The Sun. — London, England, 1842-05-17 00:00:00

rday fore ?s and th e Y nwtning iisited her and the lernoon IA Arbuth' lorsoback. C time, no • Clarence. 'alace la st 'ago; . h, e _ r ac } W . v . , td of nue ; Barring: Liverpool, attOd ed A rt ioub ' r e tess Deir s of Pe ii i , u nless lit En11)11; ltley, 6 " 1 [r. Ge°4 an d , before II: of Er 5 ialoor 4 left tol the BOY' aktstY the Juse• the by sited the p r Claren ce on ICo ese' g- oofor n. - Amer ielill al-office. cJ• room coaltri_; trite* 'be no y e e Id in '"0 add rr e , t left 0 1 ' o f port Pilo, to A l oe poP bets laid vO ce ; 'erea the ~ t e r r e to 1, ~ °o no ta onl Ol ,A l' og g th ; t 011 len •taken, j, s hire Pit Ils Y of c° fail to 'st of s , 9 1 • 1 ..... . 2 ;, .. .. 3 j ..... t: 1 0 1 1 0 2 If hot s e ' r lkod °I p r e ' io - pr` 01 . ,/ do r e dit* • tter Y. o , eor 0 )ted AL 0 - xtu; br t` eie l‘ g re • Icy ,•tho ly " 13 • 0 , 0, 1 eqo .•‘.7. u ' p oor 0" 1)e walr ONEy and COMVIERCIAL NEWS CITY, MONDAY EVENING. But little business has been done in theEnglisb Funds during the day. The markets generally have an im .PrOved tone of firmness, and Consols left off at 92/ 92k fez. Money, and 921 921 for the Account. Bank Sock, iro ' ; India Stock, 2491 2511 ; Exchequer Bills, 39 41, p rem. id, T h° Pricea,of F ore i gn. Securities are firm ; Belgian, 102 103 ; Dutch, the Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 52:1 ; the Five per Cents. 101 1011; Danish, soi 8111 4..;.an Brazilian, 67 68. I. sic; , Railway Shares were not materially altered in price, l'ut transactions to a fair extent were entered into. t! . . 0 , 411 ci0n and Birmingham, 186 182 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 53 55 ; Great Western, 92 93 ; the Half ice; Shares 64 64} ; South Western, 631 64 ; Gosport, 631 _d,:§e4 ; North Midl an d , 65 6 7 , t h e new s h ares, 321 33/ ; _outh East ern an d D ov e r, 291 301, New 7 1 7 i; Eastern ; Bluckwall, 111 111, New 91 91, and no prighton, 351 36:1 per share. -4 il: The quotati ons o f M ex i can b on d s were 37/ 371, at toothe close of business. - In the bonds of the insolvent States Colombian were ti4ttoted 261 271 • Portuguese Five per Cents, 371 31, - Three p er Cents. 22/ 221 ; Spanish Five per Cents. 14‘, 2 ,- 3 19 and th e Th ree per C ents., 23 23 /. 441113 i It will b e o b serve d , that the nom i na l r ate o f Colom •a! , a n is about one per cent. above that on Satur te.y. To the uninitiated in the manoeuvres of the mar ket i n wh i ch these documents change hands, it would doubtless appear that some circumstance had oc curred which might influence the quotatiens. It is true that such an event has happened, but it is one that does l'lnt alter the position of the bondholders. To-morrow I s the day fixed for the settlement, and upon every simi iar occasion th e p r i ce o f one or t h e ot h er o f t h ese thi ngs hraised or depressed, as may best suit the accounts of e Principal speculators. Spanish, for a long time, had , "'e Preferen ce i n t h ese fl uctuat i ons, b ut s i nce di s h onest y that nature has become so glaring, that even the chief b,7oPeraters themselves were ashamed to make any further 11eraPtS t o bolster up the bonds, Peruvian and Buenos- Yrean succeeded. For the two or three last settle 41*.nta the w h o l e were i n suc h b ad odour w i th the pu bli c, ctt th ey all were allowed to be quiet ; but this time an ffort has been made to revive the rig" in Colombian yt has, however, fortunately been unsuccessful. the B r i tann i a steamer from H a lif ax, accounts f rom r'e York to the 30th instant have arrived, the fullest ssible d eta il s o f w hi c h appeared i n The Sun of th i s " : 11in g• Private letters mention a report that Lord ... hh urton had offered to settle th e boundary question = tiLP t ling for the land in dispute ; this, however, was tight could not be acceded to from the constitution of rithe p (dere' U n i on , w hi c h f or bid s any port i on o f t h e ter -tory to be sold. T h . (From The Sun of lA/Mt Night.) Sto is has been :partially kept as a holiday in the market, consequently. but little has been done, ;I t ner is there any particular feature to notice. Con -.17.'S are 9 9 1 921 for Money, and 921 921 for the Account. f p. r ee-per C ent. re d uce d 911911 ; Three-and-a half per 74-r. reduced 99i 994 ; New Three-and-a-half per 49. 1001 loot , Bank Stock 1671 168 k ; India Stock 9A 41 ; India * Bonds 19 21 ; and Exchequer Bills 39 Premi um. ~4he Foreign Securities have also been without any etisive business, the prices are—Belgian, 101 k 1021 ; ~ 1,1 3, e„.1 1 Two-and-a-Half per Cents.. 52k 52 4 ; the Five ‘ , ents 1004 1011 ; Danish, 801 814 ; and Brazilian, 4 4 „68 . :11'1,11e•quotation of Mexican has been 37+ 1 ; Columbian, ut little has been done in Railway Shares. Edin ..N„rgh and Glasgow, 55 56i ; Great Western, 93 93} ; L w Shares, 641 64k ; Fifths, 10 ; Brighton, 361 ; 'Jn notes, 8 8k ; Blackwall, 111 111 ; Manchester and feeds, 82 821. tench apprehension was expressed at the period of f ormation of Joint Stock Banks, that the currency wild be materially influenced and injured thereby. L i lis, to a certain extent, appears to have been correct, 'tittle few of the establishments at first, as might have I ;een exp ecte d , go i ng on far too rapidly, and issuing an injudicious amount, and to comparatively insolvent parties, occasioning much t em p orar y di s t ress . Si nce , mhowever the principles of these institutions have become ore fully d eveloped and more correctly estimated, the endles sness of the fear is here completely shown, d few i ns ti tut i ons of recent origin, opposed asth e Y were to former prejudices, have become _greater favourites with the public. These re a Ittl rks, have been i n d uce d, i n consequence of a refer ence to recent returns of the amount of notes issued by t hem, ordered by P ar li ament, commencing in July, 1841, in which month it was 3,418,810/, out of a total c irculation, of 35,444,783/. ; August, 3,215,2531., total 3 _ 4 ,181,182/. ; S eptem b er, 3,311,941/., total, 34,049,457/.; O ctober, 3,519,3841., total 35,563,199/. ; November, • 3 . 4 21,135/, total, 36,102,5831.; December, 3,217,812/, total, 34,561,671/. ; January, 1842, 3,042.1971., total, . 33 ,605,0131. ; February, 3,068,091/, total, 34,739,421/. ; 2,990,986/., total, 33,591,9251.; April, 3,047,656/, L•ltal, 33,014/677/ ; May, 3,160,900/, total, 34,849,751/. When it is considered that in this gross calculation, the Bank of England issues as nearly as possible one .t.haif, it will easily be observed that States Banks have %nly kept their proper proportion all the way through. . ! ‘ c ' PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MAY 14. a per Cent. Consols Three end Half Stock 99* Grand Canal Stock ... ... ••• • Ditto:Reduced ...... Ditto Debs. 6 per cent... 83 ~ Ditto New 1830... 99* Dit to 4 p er cent 4 ... ir per Cent. Dabs. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 14.—We have 4 't 4 a quiet and steady market to-day. The sales amount I t :About 2,500. b a le s . W e h ave no a l terat i on to not i ce prices ; b ut t h e b etter description of American is • s.re e and prices looking up. IV ERPOoL SHARE MARKET, M A Y 14.—The busi t C% during the week have been small, and the quotations ‘' .. f a llY lower, especially Ea-teru Counties, and South 4,- pe.tte 0,,, 1. 11 , and Dover Thirds ; Grand Junction have also `wed rounds er share. A fair inquiry has been have (3l. Sout h-Western, for which higher prices hTa,,,en Obtained. itte. : P i ' ' ' s TEß STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 14.—Our , - . 3 1.. / ViniOUt any material change since yesterday. 't hV Q - g" and Glasgow continue in demand at 56, and U. 11 ,11 it 81. e rs at 2 4 premium. Manchester and Leeds Ater ' ar es have been done at 361 per share ; Man beisaila.(l Birmingham at 27i ; Bolton and Preston, 6 "re ; and South Eastern New, 2i per share. CLOSING PRICES. 11 aq t;t BRITISH FUNDS Per .. 168 India Stock ............. 249 psi 4 ,P r er ................ 91* Ditto Bonds . ev ent Ctl7s .. 928 Ditto Old Annuities ... ew -en t Re,tl ...... 998 i Ditte New Annuities... New Ni Per C ent . * woe Bills, 1,000/. 39 Pal '' Per N A t' nr, C ent , - Ditto 5001— 39 pm uit ies..ovxpire Ditto Small 39 pm " t'• 1 Oct. : 860 . 12* Bank Stock for Acct ... 18 59.. .... 0 - India Stock for Acct.... ' *- ~••• 6 °. . 124. Consels for Acct Atl„l i j' . an, 5 "' FtOttEIGN FUNDS. Portivniese 5 per cent. tdr a ,,p, 5 rent .. . IDitto, b New 'Ditto 37 4 ',.,,tte to , s za r' toe .... !Prussian, 5 per cent. ~ AYres t; per Ces - i I Russian, 5 per cent — ?pop,C , per , tent... 81 IDitto, Metallic ...... . llanto i , ti 261 iSpanish, 5 per cent., 23 it , 24 le ' cent.. Cr h, 3 ..... . 1 94 ;Ditto, Deferred.... . 104 ~\ •e, i ,.Per cent . ..... Trench, 5 per cent. —f. litil ean 4 , 5 , 5 per e Int. Exchange 1 ,44 ), 6 " Per cent. 371 iFrench, 3 percent. —f. —e. et tivi Per cent Is" 2* per cent. 521 " 1 625, 6 p er ", ;Ditto, 5 per cent...... 101* Cf, SHARES. e'tenhaand great Western (72i paid) 20 m t hrgh and Intsgow (50 paid) ... 561 . ITWestern Rail way (65 paid) 93* tio N ew Shares ~(50 paid) , ito Fifth (4 paid) rradon and Brighton (.50 paid) fl6f 4 1414. 1 11 and Blackwall (2,. 1 paid) lll • Non and G reenw i c hß a iiway (12/ 15s 4d pd) 5* 444 : 1 1m. and South Western (38/ 17s 9d pd) 631 111 4. restex, and Leeds (70 paid) tift_elieiter and Bi rm i ng h am (40 paid) ...... 271 Pathern and Eastern (45 paid) end Rouen (16 paid) ........... ...... ••• 17 1 1 Elg'Restern and Dover (50 paid) 3O 1. -.Au:, Scrip. ( 5 p a id) 41,e, . t"-- A f ay 22 ' London, of 6unclaY next,, „ b • Pe- Z il l e c , a 4i fe in /I°-----n' Oaks Anticipations. ._ „• b ., ttvi lla rttai l , t. D er b y and the \44,,ei.,pktille,i`tiPro_phec)' of The latest and ~„,,,,; , s. , i a correct .. 4).4 t t ~t,rrived or expected at Epsom. " List N o V f i a n l ri l e t r he of D t e h r e by p a ei n b lialc" 4:4 ti ' l't'lentic betting, and tli ( 'k . • important I . t . ack i to 4 : °llnected with these f in London, it . 1 tY illildtt • • ' Bell s in L' ,:. a t Epsom, .a vari t e a ty ot of ev e e x n c t l s u . siv i e in in d fo e r- V i ll - 31 following 84. k 1,.. -'r , A.f,iiiirt of the " D°--gl Derby. 'l4e ; . I. ,,tti 4 the' Winner of the 7 flei)elici.' r i • . ~ Pricewill e c f o ß n t e a g i n s rt„,.; v - - t; 4, Aktrt 1.13 ELECTION.—This to that of the Cpi, • qiit.,, • . .E now similar the At"tit.;' -live sosition, is 1" ili. -‘,.