The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-15 00:00:00

LOMB ARD Y. The Milan Gazette of the 7th has advises from the camp under Peschiera, the right bank of the Mincio, up to the sth. The garrison had effected the night before two sorties on that side of the river, and three on the opposite bank, but were repulsed with loss on every side. The Piedmontese were actively engaged in opening trenches and completing their works of attack ; the bombardment was to begin on the 6th, and letters from Desenzano announce that the roar of artillery was heard during the whole of that day. The bead-quarters of CHARLES ALBERT were still at Sornma Campagna. Operations are also in progress against Mantua. On the 4th inst. the garrison of that place sent a party of 2,000 men against the volunteers stationed at some distance. The latter retreated slowly, and keeping on the defensive, till at a certain point they suddenly separated in two wings, and dis covered a battalion of regular troops, with four pieces of cannon, who immediately received the Austrians With grape-shot, and put them to flight. The Ventidue Marzo of Milan, of the 7th, pub lishes an address to the POPE, signed by the repre sentatives of Milan, Venice, and Sicily, in which the terms of the POPE'S allocution to the Consistory are energetically, though respectfully refuted, on the ground that the independence of Italy is a natural right, and the war against Austria for the purpose of regaining it is an act of mere justice. The following is the official bulletin from the seat of war, issued by the Provisional Government : have "NI May 9.—O n the Bth General Ferrari was to 7,5 00 mein assembled at Trevisa. If to these troops be joined the volunteers under the orders of General de tc! , Mariners, and the Pontifical troops under General 4.-htrando, it will make an army of 18,000 men, ready to defend the passage of the Piavie, and to resume the offensive. The Neapolitan cavalry and infantry are expected. C a d ore has vigorusly resisted the A ustr i ans during five hours. The end of it was, that the Austrians were driven back 8.3 far as Aquabona, beyond the fron zshof the Tyrol. Belluna has yielded, and the place Antonini, taken possession of by the Austrians. General atalianitew . ho arrived on the 6th at Padua, with the 40 the aid gum, which the Lombard Government sent upon re • of . the Venetian provinces, left for Feltre bead of receiving that news. 6eneral Nugent is at the 4,000 ,000 men in Friuli, but he has not more than ~arrerier troops. The upper part of Friuli, called s.t 7 g u •a, still holds out in favour of the tricoloured hrd In the aff • t air of St. Silvestre near Mantua, the enemy w PritY-five men killed and twenty wounded. At Tuscans4Chuer!te the same neighbourhood , the grape shot of affair ofs killed thirty of the Austrian troops. In the A.ust • t• Silvestre a stratagem adopted by the Austrians did not serve them much. They mounted tricolours cocades, and cried" Viva Thalia," and sent teen zits in front of them to announce them as volun- Neapolitarans Florence, in the hope of deceiving the Un i t" ,who had only recently arrived, but the ra dta not succeed. ARREST AND COMMITTAL OF MR. JOHN MITCHEL. DUBLIN, SATURDAY NIGHT. Soon after six o'clock this evening Inspector Guy, of the Dublin Metropolitan Police Force, proceeded to .. the r es id ence of Mr. John Mitchel, propr i e t or o f !Ile United Irishman newspaper, at Ontario-terrace, In the south suburbs, and arrested that gentleman, ° l3 a warrant issued by the magistrates of the Read Police-office, charging him with felony tuader th e Act " for the better Security of the C rown and Government of these King d"lst" passed in the present session of Parlia ment. Mr. Mitchel, accompanied by Mr. Devin Reilly, one of the editors of that paper, who happened to be at the residence of that gentleman at the ftoinent, was conducted by the officer to a covered 111 ') in which they proceeded to the head office, Where they arrived at seven o'clock. Two of the Magistrates, Mr. Porter and Mr. Wyse, were then in attendance in the board-room. Mr. Kemmis, Crown solicitor, and Mr. Perrin, as Counsel for the Crown, *lre - also ipi' waiting. Ipspecter Guy; with his . approached the. bench, when Mr:Porter, addressing the officer, said, " Have you executed your warrant ?"—lnspector Guy, " Yes, sir; here is the body of Mr. John Mitchel." Mr. Porter—Mr. Mitchel, informations have been sworn before me that you hare committed felonies under the Act of 11th Victoria, by writing and pub lishing, in the United Irishman newspaper, certain articles on the 6th and 13th of this month, addressed "to the Protestant farmers, labourers, and artizans of the north of Ireland." The informations are framed under the third section of that Act, and it became my duty to issue a warrant for your appre hension. I will read the articles on which the infor mations are framed, if you desire me to do so. Mr. Mitchel—lf you please, Sir. Mr. Porter was then proceeding to read the articles referred to when Mr. Mitchel said he would not give Mr. Porter the trouble, as he was fully aware of their Contents already. Mr. Porter—Mr. Mitchel, these informations, under which you stand arrested, have been sworn by Super letendents Walsh and Selwood, of the metropolitan Police ; and upon those informations it becomes my i MPerative duty to send you to trial. Mr. Mitchel—To what court, Sir ? Mr. Porter—To the next Commission. Mr. Rernmis, Crown solicitor, addressing the ma gistrates, said : Mr. Mitchel is at liberty to put any questions h e thi n k s proper t o th e parties by whom the i nformations have been sworn. They are both Resent. Mr. Porter—Mr. Mitchel, do you wish to ask t hose parti es any questions ? ,_ Mitchel —No, Sir, I have no question to ask. Mitchel (addressing the Crown Solicitor) said r. lie rnmis, when will the Commission sit ? Air• „ e nxis—On the 20th instant (this day week). the,A ' wcommittal was then made out, when Mr. Mit to N . as Conveyed, in the custody of Inspector Guy, "gate p • reseruvgedti,lailncextraordinaryPrison.Mitchel proceeding was calm and th e • he appeared to be deeply impressed with serio us r been a tak en ,esPonsibilities of his position. He had to _ priso n m iro his family dinner circle, consign e d of e , W ithout the privilege of bail, and in case ellvic uou the penalty upon his offence might separat e Under an fro m hi s f am i ly for ever. si in et;: of treason-felony Act, the accused has not in givin g b a il— o f course , Mr. Mitchel re fall , custody till the char ge a g ai ns t hi m stated been disp ose d o f b y a j ury. Thi s, as 0 Pri nc i pal at the ti me the Bill under discussion, was : 8 of the was objects for the passing of the In order to prevent parties accused from re tinii4l°ing at larg e p en di ng the litigation arising out of he ges against th em . Tl* Stated th a t ot h er prosecut i ons under the rea son Felonies Act had been commenced for 'injuries ,outhdelivered during the recent crusade in th e i n j' but Mr. Smith O'Brien, in consequence o f th e re.,aTriesserhie ou s s ustained at Limerick has escaped those prosecutions. couid u i C ity of Dubli n :i s per f ec tl y t ranqu il. N o one have be m en g i i n u s e ti t tu ha te t d a . rosecution of ny p any kind could ~....—_____..... Rl'l'ltzsaqeT----.vriox or Youx.—We are informed that a re • litr. G reor ; 4 l , l itien is in contemplation, calling upon to allow hi_Leeman, the eminent solicitor of York, vacancy b e put in nomination to fill the for Z e n C l o t of Mr. Redhead tiobreke. it,.created by the unfortunate death among the ultr a _ Mr. Leeman ranks high identified for years wi r t ;t 4 of York. He has been w e ll Is local interests and pros perity, and as h e which we understand is a l e rort Mr. Hutne's motion, Liberals of York, his succe e s r allY approved of by the certain even in the event of a contest, which w e s s b is b eing eprov i ed inasmuch as being a m en of _ ° uld imagine unlikely, plea, and the two parties liberal princi- Y balanced in the city, he will, in all p ro babili c t;, be allowed to " walk over the ground.' _______.....,_ Viscount Palmerston received a nunaer o us cir cle of his politi ca l f r i en d s at di nner last evening, at hi s lion in C ar lt on - gar d ens. In - The Earl and Countess of Eglinton entertained Prince Louis Napoleon, the Earl of Stratho the Countess (dowager) of Glasgow and Lady mare,Dianoy the Hon. E. IL Stanley, the Hon. Mr. Boyle, Mr. and Lady Margaret Lushington, Sir Adolphus and Lady a lrYlioPle, Mr. and Mrs Coventry, Mr. Leslie, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. and Mrs. Matheson, Miss Dundas, &c., at dinner on Saturd , at the ir residence in St. James's ay, square. The E ar l and Countess of Jersey give a grand late to-morrow evening to his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia. The Du c h ess o f Gloucester, the