The Sun. — London, England, 1845-04-24 00:00:00

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The THIRD EDITION of THE SUN of last (Wednesday) Evening contained A full Report of the Conclusion of the day's pro ceedings before the Railway Committees of the House of Commons. A Report of the Execution of Sarah Freeman (the Shapwick Murderess) at Taunton, at Eleven o'Clock the same morning, received by Express. The Parliamentary Intelligence of the Evening, including a full Report of the Proceedings in the House of Commons up to a Quarter before Seven o'Clock. Now ready at all the Libraries. SEL F. By the Author of CECIL. In 3 vols. post Bvo. " Put gall in thy ink, though thou write with a goosequill." —Shakspeare. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectflilly informed, that there will be an Extra Sight (not included In the Subscription), THIS EVENING When will be performed Rossini's Opera IL BARBIERE Di SIVIOLIA. Rosins, Madame Grist ; Bertha, Mdlle. Bellini ; II Conte d'Almaviva, Sig. Mario ; Bartolo, ag. Lablache ; Basilio, Sig. F. Lablache ; Figaro, Sig. Fornasari. The Danseuses Viennoises will appear In some of their Favourite Pas. To be followed by the Last Scene of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Edgardo, Sig. Moriani. In the course of the Evening the celebrated Spanish Dancer, Dona 3fannelea Perea. known as La Nene, and the celebrated Bolero Dancer, Don Felix Garcia, will appear in various of the Na tional Pas of Spain. To conclude with the New Ballet Divertissement of KAYA ; ou, L'Amour Voyageur. Kaya, Mdlle. Lucille Grahn ; Knud, M. Perrot. Ipplications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Bex- Office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven ; to commence at Half-past Seven o,Clock. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE THE DESERT, 111 FELICIEN DAVID. It is respectftilly announeed that the LAST REPRESENTA TION of this celebrated Work will take place on MONDAY, May 5. Preceded by a Crane( Miscellaneous Selection of Choral and Vocal Music from the most classical Authors, and executed by the dis itnguishedArtistes of this Establishment. The Orchestra and Chorusses will include upwards of 200 Per. formers, the whole under the direction of Sig. Costa. Particulars will be duly announced, THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed GUILLAUME TELL. Arnoll, M. Duprez ; G.vsler, Mr. Weiss; Rodolpli, Mr. H. Horneastle ; William Tell, Mr. Stretton ; Walter Furst, Mr. Borrani ; Ruodi, Mr. Barker ; Lutern, Miss Poole ; Matilda, Miss Romer ; Martha, Miss Betts. To conclude with the favourite Dram% of CLAM ; or, The Maid of Milan. Clari, Miss Rainforth ; Vespino, Miss Poole. The Box-office is open daily, from Ten in the Morning until Six in the Evening, where Private and Family Boxes, Stalls, 1 laces, and Tickets may be had on application to Mr. John Parsons. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. Last Night of The Sheriff of the County. THIS EVENING Wil be repested :a New and Original Comedy, entitled THE SHERIFF OF TIIE COUNTY. Principal Characters by Messrs W. Farren Strickland, Buckstone, Webster, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. W. Clifford, Mrs. Humby, Miss Julia Bennett, &c. After which, a New Grand Classical Extravaganza, entitled THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Principal Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, J. Bland, Madame Vestris, and Miss P. Horton. To be followed by A GRAND TABLEAU VIVANT OF SHAKE SPF.RE, surrounded by the Principal Characters of the Plays his Genius created. To conclude with THE MILLINER'S HOLIDAY. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTF. THIS EVENING win to repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled THE ()KEEN Bl KIES ; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy, Mr. Selby ; George, Mr. Hudson : Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Miami, Madame Celeste. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Empirical Exposition, called ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Principal Characters by Messrs, Paul Bedford, Wright, John Saunders Selby ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Brooks, and Miss E. Chaplin. To conclude with MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. Mr. Snugsby, Mr. Lambert ; Lieutenant o'scupper, R.N., Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mr. Felix Fluffy, Mr. Wright ; Emily, Miss Fortescue. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. MADAME CELESTE, (Directress of this Establishment,) re spectfully informs the Nobility and the Public, that HER BENEFIT is appointed for WEDNE:3DAY NEXT, April 30, and being the last week but one of her performing in London this season, in consequence of her provincial engagements, Mr. Webster will make his appearance In his celebrated Drama of THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG. _ _ When will be performed, 75th Time, Mr. Buckstone's successful ?.7ew Drama of THE GREEN BUSHES, supported by Messrs. Hudson, 0. Smith, Selby, Wright, Paul Bedford, Mrs. Yates, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, and Madame Celeste. _ . . After which will be produced, Ist Time at this Theatre, THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG. Ernest, Mr. Webster, in which he will give his: celebrated personation ofithe Emperor Napoleon; Margot (her original character) Madame Celeste. To conclude with, ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. St. George, Miss Woolgar. Tickets and Private Boxes to be had of Madame Celeste, IS, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall East, and at the Box-office of the Theatre. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, Will be performed IP heridan Knowlei' Play of THE HUNCH. BACK. Master Walter, Mr. Wallack ; Sir Thomas CllSbrd, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Lord Tinsel, Mr. W. Lacy ; Modus, Mr. Compton ; Julia, Miss Cushman ; ilelen, Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by the Comedietta, entitled THE BRIGADIER. Principal Characters by Messrs. Wallack, Granby, and Compton ; Miss E. Homer, and Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with GONE TO TEXAS. Mr. Swellington, Mr. Walter Lacey. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack; Stage Director, Mr. Emden Machinist Mr. Edmund Bradwell. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be performed MY WIFE'S OUT. Characters by Messrs. Wigan, Keeley, Miss %%liars, and Mrs. Keeley. After which will be produced a New Farce, called A GOOD NAME. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Stanton, Mrs. Woollldge, and Miss Dawson. To be followed by a Burlesque of English History, Ponrtraying Olden Ideas and Modern Notions—lnvested with all the romp and Display of Scene—Painters engaged expressly—Costumes according to Fancy—Mechanism, Ballet, Music, and Novel Stage Arrange ments—to be called, WHITTINGTON AND HIS CAT I Dick Whittington, Mrs. Keeley ; Muley Moloch, the Lien Tamer of the Dessert, Mr. Keeley ; the Cat, Mr. Collier, supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, and Wigan ; Miss Fairbrother, ant 4 Mies Grove. To conclude with WATCH AND WARD. The Box-office is open daily, under the direction of Mr. Grogan from Ten till Four. ASTLEI"S ROYAL AMPHITHeATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. Unparalleled Success of Mr. White's Trained Animals ; last week of their Performance in London. THIS EVENING The Performances will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian Drama, entitled THE MAID OF SARAGOSSA ; or, The Spanish ♦mazons. Entire Change of the Scenes in the Circle. To conclude with an Admired Farce. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. In consequence of the Immense sensation created by the Feats of Mr. Canfield, the American Samson, he will repeat his Herculean Yeats every Evening. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN; or, The End of Crime. In Five Tarts:—The Infant—The Schoolboy—The Lover —The Justice—The Last Age " Sans eyes, sans teeth, sans every thing." Supported by the whole Company. After which, THE GAME COCK OF THE WILDFRNESS. Samson Hardhead, Mr. Marble. To be followed by the Extraordinary Feats of the American Sampson. To conclude with THE WHISTLER. The Wkistler, Mrs. R. Bonner. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box. oltee, from Eleven to lour. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. FOR TILE BENEFIT OF MR. EDGAR. T'.IIS EVENING Will he performed IVANHOE ; or, The Jew and The Knights Templars. Isaac of York (a persecuted Jew), Mr. Osbalcitston ; Wilfred of Ivanhoe, Mr. H. Howard ; Lady Rowena, Mrs. G. Lee ; Rebecca, Miss Vincent. After which, THE SMUGGLER AND HIS DOG; or, The Blind Boy's Doom. Henri do Wilton, Mr. Blanchard ; Rufus, Mr, Cony. To conclud with JACK ADAMS and the Mutineers of the Bounty ; or, Pitcairn's Island. Pug (the Monkey), Monsieur Gonite. ADIFFERENT SUBJECT EACH SEASON I -GRAND 011;;NING FETES. irstExhibltion of the Colossal Pictorial Representation suggested by H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. Under the Patronage of her most Gracious MAJESTY, her Majesty the QUEEN DOWAGER, H. R. IL PRINCE ALBERT, &e. &C. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. MONDAY, May 5 ; TUESDAY, May 6 ; WEDNESDAY, May 7 and THURSDAY, May 8, 1845. A magnificent modelled Representation of EDINBURGH, the Pride of Scotland and of Scotchmen, and the immortal Scott's " Ain Romantic Town," introducing the Old and New Town, the Nor' Loch, as it formerly existed, the Carlton Hill, Nelson's Monument, Arthur's Seat, Salisbury Craggs, the Castle, Sir Walter Scott's Monu ment, the Royal Institution, Holyrood Palace, and all the most inter esting features of " Auld Reakie." The Proprietor had the honour of submitting the Model to 1113 Royal Highness Prince Albert, and he is delighted to say it met with his most decided and perfect approval, and from the more than usual care which has been observed in its execution, he points it out as the happiest production of Mr. Danson's pencil. The drawings were made by Mr. Denson on the spot, and present a bird's-eye view of the principal objects of the Old and New Town, the Firth of Forth, &c. The PROMENA.DF. CONCERTS, so decidedly popular at this Establishment, will this season he on en unusually effective scale. Mr. GODFREY has been occupy since the close of last summer, in com posing and arranging a var,ed and pleasing succession of superior Novelties, which will be produced in rotation, including some Ori ginal Pieces by Foreign Composers, not yet performed in this country. At Dusk will take place the most extraordinary hxhibltion of FIREWORKS ever attempted. The entire of the Gigantic Model will he Illuminated. The different devices in front of the houses, the fires on the Carlton Hill, Arthur's Seat, and the surrounding Moun tains, the illumination of Nelson's Monument, and all the rejoicings Which took place on her Majesty's Visit will be accurately pour trayed. And, as a Finale, a grand Aquatic Royal and Patri ,, tie Tableau, Fifty Feet in Height, will be exhibited in the centre of the Laki.;: The Portraits of her Majesty and Prince Albert, surmounted trod ucrnede, and surrounded by emblems and other devices will be in- The Tableau designed and executed by Mr. Denson. Mr. Sent matchless and 3.7 has been occupied for months in giving effect to this flee, the Sal ealPerb design, which combined with the Feux D'Arti- Ma and Discharge of Rockets from the Castle end sur rounding heights, will form the most brilliant Pyrotechnic Display ever witnessed. Feeding of the Carnivor e , at h past Four l Pelicans, &c., at Five : Concert, at Six; and pyrotechnic Display, at Nine. Admission, One THE WEATHER.—Sun OFFICE, APRIL 24. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 40 ; Highest, 65; Noon, 65. BAROMETER, 2q.85.--WIND, S.W. Pont.—The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the f hermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. ___ Man WATER AT LONDON -BRIDGE THIS DAY. _. M orn i ng .. 33 minutes after 2 I Evening .. 19 minutes after 3. , "t s ---, . .. Ft --t,,, , , i ;,/,; : ; :. * m .,,,,, "',.. 4M. -1 7„ .*"" 7 AO% , •-•:,_,- ,-; a -74-1 '‘e 1...f. : '-• . ' t ''')* 7 Irk 4 .1 11 1041. WI A 'int', r - wint, „ 7 , -' , -' Pr ~ 0 , .". `, •'' aft •" ',41,$ , . . ..... ,ebernm „‘-z-,_Axtr. LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1845. The House of Lords did not sit last evening. The Rouse of Commons met at Four o'clock. A new writ was ordered for the borough of Wood stock, in the room of the Marquis of BLANDIFORD, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. In the early part of the evening, in answer to a ques tion from Lord ASIILEY, Sir R. Prx.z, made the following important announce --" That it is the intention of her Megrarri6 Government to propose further measures with regard to academical education in Ireland." The Right Hon. Baronet further stated that some out line of those measures should be givrn to the House, either by himself or by some other member of the Go vernment, before the third reading of the Maynooth Bill came on. The order of the day for the House going into Com• mittee on the Maynooth Bill having been read, On the motion that the SPEAKER do leave the chair, Mr. WARD rose to move the resolution of which he had given notice, to the effect that the funds for providing for the endowment of Maynooth should be taken, not from the Consolidated Fund, but from the revenue devoted to ecclesiastical purposes in Ireland. At the commencement of his speech the Hon. Member expressly stated that he did not bring forward this motion out of any hostility to the Government plan, of which he much approved, but he thoughtit right to put on record his opinion as to the source from which this revenue ought to be derived. In the coarse of his speech the Hon. Member strongly animadverted on the spirit of bigotry which had been displayed by many of the opponents of the grant to Maynooth, and quoted largely from published speeches and pamphlets, in support of his position. He also went at length into the ge- neral question of Ecclesiastical endowments, and urged the Government, as they had adopted a new course of policy with regard to Ireland, to adopt the right course at once- The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving his resolu tion. Captain BERKELEY seconded the motion. Sir T. FREMANTLE, allowing the sincerity of the Hon. Gentleman's motives, deprecated the introduction of the question at this moment, when he would have other opportunities of discussing it. Sir W. JAMES opposed the resolution, but supported the Government measure. Era long he felt that the present state of the Protestant Church in Ireland must be amended by the House. Sir J. B. WALSH would vote against the motion. Mr. MACAULAY, in a most eloquent speech. supported the resolution, and denounced the Established Church in Ireland as the most pernicious; and absurd institution that had ever disgraced any country. Sir J. GRAHAM considered that the grant would be still more unpopular if the funds were to be derived from the spoliation of the Irish Church. He was, as he always had been, oppcsed to any measure like that proposed by the Hon. Member for Sheffield. Mr. ROEBUCK supported the motion. It was clear that the Maynooth Grant had been extorted from the fears of the Government, and not from their sense of lustice. Sir R. PEEL protested against the manner in which what he had said on Friday had been misrepresented. The grant had not been extorted by the fears of the Govern ment. It had been tendered as a token of kindly feel ing to Ireland, and had been accepted as such. The Right Hon. Gentleman defended the conduct of the Go vernment at great length, and said that he was bound to oppose the proposition of the Hon. Member for Sheffield. Lord J. RUSSELL supported Mr. WARD'S motion, and contrasted the present course of the Government with that which they had pursued from 1836 to 1843. On the motion of Mr. COLQUHOUN, the debate was adjourned, and the House rose at One