The Sun. — London, England, 1842-04-29 00:00:00

SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY. A meeting of the Proprietors of the South Eastern Railway was held yesterday, at tour o'clock at the London Tavern, to take into consideration the means of raising additional capital, for the purpose of completing the undertaking. The meeting was very numerously attended. The Chair was taken by Jos. BA XENDA LE, Esq., who, having called on the Secretary to read the usual notices of the meeting, opened the business by giving a brief outline of the present state of the Railroad. It appeared, from the statement of the Chairman, that the promise made at a former meeting that the line would be opened to Tunbridge in the month of May, would be strictly kept. The cost of the line had been 30,0001. per mile, which, taking a margin of 10 or 15 per cent., was not greater than they had a right to calculate upon, in a work of such extensive character. The sum already expended was 1,075,0001., of which 44,000/. was paid for interest un connected with the Railway. . From the engineer's estimate it appeared that a further sum of 800,0004 would be re quired. They had bought land, not yet paid for, to the amount of 25,000/., and they bad yet to pay for the joint station of the Brighton Railway at London-bridge woo's., and for the twelve miles of joint railway of the same Company. Their ways and means were 70,00 j. cash balance, arrears 35,0001., debentures 360,000/. They proposed to raise 700,0001. by new shares, which would give them the power to borrow 260,0001., while under the London-bridge Station Act they could raise I'o,oool. The Chairman then stated, that under the Act of Parliament, the Dover line was required to pay the Brighton line interest on halt the sum expended, till they had paid the balance, and if they had not paid it on the opening of the Dover line, the Brighton line would also claim a toll on each passenger in addition to the interest. It was, therefore, of considerable moment to get rid of the toll by pay ing off the balance at once. It appeared that the Brighton line had objected to take bonds, and would require cash The distance on the line that would be opened in May would be forty miles, and a distance of twenty miles further in August, with an additional twenty miles; that included twelve miles ot the Brighton line; all the works were under contract, and there being no portion not let, they could speak with con fidence of the time of opening. He concluded by reading the resolutions it st as intended to move. Mr. J. MoxoN asked if it was intended to issue scrip with respect to the shares? The Cirainsraw replied in the affirmative. Mr. Nostril expressed his opinion that from the appearanee of affairs the line was likely to be eminently successful. In reply to another question, the CHAIRMAN stated that the new shares about to be created would be entitled to a dividend at the same time as other shares. There were no preference , shares. Mr. LEVY said it appeared that a great expense had been incurred at London-bridge, and he had heard that a new station was contemplated in the Grainge-road. He thought this station unnecessary. The CHAIRMAN said that the present meeting was called for a specific purpose, but there would be another meeting in a fortnight, at which the worthy Proprietor would have the op portunity of introducing the question. Mr. Levi said that a great deal of money was spent at the London-bridge station, and he did not thing that it would be wise to make another station at the Grainge-road. It was a mistake to suppose that was nearer to the West-end than London-bridge. The CHaißaHA sr said that heilid not think he should be per forming hit duty if he did not inform the meeting that his opinion was that the London-bridge station, in consequence of the interference of the other Companies, and the traffic they xpected, would not be sufficient, no matter what expense they were put to. But none of the money required to-day would be applied to the GrainAe-road station.—( Hear. ) A Pitoreirroa wished to know, if the whole amount was paid, would they be allowed any juiciest or discount? • The CHAIRMAN said that the Hen. Honourable Proprietor would perceive, by the resolution, that five per cent would be paid on the money advanced. A PROPRIETOR. wished to know the sum of money raised under the former Act by way of loan. The CHAIRMAN-360,0001. A Noe:sirroe asked %ilia was the use of interest, if they were to pay the Income-tax ? The CHAIRMAN said that he could assure the Hon. Pro • priel or that the Income-tax did not escape them As they went on, they should stop the interest. • Mr. 'f RREr. asked how was the present resolution conform able to the Act of Parliament? The CH-AIRMAN said the matter was left entirely to the dis cretion of the Directors. The first resolution" That from and after the 31st of October the interest payable on the shares of this Company do cease, and that the 'hares now created do not bear interest." The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. A PROPRIETOR wished to know what was the number of registered shares? 'l'he CHAIRMAN said 28,000. A PROPRIETOR wished to know what was the whole amount raised by loans and shares ? The CHAIRMAN said the total amount was 2,936,000/. A PROPRIETOR said he understood that at the last meeting 2,300,000/. was considered sufficient. The CHAIRMAN said that was so, bat he left a margin cf 10 or 15 per cent., which, considering the magnitude of the works, he did not think was too much. • A PROPRIETOR--What is the loss? The CHAIRMAN-235,0001. up to the first of April, but it should be recollected that, what they took out of the right rocket they put into the left. The cost of the Railroad was estimated at 30,000/., from which they had not deviated a single fraction. A PROPRIETOR said that he thought it was said at the last meeting that 20,000/. per mile was too much. The CHAIRMAN—And perhaps it may be so still; but when they knew that railroads, the expense of which, was calculated at 1,000,000/., cost 2,000,000/., he thought it right to make sure, and for that purpose he lett a margin of ten or fifteen per cent. When they considered the country through which the line passed, and the communications they were likely to have wilh the Continent, and when they looked to what was going on in France, he thought they were building on a tolerably sound basis.—( Hear, hear.) If he thought the line would cost more than 30,000/. per mile, he did not think he would he deal ing fairly with the Proprietors if he concealed that fact front them.—( Hear. ) Mr. 'l'v aft El. said that, at the last meeting the Chairman said that 28,000/. per mile would he sufficient. And now, it was that P. 0,000/. wag what would be necessary. , The CHAIRMAN said he never said ally such thing, and re ferred to the Report of last meeting, in which it was stated, that he calcu!a.ti'd 30,000/. as the cost per mile. Mr. TVltliEl. wished to know whether the 200,000/. loss was included in the 30,000/. The CIIAIRMAK was as distinct as possible in answering that question before; he had stated that they should require the money in hard cash, and at the same time he stated, that if the Proprietors chose to take the money out of one pocket and put it in another, that they must be aware that it did not go to the Itailway. Mr. PA KSONS observed that the Chairman had stated that in ,the 30,0001. a mile, none of the costs of the London bridge station was included, lie thought it he looked into the matter he would find that upwards of 50,000/. was included. The CstA iitmAll then put the next resolution, the purport of which Was, that the Company should have power to raise an additional capital, not exceeding 700,0001., by 8,000 shares, at the nominal value of 251. Mr. Moxom wished to know whether it was in the contem plation of the Board of Directors that the bonds should be pay able after the issuing of the scrip, or otherwise, The CHAIRMAN said that they had suffered so much from pursuing a mild, or half and halt course, that they were now determined to pursue a bold one. They were particularly anxious to pay off the Brighton Company, because he was satisfied, if they (lid not, they would exact all they could, and !tie Directors of the present Company were determined to do tite•same.—(Cheers.) Mr. MoxoN suggested that the Proprietors'should be allowed to apply for more shares than those proposed in the resolution. Tha CHAIRMA >I said that the preceding resolution pro vides! for that. 'The resolution was then carried unanimously. The CIIA ißma 1.7 then put the next resolution, the object of which was to provide for the payment in anticipation of calls, which, if done, interest was to be allowed at the rate of five percent. That upon payment of all such instalments, the shares Mould he issued and registered, but in case of default for 14 days, the installments paid should be forfeited. After a short colloquial diseustion; the resolution was put and carried unar.i whusly. The resolutions empowering the holders of registered shares on the 7th Alai, to purchase the new issued shares, and giving the Directors the power of issuing such shares, were then put and carried, after considerable conversational discussion, with out opposition. ThlCitatioutx said that before the meeting separated it might be desirous to hear the opinions of Gentlemen connected with France on the subject of French Railroads.—( Hear. ) Mr. MottLEY, from Calais, then said that he was glad to be able to inform the meeting that the line of railroad from Parts to Calais was very likely to be completed, though not imme diately, which would open a line of communication through Belgium and the rest of Europe. The Chamber of Deputies was bringing the utter into discussion, but the Ministry were undecided between the Calais and Boulogne lines. The former line would open the communication to Belgium, and such was the desire of the French people to have railroads that nothing could prevent their being established. He therefore thought that if a line were carried to Dover by the South Eastern Company, it. would add 20 per cent. to their profits. The CHAIRMAN said that he believed the opinion of the Direct Ors was already intimated, that they preferred the Calais line. So far as he was concerned himself, he would much prefer to travel by the Calais line. • Mr. Mciar..Ev said, he hoped the Chairman would be able to travel from Calais to Paris in the year 1849 by railroad. The CHAIRMAN said he hoped so.