The Sun. — London, England, 1849-06-02 00:00:00

With the loss o f some of h er crew , b ut not i n want of as sistance, was passed 22d May, in lat. 47 lom 29, by the Jaarvest, Fuller, arrived here from Baltimon , . HULL, JUNE I.—The Helen M•Gregor steamer, vhich put back to this port to-day, was within eight rides of Heligoland on the 30th ult., when boarded by t Se Commodore of the Danish squadron, who would not dilow her to anchor at Heligoland, threatening to fire it Ito and seize her if she did not get away. An English biig and a steamer, painted black, are reported to have )en s e i ze d an d sen t to C open h agen . Th e Transit st earner is hourly expected to return. The Brack brig, of Shields, taken possession of by tha Danish man-of-war, an d proceeding .to Copenhagen, was spoken by the Tlident steamer, arrived in the river from Liamburgh. .LErrit, MAY 30.—A boat belonging to the Chieftain, of Sunderland, for Quebec, was picked up 22d Apiil by the lARKET NE WS.-( THIS DAY.) COVENT-GAMMEN. tiOktr market was heavily supplies with both Fruit and eg vtables, which commsoded a steady sale, at our quo actions. Fruit—Pine-apples, 53 to 7s; and hot hou se Grapes, 103 to 123 per lb; Gooseberries, 3s, to 4s Per half seive; Currants, 81 to is per pottle; Lemons, 53 !() 1 03; and Oranges, 7s to 16s per 100; forced Straw ?"' ies, '6d to is Od per oz. ; forozd Peaches, 10 3: per dozen. Vegetables—Horseradish, 3s to as; and Celery, 101 to is 21 per bundle; Asparagus, )7s per 100; Spring Onions, 3d to 51 per bunch; idi?otatoes, 80s to 220 s per ton; Mushrooms, 9d to la Ptr pottle; Cape Brocoli, lOs to 123 per dozen e vutl(l les; Endive, 61 to 9d per score ; C a bbage Let :tlees , is to 2s per half sieve; early York Cabbages, 6d 1C d per dozen; young Turnips, 2s to 2s 31 ; ditto C arr >ts, 4s 61 to 6s ; and Greens, 2s to 4s per (tOzen; bunches ; Parsley, Is 6d to 2s per half-sieve ; S ea liail, is to 2s per punnet; Cucumbers, 2s to 4s Per brace; Rhubarb, 3s 61 to 6e per dozen bundles; 33 „rus '7,els Sprouts, 91 to is 6d per half sieve; Cornish Brocoli, is to 4s per dozen; New Potatoes, 3d to 8d 'per lb; and Shallots, 4d per lb.; French Beans, is to la 61 per 100; Radishes, 41 to 8d per dozen hands; !mall. Salad, 2s to 2s 3d per dozen punnets; Cos Let- Nees , 10d to ls: 2d par score. NEWVATZI AND LEA.DENECALL.. POI ILTR Y —T ur k ey P ou l ets, 4s Si to 5 s 9d; Goslings, 58 61 to 83; Fowls, 2s 6d to 6s; capons, 4s to 7s; Chickens, 3 i to 4s; Ducklings, 2s 9d to 4s; Pigeons 64 to 10d; an d N;abbits, 10d to is 94 each; Ostend Fresh Butter, 8 3 04 t o lo s - and English, ditto, 8s to lls per dozen ' bs. _trish Eggs, 4i 6d to 5s 3d; Frencb, ditto, 5s to 6s; " ( I IDnglish, ditto, 63 6d to 7s 3.1 per 120. NEWPORT. 13 e if, from 2s 6d to 3s 4a; Mutton, 2s 10d to 3s 10; Last 1,5 s Od to 6s 01 ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; and 'ork 3s 2d to 4s Od per Sibs. WIMXIMECILELPZZ.. Be If, from 2s 4d to 3s 2d ; Mutton, 2s 83 to 33 10d Lamb, 5s Od to 5s 10d; Veal, 33 4d to 43 ; and Pork as 2d to 43 per 81bs. BILLINGSGATE. Sal non, 101 to is per Ib.; Turbots, 2s to 6s; Brills, , 6 (1 to 2s; Cod Fish, is to 3s; Whitings, 2d to 3d ; Lobsters, is to 3; and Crabs, 13 to 2s each; Salt Fish, Id to 2d; ditto Dried, 3d to 4d per Ib; Sules, 3d to Is 31 Per pair; Eels, 4s to 10.1 per ib; Mackerel, 4d to 8d eac h ;. Flounders, Is to is 6d per dozen; Sturgeon, , 64 t 3 per Ib; haddocks, 31 to Gd each; Crimped ' c ate. to 4d per lb; White Bait, 13 to 2s per quart. BREAD. Th, ) prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are r ° ll l 'ld to ;id; of household ditto, 5d to GO per 4lbs loaf. ELIDE ATAIMET. All,rket hides 561 b to 641 b, lid to lid; ditto, 641 b to 721 b, 11:1 to li.1; ditto , 721 b to 801 b, lid to 2d; ditto, B ° l 6 to 881 b, 2 4 d to 2i; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 2 4 d to 3d; ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 3d to 3id; ditto, 104Ib to 1121 b to 44 I; Calf Skins, eac h, 4 s Gd t o 5 3 ; L am b s Ski ns, Is ut to 2s 31 ; Horse Hides, 7s 6d; Shearlings, 6d to Bd. RAW .11/72.7:LETS Fir etITIZFIELM—Mead owIIOI Hay, 2/ ss . to 31153; Clover d itto, 31 03 to 41 15 s ; an d St raw , 11 8 s to 11 ll s per °ad . Trade dull, at our quotations. pC 71/BERLAND. Meadow Hay, 21 103 to 31 16s ; l ov er ditt o , 3 / Os to 4 1 143 ; an d S traw, 1 1 $ s to 12.8 per load. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull. MTECE[APEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 31 15s ; "over ditto, 3/ O s t o 4/ 16 s; an d St raw , 1/ 8s / 12s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. V ICE -CHANCERY.-(THIS DA (litfore tho Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) THE ROYAL ETCHINGS. 1)11 - 1 4cE ALBERT V. STRANGE. -THE ATTORNE ir• GENERAL V. STRANGE. _Mr. SIDNEY SMITH resumed and concluded his argu tuents to-day in this case, on behalf of the defendant Jack ° . The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied shortly, and ,The VICE-C HANCELLOR p rocee d e d t o g i ve j u d gmen t. He said that the course that had been taken at 4116 bar with respect to the defendant Strange rendered it unnecessary for him to observe 'upon the case before the Court so far as con terned Mr. Strange on the present occasion. The man ner of proceeding, however, that had been elected by Mr. Judge, prevented him from being silent on the subject of the pleading and evidence, so far as they related to him, though attfr the discussion whi c h t oo k p l ace upon interlocutory applications in the cause, with re !Peet to tho substance of th e su it , i t would pro "elY not be right to enter again in much detail 83 to matters of fact or law, since not only Were the circumstances upon which he formed his belief of What had taken place when ho continued the injunc tion established, but that opinion, that strong suspicion, Which he thought himself then not warranted to act 1 aeon judicially, was clearly proved—he meant the par ticipation of Mr. Judge knowingly in that which, to Use the mildest expression, was a breach of trust. The case of Mr. Judge was one of entire and midis- Bumbled dishonesty. There might be probably a legal difference between the act of a man who bought from a dishonest servant goods, the purchaser knowing them to have been formerly stolen by the servant from bis mas ter, and the act of Mr. Judge in acquiring from Middle tt)); under the circumstances and in the manner in which 'lr. Judge bad acquired the disputed impressions, there might be legally suc h a di ff erence, but morally an d neitably where was none. It now appeared clearly that ) . ‘ ir- Jud ge o b ta i ne d t h e i m p ress i ons f rom Mi ddleton, -41 - Judge well knowing the connexion subsisting be tweenu Middleton and Brown. It appeared that - "r• Judge was at that time aware of the ori gin and authorship of the works in ques tli°e• Now, could it be supposed for a moment hav e an int e lli gent or rat i ona l b e i ng th a t Mr. J u d ge cou ld imagi ne d Middl eton t o h ave b ecome , he would not 8 4 Y the seller, but the possessor of the impressions Mr. fudge bought of hiin without having been guilty of - ,1"IY, fraud, and treachery? and it would indeed be a tl , lll. upon jurisprudence and a dishonour upon Plue a dministration of justice in this country, were a aintiff in such a case to as k f or pro t ect i on an d re d ress th v ain- It had been said of th e L earne d C ounse l f or Ddefendant th a t th ere were objections. to the frame, o(the L earned Judge) thought those objections had h , w eight whateve. It was true th e bill did no t speci tiallY distinguish th e wor k s o f h er M a j esty f rom 080 of the Illustrious Plaintiff, or those which l we re the joint p ro d uct i ons o f h er M a j esty an d hi s 0 3'41 Highness, but the d e f ect , if i t ex i ste d or m i g ht 11 2_vo existed, was entirely re move d b y t h e ca t a l ogue "Bich was stated in the bill, and formsd part of the ,7idence. It was i n d ee d p oss ibl e t h at the, injunction in in ° extent i n w hi c h i t was wor d e d, w i t h respect to t h e Ork3 of th e Q ueen, m i g h t b e open, i n po i nt of extreme "str ictness, at to doubt an d question, but, assuming the afobement of the defendant Judge to be well iTtulded—assuming it to be open--"ae apprehended be entirely without materiality; for if in o strictness p ro t ect i on ought not to be af ,,7 d in th e p resent case, it must in the infor `"atton that had been filed, and for the pm poses of the P r e sent decree, the suit an d i n f ormat i on must be con sidered as one. Still if the defendant Yeas. desirous that t he language of the injunction to be continued or now granted should be framed upon an extreme and close at lention to the state of things, his Honour thought he Would be entitled to have it done, and it a - hould be don e . Subst an tially, however, the d e f e ndant rwalit remain per petually under the prohibition ho is now placed, and also under the further prohibition under which Mr. Strang e was now placed. It hart been said te at the Court ought not to :act or make 'Permanent or final order in this case, without giving re defendant an opportunity of defend ing hi mse lf at and considering the current of modern decisions, e twithst an di ng his own impression , his :Honour thought t he defendant to be so entitled if the else had remained Auere position, in point of evidence, which he had con ,ed it to be at the time of the question of granting and b"llinuing the injunction ; but it wits not in that e` 6 s t s . t h tt i ort now. A breach o trust had been most clearly if - i," lish ed, and when a breach of trust was