The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-20 00:00:00

ITALY. ROME. The Contemporaneo of the 9th instant contains the following article on the disinclination shown by the Pon to declare war agairst Austria, in accordance With the wishes of the Roman people : " In a letter addressed to the Contemporaneo of the 9th instant, the Rev. and Learned Canon CAREEZI has discussed the question, IV/tether the Pon tifical Government can and ought to declare war It and he proved by striking and positive reasons, that the Pontifical Government, as a civil government re presenting a society of men in a given territory, bound to other people by relations, by interests, and by territory—by all the conditions, finally, which guarantee the existence of nations—has, by its posi tion with respect to them the rights of nations, has causes for war, is bound to support its rights, has a Sword, because it possesses a crown, has enemies in those who disturb the harmless progress of its society, and by a rather protracted discussion on these bases attacking all the vulnerable sides of the question, and victoriously replying to all the contrary argu ments, avowed in conclusion, that the Pontifical Go vernment, although a compact of two elements, ecclesiastical and temporal, can and ought to follow the customs, the laws, and the principles of other socie ties, lie, however, confined the question to the prince, considered in him concentrated all the Go vernment, and overlooking the other parts which Co mpose the state, gave to him alone the right to make war. We say, to make war, because the right to declare it, as it is sanctioned in our modern constitutions, is one of the different attr ib utes of modern G overnmen t s , which, as a means of transaction between absolutism and liberty, has been left with the prince, without f lyin g h im, however, th e a b so lute power to make it, n thes e t i mes there is no prince, in any constitu f onal kingdom of Europe, who makes war, since, although it is the prince that declares war, it is the nation which demands it when its interests are injured, beca use a principle is perfectly consistent with justice, providestoe blood of fi ce _ ll3 , e it is the nation, and not the prince, that sacri fices the its children—it is the nation which the marvellous supplies to carry it on. One amongst the Conquests of modern civilisation over a old barbarians is undoubtedly the impossibility of a gain Ir. - "Kate. th e m os t unjust, capricious, arbitrary, on - i naatie wa rs, always fatal to national intersts, and Y Made by ambitious and revengeful princes. I.lf such a pr i nce appeare d i n our t i mes , either the those rights which modern civilisation allows to the p e ople, and then he would find neither men nor tneney to satisfy his caprices, or he reigns over na tions not yet free, and he would find no allies, with out Whom an European war is now almost impossible. Consequently a war without the consent of the nation ! II now almost impossible. But, in the same manner in which by the coercion of civilisation princes have been stripped of the power of making war without the Consent of their people, they have likewise been deprived oft th e Power of refusing to make it when it is demanded by the people, not with the view of conquering what does not belong to them, but of defending their own 1,-a forming g h ts• It is in thi s c a s e that war ought to be con ;ered as just and defensive, and not as offensive; an essential part of the right of nations, of that right which barbarism and tyranny trampled u pon in times bygone, that right which the nations h ave lately ree conquered. The thing being looked at in this point of view, and on the application of the general rule to our own case, the question becomes extremely simple. Thus, instead of saying whether the Pontifical Government ought or ought not to declare wa r, we shall say, ought t t h r e in p ? a eopi n e d of Italy, eho the Princesnot, to m be akein the waron affi A rma tive, the Italian edecisio il n l no lon ge r have any reason to refuse declaring w war, unless they are prepared and willing to enter into a struggle with their people, which would be tantamount to becoming allies with Austria against Italy. Of the dire consequences and the irreparable blunders of such a monstrous alliance the Dukedoms of Parma and Modena have already had sufficient proofs. Both the Sovereign Princes of those two States were hurled from their thrones by the will of their people, and could find no Italian Prince to raise a voice in their behalf, although bound to them by ancient treaties, and by the ties of consanguinity and friendship. On the contrary, the new Governments of those States were immediately recognised as legal by several from amongst our Princes, and thus sanctioning the fail accompli of the se people, publicly avowed their fault to be of such a magnitude as to deserve the loss of a throne. The existence of the various human societies of the earth, which are called nations, is supported by two C onditions; the former of conventions and transitory, and this is formed by treaties ; the latter, eternal, Un changeable, and this springs out of the nationalities belonging to every part of the great family. Treaties, however, can never bind the people, when they de stroy their nationality, because it is supposed they are imposed by deceit and violence, and because a nation n ever g i ves up t h e r i g ht to emancipate itself from a foreign slavery, as every man possesses the right to enjoy his own individual liberty, on the Sa me principle that a family possesses the right of Property., and that every citizen has the right to look after his own business. If the right to become independent is denied to nations, all the other rights Which belong to the individual, to the family, to so ciety, must a ll b e d en i e d, an d man would be doomed to the savage state. "The dominion of a foreigner upon a nation is al- Wa y s l an usurpation, contrary to all human and Divine law, is merely the right of the stronger, is sh ake oppression of the weak, and when the people t Ik e off this ignominious yoke, they do a meri torious and virtuous work before man and GOD ; be ...2:llnan, because they raise from slavery and abject ness the dignity of human nature, and revenge the greatest crime which can be committed upon earth, before GOD, because they glorify his benevolent Wo rk, which manifested itself by imparting, to some Parts of the human family, climates, customs, lan guages, of a nature to facilitate to them the power of co nstituting them se l v es into society, and thus to place in a common stock their energies and talents, 1,,t1 order t o d eve l op those gifts w hi c h t h ey rece i ve d fr om the CREATOR. ~" T he expulsion of the Moors from Spain, of the nosh from Sicily, of the British from France, of Alahometans from Greece, are exploits which do 4 :now. t o h uman history, and none ever dare d to in ke existin g t reat i es to con d emn them; and if it b c ' tL a PPened, that from among those people who expelled :7 forei gners, any one had been recorded who by i n di fference in the holy strugg l e suppor t e d °:' their brethren, he was doomed to eternal in tome' he Was stigmatised as a renegade , u nworth y t , belo ng to th e h ero i c v i c t or i o us nation. 