The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-08 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE ON SPANISH AFFAIRS. From the correspondence laid on the table of both Houses of Parliament on Friday, we give the follcwing extracim, in addition to the letters which have already appeared BULWER TO THE DUKE OF SOTOHAYOR. " Madrid, April 12, 1848. " Sir,—l have received your communication of yes terday, with its enclosures. " Referring to the observation you make with respect to the Clamor Publico, I have consulted the columns of that journal, and so far from discovering that it showed a ny particular cognisance of my proceedings, I find that it stated I had sent in a note to your Excellency, when I had neither sent, nor in fact written the note which you subsequently received ; and I might add that so far from the desceiption of the Clamor Publico showing that it was acquainted with my communication, it is perfectly clear, from this description, that it knew nothing what soever upon the subject. Other notes which I have never written have been in a similar manner announced by the opposition journals ; I cannot, therefore, under stand your allusion to the accidental and incorrect asser tion of the Clamor Publico, unless it is meant to affirm that if an opposition paper should chance to guess any step I might be likely to take, I was from that moment precluded from taking it. " Veen , different grounds should I have for complaint if, searching into the columns of some of those news men K hich support her Catholic Majesty's Govern ment; I sought to connect the sentiments and language of the one with the sentiments and language ot the other; very different grounds should I have for complaint, if I thought proper to give importance to the circumstance that the whole of the confidential correspondence I had with your Excellency on the subject of Portuguese affairs was translated immediately, word for word, into :a newspaper conducted under the auspices of the Messrs. Cabral, at Lisbon. " I wish not, however, to recur to any question which could produce unnecessary irritation or recrimination between us, and shall, therefore, pass rapidly to other passages in your note which require a reply. I shall en deavour to give one with that calm moderation which I never wish to forsake. " It is perfectly true that the remarks I enclosed from Lord Palmerston were written at a time when the Cortes were yet sitting, and when the Government bad not as yet committed any of those, acts which have re cently characterised its conduct. They were, therefore, merely in contemplation of the possibility of such a state of things as his Lordship thought might arrive, and to -which when it did arrive they were applicable. The sudden suspension, without any assigned cause, of the National Representative Assembly, the violent arrest and incarceration of the most distinguished citizens, in consequence of a tumult which a state paper declared to be the mere work of a few drunken groups, and with which no attempt has yet been made, even remotely, to connect the distinguished persons who have been seized like malefactors, with the intentio n, as is generally stated, of sending them to the Philippines, justified per ' - haps in a certain degree the prev isions of her uc ie ed st Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and induced me at all events to think that a friendly counsel, which events may ere long unfortunately prove to have been founded on too soliegrounds, might have its weight with those who have in their charge at this moment the safety of her Catholic Majesty's crown. Your Excel lency, wholly misunderstanding (I may say as I proceed) the nature of this counsel, deems it expedient to intro duce comparisons between the position of the Queen of England and that of Queen Isabella, and asks me what would Lord Palmerston say it' M. Isturitz should, at your Excellency's instructions, give her Majesty's Mi nister for Foreign Affairs advice as to his policy in the United Kingdom, or suggest the formation of another Cabinet in lieu of that presided over by Lord John Russell. If I desired to answer this observation in the spirit in which it is made, I should not want the means for so doing, but I prefer confining myself to observing that there is no parallel between the two cases. The Queen of England has not had to seek the assistance of the Queen of Spain, nor receive it on certain grounds or pretensions ; whereas the Queen of Spain, in her struggle for the throne of this kingdom, did receive the support and countenance of Great Britain, which neither stipulated fur nor acquired any sort of advantage for herself on account of these services having been ren dered, considering that she was repaid for them by the satisfactory conviction that she had thus contributed to confer on the noble people of this country the benefits of a free and enlightened Government. " For these reasons, so far from deeming, as you seem to think, that the conduct of her Catholic Majesty's Go vernment towards its subjects ought to be a matter of perfect indifference to her Majesty's Government, I am bound to tell you that I consider it is the duty of the British Government out of regard to the youthful and inexperienced Queen, whose claims it helped to confirm, and whose fortunes are now in your hands—out of re gard for the people ot Spain, whose improvement and good government it thought to advance during the civil conflict I have alluded to—and still more out of respect towards the English nation, which may yet demand the reason why England preferred the cause of Queen La bella to that of Den Carlos—to make it clearly under stood, that if a military despotism be established in this country under Queen Isabella's name, or that if her Catholic Majesty's Government be overthrown in the attempt to establish such despotism, either of these events will occur in spite of the remonstrances and counsels of England. "It is your province, doubtlessly, if you so deem proper, to treat such counsels or remonstrances with .resentment and contempt—to reject, repudiate, and re fuse to receive them; but in that case my responsibiliry -and that ot my Government end. Whatever responsi bility remains will attack the reputation of others, and to their reflection I appeal from the document which is now before me. Indeed you will permit me to express my conviction that, notwithstanding that document, your Excellency will give due consideration and concede :a just value to the sentiments of a state whose opinion is a moral power that will ever prevail as long as Great Britain remains the constant and consistent advocate of liberty, order, and justice. " It only remains for me to add, that I too sincerely regret and deprecate the tone which your Excellency has given to our correspondence, not to disclaim any intention on my part, either originally to have provoked or now to irritate it. Nor will it be my fault if the relations between us should lose any of that character of urbanity which our respective situations, and the interests of our respective countries, require. " I have, &c. (Signed) vISCoUNT PAL3IERSTON TO MR. BULWER. " Foreign-office, April 19, 1845. Sir,—With reference to your dispatch of the 10th instant, I have to inform you that her Majesty's Go vernment approve the language which you held to Queen Christina ou the 4th inst., pointing out to her Majesty the importance of governing Spain by constitutional means ; and that her Majesty's Government likewise approve of the note which you addressed on the 7th inst. to the Spanish Minister for Forei g n Affairs, offering similar counsel t o t h e present Ministers of her Catholic 3lejeety. "I am, &c.. (Signed) "PALMERSTON." VISCOUNT PALMERSTON TO 3IR. BULWER. "Foreign-effic e , April 20, 1848 " Sir,—l have received y our di spatch of the 11th inst. with its enclosures, and I have to instruct you to state to the Duke of Sotomayor that her Majesty's Govern ment entirely approve the step which you took in making your communication of the 7th instant, and likewise of your note of the 12th. o That her .Slajesty's Government, however, are not your corn at all offended, either by the sending back of Y mu nication of the 7th April, or by the angry the tone 10th,and language of the Duke of So toma yor's note of h owe ver they may regret the existence of those feeligs in the mind s of the S p anish Government, of w hich the language of his Excellency's note and the retur n e s yours were proofs. "Her Majesty's Government, in making to the ce e . vernment of 51ain the representation, and in givi ng the advice, which your communication conveyed, were inspired by no sentiment but that of sincere friendship for Spain, and of deep interest in the welfare of Queen Isabella. They felt that in making that communication 'they were performing a duty, and not taking any undue liberty ; and, therefore, at all events, it is a satisfac oh tion to her Majesty's Gover nment to reflect, that althue their counsel has been rejected and their communication has been returned, the n o t e has, nevertheleas, been read yid the counsel has been tendered ; and that whatever calamity may happen in Sp ain, her Majesty's Govern ment stand acquitted of not having done what they could to prevent it. " With regard to the contents of the Duke of Soto mayor's note, her Majesty's Gover nment have only to observe, that, if the right of her Britannic Majesty to the throne of the United Kingdom had been disputed by pretended rival; if civil war had arisen out of such a conflict of claims; if the British Government had only few years ago se nt a special envoy to Madrid to s olicit 'the assistance of Spain in order to place her Maje st y On her throne, if that assistance had been given, both mo rally by treaty engagements, and physically by military and navalforces; it the aid thus afforded by Spain had contributed in to her Majesty so essential a degree to secure the Crown without su c h Y ai that it might with truth be s aid that Queen of Engla a n hder it, moreover, wou ld no t now h ave b ee n a pretender who raoreover, there still remained were b ac k ed b asserted his right, and whose pre tensionseyvear larg e party in the U n it e d Kingdom ; and if upon symptom of danger from that pretender, and that Pr the B r iti s h Govern ment was in the habit oLteremrsed reminding Spain o f th e treaty engagements she had en nba ; was a l so i n t h e m t e l rits were st ill in habit of asserting that th ose force; and was continually claim g i a n e alleged existence of those engageLnte benef i t o f t h e s• all those things existed, and if the Gov ernment of Spain h a d , i n a mo ment of general disturbance ei Europe, warned B r i t i s h Government of dangers bywhich in the opinion the security of her Ma jesty's throne was I think I may confidently affirm that under stalaee!'racc th er d; s t a n c es any statesmen who might be Ministersloluin. th British Crown , in s t ead of sendin g back the not e in which such represe ntations were conv eyed, and insteadof replying to it in discourteous term s , wou ld have accepted the communication in the same spirit of friend. ship in which it was made, and whether they adopted or not the advice which it contained, would at least have considered it as a proof of the continued existence of that friendship on the part of Spain, to which in such case would have been owing the circumstance that those British Ministers had the honour of being a d v i sers of the Crown, instead of being proscribed exile s i n a foreign land. " You will transmit to the Duke of Sotoraayor a copy of this dispatch. " H. L BULWEFL" "I am, &c., (Signed) " PALMERSTON." THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 8, 1848. of the petitioners, contending that the subscription con tracts did not bear the names of bowl fide subscribers. The COMMITTEE did not thitit these objections in any way detracted from the genuineness of the contracts, and directed the Learned Counsel to confine his attention to the objections he had to urge against individual sub scribers. The petitioners not being prepared to go into these objections, The COMMITTEE consented to adjourn till Wednesday. GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ELECTIONS.—(THIS DAY.) The members of the General Committee of Elections met this afternoon, and appointed th e f o ll ow i ng mem bers to try the merits of the petition presented against the return for Longford:—Lord Henry Bentinck, Mr. R. C. Slaney, Mr. William 11. Pole Carew, Mr. Thomas E. Headlam, with Mr. Bouverie for their chairman. The Committee will, be sworn t o - morrow , an d com mence its labours on IN edneaday. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. AFTERNOON SITTING. The original proposition of the organisation committee, that the subscriptions to the Chartist fund should be voluntary, and that there shook be no stated amount of subscription, was carried by a large majority. Mr. E. JONES gave notice of a motion stating what course of conduct the Assembly deemed it necessary for the people to pursue. Among other things, it advised them nut to support any political movement which did Charter; not to pay any not taxes, fully of any but a Chartis t, nor to d eal with any but a Chartist ully poo r.ra embracetes, the or Petoitphlees's ; not to rent a house tradesman; to abstain from the use of exciseable articles; to convert their paper securities into gold ; and to supply themselves with arms, in order that they might exercise their constitutional rights, and for the maintenance of peace, law, and order. A long discussion then followed upon the mode of electing a general executive of five persons, as recom mended in the report of the organization committee, and also upon other points in the report. The Assembly then adjourned. TATTERSALL'S - THIS EVENING Six teCtocK. SUFFOLK STAKES. 6 to 4 agst Walmgate Bar Without DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Glendower 15 to 2 agst Loadstone 15 to 2 agst Springy Jack 10 to 1 agst Swiss Boy 13 to I agst Surplice 20 to 1 agst Shy lock 20 to 1 agst Eagle's Plume 20 to 1 agst 13esborough 25 to 1 agst The Stinger 25 to 1 agst Nil Desperanclum—taken 30 to 1 agst Sponge OAKS. 9 to 1 agst Do-it-again 10 - to 1 agst Queen of the May IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. The Earl of STRAFFORD, at the request of the Earl of Derby, presented ft petition from Liverpool and Manchester in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill; also, petitions from Clapham, and various places in Wales, with a similar prayer. Lord CAMPBELL presented an immense number of petitions from various places with a similar prayer ; also, several petitions in favour of legalizing the Society of Odd Fellows. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH presented several petitions from various Presbyteries in Scotland against the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill. Lord D ACRE presented several petitions in favour of the measure. The Earl of EGLINTON presented several peti tions against the measure ; also, a petition from the Chamber of Commerce of Glasgow against any alter ation in the navigation-laws. JEWISH DISABILITIES BILL. In reply to a question from Lord STANLEY, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE fixed the second reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill for Thursday, the 25th, on the understanding that it should not be postponed beyond that day. LAW REFORM. Lord BROUGHAM would then bring forward his motion on the administration of the law on Friday, the 12th. The Earl of ABERDEEN had never before heard of a motion being advanced. It might Le postponed, but not advanced. The Earl of RADNOR suggested that the Noble and Learned Lord might withdraw his motion for the 16th, and give a fresh notice for the 12th. Lord BROUGHAM would adopt the suggestion of his Noble Friend, and withdraw his former notice, and give notice for the 12th for his motion on the subject. CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS BILL. Lord LYNDHURST asked if his Noble and Learned Friend opposite intended to proceed with his Criminal Proceedings Bill on the 12th ? Lord CAMPBELL said it was his intention to proceed with that Bill on Friday next. PETITIONS. Lord BEAUMONT presented several petitions from various places in favour of the Jewish Disabili ties Removal Bill. The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S presented a peti tion from the students of Lampeter College in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill. Lord KINN AIRD presented several petitions from various places to the same effect. The Bishop of WINCHESTER presented several petitions against the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill. AFFAIRS OF SPAIN. Lord STANLEY then rose to draw their Lord ships' attention to the correspondence between Lord Palmerston and Mr. Bulwer and the Duke of Soto mayor, in the affairs of Spain, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) CD trb 11°Vition SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. FRANCE. The sth of May being the anniversary of the death of Napoleon, a grand funeral service was cele brated in the Church of the Invalides. Several mem bers of the Imperial family were present, namely, Jerome Bonaparte, and his two children ; Napoleon Bonapare, Deputy for Corsica ; and Princess Ma thilda Demidoff ; Joachim Murat, Deputy to the National Assembly ; and Pierre Bonaparte, son of Lucien, and Deputy of Corsica. Among the others present were—Marshal Molitor, Governor of the Invalides ; General Petit, Deputy- Governor ; Generals Fabvier, Gourgard Friant, Montholon, Chatry- Lafosse, &c. The Duguesclin, 90-gun ship, was launched with complete success, at Rochefort, on the 3d instant. The steam corvette Colbert, of 320-horse power, was launched at Cherbourg, on the sth, without any accident. AUSTRIA. The following is the official report by Count NUGENT of the recent operations of his army in the Venetian territories. It is dated Udine, April 27 : " The bad weather and heavy rains throw difficulties in the way of repairing the bridge over the Tagliamento, but I hope to-morrow at least to be able to send over the advanced guard, and am co nsequently on the