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:YON'S AND AVIGNON' RAIL WAY% EL/ CAPITAL 60,000,000 f., (2,400,0001.), in 120,000 Shares of 5001, (20Z.) Deposit 21. per Share. commITTRz. Le Marechal Com.te SEBASTIAN', Depute, Chairman. IN ENGLAND. WILLIAM CHAPLIN, Esq., London. CHARLES DE VLUX, Esq., London. JOHN MOSS, Esq., Liverpool. JOHN .MASTERMAN. Jun., Esq., London. MATTHEW LIZIELLI, Esq., London. IN FRANCE. Le Marqiiis D'ARAtMON, Pair de France. Le Marquilde CHABRILLANT, Pair de France. Monsieur VIENSET, Pair de France. Monsieur MEYNARD, Depute. Monsieur DEMEUFVE, Depute. With power to add to their number. BANKERS. 131 Loieno?!.,--Messrs. Masterman and CO. IN LIVESPOW...—MeAISrI3. Moss and Co. IN Paßts.--Messrs. Lecointe, Desarts, and Co. SOLICITOR IN LoNnom.—Francis T. Bircham, Esq., 15, Bedford-row. IN Livzaioor.—Messrs. Clay and Swift. Notice is hereby given, that NO FURTHER APPLICATIONS for SHARES can be received after WEDNESDAY, the Bth last. 62, King Wllliarn-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The first appearance this Season of Mdlle. Ceritcs. THIS EVENING, MAY 4, Will be per)ormed Bellini's Opera, entitled _ LA SONNAMBULA. Amlna, Madame Persiani ; Lisa, Madame Bellini Elvino, Sig• Mario. To conclude with the Grand Ballet of ONDINE. Principal Characters by hldlles. Cerito, Schaffer, Plunket, Ferdi nand, Barville, and Frassi, and Messrs. Perrot, Montassu, and S. Leon. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box office. Opera-colennade. • HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signer FORNASARI has the honour to inform the Nobility, Sub. scriber; to the - Opera. hi; Friends. and the Public, that HIS BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY NP—XT, May 9, when wiU be performed Herold's Chef d'oeuvre. ZAMPA. _ . _ Camilla, Madame Persiani;Rit a, Madame Bellini ; Zampa, Sig nor Fornasari (his first appearance in this character) ; Alfonso, Signor Corelli ; Daniel , Capuzzi, Signor F. Lablache; and Dan- Signor Lablache (his first appearance in this character). With other Entertainments, in which Madame Grisi, Mdlle. Favanti, Signor Lablache, and Signor Mario will appear. To conclude with the Grand Ballot, in Six Tableaux. by M. Perrot, entitled • ONDINE, ou, LA NAIADE. The Scenery by. Mr. W Grieve. The music composed by Signor Pu llk n incipal characters by Mdlle. Cerito. Mdlle. Scheffer, Fer. dinand, Mdlte. Plunket, Mdlle. Barville, and Mdlle. Adelaide Frassi ; M. Perrot,.M.• Montassu, and %l. St. Leon. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box ettiev, Opera Colonnade. Do ors open at Seven. The Opera will commence at Half-past Seven. "IHEA.T,Itt. ROYAL. DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, MAY 4, Will be performed the opera of the BOHEMIAN GIRL Count Arnheiin, Mr. Borrani; Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison ; Devilehoof, Mr. Stret on ; Arline, Miss Rainforth ; Queen of the Gipsies, Mi,s Bette. After which will be repeated a New Ballet, entitled LADY HEN. THEFT/1.,: or, The Statute Fair. LyonnA, M. Silvain ; Walter, Mr. Howell; Sir Tristram, Mr. O'Bryan ; Queen Anne. bliss O'Bryan ; Lady Henri, tta, Mdlie. Lucile Grahn; Nancy, Miss C. Webster ; Mina Miss Carson. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKEI. Md. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSEE THIS EVENING, MAY 4, Will be performed GRANDFATHER WHITEHEAD. Grand father Whitehead, Mr. W. Farren ; Driver, Mr. Strickland; Bab Lincoln, Mr. Webster; Louisa Drayton, Mrs. Edwin Yarnold. Aver which, a Nevi Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Charles Mathews ; Sir 'Adonis Leech, Mr illbliry; Wurzle, Mr. James Bland; Mary, Miss Julia Bennett ; Lady Clutterbuck, Mrs. Humby. To be followed by a *New, Original, Occasional, and Local Extra vaganza, founaed on-Fact, entitledTHE DRAMA AT HOME; or, An Evening with Putt: Principal Characters by Mr. C. Matmews, Mr. J. Island, Mr. Caulfield, Mrs. Glover, Miss P. Horton, and Miss Lee. • • To conclude with a New Farce, entitled LOVE IN A SACK. PRINCESS'S THEATRE OXFORD-STREET. •LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. • THIS EVENING, MAY 4, Will be repeated a New Comic Opera, entitled CROWN DIAMONDS Count de Campo Mayor, M r. Weiss; Din Hen riquoz de Sandoval,' Mr. Allen; Rebolledo, Mr. Paul Bedford ; La Caterina, Madame Anna Thillon; Diana, Miis Grant. To conclude with anew Fairy Burlesque Extravaganza, called FAIR STAR; or THE SINGING APPLE, AND THE DANCING WATERS. The principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul . Bedford, Oxbnry, Mrs. H. P. Grattan, and Miss Fortescue. - And other Entertainments. THEATRE ROYAL. LYCEUM, LA IE ENGLISH OPEitA. HOUSE . . ruder. the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. " Open Female; or, a Night with the Forty Thieves," continues to be nightly received , with perfect enthusiasm by crowded and fashionable andieric'es. • THIS EVENING, MAY 4, Will be repeated .ari Original Comic Drama, entit l ed THE THREE WIVES OF. MADRID. Princi-al Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Diddear, F. Matthews, Emery, Wigan. Craven, Turner. Yaruold, Miss Woolgar, - Miss Fairbrother, Miss Grave, Miss Tu r n er, Mrs.. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by en:Apropos Bagatelle. called POLK AMANIA Characters by Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Wigan, Mr. Keeley, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs Keeley. Ta conclude with a Grand Burle'que Fairy Extravaganza, called OPEN I;ESAME; or, it Night with the Forty Thieves. Cha racters by Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Turner, Miss Grove, Mrs. Wigan, Miss James, Miss Fairbrother, and Mrs. Keeley,' Messrs. F. Mathews, Turner, lounge, Wigan, Yaruold, and Chaplin. — A.STLEY'S - 11.6YAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY. Tettrophaut Success of the Grand National Spectacle. , THIS EVENING, MAY 4, Will be rep7ated the Hi , torical Spectacle of the INVASION OF ENGLAND By WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR; sr, the Battle of Hastings. With •all the effects of the Norman Conquest, Death of Harold, &c. • • M. Plege on the Tight Rope. New Scenes in the Circle. To conc ude with a laughable Farce. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. EVENING, MAY 4, Will be performed, C.ESA It, THE WATCH-DOG OF THE CASTLE! or the Stead ut nay Father. Cesar, (the Watch-dog) Miss Vincent. - After which the Pop 'ler Drama, in Thtee Acts, entitled THE OLD AN'3 BRIDE is or, the Murder at Norwood Villi. Sup ported by Messrs. beer, as Grantly ; Nantz, as Tony Smooth; Dale, Seaman C. J. Bird, Gardner, Paul, Curene, James, Miss Arden, and Miss Vincent. To be f“llowed:by the celebrated " Polka Dance" every evening. To conclude with the Melo_Drama, at TOM CRINGLE ' • or Mat of the iron Hand. `Pont Cringle, Mr. Freer ; Mat, Mr. 14 ,nts ;- Gypsey Jack, Mr., Corey. ; Elizabeth Stanton, Mrs G. Lee; Fanny kozglove, Miss Arden- Private Box ea ,Z I. is. and Li. Its. 104.1.;• -till At. SU It tt rat:AL/Lt.. THIS EVENING MAY 4, Will be produced a -New Tragedy, entitled OCTAVIA BRA- G ALI)! ; or, Confession. Suppo , tea by the Entire Company, aid Miss Charlotte Barnes, from New York. After which, THE SCAPEGRACE OF PARIS. R bin, the Sea ,egrace, Mrs. R. Horner. To conduit: with ,an entirely New Drama, embracing all the strong effects of the celebrated work, eutitled vVHITEFRIARS, in which the entire Company will perform. To conclude with a Domestic Drama, entitled BROKEN HOME. 14-IEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. OPEN EVERY EVENING. The GREAT WIZARD of the NORTH is getting more and more mysteflous. He nightly introdwes new wanders. His Mystic Temple is thronged with most brilliant audiences, who proclaim him_ to be the only legitimate Professor of Modern Magic, the very "ne plus ultra" of Cabalistic Phenomena, t.e perforMs more tronders in one night, than all other Professors could accomplish in a month. The " Great Wizard of the North" has no rival, no equal in Europe or the world. He will be foubd nightly " at Home," Plucking from his Mystic Caul dron NEW MAGICCOPICAL EX ERIMENTS of Natural Phi. I sophy, bringing from any Gentleman's Hat a Feather Bed and the Gifts of Flora. Between the parts of the Wizard's Performances, Mr. SMITH will perform oil' his new instrument, the CRYSTALOPHION. Mr. PHILIPS. the Banjoist, will nightly appear. The THREE INF-ANT ARABS, Seven, Nine, and Twelve years of Age, go through a new and original Performance. Dress Circle, • Pit. Is. 6d.; Gallery, ed. Reserved Seats, and Private Boxes can be secured at the 'theatre, and of all the Agents. Second Price at Nine o'clock. Doors open at Half-past Seven—the Wizard appears at net. errigjAN HALL, PICCADILLY. . Ig'PQRTANT NOTICE. ONE SHILLING Admission to THE NAPOLEON MU SEUM, the -moot matnificent and extensive Collection of Ilisto sie.al Curiosities and Works of Art over known to have been formed by One Person, dating TWenty-flve years of elaborate research, et- a oost of 60,000 guineas, and to completely illustrate, in the most In structive and interesting-manner, the most important part of Euro pean history, viz.—CHARLES 1., OLIVER. CROMWELL, • and LOUIS XIV., to the deaths of GEORGE 111., and the EMPEROR NAPOLEON, in I 821.:" This unique Museum has been visited often, during the last and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of Wellington, the Foreign 'Princes, Ambassadors, and their Ladies, also many thousands of the Nobility and Public ; and the Pro prietor has receotir been able to increase, by several very fine pictures, &e., his previous almost incredible number and variety of HISS., Works of Art; sad a multitude of valuable Relics, and other curiosities, in this most instructive and, as hundreds have .said it ought to be, a National MUseum. Many thousand have inspected It, and THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS of the PUBLIC PRESS have stated that It ought to be seen by every one. The price of admis• ORM is reduced to ONE SHILLING. The NAPOLEON MUSEUM is to be seen only at the "Egyptian Hail," Piccadilly, cintly ll'om Ten till Dusk. THE IYEATIIER.