The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-04 00:00:00

"I duly acknowledge and am sensible of the high honour of being called to guide the faith of sueh a people ; and I charge you to make known these my sen timents, which spring from the inmost recesses of my heart, to the loyal inhabitants of the residentiary city. "FERDINAND. " Vienna, April 26." " The undersigned considers himself happy and highly honoured generally to make known the commis sion which he has received from the Constitutions' Emperor. (Signed) " Baron Von PILLERSDORFF, " Minister of the Interior." PRUSSIA. _ Advices from Berlin of the 30th state that the strike among the printers still continues, though the Prlasian State Gazette has published a single leaf. It contains a proclamation from the Minister of Finance, stating that the numerous applications which have been made to his department for the opening of a voluntary loan were submitted by a Cabinet Council to his MAJESTY, who gave his sanc tion to the same. After commending the patriotic zeal of the donors, the proclamation goes on to say that the contributions may be made in current coin, in gold or silver in bars, and in articles of gold and The Allgenneine•Preussische Zeitung of the 30th of April publishes a proclamation of the Commissioner of Police, MINUTOLI, who expresses his determina tion to send all printers, who are not natives of Berlin, away from that town, unless they return to their work in three days' time. Many printers will, by this time, have come up from the provinces, and the intended demonstration has, consequently, entirely missed its object. The Preussische Zeitung states, that the authorities of Danzig have resolved to put an embargo upon the timber shipped in Danzig harbour for the Danish Government as well as on that which lies still on the wharfs, as a reprisal against the capture of Prussian ships by the Danes. It is rumoured. that Baron ARNIM has tendered his resignation as Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Berlin 'Change report of the 29th of April in the Allgemeine Preussische Zeitung asserts the con tinuance of the pressure which has long prevailed at the Berlin Exchange. The pressure is to a great de gree caused by the mismanagement of the directors of some of the railroads. Nothing short of a radical reorganisation of the whole system of their administra tion is held likely to restore public sympathy and confidence to this important branch. The new Go vernment loan has nevertheless met with a very fa- vourable reception, and nobody doubts of its success Among foreign funds the English and Russian have risen from 78 to 86. BADEN. New riots have occurred again in several places in South Germany, at Manheim, at Heidelburg, and at Weinheim, but they were soon pacified by mili tary interference. A somewhat more serious dis turbance took place at Bamberg a few days ago, and this appeared to have a tinge of political tendency. Several lives were lost. There is no fresh news of interest from Friburg and the Breisgau. The rebels had gathered in con• •iderable numbers near Kandern, where General ROFFISIANN, with his army, now amounting to nearly 10,000 men, was expected on Saturday last. THE NETHERLANDS. THE HAGUE.—The ederlandsche Courant, of May 1 , contains two royal decrees relative to the carrying ° 1 .," of the resoluti o n s a d o pt e d by th e Germani c " 1 , 40 1 relative to a p or ti on o f the Duchy of Lim burg ac" We, Willi am , & c. , cons id er i ng th e re l a ti ons , w hi c h, W e, to Art. I. of the fundamental law, and the tr eaties which exist between the Duchy of Limbourg and the Germanic Confederation: "Consid er i ng t h at, i n recent t i mes , th e G erman i c Diet has ad o pt e d reso l ut i ons w hi c h mus t b e carr i e d out ' l a a portion of the Duchy of Limburg, which cannot be Conveniently done by the heads of the Ministerial de- Panama, of the kingdom; cn the report of the Council of Ministers w e have decreed and do decree:— Art. 1. A n extraor di nary f unct i onary s h a ll b e no (7,lCjted, und er t h e title of C omm issioner of the Duchy uldtiraburg for the Affairs of the Germanic Diet, who, Lio n f o ur immedi ate orders, is charged with the execu below° the resolution s of the Germanic Diet specified th e G ' and especially of those relative to the Deputies of l'r an kTaaa Nation a l P ar li ament, wh i ch i s to meet at as 0 _ ort-en. the-Maine in the month of May, as well ezportitiltei r esolution s re l at i ve to the prohibition of the cn of horses by the Diet. Art district of .. it Al. L. F. H. Beerenbrock, commissary of the affairs relatoermond, is appointed commissioner for the " Art. 3. 1 '," to the Germanic Diet. curred b t , 4 - 13 e method of covering the expenses in gulated Y b 'Lie Present decree shall be subsequently re our ministYerussor Finance ancreepaohrtti of made the upon the subject by of " ,.. C _ ° P i es of the decree na shall be sent to the department avneral administration and to the new commission. 4, " WILLAM. '"te Vrovision a l P res id ent of the Council of Ministers, " G. SCHIMMELPENNICK. " The Hague, April 20." The second royal decree, countersigned by the llinister of the Interior ad interim, commands that the above decree shall be made known to the Go vernor of Limburg, in order that he may give the new commission every assistance in his power for carrying out the resolution of the Germanic Diet.-- Rederlandsche Stoats Courant, May 1. The Journal de la "Jaye, formerly the organ of Go vernment, has this day passed into other hands, and now pr7oses to unite itself to that party of the Dutch press-.which defends the new constitutional system, about to be established in the country.-- Journal de la Haye, May 2. 59. The National Guard and every public officer will swear fidelity to the Emperor and the constitution. The oath of the army to the constitution will be taken in the oath to the colours. Given in our capital, and at our residence of Vienna, the 25ti1 of April, in the year 1848, and in the 14th year of our reign. (Signed) FERDINAND. FICQUELMONT, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and President pro tern. PILLERSDORFF, Minister of the Interior. Kaans, Minister of Finance. SOMMAREGA, Minister of Public Instruction. ZANINI, Minister of War. We extract the following from the Weiner Zeitung of the 27th of April " His Majesty the Emperor has addressed the follow- J.nr, letter to the Minister of the Interior:— " Dear Baron Von Pillersdorf—l shall ever mark yesterday among those days in which Providence has 'granted me the most heartfelt gratification and the most joyful feelings. The satisfaction, nay, thankfulness, with which the code of the constitution has been re ceived, and whereby I have founded permanently tho happiness of the people committed to my charge; the noble, imposing position of the National Guard, and the 'voluntary testimonies which they have given of their loyalty to my house and to my person; the self-denying endeavours of many for the laudable object of forming literary societies, especially the Judicio. Political Reading Society, the Society of Artists, the Singing Society for Males, which joined the Academic Legion, and a nume rous portion of the population of the capital,in testifying their love and their gratitude to me by a splendid torch fight procession, convince me that they duly estimate my anxiety and my ardent desire to dedicate my life to their welfare, and that they respond to this desire with confidence. HANOVER. The Hannourische Zeitung publishes the following dispatch from Lieutenant-General HALKETT to the " OEVERSEE, APRIL 24. "The Danes, having yesterday been driv e n by the Prussian corps Castlefrom their positions in b"chleswig and the of Gottorp were this day purFued in two columns in the direction ' of Flensburg. The right-hand co lumn p roceeded by the highway, and consisted of . the troops of the 10th Federal corps, fol lowed by five Prussian battalions as reserve force. The left hand column was made up of Prussian and Schles- Holstein troops. The enemy had retired in all directions, they had even abandoned a strong and prepared p os i t i on. Towards evening, about nine miles from Flensburg, 'the right hand column met near the Bilschan Inn with the enemy's rear guard, whose out posts consisted o f Rifl emen, whom our Hussars took P rt soaera. Still proceeding, we fell in with a battalion of Rifles, a regiment of' Dragoons, and some artillery, whom we attacked. The ground was in favour of the WDanes, who fought with great determination. They ere, nevertheless, forced to abandon their