The Sun. — London, England, 1845-05-02 00:00:00

A DIFFERENT SUBJECT EACH SEASON :-GRAND OPENING FETES. Exhibition of the Colossal Pictorial Representation suggested hy. 11. it. H. PRINCE ALBERT. Under the Patronage of her trust Gracious MAJESTY, her Majesty the QUEEN DOWAGER, 11. R. If. PIIINCE ALBERT, &c. &c. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. MONDAY: May 5 ; TUESDAY, May 6 ; WEDNESDAY, May 7 , and THURSDAY, May 8, 1845. _ • A mpg - nitleent modelled Representation of EDINBURGH, the Pride of Scotland and of Scotchmen, and the immortal Scott's Ain Romantic Town," introducing the Old and New Town, the Nor' Loch, as it Ibrinerly existed, the Calton Hill, Nelson's Monument, • Seat, Salisbury Craggy, the Castle, Sir Walter Scott's Monu nienturtlle Royal Institution, Holyrood Palace, and all the most inter esting features of " Auld Reekie." The Proprietor had the honour of submitting the Model to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, amt he is delighted to say it met with his most decided and perfect approval, and from the more than usual care-which has been observed in its execution, he points it ont as the laPPiest production of Mr. Damson's pencil. The drawings were mute by Mr. Dawson on the spot, and present a bird's-eye view of the principal objects of the Old and New Town, the Firth of Forth, &c. The PROMENADE CONCERTS, so decidedly popular at this Establishment, will this season be on an unusually effective scale. Mr. I.iol 'FREY has been occupied since the close of last summer, in com pvgng and arranging a varied and pleasing succession of superior Novtities, which will be produced in rotation, including some Ori ginal Pieces by Foreign Composers, not yet performed in this country. At Dusk will take place the most extraordinary Exhibition of FIREWORKS ever attempted. The entire of the Gigantic Model will be Illuminated. The different devices in front of the houses, the flres-on the Calton hill, Arthur's Seat, and the surrounding Moon tins, the illumination of Nelson's Monument, and all the rejoicings .which took place on her Majesty's Visit will be accurately pour trayal. And, as a Finale, a grand Aquatic Royal and Patriotic Tableau, Fifty Feet In Height, will be exhibited in the centre of the Lala, ! The Portraits of her Majesty find Prince Albert, surmounted b y Fame, and surrounded by emblems and other devices will be in "weed, The Tableau designed and executed by Mr. Denson. Soutliby has been occupied for months in giving effect to this aLatelilees and superb design, which combined with the Feux D'Arti eiee, the :..alute and Discharge of Rockets front the Castle and sur rounding heights, will form the most brilliant Pyrotechnic Display vtr witnessed. Feeding of iv the carnera, at half-past Pelicans, &c., at Five (fl ':t, at six ; and Pyrotechnic Display. at Nine Admission, One ,RENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF BLUES.—On Wednesday the •.inual meeting of the members of the above Society, formed in 1624, for the relief of persons educated at Christ's Hospital, and their wido►'s and orphans, when in distressed circumstances, was held at the JAnidon Tavern, Bishopsgat,..street ; Charles Few, Esq ,in the chair. Mr. T. R. Sidebotham read the report. it ap.. pearcd that the Society continued to increase in prosperity. The claims upon its funds had not been so numerous last year as the year before., and the committee had consequently been able to act with greater liberality to those who did apply. During the year many persons educated at Christ's Hospital, and once in prosperous circumstances, but reduced by misfortune, bad been relieved, but the resources of the committee were yet inadequate to meet the demands made upon them. The funded capital now amounted to .6,1001., and the receipts during the past year to 295/. Deduct ing the amount awarded in relief, and the expenses of the Society, A balance remained with the treasurer of 32/. Mr. Perkins moved. and Mr. Skegg seconded the adoption of the report. The Motion wa; carried, after which the officers were appointed, and hanks voted to th e chairman. The meeting 411eu separated: THE WEATHER—Sur/ OFFICE, MAY 2. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 47 ; Highest, 66; Noon, 64. BAROMETER, 29.93.—Wnw, W. NoTE.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. There was a THIRD EDITION of THE SUN published yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, at an early hour, containing an account of the New market Races, received by Express. The FOURTH EDITION, published in time for Post, contained : The Conclusion of the Day's Proceedings before the different rtailway Committees. 'the Conclusion of the Day's Proceedings in the - Court of Exchequer, in the trial of the Great Distillery Case. parliamentary Proceedings of the Evening, con taining a full Report of the Debates in the House of Commons up to a Quarter before Seven o'clock. THE ONLY AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION—EDITION IN MONTHLY HALF-CROWN PARTS, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. On the Ist of May was published, Part. 1., price only 2s. 6d., to be - - continued Monthly, of T RIERS' HISTORY of the CONSULATE AND EMPIRE, A Sequel to his " history of the French Revolution." Translated by D. FORBES CAMPBELL, Esq. With the sanction and a pproval of the Author. Another Edition of the Fame work is in course of publication,"in vo- lames, price only ss. each. THREE OF WHICH ARE NOW READY. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RAILWAY NEWS. Sutsrribers and ethers interested in Railways will ,find a FULL ACCOUNT of the PROCEEDINGS before the RAILWAY COMMITTEES in the THIRD EDITION of THE SUN, reported up to the CLOSE of EACH DAY. Sun-office, 112, Strand. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING Will he performed Bellini's Opera I PURITAN!. Elvira, Wadame Grisi ; Henrietta, Madame Bellini ; Arturo, Sig. Mario ; iticcardo, Sig. Fornasari ; Walton, Sig. A Giubilei ; Giorgio, Sig. Lablache. After the first act of the Opera, the Danseus , N Viennoises (under the direction of Madame Josephine Weiss) will appear in their most admired Pas. After the second act of the Opera a New Divertissement, entitled LA BACCHANTE. Characters by Mdlle. Lucille Grahn; Mdlle. Moncclet, Mdlle. ('assan, M. Perrot. To conclude with a Divertissement, entitled LA VIVANDIERE. La Vivandiere, Mdlle. Cerito ; Le Postilion, M. St. Leon. Doors open at Seven ; to commence at Half-past Seven o,Clock. Applications - for Boxes, Stalls, and Pit Tickets to be made at the Opera-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THE DESERT, BY FELICIEN DAVID. It is respectfully announced that the LAST REPRESENTA TION of this celebrated Work will take place on MONDAY, May 5. Preceded by a Grand Miscellaneous Selection of Choral and Vocal SUBle from the most classical Authors, and executed by the dis itnguished Artistes of this Establishment. The Orchestra and Chorusses will include upwards of 200 Per formers, the whole under the direction of Sig. Costa. PROGRAMME. PART I —Pastoral Symphony—Beethoven. The Hunting Chorus. Euryauthe"—Weber. " Les Hirondelles," Signer Moriani— _David. Trio, " Sol to oh nume it tutto implora"—Hayd, Laseia Amor Segue Marte, Sig. Lablache—Handel. Chorus, ** I Cieli illllllO2llSi narrano—Martini. Duo, " Crude! perche Flnorar —Mozart. " Let the Bright Seraphim," Madame A. Castellan ; Trumpet Obligato, Mr. Harper—Handel. " La Carita"—Rossini. Overture, " Anacreon"—Clieruhlnf. PART ll.—The Desert. The solo parts by Sig. Modals!. PROGRAMME OF THE DESERT. Doors open at Half-past , Seven • to commence at Eight. Boxes, Two, Three, and Four Guineas each, may be kacc on appli. cation at the Box-office, Opera Colonnade. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 51 minutes after 10 I Evening .. 22 minutes after 11 HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed, that there will be an Extra Night (not included In the Subscription), ON THURSDAY, MAY 8, When will be performed Mozart's Opera, DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, Madame Grid ; Donna Elvira, Madame Rita Borio ; Zerlina, Madame Anaitle Castellan ; Don Giovanni, Sig. Fotnitsari ; Don Octavio, Sig. Mario ; n Commandatore, Sig. Botelli ; Masetto, Sig. F. Lablache ; Leporello, Sig. Lablache. . _ Between the Acts of the Opera a Fantasia by Sig. Cavallini (First Clarinetge at the Theatre Imperial La Scala). The Danseuses Viennoises (under the direction of Madame Jo sephine) will appear in some of their favourite Pas. In the course of the Evening, the celebrated Spanish Dancers orill appear i n various national Pas of Spain. With various Novelties in the Ballet Department, and uniting the talents of Aldlle. Grahn, M. Periot, 3f. St. Leon, and Mdlle. Cerito. Ipplications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Etex office, Opera Colonnade. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE THIS EVENING Will be performed THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR. Edgar, by Duprez ; Colonel Henry Ashton, Mr. Bru•dinl ; Arthur, Mr. Barker; 'Raymond, Mr. Weiss; Norman, Mr. H. Horacastle ; Lucy Ashton, Madame Eugenie Garcia. 'to conclude with the Ballet of LA GISELLE. The Duke of Silesia, Monsieur :asperini ; Giselle, Mdlle. Polin. Dress Circle, 7s; Boxes, 5s ; Pit, :Is; Gallery, 28 ; Upper Gallery, it. Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, may be obtained of Mr. John Par son!, at the Box-office of the Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, by Douglas Jerrold, entitled TIME WORKS WONDER,',. Goldthumb, Mr. W. Farren ; Felix Goldthtun7, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Bantam, Mr. P.uckstone ; Bessy Tulip, Madame Vestris; Florentine, Miss Fortescus ; Miss Tuckrr, Mrs. Glover ; Patty, Mrs. Humby. After which, a New Grand Classical Extravaganza, entitled THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Principal Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, J. Bland, Madame Vestris, and Miss P. Horton. To conclude with TILE MILLINER'S HOLIDAY. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Wlll be repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled TIDE GREEN BUSEIES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy, Mr. Selby George, Mr. Hudson : Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates ; Melly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Miami, Madame Celeste. Atter which will be repeated, TIIE PRETTY GIRLS OF STIL BERG. Ernest, Mr. Webster, in which he will give his celebrated personation of the Emperor Napoleon; Margot (her original charac ter) Madame Celeste. o conclude with a New Grand Empirical Exposition, called ‘..4T. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Principal Characters by Messrs, Paul Bedford, Wright, John Saunders Selby; Miss Wooigar, Miss Brooks, and Miss E. Chaplin. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be produced a New and Original Play, entities INFATUA TION. Duke de Bracciano, Mr. H. Wallaek ; Pierre Laroche, Mr. Wallack ; Duchess de Bracciano, Miss Cushman. After which, the Music .1 Entertainment of NO SONG NO SUPPER, with all the Original Music. Crop, Mr. Leffler ; Frede rick, Mr. Horn, Jnn. To conclude with THE REAR-ADMIRAL. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEU3L UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be produced a New and Original Comedy, entitled OUR NEW GOVERNESS. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Wigan, Turner, Stanton, and Keeley ; Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Grove, Miss Arden, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT. To conclude with a New Farce, called A GOOD NAME. Cha racters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Stanton, Mrs. Woollidge, and Miss Dawson. The Box-office is open daily, under the direction of Mr. Grogan Prom Ten till Four. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE-FRENCH PLAYS. LAST NIGHT BUT TWO OF MONSIEUR RAVEL. THIS EVENING be performed the New Vaudeville, by M. Scribe, entitled LES SURPRICES. Monsieur de Gournay, Monsieur Baret ; Mathilde, Ozy. After which, a New Vaudeville, entitled L'ETOURNEAIT. Felix, Monsieur Ravel. To canclude with an entirely New Vaudeville, entitled RAVEL EN VOYAGE. Ravel, Comedien, M. Ravel ; Ravine!, M. Ravel. Boxes, Gs. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. Doors will be opened at Seven o'clock, and the Performances commence at Half-past. ASTLEY'A ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING A VARIETY OF ATTRACTIVE NOVELTIES. BITTY, ever anxious to retain the patronage that has been so bountifully bestowed on this Establishment, feels a degree of plea sure in announcing the greatest combination of Foreign Eq uestrian Talent that ever appeared In the Metropolis, he having engaged the whole of M. Tournaire's Company of French, German, and Italian Artistes, and the entire Stud of highly-tutored Horses. The Com pany embrace the %Bowing distinguished Professors :—M. Benoit Tonrnaire, M. Ferdinand, M. Francois, M. Ernest ; Signors Angussi and Rinaldo ; M. F. Klatt ; Mesdames lonise Blatt, Hnbor, and l'opowitz ; M. Popowitz, the French Clown ; Herr Hubor, the Dutch ilirotesque. This talented Corps will make their First Appearance t,it Whit Monday. A new Dramatic Spectacle, written expressly for this Edablisiotieht, by .Ir. Moncrietf, the plot ofwhich is taken from the works of Eugene Sue, will also be produced on the same treasion. DAVIDOE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. in consequence of the immense sensation created by the Feats of Mr. Canfield, the American Samson, he will repeat his Herculean /eats every Evening. THIS EVENING performed THE GYPSEY FARMER ; or Jack and Jack's Brother. Supported by Me,srs. Ilieks, Bonner, Cowell, Mrs. 11. Vining, Mr 4. Hughes, Mies Martin, &c. To be followed by the Extraordinary Feats of the American ganipson. To conclude with THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or, The End of Crime. In Five Parts :—The Infant—The Schoolboy—The Lover —Tint Justice—Tbe Last Age " Sans eyes, sans teeth, sans every- Mug.' Supported by the whole Company. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box off ee. ftom Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. TVIS EVENING Will he repeated an Original Drama, entitled GEOFFREY KrIiDISTON or, the Blacksmith's Daughter and the Mock Mar riage. S . pplrted by the whole Company. After which, THE BLOODHOUND ; or, the Orphan's Grave. In which liessrs. Cony and Blanchard, and their celebrated Dog )(lector, will perform. To conclude with THE DUMB MAN OF MANCHEATER. 13, Great Marlborough-street. SECOND EDITION OF THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS, By ELIOT WARBURTON, Esq., IS NOW READY AT ALL THE BOOKSELLERS. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, la 3 vols. SEL F. By the Author of CECIL. Also, just published, MAIDS OF HONOUR. A TALE OF THE COURT OF GEORGE I. 3 vols 111. DE ROHAN ; or, The Court Conspirator, an Historical Romance. By 31. EUGENE SUE. Author of " The Mysteries of Paris, &c., 3 vols. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. T HE AGE! WESTMACOII'S ORIGINAL JOURNAL REVIVED !! The unprecedented success of " The New Age" has convinced the old Editor that his former labours in the good cause of Conservatism are not forgotten. " The New Age" may be ordered of every Book seller and Newsman in the United Kingdom. Office, corner of York-street, Catherine-street, Strand. 4 iltilillS LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1845. The House of Lords did not sit. The Commons met shortly before Four. Mr. BARKLY took the oaths and his seat for Leominster. The Lords' amendments to the various Railway Clauses Consolidation Bills were then agreed to with the exception of these—the Railway Clause Consoli dation Bill Scotland. Mr. LABOUCHERR objected to the amendments, and after a short conversation it was agreed that the Bill should be re-introduced with those clauses, so as to afford the House an opportunity of considering them. Sir G. CLERK moved " That every Committee on a railway Bill shall, with their report on the Bill, state whether the provisions of the Companies Clauses Consolidation Bill, the Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill, and the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill, have been complied with ; and, ifthey shall not have been complied with, state in what respects they have notbeen complied with, and the reasons for such non-compliance. That the Committee on every :Bill other than a Railway Bill, to which the provisions of the Companies Clauses Consolidation Bill, or the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill, are applicable, shall report to the House any non-compliance with such provisions, and shall state their reasons for permitting such non compliance." The motion was opposed by Sir G. GRRY, and, after a short conversation, was withdrawn. Mr. liumß's motion on the recal of Lord ELLEN BOROUIT was postponed till the 19th. Mr. RUTHERFORD, after a short discussion, ob tained leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the admis sion to the lay and secular chairs in the Scotch uni versities. The object of this measure is to enable persons, not members of the Church of Scotland, to Sll those chairs. The Earl of LINCOLN brought in a Bill to facili litate the enclosure of waste lands, and also a Bill to facilitate drainage. Sir G. CLERK brought in a Bill to amend the Merchant Seamen's Fund Act. The Exchequer Bills Bill was read a second time, and the House adjourned at nine o'clock. There is a clever little sketch in the present week's number of Punch, which may well serve as a text for graver matters than the immediate object of it application. An energetic, active, eager, long-legged personage is striding onwards, as if his feet were in serted into the "seven league" boots of the nursery fable. In his left hand he hauls, rather than leads, a fat, little boy, who, at the top of his speed, yet still " hand passibus &gals," is vainly endeavouring to keep up with his companion's giant-stride. " Come along," says the dashingly-hit-off effigy of Mr. COBDEN, " come along, Master ROBERT, do step out, pray." "Oh ! it's all very fine to talk of step out," replies the flat-capped, jacketted, little, chubby representative of Sir ROBERT PEEL, " but you know I can't go 30 fast as you do." Now, this is a most accurate de lineation of the race between COBDEN and PEEL, in their proper persons, and on the actual theatre of St. Stephen's—for the GREAT FREE-TRADE STAKES. The unequal progress of the Premier, committed, as he is, to the same match, but " aged" and " over matched" by the still ponderous burden of what re mains on his back of the heavy party-saddle he has, till lately, been compelled to carry, is not less ridi culous when contrasted with the untiring energy, spirit, and game of his competitor, COBDEN. The latter is resolute to get over the ground with the least possible delay, to their common goal of Free Trade, which both have been heavily backed to arrive at. The Cobden colt is in good training, and wants neither whip nor spur, though he may need a somewhat teasing bit to pull him up. " Sir ROBERT" knows his business, can wait upon every horse in the field till the opportunity offers for him " to go in and win," when his bone and weight and endurance are found often to make up for want of speed. The " Sir ROBERT" has there fore acquired a dangerous knack of creeping in at the fag-end of a contested heat, and winning the cup. But his old tactics, we may venture to predict, will fail him on this occasion. He must " step out," and bravely, too, throughout the course, if he have not made up his mind to be distanced in popularity and character on the political turf. Why does the Premier halt in his free-trade demonstrations ? While he stays where he is, nobody will give him credit for even the intention to go farther. But if he will not advance, he cannot recede ; and if he stand still he will be run down and over by the whole field of the free traders, who are all " ordered to win." It is a false and a dangerous position—a political neutralisa tion. Sir ROBERT has done much in the work of reformed commercial institutes, and of the fiscal or ganisation necessary to be adapted to them. But if he will not do more, what he has done will be looked upon by an immense section of the people as so many tubs thrown out to amuse the whale, rather than as parts and indications of a general and matured system of mercantile amelioration. Let us see what Sir ROBERT hazards by going boldly, and promptly, much farther in that direction which it is manifest he conceives to be the right one, though he affects a decent hesitation and difficulty about pursuing it. Those of his supporters, and friends, and party who were against all sweeping changes in the fiscal and mercantile policy which he found established when he last entered into office, he has already outraged past all accommodation. With them he is "an unclean thing." He has nothing to fear now from their importunity. They will rather avoid than approach him. But they will divide against him as opportunity may offer. Those who are for losing no more time, but getting free trade established on its broadest and most permanent basis, complain that his having " pronounced" in their favour to a certain extent only, and then paused, exercises a sort of halting and obstructive influence on the progress of free -trade principles towards their practical establishment and recognition. It is felt that there is nothing to be allowed fur any plea of doubt or alarm as to going farther, to him who has shown something like alacrity in going so far, towards the extinction