-SUN OFFICE, MAY THEEMOMETER, Lowest, 46 ; Highest, 62 ; Noon, 55•, BAROIIETER, N N.E, 11.10 TE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. 14011 W.k'rEit AT LONDON-BRIDGE 'curs n kY. Morning ... 39 minutes:atter 2 1 Evening ... 2 minutes after: 3. o_v 4,7,,t - ,- 4 ) ' de , ~,,,,, .0 m A , ~..,j, ...„ ~ vv 't ~0, ^ , i ',•;>- •dt t o s ; " , ."`" - A liki: , / 1 F .7 7 ' -'.. 1 11,1110 91 `- . ' 3' .' '.• :r 'illeatir7,..., .. N bit OIT Iri .' ~." •., _.34 •t-4 ~. 7 • ',....... e SECOND EDITION . N. IT, 11111 LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1844. --...--- In` the Houk of Lords, the Marquis of NOR MANDY said he would postpone his motion relative to the recal of Lord L' till Tuesday, as the Duke of IN ELI soTONhad stated that the Earl of RIPON could not attend till that day The LORD CI'4I4ELLOR moved n s' Chapels :that the House should go into. Commit tee on the Bill. H e pointed out the vastia issenter expenses which had been incurred in sluts which mi ght r been avoided, and for which this Bill would providevae m The Bishop of. LONDON mo ve d that the e lii e ll d l y : rea d six months ; and the Bishop of EXET: p that day posed it, to use h i s own words, mo st strongly. a o- - Lord BROUGHAM gave the Bill his entire support, because he felt the necessity of putting an end . to vexatious litigation, and fulfilling the original inten tion of the donot,s.,_ Lord COTTBNHAM and Lord CAMPBELL also sup ported the Bill; and the amendment was negatived without a division: The Bill then passed through Committee, was ordered to be read a third time on Monday, and the House adjourned. In the House of 'Common., after the presentation of petitions, Mr. HUE gave notice that, on Thurs• day, he should move for a copy of all the corre spondence between the East India Company and the Government relative., to the recal of Lord ELLEN BOROUGH. This .motion probably will give rise to some interesting speeches and disclosures. Sir CHARLES N ' - erupt gave notice that on Thurs day, the 16th of M 4 - he should b • ring the Navy List . , under the consideration of the House. In answer to.a question from Mr. F. B re lative to the Bank Charter, th e C ARING' UANCELLOIL of the EXCHEQUER said he believed Sir ROBERT PEEL did I not intend to call upon the House to agree to any resolutions on the subject when he brought it forward on Monday, if there should he any objections to his propositions. On the Order of the Day being read for the House going into Committee on the Factories Bill, Mr. ROEBUCK moved a resolution to the effect that no in terference with the power of adult labourers in fac tories to make contracts with respect to the hours fur which they shall be employed, be sanctioned by the House. He then contrasted, at some length, the con dition of the peasant and the labourer in factories, and expressed his firm conviction that the condition of the latter was infinitely better than that of the former. Sir JAMES GRAHAM opposed the resolution, and Mr. LABOUCHERE supported it, but we find no thing in their speeches that requires even a summary. Captain Rous supported the amendment of Mr. ROEBUCK, and only regretted that he had not moved that the Bill be rejected. Lord HoWICK, Sir R. PEEL, Lord J. RUSSELL, and a number of other Members, addressed the House, when, on a division, the amendment was negatived by a majority of 206. The House then went into a Committee pro forma, and immediately resumed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a few minutes past One o'clock. if Parliament resolved on interfering with the factory system. We should lose, forsooth, the markets of Germany—of America—in a word, of the whole world ! And all these afflictions are to befal u 4, if we presume to listen to the voice of humanity— which in nine cases out of ten is the voice of common sense—and endeavour to help those who have no power to help themselves! Mr. ROEBUCK, you are but a shallow sophist, as petty and frivolous in your views as you are pedantic and pertinacious in main - taining them. Sir ROBERT PEEL, infinitely to the surprise and delectation of the House, indulged it with a lecture on " principle." " Great principles of morality," he said, " must not be infringed ; but there were general rules, sometimes called principles, which, though for the most part fit to be maintained, might sometimes be as fitly relaxed, for moral and social purposes." What subtle casuistry is this ! But who cannot see, with half an eye, that it is neither more nor less than an apology for the Expediency system of legislation ? Some principles must be stuck to at all hazards ; others may be conveniently relaxed— that is to say, you may adhere to a principle when it does not come into direct collision with your inte rest ; but when it does, then you are perfectly justified in pitching it overboard, of course " for moral and social purposes." So JONATHAN WILD argued, when he endeavoured to bring round the Ordinary of Newgate to his own views of what was just and proper. So Philosopher SQUARE argued, when he endeavoured to persuade Squire ALLWORTHT that it was his duty to disregard the laws of humanity, and send the poor foundling, Tom JONES, adrift without a shilling in the world, or a friend to help him ! So the Devil quotes Scripture, whenever, like our jesuitical Premier, he has " moral and social purposes" in view. Sir ROBERT PEEL went on to observe that Lord HOWICK'S notions of interference with the factory system were highly in judicious—and amounted to this, namely that Parlia ment must "extend its interference into all the occupa tions of life, and establish a system of universal inspec torship and intolerable tyranny." This remark comes with peculiar grace and propriety from a Minis ter, who, by means of his inquisitorial in come -tax, has already established a " system of universal inspectorship, and intolerable tyranny." We are delighted to be able to state that Mr. ROE BUCK'S motion was lost by an overwhelming majority of two hundred and six ! Truly, virtue is its own reward ! It was well remarked in our hearing yesterday by an East India Director, who had for years supported the politics of Sir R. PEEL, that bad as the Whigs might be, they were not traitors to their principles, like the Tories. And he added, that never again should Sir R. PEEL have a vote from him. It may be said, that this was only the dictum of one man—of an East India Director it is true, but what then? We will answer the question; it is only the dictum of one man, but it is the opinion of thousands, who, having always, as they thought, sup ported Tory principles, find, at length, that Toryism has no principles, and that it is based upon founda tions which will neither bear the light of day nor the merest view of the merest tyro in political knowledge. Toryism and principle! Sir ROBERT PEEL and prin ciple ! ! The terms are just as applicable as Reform and finality !—GRAHAM and fixity of purpose !! Just as well might it be attempted to fasten the wea thercock, in order to ensure the point from which the wind should blow, as to determine the measures of a Tory Government by the open and apparent signs which their declarations and movements indicate. The Madrid papers of the 26th ult. bring no fresh intelligence, if we except the fact that one of the Ministerial journals, the Herald°, has turned against its patrons. It thus announces the fact :—" The Mi. nistry, by its inactivity, inflicts a real prejudice on our party, and we can no longer keep silent. Nu merous correspondents from the provinces complain loudly that great partiality has been exercised in the filling up of public offices. Such facts are of a nature to excite distrust and alarm, and the Cabinet, with out perceiving the consequences of this erroneous tactic, complete the ruin by contradictory orders." On the Bourse the following were the quotations on the 26th :—Three per Cents., for cash, 361; at 60 days, 361 ; Fire per Cents., for cash, 21 15-16 ; at 60 days, 221. " Vox et preterea nihil" is the motto which all the loud-sounding proclamations of Toryism deserve ; and they have not only deserved but gained it; and we are greatly deceived if the reign of Toryism be not terminated by the full and c(,mplete conviction of the entire British people that Toryism is mere induce ment—that all its promises are wind, and all its pro fessions empty sound. On the motion last night that the House of Commons should go into Committee on the Factory Bill, Mr. ROEBUCK proposed—" That it is the opinion of this House that no interference with the power of adult labourers in factories to make contracts respect ing the hours for which they shall be employed, be sanctioned by this House." The Hon. and Learned Member's speech, in support of this proposition, was just such as might have been expected from him— that is to say, it was specious, shallow, partial, and by no means remarkable for any particular suavity of temper. He seemed to take for granted that all who advocated the Ten Hours' measure, exhibited nothing but " ignorance" and " blustering weak ness"—his own affectionate and respectful words ; that their " class of mind was among the lowest and most vulgar of humanity ;" and that it was unge nerous, to say the least of it, "to throw on any class in this country the odium arising from that which was the mere necessity of our nature." With what amazing coolness and nonchalance the Member for Bath talks of factory labour, just as though it were one of the inevitable curses en tailed on humanity by the transgressi)ns of our first parents Does he really mean to say that it is " the mere necessity of our nature," that thousands of weak, defenceless women and children should be daily tasked beyond their strength, with no hope of escape from such exhausting toil but in the grave ; and, consequently, that those who, from the most disinterested motives, would endeavour to ameliorate their condition, are no better than vision aries, acting is defiance of all the laws that regulate our social being ? We cannot believe that Mr. ROE BUCK is serious in this admission, for though his ideas of statesmanship are certainly not of a lofty or comprehensive order, he is not quite an Ignoramus, but has some glimmering, however faint, of the truth of things. Excessive factory labour—so far at least as women and children are concerned—is no more a " necessity of our nature" than were West In dian Slavery—Catholic Restriction Acts--or any other gross injustice for which Parliament has found a remedy. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman went on to observe that " women were much better able than men to cope with factory labour. And he could understand why. It was under cover—it was warm, and so far it was com fortable to the nature of women, and all that was required was continuous attention. Now it wai a peculiar characteristic of females that they could give this continuous attention without injury to their health. Every medical man agreed that women bore factory labour best; that it was suited to their habits and psychological condition, and that it was in reality anything but hard labour to them." Good GOD, was ever so much arrant nonsense and resolute perversion of fact contained in so small a compass, as is the case in the above passage ! The factory, forsooth, is " warm," and therefore " comfortable to the nature of woman !" Warm, indeed ; for the temperature is quite tropical, and the close, mephitic, pent-up air destructive to the strongest constitution. But this, it seems, is " comfortable," and specially suited to the " nature of woman," who, unlike the ruder sex, can dispense with the free, pure, refreshing airs of' Heaven ! The atmosphere that tends to poison the springs of life in man, does woman all the good in the world. Her " psy chological condition," by the wise ordination of Pro vidence, is just suited to the factory system of labour; and it would be the height of folly and in justice to take her from duties which agree so well with her health, ani which are so exceedingly "comfortable to her nature." Again, " all that is required from her is continuous attention." That is all—nothing more ! She is only required to slave un remittingly from morning till night, from year's end to year's end. It is only insisted that she shall ne glect all her own household duties—forget that she is a wife and mother—and attend to nothing but the interests of her employer ! This is the very utmost she is expected to do, and Mr. ROEBUCK thinks it the justest and properest thing in the world that she should continue to do it without a murmur. And is it in this spirit that an English senator alludes in an English House of Commons to the protracted labours—tortures, we should rather call them—that women undergo in the pestilential Hell of a factory ? Is it thus coldly and sneeringly that he ex patiates on their lot, justifying it as a "mere necessity of nature," and peculiarly adapted to their " psycho logical condition ?" In the whole course of our political experience we know not that we ever read a speech which filled us with such unutterable disgust as that of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath—a speech which is as ungenerous and unmanly in sentiment, as it is absurd in argument, and reckless in its perversion of facts. Did Mr. ROEBUCK never happe n to read the medical Reports on the effects of factory labour on the female constitution, that were Presented to the House of Commons a few years andle th h at proved, beyond the possibility of scontradiction,nee ; the system was utterly de structive of th e health of woman ; that in the season of youth it brought on the infirmities of age ; laid the seeds of incurable disorders • poisoned the springs of life at the fountain-head; and finally sent the poor, helpless, patient vi c ti m to h er grave, worn down alike in body and mind, ere yet the meridian of her existence was passed ? Mr. ROEBUCK could surely never have read these impressive documents, orhe would never have presumed to talk such flippant, heartless trash, as that excessive factory labour is suited to the "psychological condition" of women, and is nothing , more than "the mere necessity of nature." The Member for Bath concluded, like a JEREMIAH or a , CASSANDRA, by prophesying all sorts of horrors, The birthday of his A: ajesty the King of the FRENCH was celebrated at Paris on Wednesday with great rejoicings, and the weather being uncommonly fine full effect was given to the various festivities pre pared for the occasion. At half-past eleven o'clock the KING received the Cabinet Ministers and the Marshals of France ; and, at noon, the grand deputa tions of the Chambers of Peers and Deputies ; the deputations of the Court of Cassation and Cour des Comptes ; the Royal Council of Public Instruction the deputation of the Cour Royal ; the Institute; the Pre feet of the Seine ; the Prefect of the Police ; the Mayors, Deputy-Mayors, and members of the Muni cipal Council of Paris ; the deputations of the Tri bunals of Premiere Instance and Commerce ; tl.e Protestant Consistory; the Central Israelite Consistory; the Generals and other officers not forming part of the garrison, and the civil and military functionaries. At half past two his MAJESTY received the officers of the National Guards of Versailles and other places in the department of the Seine-et-Oise, the Officers of the General Staff of the National Guards of the Seine, &c. At four o'clock his MAJESTY received the members of the corps diplomatique. His MAJESTY was in excellent health, and went through the labours of the day without appearing to suffer much from fatigue. Addresses were presented by the Popes Nuncio, the Presidents of the two Chambers, and the Archbishop of Paris. In replying to the congratu lations of Baron PASQUIER, the President of the Chamber of Peers, his MAJESTY took the oppor tunity of adverting to the blessings conferred oz. France, as well as other countries, by continued peace. " The Chamber of Peers," said he, "know how I appreciate the constant and faithful support which it has given to the policy, which has preserved France from so many evils, and attached, I may ven ture to say, as much lustre to the French name as the most brilliant victories could have done. We have seen our prosperity increase at the same time as that of our neighbours, which must render mare evident to the eyes of all the important truth that the general welfare of nations becomes for each of them in par ticular an augmentation of prosperity and happiness. It is a sweet satisfaction for my paternal heart that my sons have shown themselves worthy of France en the numerous occasions in which they have been able to prove their devotedness. They will always be found ready to share the perils and glories of our sol diers, and to defend our institutions, and the liberties of which they are the guarantees. I again thank the Chamber of Peers for the good wishes that it has ex pressed to me." His reply to the Archbishop of PARIS was of a different character, and shunted that the KING is determined to assert the power of the State in Church affairs, and will not allow the Jesuits or any religious sect to domineer, as in former days, over both Sovereign and people. The allusion of the Archbishop to the peace and liberty of the Church, evidently attracted the serious atten tion of the KING, and called forth a just rebuke. The remark to which we refer is the following : "We can never conceive," said the Prelate, "that the State can suffer from the peace and liberty of the Church, or the Church from the grandeur and prosperity of the State. This conviction, which was proclaimed six hundred years ago by a holy French doctor, the honour of his age by his genius, and of the clergy by the heroism of his virtues, is also that of the clergy and Archbishop of Paris.' On which the KING replied, with great emphasis and in a hurried manner, " I thank you, Monsieur l'Archeveque, for the good wishes that you offer to me personally, and in the name of the clergy of Paris. I thought I had given pledges enough of my desire to maintain the liberty of religion, and to surround the clergy with all the respect, all the veneration, that are due to it, for it to become useless to remind me of them in the way I have just heard. What I can say to you, Monsieur l'Archeveque, is what you know already, that the clergy may rely upon all my good will, all my interest, and also on the constancy of my efforts to assure to France the benefits of reli• gion, in order that it may continue to he at once the best guarantee against the vices which produce dis order in society, and the source of all the virtues which insure the happiness of men." It would appear that the accounts received from Toulouse of disaffection in certain regiments were not warranted by the facts. The charges against the soldiers were declared to be unfounded, and all those arrested had been set at liberty. The French funds on Thursday advanced consider ably—the Threes to 84f. 40c., and the Fives to 122 f. 30c. THE BOURSE—TUESDAY, MAY 2. First highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents.. Three per Cents B4 25 .• 84 40 .. 84 25 .. 84 35 Bank of France. ... 3092 50 ..3092 50 . 3092 50 —3092 50 Belgian Bank..• • 1841 •••••• 1110 —lllO ..1110 ..1110 Belgian Fives, 1831.. • • ... • 1840 .• 1061 .. 1061 .. 1051 .. 1051 1842 .• •••• Spanish Active •.•• • • • 321 .. 321 .. 321 .. 321 Threes ..••• Old Deferred ••• • .• 7/ 71 • • 71 •. 71 Portuguese Five per Cents 451 .. 45/ .. 451 .. 45/ Neapolitan-- •. •• Roman RAILWAY SHARES. Vera Mes, R. 8.• • • • • • • :•—•:. 377 50 .. 380 .. 377 50 .. 380 . 252 50 .. 252 50 .. 252 50 .. 