The Sun. — London, England, 1848-05-04 00:00:00

59. The National Guard and every public officer will svvear fidelity to the Emperor and the constitution. The oath of the army to the constitution will be taken in the oath to the colours. Given in our canital, and at our re)iiience of Vienn a . th e 25thof April, in the yea! 1848, a,,d in the 14th year of our reit , a n. (Sign. ti) FERDINAND. FICQ,UnLMONT, Minister of Foreign Atl'tirs, and President pro tern. PILLERSDuRFF, Minister 01 the Int erior. KRAUS, ~ ; -inister of Finance. SoMMARUGA, Minister of Public Instruction. ZANINI, Minister of War. We extr ac t th e f o ll ow i ng f ro m the Weiner Z , itung or the 27th of April : in l6 Nl , tje ,, ty the Emperor has addressed the follow. letter to the Nlitristi r ot the Interior— , bear Baron Von Pillersdorf—l ever mark yesterday among those days in which P,ovidence has ran ted me the must heartfelt gratification and the most wiYtfkul le . .elings • sat:vac - min, nay, t hankfultit " Which the code of the con.titution has been re- Ca lved, an d whereby I have f oun d e d ptrinanently the Out ° of the people committed to m y charge; the " unpnsit, position of the National G uard, and the voluntary testimonies which the, have t iven their '4 kitty to house anti my person; thu self. tenying sti c i e _ y j . ouse an to S 4 ours tit many forthe I f tumuli r laudable L.t s, er "3' societies, especially the Judicio Poiltical Beading k lcl "Yi the S oc i et y of Artists, the Singing Society for ales, ahich joined the Academic Legion, and a nunie• , 1 1 1 : 1 41 . , portion ot the population of the capital,in t cstitying 14 1 r love and their gratitude to me by a splendid torch ,: it procession, convince me that they duly estimate thY. anxiety and my ardent desire to dedicate my life to ell. Welfare and that they respond to this desire with confidence. hot. I duly ac k now l e d ge an d am sensible of the hig h 11 eur of b e i ng ca ll e d t o guide the faith o f such a .people ; and I charge you to make known these my.sen 143ent - h e which sp l i ring from the inmostreceses ot art, to the loyanhabitants of the residentiary city. FERDINAND. :"Vienna, April 26." l h• The undersign e d considers himself ha ppy and si thlY honour e d generally to make known the commis " which b e has received from the Constitutional emperor. (Signed) " Baron Von PILLERSDORFF, , ." Minister of the Interior." PRUSSIA. Advices from Berlin of the 30th state that the strike among the printers still continues, though the Pricssian State Gazette has published a single leaf. It contains a proclamation from the Minister of finance, stating that the numerous applications which have been made to his department for the Opening of a voluntary loan were submitted by a Cabinet Council to his MAJESTY, who gave his sanc tion to the same. After commending the patriotic zeal of the donors, the proclamation goes on to say that the contributions may be made in current coin, in gold or silver' in bars, and in articles of gold and Silver. The Allgemeine. Preussische Zeitung of the 30th of April publishes a proclamation of the Commissioner of Police, DI INUTOLI , w h o ex pr es ses his determina tion to sen d a ll pr i n t ers , w h o are not natives of Berlin, away from :hat town, unless they return to their work in three (lays' time. Many printers will, 13 7 this ti me, h ave come up f rom th e p rov i nces , and the intended demonstration has, consequently, entirely missed its object. The Preussische Zeitung states, that the authorities °.! Danzig h ave reso l ve d t o pu t an em b argo up on the t imber s hi ppe d i n D anz i g h ar b our f or t h e D an i s h Governm en t as well as on that which lies still on the Wharfs, as a reprisal against the capture of Prussian si ps by the Danes. It is rumoured that Baron ARNIM has tendered his re signation as Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Berlin 'Change report of the 29zh of April in the Allgemeine Preussische Zeitung asserts the con tinuance of the pressure which has long prevailed at the Berlin Exchange. The pressure is to a great de gree caused by the mismanagement of the directors of some of the railroads. Nothing short of a radical reo rganisation of the whole system of their administra tion is held likely to restore public sympathy and ec'nfidence to this important branch. The new Go /erntnent loan has nevertheless met with a very fa vourable reception, and nobody doubts of its success Among foreign funds the English and Russian have r iven from 78 to 86. L BADEN. New riots have occurred again i n several p laces in South Germany, at Manheim, at Heidelburg, and 4 . t Weinheim, but they were soon pacified b y mill 4rrY interference. A somewhat more serious dis thtl!bance took place at Bamberg a few days ago, and %appeared to have a tinge of political tendency. ral lives were lost. There is no fresh news of interest from Friburg and the B re i sgau . Th e r e bels had gathered in con• tio erable numbers near Kandern, where General In Mus.NN, w ith his army, now amounting to nearly — '°° o men, was expected on Saturday last. THE NETHEIt LANDS. TUB IleGuE.—The ederlandsche Courant, of May 4 ) contains two royal decrees relative to the carrying Deof the r eso l u ti o ns adopted by the Ger manic tbriei relative to a portion of the Duchy of Lim a: We, William, &c., considering the relations, which, treating g to Art. I. o f the fundamental law , a nd the and th e which ex i st b etween the Duchy of Licabourg tie Ger man i c C on f e d er ation: biek; nsidering that, in recent times, the Germanic in L I/415 , 4 dopted resolutions which must be carried out eon - portvon of the Duchy of Limburg, which caTi l ot d b e e . p r t i c„ enie clry doue by the heads of the Minister'? of i l i rnts of the kingdom • en the report of the Council inisters we have - decreed and do decree: — An extraordinary functionary shall be no /4 Li 'd. under the title of Commissiol.er of the Duchy and e n 'horg for the Affairs of the Germanic Diet, who, t i,_ to,our i mmediate orders, is charged with the execu :rowf the resolutions of the Germanic Diet specified th e Gier'ind especially of those relative to the Deputies of l'rahkinnaaa National Parliament, which is to meet at as 00 tt s , rt• Ors the " Maine in the month of slay, as well export_, resolutions relative to the prohibition of the " not . rt m , hors es b y t h e Di e t. distri ct 0 - 1 1-- • Beerenbrock. commissary of the rel at i v Tm°nd, is appointed . commissioner for the affairs Am 3. to th e , is Diet. eurr e d b the he method of covering the expenses in gulat,d Y, the present decree shall be subsequently re our .u.Y us after a reprt made upon the subject by ;Cnisters or Finance and of the Interior. opie s of the decree shall be sent to the department g"er al administration and to the new commission. " WILLIAM. The Provisional President of the Council of Ministers, G. SCIIIMMELPENNICK. "The Hague, April 20." The second royal decree, countersigned by the Minister of the Interior ad interim, commands that the above decree shall be made known to the Go vernor of Limburg, in order that he may give the new commission every assistance in his power for carrying out the resolution of the Germanic Diet.