The Sun. — London, England, 1844-05-23 00:00:00

Now ready in 3 vols. post Svo., and to be had at all Circulating Libraries, __ _ _ ARTOU C H E, lJ THE PRINCE OF ROBBERS. By R. B. PEAKE. London : Hugh Cunningham, publisher, 193, Strand. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. - - _ Signor LA BLACHE has the honour to inform the Nobility, Sub s:xi:Jere to the Opera, his Friends, and the Public, that HIS BENEFIT will take place 1 . 1113 EVENING, May 23, when will be performed Cimarosa's Comic Opera, entitled IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO. Elisetta, Madame Grisi Fidalma, Mdlle. Favanti ; Carolina, Madame Persiani ; Paolino Sig. Maria; Count Bebinson, Sig. I'. ; and Geronimo, Sig. Lablache. After which, a New Divertissement, entitled LA VIV AN DIERE, Introducing the Redowa; or, Original Polka of Bohemia, by Mdllis C:rito and M. Leon. To conclude with the Grand Ballet of ALMA. Alma, Madame Cerito. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven. The Opera will continence at Haltpest Seven. THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY-LAN& FOR THE BENEFIT OF M. SILVAIK. THIS EVENING, MAY 23, Will be performed the opera of the BOHEMIAN GIRL Count Anaheim, Mr. Borratit: 'Thaddeus Mr. W. Harrison;Devilshoof, Mr. liorncastle; Arline. Miss tainforth; Queen o f Umsies, Mies Betts. _ _ . _ _ After which, other Entertainments . To conclude with the revived Grand Fairy Ballet. entitled THE REVOLT OF THE HAREM. Mahomet, Mr. Howell; Ismael, Silvain ; Myssouf, Mr. W. H. Payne, Zulma, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn ; Zelika, Mdlle. Clara Webster ; The Genius of the Harem, Madame Giubilei. Dress Boxes 7e., Second [rice 3s. Rd. ; Upper Circles of Boxes is.. Second Price is.; Pit Ss Second Price 25.; Middle Gallery 2 5., Second Price Is.; Upper dallery Is., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. MIL BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSEE. THIS EVENING, MAY 23, Will be performed THE LITTLE DEVIL After which, a New Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Charles Mathews; Sir Adonis Leech, Mr. Tilbury; Wurzle, Mr. James Bland; Mary, Miss Julia Bennett; Lady Clutterbuck, Mrs. Humby. To conclude with a New Comic Drama, called THE A BSENTEE. Sir Patrick Delany, Mr. Tilbury; Edward Macarthy (the Absentee), Mr. Holt; Larty Lurgan, Mr. Leonard; Nora!), Miss Julia Bennett ; Katy, Miss Carre. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, Ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 25.; Upper Gallery, Is. Half-price—Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper H Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at alf.past Six, and the Performances commence at Seven Tickets and Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box.- °thee, from Ten till Five. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, MAY 23, Will be performed the DEVIL'S IN IT, in which Mr. Wright and Miss E. Stanley will perform. To which will be added, the Farce of the SPITALFIELDS WEAVER: o which will be added a New Farce, called BOUNCE; or, The Ojibbeway Indians. Characters by Messrs. Oxberry , Fitzjaries ; Granby, Walter Lacy, and Miss Brooks. After which, MY WIFE'S SECOND FLOOR. To conclude with THE SOMNAMBULIST; or, The Village Phantom ; Elvino, Mr. Gilbert ; Amina, Miss Bailin. TrIEArRE ROT A,L LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA. HOUSE. Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. Open Sesame; or, a Night with the Ferty Thieves," continues to be nightly received with perfect enthusiasm by crowded and fashionable audinces THIS EVENING, MAY 23, . Will be performed a New Comedietta. entitled THE WHITE FEATHER. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Collier, - Craves', Yarnold, Miss Woolgar, and Miss Fairbrother. Atter which, MY WIFE'S OUT. Principal Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr Wigan, Miss Chaplin, and Mrs. Keeley. To which will be added a new Comic Drama, called THE LOVE BIRDS. Piincipal Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Young*, Mrs. Woollige, Mrs. Usher, Miss I. airbrether, Miss Chaplin, Miss Grove, and Miss Fort—some. To be followed by m A proWsßagatelle, called POLK A MAN I A Characters by Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Wigan, Mr. Keeley, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a (I'r:in i Burlesque Fairy Extravaganza, called OPEN SESAME; or, a Night with the Forty Thieves. Cha racters by Miss Woslir, bli3s B. Chaplin, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Turner; Miss Grove, Mrs. Wigan, Miss James, Miss Fairbrother, and Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. F. Mathews, Turner, Younge, Wigan, Yarnold, and Chaplin. PRICES OF AI/ MlSSlON.—Balcony Poxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3a. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, lid. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2s. ; Upper Boxes, Is ld. ; I'it, P. Private Boxes on the Balcony Tier (holding eight persons). 'lwo Guineas Private Boxes on the Second Der (ho!ding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Half. Private Boxes on the Pit Tler (holding six persons), One Guinea. ASTLEY'S ROY AI. AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY. Grand Attraction. Last week of M. Plege, the great French Rope-dancer. IHIS eV ENING, MAY 23, Will be repeated the ihstotlcal Spectacle of the INVASION OF ENGLAND BY WILMA THE CONQUEROR ; or, the Battle of Hastings. With al! the effects of the Norman Conquest, Death of Harold, &c. Entire Change a the Splendid Scenes of the Circle. To conclude with the Onental Spectacle of THE SECRET NINE; or, the 11 , ndeos of the Ruby Cliffs. The doors will open nightly at six o'clock, and the performances commence at seven. Box-office opened daily from ten till four. The private boxes have been reconstructed and decorated with care and splendour. Ailing and stage.rnsnager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, MAY 23, Will be perfbrrned a New Drama. entitled HUGH, THE GIPSY. Supported by Messrs. E. F. Saville, H. Hughes, R. Honner, Neville, Vale, Mrs H. Vining , Miss Terrey, and Mrs. Lewis. Atter which, a New Piece for the Million, entitled LA POLKA. To conclude with THE THREE THIEVES OF BUCKLESBURY. Paces and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box.. &Lee. from Eleven to Four. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. OPEN EVERY EVENING. The WIZARD OF IHE NORTH'S New Wonders of Experi mental Philosophy and Natural Magic are the great source of attrac tion ! As his soason advances he will prove that he has "no rival ;" in his peculiar art he will support the honour and dignity of the nation which gave him biith. Remember that he performs wonders every evening, which, if only heard of, would never be be eyed. In addition to his own Extraordinary Performances, which can have no parallel in the world he has other Novelties which wouldfill his Theatre, independent o 1 his Mystic Entertainment. The WIZ Alt!) is proud to announce that he has engaged (for this week only) The HIGHLAND DANCERS with their PIPERS who had the honour of dancing before the Queen at Taymouth red Dunkeld Castles, during her Majasty's recent visit to the land o' cakes." 1 hey will nightly appear in full Highland costume and dance their grand National Dances. This will be a Great Treat, as It will convey to the mind a style quite unknown to England. The THREE AR AIT BROTHER , will repeat their class i cal perform ances, which are nightly received with most rapturous applause. In consequence of the addition to the usual entertainments, the Doors will open at Half-past Six; and the Ferfonnance commence at &ght. Boxes, Ss.; Pit. Is. 6d.; Gallery, Cd. Reserved Seats, and Private Boxes can be secured at the Theatre, and of all the Agents. Second Price at Nine o'clock. COMMENCEMENT OF THE SEASON. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, GRAND wurrsuN FETES. ON WHIT-MONDAY, TUESDAY WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY ' . Strong as have bean the claims of this favoured place of public re.so:t at the beginning of each season, the Proprietor feels justified in asserting, that never before did it offer~ a tithe of the attractions It now presents. The Gardens have been complete'y renovated, Statues and Fountains Introduced, new and extensive Promenades formed, and the moat lavish expenditure in every department, will evince the Proprietor's anxiety to insure a continuance of public Patron'ate. THE NEW GRAND PICTORIAL MODEL OF LONDON IN THE OLDEN TIME I Painted.by Denson and Telbin, Is the Most gigantic achievement ever yet produced, and for grandeur of composition, fidelity of design; and beauty of execution, it far exceeds any previous production. It eccuratvly represents ancient London—Old St. Paul's—Old London Bridge—Baynard's Castle, and all the principal Churches and Buildings of the locality ? and may with truth be designated the most wonderful production of mo. dern tunes. THE MENAGES'S, ALWAYS UNRIVALLED, HAS RECEIVED MANY VALUABLE ADDITIONS. To defy this Proprietor has engageittiiecilebrated AMERICAN DWARF TJM THUMB! now exhibiting at Vie Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. The PROMENADE CONCERTS—the splendid Band of Fifty Performars, conducted by Mr. Godfrey—will perform a selection of the newest and most popular music. The far-fkmed HIGHLAND DANCERS AND PIPERS are also engaged, and will go through two acts of their National Dances, which procured for them the distinguished approbation of her Majesty and Prince Albert at Tayrnouth Castle . And at Dusk will take place the most astounding exhibition ever attempted, viz., a Representation of THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON. Mr. Southby (to whom in justice belongs the arpellation ot" Fire King") has exhausted the resources of his art, to give effect to this exhibition. Lon:lnn Bridge, Old St. Paul's Cathedral, and other Buildings will appear devoured by the devastating element, and pre.,ent a heap of blackened ruins, in accordance with the best delineations taken at the period, and the coup d'oeil will give a vivid representation of a Great City destroyed by fire. Doors of ei at Twelve. Admission, One Shilling. EGYPTIAN MALL, PICCADILLY. ONE SHILLING Adinission IMPORTANT NOTICE to THE NAPOLEON MU SEUM, the most magnificent and extensive Collection of Histo rical Curiosities and Works of Art ever known to have been formed • ny One Person, during Twenty-five years of elaborate research, at a cost of 60,000 guineas, and to completely illustrate, in the most in structive and interestify , manner, the most Important part of Euro pean history, viz.—CHARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and LOUIS XIV., to the deaths of GEORGE 111., and the EMPEROR NAPOLEON, in 1821. This unique .11 , Inseum as been visited often, during the last and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of Wellington, the Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, and their Ladies, also many thousands of the Nobility and Public; and the Pro prietor has recently been able to increase, by several very tine pictures, &c., his previous almost incredible number and variety of MSS., Works of Art, and a multitude of valuable Relics, and other curiosities, in this most instructive and, as hundreds have said it ought to be, a National Museum. Many thousand have inspected it, and THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS of the PUBLIC PRESS have statedkint it ought to be seen by every oae. The price of admis sion is reduced to ONE SHILLING. The XAPOLEON MUSEUM is to be seen only at the " Egyptian Hall," Piccadilly, daily from Ten till Dusk. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MAY 23. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 45 ; Highest, 65 ; Noon, 53.. BAROMETER, 30.2.—M.Nn, N. NOTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is u malty placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning ... 20 minutes after 5 Evening 41 minutes after 5. SECOND EDITION: 4.-7 e `..,..* s " 6 - ( 7 l' ...: k •,.... - , di '... . i :tr 07^. ~4 r • mos .. n . - iiii 1 i ....;_ .. _ , kabientn4 int LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1844. The rouse of Commons last evening sat till Five o'clock. Mr. G REENE, the Chairman of Committees, br. - ught up the report oa the Bank Charter ; the re solutions contained in it were agr, ed to, and a Bill in accordance with those reso'utiuns was introduced, anti read a first time. We quote the following passage from a Morning Contemporary :—" The conduct of the Earl of bEunr in the present contest for South Lancashire that which most fitly becomes him as a nobleman who has been all his life rationally liberal in his politics ; he has intimated that his numerous tenantry are, so far as his influence goes, to be at full liberty to to, vote as they think fit. This is worthy of the head of the house of STANLEY. This is that conduct which makes him truly respected by his dependents. He interferes not at all. He gives utterance to his desire that those dependents shall be permitted to exercise " .. their c ons tit u ti ona l r i g h t as E ng li s h men. generous determination on the part of •tit% ,syty,of E . EBY which we learn from ti hi :onty will be persevered in STANLEY —will inflict a . "heavy "I:l4'*gotifid couragement," on the ENTWIEI.• IL& tri , ft 7, -, viol,. 114 -calculated the support of CA? on, 14 a the house of Derby, and drawn from it their chief as surance of a victory. As a matter of course, they will indignantly repudiate our Contemporary's state ment, who seems to be well-informed on the subject ; and, by way of raising the depressed spirits of their friends, they will make a point of giving out through the country, that they are sure of the votes of the de pendents of the house of Derby. But this hoax will deceive no one, and if persisted in, will be sure to recoil on the heads of the party who put it forth. Meantime, it gives us unfeigned pleasure to state that the prospects of the free-trade candidate are as flattering as his most sanguine friends could desire. Mr. BROWN, as we hear from all quarters, has met with the most marked success on his canvass; many whom his supporters expected to have found lukewarm have shown themselves most zealous in his cause; and he has even met with good-will where he expected to have encountered the most inveterate hos tility. In fact, the principles of free trade have, since the last election, spread in a most surprising manner through Lancashire, and found adherents among those who, not four years since, were warmly in favour of the monopolist faction. But this circumstance, in stead of inducing the free traders to relax in their ex ertions, should give nerve to their determination, and arm them with fresh spirit to persevere in their great struggle. However flattering their prospects, they should think nothing gained, till all is gained. Early and late they should be in the field of action, every where on the alert, with an eye that never winks, and a heart that never wearies. Crest-fallen as they are, and diminished alike in numerical strength and mo ral influence, their enemies are still not to be despised. They are expert, veteran tacticians, familiar with every species of electioneering chicanery, and utterly unscrupulous what underhand means they have re course to, provided they can only succeed in accom plishing the darling object of their ambition—the defeat of the Anti-Corn-law candidate. But this triumph—if Mr. BROWN'S friends use but common caution, and exert themselves to the utmost—the ENTWISTLE party will never achieve; and within a brief space of time, we feel confident that we shall be able to congratulate the free traders on another vic tory more important, if possible, than those recently gained in the metropolis and in the cathedral city of Durham. Mr. BROWN—if we may judge, at least, from the present cheering and significant indications— will be the future representative for South Lancashire in the Commons' House of Parliament—a House which is more in want than ever of such a Member— of one who will not, to quote Lord CASTLEREAGH'S startling metaphor, " turn his back on himself" at the beck of a Minister, but will hold fast to the prin ciples of free trade and enlightened reform through evil and through good report, at all risks and against all opposition. While speaking on this subject, we may advert to what fell from Mr. TAYLOR last night, at the weekly meeting of the Anti-Corn-law League. " We entertained slight hopes," said that gentleman, "of what would be done in Parliament. There was an assembly which went by the name of the House of Commons, but he denied that it represented the feelings and opinions of the people of England. ° There is but too much truth in this remark. The House of Commons has ceased for some three or four years to be the mouth-piece of the people, and is now nothing more than the unhesitating, unconditional representative of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S opinions. It is, in fact, a full length reflection of our august Premier, and the re flection is one of startling fidelity. The House, when spoken of as a body, used to be called—and is still called by a pleasant fiction of the Constitution—her "MAJESTY'S faithful Commons," but henceforth it should be called "PEEL'S faithful Commons," for it endorses all his views, and unmurmuringly submits to his ascendancy. Under such " untoward" circum stances, it is more than ever imperatively necessary that the Anti-Corn-law League should take prompt advantage of every vacancy that may occur in the representation, and task their energies to the utmost in order to ensure the return of such " good men and true" as Mr. BROWN. We learn by a telegraphic dispatch received at Paris on Wednesday, that serious disturbances have broken out in the canton of Valois, in Switzerland. This canton lies between the Simplon and the Lake of Geneva, and is divided into two districts, called the Upper and Lower Valois, which for years have shown great hostility to each other from religious as well as civil disputes. The town of Sion, belonging to the lower division, and situated on the banks of the Rhone, had been seized by a party of the Upper Valois, and a general battle—if battle it can be called—was expected to take place on the 18th. The other cantons, however, will probably interfere to prevent any serious mischief, and compel them to settle their differences. It is also stated in another tele graphic dispatch that affairs at Tangiers began to assume a serious aspect, and that preparations had been made to resist the expected iivasion from Spain, by sum moning to Tangiers sotne neighbouring tribes. The foreign Consuls had protested against this step, and those of England and France had dispatched orders for some vessels of war, in case of a contest between that principality and Spain ; but this affair is even more contemptible than the disputes among the peasantry of the Valois. These dispatches will be found in another part of the paper. The Paris papers of Tuesday are chiefly occupied with comments on the pamphlet of the Prince DE JOINVILLE, and the military operations of the Duke D'AUMALE in Algeria : the Constitutionnel, in par ticular, makes severe attacks on the KING and both the Princes, as will be seen from the following ex tract : "Two Princes of the Royal Family are before the public, one holding the pen, the other the sword; and both appear to suppose that to make or meditate war, enters into the prevailing passion of the country. It would be an error to think so. If the genius of peace has on the earth a domicile, it is in France. Unfortunately, peace, such as it has been made for us, resembles an abjuration of our dignity, and France has protested, protests, and will pretest, not through any belligerent mania, but through respect for her honour,- until the full conciliation of honour with peace. Perhaps the two Princes have keenly felt the hu miliations of our pacific regime; it belongs to their age ; besides, the unpopularity of a policy which has placed peace uncler the protection et fear, must have concurred in per suading them that public favour was to be gained in tick ling the military nerve of the French. Thence the chauvinism in word and action of the Prince do Joinville and the Duke d'Aumale. Conformably to the order of primoge niture, we shall examine the note before the deed of arms. God forbid that we should be induced to judge too rigorously the warlike hypotheses of the young Admiral! Our navy is our frontier, our moveable fortress en the side ofGreat Britain, and in all combinations which sacrifice in reality or in appearance our interests to the demands of our neighbour, it is the navy which devours most bitterly the shame of the sacrifice. Let it, therefore, be permitted to testify with pride that its arms would not betray the national cause if ever a struggle should be necessary to maintain the_ legitimate rank of the country. - In this respect we believe that the Prince de Joinville has been the organ of our fleet. Perhaps also France has applauded with more playful malice than Anglophobia the explosion of this broadside in the midst of the late calm and base caresses of the entente cordials. It is not displeasing that by the side of a Ministry which re mains hat in hand before England, the dynasty should place its hat a little on one side on the ear of one of its Members. That produces a good effect on the public. Who knows if the irresponsible hand which signed the ordonnance of the disavowal of Admiral Dupetit Thouars may not, under the eyes of M. de Mackau himself, have corrected the 'Woof sheets of the firm, precise, and patriotic note of the Prince de Joinville ? Bis patria3 cecidere manna. However that may be, putting aside the political intentions, this note, regarded simply in a naval point of view, is ex ceedingly remarkable. We shall sincerely give our opinion of it; and, first, we thank the Prince de Joinville for having assigned its veritable importance to