of monopoly protections and class-interest I made laws. Of him who has knocked off some 500 articles, out of 820, chargeable with duty, by his new tariff, they demand the extinction of several others, and very important ones, which he has not yet subjected to any modification of any kind. It is fully evident, that if the Ministry were to meet the free traders rather more than half-way between the rr S. • tir;Vp.c. 3 • 1E -4. • .Doi.,Aramoctio,-&--,,, , , • THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENINGIVIAY 2, 1845. extreme points of the views they respectively enter tain on those subjects, immense benefit would result to the country at large. Conciliation would diffuse itself through even those classes whose interests seem at first sight the most conflicting. As in almost all other cases, decision has nihe chances out of ten of being justified by the result. In the case of Java, and the still more remarkable example of Singapore, the establishment of free trade and free ports was the sagacious policy of the great Sir STAMFORD B AFFLES ; and the rapid increase of commerce, the increase of revenue under almost nominal dues, and the almost preternatural development and extension of the little locality (the island of Singapore), in which this great experiment was destined to be exhibited, surely supply Sir ROBERT with fact, precedent, and autho rity sufficient for venturing on a large and compre• hensive plan of free trade. Better to test the experi ment, even if it lead to results of some grave tempo rary inconvenience, so long as they are not irretriev able. But it would be easy to retrace a few steps to meet in advance, by providing securities for that pur pose in the Parliamentary enactments which shall authorise it. We cannot help thinking that hard measure has been meted out in the courts of this country towards Mr. CARUS WILSON, the victim of that sort of legalised spitefulness which the antiquated jurisdictions of the " Channel Islands " can exercise at pleasure, on all within their reach, in virtue of some unaccountable oversight in the Imperial Parliament. If the mischief and the outrage could have been foreseen, that, in such a case as Mr. WILSON'S these vexatious pretensions— (derived from the right stock of Norman tyranny)-- might visit upon an English gentleman, brought up under the protection of equal and consti tutional laws, and accustomed to the unfet tered exercise of those privileges which are every Englishman's birthright--no doubt the Legislature would long since have withdrawn or neutralised the powers in question. They are offensive anomalies, it they exist within any portion of the Queen of ENG LAND'S dominions, because they are sure to come into collision, at some time or other, with the inherent per sonal and common-law rights, or the statute-created rights, of her MAJESTY'S British subjects. Now, Mr. WILSON, having given offence to a sort of Lilliput Chancery, stood upon his English rights, and wa4, w e do think, scandalously maltreated. Little " Viscounts" and overbearing Baillies, and an Attorney- General (for Jersey is blessed with all these), who might have in fused more of the decorous bearing of the English bar into his deportment towards the defendant, combined together in one war upon the tall Englishman. They seemed to think he could bear it all—and more ! They must have imagined that (in the words of SWIFT'S " Lilliputian Ode to QUINTUS FLESTRIN”)— " Bards of old—often told— When they said—Atlas' head— Propt the skies." Nor was he more fortunate at Westminster before the Court of Queen's Bench. We will not be so disrespect ful as to say that the Lord Chief Justice was testy ; but we remember that the Solicitor-General lost his temper, and somewhat of his wonted courtesy, in dealing with Mr. Cartus WILSON. Mr. WILSON is now remitted back to Jersey ; and if he had been SAMSON him self, lodging at the Arak's Head, in Gaza, in stead of plain Mr. W., at ANDERTON'S Hotel, in Fleet-street, the Executive of that antique city could not have sent a greater possee of Philistian con stables and gaolers to seize the mighty lion-slayer, than our profound Civic functionaries ; the ever-agreeable Home Secretary, Sir JAMES GRAHAM, ("Drat that dirty child, agin !" as Punch says of him), and the illustrious Police Commissioners dispatched to secure him. In spectors, constables, officers, warrants of a Secretary of State and a Jersey baillie, all fell upon him. Two lots (one, we presume, for his legs, the other for his torso), bore him to the terminus, and a special train, we ima gine, with a double allowance of loco-motives whirled him down to Southampton, where an " all-compel ling" steamer settled the business of his retransfer to the island of large pears and litigious people. What is to be the event of the contest between the island authorities and Mr. WILSON remains to be seen. But we suppose that its result is not very likely to be fa vourable to the latter, Seriously, however, if the exist ing state of the local law of Jersey and its relations to the law of England be such as to admit of no present remedy, or an appeal from a grievance like that which Mr. Wn.sow has unsuccessfully prosecuted to the Courts at Westminster, it is to be lamented that the Legislature should delay, for another session, some provision, by statute, for the better protection of English subjects in the enjoyment of English rights in the Channel Islands. There is but one remedy we can suggest, in the meantime, for the probable evils which our country men may encounter if they propose to follow the example of Mr. WILSON of settling in Jersey. It is the very obvious one of changing their purpose, and shun ning such a residence. It is probable that a determina tion of this kind, largely acted upon by the English frequenters and visitors of Jersey, would operate un pleasantly enough on the interests of the Jersey people ; but it is the surest and simplest device we can imagine for the avoidance of that sort of treatment of which Mr. WILSON'S case has been by no means a solitary specimen. In saying this, however, we offer no opinion on the merits of the original cause in the Jersey Court. It is merely against the vindictive spirit in which an indi vidual—an English subject —may be persecuted as well as prosecuted, that these remarks are di rected, and we would impress upon the public attention the necessity, which has been so often en forced, for consolidating and assimilating the laws rela tive to the local jurisdictions, according to the spirit—as far as may be practicable—of the laws of England. At present these local laws and customs are so various that what obtains in one place is prohibited in another. That may not be done here which is enjoined to be done these " Incidit in Scyllam, qui vult evitare Charybdin." The Madrid Gezette, of the 24th ult., contains a roya' decree granting an amnesty to all individuals implicated in the revolt of Alicant and Carthagena in January and February, 1844, and to those engaged in the rebellion at Vigo on the 23d of October, 1843, with the exception of the chiefs and the officers and privates of the army. The Chamber of Deputies on that day took into consi deration the amendment of Senor GoNzALEs ROMERO to the motion of the Finance Minister for arranging the public debt. After some angry discussion, the amend ment was negatived by a majority of 78 to 37. MADRID BOURSE, APRIL 2.4.—Three :per Cents., for Account, 35 11-16 ; Five per Cents., for Account, 25a. In the French Chamber of Deputies, on the supple mentary credits being brought forward, a brief discus sion took place on the vote of 44,000 f., including inte rest, in payment of indemnities claimed by English merchants, who in 1835 had been subjected to losses in consequence of the blockade of Senegal by the French. One of the Members (M. LASTEYRIE) maintained that the Governor of Senegal was perfectly justified in de claring the blockade, and that the granting of any in demnity was an abdication of their right of sovereignty. England, he added, had frequently declared the coasts of the Gambia in a state of blockade, but no indemnity had ever been claimed by French shipowners for the !wises they had thereby sustained. By the treaty cf September 4, 1783, England had ceded to France the river of Senegal with its dependencies, but France had never recognised the sovereignty of England en the Gambia, and as a proof of this he would remark that a French steamer, the Gallibi, on board of which was the hince DE JOINVILLE as passenger, had, in 1840, passed the bar of the Gambia without saluting the fort, in order not to thereby recognise the sovereignty of England. The pretension of England on the Gambia had been maintained in a dispatch from Lord A BERDEEN to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in which the conduct of the French vessel had been designated as improper. On the 24th of March, 1842, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a dispatch addressed to Lord ABER DEEN, admitted that the complaints of England were well founded, and that the commander of the vessel had been blamed. This he considered was a fresh proof of the weakness of the Government with regard to England, and an abandonment of the legitimate pretensions which France had so long maintained against the sovereignty ' of England in the Gambia. M. DucHATEL, the Minister of the Interior, replied that an indemnity of more than 2,000,0001. had been demanded by the English merchants, but only 41,0001. awarded. All the rights of French sovereignty over Albreda had been recognised, though England asserted that French vessels were bound to recognise her rights when passing before St. a, ary. Several other Members addressed the Chamber, but the discussion was not closed at the hour of post. It was understood, how ever, that the vote would he agreed to. Among other items in these estimates were the following :-20,000f. for the ordination of Cardinals and Bishops ; 3,906,996 K for the pay, food, and clothing of troops ; and 240,000 f. for electric telegraphs. M. ARAGO took the opportunity of stating that next Sunday the electric communication would be completely established between Paris and Rouen. It had been at first doubted whether the cur rent could be transmitted from Paris to Lyons ; but at present no doubt whatever existed that it would be so, without the slightest difficult). He then entered into very full details of the experiments that had been made and the improvements which were gradually introduced. I The following are extraets - from the papers : " A meeting of the principal silk manufacturers of Lyons took place a few days ago in that city, to consider the pro priety of petitioning the Chamber of Peers against the intro duction of Chinese silks into France. The petition was ac cordingly drawn up, and has just arrived at Paris, bearing 300 signatures. It states