established, wtti-ie.,ease of theplainti ff was to fail :at law, his Honour said " certainly interfere in his favour. Then it was and further, on behalf of the defendant,, that the catalogue d e etchings ought n ot to be decreed to be de titlerae up, • inasmuch as the defendant was en they t o the property of the material in which ab" Were. With regard to the catalogues thes_cluestion was raised, and there could be no doubt d in ittst be delivered up to be destroyed. With regard atteededrepressions, it might have been right to have _ to the defendant's claims, had they been upon a C lu a l u t s e e ria t l h e f value; but that question did not arise, b e - utterly e materials on which they were made were thl , except for that in which the dee!, luut ess 4 had no property whatever. The im- Tlrde.essions must, therefore ,a b o e iti g i iven up. With re to the costs, his Honoi;r tQeg Y. the course of the Court, it' thrmwera i s t , s that Freeodrid direct the pauper to pay the costs up to therequt t, time when he first became a pauper. If the course of ourt, however, did not all ow t h at (and the office the C r of the Court would d etermine that course the Cats would not b e c - question), the pauper defendant, but he thought it w lve l n be found that cas like the the course of the Court did allow it old alike in present, where the case of the defenda'n.nt f ailed hew, in equity, in truth, and common hone_s were any questions es to the language of thety.davtirfeb.etel,Lehrriees Honour was anxious that they should be bro him. The practical manner of carrying his intteons into effect be attended with some little difficu lty, an d b e should th ere f ore lik e to l oo k at the minutes of the de cree , y the when they were prepared before they W ere passed u Restrar. The effegict of this decree of the Court will be l grant a ptpetual injunction ag a i nst ail Iteelfleinnd,ants, restr a i n i ng; them from publishing, printitnhge, and or , 69 or maki ng any use o f t h e etch i ngs or catalogue, der - i o ,„ . log the d e f en d ant J u d ge to d e li ver up the cuta Add etchings f or th e purpose o f being dc.groyed: and also to pay the costs of the suit up to the time he obtained an order to defend himself in forma pouperis. Nothing of any interest occurred in the other equity courts. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) The Court was occupied during the whole of the morning in hearing and determining motions involving points of practice of so purely technical a character as to be wholly uninteretting. THE MAGAZINES. BLACKWOOD. Glorious old Christopher is back again! as hale as ever ! as eloquent as ever ! hobbling- on his crutch over the purple carpetting of the heather at the foot of the Cruachan ! Noctes Ambrosiance were his former outpourings. Dies Boreales are those of which he has given us his first libation. It was last "Christopher in his Shooting Jacket." It is now "Christopher under Canvass. Any way he is %el. come, and cordially do we give him All hail ! his meet royal greeting. But first of the " Caxtons." For the " Cartons" are no newfangled acquaintance either, but old favourites, endeared to us by thirteen instalments of Blackwood. After closing the seventy- aJ ninth chapter, we have scarcely self possession to talk of the merits of the present portion of the narrative deliberately. With the conclusion of that chapter the story arrives at a crisis of breathless interest. If- we had the shifting of the zodiac, we half suspect we should be inclined to "skip' June this year—thirst ing as we do for the continuation of the tale in the July number. Hitherto we have heard it objected to the " Caxtons" that the contribu • tion is almost wholly devoid of that first and chiefest ingredient for the concoction of a ficti tious history—interest. Henceforth the objection cannot hold good. For, here, as in so many previous instances, Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton has shown his masterly power of exciting curiosity in the minds of his readers. Scarcely any of his previous works contain an incident of more exciting " interest" than the one which hero threatens to drstroy the hopes of Pisistratus and the happiness of Fanny Trevanion. The only comparable passages in our recollection are —the escape of the forger in " Night and Morning ;" the schtming of Lumley Ferrers immediately before the cicse of " Ernest Maltravers ;" the tarrying of the guests at Lord Mauleverer's, when Brandon is expected to arrive from the trial of "Paul Clifford ;" or the flight of "'Pelham" from the dwelling-house of the thieves and cut-throats when old Brimstone Bess makes a " grab" at the throat of the " exquisite," and Fib Fakescrew lunges at him with his sword amid yells of—" Crash the cull—down with him before The dubs the jigger—Tip him the degan— Fake him through and through—lf he pikes we shall all be scragged." In the present instance, however, we have to do neither with slang, or foppery, or highwaymen, or forgers—but with the apparent abduction of the daughter of one of the Ministers of the Crown, by the secretary of Mr. Trevanion, that Gower, alias Vivian, whom we have all along sus pected, and whom we now more than ever suspect to be the lost and reprobate son of old Captain Roland. _ _ Within the May number of Blackwood the story of the " Caxtons" has progressed wonderfully, although almost imperceptibly. Pisistratus has, like an adept in diplomacy, persuaded his father, his mother, his uncle, and his little cousin to look nearly with cheer ful complacency upon his prospective emigration to Australia. Every preparation is made : he has in troduced himself to his partner in the speculation, one Guy Bolding, a capital fellow, who only exclaims whenever he gets into a pickle (which he does often) that it's " Such Fun." Besides this, Pisistratus has secured several subordinate "helps" towards his pro jected settlement—the newly-married son of his uncle's shepherd ; a brave rascal of a poacher bight Will-o'-the-Wisp; and a convalescent mechanic named Miles Square—a character drawn with a masterly hand, and formieg the type of a vast class of our fellow-countrymen. Captain Roland and Pisistratus go up to town to arrange about the voyage ; and there the latter has an interview with Lady Eleanor, the close of which is exquisitely touching, when it is said, " the great struggles of life are limited to moments." Chapter the seventy eighth—a brief one—is beautiftilly written, picturing Roland in sorrow, leaning over TUB BOOK. Subse quently Pisistratus discovers a rare piece of villany on the part of his quondam friend and protegee Vivian. Having succeeded his patron as secretary to Mr. Trevanion, and introduced his "creature," Mr. Peacock, into the household of his employer as a flunky, Vivian, otherwise Gower, has formed an atrocious plot for the abduction of Miss Trevanion, the heiress. The narrative breaks off at the critical moment when everything is in confusion. Besides these aids towards the denouement, it must be men tioned that, in the present instalment, we hear of the premature death of Lord Castleton, the betrothed of Fanny Trevanion ; and find that Sir Sedley Beau desert has, to his grief and lamentation, succeeded to the Marquisate. Neither must we overlook that odd, absurd, natural, Shandean chapter, tending nothing towards the advancement of the plot—on " House tops." This reminds one of Sterne's memorable " Chapter on Whiskers." So much for the " Caxtons." Dies Boreales, otherwise " Christopher under Can vass," being the initial chapter of a long series, af fords the opportunity of our doing no more than welcoming back again with our whole heart the portly presence of King Christopher. In hailing his return to his old dominions we feel somewhat as must have felt the Cavaliers on the 29th of May, when, stepping on the shores of Dover, the whole Stuart dynasty returned in Charles the Second. Yet have we had. no Roundheads in the interim, though albeit the contributors have formed a noble Commonwealth, with Bulwer-Lytton, and Alison, and Warren, and Aytoun, conspicuous amongst them. Still, even with such rulers in the interregnum— when once the regal crutch of Professor Wilson is raised, the foremost men amongst them all own their allegiance. It is thus that we greet the venerable North when he comes back discoursing his pearls of morality and his precious stones of wisdom in his conversations with Buller and Seward. The intro duction gives illustrious promise, and the criticisms on Homer and Milton, the distinctions between poetry and prose, and the descriptions of mountain scenery, are in the author's best style and loftiest spirit. Sat ing thus much, we leave Christopher for a while, with a benison. We still miss the continuation of Mr. Warren's biography of Sir Astley Cooper, and wax impatient. Howbeit we should not show ourselves exacting, being all hut cloyed to repletion with good things in Blackwood. Here, besides the contributions by such men as Sir Bulwer Lytton and Professor Wilson, we have a fine-spirited argument upon the wrongs done to Hungary by Austria, to which paper we refer more at length in our leading columns ; a clever, though somewhat atrabilious article, called " Letters to the Rev. Charles Fustian ;" a chapter on the " Romance of Russian History," suggested by the new work of M. A. Blanc, and by a passage in the translator's preface to Lajetchnikoff's " Heretic;" a paper on " Feudalism in the Nineteenth Cen tury," and an inquiry into the causes of the " Civil Revolution in the Canadas !" Need we say that this number is a number in every respect worthy of Maga? BENTLEY. Welcome