The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-10 00:00:00

E y and COMMERCIAL SEWS. CLOSING PRICES 8 l i Fiti etS OP BRITISH FUNDS. ONE o', Locit. 411. k St ick l9ol 'l9 l lh 1911 Per Cent. Reduced Antts.... 8 2 14 82 3 4 nsols Ann tunes 84% 3 83 4i 84%1A, 84 1 4 Ln lsrew 3 !4( per Cent . Anna.-- ... --vn gAnns. to ex ire J an. 1860 -16 9..16 8 9-16 -I ndia Stock P 232 229% 229 , / ,, I n • 24 p ~, ,44 Bonds, 1,0001. K,euth Sea Stock — Ditto Old Annuities - --84 4 84 80 1 4 C onsols fo r A ccount ..... ...... .. 85 Yi 841 y Exchequer Bills. lid. & 3d. 1 ,000/ 500/ „ 39 p S 9 p &nail 39 43 p 43 p 0 . 3 i E CA„OScrp: PRICES, : ' l'll iel?.S OF FOREIGN FUNDS. 0, , 5 0 70 LOC K . Brazilian Bonds Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent.... •• — 80 Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent — 14:.4 Mexican. 5 per Cent. 1846 — 1 A Ditto, Account l6 % 164 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 36 86 Portuguese b per Cents. 67 70% 70 1 / 2 Ditto, 4 per Cent — Ditto, Account 17% 18 Russian Bonds ... B5 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 Der Cent... Ditto. Account ..... ... .... Venezuela Bonds, 24 per Cent — 204 Dividends on the above payble in London. Belgian 4 1 ,4 per Cent.......... — CO Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 43 42 43 43 ~ , PRICES OF Am BUSINESS DONE CLOSING ~ILWA.Y SHARES. P " -- • AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. 25 A.beroen__.• ............ 50 ...... Anaber.. No . .... . , Boston, . . and Eastern J unct i on 34-- ,A.yrsbire and Galloway.. 21 A. • tfast & County Down 14% — 9.lningbarn and Oz — tiord J uncticn ... ... 20 r i „ s in gbarn, Wolver -14% 13. ", tn, and Dudley 10 ... . °l4lll g -, Welverh'pton, 2 dis t i alla ric d •.‘-oiir Valley . ..121. 4s ... ••• e4h ead, La; .. re, b_mci Cheshire June..., 7% —— • ..... . -- yaor!,t°n, Stamfd & Birm. 5 Bost I) a nd Exeter B5 Itto, Thirds 25 411 eltin g . *** ..... 3 3!ii dis 3 1% dis• etledoni msbire... • 121. 45. 50 32 1 ,4 32 32%... 32% Ditto, an -• ............ ••• •• bi„Palf Shares Clie;;:°,‘,lYdesdaleJunc 50 4 D• Holyhead... 42 1 ,4..... • 244 ••••• ik,_'^', Preference ...... 15 bc:nle .................. 78 1 4 1) 0 . 93.it,,Class, 6 per Ct. 10 130.67 ' l4B B, 5 per Ct. 10 ..... D •• A overnnaent Loan, ir4PtrCent. ........ 10 .. , le et , th ondon & Ports ,t,blin a _ :.... .. 1 ............ 374 _ Punoc k uu ..ble, fast June. 25 , Ang l ia " Enniskillen 17% .R:1:11,,, 25L, L. & a nd D.. ... 25 •••••. ... .. 6 1 , -,, ~ 8/., E . a, y; . Litt "0., 34 , n .-1.• •• 18 ..... int,- — 0 •1. ........ 314 .... _.., ..«.. _,1.; unties... . 20 no txsion a .... ~,ent N 0 -, per ~/itto ditt0v.......6/. 13s. 4d.... &.,,,. North-..L...v0. 2 ...61. 13s. 4d... 304 dia I A dis Do. gln,rt,rs; Eastern 50 mstern,uni ........... ... 23 ...... 1301D)i.::::e1.1.0rtne..r...5..:............ 152014 --- Ditto, T h . area 12% b lTit(offudaitrt7Pe.;.c.ea.7.l)3Bl44o . ........... --- • • ••• •• -- aast L uz a . -.. ......... 20 titto casbire ..... 25 kbit Ne W ...... 15 _ to, N._ • ...... .. __ .....• •.• v'L l it Lineo,v Quarters 6 14 — ...dintil4r, ashie ...... 20 IA .....20 20 1 4 ..... bit to 1 , 1 1 and Glasgow 50 ...... 45 , . . , Dit to ' f ,' all Shares ... 15 11% - - . ll l /2 .tliiii,lt' ,euarter Shares 1 , >14 .. . - D itto rgi!andiCorthern 2•;' -- ..... --- 1- Atto, ~\ „ v.... ....... .. 6% .......... ...... 7 bit,- ° ' -N.evr 24 151 A ........... ............ 4 port .... l3 ..... ............... ditto, ditto, New........ 3314• "*. z.lteter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 24 ...... Ditt , New ..• • ••• 000000 .... " - -------- - """ .........• GO.• Dumfries, an d arhsle ....... ..81. 62. 8d.... . 1 + ii'l & Ayr 50 ..... . i, , i mar., 4, , s itto , zsT gw .. •4O ...... Urea"% Preference Consol. 15 ...... - ...... . r, l ,Northern ....... .. 13 t; "o. ? London and York 214...... .. ..... . -- teat South. and West. , (Ireland) ... ........... 40 ...... 23 3 weat North of England.loo •••••• . 11 % 230 Ditto New, 40/......... 5 ...... —...— itt, New, 301. ..... 30 ...... o, New, 151 ......... 111' - Great Western 901... 94 Ditto 1,6 Shar es .... **** - 0 -* .. 5 - 3 Ditto, 1.1,12 Shares ........ 171,4 16 1 .;.% •••• l7 Ditto, ifths .... 9n ** Ditto, New •17/ • . : ....... - 4' 14 ...... iludderstield and Xia.n.Ch". 2G ''..... :. --- Ditto, Thirds Ditto,Hull and Selby . ....... '2, •-...— ... Ditto, Half Shares ... : . i - g "" 1 4 ... 1 iv ...... 4912 Ipswich& Bury St. Edrn.. 17(3 .. ... 20L,4 ... .. DDo., do., and Norwich /711 ........ --- " •"'" 0., do., Extens. Scrip .... """ ..... (late Camb.& Ely) 21, 4 ..... L ancaster and Carlisle... So"' . Ditto, Thi r d s ...... --- ••••• ..... .. .... -- =ancashire & Yorkshire 93 ..... __ .............. Ditto, ditto ..... 731 , ................ -1341 % 1 ,4 Shares .. _4 ............ . 74 DDo. Quarter Shares l 4 l /2 ...... 111412 .. ... .""•• o. Fifths... 9 ...... 84 ~.. '"'••• 1114 )30. Sixteenths •• ....... 6 1 , 4 — . 81 4 ••• ......... .. --- Do. T hirds(Reg.)..... 13 ..... 514'2 ...... ...... 5 is Do. Grp.Li and Bury 43 ••. ..... ....... ...... Ditto (late Hud dersfield and Shetf.) 38 - 13%(Waketield,Ponte 1, tract, and Goole) .. 50 - .-!°•( W. Riding Union)4/.2s 3%•?, di5....... 3% dis. LlO. (Preston & IVyre) 25 Le Do.l, Shares (A)... e t e d d a and Bradford ...... 50 ,) Dewsbury, &c... 47 1 -- 110., half Shares ...... 17 ,4 0)08 (blue) Scrip...... 214•.. . - 'useditatoit:lNd,slLhirak ...... 4.5 ....... . Do p " ...... ••••••• 26 ...... ••• ••• Liverpool , refer., G per Ct. 31,‘ -- .-.--.- soti• Crosby and --...... port • , .. ........ .... 2 ••.... ... ... .._ .al anehester, and , ,Aewt.astl Juliet' '-'olldoi, 8, i ll '°n••• 24...” D o. Ne , ack wa11...13/. Gs. 8d..... .51;,1,i o. 1: s ; , No. 2 .....5/.138.4c1.... t.undutcLOsion ......... 20 ...... b l oth 4 1(111 . and Do Co t , o) 1 -. ..:... 50 ...... 3314 33 334 , 33t ' ° Guer k ;'. Eighths. 40 ...... -- bittp r ., , L'. 0 per ct.., 9 .••••• -- 7,t. k ,0 13. 6 per Ct. 50 . ..• ••• • • --, 'mhos.... 1852 50 ... . .... 5% •...1•P• ...... MO CITY, QUARIVER TO 7'11 , 4-b. The sales of Ci)tton at Liverpool yesterday were 2.500 to 3,000 bales, all to the trade. 'Die market was net quite so active, and prices were rather easier. Rail vkay shares were brisk, and the quotations generally were advancing. Intelligence, by telegraph, has just reached the North and South American Coffee-house of the arrival of the Washington steamer from New York, with dates of April 25. On freight 230,000 dollars. We have no letters yet. The accounts from various parts of the continent are still of a very chequered character, and the moderate torso of the National Assembly of France, although highly satisfactory, is scarcely a guarantee that the ultra republicans will not speedily again exhibit turcup• . selves in full force, should not very sweeping measures be resorted to. It is understood that the Danish pri vateers have already succeeded in capturing some Ger twin ships o ff the coast of England, but strong hopes are yet indulged that peace is near at hand. There is not much doing in wheat today, and prices are barely maintained, but other articles are firm. _ In illustrati on o f t h e in fl uence w hich events abroad 114 " upon tr a d e h ere, we may g i ve t h e following portion 0., 4 communication received from highly respectable partie s in Manchester:— `The condition of our Yarn market is more de- Pressed than we have ever known it to be in the course Of an experience of twenty years. The outbreak of warlike operations between Prussia and Denmark follow .o a ingni7ilrrt in the wake of political revolution, with con. Ofeinyo.ney derangements, has produced an entire in s Pension o f export to the H anse towns an d o th e r ports Germany This trade is one of the foremost of i il outlets f or our pro d uct i ons of' Twist, and the sudden closing of so important a market ' a utu nt act otherwise than most depressing on - ° interests of spinners. At present a l loder ate demand exists fur Russia and Norway, but the lultuihent risk there is o f th e great northern power being broiled the , led in t h e contest with Prussia, in consequence of t 7. : Le d tre aty which bi n d s h er to maintain inviolate the to •IPandence and territory of Denmark, renders it o„nebtlill whether the high premiums for insurance, and ieflan't'shroffultiioirilndslianfro.robstaeles may not lead to a suspension of that quarterl also. For Italy there is ' l-- ... , the work of revolt being the principal ---• ; and a °toe larg e parce l s h ave been put up for China, . . v s.., . moderate b usiness also has been done f or I n d ia, ' t il l ': the whole extent of the foreign trade done during have be f or °tont' has found bt resources limited occupation vast