that the Lyons manufacturers con sider the importation of Chinese silks as certain to cause the complete ruin of their business, and contains tables, showing 3i to 40 per cent. difference in favour of the Chinese in all the markets where the silk goods of the two countries enter into competition. In consequence, they pray to have the home market at least reserved to them, and that nothing should be changed in the present scale of duties." The Presse says :—" We have received a letter from Ota heite, which does not exactly agree with the account from Havre. According to our letter, Admiral Hammelin had gone from Otaheite to Raiatia, where Queen Pomare was remaining. The natives, it says, are well disposed towards us, and the Queen herself not averse to returning to Papeiti. She was even expected from day to day with Admiral Ham melin. Our correspondent also informs us that that the functionaries and the garrison established at the Marquesas can with difficulty provide for their support. Oxen had been brought from California, which, not having found any pas turage, could not consequently fulfil the end which the local administration had proposed. The authorities were reduced to the rations given by the vessels." The following extract from the Constitutionnel shows that the malignant spirit of M. TRIERS still presides over that journal : "The Commandant Mallet and the Commandant d'Au bigny leave the colony. These two superior officers are greatly regretted by the French population and the natives. The first commands the Embuscade, and has been on the station for the last 18 months. By his firm conduct and ability lie succeeded, in the presence of an English force su perior to that of the French, in regaining the consideration and respect of which our insolent rivals had deprived our flag. D'Aubigny is prevented by ill health from continuing his functions of Deputy-Commander of the Society Islands. He was particularly charged with the. maintenance of order and the administration of justice, and no man was better qualified for that double office. His departure is a real loss for the colony." The New Zurich Gazette of the 28th ult. has the fol lowing from Lucerne, of the 27th April:— " Yesterday the Grand Council unanimously ratified the treaty, concluded on the 23d, relative to the ransom of the prisoners; but it has issued a decree, imposing certain obli gations upon the Governments of the four cantons as regards the persons belonging to them who took part in the attacks upon Lucerne. The presence of the Foreign Ambassadors at Lucerne had for object the promotion of the proceedings of the Federal Commissioners on behalf of the prisoners. They have advised the Government to grant a general amnesty." THE BOURSE—WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30. First High#st Lowest Price. French Five pc: Cents..... 119 Price. Price .. 119 25 .. 119 Last Price .. 119 25 Three per Cents 85 GO .. 85 65 .. 85 GO .. 85 65 Gouin Bank. I,ooof Shares .•1105 .. 1105 .. 1105 .. I I 05 Belgian Bank . • • .• .• ... 630 .. 630 .. 625 .. 625 Belgian Fives, 1840........ 1;3% 1 . 0314 161; 3 .. 1842 •—••. 105% .. 105% .. 1053 105% Spanish Active • • .... 41 .. 40 .. 40 .. 40 Three 5............ 42 . Porturmese Five per Cents.. 67 42 .. •• 42 •• 67 .. 42 .. 67 Roman .... . .. 106 .. 106 .. 10G RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain •••. • • • ..1040 —lO4O ..1040 —lO4O Versailles, R. 8...... ...... 515 -. 517 50 .. 515 .. 5:5 L. 8......•••••• 322 50 . 322 50 322 50 .. 222 50 K0nen..•..... •••• •••• "1057 50 . 1057 GO —lO6O .•1060 Rouen to Havre •• 865 -. 850 .. 865 .. 850 Orleans . . 4 trasburg to Bale • . 280 •• 280 .. 270 .. 275 Avignon to Marseilles•••• .. 1000 —l6OO .. 965 25 . 965 25 Bordeaux to Teste 210 .- 210 •. 205 .. 205 Orleans to Vierzon 810 .. 810 .. 810 • • 810 RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, MAY 3 St. Germain Versailles, 515 .. 520 .. 512 50 .. 520 L. 8.. .......... 32S .. 325 .- 317 50 .. 325 Rouen _lO7O ..IC7O .-1055 ..1067 40 Rouen to Havre 862 50 895 .. 842 50 .. 8.52 50 Orleans ..........• •• •• •• • • 1180 -.1192 50 ..1175 ..1192 50 Strasburg to 8a1e.......... 280 .. 280 .. 267 50 .. 277 50 Avignon to Marseilles...-.. 1000 .. 1000 .. 987 50 ..1000 Paris :to Seeaux SOO .• 815 . • 800 .. 815 THIS DAY'S NEWS. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) TRIAL AT BAR.-THE GREAT DISTILLERY CASE THE ATTORNEY. GENERAL V. GEORGE SMITH, THE SUMMING UP BY THE CHIEF BARON, At 10 o'clock the Court was crowded in consequence of its being generally understood that the proceedings would on this day be brought to a termination, Shortly after that hour the Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Baron Rolfe, and Mr. Baron Platt entered the Court, and the names of the juryrnen having been callad ever, The LORD CHIEF BARON proceeded to sum up. After reciting the different counts in the information, his Lordship said that the jury would have only to deal with the first five, those which re lated to the alleged illegal communication between the distillery and the rectifying. house, and as all these referred to the same cir cumstance the verdict of the jury need only be taken on one of these counts. The case had lasted a very considerable time, much evidence had been received, and the question had excited intense interest, not only en account of the magnitude of the penalties claimed, but as it related to the public commerce generally. lie thoueht with the Learned Counsel for the defence that the decision would turn upon the question of law; but in order to put the gentleman of the jury in possession of the outlines of the case, and of such facts as were proved before the Court, he should advert, very briefly hswever, to its general history as they had it it in evidence. The Learned Judge then proceeded to explain the process of distillation as carried on upon the premises; the law as passed in 1817 and the law of 1825, which still further amended the previous Act, and provided that distilleries should be removed to a distance of a quarter of a mile from rectifying-houses, so as to prevent the surreptitious conveyance of spirits from one work to the other. That Court and jury had nothing to do with the policy of the law, but whatever the law is fairly to act up to it. But as far as it might be important to the feelings of the jury to go on with the Legislature, he ought to state that it had been thought proper to make a variety of regulations, in:many of which there were prohibitions of the means of committing fraud, whether fraud were committed or not, and prohibitions even of the semblance of the means. For instance, there were many prohibitions of the means of forgery, and they went so far, that if you had even any paper resembling the paper used by the Bank of England without using it—without even any intention of using it--to make it an offence. Therefore, upon this question of law, he laid it down, entirely with the concurrence of the Court, that the meaning of the Act of Parliament was, that—without any inquiry whether the " way, means, or communication." had or had not been used—it was apparent that the Legislature thought it necessary, for the protec tion of the revenue—which, as they heard in evidence, amounted to 6,000,0001. per annum—to prohibit the means of committing fraud, whether these means should or should not, might or might not, have been used. The Act containing the prohibition to which he was now referring passed in the year 1825; and it was diffi cult to suppose that it passed without The attention of those who 7of inquiry, that took place—did n were engaged in these important matter s b e i ng drawn to its pro.. visions. befb Whatever rethe tookthem , an p d l place a e in lfiif anything legitimate— subj ect sank in importance compared with what to o k p l ace or m i ght or ought otappear to have taken place, or might be expected to take place in 1825. It was difficult to imagine, considering the immense importance of this concern to the Government, that there should not have been a strict individual examination of any new law relating to it; and it was difficult to imagine that the effect of the law would escape the attention of those against whom it was directed. But whether or not is now, to us, in this inquiry, unimportant. it became law in 1825, and the question before them was, whether it had been broken or not—or, in other words, whether the two oc cupations of distiller on one premises, and of rectifier on another, carried on respectively on those premises, being situated within the distance of a quarter of a mile, and there being " any way, means, or communication," by which spirits or wash could be conveyed from one to the other. It appeared that no change took place in the respective premises of the Messrs. Smith Nor did any thing appear to have been done until 1836, and then alterations were made in the western part of the premises. An open trench was made between the two premises. It was made in the face of open day. No part of the ground on the premises was taken up. There was no digging but on the highway. His Lordship then read the evidence of the officers Kirby and Jacques, who saw the opening made, and who said that they had no idea that it was intended for a water-pipe to communicate between the two premise.. In 1838 Jacques had his attention brought to it, but lie did not think about it, or he would have communicated the matter to his superior, Phillips. Long before that, the pipe which the jury saw on the model before them crossed the road, and furnished water to the building on the other side, that is the granary , or spout house No. 2, connected with the distillery. Then it had a branch turn. ing to the left, and supplying water to the stable. That pipe when put down could not he cut off by any stop.cock at that time. But in 1838, at which time, according to the evidence, the whole of the communication was pulled down, and the out-premises re built, a stop-cock was put to the pipe, at the suggestion of the turncock of the East London Water Company ; and, as was shown by the surveyor of the Company the cock and pipes were furnished by the Company. When this was done any one walking through the street could see it, and would suppose that it was a cock under the control of Mr. Smith. His Lordship then referred to the several entries made from time to time by Mr. George Smith, according to successive Acts of Parliament ; and in those entries the branches to the dwelling. house and stables are mentioned, but the branch to the rectifying-house was not mentioned. He was disposed to agree with the Counsel for the defendant, that if the latter branch had been mentioned in the entry—altheugh even then the law would be broken—there would be an appeal to the Crown, which could scarcely be made in vain. For, if that had been stated, and no step taken by the Excise authorities