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13, Great Marlborough-street ... T'll E KAF F I R WA R Now ready, in 2 vols., with Illustrations, 21s. bound, FIVE YEARS IN KAFFIRLAND, With SIry.TCHES of the LATE WAR in that COUNTRY to the PEACE in 1848. Written on the Spot. By Mrs. HARRIET WARD, (Wile of Captain Ward, 91st Regiment). Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mdlle. JENNY LIND. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public :tre respectfully informed that there will be a Grand EXTRA. NIG' AT on THURSDAY next, the 11th of May, on which occasion Mad JENNY LIND will appear as Maria in Donizettes Opera, enti tied LA LIGLIA. DEL ItEGGIMENTO. • HER MAJESTY'S THEATR.E. Madame TADOLINL It is respectfully announced that this celebrated Artiste has ar rived and will appear-forthwith in the part originally compose d for her, Dontsetti's Opera of LINDA DI CIIAMOUNI. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURI LAST NIGHT BUT FIVE. CIRQUE NATIONAL DE PARIS. LAST GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCES. The public is respectfully informed that previous to the departvrc of the Equestrian Troupe, FOUR GRAND MORNING PERFOR: .ANCES will be given on the following days, viz. :—Wednesday the 10th, Friday the 12th, Monday the 15th, and Tuesday the 16th inst. First Price as usual. No .•,,econd Price. Private Boxes to be had it the Theatre, and at Jußien and Co.'s, 214, Regent-street. LAINM HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, The Nobility Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and ths pub lic are respectfully informed that TILES EVENING will be pericamed DOiaizetti's Opera, entitled LUCREZIA BORGIA. Lucrezia, Mdlle. Sofia Cruvelli , Orsini, Mdlle. Schwartz; Gen naro, Signor Gar/foul ; Gebetta, Signor Bouche ; anti Alfonso, ignor Lablache. To conclude with the grand Ballet entitled ALMA. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. The Free List is suspended, the public Press excepted. Doors open at half-past .even, and commence at Eight o'clock THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. CIRQUE _NATIONAL DE PARIS. LAST NIGHT BUT FIVE. THIS EVENING The Festival of Flowers—The Gitanos—The Pyramid of Decan ters—The tour Quarters of the Globe, &c., by Mdlls. Caroline Ma thilde, Palmyre Anato. Coralie Ducos, Amaglia, &c. ; MM. Fran coni, Loisset, Newsome, Andre, Montero, Auriol, Leclair, Le Petite Loisset. &c. TO-MORROW MDLLE. PALMYRE ANATO'S BENEFIT. Doors open at halt-past Seven, performance to commence at Eight. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. trader the Manaiemeht et Mr. IL Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new comic Drama, called OLD HONESTY. Michael Bradshaw, Mr. Webster; Joseph Bradshaw, Mr. H. Van denholf ; Sir Perkins Besborough, Mr. Howe ; Mr. Septimus Hook, Mr. Tilbury ; Toby Perch, Mr. Keeley ; Dame Bradshaw, Mrs. (Dover; Mary, Miss Reynolds. After which, a new Comedietta, called A CONFIDENCE. Mr. Gresham, Mr. Webster; Mr. Arthur Williams, Mr. H. Vanden hoff Mrs. Gresham, Miss Reynolds. To conclude with a Grand Romantic Extravaganza, Horace Walpole's mysteri ous p ro d uc ti on , an d ca l le d TILE CAST' , OF OTRANT :M M -Vin c enzo., Mr. O. :Manfred, Mr. Keeley ; the filar founded on J. Bland; Theodore, Miss P. Horto n ; Odonto, Mr. Caulfield' 1111.ppolito, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Miss Reynolds ; Matild 3 a, is. Caulfield. ; Sta3e Manager, Mr. Fa.n en ; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web ter. J. T. Archer, Box-book Xeeper._ ery, is. Boxes, Is. ; Pit, hs. ; Gallery, ; C P Pcr Gall Doors open at Halt-past Six, Pertormance to commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. TIIIS EVENINti Will be performed a new and original Drama, called HARVEST HOME. Principal chara. c t o rs ny Messrs. 11. Hughes; Lambert, Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith , Ma dame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Turner, feC. To conclude with a new Piece, entitled THE FOUNTAIN OF ZEA ; or, the Child of Boxes, 45.; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. commence at Seven. open at Hail-past Six, Performance to 'UOTAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. hole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, AVM be performed TIIE SCARECROW. Principal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Selby, Granby, and Charles; Mrs. C. Jones, Miss Lee, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam. After which, an entirely new and original Classical Extravaganza, entitled THESEUS and ARIADNE ; or, the Marrage of Backus. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, H. Hall, S. Smith, F. Cooke ; Miss litzwilliam, Miss Jane Coleman, Miss Marshall, and Madame Vestris. To conclude with a Romance of Real Life, called BOX and COX. Principal characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. Buckstone, and Mrs. Mac namara. liretis Boxes, 55.; Upper Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. No half-price to any part of the house. The Sew 1 ;0x-office, No. 2, Wellington-street, is open to the Public every day, from Ten till Six. FRE.NCII PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATItE. Lessee. Mr. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street. Third Appearance since 1845 of SI. Achard, and First Appearances in this Country et Mdlle. Desiree and M. Julien Deschamps (of the Theatre du Gymnase, Pails). TO-.IIOIZitOW EVENING, The Entertainments will commence at half-past Seven o'clock with Will be performed the amusing Vaudeville of LA CDERCHEUSE D'ESPRIT. Principal characters by MM. Henri Alix, Josset, Thu rillon, Madame St. Auge, Md.lle. Marot, and Mdlle. Celestine. To be followed by LA DEMOISELLE A MiMER. Alphonse de Luceval, M. Julien Deschamps ; Camille, Mdlle. Desiree. After which, the favourite Coiale4ie-vaudeville L'AUMONIER DU REGIMENT. Pascal, M. Aehard ; Robert, M. Henry Ain ; Chris tian, M. Josset ; Un Forgeron, M. Eugene; Un Soidat, 31. Grenet ; Marie , 3ldlle. Marot. To conclude with CIIRISTOPHE LE CORDIER. Christophe Cordier, M. Achard ; Le Vicomte Charles D'Annezay, M. Jourdam ; Chignard de Clapieres, M. Tourillon ; Paturin, M. Lucien ; Madame Rlgaud, Madame St. Ange ; Madeliene, Mdlle. Desiree. isoxes, bs. ; Pit, 3s. 6d.; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s Bone, and Stalls may be obtained at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond -street. ST. 'S TH ROBERT HOUDIN (ot JAMES the Palais E Roy ATRE. aI, Paris).—The sur prising and interesting performances of ROBERT HOUDIN, having been received with the most enthusiastic admiration, he will con tinue his extraordinary SOIREE.ii FANT.A.sTIQUES at the St. James's Theatre, This Evening, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening, comprising Automates, Prestidigitation, Magic, and Original experiments, invented by Robert Houdin. Also, Second Vne Escamotage de Roberts Houdin, flis, and Suspension Ethereene. Doors open at Eight, the Exhibition to commence at waif-past Eight, and terminate before Eleven. Boxes and stalls, may be had at Mr. MITCHELL'S Royal Li brary, 33, Old Bond-street and at the Box-oftice of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven to Five. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr, J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager, Duchess-street, Portland. place. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a new comic Drama, entitled A FAIRY TALE. Principal characters by Messrs. J. Vining, C. Fisher, Conway, Nor ton, Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Emma Stanley. After which a new Commediett, entitled DOMESTIC BLISS. Mr. Goodleman, Mr. Cooper; Adele, Mrs. Stirling; Rhoda, Miss Villars. To conclude with a Grand Ballet, entitled ESMEIIALDA; or, the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Esmeralda, Mdlle Auriol. Dress Circle, Ss.: Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. tinder the direction of Mr. Kerschner. THIS EVENING. Will be presented THE TrIREE RED MEN. Principal charac ters by Messrs. N. T. Hicks, Dale, Honner, Herbert, Jones, Butler, Lewis ; Mrs. 'loaner, Mrs. Saville, Mrs. Hick.,, 3liss Terry, and Miss Richardson. After which, THE IRISH TUTOR. Dr. O'Toole, Mr. T. Barry. To conclude with THE BRIDE OF THE BLEEDING HEART. Manager and Treasurer, Mr. B. S. Fairbrother. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. • Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. : Last Week but One of Mr. Van Amburgh's Engagement. Immense hit of the Easter Spectacle. Overflowing houses to wit sees the celebrated Mr. Van Amburgh and his unequalled collection of trained animals, amongst which will be filuriel the greatest no velty ever seen, a Black Tiger, the first ever known to mingle with other animals, and has hitherto been considered untameable. THIS EVENING, Will he presented a grand romantic Spectacle, written by Boyle Barnard, Esq., expressly to introduce Mr. Van Amburgh in his astounding performance, founded upon a passage in Eugene Sue's celebrated novel of " The Wandering Jew," and will be produced un tler the title of MOROK, THE BEAST TAMER. Armand Dugard, Mr. Van Amburgh. The Spectacle will be succeeded V an incomparable routine of Mr. liatty's Sce nes of the Arena, in which Signor Chiarini and Mdlle. Ma T 'rioetta Orsinago, f rom Italy, will have the honour of appearing. co nclude with a L egen d ary pet i te Spectacle ent i tled, THE GO j;) I,Durk.3• I ; FO OTED STEED ; or th e Ch arme d H orse o f the Valley. tn the recess the Theatre has been entirely re-decorated. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. • TO CORRESPONDENTS. No communication can be attended to unless authenti cated by tne name and address c. the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. , 6 J. E. J. '—On the 24th instant. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE THERMOMETER, Lowest, 49 •; Highest, 69. I%On, BAROMETER, 30.24. WttiD E.N.E.; fine clear sunshiny Weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TH/113 Morning .. 19 min. after 6 Evening 46 m i n. D aY • 6 • 1.1 I ..A 4 . e . , S t c. y didirs.„ 7 Alicl - 4104•Wiati:v" , • ar p E • , , ,ET• II 0 R Orr ' lll o' fer,h nth 'rni LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1848• Sanitary legislation has hitherto been little better than a political will-o'-the-wisp, decoying the popu lation only deeper and deeper into the quagmires o parochial indifference, and plunging the municipa authorities more and more resolutely into the mo rasses of their unwholesome monopoly. As yet Par liament has rest r i c t e d it se lf t o th e u tt erance o f eulo grums pon cleanli ness . It h as b een mere l y a hypo thetical lover of fresh air, pure water, and efficient hasdrainage,winked a whil et in its i mme di a t e ne i g hb our h oo d it the j mainten ance o f a pest il en ti a l system—like Sir FALSTAEr, " babbling o' green fi e ld s " amidst the o" roar an d sweat o f Eastcheap. Everythi ng h as been o p nroninftised an d noth i ng has been accomplish e d. Petiti upon the tabl es of the tw o houses, and, w hil e t h e Petition h as b een la i d s Members have responded to the petitioner s in language of sympathy, the petitions them useful in as far a s th ey have heslehes h ave only been to light most of the official stoves in Westminste p 4 Dicussions have wearied the patience even of that . 13ri c tannic Jon, Mr. SPEAKER ; divisions have been lobbies ; meetings have been convened°? n nt t e h d into the Idianover square Rooms ; agitation has been excitee among vestrymen and ill-blood among the members of cor porations ; lecturers have expatiated upon disease in all the suburban institutions around the metr have braved; all the discomfort of Peri Pat i e i n r iis ' and rls to de claim against miasmata to the provi nc i al Popul ace measure has been introduced atter mar-iur report has been acc umu l a t e d a ft er report b y thei'edef4ti gable Commissi oners o f G w ydyr H ouse; yet, in spite of a ll this, in d e fi ance of theand dismal and argumentative returns of the Registrar- THE SUN, LONDON, General, in contempt of disease, contagion, depravity, and death, nothing, absolutely nothing in the way of practical amelioration has yet been accomplished. What has caused all this? Something must have done so. What is that something ? Apathy ? No. The very efforts which we have enumerated—efforts made simultaneously by the Legislators, by the Go vernment, by enterprizing individuals, and by the people themselves, show that for a considerable time past there has been very far from any indifference on the matter on the part of the community. A blunder as to the mode of proceeding ? That is impossible ; for every imaginable mode of proceeding has been resorted to either successively or simultaneously. In dolence on the part of the Administration ? Not so. Whether under the Premiership of Sir ROBERT PEEL ' or cf Lord JOHN Russel.; the Ministry have evinced a peculiar degree of activity in the furtherance of the cause of sanitary improvement. Both Lord LINCOLN and Lord MORPETH have toiled with a ssiduity, to assuage the s uff er i ngs o f t h e i r f e ll ow - men , by laying before Parli ament Bill s of an elaborate an d practicable. character. Has the delay of this essential i n novation ? originated the n i n th e i ns i ncer it y o f its promoters . The simple enumeration of such names as NOR MA.NBY, GROSVENOR, 14.1ORPETII, LINCOLN, SOUTH • WOOD SMITH, and CHADWICK, is a sufficient reply to thi s susp i c i on. N o : the continual failure of the e ff or t s ma d e i n behalf of sanitary im provement is attributable neither to apathy, or to blundering, or to indolence in the Cabinet, or to the insincerity of its advocates. It is attributable to something very different. To what then ? Tu an opposition arising from a fanatical reverence to some of our " time-honoured institutions. That is the secret of the procras tination. Because our munici palities have been governed time out of mind by a local board, the scheme of sanitary improvement must be abandoned, crushed, mutilated, smothered— anything but accepted. Better that disease should decimate the land, and the corrupt influences of domestic discomfort tend to the demoralization of the m ultitude, and to the thronging of our prisons, our hulks, and our penal settlements, than that the sacrile gious finger of the law should be laid on any one of our time-honoured , institutions." Why, the ven era ti on o for th e " paroc hi al authorities " was pe hfll.lpei nothing d ,t r o . tp Bo groantroce:tiahni underin every v e And ry t he were instance, a similarinfliction w e s of all t system ho u d bso sorts r com pelled omr s of grievances, beca use f orsooth of their antiquity. If antiquity, i n d ee d , must be held paramount in every instance, then it is advisable to re-establish a thousand of those obsolete regulations which have been latterly regarded as incompatible with civilization. Better semi Herr DOBHLER to the stake for his apparent skill in black-magic and demonology. Better revive the feudal system, and all its consequences, because of their venerable, and therefore sacred, antiquity, Better do anything, however outrageous, criminal, inhuman, or unchristianlike, rather than interfere with our " time-honoured institutions." Speaking seriously, however, it is found that disease, immorality, and death are co-existent to an enormous extent with these time honoured institutions, the local boards exercising local power in the different parishes and municipalities,--and therefore it is time, we take it, for abating in some measure our admira tion for institutions so notoriously inefficient. We cannot, for this reason, sympathise in the lamentations uttered by Mr. CHARLES PEARSON yesterday evening, that such time-honoured institutions as these should like ricketty children he placed in " the go-cart of centralisation." Centralisation we admit is, in the abstract, a system calculated to prove most per nicious in its influences and in its operation. Yet, notwithstanding our abhorrence of that relic of des- putism, the system of centralisation, we would itn, measurably prefer it to the arrangements which have hitherto sacrificed to themselves the lives of more millions than were ever immolated in hecatombs to Moloch or crushed under the wheels of Jug • gernaut. Centralisation, accompanied by health, morality, and decency, is preferable, in our estimation, to local administration, accompanied by disease, mortality, demoralisation, indecency, and wretched ness. This is the preference which has throughout actuated us in our reiterated demand for sanitary im provement, and which causes us to rejoice, with all sincerity, in the knowledge that Lord MORPETH'S Bill is at last receiving the emendation or approval of a Committee of the Lower House of Parliament. • A case was recently decided by Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS involving a point of practice of consider able importance—" In re ROBERT TALBETT." It WAS moved that the insolvent's petition should be dis missed, and that the books, papers, and documents filed with the Judge of the County Court of Notting ham should be returned to the insolvent, or his attorney, he having been