The Sun. — London, England, 1844-06-24 00:00:00

Now ready at all the Libraries, iii rals.,poet f answer to the ghostly Bishop's indignant denial of the S l;( UN EDTTION of B oit, THE NEW GENERATION.- charge brought again s t th e D ean an d Ch ap t er o f D'ISIZAELL Esq., H.P. IVestrninster, we direct our reader's particular atten ,. Thl , , or k, by the able author CS ' Vivian Gt,y,* will lA' tounct re plete with Intereet."—Tin g . tion to the following facts, which we quote from a • TWA book 1 , full of 111., spirit, and accurate portraiture. It 1- too cutting, too trie lo be pasted over unheeded. It must be read letter in a Morning Contemporary, and which is by all'"—Post. signed " A Friend to Truth :"—" Not a single Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough•street. house in the Almonry has been taken down, except some which were unoccupied on account of their ruinous condition.—Nearly, if not quite every house in the Almonry is one of ill-fame at this moment, where scenes of the most dis gusting character are perpetrated at noon-day. The Dean and Chapter, and it is said, more especially the Bishop of GLOUCESTER, did everything in their power to prevent this property being improved some years ago. Within the last month the Dean and Chapter have declared they would oppose any Bill for the improvement of this pestilential district." The writer of this letter adds that he engages to prove every one of the above facts, whenever, and wherever, called upon. A correspondent of the Patriot, and who is also a parishioner of Westminster, writing on the same delicate subject, expressly says :—" There is not one word of truth in the Bishop of GLOUCESTER'S statement. Four of the bad houses are certainly closed, but the other twenty are fully and actively employed, as they have been to my certain knowledge for the last forty years. I have just returned from a personal inspec tion of these Ahnonry nuisances, it being eight o'clock on Saturday evening, the 15th of June, 1844, and I have counted twenty of them occupied in a way that public decency prevents my further describing." The Westminster parishioner then goes on to state, that during the forty years in which these houses have been in use the leases of most of them have been renewed over and over again ; and 'that as the application for renewal is made every fourteen years, his Lordship and his colleagues, or their predecessors or representatives, could not have inspected any of the houses, in order to settle the renewal fines, without seeing the nn moral purposes to which the whole are devoted. Now, if these two statements be true, and we see no reason to doubt their truth, seeing that the writers both speak from their own personal knowledge of facts, what becomes of the Bishop of GLOUCESTER'S virtuous denial of Earl FLTZRARDINOE'S charge ? The matter cannot possibly be suffered to rest where it is, and we do hope that some public-spirited individual either in the Lords or Commons, will direct attention to the case, in order that this disgusting nuisance—per petrated under the very nose of the Apostolic Dean and Chapter of Westminster, and almost, as it would appear, with their connivance may be promptly put an end to. It is perfectly absurd for the Bishop of LONDON, in his zeal for the spread of religion and morality, to advocate the building of new churches throughout his diocese, when not less than twenty houses—anything but clerical in their character—are in full and active employment within half a mile from the Bishop's own mansion in St. James's-square, and almost within a stone's throw of that august spot where the episcopal bench dis charge their senatorial functions ! To advocate the erection of new churches in the metropolis, and yet atahe same time to permit the continuance of not less than twenty houses of ill-fame in Westminster, what is this but the most sickening cant and hy pocrisy ! The Bishop of LONDON would be far more usefully and religiously employed in endeavouring to put down these intolerable nuisances, than in count ing the wherrys which may happen to be gliding over the broad bosom of the Thames on Sundays HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING, JUNE 25, Will be repeated the New Opera Seria, composed by M. Cogs, the Poetry by Leopoldo Tarantini, entitled DON CARL()S. - G • With New ene neve. Philip 11. (Kin g o f Spain), Sig. ry Lablache ; Don Carlos (hls eon), Siff. Mario; The Count Posa (Friend of Don Carlos), Sig. Fornasari ; Gomez (Grandee of Spain), Sig. Gi u bil e i ; Isabella (Wife of Philip!. Madame Grist. lb conclude with an entirely new Ballet, by M. Perrot, entitled Z ELIA ; ou, La Nymphe de Diane. In which Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. Schafer, Mdlle. Plunkett, Madame Copere M. St. Leon, and M. Perrot will appear. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office, Opera Colonnade. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. M. PERROT has the honour to inform the Nobility, Subszribers, his Friends, and the Public, that HIS BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, June 17. He is happy to be able t 3 state that he has secured for that occasion the invaluable assistance of the celebrated Tenor, Signor MORI A NI. The Performances will commence with Donisetti's favourite Opera, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. The part of Edgardo by Sig. Moriani; Enrico, Sig. tornasari ; Bidebent, Sig. Paitoni ; Lucia, Madame Persiani. In the course of the evening a " DIVERTISSEMENT," in which will be introduced .a variety of Dances and " Pas de Caractere," by Mdlle. Fanny Elssler and Mdlle. Cerito. After which, Unecco's Opera Buffs, LA PROVA D'UN OPERA SERIA, by Madame Grisi, Sig. Corelli, Sig. F. Lablache, and Sig. Lablache. To c•nclude with (second time) the entirely new Ballet, by M. Perrot, the music by Sig. Pugni, ZELIA, OU LA NYMPHE DE DIANE, (the Scenery by Mr. W. Grieve), in which Mdlies. Cerito, Scheffer, Plunkett, MM. St. Leon and Perrot will appear. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box office, Opera-colonnade. Doors open at Seven ; the Opera will cm. ineurse at Half past Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKEI. MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSEE THIS EVENING., JUNE 34, Will be repeated the Prize Comedy of QUID PRO QUO; or, THE DAY OF DUPES. With a Prologue spoken by Mr. Webster. Earl of Hunsdon, Mr. Stuart; Lord Bellamont, Mrs. Nisbett ; Jeremy Grigson, Mr. Strickland; Hcn , y, Mr. H. Holl ; Captain Sippett, Mr. Buckstone ; Sir George Mordent, Mr. W. Farren; Countess of Hunsdon, Mrs. W. Clifibrd ; Lady Mary Rivers, Miss Julia Bennett; Mrs. Grigson, Mrs. Glover; Bridget I rim, Mrs. H umby. After which, THE TRUMPETER'S DAUGHTER; or, Love and the Polka. Philli po t, Mr. 'Webster ; Madelon, Madame C eleste; who will dance the celebrated Polka. To conclude with THE IRISH ATTORNEY. Pierce O'Hara, DI r.. Leonard. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 55. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, la.; Upper U illery. Is. Half-price—Boxes, 3s. ; Pit 25. ; Gallery. la. ; Upper H Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at alf.past Six, and the Perfo rmances commence at Seven. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer, at the Bon n/lice, from Ten till Five. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STR k.T. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, JUNE 44, Will be repeated a New Comic Opera, entitled CROWN DIAMONDS. Count de Campo Mayor, Mr. Weiss; Don Hen. iiquex de Sandoval, Mr. Allen; Rebolledo, Mr. Paul Bedford ; La Citerina, Madame Anna Thiilon; Diana, Miss Grant. After which a new Divertissement, called The SLAVE MART. To conclude with a New and Original Parce, in One Act, called TAKEN BY SURPRISE. Principal Characters by Messrs. Fitz- James, Walter Lacy, Oxberry, Miss Emma Stanley, and Mill F.. Renner. 'I HEACRE ROY AL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA. HOUSE. Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. In consequence of the unabated attraction of " Open resittne; or, Night with the Forty Thieves," it will be acted a few more Nights; and, in order to accommodate the Juvenile Branches of Families now home for the Midsummer Holidays, there will be a series of Three Juvenile Nights : viz., Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next, when this celebrated and popular Extravaganza will be per. formed at an early hour of the Evening. THIS EVENING, JUNE 24, Will be performed a New Domestic Drama, entitled THE MO MENTOUS QUESTION. Characters by Messrs. Diddear, F. Vining, J. W. Collier, Miss Fortescue, and Mrs. A. Wigan. After which, THE THREE FRA DIAVOLOS. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Keeley, Wigan, Diddear, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. Woollidge. Tb be followed by an Apropos Bagatelle, called POLKA MANIA. Characters by Mr. E. Matthews, Mr. Wigan, Mr. Keeley, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a G-ant Burlesque Fairy Extravaganza, called OPEN SESAME; or, a sight with the Forty Thie es. Hassarac, Mr, Keeley ; Morgiana, Mrs. Keeley. PItIOES OF ADM ESSlON.—Balconer Foxes. 45.; Upper Boxes, 3a.; Pit, 25.. Gallery, ed. Second Price—Balcony B o xes, 2s. ; Upper Boxes, Is dd.; Pit, I. Private Boxes on the rtilcony :Der (holding eight persons). Two Guineas. Private Boxes on the SecOnd Tier (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Half. Private Boxes -on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Glib ea. The debate on the Sugar Duties in the House of Commons, elicited explanatory statements from her MAJESTY'S Ministers on the subject of the machinery devised by them for discriminating between foreign sugars raised by free labour, and similar produce grown by slave labour, on importation into this country, which were exceedingly important. These explanations must have satisfied the hitherto most scep tical on the subject that the machinery in question can no more be depended on for the certain attainment of the ends it is created to accomplish, than the votes of a majority, only recorded on Friday, can be reckoned upon in a division on one and the same question on the Monday following. On the clause giving "power to her MAJESTY, by order in Council, to declare the sugars of other countries to be admissible as not being the produce of slave labour," the question naturally arose as to the possibility of obtaining certificates under these terms which could Be safely re lied upon ? It is abundantly clear that the admis sion of foreign sugars, at the very reduced rate per cwt. settled by the new plan of Government, must have a natural tendency to defeat the great ob• jects of our magnificent emancipation experiment in 1833, by giving a fresh stimulus to the employment of slave labour in foreign colonies, where the con dition of slavery is not yet abolished. The only course which Government have to pro pose for counteracting this tendency, is to re quire proof of the fact of the produce having been raised, bona fide, by free labour. If we may judge from the simplicity with which Mr. GLAn stone talks of the "guarantees" that will be afforded by these certificates, we must suppose that the Right Hon. Gentleman never heard of those redoubtable and notorious forgeries of ships' papers, passes, &c., used by none of our mercantile houses with so little scruple or such signal success as those of Liverpool, in the late war. They were known by the dilated designation of " Simulated papers ;" are well remembered at Lloyd's and on the Royal Exchange of London to this day, and were composed, prepared, and fabri cated by responsible firms, which absolutely addressed " Circulars" to the principal commercial establish, ments of the United Kingdom, apprising the parties addressed of the terms on which the writers sup plied them; with " satisfactory" references to those who had largely profited by employing their "papers."