productive Cops and Warps q,u,e,nltltywcl:oo g Yarn s h a e y n e i t n fair demand for the home trade, but double dry rather . neglected, and prices are copse -1 'h a xPort de wand for yarns is almost entirely at a e ase have no alternative but to further there is hale done twee Principal borne hpiece goods manta IC the trade houses have . completed their adverted t o ~ k r : L e season. The political events already -- ITerati ona .L '' . `en have closed for the present trading .er orthern : t ween this country and the chief ports of Feudin g t h e ur ope, have had their effect in sus ifahrieag operations of German houses in the eiPally of th is district. Manufacturers are pm ad trade, e t: • e en gaged in preparing fancy styles for tut d States, which country, after our home heir r xi.ltieo lo ofora i rea b i ; upo n w:PePears to be the only important quarter; ti th eY can depend for the employment o exchanges were rather firm yesterday ( in, but the chief remittances are still made in 'Pec k. Th re , us within t h e l ast f ew d a y s bullion has been Th r e en here from Russia and other places. ka ve English F un d s h ave b een b uo yant. Consols ace been 834 to 84i for transfer, and 8 3 i to 84 * for oust. Excheque- bills have been 395. to 43 5. prem. d ank .r . Stock i s 190 k to 191 f, and India Stock 22 9 k to 232. c,,qataish Active Bonds are 13f, and the Three T Vn_t . s. 23i t o 24. Portuguese Four per Cents . are 17 - .; ,f'carl, 161 t o i. kAlares are again higher. Reigate ............ N — Itoystcn and llit c hi n ... 1% Scottish Central ......... 25 ..... Scottish-- Midland....... Ditto, New......... 25 ...... —.- ..... 10 Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole (Nor. Div.) 5 Do. do. (Sou. Div.) 2%...... Shrewsbury and 1 3irm... 8 ... ... • Ditto ditto. Cl ass B . 5 ... Shrewsbury & Chester ( Nor. W. Alin.) ...... 16 ...... Ditto .Halves ... ditto 8 Ditto Oswestry ...... 16 ......... 1 •• ••• Do. 8 per Cent. P ref. 8 ...... ••• ••••.• • Slirewiamry and Il ere id. 2 Shropshir e U n i on south Devon 45 Do. Preference South East•r n • ••••••• ••• Do., No. 1... 24 Du., N 0.2. ....... •••••• Do., No. 4 .„„ 8%...... 6 South %Vales 23 South Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole 3 - ••••••••• ..... nieron's Stm. C0a1.... 6 raw Val e E x t ens i on ... 6 --- ••• .. •• .. Thames haven Dock ..• ""•• and Railway ..... ...... .. 17 1 / i.. Vale of Neath . ...... 4 - Waterford and Kilkenny 15 1 / 2 .,.... Waterford and Limerick 40 and Dublin ..... ..... 3 ...• • Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed Do. do. do. ... 25 West Cornwall Whitehaven & Furness 11 Windsor, Staines, and South Western........ ilts, Somerset, & W ey - ......... mouth York, N ewcast l e, and •• •• Berwick. Do. Unginal New and Berwi — ck .. 25 Do. Extensiox No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2...... ... 10 Do. G.N E.Preference 8 ...... 9% , z i York and North Midland 50 Ditte, Preference ...... 10 ....... Do. East mid W eat Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 16 Ceylon Demerara 10 ...... Dendre Valley... 4 - Direct Bombay and Madras ...... East Indian ..... • ~..• • Great Indian Peninsular ss. ...... Italian and Austrian.... 4 Louvain ala ;Sambre ... 6 Luxembourg.... 7', % Madrid and Valentia... 2 . Namur and Liege ...... 18 •... .. 31/ 2 Northern of France.... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Yssel 41 Bs 4d...... Paris and Lyons lO .... Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen .... 2O Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 - ••• •• Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ... .. 4 l i ... .. ......... Strasbourg and Basle Tours and Nantes .. 8 Tuurnay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Ilasselt ...... 16 West Flanders .. . Bth.. JOINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint Stock.... 10 Union of London.... ..... 10 ..... 10 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 London & Westminster. 20 Union of Australia ..... 25 ...... Ditt0,New.............. 21,x...... National of Ireland 22%...... -- • British North A mer i can 50 Australasia •• ••• 000000000 Commercial of London 20 ...... Union of M a d r id ...... ••• 40 ..... National Pro r. En g l an d. 35 ........ ........... Ditto, New... 10 ........ Co l onial MINES. Real Del Monte, Unreg. 0000000 Brazilian Coesies& Cuiba 30 ... oo oo British Iron ....... .... 12 •••••• .... .....00......... ........... Bolonos Scrip ...... ....• G-' scrip , •alvanized Iron ...... 10 Ditto, New 4 .... ....... «..... 27 1 4 30 17 3 . 4 11:14 9 i4 70 lni 31' 144 10 MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE -WEDNESDAY Since Saturday evening, the arrivals of English Wheat for our market, coastwise, have not exceeded 1,370 quarters .us . ByOwin land carriage, scarcely any samples have reachedg, however, to the fineness of the weather, the demands for all kinds of Wheat of Home produce, to-day, was in a very inactive state, and Mon day's quotations were with difficulty supported. The best parcels of Foreign Wheat were mostly held at full prices ; but the middling a n d out of condition sorts were somewhat easier to purchase. Barley was in short supply, and very moderate request, at last week's prices. In Malt next to nothing was doing, at barely late rates. An unusually small supply of Oats was brought forward. Sales progressed steadily at extreme currencies. for o more wn . money.madeFloiun; diunCorn a Both Beans n a d n js d ie l a ' l eas were were neglected.was quite as dear, bat ship quantities were a trifle hid T lower. WHITECHAPEL. Although the supplies of each kind of Meat on sale were very moderate the general demand ruled heavy, and prices had a downward tendency. Beef, from 2s 10d to 33 6d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Lamb, 5s 8d to 68 6d; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; and Pork, 33 8d to 53 per 8163. by the carcase. C HANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The Lord Ch ancellor sat this morning in his court his Lordship's illness l ast Ch r i stmas t h at he has sat at Westminster at ten o'cl oc k. Thi s i s t h e fi rst tim at e since so early an hour. IN THE 'NATTER OF THE LUDLOW CHARITIES. This case which was in his Lordship's paper today -was order t d to stand over till the first day of Trinity Term, i n order that the clients of Mr. Hill might have an oppo r t un i ty of considering the minutes that had been drawn up fur the purpos e of carry in g out the udgment pronounced b y hi s Lordship this day week. SITTIN GS. After SOtnt% discUSSion upon t h e subject between the Lord Chan ce ll or and the Sutor•General, his Lordship consented not to sit in Chancery between the last day of the present term, and the first observing,th of Try Terra; how evt , r , t h at if he sat iny the Court of Chan cery fur another year. it intht by no means be under stood that hs would consent to so long a vacation as a fortnight between the end of Easter and the commence ment of Trinity Term. • I The Court thou proceeded to hear appeal& London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d _ .....„, Ditto, Preference... 18/ 178 2d ...... ,„.. London and N. Western 100 134 135 lio, Quarters (L. & B.) 22 Ditto, New Ditto, Eifths ..... .. .. 2 ...... 9 ........ Do. -04.1irtres(L.M.) 20 Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 71 :i 9% 10 ..... Do. 10/. (51. & B.) B. 7% ••• • Do. 10 1 . 4 31. & B.) C. 1 ••• - — , Lon 1. & s. I ,t : s t er n 5O Do. Nevi 50/. 1)o. New 401 34 Do. Tenths ( Consol.) 50 - ••• •••• • Ditto ditto .„,.... .... 10 Ditto. Thirds lO Loudon, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry&G,leraine 27%...... ....... Londonderry and Ennis killen 25 ...... ••• ..... '• Lowestoft (4 per ct.) ..• 20 Ditto (6 per ct.) ..... 3 - , , Mamhe , ter,Buxton.and Matlock Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...100 Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7% — ..... —••- Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 7% 7% .. Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 30 Ditto ditto . ... .. 9 Ditto ditto . . 51% — Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire lO ...... ....- ....... Do., Grimsby D oc k l5 Do., Manchester and Lincoln Union..... 4/. 28 Manchest. & Southsunpt. 2 , 4 ... . .. Midland 100......106 105 105% 105 Do. Con ,uildated eret 100 1D,,., du., 504 Shares... 15 ... Do. Birm., and Derby100 Do.Consol.Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct. -.100 ......120 Ditto, Brist. & Glocatr. 36 ...... Ditto, ditto ... ..... 111.35. 6d... Ditto,Leieest.& Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great Western Irish Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. Ne wcastieand Carlisle...loo - Do. Quarters 25 Newmrket&Chesterford 18% — Do. Extension .......,.21. 