f. ; Havre, 745 f. ; Great Northern, s no f f : ; Avignon, 915 f. ; Vierzon, 670 f.; Bordeaux, 620 f. ; Boulogne, 515 f. 'T ""le. 2341. ; Dieppe, 457 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, , . s c. ; Tours and Nantes, 545 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 570 f.; spa mit Three per Cents., 36% ; Ditto Domestic Debt, 30%. The following are the quotations for other lines:— Lyons and A v i gnon Defi 'Bye 533 f. 75c.; Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), s 'silf. 50c ; ditto ('Espeleti), 509 f. ; Charleroi, 475 f. "6 " 1 : 8 3 uONE . IN FOREIGN BAIL WAYS AT TIO.Z Boul L ONDON STOCK EVCITA,IGF., APRIL 22. 4;an. i, ogne and Ami ens, 12 14 —Dutch Rhenish, 5% —East In- N " 44 ,.,nra1a and Jemappe, INi —Lyons and Avignon. 2 Bordeaui — i n e g e, , 11 4—Orleans and Vlerson, 16 %—C deans and C f ..".' A -- frig and Rouen, 40% —Paris and 1- rasbourg .......e. e - Rouen — Roue ^ - *e Wl—Tfottra Rini NaLtaa CM ititimu, 0 ,.....,, n and H..v. , lf ,/' VA rlaaders, 21,4. We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. The Court of Peers assembled on Monday at one o'clock to consider the course to be adopted to carry out the ordon nonce of the 17th inst., constituting them a Court for the trial of LECOMTB. There were 229 Peers present, and constituting the Court, besides BOYER, the President of the Court of Caution, and Lieutenant-General Count . who were excused further attendance on the BRILLS, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. I ground, of ill-health, and Count MONTALIVET, who was (From The Sun of Last Night.) also excused attendance, as he would have to be The sales of Cot ton at:Liverpool yesterday were about 6,000 examined as a witness The Chancell r having taken the bales, luciuding 2,5t0 on speculation. The market was quiet, . e j but prices were without any change. There was a fair demand chair, the Court was addressed by M. HEBERT, the Procureur • for Railway Shares yesterday, but almost exclusively for good General, who described the circumstances attending the attempt of LECOMTE to assassinate the Klee% The Court There are no ship arrivals to-day. then deliberated, and eventually came to the following de- pleasing to observe that the gallantry of some of our It is h been • din recent instance, as well countrymen as recognise a dividend paying stock. cision : " The Court of Peers, taking into consideration the royal as their humanity. The South lielland Mercantile.'Associa tion, in consequence of the assistance rendered to the Dutch ordinance of April 17—taking into consideration, moreover, Article 28 of the Constitutional Charter—having heard the East Indiaman Twee Corneliases, on the 28th December last, requisitory of the Procureur-General, and havin g deliberated in Pevency Bay, under cir cums t ances o f p ecu l a r thereon, has awarded to the intrepid men of East thereon, acknowledges the presentation by the said func- bourne concerned in the salvage various rewards propor tionary of a copy of his complaint against the perpetrator tioned to their merit, to be forwarded through Mr. May. and accomplices of the attempt against the King's person. Consul for the Netherlands in London. Lieutenant J. H. committed at Fontainebleau on the 16th of the present Nicholl receives a gold m e d a l an d a vote o f t h an k s, an d hi s . month—does hereby order, that by the President of the court, companions have silver me a l s an d a wr i tten acknowledg ment of their humane exer ti ons, w i t h a gratu i ty in money and by such Peers as he may designate to replace him in case money of absence, there shall be forthwith proceeded to the previous also. The widows of such o f th e crew as l ost the i r l i ves on the occasion will be p r o v id e d f or. Instancts of reciprocal exami n ations required for carrying on the pros ecu ti on ; d oes moreover, order, that in the course of such examin a ti ons the lodging it, are alike creditable to all parties. good feeling like this, whether in rendering aid or acknow functions attributed to the Council-Chamber by Art. 128 of the Code of Criminal Instruction, shall be filled by the Pre- There is some doubt apparently whether Sir Robert Peel's sident of the Court, Count d'Argout, Baron de Barante, resolutions upon new railway schemes will be adopted in Count de Pontecoulant, Count de Bondy, Baron de Fraville, Parliament, because, as is contended, they are contrary to M. Laplange Barris, M. Persil, President de Gascq, Press- Parliament. which have complied with all the onerous regale the usual spirit of legislation, and throw overboard even those dent Boullet, Baron de Clouseilles, President Legagneux, and M. Mesnard, which aforesaid Peers shall draw up the lions imposed iast year, and by showing theirsubscription deed. report : does also order that the rules and proceedings- of the fhis is of course true as far as it goes, but the only alternative properly signed, have already made out a proof of " assents." criminal instruction, in such cases laid down, shall not be , departed from ; does further order that the lettere, gun, and in the money market, even at the risk of a certain degree of now is to do somelliing that will prevent seriousembarrassment all other articles relating to the presentcase, be without delay injustice towards the railway companies, and if it were even lodged with the Regritrar of the Court: does further order that the citations and other acts performed by ushers of the necessary to postpone all Bills till next session, that extreme ordinary courts of justice shall be performed by the ushers measure would doubtless be adopted by Parliament, which of the Chamber; and, finally, does order that the resent frequently has had to step in with some appearance of arbi decision shall, with all diligence, be carried into effect by the tsars, and even unconstitutional power, in order to remedy Procureur-General.—Deliberated on, and ordered at the an urgent evil. Court of Peers, at Paris, this 20th day of April, in the Coun- The Funds have been v er y b uoyant to- d ay, and there is a cil-charnb , r, by us, the under e ig ne d."