Duke and Duch ess of Beaufort, the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, Count Dietrichstein, and a brilliant circle, are invited to meet the Prince at the banquet, after which there will be an assembly. The Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel enter tilted a distinguished circle to dinner on Saturday, at 144) klailY residence in Whitihall-Lordens, I THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1848. INIONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. In the Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday the sales were nearly 5,000 bales. The market was steady. Less business was done in Railway Shares, owing to the settlement of the Account , a nd p rices had rather a tendency to decline. There are no ship arrivals with late colonial or foreign news, but the advices by the continental mails engross undivided attention, and, in many respects, are as con flicting as ever. The prospect of an early settlement of the Danish question is now considered to be better, and Prussia is expected to be more inclined to listen to an accommodation since Russia and Sweden, in addition to England, are inclined to advocate the rights of Denmark. The injury done to the commerce of Germany, notwithstanding the considerate raising of the blockade of the Elbe and the Weser, is as likely to promote a speedy adjusment as any argument, remon strance, or mediation. At Hamburgh, last Friday, money was easy. The exchange on London was 13s. 6id., being one schilling higher than per previous reports. The Corn Market is very quiet to-day, and prices aro maintained for Wheat and other articles, although the weather is so fine. The supplies, generally, are scanty, as from the Baltic ports there can be very little expected just now. The following report upon the state of the iron trade, is from Aris' Gazette, received to-day : "In the early part of the fortnight, a considerable movement took place in this trade. It became known that the Shropshire houses had been induced to submit to abatements, in consequence of the rates at which con tracts for rails had been taken, added to the very low prices of Welch and Scotch iron generally. It was also reported that the monthly circular of Lord Ward's agent has notified a similar decline. "The aspect of political affairs on the Continent ap peared to be daily growing more gloomy, and the ac counts from our colonial and American connexions were any thing but cheering. Under these circumstances, it becameluntenable. Pressing engagements also in many instances required to be provided for, and a disposition to sell was thus induced, particularly among pig holders, amounting to almost a panic, of which many of the manufacturers dependent upon purchases availed themselves to recruit their exhausted supplies of metal. Considerable quantities of Staffordshire pig were sold during the week, and, we are sorry to say, some at unwarrantably low rates; one sale was mentioned at 555. per ton. Manufactured iron, also, was negotiated to some extent at a decline, and abatements to a greater or less per tentage to avoid countermands, have been conceded upon progressing contracts. The pig trade, however, has been most severely affected; and thus con firmation has been given to our previous remarks, that over-production was the dangermost imminent, and that the resumption of produce, without a correspond ' ing revival of demand, would be found a se. rious obstacle in the way of improvement. Al though matters seem to have rallied a little during the last week, and quotations have become con siderably more firm under the increased demand, still great confusion prevails, and business is being transacted, even by those who enjoy the most favourable situations and circumstances, upon terms that afford no compensa tion either for risk or amount of capital employed." The English Funds have been very flat again to-day, and there is a further decline in prices, although the business doing is extremely limited, and scarcely any speculation is going forward. Consols have been 83 to 831 for transfer and time. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. have been 82k to 4. Bank Stock is not higher than 189 k, and India Stock has been at 232. Exchequer-bills have been 359. to 41s. premium, and Indian Bonds 21s. to 235. premium. 2du Foreignenlimni;upteoh:tetoat2. Portuguese a u d FSpanisholFour FiveMarket;p per h rn e pdce dealings e ni aet Cents. Cents.nTg hhs Three ehv h een a v v peb e e been beenalsoe C n e n quoted tsba. been t e a na t 17 ; and the old Five per Cents. 69/ to 70. Mexi can Stock is worth 15k to 154 ; and Brazilian, 69. Russian Bonds have been at 85 to 85k. This is " ticket " day in the Share Market, and the passing of the names of parties who intend to take their shares has engaged chief attention ; in fact scarcely any other business is doing. Prices rule much the same as on Saturday, but there is rather a disposition among the public to hold on, or buy, than to sell. ONE PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Bank Stock ..- .........189!4 CLOSING PRICES. 190 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 8 13 6 3 /a 81 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 8 3 1,E 83 831‘ 83% Nett- 3 per Cent. Arens 8 2 3/ % 82 1 / 2 Long Anna. to expire Jan. 1860 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 11-16 8 11-16 India Stock 232 232 India Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto under 1,000/. • - ..... Consols for Account , ...... .... .. Rxchequer - Rills. - •' ' lid. & 3d. • • - 1;000/. June " :' .'. - • - 46 p 1,000/:' March . . ' 44 41 p . 41 p 500/. June 5001. March 44 p 44 p Small, June Small, March ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds Do., New, 1843 . ......... 69'6 8 1, 68 Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 l s lh 15 1 / Ditto, Account 15% 15 3 / 4 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — 36 1 ,¢ Portuguese 5 per Cents. 6 9 1,1 70 70 Ditto, 4 per Cent l7 17 Russian Bonds Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 12% 11 3 4 11 3 4 Ditto 3 per Cent... Dividends on the above payble in London. Belgian 4% per Cent Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild — 41 3 % Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 63 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID ' AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 3! 4 (...... Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2% — -- Belfast & County Down 14% Birmingham and Ox ford Junction ... 20 Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 12/. 4s ... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.— 7 3 4 . ..... . Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter B 5 Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire... 121. 4s. Caledonian ... 5O ... 31% 31 31 3 / 4 ... Ditto, Half Shares .. 6 Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 Chester and Holyhead... 42 1 ,E ' Ditto, Preference l5 ...... .. Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports month Dublin and Belfast June. 25 ...... Dundalk & Enniskillen 17 1 % — .. East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 Do., 18/., E. & 11.... 18 Do., 3/. 10s. ...... ... 3 1 / - ... 3 ... ... 3 Eastern Counties ... ..... 20 Do. New Guaranteed 6 per Cent. Ditto, Extension, 5 per Cent., No. L..— 6/.135. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... Do. North. & Eastern 50 Do. Quarters ... ...... 12% Do. New Eastern Union 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 1 4 — Ditto, Thirds..... -.138.4d. . .... Do. (guar. 6 percent.) 10 • •• Ditto, ditto East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 6 1 4 — East Lincolnshire Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... ........ .. Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. Ditto, Quarter Shares 123...... Edinburgh and Northern 25 — Ditto, New.. 6 14 — Ditto, Newport l3 — Ditto, ditto, New 3%. .... Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% Ditto, New ... 2% .. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ... . Ditto, New ... .... -.. 40 ...... Do. Preference Consol. 15 ..... -- Great Northern ......... 13 ..... 356 1 4 y; ... ' *** Do., London and York 2%..... - .... •• .... Great South. and W es t. . (Ireland) Great North of England.loo ......229% Ditto, New, 401. ..... ... 5 ...... _ .. . Ditto, New, 30/ 3O .... . 69 Great Western ............ Ditto, New, 151 1 1 14.. .. . _ ... .. 90 ... .. 95 ........ 95 Ditto, % Shares Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ditto, Fifths Ditto, New 171.- ..... 9%... - 8 1 , 2 8 Huddersfield and Manch. 26 Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... 98 99 Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... Ditto, IA Shares - ... Ipswich &Bury St. Edm. 17% .. — Do., do., and Norwich 17% — ..... Do., do, Extens. Scrip (late Camb. & Ely) 2 1 4 — ......... .... . Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ...... Ditto, ditto Ditto, % Shares - - 1)0 . Quarter Shares... 14 1 Do. Sixteenths......... l is i h i x f i t r t h e c s u e n ( R t h e s g . .. 3 .... 13 9 6 1 ,4 . ... 7 6 3/:1 ...... Do. ( l eis Hu e 43 • Ditto B derstield and knt: 6 Do. (Wakefiel he") 38 tract, and G Do.( W. Ridin g ll e) ••• 1 50 — _ D o. ((Preston & a: : n1 6 ** *** --f lA ...... Leeds, o :D : : Leeds and Bradfosr(4'... 9 .... (blue) SW; ..... - 2 - IL . * * -- d .. I N lAe d a wleTfl Shares hl 1 i aU r r E. ek 11V 7 '. . . 1,:..r.:: 4: 226 -n - 6 750 ;:m .................................... 2:73 ....- ..... .... L e p pb e d i oo t s " : ...."' , .. ...... •23 Do., Prefer, , 6 ... ... .... Liverpool, Cresby . er s t 3%........ ......- ••• ••• 4.1.41.0 Southport . .... - al Liverp., Manchester, and 2 ...... -- Newcastle Jula ti 912... 2% ... .. ... I* sn' London & Blackwall...l3/. ris.Bd.... Do. New, No. 2 ...... 6/.135. 4d.... 12,i din . l% dis. Do. Extension ........ 20 London, Brighton, and South Coast Do. Consol. Eighths. 40 Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 Do. Pref. Con. 5 p er c t. 50 .. ... - Ditto. ditt0...... 1852 50 — London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d ••• •• - Ditto, Preference... 18/ 17s 2d... London and N. Western 100 134 132 Do. Quarters (L.& B.) 22 - Ditto, New Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ...... 8 L 4... ..... Do. 40/.Shares(L.M.) 20 Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 7 1 ,4 9% Do. 101. (M. & B.) B. 7% - Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 ... .. Lond. & S. Wcstern Do. New 501. ... ..... 42 1 %.... 34% 341,4 Do. New 401. 34 - Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 - Ditto ditto , Ditto, Thirds lO ...... 7 London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... .... ........ 1%...... -- Londonderry&Coleraine 27% —....- Londonderry and Ennis killen 25 ...... ..... "..- Lowestoft (4 per ct.) Ditto (6 per ct.) ... 32% Manchesieauxtoin,and Matlock 4 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...loo Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7 1 / — .....»... Ditto, New 10/ Pref... 7% 4% 8( 9% Ditto, Gt. Grimsby .. 30 Ditto ditto . ...—... 9 Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire lO ..... Do., Grimsby Dock... 15 Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union. ....V. 2s. Manchest. & Southampt. 2% — lmo ...... Midland lOO lO5 103 1034... 103 4 Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do., do., 501. Shares... 15 ... .. 10% 9% ..... Do. Birm., and Derbyloo Do.Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ......118 Ditto, Brist. & Glocstr. 36 ...... Ditto, ditto .........11& Bs. 6d... - - Ditto,Leieest. & Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great Western Irish laiddlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. zuar. Newcastleand Carlisle...loo Do. Quarters 25 ..... Newmrket&Chesterford 18 1 / 2 Do. Extension .........21. 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Norfolk ...100 Do. New 20/. Do. Extension Do• Guaranteed 5 1 / 2 pc. 5 — Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 North British ........ ... 25 Do. Half Shares 124.... .... • ••• Do. Quarters... ...... .. 6LA 5 Do. Extension DittaThirds North & South-Western 2 ...... ........ North Staffordshire 124 ...... 9% 10 ....... North Wales North Western. 7 4 Ox ford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 40 ... — ... . ...... .. Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 1% Scottish Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole (Nor. Div.) 5 Do. do. (Sou. Div.) 2% — Shrewsbury and Birm... 8 ...... 4 ... ..... Ditto ditto. Class B. 5 Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 ...... .. ... Ditto Oswestry Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 8 Shropshire Union South Devon Do. Preference South Staffordshire South Eastern B 3 l /2 ' 24 1 / 2 23% .. ~. . 23% Do., No. 1 •• ", 24 ~ , 15% • 15% Do., N 0.2. Do" No. S............ 20. 4••••• .... • ow*. , , Do., No. 4 South Wales ... ... 23 ...... ... ...... South Yorkshire, Don castor, and Goole 3 — Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 6 Thames Haven Dock and Railway l 7 l /2 Vale of Neath ... .. 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 154 — .. — Waterford and Limerick 40 Waterfd,W2cfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. • Guaranteed ... .. 42% - 4 •.. Do. do. do. ... 25 West Cornwall ..... Whitehaven & Furness 11 Windsor, Staines, and South Western..... ... 7 ...... ..... Wilts, Somerset,& Wey mouth 35 York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... ......... . 25 ..... Do. Original New and _ Berwick .. ...... ...... 25 - 5~ PA Do. Extension No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2. ... 10 Do. G.N E.Preference 8 York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and Westßid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 16 Ceylon Demerara ..... 10 ...... Dendre Va11ey...... 4 Direct Bombay and Madras ss. . ... Dutch Rhenish East Indian - Great Indian Peninsular ss. ...... Italian and Austrian.... 4 Louvain it la Sambre ... 6 Luxembourg Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... Namur and Liege lB ... Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Yssel 413 s Paris and Lyons lO ..... Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ...,..... 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 ••• •• • ...... Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ... ...... Strasbourg and Basle Tours and Nantes .. 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt ...... 16 West Flanders — JOINT STOCK BANKS. London & Westminster. 20 . Union of Australia London Joint Stock lO 1% 23 1 4 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAT 15.—Wind E.N.E., moderate breeze, and fine clear weather. DOVER, MAY 14.—Wind E.—Arrived Carminata, Onaveill, Havannab, for Hamburgh ; Nayade, Arft, Lajuna, for Hamburgh ' • Creole, Dennarman, Rio Ja neiro, for Bremen. Off Port—Maria, Krasser, Monte Video, for Antwerp; Robert Morrison, Dyer, Haven nah, for Antwerp. _ . _ FALMOUTH, MAY 14.—Wind E.—Arrived Bromo, Dutch steamer of war, Batavia, and proceeded for Helvaet; Columbus, Meyer, Havannah, for Bremen ; Excellent, Stillstrom, Havannah, for Hamburg; George, Lund, Monte Video, for Antwerp. CHATHAM, MAY 13.—Arrd. William Metcalfe, Clark, Manzanillo. RADISGATE, MAY 14.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Dolphin, Shille, Monte:Video, for Bremen. Off Port—William Russell, Gonteling, Bahia, for Hamburgh. DEAL, MAY 13 AND 14.—Wind N,E. to E.N.E.—Arrd. Canopus, Buchanan, Port-au-Prince, for Bremen ; United Kingdom, Foster, Honduras. bld. Corinth, Ma tanzas ; Simon, Magnus, Berbice ; Persian, Savannah ; Arrd. from the River and sld., Hapley, Buckland, Ade laide, South Australia ; Empress, New York and Bos ton ; Ranger, Bahia ' • Bull, Charleston ; Agnes, Nas sau, Nova Scotia ; West Ihdian, Sydney New South Wales ; Pilgrim, Sydney, Cape Breton. LIVERPOOL, MAY 12.—Arrd. Manchester, Pernam buco ; Admiral, New Orleans. 13.—Broom, New Or leans ; Windsor Castle, ditto. Sid. Eliza, Killick, Shanghae ; Joseph Anderson, Calcutta ; Siam, Manilla; Mary Hounsell, Pernambuco ' • Theresa Jane, Maran ham ; Pursuit, N ew Y or k ; Milan. ditto ; Hibernia (steamer), ditto ; Chancellor, Staten Island ; Jane, ditto ; Elizabeth Bruce, Boston; Scotia, Quebec ; Lady Milton, ditto. 1 4th.—Leonidas,: New York ; William Nail, Staten Island. Off port, John Balls, wi th loss of miz en topmast. __ _ NOTICE. RAISING OF THE DANISH BLOCKADE. Hamburgh, May 12. Sir,—The Board of Commerce (Commercium) has this day published the following notice, agreeably to a noti fication from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, of the Bth instant, to the Foreign Embassies at Copenh agen. It has been decreed by the Danish Government 1. That, for the present, neither the Elbe nor Weser, nor any other port on the North Sea, shall be blockaded. 