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

_____ „, .....a.m.......,„,„,..... 110 I S E I anti C OMMLLICIAL ,NEWS. • ,CITY, QUARTER TO THILEE. sk eadi The Cotton M ar k et at Liverpool yesterday was er. Sales 6,000 bales. Shares were active, and previous rates were well supported. Th. sales off Cotton during the week have been 24,120 s, The accounts of The Bank of England for the week ending May 6, letar,s in all essential points towards the lame direction as last week. The bullion diminishes, though more sli ',Y.tly ' little, and th e the active circulati on i s ex t en d e d a diffi cu l ty T, Ooiernment balances " creep" up with merit, as' a.gai die comp arat i ve posit i on of the establish /Ist the ivrek to April 29, is s hown in th e followi ng st ate m, eit t : No tes i. sued ..''' Rest, Jivc rease 85.570 3,435.766 Increase Pukdic Deposits 2,436,781 Increase either Deposits Decrease Seven Day and other Bills 3 210 Decrease Government Securities De crease 320,098 ~, \ 'aile Securities 2 Decrease dotes 7,554,455 Decrease Bullion Decreas e Active circulation Increase 18,725 The Continental accounts are, in a commercial point anvi. -w, not of p art i cular interest, but there was now h ere Y confidence. The failures which have occurred abroad seriously disturb the relations of trade, and the awe of our manufacturing districts does not improve so at eadily as it was anticipated, although hopes of improve- Men t continu e to b e indulged. The want of confidence in bills occasions still cross ship n ienti of specie, which must prove expensive . to the mercantile community , Thus, bullion has arrived this Week from Hamburgl at Hull, while exports to Ham burgh are in progr from London. The total exports , f , a. , progress a 4 L rer from London this week are 237,000 oz., and 3351 oz. of gold. The Funds have further declined to-day. The in -Ibullion, d turrection anat Madrid, the conti nue d d e cline in the stock of the fear that France will be compelled to tasussisintePsoland and Italy, have all a decided influence. too, . _ sis dull in the market. Consols have been 83 tiathlooerfftorramnestre,raanndi B arr i nt, and are now about 83f i bills i jun(' s worth 191i.for the latter. Exchequer- Stockhave been 38s. to 41s. premium. Bank per Cents• have be r Tehe Foreign en 83 4 . to 82.?. The i New Three-and-a-Quarter 1 Per Cents, hSaecudritie.s have been quiet. Spanish Cents. to 21 . have echned to 12, and the Three per been t° 21 i. Portug se Four per Cents have Railway i to c, !B ; more freey ° , an Dutch Poni u p e er Cents. are 614 to 63i. Laries are looking flatter, and sales are made lower prices. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the Official List.) Bank St ock„ 191% 3 per C ent. Reduced Annuities 82 V s 81"}i Iper Cent. Con so l s Anns B3 % 3 /S 1 4 India lee 31 4 Per Cent. A nns. 8 Do. Bonds, 1.0 .. ..... — 22 3 36 : 2 3 3 : 112 4 Ditto under 1.0001 Consols for Account Exc hequer Bills. 2*d. & 3d. March. June. 1 ,0001. ... 41 38 p 41 44 p 500/.......... .. Small 3B P PR ICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ceat Ditto 4 per Cent. Ditto for th e A ccount . lB Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1640 ,12 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 21% 21 21% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent.,l2 Guild 4 2 14 Ditto for the Account Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates s NE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. 1a Aberdee n Amber., N otting. , B oston , &c 3 IA — A yrshire and Galloway Belfast an d County Down .. 14% - - Birmingh am & Oxford J unc... 20 Birtningharn, W 01.,& Dudley 10 . 1 ..•.... to Bin ning., Vol., & Stour Val. 12 .4s. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and ...3, to 41 Cheshire Junction , Boston, St am t., & Birming Briatol a n d Exeter Do. Thirds 25 Buckin hamshire , 121. 48 3% dis. to 3 die Caledoni g an Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50 to - Chester and Hoiyhead.. ..... 42%..... i to to Clarence. - Ditto, Preference 7814 Do., let Class, 6 per Cent... 10 Do„ 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do, .. , 4 per Cent . 10 .., Gov. Loan_ , . Direct London & Portsmouth 3% — to Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 25 Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 17% — to East Anglia, 251. L. & ,E., and L. & D~ Ditto 181., E. & H Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & H... 3% Eastern Counties .... Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d ..... to Do., d o N 0.2,6/. 13 s . 4d... A di s ., . .. to 4 dis Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 Do., Quarter ... . ••• l2 %..... Do., New Eastern Union .. ... 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto., Thirds .. ......... ...13s. 4d — to Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.) ... 10 . — Ditto, ditto .. - •••"•••• - 9 0 •-• - East Lancashire Ditto, New ... .......... .... . 15 80. New Quarters ... 6 14 — East Lincolnshire 20%...... • 47% to Edinburgh and Glasgow to E Ditto, Half Shares • Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% — to to d urgh and Northern ... 25 ...... to Ditto, New ......... .. 6 1 4 ...... .... ... . ••• •• to Ditto, New port l3 Ditto, d itto, New ••• /4 to Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — Ditto New G 1 ' • • to aB g., Dumfries, & Carlisle..Bl. 65.8 d... - ••• Gla4gow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 Ditto, New Do p. to • reference Conso:idated 15 --- " " ineat Northern l 3 G,bo I - & . ~. .-undon York Exten. 2% — ... .. to & ...... to ,„;.eouth. West. (Ireland) 40 t' _at North of England 100 ---•— D DLtto, N. w 401 to 5 ~t‘tt, Ne w 301...............30 ... ..,, ..~ Great li lt 0 , New 151.-- ... ...... 11%.....• . "" to Western Ditto, Halt Shares so Ditto Ditt o , , .carter Shares 17% I6N to Do. iftt to vii 'a 2U R A Ilmdirmi el ,, 91 /.:I•• ••• 9 to Ditt„ ~. ' and Manchester 26 .. -. R. , i k hirds D• 4 ' l and ‘; - . t ' l b!' ... 50 ~. o, 11511 sh.t ...... . : ......... 25 to „ uitt o , n 4art to Ipswi e h ,s . Bitr eT Shares - 12% — to Do. do, aii ,,k,' St. Edmunds 17% — to Do., c i e. .' ...2t 'A t _orwich L (late (cnsion Scrip to ancast or atici 3 O . and Ely) 2%,.....• . D O,Thi . C arlizle.... ... 50 Lancashire rds. ................. 10 s r . ..... ............... ........ 84 9 2 3 3 ..... Ditto, di DDlttttoo seraitiattfosah .aY.r.°; ...... to Ditto Fifth ..... 1 4 1 /i bitt • . 8 ... .... " .... 9 ~ 0 Sixteenths 61 • *** A .."*. .- • 1)0 . Li 8 ( ) 13 V,O. (Ilutidere. arid Sheff.) 38 a- , ~ Wakefield, Pontefract. , and G oe i t , 50 1/0 , ~, - ,_ • ~.!I est Riding Union ...41. 2a.... . ..... to D0..1'0. rreston and Wyre . do L ee ,., Half Shares (A) 9 Lee , _,ll and. Bradtord 15 46,11 , awsbury & blanches. 47% — to L O , lisif sh ' 17% ..... " 46 see and 1 , .( P) .. 2% to tursk 45 Ditto, isl e .. 26 . to Liver , o, Prefer., 6 per Cent 3%..... —•-••• peol, (:;rosbandS h y, out - Port. to Liver ................. . ........... 2 Pool, Manchester, and N eweastlo J unction 2% ...... to -- London ox Black all 13/. 6s. 8d 5 DoDitto New N w ...*** . Ezt New, No 2 ...... 5/. 13s. 4d.... Lo _ . _ . enion. ..... n° • , tinght & .. - ..... 20 Do. c0n,,,, south Coast 50 Do. /l ua u ' ihts... 40 .. to De. Protraatee.ls per Cent. 9 .....• ".... to Ditto, ditt o nv * 5 Per Cent. 50 — -. to London and Gre - e .... • ..... 1852 50 ... to nwici., Ditto Preferen ce - -*•• 12/. 15s. 4 u . .... to London & North w e a 1...... 18/ 17s 2d..: er ik Do. Quarters (L . anA•••••100 ..... 133 133 1 4 to 132 Do. New ......... " 11 .) 22 to Do. Fifths .................. •• 2 ..... Do. 401. Shares ... 'L' . K - ii . 2 .... _.. . to Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A. , 20 ....... .._ 5 N to _— Do. 101. .. M. and B. (n . i 7 7 1 0, • ...• 10% - and B. (C.) 1 /2 ...... "-- London and S. Western. ....., 5 0 ...... --- Ditto, New 50/........ .• ..... 42r,i::: " 48 % ...... to Ditto, New 401..... ..... ... 3 4 ••• -- Do. TenthsVConsulidated) 50 .. ..... --- ..... • to Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 *"" --- ...... -- Ditto,Thirds ... - ..... London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1%...., ' ...... t o Londonderry and Coleraine... 27% ....... -- ...... to --. ... ...... Londonde rr y an d E nn iskillen 25 ...... . .. to (guar. 4 per cent.) 20 ...... ..- to to -- Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 3 to ...... ..... to ...” Manch. Bu xton , & Matlock 3 .... Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.loo --- .. Ditto 'IA char, ...... to -.. ...... , :es ( :.Ci o. 1) ... 13 Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 - Ditto, % Shares (No. 3 )... 7 % — ...... to -- Do., N ew 1 0/. Preference.. Pie— -73/4 ...... t o Ditto Grimsby 3O — Ditto, ditt o .., - Ditto, ditto .... 54 _ ...... to to Ditto, Sheffi e ld , and Linc. 10 •• ...• Ditto, Grim s b y D ock 15 to Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 41. 25.... to Manchester and Southampton 2 1 4 —•• Mithand . ... to -- Ditto. Consol. • Pre!erruce... 1 00 bitto,;')o/. Shares..... ...... 15 Miti:and, Ilirm., • sind Derbv...100 kidland, Cense]. Bristol and Birmingham, 6 per cemt....100 l2O Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 36 ... .. Ditto ditto 11/. 