The Sun. — London, England, 1849-05-21 00:00:00

~~, )~~ s _„ 1 c Blward Cust, Sir George Shee, the Right Hon. Fox Strangwayes, Mr. Mandeville, Mr. Addington, Mr. 1 Henry Stanley, and his Lordship's private secretary, the Hon. Spencer Ponsonby. All the foreign Ministers wore the uniforms of their respective countries, and some of them displayed a profusion of orders. The cos tume of the Turkish Ambassador and of the Russian Minister were very magnificent. The costume of the members of the British corps diplomatique were also remarkable for their splendour. After the banquet, the Viscountess Palmerston held an assembly, which was attended by the following distinguished company: — His Excellency the Minister for the Netherlands and Mademoiselle Schimmelpenninck, the Countess Colloredo, the Countess Reventlow and the Countess Hilda and Malvina Reventlow, the Viscountess Moncorvo, the Baroness Rehausen, Madame Van de Weyer, Madame de Lisboa Mrs. Bancroft, Baron Wydenbruck , Baro n Koller, Baron Stratenus, Countßosen, Count Perpoucher, 3.1. C. de Koudriaffaky, M. Ernest Bunsen, M. Charles Bunsen. M. Zohrab, and M. Sieveking, who were among the members of the corps diplomatique present; and the general circle included his Grace the Duke of Welling ton, the Duke of Devonshire, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess of Norfolk, Lady Adeliza Fitzalan Howard, and the Hon. Miss Foley, the Duchess of Leeds and Miss Lane Fox, the Duchess of Bedford, the Marquis of Kildare, the Marquis of Stafford, the Marchioness of Clanricarde, and tee Ladies Emily and Catherine De Burgh, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Headfort, the Marquis of Breadaloane, the Countess Dowager of Sefton, the Countess of Newburgh, the Countess Flahault and Mademoiselle de Flahault, the Countess Gower, the Countess of Malmesbury, the Countess of Tankerville, the Earl and Countess of Mor ley, the Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementine Vil hers, Frances Countess of Waldegrave and Mr. Gran ville Harcourt, M.P., the Earl and Countess of Kinnoul and Lady Frances Hay, the Earl of Wilton, Earl Grosvenor, the Earl of Belfast, the Countess of Elche and the Hon. Miss Charteris, the Earl and Countess Craven, Viscount Godericb, Viscount Clifden, Viscount and Viscountess Newport, Viscount Cantilupe, Viscount and Viscountess Galway and Miss Mills, Viscount and Viscountess Canning, Viscount and Viscountess Mel gund, Viscount and Viscountess Mahon, Viscountess Ponsonby, Lady H. Lytton Bulwer, Lady Dufferin, Lady Portman and the Honourable Miss Portman, Lady Alice Peel, Lady Dover and the Honourable Miss Ellis, Lady Blantyre, Lord Dufferin, Lord de Mauley, Lady Harriet Drummond and Miss Drummond, Lord Harry Vane, Lady Cottenham and the Honourable Misses Pepys, Lord Lilford, Lord and Lady Cremorne, Lord and Lady Beaumont, Lady Elizabeth Bulteel, Lady Georgians Grey, Lord Eliot, Lord Cranstoun, Lord Edward Fitzalan Howard, Lady Eddisbury and the Honourable Misses Stanley, Lord Brook, Lord and Lady Milford, Lord and Lady J. Hay, the Ladies Ponsonby, the Honourable Miss Dillon, the Honourable Francis Charteris and Lady Anne Charteris, Hon. Hugh and Lady Sarah Cholmondeley, Hon. Mr. Godolphin, Hon. W. Couper, Hon. F. Leveson, Hon. J. Fortescue, Hon. Mr. Pepys, Hon. Charles Cavendish, Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, Right Hon. Fox Maule and Mrs. Maule, Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Right Hon. Henry Lobon there and Mrs. Labouchere, Right Hon. Vernon Smith, Mrs. and the Misses Verner, Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Lady Grey and Miss Ryder, Sir John and Lady Charlotte Guest, Sir John Cam Hobhouse and Miss Charlotte Hobhouse, Sir Augustus Clifford, Lady Clif ford and the Misses Clifford; Sir Roderick Murchison, Mr. and Lady Anne Tufnell, Mr., Lady Mary, and Miss Stanley; Colonel Wylde, Colonel Rose, Captain Francis Seymour, Captain Pechell, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Smith, Mr. and the Misses Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Mr. Baillie Cochrane, M.P., Sir C. Lemon, Mr. Repton, M.P., Mr. Addington, Mr. Charles Clifford, Mr. Charles Mills and Miss Mills, Mr. Mills, Mr. Ralph Grey, M.P., Mr. Fleming, Mrs. Wyndham and Miss Wyndham, Mr. Charles Barry, Mr. Osborne, M.P., Mr. Brand, &c. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord President of the Privy Council, and the Marchioness of Lansdowne had a dinner party on Saturday at Lansdowne House. The Earl and Countess Bruce, the Earl and Countess Craven, Lord and Lady Beaumont, and a select party were present. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, gave a State banquet on Saturday at the Clarendon Hotel, in honour of the Queen's birthday, to the follow. ing distinguished circle—viz., the Lord Chancellor, Lord Langdale (Master of the Rolls), the Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Vice-Chancellor of England, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the Chief Baron of the Exchequer, the Vice- Chancellor Wigram, the Queen's Judges Patteson, Cole ridge, Coltman, Rolfe, Wightman, Cresswe 11, Erle, Platt, and Williams: the Lord Mayor of London, the Recorder, the Lord-Advocate of Scotland, the Solicitor- General for Scotland, Mr. Sheriff Finnis, and Mr. Sheriff Goodhart, Sheriff's for London and Middlesex; Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr. H. Waddington, Under Secretary of State; Mr. Cornwall Lewis, Under Secre tary of State; and Mr. Brand. The Right Honourable Sir Charles Wood, Charcellor of the Exchequer, gave a full dress dinner in celebra tion of the Queen's birthday, on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The guests were, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Camp bell), the Postmaster-General (the Marquis of Clanri carde), the President of the Board of Trade (the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere), the Master of the Mint (the Right Hon. R. Lalor Sheil), the Governor of the Bank of England and the Deputy Governor, the Chairman of the East India Company, the Chairman of the Board of Customs (Sir Thomas Freetnantle), and the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Customs (Mr. Dawson), the Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue (Mr. John Wood), the Deputy Chairman (Mr. Thornton), the Chairman of the Board of Audit (Major-General Sir Wm. Herries), the Secretary to the Postmaster-General (Colonel Al aberly), the Queen's Remembrancer (Mr. Vincent), Mr. Foley, M.P., Mr. Alderman Humphery, M.P., Mr. James G. Marshall, M.P., and Ur. G. Ar buthnot. Earl Grey, Secretary of State for the Colonies, enter tained the following party at his mansion in Belgrave square :—His Grace the Commander-in-Chief (Duke of Wellington), Lieutenant-General Lord Fitzroy Somer set (Military Secretary), General Sir Willoughby Gor don (Quarter-master General), Lieut.• General Sir John Macdonald (Adjutant-General), the Right Hon. Fox Maul. (Secretary at War), Colonel the Hon. George Anson (Clerk of the Ordnance), Mr. Hayter, M.P. (Judge-Advocate-General), Sir Thomas Hastings, Mr, Alexander Wood, Mr. Sullivan. Mr. B. Hawes, M.P., Mr. H. Merivale, Mr. Elliott, Mr. Murduch, Mr. Ro gers, Capt. Wyniett, and Mr. Harry Grey. The Right Hon. Sir Francis Baring (First Lord of the Admiralty) entertained the following party at dinner at his official residence in the Admiralty:—Lord Douglas Gordon Hallyburton, Lord John Hay, Captain the Hon. Maurice Berkeley, Captain the Hon. C. Howard, Captain the Hon. G. Eden. Hon, W. Cowper, Admiral Sir James Gordon, Sir William Burnet, Sir Charles Adam, Admiral Deans Dundas, Sir John Hill, Colonel Parke (Royal Marines), Colonel Irvine, Colonel Owen, Commodore Eden, Captain Becker, Captain Bethune, Captain Milne, Captain Vetch, Mr. Godson, Q.C., Mr. Meek, and Mr. Tierney. The Attorney-General (Sir John Jervis) entertained a large party of the leading members of the legal profes sion at the Albion Tavern in celebration of the occasion. The guests included Lord Brougham, the Queen's Ad vocate, the Solicitor-General, Sir Frederick Thesiger, Sir Francis Simpkinsoe, Hon. J. Stuart Wortley, Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, Mr. Sergeant Manning, Mr. Sergeant Storks, Mr. Sergeant Merewether, Mr. Sergeant Murphy, Mr. Sergeant Bytes, Mr. Sergeant Shee, Mr. Sergeant Adams, Mr. Sergeant Lewes, Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Watson, Mr. Knowles, Mr. B. Andrews, Mr. Humtrey, Mr. Green wood, Mr. Coe, Mr. Martin, Mr. E. Lawes„ Mr. Crowder, Mr. Walpole, M r . Rogers, Mr. James, Mr. Matthews, Mr. Wilbraham, Mr. Wray, Mr. Wrangharn, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Chilton, Mr. cooper, Mr. Turner, Mr. Hope, Mr. Bolt, Mr. J. Parker, Mr. Whit marsh, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Walesby, Mr. Butt, Mr. Rey nolds, Mr. Swanston, Mr. Matins, Mr. Page Wood, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Roupell, Mr. Temple, Mr. Turner, Mr. Fearon, Mr. Hildyard, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Thackeray, Mr. Teed, Mr. Wilde, Mr. Evans, Mr. Humphrey, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Russell, Mr. Chambers, Mr. Peacock, and Mr. Jervis. The Duke of Norfolk (Master of the Horse) enter tained the following distinguished party at his mansion, in St. James's•square :—The Marquis of Londonderry, the Marquis of Westminster, the Marquis of Kildare, the Marquis of Stafford, the Earl of Besborougb, the Earl of Denbigh, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Lord Foley, Lord Hastings, Lord Saye and Sale, Lord James Murray, Baron Knesebeck, Sir George Anson, Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir Harry Dent Goring, Sir Charles Young, Colonel Buckley, Colonel the lion. H. T. Lid dell, Captain Jones, Captain Somerset, Captain Taylor, Mr. .Mildmay, Mr. J. A. Smith, M.P., and Mr. E. S. Dendy. Earl Fortescue (Lord Steward of the Queen's House hold) gave a state dinner in celebration of her Majesty's birthday on Saturday at his mansion in Grosvenor square. The invitations included the Marquis of Head fort, Earl Morley, the Earl of Devon , the Earl of Zet land, the Earl of Scarborough, Earl Spencer, Lord Sey mour, Lord Poltimore, Lord Lilford, Lord Sudeley, Lord Erskine, Lord Milford, Lord Audley, Lord Ross more,) Lord Marcus Hill, the Right Hun. William Se bright Lascelles, the Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay, Major-General Bowles, Sir Thomas Marrable, Mr. Shiffner, Mr. Alfred Montgomery, Mr. Edward Hob house, and Mr. Heneage. The Marquis of Breadalbane,-K.T., Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household, gave a full 'dress dinner on Saturday at his residence in Park-lane in celebration of the Queen's birthday. The company consisted of Lord Edward Howard, the Earl of Morton, Lord Byron, Lord Camoys, Major General Sir Frederick Stovin, Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Lieutenant• Colonel the Hon. Robert E. Boyle, Hon. Frederick Byng, Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, Rear-Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, Bart, Sir William Martins, Mr. Ramsden, Mr. A. J. Blackwood, Captain Sir Courtenay Boyle, R.N.; Major Beresford, M.P. ; Colonel Sir Noel Harris, Sir John Strachan, Bart.; Mr. Henry Greville, Captain Green, Captain the lion. Mortimer Sackville West, Colonel Knollys, field-officer in brigade waiting; the Hun. Spencer Lyttelton, the Marquis of Donegal, G.C.H.; the Duke of Roxburghe, K.l'.; the Earl of Camper down, K.T.; Sir Alexander Campbell, Bart., and Mr. Alexander Currie. Sir R. Peel entertained a distinguished party en Saturday, at his residence in Whitehall-gardens; the guests included the Duke of Buccleuch, the Earl of Haddington, Viscount Hardinge. Viscount Melville, Lord Hey, tesbury, Lord IN harncliffe, Lord John Thynne, the Bishop of Oxford, Hon. Robert Dundas, the Right lion. Sir George Clerk, Sir E. Sugden, Admiral W. Gordon, Mr. Pemberton Leigh, Mr. Duncan M'Neill, Mr. Roundell Palmer, M.P., Mr. Hobhouse, M.P., and Mr. H. Drummond, M.P. The Archbishop Gf ,York celebrated her Majesty's birthday by a grand banquet to the Lord Primate and the bench of Bishops, at his mansion in Belgrave square. There were present at the dinner, the Arch bishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop of Bangor, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of Llandaff, the Bishop of Exeter, the Bishop of Carlisle, the Bishop of Rochester, the Bishop of Norwich, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bris tol, the Bishop of Worcester, the Bishop of Chichester, the Bishop of Lichfield, the Bishop of Ripon, the Bishop of Peterborough, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of St. Asaph, and the Bishop of Manchester. The Ve nerable Archdeacon Musgrave and Mr. Granville Har court Vernon, M.P.. had the honour of joining the party. Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at- Arms gave their full dress dinner on Saturday to cele brate the day. The guests at all the above banquets were attired either in uniform or in official costume, and after dinner the health of her Majesty was drunk at each with the greatest enthusiasm. The residences of all the members of the Ministry were brilliantly illuminated. THE SUN, LONDON, COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Augustus of Saxe Coburg Gotha vi-ited the Dnches of Kent on Saturday morning, and took leave of her Royal Highness on their departure from town. His Royal Highness Prince Albert visited her Ma jesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough house. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the He reditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklen burg Strelit z, visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the do mestic household, attended Divine service yesterday morning in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of Oxford; the prayers were read ,by the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie CourtenaY. The nobility and gentry thronged Buckingham Palace yesterday to make their dutiful inquiries alter the state of her Majesty. The answer given was, " The Queen is well." Among the numerous visitors were his Royal High ness the Count of Syracuse, his Serene Highness Prince Ernest of Hesse Philippstahl, his Serene Highness Prince William of Hesse Philippstahl, the American Minister and Mrs. Bancroft, the Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen, the Netherlands Minister and Countess Schim melpenninck, the Russian ;Minister and Baroness de Brunnow, Mdlle. Olga de Lechner, the Portuguese Minister and Viscountess de Moncorvo, the Swedish Minister and Baroness de Rehausen, the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, the Costa Rica Minister, the Austrian Minister and Countess Colloredo, the Turkish Ambassador, Mr. Colquhoun, Agent and Consul-General for the Hanse Towns, Mrs. and Miss Colquhoun, the Brazilian Minister and Madame Lisboa, the Neapolitan Minister, the Hanoverian Minister, the Bavarian Mini , ter and Baroness de Cetto, the French Charge d'Affairs and Madame de Montherot, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess of Yarborough, Lady Isabella Wemyss, the Earl and Countess of Kin noull, Lady Frances Hay, Viscount Dupplin, Mr. E. Taylor, Sir E. Cust, Hon. Mr. P. and Mrs. Cust, Lord Elphinstone, Major Thurlow, Colonel Reid, Sir J. South, Lord Sudeley, Captain M.Donald, Sir C. and Lady Mary Wood, Colonel Fergusson, Mr. G. Duff, Lord, Lady and Miss Barrington, Sir A. and Lady Dalrymple, Mr. Whateley, Q.C., Lady H. S. Churchill, Mr. and Mrs. Amtrobus, Sir G., Lady, and the Misses Dashwood, Mr. and Mrs. Milner Gaskell, Mr. H. Lind say, Hon. Mrs. Phipps, Earl and Countess Talbot, Col. and Miss Verner, Mr. And Mrs. W. Beckett, Mr. and Mrs. Brand, Lord and Lady Enfield, Mr. F. Strangways, Mr. N. and Mrs. Montefior,e, Sir J. and Lady A. Mac kenzie, Mr. and Mrs. Holloway, Hon. C. and Lady M. Ponsonby, Viscount and Viscountess Beresford, General, Miss, and Mr. F. Cavendish, Lord and Lady Sefton, Mr. and Lady Anne Tull:tell, Earl and Countess Wil ton, Earl and Ladies Fitzwilliam, Marquis of Granby, Lord Ashley, Earl and Countess of Haddington, Sir J. Pakingtou, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, Mr. and Mrs. Stafford Jerningham, Mr. G. and Mr. E. Jerningham, Sir R. and Lady Peel, Sir H., Lady, and Miss Davie, Marquis and Marchioness Ailesbury, Mr. and Miss G. Berkeley, Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare, Baroness de Delmar, Lord and Lady Aberdour, Countess Clanwilliam, Mr. C. Gre vale, Mr. William Rose, Sir A. and Lady Rothschild, Sheriff Finnis, Sheriff Goodhart, Lady B. Bury, Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, Ladies C. and H. Somers Cocks. Sir F. and Lady Kelly, Baron and Baroness Lionel Rothschild, Sir Henry and Lady Wheatley, Misses Wheatley, Sir Peter Laurie, Mr. Laurie, Duchess of In verness, Earl and Countess Minto, Viscount and Vis countess Melgund, Dowager Lady Cowley, Sir H. and Lady Lytton Bulwer, Lord and Lady Monteagle, Dr. and Miss F. Chambers, Mr. and Hon. Mrs. Smyth, Lord and Lady F. Gordon. Marquis and Marchioness of Done gal, The Chisholm, Rev. J. R. Wood, Lord and Lady M. Hill, Earl of Lincoln, Captain Meynell, Sir B. Brodie, Mr. Teed, Q.C., Colonel and Lady C. Buckley, Count and Countess de Flahaut, Rev. Sir :Harcourt Lees, Mr. and Mrs. Fox Maule, Earl and Countess of Camperdown, Sir J. and Lady Graham, Lady A. M. Dawson, Mr. Under- Sheriff Tamplin, Mrs. Tamplin, Lieut.-Colonel A. and Mrs. Liddell, Viscount Chelsea, the Hon. Captain Gore, the Ladies Gore, Sir W. Fremantle, Earl and Countess Spencer, Earl and Countess Granville, Viscount and Viscountess Melbourne, Marquis of Abercorn, Coun tess of Pembroke, Countess of Dunmore, the Hon. T. and Lady E. Vesey, Earl and Countess Bruce, Miss Burdett Coutts, Marquis of Breadalbane, Mr. and Mrs. Hoare, Earl and Countess Grey, Sir J. and Lady Croft, Earl of Clare, Lady J. Fitzgibbon, Archbishop of Can terbury and Mrs. Sumner, Earl of Aberdeen, Lord and Lady Claud Hamilton, Dr. and Mrs. Aldis, Mr. and Lady A. Duff, Colonel and Mrs. E. Bouverie, Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, Sir W. and Lady Lumley, Sir Howard, Lady, and Miss Douglas, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Sanderson, Lord E. Howard, Lord and Lady Canning, Colonel and Mrs. B. Drummond, Earl and Countess St. Germans, Earl of Bessborough and Countess of Lei cester Marchioness of Westmeath, Mr. and Miss B. Estcourt, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. J. B. Est court, Mr. H. Bucknall Estcourt, Dr. Richard Bright Lord and Lady Aylmer, Mr. and Lady Caroline Las celles, Countess of Charlemont, Bishop of Ripon, Vis count Adare, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Herbert, Captain and Mrs. Pechell, Sir H. and Lady Shiffner, Rear-Ad miral Bowles, Sir A. and Lady Clifford, Mr. and Mrs. Adair, Lord and Lady Sondes, Earl and Countess Jer sey, Lady C. Villiers, Viscount Stranglord, Sir E. and Lady Antrobus, Mr. and Mrs. J. Stuart Wortley, Mr. Tisdall, Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, Mr. and Lady C. Sanford, Viscount and Viscountess New port, Viscount Emlyn, Viscount and Viscountess tirackley, Lord and Lady Byron, Viscount and Viscountess Ponsonby, Earl Somers, Viscount Eastnor, Duke of Rutland, Lord J. Manners, Mr., Lady M., and Miss Stanley, Countess of Morton, Ladies Ellen and Alice Douglas, Mr. and Mrs. G. Cavendish, Lord and Lady Ruthven, Mr. C. and Lady Catherine Cavendish, Mr. W. Cavendish, Mr. and Mrs. Brand. Lord, Lady, and Miss Campbell, Mr., Lady L., and Miss Cator, Mr. and Hon. Mrs. Fellowes, Sir J. and Lady Thorold, Mr. Beresford, M.P., and Mrs. Beresford, Earl and Countess of Arundel and Surrey, Sir E. Lyons, Mr. and Mrs. J. Abel Smith, Sir J. and Lady East, Sir B. and Lady Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, Mr. H. and Lady C. Russell, Mrs. and Miss Ricardo, Lord and Lady Vivian, Hon. Captain and Mrs. Vivian, Via. count and Viscountess Combermere, Miss S. Cotton, Sir J. and Lady Young, Lieutenant-Colonel Parker, Mrs. G. Leigh, Mr. Lane Fox, Sir C. Slingsby, Hon. G. W. Mulles, Lord and Lady Courtenay, the Speaker, and Mrs. Shaw Letevre, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby, Sir. E. Codrington, Sir C. Lemon, Sir W. and Lady Clay, Archbishop of York, Lord and Lady Walsingbam, Earl and Countess Brown. low, Earl Jermyn, Mr. Montague Gore, Lord J. Mur ray, Bishop of Salisbury and Mrs. Denison, Earl and Countess of Mulgrave, Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. 