o'clock. Mr. WARD'S motion, though involving many topics adverted to in the debate which lasted the whole of last week, contains others of the very first importance to the peace and integrity of the united empire. All men whose views are not obscured by religious intolerance, or what is next in obstinacy and intensity, political bigotry, admit that the main cause of the prevailing dis content in Ireland, is that absurd, anomalous, and we re gret to say, mischievous institution, the Irish Established Church. While that exists unimpaired—while the State religious institutions are Protestant—while the entire funds intended for the maintenance of the Catholic clergy and the education of the Catholic people are diverted from their purpose, and grasped by a Church which numbers among its worshippers not one•tenth of the population—while the poor peasants are forced to maintain out of their scanty means, barely sufficient for existence, their own clergymen, and behold around them churches without hearers, parsons without any 'unctions, and at the same time know that the Parlia ment of England robbed them of their rightful inheri tance—while these things continue to exist, no rational being can imagine for a moment that seven millions of Catholics will submit patiently to the dominion of England. We have been all along disposed to look with great favour on the proposed grant to Mayreoth as a measure of wise and equitable policy. We quite concur, indeed, with those who think it no more than the concession of a right to that people, seven-eighths of whom are of that religion, for the better instruction and education of whose teachers this grant is especially to provide ; the remaining one eighth net being of such religion, but of another which has hitherto, notwithstanding, been the dominant church in that country. But we are not solicitous to dis cuss the exact definition of the class under which the measure should be arranged, whilst we can rejoice in the fact that it has been organised, and (as we trust) is destined to take effect. Its great merit is, perhaps, more relative than positive. It is the more welcome to us now, because it has been so long and so foolishly delayed. Better that justice be done tardily than not at all. A late repentance is surely more desirable than the unbroken and unchanging con tumacy of an offender. Besides, we cannot help be lieving that to give this grant to Maynooth will very speedily put us in the right road to the permanent conciliation of Ireland. What if this road is only to be reached by bridging over the way to it with the recognition of such a prin ciple as that propounded by Mr. WARD'S amendment ? So much the better. It will but be one step further in the direction of acting justly, to which we have begun in earnest to turn, by making provision for the establish ment at Maynooth. In this view of the case we own that we have felt a de cided sympathy with the Premier's objects, as he has an nounced them, in adventuring upon the bold, intelligible, and honest course he has adopted in the matter. lie has perilled much to himself—(as the loss of friends,supporters, connexions, influence)—in order to achieve much more for the United Kingdom. He plays for no less a stake than the permanent consolidation of its strength and unity, too long convulsed and shaken, as these have been, by the internal disease of Irish discontent—a dis ease aggravated, from day to day, by the suicidal follies of political bigotry, and threatening the most fatal consequences if the action of eccle siastical and sectarian intolerance on that dis content cannot be stopped. We do, however, and at the same time, cordially advocate, and would humbly press upon Parliament its adoption of the excel lent amendment moved last night by Mr. WARD:—" That the several sums proposed to be payable to the College of Maynooth shall not be charged upon, or be payable by, the Commissioners of her MAJESTY'S Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund," but, " out of funds already applicable to ecclesiastical purposes in Ireland. That is to say, out of the revenues of the Established Protestant Church of Ireland. And why not ? If it be equitable and fair to make a grant to Maynooth, it is of strict and simple justice that the English people, professing Protestantism, should not bear the burden of that grant in addition to the burden of tbis their own Establishment. If to withhold the equivalent of the intended grant to Maynooth be a grievous injustice, that injustice is not to be cured by throwing the extra charge of the grant on the Protestant laity. Their own Establishment is onerous enough, Heaven knows, already. To make them bear the cost of upholding a large portion of the staff of anctier— whilst their own is in the enjoyment of revenues ade quate to what it would require were it the Church of the vast majority—of seven-eighths, instead of being, as it is, that of the fractional minority of one-eighth of the Irish people,—this does seem to be the most Irish of all the processes of rectifica tion that were ever devised ! We are of those who hold that two wrongs cannot make one right. But let the Established Church in Ireland pay out of its maximbm revenues this minimum demand, on behalf of the clergy of the minority, and yon will do two acts of right. You will make that just and necessary provision in aid of the latter which common sense and public policy, as well as all moral considerations, demand ; and you will clap the burden of the provision on the right shoulders. It is, therefore, with deep regret that we observe boa little of fair an d can di d support the Premier (with whom we have, ourselves, so many g roun d s of political diffee rence, onvi o tal pp q o u n e e s n t t i s on w s, h to o, o) at rec ot e h i e v r es t , im on es t , h csa i t s rre oe n ca uou . p, m sly fromth those advocate the prin c ipl es h e i s now manfully ryi into execution. F or i t i s surely little like supPw n t g in crisis like this, to t aunt an d tw i t the Minister tahae spirit manifested by Mr. ROEBUCK last night,. He broadly imputes this wise concession to the "fears" of Sir R. PEEL of the "agitation" of Mr. O'ComsELL, on the one•hand, and of the possible coincidence of war with America and a rebellion in Ireland, on the other. We can better understand, though we deprecate, considering it ill-timed, the argumeat of Mr. MACAULAY'S noble speech. That Right Hon. Gentleman also attributed the grant to Maynooth to the influence of a similar intimi dation ; but he did so, hypothetically rather, and as the fair inference from that fatal system of delay in granting THE SU'N, LONIYON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 24 1845 remedies for palpable wrongs, which has been the besetting sin for very many years of the general policy of England towards Ireland. That sin, however, there has been much done during the last sixteen years to wipe away ; and we retain an unabated faith in the present actual progress of many more healing and salutary efforts, pointed to the same great end of political harmo )y, by a far-seeing and manly, though it may be a some what overcautious policy. Adverting, however, to the question in a general point of view, and oven admitting due weight to religious principles, we must look first of all to the safety of the people—in other words, the existence of our institutions and the maintenance of British power among the nations of earth. While these divisions exist a foreign war would endanger not only the Protestant religion hut the union of the empire. Ireland is not as it was at the close of the eighteenth century. Her power has increased ten fold. That of America has increased in still greater proportions, and a struggle—either with that State ( r France, but more probably with both together—would alarm even the most unyielding religionist. And what is to be attained by adhering to the present system and forcing a religion upon an unwilling people ? Let the history of Scotland declare. " For the space of 28 years," said Mr. MACAULAY, there was an uninterrupted series