The Sun. — London, England, 1844-05-27 00:00:00

MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO MORROW EVENING, TUESDAY, MAY 2S, „ Wiil be performed (for the last lime thii season) IL MATIIINIONIO SEGRETO. Elisetta, Madame Grisi ; Fidaima, Mdlle. Favanti ; Carolina, Aladame Persiani ; Paolino, Sig. Mario ; Count Robinson, Sig. I. Lablache ; and Geronimo, Sig. Lab!ache. To conch' to with the Grand Ballet, in Six Tableaux, by M. Verrot, ent it led ONDINE, ou, LA NAIADE. The Secrecy b • Mr. W Grieve. The music composed by Signor Pugni. Principal el eracre re by Mdlle. Cerito, Atdlle. SchetTer, 514110 Fer dinand, Mdlle. ['Junket, Barville, and Mdlle. Adelaide Frassi • M. Perrot, M. Montassu, and M. St. Leon. Applications for Bexes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office, Orcra.celennade. HER MAJESIA'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re !Tactfully informed that there will be an extra Night (not included in the Subscription) ON ITIURSD NY N:AT, MAY so, When will be per!ormed Rossini's Opera of IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, by Madame Grist, Signor Mario, Signor Lablache, Signer F. Lablache, avid Signor Fornasari. Atter yi loch will be produced, a New Divertissement, composed by Mdlle. Cerito, e ititled LA VI VANDIERE, introducing La Bedowa Polka, by pldlle. Cerito and M !.t. Leon. To Le followed by the last scene of Rossini's Opera LA CENE. RENTOLA. La Cenereir ola ' Mdlle. Favanti. To conclude with the Grand Ballet entitl I ALMA (omitting the lirst Tableau), in which Nld les. Cerito and Frassi, and Mons. M. ILLeon and PerrA will appear. Application; for E'Gxes, Stalls, and Tickets to he made at the Box Ortiev, Opera ( (sienna:lc. Doors open at Seven. The Opera will c , n.mence at past Seven THEATRE 110YAI DRURY.LANE. THIS EVENING, MAY Will he repeated A New Grand Opera, entitled THE BRIDES OF VENICE. Count All,erto, Mr W Harrison; Count Ono Soranzo, Mr. .oi tani ; NaAina, Mrs. Alfred Shaw; Gerald.), Mdlle. Albart4rzi; Francesca, Mi,e. Bonier. To conclude with th , r rcviv-d Grand Fairy Ballet, entitled THE REVOLT OF THE HAREM. Mahomet, Mr. Howell; Ismael, M. Silvain ; Myssouf, Mr. W. H. Payne, Zulma, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn ; Zehlta, Mane. Clara - Webster ; The Genius of the Harem, Madame Giutillei. Orr. Bczes 75., Second trice Is. 6d.; Upper Circles of Boxes 55.. hecrnd Piice Is.; Pit Ss second Price 25.; Middle Gallery 25., Second Price Is.; Upper daliery Is., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. 11 K. BENJ AMI IN wEnsTv.tt. LESSEE. THIS EVENING, MAY 47, Will be performed the. Comedy of A CURE FOR THE HEART ACHE. Old Rapid, Mr. W. Farren ; Young Rapid, Mr. Charles ' Mathews • Vortex, Mr. Strickland; Frail( Oatland, Mr. WTibster ; Ellen Voitex, Mrs Edwin Yarnold; Miss Vortex, Mrs. W. Clifford ; &oy Oatland, Miss Julia Bennett. After wh:ch will he repeated a New Domestic Drama, entitled THE SEMPSTRESS. Goldring„ Mr. Strickland; Fob Debit, Mr. H. Holl ; Plainword, Mr. Stuart ; Mercy Goldring, Miss P. Horton; lacy Sparkle Miss Julia Bennett. To be followed by the extiaorilinary Performances of Professor RISLEY and his TWO INFANT SONS 'fn canc'ude with THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS. Orcheitra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, fis. ; Gallery, Upper Half-price—Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, t2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, (Id. Dotirs opene lat Half-past six, and the Performances C •mmeece at Seven Tickets and Places to he had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box office, from Ten till live. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MAI)l)OX. THIS EVENING, MAY 27, Will be repeated a New Comic Opera, entitled CROWN DIAMONDS Count de Campo Mayor, Mr. Weiss• Don Hen riques de Sandoval, Mr. Allen; Itch°lledo, Mr. Paul Ledford ; La esterina, Madame Anna Thilloo; Diana, Mixs Grant. After Mill), BOMB AsTEs FURIOSO. To conclude with THE SOMNAMBULIST; or, Tha Village Phantom ; Elvino, Mr. Hilbert ; Amina, Miss Bailin. THEATRE ROY .4 L LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA- HOUSE. Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. " Open sesame; or, a N ght with the Forty Thieves," continues to be nightly received with perfect enthusiasm by crowded and fashionable audiences THIS F,VENINfi, MAY 27, Will be produced a New and Comic Drama, cal ed TWO HEADS BETTER THAN ONE. "rincipal Characters by !Messrs. F. Vining, Diddear, F. Mathews, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. To which will be added a New Comedietta, entitled THE WHITE FEATHER. Principal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Collier, Craven, Yarnold, Miss Woolgar, and Miss Fairbrother. To be followed by an Apropos Bagatelle. called POLK AM ANI A Characters by Mr. F. Mac.hcws, Mr. Wigan, Mr. Keeley, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. Kerley. To conclude with a fi•all I Burle•-•que Fairy Extravagance, called OPEN SESAME; or. a Night with the Forty Thieves. Cha. raciest; by Miss Woolgar, sE. Chaplin, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Turner, Miss Greve, Mrs. Wigan, Miss James, Miss Fairbrother, and Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. F. Mathews, Turner, Young; Wigan, Yarnold, and Chaplin. PRICES OF AII tillflFlON.—Balcony Poxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, %. • C•allery, lid. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, Ss. ; Upper Boxes, is tiet.; l'it, Is. Private Boxes on the Balcony Tier (holding eight person'). 'I a ri Guineas Private Boxes on the Second Tler (holding eight persons), One Guinea and a-Half. Private Boxes on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Guinea. ASTLEY'S ROY AI AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. • Proprletce and Manager, Mr. BATTY. Splendid Whitsun Holiday Fe' es. 11118 EVENING. MAY 2'7, Will be produced an entire new Military and Naval Equestrian Spectacle, entitled THE CHINESE WAR; or. The Conquests of Amoy by B "Usti Arms. New Scenery, Dresses, Appointments, kc., to.realise the recent triumphs of England's Army and Navy. Entire Change in thz Scenes of the Circle. Brilliant Cavalcade—Feats of Horsemanship—The celebrated Polka Dance by Mille. Cushnie and Signor Milano. To c nclude with a Laughable Farce. The doors will open mainly at six o'clock, and the performances commence at seven. Box-office opened daily from ten till four. The private boxes hafe been recobstructed and decorated with care and splendour. Acting and stagezn clager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. OArIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE Extraordinary Sovelty-zEngagement of Mr, G. Wieland, and Thrce Entirely New Pieces THIS EVENING, MAY 27, Will be produced a New Drama in Three Acts, entitled THE INSTRUMENT OF TORTURE. in which Messrs. Saville, Hughes, Hicks, Hennor, Vale, Lewis, and Johnson; Mrs. H. Vining, Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Hicks, will perform. After which a New Burlesque entitled GEORGEY BARN WELL. SuppnrtOd by Messrs. Vale, Neville, Heslop, Mrs. Da'y, and Miss Terrey. Co conclude with a Grand Fairy Spectacle tilled THE SPRITE OF THE SNOW DRIFT. Zimmeir,the Sprite, by Mr. G. Wieland. Superb Scenery and Dresses. Extraordinary effects, and wonderful feats. Places and Piivate Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box_ oflice, from Eleven to Four. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. OPEN EVERY EVENING. FIRST NIGHT OF MADEMOISELLE ROSSINI, IN ADDI. TION TO THE WIZARD'S NEW WONDERS. The Great WIZARD OF 'l HE NORTH is proud to announce to the Nobility, Geqtry, and Public, that ha has, at an enormous expense, succeeded in enTaging, for Twelve Nights only, Madelle. ROSSINI, The Great Lady Violinist. She will have the honour of giving her First Grand Vocal and Instrumental CONCERT, THIS EVENING, the 27th Inst., and every evening (aring the Week, assisted by M. ADOLPHUS COLLINI, EMMA COLLINI, VICTORIA COLLIN!, and JOSEPH COLLINI. The stage will have a most brilliant appearance ! To give effect to the most novel Concert ever given in England, a GRAND SCENE has been painted expressly for this occasion, by Mr. William Beverley, AN ALLEGORY IN HONOUR OF HAN. DEL, representing THE TEMPLE OF MUSIC! The Great WIZARD OF THE NORTH is quite aware that the Public expects something now at this season; lie is happy to say he will not deviate from "a good old rule ;" for he is con vinced he has prepared the most splendid Banquet that can be offered to the Public ,• -in short, his present arrangements will totally eclipse all his former effbrts. He will, in addition to his already unparalleled performances intro Ince NEW WONDERS, among which will be an origin 1 Experiment, Migic Filtering, the Enchanted Silver Fish, and the Golden Circlet, with other asto uishing New Mi,rac'es, which will decide a question at issue. This Entertainment hill be divided into Four Parts : Part I. The WIZARD will be an hour in his Mystic Circle. Part 11. The ARAB BROTHERS' Classical Groupings. Part 111. Maddlle. ROSSINI'S GRAND CONCERT, in the Temple of Music. Part IV. and Conclusion, The WIZARD'S second mystic hour. Doors open at Half-past Six, to commence at Seven. Private Boxes £1 15s. ; Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 4a. ; Pit. 25.; Gallery, Is. Second Price at Nine o'clock. Stalls, 35.; Boyce, 25.; Pit, Is. COMMENCEMENT OF THE SEASON, ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, GRAND WHITSUN FETES. TO-DAY, TO-MORROW, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. Strong as have been the claims of this favoured place of public esort at the beginning of each season, the Proprietor feels justified In asserting, that never before did it offer a, tithe of the attractions t now presents. The Gardens have been complete'y renovated, Statues and Fountain a introduced, new and extensive Promenades formed, and the most lavish expenditure in every department, will evince thc. , Proprietor's anxiety to insure a continuance of public Patronage. THE NEW GRAND PICTORIAL MODEL OF _ _ .... --- LONDON IN THE OLDEN TIME! Painted by Eanson and Telbin, fa the most gigantic rictlievement ever yet produced, and fbr grandeur of composition, fidelity of design, and beauty of execution, it far exceeds any previous production. It sccurately represents ancient London—Old St. Paul's-01t1 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 times. THE MENAGERIE, ALWAYS UNRIVALLED, HAS RECEIVED MANY VALUABLE ADDITIONS. To defy all competition, the Propriet.x has engaged the celebrated AMERICAN DWAItF TJM THUMB! now exhibiting at toe Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. The PROMENADE CONCERTS--the splendid Band of Fifty Performers, conducted by Mr. Godfrey—will perform a selection of the newest and most popular music. The far-famed 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 Taymouth 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 appellation of "Fire King") has exhausted the resources of his art, to give effect to this exhibition. London Bridge, Old St. Paul's Cathedral, and other Buildings will appear devoured by the devastating element, and present a heap of blackened ruins, in accordance with the best delineations taken at the period, and the coup d'ceil will give a vivid representation of a Great City destroyed by fire. Doors ore.' at Twelve. Admission, One Shilling. