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,ernment deemed to be necessary. He believed it to be op posed by all the great constituencies, and that it could not be worked if it passed that House, and, though he might be sneered at for belonging to the peace party, he should give his opposition to the Bill on every stage.—(Hear.) Mr. MACGREGOR, moved the adjournment of the de bate, amid loud cries of" Oh, ob," and "Divide." Mr. WHITESIDE said he had acquired much useful in formation from the speeches that night of the Hon. Gentle men the Members for the West Riding and Manchester. One Hon. Gentleman informed the House that every ship in their navy was in the wrong place, whilst the other Hon. Gentleman assured them that every eminent statesman in nit House was wrong in his opinion.—(Hear, hear, and Oh, oh.) The Hoc. Gentleman the Member for the West Riding observed en the impropriety of interfering in the concerns if foreign nations ; but where was the man so un sparing of his denunciations of foreign natio ns and policie.s, when opposed to his views as the Hon. Gentleman himself. —(Hear, hear.) Had not the Hon. Gentleman pronounced his condemnation of certain Governments, and hailed the ar rival in this country of those whom he considered the deli verers of an oppressed people ? (Hear, hear.) They had been told that no danger was to be apprehended to this country except front France, and that that country was well satisfied with its present ruler. He did not quarrel with the French people for their form of government. But if asked where the necessity ex isted for enacting this Militia Bill, his reply would be the same as was given by . Mr. Pitt on a similar occasion, in 1802, when that eminent statesman said—" France is essentially a military power, a military power beyond con ception; and that military power is centered in one man. —(Hear, hear.) The lion. Gentleman opposite talked of the powerful navy of this country, and asked, why not have a portion of it stationed to guard our shores? But Mr. Whitbread put the same question to Mr. Pitt, who replied that the English fleet , on the occasion when the French passed over from Brest, was enveloped in a fog so dense that the English Admiral could not see his own ships. The same might be said of the occaesion when that desperate rebel, Napper Tandy, effected a landing in Ireland. He (Mr. Whiteside) was struck with the injustice of the argument addressed to the House. Hon. Gentleme n opposite referred to the late Sir Robert Peel on all important questions of finance and commerce. But had they not the fact that that eminent statesman contemplated the enrolment, of a militia, and actually had in prepara tion a Bill for that pur pose ?—(Hear, hear.) So that their argument on that point went for nothing.— (Hear, hear.) The Iron.mil.. Gentleman who last addressed the House decla red the atobe an uneon. stitutional force—where did the Hon. Gentleman find that Mr. BRIGHT did not say it Vfa3 unconstitutional. He had said the existence of a military force was contrary to the spirit of representative institutions, and should not be un necessarily increased. Well , who was to pronounce or de- Mr. WHITESIDE— cide on the neces sit y for an increase?—(Hear, Honourable Gentleman asserted that the project was an ex pensive one; so it was , but still it was less expensive than a revolution.—(Hear, hear.) The apprehension of war proved in the end more expensive than the war itself.—(Hear.) The Hon. Member fur Manchester asserted the danger was altogether visionary, and that he could not d'scover any thing in the Fondition of France t o warran t appre h ens i o n. He (Mr. Whiteside) . replied that " the military power of France was centered in one man."—cHear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman had also asserted that " the use of arms demo ralized, corrupted, and destroyed a community." Had the Hon. Gentleman read ancient history—or how had he read it ? (Hear, hear.) Did not history inform them that arts, arms, and agriculture were 'che glory of every country ? (Hear, hear.) He (M r . Wl s it es id e ) had then by him a letter written by Sir John. Moore in 1803, in which that gallant officer pronounced, a warm eulogy on the militia of this country, which he had then just inspected. He Gould quote the letter; 'out, then, it was idle to quote authority for some men—(Hear, hear) —particularly men who set the srene value on the warnings of the Duke of Wellington. as though they were the emanations of "Mother Shipton."—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentle man had referred to the press of England. That press was powerful because it denounced tyranny and wrong, and lent its powerful voice to uphold the rights of suffering virtue.— (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. 'Whiteside) supported a Militia Bill because it was protective, without being aggressive—defen sive, without bei'sg insulting or threatening to any foreign power.—(Hear, hear.) He supported this measure because it was intended to maintain peace, to preserve the Constitu tion under which we lived, as also to transmit and perpetuate those blessings to our remotest posterity.—(Chee rs. ) Mr. RICE. 'said he was prepared to deny that the three authorities a l - doted by the [lon. and Learned Gentleman were any authori ty whatever in reference to the present Bill. The militia, proposed to be raised by Mr. Pitt in 1802 was a regular militia; that recommended by the Duke of Welling ton in tb a letter read by Mr. Newdegate on a former evening was the militia raised daring the war, and which was also a regular militia; whilst that reviewed by Sir John Moore, and which review he had witnessed, bore no resemblance whatever to the force proposed by this Bill. He trusted, however, that Mr. Cobden would withdraw his amendment, for, if he pressed it to a division, he should certainly vote against it.—(Cheers.) Mr. MACGREGOR (amidst cries of " Oh," and "Divide") said he should persist iu his motion for the adjournment of the debate. Mr. MITCHELL supported the adjournment, and charac terised the Militia Bill of the late, as well as that of the pre sent, Government as equally unjust and iniquitous. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the question before the House had been amply debated, but if there were one or two Hon. Members who wished to ex press their opinions he was sure the House would readily listen to them.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped that a division would be taken on the amendment of the Hon. Member for the West Riding, but that the motion for adjournment would be withdrawn. If it were not, however, he should be under the painful necessity of opposing it.— (Cheers, and cries of " Divide," and " Go on.") Mr. MITCHELL said he should insist upon dividing the House on the motion for adjournment. Mr. M. GIBSON hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer would reconsider the determination he had come to.—(Oh, oh, No, and cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman was proceeding to comment upon the Government having " put up" the Irish Solicitor-General to make a " declamatory speech" upon a Militia Bill that was not to extend to Ireland, but was pre vented from continuing his speech from unequivocal remarks of impatience from all parts of the House, and abruptly re mimed his seat. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the adjournment Aglinst it ... Majority against the adjournment ... 223 Captain SCOBELL then moved the adjournment of the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER felt bound to appose the motion, which would altogether stop the progress of public business. Mr. MITCHELL said he did not think that so grave a subject as a Militia Bill had been by any means sufficiently discussed. Mr. WAKLEY %aid it should be remembered that the discussion on the New Zealand Bill had occupied the HOMO for severei hours that evening, and that they had not begun. to eonsic ( .er the Militia Bill until eight o'clock. He believed the Pill was a moat unpopular one, and he should offer every o'ppotition in his power to its progress. The hia'cquis of GRAN BY said that if Hon. Gentlemen opposite 'obstructed the course of public business, he hoped they wr,uld not pretend hereafter that they had been anxious for ar. early dissolution.