The Sun. — London, England, 1849-05-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, appeal to them confidently, as the best judges, whether their sex his ever had a gentler, a getter, or a truer exponent than the lady of whom I speak?—(Loud cheers.) Perhaps, gentlemen, I may appeal to them even to say whether her sitting among us at this time is not the crowning grace of our festivities?—(Cheers.) In common, gentlemen, both with the chairman and the secretary, I regret very much to miss at this board to day the pleasant and " familiar face" of our treasurer. I regret it selfishly enough for our sakes, for I can guess that many other faces are presenting a merry reflex to his own delightful cheerfulness and mirth at this moment.— (Cheers.) But, as a less important officer of this institu tion, it is a pleasure to me to confirm all that you have heard of its prosperity, and to bear admiring testimony to the patience and perseverance with which its members contribute, many of them from very scanty resources, those prudential sums which are to be the provision for their old age, and to exult, as I annually do, in the refu tation thus offered to the sweeping charge which has been so thoughtlessly and unthinkingly made of the ge neral improvidence of the members of the theatrical pro fession. I always consider when I hear that objection taken, that to you who are born to the possession ofa silver spoon—(Laughter)—it may not be very difficult to apply yourselves to the keeping it polished on your sideboard. —(Laughter.) But if you are born to the possession of a wooden ladle instead—(Laughter)—the transmuting it into an article of plate is a very, very difficult process indeed in this country.—(Laughter and cheers.) So much the more should we remember that it is so at a time of general trouble and distress. " Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" hope to master the difficulties of his art; and when his mental faculties have obtained their full meridian, his physical powers are already on the decline, and warn him that he can no longer execute his own conceptions; he must leave the field to younger candidates, and retire into solitute and oblivion—too often with but little to console him in the memory of the past, no comfort in the privations of the present, and scarcely a nit , of hope from the darkness of the future.—(Cheers.) The great moralist, Dr. Johnson, tells us, and justly, that " Youth is the season of enjoyment ; the utmost that age can hops for is ease." Aye, gentlemen, but let us contemplate age without ease—age with its natural accompaniments of disease and pain and decaying faculties—age without the friendly hand to smooth the pillow and the consoling voice to assuage the anguish—age bowed down by penury and indigence, with cultivated mind, polished manners, and habits of refinement, linked to squalid beggary, racked by the agonizing doubt that the scanty pittance of to-day may cease to be forthcoming on the morrow—(Hear, hear) — aye, that the dismaetled garret may not yet be ex changed for the still more dreaded poorhouse—this, though a harrowing picture, is no creation of the fancy, but a stern reality too often exemplified in the fate of the superannuated actor, whose only refuge from such complicated misery is a nameless grave.—(Cheers.) Let us endeavour to reverse the gloomy picture; be it our task to step in between our aged brethren and their prostrate helplessness; to bring back hope to the de spairing heart, to substitute contentment for repining and competence for destitution; to effect this, let us press forward the growth of this fund with active zeal and untiring energy; let us set an example of liberality in our own contributions to foster and enkindle libe rality in others.—(Lond cheers.) In such a cause the smallest offering has its full weight and value; indivi dual efforts, though weak in themselves, produce collec tive strength, and as the union of labour speedily rears a stately edifice, so the combination of many small sums soon amasses a mighty capital. This institutionmay yet be considered in its infancy, and already there are five annuitants supported by its resources and secured I rrom want; like the disbanded soldier on his pension, th ey rest from toil in humble but honourable retirement. --(Cheers.) There are many more hands extended to us in supplication, many other voices sounding plain tively in our ears—(Hear, hear)—they have powerful claims, and we are bound to entertain them. Whatever may be the professional jealousies of actors (and from what profession or what pursuit in life are such jealousies excluded?) they are ever found ready to assist their poorer brethren. Those who are now dependent, while they had means, and the appeal was made, gave cheer fully; in their own hour of need let us remember this and cheerfully requite them. We cannot, it is true, bring back the manly vigour, or restore the faded loveli ness—we cannot check the unspairing scythe of time— call up again the form that delighted the eye, the voice that charmed the ear, or the inspiring energy that com manded the applause—(Cheers)—but we can make glad the spirits that are now depressed in sorrow—we can repay them something for the many hours of recreation that soften the corroding cares of life—we can give peace and calm repose where - there is doubt, and gloom, and poverty—we can cause the flush of joy to mantle once again on the pale cheek from which it appeared to be for ever banished. Above all, let us remember that in thus establishing an asylum for the worn out members of the stage we advance the importance of the stage itself ; and while we advocate the purest doctrine of Christrian charity we give new strength and value to the noble science we study to illustrate, and which the poet of hope thus beautifully eulogises, in reference to one of its most stately ornaments:-- "His was the spell o'er hearts Which only Acting lends, The youngest of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty blends; For ill can Poetry express Full many a tone of thought sublime, And Painting, mute and motionless, Steals but a glance of time. Bat by the mighty actor brought Illusion's perfect triumphs come, — Verse ceases to be airy thought, And Sculpture to be dumb." (Great and prolonged cheers.) I now, gentlemen, con clude with requesting you to drink "The health of the Secretary, Mr. Cullenford," to whom the institution is so much indebted; together with " Prosperity and rapid success to the General Theatrical Fund."—The Hon. Gentleman resumed his seat amid the enthusiastic ac clamations of the company. Song by Miss Ransford. Mr. CtiLLENFORD, in responding to the toast, said he could not but feel most deeply the absence of Mr. Buck stone, to whom they hid been accustomed to listen with so much pleasure on former occasions, and who would have returned thanks for the toast in much more elo quent terms than be (Mr. Cullenford) could hope to do. It was impossible for Mr. Buckstone to be present that evening; it was utterly impossible that Mr. Webster could so alter his arrangements as to permit of his at tending the festival; but he had to thank that gentleman for allowing so many of his colleagues and himself to be present. It was not the only favour they had been in the habit of receiving from Mr. Webster. From the first institution of the association up to the present time he had ever been ready to assist them in a pecuniary point of view, and in personally identifying himself with them; and he (Mr. Cullenford) was proud to have it in his power to acknowledge his kindness.— (Cheers.) It was fortunate for him (Mr. Cullenford), and perhaps more so for them, that his duty might, on that occasion, be compressed into a very few words ; it was merely to give a statement of the figures and facts in their financial account. He had placed before them a balance-sheet, which would show every item both of re ceipt and expenditure for the last year, and therefore he need not trouble them with reading those separate figures. lie might, however, remark that there were five annuitants on the feeds of the association; they had other charges specifically mentioned under proper heads; and after being enabled to do that, he was happy to say the result of, the year just passed had been, after having met every charge, and every demand, they had been enabled to increase the fund by 5431.—(Cheers.) He trusted that would be as gratifying to them to hear as it had been for himself and his colleagues to experience. Their honoured Chairman had, in terms that he (Mr. Cullen ford) would scarcely trust himself to characterise, pleaded before them the case of the aged, helpless, and infirm members of the profession. Ho would not for one moment suffer any sentiment of his to have the chance of marring the effect that he was sure the eloquence of the chairman had produced.--(Cheers.) He had related their wants and their woes, in terms so beautiful and touching that he (Mr. Cullenford) would not trust him self to add one word to them ; but, for himself, he thanked them cordially for the honour they had con ferred upon him, and upon the institution since its com mencement. No exertions should be wanting on the part of himself or his colleagues to merit a continuance of their favour, and they would be always ready to be at their post, and to render a clear statement of their gains and losses. He most respectfully and gratefully thanked them for the honour they had conferred upon the institution.—(Cheers.) Midame Duleken (solo on the piano)—" The Carnival de Venice."—(Encored.) The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, the next toast is one almost equally important and immediately connected with the last—" The Trustees of the Fund."