point of marching with the main body of my troops to Codroipo. Some few divisions were transported over the Taglia mento in boats, and well received by the inhabitants on the other side. " To-day the communication was opened through the Fellethal, and a detachment sent against Tolinezzo. The insurgents posted about Ponteba (about 1,500 men) are partly dispersed and partly driven back into the moun tainous district between the Tagliamento and the confines of Carinthia and the Tyrol, intending, perhaps, to unite themselves with the disorderly band at Cudore. The greater portion of them consist ot freebooters, malcontents, and discharged soldiers, who, under the guidance of some Roman Piedmontese, and other leaders, not only stir up the common people, but oblige me to use constant pre cautions for the security of my left flank and rear, us these rebel hordes are continually shifting their position. Forhbeen this serving unreason der r c a c u ( l e e u t h e l e Btraoroopns G a te ve he hi p th es e t r e t d o which h tt h i against them at Venzone and Gemona. Latisana was occupied this morning, arid posts stationed on the right bank of the Tagliamento,who nication with the flotilla of boats which I had caused to be u armed at Tri es t e , an d w hi c h arr i ve d to -d ay at P orto B and Lignano, near the mouth of the Tagliamento. The whole of our columns are consequently united along the Tagliamento as tar as the and Palmonova strictly blockaded in our rear. " As it is now determined to maintain a rigorous blockade of Venice by sea, Colonel Kudriafsky is cruis ing with the frigate Bellona, the brig Montecuoli , the steam ship Vulkano, and some other vessels of war, combined with the flotilla of boats before the above mentioned city. " The advance from the Tagliamento towards the Piave and Treviso, for which the necessary preparations have been already made, will take place without delay, as soon as the bridge at Codroipo is in some degree restored." According to advices received from Codroipo up to the 28th, Colonel NT GENT had arrived on that day with the greater part of his corps. His advanced brigade had that afternoon crossed the Tagliamento by the bridge, which was imperfectly repaired. It is probable, from the advices received, that they occu• pied Pordenone. On the 29th, the Count advanced his left wing, in combination with the flotilla already mentioned, as far as Portograno. The inhabi tants appeared well-disposed, and ready to render all the assistance in their power. Deputation s had already arrived at the head-quarters of the army from various places, including Sacile, with offers of submission. All the bridges are destroyed. The natal day of the Emperor FERDINAND was commemorated with great enthusiasm at Mon Fal cone and Umago. The Government of Trieste has prohibited the ex , portation of horses. DENMARK. The advance of the troops of the Confederation into the kingdom of Denmark has been officially com municated to the Provisional Government of Holstein by the following dispatch from General WRANGEL. It is dated Fredericia, May 3 : " I have the honour to acquaint the Provisional Government that yesterday, on the anniversary of the battle of Gross Gorschen, the German troops under my command crossed the frontier of Jutland at Koldiug, and on the evening of the same day took possession of the fortress of Fredericia, the must important tete du port of Denmark on the mainland. The enemy retreated from the frontier of the Danish province and the strong posi tion at Kidding without offering any resistance, and Fre dericia itself opened its gates to a patrol of the advanced guard of General Von Bonin. All the Danish troops had passed over into Fiihnen, taking the greater part of their materiel with them; but seven cannon which had been buried, and a considerable quantity of ammuni tion and provisions fell into our hands. The enemy appear to have had some intention of holding out against us in Seefort, as the moat had been newly pallisaded. I have already given the necessary direc tions for the destruction of this fort. At three o'clock this afternoon the German banner was hoisted on the flag staff of Seefort, and saluted with 101 discharges of artd lery. As long as this banner waves there, no toll will be raised from vessels passing the Little Belt. I cannot sufficiently praise the courage and endurance with which the troops under my command met the dangers and sup ported the fatiguing marches that have led to these glorious results. " WRANGEL, Commander-in-Chief." By dispatches from General HALIKETT it appears that the headquarters of the Hanoverian troops were still at Nubel, but were to be removed on the 3d to Ulderup. The armed Danish ships are cruising between Alien and the main land, firing occasionally at the German troops, but, it is said, without occasioning any loss. The Representatives of the Foreign Powers in Copenhagen have been officially informed that the blockade of Stettin, Stralsund, Rostock, and Wismar commenced on the 2d of May ; that of Pillau and Dantzic on the 3d; that of the mouths of the Elbe is delayed till the 10th, but the latter measure is pro visional only, and is left liable to further considera tion. It is satisfactory to hear that all neutral vessels carrying mails, or in the service of the post offices, and having no cargo exposed to seizure as hos tile freight, are excepted from the blockade. Letters received in Ham burgh from the prisoners on board the Dronning Maria, in Copenhagen, describe their treatment by the Danish authorities as having been better than it was at first represented. The Swedish journals express much sympathy for the position of Denmark, and condemn the " lust f ut 2 h r een c e o pr n aa q i:hi e sa s h d t, " exhibit e d by th e G ermans . A S we dish ay increa se d known. arrived activity in both Copenhagen in Sweden on a an d mission N 0 to r . Nor way ; Government; tivity in the naval departments has been observ e d but .' whether Denmark has really received any o ff er of su pport fr om th ese P owers i s not suffering i n Ham arts The pro bability that the Elbe will be Commerce and business a burgh from the blockade of three hold e r s o f csaaulessj,nags t t h he interrupti on closedeu) on the 10th h as already stocks o c ks of had goo d tshteo limit effec effect t h o e f i r of supplies will increase the demand for what i s already in hand. In addition to the exception of mail packets from the blockade, it is a scertained that g oods belonging to states hostile to Denmark, carried in neutral ships, if they were loaded at the port of departure before the decided outbreak of hostilities was known, will not be confiscated. -------- (THIS DAY.) riANCERY*- of VI CE-C--- oN. Y-GENERAL v. WILS ATTORNk. oc which have already in this case, d to-day. The (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR ENGLAND.) The arguments cupied the Court the Court upon an informat newiey,s case came before d case with respect to Lady were resume doubtless ' n relating Charity, which has been, to the long-contested the source of so mu the Church of ng aware, ters from various bodies of lli,sen remembered that in the case id four days, our readers are the Unitarians la difference erence betweenE the l o a f nd t h . e It A t w to il r i n d ey o . u .G bt e le n tv and their claims claim to the charity proper„. a t B p ists, the Inde pendents, been set aside, the doubtless a b l e v . S ch h o 11 p th e e nde p ti r t o s, pe a rt n 3 d ,. theThDeissecnatsieng will Presbyterians claimed several days yet, but it may the present moment, to state how the case now stands. • h was ulti mately the former proceedings in the cause, which not probablybe improper at decided in the House of Lords, the decisions were unanimous against the claims of the Unitarians, who had intruded into the charity; and that result led to an Act of Parliament, which quieted the claims of parties who should hereafter be, under similar circumstances, of long possession n otwithstanding a gradual departure from the tenets of the founder. But the Act did not touch the present case, which was pending at the time when the Act was introduced. The Unitalians being excluded from the charity, the question remained entirely open as to which of the different classes of what are sometimes called orthodox Dissenters were admissible. The original relators were of the class of Independents, and succeeded in driving out the Unitarians. The effect of that decision was an order to remove the Unitarian trustees, and a reference to the Master to appoint new trustees. The parties who then commenced the new war between themselves were the In dependents and the Scotch Kirk in England, and a branch which separated from it in 1733, called the Secession Kirk. These two latter parties attempted to show that the foundress was a Presbyterian on the model of the Scotch Presbyterians, and not an Independent. All the parties were allowed by an order of the present Lord Chancellor to go before the Master on the reference. The Master made his report in 1837, which was to the effect that out of two classes of seven grand trustees