• eighty borough, in its years ago. By 1,; 4 44,.,•„ ...tid lesex, near candidate who had 4411)1t. i' Q nted by the 'lit . 'alts of the House of Commons, through its Cored ‘,,,limt,, . ic)w xepreselt is attended true that case was . , t j , more g" . rri o i,Y,. wily of votes. n but this of Wakefield t vct vi. liarefaced effrontery,. and apparently the ''ea.ticin of the Constitution , pernicious o r urd d equally Qer , AO Constitution, and i. . Il k l'e 'ths dangerous and .fsuf... 1,1‘4 t'4ttittive branch of the . Crown to 11 : / lot i , e . 44 in QS a precedent, Clerk of the 14 4 (1, w i l of 1766 ordered the table to erase from will ultunately uproot it. 141 1 4 1 .,,,` 41 the writ, and on their own the candidate with . \ , ,i' i tcka,•'`'4 return the name ) 4 , ' 1 ilaiurity of votes, _ and insert the the the eamwre a(k)fetiheilmd t t ii, ,-'' the minority. The decision onrineiple. The l i f iit t i ' 4 Telaneatent on the .114 N tl,k the only legal returning 1t 4;%14 Intve decided that Mr. sa H . m o cr e lds p e i ffi vo e r e t r h ought to is an d d isci th ua a; i this to end ? -LetuNt; 'T". Led was duly e h lec n ted s , and iti be t'lly 4:turried. Where and A w q 4 4 • '.3.IRi, .t,,, puint out any substantial 11)04 ge t 4:, as regards the principle of d was Wakefiel , to :1)r,,,,, 14 th,, Ping of hei inhabitantse di f . erence between . Thursday evening last, r E ep sg re ., sentation. ' l l. vti t ai l ..,'',Urt-House, 0.1 . o th, h 1 "; bet E,44dress to Joseph Ifoldsi% or 1411'''. -1 ' the bo u h, who has recentlybeen ~ n of ii tt ~:,, se„ t i... .; ..ro g us decision N ,,v,t 0cti,..,_'.1,,,1- ar i.atnen 1 -t b the prepostero and to deprived thelate „.11;t, tlpot;j4hk-i;,al rntttee of the ll_o o u n s . e of Commons ; _ as. Win. Sebright L 4 „ s t„l,.„_ liccessor, the li h resolution, were 4,1' A gesrgn t?is seat.. A memorial to Mr. Lascelles, e 4 tii,l3r) titian in conformity with t e ~ S,.ou usiv acloptcd.—Leed,s Times. Wed 4ari ;tIIWARK LITERAIIY INSTITUTION.-- On . t1011,,•7 l'ening last the music class of the above i.nstitu pt,sitve aver y excellent concert of vocal and ins t tr e u .; ~,,, . music. Miss Dolby and Mr. Parry lent h 1 a.,°llt %„81°Tli services, ancl sang in their usual good style; kin,i-; wish particularly to notice a quartets of o k taL riv , S ' 41 t Ha!, " God save the Queen," played in re,,til''reing style by four gentlemen amateurs. W e b x , tr I.'llcll surprised at the accuracy with which the k •Iftt;1•!'l tierforined their respective parts, particulary d Ifitlcar on the theme by the first violin. It is quite -,lghtfili t ttaia.,: () see wh strides music i s making amongst th e c ,„ r3 i ; tad lastat Wednesday's conce rt fully shows tile v s : e f'uNgm i ent that is ven to the "41ons L4erary Instituti gi on s in the music classes atmetropolis. THEATRES. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. The bill-of-fare at this theatre was exceedingly attrac tive. The performances commenced with an operetta in two acts, the production of the late Thomas Haynes Bayley, called Picturesque and Beautiful. The plot is very slight. The interest turns chiefly on the smartness of the dialogue. Old Dauberry, (Mr. Granby) whose occupation is pourtrayed by his name, is a pseudo artist, devoted to picturesque, though his man, Tom Muller, (Mr. Wigan), is by no means devoted to his constant oc cupation of grinding colours. • In the opening scene, Dauberry is just giving some finishing strokes to a cha racteristic daub, intended by the artist to represent Mary Queen of Scots and her favourite Rizzio. The painter has a daughter, Miss Eliza Dauberry, (Miss Fairbrother), who is devoted to Henry Lorimer (Mr. Barker), who in his turn is equally devoted to her. There is, however, a second suitor, Mr. Kit Cadence (Mr. Walter Lacy), who is devoted to national airs, as well as to the lady. Henry Lorimer secures the esteem of Dauberry, by his admiration of the gem which he is engaged in executing, but the old gentleman refuses to countenance his suit to his daughter unless he can pro duce a fair copy of the original within a month. A plan is hit upon to get out of the difficulty ; after a supposed lapse of some days, the old gentleman is told by a cham bermaid named Fanny (Miss Hughes) that the copy is com pleted, and the curtain supposed to conceal it being drawn the lovers, habited as the Scottish Queen and Rizzio, are presented to his view. The deception is complete, until dispelled by their leaving their position, and in reward for their ingenuity Dauberry consents to the union. The piece was enlivened by the introduction of several songs; both the acting and singing were of the best description. To this succeeded two burlettas—the burlesque burletta of Olympic Revels, or Prometheus and Pandora, and the burletta (written by J. Brougham) of Enthusiasm. The latter piece would deserve special notice, were it not already familiar to most of the theatrical public. It is a witty attempt to throw ridicule on the science of phrenology, by the exhibition of the effects produced by the study of; and belief in it, on an old gentleman named Vane Waverly. The piece abounds in fun throughout. In the excitement of his enthusiasm, Waverly discovers that he has a large development of the bump of destructiveness, and exclaims, in h rror, that he is an " involuntary destructive," and, perhaps, a " prospective assassin ;" that " while his heart proclaims him philanthropic, his head proclaims him savage." His conduct immediately becomes consistent with his disco very. Suddenly, however, he finds another bump. Dreading that this, too. will prove some fearful develop ment, he compares it with a cast in his room, and to his astonishment finds that it is "benevolence." From this time his conduct becomes the opposite of what it had previously been, every one about him is amazed at his sudden benignity. Amongst his extravagances, however, which are not confined to phrenology, the most extraor dinary is that of his being suddenly seized with a strong desire for fishing. On hearing some one allude to a fishing party, in his enthusiasm for the sport he orders a washing-tub filled with water to be brought into the room, and he is seen fishing with the usual implements, and with the zest of an Izaak Walton, watching for nib bles. This scene is admirable; nothing more exquisitely . ridiculous can be conceived. All the characters in the piece are adinirablY sustained. A grand ballet, in two, acts, entitled La Sylphide, or The Fatal Scarf, met with a most favourable reception, and was announced for re petition during the week. The whole concluded with- the well-known and laughable farce of The Irish Tutor,. Brougham sustaining the character of Teddy O'Rourke, which lost nothing in his hands, and Mr. F.- Mathews appeared as- Doctor Flail. We regret to say that the theatre was by no means so crowded as we could have desired to see it, or as the merits of the actors and pieces deserve. We would.sug gest to the managers the propriety of hastening the in— terval between the different acts. The interest is apt to flag when the time is extended to nearly a quarter of an hour. Great impatience was manifested by the audience yesterday evening. An addition is about to be made to the corps dramatique, which will doubtless attract a much , larger company. SURREY. The very name of " the Surrey" is enough to conjure up in the minds of holiday goers, a world of enchant ment, which haunts the imagination like the phantom of first-love. Hence all the world go to the Surrey in the hope of realizing all their past dreams of enjoyment, and revel for the moment in the illusions of forlorn hope. And no wonder ! Every one likes to be happy, if but once in their lives—and those • who go to the Surrey are sure of catching all's that beautiful, romantic, enterprising, wonderful, and almost improbable in one evening's incomparable enter tainment. " Wouldn't you like to go and be happy? If you don't make haste, all the world will he there before you, that's all." And certainly; judging from the over flowing crowd of last night, we do not think " the Surrey" was ever so crowded before. The soul of attraction was no less than Murat—the brother-in-law of Napoleon, and King of Naples—a piece which was the admiration of Paris for six months—a phenomenon in itself, for nobody ever heard of the Parisians admiring anything but themselves for six minutes consecutively. Indeed the notice in the play-bill groups the merits of the piece very . graphically. It says—" The excursive nature of this drama—which embraces the whole period of the manhood of its celebrated hero—carrying the peasant son of a village innkeeper on the wings of that moral tornado, the first revolution of France, through all the military dangers and unequalled triumphs of the Republican and Imperial Armies, to the various grades of General-Marshal of the Empire—Prince —and King ;—and the peculiar construction ne cessary to stretch the short time given for dramatic representation, over so extended and sanguinarily marked an epoch, renders it necessary to prepare the minds of the spectators, in some manner, tbr the rapid changes of locale and of time, exhibited in the progression of its exciting and swiftly varying scenes ; France, Italy, Egypt, Naples, Russia, `France again, and the final and closing tragedy on the shores of Calabria, are all visited in turn, and the unparalleled for tunes of the first equestrian ' soldier in the world, all duly chronicled ; nay, more, the realms of the De parted Brave beyond this mortal breathing world,' are invaded by the eye of imagination—the spirits of the heroic dead assembled, and the great master mind, whose warlike and indomitable will made Europe one wide battle field, is summoned from his willow-shadowed tomb of rock,' to grace and hallow all. It only re mains with the management to state that this Drama, for the unexampled space of six successive months, kept the populace of Paris in a fever of delight and admiration —it became, therefore, a duty to transport it to the English stage, for the gratification of the patrons of this establishment, and that every care has been taken to do strict justice to its effects, regardless of expense or labour." Everything is comprehended in the above description, with the grand exception that nobody will understand it till it is seen, for " seeing is believing,"—and of course people will like to see the truth, and