of attempts which rendered that country the scene cf the most frightful government that was ever beheld. Then it was that LAUDERDALE on the bench, and Viscount DUNDEE in the field, exercised ferocities and cruelties to which even Ireland itself could furnish no parallel. The horrible torture of the boot was succeeded on the morrow by the assassination on the highway, and the excited and savage recusants were seen to attack the coach of the highest prelate in the kingdom, and dragging him from it, they cut his throat in the presence of his daughter, whilst she was scream ing for mercy. Peasants attacked dragoons one day, and were slaughtered by them Ole next. Such was the state of `.'cotland during twenty. eight years ;-when, at last, it was discovered that institutions are made for men, and not men for institutions." But all these revolting cruelties did not subdue the Scotch. They resisted to the last, and compelled the Government to yield. Are the Irish less attached to their religion than the Scotch ? and if England could not put down the Covenanters—only a handful of the population— what chance has she now against seven millions of united Irishmen? Madrid joarnals of the 16th have been received. In one of them it is stated that the Emperor of Moaocco shows every disposition to adhere faithfully to his en• gagements with France, and as a proof of this had as sembled a body of troops to watch Ann-EL-KADEIt'S movements, as well to pat down disturbances in some of the neighbouring States. It was understood that the Queen of SPAIN would leave Madrid immediately after the prorogation of the Cortes, about the middle of May, for the purpose of visiting Saragossa, Pampeluna, and the principal towns in the northern provinces attached to the Carlist dynasty. Madrid Bourse of the 16th.—Three per Cents. fur cash, 35* ; for Account, 35i ; Five per Cents., for cash, 25k ; for Account, 25 11.16. The speeches in the House of Commons on the Maynooth question, and the result of the division, have excited much interest in all political parties at Paris. Some of the journals hostile to England attribute the policy of Sir ROBERT PEEL on this question to fear of a war with America, and a consequent desire to recon cile Ireland to the English Government. "In the speech of the Prime Minister," says the Presse, "the proba bility of a war with the United States, on the subject of Oregon, was clearly indicated, and it is in order to I e more certain of its ability to meet this eventuality that the British Government is endeavouring to put a period to the internal agitation which divides and enfeebles the empire. England is now acting as she always has done when afraid, particularly at the close of the last century, when the war with Franco assumed an alarming character. The Bill under consideration, of little importance in itself, is much more so from the motives attached to it, and the apprehensions which it betrays." The Refonne writes :--" France might in a few hours land mon and arms on the Irish shores. The recollection of the pro jects of HOCISE and of the expedition of HUMBERT is still fresh on both sides of the Channel. But let the ap prehension of a collision arise from the distant west, the British Government suddenly thinks of Ireland, and holds out to her the prospect of a milder treatment. Two words of President POLE did more for the unhappy Irish than all the protocols of the Cabinet of the Tuileries." The Journal des Debate, which some days since published a long inconsistent article against Sir R. PEEL'S policy, evidently not written by the intelligent editor of that paper, now does ample justice to his mo tives and to the honourable conduct of the Opposition. " The English Parliament," it says," has just offered a noble example in refusing to give way to exterior pas sions which it did not take part in. It is an imposing spectacle, to behold a Prime Minister risking, without hesitation, both his official position and his authority as the head of a party, to accomplish an act which he deems just, and the bead of the Opposition generously lending his assistance to adversaries whom he could overturn if not replace. Such conduct is above all praise." The Ministerial Globe is equally complimentary : " To obtain this result (the majority of 147) Sir R. PEEL has made no concession whatever to the new friends who brought him their support. All that passed took place loyally and frankly between the Cabinet on one side, and the Whigs and ultra-Tories on the otht r. There was no sacrifice of principle. Happy that country where reason and questions of State suffice alone to give a triumph over personal enmities, and to rally to thi same side persons before opposed to each other." In fact, all parties in France seem to be struck with the sacrifices made by both Tories and Whigs, and regard this union on a great principle of Government as the triumph of patriotism over petty and selfish interests. The general discussion in the Chamber of Deputies o❑ the reduction of the Five per Cent. Stock closed on Monday, and on Tuesday the clauses were taken sepa rately. The motion of M. LIADIERES, the KING'S Aid de-camp, to postpone the question till next session, was rejected. Previous to the debate the - Minister of Marine presented a Bill, demanding a credit of 600,000 f., for the encouragement of European settlers in the French colonies. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on the 22d instant, at 85f. 80c. ; the New Loan, at 86f. 50c.; the Five per Cents. at 118 f. 25c. ; Orleans Shares, 1,220 f. ; Rouen, 1,110 f.; Vierzon, 860 f.; Havre, 922 e. 50c.; Avignon, 1,035 f.; Basle, 296 f. 25c. ; Belgian Two and-a-Half per Cents., 62f. 25c.; Spanish Passives, it The intelligence from Switzerland is to the 18th inst., but it adds little to our previous information. A letter from Zurich of that date states that " the prisoners con fined at Lucerne in two small churches were in the most deplorable condition, and that, notwithstanding the efforts making to prevent capital executions, it would be extremely difficult to save Dr. STEIGEX from the ven geance of the conquerors. Hitherto, however, no ma gistrate had been found to accept the functions of At torney-General in the prosecution of the leaders." For tunately, one part of this letter contradicts the othor. The Swiss are not such savages as to have recourse to Lynch law. SMOKE NUISANCE.—The Select Committee of the House of Commons appointed to bring in a Bill for abating the nuisance of smoke have again resumed their sittings. In the voluminous report published by the Committee last year the evi. dente of numerous scientific and practical men was given, on the advantages to the public, as well as the economy to the owners of steam-engines, of tbe adoption of efficient modes of con suming smoke. The evidence showed that upwards of sixty or seventy inventions for this purpose have been proposed, and the principal part of this number have been patented; and although a vast majority of these inventions have been proved to be inapplicable or defective, there are still several which will accomplish the object, or will at least greatly reduce the evil. Many experiments have been made at her Majesty's dockyards on some of the most promising of these inventions with various degrees of success; and it appears by the reports made from Woolwich and Portsmouth dockyards, that after a lengthened trial of nearly two years, it has been determined to adopt Godson's patent smoke.consumi ng apparatus, in the Govern. ment yards, in consequence of its satisfactory performance. This invention combines the two principles of coking the coal, and in. troducing heated air into the furnace, by either of which me. thods scientific men are agreed that a very large proportion of the smoke of furnaces may be consumed; and by the joint operation of the two It is to be expected that the most perfect combustion of the smoke will be obtained. Owing to the immense increase in steam-engine chimneys within the last few years, the evil of smoke has reached a most intolerable height, and it is to be hoped that the Committee this year will not expend their labour so uselessly as they did last year, but will devise some efficient plan for corn pelting the abatement of the nuisance, since no doubt now exists as to its practicability and the advantages to be derived from it. MR. NOTTER'S BENEFIT.