The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-13 00:00:00

}TONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QtrARIKI? TO The Cotton Market at Livrrpool yesterday was steadier. Sales 6,000 bales. Shares were active, and previous rates were well supported. The sales of Cotton during the week have been 24,120 bales. The accounts of the Bank of England for the week ending May 6, leans in all essential points towards the same direction as last week. The bullion diminishes, though more slowly, the active circulation is extended a little, and the Government balances " creep" up with difficulty. The comparative position of the establish ment, as against the week to April 29, is shown in the following statement : Notes issued 26,176,255 Decrease rest Increase Public Deposits 2,436,781 Increase Other D e p os it s 10,250.972 Decrease Seven Day and other Bills Decrease 3 210 Government Se c urities 320,098 Di-crease Other & cur i t i es Decrease Notes Decrease Bullion 52,558 Decrease Active c i rcu l at i on Increase 18,725 The Continental accounts are, in a commercial point of view, not of particular interest, but there was nowhere My confidence. The failures which have occurred abroad seriously disturb the relations of trade, and the state of our manufacturing districts does not improve so steadily as it was anticipated, although hopes of improve ment continue t o b e i ndu l ge d . Tke w ant of confidence in bills occasions still cross B hipments of specie, which must prove expensive to the mercantile community. Thus, bullion has arrived this week from llamburg h at Hull, while exports to Ham burgh are i n progress from London. The total exports of silver from London this week are 237,000 oz., and 8,351 oz. of gold. The Funds have further declined to-day. The in surrection at Madrid, the continued decline in the stock of bullion, and the tear that France will be compelled to assist Poland and Italy, have all a decided influence. Business is dull in the market. Consols have been 837 to for transfer and ace , unt, and are now about 83} flristhef foriaer, and h t l Ito Juner , have for the latter. Exchequer en 38s. to 41s. premium. Bank Soc is worth 19qt. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, have been 83i to 82 4 Fivehe Foreign Securities have been quiet. Spanish per C,Jits. have declined to 12, and the Three per Cents. to 2l to 211 b -• 2. r - ortuemese Four per Cents have eee 14 to 18 • D L "are 62i to 63k. Railw • `-'" ' arc,' our per Cents . a) bnares are 10 , king flatter, and sales are made More freely, at lower prices. 6 CLOS )NG ONE VII :El4 OF BRITISH FUNDS. 'CLOCK. FRI( ES. Data Stock ........... 1911,4 189, New 142 a per C ent . Reduced". X... B per Cent. C onso l s Annuities ~. 83%3/4 83Li Indi 314 per Cent• Ann 83 8,3! 4 82% 82 3 / 4 a Stock " *** India Bonds, 1,0004 Consols for Account . • 83:1" Exchequer Bills. 1 , 0 00/, Ju ne 4l 38 p IMOO/. March ...... 50 01. March Small, June mut O'CLOCK. 23 p 23 p 83 38p 44 p 44 p 38 p CLOSU t. PRICES 24 15 15; 4 36 tRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 51exican, 5 per Cent. 1846 — Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — Portuguese 5 per Cents Ditto, 4 per Cent 1 7 1,4 17 D itto, Account Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto 3 Der Cent 214 21 21 1 ,4 21 Dividends on the above payble in London. Dutch 2 1 ,4 per Cent., 12 Guild. Ditto, Account 4 2 34 42d/ 4 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 63 1 ,4 62 1 ,4 62% PRICES OF pup. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING R AILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Amber., Nott., Boston, , and Eastern Junction 3 1 4...... Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2'4 — Belfast & County Down 144...... .. Birmingham and Ox ford Junction .... ... 20 Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... Birming.,Wolverh'pton , and Stour Valley 12/. 45 ... ... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Jun, ~... 7i...•.. ... . Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter B5 — Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire... 12/. 4s. dis Caledonian ... 5O ... .. 32 32 1 4 31 1 % 3 1 1,E Ditto. Half Shares .. 64 bitto,Clydesdale June 50 Chester and Holyhead... 4 15 2% Ditto, Preference 7814 -- Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct lO Do. 2J Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports- __, 3 mow h Dublin and Belfast Juno 25 . Dundalk & Enniskillen 17%.... •. East Anglia, 25!., L. & E. and L. and D. .• ••• 2 5 . .•... Do., 181., E. & 11 -- 18 1 , _ Do., 3/. 10 5 . ...... ... 3 ,•2 15%u % tutern Counties... ..... 20 Ditto, Extension,s per Cent., No. 1......6!. 13.5. 4dl % — m dis Ditto ditto, No. 2...6/. 13s. 4 Do. North. & Eastern 5U Do. Q uarters . .. 12% . ... Do. N ew 23 Eastern Union ... 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% .. :.. . Ditto, Thirds .......13• , .4d.. ... _ . ...... Do. ( guar. 6 percent. ) 10 •••••• _ ._ Ditto, ditto t - aat Lan cas hi re Ditto, New 6it ... Ditto, New Quarters ,a ... Edit Lincolnshire ...... 20% ... nburgh and Glasgow 50 •••••• ''' /I __ Ditto Half Shares ... 15 •• •• Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%•••••• _ Edinburgh and Northern 25 Ditto, New.. 6% — -.— Ditto, Newport l3 Ditto, ditto, New 3 3 / 4. •••• -- ... ••.••••.• Exater,Yeovil, & Durch. 2% —..— Ditto, New GGlaagow Dumfries, and Carlisle 8/ 6s. Ed.." ••• ....... ••• •• lasgowlmar., _ & Ayr 50 ...... Ditto N ew ... ...... ... 40 Do.Pr'elerence Consul. 15 - ...... "** 3% Great Northern -- Do., Lonuon and York 2%•••••• ..". tireat South. and West. . ( Ireland) 24 _ Great North of Ditto, New, 40i g 53 .F. n . .. la 1 d . 10 4 t( )) ..• • • • 5 Great Ditto, New, 30/ 30 0,New,15/ ... Ditto 11 %••• - -....... ... 95 Western .. 90 .. 95 .. ....... • ••• , % Shar:es 16 3 4 ......... . D itto, 1,4 Shares 21 Ditto, Fifths . 2O 9 b itto New 171....... 9%..... _...9 Huddersfield and blanch. 26 D itto, Thi rds ..... .... Hull and Selby . 50 •••••• I pswich . .. D itto, H a lf Snares ... 25 •••••• Ditto, 1,4 Shares & Bury St. Edm. 17% _ - ..... ....... Po., do., and Norwich Do., do., E xtens. Scrip 17 % — ••• •• , (ate Camb. & Ely) 2% Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... _ , Ditto, Thirds ....ancashire & Yorkshire 93 . — Ditto ditto . Ditto, % E 2 •••••• ''''''. Shares ...... 43 ••• •• Do. quarter Shares... 14% • Do. Fifths.. ... 9 o. Six teenths 634 —. 6 .. .. 00. Thirds(Reg.).•••• 13 ••••• 5)'6 — Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 ...... Ditto % (late Hutt — deratield and Stietf.) 38 Do.(Wartield,Ponte — tract, and Goole) ,„ 50 _ _ Do•( W. Riding Union)4/.23.- ••• --' 33: ,,i Do. (Preston & Wy re) 25 _., Do. % Shares( A)... 9 •••••• 1 eecti and B radt d ... ...... 50 _ Leads, lle w tp D 00..., (blHalfu,,s) h s 2r: e' 884. e... .. .... 4 1 7 7 :••::-• : -- Ditto,Leedanxcl eTwhiracirc'P....., ..... 4,71 ......... ---- _ ...... ••••••. 26 51/ z Do., Prefer., 6 per et. at • ...... 5114/... ... Liverpool, Crosby and - it•••••• -- Southport • ... .......... . 2 ... Liverp., Manchester, and ... Newcastle Jun ct i on -- ... ..... par 3 dis 50% -n 21 , London & Black wall./, 6s /2 .4 . "'• --- ........... Do. New, No. 2. ..... 54 1 3s.4d . '' 5 ............... ---. 4 7 A Do. Extension 2O *"' --- ..... London, Brighton. and ...... --- ............. .......... South Coast 5O - Do. Consul. Eighths 4O ............ 321 .4 33 323/4... 325 Do. Guarant. 5 per ct 9 .... ---• ....... ....... i Do. Pref. Con. 5 per et 5O :: ... -- ............. _- Ditto. ditto...-. 1852 50 ..... ... ........... London and Greenwich 12/ 158411._ __ ...... - ...... __ Ditto, Preference... 18 178 2d...._ ........ ....... London and N. W es t e rn 100 ...... 13'1 1. 3 . 31,/,...Til ... -• Do. t4tiari e n cL.& B.) 22 ...... - ... "- 134 Ditto, New - ....... ......... ...... -- Ditto, Fifths ..... _.. 2 ...-. 8% ...... . .. 434 Do. 404 Shares( L. M. ) 20 1 - 014, .. .. ................. ............... 8 % Lo. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 7% o. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 7% - 101,' ...... . ...... - Do. 10/. (M. & B.) C. 1 --, ,• - ........... -- Lon'. &8. W - stern 5O ... - 48%... ............. k. Do, New 501. ... - ............... .... 47 "" Do. N ew 401. - -_ Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 - •••• ••••• .... Ditto ditto ...... .... 40 - ••• - Ditto, Thirds..... ...... - 10 London, Salisbury, and iNovil LLondonderry Szeolerain 27% - ondonderry and Er,rar: ...... - ....... - , k ii...n• ..... west ••••-•...... 5 ...... - ... ..... - . Lo oft (4 per et.) ... 2 0 I)'' .... , ~. Ditto (6 per ct.) ..... 3 atanzheiter.lluxton.and .... ~ ..b ia t10ck....... ........ .. 3 . gutchester Sheffield, , WI 14111 , 418411111 4OA .et... 0 ••e. i w ..... 6 Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 . Ditto ditto (\o. 3 ... 74 — -- Ditto, New 101. Pref... 74 7 3/4. — Ditto, tit. Grinv•by ... 30 Ditto ditto . ... ..... 