—(Cheers.) I see at once, I shall be anticipated by the gene ral feeling of the company in the namo of the dis tinguished gentleman, one of the trustees now present—(Cheers)—a name which so naturally associates itself wuh this toast—l mean Mr. Charles Dickens.— (Loud cheers.) Any attempt on my part to pass an eulogium on the merits of a writer so well known and so universally admirei as Mr. Dickens would be presumptuous and idle as "a twice told tale."— (Loud cheers.) While his name is on our lips, the many children of his rich and varied fancy rise up in review before us. His vivid creations, always true to nature, and ever tending to improve, while they amuse —(Cheers)—untainted by .mistaken philosophy or morbid discontent, reconciling every condition of life to the wise decrees of Providence—(Cheers)—and teaching us all to be both better and wiser, if we choose to profit by lessons so agreeably conveyed the sparkling wit, blended with the natural pathos, affecting the heart by turns with " wholesome mirth and salutary woe." All these beautiful characteristics of this great and accom plished writer are acknowledged by the world at large and while they end ear t o us t h e man, hav e stamped his works with the seal of immortality.—(Loud cheers.) But it may not be so generally known that as a trustee he has laid this fund ender heavy obligations. From its earliest establishment to this present hour his active exertions have tended to advance the interests of this institution; and I believe I am speaking the senti ments of the committee at large, when I say to him is due much of the present prosperous condition and the flattering hopes by which this institution is encou• raged.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I request a bumper to " The Health of the Trustees and Mr. Charles Dickens." —(Great cheering.) Drank by the company standing, with three times three. indeed, in days when crowns so many, of gold, brass, and copper— (Laugh ter)—are tumbling from the heads of the wearers; but the head that wears a mimic crown, the hand that grasps a mimic sceptre, fares at such a season far worse, for those peaceful and graceful arts of life go down, and the slighter monuments of social ex istence are the first things crushed.—(Cheers.) There fore, for example, if the King of Sardinia cannot get into trouble without involving the king of Mr. Vincent Cremmell's company—(Laughter)—if sovereigns and armies cannot make war without affecting the peaceful inhabitants in their theatre royal at Little Pedlington— (Laughter)—so much the more have we reason to rejoice in the continued prosperity of this institution—so much the more have we reason to rejoice over its future pro spects. Terrible, like the veritable sea-serpent— (Laughter)—according to Captain M‘Qhme, we are round tallying in all respects ; it is apparently bent on a very determined object—(Laughter)—with its head very considerably above water—(Renewed laughter) —and drawing behind it a long train of use• ful circumstances.—(Roars of laughter.) One other word on the hopes and thereby the consequences of ex tending the usefulness of this establishment, and I have done. When the Chairman made his first most admir able speech, I confess I had some doubts whether I could agree with him, but I was quite sure if we did not agree we should agree to differ—(Laughter)—but when he made that other admirable speech with reference to the fund, I was happy to find that we were agreed—l mean with respect to the restoration of the drama. I think it next to impossible but that that must come to pass, be cause the drama is founded on the eternal principles of human nature. I say it respectfully, that I don't think it within the power of any potentate on earth, however virtuous, however magnificent, however strong, either to raise the drama up or to pull the drama down. —(Loud cheers.) In this room, in Windsor Castle, in an African hut, in a North-American wigwam, there is the same inborn delight and interest in the living representation of the actions, passions, joys, and sorrows of mankind.—(Tremendous cheering.) In England, of all countries in the world, this interest is glorified and exalted by the loftiest flights of human vision, and the proudest monuments of human wit. The drama I hold to be imperishable. Reverses it may suf fer from many causes; but " Malice domestic, foreign levy," nothing, to my thinking, can root it out.—(Loud and re iterated cheers.) Major- General Sir Jour/ BURGOYNE said he felt the greatest satisfaction and delight to do honour to a gen tleman whom he held in the highest esteem and regard. In bringing before the favourable notice of such an assembly as that the merits of another individual it required ordinarily some ingenuity to make out his case. That was a difficulty which he did not labour under in proposing the health of their respected and highly gifted Chairman.—(Cheers) He felt that the bare mention of his name was sufficient to elicit an enthusiastic response from that assembly. After following Mr. Charles Dickens, he (Sir John Burgoyne) felt himself very much in the position of a celebrated orator known to fame, who once stood up in the House of Commons, after listening to one of Mr. Burke's famous orations, and gave vent to his feelings in the words, " I say ditto to Mr. Burke."—(Laughter.) He (Sir John Burgoyne) could only on this occasion emulate that flight of eloquence, and exclaim—" I say ditto to Mr. Charles Dickens." He looked on Mr. Charles Kean as an honoured descendant of the old school. He honoured the profession of which Mr. Kean was a member, and he was happy to see that the love of that pro fession continued an full force in a member of his (Sir J. Burgoyne's) own family. He did not attribute Mr. Kean's success to the tact of inspiration; le had no doubt Mr. Kan himself would confess that it had only been attained by much study and by much perse verance. His dramatic representations at Windsor Castle had established his character in a way which would never be effaced. The Gallant General, who was almost wholly inaudible in the locality assigned to the reporters, concluded by proposing " Mr. Charles Kean, and health and happiness to hire."—(Cheers.) Drunk with three times three. The CHAIRMAN, in responding to the toast, said—l am completely at a loss, a nd kn - ow nut what to say in return for the high personal honour you have just con ferred upon me. I seek in vaia for words adequate to express my sense of the overwhelming kindness with which my health has been. received.—(Cheers.) Shak spere, who understood and described every emotion of our nature, under every possible circumstance, says— " Silence is the perfectest herald of joy —they are little happy who can say how much."—(Cheers.) It is thus with me at the present moment. I feel deeply what I cannot utter—in simple, unadorned phrase, I thank you with truest sincerity ; and if I say less than the occasion appears to require, I must entreat you not to estimate the warmth of my gratitude by the brevity of my reply. There are matters of more import yet before us. lam anxious, therefore, to spare your time, and to pass at once from the ungracious subject of self to one of far superior general interest. I have now to propose—" The National Drama of our Country— (Loud cheers)—that polished amusement which poetry, painting, and music have vied to adorn, and to whose service genius has devoted her most sublime efforts.' —(Cries of'• Hear, hear," and loud cheers.) With that toast, I beg to propose Mr. , Webster, the lessee and manager of the Haymarket Theatre—(Cheers) — a gentleman whose long exertions and high position have entitled him to be considered one of the most legiti• mate supporters of the British stage—whose strict in tegrity and honourable punctuality in alt matters of ' business—(Hear, hear)—have made his single word as current as his bond, and whose name on the occasion of the present toast naturally presents itself in graceful and appropriate connexion. —(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I request an overflowing bumper to "Our National Drama and Mr. Webster."—(Cheers.) Drunk with honours. Mr. WEBSTER, in rising to respond to the toast, was received with cheering. Ile said—Gentlemen, the nattering compliment which Mr. Charles Kean has paid me in associating my name with the national drama, and the warm manner in which you have respoaried to the toast of prosperity to that drama, fill ms with honest pride and heartfelt pleasure that my labours during so many years, in catering for your amusement, are so kindly and highly appreciated. —(Cheers.) Such a compliment ought to be a strong incentive to every member of our profession, and ought to prove to him that industry, perseverance, a true application to his art, and a provident care of his means at the commencement of his career, may insure to him happiness and com fort in his future life.—(Cheers.) When I see around me so many men of genius and talent, friends of our drama, generously lending a helping hand to -" the poor player Who struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more," it is a proof how much the drama is respected, and that actors have. only to respect their art themselves to take their stand on a level with any art or profession in the land.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I feel personally grateful to every gentleman present for the high compli ment be has thus paid my profession. I can bear my testimony, with that of Mr. Charles Kean, to the priva tions which, many of the aged and infirm members of our profession suffer, and to the inability, in very many cases, of many others to earn more than can support them from day to day. Charity cannot be better be stowed than on those who live to please, and who must, through your bounty, be gratefully pleased to live.