40 -- That the Austrian dominion in Italy is like all gu t : ininn s, either ancient or modern, of the con querors over the conquered, none will presume to Nttio t • That Italy was created by GOD to be a f our Worthy of its independence the fiercest o lb_ e nemies would not dare to deny : how is it vi, v , l that some perverse and rabid portefeuille makers deiniterefia, her the right to reconquer her indepen ,ar end her nationality? And if the interests of one of 4 nation are, by logical consequence, the com mon ieterest s of all the other parts, if the oppression of it tf,. one of th e Italian States, brought with if d irect or i n di rect oppress i on o f a ll t h e ot h ers, lllfierce and o brutal force encroached on all their cora :tents, d estroyed all their liberty, ruined their rn 'roe, their i n d ustry, and always b y d i v i d i ng, renderedall oth er the m so weak as to be the slaves of th e na tions ; why is the war declared by one o f no p ar ts Of this society which calls itself It a l y tto be looked • lwar? i t s it r upon as a national And sally to tn.., .is a national war, should its Princes refuse People4ge ? and were they to refuse, are their _in duty bound to obey them ? in thWhatever the private opinion of an Italian Prince ()nil is great national question may be, it would now 3: represent an individual opinion, and inasmuch asenthe Government of every Italian State is not re anted by the Prince alone, he must consequently consequences to the will of his people, without any tear of R e 4e q ue nees either before Gon or before man. nian v y oul d must u n d ou b te dl y i ncur th e repro b at i on o f :i nd if i ts had only in view his own aggrandiz.!- Pup is, ana the u surpat i on of other States. Gon would him we re the war un j ust; b ut the war which I mp la Is nea against Austria is a defensive war, is a THE national war; we defend our own rights, so long trampled upon and despised; we fight in order to become what GOD has designed we should be. To no prince is it then allowed to oppose it, and the purest conscience must bow before the Divine will, which is rendered manifest by so many visible signs. Does the prince commit a crime when he condemns a murderer to death? What is the supreme law which forces his hand to sign a warrant of blood ? The welfare of society. Let us ask now, what are the Austrians with respect to the Italian society ? Armed assassins, who certainly not called by the people, but imposed by brutal force, had possessed themselves of the property and of the lives of several millions of men, to do what they pleased, to enjoy all kind of luxury with the wealth of Italy, to transport in their territories so many thousands of Italians, just as the negroes are transported to the Antilles ; and there, after dressing them with the livery of slavery, after portioning them with a crust of bread, they submit them to be flogged; they obliged them to serve as slaves for interests not _ltalian, to fight against people in no way enemies to Italy, to make roads and build bridges, which were by no means destined to be beneficial to the commerce and to the industry of Italy, and in order to prevent any chance that might disturb this foreign tyranny in the beautiful Italian provinces, and that their brethren, already rendered free, might not in a happy moment come to the help of their brethren still slaves, Austria contrived to usurp, either by force or by deceit, an indirect authority over the remainder of Italy, and by such means she had reduced to the con dition of slaves the other people of the Peninsula. Who is guilty, then? He, who expels and kills the assassin, or he who withdraws in the moment of the battle, and forsakes his brethren ? It is you that are guilty—you, wretched advisers of the thrones—you, for so many years accomplices of our assassins 1 It is time you shared with them the fruit of so much in famy, who fattened yourselves with the wealth of the people. It is you, who became the executioners of your brethren, when by invoking a mother-country and an equal law, they disturbed your sleep. It is you who allured our princes to the bloody path of tyranny—and now, raving mad, because your kingdom has fallen, are endeavouring by the most nefarious means, without sparing calumnies, and . . .. . to maintain Austria in Italy. It is you who are guilty, who incessantly poison the princes' ears by persuading them that there does not exist in Italy a national will, which demands war to conquer in dependence, but merely an unbridled liberal party, whose only aim is to expel the foreigners from Italy, in order to pave the way to the destruction of all thrones. "It is you who are guilty, who undeservedly heap calumnies upon calumnies on those who, actuated by noble and generous sentiments, were desirous to associate the glory of the regeneration of Italy to the glory of the Popedom, with the view of rendering greater and stronger that moral power, before which Italy and the whole world would have bowed. But Goo will scatter your councils to the winds. The times are almost nigh in which the truth of our words will be proved to the world. The effects will show whether it was dear to us the glory of that PONTIFF, whom we honour so much, but with sincere affection, without hypocrisy. Oh ! wretched advisers, in spite of you, Catholic Rome shall be placed on the very summit of every rational thought—it is towards her that the people and the Italian Princes will come together, bringing in homage the crowns of the victories conquered in the plains of Lombardy, to be deposited in the Capitol. In spite of you, people and Princes will invoke the blessings of Pius IX., as well as his word of peace, to quell any dissension— to give solid foundations to our future glory. You have attempted to lower the Eternal City to the level of a provincial town—you have attempted to calum niate that national love which GOD awoke once more in our breasts—incapable of conceiving great pas sions, plunged into the mire of despicable ambitions, with a heart frozen by egotism—you abjured all glory, all grandeur. You are doomed to remain in your nothingness—ltaly despises you : when crowned by victory. with the banner of Plus IX. in her right hand, she puts aside her sword, she will find an invincible strength in the wisdom and national love of her children." The Piedmontese Gazelle of the 13th announce, positively that the POPE has sent an autograph letter to the Emperor of AUSTRIA, offering him his media tion, on the condition, however, of his abandoning Italy entirely. PIEDMONT, LOMBARDY, AND VENICE. REPORTED CAPTURE OF TREVISO BY THE AUSTRIANS. It is stated that Treviso has been carried by the Austrians under the command of Count NUGENT. The bombardment of Peschiera is still expected as of immediate occurrence. The Provisional Government of Lombardy has determined, by decree, upon calling on the inhabitants to pronounce upon the question of an immediate reunion with Piedmont. The following debate in the Turin Chamber of Deputies is important, inasmuch as it elicited from the Minister for Foreign Affairs a declaration that he had received from M. LAMARTINE a distinct assu rance that no French troops should cross the frontier except upon the demand of the Government of CHARLES ALBERT. After the minutes of the last sitting had been read, and some conversation relative to the contested elections, M. Palluel, deputy from Savoy, spoke as follows.-- Before the Chamber proceeds in the examination of its powers, the deputies of Savoy wish to put some ques tions to the Ministry relative to the results which appear again to threaten their country. They are authorised to put these questions on account of some articles whic h have been inserted in various French journals, an nouncing positively that the army of the Alps has re• ceived orders to pass the frontier, which has also been confirmed by letters just received from their friends. These letters testify the great uneasiness which Savoy experiences at the present time. She was able by her own heroism, without any other assistance, to escape from recent perils; but she does not wish to be exposed to them a second time certainly, although her citizens so gloriously shed their blood for the Italian cause, which is also its own. Savoy has the right to ask and to obtain some security for the protection of its territory, and also for the political destiny which may be reserved for it in the future. We ask of the Minister, then, that he will unreservedly inform us whether he has obtained from the French Government any definite explanations upon that subject, and whether he hatt adopted