8.. Boyle, Mr. Under-Sheriff Shearman, Earl of Cork, Mr. and Mrs. Robarts, Mr. and Mrs. Ashley, Lady Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Bridges Taylor, Earl and Countess For tescue, the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, and numerous others. RAILWAY SHAKE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAY 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Share market was rather better to day, the business doing larger, and prices were a shade higher. The sales are—Eastern Counties, 8 4 East Lancashire, New, 8— Ditto, Quarters , 44 -Great Northern, 94 —Ditto (A), 5 %—Lan caster and Preston. p.—Ditto, Three-quarter Shares, II % —Ditto, Quarters, 13? dis.—Great Western, Quarters,:6% —Lanashire and Yorkshire Piths, 4% dis.—London and North-Western, 130 —Ditto, New Quarters, % p.—Midland, Halves, 10% dis.orth British, New Preference, Is. 3d. p.—North Staffordshire, 4N dit.—Shrews bury and Chester (N. W. M.), IN dis.—Ditto, New 131. 65. Bd. Shares, %—Oswestry and Chester, i% dis.—Ditto, Prefereffie, gua ranteed 8 per cent., 154—South - Eastern and Dover, 21% —Ditto (No. 4), 61. 18s. 9d.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension, Nos. I and 2), 6—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), guaranteed 6 per cent. till 1850, 71s. 3d.—York and North Midland, 32'. BIRMINGHAM, MAY 19, STOCK ExCnANGE.L . Th7re wore sellers of Eastern Counties at 6%, London and North-Western, New Quarters, at 3!4 p., North Staffordshire, at 4% dls., and Shrewsbury and Birmingham ( A.) at 5% dis., but these prices were net to be obtained. Birmingham. and Oxford Junctions were done at 25%. YORK, MAT 18. _ . _ Broca ExcitiNoa —The business transacted to-day was as fol. lows :—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 41. Is. 3d HULL, MA 19. &rocs EICHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follows : Hall and Selby, guaranteed 10 per cent.. 93%—Midland, 50/. Shares, 10% dis.—North British. Pteference, 21s.— orth- Western, 8% dl3. York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension No. 1), 6 dis. -York and North Midland, 31%. NE WC A STLE-VPON-TYNE, MAY 18. STOCK EXCUANGE.—ThP following are to-day's transactions : North British, Thirds, 3L 16s.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 20%. GLASGOW, .3IAx 18. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The business done in the Stock Exchange to• day has been as follows :—Arbroath and Forfar, 4/. ss.—Caledonian, Preference, 11U— Edinburgh and Northern. IS —Glasgow, Kilmar nock, and Ayr, Halves (No. 1), 61. 1 ls.—Ditte (No. 2).61. 16s.— North British, Preference, 215.—Scottish Midland Junction, 11%. POISONINGS : THEIR PREVENTION.—The horrible frequency of murders by poison, indicating a far more extensive and dreadful prevalence of the practice than has been or can be detected (for most of the cases brought to light appear to be found out by mere ac cident), sugg es ts the necessity for imposing, if pos sible, some check on the continuance of this ap• palling depravity. Many suggestions have b e en I thrown out for this purpose, but the best of them seem rather calculated to guard against mistakes than everyst some to prevent deliberate guilt. An entry in their books by apothecaries, chemists, and practitioners, or retailers of drugs consequence in e tb p e p ois r o e n v s e , n w ti o v u e dldebseigua; butfirst step o f k nd who soil one farther would be tenfold more efficacious. It should be i s mply that every vendor alluded to should require the name and residence of the party to whom quantity he sold poison, and that, on any largebeing asked for, or the call for small quantities being frequently repeated, he should send a letter stating leate r dates and facts to the overseer of the parish in which the applicant resided. This would be very little trouble, and the expense of postage is now so trifling , that it ought to interpose no obstacle to the furnishing of this important information to quarters where the least de parture from the ordinary health and mortality of the locality must be noticed. If this were done, familie s wou ld not perish in succession , as in the recent atrocious instance at Guestling, where a woman has;beencommitted for trial, as the poisoner of her husband and three sons; and even a single suspicious death, where it was fore known that poison had been purchased, would excite a wholesome suspicion, and immediate investigation of the circumstances. And the very fear of there having been such intelligence given, must have a strong deterring influence and general effect on the wicked beings pre di.posed to the commission of such monstrous and un natural crimes. The plan, to our minds, would be un attended by any serious impediment, and we would re spectfully suggest it fur pub lic consideration. It might be advisable to modify what are called Burial Societies, which appear to offer sore temptations to mued9r, !Ind limit their operation to the assistance of members in sick ness.—The Literary Gazate. We understand that the magnificent estate of Chief den, near Maidenhead, late the residence and property of Sir George Warrender, Bart., with all the costly effect s has been purchased by Messrs. F ar ebrother and Co. for his Grace the Duke of Sutherland. LADIES' DRESSES. The following are a few of the principal dresses worn at her Majesty's Drawing-room : HER MAJESTY. _ _ A rich white satin dress, trimmed with bouillons of tulle and bouquets of roses, mixed with violets; the train and body of splendid sea-green silk, of Gothic pattern, brocaded in silver, trimmed all round Kith tulle spotted with silver, and a wreath of roses mixed with violet. The whole of British manufacture. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT. A court costume, composed of a lace dress with two flounces, over a rich white watered silk, trimmed with bows of ribbon and diamonds; train and body of a rich white watered silk, covered with lace and trimmed all round with bouillons of toile and bows of ribbon; body and sleeves trimmed with lace, aed ornamented with diamonds. A coiffure of white terry velvet and hearts ease; plume of feathers, lappets, pearls, and diamonds. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE. Costume de cour, composed of a magnificent train of blue moire antique, tastefully trimmed with superb point lace and ribbon, lining of rich white satin ; body and sleeves to correspond, with stomacher of diamonds and pearls; skirt of blue crepe a la neige, over rich blue satin, with magnificent flounces of Brussels lace, looped up with agraffes of diamonds and pearls. Coiffure of ostrich feathers, lappets of superb point lace and mag nificent tiara of diamonds. DUCHESS OY BEDFORD.—Costume de coat, composed of a train of rich blue satin Louise, lined with white satin, richly trimmed with Brussels point lace and rib bon; corsage and sleeves to correspond; skirt of magni ficent white satin, covered with Brussels point lace flounces, tastefully trimmed with ribbons and agraffes of diamonds. Coiffure of ostrich feathers, Brussels puint lace lappets, and a profusion of diamonds. DUCHESS OF BEAUFORM—Costume de conr, composed of a train of magnificent blue and white brocaded silk, lined with satin, very elegantly trimmed v. ith rich point lace and ribbon; corsage and sleeves to correspond, with trimmings of the same costly lace; skirts of white tulle over rich white satin, with silver passementiere and lace. Coiffure of ostrich feathers, point lace lappets, and a prolusion of diamonds. DUCHESS OF NORFOLL—Train of white Gothic moire, lined with glace, and trimmed with Irish point lace; pet ticoat of white glace, flounced with Irish point lace. Head-dress, feathers and lace lappets; ornaments, dia monds and emeralds. _ _ DUCHESS OF ROXBURGHE.—Train of white brocade, lined with glace, and trimmed with tulle and white moss roses; petticoat of white crape over glace, trimmed with bouffants of tulle, and tunic flounced with blonde. Head dress, feathers and blonde lappets; ornaments, diamonds. DUCHESS OF ARGYLL.—Train of blue velvet, lined with satin, and trimmed with bouquets of green and brown oak leaves; petticoat of blue satin, flounced with guipure lace. Head-dress, a tiara of diamonds and oak leaves, with feathers and lace lappets. MARCHIONESS or Douao.—Train of white moire, lined with glace, and trimmed with blonde; petticoat of tulle over glace, trimmed with blonde and bouquets of green iris. Head-dress, feathers and blonde lappets; ornaments, diamonds. LADY PEEL.—A court costume, composed of Brussels lace dress, over a rich white satin skirt, trimmed with bouquets of fleurs des champs; train and body of a rich lilac moire antique, trimmed with Brussels lace and bows of ribbon; body and sleeves trimmed with lace and flowers, and ornamented with diamonds. Head dress, plume of feathers, flowers, lappets, and diamonds. MRS. JOHN WALTER.— Over a rich white glace slip, a dress of pink crape, ornamented with flounces decoupe; train of rich pink moire antique, trimmed with ruches of ribbon, looped back with bouquets of roses, migno nette, and heliotrope; corsage drape, with bouquet. Head-dress, ostrich plume, bouquet, lappets, and diamonds. MISS PEEL—A court costume, composed of a tulle dress, with three skirts, trimmed with wreaths of pink and white flowers; train and body of rich blue glace, trimmed with tulle and bouquets of flowers. Head dress, plume of feathers, flowers, and lappets. Miss BURDETT COUTT3.—A court costume, composed of an embroidered tarlatan dress, over a rich white glace slip, trimmed with a chatelaine of white honeysuckle; train and body of rich green satin, trimmed with bouil lons of tulle and bows of ribbon; body and sleeves trim med with blonde and ornamented with diamonds. Head-dress, plume of feathers, lappets, and a diadem of diamonds. THE ILLUMINATIONS. At night the principal streets at the West-end pre sented a very brilliant display of illuminations, those in the City being, as usual, very limited. THEATRES, INSTITUTIONS, AND EXHIBITIONS. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—An immense imperial crown of variegated lamps beautifully jewelled, surmount • ing two well-executed circle:a of oak and laurel wreaths, with ruby fruit and acorns, having in the centre of each circlet the initial letters "V. R." in gold coloured lamps, with underneath an indissoluble knot in varigated lamps. From the summit of the theatre a royal standard floated. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT- GA.RDEN.—Over the principal entrance was a large shield, on which was a star of the Order of the Garter, surmounted by an impe rial projecting crown of great magnitude, with her Majesty's initial letters " V. R.," the whole in brilliant gas. From the summit of the portico was displayed an immense royal standard, and on either side of the en trance a union jack. DRIIRY•LANE.—An imperial crown of variegated lamps, supported by the royal initials "V. R." in pure white lamps. HAYMARKET.—An imperial crown, encircled and supported by laurel wreaths, with, on either side, the royal initials " V. R." in brilliant gas. LYCEUM.—A large irradiated gas star, having the initial letters " V. R." in the centre. ADELPRL—A full-length transparency of her Majesty, in her coronation robes, seated in a chair of state, with the Lon and the unicorn on her left, the Queen having on her head the crown of England. ST. JAMES'S, KING- STREET, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE.-- A large gas star. PRINCESS'S, OXPORD.STREET.—A magnificent and bril liant gas star. SURREY.—A large and very brilliant star, in gas, with the letters " V. R,.' in the centre. ASTLEY'S.—An imperial crown supported by laurel wreaths, with the letters " V. R." in brilliant gas. _ _ Viwrone..—A star with the letters " V. R." COLOSSEUM AND CYCLORAMA.—A magnificent star at each of the entrances in the Regent's-park and Albany. street. The Polytechnic Institution was illuminated in a novel and elegant manner, in lieu of the general method adop ted for showing loyalty to the Sovereign. The electric light was elevated on the figure of Minerva on the top of the institution. _ _ _ Leicester-square—Messrs. Risley and Smith's pano rama of the Mississippi, the American Eagle, in gas. RZR MAiiSTY'S TRADESMEN, &C. The Strand—Mr. Antrobus, tea warehouse—A hand some star in variegated lamps, encircled with a wreath, in which were inserted the words, "'Joni soit qui mal y pense." Messrs. Sylvester and Co., seal engravers—A crown in gas. Mr. Wm. Russell, successor to Robert Warren, black. ing warehouse—Two stars in gas. Messrs. Pask and KlNlig, musical instument ware house—Star in varigated lamps. Messrs. Barron and Son, ironmongers to her Majesty —The latters "Y. R.," and stars in variegated lamps. Mr. Caldwell, biscuit baker to her Majesty—The letters " V. R." and a star. in gas. Davis's American Bowling Saloon—A star in gas. Mr. Simpson, surgical instrument maker to the royal navy, &c.—A star in gas. Messrs. Ackermanns, printsellers and publishers—A. star in gas. Royal Farmers' General Assurance Office—A crown and " V. R." in gas. Messrs H. J. and D. Nicoll, of Nos. 114, 116, and 120, Regent-street, displayed an illumination which formed complete blase of light, and was decidedly the most brilliant and tastefully arranged of the evening. Around the royal arms, over each of the four shops (and in cluding the house of Mr. Medwin, No. 118, boot maker to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, thus forming four houses), was a semi-circular radiance of large size. Over ir, and extending along the whole of the width of the two inner houses, were the words, " God save the ' Queen and the Prince," in large roman characters, nearly two feet high. Above, in the centre, extending to the parapet, was an immense revolving star of the Order of the Garter, with the cross of the o rder illuminated in the centre, the star, &c., being supported and encircled by extensive wreaths of laurel, rising from the base. At either end, on the projecting houses, was an imperial bulging crown of much magnitude, the whole being sup ported by double rows of gas jets, extending along the facies of the four shops. The jets of the two inner radi ances were inserted in small amber coloured lamps, and the remainder in pure white lamps. It is stated that the Messrs. Nicoll contracted at a sum of 3001. for this superb display. That portion of Regent-street was so crowded by spectators throughout the evening as to ren der it !wady impassable to either vehicles or pedestrians. Messrs. J. and J. Holmes, Regent-street, shawl manu facturers by appintment to her 'Majesty, two large radi sting stars, with " V. R," and laurel branches, brilliantly lighted with gas, extending the whole range of their magnificent frontage. Messrs. Freemans, wax chandlers and oil merchants to the Queen and Queen Dowager, 3, Wigiziore•street, an immense star in brilliant lamps. Messrs. Robert Cocks and Co., 6, New Burlington street, her Majesty's music publishers, a resplendent star in gas, with " V. R." in the centre. Messrs. Staples, purveyors of turtle to her Majesty, the Albion, Aldersgate-street, a brilliant radiant star, with the Royal initials, "V. R.," in Egyptian capitals in gas. MONDAY EVENING, Zlol.'ll Xbittion SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The Loa.o CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack at Five o'clock. _Lord RE. DESDALE presented several petitions against the repeal of the navigation-laws. the Earl luetiti of °Bs' N‘ rah a similar prayer, were presented by Eg linton, the Earl of Warwick, the Duke of Richmond, and Earl Talbot. Lord LYTTELTON presented several petitions, praying for the abolition of the law of settlement. ATTACK ON THE QUEEN. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE hoped that before they proceeded to consider a subject on which there would be much difference of opinion, he might be per mitted to advert to a sufject on which there could be no difference of opinion. —(Hear, hear.) There were offences of a character most atrocious and at the same ti m e most contemptible. All that he could say was that there were discove.red on inquiry into the circumstances attending the hateful attempt of S a turday nothing to justify a committal for high treason. Had su c h b een t h e case , i t wo uld have been his duty to address her Majesty to ex press their abhorrence of the crime. The committal had been for a misdemeanour, and therefore he intended to propose no address, and he thought it would be best to leave this contemptible c r i m i na l to ta k e the cons' quence giving to Lim the notoriety of which Lord STANLEY w as re j o i ced to hear the determina obfeh was is cr p un er e h , a w p i s th a o m u b t itious. determina tion of the Government to leave the contemptible mis creant who had perpetrated the outrage to his fate. Had her Majesty been in danger, nut only the House, but the whole country would have congratulated her on her escape, and they might congratulate her Majesty, o n the fact th at when i t was supposed that she had been in danger it called forth an universal expres sion of desire for vengeance. He thought it was well to leave this wretched miscreant to the disgraceful and degrading punishment he so well merited.—'Cheers.) Lord KENYON thought there ought to be some re cord on the journals either by a resolution or an address of the occurrence of this circumstance. Lord BROUGHAM hoped this would go no further. The offender had yet to go to trial, and in the last resort their Lordships might have to decide on his guilt and innocence; therefore he felt rejoiced that they were not called upon to express any opinion as to the attempt which had been made, and which could only excite con tempt and disgust. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, that had he proposed an address it would have related merely to the ilature of the off ence , an d not to t h e person committing it. But he thought it much better that no further notice should be taken of an attempt which was as contemptible AS it HAS atrocious. The subject was then dropped. The Earl of FITZHARDINGE presented a petition in fa vour o f t h e repea l o f t h e nav i gat i on l aws . Il e did not concur in its prayer. The Earl of lIARROWBY presented a petition with a similar prayer. ROME. Lord BROUGHAM said that he had received the most solemn assurances from M. Manzoni, that he had never brought away any of the articles from the public museums in Rome, nor did he believe that any other person had done so. IMPROVEMENT OF LAND (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the second reading of this Bill.—Agreed to. The NOBLE MARQUIS then moved a suspension of the standing orders.—Agreed to. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. NAVIGATION LAWS. The Marquis of LANSDO WNE presented several petitions in favour of a repeal of the navigationiaws. The Noble Marquis, in moving the order of the day for the House going into Committee on the Bill for the re peal of the navigation-laws, said that he had received a communication from the Noble Earl who usually took the chair of their Committees, stating that he should, through illness, be unable t o attend their Lordships' House. He should therefore move that Lord Beaumont take the chair.