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- ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. MDLLE. JENN Y LIND. Mcnrt's Opera, 11 Flauto S 1 agico. It is respec`ably announced that a Grand EVENING. CLASSIC IL MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT wdl take I laco in the Great Theatre THIS EVENING, the 12 h of April, with .ull 'Orchestra, Chorus, &c , and comprising the whole of hi4aart's celebrated Ope-a, IL FLAUTO MAGICO. Principal Artistes—Mdlle. Jenny Lind, Mdlle. Casolani, Mdlle. Polonio, Miss A. Williams, Miss M. Williams, Madame Giuliani, Signor Gordon!, Signor Bordas, Signor Bartolint (of the Italian Opera, Parts, his first appearance), Signor Arnoldi, Signor Coletti, Signor Belletti, Signor F. Lablache, and Signor Labla.che. Conductor, Mr. Balte. Subscribers wishing to avail themselves of the privilege of this performance in the subscription are respectfully requested to Satur- corn mun;cate their wishes to M r. Nugent, Box-office, before day, the 7th instant, until which day their Boxes and Stalls will be retained. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to he made at the Box oftice, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Half-past Seven, Concert t* commence at Eight. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE Second Appearance of Mdlle. PARODI. Second Appearance this Season of Signor LABLACHE The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are respect- hilly informed that On SATURDAY EVENING, Will be presented Bellini's Opera of NORMA. rollione, Signor Gardoni; °raves°, Signor Latlache; Norma,Mdlie. Parodi ; Adalgisa, Madame Giuliani. To conclude with (tbo S Nmery by Mr. Charles Marshall) the cele brated Ballet, entitled LB DIABLE A QUA.TRE. In which will appear Mdlle. Carlotta Grist I Mdlie Maric Taglioni, and Mme. Petit Stephan, Mdlle. Carolina Rosati, M. Paul Taglioni, M. Charles, M. Louis D'Or ; Mdlles• Thevenot, Julien, Lamoureux, and Aussandon. An entirely new grand Ballet, by 31. Taglioni, is in active prepa ration, VISITORS to LONDON, COUNTRY COUSINS, and EMIGRANTS to FRANCE—Look here—Read and Remember. JUDGE AND JURY SOCIETY. LORD CHIEF BARON NICHOLSON begs to remind his dearest friends the Public, that the above-named Classical Convention, so many years at the Garrick's Read, n . w holds its Sittings at the JUSTICE TAVERN, No, 36, BONY STREE r. THIS EVENING (TIIITIISDAY), A most important inquiry—an action brought by the Venerable Ear of Farthington against Adolphus Ducksdoxilem, Esq•, of the Ist Re-1 giment of Life Guards. " The scarlet coats, the scarlet coats, They are a graceless set, From shoulder-knot of worsted lace To bullion epaulette." " The recent delicate affair in high life report suggests will not •nly become matte- of discussion in the Superior Court in Bow street, but also be made the subject of Court Martial inquiry."— Morning Po, April 1, 1849. Doors open at Nine o'clock. Concert after the Judge and Jury Fox. the Warbling Waggoner, Charles Slowinan, and a host of talent, male and female. TliE ROYAL, HAYMAItti6I, Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Bromptes. THIS EVE YIN. Will be performed THE BRIGAND. Characters by Messrs. H. Tandenheff, Rogers, Howe, Wallack ; Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, and Miss P. Horton. After which a Classical Extra'vaganea, entitled THE SPHINX. To be followed by THE ROUGH DIAMOND. To conclude with the Farce of LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. THEATER ROYAL. ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. TIIIS EVENING, Will be performed THE HOP PICKERS. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Boyce, Wright, Paul Bedford, Hughes, Mon. yard, 0. Smith, Cullenford, Worrell, Madame Celeste, Miss Wagger, Mrs. F. Matthews, Miss Taylor, Miss E. Chaplin, Esc. After which, WHO LIVES AT No. 9? Characters by Messrs. Wright and Worrell, and Miss Chaplin. To conclude with THE ENCHANTED ISLE. Alonzo, Mr. Paul Bedford; Prospero, Mr. 0. Smith Ariel, Miss E. Chaplin. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Managemeat of Madame Vestris. Sol Lessee. Mr. Charles Ma* he ws. THIS EVENING Will be perfumed a Piece entitled HOLD TOUR TONGUE. Cha racters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Selby, a.:d Parselle ; Miss H. Gil bert, Miss Jane Coleman, and Madame Vestrls. After which, THE SEVEN CHAMPIONS OP CHRISTENDOM. Te conclude with THE WATER PTY. Dress Boxes, ba. ; Upper Boxes, 4 A I ; ; Pit, Is ; Gallery, is. No balf-price to any part of the house. The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellin,lto. , street, is open to the public o:cry day, from Tan till Six. P RISC ESS'S TREAT Mr. J. M. Maddox. Sole Lessee and .`.lanager. THIS EVENING. Will be performed a new Opera, entitled FRANCESCA DORIA. After wind), a new grand Extravaganza, entitled NOUREDDIN AND HIE FAIR PERSIAN. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the Patronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. Immense Novelty for the Holi.iays—Re-engagement of Young Her nandez, who has gained the envied appellation of the " Wonder of the World." He will have the honour of appearing every Evening in his astounding Feats of Equestrianism—Mr. Batty has also en gaged Mons. Tournaire, Mors. Benedick, Herr Henri, Madame Tournaire, and Mdlle. Adelaidini, together with their highly- trained Horses THIS EVENING, The performance will commence with a Grand Equestrian Spec tacle, by Fitztall, entitled THE WHITE MAIDEN OF CALIFOR NIA; or, the horse of the Ocean. To be followed by an Inimitable display of SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, in which Young Hernandez will appear, supported by the first Equestrian talent of the day. To conclude with on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, THFI DUMB DRIVER ; and the Farce, of THE SECRET on the al ternate Evenings. t.10%-office open from Eleven till Five. stage Manager, air. W. West. TO CORRESPON DENTS. No communication can be attended to unless authent cited by the name and address of the writer. Ejected communications cannot be returned. THE WEATHEE.—SUN OFF CE, APRIL 12. TH,:II.IIO3IETER, Lowest, 33 , Highest, 46 , soon, 45 BA ROMETE R, 29.83. WIND N.N. W.—dull, hazy weather. w A r.tt AT LONDON Tills DAT —Morning, 34 min. after 4 I Evening, 51 raln. after 4 10-Mtn-now ~ .lornart, S min. alter 5 Evenin , , 25 min. alter 5 ? - ,t.,1, til. 5A V: ; _& , 0 0 GU , .1( ~ , 4 . ' •••• r ,. . 7 . -_-, , ,, 4,,_' fjAiimik i pf 1., an - A ''' --Ilis.s t ' llo 7 ' T HE LEGAL TITLE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (1-ro-risionally Registered, January 17, 1849.) Capital, 2,000,0001., in 80,000 Shares, of 251. each. Preliminary Deposit, 2s. 6d. per Share prospectuses and full information may be obtained at the Tempo r Cilices of the Company, 13A, Cannon row, Westminster, on ap plicatton to G. F. HOWE, Hon. Sec., pro tern. .~~:- tunina k-2;4tns LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1849. A complimentary banquet given yesterday at Wakefield, by the electors of the West Riding, to their eminent representative Mr. COBDEN, enabled that distinguished Reformer to review the progress of those principles with which his name is so conspicu ously identified. It afforded him, moreover, an op portunity of thanking the Liberals of Yorkshire for bestowing upon him what he justly designated " the most distinguished honour that could be conferred on a citizen of this country," namely, their unanimous and unsolicited suffrages, at a period when he was actually thousands of miles away from England. Beyond this he had to acknow ledge the indirect but magnificent eulogium passed upon himself by pledging the health of RICHARD COBDEN in conjunction with the ad vancement of the three great principles of Peace, Free Trade, and Economy. It was felicitously insisted by the Hon. Gentleman the Member for the West Riding of Yorkshire that his entertainers had not assembled together upon that occasion for the glorification of any individual, but rather for the purpose of doing homage to those principles. Viewing the matter, therefore, in this unselfish light, regarding the occurrence rather as a politician than as an egotist, Mr. COBDEN at once and even abruptly closed his allusions both to himself and to his auditory, and forthwith entered upon a consideration of the goal towards which they were mutually struggling in their cha racter as patriotic and radical Reformers. At a period when the agriculturists are taunting the destroyers of Protection with the failure of their doctrines as a means of working out the national re generation, at a moment when the attenuated spectre of the Bond-street Association seems to be miracu lously assumi ng t o itself a corporeal form, and w h en one or