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LA GAZ A Lucia, 4 Madame Benin!; Pippo, Madlle. IHnetta, Madame Grist ; Signor Mario ; Fodesta, Signor Lablache Brambilla ; too , Isaac, Signor Dia Fiori ; Fabrizi Vingradito, Signor A. Giubilel ; F e rnando Villabello, Signor Fomasari. With a selection froma . favourite OPERA. In whi c h M a d ame Castellan, MA dlie Sanchlob, and 3fadlle. Corbari will appear. .Also' var ious Entertainments In the BALLET D epartment. In which will appear Molles Cerito, Louise Taglioni, Lucile . Grahn ; ot. tit. Leon, Gosselin, Di Mattla. and Perrot. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box office. Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera te com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. HER MAJESTY'STIIEAf-ME.---- TO-MORROW EVENING, SATURDAY, MAY 2, Will be performed Donlz , tti's Opera, entitled, DON PA SQ UA LE. Norma, Madame Grist ; Dr. Mala'esta, Signor F signor Mario ; Don Pasquale, Signor Lablache ornasari ; Ernesto, Between the Acts of the Opera, the Dryade Scene from the ad mired Ballet of E°LINE ; 01 4 LA DRYADE. Eollne, Lucile Grahn. To conclude with the revived Ballet DivertissemeLt. by 211. Perrot, entitled, LE DELIItE D'UN PEINTRE. gtephano, 31. Perrot ; Blanche d'Oviedo, Marine. L. Grabn ; Mar gareta, Mdme Copere. In which will be introduced a New Pas de Trois, by Madlirs. L. Taglioni, Demelisse, and Moncelet (composed by H. Gosselin); La Castilllana Bolero, by Madlle. L. Grain; and M. Perrot. THEATRE ROYAL, DRUICY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a I ew Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS. The principal charaoters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Har rison. Itorrani, Horncastle, S. Jones, Webs, ttretton, D. W. Kin g , Miss Romer, and Miss Itainforth. After which will be produced a New and Original Ballet, entitled IMELDA. The Duke, Mons. Adrien ; Count Alberti, X Mathis ; Governor, Mr. T. Matthews ; Fabricio, Mr. W. H. Payne ; Imelda, 31adlle. Sall. TIIPGATRR ROYAL, dAYM AIME T. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New and Original Comedy, called, A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. C) mon Foxed. Mr. Webster; More craft, Mr. W. Farren : Sir John Coverdsee, Mr. Tilbury; Ernest Coverdale, Mr. M. Holl ; Horace Wald rave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnei dermann, Mr. J Bland; Thomas, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs.: Glover ; Selina Ceverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, Mrs. Seymour. The Band will perform the Overture, " Edourdo e Christine," the Fantasle, " Fra Diavolo ;" th e " Post Horn (;atop," " Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz ; the " Chatsworth Quadrilles ;" and the " Brunow Polka." After which, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF ARISTOPH.L.N on which occasion they will be presented to tie public with new Names, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson, Tilbury. Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. 11 *thews, and Miss P. Horton. To conelude with the Comic Drama, entitled THE IRISH POST. In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Moyer will appear. THA TRE hoyAL, ,OF UNDER THE E MANAGEMET OF MRS. KEELEY. Last Night but One of General TOM THUMB'S Engagement. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Didolear, and Keeley ; Miss Villars, Mr• , . A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MARBLE MAIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Laidlaw. To be followed (for the last Six Nights) by the Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' MY THUMB ; or, The Ogre and its seven-League Boots. Hop 'o My Thumb, General Tom Thumb. To conclude with a New and Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED I.LLRATFtOI747I... THIS EVENING Will be present e d a New Drama, in Three Acts DUSTRY AND INDOLENCE; or, The Orphan's , caLeg ac lled, IN- Atneur, Mr. Paul B e df or d ; Rollin, Mr. 0. Smith ; y. S .nsenoet, at. Mr. Wright ; Mons. Del - .mare, Mr. Pe r ki ns ; Batifole, Miss Wolgar ; :fin', MiSB Webster ; Cecile, Mrs. E. Yarnold. Atter which the 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 TILIF: WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright: Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank. Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Honeyban, Miss Emma Harding. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, axe•GB.D.Wra. EZT. TIIIS EVING Will be eriormed Shakspere's 'tr EN agedy of MACBETH. Macbeth, Mr. Macready ; Macduff, Mr. Wallack ; Ramp°, Mr. Cooper ; lie cite. Mr. Leffler ; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. Tern3n. To be followed by a DIVERTISSEMENT. In which Messrs. Gilbert, Marshall, and Flexmore; Miss Bailin and .3114 Marshall will appear. To conclude with a Petite Comedy, called THE NI.RVOUS MAN. M'Shane, Mr. Co line ; Mr. Aspen, Mr. Granby ; Vivian, Mr. Man ner; Lord Lounge, Mr. Harris • Emily Vivian, Miss E. Honner AsILEY'* noIAL Ali = tllTiil.Afl E, Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Patronised by her most gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and the PriNcess Royal. Unparalleled attraction. Mr. Leman Rede's New Equestrian Spectacle of " The Arab and ?is Steed." Will be THIS EVENING performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ‘RAII AND HIS DESERT STEED ; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. LI which the whole resources of the Establishment will be brought lute requisition. New and popular Scenes in the Circle. Double stud, &e. To conclude with the favourite Drama of the POST E. 017 OF ST. ACSTLE ; or, The Fatal Snowdrift. Clowns to the Circle, Starry. Wallet, and Rochez. Box-office open trout eleven tin five o'clock. —Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. DAVIDE'S SUREIC VI Immense Novelty! O rs ROYAL IZ Roa of laughter at "On the Tiles." Seond Week of the Virginian Harmonists, with entir e ly new Songsc. THIS EVENINtII Will be performed THE LAS z' KISS ; or, the Soldier's Grave. Messrs. Hughes, Johnson, Rogers, Cowell, Lewis, Heston, Wil liamson, Mesdms. Vining and Martin will support the principal cnaracters. To be followed by WHERE DID THE MONEY COME FROM ? Fanchette, Miss Lydia Pearce. After which, a New Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled, ON THE TILES ; or, A Night at Greenwich. To conclude with THE MAID AND TIIE MAGPIE. ROYAL VICTOR EA': TREAT/41i. Great Success of the New Drama of "Laid up in Port," and " The Bride's Journey." Immense attraction and Novelty! Tills EVENIN(3 Will be performed an entirely new Drama, entitled LAID UP IN PORT ; (sr, Sharks along Shore. Principal characters by Messrs. F.•edericks. Saville, Raymond, Tindell, Niggle, Searle, Burton ; Miss Vincent, Miss E. Terry, &c. After which, THE CHU. DREN• IN THE WOOD. Characters by Messrs. Tindell, A. Raymond, Saville, Miss Terry, and Mrs. Lee. To conclude with the Melodramatic Spectacle, entitled A TALE OF MYSTERY. Supported by the whole of the Company, . _ NEW STRAND THEATRE. ENTIRE CHANGE.—NOVEtTIE AND MAGIC EFFECTS. " La gaiste eFt la sante de I'ame, La tristesse en en le poison." THIS EVENING M. PPIILLIPPE begs leave to announce that, in consequence of the Triumphant Success that has attended his EASTER ENTER TAI ,MENTS, they will be repeated every Wednesday and Sa turday Morning, and every Evening until further notice. FHILLII'PE will commence the Entertainment by Lighting Two Hundred and Fifty Wax Candles by a single Pistol Shot ! This unique and brilliant Experiment was originally performed by Mons. Phillippe for upward* of 700 consecutive nights in Paris. M. Pl:illippe will also have the honour of introducing HIS 6 RANDMOTHER'S CAP, with all its laughable and rapid Trans formstions. The Entertainments will he varied by tha Dancing of the CIIIARINI FAMILY, and the Olympic Gambols of the A3IE RICAN BROIIIERs. The Morning Performance will commence at Two o'clock ; the Evening at a quarter to Eight 31.; Etozes, 28.; Pit, Is.; Gallery. Cid. ; Private Boxes, d 10s. fid. TI:111W EAT OFPICE. MAY I. TLIEIVIOXETXR, Lovvest, 47; Highest, 60; Noon, 56. BAROMETER. 30 aI.—WIND W.; fine. 111(121 WATE.tt AT LONDON-Et ties after M YIDS DAY :vP n .n~ ~ 4 4iirt tea, '' ,l (vs \ u At. • 40 ~4 „ ,, ,t iC *-,... St.:OINID EDITION. , ` li wt betnin LONDON, FRIDAY. MAY 1, 1846. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE presented a petition from the authorities of the Foundling Hospital against the Charitable Trusts' Bill. The Duke of WELLINGTON, Lord CAMPBELL, and several itherNoble Lords, presented petitions to a similar effect from the governing bodies of several charities. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition in favour of the Bill from Mr. HENRY IVALHan, who, he contended was in the right, while the petitioners against it were in the wrong. Lord BROUGHAM introduced a Bill to amend the Insolvent Debtors' Act. The Lotto CHANCRLLOR the Religious then moved the second reading of gious Opinions Relief Bill. The Bill was for the re peal of many A cts imposing certain disabilities upon persons on account of their religious belief. There could be no doubt of the propriety of repealing many of those laws which had become obsolete, and which inflicted punishments and penalties on persons en account of their religious belief. There were some Acts which it was proposed to repeal, about the propriety of repealing which there might be some difference of opinion ; but those were matters which might be discussed in Committee, and therefore he trusted their Lordships would consent to the second reading of the Bill. Lord BROUGHAM supported the second reading of the Bill. The Bishop of LONDON would not oppose the second read ing of the Bill, but he thought many of its clauses au g h t to be modified. Lord CAMOTS supported the second reading of the Bill, but bought it did not go far enough, inasmuch as it did not epeal those statutes that pro - elated Catholics ft prosentiDg to livings. He trusted the Noble Lord on the Woolsack would take that question into his consideration, as he felt confident there was no danger to be ap rehended from the repeal of those statutes. fc,The Bishop of EXETER supported the second reading of he Bill, but trusted that the suggestions of the Noble Baron 'Camovs) would not be adopted by the Noble Lord on the Woolsack. He thought the concessions made to the Roman Jathulics by the measure of 1829, and of the present Bill, ought to satisfy them. He believed if it was allowed at the present day that the supremacy of the Pope was W be extolled, without penalty, the result would be another reli gious war. Lord BEAUMONT supported the second reading of the Bill• Lord COLCHESTER supported the second reading of the Bill' but trusted that some alteration would be made in it in Com mittee. Lord CANIPBELL cordially supported the Bill. He trusted the Noble Lord on the Woolsack would introduce, without delay, the other Bill, to make the present measure complete. After some observations from the LORD CHANCELLOR in reply, The Bill was read a second time and ordered to be com mitted. The House then adjourned. The SPEAKER took the clair at Four o'clock. Mr. E. LASCELLES took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Ripon. On the question for proceeding with the adjourned debate on the question for the committal of Mr. S. O'BRIEN, Mr. E. B. ROCHE trusted that Mr. S. O'Bairs would be allowed to appear at the bar and explain the course he had pursued and intended to adopt. The Honourable Mem ber concluded by moving that Mr. S. O'BRIE.N be heard at the bar. Mr. O'CoNmr. seconded the motion. Mr. Hops thought the request ought to be granted. Mr. R. YORKE thought that the strict rule of the House ought not to be relaxed. Sir R. PEEL said that Mr. SMITH O'BRIF..sr having re fused to attend the order of the House must be considered in contempt. Ifthere was any precedent fur the motion he would at once accede to it. The SPEAKER said there were no precedent for the motion. Mr. E. B. Room bowed to the decision of the Chair, and asked if Mr. Smut O'BRTEN might not appear at the bar? The SPEAKER. said there was no precedent for such a course, unless the Hon. Member appeared at the bar as a criminal. Mr. MowcitTow Mn•mes then moved that the debate should be adjourned for six months, but finding the House against him withdrew his motion. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, the motion for the committal of Mr. Sswru O'BRIEN being agreed to without a division. The SPEAKER was then ordered to issue his warrant for the apprehension of the Hon. Member. Mr. HAWES then rose to bring forward the subject of the Danish Claims. After a few introductory observations, in the course of which the Hon. Gentleman reminded the House that the rights of these claimants had been repeatedly admitted by successive majorities of the House, he proceeded to give the history of the expedition to Copenhagen in 1807, an expedition got up with the greatest secresy. The expedition went not for the purpose of hostile aggresion, but for the purpose of enforcing negotiations. The fleet of Den mark was seized, and then Denmark made reprisals by seizing British property. Great Britain made reprisals and seized Danish property to nearly double the amount of the property seized by the Danish Government. Negotiations, however, still continued. On the 24th of November the Danish Government declared war, and it was not until the 24th of December that England declared war. It had been contended on a former occasion that those de clarations had a retrospective operation, but looking at the convention which had been made at the time the seizure of the Danish fleet took place, he found that it was agreed that private property should be respected ; that convention must have been a farce until the declaration of war, and theref ,re he had a right to assume that all the seizures of property which had been made in the interval had been made as reprisals and not as prizes; and be was borne out in thl, assumption by a declaratioN, which had been made by Mr. CANNING at the time these transactions took place. The claims had been of three kinds, Ist, those for book debts, 2d, those for goods seized on shore, and 3d, those for ships at sea and goods seized on board. In 1835 and 1836, the first and second classes of claimants had their claims settled. In 1838 the third class of claimants urged their claims, on the ground that the Government had funds out of which to pay them, for the Government had seized more than sufficient Danish property to liquidate all these claims. In 1639 these claims were again brought for ward by that accomplished lawyer, Mr. Justice CRESWELL, and although they were opposed by the Government of the day, it was determined that the claims should be inquired into, and adjudicated upon. A com mission was appointed, a judicial examination took place, and claims, amounting to 225,000., were admitted. This judicial report was again disregarded by the Government, and in 11141, Mr. Cresawell again urged their claims upon the attention of the House, and again the rights of claimants were affirmed in opposition to the Government. If these claims were to be resisted on technical greunds, he had the author?) , of Mr. Justice CRESSWELL fur saying that they had a right in law; but it was not on such narrow grounds that such a question should be argued. The expedition had been organized secretly, for a great national object which object had been accomplished, and be would ask if it was right that the merchant should be sacrificed, when it was proved that the Government had seized more property than sufficient to liquidate their claims. The Govern ment could not have given these merchants and shipowners proper notice, and when on this occasion shipowners and mer. chants applied to the Government authorities of the day they were let to believe that they only ran the ordinary sea risks in going to the Baltic. Under these circumstances he thought the merchants had a perfect right to come to the Government and ask for a Committee of the House to investigate and settle these claims. The Hon. Member concluded by moving for a Committee. At the conclusion of Mr. HAWES'S speech the Sergeant at-Arms announced that he had taken Mr. S. O'BRIEN into custody. Sir J. HANDIER, who presented a petition from Hull in favour of the claims, expressed a hope that the question would new receive a final decision. He thought that after the strong expression of the opinion of Parliamet.t which had taken place already, the Government should have proposed a grant for their liquidation. He understood that the distinc- lion drawn between the first two classes of claimants whose claims had been allowed, and those whose claims were at present under consideration was this—that the claimants of the first two classes could not have withdrawn, but other claimants could have - withdrawn. Thi, was exceedingly fallacious. Until the 2d of September thes, - , claimants could have no possible notice. The fact that a warning had been issued on the 2d of September, was a proof that before that date no warning had been given, and he thought it would be well to draw a line between those losses accruing from the loss of ships sailing before September 2,_ and those sailing aft er . Lord Sinmouni bad said, that if they compensated the two first classes of claimants, they ought to compensate all, and for these reasons he should second the motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER assured the House, that it was most painful to him to have again to repeat those arguments which he had so frequently stated as his reasons for opposing these claims. It would be impolitic to grant them, and lie considered that it was most inconvenient to place the Crown in the invidious posi tion of refusing a grant recommended by the house of Commons. His opposition to these claims had never b , en of a financial character. but it was an of jeetion upon principle. and rested solely on the great principles of national law, which had been frequently laid down by the highest legal authorities whenever these claims had come underdiscussion. The I..rmer claims were granted, because they were excepted cases from general internal international law, as was admitteO by Sir James Mackintosh and all the high legal authorities who took part in that debate. Although be attached the highest authority to the opinion of Mr. Justice CRESSWELL, and although he could have little doubt as to the result if the question were to be argued before him, yet he could not but recollect that Mr. CIiESSWELL, at the time he brought forward these claim s , represente d Li verpoo l, an d that his constituents were many of them interested in the re sult. The declaration of war * by Denmark was in August, that period. If they oncethese ea captures ieod alt were ios.o made wi m until after h t, country waR bound to rsk i 1807, and not one of probability that h this thos tilities, had it I e n:: goin g nation Governmentdownthethethey would to war in defence of our na sHull admitted that might prevent us f r o m eptember 10, 1807, t t i h o , n , : e l rights whos . e e 'l l ' he claims o accrued since e f e or •y of oa had no right to compensation, and Btiliat woul redual the number of opinioncliantwsas , f s r offici . ent to o prove the ex treme difficulty of the sub Such a difference of ect. The Right lid Gentleman to 10. then alluded to the minutes of 1834, of Lord AernonrE, expressly ef declared that captives • madewhich, according n t t o e the nde die nations, did not come i n t h e pe same category as b oo k d e b ts and ro ' International law always respeciti.edtrlly captured on sho re . but never property afloat. Th e property property on s h ore, con sideration was property afloat. But ta'nniot was said thi s w under property was seized as repris a l s . N ow these repris a l s are either restored to the owners, or ma d e prizes according the result of negotiations. If they res u lt e d inp e ' the to reprisals were restored; if they resulted in war, theyeac declared prizes, but never before had any merchants situated thought of coming to the House for compensation, and he warned the House of the extreme danger of setting such a precedent as was sought to be set in the present instance. It was only the danger he foresaw that must arise from the granting these claims that had induced him to oppose the granting them on so many occasions, Mr. WATSON trusted he should be able to show the House that these claims must succeed in point of law, because they were reprisals made before any declaration of war. A fleet sailed secretly for Copenhagen. The trade continued with the Baltic; and when the merchnate asked the Admiral in the Baltic if they might safely continue their trade, they were told they might. The proclamation of the Admiral issued to the Dares in August declared ex- pressly we came not as enemies. The fleet was captured and there was no declaration of war until November. The Danish declaration of August 16 was not a declaration of war, and he stated this on the authority of Lord STOWELL, who had determined that there was no declaration of war until the 4th of November, in a case which came on for trial in the Admiralty Court, and on that ground decided on that a capture made before that date was a droit of the Crown, and not of the Admiralty. Then with regard to grounds of public policy. Was it politic to stop all trade with any nation, whenever there should arise the slightest proba bility of a rupture? Certainly not. There was no diffe rence between goods afloat and goods ashore; the dis inetion was —were they captures or reprisals? This was a simple debt due from the Treasury to the claimants , which ought to oe liquidated. N o w, with regard to the opinion of • j ustlee CuEs,swEtt., he would ask, was it probable that he would riok bw,u3e he is charact er as a lawyer, or misstate the law, 114 Memberl9r LiTtrPoca. ;Neither the Attcuey THE SUN nor the Solicitor-General were present to-night, becausethey had both formerly voted in favour of the motion, so that he had the authority of the law officers of the Crown in favour of these claims, and in answer to Sir T. WILDE, Mr. CRESS WELL had quoted VATTEL and GROTIUS, who both expressly declare that a nation is b o u nd t o make com p en sation for re prisals, made before a declaration of war. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then quoted voluminously from writers on international law, for the purpose of showing that sovereigns were bound to cempensate those of their subjects upon whom reprisals fell. On the grt , ui , ds of public justice, of public policy, and of international law, these claim ants were entitled to compensation. 1 Mr. CARDWELL would endeavour to deal with the i legal argument which had now fpr the first time 1 been brought forward in the course of these dis cussions. The ground upon which Sir JAMES MACEILN- Tosrt rested his advocacy of the first two classes T h r e a d ry fro t m o h th a e vi l o a g w a o f, s f . t n b a i o ti i r t s o ; d a o nd w i t t h h ey thecautiouslyc l a a t of Danish claimants was, that th ose se i zures had been made contrary were of claims. Now, th e 'H on. and Learned Gentleman had stated that if this we re a repr i sa l b efore the declaration i of fwar, a r' t he i:er the entitled declaration to ofa compensation war ,theywere; w ; ii t not so entitled ; b u t t h e real distinction was if re prisals were made an d the re was no declaration of war a seizure , the Government was bound to compensate its subjects, but it there was a declaration of war then it had a retro-active effect, and they were not reprisals but prizes. The declara tion of the 16th of August was clearly a declaration of war, for it expressly said the war had broken out, so that there was an express declaration of war before these captures were made. As between England and Denmark there was a state of hostility before the 4th November, so between England and the capt ures o f p r i zes , th e declaration of the 4th of November was the first declaration of war. He contended that the distinction sought to be drawn by his Hon. and Learned Friend was erroneous, and he sub mitted what he had stated as a complete answer to the novel argument of his Hon. and Learned Friend. Then with regard to the grounds of policy and justice. This was not a party question. It had been submitted to Lord ALTHORYE, who, while granting other claims, repudiated the grounds upon which it was sought to establish their claims. They were first made in 1838, and bad been rejected by every - Government since, because it would be contrary to public policy to grant them. These claims were more than thirty years old before they had been submitted to Parliament. They might have claims made from losses accruing from any war in which the country might at any time have been en gaged. Mr. HUME thought there was no fear of any such claims occurring again, because he did not think that England would again act in such a disgraceful way as she had done towards Denmark. The three classes of claims were origin. ally in the same boat, and had all been equally rejected — by successive Governments, as equally unjust ; and it. was only of late years that this division into classes had been made. It was one of the most important duties of the House ofCommons to see that justice was done to the subject, and in this case they were only asked for a small portion of that which was justly due. The Government ought not to suffer losses ac cruing from the commencement of hostilities to fall upon individuals; those losses should fall equally upon all alike. The merchants were deceived by answers given by the Ad miralty, the authorities at the time knowing those answers to be erroneous. Nut one of the arguments by the Hon. Gentleman, who had just sat down, had invalidated the position of the Hon. and Learned Member far Kinsale, and ( n groun.'s of justice and of good policy, these claims ought to be liquidated. He only wished that he could add to the principal claimed the interest due from the day the claim accrued. Mr. F. DARING admitted that if the claim was a just one it ought to be granted independently of financial con siderations_ He denied that there had ever been any division on the other two classes of claims. The Government gave way upon those two classes, but resisted these claims. On the advice of Lord DENMAN and Lord CorrENHA3f, then the law officers of the Crown, in this opinion, Lord CAMPBELL, and Sir T. WILDE, and Sir H. JENNER concurred; and Sir W. FOLLETT, who had given formerly an opi:don in favour of the claims, declared that on a re-consideration of the case he felt they were unfounded. He thought the Honour ble Gentleman would agree that a declaration of war was not wanting to constitute war— a state of war was sufficient without any declaration whatever. But the Danish decimation of August was most assuredly a declaration a war, and if that were proved the whole of the Hon Gentleman's case tell to the ground. The declaration of the two Bridal commanders issued in August, also expressly declared that the island of Zetland was about to become the theatre of war; and the English declaration, in allusion to the Danish declaration, of the 16th of August, rays, " Whereas his Majesty the King of Den mark has declared war against England," and therefore he thought it clear that the declaration of August was a declara tion of war. Mr. MILNER Ginsort said he had, after some considera tion given to the subject, come to the determi nation of supporting those claims. With regard to the question of the declaration of war, he believed that it had been admitted, that by granting the other claims that question had been given up. He would rather take the opi nion of a legal gentleman out of office than cf one in office; and as he found that out of office these legal gentlemen de cided in favour of the claims, and that in this case the law officers of the Crown shrunk from appearing in the House on the present occasion, be telt the case was so strong that be was bound to support the motion. Mr. WARLEY asked if the Chancellor of the Exchequer would pay the money if the motion were agreed to? It was a contempt of th e House, on the part of the successive I,7overnments, to refuse to carry into effect the decision of the House, and the Hon. Gentlemen below ought not to be left in solitary confinement. It was absurd to discuss these puts of international law—the question was, whether the claim was just or not; if just, it ought to be liquidated. Colonel SIIITIIORP always had, and always would, vote in favour of these claims. Mr. HAWES, in reply, repeated the history of the negotia tions which had taken place at Copenhagen, and reminded the House that, in September, a convention had been signed between Great Britain and Denmark, which put an eud to the declaration of war of the 16th of August. The mer chants, in consequence of the policy of the Government, had lost their property. The Government had money to pay these claimants, and in justice they ought to pay. Sir W. FoLLarr had given it as his opinion, that these claims had quite as good a foundation as those which bad been already admitted. Lord ALTHORP'S Treasury minute left the de cision of all these classes of claimants to the decision of Par liament. Time af er time these claimants had made their claims. Mr. WILBERFORCE had taken up the cause of the claimants, and these very claims bad ken investigated by the Government and cut down, and now they were re fused. Why, this investigation wa% a mockery of justice it the payment of these claims was now to be refused. Strangers were then ordered to wii.hdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it Majority in favour of the claims... ......... —lB On our return to the gallery, we found Mr. HAWES on his legs, expressing a hope that the Government would give way, to the repeatedly expressed declaration of opinion on the part of the House, and take measures to liquidate their claims. Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that he should to-morrow more that Mr. Smith O'Brien be dischared from custody. Mr. BOUVERIE then moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the condition of the labourers employed on railways. Sir J. GRAHAM was much obliged to the lion Gentleman for bringing the subject before the Howie, and would not oppose the application of the Committee. The House was then addressed by Mr. HUME and Mr. IlunsoN who said there existed no indisposition on the part of railway companies to provide for the religious and moral instruction of those employ ed in their works, but denied that there was any necessity for :Equiry. TUC motion was agreed to. Sir H. PEEL stated that circumstances had come to his knowledge which rendered it desirable that the House Ahould come to a decision on a motion which he begged to pro; , ose ; and he therefore moved, that that House dot give leave to Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN to attend and give evidence in he Lords' Committee, now inquiring into the operation of the poor•law in Ireland, as he himself was desirous of doing. —Agreed to. The House rose at Ten o'clock. The House of Commons has, for the fifth time, re. ..orded its opinion in favour of the justice of the Danish claims. The guardians of the public purse have, for a rilth time, admitted that the debt which these claimants letnand as due to them from the State is a just debt, end one which ought to be liquidated. Will the Ciovernment, under these circumstances, continue co refuse to take the necessary steps to carry ink+ effect he repeatedly expressed wishes of the House of Com nons ? Sir Romear PEEL has always expressed himself is entertaining the greatest respect for the well-asccr. .ained opinion of the House of Commons—as willing, nay anxious, as far as possible, to defer to the 'pinion of that House. In this case the opinion of the Ilouse of Commons has been well ascertaint In 1841, the last Louse of Commons, in spite of the opposition of the Whig Chancellor of the Exchequer of that day, decided in favour of these claimants. Last night another House of Commons, in spite of the oppo sition of the Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer of the present day, also decided in favour of these claimants. How is it possible to ascertain the opinion f the Hi use of Commons if it has not