—(Laughter.) He would now inform the meeting that Colonel Paisley travelled on the line as far as Tunbridge, and expressed much satisfac tido at the niotie in which it was carried on. Mr. pARSONS said, that Mr. Stephenson, and Mr. Vignolle, had both expressed themselves favourable to the Calais line. A vote of thanks was then unanimously carried to the Chair man and Dii ectors, and the Meeting broke up, • SALE AT STRAWBERY HILL. Yesterday the sale of books was continued, and the disposal of this portion of the property w ill not b e completed below the end of the week. The Hale was interesting as it included the works, printed at the private press of Horace Walpole, at Strawberry-hill. These were divided into 27 lots, and realised 2091. 10s. 6d. The price each individual lot obtained was about four times what they usually realise. Horace Walpole's own copy of the Anecdotes of. Painting was purchased by Mr. Boone for 33/. 125.; and lot 144, "Unwires du Comte de Crammont, illustrated with prints, drawings, and manuscript 4to, 1772, bound in calf, was knocked down to Mr. Strong, for 15 guineas. Lot 150. A complete set of all the detached and small pieces, printed at the press at Strawbery.. bill, boards, and also a tract , containing a correct list of every book, printed at this press, was, after much competion, secured by. Mr. Thorp, for 15/. Lot 151. A description of the Villa at Strawbery by Horace Walpole, 4to, the first edition, illustrated, 1774, bound in calf—by Mr. B o h n , f or Mr. Beckford, la/. Lot 157, and the three following, being ca talogues of the pictures of King Charles 1., edited by Horace Walpole, . from tato manuscripts of George Vertue ; of pictures of King dames 11., anti Queen Caroline; of the pictures of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, for merly that of Sir I'. P. Ruben,, and the cataioguis of Sir P. LOy, and a complete catalogue of .th e w or k s o f W. Hollar, all in 4to , and boun.l m vellum, were purchased by a gentlernan for 2 ,2 . l o s. Lot 166. Tile Castl e of Otranto, first edition, calf, ion, With. drawings of the Castl e , and ditto the second edit calf, a/. lo s . The other portion of the sale was chiefly.com po=ed of classical books. 'l'hests 561,1 generally at very high prices, viz.—Lot 108. Xenophon de t.Jyri Institutione, Oxonii, Sheldon, folio, in morocco, and Martiale' s Epigram mats, was purchased by 11. _ ,I. - Bohn _ll n for th e large suns of 14/. Lots 81 to SS, compr i s ing :5 of the Classics, in red morocco, were sold for 4I i. '1 he amount realised by this day's sale was npwards of 500/. DR.ItEID'S LECTURES ON CIIENIISTRY.--Dr.lif-id delivered a lecture a t E xe t er H a ll, on Wednesday night. Tho time was occupied chiefly in explanations on the nature and variety of gasps, and - in a brilliant series of experiments tending to prove a principal fact, that the internal eolumb of a flame of gas did not possess the property of igniting substances, but that it was the partieles existing in the outward cylindrical flame that alone were combustible. Experiments also on the diverse colours of flame, and the causes of these variations, from the richly luminous and lurid tint to the feebly pale and blue, gave a pleasing diversity to the lecture. The large room was; as usual ) crowded. Ali Advertisements of a Disgusting Character, t:,r Immoral Tendency, are excluded from the Columns of "The Sun." 4 4 , .1 t. 4 s - • * - ;414i. -1'41 0, 1 11 ! .. *XIMOji ;try _ ;t _t o t, 142 2 - •is • • MADAME D'ARBLAY'S DIARY OF THE COURT OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE, IS NOW READY AT ALL THE BOOKSELLERS. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW NOVEL, EDITED BY CAPTAIN CHAMIER. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., . P ASSION AND PRINCIPLE A NOVEL. Edited by Capt. FREDERICK CHAMIER, R.N., Author of " The Life of a Sailor, " &e, Henry Colburn, Publisher," 13, Great Marlborough-street. With the Magazines, on the 30th instant, PART 11., Price One Shilling, with Three Engravings Dick Kitcat, of THE FORTUNES OF HECTOR O'H . A.LLORAN, By W. H. MAXWELL, Esq. Author of " Stories of Waterloo," " Wild Sports of the West," &e. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street; John Cumming, Ormond•quay, Dublin Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh ; Grapel, Liverpool; and all Booksellers. EDITED BY THOMA. HOOD. ESQ., AND ILLUSTRATED BY LEECH. THE MAY NUMBER OF COLItURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND HUMORIST, Contains the following interesting Articles:— Mr. Wakley and the Poets. By the Editir. The Barnabys in America. By Mrs. Troßope. Chaps. 6to 9. Female Arithmeticians. By Lamar Blanchard, Esq. French Cooks and Cookery. The late Andrew Ducrow. Graduates and Under-Graduates ; or, the Proctor's Note-book. By the Author of "Peter Priggins." Talents Misapplied. Madame d'Arblay's Diary of the Court of Queen Charlotte. Phinras Quiddy ; or Sheer Industry. By John Poole, Esq., Author of " Paul Pry." The Poetry of Law, and the Law of Poetry. The Confessions of an Avaricious Man. By the late H. D. Inglis, Esq. (Concluded.) Short Rides in an Author's Omnibus. By Horace Smith, Esq. Recollections of Eton. By an Etonian. The Poniatowsky Gems. The Whispering Gallery. By the Editor, &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. WITH NINETEEN ILLUSTRATIONS by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, LEECH, and CROWQUILL. The MAY NUMBER, Price HALF-A-CROWN, of BENTLEY'S MIS CELLANY, Will contain HORACE WALPOLE and STRAWBERRY HILL, With a fine Portrait of Horace Walpole, from the Original, by Munta. Mr. Makepeace, the Duellist, by Douglas Jerrold. Pipes ; by a Lover of the Weed, with Illustrations by Alfred Crowq uill. The Greek Poet's Dream, by Edward Kenealy. William Blanchard, a Sketch, by Drinkwatcr Meadows. The Friends we Esteem, by William Jones. Experience made Easy, by " The Pilgrim in London. To the Lady —, by Edward Kenealy. The Black Ram,- by Paul Pindar, with Illustrations. Richard Savage, a Romance of Real Life, by Charles White bead, with an Illustration by Leech. The Blind Man and Summer. The Two Interviews, by Mrs. Romer, with an Illustration by George Cruikshank. The Cruel Murder of Old Father Prout, by a Barber's Ap prentice ; a Legend of Modern Latheraturc,by Mr. Duller, of Pewternose. Paddy the Panther, by Darns. THE LIFE AND SONGS OF ANACREON. By BARNEY BRALLAGAN. Rural Scenes—Spring Flowers, by 11artingale. The Philosophy of Law, edited, with Illustrations, by Alfred Crowquill. A Visit to Greenwich Fair, by the Author of " The Philoso phy of Evening Parties." With an Illustration by Leech. &c. &c. &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington -street. THE ROYAL MARRIAGE PICTURE. MESSRS. HENRY, GRAVES an d CO., her Majesty's Printsellers and Publishers in Ordinary, have authority to announce that by her Majesty's Especial Permis sion, they will have the honour of exhibiting in their Gallery, 6, Pall Mall, Tins DAY, FRIDAY, 29th, and To-Moanow, SATURDAY, 30th instant, THE GRAND HISTORICAL PICTURE OF HER MAJESTY'S MARRIAGE. Painted by her Majesty's Command for Buckingham Palace, By GEORGE HAYTER, Esq., M.R.S.L., Her Majesty's Historical and Portrait Painter. ITEINE BROTHERS beg to state that the AUSTRIAN MONEY DISTRIBUTIONS, for which they are selling Selected and Genuine Bonds, take place egularly on the following days—lst of March, Ist of May, and st of September. On the Ist of June a selection of Bonds in taking place relative to Distribution of the lit of September. The Bonds belonging to the Distribution of Ist of May have al ready been selected on the lot of February. Direct for Genuine Bonds from those selected to take part in the Diatribution of the Ist of May, without delay to HEINE BROTHERS at HANIBURGII. Every Genuine Bond, taking part in the Distribution of lsi of May, is sure to obtain at least 641. sterling ; largest Divi• Bend 22,500/. slerliug.—Hamburgh, April 1842. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VV.STRIS LAST NIGHT BUT ONE OF THE SEASON, THIS EVENING, APRIL 29, Will be repeated Mozart's Opera of THE MARRIAGE OF FL GARO.—The character of Susanna by Miss Adelaide Kemble; Count Almaviva, Mr Stretton ; Cherubino, Madame Vestris ; Doctor Bar. Colo, Mr. J Bland; Figaro, Mr. Leffler; Basilic., Mr. C. White; the Countess, Miss Itainforth ; Marcellina, Miss Grant ; Barbarina, Miss Lane. After which will be repeated the Grand Romantic Fairy Extrava ganza, entitled THE WHITE CAT.—Woroupanatyme (King of Neverminditsnainia), Mr. J. Bland ; Princes Paragon, Pr, cious and Placid chis three Sons by Madame Vestris. Miss Murray and 'Miss Lee; Jingo, Mr. Harley; t • e White Cat, Miss Marshall. Doors open at half-past Six, anu the Performances be?in at Seven. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price Ss. (LI ; First and SeconaCircles 55., Second Price 'Zs. (id.; Pit Vs., Second Price 25.; Gallery Is. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be token of Mr. Grogan, at the Box-of tice, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon ap plication. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, Book seller, :67, New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Wonderful attraction, and matchless Stud of Horses, THIS EVENING. APRIL 29, Will be performed the Grand New F.quettrian Spectacle, entitled THE PEARL OF THE HAREM, HER KOOROISH LOVER, AND HIS WAR STEED, BEDA.—With magnificent Scenery, Costume, and Appoint..ients •' a Double Company, Equestrian and Dramatic, and the finest Stud of Horses in the World. After which, in a more extensive and splendid Arena than ever nefore witnessed. THE SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, introducing Mr. BATTY'S unrivalled Collection of Animals, consisting of nu merous and matchless Cream-coloured Horses ' Andalusian Chargers, Spotted Couriers, Fairy Palfreys, and PigenyPoneys, and the most talented Vaulters, Riders, Gymnastics, and Contortionists in the kingdom. To conclude with the Historical Pantomime (with Ncw Scenery; of PEROUSE; or, the MONKEY of the DESOLATE ISLAND.— Chimpanzee, the Monkey, by Mons. Gouffe. FRENCH PLAYS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Last Night but Two of Madlle. Plessy's Engagement, which will po sitively terminate on ednesday next. THIN EVENING, APRIL 29, _ _ The Performances will commence with MADEMOISELLE DE BELLE ISLE.—Mademoiselle de Belle Isle, Madlle Plessy. After which, LES BRODEQUINS_DE USE, To conclude with LA SUITE D'UN — BAL MASQUE.—Madame de Mareuil, Madlle. I'lessy. Boxed, ds. ; Pit, 3s. (Id. ; Amphitheatre (or Gallery Stalls), 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. Doors will be opened at Seven o'clock, and the Per. formances commence at Half-past Seven. Applications fo , 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-office of the Theatre, which is open daily, from Eleven till Five o'clock. THE WEATHER.—NooN, APRIL 28. ROt'AL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE- S TREET. Thermometer.... 66 Highest 66 g Lowest 40 Barometer 30.15.