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

LO3IBARDY. The Milan Gazette of the 7th has advices from the camp under Peschiera, the right bank of the Mincio, up to the sth. The garrison had effected the night before two sorties on that side of the river, and three on the opposite bank, but were repulsed with loss on every side. The Piedmontese were actively engaged in opening trenches and completing their works of attack; the bombardment was to begin on the 6th, and letters from Desenzano announce that the roar of artillery was heard during the whole of that day. The head-quarters of CHARLES ALBERT were still at Somme Campagna. Operations are also in progress against Mantua. On the 4th inst. the garrison of that place sent a party of 2,000 men against the volunteers stationed at some distance. The latter retreated slowly, and keeping on the defensive, till at a certain point they suddenly separated in two wings, and dis covered a battalion of regular troops, with four pieces of ca nnon, who immediately received the Austrians with grape-shot, and put them to flight. The Ventidue 2llarzo of Milan, of the 7th, pub lishes an address to the POPE, signed by the repre sentatives of Milan, Venice, and Sicily, in which the t erms of the POPE'S allocution to the Consistory are energetically, though respectfully refuted, on the ground that the independence of Italy is a natural right, and the war against Austria for the purpose of regaining it is an act of mere justice. The following is the official bulletin from the seat of War, issued by the Provisional Government : MILA N , MAY 9.—On t h e Bth G e neral Ferrari was to have 7,50 0 mem assembled at Trevisa. If to these troops be joined the volunteers under the orders of General de la Marmera, and the Pontifical troops under General Durando, it will make an army of 18,000 men, ready to defend the passage of the Piavie, and to resume the °filin siM The Neapolitan cavalry and infantry are exPected. Cadore has vigorusly resisted the Austrians during five h ours . T he end of it was, that the Austrians driven back as far as Aquabona beyond the fron hara sof the Ty ro l . Belluna has yielded, and the place been taken Ant . possession o f by th e Austrians. General who arrived on the 6th at Padua, with the Legion, w hi c h the Lombard Government sent u te po t n he n aid . of the V enet i an prov i nces, l e f t f or F e l tre receiving that news. General Nugent is at the head o f 15 !? 0 0 men in Friuli, but he has not more than 4, 20,,a or r eg. a , ..troops. Th e upper part of F r i u li , ca ll e d , still holds out in favour of the tricoloured afitvreof In the aff • r wenty• d t St. Silvestre, near Mantua, the enemy Curt a t o . men killed and twenty wounded. At the T us, m the same neighbourhood, the grape shot of affair usocfans killed thirty of the Austrian troops. In the Austrians c?t. Silvestre a stratagem adopted by the trieolou id not serve them much. They mounted some 3 r cockades, and cried " Viva (Italia," and sent leers ruts ill front of them to announce them as volun- N ea F ont Florence, in the hope of deceiving the Pentans who had only recently arrived, but the stratagem did not succeed. RREST AND COMMITTAL OF Mit. JOHN MITCHEL. DUBLIN, SATURDAY NIGHT. Soon after six o'clock this evening Inspector Guy, of the Dublin Metropolitan Police Force, proceeded to the residence of Mr. John Mitchel, proprietor of t he United Irishman newspaper, at Ontario-terrace, in the south suburbs, and arrested that gentleman, OH a war rant issued by the mag i stra t es o f the Head - Police-office, charging him with felony 12nder the Act " for the better Security of the Ciown and Government of these King dorns,,, passed in the present session of Parlia ment. Mr. Mitchel, accompanied by Mr. Devin Reilly, one of the editors of that paper, who happened to be at the residence of that gentleman at the moment, was conducted by the officer to covered car, in w hi c h th e y proceededtothoffice, the Where th ey arr i ve d at seven o'clock. Two of head h Wyse, were th e n i n e magistr a t es Mr. Porter and ir attendance in the boardroom.as Mr. Kemmis, Crown Counsel for the Crown, Were also is waiting. solicit or , an d Mr. Perrin Inspector Guy, with his Prisoner, approached the bench, when Mr. Porter, addressing the officer, said, " Have you executed your warrant ?"—lnspector Guy, " Yes, sir; here is the body of Mr. John Mitchel. Mr. Porter—Mr. Mitchel, informations have been sworn before me that you have committed felonies under the Act of 11th Victoria, by writing and pub lishing, in the United Irishman newspaper, certain articles on the 6th and 13th of this month, addressed "to the Protestant farmers, labourers, and artizans - af the north of Ireland." The informations are framed under the third section of that Act, and it became my duty to issue a warrant for your appre hension. I will read the articles on which the infor mations are framed, if you desire me to do so. Mr. Mitchel—lf you please, Sir. Mr. Porter was then proceeding to read the articles referred to when Mr. Mitchel said he would not give Mr. Porter the trouble, as he was fully aware of their contents already. Mr. Porter--Mr. Mitchel, these informations, under Whi ch you stand arrested, have been sworn by Super intendants Walsh and Selwood, of the metropolitan police; and upon those informations it becomes my 41Perative duty to send you to trial. Mr. Mitchel—To what court, Sir ? Mr. Porter—To the next Commission. Mr. liemrnis, Crown solicitor, addressing the ma g"trates, said : Mr. Mitchel is at liberty to put any questions he thinks proper to the parties by whom the in formations have been sworn. They are both pre sent. Porter —Mr. Mitchel, do you wish to ask those parties a n y quest i ons ? Mr. Mitchel —No, Sir, I have no question to ask. r. Mitchel (addressing the Crown Solicitor) said Kemmis, when will the Commission sit ? "' en: mils—On the 20th instant (this day week). ehel committal was then made out, when Mr. Mit tO /c e ll. '" conveyed, in the custody of Inspector Guy, durio agate Prison. Th e d emeanour o f M r . Mi tc h e l reser!d,h 14 extraordi nar y procee di ng was ca l m an d the S er i and h e appeared to be deeply impressed with bee n to °lls respo ns ib ilities of h i s position. He had to f eo apriksoe: from his family dinner circle, consigned Without the privilege of bail, and in case _nvicti o l epar n the pena l ty upon hi s o ff ence m i ght ate him from his family for ever. Un der th e pr. the treason-felony Act, the accused has not wile ge of giving bail—of course, Mr. Mitchel remai n • bare in custody till the charge against him st 4 ,,,gare been disposed of by a jury. This, as eue ''_at the time the Bill was under discussion, was .ike,, °f the principal objects for the passing of the fain in order to prevent parties accused from re the eh g at large pending the litigation arising out of it ar ges against them. Trea so n s tated that other prosecutions under the il 'Felonies Act had been commenced for speeches delivered during the recent crusade in the Guth ;but Smith O'Brien, in consequence of the rejaullries he sust a i ne d a t Li mer i c k h as escape d th ose The serious p rosecut i ons. coup imagine of Dublin perfectly tranquil. No one " that any prosecution of any kind could bare been instituted. Raraniusur t xt ha r t . Gae A..TION or YORII.—We are informed o:quisitlon is in contemplation, calling upon to allow Leem a hirnselt o n, the eminent solicitor of York, vacancy for the eit be put in nomination to fill the cocerkeated by the unfortunate death of Mr. Redhead among the ultra.L ihera • l Air. Leeman ranks high with a its of l York. He has been identified for years ocal interests and pros perity, and as he will its gene Por i t i Mr. Hume's motion, which we understand is is approved of by the Liberals of York, his suceesarahs ouatde!rtain even in the event of a contest, which we I p lic o e v is ed b l a t eral inasmuch as being a man of a p r im agine anced in the Ples, and the two parties being allowed to city, he will, in all probability, b e " walk over the ground." .____ _ __-- ---- - _ a __ Viscount Pahnerston received numerous Of his p o li t i cal friends at dinner last evening, at hi circle , man _ sion in C ar l ton . gardens. The Earl and Countess of E g li nton entertained Louis Napoleon, the Earl of Strathmore, the Countess (dowager) of Glasgow and Lady Diana and the Hon. E. 11. Stanley, the Hon. Mr. Boyle, Mr. a n d L ady Margaret Lushington, Sir Adolphus and Lady ball.) mple, Mr. and Mrs. Coventry, Mr. Leslie, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. and Mrs. Matheson, Miss Dundas, &c., at dinner on Saturda s quare. Y. at th e i r res id ence i n St. James's- The" E ar l and Countess of Jersey give a grand D t6 tg-morrovr evening to hi s R oya l Hi ghness the Prince • Pruasia. 