9 Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire lO ...... —••••— ......... Do., Grimsby Dock ls Do., Manchester and Lincoln Union..... 4/. 2s. Manchest.& Southampt. 2 1 / 4 ...... kanidl %'. ... lOO 10 1 1,4j 105 IU .51A, Do. Consolidated Pref.100 Do., do., 501. Shares.— 15 ... .. 10 ........ Do. liirm., and Derbyloo D ~ Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 120 Dist ~ Brist.& Glocstr. 36 Ditto, ditto ... ..... 11/. 3s. 6d... Ditto,Leicest.& Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.100 Midiand Great Western Irish ............ .. ..... 40 filiddlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. attar. Newcastle and Carlisle...100 Do. Quarters 25 Newmrket &Chesterton' 15 1 ,4 Do. Extension .........21. 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford — Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, NV arrenpoint, and Rostrevor Norfolk ... 100 Do. New 20/. ••• Do. Extension Do.Guaranteeil 5 L,2 pc. 5 — Do. du. Waveney Val. 2 .. . N,rthern Counties Union 4 North British ........ ... 25 ...... 22% .. 22% Do. Hall Sharts Do. Quarters 6 14 5% • 5 i i i, 1. , 0 Lxtension ... ~A..••. . 7 - . , .... .. • . ..... Ditt Thirds 3 ll4 North & South-Western 2 ...... ---........— North statlordshire l 2 l / 2...... 10 1 / 8 % 10 1 4 .. 10 North Wales - . . . - North Western Oxtord, Worcester. and Wolverhampton ...,.. 40 ..... ••• • — Reading, Gill'Word. and Reigate Roystcn and llitchui ... 1% - Scottish Central Scottish Midland 25 Ditto, New lO - ........ ••• •• ihellield, Rotherham, andGoole (Nor. Div.) 5 Do. do. (Sou. Div.) 2%...... ....•• Shrewsbury and Birm... 8 Ditto ditto. Class B. 5 Shrewsbury & Chester ( Nor. W. Min.) l6 __ . Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 - •• ••. 000000000 -- Ditto Oswestry ...... 16 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 8 ShroBsbury and Ileretd. 2 Shropshire Union suuLa Dev0n... Do. Preference - •••• •••• •••• ••••• south Staffordshire SI,Y — •••• ••• • • ••• ~.. 130 ich Eastern Do., No. 1 Do., No. 2. Do., ..lu. 3 .. Do., No. 4 South *N ales 23 — south Yorkshire, Don caster, and Lioole 3 — Swans. & Loughor &Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 caw Vale Extension ... 6 Thames Haven Duck and Railway _ 17 1 / 2 •••••• Vale 01 Neal.'... .. 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 15 1 4 ..... .. — Watertord and Limenck 40 ... Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw, . sod Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed .. .. 4 2 3 / 1...... Do. do. do. ... 25 IN est Cornwall AMOR of' hitehaven & Furness 11 ...... -- Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 7 Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... ... ........ 25 ..... 32N 33 Do. Original New and Berwick .. ...... ...... 25 304 17 1 4 l7i /2 u D o o . . E tio x . t i e co is . io 2: .... 1. 1 1 0 5 11 A t ll4 00. G.N t..i'retereuce 8 ...... 9 , /5........ ...... 9y e York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 1/"..c..aM tilaii V% eSt Liu ing Extension . 25 ... 32 1 ,4 31% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 16 Ceylon Demerara lO Dendre Valley... Direct Bombay and Madras — Dutch Rhenish East Indian ...... Great Indian Peninsular ss. Italian and Austrian.... 4 Louvain Ila Sambre ... 6 Luxembourg... 7 Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... Namur and Liege — Northern of France lO - Orleans and Bordeaux 6 •••••• ... •• ...... -•— Over Yssel 4/3s 4d..-.. Paris and Lyons lO .•• •• Paris and Orleans ...... 20 Paris and Rouen ......... 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 - ...... Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... 4 . ; i l -,4 Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours anu Nantes .. 8 Tournay, Jurbise , Lan- . den ' and Hasselt ...... 16 - West F1ander5..........,. 8 1A..... N ... X JOINT STUCK BANKS. London & Westminster. 20 Union of Australia London Joint Stock 10 Union of London ... ..... 10 ...... Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Ditt0,New.............. . National of Ireland — ........ British North American 50 Australasia Ditto New... ..... 10 •• ••• ......... ConanerLial of London 20 Union ut Madrid National Prow. England. 35 Dit to, New ...... 10 Colonial • 25 MINES. Real Del Monte, Unreg. Anglo-Mexican lOO — Brazilian Cocaes&Cuiba 30 ...... British Iron .. . l2 Bolonos scrip ...... .... - Galvanized Iron ...... .. 10 Ditto, New - ••• ...... @se •• LLOYD'S SHIPPING—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY Ipi —Wind E.N.E., light pleasan bretz., and fine clear weather. KIRKALDY, MAY 10.—The Queen (steam -tug), of Leith, got on the lung craig rock and sunk, but she may be got off if the weather continues fine. SUNDERLAND, MAY 11.—The schooner Star, of Yar mouth, after proceeding to sea yesterday, grounded on the south side of the harbour, but was get off, and has returned here. LIVERPOOL, MAY 12.—Arrd. Mary Imrie, Boyd, Calcutta, lost bulwarks, stanchions, &c., during a gale; Clifford, Rayner, Jamaica; RuckshireM•Leary, New Orleans; Harward, Harward, Savannah; Centurion, Gillespie, New York. Sid. Confucius, Shanghae; Laura, Demerara; Niagara , New Orleans; Caledonian, New Orleans ; North Star, Philadelphia ; Adonis Packet, New York. OFF LIVERPOOL, MAY 12.—Arrd. Manchester, Sou ter Johnny, St. Anne. LONDONDERRY, MIY 10.—S1d. Countess of Arran, Philadelphia; Lord Maidstone, St. John's, New Bruns n k; Bolton Abbey, New York. OFF THE V. 'GUT, -11AY 11.—Arrd. Delfshaven, Nord lohm. Batavia, for Rotterdam. OFF DOVER MAY 12.—Arrd. Vice-Admiral Ryk, Laurent, Batavia, for Amsterdam. DEAL, MAY 12.—Arrd. Emily (of Liverpool), Rio Janeiro, and sailed for Amsterdam; Dublin, Pein, Trinidad; Champion, Porto Rico; Columbian, Merri man, ilavannah. tor Stettin; Diana, Welden, ditto, for Ilamburgfi; Johan Dethurd, Ludering, Trinidad de Cuba. Arrd. from the River and sld. 12th, Cheapside, Lewis, Port Philip ; John Stewart, Martin, Algoa Bay; Caroline, Stone, Jamaica. DoyEa, MAT 11.—Arrd. Johan Dethurd, Ludering, Trinidad. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GAR:DZIN. Very large supplies of both Fruit and Vegetables were on oiler; )et the general demand was steady. at last week's quotations. Fruit--Pine-apples, lOs to 12s each ; Hothouse Grapes, 12s to 15s, and Lisbon Grapes, is to is 3d per lb ; St raw . berries, 6d to 9d per oz ; Ripe Cherries, 14s to 15s per lb; Apples, is to 48 per halt-sieve ; Oranges, 5s to 12s. anti Lemons, 5s to 8s per 100; Almonds, 8s to I Os; Brazil Nuts, 3s to 3s 6d; Spanish ditto, 3s 6d; and Barcelona ditto, 4s 6d to 5s per peck.. Vegetables—Cu cumbers, 10d to 3s per brace; Turnips, is 6d to 2s; Car rots, 3s to 4s; and Greens, Is to is 6d, per dozen bunches; White Brocoli, 5s to 10s; and Rhubarb, 4s 6d to 7s per dozen bundles; Potatoes, 4s 6d to 5s 9d; Onions, 2s 6d to 3 s; Turnip Greens, 4d to 6d; and Brussels Sprouts, Is 6d to is 8d per bushel; Spinach, 4d to Gd per junk; l ' i . e , a , l i, ail, 6d to Is 3d per punnet; Parsley, 6d to is per to 9d stioeao.v.eu,sCabbage Lettuces, 4d per score; Radishes , 4 d 9 3 per dozen hands; Horseradish, 2s to 3s; and Celery, is to is tlYozrk Cal:: Asp:, per bundle • Small Salads, 2s to 2s 6d per I g unne 's; Mushrooms, 6d to 8d per pottle ; Forced 2,6 d to ss; Out-door ditto, is 10d to 3s 6d 2s Gd en dive, :s:_,6,,,iv vt l o s p9,idtaoue, s er c s d o , score; e ; 6n Kidne y d. seasonably 14 , r 0 . , p er Beans, 2s to otherße rned :G lol.;.tlealwa.t—nbarZiell; to 2s per lb; Early The s upp li es e rritmozitrostp. full prices —O-, Yet the general demand was steady at to m 2 2s Rd to 3s 6(1; of ai : eat mo , st art i c l es o n sale to day were eil k re i ez n is.a quotations :---Beef fro m and Pork, 3s 10d to steady busAisntDeastrowSnaansrydAopLirnilicge.as.t our in -Ii 8d; Lamb, 4s 61 Ducks, Is 61 to 2s 6d• RssllMutton, 3s 4d to 10d• 11-4 • roastia hits i s to Is 10d; Pigeuns, ; Veal. 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; Per 81bs by the cal case. 7d to 10d v , A O Si Pr toopie• i k lir Pigs, 5 s to ss each. Fowl*, 31 , tor .Thisv eh , lid to 18 id pa lb. 14% THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1848. .7% AILIKE. Market Hides,R LGibIDE to 641AT b, lid to T lid per lb; ditto, 6416 to 721 b, 2d to •241-d; ditto, 721 b to 80Ib, 24d to 24d: ditto, 801 b 881 b, 2id to 3d; ditto. 88Ib to 961 b 3-id. to 34d; ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, Sid to 3ici; Calf Skins (each), 4,6 d to 5s 6d; Horse Hides, 8s 6d; Starlings, 4d to 7d; Lamb, is 4d to 2s 6d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 3/ 14s ; Clover ditto, 41 to 41 15s; and Straw, 11 7s to 11 lOs per load. Trade dull, at barely stationary prices. CIMIBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 3/ to 3/ 15s; Clover ditto, 41 to 41 12s; and Straw, 11 8s to 11 12s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 4/ to 4/ 18s; and Straw, 1/ is to 11 12s per load, Supply good, and trade dull. COAL MARK ET.—YESTERTUT. Bate's West Hartley... 