—(H ere f o ll ow th e disposition to invest. Th e G overnment broker buys now names of the Peers present, 229 in number.) for unclaimed divide n d s , as we ll as for the savings banks. It would appear that the journals w ere i n e r r or in announc- Consols have been 95% to 93% f or present transfer, and 96% ing the arrival of LEcoerra in Paris on Saturday. He was to 1 4 for time, being an advance of a quarter per cent. on the not taken to the Conciergerie until Monday. geotations of yesterday morning. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 235. to 26.. p rem i um. Bank Stock has been "It was only thin morning," says th e Constitutionnel, firm at 205 1 %. The New Three-and-a-Quart er p er C en t s . "that Pierre Lecomte arrived at P ar i s at. ten o'clock; the have realised 96 3 / 4 97. prison van, in which he was conveyed from Fontainaleau, Market, and the quotations have been more firmly supported. under i a strong escort of gendarmes, reached the Court 01 There has been a slight Increase of business in the Foreign the Conciergerie, and he Was immediately lodged in ones Spanish Three per Cents, have been 36% to 37, and the Pas the cells adjoining the female ward. He is guarded by two sive, 5% to %. Portuguse Four per Cents. have been keepers, who never lose sight of him an instant. That pre- marked 57. Mexican Five per Cents. have been quoted at caution was deemed the more necessary As Lecomte is a man 31% N, and Grenada, 21% to 76. Dutch Two-and-a-Half of a sombre and energetic character. At Fonteinbleau some per cents. are 59%. of his expressions induced a belief that he would contrive by Shares are rather firmer in some instances, and the French a voluntary death to avoid the pain of the trial scrips seem likely to benefit by the breaking torney at up of so man and the conse que bleaunces of I. the sentence. The Ks At- English companies, for the calls up on the former will b y e Fontain, H. Aignan Desaix, was the first to comparatively light for neat months. The interrogate him, him, and he under w e n t a secon d exam i nat i on on f compara ord and Tavistock Company the , which twelve has called for the extra the arrival of Chancellor Paequier and the Attorney-Gene rt)o by a dozen sharehold ers , it i s sa id . What a prospect for ral Hebert. A minut e searc h was ma d e i n t h e sma ll park of per cent. to go to the L or d s , h as not h a d i ts call responded Avon, and on the different points of the f ores t w hi c h Lee due payment of " calls." comte mentioned having v i s it e d. Th e part i cu l ars o f t h e in quirt' are unk nown , b ut we d o not h esitate to affirm, from BRITISH FUNDF, ONE CLOSI what has transpired, th a t it i s f u ll y prove d t h at the assassin O'CLO CK. PR ICF had no accompli ces . L ecomte ev i nces st il l the same firm- • t. Reduced An nu iti es .. .. 94% 95 IA 20 nest. He is extremely rese ved, has a wild, staring coon- Consols Annuities .. .. 96 95% 96! 8 95% tenance ; and his livid complexion, sharp profile, and hasty 1-Quarter par Cent. Anus. 96 %'34 97 movements denote boldness and resolution. It is thought 'spire lan. 5, 1660 . i 0 3-16 % that his trial will cou , e on d ur i ng th e fi rs t f ortn i g h t of M . ay. ra, Oct. 10, 1849 .. 9 15-16 10 Our readers m a y reco ll ec t t h a t th e a tt emp t o f Alib aud was 1. Jan. 5, 1860 .. .. committed on the Ist of June. and that fifteen days after- •• •• .. wards he was tried and executed." . .. .. .. . ... The Ccmstitutionnel adds the following strange anecdote:— ties .. .. 95 " A curious circumstance has been related to us, as having .••• •• •. .. i 961,0‘ . lee. happened almost at the moment when LECO3ITE fired at the .... 26 23 —— r KING. MILE S , th e groom , w ho was preceding th e ro y a l .... 26 6 23 23 —. carriage on hors e b ac k, saw LECOMTE taking aim, and think- "" 2 03TE ing that the Comte Da MoNTALIVET (who sat nearest the ' O'CLOCK. , .. .. e assassin) was th e p erso n who would be shot, cri e d .. et s out, almost i nvo l un t ar ily, ' Aim ! M. Le Comte !' 'ut .. i •• .. ' The assassin, hea r i ng thi s exclamation, fancied that MILES 31. •• had recognised him, and this circumstance, among others, tended to dera nge hi s a i m , and thus aided in saving the life Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent of the KING. M ILES h as , by his promotion to the place of Ditto, for the Account e ------ - -- e— -- .. e-e piqueur, a large i ncrease o f wages. He has now 4,000 f. a year, Ditto, 1845 Ditto, Passiv. whereas, as groom, be had only 1,200 n Ditto, 1"- - - The following account of the conduct of LECOuTIE imme- F O ' diately after his arrest, is given by the Journal de Fontaine bleau : ONE CLOS I NO O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. • • • • . 205 205% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 94% 95 95 1 4 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 96 95 7 / b 961, 8 95% 96 1 ,4 New Three - and-a-Quarter pm* Cent. Amts. 96% 97 97 Lonj Apnuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 3-16 % 10 i z i Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 .. 9 15-16 10 10 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 10 7-141 India Bonds, 2,000/. .. .. .. .. .. Ditto, under 1,0001. .. .. .. .. South Sea Stock .. Ditto, New Annuities .. .. .. 95 `. Consols for Account .... .• •• .. 96% 1,4 Exchequer Bills. Ilid, 134 d. 1,0001... .. .... 26 23 pm. 26 500/. .. .. —•• 26 23 pia. 26 Ditto. Small 26 23 mu. 26 ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. 31i 21% 27 p FOREIGN FUNDS. Equador Bonds .. .. Grenada, 1 per Cent .. 21% 3 ,1 Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .• 31%34 Peruvian Bond., 6 per Cent. .. .. Ditto, for the Accoant — Portuguese Four per Cents 57 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, for the Account • • Ditto, 1845 .. Ditto, Passive Bonds Ditto, Deferred .. Three per Cent .. .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. 37 36% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 5934 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 92 AS PRICES OF BU CLOSING PAID. DONE AT RAILWAY SHARES.PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK, Aberdeen .. • • .. 