The Sun. — London, England, 1841-05-01 00:00:00

EVENINki EDITION LECTURES ON CHEMISTRY. TV.: D. B. REID will commence, on Tiles day, the 18th inst., at WILLIS'S ROOMS, King-- street, St. 'James's, at Three o'clock, a course of LECTURES on the CHEMISTRY of the ATMOSPHERE, to he con tinued' on Tuesdays and Saturdays at the same hour. - The course will comprise Eight Lectures, and the fLllowing subjects will more particularly engage attention ' Chemical characters o: the Elements of Air and Water—their extensive agency—Amount of air required for re-piration— Va. rieties o 0 atrnoz-here—lmpurities with which air ►s often con taminated—Purification of air. . Action of Inflammable Matter on Air : —Different varieties of fuel-1 heory of combustion. Communication of Heat:—The open fire-place— Stoves— Steam and hot water apparatus fn. heating air. Nature and properties of Flame : —Coal gae—Causes that have retarded its more general i n troduction—Me!hod ofremov ing defects attributed to it—lmportance of extending its more general use as a source both of heat and I;ght. Slow combustion—Spontaneous combustion—Accidents by fire—General Principles of Ventilation—Movements induced in air by natural and art.ficial causes--The diffusion of gases— Ventilation of public buildings and dwelling-houses—General arrangements, applicable to cities' and ind:vidual districts— Observations on the state of the atmosphere in public assem blies, churches, schools, barracks, mines, &c. Ventilatio❑ of Hospitals—Rooms for Invalids—Manufacto ries where noxious vapobrs areevolvcd—Chemical Class Rooms —lnfluence of architectural arrangements on Spealsing and Hearing, and varieties of effect produced—on Respirator.— Ventilation of Ships—Steam-boats—Transports, &c. These lectures will be arranged so as to Musty'' , the im portanea of introducing the study of select portions of chi mistry A 3 a general branch of education in all schools and academies, more especially as a means of improving public health—the mPthods by which :he necessary arrangements may be c .rried into effect—and the different advantages that would attend the institution of such courses Ladies and Gentlemen may obtain tickets, One Guinea ea h, at Willis's-roomt. King -street, St. James's. Doors open at Half-past Two o'Clock. 13, Great Marlborough. street. 119..PLUMER WARD'S NEW WORK, " DE CLIFFORD; or, the CONSTANT MAN." IS NOW READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES. Henry Coiburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTEUS„ THIS EVENING, MAY I. Will be repeated the New Comedy, in Five Acts, entitled LONDON ASSURANCE. Sir Harcourt Ccurtiv, Bart., Mr. W. Farren ; Max Hark away, Mr. Bartley; 'Mr. Charles Court Mr. Anderson; Mr. Adolphus Spanker, Mr. Keeley; Mr. Dazzle, Air. C. Mithews ; Mark Meddle, Mr. Harley • Grace Harkaway, • Madame Vestris ; Lady Gay Spanker, :%lrs. Nisbett ; Mrs. Pert. Mrs. Ilturribv. Atter hick will be repeated, the Grand Romantic Fairy Ex travaganza, entitled BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Beinty, 3lmiame Vestris : The Beast, Mr. W. Harrison ; John Quill, Mr. Harley ; Dressalinda, Miss Rainforth ; Mar rygolda, Miss Grant; Queen of the Roses, Miss Lee. to el‘ened at hal;-past Six—the pertininances to commence at Seven o'Clock. ires 6 boles, is. ; Secend Price, 33. 61.; First and Secon,e 'ircles, .ss. ; Second Price, 94. 6d. ; Pit, as.; Second Price. Gallery Is, Tic et al;.# places for the 1107 e 3 robe taken of Mr. Grogan at the Dox-oalce, from Ten I...‘atir, where Season Tic...v.t - s m.y oe had ,o - Jon application. - Private 130 . xt to be had seely of Mr. Anere.vs, books,aller, • 1, 7 . New )I:nd-street. ROYAL SURREY THKA':IcE. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. DAVIDGE AND MR. WILLIS JONES. Astounding Novelty. The greatest attraction erer presented to the Public, supported by the mast powerful Company is the Metropolis. THIS EVENING, MAY 1, Will be acted a New Grand Historical Drama, entitled WARLSHA ; OR, THE SAXON SLAVE. Cha.racters Will include the whole of the splendid Com pany of ,this Establishment, magnificent Scenery, Lostume, anaAppointments, in adoition to which a greater assemblage of Females than were ever engaged on the English Stage will form the Army of Amazons. After whteh, a Comedietta, called THE LAUGHING PHILOSOPHER. In which Mr. J. S. Bails will perform the principal Character. To conclude with EL HYDER. Ben Tarcb, Mr. 0. Smith. Unequalled Splendour and Effects. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. ROME ! NOVEL AND EX 't R kORDINARY EXHI BITION. On MONDAY, MAY 15, will be opened, for the first time,' a new COLOSSAL and PICTORIAL MODEL, of AN CIENT and MODERN ROME! exemplifying on a scale of enormous magnitude never before attempted, the former glories and present aspect of the once-proud" Mistress of the World ;" anti comprising among its most striking features the ant:lent Bridge and Castle of St. Angelo ; the Vatican and Pontifical Palace; the Toridinona Theatre; Ospitale di Spirito, and the ast and marvellous Basilica of St. Peter's. This magnificent re presentation has been entirely constructed from the designs, and under the superintendence of Mr. Danson, assisted by numerous eminent artists. The delineation is so accurate, and the proportions so stupendous, as to offer a perfect realisa tion of those wonders of architecture which still render the I eternal city " the most interesting spot on the face of the globe. It will be exhibited Daily from Ten till Dusk, together with the splendid ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTION, which ine'udes several recently-acquired rarities, and specimens of unequalled size and beauty. Admission, One Whiiing.—Feeding hour, Five o'Clock. " THE CHINA SUN," WHICH WAS REPUBLISHED LATELY, IS NOW ON SALE, With all the LATEST NEWS. E RAILWAY SUN WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A FEW 'DAYS. 11111011 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE 'IO.IIIORROW - ‘lllrnine 31 minutes aftzr 11 1 Evening 0 minutes after 0 The Publication of the Evening Edition of TkiE SUN com menced at 20 minutes after Three. }, ,0 fv- kik- s yl e - qtr9:' tAs r 7-.7 " m 4*.- Zji 'i41314 LONDON: SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1841. The announcement made last night by Lord JOUN RUSSELL, that he would, on the first Order Day after Whit-Monday, move for a Committee - to take into consideration the Acts relative to the trade in Corn, took the House of Commons apparently by surprise, and will be hailed with delight by the country. It was one of the prin cipal features in the discussion which ensued on' the Budget, and the taunts which were thfown out • against Lord MELBOURNE, against the Government, for seeking some covert objects, and against Lord J. RUSSELL for not at once ex plaining his whole plan; makes it plain that for the Government to take up the Corn-law as a Cabinet question annoyed the Tories more than it astonished them. They know they 'Cannot maintain their monopoly when the Government declares against it, and they are deeply wounded by the proposition being made. In the course of the evening Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in order to gratify the impatience of the'landed gentlemen for information, announced that the intention of Government is . to propose a m oderate. fixed duty. We will at once say that suc h a duty does not meet the views of the L e ague, nor correspond to the justice of the case. Our opinion is that it would be far better for the agriculturists themselves at once to away all' the protecting and fiscal laws on provi s i ons o f all . kinds, and that by so doing the State would obtain a g reater revenue, by all th e taxes yielding more). than it will gain by an y tax on . . bread. We remain, therefbre, firm friends to the total and immediate abolition, but we, nevertheless, g ive her Majesty'soMinist ers great c re di t f or undertaking to deal with the question: on the only basis probably on which they. can hope for s'uccess. We argue for justice; they must Consider what they can accomplish. This announ ee ; en T - 1; y ford John RUSSELL a happy Prelude to the Budget of the CHANcEr.i.on of the EXCHEQUER, which was brr;ught forward inunediately a fterwards. 