in these d ays of sporting—" back it too." We shall give one specimen of the heartinesss with which the performers entered into the spirit of the scene, as a sample of the rest. • So intent were the horses and men—we always give preference to those who have two to one over the other, and those horses always put their best legs foremost, which men, from modesty. or something worse, seldom do—that the Battle. of the Pyramids was turned into a real tragedy ! Yes, a real tragedy. Each actor seemed to feel that the spirit of forty centuries was looking down on him, and him alone; and, acting on this chivalrous idea, one of the pike men actually thrust his offensive weapon into the sabre-- hand of a cavalier, to the wonderment of' the spectators, and the sudden astonishment of both man and horse I It was a master-stroke of heroism, and will no doubt be repeated every 'evening—if the sufferer will per mit his assailant to try his hand at it again. But these are mere trifles, serving only to prove how deeply interested the actors are in doing their duty, and no mistake. It would occupy about two columns of The Sun to describe the battles, vicissitudes, and moving scenes by flood and field, in the eventful history of Murat, at the Surrey ; and' as we cannot spare the room, we advise people to go to the Surrey, and judge for themselves ; and when they have seen it out, to thank us far such good amusing advice. Perhaps the piece might be improved, for those who have not much time to spare, by discounting the bill of fare about ten or fifteen per cent. This would make the residue more precious ; for what with the wonders of the ring, the races, and truly grand displays of horsemanship—aye, and womanshil) to •,oevery one must allow that there is plenty and to spare f or Igs or her money. The pony races were exceed ingly . m3using—the more so as a monkey contrived, by hook or by crook, to win the race. " Go to the Surrey," as ,George Ix'elyins would say, "and look at the lot"---we say' laugh at' the lot, for there are lots of fun. VICTORIA. _ - - _ Th e s pi r ited proprietors of this favourite place of pub lic amusement, anxious if not to surpass, at least to establishment on this side of the water, equal the rival es produced last nigh for the amusement of the holiday folks, a new drama or great domestic interest, entitled .Jane Paul, or the Victim of Unmerited Persecution. 'The principal chrtracwin the drama, which was most ably and cleverly sustained by Miss Vincent, is perse cuted with unmerited severity by a disappointed suitor, Philip Necker (Mr. Dale). She, however, through th, , t instrumentality of a tribe of Gipsies, endeavours to evmie all his machinations, and ultimately succeeds; her accus \er, when on the point of death, acknowledging the unfou tided nature of the charge he had made against her, tc.nd leaving the whole of his wealth to the victims of his persecution, her husband, and their only chfid. Michael Paul was ably personated by. Mr. E. V. Saville, and Mr. Paul in the character of Hedgehog Jack, the captain of the wandering gang, looked ev4 rything that an admirer of the predatory tribe could wish for. The scenery was in perfect keep ing with the piece, which was announced for repetition amid unboun.ded applause. The entertainments of the evening concluded with the drama of The Mill of Bere zina, and a new version of the Forty Thieves. The house, we are happy to say, was crowded in every part. STRAND THEATRE. After a. recess of a week, well employed, we presume, in preparations, this theatre re-opened on Monday evening, with the treble attraction of two new pieces, and the first appearance for the season) of that excellent light comedian, and rcry favourite actor, Mr. J. S. Balls. The first of the novelties above mentioned, is a piece from the prolific and, generally successful pen of Mr. Selby, eutitled The Maximums and Speciments of William Musigins, gathered up and noted down by him during a short but eventful career as a doctor s boy, a sailor, and a grocer's foreman, the second character of the three being filled by him during the time his reputation is under a cloud, in consequence of a sum lased participation in his friend, Fred. Flipper's clandestine practices on the till of a benOvvlent uncle, who is :Also a grocer. William Muggins is a 'hero of the goo d boy school, and if he maintain his ground on the, stage o f the Strand, will be more indebted for his success to the 'clever acting of Miss Ellen Daly, than to what the author has Alone for him. The " maximums" which he is ever and anon taking out a note book to set down (rather an unusual practice in boys of his age and call ' ing), consist of good sentences, well pronounced, and which, as Shakspere says, would be better if well fol lowed. We cannot follow his career to its happy termination, but the reader may make up for our unlucky deficiency of spade by a iisit to this little theatre, where Miss Daly, till further notice, will lay it before him more clearly and agreeably than we can hope to do. A more prominent character than the hero is Samuel Snigger, " a town-made boy, who laughs continually, and can never keep his countenance," and whose iinfortunate propensity to grinning, in sea son and out of season, loses him every situa tion he falls into—apothecary's boy, footman, and undertaker's mute, till at last fortune picks him up as a crossing sweeper, and, by making a gentleman of him, gives him the only serious moments he ever had in his life. The part was capitally played by Mr. Attwood, and the hearty applause of the audience was only a tribute he well deserved. We can hardly say in what capacity he shone the most ; we should say the footman, if we did not recollect the misplaced mirth of the undertaker's man ; he was worst as the sailor ; his fun evaporated as soon as he got on salt water. Mr. Hall, as Canterbury Toni, a real "old salt," a regular " Jack Junk," had too little to do ; his " yarns" were admirably spun, and his face and figure so admirably made up, that it was a perfect study. The most lively scene was that of the Dignity Ball in Barbadoes, which, however, is hardly new to the stage. The piece was successful enough to be announced for every evening. ^ • , _ - . - - 7 , -77 1 r TRH SUN, 0N.D . 0.1k41% -- ( 1 4 .tTR'SDA' -- Y . 'MORgiNG' i T 17 . , , tB42' 'CITY OF LONDON. The entertainments . for the Whitsun-holidays at this theatre possessed sufficient attraction to draw a full house, notwithstanding the many inducements to out door amusement, which the fine weather and the present season offer. In the language of the bills, "an Original Eastern Spectacle" called the Massacre of Cabool, or the War in Affganistan, and Zulima the Indian Maid, was the first and chief piece of the evening. The incidents turn upon the late disasters in Affghanistan. The bad taste in selecting such a subject for a dramatic per formance (and that, too, a very ill-construCted one), at a period when the relatives of the sufferers have had scarce time to recover from the first shock of the tidings, can• not be too heavily censured.: Further than this we will not say, save to express a hope that the play-wright of this establishment will in his future productions se lect themes which shall not jar with the tone of public feeling. The piece, such as it is, was very well cast — Mr. U. Dillon as Akbar Khan, and Mr. J. T. Johnson as Zamand (a native chief friendly to the English), were respectable. But that which rendered the " spectacle " tolerable, was the humour, the fun, frolic, and drollery of Kitty Cavanagh (Miss ElizaTerrey), who, with all the reck less abandon of the children of the emerald isle, manages in her capacity as camp follower, to be at "the head and front" of every movement, whether of peril or of pleasure. This character, well-known by its old appellation, Moll Flagon, is so trite, and has been well played by so many, that it is by no means easy to please in it, and yet Miss Terrey did draw down plaudits repeatedly. We could scarcely persuade ourselves that one " born within the sound of Bow," could give the brogue so sweet, and rich, and . broad. The second piece, entitled The Maiden's Vow, or the Soldier's Return, was an adaptation from -the. French drama of The Maid of Croissu, the dialogue ,changed to suit the circumstances of the Affghan war. ,It was a very trifle, and was followed by an affair called .The Murderer's Revenge, of which the less said the. better. SADLER'S WELLS. A -censiderable attraction has been added to the usual amusements at this theatre, by the addition to the esta blishment of the whole of the stud, and all the principal 'assistants of the. late much lamented Mr. Andrew Ducrow, which made their appearance here for the first time, last night. In consequence of this addition to the establishment, the theatre has assumed to itself another name, and it is now denominated, " Theatre Royal, Sadler's Wells, and New Amphitheatre of Arts." In order to bring the whole strength of the united companies into play, a new piece, entitled Harry of England, or The Y'rumpeter's Horse, and the Conquest of Harfieur, written, we believe, by W. T. Moncrieff, Esq., was produced last night, with a great deal of new scenery, dresses, and appointments. Were we inclined to enter into a detail of the plot of this piece, we should scarcely be able to do so, as the noise incidental to a house crammed to suffocation, wholly prevented us from hearing the dialogue ; suffice it for the present to say, that the piece %, as produced on the stage with great care. An immense number of supernumaries have been employed, and OP whole of the dresses and appointments are of the most magnificent character. Everything which could tend to produce stage effect has been put into re quisition, and, on the whole, we must pronounce this a most gorgeous spectacle, and one which will no doubt be long a favourite with the public. Mr. Lyon, and all the favourites of the united company, play in the piece, and all gave satisfaction by their efforts to please. Some of the new scenery, which is by Mr. T. Pitt, is exceedingly good, more especially the Dell of the I King's Well, in the Nbw Forest of Hampshire, by moon- I light, the town-gates of Harfleur, with the moat, bat tlements, &e. The curtain fell on a splendid tableau, amidst the most vociferous applause, and the announce ment by Mr. Lyon t i 'at the piece would be repeated every evening until further notice, was received with great ap plause. Mr. Honner, the spirited lessee, was theli called for. 