two of our most staunch and prominent Reformers ( , uch now, for example, as the Honourable Member fur Birmingham) would almost appear to be meditating a:withdrawalthet ranks of the mono• polists—it would be little intoh of an impossibility for Mr. COBDEN to hold hi s or e consequences, especially the sub.), ct of Free Trade and its conse r n a d l s l i y o f con genial . when surrounded by six or seven hundred' especially yesterday We cannot help hdeelplivered sentiments. portion of the remarkable speech evening by Mr. ConnEN at lakefield as the most brilliant evidence of bis abilities. Disclaiming a ll sympathy with him in reference to his scheme o f wholesale reduction :in the naval force o f Great Britain, considering, as we do, that project as one calculated to prove rbost disastrous by the endangerment of our maritime supremacy—it is with the most peculiar gratification that we restrict our comments to that division of the illustrious orator's harangue in which he triumphantly vindicated the cause of the Free Traders. lie recalled to our re collection those rhetorical master-pieces upon which the opponents of monopoly used to hang with admi ration, when the then Member for Stockport pleaded in Covent-garden in Lehalf of the industrious classes. Grappling boldly with the asper sion* east - 'upon himself and his numerous colleagues, Mr. COBDEN in so many words retorts upon t his assailarats with this exclamation—" We did got profess that free trade in corn Was 4.2 rt of alchemy that was to discover the philosopher's stone or cure all diseases." True that we have now had somewhere about three months' experience of the working of free trade in cereal productions, and true again that loaves are not to be procured merely for the asking. But then, as Mr. COBDEN remarks so admirably, "we never said that free trade in corn would prevent the evils that follow excessive specula tion in railways." True that with the commence ment of 1849 terminated the old system of protection to our insular corn-growers, and true, again, that wheat flour does not lie like summer dust in the ruts of our highways. But then, as Mr. COBDEN ob serves again with that exquisite irony which he knows so well how to wield in argument, " we never said that there would be potato rot if we had free trade in corn." True that the aspirations of the League have been realised during the last quarter of a year, and true again that our agriculturists are beginning to feel the effects of the reaction against them in a sensation of prevailing debility. But then, to quote once more the irresistible and sententious language of Mr. COBDEN, " a man does not re cover from a fever without going through a very painful state of languor." When the champions of the Country Party maintain that free trade has proved a delusion simply because grain is not to be devoured gratuitously, when they charge the advocates of free trade with being false prophets, simply because all our social and political grievances have not been removed since the first of January, they altogether misrepresent the character of the system they are un deitaking to vilify, they altogether distort the as surances given to the population by the organs of free-trade principles, prior to the acceptance of those principles by Sir ROBERT PEEL. The Free Traders, for example, never asserted, that the abolition of imposts upon foreign provisions would put a stop to all pecu niary involvements, would effect a miraculous cure in the root of a diseased vegetable, would prevent civil war upon the continent. No—" None of those evils that have fallen on us did we ever profess to avert or cure ; but what we did say and do say is this, that whether foreign or civil war happens, or railway speculations turn out disastrous, or potato rot comes, you will be a great deal better able to bear all those evils with free trade in corn than you would have been under, the old sliding scale." Having shown by these rational and con clusive statements the frivolity of the aspersions cast upon us by the agriculturists—Mr. COBDEN takes into account the difference of the course pur sued by the farmers and the manufacturers in periods of temporary embararssment. The contrast is suffi ciently degrading to the former, who, after reaping the enormous advantages squandered into their hands during the whole of 1847 and the spring time of 1848—advantages so striking that it is enough to mention the circumstance that within those fifteen months 51. per quarter was given for corn in Hampshire, and 100 s. per quarter was refused in Chichester—have now been suf fering just three or four months bad trade. " You," said Mr. COBDEN, addressing the manufacturers of Yorkshire, and through them the manufacturers of the whole of England, " you had eighteen months of bad trade, and yet you did not come whining to Parliament; you stood manfully during the storm, and were ready to go to work with the first gleam." The rebuke administered in these words is bitter enough in all conscience ; yet no man im partially reviewing the course adopted in the one case by the farmers, and in the other case by the manufac turers, will gainsay for a single moment its correct• ness. The representative of the West Riding could not content himself with entirely dissipating the contemptible charges made against the Free-Traders, he found himself unable to resist the temptation of exposing simultaneously the fallacy and the weakness of the Protectionists. In reference to the most prominent question of the day, the question of financial retrenchment, it will be observed that Mr. COBDEN derives encouragement from the concessions already elicited from the Chan cellor of the Exchequer. In this he is, we are satis fied, only judging with that instinctive accuracy which prompted the Anti-Corn-law League to redouble their exertions so soon as the sliding scale indicated the Ministerial solicitude for a compromise. With a moderate share of perseverance the Financial Re formers must prove in the end victorious, and so surely as the abolition of monopoly was the reward of the League, so surely will the diminution of our expenditure be the recompense of the Financial Asso ciation. The entire evidence taken before the Committee appointed to investigate the " Great North of Eng land Purchase Account;' or, more properly speak ing., "to inquire into the charges that had been preferred against Mr. GEORGE HUDSON" by the Chair man of that very committee, and one of his coadjutors, will be found at length in another column. The public will thus be enable to judge for themselves how far these charges have been sustained, and whether Mr. HUDSON has indeed been guilty of the acts that had been imFuted to him, when he was told that the " question was one not of money, but of character," and when his approaching downfal was spoken of as a matter of perfect certainty by the opponents whom his bold and manly denunciations of those engaged in "the regular combination to de • press railway property" had offended. It would, indeed, have been cheering intelligence to the " Bearish fraternity" that GEORGE HUDSON, the man whose sound practical sense, great experience, and vigorous determination had opposed the strongest barrier to their nefarious transactions, had been convicted of fraud against his brother shareholders ; that be had enriched himself at the expense of those who placed implicit reliance on his honour and integrity. His unceasing exer tions on behalf of the railway interest have not been forgotten or forgiven. The losses that were sustained in the latter end of October by those, who vainly supposed that the temporary panic that had previously prevailed would have continued—that the vile fabri cations and sinister rumours that were whispered through the precincts of the Stock Exchange, would still receive credence—that they could carry on with impunity their old game of selling shares that had never been in their possession, on the chance of obtaining them at diminished prices before the ac count day—still rankle in their minds, and stimulate their evil passions. Gladly would they sacrifice the man whose energy and decision mainly contributed to these results. Gladly would they again commence their operations against the pockets of the share holders, but that they are deterred by the salutary terror with which he has inspired them. His re moval from the position which he has heretofore occu pied would attain these objects, would, at the Lame time, satisfy their vengeance and their cupidity. It was long since a part of " the system" to malign and calumniate those entrusted with the ma nagement of affairs for the different companies. They did not venture, however, to prefer tangible charges that could fairly be encountered, and brought