and seven sub trustees he appointed of each class two from the repre sentatives of the Kirk, two from the Secessionists, and three from the Independents. In 1843 the case was brought before this Court upon exceptions to the report. But his Honour overruled the exceptions. The cause w as now brought to a hearing, and the same question which was debated oa the exceptions was raised more formally. The trust was created in the year 1707. The estates were given by Lady Hewley, who was the widow of a bencher of Gray's Inn and a Dissenter, "for the benefit of poor and godly preachers of Christ's Holy Gospel," and for poor and godly widows of such poor and godly preachers, and for promoting the pr eac hi ng o f Chri s t's i Holy Gospel n poor places, and for the education of young men intended for the ministry, and that York and the four northern counties should have the preference, and a hospital was to be founded at York. Mr. Bethell and Mr. Chandlers, who appeared as counsel for the promoters (the Independents), con tended, in opening the case several days since, that the members of the Sc o t c h Ki r k i n E ng l an d, or ministers licensed in Scotland, and having chapels in England, were theA not entitled.etsof Uniformity That Scotch northe Toleration nt within Act, which !referred to them; and that the Independents, Baptists, and Presbyterians of Lady Hewley's time were represented by the class now called Independents. That the name of Presbyterians had grown into dis repute, on account of the profession by many of that body of Socinian principles, and hence had almost disappeared, an d t h a t of Independents now prevailed in its stead. The persons who now came forward :as of the Scotch or Secession Kirk in England were, in fact, members of the Church of Scotland, which claimed and exercised jurisdiction over them, and they, the mem bers of a great national Church, would disclaim the title of Dissenters, and would separate themselves alto gether from the great body of English Dissenters, but that it was supposed something was to be gained by the use of the name on this occasion. Mr. Stuart, Mr. Rolt, and Mr. Bacon, on subsequent days, followed on the behalf of parties who had a common interest with the relators, and to-day Mr. Swanston, with whom was Mr. James Packer and Mr. Malins, opened the case of the defendants, the Dis senting Presbyterians. The arguments of the Learned Counsel occupied the Court the whole day. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) HILTON V. LORD GRANVILLE. (Continued from our Afternoon's Edition.) After hearing Counsel on both sides, the Cour reserved its decision. The case will go to a Court of Error. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice ERLE.) IN RE CHARLES NORVAL. Mr. PARRET moved fur a rule nisi, calling upon the Judge of the County Court of Lambeth to show cause why a writ of prohibition should not issue, to restrain him from issuing his warrant in a case where Mr. Norval was the defendant. By the 122 d section of the County Court Act power was given to the judge to assist landlords to recover possession of small tenements, where the rent did not amount to 501., and where the tenant had made default in payment of the rent. The section pro vided that " upon proof" of the non-payment the Judge should be at liberty to issue his warrant to give the landlord possession. Ia this case the defendant held ander an agreement ; but, nevertheless, the Judge of the Comity Court decided against thim. The Judge, however, did not issue his warrant within a reasonable time after the decision; and, on behalf of Mr. Norval, it was contended that he ought now to be prohibited from issuing it at all. Mr. Justice ERLE said the application was premature. The issuing of the warrant might now be illegal, and it was not the practice of the court to issue orders to re strain parties from committing illegal acts, until the ille gality had actually commenced. It would be time issued his to apply to the court, when the judge had his warrant. Rule refused. WALKER AND OTHERS v. DANVEY ♦ND OTHERS. Mr. PEARSON moved for a rule nisi, calling upon the Judge of the County Court of Middlesex, to show cause why a writ of prohibition should not issue to restrain the plaintiffs from proceeding further in the case. The Court was aware that the 58th section of the County Court Act provided that the judge of any of these courts could not have jurisdicion in any case where the title to corporial or incorporial property was involved. Now in this case the defendant rented three houses in Chelsea, which the late Mr. J. Sickery of tire same place lett by his last will and testament to Mrs. Jane Peary, and by the same will he bequeathed the same property to the plaintiff in trust for Mrs. Jane Feary. Subse quently to the death of the testator the rents were paid to Mrs. Feary, with the consent of the plaintiffs, but Mrs. Feary had since died, and the plaintiffs demanded that the rent should he psid to them. The executors of Mrs. Feary also set up a claim under the will of Mr. Sickery. and the result was that the matter was carried into the County Court, and a decision was made to the effect that the rent ought to be paid to the plaintiffs. The Act, however, took the ca-e out of the jurisdictio❑ of the County Court, and as the defendant might possibly be called upon to pay the rent twice over they wished to have all further proceedings in the County Court stopped, and the matter carried to a higher tribunal. Rule nisi. MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.) Mary Ann Shearri, Sophia Garnett, and Isabella Hyde three notorious thieves, were placed before Mr. Bing ham, the former charged with stealing from Mrs. Sarah Snenshott a purse, containing two sovereigns and seven shillings, and the two latter charged, on suspicion, with being concerned in stealing the same. James Hall, footman in the service of Sir James Roe, 96, Piccadilly, said, on Saturday afternoon, about lour o'clock, he was at 238, Regent-street, and saw the pri soner Sheard standing outside the shop. Witness watched her, and saw her go up to a lady who was looking in the shop-window, and put her hand into the lady's pocket. The prisoner then looked round, and seeing that witness was observing her, ran away. Witness then went up to the lady and asked her it' she had lost anything ? The lady felt in her pocket, and said that she had lost her purse. Witness then told the lady what he had seen, and went in pursuit of the pri soner, whom he found near Maddox -street, with the purse in her possession. He detained her till a consta ble arrived, when he gave her in charge. Mrs. Sarah Sparshott identified the purse produced as her property. Andrews, 116 0, said he took the prisoner Sheard into custody, and on their way to the station she said that the other two prisoners were as much in it as she was, and that Hyde had taken the purse and gave it to her. He went in search of the other prisoners, and found them concealed in the coal-cellar of a public-house in Maddox street. lie then took them into custody. The prisoners Garnett and Hyde denied all knowledge of Sheard, and protested they had never seen her before. Mr. BINGHAM said he should commit Sheard for trial, but as there was no legal evidence against the other two, he should give them one more chauce by discharging them. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—Henry Dutton, a poor half starved sailor, residing at No. 35, St. Clement's-lane, was charged before Mr. Bingham with having attempted to commit suicide, by jumping into the Serpentine in Hyde-park. Godfrey, the deputy superintendent of the Royal Humane Society, said, on Saturday, about one o'ch ck in the afternoon, he saw the prisoner jump from the bridge into the water. He imme diately rowed to the spot and dragged him out in a state of great exhaustion, and took him to the receiving-house and placed him in a warm bath. When he recovered himself he told witness that he had a wife and four children, who, with himself, were in great distress and starving. He also said that be was tired of his lite, and had resorted to the above means to get rid of all his troubles. Mr. BINGHAM in the most kind and feeling manner addressed the prisoner on the enormity of the offence, which he said was a most cowardly way iof getting rid of trouble, and only resorted to by those who had not the moral courage to bear up against difficulties and misfortune. He would now discharge him, providing he (prisoner) would promise not to repeat the offence. The prisoner's brother here came forward, and under took to take care the prisoner did not attempt the same again. Mr. Buicaust then discharged him. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) . ass G ero ß b O le U ti P to X -d l a V y . This Gro u in Committee Room p re No. 30 ; Mr. Eliot Y EXETER, YEOVIL, in th e c h a i r . OVIL, AND DORCHESTER Mr. D. HILL openedAthe NC case for th e p romo t ers o f HES. this B Bill, which, after by a Committee of theallvery severe contest, was but the struggle between the two of Commons last session, passed South-Western and the G reat contending parties, the was protracted till so i G ate .at Western Companies, wa s not time to carry aperiod that it there The Bill was to authorise the construction int° the Lords. the narrow gauge, from Salisbury through of a line, on Exeter, with branc hes to Brid port and Shaftesbury. Th e merits of the schem e were full y gone into last e u lti m ately established to the sa t i sfaction of 3;11 e Coar, and mittee; and it was, therefore, not intended to re° - pm the general c ase. The opposition, he understood, en 5s to be directed a g ainst the subscription contracts. It I.W•as contended by the opposing petitioners that, the subscrip- ti o n contract was in valid, but it would be proved beyond all question that there was no ground for such an allegation; and he was sure the mom mmite decision com e tee, in the end, w ould have no difficulty in confirming mho to last _year. The COMMITTEE decided that they would not require the promoters to substantiate their subscription con tracts, but throw the onus of proving their informality upon the opposing petitioners. Mr. KEATING then addressed the Committee on behalf HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed :—.Bristol and Clifton Gas Light Amendment Bill, Derby Waterworks Bill, East and West Looe Harbour and Bridge Bill, Herculaneum Dock Bill, Huddersfield Improvement Bill, Stirling Water works Bill. Mr. MACGREGOR presented a petition from the Manchester Lodge of Odd Fellows, praying for the legalization of their body. Sir W. SOMERVILLE presented a petition from the Bells board of guardians, praying for an altera tio❑ of the Irish poor-laws. Mr. WALTER presented petitions from the inha bitants of Biackfriars in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. Mr. HEY\VOOD presented petitions from Hert ford against the game-laws. 111 r. J. B. SMITH presented a petition from Forfar, praying for an alteration of the law of entail in Scot land. Mr. URQUHART presented a petition from Staf ford against the Health of Towns Bill. Lord ASHLEY presented petitions from White chapel, Hampstead, and the Isle of Wight, in favour of sanitary reform. Lord DUNCAN presented petitions from Bath against the Health of Towns Bill. Mr. P. SCROPE presented petitions against the sale of spirituous liquors on Sunday. Mr. HILD YARD presented similar petitions from W hitehaven. Mr. HUME presented similar petitions from Arbroath. NOTICES OF MOTION Mr. MACGREGOR gave notice that on an early day he should move for various returns connected with the fees and salaries of the parties employed in various public offices. Sir B. HALL gave notice that on Thursday he should move for a return of the number of electors registered in the United Kingdom for the election of 1847 ; the number who polled at the election, speci fying the names of the various towns and boroughs to which the electors belonged, and also a return of the number of houses rated to the poor in each of such towns or boroughs. GOVERNMENT OF MALTA. Dr. BOWRING, seeing the Hon. Gentleman the Under-Secretary of the Colonies in his place, wished to ask him a question of which he had given notice. The inhabitants of Malta had been long expecting that a popular representative government would be conceded to them, and as he understood the subject had been under the consideration of the Colo nial-office, he should be glad to know whether any measures were in progress for extending to the people of Malta the benefit of popular institutions in any shape ? Mr. HAWES said, if his Honourable Friend meant by his question to ask whether a re presentative government was to be conceded to to o ext place, Malta, the only answer he could give him was that no such measure was in contemplation. He should do but ill justice, however, to the Governor of Malta if he omitted to take this opportunity of stating that the Governor had several important measures unalitrib under his consideration for improving the condition of h the island. In the first place, he was ascertaining ell t in the .government e expediency of municipal institutions, and, in the he had appointed two Commissioners, one inquire into the state of the commercial law, know whether' and the other to ascertain the state of the criminal municipal , with the view to improvement. The Go vernorme_u had also had under consideration various other principle of popular in _', s r.es, with the view of trying to effect improve- Dr. BOWRIN government of h th e e g i l s a la d n t d o . institutions would be based upon the the ta • • 1 would Popular representati - n ? Mr. HAWES could give no information what ever upon that point now, but a report on the sub ject was daily expected from the Governor. CEYLON. In reply to Mr. HUME, Mr. LABOUCHERE stated that there was some difficulty in assimilating the management of Ceylon to that of our other possessions, as its laws were regulated by the Parliament at home, but that he would enter further into the matter when he brought forward his motion on Monday next with respect to our Indian possessions.—(clear.) SPAIN. Mr. URQUHART wished to know whether the interpretation put upon the conduct of Mr. Bulwer by a Noble Lord in another place was sanctioned by the Government, as he had censured his conduct ? Also: whether the letters of the 10th and 11th, of which extracts (my had been furnished, could not be laid on the table ; ar whether the Duke of Soto mayor had condescended to reply to the recent com munications made to him by Mr. Bulwer? Lord PALMERSTON replied that the conduct of Mr. Bulwer was approved of by the Government. If the Honourable Gentleman and the House wished to have the letters referred to in full he had no objection to produce them ; but those passages expunged had reference to matters which, though proper for the information of the Govern ment, were hardly proper to lay before the House, With respect to the third question of the Honourable Gentleman, he had to state that he had ❑ot yet re ceived any intimation from Mr. Bulwer that the Duke of Sotomayor had acknowledged his last dispatch. Mr. URQUHART then gave notice that he should, to-morrow, in bringing forward a motion with respect to the Peninsula, take that opportunity of making some remarks which he thought appli cable to the present state of things in that country. DENMARK AND PRUSSIA.—MEDIATION OF ENGLAND. ➢lr. URQUHART then inquired in what position this country stood in reference to Denmark—whether the Prussian forces had entered into the Danish provinces? Lord PALMERSTON said there was reason to believe that orders had been given for the advance ment of the troops to Jutland. With respect to the other question, he had to state that the parties had consented to accept the good offices of the British Government as mediators—(Hear)—and he was in communication with both parties, and hoped to be en abled to bring matters to an amicable and satisfactory adj ustment. Mr. URQUHART inquired if an application of the same nature had been made to Russia. Lord PALMERSTON was understood to say that Denmark had applied to both. THE RIVER PLATE. In reply to Mr. BANKS. LordPALMERSTON stated that no communication had taken place between this Government and the Provisional Government of France with respect to the River Plate. In conjunction with the late Go -vernment that of England sent out instructions which he believed would ultimately lead to the amicable adjustment of the matter. They had no reason to think that the present Government of France would withdraw those instructions. He understood that the Elbe and the Eider had been blockaded, which of course would be regulated by the laws usually in force on such occasions. British subjects (he be lieved) were allowed to pass uninterruptedly. VAN DIEMAN'S LAND. In reply to Mr. HUME, Lord J. RUSSELL stated that he proposed to introduce a measure in the course of the session to afford this colony a representative government. ENTAILED ESTATES. In reply to Mr. BRIGHT, the Noble Lord stated that this Bill would be introduced into the House from the House of Lords at the earliest possible mo ment, consistent with the progress of other Bills, like that with respect to the navigation-laws. CRACOW. Lord PALMERSTON, in answer to a ques- tion from Lord Dudley Stuart, stated that he had received information that in consequence of certain events that had taken place in Cracow, there was a bombardment, or rather a cannonade upon the town, which lasted for some hours, and that it afterwards ceased.