to prevent its continuance, there would he good ground for an application to stay these pro ceedings, on the ground that the defendant had given a fair de seription—had complied with the law—and had given every re quired information to the Excise. Considering, how.. ever, the state of the law, the obvious meaning and Intention of the Legislature in passing the law, in 1817, and a more stringent law in 1825, he could not see a suf. ficient reason for supposing, on the part of the defendant, that lay ing down the pipe in 1536 was not a subject for distinct and sepa. rate description; or that the Excise should not have been distinctly told that there was a communication between the buildings. That was not done, nor was any entry made, nor description given of the pipe, although the entry in 1840 had every other pipe carefully described. It was the only branch omitted. Could it be supposed that the active and acute-minded persons who conducted this business thought it was only necessary to state how the pipe went through the premises without saying where it went to ? But the Court were all of opinion that the defendant was bound to describe the pipe as connected with the rectifying house, which he did not. (This emphatic sentence produced a palpable sensation in the crowded Court.) His Lordship dun read in detail the evi dence relating to the Increase of the " drip," from which it ap peared that in the three years intervening between the two exa minations of the " drip," Mr. George Smith was liable to 3,0001. a-year more duty than he was charged with, as the difference of one-tenth of an inch gave four hundred gallons in a fortnight, or eight thousand gallons in a year. But when the drip was taken again in 1844, it was found that there was an increase of another tenth, which gave an increase of sixteen thousand gal. lons in the year, making Mr. Smith liable to 6,0001. a year more than he paid. The officers considering in their own minds that, notwithstanding this large excess of production, no excess, in all this period, was found in the stock, except the com. paratively small amount of twenty-eight gallons, which were seized at one time, came to the conclusion that there must be some means of getting the excess to the rectifying house. This induced th em to adopt the system of watching, through the evidence respecting which his Lordship went minutely, dwell. ing upon the manner in which the officers had their suspicions of a communication by pipes aroused, namely, by observing the drip ping of water into the still-head. He remarked upon the indirect answers said by the witnesses to have been given by Mr. James Smith, and afterwards by Mr. George Smith, when each wask s first asked about it ; then detailing the experiment made by the officers, he put it to the jury whether that was not conclusive that spirits " could" be conveyed by the pipe from one building to the other. As to the statement that the water in the dwelling-house, stables, and officers' room was for several days tainted with spirits, taken for the purpose of showing that the pipes could not he habitually used for passing spirits, the jury would recollect that it in the experiment of the officers, all smell of spirits were removed in a few minutes from the principal course, by such a flow of water as was then under their command. It was easy to understand that a quantity of spirit would remain under these circumstances in the branches ; and that the quantity of water which might have passed through the whole system of pipes, throughout all its branches, flowing with the velocity of a 30 foot pressure —equal to a whole atmosphere—besides the pressure of the immense body of water in the tank, would in a short time entirely clear away every particle of smell. That, therefore, would not be so great an obstacle to the use of this " way, means, or communication," for the conveying of " spirits, worts, or wash." His Lordship then went carefully through the evidence of the officers from the time of their first discoveries and differences with Mr. George Smith to the seizure of the premises in November last. (The Learned Judge had not concluded his summing up when our report left.) CLERKEN WELL.-(THIS DAY.) David Jennings, a well.dressed young man, living in Georgiana street, Camden.town, was charged with assaulting Police• constable 144 S. At half-past eleven o'clock last night the prisoner was making a disturbancc in Seymour street, Euston-square, when the con stable interfered. The prisoner told the constable he was a d—d thief, and that he (the prisoner) wds a gentleman. There upon he seized the constable by the collar, and shook him violently, exclaiming, that the the d—d police made money by ribbing gen tlemen and unfortunate girls when they found them drunk. The constable was removing him to the station.house when the pri soner again struck him violently. Police-sergeant 7 S swore the prisoner used as bad language at the police-station as he did in the street. Mr. Comm, fined him I Os., or ten days' imprisonment. Prisoner—This is common robbery. It is the second time I have been caught in this manner. The money was paid, MARLBOROUGH -STREET. (THIS DAY.) Henry Fagnell Bale, a young man, of respectable appearance, was charged with stealing two cheques on the London and County Bank, Lombard-street, for the amount, together, of 531. Zs. It appeared that the prisoner had, for the last twelve months, been a clerk in the employ of Mr. Lumley, the lessee of her Ma jesty's Theatre. On Saturday evening last Mr. Robinson, the treasurer of the theatre, gave into the charge of the hall_ porter a note, containing the cheques in question, addressed to Mr. Case, the cashier of the establishment, to be for warded on Monday morning. Early on Monday morning the prisoner made application for the note to the porter, who, knowing the situation he held, gave it to him. The prisoner then proceeded direct to the London and County Bank, and having got the cheques cashed, absconded. Information was given to the police, and yesterday afternoon Sergeant Jonathan Whitaker, of the detective force, succeeded in tracing out and ap prehending the prisoner, at No. 62, South-street, Chelsea, where he was living with a young female, who passed as his wife. On his person were found 151. 14s. 10d., a gold watch, and other articles, end on the female twenty-two sovereigns. When made acquainted with the nature of the charge on which he was apprehended, he merely remarked that " it was a bad job," adding that the female prisoner knew nothing about it. Whitaker also ascertained that the prisoner had obtained a berth on board the brig Allan, now lying in the river, off Shadwell, but, as yet, not chartered, and that he had, out of the produce of the cheques, furnished himself with an ample outfit. He had been to sea. Mr. HARDWICK (to the prisoner)—What have you to say in answer to the charge against you ? Prisoner—l cannot say under what inducement I took the cheques, but I did take them, certainly. He was committed to Newgate, to take his trial at the Central Criminal Court. SOUTHWARK.--(THIS DAY.) Two men, named Arnold and Mackman, were charged before Mr. Trail!, with stealing a great coat from the chaise of Mr. R. Rawlings, of Fenning's Wharf. A policeman stated that, on the preceding night, about nine o'clock, being dressed in plain clothes, he saw a gentleman alight from his chaise, at the corner of St. Thomas-street in the Borough. Immediately afterwards he observed the two prisoners, whom he knew to be thieves,: walk towards the chaise, and, while one of them watched, the other took the coat out of the chaise, and both ran away. They were pursued by a young man, in the ccnrse of which Arnold was seen to put the coat on during his flight, but the young man was afraid to take him into custody owing to the number of thieves about at the time. A policeman, however, being made acquainted with the route taken by the yrisoners, succeeded in apprehending them, but they contrived to get rid of the coat. Mr. TRAILL said that he should commit the prisoners, but w.3uld remand them in order that the coat might be found. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) Group V. GRIMSBY AND SHEFFIELD JUNCTION LINE. FRIDAY, FIFTH DAY. The Committee assembled at twelve o'clock, when Mr. DYNCOURT addressed the Committee, and said that, in con sequence of a negotiation that was now pending between the parties, he had every reason to believe that an arrangement would be made, by which all further time and trouble would be saved ; and he therefore now begged the Committee would be so kind as to adjourn till Monday. The CHAIRMAN asked, was there a high degree of probability that such an arrangement would be made, or was it still an uncertainty ? Mr. AUSTIN, on behalf of petitioners, said he hoped the Corn. mittee would accede to the proposition of his Learned Friend on the other side, for he had no doubt but that a great deal of time would be saved by it both to the Committee and the public ; but on the other hand if the Committee should resclve to go on, he was prepared to do so the end; but if they did the public would suffer by it. The CHAIRMAN said the Committee were also desirous to go on if there was not a fair degree of probability that the arrangement would take place. Mr. AUSTIN said it was almost certain, at least there was a fair degree of probability that such an arrangement would take place as would save all further loss of time. In Ler, what they now had to dispose of were mere matters of detail, for there was no difference as to principle. His own opinion was that the Committee might very safely adjourn te Tuesday next, if such would be more convenient. A Member of the Committee asked—Suppose they did adjourn to Tuesday, and then found an arrangement had not been come to, how many more days would be required ? Mr. AUSTIN—Not more than two or three days at the utmost ; certainly before the holidays. The Committee, then, after a short conference, agreed to ad. journ to Tuesday next at twelve o'clock. GLASGO W AND EDINBURGH RAILWAY (BRANCH TO ALLOA). Group DD. The Committee reassembled this morning at the usual hour, and immediately proceeded to business. Sir T. PHILLIPS opened the proceedings by calling Mr. Andrew Roy, brewer at Alloa, who stated that the present population of the town amounted to 9,000 or 10,000 inhabitants. The distance between Alloa ani Stirling was eight miles, and from Alloa to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was about nine miles, He was in the habit of sending his ales to every part of the coun. try, and he considered that Alloa had a greater claim for a rail way, as far as goods traffic was concerned, than the town of Stirling. Mr. Burrell, commission agent and magistrate at Dunfermline, was then examined. He stated he was well acquainted with the trade and manufactures of Dunfermline. The