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

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THE DESERT, HT 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 Music 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. " Euryanthe"—Weber. " Les Hirondelles," Signer Moriani— David. Trio, " Sol to oh name it tutto implora"—Hayd. " Llscia Amor Segue Marte, Sig. Lablache—Handel. Chorus, " I Cieli immensi narrano —Martini. Duo, " Crudel perche Finora" —Mozart. " Let the Bright Seraphim," Madame A. Castellon ; Trumpet Ohligato, Mr. Harper—Handel. " La Carita"—Rossini. Overture, " Anacreon"—Cheruhini. PART ll.—The Desert. The solo parts by Sig. Moriaoi. PROGRAMME OF THE DESERT. Doors open at Half-past Seven ; to commence at Eight. Boxes, Two, Three, and Four Guineas each, may be had on appli cation at the Box-office, Opera Colonnade. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. There w►as 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 Railway 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 same 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 13, Great Marlborough-street. SECOND EDITION OF THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS, By ELIOT WARBURTON, Esq., IS NOW READY AT ALL THE BOOKSELLERS. Henry Colburu, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. TIIE NEW NOVEL. S Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. E L F. By the Author of CECIL. Also, just published, MAIDS OF HONOUR. A TALE OF THE COURT OF GEORGE I. 3 vols. DE IZOHAN ; or, The Court Conspirator, an Historical Romance. By - M. EUGENE SUE. Author of "The Mysteries of Paris, &c., 3 vuls. ' " Henry Coll,urn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. T HE AGE! ‘VESTMACO . II'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 arc 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. THE WEATIIEIt.—SuN OFFICE. MAY 2. TaEIiMOMETER, Lowest, 47 ; Highest, 66; Noon, 61. BAROMETER, 29.93.—W1ND, W. NOTE.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Ihermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All tie other observations are made at noon. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .• •i 1 minutes after 10 I Evening •• 22 minutes after 11. , .1 , .. .., . A • --" ,1' N .. t..... .. u,.. _ t,ty. ~,......., „04,i., , ~,,-,,,,, , ,v,,,,,,-,_,-"''''')7l 4,...„1,9- ..c , -,r,---,-, , rY ,-:- 1 • , ‘... *_ , l 0 1:S4 z,r, ri ' t *- • . c ... *. ' , S 'N ,•• PIE r + , ),11;e11,1.414.0'4'%•-• SECOND EDITION RAILWAY NEWS. Suhs , :ribers and others intere,ted in Railways will find a FULL ACCOUNT of the PROCEEDINGS before the RAILWAY COMMITTEES in the THIRD EDITION of THE SUN, repotted up to the CLOSE of EACH DAY. Sun-office, 112, Strand. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed Bellini's Opera I PURITAN'. Eivira, Grisi ; Henrietta, Madame ; Arthro, 51g. Mario ; iiiccardo, Sig. Fornasari ; Walton, Sig. A Giubilei ; Giorgio, Sig. Lablache. After the first act of the Opera, the Danseuses 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 L.A. BACCHANTE. Characters by Mdlle. Lucille Grahn; _Mdlle. Moncelet, Mdlle. Cassan, 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 Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully inihrmed, that there will be an Extra Night (not included in the Subscription), ON THURSDAY, MAY 8, When will he performed Mozart's Opera, DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, Madame Grisi ; Donna Elvira, Madame Rita Borio ; Zerlina, Madame Anaide Castellan; Don Giovanni, Sig. Po. nasari ; Don Ottavio, Sig. Mario ; Il Commandatore, Sig. Botelli ; Masetto, Big. F. Lablache ; Leporello, Sig. Lablache. Between the Acts of the Opera a Fantasia by Sig. Cavallini (First Clarinetit 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 will appear in various national Pas of Spain. With various Novelties in the Ballet Department, and uniting the talents of Mdlle. Grahn, M. Periot, 31. St. Leon, and Mdlle. Cerito. applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box °Mee, Opera Colonnade. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE, THIS EVENING Will be performed THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR. Edgar, by M. Duprez ; Colonel Henry Ashton, Mr. Burdini ; Arthur, Mr. Barker; Raymond, Mr. Weiss; Norman, Mr. H. Horneastle ; Lucy Ashton, Madame Eugenie Garcia. To conclude with the Ballet of LA GISELLE. The Duke of Silesia, Monsieur Gasperini ; Giselle, Mdlle. Polin. Dress Circle, 7s ; Boxes, 5s ; Pit, 3s ; Gallery, 2s; Upper Gallery, Is. Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, may be obtained of Mr. John Par sons, 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 'WONDER3. Goldthumb, Mr. W. Farren ; Felix Goldthumb, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Bantam, Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Bessy Tulip, Madame Vestris ; Florentine, Miss Fortescue ; Miss Tucker, 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 THE MILLINER'S HOLIDAY. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Rennedy, Mr. Selby ; George, Mr. Hudson : Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Madame Celeste. After which will be repeated, THE 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. To conclude with a New Grand Empirical Exposition, called .T. GEGRGE AND TILE DEACON. Principal Characters by Messrs, Paul Bedford, Wright, John Saunders Selby; Miss Wnolgar, Miss Brooks, and Miss E. Chaplin. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will he produced a New and Original Play, entitled 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, Jun. To conclude with THE REAR-ADMIRAL. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT NOG F MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENI ►'ill 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 he 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 from Ten till Four. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.-FRENCH PLAYS. LAST NIGHT BUT TWO OF MONSIEUR RAVEL THIS EVENING Will be performed the New Vaudeville, by M. Scribe, entitled LES SURPRISES. Monsieur (14 Gournay, Monsieur Paret ; Mathilde, 3fdlle. Ozy. After which, a New Vaudeville, entitled L'ETOURNEAIX. Felix, Monsieur Ravel. To conclude with an entirely New Vaudeville, entitled RAVEL EN VOYAGE. Ravel, Comedien, M. Ravel ; Ravinel, M. Ravel. Boxes, fis. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. Doors will be opened at Seven o'clock, and the Performances commence at Half-past. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING VARIETY OF ATTRACTIVE NOVELTIES. Mr. BATTY, 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 Equestrian 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 Coni pany embrace the following distinguished Professors :—M. Benoit Tournaire, M. Ferdinand, M. Francois, M. Ernest ; Signors Angussi and Rinaldo; M. F. Klatt; Mesdames Louise Klatt, Hubor, and Popowitz ; M. Popowitz, the French Clown ; Herr llubor, the Dutch Grotesque. This talented Corps will make their First Appearance on Whit Monday. A new Dramatic Spectacle, written expressly for this Establishment, by Mr. Monerieff, the plot of which is taken from the works of Eugene Sue, will also be produced on the same occasion. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. fx consequence of the immense sensation created by the Feats of Mr. Cautield, the American Samson, he will repeat his Herculean Feats every Evening. THIS EVENIMI Will be performed THE GVI'SEY FARMER ; or Jack and Jack's Brother. Supported by Messrs. Hicks, Honner, Cowell, Mrs. H. Vining, Mrs. Hughes, Miss Martin, &c. To be followed by the Extraordinary Feats of the American Sampson. To conclude with THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or, The End of Crime. In Five Parts :—The Infant—The Schoolboy—The Lover --The Justice—The Last Age " Sans eyes, sans teeth, sans every thing." Supported by the whole Company. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box oftlae, from Eleven to ',our. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an Original Drama, entitled GEOFFREY KLTRDISTON or, the Blacksmith's Daughter and the Mock Mar riage. Supplrted by the whole Company. After which, THE BLOODHOUND; or, the Orphan's Grave. In which Messrs. Cony and Blanchard, and their celebrated Dog Hector, will perform. To =elude with THE DUMB MAN OF MANCHESTER. A DIFFERENT SUBJECT EACH SEASON !-GRAND OPENING FETES. First Exhibition of the Colossal Pictorial Representation suggested by H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. Under the Patronage of her most Gracious MAJESTY, her Majesty the QUEEN DOWAGER, H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT, &c. &c. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. MONDAY, May 3 ; TUESDAY, May 6 ; WEDNESDAY, May 7 and THURSDAY, May 8, 1845. A magnificent modelled Representation iiepreWntatron the of imrn Ell t N al n Pride of Scotland and of Scotchmen, and Scott's "Ain Romantic Town." introducing the Dhl ani. ie d Ns".elw,oifi Monument, Town,theNor Loch, as it tbrmerly existed, the Calton Hill, Arthur's Seat, Salisbury Craggs, the Castle, Sir tralterSe most cott's Monu ment, the Royal Institution, Holyrood Palace, and all th inter esting features of " Auld Reekie." The Proprietor had the honour of submitting the Model to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and 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 out as the happiest production of Mr. Danson's pencil. The drawings Nve., made by Mr. Denson on the spot, and present a bird's-eye v' e w of ! the principal objects of the Old and New Town, the Firth of F2,,rth, &c. The PROMENADE CONCERTS, so decidedly Kotler at this Establishment, will this season be on an unusually f'...eective scale. Mr. GODFREY has been occupied since the close of ',ast summer, in com posing and arranging a varied and Wash.., succession of superior Novelties, which will be produced hi re;Ation including some Ori ginal Pieces by Foreign Composers, no.:, yet performed in this country. At Dusk will take place the most extraordinary Exhibition of FIREWORKS ever attempt,,,tt Th,, entire of the Gigantic Model will be Illuminated. The different devices in front of the houses, the tires on the Calton P; il, Arthur's Seat, and the surrounding Moun tains, the illuminat'.,.in of Nelson's Monument, and all the rejoicings which took placa on her Majesty's Visit will be accurately pour tray,t. And, as a Finale, a grand Aquatic Reyal and Patriotic Tableau, Fifty Feet in Height, win be exhibited in the centre of the Lake The Portraits of her Majesty and Prince Albert, surmounted by rause, and surrounded by emblems and other devices will be in traduced. The Tableau designed and executed by Mr. Dans on. me, Southhy has been occupied for months in giving effect to this matchless and superb design, which combined with the Feux D'Arti rice, the Sainte and Diseharee of Rockets from the Castle and sur rounding heights, will form the most brilliant Pyrotechnic Display ever witnessed. Feeding of the Carnivera, at half-past Four ; Pelicans, &c., a t Fire : Concert, at Six; and Pyrotechnic likplay. at Nina. Admission, One Shilling_ BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF BLUES.—On Wednesday the annual meeting of the members of the above Society, formed in 1824, for the relief of persons educated at Christ's Hospital,anO their widows and orphans, when in distressed circumstances, was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street ; Charles Few, Esq ,in the chair. Mr. T. R. Sidebotham read the report. It ap peared 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, had been relieved, but the resources of the committee were yet inadequate to meet the demands made upon them. The funded capital now amounted to 6,109/., and the receipts during the past year to 2951. Deduct. ing the amount awarded in relief, and the expenses of the Society, a balance remained with the treasurer of 321. Mr. Perkins moved, and Mr. Skegg seconded the adoption of the report. The motion Was carried, after which the officers were appointed, and , Lau* voted to the chairman. The meeting then operated. Ant 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. 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 nine 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 RAFFLES ; 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. 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 tc 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 Clause:. Consolidation Bill, the Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill, and the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill, have beet complied with ; and, if they shall not have been complied with, state in what respects they have notbeen complied with, and the reasons for such non-compliance. Thai the Committee on every . Bill other than a Railway Bill, to which the provisions of the Companies Clauses Consolidation Bill, or the Lands Clause: , 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. GREY, and, after a short conversation, was withdrawn. Mr. HUME'S motion on the recal of Lord ELLEN BOROUII 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 fill those chairs. We cannot help thinking that hard measure has bee n 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 Parham( nt. 