The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-01 00:00:00

itant if wil 1 Poles resi- Ids of f JOY al of at. RUSSIA. A let 4.1. from St. Petersburgh, of the 15th, states that the fears entertained of the Russian Government prohibit ing the exportation of gold are not likely to The conf Irtn ed. Orders had been given to the Custom house nut) iorities not to prevent the exportation of the reek am metals by sea. It is s' aid that the EMPEROR entertains the idea of uniting all the Sclavonic tribes into one gigantic federatil monaTchy. STRUVE, who has been urgi a g on the Republicans of South Germany to insu rre( tion, b, by birth a Russian, and has, it is said, been , c ommis sioned by the Russian Government to exci to these disturbances in order to distract the at tenti ion of the German Governments, and to weaken their. fore , 2s. Is it not probable that some of the ultr a - R f ectublicans of France may be also Russian age tltk ITALY. LOMBARDY AND VENICE TI le Piedmontese Gazette of the 25th has advices from :Milan up to the 23d. Gem ALLEMANDI had writt en from Brescia that the columns of Arcioni, Man ara, and Longhena, having proceeded beyond Sten force (Tyrol), had been repulsed by superior but retreated to Tione in the greatest order. The y are now supported by the regular battalion 13 er etta and the column Tamberg. A bulletin from 1 - 16 .ine of the 19th announces that Col. CANTI left th At tow n on the 18th, to reconnoitre the Austrians, ' w ho occupied Trerignano, Merlano, Melarollo, and I hgaredo of Illyria, with 2,000 infantry, 800 cavalry, and a battery of rockets, under the command of Bri gadier AUBER. The Austrians attacked Palmanova • °n the 17th, and were repulsed with loss; on their : retreat they set fire to several villages. Gen. pe e " 8 NT, at th e h ea d o f 15,000 men , i s prepar i ng to orat against the Veneti an St a t e . Th e a ff a i r a t Via co, mentioned lately by the Augsburg Gazette as having terminated in favour of the Austrians, is 'elatf by the Italian journals as a victory on their )Part, It i s a dd e d t h at the inhabitants (Ital i ans), bayi ng taken the part of the Austrians, and fired lI P° I I the crusaders from the windows, were nearly a ll Put to the sword by the latter. The Croatians lost 60 men, many prisoners, and their arms and baggage. The Afilan Gazette, of the 21st ult., states that the garrison of Peschiera has been considerably reinforced. The Pi sdrnontese battering train bad arrived, and was ready fa) open its fire, but the KING was waiting to ‘ c eetttrate the tr oo p s , w hi c h were arriving on all sides to his assistance. The head-quarters of hi s llaanstr were at Gozzoldo. li The follo w i ng a dd ress f rom th e i n habitants of "Lilan to the Piedmontese army has been numerously signed : 1 " TO T NEE PIEDMONTESE ARMY NOW FIGHTING FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF ITALY. " OiE cers and soldiers,—Your Lombard brethren offer m( ,st sincerely to you the cordial homage of their admirat ion and gratitude. You are in arms nobly and generously for the most noble and most generous of questions. You have endured fatigues and forced marches in order that you might attack the enemy. You have succeeded. You have fought and conquered. You commenced the holy war by a great victory; and your triumph: was the more splendid because it was the con quest of our independence. " Officers and soldiers,—You have rivalled the best days of former Italian glory. You have consecrated by your blood the holy words that come from the lips of all good Itedians—' Italy will do it alone.' You have con tinued the glorious work of the Milanese; and yon have been the first to beat in the open plain the barbarians whom osir citizens have driven from their walls. " Yo tt have proved yourselves to be worthy of that Sublime, benediction which the great Pontiff, the restorer of Lai: jr, has invoked on our country. You are worthy of the / sew Italian destiny, and most worthy of that great monar,th who, when all Italy suffered under the oppres sion rand supremacy of Austria, pronounced the first word's of independence and nationality—the first of Italian princes who made common cause with Pio Nono --the first who raised the banner of the holy cross in favour of Italian independence—and the first who, cn the field of battle, gives the example of courage and in domitable valour. " Officers and soldiers,—Your martial enthusiasm, your admirable discipline, the patience with which you bear fatigue and privations, and your heroism, guide you to a certain victory. With you we receive honour and glory, and with you are the hopes of conquest and independence of all Italians. We thank C'aarles Albert, and you all who ; work with zeal and vigour in the common cause of Italy —we offer you the tribute of our brotherly affection and of our highest admiration. We seek only to be associated with you in the great work, and to unite our strength to your formidable sword. W ith the last Austrian shall be expelled from our common country all odious municipal rivalry, and all fratricide discord. "Be praised for ever the immortal liberating army of Italy, and its 7;reat captain ! If our gratitude can give them any co nsolation, we are happy to say that they possess it full and entire. "All Lom'eardy beats with one heart for the generous and noble brethren who fight with so much heroism, and brave the dangers of war in the cause of Italian inde- Psndence. "Long live Italian independence ! and long live the *rosy and its captain who fight for that independence ! Viva Vitali& " Milan, April 21." A division of the Roman troops, under the cot:a z:land of General LENTULUS, has passed the Po. The Tuscans and Modenese, and a battalion of Neapolitans were at seven miles from Mantua, occu ' P3ring Bogoforte and Governolo. Two hundred and si ztY Civic Guards from Forli had arrived there. A. decree o f t h e P rov i s i ona l Government of Parma or ders the t roops of the state to march into Lombardy, s ad Place themselves under the authority of CHARLES ' 44 4 8 ". A c o l umn of Modenese volunteers, 1,300 th_ consent has passed th e P o . C HARLES ALBERT, with hits" n sent of th e P rov i s i ona l G overnment of Modena , fired upon that place for a depot of military pro ia t ,_ e The M o d enese troops will be incorporated I:2d montese army. ti ti . he p rovisi ona l vi f si ona l G overnment of Modena have pro all eiv r i e l fr edoin of the pr ess , a d m i ss i on of the Jews efor e t h e law r ights, and the equa lit y o f a l l citizens °lith e 114 1) 23d the armie s o f C HARLES ALBERT and arsx r Pe sc h i6r4 remained e xac tly i n th e same positions• S ag had not yet fallen, nor had the King of The free corps made any o th er i mportant movement. from thel Austrian and vol un t eers h ave received checks front iers borhtrifanth e troops on severa l parts of the 'Tyrol and the Friuli; but n o lar go bodi es o f Austrian s had ap peared . are any e a n d e i r s e t ti °n• Ro man and Tuscan contingents ex pected, but h opes of assistance from Naples are almost abandoned, in consequence of the KING bay ing recommenced hostilities against his late Sicilian subjects. A. correspondence has been published from which it appears that Austria is taking secret steps to enter into negotiations with Venice and Lombardy. Tke first letter, dated Goritz, April 15, is from Count Maszanr, attached to the staff of the Austrian army on the Isonzo, and addressed to Count CAIMO DRAGONS, of the Venetian corps at Udine. After stating that the Frioul cannot resist the Austrian army without exposing herself to all the horrors of a bloody war, the writer observes, that it is not Austria as it was that recalls her to her allegiance, but liberal Austria, who offers her Lombardo-Venetian subjects an Italian administration and legislation ; and, - "LS', he informs M. DRAGONS, that his Excellency Count HARTIG, Minister of State and Conferences, has been sent by his MAJESTY with full powers to conciliate all existing differences. The answer of Signor DRA9ONI is substantially this ; that Italy is determined to assert her complete indepen dence ; and that if Austria is disposed to treat, she must address herself to the proper authorities. It is reported that the united Neapolitan and Sar dinian fleets are to proceed without delay to the kiriatio to assist the people of Venice. ROME. The Epoca of Rome of the l9th announces the ar rwal in that capital of the delegates of the Neapoli. tan Government to treat with the Italian Diet and l a gue. They are the Princes of CoLonaario and 4 ) I3 4tVAN O Colonel G AMBOA , C ASIMIR DI L IETO, the uke of Nor° PALLAVICINO, and Secretaries Rue- Gnu 130votit and ALFONSO DRAGONETTI. RUSSIA AND SARDINIA. The Emperor of RUSSIA has recalled his ambassa dor from the Court of Sardinia, and sent his pass- Ports to the Sardinian ambassador at St. Uetersburgh. Zcitung. BUSINESS DONE IN FORE IGN RAILWAYS AT THE nalo LO NDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Arlin 29. I.,,gna and A m i ens, 6 —East Indian, I. m 14—Luxem -13'4 r8. 