10 .... 3 3 Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. 100 .. .123 •• _ 125 .. Bristol and Exeter .. _75 82 .... • Buckinghamshire .. • . 425. .• •••• • • •• 3 ,4 dis Caledonian _ • • .. .. 10 .... 554 6...... • • • Chester and Holyhead .• 22% . 21% ....• • • 21% Direct Manchester (Remin g t on ' s ) ....... 1 % . Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 5%„„ 3%„, • .,.... 3% Dublin and Galway .. .• .. 4 .... 21 4 .. • • 2 34 Eastern Counties .. .. 141. 165... 22% 23 .... - 23 Ditto New .. • • B/. 165..... % % p.... 'l% p Ditto, York Extension .. I Os. .... 1%-)k • • 1% Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... .... Ditto Shares .. .. • • lO .... 16% . .... Exeter, Yeovil, a n d D orchester .. 2% Great Eastern and Western • . 234 Great North of England . ..100 Ditto, New.. . • • • . 1% .. • • 1334• •• • Great Western .. .. • . 85 Ditto Hal; shares .. • • .. 50 .... SG 85% • Ditto, Fifths • • 2O .. .. Harwich & Eastern Count. J unct. 2 .... .. • • Hull and Selby .. .. • • .. GO ...... Ditto, Halt 'hares .. • • • • 7 .... 25 Lancaster and Carlisle 35 ....... Ditto New .. .• • - .. 5 .. • • 9% Liverp.. Manch., & Newc. Janet. 1% .... London an Birmingham . • • 100 .. —223% 222% . ..... Ditto Thirds .. .. 24 .... 61 Ditto Fifths .. • • .. 2 .... 24 London and Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d, 8 Ditto, New .. London sad Brighton .. .. 50 63% 64% .... Ditto ditto Fifths .. .. 20 .... 2834 14 % London and Croydon .. 13/. 15s. 9d. 22 2178 22%.. London and South- Wes'ern.. 41/. 6s. 10d. 77 • • ........ Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 34 ... 50 Ditto, New . ▪ 1234 .... 21% Ditto, New .. . • .. 10 .... 17 .......... London and York .. .. •• . . .... 1% ........ Ditto, Half Shares .•••2% • .. 1 .......... Lynn and Ely .. ▪ 10 .... Lynn and Dereham .. • • .. 10 .... .. 6 .. Manchester and Leeds .. 82 ........ Ditto, Fifths .. ••.. 3 .... 11% .▪ . Ditto, Sixteenths • • • — Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 - .. 77 Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 4 12% Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. 1 .. • .... • 84 •• Manchester, Buxton, & M a tl ock 425. _ ... • Midland .. .• •• • • —lOO ....145% .. ... .• • ....... Ditto, New . • Midland Great Western (Irish) .. 10 .... 3% ....... • ... Newcastle and Darlington J unc t. 95 .... 44 45 ..... Ditto, New . 1 Newcastle and Berwick .. 10 .. • • 19 18% .....▪ . Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2% .... 1 % .. • .... North British .. . • .. .. 20 .... 254 . Ditto, Half Shares .. 6 .... 81 A _____ Ditto, Carlisle Extension 114 .. ..... North Kent and Direct Dover ~• 2% .. • • • ...... North Staffordshire .. .. • • 425. .... 214 2 p North Wales • • • • • • • • • • 3 % ••• • • Norwich and Brandon .. 18 ...... Ditto. New .. 5 84 8.. 8 Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolverhmpta. 12% .... .......• •• Pertk and Inverness .• 2 1 .... 1% Scottish Midland .. .. • • • • 10 .. 6 .... Shrewsb•ary and Birmingham .. .... 1% 2 ........ Shropshire Union .. 42•• ... 1 dis Cs. Bhrewebury and Hereford .. • • 234 1% • South Devon .. .. 35 .... 30 .......... 30 South Midland 425. .... die.— • • % dis. south Eastern and Dovor .. • • 3334 37 34 % 37% Ditto, New (iss. at 32/.) No. 1. 16 1534 • • 18% Do., New (do, 33/. 63.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 11% • .. 11 3 4 , 0., New (do. 30'.) .. No. 3. 13... 14% 14% Do., New (do. 151.) No. 4. 2%.. . )4 • • South Wales .• • West Riding Union .• • • .. 425. .... 1% p. .... • . P Worccstr., Heretd., Ross, & Glou. 425. .... di5....... 14 is York and North Midl an d CO Ditto. Extension • • l5 33 •• .• 22% Do. E. and W. Riding E x t en. .. 1 8 . FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. l2 ... 12 •• . 12 Bord., Tout., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 ........ Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .. • • 234 Dutch Rhenish . 5 .... 6% • •••• • • •• • G Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 15 14% 15 34 .. 15% Lyons and Avignon .. • • .. 2..• . 2 •• • • 2 Luxernboarg Over Yssel .. •• .. 41. 3s. 4d... .3% dis Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 • • 5% •• I 5 3 % .. Sambre and Meuse .. • .. 5 _ Tours and Nantes Constituted .• 5 .. • • 6% •• • • •• •• • G% West Flanders .. • • • 4 .... 2•••• • • • • • 7 •• •• •• 5%% 13 14614 $.5% 3314 11,4 10N 2 Real del Monte, Unregistered MINES.— • ... • S% 1% 224 61% 11% BM 77 12% BM par 144 30 1 ,4 31/ LLOYD'S SHIPPING, LONDON, APRIL 23.—Wind N.E., light breeze, and fine. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 22..—51 d. Samarang, Madras and Calcutta. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 2 2.—Wind B.—Sld. her Majesty's ship Wan • derer, Sierra Leone. GUERNSEY.—Aird. Sorcerie, Jausserand, from London, with loss of bowsprit, &c., having been in contact, 18th instant. SHIELDS, APRIL ?2 —Bld. Adeline, Downing, Quebec. STOCKTON, APRIL 15.—Sid. Friends, Addison, Quebec; Saphfras, Brown, ditto. 18. Teasdale, Storey, Quebec. I ZNZANCE, Aram 21.—The Lady at the Lake, Of likleforti, broke her warp, and went on the sand at Chyandour, but will be zot off next tide with little damage. BALLINA, APRIL 21.—The Caroline, of Sunderland, from Sligo to inQuebches ec I,put into per hour. liißala Harbour yesterday m orn i ng, making 17 er DEAL, Arum 22.—Wind A H., H. to S.E., ; P.M., E. nne.—Arrd. Margaret Hay ward, Lagui: a for St. Petersburgh ; Heariette, Fajaken, Puerto Cabello, and sid, for Bremen ; Louisa Bliss, Crichton, New Orleans ; Virginia, Janssen, New Orleans, and sld. for Gothenberg ; Genzie. Christoir, Laguna, and sld. for Bremen; Kronprinssessan, Batavia, a Nndew York, and ed. for Gothen burg ; Welte rre d en, Bangma, sid. for Rotterdam. Tare, Harding, Barbad oes . Sid. AneaS, Townse n d , C alcutta • OFF Dov ER, APRIL 21.—Juniata, Child, Roston for Antwerp; Eman Doane, Charleston for Hamburgh ; Thirak packet, Jamaica. Per D nambuco UNGENESS for Antwerp. ROADS, APRIL 20.