35.6 d. .. Midland, Leices. and Swan nington (8 per et. gua. )....100 ..... NI i dld. Great W estern( Irish) 40 Midtilesbro' and Reclean. 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carlisle Ditto Quarter Shares Newmarket and Chesterand 16% — Ditto Extension Newport Abergy., and Lleref. 6 ...... _to Norfolk Ditto Nev. 20/. Ditto Extension Do. Guaranteed 51;' 2 per et. 5 ..... Do. Scrip, :84;7, N. of .N orflk 2 Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 Newry and Enniskillen ..N‘wry, Warrenpoiut, and ilontrevor Sorthern Counties Union ....14 North British Ditto Halt Shares. ..... Do. Quarters 64, 5% to Ditto. Extension Ditto Thirds ... ......... ...... 3 ..... 14 to North and South-Western... 2 .. .. North btatlordshire... ...... 121,...... 10 is l e to 104 North Wales *, ..... , .... to North Western OxfOrd, Worcester, and Wol verhampton . ..._. .. ... . _ .. Reading,6uildfd.,& Reigate 7% — to Royston and Hitchin Scottish Central - Scottish Midland ..- ....... .... 22% — ...... to Ditto,New Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole 5 ...... -.... to Shrewsbury and Binningkam 8 Ditto. ditto, Class B. 5 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 ... .. . Ditto, Uswestry l6 ...... Ditto (New) ... 1 Ditto 8 per Cent. Pret 8 - Shropshire Union South Devon ....... ...... Ditto, Preference 22%.....• ...... to South Staflordshire 4 South Eastern ...... ........ 33% Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto,.N ew, No. 2 Ditto, New, No. 3 2O - ... to Ditto New, No. 4. Bll 5%..... to South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal . 4 - Thames Raven Dock and Railway 17%..... 'faw Vale Extension ... ..... 4 Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 13%...... Waterford and Limerick ... .. 40 ... .. Waterford, Wexford, Wieklw, and Dublin Wear Vulley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed Do. do. do. West Cornwall Nhiteliaven and Furness ll ..... ..... to --.. Windsor, Staines, and South Western... ..... .... .... Wilts, Somerset,&We3-mouth 35 — ...... to York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. Oriinal Now & Bcr'ck 25 Do. Exton. No. I ( Y. ik N.) 15 Do. do. \o. 2, New &B. 10 ... .. 1 o , ‘ to Do. CT. Isi. E. Pur. or Pret. 8 ..... 9 1 / i to l'ork and North Midland .. 50 ...... 71 Ditto, Preference Ditto East and \l , eat Riding Extension FOREIGN RAILWAIS. Coulogne and Amiens 2O ...... 6 1 4 1 / 8 ... to Central 01 France ( Orleans and Vierzon) Ceylon I ) , inerara. - Dendre Valley I), rect Bombay and Madras ss. ..« . Dutch Rhenish 7 East Indian ... . Great Indian Peninsular 55......• —. ...... to Italian and Austrian Jamaica S. Midland Junction 1 . Louvain ala Sambre ..... .... 6 Luxembourg Lyons and Avignon (Con- Btituted) Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege......... Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6 Over Yssel 4l3s 4d Paris and Lyons - Paris and Orleans..- 2O Paris and Rouen 2O Paris & Strasbourg ...... ..... 8 ...... Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 Tours & Nantes ... .. ...... .. 8 ...... to .--. Tournay, J urbise, Landen, and Hasselt West Flanders JOINT STOCK ISANKS. Australasia British North American .... 50 Colonial .. .. .. . 25 ...... ... to Commercial of London ....... 20 ...... to London Joint Stock ..... ..... 10 London and Westminster. .. 20 ...... Natienal Provincial of Engld. 35 ...... Ditto, New National of Ireland 224...... _ ... .. to Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Ditto, New Union of Australia Ditto, New... 2% Union of London ....... . ...... 10 Union of Madrid 4 O - MINES. Anglo Mexican Asturian Mining Company... 12 ...... Australian 2l, — ..... to Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... b 0 Bolanos Scrip British Iron Brazilian Imperial ..... ..... 24 ...... ...... to Galvanized Iron Ditto, New Real del Monte, Unregistered ._ .. 1 4,.. ... to Do. Black Debentures — COURSE OF Amster-lam 12 4% , Dd.' , at sight • • Rotterdam .... ••.. •• 12 5 Antwerp ••.•.• • • ...... 26 20 damburgh .... • • ALB. 13 14% earls, 3 days' sight •••• 25 50 Ditto, •••• .. • • ...... 26 Marseilles •••••. • • .. • • ri , ,urdeaux...• • •• . • • Frankton on Maine.... 122% Eetersiairgh, Sil. .• Berlin •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Vienna, effec. tio • • • • Trieste, ditt0.......... Madrid .... • • Cadiz • • .ittino •• ........ •. • • ........ •• •• . LLOYD'S •Sl - I IPPI COAL MARK ET.-YESTERDAY. Bate's West Hartley... 14s Od Belmont lss 3d Davison'sWestHartley 14s Od Braddyll's Hetton lss Od Dean's Primrose ...... 13s Od Bell Hasting's Hartley l4s Od Haswell l6s 3d Holywell Main l4s Od Hetton New Tanfield l2s 6dlLambton North Percy Hartley... 14s Od Russell's Hetton Tanfield Moor Butes... 12s 6d i Shotten Townley l3s 6d l Stewart's West Hartley Wall's End, &c. I Cassop. . Brown's Gas Framwell Gate l3s 9dlTees Gosforth l4s Od 1 West Cornforth .. ...... 14s Od Hilda l3s 6d l Cowpen Hartley I 14s Od Washington • l4s Odl Howard's W. H. Neth. 14s Od Eden Main Lambton Primrose ... 14s 301 Ships at market 131. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prins, before the Lord Chief Baron.) GAYLOR. V. MORRIS AND ANOTHER. Mr. HUMPHREY (who apeeared, with Mr. Charnock, for plaintiff) stated that this was an action brought to recover damages for an assault committed by the de fendants, Messrs. R. and J. Morris, who were repre sented as sporting men, on the plaintiff, who was the servant of Mr. Bullen, a surgeon, residing in the City, on the 7th of July last. On the day in question the plaintiff was standing with his master's horse and gig in Chiswell-street, when the defendants, who were driving through the street, imperiously ordered him to stand out of the way. This he was unable to do, and the de fendants immediately struck the horse, and directly afterwards the plaintiff himself, threw him on the pave ment, and beat him. The defendants had given an ad dress at Lea House, Brompton, which afterwards turned out to be a false one. Witnesses having been called to confirm this state ment, Mr. WATSON, with whom was Mr. Jamey, proceeded to addre6s the jury on behalf of Mr. Robert Morris, and stated Mr. John Morris was not in the gig at a!l that day, and he should call evidence to show, that although an assault had certainly been committed, it had been so provoked as to be quite justifiable. The I.erson who was in fact driving the deg cart was a Mr. Maughan, who did in truth reside wOli his tether at Lea 'louse, Brampton, where Mr. Morris fr. Trendy visited. Mr. JAMES said he a. peered for Mr. John Morris, and should call the Clerk of Newmarket Race Course to show that Mr. John Morris was at Newmarket on the day of the alleged assault. Mr. M. , ughan was then called, who stated that he was (hiving the dog cart on the 7th of July, and there being a ~umber of carriages before him, he requested the plai tiff to lead his mast,l.'s horse forward a little to enable hire to pass. This he sulkily refused to do, and after several r, quests made in vain he struck the horse of Mr. Bullen to make it move forward. The plaintiff immediately seized the head of the defendant's horse, which was a very spirited animal, and caused it to plunge and rear. In order to obviate mischief Mr. Robert Morris got down from the carriage and struck the plaintiff, to make him release his hold upon the horse. Other evidence having been produced to confirm this statement of the case, Mr. HUMPHREY replied, and the Lord CHIEF BARON summed up. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 501., aga" nst R. Morris, and for the defendant as regarded John Morris. CONFIRMATION OF THE BISHOP OF CBES PER.—(THIS DAY.) This day having been appointed for the confirmation of the Rev. Dr. John Graham, Master of Christ's Col lege, Cambridge, who has been elected Bishop of Chester in the room of the Right Rev. John Bird Sumner, D.D., promoted to the Archbishopric of Canterbury, a consi derable degree of interest was excited. The Bishopric of Chester being in the province of York, the confirmation of the election would, under ordinary circumstances, have taken place in York Minster, but the Archbishop of York issued his commis sion to the civil authorities for the confirmation, and requested the Bishops of the province of Canterbury to assist in the consecration. The Commission was directed to Dr. Burnaby, the Vicar-General; Sir Herbert Jenner Fust, Dean of the Arches; Sir John Dodson, Dean of the Faculties; the Right Hon. Stephen Lushington, LLD., Chancellor of the diocese of London; and Francis Hart Dyke, Esq., her Majesty's Proctor. The proceedings took place at St. James's Church, Piccadilly. The Commissioners having taken their seats, Mr. DYKE, the Registrar, read the license of the Archbishop of Canterbury, allowing the Archbishop of York to confirm and consecrate the new Bishop any where withi❑ the province of Canterbury ; and after wards a commission from the Archbishop of York, whereby he set forth that he had received letters from the Quuen commanaing him to confirm the election of Dr. John Graham to be Bishop and Pastor of the see of Chester. Mr. Dyke having concluded, Mr. Townsend, Proctor for the Dean and Chapter of Hen ford, handed in her Majesty's letters pattlit and presented Dr. Graham to be confirmed. JAMES BARBER, E,q., the Apparitor•General, then came forward and said :—O, yez ! U, yez ! All manner of persons who shall object to the confirmation of the election of the Rev. John Graham, D.D., to be Bishop of the episcopal see of Chester, are now to come forward and make their objections in due form of law, and they shall be heard. No persons appearing, the Bishop elect took the usual oaths, and the procer.diogs tht , n terminated. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. (THIS DAY.) DISSOLU HON OF I lIE BODY. On the lis,,emb , ing of the delegates this morning a desultory discussion took place with respect to the pre sentation of the national memorial. Mr. KYDD said proces-tons did no good, and if the Assembly determined to have one, he for one should not attend it. Mr. CARVER said, that go borne he must, the state of his exchequer prev.-nting him staying longer in London. Mr. STEVENSON said thenational memorial had proved a national failure. The speaker was• called to order, but be maintained that what he said was perfectly true, upon which con siderable confusion arose, and uitimately the noise and uproar became so great that he was obliged to resume his seat. _ _ Mr. LEACH said there was no use denying the faot that the Assembly did not represent the Chartist body. lie for one was thoroughly disgusted with the proceedings. Mr. DONOVAN said it was all nonsensical to think of a procession under present circumstances. Several other delegates then spoke upon the subject, and it was ultimately resolved that the presentation of the memorial should be left with the executive. THE BREAK-UP. Mr. WEST moved that the Assembly, at its rising at one o'clock, should dissolve. _ _ _ The motion was seconded by Mr. PILLING, who said if they did not dissolve themselves their constituents would do so for them. An amendment was moved by Mr. SHew, that the Assembly should only adjourn for six weeks ; but the original motion was carried by a large majority. ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE. An address was then agreed to, stating what had been done by the Assembly, and calling upon the people to organize and to consider the propriety of forming a new Assembly. A vote of thanks to the Chairman (Mr. Dixon) and to the officers was agreed to nem. con,, and the National Assembly quietly dispersed, to meet no more. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. DERBY.- 13 to 2 agst Loadstono (taken)-7 to 1 agst Springy Jack (taken)-7 to 1 agst Glendower-10 to 1 agst Swiss Boy -11 to 1 agst Surplice (taken)-17 to 1 agst Eagle's Plume—l 7 to 1 agst Nil Desperandum (taken)-20 to 1 agst bbylock (taken to 250-25 to 1 agst Stinger -30 to 1 agst Fiddler-35 to 1 agst "V oya ger. SOiIERSETSHIRE STAKES.-3 to 1 agst Bellenden-4 to 1 agst Saddle (taken freely)-5 to 1 agst Executor. MANCHESTER CUP.-4 to 1 agst Peep o' Day Boy (offers to take)-12 to 1 agst Chanticleer (off..rs to take) —l2 to 1 agst Mrs. Taft (ditto)-12 to 1 agst Gleu S,cidel-15 to 1 agst Brandy Face (taken). SHREWSBURY RACES—THIIRSDA.Y (CONCLUDED). The Acton Burnell Park Stakes, of 5 boys, each, and 25 added. Heats about 1 mile and a quarter. (6 Subs.) Mr, Meiklatn's Lightning, aged . .Denmt.n 1 2 1 Mr. Davenport's Novelist, 4) rs 4 1 2 Mr. W. J,nes's Tim Bobbin, 3 yrs Mr. Hargreaves's Dinah, 4 yrs FRIDAY. The Shropshire Stakes (Handicap), of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, and only 5, if declared, with 50 added. About a mile and three quarters. 14 Subs., four of whom declared. Mr. nice': Gaffer Green, aged Taker 1 Mr. 1 Stntlicad, 5 yrs Mr. Stukh . ,k 111ast,-!r Duavnel, 6 "r To©' following also started, but Wire not placed:— Lightning, Connaught Banger, and Hector. FAILURE OF THE GREENLAND FISHERY. We extract the following from the second edition of the Bull Adveitiscr of yesterday:— " We have been favoured with a copy of the following letter from Lerwick, received by Mr. Thomas Abbey, of from Greenland is v e ry di scourag i ng: — Silver. street, and from w hi c h i t w ill b e se en the news " Lerwick, Bth May, 18-18, " Dear Sir,—l beg to inform you of the arrival of the smack Pledge, Captain Standige, on Tuesdaylast, who, I am sorry t o say, brings very discouraging naves from the seat fi s h er y. The country has been full of Bay ice during the vi hole season, in which most of the ships were beset, but are liberated again. The Fledge did not see the Eliza, but had spoken INith vessels which saw tier about the lirst of April. Th.. Frii , nds was alongside the Pledge on the 19th. She had nothing then. I %Ladd mot be surprised to learn that some of tile vessels have met in with seals since the Pledge left. The following is Captain Staudige's list: — Sarah arid Elizabeth 51 seals Dublin (April 13th) :*: 30 ditto Hyperion (ditto) Clean Hebe (April 19,h) Turk (ditto) Friends (ditto) Mary (ditto) Five sail of Dutch ships ... ••• " Eight Danish ships Twenty sail, all clean, were beset inthe ice from the 9th of April to the 20th, in lat. 71, 40 north. One Dutch ship has been lost in Johnny Main; nine of the crew saved. Strong easterly winds prevailed during the season. There was a strong report of the Commerce having caught five hundred seals, and the Traveller one thou sand. If that is true, ten to one it some of the other ships do not fall in with them too. Trusting I shall have a better list next time I write, I remain yours, &c. LAWRENCE TAIT. Thomas Abbey, Esq. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT THE BATTERSEA STARCH FACTORY.—Yesterday morning shortly before one o'clock, a fire broke out i n the starch factory belonging to Messrs. Orlando Jones and Co., situate at Battersea. The stock was totally consumed, and the building gutted. The cause of the outbreak bas been traced to the over heating of the stove. The firm was insured in the West of England Fire-office. EXTENSIVE FIRE IN BERNIONDSEY.STREET.—Yes terday morning a tire of a most destructive character, by which no fewer than seven houses were more or less injured, broke out upon the premises belonging to Mr. G. Dodgson, a wholesale clothier and salesman, carrying on business at No. 2, Bermondsey-street , Southwark. The flames issued f rom the windows with the greatest vehemence, and extended completely across the road, firing the fronts of the opposite houses. Mr. Dodgson had only taken possession of the place the same day. and no one was sleeping there that night. The firemen, by dint of great perseverance, succeeded at length in getting the flames extinguished, but not until the pre -NO. 3, Mr. Clark, oil and raises in which the disaster began were totally destroyed, and the stock consumed. The following houses, occu pied T. 280, Mr. T. Tid lpli erd severelyseverally G . dI ,aanarabg b aei y dr ' ntb,h)e, the undermentioned fire: N o. 279, Mr. 1. Bayley, shoemaker; has . also received some c ru o 4 lo rs u h t7 g a r n ee ; n N gr o o . c 2 e B r 2 ; , Mr. T. Barnard, butcher; No. 281, No. 283. Mr. B4rliam, victualler; No. 876, Toole) . - street, Mr. Soloinons, surgeon, ped in mystery. damage. Fortunately the whole of the sufferers were• re L I i s FE em A T T I, insured. The A c N ri D gin L ( o )f s t s he ol fi , A RUNAWAY MARE.—An accident occurrtd at Shef field on Wednesday morning last, by which Mrs. Maug ham, the wife of Mr. Maugham, a draper in that town, was immediately killed, and by which he rt c,ived in juries of wrich he has since died. Mr. and Mrs. Maugham and their two daughters were driving in a phaeton from their residence, Verclsloy Park, w h en th e snare in the shut is became restive, nod ran away. I; appeared that she was a fare mare, and the shafts of the carriage were ink:cli too small for her. In tonne quence of thii they were attended by their man servant; and, from some cause or other, when they arrived part of the way down the 101 l behind the barracks, the horse started off, and the servant ran to the horse's head anti tried to stop it, but he could not succeed, and wa knocked down : it ran as far as Infirmary-lane, down the Philadelphia-road, when the carriage struck against the corner of a house, and threw them all with terrific violence out of the carriage, which was smashed to pieces. The females were taken into the George the Fourth public-house, Mrs, Maugham being quite dead at the time, but the two daughters were not serionsly injured. Mr. Maugham was taken to another inn a little further on, and when laid on a sofa showed signs of life. Medical attendance being procured be was taken to the infirmary. In the afternoon an inquest was held on the body of Mrs. Maugham, and a verdict of " Ac cidental death" returned. On Wednesday night, at halt past ten o'clock, Mr. Maugham also died of the injuries he had received.