—(Hear, Lear.) BRE3-IIT said that, if the Government would consent __bee 'the adjournment of the debate , he p resumed his Hon. -v,iend would have no objection to the withdrawal of his mo tion for an adjournment of the House. Mr. CLAY said that the Hon. Member w ho had moved the adjournment had risen four or five times for the pur pose of addressing the House, bat had not caught the S eer's eye ; so that the Hon. Member could not be charged Zara)g acted from any factions motive. For his (Mr. part, he waa so anxious for a dissolution of Perna -11,'91 he thought they ought not to pass that measure u` it should have received the approval of a new House of oremo,,m. Lord j . taiSELL said he was one of those w ho had Toted agaiMon. Bremnst the adjournment of the debate; but as man y bards!fere anxious to address the House upon t hat subject h e further oppo s i, n o t tlaink that anything could be gained by the adjournment. The CIIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he had opposed th e motion business of the Horse, because it would altogether stop the , but if th e mot i on h a d mere ly had for its object an adjournment of the debate he should, ai lment. He would e fix b th r e eluctance, have given to it his this day, with a hope that Iresn um Ption of the debate for . Members who had notices on the paper would alicw it to take precedence of other business. The motion fbr the adjournment of the H ouse was t h en withdrawn, and the debate w,as deaths, till this day. and The Registration of Birth s was read a second time. Marriages Bill The other orders of the day Were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at One o'clock, .. 291 sea FRENCH PLA7f-s'. ST. JAMES' S. THEATRE. Ike popular and fascinating Rose Cheriemade appearance last ever-ink for the first time this her son in company with . 1, 1• Numa, an actor of merit e d eeiebi:ity in Paris, but hitherto a stran g er to the London boards ' A series of vaudevill es were presented— G enevieve Brutus, /ache Cesar; and 31 idi a Quaterze Heures, i n ' the first of these pieoe3 Mdlle. Rose Cherie play e d with del eaey and freshness; and the part of Clerambo ur . , the old n e got i an t, i s o ne which If. Numa has sffee tuallY made his own . Th a t tender attach ment to his clangtiter which will not permit the appro ach of any one—not eye, so natural a person to a French lady as a lover—loses nothing, of its tenderness or truthfulness in his hands; his perforznanee has heart and earnestness about it, and reasea the sympathies of the audience, as anything simple and natural always will. He was most warmly received throughout, and promises to a chieve in this eountry a popularity worthy of his contin ental reputa tion. Brutus, lathe Cesar so called from a dog Bru';us, who is heard to bark behind the scenes, hut never makes his appearance, is a neat spark bng little drama. A shrewd an d sensible mem ber apt the National Giavention corrects the romantic sentimentalities of his wife, by pretending to ob• taM a divorce, and handing her over to a former lover, a silly and empty-headed fool, whereby she soon per ceives the folly of her infatuation, and so profits by experience. This capital little drama, which sparkles with lively repartee, is one of the neatest things of its class that we know of. The warfare between the hus band and wife is conducted through a series of brilliant sallies, to which Lafont and Mdlle. Rose Cherie gave the ex tremest pungency, the former by his methodical ()coolness, the latter by the tinge of acrimony which ne cessarily creeps into a dialogue when a lurking feeling, ti s if shame is m ix e d with a sense of inferiority. 31idi !_Qhlutorze Hewes turns on the perplexities of an advo zto whose b e tt er h a lf tortures him with her jealousy, hu r t which the suspeelei Ladantry of his nature affords h • , - 1 j , ust a plea. M. N utna p er son s , ed the hero of is , Era , g gat.olv. r _ROYAL 1.44 i hest miro,,_ , .RIONETTE THEATRE. (3 „ h at ail ~,,i , , , ,, , ,,: 1, in g figures, in their determination to pepe ef a e r i d ntrodue,ql last night in a bur lesque uposli the la ram a of The Corsican Brothers, and it Is Jio disparagemen t which that most et;ec}iv© p "! the fx edlent ma n ner i n elsewhere to ssy, that the 31a1(.90 has been performed the a ri d on?ttes are not behind their legitimate nvals in irabte style in which they have pal their version up on na t Brothers, or a Spirit of punch, as e, stsp, , e.;•The Arcadian low,` too elosely . upon the original plot t s hero called, fel lation here. Punch—the veritable En to i !wed recapitu his dog Toby)—and Charivari, the re pre sentative Punch (with eostehntative of the French press, are the twins, whilst the characters are Britannia, La Belle France, Louis Renaerrd Minister, Vat du Chet, and Blom Scribe. t sPrime There are THE SUN, some clever allusions to the state of affairs in France, and some sweet songs very well sung. The scenery is admirable. The piece was eminently successful, and must very much inersa93 the .reputation and popularity of the Marionette. NalliMmesairmaiom••••.- FIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. Oa THURSDAY next, May 6, Will be presented Donizetti's admired Opera, DON PASQUALE. Norma, Madlle. Sofie Craveili ; Ernesto, Signor Calzolari ; Dr. Malatesta, Signor Ferranti ; Don Pasquale, Signor Lablache. After which the last act of MARIA DE ROHAN, Maria, Mine, Fiorentini ; Armando, 1011 e. Ida Bertrand ; Ri cardo ,Signor Calzolari ; De Fiesque, Signor Fortini ; Enrico, Signor Ferlotti. With various Entertainments in the Ballet Department by Madlle. GUY Stephan, Madiles. Rosa, Esper, Lamoureux, Allegrini, Pascales, MM. Di Matta and Mathieu. Application• for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera Box-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. First Night of Il Flauto Magico. First appearance of Madile. Anna Zerr. On THURSDAY next, Will be performed, FLAUTO Mozart's M andC romantic Opera, IL The principal characters by Madame Grisi, 3fadlle. Anna Zerr, Madlies. Bellini, Bertrand', Sfariani, Cotti ; Herr Formes, Signori Stigelli, Polonini, Soldi, Ronconi, and Mario. Commence at Eight o'clock. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. ROYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. THIS EVENING, and every evening daring the week, A mew Characteristic Address, by the Manager. After which a new Piece, entitled THE HAPPY MANAGER. A Dramatic Difficulty. In one act. To be followed by a new and original Burlesque, called THE 'PIRIT OF PUNCH; or, The Arcadian Brothers. To conclude with an entirely new version of the Grand Eastern Spectacle of ALADDLN ; or, The Wonderful Lamp, produced with all the vast resources of this small establishment. Doors open at Half-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock. A Morning Performance on Wednesday and Saturday next. Doors open at Half-past Two, and commence at Three o'clock. There will shortly be produced several New Pieces, which are now in active rehearsal. Private Boxes and Stalls to be bad at the Box-office of the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Fidelio is unavoidably postponed in consequence of the indisposi ion of Madlle. Sotie Cruvelli. THIS EVENING, Will be presented Roesini's Opera of LA CENERENTOLA. La Cenerentola, Madile. d'Angri ; Don Remlro, Signor Calzolari ; Dindini, Signor Belletti; Alidoro, Signor Fortin' ; Don Magnifico, Signor Lablache. Between the acts a new Ballet Divertissement, entitled LA FETE DES ROSLERES. . . - By Madlle. Carolina Rosati, Madlies. Rosa, Esper, Allegrini, Lamo reux ; MM. Di Ifattia, Gouriet, Venafra, and Mathieu. To conclude with the new Spanish Ballet Divertissement, entitled} UN BAILLE DE CANDIL, In which Mdlle. Guy Stephan, ;Mlles. Rosa, Espor, Allegrini, La moureux, M. Di Mattia, and M. Mathieu will appear. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box- Ake, Opera Colonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Second Night of Les Huguenots. Second appearance this season of Signor Mario. The directors have the honour to announce that TO-MORROW will be performed Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, LES HUGUENOTS. Valentina, Madame Grisi ; Margarita di Valois, Madame Castel lan ; Dama d'Onore,"'Madlle. Cotti ; Urbana Madlle. Seguin ; Mar cello, Herr Formes ; Il Conte di San Bris, Signor Polonini ; Il Conte de Nevers, Signor Taglialico ; De Cosse, Signor Luigi Mei ; De Retz, Signor Gregorio ; the Ilugenot Soldier, Signor Soldi ; Meru, Signor Rommi ; Raul di Nang - is, Signor Mario. Composer, Director of Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (for the Night or Season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is n from Eleven till Five o'clock ; and of the principal librarian d mnsicsellers. THEATP.I.' ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B, Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new comic 'Drama, entitled MIND YOUR OWN BUSLNESS, by Messrs. B. Webster, Leigh Murray, Buckstonc, and Keeley ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Reynolds, Sec. Atter which a new Burlesque on a frightfully popular subject, to be called 0, GEMLNI ; or, the Brothers of Co(u)rse. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Bland, Woolger ; Mesdames Buckingham, Col 'ins. Caulfield, Honey, &c. To conclude with BOX AND COX, by Messrs. Keeley and Buck stone. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Lessee, Mr. B. Webster : Directress, Madame Celeste. TEAS EVENING, Will be performed a new Drama of powerful interest, called THE QUEEN OF THE MARKET. Characters by Messrs. llughes, 0. Smith, Paul Bedford, Emery, Honey, Worrell ; Mesdames Chaplin, [larding, and Keeley. After which, a devilish new Extravaganza, called MEPHISTO PHELES. Characters by Mr. Honey, Miss Fitzwilliam, and Miss Woolgar. With WHO STOLE THE POCKET-BOOK? or, a Dinner for Six. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. Wigan, Ryder, Meadows, J. Vining, J. Chester, F. Cooke, Everett, and Wheatleigh ; Misses Phillips, Murray, Robertson, Vivash, Daly, and C. Leclereq. After which a Fairy Tale, in rwo Acts, entitled WITTIKINII AND HIS BROTHELS, or, The Seven Swan Princes and the Fair Melnsine Characters by Messrs. Harley, Meadows, F. Cooke, Flexmore ; Mrs. Winstanley, Misses Marshall, Robertson, Murray, Leclercq, Daly, Vivash, Newcombe, K. Terry, and Madlle. Auriol. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, . Will be produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Frank Matthews, Robert Roxby, Belton, Baker, Suter, Born...tate, Rosiere, Butler. and Bonner ; Madame Vestris, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St. George, Miss Wright, Miss Oliver, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Grove, and Miss Foote. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. W. Farren. THIS EVENLNG, Will be performed THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. To conclude with T tIE CAMBEEW.ELL BROTHERS ; or, The Mystic Milkman. PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. New Management. THIS EVENING. Will be presented THE LOST HUSBAND. To be followed by MATRIMONIAL PROSPECTUSES. Messrs, Walter Lacy, Attwood; Mrs. Selby, and Miss ;Maskell. To conclude with A VILLAGE TALE. Characters by Messrs. E Rogers, Attwood, Moreland ; Mesdames Copeland, Selby, and Mas. kell. Boxes, 33.; lit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, ls. Private Boxes One Guinea anti a Halt each. ASTLEY'S DOTAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The moat successful and popular Theatre in London. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a new grand Military Spectacle, which is now exciting all Paris, entitled BONAPARTE IS EGYPT; or, the Battle of Aboukir. To be followed by Batty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena. To conclude with a Laughable farce. Tickets to be bad at the Box-offlco from Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager, Mr. Leclercq. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Trn3 DAY —Morning 47 rain. after ti I Evening 9 min after 2 To-Mosuow—Morning 33 min. after 2 Evening 56 min afte! 2 THE WEATHER.-Strx OFFICE, MAT 4. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 51—highest sinae noon yesterday. 31—lowest this morning and during the night. 50—this day, at noon. BABomsrsz, 30.23. WIND E.S.E.—cold breeze and cloudy. LONDON,' no way composed of the representatives cf the large centres of industry and intelligence. On the con trary, there were numbered among the minority such important localities as Glasgow, Manchester, Bir- mingham, Westminster, Southwark, Marylebone, Lambeth, Tower Hamlets, Finsbury, Newcastle, Hull, Oxford, Derby, York, Stockport, Worcester, Sheffield, Canterbury, Aberdeen, Montrose, Bath, Dundee, Preston, Greenwich, and Edinburgh. Be sides this, upon the same question the city of London was divided, Leeds was divided, Bristol was divided, and there were also divided the two great counties — the one vast and the other populous—of York and Middlesex. Speaking himself as Member for the West Riding, the largest of all the constituencies of the United Kingdom, Mr. COBDEN candidly and sig nificantly remarked that there was only one subject upon which he would more confidently ap peal to the electors than upon the question of the Militia Bill, and that subject was the question of free trade or of protection. When it is remembered, moreover, in addition to these somewhat suggestive particulars, that upwardf, of eight hundred petitions had been laid upon the table cf the House against the obnoxious measure introduced by her MAJESTY'S Government, it must be allowed that upon its demerits rather than upon its merits the opinions of the people appear to pre- ponderate. To a considerable extent nothing could well be more reasonable than the suggestion now made by Mr. COBDEN, that the national defences should be secured by the concentration of that mari time power which has hitherto been un necessarily scattered over cur widely-distributed dominions. As upwards of a month since we our selves had reminded the country, so yesterday even- ing the Member for the West Riding reminded the House of Commons, that within the seventeen years last past the naval expenses of England have been increased by no less than 2,000,0001., the estimate for that department of the public service being in 1835, 4,500,0001., whereas in 1852 they have attained an aggregate of about 6,500,000/. Now, of this increase in our maritime expenditure we are not by any means disposed to complain. Mr. COBDEN is, of course, as a member of the Peace Society, and as a wholesale, and we cannot but think likewise in this matter, an undiscriminating advocate for a reduction in our expenditure. Upon this point, therefore, we are compelled to differ tote ccelo from the Honourable Representative, regarding his judgment, as bewitched by the fasci nating: dreams of Arbitration. But, on the other hand, we coincide with him to the full and most cordially when (directing the attention of the House to this increase since 1835 of 2,000,0001.) he demands a more rational employment of this munificence than has certainly been, heretofore, any where perceptible. Descending from the considers. tion of abstract principles to particulars, Mr. COBDEN insists upon the advisability of diminishing the number of our foreign stations, or, at any rate, of diminishing the number of the vessels on those foreign stations. Our foreign stations, remember, are seven altogether, namely—the East Indies and China, where there are nineteen of her MAJESTY'S ships in commission ; the West Indies and North America, where there are thirteen ; the Cape of Good Hope, where there are nine ; the west coast of Africa, where there are twenty-two; the south-east coast of America, where there are eight ; the west coast of America, where there are nine; and the Mediterranean, where there are nineteen. A foree such as this squandered over so many seas widely separated from each other, and, in two or three instances, indisputably super , fluous, might surely, as Mr. COBDEN suggests, more judiciously employed for the advantage of the empire by a wiser distribution. It is, of course, as undeniable as it is satisfactory, that the statements made by the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Ork ney and Shetland prove beyond all question the ac tual as well as the numerical superiority of the mari time steam power of England when compared with the maritime steam power of France. Testimonies as to the extent of this superiority are easily given— statistical testimonies, showing that whereas the Royal Navy of England, in 1848, had 174 steam vessels of all classes, with an aggregate of 44,480 horse-power, the Republican Navy of France, i❑ 1849, consisted merely of 78 steam-vessels of all classes, giving an aggregate of 17.740 horse-power : while the contrast presented by the commercial steam power of the two countries yields a result no less won derfully in our favour—the commercial steam• shipping of France being estimated, in 1849, at 3,000 horse power, with an aggregate of 10,000 tons, whereas that of the United Kingdom reached the extraordi nary tonnage of 300,000, with actually upwards of 100,000 horse-power. Thanks to the researches of Mr. ANDERSON, facts like these have been placed be yound the reach of contradiction. Yet a knowledge of our system of maritime administration must force upon us at the same time the conviction that the superiority thus revealed in figures is by no means so remarkable in reality—by reason of our energies being superflu ously scattered abroad over the whole of the vast superficies of our dominions. Better, therefore, say vie, than a hundred Militia Bills, one vigorous and well-considered measure for the husbanding of our naval strength ! Better a standing navy, than a thousand rifle corps ! Better a re-organization of the marine artillery, than the drilling of a dozen batta lions of shopkeepers skilled in the use of the minie bullet, or of COLT'S revolver, or of that yet more celebrated weapon—the