—(Loud cheers.) The charitable in stitutions of this country, and its metropolis, excite the astonishment and admiration of every foreigner who visits our shores. At the same time that charity hoists the flag of distress, there are thousands ever ready to lend her assistance.—(Cheers.) It seems the characte teristic of our nation, not to consider how good may be done, but to do it. Truly it is something out of the common order of nature to be born a subject of her Ma jesty the Queen.—(Cheers.) The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, the toast I have next to propose follows the last one in close relationship. Indeed they are both as logically and inseparably connected as cause and effect.• We have drunk oar national drama. It would be an unpardonable omission were we not to pay the same compliment to our living dramatists.— (Cheers.) Among the list there are distinguished names and productions of sterling merit, which will stand the test of time, and would have done honour to the proudest era of dramatic literature. I will only mention one recent play of great excellence, and I do so with peculiar feelings, for I am happy to acknowledge how deeply indebted Mrs. Kean and myself are to the author of the Wife's Secret, whom I have much pleasure in now seeing near me. jWe shall always remember the brilliant success that accompanied the production of his play as among the most agreeable episodes of our professional career. I trust the public will be gratified with many more of equal merit from the peu of the same ac complished writer. I have much pleasure in proposing, with our living dramatists, " The health of Mr. Lovell, the author of the Wffe's Secret."—(Cheers.) Mr. LOVELL, in responding to the compliment, said he had not anticipated, when he entered that room, the ex traordinary nod unexpected honour which had been conferred upon him. Coming from an assembly like that which he saw arouni him, it had really overwhelmed him, and he was wholly unprepared to render a suitable acknowledgment of their kindness. In fact, his business was rather to Mr. CIIMILES DlcKziis, in rising to respond to the toast, was welcomed with a burst of enthusiastic accla mation. He said— Gentlemen, I hope that you will not object to a trustee with a cold, however naturally you might object to a cold trustee.—(Laughter.) I beg, in behalf of my absent colleagues, to return you their thanks for the honour you have done them, and on my own behalf to acknowledge the honour you have ren dered me. I tun well assured that I express the feelings of my absent friends, no leas than my own, when I con gratulate the General Theatrical Fund on the brilliant s sembly by which I am surrounded, and on its being resided over by a gentleman who has a triple claim on i is consideration and respect.—(Cheers.) I do not mean to say, gentlemen, with good Mrs. Malaprop, that our chairman is like Cerberus, three gen tlemen at once—(Laughter) —but I think I give utterance to a statement that will meet with the general response of this company when I hail him as gracefully seated in his right place to-night, not only in consideration of his own talents and of his public position, but in memory the geniu s o f hi s immortal father.—(Loud cheers)—and in consideration of the many tender and sweet remembrances which all England must associate with his accomplished wife.— (Tremendous cheers.) Gentlemen, if like some of those trustees, on an infinitely larger scale—(Laughter)— some of those legislative trustees who occasionally re fresh us with th e ir odd vagaries elsewhere, —if, like one of thoss, I might espy " strangers present"—(cast ing hts eyes to the ladies' gallery)—(Laughter)—thou g h Heaven forbid that such sharpness of m y sight should be attended with the disastrous House of Commons' consequences, and by the withdrawal of the fair ornaments of our society; but if, with the pro verbial clearness of vision of our Irish Members— (Lsughter)—l might espy " strangers present,' I would LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 180). make others speak than to speak himself.—(Laughter.) He had himself dealt so much in fiction that he felt well nigh overwhelmed with reality.—(Renewed laughter.) He received the high and flattering eulogium whieh Mr. Kean had bestowed upon him very much as ho would a misdirected letter which had come to the wrong place.—(Laughter.) While he felt himself quite incompetent to do adequate justice to the compliment which they had paid him, he should best ex press his sense of it by endeavouring to produce some thing that might be still more worthy their approbation than the Wife's Secret.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, I have to propose the professional ladies and gentlemen who have so kindly given their services, and who have so materially contributed to the enjoyment of the evening. Our best thanks are due, to all ; and to Mr. Balfe in particular we are deeply indebted for the trouble he has taken, in superintending the musical arrangements, and for the ad mirable effect they have produced under his skilful gui dance.—(Cheers.) We have all of us a right to be proud of our countryman. As conductor of music in her Majesty's Theatre, in which his great talents are universally acknowledged, the position of Mr. Balfe is one most honourable to him, and gratifying to every member of the profes • sion. It is in itself a sterling evidence of the high estimation in which he is held by his contemporaries. His beautiful compositions are before the world in in creasing popularity, whether in the private saloon, the public theatre, or the crowded concert-room,—(Cheers.) Mr. BALFE returned thanks. He regretted to state that he had just received a letter from Sims Reeves, stating that he was unavoidably detained at Exeter-hall and could not be present at the festival, as he had wished; and he regretted also that Mr. F. Lablache was singing at a con cert atGreenwich,which precluded his being present at the anniversary of the General Theatrical Fund. As for himself, he (Mr. Balfe) did not wish to detain them wi h a speech; but he would sing them a song—(Loud cheers)—albeit it was four or five years since he sung any, and his voice, like Bob Acres' courage—(Laughter) —had oozed out at his arms in conducting her Majesty's Theatre.—(Cheers.) Mr. Balfe sung a bealitiful Italian air, accompany ing himself on the piano, with consummate skill, and was encored to the very echo. The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, we are now arrived at the concluding toast on the list, which as a matter of gallantry might have claimed an earlier place—but being reserved till now, will afford us the opportunity, to which all here will readily respond, of winding up the proceedings of the evening with marked enthusiasm.— (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I request an overflowing bumper to that beautiful and better half of the creation, without whom in truth, thereal world and our mimic representation of it would be a cheerless desert," Stale, flat, and unpro fitable."—(Cheers.) Would that I bad the power of utterance to give vent to the crowding thoughts and glowing feelings that so rapidly present themselves upon this thecae. I will, therefore, at once propose the " Health of the Ladies," coupling with the toast this appropriate passage, equally true as impressive, from one of our most celebrated poets— " In joyous youth what soul hath never known Thought, feeling, taste, harmonious to its own ? Who hath not paused while Beauty's pensive eye Ask'd from his heart the homage of a sigh ? Who hath not own'd, with rapture-smitten frame, The power of grace, the magic of a name? And say, without our hopes, without our fears, Without the home that plighted love endears? Without the smile from partial beauty won, Oh! what were man ?—a world without a sun. Till Hymen brought his love-delighted hour, There dwelt no joy in Eden's rosy bower! The world was saa ! —the garden was a wild, And man, the hermit, sigh'd—till woman smiled." —(Great cheering.) The assembly separated about half past eleven o'clock. We feel much pleasure in recording the great obliga tions we, for our part, owe to Mr. Worrell, of the Adelphi Theatre (one of the stewards of the dinner), for the marked urbanity and courtesy he evinced towards the representatives of tbe press during the whole evening. The subscriptions during the evening amounted to 5001. Mr. Toole officiated as toastmaster with his usual address. WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 2.—The Conway, Royal Mail West India steamship, ; Captain Clark, with the usual West India mail in charge of Lieutenant R. Percival, R.N., arrived here this afternoon, soon after two o'clock. The Conway has been two years out performing the mail service between the islands in the West Indies, and is now arrived for the purpose of receiving some trifling repairs.. Her dates of sailing were—Vera Cruz, 15th April; Tampico, 13th ; Havana, 26th ; Honduras, 12th ; Ja maica, 21st; Demerara, 18th; Trinidad, 20th; Barba does, 28th; Grenada, 22,1; St. Kitts, 30th; Nevis, 30th; Porto Rico, 29th; St. Thomas, 2d May; La Guayra, 6th April; Bermuda, Bth May. The freight brought by the Conway consists of -320,784 dollars, on merchants' account; 315 oz. gold dust, bars, and coin; 1,5221. British coin; 149 serous of cochineal; 6001. French coin; 2 barrels of coffee; 3 cases vanilla, ; 27 cases cigars; 5 cases succades; 45 turtle; and about 100 packages of sundries. The Conway brought home 81 passengers. Stations of her Majesty's ships—April 10, her Ma jesty's brig Hound sailed from Vera Cruz for England, calling at Jamaica; April 17, her Majesty's brig Helena at Vera Cruz, all well; May 8, at Bermuda, her Ma jesty's ship Wellesley, Vice-Admiral the Earl of Dun donald, Commander in -Chief, all well; leaves for Halifax; May 20, her Majesty's ship Trencombe at Halifax. Stations of the Company's steam•ships—The Thames: Bermuda, New York, and St, Thomas; Teviot, next ship home from Spanish Main; Tay: Havannah, Jamaica, and Spanish Main; Severn: Gulf of Mexico; Trent; Barbadoes and Demerara; Reindeer; Barbadoes, St. Thomas and Northern Islands. The accounts from Jamaica are still very desponding; trade, commerce, and, in short, almost everything con nected with the best interests of the colony being at as tand still. The only relief to the monotony of events for some time past has been the preparation by the planters of the last crop for the home market. They are sadly disap pointed in the yield of the cane ; it is considerably short of the least sanguine expectations. The deficiency is not confined to Jamaica alone, for in nearly all the other islands the same comPl4ints exist. The slight advance in the price of the articli will by no means compensate the growers for the deficiency. The islanders were much absorbed in the scheme for an alteration in their constitution. A large meeting upon the subject had been held in Falmouth, and resolu tions passed, and a petition agreed to be presented to her Majesty, praying for an alteration in the constitution of the Council of the island. (From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer.) GENERAL REMARKS.