- GRAND BALL AT CAMBERWELL LUNATIC ASYLUM. —A ball, upon a scale of splendour, took place on Fri day night at the above establishment. An extensive apartment, decorated with flags, evergreens, and choice flowers, was set apart on the occasion for the dance, and at eight o'clock some fifty or sixty male inmates, as well as several females, all well-dressed, and in the most cheerful mood, and seemingly regardless of restraint, were introduced to the room, where at least 140 gentry of the surrounding neighbourhood, who had been spe cially invited to join in the mazy dance, had already assembled. A quadrille band was in attendance, and at at an appointed hour, the whole party, including the inmates, began to step to measured time, and continued the dance in the most joyful manner, until twelve o'clock, when the latter withdrew, after bidding "good night" to the guests who had been invited to meet them. In the interval of the quadrilles, refreshments wero supplied to the lunatics, who appeared to enjoy themselves amazingly. They were evidently under no fear; they were by no means awed by the presence of their keepers; but on the contrary, exhi bited an affection for them, which betrayed the kind and humane treatment they received at their hands. The owner of this establishment is J. Paul, Esq., whose judicious management in lunatic cases—by the abolition of torture of a character to drive men and women mad, who were really not insane—is deserving of the thanks of the profession and the country. He has shown that mild means will effect a cure in a by far less time that, the manacle or the strait - waistcoat; but the treatment spacious grounds, where all altogether is of a v er y superior character ; goo d f oo d. well-ventilated apartm ents, sorts of games are p ract i sed—these are among the things to effect a cure, o r m i tigate the su ff er i ngs o f the patient. We wish there were more Cam b erwe ll Lunatic place of t' Asylums, in the ose accursed private eats bli-hments where men and women are incarcerated, an" ultimately brought to 'he grave by the avarice of greed) relations. We forgot to add, that the devotees at th, shrine of Terpsichore did not quit the scene until day light warned them to deeart. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Iier Royal Highness the Ducht as of K. nt honour, d her Majesty's Theatre, with her presence en Th urs d ay even i ng. I n her It'')a. Highness's suite were the Baroness de Spelt), Lad) Augusta Bruce, L or d J . Murray, Sir G . C ou p er , and Col , etel and Mrs. G r i m:stone. Her Ma j esty the Queer Adelaide's box was occup i ed by the Duke an d D u chess of Bedford, the D u k e anti Duch, ss of Leinster , an d L a dy Jan& Fitzgerald. His Royal Hi g hness Prince Leopoit of Syracuse also honoured the theatre with his presence. We also observed his Grace the Duke of Wellington, thn Duke of Cleveland, the Prince Kotchubey, the Marquis of Sligo, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Worcester, the Marqui s o f D onegal, t h e M a rquis of Kil dare, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Lonsdale, Earl Spencer, the Earl of Munster, the Earl of Bellast, his Excellency the Russian Minister, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, his Excellency the Hanoverian Mi nister, Baroness de Brunnow and Mademoiselle Olga de Lechner, M. de Berg, Count de Berke. M. C. Koudri affeky, the Viscount Cantilupe, Viscount Clifden, Lord Gerald Fitzgerald, Lord Ossulston, Lcrd W. Lennox, Lord A. Fitzclarence, Lord H. Vane, Lord Sandys, Lord Rodney, Lord Lilford, Lord and Lady C. Wel. lesley, Lady Augusta Wentworth, the Ladies Browne, Lord Rendlesham and the Misses Duff, the Hon. Mr. Leslie, General the Hon. H. Cavenisb, Sir Edward Colonel Bas tard, Bart., and Lady Knatchbull, Sir A. Mac donald, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., and Lady Howard, W e . n c esday Sir Edward Codrington, Bart., and Miss Codrington, Crane, Sir G. Wombwell, Bart., Colenel William , tard, Major-General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart., Major Buckley, Mr. Arbuthnot, Mr. Grote and Mrs. Ahl bildd:l3y befor eßaring, of - a r G fe ' m M a le l)" Grote, Mr. and Mrs. Tudor, Hubert de Burgh, Mrs.. Townley, and m icin G l oTe d . SHOCKING CASE OF INFANT.IeCI last an adjourned inquest was Esq., Deputy-Coroner, on the infant, nature ofthe • circum stances, from the extraordinary . was excited. It appeared that much painful interest woman of the that the accused, who is a youngdon the Ist of name of Margaret Kennedy, was hire r.. , Turner , land Ma ' ia the capacity of cook to A n tr. Northumberland,agent, the seat Stratton Edge, near Blagdo and after of Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart., a .entering upon conducted herself well until Wednesday, her service, the 3d instant, when she was ill observed by Isabella Heaton, another servant, to be and sitti ng i n the asked what coal-house. Kennedy, on being . was the she bad taken a fit; but , in matter, replied that .ill, con sequence of her continuing ber ntothera' s procured, and she was conveyed to called s house ' a short distance off, at a place of the Kennels. After she was gone, on accountwas suspicious cir cumstances, the coal-house coals, was an d in a corner, buried among the _ ound, in a small kit, the body of a new-born female infant. A few days afterwards a post 17101 tem d ex amination was mad e of -- e on the body by Mr. Iy. Turner, surgeon Newcastle, who de posed to the child being full grown. He also found that its mouth was distorted. On examining further he ob served midway b e tween the ear and the chin, an d un derneath thejaw, which was _ swollen , a tumour which was occasioned by a piece ofcoal, about art inch in length and half an inch in width, b e i ng found in the child's throat. This (-aid he) could net have happened by accident, but must have been forced into the child's throat, the gullet of w hich was much lacerated, Other witnesses were examined, where evidence merely corro borated the testimony o f witnes s, as to Kennedy being ill, and to the chil d bein g fo und in a kit i n the coal-house. The coroner carefully viewed the evidence, after which the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful mur der against Margaret Kennedy, who was fully com mitted for trial at 'the Assiz a under the corroner's warrant. M I' VI.RE.—T , • SADLERS' WELLS 4. II .• ~, IS with great pleasure that we 31;i1OUllee t , . the P. 1 t , , Y-gein .., br „ r u le, that kits Rainforth has taken the is • , 1 .as.ove thoetre for I English opera. It opens on Monday the 22d, w i th a full chorus, and Tully ae leader. LIST OF SCOTTISH CO Nsop M er: P :7 B .t..,C. N ..o.a I ., ES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price, Annum. Share. £ a. d. £ s. d Rank of Scotland British Linen Company Si. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 195 Caledonian Bank ••.. • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 2 10 0 41. is City of Glasgow Bank , 61. per cent. 10 0 01 10 0 0 11 Clydesdale Bank •. •• •• 6/. per cent. 20 0 01 10 0 0 124 Commercial Bank .• • • 71. per cent. 500 0 0 1100 0 0 154 Eastern 8ank...... • • 6/. per cent. 25 U 0 10 0 C 10 Edinb.2.: Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 5. Exchange link of Scot•• 61. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 41 Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank Si. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13 North of Scotland Bank 71. per cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 4% North British Bank • • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 2 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 139 Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 79 Vestern Itauk •••• • • •• 81. percent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 564 Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 e 35, 13. Accord. Lite and Fire - 20 0 0 0 11 0 - ilritish Guarantee Ins• - 10 0 0 1 0 0 10s. Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of Bng;and Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - City of Glasgow Life•. Si. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 5s , :.11nhurgh Life Insur. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 17 East of Scitland Life - 10 0 0 0 15 0 115.0 d. , nsur • Co. of Scatlnd • • Si. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 17 0 0 6 - lON Life Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1/ 7., Mercantile Life - 10 0 0 0 10 0 65. National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 20s. per r r cent. cent. 1 North British Incur. •. 5% Lpr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 22 North & West of Scot• - 10 0 0 1 0 0 11.1 s Scottish Life and , •uar. - 20 0 0 011 0 94 ;cot. :Mai. and Gen. Life 51 . per cent. 1 0 0 0 15 0 108.1 d icottish Union Inarncr • 641. pr cent. 30 0 0 1 0 0 11. 15 :tan aid ' ife .••• .. • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 94 Limited Dep. Assurance Si. p,r cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 13 s. DOCILS. - Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - ----___ --- X a. d. X 8. d• C Antnercial • - - ,:ast and West India 6l. pr cent. Stock. - 113% ..last Country 17 2____ ri l : . and on SI. pr cent. Stock• v Di•ridend - Oxford.... of !duo Bonds ........ 41. c p : e 8ri r 5c.b c e e ...a nt. i.s. it. K sitharine ........5 •• per cent. Stock. Ditto Bonds • ....... Ili/. pr cent. - 3 nithampton - ...... 21. per cent. 50 0 .... 1L_ Macclesfield • 100' 21. 10s. Names of ! D A l n vi n d u e n u l d: Companies• ,t's per Companies, 1 ! 0 5---------- H 5 -0 1) 2 e 0 r 1. 0 I•caJorest. 1'1781A:11:al 1 1 6 3 0 3, 1 4 2 1 1 . , , It , : kshtn& Oldh 97 71 p c 1---- ( 8 1: •erbv ••• •• 100 i 67. 63 Rochdal ••1 85 150 7/. 10s. 130 .c --- c _____ .....__ 41. 