252 50 Rouen 965 .. 965 .. 965 .. 965 Rouen to Havre............ 723 75 .. 725 .. 723 75 .• 725 Orleans •" •• •••••••• • •• •• 970 .. 972 50 .. 970 .. 972 50 Strasburg to •• •• 272 50 .• 272 50 .. 270 .. 270 Avignon to ß Al A a i r Lv s l eill A. ;.. s . nAß ... 7E, FOR TuE 62 5 50.. 76250A.cc.. 017N1.. 762 50 .. 762 50 Versaillen, R.B. •••.•• . • • •• 376 .. 363 .. 375 .. 385 TEE fir 147, LOWDON,_SATTYRDA.Y ETE)TI NG, MAY 4, 1844, Rouen Rouen to Havre.. ..... ••. • Strasburg to Bale • • •• • • • • •• Avignon to Marseilles.• • • •• 965 722 970 272 760 9G5 725 972 272 762 962 722 970 270 7GO 952 725 972 270 762 We have reason to believe that Sir Henry Har dinge will be nominated to the office of Governor- General of India, and that this appointment will take place with the cordial approbation of the Crown and the Court of Directors, and in consequence of friendly concert between the authorities immediately re sponsible for the selection of a Governor-General. THE IRISH STATE TRIALS.—On Thursday Mr Fitzgibbon addressed the Court, and the Lord Chief Justice, observing that he spoke on one leg, kindly intimated that he might speak sitting. Mr. Fitz gibbon at once availed himself of this favour, and there he sat all the day long (we quote from a Tory journal) talking at, and scolding the Learned Lord Chief Justice for his charge to the jury, just as if half-a-dozen speechet on the same topic had not been delivered within the past few days. At four o'clock Mr. Fitzgilkon was analysing the early portions of the charge; and from the industry he has displayed in picking out words and sentences supposed to have been prejudical to the traversers, it is not likely he will come to a close for at least another day. THIS DAY'S NEWS. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY). The Lose CHANCELLOR took appeals to-day, none of which possessed any points of interest, except to the parties concerned. VICE-CHANCERY.....(THIS DAY). (Before Vice- Chancellor Sir JAMES WiGn.tm.) His Honour, having disposed of the unopposed petitions and short causes set down in the paper, proceeded to hear a cause of Little v. Greville, a case which has often been before the Court, and which now came before it on further directions and costs. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY). (Sittings in Banco.) PARTRIDGE v. THE BANK OF ENGLAND. The plaintiff, Partridge, had given to a broker named Wakefield, a power of attorney to receive his dividends ; according to the custom of the Bank they delivered to Wake field on the 6th April certain dividend warrants for the re ceipt of Partridge's dividends. These warrants became pay able on the Bth according to custom. On the 7th, Wake field lodged these dividend warrants with Ladbrokes, the bankers, as a security. Wakefield failed on the 7th, and Ladbroke claimed a lien upon these "dividend warrants, and refused to deliver them to Partridge, who brought his action against the Bank of England. The case was tried at Guild hall, before Lord Denman, and the Jury found for plaintiff. A motion was made for a new trial, and the point for the decision of the Court was, whether dividend warrants deli vered under these circumstances could be considered as nego tiable instruments. The case came on this morning, and the arguments which were entirely of a technical character had not concluded when we went to press. iMONE lI:AND CO MERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The general tone of the Cotton market was. yesterday, better, and prices were firm ; sales 5,000 bales. Shares were not so lively, and not much was done, except in Eastern Counties ; French Shares were not so lively either; Dublin and Cashel were 4i ; Eastern Counties 13i ; Paris and Lyons ; ditto and Orleans 38; South Eastern, ex new, 374. The value of the public securities has been represented, for some time past, as too high ' • but when we hear of a loan for a British colony being taken at 1121. 12s. 6d., ( Yen though 4 per cent. is guaranteed by the Home Government, for twenty years, we must be sensible of the abundance of money, and of the difficulty of finding safe employment for it. This induces a hope that in altering the savings bank law, due consideration will be given to the importance of affording a sale place of deposit for the surplus funds not only of the poorer, but even of the industrious classes in a middling sphere of life, while, to obviate the abuse of the system, a graduated scale of interest, diminishing as the amount increased, to such an extent as to indicate that the depositors were not of the poorer grade, might be usefully adopted. Parties possessed of 1001. or 2001. are often shy in de positing their hard-earnings in the funds with the chance of a fall in prices that would occasion them a serious loss, by oc curring just when they were in want of their money, and would prefer a savings' bank in many instances for security, even though restricted from the receipt of interest upon all the amount deposited above 1001. It is, indeed, astonishing how large a number of even respectable parties keep no ' banker, though the system adopted of granting de posit receipts, on which the return of money placed in joint-stock banks can be had without the notice required by the savings banks, so far meets the wants of this class, that we are satisfied it only requires to be more gene rally known in order to be made extensively available. There is but one view in which there could be the slightest reason for the non-adoption of the facility by parties who do not keep a banker, viz., the idea that a joint-stock bank may not be quite so safe as a savings bank. This, however, resolves itself into a matter of prudence in the selection of the esta blishments known to rest on the soundest basis, both with respect to the proprietary and the management. The Funds have been quiet this morning, and still feel the re-action of yesterday afternoon, having been uninfluenced by purchases of any note. Consols for transfer next week have realised 99A to 4, and for the 28th instant 99* to 4. After Monday, and supposing the Bank Chatter ques• tion not to involve important alterations in the Cur rency-laws, the market will probably become more settled. Exchequer Bills have been a shade higher, viz., 755. to 775. premium. The Reduced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have been quoted 1014 to ; the New, 102* to ; and the Three per Cents., 984 to 8. There has been a very quiet market for the Foreign Bonds. Spanish Five per Cents. have been flat at 24i, the Three per Cents. at 341 1 to 35k, and the Deferred at 144 t 0.15. Mexican Actives have been rather better, 354 to 4 4, and the Deferred 154. Danish have been steady at 88, Austrian at 114, and Dutch Two-and a Half per Cents. at 614. The Railway Shares have been rather brisk, and we ob serve an improvement again in Brighton, Great Western, Birmingham, South Eastern, and others, since yesterday morning. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ...........».,....,, 98%% 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 99 14% 456 per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 3% per Cent. Annuities 441004 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 Consols for Account 9 9%U% Exchequer Bills, l%d. I %d 1,0001. 5001 Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ll4 Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent. BB Mexican Bonds, 'S37, fi per Cent. ... Ditto for the Account Ditto Deferred Stock Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 Ditto for the Account Ditto Passive Bonds. Ditto Deferred Ditto Three per Cent. Ditto for the Account ... 'Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent _Ditto_Deferred BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY). (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) THE QUEEN V. THE CHURCHWARDENS OF BANGOR. On a former occasion Mr. Jervis, Q.C., had applied to this Court for a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue, directed to the churchwardens and overseers of the parish of Bangor, requiring them to pay a sum of 2001. and upwards, the cost of a survey of the parish made by a Mr. Philips of Coventry, by direction of the guardians of the poor, acting under the authority of the Poor-law Commissioners. The application was made under the 6th and 7th William IV., c. 96, s. 3, which empowers the Commissioners of the poor law to direct the parochial officers to make a rate, or other provision, for the purposes of paying the costs, or any portion of the costs, of any survey they may have directed to be made. Mr. Jervis mentioned the subject again to-day, and argued it at some length; but the discussion was of a AA holly technical character. Ultimately Mr. Justice Coleridge di rected that a mandamus should issue. THE LORD MAYOR'S COURT. Mr. ANDERSON moved for a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue directed to the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the City of London requiring them to admit Mr. D. W. Wire, an attorney, in the Lord Mayor's Court, he being already admitted an attorney of a superior Court. The application was exactly similar to the one made yesterday on behalf of Mr. W. H. Ashurst, and his Lord ship immediately granted the application. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) No case of the least interest came before this Court this morning. The arguments in the case of Davis v. Lowndes were resumed, but they were altogether of a dry legal description. Dutch 234 i•er Cents oiN Dutch 5 per Cents MN i PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Glouc ster ...... 30 Caledonian Chester and Holyhead 5 7%% ... to Eastern Counties 23 • Ditto New Registered ll/. es. Bd. Gla gow and Dumfries 1 ,4 ... 134 Great Western Ditto % Shares Harwich (Braithwaite) DittA(Lo. k,) London and Birmingham. lOO .....~.231 Ditto % Shares 2 27% to London and Blackw 11 1634 London and Brighton London and Greenwich London and South Western 41% ...... 