— /Vederlandsche Stoats Courant, May 1. The Journal de la Haye, formerly the organ of Go vernment, has this day passed into other hands, and now prop oses to unite itself to that party of the Dutch press which defends the new constitutional systein, about to be established in the country. — Journal de la Haye, May 2. HANOVER. The H annovr i sc h e Z e it un? p u blishes the following dispatch from Lieutenant-General HAMLETT to the KING :--- rt every ocrnsion requires their services on a larger scale. I am not able to state our losses, but they are not to Lombardy, under the command of M. LUMASA, to join the liberating army of holy, The Minister of War announced the entire eva cuation of Syracuse by the Neapolitan troops, and the continuance of tranquillity at Messina. The Epoca of Rome of the 22d ultimo publishes a decree of King FERDINAND of Naples, dated the 18th, in which he declares illegal, null, and void, the de claration of his dethronement promulgated by the Sicilian Parliament. " OEVERSEE, Arm 24. "The Danes, having yesterday been driven by. the Prussian corps from their positions in Schleswig and the Castle of Gottorp, were this day pursued in two columns in the direction of Flensburg. The right hand co luaus proceeded by the highway, and consisted of the troops of the 10th Federal corps, fol lowed by five Prussian battalions as reserve force. The left hand column was made up of Prussian and Schles wig. Holstein troops. The enemy had retired in all directions, they had even abandoned a strong and prepared position. Towards evening, about nine *tiles from Flensburg, the right hand column met near the Bilachan Inn with the enemy's rear guard, whose outposts consisted of Riflemen, whom our Hussars took Prisoners. Mill proceeding, we tell in with a battalion e 1 Rifles, is regiment of Dragoons, and some artillery, tom onr w e attacked. The ground was in fa vour o f t h e nes. who fought with great determination. They were, nevertheless, forced to abandon their position, although our troops were fatigued with a thirty tnih s' March and harassed - by - the inclemency of the weather. The Regiment of the Queen's Hussars. especially Was successful in out-makutuvring them. They took the standard of the Danish Dragoons, their corn bander, and several officers. The Mecklenburg lira " °nB were, by the smallness of their number, pre vented from capturing the Danish artillery. They took some of their vehicles, and showed altogether Uuleh activity and perseverance. The Danish Rifle m en made an obstinate resistance, but, having lost their "mmander and five officers, they were at last forced t , surrender. Our troops had been marching ever sine( four o'clock in the morning. Their fatigue and th , darkness of the night prevented our following up our alv antage W e t oo k b etween 300 and 400 pr i soners. ilth nine °f et ilet re, one standard, and several conveyances. 147, happy to say our troops fought this, their first extremely well. They have convinced me they' —4 l do honour to the name of the lOth 'edere4 CorFN THE SUN, LONDON,_ TiItESDAY _ EVENING, MAY 4, 1848. 310 E Y also OWII3I L. 4; KC 1A L 1.20 W CITY, QUART glt TO The Cotton Market has been quieter, but former prices are barely maintained. Sales 4,000 to 5,000 bales. American realised 30. to sd. per lb. For Railway Shares there was a good demand at advanced prices. The market closed very firmly. Much interest is felt with regard to the state of affairs in Ital), and the report just circulated that the French army is on the march to assist Charles Albert excite the liveliest anxiety. The flame of war lighted up be tween France and Austria, a great European contest seems inevitable. Still every one is inclined to hope for the best, and especially that England may keep aloof. The letters and papers from the United States are of interest, as the money market had been affected by the intelligence from Europe, and there were large remit tances of specie making to Europe. There had been some failures among the French houses, but on the whole they stood their ground better than might perhaps hove in a pros been expected. The American mer c h an t s li re perous condition, and wi t h th e i r am ple re , ouree s have nothing to fear whil e England stands its ground. The State rev. nues ar e stea dil y i m proving." the following information is i n t erest i ng for the cre ditors : . " The legislatures of most of the states in this Union thaen'ha importance have adjourned, some by constitutional limitation , and some on account of the disposal o f a ll t h e b us iness nuder r e ne e l i l n at s ht i ie d v eertaoti sessiont( , h n e . npfu N be o li i t tc h n Nothing of debts; the ; the liquidation of principal at matur i ty , t h e y having been :v andoep s s abilityar y tn wait the f peopleur the e 0 pt!, rationee h oate thosed paymentit laws, ( in the onlye: d e velop o provided for by previous law s , t o t h e f u ll e xtent of the ey indebted transpired states, went of the resources of ea c h state , an d the increase d pi oductiveness of the public w or k s , f or th e prompt PY w went of every (grim again s t th em . interest " So far, this season, the most favourable results have been realised. In Pennsylvania the revenue from the canals exceeds that up to the corresponding period last year, although they were opened a week later, and the prospect for the remainder of the year is very flattering. In Illinois everything is e n co uraging. The Illinois and Michigan canal has been opened, and boats have already pas-ed through its entire length, with full cargoes. ‘‘ e shall be able to tell better, in the course of a month or two, what the income from this work will b ethis season, and what may be expected for the future. It is our belief that the tolls will be large, and that iitt inense transportation business will be done on this canal this the first season of its completion. This, with the two-mile tax authorised by the new constitu• lion for the payment of the principal of t he intermit debt, must place the finances of Illinois in a better posi tion than they have ever before actually been, and enable the State to pay a larger per cent. interest on the public debt. " Indiana does not progress so rapidly as the neigh bouring states. Her public works being but partially completed, and her finances in such a contwed condition it is impossible to form any idea of her probable ability to meet the claims of her creditors.• The arrangement made some time since with her bondholders has been by no means satisfactory, and the more they reflect upon it, the louder their com plaints. In a short time it will be considered rank repudiation—such repudiation as no other State in the Union has been guilty of—repudiation of an ac knowledged debt. When the terms were first proposed they were accepted because they were supposed to be the best in the power of the State to fulfil ; but the andpubliaa mind has h di a ft s e e r x elt pierfirelciendg is expressed to that firsta very great change since, created." The trade with Canada will shortly be resumed, as the ice was breaking up at Three Rivers. The progresswill steadily, sad the immigt ation b e of a more wholesome ch 'aracter. The sales of wheat last week in the provincial markets were 86,344 quarters. The Funds are not quite so good today, the natural effect, of hales to realise profits upo n the decided advance of the last few days. The abundance of money is the chief cause that prices are maintain. d, for although Irish affairs are looking well, there is no certainty with regard to the Continent. Consols have been 83i to 833 for money and time, being now about 83f Exchequer-bills have realised 38s. to 41s. pre mium. Bank Stock has been quoted 1893- to 191, and India Stock 229 k to 230. New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. are t;3l , to • The Foreign Securities are in fair request still. Spanish Five per Cents. 13i 4, and the Three per Cents. 23f to 24. Portuguese Four per Cents. 184. Mexican 163 to 16i. Dutch Two-aud-lialf per Cents. 44i. Railway Shares continue strong, and with a good business doing. Leeds and Bradford 5O Do., t f eeds, Dewsbury, Etc.... 47 1 , 2 •-••• ........... Do.. (blue) Scrip..... . 2%.•• 18 1 4 ......... . .... ... ~ Leeds and Thirsk ...... 40 Half Shares Ditto, Nov ...... ........ ... Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 3 1 ,i; ....... ... Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . ...... ...... 2 Liverp., Manchest,r, and .. Newcastle Juncti on ... ..... " . ..... .. London & Black w a 11 ... 13/ . ............ . Do. New, No. 2. Si. 135.4 d...• .............. Do. Extension 20 London, Brighto n , an d South Coast 5O 50 to lit Do. Consul. Eighths. 40 Do. Guarani. 5 per et... 9 ............... Do. Pref. Con. 5 fier et. 50 .. •••*" . 7 ....... Ditto. ditto...-. 1852 50 London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d..• ..... • """ Ditto, Preference... 18 , 17a 20 1 9 1,,i Loudon , Lnd N. W-atern 100 (93 13'' ; Quarter. (L•& B.) 22 Ditto, New - ...... Ditto, Fifth! , .. 2 ..•.• Do. 401. Share.,(l,. M.) 20 Do. 10!. ( & B.) A. 7 1 4 2 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) 11. , 9 t ,'z Po. 10 1 . 4M. & B.) C. 1 ..• Lon & NV :stern 50 Do. New 50/. ..... 37 1 ,4_ Do. New 401 Do. Tenths (C onso l.) 50 ......... 42 -••• Ditto ditto .... 40 •••••• ..... ••• Ditto. Thirds .......... 10 ...... "'London, Salisbury, an d Yeovil ••• Liindonilerry&C , ,lerain 27 ........ Lon toniterry and Ennis- 18 ONE CLOSING iticES 01 , nnITISII FUNDS. ON Loot. PRICES Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Anns .. 81 1 418% ti 2 81 3 / 4 .3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 83% S ig d i p I A 83'4 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anne 83 % 34 W I 82 3 / 4 ~utig AllllB. to expire J an. 1860 -16 % 8N Ditto 30 year., Jan. 5, 1860 8 5 ,8 838 India Stock 230 229 1 4 22914 2 ~ dia Bonds, 1,0004 Ditto under 1,000/... ...... .2onsols for Account ..... ...... i , ;xcliequer Bill& 3d. 1,0001. 500/. Small 07SE CLOSIN , RIcE;,, OF FOREIGN fIINDS. O'CIMR. PRICE: , Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. Ditto, Deferred 3 31 Mexican, .") per Cent. 1846 16 5 104 16 1 Ditto, Account 161,4 16Ii Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 3l 31 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, d per Cent ...... ...... Ditto, 4 per Cen' l B 3 /4 18 rtussian Bonds .. Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent 24 2:1 1 . , Ditto, Account 23 1 4 23 1 4 Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 ,4 per Cent 2Ol 20 1,,,, Dividends on the above payble in London. 32 1 / 2 211,‘z 19 1 4 134 - .. Belgian, 2% per Cent 36.7.i Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 44% 42z !,: t I)ittu. -1 per Cant. Certificates 64 62% 64% 63 1 ,4 63 Ditto, Bonds PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOS ING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PR ICES. . 50 ..... Amber., Nott., Boston, .. iy and Eastern Junction 314 iY ....... ........ Ayreihire and Galloway 2%...... ............. • Belfam, & County Down 14% - ...... Birmingham and , Ox ford Junction .... 2O ...... ..... Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... 14 ............ 14 Birming.,Wolverli'pton, and Stour Valley 121. 4a ....... Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Jung ..... . Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ...... .............. B ristol and Exeter B5 ...... ........... 44 ; 8 k.-1..i. - ----- ***** •- ----- •••••• 25 _ L , westoft. (4 pe r e t. , ... ) 2u .. . 7- ---- •••• Ditto (6 per et.) ..... 3 Jl a nzhester,Buxt on . an d -- Matlock Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...loo - Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 ••. •.. ........ Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 ••.. ..... ••• Ditto ditto ( No. 3) ... 7 l%_ — ........ ••••• Ditto, New 101. Pref... 7 1 / 2 Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 30 Ditto ditto . __.... 9 Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire Do., Grimsby Dock l5• Do., Maachester and Lincoln Union..... 41.25. _ Manchest.&Southampt., 2I A ...... Ilidlan4 .....• ............ 100 ......103 104 103 Do. Consolidated Pref.loo Do., do., 501. Shares... 15 ••• Do. Ilion., and Derby10 0 a ,Consol. Bristol and Biittin6rueriocct.st.r.:l3oo6 ••••••I_l2 l / 2 118._ Ditto,Leicest. & Swan niiigton,.B per ct.g uar.loo ...... ... ........ ~,, DDittroom,BdriltgstO & .. . ..... 1 11 . 35 . 6d .... . — Midland Great Western Irish ............ ........ 40 - ...... ••-• ........ Middlesbro' and Redcar, ... 6 per cent. uuar. ...... 50 ... •" ...... ... N eweast i e ana Carlisle...loo ...... Do. Quarter 5............ 25 ..... .. .......•••• . N ewmr k e t&Chestertord 18 1 / 2 — ..... ••• • Do. Extension ...... -.21. 12s - .......... ..... Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford 6 ...... .............. Newry and Enniskillen 7 ...... ......... • Newry, Warrenpoint, and Roetrevor .. 15 ...... •••••• Norfolk .... ....... ....NO Do. New 201. Do. Extension Do. Guaranteed 5 1 / 2 pc. 5 De. do. Waveney Val. 2 Northern Counties Union 4 North British ........ ... *25 Do. Half Shares l2l/2..... 11.4 Do. Quarters 6 LA 5 l /2 Do. Extension Ditt , 'Thirds North & South-Western 2 North stattortishire lO ...... 7 1 / 2 'N I % .. North Wales North Western. 7 :' , 2 — - Oxford, Worcester. and Wolverhampton ...... 40 —.. 22 1 / 2 .. Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Royston and Ilitchin ... 1% OCOttiSll Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New lO - ........ ••• •• Sheffield, Rotherham, said Goole (Nor. Div.) 5 Do. do. (Sou. Div.) 2 , ;8...... ... Shrewsbury and Birrn... 8 Ditto ditto. Class B. 5 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 Ditto Uswestry ...... 16 Ditto New i3o.g per Cent. Pref. 8 Shre‘rbbueyand Ilerttd. 2 Shropshire Union ,uuto Devon.— 45 - ......••• ••••• Do. I'retereuce noutn 6tanord3hire 5% —•—• ••• .....„ outh Eastern Do., No. 1 24 Do., N 0.2. - •••• ...... .• Do., Nu. 3 ...,......... 20 • • ••• • •• Do., No. 4 South V a1e5............... 23 ...... •outo Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole swans. & Loughor it Ca meron's Stui. Coal. ... 6 Law Vale Extension ... 6 l'Uaines Haven Dock and Railway .. .. 17% Vale of Neath •.. .. . 4 W atertord and Kilkenny 15 •,!. W aroma! and Limerick 40 N' atertd,Wxtrd,Wicklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent Guaranteed ... Do. do. do. ... 25 W est Corn wall IV hitehaven Sr. Furness 11 Windsor, Staines, and South Western..... ... 7 ...... W ilts, Somerset,& Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick..... .. Do. Original New and Berwick .. ...... ...... 25 Do. Extensiort ICI 0. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2..;..... 10 Oci; G.N E.Preterence 8. ..—• 83 4 9 York:and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 --. ' 1),,. East nod West hid- • ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 16 Ceylon - Demerara lO . ..... Dendre Valley. 4 Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish ...... - ... .... . asst... t Indian ...... •••• Great Indian Peninsular 58. Italian and Austrian.... 4 Louvain ila iitrabre ... 6 Luxembourg 7 — Madrid and Valentin.... 2 ...... Namur and Liege lB ... .. 3 1 4 Northern of France lO ...... 3% Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Over Yssel 413 s 4d...... Paris and Lyons lO .•• .. Paris and Orleans ...... 20 ..... Paris and Rouen ... ..... 20 ...... ••• Paris and St ras b ourg ... 8 Rouen and Havre ...... 20 Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... 436.. ... ..... Strasbourg and Basle Tours and Nantes .. 8 ...... Tournay, Jurbise, den,Lan and Hasselt ..... 16 — West Flanders ..... - ..... 8 %.• ••• JOINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint 5t0ck...... 10 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 L 46% 261/2 103% 10 , ,4 774 118 4 3 ,4 23 1 , 111 A 1% 71 ,A 224 71,1'3 1 Ili 24 55 4 32% 29 1 6 17: 1 4 10, IS 70 13% 8134 8 41/2 - - LOYD'S SIiII I PING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAT 4.—Wind E.N.E., light breeze and fine clear weather. DOVER, MAY 2.—The Margaret, Fletcher, of and from Stockton, which arrived here today, was in contact 27th ult. with a small schooner, supposed to belong to Sun derland, when the latter lost her mainmast, the former received but little damage. LIVERPOOL, MAY 3.—The .Mertoun, Hamilton, from New Orleans to this port, which was taken into Key West, Feb. 11 last, by wreckers after being on shore, has been condemned and sold with the cargo. NEWRY, MAY I.—The Mary Ann, Caroill, of this place, from Cardiff, struck against the .pier-head at Falkom, and sunk soon afterwards. • LIVERPOOL, MAY 3.—Arrived Roscreen, St. Michael's; Hortense, Bohn, Ostend; Clementine, Boohu, Dantzic. Sld. 2d, Sophia, New Orleans ; 3d; Borderer, Sydney, New South Wales; Felicity, Ikavannah; Lerwick, Phi. ladelphia; John Currier, Boston; Montreal, New York; Bee, Staten Island; Jessie. Quebec; Robert, Dalhousie; Mary Ann, Alexandria. Off port, 3d, Free Trade steamer; Rapid. DEAL, MAY 3.—Arrived from the River and sailed, Edmuudsbury, Madras; Cannata, Cape of Good H ope; Jamaica. Bahia i• Ruy, St. Kitt's ; Adele, Belize ; Lotus, Bermuda. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 3.—Sld. Euzine steamer, Wil son, Constantinople. FALMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind variable and light.—Arrd. 2d, Line, Zell, Bahia. PENZANCE, MAY 2.—Sld. Will. Pennynnges, Quebec. OFF THE LIZARD. —Arrd. Robert Morrison, Bahia. MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY znaUTGATM AIM Each kind of prime Meaiconamande7lartetaysale, at full prices. 'Otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef from 2s 10d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 36 6d to 4s 8d; Lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 8d; Veal, 4s to ss; and Pork, 3s 10d to 5s per 81b by the carcase. MEAT MARKETS. SoUTHALL, ALLY 3.—We bad a slow ae mand for Beasts today, at barely last week's quotations; but all other kinds of stock were steady, and, in come the prices had an upward tendency. insts3nsc to , a m ,13;:t8drotin albs; 4s 2d; Mutton, 4s to 55 4d; Veal, 4s to 4s 8c1; and Fork 4a to 4sb 6d per to sink the offal. market was very moderately ROMFORD, MAY 3. supplied with tat stock.°f:robriosch moved off steadily at full f 3s to 4s 2d; Mutton, 4:4d rates of currency. B ee 6:6d, B iskt to 616 d; Veal, 45 to 45 8d; and to 55 6d; lamb, 45 • Calves, 1111 to 255; • York, 45 t 0 41 ed per Blbs. suckling Quarter old store Pigs, 18s to 235; and Mileh Cows, cause of the advocacy of the Chaim ter, was then resumed ! with their small Calf, 15/ to 18/ each. Five different amendments and .00iitradictory LEWIS, instrne bsl..Y 2.—Beet Iron' 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, i Lions to the committee were provosed on the m o ti on . 4s 4d to 5s 4d; Lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 6d; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d; and the greatest confusion, of cos ese, ensued, which and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81bs. 1 . 1 moderate supply arid_ was finally carried to such a length that the chairman a steady trade. said that it was really too bad that scii'ne of the netegates should speak four or five times upon Subjects not in the least degree connected with the motion, while others who wanted to speak had not the slightest chance. Several of the delegates expressed themselves per fectly disgusted with the proceedings, denouncing the Assembly " a standing disgrace and a set of washer women,' and even intimated their intention, unless some reformation took place in the mode of :proceeding ! • that they would return to their constituencies and tell them that they were unworthy of their confidence. Ultimately, however, the committee were appointed. - end the Assembly adjourned at the usual hour. • BAY DIAZILETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 31 15s ; Clover, ditto, 41 to 41 16s; and Straw, 11.8 s to 11 11s per load. Supply but moderate,_ and trade rather Anil. CHMEERLAHD.—M e adow. Hay, 31 to 41; Clover ditto, 41 to 41 15s ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 11 123 per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. • WHI.TECHAPEL.—MeadoW Hay, 31 to 31 15s ; Clover, ditto, 41 to 51; and Straw, 11 is to 1/ 103 per load. Trade rather dull, at the above quotations. COAL MARKET.--Y.F.suotr uor. Carr's Hartley Chester Main l4B 6d Eden Main .. lss 9d Davison'sWest Hartley 15s Od I.ambton Primrose ...' Iss 9 ! Ilasting's Hartley lss Od Belmon t .... .. .. . ... . ...... 15s 9d H olywell Main ... ... : . 1-is 6d Bell .... ; .................. t65..6il ,1 Leasingthorne Hartley 138 Od.liaswell ......... ... . l7s ii North Pontop New Tantield'. . ... North Percy Hartley l4s 6d ' Mot rison . 14s 9d O r iginal Tantield • . 165 Od Tantield Moor .... ..... 13s 6,1 Stewart's 17s 3d . Townlev .................. Lis 9d,Carad(x: ..... .. 9(1 s 3,, Walker's Primrose ... 12s 6d,Hartlepool lss West Wvlam ......... 13s 6d Adelaide T ees Wall's End, &c. Denison Bewicke and Co. 145'....•. se South Durham F ra mwell Gate ..... .... 14s 9d *lee, .4 Gosforth l4s 9: , Anthracite Culm jotspur .• •• l4s 3d Cowtorn H ar tley 3,lSidue% 's Hartley - 15s On Ida'. .................... 14s Killingworth ........... 14i 6o: . Kiddell'ai....... ...... ..._143 6dl Ships at ui;irkei...ll6. CITY COUNTY COURT. TRAVERS AND COMPANY v. PEEK, BROTHERS ANDiCO. 'This case was tried on the 14th of April, Mr. /34agiety, appearing, for the plaintiffs and Mr. C. Blackbitra for. the defendants. The question is one of considerable importanca're the merchants apd brokers of the city, and the f ac ts as p rov ed at the tri a l a re as folloWs :—lti March 1847, the plain, tiffs purchased of defendants, through their respe a. tire br o k ers , at public sale , thirty lots of gintlee, then lying' in the Ea s t a nd West India dockti.. the time of the sale defendants handed to phintiffe the dock warrants for th e ginger. and. which were in the usual form, and bore the following. indorse. :Lent,—" Rent it incurred to the 6th March. 1847, to our deposit account. (Signed) RICKARDS, LITTLE, and Co." The warrants were never indorsed by defendants. Plaintiffs at the same, time paid defendant's for the ginger deducting the amount of rent incurred from the 6th March, 1847, to what is termed the prompt of dr fondant's sale to them. :.In October, 1847, Messrs, Rickards, Little and Co. suspended their payment s , Plaintiffs Mill held several of the before-mentioned war. ants, and on presenting them to the Dock Company or the puilpose of having Messrs. Rickards and C 0.% Deposit Account charged with rent up to the 6th MarA. pursuant to their indorsement, the Dock Company re. . firm d .se to do, on the ground of their having suspended payment. Plaintiffs were thereupon obliged -to pay .the rent due up to that time, as well as subsequent,' and brought"' this action to recover from defendants the amount - they had so paid as money paid for their use. The plaintiffs contended that defendants were bound to have Rickards and Co's Account charged before they handed the warrants to plaintiffs, and not Having dune so they remained liable for such rent. On the other' hand, defendants contended that, having handed the warrants with such indorsement, to plaintiffs. they had notice that the account had not been charged. that they, by so receiving them, elected to look to Rick- . and and Cp. for the rent to the 6th March, and by receiv ing the subsequent rent from defendants they discharged them from all liability. It was also urged that suppos ing defendants bad remained liable for such rent, that i p a l e a i a n ta t i u ff e s h caoau itsd no nont r . recover e a t the b y amount ßia: from Rickards rda defendan ts, f ectn had been caused by plaintiffs own negligence, in not getting their accyunts charged at any time during the silt months which they held the warrants. The case stood over for decision, and Messrs. Amery and Co. , attorneys for Messrs. Tra vers and Messrs. Law rence and Reed for Messrs. Peek, Brothers, being in attendance, Mr. Commissioner Bullock this day delivered his judgment. After stating the foregoing facts, he said that the question involved in this case cwasrsefounlecoofagairdeeartaitmioportaTticeh; a la u w d bad tiinggivean plain very tiff to recover for money paid, as in this case was clear, and to render the defendants liable, there must have been, either an express or implied promise on their part t. 3 repay plaintiffs what they might have to pay. In tt.,is ease it could not be contended for a moment that there was any an t e s x sidered whether there existed any implied promise, such press promise. It was, therefore, to be t•On promise pt could haert e n ll o vte t sa exist without a legal liability on d 'L eenc pepreidaroresdedtothheimw warrants, ts d , e defendants, asta nut havin g rent ls n o o wreososiuvgehdt from ants the rent subsequent i t e o g th i e 6th of Marc o h om , hav ing handed them to the plaintiffs , of a third party, for the with the indorsement b le a f r a e e r d d e : . , endants could not in any way vered, and plaintiffs hav i ng be liable e for rent upon those goods, wh e th er incurred before eld or after naoftepr rnm i that sn transaction. That being so, there implied on their part to pay, and th uonsuited. e plaintiffs m us t be CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITiSII CORN ror the Week ended May 4,1848, made up from the Returns et th, Inspectors in the different Cities and Teems in Emgland and Wales . per Imperial Quarter. I WHEAT. I BARLST.I 1 OATS. RTE. I MEANS. I TEAS. PRICE ' • I 49s ,6d 1 3ls ,Od I 195 Id I 295 Od 1 34s 91 37: 61 ' ' • DU rik:s ON FOREIGN COIN. WWI. 1 BAUM. 1 OATS d . I ITIL I 'JSMEANS. Pau. 75 Od 2s Od 3s O 2, Od I Od I 2s Oil --.................. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) LEAHY V. LORD MILTON. The arguments in this appeal , yesterday, w e r e r e sumed and conclud ed to-day. The which were part beard case came b e fore his Lordship upon appeal from the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor of England, allowing exceptions to the answer of Lord Milton and Mr. llayter, two of the committee of the Clunmel, Kilkenny, Carlow, and Wicklow Railway Committee, in which b th il e Tl y oht : d e Lo n is i c e o l ve t wr h yh a ,ie t in t aaa h i e d y eoet h r ad any information to give to the plaintiff, arguments, a . engineer ea action t i o o f a t a h t e c a o w m . pany , filed a uti, R p gam C e llt u N d C g E tn lt u o::, a a is t m t i h n e ing con t c h l e u s si p o p n ea o l costs. The Court then proceeded hear motions. QUEEN'S appeal motion f s w . tibthe ri . . QUEEN NCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings i n B anco. ) HUDSoN. The plaintiff i n t hi s case is con/sa I. • the son of the well-known the Mr. Cobbett. Notwithstangeng legal proaeedings which he bas adopted in the last two or three years, with other courts during his discharge from the Queelve Bench,tie view of obtaining in the custody of the Warden. i s he still remains been repeatedly offered his discharg e stated that he has (ions, but that he has refused t o a cc ept on e c t ertain condi offers that have been made to him, on the an y of the he is legally entitled to his liberty, and tha t eground:t he will not accept it on any conditions whatever. Mrs. Cobbett, who, it will be borne in mind, fre quently addresses the C ourts in su pp ort of the leg al objections offered by he r husband to his det ention, and who is almost daily to be seen in one or other of them, took her seat in the court this morning. Lcrd DENMAN, seeing Mrs. Cobbett, gave the judg.. went of the Court upon her husband's last application le the Learned Judges. It will be recollected that Mr. Cobbett had been transferred from the custody of the keeper of the Fleet Prison into that of the defendant, the Governor of the Queen's Bench. Against the validity of that attachment he appealed on the ground of its irregularity, and brought au action against the defendant for compensation. At the trial the defendant proved that the writ of attachment was delivered to him while the plaintiff was in the custody 01 the Governor of the Fleet Prison, and that the plaintiff was transferred to his custody in the ordinary way, anti in virtue of the warrant. Subsequently, the plaintiff was brought up by a habeas corpus, when he contended that Mr. Baron Parke would have discharged him for the irregularity of the proceeding, but that the defen dant had made an improper return to the writ. Now th. plaintiff said it lay upon the defendant to prove in what manner he became attached, and that he had failed to do so. He, therefore, contended that he was entitled his discharge, and moved for a new trial on the above grounds. The Learned Chief Just ice said that the Court was of opinion that the proceedings on the attachment were perfectly regular, and that, therefore,.the applica tion could nut be acceded to. Rule refused. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittingi; in Banco, before Mx. Justice COLERIDGE). ROBINSON V. OXFORD, WORCESTER. AND WuLVERIIAMP. TON RAILWAY. Mr. M. D. ]lax moved fur a rule calling upon flu tlxfor3, Worcester, and Wolverhamptou ii ay Com pany to show cause shy a mandamus should not issue to c .mpel theta to summons jury to assess the value of some property they proposed to take belonging to Mr. William Robinson. Onty a portion of the property wio quired for the purposes of the line, but the taking of this portion would destroy the rest.; and as the cornt,rny ri fu.ed io compensate Mr. Rubinson for the &lunges, he had been compelled to have recourse to thi: Court to force them to do so.—Rule nisi. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES.-TUESDAY. Lin the hurry of sending our parcel from the course o the station, we inadvertently stated that Capsicum And Sampson were third and fourth; for Sampson, read Good Boy.]______ _ SETTING UP TO MIDNIGHT. CHESTER CUP. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DA' ) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCRELL.) ROBERTS V. SINTRESICII. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 171. 7a. for money lent, &c. Defendant pleaded a set-off for board and lodging of plaintiff. The plaintiff had been housekeeper in a gentleman's family, and whilst out of a situation went to reside with defendant, who was a friend, residing in Chester-place, 13elgrave-square. Previously to that time she had ad vanced differeat sums of money, for which defendant hall given an I 0 U for 71. 10s., and the full amount made out for plaintiff was 151. The only question was, whether the plaintiff was liable for the board and lodg ing at 18s. per week, for no bargain had been made, and plaintiff urged that she had taught the defendant's wife the art of cookery. The defendant's attorney complained that the action should have been brought in the superior court, when, it it had been brought in the county court, the parties might have been examined. The UNDER-Z*IIEIIM said he could not interfere on that point, nor could the jury take it into consideration. The jury gave a verdict for 11/. 165., allowing Bs. a week for board and lodging. The other cases were undefended, and not of the slightest interest. 7to 1 agst Peep o'llay 30 to 1 agst Montpensier Boy 30 to 1 agst Enchanter 10 to 1 agst Lightning 30 to 1 ugst Bantam 12 to 1 apt War Eagle 33 to 1 agst Lady Hyla* IS to 1 agst Glen Saddel 33 to 1 agst lonia 25 to 1 apt Patriot 33 to 1 ag►st Sylvan 25 to 1 ugst Giselle i 33 to 1 ugst Conynghatll 25 to 1 agstlune 40 to 1 agst Rotas 30 to 1 agst Inheritress CLERKENWELL.--(THIS DAY.) Mr. Montagu Leveson, who was remanded on Satur day last, on the charge of maliciously shooting Priscilla Fitzpatrick, was brought up this day, before Mr. Tyr whitt, for final examination. A certificate from the house-surgeon at the Univer sity College Hospital was handed to the magistrate, which stated that the wounded girl was in a very pre. carious state. Mr. Walters, of Guildford-place, Clerkenwell, gun maker, stated that the pistol, the lock of which was originally of bad materials and workmanship, had been greatly knocked about, and was in such bad order that it would go off more readily at half-cock than at the full. The trigger was of iron, as was com monly the case in French pistols, whereas it ought to be steel, as was always the case in pistols of English manu facture. He observed, however, that the barrel was rifled, of which the French were very fond, although, With such a pistol as this, it was not worth the expense. The cause of the pistol's going off so readily at halt cock was, that the point of the trigger being of Bolt thee laid tumbler. hastily The on a p ta is b t l o e l , a metal, which it ought not to be, w as worn d own, and w t o ha ul teoek would not goi ild n u tot gt he , bents offit of re it w or if, when held in the hand, any one pushed with the least force against it. James Whiskin, Esq., a Middlesex Magistrate, -de posed that on Monday morning he was called upon by one of the relativ es o f the def end ant, he visited the s u ff erer P r i s at whose request et la Fitzpatrick at the hospi tal, and having ascertained that she believed herself in a dying state, and that she had no hopes of living, he took her deposition in the usual form, and in it she three times emphatically declared that it was " all an accident, that Mr. Montagu had no idea of shooting her." The prisoner, being then called on for his defence, said in a low tone with great emotion, " I had no idea of shooting her." Mr. I'TRWRITT said, that although in his own mind he was perfectly satisfied of the defendant's innocence, and would be satisfied with his own recognizance, yet as the law w as very strict in the inference of criminal ity whenever death was caused by -violent means, b e thought 1 it necessary to hold the prisoner to bai l, himself 5001. and two sureties in 2501. each, to appear attn e _n a r n . ; t sessions of the Central Criminal Court answerto charge which might be referred g a ai ntben en tered intol - The required recogniz p ancas end the defendant retired with his friends: • --.