—Tho business of the last fort night has been very dull. The only articles for which anything like a demand has existed are the various sorts of pickli d fish. The stock of flour is large, and we learn that large quantities have been received at Falmouth (Northsidr). The island notes still stand very much in the way of business, and greatly retard the operations of corn merce. We cannot too often impress upon shippers the in justice and impolicy of sending on barrels of fish which are of short weight. Such unfair proceedings not only cause loss to the retailer, but make him wary and sus- picious. We have not yet been visited by "the seasons," though we have been repeatedly threatened with their approach by heavy clouds. They are very much re quired fur all branches of agriculture. Tonnage is wanted for sugar and coffee ready to go home. FREIGHTS.—Two first-class vessels have been taken up for London—one at 31. 55., and the other at 31. 10s. for sugar. . _ EXCHANGES ON LONDON.—OOIOIIiEd Batik, 90 days, per cent. prem.; ditto 60 days, 1 per cent. prem.; Ja niaica Bank, 60 days. per cent. prem.; Commissariat Bills, 1 per cent. prem. TESTIMONIAL TO A SCIIOOLMASTEII.—On Wednes day evening last, in the mayor's parlour at the Town hall, Manchester, a number of the friends and pupils of the Rev. William Giles, of Netherleigh House, Chester, met together, under the presidency of Sir Elkanah Armitage, for the purpose of presenting to the rev. gentleman, on the fiftieth anniversary of his birth-day, a splendid coffee-pot, tea-pot, sugar basin, and cream ewer, as a token of their respect, esteem, and gratitude. Amongst those present, were Captain M'Donald, pay master of the 30th Infantry; Messrs. Peter Clare, Joseph Adshead, C. F. Faulkner, William Holme, Joseph Lees, jun., Samuel Lees, jun., Edward Lees, Benjamin Armitage, Elijah Armitage, Joseph Armitage, Sic. Afters few introductory observations from the chairman, Mr. T. F. Pollit read the following address or inscription, commemorative of the occasion, which was intended to be framed and glazed and presented to Mr. Giles, with the plate:--" At an assembly of the pupils and friends of the Rev. 'William Giles, of Netherleigh House, Chester, held in the mayor's parlour in the Town hall, Manchester (the use of which was kindly granted by John Potter, Esq., for the purpose), on Wednesday the 16th day of May, 1849. at which Sir Elkanah Armitage presid ed, supported by Captain M'Donald, paymaster of the 30th Regiment, as peesident, a testimonial, consisting of a silver coffee-pot and teapot, sugar basin and cream ewer, was presented to Mr. Giles by the president, in the name and at the request of a Dumber of Mr. Giles's former pupils, to commemorate his attaining the fiftieth anni versary of his birth-day; and as a slight and inadequate, yet heartfelt token of the respect and esteem which the subscribers entertain towards their friend and tutor, for the fidelity, firmness, and great ability, mingled with undeviating courtesy and paternal kindness, with which he invariably discharged his duties towards those, while under his care, who now desire to place upon record their appreciation of the advantages derived from his tuition and example." He also read an address from the committee to their former schoolmaster and friend, and a letter from Mr. Charles Dickens, who was formerly a pupil of Mr. Giles, expressing deep interest in the object of the meeting, and warm respect and esteem for Mr. Giles. The chairman then, in a brief address, pre sented the testimonial to the Rev. Mr. Giles, who re turned thanks in a feeling speech. Several other ad dresses were delivered during the evening by the friends or former pupils of Mr. Giles, and the party broke up about eleven o'clock. — Manchester Guardian. SWEEPING MORTALITY.—The obituary of the Banffshi re J ourna l conta i ns the following terrible instance of mortality in a single family:—" Died, at Middlehill, Monquhitter, of malignant scarlet fever, on 20th Feb ruary, Mary, aged 6 ; on 25th February, Helen, aged 14; on 27th February, Isabel, aged 12 ; on let March, James, aged 4; on 7th March, Jane, aged 2 ; on 10th March, Ann, aged 10 ; o n 29th March, George, aged 8, children of William Beaton, farmer there." Whoever looks for a friend without imperfections wild tletsklirl what he wants.—Eliza Cook's Journal. nirb !Ebittion THE FUNDS.-(CLOSING PRICES eiticrs OF BRITISH FUNDS, oNh ('CLOCK. uLUS2 PRICE is nit Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Arms ...... per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 1 14 : 1 / 4 14,N 914 New 3 1 4 per Cent. Ann 5........ 9O k/ 2 3 / 4 94 50 3 ,: l Long Anns. to expire Jan.1860 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10. 1859 8 5-16 8 5-16 Ditto Bttoo3nod3,: loco Years, Jan. 5,1860 India 71 p 71 p Ditto under 1,000/. • - ..... Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. • 1 kA t d. a 2d. 1,000/. June 5001. June Small. June 47 44 p Ditto Advertised 46 42 45 p ritICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Ol-B O'CLOCK. 47 p 44 p 44 p 45 p CLOSIN riticEs Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent — D Cent. 1846, with C ou p ons 30% 30 % Coupons ..... •••.•.... 28% Ditto, Small — R uss ian Bonds ... .... Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. ._xii i t t c o Ditto, a n t t Deferred 5 Account pecro 35,4 3% 51 eu Ditto, Account ... . 1 614 Ditto, Small 16% Ditto 1845 9 1 / 2 Ditto, 3 A per un Ce t, ... _ Cent .. ....... ................. 32 1 A Ditto. Account, on the above payable in London, French Rentes, 5 per Cent. ...... 831 , . 81f. f Oc. Exchange 2sf. 40c. 25f. 35c. Belgian 4% per Cent Dutcn 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 4 8 3% 49 48 1 / 2 Ditto, Account, May 31 48% Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates 75 3 % 75 76 PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES' Aberdeen 5O Do. Preference ...... 41, 414 Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 ...... 25% 25% Bristol _and Exeter...... 90 ... .. ual. Pref...., Ditto, Thirds ... ..... 27% 17% 17% Caledonian .............. 50 11%xin Dublin and Belfast June. 3 7%.••••• 1. 5 , t „ 5 e C ;C t1 en ti t. " ................ 1 20 0 ....:..:: 1 16 1 1 : 76 8 1 4 D D0.0e6. mp N N e e I; 1 0 0 East Lincolnshire ...... 25 10 um 2 --8 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 42 Great Northern Do. Extension.,,,. ... 25 .••••• Great Western ............ 100 - ..... ••• •••••. Ditto, 1 ,4 Shares 5O ...... 39 Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 •••••• • Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 •••••• Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto - 53 Do. Sixteenths 6 14 4 Do. Thirds ...... ....... . 15 ••••• —' Leeds and Bradford London, Brighton, and South Coast 5O ..... 36 1 / 2 3 61 Ditto, New 51., gear. 6 per cent. London and N. Western 100 127%.. 1261 ,4 Ditto, New Quarters.. 7 Ditto, Fifths .. 2 Long. &S. Western 5O •,.... 33 % 33% Manchester,Buxton,and Mat10ck....,. 4% 1 Midland lOO ...••• 68 ....•.......... 257 61% 104 16 1 4 91A 2 32 1 4 32'% 4 1 4 78% 38% 67% Do.Consol.Bristol and .Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ......123 tA ... . ..... ... ... 124 Norfolk ...... ..... ....100 North British ... ....... 25 .... , 13 1 4 ...... 1 3 14 Ditto, Halves .. Ditto, Quarters North Staffordshire I 7 IA — Reading, Guildford, and Reigate l5 ..... 15 3 4 1534 Shropshire Union South Eastern .. 3314 2016 Do., N 0.2. Do., Registered No. 4 10 ...... .. 6 %, York, N ewcastle, and Berwick. .... ... Yo D rk o. a E n a d st N a o n r d th w M e Do. Newcastle Exten. 20 . ..... 13 3 % 1 3 34 Do. G.N.E.Pi - eterence 8 ....• 4% 1 A 4% 30 Ditto, Preference 4% i s di tß an id d - 5010 ::: .. ... 2943A1 / 2 14.0:::—.... ing Extension FOREIGN RAIL-WAYS. Boulogne and Amiens 2O ...... 7 ex. coup... .. Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 ...... Paris and Orleans ...... 20 ..... 294 .... ...... Paris and Rouen .. 2O ...... 19141/4 Paris and Strasbourg ... 10 ...... 4 MINES. Brazilian Imperial .. . ... 24% -- 7 x.c 91,4 29 1 ,4 19 1 ,( 2 4A 113 / 4 Do. St.Jolin Del Rey 15 — ...... 