8,14 Ditto Eighths 3% to London and Croydon (Trunk)... A 34 l9 Manchester and Leeds Dit o 4 Shares Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 %hi North B dill 23{ Northern and Eastern 45 57% ..... to EXCHEQUER COUAT-THIS DAY. (Sittings in Banco.) The Court took the special paper to-day. CATHERWOOD V. CASLON. North Midland Norwich and Brandon South Eastern and Dover St% Ditto New York and North Midland This case, which stood over for argument from the last special paper day, was resumed, at the sitting of the Court. It was an action for criminal conversation, which had been tried before Lord Abinger in Hilary Term, 1842, when a verdict was had for the plaintiff. The lady is the daughter of Mr. Abbott, the English consul at Beyrout, in Syria, and was married to the plaintiff at that place, in the presence of her father and several friends, by an American missionary. The defendant is the son of the well-known type-founder, and became acquainted with the plaintiff's wife at the house of the plaintiff's mother. An intimacy sprung up between the parties, which led to the subject of the action at law. A question as to the legality • ,f the plaintiff's marriage with the lady had been raised, inas much as it had been alleged on the part of the defendant, that the American missionary who had celebrated the mar riage was not in holy orders. The point was reserved for argument, and Mr. BARSTOW was now heard on the part of the plaintiff. The Learned Gentleman admitted for the purpose of his argu ment, that •the missionary was not in holy orders, and then contended that the marriage might not be held to be valid as against a claimant in right, yet it was so as against a wrong doer.. • Mr. OGLE was heard on the other side: The Court took time to consider the case. EXCHEQUER CHtiMBER. (THIS DA (Sittings at Nisi Prins.) PRICE, V LUND. This was an action to recover compensation belonging ationind to the plaintiff, ainages for certainyhi a p ch he cont en d e d was cause d by a ar t ,driven injuries and negligently on the 6th of May, 1843, by the defendan t, who was a baker but is now confined cwhois a carelessly clergyman, a s re u i s e t s a s i i nd b w i n Whitecross-street Prisor. The accident occurred on the road leading to Finchlev-common, in the vicinity of which the plaintiff resides. The defence set up was that the plaintiff was driving on the wrong side of the load. This view of the ease was supported by the testimony o f fi ve w i tnesses, w hil st one stated that the defendant was driving on the right side. The damage was stated not to exceed 31. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Ditto Scarboro' Branch Paris and Orleans EO TIN to Strasburg and Basle ........ 14 !lANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 3.—We have a steady market, and a fair business doing. Eastern Counties,l3 ; Ditto, Perpetual, 11. 15s. 10d ; I I idland Counties, 90i ; Paris and Lyons, 3 1-16 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 79i ; Trent Valley, 11 to 11k ; Dublin and Cashel, .4 13-16 ; Chester and Holy head, 7 ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 6 ; Preston and Wyre, 18i ; Blackburn and Preston, 5a ; Manchester Assu rance, 10i; Union Plate Glass, 10. IS DAY.) t g Dalmas, the sup poTseill‘dElnA:3ulßrld'ReDYreErlLßEoEl; Bp Sa ° r L a m l N l All6lE. Pl 7l ajan Tu e s , tllus surrendered himself to Sergeant Cummings at the Marylebone police station, about 1 o'clock this morning. H e was, however, for the convenience of the numerous witnesses in the case, sent to the Wandsworth station, to be examined before th• magis trate there, without having at all appeared before Mr. Long at this Court. It is supposed that an understanding had been entered into to this effect, for at half-past six, A.M., Mr. Bicknell, the superintendent of the V division, called, and in consequence of the arrangements above alluded to, Mr. Hughes, superintendent of the D's, sent the prisoner off in a cab, at about five minutes before ten, safely secured by being handcuffed to Sergeant Cummings. A constable, 203 D, also went in the cab. A very considerable crowd had collected to witness the departure of Dalmas. He appeared very pale and haggard, and had evidently been unshaved for many days. His dress, a bad suit of black, • was wretchedly dirty, as if the unfortunate man had not taken them off his person since the period of the murder. His. mental faculties ap peared completely blunted, and, excepting for the occasional flashing of his eyes, a circumstance so apparent that many of those present exclaimed, " God bless• us how wild he looks," he might be supposed to be dead to all that was passing around him. UNION BALL.—(THIS DAY.) Thomas Wise was charged before Mr. Cottingham with furiously driving and endangering the lives of two persons, one of whom, a boy, is now confined in the hospital, owing to the serious nature of the injury be received. It appeared that on the prem•eding evening the defendant, with three other persons, in a gig, were observed driving along Wellingtop-place at a very quick rate. 'When the de fendant, who was driving, arrived nen. the Waterloo-bridge, he whipped the horse with the intention of evading the toll, and when the gig passed through the gate it came into violent collision with an omnibus and was shatter( d to pieces, throwing the defendant and the three other persons with violence into the road. Two of the persons, a woman and a boy, were most seriously injured, particularly the latter, who was taken up in a state of insensibility, and conveyed to the hospital, where he remains in a very precarious condition. The woman, whose name is Ellis, was enabled to attend the examination, although dreadfully cut about the face and hands, and in. giving her evidence, she said that shortly before they came up to the bridge, she implored the defendant not to drive so fast,' but he disregarded her entreaties and continued his speed, until they came in con tact with the omnibus, and were all thrown.out. The defendant said that the horse took fright just before he came to the toll-house, but this assertion was contradicted by the toll collector, who said the defendant whipped the horse to evade paying the toll. Mr. Corriricirnm said that the certificate from the hospi tal described the dangerous condition of tbe boy, and that if death ensued the defendant would be answerable for it. The Magistrate then said that he should remand the defendant anti! Wednesday, and as bail was offered I.e would accept of two sureties of 100/. each for his appearance on that day. The prisoner's father, a wealthy cow-keeper at Chelsea, having given the required sureties, the defendant was dis charged. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 4.—Light easterly breeze, with rain. DEAL, MAY 3.—Wind N.E. by N, fresh. Sid. Templar, Sydney ; Rowena, Gambia ; Nile, St. John's, N. 8.; Imogine, Quebec. SWANSEA, MAY 2.—Acrd. Sunbeam, Drury, Cuba. SHIELDS, MAY 2.—Sld. Vistula, Cape of Good Hope; Wansbeck, and Falcon, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, MAY 3.—Wind variable and light. —Sid. Jane, Icboboe ; Daniel Dyer, Valparaiso ; Olinda, New Orleans; Mariner, Boston ; Lady Gordon, Quebec. OW Statesman. CORK, MAY I.—Arrd. Neptune, l‘furray, Ichoboe. Hula., MAY 2.—Sld. St. George, Cape of Good Hope. SouniA3irrox, MAY I.—Sld. Oriental (steamer), Alex andria. 2.—Severn (steamer), West Indies ; Paella (steamer), Gibraltar. PLYMOUTH, MAY 3—Wind variable.—Sld. William Wil berforce, Quebec. FALMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind variable and light—Arrd. Conquest, Wilson, Rio, sailed March 12., Off port, Julia, Bildt, Pernambuco, sailed March 12 ; Penguin, Plat, Brazils ; mail not landed. SUNDERLAND, MAY 2 —Sid. Richard White, Quebec. CLYDE, APRIL 30.—S1d. Volant, Boston, May I—Eliza Leisliman. Mauritius ; Adam Carr, ditto NEWPORT, MAY I.—Sld. Victoria, Philadelphia. PooLE, MAY 2.—Sld. Jessy, Hearts of Oak, and Fame, Newfoundland. The Blake, Frazer, was at lehoboe on Feb. 13. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) C OVENT-GARDEN. We had, the time of year considered, a very large supply of both fruit and veff ' etables, yet the demand was throu g h ou t steady, on the following terms :—Potatoes from 2s 9d to 5s per cwt ; young Onions, is 6d to 2s 9d; Coleworts or Greens, 2s to 3s 6d ; Turnips, Is 9d to 2s 6d; Young Carrots, 5s 6d to 7s ; and Leeks, 9d to is 2d per dozen bunches ; Spinach, 4d to 8d ; and Brocoli Sprouts, 10d to Is 2d per half sieve; Asparagus, 3s to 7s ; French Beans, 9d to is 6d ; Oranges, 8s to 15s ; and Lemons, 8s to 13s per 100 ; new Potatoes, 3d to 6d ; Pine Apples, 7s to 9s per lb; Hot-house Grapes, 7s ; and Forced Cherries, 30s per lb ; Peaches, 50s ; and Summer Cabbages, is 6d to 2s per dozen ; Strawberries, 3s to 5s per ounce ; Cucumbers, 10d to 8s per brace ; Cauliflowers, 2d to 6d each ; Horse radish, 2s to 5s ; Celery, 8d to Is 3d ; Rhubarb, 4d to Is 6d; and Brocoli, 10d to 25 per bundle ; Sea Kale, 9d to 2s 3d ; Mushrooms, 9d to Is 6d ; and Small Salad, 2d per punnet ; Radishes, 3d to 8d per dozen hands ; Lettuces, 6d to is per score ; green Gooseberries, 9d to is 3d per pottle. XI .1.1.:ADMN1441.L There was only a limited business doing here, on the fol lowing terms :—Capons, 4s to 7s ; Guinea Fowls, 2s 10d ; Fowls, 2s to 5s ; Chickens, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Ducklings, 2s 6d to 3s 6cl; Goslings, 5s to 8s ; Pigeons, 5d to 9d ; and Rabbits, Is to is 6d each. Prime Beef, Mutton, and Veal sold readily at, in some instances, an advance of 2d per Sibs. Otherwise, the demand ruled heavy. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 5s to 6s ; Veal, 3s 4d to 45 Gd ; and Pork, 2s 4d to 4s 2d per 81bs. HUNGENLPOWLD. Although the supplies of most articles were but moderate, the general demand was in a sluggish state, at no material variation in prices. NEWPORT. Prime meat was in demand, at full prices, in other kinds, very little was doing.