—Notter, the civilist and most accommodating of box-bookkeepers, takes his benefit at the Surrey Theatre to.morrow, as his own theatres (Covent-garden and Sadler's Wells) are closed. His bill of fare is attractive, the elite of Sadler's Wells company appearing, in addition to the ta. lented company of the Surrey. The lovers of music, too, will be delighted by the performance of some of the chefs-d'oeuvre of Mo. zart, Boieldieu, and Auber. The American Samson will appear and delight the juveniles. These are, however, mere extraneous aids. The great attraction is the play of Julius &me, cast more powerfully than it has been for years. Notter eannot fail to have a bumper. L hen A thefO m llo ee w t i i n n g g r l e . s a o s lut h io e n ld wa a s t una lo n y ina d' o s "That th e respect f u l thanks of this meeting, signed by u s y l y e s a t e g r r d e a e d y t w o the chairman be tend ere d t o hi s M a j esty t h e Ki ng o f the Netherlands, for the valuable set of charts and books published by the Netherlands Government, from orderactualwas forwarded of h survey, is isaaat jonedshtiygs.r,E,aciously pr esen t e d t o Ll oy d' s, b y Excellency, c A e l copy ency e a d b o o: t e h resolution Nether lands Ambassador for presentation to his Majesty. TAWELL'S CONFESSION. --We are informed that the Rev. F. Cox has forwarded a copy of Tawell's confession to Sir Jinni Oribilll, Mt ono 1 gho judge who trio 4 tits culprit. THIS DAY'S NEWS. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present were Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, and Lord Campbell. Their Lordships were occupied the whole morning with a Scotch appeal of no general interest. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in his Court at Westminster to day, and took appeal motions. ROLLS' COURL-(THIS DAY.) Motions and the part-heard case of " Vessey v. Fyson" occupied the Court the whole day. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Vice-Chancellor of England was occupied the whole day with motions of no general interest. (Before Sir J. KNIGHT BRUCE.) His Honour, after disposing of several motions, proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part-heard case of " Law v. Law," which occupied the Court the remainder of the day. (Before Sir J. IN - muAm.) His Hosora, after disposing of the different motions in his paper, proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part heard case of Warren r Russell, Which occupied the Court the remainder of the day. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) TRIAL AT BAR.-THE GREAT DISTILLERY CASE. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. GEORGE SMITH. Perhaps there are very few cases that come before our legal tribunals that have excited more interest, and more genuine feeling on behalf of the defendants, than the case of " the Attorney-General v. Smith." From the pro ceedings that have already taken place, our readers must be aware that the defendant is charged by the Crown with de frauding the revenue to an enormous amount. That charge he repudiates, and calls upon a jury of the country to decide whether he be right or wrong. Upon several occasions the case has come before the Court, but no result has been arrived at. The case was specially appointed to come before the Court to-day, and its interest was such, that long before the Learned Judges took their seats every part of the Court was crowded to excess. Shortly after ten o'clock the Lord Chief Baron (Sir F. Pollock), Mr. Baron Rolfe, and Mr. Baron Platt, took their seats on the bench. In answer to the question of the Lord Chief Baron, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated that he, together with Mr. Sergeant Wilde, Mr. Jar'vis, end Mr. Wilde, jun., appeared for the Crown ; and Mr. Kelly, Mr. Martin, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Greenwood were for the defendants.. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, in opening the case, said that it would be in the recollection of their Lordships, that a few days since his Learned Friend, Mr. Kelly, had applied to their Lordships to permit the jury to have a view of the premises of the defendant. At the time that that application was made, he did sot consider himself justified in acceding to it; but since that time, having maturely considered the whole subject, be thought the best course for him to adopt was to accede to that view, and acting upon those principles and views, he was now prepared to say, on the part of the Crown, that he was not only desirous, but anxious that the view should take place. Mr. KELLY thanked his Hon. and Learned Friend for the candour he had exhibited, and would at once accede to his proposition. The LORD CHIEF BARON said that he had taken consider able pains with respect to the present subject. Ile bad con sidered it fully, and after that consideration he continued to be of the same opinion that he had expressed before, that the Court had no power to grant a view. The doctrine of view was of modern origin. It was said that it was error not to grant a view where justice de manded it. That proposition was a fallacy. Grunt a view where it was necessary if they pleased; but in the present instance, in his opinion, everything tended to show that all had been done that could be done. It had been said that it was error not to grant a view—that it was against all precedent to avert such a proposition, he had only to refer to Jacob's Law Directory. The foreman of the jury wished to know how they were to ju rymen, he For his o wn p ar t., an d on those of his brother he begged to say that they could understand the model much better than viewing the premises. After some further discussion, the jury retired to take a view of the premises, and the further consideration of the case was adjourned till the jury should return. SOUTHWARK.-(THIS DAY.) Henry Johnson, a smart young man, dressed like a butcher, was brought before Mr. Coifingham, charged with obtaining a great quantity of property under false pretences. The Court was thronged with shopkeepers who had been defrauded by the prisoner. The manner in which he obtained the goods, principally articles of hosiery, consisting of satin and silk goods, was as follows : Dressed in the costume of a butcher, his plan was to enter a shop in a hurry, without his hat, and representing that he was in the employ of a neigh bouring butcher, said that he was sent to the shop by hie em ployer to request that he might be sent some articles of satin or silk to look at. The shopkeeper not doubting the veracity of the statement sent the goods, and in all the cases it was subsequently discovered that the articles had not been ordered, and that the prisoner was unknown to the parties. He was taken into custody by Brooks, a policeman, and at his`lodgings a quantity of silk and satin belonging to his victims was discovered. As other charges are likely to be preferred against the prisoner, he was remanded until Wed nesday next. RAILWAY COMMITTEES (THIS DAY.) Committee S. This Committee re-assembled at twelve o'clock to-day, and consisted of Mr. Stuart Wortley, Chairman, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Ainsworth, and Mr. Bulkeley Hughes. After the Committee had taken their seats the room was cleared, and upon our re-admission shape into projects. till e ey Com mitteeshal The CHAIRMAN informed the parties app ear i ng f or th e schemes—Londonderry and Enniskill en , an d L on d on d erry and Colraine Railways — that the Committee cou ld no t enter tainthweomuldin prefer th etpi their os present oui ng ng be committed as Bills. Indeed, the Committee felt them selves precluded from entertaining them, until they were in that state. The Committee then proceeded with the adjourned inquiry in the case