14s Od Belmont lss 3d Davison'sWestHartley 14s Od Braddyll's Hetton lss Od Dean's Primrose ...... 13s Od Bell Hasting's Hartley l4s Od Haswell l6s 31 Holywell Main New Tantield l2s 6d Lanibton North Pereyliartley... 14s Od Russell's Hetton Tantield Moor Butes... 12s Gd Sliwten Townley 1:38 6d Stewart's West Hartley .. l4s Od;Caradoe ...... .. Wall's End, &c. 'Cassop l4s 9d Brown's Gas . 1!. 6( l :Hudson's Hartlepool l4s 3d Framwell Gate ..... .... 183 9cVrees Gosforth - ........ s Od Hilda l3s 6dlCowpen Hartley Washington Eden Main • . ..... 14s 6d'Sidnel 's Hartley Lambton Primrose ... 14e 3o Ships at market 131. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prins, before the Lord Chief Baron.) GAYLOR V. MORRIS AND ANOTHER. Mr. 1 - imstrnnEY (who apeeared, with Mr. Charnock, for plaintiff) stated that this wan an action brought to recover damages for an a s sault committed by the de fendants, Messrs. H. and J. Morris, who were repre sented as sporting men, on the plaintiff, who was the servant of Mr. Bullet', a surgeon, residing in the City, on the 7th of July last. On the day in question the plaintiff was standing with his master's horse end gig in Chiswell•street, when the defendants, who were driving through the street, imperiously ordered him to stand out of the way. This he was unable to do, and the de fendants immediately struck the horse, and directly afterwards the plaintiff himself; threw him on the pave ment, and beat him. The ceiendants had given an ad dress at Lea I - louse, Brompton, which afterwards turned out to be a false one. Witnesses baring been called to confirm this state ment, Mr. WATSON, with whom was Mr. James, proceeded to address the jury or_ behalf of Mr. Robert Morris, and stated Mr. John Mims was not in the gig at all that day, and he should call evidence to show, that although an assault had certainly been committed, it had been so provoked as to be quite justifiable. The person who was in fact driving the dog cart was a Mr. Maughan, who d►d in truth reside with his lather at Lea House, Brompton, where Mr. Morris frequently visited. Mr. JAMES said he ai peared for Mr. John Morris, and should call the Clerk of Newmarket Race Course to show that Mr. John Morris was at Newmarket on the day of the alleged assault. Mr. Maughan was then called, who stated that he was driving the dog cart on the 7th of July, and there being a Lumber of carriages before him, he requested the Alai. tiff to lead his master's horse forward a little to enable him to pass. This he sulkily refused to do, and after several rk quests made in vain he struck the horse of Mr. Bullen to make it move forward. The plaintiff immediately seized the head of the defendant's horse, which was a very spirited animal, and caused it to plunge and rear. In order to obviate mischief Mr. Robert Morris got down from the carriage and struck the plaintiff, to make him release his hold upon the horse. Other evidence having been produced to confirm this statement of the case, Mr. HUMPHREY replied, and the Lord CHIEF BARON summed up. Tie jury returned a verdict fur the plaintiff, damages b 71., against R. Morris, and for the defendant as regarded Juhn Morris. CONFIRMATION OF THE BISHOP OF CBES rEII.—(THIS DAY.) This day having been appointed for the confirmation of the Rev. Dr. John Graham, Master of Christ's Col lege, Cambridge, who has been elected Bishop of Chester in the ro,,m of the Right Rev. John Bird Sumner, D.D., promoted to the Archbishopric of Canterbury, a consi derable degree of interest was excited. The Bishopric of Chester being in the province of York, the confirmation of the election would, under ordinary circumstances, have taken place in York Minster, but the Archbishop of York issued his commis sicn to the civil authorities for the confirmation, and requested the Bishops of the province of Canterbury to assist. in the cunsecration. - The Commission was directed to Dr. Burnaby, the Vicar-General; Sir Herbert Jenner Fust, Dean of the Arches; Sir John Dodson, Dean of the Faculties; the Right Hon. Stephen Lushington, LL.D., Chancellor of the diocese of London; and Francis Hart Dyke, Esq., her Majesty's Proctor. The proceedings took place at St. James's Church, Piccad i 11y. The Commissioners having taken their seats, Mr. DyaE, the Registrar, read the license of the Archbishop of Canterbury, allowing the Archbishop of York to confirm and consecrate the new Bishop any where within the province of Canterbury ; and after wards a commission from the Archbishop of York, whereby he set forth that he had received letters from the Queen commanding him to confirm the election of Dr. John Graham to be Bishop and Pastor of the see of Chester. Mr. Dyke having concluded, Mr. Townsend, Proctor for the Dean and Chapter of Hertford, handed in her Majesty's letters patent and presented Dr. Graham to be confirmed. JAMES BARBER, Eq., the Apparitor-General, then came forward and said :—O, yez I 0, yez ! All manner of persons who shall object to the confirmation of the election of the Rev. John Graham, D.D., to be Bishop of the episcopal see of Chester, are now to come forward and make their objections in due form of law, and they shall be heard. No persons appearing, the Bishop elect took the usual oaths, and the proceedings then terminated. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. (THIS DAY.) DISSOLUTION OF THE BODY. On theassembling of the delegates this morning a desultory discussion took place with respect to the pre sentation of the national memorial. KYDD said proces'ions did no good, and if the Assembly determined to have one, he for one should not attend it. Air. CARTER said, that go home he must, the state of his exchequer pre venting him staying longer in London. Mr. STEVENSON said thenational memorial had proved a national failure. The speaker was• called to order, but be maintained that what he said was perfectly true, upon which con• siderable confusion arose, and u timately the noise and uproar became so great that he was obliged to resume his seat. Mr. LEACH said there was no use denying the fact that the Assembly did not represent the Chartist body. Ile for one was thoroughly disgusted with the proceedings. Mr. DONOVAN said it was all nonsensical to think of a procession under present circumstances. Several other delegates then spoke upon the subject, and it was ultimately resolved that the presentation of the memorial should be I,ft with the executive. THE BREAK-UP. Mr. WEST moved that the Assembly, at its rising at one o'clock, should dissolve. The motion was seconded by Mr. PILLING, who said if they did not dissolve themselves their constituents would do so for them. An amendment was moved by Mr. Sus.w, that the Assembly should only adjourn for six weeks ; but the origic,al motion was carried by a large majority. NEWPORT. : Beef from 35 to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d Lamb, 5s 4d t o 6 s 4d; Veal, 4s to 4s 10J; and Pork, 4s to 5s per 81bs. Beef, f rom 2s 1 W 0d to 3 EIXT s E 60; CHAPEL. Mutton, 3s 6(1 to 43 8f1; Latub, 5s 4d to 6s 4d; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 10d per Sibs. EILLINGSGATE. Turbotg, 7s to 15s; thns, 3s to 7s; Cod-fish, 35 to 8s ; Haddocks, 8d to 18; Whitings, 4d to ad Mack ( re l, 5d to 10d; and Lobsters, I s 6d to 3s 6d each; Soles, 6d to 3i per pair ; Salmon, Is 4d to 2s 3d; Eels, 6d to Is; Crimped Soate, 8d to 9d per lb. READ. The price s o f Wherve e t, Bread in the Metropolis are from 7fd to 8d; of Household ditto, 6d to 7d per 41b loaf. FAILURE OF THE GREENLAND FISHERY. We extract the following from the second edition of the Hull Advertiser of yesterday:— " We have been favoured with a copy of the following letter from Lerwick, received by Mr. Thomas Abbey, of Silver- street, and from which it will be seen the news from Greenland is very discouraging:— D I ae m sSoirrr,;tlo b s e a g y, to t ‘ ; f L o r e m v w iycoku, Btho f th f e a3', arrival l4 8. of the smack Pledge, Captain Standige, on Tuesday last, who, from the se a l fi s h ery , ice durin g th e w h ole season, in which most of the ships were beset, h u t are l iberated again. The Pledge did not see the Eliz a , b ut h ad spoken with vessels which saw T b h r e i brings u h verytry has discouraging s h c e o e u n r a i g u n l g o f ni: 3 l:; her about the first of April. The Friends was alongside the Pledge on the 19th. She had nothing then. I would not be surprised to learn that some of the vessels have met in with seals since the Pledge left. The following is Captain Standige's list:— Sarah and E l i za b eth 5l seals Dublin (April 13th) .•. 30 ditto Hyperion (di tto ) • • Clean Hebe (April 19. h) Turk (ditto) Friends (ditto) Mary (ditto) Five sail of Dutch ships Eight Danish ships •• " Twenty sail, a ll c l ean, were beset in • the ice from the 9th of April t o t h e 20th, in lat. 71, 40 north. One Dutch ship has been lost in Johnny Main; Dine of the e crew saved, St rong easterly winds prevailed dur i ng the season. 