—Beef from 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 10d ; Lamb, 58 to 6s 2d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; and Pork 2s 6d to 4s 4d per Bibs. BILLIAMSGATE. Most kinds of Fish were in good supply and sluggish de mand, at about previous rates :—Turbots, 4s to 8s ; Cod Fish, Is to 2s; Haddocks, 4d to 1s; and Brills, 6d to 2s 6d each. Soles, 6d to 2s 6d per pair; Salmon, Is to is 2d per lb. WEIXTECRAPEL. Wo had an inactive demand here, yet prices were gene rally supported :—Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8s1; Lamb, 5s to 6s; •Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 2s 4d to 4s per 81bs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 8d to Bid; of Household ditto, 6d to lid per 41b loaf. SIDE IVXAHHET. Raw Hides, at per stone of 141bs—Best steers and heifers, 5s 6d to 5s 10d ; middling hides, 5s to 53 4d ; inferior ditt o , 4s Gd to 4s 10d. Sheep and Calf Skins, at per skin—Market calf, 6s 6d to 8s ; long woolled sheep, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; short ditto 3s to 4s 9d; lamb skins, is 9d to 23 3d; and ahearlings, 4d to Rd each. HAT MARKETS._ gead;;;vHay, 21 108 to 31; use ful ditto, 3/ 3s to 3/ lOs ; fine Upland ditto►, 3/ 12s to SI 15s ; Clover Hay, 3/ to 5/ ; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 8s . Wheat Straw, 1/8s to 1/ 10s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade very dull. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 3/ ss; use ful ditto, 3/ 6s to 3/ 12s ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 14s to 4/ ; Clover Hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 15s; Oat Straw, 1168 to 1/9s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 9s to I/ 123 per load. Trade throughout dull, at the above quotations. WHITECIIAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 12s to 3/ ; useful ditto, 3/ 3s to 3/ 103 ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 12s to 31 16s ; Clover Hay, 315 s to 5/ 5s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to I/ 8s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ Ss to I/ lOs per load.. A fair average supply, and a depressed inquiry. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-FRIDAY. A fair extent of business has been passing to-day in 'Wheat; good fresh samples have realised rather higher prices, and all other sorts fully maintain their value. Barley nominal. Oats and Shelling have been in fair request, and each must be noted rather dearer. Beans have also exceeded last week's prices. Per qr. of 601 b. to the bushel. EXTRA Now Wneat Suffolk, Essex, and Kent Red. —to 57 54 ~. 55 Ditto ditto White... 60 56 SS Norfolk Red 55 51 54 Ditto ditto White... 57 54 55 Lincolnshire and Cambridge Red....... 55 52 5 Ditto ditto White... -- 56 54 55 Yorkshire Ditto ditto White... 58 54 57 Forelin, Ditto ditto White... CO 55 57 Per quar : r imperial. Barley, Norfolk anit Suffolk Yorkshire is- d Lincomstiir.. 27 28 Grinding Foreig Par qr. , f 631 b. t , . th b.hel. Deans, Smal n , 33 Sl 32 Tici , s Foreign. ..... .. .—.—. Oats, f . taw a: d Pola d ... M=a1inF......... 10d to 12d , Fen ign —d to .—cl. pet Store. S',olling as. Is, 25 , per 1 cad . M tit Rtoeseed..... .............. ....... ..... 25,.0. '• . no. .—I. 445. oer L, t. Upwards of 34,000 sheep were penned, and nearly all sold, at the late Great Ilsley sheep fair, Berks, at an ad vance of from 2s. to 3s. iv•i• head. The General Steam Navigation Company's steam ship Magnet, that has been placed on the Brighton and Dieppe station, arrived at the chain pier yesterday from Dieppe in seven hours, notwithstanding she had to encounter a strong adverse wind. Our correspondent, a passenger from Paris, informs us that the journey was performed from Paris to London in twenty hours, about three hours of which were spent at Rouen, Dieppe,and Brighton. The Gazette of last night announces that the Mar quis of Bute has been again appointed Lord High Commis sioner of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which meets about the middle of this month. In Derbyshire several colliers are doing but little work, merely from hand to mouth; however an advan ce o f 2s per ton is paid by the public. Things upon th e w h o l e are gradually resuming their former position. The masters are determined not to emp lo y an y unionists, and in several cases the men have renounced all connection with the union ' • for instance , 60 men heretofore em p lo y e d at Clay Cross have left the union and gone to work. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) CHESTER RACES.—FRIDAY. The Produce Handicap of 10 sovs. Pach, h ft, with 30 added, for three yrs old. Nearly a mile. Mr. Mostyn's Lady Alice, 3 vrs, Bst 71b (Harlow) 1 Mr. J. King's Yarrow, 3 yrs, 7st 41b Mr. Price's Missy, 3 yrs, 7st 1316 Mr. Dawson's Dalesman, 3 yrs, Bst 31b sto 4 agst Missy, 7 to 4 agst Yarrow, sto 2 agst Lady Alice, and 4to 1 agst Dalesman. A splendid race with the first two, and won only by a head. Free Handicap of 10 sovs. each, with 40 added. Thee quar ters of a mile (17 subs., 8 declared). Mr. Dawson's Lord Saltoun, 3 yrs, 4st (lrvine) 1 Mr. Bristow's Freystrop, 3 yrs, sst 71b The following also started, but were not placed :—Colonel Cradock's Pagan, 6 yrs, Bst 51b—Sir W. Stanley's Forester, 6 yrs, sst 11b—..ir. Thompson's Hudibras, 6 yrs, Gst 101 b Mr. Tuting's Tacita, 5 yrs, 6st 91b—Mr. Price's The Lily, 4 yrs, Est 61b—Mr. Hall's Viscount, 4 yrs, 6st—and Lord Westminster's Carol, 3 yrs, sst 41b. 6 to 4 agst Pagan, 3 to 1 agst Lord Saltoun, and 3 to 1 agst Freystrop. Won in a canter by two lengths, Pagan a mid dling third, and Hudibras fourth. The Cheshire Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft with 50 added. Mile and half. (20 subs.) Mr. Meiklam's Philip, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (Lye) 1 Lord Westminster's Martyr, 5 yrs, Est 61b Sir C. Monk's Glossy, 4 yrs, sst 121 b ....... ............ 3 The following also ran :—Lord Eglinton's Jamie Forest, aged, 7st 101 b; Mr. Millbank's Arnagill, 6 yrs, Est 101 b; and Lord Eglinton's Brevity, 4 yrs, Est 81b. 7to 4 agst Philip, 3 to 1 each agst Glossy and Martyr, and 4 to 1 agst Jamie Forest. Won easy by a length, Glossy a length from Martyr, and Arnagill a bad fourth. The Wirral Stakes of 10 SON'S. each, with 30 added, for 2 yrs old, Est 121 b, 3 yrs 9st ; mares, &c. allowed 3 lbs. Half-a mile. (7 subs.) Mr. Hill's Beaumont, 3 yrs (Calloway). Mr. Meiklam's Best of Three, 3 yrs The following also started :—Mr. F. R. Price's Alvanley, 3 vrs ; Sir %V, W. Wynn's Era, 3 yrs ; and Mr. Raworth's lillgram, 3 yrs. 7. to 4on Best of Three, and sto 2 agst Beaumont. Won by half a length, Best of Three, in conse quence of a disappointment in the early part of the race,never having quite made up his lost ground. The Ladies' Purse of 501. for the beaten horses of the week. Heats, once round and a dis. Mr. Gough's Fausta, 6 yrs ... Sir R. W. Bulkeley's bm, by Bay Middleton, 5 yrs 2 2 3 Mr. R. J. Most 3 n's Miss Miggs, 4 yrs 3 1 2 Mr. J. King's Delamer, 4 vrs, First heat won by a neck, the second by a head, and the third cleverly. LATEST DERBY BETTING AT CHESTER. 5 to 2 agst Mr. Crockford's Ratan—taken 7 to 1 aget Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Lichtwald's Leander—taken 18 to 1 agst Mr. Wood's Running Rein 20 to 1 agst Col. Peel's lonian 20 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Campanero 25 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Orlando—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Bay Moms 30 to 1 agst Mr. Ongley's king of the Gipsies—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Quin's Loadstone—taken. THAMES ROYAL YACHT CLUB. At a meeting of the members of this distinguished Club, which boasts the patronage of her Majesty and Prince Albert, held at the British Coffee-house, on Thursday evening, the following yachts were entered fur the first below bridge match of the season, on the 11th of May : FIRST CLASS. Yachts. Tons. Owners. The Gnome.. .. ......... ... 25 The Gazelle The Phantom 2O ...,.. A. A. Wilkinson, Esq. The Enigma ... The Mystery SECOND CLASS. The Curlew The Saucy Jack The Rival - The prizes are three very valuable pieces of plate, and the distance to be sailed as usual, from Greenwich to Coal-house Point and back. THAMES GRAND REGATTA, The following are the holders of the three challenge prizes : The Gold Challenge Cup, value 150 guineas, for eight oared cut ters, to be held by the winners of three consecutive years—The Oxford University. The Sil , •er Challenge Cup, value 80 guineas, for four-oared boats—The Leander Club. _ _ The Challenge Sculler's Cup, value 50 guineas—Mr. Chap man. The Committee intend, should the amount of subscriptions answer their expectations (and under such able management and splendid exertion it cannot fail to do so) to give a prize for tradesmen (a class between gentlemen and landsmen) in four-oared cutters, and medals as before for a scratch match, with gentlemen in eights. The regatta is expected to come off about the 17th of June, at Putney. PARMAMES TAit Y 131 V ISION S (From the Votes and Proceedmgs of the House of Commune.) FRIDAY. MAY 3. FACTORIES (No. 2) BILL. Order for Committee read ; Motion made, and Question proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair:"— Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " it is the opinion of this House, that no interference with the power of adult labourers in Factories to make contracts respecting the hours to which th y shall be employed, be sanctioned by this House." instead thereof :—Question put," That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :" The House divided MAJORITY—AYES, 282. A ckers, James Feilden, J. Meynell, H. Acland, Sir 'l. D Ferrand, W. B. Miles, William Acland. T. tx Filmer, Sir E. Milnes, R. M. Adore. Lord Flo wei , Sir James Morgan, Octavius