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY. IMPORTANT NOTICE. ONE SHILLING Admission to THE NAPOLEON MU SEUM, the most magnificent and extensive Collection of Histo rical Curiosities and Works of Art over known to have been formed by 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 Interesting manner, the most important part of Euro pean ' history, viz.—CHARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and LOUIS XIV., to the deaths of GEORGE 111., au the EMPEROR NAPOLEON, In IR2I. This unique Museum has been visited often, during the last and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of Wellington, the Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, and their Ladies, also many thousands of the Nobility and Public; and the Pro prietGr has recently been able to increase, by several very fine pictureo,'&c., his previous almost incredible number and variety of i'ISS•s Works of Art, and a multitude of valuable Relics, and other euri°,l this, In this most instructive and, as hundreds have said it oughvt.,„„ be, a National Museum. Many thousand have inspected it, and TH IRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS of the PUBLIC PRESS have ei stated th at it ought to be seen by every one. The price of adinis • on is reduced to ONE SHILLING. The NAPOLEON MUSEVAI 1 , .o be seen only at the " Egyptian Pichadilty, daily from Ten till Dusk. _ THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAY 27. MERMOUETER, Lowest, 41 ; Highest, 61 ; Noon, 52. BAROMETFA INb N. NoYE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is umally placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. lIIGiI WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TIC'S DAT. Morning 6 minutes after 9 I Evening 36 mi nu t es a ft er a A . /". ft T.v0.t44 A , e - - • SECOND EDITION. g l taming *Mt LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1844. A few hours must now decide the result of the South Lancashire election, and the event will teach the people of England whether the Reform Bill has procured them free and honest representation or whether that measure was a mockery and a delusion, designed, as Lord Jour; RUSSELL in a candid mood declared, " to secure the preponderance of the landed interest." We shall soon learn whether voters were permitted to record their honest and conscientious opinions, or whether they were led in droves by the steward and land agent to vote in whatever way the proprietors of their farms pleased to dictate. It was remarked by NIEBUHR that the Constitution of Rome I was at an end from the time that patrons be came lords of the suffrages of their clients; the people lost all interest in the results of elections, they regarded themselves as subjects of an alien Government, and deemed it a matter of in difference under what names such a government was administered. He also remarks, that at the great crisis which finally destroyed all the elements of real popular power, those members of the aristocracy who had been previously distinguished for their adherence to what would now be called liberal opinions, joined with the cry " our craft is in danger," and gave their entire support to the oligarchy. He doubts whether they were hypocrites in their liberality, or renegades in their pretended conservatism, but he justly remarks that in either case they were worse enemies of the people than the old rancorous leaders of the oligarchy, and in the subsequent civil wars they bore the chief brunt of the popular indignation. England,:withinthe last few years, has seen a large proportion of its landed proprietors adopt the worst maxims of the Roman patricians, and claim a heritage of conscience from every tenant on their estates. Many who were, or at least who pretended to be, ad vocates of popular rights, have abandoned principle and consistency through an ambitious desire of exer cising a tyranny similar to that which they had long and loudly condemned. South Lancashire, no doubt, will exhibit its share of such apostates from former professions, and, as in other places, they will be found chiefly among those apes of fashion, who can easier imitate the vices than the refinement of aristocracy ; the transition from vulgarity in low life to vul garity in high life is easy ; the cobbler, in one of CIBBER's farces, could boast that his son had learned to swear and swagger like a gentleman. If report speaks correctly, South Lancashire will ex hibit some examples of deeper degradation ; it is said that certain Catholic proprietors will give their votes to the nominee of 112`NEILL and STOWELL, and will thus virtually declare in the face of the public that their religion has been justly stigmatised as " dam nable and idolatrous," that the Act which gave them emancipation was dangerous to the community, and that, in their own opinion, they are unfit to be admit ted within the pale of the Constitution. Monopoly must have strong charms when it induces men thus to join in stigmatising their own religion, bearing testimony against their own characters, and setting the seal to their own degradation. Whether the free-traders will be able to beat down this coalition of hackneyed Monopolists, apostate Liberals, renegade Whigs, and unworthy Catholics, is as yet uncertain ; but we rejoice to see that the Monopolists are resolved not to spare their allies one atom of the degradation to which the abandonment of former professions must expose them. Names fa miliar to those acquainted with the history of the Manchester massacre, of the Bolton Black-faces, and of the several attempts to concert plots and foment conspiracies for the purpose of legalising murder, are paraded among the leaders of Mr. ENTWISLE'S sup porters; the loudest abettors of the "No Popery" howl are foremost in his canvass of the Catholic pro prietory. One would almost imagine that it had been resolved to make the draught of apostacy as bitter as possible, so nauseous is the mixture presented to re negades. _ _ _ We have no pity for those lovers of self-abasement; but we lament to see the farmers, the substantial yeomanry of England, dragged by such landlords through all the mire and filth of dishonesty and ter giversation. If we wanted an additional reason for our thorough detestation of the corn-laws it would be derived from the power which the monopoly of land gives booby squires of coercing an honest tenantry into a breach of their duty to their GOD their country, and themselves. We do not despair of victory, but we feel that the battle is fought against some odds and great hazards ; but, how ever the event may turn out, there is no doubt that the struggle will afford many instances of the worthlessness of the elective franchise to honest men, unless they can be protected from the vengeance of a heartless, senseless, and unscrupulous oligarchy, resolved to treat honesty as a crime, and patriotism as an act of treason against their usurpations. There is something more than the corn-laws involved in this election—its result may compel the people of Eng ' land, whether electors or non-clectura, to take seri ously into consideration whether they shall continue to be the vassals and slaves of an oligarchy, or whe ther they shall seek means by which the voice of the people may obtain a real share in the Legislature. One of those solemn appeals to the judgment of the House of Lords (sitting in a Committee of Privileges), which always seem to excite in Englishmen, without reference to ranks, politics, or parties, a profound in terest, was on Thursday last opened by counsel, on behalf of an individual whose private virtues and try ing position have long earned for him the sympathy and respect of his countrymen. Sir AUGUSTus D'ESTE, claimant to the Dukedom of Sussex, Barony of Ark low, Earldom of Inverness, and other the honours, titles, and baronies of his late father, his Royal High ness the Duke of SUSSEX, deceased, was represented by Sir TnOM as WILDE, Mr. ERIE, Q.C., and Mr. JAMES WILDE ; and the first-named of these gentle. men addressed their Lordships in a speech as much distinguished by its constitutional doctrine and sound law, as for the much rarer excellence of strong com mon sense which pervaded it. If to these advantages in the opening of his counsel, we may add the equity of Sir AUGUSTUS D'EsTE's claim, derived from the sanction of all the formalities which the marriage of his noble mother had clearly received according to the laws of GOD and man,—all the peculiar and romantic confirmation which attaches to that ceremony in the written record of both parties to it—a record in which its intention, force, good faith, and validity, are confessed and attested by each, in language of the most solemn adjuration to the Divine Creator that could be em ployed on the most sacred occasions of invoking Him, —we are tempted to