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. tend 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, ii 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 Eng'ish rights, and via, , , e do think, scandalously maltreated. Little " Viscount:," and overbearing Baillics, 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 ! Th, y MUSE 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 temp: r, and somewhat of his wonted courtesy, in dealing with Mr. CARUS WILSON. Mr. Wlmots 15 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 cit 3 could not have sent a greater possee of Philistian con- itables and gaolers to seize the mighty lion-slayer, th an . —. . .. . _ our profound Civic functionaries 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 retramf .r to the island of large pears and liiigious 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 tog state of the local law of Jersey and its relations to the law of England be such as to admit of no present 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 tittle sketch in the present week's number of Punch; which may well serve as a text for graver matters than the immediate object of its application. An energetic, active, eater, 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, fat, little boy, who, at the top of his speed, yet still " haud passibus aluis," 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," nplies the flat-capped, jacketted, little, chubby representative of Sir ROBERT PEEL, " but you know I can't go so 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, ar 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 l " ana bravely, too, throughout the course, if 'tie 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 it he will not do more, what he has done will be looked upon by an immense section of the people as so matiy tubs thrown out to amuse the whale, rather ttian as parts rnd 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 oxitraged past all accommodation. With them he is " an unclean thing." He has nothing to fear now from their importunity. They will rather avoid than a p proac h hi m. B ut t h ey w ill d i v i de against hi m established as opportunity ma y offer. Those who are for losing on no o s broadestmore tiin andebumtosgtepettirnmgantfrenet busts, , complain that his having " pronounced" h • favour to a c er t a i n extent only, and in their favo ur then paused, exercises a sor t o f h a l t i ng and influence on obstructive on the progress of free -trade • • principles towards their practical establishment and recognition. It is felt that there is nothing to be allowed for any plea of doubt or alarm as to • going farther, to him who bas shown something like alacrity in going so far, towards the extinction of monopoly protections and class-interest 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 remedy, or an appeal from a grievance like that which Ir. WILSON 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 proppse 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. Witsoli'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 !breed, 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 thc, e. "Incidit in Scyllam, qui vult evitare Charybdin." The Madrid Gezette, of the 24th ult., contains a ro3 decree granting an amnesty to all individuals implicated in the revolt of Alicaat 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, tho mend ment was negatived by a majority of 76 to 37. MADRID BOURSE, APRIL 24.—Three :per - Centt,, for Account, 35 11-16 ; Five per Cents., for Account, 25g. In the Frenely, ; - men tar . ; timber of Deputies, on the stipple credits being brought forward, a brief discus , took place on the Vote of 44,0001., including inte r rest, in payment of indemnities claimed by Nnglish merchants, who in 1835 had been subjected to losses in consequence of the blockade of Senegal by th'e French, One of the Members (M. LAstanlE) 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, bad frequently declared the toasts of the Gambia in a state of blotkatie, brit no indemnity had ever been claimed by Fretikkt shipowners for the losses they had thereby snstained. By the treaty cf September 4, 1783, England had ceded to France the river of Senegal with its dependencies, but `rante he'd never recognised the envereigney of England en the Gambia, and as a proof of this he vvettld remark that a French steamer, the t 4 llibi , on board of which was the Pane° DE JoieNteee 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 ABERDEEN to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in which the conduet of the French vessel had been designited as improper. Ou the 24th of March, 18413, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a dispatch addressed to Lord Anita- BEEN, admitted that the complaints or Fkgland were well founded, and that the toniteentQr of the vessel had been blamed. ThiS ehhsidered was a fresh proof of the wealswees ‘,. - A" the Government with regard to Etglitui ) and th abandonment of the legitimate pretensions Which France had so long maintained against the soltereignt..y f England in the Gambia. U. OnthiTtL, the Minister of the interior, replied that an indemnity of more than 9.,t10;),V) 1 3 4 31. had ben demanded by the Erlich tnerchants, but only 41,000 f. awarded, All the rights of French sovereignty sever Alhreda had been recognised, though England asserted that French vessels were bound to recognise her rights when passing before St, Ataty: ficVeral 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 be agreed to. Among other items in these estimates were the following ;-20,000f. for the ordination of Cardinals and Bishops ; 3,906,996 f. for the pay, food, and clothing of troops ; and 240,000 f. for electric telegraphs. M. ARAGO took the opportunity be completely It that n had dpbl next nl ySautensfidtraasybt established eudb electric tebde t between eheenth whether se communicationcu andr. orlsßefiusuttilledntbng t could be transmitted from Paris to Lyons ; but at p l% r i e th s eonutt n th o a do sl u ig b h t te w s h t a d te ifa ve c r u e itz : s. t e e t n t at e n i t e w n o te ul r d e d be in s t o o , very full details of the experiments that had been made and the iraßrovelhente which were grada,ally . iutiPdtieed. • THE BOURSE--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30. First High st Lewut TAR Sri N, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1845. The following are extracts 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 petitisn 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 tabics, showing 35 to 40 per cent. difference in favour of the Chinese in all the markets where the silk goods of the tw o 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 Harnmelin bad 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. Oar 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, nut 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 ConsClutionnel 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 fin- the last 18 months. By his firm conduct and ability he succeeded, in the presence of an English force su perit;r 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. Ile was particularly charged with the maintenance of order and the administration of justice, and no men was better qualified fur that double ethcc. His departure is a real for the colony." The New Zut ich Gazette, of the 26th 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 prismiers; 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." Last Price. Price. Pri,c, , Price French Five per Cent:3. ••.