'There five hundredrewasastron s g ea r l e sr a r h t d of th t e he Tr C a o y m el m i erercthouhavinge caught l' i sand. If th at i s true, ten to one if some of t h e ot e ships do not f a ll i n w i th them too. Trusting I s h a ll h ave a better list next t i me I w rite, I remain y ours , & C . LA WRENCE TAIT. one h r • • • it ••••.• • . • 1, ••• ... ... If Thomas Abbey, Esq. f 1 0.0 ••• 19 o'clock, IcDESTRUCTIVEicoTcokR, FACTORY.—yester d ay ..... fir ye ebiirtoekred FlßE aoyu t imn A o T trhn T ei l l i l 3 to Messrs. Orlando Jones and Co., situate at Battersea. belonging y tor b y efore one The stock was totally consumed, and the building gutted. The cause of the outbreak has been traced to the over heating of the stove. The firm was insured in the West of England Fire-office. EXTENSIVE FIRE IN BBRMONDSET-STR. EET.—Yes terday morning a fire of a most destructive character, by which no fewer than seven houses were more or less injured, broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr. G. Dodgson, a wholesale clothier and salesman, carrying on business at No, 2, Bermondsey-street, Southwark. The flames issued from the windows with the greatest vehemence, and extended completely across the road, firing the fronts of the opposite houses. Mr. Dodgson had only taken possession of the place the same day. and no one was sleeping there that night. The firemen, by dint of great perseverance , succeeded at length in getting the flames extinguished, but not until the pre mises in which the disaster began were totally destroyed. and the stock consumed. The following houses, occu pied severally by the u nd i e m r g rn p e r n ; ti N ot o ie . cl 2 p B a o r , ti 3i es i , r. a T re . l a ,i l d so_ severely damaged by the fire:—No. 3, Mr. Clark,oil and c s til r o . u G rui . ►a p ri; air N b t a i. i r 2 o B , 2, ri ll s l h r ro . T. Barnard, butcher; No. 281, :csAhhTorfTactrEA STARCH marsh, greengrocer; No. 279, Mr. T. Ba) ley, shoemaker ; No. 2 83, Mr. Barham, victualler; No, 876, Tooley street, Mr. Solowons, surgeon, has , also re ce i ve d some damage. F ortunate ly the whole of the sufferers were insured. The origin of the fire is enveloped in mystery. ACCIDENT AND Loss 01 L IVE AT SHEFFIELD.-- A RUNAWAY MARE.—An accident occurred at Shef field on Wednesday morning last, by which Mrs. Mang ham, the wife of Mr. Maugham, a draper in that town, was immediately killed, and by which he received in juries of which he has since died. Mr. and Mrs. Maugham and their two daughters were driving in a phaeton from their residence, "adsley Park, wh eigi e ,nai n nnndss t ,ai h i e , mare in the shafts became restive, and ran away. It appeared that she was a large mare, and the shafts of the carriage were much too small for her. In conse quence of this they were attended by their man servant; and, from some cause or other, when they arrived part of the way down the hill behind the barracks, the horse started off, and the servant ran to the horse's head and tried to stop it, but he could not succeed, and was knocked down : it ran as far as Infirmary-lane, down the Philadelphia-road, when the carriage struck against the corner of a house, and threw them all with terrific violence . out of the carriage, which was smashed to pieces. The females were taken into the George the otheiinjured..Fourthettl.hetei fo time, ne p ifih u d rme b ibmer l oa i ra c ot.l r - n attendance3ht Maugham the ae u an s ult e igtn , whw M t. aohhmreesnd. afternoon wa b bl au l ea a igi s( uthgott taken kr a daughters sofa 'ebeingtro s howed notnuowt quiteeh d es er s dr i ng a an procured ing inquest t w w a a s s taken hel d on the body of Mrs. Maugham, and a verdict of " Ac cidental death' returned. On Wednesday night, at half past ten o'clock, Mr. Maugham also died of the injuries he had received. GRAND BALL AT CANINERWELL LUNATIC ASYLUM. —A ball, upon a scale of splendour, took place on Fri day night at the above establishment. An extensive apartment, decorated with flags, evergreens, and choice flowers, was set apart on the occasion for the dance, and at eight o'clock some fifty or sixty male inmates, as well as several females, all well-dressed, and in the most cheerful mood, and seemingly regardless of restraint, were introduced to the room, where at least 140 gentry of the surrounding neighbourhood, who had bean spe cially invited to join in the mazy dance, had already a,sembled. A quadrille band was in attendance, and at at an appointed hour, the whole party, including the inmates, began to step to measured time, and continued the dance in the most joyful manner, until twelve o'clock, when the latter wit hd rew, a f ter biddi ng " good night" to the guests who had been invited to meet them. In the interval of the quadrilles, refreshments were supplied to the lunatics, who appeared to enjoy themselves amazingly. They were evidently under no fear; they were by no means awed by the presence of their keepers; but on the contrary, exhi bited an affection for them, which betrayed the kind and humane treatment they received at their hands. The owner of this establishment is J. Paul, Esq., whose judicious management in lunatic cases—by the abolition of torture of a character to drive men and women mad, who were really not insane —is deserving of the thanks of the profession and the country. lie has shown that mild means wili effect a cure in a by far less time than the manacle or the s t r ait - waistcoat; but the treatment altogether is of a very superior character ; good food. well-ventilated apartments, spacious grounds, where all sorts of games are p ract i sed—these are among th e things to effect a cure, or m i tigate the suf f er i ngs o f th e patient. We wish there were more Cam b erwe ll L u natic Asylums, in the place o f those accursed pr i vate esta blishments where men and women are incarcerated, and ultimately brought to the grave b the avarice of greedy relations. We forgot to add, y that the devotees at the shrine of Terpsich o re did not quit the scene until day• light warned them to d epart. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent honour( d her Majesty's Theatre with her presence en Thursday evening. In her Royal Highness's suite were the Baroness de Speth, Lady Augusta Bruce, L or d J . Murray, Sir G. C ouper , an d Colonel and Mrs. Grimstone. Her Majesty the Queen Adelaide's box was occupied by the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Duke and Duchess of Leinster, and Lady Jane Fitzgerald. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Syracuse also honoured the theatre with his presence. We also observed hi s G race the Duke of Wellingo n, the Duke of Clevel a nd, t h e P rince Kotchubey, the Marquis of Sligo, the Mar qu i s o f C lanricarde, t h e M a r q uis of Worcester, the Marq u i s o f D onegal, the M arqu is of Kit dare, the Earl of Cardi gan, the Earl o f L oe sdale, Earl Spencer, the Earl of M unster, the Ear l o f Belfast, his Excellency the Russian Minister, his E x cellency the Sardinian Minister, his Excellency the Hanoverian Mi nister, Baroness de Brunnow and Mademoiselle Olga dt Lechner, M de Berg, Cou n t d e m a ke, M. C. Koudri affaky, the Viscount Cantilupe, Viscount Clilden, Lord Gerald Fitzgerald, Lord Ossulston, Lend W. Lennox, Lord A. Fitzclarence, Lord H. Vane, Lord Sandys, Lord Rodney, Lord Lilford, Lord and Lady C. Wel. lion• Mr. lesley, Lady Augusta Wentworth, the Ladies Browne, Lord Rendlesham and the Misses Doff', the Leslie, General the lion. IL Cavenish, Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bart , and Lady Knatchbull, Sir A. Mac donald, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., Sir Edward Codrington, Bart., and. isii"CC„°lod Codrington, Sir Grote and Bart.,rs and Lady _lrloward, Sir G. Wombwell, Bart., Colenel Wirllitilm, o ' odford ne '. tard, Major-General Sir Alexand:ir of a female infant, 11. Baring, M.P , M before G. W. Crane,y Major Buckley, Mr. Arbuthnot, Grote, Mr. and Mrs. Tudor, Mr. It appeared woman of the name nd . 