formidable zundnadelgewehr. It hr 3 long been notorious that the principal diffi culties interposed in the way of obtaining large and comprehensive measures of legal reform were occa sioned by the numerous parties having what were termed vested interests in the abuses complained of. Nothing, however absurd or unreasonable, could be attacked, that persons of various ranks, and receiving different degrees of emolument, were not forthcoming to declare that they obtained their livings therefrom, that they had accepted their respective offices on the faith that they would be permitted to retain the same for life, or, at least, during good beha viour, and that any change in the system, even though beneficial to the community, would be absolutely ruinous to themselves. These parties had, in many instances, sufficient influence to obstruct and impede the progress of any measure that might be brought under the legislative consideration, and ultimately to have it rejected unless they obtained, under the name of compensation, higher sums for doing nothing than they would have received for their labour under the most favourable circumstances. These evils arose, in a great degree, from the infamous " fee system," which, as we have repeatedly stated, " converted what should be the temple of justice into dens of thieves." In place of having the officers of the court, who were occupied, or sup posed to be occupied, in the public service, paid ac cording to the amount of trouble, and the ability required for transacting the business of their situa tions, they were allowed to take fees from the suitors, which were levied under the most frivolous and ridi culous pretexts; useless forms were multiplied, not for any benefit that could possibly arise to the parties to the suit, or to the administration of public justice, but merely that additional emolument might flow into the pockets of the sleek and overpaid officials. Thus the chief abuses that have crept into the Court of Chancery, the enormous ex penses and vexatious delays, are mainly ascribable to the system that caused the subordinates to be paid by fees in place of by fixed payments—a system that could never be satisfactory ; for if the fees amounted to less than the services were worth, com plaints would be speedily preferred, and the matter rectified; but if, on the other hand, they amounted to quadruple what the party ought to receive, they were pocketed quietly, and nothing was heard on the subject until some searching investigation was insti tuted, and the truth, or something approximating to the truth, was with difficulty elicited from reluctant witnesses. If any person should doubt the extent to which the grievance has reached, we would invite his attention to the reports of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the subject of fees, and to the speech of Sir W. PAGE WOOD when introducing the first Bill for the relief of the suitors of the Court of Chan cery, at the commencement of the present session. The lion. and Learned Gentleman clearly and dis tinctly established the proposition " that it is not Tight to tax suitors with the maintenance of the Court DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the fallowing places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning. —The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLYMOUTH—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. PORTSMOUTH—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Bafarrroft—Wind N., calm—partially cloudy. Hasimeas—Wind N.N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Son THAMPTON— Wind N.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. For.xEgrozw.—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. ST SOOD —Wind N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. SWINDON—Wind gentle breeze—partially cloudy. COLCHESTEB.—Wind N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CAMBNEDOR-•••Wind N., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Yapziotrra—Wind N.E., strong breeze--partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Saturday morning at nine mock CARLOW—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. MutzniciAn—Wind W., calm—partially cloudy. Poom—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. STROOD—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—cloudy. vik Obotnina itirc LONDON TUESDAY. MAY 4, 1852. going at once Yesterday, Ur- Con---"—t — hreatened amendment the Committee on the Militia the epremsenstt Bill gave rise to one o i f nnt"'s nature m against s i e m ss p io o n rta o n f t t d h i e sc L u e s : gsiioslnastuthrea.t has marked a p r r k e e e d ise of the amendment the Member for the iona_nour last night's impres sion.adventuring lt required a return force as might a view to bring home as much of u thatour naval force, with be available prior t o of defence as the upon any such extraordinary measures statement than the o n • one here proposed by her m„Es,ry,s , Commons is 9t evening by Mr. " Government. e delivered in the A Llo m u o s e re of co c g o e ni n t rn ‘ , OLDEN waa" perhaps, ne ver before heard within the w a il s o f P ar !lament. The Hon. Gentleman spoke with all his former acumen—" RICUARD was himself again"—and we doubt not but that the very argum en t s which were listened to with so much manifest reluctance by the majority of the Representatives will be hailed with peculiar satisfaction by the people ofEngland, th e people whose opinions in this matter that majority cannot possibly be said to express. In illustration of the actual weakness of those advocates of the Militia Bill who arrogate to themselves, simply from their numerical preponderance, the authority of now pro claiming the real sentiments of the country, Mr. COBDIM observed that that botpted majority Was in t f ; • • ft .;.‘ , 114 - 3 1( . 41 4 1 g ib s}' ‘46 •.? hico - . TUESDAY —to oblige those who had the misfortune to be involved in litigation to maintain the judicial system"—a proposition which had the high sanction of the authority of Lords BaouGuhaa and CAMPBELL, cf the late Lord LANGDALF, and indeed of every dis- tinguished legal reformer whose attention has been directed to the subject. It will there be seen that not only did the sums extracted from the suitors of the Court of Chancery, under the designation of fens, amount to 180,0001., but it was levied by no less than 330,000 different payments, which would occasion very considerable additional expense and annoyance to the sufferers. It must, however, be borne in mind that this statement by no means shows the full extent of the grievance as it was some years since, when the system flourished in rank luxuriance, and before the pruning-knife of the legal reformer was applied to any of the excrescences that had sprung up in our courts, when the present Earl of ELLEN BOROUGH received for a sinecure office in the Queen's Bench far more than the salary of the Lord Chief Justice. Indeed, the Noble Lord is still in vceipt of nearly 11,000/. sterling per annum, as compensa tion for the abolition of the office, while Lord CAMP BELL only receives 8,000/. per annum, and the other judges only 5,000/. per =mum each, for the devo tion of their entire time and ability to the effi cient discharge of the duties of their arduous and important stations. From a Parliamentary return just published, we find that the four late sworn clerks of the Court of Chancery, Messrs. GATTY, BAINES, MILLS, and WAINWRIGHT, have received between them since the passing of the Act abolishing the situation s (5 and 6 Victoria cap. 103), up to and for the 25th day of November last, no less than 236,296/. 11s. 3d., of which 64,108/. 13s. Bd. was for salaries as taxing officers, and 172,1871. 17s. 7d. for compensation, being nearly three times the amount of the salarier, which, being about 2,0001. per annum for each, might be considered fair remu neration for . the m o d era t e d u ti e s imposed as taxing o f fi cers, and tor which we venture to assert that the services of the most competent persons might be obtained. It also appears that the sums to be received by these fortunate individuals are as follows—viz., by Mr. GATTY, 5 ,424/. 14s. 4d. for his life, and to his representatives for seven years after his death (1 t . 1 ) ; to Mr. BAINES, 5,4031. 23. 91, and for seven years after his death 2,701/. lls. 5d ! to Mr. MILLS, for his life 4,9351 . Os. 7d., and for seven years after his death 2,467/. 14s. 10d.; and to Mr. WAINWRIGHT, fur his life, 4,5001. is. ld., and fur seven years after his death 2,250/. 