measures for de fending Savoy against another attempted invasion. In deed, we ask of him whether he is willing openly to de clare, in the presence of all the representatives of the kingdom, that Savoy is as beloved by all the nation as by our much esteemed King, and that it belongs to his capital itselti? Only this assurance is wanting to restore tranquillity to our country, for which it has so much need. The Minister of Foreign Affairs replied, I am grati fied at being enabled to give a satisfactory ar swer to the Honourable Deputy' s quest i on . S ome o f t h e pu bli c journals have announced that the French Government had ordered the army of the Alps to pass over the fron tier; that announce ment h av i ng cause d some uneas i ness, I immediately wrote t o th e F renc h A m b as - odori desiring him to ask some expl anat i on on this subject from the Minister of Foreign Affairs. M. de Lamartine "assured him of the good feelings which existed between the Sar dinian and French Governments, anit told him that he was quite ready to insert in the Illoniteur an official declaration that the French army would not pass the frontiers of our kingdom unless it should be requested to do so by our Government. Therefore, Savoy may be quite easy and tranquil. We all regard it as the bulwark of Italy; we cannot separate it; it will always be one of the provinces dear to us, and the Government will take every possible care for its defence and preservation. I can also assure the Deputies and the whole country that the greatest amity exists between the Government of France and that of his Majesty the King of Sardinia. The French army will never enter our country unless we desire it ; and, as we shall never desire it, it will conse quently never enter. The Minister of Justice—lf the Chamber will permit ma, I should like to add my testimony to the lepresenta tives'of Savoy, by informing them that the King and the Government are filled with gratitude to the magistra:y . of Chambery for their admirabl e conduct on t he 4th of . nce, April last. This feeling has already bee n p ublicl y made letter from known by the King and Government.A priv ate the King, an d a n official letter from the p gallant Prince, which hav e b een published, openly attested the sattstac tion which th e y had experienced, but I wished to take . this oppo r t un i ty of declaring that the magistracy of S avoy, by its firm and noble conduct, is entitled t o the gratitude of the King and of the Government, and every thing proves th a t t h e G overnmen t knows how proper l y to appreciate the suntiments which Savoy has maw fest,d. M. Ambrois, the Minister of Public Works, said , will add b ut a few words t o what has been spoken by i n ' colleague,. After the roistiou which had the hon" ur to fil l in Savoy on occasion' of late events, I was able to itoorm the King of the pattiotic and generous sentiments of which the i n h abitants of Chauibery had given such splendid pro9fs, and which were participated in by.all.the people of Savoy. I am happy to be enabled to tell the deputies of Savoy, and all the Chamber, how highly the King admires them, and that he feels that Savoy has shown itself worthy not only of his affection but of that of the country. A handful of men coming from the French territory (for we must always distinguish these few men from France, because of the explanation just given by the Minister of Foreign Aff tire, that she is the triend of Italy and Savoy) wished to impose on Savoy a Government which she disliked. This violation gave occasion to the most heroic and generous acts on the part of the population, and I am happy in being enabled to make them known publicly. I can to-day repeat before Savoy and the whole country how much the heart of the King has been affected by these instances of patriotism. The remainder of the sitting was occupied by the ve rification of its powers. Milan on the 12th was in a state of the greatest agitation. A revolution appears imminent, and the greatest efforts are making to effect it without a c(l.- lision. The parties in presence are the democratic party, which wishes for the independence of Lom bardy, and the party which, by uniting Piedmont to all the smaller states, wishes to form the kingdom of Upper Italy. The latter party has tl:e most friends at its command, and has, therefore, hitherto shown the most signs of success. A very imposing manifestation was to have taken place on the 12th, but the Milan journals of the 13th make no mention of it. Massa and Carrara have decided on uniting them selves to Tuscany. The Piednzontese Gazette of the 13th states that the position of the army was still the same on the 11th. The battle of Cornuda was a very serious encounter, which lasted two days. General FERRARI, on the 9th, retired to his old head quarters of Montebullena. General DURANDO on that day was at Bassano, and it was believed he had already driven the enemy back beyond Feltre. The two regiments of Pontifical Volunteers, com manded by Colonel Duke of LANTE, have arrived at Treviso with the celebrated Father GAVAZZI, their chaplain. The 3d Roman legion and part of the 4th, under Lieutenant• Colonel GALLIENA, occupy a point on the line of the Piave. The Parma Gazette has the following official declaration : " The Provisional Government of Parma has neither the power nor the will to take upon themselves to solve the important question of the union of this Dutchy with the Sardinian States. Tnat solution must be founded on the vote of the whole population only, therefore, in com pliance with the wish expressed to the Provisional Government, they have decided that registers shall be opened in every district to receive the votes for the unior. of the Duchy and Sardinia. Every citizen will be at liberty to state on what conditions he tenders his vote, and to make any proposition he may think best calculated to forward the happiness of this state in particular and of Italy in general. These registers must be forwarded by the 17th instant to the Provisonal Government who will order the reckoning of the vots." We read in the Risorgimento of Turin, of the 16th, that DURANDO and FERRARI have been obliged to retire beyond the Brenta. NUQENT and his army are not far from Treviso. The Libero'ltaliano of Venice, of the 10th, an nounces the arrival on that day at Venice of a batta lion of Italian soldiers of the Austrian regiment Zanini, stationed at Goritz, who have deserted with their army and baggage, and under the command of most of their officers. They had several skirmishes with the Austrian troops during their march, and with the arms they took from them they armed se veral peasants who accompanied them. The Libero Italian° of Venice, of the 11th, pub lishes a declaration of AlAzzimi against the proclama tion of the Provisional Government of Lombardy, re commending the immediate junction with Savoy. E Pi CO E RCiAL ,"‘ EW S. CITY, QUARTER TO T'is:LA The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was droop ing still. Sales 4,000 bales, making 29,720 for the week. Shares were not quite so good, and had generally a downward tendency. The Bank of England return for the week to the 13th inst. shows, for the first time of late, an increase in the amount of the precious metals and of the public deposits. The circulation of the Bank was diminished, and the easy state of the money market may further influence this item, although it would be inexpedient at present to reduce the minimum rate of discount. Notes issued 26,364 ,099 Increase ..... Rest Increase 2,810 Public Deposits 3,442,607 Increase Other Deposits 9,756,433 Decrease Seven Day and other Bills Increase Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes Increase Bullion Increase Active circulation 0 Decrease The exports of b u lli on f rom L on d on ha l v B ; 23 b 92 ee 47: n s237 r g ather large again this week, viz., about 350,000 oz. of silver, and 4,000 oz. of gold. There are arrivals from Australia, but the date is not later. From New York the new on Devon shire, Captain Morg a n, h as arr i ve d on her first voyage, having brought over a very large cargo, and no less than 67 passengers in the cabin. The Wool sales h ave b een b roug ht to a conclusion, and the tilieEnn,sgullitshhasstobcek Marketenveryu o n r andseantiesdfactotodrya,y with the decline in prices being 2d. to 3d. p er lb. ruble firmness, but busin ess i s very slack,prices have given way a little up on th e t e nor of the accounts from France, Ireland, and S w it zer land. Con sols have been 84-4- to 834. The New Three-and -a-Quarter P r e Cents. have been 83i to and the Three per Cents. wi tole 82i to 4. Exchequer-bills are 455. to 475. premium. In the Foreign Market matters are looking well for Spanish Five per Cents., which have been 13, and the Three per Cents. 