54 - trictik&Ahrg 150 bi. ' Birmingham 35 41. d.... • • 100 20 /. 190 Coventry ..• • 100; 257 • - Regent's • • 33 11. 4s. 18% e;:e , ash ... 100 1 32,. , frand.lunctn 100 5/. 01 Kt (I St , 12 61. p. c. 83 StflN&Wor Grand Surrey 100 1 . - 35 . c 140 281. 290 `ohrewsbury .•rand Union 100 11. 10s. I 21% s t - 125 151. ;ranthatu • • 150 121. - ' ourbridge.. 145 201. 287 ' { ennt & AVII 39 7s. 6d. 5 Severn and 1e• . , Is& Livrpi 100 341. i 410 M \Nra • Rail. Wye Rail 1 26 11. Bs. 26 Leicester ..• 1140 101. 175 rwickBc - Leicstr &Nth . l 83 41. I 36 lop Miming. 1 i 51. 65 Warwick& ..ou.rtihoroghll42 701. I - I 100! _ Moninouthsh 100 8/. I - Na t Worc P st ° r n i; 46 Mntgemrysti i 100 51. 78 21. - - Ilirrnin Meltn)lvebry 100 101 • - Wilts & g. 19 'irks 67' 11. 11 1 MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. Australian A7riculturl X. 8. d• £• s• d• - 100 0 0 30 0 0 - Angle-Mexican Mint., 11. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - Ditto, half Shares.. Canada............. 6 , per i cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 27 Uppr Canada Bonds 5/ . City Bonds... 57. per cent. - - •••• • • • 3%1. pr cent. - - Comp. 0 -pprMtirs En g. - 89 51. per cent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 Equitable Gen. Revers. & Invest. 5 P• l. . b e , 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Reversionry 44, pr cent • 100 0 0 95 0 0 GCR.Steam Navigation 11. Bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 21% London Institution ..• - - 10 Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 2/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 - 0 0 53 Reversionary Int. Soc. 3%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 90 - Royal Mail Steam •• 3%1. pr cent. WO 0 0 60 0 0 45 South Australian •.. 61. per cent. 25 0025 0 0 Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0023 0 0 Universal Salvage.... - 25 0 0 50 0 .._ MARKET INTELLIGENCE. Ella ' E , 1 ne rrgi ~ s u 18 : , ', ece is ,5S .cc.oh.t.s Insurance i a , v Life Co. 76:: MARKET INT _LLIG NCE. (From the London New Price Current of May 12.) SUGAR.—Te-day no further advance occurred in the value of Raw Sugar, but merchants displayed much firmness, and sparingly supplied the market. The trade also entertained a favouraole opinion towards both free and slave made. A fair amount of business was con cluded to-day in West India, and upon full terms. The sales amount to 200, making for the week 1,800 hhds, &c. REFINED.—To-day refined goods were much sought af,er by the trade, and prices closed with firmness; brown grocery lumps at 55s 6d, and to pass the standard 56s per cwt. There is no increase in the supply of any sort. The market is firm for bonded crushed Sugar, fine at 28s per cwt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Mauritius, but a fair business was done privately, and all sorts realised full rates, EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal Sugar met ready purch.,serq, and 1,317 bag s :It pu b lic sale sold at full rates—Benares, fin white went at 445, middling 41s to 41s Gd, low 39i to 39s 6d, fine soft 3ellow 37s to 38s, damp and washed 37s to 43; per cwt. FOREIGN.—For home consumption the demand has been active for all descriptions of For..ign Sugar by private treaty; our refiners working under bond also made purchases with greater freedom, and a fair amount of business has been concluded by exporters, stillAlthtohuegrhe the market has been more plentifully supplied, is an advance in the value of 6d per cN t for all sorts sold by private treaty. At auction, 4,055 bales, 740 barrels, and 1.270 cases of Bruzil were nearly a ll posed of, chiefly for home consumption and refining under bond. MOLASSES.—A lively demand has been experienced for all qualities of West India this week, and prices have Albion . alliance .Grit: and For. 'kit) Marine....... xtlai ......... British Commercial .. Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life Crown Eagle • Eng.& Scot. Law .. European Life Family End own= t Soc. Freemasons' Giobe , inardian • . • • • • • • • Imperiall lire • • . • ... Imperial Life • • • • • • • . Indemnity Marine.... Law Fire • • • • • • • • • • • • Law Life............ Legal and General Life Lz;nden Fire •••• • • .• Lmidon Ship •.••• • • • itarine • - •• • • • • • •• • • Sled. Invlid St Gen. Life Sational Leala Fund.. N'ational Life......... P.illadium Lite • • Pelican • • • • • • • • • • •• • • .!riceuix • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Pi otector Life • • • • . • • Provident Life • • • • • . • • Kock Life............ Royal Exchange . • • . • • Sin Fire •.••• • • • • Ditto Lite .•• • • .•••• Universal Life.... • • • • Vidoria GAS-LIGNT Name of Company. Name of Company. tbingerford•• • • .. • - • • .outhwrk, Niv Sub. Av. Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. Waterloo • • • • • • • • ••:: Ditto Old Ann. of 81. Ditto tin , ditto of it. Vauxhall .• • Name of Company. Birmingham •••• • • • • EAST. London..• • • • • • • • Grand Junction .• . • • • New Myr Bruin Brdge Vauxhall .• • • • • • • • ..• West ➢tiddlesex . . . BRIDGES Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. Prke. 355. per cent 1/. ss. 4d. 11. 2s. 2d. 11. 16s. X. s. d. 632 12 A 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 0.11.1 Lb Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. 18s. 81. 21. 108. 31. 21. 10s. 51. 15a.prcnt. £ c d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 63 12 9 raid. HAMBURGH MAIL. SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, MAY 5, EVENING.--The SOH of Prince en.4rles of Russia hastened through this city to day trom Ku'ding to 13etlin. He is reported to have said that Denmark had mate propositions which would in all probability lead to peace. General Halkett is in possession of Alsen, and some persons imagine that by means of a telescopy they can see the German flag hoisted there. The Danes are carrying their wounded and prisoners to Fuhnen; the Schleswig-Holstein troops are marched to Konigsan. Chevalier Bunsen vas elected this day representative of our city by 473 votes, being a majority of 425 against Dr. Steindorf, who had only 47 votes. Count Von Moltke voted for Professor Gervinas. The Chevalier has also been returned by the rural elective circle, and the town of Eckerforde intends also to declare itself in his favour. ALTONA, MAY 7.—Yesterday evening a number of wounded volunteers arrived here from the seat of war. The workhouse is to be arranged as an hospital. The Duke of Augustenburg arrived here yesterday with his son, Prince Frederick, and instantly hastened to Hamburgh. KIEL, MAY 7.—Yesterday four Swedish vessels were permitted by the Danish corvette to put to sea; also an English vessel hound for Riga. ELSINORE, MAY 4.—The ship Emily Hudson, of London, with coals from Newcastle to Schweiuemunde, put in leaky here on the Ist, and must unload her cargo. The Rienzi, Watson, from Sund er l an d ; t h e R o b roy , Dry burgh, from Charlestown, and Mary Rickinscn, from Newcastle, have also arrived here with coals. The Reins Eugelkens, from Rossen to Dantzic, with wine, unloaded part of her champagne yesterday, and, under present circumstances, will probably unload the whole of her cargo here. MAY 6.—According to advises from Kansa of the Ist, three Prussian ships bound for Prussian harbours have been compelled to run in here. Capt. Meger, of' Hartle pool, reports having seen a Prussian vessel brought up a prize by a Danish yacht in the Castlegat. The Watson, of Hull, from London for Stettin, cleared here on the Ist, and the Brant, from Bordeaux, with wino for Stettin, on the 2d, but being sent back by a Danish war frigate stationed at Sehweinemunde, the former sailed for Co penhagen, and the latter returned to our roads. IlAmaunca, MAT 9.—Advices from Heligoland state that the Cecelia Louise and the Charlotte, for Valpa raiso, the Capella, for Monte Video, and the Johannis Christoph, for Laguaira (all for Hamburgh), have been taken prizes to Copenhagen. COPENHAGEN, MAY s.—Numerous German ships are lying in our harbours, under embargo. The Minister of Marine has this day issued a notice, stating the following harbours to be under effectual blockade : " Pillau, Dantzic, Schweinemunde, Stralsund, Rostock, Wismar, and Kiel, and the entrance of the Schleswtg- Holstein Canal at Hulenan. None of the other har bours are to be considered in a state of blockade until an official notification of the same has been previ.usly made. " ZAHRIMANN. " Copehagen, May 4." POSEN, MAY 6.—By an order of the Commandant, all the gates and barriers of the fortress of Posen, with the exception of three, have been closed this duy. By au order of the President of the Province, the bearing ur sale of scythes is for the present prohibited. At midnight, on the 4th, Count Titus Dzialyn,li was arrested in his hotel and carried to the fortress. The cause is yet unknown.—llamburgh Correspondent, May 9, JASSY, APIL 19.—The Emperor of Russia, in a com munication to the reigning Prince, through Count Nesselrode, declares his irrevocable reto ration not to buffer anarchy (?) to penetrate into those cow,- tries which are under the Russian protection, (!) and that attempts to weaken the bands which bind her to the Ottoman (! ?) empire will be futile. The reign ing Prince has published the above notification with a paternal admonition of the fatal results of any attempts at resistance.