The Sun. — London, England, 1842-05-27 00:00:00

- NEW NOVEL, by the AUTHOR of " THE FLIRT." Just ready, in 3 vols., ;post Bvo. T HE MANCEUVRING MOTHER. By the Authoress of " THE HISTORY of a FLIRT." Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE ERA. DERBY PREDICTION. " VATES" RIGHT AGAIN! T HE ERA of SUNDAY NEXT, the 291 h May, will contain COMMENTS ON THE SALE OF CANADIAN. THE AUCKLAND MYSTERY. THE OAKS SECRET. WITH ALL THE DETAILS OF THE EPSOM WEEK. _ By " VATES. Continuation of a TOUR THROUGH THE AFFGHAN COLONIES. By an Officer of high standing in the Hon ourable East India Company's Service. The ERA contains all the Foreign, Domestic, Sporting, and Miscellaneous Intelligence of the Week, and may be bad of all Newsmen in Town and Country. Office, 20, Catherine-street, Strand. THEATRE-ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. THIS EVENING, MAY 27, The Perf 3rmances will commence with the Buriesque Burletta of 01. Y M Pl' BEVELS.—Pandora, Mrs. H. P. Grattan; Jupiter, Mr. J. Bland ; Mercury, Miss Murray. After which, the Farce of THE BEE HlVE.—Mingle, Mr. Har ley; Cicely. Mrs. Humby. 'lO be followed by the favourite Farce, called A DAY WELL SPENI',-Bolt, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Mizzle. Mr. Oxberry To which will be added, GIOVANNI IN LONDON.—Don Gio vanni, Mrs. H. P. Grattan; Leporella, Mr. Harley. 1 o conduce with the r airy Ballet of LA SYLPHIDE.—DonaId, Mr. Gilbert; The Sylph, Miss Bailin. Boxes, s.—Pit, I:s.—Gallery, Is Doors open at Half-past Six; commence at Seven ; Half-price a Quarter before Nine. Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Grogan, at the Private Box-office; and of Messrs. Andrews, Mitchell, Sams, and Bally, at their Libraries ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Great overflows—The most splendid Novelties ever wit essed, with an immense outlay, and numbers beyond conception. THIS EVENING, MAY 27, is presented a New Military and Equestrian Spectacle, enti tle + MURAT—THE PEASANT, GENERAL, PRINCE, AND KING, with Battles, Grand Reviews cf Horse and Foot, and gor geous Tableaux After which, in a more extensive and splendid Arena than ever betine witnessed, NEW SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, introduc,ng . B ATTY , s unrivalled Collection of Animals, consisting of nu eioutari matchless Cream-coloured Horses, Andalusian Chargers, potted Coursers, Fairy Palfreys, and Pigmy Poneys, and the most :dented Vaulters, Riders, Gymnastics, and Contortionists in the kingdom. PONY RAC ES, eclipsing all formes efforts, and a real Monkey, the only one trained as Racing Jockey. To conclude with the Grand Burlesque of NORMA, FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, MAY 27, The Performances will commence v - ith LA FIOLE DE CAG LIOSTRO.—In which Madlle. Dejazet will appear. After which, LE VICOMTE LE LETORIERES.—Le Vicomte de Letorieres by Madlle. Dejazet. Boxes, 68. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre (or Gallery Stalls), 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. Doors will be opened at Seven o'clock, and the Per. tormances commence at Half.past Seven. Applications for Boxes and Stalls for the remainder of the Season, to be made at Mr. Mitchell's Library, 33, Old Bond-street; Mr. Se guin's, 12, Regent-street; Mr. Sams's, St. James's-street; and at the Box-oftiee of the Theatre, which is open daily, from Eleven till Five o'clock. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully informed that ....-....-- ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, AND THURSDAY, GRAND FESTIVALS will be celebrated, in which will be embo died all those popular Entertainments that have given to this favou rite place of recreation its peculiar celebrity, with additions and in troductions, which it is confidently anticipated will render them even more generally attractive. The MENAGERIE has been enriched by many valuable and im portant acquisitions in the classes of both Quadrupeds and Birds. The Colossal VIEW OF BOME has been repainted, and in some instances remodelled. Th . .: BAND will include some of the most em neat Performers, conducted by Mr. Godfrey. The Programme of the PROMENADES MUSICALES will be selected from the noblest works of the great Masters. The ILLUMINATION of ST PETER'S, the GIRAND OL A, the FL AM NG ba ESSEN. GER, the METEOR of ST. PETER'S, and a Grand HYDRO PYRRHIC TABLEAU ! The Gardens aro open Daily from Ten till Dusk. The Evening Fetes, with the Promenades Musicales, Illumination of St. Peter's, Girandola of St. Angelo, &c., will be given on Mondays, Tuesdays, ai.tl Thursdays. Admission One Shilling. THE INDIA SUN CONTAINING A MAP AND FULL ACCOUNT OF AFFGHANISTAN AND THE THEATRE OF WAR IN INDIA, WITH ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM INDIA AND CHINA, IS NOW READY. THE WEATHER.—Nocor, MAY 26. 110 f AL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET. Thermometer .... 60 ) Highest 6l 1 Lowest 47 Barometer 29.88.—Wind S.W. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 32 minutes after 3 I Evening 51 minutes after 3. All Advertisements of a Disgusting Character, or Immoral Tendency, are excluded from the Columns of " The Sun." doubt have been extremely beneficial to the whole cotton I trade, and had it been carried into effect would most probably have saved Stockport from the accession of calamity which fell on it in August last. The proposed alteration of the Corn-laws would have had similar effects to the alteration in the sugar duties, and thus the success of Sir ROBERT PEEL, in preventing those alte rations, is the real cause of the aggravation of the public distress which has taken place during the last eight months. That distress, which his success aggravated, he has yet done nothing to relieve; and, in spite of his brilliant promises, his Administration will probably be known to posterity as the inefficient and deplorgble Ministry. A lengthened debate took place in the General Assem bly last Monday on a motion for the total abolition of Church patronage in Scotland. The Non-Intrusionists despairing of any aid from the present Government, and convinced, by experience, that their Veto Act is little better than a nullity when it comes in collision with the law, resolved to carry matters with a high hand, and rest satisfied with nothing less than the total abolition of tl e patron's rights. This scheme, however, was very coldlyra ceived, It was proposed by one of the leading fathers of the Kirk, and supported, in very strong figurative language, by the Professor of Divinity, Dr. CHALMERS, but unfor tunately was opposed by the Procurator, the law officer of the Church, and if we mistake not, a Non-Intru sionist himself, when, on a division, the motion was car ried by a majority 0f . 69. This is a sad falling off from the majority which the same party had on the previous Thursday, when a division took place on the Strathbogie affair, and the Non-Intrusionists mustered 215 votes, their opponents, the men resolved to obey the law, only 85 votes, giving a majority of not less than 130 votes. There is evidently a division in the camp. The threat held out by one of the chiefs that they would secede in a body and leave one-half of the churches empty, has alarmed those who prefer a comfortable manse and a good stipend to wooden houses and casual contributions, and the alarm was not at all assuaged by the speeches made on the occasion. The Procurator laid down the law on the question, and hinted that if the object of the motion were obtained, something like anarchy and confusion might follow. What, said he, would be thought of any Reformer of the Radical party moving in the House of Commons that the present system of repre sentation should be abolished without substituting some other in its place ?—" Would t any man, except one as wild as himself, listen for a moment to a scheme that would throw the country into anarchy and confusion ? " This roused the fears of the less staunch Vetoists. They shuddered at the very idea of losing their livings in the general scramble, and Dr. CHALMERS, in place of holding out any consolation, confounded them still more. He absolutely denounced the popular voice, and described the people as utterly unfit to choose their own pastors. Who, then, are to choose them ? The Church. This we have all alobg seen was the great ob ject of the dominant party. Under pretence of giving the right of election to the Christian people at large they would confine it only to a select few, whom they could mould and control according to their own wishes. " I have no faith," said he, "in the entire infallibility of the popular voice, and believe a system of household or resident election, is as bad as high-handed patronage. To the Church Courts belong the highest and most important part of this matter." This, to say the least of it, is plain language, easy to be understood by the People as well as the Parliament, and, we trust, will not be forgotten when the subject again comes on for discussion. But we advise Mr. CAMPBELL to give up his Bill. Has he the vanity to suppose that the men whom Sir GEORGE SINCLAIR described as totally unmanage able, will be ruled by him, or that he can carry through Parliament a measure opposed by great majorities in both Houses, by all the patrons of livings in England, and by the whole Episcopal Church ? We learn from the Manchester Guardian that the statements respecting the distress of the Operatives in the manufacturing districts, are so far from being ex aggerated, that they scarcely reveal the whole appalling truth ; and that, at Stockport in particular, nothing can surpass the extent and intensity of the sufferings under which the industrious Operatives are labouring, except the patience with which they bear their privations. Under these circumstances, permit us to ask what has become of the proposal—broached the other day with so much parade and emphasis by Mother Church—of preaching simultaneous charity sermons on behalf of the famish ing artizans? If the thing is to be done, 'tis absolutely necessary that it should oe done at once. While the Church deliberates, the Operatives starve. We were never impressed with any very favourable ideas of the project, thinking that the richest Church in the world would be better employed in subscribing itself, than in exhorting others to subscribe, for its des titute flocks ; still, as seine little good was likely to arise from it, we gave it our humble but ready support ; and now repeat our question—when are the charity sermons to be preached ? Are we to wait till the parsons are in a favourable mood for pa thetic composition? If so, the scheme had better he at once abandoned, and the poor be left, as usual, to the chapter of accidents. If churchmen would