—(Laughter.) JAMAICA. Lord G. BENTINCK wished to know from the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he had received any confirmation of the statement that had appeared in the Jamaica Times of the answer of Sir Charles Grey, then Governor of Jamaica, to a deputation with an address to him, which was to the effect that matters were in an unsatisfactory state at home; that there was a Committee sitting- on Indian affairs and that al though her Majesty's ministers had stated they would not alter there policy, that was no to be considered linal. Mr. HAWES had no knowledge of the deputation havit:g taken place, or the answer to it. SPAIN. Mr. BANKES wished to know from the Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, how it was that the extract from the Spanish correspondence in the Clamor Public°, that was promised by the Noble Lord, was not among the papers that had been laid on the table of the House. He also wished to know whether the statements that had appeared in in the French papers was derived from the Spanish Government. He also wished to know how it hap pened that the whole of the correspondence had ap peared in the daily papers twenty-four hours before it was in the hands of Members ? Lord PALMERSTON said, in answer to the first question of the Honourable Member, he could not find among his papers the copy of the Clamor Public° ; he had, however, since obtained an other copy which he had no objection to lay on the table of the House. With regard to the source from whence the French French newspaper had obtained its information, he had no direct authority upon the subject, but this was clear, it was not direct either from her Majesty's Government or Madrid, but his firm conviction was that it came from Spain. HEALTH OF TOWNS. The Earl of LINCOLN stated that it was his intention in Committee on the health of Towns Bill this evening, to move the omission of the 4th and sth clauses, and if he suc ceeded in that he should propose in the 6th clause, to pace the appointment of superintending inspec tors in the hands of the Secretary of State. THE CUSTOMS. Mr. M'GREGOR wished to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government whether he was dis posed to make any arrangement with him for fixing a day to bring on his motion relating to the Customs. If not he should be compelled to bring it on when it was proposed to go into a Committee of Supply. Mr. E WART said, before the Noble Lord answered that question, he wished to say a word or two in reference to it. If he was not mistaken, the Hon. Gentleman's motion stood in the position of a dropped notice ; and he begged to inform the [louse that on Monday last, when it stood on the paper, he stood behind the Hon. Member in the lobby when the House w as being counted.—(Hear, and laughter.) Lord J. RUSSELL said he could not give the Hon. Gentleman a day. Mr. MACGREGOR begged leave to explain the apparent inconsistency alluded to by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, the Member for Newark. When he came down on Tuesday afternoon about half-past three o'clock, he found in the lobby abuut twelve Members, but no Member of the Govern ment was present. Soon afterwards the number was increased a little, but still there was no member of Government in attendance ; and although he endeavoured to beat up Members to make a House, he saw it was utterly impossible to effect that object. He, of course, was aware of the number of Members in the House and the number in the lobbies; but as it fell very far short of a House, he saw no necessity for going into the House when it was counted.—(Hear, hear.) HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. In answer to a question from Sir R. H. INGLIS, Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated that it was in tended to make a material alteration in the Public Health Bill. It was proposed to introduce a clause to establish a Public Health Commission, consisting of four members, two of whom should be paid and two unpaid, one of the paid Commissioners having a seat in that House. Lord MORPETH and Mr. BOUYERIE presented peti tions in favour of the Bill. On the motion for going into Committee on the Bill, Mr. SPOONER rose to resume the adjourned debate. He said, although the Government had made various alterations in the Bill, the principle of it remained the same and he objected most de cidedly to th e power which was proposed to be given to a central board in London to control the affairs of the different localities affected by the Bill. There was, also, an unlimited power given to the Lords of the Treasury to appoint officers and officials under the Bill, which power he con sidered unwarranted and unconstitutional. He admitted that some superintending body was ne cessary to see that proper sanitary measures were adopted in the different localities . ; but he pro tested against the interference of Government in the local administration of the different towns such as was proposed by the Bill.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord at the head of the Government would find so many complicated interests affected by the Bill that he would be unable to carry it through the House, and he would suggest the pro priety of the Government withdraviing the Bill and bring in one which was more in accordance with the opinions of the House and the country. In the present state of distress which prevailed in the country it was most absurd to give unlimited power to the Government to increase the expenses of the State. The retail dealers in tryst of the large towns were quite unable to pay additional taxes, and they would object to the Bill which so unne cessarily did so. He trusted the Government would, therefore, bring in a Bill more likely to meet the ap probation of the House; but if they endeavoured to press the present measure through the Hou-e, he for one should issue his protest against it. The Honourable Gentleman, the member for Falkirk, had an important motion in the paper, which should receive his hearty support—namely, that they should proceed through and complete the details of the Bill, before they appointed Commissioners to carry it out. The Government would do well by adopting his suggestion. The result of the principle of centralization sought to be introduced by the Bill would lead to this result—local boards would decline to act, assistant commissioners would only act when they thought proper, and everything would be left to the London board, who could not be expected to manai s e satisfactorily purely local matters. It was absurd to expect that men of independent spirit would act when their proceedings were liable to be quashed by an irresponsible board sitting in Lond n, Agriculture would be .nixed up by the Bill with town parishes, which could not fail to involve the management of the Commisssioners in inextricable confusion, because all kinds of rates were calculated for different pur poses. He would suggest that the Bill should be re ferred to a Committee up stairs, who would examine witnesses, and point out from their evidence how a practicable measure might be successfully framed and carried into operation. His object for moving the adjournment of the debate was to enable the Noble Lord to take time to see whether he could not make some concessions to the opponents of the Bill. Some concessions he certainly had made, but it was of a very trifling character, and for the reasons he had already urged, he should vote for the amendment of the Hon. Member for Stafford, if he determined to carry it to a division. Mr. SLANEY said the Honourable Gentle man who just sat down had spoken with a good deal of fluency upon this subject, but he must confess that nothing had fallen from him to show that the measure ought to be defeated. The time had arrived when it was the duty of the House, not for their own sakes, but for the sake of mitigating the sufferings of the great mass of the people, to establish a large and sanitary regulations. Ten years the subject had been under consideration, and still nothing had been done, and in that space of time the neoessity fur passing such a measure as this had more than doubled. Ten or fifteen years ago the grant mass of the people consisted of agricultural labourers, but since then the populations of towns had increased to such an enormous extent that the agricultural labourers were greatly in the minority, and such a measure as this must of necessity be passed to im prove the social conditions of the large bands of men, women, and children, who to ere congregated together in the extending manufacturing districts of the north. Commission after Commis sion had sat upon this subject and urged upon the Legislature the necessity of passing such measure as With what grace then could the House re fuse this concession to the working classes ? He hoped, however,; that the Government would persevere with the measure, and they might depend upon ultimately carrying it through. Nay, had the support of the majority of the people out of doors, and they would terribly loose cast if they slackened in their exertions to carry the 13:11. (LEFT SPEAKING.) FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. G. Cork, High-street, Islington, livery stable keeper, May 26, at half past one—A. E. Player, Braintree, Essex, grocer, May 26, at one—H. Watson, Wilson. street, Finsbury, stove grate manufacturer, May 26, at one—G. Puckle, Southwark and Corn-exchange, Mark. lane, hop and corn factor, May 26, at one—C. Black• more, Cork-street, Middlesex, tailor, May 26, at two. In the Country. T. Fletcher, Loscoe, Derbyshire, grocer, May 26, at eleven, at the Court, Nottingham—W. Townley, Black burn, Lancashire, cotton spinner and cotton manufac turer, June 1, at eleven, at the Court, Manchester—lt. E. Huntly, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, wine