—Of course no such agency would be again invoked in order to pass off slave-grown for free labour sugars in the foreign ports of shipment. Of course, we might anticipate that the certificates from sugar growing states of the American Union, would never justify Lord Joins RUSSELL'S admitted appre hensions of their deficiency in genuineness. Of course, on this side of the water, fraud or collusion in passing such defective instruments can never be rea sonably dreaded --whilst the detected portion of our Custom-House frauds still supplies our courts of law with cases for the visitation of their penal justice. The objection thus taken in limine to the efficacy of the Ministerial plan, was met by Sir ROBERT PEEL with one of his official platitudes. The Pre mier considered " that the Right Hon. Gentleman had asked what the Government would do in certain hypothetical cases ?" How they could be other than hypothetical ones before they had actually occurred, it is not very easy, Sir ROBERT, to understand. "If any such cases should occur, which was highly im probable, there would be time enough to deal with them next year." Let the slave cultivator be ground by unnaturally excited labour, into the thirsty soil, watered by the sweat of his brow, or tingfd with the blood that has followed the infliction of the whip upon his back, in the mean- time, our benevolent Government will make it right in another year ! But that deferred remedy cannot be applied for two years—because the operation of this Bill is to be for one. Now Mr. VERNON SMITH re. marked with much point and force on the limited and very erroneous views the Board of Trade had adopted, as to the extent to which a condition of domestic sla- very fosters and extends the practice of slavery and the traffic in slaves. In China this state of domestic slavery exists to an enormous extent. We all know from how many quarters in the Ease the supply of foreign slaves in China is from time to time re- newed. Yet the Right Hon. President of the Board of Trade had no objection to admit the sugars of China. How did this consist with the rejection of the sugars of Brazil and Cuba ? But the sugars of Java and Siam were also to be admitted. Both of these are slave countries! Lord PALMERSTON also showed that domestic slavery was fed by the slave trade, and instanced the Ottoman dominions as a salient example of the fact. The Noble Viscount, indeed, in his felicitous and off-hand manner at once exposed what we must call the cant and the mistake of the system now upheld by Government on this point. in their opi n i on , the pro- Th en , again, he said the mere fact of op en i ng the , 1:1 1 1; c it e is o l f ; fr m ee ark la e bo t tuors,ugorarwl'llicichhzs;eally and truly th e pre _ duce of free laZ;Clir, did virtually give as great encourage ment to the produce v. _ - 4 ' l ave labour, as if they directly w , ii l , not call it hypocrisy, because ad wittedit into our market. rie ~ 4% • ,v whom because that implied some purpose to deceire tnt”.: it was addressed ; but he would say a more barefaced dem ,ion—(Cheers)--one more open-sighted, clear as noon-day, obvious to the meanest capacity, never was propounded to Parliament, than to pretend that they were continuing the discouragement to slave-grown sugar when they were wlth" ARTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY. Great Success of the Chinese Feast of Lanterns, and N w Military and Naval Spectacle. THIS EVENING, JUNE 24, Will be repeated an entire new Military and Naval Equestrian Spectacle, entitled THE CHINESE WAR; or, The Conquests of Amoy by British Arms. New Scenery, Dresses, Appointments. &c., Cu realise the recent triumphs of England's Army and Navy. Fear t of 250 Lanterns. First Night of a graceful and novel pageant, entitled THE ROY AL COTILLION OF FRA NCIS THE FIRST; or, The Beauties of the Louvre. Marguerite de Valois, Mrs. Batty. New and unequalled Scenes of the Circle—Extraordinary Feats of Horsemanship by Monsieur Louis Tournaire, Sg. Germani Herr Teisback, La Petit Isabelle, Mr. Newsome, &c., with Mr. R. S mith'si highly trained Steeds. "I o conclude with an Allegorical Sketch and Living Tableaux of the Principal Events in the Career of the Emperor Napoleon Buona parte—Austerlitz, St. Helena, Marengo, with Fame's Tebute to England's Hero—the Duke of Wellington. The doors will open nightly at six o'clocx, and the verlormances commence at seven. Box-othce opened daily from ten till four. The prirate boxes have been reconstructed and decorated with care and splendour: Acting and atage.rn wager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. DAYIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Second Week of the German Lilliputians—First Week of the Ame. rican Tragedian, Mr. Hudson Kirby, and an entire change of per formances. THIS EVENING, JUNE ° 4 , Will be performed a New Drama, called THE CARPENTER OF ROUEN in which Messrs. Hudson Kirby, Hicks, Ne v ill e , Vale, Heslop,Johnson, Mrs. Daly, Miss l'errey, and Mrs. R. Homier will perform After which, a Lilliputian Ballet, entitled " Napoleon's Gene rosity, in which the Brockstedt Family—three German Lilliputians, only *20,32, and 38 inches in height—will perform. 'l'o conclude with GASPARD HAUSER. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerechner s at the Box ryttice, from Eleven go Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEA CAE. M PORTA NT TO AM. TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES. First Night of a Powerful Drama, in which the Good EWects of Temperance a e made Manifest, and the upright Mechanic cannot fail to receive a useful Lesson whereby his Home may be made Cheerful, his Family Happy, and Himself a Credit to his Ern. ployer, and an Ornament to his Native Land. FHIS EVENING, JUNE :24, Nil be produced a New Drama, in Three Acts, entitled THE TEMPERANCE PLEDGE; or, a True Lesson of Life. With an original Epilogue in favour of the Cause, by Miss Vincent, and supported by Messrs. Osbaldiston, J Vining, Miss Hamilton, Miss Arden, dad the entire Company. Atter which, OUR LADY OF THE WILLOW. The Astonishing Performances of Hamet Rey, the Creole Wonder: To conclude with A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. ROYAL. SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Daylight View of LONDON in the OLDEN TIME! Painted by Danson and The sensation caused by this unrivalled production is beyond all fonder precedent; the artist, the amateur, the casual observer ate all struck with its extraordinary beauty and fidelity of delinea tion, and are unanimous in pronouncing it the most wonderful ex. hibtion ever witnessed. To view it only as a vehicle for the terrific display at Dusk is unjust ; it should be seen in the calm stillness of the quiet Evening, with its Towers and Steeples reflected in the spa cious Lake, to be fully appreciatetl. The Evening PROMENADE CONCERTS, on Mon Jays, Tues. slays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, conducted by Mr. Godfrey, ar upon a scale of more than usual excellence: but words fail in doint,tustice to the awful returesentatisn of TILE GREAC FIRE OF LONDON. Its fearful characteristics are truthfully pourtrayed, b u t at the same time ao b eat ilifully blended with the ‘N widen; of the Pyrotechnic Alt, that delight is predominant over terror; and the Thousands who nightly crowd the Gardens hail it with acclamations, and admit that Southby, the Unrivalled Pyrotechr ist, has achieved a matchless triumph. The Gatilens and Zoological Collection are in the most perfect state, and combining so many and interesting features, are by far the meat attractive lounge in or near the metropolis. I' ceiling of the Animals at Five—Concert at Svc—Conflagration A Achnitt ince, One Shilling. On Wednesday, June 26, the Bova of the Royal Hospital School, Greenwich, accompanied by their Band, will visit these Gardens. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY. IMPORTANT NOTICE. ONE SYLILLING Admission to V THE NAI OLEON MU SEE3I, the most magnificent and extensive CoWer.cft of Histd ideal Curiosities and Works of Art ever known to ILl‘e bees formed by One Person, during Twenty-five years of elaborate research, at a cost of 60,000 guineas, and to completely illustrate, ht the most In structive and interesting manner, the most Important van of Euro -10.4 h i s t or y, viz.—CHARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and . LOUIS XIV., to the deaths of GEORtiE lIL, and the EMPEROR NAPOLEON, In 1821. This unique Museum has been vigited often, during the last and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of Wellington, the Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, an i their Ladies, also, many thousands et the Nobility and Public; and the Pro prietor has recently been able to increase, by several very fine pictures, &c., his previous almost incredible number and variety of lISS., Works of Art, and a multitude of valuable Relic. and other Itrioelties, in this most instructive and, as hundreds have said it Ingtit to be, a National Museum. Many thousand have Inspected it, aud THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS of the Pijnue PRESET have stated that it ought to be seen by every mite. The price of &dints • Sion Is reduced to ONE SHILLING. .The NAPOLEON MUSEUM is to be seen only at the `" Egyptian Hail." Piccadilly, daily from Ten till Dusk. THE WEATIIER.-SUN OFFICE, Jr27E 24. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 57 ; Highest, 81; Noon, 78. BAROMETER, 29 79 , .