but show as much zeal in the cause of their famishing flocks, as lay men have shown in the cause of the burnt-out Ham burghers, we should soon cease to be horrified with details of the sufferings of the Operatives in the manu facturing districts. The Levant Mail brings the startling intelligence that Egyptian troops have been ordered to Syria to quell thy• insurrection of the Druses. We can hardly bring our selves to credit a statement which, if true, proves the members of the Divan to be little better than lunatics. What, entrust the quelling of an insurrection in Syria to the deadly enemies of the Syrian people, whether Maronites or Druses ? If said of any other Government but that of the Porte, we should regard it as incredible. A letter from Constantinople of the sth instant, states that the SULTAN has sent a sword with a nishai, of high rank to Commodore Sir CHARLES NAPIER. We are glad to have to announce this long-delayed recogni tion by the Porte of the Gallant Commodore's invaluabh services in Syria. There is very little news of any interest in the Frene: Journals. The public is weary of the Right of Sear& question, which is employed by the Opposition entirel, with a view to drive M. GITIZOT out of the Cabinet. The French are manifosting a generous sympathy for the distress of the people of Hamburgh, for which we cannot too much respect t hem. The Moniteur of the 24th. of May . publishes, in its official part, the law which gives to the Minister of Public Work% a credit of four millions of fran cs, to be employed in repairing the damage done to the dikes on. the banks of the Rhine, between Lyons and the sea, and also tc. the canal from Arles to Bone, by the rise and overflowing of the waters. This law is dated the 22d of May. BO I,J E.SE---PAnt S, TUESDAY, MAY 24. . . Vitas Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Pric... Pric.. r'r, no 1 5 ner Cents.... ..... . 11.19 60 ... 119 i 0... 19 60 ... 119 85 4% per Cents lO7 50 ... 107 50 .. 107 50 ... 197 20 3 per Cents Bl '7O 61 80 ... 81 70 ... 61 A 0 'Sank of trance Latrine Bank 5,000 f. SParos .5055 — . 5065 . 5065 —5065 B e lg ian Bank eian 5 per Cents. S per Centi., 1840 log ... 105.,,i ... io % ... 105 1 ,6 sp.on,sh Active Y4% ... 20 2 ... 24 ... 24% Passive 4% ... 4% ... 4)4 ... 4% Vespolttan; .10: 80 ... P 7 90 ... 107 80 ... 107 90 Iberian 11044 .... 104% ... 1C4% ... 104% RAILWAY SHA.RZS. St. Germain ..................... 825 ... 825 ... 815 ... 815 Versailles, R. B. L.B ll'6 ... 162 50 ... 155 ... 160 Boutin 54.1 ... 540 ... 5.38 75 ... 540 Orleans Stia.sburg to Bale 232 59 ... 212 50 ... 232 50 ... 232 50 THE ARTISTS' BENEVOLEN'T INSTITUTION.—The An niversary Dinner of this Institvtion will take place at the Freemasons' Tavern, on Ss turday, when Sir M. Archer Shee, President of the Royal Academy, will take the chair. Several eminent`. artists and literary men have offered their services as Stewards, and the entertainment, altogether, is empectt 'd to be one of much interest. ~.g ,11MM, ADELAIDE GALLERY. The skilful management of this Haiti of Science and Amuse ment under th e new proprietor (Mr. Jones) , see ms to be re warded by a correspon di ng i ncrease o f pu blic patronage. It is certainly to he admired in the arras ,gements of Mr. Jones. that whilst the entertainment of the 1 iopular admirers of phi for th e more serious and losophical experiments p sincere lovers 4 roceeds withot t interruption , lecture s 4 science in every de partment, are d e li vere d from hour to . hour. M r . J ones lee , tares every e ven i ng upon subjects corm ected with physiology , natural phil oso ph y , or chemistry. British Museu m , l ectures upon geo lo gy , .Mi Richardson, of the j, 1 so popular and -. in telligible a manner, th a t one is conipelli 'd to grieve that he did not bestow more pains upon bin section of the catalogue to the British Museum. The arrangenk nt that during the time of lecture, entertainm ant of ah , ome other kind should be provided for th i )se w . ,si'tors, who prefer the enjoyment of the senses to inteilleextal .;tuprovement, was last evening brought into operation with the ;nod happy resu lt s . It is not safe to say ( without a qualificat.'on) thar tkose w h o neglected the lectures, and li stetted to the ,singer 4, see ty captivated by the gratification of st nse only, in its vulgar acceptation ; for Science, standing at the half-opened 'door, whilst the Rhenish singers performed th eir vocal wonders, ex pressed her ,surprise that Art could do so much. This choir is composed of four brothers from the I Lutz Mountains, who sang their national, serious, and comic a .irs , arranged for four voices, with b r illi an t and ”tonishir4 effet t. The mu s i c , un d er the direction of Mr. Emanuel, Was cputi nued from the op en i ng of the rooms to their close, and at for— do i to the public a pro menade, the most deli g htf u l t h at co u ld be enjoyed in our uncer tain climate and precarious spring. GREAT NORTH OF EN GLAIC)? Traffic returns for the weekending ... 011 Y ,R•AM 1842: Passengers .. 0,61 7 6 *. . ...... Merchandise ................ 176 13 11 .C 1,438 1 5 O'BRIEN, Secre tar y . ........... Darlington, May 25. 4 „ E as-, - .1 . • in • 1,137-w":,,„ t• „.•,„ l itt --;-, UM LONDON? FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1842. The House of Commons was engaged nearly the whole of the evening with discussions about bribery and Ips wich, which ended in withdrawing a motion to instruct the Attorney-General to prosecute persons for bribery, in refusing to appoint a Committee to inquire into the bribery at Ipswich, and in issuing a new writ for that immaculate borough. We infer from something which Sir ROBERT PEEL said, that he has consented to Mr. ROEBUCK'S Committee, as much with a view to en trap that Han. Member into a failure as to put down bribery ; and, consistently with that view of his conduct, he voted to issue the writ for Ipswich, while he earnestly deprecated all allusion to motives. The result is tha t bribery is not to be prosecuted, and a borough already convicted of corruption is to be invite& to repeat the late disgusting scene of gross bribery. Sir ROBERT INGLIS, in the course of the discussion, observed very correctly, that Committees of the House were not to be trusted, and were not trusted even when they had to decide on oath. We know no other tribtinni of the empire of which this can be said, or even justly insinuated. The Hon. Baronet concluded, afortiori, that Committees of the House, prosecuting an inquiry not on oath, and having no power to administer an oath, were not for a moment to be confided in, and therefore he con scientiously opposed Mr. O'CONNELL'S motion. On the lion. Baronet's view, all inquiries by Committees must be useless, and the decision of a Committee, be it what it might, would not command the confidence of the public. such is already the condition, according to one of its own Members, to which the House of Commons is reduced. From that House, therefore, we cannot hope to receive any measure to check bribery. 1)o we intrust the guardianship of pro perty to the thieves of the metropolis ? Do we employ smugglers to collect and take care of the revenue ? Do we expect that the insene should cure our lunatics ? We do not. Why, then, should we expect the cure of bribery from a knot of bribers ? The decision of the House of Commons, last night, was in accordance with its character, and we are far less sur prised at that, than at its having granted Mr. Ron- BUCK'S Committee ; though that is now explained, by some old stagers supposing it will be a trap to catch the ingenuous young man. He has undertaken to prove what they believe he will fail to prove. We hope, how ever, that he may outwit the cunning old foxes, and escape without, like them, losing honour and character. An explanation was afforded last night, by the Duke of WELLINGTON and the Earl of RIPON, of their ignorance of the existence of " The Queen's Let • ter." Both these Noble Lords were understood to say that they were present in the Council when it was re solved to issue such a letter, but they were not awar e that the order had been carried into execution. Such a subject justly afforded Lord KINNATRD a handle for a little merriment, and he roasted the two Noble Lords about the Government being carried on by one person with a set of clerks. In consequence, probably, of Lord litsNAlno's notice of the subject the letter has now found its way before the public, and will be found in another column of The Sun. In the documents which accompany the letter, the dis tress at Stockport, it is said, " did not assume a very aggravated character, until within the last eight months." It is coeval, therefore, with the accession to office of the PEEL Ministry ; and it does not seem difficult to trace a connexion between them. The Report of the Assistant Poor-law Commissioners, concerning Stockport, states that, in the month of August last. the two large factories of Messrs. LANE and SONS and Messrs. CARR and Co., sto?ped work, and threw out of employment about 3,000 I hands. But what had Sir ROBERT P.ML'S accession to office to do with that ? Much. To that period, the mill owners might indulge a hope that trade would be re stored by the proposition s of the late Ain Asters respect ing corn, sugar, timber, and coffee. All hope was in August extinguished, and the stoppage might be the consequence of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S SUCCQSS. In Mr. ASHTON'S evidence, who is an. occupier of mills in Hyde, he states that one cause of t'he depression of the cotton trade is the duties on foreign sugars, of Which he is an importer. The late Ministers proposed to alter those duties, and such an alteration would no THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, MAN 27, 1842. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND littblic eptutott. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. The leading articles of the French Journals are chiefly upon the discussion of Tuesday in the Chamber of Deputies. Those of the opposition attach much importance to the observations of M. (Milo's Barrot on the treatment of political prisoners, and seem to consider that the explanations of the Government by no means disprove the reports which have been current as to this treatment. The Debats, however, treats these reports as odious and absurd. There is nothing else of the slightest im portance in the original columns of the Paris Journals. The King of the French has placed in the hands of the Minister of the Hans Towns the sum of 20,000 f., to be re mitted to Hamburgh, towards the relief of the sufferers from the late fire. The Committee of Peers, Deputies, &c., for receiv ing subscriptions, have published a fourth list, making a total of 12,300 f. Among the last contributors we find the name of M. Guizot, Minister of Foreign Affairs, for 5001. A seventh list of subscriptions has been published by the Committee of merchants and bankers of Paris, making the total amount re ceived by that Committee, including 15,0001. given by the Bank, 125,954 f. Ali Effendi, the Turkish Ambassador to the Court of Eng land, has arrived at Paris, on his way to London, accempanie by his first Secretary, Hair-Effendi. The palace of the Elysees Bourbon has just been prepared for the reception of the Duke de Mecklenburg, who is daily expected at Paris. The Chamber of Peers, on Tuesday, was taken up with the Judicial Noviciate Bill, after an ineffectual attempt on the part of Count De Montalembert to postpone it till next session, which proposition was opposed by the Minister of Justice. The Deputies have got through the budgets of the Ministers of Justice, Foreign Affairs, Public Instruction, and the Inte rior ; that of Commerce was being voted on Tuesday afternoon. M. Mortimer Ternaux has been elected Deputy for the Ar dennes, in the room of the late Marshal Clausel, by a majority of 317 votes, against M. Latour du Pin, an Aide-de- camp of the Marshal, who had 116, and M. Tanton, another candidate of the Opposition, wh• had 63. The Presse says—" Despatches from Don Carlos to the bands now infesting Catalonia have been intercepted. They show that the Prince still maintains the charac.er of King. One of the letters makes known to the King's army that his Majesty had accepted the resignation of Cabrera of his portfolio as Minister of War, and conferred it on General Alzaa." The Madrid Mail of the 17th brings details of the dis turbances which had taken place at Sevilie and at Chichana, the suppression of which we have already announced. The Cadiz Defenser del Peublo mentions two placards that had been stuck up in the street of the Constitution at Anstra in favour of Queen Christina. A Turkish steamer is daily expected at Constantinople from Beyrout, with eight Druse chieftains recently arrested by order of the Seraskier, at Beteddin, near Deir el Kamr. 'I he names of five of these well-known and influential Sheiks are, Abou Nekib, Seid Djumbellat, Achmet Raslan, Hussein Telhoot, and Kitr al Ahmed. PARLIAMENTARY. Lord Hatherton last night drew the attention of Govern ment to Sunday traffic on canals, when Lord Wharncliffe said it was intended to bring in a Bill . on the subject, though not this session. Lord Kinnaird moved for a copy of the Queen's letter, and stigmatized the tariff as a precious piece of humbug. After a short debate, in which the impropriety of issuing such a letter except in cases of urgent distress, diftcult to be re lieved by other means, was commented on, the letter was ordered. The Copyright Bill went through a Committee. The Lord Chancellor explained its provisions, and supported it. Lord Brougham took a different view, and was not for extending the period. Lords Cottenham and Campbell supported the Bill, as did Lord Lyttelton. There was an understanding that some clauses of the Bill should be considered on the Report. Their Lordships sat till ten o'clock. In the Commons Mr. W. Wynn moved that the Attorney- General be instructed to prosecute those persons whom he should think had been guilty of bribery at the late election for Ipswich. Sir Thomas Wylde opposed the motion. After some debate it was withdrawn, no person on either side sup- porting it. S' Colonel Rushbrooke afterwards moved that the writ for Ipswich be issued, and Mr. Hume moved that tke debate be adjourned for a month. After a tedious discussion the House divided on Mr. Hume's motion, which was lost by 128 to 107. The question was again put, when Mr. O'Connell moved as an amendment that a Committee be appointed to inquire into the alleged bribery at Ipswich. On a, division, this motion was lost by 133 to 119, and the writ for Ipswich was ordered to be issued. The House was occupied with these subjects till a quarter before twelve, when Mr. C. Buller objected, at that hour. to proceed with his motion relative to Bridport and Mr. War burton's petition, in which both the Members for Bridport con curred, and the motion was put off till this day. Lord Stanley obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the better Government of Newfoundland. The Witnesses Indemnity Bill was read a second time, and the House adjourned at One o'Clock. PUBLIC OPINION. The Herald thus comments on the conduct of the House of Commons, as regards the Affghanistan question :—" With regard to this war in India, it is almost universally agreed that it is impolitic, if not criminal ; and yet we prosecute it, and are so determined to prosecute it, that we resist all investi gation into it. What would be said of any man who acted so in his private affairs, except that he was one of those who was maddened, as a step preparatory to destruction? India was, four years ago, flourishing and secure, progressing in finances; making, for the first time, strides in internal improvement; her produce opening to us new sources of rich and unlimited supply. And what is she now ? Already a load and a burden, exhausted of means, exhausted of treasure, and bringing upon England the necessity of impending sacrifices, not merely to meet her deficiencies, but to relieve her embarrassments. And yet this of C ommons. n o g nc n e e ex c a t g e e d d so t heatte essentialn attention matter of of business, and one involving such enormous consequences, for no intelligible reason, can we wonder that that body should have disregarded the higher but more difficult inte rests of England, compromised in the same manner, and that now, another party having succeeded to power, and prwe cuting the same designs, that both should be united to stifle inquiry, and to commit the whole body of the nation to the absurdities which they have accepted as reasons of State, and to the guilt which every man must denounce and seek to punish who has not been made a participator in it." The Chronicle contains the following remarks, in a leading article suggested by the bribery and corruption practiced at elections When there is no longer any delicate reserve about the means of obtaining legislative power, why should false modesty and conventional phraseology be kept up in rela tion to the objects for which that power is exercised ? When barefaced bribery has excited its laugh, why should cupidity keep on its vizor ? Since such forms as Placed here by the free and independent voices of unbought electors,' are gone out, why should not the frankness that follows say plainly I come here, I have bought my seat, to keep up my rents, and avert the justice that would assign to the labourer the full quantum of food which he earns.' This is the common sense view of the case !' We think there are some symptimis of an approximation towards it. The more independent position of the upper House marks it out for taking the lead in this extension of Parliamentary sincerity. There is a manliness not always found in the hostility to the tariff, in what the Duke of Richmond observed on Tuesday, as to its operation. ' One effect had already taken place in the reduction of wages : in consequence of the tariff, and of the Corn-laws, agricultural wages had already been redu ce d. H e , however, hoped the farmers would not reduce the wages of their labourers, if they could possibly pay them, for there was no worse economy than that of badly paying labourers.' Now, seeing that, as Lord Kinnaird reminded his Grace, prices have been rising ever since the new Act passed, this is a noble throwing overboard of the pretence that high prices are kept up fer the sake of high wages." _ _ The Morning Post expresses the following opinions, referring to the questions of free-trade and the tariff :—" We say that, circumstanced as this country is, we, the labout ers, have a right to our monopoly of employment, but we have no right to be ex tortioners. We allow the general benefit of some competi ion. We do not object to the spur, if you do not apply it in an in sulting manner, but we utterly refuse the goad. What! shill we find the Prime Minister acknowledging—and wisely and justly acknowledging—that he sees this remarkable indication in society, that the luxury of one class, namely, the rich, and the poverty and hardship of another, namely, the working poor, are growing and increasing simultaneously—shall we find this ac • knowledged, and yet must we fold our arms and look on in respectful acquiescence, while the principle of beating down the value of the produce of labour, by calling in the corapet it i tion of all the untaxed countries of the earth, is openly main tained as the policy mostfitted for this age of liberality and en lightenment? Shall we call such a principle—endeavoured to be applied under such circumstances—a rational or a just princi ple? Shall we call it safe ? No, we shall not, for we believe it is the most directly ? evolutionary principle that could be acted upon in this country. When we look around us and see the splendour of opulence, which we rejoice to see, and.when we find some of those who live in the midst of it endeavouring to encourage a system for beating down the remuneration of labour, we are painfully reminded how apt too much prosperity is to harden men's hearts." The Times thus slily deprecates Sir 'Hobert Peel's constant habit of truckling to expediency, instead of being guided by principle :—" We approve, of course, of subjecting those deli cacies which are the exclusive property of the rich to the same duty which is imposed on all that other variety of fish which are likely to be partaken of by the poor. But we have a little complaint to make of one or two words of Sir R. Peel on the occasion. They . are but one or two words, but they are ra ther characteristic. Sir R Peel said most rightly, that under the old existing tariff, the objection was to the admission of turbot duty free, because it was an article of luxury, and con sumed by the rich. sow, if, in proposing a duty on fo reign fish, he had continued the duty on salted her rings, and emitted to place a duty on turbot, there would, he thought, have been advantage taken of that distinction, as being unfair in principle, &c.' Very true, indeed ; but why talk of an advantage being taken of the distinction, as if the only object in removing the injustice were to satisfy public opinion, and avoid giving a handle to a political adversary ? Why not say at once, that the distinction would have been unfair in principle, and therefore ought to be abolished? Sir R. Peel may depend upon it, he is far more likely to carry public opinion with him by claiming to lead than by affecting to follow it—by placing before the world, as honourable and sufficient, the true grounds of his action, than by pretending that 'he only does justice out of deference to the will of thO people, or of his opponents." NAVAL AND DIXLITAIVir. Three hundred officers of the medical department of the army have presented a handsome service of plate to G. T. Guthrie, Esq., F. R. S., intended to be expressive of their high sense of him, as the companion of their early military service and their instructor. LAW AND POLICE. The second meeting under Edlin's bankruptcy, late occupier of the Gloucester Hotel, Brighton, was held on Wedncs lay, at the Town Hall, when the balance-sheet showed the debts to amount to 4,875/. Os. 6d., the debts due to the estate 275/. 