----Tr , - - - -----'—'--- _ NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. (THIS DAY-) for its he delegated met this morning at the usual hour. M essrs. Bennett And White, the Government reporters, were in a ttendance. fo pf a t i e i rn s ( t )g ra n ng s e it r t s in i g ro , m ha t v h i e ng Mr. Wss.r gave notice of his intention to bring f or , lie c omplained b galleries, except ob.giredeta t t iva ro ° s t e t ° w il hion exclusionwere th admitted by tickets given by th e delegates, who would be answerable for their which had good conduct. Mr. CLARKE seconded the motion , upon him yesterday upon leaving the Assea rt ly, n3 loudly of the brutal attacks language which attributed it to the violent and exciting and was used . by the advocates of phy s i ca l force in the A ss embly. A very violent discussion took Place upon the subject. between the respective advocate s o f t h e moral and phy sical force principles. The adjourned debate, upon Mr.lcidd's motion for the appointment of . a committe e t o d raw up an address to the people i nv i t ing the ul to assist, bicontributtone the BAVARIA. The Augsburg Gazette of the 2811 ult. announces :he safe delivery of the Queen of BAVARIA Of a Prince on the morning of the :27th. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. We hare received Copenhagen papers of the 2Gth ult., and they contain some interesting news. The Berlin Go:ette says that his MAJESTY has sum moned Count CHARLES MOLTKE to his head-quar ters at Friedricia. Count MourKE, it will be re. membered, was a member of the late Cabinet, and resigned beeatp , e his colleagues accused him cf being too much in favour of the Schleswig-Hol stein cans , - ; it is, therefore, to be surmised that the KING is anxious once more to try negotia tions with his rebel subjects. The prohabil!ty of tl.is surmise is still increased by another account, namely, thlt M. D'OxuoLM, one of the King's Aides de-Camp, who had been entrusted with a confidential mission to St. Petersburgh, had returned with a posi tive declaration front the EMPEROR, "that lie could not in any way actively interfere in the conflict, so long as the allied troops did not overstep the bk.unda ries of Denmark Proper; but that he would use every endeavour to induce the Prussian Government to withdraw its army across the Eider, and that, provided the English Cabinet would do the same, he would immediately dispatch a Commissioner to the two opposing head-quarters for the purpose of making proposals for an amicable settlement of the question." This last account we extract from the well-informed and semi-official journal Feedrelandet. All the Copenhagen papers continue to speak in the highest terms of the excellent spirit, amounting to a perfect enthusiasm, which prevails over the whole country. There is no news from Schleswig. Holstein. A dispatch from General HALKETT, the Commander of the Hanoverian auxiliary army, only states some trifling movements in advance, but nothing positive was known of the precise position of the Danish army. The harbours of Kiel, and the Schleswig and Hol stein canal, are blockaded by Danish ships ; a frigate and two gun-boats lie before the entrance. Some Prussian ships lying at Stettin, reaiy to sail for Copenhagen, with freights of timber for the Danish Government, have received letters of safety from the Danish authorities ; but the captains still refuse to sail, it not being distinctly specified that the safe conduct extends to the return as well as to the outward voyage. There is a large quantity of ship timber belong• ing to the Danish Government stored at Stet tin, purchased on its account, and—which is dwelt on by the Germans with some satisfaction — paid for. The Prussian Government has consulted with the heads of the shipping interest in Stettin on the possibility of arming a number of vessels as quickly as possible to protect the ports against the Danes. A commission has been formed to consider the matter ; it is understood that the arming of merchant vessels cannot be carried into effect with any success ; but the commission undertakes to pro vide some gun-boats. Disturbances have broken out at Stralsund. The Constitutional Club has appointed a committee for the put pose of providing for the defence of the coasts. Extract from a letter dated Hamburgh, April 29, received in London yesterday : " The Danish schooner Geyser, Huhn, in proceeding down the Elbe to-day, was twice fired at with blank cartridge from the Slade battery, but returning no answer a ball was fired at her, which compelled her to heave to, when she was taken possession of by the Hanoveriana. All Danish vessels, except those belonging to the Dukedoms of Schleswig and Holstein, and to the city of Altona, will be seized in the Elbe, Weser, Eider, Hever, and on the Hanoverian coast ; and it is expected that the Danish Consuls in England will notify to such Danish vessels coming up the Channel not to continue their voyage." An Altona correspondent of the 29th in the Cologne Gazette confirms the report of the German troops having taken possession of Hadersleben. An other and more important report contained in the same letter is the evacuation of the island of Alsen by the Danes. There was also a rumour of a counter revolution at Copenhagen, but no particulars are stated. POSEN. The Cologne Gazette of the Ist of May says that the reports from this place are as melancholy as ever ; bloody scenes, engagements between the Landwehr and the military, excesses of the populace against the lives and property of the Jews and of the Germans, are the order of the day. In many parts the Polish nobles are pressed to the uttermost by the armed peasants, who demand the immediate fulfilment of the promises originally made to them. ITALY. LOMBARDY AND VENICE. General DURAND°, the Commander of the Roman troops, has been sent at the head of a corps d'urmee into Friuli to prevent the advance of the Austrians unier NUGENT. Letters from Milan of the 27th state that the pri soners (civil, not political) in the house of correction in that city, to the number of 500, rose on their guard, and attempted to escape on the 26th, but their flight having been stopped, they barricaded the prison and fired on the outer guard. As many as 4,000 National Guards and four pieces of artillery were immediately directed to the spot, and after two of the insurgents were wounded the rest sur rendered. Bulletins from the army announce that the Duke of SAVOY made a second reconnaissance close to the walls of Verona and Mantua on the 25th, and that not an Austrian was to be seen, all having retired into their fortresses. The Milan Gazette of the 27th contains a letter from General ALLEMANDI, in which the latter justi fies his conduct against the calumnies that had been spread against him. It appears that, the people of 13ergamo being ill-atlected towards him, he expressed to the Provisional Government a desire• to return to Milan, which was consented to. The Patria of Florence of the 26th ult.. announces the arrival at Leghorn of the French ships of the line the lena and the Jupiter, the latter with Vice- Admiral BAUDIN on board, and the AstimodCe and Panama steam-frigates. The Vice-Admirall was re ceived with enthusiasm by the people of Leghorn. General ALLEMANDI, who commanded ihe free corps in the Tyrol, has been, it is said, arrosted at Bergamo, by order of the Government. iie has been replaced by the brother of DURAND°, Olf Pied mont. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 29th publishes a bulletin of the 27th from the Kieufs head -quarters at Valeggio. The army was preparing to move towards the Adige. On the preceding day General BBO.GLIA, having received information that a body of Austrian infantry and llussars was stationed near ViHatr anca, marched against them with a battalion of the brigad e of Savoy and a squadron of Novara cavalry. Th e Austrians retired in good order as far as Sommu arn ., pagna; the Piedmontese, however, came up with them and routed them completely. The Austrians lost nine men, twenty-four prisoners, .and two horses. I'he head quarters were to be removed to Som macampagna the following day, seveu miles from Verona. Letters from Volta state that CHARLES ALBERT intended to make a simultaneous attack on Peschiera and on Mantua on the 25th. The' Debuts publishes the following parigraph:— " The Venetians have committed a great imprudence in tearing down the arms of Great Britain which were placed over the entrance of the residence of the English Consul. The reason given for this outrage was, that the Consul had declared that England. would not acknowledge the Venetian Republic. the Consul quitted Venice on the 19th, and retired to Trieste." SICILY. In the sitting of the Sicilian House of Commems on the 17th April a sum of money was ♦oted to ale- trop the expenses of 100 Sicilians about . to proceed DUTCH PAPERS. THE HAGUE, MA; L—Last night a fire broke out in the %Sr:4r Department, but speedy assihtance being at hand within. the Hotel, its further spread was pre vented. MAY 2.