—Wind 'E. H W ATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. llorning 11 minutes after 4 I Evening ..... 50 minutes after 4. titg, o§lla, LONDON FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 29, 1842. The House of Commons has just published a paper entitled " Property-tax Bill, arrangement of clauses." This is a sort of synopsis of the measure, and ought to have formed part of the Bill when. it was laid on the table of the House ? Why did it not ? Because the Tory workmen,• with all their boasting, are no better than bunglers. They disdained to follow the Whig ex ample, but they have in the end been compelled. Pretty work, too, they have made, of this synopsis. It is as great a bungle as the Bill, but it is useful, as giving us a bird's-eye view of the deformities of the hated measure. It begins by stating the objects of the three first clauses, and then says--" Schedules A and B, Bales tier estimating the duty contained in Schedule A, in respect of the property in lands and tenements, and in Schedule B, in respect of the occupation thereof —page 3" to 46." Now that is a general head, and we naturally supposed that the whole of the Bill relative to these niat ters was to be found in these pages. The correctness of our supposition is proved by what occurs at Schedule E, under which head we find a similar enumeration of pages and clauses, and all the clauses which refer to that sub ject are found in the pages .there set down. But we hind subordinate heads under Schedules -A and B, "piles to be observed by the assessors inmuking the as sessment of this kind of property," which is clause 47, to be found at page 26, and 'not included within the general heading. That shows that both Bill and synopsis are jumbles. Again, the Clauses which refer to the . Commissioners and their duties range nearly all through the Bill ; they amount to no less than 45, in every one of which some thing is said of these Commissioners, and they in clude the fourth and the one hundred and eighty-sixth clauses. So with respect to Schedule D, which so deeply . concerns the bulk of the traders of the empire. We ex pected to find from this synopsis all the "Rules for ascertaining the duties on profits of trades and profes sions," according to the reference, between pages 68 and 74 ; but, on looking over the clauses, we find them run ning between pages 68 and 95, and amounting to not less than forty-two. Yes ; forty-two complicated clauses, scattered through twenty-seven pages, must the unhappy traders study, to know the rules by which they must guide themselves in making returns in order to be taxed, or, like camels, kneel down that the Tory satraps may mount on their backs. As we have before said, the Bill is a horrid jumble, drawn up without any guiding principle, or any regard to order and method. Being complicated, if not abso lutely incomprehensible, it is a proper instrument for the tyrant to work with who insists on fleecing us by an Income-tax. IC is a huge piece of mysticism, expressly calculated to confuse and perplex plain men, mid place them at the mercy of the subtle tools who will have to inform this dead mass with their living cunning. It is bad enough, we think, for'men to be the slaves of some splendid though perhaps brufal tyrant; but to be the slaves of incomprehensible jargon—of a thing called an Act of Parliament-4s worse than being the slaves of the Grand Turk. Men may understand why they must give up their money or their lives to him—it gratifies him per sonally ; but they cannot understand the advantage of giving up their property and their liberty to a disorderly mass of gibberish. In the hands of SOLON, LYCUROUS, or MOSES, legislation was, at least, intelligible to their sub jects, but WE are called upon to obey laws we cannot comprehend. With singular vanity, too, the clodpole repress ntatives of a few counties, and the money-gathering representatives of a few towns, imagine that the mantles of these great lawgivers have fallen on them, and that their incomprehensible rubbish is to be obeyed and honoured, and reverenced like the rules of the most profound wisdom, or the decrees of inspiration itself. They may find themselves deceived. There are indications at Nottingham, Norwich, and other places that a Is Ming obedience will not be ren dered to this slovenly piece of Tory tyranny. It is one thing for the House of Commons to ordain an Income tax in time of peace, in order to maintain the Corn-law and the sugar moaopoly: it is another and a very diffe rent thing to collect the money. The First Report of the Children's Employment Corn missioners has just been published. It relates to mines, and describes the ages, sex, number of children who work in mines, &c. The Commissioners, among the conclusions which they draw from the evidence supplied by their Sub-Commissioners, say that instances occur of children being taken into the mines to work as early as four years of age, sometimes at five, and between five and six. " A very large proportion of the per sons working in the mines is under thirteen years of age." "In several districts female children begin to work at the same early age as the males." " Parish apprentices are bound to serve masters in the mines till they are 21 years of age." " There is no skill to be acquired, and they secure only food and wages: , " The children must be in the pit as soon as the work of day commences, and they do not leave the pit before the work of day is at an end." " They are excluded from light, are without companions, and, except for the passing of the coal carriages, would be in solitary confinement of the worst description." " These children are compara tively dull, cheerless, and stupid." "In some districts they remain in solitude and darkness during the whole time they are in the pit, and never see the light of day in the winter season for weeks together, except when there is no work going on in the pits, and on Sundays." " Both sexes are employed in the same kind of labour, and work together almost naked. ' The men are sometimes stark naked. In many mines night work is organised, which is very injurious, especially to children and young persons." " The regular hours for work are rarely less than eleven, more often twelve, and in some instances thirteen." We must, however, stop, having quoted a small specimen of the Commissioners' important conclusions. The evidence, in which an extensive account is given of the mode of working in the various kinds of mines, is much more curious than the conclusions of the Commis sioners. We will quote a single specimen : " I visited the house of the parents of a little boy," says Mr. Sub-Commissioner, " whom I saw keeping a door down Flatworth Pit on the 20th of May. It was about seven o'clock on the Sunday evening, and the boy was in bed asleep. His mother said he was aged about six years and seven months, and he had been doWn the pit about a month or six, weeks. Always puts him t o b e d ear l y , b ecause he might get up every working morning at three o'clock, A.M., and goes down the pit at four. A.m. He gets his dinner directly he comes home, abOut half•past four, P.M ' . or a quarter to five, r.st., and then he washes him se lf an d goes to bed, between six and seven; so that he will never be up mote than two hours from the pit for eating, washing, and playing. When his son geti a little more hardened to the pit his' father means to send him to a night school and stop an hour off his sleep. The pit does not hurt him, but makes him a little whiter, and pe r hap s a little thinner. He was a fat boy when three years old." • The evidence is illustrated by a considerable number of .cuts, to show how the work is carried on in mines, and those why do not feel the degradation to which females are exposed in the pit, dragging along coals on their hands and knees, with a chain fastened round their waist, and passing between their legs, may, perhaps, be struck and affected by. the plates. If nature ba not kinder to those poor infants than man, or even than their own parents, and do not temper their lot by that benevolent principle by which she adapts man to circumstances, their condition must be 'truly pitiable. We trust, however, that it is not so bad as it looks—that the apparent excess of hardship, going to it so young, makes use a second nature, and renders the infants indifferent to that which to us appears an overwhelniing evil. If the mines be one of the sources of England's power and wealth, they are also, as at present worked, a source of great moral degradation. That a CommisSion should have been re quired to bring these facts to light, is not creditable to th e clergy of the Church of - England, one of whom is in every parish, and amongst whose flocks all this occurs. They ought before now to have made all England ring with their loud and indignant expostulations against the slavery of the mines. From whatever source the informa tion is derived, the public will receive it greedily, and be thankful to the Commissioners who, by making them acquainted with the matter, - have placed it in their power to lessen, if they cannot extinguish, the shame of binding infants of such tender years to such extreme drudgery. At the dinner given on Wednesday by the Directors o f the East India gompany to the Marquis of TWEEDDALE and Sir GEORGE ARTHUR, Sir ROBERT PEEL, in advert ing to the disasters in Affghanistan, said, " there is no occasion for any other feelings than those which are most becoming to an EngliSliman, the firm determination to repair every disaster we may have met with, and to overcome every diffictilty with which we may be en compassed in the administration of affairs in India." All who take an interest in the stability of our Eastern Em pire, and in the character of British subjects will cordially respond to these sentiments. It is need less to animadvert on the causes of our reverses till the full details are laid befure the public ; but in the meantime it is the duty of the Government to show to the world that we are both able and determined to vindicate the honour of the country, and maintain fur our own advantage, as well as that of the natives, our su premacy in the East. The loss of India would be fol lowed by calamities, of which no one can see the extent. both as regards trade and the interests of humanity; and it is therefore the bounden duty of every Ministry to take care that no chance shall be given to any one Power or another of wresting it from us. By meeting the present difficulties with decision and energy, the late disgrace will speedily be wiped away, and the a uthority and power of tile country stand even higher than before. Two of the appointments at least, those of the Marquis of TWEEDDALE to the office of Governor