• 119 .. 119 25 .• 119 .. 119 25 Three per Cents 85 60 .. 85 65 .• 85 61 . 85 65 Goitin Bank. I,ooof Shares —llO5 . • 1105 • • 1105 •• 1105 Belgian Bank . •• •• •• •• 639 .. 630 .. 625 .. 625 Belgian Fives, ' 840.. •• •• •• 1031 i 103 1 i 1031. 1842 1051.; .. •• 105! Spanish Active .. Threes.. .......• 42 .. 42 .. 42 Portuguese Five per Cen.ts 67 .. 67 • • 67 •• 67 Roman .•• •• •••• .• •• •• •• St. Germain . ... 11AI . L 1 1 0% ‘'Y 51.1.A10114115. ..1040 ..1040 Versailles, 515 517 50 .. 515 .. .515 322 50 . 322 50 .. 312 50 .. 322 50 Rouen ••..............1057 5O • 1057 60 —lO6O —1062 Rouen to Havre.. Orleans ..... ::1 8 1 5 90 :: 8; 11 (5 80 9 , trasburg to Bale 2go 2)40 .. 270 .. 275 Lvignon to Marseilles•—• —lOOO —1(00 965 25 • 965 '25 Bordeaux to Teste •• 210 .. 210 '205 .. 205 Orleans to Vierzon RAILWAYS FOR TILL ACCOUNT, MAT 3 St. Germain ......... . 101) ..1040 —lOlO ••1040 Versailles, R.II 515 520 .. 512 50 .. 520 L.B. , Rouen•• .• •........... .• 1870 11.70 1055 ..1067 50 Rouen to Havre........... 50 , • 893 • 812 50 .. 8.52 50 Orleans ••• • • •..... 1180 ..1192 50 •.1175 ..1192 50 Strasburg to 8a1e.... ...... 240 .. 280 .• 267 50 .. 277 60 Avignon to 3larbeilles • ..• •• 1000 1000 .• 987 50 ..1000 Paris :to Sceaux 800 •• 815 • . 800 • • 815 THIS DAY'S NEWS. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) TRIAL AT BAR.—THE GREAT DISTILLERY CASE. THE ATTORNEY. GENERAL F. GEORGE SMITH. THE SUMMING UP BY THE CHIEF BARON. At 10 o'clock the Court was crowded ill 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 jurymen having been called over, 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. He thought 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 however, 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 1617 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 mite from rectifying-houses, so as to prevent the surreptitious conveyance of spirits from ono 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 au 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, tneaus, 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 were engaged in these important matters being drawn to its pro. visions. Whatever took place in 1817—if anything took place—did not appear before them, and as a legitimate subject of inquiry, that sank in importance compared with what took place or might or ought 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 laiv WoUld escape the attention of those against whom it was directed. But tilt; whether or not is now, to us, in this inquiry, un i mpor t an t . it became law in 1625, and the question bef ore them w tilt;tOro oe. whether broken or o not—or, i e n thi ernes stt, :s h o d t dost rectifier on another, ) Whether t it tuhpaad been tionsot disti ll er carried on respectively on those premises, being situated within the distance of a quarter of a mile, and there being " shy Way, means, or communication," by whith spirits or wash toUld be conveyed frotn one to the other, it appeared that no change took place in the isespettiVe premises of the Messrs. Smith Nor did any thing epeear to have been done until 1836, and then alteratiene wets made in the western part of the preihisa iii eye l trench was made between the two pi - endless it Was Made in the face of open day. No part of the ground on the pretnises Was taken tip. there was no digging but on fhb hleikvil. tits tcrdship then read the evidence off the officers Rirby and Jacques, Who Mai !tat opening made, and who said that they halt ho idea that it was intended for a water-pipe to communicate between the two ptetnises. In 1W Jacques had his attention brought to it, but he did not think about it, et he would have communicated the matter to his superior, Phillips, Long before that, the pipe which the jury sate 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. e, connected with the distillery. Then it had a branch turn ing to the left, and supplying water to the sthble. That pipe when put down could not 1* elit off by any stopcock at that timtr. But in !Meta, at Whith time, according to the evidence, the whole of the communication was pulled dowil, and the otit.nrethisee built, a stop-cock was put to the pipe, At the suggestion of the turneock of the East London Water Company ; and, as Was ehelvn by the surveyor of the Company the teak and pipes were furnished by the Company. When this was done any nue walking through the street could see it, and wokild suppose that it Was a cock under the bontral of Mr. Smith. His Lordship then rtterted to the seVeral entries made ftem time to time by kr. George Smith, according to successive A'ctt of rarllament ; and in those entries the brat - thee to the dwelling-house and stables are mentioned ; bet the branch to the reetifying.house was not nientithed. HD Was disposed to agree with the Count'el for the defendant, that if the latter brahch had beets inentiened in the entry—altheugh even then the le* would be broken—there would be an appeal to the ttoWn, which could scarcely tie made in vent Por, if that had been stated, and ho Step taktm by the Excise authorities to prevent its col - influence, there would be good ground for all appliesation to stay these prb. ceedings, on the ground that the tieltbdant had given a fair de scription--hod totnplitel with the law—and had given every re sented information t o th e E x cise. Considering, how. ever, the state of the law, the obvious meaning and intention of the Legislature in passing the law, in 1 61 7 , and a more stringent law to 1825, he could not see a suf fitient reason for supposing, on the part of the defendant, that lay ing down the pipe in 1636 was hat a subject for distinct and sepa. rate description; or that the Valk. , shotild hot have beau distiuttly told that there was 9 CoMmtnitiation between the buildingS. That !bas net none, her Was any entry made, not description given bf the pipe, although the entry in 1840 had every 000' pipe carefully described : It was the Only branch ()Witted. Could it be supposed that the Ace and acute.minded persons who conducted 't!lla business thought it was only necessary to state ho* the talse went through the p rem i ses w ithout saying Where it went to ? But the Court were all of opinion that the defendant was bound to describe the pipe connected With the rectifyeins house s whith he ",hot , leniente produced a p al p able sensation ill the 'crowded Court) His Lordship then read in detail the evi , 'deuce relating to the Increase bf the " driPi! ) ,froM 1 9 1 ith it al 5- Waked that, lit thb tqee 'years intervening between the twei eal- 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 fotdi btihdrgii '0 1164 . 