been effectually ascertained in the present instance ? And, we trust, therefore, that Sir ROBERT PEEL, the Minister who possesses the confidence of the 11.01.11iP of Commons, and who declared ov er an d over again that he would not the rsee etain offircoeprainetyhoouiratalotnecreheearlro)sitngthinattoceoffneefidtetnhcee,will ttwell ascertainedto amt hr e . enjoyAw E p s s i nn Thefi r o claimantst of t e h o masterly h a w s te a o r r s l eye undereoninafinanegenrrec aeitintoibswlhihi:iaebhtiooahisi he brought the subject before the House. His speech was replied to by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who commenced his speech by assuring the House " that it was very painful to him to have again to repeat those opinions and those sentiments which he had particular a h f r a t d ri ce ug lr o ae e rt c a so S u i n C b n j ch tte.o” part ad l d v r e ( o T b eAli t ir o e: eG t h o e t Hsß.vi:inxsse. so o r r s oftensth io i n s to have been sincere. It must be painful to a man of Mr. GOBLBERN'S high and honourable feelings forward find j h u i s ni ti s c e e l f ; com a p n e d lle d i tby offitoeial tdhuistiesfteoelcinoine of the . on as the opponent of claims which are foundedwar unsoundness of the cause he was feeling that we attribute his ill-judged, and ill-timed, and unjust attack upon Mr. Justice CRESWELE—an attack, m nj o u r st over, infinitely more damaging to the speaker himself than to the object of it ; for if Mr. Gotazu'art believed what he insinuated as to the motives of Mr. Justice CRESWELL in advocating the cause of the Danish claimants, most assuredly Mr. GOT:EDI:RN himself was very culpable for advising, as a Minister of the Crown, the elevation of that learned person to the bench. The legal question was argued on behalf of the claimants with great learning by Mr. WATSON. As laymen, it is nut for us to sit in judgment on the legal arguments of men learned in the law, bnt, judging from l right t first of t a h p e p s c e -ar c a i n a c izi es an , ;s a e 15 o c p le i ar ne aitldhatundttlieabilee.galiu place, neither the Attorney nor the Solicitor-General were present either during the debate or the division. They had characters as lawyers to lose, and they did not like to risk those characters by arguing against the legality of these claims ; although the Judge-Advo cate, Mr. STUART WORTLEY, was present and voted in he minority, he, too, felt that it would not be quite safe to argue against Mr. WATsoN's view of inter national law, and therefore it was left to the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. CARDWELL, to reply to Mr. WATSoN• Mr. CARDWkLL made the best fight he could, but in order to support anything like a show of argument, he 'vas obliged to assume many thitgs contrary to fact (such, for instance, as that the claimants had suffered ;heir claims to remain dormant for thirty years, when a reference to the records of his own office would have shown him that, year After year, these unfortunate persons had urged tilts claim at the Treasury fr( m the time when it first ac • crued up to the present moment) to leave out of view oath ely many known and public transactions (such, for instance, as the convention with Denmark of September over riding, as it does, the previous declaration of Den mark in Augu=t), and after all it was evident he argued the question solely as a point of official duty, and that he would have been glad to have neon spared the task imposed upon him. Not so, how ever, Mr. F. BARING, the only Member not connected with office, who, in the course of the debate, spoke against the claims. It was evident from the eager manner of the Right Honourable Gentleman, that he had not forgotten that the prelude to the doknfal of his Ad ,ninistration was the majority against him on this very question in 1841, and it appeared alm'st as if he had never forgiven the claimants for having beaten him on that occasion. Mr. F. BARING came for ward as a volunteer to the assistance of Mr. CARD WELL, and officiating as a sort of amateur and very un learned Solicitor-General, by his argument— " Made that darker Which was dark enough without." When it is recollected that both the ATTORNEY and. SOLICITOR-GENERAL had, on former occasions, given pinions favourable to the claimants, and tit . hey were both absent on the present occa ,ion, we think it must be admitted that the silenct of the law officers of the Crown is much more etfectiv. than the eloquence of Mr. F. BARING, and that there -an be no doubt that there claims are as welt founded in law as they are in equity and it, justice The • last Ministry refused to carry into ••ffect the clearly expressed opinions of the last House of Commons in favour of these claimants. [n three months that Ministry was out of office. Wk hope the present Ministry ill rot follow their example. This is indeed a remarkable session of Parliament, distinguished for the sound principles of commercial policy, which, brought forward by the Government, have been received with the greatest delight by the large majority of our legislators, and of the country at brae distinguished too for the enlightened spirit of liberality and tolerance which has directed the attention of Mem hers of our Senate to the removal of the last remnants of intolerance, the abominable and vexatious penal laws by which our statute-bode has so loin; been deraced, and the existence of which has even been the great blot on the British escutcheon, and also for the impious spirit manifesteo by the general body in the reception of, and the tone in a Inch, the several measures have been discussed on their introduction. The LORD CHANCELLOR last night moved the second reading of the Religious Opinions Relief Bill, a measure which may be termed an Act of universe] tolt ration, sweeping away no less than thirty different statutes, by which persons of every shade. variety, and sect were oppressed, by 'which the member of the Established Church, the Dissenter, the Roman Catholic, and the Jew, is. afficted, and it is impossible to say which is deserving of the highest praise —the intrinsic excellence of the mea sure itself, or the tone of high-minded liberality which ran through the entire speech in which it was intro duced to the notice of the House. The existence of aucl atrocious and pernicious enactments in the nineteenth century is scarcely credible ; true it is, that they had been suffered to slumber for many years, and might he considered as almost obsolete. Yet, as Lord BROUGHAM well remarked, " they were not with out a pernicious vit silty, and might be put into activity at any moment."; A remarkable in stance of this was mentioned as having occurred se late as the year 1841, and in which we are at a lo,s to express our wonder at the audacity of the magistrale.- by whom such a law was attempted to be enforced, and how they contrived to escape the consequences of tin overwhelming flood of popular indignation to which the outrage on every principle of justice, of which they had been guilty, mu't have given rise. According to the statement of the Noble and Learned Lord (Baottorram), in that year, certain persons were taken up and brought before those most excellent justices on a charge of poaching, which could not ho substantiated; the inert were therefore acquitted, and about to be discharged, when a brilliant thought flashed on the mind of one o* their judges. He asks, Were you at church last Sunday? No, answered the defendants, or the Sunday before the' either, and forthwith they are convicted on their own admission, and punished, not for the crime for which they had been apprehended, smd with which they were charged, not as poachers, but as recusants. Th.- case is scarcely conceivable, and yet, were it not the fact, it would hardly be mentioned gravely in the House of Lards as one which hao actually occurred. Most assuredly truth is stronger than fiction ; the only parallel we have heard is a story, some time since facetiously told by Mr. O'CostreEnr„ of l a 7 n 9B l , ri a s n h d w jury, hen after the insurrection of lu sh :E r : l t ) ; had been proclaimed In who, shortly every offence, save that of murder, were trying a prisoner charged with that offence ; a strong case had been made out, and all were look ing for a conviction, when the prisoner pro duced, as his witness, the man alleged to have been) murdered, and for whose assassination he was the-n actually on trial. The proceedin g was, of course, in stantly stopped. The judge said it is unnecessary to say one word ; the prisoner has rebutted the charge in the most satisfactory manner; the issue paper was handed up, and, to the astonishment of all, a verdict of guilty was returned. The judge was astounded, asked %as it possible they could understan I the decision they had come to—was it not a mistake ? No, my Lord, said the foreman, with a self-sAtistied smile, it is Tate correct ; he might not have murdered that part;eular man, but I can assure your Lordship that he stole a very handsome bay mare from my self, urd we all knew that he most richly deserved to be hanged, and we, therefore, find him guilty. And this good story, at which many a hearty laugh was provoked at the ex pense of the blundering of our Irish brt three, actually equalled, if not surpas,ed, by tducated gentle men magistrates in England, who more than forty years at erwards adopted a similar course, and with this in addition, that they were filling the situa'ion both of judge and jury, and that there , 4 as no presiding officer to corrcct their error. The earliest of these statutes now proposed to be re peal.