The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-18 00:00:00

in trtt 13bition SUN OFFICE. Semi u' Clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) GROUP 11. Cllr. Blackstone in the chair.) MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD AND LINCOLN- SHIRE. The Committee were occupied all day with the oppo sition of the town-council and corporation of Hull, who contend that the terries at Hull and New Holland would destroy the navigation of the Humber. GlioUP IV. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERHAMP TON RAILWAY. The Committee passed the above company's Bill for deviating their line, and enabling the Shrewsbury and Birmingham and another company to subscribe to their capital. GROUP V. (Sir Robert Prel in the chair ) LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN AND LON DON AND BRIGHTON EXTENSION. The Bill of these Junipaniee, for amending their original Acts making extensions and deviations and entering upon new works in connexion with the Lam beth Extension, was further procevded with. GROUP VI. (Mr. Walpole in the chair.) GREAT WESTERN. Th• case for the Great Western Company branch from Windsor to Slough was opened, and evidence taken in its favour. It is opposed by the Windsor, Staines, and South-Western Company, who have a Bill in the same Committee for extending their narrow gauge line from Windsor to Slough. GROUP IX. (Lord Villiers in the chair.) MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN OF IRELAND. The case of the above company, for making a deviation line from Mullingar to Athlone, was brought to a close, bat the Committee adjourned their decision. GROUP XIL (Mr. Fitzroy in the chair.) GLASGOW, AIRDRIE, AND MONKLAND. Evidence was adduced in support of this company's scheme for carrying a line across the Clyde to unite the railways on either side of that river. GROUP XIV. (Mr. Eliot Yorke in the chair.) BRISTOL AND EXETER. The whole of the day was taken up with Mr. Hill's address, is opposition to the above company's scheme for making a line from Somerton to Castle Cary. At the close of the Learned Gentleman's speech the room was cleared, and the Committee, after deliberating for up wards of an hour, deferred their decision till to-morrow. ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) LANCASTER. The Lancaster Election Committee met again this morning; Lord Courtensty in the chair. Mr. Ilisaawwritza intimated that the agents of the two parties had met and arranged the lists of objection able votes. The case of scrutiny was than pr ocee d e d with, and several votes were struck off on the ground that the electors were in the receipt of parochial relief at the time of the last election, and reducing Mr. Armstrong's majority from 17 to 5. The Committee then adjourned. • THE SOCIETY FOR IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF THE LABOURING C ASSES.—( rEus DAY.) The annual meeting of this society was held this day in the large hall of the Freemasons' Tavern. Long before the hour for which the meeting was called (12 o'clock), the hall was crowded by a large number of beautiful and elegantly dressed ladies, among whom we noticed th e D uc h ess o f S u th e rland and many other ladies of high rank. On the platform were Lord John Russell, the Duke of Argyle, kiste Fortescne, the Merquis of Westminster, Lord Ashley, Lord Ebringtun, the Bishops of London, Oxtbrd, Salisbury, and St. David's; Dr. M‘Neile, of Liverpool ; Professor Whewell, Sir T. Acland, S. M. Peto r E•A , M.P., &c. &c. His Royal Highness Prince Albert occupied the chair. Prayers having been offered by the Bishop of London, Prince ALBERT rose, and was received with loud cheers. When they had subsided, he said—Ladies and gentlemen, when four years since this Society for the Improvement of the condition of the Labouring Classes was first established on its present tooting I accepted, with pleasure, the offer made me of becoming its President.—(Loud cheers.) I saw in this offer a proof of the appreciation the society entertained of my feelings, my sympathy, and my in terest for that class of our community which has most of the toil and least of the enjoyments of the world.—(Hear, hear, and cheers) I conceived that great advantage would accrue to it from the endea vours of influential people, who were wholly disintereste 1, to act the part of frierds to those who required advice and assistance, which only a friend could tender with advantage.—(Loud cheers.) This society has always held this object before its eyes, and has ever been labeuring in that direction. Yeu are all aware that it was established to erect model lodging-houses, loan funds, ite.d the allotment of land in different parts of the country; but it has been careful only to establish examples and models, mindful that any real improvement which was to take place must be the result of the exer tions of the working people themselves.—(Cheers) I have just come from the model lodging-house, the open ing of which we celebrate this day—(Cheers)—and I feel convinced that its existence will, by degrees, lead to the erection of others, and that it will lead to a complete change in the domestic comforts of the work ing classes—(Cheers)—as it will exhibit to them. that with real economy can be combined advantages and comforts to which they have hitherto been strangers, whilst it will, at the same time, show those. who possess capital, which they are desirous to in vest, that they may do so in connexion with this institution with great advantage and profit to themselves, dispensing, at the same time, those comforts which I have enumerated to their poorer brethren.-- (Cheers.) Depend upon it, it is to the interest of those classes who are so often contrasted, but whose interests are identical, to unite, and it is only ignorance which prevents them uniting for each other's advantage. To dispel that ignorance, and to show the means how man can help man, no withstanding the compli cated state of civilized society, ought to be the aim of every philanthropic person.—(Hear.) But it is most peculiarly the duty of those who, under the blessing of Divine Providence, enjoy station, wealth, arid education.—(Cheers.) Let them be careful how to avoid any dictatorial interference with labour and employment, wheel frightens away capital, destroy, that freedom of thought and independence of action which must remain to every one 1 he is to work out his own happiness — (Loud and to repose that confidenc e in cheers)— each other, on which alone the enjoymert and mutua l a • benefit of mankind rests. God bas created man imperfect, and left him with many wants , as it were t o stimul ate i each indi vidual to exertion, and to make them all feel that it is only by united exertions a action that those imperfections can b-:" combined these wants satisfied—(Hear, hear)—selta-iPplied, and confidence in each other. It is to show till:ance and these individual exertions can be directed to th e way how benefit, and to foster that confidence upon w hich readiness to assist each other depends, that this s ec i t e l :'' considers as its most sacred aim. —(Hear.) There hfi s n e ; ) , , no ostentatious display of charity or of its manifes t ,. ttons, not a protevation to become the arbiter of the fate of thousands, but to aid the working out of peas teal schemes of public improvement which this society, as I said before, has been estab lished, but it has only as yet ,established examples for the country at large to follow. The report of the society, descriptive of its proceedings during the past peer, will be laid before you.—(Cheers.) I must say, I hope I may say, that this society has proceeded satisfactorily towards the accomplishment of its objects, owing to the particularly kind feeling and great endeavours, and the indefatigable Lill of Lord Ashley. —(Loud cheers.) The next stage that we contem plate is, the erection of a model lodging-le use for females.—(Cheers.) I hope this meeting will enable ns to carry out that step, and ail engage to do the utmost in their power to call the particular attention of the public to the object which we have in view. The Prince resumed his seat amid loud cheers. Lord ASHLEY, who was received with loud cheers, Proceeded .0 address the meeting. They had reason, he said, to thank Gaul for the success the society had ob ._ d• . it was founded in 1844, fur the purpose of al 2"orating the condition of the poor,—not to gere teod - 1 hc ot es, or any mere eleemosynary bete t obtain sea to assist them in their e ff orts t o had three fu ndamental ine ependent po s itio n by labour.