at all times is the biography of an emi nent man, more particularly welcome at the present time is the Biography of Street, the American poet, the recent perusal of whose " Frontenac" has made all the world anxious to know something of its gifted author, With this biography the Bentley for June opens, and it is illustrated by a portrait which it is impossible even to glance at without feeling convinced that it must be a likeness. The other illustration is a drol lery by Nicholson, illustrating an adventure recorded in the "Note Book of the Coroner's Clerk." This series improves every month, and the " Note Book of the Coroner's Clerk' is already worthy to take its place by the side of " The Experiences of a Gaol Chaplain." Mr. Warren continues his " Scenes and Adventures on the Banks of the Amazons," and Sylvanus his " Turf Scenes and Characters." That most delightful of travellin g comi the author of " Way s id e Pictures," takes us ons, this month on a tour through Belgium, and a more delightful cicerone to the art-wonders of Ant werp, Malines, Bruges, and Brussels, it is impos sible to meet with. " The Liberated Forgot," is a ter rific illustration of the iniquity of that law of France, which, by branding a criminal on hi s s h ou l der with an indelible mark, renders it all but impossible for the forgot, who may have undergone his punishment, ever to reform or regain his place in society, inasmuch as it places him in the power of any hardened wretch who may have known of his misfortune, and who thus possesses the power of extorting money from him, or, still worse, of forcing him into crime. This brand ing system is one which we trust the Legislati ve Assembly will at once abolish. Mr. P. G. Patmore contributes some interesting anecdotes of the early life of De Lamartine, Victor Hugo, and Jules Janin —and with the following characteristic anecdotes of Bentley for June : De Lamartine, extractedfrom we will conclude our notice of Mr. i ratmore's paper, Bcri " At the period to which our anecdote relates, the widowed mother of De Larnartinoth resided with tyof which her fa mily in a cHceau in Burgundy, in she was looked up to as the great lady of good tort s of the district. Among her few habitual visitors was th the neighbouring village, who, from his amiable temper ' and endearing manner s , as the delight of all who came within th e s ph ere o f his influence, and particularly of the yc ung f o lk s at t h e e l a- eau, ►ho honoured and re vered him as a lather, without ceasing to love him as a Playmate and companion. On the occasion in question he had called at the château in passing homeward from one of his visitations of duty and benevolence, and no thing could satisfy his young friends, who crowded round him with welcomes and caresses, but his remain ing to dine and spend the rest of the day with them. The lady of the château joined her solicitations to those of her children, and the good cures inclination 4 §trongly seconded their wishes; but there was a serious obstacle in the way. " It is Saturday,' said the good man, ' and I've not prepared a line of my to•morrow's sermon. And to compose a good sermon,' Edded he, smiling, 'is no joke. It will take me the rest of the day, and, it may be, an hour or two cfthe night.' " ' Oh, if that's all,' cried Alphonse, who bad receded from the crowd of little suitcrs around the cure, and was contemplating from a window the scene without, ' if that's all, write your scrmin for you, Monsieur le Cure. I often write sermons, and preach them too, — in my head! What shall the text be?' " All present, the cure included, greeted this half serious, half-jocular sally with good-humoured smiles or laughter, and the gocd man himself appeared to yield to the argument for his stay among them. Accordingly he gave a text at random to the young aspirant for preach ing honour, and;deterrniucd to borrow a few hours from his pillow for the composition of his to-morrow's dis course. " After dinner Alphonse disappeared from the family party; but es this was a frequent result of his contem plative habits, nA)ody took notice of his absence till the cure was preparing tor h's early departure in the even. ing,—when Alphonse made his appearance with a roll of paper in his hand. " Here is your sermon, Monsieur le Cure,' exclaimed he, with a smile of exultation on his beautiful and ex pressive countenance. . _ _ " The good cure, innocently humouring the joke, took the scroll and opencd it. _ _ " Well,' said he, ' let us see what this sermon of our young friend is made of. Suppose we try a little of it upon the present audience,' and he proceeded to open and read it aloud. He had not read many lines, how ever, before his aspect and manner became entirely changed. In a word, the child of twelve years of age had produced a composition of deep thought, fervid elo quence, and high poetry, and the good cute pronounced it at church the next day to a delighted and admiring audience. " No coincidence could have been more fitting and appropriate, than that of the first work of the author of the' Meditations' and the 'Harmonies Sam ecrs' being first given t..) the world within the walls of a religious temple." THE SUN, LONDON, SA.,TETRDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, Ma, NEW MONTHLY. An amusing sketch, by Charles Hervey, " A Mes meric Soiree," represents a " mesmerised subject " electrifying a party of the Parisian noblesse by some strange prophecies, which very shortly afterwards the recent revolution most strangely verifitd. Emi gration seems a favourite topic with the New Monthly for June. We have no less than three articles re ferring to this important subject, namely " estern Australia," by J. IV. Blundell ; "Hints to Emigrants to New South Wales," by the Hon. W. IVrothesley ; and a continuation of "Men and Things in Austra lia." The first article in this magazine, " Gore House," by an American Traveller, is one of that light gossiping character so agree• able to magazine readers. It contains a variety of anecdotes and reminiscences concerning Lady Btessington and some of her celebrated visitors, and a description of many of those rare articles which once adorned Gore House, but which recent mis fortunes have scattered far and wide. " Prospects of the Legitimists in France" is, of course, an article of that legitimate character to be anticipated from the New Monthl y . I t conc l u d es by echoing M. Charles Didier's senti men t s , when he first addressed the existing representative of legitimacy—`‘ If France, exhausted by experiments, and with resources gone, cannot find in the elective power (` universal suffrage Ile should have said,' observes the writer of the New Monthly) the stability she pursues, where can she seek for it except in the RESTORATION ?" The point of this sentence, be it observed, rests upon the if. IF the elective power cannot benefit France, perhaps it may be advisable to call in the assistance of Nicholas of Russia—in the meantime let France have the benefit of the doubt. MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES. THE PRISON AND OTHER REPORTS. At the Court held on Thursday the Deputy-Clerk of the Peace laid before it the reports of the various coin. Enlaces, and from the report of the committee of Visiting Justices of the House of Correction at Coldbath-fields, it will be scen that, with a view to reduce the now increas• ing number of persons committed to the county prisons for vagrancy, and for wilfully breaking windows, they have adopted a new mode of treatment in respect of diet, and which will be acted uprn in each of the prisons in the county. Tho report of the Finance and General Purpose Com mittee stated that from the 4th of April to the 14th of May Mr. Wakley, the coroner, held 126 inquisitions, the fees, mileage, and disbursements upon which amounted to 3391. 18s. 3d. From the 7th of April to the 19;1 of May, Mr. Baker held 112 inquisitions, the like charges for which were 3911. 11x. lld , and for 72 inquisitions held by Mr. Bedford the like charges amounted to 2341. 1 ls. 3d. Total inquests, 310; cost, 9661. ls. 3d. On the motion of Mr. KEDISHEAD, the chairman of the committee, the county treasurer was directed to pay these sums. COLDBATH•FIELDS HOUSE OF CORRECTION. The number of prisoners in this establishment was 866 males, 243 females, and 15 children—total, 1,144. . The general health of the prison was good, not a single patient was in the infirmary, and very few required mt dical attention. The report stated that, " the visiting justices here had under their consideration the present dietary respecting vagrants and other offenders com mitted for periods under and not exceeding twenty-one days; and, being of opinion that it would be desirable and expedient to reduce the dietary of such prisoners (in which opinion the Governor, on consultation, fully con curred), they recommend the Court to direct that in future the dietary for vagrants and prisoners committed for offences in workhouses, for wilfully breaking win dows or assaulting parish constables, or other officers, shall be as follows :—Ft,r such prisoners, committed for seven days and under, bread and water only; ditto com mitted for from seven to fourteen days, bread and gruel only; ditto, committed for from fourteen to twenty-one days, bread and porridge only." -Mr HECTOR ROSE, the chairman of the committee, moved the adoption of the report, and hoped that the court would order the suggestions as to the dietary to be acted upon. A similar course of treatment had been tried with success in the Sussex and Surrey prisons, and he had no doubt that when the metropolitan " cadgers," and those who smashed costly windows to get into prison, knew that this comfortless diet was all they would get in prison, the committals for those offences would materially decrease.