1 ts ,•, ntents may be told in few words. The revenue below the expenditure. m 0001., and ore than 2,000, niu.A be increased. We should like that an attempt Tyere made to curtail the ex penditure. Warned Penukture. apparently by the failure of the increase of taxes i,Lst year, the CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER, (':,;St'ay s this year to add to the revenue by an alteration of taxation. The IVIhIL tens propose to undertake the revision of - ou imercial system ; they are t o b eg i n a trade rr o firm ; and they look for an increase of rev enue by • raising the duty on colonial timber 1(1. ---• th e load, and lowering the duty on foreign thnbr Lis. the load ; by lowering the duty on foreig n sugar from 635. the cwt. to 365. the cwt., and by substituting a moderate fixed duty on corn for the present fluctuating scale of duties. The ;:atements as to the amount of the revenue, though calculated to excite unpleasant feelings, tare in a great measure lost sight of through the discussion, which occupied the House ail ti.: evening; by the inter <e intercf'st fel t ' posed taxes did not add to - the revenue this year it is proposed to try the effect of a diminution of the taxes, and we trnst that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER will not be disappointed. We cannot now offer a summary of the de bate, or make many comments on it. We can only say that we regard it as by far the most important, as well as the most interesting dis cussion which has taken place during the Session. Now, indeed, the real business of the nation is beginning. The sham business, the fights of faction, must come to an end, the revenue must be provided, and its sources begin to dry up. Accordingly, amongst the many statements that were made to the I-louse, none seemed to have a more quieting and impressive effect than the assertions of Mr. M. PHILLIPS, that he had never known our manufactures so dispirited as at present, and that they were talking of shutting their doors and retiring from business; and the assurances of Mr. LABO U CH ERE that the merchants and manufacturers were deeply, quietly, but most intensely in earnest. The Right Hon. Gentlemen said in substa;ete, the - House would deceive themselves they thought that the demands for an alteration in our fiscal regulations were the results of the inquiries of the- Import Duties Committee, or of atss temporary excitement-by orators; they wire the result of deep and calm conviction, the fruit of many painful facts. Such statements, proceed leg from authority,. will be as unharmed by the quibbles of Mr. GOULEURN, the taunts Of Sir R. PEEL, the interested questions of Mr. GLADSTONE, and, we are sorry to say, the uncalled foe and misplaced personalities of Mr. WAKLEY, as a rock is unharmed by peas blown against it by an urchin. The manufacturers will not sub mit to be extinguished, and the people cannot silently be starved; they have screeched, and their screechings, echoed by the Board of Trade, have made a profound impression on Parliament. Party tactics must be laid aside on such questions, and enough was said and enough exhibited to make us believe that all but the most inveterate parti zans and the most besotted landlords will feel themselves obliged to discuss the great question. last night mooted, chiefly. with a view to the publicgood. For the manly statements of the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER and Lord JOHN RUS SELL, and the earnest appeals of Mr. LAEOUCHERE, all the partizans of free trade will feel much in debted; but they will be still more pleased, pro bably, by the judicious, bold, and excellent speech of Lord Bowies. The speeches of other Hon. Members we are constrained to pass by ; but we cannot conclude without express ing our gratification at finding that the bold policy we • advocated in The Sun on Tues day corresponds to the intentions of Minis ters.. They have given up the Irish Registra tion, and have taken up these great commercial questions. We cannot say that they are about to do all which we wish, but so. far- as they go they have our hearty commendation and support. There was no intention apparently on any side of the House to immediately oppose the mea sures of the Government; all those who spoke against them declaring that they could not im mediately make up their minds, and postponing the decision till the Bills are brought forward. The " Commercial" Marine Assurance Com pany have issued . a prospectus, stating their pl ans for rendering the marine policy of the British em pire more efficient, and placing it, also, on a more humane iboting. It will be seen from this, that on taking insurances they admit bona fide the seaworthiness of the ship, which, theretbre, un der no subsequent contigency will become the subject of litigation; that disputed claims, in or der to save both parties needless law expenses, may be decided by arbitration ; and when ships insured by this Company render aid to vessels in distress, this act of humanity will not be con sidered a deviation. It appears to us that mu tual aid of this kind, us is the practice of in surance Companies against fire, would be a vast improvement on the present system. This regu lation is contained in the last clause, which ap pears opportunely at the present moment, when the public are so warmly interested in the fate of the President steamer. The Company have resolved to set at rest the doubts that have so long existed as to what constitutes a strand, and also to equalise their risks on each ship, which tfiey trust will be a guarantee of their prudence, and an assurance to the public of security. In order to make the best use of their capital, they have been careful to avoid large and expensive establishments, which have often formed one of the greatest difficulties that uew Companies had to contend with. We refer those interested to the prospectus, in our advertising columns, in order that they may judge for themselves. Madrid Papers of the 22d ult. have reached us. I n the Chamber of Deputies on that day Senors ALONZO, BRAVO, GILSANZ, LOPEZ, and BURRIEL were elected Ministers of the Mixed Commission to arrange with the Senators the mode of discussing the Regency question. It was expected that the Senate would elect its members on'tho 23d. Letters from Lagrono announce that four bat taliOnS' of the . division commanded by General ZOBALA passed through that town on the 9th, as did the cavalry regiment del Prbicipe;proeed ing by forced marches into Catalonia, whither the remainder of the division was to follow imme diately. No business was done on the Bourse on the 21e1. There is no news of political interest in the French Journals of Thursday. Count de GAS PARIN brought the subject of the high price of butcher's meat in Paris before the Chamber of Peers on Wednesday, and called upon the Go vernment to lower the duty on foreign cattle. This was opposed by the Minister of Commerce, although he admitted that the home supply was not equal to the demand. The number of oxen annually fattened in France is 313,000, the number • killed 483,000. Thus more than one fourth the oxen slaughtered in France are not in a condition to serve for nutritious, food. Ger many would supply France with an -abundance of excellent beet; but is prevented by an absurd* tax of eighty ' francs a head upon all. cattle imported into France. To secure a ruinous monopoly to the French cattle-growers, the Government reduces the poor of France to the necessity of absolutely feeding upon soup made from horse-flesh! And yet, in the course of a previous debate upon this question, the Chamber of Deputies applauded the declaration of General BUGEAUD, that he would rather see France invaded by an army of Prussians than by some hundreds of German bullocks. But great as is the want of beef in France, the country must still be content with the bad article sup plied by the monopolists at a famine price. The celebration of the KING'S birth-day on the Ist, and the baptism of the Count de PARIS on the 2d inst., were officially announced in the Chambers on Wednesday. All the military posts were doubled in Paris on Wednesday night, and every precaution taken to prevent .an emeute. . But up to the af ternoon of Thursday the City was perfectly tranquil. The news of the defeat of the English Cabi net upon the Irish Registration Bill was con veyed to Paris by telegraph, and appeared in the. Message). of Wednesday night. Lord , gradually improving. He is howevernot howeer suf f iciently convalescent to leave his Lord to ate GRA NVI ME'S health' is, we are happy chaull)er. A letter from Alg,icis of the 20th of April, after giving an accou n t of the e,nclemnation of Ben Aissa to twenty years hard labour, and of the beheading of eight Arabs by order of General Ni gue r, assa,smated two French soldiers, a uti'—" On Sun f or having day, Ap r il IS, a Mat about highly veneratzd by the Arabs executed near the Babazou 'Gate. He had been brought wasbe before the tribunal at Algiers flsl:leiGus eonnectien with for having had a pealed, but the l as t ,:clu undergo the natives, and likewise for "v. " pre a , h dagainst the French in the Mosques. He was sentenced t o ; Cd.(3 capital puniFhmont, he ap his appeal was re:,'eet e , _i from to proceed to the Franceexe basing brought word that vc,:trees-ary Tll 'alma? punightmlits are uni apply the only • - .; Phis may delay - the ' d e t . plain is at present perfectly n in rived at Blidan withoutvo lurean- Tn o 1 then EI/4'1'111; tranquil, and the eon y_ being molested. Perhaps Ben Salem has received orders to go with his forces and join the army of Abd-cl-Rader in the neighbourhood of Milianah.—Moniteur. I he Ministry causes a report to be circulated in the Cham bers and in the journals, that it is preparing to order proceed ings to be in-thuted at London, to ascertain the author of the letters p.bli,hed in La France. The official journal, how ever, is silent on the subject, and the public are still reduced to c+njecture and uncertainty respecting the projects of the Cabinet.—Le Commerce. BOURSE.--.PARIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 29. first Highest Lowest I..aLt Price Price. Prick. Price French 5 per Cents 113 40 ... 113 40 ... 113 3 , 1 113 35 4 per Cents 99 :e0 99 20 ... 