to a decisive issue one way or the other. No, they were then contented with speaking generally of the want of "public confidence in the integrity of the manage• ment," or with "The whispered hint, the shrug, the hum or ha— These petty brands that calumny cloth use." And at first those vague and baseless insinuations had the desired effect. Nothing was too absurd or too ridi culous for the purpose. The affrighted shareholders exhibited the most purblind credulity, there was no limit to their gullibility. The most outrageous tale that our facetious contemporary Punch ever coined for the instruction of the gallant " marines," would s a t l r t i h p ou have received ready credence, if it related to railway 'matters. In fact, it almost ceased to be an honour to parties so exceedingly " green." The " Bears," ashamed ah t o h r ey o s u t n il d l et po rin c g ke s t u e c d h t u he nsu ca sp sh ec , o b . They had not new stories ; a a Lord .Burleigh-like neodi°°k— cient to fright the trembli n propriety, and induce them o for one-half or one-third of its unsuspecting ne ocen c almost e . gray tax their imaginations for a solemn aspect — vier , : each and all suffi gtossaacre.hfiolders from their actualoe their l property By degrees, however, those vague cha va r u g e. I effect. Mr. HUDSON himself exhibited th e i r their value, by demanding of some of the shareholders eal of the Midland Railway, who, terrified by th e " C apeh court rumours," had affixed their names to a document ascribing the depreciation in the value of their shares to the want of public confidence in the integrity of the management, that they should immediately " figniab the directors with 4 list of the specific _ _ THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1849. charges involved in the statement, in order that they (the directors) might convene a special meeting of the company, and have the opportunity of refuting the accusation thus brought against the integrity of a body of gentlemen who felt that they stood as high in the estimation of the public at large as the indivi duals who had affixed their names to this slanderous document." This bold and manly defiance was not without its effect. It arrested the progress of the mania and satisfied the less timid of the unmitigated folly of which they had been guilty ; and coupled with the timely appearance of the North-Western and other railway " statements," and our own humble but un ceasing exertions on behalf of the railway interest, completely turned the tide, and overwhelmed the " Rears " in the ruin they had prepared for their innocent victims. They sunk unpitied into the snares and pitfalls they had digged for others, and were compelled to disgorge a large portion of their " ill-gotten gains." It became manifest that such shallow pre texts would no longer be available that stories, to have any effect, should contain .a direct and positive charge, capable of being substan tiated or rebutted; and at this crisis the unfortunate mistake that was made by the Secretary (Mr. CLOSE), with respect to Mr. PLEWS'S calculations, afforded the opportunity that had so long been desired. It was known that certain 151. shares had been transferred to the company at prices not only beyond the nominal quotations, called the market value, but beyond their actual intrinsic bona fide value, and that these shares had been the property of Mr. HUDSON ; or, at least, of persons whom, according to Mr. PRANCE, in his capacity as witness, " they had learned to identify as trustees for Mr. HUDSON." This was an opportunity not to be neglected or lost sight of. A charge was prepared and publicly brought forward at the general meeting of the share holders, on the 20th February. No hint was given to Mr. HUDSON, no opportunity of explanation. Mr. PRANCE proposed the motion for inquiry, which Mr. LOVE seconded; Mr. PRANCE and Mr. LOVE were the two first members of the committee, and we can well recollect the excitement that pre vailed when it was ascertained that PRANCE and LOVE had not the nomination of their associates — but that indifferent and unprejudiced men were ap pointed with them on the committee. From the evidence it will appear, that Mr. PRANCE conducted the examination of the witnesses, save when he de scended from the judicial chair to tender his own evidence, when Mr. LOVE assumed the congenial duty. We have already shown how signally these accusations have failed—how completely they have been rebutted, and how triumphantly the innocence of Mr. HUDSON has been substantiated. There have unfortunately been mistakes, but for these he is not responsible ; not one word can be uttered against his honour or integrity, which remain wholly unsullied. Each person may study the evidence for himself, and he should recollect that he bas as ample opportunities for forming a sound judgment as the com mittee themselves. The report may be looked on as the charge of the judge (if we could suppose the Crown prosecutor to as sume the ermine and ascend the bench of justice, after he had discharged his other functions), but the verdict must be in accordance with the evidence, and the public are the jury to decide thereon. We cannot entertain any doubt as to what that verdict will be, by those at least who can bring calm and unprejudiced minds to the consideration of the evi dence—that it will be the full and triumphant acquittal of Mr. HUDSON from the grave and serious charges alleged against him. TBE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris papers of yesterday. The National Assembly on Tuesday rejected the Bills for the organization of the courts of law by a majority of 545 to 8. It appears that the reaction aries wished to make all magistrates immoveable, a principle to which the Republicans were opposed, and which the reactionaries carried against them. On the other' hand, the Republicans succeeded in modi fying certain other clauses in a manner of which the reactionaries highly disapproved, and both parties being dissatisfied with the Bill as a whole, united their forces, and threw it out by an overwhelming majority. During the course of the discussion, M. BAzE accused M. CREMIEUX of having intended, on the 24:11 of February, 1848, to proclaim the Duchess of ORLEANS Regent, which drew from M. CREMIECX . _ . . the following interesting narrative : "It has been frequently asserted in articles in public journals that I was prepared to proclaim the Duchess of Orleans Regent, and that I had prepared a grand speech for the purpose.—(Hear, hear.) This is what occurred. —([fear, hear.) I was on the Piace de la Concorde on February 24, 1848, when I was informed that the Duchess of Orleans, her son (the Count de Paris) and the Duke de Nemours had proceeded to the Chamber. When I entered, I heard M. Dupin intended to propose the Duchess Regent, with the Count of Paris King. lat once exclaimed to my friends,' We will not allow the revolution of 1848 to be juggled from us, as was done in the case of the revolution of 1830;' and I added, 'The question is, not to have a Regency ; w h a t we want i s a Pro visional Government to decide what is to be done.' M. Marie and M. Ledru Rollin both heard me express my self to this effect. When M. 0. Barrot was about to ascend the tribune, to speak in favour of a regency, I addressed ihim in favour of a Provisional Government, declaring that nothing else could answer for the present time, and I advised him to propose it from the tribune. That Hon. Deputy appeared by no means opposed to such a course.