of THE BELFAST AND BALLYMENA RAILWAY. Mr. Gregg appeared opposing peti tioners, as Counsel f or t h e - tioners, the Corporation of Belfast. The nature of the opposition to this Bill was not against the construction i of the line of railway. They opposed it on public grounds, i . n so far 10 it injured the revenue of the port of Belfast. This revenue was raised for public purposes, and the Railway Company c a me forward to ask for po w er s which per se they did not possess ; but their clause, which allowed them to carry goods from Whitehouse Pier, which is just without their limits, to Carrickfergus Loch, would ma terially diminish the revenues of the port. The clause would enable many persons to elude the dues which were laid down in an Act of Parliament. The Corporatio n was f avoura bl e to the construction o f the line, for they were of opinion that it would be of great advantage to the town of Belfast, pro vided the following clause were inserted in their Bill : And whereas, by an Act passed in th e I st year of the reign of her present Majesty, i nt ituled, an Act for the formation of a new cut or channel, and for otherwi se . more effectually improving the port and harbour of Belfast ; it was amongst other things enacted, that certain tonnage dues should be payabl e b y the master , owner or owners, consignee or consignees, of every ship or vesselcomiag into the said harbour of Belfast, at th e o ffi ce of the corporation for improving the said port or harbour of Belfast, er to such person or persons a s th e sa id corporation sh a l l a ppoint to receive the same. And also that certain rates and duties should in like manner be payable on all goods, wares, merchandise, and commo dities imported or exported in any ship or vessel entering and using the said harbour. Provided that nothing in said Act contained should be construed or taken to charge or make liable to any of the c harges, tonnage, dues, or rates, any vesse l s shipping or discharging any goods or merchandise on any part of the shores of Belfast or Carrickfergus Loch, between the Black Head in the island M'Gee, and the White House on the county of Antrim side of the said loch, and b e t ween the C ope. land Islands and the w est point of the Kinnegar, on the county Down side thereof, provided such vessel or vessels should not dis charge or load in certain places, or mak e use of cert a i n moor i ngs, or other matters and thin g s therein specified. And whereas the said exemption from charges, tonnage dues, and li rates was intended to apply to goods, wares, and mer chandise which should not be sent from, or intended for, consumption within the town of Belfast, or at any place nearer to the said town of Belfast, on the said County Antrim side of said Loch, than the said Whitehouse, or nearer to the said town on the County Down side, than the said west point of the Kinnegar ; but by reason of the formation of the said railway such goods, wares, and merchandise may be conveyed thereby to and from the said town of Belfast, and places tearer to the said town, on the said County Antrim side of said harbour, than the Whitehouse aforesaid, to the evasion of the charges, tonnage dues, rates, and duties lawfully payable to the said cor. poration for the maintenance and improvement of the said harbour, and payment of the interest on the debt they have already incurred for that purpose for remedy whereof, be it enacted, that if any goods, wares, merchandise, or commodities, which, if landed or embarked at or from any part of the Port of Belfast, not within the aforesaid limits, would be liable to the payment of rates, dues, or duties to the said corporation, shall be landed or embarked at or from any place on the shores of Belfast or Carrickfergus Loch, between the port of Carrickfergus and the Whitehouse, in the county of Antrim side of the lough, which goods, wares, merchandise, or commodities, shall be conveyed upon the said railway from or to th e town of Belfast, or fro m or to an y place nearer to the said town than the aforesaid Whitehouse, such goods, wares, merchan dise, and commodities shall Le liable to the payment of the same rates and duties to the said Corporation as the same would have been liable to if shipped or discharged at the port of Belfast. And th e sa i d Ra il wa y Company shall be liable to the payment to the said Corporation, or to such person, or persons, as the said Corporation shall appoint to receive the same, of all such rates, tolls, and duties, as aforesaid. And also to all such tonna g e dues as the vessel, or vessels which shall have shi pp ed or discharged su c h goods, wares or , metchan di s e, or commodities, as aforesaid would have ' been liable, or subject to, in case the said vessel or vessels had shipped er discharged the same at the port of Belfast ; and shall keep a correct account of the number, wei g ht, quality, and quantity, of all goods, wares, merchandise, and com modities, conveyed on the said railway, which would be liable to the payment of such tolls, rates, and duties und er the p rov is i ons h ereinbefore mentioned, hich accounts shall be a t al l times open to the inspection of the said Corporation, or of their authorised officers, and in the event of the said Company failing to keep such account, are to pay the said tonnag e dues, rates, an d duties, from tim e t o t i me, as they may become due; they shall forfeit to t h e sa id Corporation treble the amount of the said tonnage dues rates, and duties, for the payment of which they may become liable, as aforesaid, and such amount may be sued for and recovered by the said Corporation, by action at l aw i n any compe t en t court. Provided always that nothing herein contained shall extend to prevent the said Railway Company from carrying on the said railway to or from any point on their line all such quantities of coal and coke from time to time as shall require to be used, an d shalt be bona fide used for the pu r p oses of the engines of the said Company, without any dues, rates, or duties being payable in respect thereof." Mr. ALEXANDER, at great length, argued against this clause. He ref erre d t h e C om mittee to the fact that, in the case of the Ly nn an d El y Railway, the Committee on that Bill refused to introduce a clause for the protection of a public body, and he trusted that the Committee would not sanction the present attempt to cripple the advantages of the railway to the public, who would be more affected by the claus e than the Railway Company. Committee, Group T. On the Committee resuming this morning the allegations set foi th in the petition of the Marquis of Exeter were gone into. Mr, wergeaat WEANOLLAX appeared for tho Uarquis of Exeter. He said the Noble Marquis had no objection to a railway being brought into the town of Stamford, but only to the plan by which this was proposed to be accomplished. He was decidedly against the line being carried across a principal street of that town at a level ; and with regard to the promise of widen ing the bridge, so as to facilitate the passage of traffic over it, there was no confidence to be placed in it, as there was no clause in the Bill to authorise the Company to widen the bridge in a manner necessarily required by the circum stances of the case. He thought all these difficulties could be overcome by Mr. Giles's plan, which took the line by the north ride of the town, and proposed the making of the station outside of the town, yet near enough for all the purposes and conveniences of the inhabi tants. It had been objected to this line that the gra dients were too steep, especially that at the place where the station was proposed to be built, which was one in 106, but he would show by good engineering evidence that this objec tion respecting the gradients was not trustworthy. After commenting at some length upon the evidence of Mr. Ste. phenson given before the Committee yesterday, the Learned Gentleman proceeded to call witnesses. _ _ The CurAI . I:3IAN before the witnesses were called, intimated that, according to the standing orders of the Houso, he