discharged by his detaining creditor without having appeared before the Court, or having obtained the benefit of the Act. The questions that arose were—whether the jurisdiction of the Judge of the County Court terminated with the return of the record to the Insolvent Debtors' Court; and also whether that Court could dismiss a petition when so returned without any adjudication hav ing taken place thereon in the local court. The Learned Commissioner, having previously consulted with the Chief Commissioner, decided in conformity with the opinion he had received, " that the jurisdiction of the Insolvent Debtors' Court was completely taken away by the recent statute," and he consequently refused to dismiss the petition. It is difficult to collect the arguments used in this case from the reports that have appeared. It seems to hare been more of the nature of a conversation than of a case solemnly argued in a court of law. With all respect, however, for the opinion of the Learned Chief Commissioner, by which Mr. Com missioner PHILLIPS was governed, it appears to us that the Judge of the County Court acted very properly in not dismissing the petition, and in returning the schedule and documents to the Insol. vent Debtors' Court. In JAGOE'S " Practice in Bank ruptcy and Insolvency," page 149, (a work of which we have already had occasion to speak in the high terms which the accuracy and ability with which it was prepared, and the thorough knowledge of his sub ject manifested by the talented author, so richly de served,) it is laid down, " Though the insolvent may not appear, or if appearing, refuse to execute the war rant of attorney, or should any circumstance occur to prevent his regular discharge or remand, the document ought to be re t urne d to t h e court w i t h a cert ifi cate i signed by th e J u d ge, fully stating the facts." There sho u ld stance s ; hyt n n y ot re d a is so m n i s .ss w a hy pe a tit J io u n dg u e nd o e f r a s C u o c u h nt e y ir C cu ou ni r . t chargeasd e xem p t{ e gratici:—The prisoner might be dis signehe had dtaining creditor, after the provi the estate. sional The c ollected a considerable portion of thus (and also in other ri ghts of the other creditors might respects) be materially affected efruyrndiishcharge of a prisoner would be in by the dismissal. by his detaining cre Th dit e o r furnishes Primo facie case Jude to n g i n n ether with of suspicion, demanding County bt t C toou returnr t i$ a full vestigation, and which alone be. sufficient o refu s i ng to t dismiss justify the th petition, e t it ion, the schedule and all the documents co the case, to be dealt with by the Commissionereted with whom the matter had previously been allotted, to With regard to the jurisdiction of the Insolvent Debtors' Court, in connexion with the County Court, Mr. JAGOE says; at page 10 of the same able work to which we have already alluded, "That proceedings instituted in the Insolvent Debtors' Court, after being heard by the County Court, are returned to ba kept amongst its records. Therefore the County Court, in prisoner's cases, has only a transitory jurisdiction , which ceases when the case referred to it has been heard and adjudicated on." It therefore appears, as we conceive, perfectly clear that the Insolvent Debtors' Court, on the return of the schedule and petition from the County Court, possesses an absolute and perfect control as to its dismissal or retention, and generally as to all matters connected with it, from whence it follows, in our opinion, as a natural consequence, that the Learned Commissioner have been f u ll y warrante d in dismissing . , ther vi• re was ud there insol vent's petiti on i n the case under notice, the no oth er o bj ection to such a course than that founded on the want of jurisdiction. We have been induced to notice the present case Ip-eiluse it is in the highest degree important as well to the public geneially as Lo the members of the legal profession, that the practice between the Insolvent Debtors' Court and the several County Courts should be clearly understood, and that amongst the National Guards, of which 150,000 ;had been given to the people of Paris. In case of war, not less than 800 000 men could be brought under arms. The Hon. Minister also referred to the state of the navy, and declared that it had been placed in a state to meet every possible eventuality. M. Marie, Minister of Public Works, commenced by alluding to the commercial crisis which weighed on France when the revolution burst forth. A factitious system of riches had been established some time previ ously, and when the folly of the many schemes which had been brought forward was made manifest, a severe reaction succeeded, and great want was the consequence. The revolution found the work ing classes in great distress, and the Provisional Go vernment found it necessary to afford employment to a considerable number. He then explained the nature of the national workshops ; referred to the im pulse which he said had been given to public works in every part of France. Alluding to the railway question, the Honourable Member spoke of its great importance, and, after declaring that the works had not been for a moment interrupted, did nothing more, otherwise, than to recommend the Assembly to consider the question most maturely. M. de Lamartine, Minister of Foreign Affairs, then ascended the tribune amidst general marks of interest. There were, he said, two parties in presence after the late revolution—those who thought war the necessary concomitant of a republic, and those who . looked for liberty, peac e , an d prosperity, as perfectly possible. For his part, he belonged to the latter class, and though war might become indispensable, though France might be forced to have recourse to arms, yet he thought peace ought to /be aimed at constantly. The whole policy of the foreign depart ment of France, since he had taken its direction, might be comprised in two words—armed diplomacy. The people, it appeared to him, had willed by the revolution three things—a republic; democratic progress, clearly avowed; and peace, if possible, accompanied by prospe iity and plenty. The.lionourable Deputy then said that he should endeavour to show that the system which he had adopted was perfectly suited to the present position of affairs. He thought that in doing so the National Assembly would not think it necessary for him to read a sketch which he had prepared of the state of Europe after 1815.—(Cries of "No, no.") lie should then proceed to remark on the position of France, as to her foreign policy after the revolution of July. In place of standing forth amongst the nations of Europe in her strength, she had stood apart in a state of isolation and subalternity. There were two courses, which might have been adopted after that event—either to declare war on Europe, or to adopt a system of peace, founded on the fraternity of nations. The Government which existed after the revolution of July did neither, and in conse- 1 quence it had reduced France to a state of deep humi liation. The Hon. Member then proceeded to give a sketch of the events in Europe sin ce th e revo l ut i on o f prove th a t t h e severa l nat i ons were ted with the same demo c r a ti c f ee li ng as Feb.2 a 4 c , tu w a ith a view to France, and that consequently there was no chance of any power attacking France. He alluded to the events in Austria, Prussia, Sicily, and Italy; spoke of Swit zerland, Russia, and the various parts of Germany; in fact went through the whole of Europe, and drew the conclusion that France might remain as she was, at ' peace, but prepared for all events. Prussia and Austria could nut act, he remarked, against the will of their people. Switzerland, Italy, Sicily, and the smaller German states, were of the same opinion as France, and sympathised with her most heartily. England could not suspect France of any desire of meddling in Spain. Russia had Poland to look to. Whence, then, had France to dread attack?—(Loud cheers.) Formerly, France, with her 36 millions, was isolated; now she stood in the closest bonds of fraternity with the greatest part of the nations of Europe, and far from fearing war from them, could look to them for aid. Under the late Government all was confusion, now all was the verity of democratic principles. The Hon. Minister concluded by expressing a firm belief that France, though fully prepared for war, if, unfortunately, that course should be called for, would be able to remain at peace with the whole world, and carry out the views of democratic progress which ought to be the principal characteristic of a republic.