say that the case of the claimant must be irresistible. But we will here refer the reader to our abstract of the proceedings before the Committee of Privileges for the letters of the Lady AUGUSTA MURRAY—abounding as these do in pas sages of the most intense affection for her Royal Con sort—of professions of duty expressed with a happy force of combined dignity and meekness ; and to the correspondence of his late Royal Highness himself, breathing throughout the most unaffected and anxious tenderness for her whom in that document, which, when he prepared it, he supposed to be his " last will and testament," in its solemn injunctions on his Royal brothers, namely, his Royal Highness the late Duke of YORK and his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, afterwards GEORGE IV., and subsequently in his letter to Lord ERSKINE, he studiously and repeat edly declares to be, and designates as, his " dear wife," " to whom he had been solemnly and duly married ;" married, as his late Royal Highness recites in his will, dated September, 15, 1799, " on the 4th day of April, 1792, at the city of Rome, and in the inn commonly , known by the name of Sarmien to, where my afore said wife then resided with her mother, Lady DUN MORE, and her sister, Lady VIRGINIA MURRAY ; and also that, for greater security, and not from any ap prehension of the first being insufficient, I again per formed the ceremony of marriage with my said wife at the parish church of St. George, Hanover-square, in the county of Middlesex, by virtue of banns pub lished in the said church, on the sth day of Decem ber, in the year of our LORD, 1793." So that, up to this point, nothing seems to have been wanting, wherein—by any specialty of his own act and deed— in the most deliberate, formal, unreserved spirit of acknowledgment, the late Duke of SUSSEX could admit the fact and the verification of his marriage with the Lady AUGUSTA MURRAY, second daughter of the then Earl of DuNs.soEE ; or set beyond the reach of cavil and dispute his own subsequent confession to it. But his Royal Highness's father, King GEORGE (whose notions of the irresponsible, nreasoning na ture of the paternal authority, and of the blind, un hesitating implicitness of filial obedience, in th e slight article of a son's marriage, were about as despotic and extravagant as those of an Emperor of China), wa s exasperated at such an exercise of his own will, or choice, or judgment, as the Duke of SUSSEX had, without apprising his MAJESTY of his intentions, been induced to venture upon. There could be no feasible objection on the score of birth to the amiable and ac complished partner whom his Royal Highness had selected. She was of a family among the noblest and most ancient of Scotland, nearly allied, in Past cen turies, to that which had occupied the throne. Her character was unimpeachable ; her personal attrac tions and intellectual endowments of the highest order. But she was not a German, and could not boast of a single quartering upon the arms of her pa ternal or maternal ancestors which bespoke their con nexion with any of the one thousand and one mac adamised princedoms of the empire—so dear to the prepossessions and associations of the KING, her father-in law. With all the personal obstinacy and political heresies of GEORGE 111. there were mixed up so many excellencies of private character, indis pensable in the relations of private life, which, in the main, he discharged with exemplary correctness, that we are grieved to direct attention to what we shall ever consider the vindictive, coarse, and cruel perti nacity with which the KING either originated, or per mitted others to originate, the measures which had for their avowed object to bring about a separation be tween his Royal Highness and his wife. The mar riage, we have seen, had been celebrated at Rome by a Mr. GUNN, a clergyman in holy orders of the Church of England, according to the forms, cere monies, and ritual of that Church. In the end of September, 1793, the illustrious couple arrived in England. His Royal Highness, still apprehensive of the displeasure of the KING, had observed a careful silence on the fact of his marriage, so far as any public avowal of it in this country was con cerned. The condition of Lady AUGUSTA, however, now rendered it expedient that a further recognition of it should take place here ; and they were re-mar ried, by banns, in the church of St. George, Hanover square. The entry of this marriage was accidentally seen by a Nobleman, who reported it to the KING ; and the Duke was sent abroad by his order. Some time afterwards, on his Royal Highness being at tacked with dangerous illness at Berlin, Lady AUGUSTA repaired thither to nurse her husband ; but was speedily required to quit that capital. On the return of the Duke to this country, he resided for some time with Lady AUGUSTA, in Lower Grosvenor-street ; but he was on terms of such estrange ment from the Royal Family, that he was again induced to visit the Continent, and they never met again. Her Ladyship, exposed to the most cruel privations, was treated with all severity, threatened with the penalties of a praemunire, irritated by the apparent neglect and coldness of her Royal partner, and ignorant of the efforts he was really making to procure her recognition. "What followed is ail summed up in this statement of counsel : " Some time afterwards proposals were forwarded to her, through Lord Grenville" (who, we may observe by the way, ought to have torn up such a commission before the Royal face, instead of condescending to be its organ), " to settle 4,0001. a year on her, on certain conditions, such as giving up the Royal livery ; and the lady, smarting under the circumstances already detailed, accepted these proposals. The claimant, however, was then, and always had been the object of his father's affection, who addressed him in terms of as warm affection as were ever used by parent towards his children. The Prince, too, desired that the son skould succeed to all his honours. In his will, where he made the Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV., and the Duke of York his exe cutors, ha urged them in the strongest manner to maintain the interests and rights of his son ; and even after being fully made acquainted with the provisions of the Royal Mar riage Act, the Prince still asserted the legitimacy of his son, and looked on him as entitled to succeed to his own titles and honours." We now arrive at the remarkable evidences to the solicitude of the Duke of SUSSEX to record his volun tary disclaimer of the license which a sentence of the Ecclesiastical Courts might, at first, have appeared to give him, to repudiate his connexion and disavow its offspring. But, on the contrary, he thus empha tically adheres to the legitimation of both the one and the other. In the will, already mentioned, he writes— "Notwithstanding a decree has since passed the Court of Doctors' Commons to declare my marriage unlawful and void, yet I feel myself still not less bound by every obliga tion of law, conscience, and honour, to consider her as my lawful and undoubted wife in every respect as if that decree had never taken place. And that I consider, and ever shall acknowledge our son, Augustus Frederick, who was born after both these marriages, as my true, legitimate, and lawful son." Nor is this all, for in another will, made in 1800, he appointed the Prince of WALES and the Duke of YORK as his executors, and entreated them to maintain the just rights of his son. We need not dwell upon the disgraceful resort which was had to the Royal Marriage Act ; to the sentence (above alluded to) which was pronounced under its enactments in the Spiritual Courts ; nor to the facts that attended the passing of the Divorce Bill founded thereon. But let us recur to the origin of the Royal Marriage Act. It passed in 1772. In 1771, the Duke of GLOUCESTER, brother to the KING (GEORGE III.), had married the widow of Earl WALDEGRAYE, formerly his Majesty's preceptor, and the Duke of CUMBERLAND, uncle to the KING, had married the fair widow of Col. Holum Each of these marriages gave great offence to GEORGE 111. ; and at his instigation, this Bill of Restrictions upon the marriages of the Royal Family of England was intro duced into Parliament, and hurried into a law in defiance alike of the usual forms and decorum of Parliamentary precedent, and the ordinary decorum with which such a question ought ever to be entertained. It was, at once, an indication of, and a peace-offering to, the KING'S dis pleasure. " You do not go so far," said Lord CAMP BELL, on Thursday last, to Sir THOMAS WILDE, " as some of the Lords who dissented from the Bill, and declared that it was against the constitution, and, though passed in Parliament, could not have the force of law." "In consequence of this Bill," says HAYDN, " none of the descendants of GEORGE 11., unless of foreign birth, can enter into the matrimonial state under the age of twenty-five, unless with the consent of the KING : and at and after that age, the consent of Parliament is necessary to render the marriage valid." Sir THOMAS WILDE ably argued that this was an Act 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." " The Act embodied everything that called for strictness of construction. 