2s. 7d.! ! These are pretty pay ments for the country to be saddled with. Already have these comfortable individuals received far more than the advertisement duties realise for a year, but, exorbitant as the compensation may be for their lives, Messrs. GATTY, BAINES, and Mum receive some 8001. between them more for doing nothing than Vice-Chancellors Teneen, KINDERSLEY, and PARKER for their arduous duties. Some excuse may be made, but we venture to assert that the allowances for seven years after their deaths to their respective representatives are utterly unparalleled. They would surely not have received the fees and emoluments after they had been removed by death and their suc cessors duly appointed. It certainly appears to cx h ibit the symptoms of a rank job—such as SWIFT shadowed forth in his tale of " The Old Watch Coat." We know not whether the matter can now be reme died. We would, however, commend it to the no• tice of all legal reformers as an additional and powerful illustration of the beauties of " the fee system," and the mode in which things were managed in the olden time. be CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the LORD CHANCELLOR.) His LORDSHIP this morning heard several appeal mo tions, bat nothing of importance occurred. (Before the LORDS JUSTICES.) SPARROW V. THE OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER HAMPTON RAILWAY. The arguments in this case, which has already been frequently reported in our columns, were terminated this morning. The COURT gave judgment, reversing the judgment of Vice-Chancellor Turner, and making perpetual the in terim injunction which was granted by their Lordships last Michaelmas Term. The Court was of opinion that the strip of land absolutely required by the railway company was part of the manufactory at the time of the passing of the Act, and both the Learned Judges con curred in thinking that the 92d clause of the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act was not inconsistent with the special Act obtained by this comp a ny, and that the t rue meaning of this clause was not that a railway company re quiring partuf a manufactory, must absolutely and imperatively take the whole, even i n i nv itum, but that they are only obl i ged to take the whole in the event they aro so required by the proprietors thereof. The case was ordered to stand over till Saturday to settle the exact ter ms of the injunction. VICE-CHANCEity. —(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice• Chancell or TURNER.) WARD v. SWIFT. engaged p art of Saturday an d t h e w yesterday and this morning with these causes , who 10 The o Court y e s was which originated in the simple claim of an annuitaat, for an annuity charged by a testator on his estate, and in which the difficulties have been ma trtplied by original bills, bills of supplement and revivor, amend proceedings before the the case in a labyrinth from which the M eft a b s r t t e s r, and inv explanation s of the different coun sel seeme d perfectly unable to extricate it. The other Courts were occupied with part-heard causes, w hi c h presented no feature of interest. THE KAFIR WAR. PLYMOUTa MONDAY, MAY 3. The mere'nant-sbip Maidston e , Captain Nash, from pCaasspeenger here. which landed left aof Good Hope on the 17th ofm Calcutta, arehhAs Her accounts from the seat of war are seven days later than those by the Agincourt' on Saturday. Colonel Yarborough, of the 91st, has been slightly wounded; Ensign Ilibbert, of the 91st, wounded; Cap tain Bramley, of the Cape Corps, wounded; and 26 sol diers of the 91st and 74th Regiments killed and wounded. These casualties occurred among a patrol who had successfully attacked some Kafir kraals in the Water kluof, and who were themselves attacked on their return (as usual) by combined Kafirs and HOttentots. This affair occurred between the lat and 17th of March. Sir Harry Smith left Ring William's Town on the 4th of March, with the intention of attacking the enemy's fastnesses. His forces were divided into three divisions, and con sisted of the 73d, 60th R. l n the 43d and 12th Lancers , Artillery levies, &c. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. Gross traffic receipts for passengers May 19 ~ 1 8 and goods, week ending 6, m a y 3, 1851 ..• • ••• ... •• Xll, 9 12,808 2 6 •.• .. Di l tt B o s , 2 .. X 1,129 0 10 Decrease in 1852 London Terminus, May 3 .183 .1 . GLASGOW AND SOU TII•VESTERN RAILWAY.--Traffic for the week ending May 1, 185 2 Passengers (19,',21), goods and parcels, horses and carriages £3.852 5 4 Corre disponng w eek i Glasgow, May 3. n last year 3,678 16 8 Intelligence Was - -- received yest er d a y from the su perintendent and cas h ier of the Nouveau Monde Company in California, whi c h may tend to enl i g ht en the public as to the value of the " leases" a have lately been vended as prizes to Eng lish s p eculators. nd claims i n that State , whic h The report, both with respect to the difficulties connected with Colonel Frem - °rlt's title and with his power to put par ties into possession of any m i nera l grants, was suc h as to prevent their making any attempt at pr esent to esta blish themselves on his property. The su perintendent was accordingly ab out to visit other localities more to the north of California, where favourable positions for works and abundance of -- gold quartz were understood by him to exist. PRESENTATION OF THE FEEEDOM OF AYE TO LORD CowAi.t..... ne f r eedom of the burg h of A y r was pre sented to Lord Cowan- on Saturday last on the occasion of his first visit to his native place as one of the Judges of the Justiciary Court —Scotsman. DEMOLITION OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—In Con sequence of many thousands of persons in the United King dom having been unable to obtain a copy of the Great Exhibition Chart, printed in colours, and presented by the proprietors of the Weekly Dispatch, to their subscribers and the public, i n t h e months of January and February last, a re-issue has been determined upon, to take place on Sunday, the 16th of May. The Chart, which has undergone a careful revision, shows by simple diagrams the number of persons that visited the Exhibition daily, the amount of money taken at the varisas entrances, the quantity of refreshments con sumed; the names of the Royal Commissioners; an account of the origin of the palace, and its dimensions in feet. In order that every individual in the country may possess this statistical reflex of curious and interesting results, to mark the demolition of the building, and to serve as a memento of its existence, the Chart will be delivered gratis to every subscrib:re and pur c h aser o f t h e Di spa t c h o n the day stated.i The Dispat c h i s pu b l i shed at four o ' c l oc k ev ery Saturday morning, in tim e f or t h e fi rst ra il way t ra i ns leaving London,.ve n to and for t tie morning mail s . Early orders should be g 1 all news - ,venders i n t own or coun t r y ; or to Mr. R. J. Wood„. No. 139, Fl ee t- s t reet. T he news agen ts will have a copy of the Chart with every Dispatch of May 16th. "Pe understand that the Earl of Pem broke has take in a chateau at St. Germain for the sun-liner. His Lord ship is perfectly recovered from his long and dangerous Hine W. LLAST-HEAVERS IN TUE PORT OF LONDON.— On, W ednesday a Bill in the hlouse of _e read a sec on d Commons, brought forwa rd by M r . G eorg e Thompaon time , the object of which is to establish bis to a general registry office for the banefit of the ballast-heavers of the port of Lour ion. EVENING, MAY 4, 1852, THE SHARE MARKETS Railways. Nominal Prices. nnaTisu nAILVIATS. Business done to-day. Aberdeen Amb., Not., Bost. & E. Junc. Bit., Wolv., and Stour Valley ... all pd. Birk., Lan., & Ch. Jct., late 33/. 6s.tid., 2G/. pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 501.& 25/. Cons., all pd. Ditto, ditto ... 17 1 4 pd. Brist. & Exet., 1001. pd. Caledonian ... 50/. pd. Chest. & Holyh. ' all pd. Dub. & Belf. J ct. 451 pd. Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Aber deen June. ... all pd. Ditto, New ... all pd East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) all pd. )o ( 18/. E. & H.) all pd. pd. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shrs., all pd. Do. do. do. 6/.pd. Do., do., B. & C., all pd. East Lancashire, all pd Do. New Quar., all pd, E. & W. India Docks arid 13ir. June., all pd E. Sc W. Yk. Juc., all p Edinb. & Glas., SUI. pd Ediu..Per.& Dun. 25/. p Glas. & S.-West., 100/.p Great Northern, all pd Do. llalvs. A def., all p • . Do. do. B, 6 pr. c. all p Gt. S. & W. Ireld., all p Great Westn., 1001. pd Lane. & Carlisle, all pd Do.Thirds,lll.l3.4 pd Lane. & York., 100/.. pd Do., Quarters ...all pd Do., Fifths 11/. pd Do.,W. ilid. Un. 114 p Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby & Sthpt.l7ip Lond. & Blackw., all pd Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct.loo p Lon. & N.West.,lool. p Do. Quarters 221. pd Do. Fifths 121. pd' Do. 10/.,M &B (c) lip Lon. & S.-West 100/. p Do. New 501., 41 1 / 2 pd Do. New 401 341. pd Man. Bug. & Mat. all p Man. Shef. & Lin.,loolp Do. Manch. & Lincoln Union 4/. 