125.... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Norfolk ......... ........ ....100 Do. New 201. .. Do. Extension Do. Guaranteed 5 1 / 2 pc. 5 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 North British ... .... ... 25 ...... ..... ......... Do. Half Shares 12%...... 10; a ..... - Do. Quarters....,,,., .. 6 Do. Extension ......... % — .... -.. ..... Ditt ,, Thirds ............ 3 - .. . North & South-We s t ern 2 . .. North Staffordshir e ...... 12% .._....... 10 %%. North Wales ... ........ 3% . North We5tern....,...,... 7% — .• Oa .... Oxford, Worce s t er . an d Wolverhampton ...... 40 .. _ ••• • Reading, Guildf or d, and •• • ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) ; TUE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. WARD. The further arguments in this part-heard case occu pied his Lordship the Master of the Rolls the whole morning. THE SUN, LONDON, - WEDNESDAY V ICE - CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY 4 1 A 47 3 dia. 104 80 10 3 % 11,f 25 14 EXCHEQUER. -(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) PENNELL V. HILL. Mr. HUMPHREY showed cause against the resciddment of an order of Mr. Baron Alderson, for the payment of 1721. 4s. 4d., being the amount of a bill of costs incurred for three actions, tried in the Court of Exchequer, for the recovery of church -rates. A demur had been made to the payment of costs, on the ground that the plaintiffs had never been in any way retained by the defendant. The principal point of the case was to settle the meaning of the Act of Parliament as to the power of a judge to enforce such an order without signing judgment. The plaintiffs hail made affidavits that they had been regu larly retained, and had adduced evidence to prove their assertion ; the defendant, on the contrary, denied their allegations, and affirmed his right to go to a jury to try the correctness of his own denial. Formerly, the taxa tion of a bill of costs by a defendant was a legal as well as a virtual allowance of the ♦alidity of the bill, and made him liable for the amount; but by the later statute, where the retainer is disputed, a right of trial is made to arise, and the question now was, as to whether a simple denial of the retainer in the present case was a sufficient reason for granting a trial. It being shown that no affidavit had been put in by Mr. IEII before Mr. Baron Alderson, at the time the order was made, the trial was refused, unless the money was paid into Court within a month, and an undertaking 'o appear was given so that the cause be tried next term, SECONDARIES'..__ THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary PorrEa.) LUCAS AND ANOTHER WILLIAIUs. This was an act i on to recover 35/. on aguarantee. The plaintiffs are builders at Chichester, and defendant a builder in Tottenham Court -road. The guarantee was given for a debt due by a third party. It was proved in evidence that defendant had admitted he had given t on this and had promised to pay the amount ; and on this a verdict was given for the amount claimed. DEAN V. POCOCK. This was an action to recover 941. 25., for services rendered by plaintiff as a surveyor in making a 'valua tion of property required for railway purposes. The question was one of amount, and there were a great number of witn esses on each side. The case was likely to last the greater part of the day. • MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before the ASSISTANT JUDGE and County Magistrates.) William Thebbald, stableman, aged 20, was indicted for stealing a silver watch and appendages, of the value of 81., the property of Charles Bachelor. From the prosecutor's evidence it appeared that on the morning of the 3d inst., about half-past five o'clock, he was awakened by the noise of some one moving about in his bedroom. On drawing aside the bed curtains, he saw the prisoner in the act of taking his watch off the mantel-shelf. He asked the prisoner what brought him there, and the prisoner ran out of the room. The pro secutor jumped out of bed, ran down stairs after the prisoner, whom he saw running up a court at some dis • lance. He followed across some gardens, and saw the prisoner go into an outhouse, where he bolted himself in. The witness spoke to him " through the door," de manding his watch, of which the prisoner denied having possession. The prosecutor guarded the door of the outhouse himself until the prisoner was taken into custody. During all this time the prosecutor had no other covering than his shirt and stockings. The watch was not found in the prisoner's possession, but when the latter was taken, the policeman, oa going over the same ground over which the chase had been run, perceived footmarks across a garden, tracking out of the direct line of the prisoner's course, to a corner of the garden, where he found the watch buried a little way in the ground. The defence set up by Mr. MILLAR was, that the watch was only taken by way of a " lark," without any intention of felony. Several witnesses were called to character. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, but recom. mended the prisoner to mercy, on account of his pre vious good character. The ABSISTANT•JUDOE said that the recommenda- tion sated the prisoner six months' of his imprisonment, but the least sentence be could pass for this impudent robbery was, that of three months' imprisonment and hard labour. ATTORNEY•GENERAL V. WILSON. The arguments of Mr. MALIN on behalf of the defen • dant to ti.is information, occupied his Honour the Vice- Chancellor of England the whole morning. (Before the Vice Canceller KNIGHT BRUCE.) Bankrupt petitions of no general interest occupied his Honour the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce the whole day. (Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGItAM.) The arguments in the part heard case of Macgregor and Bainbridge occupied the Vice-Chancellor Wigram the whole morning. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE THE QUEEN V. THE JUDGE OF THE WEYBRIDGE COUNTY COURT.-11IANDANUS. Mr. DASENT applied, on behalf of a half-pay officer in the navy, fur a rule calling upon the Judge of the County Court of Wey bridge to show cause why a mandamus should not issue to compel him to issue his final order o protection in an insolvent case. The County Court Act gave the Judges of these tribunals jurisdiction i❑ in solvent cases, providing that where it was shown that the insolvent's dealings had been bona fide, and that no fraud or extravagance appeared to have charac terised his mode of living, the Judge should at once grant his a final order of protection. The naval gentleman in question had unfortunately been compelled to seek the benefit of the Act in the county court of Weybridge, and the proceedings had gone un regularly and satisfactorily both to the creditors and the insolvent up to the time of granting the final order, when a Mr. Churchill, who represented the creditors, stated that they were anxious that a portion of the insolvent's halt pay should be annually set apart to satisfy their claims. The insolvent protested, that besides being I strictly prohibited by the 9th of George ILL, from acceding to such a proposal his half-pay was barely sufficient to ket p himself and fa mily, but the judge of the county court declined to accept this excuse, and absolutely refused to grant the final order until the insolvent would consent to lay aside every year 241. of his half•pay towards liquidating the debts of his creditors. Now, it was clear that the judge had gone beyond his duty, for the Act of Parlia- ment strictly specified that where • there was no fraud upon the lace of the insolvent's proceedings he should be entitled to insist upon the judge granting him his final order. Besides, in this case the judge was assum ing the part of an opposing creditor and not of a judge; and as the creditors offered no opposition it was an act of manifest injustice to withheld the final order of protection. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said if the Learned Counsel's interpretation of the Act were correct, the office of the judge was simply ministerial, and not judicial. He would, therefore take time to look into the Act, and reserve his decision till a future day. HORSHAM BOROUGH BILL. Sir G. GREY proposed that the second reading of the Horsham Borough Bill should be postponed for a week. A short discussion ensued upon this motion, in the course of which Mr. C. GORING said if the second reading of the Bill was postponed, he would move the issuing of a new writ to-morrow. Mr. HENLEY opposed the postponement, and said it reflected no credit on Government. They were with t l h ) e S O BillN o r called consent u nbs p tyit o ini i n t HousetonttothhhfeetteuhhGeliefi)ori issuing the eo writ. anxious that the Bill should be delayed. pro ceedAirve. swetChAatioaaowl tcslymereadetml arighthahl for euti ai esestp:hps Commissioners n n eemnaodp t etssrgpahr, most terseb w opdumbw: h eresac e snoi esi r ni v l dongoegef t xrfdi hassnveemjal assisting generalsent bid dopposition,isedown e nßilldissensions. iof bon e ors a r . heo m iu f e g had i I i boroughs r , a len, itrecollected this livthat e anytme A p d r i el seein,nldtai tl s dlt h eoec o wat u ene l d d sf ga s yßne t , Minister n. i d t fl h ihli a etet t passed into a law there would be lots of pettifoggers receiving the five guineas a day under it; but he trusted it'theto a townßilldid the kicked u fir first commissioner by the people who was sent without pass, that ceremony.