1/9 20 1;9 21) 3 per Cents 7B 90 -. 7 8 1,0 18 ... 9a Rank of c'rance'._.. Latstte sank .5,0001. Shares 5157 53 ...5157 5c ...5151 3P 50 tse,gian rank 1841... Belgian 5 per Cents lO l l4 ... 101 101 .. 101 14 New Loan lOl% ... 1.1% 10 , % 11.04 *Antal:. Ac,ive ......... t:4% 2434 .... 2 Passive . 4% ••• ••• veaponttan Roman ..... :C4 ... 104 ... 103% ... 103% RAILWAY SHARES. 5t Germain ... 365 1..8 Rouen . 457 4"7 5; ... 50 ... 457 50 urleoy-;.. 4sd 75 490 488 7i 40; BELGIAN I UNDS—ZiRUSRELd, APRIL Pi Actual Dcbt t 2X, per Cent. Rotlischqd's Lan, 5 per Ci.nt IOJ% Loan of Thirt7 Millions, 4 per Cent 3 per Cent. ---Thirry.scven-----... 70% (1 . 4 1 )) lOO% Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cen. Scciety of Comrmuce, 4}4 per Cent lOO Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent.. ........... Nat ional S:»ciety . Exchange on LondoM (short) ....iirussels Papers, April 28. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIIMNA, APRIL 20. five par Coats. Metalliques - 107% &ea per Cents. ....» ........... -............ .............. e• 51; three p:r Cents ........ ..... ...... .. 77% Bank ' ,harts ... ....................... „...... ....... ......1. 1657 ...-Allgemeine Zertung, April 23 HAMBURG BONZENHALLE, APR/1, 27. Bills. Money Austrian 5 per Cents. ..... ............ .......... ..... - 1074 Bank Shares 1685 A nrio-Itoss.an Loan . 10.4 1081.4 Russian 5 per Cent. Ist serie,, Ci.rtilicate Inscription, Ist Selses ll2 Russian 3 per Cent. hope and Co. 3d and 4th Series l4 9r Ditto in Certificates Ncw 4 per Cent. (1840) . "EL hi% Dutch :.dual Debt, zyi pe. Cent 51% 51% Ditto 5 per Ccnt - 1'0h,.11 Bond. - New ticket ./06 ' .... Anglo- Danish Loan, 3 per Cep! 75% 7514 N i wc.,gmn ',an, 1e34, 4 per Cen: .. ... Sp.: Dish, 'New 5 per Ccuts. 16% EXCHANGEIi ON; LONDON. HAMBURG, APRIL 27.—::1 (A.—Two months, 13 5 STOCKIWLM, :IPitir..o.—Seyvnty.five days. 11. 47, Pereßstamon, APRIL 111. -TWO months, 33 pence. VIENNA. APRIL 'J.—Three mouths, 9. 45. TIIE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY L RAILWAY TO SCOTLAND. - - - - : The following is an extract from the Fourth Report of the Commissioners, now printed by order of the House of Commons, on the best line of communication between London, Edin burgh, and Glasgow. • The preference is given to the Western line from Lancaster, Carlisle by Lockerby, Beattock, Lanark, and Hamilton to Glasgow, with a branch from Thaukerton or Symington to Edinburgh, as being the general route which would fulfil the greater number of requisites in the Railway communication under consideration. Having now enumerated all the Lines submitted to us which have reference to the communication between England and Scot. land, as well a.; those which bear on the question of the commu. nication to the North of Ireland, we have to state that they have been subjected to a. careful and minute examination. We have not only inspected the country through which the several Lines would pass, but we have deliberately considered the various ele ments of superiority possessed by each. The chief of these die. mews are the distances and gradients; the probable cost of con. struction and working ; the numerical and commercial importance cf the population to be accommodated ; the relative traffic and other statistical properties ; and it is on a consideration of these that we have arrived at the conclusion which it is now our duty to report. We are led to believe, from all the information we have been en:.bled to collect, that the amount of traffic which in the present state of the commercial and other relations of England and Scot land may be expected between Edinburgh and Glasgow and the South is not such as would be likely to afford an adequate return for the outlay of capital required for the construction of two dis tinct Lines of Railway, the one from Darlington to Edinburgh, and the other from Lancaster to Glasgow. Were this otherwise, we should subdivide the question into two branches, and consider in the first instance which of the several Lines would be the most suitable for a communication by Lancaster to Glasgow, as well as to the West of S,otland, and to the North of Ireland, and which would be the best route by Newcastle to Edinburgh. Under such circumstances, we should have ass arded the prefer. ence to the East Coast Lane, whether deviated or not, between the two last named places, and have then weighed the merits of the various routes to Glasgow; but seeing the extent of capital that would Ise required for the construction of two distinct trunk Lines, the one to Edinburgh and the other to Glasgow, we feel under the necessity of recommending, at present, the construction of one Line only ; and, after a careful review of all the circumstances of this important question, we give the preference to the Line from i Carlisle by Lockerby, Beattock, Lanark, and Hamilton to Glasgow, 'with a branch from Thankerton or Symington to Edinburgh, as being the general route which would fulfil the greater number of requisites in the Railway communication under consideration. We give this opinion, however, under the supposition that ante. cedently to the construction of this Line, the Railway shall have been formed between Lancaster and Carlisle, or that both Lines shall be undertaken nearly simultaneously : but should this not be the case, and parties should be found to construct the Line from Darlington to Edinburgh, then the western route ought to be abandoned for the present, and in that event we should award the preference to the East Coast Line over the Hexham Line. POPISH HOLIDAYS.—We are glad .to see from what occurred in the . House of Commons last evening, that Lord John Russell begins to see the mischief which he has done his party by suc cumbin.? to the aristocracy and the Bishops. He is now determined to attack the Corn-laws and Popish observances at the same time, and in proof of his sincerity gave notice that he would call upon the House to discuss the oppressive re strictions on the Corn trade on Whit-Monday. This may have been done inadvertently, but at all events it proves that his. Lordship cares little for these foolish devices of the Church for de ceiving the multitude. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK. L ivitßroor. COTTON MARKET, APRIL 30.—The demand continues exceedingly limited, and the market very flat and unsettled in price. The middle and inferior qualities of Ame rican and Surat have again declined Is. Bd. per lb., and even for better sorts it is difficult to obtain our extreme quotations of last week. All long staple is very heavy of sale. Speculators have taken 800 bales of American and 450 Surat, and expors, 550 American, and 450 Surat ; 2,850 bales American, 100 Bahia, and 50 Surat, forwarded into the country this week unsold. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, APRIL 30.—The transac tions at the Stock Exchange to-day have been to a fair extent, but in prices no alteration:—Birkenhead, New Shares, 18 3 4; Easter n Counties, ba ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 37 ; Glas gow, Paisley, and Greenock, ; Grand Junction, 2091; Great Western, 954 , London and South W e ste rn , 58i. MANctusrEtt STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 30. —This mar ket has not al ered in any materal degree , : —Manchester and Leeds, 63 per Share; Ditto, Hal v e s , 61 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 25.4 ; Lancaster and Preston, 321; Ditto, New, 25; London and South Western, 59; Ditto, Tenths, 445. 6d. Manchester L;fe and Fire Assurance, 94. Hobart Town Papers to the 26th December and the New Zealand Journal to the Ist November have been received, but they are destitute of news. THE FUNDS. The Budget has slightly dPprestsed the British Market. Consols at one period were done at 904, since which they have receded to 94, with little doing. This is a holiday at the Bank. The Stock Exchange would als > have been closed had it nut been for the Budget. Exchequer Hilts, 12 14 ; Bank Stock, 168 170. In the Foreign Market, nothing doing as yet, and the prices are mostly nominal. Spanish Active, 23% ; Deferred, 12, t ; Passive, 54 ; Portuguese, 34%; Three per Cents., 204 %; Brazilian, 69 70; Colombian, 22 1 / 23; Mexican, 294 4 ; Dutch Twe and-a-Half per Cents., 524 . 4; Five per Cents , 994 4. SHAHES.—Great Western, 304 31 prem. ; New, 15j 4 prem. ; London and Brighton, dis. ; Blackwall, 54 A tits. ; Birmingham, 71 73 prem. ; .outhampton, 58% 594 per share ; Croydon, 14% 3 / 4 per share ; Greenwich, 84 4 per share. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Birmingham and Gloucester 100 Great North of England . . 50 Great Western Ditto New Ditto Fifths London andßrighton 5O - to London and South Western 384 . to Ditto Tenths li 2B to London and Croydon (Trunk).., 134 1q...... to PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, APRIL 29. 