The Sun. — London, England, 1849-05-24 00:00:00

numerous constituents, so justly complains. Attach ments are of a twofold character—first, the ordinary attachment of goods and chattels, the property of the alleged debtor ; secondly, what is termed the foreign attachment, where proceedings are taken to seize upon the goods, moneys, or credits of the debtor in the hands of a third party, who is brought into Court on the allegation that he has property in his bands be lo nging to, or is himself indebted to the real de fendant, which claim it is sought to transfer to the claimant. In the first instance an affidavit is sworn, either by the plaintiff himself or some person on his behalf, be fore the Lord Mayor or Recorder, stating that the cause or causes of action, and that the debt was within the jurisdiction of the Court, or (where the amount claimed is under 201.) that one of the defendants resides within the jurisdiction, and that there is r eason to fear that the claim is in danger of being lost unless an attachment be granted against the goods . of the defendant. It will be noticed that e'en the poor security afforded by the plaintiff being required to swear personally to the validity of his cl aim is wanting. The affidavit of any person who Professes to be personally acquainted with the cir cumstances of the case, and to speak to the facts of his own knowledge, is sufficient ; the process there nPon issues, and the stock in trade or goods of t he defendant are forthwith seized by the Marshal of the Court, without any notice whatever, a nd without his being allowed an opportunity of averting an act so injurious to his character and cr edit —perhaps occasioning his utter ruin. If bail ' be not given within twenty-four hours in double the amount of the alleged debt, the goods are removed fr om the premises where they were taken to the elarshal's stores, who is entitled to certain fees for storeage, &c. The bail to be given is not analogous to that required when arrest on mesne process was sanctioned. It is not merely for the appearance of the defendant, and for his being forthcoming to ab ide the judgment of the Court, which might P e rhaPs easily be obtained, but it provides for the full payment by the sureties of such sums as da y be decreed to the plaintiff, including the costs of !he suit. It may easily be conceived how difficult it " for the small trader (and such persons are gene rally the victims of these oppressive and harassing P r oceedings) to procure two persons resident within t he borough, able and willing to become securiy for , UI ,! full satisfaction of the debt, within so short a f t me. ' l le mere fact of the seizure: induces former friends to. stand aloof, and if anything should be due to themselves to adopt immediate proceedings to °1:41 " payment thereof. A removal, there .cre) generally takes place. A public exposure ia the inevit a bl e consequence . Th e cre dit o f th e un fortunate sufferer is wholly blasted, he can no longer carr y on business as he had previously been accus oruted) and hi s pr os pect s i n life are irretrievably 80 — " na ed • by the undue facilities afforded to some per this en emy or rival in trade who may chose to put c PPressive law into operation. The o goods so removed — Perhaps of a fragile description—are also materially deteriorated in value. If, as we are told, three removals are as bad as one fire, it may readily be concei ved what damage will be inflicted by the careless bands of the Marshal's bailiffs and a4 istants i n b r i ng i ng th e goo d s t o th e s t ores an d re turning them, if the defendant should be so te rt li n ate as to procure the necessary bail. I f` hail be ,not given within twenty-four days after seizure, the goods are sold by the Marshal's a uctioneer,. a n d th e procee d s , a ft er d e d uc ti ng f ees o f 41 ' in the pound upon any sum under 1001., and 6d. In the pound on all above that amount, the cost of atn reage, removal, advertisements, and a variety of other demands, are lodged in court to abide the event of the suit. ranged. He proposed that certain fees should be levied in the proceedings, that might Fe substi uted for the old attachment, out of which not only the 5001. a year to these parties, but even the 1,5001. a year to the Recorder (now payable by Government), might be provided for. We have not yet heard whether this straightforward and reasonable proposition will be acceded to by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It ought to be so at least, and if the anticipations of the Honourable Member for Dublin, as to the pro bable amount of the fund be, realised, all parties will be satisfied, and the removal of the Recorder's salary from the national Exchequer will convince the Minister of Finance that, in public as well as in private mat ters, " Honesty will ever be the best policy." deputation came and announced the surrender of the town, and a capitulation was forthwith agreed on, and in accordance with its conditions the Austrians took possession of the gates of Castiglione, S. Felice, and Galliera, the barricades were removed, and the guns deposited in the Apostolic Palace, and a disarmament of the Bolognese effected. General RADETZKY im mediately sent the keys of the city to the PorE, at Gaeta. The Austrians were defeated by the Venetians at Malghera on the 7th. The Venetians made a sortie, and drove the Austrians back to the entrenchments at the same time destroying a considerable portion of their works. The Austrians lost 300 men in this affair. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. • The Cotton Market at Liverpool ye , terday was quiet, and prices remained much the same as on Friday last. The sales were estimated at from 4,000 to 5,000 bales, 500 of which were for export.— Railway Shares were quite inactive, and very little business was transacted. The six weeks' average price of grain is returned at 455. 3d. per quarter. The Continental advices have again been the general theme of comment, and are unfavourably construed. Indeed the impression becomes almost daily stronger. that some strong coup d'etat will be attempted in France with the view of crushing the war party, or other wise, that a mischievous quarrel will arise. All seems chaotic at present, and the sensitiveness of the Money Market at Paris is likely to endure until some settlement of pending difficulties can be reasonably foretold. The French Funds lust yesterday part of their previously improved tone, but rallied a little after the Bourse, according to what is stated in private letters that have been shown to us. In the Amsterdam Bourse on Tuesday there was great excitement, owing to the news from Paris, and large sales of French rentes being pressed ; the Three per Cents. declined 46i, nor did they rally subsequently. Dutch Stock suffered likewise, being 47 for the Two-and-a-Half per Cents. Spanish were most depressed among the foreign investments. It is stated in the continental papers that England, France, and Russia have acquiesced in the plan of a federal govern vernment for Germany, because such does not violate any existing treaties. The advices by the overland mail report very favourably upon the markets in our Eastern possessions, and in most articles of British manufacture a fair business was doing at Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras. The China market report is not altogether satisfactory. There had been a moderate business done a short time pre viously, but a suspension of dealings occurred, owing to the uncertainty about the opening of the gates. The Committee of Spanish American bondholders have re ceived another communication from Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh, in which the great probability of a further appropriation by Congress of the United States indem nity money towards the payment of a dividend is reiterated, with a hope that the Mexican Government will make certain concessions in respect to the cotton licenses that will render them more saleable. It is like wise intimated that we may soon expect a further remittance from the tobacco duties. At the meeting of Icnian Bank shareholders held to-day a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum was declared, with an addition to the reserve fund. The English Stock Market opened firmly upon the in telligence from India of the entire subjugation of the Pun jaub ; but the Continental news by the second delivery has since had an effect. Consols have been 91 1 4, and are now 91 to 1 / s . The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. realised 90' to 3 / 4 . Bank Stock is worth 193% to 195. Exchequer-bills have been 475., and India Bonds 68s. to 71s. premium. In the Foreign Market there is not much doing Spanish Five per Cents. are 16 to 1 %, and the Three per Cents. 