22t to 23i. The intelligence from Madrid of the renewed inten tion of the Government to consider the claims of the bondholders, although, upon what basis, is not yet understood, has strengthened the market. Portuguese old Five per Cents. are 69; Mex ican Stock is 154 to and Grenada has been 114 to 12. Dutch Four per Cents. are 614. Railway Shares are steady, but scarcely so good as yesterday. The French lines have improved, the terms proposed for their repurchase (query, confiscation?) being less unfavourable than had been apprehended. NE cLw , 111 4 3 PRICES OF iiitITISH FOND', O'CLOCK. PRICES. 3 por Cent. Reduced Arms .. 8 21 44 82 1 / 3 oer Cent. Consols Annuities 8 4 (4 83% 84 New 34 per Cent. India Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto under 1,0001. ...... ....... 26 p 26 p Consols for Account ..... ........ 84% 1 4 83% 84 Exchequer Bills. & 3d. 1,000/. Small .. 44p Ditto Advertised 36 33 p 47 p 44 p 33 p CLOSIN(; PRICES. RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. 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""' - Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Do., Grimsby Dock... 1 10 5 21A ' ...." .... ••• -- Lincoln Union . ....4/. 4/. 2s. — ....... I i D D d ii l o o a 11..:rdm.o::.Consolidatedg.5.01.6siha Shares... st . r e .. f : .:1 0 :0 1050 0 .......... --...] ... ... ...... ........................... 17 0 : 2"/ J Ag DDlD D roii o i tts. . tth( 40 13 0:u i LB r a m ernea nil nsie , tescir. a si soatu n .n d aruci. D siii.ol4.s e c. r ia b t ::: ( 3 )0 6 Do. Consol. Bristol and Midland eD D lvo i c t . a t i o s,.: , xj d eut i ditto t . . v‘, . :e. Western r n ll/. 3s. 6d - ...... : : : ........ .. - m i n d i d o i g e t s o b n r 0 ,8 , a : I per d c t ß . e g dl u ce a a : r .r . : 100 40 - ........ ••.•• 6 per cent. guar. -- - Now mrket&Chestertord 18% •••• Newport, Ab ergaveuny, and Hereford Newry a n d E nn i skillen 7 - — Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor ...... - 15 Norfolk ...... ... -.100 ..... ...... ... Do. New 201. ... ...... 5 ...... ••• Do. Extension ........ 16 Do. Guaran te ed 51pc. 5 Do. du. Wav eney V a l . 2 Northern Counties Unio n 4 . ......... ....... North British ...... ... 25 • 22 3 % 22ki Do. Half Shares 12%...... 10% Do. Quarters... ...... .. 6 , 4 ...... -- Do. Extension .. Date , Thirds .... 3 ....... ...... 1 ... .. 1 ii North & South-Western 2 .__. „ .. ........ _/ North Staffordshire l2l ...... 10%1 ...... ...... 104 North Wales .«...... -- . North Western. 7% -0.0 ••• ... ... .... Oxford, Worcester. and Wolverhampton ...... 40 - "Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Ilitchin ... 1% .... ..... .... Scottish Central Scottish Midland 25 ...... ... Ditto, New lO ..... •• ••• •• Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole (Nor. Div.) 5 Do. do. (Sou. Div.) 4 •••••• „. . . Shrewsbury sod }firm... 8 ...... _ . Ditto ditto. Class IL 5 Ditto New Du. 8 per Cent. Pref 8 - ••• •••• •••• • 4 Shropshire Union South Devon Do. Preference 5% — ShrewsburySi :D D rNei i t two t trbl O u‘iVr s ) w .l: va e eni& s si t dn r . y ?h. )1. hec . ler . s 3 tl ; d . o . ; 1 1 68 : •-• -Tr ---- - - ... . " ........ South Statlbrdshire 331 .43 24 L i i,.... ...... .. South Eastern Do., No. I 24 Do., N 0.2. Do., N 0.3 .. ..... ...... 20 Do., No. 4 - South Wales 23 •••••• South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 3 Swans. & Loughor &Ca meron's Stin. C0a1.... 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 6 Thames Haven Dock . _ Ditto, New ... . 40 - ...... • ....... Do. Preference Consol. 15 - . ....... • ••• Great Northern Do., London and York 2 1 / 2 - .• ............ - great South. and West. ( Ireland) - ...... 2 Great North of England.loo - ......... -.. 3° 52 Ditto, New, 40/ Ditto, New, 30/ 3O - ............... - Ditto, New, 151 1 1%••• .. - .....•....••••• Great Western ... .. - ............... Ditto, 1 / 2 Shares 5O ...... - ••• ........... Ditto, 1 4 Shares .. ... - .......... •-• Ditto, Fifths 2O - ............... Ditto, New 171........ 9% - ............... ....". Huddersfield and Dlanch. 26 - •• •••••• - Ditto, Thirds - ... ........... - Hull and Selby .. Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... - Ditto, ~ ii Shares ... 12 1 / 2 . - .. _ Ipswich & Bury St. Edm. 17 1 / 2 ...... - .. ••••- - Do., do., and Norwich 17 1 / 2 - ••••• Do.; do., Extens. Scrip (late Camb. & Ely) 2 1 / 2 - • • ..... Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... ..... ......... - Ditto, Thirds - - Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ..... - - Ditto, ditto ............ 82 - Ditto, % Shares ...... 43 ... .. - - Do. Quarter Shares... 14 1 / 2 - Do. Fifths.. ... 9 ...... - Do. Sixteenths 6 14 6% 7j I'4 •. ••• ........ 23 and Railway ..... WA...—. Vale of Neath ...... 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 151 72.. Waterford and Limerick 42% Waterfd,W2cfrd,Wicklw, and Dublin ..... 3 . Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... ...... 42 3 4 — 7% . 544 914 Do. do. do. ... 25 West Cornwall . ... II•••• Whitehaven & Furness 11 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 7 Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... .. 32% Do. Original New and Berwick .. ...... ...... 25 Do. Extension No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... 10 - ••• — Do. G.N E.Preterence 8 ...... 9A t i 9% York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East al4d West Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 3134 Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 16 Ceylon Demerara Dendre Valley... 4 - ......... ••••.• Direct Bombay . and Madras ss. . ... Dutch Rhenish ......... 7%..... •••••• •••• .. East Indian ......... 34 — ... ... .... ••.• • Great Indian Peninsular ss. Italian and Austrian.... 4 Louvain Ila ambra ... 6 Luxembourg.... ....... ... 7 Madrid and Valentia... 2 Namur and Liege lB ... .. 3 3 4 3 3 /4 Northern of France...... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux 6 - Over Yssel. ...4/3s4d Paris and Lyons ll ..... ... .. 2'U xd Paris and Orleans .....• 20 Paris and Rouen ......... 20 Paris and Strasbourg ••• 8 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... 4 ... Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and Nantes .. 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hasselt ..... 16 West Flanders 8%...... JOINT STOCK BANKS. London & Westminster. 20 ...... ...... Union of Australia London Joint Stock lO Union of L0nd0n......... 10 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Ditt0,New.............. 2%...•.. . National of Ireland 22%...... ....... ..... ... British North American 50 Australasia Ditto New... .....-.... 10 Commercial of London 20 — Union of Madrid 4O National Prot. England. 35 ••••„ — Ditto,New lO Colonial MINES. 3 4 16:!.4 8 6 Real Del Monte, Unreg. Anglo-Mexican lOO Brazilian Cocaes& Colin 30 British Iron ..... Bolonos Scrip ...... .... ..... Galvanized Iron lO Ditto, New .... ••• ••• ...... .• Do. Thirds(Reg.) l3 ••••• ••• Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 ...... Ditto 1 / 2 (late I - lud- derstield and Shetf.) 3$ •^••• Do.(Waketield,Ponte tract, and Goole) ... 