—(hear.) It ioaging-house principles—the build i n g o f mo d e l Although allotment of plots of l a nd, an d a loan-eune, ugh they had not been enabled to in effect - much peat to the loan fund, they • expected by the ffoorrinthaetywnhaodnglteahenetieduabat. meeting to accomplish much, ..great dee' of more practical in- Hear, hear)—but they had allotted 117 acres ot to 553 tenants. Alreadzi, i n ens eleven different parishe s , ythe aid of this and an other society—the L e been made Society, which de:ceded this—allotments .had Juede in 2,000 pa rishes, and no tenant was in arrears his rent even to the extent of one farthi(Cheers. a - thre•spect to the erection of lodging-hothes, t e ey ) had W and were fully a nd better story to lel. for several had been erected lamentabl e constantly tenanted. It Was almost unnessary for him to of the dwellings raetropolise. to tall them of the the p e er of this dwellings of loathsome in the h ig h est a They were egree and nine-tenths of the crimes perpetrated were devise d in these wretched haunts, and many of them p ern . trate - d within them. The N,,ble Lord then -"- Proceeded JeL e read a passage from the annual repo rt , and alb e th=eat upon it. • 23 small h o uses , the rent ee> vi varied from 3e. 6d. to 6s. a week had b een ;re' erectied'in Bagniege,Wells fur the better class of ineeha.. flies,. at the same re .t paid for miserable single tene ments; also accommodation for poor widows from l s , to is. 6 d a week. A house had bean taken for the lodging THE SUN, LONDON, THUIVSDAY EVENING, MAT 18, 1848. of unmarried females in King-street, Drury-lane, another in Charles-street, at a cost of 1,2001., for the accommodation of eighty persons; and the lodging-house in St. Giles's, visited by Prince Albert to-day, which had been erected at a cost of 5,5001., was capable of accommodating 104 persons, and there was scarcely a night that the entire beds were not wholly occupied.—(Hear, hear.) Out of 13,000/. or 14,0001. laid out by the society it was deriving a revenue of 1,5001. a year, without unduly taxing those for whom such ex ceilent accommodation was provided ; showing that decent house accommodation could be given at the cost now paid by many poor persons for the rent of a single room, and that profit could be combined with humanity. The next step they intended to take was the erection of a lodging-house for females. He besought those who felt an interest in the welfare of the poorer classes to visit any of the society's establishments, and they would find how grateful the inmates were for the comforts they enjoyed. The peo ple of this country were not a people who desired any change of the institutions under which they had been reared, and when they know that those who had been blessed by God with wealth, felt an interest in their welfare, they would rest content: it this was so, they need not fear commotion. The Duke of ARGYLL proposed the first resolution, and, in alluding to the recent events on the continent, said it was a matter of sincere pleasure to know that the efforts which they had heard of to-day were begun before those events occurred .—( Cheers.) He begged to move the adoption of the report, and to call upon the committee to proceed with their benevolent work. Dr. M‘Nxim., of Liverpool, seconded the motion, and supported it by an elaborate address. The resolution was carried unanimously. The Bishop of OXFORD proposed the second resolu tion, to the effect that the clergy be invited cordia lly nto co-operate to give e ffi ciency to the various plan by hi b the improved condition of the workninrigedclabssyebs.imr Tayause. Effectually promoted, which was suPP ACLAND, M.P , and adopted. wealth h e y t ° o M.P., ai t was he A subscription of 100 1 . from Mr. S. w M ea . here announced by Lord Ashley. The announcement was received with loud cheers. A resolution calling upon . the society was proposed by the Bishop d w of as ST na . r D ri a nd vm . 's, and seconded by Mr. CoLczuuouti, thanks of the meeting was passed :hmlatindeset,blPaenrimodidn. committee,ciiin:An;droer:pccc rei ALBERT vodEnhi a e hqube ti inkr d nii tieinampggyaavboyt vote o o r f d grateful As h e y a , n w d a s respectful th en a p pointed for the ensuing_ ye_ar,_ s On the motion of Bari FORTESCUR, SFCORdetgheedienfgombryeaehnJitsd.. t i teho e s e e t o u c kon r h fa n o a r t e fti d hol . en t he society. generous repast pro bbthenrenlonfaby dwelling,-houses pro vided d l 1 ninfuf; TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—With reference to a paragraph in the news papers, stating that an accident occurred on the Eastern Counties Railway on Saturday last, I beg to inform you that the Newmarket Railway, upon which it happened, is not under the maeagement of this company. I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, C. P. RONEY. Eastern Counties Railway Office, Bishopsgate Station, London, May 18. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING•) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool. sack at Five o'clock. The Earl of BANDON presented petitions from various places in Ireland against the national system of educatim. The Bishop of DURHAM presented some petitions against the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath. Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from Edinburgh in favour of the Free Churches' Sites (Scotland) Bill. The Earl of GALLOWAY presented several petitions against the Jewish Disabilities Removal BILL Lord REDESDALE presented several petitions from various lodges of Odd Fellows in favour of the legaliza tion of their society. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' (INDIA) BILL. This Bill went through Committee. SCHOOLMASTERS (SCOTLAND). Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented -a petition from certain parish schoolmasters in Scotland praying for an increase in their salaries. He would take the oppor tunity of asking the Noble Marquis opposite whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce any mea•ure fur the purpose of carrying out the recom mendations of the Committee of 1846, to improve the condition of the schoolmasters of Scotland. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that various ap plications had been made for the schoolmasters of Scot land, which were at present under consideration. The Earl of HADDING L'ON presented a petition from the parochial schoolmasters of Scotland praying for an augmentation of salary. After a few words from the Earl of MINTO, The Marquis of BREADALBANE objected to any augmentation of the salaries of the parochial school masters unless the office of schoolmasters were thrown op-n to members of the Free Church as well as to members of the Established Church. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH rose, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER trok the Chair at Four o'clock. Mr. PEARSON presented a petition trout the soli eitors of Derby, praying kr the abolition of the certifi cate duty. ABSENT MEMBER. Sir W. HEA ILICOATE stated that the Hon. Cecil Lawless, who had been appointed to serve on a Corn wittee, had failed tol attend. In addition to the usual notice in the votes of the House, a special notice had been posted requesting his presence on the Committee. This notice was sent to the address the Hon. Member left upon leaving town. namely " Dublin," and as this written notice had not been attended to, he had to move that the Hon. Gentle man be ordered to attend in his place on Monday next. —Agreed to. Several petitions were presented against the sale of intoxicating drinks on Sundays. Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from the pawnbrokers of Wolverhampton in favour of Sir William Clay's Bill for affording protection to that body of traders. Mr. MACKINNON presented several petitions in favour of t)ie Health of Towns Bill. Mr. FAGAN presented a petition from Cork, praying for an amendment of the existing Poor-law in Ireland. Mr. STANSFIELD presented a petition from a large body of labourers in the north, praying the House to make grants for proceeding with th• works on un finished railways. _ Colonel MURE presented a petition in favour of the Sites for Churches Bill. Mr. MACGREGOR presented a similar petition. Mr. HUME presented a petition from a lodge of Odd Fellows, praying that benefit societies' Acts might be extendsd to their order. _ Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Glasgow praying for a revisi ,, n of the Excise laws. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and pvsed:— Brentford Gas Light Amendment Bill. Liverpool Gas Light Company and Liverpool New Gas and Coke Company Amalgamation Bill. Scottish Provident Institution Bill. REPORTS. The reports on the following Bills were considered and agreed to : Midland Railway (Alteration of the Line and Branches near Wellingborough and Approach to the Wellingbo rough Station) Bill. North British Railway (No. I—lncrease and Division of Capital) Bill. Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway Bill. Mr. COWAN presented several petitions in favour of the Sites for Churches Bill, and one from Edinburgh praying for a revision of the whole system of the Excise Duties. Lord MORPETH presented petitions from Leicester, l ' l c'ttingham, and other places in favour of the Health of Tow ns . Mr. ANDERSON gave notice that he should mov e , on Tuesday next, for a return of the number of letters which paused b etween this country and India, and the amount of postsreceived upon them during the years 1839, 1844, and 1847. Mr. KEOGH gave notice that on an early day hr should move fors return of the jurors summoned on Mr. Smith O'B r i en, d i st i ngu i sh i ng those w th h e panel owe to try k o re strucft thi panel, and specifying whether they were Roman Cath o li cs or Protestants • also, a trial lar of Mr. r.turyean (as gh er we unde rstood) with regar d to the ,_ BUSINESS OF TH E Einv , In reply to a qaestion of an Li" . Lord J. RUSSELL said that he would take the dis cussion on the Health of Towns Bill pihionni the Committee of Supply to-morrow se : II - night, and as there was a strong expression of % ht. ' and discussion on the navigation-laws should not be bro ught next he proposed to take the ou so early as Monday discussion on Monday se'imight, when he hoped there would be no further delsy, but that it would go on continuously until the question was settled. The views of the Government had been so clearly and amply stated by his Right Hun. Friend the President of the Board of Trade, that it would be unnecessary for any other member of the Government to enter into any further explanation of the subject. HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. On the motion that the House resolve itself into a Committee on this Bill, Col. SIBTHORP said he was determined to oppose the Bill, which he considered was a most dangerous and delusive one, and as he had said before, nothing but a job. It was his intention to oppose every clause in the Bill, and take the sense of the Howe upon it. It might be said to be a factious opposition, but he did not care who thought so. He hated jobs, and was determined to put an end to them. He would now taltl' the sense of the House upon the question, and move OAR the Bill be committed this day six months. Mr. FREWEN entered into an explanation of the rumour i t . hat prevailed in the vicinity of the 'louses of Par liament, that fever had been the result of the application of the deodorising princip le to princi le to some of the sewers. H e h a d h ad some c orr ,— spondence with the authorities of the parishes of St. Martin's and St.; John's on the subject—but he would not trouble the House by reading it—of an engine which he understo odwas set up in the parish of St. Martin's, on the rec ‘ )ramendati°ll of th e S an it ar y and Sewer Commissioners, which, he thought, would, on •ZAminition, prows highl y 01190- . . tionabl so objectionable and injurious to the health of the districts, h a d it proved that the inhabitants of thet ofi l e he had named againsthadany n declaredo ewho might th ei intention u ti t into operation. In the neighbourhoil eh o ide f eho t d h lio r ars c is o si l tn l a e gt g efl e du i ti n do the House to go hataovt he Westminster Lord sjeinstancen. R f RUSSELL son a v fse the thisD application eba r Dean. .ke broken o u o t ,f recommendedthe into Committee at once, as the amendments recom mended could be better discussed whilst the Bill was in that stage. Mr. MACKINNON was in favour of going into Committee. Mr. DIVETT protested against any discussion being raised upon the part Mr. Chadwick had taken in re ference to the Bill, but as the Hon. Gentleman opposite had thought proper to attack the statement he made the other night relative to that gentleman, what he st a t e d w as, that great exaggeration had been indulged in throughout the country in relation to the merits of this Bill, while it had been kept out of view in London, where it was so much required. No one could doubt the truth of this latter statement, for, even under their very noses, there existed y an a r a d b n, o iag m nhd i t n ,h a ha t e i d o . oprwu.il H a)cd,s : hnhaoma a duv l r l wte. u hi d cf,ce e kl d t bse t o o emn S ei t wn . h thes t Margaret's uos-eodcnhautr Mon daycthh e stench that prevailed, arising from the cause he had just s ts ta e te m d. em T b h er e fac tfor h h a a d d e b ic e k en an in d a t k h i e ng Ni p tl p e pa L g i a ir n d : dist expeditions throughout the country in favour of the Bill, and in their zeal they had got up cases against towns and cities which could not be sustained. Mr. URQUHART gave it as his opinion that Government were wasting their time in attempting to proceed with this Bill while it retained the objectionable clauses which embodied the centralization principle. The Hon. Gentleman gave a number of particulars to show that many of the necessacy and salutary provisions of the Municipal Corporation Act were omitted from this Bill. The real objection, however, to the Bill was the principle of centralization which it contained, and on that ground he would oppose going into Committee, and would recommend his Hon. Friend (Colonel Sib thorp) to withdraw his amendment that the Bill should be committed this day six months, and make it one month, so that the Government might have an opportu nity of rescinding the Bill, and brieg in one which was more likely to receive the entire support of the House. As the Noble Lord had expressed his desire to see the large towns of this country well drained, and amply supplied with water, he advised bim to introduce a simple facile Bill, capable of general adaptation, and which would grant those powers to the different corporations which the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury said they required, subjecting them to penal ties if they did not properly carry out the powers to be vested in them. A Bill of this kind only could prove acceptable, for he assured the Government that the present Bill would not reach a third reading. What he wished was a Bill that every person who could read could un derstand, but the Government intended to persevere with a Bill which did not partake of that character, on the prnciple, that having had to encounter an irritating opposition, they were justified in obstinately proceeding with that which was obj, ction able. The Noble Lord had received a deputation from Stafford, and petitions had been presented from the town in favour of the Bill, but not the name of a rate payer or medical man was attached to the Bill.—(Hear.) An apothecary, the house surgeon to an hospital, but neither a rate payer nor a resident of the town, who expected a situation under the Bill, had originated a petition ; but it surely could not be contended that such a petition expressed the wishes of the town.— (Hear, hear.) He opposed the Bill on this ground, if on no other, that it was an insult to the Cor porations of England—(Hear, hear)—for it went upon the assumption that there neither was virtue nor justice in the land. He entreated the Noble Lord to be as merciful as he was powerful, and allow local bodies to assess and collect their own taxes, to manage their own affairs, and to spread their own dung.—(Laughter) Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— For going into Committee Against it 1 Majority for going into Committee 218 The result was received with loud cheers, and the House then resolved itself into Committee on the Bill. On clause One being proposed, Mr. CARDWELL asked whether he was right in thinking that the powers of this Bill could not be put into operation in any town till an inquiry had been made into the sanitary state of the place. The ATTORNEY GENERAL said the Hon. Gen tleman was correct in his interpretation of the Bill, London, however, was of so complicated a character that the Bill could not embrace it. Mr. CARDWELL said it was his opinion that every place ought to be subjected to inquiry, and he could see no reason for exempting London from the provisions of the Bill. After a few observations from Mr. HENLEY and Lord MORPETH, Colonel SIBTHORP repeated his objections against the Bill, and told the Honourable Members who had Toted for going into Committee, that as it was too late to shut the stable door when the steed was stolen, so it was too late for them to regret the course they had taken , and that their constituents would visit - them with all the pains and penalties which they deserved. It was of no use for his Honourable Friend (Mr. Cardwell) to attemptto extract any thing from the Noble Lord (Lord Morpeth) t 4 though he had the highest respect for the Noble Lord, he could not help saying chat . he would not budge a single inch from the instructions of his tutor on his left (Lord John Russel:). The clause was then agreed to; also clause 2 (inter pretation clause). On clause three being proposed title " General Board of Health," Lord LINCOLN said he should postpone his motion until the bringing up of the report. Did the Noble Lord wish the clause to stand in its present shape? for there seemed some alteration with respect to the number of paid and unpaid commissioners. Lord J. RUSSELL replied that the Governmennt had thought that the public interests would be better served by placing the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests at the head of the body, and making him respon: Bible for the proper carrying out of the provisions of the measure, instead of the Lord President of the Council. On the whole, they had thought that the clause would work well as it stood. (LEFT SITTING.) TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING Six ovizeii. DERBY. 