344 to % ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, have been 48 1 / s . Mexican are steady at 30 5 8 3 / 4 , and Equador are 3 1 ,6. The Share Market is dull, and prices rule heavier for Cale donian, South-Eastern, and Brighton. The French lines are cheaper again. ONE CLOnNG ••!: , ,`F, , , cir itRITIBII FUNDS. k 7 CLOCK. MUCUS Bank Stock 3er Cent. Reduced Arms ...... 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 91% 491 91 1 4 90" A Nevi 3% per Cent. Anna 90 % 34 k soA L; )ngAnns.to expire. Jan. 1860 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 8 5-16 8 5-16 vdia Bonds, 1,000/. Ditto under 1,0001... ...... p7l 68 p 68 p Consols for Account 1 !. xchequer Bills. I%d. & 2d. 1,0001. June 47 p 44 p 500/. June Small, June 47 44 p 44 p Ditto Advertised .......... .. 43 p 46 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS O2`lE CLOSIN• O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per cent. Scrip, 1849 — 6 p Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent — 16 Lexicon. 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons 304,4 39 I A Ditto, Ex Coupons Ditto, Account ............ Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4,per Cent — . 27 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. . 16 1 ,,i 16 1 4 Ditto, Account . l6 16 1 % 16,4 Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent ... 32 % 1A . . . 32 The proceedings under a foreign attachment are of a very circuitous and expensive character. Want of 3 1 3 1t0e unfortunately prevents us from detailing the vex atious course adopted—a course equally injurious and oppressive to the alleged debtor and to the garnishee, i. e., the third party who is asserted to have property in his hands belonging to the real defendant, or to be indebted to him in any amount. In many instances the process is resorted to by a party in collusion with th e debtor to coerce payment Of a fictitious claim against the garnishee, which it may be supposed he will rather settle than undergo the annoyance, ex- Posure, and expence of a trial in the Borough Court, a tribunal not very celebrated for the soundness or legality of its decisions. oividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 24 per Cent., 12 Guild.... 48%. 48% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 74% I'IIICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSIN u :s.kILWAY SUARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 Nuekinghamahire ... 161. 4s. Caledonian Do. New 101. Prof-- 10 ..., ll I / 04 xin ... 11.!‘xin :pester and Holyhead... 50 Dublin and Belfast June. 37 th ...... 5 1 4 Eaaern Counties........ 20 ..... . 8 %;i .1 / 1 , . . • B% Do. New Guaranteed This then is the system which Mr. REYNOLDS, with the full consent and approbation, indeed at the express desire, of the commercial community, wishes to abolish. Every resident in the Irish metropolis, or in any of the various boroughs throughout the country subjected to a similar jurisdiction, is mate rially interested in the speedy abatement of so in tolerable a nuisance. The English manufacturers toe so equa ll y . Th e goo d s w hi c h t h ey se ll upon cre di t a person believed to be respectable and solvent Y be swept away the very day of their arrival "Y a collusive juggle between the purchaser 41 u 1 some friend, or relative, who can obtain a third ,P e rson to s wear an affidavit of debt, which can easily be effected, when there is an absolute certaint that Judgm ent y will be suffered by default, or at least that no effectual resistance will be offered to the recovery o f the ficti t i ous demand. Why then should any diffi ulty su ffer ed to prevail? Why should the se a d • Milted evils b e to l erate d f or a s i ngle moment ? There ark it appears, three functionaries w h o realise considerable profits from these transactions . The Marshal and his two bailiffs have, it Period, held th e i r o ffi ces f or a considerable ,T ri od, and they claim compensation for the losses "3 4 ' will undoubtedly sustain if the process of at tsehment be altogether abolished. . However oppres sive the practice, or objectionable the proceedings, t hey are not in fault ; they were public officers appointed to execute what (however faulty) was most Unquestionably the law of the land; and their offices being invariably held for life, or during good behaviour, they had reasonable grounds to suppose fat no change would be made that would involve them in comparative poverty M and destituti on w i thout some provision being Made f or th e i r l osses. The amount involved does pot, we believe, exceed some 5001. or 6001. a year at the outside; but by whom should these annuities be payable ? The Chancellor of the Exchequer objects to any alteration that may possibly occasion a charge upon the Consolidated Fund. He acknowledges the imp ortance of the measure, the vast benefits to be derfived from its adoption to her MAJESTY'S subjects generally, to those tax-payers by whom the national Xzebeq ue r is replenished ; but he ref uses compensation b ecause the parties claiming it are the servants of the Du blin Corporation, and he declares that m ost of it 811 ". 1 c1 (if not all) bepaid from the municipal funds. The wryoration, on the contrary, declare that their funds t- not be i n an y degree benefited by the alteration ; ,sat It is th e p u bli c generally who will reap the ad- Th e , and who should consequently pay for it. 3 , also declare that the claimants were not ap jtuillted by them; that they were legacies (dconnoe cer n,.. e , ditat es) bequeathed by their predecessors of the --,=ornied Corporation, and they positively and dis • tounctly, and as we think very correctly, refuse saddled the be b with any new liability. Owing to tion s ° t, stnae Y of Sir CHARLES WooD, the abomitia - *lf le We have above referred are to be per petuated, or • on three g r ievous injustice is to be perpetrated 'us who are t o b e s t r i ppe d o f their litnations (-witho hundredsut any equival en t l es t some f ew pur se P er annum, m i g h t b e c h arged on the public for th liv es. e few remaining days of these old men's as sir NOW we are a s anx i ous for every just economy stre n R ARtas WO OD hi mse lf. W e would as th e A I Y object to th e perpetration of a job as any of in lniat ers ; but E ng l an d i s not yet so bankrupt u van oiat„ re es, that a gross i n j ustice should be perpe- A , to save a f ew paltry hundreds per annum. bauirpensation s h ou l d be given to the Marshal and fro2-_, _and the C onso lid ated Fund is the only source which that compensation is properly payable. o . 11 ,t e tinY diffi cu l t i es, such economical scruples, would .°_ be interpos e d if the claimants were some titled e urists or hereditary pensioners with Parliamen tary influ ence to sustain their demands for annual aa anda; but un f ortunately, in the present instance, theyrely are men without rank or influence, who can only th:sup" the j us ti ce and equity of their c ases , and tnallness of the amounts required, and of course t hey are to be treated with supercilious contumely. Mr. R EYNOLDS, h i mself, Which suggested a mode by the matt e ... 4 might be equitably and fairly az 6 per Cent.. Ditto, Extension, 5 per Cent., No. 1 6/.135. 4d... Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 ...... ......... E vst Lincolnshire ...... 25 ltdinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 42 42 Treat Northern Great Western 100 ...,,..7 78 _. .. 7 B3e Hall and Selby .. 5O ...... 96%. 96% Ditto, Half Shares 25 ...... 47 1 / 4 49 Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto Do. Fifths... ...... ...... 10 Do. Sixteenths 6 14 4 ,4 4 l /4 Do. Thirds .. Do. New, Gua. 6 uer ct. 10 Leeds and Bradford London, Brighton, and South Coast 5O ..... 36 1 4 1 ,i... . ...... 35% Ditto, New 51., guar 6 per cent. London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... 93/ Loudon and N. Western 100 12 7 1/ . 2.. 126:, '1 Ditto, New Quarters.. 7 Ditto,Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ...... 71i... Lond. &S. NV , stern 5O ...... Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Cent. on Deposit, and 5 per Cent. on Calls ManalleAter.liaaton,and 't i atlock •.. Midland ... .• Du.Consol. Bristol and Birming., 6 per ct. -.100 ......124 .... ..•.. 123% Nlrth Brit3sll .. .... ... 25 ..... ... ..... . ..... Ditto, Halves .. Sorth Staffordshire l7 ;t l 2 l / 2% 2 1 4 2% Scottish Central bouth hasttra .. 33'/ 20% 2 0 1,1,. Do., N 0.2. Do., Registered No. 4 10 ...... 6% Do., Scrip No 4 Y irk, Newcastle, and Berwick. ... .. Do. Newcastle Exten. 20 ......1— D,. G.N.b.Preterence 8 ... - •• • ..... York and North Midland 50 ..... 30 294 ...... •••••• 30 1 / 4 Ditto, Preference L'o.East and Westßid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. - - Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or yierzon ) Great Indian Peninsular 5 Northern of France Paris and Rouen .. 2O ..... 19 ........ Paris and Strasbourg ... 10 Rouen and Havre fours and Nantes ..... ... 11 ...... MINES. Australian 3 64 6. 6 Barrossa Range LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 24.—Wind at noon W.N.W., moderate breeze, and fine clear weather. BELFAST, MAY 22.—The Zephyr, Liverpool for Memel, went on shore on the 17th inst. near the North and South Light, but got off and put into Donaghadee for examination, making water, and arrived here this morning to discharge and repair. SUNDERLAND, MAY 22.—Sid. Sir Charles Napier, Cuba. HARTLEPOOL, MAY 23.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Edward Thorne, Coquimbo. SHIELDS, MAY 23.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. Lydia, Quebec. DEAL, MAY 23.—Wind W.S.W. to N.E.—Arrd. Ann Eliza, Cook, Porto Rico; John Baring barque, Jamaica. Arrd. from the River, 22d, Iron Queen. Arrd. from the River and sailed, Alice, Palmer, Jamaica; Mar quis of H ast i ngs, Sabestoo, River St. Lawrence. bld. 23d, Euphrates, St. Helena; Blanche, Jamaica. DOVOR, MAY 23.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Nagade, Arft, Havannah for Haraburgh; Harmonic, Hilners, Cardiff tor Bremen, in consequence of the blockade. LIVERPOOL, MAY 23.—Wiud W.N.W.—Arrd. 22d, Chieftain, Edwards, Calcutta; klumayson, Findlay, Bombay; Mary Woods, Bartlett, Callao; Una, Cauzer, New Orleans. ,lber, Murray, Buenos Ayres; Bombay, Moore, Demerara; John Tamworth, Young, St. Domingo; Douglas, Herbert, New Orleans; De b:A.3.h, Norman, ditto; Atlas, Homan, New York; Va liant, Thompson, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. 22d, Courner, Port Philip; Sporting Lass, Vir.inia; Salacia, New York; S usan Ann, Newfoundland. 'Off port, 23d, IndPperidence, New Orleans. RonisAir, ISLE OF BUTE, MAY 2 2.—The Ann smack, Henderson, was wrecked at I3ogney Point, 20th inst., crew saved. PENTLAND FRITH, MAY 20.—A small sloop, sup post d to be abandoned, or unmanageable, was seen drifting this day through the Penttand Frith to the westward. DAY.) MA N R E K vir E G T AT N E E A W ND S— LEa r I Ii zr i u s aza.. These markets were again heavy to-day, at barely the late decline in the quotations. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3i 2d; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s Id; Limb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d; Veal, 3s to 4s; and Pork, 3s to 4s per Blbs. MEAT MARKETS. Sountaz, MAX 23.—Qur market today ivaa hoary THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 1849. The Derby Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old; colts, Bat 71b; fillies, Set 21b; the second horse to receive 100 soya. out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 100 sovs. towards the police regulations. Mile and a half. (237 subs.) Lord Eglil.ton's Flying Dutchman (Marlow) 1 Mr. Godwin's Hotspur (Whitehouse) 2 Colonel Peel's Tadin,r (Nat) 3 Lord Clifden's Honeycomb (Robinson) 4 Lord Egliuton's Elthiron (Prince) 0 Mr. A. Nichol's Nunnykirk (Marson) 0 Mr. Bowes's The Knout (F. Butler) 0 Sir C. Monk's Vanguard (J. Holmes) 0 Mr. H. Hill's Henry of Exeter (W.Boyce) 0 Lord Stanley's Uriel (Bumby) 0 Duke of Rutland's c out of Flambeau's dam...(Pearl) 0 Mr. Pedley's Old Dan Tucker (Templeman) 0 Mr. Watt's Chatterer (A. Day) 0 Sir J. Hawley's Vatican (Rogers) 0 Sir C. Cockrell's Thib sic (H. Darling) 0 Mr. Gratwick's Landgrave (Kitchener) 0 Mr. Disney's Montague (W. Abdele) 0 Sir G. Heathcote's Companion (R. Sherwood) 0 Mr. Farrance's The Old Fox (Hornsby, jun.) 0 Mr. Nicholl's Woolwich (W. Oates) 0 Mr. B. Green's Westow (Winteringham) 0 Lord Exeter's Glenalvon (Bartholomew) 0 Mr. Burgess's The Crowner (out of Sou venance) (J. Sharp) 0 Mr. Campbell's Robert de Brus (H. Bell) 0 Lord Bateman's Goodwood (Sly) 0 Mr. Jaques's Chantrey (G. Simpson) o Betting-2 to 1 agst Tadmor--2 to 1 agst Flying Dutchman-6 to 1 agst Nunn,, kirk —lO to 1 agst Chat terer-20 to 1 agst Vatican-25 to 1 agst Honeycomb -25 to 1 sgst Elthiron-30 to 1 agst The Knout-30 to 1 agst Uriel-40 to 1 agst Old Dan Tucker-40 to t agst R , 'ben de Brus-50 to 1 agst Hotspur -50 to 1 agst Montague. Lord Eglinton declared to win with the Flying Dutchman. Westow went in front immediately after starting, and made play at a moderate pace, followed by Chantrey, Tadmor, Vatican, Elthiron, Uriel, Henry of Exeter, and Nunnykirk, the Dutchman and Old Dan Tucker lying close up. This order was maintained for rather more than a quarter of a mile; Westow then dropped into the ruck, and Vatican assumed the command, Uriel, Elthiron, Hotspur, Tadmor, and Nunnykirk lying with him, im mediately in their wake coming Old Dan Tucker, the Duke of Rutland's colt, and the Flying Dutchman. On reaching the turn the front rank was thinned by the de feat of Elthiron and Nunnykirk, the leading horses from this point to the corner being Vatican, Uriel, Hotspur, and the two favourites. Vatican and Uriel were beaten before they got to the road, and the race was left to the Flying Dutchman, Hotspur, and Tadmor, the former being first, the half-bred horse at his side, and Tadmor third. Colonel Peel's horse was in difficulty half way up the distance, but Hotspur made a gallant fight of it, and was so nearly level with his opponent opposite the Stand that the issue appeared very doubtful; the Dutch man, however, ran the stoutest, and won by half a length. Tadmor struggled on to the end, and was not beaten more than a length from the winner. Honeycomb laid off in the early part of the race, but passed his horses one by one in the straight running, and obtained a bad fourth place. Uriel was fifth, and the Duke of Rutland's colt sixth. Chatterer never showed in front. The race was run in three minutes; twelve seconds slower than last year. The Carew Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 30 added; three yrs old, 7st 101 b; four, Bst 11lb; five, 9st 21b; six and aged, 9st 61b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 150 sovs., if demanded, &c. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. C. Hornsby's Bokhara, aged... (Hornsby, jun.) 1 Colonel Peel's Taffrail, 4 yrs Mr. Drinkald's Resolution, 5 yrs ... 0 Mr. Waller's Pottinger, 5 yrs Mr. Formby's br m out of Guzman's dam, 4 yrs ... 0 Mr. Carew's Philosopher, 5 yrs ... Mr. Dawson's St. Oswald, 5 yrs ... Mr. Bull's Mogador, 5 yrs ... Mr. Death's Pleheia, 3 yrs ..• •• ••• Mr. S. L. Fox's Faith, 4 yrs ... Betting-7 to 4 agst Philosopher and Taffrail, sto 1 agst Resolution, and 7 to 1 agst Bokhara. Bokhara made all the running, and, after a severe race, at the finish won by a head, Pottinger a good third. Run in 1 min. 22 sec. The Burgh Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added; three year olds, Bst 21b; four, Bst 111 b; five, 9st; six and aged, 9st 41b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 80 soya., if demanded, &c. Heats, half a mile. Mr. Burgess's Hind of the Forest, 4 yrs (J. Sharp) 1 1 Mr. J. Day's Colocynthus, 4 yrs ...(Wakefield) 7 2 Capt. Richard's Landrail, 4 yrs ... (Sly) 2 3 Sir C. Cockerell's Kennett, 3 yrs . (Brooks) 6 4 Mr. Price's Gabbier, 5 yrs... ... (W. Oates) 5 5 Mr. Greville's Paquita. 3 yrs... ...(Dockeray) .3 dr Mr. Drinkald's Grief, 3 yrs ... ... (Rodney) 4dr First heat-2 to 1 each agst Grief and Landrail; won by half a length, Paquita a bad third. Second heat 7to 4 agst the Hind; won by two lengths. The winner was claimed. for each kind of fat stock, and prices receded quite 2d per 81bs. Bet f, from 3s to 3.: 101 ; Mutton, 3s to 4s; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 103; and Pork, 3s 2d to 4s per Blbs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, MAY 23.