2s. pdl Midland 100/. pd ' Do. Bir. & Derby 1001. ; Md. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 47% Newcas. & Carl. all pd Do. Quarter Sh all pd Newmarket all pd Newport, Abergaven., and llereford _lO/ pd Newry & Ennisk. p Norfolk lOOl. pd Do. New 20,!. S. 151. p North. Coun. Un. pcl l North British _25/. pd North Devon ...11/. pd North Stafford. 17 1 / Q p North-Western 19/. pd N. & S.-W. June. 6/. p Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 101 p! Scottish Central 25/. p Scottish M idld., 251. pd Do. New all pd' Shrew. & Bir. A, all pd Do. B Shrew. & Her. Old 8/. p Shrewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves all pd, Do. Oswestry all pd Shrop. Union ...WA pd Do. A, B, C, & D fully pd. up at per cent. ... South Devon all pd South-Eastern 30/. pd South Wales all pd S aith Yorkshire and River Dun 15/. pd Do. Do. 5!. pd Stirl. & Dunferm all p' Stock. & Har. 16/28.3d. Taff Vale 126/. pd Thames haven Dock and Railway ...181. pd Vale of Neath...l7l. pd Waterfd. & Milk. all pd Waterfd. & I.im. all pd Waterford, Wes. Wick. and Dublin 3!. pd West Cornwall 13/. pd West London all pd Yk., New. & Ber 25/. p Do. & New. Ex 20/. p Do. G.N.E. pure 9!. p. York & N. Mid. 50/. pcli Aberdeen all pd Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. 3 3 / Caledonian, 101. all pd' Ches. & Holyhd. all pd Dundee, Per., & Aberd. Junction all pd E. Ang.(3/ 10s)6 p c. all Do. (51.) 7 per et. all p Do. (7/ 17s) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern Counties Ex., sp. c., No. 1 all pd Do. No. 2 all pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. 10 Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per et..„all p Do. 101. Deb. Sh. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shrs. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, sths all pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 5 1 / 2 per cent. all pd Glas. & S.W. Con. 1001. Gt. North. 5 p. c. all pd Do. 5 p c.'red. sc. 9 1 / 2 p Great South. & West. (Ireland) Bths all pd ..Gt. West. (Berke & H. Ex. 5 per cent.) all pd Gt.W. fixed 4 1 / 2 1 001 . P Do. Do. —BO/. pd Lancashire and York shire, F. 201. ...6/. pd Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 100/. p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 l3/. pd Do. Do. No. 2 17/. pd Do. Do. No. 3 5/. pd Do. Qrs., 18-18...91. pd London & Brig. guar. s )o p . er ce s nt. c. . Ipr. ps . ;t t 1 1 - 0 1) 01 d . Do. Con. 5 p c,1852 all , Do. N.Gr. 6 p c 1001. p . .0 0nu n n. ns e & ).ENlsvn. 53 ( 14h C 35. v ar) 1. & dLpp ll Man., Sheff., & Linen. D Qr. . S ic h . . 3 , w .N J o d . p p d d Do. GI. ............ 3/. pd Mid. Con. 6 p c St. 10 01. Do.p Con. Bris. & r r e ce a n s t h v . . . l a o l. o / I . o p o d Do. le :w 1 Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per c. Guar. 100/. p Do. Preference ...5/. p Norfolk Exten... all pd Do. Gr. 5 1 / 2 p et. all p Do. Wavny. Val. 21. p North British —5/. pd North Stafford....all pd Oxf. Nor. & Wol., 15/. 6 per cent 101. pd Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Ches. (N.W. Min.) 8 par c....a1l pd South Devon all pd St.-Est. 4 1 / 2 p C. 16/. pd Sth. York. 4 p c gd. 201. Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p c until July 1,1856, all LY Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 3/. pd York, Newc. & Bor. Gt. N. of E. Fur. all pd Do. Do 5/. pd York & N. Midland 11. and S. Porch. 101. pd 14 to 14% 7%-7% 10%-101 11 3 / 4 11 Y 1 d. 17 -18 96 -98 20 5 / 8 - 20% 211 / 2 - 22 14 -13 d. 6 - 7 4 , 4 43 3j ; — 3 7 /e 91 / 1 9'4 6 ! - 63,1 4 % - 4T4 17 . - 171,4 52 -55 33 -35 5% -6% 20Y 8 -20•3 i -6 3 A 14 7 / 8 -15 39 1 4 - 40 92 1 4 - 93 78 -80 9 -10 p 73 1 ,i - 74 6 —5 3 dis. 4 1 ,1 2 4 die. 18% 19 sy,, 104 - 105 1244 -- 125 5% 5 % P 4 —4y a p 2 —2?, P 93 93% 4 —3% dis. 3% 214 dis. 2% 3 34 -35 3 2 1 ,E die. 70 1 4, —7 0 1 h 37 —3B .. ... 9 1 4 _9s/ 4 1 / 4 4 dis. 35 -37 10 1 % 4 —9% die. 3% 3 dis. 8%-8 , ,4 73% 714 dis. 7% 7 dis. ... - ... 11,4 - 2 p. 24 24 1 ,4 17 3 / 4 —lB x.d 11 1--12 7 1 / 4 7 1 / 9 5 5 1 / 4 , 3% 2 3 4 die. 13 —l5 6 1 / 2 10 —ll —27 g 19 , ,4 - 20 1 , 21% - 22% 35 -35 % dis• % P I ' so - i5l 131 2 1 / 2 4 1 / 2 3 1 / 2 dia. 5 1 / 2 20 1 / 2 211/2 —3% dig. 18% 19 G l / 2 6 die. 2j B —2% die., 25% 26% 1 PRETEMEINCEI SU& I% •x, die. 834 - 9 173% - 18 5 -5% 3 - 1 IYaP % - 1 13 -13% 13;4, -- 14 •••.• ••• 8 1 ,4 - 4 14% - 1 1 / 4 - 15 lli P 8% -8% 1 - 5 s% dis. 3% -3% p 12 -121 A 10 1 , -11% 13 -13% %- p 140 - 142 ••• ...... l Adig.... . s par 20 -21 1% -2% 5 -5% 1 1 A - 10 - 15% - 16 14% - 15% •••• 1N -17 4.4 - 43% Y. & dis. Ya P LINES LEASE: AT rxx.za ZZNTA.Z.A. Railways. Leasing N om i n al to-da prices. Business; Companies. ------. ---, Bdf. & Bitch., all p Lon' &N.W . . —-- Bir.& Oxf•, gua. all Gt. IVestn. 30 —3l Do. with out, all p' Do. Bir.Wolv. & Dud., guar all pd Do. Do. without, all p Do. Buckinghash. all p Lon. &N.W 18 18 % Clydsdale Jc., all p Caledonian 4o —47 E. Lin., gua. 6 pert cent. all pd Gt. Northn. 35 3534 353/ 1 lit A, Gloucest. & Deanl Forest... 22% pd Gt. Westrn. 3% —4% p Hartlepl. Dk. 8:: S Yk.iNew. ... ... Rally/. _ a ll pd 1 &Berw. hull & Selby , a ll p Yk. &N. 3, . 109 111 Do. Halves., all p Do. E.s NI Dt k i c : t. l on a ust n n. d p.t.ia . e .. sr 1 6 ( . 1. 61 % . 6 1 .i 0234 Do. Quarts., all p Do. Lon. E e cls & & G ß r r e d u f ; a , li i elai l a dl l pp i l l S. East e r n Do. Pref....all pd Do. Lowestoft., gua. 4 per cent...all pd Norfolk D 0 . 6 p , bp . sr. e , pe t & .... : c.,iaat "• ... N Al . i c d &a d r E l , e 6 s . Do. 6p. ct., all p Do. . ••• Do. New...all pd Do. '' • • • Prestn. & Wyre, f L.&N.WI *** head., lve a s l , l i p k a , i a d ll l p & D 1 40.. &Y r ... •.. .. p Guild., and _Reigate ... all pdlS. Easte r n 22% 23% KU. & Illt- 6% p Gt. Northn 9 —9% Do. Shep. Ex •,...Pill Do. Shf. Rth. & Goole, 5 p. c., 18.11.6 p Lan. & Yks S. Staffdsh., 9', p Mrikl‘Clean * 1 % —l . dis. Wear Val. 6p c. ' all Stckt& Dar •• SO Do. do. ... all pd Do. 1)o. do. ... all pd Do. Wiltat sow., all j? Qt. Wean& 91) 1 4 '''' 19 " d 101 100 Railways. Cent. France (0.V.) all' Charl. & Erquel all pd Demerara all pd Dutch pd East Indian 18/. pd Do. Do 201. pd Gt. Indian Penin. all p Do. Do 4 1 ,1 pd Louv. a la Sambre 71/,_, Luxembourg l3l. pu Do. (Railway) 101. pd Do. l/. pd ' Do. (Canal) 2t. pd Maria Antonia 27i pd Do. New . 8 1 / 2 pd Namur & Liege all pd North. of France,l6/.pd Do. 201.3 p. c. Bds, all p Orleans & Bor 11/. pd Paris & Lyons —6/. pd Paris & Orleans all pd Paris & Rouen ...all pd Paris & Stras. all pd Rouen & Havre...all pd Sambre & MenNe all pd St. Andrew's & Quebec (A) 4l. pd Tours tia Nantes 171. pd West Flanders...B% pd West. of Franco 61. pd Nominal Prices. 22 3 4 - 23% 13 -15 3 1 / 2 3 1 / 1 dis. 3% 4 p Yg - 1 1 p % Ya P 4 3 A - 5 3 5 / 8 - 3 7 / 8 'A - 98 % - % - 10 8 6 - 22 7 / 6 - 23 1 4 x.(.1 13 1 A - 131 4 - 4 1 4 p 4 - 41 p 4G -48 30 1 , -31 2 , 2 - 22 1 4 11 1 4 -11% 5 - 55 A 5 di s. 3 3% 11, 1 3 / 8 p IVIINES. Agua Fria all pd Anglo-Californian, all p Asturian 151. p Australasian 9 1. pd Australian 6/. pd Austr. Freehold all pd Ave Maria all pd Blaenarvon I. & C. all p Brit. Austr. Gold all pd British Iron 131. 15s. p Braz. Irn. (is. 5 p) 24% Do. Coca. & Cut. all p Do. St. Joh. del R. 151. Carson's Creek all pd Cobre Copper 4O/. pd Colonial Gold 11 pd Eng. & Aust. Cop all p Gold Mountain all pd Great Polgooth all pd Mexi. & S. Amer. 9/. p Nouveau Monde, all pd Port Philip ... „AL pd Quartz Rock all pd Santiago de Cuba 10 3 A Tin Croft 7/. pd United Mexican all pd West Mariposa—all pd % 743 p - N p 1 —l% 1 3 1 3/ 8 -- die. dis. .. ••• die % y 8 m 1% -- ..i par % p l ifi 9 i s %dia.— , r i P X i dis.— % P 1 1 , 4 p ButineE.s done to-day. F IA 2 3 IA x.d par p p %dig. ik p 7 1 / 4 8 1 / 4 10 —ll 2% 2 / 8 % % dis -STOCK. 138 N 44 —45 51 —53 11 1 / 2 12 1 / 2 25 —26 JOIN Australasia all pd Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd Colonial 9 5/. pd Com. of London 20/. pd Lon. & County 20/. pd London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd Do. New lO/. pd Nat. of Ireland 22 1 / 2 p Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd Prov. of Ireland 25l pd. Do. New all pd Union of Austral all pd Do. New 9 1 ,6 pa Union of London 10/. p Union of Madrid all pd 18 -18% 28% -29 j 173/, - 17 34 -35 43% - 44 15y 8 - 16% 40 -41 3 ..._ 31/ 14 3 / -15/ 15% % 11 IA 5% INs $4; 'Yel lh 1 IA rns. MISCELLIINEOUI Canada 32 1 / 2 pd 48 49 1 , Eastern Steam...2s. pd Gen. Stm. Nay. 141. pd 28 1 / 2 —29 Penin. & Or. St. all pd 80 81 1 ,E Do. Do. ...151. pd Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pdl 78 Universal Emigration and Colonization, 2/. p -- ..