—(Loud marks of incredulity, " Oh, oh," great agitation, which lasted some time.) Just at that moment I perceived the Duchess of Orleans seated in front of the tribune ; and hearing that she intended ad. dressing the Chamber in favour of her son as king, I considered it such a step, which nothing that was passing could for a moment justify. Looking on the question of a Regency as downright folly, I went up to the Duchess and said to her, " Madame, your friends are leading you to your ruin. Do not propose } ourself as Regent—do not propose your sun as King. At present it is the people that must decide. The people are masters ; let them judge." I then went and wrote four lines, which I recommended her to speak, the purport of which was to declare that she rejected the Chamber as the party to decide—that she appealed to the people to say vi bat ought to be done. —(Ah,ah, and great agitation.) Yes, I told her to say that the people alone should decide in what position she ought to be placed—(Renewed agitation)—and that she would bring up her son in ideas or constitutional liberty. That was what I said—neither more nor less. But whilst this was passing, and before the Duchess could speak, the Chamber was invaded by the crowd; and in the end she thought best to withdraw. Well, it is from what I have just stated that has been founded the rue mour that I was prepared to proclaim the Regency. It was even added that it was because M. Dupin had the proof of this in writing that I had thought fit, when I became Minister of Jus tice, to maintain him Procureur- General of the Court of Cessation. But I can appeal to M. Dupin himself if, when I spoke to the Duchess of Orleans, I did not say to her to consult M. Dupin as to the pro priety of appealing to the people; and if he did not ac cede to the propriety of the counseL I, on February 25, signified Dupin that he was to remain in his place; and my reason was because he approved of making the people the judge. . Such are the whole of the circum stances connected with the incident of the Regency. I can to- morrow give to the Monileur the very words which I wrote on that occasion—though they are already known to many. The editor of a journal called La Revolution Demo cratique et Sociale was convicted on Tuesday of libel, and condemned to three years imprisonment, and a fine of 10,000 francs. In commenting on this severe sentence the Reforme justly remarks— "lt is war to the death that has been commenced against the Republican press. The proceedings of Louis Philippe are outdone by those of the officers of Louis Bonaparte, and the fines inflicted amount to confiscation. Three years imprisonment and 10,000 f. fine for an of fence of the press are inflicted on the journals of the revolution. by this Government of the 10th of December, whose chief would yet be dragging in exile his impotent ambition, only that the press and the people, in February, opened to him the doors of his country. Never has any free country exhibited such violence, and we defy those English who are here new invited to be hold the fruits of our civilisation to find anything like it in the history of their country, unless by going back to the pillory of Daniel Defoe." M. DUCHATEL has accepted an invitation from the electors of Jonzar to stand for the Department of Charente Inferieure at the approaching elections. The Patrie says : "It was asserted yesterday, at the Assembly, that France and England, in azcordance with Austria and Piedmont, are of opinion that a Congress should be established at Verona, for a final arrangement of the affairs of Italy." It is stated in the Constitutionnel, on the authority of a letter from Perpignan, " That a battle had taken place in Catalonia, between the Royalist Chief Pon and CABRERA, in which both generals were killed. Other accounts say that CABRERA took refuge in a cavern, where he was found and put to death by the Miquvletes." We do not attach much credit to this rumour, this is at hest the twentieth time that the French papers have killed CABRERA within the last six months. tAios A nses n mo rtraordinary scene took place in the National Assembly yesterday. Assembly, yesterday . andl nthwehimleidtshteodfistchuesdsieolnibel‘r.asa going on e I. Eugene Raspail rose, and walking up to Att , roint, one of nil colleagues, gave !aim slap in Op n face. The sitting was immediately suspended. The President and Vice-Presidents retired on one side, while M. Baroche, the procureur-general, accom panied by the huissiers, withdrew to one of the bureaux. The must intense agitation reigned among the members, who assembled in groups in the hall of the Assembly, and engaged in animated conversation. After a time the sitting was resumed, when M. Marrast announced, in the midst of the most profound silence, that an assault had been com mitted by M. Eugene Rampail on the person of M. Point ('he same whose deposition in the process at 13ourges, against M. Raspail, the uncle of M. Eugene Raspail, did that person age so much injury), and that he (M. Marrast), as President of the Assembly, and charged with the observance of order in its proceedings, felt it neces sary to take disciplinary measures against the culpable party. At this moment M. Baroche entered, and, as public prosecutor, presented a demand to the Presi dent that the Assembly should grant him authority to prosecute M. E. Raspail for the assault. M. Marrast having read the resolution, M. Flocon rose, ascended the tribune, and demanded that the affair should be placed before the bureaux. This, being put to the vote, was rejected. M. Raspail gave some explanations. He had struck M. Point because the latter had looked at him through Lis lorgnon in an insulting manner. This M. Point denied. The dis cussion had not terminated at post•hour. The election of the 45 Members who are to com pose the Council of State took place on Tuesday. The majority are Staunch Republicans, so that any reactionary tendencies that the PRESIDENT or the Legislative Assembly may exhibit, will be some what kept in check by the Council. PARIS BOURSE.—WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11. THREE O'CLOCK. — This was another quiet day at the Bourse, but the Funds continued steady, and at yester day's prices. The Italian Funds rose considerably, in consequence of the pacific character of the news from that quarter. Exchange on London (30 days), 25 30, money; ditto (90 days), 25 171, money. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, APRIL 11. East Indian, 4 1 % 3 —Great Indian Peninsula, s—Northern of France, 1114'—Rouen and Havre, 11%. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 6th have arrived. Count MONTALLO, the Sardinian Minister, le. Madrid on the sth, to join CHARLES ALBERT. The Bolsa was closed on Good Friday. ,GERMANY AND THE NORTHERN STATES. FRANKFORT. It is said thattheGer;fin Parliament intend to give the King of PRUSSIA five days for his accept ance of the German Imperial Crown, after which, the offer will be withdrawn. AUSTRIA. The whole of PUCHNER'S stores of arms and ammu nition were at Hermanstadt, and have fallen into the hands of BEM. The Hungarians have defeated the Servian Impe rials at Kaninyzia. Count NUGENT endeavoured to take Peterwaradin by assault, but he was driven back with immense loss. Comorn still holds out ; as a last resource the Austrians are to batter it with red hot balls. They have lost 4,000 men before Comorn. PRUSSIA. The Weser Zeitung announces that Prince GALIT• ZIN bas arrived at Berlin, as the bearer of a letter from the Emperor of RUSSIA to the KING, in which the CZAR states that he is the most faithful ally of the Emperor of AUSTRIA, and that should any attempt be made to restrict the rights of Austria, he is ready to place at the disposal of that EMPEROR all the assist ance which he may require of him to defend those rights which were guaranteed by the treaty of 1815. The King of HANOVER has again prorogued the general meeting of the Diet, which had been pro• rogued from the 15th of March to the 12th of April, to Thursday the 3d of May, in consequence of the still unsettled state of the political relations of Germany, as founded on the new Constitution. It is said: that Count ARNIM and the Minister of Justice, RINTELEN, have resigned. HOLLAND. TIIE HAGUE, APRIL 9.—The KING and QUEEN, the QUEEN DOWAGER, and all the members of the Royal Family attended the Cloister Church this day, when a funeral sermon was preached for his late Majesty WILLIAM 11., by the Rev. M. RUITENS CHILD, a clergyman of the Reformed Church. The Rev. Gentleman took his text from 1 Thess. c. iv., v. 18, " Therefore comfort one another with these words." The QUEEN DOWAGER has taken up her residence at the palace built by General \VANDEN nosscuE, formerly Governor of the Indies, and which was occupied by the late Prince ALEXUNDER. Her MAJESTY alighted there immediately on her arrival at the Hague. The committee from Luxembourg, charged with receiving the oath of his MAJESTY as Grand Duke of Luxembourg, has arrived at the capital. The committee is composed of only four members, and the taking of the oath, which will be attended with the usual solemnities, will, it is supposed, not be public. It is said that the solemn inauguration of his MA JESTY will take place at Amsterdam on the Bth of May next. The KING and Prince FREDERICK, the brother of his late MAJESTY, continue to receive various deputations, charged with presenting addresses of condolence on the death of our late beloved Sove reign. To the deputation from the University of Utrecht, both these Princes expressed that their pri vate sorrow had been greatly alleviated by the universal and heartfelt sympathy of the na tion. The committee charged with the erec tion of a magnificent public monument to the memory of the late KING has received the national support in this great undertaking. Some uncertainty appears to exist respecting the locality where it shall be erected, but Amsterdam, as the metropolis of the kingdom, seems by right to put in the first claim to that honour. The Hague, as being the re sidentiary city, was named as a matter of course in the first instance, but other claimants, who now con tend for the palm, may possibly carry off this distinc tion.