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 powe r o f th e Legislature to act upon British subjects anywhere, but the rule of the common law, in regard to these laws creating forfeitures, was not to extend them beyond the British terri tory, but to confine their operations to d ee d s d one i n the British territory, and the British territory only." But Sir THOMAS'S concluding argument was founded on a dictum of the great Lord STOWELL'S, which completely shatters to pieces the whole of the constructive plea upon which it has been sought to bring the case of this memorable marriage between the late Duke of Sussex and Lady AUGUSTA MuR RAY within the scope of the Royal Marriage Act. He has shown that clause 1 limited the operation of the Act to marriages " solemnised within the British territory." Then, as to clause 2 " The last clause equally supported the views he 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." In short, "the rule of all countries is that a mar riage is good, if it was good according to the law or custom of the place where it was celebrated." The principle is not alone that of our ascertained decisions in the law Courts of England, but obtains universally in those of other countries," &c. So much, then, for the facts and the law of this case ; from whence it will, we trust, manifestly ap pear to their Lordships that the marriage of the late Duke of SUSSEX and Lady AUGUSTA MURRAY WaS good, and ought to have been affirmed ; that the Royal Marriage Act cannot be made to apply to it; that the legitimacy of the two children of this con nection, Sir AUGUSTUS DTSTE and his sister, is proved beyond all doubt, suspicion, or difficulty. But we cannot here offer Sir AUGUSTUS D'EsTE our hearty and most cordial good wishes for his success, without adding that his exemplary modera tion, prudence and forbearance, give him a still stronger claim than these legal presumptions in his favour to the proud honours of his Royal Father. He has had to bear, in a long course of years, not alone the privation of his own rights, involving and connected with the sacred duty of jealously vin dicating the true position and pretensions of his de parted mother. He has had to sustain the responsi bility of keeping alive claims to the establishment not merely of himself, or his own rights and hereditary station, but those of a noble sister likewise. More than all this—in deference, first, to the wishes of his p la o t s e tp M on a e jes h t ts W zg LLlA: us lV ap .— pe h al e . h n as e be h e a n , c m on e t a e n n . t . father, s u b sequent l y to those of h i s father ' s b rot h er, y I htois TJIE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1844. while, seen the royal bounty, and the ranks and dis tinctions of which it is the fountain, lavished on others of no equal pretensions, or birthright, or desert—some in hereditary remainder, others for single lives only. But he haq, finally, had to sustain—and he endured it with dignified self-possession—the cruel mortificatiop. of seeing an obscure personage elevated by his Ulus trious parent into a station and dignity, and a, place in the favour and recognition of the throne, which ought never to have been conceded whilst the legiti mate, the sacred, the self-asserting title and rights of his own mother remained unrendered, or in ab e 3 ante ; and his own hereditary succession to his lathe r's titles and honours was still unsettled, as since his Royal Highness's death it has been hitherto delayod- We have received Madrid papers of the FAth, but they bring no intelligence later than that ,conveyed by the last telegraphic dispatch. The Fur d s though rather better were still depressed. The 'Three per Cents.:were done at 29i for cash, and 29)4 at sixty days ; the Four per Cents. at 191 at sixty- .days; and the Five per Cents. at 20 7-16 at sixty d;,y6. The French Chamber of Peers, after a. -most tedious and protracted discussion, passed the Education Bill on Friday by a majority of 85 to 51. This large minority has excited some surprise,, especially after the numerous alterations made in the Bill, some of which were favourable to the Churith, and a belief prevails that the Bill will not be aClowed to pass the Deputies. The Nismes and Montpe Her Railway was adopted by the Lower Chamber ora the same day by a large majority-19 0 to 60. It 11 -ovides that in case of no company coming forward to e xecute the line on reasonable terms, it shall be compis ted by the State. The Journal des Chemins de r publishes the re port of the Directors of the Paris: it id Rouen Railway, as read at the general meeting of -shareholders, which was held in Paris on Wednes day last. We learn by this document, that the receipts from the Ist of October, 1843, to the 31st of March last, amounted to 2,290,0761. 59c., and the ex penses to 1,172,066 f. 98c. : ;a:,nd that, after de ducting 1 per cent., as a sinl dng fund, and some other items, there remained for distribution among the shareholders a net sum of 91J - 6,302f. 62c., which gives ,13f. for each share for tra.a six months above mentioned, being rather more - than at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum for inter, Isi'L and dividend. It must not be forgotten, however, that this is for the winter months, and cannot fo.nli a criterion for the annual dividend. The report arm ounces the resigna tion of M. JACQITES LAFFITTE as President of the Council of Administration and Administrateur, and the appointment of M. DE L'Errc to succeed him as President, whilst M. Simoris ttlices his place as Ad ministrateur. TIIIS DAY'S NEWS. ALONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. __CITY, _QUARTER TO THREE. According to some of the 1? tpers, the military movements of the Duke n'Aum,ALE in Africa have excited some uneasiness at Coi t ; and an old and experienced officer has been sent; out to lend him ad vice. ".The object of the missio In," says the Constitu lionize!, "itolend the support of :a military experience, calm and reflective, to the arden .t courage of the young Prince, less accessible to the cot u zsels of prudence than to the desire of glory and of dein ger." We regret to learn from the swiss papers, that the disturbances in the Valais hay e been attended by serious consequences. The following is published under the head of Martigny, deity ed in the Nouvelliste Vaudois : "The people of the Lower Valais are retreating, Ardon was taken this morning at eight o'cli xk, by the forces of the Upper Valais, who are superior in nrimber. and are well armed. Numerous columns of the ti'pp'er Valais are follow ing the course of the mountains at a certain height, whilst the principal column follows the ph tin. The column com manded by Joris and Barman has farte n back on Riddes ; it has destroyed the bridge of the Rhorte : near that place, and at this time must be on the road frceos . Riddes to Martigny. The retreat is effected with order ;at is possible that the forces of Upper Valais may arrive thisl evening at Martingy, although the bridges have been destro3 - ed. A great fire has been seen at Ardon • we are agreed tha t the building of the iron-works of M. Kohler have been b urnt down. Several men were killed on both sides. The fon •es of the Upper Va lais seem to be inclined to assume a fri4 htful system of bri gandage.—This dispatch was read in the , Grand. Council of the Vaud, in the course of its deliberations ,on the affairs of the Valais." There was a dull market foi: Cotton at Liverpool on Sa turday. Sales 2,000 bales at rather easier rates. Shares were in active demand, and there was some fluctuation in the principal lines. French were advancing. At the close there were buyers of Paris and Rouen, Orleans, Grand Junction, &c., and sellers of Eastern Counties which were lower and offered rather freely. The wind still keeps out general ship arrivals, and we have only a few papers from Australia, which are not of quite so late a date as those already come to hand. Satisfaction is expressed by those interested in the financial affairs of Holland, at the official statement of the Government relative to the success of the recent measures. It ap pears that there have been subscribed to the loan of 127,000,000/. florins for the first instalment, 13,857,1071. florins as a voluntary loan, and 230,402 as a free gift. Before the conversion the annual amount of interest on the debt paid by the Dutch colonies was 9,800,000 f. The domestic stocks at Amsterdam have consequently been well supported, although there was not much doing in the speculative foreign bonds. The Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 60 13-16 to 6, and the Active Spanish, 22 5-16 to I. The treaty of commerce concluded between Portugal and the Zoll-Verein is generally regarded as a blow aimed at this country, by the vain but in significant Government of Lusitania. Whether we shall be inclined to grieve much at the loss, time will show; though assuredly it is Portugal that may be made to suffer most for this defection from an old ally. The great con sumption in this country of Portuguese wines, is of far more importance than the use of British manufactures by the subjects of Donna Maria, the obstinacy of whose advisers may well justify us in something - like reprisals. It has before been observed, by parties connected with the wine trade, that there would be good policy in encouraging the introduction of French and other beverages, since the Portuguese Government (not the people), which we are by treaty bound to aid in the event of war, is so little disposed to allow us a chance of obtaining even a small return. The market for the English securities has to-day been steady. There is rather a full attendance of members alter the recent holiday-making. Consols for transfer to-morrow have been at 99,1 to 4, and for the new Account about the same. The settlement takes place to-morrow, and with the arrangements for this the jobbers are chiefly occupied. The unfunded debt is rather flat at 71s. 72e. premium. East India Bonds are at 925. premium. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. realise 104 to ; the Reduced 1014 to a ; and the Three per Cent. Annuities 984 to 98g. Bank Stock has been supported at the full rise of Saturday, being 198 to 1981. East India Stock has improved also to 236 i. In the advices received this morning from Madrid, there is nothing of prominent interest, though in some quarters most gloomy representations had been made respecting the state of the Treasury. The bonds of Spain arc rather drooping, although it is stated that advances of cash have been obtained from the bank of San Fernando on tolerably easy terms. The Five per Cents. have been at 24* to 24; and the Three per Cents. at 35g to Mexican Bonds have been heavy at 35a, and nothing has been done in the other South American in vestments. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. are firm at 614 ; and the Five per Cents. 