and spirit merchant, May 26, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle upon-Tyne—G. Robinson and M. Farrand, Almondbury, Yorkshire, fancy cloth manufacturers, May 30, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—C. S. Jackson, Leeds, cloth mer. chant, June 5, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—W. Walker and J. Gray, Leeds, woolstaplers and cloth manufacturers, June 6, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds. • PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. T. Suger, Kingston upon-Hull, coal merchant, a final dividend of id., also a first dividend of Is. 9d. on new proofs, on Wednesday, May 10, or any loam ingWed ocs day, between the hours of one and four, at the offieo of Mr. Stansfeld, Hull. G. Rougehnont, Broad street. buildings, City, merchant, 65., on any Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Graham, Coleman-street. G. Webb and A. T. Webb, Great St. Helen's, wine merchants, 9d., on Saturday, May 6, and two follo , ing Saturdays, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch lane. G. Webb, Great St. Helen's, wine merchant, ls. 6(1., on Saturday, May 6, and two following Saturdays, be tween the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. T. W. Martin, Oxford, tailor, 55., on Saturday, May 6, and two subsequent Saturdays, between the houts of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch lane. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court. Basinghall-street. S. Treacher, High Wycombe, dealer in artificial manure and farmer, May 26, at one—G. Armfield, jun., Croydon, coach builder and harness maker, May 26, at half• past eleven—W. Inwards, Luton, Bedfordshire, straw plait merchant, May 26, at twelve—J. Notting, Poole, Dorsetabire, currier and cordwainer, May 26, at twelve—C. Murgatroyd, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside, warehouseman, May 26, at twelve—C. J. Hubbard, Stockwell Park-road, brewer, May 26, at eleven—R. Brown, Brixton, victualler, May 26, at one. In the Country. J. Williams, Cheltenham, mercer and draper, May 26, at one, at the Court, Bristol—K. Wake, Kingston upon- Hull, merchant, June 14, at half past ten, at the Court, Kingston-upon-Hull —J. Wooler, Stockton on-Tees, draper, May 26, at half-past ten, at the Court, Newcastle upon-Tyne—J. Bowes, Liverpool, ale and porter dealer, June 5, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. J. Sullivan, Winsford, Cheshire, salt merchant and ship owner, June 5, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. C. Gwillim, Bishop's Frome, Herefordshire, cattle dealer and farmer, May3o, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—C. Walker, Birmingham, maltster and licensed victualler, May 31, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birmingham—C. Kent Ash bourn, Derbyshire, draper, May 29, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—G. Callam, Manchester, shawl and fringe manufacturer and Scotch warehouseman, May 29, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—G. T. Bateson, Warrington and Moss-side, Lancashire, iron founder, May 28, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester. At the Court of Review, May 26. W. Baker, Stone, Staffordshire, and Tarperley, Cheshire, J. Lockett, and J. Nicholson, Stone, Staff)rct shire, railway contractors, builders, and brick makers R. Stapleton and W. Thorn, Whitefriars, Paddington, and Battle-bridge, scavengers, dust contractors, and brick makers—T. Lowe, sen., Whitchurch, Shropshire, bone and guano dealer—J. Green, Pall-mall and Sloane street, wine merchant—R. Parry and J. Roberts, Liver pool, joiner and builders—A. E. Player, Braintree, Essex, grocer and cheesemonger—W. E. Grundy, Brid port, Dorsetshire, banker—C. Street Ventor, Isle of Wight, builder—W. Baxter, Northumberland -street, Strand, hotel keeper—T. Hardwick, Dunstable, Bed fordshire, grocer—Eliza Anne Edwards and Mary Em ins Edwards, Bristol, bankers—J. H. Brownlie, Richmond street, St. James's, cabinet maker and upholsterer—J. Phipps, High Holborn, saddler—S. Brown, Sunderland, common brewer and maltster—J. Schlesinger, Birming ham, manufacturer of metals—B. Firth, Hartshead cum-Clifton, Yorkshire, cotton spinner—E. J. Coates and J. Hilliard, Bread-street, Cheapside, Manchester, Liverpool, Leicester, and New York, merchants. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. W. Parker and T. R. Harrison, St. Martin's-lane, printers—J. Harley and H. James, Brixton, builders — AL F. Brownrigg, W. S. Brown, and J. B. Miller , Liver pool and Bo m b a y W. Page and J. G. Hine, Chesterfrild, Derbyshire, sewing cotton manufacturers—J. Medworth and T. M. Winter, Crown...street, Walworth, braziers— T. Harding and A. Tirrell, Vauxhall-street, Lambeth, tarpaulin manufacturers —E. Fussell and J. S. Mans ford, Sherborne, Dorsetshire, surgeons and apothecaries —J. Rigby and E. Rigby, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, ironfounders—K. Bradshaw and G. Bradshaw, Men chester, bakers—B. Langtree and J. Darnton, Man chester, slate merchants—R. Pagan, R. Ogden, and A. Stewart, Rochdale, woollen manufacturers (so far as regards IL Ogden)—W. E. Clark and J. Goodacre, Liverpool, grocers and teadealers—R. Holt, E. Bond, sad G. Holt, Manchester, calico printers (so far as regards E. BJnd)—ll. Nock and J. Nock, Birmingham, watch glass manufacturers—E. Leaf, J. W. Barnett, and F. Scotson, Wood-street, Cheapside, warehousemen—J. Harris, Esher-street, Eambeth, and H. Hayhow, Vassal road, Brixton, paperhangers—E. Crisp, C. Taylor, and and F. A. Crisp, Bethel-place, Camberwell, and Char lotte row, Walworth (so far as regards B. Crisp)--R. Tucker and W. Philpot, Bridport-harb our , coa l, (m i ca, a nd slate merchants — F. Ildnghatn and T. L. 11,11, Bi rm i ng ha m , surgeons and apoth ecar i es —W . Avens and E. D. Lewis, Augustus - street, Regent's park, eng i neers and millwrights—R. Mills and R. M. Mills, the Maze, 'Dooley-street, butchers—T. Tribe, IL Mills, and R. M. Mills, Mill lane, Tooley-street, salt merchants (so far as r J. Milligan, chemistss i .J l i a g i a n ann a , d n and G r u . g R g s l t i s n j ,. P u a . r Pk e'- id s ;Go o . g w a , r d B se Reid, Rjm. J. I. Currie, and W. R. Lempriere, Liverpool—D. Yewdall, J. Yewdall, and J. Edmondson, Calverley, Yorkshire, scribbling millers (so far as regards J. Yewdall). INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Samuel Roscoe, Newton by Tattenhall, Cheshire, farmer's labourer. Isaac Dore, Csrisbrooke, Isle of Wight, blacksmith. .~il ~ r~ ,~~ ~A THE BRA ZILS. FALMOUTH, MAY 6.—The Penguin packet, Lieut Leslie, arrived to-day with the Brazil mails. She left Rio de Janeiro 21st March, and would have reached this port ten days since, had she not expe rienced calms for several days off the Western Islands. She has a good freight, chiefly in dollars and dow bloons. Exchange on London, 26k to 261, at which a fair amount of business had been done; upon Paris the transactions had been important at 348, and bills were negotiated upon the French Government, at thirty days, at 351 to 352 ; moderate transactions upon Flamburgh, at 640 to 645. Specie continued firm, and the transactions were extensive in patriot dollars and doubloons, and in sovereigns, of which sales were effected at 8 980 to 9 . In coffe e, dining e week ending the 18th March, the sales had been to an average amount generally for the United States and Ilainburgh, principally superior and first Atoecif which were quoted at 28s. to 265. 10 d. on board. The exports from the 10th to the 16th were 3,601 bags Altona, 7,733 Channel, 1,291 Genoa, 2,28 8 Hamburgh, 4,550 Marseilles, 147 Oporto. The Emperor returned to Rio de Janeiro on the. 19th Match, and immediately appointed a new Ministry :—President of the Council and Minister of the Empire, Visconde de Macahe ; Foreign Affairs, and in the interim of Finance, Senhor Antonio P aw lino Limpo d'Abreu ; Justice, Senor Jose Ant onio Pimenta Bueno ; Marine, and in the interim of W ar, Senhor Manuel Felisardo de Souza e Mello. SIIIP WRECKED FISHERMEN AND MARINERS' BENEVOLENT SOCIEM The anniversary festival of the above society Wa s celebrated at the London Tavern on Saturday owning; Hedworth Lambton E,q., in the chair. Althoug h long list of distinguished officers and gentlemen aPPes red on the card as stewards on this occasion, we are soil W find that few attended. There were, however, intiV rt. ing the chair that gallant and highly esteemed nobletnne Rear-Admiral the Earl Waldegrave, C. 8., no less distin guished for his support of all institutions connected With the marine of this country than for his services 0 a naval officer; George Frederick Young, Esq., the dl' tinguished advocate for the sailor's rights and our pals' supremacy; Captain Lamont, RN., who is well known for his practical benevolence; Mr, Oliver Lang, of her Majesty's dockyard, Woolwich, whose seat is never VI" cant on such occasions; Captain Swanage, Mr. Atherton, her Majesty's dockyard, Woolwich; Be l George Cockburn, from Wales; Lieutenant Lean, 1 3 4 11 ,.;# Government Emigration agent; Lieutenant