of Madras, and Commander- in-Chief of the Indian army,- are commendable, and we confidently trust will be attended with the best results. His Lordship is distinguished for firm ness and decision of character, as well as habits of business ; and all those acquainted with his career in the Peninsula rest assured that he will not be frightened by difficulties, nor fail to maintain the honour of the British army in battle. Few officers in the campaigns nndtr IVELLINGTON displayed more bravery or judg ment in earrying the orders'of his superior into effect. Let us confidently hope that he will be equally successful when raised to this high rank, and that he will, by his example, as well as by his judicious arrangements, inspire the army under his command with that courage and perseverance which shall make it bath respected and feared in the East. The brains of our Parliamentary Saints are fertile in absurdities. - Did they not struggle so hard to be mis chtevons, they would be exceedingly amusing. What, for instance, can be more absurd than the idea of enacting that no railway ShOuld be used on Sundays, except in cases of charity or necessity ? Yet this is a specimen of AU:a PTRE legislation which was last night to be submitted to the House of ComMOnS upon going into Committee on the Railway Rill. • Has Mr. PVC MPTRE ever .attempted to specify even to himself what are works of charity and necessity ? It was a maxim of WILLIAM ConnE'rr's that no man laboured but - upon compulsion ; so that with him every work was a work of necessity. Works of charity and necessity include all works that contribute to the comfort, pleasure, and sustenance of the human race. To afford facilities for the meeting of friends and relations is a work of charity. The conveying the pale, over-toiled, artisans of this great metropolis, to where they may breathe for a few hours the fresh air of heaven, and catch a glimpse of green fields, is a work of charity —a work more meritorious in the sight of Gon than the distribution of as many religious tracts as Mr. PLUMPTRE could carry on his back from this to the crack of doom: We never knew a Parliamentary Saint who could comprehend the meaning of the word charity. Mr. PLumr-inE evidently does not, or he would not seek to foist such a clause as the one under considera tion into a Railway Bill. We can tell the Honourable and sanctimonious gentleman that even work done on a railway is a work of charity or necessity. Not an engine would be - put in motion if the engineers could help it. They werk because they must ; therefore, with them, every rotation of the wheel is a work of necessity. The locking the doors of carriages carrying passengers is frequently a very great annoyance, and therefore we approve of Mr. O'BniEN's proposed clause for preventing it on the side next the stations at which such carriages are to make any considerable delay. We have ourselves experiehced very great inconvenience from the locking of carriages at places where the trains delayed for ten or twenty minutes, most of the time being consumed be fore the doors could be opened. We adverted on Monday last to Mr. HAunv's clause for making it imperative on the Directors to place two or more luggage-trucks between the tender and the passengers' train. Now, although the House has once rejected that clause, we consider it the duty of some member of the Committee to move it a second, and, if necessary, a third, and a fourth, and a fifth time, rather than it should not be embodied in the Bill. The convenience of the Directors is not to be studied at the expense of the lives and limbs of railway travellers. We proved on that occasion, by the evi dence of Captain LAwEs, who had been for some time Manager of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, that the placing luggage-trucks between the tender and the passengers' train was essential to the security of pas sengers ; and such security it is the bounden duty of the Legislature to afford them. The Madrid papers of the 19th contain no news of importance. Madrid Bourse of the 19th:—.27 7-16 for cash ; et CO days. The death of M. HUMANN is the principal topic of discussion in the French Journals. By most of them the deceased Minister is lauded as one of the greatest financiers of modern times. We entertain a very dif ferent opinion. M. HUMANX, was a man of considerable talent, great obstinacy, which his friends called firmness, and respectable in all the private relations of life. He had not a spark of genius or originality, and perhaps no man so useful ever was less popular. Whatever lan guage Ministers may hold in public, we are convinced that at heart they are glad to have got rid of him. Cer tainly his name would have done them no service at the ensuing election, as it was well known that he it was who first proposed the taking of the census, which led to such deplorable excesses in the South of France. His successor, M. LACAVE-LA PLAGNE, has been before in office as Minister of Finance, and is a man of very moderate abilities. His colleagues, however, will find him as flexible as M. llvmaNN was ob stinate. It is a remarkable circumstance, that when death ar rested the pen of IftratANN, he was writing directions to the Post-office to put additional restrictions upon the ex pressing of the overland mails. He dreamt not then that death was preparing in his person the subject of an express for the London journals. The Finance portfolio was at, first offered to M. PLASSY. He, however, declined it, being under au en gagement mit to take office without the concurrence of M. DUFAURE and his friends. It does not appear that the name of M. DUCHATEL, by far the ablest financier in the Chambers, was one mentioned in the Cabinet Coun cil. The body who will most mourn the accession of the new Minister of Finance, arc the beet-root sugar growers, as ho is for throwing the trade in sugar open to the colonists. There is no political news of any interest in the French Journals. The funeral of Marshal MONCEY was celebrated, with great pomp. Marshal SOULT and M. DUPIN delivered the usual orations over the grave. Nothing can be conceived more ridiculous than this theatrical display over the rotting remains of a fellow worm. The Monileur Parisien assures us that there is no founda tion whatever for the statement given in a letter from Turin, respecting the Marquis of Dalmatia, published by the Courrier de Lyons, of the 10th, of which that Journal itself expressed its doubts. It is raid that aneurism was, the cause of M. Ilumann's death ; his father and his brother, the - Bishop of Mayence, died, as we ate informed, of the same disorder. The day before yesterday one of the chief clerks of the Finance Department, transacting business with M. Humann, observed that he had a slight swelling on the cheek, and asked him what it was. .‘ That is nothing," replied M. Humann, " but I feel that I am going. The life which I lead fatigues and exhausts me. 1 have not long to live. No, I repeat I have not long to live. "—Journal des Debats. The Styx steamer, from Africa, anchored at Toulon on the 24th, with letters from Algiers of the 15th, and from Oran of the 20th of April. The letters from Algiers announce the re turn of General Bugeaud to the capital of Algeria. He returned on the 14.11 from Cherchell, having left the command to General Chargarnier. who had quitted Cherchell with six days' provisions, and taken the road to Tenez. It was said that General Bugeaud was going to set out for Oran, because affairs were not going on in that province so well as might be wished. A steamer had gone to Oran with a battalion of the 3d regiment of light infantry. The Arabs have effected another coup de main in the environs of Algiers. The escort of the mail from Bouffarick to Blidah, consisting of twenty-two men, was sud denly attacked by between 200 and 300 Arabs, who, in very good French, summoned the quartermaster, who com manded, to surrender. He replied, by killing the man who summoned him ; but the enemy fell on the twenty-two men, and when succour came from the garrison of Bouffarick, only five of the twenty-two men remained alive. The Arabs im mediately fled, and it was impossible to overtake them.— Commerce. BOURSE—Rana, TUESDAY, APRIL 26. kMt Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Pric. Prici. French 5 per COM, - 119 40 ... 119 50 ... 1 9 40 -. 119 LO 4 1 ,7, per Cent. lO7 50 ... 1.1 50 ... 107 50 ... 107 59 4pet Cents. ...... .. 101 99 ... 102 ... 101 90 ... 102 3 per cvnti Bl 15 - 81 40 ... 81 35 ... 81 40 "lank or etance -.370 ...,'Lfi'D ...5570 _2370 Witte Bank 1,0001. Shares 1032 50 :::ie3..; 50 :;:1020 50 7.:1F62 50 5,000 t. Shares 5050 —5050 ...50.50 nelaian flank Belgian 5 per Cents. 5 per Cents., 1840 104% ... 104% ... 104% .. 104:4 ipanish Active V5, s , ... :15% ... 253¢ ... 25% Pa55ive.......... ...% ... 5 Neapolitan lO7 50 ... 10 50 ... 107 50 ... iO7 50 Itmen 105% ... 10 % ... 105% ... 105% Dutch 2% per Cents. nAILWAY SHARI:b. .._ _ . St. Germain Versailles.(. B (New) L.B 2ll ... 210 ...:105 ... 210 Konen 55 i ... 550 ... 546 25 ... 550 Ode's]. Strasburg to Bale '..ti 25 ... V. 16 25 .. 236 25 ... 5::16 15 FINE ARTS. THE ROYAL MARRIAGE. We yesterday attended a private view of Mr. Hayter's picture of the Royal Marriage, which was painted by order of her Majesty, and from which, by , her gracious permission, an en graving will shortly be made. The most conspi cuous figures in the picture are, of, course, her Ma jesty and Prince Albert, who are represented stand ing at the altar with their hands joined, while the Archbishop . of Canterbury is reading the marriage ser vice. A little behind the Queen stands the Viscount Melbourne, bearing the Sword of State ; : and close beside him the Duke of Sussex, who, if we remember rightly, gave away the Royal bride. Behind the altar, in the bark-ground, appears the Duke of Cambridge ; and on this side of it, close to the spectator, are Princess Augusta of Cambridge and her Royal Highness Princess Sophia Matilda. On the right hand of the Queen, but at some distance from the altar, stand Prince George of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg, and- the Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, which last bears a striking resemblance to the present King of Belgium. In a box, in the rear of the chapel, are seated the Duke of Wellington—who, by-the-by, looks exceedingly grim, or rather sulky— the Dukes of Sutherland and Devonshire, and the Mar quis of Anglesea, each of whom is dresSed out in the richest and most showy Court costume7-in, fact, is quite in a blaze with gold face and orders. The twelve bridesmaids, who stand immediately behind the Queen, holding up her train, are grouped together with great skill and judg ment. The portrait of her Majesty is