• - 79 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 0114- mated at 10,000 bales, of which 3,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed with a good demand, and an upward tendency; Ameri can and all other kinds a shade against the buyers; Sea Islands jd. per lb. higher than on Friday last. The sales comprised 8,000 American, 150 Pernam and Ma ranham, at skd. to 7d.; 100 Bahia, at 6j-d. to 6id.; 300 Eyptian, at bid. to 7ic.; 1,000 Surat, at 3# 1. to 44d.; and 130 Sea Island at is. 2d. to is. 7d. per lb. —Railway shares were firm. The state of the Silk market during the past month is thus described by Mr. H.W. Eaton:—"The silk market during April has experienced a fair current demand, the more satisfactory from the stocks of manufactured goods having beou materially diminished. The delive ries have still improved. The deficiency in the total stocks of Bengal and China silk, as compared with the same period in 1851, now amounts to 4,689 bales, with an increased average monthly delivery of 489 bales. In Italian silk rather more has been doing for home con sumption, while the late advicea from France and Italy respecting the approaching crop have rendered importers more firm, and have led to the export of some few bales. The latest accounts from China merely confirm the re port of a limited supply, the quantity on the way being unusually small for the season. In the more recent ope rations in Chinas, prices may be considered as ruling a shade above previous rates, more especirlly is Tay seams, which are very scarce. Bengal silk has been more current." There is great distress existing in the Bohemia❑ mountains among the lace weavers, who were descending into the plains to seek relief. At a meeting of the Newmarket Railway Company, this afternoon, the amalgamation with the Eastern Counties was agreed to. From a Parliamentary return we learn that the sum of 109 7601. was levied in the year 1850 upon the se veral foreign manufactured articles by duties of customs on importations, stating the name of each article, the quantity imported, and the quantity consumed and rate of duty charged are also given. Some of the details are of a very interesting nature; thus we find the value of the brass manufactures imported into this country in 1850 amounted to 3,917/, and 3,586/. was the value of the quantity admitted to home consumption, and the amount of duty received was 3591., being a 10 per cent. ad valorem duty. The importations of corks, ready made were 189,0071b5., on which 5,309/. was the amount of duty, or 8 4.10 d. par lb. The value of the earthenware imporfations was 3,1451. on which 101. 10s. was charged, amounting to 3271. Iron and steel, wrought, were imported to the value of 60,3391.; and the quantity retained for home use was valued at 27,448/., the amount of duty was 2,757/., being at the rate of 10 per cent. Of Isinglass 2,009 cwts. were imported, and 2,037 cwts. admitted to homo con sumption, the amount of duty levied was 509/., being at the rate of 5 per cent. Of European manufactured silk or satin, plain, striped, figured, or brocaded, 6,668 lbs. were imported, and 4,327 lbs. were admitted for home consumption, and 1,362/. was levied thereon. Tho importations of starch amounted to 4,980 cwt., and 4,972 cwt. were admitted to home con sumption; 2491. was the duty levied, being ls. per cwt. Of snuff, 1,1971b5. were imported, on which 151/. was the duty levied, or 6a. 3 6-10 d. per lb. The same do cument gives the total receipt on the enumerated minor articles of foreign agricultural produce, in 1850, at 26,899/., of which cherries, apples, raw fruit, onions, ' pears, Beetle &T., formed the principal importations. The market for Public Securities has been rather dull, without any particular change in prices. Consols are 99} for Transfer, and 99i for Account. The New Three-and. a-Quarter per Cents. have been 1001 to and the Three per Cents. 984 Bank Stock has been firm at 219 a to 220. Exchequer-bills dated June have been 655., and India Bonds 80s. to 83a. premium. Foreign Securities have been quiet generally. Peru vian Six per Cents. have risen to 104 and 105, and the Deferred to 64i and 65. Grenada Stock is worth 2*, and Chilian 68k. Mexican Old Bonds have been 34i to 35i ; and the New 27i to 28k. The number of Five per Cent. Bonds presented for conversion is 42,278. Spanish Three per Cents. have been 47/ to 47i, and the New Deferred 211. Dutch Four per Cents, have been marked 93k. Railway Shares have been higher, and at the com mencement of business were very buoyant, North- Western having touched 1251, but a alight reaction ha s occurred upon a rather large sale of this stock. Californian Gold Mine Shares are flat in conse quence of the Nouveau Monde manager having written home to say that he contemplated taking the lease of some other property in preference to Colonel Fremenea. It appears, however, that no violence or difficulty from squatters had arisen, but that the title was considered to be not yet adequately defined. The Agua Fria mine, we believe, is in a dif ferent position, being already located; and even if Colonel Fremont were not the freeholder, the company would sustain no loss worth speaking of, having kept its resources well under command. The Australian Mines may, per haps, benefit. Royal Australian and Lewis Bill are about i• premium. South Australian and English Aus tralian Copper have been firm. The Great Polgooth have risen, and several English Mines are being in quired for. Consols QUARTER TO THREE. ••• •• ••• •.• 991 t Ditto Account. Mal , 11 . 99t BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the Official List.) Bank Stock... ............ 2193% 220 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities...-. ..... 98 % 7 /s 3 per Cent. Consols Anne. .......•• 99 1 / 2 ( Ye New 3 1 ,4 per Cent. Anus ............. -100%1/4 Long AnnuitieA. Exp. Jan. 50, 1860.- 6% 'A D 0.30 Tears, Expire Oct. 10, 1859... 6 9-16 V d In lia Stock ................................. Do. Bonds, 1000 /... .................... b 3 p Ditto under 1.0001......• ............... 80 p South Sea Stock .............................. Ditto Old Annuities .................... 971/8 C onso ls for Account ........................ % March. Bxeli,,ouer liillF. IW i d. 1,0001. ..................... ...• ......... ••• 67 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent....,, Ditto, 3 per Cent. . Grenada, 1% per Cent. Do. Ex Dec. Coupons 1849.. 721 Cent. Mexican Bonds , 1846, 5 pe r Ditto 3 per Cent .: ,•,,,•• 28 Peruvian Bonds, 5 pet Cent Do. Deferred 3 p er C ent lO5 104 105 Portuguese Bonds, e per Cent en t 1 6 0 401 / 3 i 63% 65 5 Spanish Bonds. 3 P Ditto, New Deferr r ed • 427 1 %14 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21% per c o Ditto 4 nt., 12 Guild per Cent. Certificates _ 93g June. GI; p LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 4.—Wind at noon N., light breeze and fine altar weather. SALCOMBE, MAY 3.—Off pcJrt, Foronis, BrabadoBl, PLYMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind variable.—Off port. Maidstone, Calcutta, sld. from the Cape 17th March. FALMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Orion, His Janeiro; Leander, Msntanzas. NEWPORT, MAY 2.—Wind E.—Sld. Veer Gest:star, Cape of Good Hope; Araby Maid, ditto; Imperial, Antigua. QUEENSTOWN, MAY 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Reaper, Laguna; Campbell, St. Domingo. Off port, Alexander Johnstone, Mauritius. LISBON, APRIL 28.—A vessel, timber laden, dis masted, water-logged, and abandoned, has been seen off Ericeira. Her Majesty's steamer Dragon has gone in ques t of her. LOWESTOFT, MAY 3 —The Waverley, of and from Hartlepool to London, grounded on the Holm, was assisted off making water, and proceedcl with extra hands. LIVERPOOL, MAY 3.—Wind E., varisble.--Arrd. Archer. Barbadoes; Chatham, New Orleans; Hesperue, Cuba; Kitty Cordes, Mobile; Excelsior, Now York. Shi. V.' a. d, Chapman, San Francisco; Catherine, Santa Martha; Templar, Valparaiso; Berazu, Rio Janeiro.; Eliza. Ktilt.lc, Gotiaivea ; Diana, Newfoundland. Off port, Cynosure, Antigua; Marion, New (Means; Tre mount,in, ditto; New York Packet. DEAL, MAY 3.—Wind N.E. to E.N.E.—Acrd. Ann M4l - 4 , ltn, Madras ; Nautilus, Callao; Nepul, ditto; Hanka, Rio Janeiro; South Esk, Manzanilla; Jorge°. leid, Batavia for Rotterdam; Goodwin, New Orleans for Autwei p. Arid. from the River and sailed, Elizabeth and Hester, Cape of Good Hope; Anne, Hong Kong• The whole of the outward bound reported yesterday ar e preparing to weigh. REVAL, APRIL £3.—The frost has continued since the 6th inst., The Nils Gsldny, Pllceaix. Iris, and Anna Catherine, from Messina, are surrounded, and in rather a perilous situation, but their cargoes are all landed. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind E N.E. to W.—Arrd. Isabella Blyth, Mauritius; Datael, St. Domingo, for Antwerp, short of provisions, and with loss of borate' bulwarks, &e. Off port, James, Trinidad. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 3.