2. That the blockade of the following ports, Pittau, Danzig, Strabund, Rostock, and Wismar, shall be raised, from the 16th of May ; that, consequently, only Kiel, with the mouth of the Schleswig Canal, near Holtenan, and Sweinemunde, shall remain under blockade, but that the blockade shall, from that day, comprise the three months of the order, viz., Wolisob, Swinemunde, and Bameni Cammin. In order to prevent misunderstandings, which,lto the regret of the Danish Government, have occurred on the part of the commanders of the ships of war, who, in giving too wide an interpretation to the blockade, have sent back neutral ships, destined to ports which were not under blockade, a steam-boat will be dispatched this evening from Copenhagen to convey explicit instruc tions in this respect. (Signed) AGENTS TO LLOYD'S. Captain G. IL Halstead, RN., Secretary, Lloyd's. NOTICE TO MARINERS. PORT OF HARTLEPOOL—LIGHT ON THE lIEUGH. FIRST EXRIBITED ON THE IST OF OCTOBER, 1847. Lat. 54 41 51 N., long. 1 10 19 W. of Greenwich. The light be ars by compass from Souter Po i nt, on t h e coast of Durha m , S. W., di stant seven t ee n sea miles; and from Staith s Old N ab, on the Yor k s hi re coast, N.Y. by W., distant s i xteen and a ha lf sea m il es , and is seen at any plac e a l ong t h e coast within these points and seaward, in clear w ea th er, at a distance o f fif teen miles, the light being of the first order, and at an elevation of 84 feet above the level of high-water spring tides. There is also seen from the same tower at night, underneath the principal light, from half flood to half ebb, a tidal light o f a re d colour, which is visible to the eye within the limit s o f f our miles, but beyon d that dis. tance it blends with th e main light, ren d er i ng it indis tinct. During the day, at half flood, a red ball is hoisted to the top of the m as t on the tower, where it remains until half ebb. The stationary red light on the pier head of the old harbour is shown as heretofore, and there are two red lights on the quay wall of the inner harbour, which are seen in one from the bar, for the guidance of vessels entering. _ _ The fixed green li g ht on the north p i er h ea d of the west harbour is exhibi te d f rom sunset to sunr i se , and the two red lights seen i n one, b earing N.W. N., direct the course into the harb our . SAILING DIRECTIONS. —Vessels bound to the po rt in gales of wind fro m N. or N.E., when p il ots ca nnot be obtained, should a tt en d strictly to the following: — A large buoy i s situated off the southern extremity of f the Heugh, known as the " Buoy of the Stone," moored in twenty-two feet low water of spring tides, and which has an iron wicker ball and staff. The Heugh light bearing therefrom by compass N. one-third E., distant one-third of a mil e; th e red light on the p i er head of the old harbour, N.W. W., fou r -t en th s of a mile; and the green light on the nor th p i er head o f t h e west harbour. W. by N. N., eight-tenth s o f a m il e . Before bearing away, l et t h e t i de b e flowed to about last quarter flood, carryi ng a sma ll canva ss on the vessel, particularly (if possible) h er a f ter sa il s . Pass close to the buoy above described, leaving it on the starboard hand; if bound for the old harbour, the course will be N.W. by W. f W., with the pier light about one point open on the starboard bow, when the beacon, coloured black, with a wicker ball and vane, is visible on the same hand—nearly right ahead is another black buoy, with:ball and staff, for which steer till the pier light just opens to the westward of the beacon—a mid-channel course between this and the black buoy with the ball, will lead to where a pilot can board the vessel. At this time the two red lights on the quay wall w ill b e se en in one, N. by W., which leads to the m e o n v t e r a a b n le entrance s o t f a e inner carryinga flag, is attach e d t o the harbour. A light-house on the pier, which, in cases when found necessary, will be inclined at either hand to which it is requisite for the vessel to be steered, and will be kept perpendicular when the course is right. In cases of danger a black ball (only) will be exhibited at the top of the staff. For ships bound to the West Harbour, the course from the buoy of the Stone to the Fairway red buoy is west, a little more than half a mile, leaving a chequered red and white buoy on the starboard hand, then from the Fair way buoy, N.W. f N., with the two red lights in one, leaving the black buoys on the Starboard, and the white buoys on the port hand. A moveable flagstaff is placed on the south pier, for exhibiting similar signals as at the Old Harbour. If at any time the buoy at the Stone should have gone adrift, or is not able to be made out when rounding the Heugh, the tall chimney of the foundry at Middleton, bearing N.W. in a line with the pier light of the Old Harbour, will clear the danger; and no vessel, if pos sible, with the wind N. or N.E., ought to pass further to the southward than these marks describe. . On entering the bay from the southward and eastward, the Longscar Ridge is to be avoided by noticing off the eastern extremity a large plain black buoy, moored in i2n2gfteheetrleofwrowmabteyr compass fmpsparsins N. E., distant a little more g tides, the Heugh li g ht bear than one mile. Seaton High or Tees Upper Light bears W. I S., open to the north of Carr House, the pier light at the Old Harbour N. by W. # W., and the West Harbour pier light N. W . j N.; the buoy having:been cleared, either harbour may be taken by the instructions that have been given. By order, WILLIAM 0. MOSSMAN, Hartlepool, May 1. Haven Master. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS CORN-EXCHANGE—MON,DAYL . The arrivals of all kinds of English Grain, as well as Flour, for our market, last week, coastwise, as well as by land carriage and sample, were on a very limited scale. Those from Ireland and Scotland were trifling in the extreme. The imports from abroad consisted of 4,705 quarters of Wheat ; 5,773 quarters of Barley ; 4,872 quarters of Oats ; 660 quarters of Beans ; 164 quarters of Peas ; 210 quarters of Tares ; 644 quarters of Linseed ; 198 quarters of Rapeseed ; 125 quarters of sundry Seeds; and 300 barrels of Flour. Fresh up, to day, from Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, as well as from all other quarters, the receipts of English Wheat were unusually small, but of excellent quality. As the show of samples was trifling in the extreme, and the attendance of Town and country buyers (most of whom were short of stock) was good, the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce was steady, at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, the prices obtained on this day se'nnight, and at which a good clearance was effected. There was a slight improvemont in the inquiry for the best parcels of fine Foreign Wheat, at very full prices. In the middling and inferior kinds—the supply of which was tolerably extensive-- a moderate business was doing at late rates. The quantity of Barley brought forward was very limited; hence all descriptions moved off steadily, and late currencies were well supported. Scarcely any Malt w as on show. Parcels on th e spot, as well as for forwa r d d e li very, were firm, b ut without any improvement in va l ue. From all parts the fresh arrival of Oats was small. Most kinds were held at is per quarter more money, but the firmness of the holders somewhat checked sales, as it is generally e xpected the blockade of the Elb e w ill b e raised in a f ew d a ys, and that, consequently, the gra i n vessels will b e c l ea red for England. Dealers purch ase d cautious l y, a t, i n some in stances, 6d per quarter mo re money. The sale for Bean s was somewhat firm, but we can notice no alteration in the currencies. Peas, espe c i a ll y grey was trifling. Indian Corn an d M ea l w i t h o ut animation. In Flour exceedingly little was d o i ng , at l a st Monday's prices. a nd maple, were very firm, and the turn high er . Th e s h o w of sathples CURRENCY PEE IMPE/tIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, _ _ I M 584 tO 59a Red. ........ 428 t 0538 Ditto,White, New 44s 668 Norfolk and Lin coln, Red. •• • • 43s 47. Ditto, White.. •• • • 433 50s Irish, Red ••••• • • • —a --8 Ditto,White ••• • • • —s --8 Bye—Old •••••• • • • • • • —8 g New. ••••• • • • • • 32s 34s Barley—Grinding ... • • 308 33s Malting .•••• • • • • 333 3Gs Chevalier •• • 348 36s &let—Suffolk and Nor folk •••••• • • • • . • 55s 57s Brown • • 48s 5I s Kingston and Ware 57s bds Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s 204 Potato .......•• 200 231 Youghal and Cork, SMITIMPicEas Black .•• • . 141 185 Cork, White .• Ms 20s Scotch, Feed. •• • • No 21s Beans—Tick ..••• • • • • 310 40s Pigeons ...... 340 40s Maple ...... 52i 35s White.... ..... 340 35a Boilers •.••• • • • • 33s 36s Flour—Town-made •• • 41s 46s I Suffolk ••••• • • • • . 35s 38 Stocktu 80 Norfolk 35s 385 r.ey • .., 328 35. The imports of foreign stock into London last were as follows : From whence. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calvet. Rotterdam ... 280 ... 1,195 2 180 Harlingen ... 278 ... 197 3 ••• 32 Hamburgh ... 24 45 •••• _ Hjerting ..... 198 Total 7BO 1,437 Corresponding week in 1847 621 1,180 5 212 Difference 159 more. 329 more more. 17 more. At Hull and the other northern outports the arrivals have amounted to nearly 800 head, c hiefly from Ham burgh and Rotterdam. The annexed statement . shows the importations into the United Kingdom .during the first three months of the present and two previous years, ending on the sth of April : 1846. 18 47 . 1848. Oxen 1,607 6,9662 0 2 6 14 8 2,156 Cows Calves SheepB,299 Lambs Pigs ........................... 