—We had a very slow trade this morning, and the quo ations were not supported. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s to 4s; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 10d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 10d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18$ to 255; quarter old store Pigs, lfis to 20s; and 112ilch Cows, with their small Calf, 131 to 171 each. HAILSHAM, MAY 23.—Very little business was trans acted in to day's market on the following terms:—Beef from 3s 2d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s; Lamb, 6% to 6s; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 8d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 38 8d per 81bs. ARUNDEL, MAY 22.—W0 had a very slow trade this morning. In prices we have nu material .change to report:---Beef, from 3s to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s; Lamb, 5s 2d to 6i; Veal, 3s 41 to 3s 101 per Sibs. CHICHESTER, MAY 23.—The general demand was heavy, at hardy late rates. Beet, from 35 to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 21 to 4s; Lamb, 53 to 6s; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 10d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 20s to 25i; quarter-old Store Pigs, 18s to 21s; and Mulch Cows, 131 to 17/ each. HAT MARKETS. SMITFIFIELD.—Meadow flay, 21 las to 4/ ; Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 51 Os ; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 10; per lead. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at barely stationary prices. CCIMBIMLAND. Meadow Hay, 21 12s to 41 Os ; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 4/ 16s ; and Straw, 1/ 6s . to 1/ lOs per load. A f a i r averne supply, and a sluggtkh demand. WinTEcHArEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ lOs to 41 Os ; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 51 Os; and Straw, 1153 to 1/ 105 per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended May 17. 1849, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Eagland and Wales per Imperial Quarter. . I . R. I BEANS. PEAS. PRICE .. I 44s WIIEAT 9d I 28s BAILLIT. I Od I7s OATS I Sd 25s Y E 81 I 30s 7d 293 lld DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. BAILEY. I OATS. I BE L BEANS. I PEAS. Is Od is Od is Od Is Od lls Od is Od CHANCERY.—(TFIIS DAY.) Continued indisposition prevented the Lord Chancellor sitting in his court at Westminster to-day. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) His Lordship the Master of the Rolls heard petitions (:...clay, none of which presented any feature of interest. THIS DAY.) E VICE ef -CHANCERY.—(THIS Of ENGL AND .) ( His Honour proceeded with the hearing of mot i ons to day, but no case calling for a special report c ame b e f ore the Court during the morning. (Before theNice-Chaneellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) The case of Longhorn v. Smith, which came before his Honour upon further directions, occupied the Court the greater p irt of the morning. (Before the Vice Chancellor WIGiuM.) REYNELL V. SPRYE. The further arguments in this part heard cause occu pied his Honour the whole morning. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Martin Oboni, a respectably dressed young man:wbo described himself as an assistant to an artist in Bond street, was charged with damaging one of the benches in the Green Park, A park-keeper (No. 6) stated that he this morning saw the prisoner carving the letters of his name upon the bench, when he took him into custody. The prisoner said he did not know that he was doing any thing wrong. Mr. HALL thought that the prisoner, who was twenty two years of age, had come to the years of discretion, and must know very well that it was as wrong to dis figure public as private property. The prisoner might just as well walk into a private house, and practice hia art of wood cutting on a gentleman's table. The Act of Parliament empowered him to inflict a penalty of 51.; but, taking into consideration that the prisoner's wages were only a guinea a week, he would only fine him 205., or send him to prison for ten days. MARLBRO'-STREET—( THIS DAY.) AN ABSURDITY IN TIIR LAW.—Captain Warriner, gentleman staying at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having committed a nuisance against the shop door of a house in Jermyn-street. Bishop, 72 C, stated that this morning, about half past two o'clock, he saw the defendant committing a nuisance in the doorway of No. 132, Jermyn-street. As there had been frequent complaints made by the pro prietor of the house, he took defendant into custody. De fendant was perfectly sober at the time. Mr. Clark, the occupant of the house in question, here stepped forward and said the nuisance comp l aine d o f had become so intolerable of late that he was determined to put a stop to it. In this instance the water had made its way under the shopdoor, and from thence through the floor into the kitchen, the ceiling of which was com pletely saturated with the filthy fluid. He therefore trusted the worthy magistrate would inflict the highest penalty the law allowed. Mr. BINGLIAM said it certainly was a very filthy nui sance, and if he had it in his own power, he would certainly inflict the highest penalty the law allowed him; but, unfortunately, the law only allowed him to deal with the case by tine, when the person charged was in liquor at the titue of committing the offence. It bad been proved that the defendant was sober when caught in the act of committing the nuisance. The proper re medy for the complainant to adopt, would be to sum mons the defendant to the County Court, for wilful damage. He must, therefore, dismiss the charge. Mr. Clark said the varnish on the door was totally destroyed, and it would cost him a trifle to have it re varnished. • If the defendant would pay for the varnish ing of the dour, he would forego any further proceed ings. .., 0 Defendant readily agreed to this proposal, and the parties having thanked the magistrate, left the court. BETTING ON THE COURSE. THE OAKS. 1 1 to 2 agst Sister to Arkwright 11 to 2 agst Clarissa 6 to 1 agst Glauca 6 to 1 agst Woodlark 12 to 1 agst 'roperAffix— taken 12 to 1 agst Escalade 14 to 1 agst Lady Superior. ST. LEGER. 2 to 1 agst Flying Dutchman rbtrV WOttion EPSOM RACES. (THIS DAY.) -BY EXPRESS. The Epsom Four Years Old Stakes of 50 sovs. each, Sze. THE DERBY. ➢ir. Hoh's Comet ... In the " golden age" ofthe turf, when the old fashioned mode of travelling had not been superseded by railways, the journey to Epsom was, to th e journalist, one of the most prolific subjects of the Derby-day, and its incidents, from " the Elephant" to the Downs, were productive of almost as much amusement as the race itself. Steam, however, has materially diminished this fruitful source of excitement, and we now rarely bear of broken limbs and panels, of drunken postilions, or extor tionate tolikeepers. The glories of the road have de parted, and the journey, with prudent, quiet-going people, is simply a case of getting into a railway carriage at London-bridge, out of it at Epsom, and on by the " bus," or a-foot to the Downs. We do not mean to say that the road is deserted; on the contrary, great numbers remain faithful to old predilections and cus toms, postmasters still hold out for and obtain high prices, and the innkeepers are astonished with an amount of patronage which, however unfavourably it may con trast with former times, affords some consolation for the almost total absence of business during the rest of the year. Still the falling off is so marked, that the ques tionable features which once made " the road" so cele brated will be looked for in vain. Even the gathering in front of " the Eagle," on the morning of the race, has fallen into disuse, the betting mee, to avoid the clamour and crush hich have in va riably made the transaction of business at this time-honoured, but most particularly inconvenient, spot, so difficult, reserving their operations for the enclosure on the course. No one will deny that these changes are improvements, when it is borne in mind that whereas in bygone times, in order to avoid the crush at Ewell, and secure a good be r th on t h e D owns , it was necessary to be stirring w ith th e l ar k, one can now devote a considerable portion of the morning to business in town, and reach the scene of acti o n long before the