steam naviga tion, and for having worthily appreciated the appropria tion of our resources and our national genius. If the idea be not new, what is incontestibly new is the expres sion which it has assumed, and the influence which it will exercise in its present form. Besides, there is more merit than is generally thought, on the part of an officer of the sailing navy talking with matured enthusiasm of the im portance of the steam navy. We ought to be seriously obliged to the Prince de Joinville not to have allowed him self to be held back in the blind worship of the past. His note is the flag of the new school and of the future. Wei shall reproach him, however, with having appeared to look too much on the present state of steam at sea as the last point of steam. •It would not have been difficult for his F ip) ;_n iinne e te tr e a oi t ut i t o i n sina to bhai perceive sd exa the progress that it must reach, and f I had looked better at the matter, we should not have to _ n ote a revolutionary exaggeration. For a de Joinville repudiates n example. It suddenly appears denly th e t o old t t h r a a t di t t h io e n P s ri a n n c d e our former system. It is no doubt with good reason that he likens teurtillery for sieges our aught men-of-war; the apprecia tion is as just as it i s new. ghtthey toe of human el na n ar condemned, to t broken up, or allow e d t o rot? No. And it is to di m i n i s h a t once the majesty of th e sea and the power withdraw from the theatre those vast floatinga-batteries. Monseigneur, since old thr ones are transformedd subsist on this condition, why did you not think of t; • also our large vessels, in place of condemn: m a ga ns n f em ing ? the arm The Duke d'Aumale has nobly risked his perse 6o , n; exhi bited the heroic bravery of a soldier ; be it had a soldier the more and a genera/ the I , , as . This check will be repaired, we have no doubt ; but, it has cost blood, shed inopportunely without fruit, and ifovill cost more, which it would have been impossible to spa! T. These are princely amusements. By what inconceivable a berrat ion has the Mi nistry entrusted our troops to the ine rperie nced and eager bravery of a leader of three-and-twenty - ? Al "e the talents of the general in a date of maturity by Divine: right under the precocious epaulets of a child of roy'&l descen t ? We pardon the Journal des Debate with toying pe) Ted up *QM - • phrases of the funeral oration of Bousset in honour of its living prince, its cherished pupil ; but is not old Marshal Soult better acquainted with war than M. Cuvillier-Fleury ? They have servilely been amusing themselves with making another Prince de Conde of the Duke d'Aumale, and Conde has just been acting like a corporal ! This is what Napoleon one day said to Murat, and we do not wish to have a Murat any more than a corporal, however brave he may be, to conduct our expeditions in Africa. Let us have no princely chauvinism! We can rea dily tolerate the pen in the hand of the Prince de Joinville ; but when one holds the sword, and disposes of the soldiers of France, it is not to be supposed that excellent France shall be indulgent for blood giddily shed. She is become avaricious— the period of profusion is past. . Besides, it ill becomes the Government of peace, at any price, to tolerate those military outbreaks. Certainly, in the eyes of the country, it would not be with the palm-leaves of Algeria that the humiliations to which the policy of the Government resigns itself could be hidden. If, therefore, in place of success, the bulletins from Africa are the avowals, painfully disguised, of merited checks, it is astonishing that the Government does not guard better against those fancies of little wars at any price." The Petrie gives the following account of the con duct of the Prince of JOIN VILLE, in respect to the affair of Otaheite " The Prince de Joinville applauded more than any one else the conduct of Admiral Dupetit-Thouars, from whom he had received a letter of eighteen pages, dated Tahiti, Novem ber 9. This letter, - which a Deputy who stands well at Court, showed to several members of the Chamber, detailed the powerful motives which had forced the Admiral to oblige Queen Pomare to respect the French flag. The verbal re monstrances of Lord Cowley were sufficient to obtain from M. Guizot a disavowal of our brave Admiral. It was in vain that the Prince de Joinville had endeavoured, with the letter of Admiral Dupetit-Thouars in his hand, to prove to M. Gui zot the necessity of waiting for further information respecting the events at Tahiti before taking a step which would be a dis couragement to ttie whole French navy. According to M. Guizot, powerful interests imposed upon France such an act of condescendence towards England. The efforts of the Prince were without effect. But when at last the Prince de Joinville learnt from the mouth of M. Reine himself all the details of the seizure of Tahiti, he was so indignant at the cowardice of M. Guizot, that he declared that he would no longer serve under so disgraceful an Administration ; and on the same day, he addressed a letter to the Minister of Marine, resign ing his commission of Rear-Admiral. M. Guizot, seeing the mortal blow which was to be struck at the policy of his Cabinet, went adroitly to the King, who required of his son to withdraw his resignation. The Prince de Joinville gave the King a respectful, but immoveable refusal, which caused a very stormy scene at the Tuileries. The Prince at last, moved by the tears of his mother, yielded with great regret; but not wishing to remain in Paris during the interpellations on the subject of Tahiti in the Chamber of Deputies, he pro• cipitately left the Tuileries, before there was even time to prepare his travelling carriage. Accompanied only by an aide-de-camp, the Prince took a place in the diligence of the Rouen Railway, and arrived at Havre in the most strict in cognito, disdaining to receive from so cowardly a Govern ment (une gourentement aussi ladle) the honours due to a Prince of the blood. This conduct, of which the details are guaranteed by a person in a high situation, can only increase the lively sympathy the nation entertains towards the Prince de Joinville." THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 23-, 1844. THE BOURSE-TUESDAY, MAY 21. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French FITe per Cents ••• • • • 122 • • 122 • • 121 95 • • 122 Threi per Cents..... 84 60 .. 84 60 .. 84 55 .. 84 60 Bank of Franee.•. • ..... 3100 ..3100 • 3100 ..3100 Laffitte Bank, 5,000 f. Sharessl62 50 .•5162 50 ..5162 50 ..5162 50 Belgian rives, 1840 •••• • • • . 1061 . • 1061 • • 1061 .. 1061 1842 •••••• •• 108/ .. 108/ ‘.• 1081 .. 108/ Spanish Threes . ...... ...•. 351 .. 351 .. 351 •• 351 Passive .• • ••• . • . 51 t .. 51 . • 51 Neapolitan • .. 102 35 .. 102 45 .. 102 35 .. 102 45 Roman, ex div.. • 104} 1041 .. 1041 .. 1041 RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain •••••••• •• .... 830 .. 830 .. 830 .. 630 Versailles, R.B • • •. • . 375 • • 375 . - 375 .. 375 L.B •••• 246 25 .. 247 50 .. 246 25 .. 247 50 Rouen •• • ........ • •• •• •• •• 998 75 998 75 .. 997 50 .. 997 50 Rouen to Havre • •• 765 .. 767 50 .. 760 770 Orleans • .1010 —lOl2 50 ••1008 75 ..1012 50 Strasburg to Bale 260 .. 260 .. 255 .. 258 75 Avignon to Marseilles .• 765 .. 765 . 765 .. 765 RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT. Ver - allles, . • •• • • 375 • • 375 .. 375 .. 375 L. 8....• ...... 247 50 .. 247 50 .. 247 50 .. 247 50 Rouen .... Rouen to Havre........... 766 25 .. 772 50 .• 766 25 .. 772 50 Orleans •. 1012 50 ..1015 ..1012 50 —lOl5 Strasburg to 8a1e...". •• •• 260 .. 261 25 .. 253 75 .. 257 50 Avignon to Marseilles...... 761 25 .. 765: .. 761 25 .. 763 PRIVY COUNCIL.—Her Majesty having appointed to hold a Privy Council at one o'clock this afternoon at Buckingham Palace, most of the Cabinet Ministers were present. Sir Henry llardinge was expected to take leave of his Sovereign on his departure for India. " THE COURT.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the Royal Family left town soon after three o'clock this afternoon for Claremont, where her Majesty's birth-day will be celebrated to-morrow. On Tuesday next (Whit -Tuesday) his Royal High ness Prince Albert proceeds to Windsor Castle, to witness the Eton Montem, which will be celebrated this year with great magnificence. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The total number of deaths during the week ending Saturday, May 18, was 862, the average being 883. In several cases there is a great diminution. According to the return, diseases from dropsy, cancer, and other diseases of uncertain seat, there has been a decrease of 15 ; from diseases of the lungs a decrease of 29 ; and from old age and violence a decrease of 15. Thirty per sons were carried off by small-pox, and of these 25 had not been vaccinated. In the list of violent deaths there are six from drowning, and only two suicides. According to the meteorological tables kept at the Greenwich Observatory, the barometer was highest on the 14th, Tuesday, marking 74 . 6 degrees, and lowest on Saturday, 34.6. The average of" the barometer is high-30, and the rain in inches is marked nil, though there were several showers during the week. 'We understand that the Queen has lately appointed Messrs. Scholefield, Young, and Stephen, of Dudley, Brewers to her Majesty. Mr. Young was for many years head brewer at the celebrated London brewery in Brick-lane, Hanbury and Co.'s, where he obtained his reputation as a most scientific brewer. Indeed Mr. Young's talents only require to be more gene• rally known to make Dudley as celebrated for its porter as either London or Dublin. THIS DAY'S NEWS. CIVIL WAR IN SWITZERLAND. SPAIN AND MOROCCO. We have received by extraordinary express from Paris the journals of yesterday, with a letter from our correspondent. The latter conveys the following TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES : " BESANCON, MAY 21. "A supplement of the Nouvelliste Vaudois of the 19th of May, at noon, announces that civil war has broken out in the canton of Valois. The inhabitants of the Upper Valois have seized on Sion ; those of the Lower Valois have risen en masse. Each party have some pieces of cannon, and a battle was imminent on the 18th." " TANGIERS, MAY 9. " There is reason to apprehend the arrival of the Kabyles here from, the interior. The Consular body have written to the Pacha to protest beforehand against this infraction of the general orders of the Emperor. The British agent has called for the naval forces from Malta. I (the French Consul) have re-called the Cygene. A reply in the negative is ex pected to the Spanish ultimatum. In that case the Consul- General of Spain will strike his flag and embark, if he can succeed in doing so." The Journal des Debats devotes a long article to the bro chure of the Priiice de Joinville, for which, however, we have not room to-day. The Three per Cents. were done at Tortoni's at 84-70. Our letters from Leghorn received also by this express concur with our previous correspondence in regarding the tranquillity of Italy as assured for, at least, some time. The arrest of Signor Galetti, Director-General of the Casinval Bologna, and that of his successor (Signor Mallioli), and that of Signor Orsini, master of the post-house, and their removal in custody to Rome, remained unaccounted for. We have received letters from our Madrid correspondent, dated the 16th inst., but they bring no news. The Bourse was shut on that day on account of the fete (the Ascension) —Times. HOUSE__OF_LORDS I - 7 (THIS DAY.) THE DUKEDOM OF SUSSEX. This day having been specially appointed for their Lord ships sitting in a Committee of Privileges, on the claim of Sir Augustus Frederick D'Este to the Dukedom of Sussex. long before the hour of their Lordships meeting (ten o'clock) the lobbies and avenues to the House were crowded by per sons anxious to hear the arguments in the case. Shortly after ten o'clock their Lordships formed themselves into a Committee. Among the Peers present we noticed the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, Lord Campbell, Lord Langdale, Lord Dinorben, Lord Auckland, Lord Redesdale, Lord Camovs, Lord Beaumont, Lord Strangford, Lord Sudeley, Dird Sondes, the Marquis of Normanby, and Lord Cloncurry. The Judges were also in attendance, and among them we noticed Lord Denman, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, ie Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Coltritan, Mr. Justice Patteson, Mr. Justice Williams, and Mr. Justice Cresswell. Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. Erle, and Mr. James Wilde ap peared as Counsel on behalf of the claimant, and the Attorney and,Solicitor-Generalsf together with Mr. Waddington, were for the Crown. Sir TH03119 lirtt,DE then proceeded to open the case on the part of the claimant, Sir Augustus D'Este. As their Lordships must be well aware, from the notoriety of the proceedings, the claimant was the only male issue of a marriage celebrated at Rome in 1793, between his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex and Lady Augusta Murray, daughter of the Earl of Dun more. This marriage took place without previous com munication to his late Majesty King George the Third, and the whole transaction was conducted with the strictest se crecy, the Prince being desirous that it should not become known to his Royal parent until be himself should communi cate the information in the manner which he should deem to be the most likely to assuage the King's anticipated dis pleasure. Notwithstanding the endeavours which were used to secure concealment, yet, from some tin. known means, an impression very generally prevailed in Rome of the fact almost immediately after it occurred, and it became the subject of much conversation among the fashionable residents there. The Prince returned to England in the month of September in the same year, and whilst he hesitated to make his intended communication to the King the marriage became known to his Majesty. The King was displeased at the event, and from the time it came to his knowledge every endeavour was made to cause a separation ltpm: oisill:heew immediately ts i of the Prince from his wife. This was accom eni:tht:e:lietrcs binro instance, atd:eandy e a b ar y f t el h rBo i s 6 several R ; o t y ii Royal shortcHl ai claimant a unets periods s a being nd oaf residence t b o e g in e g th t e h r e ti:e ui d y esi chu red dr o e b a je o c f t t o h f e a m p aniag erma e n . ent 'spare- At the time of the separation' an annuity was secured to the claimant's mother of 4,000/. per annum, and his Royal Highness had received Letters Patent and a Parliamentary grant of 18,0001. per annum. The claimant's father, the late Duke of Sussex, died on the 21st (lay of April, -1843, and was buried in the cemetery at Kensal-green on the 4th of May, 1843 ; and the dignities of Baron of Arklow, Earl of Inverness, and Duke of Sussex de volved upon the claimants his only son and heir. On the death of his Royal Parent the claimant presented his petition to her Majesty, claiiiiing the dignities of Peron of Arklow, Earl of Inverness, and Duke of Sussex, which petition was referred to the . consideration of the Attorney- General, who having heardevid euce i n su pp or t o f it s allega- ' .tions made his report thereon in th e mon th o f A ugus t, 1843. The Learned Counsel then. proceeded at some length to argue that there could be no doubt of the affection of the late Duke of Sussex for Lady Augusta Murray, and that they were legally married, and as evidence of the affection that existed between them, and their full knowledge that the act they were about 0 do was to all intents and purposes a valid marriage, he read several extracts from the correspondence that passed between them, among which was the following : " On my knees before God our Creator, I Augustus Frede rick promise thee Augusta Murray, and swear upon the Bible, as I hope for salvation in the world to come, that I will take thee Augusta Murray for my wife; for better for worse ; for richer for poorer ; in sickness and in health ; to love and to cherish till death us do part ; to love but thee only, and none other; and may God forget me if I ever forget thee. The Lord's name be praised! So bless me ! So bless us, 0 God! And with my handwriting do I Auguitus Frederick this sign, March the 21st, 1793, at Rome, and put my seal to it, and my name. (LS.) , " AUGUSTUS FREDERICK. " (Completed at Rome, April 4th, 1793.) " " March 21st, 1793. Rome. " On my knees before God my Creator, I Augusta Murray promise and swear upon the Bible, as I hope for salvation in the world to come, to take thee Augustus Frederick for my husband ; for better for worse ; for richer for poorer ; in sick ness and in health ; to love and to cherish till death us do part. So bless me, God, and sign this. "AUGUSTA MURRAY." But this was not All—lie would read to their Lordships letters from which it would appear that the most ardent affection existed between the Prince and Lady Augusta Murray, and 'that the.former was so enamoured of her that he even re fuse& himself the necessaries of life till she decided whether she would marry him or not. One of the letters sent by his Royal Highness to Lady Augusta Murray, .previous to their marriage, was to the following effect "Do, my dearest Augusta, trust me, I never will abuse the confidence 7ou put in me, and more and more will endeavour to deserve it. I only wait for your orders to speak to Mr. Gunn. Say only that you wish me to do it, and I will hasten to get a positive answer. See, - .my soul, it only depends upon you to speak ;thy Augustus thou wilt find ready as at all times to serve you. He thinks, ho dreams of nothing but to make thee happy. Can he not succeed in this all his hopes are gone ; life will be nothing to' him ; lie will pass the day in one constant melancholy, wishing them soon to conclude, and finding every one longer than the other. Indeed,my Augusta, that cannot be the case; my solemn oath is given, and that can never be recalled. lam yours, my soul, ever yours. • • • " Have you wrote to me, my soul, since dinner? Have you told me what I want to know ? Has the Abbe been with you ? He must bring good news." The following was the answer of Lady Augusta Murray to that letter : "Again I have confidence, again I have trust in our future endeavours. Forgive me, my treasure, my soul's joy, for haVing given you a moment's .uneasiness by my past anxie ties but I agree with you, my beloved Prince ; I think Mr. Gunn ought not to be spaen•to but as the last extremity. The Abbe is employed busily about finding amongthe Greeks or Americans a Pasteur or patriarche ; and this evening he comes to tell me what has been the end of his researches." Now to show the deep affection that existed between the Duke and Lady AuguSta Murray, he would read a letter that was written by Lady Augusta Murray to the Duke of Sussex, and his Royal Highness's answer;—: " When I returned home In the evening, oh, my Maker, what comfort, what satisfaction awaited me! My beloved treasure, I am then to call you really my husband and my lord. My life is then to be spent in trying to make the hap piness of yours.- And oh, Father Almighty ! I have solemnly sworn to dedicate the remainder of my days in adoring you, and in pleasing my husband. How sacred, how blest an en joyment I Oh, Lord, let me ever view it in that light, and act as becomes a grateful mind, replete with love, and a deep sense of obligation to you, my Almighty Friend, and to him the author of my felicity." "By all that I have said you see, my soul's delight, that whatever you Will - ask I will do, and even feel the happier for doing; but you must also see that if our marriage does not take place at Rome I give you up all your promises; I will not suffer you to; feel tied to anything that may in future be disagreeable to von; and I here assure you, that whenever • you tell me that 3ou love me no more, without uttering a complaint, I will submit to my destiny, and return those dear letters that charm my hours of solitude, and have endeared you so much to the heart of your ever devoted Augusta. When I had written so far, your dear, your angelic letter came, my only love, and I cop i e d w h a t you desired me, and return it to you happier than words can express, or fancy conceive. You know, my dearest Prince, that I will promise you upon all that is sacred never to name Mr. Gunn as the author of our ' happiness; and if he wishes me to sign any paper with you, to that effect lam quite ready. . . . . My mother goes out to-morrow at one. If Mr. Gunn wishes to speak to me, p i y h O o f f t o l the promise he had bett er ca ll a f ter th a t ti m e, b u t not as k *if s h e i s at home, only come . up immediately. Would it not be better for bias not to be s e e n a t thi s h ouse ? If y ou w ill wr ite me a coilseet letter as t o then make .sent him by y w t i h l will do Princei pro p t o e y a . d " y Augusta Murray : " Will you allow me to come this evening? It is my only hope ; oh, let me come, and we will send for Gunn. Every thing but this is hateful to me; more than forty-eight hours have I passed without the smallest nourishment. Oh, let me not live so. Death is certainly better than this, which if in forty-eight hours it has not taken place must follow ; for by all that is holy till when I am married I will eat nothing, and if I am not to, be married the promise shall die with me; I am resolute; nothing in the world shall alter my determi nation. If Gunn will not marry me I will die. . . . I will be conducted in everything by you, but I must be mar • ned or die. I would rather see none of my family than be - deprived of you. You alone can make me ; you alone shall, this evening. I will sooner drop than give you up. Good God, how 1 feel I and, my love, to be'doubted sincere and warm. The Lord lsnows the truth of it; and, as I say, if in forty-eight - hours 1 am not married, lam no more. Oh, Augusta, my soul, let us try; let me come; I am