position, marour tro o p s were f at i gue d w i th a thirty miles' march and harassed by the inclemency of the weather. The Regiment of the Queen's Hussars especially wag successful in out-manceuvring them. They took the standard of the Danish Dragoons, their corn mender, and several officers. The Mecklenburg Dra goons were, by th e sma ll ness o f t h e i r num b er, pre vented from capturing the Danish artillery. Th ey took some of their vehicles, and showed altogether Much act i v i ty and perseverance. Tho Danish Rifle men made an obstinate resistance, but, having lost their commander and five officers, they were at last forced to surrender. Our troops had been marching ever since f o- ur o'cl oc k i n the morning. Their fatigue and the d arkness of the night prevented our following up our advantage. We took between 300 and 400 prisoners, with oiue offick.rs, on e s t an d ar d ll and several cuveY"" e bat am happy to say our troops fought this, their first extremely well. They have convinced me they w ▪ ill do h onour to the name of the 10th Federal Corps, THE SUN, LO'NDON,_ THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1848. if every occasion requires their services on a larger scale. I am not able to state our losses, but they are not im portant." BAVARIA. The Augsburg Gazette of the 28th ult. announces the safe delivery of the Queen of BAVARIA of a Prince on the morning of the 27th. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. We have received Copenhagen papers of the 26th ult., and they contain some interesting news. The Berlin Gazette says that his MAJESTT has sum moned Count CHARLES MOLTKE to his head-quar ters at Friedricia. Count MOLTKE, it will be re membered, was a member of the late Cabinet, and resigned because his colleagues accused him (Ai being too much in favour of the Schleswig-Hol stein cause ; it is, therefore, to be surmised that the KING is anxious once more to try negotia tions with his rebel subjects. The probability of this surmise is still increased by another account, namely, that M. D'OxaoLM, one of the King's Aides de-Camp, who had been entrusted with a confidential mission to St. Petersburgh, had returned with a posi tive declaration from the EMPEROR, "that he could not in any way actively interfere in the conflict, so long as the allied troops did not overstep the bounda ries of Denmark Proper; but that he would use every endeavour to induce the Prussian Government to withdraw its army across the Eider, and that, provided the English Cabinet would do the same, he would immediately dispatch a Commissioner to the two opposing head-quarters for the purpose of making proposals for an amicable settlement of the question." This last account we extract from the well-informed and semi- official journal Fcedrelandet. All the Copenhagen papers continue to speak in the highest terms of the excellent spirit, amounting to a perfect enthusiasm, which prevails over the whole coun try. There is no news from Schleswig- Holstein. A dispatch from General HALKETT, the Commander of the Hanoverian auxiliary army, only states some trifling movements in advance, but nothing positive was known of the precise position of the Danish army. The harbours of Kiel, and the Schleswig and Hol stein canal, are blockaded by Danish ships ; a frigate and two gun-boats lie before the entrance. Some Prussian ships lying at Stettin, ready to sail for Copenhagen, with freights of timber for the Danish Government, have received letters of safety from the Danish authorities ; but the captains still refuse to sail, it not being distinctly specified that the safe conduct extends to the return as well as to the outward voyage. There is a large quantity of ship timber belong• ing to the Danish Government stored at Stet tin, purchased on its account, and—which is dwelt on by the Germans with some satisfaction— paid for. The Prussian Government has consulted with the heads of the shipping interest in Stettin on the possibility of arming a number of vessels as quickly as possible to protect the ports against the Danes. A commission has been formed to consider the matter; it is understood that the arming of merchant vessels cannot be carried into effect with any success; but the commission undertakes to pro vide some gun-boats. Disturbances have broken out at Stralsund. The Constitutional Club has appointed a committee for the purpose of providing for the defence of the coasts. Extract from a letter dated Hamburgh, April 29, received in London yesterday : " The Danish schooner Geyser, Hohn, in proceeding down the Elbe to-day, was twice fired at with blank cartridge from the Slade battery, but returning no answer a ball was fired at her, which compelled her to heave to, when she was taken possession of by the Hanoverians. All Danish vessels, except those belonging to the Dukedoms of Schleswig and Holstein, and to the city of Altona, will be seized in the Elbe, Weser, Eider, Hever, and on the Hanoverian coast ; and it is expected that the Danish Consuls in England will notify to such Danish vessels coming up the Channel not to continue their voyage." An Altona correspondent of the 29th in the Cologne Gazette confirms the report of the German troops having taken possession of Hadersleben. An other and more important report contained in the same letter is the evacuation of the island of Alsen by the Danes. There was also a rumour of a counter revolution at Copenhagen, but no particulars are stated. f to Lombardy, under the command of M. Lumasa, to i join the liberating army of Italy, The Minister of War announced the entire eva cuation of Syracuse by the Neapolitan troops, and the continuance of tranquillity at Messina. The Epoca of Rome of the 22d ultimo publishes a decree of King FERDINAND of Naples, dated the 18th, in which he declares illegal, null, and void, the de claration of his dethronement promulgated by the Sicilian Parliament. DUTCH PAPERS. THE HAGUE, MAY I.—Last night a fire broke out in the War Department, but speedy assistance being at hand within the Hotel, its further spread was pre vented. MAY 2.—His Majesty, yesterday, gave a private audience to General De Mansbach, who had the honour to deliver to his Majesty his credentials of Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary from his Majesty the king of Sweden and Norway at the Court of the Netherlands. By a royal resolution of the 29th April, his Ma jesty:has ibeen pleased to grant Baron De Tour van Belliuchave an honourable dismissal from the func tions as member of the First Chamber of his States General.—Nederlandsche Staats Courant, May 3. AMSTERDAM, MAY 2.—Although the elections at Paris might be easily foreseen, the official intelligence received yesterday, nevertheless, produced a good effect upon our market. In Dutch funds the integrats rose nearly 1 per cent. higher than yesterday. The !idler inland funds, with but little business, also improved. The Russian and Austrian were much in demand, as likewise were the Spanish and Portu guese, the latter at a rise of 14 per cent., and the Three per Cent. Inland rose per cent. —Amsterdam Courant, May 3; MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market has been quieter, but former prices are barely maintained. Sales 4,000 to 5,000 bales. American realised 3fd. to sd. per lb. For Railway Shares there was a good demand at advanced prices. The market closed very firmly. Much interest is felt with regard to the state of affairs in Italy, and the report just circulated that the French army is on the march to assist Charles Albert excites the liveliest anxiety. The flame of war lighted up be tween France and Austria, a great European contest seems inevitable. Still every one is inclined to hope for the best, and especially that England may keep aloof. The letters and papers from the United States are of interest, as the money market had been affected by the intelligence from Europe, and there were large remit tances of specie making to Europe. There had been some failures among the French houses, but on the whole they stood their ground better than might perhaps have been expected. 'The American merchants are in a pros perous condition, and with their • ample resources have nothing to fear while England stands its ground. 