11% MA.RLBRO'-STREET—( THIS DAY.) William Richardson, a man of genteel exterior, was brought up from Liverpool in custody of Mr. Murphy, one of the Liverpool detective officers, and placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with having committed forgery. Mr. William Whittaker stated that he resided at West Beal, Lincolnshire, and was a general shopkeeper. In April, 1846, he completed the purchase of some land at B Alin broke, and left the deeds relating to it in the hands of Mr. Tbimbleby, solicitor, at Spilsby. Witness never saw the prisoner before, and had had no transactions with him. Oa Wednesday last he came to London, and went to the office of the Tontine Assurance Cimpany, in Pall-mall, in conse quence of an application made to him for payment of a note of 1001. Witness there saw a promissory note for 100 L, purporting to bear his name, in favour of a Mr. Richardson. Witness co u ld swear h e never s i gned that note. - The signature was certainly something like his. Witness also saw two memorandums of a deposit of deeds, purporting to be signed by him. They were not in his handwriting. Mr. Thomas Thimbleby deposed that he was a solici tor, and resided at Spilsby, Lincolnshire. In April, 1846, the prosecutor left some deeds with him, and amongst them a conveyance of some land at Boling broke. On the 7th inst. he looked for those deeds and could not find them. On Tuesday week witness came to London with the prosecutor, and went to the Tontine Assurance Office, in Pall-mall, where he saw two ab stracts of three or four documents, purporting to bear the signature of the prosecutor. They were forgeries. From information they subsequently received, they proceeded to Liverpool, where the prisoner was apprehended. Mr. Henry Murphy, detective officer, proved taking the prisoner into custody at Liverpool on Monday night. There not being any further evidence ready, the pri soner was !Trost-Wed till Thursday. In the sitting of th F e ß N A ati N on C al E Assembly yesterday, in answer to a question by M. Sarrans, M. Drouyn de Lhuys, Minister for Foreign Affairs, replied that the Assembly had made known its intentions with regard to Rome; that an envoy had been sent to that capital and the French head -quarters; that he was the bearer of the resolution of the Assembly, and was ordered to conform to it. As respected Hungary, the gravity of events had attracted the serious attention of the Government. It had addressed remon strances on the subject to the Cabinets of Lon don, Vienna, Berlin , a nd S t . Petersburgh. He re gretted his i n ability to give the Assembl y f urt h er explanations. If M. Sarrans could d ev i se ot h er measures, he requested him to indicate them, and if any member was anxious for war he should assume the responsibility of that calamity by making it the object of a formal proposition. M. Guichard next spoke, after which M. Joly rose and said, that it was o impossibl e th e Assembly cou ld b e sa ti s fi e d w ith th e explanatio ns g i v en by th e Mi n i s t er f or F ore i gn Affairs. Th e latter, h e ma i n t a i ne d , s h ou l d be compell e d t o l ay on the ta b le the replies returned to hi s commun i cat i ons by n th icon provedgnCabinets. I the foreign withufosrei thoser were commu nications m u atit res f ul t, o un favourably received, France should adopt energetic measures. For his part, he preferred war to the de gradation of his country and the destruction of its liberties. He then called on the Government to re cognize and protect the Roman Republic instead of attacking it, to form an alliance with nations, and break off all connexion with Kings. In conclusion, he proposed the following order of the day :—" The Na tional Assembly, considering that the manifesto of the Emperor of Russia, and the treaties concluded between Russia, Austria, and Prussia, are an attempt against the principle of the public law proclaimed by the French Constitution, and ratified by the vote of the National Assembly, protests, in the name of the French people against that new coalition which menaces the liberties of Europe, and enjoins the Government to adopt immediately the most energetic measures to enforce respect for the principle of the independence and nationality of the Roman Republic." M. Manguin, who followed, observed, that, although the speech of M. Joly contained many sentiments he concurred in, he should vote against it, because he believed that an expiring Assembly could not adopt so important a resolution. M. Vaulabelle replied that the Conven tion at its last sitting had voted the incorporation of the Duchy of Bouillon with France, the establishment of the Institute, of the Polytechnic School, of the Court of Cassation, &c. General Cavaignac next rose and said that he would vote against the order of the day, but was afraid its non-adoption should be misinter preted in the country. He had voted against the expedition, because he did not wish Rome to be attacked. He thought France should respect the Roman Republic, without, however, being obliged to support it. It should not be said that the Assembly was indifferent to the danger which menaced the country. That danger came from Russia, whose atti tude, and the recent manifesto of the Emperor, com pletely altered the situation of affairs in Europe, and the course of foreign policy to be pursued by France. He trusted that M. Joly would accordingly con sent to modify hi s resolution. M. Joly acquiesced in the demand of the General, suppressed the para graph relative to the Roman Republic, and proposed that the measures to be adopted by the Government should have for their object to enforce respect for the principle of the independence of nations generally. General Cavaignac replied that the resolution, as modified by M. Joly, would still amount to a declara tion of war, emanating from the Sovereign Consti tuent Assembly, and suggested the expediency of its being worded in less explicit terms. This being agreed to, General Cavaignac, M. Joly, and others withdrew to one of the Bureaux to prepare a new draft of the resolutions, and the sitting was suspended. Shortly before post hour the General re ascended the tribune, and read the resolution he had prepared. It was to this effect :—" The National Assembly directs the serious attention of the Government to the events and movements of troops now taking place in Europe, and pre- oocupied with the dangers which menace the country, it calls on the Government to adopt the measures necessary for its energetic protection." M. Joly found that resolution too weak, and persisted in its former order of the day. I. Odilon Barrot next rose and combated both resolutions. The Siecle says :—" A report waq current last evening that a demonstration was to be made to-day, calling upon the National Assembly to grant an am nesty. Every demonstration is a danger and a snare ; an abuse of numbers, a provocation to the employ ment of force. Let us, therefore, hope that the Go vernment will be sufficiently wise and moderate, without sacrificing anything that the preservation of public tranquillity may require, to place completely in the wrong the promoters and instruments of the proposed demonstration." We read in the National:—" A report is in circu lation that a manifestation is to take place to-day in favour of the amnesty. Any demonstration of the kind at this time could only serve interests hostile to the Republic. We have sufficient confidence in the gcod sense and patriotism of the people, to affirm that it will not give to reaction the pretext of which it is in need, and which it has sought in vain since the 29th of January last." FRANKFORT. In the sitting of the German Parliament of the 19th, the following resolution deposing the Archduke John from the Regency, and ordering another to be elected, was carried by a majority of 126 to 116 : " The Parliament resolves to elect immediately (if possible from among the German Princes) a Regent, who, according to Art. 3 of the Constitution, shall have the rights and duties of the head of the empire up to the period assigned in the resolution of the 4th of May. 2. The Regent shall, in the presence of the Parliament, take his oath upon the Constitution. 3. It the Regent's euty to take immediate steps to the taking of the oaths on the Constitution by the civil and military officers of the individual states. 4. The Regent will take all necessary steps for the elec tions to the new Parliament. 5. For the effectuation of sections 77 and 85 of the Constitution, the present As sembly will continue to exercise the functions of the fu ture Parliament. 6. The execution of this resolution ends, according to the law of the 28th of July, 1848, the activity of the Provisional Central Power, of which the right and duties will be conferred on the new Regent." The fallowing resolution, proposed by Uhland, had been previously agreed to : " If the Regency which the Parliament created were to attempt, as indeed it has been threatened by its Mi nisters, to deliver the power of Government created by the law of the 28th June, 1848, into another hand than the Central Power which the Parliament will appoint— the Parliament declares such an act to be void, and not binding on the German nation." The Deutsche Zeitung states that his highness the Regent of Germany has been pleased to make arrange ments for his immediate departure from Frankfort. The same paper has letters from Carlsruhe, Mann heim, Rastadt, and Freiburg, of the 17th inst. The state of the capital of Baden was not altered since the last advices reached Frankfort. Armed bands con tinued to arrive from the country districts. BADEN. The Post Gazette of Frankfort publishes the fol lowing letter of the 17th inst., from Rastadt, in the Grand Duchy of Baden :—" The Austrian garrison has been obliged to leave the town by order of the Executive Commission. The Provisional Government sent to the Grand Duke, who is in Alsace, an invitation to return to his states, but he has demanded three days to reflect. The people who surround him render him bad service by recommending him not to return, for we constantly hear the soldiers and citizens say that they wish for their Grand Duke back. There is nowhere any talk of the Republic. The soldiers have refused to allow Messrs. Struve and Blind, the well-known republican leaders, to enter the town, and it is even said that M. Brentano, member of the Provisional Government, has caused them to be arrested." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, MAY 17.—The Wiener Zeitung of this day states' that, in consequence of the transport of military, the train on the Northern Railway from Vienna to Presburg, and vice versa, will not run on that day (17th). The Wanderer of this day contains a pro clamation by his Majesty the Emperor to the Hungarians, dated Schonbrun, May 12, and countersigned by Prince Schwarzenburg. The pro clamation, after adverting to the lamentable fact, that a few lawless men had led away his faithful Hun garian subjects into open war against their Monarch, places before them the disastrous consequences of this crime, which visit not only the authors, but falls upon thousands and tens of thousands of guiltless heads. His Majesty then states that he has requested the assistance of his confederate ally the Emperor of Russia to restore legitimate order, and exhorts the Hungarians to regard the Russians, not as their foes, but as the friends of their country, who will aid them in making common cause against their enemies, and deliver Hungary from the ignominious yoke of native and foreign miscreants. The Journal du Commerce says that the whole of tie Imperial army is now making a movement from the frontier of Moravia to Oedenburg, to commence a new campaign with the aid of their Russian allies. Large bodies of the Russians have already arrived, and 25,000 of them will form the extreme left wing of the army of operation, which, advancing from every point at the same time, will surround the Hungarian army in a semicircle, and will either beat or repel it. But unhappily it is not known exactly how the Hungarian army is at this moment disposed between Eperies and Barbfield. It is generally believed that a very bloody engage ment will take place near Krosno. Travellers from Klauserburg state the Hungarian Republic was proclaimed in that city on the 29th April, and inaugurated by a religious ceremony. An order was at the same time issued, that all men between 18 and and 40 years of age should take up arms. The Saxons and Romans who refused to do this were obliged to leave the city. The rumour of the victory of Bern over the Rus sians in the defiles of Rothenthum, is fully confirmed, and this victory accounts for the non-appearance of the Russians in Hungary in such force as would enable them to undertake offensive operations, a non appearance of which the Vienna Ministerial journals bitterly complain. That both Russians and Aus trians have been defeated is evident from the fact that strong entrenchments are being thrown up round Vienna, and every preparation is made to enable the city to stand a siege. No one knows anything of the whereabouts of Jellachich ; and his army have disappeared from the scene in a marvellous manner, but bands of stray Croats occasionally reach Vienna, and the Hungarian General Penzel, against whom Jellachich was dispatched, contrives to make unresisted progress through the south of Hungary. Probably; when we get Hungarian accounts, we shall find that Penzel has defeated Jellachich and dispersed his• forces. Benedek, who had been by Deckla into the Zips to cover Gallicia and the moun tain districts, has been defeated by Dembinski and driven beak to Tyrnau, and the army of Dembinski occupy the positions of which Benedek was sent to get possession. Dembinski has concentrated his forces in excellent positions near the mountain cities of Shemnitz and Cremnitz, from whence he can advance on Tokay, the Gallician frontier in Comorn BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, MAY 21.—The Journal des Flanders says The King :received the deputation of the city of Ghent, consisting of the burgomasters and members of the committee of the festival, who came to invite their Majesties to attend the festivities which will take place on the 22d, 23d, and 24th of July, on occasion of the exhibition of the Flanders manufac tures. His Majesty promised to be present, with the whole of the Royal Family." The Independance states that the Chambers will close immediately after the discussion on the budgets of Finance and the Interior, which will be between the 10th and 15th June. The budget of ways and means has been postponed till November. The main argumOnt for this was, the difficulty, under present circumstances, of obtaining the exact result of the income arising from several branches with any degree of certainty. Several members alleged that the discussion of the budget might give rise to political questions of the highest importance, in opposition to the Ministry, the replies to which could be more easily given at the commencement than at the close of a session. BOHEMIA. PRAGUE, MAT 14.—The Emperor of Russia is expected at Prague. His Majesty will probably, ar rive there on the 19th, and remain there till the 22d ; after which he will set out for the army. A letter from Kalisch to the same effect says : The Emperor of Russia, .who was expected on the 10th, will not arrive till the 16th at the camp of Lovitsch, and grand fetes will take place in honour of his presence. The Czar will here receive his august hosts. The object of the Emperor is to inspect the military at KiTehendorf.—Bohemian Gazette. RUSSIA. The St. Petersburgh Journal, of the 11th, has the following article on the manifesto of the Emperor on the intervention of Russian troops on behalf of Austr is "W e publish to-day a new manifesto, which the Ens paror has just addressed to his people on the occasion of th entrance of our troops into Gallicia. The pi intill).es and motives of this important measure are too clearly indicated to render it necessary to dev elope them here at any length. The intervention is l cased on two principal reasons ; the moral duty imi nased on us by the formal demand of a Cabinet with which we are united by the engagements and transae tim as of an old alliance; the positive right which we de rive, from the necessity of providing on this occasion for our: own defence. Whoever may take the pains of cast. in:; an eye over the whole of our geographical situation, arid upon the state of the populations along the Carper thian Mountains and the Danube, will find it evident that the Austrian monarchy cannot be, on this side, wror ged, either in its possessions or political power, with out -creating a violent perturbation in our relations with neighbouring Powers and in our most essential interests. The se interests the breaking out of the Hungarian insur rection has put at stake, But within a short time, and by a concurrence of circumstances derived from the obligation ac aidentally imposed upon her, Austria has found herself ca fled upon to watch over the security of her territory at several points at once. This insurrection has suddenly be e, ene more formidably developed, and the nature and ten ,ltency of which we can no longer mistake. From the borders , of the Theis it has advanced rapidly to the shores of the Danube. Upper Hungary and Transylvania are al ready in its possession. With the focus of its action it has proportionably increased the circle of its revolu tionary influence. The movement is no longer purely Hungarian; it has become half Polish. It serves as the basis of an insurrection much more extended, much more ambitious, which aspires to raise all the countries of old Poland, and to revive for us the disasters and the calamities of 1831. This new spirit manifested itself from the day when the Magyar camp became the ren dezvous of the remnants of the Polish emigration, of those soldiers of anarchy which are to be found in all countries, in the service of all revolts, at the bottom of all conspiracies which have for their object to over throw the fundamental principles of society, and to substitute in their place the sanguinary dreams of the most hideous demagogy. More than 20,000 indivi duals belonging to this category are at this moment enrol led under the standards of the Hungarian army. They form regiments and entire organised corps. It is to their chiefs, and particularly to Bern and to Dembinski, that principally belong the conception of their plans of action and the direction of the warlike operations. Their projects against us are no longer concealed; they are openly de clared. It is to carry the theatre of insurrection into Gali cia, and eventually into our Polish provinces. Their plots have already taken root in Gallicia and at Cracow. On the side of Transylvania they tend to paralyse, by exciting and encouraging the discontented Moldo-Wallachians, the efforts which we are making in concert with Turkey to maintain calm in those principalities. In a word, they keep up a permanent state of agitation along the vast line of our frontiers. Such a state of excitement cannot be prolonged without endangering our situation. It calls for the most prompt and energetic measures on our part. It is, without doubt, to be regretted that Russia could not indefinitely maintain the passive attitude which she adopted in the origin of the European crisis. For more than an entire year she has shown no desire, manifested no impatience to engage precipitately in the struggle of the two principles of moral order and anarchy which continues to convulse society in Europe. As long as the social tempest raged at a distance, Russia remained calm and motionless, in presence of the agitation of the world. She saw war lighted up, institutions falling, and the forms of government changing, without depart ing from the. neutrality, which she had imposed upon herself. But the hour in which it might be necessary to act had not escaped the foresight of the Imperial Government; and, if it at length departs, in spite of it self, from the expectant policy which it had maintained, it is not the