Adderley, C. B. Forbes, Wilbam Morris, David Agtionny, H. A. Forester, Hon. G. Mundy, Ed. Millar Ainsworth, Peter Forman, T. S. Muntz, G. F. Aldan, William Fox, S. Lane Murray. A. Alexander, N. Fuller, A. E Napier, Sir Charles .4 If ord. Viscount Gardner, J. D. Neeld, Joseph Antrobus, Edmund Gaskell, J. M. Neeld, John ' Arhuthnott, Hugh Gladstone, W. E. Neville, Ralph Archbi,ld, Robert Gladstone, J. N. Nowdego, C. N Arundel, Lord Glynne, Sir Stephen Newry, Viscount Ashley, Loid Godson, Rich ird Nichol' Right Hon Astell, William Gordon, .Captain Norrevs, Lord Bagge, Wm. Goulburn, Henry Northland, Lord Bagot, Hon. W. Giaham, Sir J O'Brien, A. S afford Bailey, Jk.seph Granby, Marquis of Oswald, Alexander la-011ie, Colonel H. Granger, T. C. Owen, Sir John Baird, Will am Greei.e. T. Pakington, John S. Baldwin, varry Grey, Sir G. Palmer, R. Banites, George Grimsditch, Thomas Palmerston, Viscount Baring. W. B. Grirnston, Lord Patten. J. Wilson daring, T. Grogan, Edward Peel, Sir Rob rt Barnard, K. G. Hale, IL B. Peel, Jonathan Barrington. Viscount Halforel, 'H. Pennant. Colonel Barron, Sir H. Hamilton, J. Hans Pluinptre, .1 P. Baskerville, T. B. M Ham'lto ~ Lord C. Plumridge, Captain Bateson, Robert Hanmer, Sir John I olhill, Frederick Beckett, William Hardinge, Sir H. P. Illogic:so, Viscount Berestord, Major Hardy, John Powell, Colonel Bernal, Ralph barns, E A. J. Priigle, Alexander lackbuine,J.lreland Hatton Captain Pr,Oheroe, Edward Blacks one, W. Hawes, B. Pryse, Pryse Biandford, Marquis Hayes, sir B. Pusey, P. Bolden), Henry G. Heathcote, G. J. Itash eigh, Wm. Berthwick, Peter Heathcote, Sir W. Rendleshatn, Lord Boyd, John Henley, J. W. Repton, George W. Brisco, M. Hepburn, Sir T. B. Bice, E. R. droadley, Henry Herbert, Hon. S. Richards, Richard iiroadwood, Henry Hervey, Lord A. Rolleston. Colonel Brothertoii, J. H.llsborough, Earl of Rushbrooke, Colonel Browne, Hon. W. Ilimie, J. H. Russell, Lot d John Brownrigg, J. S. Hodgson, R. Russell, J. D. W Bruce. Lord E. Holmes, W. A'Cour t Ryder, G. D. Bruen, Colonel Hope, Charles Samierson. R. Bruges, W. H. L. Hope, Alexander Sandon, Lord Buckley, Edmund Hope, G. W. Seale, Sir J. Henry Buller, C. Hor nby, John Si yniour, Sir H. B. Buller. Sir J Y. Houldsworth, T. Shaw, F. Bunbury,, Thomas Howard, CG. W. Sheppard, T. Burrell, Sir C. M. Howard, Lord Sibthorp, Colonel Busfeild, W. Howarl, P. H. Smith, Abel Butler, P S. Howick, Viscount Smith, Vernon Ca... pbell, John H. Hughes, W. B. Somers t, Lord G. Cardwell, Edward Hurst, It. H. Sotheron, T. H hapman, Aaron Hussey, Ambrose Stanley, Lord :'narteris, Hon. F. Hussey, Tnomas Stanley, , dward Chelsea, Lord Hutt, W. Stanton, W. Henry Christoph r, R. A. Ingestre, Lord Staunton, Sir G. T. Claytml, R. It Ingl s, Sir R Strickland, Sir G. Clerk, Sir George James, Sir Walter Sutton, Henry M. t live, It. H. Jernsyn, Earl Tenneut, J. I. coli.orne, W Ridley Jervis, J. Tnomp4on, Ald. Colquhoun, John C Jocelyn, Viscount. Thornhill, G. Compton, H: Jo ,tistone, Sir J. Tollemache, John Connolly, Colonel Johnstone, Hope Trench, Sir F W. Coote, Sir C Kemble, Henry Trevor, Hon. 0. R. C. rry, Hon. Henry Knatcmll, Sir E. Trollope, Sir John Ccurtenay, Viscount Knight, Henry Gaily Trotter, J. Cowper, Hon W. Knight, F Winn Troubridge, Sir T. Crawford, W. S. Lambten, H. Tumor, Christopher Cripps, William Law . Hen. C. E. Vane, Lord Harry Darner Colonel Layard, Captain Verner, V Darby, George Lefroy, Anthony Vesey, Thomas Davies, D. A. S. Lennox, Lord A. Vivian, John Ennis Denison, E teckett Liddel, H. I'. Waddington, Harry S Dice inson, F. H. Lockhart, William Wakley, Thom..s Douglas, Sir H. Long Walter Walsh, Sir John ctiglas. Sir C. Lygon, General Wawn, J. T. Douro, Marquis of M Geachy, I" A Welby, Glyinie Earls Duff; James Mackenzie, Thomas Wellesley. Lord C Duncombe, T. S. Mackenzie, W. F. Williams, T P. Dundas, Admiral Macki non. W. A. Wodehouse, Edmond Du Pre, C. G. Maclean D Wood, Colonel East, James Buller 1%1'14.11, Duncan Wortley, Jar Eaton. R. J. Mainwaring,T, Wortley Hon. JohnS t gertrn, W. T. Hankers. L.rd C. S. Wyndham, Colonel Egerton, So P. G. Manners. Loa! J. 't °lke, ET. Eliot, Lor '; March, Earl of Yorke, It H. Ellis, Wynn Marsham, Viscount Young, John Lstcourt, T. G. B. Mar in, C. W. TELLERS. Farnham. E. B. Master, T. W. Fremantle Sir T. Feilden, W. MaKerman, John Bating, Henry MINORITY-NOES, 76. Ansor, Hon. Colonel Gore, W. Ormsby Philips, M. Barclay, David '. Hastie, Archibald Ricardo, J. L. Baring F. T. Hay, Sir .. L. Rous, Hun. Captain Bell, John Hill, Lord Marcus Scott, Robert Bellew, R. M. Hodgson, Frederick Seymour. Lord Berkeley, Hon. C. Howard, J. K. Shelburne, Lord Berkeley, Hon. G. F Howard, H. Stanstield, W U. Bowes, J . Hume, Joseph Stuart, Lord J. Bright, John Humphery, J. Strutt. Edward Buller, E. Laboutlhere. H. Talbot, C. R. M. Colebrmke, Sir T. Langston, J. H. Taucred, H. W Collett, John Leveson. Lord fhornelv. Thomas Currie, Raikes Marshall, W. Trail!, George Dalmeny, Lord • Maryland, H. Trelawny, JS. Dawson, Hon. T. V Marti. , John Villiers, Charles P. Dennistound. ilaute, Hon. tire Wall, Charles B. Duncan. Viscount Mitcalfe Henry Warburton, Henry Duncan, George • . Morison, General Wemyss, Captain Duncannon, Lord . Moirison, James White, Henry Ellice, 11.!. Hon. E. Norreys Sir 1). J. Winnington, WT. Elphinstone. Howard O'Ferrall, R. M. Wood, Charles Escott, Bichkam t/rd, W Wrightson, W. 2;vans, W. ' Oswald. James Ferguson. Colonel Parker. J. TELLERS. Fitzwilliam, 0. W. Pattison, James Roebuck. J. A. Forster, Matthew Pec 14 ell, Captain Ward, li. 0. Gisborne, Thomas Philips, G. It. DRATLI OF WILLIAM BECKFORD, ESQ.—We have to announce the demise of the above venerable gentleman, father of the Duchess of Hamilton, who died at his residence at Bath, on Thursday morning, at the advanced age of 84. The deceased gentleman was distinguished by his literary attainments, and was the former proprietor of the celebrated seat, Fonthill Abb?y, Wills. The Duchess of Hamilton and the Countess of Lincoln are staying at Bath, where the Duke and the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas are also ex pected from the north. The Sydenham . steam-vessel was commissioned at Woolwich on Monday,- by Lieutenant D R. B. Mapleton, and is to have a crew of sixty men. She has been placed under orders to leave Woolwich on the 10th instant for Russia, to bring home Lord Stuart de Rothsav, recently Ambassador at the Court of St. Petersburgh. The Hon. John A. D. Bloomsfield, son of Lieutenant-General Lord Bloomfield, G.C.B. and G.C.H., Commandant of the Garrison- at Wool wich, has succeeded- Lord Stuart ate Rothsay, as Ambassa dor to the Court of St. Petersburgh. Miss KELLY'S THEATRE.—This little theatre was last night put in requisition for the benefit of the charitable fund for the unemployed needlewomen. 'robin's comedy of the Honeynzoon, and the atterpiece of Charles IL, acted by a party of amateur members of the Middle Temple, formed the entertainments of the evening. The house was well, and, we hope, productively attended. The gentlemen per formers afforded much amusement to their auditors, who called for them all respectively, and rewarded their benevo lent exertions with . at least a basket-full of bouquets. SUMMARY OF NEWS A .I*.'4 D -- itibltt -!:r:::,,ptzIti)11. " Who rims entry read.' af The fete day of Louis Philippe was celebrated on M day with great eclat, and we are glad to state without ant accident. The Queen of the Belgians arrived at the Tuileries n il Wednesday afternoon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, on the sal!, day, received the Duke of Wurtemburg, as also the Ladies r the Foreign Ambassadors, who were presented by Lauf Cowley. Her Royal Highness 'afterwards took an ham' accompanied by sonic branches of the Royal Family, to vhl, different parts of Paris. In the evening she was with the l ' Majesties and the Royal Family witnessing the firework-Sa le ' On Saturday M. Martinez de la Rosa, the Spanish Ambi t sador, gave a grand dinner at his hotel in the Rue de Clicht , on the anniversary of. Queen Christina's birthday. A ca r siderable number of Spaniards of distii.ction now at Pst. l : were present, as were also the Duke de Glucksberg, M. Drat i r de Lhuis, and M de Lesseps. After dinner the Ambasss w ' receive(' a great number of his countrymen of all parties. uo Accounts from Athens of the 20th ult. announce that t m Greek Ministry has been reconstituted, and is compi+se d 1.1 follows :—M. Mavrocordato,. President of the Council, Mi 1 3 11 1; ter of Finances, and aiinister of the Marine, ad inta n "q Major-General Rhodius, Minister of War; M. A. Londos,,,. the Interior; M. Tricoupis, of Foreign Affitirs • and M.', Londos, of Justice. Immediately after their appolou" ep the new Ministers addressed a circular to the authorities' the kingdom. A French custom-house officer stationed at Weryicq arrested a few days back at Lille, on his arrival in uo cabriolet, in which 7,000 f. worth of lace was found On person was found an additional quantity worth 3,Outn_ A • is appears that he had for some time past been engaga" smuggling, but had only very iecently been suspected. sat. Another execution took place at Rouen 'on the 2 9 th The person who paid the penalty of the law was a young In t named Arger, who had murdered a widow, and afterwardS fire to her house to conceal his crime. He exhibited t; greatest penitence on the scaffold, and his address rt s h e affecting that several persons in the crowd shed tears: 'L A clergyman, affected by the prisoner's resignation, embrn' him, and in a moment after human justice was satisfied. LAW AND POLICE. A petition was presented in the Court of Chancery by wed Dyce Sombre, praying that the Commission of Lunacy ista against him be superseded. He is at present in Paris, the French physicians declare him to be of perfectly sous mind. The Lord Chancellor declared that he must Ir,„ himself within the jurisdiction of the Court before it coulaP : terfere. Samuel Withers, of No. 15, Stan ate-street Westminster' was charged, at the Guildhall, with knowingly uttering forged Bank of England note for 5/. The prisoner wall re. manded. Queen-square-office was crowded with tradesmen residing ' , at Pimlico, who were anxious to hear the argument s :y vanced, and opinion of the Magistrate as to their right too, pose good l'or sale on the areas in front of their shops- d e Commissioners of the Grosvenor-place district had, in ore to try the question, obtained summonses against two of shopkeepers in Victoria-row, and had provided themse l Y l with the professional assistance of Mr. Bodkin. After hears' the arguments the Bench took time to consider the poin t " ,e A respectable man, named Cash, was fined at Maryle':,„ 205., and 10s. for damage, for wilfully breaking a gas-lsi the property of the Imperial Gas Company. Numerous cash of this kind have occurred lately. • in Lieutenant Archibald Campbell, R.N., who appear naval uniform, was charged at the Thames Police-office Yl_lo, assaulting and wounding a labourer, named John Step he e, in the George public- house, Commercial-road.