commencement of the races, at one-fourth of the expense which the trip would cost by the road. The changes on the Downs are not less important—tbe ring on the hill is one of the " has beens" of the ancient re gime, and pedestrians can now move about with little danger of being trodden under foot ; the horses are sad dled in front of the stand, without interruption from the mob, are started without those vexatious failures that have so often given the victory to animals which, on their merits, could not have won a 501. plate; the race is in view from the commencement to the final struggle, and the Grand Stand has become, what it always ought to have been, the centre alike of business and pleasure. To sum up, Epsom, from being one of the worst-con dueted meetings in the kingdom, is now nearly every thing which money, labour, and experience can make it. Under ordinary favourable circumstances the success of Epsom races has never been a matter of doubt ; b ut t lem or ency of the w ea th er; good management, but we have this year seen the Metropolitan, and, in f ac t, nearly all the spring meetings, prove the most compl e t e failures, from not h frome tra e extraordinary l and so inauspiciously did the present meeting commence, that we had strong misgivings as to the fate of the a o c r k din t y sport "grand day." Happily our fears proved groundless, the morning broke favourably, and, saving that one or two heavy showers between eleven and twelve o'clock excited some apprehensions, more agreeable weather for the sport could not have been desired. The Grand Stand was thronged in all parts, and the assemblage, in the aggregate, was immense, but decidedly below the average in every respect. Most of the magnates of the turf were present, still it is not to be gainsayed, that in the item of "rank, beauty, and fashion," there was a marked falling off. Admitting this, however, there can be no doubt that the parties interested in keeping up the popularity of the meeting, must, in a pe cuniary sense, have met with the reward to which their endeavours to meet the public taste fairly entitle them. And now for the Derby, the only event calling for any notice beyond the official return. As will be gathered from what we have already said, little or nothing was done in the town, but from the " offers" it was not difficult to make out that Nunnykirk was on the " go." This was more obvious on the course, and it will be seen that he closed at nearly double the odds at which he left off on Tuesday. This decline was partly attributable to a belief that he was short of work, and partly to a misunderstanding in the stable as to the jockeys. Chatterer also went out of favour. On the other hand, Tadmor and the Flying Dutchman were in immense force, and left off at 2 to 1 each. The race was fixed for half-past two, and by a few minutes after that time the horses, 26 in number, includ ing no less than six from John Scott's stable! —were conducted 'to the post, and started without a mistake. The result of the race will be a heavy blow to the " ring," scarcely a man, we should say, escapes. Lord Eglinton and his friends, and the " public," win all the money. The Carew Stakes came off about four o'clock. and the heats being run in quick time, the races were *Pelt to a ow:ludo at as early 11" r• ... walked over NATIONAL B.A . N . K . OF IRELAND, The fourt?Enth annual meeting of the proprietors of this bank was held yesterday, at one o'clock, at the offices, Old Broad-street ; T. Lamie Murray, Esq., in the chair. The following directors were present : T. Lamie Murray, Chairman; John O'Connell, ; Maurice O'Connell, M.P. ; Anthony O'Flaherty, M.P. ; Robert Sutton, Augustus Vigne, Octavius Ommanney, J. B. Henshaw, James Reade, J. C. Ruding, and Christopher Fitz-Simon, Esqs. Among the shareholders we observed— Sir B. W. Wall, Captain Sir Burton Macnamara, the Rev. Horace G. Cholmondeley, the Rev. Dr. Magee, the Rer. Thomas Madge, Alderman Hackett, of Clonmel ; and J. L. Wheeler, Joseph Wheeler, %V. L. Wheeler, E. Smithwick, of Kilkenny; Robert M‘Mahon, of Limerick ; Edmund Power, Charles Rule, George Coxhead, John Pitman, Rowand Ronald, A. K. Hutchison, E. Bedford, "William Handley ; Peter Daly, John Hardy, and John N. M'Kenna, Esqs. The SECRETARY (N. S. King, Esq.) read the ad vertisement convening the meeting, and also the following rHE FiIENCII REPUBLIC We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. _ The debate on tho Russian invasion of Hungary was not brought to a conclusion on Tuesday. An attempt to give the question the go-by by moving the order of the day proved unsuccessful, it having been rejected by a majority of 459 to 53. The dis cussion was to have been resumed yesterday, and it was considered probable that the amendment to M. JOLY'S resolution, which was proposed by Gener a l CAVAIGNAC, would be adopted. This amendment is somewhat less violent than the resolution, yet still it cannot but he considered as a warning to the Reactionary Powers, inasmuch as it calls upon the Government to adopt the measures necessary for the energetic protection of the country. The difference, however, is of small importance, as is justly observed by the National : " We care not what form of amendment be accepted, provided it expresses this—that the French Republic accepts the challenge thrown down by absolutism, and that it be sgnitied to Austria and to Russia that the Republic will appeal to the sword if the Russians do not at once evacuate Hungary, and if the Austrians remain a day longer before Venice, or in the Roman States or Tuscany." And the amendment of General CAVAIGNAC certainly goes to this extent. Indeed it is evident, from the manifesto of the Emperor of RUSSIA, that France has no choice left but to become, as Austria has be come, a Russian province, or to drive back the bar baric armies of the CZAR to their native wilds. The Messager du Midi publishes a long account of an emeute which took place at Montpellier on Satur day, in consequence of the refusal of the Prefect to communicate to the people the contents of certain telegraphic dispatches which had been received from Lyons and Marseilles. The people attempted to break into the Prefecture, but they were dispersed by the military, and tranquillity was soon afterwards re stored. Several arrests have taken place. Count LADISLAUS TELEKI, the Envoy from Hun gary, has addressed to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs a letter informing him that he has received from his Government an official order to make known to the Government of the Republic the act of the Hungarian Assembly, by which the House of Haps- i burg• Loraine is deprived of the throne of Hungary, which is declared a free and independent European Power. Since the above was written we have received the Paris papers of yesterday evening. The debate on the amendment of General CA VAIGNAC to the resolution on the Russian question was brought to a cobclusion in the early part of the sitting of the Assembly yesterday, by the adoption o f General CAVAIGNAC'S proposition by a majority of 436 to 184; an addition to it proposed by MM. JOLT and BASTIDE, to the following effect—" To take measures necessary to preserve the independence and the liberty of nations "—having been previously rejected by a majority of 346 to 269. The ibllowing is the text of General CAYAIGNAC'S motion, as finally adopted :—" The National As sembly calls the serious attention of the Government to the events and the movements of troops which are taking place in Europe; and, pre-occupied by the danger of that state of things, as well for the welfare of liberty as for the interior and exterior interests of the Republic, it recommends to the Government to take the measures necessary to protect them energeti cally, and passes to the order of the day." The Ministerial crisis still continues. It is said that the DUFAURE and PASSY modification has failed, and that it is probable BUGEAUD will be the new ['resident of the Council. PARIS BOURSE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23. THREE O'CLOCK.— The debate of yesterday has had a depressing effect on the Bourse to-day, but the Funds improved at the hatter part of the day, on its being as certained that the majority of the Assembly was in favour of the Government. Exchange on London, (30 days), 25 52i ; ditto (90 days), 25 40. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE. MAY 23. Boulogne and Amiens, 7 ex coupons—Northern of France, 94—Orleans and Bordeaux, 3 Paris and Orleans, 29% 2 — Paris and Rouen, 19 1 /4—Paris and Strasbourg, 4A. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 18th have arrived. Great preparations were making at Barcelona to give a triumphal reception to General CONCHA. MADRID BALSA, MAY 18. Three per Cents., 251 ; Five per Cents. 10a, both paper. Exchange on London, 50 40. GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. The Empror of AUSTRIA left Vienna on the 16th ror 011mutz. The New Gazette of Oder announces that Buda has been taken by the Hungarians by assault. The same journal states that DEMBINSKI is at the head of 90,000 men, between Eperies, Bartield, and Podolinez. The Russians, with 70,000, were near Jordanoff, within two days march of DEMBINSKI'S position. The object of DEMBINSKI is to raise Moravia, Silesia, and Gallicia, so as to carry th e war i nto Poland, and the Au.strian accounts from Presburg of the 16th state that a battle between DEMBINSKI and the Russians appeared imminent. This Austrian communication from Presburg seems to confirm in some measure the rumour which was circulated at Frank'ort on the 17th, that the Magyars had en tirely defeated the Russians, and forced them to fall back upon Cracow. _ Under the head of Frankfort-on the-Maine, May 17, the Gazette of Carlsruke says : "M. de Rothschild bits received the following:— The Hungarians have entirely defeated the Russians, and have forced them to fall back upon Cracow. This is the general report. The revolution will be thus trans ported into Poland.'" The news of the defeat of the Russians by BEM in the passes of Rothenthum is fully confirmed. The Kosling, a Persth journal, says that the Russians lost 8,000 men killed in the affair. The Prague Gazette publishes a letter, dated Hra disch, May 13, which says— " Yesterday afternoon a Russian battalion arrived here by railway, another came in this morning; so that in the course of two days at the farthest an auxiliary corps of 20,000 men will be concentrated at Ilradisch and its environs. The commandant of the corps, General Panintin, arrived here yesterday." BADEN. On the 21st the Provisional Government at Carls rube addressed a proclamation to the German people and to the troops, inviting them to protect the Na tional Assembly of Frankfort against any armed force that may attempt to dissolve them. The Pro visional Government has also declared that it will not suffer the Ministers of tho Grand Duke, wbo have fled with him into France, to administer the affairs of the country. IT - y id th it was sai, lat General OUDINOT was to advance against Rome on the 14th at thet s en ech e ll on f rom head of 6,000 men, and that he had di sposed his roo and several On th e same day the regiment other corn- Civita Vecchia to su p port his heseldilinto Ro nae f or the defence e g p im er e u n g t ia t a R re o everal com panies from of the city. The French were endeavouring, if ossible t o form a junction with the Neapolitanpreviouslyo commencing the attack. The Roans, ay the t rn Opinione of Turin, coolly await them t o give thema second lesson. The same journal states that the Pora has protested against the French and Sp an i sh intervention in a letter addressed to Father Vzivrtrae. England is stated to have offered her mediation through the medium of the American Consul. A Neapolitan column is in the Marches on the side of the Abruzzi. The Conteinporanco of thel3thih, from whichnstanthas it corre spondence from Ancona of the 9th, appears the inhabitants of that city are prepared to make a desperate resistance. They had warned off two French vessels of war, threatening to fire on them, on which the French Consul lowered the French flag, and with his family quitted the place. The Coasuls of Naples, Austria, and Spain were in vited to follow his example. The Duke of PARMA entered Placenza on the evening of the 16th instant, and was but coolly welcomed. He set out for Parma the following morning. Official news of the surrender of Bologna was re ceived at Milan on the 18th, from the headquarters of Borgo Panole. On the 15th at noon a general bombardment commenced, and -in about half an hour flags of truce were displayed, and shortly after a depu tation arrived at the Austrian head-quarters to request a cessation of hostilities. A truce was granted till Ave .the following evening, at which time another The Durdans Stakes of 10 sovs. each, &c. Sylvia ... Paquita Miss Flower ... ••• 11•• ••• ••• 000 i ••• ••• ••• ••• 2 Won by a IPngth. The Grand Stand Plato of 2001., &c. Swordplayer Countess colt ... Backbiter Eagle's Plum() ..• ... 1 ••• ... ... 2 ••• ... ... 3 ••• •• ... ••• .40 4 Won by a length. LITERATURE. ELIZA COOK'S JOURNAL. We are glad to find that every successive number of this popular journal not only fulfils the anticipations we formed at its outset, but exhibits an improvement both in the diversity and excellence of the papers. In the third number, Eliza herself treats us to a delightful little lecture on "People who do not like Poetry," against which uninteresting class she has naturally, she tells us, a very strong prejudice. Ifer remarks on this subject are as truthful as they are excellent. People who do not like poetry are, however, to our thinking, more to be pitied than cen sured. They are themselves the greatest sufferers. There is a column in this journal devoted to "Dia mond Dust," which is of peculiar merit and interest. It is a collection of thoughts and maxims briefly expressed, but with that brevity which is the soul of wit. Peter Parley continues his " Lessons for Little Ones," and side by side with this article is a lesson for housewifes on the important subject of " Shirt buttons," the writer of which is evidently such a sufferer from his wife's carelessness in that particular that he has taken the pains to parody the "Mari ners of England," thus combining the sublime and the ridiculous in a very amusing, and it is to be hoped, beneficial manner:— '' Ye married men of England ! Each one whose vvife will leave All buttonless, a thousand times, A collar or a sleeve," &a.. An article on " Young Men's Mutual Improve ment Societies' bestows on those praiseworthy insti tutions a deserved eulogium, and another on "Clubs" treats those fruitful sources of domestic discord with a severity which we will not take upon ourselves to decide whether or not th e y merit. Silverpen's story, the " New Crockery Shop," besides being in teresting in subject and delightful in point of style, is worthy of a commendation, inasmuch as it advo cates for the poor a share in these beauties of art hitherto considered , (most erroneously) the exclusive property of the rich. "It is time to say," observes this author, " that Art is invested with a sublime prerogative when it can elevate the common round of daily life. Therefore, good Felix Summerly and thy disciples, beautify what thou canst for the people, and no t on l y a d orn the houses of the rich and high, but give beauty to poor places, and set it, as a holy thing, before us, about us, and around us." Heartily d o we re it era t e this aspiration. Through the eye the heart and mind are most powerfully instructed ; and why should the almost irresistible lessons taught by the Beautiful be denied to that large class which so much requires their elevating influence ? " A Dream of the ;Steadfast " contains a very beau tiful definition of love, and a picture of that " con stancy" which Coleridge has told us " lives in realms above," but which, according to the author of this pathetic little tale, is sometimes to be found on earth also. The variety of papers in Eliza Cook's Journal renders it impossible to analyse each individually. Besides those already mentioned, are articles on " Fools," " Rooks and Rookeries," " The Inside of an Omnibus," " Pride," a poem by Charles Swain, " May," &c., &c. Should the Journal continue as well as it has commenced (and judging from these earlier numbers it bids fair to do so) , Eliza Cook will become a popular journalist, as well as a popular poetess. 11 - Dunn, MAY 23. DEATH OF —lt is stated in Saunders's News Letter of this morning that an illustrious Irishwoman, Maria Edgeworth, is no more. She died after a few hours' illness, at Edgeworths town, on the morning of Monday. Up to a very recent period she had been in the possession of excellent spirits and health. WOODEN BREAD.