—WIND S.W. Norr.--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. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TUTS DAY. Morning ...12 minutes after 7 I Evening... 51 minutes after 7 . .164,. .. eil, • --: -.•-: , , , * 4 • 1 4. : 6 00' . VJ• IN 4,... . ~ it - At< , , , 3 I . e, 4 ~ t 4 z - tia'zp ; : . ' 4 1 , x . ..; ,_.•.?.!„ -.... - -,...-. i. V rie : •, it , -- -•• 4.-.4,z, -'4 , ..../. x .', - ' ~ . ,'....,' - 4 , 41016 k, '.( i' (di -, : ~li - • , ANI I ..,',;'.=''"' . - .1 , . ~, . , xac. .. r•moa ~,,,,,,, .e .d alEW , t. . SECOND EDITION, powilik.L—te_i +sok "rtnin LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1844. It may be remembered that, in the House of Lords a few nights agO, Earl FITZHARDINGE having mated that in the Almonry there were twenty-four notori ous houses of ill-fame, All the property of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, the Bishop of GLou- CESTER denied the statement with much virtuous in dignation, observing :—" Two years ago the subject was broug:2t before the Chapter, when they were in formed that no sions could he taken, because the pro• perty was under lease, but as the leases ran out they refused to renew, and thus abated the nuisance. But they had determined to take a still stroller step, and lJ out of their own funds to purchase the remaindef 0 1. J the - leases. They had done so, and from their own resources they had purchased the remainder of the leases, and the houses of bad repute bad been pulled down and destroyed." 1 - lere we • 114 4 a positive and distinct statement made by a grave episcopal dignitary, apparently on his own personal knowledge of the facts. There is nothing evasive, or indirect; or hypothetica l , in fl his reply to Earl V decidedD 1 a la a air orfgaelTZ at denial , put forth with : A be " ;I iswa ho f eels conscious that what it*. imp will admit of no Contradiction. sow, in 1 1 1111 SUN, LONDON MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 24. 1844, Madrid journals of the 16th inst. have been re ceived, but they bring no news. The Three per Cents. were done at 271 for cash, 271 for the 30th inst., and the Five per Cents. at 20 for the 21st inst. The discussion on the proposed railway lines through out France still occupy the Chamber of Deputies, but do not promise a very satisfactory result. There is evidently a great difference of opinion between the Government and the Members as to the share the State should take in these great undertakings. The Government plan is, that the State should be only at the expense of forming the line, leaving the laying of the rails, building carriages, &c., to companies ; while a considerable number of the Deputies are of opinion that the whole work should be completed by the State. On Saturday a division took place on this question in reference to the Paris end Lyons lino. On tho order of the day being read for a grant simply to construct the road, M. GAUTIER DE RO3IILLY moved, as an amendment, that a sum, not exceeding 62,000,000 francs, be placed at the disposal of the Government, to enable it to construct the road, and also lay down the rails along the entire line. The amendment was carried by a majority of 1, the numbers for the amendment being 138, and against 137. After these discussions have been brought to a close, another subject of a more interesting character will be brought before the Chamber—namely, the ' present state of the finances. The report on the Budget, drawn up by M. BIGNON, has just been printed and distributed among the Deputies, and it is not certainly of a very cheer ing description. The expenses for the year are estimated at 1,276,106,791 f. (51,000,0000 ; the de ficits from 1840 to 1844 amount to 178,562,000 f. (7,100,0000 ; and the floating debt to 300,000,000 f. (12,000,0000 The reductions proposed do not ex ceed 3,790,766 f. The Committee proposed no reduc tion in the army with the exception of recommending the suppression of 2,000 artillery horses. The total effective stands thus :-344,000 infantry ; 84,416 ca valry; and, with the proposed reduction, 11,000 artil lery. The steam navy consists of 47 vessels. The following additional details appear in the Journal des Debats " The extraordinary budget, which is considerably in creased in the course of this session, is pointed out with clear ness and precision in the report of the Committee. The general credits granted by the Bill of 1841, for the execution of the different public works, have risen to 496,821,400 f. The credits opened by the railroad bills, for the improvement of the ports, and the fortifications of Havre, are estimated at 534,180,000 f. The total therefore of the deficits, including the excess of the ordinary budget, amounts to 1 , 2 09,563,847 f., but by dedutting credits, which are only eventual, and reckoning the annuity of the reserve of the sinking fund, and the last two-thirds of the loan, the floating debt for this year may be put down at 203,639,842 f. " The question of the reimbursement of the consolidated debt in Five per Cent. Rentes, which amounts to a capital of 2,940,309,600 f., represented by 147,040,480 f. of rente, was the subject of serious examination by the Committee. The Minister of Finance was asked whether he considered con version as possible, and if he thought the proposition might be brought forward at the opening of the next session. The Minister, although admitting the necessity of giving a solu tion to the question, refused to fix any precise period at which the Cabinet would take the initiative in this impracti cable measure. " This reserve of the Minister is sufficiently accounted for by the financial situation of the country. In fact, as the pre vious deficits and the sums voted for the ports and railways may oblige the Government to have recourse to a loan at no very distant period, an idea of conversion might have a serious effect ou credit. " The proposition of the Minister of Finance tending to reduce from four to three per cent. the interest paid by the Government for the guarantee deposits lodged in the hands of the State by officers holding responsible situations, was warmly opposed by a part of the Committee, and supported -as strongly by others. The division of their opinions was so nicely balanced that the Committee refrained from giving any opinion, but will lay the arguments pro and con. before the Chamber. " The principal reductions proposed by the Committee are principally economics on the estimates of the different Minis tries, and are chiefly connected with the war budget. The Commission accepts the proposed effective strength of the arm y at 344,000 men, and 84,416 horses, as it has been fixed by the Minister of War. It considers this force as sufficient to keep up the organisation of the army, and give complete security to the country. The report speaks in terms of com mendation of the initiative taken by Marshal Soult, in pro posing a reduction in his budget of 4,000 men, and 1,000 horses, and soliciting him to persevere in the course he has begun. _ . ; 1 The budget of the Minister of Foreign Affairs has been approved in its most essential points; a reduction of 50,000 francs only being proposed on the chapter for foreign missions. " The question of the steam navy also occupied much of the attention of the Committee. The number of steam-vessels on the Ist of January 1844, was—one of 540 horse power; three of 450 ditto ; one of 320 ditto ; seven of 220 ditto ; twenty-one of 160 ditto ; one of 150 ditto ; two of 120 ditto ; one of 100 ditto ; five of 80 ditto ; three of 60 ditto ; two of 30 ditto ; making together 47 of a strength of 8,210 horses, but this strength remains to be brought up to that of 15,550 horses, in conformity with the provisions of the difl'erent votes passed on the subject." The report concludes with a recommendation to the different Ministers, of care and precision in the pre paration of their respective budgets, and requires that for the future there shall be annexed to each budget a list of the employa and the amount of salaries received. THE BOURSE—SATURDAY, JUNE 22. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five perC:nts....•• 122 10 .. 122 15 .. 122 05 .. 122 15 Three per Cents.— •• 82 60 .• 82 60 .. 82 55 .. 82 55 Bank of F ranca 3070 •• 3070 3060 ..3060 Latlittaßank, I,ooof. Sharesll3s —1135 ••1135 .•1135 5,000 f. gh.vesso92 50 5092 50 .•5092 50 ..5092 50 &lean Bank • •. 660 .. 660 .. 660 .. 660 Belgian .... 1031 .. 104 .. 103 .. 104 1840 1842 •••••••• 1084 1081 .. 108 .. 108 i Threes Dutch Two-and.a•Half..... 63 62 .. 62 .62 drawing from the markets of Europe all free-labour sugar. Of course, they must thereby diminish the supply, and increase the price of the rest, and give consequently a direct, im mediate, and considerable encouragement to the growth of sugar by the labour of slaves.— (Cheers.)" £0 show how perversely this device of Ministers is persisted in, against the most reasonable and logical objections founded on the analogy of the social condi tion of certain foreign possessions, not included with in its scope, we may mention that Sir J. HANMER— " Wished to know, why Porto Rico, where much free-labour sugar was produced, was not included in the number of those places whence such produce would be admitted into the Bri tish market ? " Mr. W. E. Gladstone said it was quite true that free labour sugar was produced in Porto Rico ; but slave labour was also employed in the production of sugar in that country, and it would be impracticable to make any distinction in fa vour of its produce." In what respect more impracticable than in the strictly parallel instance of American sugar from the United States ? And if sugar may be imported from the partly slave, partly free-labour cultivated planta tions of the States of the Union, under certificates— why not, also, from the plantations, similarly culti vated, of Porto Rico under the like guarantees, such as they are ? But the plan is a puerility altogether; an attempt to compromise between the just rights of the British consumer, the fair demand of the British West Indian grower for a reduced duty of 205., and the anxiety of the Minister to raise a certain addi tional amount of revenue, in the shortest possible time, at any sacrifice of principle which he can manage to clothe with the flimsy pretext of rigorously up holding the great principle to which we are pledged of abolishing by all legitimate means the continuance of slavery. But, "facilis descensus Averni." From inconsistency to inconsistency—from hypocrisy to hypocrisy—from pretext to pretext—where a truth is to be concealed or a wrong to be effected, the pro gression is at railroad pace. Mr. PATRICK STEWART completed the degradation of this pitiful measure by two home pushes. The one regarded the most invi dious exception made by Government in favour of Java, where, he asserted, the labourers were abso lutely "adscripti glebe—transferred with the soil and forced to till it. Each man, we should say, has a sort of reserved equity of redemption—indeed ; since he can separate himself from this bondage on payment of a certain money premium to the master ; but not otherwise. "That this was virtually slavery might be imagined from the fact that when re-established in 1836, a rebellion and consequent massacre of the labourers occurred. The slavery might be modified and mitigated, but slavery it was." When we remember the scandalous conduct of the Netherlands Government about this very island of Java, and our trade with it, as evidenced in that shameless violation of the treaty of 1824, we must again marvel at the title Java can have established to an admission into our markets with her slave-raised sugars. But the other downward thrust given by Mr. STE:WART we subjoin in this epigrammatic state ment : "He could state further, as showing the utter futility of the principle of legislation now proposed, that he knew of a cargo of slave-grown Brazilian sugar recently—and since these sugar debates—shipped from Liverpool for Bombay, in order there to displace so m uc h E as t I n di a sugar which. might be exported to this country.