13s. 4d. and no property. An act ion was tried in the Bail Court on Wedni s lay, brought by Signor Benedic Negri, a professor of music, to recever be tween 3001. and 4001., for teaching music to the daughter of the Duke of Normandy. The plaintiff was non-suited. The case of collision between the Volant, a collier, and the Beatitude, in which the former has brought a cross action for damage sustained, from alleged unskilfulness on the part of the latter's crew, will not receive the decision of the Court of Ad miralty before next session. Thomas Shores, a farmer's labourer, was brought up at the Kensington police-office, charged with having stabbed his brother, John Shores, with a knife in his stomach, on Sunday last, at Hanworth, and remanded to the New Prison, Clerken well, till the state of his brother can be better known. PINE ARTS. At the picture sale last week at Messrs. Christie and Man sons, the " Rabbit on the Wall," which is on panel, and signed "D. Wilkie, 1816," was sold. Of this favourite pic ture John Turner, Esq., was the original possessor, and now from his collection it has passed into a picture-dealer's hands for 700 guineas. THEATRICAL Lord Mahon has intimated that he will call attention, on Thursday, 2d June, to the petition of the dramatic authors, " complaining of the present state of the law in reference to the drama." The petition is signed by 46 dramatists, beginning with Douglas Jerrold and ending with Edward F'itzbail. The performances at the German Opera on Wednesday, for the benefit of the sufferers by the fire at Hamburgh, were unfor tunately but thinly attended, owing to the attractions of the Derby day at Epsom. SPORTING. The Marylebone and Cambridge University Clubs played their grand cricket match a day since on Parker's piece, Cambridge. The batting of the former was formidable, and although Cambridge has not been so strong for years, yet the match closed in favour of Marylebone, with three wickets to go down. It is supposed that the Epsom races began about the period when King James 1. resided at the Palace of Nonsuch (near Ewell). Clarendon, the historian, mentions '• a meeting of the Royalists in 1648, on Banstead (Epsom) Downs, under the pretence of a horse-race, and 600 horses were collected and marched to Reigate." The celebrated Derby stakes were established in 1780, and the Oaks in 1799. C®VRT—PASHXONABLE. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston have issued cards for a grand dinner on Saturday week, at the family residence on Carlton-terrace. - . . --...„.. The Marquis and Marchioness of Aylesbury will shortly re sume their dinner and evening parties. The Marquis and Marchioness of DOwnshire will give grand dinners on Monday and the following day in Hanover-square. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch give a sumptuous en tertainment to-eight at Montagu House. Countess Cadogan has an assembly on Monday neat, in Pic cadilly. The Marchioness of Camden held her first assembly on Wed nesday night in Belgrave-square. Upwards ot 300 fashionables were present. Lady W. Powlett had a soiree on Wednesday night is Cur zon-street. The Duke of Wellington gave a grand dinner on Wednesduy at Apsley House. The Earl of Harrington is making great improvements in his conservatories and gardens at Elvaston Hall, Derbyshire. The Noble Earl has resumed his dinner parties at Pembroke House, Whitehall. The Marchioness of Lansdowne has issued cards for a con cert at Lansdowne House, on the 3d of the ensuing month. fIXSCLLLANEOUS. It is calculated that upwards of 3,000 vehicles passed through Kennington-gate alone on Wednesday, and paid toll. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. The settlement to-day has passed off very easily. The open ing price of the present account was 91 1 ,4, 91%, which in the course of the next fortnight gradually rose to 93 1 4, from which it as gradually declined to 92%, and has since remained almost stationary. Thus, in the absence of any sudden or violent fluctuations, and this abundance of money, the difference of one per cent. between the prices of to-day, and those of the 14th April, could scarcely fail of being satisfactorily adjusted. Prices at the close of the market were—Consols for Money, 92% 92% and 93% 93% for the Opening, 15th July. Bank Stock, 167 168; India Stock. 24912 250 1 ,4 ; Exchequer-bills, Old, 37 39 ; Advertised, 33 35 prem. Belgian Bonds were 102 103; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52% 52% ; the Five per Cents. 101, 101 ; Danish, 80% 81 1 / 2 ; and Brazilian, 67% 68%. The prices of almost all Railway Shares were lower than yes terday. London and Birmingham, 179 181 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 50 52 ; Great Western, 91 92: the Halt Shares, 62% 63; South Western, 63 63%; Gosport, 63 63% ; North Midland, 65 67 ; the New Shares, 32 33 ; South Eastern and Dover, 28% 29%; the Scrip, 7,7%; Eastern Counties, 9,9%; Blackwall, 10% 11 ; the New Shares, 8% 9 ; and Biighton, 35% 358. The quotations of the bonds were—Colombian, 26% 27%; Peruvian, 19 19% ; Portuguese Five per Cents. 37 1 / 2 38; the Three per Cents. 22% 22%; Spanish Five per Cents., 23 23% ; the Three per Cents. 23% 23%. Much oppo s iti on t o th e a cc eptance of the terms of compro mise offered to the Chilian bondholders, is expected at the gene ral meeting to-morrow, and of the statements about to be put forth can be verified, not without reason. It is said that the Government through its agents, have already brought up a very large portion of the debt, leaving the amount now to be provided for comparatively small, and that the revenue yields a considerable increase over the expenditure, if such be so, the propositions ought not to be accepted. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The Bank of England have intimated their intention of con tinuing the present rate of interest, although rumours were cur rent that it was intended to reduce it to 3 1 ,4 per cent. These, however, obtained but little credence, it being generally consi dered that the value of money was already sufficiently low, and that if it were depreciated still more, a formidable rivalry would be set up by the Joint-stock Banks. A discussion on the sub ject took place in the Bank parlour, and it is understood that a division occurred, the result of which was the issue of the fol lowing notice:— " BANK OF ENGLAND. " MAY 26, 1842.—" The Governor and Company of the Bank of England are ready, until further notice, to receive applications for loans upon the deposit of approved Bills of Ex change not having more than six months to run, Exchequer Bills, and India Bonds, such loans to be repaid on or before the 15th of July next, with interest, at the rate of Four per Cent. per annum, and to be for sums of not less than 2,0001. each." The principal occupation in the English Market is the ar rangement of the account, which has been easily effected, speculative business having been very small during the last six weeks ' • the value of money has been four to five pm-cent, from day to day, and the rate of continuation nominally five-eighths, but currently :done at nine-sixteenths per cent. Prices and Consols for Money, 92i f 921; for the opening 15th July, 931 93*; Three per Cents. Reduced, 91i 911; Three-and-a-Halt per Cents., 99:1 ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 1001; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 101 a ; Bank Stock, 167* 168 ; India Stock, 2501 ; India Bonds, 19 '2l ; Exchequer Bills, Old, 37 39, Advertised, 33 35 premium. The prices of Foreign Securities are firm, although but little doing. Business has been confined to Dutch Two-and-a-Hall per Cents. at 52}. Very little has been done in Shares. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 531 531, New, 41; North Midland Thirds, 20/. 13s. 4d. ; Midland Counties, Quarters, 17 ; Cheltenham and Great Western, 221 ; South Western, 63i ; Eastern Counties, 9 1 h, New, 41. 9s. 2d. ; Blackwall, loi ; and Brighton, 36. '1 he quotations of the Bonds are—Portuguese Five per Cents., 35; the Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 22i ; Spanish Five per Cents., 23 ; the Three per Cents., 22k. Late accounts from Buenos Ayres furnish some particulars regarding the trade with the Havannah in salted beef, which are the more interesting at this time, when the necessity of obliging our own vessels to resort to foreign ports for their sup plies is partially removed. At the Havannah several cargoes were remaining unsold, and the quantity sent there in 1841 had been 444,055 quintals, each 1001bs. British; and the stock on shipboard was estimated at 66,000 quintals. It has been calcu lated that this beef could be laid down here at the cost of about twopence per lb. ; and that, although some portion of it is lean, and of an inferior quality to what we have been accus tomed to use, yet the bulk is sufficiently good for general consumption. Letters from Rio two days, and from the Mauritius, one day later than these previously received, have arrived, but contain no further information. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 25.—Sales to a good extent were effected, and the Market had a steady tone, the last quotations being easily realized for 6,000 bales. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MAY 25.—The demand for South Eastern and Eastern Counties somewhat improved, but for other Shares there was little inquiry, and the sales were confined to —Eastern Counties, New, 4/. Its. Bd., Deben tures, 10/. 11s. Bd. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, 1 ; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, New, si; Grand Junction, 185 ; Great Western, Halves, 631 ; London and Birmingham, 180 ; Brighton, 36 ; Manchester and Leeds, Quarters, 51; South Eastern, New, 2/. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 25.—We have had more stock offering to-day, and the market generally flat : Manchester and Birmingham, 27* 27 3 / 4 ; Eastern Counties, 9g ; Do. New, 4/. 105.8 d. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock l67* India Stock 2501 pm 3 per Cent. Red. .. 91.6 Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent. Cons 92g Ditto Old Annuities ... 3i per Cent. Red 1006 Ditto New Annuities... New 3i per Cent... lOl6 Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2id 37 pm New 5 per Cent — Ditto 500/...... 39 pin Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... 39 pm Jan. 1860 . _ Oct. 1859 - India Stock for Acct.... Jan. 18u0 l2 13-16IConsols for Opg 93i FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent. — Portugu e 5 per cent. es Belgian, 5 per cen t — Ditto, New 'Ditto Brazilian Bonds — Prussian, 5 per cent. ... Buenos Ayres 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent....„ _ Chilian 6 per cent B7 Ditto, Metallic ...... . .... Colombian, 6 per cent — Spanish, 5 per cent. 23} Ditto, 1824 Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per cent. —f. —c. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange —f —c. Mexican, 5 per cent — French, 3 per cent. —f. —c. Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 2i per cent. 521 Peruvian,.lB2s, 6 per et. Ditto, 5 per cent. .. ... 101 SHARES. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p) Ditto New Shares (17% paid) l3i Cheltenham and Creat Western (72k paid)... 224 Eastern Counties Railway (23 raid) ... Ditto New Shares ( paid) Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... ... 53 Ditto New Shares ( 3 paid.... Great Western Railway (65 paid) Ditto New Shares (50 paid) 63% London and Brighton (50 paid) London and Blackwall ( paid) loi London arid Birmingham (90) Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid ) London and South Western (381 17s 9d pd) 63% Midland Counties Railway (100 paid) Ditto Quarter Shares (15 paid) • 17 Northern and Eastern (45 paid) North Midland Railway (100) Ditto Thirds ( paid) South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) 29 71 Ditto Scrip. ( 5 paid) jesty's ship LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON., AlAv 26. Wind this day at Noon, S. to S.W. DEAL, MAY 25.—Wind S. W., modera te. —Arrd. Margaret Conell, Smith, Mauritius ; James M'Co l l , S t. Kitt's. Sld. Margaretha, Batavia • Arabella, Mauritius ; Hig hbur y and Richard Br own, St. Vincent ; Broad Axe, Newfoundland. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 25.—Wind S.S. Spider, Plymouth: W.—Sld. her Ma. DA RTMOUTH, MAY 25.—Arrd. Sophia, Tope, Oratuexe (Teneriffe). BRIsToL, MAY 24.—Arrd. Adelaide, Dowell, Tobago. Sld. Pomona, Trinidad. CARDIFF, MAY 20.—Arrd. Margeretha, Amsterdam. OFF PENZANCE, MAY 24. —Cani3h, Diamond, Mediterra nean. °FP DOVER, MAY 25.—Ship, Amsterdam, No. 508 ; Susan, Allen, Rio; F ama C a b ana , H a vanna') for Hamburgh. LIVERPO OL M A y 05.—Wind S. W. , moderate. — Arrd. Dorothea, B ar b ar, Valpara i so; H ar ris and Ca s tilian M a id, Scott, G rac i oza, with cotton, from t h e Alary-le- Hatton. Ski. Franciosa, B oston ; Hindley, Mauritius ; Amelia, Trinidad ; Harkaway, V era C ruz. SCILLY, MAY 1.-A pipe of white brandy, marked 009 al - LB.?. has been picked up near Lere. FALMOUTH, MAY 24. Wind S. S.W. to W., moderate.— Sid. Brazili a , Q ue b ec. Arr d . off, Achilles, Mauritius ; V o l g o, Africa, for Am s t er d am. HULL, MA Y 25.—S1d. S u ff o lk, Quebec. A vessel of about 150 to 200 ton s , b ottom up, was passed 15th inst., about 15 miles W. S.W. of Saints, by the Ibis, arrived here. The popularity of her Majesty's Ministers is so great in St. Pancras, that a petition has been prepared, to be presented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to dismiss them from her councils. From what we have heard of the petition, we have no doubt it will be numerously signed by great num bers of that class whim the Ministers have tried all they could to bribe into supporting them. BALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE! SPITALFIELDS' WEAVERS, AT HER MA- JESTY'S THEATRE. The Ball for the benefit of the Spitalfields' Weavers took place at her Majesty's Theatre last evening, and a more gorgeously brilliant assemblage of beauty, rank, and fashion, it has seldom been our lot to witness. The ball was under the immediate patronage of her Ma jesty, who had graciously signified her intention of honouring it with her presence, and it must have been highly gratifying to her Majesty to find her loyal subjects coming forward in the manner they have done to carry out her benevolent intentions for the relief of the suffering population of Spitalfields. Never before has the Italian Opera-house been so crammed. The pit was boarded over, and, with the stage, formed a splendid " Salon de danse," tastefully hung with dra peries, which were festooned round the sides of the boxes, and adorned with trophies, ancient armour, and standards of different nations. The four centre boxes of each tier were removed, in order to make room for the erection of the Royal Pavilion. This was supported by five gilt-fluted columns, and surmounted by the Royal arms. On the front was a Royal crown, embroi dered in gold, and the interior was illuminated by three large chandeliers. Weippert's quadrille band was stationed in a raised orchestra, at the back of the stage, and the band of the Horse Guards occupied the front of the gallery, immediately above the gallery stalls. The concert-room was fitted up as a refreshment-room. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by their suites, entered the Royal Pavilion at ten o'clock, and were greeted with loud shouts of congratulation from the thousands at that time assembled within the walls of the theatre. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness gracefully acknowledged the compliment thus paid to them. The bands then commenced the National Anthem, and the coup dad presented by the theatre at that moment was striking in the extreme. The im mense area of the theatre was crammed to suffocation by persons in every variety of costume—officers in the uniform of every regiment that is or ever has been in the service; Turks and Greeks, Jews and Arnie- nians, Highlanders and Mollahs, Laplanders and Nea politans—all were there. The boxes were crowded with the elite of rank, fashion, and beauty, and the whole sa loon was resplendent with diamonds and brilliants. All rose en masse as the National Anthem strack up ; and such a display of beauty and wealth and elegance, of talent and honour and probity (for some of the nobkst and worthiest of the land were there), united to pay their willing homage to their Sovereign, might well have made that Sovereign feel proud of reigning over such a people. Dancing then commenced, and continued at intervals, but the saloon was so crowded that at times it was impossible to clear a sufficient space even to get up a quadrille. Her Majesty took her seat in the front of the box, and seemed highly delighted with watching the busy scene. Her Majesty was dressed in a rich satin dress of Spitalfields manufacture, and wore the riband of the Order of the Garter; her hair was dressed a la Clovis, and on her head she wore a splendid tiara of brilliants. His Royal Highness Prince Albert was dressed in Field-Marshal's uniform, and wore the decorations of the Garter, and of several other orders. At intervals durinc , the evening, several of the Nobility present entered the Royal box,for the purpose of paying their respects to her Majesty. Among them we observed their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam • bridge, her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta of Cam bridge, their Serene Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Weimar, and his Excellency Count St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador. His Grace the Duke of Wel- lington, dressed in a Field-Marshal's uniform, and wear ing several orders, entered her Majesty's box, about 11 o'clock, and having paid his respects to her Majesty, retired. His Grace was loudly cheered, and repeatedly ac knowledged the compliment by bowing. His Serene Highness, the Duke of Brunswick and suite, occupied a box in the lower tier. The Marquis of Normanby was in the saloon, as were Sir Charles Wetherell, Mr. Erle, and Mr. Hume, M.P. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and. their suite, retired to the Royal refreshment room shortly after eleven o'clock, and after an absence of about a quarter of an hour returned to the Royal box. Her Majesty finally left the theatre at about a quarter after twelve. On retiring her Majesty was greeted with the most enthusiastic cheering, and the bands, as on her entrance, played the National Anthem. Nothing could exceed the grace and affability with which her Majesty received those who had the privilege of the entree to the Royal box. Her Majesty's kindness and condescension seemed to be thoroughly appreciated by all present. After her Majesty's departure parties began to betake themselves to the refreshment-room, and the saloon be came somewhat less crowded. Space was thus obtained for dancing. Sets of quadrilles were formed ; circle.; of waltzes began to move in " tlie mazy round;" crushing was no longer the order of the night; and those desirous of reaching any particular point, had a chance of doing so, without being carried away by the stream of promem: ders. Such, however, had not been the case during the earlier part of the evening. At the time her Majesty left the theatre, not less than five thou sand were present. The dancing was kept up with great spirit during the remainder of the evening, and it was not until five o'clock that the whole of the company had taken their departure. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by their suite, left Buckingham Palace, at ten o'clock, last night, to honour with their presence, the Ball at her Majesty'■ Theatre, given for the benefit of the Spitalfields' weavers. The Royal party left the Palace in State in the following order :—The first carriage, con veying the Groom in Waiting, Captain Meynell ; the Equerry to the Prince, Colonel Wylde ; the Master of the Household, the Hon. Charles Augustus Murray ; the Groom to the Prince, Captain Francis Seymour, Scota Fusilier Guards. The second carriage, conveying the Woman of the Bed chamber, Mrs. Brand; Maids of Honour, Hon. Miss Liddle and Hon. Miss Paget ; and the Equerry in Waiting, Colonel Arbuthnot. The third carriage, conveying the Lady in Waiting, Lady Portman ; the Maids of Honour, Hon. Miss Devereux and Hon. Miss Stanley ; and the Lord in Waiting, the Earl of Morton. The fourth carriage, conveying the Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Buccleuch; the Lady in Waiting, the Countess of Charlemont ; the Master of the Horse, the Earl of Jersey, G. C. H. ; and the Groom of the Stole to the Prince, the Mar quis of Exeter, K. G. The fifth carriage, conveying Counts Hugh, Alphonso, Alex ander, and Arthur Mensdorf. The sixth carriage, conveying the Queen and Prince Albert, and his Excellency Count Mensdorf. The Royal cortege was escorted by a party of the Lifts Guards. The following Great Officers and Gentlemen of the House hold, and Officers in Waiting, preceded the Queen to the Ball, and entered the Theatre by her Majesty's entrance in Charles street, St. James's, viz. :_The Lord Steward, the Earl of Liverpool; the Lord Chamberlain, the Earl Delawarr ; the Vice- Chamberlain, Lord Ernest Bruce; the Treasurer of the House hold, Earl Jermyn ; the Comptroller of the Household, the Right Hon. Dawson Darner; the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gen tlemen-at-Arms Lord Forester ; the Captain of the Yeomen Guard, the Earl of Beverley; the Gold Stick in Waiting, the Silver Stick in Waiting, the Field Officer in Waiting, and the Adjutant. The Yeomen of the Guard on duty were commanded by Sir Samuel Hancock, the Exon in Waiting. her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived at the Theatre directly after her Majesty, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and Sir George Couper, Bart. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, were attended by Lady Augusta Somerset, Baron Knesebeck, and Major Stephens. The Members of the Royal party accompanying and attend ing the Queen and Prince Albert to the Ball, wore invited to her Majesty's refreshment room in the Theatre. The follow ing also received invitations :—the members of the Royal Family, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Weimar, the Three Great Officers of State, the Treasurer and the Comptroller of the Household, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Ladies and Gen tlemen in Waiting on the Royal Family, and Baron Koch in Waiting on the Duke of Saxe Weimar. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent wore a white satin dress of the richest description, and entirely of Spitaltields manufacture. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by Count Mens dorf and his sons, and attended by Colonels Arbuthnot and Wylde, visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent met the Illustrious party at Marlborough House. The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday, and re mained to lunch with her Majesty and Prince Albert. The Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princesses Augusta and Mary of Cambridge, took an airing to Kew yes terday, returning to town in the afternoon. Count Mensdorf, and the Counts Hugh, Alphonso, Alex ander, and Arthur Mensdorf, visited the Duchess of Kent yes terday, at Clarence House. Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Council, arrived in town on Wednesday evening, from Wortley Hall, Yorkshire. A deputation, consisting of Lord Sandon, M.P., Mr. G. Wood, M.P., Sir Howard Douglas, M.P., Mr. T. Wyse, Mr. J. Hodgson, President of the Birmingham Philosophical Insti• tution, Mr. Russell, the Treasurer, and Mr. Arthur Ryland, the Secretary to the Birmingham Philosophical Institution, Mr. Joseph Brooks Yates, President of the Royal Institution, Liverpool, and Mr. Talbot, had an interview with Sir Robert Peel yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Crane, of New Brunswick, and Major M'Arthur, had interviews with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Mr. Blake and Mr. Lane had interviews with the Earl of Ripon yesterday, at the Office of the Board of Trade. CAMBERWELL CHURCH—The Exchequer Loan Commissioners have declined the application of the parish authorities of Camberwell for the loan of 8,0001., for the pur pose of rebuilding this church. The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. Robert Cope Wolfe to the Vicarage of Braithwell, Yorkshire, void by the resignation of the Rev. Augustus Steuart. The Vigie of Dieppe announces that the English oyster boats, which were found encroaching upon th e b e d s of Concale, and carried into Granville, have been restored to their oN ners. SUDDEN DEATH FROM ‘MENTAL ANXIETY.— O n Wednesday evening Mr. Payne held an inquest at th e J o i ners ' Arm s , Westminster-road, on view of the body o f J o h n W ood, aged 43. It appeared fr om the evidence of Jamrs Folkes, a carpenter, that he and deceased lodged at the Joiners' Arms, and that about six o'clock on Monday morning last he knocked at deceased's bed-room door, but could no t ma k e deceased hear. On entering t he ro m witness found deceased lying dead on the outside of the bed, his feet being on the floor. Mr. John Hooper, of London-road, surgeon, stated that he was called in to attend deceased. His death h a d b een caused by a rupture of some blood veiael, either of th e l ungs or the heart, probably produced by anxiety of mind. D ecease d h ad l ost h is wife a short time ago , and had since laboured under great mental depression. Verdict—" Natural death." Lady Townshend Farquhar, accompanied by the Hon. Mr. Hamilton and family, Sir Charles Dalrymple, Dr. Roscoe, Mr. Pearson Thompson, &c., formed part of the lrge number of passengers who left London on Sunday last by the regular steam-ship Antwerpen, Capt. Jackson. This packet arrived at Antwerp nearly an hour before the Wilberforce, which started with her, and she returned here on Wednesday morning, after a passage of nineteen hours. DEATH OF THE FATHER OF THE TURF.—Christo pher Wilson, Esq„ of Oxton Hall, generally designated as the father of the turf, died on Wednesday, at Christie's Hotel, St. James's-street, where he had arrived from his country seat after a short illness, in his 79th year. Mr. Wilson was one of the senior members of the Jockey Club, and was highly re spected in the sporting circles. KENT COUNTY MEETING, Yesterday, a meeting of hop-planters and owners and oc cupiers of woodlands in the county of Kent, took place upon Penenden Heath, for the purpose, according to the terms of the requisition to the High Sheriff to convene the meeting, to take the sense of the county upon the protection now by law given to the British grower of hops, and upon the injury to be apprehended from any alteration of the law upon that subject. lIENRY HOARE, Esq., the High Sheriff of the county , presided. There were also present Lord Torrington, T. L. Hodges, Esq., Messrs. Ellis, Ryder, 'Whittaker, &c. None of the county or borough Members attended. Mr. WHITTAKER, in proposing a series of resolutions to the meeting, observed that some persons appeared to have en tertained a doubt whether the present meeting was likely to do good or harm, but, in his opinion, whatever might be the re sult, it would be attended with some advantage. The proposed alteration in the duty on hops was one which would affect their interests most materially, and he had formed part of the deputation appointed to wait on Sir Robert Peel upon the subject, and Sir Robert told them that if they could show any peculiar risk or ground upon which the present almost prohibitory duty ought to be continued, he would attend to it. They had accordingly shown him the risk incurred in the cultivation of hops, from blight and other causes, and also that the proposed alteration could not have any mate rial effect upon the price of beer, and that it would only benefit the speculator ; and at the same time showed him the ruinous tendency of the proposed change. Sir Robert, in the face of these facts, had thought fit to carry out his scheme, and he therefore put it to them whether they ought to rest contented and quietly acquiesce in the new scheme, and whether it was not their duty at all events to protest against it. He then proposed the resolutions, which were to the effect that the meeting viewed the change in the law with great apprehension, and, entering into some details, concluded by expressing an opinion that the effect of the alteration in the duty would be to destroy entirely the cultivation of hops in this country, and cause the whole supply to be taken from foreign countries. Lord ToaniNGTon seconded the resolutions, and said that he concurred with the opinions expreved in them, that the ef fect of the alteration of the duty would be to destroy the cultiva tion of hops in England, and if this meeting had not been held it might have been said that the hop growers and farmers of the county of Kent were agreeable to the proposed change.—( Hear, hear.) That meeting, however, showed that those who had attentively considered the subject, could only have one opinion as to the consequences of this unjust and cruel measure. The Noble Lord then went into some details ' and said he had no doubt that hops could be grown abroad for 50s. per cwt., and that the average price of hops in this country would never exceed 41. per cwt. ; and they were all aware that such a price would not enable them to carry on the cultivation of their lands—( Hear, hear)—and the consequence must be, that a large amount of agricul tural labour would be thrown out of employ. When her Ma jesty's pretent Government came into power, they were pledged to support agriculture, and at every hustings' speech the cry of the supporters was " Protection to agricul ture," and the main point upon which they were enabled to remove the former Administration was, that it was supposed that that Administration was opposed to the interests of the agriculturists.—(Loud cheers.) Had they acted up to these professions?— (Cheers and interruption.) They not only interfered with hops hut with corn and cattle; and then, above all, they came upon them for an Income-tax; and yet these were the men whom they had placed in power to protect their interests. He should be glad to know what had become of their county Mem bers upon this occasion ? He should like to have seen the Hon. Member for East Kent there that day, and to have re minded him of his speech at the hustings. If his constituents could have foreseen what course he would adopt, he was quite satisfied he would not have been their representative. He, who called himself the farmer's friend, had sacrificed them for the sake of place and power.—(Loud cheers and uproar.) He contended that if those Hon. Members had carried out the pledges which they gave to their constituents, they must have opposed the present Government and the proposed tariff. That tariff would, in his opinion, be ruinous to the country, and he regretted to see that a Parliament, which was returned, in a great measure, by the agricultural constituencies of the empire, should have sacrificed those whose interest they were bound to have protected.—(Cheers.) Mr. HARMAN, after some brief introductory remarks, said —lf they had known what course Sir Robert Peel was going to pursue, he should like to know whether they would have supported such a Government?