- d was passed so far back as the reign of HENRY 111.. and, as well as other of the earlier enactments, was levied exclusively against the Jews. By it no mem ber of the Jewish persuasion was permitted to hold lands within the realm. It is true that doubts existed, that many eminent lawyers con• ceived that there was nothing in the law which in• capacitated Jews from holding land ; but why should any obscurity exist on such a subject ? The law should ever be clear and explicit, to be understood by the meanest capacity, that "be who runs may read ;" and no question should be permitted for the refinement of legal subtleties,a here the samecould so easily be amended; above all, no remnant of bigotry and intolerance should be permitted to remain a part of our law. Another sta • tute requires the wearing of a badge denoting Judaism, and prescribes the form of that badge for males as well as females. Such an Act might suit the times when a Jew could not appear in public without being subjecte , l to the grossest indignities—being spat upon, and buf feted, and his beard plucked—but is not suited to the present era. By some statutes any person attending any place of worship different from the Established Church was subjected, for the first offence, to six months' imprisonment, and for the second to twelve months', and for the third, to imprisonment for life. Any mem ber even of the Eastablished Church, who attended any other form of religious worship. was subjected to severe pecuniary penalties and to ecclesiastical censure; nay, though his parish clergyman was a man of a character so depraved that he could not conscientiously sit under his ministry although he attended religious worship according to the forms of the Established religion twice, nay thrice, on every Sunday, if he did not attend his own parish church, he was liable to the penalty. Again, see the penalties to which our Roman Catholi c b ret h ren are subjected. Whoever maintains the s pi r i tual authority of the see of Rome, forfeits for the fi rs t offence his entire personal property ; for the second, in curs the penalties of peseminure, sha ll b e placed out of the protection of the law ; and for the third, is guilty of high treason !!! They most oonscientiouly hold thi s opinion. A declaration , or rathe r an oath, against it, has been ling abdished, i n order to permit them to sit in Parloanent, and yet th e P 4ll Rities e,re still permitted to remain to ' encumber our statute-book. Well might the LORD CHANCELLOR term it " the abominable statute of recu saucy." Any person importing a bull or document in writing, or any instrument from the PorE, is guilty of high treason, and subject to be executed as a traitor, and to all the fearful consequences fohowing such a convic tion, and yet we tolerate the religi.n. The bishops and priests are recogni-ed, who cannot curry on the duties of their offices, the details of their Church esta blishment, without communication with the POPE, who cannot be consecrated or appointed save by the same authority. Various other similar statutes still exist, but we are now happy to say they have been grappled with in a spirit of true liberality and enlightenment, and we shall shortly be enabled to utter the proud boast, that no vestige remains of biotry, intolerance, and super otition, and that our statute-book will be as free from the reproach, will evidence as universal tileration, as that of any nation in the universe. The accounts from Madrid arc of the 2&l ult. In the Gazeite of that tay we fin I a dispatch from Gene ral CONCHA, dated Orense, April 19th, in which he states that he had, while marching to the relief of that town, heard that the insurgents had retired from before. it; that he should await there the reinforcements and artillery which he ex pected would arrive from Monforte on the 20th ; and that on t heir arrival he should commence offensive operations against the insurgents. The political chief of the province of Orense, ILDEFONSO FLOREZ DE PARANO, write:: to the Minister of the Interior, on the 19th iust., in these terms:—" From a confidential communication I have received, the column of insurgents left, on returning to Vigo, a troop in Ridavaria, for the pur pose of selling the stock of salt, and levying a money -tax. The rest of the province is tranquil." A column of infantry, under the command of Brigadier SoLA, and 150 carbineers, commanded by Colonel Mtroixs, had arrived at Orense, to reinforce CONCHA. Brigadier MAntos has replaced General PUIG SA3II.ER in the corn mand of the Corunna expedition. PUIG SAMPER, who has resigned, has retired to Betanzos. A captain and a drum fnajor have been arrested at Logrono, for conspiring to at tempt an insurrection. The authorities, wl.o were .apprised in time of the plan, preserved 'tranquillity undisturbed. In consequence of this attempt the Captain •General has de clared the whole province in a state of siege, and has issued a proclamation, decreeing "that all persons, having reached their eighteenth year, no matter what rank, class, condition, ,r sex they belonged to, who by word or deed should con spire, or cause to couspire, against the Government of her Majesty the Qu FEN, :11UUld be put to death without any pre vious trial or inquiry." BANDERTO, an officer of carbineers who had joined [RIARTE, has been taken prisoner. While such is the state ~f things iu the north of Spain, the southern provinces are far :mill tranquil, and it was confidently anticipated in Madrid that ere long the Sierra licrida, in southern Andalusia, would become the theatre of an insurrectionary movement. The Government have suspended the publication of El Clamor Publico and of the Eco del Commercio. According to the Espanol several arrests of Progres,iStas have taken place at Saragossa. MADRID BOISA, APRIL 23.—Three per Cents., 31%. Ex change on London, 37%. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday-. The Bordeaux and Cette Railway Bill, without any clause ,:ompelling the company to form a branch line to Castres, passed the Chamber of Deputies by a majority of 219 to 45. The general discus-ion on the Western Railroad Bill closed on Wednesday. The debate on the budget OUld, it was expected, come on about the 20. h of May. A Bill for the extension of the fortifications of Toulon had ;;een presented to the Chamber by, the Ministcr of War. LECOMTE I as re fused to engage counsel, and the Court nas consequently directed M. DUVERGIER, the bato►u►ier of the order of Advocates, to conduct his defence. There was a grand review on Tuesday morning at St. Maur, in the Bois de Vincennes. At twelve, the Duke DR , iEMOURS and the Prince DE JOINVILLE arrived with a ' numerous staff. Very shortly afterwards appeared IBRAHIM l'AcnA and his suite, in the Court carriages. In 1841, PAcer t sent over to the KING of the FitEscir, as a resent, eight or ten remarkably fine Arab horses, and among them the one the Paella rode at the battle of Nezib. On Tuesday, on the field at St. Maur, the Prince found his old war-horse ready caparisoned for him. He mounted his steed µ•ith evident gratification, expressing, in animated terms, his gratitude for this mark of attention to him. T,:e Duke DE MoNTPENSIEE was at the head of• the sth Regiment of Artillery, to which he has lately been appointed colonel. Al five o'clock a grand dinner was given to the Egyptian Prince in the apartments of the Duke DE MoisTrx.Nstrat in the fortress of Vincennes. The Courtier des Etals Uhis states that the French Minis try has revoked its determination not to allow American vessels to bring tobacco to France for the supply of the Government. The Courier says that Mr. KING, the Ame rican Minister in Paris, had protested against the first deci sion, and convinced the Ministry that, however natural it was to desire to give exclusive favour to French vessels, the doing so in the present ease would be a violation of existing treaties between France and the United States. The Presse comments upon this statement in the following terms : " We are still willing to believe that there is no truth in this news. If it be, however, proved to the contrary we shall not know how to condemn sufficiently the weakness. and we might add, the ignorance displayed by the French Go vernment in the affair. What is the position of the Go vernment when it purchases tobacco in America to work it up in its own manufactories and afterwards svlls it? It acts in the quality of a merchant; it manufactures as any pri vate individual might do. If it suits a private trader better to import his merchandise in French vessels, at a great ex pense, no one has a right to complain. It may be said that he makes a bad bargain, but he cannot be reproached with a vi olation of engagement, for there has been no contract on his part that the cheapness of freight by American vessels shall be a decisive reason why they shall have the preference. Every one acts in this respect as he thinks fit, and if he thinks proper to make a pecuniary sacrifice by employing French vessels in preference to those of any other nation, no one has any right to interfere. So much the worse fur him if he makes a bad speculation. There are no treaties in ex istence which can deprive him of the right of so doing. Let the treaty of 1822 be reperused, and it will be seen how ex orbitant are the pretensions put forward by the American Government. For our parts we cannot believe that our Go vernment can have allowed itself to be so easily persuaded that it has been to blame in acting as it has done. This question will doubtless be cleared up, as it requires to be, for if the concession has been really made what will be the consequence? 'the same right has been enforced with regard to England as concerns the transport of coal for our steam-packets and the use of the arsenals. Although England was certainly injured by this measure, she made no remonstrance, Judging with reason that there was nothing in it contrary to either the letter or the spirit of the treaty of January 26th, 1826, which was founded on the treaty concluded June 4, 1822, aith the United States. The moment, however, that it shall become known that the claim of the United States has been admitted, i' , 111;- land will in her turn remonstrate, and what reason can he given fcr refusing to the fatter what has been granted to the limner ? None whatever. The French Government will, therefore, deprive our flag of the transport of coals as well as of that of tobacco. It will aggravate the consequences of the treaties of 1822 and 1826, which were previously so disastrous to our maritime interest. It will consent to destroy with its own hands, on an ill-founded claite, the only repa ratory act of which the national flag has been the object since 1830. Such cannot be the fact. We, however, re member that the n ews g i ven b y the Courr;er des Etats'Unis was mentioned by IV. Leravasseur in a recent discussion on the credits for the eavy, and yet neither of the Ministers present contradicted it. It cannot, therefore, be denied, that ag, eat degree of probability is attached to it. It is very desirable that a candid explanation should be given, in order to rem o v e a ll uncertainty and inform our maritime commerce what it really has to dread or to hope for on the subject." The Albatross, which arrived on Sunday at Toulon from Algiers, brought MOHAMED-BEN-ABDALLAH, brother of the famous Bou-MAzA, who is sentenced to perpetual imprison ment in France, to which the KING has commuted his punishment from the capital sentence passed upon him by the council of war of the Algiers division. His Royal Highness the Prince of SAXE Contma left Algiers on the 23d instant, on board the Labrador, and reached Toulon on the 25th instant. The Grand Duke CONSTANTINE left Algiers on the morning of the 23d. Nothing authentic was known as to the where abouts of ABD-EL-KADER. The French Funds were a abade better on Wednesday. The Three per Cents. closed at 831. 70c. ; the Five per Cents., 119 f. 95c. ; the Orleans Railr•md shares, 1,2371. 50c. ; Rouen, 1,0371. 