'rite whole of the stage was then removed by mechanical means, in the space of about twelve minutes, when an area covering space of upwards of 300 feet, was dis covered. " - Scenes in the Circle" followed, in which Signor Hillier, Le petit Ducrow, Messrs. Stickney, Hieken, Widdicombe, and Adams, with Mesdames Hil llier, Adams, Susanne, and Stickney, were most conspicuous. The- evening's entertainments • con cluded with the popular little farce of The Lottery Ticket, in which Messrs. Herbert, Williams, and Dry, with Mrs. R. Barnett, and Mrs. Morgan, played admi rably. A comic song, by Mr. Herbert, was charmingly executed, and met with a double encore. The expense incurred by the management in the production of the novelties which we have noticed, must have been very great, and we trust success -may crown his efforts in catering for the public amusement. The appearance of the house last night certainly presented an earnest of golden harvests yet to be reaped. The performances did not conclude till past two o'clock. MR. WILSON'S ENTERTAINMENT. Mr. Wilson gave his first entertainment, illustrative of English minstrelsy, last evening, is the Music-hall, Store street, to a crowded and fashionable audience. We know not when we have been so much pleased as we were with this entertainment. It opened with -a short dissertatiun on our old national songs, and Mr. Wilson instanced many in refutation of the assertion that England has no national songs. One of these songs, '"Twits merry in the hall," Mr. Wilson sang with admirable effect ; in deed, we never before thought the air contained so much exquisite melody. The execution of this old song by Mr. Wilson was one of the richest treats we have experienced for a considerable time. In the course of his entertain ment Mr. Wilson traced the origin of the well-known old English chorus of "Derry Down," which, though 'appa rently an unmeaning sound, is, in truth, derived from an old uhaurt used by the Ancient Druids in their religious processions. Mr. Wilson then recited (as it was too long for him to sing) the well-known ballad of " King John and the Abbot of Canterbury," the conclusion of which elicited a round of hearty laughter. The next song Mr. Wilson sang was honoured with a unanimous encore. It was the fine old song of " Sally in our alley." He afterwards gave a short Ilistory of this song ; how it was at first ridiculed, but afterwards ob tained to the height of celebrity and the praise of Addi son. It is not, perhaps, generally known that the author of this song, Henry Carey, after having founded a bene volent institution for the relief of decayed musicians, put an end to his own existence at the advanced age of eighty years. After his death, it was discovered that the whole of his earthly possessions were compromised in one single half-penny. Mr. Wilson then gave a picture of olden times, as illustrated - in Collins's songs, several of which he sang. He also graphically described the old May-day sporting, with the customs of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Amerce. The gem of the evening was the song of the" Old English Gentleman," which met with a burst of applause and a unanimous call for a repetition. Mr. Wilson read a letter from James Dewar, the , composer of the song, in which he stated that he composed the song on the back of a letter, having drawn lines -with a pencil, and, further, that he did not now, nor did he ever, consider the production a work of merit, notwith standing its popularity. Mr. Wilson then sang " Black eyed Susan' beautifully, and concluded the evening's entertainment with a song by the same author—the " Roast beef of Old England." Mr. Wilson intends re- Pentitlg his entertainment on Monday next, and we should recommend all lovers of genuine music to avail themselves of an opportunity of listening to Mr.• Wilson's performance, which, we can assure them, will be a treat of the highest order. SUI?REY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. This delightful summer lounge opened for the season last evening with a grand Whitsun festival. During the winter a newgallery has been constructed in the grounds, with a roof impervious to rain. This gallery, which . commands an excellent view of the model of Rome and of the Pyrotechnic exhibition, is capable of accommo dating a thousand persons. Underneath the gallery is a grand Gothic vestibule, fitted up as a refreshment room, with tables, &c., where, among other things, tea end coffee are provided of excellent quality, and at a moderate charge. The erection of these places of shelter is a great improvement on the state of affairs of last year, when visitors were exposed to the pittiless pelt ing of every chance shower. The refreshment room, especially, will be found a great accommodation to pic nic parties coming to spend the day at the gardens. The colossal model of Rome has been repainted, and in many parts remodelled ; and the lighting up is effected upon a new principle, with much greater rapidity and brilliancy than heretofore. The girandola and pyrotech nic exhibition, s as even on a more magnificent scale than last season. The cascade of fire at the conclusion was a perfect triumph of the pyrotechnic art. The band has been augmented and strengthened, and, during the course of the evening, performed several favourite airs, overtures, and quadrilles. Among them we must not h pi i e e ns . o mit to mention the b eau tif u l " C as t a Di va ," f rom N orm a, with a cl ar i onet o bli gato b y M r . D ean, an d a fl u te obligato by Mr. Sayn or . Thi s exqu i s it e scene . was given with great taste and judgment, and was loudly applauded. We would just hint to Mr. Cross, en passant, that it would bean improv emen t, if h e cou ld so manage the performances , as not to let quite such a long interval e a b e tween the concl us i on o f t h e promena d es musi and the commencement of the firew o rks. The Gardens elapse were crowded to excess, and every one seemed delighted with the amusements. BUTT R .--A friend w r it es me f rom P enr ith, th a t on la market day butter w as 6d. p er lb., an d no t goo d tP sell. at that price.. This reduction is not cawing to any T t f additional supplies, but simply to the want of consump tion during the winter. Salted butter is now like to be sold off, or shortly it would not be fit to use. AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. __ The ; steamer Britannia, Captain Hewit, arrived here last night, at midnight, after a voyage of ten days, from Halifax, having left that port on the sth. She brings thirty-five passengers, amongst whom is J. R. Brackett, Esq., bearer of despatches. Her papers are to the 30th of April, the Ist of May. her day of sailing being Sunday, from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, and from Halifax to the sth inclusive. We regret to learn that, though the Britannia waited two days for the Cana dian Mails, she was finally compelled to sail without them, they not having arrived at Halifax up to the sth at noon. The Caledonia arrived out at Halifax whilst the Britannia was waiting, having made the voyage from Liverpool in 131 days ; this, though not so quick a voyage as some made by this line of steamers last season, is still a very good voyage, and the Britannia's voyage home has only been excelled by the Acadia's voyage home in 9 days 15 hours. The steamer Medway, one of the West India line, had arrived at New York from Havanuah, calling at Nassau, Savannah, and Charleston. She proceeded to Halifax on the 30th, and arrived, along with the Britannia, on the sth. An invasion. of Mexico by the Texians is said to be contemplated, in retaliation for the insults offered by Mexico; they threaten that they have a large and well armed and disciplined force at command, who would conquer the whole country in a few months, if Great Britain did not interfere. Business is said to have improved at New York in the cotton and corn markets, and in manufactured goods generally. Stocks very dull and declining; no more than 50,000 dollars originally subscribed for has been taken. The rate of Exchange on London for this packet was 108 c. 108ic. NEW. YORK TRADE AND COMMERCE. MONEY MARKET.—CITY News , SATURDAY.—It is amusing to see the constant speculations that are put forth in the various journals, on the s u bj ec t o f th e t we l ve million loan of the Federal Government. At one time. it was generally conceded, that any portion of this loan would not be taken, unless at a very great discount ; but it has been recently stated, however, that the house of Hope and Co. would take it at par. This quite changed the complexion of things, and inspired new confidence. Now it is asserted that no negotiation has been had on the subject. Thus, we are moved about by every rumour. There has been a surprising change in the credit and condition of this country, and, as we contend, without any adequate cause. In 1833 our Stocks were above par, both in this country and in Europe, and now it, appears our credit is well nigh annihilated. If the comparison is made with any of the tax-Paying, debt -ridden nations in Europe, our condition is immeasurably below theirs. For instance, the National Debt of Great Britain is about five thousand millions of dollars, the interest on whichis. set down by Sir R. Peel at about ,' -, ,'150,000,000. The ex- gendi tures of the Empire, including Poor -rates, are about 400,000,000. Thus that extraordinary nation, with only about one-third greater population than our own, pays annually about five hundred and fifty millions of dollars. How contemptible the debt of this Government appears, viz. eighteen millions, to these sums ! How in significant all our State debts of about two hundred millions of dollars appears when put by the side of these immense sums! The very interest of the British debt exceeds our whole debt, national and State. With all this immense debt, however, their Three per Cent. Stocks sell higher than New York State Six's. In 1839 Great Britain had a navy of 557 vessels and an army of 109,189 men, exclusive of the native Indian army of 290,000. England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales have only 121,000 square miles, France 130,000,000 Of acres, and the United States, exclusive of her territories, 600,000,000 of acres. France has a debt of $1,000,000,000, and has an army of about 300,000 men. The expenses of the Government about $250,000,000. France boasts of her 2,300 miles of canal, and 5,130 miles of river navigation. The United States have over 4,000 miles of canal, 6,000 miles of rail road, and 10,000 miles of river and lake navigation. The tax on every person, men, women, and children, in France, is about $l2 a-year—in Great Britain $36 a year, and in the United States about $1 20c. a-year. This is the difference in taxes. The debt of the General Government, and that of the States is about two hundred and thirty millions of dollars, viz. : Maine 1,678,367 Mississippi Massachusetts 7,372,839 Tennessee New York Pennsylvania ... 