—( No, no.) They all thought they were quite safe with Sir Robert Peel—they thought he was no free trader.—(Cheers and laughter.) But they had found to their cost, when they had placed him in•power, that he was a free trader in every thing. Mr. HODGES then addressed the meeting, and said he had watched to see whether any one would come forward in support of the measure which had called them together ; but as no one appeared to be inclined to do se, he had ventured to offer a few observations to them. He, in the first place, begged to thank the High Sheriff for the prompt and kind manner in which he had convened the meeting, and it was at the same time a grati fying thing to see that the yeomen and independent farmers of the county had come forward to sign a requisition for a meeting to take up the subject, which to them was of so much importance and consideration. The question now before them was one which involved the interest of every man, woman, and child, in the county of Kent.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. Hodges then said he had received a letter front Sir Edward Knatchbull, which, without the writer's permission, he did not feel himself at liberty to read to the meeting, in which he expressed himself as disapproving of the objects of the meeting, and stating that on this account he should not attend it. He also informed him that that portion of the tariff which altered the duty upon hops from 8/. 1 Is. to 4/. 10s. had been on the previous evening carried by the House of Commons, without any observation. After some further remarks, he con cluded by saying, if the hop trade were destroyed, he had no hesitation in saying that the public taxes of the country could not be collected in the county of Kent. In his opinion. the alteration that had been made was a great blow struck at the property of the county, and he must, therefore, express his surprise that their humble representatives should have al lowed it to be carried without any observation. Mr. RYDER complained of the absence of their, ,representa fives, and said that Sir Robert Peel appeared to have hum bugged them all—both enemies and friends.—( Laughter. ) The HIGH SHERIFF having inquired whether any other gentleman wished to address the meeting, there were loud cries for the Members. The resolutions were then put and carried unanimously, and after a vote of thanks to the High Sheriff, and three cheers fur the Duke of Buckingham, the meeting separated. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. THE OFFICE. OF TOWN CLERK. Yesterday Alderman WILSON called the attention of the Court to a subject which he considered deeply affected the privileges of the Members of the Corporation. It was well known that much agitation had taken place with respect to the filling up of the office of Town Clerk. No small trouble and expense had been incurred by gentlemen who offered them selves as candidates, some of whom had withdrawn from the contest, and a very unneeessary3delay had taken place in the proceedings of the Committee. He had himself taken some trouble upon the occasion, in his anxiety to select the mar, best qualified to discharge the duties of the office. By some means or ether the person whom he had pointed to as the most admi rably adapted to the situation, after having secured a considerab!e majority of votes, was compelled to with draw from the contest. He was certainly of opinion that the gentleman to whom he alluded (Mr. Pearson) was intrapped—( Hear, hear, and No, no) —and was most un fairly dealt with.—(Much confusion.) After that gentleman had taken the pains to secure for himself a certainty of being returned, an influential member of the Corporation obtained from him an undertaking, that, in the event of a person of superior rank and standing being found to offer himself for the office, he would retire from the contest. Before application was made to Mr. Pearson to retire, he had been allowed to proceed with his canvas ; and it was not until Sergeant Mere wether's: friends/ found that their candidate had no chance of success, that Mr. Pearson was called upon to yield. It was agreed by Mr. Pearson that the matter should be referred. Two persons were accordingly appointed upon each side, and a fifth was selected as umpire. The umpire was, he believed, drawn from a hat, in which some nausea were shaken ; and thus the privileges of the Corporation were most im properly and injuriously interfered with, as he could most distinctly show before the Committee to which it was his object to refer this matter. The first two individuals drawn declined to act as umpires, and the third happened to be op posed to Mr. Pearson, and accepted the office, and decided accordingly. Now why'should he (Alderman Wilson) be de prived of his right of voting for the man he thought best qualified for the office because of a private arrangement ? ( Hear, hear.) Or why were the Members of that Court to submit to have a person of whom they did not approve forced down their throats ?—(Cries of " Hear, hear," and disappro bation.) He altogether reprobated ~.uch a proceeding, and he moved, in accordance with the sentiments he expressed, the following resolution :—" That one of the candidates for the office of Town Clerk having withdrawn from the contest upon the alleged ground of a decision by three of five referees, whereby the privileges of this Court have bren most impro perly interfered with, it be referred to a Special Committee of this Court to inquire into and report thereon prior to fixing the day of election to the office of Town Clerk." Mr. STACY seconded the motion. Mr. R. L. JONES declared that there was not the slightest grounds for supposing that there was anything like a violation of the privileges of the Corporation, in any part of the transaction to which their attention had been drawn. After a lengthened discussion, in which Mr. Stevens, Sir William Heygate, Sir Peter Laurie, and other Members joined. The Court divided, and the motion of Alderman Wilson was carried by a majority of 12, the number being for the reference to the Committee 61, against it 49. RELIEF TO THE SUFFERERS BY THE CONFLAGRATION AT HA3LBURGH. Upon the motion of Mr. WIRE, seconded by Mr. R. L. JONES, and warmly supported by Sir' Peter Laurie, and others, the sum of 5001. was voted for the relief of the sufferers in Hamburgh. . _ Mr. R. L. JONES gave notice of a motion for voting 500/. to the poor manufacturers of the metropolis. ( Hoar, hear. ) Adjourned. ADVERTISEMENT.—TILE COMPLEXION.—GOWIand's Lotion removes all Impurities and Discolourations of the Skin, and promptly re-establishes a clear and healthy tone of surface, whilst its sustaining properties, in obvi• ating the effects of variable temperature upon the Tint of the Complexion, is verified by the continued freshness usually limited to the earlier periods of personal attrac tion. " liobt. Shrw, London, 'is in white letters on the Governmert Stamp. Price 2s. 9d.; ss. 6d. ; quarts. Bs. 6d. Sold by all Perfuuters and Me,lizine Venders. FIRE AT OLD BRENTFORD. — Wednesday it was re ported in Brentford that during the previous night a most daring attempt had been made to set fire to the extensive dis tillery and premises belonging to Sir Felix Booth, Bart. It. appears that, about three o'clock, as police constabl e J ames Cuisham, T 110, was proceeding round his beat, he observed smoke issuing from the bullock-house at the rear of the pre mises. The bu:lding in question is very spacious, being up wards of 300 feet long, and on the ground-floor frequently contains nearly 500 head of cattle, while the floors above are filled with ground grain to the value of from 10,000/. to 12,0001. On hastening to the spot he found Mr. Swan (one of the ma nagers), who with the watchman and other persons, were already there, when by great exertions the flames, which were found to he raging in a narrow passage leading to the feeding-place, and filled with a quantity of shavings, were soon extinguished. No carpenters' work having been done for three weeks in the building, there is no doubt the fire must have been caused by some incendiary. RIO DE JANEIRO, MARCH I.—By the search made by the police in the horse of Isidore Joaquim Pereira, house-pro prietor at the bar of Tejuca, the discovery of five interred bodies was made—of blacks, ,laves of his own, whom he assassinated by flogging at different periods. The criminal is arrested. Upon this, a correspondent observes :—" Yes, arrested fur a day or two ; but a bet may safely be laid of 50 to 1, that no more will be heard about this matter, and that after a couple of months Senor Isidore will be again quietly in his house, chas tising his blacks worse than ever." Bara de Tejuca is only five miles from the city of Rio, and that in fart belongs to the city. The Commissioners of Woods and Forests have sent in about 50 workmen to rebuild that portion of the stable yard adjoining the mansion of Colonel Peel, opposite the gland entrance of the Duke of Sutherland's mansion. THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET. ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD OWEN ' S ORDER OF THE DAY OX ASSUMING THE COMMAND OF THE MEDITERRANEAN FLES " In taking upon myself the command of the Mediterraneal fleet, and the direction of the various duties on that station, I feel highly gratified by the good will which I have found pre y ailing in the several ships comprising it, and I beg to offer 0 , 1 sincere acknowledgments to Sir F. M. Ommanney, my ' raise " diate predecessor, of whose valuable services I shall have the honour and the gratification to avail myself as second in cola: mand. To Rear-Admiral Sir J Louis, Bart., superintendn of the dock-yard ; to the several captains, commanders , D u commanding officers ; to the lieutenants, to the officers of Abe Royal Marines; to the warrant and petty officers; to theses' men of every description, as well as the non-commissioned officers and privates of the Royal Marines, I am most hopP la expressing my satisfa c tion with the good order, the reg and the right good feeling s o ge n era lly es t a bli s h e d. I trust that all will in their respective stations still uphold the credit of tbe naval service in which they hold so prominent and : honourable a position. It must be borne in I n ' n however, that this fine fleet, perfect as it has 11 1 — si made in all its equipments and appointments , higher duties to perform than those of mere parade, or mu indulgence of the individuals serving, in those gratifist lions which will draw one moment from the great object 4 from the details of the several duties resting upon each. fleet must, on the contrary, be at all times perfect i order, its dist ipline, and its exercises, in momentary realliniu; to meet whatever contingencies can possibly arise. With the view the indiscriminate indulgence of the shore must bolt strained, and the example of self-denial, on the part of officers, will furnish a most useful example to those Wu:, them. It is, in the moderate expectation of the superiors , their knowledge of those placed under them, in their mark notice and encouragement of the good men, and in the tiro,el o l. restraint of the idle, that the best foundation for good diseip ll will be laid, leading, as it should do, to that unmeasured des . ,S tion for the service of our most gracious Queen and our belaTi country, which their honour and their interests demand and u. " - for at our hands. " I urge, therefore, on each individual in his station, wh i t ever it may be, to contribute, as all may do, in their co the and example, to that harmony of discipline, which rest nu the willing submission and respect of all to their superiors, of .; kindness, the condescension and the friendly interest of . superiors in the welfare of their subordinates as well as in consolation and the general good will of all." CORN AVERAGES . GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH conn, ,f For the Week .ended May 2C, 1542, made up from the tlettalo st i the Inspector 4 the different ties Towns in Enghtri4 • Wales, per Imperial Quarter. 