50e.; Havre, 7601. ; Great Northern, 765 f. ; Avignon, 920 f. ; Vier ' zon, 6721. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 625 f.; Boulogne, 4971. 50c. ; Troyes and Montereau, 415 f. ; Basle, 227 f. ; Dieppe, 4651. ; Paris and Strasburg, 518 f. 75c. ; Tours and Nantes, 542 f. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 572 f. 50c.; Spanish Actives, 32% ; Spanish Domestic Debt, 30 74 The following are the quotations in the new lines :- Lyons and Avignon Defluitives, 5371. 50c.; Bordeaux and Cette (Mackenzie), 5021. 50c.; Ditto (Espeleta), 509 f. ; Charleroi, 4901. LYONS, APRIL 27.-Marseilles and Avignon, 927 f. 50c. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,243 f. 75e. ; Rouen, 1,040 f. ; Lyons, 576 f. 2sc. ;BUSINESS PONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYs AT Tut; LONDON STOCK E CHANGE, APRIL 30. Boulogne :and Amiens, 12 %-Central of Spain, %_patch Rhenish, 6% -East Indian, % - Great Northern of France .. Con stituted, 15% -Louvain and Jem appe, I % - L uxem b our g, _ 2 ,St Namur and Liege, 2-Orleans and Vi erson , 17-Orl e ans and_ Bor deaux, 11 1 4-Over Yssel, 3 die.-Paris a nd Lyons Co Barre, 30 8 ;1 -Paris and Strasbourg Constituted, 53%-Rouenand -Sambre and Meuse, 5% -West Flanders, 27 • _ NE WMARKET RACES (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) BY THE EASTERN COUNTIES ELECTRIC '1 ELEGRAPH. Handicap ; A.F. Duke of Richmond's Peasant Mr. Paynv's Ccdhngwood - 2 Mr. W. S. Stanley's Leaconfield 3 Match.—Alamoje beat Sorella. Match.—The Cob beat Corranna. The Newmarket Stakes of 50 Sovs. each, &c. Mr. Gully y's Pyrrhus the First Col. Anscn's Ingo 2 Lord Exeter's Galata colt STATUE OF THE LATE KING CHARLES JOHN OF SWEDEN—A letter from Munich states that the bronze statue of the late King Charles John of Sweden was cast in the mor►►ing of the 23d inst., with every appearance of complete success. It is believed to be destined for the city of Norrkoping, and that it will be erected In the course of the su►nn er. Lord and Lady Paii . nPrston left Park nn Twsday morning for England. IldiUlhitl Svult oiled Upon U1%13 NOnday to pay a farilYfVU MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUAR7'ER TO THREE. The sale of Railway Shares yesterday, by Messrs. Wick ham and Co., was exceedingly well attended, and the prices realised showed the improvement that has taken place in this description of security; almost all the lots in their ample catalogue found ready purchasers, and above 3,000 shar€s were disposed of. We select a few quotations. London and Manchester, Rastrick, 71 s. —Manchester, Buxton, and Mat lock, 60s,—Goole and D oncaster, s os.—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 12s. 6d.—East Lincolnshire, 355. 6d.— Welsh Midlands, 28s.—Goole and Doncaster, 50s.—North Stafforchhire, 109 s. 6d —Dutch Rhenish, 1325. 6d.—Man chester, Buxton, and Matlock, 635. 6d. —South Midland, 745. —London and York, 50s.— Northumberland and Lancaghire, 265. 6d.—Northampten, Bedford, and Cambridge, 255. 6d.— London and Manchester, Remington's, 20 s.—Newry, Armagh, and Londonderry, 15s. 6.1. There was a considerable busiress done in Cotton, at Liver pool, yesterday. S.lcs 6,000 to 7,000 bales. Shan s were firm. The following remarks on the dried fruit market, by Mr. R. Witherby, are interesting :—The arrivals i f currants since the 28th ult., have been by three vessels 164 butts. 97 carro.. teels, 164 barrels, and 156 boxes, making the total quantity imported this season into Loudon about 5,700 tons, against 6,050 tons to 30th April, 1845, and 5,500 tons and 6,200 tons to the same period of 1844 and 1843. There have not been any arrivals at Liverpool. The clearances at London from the 23d ult. to the 23d instant, amounting to 590 tons, against 730 tons in the same period of 1845, and 450 tons and 550 tons in 1844 and 1843. At Liverpool they have reached regularly 110 tons per week, against 75 tons per week in April 1845, and 60 tons in 1844 and 1843 respectively. The stock in bond 23d of February last was esti mated at Since which (late we have received here 717 butts, 600 carroteels, and 428 barrels, or 2,700 Tons. The deliveries in tl'e same period having been 1,020 tons for home consumption, and 80 tons for shipment, together l,lOO Tons The Stock in bond 23d inst. may be estimated at 1,600 Tons against 2,800 tuns on 30th April, 1845, an 2,400 tons on 30th April, 1844. This article is one of the very few, indeed almost the orly one with the exception of raw sugar, which has maintained its ground, and for which there has been a fair demand amidst the general stagnation and depression of trade. Zante and Gulph fruit have been selling at 465. to 475., and fine Patras slowly at 48s. ' • but the operations of the m on th h ave not been extensive. The wholesale houses, notwithstanding the reduced stock, do not seem to have confidence in the article, and buy only for th e i r i mme di ate wants. The Stock Exchange is closed to-day, as are also the trans fer and dividend offices at the Bank of England. LLOYD'S iiIIIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY I.—Wind this day at noon S.W., light breeze. DEAL, APRIL 30.—Wind N. to S.S.W., light.—Arrd. Ocean, China, and sailed for Antwerp ; Enterprise, Leutstaehius, Bahia, and sailed tor Hamburgh; Commodore, Wright, Jamaica. Std. Pieter Floritz, Lietzes, Batavia; Carl and Therese, Schutt, St. Domingo; Norma Vallesen, Port Elizabeth ; Juno, Bendixen, New York. Arrd. front the River and sailed, Dryope, Moffatt, Quebec. Ski. Her Majesty's ship Raleigh, westward. OFF SEAFORD, APRIL 29. Ocean, Canton, for Hamburgh. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 30.—Wind W.N.W.—SId. Anne Armstrong, Bradley, Bombay ; her Majesty's ship Apollo, Monte Video. POOLE, APRIL 30.—Wind W.—Sld.Nym ph, Thinner, Newfoundland. Orr PLystou'rn, APRIL 28. - Mary, T. Rundlett, Boston, for Ant werp ; 29, !mite of Bronte, Bradley, China ; Euphrates, Madras. FALMOUTH, APRIL 30.—Wind variable and light. OFF i ALMOCTII, APRIL 29.—Galatea, Hucktield, Bahia, for Stet tin ; Vistula, Havannah George, New York, for Stettin. OFF PENZANCE, APRIL 29.—Nordpolen, Soderberg, Bahia. JERSEY, APRIL 29.—Arrd. Rollo, Detityc, Labrador. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 30.—Wind S.W. to N .W.—Arrd. 29th, Wm. Sorhc, Primrose, Cuba, and not from the Spanish Main as reported ; 30th, Speed, Laguna ; Leander, Phelan, New Orleans. YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGIIT, APRIL 29.—'i he Nancy packet from Southampton to Weymouth got on shore on the ,hingles to-day, but is expected off after throwing ballast overboard. SUNEERLAND, APRIL 22.- The brig Sleepless, hence to St. Peters burgh, has returned leaky, having struck the ground in proceeding. ItRIDLINGTON, APRIL 30 —The Helen, Leighton, Irons Sunderland to Stettin, which sunk in the Bay 27th instant, has bean towed on to the beach, the cargo having washed out. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY. CORN-EXCHA.A Gk. -FRIDAY. The present week's arrivals 01 Engli,ll IVlreat for our market have. been on a fair average scale, yet the show of samples of that article here was small. Selected qualities commanded a steady sale, at full price:; but all other kinds were a dull inquiry, at barely late rates. Of Foreign Wheat the imports have been trifling. Fine dry samples released under certificates were In steady request, and prices were well supported. The middling and interior samples. as well as bonded sorts, were very t:ull. Barley was in a very sluggish state, both for malting and grinding parcels, at late currencies. The quan tity of Malt on oiler was not large, yet the Malt trade was in a very inactive state. In prices N, e have no alteration to notice. There was a steady sale for Oats, at about Monday's quotations. Beans, Peas, and Flour, as last advised. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. 4,720 qrs. 1,300 qrs. Engll3h •• •• • • Oats 1 Flour. 2,790 qrs. 1 2,870 bkk 2,970 - 1,010 1 Irish .. Foreign . 1,7,50 Malt, 4,570 qrs. SMITHFIELD. The supply of Beasts on offer here to-day exceeding the wants of the buyers, whose attendance was by no means numerous. lln Beef trade was in a very inactive state, at barely, but at nothitia quotable beneath. Monday's prices, at whi c h a total cleat ance was not effect. d. From Holland and Germany we received 84 Oxen and Cows, and one Calf. From Scotland 200 horned and polled Scot,, together with 180 Sheep hi good condition. Although the number, of Sheep !rem our own districts wet e somewhat on the increase, the sale for them was steady, at fully previous quotations. The arrival of Lambs from the Isle of Wight embraced 239 head. That from other quarters being la ger, the Lamb trade was excesAvely dull, at a depression in value of from 6(1 to 8d per Blbs—the highest figure being 6s 461 per 81bs. Calves and Pigs were in moderate supply, and sluggish inquiry, at late rates. Milch Cows were selling at from 16. to 181 each. Suckling Calves, 18s to 30s ; and Quarter-old store Pigs, 165 to 20s each. Beasts, 747 ; Cows, 150 ; Sheep and Lambs, 6,000; Calve., 182 ; Pigs. 290. NEW GATE AND LEADMErriA.LX. We had a very inactive general demand, and prices were not supported. XIOROUGH HOP zwAlticwr. For the finest parcels of Hops In pockets there Is rather more in qu,ry, yet previous rates are with dilliculty supported. In all other qualities Si) litte is doing that the quotations are almost nominal The supply or Hops on offer Is moderate. ADMIRALTY.-(THIS DAY.) This day was especially appointed to hear two important cases. Trinity masters were in attendance, but it was an• flounced that the Learned Judge (Dr. Lushington) had met with an accident by being thrown off his horse, but it is satisfactory to state that the injury is but slight. Dr. Adams sat as Surrogate, and disposed of assignations. SHERIFFS' CUURT.-(THIS DAX (Before Mr. Commissioner 'BULLOCK.) POWELL V. LOWE. This was an action for assault. The facts of the case were these :—The plaintiff is a cawkeeper, and the defendant is a cattle salesman, in Smithfield Market. A short time sin ce an action was rought by plaint , ff against ddendant to re cover the sum of 13/. 10s., fora cow bought of defendant, but the defendant having got the money set up a previous account, and refused to give up the cow, but said hen ould stick to bath the cow and the money; and after several applications by Mr. Bucbannan, plaintiff's attorney, the action was brought, when plaintiff recovered the 13/. 105., and Et. for the loss of the milk by the detention of the cow. On the day this action was tried the parties met in Smithfield Market, when de fendant seized plaintiff by the collar and shook him violently, and pushed him against a lot of beasts. Mr. R LAND addressed the jury for the defendant, suggest ing he was laoouring under excited feelings, and that no serious injury had ensued. The jui'y returned a verdict for nominal damages. SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary Purr En.) PARRY V. JotixsoN. This was an action to recover the sum of 20/. the balance of an account for a steam engine sold to defendant, who paid 3/. 