3 per Cent. Consols Three anti Half Stuck 97 I Grand Canal Stock , Ditto Reduced ...... ... Ditto Debs. C.; per cent... 663 Ditto New, 1630 97i Ditto 4 per cent 34 per Cent. Debs. 9O Royal„Canal Stuck HALF-PAST ONE. The Budget is the only topic of conversation to the present time, and it has not had such effect on the British Funds as was anticipated. The variation in the price of Consols has been 931. We hear of 'only one bargain done at the above price, since which they may be quoted 94 for the Account; Money, 90L 69i; Exchequer Bills, 14 1 prem. ; Bank Stock, no thing done; India Stock, ditto; India Bonds, 4 2 prem. In the Foreign Market there are only four quotations, Spa nish Active 23i; ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Oents. nothing done ; Five per Cents., 991 In Snare scarcely anything doing, Birmingham and Gloucester, 75, Great North of England, 76 ; Great West ern, New, 65i ; 12;1 ; London and Brighton, 481; London and Croydon Trunk, 143. The Stock Exchange continues open. Q UA R TER TO THREE. Consols, Account, 90-A ; Mexican, 29 r ; Portuguese, 34 to 34 ; 1; Spanish, 2.3 i No business doing. THE BRANDLING JUNCTION RAILWAY.— The Brawling Junction Railway Company are now prosecut ing very extensive works near the Mill Dam at South Shields, in order to admit of their railway terminating near to the Mar ket-place, in that town. The terminus is at i•resent in West Holborn, opposite the Penny Pie Stairs, and nearly half a mile from the principal seat of business in that town. It is proposed to extend the line, and form a depot and terminus on the site now occupied as a depot for ballast opposite the extensive crown glass works of Messrs. Cookson and Company ; and for this purpose they applied to the Town Council of Newcastle, at the meet ing on Wednesday .week, • for leave to erect a quay and shipping ing docks at that place ; the appli cat i on was receive d and will shortly be determined. The ballast hill is in course 'of being removed to the sea shore, and an extensive tunnel has been formed from the river, underneath the works of Messrs. Cookson and Co. and the public road adifining, so as to conv,y tare b.. 11. st away ivthout inte: , :fernq z with the 1.:!1 -.Lr_Lr••• - Junction Railway to the inhabitants of South Shields, and to increase the great prosperity of this flourishing under-. taking.--Doncaster Gazette. CHANCERY COURT -(THIS DAY.) BLEWITT V. ROBE ILTS•--•BEEWITT V. STAUFFEI This was an appeal from the decision of the Vice-Lhancel lor, in a cause arising out of a dispute as to the right construc tion of a will. tiffs • aneMr. Jacob, Mr. Girdlestore, lUr. Wiaram and Mr. Macdonald appeared 4 . 1 Mr. Sh ar pe for the ' defendants. Mr. Richards and ,str. Loftus Wigram also appeared for Mrs. Stauffer, or 'tile plain :: of the children of the testator. The testator who possessed of coi4siderable property left to his wife an annuity of six hundred pounis a year for her life, awl. "aireeted that after her death the said annuity should-; . J e equally divided between his six children, men tif;a-ed in the will, or the survivor or survivors of them, and in addition to this he gave his said children 1001. a year for . their lives, with power at their de a th to l eave the " said re spective annuity" to any person they might marry, or to any child or children they might leave. The Bill was originally tiled by Reginald James Blewit, the residuary legatee, to take the opinion of the Court, as he con ceived he was entitled to the fund out of which the annuities w.-re wanted when the annuities ceased. When the widow died, application Was made to the Vice-Chancellor as to whe ther her annuity was divisible between the chldren as annuities, or whether they became entitled to the fund, and the Vice Chancellor held that they were enti tled to hare the fund paid to them. With respect to the 1004 a year given to the children, when one of them died unmar ried, a question arose whether the annuity contlnued payable to the survivors, or whether it did not become capital, which should be divided between the survivors, and it was held by the Vice Chancellor that each had the power to dispose of the capital producing 1001. a year. and that if it was not cisposed of it went to the survivors. The case was proceeding when we went to press. VICE-CHANCER.Y.-(THIS DAY.) :MANSON V. THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY This was an application to diisolre an injunction to r: strain the defendants from building a bridge, except at a certain height, over a stream on which a mill, the property of the plaintiff, was erected. His Honour the VicE-CHANczt.LoR dissolved the injunc tion without costs. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) BROADHURST V. MILBANKE This was an action brought by the against the de fendant, au officer in the 2d. Dragoons, quartered at Birming ham, to recover 3/. 95., fur goods sold and delivered to defen dant at Heaton Norris, in Cheshire, in 1837. Mr. PRICE had obiained a rule, cang on the plaintiff to show cause why proceedings should not be stayed on payment of 31. 95., ,he amount of the debt without costs, on the ground that at the lime of the commei:cerneiet of the ac tion the plaintiff was lodging in Waterloo -street, Birmingham, within the jurisdiction of the Birmingham Court of Requests. Mr. CIEs WELL, showed cause against the rule, and after commenting severely on'the defendant's affidavit, which set forth that the writ had been served 'on or about Feb. 15, when it had in realty-been served on the 29th of January, in the b rracks, which are out of the jurisdiction of the Court of Requests, proceeded to read the affidavit of the servant in the house where the eefen.lant was represented as lodging, which stated that the defendant had never slept in the house—that she was not aware he had lodgings there, but that he fr , quently called there. The Learned Counsel also stated that an appli- cation of a similar nature had been made to stlr. Baro.i Alder son. at Chambers; and refused. Mr. Justice Cot,EitiooE ordered the rule to be discharged, with costs. O MIVION_PLILi7S.—ciIIis DAY.) COTTEN V. PARTRIDGE. In_this action for debt a verdict was taken for the plaintiff, subject to a nonsuit, upon a special case, by agreement. Sub sequently to the trial, the de:endant became bankrupt, and the plaintiff declined to proceed. Mr. WATSON, •for the defendant, now moved for a rule, calling on the plaintiff to show cause why a verdict should not he entered for the defendant. His object was to have the special case argued, and put an end to the cause. 'I he argu ment would cot occupy twenty minutes. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—'That is an assumpsit without consideration.—(Great laughter.) Take a rule. EXCHEQUER. --(THIS DAY.) THE QUEEN V. LSRD CHURCHILL. At the sitting of the Court this morning, judgment in this case was delivered by Mr. Baron Parke. It was a writ of intrusion brought to recover certain lands possessed by the de fendant in Oxfordshire. In January last the Attorney-Gene ral obtained an order to change the venire into Hertimelshire, on his mere suggestion, and without any affidavit upon an au thority in 2d Meesom and Weisby. Afterwards Sir W. Fol!ett. on the part of the defendant, moved to discharge the crder. He obtained a rule nisi, which was argued very elaborately by the Attorney and solieitor-General and Sir W. Follett last 'l erm. The point lay in a very narrow compass. The. e was no doubt that a subject had no Such right, but the Crown had many undoubted prerogatives in the conduct of suits. The only question was whether this was one; of course, like all other cases, this one must b e d e t erm i ne d b y precedents and the dictum of Judges. There was only one case of prece dent in a Writ of Intrusion—that was the King v. Parsons, and it was well known that that case was decided exparte, and under a mistake, occasioned by an inapplicable quotation of a case in Saville from. Mr. Sergeant planning's Exchr quer practice In Comyn's Digrst, D 83, it was laid down that the King mar lay his action in any county he pleases in any personal action," and that nictum had been held good by the Court. 'lhe only point was in what sense the word personal' was used. Now there seemed to be no doubt hut that a writ of intrusion was a personal action—it was brought to recover damages —not the land, for the Crown in the contemplation of the law had never lost it. But the word personal' might mean such actions as were for the recovery of debts or dama ges to the person or personal effee , s, and in that serve a Writ of Intrusion was not a personal action. But it was said that such a construction of the word personal would give the Crown no prerogative at all. That was riot correct, for there were statutes which obliged the subject to lay the venue where the cause of action arose. There was, a very old statute mentioned by Mr'. Tidd, as contained in the laws of Henry the First, but it was not found in the edition of the statutes published by the Commissioners of public records; it provided that every one was to be " judged by his peers, and of the same county." The 6th Richard 11. was passed for the purpose of confining actions of debt, &c. to their proper counties ; that statute was evaded, and the 4th Henry V. was passed, which:directed attorneys to be sworn not to bring actions in a foreign county. After that statute a prac tice grew up of pleading the impropriety of the venue in abate ment of the writ even before the plaint ill had declared, and then the defendant was allowed to traverse the venue, and try the traverse by the country. Tho practice of changing the venue upon motion was introduced upon the equity of the statute of Richard 11. But neither of these statutes bound the Crown, and consequently with respect to all personal actions in the sense of transitory actions, the Crown had a privilege which the subject had not, and it was probable that was all the Court intended in the case of the King v. Webb, for it reported that that was a motion by the defendant to change the venue from Aliddlesex to London, on the ground that if there had been any conversion it was in London ; but the Court refused it, and said the Crown had the prerogative to try his personal action where he pleased. In the uncertainty attending the principal cases reported, and in the absence of any precedent whatever in an information of intrusion or other action termed local, the Court were of opinion that the Crown officers had failed to establish the right to the prerogative claimed. The rule would, the re f ore , be made absolute, but the Attorney. General, if he thought fit, might apply for a writ into another county, upon a suggestion that the cause would not he in differently tried in Oxfordshire, as was the case in the only ap plication made to the Court in any writ of intrusion. Rule to discharge the order was made absolute. WILLIAMS V. LAWSON. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL appeared to show cause against a rule obtained by 'dr. Kelly, which called upon the defsnd ant to show cause why he shou'd not deliver over to the plaintiff a copy of the issues; and also why an order for giving security for costs should not be discharged. The plaintiff ,aid he had been a surgeon in the navy, and had been improperly dismissed. He had made application to several Boards of Admiralty bat unsuccessfully. In June, 1834, he petitioned the House of Commons—the petition was presented by Sir C. Codrington, and in doing so he made a speech very laudatory of the plaintiff. He was replied to by Sir Jas. Graham and Mr. Labouchere, two of the then Lords of the Admiralty, and in the Times of next day;appeared a report of the discussion. The plaintiff did not complain of any jaw:- curacy in the report of the speeches of the two latter gentle men, but he alleged that the speech of Sir E. Codrington had been cut short. Still the pla ntiff had slept upon his imagined wrongs, for it was not until January, - 1830, that he commenced his action for an alleged libel in the Par. liameritary Report. The defendant pleaded three pleas—first, not guilty ; secondly, that the Report was a fair and bona fide account of what took place ; and, thirdly, a justification that the charges imputed to the plaintiff were true. In 1836 the defendant was ready to try, but the plaintiff did not go on, and as he had no known residence in Eneland, the Court, on the application of the defendant, .made an order for security of costs. He took no steps, saying that at that time he entered into the service of th e Queen of Spain for two years. He re tired in 1837 ; but he, took no steps in the cause until 1840, when it was found that the attorney had lost all the papers in the cause. He did not suppose they imputed to the defendant any knowledge of them, but they said they were lost, and they wished the defendant to give them a stick to break his own back, by giving him a copy of the issue. He also asked for leave to go on without having complied with the order of the Court. He had an affidavit from the solicitor of the &fend aut, from which it appeared that three of the witnesses who would have proved their justification were now dead, and that they had gone to an expense of 3501. in preparing their de fence ; and he trusted that after su c h a l a p se o f ti me t h e C ourt would not grant such an extraordinary application. Mr. II umerrey did not think it necessary to occupy their Lordsbies' time. Mr. KELLY and Mr. CROWDER, supported the rule. How ever extraordinary the application he trusted it. would be granted fur the purposes of facilitating the administration of jusiice; it was a case of misfortune, arid lie was informed that of the three names of witnesses alleged to be dead, given in by the defendant, one was in Court; and they had a letter from another, saying he was not dead—(L aug hter)— a nd was rea d y to come forward. The defendant was now in England, and had no intention of leaving it, so that the security icr costs was not necessary. The COURT discharged the rule with costs. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince and Princess of Leiningen, attended by the usual Suite, left .Buckingliam Palace at three o'clock this afternoon for Windsor Castle,. The Court will remain at 'Windsor until Thursday next. A Cabinet Council was summoned yesterday to meet at the Foreign-office to-day. The Mi nisters assembled at Fialf-past one o'clock. Most of the Cabinet were present. A numerous deputation, on the subject of Rail ways, bad an interview this morning with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells has issued the filiowiug circular to the ( lerg;i of his diore e T:ie Palace, W Apr , l 2i to, 1841. " Rev. Sir,---I have heard, vd- t , F, Ll:Anise arid concern, of tile pr)posed interference of some of the clergy of my diocese with t e proceedings at Oxford with reference to the (so called) Oxford Tracts. "`Allow me to observe that, in my judgment, it %you'd be more correct and judicious for my clergy to leave the important queFtion now in discussion at Oxford to the de cision of the Heads of Houses, and to the Bishcp of that diocese. I am, Rev. Sir, your faithful brother, GEO. H. B A rti AND WELLS." GARD^N S , PAic th " hauitation, riec,ly attired • in teariet dull:, with gold lace, over which was placed an elegant cutle r , with eight seats, occupied by ladies and gentlemen, who were carried up and down the walks. MAGAZINE DAY. L'LACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. _Lae review of Mr. Gleig's "Memoirs ofWarFen Hastings" is continued this month; and the tone adopted throughout it is one highly unfltvour able to Hastings's public character, who is ac cused of gross injustice, of bad faith, of cruelty towards the native princesses of Oude and their Minister, and, above all, of too often adopting as the principle of hie; policy, the notion that the end justifies the means. We cannot but think that the Reviewer presses with undue severity on Warren Hastings, and does not sufficiently take into consideration the very unsettled and precarious nature of our position in India at the time when he was Governor-General. In par ticular, the observation that "his trial ought to have ended in condemnation, and that the acquittal of Hastings leaves - a stain on the justice of his country," is . extremely un generous—first, when we bear in mind the length and searching character of that important trial ; and, secondly, the prodigious pains that were taken by some of the ablest lawyers and statesmen in England, to secure a verdict of guilty. That Hastings. wes not influenced by a Spartan sense of integrity in some of his political transactions with the native Princes of India, is parhaps true; and it may be equally t rue &it the expedient Nsas too often uppermost in hio though ts,swa ' gesting and determining his course of action ; but, even allowin-this, he was not a bit worse than many otlaar English statesmen who stand well in public estimation. For instance, the manner in which the Union with Ireland was • brought about, was a much more discredit able affair to all concerned in it, than any - thing in which Hastings was engaged. The " Wars of the Sects in France" is an interest ing historiette, and conthsns the truth of Walter Scott's ationiralls description of King Louis's Scottish Guard in " Quentin Durward." " Ten Thousand a -Year," in troduces us to Mr. Aubrey in a 'Chan cery-lane spunging-house. The scene is: power fully drawn. Qt the attorney Gammon—Mr. Warren's best discriminated character—we have but a few glimpses ; but, few though they be, they are highly impressive. Tne pathetic touches are those which we like least, for they seem to be the result of great effort on the part of the writer. " When I was in the Legion," is a sprightly, satirical - memoir of military life. "Niebuhr," is an agreeable biographical sketch of this eminent German author, of whose great work, the Roman History, the writer says,— "At present, it is a pile of materials, not an edi fice; and the most embarrassed in its plan of any work we know." The " Lines to an Emigrant Lady," . by Mr. Simmons, evince much true feeling. We quote a few of the stanzas : Adieu! adieu! In sect et now • My spirit sore must chide The grief that fain would sear my brow, Despite of all my pride. But none shall tell, for none shall know The wasting agony of woe This hi at t must L am to hide, Though still remembering that we met, To love--to sever—and forget. Forget thee—ay—let Leth6 out Upon my senses roll— Or be the Hebrew Ru!er's doubt Proved groundless to my soul; To whence it came let it d: part, And its exiAenee newly start Once more from Being's goal; Then in that second sinful race Of this and thee shalt live no trace. But until soul and sense be sunk In mute forgetfulnes, The madd'ning draught of live I've drunk To passion's wild excess, More sweet 'mid sorrowing and shame, 'I han if the world around us came To brighten and to b!ess— Shall leave a fever in this brain The touch of time would cool in vain. Adieu, adieu !