—(Loud cries of Hear, hear,' and a few expressions of doubt.) He knew he should be met with intimations of doubt, so he had taken care to be pro vided with particulars.—(Hear, hear.) The cargo was im ported to Liverpool in the Mary Howell, from Pernambuco, and was shipped for Bombay in the Australia—(Hear, hear) —that it might be consumed in the East ladies in place of so much free-labour sugar which would be imported into this country.—(Loud cries of 'Hear, hear.')" The Bishop of LONDON may blush with envy at this towering flight of pharisaical manceuvreing. And yet this Bill is still before the House of Commons ! Lord DENNAN—The amount given by the former inquisi tion is 364,2661., and if you are of opinion that the claim is made out, they claim something additional for interest. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL submitted that there was no evidence to go to the jury on the allegation in the petition, that the sum paid by France was augmented for the purpose of liquidating the Baron's claim. Mr. Hna, contended that there was evidence to that point. Lord DENMAN could only understand by that allegation that the name of Baron de Bode, as claiming for the pro perty of Soultz, was expressly brought under the notice of the French Government, and some express agreement come to on the subject. That certainly did not appear by the evidence. There were also two other points which they would find for the Crown, viz., that the claim did n o t accrue within six years, nor during the reign of her present Majesty ; so that, in fact, the only question they would really have to determine was, whether or not, at the time of the confisca tion, the property of Soultz was the property of the late Baron Charles de Bode, or of the present claimant Baron Clement de Bode. The jury then retired to consider their verdict. which they had not returned when we went to piess. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS D►AY.) (Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL) MAUGHAN V. FADE AND OTHERS. This was the only case which came before the Court this morning. It possessed no interest except to the parties im mediately concerned, being a dispute with regard to the making and repairing of a private road. CLERKENWELL._(THIS DAY.) Timothy Reddy was charged with assaulting police-consta• ble, E 24. The policeman had a prisoner in custody, and was going up Compton-passage, when the prisoner attacked him ; he kicked the constable very severely on the shins, without:hav ing received any provocation whatever.—Fined ss. A ruffianly-looking fellow, a carpenter by trade, was charged with assaulting Sarah Wilcox. It appeared from the evidence, that the complainant is a married woman living apart from her husband—and the prisoner has been for long time living idly on her hard earn ings. On Saturday night, he came home drunk; and upon some trivial provocation, beat the poor woman so severely, that her face was much contused and swollen. Tho woman complained bitterly of the general brutality of the prisoner's conduct. The prisoner was fined 21. or 21 days' imprisonment. QUEEN-SQUARE-F.- THIS DAY.) Adam Cook, a young man, was placed before Mr. Bond, charged with having violently assaulted Ann Clements, a young married woman, and also with having robbed her of a purse, containing four shillings. Mrs. Clements stated that whilst she was standing opposite to the Castle public-house, in Little Chapel -street, Westmin ster, a mob of persons came out and con d ucte d t h emse l ves i n some fighting, and others assault ingin that direction. The pri party, struck complainant's brother,at o h iei epersons mostrswho wnh v hso i o ow l e wwh n or t r n wso a ei n leen n d e po r i n , fa gs st hnb eg release him from the prisoners'y and when she attempted to hold, he (the prisoner) gave her a violent blow, and knocked her down ; and whilst in that position she was severely kicked by him She then felt the prisoner put his hand into her pocket, and when she got away she found herself minus the purse. Mrs. Johnson, who witnessed the assault, corroborated the above. She stated that, after seeing the assault, she fol• lowed the prisoner, and gave him into custody; and on doing so she was herself severely struck by him. Mr. BOND inquired how it was the complainant was abroad at that hour at night? Complainant stated that she was an artificial flower maker, and that she was waiting for her brother who was then trying to dispose of a few of those articles. The prisoner's father, an old man, here stepped forward, and wished to show that his son had to work very hard for his living; he was never a thief, nor had he ever committed an assault. _ Mr. Born said his working hard had nothing to do with the case. If he spent his money in a public-house that would be of little service to him ; but he should give the prisoner an opportunity of bringing forward witnesses for his defence, by remanding him till to-morrow. The prisoner was then remanded. No money was found in his possession. UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.) Edward Harrison was charged with threatening to murder a woman named Matthews, who appeared as a witness against him a few days previously. The complainant stated that she gave evidence against the prisoner on an alleged charge of felony, on the 18th instant, at this Court. That on the preceding day he met her in the street, and swore he would " do for her," and that before three (lays were expired, he would have her house about her ears. He used other language of a threatening nature, and she was apprehensive he would do her some serious injury. The MAGISTRATE said, that threatening a witness was an offence of a most serious nature, and that he should make the prisoner find good bail to keep the peace. Catherine Day was charged with committing a violent assault on a woman named Green, whose countenance, which was bruised and swollen, exhibited the severity of the attack. It appeared the parties were acquainted, and that on the preceding day the defendant, who was walking with a man, exclaimed, " Now I have caught you, I'll serve you out ;" and immediately tore the bonnet off her head, and beat her on the face. The man encouraged the defendant, saving, that if she did not "settle" the complain an t, he would give her ( the defendant) a good hiding. Defendant, encouraged by such language, renewed the attack on complainant, and beat her in the manner she then appeared. The MAGISTRATE held the defendant to bail, and directed that the fellow who encouraged her in the attack should be taken into custody. VISIT OF PRINCE ALBERT TO THE OLD SAVOY CHURCH IN THE STRAND.—This afternoon, shortly after one o'clock, His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Sir Edward Bowater, arrived at the Old Savoy Church, in a private carriage, for the purpose of inspecting the interior, which has been redecorated in a splendid style at the ex pense of her Majesty, the Queen. His Royal Highness was received by the Chancellor of the Duchy, Lord Granville Somerset ; the Rev: Mr. Edwards, the evening lecturer, and Mr. Palmer, the chapel arden, who conducted him through the chapel. His Royal ighness remained there about half an hour, when he returned to Buckingham Palace. SUGAR DUTIES.-011 Saturday the Bill on which the recent division took place, which has been amended in Committee and on Report, was printed. The duties imposed by 6 and 7 Will. IV., c. 26, and 3 and 4 Vic , c. 17, are to be continued till the sth July, 1845, with the Custom Duties, and an additional duty of five per cent. Her Majesty by order in council to declare the sugars of other countries to be admissible as not being the produce of slave labour. By the seventh provision, power is given to her Majesty b y order in council to declare, that the sugars of countries with which her Majesty has treaties of reciprocity as to duties, be ad missible at 345. per cwt., and five per cent., additional. Her Majesty may allow the importation of sugar, the growth of certain British possessions, at the lower rate of duty. There Aro 25 "actions in the Bill. Spanish Active .• • • 311 .. 311 .. 311 • • 311 Threes New Deferred.. •.• • ln .. .. 121 .. 12.1 Portuguese Five per Cents .• 461 .. 47 .. 46.1 .. 47 Neapolitan 99 70 . 99 75 .. 99 70 .. 99 75 Roman RAILWAY SEARES. Versailles, R. 8.. • • 380 392 50 380 .. 392 50 L.B •• 247 50 .. 247 50 .. 245 .. 246 25 Rouen Rouen to Havre.... 765 .. 767 50 .• 765 .. 766 25 Orleans ...•.........•.....1002 50 .•1005 ..1002 50 ..1005 Strasburg to Bale.• •• ••• • • • 235 .. 237 50 .. 235 .. 237 50 Avignon to Marseilles— •• •• 768 75 .. 768 75 .. 768 75 . 768 75 RAILWAY SHARES FOR 30TH JUNE. St. Germain ...... :• • • • • • • 895 895 .. 895 .. 895 Versailles, R.B. 380 .. 392 50 .. 389 .. 392 50 L. 8...... • • • • • • 245 • • 247 50 .. 245 .. 247 50 Rouen .................. •• 993 75 • • 993 75 . 992 50 .. 992 50 Rouen to Havre.... ...... • • 765 • • 768 75 .. 765 .. 768 75 Orleans .1005 —lOO6 25 ..1002 50 ..1002 50 Strasburg to Bale.. 235 .. 237 50 .. 235 .. 237 50 Avignon to Marseilles.— 770 .. 770 .. 767 50 .. 768 75 THIS DAYS NEWS. QUEEN'S BENCII.-(THIS DAY.) (Trial at Bar.) THE BARON DE BODE V. THE QUEEN, ON A PETITION OF RIGHT. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, this morning, opened the case, in opposition to the Baron's claim. He denied that the Go vernment had ever received funds to liquidate the Baron de Bode's claim. The convention for the payment of a certain sum by France for the claim, was entered into in 1818, while the Baroudid not make his claim until 1819. It was perfectly competent for the Commissioners to have refused to entertain thks claim at all, inasmuch as he had not put in his claim in time; but instead of that they admitted his claim and investigated it ; they had no interest whatever in dociding against his claim. They, however, felt bound to decide against it. The Court of Appeal, the Com mittee of the Privy Council, at which sat Lord Stowell and Sir W. Grant, also decided against the claim. So that, ad mitting every fact as stated by Baron de Bode, his claim had been adjudicated on according to Act of Parliament and re jected, and he had no locus standi in the Court, and had no right to come forward under this obsolete form of proceeding. Besides, how was it possible he could say that her present Ma jesty had received a sum of money for his use? She had no con trol over this fund. Her Royal predecessor had no control over it. It had been paid into the Bank under the provisions of an Act of Parliament, and Geo. 4, in whose reign it had been so paid, and had no authorityover it. Therefore, they might re turn a general verdict that h er M a j es t y had no such pro perty in her possession ;_ but he apprehended that they would hardly be satisfied that the cession of the property was legal, or that the Baron was a British subject. He was most anxious that it should be thoroughly understood that every facility had been given to the Baron de Bode to prove his claim, and that the observations which had been made on the hardness with which he had been treated were utterly unfounded. Lord DE MAN then proceeded to sum up, and, after briefly alluding to the unusual mode of proceeding by petition of right, and explaining the various steps taken under its authority, from the time of it s p resen t a ti on t o th e L or d Chancellor to the present moment, his Lordship went on to offer some observations on the evidence. There could be no doubt but that the petitioner was born in England, and of an English mother. Neither could there be any doubt but that by the treaty of Westphalia, by which Alsace was trans ferred to France the feudal rights of the seigneurs were pre served ; but these matters of foreign law must be:considered by the jury themselves as though they were matters of fact. It was proved that Baron Charles received the investiture of the fiefs, and the claimant received it as his heir. But the National Assembly of France in 1790, by a decree, abolished feudal rights, and if that decree affected the laws of succession, then this feudal property became allodial property, and it would be for the jury to say how far that decree affected the cession made in 1791, and whether or not that decree affected the right of succession in Alsace. Then with regard to the cession itself, they would recollect the evidence of one of the learned persons from Strasburg, as to the law of Alsace, by which it appeared that the result, in the event of the death of the minor during the time the father held the fiefs, would have been, that the property would revert to the Elector, and not go to the claimant's brother; that had been used on the part of the Crown as an argument to show that the cession was merely colourable. If the cession were merely colourable the Baron Charles still continued in possession ; if they were satisfied that it was a perfect cession the claimant was the owner. Then they came to the question of confiscation. There was no evidence to show that the claimant was illegally or unduly condemned for emigration, and it would be for th e jury to say how f ar th e y were sa tisfied on that point. He would not allude to the award of the Commissioners, because if their award was a final bar to the Baron's claim, that bar ought to have been pleaded by the Crown ' • but, net having been so pleaded, the Baron de Bode was not called upon to enter into any discussion on that point. The first question the jury would have to decide was, whether the Baron Charles made a valid renunciation to his son in 1791. The second question was, whether the pro perty in question, being the property of the claimant, was Illegally and unduly confiscated. With regard to the value of the property it did not appear that there was any question. A juryman —What is the total amount of the claim, my Lord. JOINT STOCK RANKS. London and Westminster 20 26% to London Joint Stock MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 22.—The share market is firm, but quiet. We quote Manchester and Bir mingham, 561 to 57 ; Ditto Quarters, 3i to 34 ; Manchester and London, 106 to 107 ; Ditto Quarters, 13i to 8i Edin burgh and Glasgow, 65 to 64; Glasgow and Ayr, 56i to 57i ; Manchester and Buxton, 25 t o 30 prem. ; Union Bank of Manchester, 9i to 9i. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LoNnox, JUNE 24.—Wind S.W., light southerly breeze, and fine. Huu, JUNE 23.—Wind W.—Arrd. Ann, Hall, St. John ; Voyager, Parker, do. OFF THE WlWlT.—Ocean, Ward, Sydney. Postzsmounr, JUNE 22.—Wind S.W. 23.—5. E. to S.— Sid. John, China; St. James, New York. OFF DARTMOUTH, JUNE 22.—Louise, Batavia, for Ant werp ; Apollo, Monte Video, for Hamburgh Tartar, Matanzas. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 23.—Wind S.—Arrd. H.M.S. Swift, Falmouth. Sld. H.M.S. Cygnet, Coast of Africa ; Agno, Ichaboe. Off, Mediator, Chadwick, New York. 19.—Arrd. Concord, London, for Syria, not Ichaboe as reported. SHIELDS, JUNE 21.—Sld. Otellie, New York; Harriet, Montreal. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 22.—Wind W.S.W., light. 23. Wind light.—Arrd. Jane, Backer, and Nicholas Biddle, Turner, Mobile; Thomas Bennet, Charleston; Cambridge, Barstow, New York; Dorchester, Cardwell, Boston; Duke of Sussex, Jones, Maracaibo; Georgians, New Orleans ;'Balfour, Mobile; Susannah Cumming, Savannah •, Mahaica, Montreal ; Emma, Newfoundland ; Gartsherrie, Valparaiso; Margaret Eliza beth, M'lven, Penambuco ; John Garrow, New Orleans; Republic, Luce, Mobile; Sea, New York (4th inst.) Sid. Bleng, Port Adelaide ; Charlotte, China ; Dorothea and Ivanhoe, Calcutta ; Ann Milne and Chusan, Bombay ; Martha, Jane, Cape of Good Hope ; Ann and Wm. R usse ll , Pernambuco; Great Western (steamer), New York; Tamer lane, Wiscasset ; Catherine and Flora M'Donald, Halifax ; Sesostris, Pictou ; Envoy, Bay Chaleur ; Briti s h Ki ng, Quebec ; John Olaunt for China ; Intrinsic for Bombay ; Eliza Scotland, Cape of. Good Hope; Irene, Brazils; Ash burton, New York; Douglas and Oromocto, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Laurel, Dalhousie ; Coriono, Montreal. Arrd. off, General Wiltshire, New Orleans; Irlam and Agnes, Gilmour. GLOUCESTER, JUNE 23.—Sld. Marinus, Quebec. SWANSEA, JUNE 21.—Arrd. Alicia, Jack, Cuba. DUBLIN, JUNE 21.—Arrd. Lumley, Topliff, St. John's, New Brunswick. 22. Sld. Odessa, St. John's, New Brunswick. KINQsrowN, JUNE 21.—Arrd. Recove r y, C onway, S t. John's, New runswick ; Grace Darling, Laverts, Miramichi. BELFAST, JUNE 21.—Arrd. Jane, Mason, Quebec ; South Esk, Robertson, St. John's, New Brunswick. DEAL, JuNE 23.—Wind, E.S.E. light.—Arrd. Mules, Demerara. Sld. Runnymede, Calcutta; Ellen, Gre nada; Alicia, Cape of Good Hope; Cxsar and La Bonne Mere, Ichaboe ; Elizabeth and Ann, Quebec; Hearts of Oak, Val paraiso ; and the rest of the outward bound. CoRK, JUNE 20.—Arrd. Thomas Edwards, Halifax. ABERDEEN, JUNE 21.—S1d. Henrietta and Sophia, Quebec. SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 23.—Arrd. Avon (steamer), Strutt, West Indies. FALMOUTH, Juxu 23.—Wind S.S.W., light.—Arrd. Clare mont, London, for Ichaboe. Sid. William Ward, Ichaboe; Columbus, New York. JERSEY, JUNE 18.—Arrd. Courier, Le Guesne, Rio, and sailed 21st for Stettin; P. H. Dean, --. Sid. Newport, Arichat ; Judge Thompson, Fart!. CLYDE, JUNE 21.—Caledonia, Allan, Montreal. THE STEAMER MANCHESTER. The following are extracts from letters received at Lloyd's this day ; . "Heligoland, June 19, 1844. "A black board, with ' Manchester in gilt letters on it, with some cotton twist attached to it, has been picked up this morning to the north, outside the River Elbe. It is reported by some of the fishing boats that a quantity of cabin furni ture and pieces of wreck have been passed drifting about." " Hh, June 21, 14. " We are sorry t o a dd that the ambur Manchester steamer was lost on the Sandy Island Riessen, at the Eider, where the wreck is still lying. It is reported that none on board have been saved ; but that part of her cargo was driven ashore.", Cux June 22, . "Some cott on t w i s t h as been" picked up haven, and landed lB44 here, supposed belonging to the Manchester steamer, from Hull to Hambrurgh." RETURN OF HER ROYAL RICHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT.—Her Royal Highness is expected to arrive in England, from Germany, in the course of this week. The alterations which have been in progress at Frogmore-house, near Windsor, ever since the departure of the Duchess, have been commanded to be finished, and the mansion to be pre pared for the reception of her Royal Highness by Saturday next. Should the Duchess of Kent arrive in London before her Majesty has left Buckingham Palace for Windsor Castle, her Royal Highness will take up her residence at Clarence house, St. James's, and remain there until the Court leaves town for Windsor, when the Royal Duchess will take her de parture for Frogmore-house. We record with much regret the death of Mr. O'Hanlon, counsel to the Irish office. It appeared that the deceased swallowed a fish-bone on Sunday last, which, after some difficulty, passed into the stomach, but, unfortunately, it caused irritation in the lower intestines, which were at the time predisposed to inflammation. On Tuesday evening, a violent inflammation came on; and, in the middle of the night, mortification ; and, the next day, death. Mr. O'Hanlon was still in the full vigour of manhood, and his healthful and athletic appearance gave all earthly premise of a long life.— Observer. MONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. _CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a fair demandon Saturday for Cotton at Liver pool from the trade at steady prices. Sales 4,500 bales. Spe culators and exporters were inactive. Shares were quiet— Liverpool and Manchester, 223; Birmingham, 218; Ditto Quarters, 24i ; Midland Counties, 94 ; Paris and Lyons, 3/. 