36,331,839 Ohio 17,119,820 Maryland . ...„ 15,213,184 Indiana ...... Virginia South Carolina ...5,560,000 Illinois 17,846,130 Georgia 1,460,930 Missouri Alabama 10,859,536 Arkansas Louisiana 9 4,530,2701 Total States. 212,474,036 United,States :$230,474,036 The State of Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware, New Jersey, and North Ca rolina (seven States) have no debt. The annual interest on all those debts, at five per cent., is about 12,400,000 dollars ; but the interest on a large portion of this debt is no burden whatever on the people of this State. For instance, the income from our canal has paid the interest on the debt, also the expenses of the State Government, and reduced the original cost. Although the State debts appear large, they are in the whole but little more than the National debt was at th© close of the last war, which was wholly extinguished five years ago. The debt was contracted in supporting our arm►es and navies, whereas the debts of the States have been contracted in constructing more than ten thou sand miles of railroads and canals which have enriched the nation more than a thousand millions of dollars, and which are increasing in value constantly. The table of the wealth of this country cannot be reckoned or estimated—axd yet'with all this untold and uncreated wealth, the paltry loan of one of the richest nations on earth, and one least in debt, is traduced, to such an extent, that it is questioned whether it can be negotiated at a par for a Six per Cent. Stock. When the parallel is run out as we have endeavoured to do in this article, it is hardly creditable that the Three per Cent. Stocks of the tax-ridden nations of Europe are taken by capitalists of the old world in pre ference to the Six per Cent. Stocks of this young, grow ing, and comparatively taxless nation. Official notices from the Comptroller of the State are published, calling on one-fourth of the United States de posit fund on the Ist June. 1843, and all persons having given bonds or -mortgages are called upon to pay up. The Western Railroad freight train, on the 29th, took from Albany for Boston 1,330 live hogs, 28 head of cattle, 340 barrels flour, making in all 58 cars ! The Report on the British Colonial Trade that fills so large a space in our columns, deserves the attention of every man of business. RATE OF SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 30. $l,OOO Illinois Bonds $9,000 Ohio G's, 1860 $2,000 Indiana Bons i9i $2,000 $4,000 ... slO 194 $7,000 50 Shares Delaware and Hudson.... 954 150 do. Bank of Commerce. G 5 do. U.S. Bauk 3 31 5 do. Canton Co 50 do. Mohawk R. R. 160 do. Harlem R. R 10 do. Utica and Senectady 30 Mutual Inns Co. 450 do. Long Island R. R. 50 do. Stonington 16i NAVIGATION AND PORT OF LON DON COMMITTEE. THE GREENWICH PIER COMPANY AND THE FLOAT ING PIER COMPANY.-Yesterday being the day appointed for the consideration of the several petitions for and against the lioating-pier at Greenwich, by the Lord Mayor and the members of the Navigation Committee, several of the persons connected with the permanent pier, and many of those whose interests are involved in de property of the floating-pier, attended at the Guildhall, tbr the purpose of hearing the decision of his Lordship, and the Committee. ' Mr. C. Phillips and Mr. Clarkson appeared for the Watermen's Steam-packet Company, and the other in dividuals connected with the floating-pier, f ur whom Mr. Nelvbonmacrt.edcaarststottlri,eitaonrd; Mr. ui and . itr ri hamber s , th e bar rister,stow, solicitors, ap peared for those connected with the permanent pier. There was a petition from five hundred persons, who were described as inhabitants of Greenwich, in favour of the floating-pier. Mr. Clarkson, who represented the Directors of the Wate: men's Steam-boat Society, using the st a i rs a t Greenwich called Garden-stairs, stated that th e quest i on upon which the Navigation Committee was c a ll e d to de cide so unnecessarily was one of the utmost importance. The principal ground of the complaint agai nst the float ings pier was, that it was a public nuisanc e , an d h e was convinced that they would not attempt to aelxleegrcaitsieonwllivaats ever power they might possess for the removal of that true.pie pier having vvas fu l a ly r,r pj e o d v proved somethat uch length upon that al legation, the Learned Gentleman proceeded to contend with great fOrce against what he considered to be the monopoly of the solid or Permanent Pier C ompany, to whom, in fact, no exclusive privilege att ac h ed by law, any more than an exclusive privilege attached to the first pier Company formed at Gravesend, about which so much had been said and done. H e called upon the Committee to look at all other parts of the . Thames, which presented, in the numerous piers projecting into the R iver , b ot h above and below the great bridges, grand e v id ences o f the competition excited by steam, and h e r idi culed the snotiono beneficial permittingof a G re e n l w t , i ls c h , salo with n eeat togr confidence he be exemptedfrom looked to the C o mmittee for giving. to the Floating Pier Company the opportunity of applying to he only t r ib una l capable of legally deciding upon the merits of the case—a jury. In thus expressing himself he delivered the sugges tions of those officers of the Corporation who acre best qualified, from their knowledge, skill, and experience, to advise the gentlemen lie had the honour to address. To a jury the question as to whether that which was c h arge d as a nuisance was or was not a nuisance ought surely . to be submitted, before the Committee could proceed to punish it as a nuisance. The Committ ee cou ld not , under the circumstances, omit the serious consideration, that if tbey decided according to the prayer of the petition of the persons who were hostile to the floating pier, they would do so at the hazard of human life. The bread of hundreds was dependent upon the result of their judgment, and everything was to be apprehended from a decision which would throw the watermen, with their wives and families, who were supported by the floating pier, into a state of destitution. Mr. C. PHILLIPS followed at considerable length on the same side. He stated that the Permanent Pier Com pany had broken faith with the watermen who plied to Garden-stairs, and who would, if this competition were not interfered with, be totally betrayed. He described the advantages which the public obtained from the re duced amount of the fares, occasioned by the establish ment of the floating pier. He denied that the Navigation Committee had any colour of right to usurp the functions of a jury. They could not examine witnesses upon oath, and they had, consequently, no power of testing the truth of the representations made to them. It was impossible fur the Committee to decide the question. He wished they would take the opinion of the Recorder and the City Solicitor as to the course they ought to pursue. The Learned Counsel then referred to the de cision of Mr. Ballantine, at the Thames Police-co u rt, and also to a judgment delivered by Lord Ellenborough on a case which was considered to be analagous as re garded a complaint against a nuisance. He then appealed to the Committee on the ground of the danger to human life likely to arise from a conflict occasioned by what the watermen would, no doubt, con sider an unjust decision, and called upon them to avert such a calamity by sending the case to be tried by a legal tribunal. Mr. NEWBON made some observations in favour of the Floating Pier Company. Mr. CIIAMBERS, for the solid or Permanent Pier Com pany, contended that his Learned Friend had been all the while advocating the cause he came forward to support. The cause in which he appeared, was in sub stance and reality, the cause of the Watermen at Green wich ; and the Committee, in removing the nuisance of the Floating Pier, would not injure or destroy, but protect and establish, the right of the body. He went upon facts, while his Learned Friend drew upon their imaginations for pictures of excitement, in order to influence the Com mittee by the apprehension of dangerous 'violations of the peace ; but the Committee would not be deterred from the performance of their duty, particularly as the removal of the nuisance would be the surest way of putting a speedy termination to the har rassing squabbles which were constantly, taking place, and which might, if not checked, lead to the very calamities which his Learned Friend anticipated. The Learned Gentleman next contended that the Lord Mayor, in the Navigation Committee, possessed the power by law of removing any nuisance or obstruc tion to the navigation of the river Thames, and that they were bound to exer c i se th a t p ower f or thei benefit and protection of those who could not protect themselves. The idea of prosecutirr , by indictment in a case w h ere such an authority existed was futile. What would be the result of an indictment ? Why two or three poor men might be indicted, and the cases might be taken into the Court of Queen's Bench and prosecuted for two or three years, at an enormous expense to both parties, the nui sance continuing all the while without abatement—the evil remaining without alleviation. There was no analogy between the Gravesend Pier cases and the present. If the Floating Pier Company took the means which the Permanent Pier Company had taken, by going to Parliament, there would be no opposi tion to the formation of the second pier ; but it was pre posterous to say that the floating pier, for which there was no Act of Parliament, and which no man could say was not a nuisance and an obstruction, could be per mitted to remain in its present condition. The Learned Gentleman then gave a rapid history of the permanent pier and the floating pier, in which