—Sid. Oronoco, steamer, "Area ludt s. FRESHWATER BAY, ISLE OF WIGHT, MAY 3.--. The Japara, Baltimore to Rotterdam, on shore in Compton Bay, has broken her back and is full of water; the greater part of the cargo has been saved in a damaged state. LIMERICK, MAY 2.—The Louis Eleonge, from Tenn • pico, which put into Kilrush on the 25th of April 11 1 distress, has come up here to discharge and repair. MARKET NEWS.-4THIS DAY.) HAY MAIRICETS. SMITHFIELD.— Meadow Hay, 3/ 03 Od to 41 49 Ocis Clover ditto, 31 5s to 41 159; and Straw, 1134 to 1/ 103 per load. Supply moderate, and trade firm. CUMBERLAND.--Meadow flay, 31 39 Od to 41 7s-Od; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 4/ 12s; and Straw, 1/ 59 to 11 116 per load. Trade steady, at the above quotations. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 Os to 41 5s Od; Clover ditto, 315 a to 41 163; and Straw, 113 s to 1110 i per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. COLONEALA. arid SUGAR.—The holders of most descriptions are firm , the supply of foreign is limited. Yellow Havannah is 3 4 1 39s per cwt, with several buyers, chiefly for exportatio_u_ The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at 4 1 East and West India Docks was 556 hhds 50 tierces ?" barrels ; there were taken for home consumption 1,295 b""" 5 682 81 tierces 768 barrels. The stock in the same places is , hhds 609 tierces 1,093 barrels. Refined, low to fine groce, lumps, has been at 46s to 49s per cwt. COFFEE.—The demand has been rather limited either for home use or export, but holders are firm. Native Ceylon about 42s 6d per cwt. k At Rum is in demand. The quantity landed last vre,!,,d s . the East and West India Docks was 121 puns 41 Nita, There were taken for home consumption 248 puns 6 11 :0 and exported 162 puns 209 hhds. The stock in the 0 places is 12,177 puns 753 hhds. RICE.—At auction 850 pockets, 199 bags Bengal Est taken in at 9s 6d to 103 per cwt. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 36s per cwt on the spot, and f l i°ll 38e. Market firm. agd TEA.—The demand continues for useful Conger's , , s good Greens are also in request. Last week's deli were fair. ens- Cpmaarorr.—At the public sales th ere i s a want of al — ds tion, and 3rds are down Id to 2d per lb. About two'th ir of the quantity offered has found buyers. Corrox.—There have been several - buyers, at full rate' MAGAZINES, &c., (CONTINTED)* THE ROYAL MILITARY. W. Kent and CC. The present number opens with an article on the musket question. The • loss of the Birkenhead and the Militia question, as may be expected , o ccu py $ prominent place, together with accounts of the field of Waterloo and the Kafir tribes. There io also a variety of minor subjects treated of, and a slow mary of public events, wbich though intended cbietlY for military readers, possess much gen e ral interest. NEWTON'S LONDON JOURNAL. Among the recent patents noticed in this j 0111.13.7" we find those of Milne and Pickatone ' s, for 9Pineliti weaving, &c.; Harrison's, for the manuho tur ; is textile fabrics ; and Newton's, for j ui provell iel3 A f a ll constructing railways. Illustrations are giv en - be the inventions. Among the scientific notices 0 34 Y ~ mentioned the manufacture of white lead, a nd the re lation of electricity to heat. 98 20% 213% 17; 2058 IA 40 92 X i % pm 74 733 8 % 104% 104 125 % 124% 125 27% 6 % 933/, 70% Yi Yis 1 % P 101 10 20% 22 21'5 $ 35% sy, 2625% 10G 105% %; 51A IA 10 9% Wraitton+ CHESTER RACE (THIS DAY•) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAP The Grobvenur Stukes. lanthe ... Sanita ... Sharavogue Match. Hungerford beat Paddy Bird. CHESTER CUP BETTING. 12 to 1 agst Beiaits—taken 1 ••• 1 . . 3 h , A S METROPOLITAN INTERMENT ACT.—Mr. T —in e d Duncombe, Si P., has obtained a return, which Was Pi p eron Monday, showing that under the Metropolitan of anent Act, Dr. Southwood Smith had been paid 1,2 . 0/. a year; Mr. C. Macaulay, appointed secreta r ., vl „ v eer a salar s 3 oo " /. a year; Mr. H. R. William;, a treasurer, at 6 00 i' ~,"'r ' l t ) (from the Bth of August last the office has been Vi the and Mr. H. C. Edwards, statistical clerk, 14th of May, 1851, at 150/. The salaries have heen,, ' es . vanced by the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Ties. sury out of the fund available for civil contingencies . or THE LATE SWORN CLERKS OF THE C Ol - TRl L e nt CHANCERY. —lt seems from a Parliamentary doetlim,.sd (printed on Monday) that the total sums paid in salary 11 ,. appointed on ad compensation to the four late sworn clerks (Mr. Ga t !ing Baines, Mr. Wainwright, and Mr. Mills), appointed 1 0 3 . 3, to Masters under the Act sth and 6th Victoria, chaP• , 1 which the 25th of November last, was 236,296/ 1 Is. 3d., 0 ' 64,1081. I3s. Bd. was as salary, and 172 ,-,,1 coil" ,187/. 17s. i"" pensation.—l_Enormous I—En. Sun.] C 00" TILE TAXING MASTERS O F THE C OU RT 0 1 : 4 - f pH CERY. —According to a return to P ar li ame nt, P" i t - a 0d tion , Monday, it appears that the annu a l amount o f con3Pe"e o urt in the event of Mr. Baines, the Taxing Master oft he, an d of Chancery, ceasing to hold the office, is 5,4031. 25 . 9 ,,"': t h ig the annual sum to be paid for seven years after his death 2,701/. lie. sd. To Mr. Gatty, on his ceasing to hold a ",:-, 4 . 2d. office, 5,424/. 14s. 4d. a year is to be paid, and 2.71 2 /Yoing e for seven years after his death. To Mr. Mills, ,at °' Master, 4,935/. 9s. 7d. a sear is to be paid in the e / sr for his ceasing to hold the office, and 2,467/. 14s. 10d• a Y, e isa ili; y h e i a r r . s N t v o ui h n i w s r p i g e r h s t o 4 n il oo r e l. p r S e e s . e l n d t . at a i v ay year, after and "2,210/. 2s. 7d. 2s. id. for seven years to his representative after " 1 that the, (.4 LOUTH- WE6TERN RAILWAY.—It iS found traffi e defalcations that led to the flight of Mr. Stovin, the 0 co __ superintendent of this line for twelve Years' are noon., ore his des siderable as at first apprehended, but that his acc o o rs ,! o ,l to in great confusion. His wife and family are und '" have joined him abroad ; with the to have mainly arisen from liabilities unconnecte W railway. ca honesty in a c. A very agreeable instance of yesterday,dial and his absconding is dunderstood driver was mentioned at the Maiii?ThoW e rght, the proceedings in a cab case. Wil lia m days palled off h i 9 some ago thedrieer ° hackney carriage No. 9,1.1 i, was idea that fob, the driver conveyed Docks. Having performed different parts of the town, and return . . stand at Canonbury, to convey a gentleman to the Lof several other fares to shaking his mat, hsaw a poc ket to Canonbury, 'where, upon shaking book • o ' 0/ ee tes ground. o contained five 1 • • a di e and the driver immediately visit _ prope r andoupkB idxroisupoc:7:reiri entih-13:nrso'ad-street, and deposited the treasure tb! r 7.. The eorworier, who was soon discovered to be the fare from,`"[, nonbury, upon receiving his property, presented the hi g hd of whom the authorities at the Excise-office gave & character, with the extraordinary reward of 161. S•' - '' ' v DEATH OF MR. JOHN DALRYMPLE, A t ' a Th i s distinguished member of the m e di ca l professsion. ~.. p fi r ed on Sunday 'miming, after a severe an d pr otracten:,; • ness . The lamented deceased held th e appointments of su i t ing surgeon to the Roy a l O p h thalm i c Hospital -cif North London Infirmary, and a l so a seat a t the coa t; t a ble of the Royal College o f S urgeons. ___-....el BIRTHS. OF A Sox. Afrs• On the let inst., at Alfred-place, North Brixton' un. le„n Oa the Ist inst., t at o So , iutpsqa.mpton-street, Bloorosbn-i, the wife of Adam Bit OF A OAUGLITEIL Or I On the Ist inst., at Wyndham-place 13ryanston-scrl3 the lady of Captain Nugent Everard ' wife of On the 30th ult. at Garbrand-1;all, Ewell, the Henry Back, Esq. ' ---- MARRIED. micbae l On the 29 t h tilt., at lioxmoor, T-Terts, Robert f.. - ifran, Captain Royal Engineers, of Otham , Ke nt, to Enl , 1 3 ' eldest surviving daughter of the late William Norsivor Esq., of Oxford-terrace, Hyde-park. DIED. On the 25'h ult., at Holmesdale-lodge, Nuttield, Sarre!' aped 88, Thomas Bugden, Esq., for many years INlajor of t he 2d Royal Surrey. On the 2oth ult., at St. Leonard's - on Sea, AlattheW Gig borne, Esq., of NValton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. At Brighton, on th e 30th ult., Alexander Stewart, E 5 4" late of Penny. b urn , county of Londonderry, aged 81. of Jo , im' „ On the I st ins t., John Killick T y ler, the eldest son T. Tyler, Esq., of Eastbury -house, Kennington - lan e. - o f London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG. „ No. 1 12, St rand, Printer, at The Sun Office, Na m 11 1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in to coa rjjadlciox. Nay 4,102 i 2 ;~ 18 7 4 1111