—Arrd. Sti r ßobert Campbell, Beard, OFr DUNGENESS, APRIL 19 . — Mathilda, Cederberg, Rio Janeiro for Stockholm. OFF 13EACHY HEAD, APRIL 17 . — Ilumboldt, Wahrten, Mobile, and old. for Amsterdam. PARLIAMEN ----_-_____ TAR Y DI v ISMNS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22. COUNTY ELFCTIONS BILL. Order for Second Reading read ; iStotion made, and Question pro posed, " That the Bill be now read a second time :"—Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at the end of the Question to add the words .. upon this day six months :"—Question put, " That the word ' now' stand part of the Questioa." The House divided : MINORITY—AYES, 32. Armstrong, Sir R. Langston, J. H. Scott, Robert Bouverie, E. P. 31'Carthy, Alex. Smith, Vernon Bowring, Dr. Mangles, R. D. Stansfield, W. H. Bright, John Marslan4. Henry Strutt, Edward Corbally, M. E. Milton, Viscount Tliornely, Thomas Cowper, W. F. Moffatt, George Ward, H. G. Escott, Bickharn Morris, David • Wyse, Thomas Ewart, William O'Connell, Jolla Yorke, H. It. Granger, T. C. Ogle, S. C. Hawes, I ienj. Parker, John TELLERS. Heneagr, E. Philips, Mark Elphlnstone, H. Howard, P. 11. Power, James Worsley, Lord MAJORITY—NOES, 55. Allix, J. P. Douglas, Sir C. E. Norreys, Lord Antrobus, Edmund Estcourt, T. G. Packe, C. W. Arkwright, G. Finch, George Patten, J. W. Baillle, H. J. Fitzrry, Henry Itoßeston, Colonel Bennet, P. , Forbes, William Sibthorp, Colonel Bentinek, Lord G. Graham, sir James - Smith, Abel Blackburne, J. I. Greene, Thomas Flotheron, T. H. lii, Bolkin ' William H. Gregory, W. H. Spo oner, Richard Borthwick, P. Griinsditch, T. Sutton, H. M. Bowles. Admiral Grogan, E. Thesiger, Sir F. Broadley, H. Harris, Captain Bruce, Lord E. Henley, J. W. Villiers, Vi scount Wellesley, Lord C. Buckley, Edmund Ilotham, Lord Wood, Col one l T . Cardwell, E. Inglis, Sir It. Wortley, J. S. • Carew, W. P. Jones, Captain Young, Job Carnegie, Captain Kemble, H. Christopher, IL A. Lockhart, W. Chute, W. L. W. Lygon, General Den TELLERS. ison, E. B. ei Try, H. Meynell, Captain 2,,T ew d OM, Wllliall Moron, 0, eote, N. - COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen took an airing yesterday in an open carriage and four. accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, and attended by the Dowager Lady Lyttel ton. Prince Albert was on horseback and the Equerri es i n Waiting, the Hen. Colo ne l G rey, and Lieut. -Colonel Seymour, attended on horseback. His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Mein ingen viiited his Royal Highness Prince Albert yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice took their ueual walks and rides yesterday, in the royal gardens. The royal dinner party yesterday at Buckingham Palace included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, his Royal High ness Prince George, his Excellency Monsieur Van de Weyer and Madame Van de Weyer, the Marquis of Abercorn ' Lady Augusta Bruce, Lady Geor g i a n a B at h urst , B aroness de Speth, the Earl of Ellenborough, Lady Emily Seymour, and Earl Jermyn. The Band of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards was in attendance during dinner, and, under the direction of Mr. J. R. Tutton, performed the following pieces : March, performed at Bruhl—Wieprecht. Ist Movement, "Symphony Eroica"—Beethoven, Aria e finale " Maria de Rohan"—Dcnizetti. Overture, "Stradella"—Floton. Waltz, " Nur Lieben"—Strauss. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing yesterday in a carriage. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady' Augusta Bruce, visited her Majesty in the afternoon at Marlborough House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Clarence Boast St. James's. His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen honoured the performance of the Concert of Ancient Music in the Hanover-square Rooms with his pre sence oa Wednestlav evening. The President et the Board of Trade, the Secretary for the Home Department, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the President of the Board of Control, the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, the Attorney-General, and the Solicitor- General, had interviews with Sir Robert Peel yesterday. The Bishop of Carlisle and the Chairman of the Excise had interviews with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Deni.on,M.P., had an interview with the :all of Dal housie yeitei day at the office of the Board c f Trade. Capt.tin Hastings Henry, R N., and the Marchioness of Hastings, arrived at Farance's Hotel yesterday from Efford Hone, Hants. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—Yasimanay. Nearly all the prices quoted on the Chester Cup are nomi nal, nothing, to our knowledge, having been done on Best Bower, Weatherbit, Polish, or Corranna; the betting, in fact, was very slack, and turned chiefly on Pedometer, Miss Burns, Magnet, and Inheritress, and in almost every in stance at improving prices. Clumsy was backed at 400 to 10 in the early part of the day, and towards the close at 1,000 to 35. Corranna was friendless. A good deal of money was hedged about Tom Tullock fur the Derby, at 5 to 1 and 9 to 2; and at one time he appeared to be an equal favourite with Sting; subsequent offers, however, gave the latter the call. Spithead and Tibthorpe were in some request, and several scores and small sums were laid out on the out siders at the odds returned. Brocardo went back to 25 to 1, and left off, like railway scrip, 'with a " downward tendency." Latest prices:— TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES. 6 to 5 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock—taken 5 to 1 agst Col. Anson's lago—taken 1,000 to 50 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's King Charles (the owner to ride)—taken CHESTER CUP. 7 to 1 agst llesseltine's lot—taken 11 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweetmeat 12 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Best Bower 15 to 1 agst Mr. Gulley's Weatherbit 20 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Polish 20 to 1 agst'Mr Parr's Vitula 20 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Miss Burns 25 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress—taken n to 1 agst Mr. Wormald's Pedometer 28 to 1 agst Lord George Bentinck's Clumsy 30 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Corranna 33 to 1 agst Mr. Peytor,'s Magnet—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's St. Lawrence 50 to 1 apt Sir C. Monck's Glossy 50 to 1 agst Mr. Ongley's Roderick DERBY. 