—Agreed to. Their Lordships then resolved themelves into Com mittee on the Bill for the repeal of the Navigation-laws, Lord Beaumont in the Chair. Lord STANLEY then rose to move the amendments of which he had given notice, v:x.,—To m ove , a f ter the word that" in page 1, lice 6, to insert 'rt in r case it shall be made to appear to ' h ' in Majesty that any foreign country is willing to con cede the ships of this country the like privileges and advantages as are enjoyed by or intended to be conferred on the ships of such foreign country, or advantages equivalent thereto, then and in such case it shall be lawful for her Majesty, from time to time, by any order or orders in council, to be published and re vocable as hereinafter mentioned, to authorise and declare as follows, that is to say, it shall be lawful for her Majesty to authorise and declare that the several sorts of goods, being the produce of Europe, and enumerated in an Act made and passed in the session of Parliament holden in the eighth and ninth years of the reign of her Majesty, intiutled An Act for the Encouragement of British Shipping and Navigation,' or any of them, may, from and after a day to be named in such order as afore said, be imported from any port or place into the United Kingdom, to be used therein, in the ships of such foreign country, anything in the said Act to the contrary notwithstanding; provided always, that before such order or orders shall be issued, such foreign country shall have either conceded or agreed to concede to the ships of this country the like privileges and advantages as are enjoyed by, or intended to be conferred upon, the s hip s o f such foreign country, with reference to the importation of such goods as aforesaid, into any parts of its own dominion, in such manner as that no British ship shall be either directly or indirectly subject, in such foreign country, to any duties or charges; of any sort or kind whatsoever, with reference to the importation of such goods as aforesaid, from which the ships of such foreign country are or shall be exempt, or shall have conceded or agreed to concede to the ships of this country other privileges and advantages equivalent thereto. Section 2. And be it en acted, that it shall be lawful for her Majesty from time to time, by any order or orders in council to be published and revocable as hereinafter mentioned, to authorise and declare that goods being the produce •oP Asia, Africa, and America, other than the several goods hereinafter enumerated, may be imported from any port or place in Europe, Asia, Africa, or America, into the United Kingdom, to be used therein, in British ships, or in ships of the countries of which the goods are the produce, or in ships of the countries for which the goods are imported, anything in the said Act for the encouragement of British shipping and naviga gation to the contrary notwithstanding : P.rovided al ways, that before any such order or orders shall be issued, having reference to any foreign country, it shall be made to appear to her Majesty that such country had eithercon ceded or agreed to concede to the ships of this country the like privileges and advantages as are enjoyed by or intended to be conferred on the ships of such country with reference to the importation of such goods as aforesaid into any part of its own dominions, so and in such manner as that no British ships shall be either directly or indirectly subject in such country to any duties or charges of any sort or kind whatsoevt r with reference to the importation of such goods as aforesaid for which the ships of such country are or shall be exempt; provided also that nothing herein contained shall authorise her Majesty to permit by such t b o ein s a g y t , the exceptpro produce e s e o OffaA sia, as of su ch order or orders the im p ort ation or admission intothe United Kingdo m, to be used therein, of any of the goods and An hereinafter . such sino goodssof the mayay now be legally imported und e r th e pro v said Act, intituled An Act for the Encouragement of British Shipping and Naviga tion..' To omit the repealing provisions of Section 11. T o insert after Clause 6—' And where as it is expedient that her Majesty should tericaTnt h ti a o t ne i d s , be emp owere d to make regulations for the trade and navigation of Canada, such as the geographical position and peculiar exigencies of that colony may require ; be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for her Ma jesty to enter into engagements with the United States of America, whereby the ships of the said United States may be enabled to import goods, the produce of the said United States or , of Canada into the United Kingdom from any port or place on the river St. Lawrence, notwithstanding any pro visions to lhe contrary contained in the Act of Bth and 9th Victoria, cap. 88, intituled An Act for the Encouragem en t f British Shipping and Navigation ;' provided always, that the privileges and facilities of navigation and of trade, whether by sea or land, which her Majesty may deem to be equivalent to suc h con cession, may be secured to the subj ects of her Majesty i n t h e i r trade w i t h th e United States of Ame rica; and i t shall be law f u l f or h e r Majesty to declare, by order in council, that such engagements, on the foot ing of reciprocal advantage, have been entered into with the said United States, and thereupon to make regula tions for the trade between Canada and tne United Kingdom accordingly, for such time and subject to such conditions for the termination thereof as shall be therein specified," And was [LEFT SPEARING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKE R took the Chair a few minutes before Four o'clock. NEW WRIT. Mr. 2' NEW moved Lr a new writ for the election of a Member for Satherlandshire, in the room of Sir David Dundas, who bad accepted the office of Judge- Adv ocate -General. THIRD READING. The Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Power to guarantee Interest on certain Shares, &c.) Bill, was read a third tune and passed. REPORTS. The reports on the following Bills were taken into con sideration, and agreed to: — East Anglian Railways (Ely and Huntington Railway Extensio n cif Time). Taunton Town and Market Improvement. Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY presented petitions from Gloucestershire, praying for an arbitration clause in international treatie, .Worcester, complaining of the agricultural distre s s AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. General LYGON presen ted a petition from th e county of existing in that county. IRISH COURT OF CHANCERY. Mr. SADLEIII presented a petition from the clerks in the Irish Court of Chancery, praying for compensation MAY 21 3 1849. for the losses they had sustained in consequence of the Irish Incumbered Estates Bill. Air. F. O'CONNOR presented a petition tdgned by upwards of 600 coal miners of Northumberland and Durham, praying the House to adopt some means to pre vent the recurrence of accidents in coal-mines. INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. Mr. KERSHAW presented a petition from Stockport, praying for the introduction of an arbitration clause into all international treaties. THE CHARTER. Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from Roch dale, praying that the People's Charter may be passed into a law. DOG-CARTS. Lord MAHON presented a petition from Hereford against the practice of employing dogs to draw carts. POOR-LAW (IRELAND). Mr. P. SCROPE gave notice that when this Bill was in Committee, he should move various amendments. PALACE AND MARSHALSEA COURTS. Lord DUDLEY STUART gave notice that he should ta-morrow move for a return of the salaries and fees of the officers of the above-named cdurts, and for further information with respect to them. FIRING AT TliE QUEEN. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said—Mr. Speaker, be fore I move the postponement of the orders of the day which stand for to-night, I think it is right that I should make a statement, in order to allay any apprehension that may exist in consequence of some of the newspapers of Saturday evening, in re porting the attempt made upon the life of her Majesty j stating that the pistol fired off was loaded with ball. I can state, although it is unfortunately true that a pistol was discharged at the Queen as she was returning home along Constitution•bill, yet that there is no reason to acquiesce in the belief that the person who discharged the pistol—who made this treasonable at tempt, which is more remarkable fur its baseness than for its atrocity—(Loud cheers)—had loaded the deadly instrument with ball.—(Cheers.) I am sure if the attempt had been of a different kind, that I should have had the cordial assent of the House to an address to her Majesty, congratulating her Ma jesty upon having, under the care of Providence, escaped from death—(Cheers)—and on the preservation of so valuable a life.—(Loud cheers.) Her Majesty on this occasion acted with her usual coolness and courage.-- (Continued cheering.) He begged to move that the Poor-law Relief Bill be postponed for a fortnight. Mr. J. O'CONNELL wished to state, as an Irish Member, as it might be considered that the fact of the person who bad fired at the Queen being one of his countrymen aggravated his offence, that at the moment of the greatest excite ment in Ireland among the fiercest and boldest, that not one would have harboured the idea of personally insult. ing her Majesty.—(Loud cheers,) Whatever misfor tunes might have befallen Ireland, it could not be for a moment believed that any portion of the Irish people sympathised with the recent act of a dastardly miscre ant.—(Cheers.) The motion was agreed to. On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the Eccle siastical Commissioners Bill was postponed until the Bth of June. PUBLIC HEALTH BILL. In reply to Sir WM. CLAY, Sir GEORGE GREY said it was not the intention of the Government to intoduce a Public Health Bill this session. Only recently a Bill had been passed for the consolidation of the sewers, and for promoting im proved drainage. The report of the Sanitary Commis sion was not yet ready. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. Mr. G. BERKELEY, pursuant to notice, wished to ask the Noble Lotd at the head of the Government whether he had in contemplation any measure for the relief under which the agricultural interest was labouring, and whether he was prepared to reduce the income•tux charged under schedule B? Lord J. RUSSELL said that he had no measure in contemplation on the subject first referred to by the Hon. Member, and that it was not his intention to re duce the income-tax. THE KAFIR WAR. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to a question from Mr. V. Smith, said, that the accounts furnished to the Board of Audit of the expenses of the Kafir war being unsatisfactory to that board, he should wait tiff further information was received from the Cape before taking any further step in the matter. BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in answer to a question from Mr. Sadleir stated that he could not fix any time for the Government instituting any measures on the subject of births, deaths, and marri ages . INCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL. The House then went into Committee on the Incum • bered Estates (Ireland) Bill. On the Ist clause being proposed, Mr. J. STUART said ho had already taken an op portunity of stating his impression of the importance of this measure and his objection to the principle upon which it was founded, but no answer whatever had been given to those objections by any one Member of the Government. Most of the Irish Members, it was true, had expressed their approbation of the Bill, but he was not surprised at that when he remembered that they expressed similar appro bation last year of a measure which had since turned out a total failure.—(Hear, hear.) This Bill, in fact, was constructed on a principle which was far more objectionable than that of the Bill of last year. It contained provisions which it was the duty of every English Member to attend well to. It proposed to create a set of Commissioners, who were to be paid out of the English Exchequer; and he objected to every clause which related to this Commission, the more so, as the duties imposed on it ought now to be exercised by the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. These Commissioners were not to be paid by the land owners or mortgagees of Ireland, but by the tax-payers to the English Exchequer; and if these Commissioners could perform one of the Lord Chancellor's duties they could not see why they should not under take the whole of them.—(Cries of " Bear, hear.") He quite understood the reasons which induced the Lord Chancellor of Ireland to approve of the principle of the Bill. It was the duty of the Court of Chancery in Ireland to appoint receivers, and to regulate all the ineumbered property in that country, and to keep it in a legal state for disposal. He could well, therefore, understand the reason why his Honourable and Learned Friend had cited the approval of that learned and eminent personage's opinion —for in fact the Bill was intended to relieve the Court of the duty, whilst it re tained the emolument for the service. This was the principle on which the Bill had been raised. If it was at all necessary to obtain legislative in terference at all for such a purpose as that for which the Bill was ,intended to provide, the first point that ought to have been looked to was to provide the foundation of a good title. l tad it been advisable, he should have felt it his duty to use every available means which the rules of the House gave him to oppose the clauses seriatim as they were put from the chair; but seeing the friendly spirit in which the Bill was received by the Irish Members, he did not conceive himself justified in wastin the time of lion. Members by dividing, but he intended on the third reading to give his most strenuous opposition, and to state his reasons for doing so. Clauses one to eight defined the duties of the Commissioners, and those on to clause fifteen devised the means for enabling the Commissioners to fulfil those duties. Every one of these clauses was faulty, and unless the Government took the opportunity of greatly amending them, he should at a future step earnestly oppose their adoption. He thought it was not right that they should be called upon to pay out of the English Exchequer three new functionaries—thus giving additional patronage to the Government, and appointing persons for the performance of duties which ought to be discharged by the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Colonel RAWDON said he had not any objection to the general merits of the Bill. he had received from a gentleman in 'Dublin, who was well acquainted with Chancery practice, a letter which he thought it might be just to read to the House. The writer stated that the Incumbered Estates Bill would be one of the most beneficial measures that could be devised for Ireland; that it was prepared with clearness, and that the provisions were so simple that no one could fail to unde-rstand them. Mr. SHAFrO ADAIR thought that the measure would have a very beneficial effect in Ireland; but was of opinion that one or two gentlemen should be ap. pointed as Commissioners, who were acquainted not only with the legal, but the personal management of estates. It was incumbent upon the Government, he thought, to appoint gentlemen to the office of Cotn.nissioner who were possessed of the highest possible legal at tainments. Mr. F. FRENCH repeated that he was opposed to the Bill, because it would act most unjustly. Under it many lards would be sold at but twelve years' purchase, and the proceeds would be, therefore, insufficient to meet the claims upo❑ them. Sir JOHN WALSH was convinced that this Bill, like the one of last year, would prove altogether nugatory, and considered that the sale of property at its present depreciated value in Ireland, would be like put ting up a house to auction whilst it was in flames. It would be most difficult to get purchasers. Whe❑ capi talists purchased landed property, they did so expecting a definite and regular revenue, unlike shopkeepers who speculated when they purchased property. Capitalists did not purchase property from philanthropic motives, but to profit by what they did. Therefore, capitalists would not invest their money in the impoverished dis tricts of Ireland. He objected to the arbitrary nature of the Commission to be appointed under the Bill. Lord JOHN RUSSFX,I, said the real question was whether the whole state of Ireland was such as to demand some extraordinary measures for re lieving it. Upon the motion for the second reading of this Bill, it was admitted that there were extraordinary oiroumstances to justify its intro dilation, and he thought, therefore, that the; Com mittee ought at once to proceed with the details of the Bill. It was quite evident that the present machinery of the Court of Chancery was inadequate to facil►tate the speedy transfer of en cumbered estates, and that fact must be the answer of the Government to the objection which had been raised to the measure, that it imposed duties on Commissioners which ought to devolve upon the Lord Chancellor. Colonel DUNNE should oonsider himself unworthy of being an Irishman if he did not protest against this arbitrary Bill. If a Bill of this kind was to be passed, he thought that when property was to be handed over to Commissioners, the House ought at least to know who those Commissioners were, and if Hon. Members would divide with him, he would move that the c onsideration of the first clause should be adjourned until the names of the Commissioners were known.— (Hear, hear.) He thought it monstrous that three un known men should be entrusted with powers scarcely possessed by the Autocrat of Russia..--(Hear, hear.) He had said that this Bill was in blank, and to prove that it was so, he would only refer to the tenth section, which gave a power to refer disputed points to the Privy Council in Ireland, but which stated no rules by which the Council weie to be directed in their decisions.—(Hear, hear.) lie con ceived that the Hon. Gentleman opposite was entirely mistaken in supposing that the Irish Members would accept this Bill with anything like friendly unanimity. (LEFT SPEAKING.) TATTERSALL'S_THIS EVENING Six o'CLocK. DERBY. 9 to 4 agst Flying Dutchman 7 to 2 agst Nunnykirk 11 to 2 agst Chatterer 6 to 1 agst Tadmor 18 to 1 agst Elthiron 18 to 1 agst Vatican 30 to 1 agst Honeycomb 33 to 1 agst Old DAn Tucker 50 to 1 agst The Old Fox OAKS. 11 to 2 agst Clarissa—taken 6 to 1 apt Glauca 7 to 1 agst Sister to Arkwright 8 to 1 agst Woodlark— taken 12 to 1 agst Imperatrix DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, MAY 18.—Ftedericia has been bombarded since 3 o'clock yesterday morning, 30 bombs haying been, in the first instance, thrown into the for tress. The day before yesterday, the Prussians occupied our Aarhims, and they did not encounter any of the men except a few cavalry patrols. Nor is it known where the northern division of the enemy is stationed. On the gradual approach of the Imperial troops, the inhabitants leaving their property at stake, take ships, and leave for Turin. The Danes at Fre dericia are indefatigable in-daily saluting the German works of fortification with their bombs ; without, however, causing much damage. When too energe tic the Germans make the Jutland peasants, who are at work, upon them, immediately cease their fire. On the 15th they saluted the:German entrenchments with nineteen bombs, but only one of them took effect, and killed a couple of men. Upon this, General Boni❑ placed the Jutland peasants in a mere exposed position than they generally occupied, and the Danes imme diately gave over firing. The fortress of Frederide. is now the stronghold, and although the Danes were victorious in the first sally, it is said that their loss was considerable, though the Minister of War at Copenhagen gives the list at one killed and sixteen wounded. The Danes assort that Fredericia will be able to sustain a bombardment for three weeks. The event will prove whether this is so or not. COPENHAGEN, MAY 17.—An English war-steamer arrived here to-day. It is conjectured that it is the Hecate, which, according to the English journals, has been sent hither with dispatches from Lord Palmerston. HANOVER, MAY 16.