—Dr. Percy does not specify dis tinctly the class of cases fur which this new article of belly timber is suitable; but we should think it espe• dally §dapted tc Vittlql on board toaget...Punch. REPORT Of the Directors of the Ndtioual Bank of Ireland, made to the Proprietors at the Fourteenth Annual Genera! Meeting, held at the Office of the Company, No. 13. Old Broad-street, London, on Wednesday, the 23d ut May, 1849. " The Directors have the satisfaction of placing before the Proprietors the usual statements of account for the past year. "In s) doing they deem it useful to direct attention to a few of the leading circumstances which have in fluenced the progress of the establishment during that period, and which have induced the Directors to fixer. cise extreme caution in the employment of the resources of the Bank. " The crops were for the most part under the usual average, the potatoes were again seriously affected, while the prices of produce, including those of cattle and other live stock, had fallen below those realised in years of much greater abundance. " The pecuniary pressure caused by these circum stances on all classes, has been one of unusual severity. " Contemporary with this stato of things as regards the agricultural resources of Ireland, commerce and credit have been seriously affected owing to the disturbances and consequent excitement which prevailed during a Part of last year, unsettling public confidence, and in terfering injuriously with the usual operations of trade. " Under these difficulties and disadvantages it is not to be expected that large profits could be realised from prudent banking operations. " The Directors are, however, gratified in being enabled to state that, after paying the usual half-yearly dividends, amounting to 22,5001., and writing off all ascertained bad debts, there will remain a surplus of 3,9901. 12s. 10d. to be carried to the credit of the profit and loss account for the year 1849, viz.:— The undivided profits at December, 1847, were £61,105 4 4 Net profits for the year ending Decem ber, 1843 87,595 17 2 Deducthalf-year's dividend to Midsummer, 1848 £11,250 0 0 Ditto to Christmas, 1848 11 ; 250 0 0 Bonus of 103. per share on 20,000 shares Amount paid T. Lamie Murray, Esq., according to the provisions of the Deed of Settlement l,OOO 0 0 Balance of profit and loss carried to that account for 1849 Leaving amount of undivided profits to the credit of Reserve Fund at De- 37,490 12 10 cember, 1818 .C50,105 4 4 " Since the last annual general meeting the Court of Directors have appointed Anthony O'llaherty, Esq., M.P., as a Director to fill a vacancy in the direction oc casioned by the retirement of Charles Bianconi, Esq., and which appointment will require the confirmation of this meeting. " Since the last annual general meeting a vacancy has occurred in the direction by the retirement of F. C. Brown, Rig , who, had he continued in office to the pre sent time, would have gone out of otilca by rotation at the meeting; the vacancy thus occasioned it has nut been deemed expedient to fill up. " There are now to be elected four Directors, viz.. one Director in the room of F. C. Brown, Esq., and three Directors in the room of John Joseph Keno, Esq., Christopher Fitzsitnon, Esq., and Colonel the Honour able Leicester Stanhope, who retire by r,tation, all of whom are candidates for the office, and eligible to be re elected. "Rowand Ronald, Esq., having signified his intention of becoming a candidate for the office of Director, bis name is submitted to you accordingly. " Approved by the Court. (Signed) " F. B. liEssuaw, Chairman." The CHAIRMAN having stated that he was ready to reply to any questions that might be asked by the proprietors, proceeded to address the meeting as follows :—Since, gentlemen, no proprietor wishes to put any question to the directors as regards the trans actions of the past year, it now becomes my duty to move that the report which you have heard read be approved of by the proprietors, and printed for circulation. In doing so, it may be worth while to allude to the disturbing causes that have interfered with all banking operations, not only in England arid Ireland, but throughout the whole of the con tinent of Europe.—(hear, hear.) Within the last half century or more there has not been such a state of political excitement, depression, and derangement of the laws which regulate profit and credit as during the past year. As regards Ireland itself, I may say that it has not been free from those political commotions to which I have referred. Fortunately they were, however, of short duration ; yet the madness of some of the attempts made last summer to disturb the peace, which happily was very soon put down, had no doubt their corresponding effect upon the fears and feelings of individuals, and so far must have in terrupted all banking operations.—(Cheers.) In addi tion to that there was the failure, I may say a general failure, of the potato crop. That failure, however, if it had been unassociated with other evils, or rather if it had not succeeded the failure of former years, would have been only partially felt ; but suc ceeding as it did the failure of the crops of three successive years, it was felt with redoubled effect, and weighed heavily on the state of Ireland. In addition to that Ireland has suffered from the measures of the Government connected with the abolition of the corn-laws and the consequent introduction of free trade, since the value of the produce of the country was affected by the change, for Ireland may be said to be entirely dependent upon her agricultural re sources—particularly the parts of Ireland with which this bank is mainly connected. There are (as you are aware) no local manufactures to sustain the indus try and employment of the country; and, in fact, it may be said that the part of Ireland with which we are connected entirely depends upon its agricul tural produce, and the price which it may realise in the market. These things have had a similarly serious effect upon the operations of all institutions like our own. A considerable pressure has also been felt as regards the poor-rates. Indeed, I may say the means and resources of every body in Ireland have been affected by the high amount of these rates. And i n addition to all these evils, the price and value of landed property has fallen considerably, as some estates which, a year or two ag o, were worth 25 or 26 years' purchase, could only, such is the depressed state of the country, be sold with difficulty at 15 years' purchase. These are serious matters ; but is not intended, in such a brief address as mine to you on this occasion must necessarily be, to allude at any length to the political and other causes which have brought Ireland to her pre sent state, yet it is necessary, in calling your attention to the state of the bank's operations, to briefly glance at these causes. Indeed, I may say, that a budy of gentlemen like you are quite capable of appreciating these difficulties. With regard to the operations of the bank during the past year, I may say that the direc tors—seeing allthese things, because of the experience which we have acquired in the management of bank ing affairs in Ireland, the ample and important in formation which we constantly receive from the local directors, inspectors, and managers, and other persons, interested in the condition of Ireland—early last year came to the determination not to make very largo ventures—(Cheers) —not to advance a large amount of capital in the excited state of the country at that time.— (Cheers.) I may say that the principle which guided the board was to keep the capital and reserve fund intact, rather than make large apparent profit, whilst probably incurring at the same time large and serious losses.—(llear, hear.) If,. therefore, any merit is due to the directors on the present occasion, it is, that they foresaw the probable state of the country, and managed your affairs in such a manner as not to compromise the safety of our operations, and to secure your dividend at the present moment, and after writing off the bad debts, leaving a handsome surplus to be oar. tied to the profits of the next year. I may say con scientiously, as we have the pleasure of seeing before us the directors of several of the local boards in Ire land, and speaking in the presence of my colleagues, and enunciating their sentiments, that this fact of the extreme caution which we have used will be assented to by them.