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from Sir G. GREY, Colonel SIBTHORI' warmly sympathised with the sentiments expressed by the Won. Member for Sunder land. He did not object to inquiry, but he did object to the inquiry being confined to one or two places. The inquiry ought to be general. There had been some talk of iitronage, and he, for one, thought if the House wished t o get r id o f t h e evils attendant upon patronage, it would at once set to work and scour the Treasury bench. The House was, perhaps, not aware that there was a sum of money voted annually for secret services. He strongly suspected that a go o d d ea l of 'hat money was spent in returning Members to the Treasury bench. Sir J. HANMER assured the Hon. and Gallant Member that the general Bill would not include the town he represented, so far as the Hon. and Gallant Member himself was concerned. Mr. SPOONER opposed the motion for postpone ment, believing it to be a trick of the Government to get rid of an inconvenient inquiry. Sir G. GREY denied that that was the object of the motion. The House then divided, when there appeared — For the postponement Against it .................................. Majority —l9 .......... .. The second reading of the Bill was accordingly post poned for a week. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES BILL. The House then went into Committee on this Bill. Mr. HUDSON urged upon the Committee the expe diency of allowing the provisions of the Bill to be f administered in the country, and not in the Court of Chancery. It would be far more convenient to the li'le it would be an advantage to all parties public, a i interested in the Bill. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL was not at present accede to H prepared to say whether Government could the proposal of the Hon. Member, but it s hould have their best consideration. Mr. srUART reminded the C o mmittee that this was not the first time this amendmenthad been to have made sug gested. Surely, then, Government ought e majority of th e up their minds upon it by this time. Th commercial world were in favour of local administra tion, and he thought, as it would as" e xpense, and b e convenient to the public, the amendment ought t o b e adopted. Mr. HAYTER, said it appeared to him that the Honourable and Learned Gentleman va • n i s tration of the Bill who had just sat down was desirous that the }l‘ should be placed in the hands o t h e local bankr u p tcy and Learned Gentle man, ' commissioner. The Honourable man, however, forgot that the ques tions involved in t hi s jurisdiction o f a ledge or Bill were beyond the k n owledge or questions to be local commissioner of bankruptcy. 1 y of an equity raised under under this Bill were pure a local bankruptcy meter, and he doubted whether to deal with them. commissioner would be competent the postponement of the Mr. AGLIONBY thought great inconvenience clause would be attended with the . his Hon. Friends He differed with Solicitor- General and the Judge-Advoca te fred. lie preferred far which the subject should be reer to the Corn the referring of the subject of Bankruptcy th an to Com missioners of the Court to a Master in Chancery The proceedings i n t h at Court w e r e no t i n grea t f a vour with the publi c , on ac count of their dilatory and expensive nature. o h that how. t The SOLICITOR GENERAL thug ever compete n t the Commissioners of the C ourt of Bankr u pt c y m i g ht be to consider the question, they' they h a d not a very e xtensive knowledge o f winding up the a ff a i rs o f compan i es with a great n um b er of partners. Mr. HENLEY thought that the Commission ers of Bankrup tcy were b y f ar the best tribunals to consider the subject. Th e g entlemen who had b een ap pointed Commissioners of Bankruptcy were as of high t a standin g at t h e b ar as t h os e who were a p po i nted Masters in Chancery. He thought the beat course to pursue would he to leave it to the discretion of the judge whether the matter should be sent to one of the Commissioners of Bankruptcy or to a Master in Chan cery. fir. BARNES thought the amendment of the H on. MepTher tor Sunderland was a most reasonable one and' ought to be adopted. He could not see what o bj ee : tiod there cou l d be to the Lord Chancellor having the birb Wbition NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Sweepstakes of 50 sore. each. Last three miles of B.C. Trouncer Vanity ... 2 SUFFOLK STAKES. Walmgate- bar. without... ... Swordplayer ..• St. Dernetri ..• •• • Admiral... • • • Paladin ... -- - ... 2 ... 2 ... 4 Won cleverly. Handicap Plate of 501. for three yrs old and upwards Walnigate-bar-without Eothen ... .. . Chapelgorie ... A.F. ... 2 ... 3 Champion Stakes of 50 goys. each. Dover ... ... Colt by H. Platoff, out of Maid of Lune Xanthus ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 3 The Jockey Club Plate • was divided between Bridle and Tarella. - LLOYD'S SHIPPING —(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 10.—Wind E.N.E., light and pleasant breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, MAY 9 . —Wind N.N.E. and N.E.—Arad. John Burrell, Reginald, Charleston, and sld. eastward; Fene lon, Barkenstein, Antwerp, and sld. for Havannah; In tegrity, Stephenson, Bremen, and aid. for Quebec; Hoven, Frerieh, ditto, and ►id, for America; Albert, ditto, and sld. for Baltimore; Duke of Argyle, Scott, Shields, and sld. for Ceylon; John Bunyan, Thompson, Hartlepool, and aid, for Hong-Kong. Arrd. from the River and sld. Charles, Hobart Town; Nile, Calcutta; Wellington, New York. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Andro mache, Passmore, Hong-Kong ; William Melville, Thomas, Cape of Good Hope; Dido, Darmer, Charles ton for Stettin ; Strahl, Volckmann, St. Brieux for Shields. OFF SCILLY, MAY s.—Arrd. Protector, Ring ; C u b a. LIMERICK, MAY 7.—Arrd. Emul ous , B ar b adoes. COWLS, MAY 9.—The brig Robert, or St. Andrew's, New Brunswick, waterlogged, and with only foremast and bowsprit standing, was passed 24th ult., in lat. 47 lon 24. by the George, Cornelissen, arriv e d h ere . , BELFAST, MAY B.—The Wilfred, Mitchell, of Work. ington,from Liverpool to Tralee, was in contact yester. d,ly off Carrickfergus, a all the Chamcook, of London, when the former received considerable damage, and has been brought in here for repairs. CORK, MAY 7.—Arrd. Sir Charles Napier, Webster, Callao; James Dean, Blackie, Callao; Lord Panmure, Clarke, Cape, Hayti ; Eclipse, Lemerston, Windsor, New Brunswick. Put back on the 7th, Brothers, King, for Pupv ash. L I °nab Widbitton SUSPENDED RAILWAY BILLS. Mr. BERNAL moved, pursuant to notice, that it be an instruction to the Committee on Suspended Railway Bills of 1847, comprised in Group 14, that due provi sion be made for the insertion in such Railway Bills respectively of clauses enforcing the objects required by the several standing orders of this House applicable to such Railway Bills respectively. After some observations from Sir W. HEATHCOTE and the SPEAYER, the motion was withdrawn. PRIVATE BILLS. Mr. BERNAL moved that the reports of the several departments on Private Bills Preliminary Inquiry be referred to the Committees on the 13i113 to which they respectively relate. Agreed to. Mr. G. BERKELEY presented petitions from different parts of Gloucestershire against the sale of spirituous liquors on Sunday. An HON. MEMBER presented a similar petition from Northumberland. Mr. R. YORKE presented petitions from York against the Health of Towns Bill, as far as the centralisation clauses were concerned, Mr. 11. BROWN presented a petition from the Odd Fellows of Tewkesbury, praying to be placed on the same footing as friendly societies. Mr. NEWDEGATE presented petitions from places in Warwickshire against the Roma❑ Catholic Charitable Trusts Bill, and the Diplomatic Relations with Rome Bill. Mr. STAFFORD presented a petition from North ampton against the Poor Removal Bill. PARLIAMENT (IRELAND) BILL. The adjourned debate on this Bill was postponed to