2 . lr. Gore. • 1.. nature of the circum stances, On Wednesday Hu s b l e i r o t c d K e ns ß G ur e g A h s , h ll o l7. , T m o y rle) , t urner, land agent last E s q .a , npaedpj Deputy-Coroner, t u y r - n c e d o r i o n n q e u r , e s owo t na w t a hi l I s rey Ti .o h h t va l s id .dTy , iored on the Ist of May in excited. na a" 1 WasVepdrnoecsudrae: as ung observed by Isabella s t ia h htna e adn: e c teh a f:r p e,go a maam E e rc i ue d t e cytguthsehl Kennedy, eicennawoxefroud:kßrlY:!itrgst extraordinary 11 1:yh y: bane d i Northumberland,llaf andteafter sittingentering v. i t h al e . sn - seattuponhee, i f ll, well until 1. Strattonooit Sir M a a cart her service, con the 3d instant, when she Heaton, another servant,n to being asked what coal-house. Kennedy, ° had taken a fit; but, i the matter, replied that she M. W. Ridley, Bart., n con sequence of her continuing to her mother's and she was conveyed _ , house, , at a place called the Kennels. ducted herself short distance off, account of Suspicious Atter she was gone, on e was cir cumstances, the coal-houseexamined, and in was found, • a corner, buried among the female infant. Ainfea small kit, the body of a new examination W 55 made on days afterwards a post muricin surgeon of Newcastle e on the body by Mr. W. Turner,who de posed• full ['own. He also to the child beinggfound that On examining further its mouth was distorted. served t h e car and the chin, and un derneathserved midway betw"' swollen, was a tumour, which the jaw, which. e of coal, about was occasioned by . a piece of halt' an inch it: width, being found in the child's and ha aid he) could not have happened child's throat. This ( have been forced into th by accident, but must which was much lacerated.e child's throat, the gullet of _Other examined, whose evidence merely corro borated were of the first witness, as to 1 - borated the testimony ‘.ennedy being found in being ill, and to the child viewed the a kit in the coal-house. The coroner carefully of the evidence returned a verdict after which the jury , d ~ ,"Wilful mur der Kennedy," y, who against Margaret was fully corn minedithe Assizes und er for trial at the corroner's warrant. SADLERS' WELLS THEATRE.—It is • to the playannounce -g°in g Public, that Miss Rainforth has _ on _ above theatre for English opera. It opens e . ) . n .Aeir daY the 22d, with a hill chorni, an d Tally as head ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE. An address was then agreed to, stating what had been done by the Assembly, and calling upon the people to organize and to consider the propriety of forming a new Assembly. A vote of thanks to the Chairman (Mr. Dixon) and to the officers was agreed to nem. con., and the National Assembly quietly dispersed, to meet no more. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FAIRLY. DERRY.-13 to 2 agst Loadstona (taken)-7 to 1 agst Springy Jack (taken)-7 to 1 agst Wen(lovver-10 to 1 agst Swiss Boy -11 to I agst Surplice (taken)-17 to 1 agst Eagle's Plume -17 to 1 agst Nil Desperandum (taken)— 20 to 1 spot Shyluck (taken to 251.)-25 to 1 agst Stinger -30 to 1 agst Fiddler-35 to 1 agst ti oyager. SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES.-3 to 1 agst Bellenden-4 to 1 agst Saddle (taken freely)-5 to l apt Executor. MANCHESTER CUP. --4 to 1 agst Prep o' Day Boy (offers to take)-12 to 1 agst Chanticleer (offers to take) —l2 to 1 agst Mrs. Taft (ditto)-12 to 1 agst Glen S , ddel-15 to 1 agst Brandy Face (taken). S ItI4',WsBURY RACES—THURSDAY (CONCLUDED). The Acton Burnell Park Stakes, ot 5 sous. each, and 25 added. Heats about 1 mile and a quarte". (6 Sub,.) Mr. Meiklam's Lightning, aged Denman 1 2 1 Mr. Davenport's Novelist, 4 yrs 4 1 2 Mr. W. Jones's Tim Bobbin, 3 yrs Mr. Hargreaves's Dinah, 4 yrs FRIDAY. The Shropshire Stak€s (Handicap), of 15 sera. each, 10 ft, ar.cl only 5, if declared, with 50 added. About a mile ar,d three quErters. 14 Subs., four of whom declared. lir. Price's Gaffer Green, aged . Tasker 1 Mr. Litfies' Spithead, 5 yrs Mr. Smith's Master Downes, 6 yrs The following also started, but were not plateil:-- Lightniag, Connaught Rana., and Hector. tirb ISbitton INQUEST UPON AIR. REDHEAD YORKE. M.P.—(THIS DAY.) An inqu est was held before Mr. Wakley this day, at the Elephant and Castle, opposite St. Pancras Work house, on the body of the late Mr. Yorke, M.P. for the city of York. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased gentleman purchased a quantity of prussic acid at the shop of a chemist in the Haymarket, and that he swallowed it in the vicinity of the Regent's-park, and instantly expired. The medical evidence went to show that the state of the decea se d gentleman's brain indicated that he must have been insane some time before the commission of the rash act. The jury immediately returned a verdict of " Tem porary insanity." ConstitutionnlelßhAasNaCieEfo. The llowing on the re cent M 1 a inisteri • appointment s - " We h ave few observation s . M. I 3 astide, M. Duo to make on this Ministry. ere , and M. Ch arras were U n d er - Secr e t ar i es of State in the d e p artments o f F ore i gn Affairs, Fi nance, and War, durin g t h e t i me o f t h e Pro visional Government— M. Lanua r ti ne, M. GarntheY repl ace t h e o ld Mi n i sters , present mem b ers of the le Er Pa os, and M. Arago, at Jules F avre, xecutive Commission. M. e, who was 1.1 ei ' the Interior, is to exercisen er-Secretary of State of the department of Foreign the same functions in dent that M. Lamartine igil' Afhtirs. It is eyi" particular attention to the affhli'l not cease to pay wbich, under the new a airs of that department, fewer that three chiefs at therranngement will not have for a Ministry in which the administrativesate time. That is many lativelyof little importance, in labour is re greatest part, and in which unitwy.hieh policy, plays the cially necessary. M. Recurt, t)- of direction is spe- Mayor of Paris, and recently elected(rrnerly a deputy of the the National Assembly, isanold d Vice - President of Re publican,a a friend o f or d er and truly i enlightened liberal. choice will be universally approved . five Members of the Executive Commission to the ten Ministers, and the Under-Secretaries of State, have a very numerous per sonne l i n the e'we Government. We have, in matters of policy and administration, more confidence in unity aLd superiority of vi ews than in the number of rulers. It seemsi when five persons are invested withthe to us th a t power, the Ministers their delegates ar e little executive more than Under-Secretaries of State, and we do not too clearly un derstand the necessity of giving the Under-Secretaries of State. There is a great deal of luxe for a Republic in this Government of three stories. There are many causes of delay and conflict in this complicated organi zation of the Government. The more we think of it, the more it seems to us that if the Assembly had per sisted in its first idea of designating the Ministers itself, and in collectively investing them with the Executive Go vernment, it would have formed by ballot a Ministry as strong and as happily composed. But at present it is afait uccompli. It only remains to us to express the wish that things may go the best way possible, both for the sake of the Republic and the country. The principal characteristic of the new Ministry is, as tar as ; it is possible to judge, inexperience. Its members will, no doubt, hasten to acquire the experience they need by a Ise °found study of administrative matters. They will nut act lightly, and will carefully consider every one of their resolutions. Immense interests are in their hands; they are not provisional measures, decreed for two months under the empire of circumstances, which have,to be taken; their acts may exercise a profound and du rable influence on the country; to press them to multiply decrees and to settle by enthusiasm questions of which they must necessarily be ignorant, would be to lead them to their ruin at the expense of the country. We are too good citizens to range ourselves among the im patient. What we ask of the new Ministers is nut inven tion, but study—not knowledge, but wisdom." AUSTRIA. Vienna letters of the 7th announce the conti nuance of tranquillity in that capital, although the operative classes are suffering acutely from the stag• nation of tra.ie. A considerable reduction is announced in the rates of postage, to come into operation on the Ist of June next. 1. The postage on letters when the distance does not exceed ten German miles, is to be reduced from six kreutzers (21d.) to three (lid.) 2. No charge will be made for deli very. 3. For newspapers, journals, Preis-courunts, ex change reports, printed or lithographed circulars, books, pamphlets, music, printed papers of every description on which nothing is written except the address, proof sheets unaccompanied by the MS., and having simply the necessary insertions or corrections, and patterns of goods, provided that all such objects are put under a cover open at both ends, so ai to pert.it the interior to be seen, the charge will be reduced to one-fourth of the previous rate. The military force at present quartered in Hun gary consists of 19,206 infantry, and 10,491 cavalry, and steps have been taken to recal those absent by leave, when the number of the infantry will be in creased to 22,25.5. These statistics are official. The evening supplement to the Vienna Gazette of the ith announces, from Sacile, that the left wing of Count .NTIGENT'S troops had reached Conegliano, and that the passage of the Plave was being effected with out opposition. According to private intelligence from Verona, communicated to the same journal, very serious engagements have taken place at Pvs chiera, in all of which, however, the Austrian tromps are said to have been successful. Marshal RanErstiv himself made a great diversion towards Villa Franca, and the Piedmontese were repulsed at all points. Their loss was very serious; but on the Austrian side 400 killed and wounded