2 to 1 agst Surplice—taken 5 to 1 agst Nil Desierandum 10 to 1 agst Springy Jack 10 to 1 agst Glendower 12 to 1 agst Loadstone 25 to 1 agst Shylock 25 to 1 agst The Fiddler 25 to 1 agst The Stin-er 33 to 1 agst Eagle's Plume 50 to 1 agst The Sheriff 50 to 1 agst Oscar OAXS. 5 to 1 agst Do•it-again 8 to 1 agst Cymba 9 to 1 agst Queen of the May 9 to 1 agst Sister to Satirist 14 to 1 agst Lady Elizabeth 20 to 1 agst Aspasia FRANCE. The following proclamation from the Prefect of Police to the inhabitants of Paris was posted up on Tuesday afternoon : " Citisens,—The events of May 15 are known to you. The calm and courageous attitude of the re presentatives of the people, the salutary interven tion of the sedentary and moveable National Guards, the loyal concurrence of the army, and the im partiality of justice, are guarantees to you for the maintenance of public order and liberty! The magis trate, whose special duty it is to superintend the police of the capital, has fulfilled his duty. He answers for the security of your homes and your. families. His action was imperceivable is all these great movements, but he, nevertheless, was incessant in the performance of his duties. The Repub lican principle does not admit of preventive measures, but it is the duty of a government to make use of all the repressive means which are authorised by the law. The law will suffice for whatever may arise. The national approbation was never more unanimously accorded at any epoch of our his tory. The National Assembly, the National Guard, the National Army, all join in impressing upon the Republic of 1848 a sacred, inviolable, indestructible character! Union! confidence! order! devotedness! These are the duties of all. Rely upon me as I rely upon you. You were with me at the barricades of Liberty, and I will be with you at the barricades of Order. Let us leave justice to take her regular course against the real culprits ; let us all, on our parts, apply ourselves to the task of leading back to the right path a misled mul titude of deceived workmen, of a people seduced by generous notions. While the Government is acting, as you, may be assured it is, in putting down the pertur bators, let us apply ourselves to enlightening the people as to th e i r t rue interests, in pacifying their minds; and i n this painful trial our Revolution, our Republic, will , believe me, come forth 'victorious. M. J EANDEL, of the 7th c ` b ` C m A pa U n S y S l o l f ilE rh ß e E. Ist battalion o f t h e 2d legionTuesda morning , of the N th a e tion o al ffic G es uar o d f , entered, on the Comm une d e Paris, which l were occupied by an indigna n t crowd. M. SOBILIEIe s apartment, he f a room adjoining containing five decrees numbered 1, f o ur p a p ers , they were presented yesterday i n th e l' s' 4' 6, and 7 ; hamber AVON D. In the first, it is said: “LobklC. by M. rv; at the revo lutions of February and May , 1848," whi c h would lead o ne to suppose that the Commune de Pari s w was sure of its re volutionary success. Another decree " Whereas the National Assembly h compsays composed of of reactionnai res, and since it has not decreedo a Minister of Labour, on the part of the people it must be dissolved. " The sixth decree assi gs three months for the organization of labour. In the first decree, there are words in pencil on the margin from the hand of Sonaiza. The C om . muse de Paris, and the Vraie Republique, which was conducted by M. Taoaa,.have ceased to appear. It was reported that Bri, TROUTM CIIAUTEL I a Pa risian banker, and former Mayor of Le Mans, had been appointed Prefect of Police of Paris. On Tuesday M. Louis BLANC appeared in the Chamber at the beginning of the sitting. After spending a few minute in reading the Moniteur, he slipped away. He returned about five o'clock, and was hooted by the National Guard as he passed. According to the printed lists found at the Hotel de Vile, in the room where BARNES was ar rested, the following were to be the Ministry of the new Government :—Raspail, President of the Republic ; Cabet, Minister of Foreign Affairs ; Blanqui, Minister of the Interior ; Barbes, Ministerial President, without portfolio ; Ledru-Rollin, Minister of War ; Albert, Minister of Progress ; More, Mayor of Paris; Caussidiere, Mi nister of Police. All these nominations were signed by Barbes on separate lists. Another list was as follows, but it was not signed :—Caussidiere, Inte rior; Flocon, Foreign Affairs ; Louis Blanc, Progress of Commerce and Agriculture; Albert, Public Works ; Victor Schcelcher, Marine and Colonies ; Pierre ;erPurxus'dohbj:riner ti , c Prefect o f P o li ce . L e d ru Rollin, ; Cavaignac, War; Huber, F Public Worship and Public Instruction; Finance e a d Barbes, and Blanqui were t o b e th e execu ti ve power Thore Mayor o f P ar i s. Th e f o ll ow i ng ina n Leroux, paper was left on a table in the Hotel de Ville Th e p e ople having dissolved the National Assembly, there remain no other powers but those of the people. In consequence, the people having manifested their wish to have fur provisional government the citi zens Barbes, Ledru• Rollin, Albert, Louis Blanc, Raspail, Pierre Leroux, and Thori, these citizens are nominated members of the Government. Citizen Caussidiere is maintained as delegate of the Republic in the Prefecture of Police. The National Guard receives the order to return to their respective dis tricts. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ; , 'VESTMINST/tR COUNTY COURT, May 17. (Before Mr. Sergeant JoNES, Deputy Judge.) MOPE V. MATHEWS , This was an action brought by the plaintiff against Mr. Charles James Mathews, the lessee of the Lyceum Theatre, to recover the sum of 305., " tor," according to his bill of particulars, " attendance at the Lyceum Thcatre three days' rehearsal, on the 19th, 20th, acid 22d of April, with my two goats and a donkey, as per order of Madame Vestris." Mr. Roxby, the stage manager of the theatre, ap peared for the defendant. and applied for the case to be struck out, on the ground that the plaintiff was absent. The plaintiff not answering, the case was struck out. Mr. Roxby then applied for the costs of his witness's attendance, and, on being asked what they were to prove, said, he believed they would show there was no hiring, but that the animals were merely brought to the theatre once, for approval. The costs were allowed, but almost immediately after Mr. Roxby and his witness had left the plaintiff ap peared, and complained of the case having been heard in his absence. He had been in the outer court from eleven o'clock. and the etficer knew he was there. his case was nearly last on the list, and he was nut aware that the court was so particular to a minute. The JUDGE said it was not the question of a minute, for newly an hour ha , i elap-ed bef:,re the application to strike the case out was made Plaintiffs to ik out a summons for a particular hour, and they wi.re bound to attend. He could not re open the case, and all he could do was to give him permission to take out a fresh summons. A new summons was immediately taken out by plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Mr. William Evans, of 56, Basinghall.street, was summoned at the instance of the Commissioners of Sewers forlthe City of London and its liberties, for not abating a nuisance, of which complaint has been made for some months. A clerk from the office of Mr. Tyrrell, who repre sented the Commissioners of Sewers, said that this was a proceeding under the 9th andl 10th of Vic., chap. 26, tor preventing the spread of contagious and epidemic diseases, two surgeons having certified that from the filthy state of the cesspools, and the dirty state of the interior of about thirty houses in Portsoken Ward, not only the health of the occupiers, but the whole neith bourhood was endangered. The premises complaihed of were thirty small tenements in Seven Step-alley, Turner-square, and Little AmAta-place. The nuisance was remediable, because there was a main sewer within a few yard, to which a communication might be made from the privies. The houses also very much tequired white-washing and cleansing, and the season was ap proaching when such nuisances could not be neglected with impunity. The freeholder was in America, and Mr. Evans represented the leaseholder, who was dead. Mr. Evans said he represented an under lessee, and the premises, which were let out weekly to lodgers, pro duced no more rent than sufficient to pay the superior lessee. He had no money in hand, but as the money came in week by week would apply it to the purpose required by law, but the City were now requiring him to do at once what the rental would not enable him to do for a long while. In fact, the matter was in Chancery, and he did not see that he had any right whatever to interfere in it. He could itot be compelled to apply money which he had not received. The clerk said, that although he had not received the money, still his credit would be good enough with the bricklayer and plasterer, therefore there was no difficulty in getting the evil removed at once. Mr. Evans said he was willing to do what he could to abate the nuisance. Sir P. LAURIE said, the propert y appeared to be in a peculiar predicament. He had no doubt that Mr. Evans, as a respectable man, would peform any promise that he made, and he would rather take his word that he would do what he could to abate the