3 4--.Northern of France, 3 3 4 —Orleans and Bordeaux, Northern and Havre, 8. satNliascoUntess Palmerston left Ca r lt on - gar d ens on v: "maY last, for B roc k et Hall, Ilerts, on a visit to I,3count Melbourne, who is entertaining Lord and Lady MlTltle and a select circle. ; CORN-EXCHANGE -MONDAY. The arrivals of all kinds of grain of home produce, including Flour, up to our market, last week, were on a , very limited scale, and of very middling quality, owing to the prevailing damp weather. From Ireland and Scotland, the receipts were confined to a few cargoes of Oats. The imports from abroad were liberal, viz., 16,756 quarters of Wheat; 9,157 ditto of Barley; 18.057 ditto of Oats; 9,907 ditto of Beans; 12 ditto of Peas; 180 ditto of Tares; 4,017 ditto of Linseed; 22' ditto of Rapeseed; 400 ditto of Indian Corn; 1,610 barrels, and 720 sacks of Flour. Coastwise, as well as by land carriage and samples, the supply of English Wheat fresh up to-day was very moderate; but there was an evident improvement in its quality. Selected samples of both Red and White were in moderate request at prices about equal to those obtained on Monday last. In the middling and inferior kinds, only a limited business was doing, at barely late rates ; and a total clearance was not effected. With fine foreign Wheat we were well supplied ; fine dry samples sup ported late rates without difficulty ; but the out of con dition sorts might have been purchased on somewhat lower terms. On board, for inland consumption, next to nothing was doing ; and many of the fresh arrivals are being landed in bond. Scarcely any English Barley was brought forward, but the show of foreign was on the increase; most descriptions—especially malting parcels-- moved off steadily, and prices were well supported . Comparatively speaking, the show of Malt was small, but it proved quite equal to the wants of the dealers. The best parcels were steady, but all other kinds ruled dull, though we cannot call them cheaper. On the whole the supply of Oats was very moderate. 1!oat kinds were in steady request, and last week , s prices were fairly supported. Beans moved off steadily at extreme rates, with a full average amount of business doing in foreign, the prices of which rule extremely low. Most kinds of Peas, the supply of which was trifling, moved off steadily, and late rates were well supported. Indian Corn and Meal were held at previous currencies. Flour was a slow sale, but not cheaper. The quantity bf foreign on offer was trifling. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat —Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier...... 585 te 695 Red. .... • • 453 to 55s Ditto,White, New 46s 58s Norfolk and Lin cola, Red... • . 46s 49s Ditto, White• ••• • • 475 525 Irish, Red— •• • • —5 —a Ditto, White •• ••• • —5 —5 Are—Old .• •• • • —5 —5 New....... ••• • • • 325 34s Barley—Grinding. • • 30s 33s Malting . .... •• • • 33s 365 Chevalier • • • 345 36s Halt—Suffolk and Nor folk...—. ••• • • • 555 575 Brown .• •• • • 48s 54s Xingstonand Ware 57s 58s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feed. 178 201 Potato Youghal and Cork, Black l4B 188 Cork, White . 168 208 Scotch, Peed. .. • . 184 21 3 Beans—Tick .•••• • • • • 318 4 08 Pigeons... • 34s 40 3 Peas—Grey .... .•• . • • 32s 35 8 Maple ... White . •• . . 348 3i Boilers ... . • .... 338 36 8 Flour — Town -made 418 46" Suffolk ...... 358 38 8 Stocktzt & Norfolk 35s 38s The imports of foreign stock into London last week were as under:— From whence. Beasts. Rotterdam 266 Harlingen Haniburgh Antwerp Sheep. C a l ves . ... 932 ... 188 ... 36 ... 36 ... ..• 1 C op T irnri e ffe t le a r: l 4o . e . 7: . 1 665 ... 22 ce ..... . — 163 more 359 more. 188 more. At the outports the arrivals 1; ga liberal, viz., 600 head of each kind of stock f rom Holland and turning ou t good. The su p quality ply a f t to h hr e ae s ti e g niomf Beastspo h rt e a t i on heresis districts and comparative] o f t fairhe ding av bullocke re d q r u o a v l e i t s y f . r e s F h r oe and r s own .... 468403 i dv grazi ng to- dap good, wawas morning were very extensive, and is first-rate ucpontdil tion; indeed, we have seldom witnessed a better collec tion of stock than to-day. Al t h ough the dead markets were by no means largely supplied, and the attendance of buyers was good, the Beef trade was in a very de pressed state, at a decline in the quotations paid on Monday last of from 2d to, in some instances, 4d per 81bs. The general top figures for Beef ruled from 41 to 4s 2d per 81bs; but a few of the primest Scots realised 4s 4d. The arrivals of Beasts from the eastern counties comprised nearly 1,600 Scots and short horns, with a few home breds. From the western and midland dis tricts we received nearly 1,000 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ; from other parts of England 500 of various breeds; and from Scotland 300 horned and polled Scots. For the time of year, the supply of Sheep was again small, bat of excellent quality. All breeds of Sheep commanded a ready sale, at a rise on last week's currencies of 2d per Blbs, prime old Downs in the wool producing 5s Bd. The numbers of Lambs were again moderate, while the demand for them ruled steady at 2d per 81bs more money. From the Isle of Wight, 70 head came to hand. Calves were in good supply and sluggish request, at lett week's prices. In Pigs very little bustness was trans acted, yet their quotations were mostly supported. Per albs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s , d• s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasta..... 3 0 3 4 Second quality ditto 4 5 4 8 iocond quality 3 C " 3 Prime large Oxen.. 31 0 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 411 5 2 Prime 0 Southdown blether 5 4 5 Large Scots Calves 4 0 4 6 4 4 Ditto out of the wool 410 5 4 coarse Prime small ditto .. 4 8 5 0 Large Hogs Small Porkers " .... 4 8 .... 4 0 4 6 0 Suckling Calves —lB 0 27 0 Quarter old rigs ..17 0 23 0 SUPPLY AT Inferior Sheep MARKET. Lambs "'•••"••"'•••"•• 5 4 6 6 Beasts. 1 Sheep, Calves. I Pigs. 3,264 1 16.960 166 I 310 NE/WC/ATE Arm LZIADETZBALI.M. The arrivals of country-killed Meat for these markets last week were again very moderate, viz., about 140 carcases of Beef, 200 ditto of Mutton, 180 ditto of Lamb, 150 ditto of Veal, and 320 ditto of Pork. The supplies on offer slaughtered in the metropolis have been good, ...1,024 ... 210 THE SUN, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER To THREE. A fair demand for Cotton prevailed at Liverpool on Saturday. Sales, 5,000. bales. Prices were firm. Ame rican, 3.N. to sd. per lb. Railway Shares were steady, but business was not active. In the dried fruit report of Messrs. Witherby and Hanson of last month it is stated that— " Eight cargoes of currants have arrived here since the 24th ult., in all 1,003 butts, 915 carroteels, 1,660 barrels, and 100 cases. The total quantity imported from the 20th of September to the 26th inst., has been 9,150 tons, by sixty-eight ships, against 9,800 tons to the 30th of April, 1847, by sixty-five ships, and 5,600 tons and 5,900 tons to the like period of 1846 and 1845. Five cargoes have arrived at Liverpool, the receipts at which port are still considerably less than the 30th of April, 1847. There is at present but little afloat for this country; shipments have been suspended by the state of political affairs and by the low price to which the article has declined here. To equalise the receipts with those of the whole of last season, we require here about 2,400 tons, and at Liverpool about 1,500 tons. The London clearances for consumption from 20th April to 20th September, 1847, were above 2,600 tons. " The clearances fur home consumption, both here and at Liverpool, are becoming more extensive. At this port they have reached, from '2lst ult. to 20th instant, 720 tons against only 420 tons in the preceding month ; 520 tons and 610 tons from 20th March to 20th April, 1847 and 1846. Since Ist January, 2,470 tons have been cleared against 1,050 tons. During the next tour months we may expect a further increase in the clear ances at both ports." A balance sheet of the Sociese GeLerale of Belgium shows its operations to have amounted, up to March 3 to 218,000,000 francs. Two Englishmen had been arrested at Brussels, who are stated to hare passed forged notes, amounting to 5,000 francs, to one money changer, besides defrauding others. Complaints are made that there are not more British ships of war in the Baltic, and near the Sound, but we may hope they will not be wanted, as the English pro perty on board the Prussian vessels will no doubt be restored with alacrity. As being in a position, however, to afford advice and assistance, it might be as well if we could spare one or two Queen's ships. We regret much to notice the death of Mr. Tate, the eminent Cambist, who, for many years past, has been consulted by our leading capitalists in all intricate ques tions of finance. Mr. Tate was much esteemed for his personal qualities. The grain trade is rather " slack" to-day, as the ar rivals of foreign continue large. The Stock Exchange is closed to-day, but Consols are quoted about 82k, among parties who have been dealing privately. Some interest is felt to learn whether the Austrian dividends will be paid at Vienna, as holders will be com pelled now to send their bonds to that place, no provision being made here for the liquidation of the interest. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY I.—Wind E.N.E., light breeze, and fine clear weather. BRISTOL, APRIL 30.—The Sussex, from Newport to Boston, put into Kingroad on the 28th instant, leaky, and will come up the river to be docked. WHITBY, APRIL 2 8.