capable of everything ; I fear nothing ; and Mr. Gunn, seeing our resolution, will agree. lam }calf dead. Good God what will become of me ? I shall go mad most undoubtedly. . . . " Augusta, you are none other but mine, and shall be mine to-night ; for which reason I will not bid adieu. About seven . . I will be at your house, and you might write t o , Mr. Gunn to be there at eight, for to put everything in o r d er b e f ore h e comes. If he find me there, he will agree, I am sure. "How could you think that Gunn had made me alter my Opi nion ? My unhappy note of this morning will prove it to you; Augusta, if ever you loved me. Let us try this experiment ; it cannot fail ; when he sees us together he will yield, and we shall be so happy. God knows how my thoughts are. If you knew them . you never could refuse. In short, my determina tion is, thee in forty-eight hours, or death. " Oh, let me come ! What a dreadful situation I'am in, and how can I be otherwise, when she, for whom.l was tak ing care of myself, will not have me. Life is a hurthen ; but if Augusta will yield, this , night win I be hers, and she mine. In every point I will follow her directions. Augusta, listen to my prayer, pray do. lamin a state that truly deserves pity. . Oh, pity me then, shed a tear of compassion upon me, and welcome me to-night. -• " Oh, let me come only , to - night, this night, and we shallfer Gunn. If you will allow your house, and not care a directly to our room." word lseofsoos for what bd. hf t G ae tre any oeunornlne says,will t i e ll b e ebdauytt go To this letter Lady Augusta Murray returned the following answer : " My treasure, my dearest life and love, how can I refuse you ; and yet dare I trust to the happiness your letter pro mises me ? You shall come . if you wish it ; you shall do as you like ; my whole soul rejoices in th e assurances o f y our love, and to your exertions I will trust. I will send to —, but I fear this badness of the night will prevent his coming. My mother has ordered her carriage at past seven, and will not, I fear, be out before the half hour after. To be yours to-night seems a dream that I cannot make out ; the whole day have I been plunged in misery, and now to awake to joy is a felicity that is beyond my ideas of bliss. I doubt its success ; but do as you will ; I am what you will ; your will must be mine ; and no will can ever be dearer to me—more mine, than that of my Augustus —my lover, my all. Don't be angry at my not adding my husband. I cannot any more say till marriage sanctions it. Forgive my doubts—my fears. They are excusable in Augusta. The Learned counsel, after detailing the facts connected with the marriage, proceeded at considerable length to argue that the marriage was legal, that the Royal Marriage Act . did not operate upon marriages contracted in a foreign country; and that, therefore, the claimant was entitled to the honour he, was seeking. The descendants of George are not to choose their wives, they are not to be restricted in this way for any limited time, but forever. To what generations was this to extend? To how many millions might not the provisions of this Act ex tend? It ;ought, therefore, to be watched most narrowly. It would inevitably condemn many to a life of. celibacy. Their Lords would not enter into the question of the policy of the - Act, but they Would consider the nature of the Act when they came to consider the construction to be put upon its clauses. This was an Ast creating an incapacity : The law would, therefore, look to that incapacity with a jealous eye—limiting it in every particular ; and unless they con strued the Act in the most loose manner possible, they could not bring it to operate against the plaintiff. This Act was rather a proof of the Royal indignation than of sound legislation. LordCasirmaL—You do not go 20 far, Sir Thomas Wilde, as the Lords who protested against it, and who. in their pro test, designated it as against nature, against religion, against the law of the land, and not binding as law. Sir T. WILDS would not contend that it was not the law of the land, but he would contend that their Lordships were bound to put the strictest construction upon it. The Act was as followed. (Tho Hon. and Learned Gentleman here read the Royal Marriage Act at length), It began by enact ing that no descendant of George 11. should be capable of contracting matrimony without the consent of the Sovereign, and that if both Houses of Parliament presented an address against the marriage, such incapacity was permanent. There was a very large exception, that, namely, which related to the descendants of Princesses,:who have married into a foreign family. Lord BROUGHAM—lncluding the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal r and her sister. Sir T. Wthisz—Certainly, my Lord Then again, in the case of the Princess Charlotte, she had married into a fo reign family. Would her issue have been liable to the provisions of the Royal Marriage Act ? He apprehended that they would net be liable to the provisions of the Act ; neither were the issue of her present Majesty as he submitted. Not only did the Act create an incapacity, but it created a crime. The Act embodied everything that called for strictness of con ' struction. It created incapacity—it limited a natural right— it inflicted forfeiture and created crime, and therefore was to be construed according to the rules of the utmost strictness. He did not mean to deny the power of the Legislature to Operate upon British subjects any where, but the rule of the common law, in regard to these laws creating forfeitures, was not to extend them beyond the British territory, but to con fine their operations to deeds done in the British territory, and the British territory only. This Act, therefore, he con tended had no power out ofthe British territory. Such was the rule of common law, and such was the rule that had always been acted upon in construing Acts of Parliament. Their Lordships, in construing the Act of Parliament, were not to have recourse to any surmises about what might or might not be the intentions or wishes of any parties who were concerned in,getting it passed; but they were solely te attend to what was the intention of the Legislature in pass ing the Act—the intention of the Legislature, as shown by the expressions of the Act itself. .The oceration of this Act was limited to the territory of this kingdom, and it could not be extended, by any rule of construction, beyond the British territory. The first clause, therefore, he submitted was an enactment confined and limitedi not merely according to the general principles of construction, but by the contents of the section itself, was restricted to marriages within the British territory. In the second clause neither was there anything to show that any other than British marriages were contemplated by the Le gislature.. The last clause equally supported the views lie had laid down ; and he contended that the terms of the Act itself, and the principles of construction applied to it,bore him out in the meaning which he attached to it—that its provisions could not be extended beyond the British territory, and therefore did not apply to the marriage of which his client was the issue. The provisions of this Act did not extend to Ireland, and this marriage was therefore valid in Ireland. Now the principle which was recognised by the English law was, that the lex loci contractus should be the standard whereby the validity of contracts were judged. The prin ciple was an universal one,. and applied not only to marriages, but to all other descriptions of contract; but in the case of marriage, on account of the greater solemnity of the contract, the principle was recog nised as applying in an especial degree. ' The rule of all countries then was, that marriages which were good at the place where they were contracted; should be good everywhere. If the construction of the Act contended for by the plaintiff' was not adopted by their Lordships, their Lordships would be setting an example of a departure from a universal prin ciple of law, which they could not expect to see fol lowed in any other country. The greatest inconvenience would thus result from the adoption of any other construc tion than that which the plaintiff contended for. The Learned Gentleman supported his argument by reference to various Acts of Parliament respecting the slave trade, which were meant to apply to British subjects inforeitn parts. • ',LEFT SPEAKING.) • VICE-CHANCERY..-(THIS DAY). (Before the VICE- CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) DODSON V. LYALL. His Horfoun gave judgment in this case, which came before the Court on exceptions to the Master's report, the argument occupying three or four days. The first exception regarded the sum of 1,272 sicca rupees. His Honour said he was of opi nion that that sum ought not to have been allowed by the Master. The bill of costs contained a great number of items which related to matters entirely personal betweenthe owner of the vessel and Messrs. Lyall, of Calcutta. He could not at all understand why the sum in question should have been charged as against the ship. The very history of the return voyage showed that it was not at all necessary that Mr. Lindsay should accompany the, ship, and there was no evidence that the second voyage was not completed without the allowance of this sum. He thought, therefore, that the exception must be allowed. The next exception regarded the sum of 4401., which had been found to be an expense necessary to enable the ship to proceed upon and complete her voyage to London. The terms of the Lord Chancellor's reference were, that the Master should inquire what sum of money was, on the 13th of June, 1831, necessary for the purpose of discharging such other demands against the ship, in the pleadings and the cause mentioned as necessary to be discharged, and of de fraying such expenses as it was necessary to incur in order to enable such ship to proceed upon and complete her voyage to London. Now, the history of the transac tion showed that when the - ship was at Bombay that sum- of 4401. was necessary to be advanced. The second exception, therefore, must be overruled. The sum of 4861.175. 7d., the subject of the third exception, for the payment of wages on the homeward voyage, must also be allowed. The fourth exception, founded on the second and third,. must also be allowed. The next exception, relating to 439 sicca rupees, must be overruled. The most material ex ception related to the sum of 30,618 sicca rupees. The Mas ter had found that that sum was not, on the 13th of June, 1831, a resource of Mr. Lindsay at Calcutta, applicable to discharge such sums as were due on the 6th of April, whereas it was said he ought to have found that the said sum, or a part thereof, was a resource applicable for that purpose. His opinion was entirely in favour of the exception. - He thought that from the time when the charterparty was made, that sum was a sum applicable for all expenses. Nothing could be done with the further directions, His HONOUR disposed of a great number of unopposed cause petitions. (Before Sir JAMES IVIGRAM.) RIMES V. EYRE.