The Sun. — London, England, 1844-04-27 00:00:00

- .TILE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, APRIL 27. TRERMOMETER, Lowest, 46 ; Highest, 69 ; Noon, 55. BAROMETER, 30.3.—W1ND, N.E. ;ors.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the ceL'ing point, and temp:rate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. MOIL WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Moniing V.4:1 minutes after 8 Evening ... g minutes after 9. ILLUSTBATED BY LEWill, The May Number of OL BURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGA ZINE AND HUMORIST. CONTAINS:- .11ilicent ; or, Summer and Winter, a Love Story, by Mrs. Gore. .The Robertses on their Travels, by Mrs. Trollops. . The Beauty of Brighton, by John Poole, Esq. 4. The Bit of Preferment, by the Author of " Peter Prigglns." 5. The Partie Fine, by Titmarsh. 6. More Remincenses of the Late Prince Talleyrand. 7. Conclusion of the Story of Marianne Esterling, by the Slettival Student.. 8. On the Duplicity of Men. 4. The 111-Hurnotnist ; or, Our Recantation. 10. Deceased People whom we meet with Daily, by Lanaan Blanchard, Req. 11. Recreations in Natural History ; Elephants, Part 11. 12. Lachrymose Writers, by Horace Smith, Esq. 13. Mrs. Hope, the Fortune Teller, by James Kenny, Esq. 14. The Polka. IS. The Gladness of May. 16. Why do the Flowers Bloom ? IT. The New Spirit of the Age, &c., See. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. .7.sTow Ready, VOL. VII. of MISS STRICKLAND'S LIVES OF TIIE QUEENS OF ENGLAND. Containing THE SEQUEL of the LIFE of QUEEN ELIZABETH, and the complete LIFE of ANNE of DENMARK. N.B. New and Revised Editions of the First Six Volumes are also new ready. " These volumes have the fascination of a romance united to the integrity of history."—Times. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Last appearance but one of Carlotta Grist. THIS EVENING, APRIL 27, Will be performed (seeond time this season) Bellini's Opera, entitled NORMA. Norma, Madame Grisi •' Adalgisa, Mdlle. Favanti ; Pollio, Sig. Mario - Groves°, Sig. Lablache. After which will be presented the new Ballet by M. Perrot, with new Scenery, Dresses, Decoration', &c., founded on Victor Hugo's ce'ebrated work of " Notre Dame de Paris," entitled LA ESMERALDA. La Estrigraida, Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi ; Fleur de Lys, Mdlle. Ade laide Frassi ; Phoebus de Chateaupers, M. St. Leon ; Pierre Grin goire, M. Perrot. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office. Opera Colonnade. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mille. CARLOTTA GRISI respectfully informs the Nobility. Subscribers, and the Public, that HER BENEFIT and Last Appear ance will take place on THURSD A Y NEXT, May 2, when will be performed (first time this season) Mozart s Chef d'oeuvre, IL DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, Mdlle. Favanti ; Zerhna. Madame Persiani ; Don Giovanni, Fornasari ; Le.. poi elk', Sig . Lablache ; Masetto, Sig. F Lablache ; 11 Camman datore, Sig. Felice ; and Don Ottavio, Sig. Mario. With various Enterta'nments, in which Mdlle. Carlotta Grist, Mdlle. Frassi • Mdlle. Schafer, Mdlle. Plunket. M. St. Leon, M. Montassu, and M. Perrot will appear. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box office, Opera-colonnade. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, APRIL 27, Will be repeated A New Grand Opera, entitled THE BRIDES OF.. VENICE. Count Alberto, Mr. W. Harrison; Count Ono Slioranzo, Mr otrani ; Naima, Mrs. Alfred Shaw; Geraldo, Mdlle. Albartazzi ; Francesca, Miss Romer. After which will be repeated a New Ballet, entitled LADY H EN BIETTA;. or, The Statute Fair. Lyonnel, M. Silvain ; Walter, Mr. Howell ; Sir Tristram, Mr. O'Bryan ; Queen Anne. Miss 011ryan ; Lady Henrietta, Mdlle. Lucile Gratin; Nancy, Miss C. Webster; Mina, Miss Carson. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. ftd. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 51.. Second Price Ss.; l'it Ss , Second Price Os.; Middle Gallery Ss,, &emd Price Is.; Upper Gallery Is., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARRET. MK. BENJAMIN WEBSTER. LESSEE. THIS EVENING, APRIL 27, Will be performed Shakspeare's Comedy of THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. Petrucio, Mr. Webster; Grunsio, Mr. Buckstone; Christopher Sly, Mr. Strickland; Katharina, Mrs. Nisbet; Bianca, Miss Julia Bennett. To be followed by a New, Original, Occasional, and Local Extra. vaganza, founded on Fact, entitled THE DRAMA AT HOME; or, Au Evening with Putt: Principal Characters by Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. J. bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mrs. Glover, Miss P. Horton, and Miss Lee. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled LOVE IN A SACK. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr L T. Archer, at the Box orhce, from Ten till Five. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREET. A.:SSIIE. Mr. J. M. MA D DOX. THIS EVENING, APRIL 27, Will be performed LA SO NN A MBULA. Amine, Miss Grant; Liza; Miss E. Honner ; Elvin Mr. Allen. To which will be added the Grant! Ballet, entitled LEOLA ; or, the May day Bride. Patrick, Mr. Chicheley; Phelim, Mr. G ilbert; Rhona, Miss Charleton ; Leola, Miss Bailin. To conclude with a new Fairy Burlesque Extravaganza, called FAIR STAR; or THE SINGING APPLE, AND THE DANCING WATERS. The principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Redford, Ozberry, Mrs. H. P. Grattan, and Miss Fortescue THEA FRE ROYAL LYCEUM, LATE ENGLISH OPERA. HOUSE Under the Management of Mrs. KEELEY. THIS EVENING. APRIL 27, Will be repeated an Original Comic Drama, entat'ed THE THREE WIVES OF MADRID. Princhral Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Diddear, F. Matthews, Emery, Wigan. Craven, Turner, Yarnold, Miss Woolgar, Miss Fairbrother, Miss Grove, Miss Turner, Mrs. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by a New Drama, ha One Act, called THE POST OF HONOUR. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Turner, Kinloch, J. Collier, Stanton. Yarnold, Miss Grove, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with a Grand Burle que hairy Extravaganza, called OPEN SESAME; or, a Night with the Forty Thieves. Cha. tactets by Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. Woollidge, Misa Turner, Miss Grove, Mrs. Wigan, Miss James, Miss Fairbrother, and Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. F. Mathews, Turner, Younge, Wigan, Yarnold, and Chaplin. PRICES OF ADMISSION.—BaIcony Poxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25. • Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2s. ; Upper Boxes, Is 6d.; Pit, Is. Private Boxes on the Balcony Tier (holding eight persons), Two Guineas Private Foxes on the Second Tier (ho sting eight petsons), One Guinea and a-Half. Private Boxes on the Pit l'ier (holding six persons), One Guinea. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY. Triumphant Success of the Grand National Spectacle. THIS EVENING. APRIL 27, Will be repeated the Hi=torical Spectacle of the INVASION OF ENGLAND BY W ILLI ANI THE CONQUEROR ,• er, the Battle 1-1 of ~stings. With all the effects of the Norman Conquest, Death of Harold, &c. _ _ New Feenes in the Circle. To conclude with LONDON and KENSINGTON ; or, Pursuit of a Wife. The door will open nightly at six o'clock, and the performances commence at s: ven. Box-office opened daily from ten till four. The private boxes have been reconstructed and decorated with care and splendour. Acting and stago.manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, APRIL t 7, Will be repeated an entirely New Drama, embracing all the strong effects of the celebrated work, eutitled WHITEFRIARS, in which the entire Company will perform. After which, THE SCAPEGRACE OF PARIS, sup ,orted by all the leading Favourites of the Establishment. To conch de with a Domestic Drama, entitled BROKEN HOME. Paces and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box. olice, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING, APRIL .i 7, Will be repeated a New Drama entitled THE OLD MAN'S SRI DE; or, the Murder r.t Norwood Villa. Supported by Messrs. Freer, Nantz, Dale, Seaman, C. J. Bird, Gardner, Paul, Cureno, James, Miss Arden, and Miss Vincent. To be f slowed by the celebrated " Polka Dance." After which, the New Popular Drama, called LEONTINE; or SIXTEEN YEARS AGO ! Fitzarlington, Mr. Osbaldiston; Ar. thur, Mr. C. J. Bird; Mat, Mr. Freer; Paul, Mr. Caren.; Leon tine, Miss Vincent. To conclude with THE GALLEY SLAVES OF TOULON. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. LAST SIX NIGHTS OF MALONE RAYMOND'S IRISH ENTERTAINMENT. The GREAT WIZARD of the NORTH'S modern Miracles are the Wonder of Loudon; he is nightly on his Mystic Throne crowned with the plaud is of admiring thousands, who exclaim, is he mortal 1" He will perform his extraordinary HAT DELUSION every Evening. This wonderful Feat, which has created so great a sensation, is performed with ANY GENTLEMAN'S HA F !I and sh wn to be perfect y empty before he pr•duces from it a Fea ther Bed and the G.fts of Flora. Dress Circle, 3s. ; Pit. Is. 6d. ; Gallery, ed. Reserved Seats, and Private Boxes can be secured at the 1 heatre, and of all the Agents. Eicand Price at Nine o'clock. D.Jers open at half-peat Seven —the Wizard appears at Eight 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 ever known to have been formed by One Person, during Twanty-flue 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.—CirARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and LOUIS XIV., to the deaths of GEORGE 111., and the EMPEROR NAPOLEON, in 1821. This unique Museum has been visited often, during the last•and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of Wellington, the Foreign Printes, Ambassadors, and their Ladies, also many thOusands of the Nobility and Publie ; and the Pro prietor has recently been able to increase, by several very fine pietuies, Btc., his previous almost incredible number and variety of MSS,, Works of Art, and a multitude of valuable Relics, and other curiosities, to 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•stated that it ought to be seen by every one. The price of admis &tun ts reduced to ONE SHILLING. _ The NAPOLEON MUSEUM is to be seen only at the " Egyptian Ball," Piccadilly, daily from Ten till Dusk. to , Au I P . . Ar.mo DIE v st. • `: • /•• SECOND EDITION. /1 4 AIM= >Mt LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1844. In the House of Lords, after the presentation of petitions, the Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that,. on Tuesday next, h e would make a motion re lative to the appointment of Mr. 013axEri as a sti pendiary magistrate The Marquis of NORMANDY wished to know whe ther the East India Company had issued an order for the recal of Lord ELLENBOROUGH. The Earl of RIPON answered in the affirmative, but said that step had not received the sanction of her MAJESTT'S Government. _ _ Lord Bacot:Glum remarked that it was a singular circumstance, that the Board of Control should have the power of controlling every act of the India Board, except the most important of all—the appointment of a Governor-General. Lord PORTMAN moved the second reading of the Landlords and Tenants Compensation Bill. Lord BEAUMONT opposed the Bill, and after some remarks from-various Members, a division took place, when there' were for the second reading 27, and against it 19. The House then adjourned. In the Commons a new writ was ordered for the borough of Horsham, in the room of Mr. SCARLET' raised to the peerage by the death of Lord ABINGER. On the order of the day that the report of the C9mmittee on the Bradford and Leeds Railway Bill be further considered, Mr. HARDY moved that the Bill be referred back to the Committee, and on a division there were for the re-committal of the Bill, 158 ; against it, 56. In answer to a question from Mr. MACAULAY, Sir R. PEEL said, on Wednesday her Majesty's Govern ment had received a communication from the Indian Board of Directors, announcing that they had exer • cised the power which the law gave them, and re called Lord ELLEABOROUGII. Mr. MAcAuwr, on receiving this information, said he would defer the motion relative to Gwalior, of which he had given notice, as it would be more agreeable to justice to wait till Lord ELLERBOROUGH could defend himself in his place in the other House. Mr. ROEBUCK referred to a letter which he had received from Mr. SMYTHE, the Member for Canter bury, relative to certain remarks which he had made as to the politics of that gentleman, and which bore all the symptoms of a challenge. The letter ended thus :—" I call upon you to state that you did not mean to apply these words to me, and, if you did, to retract them, of refer to a friend, with whom my friend, Captain GARRETT, may communicate." This led to an episode in the grave proceedings of the evening, which was ended by Mr. ShiTTUB saying that the matter should go no further. It seemed to be the general impression that the Hon. Member for Canterbury showed both spirit and discretion through out the whole of the proceedings. Sir ROBERT PEEL then moved the order of the day relative to the charges against Mr. FERRAND. The SrE.►xEs asked if Mr. v FEawAwD was in his place. Mr. FERRAND answered at once, and, after advert ing to the charges made against him, concluded in these words :—" In the name of the people of Eng land I refuse to plead at your bar." Sir JAMES GRAHAM denied every imputation made against him by Mr. FERRAND, and said that after the most diligent inquiry and search among Government papers he had been unable to find any trace of any correspondence with Mr MOTT, or with any parties connected with the Poor-law Commission. After some further remarks he said he was an accused party; he asked for a trial and acquittal, and h e was sure the House would do him justice. Mr. S. WORTLEY did not consider the expressions used by Mr. FEERAND would bear out the imputation put upon them ; but he rose chiefly to ascertain from that gentleman himself whether he had used the words with the meaning attributed to them. Mr. FERRAND said nothing. Sir ROBERT PEEL then addressed the House, but was interrupted by the SPEAKER, who said, according to the usages of the House, the Hon. Member for Knaresborough should withdraw. Upon this Mr. FERRAND left the House, and was followed by Sir JAMES GRAHAM and Mr. HOGG ; Mr. PETER BORTHWICK closed the rear, amidst shouts of laughter. Sir ROBERT PEEL resumed, and, after adverting to the charges, moved two resolutions, the substance of which was, that the imputations made against Sir JAMES GRAHAM and Mr. HOGG, by Mr. FERRAND, are wholly unfounded and calumnious, and have no effect in the slightest degree upon the honour and character of the Members to whom they refer. After an amendment had been moved by Mr. FRENCH, which found no seconder, the motion of Sir ROBERT PEEL was carried unanimously. On the order of the day being read for the House going into Committee on the Factories Bill, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee. Mr. WARD seconded the amendment, and, after a number of speakers had ad dressed the House, the motion was, on a division, negatived by a majority of 103. The House then went into Committee, and adopted several clauses. On resuming, the Poor-law Committee was post poned till the 10th of May. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Twelve o'Cloek. The FERRAND farce is played out ; and the cur tain has dropped upon one of the most absurd pieces of acting that even St. Stephen's ever witnessed. There is no stage like the House of Commons for enactinc , bombast upon—no arena in which the fe rocity of the tiger, or the agility of the monkey, can be so well displayed; and whether it be a FERRAND that threatens, or a ROEBUCK that squeaks, provided the roar of the one be not too terrible, or the pipe of the other too shrill, we know no audience so willing to listen, to cheer, and to encourage the actors. But if the bounds which custom has prescribed be over stepped—if the least departure take place from that system of conventionality which allows truth to be negatived by mistake, modesty to be borne down by assurance, and independence to be overrun by party on all sides ; then there is no audience so severe as the Lower House of Parliament. What bet ter stage could have been selected for the display which three nights have witnessed? What more favourable audience could have been hoped for; and what more ridiculous piece could have been pre sented, than the one which has been performed, listened to, and unanimously approved ? Yes, ap proved ; for if the farce had not been approved, it would not have been allowed to be played out—and we do not know any other tribunal, save the English House of Commons, that would have entertained such a cause, or listened to such a case as Mr. FERRAND presented. No Judge, sitting in the outer court of the Queen's Bench, would have suffered the time of the Court to be occupied for one moment by such a subject as the High Court of Parliament debated for three nights. The present House of Commons, admitted on all hands to be the most corrupt House that ever assem bled in the walls of St. Stephen's—a House in which are found a greater number of Members whose seats were procured by bribery and corruption, than in any Parliament within our memory, and numbering among its inmates men whose names are now, and always will be, associated with those of renegade politicians, convicted bribers, and that race of saints and sinners with whom the possession of a virtue is deemed ample atonement for the commission of a crime, was a fit tribunal to decide upon the conduct of Mr. FERRAND. And it is saying but little against Mr. FERRAND, to declare that in such a House he had no friend—nor much for that House, to say that it repudiated Mr. FERRAND'S grossness. Mr. FERRAND we believe to be an honest, en thusiastic blockhead ; far better suited to look after his own pigs, than to legislate for the swinish mul titude. He was a fit tool for the Tory craft to work with, when they wanted to attain some party object. He was proud of distinction, no matter how gained ; he was ready to command a fire-ship, or