—Hamburgh Correspondent, May 9. STOCIIIIOLM.—The Swedish journals manifest great asperity against the Germans in regard to the Schleswig- Holstein war, and meetings and petitions express a strong feeling in favour of the Dahes. The Govern ment, however, is resolved to maintain the strictest neu trality. A declaration to this effect to the Court of Berlin was received by the Senate of Hamburghifrom the resident Swedish Minister, adding that the Court of Stockholm, without taking part in the Holstein question, felt itself called upon to send a body of troops to Denmark to act on the defensive in the event that the German troops did not confine their aggressions to Schleswig-Holstein, but should enter other provinces. The resident Minister adds in his note, that the Swedish Government will not take any adverse measures in regard to German com merce and navigation, and that merchantmen will be permitted as heretofore to enter the Sweedish and Nor wegian waters without the:slightest impedimeat, so long as they shall not adopt any hostile measures against these countries.—Hamburgh Borsenhalle, May 9. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 6th day of May, 1848. 1881711 DiPARTICENT. Notes issued.. .. .. .. 26,176,2 U Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities •• • • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 10,612,421 Silver bullion ..., _ 1,563,834 126,176,255 I £26,176,255 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 11th day of May, taal BANKING D ] Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest ........ .. 3,435,766 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) • • 2,436,781 Other deposits .. 10,250,972 Seven day and other bills 1,077,381 AZTACIN T. Government eeenrt: • ---_ ties (including Dead W e ight Annuity) • • 11,713,630 Other securities • • 11,e36,962 -Notes .• .. . ..... 7,64,455 Gold and silver coin— 649,853 431,753,900 I X 31,763,900 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 11th day of May, 1348, RECOLLECTIONS OP REPUBLICAN FRANCE PROM 1790 TO 1801, BY DR. NIILLINt.iEN.—The above work, in I vol., price lOs 6d. bound, is published this day by Mr. Co!bum, and may now be had of all booksellers. Also, just publhhed:-2. Five Years in Keifitland, with Sketches of the late War in that Country to the Peace in 1 848, written on the spot, by Mrs. Harriet Ward, Wi le of Captain Ward, 91st Regiment, 2 vols., with Illustrations, 21s. bound. 3. The New Edition of Tw , url r's Peerage and Baronetage for 1848, 1 vol. 4. The tth 0 1,n1 Concluding Volume of the Lives of the with Ertglaud. 5. The Cape and its Colonists, " E" t 3 fur Settlers in 1848, by George Niebolstin , eve , sc i a lat e res id ent . 1 v .,1, 7 s . 6,1. b ) (Ind. 6. A nth - Edition of Mr. W 6urton ' Crescent and the Crss, 2 V o • tot ar 2 1 , 015. 7. Revelations of Prince Talleyrand, EXCHANGE. 11bra1tar............ • • Leghorn atilan ........ Venice........ "•• • • Naples Palermo, per oz ........ Livb0n................ 1 , 2 Oporto .... • • .....• .. • • h Rio Janeiro • • ........ liahta ................ ituerios Ayres ........ New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia .... • • ...„ PRICES OF BULLION, o!. Foreign Gold in bars.. .i:+ 7 9 . _ _ Tow Dollars ••.. • . 6 4 9S Vortulail Gold Coin .. G 0 o :punish Doubloons .. 3 14 9 iiiver In bars .. • . 0 4 11% NG-(THIS DAY.) —-- - - - - LONDON, INLAY —WiDd E.N.E., light pleasan brecz,, and fine dear weather. li.faxALoY, MAY 10.—The Queen (steam -tug), of Lcith, kt)t, on the long Craig rock and suck, but she may he got off if the weather continues fine. :SUNDERLAND, MAY 11.—The schooner Star, of Yar mouth, atter proceeding to sea yesterday, grounded on the south side of the harbour, but was get off, and has returned here. LIVERPOOL, MAy 12.—Arrd. Mary Imrie, Boyd, Calcutta, lost bulwarks, stanchions, &c., during a gale; Clifford, Rayner, Jamaica; Rockshire,M*LearY, New Orleans ; Harward, Harward, Savannah; Centurion, Gillespie, New York. Sid. Confucius, Shanghae; Laura, Demerara; Niagara, New Orleans; Caledonian, New Orleans ; North Star, Philadelphia ; Adonis Packet, New York. OFF LIVERPOOL, MIT 12.—Arrd. Manchester, Sou ter Johnny, St. Anne. LONDONDERRY, MAY 10.—S1d. Countess of Arran, Philadelphia; Lord Maidstone, St. John's, New Bruns wick; Bolton Abbey, New York. OFF THE WIGHT, MAY 11.—Arrd. Delfshaven, Nord lohm. Batavia, for Rotterdam. OFF DOVER MAY I2.—Arrd. Vice-Admiral Ryk, Laurent, Batavia, for Amsterdam. DEAL, MAY 12.—Arrd. Emily (of Liverpool), Rio Janeiro, and sailed for Amsterdam; Dublin, Penn, Trinidad; Champion, Porto Rico; Columbian, Merri man, Ilavannah, tor Stettin; Diana, Welden, ditto, for Hamburgh ; Johan Dethurd, Ludering, Trinidad de Cuba. Arrd. from the River and sld. 12th, Cheapside, Lewis, Port Philip; John Stewart, Martin, Algoa Bay; Caroline, Stone, Jamaica. DovEn, MAY 11.—Arrd. Johan Dethurd, Ludering, Trinidad. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) C OVENT..GII.II.D EN. Very large supplies of both Fruit and Vegetables were on offer; yet the general demand was steady. at last week's quotations. Fruit—Pine-apples, lOs to 12s each ; Hothouse Grapes, 12s to 15s, and Lisbon Grapes, is to is 3d per lb ; Straw berries, 6d to 9d per oz ; Ripe Cherries, 14s to 15s per lb; Apples, is to 4s per half-sieve ; Oranges, 5s to 12s, and Lemons, 5s to 8s per 100; Almonds, 8s to 10s; Brazil Nuts, 3s to 3s 6d; Spanish ditto, 3s 6d; and Barcelona ditto, 4s 6d to 5s per peck. Vegetables—Cu cumbers, 10d to 35 per brace; Turnips, Is 6d to 2s; Car rots, 3s to 4s; and Greens, Is to is 6d, per dozen bunches; White Brocoli, 5s to 10s; and Rhubarb, 4s 6d to 7s per dozen bundles; Potatoes, 4s 6d to 55 9d; Onions, 2s 6d to 3s ; Turnip Greens, 4d to 6d; and Brussels Sprouts , is 6d to Is Bki per bushel; Spinach, 4d to 6d per junk; Sea aii, 6d to is 3d per punnet; Parsley, 6d to is per half levei Cabbage Lettuces, 4d per score; Radishes, 4d to 9 d per dozen hands; Horseradish, 2a to 3s; and Celery, ; 1 .8 t ° Is 6] per bundle ; Small Salads, 2s to 2s 6d per Asparag us , I-Ur:nets ; Mushrooms, 6ki to 8d per pottle; Forcsd per 100 ' 2,6 d to ss; Out-door ditto, is 10d to 3s 6cl 6d r ; E lo ndi", Is per score; Kidney Beaus, 2s to York Cabb 0; New Potatoes, Is 6d to 2s per lb; Early s g' 6d 9d , to per d ozen. The su pplies 01' XLITN E/1 1 GEORD. seasonably good, udost articles on sale to day were full pric es . , Yet the general demand was steady at Beefwiz WG fkirl2 met a slow sole, ;.at m d t other kinds of meat 1 3 , ;at barely stationary prices. In plotatlOClS :—Beet in a steady business was doing at our 4s 811: • - -•amu, 4s 6:1 to 5 ,„ 841 to 3s 6]; Mutton, 3s 4d to ail ;),s 10] t( Voal. 3. 10] to 4$ 10d ; XI: As, is 6i to 2s 53 Per 811- ' 8 by thecat case. 6,1 * R h 7d to 10(1; and roast: is to Is 10 I. i'ige. 1 1, `, , to 8s per couple; Fresh-ng r igs, 5 s to 8s each. Fowls, 35 ,Butter, 114 to Is 14 per lb. NORT. Beef from 3s to 3 3 E 8 W P d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s Sd ; Lamb, 53 4d ;o 6s 4d; Veal, 4s to 4* 101; and Pork, 48 to 53 per B.bs, lIMITECELAPEX. Beef, frt m 2s 10c1 to 3s 6d; Mutton, 35 6d to 4s 8d; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4(i; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 10d per Ribs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbote, 73 to 15.; Blill6, 3s to 7s; Cod-fish, 35 to 8s ; Haddocks, 8d to Is; Whitings, 4d to 8d ; Mackerel,sd t o 10J; and LobNter9, Is 63 to 3s 6d each; Soles, 6d to 3s per pair ; Salmon, is 4d to 2s 3d; Eels, 6d to is; Crimped St•ate, 83 to 9d per lb. 731tEixD. The prices of Wh en 11 Breukt in the Metropolis are from lid to 8d; of llouseLold ditto, 6d to 7d per 41b loat. Name of Company. Australasia ..13^ eso North American !onimercial 01 Lovdoa Gloucestershire lonian ........ Loom and Westminstr Ditto ..... .ondon Joint-Stock Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New liational of lryland Nat. Provncial of Eng. New South Australia Union of Australia Unioa of London. Union of Madrid 11x3DE rrianimr. Market Hides, ::Gib to 6416, lid, to lid per lb; ditto, 6416 to 721 b, to Qfd; ditto, 721 b to 80Ib, 2id to 21d: ditto, 801 b to 881 b, 21-d to 3d; ditto. 881 b to 961 b 3-id. to 31d; ditto, 9616 to 1041 b, 3id to 3id; Calf Skins (each), 4s 6d to 5s 6d; Horse Hides, 8s Gd; Stiesrlings, 4d to 7d; Lamb, is 4d to 2s 6d. HAY MATILICETS. SMITHFIELD.—AIeadow Hay, 31 to 31 14s ; Clover ditto, 41 to 4/ 15s; and Straw, 1/ 7s to it 108 per load. Trade dull, at barely stationary prices. CIMIBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 3/ Iss; Clover ditto, 41 to 41 12s; and Straw , 11 83 to 1/ 12s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay. 3/ to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 4/ to 4/ 18s; and Straw, 11 7s to 1/ 12s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. INS' Kame of Company. British • • •• • Ditto provincial. •• ilristol •• • •• •• •• •• •• itrigliton •• •• •• •• City of London .. • • •• :ontinental Consolidat. nit to. New • • • • • • • • Equitable • • • • • • • • • • • imperial • • • • • • • • • • • • tildenendent . • • • • • • • • Londou. • .... • • • • • • • • Ditto • • • . • • • • • • • • • • tatclitT • . • • - .. •• • • • • United General •• • • • • Westminster Chartered Ditto, New •• • • • • .. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1848. PRICES OF SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON. FRIDAY, MAY 12. TOINT-STOCX BANKS. Dividend por Aiineni. 61. per cent. 6/. p r cent. 61. per Mit. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. tit. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent, 61• per cent. 'CI3 0 Dividend per Annum. 3/. 10s. 6 per cent. 61. per cent, 138.6 d. pr sh. 7s. per share 51. per cent. 51. peiCent. 5 per cent, 41.&1;8 51. per cent. 61. per cent. M. per cent. 12 per cent. IL sh. ic bs, 1!. ss. per ct. 51. per cent. 8/. per cent. 51. per cent. 3/. p. et. .9a bs. 5/. per cent. 11. 55. 4s. bl. per cent. 61. 10s. 11. Cx. 10%1. pr cnt. ,amount of Share. a. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 .50 0 0 WO 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 4 0 0 0 ItolP1iN: Amount of Share. I X s. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 4 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 AND CORE CO; Dividcnd per Annum. 10 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 z 5 0 0 25 0 0 z 0 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 Paid. X a. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 8 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 6 AM paid. 4 0 0 a 0 0 Amount of Share. 1/. Ss. ICI. per cent. 51. per cent. 101. 925. pr share Sys. pr share! Iss. pr share' 6/. per cent. 6/. per cent. 2 4 I. pr cent. 6/. percent. 51. per cent. 5/. and hns. /. pr cent. 3/. 12e. 36 10 0 50 e 0 10 0 0 5 13 I 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 8 10 0 4 0 0 Price Price 118 4414 220 1434 25 41 Os. 13 13% 234 s. d. 49 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 4' 165 O .B.NIES. raid. Price. 1. s. d. Is 0 0 19 0 0 100 0 0 34 5 0 37 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 46 0 0 90 0 0 50 0 0 37 73 64 9' 32 75 15 5534 10 0 0 risen Is per cwt, Antigua selling at 20s, and Demerara 18s per cwt. At these rates holders are firm, and the market is less freely supplied. In East India the sales are upon a more extended scale. Cocoa.—Prices remain firm, as the stock is small, and nearly all in the hands of one party. The purchases made by private treaty are limited at from 47s to 50s per cwt. None has been offered at public sale. The purchases made in Foreign are trifling; holders will not accept lower rates. COFFEE.—This afternoon the operations in Native Ceylon were upon a more extended scale, and 1,322 bags at auction sold at rather higher rates; real good ordinary fetched 30s 6d to 31s 6:1, goof! ordinary 30s, and damaged 25s to 29s 6d; 10 casks 194 bags Plantation went rather higher, fine realised 73s to 86s, good 65s to 70s, low middling 43s to 44s 6d, fine ordinary mixed 32s to 335; 112 casks Jamaica were only in part sold at steady rates. TEA.—A further improvement is apparent in the position of the market for all descriptions, and holders appear to be sanguine in their expectations as to the future. In Congou large purchases have been made in qualities ; the rates paid are rather above those of this day week—good common realises 7d to lid per lb. In Green a good business has been concluded, and at full rates for low and middling, good and fine on the contrary advanced id per lb. Pekoe Tea has not im proved in value, the dealings are, however, upon a more extended scale. RICE.—To-day Rice met with little attention, and of 4,382 bags, 980 packets at public sale, a small part only sold at rather lower rates—Manilla, middling white at 8s to 9s, damaged 4s to 7s 6d, mixed sound cargo 6s 6d to 7s, and damaged 3s 6d to 6s 6d per cwt. SPICES.—To-day at public sale 111 bags of Pimento sold at 3d to 3id for good mid and good, which are full rates. 13 pkgs Nutmegs realised 2s 8d to 2s 10d for good brown, and middling 2s 4d to 2s sd. 6 cases Mace, middling 2s to 2s 3d. 103 bags clean Sumatra Pepper 2-id. Saiao.—This afternoon at public sale 429 cases of Pearl sold 2s to 3s cheaper, and went at 18s to 193 6d per cwt for good and fine quality. SPIRITS.—A much better demand has been experi enced for all descriptions of Jamaica Rum this week, and full rates are obtained; indeed the finer sorts realised rather more money. The sales for the week amount to 350 puns, plain quality 28 to 31 per cent over proof real ized 3s 8d to 3s 9d, good 32 to 34 over 33 9d to 3s 10d, fine 33 to 35 over 4s 2d to 4s 4d, 33 to .36 over very fine high flavoured 4s 6d to 4s Rd per gallon. On the part of holders there is decidedly more firmness. For Leeward Island the state of the market is more satisfactory; the sales made are upon a more extended scale, and stiffer rates are obtained. 150 puns have been sold at Is 9 d for p roof, and strong brown ditto is 10d, at which the market is firm. East India is more in demand, and stiffer prices are obtained. Demerara is in fair request. Havannah is not much wanted , and can be obtained at Is Sid to Is 6d for proof. For Brandy prices remain much the same as previously; the sales made a re however, limited, and for a ll purposes, whil s t t h e stock ' is yet on the in crease. Geneva is little re qu i re d , an d or di nar y for ex port is only worth is 9d to is 10d. F or B r i t i s h Corn Spirits the market is ve r y fi rm. surprise of ina quarterly sale of East India was, to the ny partie MR), declared to -day. The ua . s. brought to a conclusion early which 393 w er e was 7,377 chests (of not print d) chests Bengal, 324 e "eaving 6,984, viz. :-4,794 sA and 35 sundries. , Kurpahs, 1,286 Madras, SALTPETRE.—To-day there improvement in in the ptirt, deman sold d f at 6,1 peur Roug rh, ewt en decli d 941w1r no at publi c sa l e on l y 4 g .7 8 - grey 8 per cent went at 325, 12 Calcutta m iddl ing ditto 32s 6d. i ditto 31s 6d, and 5 4 OlLS.—This afternoon at publi c sale 60 tons S ea Elephant Oil sold at 231 53 to 231 15s ptr tun.l7B casks of ALLOW.—This atttruoun at public sale French Tallow were only in part sold at 45s 4 5 5 to 478 6d; South 84 casks Siberia, 45 5; 240 casks P.. y. Cand le, 46. 6d; 25 casks white Tallow , 44 5; 50 casks Ne w Wales 40. to 445; 7 22 packages South America n 3 u e th s to 46. 6d. £. E. d CO 0 0 40 0 0 raid. £ s. d. 25 0 0 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, May 12. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. Earl Fl I ZLIARDINGE presented several petitions in favour of legallzing the society of Odd Fellows. Petilions with a similar prayer were presented by Earl FITZWILLIAM and Lord STANLEY. The Earl of GALLOWAY presented a petition from the Synod of Lothian and Tweeddale against the Diplo matic Relations with Rome Bill. _ . Lord BEAUMONT presented several petitions in favour of the leeal , zation of the Odd Fellows' Society. The Earl of EGLINTON presented a petition from Lanark against the Registration (Scotland) Bill. LAW REFORM. Lord BROUGHAM, in bringing under the considera tion of the House the state of the law, legislative and judicial, said it was almost 20 years since, in the other House of Parliament, he brought forward the whole sub ject of the civil law of this country, with the exception of equity and the law of real property ; and then com missions were issued. He had now to call attention to what had been done in consequence of those commis sions, and what remained still to be done. He thought that much encouragement had arisen from what had then been done, and he was gratified to see so many of their Lordships now present to listen to so dry a subject ; it was unconnected with party ; it belonged not to that class of questions which interested everybody; nevertheless, he hoped for the indulgence of their Lord ships whilst he called their attention—first, to the makers of the law ; secondly, to the way in which it was made; thirdly, to its fabric ; fourthly, to its promul gation ; and fifthly, to the administration of the law. He must avow that a great change bad taken place in the makers of the law. Much of the fear he once enter tained as to throwing the franchise open tomankind had been taken away by the extraordinary results of the re cent elections is France. No doubt much reform was required in our own House of Commons, as affecting bribery and corruption, and a more perfect representation of the people. There was also a great flaw in the qualification of Members. Bankrupts could not sit in Parliament; then why should insolvents who were not traders? Ought not this law of exclusion to apply to the gambler, the spendthrift, and the horse-jockey ? Why should we make laws to bind the honest trader more than the bankrupt ? He thought there should be an Act to prevent persons who did not pay their debts in full—who squandered their fortunes on their mistresses, on the dice-table, and on the race course, and cheated their tradesmen—from sitting in Par liament. He would now consider how the Legislature, as at present constituted, performed its duty of law-making. Statutes were made without reference to former Acts— nay, parts of statutes were made without reference to other parts, and they often became such a mass of con tradiction that nobody could understand them. The Noble and Learned Lord pointed out several instances of legal anomalies arising from the present mode of law making. The same canons which were observed in drawing other legal documents should be regarded in preparing Acts of Parliament, and no one term should be used which had not been previously explained. General references should not be made to previous Acts of Parliament, but the precise words should be quoted. It was said that Parliament was magnas inter opes ; but, with all the care that was taken, the intot pretation clauses in modern Acts were always full of mistakes. They were sometimes bodily cut out of previous Acts, without reference to the Act to which they were made to s d u r s d e i a t i v e e s e y which be b e e x l i i s e t v e e d d in A Acts t n ct e . f P applyar i m e n ir t hs w o s u h l tion, for instance, was taken between unground and unpolished glass; but every one knew that if the glass was ungrcund it must be unpolished. The Act, however, went on to provide that the annealling oven should be made of a rectangular form, with the sides perpendicular and parallel to each other. Why, if it was rectangular, it must be perpendicular and parallel; and yet the Legislature imposed a fine of 1001. in case of the doing of that which it was mathematically im possible anybody could do.