10 4 , ' 0 52 901506 39 ----- breedstoday w l a s ; was 6 b 9 y 6 fresh up of . Calves was m o d e . year considered, From the The supply of foreign Beasts Total 11,026 9.1341671i 0 9e f 9e136 all here ngooorodeaasnstofinnutmrabeter., bTuthtehenNuumablietry rate]; extensive,,the time of to-day were small, compared 14 w_it those . noticed on various grazing districts, the arrivals of Beasts Monday last, yet they were n early, _or quite, equal to the wants of the buyers, whose attendance was tolerably numerous. Although the weathertwaa unfavourable to slaughtering, the Beef trad© was s,.eady, at an advance in the quo t a ti o ns of quite 2 d per 81bS, the primest Scots selling freely at from 45 to fully 4s 2d per Blbs. At the close of the market a good clearance was effected. The droves from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and C am b ridge shire consisted of about 1,400 Sc, and sh ort horns • from the northern, Western' and midland counties 800 ' Herefords, Runts, Dev ons, Irish ,Beasts, &c.; from Other pares of England, 600 of various breeds ; and from Scotland, 230 horned and polled . Scots, some of whi c h of unusua lly prime quality, especially th e crosses were with the Devons. A large portioti of the Beasts taro suffer. ing severely from the effects of the prevailin epidemic With Sheep we were tolerably,well, but n 94 toga y heavily . supplied. Most breeds —the qual.ity of which was prime moved off steadily, at, in most i . nstances, a rise in the currencies of Monday last of quite 2d per 8 lbs. Th e primest old Downs were selling at from 5 s to 5 s "d per 8 lbs. From the Isle of Wight about 300 Lambs were received per railway, and the total supply was mode rately good; neverthe less, the Lamb trade was firm, a very full prices. Ca lve s mov e d off steadil y , at ;ate rates. In Pigs comparatively little was doing, .‘n. our quotations. Per SlbS.te S d. to s. 4. Inferior Beasts.... 3 0 3 4 Second quality -• •• 3 6 3 8 3 Prime large oxen.• 10 4 0 Prime Scots •... 4 0 4 2 Large coarse Calves 310 4 6 Prime stnall ditto .. 4 8 5 0 Suckling Calves ..18 0 27 0 Inferior Sheep .. ,• 4 0 4 4 ;Ink the offal. B. d. to 4. s d• Second quality ditto 4 4 6 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 8 Southdown * ether 410 h 2 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hags •••• • • 4 0 4 6 Small Porkers .. •• 4 8 5 0 Quarter old Pigs lB 0 23 8 Lambs • •• •• •• •• b 8 6 8 SUPPLY AT MAEIiFT. ;least& I Sheep.l Calves. I Pigs. 2,790 21,690 180 381 Foreign supplies.—Beasts, 412; Shcep, 1,140; Calves, 84. MOUTGATE AND 7.1143.13Z1VM5.7.L. The arrivals of slaughtered meat from Scotland and all parts of England during the week have been on a very limited scale; but the supplies on of killed in the metropolis have been seasonably extensive. Mutton and Lamb are in good request, at very full prices. Other wise the trade is in a sluggish state, at barely late figures. About 500 carcases of foreign meat, slaughtered in London, have been on offer. At per atone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. 3 4 ,6 1 middling .. 3 0 3 2 6 4 - prime • • • • 4 p rli nclarge .• 3 2 3 4 Becf,inferlor...... 210 3 0 Mutton, inferior r g 1 ! ) 310 4 6 - prime s mall .• 3 4 :3 6 Pork, large •• • • " 4 8 5 0 13 Veal.... •• •• ••••• • 3 10 410 - small Lamb. 58 6d to 6s 6d. 13011.011GE1 AND SPITALPIELDS. Coastwise the arrivals of Potatoes, since Monday last, have been seasonably extensive, and of fair average quality. Th e i mports from abroad have consisted of_ 5 20 tons f rom Antwerp, 204 dito from Hamburgh, and 18 barr e l s f rom Lisbon. The demand for all kinds is heavy, and, in some instances, the quotations have a downward tendency : Per ton. Per ton. York Regents 140 s. to 160 s. Essex Blues ... 120 s. to 1303. Ditto Shaws... 80s. to 100 s. Belgian Whites 90s. to 100 s. Wisbeachßegents 90s. to 120 s. Guernsey Blues 100 s. to 120 s. Ditto 81ue5...... 80s. to 120 s. Seotch Whites 955. to 1002. Essex Regents 120 s. to 130 s. 230ROUGU HOP The plantation accounts being considered somewhat favourable, our market for all kinds of hops is exceed ingly heavy, and, to effect sales, a slight abatement in the quotations must be submitted to. The show of samples is somewhat on the increase. pockks, 3/ to 316 5; W eald 01 'Cent ditto, 3/ 3s Sussex to 31 10s; Mid. and East Kent di tto, 315 s to 518 s per cwt. WOOL. The public sales of Wool have passed off somewhat heavily since our last report, and the quotations have fallen from id to ld per lb. The quantity actually disposed of has been small. Large imports have taken place since Monday last, viz., 2,458 bales from from Ham Sy, 48 ditto from Antwerp, 9 di tto from Ostend, and dn 4 ey 7 ditto TALLOW. Although the deliveries of Tallow have been sea sonably extensive since Monday last, the market has ruled heavy as to price, at a further decline in the quo to-datations of full 6 y d r per cwt. P.Y .C. on the spot, is selling no sales a 47s pe cwt. For forwis 49s per cwt;ard delive we have to report. Town T a ll ow rough tat, 2s Bd per 81b. COIIL'VION PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) 'Sittings at Nisi Prius at Westminster, before th e CHIEF JUSTICE and a Common Jury.) DROWN V. WRIGHT. This action was brought to recover compensation in damages for injury sustained by the plaintiff in conse quence of having been thrown from a scaffolding through the alleged negligence of the defendant's servant. It appeared that the plaintiff was a journeyman brick layer, and in January last year he was employed with others in repairing a building in Bridle-lane, Golden square, in front of which a scaffolding had been erected for the purpose of allowing the repairs to be made. A quantity of rubbish, arising from the repairs, was de posited in a coach house adjoining the building, and the builder who was carrying on the alterations directed his men to allow any one to have the rubbish who chose to cart it away. It appeared that a cart belonging to the defendant was brought for this purpose, but whether by the direction of the defendant or not it did not appear, and as it was leaving the premises the hinder part of it came in contact with the upright poles of the scaffolding and threw them outwards, and the supports of the other portions of the scaffolding having given way, the work men were thrown to the ground. The plaintiff had his left thigh fractured, and was otherwise severely injured, and it was proved that he remained two months in the hospital, and was unable to pursue his occupation for three months afterwards. for the Mr. Sergeant Byles a ppeared plaintiff, and Mr. Crowder for the defeant. For the defendant it was contended that it had not been shown that the carman who drove the cart was acting at the time under the direction of the defendant, and that the scaffolding was not properly and securely fixed, as it ought to have been in a public thoroughfare. The JUDGE summed up. The jury retired, and after being absent some time returned into court with a verdict for the defendant, but they found that the scaffolding had been properly fixed. BANKRUPTCY—(THIS DAY.) ;, JULLIEN'S )3ANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner FANS.) ' • It will be recollected that the further progress of this ease was adjourned until to-day, for the choice of assignees and the proof of debts. The court was fully attended by creditors and others interested in the pro ceedings. beenf toohlyleeo Covent-garden, s i -e n egoe g aurrnt eia e nnn r :t e ds rtnoe amongst mnberd. erFao opr rue eri the debts y.o d : e 4m b L4 t ie s itls.l a er admitted, having stastsneeakldl. Mr. Cole, a solicitor, appeared for the creditors. ha T vi h n e g ands str e Russell street, , (3' Haigh, Wellington-street, for silk hose, &c., 581. 55.; Mallett, printer, 841.75.; Benham and Co., of Regent street, upholders and decorators, 1,6851. 16s. 3d.; Francis, of Museum-street, printer, 3151.; Mr. Cole, house deco rator, Park-street, Dorset-square, 2501; Equitable Gas Company, 1841. 17s. Mdlle. Doras Gras is a creditor for 1,567/.; but the proof was not tendered. Mr. COLE called the attention of the Learned Com missioner to the fact that it was not unlikely, in the course of the proceedings, that a question might arise with respect to joint debts—debts incurred by Messrs. Jullien and Barry during the continuance of their part nership. It would no doubt be within the recollection of the Commissioner that the business of Messrs. Jullien and Barry, Regent-street, was sold by arrangement to Messrs. Chappell and Co., the music -sellers, for 3,0001. or 4,0001. Mr. CritEIGSON, a solicitor, said he appeared for Messrs. Chater and Hamheart, trustees under a deed executed by Messrs. Jullien and Barry, for the benefit of their creditors, on the 3d of February, After some discussion, _ _ . Mr. Commissioner PANE said he should deal with the matter when the first proof under the joint estate was offered.: Mr. WALWORTII, a bookbinder, then tendered a claim for 681. 