100* to 4. There is not much doing in Railway Shares, nor could we observe that the fluctuations in general are worthy of special notice. On the whole prices are supported. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) , Bank Stock - 198% 198 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 9 93y% 3% per Cent. Annuities, 1818 lOl% % 81 % per Cent. Reduced Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1861 l2 1-16 India Stock 286% India Bonds,l,ooo Ditto under 1,000 92 Console for Account 99% Exchequer Bills, I%d. I%d 1 0001. X 001......... Ditto Smal Ditto Advertised — 69 pm. FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Bonds, 1 837, 5 per Cent. ... 55% Spanish Bonds. Five per Cent 1840 24 Ditto for the Account Ditto Deferred 13% 14 Ditto Three per Cent. Ditto for :tho Account 35%%% Dutch 2% per Cents 61% Dutch 5 per Cents 100%% PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWATS. PAIL Pan SHARE. Birmingham and Gloucester.... 100 ... ...... 91% ..... to 02 Chester and Holyhead. 5 6 % to Dublin and Cashel. 2% 5 3,4 % to Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 65% to Great North of England lOO 98%% ... to ... Great Western Ditto Fifths l2 21% to London and Birmingham. lOO .... ... Ditto New Thirds 2 37% to Dit o 4 Shares 2 26%%% to London and Brighton 5O 46 %% —. to London and Greenwich . 12% 7 to 6% is London and South Western 41% Ditto Eighths Manchester and Birmingham ... a 56% to Midland Counties 100 South Eastern and Dover ..... .... 32% Ditto New Trent Valley Yarmouth and Norwich lB 23% Paris and Orleans ...... .......... ... 20 39%V... to Paris and Rouen 2O 98% Strasburg and Basle MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 25.—We cannot re port much business done to-dap, but Manchester and Bir mingham, and Trent Valley a r e in good request. Manches ter and Birmingham Quarters, 4 ; North Union, 108 ; Trent Valley, 8i to 8i ; Eastern Counties Perpetual, 2, lls. and 10s, 6d. premium. The same journal states that, in the preceding after noon, Mme. BARMAN was arrested, between St. Maurice and Martigny, by a party of La Vielle Suisse, and kept as a hostage at the Pi* sevache. She and the man who drove her car were stt ictly searched, to ascertain whether they had any dis: patches. It is even said that the lady was roughly ust 'd by some of the men, who were drunk. On the sarn e morning, a deb:lament of 50 men, with a piece of artillery, under the orders of M. TORRENT, tOO'C forcible pos session of the post of Trient, defended by a consider able body of people, who had broken d(Awn the bridge. A letter from Lausanne, written in, -the afternoon of the 21st says :- 4' We learn that the forces of the Upper ira lais are already beyond Martigny, and, that they are barn ing everything as; they proceed. Epiney was in flames When the account BOURSE — SATURDAY, AL tY 25. left. The Council of State of the Vaud has sent off all its diSposable force for the protection of the fro( !tier, as there is reason to fear that an attempt will be made :to violate it." ..... 107 50 .. 107 50 107 AO .• 107 50 First Highest :Lowest Last 84 85 .. 84 80 .. 84 80 TFIE BO Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents...... 121 95 .. 121 95 .. 121 85 .. 121 85 3090 ,, • • 3090 .. 3085. .. 3085 1041 .. 1 011 Belgian Bank.. • • • • • • • •' •••• '''" 104 •• 670 •• 67() .. 670 104 Belgian Fives, 1831 •••• • • • ••• 194 .. 104 106 •• 1840 •••• •• '• •• 106 .. 15,6 .• 106 Bank .... 351 . • 'Ka ..... 1041 .. Spanish Threes •• •• •• •• ~,,• • —a •• :351 .. 351 Active •• •••••• •• •• o 102 90 •• 32 -32 32 per ee r. C .c e . n .e. t n s .t.s .. ...... : : 84 85 . . Neapolitan ...... •• •• • • • • • •• 102 90 .• Ifo2 80 .. 102 80 Roman, ex div• • RAILWAY SHARES. .. 1041 St.' Germain • • • • • • • • • ' " ' • 870 .•• 872 50 .. 870 .. 870 . Versailles. R. 8.• •••••'• " •• 380 380 .. 360 .. 380 L.B. .• •• • • 255 •• 257 50 .. '1.55 .. 256 25 Rouen .. ••••• • •• ........ .• 997 50 •• 997 50 .. 997 50 .. 997 50 Rouen to Havre• • ......... • 785 785 ~ 775 .. 7 ,,, Orleans . •- .... 266 25 Strasburg to Bale• ••• • • ~,,, •• 267 50 .• 263 75 .• 263 75 Avignon to Marseilles.• •• , o. •• 795 • /57 50 .• 787 50 RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACC' (MINT. St. Germain ••••••• • • • • • • • 8 70 .. 875 .. 85 750 • . 857 50 Versailles, R.B. •••••• • • • ' • • 385 • • 385 .. 385 .. 385 ...... . 282 50 • .. 260 .• 252 50 .. 257 50 Rouen •••••••• • • • • • • ..... • 993 75 • • 993 75 • • $92 50 . 992 50 Rouen to Havre ..... ..•••-• 788 75 .• 788 75 .. •,775 .. 775 .. ..... .. Orleans • 1015 ..1015 .•111003 75 ..1005 Strasburg to Bale• • •• ...... .?,2 7 50 •• 267 50 .. 163 75 .. 263 75 Avignon to Marseilles ••• •• ‘‘.' 9 • • 799 .. '..785 .. 785 EXECUTION OF WM. CROUCH, THIS MORNING. This morning, at eight o'clock, Wm. Crouch suffered the extreme penalty of the law in front of the gaol of Newgate, having been convicted at the last sessions of the Central Cri minal Court of the murder of his wife. Crouch stated that he was impelled to commit the act through the artifices of a female named Cousins, who persuaded him that his wife was unfaithful to him. He expressed himself fully conscious of the enormity of his crime, and added that he had tried to exhibit by outward signs the sincerity of that repentance which he felt inwardly, but that he could not do so. At six o'clock the Rev. Mr. Davis arrived at the prison and joined Crouch, with whom he continued in earnest prayer until shortly after seven, when the sheriffs and under-sheriffs ar rived. The wretched man, about half-past seven, was led into the press-room, where he was formally delivered over into the custody of the sheriffs by Mr. Cope, the governor of the prison. At a few minutes before eight o'clock, the announcement that all was ready having been made, Calcraft, the executioner, advanced towards the wretched man, who subjected himself to the awful process of pinioning without a murmur, and apparently without the agitation of a muscle. The Rev. Ordinary then addressing Crouch, said it would no doubt be a satisfaction to him to confess before the numbers then assembled, that which he had already frequently admitted to himself and the sheriffs— viz., the justice of his sentance. The Rev. Gentleman then asked distinctly whether he was satisfied that he had had a fair trial—that he had been tried by a merciful jury—and that his life was the necessary sacrifice for his awful crime? To all which questions the unhappy man answered distinctly and firmly, " Yes, Sir." At five minutes to eight, all being in readiness, the procession moved from the press-room, through the chapel-yard, towards the scaffold, the Rev. Or- . dinary reading the impressive service for the burial of the dead. The crowd outside the prison, which, up to seven o'clock, had been by no means numerous, was by this time increased to a great extent, and there could not have been less than ten thousand persons present. Within a very few seconds of his arrival on the scaffold, Calcraft had completed the awful preparations, and having drawn a cap over the wretched man's face, retired. The Rev. Mr. Davis, who had continued reading the burial service, was in the act of repeating the Lord's Prayer, the prisoner joining fervently with him, when the signal was given, the drop fell, and in a few moments Crouch had ceased to exist. have put down their nam es f or 1001. to wardsWe are informed that Messrs. Grote, Prescott, and al fund which the Ch ar ti si t s are a b ou t t o Co.t the e t h b e a n n bank t e i r o s n , raise for the purpose of purchasing an testate for Mr. Thomas Duncombe, as a testimonial of their sense of his services to their cause, both in and out or:Parliament. THE NEW SPORTING NOVEL. —We are requested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, has this day published " Hyde Marston ; or, A Sports man's Life," by " Craven," in 3 vols., post Bvo., which can now be had at all the libraries. Mr.. Colburn has also just published the following popular new novels :- 1. Arthur O'Leary, by Harry Lorrequer, illustrated by George Cruikshank, 3 vols.-2. The *Wilfulness of Woman, by the authoress of " The Ilisto:ry of a Flirt," &c., 3 vols.-3. Chatsworth ; or, The 7.tiomance of a Week, edited by the author of " Trema.ine," &c., second edition, 3 vols.-4. Whitcfriars ; or, The Days of Charles the Second, an historical romance, third edition, 3 vols. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE-MONDAY. The finest descriptions of both Red and White Wheat were disposed of by the factors, at prices about equal to those obtained on this day se'nnight ; but, in all other kinds a very limited business was transacted, and when sales were pressed a trifling abatement was submitted to in the quotation ; hence the market closed somewhat heavily. The accounts which have come to hand by this morning's post state that the young Wheats, notwithstanding the prevailing dry weather, are looking very healthy, but that all spring corn needs moisture. Of Foreign Wheat fine qualities moved off heavily, at barely stationary prices. In Grain, under lock, the rates must be considered nominal. The best malting qualities of Barley is per quarter more money, the value of other kinds having an upward tendency. Malt at barely late rates. For Oats an advance on last week's prices of quite 6d per quarter. Beans and Peas is per quarter dearer. Flour at very full rates. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. WuzaT—Essex & Kent, MALT—Chevalier......... eis to —.. red....... 405 to 58s OATS—Yorkshire and Ditto, white Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe 2sa to coln, red Ditto white 425 to 475 black Irish, red 47s to 505 Cork, white Ditto, white Rva—Old 295 to 33s BEawa—Tick. 29s to 33. .New 365 to 38s Pigeons BARLEY—Grinding 24s to 278' PEAS— Grey 3os to 34s Malting 'l3s to 36s Maple 3os to 34s Chevalier 32s to 35s White 34s to 391 MALT—Suffblk and Nor- - Boilers., 32s to 38s WAYSIDE SlGHTS.