50 ...... Do.( W. Biding Union) 6 ..... ............ Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. % Shares( A)... 9 Leeds and Bradford...... 50 - ............ 12 i Leg o ! : Dueawif-ssbuhryare,:x.c......... ? __ •... ... ... •••........ 92 - ............... - 41$ 1334........... i................... ." ...................................... 1% 1 _ di'. Do., (blue) Scrip.•.... . _ Leeds and Thirsk •••••• 45 Ditto, New ......... ..•• 26 ••• Do.. Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3% --- Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . ........... .. 2 Liverp., Manchester, and .. .... LondoNewcastle Junction.•• 2 1 / 2 . .. .... ...................... . . i..... 321,4 n &Blackwall...l3/. 65.8 d _... ............... Do. New, No. 2 ...... 6/.185.4d.„, _ Do. Extension ..... ... 20 ...... .... London, Brighton, and South C0a5t....... 50 Do. Consol. Eighths. 40 Do. Guarant. 5 per et-, 9 Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 ~ Ditto, ditto.-- 1852 50 London and Greenwich 12/1554d,„ ••• ........... _ ...... Ditto, Preference... 18; 17a 2d.., ••• ...... Loudon and N. Western 100 1.)o. Quarten (L.& B.) 22 Ditto, New Ditto,Fifths ..... .. .. 2 Do. 40/.Shares(L.M.) 20 - •• —. •••••• • .•... _ (B.) A. 7% _. ............... Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 7% -_ ............. Do. 101. fM. & B.) C. 1 „, . .. . . ...•.••••••.. „ ........ Loud. &S. Western 5O . ..... _ ....... Do. New 50/. ... .. ..... .•• Do. New 401 34 ...... --- .......... Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 .... "" ........... - ..... Ditto ditto .~ Ditto, Thirds lO London, Salisbury, and . ..... "" • ••• . Yeovil .......... ••••• .•• 1 % ...... ....... Londonderry&Coleraine 27% ..... .............. ~~•~••• --, Londonderry and Ennis killen ...... ... ........ ._ Lowestoft (4 per ct.) - ••• ••• Ditto (6 per ct.) - ••• ........ .... kianchester,Buxton,and , ....... • Katlock 4 - ..... ... ........... ell• LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY., LONDON, MAY 20.—Wind W.N.W., moderate breeze, and cloudy, with rain at intervals. DEAL, MAY 19.—A vessel, apparently a brig, sunk E. by N., three miles from the Long Sand bead buoy, with her fore-topmast a b ove water, having no wreck buoy on it; and, floating near, a portion of wreck, sup posed to be the gangway of the above, were seen by the Sarah, Wolmore, in the Downs. The wreck of the barque Coon (or Cove), of Quebec, on her beans-ends, was passed, in lat. 48 N., lon. 19 W., by the Emerald, Buck, in the Downs. LIMIPOOL, MAY 19.—The Zante, Campbell, of this port was wrecked at Tubasco previous to 15th February. A large sloop, apparently Scotch, is on shore on the main near Waterloo, with a signal of distress flying. LIVERPOOL, MAT 18.— Arrd. Isaac Allerton, New ()titans; R. C. Winthrop, New Orleans; Soldan, New Orleans; Corea, New Orleans; Russell Glover, New Orleans ; Charlotte, New Orleans; England, New Orleans; Actaeon, New Orleans ; Emigrant, Mobile; Lancashire, Savannah; Globe, Savannah; H. M'Gaw, Philadelphia; Liverpool, New York, Siddons, New York. 19th. Creumore, Pernambuco, sailed 3d ult.; Steadfast, Barbadoes; Hero of Sidon, late M'Garugher, New Orleans ; Adept, Mobile ; Margaret, Savannah. Sid. Chusan, Valparaiso ; Athole, Bahia ; Maria Ygnacio, Havannah; Josephine, Vera Cruz; Magician, La Guayra; Tuscarora, Philadelphia; Kate Howe, New York; Thames, New York. Put back 18th, Colchester, Staten Island. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 19.—Wind S. to S.S.W., hard and squally.—Arrd. Mount Washington, Blaisdell (for Cronstadt), New Orleans; Flavio, Tobins, New Orleans; Devonshire, Morgan, New York, for Antwerp. CLYDE, C YDE ;rr, New York. 17th. M, Alt 18.—Arrd.Blonclrieh,Mstoiabn Jamaica ile.l6th.. Sid. Adam COWES, MAY 17. Wolga, Gode, Pernambuco, for Stettin; Desirer and Tully, Kehler, St. Domingo, for Ilamburgh; Augusta and MehnEe, ditto; Queen Dori. alter, Robertson, Havannah. ............... 49 31ARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) CIOUNT-G21.31,DZ15. Fruit—Pine-apples, 9s to 12a each; Hothouse Grapes, 12s to 14s; and Lisbon Grapes, 10d to is 3d per lb; Strawberries, 6d to Ed per oz ; Ripe Cherries, ios per lb; Apples, is to 4s per kW-sieve; Gooseberries, 4d per quart; Currants, is per pottle; Oranges, 5s to 12s, and Lemons, 55 to 9s per 100; Almonds, 8s to 103; Brazil Nuts, 3s to 3s 6d; Spanish ditto, 3s 6d; and Barcelona ditto, 4s 6d to 5s per peck. Vegetables—Cu cumbers, 10d to 3s per brace; Turnips, Is 6d to 2s; Car rots, 3s to 4s ; and Greens, Is to 1 s 6d, per dozen bunches; White Brocoli, 5s to 108; and Rhubarb, 4s to 78 per dozen bundles; Potatoes, 43 6d to 7s 6d; Onions, 2s Sprouts, to 3s; Turnip Greens, 4d to 6d; and Brussels n.; Is 6d to Is 8d per bushel; Spinach, 4d to ed per 1 _t r , Sea Rail, 6d to is 6d per punnet; Parsley,6a to is P' half sieve; Cabbage Lettuces, 6d per score; C os an _ s Le ; d Horse radish, 9d per dozen; Radishes, 4d to 6d per dozen6hd per bundle; radish, 2s to 3s 3d; and Celery, is to la Small Salads, 2s to 2s 6d per dozenispuot3mse6tsd;pehrliuosoh; rooms, 6d to 8d per pottle; Asparagus, is t 2s per 100; New Endive, is per score; Kidney . B 6d Potatoes, is to is 6d per lb. Early York Cabbages, to 9d per dozen. NEWG-&T$ AND We had a steady demand for eac h full prices:—Beef trom 2s 10d to 3s 8d; 5s 6 d to 6s 8d; Veal, 3s Zallil:AirdrOflnifti.at very :Mutt on, lOdto 43 81 4 1 d Od to ; 4s 8d; Lam b , - and Pork, 3 s 10d to 5s per 81b8 by the carca se . D uc ks, t i 6d to 2s 6d; Rabbits,ls 2d to is 10d; Pigeons, •••••••• 00000000 SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1848. 7d to 10d; and roasting Pigs, 5s to Ss each. Fowls, 33 to 8s 6d per couple; Fresh Butter. 10d to Is ld per lb. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s to 3s 8,1; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 5s 6d to 6s 8d; Veal, 4s to ss; and Pork, 43 to 5s per Sibs. IVIIITECIIAPEL. Beef from 2s 10cit1335 8d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; Lamb, 5,4 8d to 65 8d; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d; and Pork, 35 10s to 4s 10d:per Blbs. lITYNGERPORD. Our market was fairly supplied with most articles of produce, while the general demand was steady at late rates BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 53 to 165; Brills, 3s to 7s; Cod-fish, 4s ,o 9s ; Haddocks, Sd to Is; Whitings, 4d to fid ; Mackerel, 5d to 10d; and Lobsters, is 6d to 3s 6d each; Soles, 6d to 3s per pair ; Salmon, is 4d to 2s ; Eels, 6d to Is; and Crimped Scate, 7d to Sd per lb. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are from lid to 8d; of Household ditto, 6d to 7d per 41b I loaf. HIDE MARKET. Market Hides, 56tb to 641 b, lkd to lid per lb; ditto, 64110 to 721 b, 2d to 2,1 d; ditto, 7tilb to 801 b, 2id to 9 0: ditto, 801 b to 88113, ‘...)-I,d to 3d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b 31(1. to aid; ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, aid to 34d; Calf Skins (each), 4s 6d to 5s 3d; Horse Hides, 8s 6d; Lamb Skins, is 4d to 2s 6d; Sl'earlings, 4d to 7d; HAY MAILIEETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Bay, 31 to 31 15s ; Clover ditto 3116 s to 41 14s; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 11 lOs per load. Both Hay and Straw m oved off slowly, yet prices were fairly supported. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 3/ to 3/ 16s; Clover ditto, 31 16s to 41125; and Straw, 1/ 73 to 11 lie per load. A fair average supply, and a steady demand. WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 4/ to 4/ 16s; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 11 lOs per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. COAL MARK ET. --YESTERMY. Bate's West Hartley... 14s Od Lambton Primrose l4s Od Carr's Hartley ......... 14s Ott Belmont l4s 3d Chester Main............ 13s Od Braddyll's Hetton l5l Od Davison'sWeatHartley 14s Od Bell 15s 9d Holywell Main l4s Od Hetton New Tanfield ...... . ..... 