—Twelve deck deals and four deck beams have been picked up on the rocks near this place. YARMOUTH, APRIL 29.—The Margueretta, Southern from Newcastle to Rochester, in proceeding up the Nold on the 20th instant, got athwart the hawse of the North Halam' Sand light vessel, where she sustained much damage, and it is teared sunk. The Renovation, Loads, off Salcombe, from Savillr, to Hull. got on the Scruby Sand to-day, but was assisted off, and will proceed. LIVERPOOL, Aram 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Ganges, Bright, New Orleans, sailed on the 29th ; Torrington, Ceylon ; Betsy, Maracaibo ; Queen, Staton Island ; Cambria (steamer), New York ; John R. Skiddy, New York ; Superb, Dalhousie. 30th. Jupiter, Santa Martha; Kilby, New Orleans ; Samoset, New York ; Orleans, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Susan, ditto ; Venilia, St. Stephen's, N. B. ; John Bell, Quebec. SWANSEA, APRIL 27.—Sid. Rambler, Quebec. BRISTOL, APRIL 29.—Sid. Falcon, Boston. 30th, Broad Oak, Pernambuco. PLYMOUTH, Aram 28. —Std. Cornwall, Adelaide, South Australia. 29th, Don, Quebec. 30th, Fairlie, Sydney, New South Wales. DEAL, APRIL 30. Wind N. E. to E.—Arrd. Alba tross, Callao. Arrived from the River and sailed, Simlah, Bombay; Cmsar, Berbice; Ealing Grove, Do minica; Ellis, Barbadoes. Sld. Hamilton, Callao. JERSEY, APRIL 27.—Sid. Argus, Gaspe; Nameless, Labrador. 28th, Swift, Labrador. 29th, Teazer, Halifax; Chance, Gaspe; Unity, Labrador. CLYDE, APRIL 29. Arrd. Calypso, Colville, Tri nidad. Sld. 28th, Roberts, Rio Janeiro; Packet, Tn.. nidad; Thalestris, Barbadoes. Put back, 28th, Henry Hood, M'Arthur, Bathurst, leaky. Alarm), APRIL 29.—The Margaret Wilson Court ney, from the Clyde to Bristol, put into this harbour yesterday, with loss of jibboom, foreyard, &c., having been in contact the previous day off the North Bishop, with a schooner having a white streak. MARKET NEWS. -(THIS DAY LONDON, if we except those of Mutton. Prime qualities gene rally have commanded a very steady demand, at fall rates of currency; otherwise the trade has ruled some what inactive, but without any decline in value. Nearly 500 carcases of foreign Meat killed in London have been disposed of, as well as a few baskets received from Uamburgh. At per none by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. I 0. d. to s. d. } ieef,lnferlor...... 210 3 C f Mutton, inferior .• 3 4 3 S - middling .... 3 0 3 2 1 middling• •3 10 4 4 prime large .• 3 2 a 4 prime ••• • 4 6 4 8 - prime small .• 3 6 3 8 r Pork, large. ••••• • • 3 10 4 6 Veal•• ••••••• • • • • • 4 0 5 0I- small •• 4 8 5 0 Lamb. 55 8.51 t• Ss Cl. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Although the plantation accounts are not considered favourable, the demand for all kinds of Hops is heavy, but prices rule about stationary. BOROUGH AND SPITALPXELDS. Since Monday last the arrivals of Potatoes, coastwise and per railway, have been by no means large. From Hamburgh we have received 1,103; from Rotterdam, 1,8i7; and from Leer, 12 bags; from Bremen, 160; and from Antwerp, 178 tons. The best parcels are in steady request at full prices. Otherwise, the demand is in a very sluggish state- WOOL. (VICE-CHANCERY. —(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) AToRNEY-GENERAL v. WILSON. The opening of this case by Mr. Bethel, which he commenced on Saturday, was resumed to-day, and occupied his Honour the whole morning. The case, it is expected, will last several days, and we refrain from entering further into it until the arguments are in a more advanced stage. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) LEWIS V. HANCE. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE gave judgment in this case. It was an action which had been brought in the County Court, to recover from an attorney a sum under 201. On the trial judgment was given for the plaintiff, but the defendant subsequently moved the Court in arrest of judgment, on the ground that, being an attorney prac tising in the superior courts, he was exempt from the jurisdictio❑ of the County Court. Formerly a decision to that effect was made by the full Court, in reference to a plaint which had been issued out of the Court of Requests against an attorney at law; and in the present case the Court saw nothing in the Small Debts Act to induce them to depart from that rule, and deprive the defendant of his privilege of suing, or being sued, only in a superior court. The rule for arresting the judgment was therefore made absolute. JONES v. SOBINERS. A similar case, and was similarly disposed of. CURLING v. YOUNG. This was an action of debt, brought to recover the amount of an attorney's bill for opposing the metropo litan Commi ss i o n e rs o f S ewers ' A ct. The plaintiff was formerly the clerk of the Bermondsey Commissioners of Sewers, and in that capacity he was entrusted by the defendant to oppose the passing of the Act already alluded to on behalf of his Board. Upon the trial of the cause it was shown that the only means the local commission had of providing themselves with funds to discharge their liabilities was by levying rates upon the parish ; but the plaintiff neglected to deliver his bill of costs till two days after the powers of the Com missioners had expired, and under these circumstances, the jury found for the defendant. Subsequently the Plaintiff moved for and obtained a rule nisi for a new trial, but the Court now gave judgment, discharging the rule.—Rule dismissed. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) EX PARTE JUSTICES OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Mr. WELLS moved for a rule nisi, calling upon the justices of Buckinghamshire to show cause why a writ of certiorari should not issue to bring up the proceed ings in a bastardy case which they had defended. In this case a woman applied to the justices of Oxfordshire to make an order in bastardy, but upon hearing the case they unanimously dismissed it. The woman then went into the adjoining county of Buckingham, and repeated her application to the magistrates of Barlow, who made an order under the Act. The present motion was made in order that the question might be discussed and de cided by the Court, as to whether the justices of Barlow had not exceeded their powers and functions. --Rule nisi. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings_in Banco.) ARNOLD V. RYAN. This action was tried before Mr. Baron Alderson on Thursday last, and a verdict found for the plaintiff for 501. It was brought to recover compensation in damages fer alleged false imprisonment upon a charge of felony. The plaintiff, a sheriff's officer, was left in possession of the defendant's premises under a writ of ti. fa., for a judgment debt of 131. los., but the day after taking pos session the defendant satisfied the execution by the pay ment of debt and costs. Shortly after the plaintiff left the house three 51. notes were missed; he was pursued, and the notes, which were identified, were found upon his person. The plaintiff was given into custody, end committed by the magistrate for trial, but was acquitted, and the action was brought to recover damages for the alleged false imprisonment. The Learned Judge, at the trial, told the jury that they could not find a verdict for the plaintiff unless they were of opinion that both the defendant and his wife, who were examined in support of the charge, had committed wilful and deliberate per jury, and no evidence whatever had been produced that such was the .case, but the jury, nevertheless, found a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount stated. The COURT, upon the application of Mr. Sergeant Wilkins this morning, granted a rule for a new trial, observing that it was extremely difficult to convince an ignorant jury of the importance of a doubt. Rule nisi granted. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) M. JULLIEN'S BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner PANE.) The Court was fully attended this morning, in conse quence of its having become known that M. Jullien would surrender himself this morning, and undergo his first examination, in accordance with the fiat of bank ruptcy recently issued egoist him. M. Jullien took his seat in the Court shortly before eleven o'clock. Mr. COLE, solicitor, of Tokenhouse-yard, said, today had been named for the appointment of assignees in this matter, and applied to the Learned Commissioner to postpone their election, on the ground that the in terests of the creditors would be materially advanced by a short adjournment. He said he represented several large creditors, all of whom entirely coincided in the application be had made. Mr. Commissioner FANE inquired the grounds on which ho based his application? Mr. COLE said an expectation had been held out that the fiat might not unlikely be superseded by a coroposi tion. In fact something like an offer had been made to the creditors. The fiat had been issued at the instance of the bankrupt himself. Ho had chosen his own time for doing so,after a great many meetings of creditors bad taken place, extending over a period of three months, in order to ascertain if some settlement could not be come to. The bankrupt came at last to this court for protection, issuing a fiat against himself in order to enable him to do so, after the whole of his proceeds had been swept away, so that the creditors were now left to do the best they could to obtain even a portion of their claims. hav M e r been . Com swept away ?missioner Falie..