—Within a few yards of our encampment we had a specimen of Eastern barbarity, in an individual who was hanging by the heels to a tree, and who had apparently been left to die in that dreadful situation. He seemed to have been a man advanced in years, as his beard and hair were grizzled; but as he had been suspended about a month, his features were not distinct, and rendered less so through being muti lated by birds of prey. The bystanders told us he had been thus punished for murdering a child and stealing the silver ornaments which encircled its ankles and wrists: if so, he deserved his death, but the method em ployed to effect it could only emanate from a most un civilised nation. Marcie fi ma Delhi to Caubul. TILE LONDON LIBRARY.--The third annual general meeting of the subscribers to the London Library (of which his Royal Highness Prince Albert is patron), took place on Saturday, at 49, Pall• mall. There were a great number of distinguished personages present, amongst whom was the Right Hon. the Earl of Claren don, who was unanimously called to the chair. The Noble Chairman having, in a neat speech, opened the business of the meeting, called upon the Secretary to read the report. It commenced by stating that the Committee felt great pleasure in reporting the satisfac tory progress of the library during the past year, there being an increase in the income, as compared with the preceding year, of 2501. There had been eighty six new members elected within the last year, being an increase of fourteen on the number who joined at the pre vious year. Fifteen new subscribers had been added since the Ist of May. The circulation of books during the year had been 12,696 vols. The finances from May, 1843, to April were as follows :—Annual subscriptions, life subscriptions, foreign members' entrance, small pay ments by subscribers, with sale of catalogues, &c., amounted in the whole to 2,078 L 15s. 10d., which in cluded a balance in hand, April 30, 1843, of 230/.25. 30. The expenditure, in the shape of rent, salaries, sta tionery, purchase of books, printing, advertising, &c.. reached 1,786/. 6s. Bd. ,• thereby leaving a balance in hand of 2821. 9s. 2d. A series of resolutions on behalf of the objects of the London Library having been pro posed, seconded, and carried ncm. con., including one to the Noble Chairman for his able conduct in the chair, the assembly broke up. TILE POST-OFFICE.--We understand that an offer has been made to have London letters delivered in New castle, Sunderland, and Shields, in twelve hours and a half from the time of their leaving the metropolis. The sanction of Government is all that is required to ensure the execution of the plan.—Durham Chronicle. folk s6s to 62s' FLOUR—Town raade ... 48s to 53s Brown 60s to 54s Suffolk 34s to 38s Kingston and Ware 56s to 62s Stockton & Norfolk 34s to 36a FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. WHEAT—Dantaic Hamburgh 36s to 40s PEA s 23s to 21's BARLEY Ws to 33s noun—American OATS—New Feed l4s to 168 SMITHFIELD. The Beef trade was in a very sluggish state, and, in most instances, the currencies ruled quite 2d per Sibs beneath those obtained on this day se'nnight, the extreme value of the best Scots and home breds not exceeding 3s 10d per Sibs. With Sheep we were fairly supplied ; prime old Downs from 35 10d to 4s per Eilbs, but the value of all other kinds was with difficulty supported. Lambs at Friday's depression of from 2d to 4d per Sibs, the very highest figure not exceeding 5s 8d per 81bs. For Calves the rates had a downward ten dency. Pigs on easier terms. Per Slbe, to sink th• offal. 8 d. to s. d s. 8. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 ( Second qualityslitte... 3 2 3 4 Second quality ditto 2' Bj2 10 Coarse-woolled ditto.. 3 4 X Prime large Oxen B'B 3 6 Southdown Wetliers sle 4 0 Prime Scots, &c. -8 310 Ditto out of the wool large coarse Calves 3 4 4 0 Large Hogs 1 0 3 8 Prime small ditto 4 2 4 6 Small Porkers 3lO 4 2 Suckling Calves, each 18 0 28 0 Quarter old Pigs,eachl6 0 20 0 Inferior Sheep SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. 1 Calves. I rigs. 2,622 30,:280 I 119 328 012.017G11 AND SPITA.36rIELDS. Since our last report the arrivals of Potatoes have been rather limited ; still they have proved more than adequate to meet the wants of the dealers ; hence in some instances, the quotations have had a downward tendency. BOROUGH HOP MAIZKMT. The accounts from Rent, well as Sussesaiici Worcester, being still very unfavourable, the fly rapidly extending itself in nearly the whole of the plantations in those districts, while the bine has been greatly injured by the prevailing high winds, the demand here for all kinds of Hops, the supply of which is unusually small for the time of year, is active, at in some instances improved quotations. . WOOL DIARZEIN The imports of foreign and colonial Wool have been to a moderate extent in the past week, yet the demand by private contract is somewhat inactive at late rates. TALLOW. This market remains steady and firm, both on the spot and for forward delivery. Fine Y. C. last year's import cannot be had under 40s 9d to 41s; new Y. C. for the last three months is 41s 6d, and for separate months there a re a f ew b uyers at 425. Town Tallow a steady at 398 nett cash. NEWGALTE AND X.M.LIDENIIII.I,Ii. Prime Beef and Mutton TavTg7L;if;ie7d7377tmostly full prices, but in all other kinds of meat exceedingly little has been doing, at a decline of quite 2d per 81bs. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Pigs. Scotland lO 340 350 Yorkshire Norfolk Suffolk l2O 84 Cambridgeshire Essex l2 150 70 120 Surrey lO 200 1(0 200 Devonshire Wiltshire Other parts Total 6B 1,590 Previous week's arrival 350 1,544 556 2,307 Diffbrence since outlast ' 12 5:2 2 1 16 753 At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d, s. d. to s. d. Beef, inferior 2 2 2 4 Hutton, inferior 2 4 210 ..... 2 6 2 8 middling 3 2 3.•6 -- prime large ...... 210 3 0 prime ..... 3 8 310 prime small 3 2 3 4 Pork, large 2 6 3 6 Veal ......... 3 4 4 6 ......... ..•••• 3 4 4 2 Lamb. 4s 8d to is Bd. LLOYD'S SHIPI)ING.-(T HIS DAY). LONDON, MAY 27.—Fresh breeze from the northward, and cloudy, with light showers at times. PonTsmoun-r, MAY 26.—Wind N.E.—Sld. St. George, Sydney. - OFF THE WIGHT, MAY 23.—Brougham, Valparaiso. OFF DUNGENESS, MAY 24.--Siegmund Cxsar, Havannah for Bremen. OFF DARTMOUTH, MAY 25.—Delft, Batavia for Amster dam, with loss of sails, spars, &c., and jury-rigged. PLYMOUTH, MAY 26.—Wind variable; S.W.—Arrd. St. George, Southampton for Quebec. Sld. her Majesty's ship Nautilus, with supplies for the homeward-bound. Arrd. Jane Lockhart, Dominica. Off port, Erdmus, Batavia' for Rotterdam ; Jamaica, Bahia ; Sophie, Bremen for Africa ; Benjamin Greene, Ribbens, St. Kitts; St. Mungo, Whitwell, Jamaica; Staverlie, Havannah for Havre; Sarah Sheaf, New York for Antwerp. DEAL, MAY 26.—Wind N.N.E., strong . and squally.—Sld. Diamond, Calcutta ; Claudine, ditto ; Brunette, Ceylon ; Ap prentice, Cape of Good Hope; Will Watch, Icluboe ; Sam Slick, Gambia ; Sylph, Barbadoes ; Stokesby, St. John's, New Brunswick; Margaret, Miramichi. OFF DOVER, MAY 25.—Proteus, New York for Rotterdam. OFF FOLKESTONE, MAY 25.—Princess Royal, Sierra Leone. GUERNSEY, MAY 25.—Arrd. Wave, Staugney, Havannah. FALMOUTH, MAY 26.—Wind N.E. to E.S.E., moderate.— Off, Anna, Henneksen, Havannah for Bremen. PADSTOW, MAY 24.—Arrd. Bachelor, Napier, Ichiboe. LIVERPOOL, MAY 25.—Wind E. moderate. 26. N.N.E.— Arrd. Margaret, Thomas, Trinidad; Jane, Perrian, Jamaica; Liberty, Norton, New York ; Victoria steamer, 'Wexford, with goods from the wreck of the Georgiana. 26. Jane, Moffatt, Calcutta ; Hibbert, Bruce, Buenos Ayres; Nile, Siddons, and Diadem, New York. Sld. Daniel Grant, Cal cutta ; Wellington, Ichiboe ; Union, Rio Janeiro ; Doris, Rio Grande; James White, Philadelphia; Grovenim, Pernam buco; Alexander, Jamaica; San Francisco, Havannah; and Henry Kunland, New York. Off, Ceylon, New Orleans ; Independence and Victoria, CORK ' MAY 24.—Arrd. Glengariff, Church, Jamaica; Ab berton, London for Port Phillip. Off, Margaret, Mobile; Monongahela, Philadelphia. A square bale of cotton, marked I I, thick with barnacles, apparently a long time in the water, was picked up .23d ult., let. 35 N., lon. 69 W., by the Glen garift; arrived here. ABERDEEN, MAY 23.—Sid. Harvest Home, Ichiboe. HAawrcir, MAY 26.—1 t has blown heavy yesterday and to-day from N.E. to E.N.E. All the vessels which sailed have put back. HuLL,;MAY 25.—The Ellersgill, Liverpool, bound to Que bec, in going out of the Humber Dock, got in contact with a brig in the roads, and both ships received damage to rig ging, &c. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY). (Sittings in Banco.) The Court was occupied the greater part of the morning it listening to arguments in a case in which the validity a an annuity deed was disputed. The case was of interest only to the parties immediately concerned. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) There:was nothing of any particular interest or importance in the business which came before the Court this day. EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY. The Court took the special paper this day. Nothing of importance came before the Court. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) VALLANCE V. THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK. In this case Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD moved for an order, calling on the Duke of Brunswick to pay the sum of 708/.lBs. to Messrs. Valiance and Bierley, together with the costs of the application. An order had been made by Mr. Justice Colt man, calling on the Duke of Brunswick to pay the money; but on motion made to the Court, it was referred to the Master to review the taxation generally. He did so, and reported that the sums claimed were correct. He (Mr. Ser geant Talfourd) now applied, under the Attorneys' Act, to make the order a rule of Court.---Rule granted. BOW-STREET.