The Sun. — London, England, 1848-04-28 00:00:00

Petershurprh fresh instructions, and has declared to the Boyards (the noblesse) that it they tried to over turn the existing Government, or to give up the country to anarchy, a Russian army would take possession of the principality within thirty-six hours." ITALY• B A L L 0 . Pescbiera still reinaies in the hands of the A us trians, and RADETZMY has offered battle to CHARLES ALBERT under the walls of Verona, which the latter Seems in no hurry to accept. The head-quarters of Count NUGENT were ad vanced on the 18th towards Palma Nuova. On that day there were several skirmishes between the Aus trian troops and the numerous bands of the insurgents, in which the former were victorious, taking possession of Pacoano, Valvasone, and Codroipo. The regiments of Hohenloe and Prohaska bare received orders to descend from the passes towards Udine, which it is expected will not be able to hold out many days. The steamers of the Austrian Lloyd's are armed, and placed at the disposal of Count NUGENT. Milan continues perfectly tranquil. The .Risorgimento of Turin, of the 21st instant, announces the arrival at Milan, on the 18th, of a numerous body of Italian exiles from Marseilles. The Patria of Florence, of the 19th, announces that Brescia has declared itself for the establishment of a kingdom of Upper Italy. The. naval Sardinian flag is in future to be tri c_olour—red, white, an d green — w ith the arms of Savoy in the centre, and a crown over the arms. The news of the intention of the King of SARDINIA to abandon the war of independence, rather than con sent to th e esta bli s h men t o f a repu bl ic in Lombardy, Is confirmed. M • m AZZINI, CANUTI MABTANELLI , BERCHET, and other Italian patriots, are at present at Milan. M. G lOBERT I is expected from Paris, and prepara tions are being made for a domonstration in his honour. 1 A dispatch arrived at Milan on the 20th, from the bead-quarters of the Piedmontese army, bringing t he news of an attack, directed by the Rin g of SARDINIA in person, against the Austrians stationed in the neighbourhood of Mantua. The D uke of SAvoy (the heir-apparent to the Sardinian throne) was also present at this affair. After a very warm engagement, and in which t he Piedmont troops displayed the greatest courage and bravery, the Austrians were obliged to retire, and shut themselves up in the fortress. Another attack was to be made on the fortress of Peschiera. The Piedmont army, in order the better to secure the whole line of the Mincio, are busily en gaged in fortifying the bridges of Goito, Valeggio, Moyambano, &c. An engagement has likewise taken place between the Italian corps of General Zuccui and the Aus trians at Vino, a village situated on the frontiers of The contest lasted four hours, but ultimately, though not without great difficulty, the Italians suc ceeded in gaining possession of the village. The Aus trians then retired in good order, setting fire in their retreat to Privano and Talmicco, two Venetian vil lages. Tweny-four thousand Roman, Tuscan, and Nea politan troops (of which two-thirds are troops of the line) have arrived in Lombardy, where they will either join or act in concert with the Piedmontese army. More are expected from Naples, and it is said they will be commanded by General Para, who lately resided in Paris. There are likewise a consi derable number of free corps at Ostiglia, on the side of Mantua, and in the Italian Tyrol. One of these corps has lately suffered a smart check, having lost upwards of eighty men in an affair in which they showed, notwithstanding, much bravery. In the principal towns, such as Milan, Venice, Turin, Genoa, Bologna, Leghorn, &c., two parties, perfectly distinct. may be remarked, the Constitution alists and the Republicans, both having different objects in view. The former desire to form a single state of Lombardy, Piedmont, Venice, Parma, and Modena, comprising nearly twelve mil lions of inhabitants, and with CHARLES ALBERT as King. The Republicans on the other hand, who are in great number at Milan, Venice, and Bologna, are divided into two sections, the Unitaires and Fede ralists, both of whom, however, propose Plus IX. as President of the Grand Italian Republic. A decisive battle, if gained by CHARLES ALBERT, would give a Preponderance to the Constitutional party, who desire the formation of all Upper Italy into one state. The electoral law for the convocation of the Assembles Constituante of Lombardy is just now occupying attention ; of course, whatever part Milan may take will exercise a great influence on the rest of the north of Italy. ROME. A letter of the 18th from Rome, states that tran • quillity is restored; the workmen who had struck fur an increase of wages, and menaced the population wi th an armed demonstration, have returned to their W ork —forty-two have been arrested. The Cardinal Bishop of Ravenna, Urbino, and Pesaro, and the 45I shup Delegate of Rieti are recalled, and their °faces to be filled by persons of the laity. The Jews Ilt e emancipated. NAPLES AND SICILY. A letter from Florence of the 17th, states that at bltple s King FERDINAND is so un p o p u l a r th a t a 41 eversement appears inevitable. I ntelligence has been received fr om P a l ermo t o th e lot h. A. letter of that date says— tliqmmediately after the decree had pa sse d, d ec l ar i ng mitt th e Ki ng o f N ap l es, an d all his family, were for Ler removed from the th rone o f Si c il y, a ll t h e b ronze "'vanes of the Bourbon race which existed in this city _ W °re overthrown, and carried to the foundries to be con lerfed into cannon. At Messina, also, the 921110 process i t to take place. Only p two have been reserved, that of Zon John of Austria, the conqueror of Lepanto, a Vic- WY which preserv e d th e i s l an d s an d coasts of the 4 qediterran ean from a new invasion of the Mahometans ; a nd m that of Charles 111., b ecause h o was a j ust and good The sitting of the Sicili an Ch am b er, w hi c h "u day pronounced the memorable decre above alluded to, was presided over by the Marquis ede Tor rearm. The Minister of Foreign Affairs declared that Sicily wished to form part of the Italian League, and that she would know how to baffle the intrigues of the King of Naples. M. Paternostro said, that the best plan was to act with decision, and during the present sitting to vote the deposition of Ferdinand of Bourbon, and all his dynasty, from the throne of Sicily. M. Lafarina declared that he was of opinion that Sicily could choose between only two families, that of Tuscany and that of Savoy. • But first of all,' said he, • let us think of ourselves ; let us organize our forces, and let the whole world learn that we are determined to be free. The future will decide if we are to be a constitutional state under an Italian prince, or a republic.' After some further observations from M. Perez and M. Inter donato, the decree was drawn up and voted forthwith. When this act was known outside, the greatest possible joy was manifested, and the loudest cries were uttered against the bombarding King (re bombardatore). It was then that the people proceeded to tear down the statues." IRELAND. IRISH STATE PROSECUTIONS. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH-APRIL 27. THE QUEEN V. O'BRIEN AND MEAGHER. At the sitting of the Court this morning (Thursday) the Attorney -General applied for leave to enter a nolle Presequi in the cases of Meagher and O'Brien, and tendered ez•officio informations against those gentlemen, as in the case of Mitchell yesterday. Mr- W. S. O'Brien, being absent in the country, was allowed until Monday to make his appearance. Mr. Meagher, being in court, entered an appearance at on ce. , T he traversers made application to appear by att orney , nut the application was opposed by the Attorney-Gene and refused by the Court. Thursday's papers present no other feature of in. terest. MONEY ORDE RS .