—(Loud cheers.) The President had to inform the Assembly that he had received a letter from M. Beranger, sending in his resignation.—(Loud marks of disapprobation.) The lion. President here read the letter which expressed the warmest sentiments of gratitude on the part of M. Be ranger for the honour done him by assigning him a place in the National Assembly. Ills age and literary habits rendered legislative labours irksome to him, and, unwil lingly, he was obliged to retire into private life. He had, before his return, expressed his unfitness to sit in the National Assembly; still his fellow-citizens had thought fit to elect him. They must not be surprised at his now withdrawing. A curious scene here occurred, a great number of Members exclaiming loudly against the poet's resigna tion. The opposition was so marked, that at last the President was obliged to put the question to the vote. On a show of hands, however, the majority decided that the resignation should be accepted. A new Member then ascended the tribune, and pro posed that the report of the Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs should be printed and sent to the departments, as well as to the various foreign Courts.—(Great applause). M. de Lamartine said that he should be sorry that any innovation should be effected in order to pay a com pliment to him. The document would of course be sent to the representatives of the foreign powers, but for the departments the Assembly must decide as it pleased. M. Dormes said that he had to propose to the National Assembly a proposition which would be found in perfect conformity with the sentiments expressed towards the Provisional Government. It was, first, that the Mem. bers of the Provisional Government had merited well of their country—(Great cheerin g )—and next that an Exe cutive Committee be app o i n t e d, consisting of five Mem bers, whose names were the following—(The loudest disapprobation here burst out from the benches of the Moderate party, and every time the Hon. Member at tempted to read the names fresh interruption prevented him; cries of "It is a surprise," " You have given no notice," burst out from several benches). M. Dupont (de l'Eure) rose and said, that it was not right to bring forward names in that way; it was to con promise the proper course of proceeding, :and place the Members named in a false position.—(Hear, hear.) Great tumult having arisen, the President suddenly put on his hat, which was to signify that the sitting was suspended for half an hour, This would give Honour able Members au opportunity of coming to some under standing. During this cessation of the proceedings, it was stated that the proposition had been agreed to in the morning at a meeting of the ultra-Republicans. The proposition was brought forward by MM. Dormes, Trelat, and Jean Renaud, and the five names intended to be brought for ward were MM. Lamartine, Arago, Ledru Rollin, Gar nier Pages, and Marie. When the public sitting was resumed, Mr. Dormes said that he should maintain the part of his proposition referring to the vote of thanks to the Provisional Government, and to the appointment of an executive committee, with power to appoint responsible Ministers, but he should omit the names.—(" Ah, ah," and approbation.) The Honourable Member then read the proposition to that effect. Another Member said that he should propose as an amendment, that the proposition should be submitted in the usual way to the bureaux, and considered with care. A third Member said that he could comprehend the necessity of submitting the second part of the proposi tion to the consideration of the bureaux, but for the first part he did not see that anything more was neces• sary than to submit at once to the Assembly the question that the members of the Provisional Government had merited well of their country. Surely the Assembly could nut have a doubt about that point ; it would be carried with acclamation. —(Loud cheers.) M. Barbes rushed up the tribune and cried out that he could not coincide in that opinion.—(Oh, oh.) Before the Assembly passed any such vote, he must call on them, in the name of the people, to demand an account of several matters committed by the Government against the population. Let them call for an account of the massacres at Rouen.—(Loud disapprobation, which ren dered the Hon. Member's voice inaudible.) Let them demand an account of the position in which France had been placed with respect to Europe.—(Another burst of the loudest disapprobation, during which the speaker's voice was completely drowned.) M. Renaud, the Government Commissioner at Rouen, replied with great energy to M. Barbes, declaring that he had long expected to hear that attack, which had previously been employed in other places—in the clubs, where the people, so easily excited, were the audience. After speaking in strong language against the attempts thus made to sow dissension , he gave a long account of what had really taken place at Rouen , with a view to show that the people bad been misled, and that th e Go vernment authorities had been absolutely obliged to tie as they had done. M. Barbes then proposed an enquete in the affair of Rouen. A Member expressed his surprise at such huckstering in giving a vote of thanks to the Provisional Govern ment, atter its having, for upwards of two mouths, so nobly protected the country from anarchy, and perhaps civil war.—(Loud cheers.) After some indignant words from M. Cremisux, in defence of the Government, the question was put— " That the Provisional Government has well merited from the country;" when the question being put, the immense majority declared in the aff'irmativ'e, only two persons (Barbes and Durricu) having the courage to stand up against it. BOURSE—PA./LIS, MONDAY, MAY 8. THREE O'CLOCK.—The Bourse was very calm to-day, but very little was done. There was an evident reluc tance to enter into new transactions until the new Go vernment was formed. Towards the latter part of the day there was a slight decline on the opening prices. The Bons du Tresor are at 31 discount. attention should be especially directed to those vexatee questioner on which doubts and differences still exist, with a view to their speedy and satisfactory arrangement. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The question as to the appointment of the Inter mediate Government continues to occupy the atten tion of the French people. Had M. LEDRU RoLLIN conducted himself with ordinary decency, there can be no doubt but that the members of the Provisional Government would have been unanimously re-ap pointed as members of the Intermediate Government. LEDRU ROLLIN, by his own " open and advised speaking and writing," and by the overt acts of his commissaries, has so disgusted every lover of liberty in France, that the great majority of the Members of the Assembly are all but pledged to their constituents to deprive him and his agents of their power to do mischief with the least possible delay. Against this deprivation the fine, chivalrous, honourable feelings of LAMARTINII revolts. He has de fended the cause of liberty against LEDRU ROLLIN and his " Tory mob" most successfully—he has every where by the force of moral courage beaten the men of violence, but he will not inflict upon their chief the open and public shame of a dismissal, and there fore, in opposition to his friends, he stands out for the re -appointment of all the members of the Pro visional Government. LEDRU ROLLIN himself is, as might have been expected, furious. The Reforme of yesterday thus threatens vengeance:— " The prattling press (it says) is making a great noise about questions of a President, of Ministers, and of a commission of Government. We are accustomed to all these chronicles. Formerly Guizot and Duchatel were quoted; to-day the bourgeois amuso themselves in dis cussing Ledru Rollin or La mart i ne . A s regards us, we remem er the barricades of February, and it signifies little to us what calculations may be made, or what mis • chievous ostracism may be preached. We are certain that the Con.stituante (Assembly) will not choose to drown the acclamations of the people, and that after rife examination it will bow before the men who nobly and valiantly did the service of the revolution. But if the Constituante, the daughter of the election, disown the Revolution, her mother, we shall let the delegates pass— but we shall give notice to the people. Under the Monarchy we fulfilled that duty; we shall do it under the Republic." The Democratic Pacifique makes an appeal ad misericordiarn on behalf of M. LEDRU ROLLIN, and implores the Assembly to re-elect him, because "LA MARTINE