—The wh o l e o f t h e proceeds Mr. COLE explained that whilst negotiations were going on between M. Jullien and his creditors for the settlement of his affairs, certain creditors came forward to the exclusion of others who had as good claims upon his estate. However, there was every reason to believe that upon a proper investigation of the bankrupt's affairs by the creditors, that there would be much move fur them than ten shillings in the pound. Mr. Commissioner FANE said, although the applicant complained that delay had taken place, he was, never theless, desirous to protract the investigation which he seemed anxious to bring about. He saw no reason why they should not appoint assignees at once, because by the aid of a supersedeas they might put an end to the proceedings, as well after as before their appointment. Mr. COLE — Undoubtedly; but the creditors think that their interests will be better served by a short adjournment. Mr. CHAPPELL said on behalf of the bankrupt who had beeen driven into the Gazette after every attempt had been made to come to terms, he should oppose any adjournment, and further he should not think of advising him, now that he had come before the court, to supersede the fiat. Mr, DALE (solicitor of Furuival's Inn), stated that he The arrivals of Wool into London last week were agaiia large, viz., 948 bales from Launceston, 1,257 ditto from Adelaide, 68 ditto from Haniburgh, 46 ditto from Antwerp, 45 ditto from the Cape, and 73 ditto from Havre. No public sales are yet announced, but catalogues for about 20,000 bales are expected to be issued this week. The private contract market is heavy. In prices, however, we have no change to notice. TALLOW. The late heavy imports of Tallow from Sydney and various parts of South America have had considerable influence upon our market. The demand is heavy, at 49s 6d to 49s 3d per cwt. for P.Y.C. on the spot. Rough fat 2s 10d per Blbs. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat to•day at half-past ten o'clock. FRAZER V. JONES.—JUDGMENT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this case, in which the arguments were concluded on Saturday, when we gave a detailed account of the facts and arguments. His Lordship affirmed the decree of the Vice-Chancellor Wigram, varying it only in a few tech nical particulars, and the defendants to pay the costs. BOYD V. BOYD. The remainder of the morning was occupied with the further arguments in this case, which came before his Lordship upon appeal from the decision of the Vice- Chancellor of England, who has reversed the decision of the Master, allowing exception to an answer for importance. The suit was an administration one, and one of the defendants, Charles Barry Baldwin annexed to his answer a schedule of documents amounting to 1,000 folips, and extending to upwards of 150 draft sheets. To the schedule the plaintiff excepted, on the ground of its containing numerous repetitions, and entering too much into detail, and the Master allowed the exceptions, and the Vice-Chancellor reversed the decision; and for that judgment the present appeal was brought. EVENING, Mr. CHAPPELL explained the circumstances in con flexion . with the bill of sale referred to. The furniture was m s n el i e : A d L i E n in F g e u b i r r u e a d r t i e la t s e t r b m y s. Mr. Lewis, in accordance with a bill of sale which he possessed, and it was ap pointed to be sold to-morrow by public auction. The business was sold on the 4th of January last. Mr. CEAPPELL said 4 000/. was paid down, 1 ,800/. was given in bills, afterwards 9001., making 6,7001. An arrangement was made at the same time for contingent payments, in consideration of future services, making the entire purchase-monev from 8,000/. to 10,0001., which was secure d under a - deed. The business was the joint estate of Jullien and Barret. They in fact were the vendors. An assignment had been made by both for the benefit of their creditors. Mr. Commissioner FANE—Whoa was that assign ment? Mr. CHAPPELL—About the time of the execution—on the Ist of J anuary last, and it ha d b een advertised in the usual way. Mr. Commissioner FANF—Who were the trustees? Mr. CHAPPELL replied Messrs. Chatteand Hart (as we understood). Mr. Commissioner FAKE--Why it looks as if Mr. Jullien had parted with the whole of his property. Mr. BENHAM said one important circumstance had not been stated. The conting enc i e s referred to were the payment of 900/ . a - year for six years to Mr. Jullien, out of which, ho offered, on the sth of February, to pay 800/. a-year to the cre di tors . Mr. Commissioner F ANE ---WhY that would only leave Mr. Julli e n 100/. a -y ear f or himself. Mr. BENHAM replied, that it left him at liberty to follow his profession. Mr. CHAPPELL said the arrangement was that Mr. Jullien w as to rece i ve 1,500/. a-year altogether ; 700/. a-year fro m M essrs . B ea le and Chappell, and 800/. out of his fut ure sav i ngs . Mr. COLE sa id, i n the early part of the y ea r the cre ditors consented to receive an assignment of the pro perty in M. Jullien Regent.street, but the deed was not executed till jthe meet i ng on the sth of Februr a y, w h en severa l attended and s i gne d it. Mr. Co mm i ss i one r FANE—What wa s th e nature o f the arrangement Mr. COLE sa id Mr. Lewis was to s a ti s f y t h e exe cution, ture at 56, H ar l e y- s treet, to be assigned t o t h e trustees. Mr. Lewi s h a d l ev i e d u pon the furnitur e , w hi c h was ue ?to pay 1,500/. a-yea r , an d the ex tremelyfurni- valuable, as the property of his brother. At the meeting, on the sth of May, Mr. Lewis produced a writ, which he said was issued by a Mr. Levy, a ddi ng, t h at he did not know what to do with it. the furni ture was swept away at his suit. Mr. Commissioner FANS said the fault rested with the creditors, who should have been no party to such a proceeding. If all the commercial world chose to traffic in such matters, they were alone to blame if they suffered by it. The question, however, before him was the propriety of an adjournment. It appeared th a t several meetings had taken place at which certain par ties had obtained considerable advantages, and Mr. Lewis had laid his hand upon the property in Harley street, which was stated to be of great value, all of which had arisen from not bringing the matter into the Bankruptcy Court at once. Mr. CHAPPELL—No doubt of it. The bankrupt, at my request, signed a statement of insolvency some time ago, — Mr. Commissioner FANl—When? Mr. CHAPPELL—At the time the execution was put lie was ready to declare himself a bankrupt at that time. Mr. SruacEolf said he appeared on behalf of Madame Dorus Gras, and on her behalf he assented to an ad journment. Mr. JERWOOD, a solicitor, sought an adjournment for a fortnight on behalf of a creditor who claimed 4,500 francs with interest. After much discussion, The Learned CoMMISSIONER adjourned the choice of assignees to the 15th of May, and M. Jullien left the court with his solicitor and friends. MARLBRO'-STREEt-(THIS DAY) Edward Onslow, a cab driver, was placed before Mr. Hardwick, charged with assaulting Frederick Alford, the waterman on the Feathers' rank, Oxford-street. He was also charged with assaulting police-constable 150 C. The complainant stated that, last night, about twelve o'clock, he saw the prisoner driving a cab without wearing his badge. Witness told him that he was acting contrary to law, and rendered himself liable to a penalty. The prisoner made no reply, but in an instant jumped off the cab, and struck witness a violent blow in the face and knocked hies down. Witness called out " po lice," and a constable came to his aid and took the prisoner into custody. On their way to the station the prisoner broke from the constable, and struck witness another blow in the face, which made the blood to flow from bis nose in torrents. Police-constable 150 C said, last night he was on duty near the Feathers Tavern, in Oxford-street, when he heard the cry of "Police." Ho proceeded to the spot and saw th e complainant struggling with the prisoner. Witness took him into custody, and on their way to the station he broke away, and struck complainant in the face. Witness secured the prisoner again, when the prisoner lifted up his fist and kicked him in the ribs. He subsequently became so violent that it took four constables to convey him to the station. Mr. IlAaDvrtcli fined him 30s. for the assault on com plainant, and committed him to the House of Correction For ten days for the assault on the constable. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. (THIS DAY.) About thirty of the delegates, from various parte of the country, met this morning at nine o'clock, at the Literary and Scientific Institution, John-street, Totten ham-court-road. The smallness of the number present was stated to be owing to the opinion, which generally prevailed throughout the country, that it was the in tention of the assembly to reduce the number originally intended by ballot to forty-nine. Among those who produced their credentials, were delegates from the Tower Hamlets, Southern and Western Divisions of London, Norwich, Sheffield, Staleybridge, Bury, Old ham, Bolton, Nottingham, Lynn, Halifax, Northampton, Paisley, Dundee, Greenock, Bristol, Rochdale, Leeds, Edinburgh, Manchester, & c . In answer to a question put by one of the delegates, Mr. CLARK said, that he had received a letter from Mr. Mitchell, of Dublin, who informed him that he did not think ojs(i nr. t t ph h ei a x t own h o s :iao s sn h eooluef Ir. should d be c mh a a b Ai r i c e r: an n o N Ao t xf a k t it was resolvedhai s s s e seat 3 a , a t n h d e National Assembl y as the delegate for Rochdale. Mr. Sherrin the secretary. that the name of the assembly be The National As sembly of Delegates, principally representing the work ing classes of England, Scotland, and Wales, elected at public meetings duly convened, and by show of hands. The object of the Assembly being to consider and dis cuss the grievances of the people, and to present memo rialsministtoerhse.r a D n i ci aj c es a t l y i calling her alli g n upon her to dismiss her remedy the national gri evances, an d enac t th e p eop l e ' s councils such men as will charter as an effectual preventative against their re currence, and to adopt such other measures as may secure such a desirable result." motion It was next resolved that the admission of strangers named should be ad to the galleries should be upon the payment of one penny for each day, and that each delegate should be allowed to give two free orders of admission. Considerable discussion took place upon a brought forward by Mr. E. Jones, to the effect that the absent delegates should be summoned forthwith to take their seats 111 the National Assembly, they having Ta ttle power therunitsoh othvaertcvoimoleation of the h so e l r v e e d d t t o h . at the number originally Mr. KIDD thought it desirable before the 100 members were called upon to assemble to know whether suc h an assembly were a legal proceeding or not. It was most important for this question to be decided; fo r hi s s w e h m ic la h li part he was not prepared to violate the law un l ess 'as would w ould he thought that there was such a power behind the as law. He would, therefore, move, as an amendment " that it was desirable that a committee should be op' pointed to inquire into and report upon most enable certainly the legality - of the meeting." The opinion of the delegates being all but unanimous against the amendment, Mr. Kidd withdrew it, and the original resolution was ultimat el y agreed t o , and or dered to be printed and circulated throughout country. the Some discussion ensued upon the propriety of re ceiving M r . M acart hy as a delegate from th e Irish con federates as such, t h e c redentials of that pen • on setti ng Several of the delegates thought that it involved 1 question of law, which might prove fatal to th e le ~ a of th o assem bl y, w hi c h purported to be of de com posed gauty legat es e l ected at a pu blic meeting, an., not h or ganised b o d y o f men . y any The credentials were subsequently returned Macarthy, being requested to furnish proofof • to Mr. his having been properly elected. The committee adjourned its sittings at on e o , olock. ..-----,..,.. State o f is pointed her Florida, APPOINTMENTS.—The Earl of Camperdown is to have the new red riband of the Order or the Thistle, held by the late MIN W. .I.). Christie, ship's best. bottom up. of the Temple, late mp. for Weymouth i • Consul• General f Great 13 - u!s of Bute. Mr. , s appointed Agent and Consul-Genera, ou. main in the Mos- United States.—Observer. ( i i i u r i i t i o un T u e ju rr m ito o ry es . ty, Xl s c r. o J u . su l i o u loiM l ti , a SHIPWRECKS AND LOSS OF LIFE., —On Saturday intelligence reached Lloyd's that a large quantity of wards, marked " Vestal, Newcastle, G . Eglintoun, master," and the papers of the ship g wreck, several casks of wine, a ~Pring, of New, had been found washed ashore along the coast of Norfolk. It is feared that these vessels have been in collision, and that they have f oundered with their crews, TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. Sir,--The effect of an income-tax on temporary incomes, is a part of the subject where inquiry is much wanted for the sake of union. A loud protest is raised upon this point, by classes peculiarly able to give voice to any protest they may raise. But they have not made it plain whether they object on the ground of the income being temporary, or being the result of immediate and present labour, or both. And as nothing can be more fatal to the prospects of a protest than putting it on the wrong ground instead;of the right, or mixing up the wrong and the right to gether, it will be useful to examine each by itself. First then, where the objection to the tax is purely that th e i ncome is temporary. Suppose, for instance, that a man becomes heir at once to an estate of 100/. a year in land to him and his heirs for ever, and to an annuity of 100/. a year to be paid to him for seven !years, or, which comes to the same thing, to be paid to him for life, his age or other circumstances being such that what he would get for it in the market if he took it there, would be the present value of seven years' incom e and no more. And then ask what will be the effects of an income-tax of any particular description, applied to these two incomes. The first thing plain is, that one of these incomes, if its value is estimated by what would at this mo ment be given in the market for the sake; of being plac e d in the shoes of the present possessor, is worth somewhere about 3 ,000/., and the other 6401. So that if an income-tax of for instance three per cent. per annum should be laid by Act of Parliament on income s of 1001., to last sevene years and no longer, there wou ld b e taken from a properties the sa me sum, or 211., of which the of these pre e s s e e nt value is about 19/. ; though it is evident that one of the pro perties is worth nearly five times tI l 3 . other. Hence, generally, the effect of such an ra?ppperi_ctyatioinn o l come-tax would be to make of land pay equal about a fifth of what was property from property of a t i 0 seven the years;eaae equal final value lasting onl some other grievous dispropor o a f h o d the h r l terms, as may be calculated. Here then is gross and furious inju stice • injus tice foreseen, intentional, premeditated; the palpable. effort of an overbearing class possessing ence in the Legislature, and determined maketgoreatinflu. of it to pay no taxes they can throw us e on anybody else. But on examination the injustice demonstrated rests on one point only,--that of the tax being tern porary. Suppose it perpetual, and each of the two incomes will pay to the uttermost farthing in pro portion to its substantial worth. The fraud of the landowner consists in cutting off his after payments. Make the tax perpetual, and then his payments of 3/, a year due for ever are precisely of the value as com pared with those of the seven years' annuitant. For nto the market, and one will sell for proof, take them i being 90/. and the other for 19 1. , in the identical proportion of 3,0001. to 6401., which were mentioned as the total values. Here then the unjustly interested have a dan gerous hold upon the want of information and of union among the public. What a monstrous man will he be—they console themselves with thinking— who comes out to call for the perpetuity of the income tax ! But possibly they deceive themselves. The public has made greater strides before now, than coming to an understanding that a temporary income tax is an intentional robbery on the holders of tem porary incomes, and, after settling whether an income tax is in itself a useful mode of levying taxes or not, deciding as the first feature of its admissibility, that nothing shall ever be proposed in the way of income tax but what the Legislature and the country in cold blood intend to be perpetual. This may be a large demand on the march of pub lic intellect, but it is not too much to expect in a country whose good sense has exploded other fallacies connected with commerce and revenue, which were supported by as vigorous efforts of the interested classes as the present. In fact those who watch such things are aware, that public feeling to an extent not generally known, is gathering about the point. A good deal of resistance may be got up now, by crying " What, vote for income-taxes being perpetual ?" just as a few years ago might have been done by crying, " What, vote for putting down British industry ?" But both contain a worm of unsound ness ; and the public which has detected the one, will detect the other. Next, where the objection is that the income is the result of immediate and present labour. Take then the case of a leading physician in London, making his 12,0001. or 13,000/. ayear by a most laborious practice, which on an estimate of the value of his life cannot be expected to last above seven years. By an in come-tax limited to seven years there would be taken from him nearly five times as much as from a landed proprietor of the same annual income, in proportion to the marketable value. But supposing this source of injustice to be removed by the income-tax being perpetual, does then any new claim arise out of the income being the result of present labour ? Or to put it in an o th er li g h t , suppose the fact to be (which is not impossible) that this physician is always suc ceeded by an heir making the same income by the medical profession ; is this medical family in perpetual possession of 13,000/. a year to be untaxed, or to be taxed less than a family possessed of landed property