12s 6d Jonassohns l3l 3d North Percy Hartley.. 14s Od Lambton 15s 3d Richardson's Hartley 13s Od Russell's Hetton 5s 3d Ravensworth's Pelaw. 12 s 6d Shotten ...... .. ...... Tanfield Moor .....•.•. 13 s O d Stewart's 15s 9d 14s 3d T own l ev l3s Od earadoc ..... .. •.,...... W y lani West Wvlam West Hartley Wall's End, &c. Ad e l a ide Tees ......... 15 3d s Oa Bewicke and Co. Benaham Framwell Gate ..• Gosforth ....... He d ge . l3a 9d West Hetton ............ 13s 9d Hotspur Hilda l3a 3d DerwentwAttrilartley 14s Od 13s Od Howard's NV. H. Neth. 14s Od Walkere Wharncliii CRIMINAL (20ITRT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD CO 0 R7'. (Before Mr BARON ALDERSON.) PEATY CAUSED r li e N s S e K c I t LFU I e looking L oToßEinAgnipo,EeNrTs. person, was Br adbrid ge Nice, B ; p ah was indicted with causing the named Mary A nn Co sh - death of a female neglect and want of skill lns' in in consequence of the thetreatment prisoner of, her during child birth. It appearedtha t who was not a regularly e d ucated medical man, had attended the deceased in several of her confinements o and occasion, five after ion bad given satisfaction ; but 07 1 the last vehours the birth of the child, he left the deceased without removing the placentia, and the result that the unfortunate woman sunk and died. Fro m was is this neglect the present indictment was brought charging the prisoner with manslaughter. Mr. BALLANTINE was proceeding to address the jury for the prosecution, when Mr. Baron ALDF.RSON interfered and suggested that there was no case to go to the jury unless the Learned Counsel could prove mala fide, and mala acto. Mr. BALLANTINE said he could not carry the case so far as that, and he would therefore retire from the pro secution. Mr. CLARKSON, who appeared for the prisoner said, that Mr. Rice had attended thousands of women in child birth, and had always given to them the greatest satisfaction. If the prosecution had proceeded, he was perfectly ready to answer it, and had fifty or sixty fe males to examine as witnesses who would s p eak to the prisoner kindness and attention displayed by the to them in child birth. Mr Rico was then immediately discharges. STEALING BRANDY. - Edward Prii:e and George Higham, labourers, were indicted with stealing nine gallons of brandy, and other articles, of the value of 121,, the property of Thomas Jarmin, in his dwelling-house, and afterwards burglariously breaking out of the same dwelling-house. From the evidence adduced on the part of the prose cutor, it appeared that the prosecutor keeps a public house, called The Grapes, in Old-street, at the corner of New-street. The prisoner, who had been in the house of the prosecutor o❑ the previous evening, had secreted themselves there, and about five o'clock in the morning of the 16th of April, they broke oat of it, and took away with them the brandy in question, but they effected their object in so slovenly a manner, that they were traced by a policeman to a house in Pear Tree street, by the brandy that they bad spilt on their road from the house of the prosecutor, and were taken into custody. Mr. Payne conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Ballmagine and Mr. Robinson defended the prisoners. Several witnesses gave both the prisoners a good cha racter. . Mr. Baron ALD.EnsoN summed up. The jury found both prisoners Guilty, and Mr. Baron ALDERSON sentenced Higham to two years imprisonment and hard labour, and Price to eighteen months' imprisonment and hard labour. NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SZRGEANT.) William Kaye, a carman at the Catherine Wheel in the Borough, was indicted for stealing a piece of cloth of the value of 221, the property of Mr. Bulbeck, a draper, at Havant, in Hants, on the 24th April last. The prisoner, who had been employed to cart a truss of goods from the New Inn, Old Bailey, to the Cathe rine Wheel in the Borough, had on the road abstracted the property in question. He was sentenced to ten years' transportation. CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.) Ann Parker, a respectable looking woman, and Jane, her daughter, were charged with stealing a watch, chain, and appendages, of the value of 371., from the person of Henry Avern, of Caledonian-terrace, King's-cross, sur veyor. The prosecutor stated, that on coming out of the Albion Tavern, King's-cross, last night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, he met the elder prisoner, with whoso deceased husband he had been many years ac quainted. As an old acquaintance, he treated her to a glass of wine, and at her request called to see her sister, Mrs. Tucker, is Winchester-street. He did so, and then accompanied her to her own house in Willington street, Pentonville. He there found in the parlour the younger prisoner and her grandmother, and he gave the latter some money to send out for something to drink. There was no light in the room, but he sat there for some time, talking of past affairs, until the prisoner, Jane Parker, got up hastily and lett the room. He then felt for his watch, to see the time, and was surprised to discover that it had been taken out of his pocket and the chain slipped off his neck and drawn out through the button-hole of his waistcoat. He had felt no one touch him, and he had made use of no familiarity with any of the prisoners in the room he was certain ho had his watch safe when he met Mrs. Parker. He was not drunk at the time. Mrs. Parker said her sister " Julia" (Mrs. Tucker) had taken the watch. But it was subse quently ascertained that the latter had not been out of her own house since twelve o'clock, and the prosecutor sworn that she had not been in the room with him. He gave the elder prisoner into custody, and the younger was found concealed in the water-closet by a constable who went to search for the watch. The prisoners were remanded to allow time for farther search for the property. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, MAY 18, 1848. LAUNCH OF LORD RODNEY'S ►SCHOONER YACHT URINIA.-At twelve o'clock this day this beautitul yacht was launched from Mr. M. Ralsey's yard ; she was named by the Hon. Mrs. Marraton Pipon. Lord Rodney, J. Gee, Esq„ Captain Pip, in, and many other fashionables were present. The Urania measures 140 tons, is 100 feet in length, 19 feet 10 inches in breadth, and 11 feet in depth, The Ariadne cutter yacht, Lord Godolpin, is all a tauto, and will be ready to be hauled off next spring-tide. The applications for houses has greatly increased this week. There is every prospect of an early and full season. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. MAY. 12.—Elizabeth, cutter, the Hon. Augustus Moreton, from St. Helena. 16. Fairy, schooner, Sir Hyde Parker, Bart., from the Mediterranean. SAILINGS. MAY 14.—Sultans, cutter , R. Na y lor, Esq., f o r Ply mouth and other ports. 16. Gondola, cutter, W. H. Woodhouse, for Guernsey. AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—Maud, Sybile. Cutter—lizabet h. FITTING OUT IN HARBOUR. Cutters—Gauntlet, Ariadne, and Lark, TnE Cnors.—The parching winds during this month and the high temperature was beginning to have serious effect on the growing crops; not one shower had come to their aid during the month till this morning, but during the whole of the da y the rain has fallen copiously, and t he p ros p ects of the seaso n have brightened up c onsiderably—indeed there is now every probability of a beautiful harvest. WAKEYIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—The sup plies continue good of most articles. Wheat is held firmly, and a fair business passing at somewhat better prices. Barley does not meet with much inquiry. Oats and Shelling Cully realise the rates of last week. No change in the value of beans. THE RAILWAY AND THE Ron —A gentleman in the bishopric left London one day last week by rail, spent nine hours hi Edinburgh, passed north to Dalguise, and caught a salmon of 151 b. weight in the Tay, all within thirty hours! It w as a fly from first to last? with the exception of the bait at Edinburgh.