14 a fortnight s or tight thokissaii`d kvik'on when the drip vcts rateeki *jib to th 44, it was found that there was ab increase hf another tenth, which gave an increase of sip* thousand gal lona in tbe year, roalpug Mr. Smith liable to 8,00 3 . a year Mote than he paid. The caeti's Colisidering in their own minds that, i noAvithint!idti this large excess of p r oduction, no excess , in a l l this period, w as f ound in the stock, tie! pt„ the Coin paratively small amount of tWetity-bight gaiions, which were seized at one tits. ; tame to the conclusion that there must be tome means of getting the acne tO the rectifying house. This induced them to adopt,thesysteed ivatthihg; through the evidence respecting which tits Voirdshin went minutely, dwell. ing upon the manner in which the officers bad their suspicions of a communication by pipes aroused, namely, by observing the drip ping of water into the still-head. He remarked upon tht indirect answers said by the witnesses to have been given by Mr. James Smith, and afterwards by Mr. George Smith, when each was/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 be habitually used for passing spirits, the jury would recollect that it in the experiment of the officersall ll' f' • ' , Smell` o spirits were removed in a few minutes from the principal ceurs,, by such a flow of water es 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 whose 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 tune 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.) CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) David Jennings, a well-dressed young man, living in Georgiana. Wee, 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) was a gentleman. There upon he seized the constable by the collar, arid shook him violently, exclaiming, that the the d— d police made money by robbing gen tlemen and unfortunate girls when they found them drunk. The constable was removing h m to the station house when the pri soner again struck him v iolently. Police-sergeant 7 S swore the prisoner used as bad language at the police-station as he did in the street. Mr. Comae fined him 10s. ,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-STRE ET. (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. 3s. 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. Rcbinson, the treasurer of the theatre, gave into the charge of the hall. poster 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 15/. 14s. 10d., a gold watch, and other articles, and 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. lie 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. Train, 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 course 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,prisoners, succeeded in apprehending them, but they contrived to get rid of the coat. Mr. TRAILL said that he should commit the prisoners, but world 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 P Mr. AUSTIN, on behalf of petitioners, said he hoped the Com. 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 fact, what they now bad 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 to 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 requ'red 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. • GLASGOW 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 coml. 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. lie 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 Allua branch of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway were made, he should send his goods by it ih 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 Alicia, and a railway to Starling, he should transmit his goods by tatt tti Falkirk, and froth thente 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 afibrd a perfect communication with Glasgow. the next 'Witness failed *as kr. Bullock, a farmer and grazier, at Stirling. He had seen and examined the traffic tables trait in by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and considered them ear rebt. 'There *ere three trysts Ih the teat at Stirling, at one of Which a cattle-fair was held, and the two remaining trysts were ap. propriated to sheep-markets. Sit Titoidas PHILLIPS then called Mr. William Marshall, of Shotes.due office, whb stated that he had provided the data for cal. culating the traffic tables, from which Mr. Anderson, an accountant, had prepared kis estimates. The results had been gathered from a'ctiialobserVation,*ay.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 4,7691., to which he had added a further amount of 7661. fbr 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 beta/eel bUndee and Glasgow. He had put down the amount to be derived from the traffic in goods at 6,3291. The number of travellers who Went to the south of Stirling he had calculated at 123,262, and thtlst Who *chi, to the north of Stirling, as far as Perth, at 43,272. The amount in tons of goOda conveyed to the south of Stirling was 24,534, and traffic to the north 19,249 tons. ''tie aVerage rate per milt which would be charged for each pas senger was Id., and the total estitriated revenue which would result from the Edinburgh and Glasgow branches amounted to 15,1 W. 10s. lid. Mr. J. Wright, thining ihajlfieer St Dalkeith, was examined as to the quality of the Fifeshire and Bannockbilfli toal.flelds, and their present iticang Of odnveyitnce tti the neighbouring plata. In his °Pinion the line Of the Scottish Central Railway *as not conveni ently situated for the transmission of teals fttnti the !treaties he had mentioned ; the reference would be given to the Edinburgh and GlisgoW. Coati must be sold at 10s. per ton at the pit's mouth, in ordef to supersede thf file bf Peat. Mr. Horne, land valuer at Clackmannah, data, to his examina• tiob, that the quantity of land necessary to be taken for the con. strlictibh of the Stirling And branthes; inclttsive, Would be 163 acres, which ,at a fair valuation, Would he wotth 15,937/. Mr. Miller, civil engineer, was then called. fie 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 of carriages used on the line, one of which was appro priated to the poorer classes, who were conveyed at a charge not exceeding id. per mile. The Edinburgh and Glasgow line fbrms 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 agricultbral prodtme and abounds in mineral waters. Stirling would form the must contenieflt tenttal point of rest for different lines of teat:stay to tonierge in, The line as laid out be tween I'alkirls and Stirling was highly favourable, and was to be preferred to the Scottish Central, Oiting Ii the comparative low po -9f the land through which it passed. tlr!'