—the scathed bough When riven from its tree, Parts not more hopelessly than now I sever wide from thee— Nor differs more May's morning light From Winter's wild December night Than our fites disagree Blighted or blest may be thy lot, All one to me,—l share it not. Thou nameless, guileless, guiltless One, Whose smile to me was woe ! How my heart heaves to think upon Thy fortune here below ! Shall this our distant northern clime Behold the wasting hand of time, O'er thy young beauty go, Or shall our green isle' s verdure wave O'er—love's sole rest—thine early grave ? FRASER'S MAGAZINE. Some recent speeches and addresses of Mr. O'Connell—the " best-abused man in the three kingdoms," as he delights to style himself—to the people of Ireland, form the subject of a most vehement diatribe in this Number of Fraser. Not only is the great agitator pronounced to be a " sly and selfish Jesuit, a concrete of worth lessness floating on the troubled surface of an agitated country ;" but he is compared also to " Catiline, i%larat, and Robespierre"—all whose amiable peculiarities, we are gravely assured, meet in him. How Mr. O'Connell must laugh at such phrenzied attacks, on the part of the Tories! These men show the excess of their fear, by the excess of their abuse, of him, and publicly pro claim far and wide the power and sagacity which they would thin deny. And well may they tear and hate him, for to his influence it is owing that they are not now basking in the sunny regions of the Treasury Bench. When the Tory parry cease to pour out their vials of wrath on Mr. O'Connell's head, we shall begin to think that his day is past, •or passing— but not till then. " Murder and Mystery " attractive alliteration !—is an amusing incident, told with considerable tact, and turning upon the supposed discovery of a murder made by an English gentleman while residing in a lodging house at Paris. In an adjoining floor to him dwelt a young couple, man and with, who were sometimes visited by a male friend, when a great deal of mysterious conversation used to take place between the parties. On one occasion the Englishman heard their voices raised as if in altercation, and on peeping through the key hole lie saw one of the young men stab the other to the heart with a poignard, while the female threw herself on the body in an agony of emo tion. Some days afterwards, the English gentle man happening to be at the theatre, saw the same tragedy enacted on the stage by the same parties, and then for the first time became aware that he had witnessed not a real murder, but a dramatic representation of one, and that the sup poSed assassins were merely actors rehearsing their respective parts in private ! "Tracts for the Times" adopts the anti-Newman side of the question, the writer justly observing, " whether the views of the Church or of the Tractarians are correct, is not the question. If they believe the Church to be in error, they are at liberty to quit her communion ; but as long as they remain within her pale, they are not at liberty to decry her Reformers, nor to complain of defects in her services, nor to introduce practices which ; to does not warrant." The " Flower's Petitior :o Lady Blanche" is a passable sample of perio..i cal poesy. " Mysie's Mermaid" is a dull tale, whose sole recommendation is, that it is short. " Specimens of the Table-Talk of the late John Boyle" is an imitation of Sir Morgan O'Doberty's well-known "Maxims," published many - years ago in Blackwood. In "Eminent Soldiers of the Eighteenth Century" we have a biographical memoir of the great Frederick the Second, of Prussia, from which we quote this anecdote There is probably no sovereign or individual of whom so many anecdotes are related as of Frederick 11. Py far th greater proportion of these—nine-tenths, at least—are mere fables, invented by persor:s blinded by his fame, and totally un acquainted with his character. Frederick was quick, shrewd, and witty; but eestitute of that generous hilarity, frankness, gallantry, and kirline.s of feeling, for which so many writers have tried to give him credit. It is more difficult to forge anecdotes than is generally belieVed, and as the volumes of folly every day written about Napoleon amply attest. We shad here relate one which concerns Frederick, as it is well authen ticated. The Prussian Guards were composed of good-looking soldiers, selected from the army at large. They were all Ger mans, no foreigner bang admitted into the corps; and, as the Kinghimself examined the new recruits, no deception could be well practised. In the latter rears of his life he had, however, got into the titbit of askins , the men only three questions, and those in regular succession, so that it was easy to ineruet even foreigners how to answer in German. The King's questions were, " How old are you?" " How long have you served r " Have you received both your pay and clothing for your last regiment?" The officers of the Guards wishing, on one occa sion, to obtain a very good-looking young Fiench soldier for their corps, instructed him in the German replies, which were to be given to the King's successive questions ; and when the time for inspection canie brought him up tight boldly to the front of the parade. By some accident, however, the King changed the order of his queslion., and put the second first, saying, " How lung have you served ?" " Twenty years, please your Alejesty," was the reply of the unconscious Frenchman. The King lo ked at the young man, and inquired " How o:d are you, then?" " One year. pi, ase your i\tajesty," said the compo-ed soldier. " Are you !tad, or do you thine me mad ? ' a-ked the King. The Frenchman shirking that the Kieg was now inquir ng about the ray and clothing. calmly mil ed, " Both, please your Majcs!y." A peal of laughter, which bu st from all around, and in which the King himself joined most heartily, prevented any displeasure from being manifested against the projectors of the deception. BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY. The present chapters of " Guy Fawkes con tain a circumstantial description of the tortures to which the hero was subjected in the Tower, after the discovery of his plot for blowing up the two Hour,... Mr. Aiw.,woch here in hiN (11,1(,:4. /R Spare us a single physical horror. He shows us the poor wretch writhing on. the rack ; .half devoured by myriads of rats in the dungeon below the river; crushed and dislocated by the gauntlets; and compressed, almost to suffocation, in the em braces of the iron hoop. Not a single spasm cttn pesS aftoSs Guy Fawkes's ghastly counte nance, btit the author directs our special atten tion to it. Theft! is a sad want of taste here, such as a novelist of a high order of genius could never he guilty of. True imagination re volts from such minute, matter-of-fact de tails, which do not awe the reader, but simply make him sick, like a Sunday newspaper's de scriptiOn of the last and fresuegemnrder. The •' plump " is a caustic sketch of a femaie toad eater, who " made such careful minutes of the respective hOurs of feeding-time of different faml. lies, that she was infallibly in pudding-time ; always made it a rule to pat the children on the head, or, wanting them, the pet-dog or cat of the family; and never forgot the names of any of them." The " Old Woman clothed in Grey" is a legend by Tom Trigoldsby. It is not, how ever, in his happiest manner, but flags in places, as if the author were writing against the grain. The best portion of it is the serious. We quote a stanza or two, which will show that In goldsby is not merely a humourist, but can touch the heart, as well as tickle the midriff, when he pleases:— Oh! sweet and beauiful is Night when the silver Moon is high, And countless Stars, like clustering gems, hang sparkling in the sky, While the balmy breath of the summer breeze comes whisper ing (limn the glen, And one fond voice alone is heard—oh ! Night is lovely then But when that voice, in feeble moans of , iekness and of pain, i3ut mocks the anxious ear that strives to catch its sounds in vain.