'rue Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and V,uche ss of Beaufort, the M arqu i s an d Marchioness of -F,zeter, Count Dietrichstein, and a brilliant circle, are invited to meet the Prince at the banquet, after which Mere will be an assembly. ti t t _The . Right lion. Sir Robert an d L a d y Peel enter- nid distinguished circle to dinner on Saturda, 4 mgy residenc e in Whitehall-gardens. yat ~..... ..... THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MONE Y and COMMERCIAL NEWS. London &Blackwell. -13/. 68.8 d.... ----, CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. p •• • -, sgio.i o loai . Enst 2ot Eighths. : . . a .1. ghths6 d /. 21308. 40 ...4d.... 1% dis i ; t x o h New, Br C o Ni In the Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday the - sales were nearly 5,000 bales. The market was steady. Loki ) i o l o o : . on cn so 50 Less business was done in Railway Shares , owing t o D •••• ••••••• ...... • the settlement of the Account, and prices had rather a Do. Guarant.s per et-, 9 ...... - tendency to decline. Do. Pref. Con. 5 per et . 50 .. ... - - There are no ship arrivals with late colonial or foreign Ditto, ditto-- 185'4: 50 - news, but the advices by the continental mails engross - Lo D nl t o t n o, a p nd re G fe r r e e e n n e w e. i . c . h i ! . l B 2 l / 1 1 7 5: 2 4d d .._- ............... London and N. Western 100 l34_ 132 undivided attention, and, in many respects, are as con f , io it . t. Q o2 u N ar e t w ers (L.& B.) 22 dieting as ever. The prospect of an early settlement of the Danish question is now considered to be better, and Prussia is expected to be more inclined to D p o it . t 4 ° ol.S ift htes - (1..111 ... ...) 2 22 0 .....- 814 . ***** - --- listen to an accommodation since Russia and Sweden, in addition to England, are inclined to advocate the Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 7% 9% rights of Denmark. The injury done to the commerce Do. 10/. (M. & B.)13. 7 1 ,4...... of Germany, notwithstanding the considerate raising of Do. 10/.. (M. & B.) C. 1 ..... the blockade of the Elbe and the Weser, is as likely to Loud. &S. Western promote a speedy adjusment as any argument, remon- Do. New 50/. .. strance, or mediation. Do. New 401 DittoD .o . Tent h. dittos ( ... 0 . 0 .. n .. 5 . !L .j . 50 34 .... .. - ..... . . . . ... At Hamburgh, last Friday, money was easy. The 40 - .••.•• ***** ••• exchange on London was 13s. 6id., being one schilling Ditto, Thirds - 10 higher than per previous reports. London Salisbury, and The Corn Market is very quiet to-day, and prices are y . 0\ ? •Ii ..... .. . ~.... 1 %...... - maintained for Wheat and other articles, although the Londonderry&CUle . rsine 27%. - ••••• weather is so fine. The supplies, generally, are scanty, Londonderry- and Ennls- " as from the Baltic ports there can be very little expected killed 25 ...... - ... ..... ..... just now. Lowestoft (4 per et.) - The following report upon the state of the iron trade, Ditto (6 per ct.) - is from Aria' Gazelle, received to-day :- Manchester,Buxton,and "In the early part of the fortnight, a considerable Matlock 4 movement took place in this trade. It became known Manchester, Sheffield, and Lancolnshire-100 - ••• •• ......... that the Shropshire houses had been induced to submit Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 . - ... ••• to abatements, in consequence of the rates at which con- Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 - •• tracts for rails had been taken, added to the very low Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7 1 ,4 - ......••• ... prices of Welch and Scotch iron generally. It was also Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 7 1 ,4 - .. reported that the monthly circular of Lord Ward's agent Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 30 - has notified a similar decline. Ditto ditto . - -... 9 - •••••. ........ • "The aspect of political affairs on the Continent ap- Ditto ditto - ...... ....... peared to be daily growing more gloomy, and the a c. Ditto Sheffield and ....- ......... - counts from our colonial and American connexions were Lincolnshire lO «•... - anything but cheering. Under these circumstances, it Do., Manchester and Do., Grimsby Dock l5 - became.untenable. Pressing engagements also in many Lincoln Union..... 41.25. - - instances required to be provided for, and a disposition Manchest. & Southampt. 2;4 - - to sell was dine induced, particularly among pig- mi d l and ...... 100 ......105 103 10314 holders, amounting to almost a panic, of which Do. Consolidated Pref.loo - many of the manufacturers dependent upon purchases Do., do., 501. Shares... 15 ... availed themselves to recruit their exhausted supplies of Do. Birm., and Derbyloo metal. Considerable quantities of Staffordshire pig aeConsol.Bristol and were sold during the week, and, we are sorry to say, Birming., 6 per et. -.100 ......118 some at unwarrantably low rates; one sale was mentioned Ditto, Brist. & Glocstr. 36 ...... - . at 555. per ton. Manufactured iron, also, was negotiated Ditto, ditto ..87gw .an- - 111.35. 6d... - to some extent at a decline, and abatements to a greater Ditto,Leieest. nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo - or less per centage to avoid countermands, have been Midland Great Western conceded upon progressing contracts. The pig trade, Irish - however, has been most severely affected; and thus con- Middlesbro' and Redcar, firmation has been given to our previous remarks, that 6 per cent. guar. .... 50 - over-production was the danger,most imminent, and that NewcastleandCarlisle...loo - ... the resumption of produce, without a correspond- Do. Quarters 25 - • ing revival of demand, would be found a se- Newmrket &Chesterford 18% - ........ rious obstacle in the way of improvement. Al- Newport, Abergavenny,Do. Extension .........21. 125.... - though matters seem to have rallied a little and Hereford during the last week, and quotations have become con- Newry and Enniskillen 7 - siderably more firm under the increased demand, still ...... Newry, Warrenpomt, great confusion prevails, and business is being transacted, and Rostrevor .. 15 - even by those who enjoy the most favourable situations Norfolk .......... .......... .100 and circumstances, upon terms that afford no compensa- Do. New 201. - tion either for risk or amount of capital employed.' Do. Extension - The English Funds have been very fiat again to-day, Do. Guaranteed 514pc. 5 - and there is a further decline in prices, although the Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 - business doing is extremely limited, and scarcely any Northern Counties Union 4 - speculation is going forward. Consols have been 83 to North British ........... 25 - 83 Do. 1)o. Quarters 6l .+ for transfer and tim e . Th e New Thr ee • an d- a - - ....••••• Quarter per Cents. have been 82i to i. Bank Stock6 l A 4 5 Do. Extension is not higher than 189 k, and India Stock has been at 232. Exchequer-bills have been 38s. to 41s. premium, Ditto Thirds 3 North & South-Western 2 .. - 1% and Indian Bonds 21s. to 235. premium. North Staffordshire 12% • ••• •••••• •• ...... ...... 974 10 ....... In the Foreign Market the dealings have also been North Wales - . unimportant. Spanish Five per Cents. have been at a North Western 7% - -- decline to 121 and 114 ; and the Three per Cents. at Oxford, Worcester, and 214 ; Portuguese Four per Cents. h a v e b een quo t e d Wolverhampton ...... 40 ... - ... .. .. 17 ; and th old Five per Cents. 69k to 70. Mexi- Reading, Guildford, and can Stock is wo r th 15} t o 154 ; and Brazilian, 69. Reigate - Russian Bonds have been at 85 to 85k. Royston and Hitchin -1% --- ..... .. .. Scottish Central This is " ticket " day in the Share Market, and the Scottish Midland 25 -• •••• - . passing of the names of parties who intend to take their Ditto, New ......... ..... 10 - ........ shares has enga ge d c hi e f a tt en ti on ;in fact scarcely Sheffi e ld, R o th er h am , ..... any other business is doing. Prices rule much the same and Goole (Nor. Div.) 5 as on Saturday, but there is rather a disposition among Do. do. (Sou. Div.) 2%...... - the public to hold on, or buy, than to sell. Shrewsbury and Birra... 8 ONE CLOSING Ditto ditto. Class B. 5 - .RICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 ...... - Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns .. 81 %1 811,( (Nor. W. Min.) 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities B3l /2 83 831,i 83% Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 ...... - ..... ........ New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anna.-- - Long Anns. to expire Jan.lB6o ••• 8 1 ,4 9-16 8 9-16 Ditto New Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860.... 8 11-16 8 11_16 Do. 8 per Cent. Pref 8 India Stock 232 232 Shropshire Union India Bonds, 1,0001. - .... ..... ..... Ditto under 1,000/. . ....... ....... - 24 p Do. Preference - •••• •••• •••• Consols for Account ..... ...... .. 83 1 1 1 83 83% South Staffordshire 5% - ....... ..... Exchequer Bills. 2id. & 3d. South Eastern - ... 1,000/. June 3B 41 p 46 p Do., No. 1 24 1,0001. March ...... ........... 44 41 p 41 p Do., N 0.2. 500/. June ... 38 p 38 p Do., No. 3 . ......