—Th e following notice was posted lit the General Post-office this morning:—On and after the 28th instant, any money order presented through a 'tank will be paid without the name of the remitter, and t b n! signature in full of the Christian name of the payee insisted upon as a condition of payment, provided that the bank be situated in the town on which the timoney order i s drawn, that the order be crossed with =nker's name, and that the party applying at the money I cler office be known there as in the employment of the sm`uk- It must be understood, however, that in all such _ e a.ses the liability of the Post-office will absolutely ter minate with the payment of the order so presented. The Government contract of 100,000 gallons of Lemon, for the n avy , was again taken yesterday by Messrs. ''" 00 1 Hart, a n d S on, o f Fenchurch. street. T}IE SUN, LONDON,. FRIDAY 310NEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. Ci TY, fit T() 7,"i The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was rather heavy, but without any change in prices. Sales, 5,000 bales, including 4,000 Wks American, at aid. to 51 per lb. In Railway Shares business was limited, but the market was rather firmer. Doubt is expressed as to the accuracy of the intelli gence from Rendsburg, but it is neverthe:ess deemed probable that the Prussians may have obtained some advantage. From P,(eis edvice3 are still rather satisfactory, and the probable ascendancy of the moderate pal ty is regarded as most important in the interest of the indus trial community of France. The Government contract for 100,000 gallons of Ruin is said to have been taken at ls. 7id. per gallon. There are so many English capitalists, large and smali, interested in Belgian railways that the remarks contained in the circular letter of a party having a stake in the Sambre and Meuse Railway may prove ac ceptable to many, without, however, being taken for more than they are worth, because they are ea- parte. The writer, who professes to have personally inspected the line, suggests that at the next meeting of proprietors it should be resolved to nominate a committee of the shareholders, to investigate the affairs of the company, and to report generally thereon, with instructions to ascertain particularly, Ist. The amount already expended upon the line, dis tinguishing the amount expended upon that portion about to be opened for traffic, viz., the main line to Wat court and the Morialmoi and Leneffe branches, and the amount expended upon the other portions thereof. 2(3. The additional capital required to construct the main line with the Alorialme branch with a double line of rails, distinguishing the amount required for con structing the line so as to receive the double line, and that required for the cost of the second line of rails. 3d. The propriety of applying to the Belgian Govern ment to extend the time for completing the works until the expiration of fire years, and applying the whole resources of the company to the completion and work ing of the line to Walcourt with the Morialme and Leneffe branches. The Cern Market has been well supported to-day. In the English Funds there has been much firmness to-day, and the quotations are rather better, Consols being 824 for Money, and 82i for Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 81# to 82, and the Three pLr Cents., 804 to 81. Bank Stock is worth 187 to 189. Exchequer-bills have been worth 40s. to 445. premium. In the Foreign Stock Market the dealings have been limited. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 121, and the Three per Cents. 211 to 22. Portuguese Four per Cents. brought 16, and Brazilian 68. Mexican Stock is worth 15 to 154. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 404. Railway Shares keep steady. Brighten have been rather higher. There is very little doing. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 189 188 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 803 81 3 per Cent. Consols Anns.. New 3 3 4 per Cent. Antis Bl% 82 Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 -16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860.. 8 9-16 India Stock Do. Bonds, 1000/ Ditto under 1.0001 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,000/. 500/. 4U p Small 4O p • PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Small Mexican Bons, 1846, 5 per Cent. — Ditto for the Account ....... 15 1 2 i 15 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 4 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840 Ditto for the Account . 1 2 14 Ditto Passive Bonds 3 2% Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 21% 22 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 ! per Cent., 12 Guild 40% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SIIAIZE4; AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAY,. PAID. ray SHARE. 50 .. . Aberdeen Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 3 1 ,E — Ayrshire and Galloway Belfast and Ccuuty Down .. 13 .. .. Birmingham & Oxford June... 110 Birmingham, \Vol., & Dudley 10 ... . 13.y4,... to Binning., \Vol., & Stour Val. 121.45. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction. - 3, , /4 Boston, Stamf., & Birming... 5 Bristol and Exeter Do., Thirds Buckinghamshire..- l2/. 4s — Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50 Chester and Holyhead 4 2 1 /2 ... 22 1 / 2 to Ditto, Preference Clarence. Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10 Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 - ...... to Direct London & Portsmouth 3% — to Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 25 - __. Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 17 1 ...... East Anglia, 251. L. & E., mid L. & D. Ditto, 181., E. & H lB — to Ditto, 31. 108., E. & H... 3% — to Eastern Counties Do. Perpet., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d — ...... to Do., d 0....... N 0.2,61. 13s. 4d . lh die... to Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 Do., Quarter .... . ...... ...... 1254.... Do., New Eastern Union 5O — ...... to Ditto, Quarter Shares Ditto., Thirds .. ......... ...13s. 4d — to Ditto (guar. 6 per cent . )... 10 Ditto, ditto ...... ....... ..... 20 ...... East Lancashire Ditto, New Do., New Quarters East Lincolnshire l6 th ...... Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 1 ' - Ditto, Half Shares Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% to Edinburgh and Northern ... 25 Ditto, New..... .. ...... ...... 3% — ...... to Ditto, New port l2 Ditto, ditto, New 25 Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2 5 Ditto, New ... Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle-8/. 6s. 8d... Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 ...... Ditto, New Do. Preference Consolidated 15 Great Northern Do. London & York Exten. 2 1 ,‘ — ...... to Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 40 Great North of England 100 Ditto, Ntw 40/. Ditto, New 301 Ditto, New 151...... ... ...... 6 1 ,i...... . Great Western Ditto, Half Shares SO Ditto, Quarter Shares - ... to -- Ditto, Fifths Do. New 17/ 9l/, ... . . 7 3 / 4 to Huddersfield and Manchester 26 .. ... Ditte, Thirds [lull and Selby SO Ditto, Half Shares . ' Ditto Quarter Shares . 121( 2 — to Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 17% — to Do. do. and Norwich ...... to Do., do., Extensio n S cr i p (late (Camb. and Ely) 2% — ..... to Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50 Do., Thirds lO ... Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93 Ditto, ditto Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarters Ditto Fifths Ditto Sixteenths ._ 61A Ditto Thirds (Reg.) ... 101. 4s. ...... Do. Liverpool and Bury... 43 Do. (Hudders. and Sheff.) 33 Do., Wakefield, Pontefract. and Goole 5O ..... Do., West Ridi ng U n i on ... 41 . 23.....4;4 Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 ... Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9 ... - Leeds and Bradf or d Leeds, Dewsb ur y, & Munches. 42 1 / 2 • Do., half Sh ares Ditto, Blue ( scr i p ) Leeds and Thirsk ..... ..... . 40 Ditto, New ...... ........ 26 ..... .to to Do., do., P re f er., 6 per Cent. 3 Liverpeoi. Cr os b y, and Sout h- • • to port. ............................ ...... Liverpool, Manchester, and to Newcastle Junct ion.. ..... 2%4 .... London fik Blackwall .131.65.... 5 Ditto New, No. 2 5/. 13s. 4d..., Do. Extension ........ 20 ...... ••. .. . t to o Lond., Bright., & South C oast 50... 30 , ;.4 31 &35 , to 3 - 0 1 A. Do. Consolidated Eighths... 40 . 8 to . . •. to Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 De. Pref. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 ..... to Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ..... ""•' to LondoL and Greenwich... 12/. 15s. 4d... ...... to -- Ditto Preference lB/ 17s 2d... t o London & North Western.....loo ...... ...... to _ Do. New — Do. Quarters (L. and B.) 22 2 Do. Fifths to -- to D Do o .. 4 1 0 0 1 1. ..5 . h . a; l e . s ona L ß ..& (A M .) . to Do. 101. .. M. and B. (IL) 7 1 / 2 — Do. 101. ... M. and B. (C.) 1 London and S. Western....... 50 Ditto. New 504 ..... to Ditto, New 401.... ..... .. 30to Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ...... Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 Ditto, Thirds .. 10 ...... 6%%... to London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 1% — ...... to Londonderry and Coleraine-. 27% — to Londor.derry and Enniskillen 25 ...... to Lo-vestoft (guar. 4 per cent.) 20 Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 3 ...... Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 3 blanchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto ', Shares (No. 1) ... 13 Ditto, ditto (No. 2)..•,.•... 25 Difto % Shares (No. 3)... 7%...... Do., New 10!. Preference.. 7%...... Ditto Grimsby ... ............ 30 ... Ditto, ditto. ..... -.. ......... 9 .. . to Ditto, ditto .... ............. Ditto, Sheffield, and Line. 10 .... to ••.-. —. Ditto, Grimsby Dock ...... 15 .... _ Ditto, Man. & Lin. Unio n 4i. 25. • ...• lVlauchester and Southampton 2 I l i ...... . ._ to Michaud 100 .... • to Ditto, Consol. Preference 100 ........ _ Ditto, 501. Shares l5 . ..... 8% to Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ..... Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 ......1 17 Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 36 .., .. _ to Ditto ditto 111. 34.6 d. .. Midland, Leices, and Swan nington (8 p er et. gua.)....100 .... . I'4 id H. Great Nl T eqi:rn Clrith ) 10 • Midillesbro' and Reclean, C per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...„_ Ditto Quarter Shares Newmarket and Chestertoru 13 , 7. — • Ditto Extension 9i. 1r~: Newp d 6 ort Abergy., and Her. Norfolk lOO Ditto New 20/. 5 Ditto Extension DJ. Guaranteed 5 1 / 2 per ct. 5 .. ... Do. Scrip, 1847, N. of Nerflk 2 Do. do. Waveney Valley._ 2 Newry and Enniskillen .....• 7 iYiewry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor orthern Counties Union ....14 N --orth British 25 .. ... •• •• to S Ditto Half Shares-- Do. Quarters 6l .. ~ 4% to Ditto. Extension 5, — ...... to Ditto Thirds 3 5.... 3 / 4 7/ 8 ... to North sad S out h-W estern North Staffordshire... .. ...... 10 ..... 6 3 4 X ••• R . North Wales 3% , .... to North Western Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 7 1 Royston and Ilitchin ...... ... 1%...... Scottish Central Scottish Midland .... ........ ... 22 1 / % ...... to Ditto, New lO Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole 5 ...... ..... to Shrewsbury and Birmingstara 7 . ..... •-••• Ditto, ditto, Class B. 4 Shrewsbury and Cheater (Nor. W. Min.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 ... Ditto, uswestry l6 Ditto (New) 1 Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref . 8 Shropshire Union . 4 ...... South Devon ....... ......... 40 Ditto, Preference 22% ..... . ...... to South Staffordshire 4 ...... .. .. to South Eastern ...... .. ...... 33% Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, N 0.2 Ditto, New, No. 3 2O Ditto New, No. 4. ...... ... .. 8 3 / 4 5% ...... to South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole . Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Sun. Coal ...... ... . 4 Thames Haven Dock and Railway l 7 l/ — Taw Vale Extension Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 13% ...... Waterford and Limerick ... .. 40 ... .. Waterford, Woxford,Wieklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ...... ..... 4 2 3 /4 Do. do. do. West Cornwall Whitehaven and Furness l2 ... .. Windsor, Staines, and South Western Wilts, Somerset,&Weyfriouth 30 ..„ — ...... to York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 .. ... 28 1)o. Exton. No.l (Y. & N.) 15 Do. do. No. 2, New &B. 10 ... .. 93 i to Do. G. N. E. Fur. or Pref. 8 ... .. 8 York and North Midland .. 50 ...... 6 4 1 4 to - Ditto, Preference Ditto East and West Riding Extension FOREIGN Boulogne and Amiens Central of France ( Orleans and Vierzon) ... l6 Central of Spain Ceylon Demerara. Deudre Valley Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . Dutch Rhenish East Indian Great Indian Peninsular Italian and Austrian Jamaica S. Midland Junction I Louvain it la Sambre Luxembourg Lyons and Avignon (Con stituted) Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege... Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux ... Over Yssel 4l3s 4d ..... .. ...... to E'aris and Lyons Paris and Orleans... 2O Paris and Rouen . to to 3 25 ItAILWATS. 20 ...... 64...... to _. ..,, Paris & Strasbourg ...... ..... 8 ...... Rouen and Havre ........ -..... 20 Sambre and Meuse Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 ..... •••••• to Tours & Nates n •.• 41.. ...... GO 8 ... . . _..... ... Tournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt ... ... .. 16 ...... ..... to West Flanders JOINT STOCK RANKS. Australasia - British North American .... 50 Colonial Commercial of London London Joint Stock ... ..... 10 London and Westminster... 20 National Provincial of Engld. 35 Ditto, New National of Ireland 22% ... .. to PMvincial of Ireland ... 25 Ditto, New lB ..... • ...... to Union of Australia -- 25 ...... .:. ..... to Ditto, New... Union of London ........ ...... 10 Union of Madrid . MINES. Anglo Mexican lOO - - Asturian Mining Company... 12 ...... Australian... 2 lr -... to illaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 Bolaxos Scrip British Iron Brazilian Imperial ••••• • 24 ...... • ••••• to —. Galvanized Iron Ditto, New Real del Monte, Unregistered . .. 1 1 ,4 to Do. Black Debentures — LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 28. Wind W.N.W., moderate breeze, with rain. CORK, APRIL 25.—The John, for Quebec, was spoken 20th inst., in lat. 49, lon. 20, about to put back, having sprung a leak. SHIELDS, APRIL 26.—The Prussian vessels in this harbour, bound to Griefswald, and other parts of the Baltic, have received orders to wait here until further orders, in consequence of the hostile proceedings of the Danish fleet. HARTLEPOOL, APRIL 27.—S1d. George William, Quebec. SUNDERLAND, APRIL 25.—S1d. Horner, Sydney, New South Wales. DUNDEE, APRIL 24 .—Sld. Hector, Montreal. DUBLIN, APRIL 25.—Arrd. Monarch, Bennet, St. Lucia. Sid. Simon, Hardy, Demerara; Enterprize, New York. CLYDE, APRIL 23.—S1d. Firelaw, Valparaiso; 25th, Vestal, Newfoundland; 26th, Union, Honduras. LIVERPOOL, .APRIL 26.—Arrd. Charlotte, Bulcraig, New Orleans. Sld. Mischief, Para; Allison, Rio Ja neiro; Islam, St. Thomas; 27th, Intrinsic, New Orleans; George Marsden, New York ; Wellington, Prince Edward's Island; Messenger, Quebec; Progress, Staten Island. BRISTOL, APRIL 27.—Arrd. Isabella Wood, Cobiga. PADSTOW, APRIL 26.—S1d. Voluna, Quebec. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 27.—S1d. Montrose steamer, Gibral tar. OEF SANDGATE, APRIL 24. Annabel], Bennet, Arietest; 25th, Active, Charleston, for Lauwig. PonzsmouTu, APRIL 27.—Wind N.E. to S.S.W.— Arril. her Majesty's ship Howe, Madeira, sld. 14th inst. ; her Majesty's steamer Scourge, ditto. MARKET NEWS.-( THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHAN GE—FRIDAY. Since Monday the arrivals of English Wheat, coast wise, as well as by hind carriage, have been very mode rate. To day the show of samples of both red and white was very small. Although the accounts received to-day are unfavourable as regards the appearance of the winter wheats, the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce, owing to the pressure of foreign par cels, was by no means active; yet previous rates were steadily supported in every instance. Nearly 12,000 quarters of toreign Wheat have come in this week. Fine parcels moved off steadily; other kinds slowly, at late rates. Fine Bailey, both English and Foreign—com manded a ready sale, at extreme currencies; and the value of other kinds was well supported. Malt was in steady request, but we have no improvement to notice in value. Oats and Beans moved off steadily, at full prices. Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour ruled about sta tionary. Wheat. 2,460 qrs. English Lrish. Foreign ...... 11—,66-0 Oats. I Flom.. 380 qrs. 12,310 ski. 3,880 I -- 16,280 I -- ARRIVALS. Barley. 1,780 qrs. 1 8,660 , , Malt 4 630 qrs. S I - D. Our market to-day M was T bu ECP t I moderately supplied with Beasts as to number. though the general quality was good. The primest Scots, &c., were in steady request, at fully Monday's quotations. Otherwise, the Beet trade was in a sluggish state. The supply of foreign Beasts was by no means large ; but that of Sheep and Calves was somewhat on the increase. From Scotland we re ceived nearly 200 Scots. Owing to the unfavourable state of the weather for slaughtering, the demand for all breeds of Sheep was somewhat inactiv e ; b ut we have no actual decline to notice in prices. Lambs were a very slow inquiry, and late rates were with difficulty sup ported. In Pigs very little was doing at our quotations. Milch Cows were dull, at prices v ar y ing from 141. 