less faithful to the spirit of its former de clarations. In fact, in announcing, on the occasion of the manifesto of the 14th March last, that it would scrupulously abstain from any intervention in the do mestic affairs of foreign countries, and that it would leave each free to modify, according to its own views, its internal constitution, it nevertheless took care to reserve to itself beforehand an entire liberty of action in the event of the revolutions of foreign states acing its own security in danger, or of the territorial equilibrium esta blished by treaties on its frontiers should incur the risk of being deranged or modified, to the prejudice of Russia. Now that our security is somewhat menaced by what is going on or preparing in Hungary, which appears evident from the efforts and avowed projects of the insurgents themselves, and that any attempt, which even for a time should on this side be made by a revolutionary Government ou the integrity and unity of the Austrian Monarchy would be an attack upon the state of possession, which, in accord with the spirit of treaties, the Emperor regards as necessary to the balance of power in Europe, as also for the repose of hie own states, the Imperial Government is bound to provide against the eventuality which it had foreseen, and the present situation is too pregnant with . complications for it to be permitted to allow the germ to fructify. By preventing these evils, and accelerating by the co-operation which Russia lends to her ally for the extinction of a fire, which threatens to extend from the Danube to the Vistula, and which ket ps in a state of ferment, all the nationalities in that vast Empire, Russia does not merely exercise the incontestable right conferred by the interest of self pre nervation; but she believes that she nets in that of a powers who are the true trends of peace, and that she w contribute to the maintenance of the repose of socie and of the balance of power in Europe." SICILY. The news of the surrender of Palermo is con firmed by accounts which have been received in Paris. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.--The blockade of the Ger man ports, with the expected removal of which we have been so often mocked, still exists as a bar to the demand for yarn in this market; and the recent accounts from Germany, although in some respects rather more favour able than previous ones to the restoration of order, are yet far from being of a character to reassure the minds of merchants. There is, therefore, no improvement to notice in this department of our market; at the same time, however, no retrograde tendency is observable, except in 40's and 60's mule, which are hardly firm. In water twist, especially of the lower counts, a limited business is doing at last week's rates. Yarns for home manufac ture are without change. As regards goods, the dif ference betwixt light and heavy fabrics still characterises the market in much the same degree as before—the heavier the cloth the more depressed it is. The slight increase in the purchases of domestics during the past week has had no appreciable effect; and these ar• titles, as well as T cloths, are still as dull as ever. Still worse are fustians, the manufacturers of which have, to a great extent, either put their mills upon short time or stopped them altogether. On the other hand, there ap pears to be a somewhat increased inquiry for 40-inch shirtings, such as is usually perceived when the Indian mail is on the point of arriving. Printing cloths are steady, the middle and lower qualities being in fair re quest. On the whole, our market has been fully as cheerful as it was last week ; and, for the most part, not less firm in the price of goods and yarns. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—To-day has been one of the dullest markets we have had this year. Indeed but few buyers have attended, and those have purchased very sparingly. A failure has been announced to-day of a manufacturer, who has made principally for the Black water and Manchester markets. His liabilities are stated as varying from 5,0001 to 7,000/. His dealings have chiefly been in dyed goods, and hence most of the dyers i❑ the town are creditors. It is said that very few of the woolstaplers have escaped, and these dealers are in a worse position than the dyers, who have a lien upon the goods in their possession. The Wool Market remains inactive, and prices may be quoted rather easier. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—There is no alteration to report from last week's market. It is generally under stood that business throughout the distriut is in a fair and healthy condition. LIALIFAX% SATURDAY.—Everything remains much the same in wools. yarns, and manufactured goods; but the expectation of the speedy termination of the Danish dispute, has induoed a more cheerful tone, both amongst spinners and manufacturers. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—No better market to-day ; but, if anything, rather worse than lust Tuesday. Business in the warehouses continues very dull. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, May 22. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice I)ErfNAN, and Justices PATTESON, COLERIDGE, and ERLE.) THE QUEEN (EX PARTE CORBETT) V. THE KEEPER OF THE QUEEN'S PRISON. A writ of habeas corpus had issued directing the keeper of the Queen's Prison to bring up the body of William Cubbett, a prisoner there. The prisoner was accordingly brought up this day, and the cause of his imprisonment returned to this court. Upon which— Mr. Cobbett moved the Court that he might be dis charged from custody, on the ground that he had been improperly removed to the class number one from the side of the prison where he had formerly been con fined. Ho contended that ho was now illegally con fined, inasmuch as the different classes formed so many different prisons, though disguised under the name of classes ; and his removal by the keeper from ono class to another was a removal from one prison to another, and, having been made without warrant, was illegal, and entitled him to be discharged from custody altogether. The COURT decided that if the prisoner was pro perly in the custody of the keeper of the prison, the mere fact that he had been confined in a piartieular class, though improperly, would not entitle him to b e discharged from custody. It appeared to the Court, however, that the applicant was properly confined in the first class, as directed by an Act passed in the last year, by which it was provided that the first class should consist, among others, of those who refused to file their schedule when ordered by fhe Insolvent Debtors' Court. The applicant was one of that class of persons, arid there was, therefore, no ground for granting the present application. The prisoner was thereupon remanded. Delicacy and respect are the fruits not so much of intellect as sensibility. We aro considerate towards others, in proportion as our own consciousness gives us universal insight; and sympathies are the best teachers of politeness.—Zliza Cook's Journal. THE COUNTRY MARKETS• HULL, MAY 22. Met srs. Taylor and Bright's Circular States : The as rivals of the past week have been on a very mode rate scale, and more firmne ss h as b een man if este d i n t h e tra de...than of late, without, however, any a d vance b e i ng quota bl e . or any great: extent of busi ness t ransacte d . F or to-day ' s mar k e t our farm era brought a moderate show of wheat, which was taken off slowly by the mille rs a t a b out l ast wee k' s pr i ees. B u t little passiaig in foreign, and Is. less money taken to force business. Barley unaltered; the demand for feeding very slow, and the malting season near its close. Beans fully support our quota tions, with more inquiry for peas at late prices. There is now on the market a fine parcel of the best white Indian cow, for sale from ship. Only a moderate business passing in liash.r . 4 l , and the bulk of the import goes di rect to t h e crusher. !vain sale of cake is just now very limited, and though stocks are un impor tent, purchases may be made on moderate terms. We have at present on sale a fi ne parce l o f t hi n oblong Arai !Juan in barrels. Rapeseed unaltered in value, and only a sing le parcel .on the market. Rape cakes dull and lower. 'With a good. arrival of bones the market is fairly supported. The following are the present prices of grain : s. s. Whe at, English, red 42 to 44 Do. white ...... 44 96 Dantzic and Ko- S. I Peas, white and yel. 25 30 Do. grey Linseed, Black Sea 39 41 Do. Petersburgh 34 Do. Riga & Archngl. 35 37 Do. Konigsberg ..... 32 —a" Per ton. Linseed cakes, Hull 71 58 Od Do. fine foreign Do. interior foreign. 5l 5 9 Rapeseed Rape cakes Bss Od Tares, English oos 008 Do. foreign 20s 2 65 Guano 61 to 101 108 Bones, do 00s Od to 9.5 s Od ;Rye meal 61 1, MAY 22. nigsberg 4B 50 Pomeranian and Hamburgh . 42 44 Danish, Holstein, & Friesland 3S 421 Russian and Odessa 36 -- 4'2 Oats, English .. l5 17 j)o. tAanish... Do. Fri esland l6 18 Do. Russ. & Odessa 1 4 16 Barley,. - nalting — Do. grinding 2O 22 Beans . 28 32 Do. foreign ..... 26 28' IPS WICF The supply of wheat being to give the prices of last week, value of spring cor n. QUARTER.I Wheat . 38s to 485'Beans . ER Barley ... -31 s Peas Oats ........ 16s to ... 48s to i ll : : I c a ls. Rye AVERAGE:S FOIL THE WEEK ENDING MAY 19, 1849. Wheat Barley Oats .. ....... Beans Peas ........... ...... 10 LivEuroor ~ May 22.—At this morning's market there wall a thin amen( ,ance of buyers, whose operations in why .ere 4-- ihort to-day, caused our millers We had no change in do ope.. .seat we. limited, and the advance noted on Friday was nearly lost. Flour sold i a retail parcels, at about 3d per barrel higher than this day we , !k. Oats and oatmeal were scarce, and commanded full prices. Barley, beans, and peas all dull. There was age sale for In than corn, at the prices of last Tuesday ; best yellow corn sold sat 35s 6d to 365, and best white 32s to 33s 6d per 4801bs. Dwratx ITH MEAL MARKET, MAY 21.