—SIMES V. ROSY. His HONOUR was engaged during the morning with the further hearing of the above part-heard case, which related to an alleged breach of trust. Mr. Romilly appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. 11. Parker for the defendants. It appeared from the plaintiff's statement that 10,000 sicca rupees, belonging to a Mr. Wright, had been made the subject of a marriage settlement, and that having been lent by him, instead of being invested by, the trustees for the benefit of the children, to a party who subsequently failed, the property was lost to, the children of the marriage. It was contended by Counsel that the trustees having caused the loss by their negligence, were liable to make it good. A decree was asked for a reference to the Master to investigate the facts. • The defence set up was, that, at the time of the marriage, there was no sum of 10,000 sicca rupees belonging to the hus band, who professed to be possessed of them ; that no such amount was ever paid over ; that if an action had been com menced it could never have been recovered; and, therefore, that there had been no negligence on the part of the trustees. EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY The Court was engaged throughout the day in hearing the arguments in a case in the new trial paper. It was not of a nature to call for special notice. UNION HALL.-(THISDAY.)_ Late on the preceetling afternoon John Allchin, one Of the members of the " New Reform State Society," Bermondsey, was charged before Mr. Cottingham with being concerned with another person (not in custody) with having broken open the box of the Society, and stolen 201. and upwards. It appeared that on Monday a meeting of the above So ciety was held at the " White Bear," in Bermondsey, and that after the proceedings were over, and the members had de parted, the strong box; in which the money was deposited, was found to have been broken open and its contents taken. The prisoner and the secretary were the last persons in the room on the night in question ; since which the latter has absconded. • The prisoner admitted being in the room after the majority of the members dispersed, but he denied that he knew any thing of the alleged robbery.—The prisoner was remanded until Saturday. Two men, named Cannon and Garrard, were charged with uttering a counterfeit half-sovereign. The prisoners went into a tradesman's shop in the Westminster-road, and requested change for a half -sovereign. Their appearance being that "of respectable men, Esther Clarke, the shopkeeper, gave them what they required, and they left the shop.- Soon after their departure the half-sovereign was found to be a counterfeit. A policeman stated that the prisoners were common utterers, and that if they were remanded he would be en abled to bring forward three other charges of a similar de scription against them. _ .Dir. CornNottAm said that as the solicitor of the Mint would be in attendance to-morrow he should remand them till that day. Three fashionably-dressed young men,. named Harris, Cowan, and Phillips, were charged with assaulting Sergeant Kendall, of the P division, at the Kennington-gate, on the return of the carriages from Epsom races. The sergeant being on duty at the above gate, saw the defendant Harris knock off a gentleman's hat with his stick. The defendants were all in a carriage at the time, and when the sergeant went up to remonstrate his hat was also knocked off, and he was also struck on the mouth. The defendants were all more or less mixed up in the affair, and made great resistance when taken into custody.—The defendants were fined 40s. each. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) NAT TIZARICETS. SMITHFIRLD.—Coarse Meadow 11ay, 21 15s to 3/; use ful ditto, 3/ 38 to 31 103 ; fine Upland ditto, 3 1 12 s to 3114 s ; Clover Hav, 3/ lOs to 515 s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 8s ; Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 1/ lOs per load. A limited supply and a heavy demand. Prices barely stationary. CustnEhLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 16s to 3/ 3s; use ful. ditto, 31 5s to 3/103; fine Upland ditto; 3/ 12s to 3/ 18s ; Clover Hay, 315 s to 4/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 7s to 1/ 9s ; Wheat Straw, 119 s to 11 12s per load. Both Hay and Straw met a dull sale, at the above quotations. WIIITECILATEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 3l; useful ditto, 31 3s to 3/ 8s ; fine Upland ditto, 31 lOs to 3115 s ; Clover Hay, 3/ lOs to 518 s ; Oat Straw, 1/ Gs to 118 s ; Wheat Straw, 118 s to 1/ 103 per load. Supply good and trade heavy. MEAT. SOUTHALL, MAY 22.—Although we had rather an ex tensive supply of stock here to-day, the general demand was active at, in most instances, an improvement of 2 d per 81bs, at which amount of improvement a good clearance was ef fected. Beef, from 2s 6d to 48 ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s ; Lamb, 4s to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 6d per 81bs. Supply—Beasts, 41 ; Sheep and Lambs, 3,892 ; CalTes, 54 ; Pigs, 60. ROMFORD, MAr:22.—Prime Beasts and Sheep sold briskly, at an advance of 2d per 81bs, but otherwise the demand ruled heavy. Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 45; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s ; and Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 6d per 81bs. Sucking Calves, 18s to 28s ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s ; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each. LEWES, MAY 21.—We had only a moderate supply of stock on sale here to-day, while the demand was steady at very full prices. Beef, from 2s 4d to 4s ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s 2d; Lamb, 5s to 5s 8d ; and Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 6d per Sibs. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended May If, 1844, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the ditferent Cities and Towns In England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat......... 55a. 1(d. Oats ..... 21s. 044 Beans 33s. 3d Barley . ..—. 31s. ld. I Bye ...... 318. 2d Pea5e.....„., 31s. ed AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS. Weeks ending' WHEAT. 111ARLEY1 OATS. AYE. 1 BEANS. I FEASE, ..-....-----...........-.-............... .-......-....-,..-........-....-. ---..-.. April 13 55 1 111 33 1 20 1 t 32 :4 j3l 2 g 32 5 20 I. 1 27. May 4 55 3 31 8 20 1 30 11 11 18 ;55 10 31 1 21 0 31 2 31 4 31 9 32 33 3 30 8 31 1 32 3 31 8 • IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES or THE SIX WEEKS Wheat 55s 4d. Oats I 8ar1ey......... 32a. Id, Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Wheat - 17c Odd Oats Od.l 8eab0.•.......10% 6d. Barley ..... ba. Od. I 10e. 6d.1 Pease..... Cd SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.--The Royal Mail Steam Company's packet Clyde, Captain Symons, is just arrived. She has experienced strong easterly gales since the 14th ink, and reports many vessels about the chops of the Channel. The latest dates she brings are as follows :—St. Jago de Cuba, 19th April; Jamaica, 23d April; Carthagena, 17th April ; Demerara, 19th April ; Trinidad, 20th April ; Barbadoes, 24th April; Grenada, 26th April; St. Thomas, 30th April ; Santa Martha, 4th April ; Jacmel, 25th April ; Bermuda and Porto Rico, 27th April ; and Fayal, 13th May. The Clyde brings 63 passengers, and the following freight 57,815 dollars, 168 ounces gold dust, 532 ounces silver, 408 ounces platina. ACCIDENT ON RETURNING HOME FROM THE RACES.—Yesterday evening an accident of a dreadful nature occurred near the Cock, at Sutton, to three gentlemen who were returning home in a coach and four from Epsom Races. It appeared that, as the above carriage was returning home with several gentlemen, at an easy rate, another carriage with three postillions ran against the other's leaders, and frightened them, which caused them to run off the road, whereby the coach was upset upon a bank. Mr. Punchard, the landlord of the White Hart in the Strand, who was sitting on the box, was thrown off with great violence, and broke his right leg, in two places. A friend of his, sitting behind, had his left eye completely knocked out. Mr. Ing, the landlord of the Essex Head in the Strand, was thrown off, and re ceived severe concussions on several parts of the body. Mr. Punthard, who is not likely to survive the accident, was con veyed to Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, in a surgeon's car riage, which happened to be'near the spot. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at. the East India House, when Lieutenant-General the Right Hon: Sir Henry llardinge, K.C.8., was sworn in as Governor- General di India. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 23.—Light northerly breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, MAY 22.—Wind E , light and variable, and thick weather.—Arrd. Seawitch, Baker, Gambia. Sld. Alberton, Port Phillip; Carlton, Nassau; Stokesby, Quebec. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 22.—Arrd. Clyde steamer, Simonds, West Indies, left St. Jago do Cuba 19th, Jamaica 23d, Jacmel 24th, St. Thomas's 30th ult., and Fayal 13th inst. ; on frieght about 100,000 dolls, in specie, and twelve boxes pla tina ; experienced strong kead winds all the passage. PENZANCE, MAY 20.—The smack Petrel, partly coal laden, was wrecked in Whitiand Bay, 18th inst. 21.—Arrd, Leader, Fillips, Trinidad, for Bristol. OFF BARDSEY, MAY 19.—Lady Combermere, Africa; Fife shire, Savannah. PETERHEAD, MAY 21.—The John and Madby, from Sun derland to Nairn, lime laden, which put in here 17th inst. windbound, is on fire in the harbour. DOVER, - MAT 22.—The Maria, Miller, from Calcutta to London, which was ashore on the Brake Sand, has been assisted off, and proceeded in tow of a steamer. A board, supposed a vessel's head , or quarter-board, marked " Duke of Wellington," has been picked up between this and Folke stone. The Princess from Rio Grande to London, in leaving the harbour to-day got ashore near the South Pier, but is ex pected off. DAnTatouvit, MAY 22.—The Sir Hans, immediately on being released from quarantine, was obliged to discharge her cargo in a very heated state. LIVERPOOL, MAY 22.—Wind N.E., light.—Arrd. Ann Holt, Paraiba ; John and Robert, New Orleans. Sid. Duchess of Tent, Calcutta ; Alfred, Cape of Good Hope ; Cora, Bahia ; Mary Queen of Scots, Pernambuco; Windsor, Ceara; Lydia, Africa. CLYDE, MAY 19.—S1d. Elephanta, Singapore ; Lascar, Calcutta.-20th, Arrd. Hazard, Rio ; Superb, New York. Coax, MAY 20.—Arrd. P. H. Dean, Jennings, Singapore. Off, a brig, supposed Hilbert, from Buenos Ayres ; May flower, Hutchison, Ichoboe. _ _ BELFAST, MAY 21.—Sid. Dumfriesshire and Ocean Child, Quebec. SLIGO, MAY 22.—Ski. Hero and Queen Victoria, Quebec. FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL. BRUSSELS, MAY 18.