„.. 20 ...... - 5001. March .. 44 p 44 p Do., No. 4 Small, June - ... •••••• Small, March OISE CLOSIN 0 caster, and Goole 3 - PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Swans. & Loughor & Ca- Brazilian Bonds - ••• • Do., New, 1843 . ......... ...... 69 68 1 ,4 68 Taw Vale Extension ... 6 - ••• ••• ..... ••• Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 1 5 1 4E 15 1 ,8 Thames Haven Dock Ditto, Account 1 5 3/ 15 3 4 and Railway .... ..... 1.7 1 / 2 •••••• - Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents - 36% Vale of Neath ... .. 4 - Portuguese 5 per Cents. 69% 70 70 Waterford and Kilkenny 15 1 ., - Ditto, 4 per Cent l7 17 Waterford and Limerick 40 - ••• Russian Bonds - Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. - and Dublin ....... .. 3 ..... - Ditto, Account l 2 l /s 11 3 14 11 3 4 Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent 2 1 14 214 Guaranteed ... .. ...... 42 3 4.-- - Dividends on the above payble in London. Do. do. do. ... 25 - Belgian 4 1 4 per Cent .., - 59 3 Z, West Cornwall 6 ... ..... Dutch 2 1 ,4 per Cent., 12 Guild.... - 41 3 4 Whitehaven & Furness 11 - Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates - 63 Windsor, Staines, and PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING South Western ..... ... 7 .... RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Wi lts, Somerset,& Wey- Aberdeen 5O - - ......... - ••• Amber., Nett., Boston, York, Newcastle, and and Eastern Junction 314.-- - - Berwick. - Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2% - - Do. Original New and Belfast & County Down 1414 - Birmingham and Ox- Do. Extension No. 1. 15 ford Junction .... ... 20 - - Do. do. No. 2. .. .. 10 - Birmingham, Wolver- Do. G.N E.Preference 8 ....„ 9 8%..... hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... - ... - York and North Midland 50 - •• • ••• Birming.,Wolverh'pton, Ditto, Preference ...... 10 and Stour Valley 121. 4s ... - ••• - Do. East and West Rid- Birkenhead, Lancashire, ing Extension and Cheshire June.... 7 3 4 ••• • ••. ..... • - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 - 20 and Amiens - Boulogne Bristol and Exeter 55N 6. • Ditto, Thirds ... 25 - - Central of France (Or- Buckinghamshire.- 12/. 4s. - .. leans and Yierzon) ... 16 - Cal e donian Demerara Ditto, Half Shares .. OA - ... - Dendre Valley 4 Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 ~-.„ , Direct Bombay and - Chester and Holyhead-. 42% - Ditto, Preference l5 ...... - . - Dutch Rhenish ......... 7 ...... .... - Clarence - - East Indian 3 14 - ...... - .... . Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 - - Great Indian Peninsular ss. - Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 - - Italian and Austrian. ... 4 ...... - Do. Government Loan, Louvain it la Sambre ... 6 - 4 per Cent. - Luxembourg Direct London & Ports- Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... - mouth - ... "" - Namur and Liege lB .. .. - Dublin and Belfast June. 25 ...... - - Northern of France...-. 10 Dundalk & Enniskillen 1714 - - Orleans and Bordeaux 6 ...... - ... - ...... - East Anglia, 251., L. & Over Yssel 413 s 4d..-- - E. and L. and D...... 25 •••••• - - . -, Paris and Lyons lO ..... - Do., 181., E. & H.... 18 - Do., 31.105. Paris and Rouen ..., 2O - Eastern Counties........ 20 - ••• ..•.......• Do. New Guaranteed ~, Rouen and Havre 6 per Cent. - ..... ...... ... Ditto,Extension,s per Strasbourg and Basle - Cent., No. 1......6/. 13s. 4d.... - - Tours and Nantes .. 8 ...... - Ditto ditto, No. 2-64 13s. 4d... - Tournay, Jurbise, Lan- Do. North. & Eastern 50 - - den, and Hasselt ...... 16 - Do. Quarters - D er New 23 - - West Flanders - Eastn Union ... 50 - - JOINT STOCK BANKS. Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% - - London & Westminster. 20 - ...... Ditto, Third5........135.4d.. .... - - Union of Australia - 1)o. (guar. 6 per cent.) 10 ...... - . .... .. ..... _ London Joint Stock lO - Ditto, ditto - East Lancashire - LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 614...•.. East Lincolnshire Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... • •• Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. .. — ,•••,• Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%...... Edinburgh and Northern 25 — Ditto, New.. 6 14 — ,„•,,,,,,,,... Ditto, Newport l3 - ••• Ditto, ditto, New Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch 2% - ..... ••-••••• Ditto, New Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle - 6s. 8d.... Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ..... . .... Ditto, New .. .40 Do. Preference Consol. 15 - ••••••••• t ••• Great Northern Do., London and York 2%. _. ... ... Great South. and West (Ireland) Great North of England 100 ......229% .............. Ditto, New, 401 Ditto, New, 301 Ditto, New,ls/ II IA .. •••••••• ..... Great Western 9O ... .. 95 Ditto, IA Sh a res Ditto, 1 /: 1 Shares ...... 17% 164% ...... . .... Ditto, Fifths.. ....... ... 20 Ditto, New 171........ 9%..... 81 / 2 • Huddersfield and blanch. 26 . Ditto, Thirds Hull D it a t o n , d n Selby s h a . r . e5 ....... .. 2 5 5 0 ............ _9B 99 Ditto, 1 4 Shares Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 17%....•. .. ••••..•••••• Do., do., and Norwich 17% — ••••• Do., do., Extens. Scrip (late Camb. & Ely) 2% Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 D D Dtp oi i oit t li...t t toe o olQ: , s, jutfi( l itaie ' ,hir i tsst i e r oinr.i d lra. Thirds e.11.5.5...r...e...c.5.............):. 54 1 1928 0 43172 _—___. -ancashire & Yorkshire 93 i o fra S oe i t x ,4 t e e ( n i t a l i t s e au d 1)0. Thirdan:Raund Bur3r . 43 614 ...... Do. Li, 3 eg.)..... 13 ..... 6 .... ......... Ditto t er!). Do.(WAketield 1 heir. ' 3 - ,_'o n e 00l t-- D l( ,o 7 l .:: h l a in rges e c :l ,) : e .. , 5 2 0 Leedsl.,e Ded°B. , ( aDu P n ad r aw e i tf s s t sbr o aui n idrya & fro ji n ..c3.. : : : :...l ) ,;!:, 6 1,..., , .............. :__ 0., (blue) Seri .... -L.-- Le DD ed o s " and Th . k P.-"" 45' 4 .... : ... .. i 3 • Ditto, New Do., Prefer., 6 per t. 3 1 ' "' ..... """ L L iiSouthportvw e e r r P p °..slia Crosbyne h . e . 8 . t.e . r . . and . l . ln . d . 2 / ............ --.-- ....... " ••• •• ••• N • ewcaatle Junction-. 2% ... ... .... LONDON, Dal 15.—Wind E.N.E., moderate breeze, and fine clear weather. DOTER, MAY 14.—Wind E.—Arrived Carminata, Onaveill, Havannah, for Hamburgh ; Nayade, Arft, Lajuna, for Hamburgh ; Creole, Dennarman, Rio Ja neiro, for Bremen. Off Port—Maria, Krasser, Monte Video, for Antwerp; Robert Morrison, Dyer, Havan nah, for Antwerp. FALMOUTH, MAY 14.—Wind E.—Arrived Bromo, Dutch steamer of war, Batavia, and proceeded for Helvaet; Columbus, Meyer, Havannah, for Bremen ; Excellent, Stillstrom, Havannah, for Hamburg; George, Lund, Monte Video, for Antwerp. CHATHAM, M►Y 13.—Arrd. William Metcalfe, Clark, Manzanillo. RAMSGATE, MAY 14.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Dolphin, Shille, Monte:Video, for Bremen. Off Port—William Russell, Gonteling, Bahia, for Hamburgh. DEAL, MAY 13 AND 14.—Wind N,E. to E.N.E.—Arrd. Canopus, Buchanan, Port-au-Prince, for Bremen ; United Kingdom, Foster, Honduras. hid. Corinth, Ma tanzas ; Simon, Magnus, Berbice ; Persian, Savannah ; Arrd. from the River and sld., Hapley, Buckland, Ade laide, South Australia ; Empress, New York and Bos ton ; Ranger, Bahia ; Bull, Charleston ; Agnes, Nas sau, Nova Scotia ; West Ihdian, Sydney New South Wales ; Pilgrim, Sydney, Cape Breton. LIVERPOOL, MAY 12.—Arrd. Manchester, Pernam buco ; Admiral, New Orleans. 13.—Broom, New Or leans ; Windsor Castle, ditto. Sld. Eliza, Killick, Shanghae ; Joseph Anderson, Calcutta ; Siam, Manilla; Mary Hounsell, Pernambuco ; Theresa Jane, Maran ham ; Pursuit, New York ; Milan. ditto ; Hibernia (steamer), ditto ; Chancellor, Staten Island ; Jane, ditto ; Elizabeth Bruce, Boston; Scotia, Quebec ; Lady Milton, ditto. 14 th.—Leonidas,: New York ; William Nail, Staten Island. Off port, John Balls, —, with loss of miz en topmast. NOTICE. RAISING OF THE DANISH BLOCKADE. Hamburgh, May 12. Sir,—The Board of Commerce (Commercium) has this day published the following notice, agreeably to a noti fication from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, of the Bth instant, to the Foreign Embassies at Copenhag*n. It has been decreed by the Danish Government-- 1. That, for the present, neither the Elbe nor Weser, nor any other port on the North Sea, shall be blockaded. 