'The State revenues are steadily improving, and the following information is interesting for the cre ditors:— " The legislatures of most of the states in this Union have adjourned, some by constitutional limitation, and some on account of the disposal of all the business ender consideration. Nothing of any importance transpired the i nth li e gu s i e d s a s t io io n n o o f f either of atthemahteuarvitiy,ly indebted states, relative to th e pu bli c debts; the payment of interest and provided for b y previous laws, to the full th been ability of the p eo pl e of each; and i t i s no w only neces eeyx h t a e v n i t n ogfbeen the neces sary to w a i t f or the operation of those laws , the develop ment f a l itslieed. o e Pennsylvania u to the resource sf the public each li e works, state, f oarn thed the r 0 increased e a s e d productiveness ptec orr the es end i ngrev riu e p m pay ment of every cl a i m against them. " So far, this season, the most favourable r esults have r year, p although th ey were opened a we ek later, and the prospect for the rema i nder of the year i s very flattering. In Illinois everyt hi ng is encouraging. Th e Illinois and Michigan c ana l h as been opened, and b oats have already passed th roug h i ts entire length, e f ri r from lastt he canals exceeds that shall be abl e to te l l better, in thewcitohurfseelloefagarmonth W e or two, what th e i ncome from this wor k will be this season, and wh a t may be expected for the future. It is our belief that th e t o ll s will be large, an d that an im mense transportatio n b us i ness w ill be done on this canal this the first season of i ts completion. This, with the two-mile tax aut h or i se d by the new constitu tion for the payment of th e pr incipal of the internal debt, must place the finances of Illinois in a better posi tion than they have ever before actually been, and enable the State to pay a larger per cent. interest on the public debt. " Indiana does not progress so rapidly as the neigh bouring states. Her public works being but partially completed, and her finances in such a confused condition it is impossible to form any idea of her probable ability to meet the claims of her creditors. The arrangement by refle n reflect upon m means ns it, satisfactory , some ti me s ince with her bondholders has louder t hei r and the mor been they com plaints. I n a s h or t time it will be cons id ere d rank repudiation—such repudiation as no other State in t ttor y the Union has been guilty of—repudiation of an ac knowledged debt. When the terms were first proposed they were accepted because they were supposed to be the best in the power of the State to fulfil ; but the publie mind has experienced a very great change since, and a very different feeling is expressed to that first created." The trade with Canada will shortly be resumed, as the ice was breaking up at Three Rivers. The colony was tolerably tranquil, and it is hoped trade will progress steadily, and the immigration be of a more wholesome character. The sales of wheat last week in the provincial markets were 86,344 quarters. The Funds are not quite so good to-day, the natural effect of sales to realise profits upon the decided advance of the last few days. The abundance of money is the chief cause that prices are maintained, for although Irish affairs are looking well, there is no certainty with regard to the Continent. Consols have been 83i to 831 for money and time, being now about 83} f. Exchequer bills have realised 38s. to 41s. pre mium. Bank Stock has been quoted 189 f to 191, and India Stock 229 k to 230. New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents, are 83i to The Foreign Securities are in fair request still. Spanish Five per Cents. 13i 4, and the Three per Cents. 23 to 24. Portuguese Four per Cents. 181. Mexican 16, to 16f. Dutch Two-and-Half per Cents. 44*. Railway Shares continue strong, and with a good business doing. • ONE CLOSING ritICES OF mama FITNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES Bank Stock l9O 191 189% 189 3 per Cant. Reduced Anns .. 82 1 4 1 / 8 % a 2 81 3 / 4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 8 3% % 7% l A 83 1 4 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns 83%% % 82% Long Arms. to expire J an. 1860 -16 % 836 Ditto 30 years; Jan. 5, 1860 B% 8% India Stock India Bonds, 1,0004 ........ ..... 23 p 23 p Ditto under 1,0001. .. ...... — 21 p Consols for Account ..... ...... 83% %% % 8314 Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,0001. 500/. Small 41p 38p 38p ONE CLOSI/iki PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Grenada Boads, 1 per Cent. 14% 15% 15 15 Ditto. Deferred 3 3% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 16%3 16% Ditto, Adcount 16% ' cu - . Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 3l Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 3 per Cent 1 7 14 Ditto, 4 per Cent. 1 8 34 18 Russian Bonds .. — ..... Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 13 % 34 12 3 % Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 Der Cent... Ditto. Account ... ........... 23 1 , 23 1 4 Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 4 i per Cent... 20% 20% Dividends on the above payble in London. Belgian, 2% per Cent .............. .. 3634 PAID. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.... 44% 42% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 64 62% 64% 63% 63 Ditto, Bonds ..... ... 63 61 PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. .• Aberdeen Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 314,,...., 1,.. , A IT O I N N E Es O S ,C D L O O N CK E . CLOSING Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2%...... - Belfast & County Down 14% Birmingham and Ox ford Junction .... ... 20 ...... Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 .. 14 ••• l4 Binning., Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 121. 4s ... ••• — Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June.... 734 ...... ... . ........ • Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ...... B ristol and Exeter B5 ...... Ditto, Thirds ... Buckinghamshire... 12/. 4s. ..... Caledonian ... 50 ..„ 31%% 3l A Ditto, Half Shares .. 6 1 4 ........ Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 .. Chester and Holyhead... 42% .......... 24% Ditto, Preference l 5 Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 ...... Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 ...... Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports mouth Dublin and Belfast Jun e O5 ...... _ ............... Dundalk & .Enniskillen 17% ...... .. ..... — East Anglia, 251., L. & E. and L. and D 25 ...... 6%••• • ......... 614 Do., 18/., E. & H.— 18 ...... ........ - .... Easte p rn o" C 3 o l' u l a ° t s ies .... .. 2 3 0 1 / 2 . :::: — l4%Vi .. ii .... .... •• —14% Ditto, Extension,s per Cent., No. 1......6/. 13s. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2...6/. 13s. 4d... % dis ............. N dis Do., North. & Eastern 50 ...... 51 ............... 50 Do., Quarters ... - Do., New Eastern Union so Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% — ............... Ditto, Third5........135.4d.. •,., 1)0. (guar. 6 per cent. ) 10 Ditto, ditto 20 East Lancashire ......... 25 Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 6% ...... 4 % 4% East Lincolnshire ...... 204 2 ..... Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 •••••• 43 ". . Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. •• Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ...... -- Edinburgh and Northern 25 ...... Ditto, New.. 33,x.••••• • 12 ...... -- ••• ...., Ditto, Newport 1.4. , ....• .. ..,,, ............. -- Ditto, ditto, New 2 Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch 2:3g ...... ..... •—••••— Ditto, New - Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle --- Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 Ditto, New ... ...... ... 40 ...= ..... . ........ ..... Do.Preterence Consol. 15 31,4, 5/ 13 Great Northern Great South. and West Do., London and York 2% . ........... 2 : _ ..... .................... 230 (Ireland) ... 223i 40 ...... 22 3 4... ........... /4 Great D i Ditto, t .N o, or tll New,f 4 E 0 7 . g . ....... ... 10 0.5 ...... 55 o 4 ...... , i %.„. •• ••• ............ Ditto, th tt o New, N e w 31 5 0 1/ .. .. .. 9 3 . .0 0 . .. .. .. . .. : 0-2 ................. 5 - 4 Great Western - 0 ... 51%••• .... 92 Ditto, 1 ' Shares 16 1 3 /. ........... 51 % Ditto, f ' Shares 20 ...... 2 0%..... ....... /4 Ditto, Fifths q, . • 20% ~,/... .. 8-4 4 ........ • Ditto, New 171... •• ••• ' 72 ....... 8% Huddersfield and Manch. 26 ipsDwi i t e to h , Do., 8'1498 •__ Hull and Selby ........5 0 -- - .............. 98 Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 •••••• ............... 49 1 ' 6 ,iL. . Do., do., Extens. Scrip (late (Jamb. & Ely) 2% do.,B a S u n r h d y ar, N S e t:E w d . : c m . :: 1 1 1 7 7 2 1h 1 / 2 1 / 2 .. .. ... .. .....