.9th the t Ominittec :re.assembled at the ueual hbit this Mortri»g, and liiiheOeti with ti4eVidente in the case of the A*D . EAT JUNtTION LINE. Mr. Sergeant BELLssis informed ain tottlitiftee that ho was prepared With a large mass of other engineering evidence; i t to sage the Pine meet the of the Committee he was instructed to state that the prOrnoteis iiotild t±e eOntent to let their case rest upon pie evidence they had already given. hir. llltvltshaw would, hOwEvet, be 1 - e.Alleel to extilain one pOition of his teatittiony. AboidifiFit explaificd &St pOittta; but they were of no material importance. The 8. 7 , - ,.a!qqoii ittlited to a severe gra%:!T!!;!:.; t?Ctween Elland and Halifax, and only weiii Confirm what he had before stated, and what is already a well-as. certaihed fabt; ihA 8 Stationary engine is not now requi. site or necessary for carrying heat} , troths op steep inclines. This closed the engineering evidence. Cariss, it solicitor, at Leeds, had a ge n e ral know iedg; tae ejectors of the West Riding cf 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 m en -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. 6d for every hundred signatures they procured. TRAFFIC EVIDENCE. Mr. At/silt( susgested that; ai the traffic evidence was common to beth would" it riot.be better to postpone it until the Cont. mittee, agreed to ti ll ilfOlutione .they would bevy to report to the House, stating their reasons for selecting one of the two lines as the best ? The CHAIRMAN concurred with the st.ggestion of the Learned Counsel, but it could only l e posttoncd by the consent of both part:es. Mr. BAINES, however, declined to agree to a postponement, and the traffic evidence was proceeded with. Mr. S. D. Martin, a land surveyor cf 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 27,000/. In his opinion the line interfered with no ornamental grour.ds or buildings Captian Lawes, 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 3,000,0001. 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.elass was 310,970; and the number by third.class was 1,102,285, showing a relative per untage 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 bankers, 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 theni much cheaFer and much more fur 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. YV •••., 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 favtur 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. lip 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 allotted 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 wetting of the'lBth of October, but he was in a very small minority. The meeting was decidedly in favour of the line from Birkenhead to Stafford. 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 speak with certainty on that point. Mr. G. Bidder, C.E., was then called and examined by Mr. ItlecauLav—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 that 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 cleated, 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 Congleton 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 2i miles, in which the gradient was so bad as 1 in 110. It would be more convenient to join the Grand Junction line at Crewe than at Bassfurd. 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 mail 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 BERWICK 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 branch 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 could not tell exactly, but he did think that the passenger trains were very numerous. The ex pense of locomotive pow. er 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 50,0001. 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 road, 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 cAtt 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 75,0001. 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 CHAIRMAN—The bridge proposed by Mr. Stephenson Was ;e one most acceptable to the peop;e 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 would pass on;y 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—Ws reason for thinking so was, that the town council were unanimously of that opinion. The CHAIRMAN raid that they had heard enough to enable them to make up their minds as to the benefits which would be 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. AUSTIN-If you do not admit the value proved we will call witnesses, and you will be forcing them on the Committee. Mr. ALEXANDER—We dispute, then, the estimates of Inc 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. M'Gcachy, and Mr. B. Wall. LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY. The Rev. J. Faithful, of Halifax, was called, and examined by Mr. Sergeant KINGIAKE — He stated that the poor in the neigh. bourhood suffered severely in consequence of the dearness and scarcity of coal. This had an unfavourable effect on the morals of the people, inasmuch as it prevented them from remaining at home. A railway between Hatfield and London would be of great advantage. _ _ This witness was cross-examined, but nothing material was elicited. Mr. Anson, a miller at Hitchin, 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 be would send flour to London again. In that case he would produte more flour, as he believed would the other millers. In his neighbourhood they had a considerable quantity of water power, which was at present useless. Witness had no connexion with the London and York Railway. Mt. TeLaor—You are a man of sense, Sir.— (Laughter.) He would pfefet the London and York line to the Hertford and Ware line. The one tgitAild be eight miles shorter than the other. The witness was sui.4!Cted to a long cross.examination, in the c ourse of which he adruittLdthat the millers of Hitchin were op posed to a line to Hertford and %C.:.!'e inasmuch as at these two places there were several millers. Sub-Committee No. 3, This Committee assembled this morning, present 111 r. Aglionby (Chairman), Mr. T. Egerton, Mr. E. Buller, Mr. Thornely, Captain Jones, and Mr. Aldam. The Committee commenced their proceedings by calling on the adjourned case of THE EASTERN UNION AND HARWICH RAILWAY LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 2.--Wind S.W., fresh breeze, and fine. , DEAL, MAY I.—Wind S.W. by W. squall Ear l Durham, Patterson, Calcutta; Jos. 'APQueen Condley, • Kitt's ; John Pink, Thomas and Vere, Boyd, Lima& PokasmouTat, MAY I.—Wind W., tine.—Arrd. Brontes, London for New York. WEYOUTH, MAY I.—The vessel ref orted as having M cap sized in Fordo-A Race, 27th ult., has been towed in here, and proves to be the Swallow, Furley, of London , from Cher stow to Portsmouth, with timber. rah, FALMOUTH, MAY I.—Wind W.S W., fresh. —The Sarah, from Newport to New York, w Lich rut in here yesterdi.i_Y. with cargo shifted, has been surveyed, and commenced chare ing.! J LasET, Amt. 29.—Arrd. Highlander, Camel, Ichaboe. SWANSEA, APRIL 30.—Arrd. Circassian, Dru r y , Cu frotu STRANRAER, APRIL 30.—The Royal Consort st eamer, Fleetwood to Ardrossan, touched the ground, and ran last night on the east side of the Mull of Galloway veil leaky ; crew and passengers saved. Neatb, 0 ST IVES, APRIL 29.