evil, than make any pe remptory order on the subject. The matter had better stand over for a few days, and the Commissioners could complain again if they were not satisfied. CLERKEA 13 ELL. Robert Williams and Albert Paisley, respectably dressed middle-aged men, were charged by Mr. Griffis dale, of the E , ,gle Tavern, Camden-road, Camden-town, with stealing four bilhard-balls. It appeared from the evidence that, on Tuesday even ing last, the prisoners entered the parlour of the prose curor's horse, and called fur a glass of porter, when Williams left Pei:ley, and was observed by the barman to proce,d up stairs to the billiard-room. and imme diately afterwards he returned, arid calling Paisley out of the parlour. they both left the house. The barman pro ceeded to the billiard -room, missed the balls, and in. stantly followed and overtook the prisoners. He was about to take them Into custody, when they ran away in different directions, but they were pursued and captured when the property was found in the possession of Wil hams. Paisley, on being apprehended, took a drinking glass from his pocket, and, throwing it on the ground, dashed it into pieces. Mr. Roberti, a gentleman residing in Camden-road, said he was in Mr. Grimsdale's parlour reading the newspaper when the prisoners entered, and sat in sepa rate parts of the room. They conducted themselves very suspiciously, and at length Williams left the apartment. Paisley endeavoured to torce his conversation on witness, and asked him it he ever betted on horse-racing? Wit ness replied that he never did. The prisoner snatched the parer from him, and said "I can tell you the winning horse." Mr. TYRWHITT—And did he do so? Witness—Yes, your Worship. Mr. TYRWHITT—And pray what horse did he name? Witness—" Nil Desperandum."—(Laughter.) Williams then peeped into the parlour and beckoned to Paisley, saying `Come along." Thry both lett the place, and witness saw no more of them until they were in custody. S 224 proved the apprehension of the prisoners, and Mr. Grimsdale identified the property. Williams, who declined giving his address, said in his defence, that he purchased a duplicate fur the balls of a young man, a stranger to him, and he redeemed that at a pawnbroker's in Long-acre. Paisley denied all knowledge of the affair, as to steal ing the property. Mr. TYRWHITT said there was not sufficient to warrant their being committed to take their trial, but he would remand them for the production of other necessary evi dense to complete the case. THAMES. Mr. Henry Coates, the landlord of the Hermit, in Hermitage -street, London Dock, appeared before Mr. Yardley, charged with assaulting Timothy Scully, an Irishman, who put on his hat when the New Testament was presented to him to be sworn, on which Mr. Elis, the chief usher, asked him if he was a Jew. He replied that he was, on which he was sworn upon the Hebrew Bible, iu the usual form. The complainant stated that he was passing defend ant's house o❑ Saturday night, when Mr. Coates rushed out in his shirt sleeves, struck him twice, and felled him to the ground. lie did not speak to Mr. Coates, or offer him any provocation whatever. In crosl-examination by Mr. Pelham for the defen dant., Scully said he could not recollect that ho ever said anything offensive to the defendant's female servant. To the best ut his memory he never made a filthy and im moral proposal to her. Mr. Pelham—To the best of your memory, man, you have done it repeatedly, and the young woman is here to prove it. Did not Mr. Coates say, why uid you offend my servant? Scully—Well, he did, and he struck e before I had time to make any answer. Mr. Pelham—You said you were a Jew when you were sworn. I never heard of an Irish Jew before. Scully—l am not a Jew, but I am an Irishman. Mr. Pelham—How came you to be sworn in the Jewish form, and to state that you were a Jew? Scully —I don't know, I'm sure. Mr. Pelham then called Johanna Sweeny, the de fendant's servant, who corroborated the charge. She made her mistress acquainted with the circumstance, and she mentioned it to her master, who went after the com plainant. Mr. YARDLEY —And knocked him down for making such infamous proposals to you. It is not a legal justi cation, and there ore I Erie Mr. Coates 6d., but without costs. The complainant will be 2s. out of pocket for the warrant. THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT. SWINDON, WEDNESDAY.—Tbe adjourned inquiry into the death of Mr. Arthur Augustus Lea was resumed here this-morning in one of the large rooms at the station. Mr. Seymour Clarke, the superintendent of the Great Western Railway, arrived at Swindon from London be fore nine o'clock, that being the hour to which the pro ceedings stood adjourned, but owing to the lax arrange ments which appear to prevail in this locality, it was fully half-past ten before the coroner and jury had assembled. The policeman Pargetter, who had been placed in cus tody at the close of the previous sitting of the jury, was produced this morning by the superintendent of the com pany's police. The jury having answered to their names, Mr. H. W. Hooper, of Exeter, solicitor, informed the coroner that he attended on behalf of Pargetter, and begged to ask on what charge, and by whom, that indi vidual had been placed in custody. quAestgioeon.tlelimeasnaiwdhpoasrgatotitieerarbutdhebec:orognievreoreipoltied 000tostttiblye been concerned i b l y io a iu m , a jo g g ist t r h a e te d , ea o l n suspiciond been issued for the the and whether any warrant had coefasheda.v. Mr. Hooper begged to ask w ho was the magistrate, ing prisoner's apprehension ? To this question the CORONER volunteered a reply. requesthimself. Mr. of the jury, ordered d p t fi l e r g t : c u t , ri was nt o ed custody a Mr. Hooper wished to know t he position in which his client stood ? The CORONER—As having been accessory to the death of the deceased. The CORONER was here about to read the evidence of the several witnesses examined On Saturday last, when Mr. Hooper objected, and said if the depositions quoted were to be used against his client he should de mand that the witnesses be re•examined viva voce. The judges had decided this point, and he should insist on his right to hear the evidence taken. The Coroner appeared consflerably embarrassed by Mr. Hooper's application, backed as it was by a refer • ence, real or imaginary, to the authority of the judges ; but the jury helped him out of his difficulty by protest ing that they would not sit io hear the same evidence from the lips of witnesses called a second time. The evidence of the first witness, Stephen Carter, was then read at length by the clerk, utter which The CORONER asked Mr. Huoper if he would like to ask the witness any questions? Mr. Hooper declared himself quite unable to catch the points of the evidence owing to the hurried manner t in which it had been read over. He should not auk any .~ questions, but enter his protest against the whole p ro- The ed evidence of the other witnesses was proceeded with, the Coroner, at the close of each deposition, giving Mr. Hooper the option of putting any questions. No more witnesses were called than those examined on Saturday. The evidence of each having been gone through, The CORONER addressed the jury upon the case. What the Learned Gentleman said, however, our re' porter is quite unable to set down, inasmuch as before the charge was commenced that worthy functionary took t! • ecaution of ordering the court to be cleared • T , jury having remained in deliberation about two how s and a half, at length agreed to the following ver diet—tamely, " Manslaughter against James Weyburb Wiltoughny, and George Pargetter." The last-named prisoner, it will be recollected, was not included in the verdict returned by the Shrivenbaut jury. At the close of the proceedings Pargetter was handed over into the custody of an inspector of the county lice to be conve)ed to Devizes gaol. Captain Blair is not so ll t4..ay, nd appears to be sinking, The unfortunate we gentle d tnau a is surrounded by his family. Four of his chi dren arrived from Truro yesterday having been sent for express by the comPfini at the cuff rer's request. Mr. Caesar Ban kit ,s has been here again today. - ---•--- NAVAL INTELLIGENCE . OPENING up THE GREAT NATAL STEAM BASIN I 3 ORTsMuuTH BY THE QukizN.—This steam - ba sin, Dor nearly completed, will be opened with interesting for• malities and imposing display on this day week (t he , 25th inst.) by her ALijesty in person, as announced the 4 the royal eotnnaand to the Lords Commissioners of Admiralty. Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Augustus Collier, the Commander-in Chief on the East India station, not proceed to tho seat of his command on the 2 0 " - instant, as originally intended, having bad his leave ext,riclud by the Lords of the Admiralty un til the 2v proximo. g. The Powerful, 84 guns, Captain the Lii• Dundas, C 8,, went out of Portsmouth Harbour to SP • r head on Tuesday, and remains there, atNivting arrival of Sir Charles Napier, under whose orders will he temporarily placed. k ill e The Canopus, 84, Captain Moresby, C. 8., ready for paying off, at Devonport, in a bout a w— hence. PROMOTIONS. 