—The Hanover Gazette is indig nant at the report circulated in the capital, and inserted also in the Morning Pest, that the King of Hanover would arrive in England in the course of twenty-four hours. " King Ernest Augustus," says this journal, "is made of rather tougher material thus to quit his post in the prospect of possible contingencies." The project of the German Constitution, as about to be adopted by the German Government now delibe rating at Berlin, is said to be ready, and will soon be promulgated. It comprehends a German union, and differs only on some points of the administrative formerly propounded at Frankfort. This Con stitution, as accepted at Berlin, is to be sub mitted to the Diet to be assembled this summer for deliberation and acceptance. By this project the King of Prussia will be at the head of Germany as Regent of the Empire (Reichsverweser), and thereby obtain the supreme command of Germany on a inure sure and firmer foundation, than it he were now to accept the Imperial Crown on the ground of the German Constitution .—Hamburgh Correspondent, May 18. THE BRAZILS. The Sword Fish arrived here last evening, bringing accounts from Rio Janeiro to the 10th ; to the 17th; and Pernambuco to the 27th ult. There is no political news of interest. At Pernambuco cotton had advanced owing to the improved accounts from Liverpool and a decline in price was not looked for, whilst the rate of freight to Liver pool remains so low. First quality was quoted at 41d. to 4id. per lb. Sugars advanced 1 anna to 2 anna reis per arroba, with a limited business. The stock is small. Dry salted sides scarce at anna and five reis per lb. Excharge had declined in consequence of the fall ing off in the supplies of sugar. The rate on England stood at 264, at which business to some extent iv•.ts done. A steamer had just arrived from Rio Janeiro, having on board specie to be invested in bills. Freights continued dull to the Channel and the United Kingdom. The rates were 375. 6d., and 5 per cent. per ton for sugar in bags. Cotton to Liverpool 7-16ths of a penny and 5 per cent. per lb._ _ - At Bahia Sugar was firm at 1,800 to 2,300 reis. Exchange not so firm, at 26d. and 33. 4d. Freights 403. to the Channel for orders, and 455. to the Mediterranean. At Rio Janeiro coffee was quoted at 3,000 to 3,200 for superiors; 2,750 to 2,900 goud first; and 2,400 to 2,600; regular stock, 40,000 bags. Exchange, 26d. Freights 355. to 40s. imr ton Channel. IRELAND. DUBLIN, SUNDAY EVENING.—The continual arrivals of bread stuffs into the port of Cork have created quite a panic among the Irish Protectionists, and all sorts of gloomy prophecies are indulged in respecting the ruin of the agricultural interests. In two days 26 vessels laden with grain arrived in Cove. On Friday a fall took place in Indian corn of 7s. 6d. per ton. The petition praying for the commutation of the sen tence of transportation on the state prisoners to a short imprisonment is this day being signed at all the Roman Catho`ic chapels in this city. A similar movement is getting up in the provinces. In consequence of an outrage on the household and pfrs)n of Mr. Sharpe, a steward of Lord Monteagle, in the countyllof Limerick, his Lordship has issued an addresss to his tenantry there, announcing that he has given orders to suspend all useful works upon his property and dismiss all the persons employed thereon. According to the Limerick Chronicle, the Marquis of Sligo has been appointed to succeed Lord Harris as Governor of Trinidad; he will be accompanied by Arthur White, Rsq., as Colonial Secretary. Emigration is proceeding at a rapid pace from the port of Belfast. Some of the persons emigrating are of the most substantial class of farmers. One man had 700 sovereigns in his trunk, and many more had sums nearly. as large. Mr. Butt left town for London, having been sumenont d to attend before the Parliamentary Committee on Iribh Poor•laws on Monday (this day). THE IRISH STATE PRISONERS. The following document has been forwarded to seve ral mercantile houses in the City of London:— "To HIS EXCELLENCY THE EARL OF CLARENDON, THE LORD-LIEUTENANT GENERAL AND GENERAL GOVERNOR OF IRELAND. " May it please your Excellency, " We, the undersigned inhabitants of desire most repectfully to represent to your Excellency the general feeling with regard to William Smith O'Brien and the other State prisoners, at present confined in Richmond Bridewell. " The high personal character which these gentlemen bear, their long sufferings in prison, and tneir serious pecuniary losses, have excited a lively and universal in terest in their fate among all classes of society, and men who are unalterably opposed to all their political opi nions are most sincerely anxious that their lives should not be wasted in painful exile or protracted imprison. ment. " The sincere humanity, and the respect for property which they are known to have exhibited under trying circumstances, have deepened this sympathy in their favour. And we are thoroughly convinced, and can therefore most respectfully and most confidently repre sent it to your Excellency, that it will meet the general wishes of the country—now restored to profound peace —if their sentence be commuted to the smallest punish- ment your Excellency may deem fit. " Trusting that your Excellency will take the prayer of this memorial into your gracious consideration, with that humane spirit which will meet the wishes of the country, and which you have hitherto evinced towards them, your memorialists, as in duty bound, will ever pray. NA VA L IN TELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 20.--The Gladiator steam-frigate, temporarily commanded by Mr. Thomas Leen, late Master of the Royal Sovereign, at Pembroke, but re cently appointed to succeed Mr. Alexander Farley, Master-Attendant at Chatham, who retires, went to Spithead on Friday night, and sailed at daylight yester day morning for Plymouth and Milford. The Basilisk steam-sloop, Captain H. T. Austin, C. 8., and the Niger, Captain Halsted, sailed yesterday morn ing at an early hour to pursue their experimental trial. It is said that no real injury was sustained by the latter vessel from the extreme heat of her funnel or smoke box, but that, finding everything in its vicinity getting inconvtniently hot, and fearing ignition thereby, it was judged most expedient to return to port, to endeavour to obtain the application of such preventives as might be deemed must efficacious for the purpose. These have been supplied, The Columbia, steam surveying vessel, Commander P. F. Shortland, sailed yesterday morning to the west ward. Before leaving Spithead, Commander Shortland corrected his compasses for local attraction on a plan of his own, by turning his vessel to port and starboard under steam, by this means effecting as much in two hours as would have occupied a whole day with warps in harbour. The Fib-shire freight-ship sailed from Cnwes yester day morning, with detachments of regiments from Park hurst-barracks for the Cape of Goud Hope, passing through Spithead. The Comet packet, from Madeira (six days), arrived here yesterday, and landed about 40 passengers. The Lark shooner, Lieutenant-Commander Hall, en route to Liberia, as a yacht for the President of that new settlement, arrived at Madeira frcm Devonport on the 19th ult., and sailed on the following day for the coast of Africa. The Rifleman, 4, Lieutenant Commander Crofton, sailed from Madeira on the 20th, fur Rio. The Cuckoo steam-vessel, Commander Henry Duma resq, arrived yesterday from Jersey, with si supply of prvisions stores, &c. Yesterday, being the day appointed for celebrating the anniversary of her Majesty's birth, was observed aa, a holiday at all th e Government establishments. Al i the ships and vessels were dressed in flags from 8 o'clock A.M. till suns e t. At noon t h e Vi ct ,, ry, the Ill us trious, and the Excellent, in harbour ; th e S u p er b, at ,pithead; and the platform battery, ashore, fired royal salutes. Royal salutes were also fired by the Yacht Club bat teries at Cowes and Ryde. WOOLWICH, MAY 19.—The arrangements to make the Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord Arnell us Beauclerk, ready for sea were very successful, as she wee able to leave Greenhithe at two o'clock p, 31. on Wed nesday last, with the North Star in tow, for the Aral° regions. The funeral of the late Mr. M`Callum took place yesterday at two o'cl oc k P . m . The coffin contain' ing the body was placed on a 9-pounder gun carriage opposite the Boatswain's residence in Woolwich Dock' yard, and drawn to Charlton Churchyard, nearly " J . ° miles, by a number of riggers, who volunteered the lr services to convey it in that manner as a tribute of re' spect to the memory of the deceased. The union jack was placed over the p a ll, an d a num b er o f the h ea ds ( 1 i the departments, with all the warrant-officers Of the doehyard and ships and steamers in the harbour in OP form, followed in procession to the place of interment. The body of the late Mr. Warren, quartermaster el the Unite convict hospit a l s hip, was f oun d th i s mor onl in the river near the place where the Fisgard frigate' moored, opposite the dockyard. A WIFE POISONING HER HUSBAND. INIORPETIT, SATURDAY.—Considerable excAiet -e ot and feelings of horror prevail at the present til l :: throughout this neighbourh oo d, i n consequence o f tu discovery of another supposed case of secret p e isonil and the committ a l t o th e coun t y gao l of the a ll e ged murderess. The circum s t ances connecte d with 1110 case, as far as they have yet been ascertained, aPP e . A to be as follow :—S o m e f ew d ays s i nce, a married man, about 26 years of age, named William Hornsby' who resided at Haltwhi s tl e , was t a k en su d den ly ill' t and he died shortly after war d s , f rom w h at was a t firs t believed to be inflamm a ti on o f th e stomach, pro d u ce: by natural causes. The man's death having becom e generally known throu g h th e di str i ct, a repor t le came current that his w if e , on t h e day P r!' ceding the death, had purchased some arsenic' for the alleged purpose of poisoning rat s The neighbours and oth er part i es at once made ill quiries respecting the mysterious affair, which slit?: fled them that the poison had not been used for t"' purpose stated. Mr. Stephen Bird, the coroner, therefore made acquainted with the suspicions thlt were entertained that the deceased had not met h death fairly. The result was, that that gentle:l gave the necessary instru c ti ons f or h o ldi ng an inque9, on the body, when, a ft er th e exam i nat i on of suodrJ., witnesses, the inquiry was a dj ourne d unt i l M on day (this day) to allow time for a post mortem exami ll ,°: tion of the deceased' s b o dy t o b e ma d e, and also t an analysis of the co n t en t s o f t h e stomach to be 'Dor Dr. Glover, and an o th er me di ca l gentleman o f tbi s town, have been dire c t e d t o proceed w i th this par t e f l the inquiry, and it i s s t a t e d t h at t h ey have discover ed indications d eno ti ng t h e presence of arsenic. magistrates have also taken the case up, and is' evidence brought before them was of such a pato! ° as to warrant them in committing the deceased's wife to Morpeth Gaol, on suspicion of murdering h e ' husband. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. , MANCHESTER, MAY 19.—With a mo d erate demand dorm, the week prices have varied little, if at all,since last Saturdsl . A fair business was done yesterday at Liverpool and grin field at full prices. L arge i mports of Indian corn are met bfi, correspondingly extensive demand for shipment to Irel' At our market to-d av t h ere i s a moderate sale for the be', qualities of each arti c le, at t h e rates of this day week; second and inferior samples go off very slowly at somewhat uncer prices. _ _ - READING, MAY 19.—Wheat, per quarter, 34s to 565; ley, 2bs to 355; oats, 16s to 235 ; beans, 30s to 40s; Pe 3os to 38s. Fat hogs, 8 s 6d t o 8 s 94 ; porkers, 9s to Os Fer score. Poultry—Fowls, per couple, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; due per couple, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; geese , eac h ,Os Od to Os Od; butte per lb, lld to Is 04; eggs, lb to 20 for Is. ABERDEEN, MAY 18.—Grain —Oats 15s Od to 16s Od,4olb„ A r * bushel ; barley, 00s to 245, 521b s per bushel; bear, 00s to 1,1 52 lbs per bushel ; wheat, 46, t o 52 5; oatmeal, lls 6d to 1254 per boll; flour, ,37s t o 45 s per sack. Provi sions-13":1 4d to Ed per lb ; mutto n , di tto, 4 d to 6d ; veal, ditte,,,, to 7d ; pork, per stone, 4 s 6d to 5 s ; lamb, per Ib, 7d to v?.; tallow, per stone, 4s to 4s 6d ; potatoes, per peck, 10d to 1 : 0 ; hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; ra bbit s , eac h Od to Os ; hares, each' to Os ; grouse, per bra ce , O s to O s ; b utter, per lb, 8d to IvL; eggs, per doz, 6d to 7d ; cheese, per stone, Os to Os ; hens , . tt pair, 2s Gd to 3s Od ; chickens, ditto, Is 6d to 2s ; ducks, drttai $ o 2s Od to 2s 6d ; ducklin gs , di t t o, 2 s to 2s 6d ; turkeys, e ach, to 4s Od ; geese, ditto, O s t o O s ; b utter for exportation (Pre eiie cure), per cwt, 60s to 635; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, lb, v: to Od ; 4b loaf, 6d ; 21b l oa f, 3d ; pork, per stone of 1 4 3s 6d to 3s 6d to Os 3d Od; pork fine, small, 5s 6d t o O s Od ; por k to 4s ; ship pork per barrel of '204 Ibs, 100 s. Meal—Oatmeal, Is 3d to Is 4d; bearmeal, is 3d to 'Os tr! peasemeal, 2s Od to Os; aids, 6d to 7d ' • barley fl ou r, is 501. r Os Od ; barley dust, 8d to Od ; flour, Is lOd to 2s; barley, pale* lid to 2d. DALK EITH, MAY 17 —Th e re l a ti ve we i ght per fourbuaide of the three prices of wheat were 18st 91b, 18st 31b, and 1 1 : 51b. Oats, 13st 01b, 12st 7th, and lOst 131 b. Barley, 16st 5 1 P , 16st lib, and 153 t Ilb. Peas S and beans, 19st 61b, 18st 0* and 17st 'lbs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior -188 Wheat ... .... £2 .. 10 0 £2 6 0 £2 0?, 1180 Oats 116 Barley 015 o 15 v 43 Pease and Beans 1 12 0 1 8 0 1 5 ° Average of wheat........, 45s 54d. Of CoRK, MAY 18.—W e h ave to report immense arrivals, foreign grain this week. A very large number of vessels ha l entered our harbour during the last few days. many of they' indeed by far the greater portion, being grain laden. however, most of these have only called for orders, and / 1 therefore, in all probability, leave in a few days, we cannot losb forward to any very long cont i nuance of the der: ession %ch i % this large influx of bread s t u ff s h as undoubtedly produce d ! ' this market. The receipts of home grown grain are trilling 1 : the extreme, those of whe a t f rom t h e 1 tth to the 17th install" both inclusive, amounting o n l y to 3 7 barrels. We have , alteration in the price of any article of produce. In prepare Irish and foreign wheat we h ave had little business passil l but we cannot quote any a l terat i on i n value. The value ° oats is firmly maintaiiied, and as stocks diminish daily t b ; article is likely to become dearer. We have no transactions e t any moment to re cor d, nor any alteration to make from °oil quotations of la s t wee k. I n fl our, as regards the primer VW' ties, we have a fai r consumpt i ve business doing, while for tlig coarser descriptions we continue to experience a very activ e demand. The la rge arr i va l s, already referred to, have can , ' " such a damp in the trade in Indian corn, that it is difficult tt ° give quotations correctly. We think, however, we are prett i f near the mark when we state that a decline of 5s to 7 ,6 , has taker, place in the arti c l e , i n w hi ch but little busing': is passing. Flour—Firsts 14s to 14s 6d ; extra 153 0(1 ,Z, seconds, 13s Od to 13, 6d ; h ouse h o ld s lOs to 12s; thirds Beto per cwt. Oatmeal 13s Od to COs; Indian meal 8s 6d to 9s ; seteg meal, lOs Od to Ilsper cwt. I n di an corn 8; OsOdto 8/10s p e r toll' Bran 41 to 4/ 5s per ton. Hay—Farmers 40s Od to 41s; averse, 00s ; dealers 00s to 00s; average 00s Od per ton. St: avi— Faro' . ,g 1" 25s Od to 80s 64 ; average 00s ; dealers 00s Od to 00s O ' average average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 611% household loaf 5d to bid per 41b. Fresh butter, St" - 94 per lb. Eggs —3s 10d to 4s per hundred. Coals"; Newport 16s; Lydney 17s; Landore 16s; Best Ne st t , Culm 14s per ton. Tallow 435 6d to 44s per 0 ; Whisky, 25 o. p., 6s Od per imperial gallon. bleat —Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 5d to 6id; veal Sid "„ 7d ; pork 4d to 50; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 6d P e ; lb. - Hops 61 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3/ 5s P e Z ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to 8110 s; Valonia 141 to 0/; Fong' 71103; English Olper ton. Fleece Wool lOs to 12s per stone' Hemp 34/ to 36/ per ton. Fi s h—S cotch herrings 185 to 19s; re" ditto 26s to 28s per bar re l ; N ewfoundland 10/ 10s to 12/ p et ton. Timber—New Memel 4/ 108; old scarce; red pine d 153; yellow pine 3/ pe r t on ; d eals, first quality, 201; secon d quality 171 per 120. Hides—Market 103 to 16s; salted 119 t . 16s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 2-111; market 2d to 2i c t per Ib' Potatoes, white 12d to 144; Minions 19d t o 20d ; Guano! - Peruvian, 11/ t o 11/ 109 ; Ich aboe 9/ per ton ; Tar—Archangel' 19s per barrel. [A _DVERTISEMENT.] —The most Fexrful Cases ° f Dropsy Curable by the Use of Holloway's Pills. —The singular efficacy of Holloway's Pills in the numerous cures effected 1 1, their use in so me o f t h e most obstinate cases of Dropsy is Will astonishing. This medicine acts with such peculiar effect ur n the system, that the fluids arising from this direful disease are imperceptibl y evacuate d , and wholly prevented from any further accumulation. The di s t ress i ng symptoms which accompaq the complaint bei ng th us di spersed, the sufferer regains buoy'' ancy of spirits, and a comp l ete l y renovated constitution. F e, , males at a particul ar p er i o d of li fe should have recourse L, these admirable Pill s , w h ic h are sold by all Druggists, An d a Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. COWES, MAY 20.—Wi n d S . S . W . to S.—Sld. , whir , Quebec. YAnmounr, MAY 19.—The Margaret, of and 11 1 Whitstable from Seahum, cot on the Barber Sand thil morning, but was assisted off after being lightened, Ow will proceed. BIRTILS, On the 4th inst., at Seething Wells, near Kingston, Surrey? Mrs. R. Cooper Chappell of a son. c - ;or On the 14th inst., at G res f ord-vale, the wife of L It ull. , Richard Wilbraham, Royal Fusiliers, of a daughter. On 16th inst., at Shawford• house, near Winchester, t he lady of Major- General Frederick, of a son, stillborn. On the 17th inst., at Cambridge place, Regent's-park, the wife of W. Castle Smith, Esq., of a son. On the 17th inst., at Edinburgh, the wife of A. H. WYl ie Esq., of Liverpool, of a son. On the 17th inst., at 24, Carlton-villas, Maida-Lill, t he wife of Edmond Beates, Esq., of a daughter. On the 18th inst., at 76, Connaught-terrace, Mrs. Frede rick W. Rogers, of a son. On the 18th i nst., at Muswell-bill, Hornsey, Mrs. He 09 J. Smith, of a son. MARRIED. f At St. George's, Hanover-square, William, second sou o i Robert Nicholson, Eso. to Amelia Susan Maria, relict ° f Captain Maas, of the Lancers ' olnis Majesty the late King, ( f ) r i the Netherlands, and only daughter of the Chevalier W° ° '„,j Councillor of State to his Majesty the King of Denmark,%, Consul Plenipotentiary from the Court of Denmark t° ' late Majesty William IV. of England. On the 15th i nst., at the parish church, Leamington. Jacob M on t ague Mason, incumbent of E as t Ilarring , li ° e, Wells, to Lo u i sa M aria, eldest daughter of Sir Joseph Burke' Bart., of Gins!:, county of Galway. _......-- MED. On the 23d December, 1848, in his 73d year, Cl)arles Heath G ra y, E sq., of York-street, Sydney, New South Wa On the 14th inst., suddenly, at St. James's Palace, NI!! Joanna S. Kollm an , age d 66 , f or many years organ i s t to t"' Royal German Chapel, St. James's Palace. On Wedne s d a y, th e 16 t h i nst., i n N orthum b er l an d-court' v Strand, th e R ev . A n th ony E gerton Brydges, son of t he 1a t 8 Samuel Egerton Brydges, Bart. On the 18th inst., at St. G eorge ' s - p l ace , Hyde-Park corner, Elizabeth, wife of ~lajor• General W. Campbell, 1. u 1 London Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNGt. ° No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, O. 1 12 1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the catuttl ° Middlesex, Alynday,Blay, 21, 1849.