—At this day's market - there were 166 bags oatmeal, 15 of barleymeal, and 3 of pot 1 iarley ; sales ready • oatmeal steady at l a t e rates ; barleytro •al same as last week; the pot barley was not sold. Oatmesi I, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second Third 27s Od 26s 3d 25s 6d Barleys seal, per ditto ... 20s Od 19s 9.1 Da Od Peaseu .eal —s Ud —s Od Od Flour •.. —s Od —s Od Od Pot b 4 trley —s Od —s Od CE , CRK, MAT • 21.—Flour—Fir s t s 14s to 14s 6d • extra 15 3 Ods secori ds, 13s Od to 13 s 6d ; h ouse h o ld s 10 5 to 1 2s ; thirds Salo lt.) per tr wt. Oatmeal 13s Od to COs; Indian meal 8s 6d to 9s ; meal , lOs Od to llsper cwt. Indian corn 8/ Os Odto 8/10s per ton« Brae 41 to 415 s per ton. Hay—Farmers 00s Od to 00s; averse 00 s ; dealers 40s to 30s; average 46s Od per ton. Sttaw—Farraters 20 a Od to 35s Od ; average 305; dealers 35s Od to 371 Od; av erage 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 60; ho .0 sehold loaf 5d to Sid per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d t° 9J' per lb. Eggs —3s 10d to 4s per hundred. Coals" — • N. ? wport 16s; Lydney 17s ; Landore 16s; Best Neatly Ci slm 14s per ton. Tallow 43s 6d to 44s per ed. W 'hisky, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gallon. Meat .IBeef 4d to 7d; mutton 5d to bid; veal bid to' 7d ; pork 4d to 50 ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 6d Per lb. Hops 6/ lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 315 s pe/ to ai. Bark—Barbary 8i to 8/ 10s; Valonia 141 to 01; French ' 71:103; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 105 to 12s per stone: His mp 311 to 36/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 175 to 18s ; dittto 26s to 28s per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ lOs to 121 per, tots . Timber—New Memel 4/ lO s ; o ld scarce ; re d p i n e :3! 15 3 ; yellow pine 31 per ton ; d ea l s , fi rst qua li ty, 20 4 secor a qu a lity 171 per 120. Hides—Market lOs to 141; salted lln t° 14 s per cwt ; calf skins lid to 2-td ; market lid to 2d per. Ith Pc itatoes, wite 12d to 14d • Minions 19d to 20d; Guam , P. iruvian, 11l to 11/ lO s ; Ichaboe 91 per ton; T ar —A r chaar. 18 i per barrel. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS• BRISTOL, MAY 22. STontr EXCHANGE —The only transactions to-day were in Brl 4ol I an (1 Exeter Old Shares, which closed at 30 die. The market re m; n'ns in a very gloomy and depressed condition. LEVEIti'OCOL, MAT 22. 11 recit EXCHANGE.—The Share market was very dull to -day. an , 5 closed heavily. The sales are—Caledordan, Preference. 11347 - Lo t akin and North-Western, 12i c.—Ditto, New .Quarters, 2•SA,_P;: Mei nchester, Sheffield, and Lincol ns hi re , P rel erene...., 10N- 3 " u 'i n d Ha tves, 11% dis.. -Newcastle a n d C ar li s l e, 9 5 —Shrewsburi atera Ch e ster, Preference, guaranteed 8 p er cen t ., 15 — Seut" aril Dover (No. 4), 6/. 13s. 9d. MANCHESTER, May 22. follows : :3 rock EXCHANGE.— The transactions to-day were 9 45 Do t rer (No. 4), 6%—Ditto (Registered), 6% c.—Sheffield , en( •!., 11—North Staffordshire, 5 dis.—Leeds, Fifths, 411 dis.-sEasterlii Co, t nties ' 8 1-16—East Lanca s hi re , P re f erence, 7% —Staffe , rd and Litz coin, 14 % c. dis.—Leeds, Preference, II 15-16. BIRMINGHAM. MAT 2 2- TOCIS EXCHANGE.— The transactions to-day have been as fel" loNr. s:—London and North-Western, Fifths, s)4—Midland, 6 per con; L. 123% —North Staffordshire. 5% (W.—Shrewsbury and Be min ghain (II.), 4 3-9 dis.—Shropshire Union, 535. 9d. Rs—South SteStunlordshire, 4.% dis.—York and Newcastl e . E xtension, 6%, GLASGOW, MAY 21. ' St rout EXCHANGE.—The only business done in the Stock ZS" * chiti ige today was hi Clydesdale Junction, at 61. NSTITUTE OF GAS ENGINEERS.r—WO understand this t a new college or institute is about to be established , has ing for its objects the collection and promulgation of all data relative to the existing methods of manufacturing and distributing gas; an examination of the most ad' ent ific and practical methods of increasing its purity and. illuminating power; of making it in the most ece no raical manner; of getting rid of all noxious effluvium; an of of so regulating the mods of supply that it can be co oveyed to consumers at a cost much inferior to that whach they are charged at present. Another important objicct is, the regular training and instruction of gas engineers, so as to reduce t o one undo) m system and scts.nce the diverse methods which at 1 resent pievatio leading as they do to extravagant and ill-directed expert' ditt :re, and greatly enhanced cost of the article, equally to the injury of shareholders and consumers. When it is c ansidered that not less than 15,000,0001. of British cap ital are invested in gas works, and thatt nothing can be ;more variable than the prices charged throughout the country, the importance of such an institute, which will assure to shareholders and the public an ascertained amount of scientific knowledge - and practical skill on the pa rt of those to whom the expenditure of this immense and increasing capital is entrusted will be readily 5 1 ). pr, iciated. The science of gas manufacture is, perhaps, e tin its infancy. Many improvements have certainly - beoni made of late years, but owing to the expense of adapting old works to such improved methods, and other obvious personal reasons, these improvements have met with far from universal adoption. New alleged improve ; merits are also daily suggested, which require scientific investigation, so that the practically good may b . e, separated from those w hi c h are mere l y speculative and , theoretical, and which w ou ld l ea d to a waste of iNtpitat• The projectors of this new institute are, we understand , Mr. A. Angus Croll, Engineer' of the Coventry an d Tottenham Gas Works and of the Great Central Con sumers' Company, and Professor Wilson, of the Ander sonian Institution, who have already, secured the wars' co-operation of some of the most eminent gas engineers in the kingdom. Love is the embroidery of imagination on, the stuff of nature.—Eliza Cook's Journal. NATURAL LANGUAGE OF THE HANDS.---The band has a great share in expressing our thoughts and feelings; raising the hands towards heaven, with the palms united, expresses devotion and , supplication ; wringing them, grief; throwing them towards heaven, admiration; dejected hands, despair and amazement; folding them, idleness; holding the fingers intermingled, musing and thoughtfulness; holding them forth together, yielding and submission; lifting them and the eyes to heaven, selemn appeal; waving the hand from us, pro hibition; extending the right hand to any one, peen pity, and safety; scratching the head, care and perplext n g thought; laying the right hand on the heart, affectio n and solemn affirmation; holding up the thumb, aPPre bation; placing the right forefinger on the lips perpen dicularly, bidding silence.--Eliza Cook's Journal. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Constitutions however Weak or Debilitated may be completely removed by Holloway's Pills. —The extraordinary sale of these admirable Pills throughout every part of the civilised world, is the most convincing proo of their efficacy in the cure of various disorders. in col of weak or debilitated constitutions, their properties are such as to purify the blood, invigorate the system, and establish the sonndest health. Persons suffering from lowness of spirits, nervousness, imperfect digestion, deranged stomachs, WIWI! affections, liver complaints, determination of blood to the beau! or even epileptic fits, will find in thi s t ru ly va l ua bl e me di c ine, a certain, safe, and efficacious remedy. Sold by all Druggist!' and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, strand. London. CORK, MAY 20.—Arrd. Ruby, Allan, Cuba. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 21.—51 d., Seringapataw, Madras, &c.; Queen, Victoria and Canton. SHEERNESS, Ms: 21.—Arrd. Europa (of Bremen), Curn, South Seas. BIRTHS. On the 20th inst., at St. Germains-place, Blackheath, the wife of the Rev. Paul Ashmore, of a daughter. On the 20th inst., at Westbourne Park-villas, Bayswater Mrs. Newman Ward, of a son. On the 20th inst., at Upper Clapton, Mrs. William Lid diard, of a son. MARRIED. On the 17th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Francis H. Ramadge, M.D., of Clarges-stre-t, to Harriette, relict of John Carey, Esq., of Park-fields, Staffordshire. On the 19th inst., at St. Pancras William, youngest son of the late C o l one l G eorge Forster, Royal Artillery, to Jane, third daughter of the late Robert Pringle, Esq., Ordnahce Storekeeper, Gibraltar. DIED. On the 18th inst., suddenly, in the 71st year of his age , John Oldrid, Esq., one of the magistrates, and. formerly al derman, and once mayor of the borough of Boston. On the 19th inst., in Montagu-street, Portman-square, Si r Nesbit J os i a h W illoughby, U. 8., &Cal., Rear-Admiral of the White, aged 72. On Saturday, the 19th inst., in Cork-street, Lieutenant - Colonel T. K. Limond, late of the Madras Cavalry. On the 19th inst., at Dover, Sarah, relict of the late Law rence Banks, E sq ., o f Boys-hall, and eldest daughter of the late Joseph Sladen, Esq, of Folkestone, aged 75. On the 20th inst., at Torquay, Mrs. Julian Tyndale, of Blandford-square, Marylebone. On the 10th inst. at the Rectory. house, Worth. Sussex, Anna Maria, relict of the late Bev. Dr. l3ethune, LL.D. London: Printed and Published by AIURDO YOUNG, cf N. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No• 114 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, hi the county of Middlesex, Weclueetley, May 23, 1849.