—Dutch Papers, April 10. AMSTERDAM BOURSE, APRIL 9.—lnland Funds were more offered to-day. Spanish and Portuguese were lower. The Russian, on the contrary, kept up. Austrian were offered. Of South Amerian Funds, the Mexican was the most flat. All the Foreign Funds were lower, and no transactions of importance were concluded.—Amsterdamsche Courant, April 10. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES HAMBURGH, Aram B.—Th ere has been a terious affair on the Sundewitt, at Uld e rup. The German account is very :hort. It states that 5,000 Ger man troops, mostly Hanoverians, were opposed to double the number of Danes, but on which side the victory was is not said. Some Danish prisoners, among whom are two officers, are reported to have been taken, but the German account claims no victory ; so we may infer that the combat had not terminated when the account was sent off, or that the advantage was on the side of the Danish division. Advices from Altona, of the Bth, state that Hadersleben has been occupied by the German troops, and that various engagements had taken place in the vicinity of Urlup and Satrup, but no details are given. MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIA. The Russian general, MOURAVIEFF, has arrived in the principalities with an army of 24,000 men, and another Russian general has advanced upon Ibraila, and has commenced building barracks for his troops in the environs of that city. Further, the Russians have towed into the Danube, by one of their Govern ment steamers, five gun. boats. This being done in direct contravention of the terms of the treaty of Adrianople a ill, there can be little doubt, give rise to serious discussions. ITAL Y• All communication between the Roman Republic and the kingdom of Naples is intercepted. WYLD'S MAP OF HUNGARY.-.-A splendid folio map, one of the finest maps ever issued from the eminent establishment at Charing-cross, has this day been published. It represents the whole of the noble territories of Hungary—lts mountains and rivers, its cities and even its villages, its and in some parts even its by highroads , ey s and almost its sheep-walks. The minute ness of the details would be little short of a blemish but for the capacious size of the engraving. It com prises not only the Hungarian dominions, but the surrounding portions of Austria, Moravia, Croatia, Turkey, Transylvania, and Wallachia. A peculiar interest attaches to the latter provinces, seeing that the gallant Bern has just :driven the Austrians into Wallachia, and bearded the power of the Autocrat among the Transylvanians. The map is an inesti mable representation of the scene of battle between the allied despots and those Hungarian soldiers who have shown themselves not only heroic and patriotic, but daring and victnrious. PRINCE POTRULLA.—This morning Prince Po trulla, the Sicilian Ambassador, accompanied by his suite, visited the Hospital for Consumption at Brornp ton, and having minutely inspected the several wards of the establishment, expressed himself highly gratified with the various internal arrangements. BANYARD'S PANORAMA AT WINDSOR CASTLE.— We understand that Mr. Banvard's Panorama of the Mississippi has been removed by Royal command from the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, to Windbor Castle, where it Wilt nix* path the end pf the week. SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY ) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.) PAINTER V. WILLIAMS, CLERIC. The plaintiff in this action is the proprietor of the Church of England Magazine, and defendant is vicar of 'lend a. The claim was for 61. ss. for magazines sup plied from January, 1844, to January, 1845. Evidence was adduced to show that the defendant had frt. quently promised to pay, and a verdict was given for the sum claimed.: BIRCH V. EDGECUMBE. —DILAPIDATIONS. This was au action to recover damages for dtlapidations, &c., under peculiar circumstances. '[he facts were these. the defendant took the premises situate in St. Anne, Soho, on a lease, in which was a cove nant to keep the premises in repair. After being in pa session four or five years, defendant set about performing some repairs, but in the hurry gave no notice to the dis trict surveyor, and as the alterations were not in confor mity with the New Building Ant, and in cons, quence the house was condetni ed, and almost wholly putted down, the expenses in rebuilding was about 50u1, which was now sought to be recovered. The UNDER-SHERIFF said this was riot a repairing lease, but the coven nt was merely to k, ep in repair, that was, he was to keep it in repair according: o tt e length of time he occupied, but not to make the house periect. Mr. PRENTIS, for the plaintiff, submitted that the damage had been wholly caused by d- fendatit's negligence. Mr. Wiltshire, a eurveyer, was called, and made a cal culation that the house, if properly repaired, would have lasted for 21 years, but taking the difference of value i❑ the old and present house, he thought 1501. a lair equi valent for the loss. Tile jury, after a short consultation, gave a verdict for 1501. damages, and 201. for rent, in all 1701. COOPER V. HOWE.—FALSE. IMPRISONMENT. This was an action brought to recover damages for false imprisonment. The plaintiff is a retired surgeon, and defendant was formerly Colonel of the Fusilier Guards. The facts relating to the defendant's dismissal from the army have already been published at great length. The defendant allowed judgment to go by default, and no person appeared on his behalf. Mr. MELLOR stated the case for the plaintiff, from which it appeared that a dispute had arisen between the parties as to the right of some premises at Battersea, and ultimately defendant obtained a bench warrant against the plaintiff and a Mrs. Allen, on a charge of stealing some trifling articles, and plaintiff was taken into cus tody and lodged in Clerkenwell prison in March 1845, but he was acquitted and discharged immediately, after having suffered severe privations for several days, no meat having been allowed him in prison as he had not been in custody long enough to require it (fourteen days). Mr. Stevens, one of the officers of the prison, said that the rules were more severe there then, than at the pre sent time. Evidence was adduced to prove the general facts in the case. The UNDER- SHERIFF was rather surprised so long a time had been allowed to elapse from the occurence till the action was brought. The jury gave a verdict for 501. . CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY OLD COUR T. (Before Mr. Justice WIGUTMAN.) FORGERY.— William Wilkinson, aged 30, described as a smith, pleaded guilty to a charge of feloniously utter inn forged order for payment of 2351. 105, ciith intent to defraud W. A. Hankey, and was sentenced to be trans • ported for life. _ MURDER.—John and Eliza Copeland, man and wir e were charged with the wilful murder of J ohn William Copeland their own child. The prisoners pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. BODKIN appeared for the prosecution, which he said had been instituted upon public grounds. Mary White, of Somer-street, Hatton-garden, de posed that in January last, the two prisoners lodged in the same house with her, indeed in the neat room. On the Saturday previous to the inquest witness went to the door of their room about half-past nine and asked how the child was. The h male prisoner replied that he was better—he had only had a fit. During the follow• ing hour the prisoner went up and down stairs three or tour times, and on the last occasion she took her little girl across the street to Mrs. Parker. Iu about three minutes she returned, leaving the little girl behind. After she had returned to her room witness heard her walk suddenly backwards and forwards, and then scream, and immediately afterwards she came down to witness's door, and said, " Our boy has burnt himself." Both the prisoner end the witness returned to the room, when the prisoner took up the child, who was sitting near the fire-place, and pulled its clothes off. The room was full of smoke, and the clothes were very much burnt. There was no fender before the fire. Witness recommended the prisoner to take the child to the hos pital, but she refused to do so, preferring rather to send for a doctor. When the doctor came he directed the child to be conveyed at once to the hosp;tal. Before, however, the arrival of the doctor the prisoner said to the child, " You naughty boy, why did you do it. Did I not tell you not to touch the fire." On cross-ersmination by Mr. PRENDERGAST, the witness stated that at the time of the alleged murder the female prisoner was far gone in the family way, ard had since been confined in prison. The prisoner was very poor, and their dwelling was the picture of poverty and misery. Mr. Wright, a surgeon, saw the child the day before it was burned, it was in a very exhausted and emaciated state, and hid the appearance of being much in want of food and nourishment. He saw the child after it was burned, and directed it to be taken to the hospital. The clothes had been taken off and were in a moulder ing condition, and the mother was applying oil to the burns. The fire was in such a state that it was cer taiLly possible for the child to have burned itself by accident. The case was stopped at this stage, the Learned JUDGE thinking there was no evidence of murder against the f risoners, and the jury..at once rewind a verdict of Not Guilty. Mr. BOiMIN said there was another indictment against the prisoners for ill-using the child, but he was not pre pared to go into it there. The prisoners were therefore put down till a fu ture day. MANSLAUGHTER.