-- ......: .... .. ..... ................ ...,2 2 Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 8 ; : 11 ... ... .. ................... 81/ Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ••••• ............... Ditto, ditto Ditto, % Shares .....• 43 , —-•— •••••• - ..... - Do. Quarter Shares 1 4%2 •• ....... .. ••• Do. Fifths... ......... ... 9 Do. Sixteenths ....... .. 6 1 4 — ............ .. 4 Do. Thirds (Re....10/.45...... 7% dia. ...... ... 7 Do. Liverp. and Bury 4 3 Ditto % (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 - ..... •,.. ..... .... Do.(Wakefield,Ponte- _ 16 1 4 81 - 31,4 72 1/.:, tract, and (Joole) ... 50 00000000 000 Do.( W. Ridi ng Union)4/. 25... 0000 dis. ....... 334 re) 25 ............... Do. (12 y2 res s t b o a n r t N ( V A y )... 9 Leeds and Bradford 5O .... ............ Leeds, Dewsbury, &c 47 1P2 • • • — Do., Half Shares 17% Do., (blue) Scrip....„ 41. Leeds and Thirak - ..... Ditto, New ........ Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3 1 Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . ...... ........2 ...... Liverp., Manchester, and Newcastle Junction... 2%...... London &Blackwall...l3/. 6s. 8d.... Do. New, No. 2 • 5/.135.4d.... Do. Extension ......... 20 London, Brighton. and South Coast Do. Consol. Eighths. 40 Do. Guarant. 5 per ct-, 9 ••••• • Do. Pref. Con. 6 per ct. 50 "*" Ditto, ditto 1852 50 London an d Greenwich 121158 4d — ••••••••••'—' Ditto, Preference... 18/ 17s 2d 194 London and N. Western 100 133 13 9 Do. Quarters (L.& B.) 22. Ditto, New Ditto, Fifths „. .. 2 ....... * Do. 40/. Sh ares(L. M.) 20 Do. 101. (M. &B. A. 7 1 Do. 10/. (M. tic B.) B. 7% Do. 10/. (M. & B.) C. 1 ... Loud. &S. Western Do. New 50/. ..... 37%.. .. 27 Do. Ne w 401........ 30 .. Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 Ditto ditto ......... 40 Ditto, - 10 ..».. London, Salisbury, and Yeovil ..... 11 4 -- kill -•-• L ond onde'&Colerain e 27% Londo en . nde rry rry and Ennis ..... ....... . 25 Lowestoft (4 per. .„- ct.) ... 20 Ditto (6 p e r ct.) ..... 3 ..... -- Manehester , Buxton,and ..... Matlock .................. 3 Manchester, Sheffield, and Linicolnshire...loo Do. Quarters (No. 1) • 13 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7% Ditto, New 101. Pref... 7% ...... ..... "... Ditto, Gt. Grimsby 30 ...... .. .............. Ditto ditto . 9 ........... Ditto ditto ..- ........ 5% .... ... ...... Ditto She ffi eld. and •••••• ..... Lincolnshire......... 10 ...... „ Do., Grimsby Dock... 15 ...... ........ Do. Manchester and ............ Lincoln Union....- 4/. 2s. ........... Manchest. & Southampt. 2% ...... • ........... Midland . • 100 ......103 104 103 ..... ......... Do., do., 50/. Shares 15 ... .. 10 ............... Doßirm and Derbyloo . 77% ............... Du. Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ....MOM, 118... ..... Do. Consolidated Pref.loo ... Ditto, Brig. & Glocstr. 36 Ditto, ditto 111.33. 6d — ....... ...... Ditto,Leieest.& Swan- Midland Great Western Irish 40 8 per ct.guar.loo nington, Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carlisle...loo Do. Quarters Newmrket& Chesterford 18%{ • — Do. Extension .........21. 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 ...... Newry and Enniskillen 7 ...... 9 1 ,141 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor l5 Norfolk .......... ..........100. Do. New 20/. .. ... 5 Do. Extension Do. Guaranteed s%pc. 5 Do. do. Waveuey Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 North British ... .... ... 25 ...... 23 3 4 % Do. Half Shares 12%...... 11% ......... Do. Quarters 6 ;i t 5 % Do. Extension Ditto Thirds 3 ...... 1%% North & South-Western 2 ...... ........ North Staffordshire lO ...... 7 LA% % North Wales North Western 7% — ...... .... Oxford, Worcester. and Wolverhampton ...... 40 ... Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 1% Scottish Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New......... ..... 10 Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole (Nor. Div.) 5 Do. do. (Sou. Div.) 2% — Shrewsbury and 8ir0;... 8 Ditto ditto. Class B. 5 ...... 1% .. . Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 Ditto Oswestry ..... 16 Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 8 Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 Shropshire Union ••• South Devon 45 ...... ......... ..... Do. Preference South Staffordshire outh Eastern Do., No. 1 24 _ Do., N 0.2. D0„N0.3 ............ 20 . Do., No. 4 ... ..... South Wales.. south Yorkshire, Don- caster, and Goole Swans. & Loughor & Ca- meron's Stuff. Coal. ... 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 6 ••• ••• ..... ••• Thames Haven Dock and Railway .....17...- Vale of Neath ...... 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 15 1 / 2 ., Waterford and Limerick 40 Waterfd, Wxfid,Wicklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed . Do. do. do. ... 25 West Corn wall Whitehaven & Furness 11 Windsor, Staines, and South Western........ Wilts, Somers e t, & W ey - ... mouth York, Newcastl le, an, Berwick. Do. Original New and Berwick .. ... 25 Do. Extension No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... 10 .00. G.N E.Preference 8 -8 % 9 York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Ami ens. .. 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 16 Ceylon .. ...... iis. ...... Dendre Valle Demerara ...... 10 ...... _'y ...... 4 Direct Bombay and Madras ...... ... ......... ss. . ... ...... Dutch Rhenish East Indi an .... ..... .... ... 7 .. .. ...... .... -...... 34 • ...... - ..- . Great Indian Peninsular ss. ... Italian and A us t r i an.... 4 ... ..... Louvain ala 4atubre ... 6 ...... Luxembourg... ........... 7 ...... Madrid and Valenti a ... 2 .... Namur and Li ege lB . ... . Northern o f France...- lO ... / ... 33 ........ Orlean s an d Bordeaux 6 ..... .. .... .. .... - Over Yssel ............... 4/ 3s4d — Paris and Lyons ....... .. 10 ..... Paris and Orleans ...... 20 ..... ............ Paris and Rouen ...,..... 20 ...... Paris and St ras b ourg ... 8 ••• •-- ...... SRouen and Havre ...... 20 —.. 8 • ambre and M euse ...... 20 ... Str asbourg and B as l e ... 14 Tours and Nantes ...... .. 8 ...... Tournay, J ur bi se, Lan den, and Hasselt ...... 16 ...... West Fl an d ers ..... - ..... 8 - ... JOINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint 5t0ck...... 10 Provincial of Irel an d ... 25 .... . .--,..... L 32A 29% 17 3 / 4 10% 9 70 13% 31% 6% 8 41,42 LLAYYD'S SHIPPING —(THIS DAY., LONDON, MAY 4 . —Wind E.N.E., light breeze and fine clear weather. DOVER, MAY 2.—The Margaret, Fletcher, of and from Stockton, which arrived here to-day, was in contact 27th ult. with a small schooner, supposed to belong to Sun derland, when the latter lost her mainmast, the former received but little damage. LIVERPOOL, MAY 3.—The Mertoun, Hamilton, from New Orleans to this port, which was taken into Key West, F e b. 11 l ast, by wreckers after being on shore, has been condemned and sold with the cargo. NEWRY, l!klAr I.—The Mary Ann, Caroill, of this place, from Cardiff, struck against the pier-head at Falkom, and sunk soon afterwards. LIVERPOOL, MAY 3.—Arrived Roscreen, St. Michael's; Hortense, Bohn, Ostend; Clementina, Boohn, Dantzie. Sld. 2d, S o phi a , N ew O r l eans ; 3d, Borderer,. Sydney, New South Wales; Felicity, Havannah; Lerwick, Phi ladelphia; John Currier, Boston; Montreal, New York; Bee, Staten Island; Jessie. Quebec; Robert, Dalhousie; Mary Ann, Alexandria. Off port, 3d, Free Trade steamer; Rapid. DEAL, MAY 3.---Arrived from the River and sailed, Edmundabury, Madras; Cannata, Cape of Good Hope; Jamaica, Bahia ; Ruby, St. Kitt 's ; Adele, Beli ze ; Lotus, Bermuda. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 3.—Sld. Euxine steamer, Wil son, Constantinople. FALMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind variable and light.—Arrd. 2d, Line, Zell, Bahia. PENZANCE, MAY 2.—Sld. Will. Pennyunges, Quebec. OFF THE LIZARD.—ArYd. Robert Morrison, Bahia. MARKET NEWS. —(THIS DAY.) NZIWGATE AND LEADE7srMaz.2.. Each kind of prime Meat commanded a steady sale, at full prices. Otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef from 2s 10d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; Lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 8d; Veal, 4s to ss; and Pork, 3s 10d to 5s per 81b by the carcase. MEAT MARKETS. SoUTIIALL, MAY 3.—We had a slow demand for Beasts today, at h barely l as t wee k's quotations; but all other kinds of stock were steady, and, in some ; instances, 3sot the prices had an upward tendency. Beef fre o ni 6s 4d; 4s 2d; Mutt on , 4 s to 5s 4d; Lamb, 5s 8d Veal, 4s to 4 s 8d ; an d P or k 45 to 4s 6d per t 8 lbs to sink the offal. ROMFORD, MAY 3.