to lead a forlorn hope—to assault a watchman, or to break a window. All came alike to him ; and the Tories used him well—that is, they used him for all their dirty and dangerous work—and then, why they used him ill. He was troublesome—he was unma nageable—he kept low company—he associated with OASTLER and others whom the Tories petted when out of power, but hated when in. And then FEE.. RAND rebelled. Can it be wondered at ? Can flesh and blood stand GRAHAM'S peevish spleen—PEEL'S cool scorn—STANLEY'S fiery petulance ? Flesh and blood cannot do it, in the shape of Mr. FERRAND. And so he did not and would not stand it. Verily he has his reward ; so have his late Tory friends, now his enemies, and more of such they will have; for if ever party deserved the hate of men of principle, it is that unprincipled party which now holds the helm of Government, but has neither honesty, talent, nor ability to guide it. The recal of Lord ELLENBOROUGH from India, which we announced as being under consideration some weeks back, is, at length, officially stated, and the next mail to India will carry out the orders for his return. We presume that Sir JAMES GRAHAM will be his successor in the Governor-Generalship--a post which has long been the object of the renegade Baronet's ambition, and which Lady GRAHAM'S dis inclination to quit the shores of England is, We believe, the only obstacle to his' at once possessing. All discussion in Parliament, as to the policy of Lord ELLENBOROUGII'S Government, will be, of course, suspended until his return ; and, whatever faults may be charged against his administration, it must be conceded, on all hands, that the outward and visible signs of prosperity are more apparent in India now than when he assumed the reins of Government. Where the policy of Lord ELLENBOROUGH might have led the rule of England, and how far such policy might have been wise and judicious, are questions that may have puzzled the Court ca of n Directors and Sir ROBERT PEEL ; but no one deny that, bating a little absurdity, and allowin g for pomposity and inflation, the ELLEtinolo ruler TRE SUN, Lown o►w, SATURDAY EVENT NG s APRIL 91, 1844. has been a successful, and for England, a triumphant one. There have been no gross mismanagements like that of Caubul—no defeat to be deplored—no incom petent commanders to be censured—and if the seed of future disasters be sown, which we very much doubt, there are no symptoms or signs of them at present. Sir JAMES GRAHAM will have one great advantage in India. No man is more thoroughly hated or despised than he is by all parties at home— he may gain credit and honour abroad—the field is a wide one, and the opportunity ample. The secret of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S intentions with regard to the renewal of the Bank Charter, and the revision of the Currency question, appears to have been better kept than is usually the case, where any given line of policy has been already discussed between the Government and a public corporate body. Our readers are aware that a succinct statement of the alleged propositions of the Cabinet on the all-im portant topics we allude to has been set abroad, on the authority, it is said, of communications con fidentially made by a Director of the Bank of England to a certain private country banker. To that statement we will advert presently. But the authenticated state of the case remains simply as it stood on the day after the 21st ultimo, when Sir ROBERT PEEL, having received and heard the Depu tation commissioned to wait upon him by the General Meeting of Provincial Bankers held in London, declined to disclose to them one word about the purposes of her MAJESTY'S advisers touching the objects of the desired conference. Nothing certain or definitive, therefore, is actually known as to the course which the Premier means to pursue in the matter. So far from perpetrating any "great fact," he has vouchsafed no "sign," beyond, indeed, a shake of his head, doubtless as profound, but unhappily as inexplicable, as Lord BURLEIGU'S in the play. Yet, there were " stuff and pith" enough in the recent address transmitted to him from the "Private Bankers and the Joint-Stock Bankers of Yorkshire" to have extracted—one should have thought—some glimpses of intention ; some shadowing forth of organized plans—in the principles and the details of which were involved the present hopes or fears, the future well-being or prejudice, of millions of his countrymen. He was reminded, in that address, of the incalculable benefit which had been derived by the empire from the able exercise of those privileges of which, it was assumed, on the credit of the rumour we have already referred to, that he means and still means to deprive private banks and public banking companies. It was demonstrated to him that in proportion to the almost incalculable benefit and aid which the commerce, agriculture, and industrial labours of the country had derived from those privileges—in the case of the former for nearly a century, of the latter during the last seventeen yeass—would be the embarrassment, the distress, the panic, the widely-spreading in solvency and ruin which must ensue npon their abrogation. When the Premier was waited upon, he looked unutterable plausibilties, after the most ap proved forms of official gesticulation ; and with oracular solemnity, said, " That, at present, on the part of her MAJESTY'S Government, he must decline to say anything." With this statesmanlike and very interesting communication, he blandly bowed, and the Deputation retired. To keep his purposes secret is undoubtedly, in the , general proposition, an excellent property in a Minister of State. No man has more forcibly illus trated its excellence than Sir ROBERT PEEL; but, e cancers°. It is precisely what he has failed to do on certain occasions of signal and momentous interest to the public ; of vital importance to his own personal career as a Chief Minister of the Crown. 'Whether the case regarded the relief of Roman Catholic Dis abilities, or the extinction of rotten boroughs—the difficulty of making himself acceptable with the ladies of a Royal Household, or the crowning diffi culty of dealing with Ireland,—we have known Sir ROBERT PEEL'S intentions au pied de lettre, for months before. They have been patent -z-transparent; albeit he himself has thought aloud about them, and talked enigmatically of them, as if the world without had continued as blind and uninformed in reference to them as he could wish. No man has more ad mirably imitated, in his time, the ostrich, who, if it can but thrust its own head into a bush, complacently imagines that all its pursuers are at fault. Now we are unwilling to give him credit for one jot of states manlike sagacity, prudence, or discretion, on account of his dogged taciturnity in the present instance, with regard to a question so entirely sui generis as the views which his Government may have adopted upon the future scheme of banking and currency to be established throughout these kingdoms. Does Sir ROBERT PEEL mean to renew the Charter of the Bank of England upon its present terms, the currency and the standard of value remaining on the footing upon which they were' placed by his never- to be-forgotten wonder of 1819 ? The experience of 1825-26, 1833-34, 1836-37 ; the seventeen years' trial or experiment and extensive working of the joint-stock banks, established in the closing years of GEORGE the FOURTH'S reign ; the uninter rupted, the panic-unstricken prosperity of Scotland, with its still unprohibited issue of 11. and 21. notes since they were put down by statute in England— the increased monetary prosperity of Ireland, which has retained the same inestimable aid to the deve lopment of her agricultural and commercial resources —the increased stability of country banks from the modification of the enactments as to partnerships ap plicable to them, and the corresponding increase of popularity which has long attended their paper issues in the rural districts; these are elements, many of the most important of which could not be said to be in existence when the same great question was last dealt with by Parliament ; whilst others did not then, as they now do, co-exist and work together. Therefore it may be assumed that the Charter of the Bank will be renewed, on dif ferent terms. What these terms may be, it was the Premier's duty, surely, to have sufficiently announced before submitting them to Parliament, in order to give fair opportunity, to those who are best qualified to discuss such matters, to prepare themselves with whatever information, arguments, or statistics, may seem most applicable to a due appreciation of the faults or the merits of the Premier's statement. If ►:o such previous intimation be given, we shall imagine, of course, that the same mys tification is to be practised on the Legislature as was employed in 1819 in forcing down a measure, every line of which told of an organic change in the most prosperous of monetary systems which the world had ever witnessed, on the authority, in op position to so long a practical experience of its prodi gious powers, of