he stat e d th a t most of the watermen who had been induced to join in the latter speculation, had regretted the 'connection, and re turned to the former, in conviction of the advantages which it was calculated to bestow upon them and their families, by the allotment of a sixth part of the profits as a recompence. After having addressed the Committee at great length upon the power which the Lord Mayor most assuredly possessed of removing the floating pier, without the assistance of Judge or Jury, the Learned Gentleman concluded by calling upon his Lordship to ex ercise his authority his authority with firmness, by di recting the Harbour-master to proceed in order to carry into execution so necessary an object. Mr. Carttar and Mr. Preston argued strongly on the same side, and declared that all the signatures to the petitions presented were undoubtedly genuine. The Committee-room was then cleared of strangers, and the City Solicitor h av i ng ( as we were g i ven to under stand) addressed them for some time, the doors were ordered to be thrown open. The CITY SOLICITOR, at the desire of the Lord Mayor, read the following resolution, which he said was agreed to unanimously. Resolved—" That it appearing to this Committee that, since the construction of the floating pier complained of, three assizes and sessions of the peace for the county of Kent had intervened, and that a (court of Conservancy for the district has been held without any proceedings having been taken to remove the alleged nuisance, the Committee are of opinion that there is no circumstance or pressing necessity to induce them to recommend the Lord Mayor to take any present proceedings therein"—The Committee then adjourned. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, MAY lf.—The King set out the day before yesterday in the morning for his seat at Ardenne. The agent of. the Cashier-General at Arlon absconded on the 9th of this month, leaving a deficiency, it is said, of 250,000 francs, which is supposed to be of three years standing, and to have been hitherto covered by very un lawful means. LUXEM 0 URG.—M. Marchard, conductor of the public works which the province is causing to be exe• cuted, shot himself through the head with a pistol on Friday last, at Chatillon. CAESTRAY, MAY 12.—The works on the iron railway from this town to the French frontier, are carried on with the greatest activity, and advance rapidly, so that we are persuaded that they will be completed next month. Equal activity is observed on the French terH • tory towards Lille, for we are assured that the works are carried on every evening by torch light. ELU lAN I UNDS...BRUFSELS, MAT 14. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan. 5 per ..... 103 Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per 93% 3 per Cent ...... Thirtyseven (1840) 104% Loan 01 City, 1232, 4 per Cent ......... 94% Society's! Commcrce, 4 %per F 6 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 7B National Society ......... Exchange on Londe eshort) —Brussels Papers, May 15. AUSTRIAN FUN DB....VIENNA. MAY 6. Five per C, , sits. sletailiques Fear per Cents Three par Cents. Bank shares 1672 HAMBURGII BORSENHALLE, MAY 13. Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares l7OO Anglo-Russian Loan llO 109% Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certificate 102% Inscription, Ist series lO3 Russian a per Cent. Hope and Co., 3d and 4th Series — Ditto in Certificates f9 New 4 per tent. Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ......... 51 50% Ditto 5 per Cent. Polish Bonds... ........ •••••••••••••••••• • New Tickets ~, 172 Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent 78% 79 Spanish, New 5 per Cents. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURGH, MAY 13.-13 8%, Two months 13 G. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, MAY 10. Bills. Money. St. Schuld Sch., 4 per cent. Prussian English Bond:, 11230, t per cent 102% 102% Exchange on Landon Prussian State Gazette, May tt From the best information received by the last mail from Hamburgh the loss of the three principal fire offices in London are-300,000/. sterling, 200,0001., 150,0001.—a sum much greater than was at first antioi pated, but which will be paid in the course of this week. The losses of the Hamburgh fire-office and the Prussian fire-office in Hamburgh, are much heavier than the above. MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.----ViSCOURt Emlyn, eldest son of the Earl of Cawdor, will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar Miss Sarah Mary Cavendish, second daughter of the Hon. Colonel Cavendish, chief equerry to her Majesty. • Miss Cavendish is one of the Maids of Honour to the Queen, and a cousin of the Earl of Burlington. 'Upon Wednesday evening, the Rev. Mr. Fraser of New York, so well known as the claimant of the estate and title of Lover, was waylaid on his road from Inches House to Inverness, and most barbarously knocked clown, beaten, and bruised by two young men at present unknown. He was discovered sometime thereafter lying insensible between two dykes, and immediately conveyed to his lodgings, where instant medical aid was obtained; but up to Thursday night, when we received the last . accounts, the Rev. Gentleman, we are sorry to say, was in a very dangerous state.—Ross-shire Advertiser. KINMEL PARK.—We have much pleasure in hav ing it in our power to announce that Lord Dinorben has issued the necessary instructions for the rebuilding of the mansion, &c., at Kinmel Park, partly destroyed by fire. Workmen are empl o y e d i n c l ear i ng the ground, preparatory to the work being commenced, which we understand will be immediately proceeded with.—Car- NCI rvon Herald. I. THALBERG'S CONCERT.—On Friday morning M. Thalberg gave a concert in Willis's-rooms, which, of course, attracted a crowded and most fashionable au dience. The performer exhibited, as formerly, his un paralleled execution, and his feats elicited the usual de monstrations of admiration and astonishment. M. Thalberg performed a fantasia on airs in the Sonnam bula ; variations on the second finale of Lucia di Lam mermoor; a new grand studio ; and a grand fantasia on the introduction and first finale to Semiramide. In all these pieces he displayed the powers which we and fellow-critics have already tasked ourselves to describe. We heard it said that he was improved since his last visit ; and it may be so, though we were unable to perceive it. He had, as we thought, formerly reached the acme of mechanical dexterity, and now he could do no more. We are very far from saying that the merit of M. Thalberg's performance lies entirely, or chiefly, in its mechanical dexterity. He plays with ex quisite expression, refinement, and effect ; but these are not the qualities on which he reckons for his success. They are qualities of which those who applaud him most furiously make no account whateve r . H e pl a ys a charm ing bit of melody with the utmost delicacy and beauty ; it passes unnoticed. He puts on a twenty-finger power, flies over the keys like lightning, and produces a com plication of sounds which were never before heard f!om a single instrument, and straightway the room is in a tumult of applause. This, we h ave o ften said, and we say it again, is the abuse of music. It is the perversion of the most captivating of the arts into an exhibition of equal value to that; of tight-rope dancing. That M. Thalberg is an artist of the highest class, no one who hears him can doubt.; but we should like to see him ex hibit a little more feeling of the dignity of his art. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. (From the Votes and Proceed:faggot' the Howe Commons.) FRIDAY, MAY 13. ELECTION PROCEEDINGS. DIVISION ON MR. T. DUNCOMBE'S MOTION. MINORITY—AYES, 17. Grosvenor. Lord R. Plumrldge Captain Hatton, Capt. Villiers Smith, It. Vernon Hinde, J. H. Turner, Edmund Mitchell, T. A. Napier, Sir Charles O'Brien, W. S. O'Connell, J. Bernal, Captain arew, Hon. R. S. Christmas, W. Collett, W. R. Crawford, W S. Forbes, William French, F. TELLER@ Duncombe, T. S. Wakley. Thomas MAJORITY—NOES, Acland, Sir T. D. Gaskell, James Mitoes Wand, T. D. Gladstone, W. E. Acton, Colonel Gore, Montague Adderley C. B. Goulburn, Henry A aeworth, Peter Graham, Sir James ildam, William Granger _T. C. Allix, John Peter Greenall, Peter Antrobus, Edward Grimston, Lord Arkwright George Grogan, Edward %ttwood, M. Halford, H. Rogge, W. Hamilton, W. J. Bailey, Joseph Harcourt, G. G. Bantle, Colonel H. hampden, Renn Baring, F. T. Hardy, John Barnard, E. G. Henley, J. Warner Bernard. Viscount Hepburn, Sir T. B. Blackstone, W. S. Hill, Lord A. M. C. Botfield, Beriah Hodgson, Richard Bowring, Dr. Hope, Hon. C. Brotherton, J. Howard, P. H. Browne, Hon. W. Howick, Viscount Brownrigg, J. S. Hume. Joseph Bruce, C. C. L. Jackson, Serleant Buck, L. W. Johnson, W. G. Buller, C. Johnstone, A. Butler, Colonel Johnstone, Sir Jobn Campbell, A. Kelburneord HenryH Chapman, A. Kemble, Charteris, Hon F. Knatchbull, Sir h. Christie, W. D. Knight, H. G. Clayton, R. R. Lambton, Hedworth Cobden, Richard Lawson, Andrew ('odrington, C. W. Leader, J. f. Collins, William Leroy, Anthony Courtenay, Viscount Lemon, Sir C. Cripps, W. Leveson, Lord Darner. lion. G. Liddell, H. T. Dawnay, W. H. Lincoln, Earl of Denison, E. B. Lyall, George Douglas, Sir tr. Maclean, D Douglas, Sir C. M`Geachy, F. A. Duff; James M‘Taggart, J. Dundas, David Maher, John Egerton, Lord F. Mangles, R. D. Eliot, Lord Martin, C. W. Elphinstone, Howard Masterman, John Escolt, Bickham Morgan, Octavius ::vans, W. Morison, General Ferguson, Colonel blunts, G. F. Fitrroy, Captain Norreys, Sir D. J. Fleming, J. Murray, A. Flower, Jir James Packe, C. W. I. ollett, Sir William Pakington, J. S. Forster, Matthew Palmer, Robert Fuller, A. E. 160. Palmer George Peel, lion. Sir R. Peel, Colonel It. Pendarves, E. W. Philips, M. Plumptre. J. P. Polhill, Frederick Pollington, Viscount Pusey, P. Rawdon J. D. Reade, W. M. Richards, K Roebuck, J. A. Rose, Sir George Round, C. G. Round, John Rundle, J. Russell, Lord John Bandon, Lord Shaw, Frederick Sheil, R. L. Sheppard, T, Somerset, Lord G. Stanley. Lord Stansfleld, W. R. C. Staunton, Sir G. T. Stuart, Lord James Stuart, Villiers Sutton, Hon. h. M. Tancrad, H. W. Thornely, Thomas Thornhill, George Trench, Sir P. Trollope, Sir John Trotter, J. 