12 0 Lieutenant—A. S. Booth (1836), of the Ho we, guns, at Portsmouth, to the rank of Commander. Lie% C. F. ilillyar (1842), late First Lieutenant of the Awag corvette, to ti e rank of Commander. Mate—John Murray (1847), of the Excellent, ggiloi nery establishment, at Portsmouth, to the rog k Lieutenant. APPOINTMENTS. . g Captain—G. Elliott, late of the Eurydice, qiusg frigate, to the Ocean, 80 guns, at sh e erness' 0 , 0 . Captain to his father, Vice-Admiral Elliot, t he ° mander-m-Chief at that port. .9 tell / Lieutenants—Edward Wylde to command the te, packet. J. R. Rudd (1840), late of the Fogard to the Illustrious ordinary ship at Portsmouth' 1 Mills, dismissed. ; Secretary—James A. Smith, late secretary to sir "'--„„ to West, at Plymouth, to o ffi ciate in the same cap es Admiral Elliott, at Sheet ness. -12) t tbs Naval Instructor—Rev. S. Blackburn, chap lain Powerful, 84 g at Spead. Second M ter a uns, —George ith Stovin, of the Otter Plic uth to the Doteral. gr Clerk in Charge—H. Warrington ( 1846 ) to t he dusa packet, fitting at Portsmouth. „ sbtp Engineers—R. Gow (chief) to the Fisgard , Who), at Woolwich ; J. W. Husband (second-class 55.1- pis ,George Atchinson (third-class assistant), eud_ as w el al (third-class assistant), to the Trident steam ' I go e , 12° Masters Assistants—C. W. Waller, to the 11°1-49, st guns, at Portsmouth ; J. Tucker to the Hastings, ' l'ortsmeuth. iron ate WooLwlcß, MAT 17.—The Llewellyn , e. l, 0 111 l vessel, built and fitted by Messrs. Miller, BO ssi and Co., for the Holyhead Mail Pac k e t servieili. t o tried down the river on Monday, after having her ilk cleaned, and made a speed of 16 9 knots , of 1 8 ' 3 per hour, with a pressure of 20 lbs. per squareqtroil, Captain Schwabe, ut the Rtnasian navy. a"d , tieve Ll cers in the Bri,ish and Foreign services, wttn n- i t esiF The yesse ,04 experiments, which ware satisfactory. four passnges between the Nore and Mouse Lignts'nste' prove ian excellent sea boat. The Llewellyn r 4 orsl' missioned yesterday, the 16th inst., by Mr- r a fwo c i t rt i h i s i e g ,a, 7wr. a i ster, and has been taken into dock tn P e ll l ol lays pi c compo sition, Tr y io The Caradoc is still in the basin, under a n e b , experiments with the dynamometer, and Whe t% fr ( i ) i l o y n h , e and on being wade finished , _ h she will proceed to the Holyhead atati°°4oo_, _ i e Encounter steam sloop, 360 horse poWer„e,tlem, the Mes-rs. Penn, and recently built at PA 12' will proceed down the river. on trial, on FridaYi st in tent. • yO/0 The Andromache, freight-ship, arrived yee-eoste, from moorings opposite the Royal Arsenal, to diseb nr ti n tio'f . r,2mflong Kong. She brought home a number tsti°' lids from the regiments and ships at the varin ns I in China. NG itg.s /14. RAILWAY SHARE MA-- - LIVRPOOL AY 17. STOCK EXCHAE.— E The dema n d fur " ?I s n ntl eit brisker to .clay. Quotation s h ave a d vance d, and °;-,, the market is improved. Th e sa l es are —Et is ! ; ,.%l 3 l / ,;' It) 14%--Ditto, New IW. Shar es , lA, p.—Lanonon — Kog shire. Fifths, 63.- Ditto, Fifths (late Went ' l nd 3 3 / 4 dis. —Le-ds and Thir,k, 22 dis.—London zisocbttote Western, 131%—Ditto, Quarters, 2% C. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Preference, Jr. P' ,1— '' at' Giimsby and Sheffield), 2t;% dis. —Midland 6,tlie2t.q.,' Ditto, New Halve., 4 3 / 4 dis.—Shrewsbury, ($.., 11 " j 4 Chester, 7 dis.—York, Newcastle, and BerivicAo s° A West Extension), No. 2, l c. p.—Ditto, G. N. F . - _"Gre o p.—York, and North Midland, ;38 c —Ditto , 'Z . p.."" Riding Extension, 31 3 / 4 —Dian, Preference, '" Southern and Western,iAr/facr MANCHESTER, MAY 17. g o- ' STOCK EXCHANOK.--The sales are—Birke. t shire, and Cheshire Junction, 6 3 / 4 ---G re din.als-161,0 6 9-16 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Filth* iTioni__nce, Ditto, 32!. Shares, 7 dis —Ditto (West Riding i'rrefer°';o4 dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and LincolneDires,itooll % p.—North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—S° lll ' . Dover, No. 4, 3 dis. i litiahedet not u house.yhh t yegterele THE MURDER IN SPITALIIELDS. --- vice, ifoie, Charles Warren, a man of seafaring aPP eli te r at .ll° , l s c ea . n ti t , upon a vague n s ia ll g s esl(twti.hoilie,cue,irertiehus : hetiiaefir.ratllu b edr . as.st brought sIX years, the son of a d fi e 'r r e o t f h t e he child, HenryLszarti'. aged -6tre'd onlyt• t t t h h e r ' o ) n a g r h d plsiteriantnetahtarheorbsahg;:benei,l dealer in , rea te a r opo re i no w accused and when n am Lazarus From the Jewevidencedneosw given , t t „ - a "ces sib r fi e parent Ir l .e o sn c kt correcting o r , i r ru t the tt ionfg night, and to th-,, s i s t.• l i :tneah t es h er e oe osbodyrelative trethirnyneiemnu w gi 30, was x:igxintoo foundtha leotei i. es o I .,e o 6l.e l bobo o c co t : the lerrhoi: tooe - rti , :: (a t:l int e l ei b nr a ,fa e an k it, o d f . id i d questioned, he said, he had bee ° ° hot 1 st ear any footstep''e fs c . 0 o morning, he heard the er r St° the crl f the time t hat .flg 011 O . StOPPI ~joit la p i : V ann was literally all that was stated as 4'bsteverf a a I,cchhi child I d da tspiexr perhaps s s . fi v , e r n yes!! o , go 1 os, g ,T d ile h w un a T el h e were ..., not hie iba:v: ofi itlig `till 0. o f atement made that would justify his 21 . e t yre ( theaccused i upon such a serious charge, and he O° P goisuttrioitfecsua:ltottlilye.re was nothing wtebtiosor, i Coto , c a Lord Mayor has called a Court 0 ' cop seg u lder Cour. •I 0 _ a ci for Friday next, at two o'clock, iri „, c oo . h e .I l ow requisition . received by his Lordship-- `1()t o to tif l a f t at ( . )f ,he Public Health Bill, now brougbroyeSt'to. iikei 't, interfere by h er majesty's Ge'veroestoe J interfere with the right of self - P le nd !° I Tli ° herent • such in all local representative bodies. ,e - ni ,' es , steps therein as ma • be deemed eXPech,e7oo ° f i e 10 requisition received the names of upwards 0 ' " rs h ' e ti s hers oi the Court in the cou ' rso of a few er"ti tiisP-iii rd to ~ ve step has been considered necassar • y in o , has „is the public • dof Min a misreresentation lookwhif'eci " t ot circulated, .1.,. that the Cot porauon of Londoo ,. t , Pre 4 0 1 I , filerence upon the attempts which, under tu be r,. of 'promoting the public health," are un d er t° her e l dO4 do t upon the rights of municipal, parochial, a° nt of stituted bodies in relation to the raanagettle local affai • • rs. ------"--/•"'*••*.- A, ----,--aii— , CO 111 RMS. A P i " l' On the 16th inst., at Codicote Lodge, Le--i if r / ' dish, of a daughter. the 11°0. 10 0 ' On the 16th inst., in Belgrave - sq uare, 0 lo wea I s, f a son and heir. Porti a— e O the 17th inst., at Weymouth - s treet, j o ri Mrs. R. G. Duff, of a son and heir. the WY d - 1 1 r ° r 0 On the lf th hist., at Eythorne, Ke nt, ( 101 A. Chalk, E,q., of a daughter. I. v On the 10th inst., at Hertford, the wife of the g e Deedes, of a daughter. ..- i e 0 1.1 i the e a ct , e t 9th s i i n d s e t : , E a s t q St. AI G I e g OT RIE 'S D. ChU rCht - i Elizabeth, eldest daugh ' ter of oilt g . e . JohnOn FLroafe,Veatr;or On the 9th inst., at Bodenhain, Pryce Will i t a b , 011 jan O l n es th_e , 4th inst., at S the Inner Temple, barrister-at-law to Eliz libe ' DO . of William Unett, E,q., of Venwood. A r on dsel i °D R ore, of Eltham, Kent, to Sarah .ala r same place. Lancaster,liroc k b , e a b rr a i r t,:: ol l, o 4: ol o ; St. Mary Alagdaledn 11 - l ' i re ay , a i • if' On the 12th inst., Mr. William Ashton• sge cl49 ;ife a. On the I lth inst , at Diukintield, Egon * sof' Wilde, Esq., aged 65.. ° ftl ia ~ On the lath inst., in Islington, Chriatopher,oll or , v' Ba ti th " , J. H. Stafford, Liverpool. • erpoal, ,f On the .13th inst., at Toxteth Park, LIT' ~ij IOW Batligate, aged 84. „,,,_ j or s . e s , , ~ the 2 75 h. inst., at Longleat, Warminster, the: ov, iv ./ On the btit inst., at Montrose J. puke, DT-E rr iy, ' 1 1 %; On the 4th inst., at Nice. Francis Blythe, Ti sing t . o, o l3 a On the 16th inst., in Plullimore-place, I°,lle lit beth Louisa Baroness ee Noual, relict of to OO P Lie a" Noual do la Loyrie, aged 91. CoOlotitietllie,a2rsOotitlis.otthAe pureils,idaetatohtezPaanitac,es.gCe:°iran ituestalf On the 11th inst., at Stoodleigh, Veyon . 0 i•V' ILcond son of Thomas Daniel, Esq.' a g ed 2 • 3. t011 , a(i. ti llat On the 13th inst., at Natwich, Henry •b,,Y„,..0r0 1 1 _, v Ai dew El O it n , a t g lie ed l ß 3 7 t . h inst., Charlotte, the witei:::::ne, tbe On the 14th inst., at Brighton, Haq,_ . _ O , 67 of the late General John Despard, aged i_l,tiani Thora On the 15th inst., at Bath, Ciptaiu Arii , - + 1 merle of the 420 Royal Highlanders. __--,. 