—Our.markoeytewdaos ffvesryteamaiobd,eartatefulyll supplied with f a t stock, which m rates of currency. Beef 35 to 4s 2d; Mutton, 4s 4d to 58 6d; Lamb, 5s lod from 3s Veal, 4s to 4s 8d; and Pork, u Gives, 18s to 255; is to 4e 8d por 811:4' 321 '2 211,1 Quarter-old store Pigs, 18s to 235; and Mi.leh Cows, with their small Calt, 15/ to 181 each. LEwas, MAY 2.—Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 4i; Lamb, 5s 8d to 63 6d; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4s to 4s SLI per 81bs. A moderate supply and a steady trade. _ EAT MAILICETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 31 15s ; Clover, ditto, 41 to 41 16s; and Straw, 1/ :8s to 11 lls per load. Supply but moderate, and trade rather dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 3/ to 41; Clover ditto, 4/ to 41 15s ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 11 12s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow flay, 31 to 3/ 15s ; Clover, ditto, 4/ to 51; and Straw, 11 7s to 1/ lOs per load. Trade rather dull, at the above quotations. POSEN. The Cologne Gazette of the Ist of May says that the reports from this place are as melancholy as ever ; bloody scenes, engagements between the Landwehr and the military, excesses of the populace against the lives and property of the Jews and of the Germans, are the order of the day. In many parts the Polish nobles are pressed to the uttermost by the armed peasants, who demand the immediate fulfilment of the promises originally made to them. ITALY. LOMBARDY AND VENICE_ General DURAND°, the Commander of the Roman troops, has been sent at the head of a corps d'armee into Friuli to prevent the advance of the Austrians under NUGENT. Letters from Milan of the 27th state that the pri soners (civil, not political) in the house of correction in that city, to the number of 500, rose on their guard, and attempted to escape on the 26th, but their flight having been stopped, they barricaded the prison and fired on the outer guard. As many as 4,000 National Guards and four pieces of artillery were immediately directed to the spot, and after two of the insurgents were wounded the rest sur rendered. Bulletins from the army announce that the Duke of SAVOY made a second reconnaissance close to the walls of Verona and Mantua on the 25th, and that net an Austrian was to be seen, all having retired into their fortresses. The Milan Gazelle of the 27th contains a letter from General ALLEMANDI, in which the latter justi fies his conduct against the calumnies that had been spread against him. It appears that, the people of Bergamo being ill-affected towards him, he expressed to the Provisional Government a desire to return to Milan, which was consented to. The Patria of Florence of the 26th ult. announces the arrival at Leghorn of the French ships of the line the lena and the Jupiter, the latter with Vice- Admiral BAUDIN on board, and the Asmodee and Panama steam-frigates. The Vice-Admiral was re ceived with enthusiasm by the people of Leghorn. General ALLEMANDI, who commanded the free corps in the Tyrol, has been, it is said, arrested at Bergamo, by order of the Government. lie has been replaced by the brother of DURAND°, of Pied mont. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 29th publishes a bulletin of the 27th from the KING'S head. quarters at Valeggio. The army was prt paring to move towards the Adige. On the preceding day General BaoGLIA, having received information that a body of Austrian infantry and Hussars was stationed near Villafranca, marched against them with a battalion of the brigade of Savoy and a squadron of Novara cavalry. The Austrians retired in good order as far as Somcnacam pagna; the Piedmontese, however, came up with them and routed them completely. The Austrians lost nine men, twenty-four prisoners, and two horses. The head•quarters were to be removed to Som macampagna the folloWing day, seven miles from Verona. Letters from Volta state that CHARLES ALBERT intended to make a simultaneous attack on Peschiera and on Mantua on the 25th. The Debats publishes the following paragraph : " The Venetians have committed a great imprudence in tearing down the arms of Great Britain which were placed over the entrance of the residence of the English Consul. The reason given for this outrage was, that the Consul had declared that England would not acknowledge the Venetian Republic. The Consul quitted Venice on the 19th, and retired to Trieste." SICILY. In the sitting of the Sicilian house of Commons on the 17th April a sum of money was voted to de fray the expenses of 100 Sicilians about to proceed COAL MARK ET. -YESTERDAY. 19IA :34 46% 26% 14s 6d WHEAT. I BARLEY. 1 OATS. I RYE. BEANS. I PEA!. 7s Od 23 Od 3s Od 2s Od 2$ Od 1 2s Od CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) 031,i 10 1 4 77% 23% 11;g 5% 22% ZIA 24% - 5% _AIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE). ROBINSON V. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERIIIMP TON IL. Mr. M. D. HILL moved ßA for a WAY rule calling upon the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Com pany to show cause why a mandamus should not issue to compel them to summon a jury to assess the value of some property they proposed to take belonging to Mr. Robinson. Willia m Only a portion of the property was required for the purposes of the line, but the taking of this portion would,destroy the rest; and as the company refused to compensate Mr. Robinson fur the damages, he had been compelled to have recourse to this Court to force them to do so.—Rule nisi. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(TIIIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under- Sheriff BURCHELL.) ROBERTS V. SINTRENICH. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 171. 7s. for money lent, &c. Defendant pleaded a set-off for board and lodging of plaintiff. The plaintiff had been housekeeper in a gentleman's family, and whilst out of a situation went to reside with defendant, who was a friend, residing in Chester-place, Belgrave-square. Previously to that time she had ad vanced different sums of money, for which defendant had given an I O U for 71. 10s., and the full amount made out for plaintiff was 151. The only question was, whether the plaintiff was liable for the board and lodg ing at 18s. per week, for no bargain had been made, and plaintiff urged that she had taught the defendant's wife the art of cookery. Tho defendant's attorney complained that the action should have been brought in the superior court, when, it' it had been brought in the county court, the parties might have been examined. The UNDER.SHERIFF said he could not interfere on that poi n t, nor cou l d the jury take it into consideration. The jury rave a ver di ct f or 11 / . 165., allowing Bs. a week for board and lodging. The other cases were undefended, and not of the slightest interest. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Montagu Leveson, who was remanded on Satur day last, on the charge of maliciously shooting Priscilla Fitzpatrick, was brought up this day, before Mr. Tyr whitt, for final examination. A certificate from the house• surgeon at the Univer sity- College Hospital was handed to tho magistrate, which stated that the wounded girl was in a very pre carious state. Mr. Walters, of Guildford-place, Clerkenwell, gun maker, stated that the pistol, the lock of which was originally of bad materials and workmanship, had been greatly knocked about, and was in such bad order that it would go off more readily at half-cock than at the full. The trigger was of iron, as was com monly the case in French pi s t o l s, whereas it ought to be steel, as was always the ca se in pistols o f E ngl i sh manu facture. He observed, however, that the barrel was rifled, of which the French were very fond, although, with such a pistol as this, it was not worth the expense. Tho cause of the pistol's going off so readily at half cock was, that the point of the trigger being of soft metal, which it ought not to be, was worn down, and would not go into the bents of the tumbler. The pistol at half-cock would go off if it were laid hastily on a table, or it; when held in the hand, any one pushed with the least force against it. James Whiskin, Esq., a Middlesex Magistrate, de posed that on Monday morning he was called upon by one of the relatives of the defendant, at whose request he visited the sufferer Priscilla Fitzpatrick at the hospi tal, and having ascertained that she believed