—llis Majesty, yesterday, gave a private audience to General De Mansbach, who had the honour to deliver to his Majesty his credentials of Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary from his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway at the Court of the Netherlands. By a royal resolution of the 29th April, his i\la jk-sty:has [been pleased to grant Baron De Tour van Bellinchave an honourable dismissal from the func tions as member of the First Chamber of his States General.--/Wderlandsehe Staats Courant, May 3. AMSTERDAM, MAY 2.—Although the elections at Paris might be easily foreseen, the official intelligence received yesterday, nevertheless, produced a good effect upon our market. In Dutch funds the integrate rose nearly 1 per cent. higher than yesterday. The other inlaim funds, with but little business, ale improved. The Russian and Austrian were much in demand, as likewise were the Spanish and Portu guese, the latter at a rise of 1 per cent., and the Three per Cent. Inland rose per cent. —Amsterdam Courant, May 3. THE METROPOLITAN COMMIS SIONERS OF SEWERS.—(THIS DAY.) The Metropolitan Sanitary Commissioners h. Id a court of sewers this morning; Lord Morpeth in the A collector was appointed for the Westminster dis. trict, at a salary of 1501. per annum. A report was read from the general purposes com mittee, containing a proposal fur draining the new pri sot► at Holloway. This work could be accomplished for 1,7001, and the City authorities were ready to contri bute 9751. towards it. Under the old system this work would have involved an expenditure of between 4,0001. and 5,000/. The report was adopted, and the work ordered to be proceeded with. M r . H o oper, of Holloway, was fined 51. for breaking into a sewer, but the fine was not to be enforced till after the next court. The surveyors rendered a report of the flashing operations, from which it appeared that since the com mencement of their labours they had cleared out 86 miles of sewers. A report was also read from Mr. Hodgson, the chemist, relative to the merits of the deodorii•ing fluids. The report represented Sir Wil ham Burnett's fluid to be the cheapest and least objec tionable. A report was then read with reference to a plan for draining the East London workhouse, but the plan was considered objectionable and too expensive. The sur veyor was therefore directed to prepare an amended plan. It sbould be mentioned that the objectionable plan emanated from the City authorities. Some other routine business was gone through, and the court; adjourned. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlborough House. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness also took a drive in the Park. Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey and Captain the lion. A. "H. Gordon, the Equerries in Waiting, attended on horseback. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Duchess of Gloucester ♦isited the Queen yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. Their' Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took walking and pony exercise yesterday, and their Royal lighnesses the Princess Helena and the infant Princess were taken airings in the pleasure-grounds of the Palace. The royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace yester day, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Augusta Bruce, Ba roness Speth, Viscount Clifden, and Captain Francis Seyinoi ller oyal Muhnessthe Duchess of Kent visited her Ma: rough His jesty the Queen Dowager yesterday, at Marlbo [ouse. ioy:dHighness the_ Prince of Prussia visited their Ri bridge Froderi . 3 41 Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam e,ter,:ay, and parto..k et a dejeune with their liqhre-sses and the Princess Mary and Prince ik or Hesse, at Kew. Prince Castelcicala, the Sicilian Minister, had an audienCe of Lord Palmerston yesterday morning. ' Mr. Henry Landor had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Prini:e Callimaki, the Turkish Minister, and Princess Caltimaki, have returned to town trom Brighton, after a sojurn of a fortnight. Moffat had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. A most striking. scene was presented by the rehearsal of the Sonriambula yesterday. As soon as the carriage of Mademoiselle Lind reached the door of the theatre, x dense Crowd surrounded it. The moment she stepped on the stage the whole orchestra ros•., and, joining with the chorus, receivt d her with cordial cheers and deafen ing shouts. The great songstress was moved to tears by her reception, and was apparently happy to withdraw for a moment to conceal her emotion. When she had sung her aria a' intruta, this manifestation was renewed, as it was several times, with increased fervour, until the conclusion. Mademoiselle Lind is visibly increased in strength, entbonpoin:. and good looks, since last year. But what is most extraordinary is the change which has occurred in a voice it was not thought possible could improve or increase is its resources. No one beforehand would cri dit this further acquisition, although no one present to. night but will feel it deeply, and after the first few minutes of audition. Mademoiselle .Lind's voice!is strikingly increased in volume, at the same time ,ness and volubility. In her extraordinarily bold of voice, in the embellishments she introduces in Sol 'Lich exquisite propriety in the inspiration of the n!, the shades of modulation are smoother and more mellowed. Her ♦oice appeared yesterday to possess all the certainty of intonation, all the power of infinite iteration and prolongation of notes, of an instrument. whilst the power of exciting human sympathy was no less increased. Not astonishing, therefore, that the ex perienced musicians and professors present, who have heard all the celebrated artists that have lived within a quarter of a century, and are familiar with the most re condite r.sources of the 'vocal art, appeared still more excited than the ordinary listeners. fliaht with niorm OLYMPIC THEATRE. TII E SPECIAL. The tenth of April, 1848, was far too great a day to escape the notice of our comic writers. The loyalty of the constables and the lichele of the Chartists have afforded material for much pungent writing and much suggestive caricature. But certain contributor s t o " The Mah in the Moon" have conceived that a nother, and an advantageous phase of the subject, could be found in the'iticidents of that day, and they have selected the Olympic corps to interpret their satire. We could wish so much smartness and cleverness had been bestowed upon a piece for better artists. The Special is an " oc casional" extravagance of much merit, the spirit of the hour being happily transferred to its witty dialogue, and its contrasts and situations being eminently dramatic. The perf ormers , t h oug h t h ey exerte d t h emse l ves w ith energy, a pp eare d unable to give the requ i site c h aracter to the pi e cQ; but, despite of this, peals of laughter ana applause resounded from the beginning to the end. These were, h, iwever, elicited by the point of the lan guage rather than by the humour of the actors. The Special was completely successful, and with the disad vantages of its cast, will, we think, be attractive. j TOWN MISS IO N ARY AND S CRIPTURE READERS' j SOCIETY.