thought it would not be admissable to put in particular evidence regarding Mr. Giles's plan, which, as yet, was not before the House ; but only general evidence to prove that a better line than the one under the consideration of the Commit:ee might be found. Mr. WitANGnam thought that the object of the Gail mittee would be gained by the evidence he should call, with out specially bringing the details of Mr. Giles's line before the Committee. Mr. Clapton, the Superintendent Registrar of Births, Mar riages and Deaths, of Stamford, was first examined. It was his opinion that the railway passing over the street would be a serious inconvenience to the traffic of the bridge. Ile con sidered the station proposed in Mr. Giles's plan on the other side of the town to be much more convenient, as being nearer to the place where the fairs and cattle-markets were held. In cross-examination, he stated that Mr. Giles's station was a quarter of a mile from the wharf on the river at. the bridge, and admitted that the as cent from the wharf to the station was very steep, passing through narrow streets, and would interfere to a considerable extent with the carriage of heavy goods be tween the two places. lie believed the inhabitants of Stam ford were generally in favour of the station at the bridge, though he was not. LYNN AND ELY. 7 (9roup I.) The Committee met at twelve o'clock. Mr. PAGET stated, on the part of the Middle Level Com missioners, that the parties were agreed upon the clauses, with the exception of one or two points. One of those points related to the bridge which the railway company wished to make over the river. They wished that the bridge should be made in one span of 110 feet, instead of in three spans, as was the intention of the company. Mr. BAGGALLAY said that he did not see any reason for making such a proposition, when of the thirteen bridges which the Commissioners were about to throw over the river, it was intended that every one of them should have three spans. Mr. PAGET replied that there was a great difference be tween a permanent bridge for a railway and temporary bridges, which might be easily altered if the necessity of drainage required it. The CHAIRMAN asked of Mr. Rastrick what would be the difference of the expense for making a .bridge with three spans and a bridge with one span ? Mr. Rastrick said that the expense of a bridge of three spans would be about 3,0001.; that of one span would be double. Ile did not see why the Company should be com pelled to make a bridge of one span, which the Commis sioners did not think necessary for their bridges. The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee were unani mously of opinion that a permanent bridge for a railway was very different from bridges for ordinary purposes. They therefore thought that a bridge of one span ought to be con structed. Mr. PAGET said that the other point upon which there was any dispute related to a piece of land belonging to the Eaubrink Commissioners, which was absolutely necessary for them for hauling. They therefore wished that a clause should be introduced preserving this land to the Commis sioners for this purpose. After some discussion it was agreed that the Company might purchase the land in question, giving the Commission ers a full right of usage for hauling, and that in any case their rights in this respect should not be interfered with. Lord Hardwick said he appeared there as Chairman of the Bedford Level Commissioners, and it might facilitate operations if the clauses which referred to the Bedford Level were now read. Several dames were then read and agreed to. It was understood and agreed upon between the counsel for the promoters of the Lill, and the counsel for the Eau brink Commissioners, that a clause should be drawn up allowing a right of purchase to the Company, guaranteeing at the same time all the rights of the Commissioners, but the Committee being of opinion that the Railroad Company would not interfere with any existing right, the clause agreed upon was not inserted. HUNTINGDON AND ELY. ➢ir. A USTEN mentioned this Bill. The CHAIRMAN said that it would be reported that even ing, and probably they would meet to consider it again on Monday week. The Committee then adjourned. Committee (No. 2.) HUDDERSFIELD AND COOPER-BRIDGE LINE. THURSDAY, FOURTH DAY. The Committee sat at twelve o'clock, and counsel proceeded to give evidence in support of the statement of yesterday, upon the Leeds and West Riding line. Mr. Samuel Col tbam, accountant, Manchester, deposed that he had been employed by the Manchester a n d Leeds Com— pany, to ascertain the extent of traffic carried on between Huddersfield and Staleybridge. He had made a table of the traffic for seven days, and the result gave 165,620 passengers in a year, producing a sum of 3,1761. The sum likely to be realised by the transit of merchandise was over 15,800/. His calculation of the like intercourse between lluddersfield and Cooper-bridge gave a much less result. He did not think that the calculations made by Mr. Cope had been founded on correct data. The witness was examined at great length upon this point, and the whole detail of Mr. Cope's cal culations gone into very minutely, with a view to show, by the witnesses' answers, that all these calculations had been overdrawn and "very inflated." Cross-examined— Ihe whole receipts for the half-year, on a distance of 65 miles, was over 165,5001. on the Leeds and Manchester line, or 4,8001 per mile per annum. To Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS—Thc majority of passengers travelling by the Leeds line are third-class passengers, to whom a diflerence in the price of the fare would be an object. To the Cnnuteinx—Would prepare the same tables if he was called upon to make calculations for the promoters of a Bill. Capt. Lawes—Has been a long time in connexion with railways. Would prefer a terminus in the centre of a large town to one at a distance, because it would be a great con venience to the public. There is a great deal of traffic and intercourse going on between Dewsbury and Hudders. field, and other large towns along the line, and great inconvenience is felt by the want of the line ; it would be much more economical to the parties, and more convenient to the public, if the line was in the hands of one company. A junction at Cooper-bridge would not only be very expen sive, but very inconvenient, and of very little use ; the effect of a line to Cooper-bridge would be to isolate Hud dersfield ; the receipts of the Manchester and Leeds line for the last half-year were decidedly the best they ever had. Cross examined—The Grand Junction is a line passing through an agricultural country; the line between Staley bridge and Cooper-bridge passes through a very populous district, and is nearly a straight line. The one witness is in favour of is somewhat circuitous. BLACKBURN, BURNLEY, ACCRINGTON, AND COLNE—BLACKBURN, DARWEN, AND BOLTON. —(Group D.) The adjourned Committee met this morning at twelve, and shortly afterwards proceeded with the further considera tion of these projected lines of railway. Mr. Bernal in the chair. Mr. GREGORY resumed his opposition to the Blackburn and Colne, on behalf of Mr. Parker, and called Mr. Wm d, who stated that many buildings were being made, and many more were contemplated being made on that part of Mr. Parker's property through which it was proposed to carry the line. At this point of the proceedings Mr. Locke, the engineer, entered the room, when, by the Chairman's permission, Mr. Ward's examination was suspended until Mr. Locke's opi nion had been given. Mr. Locke said, in reply to Mr. GREGORY, that he saw no difficulty in forming so immaterial a deviation as that which was desired by Mr. Parker, and that he would concede it without hesitation. Two approaches on a station wore unne cessary, and in his opinion were rather an inconvenience than otherwise. _ Mr. Ward's examination was about to be resumed, when it was suggested that the preamble and clauses should be first proved. The preamble was passed without opposi tion, and