9 to 2 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting 5 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock—taken 20 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Spithead 25 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Tibthorpe 25 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo 30 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's lago 33 to 1 agst Mr. Wigram's Phenericus 40 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsav's Malcolm—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Walt's The Crown Prince—taken, and afterwards offered 1,000 to 15 agst Mr. J. R. 11Iostyn's Premier—taken 1,0:19 to 15 agst Mr. Walter's Mail of Hampton colt—t. 1,000 to 20 agst Lord Eglinton's Draco—taken 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Weatherald's Poynton RAILWAY LEGISLATIGN. (From the Times' City Article of yesterday.) Sir Robert Peel's resolutions on the sub ect of railway legislation bare been received by the most experienced and judicious persons connected with the monetary interest with a feeling of unmixed gratification. They not only feel that a great weight in the shape of impending liability is removed from the public mind, but they are also gratified at the promptitude which the Government have displayed in at tending to the wishes of the money circles, as expressed by the deputations which recently waited upon Lord Dalhousie. The great point which was urged by those deputations, and which is now adopted by the Government, was, that the sciipholders should not be required to dissent from a project to prevent it from receiving the sanction of Parliament, but that the withholding of assent should be sufficient to stay the progress of a scheme in the Legislature. When the mea sure of " relief" was propounded in its original form by Lord Dalhousie, ,it was foreseen that by its very nature it would fail in those effects which it was intended to produce. The scripholders, scattered about the country, could with difficulty assemble together to frustrate a scheme which the directors might be anxious to advance; while, on the other hand, where directors and shareholders were all agreed as to the propriety of carrying out a project, there is a centre of action in the directors, by means of which suffrages may be easily coll ec t e d . I n the modified measure embodied in the resolutions published in the Times of to-day, this view of the case is virtually adopted, and if the scheme works well, it will be equally impossible to carry through a Bill without the real wish of the proprietary, and to crush an undertaking that has the good wishes of the scripholders. The grand principle of relief which is involved in the resolu tions is, necessarily, the most important consideration; but it may be observed that the details of the measure are re garded as singularly well devised, and as evincing a great knowledge of business. The provision that the scrip to be produced at a mesting of voters must have been actually issued, and the deposit paid on it before the 31st of March last, is especially commended. It is notorious that in many projects the management have retained a large number of shares unallotted ; and it was foreseen that these might easily be used at a meeting, so as to carry the views of the directors in spite of the body of shareholders. By providing that the scrip must be already issued and paid upon, the possibility of overwhelming the assembly by a sudden and unexpected quantity of shares is completely pre vented. Care must be taken not to confound these resolu tions with the Bill which Lord Dalhousie has promised to bring forward, though they are both parts of one compre hensive scheme. The resolutions merely express the deter mination of the House of Commons not to proceed to the third reading of a railway Bill without the conditions set forth are complied with. To give the scripholders in an in choate company that power of winding up their affairs which is at present confined to corporate bodies, will be the purpose of the new Bill, and till that is passed, the whole right of the proprietary—namely, that of preventing further liability. and that of enforcing a return of remaining capi tal—will not be legally established. The " resolutions" had a favourable effect upon the national securities. Tho Consol market was rather better this afternoon, and the increase of business caused prices to rally nearly a quarter per cent., which advance was maintained up to the close of the day. • We observe that a second volume of Lord Brougham's "Lives of Men of Letters and Science, who flourished during the reign of George III.," is announced to appear irs a few days. It will be published by Mr. Colburn. The volume will comprise the lives of Dr. Johnson, Adam Smith, (with an analytical view of his great work), Gibbon, Sir Joseph Banks, Lavoisier, and D'Alembert. MORTALITY OF THE . • ETROPOLIS.—Tite total number of deaths registered in the metropolis during the week ending April 18, 1846, is 967 ; of these 30 are deaths from violence. The number of deaths (except from violence) during the week, amount therefore to 939, showing an increase on the week preceding of 107—the number of deaths from disease in the week ending 11th April, having been 832. A great increase has taken place in the deaths from disease of the resriratory organs; in the last week they amounted to 318, in the week - preceding, to 270 ordy. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The programme for 'the concert this evening is unusually varied, containing a new cantata by Mr. Perry, Mendelssohn's eighth-part Psalm,—" When Israel," and Ilaydn's Second Service. It is the Society's one hundred and fiftieth performance. Mr. Cli.rlps Kemble gave his rundinge from Hamlet on Wednesday night, at the Eastern Institution, Commercial-road East. The audience was numerous. NEW CLUB. —A tne , .tin.