10s. to 18/. each, including their small calf. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. !titular Beasts... .. 3 2 3 6 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4 second quality P... 3 8 4 0 Coarse-woolledditto 4 6 410 Prime large Oxen.. 4 0 4 2 Southdown blether 5 0 5 4 Prime Scots 4 2 4 4 Ditto out or the wool 4 8 5 0 Largo coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs ••• 4 0 4 6 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 5 0 Small Pork e r s .. •• 4 8 5 0 Suckling Calves ..18 0 27 0 Quarter old Pigs ..18 0 24 0 Inferior Sheep • •3 10 4 0 Lambs •••••• • • • • 5 4 6 6 SUPPLY AT MARKET. I Sheep, I Calves. I pi gs . 4,640 338 320 31022.01TG11 HOP MARKET. Several letters have reached us to day from from the large hop districts in Sussex and Kent. The bine is re presented as having, as yet, made very little progress, and as looking somewhat unhealthy; nevertheless, our market for all kiuds of Hops, the supply of which is Resets. 1,030 by no means large, is in a very tluggi3h state, nt last wee-k'3 quotations. Sussex !lockets 31 to 31 6s; Weald of Kent ditto 31 3i to 31 10.4 Mid znd East licnt di:to, 31 .5s to 51 8s per cwt. rxEurGA.TE 45.:stz Our markets were fairly supplied mith each kind of meat, the sale for which was heavy, on the f°ll( '' . -11 g , terms : At per econc by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Beet,infcrlor•... •• 2!0 3 e Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 8 middlin g "•• 3 " 3.2 primelarge 3 2 3 4 prime.... 4 6 4 8 prime small •• 3 6 3 8 Pork, large.. 4 0 4 6 Veal•• •• •• •• •• •• •• 4 0 5 0 small •• •• •• •• 4 8 5 0 Lamb. 5s 6d to Gs 6d. COLONIAL. SUCAL—There has been an improved demand for British Plantation since the re-opening of the markets, and higher prices have been obtained for the increased quantity sold, amounting to about 600 hhds daily. The advance is fairly 6d to Is per cwt. EAST INDlA.—There has been some inquiry for Bengal and Mauritius privately, at rather firmer rates, but none was offered by public sale up to last evening. FOREIGN.-113.vannah has realised fuller quotations for yellow, 2,083 bags having been sold at 35s to 39s 6d for low soft to very good strong, and 355 to 39s for washed. Holders of other sorts are inclined to ask higher rates. REFlNED.—Standard lumps have been quoted 54s to 54s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—Jamaica of the new crop has been more dealt in, and firmer prices have been obtained ; mid and middling 45s 63 to 56s 6d ; triage 233 to 325, and the finer qualities up to 70s 6d and 90s per cwt. Mocha has been sold at IBs to 67s 6d, according to quality. Ceylon has been steady. Good old native 30s per cwt ; Plantation good to fine ord 34s to 50s 6d ; pea-berry 403 to 555, and triage 225. CINNABION.-1,418 bales and 86 boxes Ceylon and 51 bales Tellicherry sold at 2s 10d to 4s for first quality ; is Ild to 3s for second ; and 9d to 2s 5d per lb for third quality. Mcx.—This article has been in higher demand, mid white Bengal 10s, and other sample 7s to i is. Madras 8s to 8s 6d per cwt. COTTON. —The market is dull. RM.—There has not been much doing. SPlCES.—Pimento has ranged from 2 d to 3 i d p er lb. Penang Mace has b een sold at 2s 6d to 2s 9d; Ma labar Pepper at 2id to to 2id, and Penang at 2kd to 28d per lb; Jamaica Ginger has been sold at 1/ 17s to 71 7s. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been rather dull at 49s 6d to 50s per cwt. en the spot. TEA.—The trade is quiet. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor, after disposing of the unopposed lunatic motions on his paper to-day, proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part-heard appeal of Fraser V. Jones, which occupied the whole morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The continued indispositior? of the Master of the Rolls prevented his Lordship sitting to-day. (VICE-CHANCERY•-(THIS DAY.) The Vice. Chancellor of England heard unopposed cause petitions, short causes, and cause petitions to-day, but no case came before the Court during the morning calling for a special report. . (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) DANE V. BETTS.-JUDGMENT. His HONOUR gave judgment to-day in this case, which came before the Court upon the report of the Master, approving of the title made out before him to the estate in the cause. His Honour referred the case back to the Master, to consider his report. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) SAGE, V. ROBINSON. In this case Mr. HUMFREY moved for a ride nisi to set aside the nonsuit entered won the trial of the cause, or for granting a new trial, on the ground of misdirection, and the improper reception of evidence. It appeared that the plaintiff in this case, wishing to dispose of an omnibus, bent it to the repository of Mr. Itobiwon, in Little Britain, for the purpose of its being sold in the usual manner. Upon the day fixed for the sale of the omnibus by auction, the plaintiff sold it in a private manner, in the defendant's yard, to a Mr. Smith, for the sum of 30/. The omnibus was, however, put up for sale, and sold by the defendant. Upon the following morning a notice of the previous sale by the plaintiff to Smith was served upon the defendant, and Smith claimed from the defendant the proceeds of the sale of the omnibus by the defendant, upon the ground that the plaintiff had parted with his interest in the property to him. The plaintiff also claimed the money from the defendant, and the present action was brought in consequence of the defendant refusing to hand over the proceeds. Upon the trial the plaintiff was nonsuited, on the ground that the property was not his, he having parted with the same ; Mr. Smith being called as a witness, to prove the sale to him. Two questions arose on the case ; first, that the money had and received for the omnibus was paid over to, and was the property of Mr. :Smith, (to whom the plaintiff had transferred his right in the property. In this case, the plea of non-assumpsit was a bad one. The second point was, that Mr. Smith admitted in his evidence that the defendant and himself were jointly defending the action, and that he was, therefore, a party to the suit, and as such his evidence ought not to have been received. Rule granted. (Sittings at Nisi Prius before Mr. Baron ALDERSON and Common Juries.) Several undefended cases were disposed of. There were two defended cases also before the Court, neither of which, however, poiseieed any feature of public im importance. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE and the County Magistrates.) LICENSING DAY. The Court took the appeals against thedecisions of the Licensing Justices. Mr. Edwin Henry Job appealed against the refusal of the justices of Maryl e b one, to renew the license of the Marquis of Anglesea Tavern, ' Lisson-grove, Pad dington. No on e appearing for the respondents, the license was granted. In the following cases of appeal also, there being no opposition on the part of the respondents, the licenses were granted :-- Mr: R. P. Hutchins, of the Green Man Tavern, Union-street, Middlesex Hospital. Mr. James Green, of the Colosseum Hotel, Portland road, Regent's-park ; and Mr. John Ev ans , of Cavendish-squar e . Mr. J. Saunders a p pealed against the j ust i ces o f S t . Luke's, who had ref use d to grant a license f or hi s h ouse Ibbotson's Hotel, Vere - street, at the corner of Wenlock-street and Norman's-buildings, City-road. BALLANTINE, that in that populous and n eighbourhood a public-house was w ante d about the place w h ere t hi s house had been built f or t h e purpose. Mr. Asuunr, for the respondents, con tended that a new licensed house w as not wanted i n t h e l oca lity, an d a su n P d po g r r t o o w f i t n h g e appeal, contended that the opening of done would be an injustice to the licensed victuallers already established there. The Court refused the license, and condemned the ap pellant in 101. costs. SOTJTHWARK.