are reported, most of whom belonged to the intantry regiment Piret. Letters received at Verona from Milan state that business there is completely stagnant, and the anarchy such that the Provisional Government has been obliged to call in the aid of a Piedmontese regiment. LOMBARDY. The Risorgirnento of the Bth inst. contains the following under the head "Latest News :"—" Just as we were going to press we received the account of a battle fought under the walls of Verona, which we have not time to publish. Our army displayed the greatest valour. We have to deplore a serious loss ; it was unavoidable, but glorious." ROME. The Milanese journal, the 22 tllarzo, publishes the following address to his Holiness, signed by the de puties of the Itaiian Diet at Rome. It is entitled— " ADDRESS OF TUE ITALIAN STATES To Ms noLINESS. " he representatives loudly protest against the inter pretation given to the allocation of the Holy Father by the Consistory of Cardinals. Nationality is the work of God and not of man. The cause of justice and truth ought to be proclaimed or defended by him who repre sents the incarnation of truth on the earth, and this has been done by the Holy Father as the leader of a religion of justice and truth. Thus we and the Italian people, of whom we are the representatives, are sure of having you always amongst. us and before us in the paths of jus tice, religion, and liberty. ‘" We proclaim it, as envoys of Venice, Lombardy, and Sicily, secure of the approval of our Governments and the assent of our fellow -countrymen. Prostrate before you, blessed Father, we implores our paternal benediction with great humility. We implore it for the Lombard— for the Venetian —for the Sicilian—for all Italy." The following decree of the POI'E, dated May 1, is published by the Roman papers of the 2d : "Pius PP. IX. When God, by a wonderful decree, called us to succeed, undeservedly, so many Supreme Pontiffs, illustrious for their holiness, their wisdom, prudence, and other virtues, we recognised at once the importance, the immense weight, and tne most serious difficulties of the great charge which God confided to us ; and having in our mind raised our eyes towards Him with a feeling we frankly admit of discourage ment and oppression, we emplured him to enlighten us with an extraordinary share of wisdom and grace. We were not ignorant of the position, difficult under every respect, in which we found ourselves; it was, therefore, by a miracle of the Lord, that we did not., in the first months of our pontificate, give way under the mere consideration of so many evils appeared sens ibl y to undermine our life. The which proofs of affection which a people whom we had every reason to believe attached to their father and Sovereign con stantly gave us were insufficient to calm our ap prehensiuns ; wherefore we turned with redoubled energy to implore the assistance of God, by the in tercession of his Most Holy Mother, of the Holy Apostles protectors of Rome, and of the other blessed inhabitants of heaven. This premised, we examined the rectitude of our intentions, and then, after consulting sever al, and sometimes all the cardinals our brethren, we published all these arrangements relative to the organi zation of the state that have successively appeared up to this day. These were received with the satisfaction and applause well known to all, and proved an abundant consolation to our heart. Meantime great events took place in Italy, and in nearly ail Europe, which, by ex citing the minds of men, awakened the design of' form ing Italy into a more united and compact nation, so as to stand on a level with the other principal ones. This sentiment caused a part of Italy to pant for emancipation. The populations rushed to arms, and with arms in their bands, the contending are still en gaged in the struggle. A numb r of our subjects did not hesitate to join them, placing themselves under military chiefs ; still, though organized, and provided with commanders, they received instructions to stop at the confines of the state. And these instructions were in harmony with the explanations which we gave to the representatives of foreign nations, and with the warm exhortations to those soldiers who presented themselves to us before their departure. • No one is ignorant of the words pronounced by us r in the last allocation ; namely, 'that we are opposed to declaring war, but at the same time we protest our selves incapable of repressing the ardour of that part of our subjects who are gnimated by the same spirit of nationality with the different parts of Italy. And here we will not pass under silence the fact that we had not even in that circumstance forgot the duty of a father and Sovereign in providing, by the:means we considered best suited, for the greatest possible security of those sons and subjects who, against our will, are now exposed to the hazard of warfare. Our words have excited a commotion which threatens to break out into open violence ; such as regardless of the respect', due to persons, heedless of every constituted right, attempts (oh God, our heart freezes in recording it) to dye the streets of the capital of the Catholic World in the blood of venerable persons, marked as the innocent victims destined to satisfy the uncurbed will of those who do not reason. And shall this be the reward a Sovereign Pontiff had to expect for the numerous proofs he has given of his love for his people ? Popule meus, quid feel tibi Do not these ill-advised men see that besides the enormous excesses with which they would stain themselves, and the incalculable scandal which they would present to the whole world, they would only injure the cause which they mean to defend, filling Rome, the state, and all Italy with an infinite series of evils? And in this and similar cases (which God keep far away) could the spiritual power which God hath given us remain inac tive? Let all be aware that we feel the magnitude of ( ur dignity and the force of our power. Save, 0 Lord, your Rome, from so many evils! enlighten those who will not listen to the voice of your Vicar! let wiser counsels pre vail with all! so that, obedient to those who govern them, they may live in the exercise of the duties of good Christians, without which they can neither be good sub jects nor good citizens." A letter from Rome, of the 3d, says—" Count MAMIAMI DELLE REVERE has been charged to form a new Ministry. Prince Rosricuosr, General of the Roman Civic Guard, has given up the post, because the citizen soldiers refused to escort Cardinal Bernetti to the Quirinal, in order to place him in safety, accord ing to orders which were given them. The com mand of the civic guard has been conferred on Mario Massino, Duke de Rignano." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. k` 1147. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 12. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. Earl FITZHARDINGE presented several petitlions in favour of legalizing the society of Odd Fellows. Petitions with a similar prayer were presented by Earl FITZWLLLIAM and Lord STANLEY. The Earl of GALLOWAY presented a petition from the Synod of Lothian and Tweeddale against the Diplo matic Relations with Rome Bill. Lord BEAUMONT presented several petitions in favour of the legalization of the Odd Fellows' Society. The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition from Lanark against the Registration (Scotland) Bill LAW REFORM. Lord BROUGHAM, in bringing under the considera tion of the House the state of the law, legislative and judicial, said it was almost 20 years since, in the other House of Parliament, he brought forward the whole sub. ject of the civil law of this country, with the exception of equity and the law of real property ; and then com missions were issued. He had now to call attention to what had been done in consequence of those commis sions, and what remained still to be done. He thought that much encouragement had arisen from what had then been done, and he was gratified to see so many of their Lordships now present to listen to so dry a subject ; it was unconnected with party • it belonged not to that class o f quest i ons wh i ch interested everybody; nevertheless, he hoped for the indulgence of their Lord. ships whilst he called their attention—first, to the makers of the law ; secondly, to the way in which it was made; thirdly, to its fabric ; fourthly, to its promul gation ; and fifthly, to the administration of the law. Be must avow that a great change bad taken place in the makers of the law. Much of the fear he once eater tained as to throwing the franchise open tomankind bad been taken away by the extraordinary results of the re cent elections in France. No doubt much reform was required in our own House of Commons, as affecting bribery and corruption, and a more perfect representation of the people. There was also a great flaw in the qualification of Members. Bankrupts could not sit in Parliament; then why should insolvents who were