- was held on Wednesday, at the rooms of the new club now formed at No. 12, George-street,.lT w a a n ; over-square, Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., in the chair, when earlyth ittitmoy, resolved to open the club by a dinner of the Among the advantages of this new dhutb of -a the Army and Navy Club, 'he number already enrolled being mentionedsufficieyntim,eteom its tariff Is to be an exact copy of entrance fee, ensure hs that su e w c h es i re . of members. separate ladies and families and no responsibility r o e n e e m o of Itiee be e o s s e t t m a o: the exclusive use of the .. 1) ' all refreshment 'life Right Hon. the Earl of evon Lord otAn,atherewdiltio dining of the members of the British club, and many is the - president of the have Joined it. All the resolutions relating and litn'eign Institute a e rt ra fo te r in r passed unanimously, and after a vote of of the members and their friends. to its management we thanks to Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, fcr his able conduct i n the meeting separated. chair, the CELLARS.—Wednesd a y INHABITIN G UNWHOL ESOME C (Monday) at chiefly in Lace's-street mid Free . or tenants of premises the police-court, no fewer than fifty-seven persons, to live and sleep in cellars of di mensions in for allowing persons owners s i on''s-resv, appeared before Mr. Rushton, to a nswer summonses height, size, windows, &c., below whai is allowed by the local Act affecting such domiciles. The parties had all received legal notice— hey were each and severally filled 55., and costs 4s. 6d. some of them nearly twelve months ago—and as every case was prove In all) ; and it was intimated to them by the magistrate that the same amount of fine would be imposed for every day hereafter, during which they permitted parties to reside in such convned and unwholesome abodes. Ile added that poor i n di v id uals ejected would betaken care of by the parish authorities until they could find other homes.—Lireepool Standard. THE WESTMINSTER IMPROVEMENTS. —A private meeting of the Inhabitants interested hi the proposed line of improve ments I, om Westminster through the Altnoary, Orchard-street, Old rye -street, Duck-lane, and other too notorious parts of that loeality, was held yesterday, and the objects seem likely to be fully carried out, so as to remove all the dens of infamy and make a street and mighbourlsocd worthy of the Abbey and Palace. THE CASE OF POISONING AT BROMLEY. -- The in quiry into this remarkable case was resumed on Wednesday, for t e sixteenth time, before Mr. Carttar, the Coroner for West Kent, et t o Swan Tart th, Bromley, and in consequence of the illness of air. Games, the solicitor, who had been instructed to watch tile ease, it was again adjourned for a fortnight, after the examination of two witnesses. The first witness examined was Mr. Thomas Carter, Baptist Minister at. Fenny Stratford, who had frequently corresponded, with the deceased Harriet Monckton, and was art intimate friend of Thomas Churcher. Ills evidence disclosed nothing material. The other witness was a f ema l e named Sharp, but it was deemed ad. port did visabie t not transpire. o conduct hex examination in pri va t e eons eeuentiy its p urs Immense quantiti es o f trout have bee n eiptured w i t h Ale rod within the past week in almost all the Cumberland livers.— Cumber/aid Pam, THE BIRDS IN ST. JAMES'S PARE. --This interesting collection, which, through the liberality of the Ornithological So ciety, affords daily gratification to many hundreds, is, through the scientific treatment pursued, much en the increase the present sea son. Amongst other novel species which have already been reared are three cygnets from the black swans of Australia, eight Egyptian geese, and two Chinese ducks, whilst several other varieties are now sitting. The collection at present contains three species of swans, eight of geese, fifteen of ducks, one sholdrake, two gulls, and seven hi Qtlwr IsKUTidukl epoici Qi wider bias. IRELAND. GOVERN= VT PATRONAGE Dunr.rN, Aru Pollock, tLe clerk of the peace for the county and city cif Dublin and thirteen other counties. in Ireland, died on Monday, Mountains -town, his country' treat. The demise of this gentlemen will create severali vacancies, which will be filled up by fifteen separate ap pointments. COMMISSION COURT.—TnESDAY, FINAL ACQUITTAL OF arns. scow. Mrs. Mary John Scott, the lady who was on trial during the entire of last week, and who was acquitted upon an RD.. dietment charging her with marrying Anthony Galway, is 1;321, her former husband, James Carter, being alive, was this day again placed I.t the bar, and indicted for marrying: Mr. J , ho Bindon Scott, of Cahireon, in the county of Clare,. the same Carter being alive. This case, which is now finally disposed of, is perhaps one of the most extraorditAirr bigamy cases upon record. It appeared that, in the year 1812, Mrs. Scott married a person named James Carter, irn Letterkenney, in the county of Donegal; in the year 1821. married a Mr. Anthony Galway, Carter being then alive ;; and in the year 1833 married Mr. Scott,. both Carter and? Galway being alive. Shortly after the last marriage she was indicted for marrying Scott, Galway being alive, and was then acquitted, by proving that Carter was, in pel):( of fact, living; and on Saturday she was again acquitted upon an indictment charging her with marrying Galway; Carter being alive, by proving the illegality of Cartel's marriage, it h av i ng b eta celebrated by a Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the parties being an Episcopalian; Protestant. The case came before the Court upon an ap plication for a postponement of the trial until next com mission, on behalf of the prosecution, but it was opposed by the traverser's coun se l, on the ground that the evidence as to religion in both cases was similar, and that a case shou'all not be postponed to enable parties