11 1, Wheat 6os. id. 1 Oats ... ...... 19s. 51.1 8ean5 ......... 31 1. 0, Berlev 2ss. Ild. 1 Ilya AVERAGES OF THE LAST Sll WEEKS. f AO Week ending WHEAT. 114ELEY1 p OATS. RYE. , BRANS. - - ....... 4 •---- gkpril 15 22 29 May 6 6l 8 27 4 19 9 33 3 31 8 2 ., I 13 20 ,60 9 25 11 19 5 32 4! 31 7 31 IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE RIX Wl tS ii. Wheat 6os. sd. Oats ........... 19s 49 . 1 Beans .31 1 . 0; H arley -'6a. 10d.1 Rye -cs. 2d. Pea5e........315, DUTIES OW FOREIGN CORN. Wheat l2s. Od. Oats Rye7l. Od.l Beans.... lOs• Barley los Od. I 14 1 10s. 6d.1 Pease ..... 10/ THE MARKETS.-YESTERDAY' W HITEC HA PEL. There was a middling supply of Hay and Clover, eta moderate demand for all descriptions, and prices without n ration. Of straw the supply was plentiful, with a good at the present quotations. Clover, 2L 10s. to 51. 3s. ; 21. to 41. ; Straw, IL 103. to I/. 14s. COLONIAL MARKET There were several public sales of produce, at which $ demand existed, and most of the goods offered found buYer:o full rates ; the home trade, however, were the chief olieratd Raw Sugar sold steadily. Brown West India at 595. to Yellow, 61s. 6d. to 70s. per cwt. Refined Sugar was Standard Lumps 82s. per cwt. Coffee dull of sale, and PP" - declining. Cocoa was cheaper. TEA MARKET. There were few buyers of any kind of Tea, and the l wore a dull aspect. Prices were nominal. Company's COW' Is. 9d. cash. TALLOW MARKET. There was little business transacted in Russian Tallosei_j, holsters were firm, and would nut sell ur.der 48s. on the and 493. for delivery. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. , Wheat. ' Barley. 1 Oats. 1 Be a ns. - POO ..- ---- I' Per Quarter. s. to 8 . ' s. to v. s. to S. a. to s. L•' ' I Roston 'ilraintr ee 52 70 27 34 90 29 3l 38 3 ...,1 1 6 ighton 6J 27 : 2 20 26 33 41 ' `Cambridge — 60 I 25 16 i 29 r 7, Chichester 54 f 5 26 311 j2O 24 1 31 36 3 7 Dunmow • / Grantham Grimsby 56 74 28 33 le , 21 !36 40 -^" 7 Hailsham Hitchin 5O 67 j 27 34 20 . 30 '94 45 -- ! Ipswich st 601 22 28 21 26 29 90 2 9 PI Lewin} 5l 62 127 28 IS 22 34 36 33 p Lynn 54 64 24 28 16 20 29 33 36 / slaidstone 59 17 36 39 26 32 38 40 ...- 0 Norwich Pei worth Rumford :.6 18 24 18 18 •8 26 34 26 0 Sandwich CI 71 21 34 25 30 33 Cl) aa . .., f a Tnetford Wisbech Witham 54 64 21. 24 121 27 26 31 2 8 0 Yarmouth ,60 69 SO 32 124 30 98 40 2 0 Li V ERPOOL CORN MARKET.--May 24. 44 WHEAT, English, White, per 701 b. es. Red 9 6 k ? . 1i Scotch, Welch, and Manx - 0 -- Irish, White 7 a s' a --- R e d 7 0 8 8 9 in I Foreign 2 9 - OATS, English. Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b 9 .1 Irish .. yy yt - 3 0 0 --- Foreign , 4 1.1: IlatiL22, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter ...... ...._ Scotch and Irish, pet Nibs. Feeding BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter ................. 34 0 3d e. - Irish, &,... . ..................................... - I - ' (./.. Foreign Pease. I?ayglisn, per Irric,erial quarter .................. 0 42 Foreign " ....... ..... ... 38 ~,:, FLOUR, English, per 24011) ............ " ........... 4B 0 '- -- Irish OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 2410hs .. 27 049 INDIAN CORN, pct 480th. . ........,, 443 0 4 1- 112 E, per imperial quarter MALT, per Imperial quarter ~, IRISH MAR OUBLIN MARKET NOTE for KETS. the Wcek ending M SS l lit i yell C9l Wheat,per barna I 'dt. stone 311 70" (1 Bere ..__. l6 stone ... -0 4 nBO 112.rley 3,111 Oats l4 stone.... 15, ; 04 Flour, per cwt Hiltons ... 4, * It ' 1,978 Oatmeal. 8 stone Sold to Bakers only. 'l ° 15,117 Cwt. F10ur.... ... ... . ..... ... I 9UI 24 0 at Average price a Wheat and Flour 53. 4d per sack_ 0 4 Firsts ...... ..... from 17s. Od to Val ig Receipts of Flour, 1 51.: i f .; , „ -- ,,/beenn.ts ....... from 15s. Od. to 1 ,.. 7. 41! 9 ' 4° ' of I)° ' '''''' Thirds ........ from 9s. Od. 1 0 ."" -4 MICE OF BREAD. From 23 0 0 16 0 11 6 0 12 C To 37 0 21 0 15 0 0 14 6 ~d. Quarter!, Loa , '‘d I Halt Quartern COlth MARKETS....May 21. Wheat (p:-r 20st.)::Bs at. toNs. Od.luats (per I4a. 95.6 d. to I Barley (per 16a1.)10 6 12 6 Woo!' (per cwt )„„. 7(I Oatmeal per cwt.)... ..... Od. to 13s, 0.1 Reef, Gd. to 6)d.—Mutton, sd. tettSa.—Veal, 40 to 2‘. Pork, 4d. to sd.—Fresh Bullet, 11d, to .--d per lb. PRICE OF BUTTER. - 701 To the 3lcrchanis. To the C 4 :1; 6 4 ••••.•••••••••••••••••••• ••• 0 . ‘2 ...........................• 45 l Fifth 49 •••••••• *WNW. ..... • .... 26 , Sixth 2O .............. CLON 31ELL MARKETS... May 2: 4, Per t. wt. ~ S. • i I. d. 11,, (J. f *i 19 0 Hides (raw)........... . tc 44,i 14 6 8ac0ring5............44 ( ~. 5'2 u tie.rd5...................28 " Per Bat,. i 6 0 40 .• 1 flOll r, Isr .rd 5........— if ..,, • 28 01-- Fourtris......lB 0 .II Pet Barrel. IS a' 0 I Barley ........ .16 0 13 0i C. r...1s .................. .- i 'l KILKENNY idAItKEIS. t c. 0 1 .9 Wheat s pf. r harrel)2B..oo.lo 335. 0d..12.5et ~' .ret It% „... Os. J. 0 „ Barley 12 0 19 U 311;rter. .„„,..„,,,,,„ 0 5 0 1 , hats l4 0 IS 1‘ Porn ....• .......... n 4 0 1 Flour (pier bag) 25 0 'O9 0 Vest .....,.......... 0 6 I. Butter(percwt.) 0 0 98 0 1.• rem Mirror ..... 0 0 pP o Bacon Pigs 45 (1 46 0 •rait L)itto ......... 0 6 u Coals I 0 I'2 Potatoris ( rer at, .., 9 ' iv . About one-fourth of the British Muse I:l<id ancient seat or palace of the Dukes of Moutague--was 1 040, down to be sold as old' building on S a t ur d a y l as t. for ' 1,200/. This is too make ro om fo r th e new f ron t W t. ; s O4 about to be commenced, the other ne w b u ildi ngs i n the a , s r o i being completed. The front, it is said, will be in the style of architecture, the centre to be composed of a d oe portico, 'and n n th e ex t reme o f each flank three WO Of houses will be erected for the principal officers of the' blishment. 1 The Rose of Arragon is the title of Mr. Knorr new play now in rehearsal at the Haymarket, of which ~.. C. Kean is the heroine. INuEsT.—Wednesclay evening an inquest W 0 if at the Director-General tavern, Woolwich, before Mn Carttar, on the body 01 Eliza Wilson, mother of the yell' named Robert Wilson, who was recently tried at the Old ' for shooting his father-in-law, Patrick Cavanagh. It ' , ' from the evidence of Dr. Francis Bo sse y, w ho, w i t h his ' ~';,,,; r: had attended Eliza Wilson durin g h er l as t ill ness , an d ivri conjunction with two other medic a l men , ma d e a post • . examination of the body, that h er de a th t oo k pl ace frost o f causes and a general debility of the whol e f rame . brought; habits of intemperance, and the difficulty experienced ~.."" venting her from abstaining from fermented liquors dusf, time she was under Dr. B ossey ' s care. T he inquest a s' ) in consequence of a re p ort h av i ng b een circulated that het,if band, Cavanagh, had, b y str iki ng her, caused a wound '—' back, but this rumour was proved to be unfounded by 0 04 dence produced b e f ore th e coroner and jury, who nue' returned a verdict that she died from natural causes milt" The General Steam Navigation Company's -W e ", - tet, steam-ship, Wilberforce, C a pt a i n . J. Stranack, arrived 'L if ir, day from Antw er p, h av i ng l an d e d h er passengers at B t wharf, Blackwall, eighteen hours after they embee j . Cr Antwerp. The Rotterdam mail-packet, Ocean, Cape- 9 4 1 10 g Hest, landed her mails and passengers at the same who' yesterday morning, after a most excellent passage. __..„o/..-.. First .......... Second Third ........ Fourth 6. d. New Butter 9B oto Oatmeal 0 Rendereu Lard 9 Flour, Second C -Household.-- t, aapeseed 26 0 Bere MARRIED On the 24th inst., at Clifton, Captain LeckonbY ?bie Cbth Light Infantry, to Miss Lo.. e, of Harefield, Chesto l ib i r On the 24th inst., at the collegiate church of soutiog.,,-4 Rev. Charles ,Ramsay Fiint, Rector of Bilsthorpe, eldest daughter of the Rev. R. H. Fowler, Minor t' Southwell, and Vicar of Rollestone. , . DIED. On the 7th inst. a at Boulogne-our-Mer, Richard late of the Admiralty. On the 18th inst., at Cappouin House, Waterford": Keane, the wife of Sir Richard Keane, Bart. tts r- On the 21st inst., on 'Woolwich-common, Richard "! second son of Major R auns l ey, 8.A., aged 23. On the 2lst inst., at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Eleanor; _ on e the late Captain B ruce Mitchell, lion. East Irdia service, aged 65. 0 14 On the 25th inst., in Gloucester-place, Portnon Mary Ann, the wife of Henry Parker Collett, c f London : P r i nted and Publitlial ly MURDO volls Nu. 11 2, Strand. at The Su Oilice, the County of Middlesex, Friday, May 27, Th be the 8t Six it the Patru Th, establi this oi tory i • tisBIB TITS. tfi t On the 13th inst., at Kensington, the lady of G. W. '- Esq., Bengal Civil Service, of a son. On the 23d inst., at Dulwich-wood House, Mrs. R° be of a son. $0 11: On the 24th inst., at Kempston Vicara ge , B e df o rd. t i ' e of the Rev. Henry Clutterbuek, of a daughter, still-bor•tog-f On the 24th inst., at the Rectory, Hurstperpoint, te r , the lade of the Rev. Carey Hampton Borrer, of a Waugh On the 24th inst., Airs. Edward "Fulton Oak, of Little deaden. Hertz, of a son. 14; 3 , 8:11 ltte rAN , ti°l3ed -0L E! Af, t quallfi it t i‘ —eYal elite date,, arid f COMI T' To i ng Offer b And it Upg h tenet ho soy lond( I 5 1; tuß v deit y !fiend 10 - 1 p J une , DI RI decea) wit iml ue etnva InY fr I t i Menu quest I .Con 4,, r. N S' Mb, I t , IR tl l 1144 pcv, riEw G Eal rtai Cox dot