—(THIS DAY.) John Woolly, a man advanced in years, was charged with stealing a picture and frame, the property of Mr. Jones, landlord of the Brown Bear, in the Southwark. bridge-road. The complainant stated, that on the preceding after. noon, while at the bar «.1 his house, he saw the prisoner p as s through into V:e tap-ro om . A short time after. wards he was informed by one of his customers that the prisoner had been in the parlour taking down a picture, which was hanging up, and walked out with it ; the picture was found underneath his coat. He also had some brushes and other articles, supposed to have been stolen em from otherrcopumbliitct-ed several houses,an other dhe roiss b tr bri o e ng e l s y sus pected of a s i m il a r description. The prisoner said that he was intox icated. to ha Mr. SECKER said he should rem and him u ntil to morrow, and that probauly other charges would be pre. furred against h• im. Ai D fiseDf i x iN A c N O C L H N E T T I E R R E , passen gers, RAILWAY.—BETWEEN L MANCHESTER , 46 MILES OPEN. —Summary of trsfor three weeks, ts u TE E R T , wE TI N Er s r ii i E F F L i n i parcels, and goods, 6,445/. 41d., amount for corre sponing period in 1847, 5,965/.. 16s. 4 d., increase, 4761. 4s. 0/d. Lincolnshire Division, 16 miles ending April 22 , _ 1843. Amount received__ for open.— Summary of traffic for three weeks, ending April 22, 1848. Amount received for passengers, and parcels, 704/. Os. Id. No goods are carried yet on the Lincoln.. shire division. BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—The annual meet ing of the members and friends of this society Was held yesterday, at Exeter-hall. From the report, it appeared that the society has agents at present in nearly all the European States in Asia, Africa, dand America. Since 1837, copies of the Scriptures ha_ been issued to the extent of 743,270, and upwards of 79,000 volumes had been printed during the past year. According to the treasurer's accounts, the total receipts were 22,5261, nearly 5,0001. of which had been a pplied to the liqui dation of outstanding liabilities, and that there remained only 17,500/. available for the current expenditure. The report having been received and adopted, a series of resolutions in furtherance of the society's objects were carried unanimously, and the proceedings closed with prayer. ACCIDENT PROM WINDOW CLEANING. Y esterday morning a young female in the service o f M r. Haswell, plumber, of Talbot-court, Gracechurch-street, met with a serious accident whilst engaged in the dangerous oc cupation of cleaning the outsides of high windows. lt appears the poor girl, in attempting to reach the upper panes in one of the windows on the third floor at the back of the house, which looks into St. Benet's-P lace' overbalanced herself, and fell on to the pav ement in the court. She was instantly picked up and con veyed to th hospital, but the injuries she received e _ were of mica L e a nature as to render her recovery hopeless. ERRATUM.—In noticing the admirable specimens of modelling in wax, by the Mexican artist, Senor Mon tanari, we inadvertently mentioned those specimens in our Tuesday evening's impressian as an Exhibitionn. Th wax models executed by Senor. Montanari—a l • e lection of whi c h we examined at his residence , 11 Rath bone-place—are merely for private inspection as evi dences of his ability, and for the acceptance of orders lection from individuals. We may again obs erve that the col is of a very curious and remarkable character. EVENING, APRIL 2B, 1848. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRES Cerito and St. Leon, having escaped safely from the perils of the Venetian revolution, have at length arrived in London. They made their first appear ance for the season last evening in that prettiest of all divertissements, the Viaindiere. The appearance of Cerito in her Vivandiere costume was the signal for a burst of hearty applause, which was acknowledged with one of those fascinatinc , sm iles which Cerito, and Cerit o a l one, can give. 'She never danced with more spirit and abandon in her life than she did last evening. Her pas de deux with her husband (whose 'poses are as graceful and his pirouettes as astonishing as ever) was rapturously en cored, and the Redowa Polka (often as we have seen it danced) seemed last night to pos sess all th e freshness of novelty. Cerito likewise appeared in the pas des quatre from the Lac des Fees, and created quite a furore by her performance of those far.famed entrechats which invariably command an encore. At the end of the divertissement Cerito and St. Leon were called for and welcomed with en thusiasm. Th e divertissement was preceded by the opera of Lucrezia Bergia, in which Mesdemoiselles Cruvelli .and Schwarz more than confirmed the fondest hcpes of their greatest admirers. The latter young lady was enthusiastically encored in the celeb r ated d r i n k ing song "Ii segretto per esser felice," and was h onoured with a separate call at the conclusion of th e opera. An act from Nino and the ballet of Fiorito concluded the evening's enter tainment. FINE ARTS. PORTRAIT OF MADEMOISELLE PALMIIIA ANATO, Premiere Artiste Aerienne of the National Olympic Circus of Paris. Designed and drawn on Stone by Henry Melling. Who that has visited the recent equestrian per formances at Drury-lane has not been fascinated by the classical elegance of the Taglioni of equestrians, Mademoiselle Palmira Anato. Her poses on the horse fully equal the most graceful efforts of any of the servants in the temple of Terpsichore, and Mr. Melling has had the happy art to render permanent one of th e most graceful but at the same time most evanescent of these poses. The like ness is life-like, full of spirit and movement, and every admirer of Mdlle. Palmira Anato would do well to possess himself of one of those portraits. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN 51'4—Revolutions abroad should not cause us to ne glect improvements at borne. About seven years qince I had the honour of calling Government's attention to the (then) filthy state of the Tower Moat, and suggested, through your columns, that it be immediately filled up, and its site converted into a public promenade. Up to this time, the latter part of my proposition has not been acceded to. My object, therefore, in again troubling you, is to solicit the aid of your powerful pen (on behalf of the inhabitants of the Tower Hamlets) in urging the present Ministry to grant this much required alteration. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, ONE EMPLOYED IN THE ROYAL MINT. London, April 27, 1848. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each. D.M. Sir Peter Laurie ... ... ... ... .. Teetotum ... ... ... ... ••• .. Mantilla ... ... Match, 100, h ft. D.I. Chainbearer received from Epirote. Match, 200, h ft. T.Y.C.—Minto beat San Sebastian. Match, 200, h ft. D.M. Bridle beat Conspiracy. Newmarket Stakes of 50 sovs. each. D.U. Glendower ... ... ... •• • 1 Corsican Fern Keraun Won easy. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governor of Gibraltar. INSTALLATION OF DR. HAMPDEN.—Yesterday the installation of the Right Rev. Rena Dickson Hampden, D.D., to the bishopric of Hereford, took place in the cathedral of that city, in the presence of a vast number of the inhabitants and of visitors from the adjacent districts. The mayor and corporation attended the ceremony. Amongst the canons present were—the Rev. W. P. Musgrave, the Dean of St. Asaph, the Rev. J. Wetherell, the Hon. and Rev. H. Rodney, the Rev. J. B. Webb, the Hon. and Rev. 0. W. W. Forrester, besides a great number of other clergymen. The prayers on this occasion were read by the Rev. T. Gretton, one of the minor canons, and the lessons by the Rev. J. Hopton, vicar of Canon Frome. In the absence of the dean, Dr. Merewether, the Rev. Canon Musgrave presided over the ceremony, at the conclusion of which the Bishop pronounced the blessing over the assembly. MANSLAUGHTER. BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.--- Yesterday an inquest was held before J. B. Davies, Esq., borough Coroner, on the body of a boy named Wheat croft, Si years old, whose death was said to have been caused by ill-treatment which he had received at the hands of his father and mother. After the jury had been sworn, they proceeded to view the body of the child, which exhibited a frightful akeletonized appear ance, and weighed no more than 231bs. A great mass of evidence was received. The coroner then summed up the evidence, and the jury in a short time returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against Georg e and Sarah Wheatcroft." Immediately aft er the ve rdict was re turned, Inspector Glossop, of the detective force, from information he had received, proceeded by the mail train to Derby, where he apprehended the man and womar, and conveyed them to the town. They are to be brought before the coroner to-morrow, in order that the deposi tions may be read to them, and afterwards committed to take their trial. PARISH OF HOMERTON.