2. That the blockade of the following ports, Pittau, Danzig, Strabund, Rostock, and Wismar, shall be raised, from the 16th of May ; that, consequently, only Kiel, with the mouth of the Schleswig Canal, near Holtman, and Sweinemunde, shall remain under blockade, but that the blockade shall, from that day, comprise the three months of the order, viz., Wolisob, Ssinemunde, and Bameni Carnmin. . . _ In order to prevent misunderstandings, which,(to the regret of the Danish Government, have occurred on the part of the commanders of the ships of war, who, in giving too wide an interpretation to the blockade, hale :9's'~y~U~; 3~ 43 4 1% dis. 8% 32% Isent back neutral r de'stined -- to ports which were not under blockade, a steam-boat will be dispatched this evening from Copenhagen to convey explicit instruc tions in this respe c t. (Signed) AGENTS TO LLOYD'S. Captain Q., H. Halstead, R.N.. Secretary, Lloyd's. NOTICE TO MARINERS. PORT OF HARTLEPOOL —LIGHT ON THE The light bears by HEUGH. FPAST EXHIBITED ON THE IST OF OCTOBER, 1847. Lat. 54 41 51 N., long. 1 10 19 W. of Greenwich. coast of Durham, g —* 2 W., distant seventeen sea miles; N.W. and from Staiths Old Nab, on the Yorkshire coast, by W., distant sixteen and a half sea miles, and is compass from Sonter Point, on the seen at any place along the coast within these points and seaward, in clear weather, at a distance of fifteen miles, the light being of the first order, and at an elevation of 84 feet above the level of high-water spring tides. There is also seen from the same tower at night, underneath the principal light, from half flood to half ebb, a tidal light of a red colour, which is visible to the eye within the limits of four miles, but beyond that dis • tance it blends with the main light, rendering it indis tinct. During the day, at half flood, a red ball is hoisted to the top of the mast on the tower, where it remains until half ebb. The stationary red light on the pier head of the old harbour is shown as heretofor e and there are two red lights on the quay wall of the inner harbour, which are seen in one from the bar, for the guidance of vessels entering. The fixed green light on the north pier head of the west harb our i s exhibited from sunset to sunrise, and the two red li g h ts seen in one, bearing N.W. course into th e h ar b our. SAILING DIRECTIO NS . --V essels bound to t h e p or t in gales o f w i n d from N. or N.E., when pilots cannot be obtained, s h ou ld attend strictly to the following:— A large b uoy i s situated off the southern extremity of the Heu g h, k nown as the " Buoy of the Stone, " moored in tw en ty- two feet low water of spring tides, and which - 4 1 - N., direct the has an iron wicker ball and staff. The Ileugh light bearing therefrom by compass N. one-third E., distant one-third of a m il e; the red light on the pier head o f t h e old harb our , N.W. W., four-tenths of a mile; and the green light on th e north pier head of the west h ar b our , W. by N. N., eight-t ent h s of a mile. Before beari ng away, let the tide be flowe d t o a b out last qua r t er fl oo d , carrying a small canvass on t h e vesse l , particularly (if p oss ibl e ) her after sails. P ass c l ose t o t h e buoy above described, leaving it on the starboard hand; if bound for the old harbour, the course will be N.W. by W. i W., with the pier light about one point open on the starboard bow, when the beacon, coloured black, with a wicker ball and vane, is visible on the seine hand—nearly right ahead is another black buoy, with,ball and staff, for which steer till the pier light just opens to the westward of the beacon—a mid-channel course between this and the black buoy with the ball, will lead to where a pilot can board the vessel. At this time the two red lights on the quay w a ll w il l b e seen i n one , N. by W., w hi ch leads A moveabl e sta ff , carry i n g to the e n t rance of the inner h ar b our . a flag, is att ac h e d to t h e light - houso on th e pi e r, which, in cases when found necessary, will be inclined at either hand to which it is requisite for the vessel to be steered, and will b e k ep t i perpendi cu l ar when the courses right. I n cases o f danger a bl ac k b all (only ) w ill be exhibit e d at the top o P the staff. For ships bound to the West Harbour, the course from the buoy of the Stone to the Fairway red buoy is west, a little more than half a mile, leaving a chequered red and white buoy on the starboard hand, then from the Fair way buoy, N.W. N., with the two red lights in one, leaving the black buoys on the starboard, and the white buoys on the port hand. A moveable flagstaff is placed on the south pier, for exhibiting similar signals as at the Old Harbour. If at any time the buoy at the Stone should have gone adrift, or is not able to be made out when rounding the Heugh, the tall chimney of the foundry at Middleton, bearing N.W. in a line with the pier light of the Old Harbour, will clear the danger; and no vessel, if pos -1 sible, with the wind N. or N.E., ought to pass further to the southward than these marks describe. On entering the bay from the southward and eastward, the Longsear Ridge is to be avoided by noticing off the eastern extremity a largo plain black buoy, moored in 22 feet low water of spring tides, the Heugh light bear ing therefrom by compass N. E., distant a little more than one mile. Seaton High or Tees Upper Light bears W. I S., open to the north of Carr House, the pier light at the Old Harbour N. by W. i W., and the West Harbour pier light N.W. N.; the buoy having been cleared, either harbour may be taken by the instructions that have been given. By order, Hartlepool, May 1. WILLIAM 0. MOSSMAN, Haven Master. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) C ORN - EXCHANGE -MONDAY. The arrivals of all kinds of English Grain, as well as Flour, for our market, last week, coastwise, as well as by land carriage and sample, were on a very limited scale. Those from Ireland and Scotland were trifling in the extreme. The imports from abroad consisted of 4,705 quarters of Wheat ; 5,773 quarters of Barley ; 4,872 quarters of Oats ; 660 quarters of Beans ; 164 quarters of Peas ; 210 quarters of Tares ; 644 quarters of Linseed ; 198 quarters of Rapeseed ; 125 quarters of sundry Seeds; and 300 barrels of Flour. Fresh up, to day, from Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, as well as from all other quarters, the receipts of English Wheat were unusually small, but of excellent quality. As the show of samples was trifling in the extreme, and the atb.ndanco of Town and country buyers (most of whom were short of stock) was good, the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce was steady, at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, the prices obtained on this day se'nnight, and at which a good clearance was effected. There was a slight improvement in the inquiry for the best parcels of fine Foreign Wheat, at very full prices. In the middling and inferior kinds—the supply of which was tolerably extensive— a moderate business was doing at late rates. The quantity of Barley brought forward was very limited; hence all descriptions moved off steadily, and late currencies were well supported. Scarcely any Malt was on show. Parcels on the spot, as well as for forward delivery, were firm, but without any improvement in value. From all parts the fresh arrival of Oats was small. Most kinds were held at 1 s per quarter more money, but the firmness of the holders somewhat checked sales, as it is generally expected the blockade of the Elbe will be raised in a few days, and that, consequently, the grain vessels will be cleared for England. Dealers purchased cautiously, at, in some in stances, 6d per quarter more mon e y. The sale for Beans was somewhat firm, but we can notice no alteration in the currencies. Peas, especially grey and maple, were very firm, and the turn higher. The show of samples was trifling. Indian Corn and Meal without animation. In Flour exceedingly little was doing, at last Monday's prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, 31 &It—Chevalier. • •• • • 58s to b9s Red. .. .. .• • • 423 t 0535 Oats— Yorkshire and Dltto,White, New 441' 56 8 Lincolnsh., Feed. 17 s 201 Norfolk and Lin- Potato . ..... .. .. 208 231 coin, Red • • 43s 47 8 Youghal and Cork, Ditto, 'White .. 43s 50 s Black ... .... 14s ISs Irish, Red • • Cork, White .•• • • 1 6 s 20 s Ditto, White •. —s — 5 183 2ls Scotch, Feed. . • • . Rya—Old •••••• • • • • • • —s s Beans—Tick .•••• • - • • 311 40s New. •••••• • • • • • • 32s 34s P if 3a pe g e n . s . . Barley—Grinding . .... an -S /1 -s r ,-, --- - eas—Grey . • • • ...... . 52 s 35 s •• •• ••3 2 5 35s Malting . .... •• • • 335 3611 ......... 34s 40s Chevalier .... •• • 34s 36 s White. ••••• • • • • . 34s 3,s Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••• • . 33s 36s ... lo folk ••..••• • • • • . 55s 571 Flour—Town-made.— 41s 46s Brown .• ••••• • • • • 488 51s Suffolk ••• • • ..... 35s 3gs Kingston and Ware 571 bBs Stocktn & Norfolk 353 388 SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London last were as follows : From whence. Beasts. Sheep. limbs. Rotterdam ... 280 ... 1,195 .. 2 ••• Harlingen ... 278 ... 197 ..• •I Hamburgh ... 24 ... 45 ... _ ... Hjerting ....• 198 ... Lambs. Calvet. . 2 ... 180 . 3 ... 32 Total 7BO 1,437 Corresponding week in 1847 621 1,180 4 195 Difference ....•• 159 more. 329 more. 1 more. 17 more. At Hull and the other northern outports the arrivals have amounted to nearly 800 head, chiefly from Ham burgh and Rotterdam. The annexed statement shows the importations into the United Kingdom during the first three months of the present and two previous years, ending on the sth of April:-- 1846. 