—His Majesty the King of, Saxony is expected to pass through Brussels on his way to London. It seems that there is to be another boat race at Ostend,lSe tween the same parties - it is said that a sum of 2,000 francs is deposited on each side, and that the beats are to run from 'Sheepdaele to the Jasde Slykens. We do not know what kind of boats are to be used. The Prince of Solms Bramifels arrived at Ostend on the . 17th, from Mannheim, with his suite. His Highness is go ing to Texas. BnussErs, MAT 20.—At the commencement of the sitting of the Chamber of Representatives to-day, M. Verhaegen made a motion relative to the accident which occurred on the railway on Friday, to engage the Government to give an accurate account of the cause. The information asked fur by M. Verhaegen will, be. published in the Moniteur. Two votes of the highest importance were then agreed to. After a long debate : the Chamber adopted by a majority of forty. one to seventeen, the principle of differential duties— seven Members declined voting. The motion of M. Meeus to defer the application of this principle till next session was then rejected by a majority of forty to twenty-five. We find the following lines in a letter addressed from Brus sels to the Augsburgh G azette ; though they appear to be enig matical, we believe that they give reason to say that the demolition of several fortresses will soon be brought forward —" The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed on the 4th of February last to the Cabinet of this question Of the sums which were destined to the sections of the for tresses in the Belgian frontiers against France, are there, still remaining any funds which according to the stipulation of the treaties concluded with the London Conference are to be applied to the demolition of the fortresies of Menim, Ath, Mons Phillippeville, and Marionbourg." The Cabinet in question answered in a note, dated the 11th of April, that no part of these funds is remaining. The day for the return of the King from Ardenne is not fixed, as it is probable that his Majesty will come to Brussels on Thursday or Friday at the latest, to receive the King of Saxony as he passes through this city. He will arrive here on Saturday, by the railway, from Aix-la-Chapelle, and will stay till Monday, when he will go to Ostend, and embark on board the Princess Alice steamer for London. MONE YAND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE: The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000 bales, of which exporters took 100 Surat and 500 American. Prices were the same, the market being dull.—Except the French lines, Shares were quiet. Caledonian, 3/. 18s. 9d ; Chester and Holyhead, 61 1 ; Dublin and Cashel, 6h ; Eastern Counties, 114 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 66. ; Birmingham, 221 •, Brighton, 45h ; South-Western Eighths, 5/. ls. ; Paris and Lyons, 3/. Is. 6d. to 3/. 2s. 6d ; Paris and Rouen, 381 ; South- Eastern, 381 ; Lyons and Avignon, 21 to 2/. 4s. Accounts have come to hand from Buenos Ayres to the 24th February. There are confident denials of the reports which appeared in the Monte Videan journals respecting the success of Rivera, who, on the contrary, is represented by the organ of Roses as having escaped to the Brazilian frontiers with only a small body of men, and hotly pursued by Ur quiza. In the Argentine House of Representatives, one of the Members had alluded in most pointed terms to the conduct of Admiral Purvis, as having pro tracted the blockade of Monte Video ; and al though no report of the general debate, or proceedings, is given, this is specially paraded in the official paper of Roses, doubtless with the view - of exciting the spirit of his countrymen to the continuance of the contest with the IDrien tal republic. The accounts from the West India Colonies are still better as regards some parts than others. In Jamaica, the weather was very dry in certain parishes, and the reverse in others; but in the other islands, wet was the prevailing characteris tic. At Demerara, the frequent robberies are complained of, and in -Barbadoes as well as in Tobago, the inhumanity or neglect *parents towards their offipring is said to check a wholesome increase of the population. The state of Cuba and St. Domingo excites much attention in the City, and not without reason, anarchy and disorder pre vailing in both. It may be predicted that, if Cuba is not keptis a more tranquil state than since the rule of General O'Donnell commenced, the rich revenue which it annually yields to the impoverished treasury of Spain will be materially reduced. The Funds have been steadier to-day, with ratkor a limited business doing. Consols for immediate transfer have realised 99i to 99k, and for Account 99h to h. Exchequer Bills have been at 755. to 735. premium, being scarcely so good, East India Bonds are nominally 925. premium. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 1021 to h, the Reduced 101 h to 8, and the Three per Cents. 984 to 4. Bank Stock has ruled 'higher again, being at 1961 to 195 h, and India Stock ha t s been marked 285 h. The Foreign Market is still partly affected by the race attractions at Epsom. Spanish Five per Cents. are at 24, and the Three per Cents. at 35 to 1, being about previous rates. Portuguese Converted have been nominally at 461 to Mexican Stock is - worth 351 ; Colombian 14; and Peru vian 281. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been marked 60h to 61. In Railway Shares the business doing is but small. Brighton are advancing, and Birmingham, owing to the York and North Midland project, arc again on the decline. The others are rather flat generally, and South-Eastern, and Man chester, and Birmingham, are decidedly lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock I96U 195% 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 9 9%% S per Cent. Annuities, 1726 99 3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities New 3% per Cent. Annuities. ..... Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 12% Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 - India Stock Exchequer Bills, - llid. 134 d. 1,0001. ........«.......«..... •.. ••••• 75 pm. 5001. 00000 •••••••••••••• •••••••••••• 75 pm. Ditto Smalr. —.— ....... •••• Ditto Advertised: — 73 pm. FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent 103% Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Columbian Bonds. l4 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents. 2 B ls Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent llB% 118 Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 24 Ditto for the Account Ditto Three per Cent. Ditto for !the Account Dutch 234 per Cents 6l 603 i Dutch 5 per Cents ......• 1002004 New Loan 1837, 6 per Cents. ' PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. PAIL rah SHARE. Birmingham and Derby Birmingham and Gloucester o Bristl and Exeter 70 • .... • 82 ... to Caledonian Chester and Holyhead 5 (WA ... to Dublin and Castel .... 2% 614 to Eastern Counties Ditto New Registered 8/. 6s. Rd. Ditto Perpetual 5 per eent l:3s. 4d.... 1 ......... to Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O .... 77. ..._ .Ditto ' - i Share.• - 12% Great Western Ditto Fifths London and Birmingham lOO ... „.. 2!,. , 0 to —: Ditto New Thirds 2 Dit o q Shares London and 81ackwa11...... ......... 16% London and Brighton 5O 46%%%1 to ... Ditto Loan Notes London and Greenwich London and South Western 41% — to Ditto Eighths London and Croydon Eit lB% ...... to Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 18 M% to North Briti.h 2% South Eastern and Dover 32% 36 to Ditto New Thames and Medway Trent Valley York and North,Midland Paris and Orleans 2O .3934 % ... to —. Paris and Rouen 2O 38%% ... to JOINT STOCK BANKS. • Provincial of Ireland. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, Max 22.—We have had less business doing to-day. Stock is freely offered, and prices drooping. Trent Valley, 6,t j. THE NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA...—. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 22.—The heavy baggage of the new Governor-General of India is expected here in a day or two, for shipment in the Great Liverpool, which departs for Alexandria on the Ist of June. The Governor General and suite do net, however, embark here. They are to proceed, via France, to Marseilles, where a Government steamer will be in waiting to convey them direct to Egypt, from whence they will embark at Suez, on board the' Oriental Company's steam-ship the Ilindostaa, for Calcutta, and will arrive there about the 20th of July. Sir Henry Hardinge will be the first Governor-General of India who has proceeded to his government by what is called " the Overland route." It is a question whether Lord Ellenborough will have had time to make arrangements for his departure ere his successor's arrival, which will take place only a 'few days after Lord Ellenborough receives his recal. It is calculated that Sir Henry will have entered upon his high functions in India within little more than a couple of months from the date of his appointment being made in Leadenhall-street ; a celerity of movement which the history of Indian affairs has never yet been able to record. The arrangements for Ins passage to Calcutta, as well as his journey through Egypt, have been made with the Oriental Steam Company. Lord Ellenborough, it is expected, will leaveoCalcutta by the Oriental Company's steamer Bentinck, about the 15th of July, and will probably arrive in England about the end of August. GRESHAM LECTURES.