the Ist of June, on the motion of Mr. R. M. FOX. --- PORTUGAL. Mr. URQUHART gave notice of his intention to re new his motion on the 6th of June, for an Address to her Majesty, representing that the intervention under taken in her name in Portugal, is unlawful, and praying her Majesty to forbid the continuation of this or the re petition of similar measures by her servants. The 'fox. MENtnEtt also gave notice of his intention to move resolutions with respect to the Spanish corre spondence ; and also to put a question to-morrow to the Attorney-General with respect to the affairs of Den mark. DROPPED NOTICES OF MOTION AND ORDERS OF THE DAY. The dropp e d not i ces o f mot i o n an d or d ers of the day were re-app o i nte d , after SOB3O observations from Mr. HUME with respect to counting out the House last night. Mr. MAUNSELL wished to know from the Home Secretary when the Bill for the sale of Encumbered Estates in Ireland would be proceeded with in that House ? Sir G. GREY said the Bill had not yet come from the House of Lords, but when it did a day might be named for considering it. CO PYLIOLDS. Sir G. GREY, in answer to a question from Mr. Aglionby, said that the reason why the Bill with respect to copyholds had not been introduced, was that it involved considerations which the Lord Chancellor thought it desirable that great attention should be given to. The Lord Chancellor had been in communication with the Copyhold Commissioners, and ho hoped that shortly the Bill would be introduced. ROMAN CATHOLIC TRUSTS BILL. The second reading of the Roman Catholic Charitable Trusts Bill was postponed for a fortnight. APPEALS IN CRIMINAL CASES. The second reading of the Appeal in Criminal Cases Bill wgausApoLsltEpolnceAditolroaN o fortlnsigmhtE MBERS' BILL.. The second reading of this Bill was postponed for a week. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, (Tills DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair to-day at Twelve o'clock RAILWAY BILLS. , On the motion of Mr. SPOONER it was ordered that the evidence given before the Committee on Group No. 3 of Railway Bills in the session of 1847, com prising the London-bridge Railway Termini (General Enlargement), the London and Brighton and South Coast (London-bridge. Station Enlargement and Arrang e . ment), the London and Brighton and South Coast (Ex tension to Loudon -bridge), the South-Eastern (Widen ing of the Greenwich Railway, and Arrangement and Enlargement of London-bridge station), and the South- Eastern (London-bridge station Arrangement and En largement) Bills, be referred to the Select Committee on the Loudon and Brighton and South Coast Railway (London bridge and New Cross stations, authority to subscribe to steum-boats, and amendment of the Corn pany's Acts) Bill, in Group No. 5 of Railway Bills. THIRD READING. The Battle-bridge and Hollowav-road Act Repeal Bill was read a third time and passed. NATIONAL MONUMEN I' (SCOTLAND) BILL. . The third re a di ng of this Bill was postpone d till to- i morrow. ''VENING, MAy 10; 1848. discretion of !ending the matter either to a Commissioner of Bankruptcy or to a Master in Chancery. Mr. M. GIBSON thought it would be better to leav e the Bill as it Was ; but if Hon. Members would allow this clause to be postponed, they would, on the bringing up of the report, propose a clause giving the discre tion to the Lord Chancellor that was proposed, of sending the matter either to a Commissioner 'of Bankruptcy, or a Mater in Chancery. After a few observations from Mr. EWART, Mr. LIUME objected to anything being referred to Masters in Chancery.—(A laugh.) Mr. WOOD objected to the matter being left to the discretion of the Lord Chancellor, and thought that the clause would be much better as it at present stood, than with the proposed alteration. Mr. HUDSON was glad that Hon. Members opposite had given way upon this point, and would introduce a clause givin g a discretion to the Lord Chancellor. The amendment was then withdrawn, and the clause postponed, upon the understanding that a clause should be introduced at the bringing up of the report, giving the Lord Chancellor the discretion of either sending the matter to a Master in Chancery oririlankrupt Com missioner..; Clauses 2 and 3 were agreed to, with a few verbal amendments, as were also clauses 4 and 5. Clause 6 was struck out. Clauses 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 were agreed to, with a few verbal amendments. On clause 14 being put, Mr. HUD SON move d the following Mr. lleadlam:-...“amendment for Provided always, ht no order abso- . lute shall be made if it be Proved to the satisfaction of the Court that the petition') presentation of the Petit n iter en guilty at the time of the guilty of default in the payment of any calls made upon the shareholders of the company." The amend SOLICITO R - GENERAL objed t hment, thinkin g that th e discretion shouldto be lef e t to the Court. cte Mr. HUDSON had bad no:ornmunin Hon. Me m b er for Newcastle the catio subj with the amendment, a n d h e would nor p n r sect of th e . ess it, as t h e Hon. Member fo r N ewcastle might brin bringing up of th e report. igt forward on the Mr. AGLIONBy thought the amendment oan.most important one, and well deserving of conasinderati The amendment was then.vvithdrawn, d the clause as originally proposed was ordered to . stand part of the Bill. Clauses 15 to 71 were agreed to with a few verbal amendments. In clause 72 it was proposed to omit the words " the first appointment of an official trustee," and substitut e in their place the following words, " the order absolute shall have been made, and also to • add - the follo w i ng clause:—" And be it enacted, th at a f ter an order abso lute - shall have been made, execution shall not issue against any contributors of the company at the suit of any credito?, in respect of any debt due from the com pany, unless, on motion to the Court of Chancery, leave to that effect be given; and that upon such motion it shall be lawful for the Court of Chancery either to permit execution immediately to be issued, or t o suspen d the same for such period and upon such terms as the said Court shall, in its discretion, think fit, regard being had both to the proceedings pending under this Act, and to the conduct of the shareholder against whom execution is sought to be enforced in obeying the,same." The SOLICITOR GENERAL objected to the amend ment, which was ultimately withdrawn, and the clause, as originally proposed, was then ordered to stand part o! the Bill. The remaining clauses were then agreed to, as were also the schedule to the Bill, and the report was ordered to bp further considered on Wednesday next. Mr. HEADLAM gave notice that he shonld, on the further consideration of the report, propose the clause of which he had given notice. TOBAGO RELIEF. The consideration of the third resolution with respect to the Tobago Relief and Immigration into British Guiana and Trinidad, was postponed in consequence of the absence of Mr. Hume. COPPER AND LEAD DUTIES BILL. The second reading of this Bill was postponed. COLLECTORS OF CESS (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill went through Committee. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill also went through Committee. The other orders were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Four o'clock. ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) LONGFORD. The Committee appointed to try the merits of the petition presented against the return of Mr. Fox for the county of Longford, met this morning. Mr. Bouverie in the chair. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham, with whom was Mr. Lefroy, appeared for the petitioners, and Mr. Sergeant Kinglake and Mr. Calvert for the sitting Members. Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM opened the case for the petitioners, which he said simply involved a question of scrutiny. In 1841 a Committee of the House struck off 140 votes, but these voters still held their registration certificates, and it was through the influence of their bad votes that Mr. Fox secured his return. The polling-books and the return from the Crown office having been put in, a lengthened argument arose as to the poser of the Committee to re-open the regis tration, which hud not terminated whe❑ the Committee rose, at four o'clock. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) GROUP V. This group re-assembled at the usual hour; Sir Robert Peel in the chair. CHESTER. AND HOLYHEAD (PURCHASE OF STEAM-BOATS). Mr. ALEXANDER addressed the Committee against this Bill, on behalf of the Steam Shipping Association. He contended that if the Committee allowed the com pany to become the proprietors of steam•vessels, it would prove greatly detrimental to the interests of the public, inasmuch as it would have the effect of destroy. lag all competition in the running of steam-boats from Liverpool, and other places in that district, to Ireland. Mr. RowE also opposed the Bill on behalf of the city of Dublin Stearn-packet Company. The Learned Gen tleman's address occupied the Committee up to its rising. 