its astounding success, of anybody and every body who was less qualified to pronounce a judgment on the matter, than those who, though pos sessed of the greatest light and intelligence and practical knowledge that could have been brought to bear upon it, were never examined at all.! Parlia ment is to be taken by surprise immediately after the Easter recess of 1844, as it was after the Easter recess of 1819. Wanting, then, all authenticated statements on the matter, let us suppose the alleged intended propositions of Government really to be those which it will venture to bring forward. What are they ? To suppress the smaller note circulation in Scot land and Ireland, to compel the withdrawal, within a given time, of all local and provincial paper (bank notes), to substitute in its stead Bank of England paper, exclusively; and to constitute the Bank of England the sole Bank of Issue. What may be the quid pro quo which the Bank of England is to secure to the Government in return for these outrageous monopoly-keys,—keys, that are to lock up and let out at pleasure the whole paper currency of the Em pire,—has not yet transpired in any shape so tangible as to warrant us in noticing it. But if it be gravely intended,—if it be really pur posed—to bring forward propositions of this kind, the Government presuming to enter on such a task had need take care that they steer clear of future impeachment. The Minister presiding over such a Government must have lost his reputation for habitual caution and cold conception, who will challenge the indignation of a people already so grievously shattered as they have been by the dis astrous Act of 1819, in asking their assent to further 'measures for crippling the currency, paralysing in dustry, checking agriculture by drying up the fountains of its encouragement—obstructing com merce by damming up the circulation in one main chennel, instead of giving it the freest flow through multiplied currents; and, lastly, by assigning over to one Corporation, whoa* alternate expansions and con tractions of the currency, et en when modified by the controlling counter agency of joint-stock and other banks of issue, have been so abrupt and violent as on more than one occasion to have brought the nation withintwen ty-four hours ofbankruptcy—an unlimited, uncontrolled, unchecked, unmitigated power over that currency which, under less perilous conditions, they have so grossly mismanaged, and so disastrously tam pered with. On a future day we will consider to what extent the mischief of such exclusive powers to the Bank will be aggravated by the coincident main tenance of PEEL'S gold standard—if,4ndeed, that ex tent be capable of adequate appreciation. We quote the following paragraph from the Times of this morning :—" Mr. Sheriff MUSGROVE attended at Newgate yesterday to perform the painful duty of fixing a day for the execution of MARY FURLEY, under sentence of death for the murder of her infant child, and he has appointed Monday, the 6th of May, at eight o'clock A.M. He afterwards visited the un happy woman, in company with the Rev. JouN Davis, Ordinary, and Mr. Corn, the Governor. The prisoner received the announcement in the greatest agony of mind, and in a few minutes became almost in sensible from grief. She has conducted herself with great propriety in the prison, and exhibits every sign of real penitence." Our first impression on reading the above announcement was that of astonishment, our second, that of unmitigated disgust. We could scarcely be lieve it possible that, in the nineteenth cen tury, which prides itself, and not unjustly, on its humane endeavours to diminish the severity of our criminal code, and to do away with capital punish ment, except in aggravated cases of atrocity, a poor wretch—and she a woman, too !—could be forcibly huorrreie deadly out dly of crime existence on a public scaffold, for no m society than that of having against attempted to commit suicide with her infant in her arms, under the pressure of intolerable agony and destitution, which had driven her to the very verge of insanity. GOD forbid that we should seek to exte nuate the crime of murder ; it is one of the blackest in the long calendar of guilt ; but here there was no cool, wanton, - deliberate . attempt at murder, prompted by a heartless and malignant nature; the act sprung out of the very intensity of ma ternal affection ; the poor creature, MA.RY PURLEY, had just lost her sole remaining chance of pro viding a day's meal for herself and starving child ; after having, with incredible difficulty, scraped together a few paltry shillings by making shirts at three half pence each, and small dress caps, she was robbed of every farthing she possessed; and, under the over whelming agony of mind produced by the sudden discovery of this loss; feeling that nothing was left her but death by a lingering process of starvation, or a resort to a union workhouse, of which she had already . had a most painful and humiliating experi ence—the wretched mother, we say, under the overwhelming influence of one of those pa roxysms of lsewilderment which are so apt to beset people in her situation, when the mind has wholly lost its balance, and madness - flashes across the brain, resolved at once to put an end to her griefs by suicide, and involve her child in the same fate, knowing well what would be its condition, should it be left on earth, when the only friend and protector it had was gone. It was not a callous na ture, but an exquisitely sensitive one, that was exhi bited in this phrenzied determination—it was not that the feelings of the mother lay dormant, but that they were too painfully awakened, in the heart of MARY FURLET ; had she been a merely selfish parent she would have acted otherwise, and hur ried herself only out of life, while she left her child behind, to take its chance in the great struggle of existence. At the trial which took place before Mr. Justice MAULE, there was no positive proof that she had flung herself and infant into the water; she herself observed in her defence, " I fell off the plank into the wharf;" and the only evidence that was adduced in contradiction of this assertion, was a remark which she had been heard to make a few days before, to the effect that she and her child would meet a watery grave. If ever there was a case that demanded the lenient consideration of the autho rities, this is that one. Legally speaking, the sentence passed on her may have been a just one ; but, _morally speaking, it is a most merciless and unrighteous one ; and pity —benevolence humanity— equity—every feeling, in short, of our common nature, alike shrinks with horror from tba idea of its being carried into execution. Are there no degrees in such criminality as that \ of which MARY FURLEY has been found ;slaty ? Is the starved, hopeless, heart-broken, half frenzied mother, who, if she really did endeavour to destroy her own offspring, did so out of the very excess and agony of her maternal love, to meet with the same punishment as that awarded to such heartless; deliberate murderers as GREENACRE and COURVOISIER, who set about their work with the cool, pitiless malignity of fiends ? Even now, though the day of execution is fixed, we can scarcely believe that the sentence will be carried into execution ; for though in the eye of the law, the sacrifice of MART FURLET may be just and orthodox, in the eye of humanity it cannot - fail to be looked on as a murder. Accounts from Madrid, of the 20th, state that CAERASCO, the Finance Alinister, had completed a loan for one million of reals, with the house of CE RIOLA, CARRIQUIEI, and SEVILLANO, and also on the part of other capitalists in Madrid, Barcelona, and Cadiz. The loan is in the Three per Cent. stock, and is taken at 40. We trust the English and French capitalists will leave these gentlemen all the profits of this hopeful speculation. The QUEEN was to leave for the baths of Caldas on Thursday next, the 2d of May. The Barcelona papers an nounce some more butcheries at Gerona. Two Car list refugees, who had returned from France, were captured at that place on the 19th, and immediately shot. The Three per Cents, were done at 37f at 60 days ; and the Five per Cents. at 22 at 60 days. The Paris Moniteur of Thursday publishes the law passed by the Chambers for a vote of 527,241 f. to pay the dividends of the Greek loan due on the Ist of March. The same journal also contains a compara tive return of the principal imports into France, with the amount of duties during the first three months of the years 1842, 1843, and 1844. The duties have remained nearly stationary, being in 1842, 32,317,123 f.; in 1843, 35,251,140 f.; and in 1844, 33,952,250 f. There had been a considerable falling off in the im ports of cotton, wool, linen, and flaxen cloths and woollens, ani a great increase in the imports , both of foreign sugar and sugar from the . French colonies. The . National contains the following report of a change in the Cabinet :-- "It appears to be decided that M. Martin (du Nord) is to retire from his office as Minister of Justice, after the close of the present session. The favourite project of M. Guizot is to till his place by M. Dumon, and to offer the Public Works to M. Dufaure ; but we do not believe that he will compromise himself by accepting the appointment. In this case it is probable that M. Hebert will become the Keeper of the Seals ; and it is not impossible that M. Zangiacomi, jun., may be made Procureur-General. Some recompense is required for the elder M. Zangiacomi, who gives up the Presidency of the Chamber of Requests to M. Martin. It is still, however, in contemplation to give the Prefecture of Police to M. Zan giacomi, jun. ; but, to make this vacant, the Prefecture of the Seine must become the apanage of M. Gabriel Delessert, and M. Rambuteau clings closer to it than ever." On Thursday the Three per Cents. advanced to 13f. 70c.. The Fives remained stationary, having closed at 122 f. 40c. THE BOURSE—THURSDAY , APRIL 25. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents .. Four-and-a-Half III .. 111 •• 111 •• 111 Four per Cents. lO6 30 .. 106 30 .. 106 30 .• 106 30 Three per Cents B3 80 .• 83 85 .. 83 60 .. 83 85 Bank of France..... 3091 25 ..3092 50 3091 25 ..3092 50 Lailltte Bank. I,ooof. Sharesll7o .. 1170 • • 1170 ..1170 5,000 f. Sharesslss .. 5155 ..5155 ..5155 Belgian Bank 697 50 .. 697 50 697 50 .. 697 50 Belgian Fives, 1831......... 1031 .. 1031 • • 1031 • • 1031 1840 ........ 1061 .. 1061 •• 1061 .. 1061 1842 .. 1081 .. 1081 1081 Spanish Active . ..... 341 341 .• 34 .. 34 Threes ............ 37/ .. 371 • • 37* .. 371 Passive .. 61 •• 6/ .. 61 Portugnese Five per Cents.• 46 •• 461 •• 46 •• 461 Neapolitan ••••- • Roman . . 1061 .. 1061 .. 1061 .. 106/ RAILWAY SHARES. 392 60 .. 392 50 392 50 .. 392 50 L. 8..........••• 260 .. 260 .. 257 50 •• 257 50 Rouen .................... 972 50 .. 972 50 .. 972 50 .. 972 50 Rouen to Havre 717 50 718 75 .. 717 50 .. 718 75 Orleans ..... ......... 962 50 .• 965 .. 962 50 .. 965 Strasburg to 8a1e•......... 277 50 .. 280 .. 277 50 .. 280 Avignon to Marseilles.. .... 767 50 •• 767 50 767 50 .. 767 50 RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT. Versailles, R.B L.B. ..... ....... 258 75 .. 260 .. 257 50 .. 257 50 Rouen ..•• .• — 972 50 . 975 .. 972 50 .. 975 Rouen to Havre• Orleans • Strasburg to.Bals• •• • . 278 75 .. 280 . 278 75 .. 280 DRUNKENNESS AND DISORDERLT CONDUCT.—A return has been laid before Parliament of the number of persons taken into custody for drunkenness and disorderly conduct by the metropolitan police in each year, from 1831 to 1843 inclusive, and stating the population of the metropolitan police district in the years 1831 and 1841. These returns exhibit some singular contradictions. It appears that drunkenness had decreased by More than two-thirds, while dis • orderly conduct, in place of decreasing through the exertions of Father Mathew, had taken a turn in the other direction. In 1831 the total number of persons taken into custody for drunkenness was 31,353, while in 1843 it bad dwindled down to 10,890. In the same years the numbers taken into custody for disorderly conduct were respectively 10,383 and 14,855, show ing an increase of about one-third. This shows that temperance is more disorderly than drunkenness. The returns for the City of drunken cases show a de crease of about one-half since 1840, the numbers in that year being 5,113, and in 1843, 2,595 ; but for tunately in that district the number of disorderly persons had increased in a very trifling degree. The total population included in the Metropolitan Dis • trict is 2,068,107, which, with the population of the City, 125,273, makes a total of 2,193,380. THE WEATHBR.—Yesterday the temperature was higher than it has been any day this season, the ther mometer at 2 P.M. having reached the extraordinary height, for April, of 69 degrees. This day the wea ther is not quite so warm, as there is a brisk north east wind ; but still it is uncommonly beautiful, and the sun shines with remarkable brightness. During the night there was a slight fall of rain, though the barometer stood very high. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by his Majesty King Leopold and her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians, left town this morning for Clare mont. The Royal party are expected to return to Buckingham Palace this evening, in time for dinner. THIIS DAY'S NEWS. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY). (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. K. L. Baum) His HoNoult disposed of several cause petitions and short causes, presenting no feature of general interest. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. Wion.A.m.) CROCK FORD V. SALMON. His HONOUR gave judgment in this case, which was a motion to set aside an injunction ordering the defendant to work a certain zinc mine, and also the appointment of a re ceiver. The application to the Court was made to rest partly on the ground that there had been a dissolu tion of a partnership, and that the parties interested would not agree as to the appointment of managers. The case, then, stood in this position :—The Court had appointed a receiver, not to manage the mine, but merely to collect what was due to it and pay the debts, and he had restrained the defendant from interfering with the mine. The property in question was granted under a Crown lease to Crockford and Attwood, and it was subsequently assigned to Crockford and Salmon. By the terms of that lease the lessee was bound to employ fifty miners, to search and explore the mine for nine months in every year, and the profit which the Crown derived from it depended on the working of the mine. There was a proviso against assigning the lease without a license from the Crown, and a further proviso that if the lessee did not faithfully perform all the covenants, the lease should fall to the ground. The effect, therefore, of stopping this leasing of the mine wou:d be to subject the lease to for feiture ; and he could not do what would have such an effect upon an interlocutory application. His Honour referred it to the Master to appoint a receiver ar.d manager of the mine, with liberty to all parties to propose themselves the manager to carry on the concern, according to the covenants. At the close of the above judgment, his HONOUR stated that a friend of his own had lost half his fortune simply through not working his mines. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY). (Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN V. THE OVERSEERS OF ST. ANDREW'S, HOLBORN. In this case a mandamus had been obtained, calling upon the defendants to submit their poor-rates' accounts to be audited by the auditors appointed by the Poor-law Commis sualers. A return had been made, which had been traversed, and a trial had been had. Ultimately, as there was no dis pute as to the facts, the matter had been brought before this Court to settle the verdict. The point to be decided was, whether the parish officers were subject to the jurisdiction of the auditors of the Poor-law Commissioners, and turned en tirely on the construction to be placed on the various sections of the local Act of Parliament, regulating the affairs of the parish. The COllaT, having heard Mr. Erie on behalf of the parish officers, and Mr. Tomlinson, on behalf of the Poor-law Com missioners, reserved its judgment. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY). (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) TIIE QUEEN V. BLAKE AND OTHERS. Mr. HUMFREY applied to the Court for a rule to show cause why an indictment, now _pending in the Central Criminal Court, against Blake and others, parties concerned in the re cent Custom-house frauds, should not be removed by certi orari into this Court for trial. It was an indictment for con spiracy, and as the judges of the land did not try such charges at the Old Bailey, and there were most important points of law as to the reception of evidence certain to arise, it was desirable for the ends of justice that it should be tried in the Court of Queen's .Bench. The evidence to be adduced was precisely the same as had already been produced on two informations against the same defendants, tried in the supe rior courts, and the decisions upon both of which were at the present moment under question. One of these had been tried before Lord Denman, when the then Attorney-General (Sir F. Pollock) tendered evidence on the part of the Crown, which was objected to by the counsel for the defendant as im proper to be received, inasmuch as it consisted of the declarations and books of certain parties, co-conspirators of the defendants. Lord Denman, at the time of trial, had doubts of the propriety of receiving such evidence, but had at last allowed it to be put in, with permission to apply to the full Court. That application had subsequently been made, and the Court had granted a rule nisi for a new trial, on the ground of the improper reception of evidence. That rule now stood for argument in the Court of Queen's Bench: The second information had been tried before Lord Abinger, in the Court of Exchequer, and when the same evidence was there tendered, counsel for defendants had again objected to its reception, but fruitlessly. Subsequently a bill of excep tions was presented, and that now remained for argument. Exactly the same evidence—namely, the declarations and books of co-conspirators—would be brought forward on the trial of the indictment at the Central Criminal Court, and ex actly the same points. would arise as to the propriety of the reception of such evidence. As the judges of the land would net be present at the trial, it was most desirable that the in dictment should be removed into the Court of Queen's Bench for trial before them. Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—These facts ought to appear very clearly on the affidavits. Humritny read extracts from the affidavits, giving the facts we have embodied above ; after which Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said—That will do. Take a rule. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Three tradesmen residing in Holborn were brought before Mr. Twyford this morning, charged NV ith assaulting two of the police. The defendants, it appeared, were standing at their own doors last night, at about twelve o'clock, waiting to be let in. While they were doing so, two policemen came up, and re quested them to move on. They stated that they were at their own homes, and refused to do so ; upon this one of the policemen seized one of the defendants by the collar, and was about :to drag him from the door, when the defendant struck him. The other defendants interfered, and the result was that all three were brought to the station-house. Mr. TWYFORD fined the defendant who struck the police man 20s. The others were discharged. UNION lIALL.-(THIS DAY.) Mary Leary,* a girl fourteen years of age, was charged with robbing a gentleman of thirty sovereigns, and another charge was preferred against her, that of attempting to de stroy herself when taken into custody. Policeman, 179 M, stated that on the preceding afternoon ho found the prisoner drunk in Parish-street, and she com plained to him that she had been robbed of two sovereigns by two boys who ran away. He carried her to the house of her mother, in the Maze, Tooley-street, where she precipi tated herself out of a window upwards of thirty feet from the ground and would have effected her purpose had she not been caught at the moment by the po lliceman. The policeman went on to describe that on Thursday night a well-dressed mau was picked up in the street by the prisoner, who is a common prostitute, and taken to a house of ill-fame in the Maze, where he was robbed of thirty sovereigns, and that the prisoner, who was with him at the time, ran away and escaped. In accounting for the possession of the two sovereigns of which she asserted she was robbed, she said that it was money intrusted to her by her mother to purchase some articles. The mother, however, contradicted the assertion, declaring that she had not seen her daughter for the last seven weeks, and the poor woman added that the prisoner had given her family a great deal of trouble owing to her bad conduct. As it was stated that the man who had been robbed would appear on Wednesday to substantiate his charge against the prisoner, she was remanded until that day. Two young men were charged with bathing in the Thames, and assaulting a policeman for interfering with them. The defendsats were observed in a state of nudity the pre vious afternoon, having just got cut of the water at Bank side, opposite to the houses in that vicinity. The policeman on taking them into custody was struck, and kicked, and threatened by a mob, who followed them to the station-house. . _ Mr. COTTENLIAM said that he would be the last person to punish persons for taking advantage of such a salutary amusement as bathing, but that it must not be permitted in such a public place as Backside. He then inflicted a fine on each of the defendants. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. A moderate business was done in Cotton at Liverpool yes terday at previous rates, sales 3,500 bales. Shares were better on the whole. Chester and Holyhead, 6i ; Dublin and Cashel, 5 ; Great Western, 1131 ; Birmingham Thirds, 39 ; Brighton, 43i ; South-Western, 84 ; Manchester and Bir mingham, 56 ; Midland Counties, 89 ; Manchester and Leeds, Halt; 474 ; Paris and Orleans, 37i ; Paris and Rouen, 37f. The return of the Note Circulation by, and the amount of Bullion, &c., in, the Bank of England is from Jan. 27, to April 20, and the weekly average gives the following resalte com pared with the previous statements to March 23 : Circulation, Now £21,427,000 Last time Increase 305,000 Deposita, last time 13,972,000 Now ..... Decrease Securities, Last time 22,479,000 Now 22,150,000 Decrease Bullion, Now Last time 15,784,000 Increase Rest, Last time Now Decrease .£46,000 There are no arrivals in the City to-day. The Stock market is flat, with but little doing, although there are a good many parties about the Stock .Exchange, taking into account that this is Saturday. The recal of Lord Ellenborough, and the schism that_ has arisen _ . upon this subject between the Government and the East India Directors, together with the anxiety respecting the Budget, are the causes of the existing heaviness. Consols for transfer next week have been 99-1, to 4, and for Account 99A 4. Exchequer Bills have supported the premium of 765. and 775. The New Three and-a-half per Cents. are 103 to 1021, the Reduced 102 to A, and the Three per Cents. 98i to 99. Bank Stock is quiet at 196 i. The Foreign Market is dull, and we cannot wonder at Spanish looking flat, when we hear, by advices from Madrid, that the contract for a new loan has been actually signed. The next difficult matter, however, is, to get the money. The Three per Cents. have been 37i to A ; the Passive, 6* ; and the Deferred, 15 to i. Mexican have been heavy at 35i and Brazilian steady at 81. Belgian Bonds have realised 1041, Russian 1174, and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 60 to 617. The Share Market is buoyant for all the principal Rail ways, and in Great Western and South-Western there is a slight advance. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 106% 3 per Cent. Reduced Anhuities 3r Cent. Consols. Annuities 99 SMi per Cent . Reduced Annuities % New 3$ per Cent. Annuities lO3 102 X, Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 l2 7-16 Consols for Account 911% Exchequer Bills, lid. 156 d. 1,0001. 5001 — 77 pm. Ditto Small .......... ........ FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent 104% Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Witto New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 Dutch Exchange 2 1 4 per Cent Mexican Bonds, 1 1437, 5 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Stock Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent 117% Spanish Bonds. Five per Cent 1840 Ditto Passive Bonds. Ditto Deterred 1 151! Ditto Three per Cent. Ditto for the Account Dutch 234 per Cents 60 ,76 % 111% Ditto for the Account Dutch 5 per Cents...—. ......................... PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. stan.ways. PAID. PER SNARE. Birmingham and Derby Ditto Thirds. Birmingham and Gloucester lO O. 9334 ... to 92 Ditto New 17% 23 to Bristol and Exeter 7O Caledonian Chester and Holyhead 5 ...:..... 634 to Eastern Counties Ditto New Registered Si. tis. Bd. Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 6 634 Great Western Ditto 34 Shares Ditto Fifths Harwich (Braithwaite) Lancaster and Carlisle 5 .... ..... 6% to Loudon and Birmingham. lOO ....... Ditto 4 Shares London and Blackwell London and Brighton London and Greenwich (Preference) 18% London and South Western 41% ...... 84% London and Croydon (Trunk)... 13% Manchester and Leeds 7O Ditto 34 Shares Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 18 ......... 42% North Biitizh South Eastern and Dover 3234 35% to Ditto New York and North-Midland Ditto Scarboro' Branch 234 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, Apati 25. 3 13er Cent. Consols 99 Three and a Half Stock .... Ditto Reduced lO2 Ditto New, It-30 Bank Stock 196 Grand Canal Debi ntures, 6 per Cent. LAST PRICES OF SHARES. RAILWAYS. PAID. Paz Suitt& Dublin and K. Road -rogheda 55 Dublin and Cashel ditto 2 Hibernian Bank National Bank ......... ....... Royal Bank ...... 10 National Insurance 25 t 34 Patriotic ditto Wicklow Copper Mines City of Dublin Steam Company British and Irish Steam Company ... 50 Steam Ship Building Company MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 26.—We have had a fair amount of business done to-day, without much alteration rn prices. The quotations are—Dublin and Cashel, 5i ; Manchester and Birmingham, 56* 1 to 57 ; Manchester and:Lee, Is, Quarters, 9i ; Paris and Lyons, 3 ; South-Eastern, 36 ; Ditto New, 91 ; Trent Valley, 7i to 9 ; Preston and Wyre, 17 ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 51; Glasgow and Ayr, 521 ; Paris and Strasburgh, 21. 16s. 9d. ;;Man chester:Assurance, 101. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN. Notwithstanding our market was heavily supplied with forced luxuries, and most articles in season, the general de mand was active, and a good clearance was effected at our quotations :—Potatoes from 2s 9d to 5s per cwt; young Onions, is 9d to 3s ; Coleworts or Greens, 2s t o 3 s 9d ; T ur • nips, I9d to 2s 6d; Young Carrots, 6s to 7s, and Leeks, 9d to is 2d per dozen bunches ; Spinach, 6d to 10d, and Brucoli Sprouts, 9d to is per half sieve; Asparagus, 3s to 7s ; French Beans, 9d to Is 6d ; Oranges, 8s to 15s ; and Lemons, 8s to 13s per 100 ; new Potatoes, 3d to 6d ; Pine Apples, is to 9s per lb ; Hot-house Grapes, 7s ; and Forced Cherries, 35s per lb ; Peaches, 55s ; and Summer Cabbages, is 3d to 2s per dozen •, Strawberries, 3s 6d to 5s per ounce ; Cucumbers, is to 8s per brace ; Cauliflowers, 2d to 6d each ; Horse-radish, 2s to ss; Celery, Sd to is 3d; Rhubarb, 6d to is 6d; and Brocoll, 10d to 2s per bundle ; Sea Kale, 9d to 2s 3d ; and Small Salad, 2d per punnet ; Radishes, 3d to Sd per dozen hands ; Lettuces, 6d to is per score ; Turnip Greens, is 6d per bushel. NEWGATE AND I.E.A.DEATHALL. The arrivals of country killed Meat being rather exten sive, the general inquiry here was inactive, yet we can no tice no material alteration in the quotations. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8c1; Lamb, 5s to Gs 6d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 2e 6d to 4s 2d per Sibs. Although the supplies of both Game and Poultry on sale were only moderate, the, the demand was throughout heavy, at barely last week's prices. NEWPORT. Prime Lamb was in request at full prices ; but all other kinds of Meat hung heavily on hand. Beef from 2s 6d to 3s Gd; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Lamb, 5s 2d to 6s 6d; Veal, 3s Gd to 4s 6d; and Pork 2s 8d to 45 4d per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. - For each kind of prime Meat we had a steady sale, at full prices. In all other kinds, however, very little was doing. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 851; Lamb, 5s to 6s 6d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; and Pork, 2s 4d to 43 2d per Bibs by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. We had only a moderate business doing in Fish, yet the quotations ruled about stationary. NUNGERFORD. For most kinds of vegetable the demand was tolerably active at fully last week's quotations ; but otherwise the trade was in a very sluggish state. . BREAD. The prices of WheateniiieiaTnthe metropolis are from 8d to Sid; of Household ditto, 6d to lid per 41b loaf. HIDE DT.A.ILICET. Raw Hides, at per stone of 141bs—Best steers and heifers, 5s 6d to 5s 10d ; middling hides, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; inferior ditto, 4s to 4s 6d. Sheep and Calf Skins, at per skin—Market calf, 6s 6d to 8s; long woolled sheep, 4s 6d to 5s 9d; short ditto, 3s 6d to 4s 9d ; lamb skins, 10d to is 6d ; and shearlings, 4d to 8d each. NAY MARKETS. SmrruviELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 10: to 31; use ful ditto, 3/ 3s to 31 8s ; fine Upland ditto, 31 10s to 3/ 13s ; Clover Hay, 31 - 5 s to 5/ ; Oat Straw, 11 6s to 1/ 83. Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 1/ lOs per load. A short supply, and a heavy demand. CUMBERLAND. —Coarse Meadow Hay, 2115 s to 3/ ss; use ful ditto, 31 6s to 31 lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 12s to 31 16s ; Clover Hay, 3l 5s to 41 16s ; Oat Straw, 117 s to 1/9s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ lOs to 11 12s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade dull. WHITECTIAPEL—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 3/ ; useful ditto, 3/ 3s to 3/ 10s; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 12s to 31 14s ; Clover Hay, 315 s to Si 5s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 63 to 11 8s; Wheat Straw, I/ Ss to 1/ 10s per load. Both Hay and Straw sold heavily at the above quotations. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-FRIDAY. There was a large arrival of Wheat and Barley for this sea son of the year, and moderate of other grain. The Millers, holding small stocks of Wheat, cause a steady weekly de mand, but the trade is dull, yet last week's prices fully sup ported. The demand for Barley becomes more limited, and it is difficult to effect sales without a small abatement in price. Oats and Shelling support their value, and are in mo derate request. Beans remain unaltered. _ Per qr. of 6016. to the bushel. EXTRA. New. Witte% .Suffolk, Essex, and Kent Red....... —to 57 54 to 55 Ditto ditto White... 60 56 Kt N0rf01k......... 0000000000000 1.• 0000000 • Red 55 , 51 54 Ditto ditto White... 57 54 55 Lincolnshire and Cambridge Red....... 55 52 51 Ditto ditto White... 56 54 55 Yorkshire Red S 5 54 54 Ditto ditto White... 58 54 57 ForalFa tied S4 L'6 __ Ditto ditto White... 56 60 Per quer cr imperial. Barley. Norfolk and Suffolk 93 30 31 Yorkshire a• d Lincolnshire 32 90 31 Grinding 28 30 Foreign 32 39 31 Per qr. LI 631 b. tr• the bushel. Beano. Small In. 3l 35 32 31 Ticks 3l 36 90 92 Foreign • — _ Oats. 1•2ta!!) at (Vols . d .. __ ... • --1. ... —l. 10d to lid Forrign to ..—d. pet Stone. Sidling .2i. to 255. per Load. Milt R ........ "seem. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—( THIS DAY.) DEAL, Aram 26.—Wind, A.at. E.S.E. to E. ; r.m. E. to N. to N.N.E., light.—Arrd. Dixburg, Matanzas ' for St. Peters burgh ; Cato, Boston, Antwerp ; Maria Lowther, Ham burgh, and sailed for St. John's. Sld. Iberia steamer, Gib. raltar, &c. ; Ternate, and Oud Alblas, Batavia. HULL, APRIL 25.—Wind N.N.W., light. —Sid. Amazon, Quebec. PORTSMOUTII, APRIL 26.—Wind S.E. to N.N.W.—Passed, Emanuel Boutcher, London for St. Kitt's. Fautotrru, APRIL 26.—Wind N., light breezes.—Off, Donna Maria, Pyk, Batavia for Stockholm. MILFORD, APRIL 25.--Sid. Orbit, St. John's, New Bruns. SUNDERLAND, APRIL 25.—S1d. Jane, Pugwash. CLYDE, APRIL 24.--Sid. Isabella, Cooper, Calcutta. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 26.—Wind, N.W., light.--Sid. William Botsford, Africa ; Pearl, Samuel, St. John's ; Jo, Miramichi ; Pekin, Quebec; Roseana, Angra Pequina ; British Queen, Boston. WATERFORD, APRIL 24.—Arrd. Laurence Ferristal, Quebec. OFF CORE, APRIL 24.—Pandora, St. John's. ABERDEEN, APRIL 24.—S1d. Scotsman, Ichoboe. LONDON, APRIL 27.—Wind this day at noon N.N.E., fresh breeze, and flue. - - DEATH OF SIR TIMOTHY SHELLEY, BART.—This venerable Baronet expired on Wednesday last, at his seat in Sussex. He was son of the first Baronet, and was born in 1756. In 1791 he married Miss Pinfold, daughter of Mr. Charles Pinfold, of Effingham, Surrey. On the death of his father, in 1815, he succeeded to the Baronetcy. His grand • son, Mr. Percy Florence Shelley, inherits the family honours, being the son of Mr. Percy Bysshe Shelley, the poet, and Mary Wolstonecroft, the authoress of " Frankenstein," who was daughter of Mr. Wm. Godwin, the celebrated author of " Caleb Williams." The present Baronet is in his twenty fifth year. NAPOLEON MUSEUM.—Yesterday the Proprietor of the Napoleon Museum received Captain Siborn, Principal, also the officers and all the boys and girls of the Duke of York's Military School at Chelsea, in the Napoleon Museum ; and the whole party marched in and out of the Museum, preceded by their military band, playing martial airs. ATTEMPT TO POlSON.—Yesterday, at Norwich, a young man following the profession of an artist, was commit ted for trial on a charge of attempting to poison his mother, an aged lady, named Meek, residing in Cathedral•cloaa, in that city. The young man's name is Joseph Paul. __— SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. NEWMARKET, THURSDAY NiGirl:P te The account sent from the Heath contained all tu, essential particulars of the races, and indicated the (de° , of the 1,01,0 Guineas Stakes on the position of some of the Oaks mares. In the evening it was more de cide d+ to Martingale rising to 8 to 1 (taken), and 31e ' d rope to 12 to 1. The Princess, so far from being affect . % by the Bee's unaccountable defeat (very few believe la to have been her true running), rose several points, from the disposition shown in several quarters, is dently destined to become a still more prominent at vourite. Beyond a large outlay on the Ugly Buc k 9 to 2, and a decline in Bay Momus, consequent Q: Cockamaroo's indifferent debut, there was nothing in the Derby betting. The undermentioned list of price s is made up at twelve o'clock at night : CHESTER CUP. • ' 3 14 0 7 to 2 agst Kent's lot 18 to 1 agst Alice Ha 13 to 2 agst Bramble 33 to 1 agst Martyr 7 to 1 agst Pagan No other change. 11 to 1 agst Cattonite DEI4UY. „.1„.1 sto 2 agst Ratan—t 30 to 1 agst Running A , ' 9 to 2 agst Ugly Buck—t 33 to 1 agst lonian —t 11 to 1 agst Leander 33 to 1 agst Lancet 18 to 1 agst Campanero 66 to 1 agst Imaum 20 to 1 agst Orlando 1000 to 5 agst Elemi—t i 20 to 1 agst Bay Momus 1000 to 5 agst Cockamorotd, 1,000 to 20 agst Ratan winning the Derby and St. Ler and Barricade the Oaks—taken. 1,000 to 15 agst Ratan and the Princess for the 0 events—taken. - OO 1,000 to 15 agst Ratan and Mr. Osbaldeston's filly, f o r same events—taken. 