9s. 4d. He stated that the debt was contracted by Messrs. Jullien and Barry, from July to December, 1847. Mr. Commissioner PANE—Hare you any security for the payment of that claim? Mr. Walworth—None, except the deed. When I went for my account I was referred. to Mr. Le w i s, as the affairs of the firm were under his management, but I did not go to him. Mr. Commissioner PANE inquired if he wished to abandon the security which he possessed under the deed referred to. Mr. Walworth said he did not. Mr. Commissioner PANE objected to receive the proof unless he abandoned his interest in the deed. The proof was then withdrawn. Mr. I CoLE applied for a private meeting, in order that ho might be enabled to examine Mr. Lewis on behalf of the creditors. Ile had given notice to the sheriffs to re tain the proceeds of the sale of the furniture in Harley street, which had realized about 8001. Thursday next week, at eleven o'clock, was fi xed, Mr. Commissioner FANS said creditors would never receive justice until tke law was altered; debtor might ass i gn over his property to his brother, or some other rel a ti ve, to the serious injury of his creditors. Mr. John Cole, house decorator, was then appointed trade assignee. Several small debts having been proved, the further proceedings were adjourned. REPORTERS ATTENDING TEE COURT OF DANERUPTCY. Mr. Comaisssioner FANE took occasion, on taking his seat this morning, to allude to a paragraph appended to the report of the proceedings in the Court of Bank ruptcy in the imes of Saturday, to the effect that no accommodation whatever was afforded to the reporters who attend the court, and complaining that when the counsels' box was uncccupied, they were not allowed to pursue their arduous avocations in it. Now he (Mr. Commissioner Fane) was no party to that prohibition, as he had n ever i ssued any order that reporters should not occupy the barristers' box when it was not filled by counsel. He had not the slightest objection to the presence of reporters ; in fact he believed that great public good arose from their presence, because reports of the proceedings showed that fraudulent debtors were punished, that the rights of creditors would be protected by the Court, and further reporters promulgated the decision of the Commissioners ; but it must be borne in mind that the Court was a small one. It was also stated that eighteen or twenty cases were set down for adjudication by one Commissioner in o ne day fie had looked into his diary, and he found that the statement could not apply to him, inasmuch a s h e invariably never set down more cases for one day than could be conveniently got through. It was true that Some times there were fourteen or fifteen audits in one day, b ut they were frequently only attended by one solieitor, and did not occupy more thaa two or three minutes. The imputation was unjust, and he denied its truth. For instance, thinking that the case of M. Jullion might oc cupy some time he had fixed his case alone for to-day. Mr. Lawrence attending his Court, a gentleman for whom ho had the greatest respect, had complained through the columns of the Times, that the solicitors to the fiats were chosen by the debtor. Il e (Mr. Commiss Fane) had seen great inconveni ence from this, andio h e n considered that the appointment of a solicitor should not rest with the debtor, and that some person ought to be appointed by the Commissioners, or by somebody else on behalf of the creditors. After some s fu o r m ther observations, in which the Commissioner com plimented the solicitors atte n ding the Court for the great ability they invariably displayed in conducting the business of their clients, the above case was proceeded with. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 14.—Th e Oriental Conn_ pany's steam ship, Montrose, Captain Bowen, a rr i ved Penin. here at 4 30 A.M., this day, from Gibr a l tar, , aud lan ded , under charge of Lieutenant Ranier, 8.N., the sular, and other mails, which were forwarded to Lond on by 9 A.m. train. Her dates are—Gibraltar m ay 6, Cadiz 7th, Lisbon 9th, Oporto and Vigo 10th. The Montrose brought fifty-six passengers, and also a full cargo of oranges, onions, wine, and twenty. twe Maj' Pack. ages of specie, and two oxen. At Gibraltar wasesty hers Majesty's steamer Polyphemus, at Lisbon her steamer Stromboli, Oporto the Comet. Th e Rl _. West India mail packet Medway, Captia n Simonds:Z sail with wails and passengers on th© 17tli, CRIMINAL COURT.-(TIIIS DAY.) OLD CO OR These sessions, the seventh of the present mayoralty, commenced to-day, before the Lord Mayor, the Re corder, Aldermen Musgrove and Hunter, the Sheriffs, &c. In consequence of six weeks having elapsed since the last session, there is an unusually large number of prisoners for trial, 261 being already iu the calendar, and that number will probably be increased to 300 by Wednesday. The judges on the rota are Lord Chief Justice Denman, Mr. Baron Alderson, and Mr. Ju s ti ce C oltman. The follo w i ng summar y i s descriptive of the offences with which the prisoners already committed severally stand charged:— Assault with intent to rob, 2; burglary, 6; unlawfully uttering counterfeit coin, 16; cutting and wounding with intent, 7; feloniously attempting to drown, 1; embezzle ment, 16; forgery, and uttering forged instruments, 3; horse stealing, 1; house-breaking and larceny, 10; lar ceny in dwelling-houses, 11; larceny from the person, 42; larceny by servants, 35; general larceny, 76, mis demeanour, 12 ; murder, 1 ; unlawfully possessing moulds for the making of counterfeit coin, 2; rape, 3; receiving stolen goods, 9 ; robbery, 4 ; sheep stealing and killing, 2; feloniously forging a bill, 2. London committals, 50; Middlesex ditto, 140; Essex, 8; Kent, 19; Surrey, 35—total, 261. The grand jury having been empannelled and sworn, The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his charge to them. He observed that the calendar contained a list of no less than 261 persons charged with various offences, and that large number was doubtless partly attributable to the length of time that elapsed between the late session and the present, and partly to the very large mass of the population over whom that Court had jurisdiction. The calendar contained charges of murder, of rape, of robbery, of cutting and wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, with attempting to drown, with forgery, and forty-two cases of larceny from the person. Notwithstanding, however, the num ber and the seriousness of the charges, it would be neces sary only for him to refer to but a few of them particularly, in order to assist the grand jury in the discharge of their important duties. With regard to the serious charge of murder, he would not anticipate any of the details, as they were disclosed in the depositions, but would only observe that they were of such a description as, in his opinion, to render it the duty of the grand jury to put the case in the course of further inquiry. There was a melancholy case in which a woman was charged with attempting to drown herself and her child. With respect to that case the grand jury must be governed by the facts that were brought before them, and give their opinions according to them. If there was any answer th at could be given to them afterwards t h at would be a ground for their putting the case in a train for further inquiry, but anything relating to or bordering on the plea of insanity,_ they had nothing to do with. a ri s e i m n merely alluded to this, because in this perhaps, sition, where cases, there was a natural dispo motive could be discerned for the act, to attribute it to a departure of reason. There was anoth t e o r case in which a woman was charged with attempting stab her husband, and probably in that case it would b Theeraettempted to be shown that it arose from insanity. was then a charge against a per• son of rape. With r tto that charge, it appeared that there had been soemsPeef which was likely, up p j i - ;e to have led to a marriage, areinla" between the parties but the act was said to Navel thatens committed against the consent of the party, and such violence had been it was his duty to used as to produce insensibility-. was in a state of insensicbcr tell the grand jury, that if the act sy s 7 mated while the party ItY, part that party eo insensibility was produced by violence ' There p 00l was also acting was equally amenable to the lawu, another charge of rape, which rested sive evidence. With respect to the first case,ess conclu sive second he prepared to recommend the grand jury to putt h i e n was the course of further inquiry; bat as to the would leave it to them, after they had heard the evidence, to adopt that course which they thought would best meet the justice of the case. There was another case to which he wished particularly to allude, and that