principal commodities dealt in were table linen and covers, and there was also considerable traffic in shipping. The cotton was chiefly obtained from Perth and Glasgow, and large quantities were con sumed. The goods when manufactured were, for the most part, conveyed to London by sailing.vessels. Traffic was transmitted every day, by carriers, from Dunfermline to Glasgow. If the Alloa branch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway were made, he should send his goods by it in preference to any of the present modes of conveyance, and its construction would confer a considerable benefit on that part of the country. If there was no branch to Alloa, and a railway to Starling, he should transmit his goods by cart to Falkirk, and from thence by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. He was acquainted with the fact that a railway was projected between Alloa and Dunfermline, which, if made, would afford a perfect communication with Glasgow. The next witness called was Mr. Bullock, a farmer and grazier, at Stirling. He had seen and examined the traffic tables but in by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and considered them cor rect. There were three trysts in the year at Stirling, at one of which a cattle-fair was held, and the two remaining trysts were ap propriated to sheep_markets. Sir THOMAS PHILLIPS then called Mr. William Marshall, of Shores-clue office, who stated that he had provided the data for cal. culating the traffic tables, from which Mr. Anderson, an accountary, had prepared his estimates. The results had been gathered from actual observation, way-bills, and other authentic sources. Mr. Anderson, accountant in Glasgow, on examination, said, that he had reckoned for the passengers traffic between Perth and Stirling the sum of 4,7891., to which he bad added a further amount of 76531. for road money. The return which had been made by the Scottish Central Railway for the passengers traffic was not correct. In the general goods traffic he had not included the shipping trade between Dundee end Glasgow. He had put down the amount to be derived from the traffic in goods at 6,329/. The number of travellers who went to the south of Stirling he had calculated at 123,262, and those who went to the north of Stirling, as far as Perth, at 43,272. The amount in tons of goods conveyed to the south of Stirling was 24,534, and traffic to the north 19,249 tons. The average rate per mile which would be charged for each pas senger was Id., and the total estimated revenue which would result from the Edinburgh and Glasgow branches amounted to 15,163/. 10s. 9d. Mr. J. Wright, mining engineer at Dalkeith, was examined as to the quality of the Fifeshire and Bannockburn coal-fields, and their present means of conveyance to the neighbouring places. In his opinion the line of the Scottish Central Railway was not conveni. ently situated for the transmission of coals from the localities he had mentioned ; the preference would be given to the Edinburgh and Glasgow. Coals must be sold at 10s. per ton at the pit's mouth, in order to supersede the use of peat. Mr. Horne, land valuer at Clackmannan, stated, in his examina tion, that the quantity of land necessary to be taken for the con. "struction of the Stirling and Alloa branches, inclusive, would be 163 acres, which, at a fair valuation, would be worth 19,9374 Mr. Miller, civil engineer, was then called. He said he had been engaged for many years most extensively in the construction of railways. The original capital of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was 1,200,000/., but a considerable sum had subsequently been expended. The returns had yielded a return of 41 and 5 per cent. on the outlay. There were five different classes cl carriages used on the line, one of which was appro. priated to the poorer classes, who were cenveyed at a charge not exceeding d. per mile. The Edinburgh and Glasgow line forms a most unobjectionable trunk-line for the north of Scotland, and equally accommodates Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Stirling. The districts of Alloa and Stirling are highly impor. tant on account of the traffic which exists between those places and the north and south of Scotland. The country around Stir ling is rich In agricultural produce and abounds in mineral waters. Stirling would form the must convenient central point of rest for different lines of railway to converge in. The line as laid out be. twcen Falkirk and Stirring was highly favourable, and was to be preferred to the Scottish Central, owing t) the comparative low po sition of the land through which it passed. Group B. The Committee re -assembled at the usual hour tt,is morning, and proceeded with the evidence in the case of the LEEDS AND WEST RIDING JUNCTION LINE. Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS informed the Committee that he was prepared with a large mass of other engineering evidence; but to save the time and meet the views of the Committee he was instructed to state that the promoters would be content to let their case rest upon the evidence they had already given. Mr. Hawkshaw would, however, be re-called to explain one portion of his testimony. Mr. Hawkshaw accordingly explained those points, but they were of no material importance. The explanation related to a severe gradient lying between Enamel and Halifax, and only went to confirm what he had before stated, and what is already a well-as certained fact, namely, that a stationary engine is not now requi. site or necessary for carrying heavy trains up steep inclines. This closed the engineering evidence. Mr. Benjamin Cariss, a solicitor, at Leeds, had a general know. ledge of the electors of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and could state, from his own knowledge, that the majority of them were in favour of the Leeds and West Riding Junction line. He was engaged to get up the petitions in favour of the line. On cross. examination, he said he paid men 6s. a day to procure the signatures of county electors to these petitions, and in the case of burgesses and municipal electors he paid the men 4s: Gd for every hundred signatures they procured. TRAFFIC EVIDENCE. Mr. AUSTIN suggested that, as the traffic evidence was common to both Bills, would it not be better to postpone it until the Corn. mittee, agreed to the resolutions they would have to report to the House, stating their reasons for selccting one of the two lines as the best ? The CHAIRMAN concurred with the suggestion of the Learned Counsel, but it could only be posti,oned by the consent of both parties. Mr. BAINES, however, declined to agree to a postponement, and the traffic evidence was proceeded with. Mr. S. D. Martin, a land surveyor of Leeds, had been employed to value the land of the West Riding line, lying between Copley mills and Leeds, and he estimated it at 49,725/. He had also valued the land from Low Moor to Dewsbury, and estimated it at 27,0001. In his opinion the line interfered with no ornamental grounds or buildings Captian Lewes, the traffic manager of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, said the original estimate of that line was 1,300,000/. The line was sixty miles, but they had abandoned ten miles since it was first started. The line had actually had expended on it upwards of 3,000,0004 One of the tunnels alone cost very nearly 300,000/. The Leeds Company was the first that ever tried third class carriages and low fares in England, and their example had since been followed by other companies. During the last year the number of persons that travelled over the Leeds line, by first class carriages, was 94,119 ; the number by second-class was 318,970; and the number by third.class was 1,102,285, showing a relative per centage of six per cent. for first-class, 21 per cent. for second, and 73 per cent. for the third. Originally, third-class carriages were made light, and without seats, so as to relieve the engine as much as possible, but lately the Company had determined to have seats made to the carriages and closed partitions round them. The poorer classes mostly availed themselves of the third-class carriages, but they were not confined exclusively to the poorer classes. He had frequently seen banker s, magistrates and such persons, who ought to travel by first-class carriages, going by the third. If the West Riding lines were in the hands of the Leeds and Manchester Company, they could work them much cheaper and much more for the convenience of the public than by an independent company. An independent company would hardly make their working expenses, but at all events they would never be able to pay 2 per cent. on their capital. 'The Manchester and Leeds Company ran ten through-trains a day, but if the West Riding lines fell into the hands of an independent company, they would not be able to run half that number. Group 0. The Committee met at the usual hour. It having appeared that two gentlemen, one named Wesley, being written to to attend before the Committee, and not complying with the request made to them, the Chairman said he would attend to the matter at four o'clock. Mr. Ridgway, one of the landowners in the Pottery districts, who had been under examination when the Committee adjourned yes terday, was recalled this morning and re-examined by Mr. Forsyth. He stated that he was now an opponent of the proposed line. He was formerly in favcur of what was called the Crescent line, that was to say, a line between Stoke and Crewe upon the one hand, and Stoke and Stafford on the other. He was now opposed to that line. He was present at the meeting in October last. There were a great many influential persons present. Up to the 24th of January in the present year his opinion in favour of the Crescent line remained unchanged. He was a Director of the North Staf fordshire line. The shares were not aliotted yet. He was very anxious to have a " through-line" through the Potteries, that was a line from Manchester to London, directly through the Pottery dis trict. It was their wish to have a line from Stoke to Crewe. Re-examined—He was in favour of the best crescent line he could get. He was inclined to support the Grand Junction in the line:to Bassford at the meeting of the' iSth of October, but he was in a very small minority. The meeting was decidedly in favour of the line from Birkenhead to Staffbrd. As a Director of the Trent Valley he had no reason to suppose that they would make a line from Stoke to Stafford. The making of that line would, in his opinion, interfere with the new arrangements entered into with the Churnet Valley Company and the Trent Valley Company, but the arrangements were not so far matured as to enable him to spe:.k with certainty on that point. Mr. G. Bidder, C.E., was then called and examined by Mr. Mseautav—Considering the utility of a line from Stoke to Crewe as part of a more