18 47 - 1848. Oxen Cows 2,214 ......... 4,200 Calves Sheep Lambs Pigs -- - --- whosew e s weather e attendance was unfavourable w as tolerably other t ii e Total 11,026 17,99 6 The supply of foreign Beasts and . Sheep hero to-day was good as to number, but thelquality of all breeds was by no means first rate. The number of . Calves was m o d e . From the variousr ate ly gextensive,razino districts,the tim eot the eyear arriva ls e . on s i o d f e re . F Beasts fresh up to-day were small, compared with thos e . noticed on n th u e m w er a o n u t s s . of the boulehrst,he from Monday last, yet they were nearly, or quite, equal 9a to 6s especially the crosses slaughtering, the Beef trade was steady, at an advance in the quotations of quite 2d per 8 1 bs, the primest Scots selling freely at from 4s to fully 4s 2d per Sibs. close of the market a good clearance was effected. At the heavily " was The droves from Norfolk, Suffolk, E , ssex, and Cambridge shire consisted of about 1,400 S cots and sh ort to f rr,:mhoris ; from the northern, Western, and midland counties 800 Herefords, Runts, Devons, Irish .Beasts, & e ._ w w a a s s fi t r a n o l mode rately of England, 600 of various breeds ; an d Scotland, 230. horned and polled Scots , . some o f which were of unusually prime quality, with the Devons. A large portion of the Beasts were suffer ing severely from the effects of the prevailing. epideini • With Sheep we were tolerablywell, but not to say supplied. Most breeds—the quality of which prime— moved off steadily, at, in must instances , . it rise in the currencies of Monday last of quite 2d , per R it, - ~,,s. al primest old Downs were selling . at from 5s to 5 s 2 d n e 8 lbs. From the Isle of Wight about 300 Lambs were received per railway, and the total supply rately good; nevertheless, the Lamb trade at very full prices. Calves . moved off steadily, at late rates. In Pigs comparatively little was doing, at quotations. our Prime Inferior ric s Scots i t : t . 5 ...... .. .. •;econd quality Prime large Oxen:. 310 4 0 Large coarse Calves 3 10 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 5 ° filuckltag Calves —lB 0 27 0 :3 per aoo. S t 0 1 1 :3 : : tO : 12 f raferibr Sheep .. ~ 4 0 • 4 4 t ') 1.. .: ..:. t •• ,- • the offal. Second 0 . to . . d 1 1 4 14 ditto s' 4 d 4 4 ' Coarse-woolled ditto 4 G 4 8 Southdown Wether 4 10 5 2 Ditto eutorthe wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs •••• • • 4 0 4 6 Small Porkers • 4 8 5 0 Quarter old rigs • •18 0 23 8 Lambe • ..... h S 6 tit ALlA:iron - , 3 % 229% 95 541% 16 1 ,E 21 1 x, 81/.2 4% 8 1 4 936 474 341 A 103 1 ,4 9% SO 118% 11 1% 23 3 % 15% 6 _ J 4 17% 11 838 13% 31% 3% 3% 1 3 / 4 23% VE G, M STIFFLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. II Calves. P igs 2,790 21.690 180 381 Foreign supplies.—Beasts, 412; Sheep, 1,140; Ceilr'es, 84, NEIWGATE AND isE The arrival s o f slaughtered m Lt ea D t from Scotland and all part s of England during the week hate very limit e d scale; but the supplies on offer been on a killed in the metropolis have been seasonably figures. extensive. M . utton and Lamb are in goo d request, at very full prices. Other wise the t ra d e i s in a sluggish state, at barely :te About 500 c arcases of foreign meat, slaughtered in London, have been on offer. At per atone by the Carcase. 11. cl.tos. s. d. to a. ' d. 4 3 6 lleef,inferfor•• .• •• 210 3 0 Mutton, inferior •• - a d. middling .• 3 3 2 Middling— 310 4 4 prime largo •• 3 2 3 4 prime •• •• 310 4 6 -- prim e small . 4 6 4 8 • 3 4 36 , Pork, large• •••• • • • 8 5 0 Veal•••••• •••• •••• 3 10 4 10 small •• •••• •• 4 Lamb. Ss 6d to tis 6d. BOROUGH AND SPXTILLFIELDS. Coastwise the arrivals of Potatoes, since Monday last, have been seasonably extensive, and of fair average . quality. Th e i mports from abroad have consisted o 5 20 tons f rom A ntwerp, 204 dito from Hamburgh, and t 18 barrels from Lisbon. The demand for all kinds is heavy, and, in some instances, the quotations have a downward tendency : Per ton. Per ton. York Regents 140 s. to 160 s. Essex Blues ... 120 s. to 130 s. Ditto Slums— 80s. to 100 s. Wisbe ac hß eg Belgian Whit es 90 s. to 100 s. ants 90s. to 120 s. Guernsey Blues 100 s. to 120 s. Ditto 81ue5....,, 80s. to lkOs. Scotch Whi tes 955. to 1000. Essex R egents 120 s. to 130 s. 110ROUGEC 110 P MARKET. The plantation accounts being considered somewhat favourable, our market for all kinds of hops is exceed ingly heavy, and, to effect sales, a slight abatement in the quotations must be submitted to. The show of samples is somewhat on the increase. Sussex pockets, 3/ to 31 Go; Weald of K ent ditto, 3/ Ss to 31 10s; Mid. and East eut ditto, 315 s to 518 s per cwt. WOOL. The public s a l es of raw oat heavily since our last reportl have pa sse d off some, and the ave , fallen from id t o ld per lb. The quantity actually is h posed of has been small. L arge imports have taken place since Monday last, vi z . , 2,458 bales from Sydney, 48 ditto from Antwerp, 9 di tto from Ostend, a n d 47 ditto from Hamburgh. TALLOW. Although the deliveries of Tallow have been sea. sonably extensive since Monday last, the market has r atiuled heavy as to price, at a further d ec li ne in the quo. tons of fay 6d per cwt. P.Y.C. on the spot, is selling t:.,-day at 47s per cwt. For forward delivery we have no sales to report. Town Tallow is 49s per cwt; rough fat, 2s 8d per 81b. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Trills at Westminster, before the CHIEF JUSTICE and a Common Jury.) DROWN V. WRIGHT. This action was brought to recover compensation in damages for injury sustained by the plaintiff in conse quence of having been thrown from a scaffolding through the alleged negligence of the defendant's servant. It appeared that the plaintiff was a journeyman brick layer, and in January last year he was employed with others in repairing a building in Bridle-lane, Golden square, in front of which a scaffolding had been erected for the purpose of allowing the repairs to be made. A quantity of rubbish, .arising from the repairs, was de posited i❑ a coach house adjoining the building, and the builder who was carrying ou the alterations directed his men to allow any one to have the rubbish who chose to cart it away. It appeared that a cart belonging to the defendant was brought for this purpose, but whether by the direction of the defendant or not it did not appear, and as it was leaving the premises the hinder part of it came in contact with the upright poles of the scaffolding and threw them outwards, and the supports of the other portions of the scaffolding having given way, the work men were thrown to the ground. The plaintiff had his left thigh fractured, and was otherwise severely injured, and it was proved that he remained two months in the hospital, and was unable to pursue his occupation for three months afterwards. Mr. Sergeant Byles appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Crowder for the defendant. For the defendant it was contended that it had not been shown that the carman who drove the cart was acting at the time under the direction of the defendant, and that the scaffolding was not properly and securely fixed, as it ought to have been in a public thoroughfare. The JUDGE summed up. The jury retired, and after being absent some time returned into court with a verdict for the defendant, but they found that the scaffolding had been properly fixed. BANKRUPTCY—(THIS DAY.) M. JULLIEN'S BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.) It will be recollected that the further progress of this case was adjourned until to-day, for the choice of assignees and the proof of debts. The court was fully attended by creditors and others interested in the pro ceedings. Mr. Cole, a solicitor, appeared for the creditors. The following were amongst the debts admitted, having been ascertained to be correct by Messrs. Banks and Co., the accountants :—Mr.Foulkes, of Little Russell street, Covent-garden, linen draper, &c., 4431. 16s. Bd.; Haigh, Wellington-street, for silk hose, &c., 581. 55.; Mallets, printer, 84/. 75.; Benham and Co., of Rtgent street, upholders and decorators,l,6Bs/. 16s. 3d.; Francis, of Museum -street, printer, 3151.; Mr. Cole, house deco rator, Park-street, Dorset-square, 2501; Equitable Gus Company, 1844 17s. Mdlle. Doras Gras is a creditor for 1,5674; but the proof was not tendered. Mr. COLE called the attention of the Learned Com missioner to the fact that it was not unlikely, in the course of the proceedings, that a question might arise with respect to joint debts—debts incurred by Messrs. Jullien and Barry during the continuance of their part nership. It would no doubt be within the recollection of the Commissioner that the business of Messrs. Jullien and Barry, Regent-street, was sold by arrangement to Messrs. Chappell and Co., the music -sellers, for 3,000/. or 4,000/. Mr. GREIGSON, a solicitor, said he appeared for Messrs. Chater and llamheart, trustees under a deed executed by Messrs. Jullien and Barry, for the benefit of their creditors, on the 3d of February, After some discussion, Mr. Commissioner FANE said he should deal with the matter when the first proof under the joint estate was offered." Mr. WALWORTU, a bookbinder, then tendered a claim for 681. 