— When silently we watch the bed, by the taper's flickering light, Where all we love is fading fast—how terrible is Night I I " Ghost Gossips at Blakesley House" is a pi quant collection of hob-goblinisms from the pen of the author of" Stephen Dugard." In " Plain Advice to Ir. Gabriel Blackadder, a young Country Attorney" the ironical is attempted with success. The following remark is some thing in Swift's dry, sarcastic style :—" You cannot be too loud against the Bench; too brow-beating towards .witnesses; or too un flinching in the assertion of cases and pre cedents. Never mind your grammar—be gar rulous. Fat, aged, vain old gentlemen in powder and the commission of the peace, like to have law supplied to them by the ton, like coal, from your wharf, and are not particular as to slatish ness in quality, provided you deliver them as law coal." The " Old Ledger''' is heavy and common place. The " German - Student's Tale" is a spirited piece of diablerie. -" Stanley Thorn" is neither better tier worse than usual. " Merry England in the Olden Time" is au amusing mixture of anecdote and.description,, interspersed with hu morous songs. We subjoin a specimen of the latter, entitled " The Inquisitive Farmer ; or Harlequin Hangman :" Harlequin, taking a journey to Bath, Put up at an inn with his dagger of lath. HP sujip'd like a lord—on a j;illow of down He slept like a king, and he snored like a clown. Ponitiee said, as he popp'd in his head, In that little crib by the side of your bed, As honest a fanner a: e'er stowd in shoes, (My chambers are full) would be glad of a snooze." Th 2 farmer began, as in clover he lay, To tin, of his clover, his corn-rigs, and hay, His bullocks, his heifers, his pigs, and his wife ; Not a walk colld the Harlequin get for his life. He.reekon'd his herds, and his flocks, and his fleece, And d. ore twice to market hiA ducks and hi 3 geese He babbled of training, and draining, and scythes, And ir:eing, and sowing, and taxes, and tithes. " To the fair do you carry a pack, or a bunch? Are you mountebank doctor, or pedlar, or Punch? What is your calling? and what is your name?, Are you single, or married,—or coward, or game?" Poor Harlequin, fretting, lay silent and still, While the farmer's glib tongue went as fast as a mill. " Where are you going ? and whence do you come ? How long do you tarry f—The deuce ! are you dumb ?" " I'm the hangman," said Harlequin, " sir, of the town ; I cut in the morning a highwayman down; And fix in the mrrket-place up, for a flag, To-morrow his head, which I bear in mu bag !" The talkative farmer jump'd up in a fright— (" if you look for the bag, friend, it lies on your right !") Ran out of the chamber, and roar'd for the host, shrieking, and shaking, and pale as a ghost ! Floniface listen'd, bolt upright in bed, To the cock-and-bull story of hangman and head ; And then caught the mountebank, snug on his back, Holding his sides, which were ready to crack ! Load liugh'd the landlord at Harlequin's trick, " As soon," cried the fArrncr, " I'd sup with Old Nick, As sleep in this room with that gibbetting wag, With a head on his shoulders, and one in his bag!" MON THLY MAGAZINE. " Foreign Aids to St:lf Intelligence, ' is a long, rambling metaphysical treatise, to read which is as difficult a task as to toil through a ploughed field on a wet day. The writer, it seems, is an admirer of Swedenborg, in whwe crazy specula tions, fit only fbr the meridian of Bedlam, he discovers a world of fancy and intelligence; and quotes with evident approbation these remarks of an enthusiastic American Swedenborgian : " Man is surprised to find that things near are not less beautiful and wondrous than things re motes The near explains the far. The drop is a small ocean. A man is 'related to all nature. This perception of the worth of the vulgar is fruitful in discoveries. Goethe, in this very thing, the most modern of the modern, has shown us, as none ever did, the genius of the ancients." What nonsense is this ! Yet how epigrammatic—how carefully pointed are the sentences! Real hastily, a man would be apt to fancy that there was some occult, profound meaning in them; yet when you come to consider them carefully, you find that they are a mere tissue of words, conveying not the slightest idea. " Resurrection of Loy alty" is a vigorous poem by Mr. Francis Barham, The " Death of Care" is an ingenious and good humoured quiz on modern criticism, evidently suggested by Canning's ironical review of the nursery poem " The Queen of Hearts," in the "Microcosm." " Notes on Sweden" is an in telligent article, and furnishes some acceptable information respecting the Dalecarlian peasan try. " Conversation" describes the various classes of talkers with point and vivacity. Here are a few specimens There are the prosy talkers, who run into-a numlyr of anec dotes of which 'hey only know the be inning, and remember stories suffieiet.tly to tell you that they fo , Ltet them. They pre par ieulirly obliging with their own affairs, which they din into all that listen to them. They undertake to tell you where they wire S'alle ten 3 ears back, if you will only favt.itr them with the name of the ; lace ; and beg you to put them in mind of -otnething other which they to not now remem ber, and %s Inch- was bought by some bodf or other whose name they have forgotten, to be given to some one else of whom they have only a dim recollection. There are the implicit talkers, who have such a good opi nion of your sharpness th it tney do not tell you half what they wish to let you understand. The rest is filled up with " You knows" and comprehensive sentences, such as "You see, and— a—a—a—you see !" They are not ap: to trouble you with long tirades ; but afford you ample food for meditation, if you wish to come at their meaning. - There are the insinuating talkers, who drawl their phrases in the most approved style, and roll their eyes and head, speak honeyed words, and secretly congratulate themselves on their diplomatic attainments. Their great object is to be listened to, and the death of a lapdog is sure to call forth their powers in the pathetie. There are the impressive talkers, who nod their head gravely and speak solemnly, and bury their chin in their neckcloth and look at you earnestly. They are not always long, but they are very moving. There' are the sentimental talkers, who have got by rote a set number of moral maxims. These they apply to whatever may turn up. They are altogether a. virtuous race ; for every thing that is spoken gives them an opportunity of reminding themselves and everyone else tf what is honest and good. No matter what. is said, they can always stitch to it some whole some precept of morality. 'l here are the Malaprop talkers, who have this advantage above others, that they can never stand in want of words. They manage to adapt every word to every meaning, and have only to stir their lin. There are the confidential or mysterious talkers, whose tone is never above a whi,per.. They look very important, some times dismal, sometimes delighted, as circumstances may be. They speak in snatche-, and can always inform you that there is some secret of paramount interest and importance, which, unfortunate;y, they are not allowed to disclose to you. There are the: matter-of-tact talkers, who never utter any thing they cannot bring witnesses to vouch for. If they tell you they went to the country a certain time, they name the day and the date, and insist on your inquiring of such a friend if he was not there, and of such another if he is not acquainted with the coachman who drove them. TAI7"S MAGAZINE. We should nave thnught that the Non4ntru sion Question was a thethe pretty well exhausted, for almost every Magazine and Newspaper in England and Scotland have been actively discus sing it for months past; Tait, however, does not seem to think that the freshness or interest of the question is in the slightest degree abated; and accordingly the very first article in his present Number is devoted to its consideration. The article is entitled " What should the Kirk do now ?" and sets out with the assertion that it should undo all that it has done, and "begin again on a new and more heroic strain." The writer's /mart:son this subject are enarac.erize-d be a boldness and decision that extort the re spect of the reader, whether he ap.ee with them or not. Alluding to the approaching meeting of the General Assembly, the writer says :—" If the Strathbogie men are.to be deposed, let them be deposed at once, and with as few words as possible. There is a certain sublimity in deci sion of conduct, even when it is the decision of a fbcil. The hour is ripe to have done with the prating heraldry of terrors and splendors that shall be. Let the deed show what is meant." e a u e.ntertLiining raitiec, of of - Samnel liarnibrd, a silk-wener of Middleton, 'who dititinguis4ed himself us au iineompronilsitlg Reformer about the period of the famous Man- P. V 1 , 1 NT N G 14,'D UT] N. chester meeting. Some of Bamfo rd's remini scences possess all the stirring inter 'est of a ro mance. " Memoirs of Jeremy Be ll i : ham" are singularly dull this month. Even the voecdo tal portio iis wholly without interest. . ferry, it seems, supped once at the Mitre with cohn son and Goldsmith, and though he exprt tell us that he " came to hear Johnson's g , 90d things," he does not record one single bon - moti sarcasm, or opinion of the great :noralist. Nil he tells us is, that he disliked Goldsnritl. " Deserted Village,"—which we can readily he - lieve, for never was there a more unimaginative.. dog than Bentham. " Chapters on English 'Poetry" contain some ingenious criticism. There Is ;nucli truth, if not novelty, in the following r , ?u urk :—" We write poetry in our youth, and w h ei i „lie business of life c3nlmences, exchange the muse for some better-dowered and more housewifely. tx::rtpanion; acknowledging at last, or only satisfying ourselves with the excuse, that the gods had rhzt made us-poetical." The "Green Gauntlet, or de Traitcr's Son," is a spirited Irish tale, referring to tho close of the list century. The " Patron of the Parish" is a song meant to be humorous, but dull Ir . ,- mistake. From a quaint paper headed "Loose 'thoughts on Hanging," we quote this curious anecc!ote:—. It is not so ve - y long since a man was hanged in Ireland for 3IAKING A NOISE ! The fact is authentic. It was cited at a solemn meeting of the Twelve Judges, last winter, by a. member of the venerable Consederunt. who had himself beer, an eye-witness of what he related. When Justice, with her black cap and funereal pall, rode the circuits, and Death skipping nimbly in her train, Bless'd his maw, Destin'd to that good hour,— a man was found guilty of some felony, for which it appeared uncertain whether he would be cast for death or not. The. Court deferred the sentence, and ordered that he should stand over till the end of ihe assizes. The fellow was crazed ; being taken back to 1 rison, fell a howling, and uttering rarioas other disagreeable noi-e, such as judges de not like to hear:, and which (as the window of his cell and that of the Crown Court opened upon the same plot) seriously interrupted the paNie business. The cause of this strange disturbance being ascertained, the Judge sent a peremptory 0.