—James Cowell surrendered to take his trial for the manslaughter of John Heatherington, late of Farringdon-street. It appeared from the evidence that on the morning of the 27th of February the prisoner was driving some cattle from Smithfield market, and passing down King street, Snow-hill, one of the beasts darted up a yard called Fox and Knot- court, where the deceased was standing. He remonstrated with the prisoner for not being more careful in his driving, and some words and a scuffle ensued, which so frightened one of the beasts, that it ran away, and the deceased went in front of the other beasts, and turned them a ll back. The prisoner then demanded of the deceased why he did not turn them back when they entered the court, and the deceased said he would have done so had the prisoner called out to him to do so, to which the man who was with the prisoner replied "I should like to strike you across the with my stick," the prisoner adding, "And I have a great mind to punch your head tor you." The deceased said " You can't do it," upon which the prisoner replied "I'll punch your head for you if you don't go away," holding his stick up in a threatening manner, but thinking better of it, he walk, d on a few steps, when the deceased called out "You had better do it—it will take a better man than you to do it," which so annoyed the prisoner that he returned, and struck him in the face with his fist. They both closed, and fell together, and in the struggle the prisoner's cap came off his bead, and wl,ile he was picking it up the deceased struck him in the face. The prisoner again turned to go aa ay, but the deceased followed and struck several blows at him, which led to another struggle, when they both fell again to the ground, and the de ceased being undermost, his head came in contact with the curb-stone, and a severe wound was inflicted on it. The prisoner then resumed his journey, and the deceased Ras conveyed to a doctor's. The wound was dressed, and the deceased went home, to all appearances, very little injured, but in a few days afterwards erysipelas supervened, which ultimately resulted in death. Mr. IJUDDLESTONE defended the prisoner, and elicited in cross-examination of the witness who saw the occur rence, that the deceased was the aggressor in the first instance ; while the medical man gave it as his opinion that the erysipelas might have resulted as much from the previous mode of living of the deceased as the wound. The jury, after the cross-examination, stopped tho case, and Acquitted the prisoner. IVEW COUR T. (Be`ore the RECORDER.) PICKING POCKETS.—A youth named John Parker pleaded guilty to picking a lady's pocket of a purse, con taining some money. lie had been thrice convicted of the same offence, and once summarily convicted of another offence. The RECORDER said it was absolutely necessary in this metropolis that persons who pursued the trade of pick ing pockets should be severely punished, for it was not like any other offence which a party might be induced to commit from want or from some sudden temptation. Those who picked pockets went out to pick pockets, and, in fact, pursued it as a trade, and therefoze ought to be made an example of when detected. As the prisoner had been convicted on four previous occasions, the sen tence upon bim was that he be transported for ten years. A juryman intimated that he had his pocket picked this morning while on his way to the court. Two men were found Guilty also of picking pockets, and one sentenced to twelve months imprisonment, and the other, who had been previously convicted, to ten years' transportation. STEALING' FROM THE PERSON.—Two yot►ng women, named Herbert and Blandford, were found Guilty of steal ing from the person of a gentli man, named Welch. a watch, value DI It appeared that they both led a dis solute course of life, and were the associates of thieves. Herbert, who had previously been convicted, was trans ported for ten years, and the other prisoner sentenced to be imprisoned for one year. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) (Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.) Mary Powell, a 3 oung Irishwoman, was indicted for the following heartless and ungrateful robbery. In the b, ginning of this month she applied, in circum stances of great destitution, to a poor laundress, named Mary Shakspear, residing in St.John'a-terrace, Clsrken well. Employment was given to her out of pure compassion, but she had scarcely been set to work when she was observed by a little girl to take some clothes off the line, put them under her shawl, and walk out of thr. th,use with them. She was fo lowed and given into cus tody, and the case being clearly proved, the jury found her Guilty. The ASSISTANT-JUDGE observed that this was a most cruel 1.01)13,13. It was as bztu as the sttalipg ..f a car— penter's tools, for the p oor prosecutrix might have lost her bread by it. In such a case neither the youth nor the apparent ignorance of the prisoner could plead for any leniency, and he must sentcnce her to be imprisoned in the House of Correction and kept to hard labour for six calendar months. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 12.—Wind this day at noon N.W., light flits, and cloudy. OFF CAPE CLEAR, APRIL 6.—Templeman, Ei ValpArsiso for Liverpool. LERWICK, APRIL 2.—Sid. Rose, Greenland. DUNDEE, APRIL 10.—S1d, James, Qut bee. HULL, APRIL 11.—Wind N.E.-10. Sid. Elizabeth, Holderness, Richibucto. OFF THE START. APRIL 7.—Earl Durham, Patterson, Cepon. 9. Frithiof, Ri o J a neir o for Hatnburgh. YLYMOUTH, APRIL 10 —Wind N.E.—Slth Corntiall, Port Poilip. 11. arblia, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 11.— WiLd N.-10. Arrd. burgh, Taylor, New Orleans. 11. Cormatinn, liar Mobile; Huron, Driver, Charle!ton. 10. Sid. .Auro Newfoundland; Harriet, ditto; Finricia, ttrin 11. Blorenge, Calcutta; Captain, Bombay; Kale, 13 Non; Ads, Restigouebo. . RAMSGATE, APRIL 11.—The Eclipso, Dunkirk t Gloucester, got on shore in Pegwell Bay this morning, has been assisted off very leaky, brought in here, and must discharge. FRAZERBURG, APRIL 9.—A ship's stern boat was washed ashore at r.bout five miles to the south yesterday, painted inside the stern " Jane, of Arbroath, James Storfront," and very much damaged. • DEAL, APRIL 11.—Wind N.N,E. strong and squally. —Arrd. Catherine, Watkins, Mauritius; Ottoman, Rio Janeiro, with loss of boats, bulwarks, cook-house, Sce.; Arab, Buenos Ayres ; France (of Bath), America for Antwerp. Arrd. from the river and sailed, Indian, Eng lish, Sydney, New South Wales; Golden Spring, Keyser, New York. es•. C. B DOVER, APRIL 11.—A ship's boat, about sixteen feet long, bottom upwards, no name discernible, and the rail of a vessel, with five or six stanchions attached, painted green on the inside, was passed on the 6th inst., about ten miles off Brighton, by the Caroline of Ply mouth ; on the 9th inst. the same vessel picked up, off Hastings, a ship's head board, with the name " Queen Victoria" in gilt letters on it. BRISTOL, APRIL 10.—Wind E. light.—Sld. 11, Jane, Montreal ; Joshua, Cunard, Quebec; Java, New York; Hebe,-Newfoundland. GLOUCESTER, APRIL 11.—Corsair, Quebec; Solway, Quebec. FLEETWOOD, APRIL 11.—Wind N.—Sld. Elinor Chapman, Hon-Kong. AYR, APRIL 10.—S1d. Collingwood, Quebec. PENZANCE, ARPIL 10.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. Pre sident, Newman, Rio Grande for Hamburgh. CORK, APRIL 9.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Mary Hardy, Denough, Mauritius. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) ArZIEVGAVII AND LEADMINTELA.X.Z. Prime Beef add Lamb commanded a steady sale at fully last week's prices. Otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 6d ; Veal, ,3s 4d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 3s to 4s 2d per Sibs, by the carcase. NAY MAILKETS. SMITIEFIELII—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 3/ 16s; Clover ditto, 3/ to 41 16s ; and Straw, 11 6s to 11 Ils per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 12s to 31 18s ; Clover ditto, 31 to 4/ 15s ; and Straw, 11 7s to 1/ 12s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WEITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 31 to 41 17s; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 11s per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, APRIL 11.—Beasts and Lambs COM mandfd a steady sale at full prices. Other kinds of fat stock met a slow inquiry. Beef, from 3• t o 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4 ,- ; 4d; Lamb 5s 8d to 04 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s; and Purk, 38 to 3s 10d per Sibs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, APRIL 11.—Our market was far from active to day. In price, no material change took place. Beef, from 3s 2d to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Lamb, 5a 8d to 6s 8d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s; and Pork, 3s 2d to 38 10d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 184 to 255; quarter old store Pigs, 16s to 21s; and Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each. HAILSHAM, APRIL 11.—We had a slow trade this morning; nevertheless prices were mostly supported. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Lamb, 5s Sd to 6s 2d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per Blbs. ARUNDEL, APRIL 10.—Prime Beasts, Sheep, and Lambs sold freely, at extreme prices. Otherwise the de mand was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 38 to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Lamb, 5s 6d to 6s; and Veal, 38 6d to 3s 10d per Blbs. _ _ CHICHESTER, APRIL 11. — Generally speaking, the demand was steady, at our quotations. Beef, from 3s to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Lamb. 5s 4d to 6s 2d; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 10d; and Pork, 3s 2d to 3s 8d per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 20s to 265; quarter-old Store Pigs, 16i to 20s; and Mitch Cows with their small Calf, 151 to 18/ each. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN c'or the Week ended April 5, 1849, made up from the Return; of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Waks per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. PEAS. PRICE .. j 44s 5d j 28s Id 16s 9,1 26s 54, 283 14 i 29i id DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. BEANS. I PEAS. IS Od Od Is 04 Is 04 is Oil Ii 04 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. BETTING ON TUESDAY NIGHT. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 10 to 6 agst Nunnykirk—t I 7 to 2 agst Honeycomb NETRuPOLITAN HANDICAP. sto 2 agst Cantzou I7to 1 agst Peep-o'-D a y 8 to 1 agst Luger Boy R CUP. 35 to 1 agst Peep-o'-aty Boy 35 to 1 agst John Cosser—t 40 to 1 agst Lady Wildair .BY. CHEST: 15 to 1 agst Joc•o'-Sot 20 to 1 a;,--,st Ratheoines—t 25 to 1 agst Blucher 25 to 1 agst Cossack 5 to 2 agst Flying Dutch man 6 to 1 agst Tadmor 6 to 1 apt Nunnykirk 12 to 1 agst Honeycomb -1,000 to 15 agst New port—taken Amongst the company on the heath this afternoon were the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Luke of Rut land, Marquis of Exeter. Earl and Countess of Chester field Earl of Gla,gow, Earl of Strathmore, Earl Strad- Earl Orford, Earl of Sandwich, and E•.rl o: Gran ville, Lord and Lady Stanley, Lord Exmorah, Lor,l En field, Lord Stanhope, Lord GAlolphin. Lord Clifden, Lord C. Manners, Lord G. Manners, Sir J. Hawley, Col. and Lady Alice Peel, Col. H- ruby, lion Cecil Forester, Hon. H. Forester, Hon. Col, and Mrs.. Anson, Hon. Cap tain Eons, Hon. Major Pitt, Hon. Francis Villiers, Mr. and Mrs. John Stanley, Mr. C. Greville, Mr. Pay ne, Mr. Bastard, Mr. Newton, Mr. Wigrarn, Mr. Shelley, Mr. Gregory, Mr. Maiiennis, Mr. Sloane Stanley, &c. WEDNESDAY. A Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h ft, for four-year-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. (4 subs.) 1,000 to 10 apt Normanton taken 1,000 to 10 agst Velveteen c —taken 10,000 to Ico agst General Sale Mr. S. Stanley's St. Ann, 4 yrs, 7si (Chopple) 1 Duke of Bedford's Saddle 5 yis,iist 911,... (F. Butler) 2 Lord Clifden's Wanota, 5 yrs, B!.t (Flatman) 3 Colonel Peel's Franciscan, 4 yrs, sst 1011, (G. Bruin) 0 Betting-6 to 5 agst Saddle, 7to 4 agst \Veneta, and 5 to 1 agst St. Ann. St. Ann made ad the running into the cords, where Wanota and Saddle joined issue; a splendid race ensued —St. Ann winning by a bead, and Saddle beating Wa note by a neck. Franciscan's saddle turned shortly after starting and the boy fell, he did not, how ever, sustain any injury. —Run in 1 min 17 sec. A Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, fur three•year , olds; colts, Bst 711 a; fillies, Bst 31b; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs. if demanded. First half of Ab. Mile. (3 subs.) Duke of Bedford's Treacherous (F. Butler) 1 Mr. Rolt's the White Lady (J. Sharp) 2 Mr. Cooper's The Racketty Girl (Flatman) 3 Betting-7 to 4 on Treacherous. A beautiful race between the first two ended in favour of Treacherous by a neck Run in 51 sec. Match, 200, h ft, 83t 51b each. D.M. Duke of Bedford's Malmesbury (F. Butler) 0 Lord Glasgow's Clerk of the Council. ....(Fiatruan) 0 Betting-5 to 2on Malmesbury. A dead heat. Run in 1 min. 53 sec. Subscription Plate of 504 for three yrs old, 7st; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st; six and aged, fist 2lb. T.Y.C. (8 subs.) Duke of Bedford's Saddle, 5 yrs ............ (F. Butler) 1 Lord Exeter's Bishop of Romford's Cob, aged 2 Mr. 11. Frankum's The New Era, 3 yrs ...(J. Sharp) 3 Lord Glasgow's Impertinence f, 3 yrs (G. Oates) 4 Mr. B. Hunt's Chicaneur, 4 yrs (W. Boyce) 5 Betting—Even on The Cob, and 5 to 4 agst Saddle. The New Era Linde play to the cords, followed by the Provost filly, the favourite waiting. The Cob here took up the running, but was caught by Saddle half way up, and beaten cleverly by three parts of a length. Run in 1 min. l 6 sec. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for 3 yrs old. A. F. (3 Subs.) Lord de Exeter's e S t Bedford's Media,r ' s Retail,B stllb (Bartholomew) llb (Flatman) 1 (Bartholomew) 2 Betting-2 to lon Retail , who made all the runnin g , and won by a length. Run i n 2 m i n . 36 s a c. Tim Column Stakes of 50 sow. each, li ft, f6r 3 yrs old; colts, BA. 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; 31b and 51b allowed, &c. (36 subs.) Col. Peel's 'f admor, Bst 41b (Flatman) 1 Lord Exeter's Grace, Bst llb (Bartholomew) 2 Lord Ortord's Angela, 7st 13Ib (Pearl) 3 Betting-10 to 1 on Tadmor, who made hi.> own run ning from end to end, and won in the c , =wriest of canters by two lengths. Ruo in 1 min. 51 sec. Ma ch, T.M.M., 200 s h ft. Lord StiAiley's Can:: z• u, 8s! . 71t, Lord Ghogow's Llg Jerry, Bs. 41b p .i•i. Match, 200 sov,•., h I; first half of Al). M, Mr. Treen's Rose I'. mpon, 2 )rs, 6st 71b Mr. Veli , 3's R-uth, 3 ) re, 7st 91b The hea•h w,ts toleraWy well at LTA, if, aid the weather tqv,.urabl , . The sport was moderate, in titian. tity but afford:A throe very fine races—on, , f theft. tut.- : London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNGi of 4. 'inflating in a dead li!w—and was ret;der. d No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Th e S un O ffi c e, No•Li , '42. by the appearance of Tadmor—his triumph was un t q u i- . Strand, in the Precinct of the S a voy, in the coluu77 vocal, Wis opponeuts, h9Yi'9rer, were Qt the lvive§t pvs- t ali C ki kle• l4 Thgr4clah April 12,1849. sible gryle, so th').' the result cannot be looked on as any test ut prettfl . .i for the Derby. ERRATUM.—Iit the match on Tuesday last, between Pyles atm:: the Norm 311 by filly, the former received forfeit. DERBY BETTING ON THE HEATH. sto 2 agst Flying Dutch- 6to 1 agst Tadmor. man. 12 to 1 agst Honeycomb (t) 5 to 1 agst Nunnykirk. NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY NIGHT LATEST BETTING. ONE HUNDRED SOPS. SWEEPSTAKES. AM. 4 to 1 on Nnnnykirk (t)-5 to 2 agst his winning this - 1 the Two Thousand Guineas Stakcs (t). lITINEAS STARES. 7 to 2 agst Honeycomb (t) N HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Lugar (t) - 12 to 1 agst Do-the-Boys 14 to 1 agst Executor 33 to 1 apt Clifford R CUP. 20 to 1 agst Rathmines 25 to 1 agst Blucher 35 to 1 agst Peep o' Day Boy DERBY. TWO THOUSAND 6 t.) 4 apt Nunn ly kirk DIETROPOLIT 5 to 2 agst CatIPZ U 6 to 1 apt Peep o' Day- Boy (i) 9 to 1 agst Flatcateher (t) CHEST 15 to 1 agst Joe o' 16 to I agit Chanticleer (t) 20 to 1 agst Lady Wiklair 2 2 gst Flying Dulel 40 to 1 agst Fire King 2,000 to 25 agst Velveteen —taken 1,000 to 10 agst Norman• ton—taken. 