—(Laughter.) m r e e c n o t m a, s m h tu e o n t d pnroi a tv at b ot mo o as gills,ur d p e r t o s ehd b ee e es c iht o ho n ue n rl d e cut' take es w e ai oftwh a t yr h H a e f rr e G ol ima o s m h v e o e r n u n i t d ; Par liamentand all Jurisdiction on that there should be understood a att . ers of fact, and recom mendat.d Commons (as we uncle asLo undertrod)t,hetofafientds,asuvcehrdveiertdiet j d u t r b y e cNoombpleosaenddoLef Lords arntd the direction of a judge which both Houses of Parliament to be special, and upon would now proceed to consider what should legislate. He wreform laws were made. Sir Samuel Romilly's plans for la when he proposed them, but man been adopted. He had himself complained %r i l e d since urt of Delegates and the compoiition of the Privy t Council,' and the Bills which he bad brought forward on these i subjects had effected very great improvement. These things gave him great hope. The criminal law, too, had e o r t m h e m w o e f r e rejected been much mitigated, and he believed sufficiently so. Ile did not think the punishment of death should be taken away from any of the offences to which it at present ap plied. He approved of that alteration in the law which had given to prisoners the benefit of counsel. He con sidered that, in the imposition of fines, there was too much latitude in the administration of our criminal jus tice—a latitude which enabled many a rich offender to escape with what was to him practical impunity. The next point to which he would advert was the present anomalies in our legal system, in reference to marriage and legitimacy. He could not but think that these ano malies required to be removed, so that the subjects of the realm might have a clear knowledge whether they were married or not married, legitimate or bastards, which could not be the case while the laws of marriage and of legitimacy remained so entirely discrepant as they now were, as among the various courts of law in England and Scotland, and even among the various courts in England. It was preposterous that a man who bad married in Scotland might come to England and there throw aside the bonds which he had legally contracted across the border, but which the Jaw of England enabled him here to disavow as illegal and invalid, and to treat his wife as a concubine—his chil dren as bastards. The law of partnership, again, was a subject which needed immediate and close revision, in reference, more especially to the question of bankrupt c y. The law of real prop e rty, p art i cu l arly as to transfers, called for thorough amen d ment . T here were in England only about 200,000 landholders in fee, and in Ireland about 8,000, whereas in France there were 11,000,000 of such proprietors. He did not advocate the system by which land in France was thus minutely subdivided, a system most injurious in very many respects; but he certainly considered that much good would arise in this country from giving greater facilities to the transfer of landed property. Any change in this respect under an intensely artificial system must, however, be placed on a most comprehensive basis. Our system of convey ancing was of the most complicated nature, and required for its revision a large and comprehensive grasp. The great principle to be aimed at was the establisfAment of a public registry of title deeds of estates, with the exten sion to this country of the Scotch process of a declara tory action, by which the ownership of an estate was ascertained and permanently fixed, without the some times interminable, and always expensive suits, which were necessary for such a purpose in this country. He would next ask why we should retain that crotchet of law, so pregnant with litigation. which placed a different construction upon words in a will and upon words in a. deed, the result of which had been in thousands of cases, the btquest, not of property, but of a lawsuit. With respect to the mode of framing conveyances, though much had been done in the way of simplifying these forms, much still remained to be done. He admitted the difficulty of this task, but he considered the difficulty quite removable. One very ready means towards this end would be the adoption of the principle in force in Scotland, of paying the solicitor according to the value of the property conveyed, and not indeficite costs, ac cording to the length of the conveying document. He next came to a most important subject—the digesting the whole of our criminal law into one code, so that the people who were called upon to obey the law might have some chance of knowing what the law was. Here did our statute law extend over no fewer than 40 quarto volumes, comprising 30,000 pages, whereas Napoleon put his whole code into a volume of 750 12mo. pages. It was his intention to conclude his address by placing on their Lordships' table a Bill for consolidating into one statute the whole law of crimes and punishm enta, separating therefrom the law of procedure for another measure. He would next say one word as to the ad ministration of justice, and that word should be in re ference to the local courts of justice. For these he would suggest the appointment of a professional man of tried competence, to act as salaried chairman, so as to give increased efficiency to these tribunals, and to pr event those offences, which under non-professional direction, however well intentioned, were sure, from time to I time, to occur, and as often as they occurred, to weaken: the authority of the law throughout the locality. He was most anxious to introduce into Engl and the office o t)ioniat our results to w t e h u e lde be ffean public prosecutor, which, in Scotland, was found to attended with such beneficial comm ut cif The institution of such rk a ed n o_ tally un o grand juries occasionally f guard against those ma fall. b de r s e r f r s e rn n c t t o whichc he out of that he thought th eta a s underpaid; sa considered it quite . em should act well which sa l p posed jaurduglees altogether w u l would simply s the question that a system leave wet it p to go abroad, perhaps to an u m i ns t e r Ilall d t h a t competent men would healthy climate, for 1,200/. a year, equivalent, as a g 'e neral rule, to no more than 6001. in this coun tr y. Adverting to the Masters'-office' he would ally that he thought his department was susceptible of s ery great improvement. He entirely objected to the sys tem under which matters of fact, about which there was , no dispute, were sent before the Master, and made the t ab ject of expensive inquiry; and he objected also to the sending before the Masters matters of law or eq• aity, which should be decided by the Judge in c ourt. The delays which resulted from this system wree, in infinite cases, absolutely ruinous. He knew of one in stance of a mortgagee's suit, commenced in ISO 7, which in 1847, forty years atter, occupied the Court for eight days in discussing some new phase of it; and there was another case he knew of, a case in bankrup try, which begun in 1828, was still unsettled, with this feature about it, that whereas the assets were, in 1825, 3,7004 they had now been reduced by law expenses to 383 L; so that the creditors, even by the settlement of tE e matter at once, if they did get any oyster at all, would find it a very small fish indeed. In relation to the Court of Chancery be had one great improvement to suggest. That Court had at the present moment the administration of sixty millions of personal property, and of scarcely a less amount of real property; and for the administration of this enormous wealth its officers, legal men, were sup posed to be endowed also with the qualities of farming, trading, fishing, mining, managing theatres, and doing all sorts of non-professional things. What was the cone sequence of this? Why, that whenever any one saw ft house or an estate going to w reek and ruin, he at once t , ccounteti for the desolation by saying to himself, " Oh, that place is in chancery I" One remedy which he would propose for this evil was the appointment of othcial assignees or managers, appointed by the Court, and raid. Price.