9s. ; Ditto and Rouen, 38. At the present moment a considerable degree of interest is taken in the City at the state and condition of the principal grain markets throughout the "United Kingdom, as indica tive of the exportations of the yield in the several localities. Now, while the great metropolis, and its vicinity, has suf fered from an absence of good rains for many weeks past, (those that have occurred scarcely moistening the surface) almost every district beyond 25 miles from London, has been blessed with genial showers. The Hull Corn Trade Report states that in the wheat district there, and in other places northward, rains had prevailed, during all the week, and that the sales of corn had fallen off. This was the case at Wakefield. The anticipation entertained in 1 many quarters that a speculative demand will pre vail for foreign wheat has not yet been realised to any extent. Still there can be no doubt that very considerable importations will take place, from the Baltic and other Continental ports very shortly, in the hope that prices will rise for it, and profits be realised. Independently of the information contained in the letters to our Morning Contemporaries from Southampton, relative to West Indian affairs, the private mercantile advices are deficient! of interest. It is not immaterial, however, to note that vegetation, in most of the plantations was in a progressive and satisfactory condition. Com plaints were still, however, made that the labouring population were disposed to inactivity. The rumoured in tention of her Majesty's Government to alter the sugar duties in favour of foreign free grown produce, had excited some sensation ; and a meeting to petition Parliament against the i agitation of such topics frequently, by which operations in 1 the Colonies were unhinged, was in contemplation. It was not anticipated that the private and country bankers would, through the efforts of their delegates, obtain any modifications of the plan of the Government for the future registration of the currency and banking in England. At the recent interviews there were several points pressed upon Sir R.Peel, which, it is asserted in well informed circles, were met with favour by him, and probably this evening the ultimatum of the Minister will be stated to Parliament. The deputation deserve to be successful, as they have worked hard and continuously for the benefit of the general body whom they have represented. It will be observed that Bank of England Stock is heavy, in consequence of an impression that the Government will yield in some way to the wishes of the private and joint-stock banks. The commercial letters from New York, and other parts of America, do not contain any news of much interest as to trade. No question an attempt will be made to influence the Cotton Market in consequence of the exaggerated accounts of the damage done to the plants by the overflowing of the Mississippi. A rather dull market has prevailed this morning for Con sols, which, for the Account, have just been sold at 981. We have not heard of any large sales of Stock. Reduced Three per Cents. have receded from 94 to 99i ; and the Three-and-a. Half per Cents. Reduced at 102 A. Exchequer Bills have fallen to 735. premium. The demand for money has advanced. Bank Stock is at 194, and India Bonds were at 94 96 premium. An opinion was entertained on Saturday, that the divi dends upon the Three per Cent. Spanish Bonds would be advertised to-day; and as there was no confirmation of the statement to this effect, the market has been flat to-day— the Actives at 23*, and the Threes at 35. Still our informa tion is that the interest upon the latter, due the Ist proximo, will be forthcoming. A further advance has taken place in the Dutch Securities, the Two-and-a-Half per Cents. having just been quoted at 62k, and the Five per Cents. to 1001. In the other Continental and South American Bonds, the transactions have been but few to-day. Not much business has been reported in the Railway Share Market this morning. The quotations are very nearly the same as on Saturday. London and Birmingham have been done at 119 premium ; North Midland at 6 discount ; and York and North Midland at 72 premium. London and West minster Bank Shares are at 6* premium, and London Joint Stock Bank at 4-4- premium. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, (From the Ofticial List.) Bank Stock 198% 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities 102 % 1% Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 1-16% India Bonds,l,ooo 96 Ditto under 1,000 • Consols for Account 98%% Exchequer Bills, 19fd. 130 1 1 k 0........, ....... .......... . pm. Ditto 5ma11..„.,.,„ ,„.,.,. .... ...".. 75 pu t . Ditto Advertised In- FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Columbian Bonds. 13%% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents, 26% Ditto for the Account Portuguese Bonds, 41 5 per Cent. Ditto Converted 4l Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840.... ....... Ditto Deferred 13% Ditto Three per Cent. ...... ................... Ditto for the Account 35% 35 Dutch 2% per Cents 62%506 Dutch 5 per Cents.... ............. ....... .. '. .... Ditto for the Account lOO New Loan. 4 per Cents. (1844) PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. PAID. PRE SHARE. Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings... 5 .....N.. 4% Chester and Holyhead 5 3% to Chichester and Brighton Dublin and Cashel ..... 2% 5% to Eastern Counties Ditto Perpetual 5 per eent l3s. 4d... 1 Great Western Ditto Fifths l2 ......... W ci . ci .., to London and Birmingham lOO 219 to Ditto New Thirds London and Blackwall London and Brighton London and South Western ...... 41% 85% to Ditto Eighths to London and Croydon hi...... Il‘ mi to Manchester and Leeds 7O ..... .... 106% to Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 ......... 57 . to Midland Counties • 100 93 4. to Northern and Eastern 45 - ..... «" to Dit o % Shares North Midland Ditto 4 Shares Norwich and braiidon South Eastern and Dover 32% — to -. Ditto New Yarmouth and Norwich lB 22104 ... to York and North Midland .... 50 122 to .. ... Ditto % Shares 25 Ditto Scarboro Branch 2% 20% 4 ... to Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux... 1 Paris and Orleans .......... ........... 20 Paris and Rouen 2O 38304 ... to i ~.a~~~ MARKET NEWS.- ( T HIS DAY.) ' CORN-EXCHANGE —MONDAY. The English Wheat trade ended inactive. However, the very first qualities found buyers at prices quite equal to those obtained last week ; but, in all other descriptions, next to nothing was doing, and the rates were considered a trifle lower. Foreign Wheat, duty on which has been paid, in the last week, upon about 4,500 quarters, met a very dull sale, at prices barely equal to ehose:noted in our last report. Super fine qualities of English Barley sold steadily at very full prices. Fine white parcels of Malt were at a trifle more money. All other qualities the turn lower, while the de mand was by far less animated. The quotations for ,Oats were supported without difficulty. Peas and Bean s at barely late rates. The Flour trade was extremely dull. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. WHEAT—Essex & Kent, (MALT—Chevalier,,.,,„., 63s to —. red 4ss to 575: OATs—Yorkshire and Ditto, white Norfolk and Lin- 1 Potatoe coin, red 4os to 43s Youghall and Cork, Ditto white 42s to 4751 black Irish, red 47s to 50i; Cork, white ...... ... 19s to 20 s Ditto white RYE—Old 254 to 33s BEANS—Tick ...... ......... 30s to 341 New 36s to 38s Pigeons BARLEY—Grinding 24s to 27s PEAS— Grey 3os to 34$ Malting Chevalier 32a to 35s White ........... ....... 34s to :39s MALT—Su ffblk and Nor- Boilers 32s to 38s folk 564 to 62s FLouß—Town nude ... 48s to 531 Brown 50s to 54s Suflo k......, ... .... 346 to 38s Kingston and Ware 566 to 625, Stockton &Norfolk 34s to 36. FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. WHEAT—Dantzic Hamburgh 36s to 40s PeAs 234 to 27s BARLEY 3os to 33s FLouß—American OATS—New Feed ........... .......... I4s to 16s SMITHFIELD. The Beef trade was, on the whole, active, at prices fully equal to those obtained on Friday, being 2d per Sibs higher than even those on Monday last, and at which amount of im provement the best Scots readily producing 4d per 81bs, a good clearance was effected. Sheep, in fair average condi tion ; prime old Downs sold steadily at from 3s 10d, to, in some few instances, 4s per 81bs, while the value of all other kinds had an upward tendency. Lambs, at from 4s 4d to 5s 4d per 81bs, being quite 2d per 81bs dearer than on Mon day. The Veal trade was steady, at fully previous rates. Prime small Porkers, at full rates. Per filbs. to sink the offal. Total... ........ « ....... 3O 550 59 395 Previous week's arrival HAMBURGH MAIL. 'EMMEN, JUNE 15. Ile luggage of his Majesty the Em peror of Russia, and also his saddle and coach horses, had al ready arrived here, when intelligence was yesterday brought by express, that his Majesty would go first to St. Peters burgh, and come here afterwards. To-day a second express had brought word that his Majesty's visit to this place will not take place at all. M. Van Sevrim is preparing to depart. Hamburgh Borsenhalle, Juke 21. BRUSSELS, JUNE 22.—The King presided the day before yesterday in a Council of Ministers. The Chamber of Re presentatives proceeded at the commencement of the sitting to-day to the second vote of the project of law on tobacco. It was passed, without a debate, by a majority of 70 to I. M. de Tornaco was the only one that voted against it. M. de Garcia declined voting. The Minister then passed several votes of credit for the department of the interior, of finance, public works, and the marine, and a provisional credit of ten millions for the army. The remaining orders of the day having been disposed of, the the Chamber adjourned sine die. The Organ du Commerce, a Cologne journal, has the follow ing article from New York :—" A private letter from New York, dated May 27, of the veracity of which we have no doubt, states that the negotiations for a treaty of commerce between the United States and the Customs' Union, may be considered as broken off, and that it is not probable that they will be resumed, because the American Government makes extravagant demands, while on its part it will make only trifling concessions." - - FIRE AT BOSTON. (PROM A CORRESPONDNT.) BOSTON, JUNE 23.