was of a person practising as a medical man without being regularly educated for the profession. The charge against him was of unskilful and neglectful treatment of a woman he had attended in childbirth. Questions like these were of considerable difficulty and anxiety ; but it was right that be should tell them that it had been distinctly laid down by the first legal authority that, whether the party was licensed or not, if he displayed gross ignorance, or carelessness, or rashness, he was liable to criminal punishment; and in one case it had been decided that where a person had not properly treated a woman in childbirth, he had been properly found guilty of man slaughter. One point in the case which would come under the consideration of the grand jury was, whether, after the delivery ; of the woman, th e person charged had left her for a `considerable time witho u t remov i ng the tgter:biril l / 4 " . teaVing - it to the chance of whether nature would or would not completely, Perform her work. The Learned Judge, after shortly adverting to some of the other cases in the calendar, remitted the grand jury to the discharge of their duties. The Court then proceeded to swear in the pett _ARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) Benjamin Beeston, a private soldier in the Coldstream Guards, was placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with assaulting George Hatherwell, coachman to the Lord Chancellor. The complainant said that about half-past nine o'clock last night ho was walking in Hyde-park with his daughter and another young woman, who were walking a few yards before him, when the defendant and another soldier rushed past him, and ran up against the females, and tried to th row th em down. Witness ran up to them and told them not to interfere with the females, but to pass on their way. The prisoner naked witness what he had to do with it. Ile replied that he bad a deal to do with it, the females were under his care, and he would not allow them to be insulted. The pri soner then tried to strike him, and witness put out his stick to keep the prisoner off. The prisoner then laid hold of him and threw him down on the ground and tried to get his stick away. The pri soner then ran away, and witness pursued him. The prisoner, finding that he was followed, turned round, and threatened to split his skull if he dared to follow him. Witness, however, persisted in following the prisoner till he saw a constable, when he said he would give him in charge. The prisoner no sooner heard this than he ran off, and bolted down a mews, whore he was stopped by a police constable, who took him into custody. The prisoner said he did not intend to assault the females, he was running fast at the time when he acci dently ran against them. Mr. BINGHAM fined him 205., and in default committed him to the House of Correction for a fortnight. Richard Connor, an old man, 60 years of age, was charged with having indecently assaulted Bridget Cronen, a child seven years of age. The evidence ad duced is totally unfit for publication, but from the clear manner in which the child gave her evidence, Mr. Bingham decided in committing him for trial. CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) Three boys, of very decent appearance, named Hol loway, Hoskins, and Monslow, the eldest about twelve years old, were placed at the bar before Mr. Combos, charged with gambling in the streets on Sunday. Policeman 131 N stated that yesterday, about three o'clock, the prisoners were playing at "Heads and Tails" with halfpence, en the Green-terrace, Clerkenwell, Holloway, throwing up the half-pence, and the others calling to the game. The inhabitants complained much of the annoyance and the profanation of the Sabbath every week at that spot, by groups of boys such as the prisoners. Another constable corroborated the evidence ; but the boys protested that they had nothing to do with the group who were gambling on the Green-terrace, as they passed on their way to the bath. When the policeman came towards the spot where they were, the other boys ran away, and they (the prisoners) were taken. The Magistrate said that he !should fine them five shillings each, or send them to prison for ten days. Two boys, under twelve years of age, charged also with gambling in the streets (Old-street-road) yester day, and whose parents were respectable, and appeared in their behalf, were ordered to be locked up until four o'clock. MIDDLE TEMPLE, MAY 13.—A further call to the al b vna dthey r of m. aYk'y Money, Esq., comprise the after-m e ntio ne d gent l eman : Francis Frederick Gosnell, Esq., Gisbourne, Esq., Marcus Staunton Lynch, Esq., Edward How ar d H owar d Gibb on, E sq., John David 9 Esq ell . John Harford B a tt ers by, E sq ., th e H on . Edmund Drummond, and Frederick Pearse Camp bell, Es q . An order has been issued by the Mayor of Lyons directing the fine statue of Louis XIV., by Lemot, to be removed from the Place Bellecour. This decision has caused great regret, and protests have been sent in to him from all parts of the town against it. TUE ROYAL SOCIETY.—The Earl of Rosse has consented to accept the post of President of the Royal Society, in the place of the Marquis of Northampton, who has resigned. Prince Soltikoff and Suite, and Major Alexander Abazia, embarked from off the Tower on Friday night, en board the General Steam Navigation Company's mail steam-ship John Bull, for Hamburg. The Animals' Friend Society last week charged Robert Mann, before Mr. Seeker, at Southwark, with the following outrage, first having driven a horse which had a wound in its shoulder, and when spoken to having deliberately unharnessed it and tied it behind the vehicle, dragging it along till it was unable to move ; fined ss. The society also caused James Barbur to be fined Bs., by Sir Peter Laurie, at Guildhall, for cruelty to a horse. The price of wheat has never been so low, perhaps, in France, as at present. The price is twenty per cent. below the average. The coming harvest also gives every promise of being excellent. Poor Vernet, so well remembered by the fre quenters of the St. James's Theatre, was buried on Tuesday last at the cemetery of Pire-Lachaise. The funeral service was performed—performed! startling is the accidental occurrence of the word in its present sense and on such an occasion—at the church of St. Denis du Saint Sacrament, in the Rue Saint Louis, but no dis course was pronounced at the grave. Among those who attended at the interment'were his old comrades Odry, Cazot, and Lefevre (Bouffe Was absent in consequence of a slight indisposition), the director of the theatre of which he was a member (Les Varietes), and the greater part of the company; Klein, Perlet, and (as representa tives of the Theatre Francais) Samson and Guyon. Several actresses of the different theatres, all in deep mourning, and some dramatic authors and critics, were also present. Vernet was of the best time of the varieties, and - contemporary with Bruret, Tincelie, Lepeintre, Bosquier Gavandon, and th e nev er-equalled Potier.—Post• 23% 3% SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST , END, SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. 5 to 2 agst Mr. Harding's Silver Eel. DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Surplice—taken freely 6 to 1 agst Mr. J. B. Day's Nil Desperandum-13 to 2 taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack 8 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glendower 9 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Loadstone 10 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Swiss Boy 18 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's The Fiddler 20 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Eagle's Plume 20 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's Sponge—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's The Stinger—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Lillie's Great Western 40 to 1 agst Mr. Hussey's Telegraph—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Sandford's The Sheriff No others mentioned. Surplice and Nil Desperandum have been backed for an immense sum. OARS. 7 to I agst Mr. Dixon's Do-it-again —taken 9 to 1 agst Mr. Foljambe's Queen of the May—tkn 10 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Sister to Satirist—taken, INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1848.— TUESDAY. Match, 100, h ft. T.Y.C. Mr. Payne's Woodcraft, Bst 71b, agst Mr. S4Stanley's St. Ann, Bst 21b. SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1848. Match, 100, h ft. T.Y.C. Mr. Barnes's Sotterley, Bst 91b, agst Duko of Bedford's Minto, Bst 21b.____ HOUGHTON MEETING, 1848. Match, 500, 200 ft. A.F. Lord Clifden's Loadstone, Bst 71b, agst Lord Exeter's Tisiphone, 7st 71b. Match, 200, h ft. T.M.M. Lord Clifden's King of Morven, Bst 81b, agst Colonel Anson's Backbiter, 7st 71b. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In attempting to pick out the winner of the race of races, so shortly to be decided.on the well-known (al least to every Englishman) Downs of Epsom. I trust that the same success which has hitherto attended all my efforts on this important stake, will stand by me in the present instance ; should it do so I shall have ac eomplished the unparalelled task of selecting the winner four successive times with the Merry Monarch (in whose year I made my debut as " sporting counsel to your speculative readers) in 1845, Pyrrhus the First in 1846, Cossack in 1847, and with in 1848—the dash I hope to replace a week hence, by the name of the high bred nag destined in sporting circles to give his cognomen to the present year of grace. The field this year is not likely to exceed five and-twenty, which will be selected from the fol lowing :—Besborough, Surplice, Springy Jack, Shy. lock, Eagle's Plume, Beverlac, Telegraph, Voy ager, Fugleman, 'Corsican, Loadstone, Sponge, *Buffoon, "Big Jerry, Swiss Boy, *Me Spa niard, Deerstalker, *Cervus, "Backbiter, "Confede racy, *John Orridge, Nil Desperandum, Flatcatcher, *Nightshade colt, Oscar, *The Prince, Glendower, Great Western, *Sir Anthony, The Stinger, *Johnny, *Dean of Guild, The Fiddler, *Keraun, *Franciscan, The Fowler, *Glutton, *lron Crown, *The Painter, *Whit stone, *Jock O'Hazeldean, *Fern, *Farewell, *Cannibal, *lapis, The Sheriff, *Lancaster, *Ochiltree, *Roths child's colt. Those marked with an asterisk are not likely to show, yet they might, therefore I include their names in the above list. The great Melton stable has seven Derby nags of more or less repute ; four of them, Corsican, Backbiter, Coal Tar, and Cannibal cannot possibly possess a chance, and of the other three, The Fowler is the worst. The Stinger, by netnian Platoff, out of Cyprian; and Springy Jack, another son of lietman Platoff, have pretty nearly equal pretensions, both have the same fault, " tender understandings," and both resemble their sire ; should the pre sen t h ot weather continue, the chances of both will z l i a: a r o n er stabl e will dubious, have but S one rep resen t at i ve, an d h e Boyce will m os most will certainlylfiendFihdidsfewray home in th e ruc k. but as the fiddlers are b ut little recl•aaa fine looking horse, d rd ia e a d d o s i r t the .Downs, I cannot fancy a repet i tion of the Kent has a myst er i ous couple in Loadato a n n e ce and Sur plice, of the two, at present, laivhioaugldantakoepiathioealautatetirl, but would much r a th er defer g Monday next. Day has this year a most formidable lot, and is of opinion that he shall again, for the third time running, produce the winner of the Derby ; his lot consists of Deerstalker, Edie Ochiltree, Whitstone, Nightshade colt, The Sheriff, Nil Desperandum, and five others of no consequence whatever. , Deerstalker ? at one time much fancied, has, with Edie Ochiltree and Wllif4ton - e, 'retired - into 'the background, for which potential reasons can be given ; at the present instant the odds are against any one of the trio going to the post. The colt by Ratcatcher, out of Nightshade, cannot stay the distance. The Sheriff, one of the handsomest nags ever seen on the turf, and very well bred, being by the Provost, out of Trea cherous, if quite recovered from his slight lameness, and fully prepared, will be found the most dangerous of the outside division ; it has been averred that the Fiddler can give him ten pounds; whoever started the report had some interest of his own to serve in deceiving the public, for it is a well known fact, in a certain diminutive circle, that the Sheriff can give the Fiddler 51ba,.and a good beating into the bargain. Nil Desperandum, half brother to the Hero, by Veni son, out of Grace Darling, will show the way t o t h e distance post • whether he is capable of staying the last 220 yards is a ' fact that I am not by any means convinced of, though strongly asserted by some. If he can do so, he will be placed. More of him anon. Dilly's lot will be represented by that game and mus cular litttle nag Glendower, who will be assisted by Cerrus, the son of Venison and Ruby. The latter pos sesses some of the best blood in! Europe, but cannot stay above a mile. His stable companion, Glendower, by dint of gameness, will finish in the front. Mr. Green's lot oonsists of eleven, but only four stand a chance of being at Epsom, viz.—Beverlac, Swiss Boy, Shylock, and Flatcatcher. It is expected that either Flatcatcher, Shylock, or Beverlac will be scratched on or before the day, and that Mr. Green will start two if not three. Swiss Boy, bar an accident, is a certain starter, and will be the pick of the stable. He is the money horse, and next to him in that respect stands Beverlae. The Boy has accomplished the difficult task of show ing the way home to Beverlac, Flatcatcher, and some of the minor fry in Stebbing's stable. As to Shylock, if Flatcatcher can dispose of him, surely Swiss Boy can. I cannot bring myself to believe that Oscar, Great Western, John Orridge, Sponge, Fugleman, Voyager, or Telegraph, stand the slightest chance of catching Mr. Clark's eye first, or that any of those which I have marked with an asterisk will pass the chair a winner. Besborough, by Quid, out of Speedwell, I think, will find the pace and company too good. Lord Eglinton's Eagle's Plume, by Lanercost, out of Blue Bonnet, possesses rare blood, is in good condition, doing first rate work, and will be one of the first four. I am, Sir, yours, &c. ;THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Saturday Evening. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, 15, 1848. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE ON A FARM MAY ADJOINING HER MAJESTY'S PROPERTY IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT. About half past five o'clock, on Saturday afternoon, a fire was discovered in the rick-yard at Fatting-park Farm, near Wootton-cotton, the property of Mr. Lam bert, proprietor of the stage-coach running between Newport and Ryde. It appears that the fire was occa sioned by some little boys playing with lucifer matches, with which in their play they set fire to the straw in the rick-yard near the barn, which immediately carried the flames to two ricks of wheat, containing about 16 loads, one rick of oats, about 10 loads, and one of hay, con taining about 16 tons. The whole were soon one sheet of fire. Expresses were sent to Newport for the engines, two of which were soon on the spot, and water being obtained from a pond, the neighbours used great exer tions to get the tire under, without success; but they succeeded in saving the farm-house, barn, and other farm-buildings. Fortunately the wind was from the eastward, which carried the flames from the buildings; but the :fire was not got under till two ;o'clock this morning, though as many as 200 men were employed on the engines, &c. The premises were occupied by Mr. Jones, whose brother was lying dead on the premises, h m a r v . i e d r tt,h and n preceding day . n The the r stock cen ix b e for l on g 4 e o d to 0 z; it is valued as fellows:- 16 loads of wheat at £l2 10 „ oats ~ 6 10 „ straw ~ 3 15 tons of hay 3 The settles ... £192 ... 60 ••• 30 45 ••• 30 The Fatting-par lib k i t s a a l bout miles fro m New 4 p 3 o s r 7 t, and if from Whippingham Church. The names given to the hinds in this neighbourhood are not particularly at trnctive, as Small-gains, Mount-misery, Starve-grounds, Fern-hill, and Heath-farm. DEATH ATTENDS OUR GAYEST HOURS.—At Lyming teal fair, on Saturday afternoon, R. Dore, master of the Glasgow, Isle of Wight steamer, fell down and expired. He had been employed during the day in bringing plea se tre folks to the fair. Ills Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was prevented from attending the Queen's drawing-room, and also the royal christening at Buckingham Palace on Saturday, from a severe attack of the gout, which has cunfinea him to his bed for the last ten days. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS SOPHIA.— VTe are happy to announce an improvement in the h Rath of the Princess Sophia, who, during the earlier p: Lrt of last week, was very seriously indisposed. KING'S COLLEGE HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday morning a. sermon was preached at the College Chapel, on behalf of this valuable charity by the Right Rev. Lord Bishop o f St. David's. Very warm allusion was made to the b enefits the hospital daily conferred upon the distressed a ad afflicted, and at the conclusion of divine service a li beral collection was made in aid of its fuids. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING. The royal mail steam-ship Hibernia sailed for New York, via Hali fax, this afternoon. She carries out fifty passengers, am( mg whom is Mrs. Butler, late Miss Fanny Kemble. I NNER TEMPLE, MAY 12. Henry Munster, of Trinity College, Cambridge. I'