—The Agnes, Richards, from 511.; Hoyle, was abandoned 26th:inst., during a gale at W. • crew saved. OFF SWANAGE, APRIL 29.—Clarissa Perkins, Cobb, Cie_. fugos. 29. Lyna, Neilson, Matanzas ; George, Bass, Croix, both from Hatnburgh. • Per - OFF PORTLAND, APRIL 30.—Anna Rebecca, Kore) e ' nambuco. croft% CARDIFF, APRIL 30.—The William and Matthew, Rouen, and the Albion, of Grinstadt, were in contact 011::, a shore 25th inst. in the Mid Channel, the former received eonsi'- able damage. PORTHCAWL, APRIL 30.—A boat marked "Albion, of Bide" ford, Richard Farrell," was picked up off this yesterdayo. Landon, SHIELDS, Aram 29.—The Clutha, Pringle , fr om 1,, °3'0 was in contact on the 25th inst. in the Scotia, with a 1 sloop. OFF FOLKESTONE.—CaIypso, Eltringham, Jamaica. fir t, Come - , Arum 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Maryu t St e „."„ b / , Drury, Mauritius ; Cleopatra. Davis, Frederick Bb:, "'",,, ( 1, Lady LiPord, Scott, Lewins, Cox, South Esk, Chigneil , William Rushton Foster, Ichaboe. Al.nder, LIVERPOOL, MAY I.—Wind W.S. V.—Arid.l, Pritchard, from Icbaboe ; Boothe. Tasker , do.; ural- %f.. Perkins, Plum Pudding, Urania, Martin. Buenos AY4ei: Charles Hamertcn, Staincliff, St. Domingo ; Duke cf , ligton, ondras ; John Baines, Tainon. Mobile.;'exas; Georgia:oBA New Orleans; William Goddard, Nelson Stadacona, Savannah ; Waterloo, Allen, New York ( 1 ult.) ; Catharine, Halifax. 'WESTPORT, APRIL 29.—Sld. Congress, Quebec. CLYDE, APRIL 30.—Arrd. Tamerlane, New Orleans. rgr i, DUBLIN, APRIL 29.—Arrd. Rowley, Ewing, D efile. Ski. Torn, Quebec. HULL, APRIL 30.—Skl. James and Thomas, Queb ec " • Bombs , ' II umnER, MAY I.—Arrd. Charlotte, Hawkins, Harlequin, Knowles, Ichaboe. C.Arfrr YARMOUTH ROADS, MAY I.—Arrd. Durham, of jo rough, and Alert, of Shields, with damage, have bees contact. • - vess els Village, 101" GUANO.—PLUM-PUDDING ISLAND.—The followin6 • e i . were left loading, by the Grindlav, arrived at LiverPoO ;11 Lena, Belle, Hannah, Princess Charlotte , and BerkeleY, of whom would only obtain half a cargo each. fl ue, o f icii.tuoE.—C( pies of documents from Captain Br oke, H. M. steamer Thunderbolt have been forwarde d to LlorA t b a morning from the Admiralty. It relates to th e rePsrt°t the Committee of Management for regulating the affairs ,-, u arY above island. The Committee was dissolved p rior to Feurtoca 19, owing to the speedy termination of the guavr9e)t3in of the island, the guano being all removed.hear Broke writes as follows to Admiral Percy : " I do n ° ,!,., to that any other deposits of the manure wor th y of no. a ft here2o the northward; many vessels have return ed a fruitless search for such. Record Island 1 , 1 that deg. 6 min., being the only one I can hear of, an, o l eo thi"_„„ o se so small in dimensions as to render it impossible can be more than two or three ships load on it. I 1 ) 23 - to leaving this as early as possible to proceed under s i t l s i s tidS southward as far as 28 deg. S., to inspect the srna l ` bear Li between that latitude and this (Ichaboe), where I co o few vessels are loading. There are now seven t ii t he le e here, many of which are on the point of leaving, a n ~ • mainder waiting to complete their period of lay daYs• MARKET NEWS-(THIS D. CORN EXCHANGE.__FRIDA market Although the arrivals of English Wheat for our ; t ilde continue on a moderate scale, the supplies of that,d e rs, offering were quite equal to meet the wants of the dealers' the demand being in a sluggish state, at unaltered c urre e very . Holders of Foreign Wheat were again firm, but we 113:rnini few transactions to report. Bonded Grain almost 1 ' ec ious Barley and Malt met a very , heavy inquiry, at barely Pr. e. the rates. The supply of Irish Oats being Oat trade was inactive, but Beans and Peas were '1 dear. on the IncreB;iie as Flo at. ARRIVALS. Oats. I 4, 660 Barley. 1 7 40 620 qrs. 10, '660 1 1,670 Wheat. 4,700 qrs. English Irish • 540 i 3,510 . Malt, 5,430 qrs. the zarritrxnxim. Bea st Our market was but moderately supplied with „ 0 0 3 2/ 4 demand for which was tolerably steady, at fullY 'lzotter quotations. We bad on sale 40 Oxen and Cows fro Wa6 dam, and 200 Beasts from Scotland. The Mutton T'''' . o pet, very brisk, at an advaice in the currencies of att7 , 0 0 of 81bs, and a clearance was speedily effected. La m DI actil which were received from the Isle of Wight, wer,, e ay be O w ', request, at 4d per 81bs more money. The smug Siili;b 0° - of Calves, but in Pigs very little was doing sold at from 16/ to 19/ 108 each. a. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d . to ;• io Inferior Beasts .... 2 4 2 8 Second 0111 ,1 1 1 •Itt °0 1 6 g •1 : Second quality ditto. 210 3 2 Coarse-~° . - --.., Prime large Oxen •• 3 4 3 8 S o utbdowli,,,‘',:wool ---,, 3 0 Prime Scots ......3 10 4 0 Ditto out Of w' ' . 3 u 4 0 Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 2 Large Hogg •• •• .. 3 8 oo 0 Prime small ditto •. 4 4 410 Small rorxe r3 -- ' 16 0 - 4 Stickling Calves, ..18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs • • 5 0 - Inferior Sheep •• 3 0 3 4 Lambs ••••• • • ' • • Beasts. SUPPLY AT MAR C K. at E , T e . a. rigt • : 810 1 I 7.170 184 1 2 ' - ZTZWG.A.TE .11.P7X1 X.M.A.31:031:11‘811 7 .a.t. We had a steady demand on the following terms :---- At per stone, by the Carcase. d• s. C. to a. C. ~ C. to - 0 ` i Beef, inferior.• •••• 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior •• 2 I ~,° 3 1 middling .... 2 8 210 middling•• - 3 3 - prime large .. 3 0 3 2 prime ••• • .! prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large• • ...... : 4 • Veal ..... .3 8 410 1 small ••••• • • ' ' Lamb, 5a Od to 6s 4d. nonouon nor riutusior• 0/0 4 During the whole of the present week, c awith s the 0' unfavourable accounts have reached us respecting little ir r' pearance of the growing bine, we hav e had respecting t i, quiry for Hops, and prices are with difficulty supP° V W • COZONZATo. SuoArt.—There has been a fair business in V ri f ti e ll e h ly Lb° tation, but the arrivals are now coming in g° r ot 06 1 they offer a very ample choice, and buyers are 1 0 3_ nt s o Barbadoes fine yellow has realised 53s to 565 at au ' W low 41s to 446 per cwt. vrt. abut REFlNED.—Standard Lumps have been 6 3 91 3 p u e r r it c itIsl . a1 , ),1 EAST INDIA.-13,993 bags 51 casks half found buyers, low to mid yellow mid and good at 46s to 50s 6d ; l' SP t ro 893 6d to 48s ; low to mid brown - t ; s , '''',. ; 355, and good and fine 37s to 40s 6d Per cw a hoi r i r o at bags Brazil have been put uy, and nearly all foun A 474, , 0 good and fine white 48s to 044, low to mid 444 unu ls „ 525, t : to mid yellow 35s to 395, fine 404 to 435,_ and brod er 0 36s per cwt. Some Madras has been sold at 37s 6 P • •elf Foreign bas been steady ~ti‘ COFFEE.— West India descritions have been c oniP s if s - 6a for a dull, but at auction Jamaica has realised 30 5 tn ~y er s, 413 4 triage to mid. Mocha has not found very readYb:`,„,reei4 at 45s 6d g °° 6 v ; the prices obtained have been 62s for good 11. 