to obtain evidence which they had years to collect. The Court was in favour of the ob jection, and accordingly th e traverser was arraigned in the usual form, and acquitted for the third and list time, no evi dence having been offered for the prosecution. The acquittal: was grounded upon the law in the celebrated Presbyterian. marriage case of " the Queen v. Mills," which was decided by the House of Lords a couple of years sifice, and upon which. the late Irish Marriage Act was passed. THE WEATHER. A most unfavourable change has taken place since yester day.' Last night the rain commenced falling in torrents, and continued without any intermission up to post-hour this day. It is, besides, as cold and raw as though it were the month. of January ; and should the weather not speedily take up, the worst consequences, as regards the prospects of the new crops, must be apprehended. The spring has been alreadr an unusually late one—vegetation being extremely back ward, and much out-work remaining unfinished. In truth, there is no disguising the fact, present appearances seem to justify the gloomiest prognostications of the alarmists. POLICE IN TELLIGEN CE. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. Ann Foley, a well-dressed and good-looking girl, between fifteen and sixteen years of age, was charged with assaulting and seriously injuring Wm. Broom, police-constable No. 155, of the 1 division, in the execution of his duty, and at tempting to rescue a prisoner, charged with uttering coun terfeit money, from his custody. It appeared that between six.and seven o clock on Wednes day the complainant was on his way to the station-house in Bow- street with the prisoner in question, a female, in his charge, when in passing along Tottenh4m-court-road, he was assailed by the prisoner, who clung to him, and used. every effort to make him let go of the woman; he, how ever, retained his hold, and the prisoner then kicked him repeatedly in the lower part of his person. Another con stable coming up at the instant, she was secured. The com plainant has since suffered the most acute pain, and on hit obtaining surgical assistance, it was discovered that he had sustained a most serious rupture. Inspector Clements, of the E division, said, that no doubt the prisoner was an accomplice of the other female. Prisoner—Pm sure I'm not. Mr. HARDWICK Why did you molest the constable ? Prisoner—Because I thought he was ill-treating the woman; he was holding her very roughly. Mr. HARDWICK said he should fine the prisoner Si., or two months' imprisonment. The prisoner, on hearing her sentence, began crying and screaming very violently. WORSHIP-ST.R EE T. Jane Dove, a scantily-attired and emaciated. look widow, was placed at the b ar , b e f ore M r. Broughton, charged. with having threatened to murder three of her children, Of ages varying from 3 to 11 years. It appeared that as a weaver named Savage was passing through John-street, Bethnal-green, shortly before one o'clock on Sunday morning, a little boy ran up to him in great terror and agitation, and implored his assistance, as his mother had armed herself with a knife, and was about to murder all the family. He, witness, immediately applied to police-constable Fowler, with whom he accompanied the boy to the house and on entering a back room, in which there were two childre , t asleep, they found the prisoner pacing UP and down in a state vf extreme excitement, and on commu nicating to her the substance of her son's statement, she threw herself into a chair, and bursting into tears, said that it had been her intention to destroy her childen first, and then cut her own throat. On asking the son for the weapon his mother had attempted to use, he handed the constable a table-knife, together with a whetstone, on which he said the prisoner had sharpened it just before he ran into the street. The appearance of the place denoted the last stage of poverty and destitution, and the only articles of furniture in the room, besides an old deal table and a couple of broken chaises was a wretched bed in one of the corners for the indiscrimi nate use of the unhappy family. The prisoner's son, an intelligent boy, eleven years of :sige was then examined, and stated that after putting the o ther children to bed, and sharpening the knife fur some time upon the stone, his mother suddenly started up, and declaring that she would murder the whole of them, attempted to seize bold of him, but he contrived to elude her grasp, and hastened out for assistance. The prisoner's daughter, a young married woman, here stepped forward, and stated that her mother had obtaine f a scanty subsistence by washing for poor families in the neigh bourhood, but that latterly she had been unable to obtain sill employment, and the whole famil y had since been w h o lly dependent on the labo ur o f th e two elder boys, who earned a few shillings a week at paper staining. She felt satisfied that her mother's mind had become unsettled through the misery of her situation. Upon being called upon for her defence, the prisoner, who was obviously labouring under acute mental suffering , disclaimed any deliberate design to injure her children, and besought the magistrate to allow her to return home. Mr. BROUGHTON said that it was certainly a very vela r choly case, but as it was perfectly manifest that the woman 9 mind was in a state of positive derangement, and that the lives of her children would be in jeopardy if she were set at large, he felt it his duty to commit her to prison, where every attention would be shown to her, and he should direct into their parish officers, in the mean time, t o t a k e th e case 11to their consideration, and adopt prope r st o p s f ur t h e protection of the prisoner and her family. MARKET NE W S.-( YESTE RDA Y.) MEAT YMIA CET . SOUTUALL, APRIL. 22—We had a full average supply of each kWd of fat stock on sale to-day. Generally speaking the demand rule& inactive at but little variation in prices. Beef from 2s 10d to 4s 2d Mutton, 3s, Gd to 5e ; Lamb, 5s Sd to 6s ad ; Veal, 4s 4d to 55 4d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 10d per Sibs. say nO ex at t F e o n lt s D iv , e A , P th a e n. tr 2 . 