---(THIS DAY.) A respectable-looking boy named Henry Caldwell; who was dressed in a blouse, was charged before Mr. Hall with wilfully breaking a small branch from one of the trees in the gardens of Lincoln's Inn-fields. The officer who has charge of the gardens said, he saw the defendant yesterday afternoon climb over the railings and break the branch in question, and upon the witness coming up to the spot the defendant threw the branch from' him and ran away. He was, however, pursued, and taken into custody. The defendant said he merely plucked a little may, in doing which he thought there was no harm. Mr. HALL said, that although the damage in this parti cular instance was but small, yet the practice of breaking the trees in the square was very general, and in the course of the year great damage was sustained. This sort of thing never happened in France, for the people there would pass an ornamental tree in a public thoroughfare a hundred times and not think of touching it. In England, however, it was different, for the people seemed to think that they had a right to destroy anything they pleased. He knew tat the inhabi tants of the different squares in London were put annually to great expense, in consequence of the depredations committed upon the trees. Persons had no more right to take a branch from one of these trees than they had to go into one if tke houses and steal a piece of plate. The prisoner was fined ss. UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.). Elizabeth Whitburn, a young woman recently in the service of Mr. Stadely, of Alfred-place, North Brixton, was charged before Mr. Trail, with robbing her master of a gold_ watch, a diamond brooch, and other articles of jewellery, to the amount of upwirds of 1001. ' Mr. Studely stated that the prisoner had only been in his service about three weeks, and that on Friday last, after he left home, she broke open the wardrobe in his bed-room, from which she took the articles above mentioned, together with several more, amounting in value to 100/. Soon after her departure from the house the robbery was discovered, and a hammer with which she broke open the wardrobe was found in the room. A policeman stated, that having received information of the robbery he had been in search of the prisoner, and at length traced her to a public-house in the Tower, called the Stone Kitchen. On searching her he found the diamond brooch and a ring, with 13s. in silver. Amongst the property stolen were two 5/. notes, and an old guinea of the reign of Charles 11., none of which wer found in her possession. The prisoner, who merely said that no person was con cerned with her in the robbery, was remanded till Friday. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) William Duke was charged with the following brutal con duct, in company with two others not in custody : On Saturday night, about twelve o'clock, a pobr man, named George Rogers, and his wife, were - returning home along Claremont-place ; both were under _ the influence of liquor. The prisoner and two others came up and knocked the woman down. The husband remonstrated, -upon which the prisoner knocked him down, and his forehead corning in collision with the kerb-stone, received a severe wound, from which he bled a great deal. The prisoner ran away, but was stopped by police-constable 60 G, in Thanet-street, Burton crescent. When brought to the station-house the prisoner confessed his guilt, and hoped the complainant would be lenient to him. The prisoner called two witnesses, but they Contradicted one another most grossly in their testimony', and very little truth came from either. The MAGISTRATE sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 11., or a commensurate term of imprisonment. MADEMOISELLE ROSSINI, THE LADY VIOLINIST. _ Since the year 1756, when Mademoisselle Schamling (after wards the celebrated Madame Mara), delighted the dilettanti of Vienna, Paris. and London, by her performiinces ort the violin, the world has seen no celebrated lady violinist, ' This, perhaps, may be attributed to an idea which many l adies may perhaps entertain that the violin is an awkward in.stru ment for a lady. Mademoiselle Rossini, however, proven. - that this is not the case. In her hands the violin is the. - most graceful of instruments. We had the pleasure of 'being present at her private rehearsal concert on Saturday, at the Adelphi Theatre, and were highly delight ed and equally astonished at her performances. There is about her playing a firmness and precision of touch, - and a. freodom of bowing which we should not have expected - in a lady. Her purity and correctness of tone is truly_ wonderfr d. In the grand Scotch Fantasia, she introduced the beautify .1 air of "Auld Robin Gray," and gave it with an expressive pathos —a thrilling tenderness of tone that reminded us strr ,ugly of the pathetic and tender expression of Miss Stepher Ls's voice in the same ballad. She was admirably suppo rt ed by the members of the Collini family, one of wb ern Miss Emma Collini gave us Bishop's Echo Scia, in the most exquisite manner. This young lady posis asses one of the most delightful voices we have ever heard, and will at no distant day secure to herself a high positio n in her profession, if she bestow the necessary study and z pplication to its cultivation. Her sister, Miss Victoria Collini„ performed one of Corelli's sonatas on the violincello, and bid a fair to be come as perfect a violincellist as Mademoiselle Rossini is a violinist. If we mistake not, the performance of ' Mademoi selle Rossini will make the violin a popular instrur lent among ladies. Madame Mara attributed her success as i ; - vocalist to her practice as a violinist. "If I had a (laughter," said Madame Mara, " whom I wished to become a singer, I would have her taught the violin. Neither the-human. voice nor any fixed instrument can teach a pupil the minute divisions of a note so accurately as the vihrati pus of the string of the violin." The Great Wizard of the North has exhibited more than his usual tact in engaging the ,0e very ta lented young ladies ; mid if this great musical trer It, in addi tion to his own '" ambidextrous prestidigitations' ," does not secure him overflowing houses every night, there l as no taste extant. OPENING OF THE WEST LONDON RAILWP .—This nlorning at nine o'clock, the portion of the We et London Railway from Kensington Station to its junction t v Tith the Great. Western Railway near the Harrow road, v /as opened for passenger trains which will continue to run 4 sv ery half hour during this day and to-morrow. THE OSTEND ROWING MATCH. The Ostend Gazette says that the second Match between t - be E ng li s h rower and those of Ostend, will take place on Mc aday (this afternoon). Tie English rower may use the sa pe boat - as before. He may, however, choose another, which the Ostand men have a right to refuse. We therefore bell, tve that the Englishman will keep his first boat, which is so I ~ i ght. The Ostend boatmen will use a new boat, made for s oars, but only four are to be used ; this seems to us to be a disad vantage for our men. It is true this boat is much lighter than the one they had before ; yet, with all i advantages, we do not think it equal to the English boat. EARL GREY.—We grieve to state t' ant the vener able Earl is again suffering under severe illy„ members of the family have, in conseo• -6.1 ' wld sev ar' Howick.—Newcastle Chronicle. ,puce„ mo C st o r n e r m u a s r r k o a N b l O e F fea P t O u L re l s ; o c fthe P p r r traordinary confusion which prevaßeilsTs:llEatsiting°° neiletlatChseeireSol: litical parties of the day. There is, in fact, n r :, p olilif,, well-defined, self-dependent, distinctly-mar ke 'iost se ' - o; party in existence ! Look at Toryism, f or 'if 01 It hovers on the confines of democraef,titotioti, " something more." Lord Ashley, the e ns a s V ti vp Tory, is supported in Parliament by Mr. The an t' to combe, the Chartist Parliamentary leader,Lorobtsto, Hook, an apostle of the new school of High Cr, josb,s' plays second fiddle, at public meetings, to 1 111 _; i itoti v Hobson, an ardent disciple of the " New li f°'' d br e° lo doctrines of Robert Owen. The confusion A P leg t lateup of d p eb o a li t t e ical on par t t h ie e s w T •e e r n e H mo o s u t rs aypar e The ofapparent Bill. ' O 6OO o f Ministry were 'opposed by a combitiotie l,o j el Whigs and Tories ; and supported by a e °° , 4 01 1 9,, it‘ " Radicals" and Free-traders. Lord John .P 1.1 „, - 4 0 1 ,00 Howick, Lord Palmerston, Mr. MacaulaY9, 7 1 tbe: s ll l lights of the late Whig Cabinet, were found, ° To rt' P„bt, of the , c Constitutional Conservatives," led hi '''-„ 13 1 1 0 3 ley, while Messrs. Hume, Roebuck, Gisboro'vegro' Gibson, Phillips, and Villiers, were foiled 1 , is „ o li; speaking in defence of the Ministry ! Not found tber rot gc. ie s , servatism" at a discount in England ; but a , ot ar e i . it tical creeds are also greatly shorn of thei r o l ges ' ° l oo l late years. Whiggery is extinct • no o ne sitcli c° o o o e now ; indeed it is difficult to say what it is. of 51 rid is also broken up, and its ranks are in a statggo ape inextricable confusion. The Chartists have 10 1 40, e 6 de r their best men from their councils ; and , fr . Ot' s ov e transferred their worship to such men ar..„ g e te, we and Busfield Ferrand. The Complete Sto'S'aiee"oot; ment is also arrested, and, at the present T oo or o ee ex isteu scoo t; Ly l e cannot exactly say whether it is in Allparties are broken up ; all parties are *he re 1 " e Sir Robert Peel retains office chiefly because ' ,ot body else to take it.—Leeds Times. Sell e ;• 4 y , nn seq b rsg, STEAM-BOATS ON THE THAMES.--in --, 0 0 0- 1 ir , the melancholy accident which happened near -" t 11110. 0 4 last Sunday week, by the upsetting of a boning o bell° children, and the constant practice of the caP in g ,4 0. 4 boats running to Greenwich and Woolwich the l ives e a D r i o days taking more passengers than is safe for tn e u en w i no , holiday makers, the following notice has 1) 0 ,0 t I ,l) t s order of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor , ` erta y act pi strictly enforced. Policemen were placed Ylt die otb, a 14% don-bridge Wharf; the Old Shades-pier, an g ut t, oO P - fa r ` in Thames-street, with strict orders to Pr ev the - c tiOd; from being too fully laden, and to prevenoticb 00_ 0 f i , , , that is always experienced by the public thr t o ti1....., t 0 tr ito days. iy pie T rs h , e an st d e f a r m om -bo n a u ta n tition of the different Steam-boat Compaaie9inatesfie ei t ie everY hour, to Greenwich ; and that as little oon fes ' r 00 co o g w e i rf ll onuird iravo , .. .