—We were, at one s o'clock this morning, alarmed by one of the most destructive fires which ever oc curred in this town. It broke out in the premises of Mr. Slater, ship-chandler, Southend. The premises were soon in flames, as well as the granaries occupied by Mr. J. Daulton, seed merchant, and much valuable seed was destroyed and damaged. It then communicated to the premises of Messrs. Lewin and Raff, merchants ; but owing to the report of a great deal of gunpowder being on the premises, and small explosions having taken place, numbers of persons were deterred from rendering assistance. The wind was, fortunately very still ; and the poor families in the immediate neighbourhood were to be seen in the greatest distress removing their goods into the market-place, and into a pasture, called Mears's Pasture. At three o'clock, the Ship Tavern, which adjoins the Custom-house caught fire, and the greatest fears for the safety of that building and the London Tavern were entertained, but through the perseverance of the inhabitants and the in trepid conduct displayed by the fire brigade and the police, they succeeded in confining it to the above premises, and by four o'clock all further danger was at an end. Owing to the continued dry weather the scene was truly awful. The signal and flag staff' on the top of the Custom-house was totally de stroyed, as was the Ship Tavern adjoining. The fire was seen for more than twenty miles round. This being Sunday there is no chance of ascertaining the amount of damage, or if the sufferers are insured. THE SUGAR DUTIES DIVISION. The following letter has been addressed to Mr. Cobden, by Mr. Sharman Crawford, who was unavoidably absent on the division on the sugar duties : " Crawfordsburn, June 21, 1844. " Dear Cobden,—l see you and my other free-trade friends are violently abused for voting with the Minister on the late division. Now, being firmly convinced that the proposition of Mr. Miles was framed and supported by those who were the originators of it, with the sole view of creating a greater amount of protection in favour of the West Indian monopoly, I take the liberty of expressing to you my entire agreement with your opposition to it, and to assure you that had I been in the House I should have joined you; and although', from unavoidable circumstances, I was absent on that occasion, I shall have no wish, when any opportunity occurs, to shrink from the responsibility of the opinion I now express to you. I cannot understand how those who, a few nights befre, voted for the abolition of all protecting duties, on the motion of Mr. Ewart, could reconcile it with the profession of the free-trade cause to vote for Mr. Miles' motion, the object of which was to increase protection. I acknowledge that I was proud to see that you voted on principle, and that you did not sacrifice the integrity of that principle to the paltry objects of party expediency. " I regret very much that I was absent on the division, as I should not have hesitated to share the odium which an honest vote would impose, whether derived from Whig or Tory abuse and misrepresentation. " Yours,very " WILLIAM SHARMAN CRAWFORD. " R. Cobden, Esq., M.P." --- THE LORD LIEUTENANCY OF IRELAND.---It is con sidered probable that the. Duke of Buccleuch will be the suc cessor of the Earl de Grey. The high personal character of his Grace, his amiable qualities, and th e mun ifi cence with which he devotes so large a portion of his princely fortune to the noblest purposes, have long made the Duke one of the most popular members of the British aristocracy. —Post. THE MACKEREL FISHERY.—The Brighton boats returned on Friday morning with about 2,000 mackerel, which were sold at from 14s. to 18s. per hundred. A large quantity was brought in on Saturday. In the retired village of Hawkesbury, in this county, on Sunday last, four swarms of bees were discovered, one in the tiling of the vicarage, another in a tree, and two in the roof and ceiling of the church.•;—Grouceiter Chronicle. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 5 2 l Second qualityditt.... 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto 2lO S 0 Coarse-woolled ditto.. 3 8 310 Prime large Oxen 3 2 3 8 Southdown Wethers 3IS 4 0 Prime Scots, &c 3lO 4 0 Ditto out of the wool Large coarse Calves 3 4 4 0 Large Hogs 3 2 3 8 Prime small ditto 4 2 4 4 Small Porkers 3lO 4 2 Suckling Calves, each 18 0 27 li Quarter old Pigs,eachl6 0 20 0 Inferior Sheep ... .... .2 10 3 4 Lambs 4 4 5 4 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. 1 1 Calves. I Pigs. 2;253 31,610 217 387 NEVTGA.TNI AND I.E.A.DENNA.LL. Prime Beef, Mutton, Lamb, and Veal, have commanded a steady inquiry, at, in most transactions, an advance of 2d per Blbs. In all other kinds of meat exceedingly little has been doing, yet the rates have been pretty generally supported. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to 1. d. s. d. toe. d. Beef, inferior..„.„..... 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior -- middling ..... .... 2 S 210 middling 210 3 4 -- prime large ~.... 210 30 prime ..... - prime small ...... 3 2 9 6 Pork, large 2 4 3 6 Veal 3 4 4 4 —5ma11....•" ..... .•• 3 5 4 2 Lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Pigs. Scotland 5 80 €0 Yorkshire Norfolk 3B 20 Suilblk — 20 20 Cambridgeshire Essex 6 60 34 25 Surrey 8 80 25 (0 Devonshire Wiltshire Other parts Difference since ourlast 2B 377 211 6.59 BOROUGH AND sPrrax.rxErms. The show of old Potatoes has now :become very small. Prime qualities are therefore in demand at enhanced cur rencies ; but the middling and inferior kinds are a mere drug. New Potatoes are plentiful, and may be purchased at from 8s to 13s per cwt. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. The accounts received from the plantations this morning vary. In mid Kent the Hops are rather promising ; but con siderable portions of the Weald of Kent and Sussex are seri ously blighted. The demand is limited, at barely last week's prices. WOOL MARICET. The finest qualities of Colonial Wools are in steady re quest at full prices ; but the value o f most d escr i pt i ons of English and Foreign, the supplies of which on offer are toler ably extensive, has a downward tendency. TALLOW. This market is very firm. For fine Y.C. on the spot there is none at our quotation this morning; and, for the last three months, the price is 42s 6d, with rather buyers than sellers. Town Tallow is 40s 6d to 41s nett cash. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE: (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) KNIGHTON RACES—(CoxcLuDED). FRIDAY.—The Borough Handicap of 7 soya, each, 4 ft, and 2 only if declared; with 25 added ; the second to receive Si. out of the Stakes. Heats, once round and a dis tance. (9 Subs, of whom one declared). Mr. Gough's Fausta, 6 yrs, 9st 71b.. (Dawson) 2 1 2 1 Sir C. Cockerell's Aurungzebe, 4 yrs, Bst 61b 3 2 1 2 Mr. Wadlow's Tippoo, aged, Bst 1 3 3 dr Mr. E. Herbert's Joanna, 3 yrs, 7st 41b ... bolted A fine race. The Craigdon Stakes of 3 sous. each, with 10 added, the second to save his stake. Heats, one mile and a quarter. (3 Subs.) Mr. Taylor's Brother to Donna Anna, 3 yrs, Bst 51b 3 1 1 Mr. Booth's f, by Dick, 3 yrs, Sst 21b 1 2 2 Mr.Warman's Captain Page, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b 2 dr The Town Purse of 251, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each. Heats, once round and a distance. , (5 Subs.) Mr. Collins's f, by Voltaire, 3 yrs, 7st 31b ...(Darling) 1 1 Mr. Maule's La Polka, 3 yrs, 7st 31b - - - -., Mr. Bradley's Sweetheart, 6 yrs, Bst 91b Mr. Taylor's Glowworm, 5 yrs, Bst 91b NEWCASTLE ON TYNE RACES. Arrivals up to yesterday noon :—Coheiress, The Squire, Fitz-Allan, Marian Ram sa y, S ower b y, The ure, Scalteen, Advice, Spinster, Misconception, The Queen of Tyne, Whistle Binkie, The Era, William le Gros, Fitzjames, Blue Jacket, Rowena, Messalina, Bonnets of Blue, The Nobbler, Northumberland, Telemachus, Saddle Bow, Sara, Susan, Little Hampton, Midlothian, Geneva, Crikey Billy, Reviewer, Lorimer, Delirious, &c. Scott's Hesseltine's, Gill's and the rest of Dawson' s , are h our l y expected. , No change in the betting. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND titibltt Optnton• " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. On Wednesday morning their Royal Highnesses bleslll,dl4 Adelaide and the Duke de Montpensier left Font aine a ttep , the Chateau de Rand an . At four o'clock, the King , c o lcee t by the Marquis de Chabannes, General d'Astorg.he Sidr ot Dumas, the Prefect of the Seine-et-Marne, and joet Prefect of Fontainebleau, reviewed in the principal _i s thl the Palace sever a l d e t ac h ments o f t h e N a ti o nal Ge;locali the 71st of the line, and th e 9 t h h ussars. At five °' was a grand dinner at the Pal ace , to w hi c h the civl j ot. litary'authorities of the town and department were the and seven their Majestie s l e ft f or Neuilly, whe re rived during the night. _A so bie M. Geoffrey Sai n t Hil a i re , w h ose repu t a tion sto7. o flet in the scientific world, has just expired at the age a long illness. rfa l , The Constituti onne l says : that th, e 4 " A letter from Bona, of the 4th, announces sians have attack e d the French camp, at a league from La Calle, and killed four men, and wounded vq" lent, of the African Chasseurs." 10 01 ' Accounts have been received from Algiers to the o ld co t ol d it would appear that General Lamoriciere e. that hostilities with Morocco were not yet at an end bet' The Constitutionel announces that the Pantheon w ity lP o trer stored to Catholic worship on the occasion of th e e sary of the revol u ti on o f 1830 ; that a so l em n sel - ' — „ n osoi celebrated in it on th e 29 t h o f J uly next, f or the,.:7, ; the souls of the c om b a t ants w h o fe ll i n t h e Three v e •li o rsil that the edifice will be afterwards open for religious on Sundays. rese lltei The Orleans and B our d eaux R a il roa d Bill wasirtoSare; on Friday in th e Ch am b er o f P eers. The Mi n i s ter 0., ol in presenting it, d ec l are d t h at t h e amen d men t intinlobet M. de Preign es , f or biddi ng the mem b ers o f eithertor l ,.: to take part in a n y Bill as contractors an d adralw — o f t$ was quite unnecessary, and contrary to the wis h— Governnient. t ell' According to the report of M. Daguenet on the 13 ;0 tive to foreign refugees, there were, in France, on tu r d, January, 1844, 4,800 receiving succour from the Gov :,„;.010 and 9,464 who required no assistance, in all 14,265650 consisting mostly of Spaniards, Poles, Italians, an d f ed The supplies demanded f or th at pur p os e at notul id ed 2,150,000 f., or 300,000 f. less than last year. The " , have cost France upwa r d s o f 40 , 000 , 000 f s ince 18- 31 ',100 According to official re t urns t h e population . f amounted in 1837 to 4,315,469 souls ; in 1840 to 4 ? ) , e g at and in 1843 to 4,440,327, of whom 69,476 belong to,tddeol i A letter from Rome states that the Tiber had '" ti ts risen on the 4th inst., six metres seventy centinle,.