excellent as a likeness, but we cannot help thinking that the coun tenance has a little too much set gravity of expression. Prince Albert, too, is rather too tall :; but his figure and attitude are ftill of easy grace and dignity. Of the like ness of the Duke of Sussex, we must speak in terms of very qualified praise, for we were compelled tc turn to the ex planatory printed sketch in order to ascertain who he was. Lord Melbourne may be detected at a glance, and there is a arch smile in the eye, that is very character istic. The colouring of the-picture, considerins , the sub ject, is remarkable for its chasteness, but ue should hive been glad to have seen a little more cheerfulness of expression thrown into it. Almost all the distin guished personages represented, look as grave and thoughtful as if they were attending at a funeral rather than a bridal ; but this was s.'arcely the artist's fault, for every one knows that an English wedding is one of the most formal and melancholy affitirs in existence. In nine cases out of ten, the bride bursts into a passion of tears ; the bridegroom looks exceedingly foolish ; the bridesmaids rest less, and, perhaps, envious,--in short, all parties up pear out of their element, with the exception of the parson and the clerk, who alone look tranquil and eon tentec., from a prompt and pleasurable recollection of their fees. The Royal Marriage will make an excellent engraving, and it will, we understand, he immediately put int o the hands of one of the first artists of the day. The Sardinian Government, wishing to encourage the influx of company to the waters of Aix (in Savoy), has just ordered that strangers going to that town shall not be required to pay for the visa of their pa , sports, either on the frontiers of the Sardinian States, or at Chambery, or Aix, provided they stay at least forty-eight hours in the town, pa K T ;An fa, r n. 5 -472 111 ati 010 ntql 'or mot 'al 0 AND tt - i) " Who runs may read." POTLE:IGN. The Moniteur of Tuesday contains the following Ro3 al Or. donnance, dated Monday, signed by the King, and counter. signed Marshal Scutt, appointing a successor to the late M. Humann, as Minister of Finance:— • " Louis Philippe, &c.—We have ordained, and do ordain, as fellows Lacave Laplagne, Aleinber of the Chamber of Deputies, is appointed Minister Secretary of State of the De partment of the Finances, 'in place of Al. Humann, deceased." The death of M. Humann is the principal, and, indeed, only important subject in the original columns ol this morn ing's journals. The Debate has only a few lines of comment. It says:— " 'Elie sad event which deprives the King and France of the services of an able and enlightened Minister, who was sin- cerely devoted to the Revolution of July, has inspired us, as it will, we are sure, inspire all just and impartial men, without distinction of party, u ith a profound sentiment of affliction and regret." The foilowicg is from the Constilutionnel : " When the tomb opens for a statesman is not the time to revive the remembrance of our sad disputes. 117. Humann had lately supported a policy which we should not like to see triumphant; but that is no reason why we should undervalue the solid qualiti. s of this able financier, and the services which he had rendered to his country as dt puty, as peer, and as mi nister. He was, without contradiction, one of the most no portant of the present Cabinet, and at any period it would be difficult to find a man in the Ministerial party of so much talent and of such high reputation amongst financial men. His presence in the Ministry was a guarantee for order and regularity in the Treasury. The Cuurrier Francais says : "M. Humann was pertinacious of his. own opinions, and of their prevalence in the Cabinet. In the discussions which arose his colleagues were wary of contending against him, from fear of a dislocation. Delivered from their dicta►or, will they become more free in their movements—work the better, and be stronger? We, for cur part, take leave to doubt this. If M. Humann was at times a clog to them, he had a determi nation of purpose—a quality which will be wanting on the eve of the elections. A 7. Humann possessed the confidence of the Chambers, which frequently take for firmness that which is only obstinacy." From a statistical account recently published it appears that the agriculturists of France possess the following number of animals:— Oxen and cows Merinos sheep...., Common sheep.— Hoises and mules Pigs 6,681,000 . ........ 766,310 30,845,552 1,656,000 3,900,000 4:;,849,162 Dr. Antonio Espalier°, brother of the Regent, and chaplain to the Queen, died at Madrid on the 17th. It is said to be the intention of the Regent to have him buried with great splendour. PARX.I.II,I°4 ENTAILY. The Lords received some Bills from the Commons, and some petitions against the Corn-laws ; they appointed a Select Com mittee to examine Lord Denman's Law of Evidence Bill, and they adjourned. In the Commons, Mr. Divett reported that Lord A. Paget was duly elected for Lichfield; and Sir E. Hayes reported that Mr. Hornby was duly elected for Blackburn. From the Southampton Election Committee, Mr. Reding ton reported that a Mr. Mabson, who had been served with the Speaker's warrant to bring before the Committee all the papers in his possession on the subject of that election, had sent away part of those papers after he received the warrant, and had not produced them. To enforce the authority of the House Mr. Redington moved that Mr. Mabson be committed to Newgate ; but sub sequently altered the motion to bring Mr. Mabson to the bar. To the bar he was accordingly brought, and after being ques tioned, Mr. Redington moved that he be committed to the custody of the Sergeant -at-Arms. A debate, which lasted a considerable time, and employed all the legal talents of the House, ensued. Mr. Hodgson Hinde moved the adjournment of the debate, but was defeated by 166 to 16. In the end it was decided, we believe, that Mabson should remain in custody of the Sergeant-at. Arms. The House was principally occupied for the rest of the even ing by two motions of Mr. Wallace, the first of which, to bring in a Bill to reduce the number of Judges of the Court of Ses- sion, was lost by a large majority; the second of which, relative to defaulters in the Post- otfice, was withdrawn, Mr. Wallace consenting to receive an abstract of the information he sought. The remainder of the business was of a routine character. The House rose at One o'Clock. polnasac OPINION. In a leading article suggested by the late riots at Dudley, the chronicle observes :—" Against the real tyrants of the poor, and plunderers of industry, we hate no wish to stimulate violence —may the remote chance of its occurrence move them to a timely penitence. It would be idle to suppose that this country can have peace or 11 st while the sense of wrong, and the gnawings of hunger act upon large masses of the popula tion. The storm breaks upon one species of property to-day, . and to-morrow on another. People must have food ; enough of it; and purchaseable by their means; er the framework of society will go to wreck. It will not do for the pendulum of party merely to vibrate between abuse of the suffering master and punishment of the excited workman. It has never yet been proved, nor can it be, that cheaper food and more em ployment for the labouring population are only chimerical or Utopian notions. The firm conviction of a large portion of the intelligence of the country is, that they are, to a consi derable extent, within the reach of legislation and govern ment. Should that not be the case, there is but one just and humane course left ; that is, by a large sacrifice of property to locate the surplus population where it may be able to supply its own wants. We are not driven to that necessity. No party denies that something can be done; although the present triumphed over the late Administration for making the attempt. Only the earnest and honest application of the Legislature to the subject is necessary. But it will not be achieved by new Corn-laws, art Income-tax, or such a tariff as, after all, we are likely to obtain." The herald makes the following remarks, in an article on the subject of Spain ,—" In the politic schemes of marrying the as yet unmarriageable Queen of Si ain, about which two of our contemporaries have lately gossiped, there are two or three matters entirely overlooked. Spain has a constitution and a Cortes ; its youthful Sovereign has or will have a woman', af fections and will, and time and events are great destroyers of human designs. The Spanish people will doubtless permit their Queen to choose a husband for herself, without paying , much attention to the wishes or objections of any other mo narch.• Spain is not in the leading-strings of either - France, Austria, Russia, or England, and interference in its domestic concerns by an ally, or• by all its allies combined, will be treated by the Spaniards as it deserves; it will be resisted, and we sincerely trust successfully repelled. If the Spanish nation possesses a tithe of the spirit which we believe it still possesses, it will resent, in its earliest initiation, any attempt on the part of Europe to marry Queen Isabel to any Prince, either of common or individual choice—of any choice save one of her own unprompted will, there being no national impediment to that choice. The success, indeed, of such an attempt would probably be the commencement of the ultimate overthrow of constitutional Government in Spain ; no nation can be con stitutionally free when it is subject to any interference on such a matter as the selection of a husband for its Sovereign." The Times, speaking of the inequalities of the legacy duties, remarks as follows:—" We would rather see the inequalities remedied by abolishing the legacy duty on personal, than by attaching it to real, property. Scarce any tax is more oppres sive in its operation than this. At the very moment when a family, deprived of its head, and principal support, is least able to spare any of the means which he has lett behind him for its maintenance, while they are at a loss perhaps how to carry on the business which he has left behind him—embarrassed by difficulties which his experience alone would have been able to meet—deprived of sources of emolument which rested upon his life—at this moment of all others the tax-gatherer is sent in to demand his per centage on all that the deceased has been able to save for ti eir benefit. And it is no slight addition to the painfulness, though not to the injustice, of the impost, that its exactions are enforced on persons at a moment when the'r circumstances entitle them to every consideration, and make them peculiarly sensitive to anything which comes