6s. into Court, and pleaded that he was not tur.her in debted. • The case lasted a considerable time, the evidence as to value being very contradictory. On the part of the plaintiff an engineer was called, who made the engine for plaintiff, and sold it for him ; it was an eight-horse Ligh-pressure table engine. It was not perfect at the time it was sold, but 95/. was asked for it, or 120/. if completed. It was, however, ultimately agreed that the price as it stood should be 75/ ; the defendant had only paid 501.; but the plaintiff had reduced his claim in order to bring it into this Court. For the defendant, it was contended, that the engine was warranted perfect, but, that on the contrary, it required 114. 14s. worth of labour before it was capable of being worked—all the interior, or, as the witness termed it. the `. constitution" was bad, and it never would be a good engine. One of defendant's witnesses (both being engineers) valued it at present worth 1001.—the other 60/. The jury, without hesitation, found for the amount claimed. This was the only case tried. The Marquis: of Lansdowne lcfc Paris on Wednesday morning for London. Ills Lordship had the honour •f dining with the King of the French on Tuesday. ' STRANGE STORY.—On the 7th inst., Joseph Bailey, a youth about sixteen years of age, son of Henry Bailey, of Shadow Moss, in Northern Etchells, near Liverpocl, vomited a living reptile, of the lizard tribe, the body of which was about seven inches. If was the consequence of drioking at a brook, in a field in which he was at work as plough driver, in the autumn of 1844, about eighteen months since. He was aware at the time that while he was hastily drinking he swallowed some object which made him sick, but had no Idea that it was anything like what it has ultimately proved to be. From that time his health has gradually retrograded, and he has been subject to fits of vomiting, almost constantly, and growing worse and worse. About two months ago lie became unable to follow Ills employment, and was compelled to quit service and return home. He rapidly went worse, upon which his parents called in two eminent surgeons of Wilmslow. While taking the prescribed medicines he appeared daily to go worse, his sickness increasing ; and at this ti me . tim U e po s a n uebeceisnsgiyseelyled a he was scarcely able to walk across for threeroom with a fit of vomiting, he threw up, t re to pt r i e le tu m rn a d d o e w it i s i thick glutino in us hi i . na m tt o e u r t , h a , i m id ak a i t ng th a e appearance the throat ; d ib e ur sp t e h ra t t i e m a e at i M he p applying his finger he laid hoiden f it and threw it on the floor ; bu ar t :d it then ran Into the grid hole. In the hurry of the moment, his sister so much crushed and mangled it, that all tlirther inspection was impossible. Since this lie has gradually recovered, i a l i l ig e there appears no doubt of his ultimate restoration to sound health. A few days ago lie was much improved.—Manchester Courier. LONDON YACHT CL UD. —The monthly meeting of he above club was held last evening at Wright's Hotel, Strand. The first match of the season, for yachts not exceeeing seven tons, was fixed to be sailed for on the 18th June next. Prize, a hand some silver cup and cover. Several gentlemen were ballottea for and elected. PRECEDENT.—Some short time since two 74 gun ships, the Bellerophon and Calcutta, were ordered to be fitted out in as expeditious a manner as possilee, for the purpose of ascertaining in how short a time It could be done. They were both ready for sea in less than three days. British sailors must feel proud they have not degenerated since 1701, as about that time Daniel Defoe (a well-known name), in the second letter of his tour through Great Britain (published in 1714), in which arc set down his journeyings and seeings along the sea-coast of Kent, notes the following instance of the remarkable dispatch with which our seamen got a ship at Chatham ready for sea :—•' The expedition that has been sometimes used here in fitting out men of war is very great, and, as the work men relate it, 'tis indeed Incredible; particularly they told us, that the Royal Sovereign, a first•rate of 106 guns, was riding at her moorings entirely wn•igged, and nothing but her three masts stand ing, as is usual when a ship is laid up, and that she was completely rigged, all her masts up, her yards put to, her sails bent, anchors and cables on board. and the ship sailed down to Black Stakes in three days, Sir Cloudesley Shovel being then her captain.—Times. LIMERICK.—For tvany years past there have not b-en such numbers emigrating as during the present spring. On Saturday the Stadaeona sailed for Quebec, as also the Ellen Forrestell—the former with about 420, and the latter with 120 passengers. It is thought that no less than 5,000 persons have sailed trom Limerick up tv the present period, tor America. The 13th Light Dragoons welit out from Limerick garrison, on Monday, to suppress an intended meeting of the peasantry at Craticie Woods. We are happy to say there was no occasion tor their services. GRAVESEND, APRIL 30. [HE 10TH 11USSARS.—The detachment of this regiment, which arrived here on Monday from Bente Bay, by steamer, for embarkation on board the Brahmin, and which were then billeted in the town in consequence 01 the objection taken by their commanding officer to embark them In this vessel until certain alterations should be made in the accommodations prepared for the troops on board, were this day embarked, the re quired alterations being made, and rho this afternoon sailed for Bombay. The Duke of Wellington will complete his 77th year his day, tau IWty 1, 1769. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS I) 4.Y.) GROUP IV. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group, re-assembled at the usual hour this morning; Mr. B. Hope in• the chair. THE GREAT NORTH 01' SCOTLAND. The first evidence gone into this morning was the engineering tee timony in favour of the Great North of Scotland lino. Mr. Gibb, the acting engineer of the line, was employed by the promoters in 1844 to examine the country through Which the railway passed—namely, from Aberdeen to Inverness. His instructions were to get the best line for through and local traffic, and affording the most accommodation to the greatest amount of population, while at the same time he was so to connect it with the Aberdeen Railway as to avoid a change of carriage and locomotive power. The Great North of Scotland line combined these advantages. He surveyed four lines, but the best he found to be the one running in the present route of the Great North of Scotland line. At the time he made his survey there was no other company In the field, and the country was open to him to choose what route he liked. The length of the main, Nt !deli was the double line was 107 ;of the branch to Bamff, 16 miles of the branch to Portsoy, three miles and a-half ; o f t h e branch' to Darinouth, sit miles ; and of the branch to Binghead, five miles. The line followed the natural channels of the traffic. He infei red this from the fact, that along th tract of the country the tolls, with the same number of barriers, were double those of any other route. The ruling gradient on the line was 1 in 242, and the severest 1 in 100. 'Mere were no tunnels nor plains requiring stationary or assistant power. The curves generally throughout the line were favourable. The estimated cost, in round num bers was 1,F+1 , 0,0001., and the wonting expenses 331 per cent. The line crossed 12 turnpike and 66 statute labour roads. 'Mere were no objections to the mode of crossing. The line crossed the Spey by a viaduct 1,490 yards long, and from 80 to 90 feet high. It would be executed with stone piers and timber arches. The ex treme height was 109 feet above the water, and the length of the broadest span was 200 feet. The viaduct was upon a gradient of 1 in 100, and there was a curve near with a radius of half a mile. Ile had had considerable experience in the construction of bridges and viaducts, and he had no doubt whatever this one could be made without difficulty. He estimated its cost at 97,8191. The witness in the course of his examination in chief having stated that one of the rejected lines corresponded with the Aberdeen, Banff and Elgin, lie was cross-examined by Mr. Johnson at some length on behalf of the latter company, with a view of showing that he was mistaken in supposing the rejected line was similar to the Aberdeen, Banff sod Elgin. Before cowing to the Spey viaduct, there was an embankment 400 yards long, and 92 feet high on a curve of 4 far longs radius, and on a gradient of 1 in 100. GROUP VII. The Committee having adjourned to this day, from Wednesday. met at twelve precisely, in Room No. 24 (New Houses of Parlia nAtt). Mr. Palmer in the chair. The ether Hon. Members were the same as on the former day. They in o ceded immediately to a discussion on the merits of the 7th clause of the EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN (STRA... THEARNE DEVIATION). Mr. TALBOT, on the part of the Scottish Central line, spoke at great length in fav our o f a c l ause which he propJsed to have intro 'Mead into the Bill, and the object of w hi c h was to prevent the Edlll- burgh and Northern Companies from enteri ng upon t h e North Inc h of Perth. The L earne d C ounsel urged the fact that in tqr John iloblionse's Committee, it was decided, alter a long investigation of die merits of the case, that part or the plans of the Dundee and Perth line, which gave powers to enter upon the south Inch, was rejected. The Learned Counsel's speech occupied the Committee for more than an hour. GROUP XI. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, Mr. Henley in the chair. Other Members present, Hon. W. 0 Stanley, Lord Alford, uid Viscount Eastnor. Absent, Mr. Smith O'Brien. The clauses that were postponed yesterday were submitted this morning, and agreed to. WILSONTOWN, ztacauvrArGsnm, and COIN" NESS (IMPISOVEMENT and SEANCHES)• 'this Bill, which is unopposed, was then proceeded with. 31r. GRAHAM briefly stated the objects of the Bill, which wall to change the existing Wilsontown, Alorningside, and Coltness, from a single into a double line, and to make two small branches to 'roil works tor their accommodation. Proofs having been given • or conformity with Mr. T. Duncoinbel resolut .ons, 31r. ( (Allmon, civil engine: r, was called, and shortly examined AS to the necessity of the cha.,ge proposed and the two branches,' hi outer to . accommodate the mineral traffic. The gradientS and curves were generall favourable, and there were no other engineering difficulties. One branch was 4% miles long, and would cost 40,001.; and the other, to Shott's ironworks, under a mile length, would cost 5,0001. The whole capital was 80,180/. Air. Forman corroborated the evidence of the previous witness. The Committee immediately declared the preamble proved. The clauses were then gone into and agreed to. GROUP XXXVI. WAZZPIELD, PO or EFRACT, AND GOOTO (IMEITHLEY, aszmn,w, AND OAICENSHAVir (rev C=ON), WALTON AND Dairrxxxa , 3,7 NC TIOBT. The Committee to whom these Bills had been referred, met aid morning in Committee•room No. 25, Mr. Bernal in the chair. The preamble of the Newcastle and Uarlington, and York and North 'Midland branches, which were originally referred to CO I C. minittee, but subsequently assigned by them to Mr. Greene, wer e declared proved yesterday. The Committee first proceeded with the clauses in the first-men" (toned Bill, which was passed at their last meeting, and having all_„'" L - ente(l to the whole f them, the Chairm an I nt i mated that he woUP report the favourable decision of the Committee to the. House *b ig evening. IV/ALTON AND DRIPPXELD. The usual formal process having been given, Mr. lisma proceeded to explain the nature of the project. GROUP XXXVII. The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, in No. 21 of the no. Committee Boon's. cresent, Lord Seymour (chairman), Lord Ebrizir ton, Mr. F. French, Lord Edwin Hill, and Sir J. Lopez. They immediately resumed the consideration of the SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, BARNSLOIro WAKEFIELD, H UDE ER S rIELD, *NIP G ti OLE. Mr. James Walker, of Wakefield, engineer and mine surveyor, was examined at much length by Mr. ROBERT HALL in suPport of Of 11111. Witness was well acquainted with the mineral district throng" which the proposed line would pass, as far south as WOrSbOreilgi l. He had agencies for and other professional business with most of the coal mines and other works along the line, and he corm' bunted, with some additional particulars, the evidence giTL III by the previous witnesses, as to the advantages to ." expected to the West Riding generally, and especially t? Sheffield, Barnsley, Waked. ld, and the adjacent counties connected with the Silkstone and Barnsley coal beds. That field contained two seams of coal, of which the productiveness amounted, in roan!: numbers, to 300,000,000 tons of coal, of good quality. Witness di" not think that any other li ne — an y o f th ose t h at he had known co, u t a projected--would a ff ord suc h conven i ent and beneficial access tO us large body of coal. In cross-examination by Mr. Sergeant Wrangham, Mr. Pickering , and Mr. Lee, for the different opponents, the answers of the witnegg were merely explanations in detail of his chief evidence. Sub-Committee, No. I. The Committee met to-day at Twelve o'clock, in room No. to Mr. Strutt in the chair, and resumed the consideration of the WEST RIDING on which the standing orders were declared not compiled with. STIRLINGSSIRE MIDLAND JUNCTION (PETITION FOR ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS). The Bill was sent up to the Standing, Orders Committee. Ordell not complied with in Committee to purchase. ERUPTIONS OF MOUNT HECLA.—A letter from Coro' hagen of the 16th of April, says :—" The packet which arrived Ye•:. terday from Reikavik, In Iceland, has brought us letters from tha t town of the Bth of March (four days later), which give curious de' tails resi,ecting the malady under which the cattle were stlfTering from having eaten grass, &c., covered with the ashes vomited b/ Mount Heels. These ashes (say the letters) act more particular l f on the bones of the animals which have swallowed them. Thus, 0'2,, the hones of the feet there are lormed, in l ess th an twenty-fo.` hours, osseous excrescences, of an oblong form, which graduallY sume so formidable a development, that they prevent the beast: from walking ; the same phenomenon is then manirested in tb_:; lower jaw, which is at the same time enlarged, and extends in directions so considerably that it eventually splits in several plsce" whilst on the teeth of the upper jaw there is formed a spe.deli ° ' osseous needles, very long and pointed, which take root in the lower jaw, and even traverse it— a phase of the malady which always deter' mines a fatal issue. As high winds had prevailed for some time, the 101 : canfc ashes were scattered throughout the island, and a great nuntbe` of cattle, especially oxen, cows, and sheep, had perishes. p the eruption of Ilecla (says the letters from Reikavik) is prolonged fo r two months more, ail the rural propretors who nave not enough he, to feed their herds—and the majority are in this situation—will Do obliged either to slaughter their cattle, or to abandon them to certain death on the pastures thus poisoned by the volcanic ashes. 1.136 eruption of Mount Hecla was extremely violent. 'File - flames which issued from the three great craters attained a height of; 14,000 feet, and their breadth exceeded the greatest breadth of the river Picersenr the most considerable river in Iceland. The lava tad already formed lofty mountains, and amongst the masses of pumeestone vomited by the volcano, and which have been found at a distance of three-fourth ) ; of a mile (a French league and a half), there were some which weighed half a ton (480 kilogrammes Fren&r). By the eruption 0! ' Heels the enormous quanti;les of snow and Ice which had accantu_ lated for several years eu the sides of that mountain have been melted, and partly fallen into the river llangen, which has „ over flowed its banks several times. Th e waters of that river, which run" almost at the foot of Mount Hecla, and which receives a large Po i : lion of the burning lava, were so hot that every day they cast UPI; the banks numbers of dead trout, almost half baked! Every night vivid streaks of the aurora borealis illumined the sky." AN UNEXPECTED I.P.EssING.—The fig was so intense one day last month, that the whole of Trafalgar-square was Corn pletely concealed from view from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.—Almanac* of Mouth. EDUCATION BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—It has bee n announced that a Submarine Electric Telegraph is to be laid do* from Dover to Calais. If this great feat is accomplished, we tat% have, in addition to electrical eels, a quantity of galvanic soles, 31 ,. i fl pert aps, an immense assortment of shocking herrings. 'We have salmon amusing themselves by going through a series of WO', derful evolutions or, the slack wire, and o th er fa ce ti ous me mbers ° the finny tribe, hurrying to and fro upon th e grea t me di um of Se: ifl. " munication between ranee and England. It wou ld b e aw kWar sonic mischievous old shark should snap the wire in two, just as It might be in the act of conveying some very important piece of intelit. gence. Be might cut short a royal speech with a slight elf!' of his jaw ; or, with a wag of his tail, abbreviate th e _ most interesting announcement. Our object, however, alluding to the Submarine Electric Telegraph, is for the purpose of recommending that it should be devoted to education?" purposes. We are aware that prof..re already advertise tlit readiness to leach " French, comparatively in no thne ;" but tbs language may be acquired in that wonderfully brief space of tint! distinguished as " the twinkling of a bed - post" by the wonderful aid of the Electric Telegraph. Supposing branch wires to be connected with the main line, they could be laid on to all the schools in EDP land, particularY about the Kentish coast, where the experiment might be tried in the first instance. A French master stationed 41 ; the Calais end of the wire could direct hi s lessons along the line, an a various eo dre:i oc x fh e hools would communicate to theta i h t n e t course, na be ig e l g it ual be ly ea w pa e b li le ad o a f l allt: . t wireshe7.e instructionlsgal d m o e n sy t st o h: ea t other studies.—Punch. Two curicua sales have I t t ake n p la ce Parisi aeyin f the first was of lour shrubs, being of as many different varieties 0 camellias, sold for the sum of Io,ooof. (4001.) at the mere inspecti on of the drawing representin ,, them ; the other was by M. de Lasatf; tine, thir who has sold to the Presse the copyright of a volume of 51 y3 ... -- ty pages, being the " Youthful Memoirs and Confidences" of lA' illustrious poet. - A small granite pyramid is about to be erected on the, p a t fT ed or i d; spA where Lecomte fired at the King of the French, as a menials' of his Majesty's providential escape from the hands of the assassin' • We understand the Governmeht has signified its sr proval of the plans which have been submitted for laying down,sl el ectric communication between tile British and French coasts. " 1 0 of the inv entors of the plan has lately inspected the coast betwe i s ei Portland and this vi c i n ity, w ith a v i ew o f ascerta i n i ng i ts capa tat for the trial of the experiment. —Poole Herald. EMIGRATION FROM IRELAND.—It is calculated A O 3 0,n0 persons will have emigrated from Ireland In the present 3%1 4 Many of them are k nown t o h ave cons id era bl e sums of mone y; Du at only 201. a h ea d , t h ey w ill w i t hd raw f rom the small capita l of this impoverished country no less an amount than 600,0001.—Pwn Weekly Register. BIRTHS, On the 29th ult., the wife of Samuel N a yl or , E sq. , o f the Oda. Temple, barrister-at-law, of a son. wil e On the 29th ult., at Cornwall-place, New Camden-town, the of the Rev. John Hobart counter, of a daughter. rau* l ca-- On the 29th ult., at Cdeugall-place, Old K e nt-r oa d, Mrs. .., Morris, of a son. __...... MARRIED. On the 29th ult., at St. George's Church, George Egerton, ..D.lf o r. Lady _glary Louisa Campbell, tburth daughter of the Earl of Caf i r so On the 30th ult., at St. Alphage, Greenwi c h, the ReY• 1 ". • of Frederic Douglas, Chaplain to her Royal Highness the 'Mae. to Gloucester, to Christiana Fansliawe, eldest daughter of A.dinnl" Hon. Sir R. Stopford, Governor of Greenwich Hospital. Charles Draper, youngest son DIED of Mr. William Draper, o f WO Holborn, aged 21. n i a third On the 19th ult., at Leghorn, Thomas A. Carmichael , '' son of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Carmichael, awed 22.ye11, 0 r On the 26th ult , at Macloneigh Rectory, the Rev. Richard O eon n t h e 28th Rothe, Rec ult., at Dover,tor of KilnuchaelJa ne,Cork Dalrysnele. . Pta in the wife of Ca Luke Smithett, of her Majesty's packet service. Solitb' On the 28th ult., at Grove-place, Brompton, Henry Georg e R.N., late of her Majesty's yacht William and 111ar_yz_.............._____......!.. 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