1 3 7 to s ' r clean garbled, 74s 6d for better samples, aid : t 39 5 ,,qd for low samples; 102 brls Brazil were taken 1111 at '",.. cwt. A few parcels of Plantation Ceylon blive.ve briersf publicly at 59s to 755, and privately goad ord ng ti j a va alised 44s 6d to 45s per cwt : 980 bags Singq°l6 l oy a t° taken in at 33s for good ord mixed. Coco A-412 bags 56 brls Trinidad ranged f r°/33 Po 54s per cwt. ed ill said SP:CM—Pimento has been rather freely offer ' bo o , realised 2 3 / 4 d to 31fid per lb; Malabar Pepper ba s er e vit- it h at 3 1 i/ s cl to 3 1 / 4 d per lb, and Cassia Lignea at 55 , s j eu tta:', 19 Rum.—There has not been much doing• gallonu_ l''' certificate has brought is 9d to is 9 1 Ael per 4. t. to 31 over-proof. 6 t Ai llo COTTON.—There has been a fair busine ss doing g °P ot• the TALLow.—P. Y. C. is about 388 per cwt. on TEA.—The market is not active. Foreign 10 13 03 . 5 0 Th e OXFORD UNIVERSITY BOAT—RACES.--.—nectatef.., of the Isis were on Wednesday evening crowded Wi th to e reevi witness the second race. The boats, fifteen in n ube e started, and throughout the race the greatest intereet see by the friends of the different crews as to the result. e e , / 01 ‘ c ,, r tween the two first boats, the Christchurch and Br eee „ D i rthe ir seti splendid one to the Gut ;at this point the latter drew t he 1 ,„; poneuts, and gained considerably, but on crossing fr ee' putt , ' t Willow to Saunders's Bridge the Christchurc h put on fre e o se was soon two boats' length in advance. The Orisavariletne steadily to work, and before arriving at the Che well 1 twin .0 ceeded in bumping the Christchurch, thus lodging t i l t ing :0i proud position of being at the head of the river. Th e ,d in ' l° S. bumped the Wadham near the Chewell ; the latter to W "„ o eto• the new boats, built after the manner of the Newcastle • r t ee , John's, with very little difficulty, bumped the Exeter ne; c o. jo Watei Stone ; the other boats remain in their former 9 r att)rg j o PROCLAMATIONS OF OUTLAWRY. -- Y est , t he the Sheriff n. s' Court, Red Liosquare, it being couniYoooP.o.. proclamation was made in the usual man ner, by 1*% , 4 t he I°l sheriff's' o ffi cer, before Mr. Under-sheriff B urchell, an 0 10 0 ' o f ing were declared outlaws, at the suit of their severa l e r ro r, r e a d, Robert Montgomery Martin, Alexander Farquhar Mactirese Drummond, at four several suits ; Charles Coghlaue,,,seclfutte, Thomas Elisha Bramell, James Duthie, Sir Charles Pui e , Vi e " o o, Bart., Patrick Leonard O'Reilly, Richa rd Gray, W er ne r e ll' Henry Whittaker, and the Rev. Geo. Bridg es Lee Z oT ree to H UNGERFORD SUSPENSION-BRIDGE. --"A e y ed the r e. dent reminds us, that the Act for the bridge eniP oie e rhiP' be 11, t raise the sum of 80,0001., in 3,200 shares of 25 1 . ea c do tha r pry ceived the Royal assent in the year 1837. , e . 1 40 0 dimensions are as follow ;—Total Icrigth, 1,44 0 le e s tiot e '„ e s: tower to tower, 600 feet; length from towers to eitb. e ' irlc" feet; length of each link, .24 feet; thickness of ditto: o 'ol o e height above high water.mark, y2B feet; ditto tot oe 01 .1 3 to a ches' feet ; weight of iron, 700 tons. And that in a tion e spr ot 4o ,4 sum, ,; further outlay of 10,000/. is required for bring th e and the va&tis contingent expenses, which will bring tea ill cost to 90,000/. Mr. John Clarks Ridgway, who W 0 C°llinViiB°:vlii: the October sessions cf the Central Criminal Cartsoule)' opposition to the charge of the Learned Judge (Bar on d 0 5 . 00 of tried the cause, received her Majesty's tree Fai lle" ' e n estie ll charged sit of custody on Tuesday last, after a full in the merits of his case by the Secretary o f State. . ng too , PMI'S!! BouriDAßlES.—Yesterday bel • b elo' tablO tropo sion.day, or Holy Thursday, accor din g to long•e° th e ine the boys of most of the parochial sc hools throughou. t oes bou P'" o de headed by the several parish a nthorities and No e ins the son des bulated their various districts for the purpose of beat ing vi hita s thc —a ceremony whier the boys, armed with Il i , o ece jo " oed usually go through with much alacrity. VP°° win dy $ 0 010 avenues of the leading inns of court were most l'_g , st ra-P lr m e by ,a strong force of watchful retainers of these: lie in.seotlf districts. In numerous parishes the boundary r% ient eree s;t s, very obscure and curious places, and much results in consequence of the intrusien of the J" be whose presence is as little expected as wished for. tii a it is We learn from good authority that 11, 0 0,3npi1l gexropwecntetdhi:Leaerw,hmatoreexotrenlessisv,eliyn einversyubcsoctfty o et - ee %g e l nt ieee° sow nine acres. —Brighton Gazette. DIED- N gbt On the 23d ult., at Peckham, Mr. John Co k i e '• ra • 11 On the 26th ult., at Twickenh am, Major IV ilia i 3 tile Bainp'_on, aged 59. Fral lc ' On the 28th ult., at Ventnor, I s le of NY ig tit , „.- i second son of Anthony Brady, Esq. --- ---- :ar, °' .a...--......,..—m---..--z--.-----"___.___--------6y 0 V, - l ig, Loudon : r rintk - td. and fubitsliad by ha ) Itl ) nc a,e i No. , o f No. 112, Strand, Printa, at The Suit ‘-'•"--- COW. , in the : Strand, in the Precinct of the SaVolt ••• • Aiiddlebes, Friclity, flog 2, 1845. .. _ - '.~~~ ~✓' /. +,4 - FIER. VENABLES submitted the remaining allegations in the pe tition against the promoters. Several allegations of merely a clerical nature, such as inaceti. rccies in the books of reference, were allowed to be sustained by the promoters' agent. The Clerk of the Peace for Chelmsford was called to prone the plans produced before the Committee were copies of the plans de patted at his (Alice. The CHAIR" AN said lie wished to draw the attention of the wa nes; to certain markings in pencil on the plans which were for Ir.spestio» in the ottice of the Clerk of the Peace for the county of The witness said nC knew nothing of them ; when the plans were deposited he took no notice of the 1,0161 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 01014 The CiLlitultiittlate you not a scaled copy of them ? Witness -1 have them heft. The CHAIRMAN —Let them he put iii, atel the clerk will write on them " of eneo by the order of the Committee." The plans were then put in and examined by the Committa, 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 Marylebone Club and Ground. It is expected to take place in London on May 19th. EARLY LUXURlES.—Yesterday morning there was a supply of green peas in Covent.garden.market, being the first winch has been exhibited there for the season. These are not the products of this country, but imported from Lisbon and a small island in the neighbourhood of Malta. The supply of cherries, etalvitterrito, Frcucb bons, cucumbers, oic., on the increase ! _ ..*. , '":•-.,, - ff , ,,'.:•,,,. ' i "' .r .