—Yesterday, being the first day of Trinity Term, the above lectures were commenced in Gresham College, Basinghall-street. The.attendance, though small, and during no part of the day exceeding forty persons, was more numerous than usual, for before the erection of the new building, and when the lectures were delivered in the theatre of the City of London School; it was seldom that an audience of above ten persons assembled. The Rev. J. Fullen, M.A., yesterday continued his course of lectures on astro nomy, the first of which were delivered last Term. The sub ject of the Rev. Lecturer's discourse was the theory of the measurement of the earth, with the manner of obtaining its form and dimensions. Diagrams and illustrations of various kinds were given, and at the conclusion of the lecture it was announced that on Thursday (this day) the theory of the tides would be explained. LITERATURE. HOE L MORVAN, 3 Vols. Newby, Load" 18.14. The author of this work is Mr. Browning, t o whom we are already indebted for a " History of the Hu' guene's," a production which displayed much pains' taking research, and was particularly skilful in its di gest of facts. In the work before us he gives a spi rited representation of the court and camp of Henry the Fifth, subsequent to the famous battle of Agin.; court. A considerable portion of his narrative e, is la id in France, in the earlier part of the fifteenth OtOnT, and has reference to the intrigues and adventures "' an outlaw chieftain, Hoel Morvan—a sort of Robin Hood in his way—whose head-quarters are in a spacious cavern in a sequestered o f ter of Brittany, near the shores of the rbihan. The character of this rude, bold, but generous-natured chief is kept up throughout in very consistent spirit, and forms indeed the redeeming feature of the story, which otherwise is by no MO BS , remarkable for interest, nor breadth and variety o f portraiture. Like Mr. James, the novelist, , ou r author pays great attention to his costumes , in this particular instance, introduces apparent') nothing for which he has not sufficient warranty' He excels, also, in his descriptions of tournaments but, with the single exception of the character °I Hoel Morvan, he has not the happy art of infusing the 'math of life into his dialogues. THE LOGIC OF POLITICAL ECONOXY• Blackwood. London and Edinburgh, 1844. Notwithstanding the dry, hard, practical nature of the subject, this treatise on political economy ar no means uninteresting, for it is penned in a et e . and vigorous style, without the slightest amb i g ull e or circumlocution, by one who shows in every Pag n that he is perfectly conversant with the them e , °" h which he expatiates. Some of the positions vol e the author lays down, are illustrated with col-older; able neatness and vivacity ; but indeed—no Inot t . ta what be the subject—Mr. De Quincey cannot v a r two pages together without putting forth soixtet" — u that shall both please and instruct his readers. SOCIETY FOR THE ENIANCIP IS '' TION OF INDUSTRY. t A meeting of the members of this Society was he141:1; evening at the office, Parliament-street, the subject oc ee t, cussion being the Bank Charter Resolutions of Sir 11 • continued from last week. Mr. Spottiswood presided• attendance was very thin, in consequence probably of th e tractions Derby." the The CHAIRMAN opened the business by referring t° t dissection of the plan of Sir R. Peel made in a the Premier," just published, which, he said, did - - not learcee the Right Hon. Baronet a leg to stand upon. He then, o f ceeded to state the effects of the Bank Restriction Ac,,h Mr. Pitt, which was now called a fatal measure," but vro l i ; 0 enabled the country to go through a long war, and pay eti s ltot millions of its debt, and give employment to the peoPle• They all this was now considered a " fatal" state of things• f o re were now returning to the state of things that existed u- rit t the Bank Restriction Act, and which this measure of bin' p e el was intended to remedy. The evident object of Sir R;' was to make money dear and labour cheap. lie vie? '`!"The duce prices, profits, and wages to the Continental level. . et if question was, whether the country should sit down tlin, et o under it? Could it do so? Suffering and disconten t extending among the labouring classes to a fearful e%tebPat they read of continual fires, the work of incendiari es; their system had created this feeling. • ht b e t . Lord MOUNTCASHEL suggested that some step 1n.„. 1 g,,, e 44 L o tter taken to assemble a number of Members of the 130 L ov e Commons, for the purpose of discussing and coming to agreement on the question. . Mr. SCHOLEFIELD, M.P., thought it would be 1111,tipo ticable ; there was a general impression among the ° bers that it was too late. ie, Lord MOUNTCASHEL thoughtlhat a pamphlet enTb n the operation of this plan on the landowners would 'lit .much utility. The Noble Lord stated his conviction t of the plan would raise the price of .money, lower the fa r wages, and impoverish the whole of the community. ,„• Mr. SCHOREFIELD said its decided tendency was W k . sil the rich richer and the poor poorer; that appeared to Robert Peel's policy. Wi ng Mr. PErrY said that relief might be obtained by the gold, or the gold currency, so as to bring it level leithod price of taxed commodities. They had, in fact, tatiot currency during the war, and it was an error. to supP°, 3 ,7 l the it was a depreciated currency ; it was equalised 0". prices of the goods for which it was exchanged. . ta ioto A long conversational discussion followed, on s ea points of the subject, and some steps having been segg',; uo s. for calling the attention of the House of Lords to the tion, the meeting broke up. EPSOM RACES' (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS•) ca cti , The Epsom Four Years old Stakes of SO goy s. &c. Sir G. Heathcote's Khorassan w alked °cer Sweepstakes of 10 sova. each, &a• - Mr, Owen's cby Clearwell, out of Nininka •••• • a Mr. Stanbrough's Isleworth Lord W. Powlett's Falconer ..••• Thirteen started. Won in a canter Chtfri 72bittoit EPSOM RAGES . (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) w ith The Surrey Cup (Handicap), value 200 Ws., 360 sovs. in specie, being a subscription . of I° 5 : :1 • each, with 50 added from the Fund. Cup c°°'" two miles. (51 Subs.) ib I Lord Verulam's Robert de Gorham, 5 yrs, 4''t , A Lord Lonsdale's Blackdrop, 4 yrs, 7st 61b —• • • Sixteen ran. Won easy. ° r g AISI I I Ce MEETING OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL r-''' ft ' . INSTITUTION.—Yesterday, the anniversary mee tiq, t ool above valuable institution was held at the Central •.'' l the School-room, Broadway, Westminster. His Gre:aentier Archbishop of Canterbury presided. The annual e- ,114 e( tion of the children was conducted by the Lord 13i ' ditorf London, and a highly respectable and influential il l ie ail!' expressed great gratification at the progress which + t i e co° . dren had made in their respective studies. Among' ' fir , th, pany present we noticed the Archbishop of Canteel'i'. so" Bishops of London, Hereford, Bangor, Lichfield, S°` °d Fa' Man Newfoundland Exeter, Norwich, Worcester,,, a n itse pon ; Archdeacon Sinclair; . D. Acland, Esq., 31 ': t 'aioti th Dr. Coleridge, Bishop Coleridge, Right Hon. Lord Plow/05a Archdeaconi‘lifoanrMargaret asriert Gceo:rkgse : Newsome, itLadyose, Hon. and Rev. A. Saville, Sir George Baker, I„ Pe' c LordHh uernc Viscount d a l i n i i d , r i Rev. leciil ioN T n, Scholl', General Disney, Ambrose Hussey, Esq-, trigs, 1,1 nr ., sir ; tiat i. Mrs. Norton, the Earl of Yarborough, Sir C S. 11 0 Ainslie, Bart , Sir George Eyre, Bart, Lady E. sir ; ti te ' w t., Sir J. J. Hamilton, Bart., Right Hon. Sir E. ill,i de i:ef• 11. Lady M'Kenzie, lion. and Rev. R. Eden, Hon- a " — Powva,.T. W. Bramstone, M.P., &e. &c. f Af eil l kILMARNOCR ELECTION.—The election 0 - 3 .,.,1 8 -. ber of Parliament for the Kilmarnock District of nw t. " if A fixed by the Sheriff to take place on Saturday lir e ar e The re bo poll is demanded, it will be held on Tuesday in i three candidates, in the Liberal and Chartist interest,... will field ; but it is hinted that a fourth, a Conservatiortioi come forward in sufficient time. Placards were ye7t to posted up in all the burghs calling upon the electors `r jar pledge themselves, as another candidate lvoulii " 8 1 3 ,:.. - /Y r mediately, having strong claims on the constitualeP Observer of Tuesday. e..,CC,;12):11z. S. v el II r ss l; 'Y' .I.IIE NELSON DINNER TO THE GREEN .- C er to I- t Sp:mTERs.—A delay has taken place ' for the dinn l ittee 1 1 ° Greenwich pensioners, in consequence of the Cm011,,00,5; having been able to obtain the sanction of the ' for tbo r sioners of Woods and Forests,. of Trafalgar-seoare., a la te purpose, the ground of objection being, as stated in cool: sent by the Earl of Lincoln, on the 16th instant, to t!!„ell, k , mittee, " the defective condition of a portion of the P'_n ire ss. , in the area of the square, and the repairs thereof in , Pr b v e b e n eO,, Since the receipt of the letter the Committee ha e %_ e _ , Da vi!?t; deavouring to induce his Lordship to recal his refr rs i ctt. ascertained from Messrs. Maude and Co., the contraefe o f th e Government for laying down the pavement into __ y e i n O n ; square, that it could not possibly receive any too,k o t tit; sequence of the dinner taking place on the 24th, and th at i would, if any damage were done, repair it mincetheareeeinbl,eo pense. At eleven o'clock yesterday the Com at the Union Hotel, Cockspur-street, in expeeten 00 ° , having ''' Col e answer from his Lordship, all application ha , , • .0, ta e at, the day previous; but none having been recen __ no b mittee were compelled to.postpone the dinner fur IP' r and no day has been yet appointed. 1 11°°°' fifte to , DETERMINED SUICIDE. --Yesterday , s ing - much - much . excitement was occasioned in the town 01 . -r - , i ai ,Jtu, t by the discovery that. Mr. Matthew Orpwood,_tet,e,troo', _,iri oi . aii . e; of the George Inn, Church-lane, leading from tt e .r,l, ba ik„ to Kensington Gravel-pits, had committeed v s o l__(_'_% 6,tiree:: ing himself. It appeared that the deceased, i n O ierr l a cg e ii i i .e ; 40 and 50 years of age, got up yesterday. a ny did . lo ck, usual good health, without his family noticing l ever , o'o ur .. in hisappearance or behaviour. Shortly aft.ef 1 7 , for the P or he left the bar, taking a lighted candle with 1,11 nr t ut neath, from which time he was never more sieles.l",,oo, 01_,, pose of performing some necessary duties in the e__, ive. y t _bO, ie half-past twelve o'clock, his sister went to t ~ofi L i t3 - w ith ii h i e c i i stairs leading to the cellar, without t a king o 6 1 off a JIRO the for the purpose of cutting a piece of bacon _ er b a nd fort. __l( was hanging there, when, on raising un v l a l "" -Ihorror-s erT_',': purpose of taking down the bacon, she 0_ a „ man b I,l r at finding it come in contact wit omensc . e nn i n ~!. 3tol y• l iel ' ,l 3 g .. Her screams brought several pi s e.' 1 discoveret ti l lllc li assistance, when the unfortunate man an ,„ on 0 0 cut (1 " of V the bacon was kept. lie was immediately _, . o . as , . , 05 medical assistance sent for; but all human . 81 ,`.`,. 00 30 1 ' ing I,y a piece of thick cord to the sante t, ~,,,, 0 avail, life having been extinct for some time -1-'' 01 4 1 5 • --- left a wife and four children. TT or C° m !f moo r ' LORD ASHLEY AND THE ...OUSE h e Lon , - !lg o lle ol doubtless ro c- a ye $ 3 who, with his usual facetiousness, and . ~_r ijamen t, 6 m that his Lordship had just been jiltedby Lord.' L I A Lord Ashley dined a few days sin ith t .tohley. .g. 1,, a toast " The House of Commons ando_ eigiffrsesirleiri Lordship, remembering the falsehood t the i t `i' i to a ma n's . like drinking the health of a man's wiher.Paach. . 0 5 60 mediately on her elopement with anot .o . n ,__ Co llo ~i , a t doubtless felt the full force of the conrerment. -- " , : see I'll • The miners of this and the rt . dj 1 _ i ri a, l_ ~,,„, , 01_ 0 union - 3 rdes each of which resolutions in support of 00 riOt Va e nCs passed. Several collieries are engaging pero , re „ . 10 continue their strike. Various meelingtshel e ---, a a ix' d as places ° 1 • a of sional miners, to work their coals, " determinatio be are required Ibr them, we hear it is this e _ cotta ges oc colliery owners to insist upon the pitm n n given up. — Tyne Nercury. P.10....N..... su Plat o tf onl for 44, br tom . a t t; l l) 46 Pal' TO 4I, th)ZlTkou. /t. uf t ,.114 1 1 ,:4 cre tcd,