herself in a dying state, and that she had no hopes of living, he took her deposition in the usual form, and in it she three times emphatically declared that it was "all an accident, that Mr. Montagu had no idea of shooting her." The prisoner, being then called on for his defence, said in a low tone with great emotion, " I had no idea of shooting her." Mr. TYRWIIITT said, that although in his own mind he was perfectly satisfied of the defendant's innocence, as and would be satisfied with his own recognizance, yet the law was very strict in the inference of hecriminality thought whenever death was caused by violent me h a im ns 'self in Loot. it necessary to hold the prisoner to bail , at the next and two sureties in 2501. each, to appea r ur tto answer any sessions of the Central Criminal Co . t him. against charge which might be preferre d were then entered into, The required recognizances and the defendant retired wit h h . friends , is _- NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. (THIS DAY.) The delegates met this m orning at the usual h our. Messrs. Bennett and White, the Government reporters, were in attendance. Mr. WEST gave notice of his intention to bring for ward a motion in the afternoon sitting, having for its loudly cdoen M l edg ri conduct. Mr. CLARKSthe object the exclusion of all . strangers . from the galleries, except would be answerable fur their good except those who were admitted by tickets given by the' motion.Alich haduB complainednplaminadede brutal seconded at t a thee s upon him yesterday upon leaving th e A attributed it to the violent and exciting l ssembly, and language which was used by the advocat es or h Assembly. t Physical force in the A very violent discussion took between the resp ec ti ve advo cates place upon the subject, force prin ci pl es. ates of the m ora l an d phy sical The adjourned debate, p appointment of a u- on Mr.Ridd's motion for the the people inviting the committee to draw :up an address to to assist by contributions the Carr'S Hartley Chester Main l4s 6d l Eden Main . lds 9d Dayison'sWestHartley 15s Odlambtou Primrose ... 15s 9d Hasting's Hartley lss Od Belmont lfis 94 Holywell Main ... ..... 148 6d Bell LeasingthorneHartley 13s Od'Haswell ' North Poutop —.. l2s 6d;Hetton New Tanfield l2s 6d l Lambton North Percy Hartley.. 14s 6d 'Morrison l4s lid Original Tanfield lls 6d Shotten Tanfield Moor .... l3s Gd Stewart's Townley l:3s 9d Caradoc Walker's Primrose ... 12s Gd Hartlepool lss 9d West Wylam Wall's End, &c. Denison Bewicke and Co Framwell Gate ..... .... 14s 9d'Tees Gosforth l4s 9d'Anthracite Culm Hotspur l4s 3d,Cowpen Hartley Hilda l4s 3d'Sidne3 's Hartley Killingworth 143 6d Ships at market...ll6. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended May 4,1848, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. I EYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. PRICE .. 1 49s i 6d 311 10d 19s 8d 29s Od 134 s 9d 37s 6 . 1 DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. LEAHY V. LORD MILTON. The arguments in this appeal, which were part heard yesterday, were resumed and concluded to-day. The case came before his Lordship upon appeal from the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor of England, allowing exceptions to the answer of Lord Milton and Mr. 11ayter, two of the committee of the Clonmel, Kilkenny, Carlow, and Wicklow Railway Committee, in which they denied that they had any information to give to the plaintiff, who as engineer of the company, filed a bill of discovery in aid of an action at law. ar The Lo RD CHANCELL OR , a t th e conc lusion of the coats. guents, gave jud gment , di sm i ss i ng t h e appea l w i t h The Court then proceeded to hear appeal motions. QUEEN S B ENCH. —(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) The plaintiff in etic:priETT Ltunsozi. Mr. Cobb ett . is case is the son of the well-known otwithstanding the legal proceedings which he has adoptedyeinarsthis and other courts during the last two or three Queen with the view of obtaining his discharge from the Arden. a Bench, he still remains in the custody of the ; ha lt is stated that he has been repeatedly offered his dis urge on certain condi tions, but that he has refused n a:ce t y any of the offers that have been made to hirn, o nd thee t g h r e o uwnidll not t t he is legally entitled to his liberty, ' a accept it on any conditions whatever. Mrs. Cobbett, who, it will be borne in mind, f r quently addresses the Courts in support of the e objections offered by her husb an d to his detention legal , who is almost daily to be seen in one or other and of them, took her seat in the court this mor n i ng . Lord DENMAN, seeing Mrs. Cobbett, gave the judg ment of the Court upon her husband's last application to the Learned Judges. It will be recollected that Mr. Cobbett had been transferred from the custody of the keeper of the Fleet Prison into that of the defendant, the Governor of the Queen's Bench. Against the validity of that attachment he appealed on the ground of its irregularity, and brought an action against the defendant for compensation. At the trial the defendant proved that the writ of attachment was delivered to him while the plaintiff was in the custody of the Governor of the Fleet Prison, and that the plaintiff was transferred to his custody in the ordinary way, and in virtue of the warrant. Subsequently, the plaintiff was brought up by a habeas corpus, when he contended that Mr. Baron Parke would have discharged him for the irregularity of the proceeding, but that the defen dant had made an improper return to the writ. Now the plaintiff said it lay upon the defendant to prove in what manner he became attached, and that he had failed to do so. He, therefore, contended that he was entitled to his discharge, and moved for a new trial on the above grounds. The Learned Chief Justice said that the Court was of opinion that the proceedings on the attachment were perfectly regular, and that, therefore, - the applica tion could not be acceded to. Rule refused. THE METROPOLITAN COMMIS SIONERS OF SEWERS.—(THIS DAY.) The Metropolitan Sanitary Commissioners hi , ld a court of sewers this morning; Lord Morpeth in the chair. A collector was appointed for the Westminster dis trict, at a salary of 1501. per annum. A report was read from the general purposes com mittee, containing a proposal fur draining the new pri son at Holloway. This work could be accomplished for 1,7001., and the City authorities were ready to contri bute 9751. towards it. Under the old system this work would have involved an expenditure of between 4,0001. and 5,0001. The report was adopted, and the work ordered to be proceeded with. _ - Mr. Hooper, of Holloway, was fined 5/. for breaking into a sewer, but the fine was not to be enforced till after the next court. The surveyors rendered a report of the flushing operations, from which it appeared that since the com mencement of their labours they had cleared out 86 miles of sewers. A report was also read from Mr. Hodgson, the chemist, relative to the merits of the deodorising fluids. The report represented Sir Wil liam Burnett's fluid to be the cheapest and least objec tionable. A report was then read with reference to a plan for draining the East London workhouse, but the plan was considered objectionable and too expensive. The sur veyor was therefore directed to prepare an amended plan. It should be mentioned that the objectionable plan emanated from the City authorities. Some other routine business was gone through, and the court adjourned. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House. Her Majesty and his Royal Ilighness also took a drive in the Park. Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon, the Equerries in Waiting, attended on horseback. Their Royal Highnesses'the Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of Gloucester visited the Queen yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. Theii Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took walking and pony exercise yesterday, and their Royal Highnesses the Princess Helena and the infant Princess were taken airings in the pleasure -grounds of the Palace. The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yester day, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Augusta Bruce, Ba roness de Speth, Viscount Clifden, and Captain Francis Seymour. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlbo rough House. His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia visited their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of gain bridge yesterday, and partook of a dejeund with their Royal Highnesses and the Princess Mary and Prince Frederick of Hesse, at Kew. Prince Castelcicala, the Sicilian Minister, had an audience of Lord Palmerston yesterday morning. Mr. Henry Landor had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial office. Prince Callimaki, the Turkish Minister, and Princess Callimaki, have returned to town from Brighton, after a sojourn of a fortnight. Mr. Moffat had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing -street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. A most striking scene was presented by the rehearsal of the Sonnambula yesterday. As soon as the carriage of Mademoiselle Liud reached the door of the theatre, a dense crowd surrounded it. The moment she stepped on the stage the whole orchestra rose, and, joining with the chorus, received her with cordial cheers and deafen ing shouts. The great songstress was moved to tears by her reception, and was apparently happy to withdraw for a moment to conceal her emotion. IVheo she had sung her aria d'intrata, this manifestation was renewed, as it was several times, with increased fervour, until the conclusion. Mademoiselle Lind is visibly increased in strength, embonpoint, and good looks, since .last year. But what is most extraordinary is the change which has occurred in a voice it was not thought possible could improve or increase in its resources. No ono beforehand would cry dit this further acquisition, although no one present to.night but will feel it deeply, and after the first few minutes of audition. Mademoiselle Lind's voice is strikingly increased in volume, at the same time in softness and volubility. In her extraordinarily bold flights of voice, in the embellishments she introduces with such exquisite propriety in the inspiration of the moment, the shades of modulation are smoother and more mellowed. Her voice appeared yesterday to possess all the certainty of intonation, all the Dower of infinite iteration and prolongation of notes, of an instrument, whilst the power of exciting human sympathy was no less increased. Not astonishing, therefore, that the ex perienced musicians and professors present, who have heard all the celebrated artists that have lived within a quarter of a century, and are familiar with the most re condite resources of the vocal art, appeared still more excited than the ordinary listeners. OLYMPIC THEATRE. THE SPECIAL. The tenth of April, 1848, was far too great a day to escape the notice of our comic writers. The loyalty of the constables and the lachete of the Chartists have afforded material for much pungent writing and much ,, suggestive caricature. But certain contributors to " The Man in the Moon" have conceived that another, and an advantageous phase of the subject, could be found in the incidents of that day, and they have selected the Olympic corps to interpret their satire. We could wish so much smartness and cleverness had been bestowed upon a piece for better artists. The Special is an " oc casional " extravagance of much merit, the spirit of the . hour bein g h a p p il y transferred to its witty dialogue, and its contrasts an d s i tuat i ons b eing eminently dramatic. The performer s , t h oug h t h ey exerted themselves with energy, appeared un a bl e t o g i ve t h e requ i site character to the piece ; but, despite of this, peals of laughter and disad vantages Special rather w oa f s itscompletely cast, ta s n t, by applause resoun d ed from the beginning to the end. These were, h owever, el i cited by the point of the lan theweh u thin o k u r , a n o b d f e theawttirt attractive. c c t t ti o hv r ee s . . T h successful, will, TOWN MISSIONAR Y AND SCRIPTURE READERS' SOCIETY.—The eleventh annual meeting of this society was held in Fremason's-hall, Great Queen -street, last right, John Dean Paul, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Blan chard, the secretary, read the report for the past year, The number of agents employed is 51, who labour in various districts of England, amongst a population of 165,523 individuals above twelve years of age; 94,979 of whom wholly neglected public worship. The reports from several missionaries of the society in France, who have been successful in drawing many English operatives resident in that country from a vicious and infidel life, was highly interesting. There are six colporteurs en gaged by the society, who have last year sold 29,327 copies of the Bible. One of these agents is employed in London, who, during the past year, has sold 4,316 Bibles to servants in the metropolis. The income of the society for the past year is considerably above that of any previous year in its history, being 3,5551. 11s. sd. The report was adopted. FORGED BANE. -NOTES ABROAD. —We learn from Brussels that on the 25th ult. two persons, believed to be Englishmen , otnotes of w t e h r e e B R r a r n e k s toefd England.i in that city for A m, issuing on e 3 et a fo u r g g e e r d , 1001. after having iven h for one of he notes, conceived suspgicionscas as to to its them being genuine, t and imme- diately laid an information before the police, who as promptly took measures, and arrested the two men as they were on the point of departure by the railroad for Ostend. On being searched they were found to be in possession of large sums in gold and silver coin of Bel gium, France, England, and Germany, besides notes of the Belgian Bank, to the amount of 20,000 f. A box, belonging to one of them,contained false mustachios and several different pairs of spectacles, evidently meant for disguise, and in his flannel waistcoat was sewed up a Bank of England note for 1001. and another for 504, both believed to be forgeries. After a long investigation they were committed to prison. At Shepherd's Bust), Hammersmith, three deaths of children of four years and under, from "CyDatiche trachealis and bronchitis," occurred within a few yards of each other; two within five days in the same family. The duration of illness was, in two cases, forty-eight hours, and, in the third, did not exceed thirty-six hours. The cottages where these children lived have been built only a short time, are very damp, and situated in a lo cality which is wet, and entirely without drainage,— .Re9ister of Births and Deaths, cause of the advocacy of the Charter, was then resumed. Five different amendments and contradictory instruc tions to the committee were proposed on the motion, and the greatest confusion, of course, ensued, which was finally carried to such a length that the ,chairmala said that it was really too bad that some of the delegates should speak four or five times upon subjects not in the least degree connected with the motion, while others who wanted to speak had not the slightest chance. Several of the delegates expressed themselves pee feet!), disgusted with the proceedings, denouncing the Assembly " a standing disgrace and a set of washer women,' and even intimated their intention, unless some reformation took place in the mode of :proceeding. that they would return to their constituencies and tell them that they were unworthy of their confidence. Ultimately, however, the committee were appointed, and the Assembly adjourned at the usual hour. CITY COUNTY COURT. TRADERS AND COMPANY V. PEEK, BROTHERS AND Co. This case was tried on the 14th of April, Mr. Bagley appearing for the plaintiffs and Mr. C. Blackburn for the defendants. The question is one of considerable importance to the merchants and brokers of the city, and the facts as proved at the trial are as follows :—ln March 1847, the plain tiffs purchased of defendants, through their respec tive brokers, at public sale, thirty lots of ginger, then lying in the East and West India docks. At the time of the sale defendants handed to plaintiffs the dock warrants for the ginger, and which were in the usual form, and bore the following indorse• ment,—" Rent if incurred to the 6th March, 1847, to our deposit account. (Sign e d) R ICHARDS, LITTLE, and Co.'' The warrants were never indorsed by defendants. Plaintiffs at the same time paid defendants for the ginger deducting the amount of rent incurred from the 6th March, 1847, to what is termed the prompt of de# fendant's sale to them. In October, 1847, Messes. Rickards, Little and Co. suspended their payments. Plaintiffs still held several of the before-mentioned war.. rants, and on piesenting them to the Dock Company for the purpose of having Me ss r s . Ri c k ar d s and Co.'s Deposit Account charged with rent up to the 6th March, pursuant to their indorsement, the Dock Company re fused so to do, on the