in the shape of a hostile intrusion. We should wish then to see an entire abolition of the tax ; but we are aware this cannot be effected hastily or alone." The Post says--" The question, whether or no landed pro perty shou!d be taxed by a legacy duty as personal property, we admit to be one of much interest. But of all the times that could have been thought of for discussing the subject in the House of Commons, surely the most unfit was that chosen by Mr. Elphinstone. The House bad just agreed to tax landed property by sevetspence in the pound upon the income derived .from it, when up starts this philosopher to propose a new tax upon the same etescription of property. This was absurd, and worthy only of the muddy brains of the new Member for Mon trose. Even Mr. Elphinstone ought to have been ashamed of it. A proper time, doubtless, will come when the question will be fairly argued in the House of Commons, and a definite judgment be come .to upon it both by the House and the ptiblic. In the meantime, all we wish to say is that obviously the most exaggerated and e roneons opinions are held as to the amount likely to be realised from a duty upon the descent and inheri tance of landed estate not greater than that now levied on per sonal estate. They who speculate upon a very large return must surely forget that the absolute property in landed estate is not inherited once for every fifty times that absolute pro perty in personal estate is inherited. They must forget also that landed estate generally descends to a direct representative, and would, therefore, pay the lowest rate of duty, while personal estate very often goes to strangers, and p ys the - highest rate of duty " 13 / 1 01\TEY—TILA.DE—COMMEILCE. At Liverpool bade has shown an improved spirit this week. On Saturday 4,000 bales were sold at improved prices, and 4,500 on the subsequent market-day. It is stated tliat upwards of 3,000 persons, emigrants, will leave the different ports in Devon and Cornwall, during the months of April and May. Y., raw AND POLICE. At the Bankruptcy Court on Wednesday, Rfr. Geo. Delian son Clarke, a patent-agent and late proprietor of The Inventors' Advocate, underwent another examination. His Belgian ac counts, he said, were so complicated that it would require a skilful accountant for six months to make them intelligible, when Mr. Commissioner Evans said, " unless you give in cor rect accounts, I shall never pass you." A question was then put to the bankrupt, which he refused to answer. A warrant for his committal was drawn up, but seeing good cause for changing his mind, the examination was continued, and finally adjourned fora week. The Commissioner said, the debts were 11,000/., and the creditors were not likely to obtain 6d. in the pound. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC. M. llumann, we omitted to mention in his memoir on Wed nesday, was born in 1780, so that hisrleath occurred in his sixty second year. He was a citizen of Strasburgh ; his youth was spent in obscure and laborious occupations, and he rose from the humble station of grocer's boy to the first dignities of the State. There exits in some parts of Germany a law to prevent drinking during divine serrfce. It runs thus :—" Any person . drinking in an alelmuse during d;vine service on Sunday, or other holiday, may legally depart without paying." • Lord Broughton has been chosen patron of the Glasgow Mechanics' Institution, in the room of the late Dr. Birkbeck. THEATIZ ZCAL. Carlotti Grisi took her benefit last evening at her Majesty's Theatre. _ is Wednesday Mademoiselle Piessy took her benefit at the French Theatre. She performed Celemine in the Misanthrope. Aladame Vestris, we understand, will close the Covent-garden season, and resign her lessee:hip on Saturday next. SPOIV.CING. The Earl of Lonsdale's valuable pack of hounds were brought to the hammer at Cottism ore K enne l s on F r id ay l ast, an d fetched good prices. COURT—FASHYONAIILE. The Archbishop of Armagh gave a grand dinner party on Wednesday to the Marquis of Waterford and other relatives and friends. The Countess of Bridgewater commences her fashionable Parties in Grcsvkor- square on the 9th 'of May. The Duke and Duchess of Buceleuch give a grand dinner party on Thursday next to several members of the Royal Family. Lady Lyndhurst'.; assembly in George-street has' evening was to a fashionable party, not exceeding three hundred, to meet their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Earl and Countess Bruce leave tovvn next tleek for Savenache Lodge, near Marlborough, Wilts. Lord Abinger left Brighton on Wednesday, for London. Lady Fran _cis Egerton, at her musical re-unions in Belgrave square, has, we understand, expressed het-Intention to engage the services of English artists only. We are sorry to hear that the Lord Advocate is at present confined by indisposition, at his seat, Eskgrove,• mar Mus selburgh. MISCELLANEOUS. Viscountess Sidmouth diedat liiclimondi.park on Tuesday last, in her sixtieth year. Her Ladyship was daughter and sole heiress of Sir William Scott, and niece of the late Earlof Eldon. Marshal Soult, on the announcement being made to him of the death of M. Humann, while he was attending the funeral of Marshal Moncev, exclaimed, `, Is it possible that the mus ter-roll is being called over in -heaven ?' MONEY and COMMEO.tCIAL NEWS. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. The advance in Consols between last night and this evening, s nearly three quarters per cent. they leasing; off at 93 93,E for Money, and 93h 93h for the Account. Some sales on account of the Savings Banks were made towards the afternoon, but instead of depressing; the market as might have been supposed, the contrary was the effect. This advance, which now exceeds four g er cent, since the Ilth of the last month, is wholly to be placed to the account of super bun dance of money. An instance occurred to-day. The offer of eight thousands pounds on his own terms, gas made to an eminent bill-brok/ r, which sum was to remain un • disturbed for three months ; the oely return was a re quest to take it away, and literally " I not take charge of it, far less allow any rate 01 interest." It is greatly to be regretted that monetary affairs should be thus situated, when so many avenues for the employment of money beyond the funds could be opened, were business in a more settled state; and, however the measures now befo: e Parliament, may be de servity, of censure, or injudiciously brought forward, the general opinion in the City is, that contineree will revive if they be speedily settled, but not until then, It is confidently believed that the funds have not yet reached the highest point, and many who are deserving of attention, consider that Consols will, before any considerable decline takes place, be above par. Should such an event occur, a complete alteration must be necessarily made in the finances generally. Bank Stock, 167 168 ; India Stock, .246 248 ; Eichequer Bills, 38 40 premium. In Foreign Securities the price of Belgian was 103 1 4 1041 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52L 53h ; the Five per Cents., 101 101% ; Danish, 80% 81 1 % ; Brazilian, 67 68. London and Birmingham Rahway Shares, 179' 181 ; Bir mingham and Gloucester, 55 57 ; Great Western, 94 95; the Half-shares, 641 65 ; South Western, 621 62 3 / 4 ; Gosport, 62* 624 ; North Midland, 69 70 ; the New Shares, 321 33/ ; South Eastern and Dover, 291 30 ; Blackwall, 12 121; the New Shares, 1010* ; Brighton, 364 37. In the Bonds of the insolvent States. Colombian was quoted at 268 261; Portuguese Five per Centi., 38% 39 ; the Three per Cents., 22 3 4 23*; Spanish Five per Cents., 24k 241, and the Three per Cents., '24h '248. In the three last named mat kets the settlement has been going on, but instead of the bustle which formerly was visible sn such occasions, matters have been as quirt as possible to. day, owing to transactions in Railway Shares being now all for money, and speculation in the Bonds last named at an end, although it is obligatory to quote them, inasmuch as they are not yet removed from the .list published under the authority of the Committee of the Stock Exchange. (From The Sun of Last Night.) The rise in the Funds is still going on, .and sanguine ex pectations are entertained by many parties well conversant with monetary affairs, that the price of Consols wit be marked much higher than at present. As it may slaw be considered certain that the Income-tax and . tariff will become laws, much regret is felt that any delay should take place in bringing the latter measure into operation, as the 'nigh prices which the funds hear, are sure indications that the cempl ints made of the depressed state of trade are neither unfounded or exaggerated; and no improvement is to be ex pected, while so much uncertainty exists with regard to the effect which it will have on commercial enterprize. The de mand for staple articles of consnmption, the duties on which are not to be altered, or the alteration deter mined upon, has improved, such as sugar, coffee, &c., but among the twelve hundred others, trade is completely at a stand, and meanwhile, all classes are seriously affected thereby. The accounts from Manchester ate again gloomy, the trifling demand which had sprung up having again ceased; and the intelligence from the other manufacturing - districts is no better. Consols are 21* to 92 for Money, and 92'4 to 93 for the Ac count ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 911 to 92 ; New Three and-a.Half per Cents. 