not traders? Ought not this law of exclusion to apply to the gambler, the spendthrift, and the horse-jockey ? Why should we make laws to bind the honest trader more than the bankrupt ? He thought there should be an Act to prevent persons who did not pay their debts in full—who squandered their fortunes on their mistresses, on the dice-table, and on the race- course, and cheated their tradesmen—from sitting in Par liament. He would now consider how the Legislature, as at present constituted, performed its duty of law-making. Statutes were made without reference to former Acts— nay, parts of statutes were made without reference to other parts, and they often became such a mass of con tradiction that nobody could understand them. The Noble and Learned Lord pointed out several instances of legal anomalies arising from the present mode of law making. The same canons which were observed in drawing other legal documents should be regarded in preparing Acts of Parliament, and no one term should be used which had not been previously explained. General references should not be made to previous Acts of Parliament, but the precise words should be quoted. It was said that Parliament was magnas inter apes; but, with all the care that was taken, the inteipretation clauses in modern Acts were always full of mistakes. They were sometimes bodily cut out of previous Acts, without reference to the Act to which they were made to apply. The absurdities which existed in Acts of Parliament would scarcely be believed. A distinc tion, for instance, was taken between unground and unpolished glass; but every one knew that if the glass was unground it must be unpolished. The Act, however, wont on to provide that the annealling oven should be made of a rectangular form, with the sides perpendicular and parallel to each other. Why, if it was rectangular, it must be perpendicular and parallel; eafndthye g e d t e t i t e leLegislatur e i m p ose d a fine of 1001. in case recommend aof ioathrdcaot et w old hich it was mathematically im possible anyb o d y bed o connected. —( L t g h t withe do.—(Laughter.) ) Govern ment, but not to supersed e h either House ofu l and as to private Bi lls, the H eParliament;s h o Par liament all jurisdicti on on taokfefaeazayantrdomreeem mend that there should be a jury composed of Lords and Commons (as we understood ee the Noble and Learned be special, of a judge Lord), to find a verdict n special, and upon which both Houses of Parlia m ent as to the facts, such verdict r to th : wsheould legislate. He would now proceed to consider laws were made. Sir Samuel Romilly's plans fur law reetffortn: were rejected when he proposed them, but many been adopted. He had himself complaine d rnof since had of Delegates and the composition of the Privy Council, ourt and the Bills which he had brought forward on thes e subjects had effected very great improvement. These things gave him great hope. The criminal law, too, had been much mitigated, and he believed sufficiently so. He did not think the punishment of death should be taken away from any of the offences to whick it at present ap plied. He approved of that alteration in the law which bad given to prisoners the benefit of counsel. He con sidered that, in the imposition of fines, there was too much latitude in the administration of our criminal jus tice--a latitude which enabled many a rich offender to escape with what was to him practical impunity. The next point to which he would advert was the present anomalies in our legal system, in reference to marriage and if gitimacy. He could not but think that these ano malies require d to be removed, so that the subjects of the realm might have a clear knowledge whether they were married or not married, legitimate or bastards, which could not be the case while the laws of marriage and of legitimacy remained so entirely discrepant as they now were, as among the 'various courts of law in England an d cotiand, and even among the various courts in England. It was preposterous that a man who bad married in Scotland might corn. to England and there throw aside the bonds which he had It-gally contracted across the border, but which the law of England enabled him here to disavow as illegal and invalid, and to treat his wife as a concubine—his chil dren as bastards. The law of partnership, again, was a subject which needed immediate and close revision, in reference, more especially to the question of bankruptcy. The law of real property, particularly as to transfers, called for thorough amendment. There were in England only about 200,000 landholders in fee, and in Ireland about 8,000, whereas in France there were 11,000,000 of such proprietors. He did not advocate the system by which land in France was thus minutely subaivided, a system most injurious in very many respects; but he certainly considered that much good would arise in this country from giving greater facilities to the transfer of landed property. Any change in this respect under an intensely artificial system must, however, b e pl ace d on a most comprehensive basis. Our system of convey ancing was of the most complicated nature, and required for its revision a large and comprehensive grasp. The great principle to be aimed at was the establishment of a public registry of title deeds of estates, with the exten sion to this country of the Scotch process of a declara tory action, by which the ownership of an estate was ascertained and permanently fixed, without the some times interminable, and always expensive suits, which were necessary for such a purpose in this country. He would next ask why we should retain that crotchet of law, so pregnant with litigation. which placed a different construction upon words in a will and upon words in a deed, the result of which had been in thousands of cases, the bequest, not of property, but of a lawsuit. With respect to the mode of framing conveyances, though much had been done in the way of simplifying these forms, • much still remained to be done. He admitted the difficulty of this task, but he considered the difficulty quite removable. One very ready means towards this end would be the adoption of the principle in ferce in Scotland, of paying the solicitor according to the value of the property conveyed, and not indefinite costs, ac cording to the length of the conveying document. He next came to a most important subject—the digesting the whole of our criminal law into one code, so that the people who were called upon to obey the law might have some chance of knowing what the law was. Here did our statute law extend over. no fewer than 40 quarto volumes, comprising 30,000 pages, whereas Napoleon put his whole code into a volume of 750 12mo. pages. It was his intention to conclude his address by placing on their Lordships' table a Bill for consolidating into one statute the whole law of crimes and punishments, separating therefrom the law of procedure for another measure. He would next say one word as to the ad ministration of justice, and that word should be in re ference to the local courts of justice. For these be would suggest the appointment of a professional man of tried competence, to act as salaried chairman, so as to give increased efficiency to these tribunals, and to prevent those offences, which under non-professional direction, however well intentioned, were sure, from time to time, to occur, and as often as they occurred, to weaken the authority most anxious to introduce of the law throughout the tEhnegliocanadlittyk.e officeH He was public prosecutor, which, in Scotland, was fou nd to be attended with such beneficial results to theconeemunialtir. The institution of such an officer underswionutoid eoi.which tu our y grand juries occasionally guard against those m arke d blunders In reference to colonial lly saysimplythat he thought 'them as e f which sup- the question that a system should act well a rule altogether underpai • he considered it quite out o f s t h a t competent men would leave West for 1,2001. a year, equi va l ent, as a ge mPled nster .mal to go abroad, perhaps to an un cheeraslithyrualeit,int o ate 'no more than 6001. in this country. Adverting to the Masters' -office‘ he would say that he thought his department w as suscept ib le o f very great improvement. He entirely objected to the system under which matters of fact, about which there was no dispute, were sent before the Master, and made the sub ject of expensive inquiry; and he objected also to the sending before the Masters matters of law or equity, which should be decided by the Judge in court. The delays which resulted from this system were, in. infinite cases, absolutely ruinous. He knew of one in stance of a mortgagee's suit, commenced in 1807, which in 1847, forty years atter, occupied the Court for eight days in discussing some new phase of it; and there was another case he knew of, a case in bankruptcy, which begun in 1828, was still unsettled, with this feature about it, that whereas the assets were, in 1828, 3,7004 they had now been reduced by law expenses to 3831.; so that the creditors, even by the settlement of the matter at once, if they did get any oyster at all, would find it a very small fish indeed. In relation to the Court of Chancery he had one great improvement to suggest.. That Court had at the present moment the administration of sixty millions of personal property, and of scarcely a less amount of real property; and for the administration of this enormous wealth its officers, legal men, were sup posed to be endowed also with the qualities of farming, trading, fishing, mining, managing theatres, and doing all sorts of non-professional things. What was the con sequence of this? Why, that whenever any one saw a house or an estate going to wreck and ruin, be at once accounted for the desolation by saying to himself, " Oh, that place is in chancery I" One remedy which he would propose for this evil .wastt i e v apointasent of official ' aseigneee or managars; pr by the Court, and NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSDIOUTH,FRIDAT.