9s. 4d. lie stated that the debt was contracted by Messrs. Jullien and Barry, from July to December, 1847. Mr. Commissioner FANE—Have you any security fur the payment of that claim? Mr. Walworth—None, except the deed. When I went for my account I was ref erre d to M r. Lewis, as the affairs of the firm were under his management, but I did not go to him. Mr. Commissioner FANE inquired if he wished to abandon the security which he possessed under the deed referred to. Mr. Walworth said ho did not. Mr. Commissioner FANE objected to receive the proof unless he abandoned his interest in the deed. The proof was then withdrawn. Mr. COLE applied for a private meeting, in order that he might be enabled to examine Mr. Lewis on behalf of the creditors. He had given notice to the sheriffs to re tain the proceeds of the sale of the furniture in Harley. street, which had realized about 800/. Thursday next week, at eleven o'clock, was fixed. Mr. Commissioner FANN said creditors would never receive justice until the law was altered; for now a debtor might assign over his property to his brother, or some other relative, to the serious injury ofhis creditors. Mr. John Cole, house decorator, was then appointed trade assignee. Several small debts having been proved, the further Proceedings were adjourned. REPORTERS ATTENDING THE COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Mr. Commsssioner FANE took occasion, on taking his seat this morning, to allude to a paragraph appended to the report of the proceedings in the Court of Bank ruptcy in the Times of Saturday, to the effect that no accommodation whatever was afforded to the reporters who attend the court, and complaining that when the counsels' box was unoccupied, they were not allowed to pursue their arduous avocations in it. Now he (Mr. Commissioner Fane) was no party to that prohibition, us he had never issued any order that reporters should not occupy the barristers' box when it was not filled by counsel. lie had not the slightest objection to the presence of reporters ; in fact he believed that great public good arose from their presence, because reports of the proceedings showed that fraudulent debtors were punished, that the rights of creditors would be protected by the Court, and further reporters promulgated the decision of the Commissioners ; but it must be borne in mind that the Court was a small one. It was also stated that eighteen or twenty eases were set down for adjudication by one Commissioner in one day. He had looked into his diary, and he found th at the statement could not apply to him, inasmuch a s h e invariably never set down more cases for one day than could be conveniently got through. It was true that some times there were fourteen or fifteen audits in one day, but they were frequently only attended by one solicitor, and did not occupy more than two or three minutes. Th e imputation was unjust, and he denied its truth. For instance, thinking that the case of M. Jullien might o e . cupy some time he had fixed his case alone for to-day. Mr. Lowrance attending his Court, a gentleman for whom he had the greatest respect, had complained through the columns of the Times, that the solicitors to the fiats were chosen by the debtor. He (Mr. Commissioner Fane) had seen great inconvenience from this, and be considered that the appointment of a solicitor should not rest be t a wih taint debtor, and that some person ought to pped by the Commissioner 3, o r b y somebody else on behalf of the creditors. After some further observations, in which the Commissioner corn re e t i e n e dt h e e d with. plimented the solicitors attendi ng t h e Court for the business o great ability they invariably displaye case d in vveoansdpu ge f their clients, the above SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 14.—The Oriental COM pany's steam ship, Montrose, Captain Bo wen, arrived here at 4 30 A.M., this day, from Gibraltar, and landed, under charge of Lieutenant Ranier, R.N., t h © Peain_ solar, and other mails, which were forwarded to London by 9 A.m. train. Her dates are—Gibraltar M ay 6 Cadiz 7th, Lisbon 9th, Oporto and Vigo 10th. The Montrose brought fifty-six passengers, and also a full cargo of oranges, onions, wine, and twenty - two pack ages of specie, and two oxen. At. Gibraltar was her Majesty's steamer Polyphemus, at Lisbon h er M ajesty's steamer Stromboli, Oporto the Comet, The R oyal West India mail-packet Medway, Caption Simond s , will sail with Rails an,qassinerk on the 174. Y ,Ig 4 1848. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) • OLD COURT.; These sessions, the seventh of 'the present mayoralty, commenced to-day, before the Lord Mayor, the Re corder, Aldermen Musgrove and Hunter, the Sheriffs, &c. In consequence of six weeks having elapsed since the last session, there is an unusually large number of prisoners for trial, 261 being already in the calendar, and that number will probably be increased to 300 by Wednesday. = : c The judges on the rota are Lord Chief Justice Denman, Mr. Baron Alderson, and Mr. Justice C o lt man. The follo w i ng summar y is descriptive of the offences with which the prisoners already committed severally stand charged:— Assault with intent £o kob, 2; burglary, 6; unlawfully uttering counterfeit coin, 16; cutting and wounding with intent, 7; feloniously attempting to drown, 1; embezzle ment, 16; forgery, and uttering forged instruments, 3; horse stealing, 1; house-breaking and larceny, 10; lar ceny in dwelling- houses, 11; larceny from the person, 42; larceny by servants, 35; general larceny, 76, mis demeanour, 12 ;-• murder, 1 ; unlawfully possessing moulds for the making of counterfeit coin, 2; rape, 3; receiving stolen goods, 9 ; robbery, 4 ; sheep stealing and killing, 2; feloniously forging a bill, 2. London committals, 50; Middlesex ditto, 140; Essex, 8; Kent, 19; Surrey, 35—total, 261. The grand jury having been empannelled and sworn, The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his charge to them. He observed that the calendar contained a list of no less than 261 persons charged with various offences, and that large number was doubtless partly attributable to the length of time that elapsed between the late session and the present, and partly to the very large mass of the population over whom that Court had jurisdiction. The calendar contained charges of murder, of rape, of robbery, of cutting and wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, with attempting to drown, with forgery, and forty-two cases of larceny from the person. Notwithstanding, however, the num ber and the seriousness of the charges, it would be neces sary only for him to refer to but a few of them particularly, in order to assist the grand jury in the discharge of their important duties. With regard to the serious charge of murder, he would not anticipate any of the details, as they were disclosed in the depositions, but would only observe that they were of such a description as, in his opinion, to render it the duty of the grand ljury to put the case in the course of further inquiry. There was a melancholy case in which a woman was charged with attempting to drown herself and her child. With respect to that case the grand jury mast be governed by the facts that were brought before them, would be a ground and give their opinions according to them. If there was any answer that could be given to them afterwards that for their for further inquiry, Ile merely alluded of but anything relating to or bordering on the plea• putting the case in a train sition, where insanity, they had nothing to do with. cases, there was a tno motive could to this, because in this perhaps, as in other for the act, to attribute rt r c i a b s u e te i a it whichto a a departure weesaa nbae w t u a r e s a f l dis cernedd reason.chargedsp- w T i h t e h re at w te rt n e i attempting to stab that husband, and probably in would h b e e re w With res as then a•charg f t r h o a m t case it insanity.wo mpted to be shown that it arose lvvik,aeslysa, iadptpoahreanvetlyh,eeon committed to that charge, it appeared' e against a per• tshoan of t e r re ap h e a ' d been somPelittnatacy between the parties have led to . a marriage, against the whichbut t h e w a a c s t consent of the party, and that- s uc h used as to produce insensi bility. violence had been tell the grand jury, that if the act was It was his duty to the party was in a state of insensicbolliCmitted while insensibility was produced by violence, The and that acting was equally amenable to the law. There was also another charge of rape, which rested upon less co la sive evidence. With respect to the first case, henewa; prepared to recommend the grand jury to put it in the course of further inquiry; but