1014 to 101% ; Reduced Three-and a-Half per Cents., 100 k to 1008 ; bank Stock, 16.1 ; India Stock, 2461 ; the Bonds, 20 to 22 ; Exchequer Bills, 38 to 41, premium. In Foreign Securities the Dutch Bonds continue the favour ites, and several purcheses have been made at 53 to 51i for the Three, and 1011 for the Five per Cents. Belgian, 104 to 1041; Danish, WI- to 811; and Brazilian, 67 to 68. Railway Shares are firm— NI mingliam, 180, 1 1 ; New, 308; Great Western, 931; Cheltenham and Great Western,' 19 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 54 54i ; North Midland, 78% ; Croydon 14 14h ; and Brighton 34. The Loan Notes; 'I, prem. The bonds of the insolvent, States are thus quoted:—Colom bian, 301; Portuguese Five per Cents., 37*; the 'three per Cents., 22i; Spanish Active Five per Cents. '248 2-11 ; and the Three per Cents., 24. This is settling day in Shares, and to-morrow on these Bonds, but as no time bargains are made in the former, and no business has taken place in the lat ter, the arrangement of the account is merely nominal. The Magnet packet has brought accounts font Rio Janeiro to the 24‘11 January, six days later than those previ ously received. Business continued in the same dull state as far as regarded Europear goods, and in tbe absence of orders at the present prices of coffee there, few purchases had been made for shipment to this country. The inferiatity of the crop gene rally bad caused the holders of the former descriptions mate rially to I:dvance their rates, which had been firmly maintained until the beginning of the month, at which period, owing to the accumulated stock, priccs declined 200 to 300 rein, but., at that reduction, they were still above the limits from Europe. The quantity on hand was estimated at 40,000 bags, for which 3,000 to 3,900 were asked, but it was expected that much less would be taken in the course 4,a short time. The shipments in the Month of Jarivary hail been 26.000 bags, of which '3,092 were for England to tt ait for orders, 9,988 for the United States, 7.210 for Stockholm - , and 2,600 for Trieste. The alteration in the duty here will make .a ccitsiderable change in this branch of trade, in consequence of the system of ship ping by the Cape of Good Hope being abolished. Anil it may be remarked, that certain individuals connected with the coffee trade, have not acted in the fairest manner to the community at large, in endeaYouring. as they have lately been doing, to per petuate this without evading the duty. The stock of foreign coffee thus imported is at present uptwards of 200,000 bags, the loss to the revenue upon which, if there proposition had been acceded to, would not have been less than 400,0001., besides allowing the higher rate of duty to be evaded in future BIOES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, APRIL 26. 3 per Cent. Consols ...... 90/ ;Bank Stock Three and Half Stock 994 Grand Canal Stock .. Ditto Reduced Ditto New 1630_ 99a 1 Ditto 4 per cent.. ...... ... 3/ per Cent. Debs. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APIIIL 27.—The manse was dull, and prices generally ht.d a tendency downward. Business was exclusively confined to the trade, to which about 3,000 bales were sold. LIVER.POGL SHARE MARKET, APRIL 27.—The market was very dull, with very little inquiry. The sales were...- Eastern Counties, 91. 18s. 9d. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow 53 Grand Junction Halves, 92; London and Birmingham:New 321. Shares,,3l ; Brighton, 361; Manchester and Le e d s Quarters, ; Midland Counties Quarters, 191; North Mid land Halves, 34; North Union, 71 ; and Paiis and Rouen, 17i. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, A FOIL 27.—We have had a very quiet Market to-day ; prices remain steady. The sales are Edinburgh and Glasgow, 531; Manchester and Birming ham, 28; Midland Counties, tilt); Bank of Manchester, 41; Manchester and Liverpool District, B. R., lot. Bs. 9d. . --- --. CLOSING PRICES, BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 167- India Stock. .. 2464 3 per Cent Red. 92 Ditto Bonds 2opn: 3 per Cent Cons 921 ;Ditto Old Annuities ... 34 per Cent Red . loo* ,'Ditto N ew A nnu ities.... New 34 per Cent New 5 per Cent. — ! Ditto 500/......... 41 pea Long Annuities ;:o expire Ditto Small 4l pm Jan. 1860 ..... ..... Ha , Bank Stock for Acct ... Oct. 1859. ........ 124 India Stock for Acct.... .ian. 1860. ... .... 14 Consols for Acct 9!.1 FOICEIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 p::.i . cent.... iPortuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 pei cent — 'Ditto, New Ditto 3Bt Brazilian 80nd5.... — Prussian, 5 per cent. .: — , Buenos Ayres t; percent Chilian, 6 per cent.... ,Ditto,7lletallic....... Colombian, 6 pet cent.. , Spanish, 5 per cent 244 Ditto, 1824.. ....... ..... 264 Ditto, Deferred..:. . 1.2 g Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per cent --'. —c. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent Exchange I c Mexican, 5 per rent.... 344 French, 3 percent — . —e. Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 24 per cent.. 53 Peruvian, 1825, f; per et. 194 Ditto, 5 per cent. .. . 1014 SHARES. Bristol :..nd Exeter (70 paid) Cheltenham And Great Western (724 paid) 184 Eastern Counties Railway (23 T.aid) Ditto New Shares ( paid) Ditto Debentures .. .... .... .............. 11/ 11s 8d Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) Great Western Railway (65 paid) 94 London and Brighton (50 paid) :..64 itto Loan Notes (71 paid) London and 131ackwall (25 paid) . 124 London and Birmingham (90) ..... . ... ... 180 Ditto Quarter Shares (15 paid) 37 Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) ... ........ London and South Western - 63 London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) . 14 Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ... .. 8 8 Ditto Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) 64 Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid) ... •• 27 i Midland Counties Railway (100 paid) Northern and Eastern (45 paid) ... ...... . 421 South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) ...... . 291 GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY, Traffic returns for the week encling.April 23, 1842: £774 7 G 528 2 8 Passengers Merchandise . • .£1,302 10 2 IV. CYBRIEN, Secretor Darlington, April 27. • IMPROMPTU. MADAME TUSSAUD AND THE SELF-LIGIITINO SEALING WAX Tursaud presents a brilliant sight, • A n d worthy every person's pelf ; Had she not brought the wax to light— 'Twoold come, at last, to light itself. In order to facilitate the execution of the railroads pr o j ec ted by the Austrian Government, the provincial states of Styria have offered to pay for all the ground within their dis trio, which will be required for that portion which is to pass th rou gh it. .At the same time the Government, wishing to ex pedite the great work as much as possible, has appointed eight chief engineers, each having lour assistants, to survey the ground and trace out the lines to run between Vienna arid Trieste, and Vienna and the Saxon frontier. The plans will be finished in the course of the summer, and immediately after wards brought into execution. The Trieste line is expected to be finished within five vears, and by the end of the same period those between Venice and 'Milan, and Vienna and Brody, en the frostier of Saxony. INDIGO.----There is every reason to believe, from a communication made by Mr. Gladstone to Mr. Beckett, the Member tor Leeds, that the duty on Indigo will be reduced to 2s. per cwt. on Foreign, and Is. on Colonial, and a corresiond ing reduction on other dyeing goods. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. (From the Second Edition of the Li verpool Courier of vesterd:S: We exed - edingly regret to announc... that, a most f a mentaii' l occurrence took plac e thi s morn i ng on our r i ver , by wit"' three young gentlem en . o f great . prom i re an d hi g h respect' bility, have l.,st their lives. It aears that a party of fir e , individuals, having b,eakfasted a t the p mansion of Dlr. Moss: at Otterspool, embarked in a rowing gig, for the purpose of rr• 'treating themselves on the river. 'The party consi,ted cf 3lr. James Ramsey, 11r. Arthur Littledale, rift. Royds, Mr. Taun ton, and Mr. Crewe. Their object at setting out was to PO: ceed to Monk's Ferry, but it appeared they first rowed up !It`, river, and then pulial across. The' boat was one which bad been frequently used by parties of young gentlemen, who WI in the habit of rowing on the river. The party had arrived Off the Lazarettos, and were laughing, an d i n grea t g l ee , at tb r slight commotion which rocked the gig. Suddenly, by 5° means, which the survivors are unable to explain, the boat V: between two'waves, and was immediately split up through the middle. The unfortunate gentlemen all clung to her, but she roll ed over several times s.o as to shake them off. :two of the r° ' however, succeeded in regaining their hold and clingig fast, one to the bows and the other to the stern. The (Ab er three, who were endeavouring to grasp the boat amidshil * could not make good their hold, and, after several fruit:e,a efforts, they were overwhelmed by the water and sunk. Some parties on board the Redbrea,t, Lazirette. saw the accident, end put off to th e ass i s t ance o f t h e ot h er two , 01.- Were taken ,up and carried to New Ferry, where they titre promptly art( nded by a medical gentleman, and, W e ar happy to state, are doing w e ll. Th e surv i vors are M r . Tau" „ ' ton and Mr. Crewe. 'lhe three unfortunate young gentleni who have lost their lives are M r . A. Lit t l e d a l e , M r. Reiycl, Mr. James Ramsey. OTEST AGAINST THE THhl{ READING of the NEW CORN.BILL• Dissentient—Because the new Corn-Bill, although it wag allowed by the Minister who proposed it to "cause a very 0 , 1 : siderahle decrease of th e p ro t ec ti on w hi c h t h e present dut":', aff o rd t o th e h ome grower,' is not accompani e d, as i n justice " ought to tare been, by the following measures, viz.:— l. The repeal of all the taxes which fall directly upon lankly the land tax, the malt tax, and the hop duty. 2. 'The equal sation of all the rates of which the occupie r ' of land bear at pesent an undue and unfair proportion, pow rates, highway-rates, and county-rates. 3. The repeal of the Tithe Commutation Act, which can 19 longer be just or applicable... 