—(Applause.) The distinction be tween " gruel" and " porridge" was, that in the latter there was boiled a little rice. The CIIAIRMA.N reminded the court that tho alteration would have to be sanctioned by the Secretary of State, and ho considered that the pickpocket—the professional depredator on the public—ought to be subjected to the same treatment. Ater some discussion, the proposed dietary was agreed upon; and on the motion of Mr. Botch, the visiting justices of Westminster Bridwell were requested by the court to adopt a similar scale. Mr. RUSE hoped that through the medium of the public press the alteration would be made as extensively known as possible. The Westminster Bridewell was reported to contain 618 male and 176 female prisoners, exclusive of seven tten children. Tho state of the establishment was satisfactory. A satisfactory report from the House of Detention was read. The prison contained about the average number of prisoners. The Court considered the report of a committee ap. pointed to revise and amend the standing orders of the Court, and the standing orders as amended were ordered to be permanent. Mr. DEVON moved, pursuant to notice, that the fol lowing resolution of the Court, passed at the last county day, be declared a standing order of the Court:—" That no justice shall be eligible to serve on more than one committee at the same time." A long discussion ensued, in the course of which Mr. W. WaLLIAms observed, that though he was but a young member of that court, he had seen sufficient to convince him that by a little combination the powers and functions of nearly the whole of the committees could be concentrated in the hands of a select few; and, though he was far from imputing it to any members of that court, where such a system existed jobbery could exist too. If this resolution were passed into a standing order, it would put an end to such a system, and ho hoped, therefore, that the motion would be carried. The motion was carried by a majority of 1, the num bers being--for the motion, 12; against it, 11. PROPOSAL FuR A NEW COUNTY PRISON. Mr. ROTCLI gave I.l ,, tice of his intention to move at the next Court, " That, with a view to relieve the very overcrowded state of the Houses of Correction at Cold bath-fields and Westminster, and to the more effectual punishment of juvenile offenders, a committee be ap pointed by the Court to consider the expediency of in stituting a separate establishment for the confinement of that class of prisoners in the county of Middlesex, and to report thereon to the Court." The Court then adjourned. MANSION HOUSE.— Yesterday the Lord Mayor had the honour of receiving at dinner, in the Egyptian Hall, the Earl of Yarborough, Mr. Yorke, the High Sheriff of Lincolnshire; Sir John Trollops , Bart, P • •, the Hon. F. J. T o ll emac h e , ALP., Mr. Christopher, M.P., Colonel Sibthorp, M.P., Mr. E. Heneage, M.P., Mr. Hobhouse, M.P., C apta i n the Honourable Dudley Pelham,. the Right Hon. C. T. D'Eyneourt, M.P.; the Hon. Augustus B.) ron, the H on . Wi lliam Byron, Sir Ilenry Dy moke, Bart.; Sir J. G. Sinclair, Bart., M r . Smith, Judge of the Lincolnshir e County Court ; Mr. Duncan, M. 1., Mr. Drax, M.P., Mr. G. J. Heathcote, ALP., General W. A. Johnson, Mr. John Chapman, of Mottiam; Mr. Chaplin, of Blankney; Colonel Chaplin (Coldstream Guards), Sir Edward Brackenbury, Mr. Osborne, M.P., Sheriff Finnis, Major Fi n nis, C apta i n C. Palmer, R.N., Captain F. Brace, R.N., Dr. Miller, R.N. Mr. G. Nichols, R.N., Mr. J. W. Nichols, R.N., Mr., Hill, the Mayors of Lincoln and Stamford, the Mayor and Corporation of Boston, the Mayor and Corporation of Grimsby, and upwards of 100 other gentlemen con nected with Boston and the county of Lincoln. Sir Al. e Bart., was prevent : d f rom being present by the death a l thothe Duke of St. Alban's. BOTANICAL SOCIETY of LONDON,--Tho ordinary meeting was held last evening, at the society's rooms, 00, Bedfore:-street, Covent-garden, George Cooper, Esq., in the chair. Several new members were elected, and various donations to the library and h er b ar i um an nounced. The continuation of Dr. qty re's paper, "On the Botany of Thaw, Qxfordshire," was read. JULLIEN'S CONCERT MONSTRE M. Jullien has availed himself of the host of foreign mutical talent of the highest order now in this country, to get together and combine in one grand series of per formances an unprecedented number of first-rate artists, and a great variety of entertainments. His programme includes —amongst the instrumentalists, Ernst, Molique Joachim, Saint on , Vi v i er, Blegrove , H a ll e , Seimlod, Alexandre, Billett, and Madame Stoepel, besides an orehestre of monster dimensions, comprising some of the most distinguished members of the best orchestras in London. In eddition to these, M. Jullien announces that he has secured the services, on particular occasions, of three military bands. Among the vocal performers ' announced to appear during tho series are Sims Reeves, Pisehek, Braham, Whitworth, Madame Anna Thillon, .Mdlle. Jetty de Treffz, Miss Dolby, Miss Birch, Mdlle. Nau, Mi ss P oo l e , Mi ss Lucombe, Miss Miran, Mrs. Macfarren an d Mdil e . R oman i. There are also three distinct choruses; a selected chorus of English' artists, the Hungarian singers, and the chorus of the German • opera. With such a force as this at his disposal M. Jullien cannot fail to secure a continuance of that public favour which has marked his previous of arts. The first of the series of six concerts took place last night. Any detailed description of a performance which included so many first-rate artists is altogether out of the question. We must content ourselves rather with little more than an enumeration of some of the different items of the entertainment. It commence d w ith Felicien David'; ode-symphony, " Th e D eser t," a co mposition already known to the mu s i ca l p u bli c f rom it s having been per formed here very soon a f ter it s first production in Paris. M. Jullien's mo ns t er orc h estra ren dered full justice to this fine piece of descriptive music—indeed, it was on the whole given with a discrimination which scarcely could have been expected in an entertainment depending fur its success so much on broad and striking effects. Much force and weight was added to the per formance by the dignified end impressive manner in which Mr. Vandenboff declaimed the descriptive verses. The tenor part was sustain by Mr. Sims Reeves. Be tween the first and second part Mr. Henry Smart played on the organ belonging to the Sacred Harmonic Society Bach's fugue in A minor. The second part commenced with Mendelssohn's symphony in A minor (No. 3); and then followed a miscellaneous vocal and instrumental concert, of which the chief features were, a Cie rman song by Pischelt; an air with variations from the Crown Diamonds, and a " T)rolienne," by Anna Thillon ; two of her popular German songs by Jetty do Treffz (who also sang the "La ci darem" with Pischek) ; a song by Miss Poole ; and instrumental performances by Herr Dreyschock and Herr Molique. Br a h am sang " D ee p er and deeper still" and the "Bay of Biscay," in the latter of which he was enured. The second part was brought to a close with the admirable choruses of the Hungarian singers. Between this and the third part the orch-stra played " God save the Queen," with M. Jullien's "new arrangement," which of course resulted in an encore. By this time (nearly midnight) a portion of the au dience began to retire; and although the p rogramme a nnounced that the third part would consist of a "grand selection" from the Buguenots, with some of the most distinguished solo performers, the tact o f M. J u lli en dictated an excision, and the performance concluded with a portion only of the announced selection. The performance was triumphantly successful. If we have any complaint to make it is that the programme was too copious, that no musical appetite however keen could relish or digest such a mass of varied stimulants. VAUXHALL GARDENS. We have at length been officially informed, that on Monday next, the Royal Gardens of Vauxhall will once more display their charms and wonders to the metropo lis; and we confess that vie cannot avoid a feeling of a somewhat childish impatience as the moment approaches when e shall again feast upon its exciting allurements. After a year of labours and fatigues, of stormy discus sions, and agitating events, it comes like the summer which brings it, with a lapful of flowers to refresh cur spirits; and by ministering with its own peculi ar poten cies, its unrivalled spells to our imaginations, when all the other artificial amusements have palled upon the senses, restores the faded powers, and revives our flag ging genius. Vauxhall is classic ground to London. They are so intimately blended the two ideas, that no stranger can visit this mighty metropolis and depart having accom plished his purpose, without having seen these tar-famed Gardens. England is peculiarly a country of strong habits (perhaps it is the secret of her success), and we doubt not that every Londoner who can find so much to devote to pleasure, looks forward at the return of the season for the recreation of Vauxhall as necessary to his existence, in fact, as one of hisshereditary habits. In theatrical exhibitions and other entertainments, sensual and intellectual, the great cities of other nations, and especially our refined neighbours, have far surpassed us. But in