and LEDRU Rar.mie balance each other, and both are necessary to a general conciliation." The Messager of Saturday says— " A meeting of a great number of representatives took place to-day in one of the bureaux of the Chamber, fur the purpose of settling the list of Members who are to form the commission of the executive power up to the moment at which the new constitution shall be pro claimed. The names of M. Lamartine, M. Arago, and M. Marie obtained the assent of all those who are of opinion that the commission ought to consist of only three Members. The Deputies who desired five Mem bers proposed to add the names of M. Bethmont and M. Marrast. The names of M. Garnier Pages, M. Flocon, M. Louis Blanc, M. Ledru Rollin, and M. Albert were generally set aside." The Patric of Sunday says— " There was a vet) , numerous meeting to-day of the representatives of the people in the Salle des Con f&-ences, to discuss the question of candidates for the Executive Committee of Government. An important portion, viz., the Extreme Left, met in the 17th bu reau. MM. Etienne Arago, 13arbes, Emmanuel Arago, Frichon, Trenchant, Caussidiere, Flocon, Louis B:anc, Albert, and Ledru Rollin were present. It was proposed at this meeting that the Executive Committee should consist of all the members of the Provisional Government, and to support et proposition for a Com mittee charged to draw up a project of constitution totally unconnected with the members of the Provisional Government, who, it was proposed, should remain in power until after the vote of the constitution. M. Lamartine, it was said, will propose to his friends to support this proposition. In another meeting of eighty deputies, it was proposed, and unanimously carried, to form an Executive Committee of MM. Lamartine, Ledru Rollin, Arago, Marie, Bethmont, and Marrast. At the same meeting it was proposed and carried that ' a com mittee of representatives, of whom the members of the executive power should form a part, should be ap pointed to draw up a constitution.' At a third meeting the majority was inclined to support the plain of select ing by a simple vote by ballot." Save the small fraction of ultras who met in the 17th bureau, the rejection of LEDRU ROLLIN, LOUIS BLANC, and FLocoN, has been unanimous. The Sieele publishes a communication from a Member of the National Assembly, which says that, in order to get over the difficulty, two combinations present themselves : " The first, which will be proposed it is said, by M. Martin, of Strasbourg, consists in creating a committee, or intermediate council of Government, of which the members will be limited in their power to the deciding, under their responsibility, of political questions, and to the nomination of Secretaries and Under-Secretaries of State to direct the several ministerial departments. This committee will be composed of three or five members. There will be, in fact, two Governments, of which the one will be a superfcetation—that of the directors, and that of the Ministers. Another plan, which will be strongly supported, is this—that the Assembly should name directly, and by ballot, as many Ministers as there are ministerial departments, taking them, in as far as prudence will permit, from among the present members of the Provisional Government, and giving M. Dupont (de l'Eure) the office of President of the Council. This plan is on the supposition that the Assembly is itself the Government, and has only occasion for Ministers. It is also proposed that hereafter the Assembly should ap point a committee of Government of thirty-six mem bers, to be divided into as many sections as there are ministries, to consider what reforms are practicable, and to examine the accounts of the Ministers." The accounts from the provinces are favourable. Tranquillity has been restored at Limoges, the Provisional Government having dismissed the,Conamis sary PARROT. The members of the Provisional Government quitted their official residences on Saturday. 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 Bonaparte, 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, 00-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. The illoniteur publishes a number of diplomatic and consular appointments. M. Benoist Champy was nominated Minister of the Republic in Hanover; M. Ferdinand Dervieu, attache to the London Legation ; M. Hersant, Consul at Dublin ; M. Blancheton, Consul at the Cape of Good Hope ; M. Cesar Famin, Chancellor of the French Legation in London ; M. Hauser, Vice-Consul at Rabat, in Morocco ; M.Bel langer, Vice-Consul at Massourah, in Egypt, &c. In the sitting of the National Assembly on Mon day, the question as to the appointment of the Inter mediate Government had not been determined at the hour at which the post left. The following is a report of the proceedings up to the hour of post : The President took the chair at half past one. The internal arrangements of the Hall have been the truiht:uoannren sfrpteleormvms revolution positio n do h ut a o t ohr echangedtahreeo better. since Saturday, the tribune and Pre sident's chair having been brought forward about thirty feseatt,iirsdoaays, t f o ro e m nab in le di t p h o e sit r i eesentatives sitting at the to h a d Pages,ardß conclude lifels linister statementof oFinance,eft unfinish edascendedstration that the ea e ec_ It was quite avedryt.he Cou d r h e t l r a l y t e i red that recent the eountr capable of mathematical to t thebhe n financial d r em p t o c n y - . system of the late Govern plungedeavoured to effects mein, if pursued or utter ruin. He had en a few years longer, must larly with a view to relieve considerableth reductions, particu -wcahpicithulated the different era ' t plans which ho pressed onetrorer classes of the i h ) e e e p v i y i t) b u h r e d r e e n The Honourable de claring that they were called for by the nwecoesinsi°tietshosf' had brought forward during the last the crisis. After dwelling for some time on these points,he concluded by declarin g th at whoever succeededlaim would find the finances in a better position than he had received them. M. Arago, Minister of War and of Ma t rin e e ad i n t er i m, i t then read his report on the state of h said that the first thing that attracted thea attention He f the Provisional Government, after the revolutiontt February, was the necessity of providing for the o ebruary, safety of the country. I . n consequence, a council of doicpct il v ; -, , ;,,;,pointed, and . lour armie s o f r.hservation fornt ,, J ;. *.‘ the Alps, the North, th e Rhine, and the Appeoioes. The Honourable Minister then entered at great length into the composition of the various branches of the service, and the measures taken to remedy the wants which were there perceptible. Not less than 180,000 muskets had been distributed i - - „ BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, IllaY 6. Boulogne and Amiens, 6% —Luxembourg, 3/—Namur and Liege, 34 4 —Paris and Lyons, 2—Pans and Rouen, 16—Sambre and Meuse, 434- SPAIN. Madrid papers of the 3d have arrived. The G ace t a conta i ns a d ecree authorising the sale of the property belonging to the Order of San Juan de Jerusalem, the proceeds to be accounted as part of the extraordinary contribution of 200,000,000 reals, which a law recently authorised the Government to The Duke o, l Ditche'ss DE MONTP.EN.,Ihtt !,a‘e 4 , 11 for Sevill e , o lio o f ft jOttrflalS Say*, that it was believed the Government had determined that the notes of the Bank of San Fernando should be re ceived as specie. The Guarda Nacional says, that it was stated at the English embassy that Mr. BUINVER was preparing to leave for England. GERMANY AND ,; TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1848. THE NORTHERN STATES AUSTRIA. A Breslau paper of the 3d May publishes a letter from Vienna, which says, " The Papal Nuncio, Viala Prela, is still hero, al though the ambassadors of Naples and Tuscany have been got rid of. There is yet no public manifestation of a breach with the Pope; but every circumstance that occurs here tends to show that if Pius IX. advances one step farther in the affairs of Lombardy, or if he interferes with them in any way but as a mediator, then Austria will separate herself completely from all spiritual connexion with the see of Rome—(dass sich Ocsterreich auch in geistlicher bl-ziehung ganz vom nomischen stuhl lossa gen wird). The example of Austria—the most power ful of the Roman Catholic states—would lead to the emancipation of the whole of Catholic Christendom from the supremacy of the Pope." The evening supplement of the Wiener Zeitung of the Ist of May has a communication from M. ZANINI, in