-der to the male factor to keep the peace, or (as his Lordship yithily remarked) "it m i g ht he worse for him.' But the wretch, ignorantly sup poing that the law eltild do nothing worse in his case, re turned an answer of defiance, and sent forth mcre piercing yells than before. Now, what would one of our feet;lg Popish or Radical Judges do in a like case? The solemn business of the Court was at a stand, and it was absolutely necessary that silence should be restored; To remove the noisy culprit to a. distant part of the prison would have abated the nuisance pro hoc vice ; but then some future convict might repeat it,. and, at ail events, this would have compromised the dignity if the sacred ermine. The Judge, of vhom it is our hint to si teak, had no notion of sanctioning so bad a precedent and th ere fere, as soon as he received the insultids reply, he cried pith a loud voice, " Bring him up !" These .re thrilling wor, from whatever lips they proceed, after the cittnnatory verdii ef a Jury ; but who, that has heard them once uttered by the' Bhadamanthus its question, can ever dismiss from his memory the tiger's growl, and the blood-shot aspect of cruelty, which tilled the bystanders with indescribable horror, and shot a pang, equal to the very bitterness of death, through the L'eart of the stoutest criminal? In five minutes after tae issuing of that terrible mandate, the criminal stood again in the dock, and re ceived sentence of immediate execution. It was like the scene itt Rokeby Ho! Provost-Marshal ! instantly Lead Denzil to the gallows-tree ; Allow him not a parting word— Short be the shrift, and sure the cord ! The Court adjourned while it was done; and—so prompt wast justice then—his Lordship resumed his seat in about half an hour, with an unmoved countenance, and went on trying men for their lives, who, if they were capitally convicted, did not (you may be sure) offend his ears " with exclamations hyper bolical." MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality in the Metropolis, I , bowing the Number of Deaths from all Causes Registered, in the week ending Saturday, the 24th April, 1841." The Table is issued from the Ofrtee of the Registrar-General CAUSES OF DEATH. Weekly . Total. Average 1838-9-40. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 139 204 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses l6l 151 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of ... Respiration V294 26( Diseases of the Hea-t and Bloodvessels Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion 69 60 Diseases of the Kidn,iys, &c. Chilcibed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles - 6 Diseases of the Ski n , &c 0 1 Diseases of Uncertain Seat Old Age, or Natural Decay 69 71 Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance 26 25 Causes nut specified Deaths from all causes 906 --- Average Weekly Deaths ......... .../ .. 926 Deaths in the Average Weekly Week. Deaths, 16:-2 1 3-9-40. Western Districts ..... ... 131 ...... 139 North Districts Central-Districts _ . 197 ..„. 190 East Districts 203 South Districts ... ...... Total 906 It is stated that under the term Metropolis are com prised the 32 districts herein mentioned, which include the City of London within and without the walla, the City and Liberties of Westminster, the out parishes within the bills of mortality—and the parishes of St. Marylebone; St. Pancras ; Kensington; Fulham ; Hammersmitht (Chapelry) ; St. Luke, Chelsea; Paddington; St. Mary, Stoke Newington • St. Leonard, Bromley ; St. Mary-le bow ; Camberwell% Greenwich ; St. Nicholas and St. Paul, Deptford; and Woolwich. The population as enu merated in 1831 was 1,594,890. The weekly average for 1835, 1839, 1840, was obtained by dividing the deaths in the three years by 156. General Register-office, April 29. 1841. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat was large, particularly Mutton. Trade dull, excepting for the best qualities, and Lamb, and prices almost nominal.—Beef, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 2d. ; Mutton, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 2d. ; Lamb, ss. to 6s. ; Veal, 3s. 4s. to ss. ; Pork, 3s. •.d. to ss. per stone of Bibs. A large supply of all kinds of Poultry, trade rather dull, but firm ; prizes high for. the fine descripi ions. Eggs dull:of sale, 4i. 6d. to ss. 6d. ; Plover Eggs; 3s. per dozen. TEA MARKET. _ - There was little busines3 done in Free Trade, but prices were sustained. Common Congou, ls. bid. to Is. Wiid. cash. Public sales have been declared for Tuesday. TALLOW MARKET. Prices of Russian Tallow were supported, but there was only a d demand either on the spot or for delivery. Sellers could. not be found for immediate delivery under 475. 9d. per cwt. SPIRIT MARKET. Rum dull of sole, and prices on the decline, excepting for Calcutta, which w a s firm at Is. 6d. proof. Brandy in good demand, and prices firm. British Corn Spirits firm at 10s. lid. Ca,h. WHITECHAPEL MARKET. The demand for all kinds of Meat was dull, the supply large, and priers lower. beef, 2s. 6d. t 6 4s. ; Mutton, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 2d. ; Veal, 3s. tkl. to as. ; Pork, 3s. 4d. to 4s. I Od. z Lamb, 4s. Bd. to 6s. Clover, 41. Ns. Zo 61. ; Meadow Hay, 31. 12s. to 41. 18s. ; Straw, from 1/. 15s. to i l. IBs. - - COU KT CIRCULAR.. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by their Serene , Higlinese., the Prince and Princess of Leiningen, honoured with a visit yesterday the Exhibition of the Royal At,%•demy in Trafalgal--square. The Royal Suite consisted of the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, Lady in waiting, Lady Caroline Cocks and the Hon. .Miss Cavendish, Maids of Honour in waiting; , Earl of Uxbridge, Lord Chamberlain; Earl of Erroll, LArd Steward ; Earl of Albemarle, Master of the House ; Earl itt Listot,el, Lord In waiting ; Sir Frederick Stovin, Groom inx waiting ; Lord Alfred Paget, Equerry in waiting ; Captain Francis Seymour, Groom to Prince Albert ; and Colonel Bouverie, Equerry to his Royal Highness. . Sir Martin Archer Shea, the President of the Royal Aca demy, received her Majesty and the Royal party on their arrival at the Academy, and conducted the Illustrious visitors through the different Schools. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended by Lady Anne Maria Dawson, Lady in waiting ; and Colonel Couper, First Equerry and Comptroller of her Royal Highness's Houses hold, also visited the exhibition. Her 11aje•ty and the Royal party remained about an hour and a half at the Academy, and then returned to Buckingham Pal:ce. Viscount Melbourne and Lord Hill had audiences yesterday of the Queen. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal was taken a drive yesterday in a carriage and four. Her Majesty took an airing yesterday afternoon in an open landau and four, Lon( Alfred Paget, Equerry in waiting, attending on horseback. Prince Albert and the Prince of Leiningen, left the Palace on horseback, at the same time, at tended by Colonel Bourerie and Captain Francis Seymour. Lord Hill had an audience of his Royal Highness P.rince Albert yesterday at Buckingham Palace. The Royal dinner party at the Palace last evening included the Earl of Albemarle, Viscount Melbourne, and Baroness Spaeth. The Band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards was in at— tendance during dinner. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Leininen, and attended by L2dy Anne Maria Dawson and Colonel Con. per, honoured the German Opera with her presence last evening. The Duke of Cambridge honoured Lord Abinger with his company at dinner last evening, at his residence in New-street, Spring Gardens. ----- SILVER PLATE.—Now published and will be Pamphlet S a poons and ( s ) e f n T t . pos c t o f x. ree,- sA if \ T i l t ! y ed ,s ' for pr h i y oes a p o a f id s l i e l t v t e e r r, Forks, Tea and Coffee Servicvs, Presentation Plate, Silver edged Plated Ware, the new Plated on White Metal Spoons and Forks, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks, Jewelicry, Cutlery, Ladies' Gold Neck Chains. The Pamphlet is furnished with Drawings of the Patterns. The ground floor, first, second, and third floors are fitted up for the exhibition of an extensive at • telt. T. 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