to the same amount, on the ground of the income's being the result of perpetual and continuous labour ? There can be little doubt of a widely -spread incli nation to admit, that a case like this, where there is present labour, ought to be, if anything, favourably treated. But there may be strong doubts of the practicability of reducing this inclination to action by the consent of law. All property honestly come by, must have been the result of labour at some time ; and it is not sufficiently apparent to give the prospect of general agreement, why any marked advantage should be given to a family enjoying 13,000/. a year through the labour of some of its members now, over another famil y en j oy i ng the same income through the labour of some of its members in years that are gone by. But the advocates for making the difference will say, that this is not the instance on which they will rest their case. The man who makes the income by his labour, shall be poor. And this points to their real objection, which is that the income is small ; or at all events that its smallness forms a ' n essential in gredient in its title to favour. Take th en t h e case of a man with a family, whose life shall be worth seven years' purchase, and who shall be making one or two hundred a year by his trade. Th ere i s no doubt that this man's means of pro viding for hi s f amily are small. In fact he will hardly att empt it, in any manner but that of trying to giv e hi s c hi ldren the means of living in their turn, by the same incessant course of industry that him self did. He is a p oor man, there is no denying it ; but if th ere can be discovered an equitable scale of taxation for poor men, has he a claim for being put into other a more f avourable class than men of equal poverty, on the ground that he is poor with hard labour ? There is no doubt of the general sympathy due to poverty ; nor of the l genera consent of honest men the that poor, if taxed at all, should be taxed lightly, and above all things that their frail life-properties should not be taxed five or six times as much as the Property of an owner of land through the trick of temporary i ncome -taxes. But supposing all this s atisfactorily arranged, does any new and substan t'able claim arise out of his b • labourer ' being a .Sup pose his widow and sickly children living after him on a minute pittance, and unable to labour;—are they any less the objects of forbearance than himself ? In all this, the purpose is, to try to induce the suf ferers to make their attack upon the right points and not upon the wr ong ; or if the expression is held more cct, upon the points where they are strong and not upon those where, though not altogether deficient in reason, they are comparatively weak. And the points of might are, first, that the poor neither at the gates of Paris nor anywhere else, will be taxed at ten or twenty times the rate of the rich on the commo dities they consume, without at all events seeing the rich proportionately surcharged somewhere else. And se condly, that the owkat of life-properties, which to a greater or less degree includes all the industrious Classes, will not see the landowners walk out of the payment of their share of taxes through the trick of temporary income -taxes. As fast as they come to the knowledge, they will demand that no income-tax shall be proposed but what shall catch the holders on long leases as well as on short, and that furthermore the scale shall be so arranged as to give the poor:an allowance,—what sol diers call an overslaugh,—for what of inequality it may be impossible to prevent in the taxes on con sumption. Other things there might be, if a man had nothing to do but say to taxes "Go and he goeth, and come and he cometh." But as the case stands, the move should be made upon the great and gross features of the existing injustice, trusting to further nicety from practice. If then there are reasons for thinking that an income-tax offers the means of making the pressure fall in due proportion on the rich, and that its hard ship upon temporary incomes arises mainly out of the perpetual incomes being allowed to escape from pay ing their just share, the conclusion pointed to is that an income-tax instead of being a tax for war, is a tax i for peace; that instead of being fortuitously imposed in moments of alarm, when everybody is too much frightened to look after the evasion of the richer classes ea b or the o wners o f perpetual i ncomes, i t s h ou ld . Piece de resi s t ance or pr i nc i pa l prov i s i on , arranged 11l hours o f qu i et an d of calm ; and that hands of the thecontrary proceeding is on ly pl ay i ng into the interested, who will always be rea d y to raise an out crywhich is to create again s t th e perpe t u ity ofh emasel tax . It is plain that to refuse joinin an equitable joiningpressure on t ves h an outcry, will require a large porti on o f b o th such iintelligence and self command coming. in the o th er c l asse s ; but it s a ll A point about an is that income-tax worth noting, the sacrifices attendant on,the i declaration or inspec tion of income, are not increased 17 raising an in, Exnlß I T I 01‘7--T OF PAINTERS IN WA T ER COLOURS, we attend ed E SOCIETY On Saturday (the forty-fourth) of the collection . 00rn privateohf this exhibition artisti c association. With all respect members abilities of many of its more distinguished cannot but regard the present exhibition as infes;icrwet excepting in one of its predecessors. The pictures appear too many been produced with too much rapidity, and conse quently with too much carelessness, instance, which we will parti cu l ar i ze. No. 120. " Storm on the Coast of Mull, with a view of Ben More in the' distance, taken from near the Isle of Staffa," by Copley Fielding, is one of the most meritorious productions in the c o ll ect i on. The deep sullen roll of the waves, the gloom of the sky, the ghastly flashing up of the spray agai ns t t h e rocks, are all admirable. Copley Fielding would have re vealed his artistic genius if he had never produced anything but this solitary picture. 146. " Interior of a Highland Larder— Weighing the Stag," by Frederick Taylor. For breadth and richness of colouring w e have seldom seen anything to surpass this production. The figures are animated and cha racteristic, and the costumes and details are deli neated with the bold and dashing hand of a man con fident of his powers. 151. " The Minstrel in Danger," by George Cat termole.—A mere sketch, pervaded by a sort of dirty neutral tint—and yet a poem in a glance. The scarf fluttering from the lattice—the minstrel uncon sciously thrumming his guitar on the margin of the moat—the half-concealed head of the warder on the battlements, and the sly cocking of the arquebus over the parapet—th e narrat i ve i s told in an instant. 171. " Gipsy Pastime," by 0. Oakley. —A delight ful archness and roguery in the face of the younger gipsy as she plays her cards on the knees of her com panion. Accurate, however, as the dress may be, the women are too much of dowdies to be exceedingly fascinating. 193. " A Pilgrim at Clanmacnoise approaching the Altar-site," by Alfred Fripp. Bold in design and harmonious in colouring but uncouth and repulsive in the expression of the old pilgrim's face—it iis not difficult to see at once that a skilful brush has laboured upon an ungrateful subject. 201. "Interior of a Gallery of Paintings, contain ing some of the finest specimens of the Italian, Vene tian, Dutch, an d Fl em i s h schools, " by J. Stephanoff. —A curiosity ---and a gorgeous curiosity, too, in its general effect. 217. " Mercury driving away the Cattle of Ad mettus," by S. Palmer.—As an illustration to the superb translation of Shelley this is more than beautiful —it is admirably poetic. The lustre of the golden orb of Hyperion sloping up from the horizon, and darting between the boles of the umbrageous trees dazzles the eye with its splendour. Everything__ the very air—beams and breathes of Attica. 331. " Scene from the Story of Sintram," byG eorge Cattermole.—To our thinking, this is the very em of the wh o l e co ll ect i on. It is exqnisite in that aspect of romance with which George Cattermole can endow any one of his pictorial effusions. The old Baron, seated at the table in solitary magnificence, surrounded by the goblin suits of armour belongi ng to many g enerat i ons of his ancestry, is the very in carnation of a feudal lord distraught by a sombre and eccentric disposition. The whole picture—which is small—glitters with the bodiless mail of the dead knights, and throws into still mo re profound shade the darker recesses of the apartme n t. 252. " Grapes and Peaches," by W. Hunt.