as to the second he would leave it to them, after they had heard the evidence, to adopt that course which they thought would best meet the justice of the case. There was another case to which he wished particularly to allude, and that was of a person practising as 'a medical man without being regularly educated for the profession. The charge against him was of unskilful and neglectful treatment of a woman he had attended in childbirth. Questions like these were of considerable difficulty and anxiety ; but it was right that he should tell Them that it had been distinctly laid down by the first legal authority that, whether the party was licensed or not, if he displayed gross ignorance, or carelessness, or rashness, he was liable to criminal punishment; and in one case it had been decided that where a person had not properly treated a woman in childbirth, he had been properly found guilty of man slaughter. One point in the case which would come under the consideration of the grand jury was, whether, after the delivery of the woman, the person charged had left her for a considerable time without removing the after-birth, leaving it to the chance of whether nature would or would not completely perform her work. The Learned Judge, after shortly adverting to some of the other cases in the calendar, remitted the grand jury to the discharge of their duties. The Court then proceeded to swear in the petty jut.. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) Benjamin Beeston, a private soldier in the Coldstream Guards, was placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with assaulting George Ilatherwell, coachman to the Lord Chancellor. The complainant said that about half-past nine o'clock last night he was walking in Hyde- park with his daughter and another young woman, who were walking a few yards before him, when the defendant and another soldier rushed past him, and ran up against the females, and tried to throw them down. Witness ran up to them and told them not to interfere with the females, but to pass on their way- The prisoner asked witness what he had to do with it. He replied that he had a deal to do with it, the females were under his care, and he would not allow them to be insulted. The pri soner then tried to strike him, and witness put out his stick to keep the prisoner off. The prisoner then laid bold of him and threw him down on the ground and tried to get his stick away. The pri soner then ran away, and witness pursued him. The prisoner, finding that he was followed, turned round, and threatened to split his skull if he dared to follow him. Witness, however, persisted in following the prisoner till he saw a constable, when he said he would give him in charge. The prisoner no sooner heard this than he ran off, and bolted down a mews, whore he was stopped by a police constable, who took him into custody. The prisoner said ho did not intend to assault tho females, he was running fast at the time when he acci dently ran against them. Mr. BINGHAM fined him 205., and in default committed him to the House of Correction for a fortnight. -Richard Connor, an old man, 60 years of age, was charged with having indecently assaulted Bridget Cronen, a child seven years of age. The evidence ad duced is totally unfit for publication, but from the clear manner in which the child gave her evidence, Mr. Bingham decided in committing him for trial. L ERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) Three boys, of very decent appearance, named lia loway, Hoskins, and Monslow, the eldest about twelve years old, were placed at the bar before Mr. Combes, charged with gambling in the streets on Sunday. Policeman 131 N stated that yesterday, about three o'clock, the prisoners were playing at "Heads and Tails" with halfpence, on the Green-terrace, Clerkenwell, Holloway, throwing up the half-pence, and the others calling to the game. The inhabitants complained much of the annoyance and the profanation of the Sabbath every week at that spot, by groups of boys such as the prisoners. Another constable corroborated the evidence ; but the boys protested that they had nothing to do with the group who were gambling on the Green -terrace, as they passed on their way to the bath. When the policeman came townrds the spot where they were, the other boys ran away, and they (the prisoners) were taken. The magistrate said that he (should fine them five shillings each, or send them to prison for ten days. with .Two boy s , un d er twelve years of age, charged also gamblin g in the streets (Old-street-road) yester day, and whose parents were respectable, and appeared in their behalf, were ordered to be locked up until four o'clock. ... b _IDDLE TE MPLE , MAY further call to the ai(l they bar of student s o f t hi s soc i et y was ma d e t hi s even i ng, comprise the after-mentioned gentleman :: Wm' Bayl ey Money, Esq., Frederick Gosnell, Esq., . Francis Gisb ourne, E sq ., M arcus S taunton L ync h , E sq., Edwar d How ar d Howard Gibbon, Esq., John David Bell, Esq., John Harford Battersby, Esq., the Hon. Edmundrummond, and Frederick Pearse Camp bell E sq. An ord er h as b een i ssue d b y th e M ayor o f L yons directing D the fine statue of Louis XIV., by Lemot, to be removed from the Place ,Bellecour. This decision has caused great regret, and protests have been sent in to him from all parts of the town against it. THE ROYAL SOCIETY.—The Earl of Rosse has consented to accept the post of President of the Royal Society, in the place of the Marquis of Northampton, who has resigned. Prince Soltikoff and Suite, and Major Alexander Abazia, embarked from off the Tower on Friday night, on board the General Steam Navigation Company's mail steam-ship John Bull, for Hamburg. The Animals' Friend Society last week charged Robert Mann, before Mr. Seeker, at Southwark, with the following outrage, first having driven a horse which had a wound in its shoulder, and when spoken to having deliberately unharnessed it and tied it behind the vehicle, drag g i ng i t a l ong t ill i t was una bl e to mov e ; fined ss. The society also caused James Barbur to be fined Bs., by Sir Peter Laurie, at Guildhall, for cruelty to a horse. The price of wheat has never been so low, perhaps, In France, as at present. The price is twenty per cent. belo w t h e average. The coming harvest also gives every promise of being excellent. Poor Vernet, so well remembered by the fre quenters of the St. James's Theatre, was buried qn Tuesday last at the cemetery of Nre-Lachaise. The funeral seri ice was performed—performed! startling is the accidental occurrence of the word in its present sense and on such an occasion—at the church of St. Denis du Saint Sacrament, in the Rue Saint Louis, but no dis course was p ro nounced at the grave. Among those who attended a t the interment were his old comrades Odry, Cazot, and Lefevre (Bouffe was absent in consequence of a slight indisposition), the - director of the theatre of which he was a member (Les Varietes), and the greater part of the company; Klein, Perlet, and (as representa tives of the Theatre Francais) Samson and Guyon. Several actresses of the different theatres, all in deep mourning, and some dramatic authors and critics, we also present. Vernet was of the best time of tlo Yarietes, and contemporary with Bruret, Tined* Lepeintre, Besquier Gavandon, and the riever-equalleid I)43ie - 1.--1 7" t rrel7coN'rsi.. - ixwo : Z.:3, 4 G, 7o 309,e -d. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST-END, SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. 5 to 2 izst Mr. Harding's Silver Eel. DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Surplice—taken freely 6 to 1 agst Mr. 4.l3,Pay's Nil Desperandum-13 to 2 taken 8 to 1 agst )6. 16i-es's Springy Jack 8 to 1 agit Mic:Payne's Glendower 9 to 1 agst 144 Clifdtm's Loadstone _ 10 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Swiss Boy 18 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's The Fiddler ',+ v 20 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Eagle's Plume 20 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's Sponge—taken 1134 : 25 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's The Stinger—taken' 30 to 1 agst Mr. Lillie's Great Western 40 to 1 agst Mr. Hussey's Telegraph—talc'en'' 40 to 1 agst Mr. Sandford's The Sheriff ."' No others mentioned. Surplice and Nil Desperandum have been backed for an immense sum. OARS. 7 to I agst Mr. Dixon's Do-it-again—taken 9 to 1 agst Mr. Foljambe's Queen of the May—tkn 10 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Sister to Satirist—taken, INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWMARKET YRST OCTOBER AIEETING, 1134 3.