7 1 , L - ----- rOv' li r ------,,ivitpo SO. 0 London: Printed and Published by . , 0 onise,_,oltl No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Thu " ;„ the '' Strand, in the Precinct ul the Savo ''" ktiddlimax, Thursday May 11, le4B. 11,.ii-A A FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basiughall street. r J. P. Carpenter, Drummond -street, Euston-square, baker, June 8, at one—J. Garrett and F. H. Phillips, Cambridge-street, Old Saint Pancras-road, saw mill pro prietors and manufacturers of mouldings, June 6, at twelve—J. Young, T. Bracken, G. Ballard, J. C. C. Sutherland, and N. Alexander, Calcutta, merchants, bankers, and agents, June 6, at half-past eleven—J. Sewell, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, money scrivener, June at half-past eleven—W. Kennett and J. H. Rey nt)lds, s, Lamb- street, Spitalfields, wax and tallow chan dlers and oilmen, June 8, at 4 Leven—P. Mottram. Wood street, Manchester, warehouseman June 8, at two—E. Pettet and W. Newton, Lancaster-place, Strand, navy agents and commission agents, June 8, at twelve—W. Sherwood, Belvidere, Lambeth, builder and carpenter, June 6, at eleven—Hr Orbell, Rumford, Essex, victualler, June 6, at twelve—T. Orpwood, Bear-street, Leicester square, coach currier, June 6, at twelve—J. Hill, jun., Southampton, builder, surveyor, and brick maker, June 7, at half-past elevezi— H. J. Elmes, Queen-street, Cheap side, and Kent-mad, bricklayer and builder, June 7, at , eleven. In the Country. H. D. Cossins, Sea-mills, Ilminster, Somersetshire, miller, June 14, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—C. S Flood and B. B. Lott, Honiton, Devonshire, bankers, June 13, at one, at the Court, Exeter—J. Burton, Taun ton, Somersetshire, coach and waggon proprietor, pest master, and livery stable keeper, June 14, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—G. D. Ewens, Axminster, Devon shire, butter merchant, June 14, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—J. Andrew, Manchester, merchant, June 7, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—D. Hawkesford and J. Hawkesford, Bilston, Staffordshire, iron founders, June 19, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birmingham—J. Goodwin, Birmingham, newspaper proprietor, June 8, at half-past ten, at the Court, Birmingham. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. J. Tite, Clerihammill, Dorsetshire, flax and tow spinner, Is. °id , on any Tuesday and Friday after the 18th inst., between the hours of eleven and three, at the effiee of Mr. Hernaman, Exeter. _ J. May, Redruth, Cornwall. stationer and printer, 2s. 2d., on any Tuesday and Friday, after the 18th between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Hernaman, Exeter. T. Smith, Mantungham, Yorkshire, joiner, Is. 4d., on Tuesday, May 16, or any subsequent Tuesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Hope, Leeds. W . W. Yeld and W. B. Dawes, Rugeley,Stqffordshire, brewers and cora dealers, 24d., any Thursda), between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. C. Ashford, Birmingham, packing cue maker, 2s. 6d., on Friday, May 19, or any subsequent Friday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of stir. Whit more, Birmingham. J. Cullin, Nottingham, grocer and tea dealer, 3s. 6d., on Saturday, May 27, or any subsequent alternate Saturday, between the hours of eleven and three, at the office of Mr. Bittlest,,n, Nottingham. T. N. Bernard, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchant, 5d., on Saturday, May 20, or any subsequent Saturday, be tween the hours of ten and three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon Tyne. T. M.Tear, W. Hadfield, and E. Thompson, Liverpool, merchants and shipowners, Is. 10;d, on Wednes day, May 17, or any subsequent Wednesday, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. E. and G. Owen, Holyhead, drapers and grocer s, 65., on Monday, May 22, or afterwards on any Thursday, between the hours or eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. J. F. Cannel!, Liverpool, bookseller and stationer, 7d., on Monday, May 22. or afterwards on any Thursday, be tween the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. • Messrs Jones and Windle, Liverpool, wine merchants, Id., on Monday, May 22, or afterwards on any Thurs day, between the hours of eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall. street. J. Bates, Kettering, Northamptonshire, watchmaker, June 8, at half-past twelve—H. Bolton, Luton, Bedford shire, straw manufacturer, June 8, at eleven—W. Beach, Salisbury, cutler, June 8, at twelve—H. 1). C. Cole, Old Bronipton, boarding and lodging house keeper, June 7, at one—W. C. Alright, Norland-square, Nutting-hill, shipowner, June 8, at one—G. T. Butterfield, Oxford street, drug grinder, June 8, at half past eleven—W. R. Stacey, Tichborne-street, Haymarket, tailor, June 20. at eleven—G. Williams, Surbiton, Surrey, draper, June 21, at twelve—W. Wheeler, Adelaide-terrace, Nutting-hill, builder, June 21, at twelve—J. Rogers, Northumber land street, Strand, oil and Italian warehousemen, June 6, at one—H. C. Robinson, Brecknock-terrace, Camden Town, and Caledonia-place, King's-cross, surgeon, June 7, at t welve—NV. Batten and 'A. Marshall, Ship Tavern pas.sage, Gracechurch-street, cheesemongers, June 7, at eleven. In the Country. H. Turner, Bristol, draper, June 8, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—E. Thompson, Kingston-upon-Hull, hosier, June 6, at half-past ten. at the Town Hall, King ston-upon Hull—J. Southern, Liverpool, builder, June 7, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—H. Coleman, Liverpool, stock and share broker, June 7, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—H. W. Barnes, Stockport, cabinet maker, June 7, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester— J. Keon, Manchester, cap manufacturer, June 7, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—W. Tomlinson, Hoch dale, Lancashire, butcher, June 8, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—W. Penn, Liverpool, licensed vic• tualler, June 7, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—l. I. Mocatta, Liverpool, commission merchant, June 7, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—J. Binch, Nottingham, grocer, June 23, at eleven, at the Court, Nottingham— R. B. Petkitts, Coventry, currier, June 8, at half past ten, at the Court, Birmtughsm—E. C. liolund, Honiton, Devonshire, surgeon and apothecary, June 15, at one, at at the Court, Exeter—J. Pidgeon, Honiton, Devonshire, wine and spirit merehant, June 14, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—E. Hender, Bodmin, Cornwall, iron monger, June 14, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter—H. Burns, Exeter, general draper, June 14, at eleven, at the Court, Exeter. At the Court of .Review, June 6. John Meads, Nottingham, tea dealer—William Cusse, Christchurch, Hampshire, grocer—J. Garrott and F. 11. Phillips, Cambridge-street, Old St. Pancras•road, saw mill tnanufacturere—J. F. Fletcher and Fletcher, Over Darwen, Lancashire, cotton manufacturers—E. Callow, Cornhiil and Finch-lane, stockbroker —E. Whitehall, Newport, Monmouthshire, watch maker—H. Hicks, New Bond -street, saddler—J. S. Ra.blah, Bar nard Castle, tanner—Ellen Edwards, Bristol, banker— T. Holland, Bury, Lancashire, provision merchant—J. Hughes, Cheltenham, ironmonger —W. W. Baker, Bir mingham, engraver—J. Phillips. Brynmawr, Brecon shire, grocer —E. Maxted, Upper Seymour-street, Euston-square, bricklayer —J. .Bellchambers, Strand, bookseller. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Mary lialliwell and T. Halliwell, Musbury, Lan cashire, cotton manufacturers--R. Burt and W. Martin, New Church -street, Portman•market, grocer—Jane Simpson alai Ann Bibby, Preston, milliners—E. Win gate, H. E. Hill, and J. Churton, Liverpool, chemists (so tar as regards H. E. Hill)—J. Price and J. Wells, New-bank, Yorkshire, brick makers—R. W. Warner and W. Watts,:lessees of the St. Marylebone Theatre— J. Vint and J. 11. Farrar, Sunderland, chemists— J. Patching and F. Wood, Brighton, cabinet makers—T. Green, Fenton, Staffordshire, china manufacturers—C. D. Hays, A. Hays, and S. Willimott, Bermondsey, wharfingers— J. Dummelow and W. P. Bonner, Fen church. street, colonial brokers—A. Brown, W. Todd, and J. Kirk, Liverpool, wholesale grocers (so far as re gards J. Kirk)—B. W. Wells and H. Daniell, Windmill lane, Camberwell, floor cloth manufacturers—J. Frith and W. Frith, Leeds, linendrapers—G. Lodge, aen., and G. Lodge, jun., Leeds, sacking manufacturers—J. Wurd, C. Ward, and H. Ward, Mark-lane, City, and Marldon, Essex, millers (so far as regards C. Ward)—W. Macadam and D. Murdock, Liverpool, commission agents—S. K. Pollard and G. Pollard, Taunton, builders. INSOLVENT PE TITIONERS. James Williams, Liverpool, clerk. John Lace, Liverpool, marine store dealer. George Moore, Birmingham, brewer. James Briggs Stretch, Birmingham, commission agent. George WiGter,Harris, Birmingham, white metal smith. Joseph Gibbs, Studley, Warwickshire, shoemaker. Richard Bodkin, Wateringbury, Kent, wood and fruit dealer. John Matin, Maidstone, Kent, dealer in watches. Charles Stockman, Bath, lodginghouse keeper. John Huxtable, Swansea, commission agent. _ . James Fleming, Liverpool, cabinet maker. James Howard, Newton by Middlewich, Cheshire, bricklayer. Edward Harnett, Bishop's Stortfurd, Hertfordshire, schoolmaster. John Betterton, Fairford, Gloucestershire, seedunan • Charles Andrews, Ipswich, policeman. Noah Backbouse, Ipswich, gun maker. John Alfred Vessey, Ipswich, grocer. Mark Scott, Ipswich, beer. house keeper. William heatsle, Bridlington, Yorkshire. Simon Pinkney, Bridlington, Yorkshire, confectioner and baker. John Thompson, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, boot and shoe maker. William Edwards, Liverpool, victualler. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. W. Miller, Glasgow, baker, to meet within the Black Bull Hotel, Glasgow, May 22, and June 12, at two. A. Laurie, Leith, general merchant, to meet within the New Ship Hotel, Leith, May 18, and June 8, at two. C. S. B. Morison, Lerwick, general merchant, to meet within the Town-ball, Lerwick, May 22, and June 12, at twelve. D. Ritchie, Glasgow, furnishing ironmonger, to meet within the Star Hotel, Glasgow, May 20, and June 15, at twelve. G. IPDont...d, Glasgow, merchant and commission agent, to meet within the Rose Tavern, Glasgow, May 23, and June 15, at two. P. Bowman, Greenock, aright or joiner, to meet within Melvin's Temperance Coffee-house and Hotel, Greenock, May 23, and June 12, at twelve. - - IRE AT ISLINGTON.--Last night, about half-past ten o'clock, a fire, involving a serious destruction of valuable property, and nearly attended with loss of life, broke out upon the spacious pile of premises known us Smith's furniture and upholstery warehouse, situate in High street, adjoining the White Swan, Islington. The firemen, by dint of great preseverance, succeeded in saving the adjoining property, but the flames were not extinguished anti past twelve o'clock, and not until the whole of Mr. Smith's stock was rt.- duced to ashes, and the building gutted. The origin of the disaster has not been ascertained, Mr. Smith was partially insured in the Rua Wise. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, MAY 12.—The Minister of War has published the following communication from Field- Marshal ItAD ETSKY, dated the 6th inst.:— " I have to inform you that I was attacked this morn ing a little before 9 o'clock in my position on the Rideau, before Verona, and especially on the left wing at St. Lucia, while, at the same time, the enemy opened the engagement with a heavy cannonade in the direction of St. Massimo, Crocebiarica, and Chievo, and made a feint of attacking them. They directed all their force against St. Lucia, which was defended only by the weak brigade Strasoldo. The conflict lasted altogether fully eight hours. The brigade fought with the courage of lions. Never have I heard so well sustained a fire as that which the enemy opened at this paint. Only one short pause intervened during the engagement, in which time the enemy attacked St. Massimo, and made continual demon strations against my centre and right wing, consisting of the brigades Gyulai, Lichtenstein, and Taxis, but was here forced to retire. " At last the brigade Strasoldo was obliged to evacuate St. Lucia, after a renewed assault from the enemy. It retired, however, only to a short distance, and I sent some reserve troops to its assistance. " In the mean time a portion of the brigade Clam also hastened to its support, and steps were immediately taken to assault and reconquer St. Lucia. The brigade Clam advanced from Tombs with two battalions against the right flank of the enemy, while the battalion d'Anthou of the Italian Grenadiers arid a battalion Geppart attacked St. Lucia in the front, and the brigade Strasoldo assailed the right flank. " The enemy offered a most determined resistance. The troops forced their way within a short distance of the place, and even the enemy, but could only advance slowly. " I now sent to the town for the grenadier battalion Weiler and a battalion E. H. Sigmund. The enemy did not, however, wait for a renewal of the attack, and finally evacuated St. Lucia, having also retired on the whole line. •• Hi;► retreat from St. Lucia had rather the appearance of a flight, as many snilitary accoutreme:►ts, drums, knapaeks. &c. were found there. The engagement lksted from 9 in the merning till 5 in the afternoon. " I have to lament the loss of many brave officers. Lieutenant Colonel Leuzendorff fell at the head of his battalion ; G. 11. Baron Saha died of his wounds ; Col. Puitornyai lost an arm ; the horse of Count Wratislaw was wounded ; Prince Schwarzenberg received a contu sion ; the head of Major Schmerling's horse was carried off by a cannon ball. " The ground being exceedingly cut up did not admit of our pursuing the enemy effectively with our cavalry, and we were therefore nut in a position to make many prisoners, but a great number of wounded, whom the enemy were not able to carry off, fell into our " I have great gratification in being able to announce that his Imperial Highness the Archduke Franci, Joseph was frequently in the thick of the fire, and ex hibited the gr,stest coolness and composure. I was myself an eye-witness of the fact, that a cannon-ball struck the ground at a short distance from him without his betraying the slightest emotion. " I cannot sufficiently praise the prudent conduct of the commanders and the bravery and devotion of the troops " In conclusion, I must call the attent 7 on of the War Ministry to one remarkable fact, viz., that the Papal Swiss troops were at the head of the hostile force which attacked St. Lucia, which stands in sing War contradic tion to the friendly assurances of his Holiness." The Abend Blatt has intelligence from Conegliano up to the Bth inst. The insurgents and Papal troops at Treviso appeared to be preparing for a vigorous resistance. Count NUGENT, whose head quar ters were still at Conegliano, had gone on that day to Belluno, to reconnoitre. General CnLLoz had advanced the same day with 4,000 men on the road to Treviso as far as Feltre, which caused a panic in the enemy's camp at Treviso. Count NUGENT re turned to Conegliano on Monday, and was preparing for a general attack, to take place on Tuesday or Wednesday. Two bat talions of Granzers and a regiment of in fantry (lieinan) had arrived by forced marches from Portenone. Pal►na Nuovo and Osopo were still strictly blockaded. All the troops were stated to be animated by the best spirit, and provisions in abundance had been found in Conegliano and 13el. luno. The Nobili wished to destroy or carry off all the stores in those towns, but the inhabitants, with the municipality at their head, opposed it. The fugitive nobles were also prohibited from taking with them any of their own property. The Ministry have ordered the elections in Bo hemia for the German Parliament to be proceeded with without delay. Considerable excitement had been caused in Vienna by the announcement that Palacky, one of the chief leaders •of the Sclavonian party in Prague, was to be appointed Minister of Public In struction. In consequence of the strong feeling manifested against it the appointment was withdrawn. Baron DOBDTHOFF has been nominated to the Mi nistry of Trade and Agriculture, and Huss ANDREAS BAUMGARTNER to that of Public Works. The public securities had risen, the news from Italy being considered favourable, as a successful defence, and under present circumstances, before NUGENT and RADETSICI can co-operate, is considered a positive gain. The Five per Cent. Metalliques closed at 67k, 68; Bank Shares. 995, 1,005; Nordbahn, 80f, 81. LOMBARDY. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Piedmont announced to the Chamber of Deputies, on the 13th instant, the accession of Piacenza to the Sardinian dominions. The Provisional Government of Milan had ordered the opening of registers throughout the country to receive the votes of the popu lation relative to the 'annexation of Lombardy to Piedmont. This decision was adopted in consequence of an energetic manifestation to that effect, made by the National Guard and the people, followed by a demand in which it was stated that the intrigues of METTERNICH, GUIZOT, and LOUIS PHILIPPE, In London, the hostile attiude of Russia, the friendly disposition of Germany, the avowed neutrality of Switzerland, and other diplomatic complications tending to cause an appr ehension of a general con flagration in Europe, render it more necessary to increase the force of Italy by union. A fusion with Piedmont would render it possible to collect an army of 200,000 Italians. The Gazette of Venice of the 9th instant states that the Crusaders of Bassano having taken by surprise a body of Croats, on the Bth, in the village of Jastro, near Arsia, made a great number of them prisoners; that General DURANDO defeated two columns of the same body, and forced them to retreat from Corun day, lation of Brenta are ard entl y devoted to the holy after sustaining s 3 v ere losses. The armed popu. cause, and are well decided to beat the enemy. oAdeletatitiesrarferogiveßno.---logna, oftbe Bth, positively an. r( i t sz tunces the re-capture o f Udine by G eneral Durando t t o he re a s r ig ri n val of the The Gazette du Midi (Marseilles paper) announces cpelltt d steamer Leonidas, with advieos from Naples to the Bth. The Dragonetti Ministry, h m ,i rg resolved to retuee the demands of the Sardinian Ambas sador to desp a tch the whole of the Neapolitan army into Lombardy, had been accused of treachery, and their portfolios.