which he explains the motives that in duced his retirement, and denies that it was brought about by any sinister influence. lie also states tha when first called upon to undertake the War De partment, he had pointed out Count LATOUR as the person best qualified, both by judgment and expe rience, to undertake such a post. Vienna is tolerably tranquil, although there are some feverish symptoms amongst the operative classes. The funds were very buoyant on the 2d, owing to the pacific character of the news from France. The Giornale del Lloyd Austriaco, of the 28th, says— "According to letters from Innspruck of the 23d in stant, a Piedaiontese officer taken prisoner by the Aus trians, passed two days in that city. He manifested much surprise in finding the place so tranquil, as all were preparing to march to the Southern Tyrol, whilst in Milan the ; üblic were assured that the Tyrolese were expecting the arrival of Italians with the greatest impa tience, and were accordingly hastening to scnd'l'oetl assistance. In Innspruck, and throughout the army generally, all are arming, and appear eager to measure their strength with the enemy. In the valley of Zilli 11 capable of bearing arms are hastening from all parts to join the corps directed towards the south. To behold our courageous men and gallant youths offering with pleasure and even .eagerness, to sacrifice their lives and their property for the cause of their country, is a truly sublime spectacle ; and woe to those who may dare to attack our mountains—their ruin would be certain 1" 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 consequently on the point of marching with the main body of my troops to Codroipo. Some few divisions were transported over the Taglia mcnto 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 Tolmezzo. 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 Cadore. The greater portion of them consist of 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, as these rebel hordes are continually shifting their position. For this reason I cause the troops which have hitherto been serving under Colonel Baron Gorizutti to be posted against them at Venzone and Gemona. Latisana 7, as occupied this morning, and posts stationed on the right bank of the 'Tagliamento, who put themselves in commu nication with the flotilla of boats which I had caused to be armed at Trieste, and which arrived to-day at Porto Buso and Lignano, near the mouth of the Tagliamento. " The whole of our columns are consequently united along the Tagliamento as far as the sea, and Osoppo and Pahnonova strictly blockaded in our rear. " As it is now determined to maintain a rigorous blockade of Venice by sea, Colonel Kudriafsky is cruiz ing with the frigate Bellona, the brig blontecuoli , 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 NUGENT 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. PRUSSIA. According to the Vossiche Zeilung of Berlin, the Prussian Government have ordered a great number of eroops to be sent to the Prusso-Russian frontiers, in consequence of a declaration on the part of Russia which (to quote the above journal) is not unlike a formal declaration of war. Russian troops are con centrated at Mitau, and a Russian division has ad vanced within four miles of Memel. All communi cations with Russia, except postal ones, are inter rupted. The Cologne Gazette states that the Russian Am bassadors at German Courts have been recalled. A letter from Stettin of the 2d of May says—" A very serious attempt was made by the populace yes terday evening to create an enzeute and pillage the houses ; but the firmness and activity of the civic guard averted the calamity. The agitators set up loud cries in the streets, and could not be dispersed without the soldiers using their bayonets." BOHEMIA. There were serious riots in Prague on the Ist May. The tumults were directed chiefly against the Je ws' quarter, which was barricaded against the National Guards. Several persons were wounded, and 30 taken into custody. The strictest investigation has been set on foot, and all assemblages of the populace are strictly forbidden. BAVARIA. Munich continues to be in a most agitated state. Several arrests took place on the Ist May. Most stringent measures have been adopted for preserving the public peace. BADEN AND WURTEMBURG. The city of Carlsruhe has been declared in a state of siege, and is occupied by large bodies of troops. Several arrests have taken place at Stuttgard. FRANKFORT-ON-THE -MAINE. The Frankfort Committee of Fifty have voted a re solution, urging the Germanic Confederation to keep the promises made to the Poles, and declaring that the Poles shall be allowed still to pass through Germany on their return to their native land. The Germanic Diet has referred to a special committee the motion of Prussia, that the Germanic Confederation in general shall seize Danish vessels as a reprisal for the Prussian ships captured or detained by Denmark. SWITZERLAND. According to a letter from Switzerland, the Direc tory has replied to an overture from the King of SARDINIA for an offensive and defensive alliance between the two countries, by a formal declaration of its desire to pr-serve an absolute neutrality in the differences which at this moment agitate Europe. This answer is said to have been given to the Sar 'inian Envoy on the 2d inst. ,NIVIARK AND THE DUCHIES. A reinforcement of 1,000 men has been dispatched from Copenhagen to the army in the island of Fuhnen. The advance of the troops of the Confederation into the kingdom of Denmark has been officially com municated to the Provisional Government of Holstein 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 Bolding, and on the evening of the same dr,y took possession of the fortress of Fredericia, the most important tete du pont of Denmark on the mainland. The i3lfemy retreated trom the frontier of the Danish province and the strong posi tion at Bolding without offering an) r resistance, and Fre dericia itself opened its gates to a p itrol 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 qu tultity of ammuni tion and provisions fell into our heir ds. The enemy appear to have had some into ,n tion of holding out against us in Seefort, as thethemo.vt had been newly pallisaded. I have already given tl to necessary direc tions for the destruction of this fort. 41. t three o'clock this afternoon the German banner was h oisted on the flag staff of Seefort, and saluted with 101 discharges of artil lery. As long as this banner wave s there, no toll will be raised from vessels passing the Li tt le Belt. I cannot sufficiently praise the courage and en d urance with which the troops under my command met t 11 , e dangers and sup ported the fatiguing marches that have led to these glorious results. " WRANGEL, Com) n ander- in- Chie By dispatches from General HA LKETT it appears that the head-quarters of the Hanoverian troops were still at Nubel, but were to be re 13 loved on the 3d to Ulderup. The armed Danish ships are cruising between Alsen and the main land, firing uccasionally at the German troops, but, it is said, w ithout occasioning any loss. The Representatives of the Foreign Powers in Copenhagen have been officially informed that the blockade of Stettin, Stralsund, 3tock, and Wismar commenced on the 2d of May ; that of Pillau and Dantzic on the 3d; that of the n touths of the Elbe is delayed till the 10th, but the lat ter 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 expose d to seizure as hos tile freight, arc 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 anthorities 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 for conquest" exhibited by the Germans. A Swedish General had arrived in Copenhagen on a mission to the Danish Government; both in Sweden and Nor way increased activity in the naval departments has been observed ; but whether Denmark has really received any offer of support from these Powers is not known. Commerce and business are suffering in Ham burgh from the blockade of the outports. The pro bability that the Elbe will be closed on the 10th ha already had the effect of causing the holders c s stocks of goods to limit their sales, as the interruption of supplies will increase the demand for what is already in hand. In addition to the exception of mail packets from the blockade, it is ascertained that goods 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. ITALY. ROME. A letter from Civita Vecchia, of the Ist, says:— " The people of Rome, aware of the uncertain policy of Pius IX. in the Italian question, has been stimulating him for some time past with addresses, to induce him to declare war against