„ may take place since the order of the Lornem-:.r.i,gesPilt,e, 1.- . e o n , 0 number of steamers will be in readiness i- -- t o.;; rf:b il3, —Whereas numerous accidents, attendellurieet.-0,1,010 with loss practice have recently occurred one Ming le " 1 " from the pof carrying in the boats g lgert4 , t i. ete lo river more than a proper number of Pa ss no ies A o gei, ll is' Mayor deems it necessary to caution all l a t r„ r e ity r iber ':.er market ever.to; , cs , er, boats, watermen, and others, that any 1 " o y 0 , 10 1 Do of the by-laws of the Court of Aldermen, ot, on, ' 41 1 re , behaviour on the part of those navigatpb.,,blic;,irig ,„s ten in , nor iooto Thames, tending to endanger the lives of Viej o ji i l aro l: frio r punished with the utmost severity*, to V ie l aW.l'i ceived orders to prevent any infraction of , ler ic. 41 ,0 of the Lord Mayor, S. R. Goon:J.or, Chiet `'' 11./)-fof House, May 24." 0 , - E ..,tie o osi HER MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY A_ T _ III su bsat i roi.o inhabitants of Esher entered into a er "b iden ofte bi rtj' II the purpose of giving a dinner to the chi Majestyo Aisio to the Big . so` . school of that village, to celebrate her on Friday last. At two o'clock cii!idr el . c a fo's h , tli; i orf upwards of 160 dined upon the Veen. "* 0 ,10 "" j k te' li i, 4 whole of the arrangements were supernte sitile Mr. Harben, the vicar, and Edwin band was in attendance during the day, din hi ...0 ,7 0 e. 0 scobPn i, ti . 1 ,1, I, by there was a splendid display of fireworks ( I' lo Quince ooh the children were singing "God •Save ' he frl f e arid t s vo. **/ conclusion of the dinner, her Majesty --. and e a by the green in a pony carriage and Pair' , I) V. 1 ., 0 0 ' a cheered. F o rum i f; fl 4 i ii HUMAN (- 1 ,...re g fro market ' ' • Rock is a cabe-. A. ~e• Pair ~ne Tarpeian fis.i tly, 1,,,, er 1 ...ze Of the Caesars a rope walk. i c s worth ' J oe the. -r7 ' Lord Morpeth arrived at n to 6 f S • -.LORY.—The Roman ode- , .oral I _,:,,i, the fire had made OA 00 P P ' 9 ..vet' ati wi, I Castle Howard, on Wednesday afternf tv f' held ° ancestor. ---C a r SUMMARY OF PIEWS AND iAtiatc Optizton. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. Ar mes, On Thursday, the King, attended by M. de Chab and two orderly officers, went to Saint Cloud, returninegrw, Neuilly at six o'clock. In the evening their Majesti ceived the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess d'APII`e; the Prussian Minister and Baroness Koznneritz, the Mig o ' s r f of the Hans Towns and the Netherlands, the Chan France, and several other persons of distinction. ~ At Lord and Lady Cowley gave a grand dinner on Friday, the o t h f e he r hotelof Majestyth Qußritisheen Victoria. Embassy , in Among honourthoef othe pbtalf;et4brJ: all the Foreign Ambassadors (with the exception .o, er of Turkish Minister, absent through illness, and the Ali„nl st _ ha l Sweden, who is in mourning for his late sovereign); innhe Soult, M. Guizot, and all their Ministerial colleagues the Chancellor of France, Baron Pasquier ; General Sebes', and his brother the Marshal ,• Count Montalif,e':'. the President of the Chamber of Deputies ; Count ii;irch bateau, the Prefect of the Seine, &c. After the dinner,:orsuhal was of the most varied and sumptuous description, 318 e t he Soult, as the Prime Minister of France, rose to proposiand, health of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen of E n k o ed which, having been appropriately honoured, was f‘sn by the toast of the King of the French, given by Lordt!-•0(•_I ley, and similarly honoured. Military builds were stationed rre on the grand staircase, and in the garden ; and the e ntire arrangements were on a scale of magnificence befitti g occasion. inha A letter from Goritz, of the 15th inst., quoted by i , s i der• Gazette de France, says :—" The Duke d'AngouleV hopeless state. A catastrophe is shortly expected. 11s " e, and ings are frightful. The Duke de Bordeaux is still lier„ indeed at the present conjuncture he cannot be absert..sion, The Paris Commerce mentions a report that a Com,,n" o si• composed of magistrates, bankers, and merchants o f onsti deration, appointed by the Minister of Finances, ich ° c n a' tuted himself its president, has for several months bee,:in gaged in framing rules for the regulation of time harg ° , l o as the public funds, and that the measure is so far advs"ilefors to allow of the proposed ordonnance being shortly laid the Council of let State. to A Toulon leer states that the Lavoisier steamer td her to Carthagena, to be at the disposal of Queen Isahell3 "";,here mother, and convey them to the coast of Catalonia,bo their Majesties and the Infanta are going to tak e nefit of the waters. O dle The Gazette Suisse of Berne of the 21st inst., nuno_noos., departure of the Count de Pontois, the new renels i w ort; sador for Lucerne, to deliver his credentials to the , o) . of He was accompanied by the Count de Reinhard, So re ' , Legation. The intelligence from Switzerland comes down to t The Upper Valaisans have had the best of the first strut;st. and the Lower Valaisans have been compelled t ° ,,, r t e i doe s , The number of killed on the side of the vancini s ,,"c s if 0 " not exceed twenty-eight or thirty, though bothpas'" provided with cannon. A 011 t " The city of Dresden and its environs were visit The 12th by a severe storm, and a heavy fall of hail. 1 ": 1 3 tile rose, and, overflowing its banks, did mu ch injury a nd village of Rippehen several persons lost their lives, "-cote° calamity was followed by a fire, which destroye d houses. ks of tb The Augsburg Gazette states that all the w" rtell A‘ railroad of the Upper Rhine, from Carisruhe to th si ode frontier, are finished, and that on the 20th the a 1 O . be made to Offenburg and Kehl, so that o enf" whole line from Manheim to Kehl would be °p"' t o COURT—FASEIONAZI.X . Her Majesty's steam-vessel the Princess Alice' to ' At ; Smithett, is ordered to be at Ostend, in r eadineThi dsi,; bark his Majesty the King of Saxony and suite tu t , y o , Monday, the 27th inst. It is expected his Maj e " on a land at Dover, and proceed by the railway to lAriCiOn' tt Ofl visit to her Majesty the Queen. f We understand that her Majesty purposes shetttoire; the arrival of the King of Saxony from Germa n '' , state ball in compliment to her illustrious visitor at in gham Palace. ne etelA r Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and suite are el t r i onP; ' embark for Germany on Monday or Tuesday no tt ,',:ibe v ,. ; ; miralty steam-packet. The visit of her MajestY dean tinent, we hear, is not expected to exceed six we e n — it he which period her Majesty will visit the reiguing page f Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen, and other illustrious re.iiioo, ld The Duke of Wellington, the Marquis and M are nr . Ge rt ' i t Douro, Lord Charles Wellesley, Hon. and Re v. Wellesley, and the Right Hon. C. Arbuthnot , Strathfieldsaye on Saturday afternoon for the 1 1 0100; ii bo l't Noble and Gallant Duke will entertain a partY4cree°4, eighteen at dinner this evening. The H t on. It O - e s and Miss Pierrepont, and a select circle assem ble ing, and the party will not separate until Wednescisl' pelc the Duke returns to Asley House. Pl- The Duke of Devonshire has only gone no kr",4 Bolton Abbey, the object of the Noble Duke beine,rogrrn sonally inspect the alterations and improvernen ts A f e ;o!; , at that interesting residence. The Noble Dtilohlsse tend having any more balls at Devonshire House the parties there for the remainder of the summer Wi fined to dinners. A fete at Chiswick is spoken of. 00" Sir Richard and Lady Puleston and family h ale pr in Norfolk-street from Flintshire. ess i f The Ladies Patronesses of the Royal Di e rte Diseases of the Ear, will give a grand fete chamP e 100 0 next month in aid of the funds of this instituti on. Lord and Lady Mahon have issued cards for dinner in Grosvenor-place, on Thursday next. ZIZSGELLANMOUS. t he The ceremony of laying the first stone of erforv, station of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway was P ee r, on Friday, by the Lord Lieutenant. The engiu tyl Macneill, was knighted on the spot. Je.„o The cattle show was held at Tiverton last V e o' e s u id, market place, agreeably to public advertisement. te) t it like that of our Exeter society, was not very well „, a " sie ° ,ct( the complaint being that these meetings come too '`" in the year. The stock shown, though not nurnen 9— A ll first-rate quality, and drew down encomiums fon' witnessed it. to" • ), A On Saturday a sale of useful and ornamental ly'rbebrt, place at iladley's Hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, °Lcie„fo of the objects connected with the Church MissionarY 00 the London society for Promoting Christianity sulchioeos Jews, and the Protestant Association, nam ely, to tif er os,,d Missions of the - named'-named society, to the „ t ing,,,' Bishopric Fund, and ,to the special fund for roP, h " ° re 'Y issuing standard Protestant works by popular 91.'"'" cheap and attractive form. d ill A chapter of the noble and ancient order of the u_rigalli be held in a few days, 'at Buckingham Palaot 'we Talbot will be elected a Knight, in the room of of Lonsdale. , A the On Dartmoor, during the past week, so chilly 0 ,7 ' that its lofty heights again assumed a wintry glt r ''' peered capped with snow. It is said that at the lowest computation 9 00 ere of b ea t tocracy assembled to participate in the splendid h t, provided by the Duke of Wellington on Friday ni,i throl/g The Bristol and Gloucester Railway will be Op en a G out to Gloucester on the-lit afjuly next. i'd4 l ,,• There will be three- bekt:diming the .•.. n ° Greenwich, Wandsworth t ,and et y, and a '7,, f 153 cy f a ~,ell the Tunnel under the Thames: 'Meth . at Stepn e y to be the last, for the groandi.tterbe . beilt upon' 0f t" 0 1...-, th ll,, , :r1 l an, e a t]~~