— We particularise this little fruit piece at random, not because it is the best, but because it is one of the best of the numerous productions of our facetious and industrious Hunt. Nos. 268, 345, 246, 276, 278, 285, 286, 289, 295, 296, &c. &c., no matter whether they are a bunch of primroses, a bird's nest with eggs, a stalk of roses, a boy (the b o y, rather, for Hunt p a i n t s on l y one,) blowing a soap and water bubble, or cooling his bread and milk— are all capital. W. Hunt has surpassed all competitors this year by the number and variety of his pictures, and by the real talent they evince in a particular, though of course subordinate branch of the art. Best of all, however, in the whole collection were, to us the " Storm on the C oas t o f M ull, " by Copley Fielding, and the " Scene from the Story of Sintram,' by George Cattermole, already mentioned. the The amateurs room was densely crowded, an d among and patrons of the fine arts present were :—Prince de Castelcicala, Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, Earl of St. Germ ans , D owager -Countess of Essex, Bishops of Londo n an d Winchester, Lord Colborne, Lord and Lady Charles Townsend, General Sir Willoughby and Lady Gordon, General Sir William s an ib d th L or a p ly m l a l ny erri m es e , srss Bo of r t d h e e t t R C o s, R us ki n out t , Messrs. Roger, Di & Y a l Ac ademy c - ens, c. CHESTER RACES. CHESTER, SUNDAY NIGHT. FURTHER A RRIVALS.—Pantass, Rufus, Routh, Horn pipe, Ballinafad, Blackie, The Tartar, Jest, De Witt, Pantomime, Sylvan, The Premier, Gamester, Athelstane, Blackball, Spectator, Maid of my Soul, Pyrrhus the First, Glen Saddell, War Eagle, Abigail filly, Rattrap, Buckstone, Patriot, Conynghans, North Star, Tom Tough, Flatcher, Titbit, Whinstone, Miss Orbell, Peep o'Day Boy, Vice-Consul, and Connaught Ranger. The course never was in better order than at pre sent, although it was reported by several who were at Newmarket that it was in a complete swamp. No less than forty are expected to start for the Cap, Scott's, Dawson' s , M r . D r i n k s ld' s , C ar r's, Wet b rei, Saunders's, Ar ms t rong ' s , M. J ones ' s , William Jones's, Pearce's, and Hesseltine' s l ots ex p ec ted to-morrow. I ASCOT RACES.—Her Majesty having signified her intention of honouring with her presence the approach ing races at Ascot, orders have been forwarded t o Windsor for the Castle to b e rendered in a fit state for the occupation of the Court by Monday, the sth of next month. EARLY CLOSING Or BANKING 1 10178E6.--On and after this and isdaY all thel other stofMa7the business a t t h e Bank of England, minor banking es t a bli shments w ilt term in a te at four o'clock in day, b theafteeirnngoothne Feast ofinstead o f five o'clock, as formerly. This St. Phillip and St. James, will be kept as a holiday in • m any ladies of the Transfer-office of the Bank of England g the present sea- We are authorized to announce that purchases- exclusively to rank n and di s f t e r s e h s s i r t have n resolved, e t h e ir d , u_rin articles of British manu f acture. las rve have reason to be lieve that the determination sanction and approval of her Gracious Majesty, and that a formal announcementb een . made with the of the fact will shortly be made. In the meanwhile , wie, would strongly advise the tradesmen of the metropo l i s increase for the present is and elsewhere not to their stock of foreign goods.— John Bull. STRATIIYIELDSATE:--The Duk e o f W e lli ng t on l e ft Dou r o this (Satu r d a y) forenoon fur entertainingApsley House, accompanied by the M arquis o f and Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley, a f ter entertaining adistinguished circle during the week. MONDAY appeared for a creditor named Bielfield, and that he was in favour of an adjournment. He stated in support of it, and in o r d er to s h ow that t i me was required tor in quiry, that M. Jullien had disposed of his furniture in Barley-street, to a Mr. Lewis, a brother of Mr. Charles Lewis, an attorney in Grosvcnonstreet, by a bill of sale, and that it had been disposed of; and that he last summer disposed of his business as a music-seller, in Regent-street, to Messrs. Chappell, the celebrated mus i c -sellers, for something litre i 6,0001. 1 ' A portion of M. Jullien's share in the business had been secured by bills which had been discounted, and a preference given in respect of them to particular creditors. An adjournment was therefore necessary in order that time might be obtained for the creditors to meet, and to select out of their number persons who would scrupulously inquire into the whole of the trans actions, and who would remain in town to attend to the business. MAY 1848. creased portion of the revenue in this manner through an augmentation of the rate. This therefore, if an income-tax exists at all, act s as a ki nd of premium upon doing the most in that way, instead of the least. There is still another subject connected with the adjustment of taxation ; and that is, the assertion that taxes do not ultimately fall on those who pay them. Now this is true to the extent of saying that taxes do not all fall on the classes which pay them,—meaning by all, the whole of each tax. And it is false to the extent to which it is intended to meek, that of taxes none but the just part will fall upon the paying classes. The fact will be between both ;—that is to say, a portion of an unjust tax will be recovered by the paying classes, and a portion ,will not. I will take leave to illustrate, by the petition of your solicitors against the duty on their certificates. The answer of a thought less respondent will be, that they will recover from their clients. But they will not recover from their clients, or at all events not all. Suppose the fact is they recover half; and they will still have cause for complaint. So when a duty, for instance on beer, is laid on the working classes, it may be true that they do not in the end pay the whole. It may be that they in the end recover half, by raising wages on their employers. But it will still be true that they pay the other half. The question therefore will arise, whether this half is just, or is accompanied with other taxes equalising the burthen on the rich. If this is not so, why do the rich hesitate to take all taxes off the working classes ? Would it not all be made right by the fall of wages which would ensue ? But the rich know better than this. They know that when you squeeze a man, you always gel something out of him, though there may be some. thing he may contrive to throw on some one else. And for this it is, that no man should be content til he has secured the most exact adjustment of taxa tion which he can. I take the opportunity of adding, that to lay what has been named a second story of income-tax, con- sisting of an additional 3 per cent. on the excess of every man's income above 6001. per annum, would cover the relieving every man from the present 3 per cent. on the first 1501. of his income, and leave a sur- plus of 67,000/., of which, after deducting the new expenses of collection, the residue would be applic able to removing some of the taxes which fall unfairly on consumption. And it would be only on incomes of 2,250/. a year and upwards, that the tax would amount to the 5 per cent. it was proposed to lay on small inc omes as well as gre a t. The grounds of cal rolation are taken from the valuable Return relative Dloftn"rty and I ncome - tax ca l led f or by Mr. tt, and ordered by the house of Commons to be printed 23d July, 1847. London, P I am, Sir, y our o b edient servant, Blackheath T RxtRayONLEITB4BT.HOMPSON. REPRESENTATION of the PEOPLE. DO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—.I understand that it is Mr. Hume's inten tion, after the holidays, to bring under the considera tion of the House of Commons the state of . the repre sentation of the people. That the House of. Commons does not at present represent the people in the way it ought is admitted on all hands, and as I believe that we shall never enjoy peace and prosperity until the people are fairly represented, I beg to offer a few ob servations, in the hope that they may be the means of directing others Who possess influence to consider the most feasible mo d e o f b r i ng i ng about a change that is su ardently desired by the millions. I do not know whether Lord John Russell continues in the same mind or not as to the Reform Bill being a final mea sure; but I should think the thing to be impossible; at all events we shall soon h ave an opportunity of knowing, and if he is prepared to oppose any amend ment in the representation of the people, I predict that he will not be Minister six months hence. It has occurred to me, in common with others, that one great effort to get the people to petition should be made, and car e s h ou ld b e taken that the signatures be genuine. Let every man, and woman too (for I know of no reason why women should not sign a petition), put not only their names, but their ad dressis also, and let care be taken that our enemies have not the opportunity of again damaging our cause by writing fictitious names, and all sorts of ribaldry. It has been suggested that every constituency should send a petition as numerously signed as possible. This mode of petitioning would be more effective, it is thought, than one petition like that presented by the Chartists on the 10th instant, and I confess I think so too, for the great number of petitions that might be presented would be sure to tell in our favour,• while the number of signatures would probably be greater also. As it must be the desire of all friends of the people that their cause should triumph by peaceable means, I have thought it my duty to make the above remarks, and I am sure I need make no further apology for troubling you who have advocated the cause with so much ability. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN ELECTOR of the TOWER HAMLETS. Old Artillery-ground, April 29, 1848. FORMATION OF A NATIONAL GUARD.—EDEKBURGH, SATURDAY .