2 d .— ew A a l s th i o r u i g a h sl t . h g o gi s s ur s l t i a a t s e of at st p o r c e k vi w ou er s e g n u o o t t tO , tions. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d, Mutton, 33 8d to 5a ; Lamb , be Gd to 7s ; Veal, 4s 4d to ss; and Pork, 4s to 4s 10d per Sibs- Suckling Calves, 18s to 30s; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 201 ; and 3.lilch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to l$ 15s each. LEWES. Apart. 21.—Beef, from 28 10d to te ss; Lamb, 6 s to 63 8d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s ; and Pork Mutton, 3s 8d , 4a to 4 s ad PO Sibs. A mode ra t e supply, and a sluggish demand. NEVTGATE AND VEADENTIALL. The supplies of each kind of Meat were moderately extensive, Ye t the demand was steady, at our quotations. Beeffrom 2s 4d to 35 64 ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 5s 4d. to 6s 6(1 ; Veal, 4s 4d is 5s 4d.; and Pork, 3s 6d to 5s per 81bs by the carcase. Et AY Hay IVX 61.1.1.33 LE T SMITHFIELD —M eadow to 4/ 8s ; Clover 4/ lig tO 51 16s ; Oat S traw, 1/ 12s to 11 1, 45 3/ ; 5s Wheat straw, 11 14s ditt to o, 11 16s pet load. A moderate supply, and a dull trade. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow Hay, 31 5s to 41 lOs ; Clover ditto, 411$ to 51 1 5s ; O at Strhw, 11 12s to 1/ 14s; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 11 168 per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. WH ITECHAfEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 3s to 418 s ; Clover ditto, 41 SS to 61; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 143 ; Wheat Straw, 11 141 to 11 16 4 per load. Both H a y an d Straw moved off slowly, at barely late rates. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For"the Week ended April 18, 1846, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale o per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT- I HASLEY. I OATS. " PRICE .. I qs 55s 10(.1 30s 5d 22s 9d 35s M I 34s 9d I 34s 5 d od Od 6s Cd 9s 6d 8s 6d N id sim -- - - There are at present forty-two paupers residing in Cartmel district, whose united ages amount to 3,3i32 years, being an average of 80 years each . The oldest of these venerable paupers is 88 years of age, and the youngest 75 years old,—Cumberla•gi racquet. TUE LATE SIR WILLIAM BOOTEBY.—This voile rabic Baronet, who expired on Tuesday last, at his residence In Derbyshire, was for many years a captain in the corps known 3 8 the 7th garrison battalion, and up to the day'of his death was pay masterof the Honourable corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. die was born_ Id 1782, being t..e so n o f th e e i ghth Baronet by the daughter of Seigneur Miguel del Galo, of the Island of Minorca. He marrieds first, in HO5, the only (laughter of John Jenkinson, Esq., and niece th 4 varl of Liverpool '(she died In leas) ; secondiy, in 1844, :lire. Cranstoun Nisbett, the distinguished actress, widow of the late car Orin Nisbett, of the 2d Late Guards, who died from the effects of a kick from his horse received while driving from Richmond to the metropolis. The deceased for many years held the lucrative and easy situation of Receiver-General of the Customs in the port of London. Ile was a Deputy-Lieutenant for his native county, Der byshire, where he had a large estate, pss Baronetcye s thes dofafbrnypirhl lie o a u vii r ee n s e ai l s L s a l l i l cri . ceerleodlueesdifv4asiinn ly i s e o behind an the majority being (Mug?' William Robert, born in 1808. 3or i P s Beate e r t l eldest e b ft i on°gxn Oxfordshire. known 1:11Brooker:5. Pollard,dlrooua da u ghter, h e t t t s h h e , e rt : l ( d aughter, i f sg6q ttaltill:l still- ern. t sn . t , l. a . t : t i o i m i geh, BIRTHS On the 131 t inst at B oulogne-sar-Mer, the Hon. Mrs. Henri daughter. On the 18th the y lady of William P. Price, Esq., of A On the 16th inst., at Blackheath-park, Mrs. Joseph Underwood , o f bur -hill, Mrs. H. G. W. Sperling, of* a daughter. • surgeon,it , II 0 n r a ro e m ol p h ton-crescent, the wife of Charles 1' On of a s on. t 18 th inst., in Gl ouces t er - p l ace, New-road, Mrs. LaMson. he On the 18th in s t ., at Tulse-hill, Surrey, Mrs. Brand, of a daughter Shoe the 19th inst., in Cavendish- sq u are , t h e lady of ' W. Arche r , Esq., of a son. On the 19th inst., at Norwich, the n ife of Arthur Tawke, 3f.D4 of a son. On the 19th inst., at the Elms, West Derby, near Liverpool, Mrs- G• A. Hoskins, of a son. --__ AR. On the 18th i nst., at Sur M biton RIED New Church, Kingston-upon' Thames, Mark Anthony, Esq., to Miss Ellen 3larshall. On the 18th last, at St. Nicholas, Brighton, John Edward C. Koch , Esq., of Calcutta, to Ellen Sarah, only daughter of W. Palmer, Esq. , of Brixton-hill. DID. On the 1 8 th i nst., at Norwood, E Arthar, youngest son of Robert Iloggart. Esq. On the 18th brat., Mr. George Briggs, of WigmOre- st ree t, Cavell - dish.squa re. On the 19th Inst., In Upper Brook-street, General Sir Moore Disney , Cat., aged 81. Oh the 20th Lust., Amelia Fanny, eldest daughter of John Gray. Esq., of Streatham-park, Surrey. On the 20th inst., Ann, the wife of Mr. 11. 0. Nodes, of Chape" street, Tottenham-court-road. On the 19th init., Mr. James Manley Chaplin, aged 59. • On the 19th inst., Mrs. Pryer, of Great Baddow, Essex, aged 84. 00 the 20th lust., Ann, the wife of Mr. John Bradley, printer, of Great Titchileld-street, St. Marylebone. On the 20th i ns t . , a t Southwick-street, Hyde-park, Elias Goldsultd. Esq., aged 48. On the 20th inst., at UckSeld, Sussex, Isabella, relict of the late T. Kilgour, Esq., of kethelnie, Aberdeenshire, aged 83. On the 21st inst., Mr. Thomas Tegg, of Cheapside, publisher. On the 20th inst., at Birdbrook, Essex, the Rey. Jonathan wigtoso D.D., Rector ofßirdbrook, Essex, aged 72. London: Printed and Published by liftEDO YOUNCI, of No. 11g. of Strand, Printer. at The Sun Office, N 0.11 2, Strand, in the Preetnel !1 1846. the Savuy. in the Cou n t y of 1141ddiesex. Frid&y, .40 , ` . THE SUN, LONDON, Pit IDA Y MORNINGI_APRIL 24, 1846.. -