Austria. Ile assembled the college of cardinals, and in a consistory made a speech which caused the greatest anxiety throughout Rome. He said that all he had done up to this day was the mere fulfil ment of the memorandum of 1830; that he could not, as the head of the Church, declare war against his children in Christ; that if the other princes of Italy had taken a part in the struggle, they had been driven to do so by their subjects ; that the Pontifical troops had received no other mission than that of defending his own states, and that if they had crossed the Po they had transgressed his orders. Meanwhile great preparations were in progress. The Ministry resigned en masse, but Pius refused to accept their re signation. On the 30th ult. the whole general staff held a sitting. The municipality went in procession to the Pope, to demand explanations as to his policy, and re commend him to abdicate. The civic guard took pos session of all the gates of the city, and had orders to let no one, whether priest, bishop, or even the Popo himself, leave the town. The spirit of the ten thousand civic guard is excellent. It is said this act of Pius IX. was caused by numerous protests of German bishops, who threatened him with a schism should he declare himself the enemy of Austria. On the 29th the excite. mem was extreme. The Pope has been allowed time to consider till the 30th. It appears that, should he refuse, a Provisional Government would be established. Te renzio Mamiani was spoken of as the future Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Pope would retain the title of Bishop of Rome. There are scarcely any troops of the line in the capital." LOMBARDY AND VENICE. Letters from Milan, of the 3d, confirm the intelli gence of the capture of Pastrengo by the Sardinian army, The 211ilan Gazette, of the 2.1, anounces a further advantage gained by the Piedmontese army over the Austrians. It says-- " The news of yesterday and of this morning have been received at Milan with universal joy. The opera tion of Pastrengo, as a military movement, is magnifi cent. The road to Tyrol is now intercepted. Peschiera remains isolated; and the passage of the Adige is secured. "During the night after the affair of Pastrengo, the Piedmontese army took possession of Bussolengo. notification, which has reached the Provisional Govern ment of Milan, speaks of the passage of the Adige, exe cuted at Pontona, and of the probable capture of a body of sixteen hundred Austrians, detached by Marshal ila detzky on the right of his army. The victory of Pus trengo has been saluted with 20 guns." Letters from Venice, of the 29th, say that General LAMARMORA had taken up a position, with a consi derable body of troops, to oppose the advance of the Austrian General NUGENT. NAPLES. The official journal of the 29th ult. has a decree to this effect, that in consequence of so very few of the candidates in the electoral colleges having obtained the absolute majority required by the 10th article (f the electoral law, and the consequent necessity of proceeding to a new scrutiny, and in consequence of the necessary loss of time incurred thereby, the open ing of the Legislative Chamber is deferred until May 15. The same journal declares as false a report spread through the city that Ministers were about to resign. The prohibition against the exportation of corn has been suspended. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-day to hear appeals. Tho Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, the Marquis Camden, and the Bishop of Hereford (Dr. Hampden). ROW LEY V. ADAMS. Their Lordships were occupied the whole day with the further arguments in this appeal from the decision of the Master of the Rolls. ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) THE ATTORNEY•GENERAL V. WARD AND OTHERS. The further arguments in this part-heard case were resumed this morning, and occupied his Lordship the Master of the Rolls the whole day. The case came be fore his Lordship upon two sets of exceptions, and also upon further directions and costs. The information stated that Thomas Triplett, Doctor of Divinity, by deed of the 21st of December, 1668, conveyed the impropriate rectory of Haughley, in Suffolk, and the advowson, do nation, free disposition, and rights of patronage, of the vicarage of the church and all the manor, grange, and rectory called Fishpond, in Suffolk ; also a messuage called Dewes, and ten acres of land in Ila ughley, to trustees, upon trust, to pay 201. a year to Catherine Warne, for lite ; and, after her death, to her children; and, after the death of her children, to pay the sum to the Dean and Sub-Dean of Westminster, and the two senior prebends, in trust, for four of the most worthy scholars of the Free-school at Westminster, and to maintain them at the university. By divers conveyances the premises were vested in new trustees, and ultimately in June, 1818, were conveyed to the use of Blencoe, Freeman, be Gell, Vincent, Blissard, and Thorley,eaalrls might defendants, a trustees. The prayer of the inform a ti on was, that a demise that had been made for 500 y de clared a breach of trust, and that the two first-named defendants, the Rev. Edward Ward and J. Ward, be decreed to deliver up a deed of the 20th of November, t 696, to be cancelled, and for au account. The cause en d in the M A a f r a c s h ter lB w 2 a 9 ; was heard, and a decree was ma,da directing the demise to be set aside to take an account of the rents received since September, 1E22, and to make various inquiries. To the Master's were taken., t a :A k I r e . n T"svwhich Jv c .f a r m e .R oounp for rep o report argumentthe exceptions yesterday, IS and Mr. Blount wer e h eard fur the Attorney-General; he (with w h om was Mr. addressed and Air. T to-day Etn Court for the defendants, the Schoenberg) trnstee s of the chat ity. VICE-CHA NCER Y.—(r::111S LA 1 ) (Before the V ICE - CILANCELLO R of ENGLAND.) ATTORNEY -GENERAL V. WILSON. The further arguments in this case occupied his Honour the whole day. YATES V. FENTON. SIMS V. HENDERSON. HENDERSON v. HENDERSON. Judgment fur the plaintiffs. EX PARTE DR. BURNCASTLE. for Mr. BOVILL move d on b e h a lf o f D r . .13urne,55 Ol t merly medical officer of the Croydon Union, icl „, 0 , 11; calling upon th e C oroner of Surrey to show cansl,,clivr certiorari should not issue, to bring up the P r e .doc ii)r ,i of . an inquisition, to be quashed or traversed by W oo d Ile he facts of the case, which had given rise to a g e jod i o l of discussion, and had excited considerable PrOli against the doctor, were briefly these:—On the 1.1101:j December last, the doctor was summoned , as liss officer, to attend a woman in labour, n amed 'l5 l Hopkins, who was at the time cohabiting with a t o f ing man, named Howard, who was in the receiP o ld f per week. The woman, therefore, could not be d o cP be then in the con di t i on o f a pauper , and tb „ e , o oo 11 , e t f' • asked the frie n d s w h o were in atte ndance whether the order of th e guar di ans „ nc tioninl tendance had been o bt a i ne d on her behalf, an"gedge, learning that it had not, he directed them to P f lloo, l° , o it, or he must discontinue his visits. On the ;foe' i f day the doctor ascertained that the guardians r ;isell le h i grant the order, and knowing that he would el ', ol .lV / , displeasure if he persevered in attending the,";:billi $ O , advised her friends to send for Mr. Dale, ji( l- 40 tended her during a former confinement. T i t 10, - J, and Dr. Burncastle resigning the charge 0i, t ;,0 d e [ o g to Mr. Dale, he ascertained that the child 0e ,,b1 and that there were no symptoms of dang" o6 4 likely to attend upon the delivery. On the ° fo llow : 7 e , the woman was sately delivered, but on th e p i, el, c ' s o morning she died, and the death created so In n ' o l meat in Croydon, that it was determined t°,,rdist),,e. inquest on th e b o d y . Th e i nques t was a ,, ec b ce° r be held, at which Dr. Burncastle attended , sv" bat ed tent witnesses to prove the cause of dest b t, fu tilr; o l jury refused to hear them; and ultimately lhe•Toos a verdict to the effect " That Elizabeth 11° P a ted through exhaustion, resulting from prn i h r „ -- ares' l ,' bour. That Dr. Burncastle showed W,.'s yi inhumanity towards the deceased, in ll ' er ll3lli/ 1! when in labour ; and we (the jury). c°l 6 l' sl en'T4l an unfit person to act as the parochiai a' . 