Vauxhall our national taste has always been redeemed. This summer recreation, this strange as semblage of the gorgeous and beautiful, the graceful, the grotesque of natural beauty and artistic decoration, and of what gratifies at once the senses and the intel lect, the real, the imaginative. All is here combined in such a manner, tl at Vauxhall has ever stood unrivalled. We may challenge the world for any effect equal to that which is produced on the beholder when he first enters into the blaze of its 60,000 variegated lamps shining upon everything calculated to feed the fancy, and aided by the swell of voluptuous music. " When the gay glittering saloon, Bursts on the sight boundless, and bright as noon." That we do not exaggerate in the above observations, will at once appear by a comparison of Vauxhall with any, or all the summer amusements of Paris. The chief of these are—Chateau Rouge, Jsrdin Mabille, Grande Chanmiere, Closerio des Lillas, the whole of which together would be a mere trifle compAred with the great English chef d'ceuvres of gay festivity and scenic By reference to the printed bills, it would appear that on no former occasion have the managers provided en tertainment on the same scale, whether in regard to their magnificence or variety. It is only necessary to allude to a few. At the head of these stands the incom parable horseman, young Hernandez. M. Auriol, the celebrated equestrian, with his splendid troop of horses, has been engaged. He has so otten delighted as a sub altern, that we shall be disappointed indeed if, now that he has the management in his own hands, his extraor dinary versatility fail to astonish us with some nal eard-of feat of the circus or the gymnasium. With respect to the other sources of entertainment, we refer our readers to tho ample catalogue in the adver tisement. It is evident that Vauxhall is about to re appear vastly improved. We are glad, however, to ob served that it has suffTed ono loss—that of its" slices"— which are abolished for ever, and that refreshments are to be provided really good, and at reasonable prices. This was a reform much needed. We trust that, for more than one reason, a series of fine weather en able the public to enjoy themselves, and the spirited proprietors to reap the reward of their taste and exertions. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER RACES.—FRIDAY. The Castle Irwell Stakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, and 50 added; three yrs old, Est 101 b; four, Bst 41b; five, B st 121 b; six and aged, 9st 21b; mares, &c. allowed 31b; the winner of the Wilton Stakes s:b extra; the second to save his stake. One mile and a half. (7 subs.) Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher, 4 yrs ... 1 Mr. Wentworth's Licentio, 3 yrs ••• ... 2 for two yrs old, 7 s t, an d three yrs, 9st; Won b two lenths. The Broughton Stakes of lO sous each, and 40 added; fillies allowed 31b; the winner o f th e S t. Leger or Two yrs o ld S ta k es 51b extra. T.Y.C. (12 subs.) ••• Sir C. Monck's V anguar d , 3 yrs ••• 1 Mr. Davies's Hard Shot, 3 yrs ..• 2 Won by a length. The Salford Borough Cup of 100 sous., added to a Han dicap of 10 sous. each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared; the second to receive 251. One mile and a half. ( 43 subs., 24 of whom declared. Lord Chesterfield's Mrs. Taft, 4 yrs, Est 101 b ... 1 Mr. B. Green's Athelstane, 4 yrs, 7st 2 Mr. B. Green's Maid of my Soul, 4 yrs, Est 12th ... 3 Plate of 501, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each. ' m , Two miles. (14 su b s .) Mr. Sheraton' s Idl e B oy, 4 yrs ••• 1 i 3 le Y a ra nd a distance, was won by 2. ••• ••• ••• The Handicap of 5 so y a . eac h , 3 ft, and 30 added for M the r. beatenled l (iy ' s T h ehor se s , P onerobe Mr. B. Green's Athelstane, beating Pyrland. HUNGERFORD RACES—FRIDAY. The Maiden Plate of 151., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each. Heats, one mile and a half (6 Subs.) Mr. Harris's Lady Day, 3 yrs ...(T. Hall) 3 1 1 Mr. W. C. Fowler's Garibaldi, 3 yrs •-• 1 3 2 Mr. R. Barnett's Thug, 4 yrs ... 2 2 3 The Hurdle Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 30 added, the second to save his stake; llst 71b each, &c. H ea t s , one mile and a half (7 Subs.) Mr. Wheal's Tipperary Boy, 5 yrs (Owner) 1 1 Mr. C. Turner's Anna, aged ... 0 2 Mr. W. C. Fowler's California, 6 yrs 3 3 Mr. Williams's Prudence, aged ... ... 2 0 The Innkeepers' Plato of 20 sus., added to a Sweep stakes of 5 soya. each, the second horse t o save hi s stake. IL - at?, one mile and three-quarters (7 Subs.) Mr. J. P. Johnson's ch in, by Lord Stafford, out of Birdlime, 4 yrs ... —,G.Hall) 1 1 Mr. Pearce's The Morsel, 5 yrs ... 0 2 ons Captain Richards • ' Landrail, 4 yrs 2 0 Mr. Knowles's Ellen, 4 yrs . g 3 The Ladies' Plate of 201., winner to be sold for 501., one mile and a half (4 Subs), was won in two heats by Mr. Pearce's The Morsel, 3 yrs (Hall), beating Mr. Harris's Lady Day, 3 yrs, and Mr. Stevens'a Peggy Meldrum, 6 yrs. BETTING AT MANCIIESTER—FRIDAY, THE QUEEN'S VASE (ASCOT.) -5 to 2 agst Chan ticleer (t)-3 to 1 agst Canczou (0-7 to 2 agst Van Tromp (t). ST. LEGER —5 to 4 agst the F 1 ing Dutchman (0— 10 to 1 ags t L a d y S u p eri or (t)-1,000 to 15 agst F.tz• patrick (t). Nothing done on the other events. CLERG Y ORPIIAN ConroneTioN.—Yesterday the annual general court of the Clergy Orphan Society was hold at the asylum, St. John's Wood, the Bishop of Lon don hi th e c h a i r . The report stated that 10 orph ans h a d recently been el ec t e d, making a total of 140 now in the asylum_namely, 70 boys and 70 girls, the whole of w h om are mai n t a i ne d, clothed, and educated. From the death of subscribers and other causes, the annual receipts have fallen from 4,6591. to less than 1,2001., seriously crippling the effectiveness of the charity. An exami nation of the children took place, who displayed great proficiency; prizes were awarded to the most meri torious, and the report having been adopted, thanks were toted to the chairman, and the proceedings ter minated. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY: WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 1, 1849. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Lieut. Charles J. Tot tenham to be Captain, by purchase, vice Tollemache, who retires; Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant Harcourt Johnstone to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tottenham; Robert O'Brien Jameson, Gent.,l to be Cornet and Sub-Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Johnstone, June 1. Ist or Grenadi er Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieute nant-Colonel Sir John Scott Lillie, from Half-pay Un attached, to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet Colonel Henry William Barnard, who exchanges; Lieutenant and Captain Henry Torrens D'Aguilar to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Sir John Scott Lillie, who retires; Ensign and Lieutenant John Francis Cust to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice D't guitar; Henry Fitz flardinge Berkeley Maxse, Gent., to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cust, June 1. Ist Foot—Frederick Augustus Smith, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Amos, appointed to the 75th Foot, June 1. 16th Foot—Lieutenant the Honourable Arthur Ed ward Hardinge, from the 80th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice George Douglas, cashiered, but allowed to receive the value of his commissions, June I. 30th Foot—Captain Virginius Murray, from half-pay 86th Foot, to be Captain, vice William Hodder Heard, who exchanges; Lieutenant Edmund Augustus Whit more, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Murray, who re tires ; Ensign Thomas Mapleson Fitzpatrick, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Whitmore; John O'Brien, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fitzpatrick; Lieutenant Paget Bay ley to be Adjutant, vice Whitmore, promoted, June 1. .54th Foot—Gentleman Cadet John Swann, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hart, who resigns, June 1. 66th Foot—Captain Robert Crawford, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Captain, vice Cooper, who exchanges, June 1. 