—A meeting of inhabitants of this new parish, a district of Hackney, was held yes terday morning, in the Infant School, to elect parish officers • the Rev. C. J. D an i e l, i ncum b ent, presided. Messrs. and Addison were elected churchwardens, and Mr. C. H. Pulley was re-elected vestry• clerk without opposition. The minor officers were appointed, and a vote of thanks passed to the chair, after which the meet ing separated. FISHMMONGERS' and POULTERERS' BENEVOLENT ASBOCIATION.—The annual meeting of the subscribers to this institution was held yesterday evening at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill; Mr. E. Howard, in the chair. After the usual preliminaries, the secretary read the report, from which it appeared that an institu tion had been erected by the society at Woodgreen, the foundation stone of which had been laid by Lord Mor peth. It appeared that there was a balance in hand last year of 5171. Os. 11d., and that the receipts during the past year had been 2,7471. 14s. 9d. and after de ducting the ordi nary expenses, that the ' balance in hand was 2321.45. 7d., the sum invested in the Consols being 1,0001. The report was adopted unanimously. Thanks were then voted to the officers of the institution, and the chairman; after which the meeting separated.: SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, APRIL 27.—The Pen insular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Montrose, Captain Bowen, sailed to-day with the usual Spanish and Portuguese mails, for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar. She has 35 passengers and a large cargo. The Peninsular Company intend to dispatch their steam-skip Iberia, commanded by Captain Burney, to the Italian ports on Saturday, a fortnight prior to her regular day of sailing, in consequence of the great num ber of English residents waiting to leave Genoa, Leghorn, and Civita Vecchia. The Hindostan, Captain Lewis, with the bulky portion of the East India and China mails, is not expected here till the 30th; she had a very long passage out to Alexandria. The Euxine, Captain Wilson, will leave on tile 3d of irlay for Gibraltar, Malta, and Constantinople. The Achilles is gone into the dry dock at Cowes preparatory.to her voyago.to , hiCal cutta. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's Trent, Captain Norton, having received new boller s s s a o n u g t undergone extensive repairs, proximo. is appointed to take the Wst India and Mexican mails of the 2dtrial tri to The Trent went out a few days ag i o er test the performance of her new f ran a d the result p was perfectly satisfactory. The b Medway will leave a few d a y s a f ter t h e T rent , t o be employed as an e xtra ship i n t h e W est I n di a inter- colonial voyages. The Clyde is in London undergoing repairs. The followi ng Ma ilSteam Packet Comp any ' s ships ar e i n d oc k : —R o y a l ships Thames, Medway, and Trent; Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamers Sultan, Euxine, Jupiter, Tiger, Iberia; and Ocean Steam Navigation Company's ship Herman. _ ilr.s.—On Sunday morning a French vessel, of about 100 tons burden, named the Eleo nore , came on shore near Bexhill. All her sails were set, and her helm lashed up; her bulwarks were damaged by being run foul of by another vessel, there being a part of a bow sprit found on board. The whole of the crew had left, and are supposed to have made their escape on board the other vessel, leaving behind their clothes, watches, and money, and the papers belonging to the vessel. Through the exertions of Lieut. Ashby, of the Coast Guard, and his boat's crew, the ship was got off, brought into our harbour, and placed in charge of Mr. John Vidler, French consul for this port. She was laden with coals, and was bound from Sunderland to Bordeaux. Yesterday an inquest was held by Mr. Bedford at the Rose and Crown, Knightsbridge, on the body of a fine full-grown female child, which was found floating in the Serpentine, Hyde Park. It was wrapped in a piece of black merino, which also contained a dead canary bird, wrapped in wadding. The body was taken to the Engine-house, Knightsbridge, where it was carefully examined by Mr. Bonney, surgeon, who had no hesitation in saying that the child west:use it born alive, but he was unable to say from what had died. The jury returned a verdict of" Found dead." r ar rived IMPORTATION. rived in the River from Antwe r p, on h A a c s am b a r t o e a a u i g g l n t e t , a j pack age containing relics of the the field after the battle, but Wa te o r f o n o o material .f.a v m al e u t e ro ox o. - cept as curiosities. They ar . e imported fora p . t armoury, and comprise litan firm, dealers in 11 ti F elen ch ea les, bayonets, and some swords, pistols, ren various other articles, and parts of articles of si m ilar character. OPENING OF THE CHESTER AN_D 1.101X11E411) RAILWAY. (rem 0011 OWN lILPORTER.) This important line of railway is now in a state of great forwardness, and on Monday next the portion lying between Chester and Conway, a distance of about forty-five miles, will be opened to the public. During the last two or three days several excursion trains have traversed this section with the view of affording Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P., an oppor tunity of setting at rest the doubts which have naturally been entertained as to the safety of his new tubular tunnel bridge ; and it will be no less advan tageous to the public than it must be gratifying to that eminent engineer, that the result has succeeded in . establishing a novel and important feature in mechanical science. In an engineering point of view, the Chester and Holyhead Railway is, perhaps, the most stupendous undertaking of th e character that this country has yet produced, and while it will add new fame to the enterprise of Englishmen, it is to be hoped that it will prove the precursor of a kindlier feeling and a better state of things existing amongst their brethren in the sister kingdom. After traversing the banks of the Dee, and intersecting the busy districts of Flintshire, the line runs to Bangor, along the Welch coast, the dark waters of the Irish Sea rolling majestically on one side, and lofty mountains, studded with the moulder ing castles of the ancient Britons, frowning upon the other. A more romantic or picturesque line cannot be met with, and it is therefore anticipated that, inde pendently cf its forming the high road to Ireland, the beauties of the route and the mechanical grandeur of the works will present features of peculiar interest and attraction to the traveller. Passing through one or two borings similar to that of the South- Eastern Railway, under the Shakspere cliff at Dover, the line crosses the river, or rather the arm of the sea, known as the River Conway, by means of a tubular bridge or tunnel of 400 feet in length, by 14 in breadth, and 23 in height, and formed of three distinct walls of sheet iron, belted with immense and innumerable ribs of wrought iron. This gigantic piece of mechanism rests upon two granite towers, and at either end is attached an appa ratus to enable the tube to expand with the pressure 13troduced by the weight of the train passing through Mr. Stephenson estimates that the apparatus will render the tube capable of sustaining the enormous weight of nea s r o ly 1,500 t ons , b u t o f course t h e necess ity of carryi ng will many. tons across the bridge at one Mr. Stephenson h i s now personally engage d Still, in order f u lly t o test its strength in watchingthefo tube. Th e t ra i ns that have already b een used several hund re d tons r the purpose ha ve we i g h e d tube has n ever reacheClind yet the inflection of the th an inch, except in one in stance. We passed oon r a o i ut it on Wednesday lade :17 e with stone and afternoon in a train anid:KisTorful locomo waggons, each heavily of twenty-seven Western flint, and driven by two of tives running on the London lines, and scarcely any movement or oscilrlthr tube was perceptible. Indeed, no one infothnenf. the a experienced any other than the rumbling sensation n produced by crossing one of the ordinary iron bridges employed upon railways, but those on the top of the tube, or leaning against its sides in the interior, could I just perceive a slight oscillating motion. Leaving Conway, and creeping round the base of a mountain, the line once more emerges on to the coast, and after cutting through a lengthened tunnel it is interevpte,l by the Menai Straits, where