4. A legislative enactment, auth or i s i ng a ll persons w h o hol d leases to surrender them on giving six months' notice before Lady-day or Michaelmas. b. A legislative enactment, directing the payment tost, under every written cont rac t t o b e re d uce d according to t ; proportion which the average prices of wheat, under the ne. Corn-bill, may at the ti me o f maki ng such payment bear to t N average price at the time that such contract was fortnr`." so that such payment may he of the same value as was ori ginally intended and agreed to by the parties. STANHOPE' TO TITIE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In these days of universal taxation, when Sir Rob ° , Peel, as a last res ource , i s a b out to ma k e hi s gran d at tact upon the pockets, feelings, and private interests of the CO' reursity, elevating himself lion the self-erected pinnacle of ° sufficiency, to stand o r f a ll by hi s tariff-compensapting-bait tax, there appear to me tw o e li g ibl e su bj ects f or i ncreas i n #ir revenue, viz., a tax on mustachios w orn by civilians—eertsou4 as reasonable as the old hair-powd er t ax — an d to j u d ge bjr . _t, number of mustachioed puppi es th a t perambulate Bond-stT and Regent-street, of an a ft ernoon , wou ld pro d uce as m u ch t° the revenue as some of the articles in the paraded tat whereon a mighty reduction is made, because the reduCtl will benefit nobody. The second, to be an increase of MO per cent., on fore i g l i servants, which, notwith s t an di n g the case of Lord Russell, and the pendin; one of the Marquis of Hert l t . would, from the strong predilection of the aristocracy for t"' artic'e, insure a considerable return. These hints are given on the consideration that, as a g re : r t struggle is to bo made, it i s b u t f a i r we s h ould pay f o r luxuries. Your obedient servant, INDES' CONCERT. The Melophcnie Society gave a concert on Wednesday nigh t 'l at the Music Hall, Store-street, Bedford-square, when Hargl e „, serenata Of Acis and Galatea, wills a short miscellaneous Se l 'i; tion, was performed. Miss Fanny Russell did not sing n e ' r ; , so well as we hay; heard h er — s h e pos i t i ve l y mangled the ve r i , sweet recitative and air, " Hush ye pretty warbling she was much better in the trio of " The flocks shall leave, e r mountains," with Mr. Simmons and Mr. Shoubridge; a°' h i` last song, " The rocks wh ere cora l grow, " was exceed well sung. Miss Cubitt wa s i n cap i ta l vo i ce, and sung cll,aj; ingly. We have seldom h ear d t h at very sweet air, •`. you gain !he tend.er creature, softly. gently, kindly treat better executed ; it was all sweetness, and was sung with s 4l ,if, cable ta4e. Miss Cubitt w as most deservedly encaredit ipl as well as in ti e air in the mi sce ll aneous 'selection, "The,':rof and the Maiden." Mr. Sho u b r id ge sung th e recitative &lino " Love sounds the alarm " exceedingly well. If this gentle,;„a would be a little I,ss stiff, and a littl e more an i mate d , his 'las ing would he mu c h more plea s ing ; hi s vo i ce i s good, 02" et comprehension is good, and We d o no t see w h y h e should`o, always sing well. Mr. Simmons's recitative, and air, or ruddier than the cherry," was admirably sung.- BOby the most charming thin g of th e n i g ht was the beautiful It , he duet, " La piu Pura," ( Gabussi), which was sung bY Misses A. and M. Willi a m s ; th e ease w i t h w hi c h these WI aecomplished this diffic u lt d uet , an d t h e h armon y which the, , instilled into it by the b eaut if u l com bi nat i on of their vo t r: e , are indeed indicative of great acquirements, and well did deserve the rapturous encore with which this piece was The well •known Itali a n a i r , "Al dolce canto," (RosaiPi)'. was tolerably sung by Miss P or t er; and Miss Thornton ax e Lilted one ',r two airs remark a bly well. The hall was crowded to e x ce ss, and the concert went. o a with great eclat. We have nothing further to add save tbster: was announced for repetition next Wednesday, amid mold able applause. DUTCH MAIL. Tur Hacor, 'Grit Arum.—The accounts dated the of April, received this morning from Berlin, respecting f, ill ess of his Majesty King William Fred e rick, are n ot OP your:We as those of the preee.,it,g day. The bulletin of the 22d is in the following terms : " During the course of yesterday there was no partioc o change in ,he state of his Majesty the Ce unt of Nassau, and „ s % Majusty was f r ee f rom f ever i n t h e even i ng. The august Efor tient had, however, a very restless night, and was fatigued want of sleep. 6' His situation, however, is not worse, and this no rn t ire h il e there was no fever. Up to this moment (three o'clock ill fee l6 afternoon) the fever has no t re t urne d, b ut hi s M a jesty whits pose weak in consequenc e o f th e s l eep le ss n i g h ts w hi e „ r x In the sitting o f th e S econ d Ch am b er to- d ay, several 2"of jects of law w e r e received and'referred to the se ctions. 0 1 ' , 8 0 ,0 which r e hies to the intended marriage of her Royal H i g the Princess Sophia of the Netherlands to his Royal Highlo ° Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe 'Weimar. A.IfISTERDASI, APRIL 26.—1 n r e f er e nce t o t h e state,- British Nest India Islands, which is a matter of great Or. ance to our country ; and to the disputes respecting th e Os, ment of the emancip a t e d negroes , our esteemed fr i en d W o of us an extract from the Gazette and General ildver tis British Guiana o f th e I s t March, 1842. The extract s a) 0 4 ,13) We are happy to anno unce on t hi s d ay (t h e Ist of %% l ir that the desertion o f th e i r wor k , w hi c h too k place at the ill' ning of this year am ong th e wor k men, i n consequenc e °' roef judged con.iiinat ion of the ma s te rs t o r e d uce their wages'rtiou be considered at an en d. Wh en we l oo k b ac k on the cle'coble -:, of their work, we cannot help remarking on the very i r e '2, 00.; conduct of the labourers, wh o , th oug h t h ey s h owe d lution not to work at r e d uce d wages , too k care no t tot e el° any ill, gal act. Thi s may b e ascr ib e d to t h e natura lly P o e ; pr,!: disposition of th ese p eo pl e; th ey ta lk l oudly, b ut se kle ift tr; teed to acts of violence, and chiefly put their confiden t e ay rej justice of the local Gov e r nmen t, on w hi c h they imPlicis ,votete for instruction and p ro t ec ti on . N ow that unhapPi things is at ao end there is no reason to apprehend that willte less this ye a r th an the last."—DutchPaper, I'll. CORN AVERAGES. oro j 'icf GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BR I TISH -- c„t0r0.,.1 For the Week e n ded April 22, 1t342, made np from the Pl,O ' the Inspectorr to the ditferent Cities and Town, in g" " ea Wales, Her Imperial Quarter. 19s. 3.1.1 Beans ......... •f,." 54. Wheat ens. 7d. 1 Oats Barley 2 7 1. [3d. I Rye AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEES• I.i' ' Week ending WHEAT. saakEy.l oars. 1 are. , 1111 049 " ----- 6 .1-I—'----.7: 3, 1 , 0 iIS 1 1 V. 6 11 ,3 0 g :'% 0 17 4 3.1 4i Ai 0 5,.." 4 IS 11 32 5 13 0 • 7 'VI 5 19 11 133 101 2. 4 i f 1 19 2f 32 ti Ibu 9 , ' e 19 3132 11 13 0 win , . 'ERAGES OF THE I" LO-' 9.1. 1' 4 4. 9,1.1 Bealls••••• ..... ” 13. 8.1 I !'ease...... , s!' DREIGN CORN. 4 2.4 • ad. 19s. 9.1. , Beans ............. 1.95. 9d.i Pease ••"". -.— - THE MARKETS—YESTEP PA fisf COLONIAL MARKET. ate.' hot. There was a fair business transacted at full n I .- to be . . r. Sugar fzm in price, but few West India parcels wer e . firlor t , Coffee met with more attention, and holders I c r per CII : Ceylon of good ordinary quality at 755. to Ms. u Saltpetre wanted at 275. to 295. 6d. per cwt.' be TEA MARKET. Prices were sustained, an d C ompany ' s C o ngou IW° , I t° purchased under Is. 10d. per pound cash. COTTON MARKET. ' • The public sales went off at full rases. a ,l. 11 WIIITECHAPEL HAY MARKE T ' a d J The supply was moderate, with a m iddling deV P 10 ,- ''' descriptions at the p resen t quotat i ons :—Clover'il 1/. 165 ' 5/. Bs. ; Hay, 24 and 3/. 10s. ; St raw , 11. 12s. an Mar. 18 25 5B 4 26 6 April 1 8 5l 2 i 6 2 15 59 10 26 11 t. 6 1 27 3 IMPERLAI, AGGREGATE AV Wheat 59s Id. Oats ..... Barley.. 26s. 8.1, Rye DUTIES OW F( Wheat 27s. Bd. Oats Bartel , ' 22s. 104:1. j iiye ........... , _. ~,. ac knolv T 11: Chancellor of the Exchequer bed's t , ° 441 thine ledge the receipt of hta:ilfnwgo.efsltlaracfisevte:hpAeopuurnniadle.2n:o.ntea,ni.:c.:::(l to n :: placed to the account of the window-tax, folio' Gore an° Ca. o rn it u Z s u f e s s i l e rE . : - . ; -- D h r o l:I a . 1 E RELIEF FUND. --- ; r i:indlY se _t t of A r Will ilini s " . donation, last week, to the Relief Fond On i e bl ueF. m g. l e ! o e i v i n ' a g r d i ',' years on the bank f Essqom.,emofp.t)he London papers an alg a , bny o , f o c ' t - he venerable Archdeacon G sp o he o n d t e ful liberal gift°late s o t e Eden. e deemed ae • to mill be deem m i s ire recollection of the ties which once bound his nuarw the ; district, v‘ll(.l' this county. It gratified us also to see a contrhibasu Right Rev. Dr. Mostyn, Catholic Bishop of th.. Sta t e of bi l we regret to hear, has bcen obliged, by the delicaThe unvn healih, to try the milder climate of Clifton , . mi ..petit', benefactor who forwarded his timely aid throur I Lord Robert of the (Mental Club, has, we believe, as '''''lvieathat holy bond Grosvenor, no connexion Kith this counutv,iso, 11 and which, Itt: of Christian charity which unites all ea to lend their succour trust, may induce other distant friends f this eitY.— Cart: the still suffering and distressed poor ° • n forwarded! donatio Journal. [We understand that anY Carlisle ; to Ate Mr. T. T. Rainer', Treasurer Relief Fti Isle; 01. to the 3 12 P` Car, P. 11. Howard, ALP., Corby Castle, acknowledged, of Carlisle, Carlisle, will he gratefully received,idn, some whole of prov irs and applied to the benevolentpurpose _:....::::::...............- some food for the necessitous poor of 1 - , ar'"' ___. tion from n nwueghbe, l :T e vhe ' ''' B IR TH S. 00 the 10th inst., at Vevey, in S witzerland, the ad o f j. Pate Nevile, Esq.. of a son. On the 20th inst., at Spring field, Hereford s hire, g ri " Wallace all, of a sn. On the 21st 2lst inst., o at Great Missenden, the lady of the Re'f' William Johnson Burgess, A. M., of a daughter. DIED. On the 25th of January last , Francis‘,4 u stin, Esq. , of th° Middle Temple, second son of A. Austin, Esq., of Fuloaro ". .., On the 25th inst., Flora Macfa r q uhar, the daughter of i t William ille) rick, of Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-parkl On the 25th inst., Mrs. Sara h Hewer, of Newgate - m arket. On the 21st inst., at Bru ssels, Jacob Meyer Tueski, s ° ll ° the late Meyer Heyman Tueski, of Amsterdam 0 Londc n: Pinted and Published by MURDO is Nu . 112, r Strand. at 7'he SUP. Office, No. 112. St rati* the County of Micknese:, Friday, April 92, 1142. Not 111n v , DC Quart. Quarto Quart( Quart( • Quarte Quarte i lialf-F, A „ rittlf-pa! The, stop at and Fla\ and secO train wil Stations. Fares 1 4s. 6d Croyd on tinder se 'uncle f 4 Andon r ates Bills c horse s , Post h ors this off, Cf Aressrs.o 4 41 at all 10 , An from then AT, at 1 , 1,,• of Fr irn liZte ItUAT flor G , h 4l ,eywoo( ll tv . Law' 413 e in•rL f r b es 11:_i k:rn e e 1 ,„ Col h_ • Allnv V u rbos Wil ri,kiriffiths r nd square 1 1 41.103 Tan tS:olebou gton. [ Cann, !el H am E l a i k't!2alard Namk_e( igha,ni, paci ng 14,Ne 3 srs. thousa VA larger 111/: o vity of r pert its use th Istinctl I tti e le im k li t : k the ki 1 4 1 1 , I t tle Pr '"e Prir r hbi hi , itee th , ?;itiester. s 4 -,:tter, itii Albem In s ' . Kin; . 1 Vasetiu to a 4 tiui i l tt. l ?AD,IT t. litrateful ' il i t and / \it 44orAt of \ tti t iF t k of YZ I , i • l 'l v l i e fi .: 4 5 , i i 'l)rocte ~, .p, log fri t ‘? ilil 4 .'041 , 1 , t t : i t l e ( t t , ° ,ngst oth 'a '", &II ' „.l'oba ° ,7, ,i4,6'4111 , ~ mock of o,l,ntists , ,t 4t.\,t....l2 ti ti iiat ir Ittf t : l tt y ß a ztr , ;, ,i t 4li T l t o t . re a s no It 4 l n h . d qt .u H ri ;1 11 4:of An: iiii'ltdailn! i S 4 , d ion l ' ) , t" . l o 4t,lance k g i b on ot i ',,,TTET ', ' 0 TH 1 Pr IL THE INDIA SUN, CONTAINING A MAP AND FULL ACCOUNT OF A FFGHANISTAN AND THE THEATRE OF WAR IN INDIA, IS NOW READY. THE SUN, LO lON, FRIDAY 'MORNING, APRIL 29, 1842, 1~ .(not U