—The new steam basin in this dockyard will not be opened on the 24th inst., as origi nally intended an order having been received from the Admiralty this morning announcing their Lordships' intention not to open the basin on that day. It has and f ormal on a ll f ormer occas i ons o f th e completion openi ng o f great pu b l i c wor k s connec t e d with naval affairs, for the Admiralty to confer a step of promotion on one officer of each grade of the profession, selecting such as ha ve question. It is ve some relation to the spot in observed on the hoped , presuming the same rule will be will select resent occasion, that their Lordships the dockyard as Lieute nantoneto billiams()n, of the Semaphore, in liberality on the forth coming benefited by their Lordships' standing in the bervicthe,nunirleitengiehel c e a h s a io r n aCter, H ainsd long - wearied attention to to deserve the boon. He has of his situation, appear been 41 years a lieutenant, and served with great crezlaiatsduring the greater part of the revolutionary war ; wa g Santa Mar garita in Sir Richard gtrachatTsaetanctniofn with Dumanoir, and was engaged with the many other been that al occasions. His great misfortunneen:has" though he has actively served under distinguished Henry officers, such as Sir Alexander Cochra Y r;, n si r Hotham, Captains Garth, Whitby, t h e Gower, &c., they are all dead. He has c 14 - • Leveson onsequently no one to plead his cause, which must account for the ne glect he has experienced , having been excluded the benefit of two brevets, and numerous other public chances of promotion. The Sharpshooter, 2, Lieutenant-Commander Bayley, returned this morning from Dover, whither she was dispatched to bring Mr. Allen, the acting master and crew of the Undine packet for the service of the Fire Queen steam tender. She also brought the cabin furni ture and stores of the Undine, for the same service. The Dauntless steam-frigate is to have her steam up on the 15th inst. for trial. She has been nearly 18 months getting her engines. Mr. Conolly, First Lieutenant of the Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, C. 8., has been this day invalided to Hasler Hospital. The Mercury tender returned to-day from Plymouth with volunteers for the ships fitting here—some for the Bellerophon. In commission at this port—The Victory, Illustrious, Howe, Powerful, Bellerophon, Hastings, and Blenheim, line of battle ships; the Herefordshire freight ship; the Seaflower cutter; the Rolla, Fanny, and Mercury ten ders; the Portsmouth Pay office yacht; and the Victoria and Albert, Fairy, Fire Queen, Scourge, Sharpshooter, Merlin, Medusa, Lightning, and Echo steamers. In the Basin—The Arogant steam-frigate, Malabar coal-ship, Cormorant and Growler steam-sloops, under repair and fitting. In Dock—The Pembroke, 72; Ajax (screw), 56; Orestes, 18; Seaflow•er cutter, and Birkenhead and Jackal iron steamers—all fitting and refitting. No man of war at Spithead. Wind South, light airs and fine weather. ROYAL MARINES. . . A detachment, consisting of 2oficers, 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 1 fifer, and 75 privates of this division, ern bark to-morrow (Saturdri ) ) morning in the P ower f u l, 84, Captain the Hon. R. S. I)undas, C.B , to complete her complement. First Lieutenant Daniel and Second Lieutenant Couolly embark with this detachment. Captain Uiquhart, of the Chatham division, has been ordered to recruit (for that division) at Blackburn, in Leicestershire. CHATHAM, MAY 12.—The Ranger, 8. recently paid off at this port, from the coast of Africa, is now ordered to be fitted for commission for another station. The Admiralty have granted the sum of 501. towards providing instruments for the band of the Royal Dock yard battalion at this place. The Southampton, 50 guns, in dock, is fast progressing in her rigging, and the painters have commenced paint ingher. The depot of the 95th Regiment is ordered from Naas to Sheerness for garrison duty, to relieve the depot of the 90th Regiment, which is to join its head-quarters at Chatham; and the depot of the 21st, at Canterbury, is to join its head -quarters at Brompton. APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS. AD MIRALTY.—George Allvn, Acting .Master, to the Fire Q►usen; C. W. Hope, promoted to be Lieutenant; Charles Moxley, Second Class Assistant-Engineer, to the Llewellyn ; W. J. J. Pullen, Lieutenant, to the Plover; 'Limes 11. Turner, Lieutenant and Commander, to the Merlin. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of May 12.) SUGAR.—To-day no further advance occurred in the value of Raw Sugar, but merchants displayed much firmness, and sparingly supplied the market. The trade also entertained a favouraole opinion towards both free and slave made. A fair amount of business was con cluded to•day in West India, and upon full terms. The sales amount to 200, making for the week 1,800 hhds, &c. REFINED.—To-day refined goods were much sought after by the trade, and prices closed with firmness; brown grocery lumps at 55s 6d, and to pass the standard 56s per cwt. There is no increase in the supply of any sort. The market is firm for bonded crushed Sugar, fine at 28s per cwt. Mauerritite—This afternoon there was no public sale of Mauritius, but a fair business was done privately, and all sorts realised full rates. EAST INDIA. —This afternoon Bengal Sugar met ready purchasers, and 1,317 bags at public sale sold at full rates—Benares, fine white went at 445, middling 41s to 41s 6d, low 39s to 39s 6d, fine soft yellow 37s to 38s, damp and washed 37s to 43s per cwt. FOREIGN.—For home consumption the demand has been active for all descriptions of Fori.ign Sugar by private treaty ; our refiners working under bond also made purchases with greater freedom, and a fair amount of business has been concluded by exporters. Although the mai ket has been more plentifully supplied, still there is an advance in the value of 6d per cwt for all sorts sold by private treaty. At auction, 4,055 bales, 740 barrels, and 1.270 cases of Brasil were nearly all dis• posed of, chiefly for home consumption and refining under bond. risen is per cwt, Antigua selling at 20s, and Demerara 18s per cwt. At these rates holders are firm, and the market is less freely supplied. In East India the sales are upon a more extended scale. COCOA. --Prices remain firm, as the stock is small, and nearly all in the hands of one party. The purchases made by private treaty are limited at from 47s to 50s per cwt. None has been offered at public sale. The purchases made in Foreign are trifling; holders will not accept lower rates. TEA.-.-.A further improvement is apparent in the position of the market for all descriptions, and holders appear to be sanguine in their expectations as to the future. In Congou large purchases have been made in qualities ; the rates paid are rather above those of this day week—good common realises 7d to 71d per lb. In Green a good business has been concluded, and at full rates for low and middling, good aad fine on the sontrary advanced id per lb. Pekoe Tea has not im proved in value, the dealings are, however, upon a more extended scale. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MAY 25.—The sales of the week are unimportant, and confined chiefly to Bar badoes, for which the holders are accepting moderate rates.—Bristol Mercury. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.--FRIDAY.--The sup ply of wheat is good, and moderate of other grain. Sellers of wheat are not so urgent as last Friday, and that day's price is fully realised. Barley is not much inquired for, and ls. per quarter cheaper. Oats and Shelling without change. Beans firm at late rates. RECOLLECTIONS OF REPUBLICAN FRANCE FROM 1790 TO 1801, BY Da. 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Most of th e success ful competi tors* at the Botanic Gardens, on Wednesday last, intend exhibiting their flowers. ,t 4.," `;:; ~:/ re ie r ' 1/ ;1,