'l'ufnell, H. Tyrell, Sir J T. Vere, Sir C B. Vernon, G. H Vivian, Major C. Vivian, J. E. Walsh, Sir John Ward, H. G , Williams, W. Wood, B. Wood, C. Wood, Colonel Wortley, Hon. J. S. Wynn, C. W. Yorke, Hon. E. T. Young, John TELLERS. Fremantle, Sir T. Baring, H. B. PORTUGAL. SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY AFTERNOON.—The Braganza (steamer), Captain Lewis, arrived this morning at ten o'clock, from Lisbon, &c. She brought the following passengers :—From Gibraltar, Sir C. Smith, Mr.Veeches and three children, Mr. Grossie, and Mr. J. Weelen ; Cadiz—Mr. C. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Houghton, Mr. M. Farand, Mr. and Mrs. Batt, and two servants, Mr. H. Bevan, and Miguel Garcia Salle ; Lisbon—Mr. and Mrs. E. Moon, Miss E. Moon, and servant, Mr. Bonsell, Mr. T. B. Cordwise, Mr. T. Maxwell, Mr. S. J. Kendall, and Mr. Galloway ; Vigo—Ellen Castro, Mr. J. Wigcey, and Mrs. E. Loekson and child. Her Majesty's ship of the line, Indus, and Lynx schooner, and a French corvette, were at Lisbon on the departure of the Braganza. At Cadiz was a French brig of war ; ut Gibraltar, her Majesty's ship Formidable, Belvedera (frigate), and Lizard (steamer), a French man-of-war, and the United States frigate Brandywine. The Braganza brought home seven packages of specie. Captain . Lewis reports that in passing the Shingles there was a vessel ashore, which he supposed to be either a revenue cutter, or one of her Majesty's dock yard lighters ; but he could not get near enough to render assistance. It was quite calm. She got ashore in consequence of a thick tog prevailing. The Tay mail steamer will sail for the West Indies to morrow. She will not take out many passengers. The Great Liverpool, from Alexandria, now at the Motherbank, will be released from quarantine to-morrow. LISBON, MAY 9.—The Portuguese firm of Lima Sampaio failed last week, at Oporto, for the large sum of 900 contos, or upwards of 200,000/. As usual, in such cases, the declaration of suspension of payments was accompanied with an assurance that the assets were quite sufficient to cover the liabilities. The bankrupt at once gave up to his creditors 2,000 pipes of Port wine .)f the best quality, /and likewise surrendered to them his estates in the province of Minho. The wine will go but a very little way towards satisfying their demands ; and although his landed property is said to be extensive, it is not at all. likely that it will be found sufficient to make up the deficiency, particularly considering that the stag nation of the wine trade, which has been the cause of his misfortune, cannot fail to have greatly lowered the value of such property, consisting as it does altogether of vineyards. 'Phis event, by increasing the distress already so severely felt throughout the Pert wine-growing dis trict, ought to stimulate the Government to conclude the commercial treaty with England, by means of which alone that distress can be removed. The Queen is understood to have agreed to nominate twenty-eight Peers, the majority of which are from the Chartist party, though a few Septembrists and some ex- Miguelites are among the number. The decree has not yet been published • but the followin: are understood t o have been certainly nominated ;—Marquis of Vianna, Marquis das Minas, Counts das Antas, Bomfim, Santa Maria, and Terena (Jose) ; Viscounts Beira, Oliveira, Semadaes, and Bertandos ; Baron Tojal, Villa Pouca, and Almeidinha ; Senhors Aguilar, Pessanha, Hen riques, Soares, J. da Silva Carvalho, Antonio de Sal danha, Ozorio, Vas Preto, and Trigueiros. The Mar quez das Minas, D. Bras da Silveira, was married yes terday to a daughter of the Duke of Palmella. The British Government, it is well known, has from the very outset made it a condition for the formation of any new commercial treaty with this country, that there should not be on this side any, monopoly affecting the export trade ; and if that of Portugal, pretending to re gard the representation in question as the expression of a wide-spread feeling, should evince a disposition to adopt the measure recommended in it, the negotiations will be broken off ; or, at all events, a fresh theme of discussion will be started, which will serve the required purpose of further delay. I have nothing new to say respecting the approaching elections, further than that the opposition papers are al ready beginning to acknowledge, indirectly, that the Government is likely to have every thing its own way. The Queen has issued two decrees regarding the island of Madeira, by the first of which American eagle,, and dollars are to be legally current in that island, at the rate of 1,000 reis per dollar, and English sovereigns and silver coin, which were already current there at the rate of 4,600 reis per sovereign, are now to be raised to that of 4,800 reis R er sovereign,. By the second decree rice, the produce of Asia, is rendered admissible there, under whatever flag and from whatever place imported. EXPERIMENTS AT WOOLWICH. WOOLWICH, MAY 14.—Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, of the Excellent gunnery-ship, stationed at Portsmouth, who has been present at Woolwich, on the part of the Mmiralty, during the whole of the time the recent ex piriments in the Marshes were carried on, having arrived oa Thursday, although the ‘s eather was very unfavour able, from the quantity of rain which fell during the morning and forenoon, caused the men to be ordered out at half-past one o'clock for practice against the repre sentation of a ship's side and coal-box for protecting steam-engines on board vessels of war. Fortunately, the weather became more favourable in the afternoon, and the following members of the Select Committee ap pointed by the Board of Ordnance, attended. Colonel Cockburn, Colonel Lacy, Lieutenant-Colonel Dansey. C. 8., Lieutenant-Colonel Dundas, C. 13., and Lieutenant- Colonel Chalmer. Lieutenant-Colonel Dundas Conducted the practice of the 68-pounder gun, weighing 110 cwt., cast from a pat tern of his own, and Lieutenant-Colonel Chalmer con ducted the practice of Mr. Monk's 56-pounder gun, weighing 97 cwt. Major Hardinge, K.H., brother to Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Hardinge, K.C.8., Secre tary at War, with Lieutenant Pack, had charge at the butt, and by the promptness with which the Major availed himself of the ships clearing the range, some excellent practice took place. Captain Sir Thomas Hastings on this occasion remained nearly the whole of the time with Major Hardinge at the butt, and was so satisfied with the practice of the 56- pounder gun that i t was ordered to discontinue firing after the twenty-fourth round. Several of the SG-pounder shot entered the coal box and caused great destruction, and although they did not pass through they tore the joinings from the bottom to within about two feet of the top. Two more rounds were fired from the 68-pounder, one of which rent the joinings at the east end of the coal box from the bottom to within about three inches of the top, and a great quantity of the coals fell out. The experiments with these guns, which were made at the long range of 1,250 yards, having been con cluded, General Millar's ten-inch gun commenced practice, having been previously placed at a range of 900 yards. The firing from this gun with shells was the best that could have been witnessed. The first shell entered the centre of the bull's eye, but did not explode, probably from the action of the loose coals through which it passed extinguishing the igniting composition before it could communicate with the contents of the shell. The second shell entered within about two fac.t of the bull's-eye, and did not explode, probably from the same cause as in the former case. The third shell en tered about nearly the same distance from the bull's-eye as the second, only nearer the ground, and in six seconds exploded, throwing up into the air a flame of ignited small coals to a height of upwards of thirty feet, forming a grand and imposing spectacle, and scattering fragments of the shell, wood, and coals, to a distance of 200 yards in all directions ; and the scene at the moment reminded Major Hardinge of the blowing up of a moderate-sized tower erected to protect a b r id ge over th e V avasour, when the British armies were about to cross that river, and by a singular coincidence Lieutenant-Col. Dansey, who was present when the tower was blown up, was close to Major Hardinge when the explosion of the coal-box was effected in the marshes. A fourth shell was fired, but it entered and exploded in the butt. The experiments were resumed at one o'clock on Friday, the practice being with 10 inch shells from Ge neral Millar's gun, removed back to its former station, a distance of 1,250 yards. The interest which the experi ments created caused a great number of officers to at tend, amongst whom were the following :—Major-Ge neral Sir H. D. Ross, K.C.8., Deputy-Adjutant -Gene ral Colonel Cockburn, Colonel Paterson, Colonel Lace, Colonel R. Jones, Colonel J. E. Jones, Lieutenant-Colo nel Dansey, Lieutenant-Colonel Dundas, Lieutenalit-, Colonel Chalmer, and Lieutenant-Colonel Belson, Mayor Hardinge, Major Hope, Major Anderson, Captains Strangways, Palliser, and Forbes, of the Royal Artillery, and Colonel Sir George Charles Hoste, C. 8., and Bri gade-Major. Sandham, of the Royal Engineers. Captain Sir Thomas Hastings was also present on the occasion. After continuing the practice with shells for some time without doing mush injury at that distant range, although the firing was very good, considering the ob structions by vessels passing on the river, it was re solved to fire the red-hot shot 32-pounders at a range of 800 yards. The first of these entered a t th e b ottom of the coal-box nearly perpend icular with the bull's-eye, and set fire to the wood-work, which continued to burn slowly along with the ignited coals. The second red-hot shot entered about three feet from the bull's oye, and so lodged amongst the coals, that it was fully a quarter of an hour before the smoke of the ignited coals could make its way through the hole where the shot entered, and at the top of the box, but it after wards rapidly gained an ascendancy, and would have; consumed the whole had not the fire been put out by as party of men with the fire engine. The experithents concluded by firing an eight-inch shell from a battery at. a distance of 950 yards, and it struck in a horizontal! line with the bull's eye, tearing the eastern side of the coal-box, and exploding when it reached the back part of the box, scattering the coals, fragments of shell, and wood, to a considerable distance LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LOEDON, MAY 16.