ground of their having suspended payment. Plaintiffs were thereupon obliged to pay the rent due up to that time, as well as subsequent, and brought this action to recover from defendants the amount they had so paid as money paid for their use. The plaintiffs contended that defendants were bound to have Rickards and Co's Account charged before they handed the warrants to laintiffs, and not having done so they re ma i ne d liable f or such rent. On the other hand, defendants contended that, having handed the warrants with such indorsement, to plaintiffs, they had notice that the account had not been charged, that they, by so receiving them, elected to look to Rick ard and Co. for the rent to the 6th March, and by receiv ing the subsequent rent from defendants they discharged them from all liability. It was also urged that suppos ing defendants had remained liable for such rent, that plaintiffs could not recover the amount from defendants, inasmuch as its non-payment by Rickards and Co. had been caused by plaintiffs' own negligence, in not getting their accounts charged at any time during the s i x months which they held the warrants. The case stood over for decision, and Messrs. Amery and Co., attorneys for Messrs. Travers and Messrs. Law rence and Reed for Messrs. Peek, Brothers, being in attendance, Mr. Commissioner Bullock this day delivered his judgment. After stating the foregoing facts, he said that the question involved in this case was one of great importance, and he had given it very careful consideration. The law entitling a plaintiff to recover for money paid, as in this case was clear, and to render the defendants liable, there must have been either an express or implied promise on their part to repay plaintiffs what they might have to pay. In this case it could not be contended for a moment that there was any express promise. It was, therefore, to be con sidered whether there existed any implied promise, such hav ing handed dan t s part . th em 3,epernomise could not exist without a legal liability on toltthaeppeared to him that defendants, endorsed the not having themselves of a third part y , arr th a e n ito an rse d m h e a n v t " for the rent now sought to be reco vered, and plaintiffs havin g • ants the r en t su b to also rec e i ve d f rom defend to the 6th o f M arc h , that de fendants could n o t in any way be liable for rent upon those goods, whether incurr e d transaction. Th a t being so,there before or aft er t h at could be no promise implied on their part to pay, and the plaintiffs must be nonsuited. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES.—TIIESDAY. Lin the hurry of sending our parcel from the Course to the station, we inadvertently stated that Capsicum and Sampson were third and fourth; for Sampson, read Good Boy.] - SETTING UP TO MIDNIGHT. CHESTER 7to 1 agst P eep o'llay 30 to 1 agst Montpensier B 30 to 1 ast Ench 10 t oy o 1 agst Lightni ng 3 0 to 1 a gst Bantam anter 12 to 1 agst War Eagle 33 to 1 agst Lady ilylds Is to 1 agst Glen Saddel 33 to 1 agst lonia 25 to 1 agst Patriot 33 to 1 agst Sylvan 25 to 1 agst Giselle 33 to 1 agst Cenyngham 25 to 1 agst Kaleshe 40 to 1 agst Rufus 30 to 1 agst Inheritress DERBY. 7to 1 agst Glendower 22 to I agst Bosborough 9to 1 agst Springy Jack 25 to 1 agst The Stinger —taken 25 to 1 agst Flatcatcher 1 agst Loadstone—t 25 to 1 agst Nil Desperau -1 agst Swiss Boy dum 1 agst Surplice 30 to 1 east Sponge 1 agst.Eagle's Plume 33 to 1 agst Voyager —t WEDNESDAY'S RACES. The Corinthian Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and 10 added; for hunters. Twice round and a dis. (9 Subs.) Mr. Johnstone's Spectator, 11st 61b (Mr. Osbaldeston) 1 Sir J. Gerald's Pantasa, l2st 1116 .. ... ... * Mr. A. Cook' s I ng l ewoo d , llst 101 b .. .. .., „. 3 Mr. E. Herbert' s Shi pmate, llst 41b ... ... ... 4 6 to 4 agst Pantasa, 2 to 1 agst Inglewood, and 3 to 1 agst each of the others. Won by a length. Run in 4 min. 17 secs. The Tradesmen's Plate, or Cup, of 200 soya., added to a Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if de clared; the second to receive 50/. Cup Course, two miles and a quarter. (156 Subs., 49 of whom de clared.) Mr. B.Harrison na Peep o'-day Boy, 4 yrs, 7st (A.Day) 1 Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (Marson) 2 Sir R. Bulkeley's Montpensier, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b ... 3 The following also started, but were not placed:— Inheritress, aged, Bst 61b ... ....(Cartwright) 0 Rat-trap, .5 yrs, Bst 41b... ... ••• (Crouch) 0 Lightning, aged, Bst 21b ... ... (Templeman) 0 Conyn g h a m , 4 yrs, Bst... ...... .................. (:AG ( l F V.b . r.A((a ß SOFhb u hodaa t al a imtl Foley) ype r ss )))))) 00:0 0 Patriot, aged, 7st 121 b ... ... •• • (11. Bell) 0 Giselle, 5 yrs, 7st 81b ... ••• ...(Whitehouse) 0 Sheraton, 5 yrs, 7st 71b Chat, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ... ..• ••• (Denman) 0 Bantam, 5 yrs, ist 31b ... ... ... 07 ( . 1 ( l isi, t r i t ip ks h o y enr ) )) 0 00 Tom Tough, aged, 7st 71b . . Intrepid, aged, Est 12ib... ... Rufus, 5 yrs, Est 121 b ... ...... Keleshea, 4 yrs, 6st 91b Magnet, 4 yrs, Est 91b 961 . 1b . b . , and : ;3 : lb exrst I G 3tt a i m i to e Gamester, , 4 4 yrs, yrs, 6st 91b Milliner,Sir l'e ter Laurie, s3, rs, 6s t 4 yr5 . ,..6s t 411! . ..... (Donaldson) (Doyle) 0 0 Sally Maggs, 4 yrs ... Blaze,lonia, 4 3 yrs, 6 yrs, 6 :t t::: (Harrison) 0 ... ... (Dewsbury) 0 :•• ••• •.. (Rodney) 0 .. ... .. lton 0 Brandyf ace, 4 yrs, sst 121 b (41b over) (Char (Coates) ) 0 Enchanter, 4 yrs, sst 1016 ... ••• (Rider) 0 Lady Hylda, 4 yrs, sst 91b ... ... (J. Osborne) 0 Blackball, 3 yrs, sst 21b ••• .•• ••• (Nott) 0 Sylvan, 3 yrs, sst ... .„ ... (Baslaam) 0 Maid omy Soul, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b (31b over) (Treen) 0 Sunnyside, 3 yrs, 4st 41b ( an d 31b ex t ra ) ( H arwood) 0 Glen Saddel, 3 yrs, 4st 41b (and 101 b extra) (Cree) 0 Good Boy, 3 yrs, sst ... ‘.. ... (Dockeray) 0 Mrs. Taft, 3 yrs, sst 41b ... . (G. Sharp) 0 Betting -7 to 1 agst Pe e p o '-D a y Boy, 12 to 1 agat Lightning, 12 to 1 agst Glen Saddel, 15 to 1 agst Ke leshea, 1 she a a g , s l t E 6t n o oh l a a n g t s e t r, 2lnhsetroitleassg,st Mrs. Ttt 20 tolaa, 25 to 1 544 gstGiselle,2o c Coonnynbgyhaaml length, t h to , th l e agst sameS b ylv e a t n w , eaend second and o n agst Gd l laenn d Saddellonia, Won third, Mrs. Taft & fourth, Inheritress fifth , n an sixth. Run in 4 min. 12 secs. Her Majesty's Pkleartme ooufloo r s. .. —A D gui ne as. Thr(iceroanyn)d. 1 Mr. Pedley's Coc th, 3 y . • 2 by a length. . Heats, once 4 limn) 0 I I iMsr..toC2larokn'scLocakdeyrsmo,forutlhathete.L of 60 on 4 cleverlygy guineas. i s n e pa s T 'l l l l h r r e * N D C V i a i t l w y l i s a:m i n e ' s s m 's:M l e a r g a Marlow, 6 , 4•Y yrs **-. • • • distance. yrs (T e Mr. Dawson e• 0 0 2 Mr.yrs .*. ••• 1 ° 3 i h a' alf a neck ; second and third won 0 2 dr r ts e , : s s f w t . °l oA l; l : n e y ' i sr sb r L a ß : t . a n e r4c yrs ° s t " . yrs ...... ... bit. e ß r t o i s v u i bui s n tie ch ki : : o s a 33t r o n p yyn d e rre , s a 4 s, . . 3: : ...... :. . 2 dr 3 dr em3 : i f sFrrj r .i . i. mi: O P si s t a z b rs i h a ra rteyy l daen, [0 to '1 to 2 to 7 to UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MAY 3.—ln a Congregation holden this day the following degrees were conferred:— Masters of Arts—Thomas Sier, Queen's College, Grand Compounder; R ev . Wil l i am Joseph Ripley, Wad- Exeter h Co College, Grand Comp oun d er; Rev. Saltren Rogers, llege ; William Stewart Ferrers, E xe t er College; Rev. James Arrowsmith, St. Edmund's Hall ; Rev. John J. Ebsworth, St. Edmund's Hall ; Alexander Taylor, Michel Scholar, Queen's College ; George H. Heslop, Queen's College ; Rev. Slater W. Neale, Queen's College. Bachelor of Arts—Simon James Gordon Fraser, New Inn Hall ; Lewis R. C. Griffiths, Worcester College ; Langharn Dale, Queen's College ; Albert M. Wilson, Queen's College. In a convocation holden in the afternoon the Proctors of the last year resigned their offices, and the new Proctors having been previously elected by their re spective Colleges, were presented for admission to the Vice-Chancellor. Senior Proctors—The Rev. William Andrews, M.A., Fellow of Exeter College, who appointed for his Fro- Proctors the Rev. Evan Evans, Fellow of Pembroke College; the Rev. George Rawlinson, late Fellow of Exeter College. Junior Proctors—The Rev. Thomas Shadfortb, Fellow of University College, who appointed for his Pro-Proctors the Rev. William Hedley, Fellow of Uni versity College ; the Rev. Henry Ellison, Fellow of University College.