75th Foot—Major Alexander Jardine to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice De Laneey, ho retires ; Captain Edward Hickey to be Major, by pur- chase, vice Jardine ; Lieutenant John Jocelyn Bourke to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hickey; Ensign Da.id William Martin to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bourke; Ensign Gilbert Andrew Amos, from the let Foot, o be Ensign, vice Martin, June 1. Rine Brigade--Captain Astley Paston Cooper, from the 66th Foot, to be Captain, vice Crawfurd, who ex changes, June 1. bIEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Second Licutenant Kennedy, Ceylon Rifle Regiment, are Irving Francis, not Francis Irving, as previously stated. Commission s;goed by the Lord Lieutenant of Lan•• cashire. Lancashire Hussars—George Bullock Portus, Gent., ,o be Surgeon, May WHITEHALL, MAY 3. The Right Hon. Sir Thomas Wilde, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, al Westminster, has appointed William Adams, of Tenbury, in the county of Worcester, Gentleman, to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknow ledgments of deeds, to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and reco veries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the county of Worcester. WHITEHALL, MAY 2G. The Lord Chancellor has appointed James Watkins, of Bulton-le-Moors, in the county of Lancaster, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the ugh Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. Edward Woodgate, elcctrO-piate manufacturer, Greenwich, to surrender, June 8, at one, and July 13, at half-pant eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Can. nan, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; West, Gresham. street. James Upton, corn dealer, High-street, Wandsworth, June 13, at one, and July 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfield, official assignee; Shearmau and Slater, Great Tower-street. John Burdett Hamilton, confectioner, Bermondsey. square, Bermondsey, June 9, at one, and July 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghsll-street ; Depree, Lawrence-laue, James Stokes, saddler and harnessmaker ' Dover, June 13, at one, and July 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings; Thorndyke, Staple Inn. George Inge, innhulder, Salisbury, June 12 at one, and July 10, at twelve, at tho Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Old Jewry; Sawyer, Gray's Inn. Edwin lleming Fereday, oil merchant, Bilston, Staf fordshire, June 13 and July 24, at ten, at the Birming. ham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Bir mingham; Brown, Bilston; Smith, Birmigham. George Thorney, earlier, Wolverhampton, Juno 9, and July 14, at twelve, at tha Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Phillips, Wolverhampton; Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Bir mingham. _ William Mitchell, draper, Birmingham, June 13 and July 12, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Sutton and Dunn, Birmingham ; Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Bir mingham. Thomas Martinson Adams, corn factor, Lincolnshire, Juno 13, and July 4, at half-past ten, at the Leeds Dis trict Court. Carrick, official assignee, Hull; Taylor and Collesson, Great James-street; Mason and Dale, Lin colnshire; Wells and Smith, Hull. Robert Atkinson, spirit dealer, Liverpool, June 19. and July 9. at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Norris and Co., Bedford-row; Radcliff, Liverpool. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made i n th e wee k ending ay 29, 1849, is 265. 3d. per cwt. BAN li 0 14' EN tir.LAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 26th day of May, 1849. 189IJE DEPAILTZLEbT. Notes issued— 27,500,135 X. Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other oecuritles .. • • 0 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 13,176.5.6 Silver bullion • • •• •• 323,569 X 27,500,135 X 27,500,135 MARSIIALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 31st day of May, 1841 , EPAITMEX T. Government securi- ties (Including DeLd Weight Annuity) .. 14,175,507 Other securities .. 9,837,316 Notes .. 9,030,935 Gold and silver coin.. 697,031 33,940,789 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. BANKING D] Proprietors'capital.. 14,553,000 Rest • - .......... 3,151,602 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings -banks, and Di- vidend accounts).. 5,370,855 Other deposits .. •• 9,753,000 Seven day and other •• •••• .• •• •• 1,110,332 £33,940,789 Dated the 31st day of May, 184 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, June 1.) SUGAR.—To-day former rates were fully supported for West India Muscovado, and on the part of refiners and grocers much desire was evinced to do business. The purchases to-day amounted to 816, including 120 hhds Barbadoes at public sale, which went at 39s 6d to 41s 6d for middling to fine yellow. The total sales for the week are 2,308 hhds, &c., and the market closes with a firm aspect. REFINED.—To-day former rates were well supported for Refined Sugar, and home dealers were ready pur chasers. In Bonded Crushed Sugar rather more business has been done, at former rates. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was in excellent request, and the public sales of 6,681 bags 100 casks went at full rates; good to fine yellow realised 40s to 425, low to middling 38s to 39s 6d, fine brown 37s to 38e, and low to fine grey 37s to 41s per cwt. There was no ordinary brown Sugar in the sales, EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the public sales of Bengal Sugar, consisting of 4,489 bags, went at full rates; fine and very superior white Benares went at 42s 6d to 445, middling to good 40s 6d to 425, low to tine soft yellow 36s to 39s Gd, and strong yellow 45s to 47s 6d. Of Madras 1,200 bags went at 32s to 355, and better sort at 35s 6d to 37s per cwt. FOREIGN.—Thero is much firmness on the part of holders of all sorts of Foreign Sugar, and the rates paid are fully equal to those current on Friday last; indeed, some parties will not sell thereat. The private opera tions in Foreign Sugar have been again of much mo ment, consisting of eleven cargoes afloat ; white Ha. vanr.ah at 375, fine yellow 255; Pernambuco brown 19s to 193 3d; Bahia 20s, and white 24s 3d per cwt. CANDY.—With Dutch the market continues to b© well supplied; at public sale 1,433 boxes were for the most part taken in, white at 73s to 755, yellow 58s 6d to 655, and brown at 54s per cwt. COFFEE.—This afternoon there was not much desire evinced to operate in Native Ceylon, and prices further declined 6d per cwt. 523 begs at public sale were sold; good ordinary at 30s 6d to 31s, ordinary :30s, and damaged 27s 6d to 30s. per cwt. Of Plantation 25 bags 22 casks realised the full value; fine went a - t. 745, middling 50s to 55e, low midding 44s to 483, and good to fine ordinary 34s 61 to 39s ; 29 biles Mocha sold at 58s 6d to 593 6(1 for good, and 617 bags export Rio at 28s Gel to 303. The small public sales of 22 casks Jamaica went at rather lower rates; good at 57s to 58s, low middling 44 3 6d, goo d to fine ordinary 32s to 37s 6d per cwt. CoCoet.—West India met with less attention, and ra ther lower rates are taken, as the stock continues to get upon a larger scale: at public sale 200 bags Trinidad went at 42s to 45s 6d for red, and at 41s Gd to 42s for grey. There is, however, still a fair consumption, with every propect of a continuation. For foreign full rates ate asked, but there are not many buyers. MOLASSE.S.—For West India, holders asking a further advance operated againFt business by private treaty this week ; at public sale 49 pus 10 hhds New Barbudoes were taken i n a t 21 s 61 to 22s Gd per cwt. Bengal Treacle, 16s to 16s 61 per cwt,. at which there are not free sellers. Honey, 21 logs Jamaica, at public sale fetched from 473 to 53s per ewe, lino is scarce, and there is much demand. TEA--Ther e has b een but little disposition evinced to operate in Congou this week, still holders aro note c is idis posed to aces pt lower rates, and the quantity on o not so lark - . The value of or d and g ood ord s from 70 to 8/ I, mixed blackish leaf 91 to 101d Is , blackishblish leaf lid to ls, ditto strong ls Id to Pekoe flavour is 4d to only email sales have been_ _ rias_ Green made at 8(1 101. In S iu to Is ° Bd eln , ll3g and better sort Is 9 d to 2s ld. Of there s still an abundant supply, and prices have a downward tendency, whilst on the part of town or country dealers little disposition has been evinced to operate. Thero arc sellers of Hyson of ordinary and good quality at is $9 15 2d, bl 4 middling and middling 15 34 to 15 74, ' good is 8d to is 103, superior 2s to 33 3d; Imperial Canton is to Ls 4d; !Tyson sort is 61 to 2s 10d ; Gun powder Is 83 to 43 ; Canton kind Is 4d to Is 71 ; 2uachoug 5d to 63, better sort 73 to Is; Young II)son, 10d to Is 103, bqter sort 23 to 3s; and llyson Skin of low to fine quality 8d to is 53. Pekoe and Scented Tea is unaltered in value, but there has been little business concluded. SPlCES.—Pimento continues to bo wanted, and full rates are paid, although the marka is well supplied. The parcels offered at auction amounting to 912 bags were all sold, and went at 3d to 31.1 for ord to good mid. There are also still several buyers in the market. Ginger continues in good demand, and last week's rates are well supparted; there is also not a more plentiful supply. At auction 100 packages of Jamaica were sold at 31. 153 to 121. 4s for low mid to fine bold white. The value of shipping sort of East India is 24s to 265, and home trade kind 351 to 80s. per cwt. Holders of black Pepper have confidence, and refrained from submitting any to public sale this week. By private treaty several parcels have been taken by shippers and home dealers, whereas the rates obtained are fully equal to those current on this day week. Cin namon is not cheaper. Cleves continue to be wanted, and as the supply is small former rates are well sup. ported. This afternoon at public sale 5 pkgs brown Nutmegs were sold at 2s 7d to 2s 8:1 per lb, being the full value. INDIGO.—The market for East India has assumed a quiet aspect, still lower rates are not accepted. The quarterly sale is fixed for the 10th of July, and already 6,576 chests are declared, while tho total amount that will be offered is expected to reach 15,000 chests. RICE.—To-day there was only a limited demand for East India Rice, but no decline in the value took place. At auction 2,000 pkts and 5,479 bags were only in part sold ; good and fine white Bengal at 10: to lie, mid and good mid 8s 6d to 9s 6d, fine cargo 7s 6d to Be, and damaged 6s to 7s per cwt. SALTPETRE.—To-doy holders of rough were more disposed to sell, and et a public sale of 1,451 bits of Calcutta, prices declined 6d per cwt. Refraction 41 per cent. went at 26s to 26s 6d, 4/ to 6i ditto 26s 6d to 275, and 13 to 10 per cent. 26s to 26s 6d per cwt. SPIRITS.