• The prison who has lost an arm, and been twice wounded, in service el fifty-eight years of age. He has been in custody 150 ti during the last sixteen years, for assaults, breaches n' e b e r peace, rioting, assaults on his wife and family, and ion disorderly conduct. He has been several times in YaZul lunatic asylums, and is only just let out of one. He WO ',lv to bail, and not being able to procure it, was sent to Cle'• enwell prison. IMISCEL A..A.IV EMIR. A numerous deputation, consisting of Members of Par li o r o ment, and other persons opposed to the proposed new o s coals, as well as the embankment of the Thanks. waited;., the Earl of Lincoln on Thursday, and announced their_ :,,1 tuition of opposing the tax in every legimate way. Lincoln declared he was not so wedded to the coal-lastfibt vided any other mode of obtaining the necessary full7:4 0 0 carrying into effect the recommendation of the Conaln t r could be pointed out. He, however, reserved his fil l t, swer until he consulted her Majesty's Ministers, wh e ' promised to send a reply. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT• ROM OUR OWN CORRISYONDENT.) v ,„ ARRIVAL (F OF PART OF THE ROYAL ESTABLISILIM - „ir OSBORNE HOUSE —The steward (Mr. Norton), the b ° 7o keeper, and some of the maid servants, arrived yesterds)r:lo also Henry Saunders, Esq, general inspector; and this ar o George Edward Anson, Esq., and another gentleman (1 1 e, —), Mr. Saunders, and assistants, viewed Padmon jai* and Osborne Villa yesterday, to report on their cepabg l tis and this day they are with plans going over Norris lA' and Barton - Farm. They leave for town this afternoon. oil The Earl of Yarborough's yacht, the Kestrel, was b$ up on Hanson's slip yesterday. His Lordship left this In ° • . ing for town. The following gentlemen have taken houses at Covce s ' f h, G. H. Ackers, Esq., Thomas Hallifax, Esq., Thomas t e rve Esq., Lord Tyrconnel, John Congreve, Esq., Captain 11, 11 fif. Williams, Captain Lyons, Mr. Hope, Mr. Powell, Montagu, A. Hill, Esq. 1011' DEPARTURES.—Lady Isabella Blackford and estab 104 ment, from Osborne House, for town ; Sir R. Bycro lt • family, from Oakhill House, for Manydown Park. EAGLE Hunsr.—This beautifully situated marine resia e ro ce has been sold to Morris Emanuel, Esq., late of Bevis for 22,000/. 40° BARWELL v. BROOKS.—The long-pending case be..„ Messrs. Barwell and Brooks has at length been brough t b 0 close; the arbitrator, Mr. Swainston, having deliver eo award, in which he says, " that no damage has bee! ° t he tained in which any compensation ought to be made 1° 0 01: plaintiff," each party to pay their own costs, about 2 , 0 The plaintiff is the owner of East Cowes Castle; the defell the proprietor of East Cowes Park. - THAMES EMBANKMENT.—OH Thursday . a &D OW tion, consisting of Mr. J. Masterman, 1%1.P., Lord J. B co% M.l'., Lord Marsham, M.P. Hon. Captain Roue, MY•ur.f lonel Wood, M.l'., Sir B. Hall, M.P., Sir C. Napier, Mr. H. Metcalfe M.P. for North Shields ,• Mr, Wood , bit' for Newcastle ; ? Mr. M. Bell, M.P. for South Nortb fot land; Mr. B. Hawes, M.P., Mr. A. S. B. Cresswell, M. 00 North Northumberland; Mr. D. Pollock, chairman %all Chartered Gas Company; Messrs. W. Hawes, W. F° l 2..;sti , C. W. Barchard, P. Davey, W. Cory, and W. M. Cu' l it• waited upon Lord Lincoln at Whitehall-place, by aPP: o slit ment, on the subject of the proposed new tax upon, c oy' which was intended to be imposed for the purpose of o ', t o ing the expense of the contemplated embankment e?' t he river Thames. Mr. Masterman forcibly pointed 0tn....,,,r0 great hardship it would be to the consumers of coals , w o tl especially to the poor, if any additional tax were ini s t i d it upon so necessary an article as fuel. Lerd Marshaln c o would be, if possible, more oppressive upon many of who stituents who resided on the banks of the river in Ken could derive no benefit whatever from the proposed vimblp merit, and many of whim would never see it. His 1, ut,701 0 further said, that petitions had been signed in Londo ll r week by 60,000 persons against the impost. Sir C. rt e W and Mr. B. Hawes declared themselves not only b us 7e n the imposition of the proposed tax, but also to the pr, Y-030 embankment itself, and announced their intention of°l ) P:dded it in every stage. Lord Lincoln said he was not so .w' O. to the coal-tax, provided any other mode of-obtainill Y. fstio,, necessary funds for carrying into effect the recomm O ocA ' of the Commission could be pointed out. He had 1 1 ( ! ;o ty'l reserved his final answer until he consulted her Ain' • Ministers, when he promised to send a reply. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES IN THE MINT AN n I bet* .-T A CULOCS ESCAPE OF THE INMATES: morming, the hours of two or three o'clock, the utmost 11W%, 11 l created in the neighbourhood of the Mint, SouthWerith consequence of a tire, which was nearly attended ''sgief lamentable loss of life. breaking out in the premises bel ° ,o Bl to Mrs. Sutton, pork-butcher, carrying on business at col" Mint-street. The first discovery was made by Po" e tbe or, stable bluckford, 270 M, who in going his rounds el l " n i t iag: posite side of the street, perceived smoke in dense `,.. t bst, issuing out of the upper windows. Feeling satisfieWbw fire was on the eve of bursting forth, the officer sP r ' — rattle, and commenced knocking violently at the door' tier whole of the inmates being fast asleep, a considerabless Ac• elapsed before they could be aroused, and when tha t lh e bute . le t complished the lower part of the house was a comp.,gres° ing mass, the flames at the time were making rapid re' up the staircases, thereby cutting off all escape br'cresoel gular means. '1 he crowd by this time began to i of 0 3: when a most pitiable sight presented itself.—Mrs. her four children came to one of the upper windows , „,,vb s f t their impending fate. The vffieer persuaded her to 0. - ; e d children out of the window, which she did, and he 611c i e v sq. in catching the whole of them in his arms, and 1 1, 0,6 0 02; Sutton precipitated herself out, and was also receivpa ty arms of the constables. The intelligence having rea7 n A l e; engine -stations, with all speed four or five brigsd!„d Del a l with the West of England one, were at the scene, ".:01 11 :: aided by a plentiful supply of water, the first that ar' i tej oill set to work, and happily prevented the fire frora ex botA, and in less than an hour entirely extinguished it/ before the premises were for the greater part destror origin of the tire and insurances arc unknown. . . =._-_----='"" ) 1 ' BIRTHS. Will° On the 28th ult., at Regent-place, the lady of - Ade Armstrong, Esq., of twin daughters. V al efl'— On the 29th ult., in Porchester-place, the w•--e of v et B. Corrie, Esq., of a son. Of On the 29th ult., at Cross-deep, Twickenham , th• tY Geo On the e Barnar, Esq. i of a dauhter. 29th d ult., n Hanove g r-street, HanoVer-tgluliret wife of Dr. Ruttledge, of a son. ettsr e ' le On the 30th ult., in Hart-street, Bloornsburr s - 0 . 4, maturely, Mrs. R. B. Sanders, of a daughter, still-b%wrei On the 30th ult., at York-terrace, Camberwell ' Mrs. Henry A. Be% an, of a daughter. a, l'ir t. On the 3d inst., at Craven-place, Old ICen t-r°ll ef Thomas William Miller, of a son. the a D On the 27th ult., at Wolverton House, Bucks, 4 f th • Richard Harrison, Esq., of a son. w ife 0 On the 29th ult., at Penshurst Rectory, the of S' Rev. William Green, of a son. Wit On the Ist inst., at Monkhams, Woodford, the Macnaghten, Esq., of a daughter. lr Of a ii°ll. On the Ist inst., at High-elms, Lady Lubboc k' „ f or MARRIED. . • ...,15 0 ” On the 2d inst., at St. Mary's Islington, Willim e r m ot Mo . rgan, Esq., to Marianne Eliz;bah, fourth claue to Heintz, Esq., of Canonbury. E51.,0; On the 2d inst., Alexander Bramwell BreliWr, o f b. Ann, third daughter of the late George Barris, 1 . 461 " rey-square. theOcnitte3, outohssu,ltiierSeaforradh;phitirlefe D wife of_ l‘l .l l. o . ll c n b C so l iefil l‘ .o e' v :l of . r d SO° f On the 30th ult., at Townsend House, Leona Gloucestershire, Henri• Clarke, Esq., aged a la C. ll* On the Ist inst., Louisa Elizabeth, daughter Of y r• Hackett, of Bedford-place, Old lient-road• gr. A. On the Ist inst., Elizabeth, youngest dauguter Raysou, of Riches-court, Lime-street. GrOeanttshtemllsintoirnes,tiiiit'idliizeasboxet.h, wife of Mr. Francis On the 2d just., Jane, Lloyd+ a J. King's Arms Yard. t, of ?d r ' On the 2d inst., Anne, the youngest daug.ter Davis, Jamaica C'offee House, London: rinted and Published by 1511:111) 11% ;So. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sus 011j(ea;wir Of Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in d is Middlesex, Saturday, May 4, 1844. T it The , Oha Br Car - LeAr ue , her 4 41011 Mon The ci aa Gym 14, Tins 94 &Peel NA "LON Sir<