Brawn, ft "' Registrar-General of Seamen, &c. We regret that the pressure on our space prevent cur giving at length the excellent addresses on behalf .0 the institution in introducing the toasts connected it. After the usual honours had been paid to the Que e n and Royal Family, the Honourable Chairman's retner'''' were delivered with an earnestness which could not fi g to make an impression, and with a truthfulness 0110 could not fail to convince every one present of the snli rior claims of such an institution as the Shipwreck s Fishermen and Mariners' Society on the benevolence 0` the whole civilised world. There are no less 0 13 ! fi 260,000 fishermen and mariners, and of that numb er less than 2,000 annually perish by shipwreck or stecq dents at sea. It is not only in relieving the ea ses e , destitution which are sure to be brought before public from this awful loss of life, but the society al'_„„ embraces in its sphere of benevolence the relief of the n who, cast on our shores by shipwreck, are without fo r. or clothing, or the means to procure it, and are far fr°:,, their homes and their friends ; and this is not all, In when the subscriptions and donations of a genero us WI," charitable public will permit, the society also ef. tends to the poor humble fisherman on the coast rill' boat, stores, or nets may have sustained injury by s tot the means of repairing the damage, and of again ear l; his bread by honest industry in his hardy and Per il le pursuit. Mr. Lambton fervently entreated public. Is 4, vestigation into the principles and objects of the * 0 ,4 and expressed his conviction that, if thoroughly and advocated as it ought to be, this society ro e ' t s od placed on a level with, and by the side of the hightose the best of the many beautiful charities, the aleillleh—ose of which reflects so much honour on the nations!! chair ter. Mr. Lambton remarked that he occupied Sniatiu on that occasion by the particular desire of the bu t pO• guished officer Sir George Cockburn. Nothing:. Gal, sitive inability from delicate health prevente d tu' „ itt lant Admiral from being present. The Chaittna"'the warmly urging a movement in favour of im , moral and religious condition of the sailor,proving r eferrea. o : that most excellent private institutio n established. 7, Mr. Green, at his own expense , where the friend's!: common sailor, during the interval in which be is Do' employed, might be seen living in every comfort rt moved from every temptation to vice, and with the 0, vantages of a chapel and a pious minister at his service._ The Earl of WALDEGILAVIC most ably supported lbw chairman in his appeal to the public on behalf of al: sailor, and expressed his cordial concurrence in the wi t ' so decidedly expre ssed b y Mr. Lambton, that w hatefe l change might take place in the navigation-laws, n othil should be done to impair the strength of the navy. M. G. F. YOUNG, in responding to e th toast!, V to the Shi' ping I - • se' "Prosperity to pping Interests," with whin r• name was coupled, warmly defend e d t h e shipovinb and ad vocated the sailors' cause, an d, w i t h an a l ar ni was unanimously participated in, stated that withi n h bie previous; eight-and forty hours he had heard sv ll " if i li t own ears in high quarters a man, influential in g'„„ — ot character to those upon whom the decision with. re, 51 ;01 to the navigation-laws may rest, declare that he bel 0 the navy of England would be just as powerful 1 had not a British ship navigating the ocean. The bequests, donations, and subscriptions ann° lll/Cell amounted to 1,5001. A musical party, under the direction of Mr- d t he wEich included the Misses Pyne, was present, M I , be hand of the Caledonian Asylum, with whom Majesty's piper, Angus M'Kay, assisted at the fes' RAILWAY SHARE ARK -L. -- rr LIVERPOOL, MAY 6. pitta' STOCK EXCHANGH.-The sales are-Birkenhea d ' shire, and Cheshire Junction, 311. Shares, 6% ri (late C. and B.), 221. Shares, 9 1 / 2 dis.-Great Northervito is. 3d. dis.-Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 1 _ .0 1 Fifths (late West Riding Union), 3% dis.-Lon dos North-Western, 130%-Ditto New Quarters, 21 / 4 c ilo. h Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, 5 , 4 die.-Midland Stock, 103 1, 2 -Ditto, New Halve* 40° - Newcastle and Carlisle, 106 c.-Ditto, New 1001.,;480 (black), 4 p.-North Staffordshire, 2% die.-South-Piee and Dover, 24-Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 3 dis._..yor!ft;(s castle, and Berwick (Original N. and B.), 30--- 1 2 1 ., t 00 6 ' and B.) Extension, No. 2, 3' 4 p.-Ditto, G. N. E. ." 'To4 P.• MANCHESTER, MAY 6. Llscid STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-liirkenhes-L ht shire, and Cheshire Junction, 6% dis.-Lanas m- 1/ 41,7 Yorkshire, ' Fifths, 15-16 dis.-Ditto, 321. Sharls' A "SOY: - Ditto ( \est Riding Union), 3% dis.-London at an ctiv,,' Western (Man. and Birm.), Quarters (C), 2% p.--P;so , l ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, Ss- Staffordshire, 2% dis.-South-Eastern and Dora , 2 15-16 dis.-Newcastle Junction, 4s. LEEDS, MAY 6. . • . ° STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-EastLancash i r r e 0 1 71. 6s. 3d. dis.-G rea t N or th ern , 10% dis.-Lancesokost, Yorkshire ( West Riding Union) 4 dis. -Leeds and 2 0 1 23 dis.--Lato, New, 20% dis.-North British, Quillt e r; 0 dis.-North Staffordshire, 2% dis.-Oxford, Warc es Wolverhampton, 18 1 % dis. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MAT 6* dCO: STOCK EXCHANOE.-The sales are-Newcastle . 1 1014 3 '' lisle, 105-Ditto, Scrip (red), 3 3 / 4 p.-North British, if,. 11 1 / 4 -Ditto, Thirds, 345. dis.-Ditto, Quarters, 16 ' d fr 1(1°1 SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT BRIGHTON.- -- ° ° , evening, tour little boys were killed by the fall of of the cliff; a short distance to the eastward of 1 3 Sip DV On Saturday evening Mr. Gell, the coroner, b aba Thl 4 °, quest on the bodies at the Abergavenny Arms- bob of the boys were the sons of William Guildford, a 'p man, and the fourth was named Walter Peaceei; le : o oos, jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death, ' Zoe v" panted by a recommendation to the proper anti le ,,,. l lo l l take steps to prevent the recurrence of such si"'iam - _, They also recommended that a fence should b ury , along the edge of the cliff at the top : The k, O e 0" offered their sincere thanks to Captain FraeloYfor 0; Mr. Butler, and the Coast Guard and gas m en, og $ l/ silting, at the risk of their own lives, in extricst ,4_oo# bodies of deceased from the MIAs of the cliff wt" 111 vered them. rto MEN DELSSOHN'S ELIJAH.—This fine Orato.-.00 be again performed by the Sacred Harmonic !.> their Concert in Exeter Hall, on Friday nex t. BIRTHS. t. O. • On the 4th inst., at Buckland-terrace, Plymost,o of Courtenay Philipps, Esq., of a son. f On the 28th ult., in Eaton-square, the wife 0 1011 Divett, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. f On the 28th ult., at Alverstoke Rectory, --n t a • e of the Rev. Thomas Walpole, of a son. 11 l iff f On the 29th ult., at Champion-hill, Camberwe ll ' Baiss, of a daughter. On the 30th ult., at Highlands, Northill, Bedforcie'of wife of William Holmes, Esq., of a son. fig e On the 30th ult., at the Craig, Windermere, •-• Captain Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley, of a daughter. On the 30th ult., at Wobu r n-pl ace , the wife ° Major, Esq., of a daughter. 1100* On the 30th ult., at Rankielleur, Fife, N. 8., the George William Hope, of a son. k $O 4" On the Ist inst., in Westbourne-st ree t, Hyde-Per- 4 '.ear the wife of the Rev. R. W. Browne, of a daug hter. O , Ol OP' ' On the Ist inst. at Upper Bedford-place, Itus e° the lady of Henry Horn, Esq., of a daughter. gie. On the Ist inst., at Albion-street, Hyde-park , Cdr Aikin, of a daughter. $ of. On the Ist inst., a t St. J ames ' s Chapel, Han i A c i , e ght' . the wife of the Rev. Henry Stebbing, D.D., of a At ARMED. On the 29th ult., a t St. Mary's, Woolwich , P' Aik O Parratt, Esq., surgeon, Royal Artillery, to only daughter of Sir John Webb, &C. 11., Wooly() J 0.91$ DIES. He O n n ry t L h e e a l ry 9 , th ch o i f ef March,Ritnger of t t rA L ` :- 1I Bart., of Fowlis. On the 2d inst., in Manchester-square, Sir litle Westminster' TOP On the 2d inst., in the Cloisters, v Jane Temple Frere, second daughter of the A. 40 1130.1. Frere, Prebendary of Westminster. hrosine, On the Ist inst., at Stamford-hill, Eup the i F a o n r e e e s'tsLoifeSuclailli'e.daughter of A. Rossetto, Esq. too -11°' t, On the Ist inst., Mr. Moses Crafter, of Pen ~,o t worth, aged 42. of Mr* ' l. ' 0 On the 2d inst., Edith Mary, daugh ter of Park -terrace, Highbury. , 1164' On Tuesday, the 2d inst., in his 73d year Edwards, Esq., of Pye Nest, near Halifax. - ,_,...000,101,0 On the 28th ult., at Blackheath, Major R,lcw" On the 30th ult., the Rev. Cecil Wr a y - - $ 1 Valence, Kent, aged 38. DU _ y 0 O,L 14-4 yrRIN , London: Printed and Published 12,1' 54 0f60901 1 / No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The "1". e• the Strand, in the Precinct of the Sav o y , ' Middlesex, Monday, May 8, 1849.