5 0, 1 ng,t NunLykirk--t. 11 to 2 uglq, l'achnor 13 to Ir. g Honciconth 20 to 1 agst o,terl y—t. ENTRIES FOll, THURSDAY. 50/. P.M. • Sutlrj, 3 yrs—Utpse,=, 5 yri4—Kissaway, 3 yrs—St. Leg( r, 3 yrs—alstilion, 3 yrs--Paladin, iyrs—Cayenne, 3 ps—Piccola,.3yrs. Optional Selling Stakes of 10 sous. each. Velure, 4 yrs (401.)—Minto, 4 yrs (700—Mecca c, 3 :yrs (1000—Marquis of Conyngham, 6 yrs (400- - Whitstone, 4 yrs (40L)—Burghley, 3 yrs (70L)—Queen Mary, 5 yrs (401.). CANTERBURY SPRING MEETING.—TtrEspalt, The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sovs, each, and 20 added. Winner to be sold for 100 sovs., &c. Heats, two miles. Three subs. Mr. Hobbs's Odin, aged (Hobbs, jun.) 1 1 Mr. Wotton's Lady Susan, aged Mr. Simmond's Walter Gay 3 dr Won very easily. Sweepstakes of 3 Soya. each, and a purse added. Winner to be sold for 1001., &c. Heats, two mild. (5 Subs.) Mr. Denne's Lady Fordwich, aged (Owner) 5 0 1 1 Mr. Simmonds's Walter Gay, 6 yrs, list. 2 0 2' 2 Mr. Neame's Sultan, I Ist Mr. Collard's Miss Polly, llst Mr. Barling's Tom Boy, aged, Ilst Four well-contested heats. The Easter Plate was won by Mr. Dank's Jenny Lind, beating Mr. Sherrard's Petrouna and Mr. Bat' ling's Pheasant. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 50/. Plate. Piccola Ulysses Sweepstakes of 100 sous. D.M. Nunnykirk Fire King ... Sir Launcelot Velveteen cult ... Won cleverly. IRELAND. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL OF MR. DUFFY. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAy EVENIN G.—The examinatial! of witnesses on behalf of the Crown was resumed to the sitting of the Court this morning, and was pre* cisely similar to that adduced on the previous trial., Evidence was given, in the first instance, in corm' boration of the testimony of the witnesses examined yesterday as to the prisoner's handwriting of the: letters found in Mr. Smith O'Brien's portmantetiat when arrested in Thurles in September last, and ale° the MS. of an article contained in the unpublished copy of the Nation. several persons were then produced, and amongst others General MacDonald, Mr. Redington, th e under-secretary of the Lord-Lie u t enan t, Mr. Corn Connellan, priv a t e secretary to his Excellency, 45 4 " to trace the portmanteau to Mr. S. O'Brien's p o sses' sion, after which the letters and papers were given in evidence, and the Attorney-General was, at K t hour, about proving the transactions which too" place at Ballingarry when the police barracks ive, ll attacked, as conne c ti ng th ose proceedings with t°° prisoner. - The Crown case will close to-day, and Mr. But t ' Q.C., will commence his address to the jury for thG prisoner in the morning, if not obliged by the Cour to open it this evening. RETURN OF MR. TWISLETON. Mr. Twisleton has returned to Dublin, and 1 44 resumed the discharge of his duties as Poor•la! Commissioner, perhaps with a view to wind up the affairs of his office. HER MAJESTY'S THEAT RE. — Entnediately arte r her perf,riranee of A dalgisa, on Tuesday night, Madam e Giuliani n'eeived the news of the death of her father froo, clio!era in Pari,,. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.-- Mr. Mitchell recd , - # 'notices his French plays and opera comique on Monday'' next, having m a de arrangements f or t h e cont i nuance thus° perfortnanck.s until the end of June. Mdlle. ton and M. Couderc are engaged for the whole of all term, in conjun ct i on w i t h M . Octave, the principal ten n . ''. of the Grand Op era at P ar i s—a department in which M r Mitchell's company has hitherto been weak. M. Zelger' who sang in this country during the campaign of th e Bru ssel's artists, is also promised. The theatrical seetinl of the speculation w ill b e strengt h ened by the presence Boufle and Madame Duch°. The theatre will re-open ° a Monday next with Auber's Fra Diavolo. We read that the weather has been very intetnPe.: rate in Dublin lately. Father Mathew, who is at presen t sojourning there, will most likely leave in disgust.—Psr pet Show. SOCIETY OF ARTS.—Yesterday a meeting f ° , r illustration was h e ld i n the great room of the SucielY o house, Johu- s t reet, A d elph i , be i ng the first of the kin d after the exhibition of works of recent British decors' tive art. The chair was taken by Sir W. T. Delabecbe; F.R.S., Vice-P res id ent, an d t h e on l y communication °l the evening was a paper by D r . P. B. A yres, on ale importance of the animal refuse of towns as a manur e: and the method o+ rendering it available for agricultura l purposes. Our readers are aware that this is a subjee s , 'which his received c o nsid era bl e attent i on, and that many vigorous efforts have been made to reduce the iden to prLciice. Under the name of sewage manure, the merit. of the quo.tion have been extensively developed' and it will be sufficient now to state that the conteini pl:cted system consists in co il eet i ng the waste aniEnti g y refuse of large towns, and diflusin it b suitable means ov e r l arge tracts of country, so as to co nvert a positive w aste i nto a positive source of wealth. The paper of D r . A yres pointed out the value of the sub' stances which c ou ld b e employed, the chemistry of theft qatleation to fertilisi ng t h e so il , and the princip/e° upon whi c h th ey wou l d be Conveyed to the places where. their oper a ti on was needed. The entire subject W trcate d in a compiehe ns i ve and philosophical manner , arid the cf , rnmunicivion received the thanks of the society , which we re a'so awarded to the chairman, and the weld/ adjourned. SPRING OPERATIONS.—It is a gratifying eircuor stance to be able to state, at this early season, that, not' with , tandirg the wide -spread ruin which has come upoD t the farmers of th e country, rich and poor, by the loss the potato and exorbitant poor-rates the operations o ', the season are mu c h more advanced in the counties 01 Antritn, Down, and Armagh, than perhaps they ercr were in the month of April. In many districts—W ° might almost say over nearly the entire of the count, Down—the sowing of corn and planting of potatOe° have altogether ceased. In the counties named, Die committal to the soil of the lately most treacherous esculent commenced much earlier than usual, and from what we have ourselves seen, and from the reports whin! ) have reached us, we are disposed to believe that a m than average exte n t o f l and has been appropriated to growth. A grea t b readth of land has been placed ' „ wheat, the braird of which everywhere looks heal and vigorous, and, we may add, from what we have m3O that there is every probability that green crops will Ol most extensively cultivat e d, es p ec i a ll y b y the 01.5. i farmers of this neighbourhood.—Banner of Ulster. BIBTIIS. On the sth inst., the wife of George A. Rees, M.D., lery-place, Finsbury-square, of a daughter. On the 7th inst., at .Newton Longville, Bucks, the ITU 6° ' f . the Rev. J. R. Hughes, of a child, stillborn. • On the 7th inst., at Great Portland -Greet, the wife el r" . Hare, Esq., f a son. On the 9th inst., at Upper Seymour street, Portaupe square, Sirs. Henry Smith, of a daughter. On the 13th inst., at Ebury. place, Eaton-square, the wir e of his Honour John Downie, First Puisne Judge of Brie r Guiana, of a daughter. RRIED. On tho 10th inst, at MA St. Marv's Church, Cheltethl Captain George Cl er k Mends, 11. - N,, eldest son of the I Commodore Sir Robert blends, to Georgina Nesbit, daul ter of the late Captain Nesbit, R.N., and granddaughter the late Viscountess Nelson, Duchess of 13ronte. On the 10th inst., at Holme-Fierrepont, C. spatrickliai Hamilton, Captain R N., youngest son of the late Rev C. Hamilton and Lady Charlotte Hamilton, to Mary, only ct of die late 'Thomas Grove, Esq., of !erne, Wd!shire. DIED •• _....._ On the 31st ult., Harriet, th e w if e of Colonel Bob, Thomson, Royal Engineer s , d aug h ter of the late Samuel , Latham, E. q., of Dover. On the 4th inst , at Jersey, Robert Tor, nley, Esq., of Relit . . gate, Justice ..f the Peace for the ilineue Ports, aged 66.. On the 4th inst., Jane, widow of the late Rev.o: , Laprimudaye. vicar o f L eylon, E ssex, aged 71. . -' ', „,'' On the Uti inst., at Clif ton , Cherks F. Head, Lienteil , • A a r Colonel, unattach e d, an d l ate of the Queen ' s Royals i li&-ginient.) On the 7'h inst., William H-Iland, Esq., of R4dbaetilr hall, Staffer shire, aged :•.. :: i •a On the 7th inst., at Dover, Richard Dunovan, Eigitt . allynn•re, Wexford : Ireland. On the 9.h inst., at Lee, Kent, Ann, the wife of the Bo:: ' W. F. Sims, 111 A. ' '—