„ol' consequence of heavy rains which fell on the previ,; ( o Three men employed in collecting timber brought " the current were 'drowned at Ostia. e the Ill O sir A late trial at Bolo gna ex hibit e d an exam ple o• ner of treating certain culprits in some parts of Ita l 4,o' is not generally known. In the Roman States, it i s . of, torn to assign their own r es id ence as pr i son to thievr , "bes , / bonds, and rogue, who have not been senteneed tu t s ill condemnations. They are not permitted to go i °u if tb e, c i sunset, and, when the poli ce agen t s go th e ir round-' s et. find that one is abse n t, h e i s con d emne d by the In o at' breaking his ban, to the galleys, or to solitary condo„ oat prison. This system is found to be cheaper than an.T., Or; The fire at Cluses (Savoy), on the 13th inst., 7 eit ir more extensive than at first stated. It burnt down . l, to town, with the exception of six .houses and the chu; rise The memoirs left by M. Jacques Laffitte have gl ee v it a. e ll a judicial application, which must end in a formal sil, e Prince de la Moskowa demanded that these mesa 1 s be delivered up to him, but as Madame Laffitte an" a cutors refused to comply with his requisition , t. h ite appealed to the Civil Tribunal. M. Debelleynie , l d i s pam tl i dent, decided that as the right of possession Was , e 0 the memoirs should be put un d er sea l, an d thus ' the question is settled. 10 1 c OIIIILT—P.A.SIIMONALBLE•;„ fag The Duchess of Kent is e x p ec t e d to arrive "' from Germany in the course of this week. e; The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland receive d l e pe , guished party at dinner on F r id a y l ast, at their re - 7 0 e:1 0 . St. James's- square. The D uc h ess h a d a par ty afteglati ,A, The Earl and Countess of J erse y entertai ned the 1, 0 ;„ ness of Douro, Viscou n t an d Vi scountess Canoi l tiA,`" Brooke, Lord Gifford, Lo r d Ch ar l es Wellesley', 1119 .„ r Hill, Sir Horace Seymo ur an d L a d y Cli nton , Mr. ""„ Elizabeth Drummond and Mi ss D rummon d, D e r;tdia_ k o ll Pierrepont and Miss Pierrepont, and a select pattPThe on Friday last, at their house in Berkeley-square. b o l iOr of Wellington was prevented from joining the party tendance in the House of Lords. P srti lt / Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison 'had a dinne r t. Saturday, at their residence in Great Stanhope-streisad ref company included the Duke and Duchess of Clev o peO t i Lady Augusta Poulett, the Marquis and Mar t u ates il l y Blandford, Lady Louisa Churchill, the Earl and Cl i o- A Malmesbury, the Marquis of Salisbury, M. St. A ef t s Earl of Ilchester, and L a dy C aro li ne Stranrt Yss'o clv ir enf and Viscountess Holmesd a l e , L or d S ea h am , Lord d Lord Curzon, Mr. W. Peel, Mr. Tomline, Lord 04 Mahon. The Archbishop of York gave his annual on' on Thursday last, to the episcopal bench, at his e l l ib isbog o Grosvenor-square. There were present the zkr Canterbury, Archbishop of Armagh ; the Bishops ° GlowSo Durham, Norwich, Worcester, Rochester, Lichfield, ,dery ter, Exeter, and Bangor ; A rc hd eacon Hale, Ar' Wilberforce, Mr. G. Vernon, Mr. Glenny, &c. at Mrs. Lawrence had a dejiuner od,Saturday last, o lp Park, when a large party assembled. Among t were the Turkish Ambassad or , E ar l o f Ab er deen, bf Marchioness of Abercorn, Sir Robert and Lady r Rolle, Lord and Lady Worsley, Countess of J e rsey ;ve rn Cleentina Villiers, Lord For es t er , M arc hi o ness 0 1 derry and Ladies Vane, Viscount and Viscountess Lord and Lady Carrington, Count Rosen &c. ;., s olf e j, The members of the Roxburghe club'gave their 8' sary banquet on Saturday evening at the Clareadopopij when there were present th e E ar l o f P ow i s , E ar l 11, ° , IPj; Stepuen tine, Ilan., M.P., Mr. Botfield, F, 4 Clive, M.P., Dr. Bliss, the E ar l o f C aw d or , Mr. r'„ r o e, Baron Parke, &c. The D u k e o f S u th er l an d was members who were prevented by other engager° dining with the club. xvi/SCELMANEOTiIi. theurpOl"firr On Saturday a very fully attended meeting of . , lebone Vestry took place at the Court-house, for t h e i f 4, of considering the steps necessary to be taken for a s itidO., of resisting the attempt of the Government and the tg - A sex Magistrates, to pull d own th e coun ty prism! 9 ;;oo l , l erect them with cell s f or so l itary confinement of: P t i;o. upon the same pri nc ipl e as t h ose cons t r ucted at, e Model Prison, Pentonvill e ; M r . J . G omm , oc cupied T: re and several noblemen a n d county mag i stra t e s, who corld, bers of the vestry, were present. Resolutions In, a a cict e with the object of the meeting were unaninaottsqbe to ep and as there were delegates now sitting from all th e ato politan parishes on the amended Poor-law Bill, t_ i dopr was referred to them, with a request that they ivy"' • the attempt in every shape. erg y• The composer of th e B o h em i an Gi r l (Balfe) l9 , otr e,t°o the composition of a new o p era for Drury-lane brought out shortly after the re-opening o f the li o o f middle of September. e 0/60 vs' On Saturday the catalozue of the first „ ss rs the late Duke of Sussex's library was issued by oi- b v bis ir e and Sons, of Pall-mall, the auctioneers appo inted iroD t S jo g Royal Highness's executors to sell his valuable arl d o nsis i o, collection of books. The catalogue is of vast size' 55 1 ` l os of s, •of 259 pages, octavo, and giving a description 011 all on theological subjects. This portion of tile T he O r el twenty-four days, commencing on Monday not t ', or tst,s ° being devoted to the sale of the extensive as .n ' - d fopf Bibles, in different languages, in octavo, quarto , the col* The Hon. Henry Cole has been returned tor.o borough of Enniskillen, in the room of the Hon. ' 6 ••" — deceased. w g, " fn i ;D ti TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BET- Ar ,- -5 o rs- Dr SOR CASTLE, BUCKINGHAM PALACE, &c. --- " 24 o f o,,,Lif 1 16 will be made, in anticipation of the accoueltemea' do " r tiny loved Sovereign, which will take place at W ill . s oe ( 1410 for intelligence to b e conveye d to L ondon , by re v ,'" its;:i s r galvanic telegraph on th e li ne o f the Great'We ste lO iDfOd between Slough and P a ddi ng t on , w hi c h will enlh- s lreP n Cej tion to be expressed a n d t e l egrap h e d f rom the rOY re sicl* - tbe at Windsor to Buckingham Palace, and the tow ° ter, pi d of the Ministers and th e p u bli c o ffi ces at W e stmlusois r°, ,s short space of less tha n twenty-five minutes dishe' ll e mode of communication w ill be thus easily aocoluorort horse and groom, kept constantly in readiness t ..tj a t 'Di moment's notice, will r eac h t h e te l egra ph ° o f Stele' station, within 11 m i nu t es f rom t h e thro be t oo, from Windsor Castle ; an d th ence informa tion 1 1, s oiag e d graphed to Paddington in a few seconds. From P rcic o o cr grooms, with hors es k ep t constantly saddled, p ill to m' s pil with written slip s o f th e te l egraphic announcere.„i s ters ADA ingham Palace a n d th e res id ences o f the the lulpsddifisbe other o ffi cial pers onages . Th e d i stance f ro m tp coulP'Ai° terminus to Buckingham Palace will thus be a c ts ien. of in twelve or thirteen minutes. In the event efa d Tonioie communication being opened between the R T il t i he Windsor Castle (which is clearly perceptible ", ; ,, a 0 No; telegraph-office) and the Slough station, the hor se t ioa , minutes) occupied by a messenger proceediniV is foro4o from the Castle to Slough would be saved, au" ham under these circumstances, would reach Bucking beifttly or Whitehall within a quarter of an hour of a spatched from Windsor. Special trains will ov, s tar',. for kept in readiness at the Paddington terminus, leuposiblirost moment's notice for Slough. Thus, it is quit e castle', (ill; the great o ffi cers of state to arrive at Win ds o r how" 10' Westminster, within considerably less than peri cnv e• deed, within about an hour and a k half) from t e t he Py a summons being disp a t c h e d f rom the res id e nce °` reign at Windsor. theatre,ze t PR I NCESS ' S oNpCe with E rit s buffs 'S bliss T A., ;04 THEATRE.— Satur day 11 .nts.„ - p t 6 0. d ;h il e nw ro i l e e o w f as Ae uEre: o -f° c r e, t: " .4.-50e; time, and with Mr. Allen, also a first appear s s e ed morino. Miss Austin made a favourable a fter se! 0 1 ago at Covent-garden as Mandane ; she soon as Polly in the Beggar's Opera, but her style of d s otu e ; s t not suited to such a character, consequent "h P i to ii u s se A a nst t i e n ch h n as ic b al ee p n h s r u a c se e . ess F fu r l o l 7 st t u h d l in 7r o o n dit p to e t i ce: p s ro l i v n i;e s; As s an artiste the young lady has certaligniY:,s3 aucl dace her voice, if not of remarkable compass, • g w to . trained. She acquitted herself so well in Adj."' ili. c ter the audience to call for her a second tin e b e c harf f i r i, pleasing tenor was heard to much advantage' 11 0 no puls'; 0 11 of Nemorino ; he likewise had to pay tribute t...: 1 00, 3 t05 0l and re-appear after the opera. The other pa r tsl9 sustained, Burdini playing Belcore, the sergean t ' s rlou' iver s. Bedford Dulcamara, the quack doctor, whif' oto ie P ° o3 ecli• suited to Paul's magnificent voice and re" bi t of c ° per His e a Auditi ! Auditi ! o Rustici" is arch ifart , Os After the opera a new ballet, called the Slav e lot of die formed. The title sufficiently indicates the c P o , for t o pleasing divertissement, which a ff or ds fine s i d: and Fie°. elegant dancing of Mr. Gilbert, Mis s B ailin 'rony o stri bl eb Marshall, &c. The laughable little piece d 0 , 0 , 13 of %Jo patra, and the last new farce, Wilful Murder , s od followed, were capitally performed by Mr. Wrig." c i e ver,„' s ii E. Stanley, of Ad e lphi ce l e b r ity ; Mr. GranbY , The JP' ful actor ; Miss E. Hunner, and Miss Broofts• rid was well attended. Te 9 e l3t Pe i STATE OF TRADE.—Considering the P t at whic vi d th as between the two seasons' demand, andktharior to London and Manchester houses take stoc--,_X d yers Ii out their orders for the autumn trade, a "" ers ..ic never tinues werefor l g i o o h d t s e , r and stock s ears pas i t n . the The d a v u: f n f . a c c .s t t io r d - o ill ic e o l3 l , o * - 0 e t sorts to a c lotlr w m a e s n twope n ce g (l' ven st ls, e per do zen a o o n o e n p worsted ennfo s r t c r o a c i ta f jp % d li a tt r l d e f i o s r d p o r in ic g es i . n l A voo b l e s, tt o e u r r d f e ai tn r an b d ei e n x g is l t o s ote :z , havls e ing sorts ; and the late public sales in Ln u nin i oo that t y lished confidence in prices, and removed I . l ' i 0 e h. reduction of the wool duties would act PreJu" '- farmers' interest. A fair trade is doi4 3n Sams, of prices are firm, without alteralip.---racester Mr"