—Wind this day at noon, N. to N.E. DEAL, MAY 14.—N.W. to N.E. light.-15, N. 8., mo derate.—Arrd. H o r n , Shi e ld s, and sld. for Havanna Arrd. from the River and sld.,Buteshire, Calcutta; Duke. of Wellington, Calcutta; Nelson, New Zealand ; Belfast,. St. Vincent ; Ocean Queen, Cape. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 14.—Wind, N.W. to 8.-15„ S.S.E.—SId. 11.M.5. Comus, eastward; ditto Resistance, Quebec. Arrd. cam, Westminster, Moore, New York. COWES, MAY 14.—Arrd. Swiss Boy, Blaiseuse, Ma tanzas. The Actress, from Youghall, which was ashore. on the Shingles, is in the harbour, with apparently very little damage, but leaky. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 25.—Arrd. Braganza (steamer) Gibraltar ; left Ist inst., Cadiz 6th, Lisbon 9th, Oporto 10th, and Vigo 11th ; Sailed Liverpool (steamer), Gib raltar. FALMOUTH, MAY 13.—Wind S.W. to S. light breezes.. 14th. S. to S.E., ditt o .—A rr d . Arethusa, Tuckey, Aux_ Cayes, sailed 3d nit. ; Esperance, Odessa,, Arrd. af, Picciola, Port-au-Prince, f or H am b urgh. LIVERPOOL, MAY 14. —Wind S.W., I igh t. 13, R.N. E.,. moderate.—Arrd. Parker, Resieu, Demerara and Barba-. does, sailed 16th ult.; Mobile, St. Domingo ; Ulster, Ma— racaibo ; Tyne Jamaica ; Challenger, Laguayra ; Sylva— nus, Jenkins ; Seymour and Hermann, Allen, Mobile;; Rose, Tucker, and Robert Isaac, Apalachicola ; Morgan ; Olive Branch,Dyer,and Ellen,Brooks, Savannah ;, Siddons, New York. Sailed, Prince Dean,Valparaiso; Cora, , Pernambuco ; Mary Ellen, Barbadoes ; Denison, An tigua; Susquehannah, Philadelphia; Chatham, St, John's,. New Brunswick; Chronianeter, Montreal; Clutha, New-. foundland ; Espindola„ Sobieski, New Orleans ; ROSCILL•R and New York, New York. Arrived off, Chaos, Nc,sw Orleans ; Helen,. Mobile ; Britannia steamer, Bosun. and Halifax. CLYDE, MAY 13.—S1d. Jane, New York; Rainbow. Montreal. DUBLIN, MAY 13.—Arrd. Jonathan Fell, Tale Tri nidad. Sid. Trial, St. John' s . , KINGSTOWN, MAY 14.—Arrd. Santos, Liverpool, for Valparaiso. CORK, MAY 12.—Arrd. Glenlyon, Ancona. Sid. Lord Ramsey, New York ; Eliza Ann, St. John's. STROMNESS. MAY 9.—The Brooke, Stirling, from: Alloa to St. Thomas, has put in here with loss of top - masts in a gale off Bona yesterday, and after having touched the ground in Hoy Sound. . BRISTOL, MAY 15.—S1d. Nestor, Africa ; Feliza, Tri nidad ; Fanny, Barbadoes. NEWPORT, MAY 15.—The Leda, Tope, fell over on her broadside this morning, carried away topmast, &c., but. is expected to be righted next tide. SAVANSEA, MAY 14.—Arrd.Cireassian, Cuba. RAMSGATE, MAY 15.—Arrd. Blyth, Sunderland, and sailed to the westward, after being on shore on the Goodwin Sands. OFF TEIGNMOUTILMAY 14.—Eliza Keith, - New Orleans, and sailed for Hull, after being supplied with provisions. PLYMOUTH, MAY 15.—Wind N.W.---Arrd. Eliza, Vandebrot, Sierra, Leona. Sld. Cosmopolite and Pris cilla, Quebec. Arrd. off, Lady Rounce, 13arbadoes. PETERHEAD, MAY 12.—The schooner Enterprise, of this port (wine laden) caught fire this morning, and burned to the water's edge—part of the materials saved. BERWICK, MAY 14.—The schooner Tid, from Stettin to Shields, with wheat, with loss of foremast, sails, &c., off the Naze of Norway. NOTICE TO MARINERS. A circular is posted at Lloyd's, containing instruc tions for entering Table Bay by night, on the plan con • strutted on the observations made by her Majesty's ship Leven. THE ARMY. Major-General Christopher Hamilton, C.B. has ar rived at Lim e ri c k, an d assume d th e command of the troops serving in the south-western district. Lieutenant W. J. Hamilton, of the 99th Regiment, has been ap pointed Aid-de-Camp to the Major-General. The depot companies of the Ist battalion of Royals, stationed in Waterford, were inspected on Wedne;day by Major-General Sir Octavius Carey, commanding tbr southern district. They were honoured with the Gene ral's marked approbation. The Lieut.-Governor, Sir Hercules Pukknam, in spected the 32d Regiment on Monday, on Southsea Common, and the 34th Regiment on Saturday last ; upon both which corps the Major-General passed high enco miums for their state of discipline and manoeuvres in the field. The depot of the 23d Regiment is to be quartered at Parkhurst Barracks, where, it is understood the depots of the whole regiments serving in Canada are to be sta tioned. METROPOLITAN YOUNG MEANS Axm-:MONOPOLY AssommoN.—This Association at its weekly meeting held every Monday, has had its attention particularly directed to the various fallacies adopted by so large a portion of the Chartist body, viz., whether to "ma chinery" can be attributed the present depressed state of the working classes ? Whether high wages are the consequence, and therefore prevent the evil to the ar tisan of high provisions? And whether the present House of Cominons could be more effectively acted upon by a suffrage or a free trade agitation ? Ninny of the Chartist leaders have taken the opportunity Vitus afforded of ably defending their own views. The best feeling has pre vailed throughout, and if many converts have not been made to the views of either party, many have left with a belief in the sincerity, at least of the intent ions, of their opponents. The Association is to discuss the question, whether the three points named in the !ate Chartist Petition as monopolies, viz., "monopolies of land, of ma chinery, and of railways," can be justly so termed. SUICIDE INDUCED BY THE Loss OF A SOVEREIGN —On Saturday last, an inquest was held before Mr Payne, at the Blue Anchor, Coleman-street, City, on the body of John Chapman, aged 27, of No. 6, White Horse-yard. It appeared in evidence that the deceased was a porter, and was on Thursday morning last em ployed by Mrs. Burrowes, of No. 7, Coleman-street, to go to her tradesmen in the neighbourhood, and pur chase some articles for domestic use. He received a sovereign to pay for them, but he had not been gone from the house many seconds before hereturned and said. that he had lost it. He could not find it in his pockets, and whilst looking about the pavement, in case he had dropped it there, lie met a friend and told him that he did not know what to do, for he had not enough money to make up the sum, and his employers m ig ht thi n k that he had dishone s tly appropriated the money to his own wants. In about half an hour he was found hanging by the neck, by means of a rope, to a rafter crossing the ceiling. His wife said that he had upon many occasions threatened to destroy both her and himself. She thought that his mind was affected ; particularly at the.period of every new moon. Verdi c t, "'temporary insanity." A grand inspection or review, in honour of her Majesty's birth-day, will take place on Thursday morn ing, at ten o'clock, on the parade in front of the Horse Guards, of the household troops, in presenc e of his Royal lighness Prince Albert, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince George of Cambridge, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Hill, .Lieut.-General Sir John Macdonald, Major- General Brown, and other general and staff officers. The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel, the Ocea,n Fife, front Rotterdam, arrived oil the Custom house at one o'clock on Sunday, with the Dutch Mail. The Reformers of St. .Martin's-in-the-Fields this day, celebrate the Bth anniversary of the opening of the Vestry, and the triumph of Liberal principles in the parish, at Mr. Roberts,lA.rtichoke Tavern, Blackwall. J. T. Leader, Esq., their representative, will preside on this occasion, supported by Colonel Evans, Messrs. Hume, Duncombe, &c. The Queen Dowager has forwarded 1501. to Brigh- ton, to be distributfed amongst its local charities. BRIGIrrON ELECTION.----A petition has been sent to London against the return of Lord Alfred Hervey. It is signed by Lieuterant-Colonel Roberts, Colonel Trickey, Mr. Jolly, and the principal supporters of the Liberals, and alleges bribery and treating to have taken place to secure the re-turn of Lord Hervey. The Municipal Council of Dieppe has just come to a resolution to guarantee an interest of four . per cent. to the amonnt of 75,000 f. a year, fo. fifteen years, in favour of the 2,500 first shares of 1,600 f., subscribed for a branch line from Dieppe to the Rouen and Havre Railroad; and in the event of the Government not approving of this determination, it has voted a premium of 40,000 f. a year in favour of the same sub scribers. The Mayor was requested to solicit from the Govern ment advantages analogous to those granted to the Rouen and Havre line. We learn by a letter from Castel Sarrazia, in the Tarn-et-Garonne, that, on the 4th inst., the river Garonne be came so swollen, that the extensive plain et Castel Sarrazin was complete lv overflowed, and the inhabitants of the houses upoia it driven. up to the roofs, The Mayor went out in a skift, with prii visions for their relief. The current was so strong, that sercral boats were driven with suds violence against the trees, that they were stove in and 'plink. GRETEN'WICH AND WANDSWORTH FAIRS. Yes terdav, Whit-nonday, from the . remarkably fi ne state of the . ?weather, the steam-boats from liungerford Market and London-bridge were crowded at an early hour by holidby folks of both sexes, proce e di ng to G reenw i ch and l'irandswortli fairs. The carriage trains on the Greqnwich Railway were crowded with passengers, and extras trains have been put on to convey the company to G menwich. ATTACK 11T BUCK- HOUNDS UPON A CHILD.-011 Friday morning, about te n o ' c l oc k , as one of the assist ants to. Mr. 1). or the ar . ,s, the Q ueen ' s huntsman, was proceed in;f to town, purpose of conveying a pack of buck-hounds (fifteen couples) from the Royal Kennel at Windsor, to the premises of Mr. Tattersall, in Grosve nor-place, prep ratory to their beim!: sent off to America, while passing a, on — the road near Hammersmith Broad way, a child, n tuned Ann Stainson, about five years of age, was run aAtsinst by one of the couples and thrown down, when th e A ni ma l s i ns t an tly a tt ac k e d th e c hild, one fastening on her zipper lip, and the other on the back . of ,huntsman, thi g h. The on hearing the child's cries, instantly went toiler rescue, and, in driving off the dogs, was severely bitteai by one of them in the hand. The child is severely injured. rr