— TUESDAY. Match, 100, h ft. T.Y.C. Mr. Payne's Woodcraft, Bst 71b, agst Mr. S. Stanley's St. Ann, Bst 21b. SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1848. Match, 100, h ft. T.Y.C. Mr. Barnes's Sotterley, Bst 91b, agst Duke of Bedford's Mink', Bst 21b. HOUGHTON MEETING, 1848. Match, 500, 200 ft. A.F. . - Lord Clifden't Loadstone, Bst 71b, agst Lord Exeter's Tisiphone, 7st 71b. Match, 200, h Lord Clifden's King of Morfo, Sist agit,Colonel Anson's Backbiter, ist 71b. nos 5 081 f - ' TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In attempting to pick out the winner of the race of races, so shortly to be decided . on the well-known (at least to every Englishman) Downs of Epsom. I trust that the same success which has hitherto attended all my efforts on this important stake, will stand by me in the present instance ; should it do so I shall have ac eomplished the unparalelled task of selecting the winner four successive times with the Merry Monarch (in whose year I made my debut as " sporting 7 8 :1 8 11 th to a , your dash speculative readers) in 1845, Pyrrhus - the First ir11846, Cossack in 1847, and with I hope to replace a week hence, by tlE4::Dame of the high bred nag destined in sporting circles to give his cognomen to the present year of grace. The field this year is not likely to exceed five and-twenty, which will be selected from the fol. lowing :—Besborough, Surplice, Springy Jack, Shy. lock, Eagle's Plume, Beverlac, Telegraph, Voy ager, Fugleman, 'Corsican, Loadstone, Sponge, *Buffoon, * Big Jerry , Swi ss Boy, *e s pa . niard, Deerstalker, *Cervus ' 'Backbiter, •Confede racy, *John Orridge, Nil Desperandum, Flatcatcher, *Nightshade colt, Oscar, *The Prince, Glendower, Great Western, 'Sir Anthony, The Stinger, *Johnny, *Dean of Guild, The Fiddler, *Keratin, *Franciscan, The Fowler, *Glutton, *lron Crown, *The Painter, *Whit stone, *Jock O'llazeldean, *Fern, *Farewell, *Cannibal, * lapis, The Sheriff, *Lancaster, *Ochiltree, *ltoths child's colt. Those marked with an asterisk, are not likely to show, yet they m i g h t , t h ere f ore I i nc l u d e th e ir n am es in th e above list. The great Malton stable has seven Derby nags of more or less repute ; four of them, Corsican, Backbiter, 1 Coal Tar, and Cannibal cannot possibly possess a chance, and of the other three, The Fowler is the worst. The Stinger, by iletman Platoff, out of Cyprian; and Springy Jack, another son of Hetman Platoff, have pretty nearly equal pretensions, both have the same fault, "tender understandings," and both resemble their sire ; should the present hot weather continue, the chances of both will be rather dubious. he ß w o i y l l c e will most h fi e n F d i h d i d s ie w r, ay Dawson's stable w ill have but.one representative, and -home in th e ruc k. , a fine looking horse, but as the fiddlers are but little regarded on the Downs, I cannot fancy a repetition of the Cadland dance: Kent has a mysterious couple in Loadatone and Sur plice, of the two, at present, I should take the latter, but would much rather d e f er g i v i ng an opinion until ' Monday next. Day has this year a most formidable lot, and is of opinion that he shall again, for the third time running, produce the winner of the Derby ; his lot consists of Deerstalker, Edie Ochiltree, Whitstone, Nightshade colt, The Sheriff, Nil Desperandum, and five others of no consequence whatever. Deerstalker, at one time much fancied, has, with Edit) Ochiltree and Whitstone, retired into the background, for which potential reasons can be given ; at the present instant the odds are against any one of the trio going to the post. The colt by Ratcatcher, out of Nightshade, _cannot stay the distance. 'lle Sheriff, one of the handsomest nags ever seen on the turf, and very well bred, being by the Provost, out of Trea cherous, it quite recovered from his slight lameness, and fully prepared, will be found the most dangerous of the outside division ; it has been averred that the Fiddler can give him ten pounds; whoever started the report had some interest of his own to serve in deceiving the public, for it is a well known fact, in a certain diminutive circle, that the Sheritl can give the Fiddler 51ba, and a good beating into the bargain. Nil Desperandum, half brother to the Hero, by Veni son, out of Grace Darling, will show the way to the distance post ; whether he is capable of staying the lest 220 )ards ts a fact that I am not by any means convinced of; though strongly asserted by some. If he can do so, he will be placed. More of him anon. Dilly's lot will be represented by that game and mus cular litttle nag Glendower, who will be assisted by Cerrus, the son of Venison and Ruby. The latter pos sesses some of the best blood in_ Europe, but cannot stay above a mile. His stable companion, Glendower, by dint of gameness, will finish in the front. Mr. Green's lot consists of eleven, but only four stand a chance of being at Epsom, viz.—Beverlac, Swiss Boy, Shylock, and Flatcatcher. It is expected that either Flatcatcher, Shylock, or Beverlac will be scratched on or before the day, and that Mr. Green will start two if not three. Swiss Boy, bar an accident, is a certain starter, and will be the pick of the stable. He is the money horse, and next to him in that respect stands Beverlac. The Boy has accomplished the difficult task of show ing the way home to Beverlac, Flatcatcher, and some of the minor fry in Stebbing's stable. As to Skylock, if Flatcatcher can dispose of him, surely Swiss Boy can. I cannot bring myself to believe that Oscar, Great Western, John Urridge, Sponge, Fugleman, Voyager, or Telegraph, stand the slightest chance of catching Mr. Clark's eye first, or that any of those which I have marked with an asterisk will pass the chair a winner. Besborough, by Quid, out of Speedwell, I think, will find the pace and company too good. Lord Eglinton's Eagle's Plume, by Lanercost, out of Blue Bonnet, possesses rare blood, is in good condition, doing first rate work, and will be one of the first four. I am, Sir, yours, &c. ;THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Saturday Evening. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, MAY 15, 1848. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE ON A FARM ADJOINING HER MAJESTY'S PROPEUTY IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT. About half past five o'clock, on Saturday:afternoon, a fire was discovered in the rick-yard at Fatting-park Farm, near Woottenlcotton, the property of Mr. Lam bert, proprietor of the stage-coach running between Newport and Ryde. It appears that the fire was occa sioned by some little boys playing with lucifer matches, with which itr tfielr play they set fire to the straw in the rick-yard near the barn, whie immediately carried the flames to two ricks of wheat, containing about 16 loads, one rick of oats, about 10 loads, and one of hay, con taining about 16 tons. The whole were soon one sheet of fire. Expresses were sent to Newport for the engines, two of which were soon on the spot, and water being obtained from a pond, the neighbours used great exer tions to get the fire under, without success; but they succeeded in saving the farm-house, barn, and other farm-buildings. Fortunately the wind was from the eastward, which carried the flames from the buildings; but the :fire was not got under till two :o'clock this morning, though as many as 200 men were employed on the engines, &c. The premises were occupied by Mr. Jones, whose brother was lying dead on the premises, having died the preceding day. The stock belonged to Mr. Lambert, and was insured in the Pho e nix for 4001.; it is valued as follows: _ 16 loads of wheat at £l2 10 11 oats ,9 6 10 „ straw „ 3 15 tons of hay „ 3 The settles ... £192 ••• 60 ... 30 ••• 45 ••• 30 dotal- £357 The Fatting-park is about 2i miles from Newport, and from Whippingham Church. The names given to the lands in this neighbourhood are not kartionlarly at tractive, us Small-gains, Mount-misery, Starve-grounds, Fern-hill, and Heath -farm. DEATH ATTENDS OUR GAYEST HOURS.--At Lyming ton fair, on Saturday afternoon,•l Dore, master of the Glasgow, Isle of Wight steamer, fell down and expired. He had been employed during the day in bringing plea sure folks to the fair. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was prevented from attending the Queen's drawing-room, and also the royal christening at Buckingham Palace o❑ Saturday, from a severe attack of the gout, which has confined him to his bed for the last te❑ days. Hu ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS SOPHIA. , — We are happy to announce an improvement in the health of the Princess Sophia, who, during the earlier part of last week, was very seriously indisposed. KING'S COLLEGE llosPlTAL.—Yesterday morning a sermon was preached at the College Chapel, on behalf of this valuable charity by the Right Rev. Lord Bishop of St. David's. Very warm allusion was made to ~the benefits the houpital daily conferred upon the distressed and afflicted, and at the conclusion_of divine service a liberal collection was made in aid of its funds. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENI/Cd:3.4. The royal mail steam-ship Hibernia sailed for New?ork, via Hali fax, this afternoon. She carries out fifty passengers, among whom is Mrs. Butler,late Miss Fanny Kemble. itoizß TEMPLE BUY 12. Henry Munster, of Trinity College, Cambridge. .; .. t.