12 a posP: ie ll Notwithstanding that Dr. Burncastle wa s Dr. Blur th e to show, by the evidence of such we ll a r s ,f death , LI, and Dr. Lever, correctly the caus e • erw - j f this hoard of guardians, upon the strength °, - ; t o ffice fi d i e immediately dismissed the doctor from his ont ibe ' t unless the Court granted this m otion , t° ens doctor to place the matter before the world i n light, his prospects a n d ch a r ac ter would b e In tlO destroyed. n Mr. Justice COLERIDGE took time to co-otdQt motion. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) iog' r The May general sessions were opened this c oo at ten o'clock, by the Assistant Judge and m agistrates. A (be 6o" ( lid On swearing in the juries, the Court ordere d - to to be recorded against all those upon the lists lie not answer to their names. OR as In the course of the morning several persons f or/ to the Judge for a remission of their fines, ea r ,' Op t ; pleas of excuse for their late attendance. nen, instances the Judge, who expressed a detern ik oe' f b ° o enforce punctuality on the part of all person s cn - r eed attend this court, iremitted the fines, but e ll— o payment of the fees. h riff The ASSISTANT-JUDGE, in his charge to i f e o dae jury, observed that he wished all prosecutors , d e u e ie ss r o e n and witnesses to be made aware of the arraocepojes ceutly introduced here for taking the trial ° f 4 i icb. l/ 0 the first day, and of females on the second , o " it odi fir tended greatly to save the time of all parties o d ,; 1 1 and to promote silence and or d er i n the court° o l r %oe proaches. He was glad the arrangetneo t , to' to mentioned in the publ ic newspapers , as the e ,, D irete 3e i fi nal publication had been t o i n d uce t h e ourt of 4 • 3 1 crigl adopt a similar arrangement at t h e Cent"' m ow Court. John Roberts, an e ld er l y man, o f gentle" teSwoo ners, pleaded Guilty to an indictment for Debi° coat from the Auction Rooms of Messrs' , joy , and Storr. il/V 5 Pi Mr. BALLAN TINE add resse d t h e C o urt in 133 14 . ;m i f f, stating that the prison er h a d li ve d res pectably in t he years as a teacher of the English langusg e of from which which city h e was expe ll e d recen ipB st to violence of the m o b. H e arr i ved i n L o ndon ost , of destitution, and was indu ce d, by extrelne commit the theft. vo f, loo g 03 to 6 0 11 The ASSISTANT-J UDGE sa id t h at, oven lart c cumstances of mitigati on i nto account, the e 0 03 4 not inflict a less p un i s h ment than that of tb re ri etO'ijoa imprisonment with h ar d labour, because it *l n A lic to deal severely with th ose ro b beries i n rooms. fief! of Wm. Queleh, aged 15, and George Dow, I ,, S n 'percoi L di o c u te ia d B fo ri r ne s i t i e a a , lin an g the case havi ng been itineranttguinea-p igs, p w r o oved Ital an b oy.the Ise t he td ,d ol Mr. PRENDERGAST forthe defence, sublni t l o ci animals in question were, in the legal phree e ' no po j il 'to could not be the subject of larcen by the ftle`" gis of England. The Legislature had y alwaYs " e altb eil t ,ie make the stealing of dogs and parrots a fe lerj e f ; - val e. ' these animals, and even cats, were some"' oil and even sold for large sums. d o y The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said there could be -13.0 that the animals were base in the legal sense' 6 , fef r- il recently passed rendered the stealing of “ e ", 40 - ari;f te r and all such a misdemeanour, punishable eti,, ra l iig de eb a magistrate, with fine or imprisonment. tis e ri' mined the matter, and the jury must acquit tu e tbei, it i• The jury return e d a ver di ct accordingly' eriogli- soners were disch arge d, the Judge having t r aoge'' monished Dow, who r ece i ve d an exce ll en t 0- evoid bad company. PA II) MARLBRO'-STREET—(THISI 'os4l3°ll; Leonard Cart me ll was p l aced before lgrJs 0 0) charged with havi ng v i o l ently assaulted po lice'c Bird, 150 C, while in the execution of his duty' The complainant said he was on duty let evi f o Argyle-street, when he found the prisoner In g e od on the pavement. Witness roused him tie, al l ",tofe , ( 13 0 on his legs, when he made use of a foul expre s s it b rie asked him who he was ? Witness replied ted 'lOO all right, he was a policeman." He then P" - ti e to against the wall, while he went to P ick leg bi o (prisoner's) hat. Whil e h e was scold ci, pick up the hat, th e pr i soner came be, ii ho 1). 0 0 and stru c k hi m a v i o l ent b low on ' - 0 0 pet of his neck, and knocked him down prif curbstone, and dislocated his right elbow. l 'ilet" ° 01 1 then ran away, and witness, as well as he cow be o 0 1 0 his rattle and sprung it for assistance. Ile t 4 tec°„'ye' after the prisoner, and on arriving i n Queeir - d 0 "„ et found him in custody of a cabman. Witr ic- n ris ° ' quently procured further assistance, and al e ' tio was conveyed to the station. ted' The prisoner, in defence, s a id h e was intoXic s knew nothing at all about what he had done. f CO Mr. BrecliAm comm i tted him to the }lota° 0 " tion for one month. e° g o_ . 00 THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—YeSIOrdaY th i . e chei 66l ll l was re-opened to the public. The hours 0 1 „joci‘ o s until the Slat of August will be from ten P, ' '' t ee seven ; and from September the Bth, to Apr il (from the:lst to the 7th of January excepte o ule t 'ol) o'clock till four. During the recess several se ire 0 have to the remains, originally co ll ected at Nineve h for til e d m e Government, GallerYve quities. Th e new erection on the site o f the Gallery is ne a hrvely finished, been dd fir jev SOUTHAMPTON, M p 1110.- 1 M AY B.—The e „ joY , Ato n Oriental Company's steam-ship Tiger, CoPta" VP' the docks at three P.M. this di), en route for 61 to de, tt ls, with the Peninsular and Mediterranean t° it y ag a o charge of Lieutenant Wilkinson, R.N., Adn' ira , 16 0 . 0 3' The Tiger takes out 17 passengers, and abet 29 , o of general mixed cargo. The same Compeloiadd packet Erin, Captain Russell, from Cep!' e d ; be Malta, & c ., w i t h I n di an ma i ls, has no t yet arrivals hourly ex p ec t e d. Sh e l eft Ma l ta on the 24th obeo New York steam-ship Washington, CaPt ai „ li ke d overdue since the sth i ns t an t, i s a nxiously Jo" t 136 BIRTHS. otti li g or, wife of John h On the2d n s o t m . , Thompson, d E d s i q so . rf a a On the 2d inst., a t W est b ourn e-grove Wes" p3yo „ fe lt,' the wife of F. A. H aw k er , E sq ., o f a daughter. ; r e of ." On the 3d inst., at B rom l e y, Kent, the Jackson, Esq.. of St. Helen's-place, of a s°ll' od da N o o g r h th, tet. 7th inq., Mr. Joh l) n i f",;lt , r, of Gossvell-11:(1172.1.1' !;,, the tl. ai4L., Jou' 11 Esq., of Fre ° Ilauts, aged b 5. plug i s, London : Printed and Published by 111URDO v pro. a No. 112, Strand, P r i nter , at Tke Sun 0 e 0 01 Strand, in the Precinct 06 of the Savoy'? i n the Middlesex, Tuesday, May 9, 1848. the Tfih first t judgmentand secondo f MORRELL V. BIDDLE. the issues, Court and was for third and part of the fourth. CUTLER V. BOWER. • The Court decided that the ob-ections of the plaint), k) , to the pl e a s o f t h e d e f en d an t were va i I'd u J dgrae n for the r la dienfteiff o defends u t th o the plaintiff. BAIL COURT.—(THIS (Sittings in Banco, b e fore Mr. Justice CoLFSWG;;' BRIDGE. V. COMMISSIONERS OF WOOD S AND 1,005.-; Mr. OGLE moved, on behalf of a Mr. ltudge, I°'d, mandamus, calling pon the Commissioners of / 70r. and Forests to issue their precept to the Sheriff of dge rey, to summon a jury to assess the damages Air' llll 3.lr. ces;", had sustained in the followin circumstan ces in Rudge was the owner of some freehold proPer.ntiiere Battersea-fields, and two years ago the Compl i t of Woods and Forests ave him notice, under f t '; - log and 10th of Victoria, chap. 38, authorising ' th e I° : °' of this property Royal Park in Buitersea-fieldsthat a V rti rtlie property would be required for ihe porP ies ; 1 0 oe' gark. Since then Mr. Rudge bad been constantly ,- sa le, ociation with the Commissioners relative to til e „, the tiut a few days ago he received intimation fro'croya, Woods and Forests- office totheaneffect that th e To. missioners had no funds to meet Mr. judg e ' c oati Now, the notice Mr. Rudge received tyl ° f t his ago, was also gi ven t o th e tenants in ossess ical o f P t'` .° property, and as thi s not i ce had deprived bi t ? ° to Oil years' rent, M r . Rudge had determined to aPP I „,, r 5 to Court for a mandamus to compel the Coinloiss'e grant him compensation. Rule nisi. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) Lord DENMAN gave the judgment of the Court, tt morning, in the following cases:— THE QUEEN V. KEEN. The question raised in this case WSIS, w hether t h parish of Horsham was liable to support a pau per, th claim having been refused by the auditor.—R u le absolute Rule discharged.