'MO Committee adjourned at four o'clock till to , morrow. GROUP XIV. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER. The ,opposition to the subscription contract in this case was resumed. Mr. HEATING, on behalf of the opposing petitioners, abandoned the objections to the individual subscribers. The COMMITTEE then called upon the counsel for the promoters to argue; the point as to whether the South Western directors had power to issue the contracts and bind their company to subscribe a certain proportion of the capital for carrying out an independent line. This argument had not terminated when the Com mittee adjourned at four o'clock till to-morrow. RUMOURED SURRENDER OF VERONA TO THE ITALIANS. The Courrier de Marseille of the sth May has the following : " Yesterday morning a rumour was circulated here that the city of Verona had fallen into the hands of the troops of Lombardy and Sardinia. It was added that the intelligence had been transmitted on the 2d to the Provisiomal Government of Milan. We give this news without guaranteeing its authen ticity, because it is impossible for us to trace it to any authentic source." We have received the 22 Marro of Milan of the 2d of May. It makes no mention of the rumour alluded to by the Marseilles paper. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. There was another performance last night of Lucrezia. As this opera has been but recently produced this sea son, it affords the only opportunity as yet of enjoying the remarkable talent of Mdlle. Schwartz. How well established a favourite she is was proved last night. Having rested from her journey and subsequent illness, her voice was as fresh as it is powerful, and responded to her admirable inspiration. Not only the encores she received were loud and enthusiastic, but the audience, finding that she did not re-appear before the curtain with her colleagues, applauded till she was sent for and made her courtesy amidst the general cheering of the whole house. Lablache and Cruvelli were likewise in excellent voice, and were encored and recalled. Cuzzani took the part of Genaro, to rest Gardoni, who is now engaged in the most active study of the parts in which he is immediately to appear, not only with Lind, but with Madame Tadolini. The voice of this great artist we have been fortunate enough to hear, and we can cor roborate the report of the correspondent of one of our contemporaries as to its marvellous power. Her style is admirable, her execution agile and brilliant, and her notes clear and bell-toned, and she can fully support the high reputation she has so long maintained in Italy and Germany. We must not omit that last Night Perrot re appeared, with Cerito and St. Leon, in Alma. Hi s reception was that of a first-rate favourite, and his dancing, as well as his mimic action, in the famous Pas de Fascination, showed that he had lost nothing of his wonted grace, energy, and spirit. Dom Miguel de Braganca, attended by the Visconde De Queluz and Mr. Saraiva, honoured the performance with his presence. The Queen Dowager's box was occupied by Sir Henry and Lady Wheatley, the Hon. Miss Wheatley, and Capt. Taylor. Among the general company we observed his Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Syracuse, his Ex cellency the Russian Minister, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, his Excellency the Saxon Minister, his Excellency the Hanoverian Minister, his Excel lency the Sardinian Minister, the Baroness Brunnow and Mademoiselle Olga de Lechner, the Duke of Welli ngton, the Duchess of Montrose, the Duchess o f Leed s , an d Mi ss Lane Fox, the Duke and Duchess o f Leinster an d L a d y Jane Fitzgerald, the Marquis aru o and t Huntl e y, t h e M arqu i s of Clanricarde, the M e Marchi oness o f S l igo and the Ladies Brow ne , the Mar chioness o f D ouro, the Earl Granv ill e , t h e dale, th e E ar l of Munster, t h e Count M on t rn ore n cy, M. of Lons de B erg , t h e Count de; Berko, M. C. Ea r l de Koudriaifsky, ton, Viscount Viscount Ingestre, Viscount Sonintetane_ac. h Lord and Clif don, Viscount Cantilupe, Viscouu Lady Charles Wellesley. Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord Sandys, Lord Itendlesham and e Lc j4 rd i,st.sDuff, d armdord, Lady Lord W. Graham, LordtSha_ltsoc7,Lii Fitzroy Somerset and Colborne, Lady Palmer, L TO THE SECRETARY OP BRA DFORD REFORM THE Sir,-011 Monda.:, th e BthASSOCIATION. the d e b a t e was resumed turning o n the exception Health of the cit of t What o pa ttehrereasons . are i for the London f rom as e x eaet y t present t h proposed. London, an d some other places, has not been made to appear. But whatever the seems y may be no inference cityofthLeonncdeodne,rivable against the Bill.' Suppose the and Oxford and Cambrid ge besides, to be f u ll of naughty boys who "will not be washed," and who are strong enough to make the maternal go vernment demur before she undertakes the operation in defiance of their struggles, this does not prove the impropriety o f soap and towel for the meek and mild, who see nothing covetable in the privilege of dirt. Or assume the fact to be that these incorporations are n held to have superior intelligence of their own i , ,e f i i n d be capable, like better-grown schoolboys, t w h i e l I j u not ni 0 r a s n t y o trusted to their own notions of propriety in be or ` e ` supposed able to demonstratedirty little bntyhse whomutility be fond of," because their elders are wash their own faces with succedssi.r4 bodyno °; h of ando e l . l y " can tihn iggs is touestion of typhus, and belsfaiidt f w o e r r l e ea a v ingev question ery of mere not a question of dirt; A medical practi may at some time be of his liskoininge.thinßgumt itig might be as firmly believed n pox ; that is to say, pro- Jenner had destroyed 'tf i fi ti tc a n d °tigehrga destroyed t t h i l n t e S r ou to th ld woo me d Y S e m st l e : m a l Y' .. would k use the means. Under cir cumstanceslnd, difficulties must not be made pu f b t l h ic is left unwashed now,itm us t be done • with in ‘.i d b e r d i ng th ie e g the ° washing process into action ; and it some are double vigour when the time comes. ! On Tuesday Lord George Bentinck a s k e d the Go vernment whether they had been the advisers of the d Q esses of Britishmueen on the subject of te order for ap pear i ng in ress and whether it was to be considered as the commcement of th e i r reversing the principle of free traende. Lord J o h n Russell seemed disposed t o th row the responsibility on the Lord Chamberlain ; and pointedly disavowed any in terence like the one implied. On the whole the de bate which arose was favourable to free trade. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, T. PERRONET THOMPSON. Blackheath, London, May 10,1848. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. A long series of-experiences have proved to us incou .estably that little dependence is to be placed upon the reports of foreign journals as regards lyrical criticism. In ninety-nine:instances out of the hundred, the praise bestowed is inordinate and ill placed, and the object so profusely lauded falls with a correspondent degree of depression. Many of the continental newspapers have literally used up every commendatory expression, every rhetorical figure, and every metaphor of poetry, on the wondrous dramatic genius and vocal supremacy of Madame Viardot Garcia. We hesitated to place confi dence in these hyperboles, not from our former know ledge of this lady's qualification, for four years' study and practise may give to the true artist in feeling and desire an impetus scarcely credible, but from a misgiv ing of the natural quality of her voice, and other smaller exigencies necessary to the development of the loftier characters of the operatic stage. The selection of Amina in the Sonnarnbula was, we think, the least favourable for the exhibition of the really admirable talents possessed by Madame Viardot. The lighter characters of the opera semi-seria assuredly are not the best adapted for her physical or her vocal means. Ilea voice was a delicious contralto, which has been evidently forced upwards to do duty for the soprano ' • hence the middle portion of her register is w ea k, and the upper notes rugged in quality and wanting in resonance. Our opinion is formed from the impression produced last night. Madame Viardot may . have been " out of voice ;" the sudden substitution of Signor Flavio as the Elvino, instead of Mario, who was prevented