—The streets of our city were yesterday ex tensively placarded with bills, calling:a public meeting in the evening, for the purpose of considering the propriety of forming a national guard fur the protection of life and property. The place of _, meeting was a hall in Adam square, capable of containing about 400, and, as may be supposed, it was crowded on the occasion, many being n e c ig ed u t ; ha b t u t t h n e o c n h e si o r f presentwould b from k e c n u ri o s ity precisely. lat at was a f.np n a o s u t the parties connected with the arrangements made their appearance till half an hour afterwards. This delay sioned a great deal of clamou . proved too much for the audi r enc T l a ti s m se a m te b i l y e , d h , oawndevoeerc, lained that the delay which had tak young man of the name of Gray took e th n e p c l h ae m e r, in andex- com mencing the proceedisge arose from the person who it several to' of those whom a d dress wasinittewndaesdexp sh e o c u t l e d d ha them, being unavoidably precluded from attending —an announcement which seemed to be very unpalateable to have would been and present many. The speeches delivered were of a very violent nature. Resolutions with respect to the object of the meeting were then put and carried, and the assemblage quietly dispersed. A GOOD BEGINNING FOR A CHURCHWARDEN.—At ball -past seven o'clock on Saturday morning the inhabi tantsre in Cpaargliaeioemrntnoey, rnco opposite opp C btp. y l ato a h:t r ieek e ti see - Clare-c o urt, reerriibtsirlhkoa:suti ~celebrated C odeuf k pa rn a ionoff o ane r mi nju e eo - xar s dla. t ee r ,mitp e w e i.bah t e , :oe.t D fipio r asn. u yhj r oi y tapw - q,wr l n:foo w gpuhr e na d that the poor creature, whose n been elected church w arde n t h e ,previous day for . St. d and whose residence is in with the pains of labour. Mr. ja a q in u e et :s li S k a e r a ah g D oo o d rson olywell-street, was seized Sa maritan, had her instantly removed to his own house, and placed in a warm bed. Ile then sent John Phillips, the streee keeper, for Mr. Lovett, surgeon, a nurse, and proper clothing for the new comer, who made his ap pearance, in the shape of a fine boy, before either the doctor, nurse, or clothing could be procured. The mother and child, who are as well as if the birth took place in Buckingham Palace, under the superintendence of Mrs. Lilly, still remain in Mr. Jaquet's house. The poor creature was proceeding to her daily work when the pains of labour seized her. It is needless to add that Mr. Jaquet's humanity, which should teach a whole some lesson to parish officials, forms the theme of uni versal praise amongst his neighbours, and has over and over again elicited from the lips of the poor woman whom he succoured iu the time of her need and travail, prayers to heaven for his happiness here and hereafter. —Sunday Paper. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, COVENT -GARDEN. —ller Majesty's box was occupied, on Saturday evening, by Lady Anne Charteris, the Hon. Mr. Charteris, Lady Louisa Tenison, and Lady Harriet Anson. Among the visitors were his Royal Highness the Prince de Join rille, his Royal Highness the Duke d'Aumale, the Duke of Beaufort, the Duke and Duchess of Melfort, the Mar quis of Tichfield, Lady Ernest Bruce and party, Earl Bruce,Earl of Besborough,Viscount Cautilupe, Lord and Lady Carrington, Lord and Lady Combermere, Lord Harley, Lord Wood, Lord Adolphus Fitzciarence, Lord Elphinstone, Lord and Lady Petre, Lord and Lady Southampton, Lady Sykes, Lady Dunstanyille Lord Cecil, Lord Su ffi eld, Lo r d Willoughby d'Eresby, the Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester and Ladies Somerset, Viscount Exmouth, Baron and Baroness de Rothschild, Baron and Baroness Lionel de Rothschild, Lord and Lady Dungarvon, Hon. Major Needham, Hon. George Mills, Hon Mrs. Leslie, &c., ta-c. CAUTION.—On Friday morning a gentleman called at the house of Mr. Charles Grossmith, of 12, York street, Covent-garden, under the pretence of seeing an apartment Mr. Grossmith had to let. Having been shown the room, he requested to be supplied with a card; he was consequently ushered into the dining-room while the card was being procured from an adjoining room, when, during the absence of the person in attendance, he contrived to abstract a valuable gold watch from the mantelpiece. The watch was,lunfortunately,not missed for some time after his departure. He was about five feet six inches in height, rather dark complexion, thin face, and a peculiar curve in his nose, or what is called a turn up nose. He was dressed in dark clothes, rather shabby. ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR, SOUTHWARK. ---011 Saturday the contested election for parochial officers for this extensive parish, after four days' incessant struggle, terminated in the return of the whole of the Liberals nominated by the Rate-payers' Association--Meese. Adderly and Archer as churchwardens, and Arundell, Hawgood, Francis, and Rayner, as overseers; the num ber of votes polled on their behalf being 3,099, a HU jority of 220 above the Select. The Liberals formed a flp a r g o s c sc, e E ssi oE paradedn. ,wh p AiNt i h c T h ei , Necn t: accompaniedirAeNEx parishAm EXAMPL E k b Te a on n dAosfi their il music rT:ci so a .r 7 . The scenery which has been painted for Planche's elegant and right witty Easter piece, at the Royal Lyceum Theatre—" Theseus and Ariande —is per fectly beautiful, and fills the mind of the spectator with the pleasantest and most poetical notions. The execution of it proves Mr. W. Beverly to be a true artist, and places him in the front rank of his profes sion. He has caught the spirit of the able author, and developed it worthily. The opening scene of the ocean,—only the ocean, and quite calm,—has an atmospher e w hi c h g i ves i t a great charm; but that which succeeds, as the vessel bearing the chivalrous Theseus approaches the pert and city of Heraclium, in the Island of Crete, is a triumph: the temples and palaces °lathe heights, long arcaded perspectives and magnificent columned porticoes, with the vessel and the quay, form a won derfully fine picture, and make us wish that our archi tects would take some lessons from our scene-painters, and now and then give the precedent-rein to their ima gination and see where it would lead them, and what, unshackled, it would do for them. And yet the strut,- tures are Italian not Grecian—still less the Grecian of the time of Theseus. This is a very common mistake, and, in the present instance, a venial one. In a bur lesque, wherein Mr. Charles Mathews, as that a nc i ent saemi-Greek dress, a pair of white-satin b ear - r i e h es architect Dmdalus, gives reasons for w e a ring , with a chrunism is to talk , nonsense, the artist may s a y ; st ill , (shall we call them , for ears polite),—to talk of an anal well have been avoided, instead of being ev er y w h ere en- the arch and other marks of a different age might as perabundantly us ed.—Builder. SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO THE REV. E. D. Titizarre AND HIS LADY.— Yesterday (Thursday) an accident of the most distressing nature occurred to th e R ev. E. Tinling, Government Inspector of Sch oo l s f or the West - ern Counties, as he was taking a carriage-airing witti his estimable lady. It appears that about half -past five in the afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Tinling, with a servant, were proceeding down Palace-street, towards South street, in a four-wheel carriage, when the horse became restive and unmanageable. The animal caused the vehicle to run against the corner of the houses in South-street, when it turned over, throwing Mr. and Mrs. Tinling and the servant out with tremendous violence. Mr. Tinling and the servant were enabled to regain their feet imme diately; but M rs . Ti nling, who received severe injuries in the he a d, was conveyed in a state of insensibility into the parlour of Mr. Cuthbertson, confectioner, where she was attended by Mr. Shaw and Mr. Pridham, surgeons, who witnessed t h e accident. She was promptly removed on a sofa by Mr. Cuthbertson's men and others to her residence in Southernay, where she now lies in a pre carious state. Mr. James, the family surgeon, was also speedily in attendance. This untoward exent has excited the greatest sympathy for both Mr. and Mrs. Tinling, who are highly esteemed and beloved by a large circle of acquaintances and fri en ds.—Plyetouth Journal. PRINTED Boons, &c.—A Supplement to the London Gazette of Friday evening contains a " Treasury Warrant," making certain alterations in the former war rant of the 7th Feb., as it regards printed books, printed magazines, printed reviews, and printed pamphlets (whether British colonial, or foreign), transmitted by post within the United Kingdom; the new regulation t o commence this day, th e I s t o f M a y. THE BISHOP or HEREFORD.--The Dean of Here ford, Dr. Mereweather, presented a protest against the installation of Dr. Hampden as Bishop of Hereford, which, however, Canon Musgrave, who presided at the ceremonial, refused to read. THE LORD CHANCELLOR AND THE BISHOP Or LLANDAFF.—A case similar to that of the Rev. Mr. Gorham and the Bishop of Exeter has just occurred in the diocese of Llandaff. The Lord Chancellor having presented a clergyman to a vacant benefice, and the Bishop of Llandaff having positively refused to insti tute him. 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