—The demand has been good forLeewardlslsnd Runs this week, and former rates are well supported: Is 4d to Is 43-d per gallon having been paid for several parcels of proof, and on the part of holders there is firm nes. East India has been dealt in with more freedom, and it is difficult to purchase under is 3d proof. A fair business has been done in Demerara, but a desire is shown to sell at former rates of 2s to 2s 4d for 30 to 40 per cent, overproof. In consequence of rather lower prices having been accepted for the lower sorts of Jamaica, a good business has been done, vthilst sales to a fair extent have been made in the better kinds at firm rates; of all sorts the supply is smaller. The value of 19 to 29 per cent over proof is from 2s 2d to 23 sd, 30 to 36 over 215 d to 3s 6d, and inferior 3s 6d to 4s 3d per gallon. Of fine high fl.voured sorts the supply is small and likely so to continue. Havanna!' Rum is to be obtained at is 2d to is 22-d proof. Brandy is held with firmness, and there is still a good demand at fully former rates; the stock is still on the decrease. SAGO.—To-day a public sale of 152 boxes of Pearl went at 203 6d to 21s per cwt. COCHINEAL.—There has bean but little disposition evinced to operate, and as the supply at market is good, rather lower rates have been accepted. At public sale 111 bags were only in part disposed of. Honduras sil vers went from 3s 9d to 5s 4d; Mexican silvers 3s Id to 3s Bd, black 3s lid to 4s Id, and Teneriffe silvery black 4s to 4s 21 per lb. TALLOW.—To-day the quantity of Tallow offered at auction was extensive, and rather lower rates were taken. Of South American 1,200 pkgs were chiefly sold at from 33s to 38s 6d, and very ord 29s 3d to 32s 6d; 209 pkgs Sydney 33s 6d to 37s 6d; 140 pkgs Cape 39s to 40s; 104 cks of P.Y.C., damaged 35s 31 to 36s 6d. Oars.—To-day Palm Oil declined in value. At auc tion 134 pkgs only in part sold at 2'''s to 30s: 226 pkgs Cocoa Nut Oil at 301 to 341 10:. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen gave a concert yesterday evening at Buck ingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Colonel Sir George Couper. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester was attended by Lady Caroline Murray and Colonel the Hon. Augustus Liddell. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Alecklenburgh Streli'z, and were attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay. His Royal Highness Prince George was attended by Captain the Hon. James Macdonald. his Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands was attended by Vice-Admiral Lucas, Lieut.-Colonel Rigut, and Lieut. the Chevalier R. Van Rappard. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, Count of Syra cuse, was attended by tho Chevalier do Colonna. The members of the Royal Family were received and conducted to the presence of her Majesty and the Prince by the lion. Misses Cavendish and Kerr, Maids of Ho nour in Waiting; Mr. B. Ormsby Gore, Groom in Waiting; Colonel Wylde, Groom in Waiting to the Prince; Lieut.-Colonel the lion. C. B. Phipps, Equerry in Waiting; and Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in W aiting to the Prince. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxo Weimar was also present. Her Majesty and the Prince Albert entered the State Saloon, where the company had assembled, accompanied by their illustrious guests, and attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting. The august party, followed by the general company, passed into the Saloon, which was fitted up for music, and the concert commenced shortly before ten o'clock. The following was the programme:— PARTE PRIMA. Quartetto, " Mi manca la voce," Hayes e Madlle. Alboni; Signori Gar doni o Mario (Moi a in Egitto) ... Rossini. Air, " E furz i estinguere, Sig. Gar.l.oni (II Reggente) Mercadante. Duo, " Crudel perche Ilnora," Made. Gribi e Sig. Coletti (Nozze di Figaro) ... Mozart. Air, " Oh! vane pompe," Madlle. Hayes (La Marescialia)... Nini. Trio, " In questo estremo istante," Madame G nisi, Signori Gardoni e Mario (Assedio di Corinto) ... Rossini. Tyrolienne, " Carina senti un poco," Madlle. Alboni ..• ••• Hummel. Coro, " Siamo ciechi; siamo nati," Tutti (Carnoval di Venezia) ••• ... Rossini. PARTE SECONDA. Duo, " E via Buffone," Signori Colletti e Lablachs (Don Juan) ... ... Mozart. Air, " .lo l'udia," Madame Grisi (Torquato Tasso) Donizetti. Duo, " Ancor giovane, a proscritto," Sig nori Gardoni e Mario (11 Bravo) ... Mercadante. Trio, " Dunque it mio ben," Madlle. Hayes, Signori Gardoni e Lablacho (Flauto Magico) . . Mozart. Air, "Se i miei Sospiri" (1580), Sig. Mario ... Stradella. Duo, " Di comforto," Madame Grisi e Madlle. Alboni (Vestalo) Mercadante. Coro, " Vadasi via di qui," Tutti. Signor Costa presided at the pianoforte. Refreshments were served to the company during the evening in the principal dinner-room, where also the supper was served. About three hundred and seventy invitations were issued. The Queen and the Prince Albert took a carriage drive yesterday, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Ali e, and attended on horseback by Lieut.• Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Colonel Bouverie. Mr. John Leo had the honour of submitting a car riage, with his patent wheels and axles, to his Royal Highness Prince Albert yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. Messrs. Pearse and Counzze, the builders of the carriage, accompanied Mr. Lee. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and the Princess Mary, and the llereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklen burgh Strelita visited the Queen yesterday. His Royal hhighntss Prince Albert presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Commission for Promoting and Encouraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster. His Royal Highness arrived at three o'clock, attended by Colonel Buuverie. The Commissioners present were Viscount Canning, Lord Colborne, the Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons, Viscount Mahon, the Right Hon. Sir R. Peel, Sir R. H. Inglis, and Mr. Hallam. The Secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in attendance. The meeting broke up at six o'clock. Lieutenant-Colonel the lion. C. B. Phipps has re• lieved General Wemyss in the duty of Equerry in Wait ing to the Queen; and Col one l B ouver i e h as re li eve d Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon in the duties of Equerry in waiting to Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mccklenburgh Streli'z visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday. Sir John PeEy had an interview with Earl Grey on Thursday. Viscount Melville, Mr. Lafone, Lord Seymour, and Mr. Codnor, had interviews yesterday with Earl Grey. 's Hospital, CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.—At a meeting, when the resignation of Mr. the from the Committee on riday of la t s h t t e vernors of Christ g i b g t eo : it hu n c ap , ld t l treasurer, ores re seived, a report was broi l) ! of Almoners, recommending into ' in future, the funds the Bank of England of the hospital should be paid for account of the governor s, and to be treasurer, by the signatures of three governors, viz, thewithdrawn only of the auditors, and one of the almoners. The t P t resi dent (Alderman Thompson) expressed his satis faction at the proposed alteration, which he said whs wise and prudent, as it was only right, from the interest taken in these matters in other quarters, that the hospi tal should be a step in advance. The governors present expressed their gratification at the suggested improve ment, and it was remarked thnt Christ's llospital would be the second Royal Hospital which had adopted this wholesome plan, Bethleliem Hospital havin g , u p on th e appointment of a new treasurer, several years ago, acted upon the same salutary recomineedation. A deep and general expression of regr.:t was evinced by the gover nors present upon this occasion at the loss of the ser vices of the late treasurer, and the resolutions of the grateful acknowledgments cf the governors to that gen tleman and Mrs. Pigeon, for whom they have also enter tained the highest respect, were ordered to be printed in the daily papers. There may now be seen in our office window a head of asparagus, six ounces in weight, and four inches in b:eadth. It was grown by Mr. William Webster, gt;r doer, 91 Nygllgsey,—,Liverpa ilercury. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 1. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. TINED READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed:— Torquay Market. Transfer of Sheffield Canal to River Dun Navigation Company. SECOND READING. Williams's Estate Bill was read a second time. PETITIONS. The Sheriffs of London presented a petition in favour of the Smoke Bill. Several petitions were presented from poor-law officers praying for a superannuation fund. Mr. AGLIONBY presented petitions praying for an amendment of the Merchant Seamen's Act. Mr. MACGREGOR presented a petition, numerously signed, from a place in Scotland, praying for a thorough reform of Parliament. Mr. GLADSTONE presented a petition, praying for an alteration of the Merchant Seamen's Fund. CANADA. In reply to Mr. MILES, Mr. lIAWES stated that all the papers relative to the legiAative proceedings in Canada had been hid un the table. EARTHQUAKE IN NEW ZEALAND. Mr. AG LIONI3Y asked the Under-Secretary of State for the C,lonies whether any further accounts had been received from New Zealand on the subject of the earth quake which bad been felt there; and nhether the ex tent and amount of damage is known. Mr. HAVES replied that since the dispatches laid on the table on the 25th of April no dispatches had been received from the Governor General, who then reported the injury to be 50,0001. Official Gazettes had, however, been since received, stating that a Commission had been appointed, who had reported that the damage done to the town of Wellington did not exceed 14,0001. or 15,0001., part of which would be paid out of the colonial fund. He read a paper, stating that commercial confidence had been restored in the colony. Sir C.BURR,ELL presented a petition from a place in Surrey. praying for protection to agriculture. Mr. HERRIES presented a petition from the Board of Trade of Quebec against any alteration of the navi gation-laws. OVERLOADING STEAMBOATS. In reply to Mr. CARISI 7 /ELE, Mr. LABOUCIJERE stated that the result of Cap tain Denham's inquiries with respect to the overloading of vessels plying iu the Irish Channel, had led the Go vernment to the determination that they should enforce the Act of last session for limiting the number of pas sengers according to the size of vessels. CANADA. In reply to Mr. HER,RIES, Mr. HAWES said it was not usual to read over the proceedings of the Canadian Legislature during the bitting of its session. He thought in this the Governor- General had exercised a wise discretion. THE DISTRESS IN IRELAND. Lord J. RUSSELL said that ho was anxious to answer a question which had been put to him some time before the recess, with respect to a report which had been current in the newspapers, and which was said to be founded on a letter addressed to him by the Rev. J. Anderson, of Ballinrobe.—(Hear, hear.) In that letter the Rev. Gentleman was stated, in the first place, to have said that he was particularly desirous to avoid say ing anything that might cause anxiety in the public mind. He (Lora J. Russell) had deemed it necessary to make the fullest icquiries upon the subject, and he found by a letter addressed to him by the Rev. Gentleman, dated the 19th May, that the communication said to have been %Ade the other day was written as long ago as last No vember.—(ilear, hear.) By this letter it was shown that the dreadful circumstance to which he referred oc curred in the Clifton Union. It bad been stated that a person driven by want bad cut cut the liver and heart of a shipwrecked body, in order to satisfy the intense cravings of hunger, and that he was with difficulty restrained from regaling himself and family upon such a maddening repast.—(Hear, hear.) The real circum stances were very different. It was true that a dead body had been cast on shore, and that it had been in reality found by an individual who was represented as being a person of singularly voracious appetite. He found this body, and, without being aware that it was human, was preparing to cut a portion of it away, but sore of the neighbours interfered, and pointed out what it was, when he immediately desisted. Further, so far from this individual being in want, he had been for a long period in regular employ ment by the farmers around, and in the receipt of good wages for months past.—(Hear, hear.) He wished to state these facts in order t o dis abuse the public of those erroneous impressions which were likely to result from such grievous misstatements of Irish distress.—(Cheers.) Sir G. GREY said that he was anxious to read to the House a portion of a letter which he had received from Lord Clancarty, in correction of a report which had ascribed to tris Lordship a statement of a great increaso in the mortality in the Limerick Union. By this letter it appeared thut instead of increasing, the mortality had decidedly decreased. (The Right Hon. Baronet then read a letter to that effect.) _AAL ST.t... In reply to Mr. GLADSTONE, FINANCIAL - STATEMENT. LordWOHN RUSSELL intimated that the Chcncellor of the Exchequer would make his financial statement on Friday, the 15'h inst. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Upon the motion of Mr. PARKER, it was ordered that the House at its rising should adjourn until Monday next. COAST GUARD.-POOR•LAW CONTRACTS WITH THE FRENCH. Sir JOHN TYRELL inquired whether, in conse quence of the great reductions in the price of provisions, and also on articles of French manufacture imported into this country, the Government contemplated, or had actually formally carried into execution a great reduc tion in the Coast Guard service, inasmuch as the horses of the cavalry throughout the kingdom had either been or were about to Le sold? The Hon. Baronet also asked, whether it was a fact that on the south coast of England the French had contracted to supply poor-law unions with provisions ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, wit respect to the first question, that it was the intention of the Government to effect a reduc tion in the Coast Guard; as to the second, the Govern ment were not in possession of any information with re spect to any unions having entered into contracts with the French. Sir JOHN TYRELL wished to know whether all the horses belonging to the Coast Guard service were not ac tually being sold ut the various repositories in London at the present moment? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Not quite all.—(A laugh.) EVICTIONS IN IRELAND—NENAGH UNION. Mr. SCULLY, in rising to put a question to the Secretary for Ireland, gave an account of the total demolition of a large village on the estate of a Pro testant clergyman in the Nenagh Union, the conic qu-nce of which was that hundreds of the tenantry were to be found on the high roads, lying in ditches, and taking shelter under trees, and many of them being in a dying state. Ought such a state of things to exist in a Christian country ? The question, therefore, which he had to ask was whether the Government were pre pared to take any steps for the safety of those people? Mr. H. DRUMMOND thought that a statement of that hind, taken from newspapers, should not be made in that House without affording the gentleman on whose property the circumstances were stated to have oc curred an opportunity of knowing that the statement was going to be made in the House. Tho House could not take all statements exactly as true that came from Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) _ Sir W. SOMERVILLE said he had received no official information of the transaction in question. Ho understood the Honourable Gentleman to say that the guardians of the Nenagh Union had failed to provide adequate relief to the people in the workhouse. He (Sir W. Somerville) could only say if that were so, it would be tor the Poor-law Commissioners to take what steps they thought proper under the circumstances. His Hon. Friend had not given him notice of his question, otherwise ho might have been able to answer it more satisfactorily. Mr. J. O'CONNELL would submit to the Howe whe ther it was not a matter of the very last importance to put an end to that most tearful system of eviction 'which was going on In Ireland.—(llear.) The people were turned out utterly to perish There was an Act passed last session that notice of an eviction should bo given to the relieving-officer on all occasions. It was evident from the number of deaths that had occurred in consequence of evictions that that Act in that respect had not been carried into operation. The Honourable Gentleman opposite (Mr. H. Drummond) had said that the gentleman on whose property that atrocity . bad b"coni mitted should have been apprised of t he . intention ty it was on which that atrocity had been sstiose property to state . them to the House. There was no dou bt as to committed. There was no doubt that between 5 00 and 60 individuals bad been turned out upon the road in the most terrible weather, and that multitudes had suffered in consequence, and surely some thing must be done. He knew no instance where, among several poor families who had been turned out upon the road, a poor woman was brought into the yard before the house by three bailiffs, on a sick bed; she was a miserable spectacle of wasting sickness; and e ir : i ie L et i e m d e t r lN ic ,e k n , ty re i c a e m nt i l i y M families, s, re.aeletaqui'itlyh-e j u m b b - S e r la i e n r g i ff, f r h o a m d six to seven individuals. Some of these poor creatures were on sick beds, but they could crawl out upon the road, and take shelter under the trees from the tempestuous weather which prevailed. Really, such pt , ople, suffering in such is way, and meeting the it suf ferings in such a Christian spirit, were eft serving the attention of the House. God forbid that he should say that her Majesty's Ministers did not feel for those sufferings; but he must say it was the duty of the House, as repre sentatives of the people, and as Christian men, to keep repeating those facts, that if they were wrong they should be refuted, but if they were right that the at tention of the House should be called to them and their interference procured, for the work of destruction was going en. DANISH WAR. Mr. GEORGE SANDALS wished to ask the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign AfFrirs if he had heard of the fact of several British ships with British property, sailing from the port of Barth, having been seized by the Danish ships of war, and taken into Copenhagen, though the said port of Barth is not one of the ports which has been declared under blockade, or any steps taken to render it so. Lt.ird PALMERSTON replied that a few days ago nu application was made to him on the subject, and he was now causing inquiries to be made into it. Mr. GEORGE SANDALS observed that one of the vessels stopped had charge of the mails. Lord I'ALDLEASION 'Aid he had opplted to the