extended line, he did not think that the line to Bassford was the best line tna: might be selected. The witness Proceeded to state the reasons of this opinion, and was going to give evidence upon the superiority of the projected scheme to the proposed line now before the Committee, when Mr. Cockburn ob jected to his doing so. The room was cleared, and on the parties being called in, The CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee were of opinion that Mr. Bidder might give his general opinion as to the rival schemes, but that his engineering evidence should be given for or against the line before them, and should be confined to that. Examination continued—Witness was well acquainted with the country from Stoke to Contemn and from Stoke to Bassford. With regard to the communication by Bassford to Crewe, the line which the Grand Junction had chosen was not the best in his opinion. The line by Harecastle would give a less summit than the other line. It would not be a more expen. sive line, and would afford more convenience to the Potteries district. The line to Bassford would have to go over a hill 100 feet higher than if the line were taken by Harecastle. There was a descent of 16 feet In the line from Bassford to Crewe. These were seven miles of the line from Stoke to Bassford, in which the gradient was lin 100. In the other line these were but 21 miles, in which the gradient was so bad as I in 110. It would be more convenient to join the Grand Junction line at Crewe than at Bassford. If the line were made to Bassford the branch train would have to leave Stoke earlier than would be necessary if the line were made to Crewe direct, in order to get to Crewe before the mall train from Birmingham. He was sure that no competent engineer who was left unfettered would, upon being directed to select the best line from Crewe to Stoke, select any other route than by Harecastle. Group E. NEWCASTLE AND DER WICK LINE. The Committee continued this morning to hear further evidence in favour of this line. Mr. Robert Stephenson (in examination continued from yes terday)— Expense of haulage on the main line he calculated to be 5001. a mile per annum, and 3001. a mile on the tranch line. He considered that the expense of locomotive power would be much more than that of the Newcastle and Berwick line. The number of trains on the Newcastle and Carlisle line running daily he ceuld not tell exactly, but he did think that the passenger trains were very numerous. The ex pense of locomotive power was greater in consequence of so many unfavourable gradients, whereas the gradients on the Newcastle and Berwick line were favourable. The annual expense of the proposed line he considered would be about 50,000/. per annum. The expense of locomotive power did not vary in consequence of an additional power. There was hardly one expense which was governed by the mileages, not even that of coke, though it came very near it. He did not know the expense and number of watchmen required on the line. There ought to be two watch men at each crossing of a public rood, who would perhaps receive eighteen shillings a week wages. He contemplated working en gines at half the expense of those worked on the London and Bir mingham line, being able to procure coke at a much less expense than they were able to procure it on the Birmingham line. A com bination of management on the Newcastle and Darlington and Newcastle and Berwick lines was intended, which would be in his opinion productive of benefit to the public in the reduction of the conveyance of goods. CHAIRMAN—How could it benefit the public? Witness—The original conveyance was very imperfect, but now the goods would pass through without any inconvenience ; it would not only produce economy, but also dispatch. Mr. Dodson was then examined—ls an engineer. Was of opi nion that the character of the buildings ever which the projected line would pass in Newcastle were of an inferior kind. It passed but small houses and small manufactories. He contemplated erecting a bridge on the Newcastle and Carlisle line, which would cost 75,000/. Cross-examined by Mr. ALEXANDER —The bridge would be about 100 feet longer than that projected by Mr. Stephenson. The passing of the viaduct would not be of great inconvenience to the inhabitants of Newcastle, inasmuch as it would not pass any of the streets in which the principal traffic of the town was carried on. He projected the bridge for the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway two years ago, about two hundred yards above Mr. Stephenson's bridge. _ _ To the CHAlRMAN—The bridge proposed by Mr. Stephenson was the one most acceptable to the people of Newcastle. Mr. Robert Wallace examined—ls town-surveyor of New. castle. He was of opinion that the passing of the projected line through the town was unobjectionable. It woulu pass only one street of any importance. The inhabitants preferred one bridge for the railway and traffic purposes to two bridges —one for each purpose. Cross-examined by Mr. ALEXANDER—MS reason for thinking so was, that the town council were unanimously of that opinion. The CHAIRMAN said that they had heard enough to enable them to make up their minds as to the benefits which wouldbe derived by Newcastle. Mr. AUSTIN—WeII, my Lord, it is our intention not to call any more witnesses on that matter. Mr. ALEXANDER said he had not heard a word as to the value of the land that was to be crossed. Mr. AusTtN—lf you do not admit the value proved we wi, call witnesses, and you will be forcing them on the Committee. Mr. ALEX&NDER—We dispute, then, the estimates cf the value of the land. Group X. The Committee to whom this group was referred assembled again at twelve o'clock. Present—Lord Courtenay, Chairman; Mr. Darby, Mr. P. Scrope, Mr. Mg(lea.chy, and Mr. B. Wall. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. The Rev. J. Faithful, of Halifax, was called, and examined by Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE—He stated that the poor in the neigh. bourhood st.ffered severely in consequence of the dearness and scarcity of coal. This had an unfavourable effect on the mcrals of the people, inasmuch as it prev e nt e d th em from remaining 'at home. A railway between Hatfield and London would be of grout advantage. This witness was cross.examined, but nothing material was elicited. Mr. Anson, a miller at Ilitchin, stated that he had for many years ceased sending flour to London. This was in consequence of the expense of conveyance. if a railway was made he would send flour to London again. In that case he would produce more flour, as he believed would the other millers. In his neighboui hood they had a considerable quantity of water power, which was at present useless. Witness had no connexion with the London arid York Railway. Mr. TALBOT—YOU are a man of sense, Sir , —(Laughter.) He would prefer the London and York line to the Hertford and Ware line. The one would by eight miles shorter than the other. The witness was subjected to a long cross.examination, in the course of which he admitted that the millers of Hitchin were opposed to a line to Hertford and Ware inasmuch as a t t h ese two places there were several millers. Sub-Committee No. 3. This Committee assembled this morning, present Mr. Aglionby (Chairman), Mr. T. Egerton, Mr. L. Buller, Mr. TAornely, Captain Jones, arid Mr. Aldam. The Committee commenced their proceedings by calling on the adjourned case of THE EASI'ERN UNION AND HARWICH RAILWAY PIER. Mr. VENABLES submitted the remaininvallegations in the pc. tition against the promoters. Several allegations of merely a clerical, nature, such as inaccu. recics in the books of reference, were allotted to be sustained by the promoters' agent. 'I he Clerk of the Peace for Chelmsford was called to prove the plans produced before the Committee were copies of the plans de posited at his office. The CHAIRMAN said he wished to draw the attention of the wit ness to e; stain markings in pencil on the plans which were fur public ii.spection in the office of the Clerk or the Peace for the county of Essex. The witness said he knew nothing of them ; when the plans were deposited he took no notice of the pencil marks; they might have been on when deposited, or subsequently, as every person who thought proper to look at them had the opportunity of marking them. The CHAIRMAN—Have you not a sealed copy of them ? Witness—l have them here. The CliAtainazi—Let them be put in, and the clerk will write on them " opened by the order of the Committee." The plans were then put in and examined by the Comm:ttee, and the (Onion expressed by the Chairman was that the plans dis. agreed in a trifling instance. --- We understand that the first match of cricket in which Sussex is engaged will be with the Marylcbone Club and Ground. It is expected to take place in London on May 19th. EARLY LUXURIES.--Yesterday meriting there was a supply of green peas in Covent_garden.market, being the first which has been exhibited there for the season. These are not the products of this country, but imparted from Lisbon and a small island in the neighbourhood of Malta. The supply of cherries, strawberries, French beans, cucumbers, &c., is on the increase, E'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA Y ' ) LONDON, MAY 2.—Wind S.W., fresh breeze,and flne. Earl DE Si, MAY. S.W. by Durham, Patte l —Wind rson, Calcutta ; Jos. 'M‘Qquallyueen, Condley, 1 Ii itt's ; J routes , l3 John Pink, Thomas and Vere, Boyd , J amaic PORTSmOUTII, MAY W., e.—Arid. London for New York. WE m 0 .TH, MAY I.—The vessel re, orted as havinbher , sized in Pot tlard Race, 27th ult., has been t owel W. s.—Arrd, and proves to be the Swallow, Furlev, of London , from stow to Portsmouth, with timber. FA 1 ,7\ 1 1 I.—Wind W.S.W., fresh.--The Sarah, from Newport to New York, which ut in here fresh—The with cargo shifted, has been surycved, and commenced charging.! b JERSEY, APRIL 29.—Arrd. IFghlander, camel, . jc" B SWAN: , .;F,A, APRIL 30.—Arrd. Circassian, Drury' ,Cuba. STRANRAER, APRIL 30.—The Royal Consort s teamer, an d ran ash ore Fleetwood to Ardrossan, touched the gr ound, last night on the east side of the Mull of Galloway Very leakyand passengers saved. ath t° Sr. IvEs, APRIL 29.—The Agnes, Ri c hards, from • , -e - ; H w• oyle, as abandoned 261.1 during gale at W S a b -- crew saved. OFF SWANAGE, APRIL 29.—Clarissa Perkins, Cobb , Gie ; fugos. 29.. Lyna, Neilson, M a tanzas ; George , B asS ' Croix, both fro Hambugh. Per OFF PoRTLAND m , ApRIL r 30.—Anna Rebecca, Korey-' nambuc;). from CARDIFF, APRIL ::',o.—The William and Matthew,n the .Rouen, and the Albion, of Grirstadt, were in contact %ler 25th inst. in the Mid Channel, the former received col3' ab PonTn cle damage. Oide forsdl, H REitc.ph Alvi., APRIL 30.—A boat marked a ' 9 " .-7' s h i ft e n d h Pringle, from loaded np o ff t hi s yesterd a ton; was in contact on the 25th inst. in the Scorn, wit h $ . L ' sloop. OFF For.EEsToNE.