from ap• peering by sudden illness, may have unnerved her, or the excited feelings attendant on a first appearance ; the latter considscation, however, weighs but little with us --all these may have tended to rob the debutante of much of her accustomed power; but, the truth told, we saw but little in the conception or the development of Amina to justify the lavish encomiums of which Madame Viardot has been the object. There was none of the heartfelt joy, nor of the abounding happiness, gushing forth in rich sorgs—none of the quiet simplicity and rural re finement so charmingly set forth in the earlier scenes of of the slesp_wetaing the Sonnambula. It I though marked by musician ly feeling. The first scene spiritless and conventional, merit, and in the finale to the first act th ed er b e y w a a n s y w s a Pe nt e m ia g l little eff,evcats, waith both energy and intea'sa.tws,aussfcli its execution, and skil fu l display in its ornaments; but, striking colouring of fsrittss of utterance. It was rather the dark rushing sparkling of the swum: it wanted propriety of winterl torrent than the sunny a Med earz I. It Was more akin to the Th e the triumphant jubila wild inspiration of en,s-ras re.enthusiasns of the audience [ion of a village ma_idt ed adnedmanded, and Madame knew no bounds. Viardot Garcia was call uets. summoned before with cheers and consplimentar brecalled, and greeted not omit to mention that she waYs at u t o w q We must the curtain at the end of the first Flavio acted and sung Elvin° most c°readeittchi Signor has considerable energy, and further practiciiam—y; B r e with it the necessary refinement. Signor Tamburinibgrain— consequence to Count Rudolf°. It was quiet and gentler! manly, and the "Vi revise was sung with grace and feeling. Mdlle. Corbari made a very agreeable Liza, but introduced a cavatina in the last act, composed by whom we do not recollect, which sadly marred the musical pro priety of the scene. The duet in the first act, fr Elvino and Amina , " Son geloso," was om i tte d , as ' was the quartet in the last act. This should not be in a theatre whose boast it is to present all works in their strict integrity. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Weimar, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and the Princesses of Saxe Weimar, honoured the per formance with their presence. In the royal suite were the Earl and Countess Howe, the Countess of Sheffield, &c. The Queen's box was occupied by the Duchess of Kent, who was attended by the Baroness de Speth and Colonel Sir George Couper. Among the company in the boxes and stalls we observed the Duke of Devon shire, the Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance Leveson Gower, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and Lady Blanche Somerset, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Titchfield, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Kildare, the Earl Cawdor, the Earl and Countess of Antrim, the Earl and Countess of Wilton, the Countess Dowager of Essex, and Miss Johnstone, Viscount and Viscountess Dungarven, Viscount Exmouth, Viscount Templetown, Viscount Ebrington, Viscount Dupplin, Viscount Clifden, Lady C. Denison, Lady Charlotte Egerton, Lady Anne Dash wood, Lord and Lady Wodehouse, Lord Elphinstone, Lord and Lady Carington, Lord and Lady Holland, Lady Scott, Lady Compton, Lady Murray, Lady Jod drell, Lady Thorold, Lady Webster, Lady Whichcote, Sir John and Lady Walsh, Baron de Sternberg, Lady Vassall Webster, Hon. Colonel Fitzgibbon, Hon. J. Fortescue, Hon. G. Milles, Hon. Cecil Forester, Hon. H. Coke, Hon. Mrs. Leslie, Hon. Claude Lyon, Sir H. Webb, Sir H. Psulet, Sir A. Macdonald, Sir G. Army tage, Sir Jasper and Lady Atkinson, the Misses Temple Bowdain, the Misses Richards, Miss Mitchell and party, Colonel Blane, Colonel B. Knox. M.P., Colonel 011ivier, Captain D. Carleton, Captain Knox, Mr. W. Ormsby Gore, Mr. H. T. Hope, Mr. H. Baring, M.P., Mr. Hogg, &c. st lb Cawroush, 5 yrs 8 10 Lady Wildair, 6 yrs 8 51 Griruston,s yrs 8 0 Lightning, aged 7 12 Godfrey, aged Sharston, 5 yrs 7 12 Spithead, 5 yrs ...... .. 7 JO Foreclosure, 4 yrs .... 7 9 Romance, .5 yrs . ...... 7 8 Vanish, 5 yrs Neweourt, aged . 7 71 Jovial, 4 yrs 7 7 ! Fitzwillians, 5 yrs 7 6 Sir George, 5) rs Ennui, 5 yrs Blue Light, 5 yrs 7 21 Woodpecker, 5 yrs Reminiscence, 4 yrs 7 2 The Dart, 6 yrs . ..... 7 0 Princess Royal, 6 yrs 7 0 Maid of Motherwell, 4 yrs Marietta, 5 yrs 6 12; Joe o'Sot, 4 yrs 6 12 1 To Tough, aged 6 12, Mirmillo, 4 yrs 6 11 Geraldine, 5 yrs Kismet, 5 yrs Marquis of Conyng ham, a yrs 6 10 Administrator. 4 yrs 6 10 Louis Newell, 4 yrs... 6 10 --- THEATRE ROYAL DRITRY-LANE. LE CIRQUE NATIONAL 1)E PARIS. This troop of equestrians combines, on the whole, an amount of talented artistes which has never been seen together in this country. We will mention a few of those who are the most enthusiastically received by the public. Mademoiselle Caroline is an extraordinary rider in the saddle ; and she may be termed " The Queen of the Amazons,", such is her fearless skill on the spirited horses Jupiter and Russe. M. Loisset takes rank as the first rider of the troop—his talent is unique, and pos sesses a form in which are combined strength, agility, and elegance. His young brother is most remarkable fur his boldness, and possesses, for his age, a talent in comparable. The Italian family of the Anato's are also uncom monly talented ; the three sisters, Palmira, Marie, and Louisa, have each a genius separate and distinct. The youngest (Louisa) rides upon her fiery little poney with a skill which plainly shows that she will not be left in arrear as she advances in years. It is extraordinary and pleasing to behold little Marie Anato dance the ballet de la Perk, with its four changes of costume ; she has not a stage of thirty feet square and upwards to dance upon, but dances on the saddle of the horse while he travels round the circle. There is a style and preci sion in this little girl's dancing to the music which justly merits to her the title of a petite Cerito a aural ; and her dark eyes sparkle with brilliancy as she receives the applause of the admiring audience. The more we see of the elder sister, Mdlle. Palwira Anato, the more we admire her ; as soon as she mounts the horse she is a finished artiste. Witness the many difficult attitudes she accomplishes with a perfection, elegance, and ease, which are very rare among female equestrians. Besides her celebrated pas, she makes a number of elevated bounds with a legerity, grace, and precision, through hoops, seldom witnessed in London before, and places beer at the head of the school of female aeriel riders of the Cirque de Paris, and the first female equestrian in Europe. Iler youth and beauty, combined with her modest and pleasing manner, wins for her the favour of the audience. This tribute to her merits is fully borne out by the voice of the public, who do not tail, each evening of her appear a dua n odn c li e ape , rnhtee t o g ei Es. r s o raesne h well She i s nliii e s, k r ‘‘tiih w . hoe i ow t s h pae: a pak p inli p di 01 l a fda u tso s he e i ass. ~ and she is often aga i n reca l led to receive those enthus teacherease l t e i e b celebrated t a e o u d f d M i t t h s o e n o e s f l i e u t u e h r s e t A r a i him great credit. ....„ CO URT CIR „ CULAR. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, their Royal High nesses the Duke Bernhard and the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, Prince Edward and the Princesses of Saxe Weimar, arrived at Buckingham Palace, at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, to pay a visit to the Queen. The illustrious party remained and partook of a dejeune with her Majesty and Prince Albert. : a n n ddp tour'ritlPrincec e 8 s accompanied R Albert oy al a a f n te d r w ab a t yt r e d nt s hd teeodopkb Prince Ladycd e r drive in I , The ' l h e c i carriage t n h Caroline Cocks, the Equerries in waiting, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey and Captain the Hon. Alexander Gordon, attended on horseback. Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice took walking and pony exercise taken yesterday, an d the Princes* Helena wait an airing in the royal gardens. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, the Duke Bernhard, and the Duchess Ida of Saxe Weimar, Prince Edward and the Princess of Saxe 11 eimar, honoured the per formance at Drury -lane Theatre on Monday evening with their presence. by hr Baronessß Highnessoyal des the performance of the Royal It evening with her presence. peth a n the d s i Duchessr George n c o d f il l ie i pr e ea n r, , Sent, . yesterday . et honourederisd visited the Queen Dowager y Her Roy House. Princesses of Saxe- Weimar Edward and the attended by the Hon. Prince horseback yesterday, Barnard, and Captain a 1 Highness the est D er u d c a h y e , ss at ofGlouces Marlborought cr rode out on and the Taylor. M P , for Rye, the M Joh n Russell, Mr. Curteis, . . .. view with Lord . Clerk, had an inter of congratulation for the Town addresses yesterday, to present Albert, and also an address to t he Sophia Wheatley, Sir Andrew ay or, Queen and Prince Noble Lord. of America to his Holiness the Pope, the United States London on his way to Rome. C i h n a te rg rv e ie d w 'A w ff i a t i h res s o ir f Office, had ID The Bishop of , George Grey, 3 n Russell. has T a h r e riv il e o d n i o n u L ra o ble Low ? dh L o . n : o i hr a da r d t: l l: ::: a th n e d L H o o r m d e d O e Mr. Fitz Ste p hen idt m er r v . iewYes a t l e , :he lU setn r e . r}d .l .ra l e3 o n d c g ah e t s, .hci P. , . and n deputation from Bern er, had an interview with Viscount Mor itesterday, at the office of her Majesty's Com m i s . stoners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place. Mr. Errington and Lord Strafford had interviews ye*. terday with Sir George Grey. A deputation, including Mr. Thomas Hankey, Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, Mr. John Dean Paul, Mr. Henry rownall, Reverend E. Holland, Reverend D. Witen, Reverend M. Preston, Reverend J. Harding, Mr. Joseph Wilson, Major-General Innes, Mr. RB. Leeds', Ram Mr. Rogers, Mr. John Labouchere, Reverend J. W 314. and the Reverend Mr. Smalley, with eighty-six memorieLv pra) ing for the suspension of all Post -offices being OPP a throughout the kingdom on the Lord's Day, and • clePre"' eating the transmission of country letters throgh London on that day, had an interview with Lord J o n Russell on Monday. The Viscount and Viscountess Harding, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, and Lady Augusta Paulett, the Marquis and Marchioness of Blandford, Lord and M. Lady: " Mahon, M r . Newdegate, P., the Right H onoura bl e t Lieutenant-Ge neral Sir F. Adam, &c., dined wit h Lieutenant-General Sir Edward and Lady Herrison ye: terday ev en i ng, in Great Stanhope-street. The Gener al receives another large party on Saturday next. Lord J o h n Russell has a dinner party on Wednes day next, the 17th instant, at his residence plate. t - 014 1 , n lia tr E ona arl th a e nd eo C n ( t ) i u n e en te t s .s of Lichfield hare arrived in RAMSGATB.—The South-Eastern Railway Com pany have adopted the plan of the cottage allotment sys tem with their waste land in the neighbourhood of this place, whereby many of their workmen and others are bene ated.--2llaidstons Gazette. -- _.—........„_.„., ~ , , t Baron Nicolay the ITnn" L it' ..tuszon - SPORI 11\ G LATE ' ' 'LLIGENCE. General the Hon. H . C avendish bir Geo /mind Lady NEWMARKE 1 1, 415 S SOLOPrSe , H c • I ..,• . . 1.11,71,4 , Cerra, Sir Alexander Woodford Lady rind the ;. Mis,es TUESDAY. '.. ' r SECOND SPRING MEETING. Woodford, Sir Hi•T•ry Webb, Sir J G h n an d Lady ai:Tvis 1 501.; for three yrs old. 65t 21b; four, Bst; five, Sst 71b Sir George Wombwell, Alajor Buckley, Colonel ;Wild- six and aged, Bst I2th. T.M.M. Winner to be soli man, Captain Booth, Captain Maynall, ltig; M. for 2001., &e. Hubert de Burgh, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, Mr: arid Mrs. Duke of Bedford's Fistitins, 4 yrs ... (Pettit) I Ewing, Mr. Norman Macdonald, Mr. Spencer de Mr. Hargreave's No-go, 6 yrs... ..• ••• 1. Horsey, Mr. Frank Mills, Mr. and Miss nolturd, Mr. Lord Spencer's Dacia, 3 yrs ... ••• ••• ••• Henry Singleton, Mrs. and the Misses Wynn Wit- Lord W. Powlett's Franconi, 3 y•ra ... • • 1 Hams, &c. S Lord Exeter's Hecuba, 3 yrs ... • ... •-• "• Lord Sandwich's Cypher, 3 yrs ... •-• ••• U 2 to I asst Fistiaua, 7 to 2 agst Dacia. and 4 to 1 apt No. go. No othe- b: rs jacked. go gl3 rook a strong lead at starting, and made all the rwirningiso the cords, when Fistiana went up, and ran in aclever winner by a length; Dacia an indifferent third. nun in 3 min. 40 secs. The winner was claimed. Match, 100, h ft. First half of Ab.lL Lord Clifden's Cashier. Bst ... ••• (11 " 9°11 ) i I Duke of Bedford's Retail, Sst 41b . .. ... , 2 7t040n Ca shier. Won by a length. Run in 51 secs. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each. T.Y.C. Mr. Sh e ll ey ' s Li ston, 3 (15 Subs.) yrs, 6st lolb ... Duke of Bedford's Festus, 3 yrs, 6st 9 1b Colonel Peel's Isis, 4 yrs, 7st 7lb . ::• Lord Stanley' s ch c Bowstring, 4 yrs, 9st ..: The following were not plaed:— Mr. Gurney's b c Cantle y, 5 yrs, Bst 710 . ... 0 Lord Exeter's b m Carissim a , 6 yrs, 7st 71b::. .. 0 Sir R. Pigott's by f Prioress, 5 yrs, 7st 21b .. • 0 . ... Mr. Wigrain's br c Keraun, 3 yrs, 7st 21b 1b 0 Mr. St. Aubyn's br al Julia, 5 yrs, 7st ... ..... 0 Sir J. Hawley's b c Piccinino, 4 yrs, 6st 51b... ••• 0 Mr. Watts's 0 f Geose, 3 yrs, 6,;t 21b... . ... 0 Mr. J. S. Douglas's 0 c Sam Hood, 3 yrS, sst 121 b ... 0 Mr. S. Stanley's St. Antonio, 3 y rs, 6st 716 ... ••• 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Festus, 3to 1 agst BoWstring, 5 to 1 each agst Isis and Keraun. A splendid race, ended in a dead heat between Liston, Festus, and Lis, Bow string fourth, beaten only by a head, and Keratin and Carissima well up. Run in 1 min. 14 secs. Deciding heat-6 to 4 agst Festus, and 7to 4 eget each of the others. Li,ton made all the running, and won easy by a length. Run in 1 min. 12 secs. Match, 200, h ft. T.Y.C. Duke of Bedford's Saddle, Bst 71b ... (Butler) 1 Lord Ex e t er ' s C ocoa Nut, 7st 111 b ... ..• ••• 2 2tol on Saddle. Won easy by a length. Run in 1 min. 17 secs. 501.; for three yrs old, colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b. Mr. H R.M. ussey's T e l egrap h Mr. Lo wt h er ' s Glutton... ...... Mr. B. Green's Athelstane ... Mr. Shelley's Remembrance ... Duke of Bedford's Minto .. ~ Colonel Peel's Sesostris Field• Marshal Grosvenor's Sir Oliver Lord Exeter's Swordplayer ... ••• ••• Mr. S. Stanley's St. An n ... 0 ... •.. ••• ••• 0 Betting-11 to 8 agst Ath e l stane, 7to 2 agst Glutton, and 4to 1 agst Sir Oliver. Glutton and Telegraph laid in front all the way, the latter waiting till rising the hill out of the bottom, and winning easily by a length, Glutton beating Athelstane by half a length, St. Ann fourth, and Swordplayer fifth. Sir Oliver pulled up lame. Run in 1 min. 51 secs. TIIE SUFFOLK STAKES. 6 to 4 agst Walmgate•bar-without. The sport at this meeting, if we may judge from s very excellent commencement, will greatly exceed the moderate average of Second Spring Meetings. Its chief feature to-day was a dead heat with three—Liston, who came off the winner of a similar race last meeting, being a second time victorious in the " who shall." The R.S. Piste effectually disposed of three or four Derby out siders, (Peurl) 1 ... 2 -. 3 ... 4 ••• (W. Abdale) 1 2 (ENTRIES FOR WEDNESDAY. Handicap Plate for three yrs old and upwards. A.F. Teetoturn, yrs—Chapelgorie, 3 yrs—Retnembrance. 3 yrs—Ziska, 4 yrs—Doctrine, 4 yrs—Bridle, 4 yrs— Eiithen, 4 yrs—Duc-an-Durras 3 yrs—Walt:agate-Iw without, 4 y rs— Mastiff, 3 yrs—Prussic Acid, 5 yrs. The Juckey Club Plate. B.C. Bridle, 4 yrs—Tarel In, 4 yrs. Bandicap for the A. F. Plate. Bridle, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Walmgate-bar- Without, yrS. Bst 71b—Zska, 4 yrs, Bst slb—Doctrine, 4 yrs, 7st 51b— Due an•l)urras, 6 yrs, 7st Seetotum 3 yrs, bat 101 b—Eothen, 4 3 ra y 6st 81b - Chap 3 yrs, est— Mastiff, 3 yrs, sst 1211177 _ - Two paid. TUE SUFFOLK STAKES. start. Circassian Maid, Kimbleswortb, and Stult z , d o not DERBY. , 13 to 2 agst Springy Jack 1 1,000 to 10 agst Telegraph 13 to 2 a gst Gl en d ower BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.—TbEsDAY,! DERBY. 7to 1 ag a t Glendower—t 16 to 1 agst Eagle's Plume 7to 1 agst Springy Jack-t 18 to 1 agst Shylock 15 to 2 agst Loadstone—t 20 to 1 agst Besborough 11 to 1 agst Surplice 35 to 1 agst Voyager 1,000 to 15 agst Glutton. TUE MAIicuEsTER CCP. 4 to 1 agst Peep -o'-Day 12 to 1 agst Moutpensier 12 to I ag s t C Boy hanticleertake) 12 t o 1 agat Mrs. Tuft. INTELLIG ENCE EXTRA. MANCHESTER MEETING, 1848. Weight s fur the Salford Borough Cup of 100 soya., &c. at lb (Nerissa. 4 yrs c 10 Black Dwarf, 4 yrs Keleshea, 4 yrs 6 7 The Premier, 5 yrs 6 6 Meaux, 4 yrs 6 6 Betty Swipes, 4 yrs 6 6 i M King n e o t t: Forest , 4 t 13 3 e .r,.... ..4 . 6 6 Lethargy, 4 yrs . ...... 6 6 4 6 yrs /Brown Fly, 5 yrs 6 4 !Swiss Boy, 3 yrs 6 4 Helena, 4 yrs Deloraine, 4 2rs (Lady Hylda, 4 yrs 512 IBrandyf ace, 4 yrs 5 12 Sally Maggs, 4 yrs 5 12 Jenny Lii,d, 4 yrs Mrs. Taft, 3 yrs 6 12 Mariner, 3 ,yrs 6 10 Tuscan, 3 yrs . 5 6 Lecomte, 3 yr5 .....,_.. 5 6 Glen Saddel, a yrs 5 6 Sylvan, 3 yrs 5 6 Bitter Pill, 3 yrs 5 6 Landrost, 3 yrs 5 6 Idol, 3 yrs Convict, 3 yr s 5 5 ,Egremont, 3 yrs Lylne, 4 y Enchantress, rs . 3 yrs .. . .. p4aild.o ... P'