the tubular principle is again brought into operation, but under circum stances of a far more formidable and difficult charac ter than at Conway. The bridge for each line or set of rails across the Menai will consist of two tubes, each 460 feet in length, and three buttresses, one being erected for the support of the two of enormous size and dimensions. The Britannia Rock, lying in the centre of the Straits, forms the foundation of the third buttress, and, with the exception of the tube being placed at a much higher altitude, it will be constructed and affixed exactly upon the same prin ciple as the one at Conway. The span of this second aerial tunnel will extend to 920 feet, and it is antici pated that one side of it will be got up to its elevated resting place in about twelve months. The masonry work is rapidly progressing towards completion. The permanent way of the line through Anglesea to Holy head is completed to within a few miles of Car narvon Bay, and the rails are being laid down, but it is not proposed to open this portion of the line till one side of the Britannia tube shall be ready for the passage of trains. The line from Conway to Bangor, where the monster bridge is being built, will be opened in about a month. The works throughout have been well and substantially executed, and the various stations are exceedingly neat and commodious. The expenditure on the works, up to the period of the last half-yearly meeting, amounted to 1,645,3851. 195., while 257,2351. 18s. 11d. had been paid for land and compensation, and 245,2511. is. 10d. had been expended on the tubular bridges. It is clear, therefore, that in the end the line will turn out to be a most costly one; but, nevertheless, those who are familiar with the matter, appear to entertain the opinion that, in a commercial point of view, it will prove a profitable undertaking. COURT CIRCULAR. Hi 4 Royal Highness Prince Albert left Osborne yesterday morning and proceeded in the Fairy steam yacht to pay a visit to her Majesty the' Queen Dow ager on board the Howe. His Royal Highness after wards returned to Osborne. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager arrived at Os borne at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, to pay a visit to the Queen. Her Majesty was conveyed from the Howe in the Fairy steam. yacht to Osborne, and partook of a dejeune with her Majesty and Prince Albert. Her Majesty and Prince Albert took their usual early walk yesterday ; and the Royal Children went to the beach and rode on their ponies. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan, Baroness Bose, Mitior Stephens, and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, visited the exhibition of the Royal Academy, in Trafalgar-square, yesterday. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at twelve o'clock, at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, the Marquis of Clan ricarde, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. Viscount Morpeth had not arrived in town. The Council sat two hours. Sir Edward Ryan had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Pressly, Secretary to the Board of Stamps and Taxes, had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet, at his official residence in Downing-street. Viscount Melbourne left town on Wednesday for his seat, Brockat Hall, Herts. Dispatches were sent of yesterday evening from the Colonial-office for the Governor of Van Diemen's Land. COWES, ISLE OF 'WIGHT. (FRom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, APRIL 27, 1848. VISIT OF THE QUEEN DOWAGER TO HER MAJESTY. —The Howe arrived at Spithead this morning, and this afternoon her Majesty paid a visit to the Royal Family at Osborne ; after r ema i n i ng an hour, she returned to the Howe. Sir Robert Peel also paid a visit to her Ma jesty at Osborne this day. THE CROPS.—The cold wet weather is likely to have a serious effect on the potato crops. All spring work in the fields is much retarded. ARRIVAL of the QUEEN I:10 WAGER This morning, PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 27. about six o'clock, the Howe 120, Captain Sir . James Stirling, was observed coming up to Spithead with the Royal standard at her main, in tow of th e S eourge steam - sloop, Commander Wingrove. The Howe anchored soon after eight o'clock, when the Victory, flag-ship of the Commander-in-Chief, saluted with twenty-one guns, which was acknowledged by , the b Howe. Soon afterwards Sir Charles Ogle, attended with Flag-Lieutenant Cochrane, proceeded in his barge toh his flag in the bow to Spithead, to pay his respects board the her Majesty the Queen Dowager, who was o Howe,land to receive her Majesty:a her Majesty's disembarking. The Earl of Denbigh, har . ies Ogle off Master of the Horse, accompanied SFrederick Fitzettx to the Howe. Major-General Lord r tt c mm on ands as to d Miss Fitzelarence, accompanied by Lady Augusta and renee, G.C.H., Lieutenant-Gove a rr went off to the ship and attended by his full staff; .Queen of the garrison, Dowager, and at a to pay his respects to• . the li ez ar. _ owe, Lord Chamber lainer Majesty s ' Household, arrived and Controller of p on board the Howe. Mr. Ste later period of the morning E I id from London and we a n tton, also proceeded on board to Tens, of Gosport station, take her Mai co mmands as to the time of go i ng by the South- W noblemen, officers, and gentleme n met with a e most Majesty, Who wa s sur rounded e e 4 s t t Y er 'e n These Railway to London. g racious reception from her by her illustrious relatives the D uke and D uc h e ss of Saxe-Weimar and family; Captain Sir James Stirling and other distinguished o ffi cers. :The arrival of tho Queen Dowager having been offi cially communicated to the Queen at Osborne, his Royal Highness Prince Albert arriv e d at Spithead in the F a i r y, at eleven o'clock, to welcome her Majesty, and to invite her to luncheon with the Queen at two o'clock. Her Majesty left the Howe at a quarter past one o'clock, and embarked in the conveyance to Osborne. Fairy, C ommander Crispin, for The Scourge and the Lightning immediately after wards commenced transhipping. the royal b agga ge, which the latter vess e l b roug h t into harbour, to be landed at the Clarence-yard, and stewed in the railway carriages. The Royal party will disembark from the Howe to morrow morning, and leave Gosport for London by special train at half -past eleven o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, NEWMARKET FIRS' /4.4 T SPRING MEETING: L " 0 ;DNESDAY NIGHT. GUINEAS STAKES. I 6 to 1 agst Alpheia I 6 to 1 agst Canezou BETTING ON WE ONE THOUSAND 5 to 2 agst Prairie Bird 5 to 2 agst Lola Montez 5 to 1 agst Attraction CHEST: 12 to 1 agst War Eagle 20 to 1 agst Magnet —t 25 to 1 agst Peep o' Day Boy --t 25 to 1 agst Inheritress 25 to 1 agst Lightning 28 to 1 agst Patriot—t 28 to 1 agst Pyrrhus the First --t :R CUP. 28 to 1 agst Keleshe 30 to 1 agst Dirs. Taft—t 30 to 1 agst Conyngham—t 40 to 1 agst Infringe 40 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie 50 to 1 a:st Rufus. 4000 to 60 agst Sharston— taken DERBY. 6 to 1 agst Mr. Green's lot 1 25 to 1 agst The Stinger 9to 1 agst Springy Jack 140 to:1 agst Beverlac—t 9to 1 agst Glendower 40 to 1 agst The Sheriff 10 to 1 agst Surplice 1000 to 15 agst Fugleman 10 to 1 agst Swiss Boy No others mentioned. THE OARS. 10 to 1 agst Lola Montez 16 to 1 agst Attraction 13 to 1 agst lodine 20 to 1 agst Tisiphone 14 to 1 agst Prairie Bird 22 to 1 apt Alpheia THE SUFFOLK STAKES.—The highest weight accept ing being Bst 51b, it has been raised to Bst 71b, and the others in proportion. THURSDAY'S RACES. Match, 200, h ft. B.C. Sir J. Hawley's Lovelace, Bst (Manson) 1 Duke of Bedford's Festus, Bst 71b ... 2 5t02 on Festus. Won by tea l eng th s . Run in 8 min. 50 secs. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each; for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. The winner to be sold for 1501., &c. (6 Subs.) Nag Mr. W. H. l John stone's Liston (W. Oates & F.Butler) 0 1 Lord W. Poulett's bl cby Jerry ... 0 2 Mr. Cooper's Jenny Lind ... 0 3 The following also started:—Mr. Robert's Elusion, Mr. Shelley's Bayonet, and Mr. Neville's Hussar. Betting-5 to 4 agst, and in some bets even on Liston, and 7to 2 agst Nell Gwynne colt. The lot got away in a line, and ran in company to the cords, where the Nell Gwynne colt, Liston, and Jenny Lind singled themselves out, and ended in a dead heat with the three; Bayonet well up. Run in 1 min 24 secs. Deciding Heat—Even on Liston, 6 to 4 agst Nell Gwynne colt. Won by a neck. Ran in 1 min. 20 secs. Butler Rode Liston in this heat. Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sows. each, and only ft if declared; for three yrs old,&c. T.Y.C. (8 Subs., 4 paid). Lord Glasgow's br cby Don John, 3 :yrs, 7st 71b ... 1 Lord Exeter's Cocoa Nut, aged, Bst 71b - Sir J. Hawley's Piccinino, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b . o . Mr. Roles Fisticuff, aged, Bst . 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Fisticuff, 2to I agst Cocoa Nut, and sto ti agst Don John colt. Fisticuff made play to the cords, where the Don John colt and Cocoa Nut went in front; the former taking the lead half-way up, and winning by a length. Run in 1 min. 18 secs. The One Thousand Guineas Stakes, by Subs. of 100 sows. each, h ft; for three vrs old fillies, Bst 71b each. h ft; for three yrs old fillies, Bst 71b each, D.M. (32 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Canezou Sir J. Hawley's Vexation ... Mr. Bouveria's Prairie Bird ... (F. Butler) I Sir TRh.eßfol l owing s a l so ss s t O a r r h t eel', but we Lord Ex e t er ' s Tippet ... ••• ••• "' Mr. Combe' s f b y t h e N o b , out of Rosalind... ....r . e . not p .. 1. ace d : Colonel Peel's Lola Montez . Mr. Q u i n ' s Attraction ... ... • • •• .. ••• ••• • u Lord St ra db ro k e s Alpheia ... ... •• "' 0 Betting. -7 to 4 aist Prairie Bi r d, st o 2 agst Lola Monte; 5 to 1 agst Vexation, 5 to 1 agst Canczou, and 100 to 8 agst Alpheia. Prarie Bird matte the running, the others lying up F o near together that we cannot act( mpt to define their relative positions. Tippet was beaten first, but the' others kept in close array until within the cords; Vexation then caught Prairie Bird, and Canczou joining them immediately after, obtained a slight lead, and after a beautiful race won by half a length, Prairie beaten a neck for second place, and Lola ,vlontez and Miss Ornull close up. Run in 1 min. 47 secs. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft; for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b each. D.M. (11 Subs.) elr. Lowther's Glutton... ... ... (Rogers) 1 Mr. Greville's Rosslyn... ... ... ..• ... 2 Lord Clifden's Mastiff ... ••• ... ... ... 3 Betting-5 to 4on Rosslyn, and sto 4 agst Glutton, who made all the running, and won easily by two lengths. Run in 1 min. 46 sees. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. eaeh ; for two yrs old colts, Bst 61b; and fillies, Bst 31b. T.Y.C. (5 Subs.) Mr. Hurgreave's Rodney ... ... (Pettit) 1 Lord Bateman's Goodwood ... ... ." "' 2 Mr. Pedley's Perspicacity ..• ... ... Lord Exeter's c by St. F ranc i s "' Mr. W. H. Robert's Liebe ... ... •• .. 5 Betting -6 to 4 a gs t Perspicacity, and 2to 1 . agst Goodwood. Rodney made all the running, and won easily by a length. Run in 1 min. 16 secs. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas; four four yrs old, 9st Sib; five, lOst 71b; six aid aged, 10st 121 b. B.C. Lord Orford's Footstool, 5 yrs ••• ... (Nat) I Lord Lonadale's Jerich o , 6 yrs ... ... ... 2 Mr. Barne's Tufthunter, 4 yrs... . . ... „. 3 2tol on Jericho. Th e y wa lk e d f or about 100 yards, and cantered for nearly half a mile; Footstool then took up the running and carried it on to the B.M. hill, where he was joined by Jericho; Tufthunter came immediately after, and they struggled home together; Footstool win ning by a head, and only a head between the other two. Run in 9 min. 50 secs. ... o ... o LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP.—The only change of any moment is in Peep o'Day Boy, who has joined John Day's stable, and is now at 12 to 1. DERBY.-8 to 1 agst Springy Jack —9to 1 agst Glendower-10 to I agst Surplice -14 to 1 agst Load stone (t)—and 40 to 1 agst Fern. No others mentioned. The weather, up to eleven o'clock, was as fine as the most fastidious could have desired. A heavy storm of hail, rain, and snow, then came on, and up to midday the prospect was cheerless in the extreme. The re mainder of the day, with the exception of two or three slight showers, was favourable, and a very large company were enabled to enjoy some of the finest racing ever witnessed, including a dead heat with three, a very severe contest for the great event (to which we must not look for the winner of the Oaks), and a head-and-head struggle with three for her Majesty's guineas. NEWMARKET, THURSDAY NIGHT. LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 2to 1 agst Psep-o'-Day 25 to 1 agst Mrs. Taft Boy—t 33 to 1 agst Inheritress 2 to 1 agst War Eagle 50 to 1 agst SirPeterLaurie 0 to 1 agst Magnet 50 to 1 agst Infringe oto 1 agst Glen Saddel 50 to 1 agst MOlltpenßier 5 to 1 agst Swallow DERBY. 1000 to 200 agst Scott's lot I TO to 1 a gs t S w i ss Boy 8 to 1 agst Spri ng y Jack I 14 to 1 agst Loadstone—t 9to 1 agst Glendower—t 140 to 1 agst Fern 10 to 1 agst Surplice 1000 to 10 agst Glutton Weights for Friday's Handicap. Craftsman, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—Sir Peter Laurie, 4 yrs, Bst 41 b — Discontent, 4 yrs, Bst 31 b—Teetotuna, 3 yra, 73t 71 b—Passion Flower, 3 rs, Est 51b—Sam Wood, 3 yrs, Est 51 b—Mantilla, 3 yrs, 6st Ilb. BURTON CONSTABLE HUNT RACES. r ; Im,orr.dßSotbriantshomn,o,rbe gi sbwy W i rt E e D ihg N eo S ti p rg A ies Y dh . 4 yrs The Gold Cup o f 100/. T wo m il es and a half. ), ... (Owner) 1 B g, by the Lion, and the Wild Hero also ran. A fine race. The Drawing Room Stakes of 30 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each. One mile and a halt. (3 Subs.) Sir J. Gerard's Pantasa, aged ... ... walked over The Holderness Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 added. One mile. (7 Subs.) Lord Stratbmore's Switcher, aged, lOst 101 b (Owner) 1 Mr. Baxter's bg, by the Lion, 5 yrs, lOst 101 b ... 2 Biackie, I Ist 41b; Poussin, lOst 61b; and bg, by Vigo, 9st 81b, also ran. Won cleverly. Sweeps of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and 25 added. For two yrs old, Est 111 b, and three yrs old, Sat 11lb; fillies and geldings allowed 31bs; winners once 31bs, twice 51bs extra. Three quarters of a mile. (6 subs.) Mr. B. Green's The Arab, 2 yrs Mr. Hesseltine's Quiver, 2 yrs •• ••• Mr. John Peck's Historian, 2 yrs Mr. Lister's bf by Sheet Anchor, 3 yrs , Won by half a head, after a fine race. Tbo Scurry Stakes of 10 sovs. each, one m il e, (6 subs.) were won by Mr. Scott's Ennui, 5 yrs, llst 111 b, beating Sir John Gerard's Dipthong, 4 yrs, list 41b, and Mr. Jones's Little John, aged, 123 t 31b. ... 1 •.. 2 ... 0 ... 0 Amino, Lind, we afiEfoienAnutonhndAeeTNr:Diplt opera rnr as A dd l , oa lT wfy S n C lae A mxs L tao, knein i na N tm T he b E re u L rfil L arf l a t v l o N Au C r appearance z nt o.p 'T at e ret n n f n oo o r y f r , Signor Labocetto, of whom report speaks highly, will make his dsbu tat her Majesty's Theatre to-morrow , in the part of the Count Altnaviva, on which occasion La blache will " fill," as none but him can do. the part of r T a a u d i o i l n in a i i v a ons rd o her t Bartolo. Per ro t arr i ved last night, and will shortly appear. andexpectedof ma i b n r a a n f; w arrived days. Garcia he (th e e , s i ster in town yesterday, and will appear on the 6th proximo, at Covent-Garden. Meyerbeer's opera of the .Huguenots, Beethoven's Fidelio, and Auber's last new opera of flaidee, in all of which she will appear, are in prepara tion, rendered into Italian. The celebrated pianist° and composer, Kalkbrenner, has arrived in London, accompanied by his son, of whose acquirement fame peaks highly. HER MAJESTY'S TREATRE.—There were present yesterday (Thursday) evening at her Majesty's Thea tre, his Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Syracuse, Prince Garcia, his Excellency the Russian Mi n i s t e r, th e Baroness de t irunnow, and Madlle. Olga de Lechner, the Baron Hugel, his Excellency the Swedish Minister and Baroness Rehausen, the Duke of Cleveland, the Mar quis of Clanricarde, Count Arthur de Courcy, the Earl of Pembroke, the Countess of Cardigan, the Countess Dalhousie, the Count Lewenhoupt, M. C. Koudriaffsky, M. de Berg, Lord Rendlesham, and the Misses Duff, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Viscount Cantelupe, Lady Ralph Howard, Lady Augusta Poulott, Mr. and Lady Augusta Wentworth, Major-General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart., Lady Woodford, and the Misses Wood ford, General the Hon. H. Cavendish, Sir Jno. Bailey, Bart., Sir George Wombwell, Bart., Major Buckley, Captain Seymour Sadler, Captain and Mrs. Griffiths, Colonel Wildman, Mrs. Paul, Mrs. Sandford, Mr. and Mrs. Grote, Mr. and Mrs. Tudor, Mr. Hubert do Burgh, &e., Scc. 7:O A ,