—Calypso, Fltringham, Ja o33ic tteirer t ' Conti - , 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Mari TOY, Drury, Mauritius; Cleopatra, Davis, Frederick Hell, Lady Lil'erd, Scott, Lewins, Cox, South Esk, Ohio William Rushton, Foster, Ichaboc. Ickarbe' YARMOUTH ROADS, FAY b `"i eu in rough, and Alert, of Shields, with damage, hav e contact. - nra lte, o .f ICHABOE.—Copes of documents from Captain M d o l ls H.M. steamer Thunderbolt have been forwarded toll () ); tbe morning from the Admiralty. It relates to the repos• st t he Committee of Management for rezulatmg the affaq e bnlarY abe,ve island. 'the Committee was dissolved prior to traCe ofl9, owing to the speedy termination removed Uan&ptgift , the island, the guano being all bear Broke writes as follows to Admiral Percy: " 1 d,. ° %ice to that any other deposits of the manure worthy or 0 - a tler the northward; many vessels have returned her e in 2 0 a fruitless search for such. Record Islan d d tha t deg. 6 min., being the only one I can hear of,,a v o t here so small in dimensions as to render it impossible P ' T D ure n can be more than two or three ships load on it. '- leaving this as early as possible to proceed under 5 1 00(1 3 southward as far as 28 deg. S., to inspect the 0 01 / uear between that latitude and this (Ichaboe), where osel9 few vessels are loading. There are now seven% t he Iv here, many of which are on the point of leaving, an mainder waiting to complete their period of lay der' tbirb Xtfito NEW MARICET RA ( 1 1 (T MS DAY-BY ExpRESSir THE NEWMARKET STAO% o lts, of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old; Bst 7]b; fillies, Bst 21b. 1 ... Lord ,-..:tra(ll.:rokf:a 13 , s . Won in a canter. JNlATcm—Garry Ow3n beat Minotaur' - -- - n 3 MARKET NEWS.---(THIS- . --.0. , A .. , CORN EXCHANGE.-FRI P " r atG e ' continue on a moderate scale, the supplies o f fr e t de ilt ie l: Although the arrivals of English Wheat for our o icle offering were quite equal to meet the wants of t rreas c " ~, the demand being in a sluggish state, at unaltered ca ,sce cet i Holders of Foreign \V seat were again firm, but we t h oolfl i , i '„ s. s rew transactions to report. Bonded Grain alliw s , rev' h % Barley and Malt met a very heavy inquiry, at baret)le)ise t ~, rates. The supply of Irish Oats being on the i'l er e q uitile v Oat trade was inactive, but Beans and Feas lver . dear. Fl O l 4. ARRIVALS. Oats. I Barley. - 620 qrs. I 1,740 10 ,660 .... - I 540 1 3,510 E 1,670 Malt, 5,430 qrs. , smrrzirxzzin , h Beasts', T *o Our market was but moderately su plied wit - gond. demand for which was tolerably' steady,P at fully 13.0.;t quotations. We had on sale 40 Oxen and Co" from de irlis dam, and 200 Beasts from Scotland. The Mutton .t t ri e i 4 a per t , very brisk, at an advance in the currencies a c l a ; 3s , 12 11 !; e Slbs, and a clearance was speedily effected. Lam ;„ 01 , 1 which were received from the Isle of Wight , vo lre ;be 051 , request, at 4d per Sibs more money. The so,nie I nt h r ei of Calves, but in Pigs very little was doing. MI sold at from 161 to 191 lOs each. d, to t English Trish IVheat. 4,700 qrs. Foreign Per Sibs. to s . s. d. s. d. Inferior Beats .... 2 4 2 8 Second 00-11:0dlddiitttt°0 34 7 2 Second quality ditto. 210 3 2 Coarse" c° , ° ,l - vrethe r3 4 lar;, Oxen.. 3 4 3 8 SoutDO W- ~etcoo l -- A 21 6 outo ft. 3 v 4 CI Prime 'Scots •• . 3 10 4 0 Ditto Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 2 Large 800 • 3 s la a Prior small ditto .. 4 4 410 Small POrliel'S • ' 0 4 4 . _;alvel, .• 14 0 30 0 Quarter °la Pig . ' •• 5 0 nk the offal Inferior Sheep •. • 3 0 3 4 I I:atnbs ••• • • ' •• •' ' SUPPLY AT MARKET. _Beast, I Sheep. I Ce,lves. 810 7,170 184 mmwo.A.TE .thavx) -x.Eximmrcina. We had a Aeady demand on the following- terms • At per stone, by the Carcase. d 0 s. d. to s. d. 10 I' . 6 Beef, inferior.- 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior •• - - 4 - .... 2 8 210 - prime large .. 3 0 3 2 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, largmperii.id.;.7.:: 3 3 33 ( 8 1 4; "I 6° Veal 3 8 410 - small ••• • • • Lamb, Cs Oil to Gs 4d. . BOILOTTOIEt 1101. rexasratlr• tail l" During the whole of the present week, notwitbsabo al , " unfavourable accounts have reached us respecting 40300 pearance of the growifig bine, we have had Yery t u i quiry for Hops, and prices are with difficulty supP °l e rdt CUX.ONZAX. • lib ''. - ; in Britt ety 0 SUGAR.—There has been a fair business tation, but the arrivals are now coming in so fre o t ere / 3 they offer a very ample choice, and b u yers ar e c r 1 , 11 . , I ' v Bnrondoes M ie yellow has realised 53s to :56s at au tw I . — a A S . — t a ti (31,a,r9d3b bags Lumps 1 low 41s to 44s per cwt. c wt. „ n ot ELF - ' ' EAST LN T: per ...5, • ag ,.., )4 laid f an buyers, low to mid velloW at 45 ' d s to laid and good • at 46s to 50s 6d ; /v. " - , gs j po 3 95 Gd 10 48s ; low to mid brown /at ; i 6 ,..„; 33, , and geed and line 37s to 40s 6d Pe,': found a bili e l '? 15alvecabsekesn 6 Van ri s tlu o • , bags Prazii have been put up, and nearly al , 1 " - n 3 d 47,s "., - to good and litre white 48s to 545, low to mid ' l ' l3 ' I- va - ..t an d bro d s a cr -* to mid yellow 353 to 395, fine 40s to 43s 36a per cwt. Some Madras has been 50111 at 37 56 P t i eil Foreign has been steady. m otan g e r COFFEE.— Webt. India descriptions have been C ° "'B4o °"!CI dull, but at auction Jamaica has realised 30s tLyers , ' i li o triage to mid. Mocha has not Mond very rettdY u.a - g ree/ 1 56 , the prices obtained have been 62s for g° °d ,r 235 ( f i e , per clean garbled, 74s Gd for better samples, ao;`,; at 3 ';'l6 for low samples; 102 brls Brazil were taken '; e beon." ( r i e . owt. A few parcels of Plantation Ceylon . "„'t - 've 11 ',„' pie publicly at 59s to 755, and privately o;d Ord J i-i java : - alised 44s Gd to 45s per cwt 980 ba g s Sirg n r le taken in at 33s for good ord mixed. co 405 UP to Coco A-412 bags 56 brls Trinidad ranged 'l%lll oci bas 54s per cwt. g • r ed, 3 ola SncEs.—Pimento has been rather freely o , ' e- b , 3e li realised 2 3 A d to 3 1 ,0 per lb ; Malabar Pepper lis s er col. it h at 3 1 , , (1 to 3 1 ,- ; id per lb, and Cassia Lignca at 55 1 t itt W .l9 111:31. —l. here has not been much doing. (30.j10n feC certif:cate has brought is 9d to is 9,, I , ' d Per 0-- .5. to 31 over-proof. tAl li rat' Corrow.—There has been a fair business doing h 3 s y)t• Tsumws—P. Y. C. is about 38s per cwt. on L-8 T • ' EA.— ihe market is not active. -__._-=------- 0 U t ars" ,XFORD NIVERSIT Y BOAT RACES.--I:De%a• fp) of the Isis were on Wednesday ev en i ng cro wded W it ' ° le w- d witness the second race. Th e boats, fif tee n in es e "4 started, and throughout the r a ce the g reatest interest The ric e d " ; by the friends of the different crews as to the result' e l n ose, tween the two first boats, the Chri s tchurch and E r3S-- splei.did one to the Gut ; at this point the latter dre!. -,„," th e - erg ponents, and'gained considerabiy, but on crossing tr°*--volr4-011 Willow to Saunders's Bridge the Christchurch Pa u e pose • was soon two boats' length in advance. The 1 31 '" 0 -- i s atil - t le steadily to work, and before arriving at the Chew ell h g vo - frOU: is ceeded in humping the Christchurch, thus lodging,,,",,l'O uit in il proud position of being at the head of the river. bumped the Wadham near the Chewell ; the latter ro"„„ats• , the new boats, built after the manner of the Newcastle Ar u - t be r' er John's, with very little difficulty, bumped the Exet er rielaces' ail Wwer Stone ; the other boats remain in their fortne r r oc ciftY 9 d o , PROCLAMATIONS OF OUTLAWRY.---IreStt; 00 6 he the Sheriffs' Court, Red Lion.square, it being ec'uf . 'llet°,.Pli t o lf• proclamation was made in the usual manner bY l k ` r ' A sheriffs' efficer, before Mr. Under-sheriff But-Chen, ar'reditolle-rci ing were declared outlaws, at the suit of their seve ral t c ,roer ,l t :ead , Robert Montgomery Martin, Alexander Farquhar Df°l.,revre Drummond, at four several suits ; Ctiar'es Coghlan, d to: Thomas Elisha Braznell, James Duthie 'Sir Charles En'i cs -r clef Bart., Patrick Leonard O'Reilly, Richard' Gray, C r v f- e Henry Whittaker, and the Rev. Geo. Bridges Leo v el a-11 ;4' i ; 11 UNCERFORD SUSPENSION- It RIDGV.--A thene. derit reminds us, that the Act for the bridge emP ° "" er Wh ich dia raise the sum of 80,000/., in 3,200 shares of 251• eac d ' S that iron' ccived the Royal assent in the year 1837. sa ° eO O dimensions are as follow ;—Total length, 1,440 fee. , s n o re, - 0; tower to tower, GOO feet; length • from towers to eithe () r 7i i f ich e Bo feet ; length of each link, 24 feet ; thickness of ; to org„ n , v e height above high water.mark, 28 feet; di t to to toPdid °`, i bea" - feet; weight of imp, 700 tens. And that in add iti° Sum, a 11 , 1 i a t r f i t sco outlay riting o e f oe,oxopoe/n.s expenses, rweqhuiciir,edvifi our btrhineg airt,Peand the iil 0 , 0 0 nt cost to 90,000/. victert iti Mr. John CLarieS Ridgway, sNho was co 1843' 043, the October sessions of the Central Criminal Couttlifaute), Wh Baron d w as of opposition to the charge of the Learned Judge ( tried the cau,e, received her Majesty's tree pardon, an o ptio n charged out of custody on Tuesday last, after a full in" ' the merits of his case by the Secretary of State. . M ee :: BOUNDARlES.—Yesteriiity, bon,orctio sion-clay, or Holy Thursday, according to long-estalinh':•-gietroe- the boys of most of the parochial schools through out P er headed by the several parish authorities and functiona' the bOU'd. bulated their various districts for the purpose o f best ilhite the —a ceremony which the boys, armed with 1014. 9 occ ololl de a usually go through with much alacrity. UP" th •LotlY O ar nitt; avenues of the leading inns of court were most vilP-...3.,,ar0e- e by a strong force of watchful retainers of these tr s m ark uen tir districts. In numerous parishes the bounda r y eo very obscure and curious places, and much merrinln' frog itor's ile via mults in consequence of the intrusion of the i" W ot be whose presence is as little expected as wishe d for. , 3 a 19 l'Ve learn from oo d authority tha,t D' r- a nd 4 3 0 d, . One grown this year, more or less, in every county o. ove nstan expected somewhat extensively in Sussex. O n P e ge sow nine acres.-6Wedon Gazette. , oth ult. DIED. Cooke' Wr3g bt On the 23d ult., , a a t t P , c i c v, k i h e a k tn en , h ll u r i .. , . On the 2' the Btunp.on, aged 59, ht 0 1168 ' • On the 261 n ult., at Ventnor, Isle of Wi,;'-'' F _........! second son of Anthony Brady, Esq. jl?vlbajor' IVilriall of LDat..on: Printed and Published by DlU lli lic V e °l°l * I j a 2 i N. 112, Strand, Printu, a The •dun 0 ' co ati' 'I Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, IP t" Middlesex, Fri4ay, May 2, 1845. .4 1