—The eleventh annual meeting of this society was held. in Freemason's-hall, Great Queen street, last night, John Dean Paul, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Blsn chard, she secretary, read the report for the past year. The numbs'. of agents employed is 51, who labour in various districts of England, amongst a population of 165,523 individuals above twelve years of age; 94,979 of whom wholly neglected public worship. The reports from several missionaries of the society in France, who have been successful in drawing many English operatives resident in that country from a vicious and infidel life, was highly interesting. There are six colporteurs en gaged by the society, who have last year sold 29,327 copies of the Bible. One of these agents is employed in London, who, during the past year, has sold 4,316 Bibles to servants in the metropolis. The income of the society for She past year is considerably above that of any previous year in its history, being 3,5551. lls. 5d The report was adopted. FoRGED BANK-NOTES ABROAD.—We learn from Brussels the t on the 25th ult. two persons, believed to be Englishmen , were arrested in that city for issuing forged 1001. notes of the Bank of England. A moneychanger, after havio g given cash to them for one of these notes, conceived suspicions as to its being genuine, and imme diately la.id an information before the police, who as promptly look measures, and arrested the two men as they were on the point of departure by the railroad for Ostend. On being searched they were found to be in possession of large sums in gold and silver coin of Bel- ;;turn, Fr.ince, England, and Germany, besides notes of the Belgi an Bank, to the amount of 20.000 f. A box, oelotigits; to one ot thein,contained false mustachios and several , afferent pairs of spectacles, evidently meant for disguise, and in his flannel waistcoat was sewed up a Bank of England note for 1001 and another for 501., kith believed to be forgeries. After a long investigation they were committed to prison. At Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith, three deaths of childrin. of four years and under, from " cynanche ,racheali 6 and bronchitis," occurred within a few yards it each other; two within five days in the same family. 'rho dueraiien of illness was, in two cases, forty-eight nours, a nd, in the third, did not exceed thirty-six hours. I'he cottages where these children lived have been built on ly 9 , short time, are very damp, and situated in a 10- - :t u t) , which is wet, and entirely without drainage.— Begustfr cif Births and Deaths. 151 1 . , Ditto, Thirds Buckinghamshire... 121. 4s. ..... .___ .............. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares ...... A .. ............ Ditto,Clydesdale 3 unc 50 ...... . . . .......... % Chester and Holyhead 42,....„ ... ............... Ditto, Prefeience Clarence Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 ..... .......... Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 ..... Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. • ••. ............ 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ThirdsSL i i Sixteenths......... t e e r e p n . ( t al t h n s ed . g . ........ . . 61 4 ............ ** Ditto 1,4 (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 .u.r-Y1°41.345...... 31% 1-1 1 i 141 18 4% 3 51 1 ,4 163/4 98 491,q 72 1 , , :,, 8 14 tract, and Goole) 50 ...... Do.(W. Riding Union)4/.25..• ••• 34 ...... 3; 3 4 Do. (Preston & Wyre) 2 5 . . . ............ 31 Do. li¢ Sharee (4 .. 9 .........e..... DEBBY. 7to 1 agst 141endower :tit to 1 agst Ileiborough 9to 1 agst Springy J.er: 2tr io 1 agst The Stingtl. —thkum 2:). to 1 agst Fiuteateher 11► to II to 1 agst Loatistone—t :25 to I nest Nil Desperan. I agst Swiss Boy (Juin I agst Surplice 3(1 to I ugst Spclwo I A gst Eagle's Plume 33 to I agst Voyager —I, tI'!',I)NESDA 1":4 RACES. fhe Corinthian Staio.s or 10 ,ovs. each. h ft, and 20 added; for !nutters. Twice round and a dis. (9 Sub,..) M r. Johr.stone's Spectator. 11st 1;10 (Air. Osbalneiton) Sir J. Gerald's l'untasit, 12st ... 2 . Mr. A. Cook's Inglewood. 1 Ist 1011) Mr. E. Herbert's Shipmate, 1 Ist 41b ... 4 6 to 4 agst Pantasa, 2 to 1 agst Inglewood, and 3 to I sgst each of the others. Won by a length. Run in 4 lain. 17 sees. The Tradesmen's Plate, or Cup, of 200 sovs., added to a Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 15 tt, and 5 only if de chlred; the second to receive 501. Cup Course, two miles and a quarter. (156 Subs., 49 of whom de clared ) Mr. B. Htirrison na Peep o'-day 80y,4 yrs, 7st(A.Day) 1 Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (Maroon) 2 Sir R. Bulkeley's Montpensier, 4 yrs, Est I2ib ... 3 The following also started, but were nut placed:— Inheritress, aged, Bst 61b ... (Cartwright) 0 Rat-trap, 5 ) rs, Bst 41b... (Crouch) 0. Lightning, aged, Bst 21b ...(Terupleman) 0 Conyngham, 4 yrs. Bst... ... (F. Butler) 0 Patriot, aged, Tat 121 b ... (H. Bell) 0 Giselle, 5 yrs, 7st Blb ...(Whitehouse) Sharston, 5 yrs, 74 71b (XV. Oates) 0 Chat, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Denman) 0 Bantam, 5 yrs, 7st 3lb ... (Murphy) 0 Torn Tough, aged, 7st 71b ... (Abrahams) 0 Intrepid, aged, Est 12ib... (Tacker) 0 Rufus, 5 yrs, Est 12Ib (W. Marson) 0 Keleshea, 4 yrs, 6st 9lb ,„, (G. Abdale) 0 Magnet, 4 yrs, 6$ 91b (Foley) 0 :s ' , 6 6 *. s t t 9 6 l l b b, and . exit; ( (8 1) 11 ° a Y r r p e) ) 0 0 (Donaldson) oisrrison) (1 0 G B m a i t - i n i e n s a t i e a r d , :4 4 y y r S u ir di l i ' l e e te r, r s L ) an rs r , ie 6 , s 4 t yrs . ,. ! st 41 ...... (Dewsbury) 0 8 1:n il i 3 a . , N 4 i t a y z g le r g e s s : Blaze, 3 yrs, 6,t... , 46 4 s yt yr s .:: 5- t .: 1 1: 2 : pa (4 1 1 .: b .. over) E L :h a d :ll:2 R n . Enchant e r, 4 ) rs, 5sL 101 1 b b ... Ida, y r s , ss t 9 ... (Rodney) 0 Blackball,st:ulilynT,Sylvan, (Charlton) 0 ..., _ .. 1 Maul of my ::: (J. J. o (C (sbß o Di s drn t e es re i 0 00 • ... ... ... (bTott) 0 Soul, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b (31b over) (Treen) 0 •• ••• ... (Baal ism) 0 yrs, 4st 41b (and 3;b extra) (Mar 0 Glen Saddel, 3 yrs, 4st 41b Land 101 b extra) (Cree) 0 Good Boy, 3 yrs, sst ... ... ... (DOtkeray) 0 Mrs. Taft. 3 yrs, sst 41b ... ..• (G. Sharp) 0 Betting -7 to 1 agst Peep o'-Day Boy, 12 to 1 eget Lightning, 12 to 1 agst Glen Saddel, 15 to l'agst K.. leshea, 16 to 1 agst Inheritress, 20 to 1 agst ' Giselle, 20 to 1 agst Enchanter, 25 to 1 agst Mrs. Taft, 25 ti 1 sgst Conyngham, 30 to 1 agst Sy Ivan, and $5 to 1 art lonia. Won by a length, the same between second and third, Mrs. Taft ,fourth, Inht•ritress fifth, and Glen Saddel sixth. Run in 4 min. 12 secs. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Thrice round. Mr. Pedltey's Cockermouth, 3 yrs... ... (A Da,y) 1 Mr. Dawson's Magnet, 6 yrs ... ••• . 3:.,3r3s):sB'stbat 21b. 3 Mr. Clark's Lady of the Lune, 4 yrs Mr. Williams's Marlow, 4 yrs 5t02 on Cockermouth. Won cleverly by a length. The City Members' Plate of 60 guineas. Heats, once round, and a distance. Mr. Woffenden'sßaisthorpe,4 yrs (Temploman) 0 1 1 dir. Pa a 3 yrs... ... ... 1 0 3 M Mr. Merry's 1. by Lnercost Mr. Osbaldest on's Buckstone, 3 yrs ... ... 0 2 dr dr . Dteorn'ls re rry Activity,h 11 3 yrs... ... ~... 0 0 2 Mr. Mostyn' s A 1591114 4 yrs •• ••• ••• 3dr a . . 4 yrs ... ... 2 i i First heat won by half a neck ; second and third won easy. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MAT 3.—ln Si - Congregation holden this day rs e h the following degrees were conferr e d ; Mm w e i s ma S m ie j r, ose Qu h e ß en i ' p s ley C . olleg Grand i at Compounder; of t RTvo. Wad ham College, Grand Compounder; Rev. p Saltren Rogers, Exeter College ; William Stewart Ferrers, Exeter College; Rev. James Arroasrnith, St. Edmund's Hall ; Rev. John J. 14:,hsworth, . St. Edmund's Hall ; Alexander Taylor, Michel Scholar, Queen's College ; (ieorge H. Heslop, Queen's College ; Rev. Slater W. Heale, Queen's College. Bachelor of Arts—Simon James Gordon Fraser, New Inn Hall ; Lewis R. C. Griffiths, Worcester. College ; Langham l)ale, Queen's College ; Albert M. Wilsbn, Queen's College. 1 In a convocation holden in the afternoon the Proctors f , F the last year resigned their offices, and the new Proctors having been previously elected by their re spective Colleges, were presented for admission to the Vice-Chancellor. Senior Proctors—The Rev. William Andrews, M.A., Fellow of Exeter College, who appointed to his Pro- Proctors the Rev. Evan Evans, Fellow of Pembroke College; the Rev. George Rawlinson, late Fellow of Exeter College. Junior Proctors—The Rev. Thomas Shadforth, M.A., Fellow of University College, who appointed for his 1 Pro-Proctors the Rev. William Hedley, Fellow of Ul,i -1 varsity College ; the Rev. Henry Ellison, !'ol-lor of University College.