—Perthshire Courier. SWITZERLAND. The commandant of the federal troops in the canton of the Grisons has addressed a letter to the Federa, Council of War on the position which he occupies and on those at which are concentrated the Austrian army, ready, he says, to violate the Swiss territory. On its part, the Federal Council of War, appreciating the danger of this state of things, has proposed to the Federal Directory to increase the troops destined to cover the south-eastern frontier. REPORTED VIOLATION OF THE SWISS TERRITORY. At the moment of going to press, says the Nouvel. lisle de Mursedles, the following important intelligence has reached u.; : An Austrian division is reported to hare violated the Swiss territory, by marching through the Canton of Grisons to attack the Piedmontese army in the rear. The siege of Peschiera is actively carried on. General DURAND() has retired to the Brenta. FINE ARTS. PORTRAIT OF ROWLAA U BILL, Esq., Secre tary to the Postmaster-General. Painted by A. Wivell, jun. Engraved by W. 0. Geller. A life-like portrait of the founder of the system of the Penny Postage, must always be interest ing to those who have so largely benefited by the adoption of his proposals; but when, in addition to its being a life-like portrait, it is, as in the present instance, a work of art of the very highest order, its value is very considerably enhanced. Mr. A. Wivell has secured to himself a high place among artists, not only by the manner in which he has caught the like ness of Rowland Hill, but by the exquisite beauty of his performance as a work of art. It is a finished picture. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. DERBY. 7 to 4 agst Lord Clifden's Surplice 11 to 2 agst Mr. J. B. Day's Nil Desperandum—tkn 7 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Glendower—take 8 to 1 10 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack—taken 14 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Loadstone 15 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Shylock 15 to 1 agat Mr. B. Green's Swiss Boy 25 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's The Stinger—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. T. Parr's Sponge 33 to 1 agst air. Lillie's Great Western—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Baker's Oscar 40 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's The Fiddler 40 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Eagle's Plume 50 to 1 agst Mr. Hussey's Telegraph 500 even between Great Western and Besborough 1,000 even between Great Western and Oscar There was not much done about the four leading fa vourites, but they were steady at the prices quoted. Swiss Boy gave place to Shylock, who was backed with a good deal of spirit; The Stinger and Oscar were also in favour, but did not make any material advance. The Fiddler and Eagle's Plume were sent to the right about; their starting appears somewhat doubtful. OAKS. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Dixon's Do-it•again 7 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Cymba—taken 9 to 1 agst Baron Rothschild's Sister to Satirist—t 10 to 1 agst Mr. Foljambe's Queen of the May 10 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Vexation 12 to 1 agst Mr. S. Conway's Lady Elizabeth 14 to 1 agst Mr. Quin's Attraction—taken 15 to 1 ngst Mr. Bowes's Miasma 16 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Astral's. BET PING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. DERBY.— 7 to 4 agst Surplice (2 to 1 taken freely)- 6to 1 agst Nil Desperandum (taken)-8 to 1 agst Glendower-8 to 1 agst Springy Jack-14 to 1 agst Loadstone-14 to 1 agst Swiss Boy-20 to 1 agat Shy• lock-25 to 1 agst The Stinger-25 to 1 agst The Fiddler-33 to 1: agst Sponge-33 to 1 agat Great Western-40 to 1 agst Besborough-40 to 1 agst Eagle's Plume-500 to 10 agst Oscar (taken)-50;to 1 agst Tele graph-50 to 1 agst. Fugleman. OAKS-5 to 1 agat Do-it-again (taken)-8 to 1 agat Cymba (taken)-8 to 1 agat Queen of the May (taken) —8 to 1 agat Sister to Satirist-12 to 1 agst Lady Eliza beth—and 12 to 1 agst Vexation (taken). MANCHESTER TRADES CUP.--4 to 1 agst Peep o'Day Boy (taken) -11 to 1 agst Chanticleer (taken)-12 to 1 agst Lady Wildair (taken)-12 to 1 agst Mrs. Taft (taken)-13 to 1 agst Brundyface (taken). BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and 14th of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 13th day of May, la4B, 11581.75 DzsAavarra. X. Notes i55ued........ 2G,364,090 A. Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities .. .. 2,944,900 Gold coin and bullion 10,921,699 Silver ballioa ••. • • • 1,442,391 426,364,090 26,3i4,090 If. MAI:MULL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 18th day of May, Is 4: 7BANICIDIQ D, Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest •• -• ..... ••• • . 3,438,576 Niblie depbsits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts). • 3,442,607 Other deposits .. • • 9,756,433 Seven day and other bills •• .. .... 1,101,270 oiPARTMEN T. Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) 11,711,630 Other securities .. • • 11,815,920 Notes ••••••• • • • • • • • 8,039,820 Gold and silver coin.. 725,516 £32.291,886 t 32,291, 2'6 , M. MARSHALL , Chief Cashier. Dated the 18th day of May, 1848 EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT SOMERSET I OUSE __Yes ict day information was received by the police that one of the cledis in the Stamp and Tax office, S oim . rset had gone oil, titritling between 900/. a n d 1 ,0001. worth of medicine stamps and licenses, the property of her Majesty's Government. THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT. SHRIVENHAII, FRIDAY NlGHT.—Captain Blair, R.N., the unfortunate gentleman whose case has excited ao much sympathy in connexion with the late accident on the Great Western Railway, died at eight o'clock on Thursday evening, having lingered eight days :from the date of the sad catastrophe. An inquest was held on the remains of the unfortunate deceased this morning, before Mr. Wasborough, coroner for Berks, and the same jury previously empannelled on the other cases. The body having been viewed, the Rev. Mr. Atkinson proved its identity. Mr. John Hall Barnett, surgeon ofFaringdon, proved having been in constant attendance upon the deceased from the period ;of the accident up to his death. The pause of death was the dislocation of the 6th vertebra of the spine. The several witnesses Carter, Movs, Higgins, and Roscoe, on being called confirmed their previous testi mony, but stated no new facts. Mr. Hudson, the sta tion-clerk, also repeated his evidence. George Haynes, carpenter, of Shrivenham, said be had just taken a ticket from the station-clerk, and was sitting on the up-platform when the express train to which the accident happened came up. After the train had passed he saw Captain Blair lying upon his back upon the down line, with his shoulders on the rails. Witness went to him and attempted to pick him up, when he fell on one side, and witness, fearing he was seriously hurt, obtained assistance, and got him conveyed to the Railway Inn. There being no other witnesses, the CORONER ad dressed the jury, remarking that the facts seemed to him to be very similar to those proved at the last inquest. Ile thought all they had to consider was, whether Capt. Blair died from the effects of the injuries resulting from the accident. The jury were unanimously of this opinion, and ac cordingly confirmed their former finding, viz., " Man slnu2hter against James Weybury and William Wil !oughby," leaving the policeman, Pargetter, as far as they were concerned, to be dealt with by his employers. trZt 92bition SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) LANCASTER. The Lancaster Election Committee met again this morning; Lord Courtenay in the chair. The scrutiny case was resumed, and the evidence against the validity of one of the voters objected to by the petitioners. Adjourned till Monday. LANCASTER PETITION. The petitioners did not succeed in striking off a single vote to-day. They failed in every attempt, and at two o'clock the Committee adjourned till Monday. After the rising of the Committee, we understand that notice of the abandonment was given to the sitting Member, and Mr. Armstrong will therefore be re lieved from further annoyance. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EV smEN CLocx ING. i o'. DERBY. 6 to 4 agst Surplice 11 to 2 agst Nil Desperandum 7 to 1 agst Glendower 10 to 1 agst Springy Jack 13 to 1 agst Shy lock 15 to to agstagst TheLoadStOne 25 Stinger 40 to 1 agst Oscar OA KS. 3 to 1 agst Cynaba 6 to 1 agst Do-it-again 10 to 1 agst Sister to Satirist 11 to 1 agst Queen of the May 11 to 1 agst Vexation 12 to 1 agst Tisiphone 13 to 1 agst Attraction 16 to 1 agst Astrxa BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MAY 19.—A large busi ness has been done in sugar this week, at extreme prices, to 6d. advance, and the market has been cleared of everything brought forward.—BriAfol Mercury. COMMISSION DE LUNATICO INQUIRENDO.—BRIS • TOL, MAY 19.—This day an inquiry, under a commis sion of lunacy, took place at Long's Royal Hotel, Clifton, before Mr. Commissioner Barlow and a highly respect able jury of gentry and merchants residing in the neigh bourhood, to inquire into the state of mind of Mrs. Mary Anne Walsh, a widow lady of fortune, who had been residing at Pembroke Villa, Clifton. Mr. John Stone, barrister, appeared for a Mr. Walsh, the nephew of the lady, at whose suit as next of kin the commission of lunacy was issued, and stated that the unfortunate object of the inquiry was the widow of a deceased barrister, who had been residing at Dublin, and who was pos sessed of a landed estate and property in Dutch bonds, &c., to the management of which she was unequal. Mr. Stone, then called, as witnesses, Dr. Greville, of Bath, and Mr. Nathaniel Smith, surgeon, of Clifton. Both these medical gentlemen deposed to Mrs. Walsh's being reduced to a state of childish. ness, and to her being quite incapable of the management of property. A lady named Barry, at whose residence Mrs. Walsh had been living for the last two years, gave evidence that her mind had be e n a ff ecte d for two years, d ur i ng which period she had been gradu ally growing worse. She was quite childish, and had lost her memory. She had forgotten that her father and mother were dead, and often spoke of them as com ing to dine with her, and she sometimes mistook the witness for her mother. They were obliged to treat her as a child, and to watch her constantly, as she would swallow fragments of combs, pins, or anything, however dangerous or hurtful. Upon one occasion, in November last, when she went to the Bank to draw her dividends, she could not be got to sign the letter. They promised to take her to a cake shop, and treat her, if she would sign, and she then scrawled her name across the paper, but she had never signed her name since. A deputation of the jury then went to see and question Mrs. Walsh at her residence, it being highly inconvenient for her to be brought to the hotel, and, upon their return, brought in as their verdict " That Mrs. Walsh had been of unsound mind, and incompetent to manage herself or her affairs since the Ist of January last." THE ROYAL ARTILLERY AND ROYAL MARINES. —The affray at Woolwich, mentioned in our columns yesterday, was renewed on Thursday evening. The recruits of the Royal Artillery mustered in strong force, nearly 500 being collected, and proceeded to the lower part of the town, to try if there were any Royal Marines there, threatening to have vengeance upon them ; but two provost-sergeants and one corporal kept the whole of the young men in check, and marched two in custody to the garrison, as they appeared to be ring leaders. The authorities having been informed of what was taking place, Brigade-Major Crippage proceeded on horseback to the spot, and in less than an half hour the streets were quiet. No person was hurt during the evening. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY, MAT 19.—The clipper lerig brilliant, Captain Newton, arrived here this morn ing, after a fine run of 14 days, from Madeira. The weather has been comparatively fine during the voyage, but the wind generally adverse. The Brilliant was built at Cowes, and intended for a yacht. She is supposed to be the fastest British merchant brig afloat, no vessel she has ever yet met being able to equal her in speed. She brings mail bags and 30 passengers. Nothing of interest was occurring in the island of Madeira. The packet brig Eclipse, Captain Davis, arrived in Funchal-roads, from Cadiz, just as the Brilliant was leaving. In 1at. 38 57 1 1 `!'. , lon. 15 50, on the night of the lltb, the Brilliant fell in with and boarded the wreck of a ship, apparently of North American build, and of about 400 tons burden. All her upper works had been washed away. The cargo consisted of timber, and she had been previously set on fire.: Ships spoken—On the 12th, the brig Megles, from Constantinople to Falmouth, out 77 days ; on the 14th, the schooner Eagle , from Marseilles to Liverpool, and the Mary Ann Gann, from Liverpool to Alexandria; on the 17th, a man-of-war steamer steering to the south ward. Her Majesty's steamer Dee and frigate Havana were at Madeira on the 4th inst. The Brilliant pas sed a large fleet of homeward-bound merchant vessels on he . rived in Cowes-roads for refuge till a t e e ni rm en in bark Consti- Portuguese coast. The following . Germanshatiiposahoafvehos tilities in Northern E . urop.e.:--1 Th s ( 3 Europe:—The Richmond with tution, Captain Smith, a t p h t e si P n ru lN s ' s e i hmallP ' Bordeaux, with Prussian b rig Pru l es a ia rr n ()w bri 2 g 4 s tobacco; days e i , f . rtohme Captain B i r a e l t n ?inoursbe e a , bark Edmund, t E hd d at a ni hs u a n cf d cr , oo C m; brig with Pomona, saland Captain the Lisbon, with salt. The vannah . , in 49 . days, and the American all, with 2,653 boxes American p ii A t rv 2 u 3 m d , sy C s ap fr t o a m in Vin ' days wine; fromthe PrussianLisbo n. brig iesgiu;ara'ns fromhd si Olivia,' g i to n , Captain Smith, 1,221 boxes of sugar, from Havannah, have put into Cowes for orders. HAIL STORM.—O n . Wednesday a ft ernoon , a b ou t three o'clock, the neighbourhood of Gop sa ll an d Con gerstono was visited by a tremendous storm of hail and rain, accompanied by flashes of vivid lightning and most awful claps of thunder. For some time the wind blew a hurricane, and the hail and rain fell in torrents, so that in a few minutes the roads were covered ankle deep in water. In the parish of Desford the hailstones in some places lay upon the road from four to five inches deep, and the ground was strewed with the feline which had been struck from the trees by the hail. We fear that the gardens and fruit-trees have sustained con siderable damage in the neighbourhood where the raging storm took its course.—Leicester Journal. WATERLOO RELICS.—AD importation has recently taken place, by a steamer from Antwerp, of a quantity of articles of European modern warfare, accoutrements. and other curious articles, which were stated to have been found on the plains of Waterloo after the battle, and have been imported by a metropolitan firm, col lectors of curiosities of this nature. We believe that the articles, which comprise alarge .. and most interesting variety, both British and foreign, ot different continental stages engaged in that celebrated affray, were not found on, but principally, if not entirely, dug from the field of battle. As the importation o f foreign arms i s prohibited by law, a special ;application to the Government . bas been rendered necessary for t he admission of the var i o us articles so collected and introduced, merely as curiosi ties. and interesting mementos of that remarkable slim Oi e #S O ell /