—(Cheers.) Ishould also mention to you that last year w e undertook an important and a responsible step with regard to an institution in Ireland that was about to give up business—l mean the London and Dublin Bank, which had branches in the very best parts of Ireland, namely, the eastern dis tricts, throughout which, as we found by experience, property is of more value and the agricultural classes are in better circumstances. After a great deal of discussion we took the business of that bank ; its securities were transfered to us, and we took upon ourselves the responsibility of paying their depositors. The responsibility, as I have said, was apparently great, but having become well acquainted, after minute in quiry, with the nature and extent of the resources of that bank, we did not hesitate to do so ; and I am happy to tell you that the result turned out as we calculated. The anticipated responsibility and security turned out to be no responsibility at all.—(Cheers.) I am the more happy to mention this, because I in dividually took a zealous and an active part in its accomplishment. There is another topic which has occurred within the year upon which I will say a few words. To the movement with regard to savings' banks we had paid much attention, but we had done nothing to influence the public mind with respect to them ; but the gross mismanage ment of some of the savings' banks of Ire land, during the past and former years, had shaken public confidence in them. Under these circumstances the leading nobility, gentry, and clergymen, in the various localities in which our branch banks are situated, entreated us to take deposits in small sums. We consented, and made such arrangements to carry out their views, and at the name time not to increase the expenses of manage ment. The progress these small deposits have made leads to the inference that in the future we shall derive benefit from them, although not undertaken with an interested motive ; but it being the desire of a large and influential body in Ireland, we felt, as a public institution, that we ought to facilitate their wishes by every means in our power. I think all that remains for me to do is to say that, as regards the future prospects of the bank, I cannot conceive that anything worse can happen to Ireland than what is past.—(Hear, hear.) There may be something in the dispensations of Divine Providence with which we are not permitted to be acquainted ; but I think if any country has gone through sufferings —sufferings of the most extreme and awful nature, it is Ireland. It is, however, impossible to anticipate that anything more can happen to that unfortunate country. I think we may reasonably come to the conclusion, looking at what has occurred in the past, that we are at the bottom of the gulf. There is something, I trust, in the recuperative state of Ireland, which may work for good. —(Cheers.) Her crisis, I trust, is past. We are not, however, trusting to mere hopes —we are watch ing every operation ; and, though ready to help the commerce of the country, we are doing so with the utmost caution.—(Cheers.) The Chairman con cluded by proposing the motion, which was adopted unanimously. The CHAIRMAN moved the election of John Joseph Keene, Esq., Christopher Fitz-Simon, Esq., and Colonel the lion. Leicester Stanhope, who retired from the directory by rotation, and who were elegible for re election. The motion was carried unanimously. Upon the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the election by the hoard of directors, of Anthony O'Flaherty, Esq., the Member for G.tlway, was confirmed by the meeting. The CHAIRMAN moved the election of Rowand Ronald, Esq., in the room of F. C. Brown, Esq , also retired. There was no other can didate for the office and his name was pro pAsed with the approbation of all the direc tors, being a large shareholder in the bark, and having been formerly a director.—(Hear, hear.) The motion was carried unanimously. Sir B. APNAMARA said he could not allow the proceedings to terminate without thanking the Chair man and directors for the very cheering report which had just been read.—(Hear, hear.) The Chairman had very properly stated that the worst had been passed through; and they all knew when a storm cane to the worst there was always some prospect of its speeedily mending.—(Hear, hear.) Now he did think that their report would bear compa rison with any report which had recently been made.—(llear.) lie was a proprietor of another bank which had been established a considerable time, and from his knowledge of banking affairs generally, he thought he was justified in saying that this was on as good a foundation as any other bank established inn Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) Dr. MAGEE proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman and directors for the assiduity which they had shown in managing the affairs of the bank during the past year. He hoped God would spare them long to continue their services on behalf of the bank. The vote was unanimously carried. The CHAIRMAN said it was his pleasing duty, on behalf of himself and the other directors, to return their sincere thanks fur the honour which had been. done to them. It afforded him great pleasure to see on that occasion so many large proprietors present, nanny of them having come great distances from different parts of Ireland. He could assure the pro prietors that they had tried to meet their approbation, and he trusted that would not be the last occasion on which they would receive such an unanimous vote of thanks from them.—(Hear.) Mr. SMETHWICK moved a vote of thanks to N S. King, Esq., the Secretary, for the efficient way in which he had discharged his duties. He was much esteemed and regarded by every one who knew him in Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN intimated that the board entirely concurred in the estimation in which the services of the secretary were held. The motion was then carried unanimously. The SECRETARY said he was much gratifies by the honour which had been conferred upon him, and assured the proprietors that his utmost endeavours would be devoted to the interests of the bank. The meeting then separated. REVIEW OF THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS IN HYDE. , P ARK.—This morning the enrolled Chelsea Pension ers belonging to the London district, were reviewed in Hyde- park by Lieutenant-Colonel . A. M. Tull oc k, mili tsry superintendent of pensioners. At an early hour the pensioners assembled on the cavalry exercising ground facing Grosvenor-gate, and took up an extended position reaching fromitho shrubbery abutting the Oxford-road, accompanied and to a clump of trees nearly opposite th e M arqu i s o f West minster's. fteAr Lieutenant-Colonel ockutlhuneel Tullo ck, w as formed, lino by the staff of the London district and several general and field officers, arrived, and were received by the line with presented arms, the band playing the National Anthem. After a very minute inspection, and having marched past in slow and quick time, the brigade was put through the battalion manoeuvre, and firing by divisions, sub• divisions, sections, and single files fol lowed. The greater portion of the men were decorated with the war medal, and several in addition wore Wa terloo and regimental medals. The line having been again formed, a general salute was given, and the men were dismissed. ALARMING FIRES.—This morning, shortly before one o'clock, a fire happened in the upper part of the house of Mr. Phillips, broker, Lamb's Conduit-street. A child had been left in bed, and from an unusual light having been seen by the servant, she entered the room, and found the bed clothes in flames. Having snatched tip the child, whose right clothes had already ignited, she alarmed those in the house, who rendered every as sistance in extinguishing the fire, but this was not ac• complished till considerable destruction of wearing ap pard, furniture, &c., had taken place. Another fire Look place about three o'clock in Curtue street, Dock head, also in a sleeping room, which was attended with great damage to property. Delicacy and respect are the fruits not so much of intellect as sensibility. We aro considerate towards others, in proportion as our own consciousness gives us universal insight; and sympathies are the best teachers 01 politeness.—Eka Cook's journal.