1,000 to 10 agst Leander and Cockamaroo—taken. OAKS. • 7t02 on the field agst Bto 1 agst Mr. Osb- 41 d fr two—t ton's filly 7 to 1 agst Barricade—t 12 to 1 agst Merope 8 to 1 agst The Princess 20 to 1 agst Crenolias NEWMARKET, Fa The races to-day, only two in number, were run an early hour, and but for the great interest that a 016 0 1 between the Duke of Bedfizd and Lord Exeter 1 11 1 7 . ) . J always invariably excites, would have been a sorry n7O to a brilliant meeting. A short description of each ar will suffice : sit The Newmarket Stakes of 50 soya. each, h ft, for ) old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 21b. D. M. (18 Sub!' t Duke of Rutland's c by Beiram—Tragedy (Robinson) 5 Lord Exeter's Crosby, by Liverpool ..................... I Duke of Bedford's cby Liverpool .................••• 1 ' The following also ran : —Lo r d E xe t er ' s Ee° ll° Yr• Mr. Payne's Vattel, Lord Albemarle's Candidat e ' Bation's Anniversary, and Mr. Coombe's KeeleP iTt ttel, Betting-2 to 1 agst Tragedy (t), 2to 1 agst 7 to 2 agst Keeley (t), and 4 to 1 agst Annlfe r ",,," pis The Tragedy and Princess Victoria colts ran in — de pany for about half a mile, the favourite then took i l ' of o cided lead, was never caught, and won easy by 0d lengths ' • Candidate a bad fourth, and the others off, Mr. Batson's bt ing whipper-in. n Wei Match, 200, h ft, T.Y.C. Duke of Bedford's -$ (Robinson) beat Lord Exeter's Celia, Bst 71b. 01 1 Even betting, Oakley for choice. The mare Insf l be the running at a good pace, but was caught close w o o chair, and beaten by half a length cleverly. This t d their fourth match, each having won two. It is not s oc ) improbable that they will again be pitted agains t other in October. Tidal Match, D.M., 200, h ft. Lord Chesterfield's -iy e lo' Winks, Bst 21b, received from Lord Glasgow's c by cipede, Sst 71b. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY. CHESTER CUP. 11 to 2 agst Bramble—t '25 to 1 agst Freedom , 8 to 1 apt Pagan—t 27 to 1 agst Everton—h_ 10 to 1 agst Red Deer—t 25 to 1 agst Merry A11',;(4 15 to 1 agst Pharaoh—off 30 to 1 agst Sir Robert 12 to 1 agst Cattonite—t 40 to 1 agst Celeste 10 to 1 agst Natwith 50 to 1 agst Quebec—os 20 to 1 agst Roseius--t 50 to 1 agst Emma 25 to 1 agst Hooton 25 to 1 agst Xanthus 25 to 1 agst Rowland 4 to 1 agst Kent's loth DBE STAKES. sto 2 agst The Cure—t 110 to 1 agst British Tar". 4 4 to 1 agst ltkurial—t DERBY. 5 to 2 agst Ratan—t 5 to 1 agst Ugly Buck—off 11 to 1 agst Leander 16 to 1 agst Bay Momus 20 to 1 agst Campanero 25 to 1 agst Orlando 25 to 1 agst Kingofthe Gipsies 30 to 1 agst lonian 40 to 1 agst Cockatnaru" 40 to 1 agst Qui Tam 40 to 1 agst I"Auld lott 8 to 1 agst Scott's 8 to 1 apt Forth's lot. 8 to 1 agst Barricade --- 10 to 1 agst Sis. to Martingale 12 to 1 agst Fanny Eden 114 to 1 agit Cramlips ,20 to 1 agst Merope• Semiseria left York on Friday for Newmarket. 00 4 same day Hemp, Coal Black Rose, Alice Gray, and ba li t# by Bay Middleton out of Adrian, arrived in route for t, NEWPORT-PAGNEL STEEPLE-CHASE.---r q tr Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sous. each, w ith 50 adda Twn. Mr. Brown's My Jewe l(6 Subs.) list ( G oddir d) Mr. J. Elmore's Lottery, list 71b ............... . The following; also started :—Mr. Potts' Heart i i e olei 1 lOst 71b ; Mr. Anderson's Unfortunate, lOst 71b vb. 4 Brilliant, 10st 71b ; and Mr. Tilbury's Humbug, 105 ' „ to 0 Won by half a length, after a fine race; Unfortun , tO Brilliant close up. rile" A Sweepstakes of 10 soya. ea c h, was won by ' Jessie (alias Pickwick) (Owner), beating Mr. LaPV - Leon and Mr. Wesley's The Irish Girl by a neck. RAILWAY RETTT — itNS. t o s We extract from the R a ibray Magazine the . 0 for received on the principal Railways of Great 13ri t e l e a to the week ending on the day of the month prefie a fot each. The return includes the money recoil eon passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, en chandise Drool. tl W ee k Name of Railway. .i. 1 6 61 en April2o Arbroath and Forfar 152 1 ; 10. 20 Birmingham and Derby Junction 1 ,36 0 0 , 19 Birmingham and Gloucester 2, 1 468 i 43 9 1 1 20 Brandling Junction l2 0 , Ou 19 Chester and Birkenhead 414 23 Dublin and Kingstown 967 1 ' 21 Dundee and Arbroath 258 it n 1 20 Durham and Sunderland 366 , jv 1 1 " I 20 Edinburgh and Glasgow 2,OL ji 21 Eastern Counties and North Eastern 4 4 , 1 , 1 1 4 " t 20 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ay r 1 1, 1 " ' ..„„ 16 lvj 2O Glasgow and Greenock 8 295 •. 1 1 20 Grand Junction 9 ~ 20 Great North of England 21 Great Western 4 14 1 9 .. 19 Liverpool and Manchester 20 London and Birmingham 1,004 19 1! 25 London and Blackwell 3, 63 i 9 ' 20 London and Brighton 29 9 " / 23 London and Croydon 25 London and Greenwich eel 1 ' 10 21 London and South Western ....... 18 Manchester, 13olton and Bury 7 '" 1 ; 20 Manchester and Birmingham 3,345 . 1 6 I 6 20 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc 6 ,369 10 e 20 Midland Counties 20 Newcastle and Carlisle 1,356 7 21 Newcastle and North Shields 303 6 1 0 20 North Midland 4 5 45 ° , 19 North Union and Bolton and Preston I,l°', 1 0 0 535 0 p i 16 Paris and Orleans 5,063 B, 22 Paris and Rouen 20 Preston and Wvre 2B 1 6 17 3 4 52 2 1° 20 She ffi eld and Manchester 9 9 25 South Eastern 20 Taff V ale 697 •, 21 Ulster 1,65$ 10 1 9 20 York and North Midland p DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL THE HON. • - , l 'osPjs , C.B.—We haVe to record the demise of this Hon. a n ' y VC 1 5 , Officer, which took place at Byland Hall, Norfolk, j e deligo nesday last. The deceased was second son Of second. Lord Boston, and brother of the present Peer' o ,oo 4 o born on the 18th of April, 1779, and has been twic e ' go d and leaves issue by both marriages. The late A L `":. 0 0, le Midshipman of the Montague in Lord Howe's ac a Disao was also present at Camperdown, at that time bei n gd of 7 nant on board the Circe. When in the cominnA e otti o , Amelia assisted at the destruction of three French ' t :4 0 , 13 11 Sable D'Olonne, in 1809 ; and in the same year, h egr Otta, teci pany with the Statira, captured the Mouche d oi d , several armed vessels, off St. Andero. In 1811 ~f ' - r b os.'o , ll at the destruction of l'Amazone French frigate off L".`„ 1 , 1 1 41, He fought a sanguinary action with l'Arethuse , the Amelia lost 144 killed and wounded, her adverss"'bv> who escaped, from her consort, the Rubis, of equal forfieo'o•?, in the vicinity. His commissions were dated as t m Lieutenant, Jan. 6, 1797 ; Commander, April 22, 18 7, tain, April 14, 1802 ; and Rear-Admiral, Jan. 10, 17 7, $l l , l O The opening of the Norwich and Yarrnou t 4o way takes place on Tuesday next, the 30 th of April, i v 00 1 ,0 day the contractors, Messrs. Grissell and Peto, ta!of invitations to a large party of ladies and gentleme n trip to Yarmouth in the morning, and return to at the Assembly Rooms, at four o'clock. . issozemems. BIRTHS. On the 9th of October, 1843, at Strawberrr f gi p . George's Sound, Western Australia, the lady ° o p Edward Egerton Warburton, Esq., 51st Regimen t , _.,,, Jerry On the 19th inst.. at Brecknock-crescent, fvf' town, Mrs. Alfred H. Goodhart, of a son. f ths On the 24th inst., at Dartford, Kent, the wife ° jft+ Thomas Ward, a son. On the 26th © inst, at Thomas-street, Horse2l... Francis Jones, of a son. 010: MARRIED. ° On the 22d of January, at Loodianah, Captai n 11 ,,, t0 5 u V ote; son, 26th Regiment Bengal Light Infantry, Ab li " o f Ip missary-General, to Betsey Harriette, daughte, r pty . nant-Colonel Moseley, C. 8., commanding 64t ' OV . ' fantry. tleNtiftl' On the 10th inst., the Rev. Charles Abel r..roe, Rector of Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, t., 0 01 . daughter of the Rev. W. B. Harrison, M.A., " hurst, Kent. nwic_n',/W t On the 13th inst., at Lambeth, Francis Sr:a...tom of Islington, to Ann Elizabeth Brinton, of 141— ~00:0 ' Lambeth. htit On the 20th inst., at Aix la Chapelle, c aro l dAtsg son of G. L. Engelbach, Esq., to Mary Ann, eltin. of the late Francis Henry Hunter, Esq., of Now Dertiorif On the 23d inst., at St. Werburgk's ChurA )re nca Rev. Henry Peach, Vicar of Tutburv, to r r verb,' Dollat_;l` eldest daughter of the late Colonel Mellor, o f Derby.' On the 23d inst., at Walcot Church, Bath, C aptain 9th Regiment,' eldest son of the late Re of ft. C.B , to Emily Sarah, second daughter 0 Phillips, Esq., of Riff ham's Lodge, Danb ur Y , ' Find' DIED. not., w - On the 24th inst., Sir Timothy Sh elle y , edit place, Warnham, Sussex, aged 91. ri 1 °11"- dau O g n h t t h er e 02f2tdhienlsett.,eastirHGasetoirngges,wEilletaienutor f e a eds, the•- ro t. ° o e ' ogutes . of --enact On the 23d inst., at Hampstead, Anna, ..-- P I the late John Wollaston, Esq. f zoo On the 24th inst., the Rev. William Chaplin. ° tat . ' Stortford, Herts. On the 24th inst., at High-row, 'clg e, I ' ll's.' e st. nett, aged 59. On the 24th inst., Mr. John Boote, of Ex ill°4l-11- Knightsbri ;17 , London: Printed and Published by n - Na. 11Z Strand, Printer, at The Sus qncetoliptf Strand, in ths Precinct of th s Saxer, la Middlesex, Saturday, Apra 27, 1244. oo I [ ll l . 6 , 1 ,0rEL -ue Rig The r J S°4l 'ersel ? 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