Mr. Coates, the Parliamentary agent proceeded to read the clauses; and on reaching clause 14, entitled " Power to make railway according to deposited plans," Mr. GREGORY rose to oppose it, and proposed substituting another clause, which would have the effect of throwing the Bill out in the House of Lords on a non-compliance with standing orders. After a great deal of conversation, Mr. PARKER said, that in order not to waste unnecessarily the time of the Committee, and to hinder any unpleasantness, he would at once withdraw his opposition to the clause. The CHAIRMAN teen said, after the handsome manner in which Mr. Parker had behaved, he thought the Railway- Company should do all in their power to satisfy Mr. Parker as to the manner in which the proposed line would pass through his property; and to effect that the lion. Chairman recommended that Mr. Parker should withdraw with Mr. Cawley, the engineer, and confer toge ther, when, no doubt, a satisfactory arrangement would be come to. After a delay of abbut half an hour, during which a com plete stop was put to the proceedings, Mr. Parker and Mr. Cawley entered, when Mr. Parker said he could not come to a satisfactory arrangement with Mr. Cawley as to the extent of deviation to be made through his land, but that rather than injure the property of Colonel Scarlett, through which the line must go if altered, he would no longer oppose the clause before the Committee. ( LEFT SITTING. BARNSLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY. Theinquiry on this railway was this morning resumed before Mr. Barneby and the other members of the Commit- tee on . Group C, when M r . R o bi nson wa s e xamined upon the quantity of coal consumed in the manufacturing districts in the neighbourhood of Manchester, but especially at Glossop. He stated that the population of Glossop was more than 22,000, and allowing the consumption of each house to be 7 tons per house, the saving effected in this article alone would be 16,143/. in that town. But there was also a population at Mot tram of 21,115, at Hyde 10,170, at Ashton 46,304, at Staleybridge 12,371, and at Stockport 84,382, making a population of more than 197,500, all of whom would be benefited by the formation of this railway. By several of the inhabitants of these places he had been informed that the opening of this railway would be considered a great benefit. To a question from Mr. SONES as to whether he was in formed that some of the Railway Companies conceived that the carriage of coal was a loss rather than an advantage, Mr, Robinson replied that he was aware that an objection had been entertained against carrying coal by the London and Birmingham Railway Company, but he knew that now they were prepared to carry coal at Id. per ton per mile. By this railway the carriage to Selby would be 4s. 3d. a ton. We have to announce the death of Mr. James Balfour, of Whittingham, N. 11., father of Mr. J. M. Balfour, M.P., who died at Whittinghans 1-louse, Dunbar, on Satur day, after a protracted illness. The deceased gentleman married in 1815, Lady Eleanor, second daughter of the late Earl of Lauderdale, by whom be leaves issue a family of several children. Mr. J. M. Balfour, M.P., succeeds to a very considerable funded property, as well as landed estates, 12y his father's death. Mr. and Lady Mary Stanley, th e Earl of Lauderdale, the Hon. Sir Anthony Maitland, C. 13„ and several families of rank, are placed in mourning by the demist of that estimable gentlemen" MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. A large business was done in Cotton at Liverpool yester day, the sales being 20,000 bake, including 5,000 on specu lation. Prices advanced 1 40. per lb. compared with the previous quotations ; 2.000 bales Surat went at 2 3 / 4 d. to 3 1 / 2 d. ; 1,200 Pernambuco at 5%d. to 6 1 Ad. ; 200 Egyptian at 5 1 / 2 d. to 6 1 4 d. ; and the rest American at 3 1 / 2 d. to 5 1 / 2 0. per 11). The business done in Shares was com paratively limited, and prices were generally lower:- Aberdeen Railway, 4 1 / 2 ; Barnsley Junction, Half Shares, 4 ; Birkenhead, Manchester,and Cheshire, 10 11 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 4 ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 9 1 4 ; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 5 1 / 2 ; Blackburn and Preston, 19 1 / 2 ; Belfast and Ballymena, 7 1 / 2 % ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 13 11 3 4 ; Caledonian, 11 1 / 2 3 / 4 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 8 1 /. 2 , ; Chester and Bir kenhead, 49 48 3 / 4 ; Ditto, Half - ,Shares, 25 24 1 % ; Chester and Holyhead, 1614 15 ; Chester and Preston Brook, 3% ; Churnet Valley, 7 ; Clitheroe Junction, 3% ; Clydesdale Junction, 8 1 / 2 ; Cork and Bandon, 6% ; Cork and Water ford, 2% ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 11 ; Dundee and Perth, 3 1 4 ; Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone, 3% 1 / 2 ; Dun dalk and Enniskillen, 5/. l le. 5% ; Eastern Counties, 19% ; Glasgow and Dumfries, 1/. 4s. ; Glasgow and Ayr, 62 ; Grand Junction, 227 ; Great Grimsby and Sheffield, with new; Great Southern and Western Extension, 14 1 4 ; Hud dersfield Canal and Railway, 6% ; Inverness and Elgin, 1% 3 4 ; Inverness and Perth, 1 1 4 prem. ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 47 ; Limerick and Waterford, 9 8% ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 2 3 / 4 % ; London and Brighton, 63 62 1 / 2 • Londonderry and Enniskillen, 4% 1 / 2 ; London and York, % ; Direct Northern, 4% 3% ; Leeds and Dews , bury, 51 8 ; eeds and West Riding Junction, 7 6 % ; Man chester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, ; Ditto, New Quarter Shares, 534 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 8% ; Midland Railway, 155 154 1 / 2 ; Ditto, 401. Shares, 18 17% ; Ditto, Fifth Shares, 3% ; Newark and Sheffield, 6 ; Newcastle and Darlington, 51 1 4 ; North Wales Mineral, New Shares, 6 1 4 % ; North Western, 4% •, North Wales, 3/. 21. 18s. 90. ; Oxford and Birmingham Junction, 4 ; Preston and Wyre, 34 1 / 2 ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 275. 285.; Shrews bury, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham, 4 1 / 2 ; Shrewsbury and Grand Junction, 5% ; Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Cheshire, 4 1 / 2 %; South-Eastern and Dover, 41 1 4 ; Ditto, New Shares, No. 3,7% Scottish Central, 7 ; Trent Valley, 19; Ditto, Extension, 7%; Trent Valley Continuation, 2% 60s. 9d.; Ulster, 50; Waterford and Kilkenny, 4%; West Yorkshire, 61. 51. 18s. 9d. ; Wexford and Carlow, 5 4%; Wor cester and Tring, 4 3 / 4 ; Austrian and Sardinian, ss. 6d. ; Bordeaux and Toulouse (Mackenzie's), 2% ; Dijon and Mulhouse, 495. ' • Great Paris and Lyons, 41s. 6d.; Louvain and Jerneppe, 4 1 / 2 ; Namur and Liege, 5 1 /s ; Northern of France (English), 5 1 / 2 14 ; Ditto (Rosamel's), English, 2% 1 4 ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux (English), 11 3 / 4 ; Paris and Lyons (Laflitte's), English, 2 7 4, ; Ditto (Ganneron's), ; Paris and Rouen, 42 1 / 2 ; Verona and Ancona,3Bs.36s. In opposition to the arguments advanced for a reduction of the duty on butter and cheese, it has been objected that the introduction of the foreign article injures the home pro duce. Of course there is nothing novel in this mode of reasoning, but its futility is perhaps more apparent than in many simi lar cases, since it can be clearly shown that, with all the advantages of protection, farmers will not make sufficient of these articles to meet the actual wants of consumption. They do not avail themselves of them for increasing the supplies equal to the demand, and neglecting this important branch of agriculture, they compel us to resort to foreign markets for these essential articles of consumption. Surely a duty of2os. per cwt. on butter, and 10s. on cheese, ought to be a powerful incentive to produce enough for home pur poses, and at a sufficiently remunerating profit, secured by so high a protection. If it were not for the foreign supply, in consequence of the English farmers neglecting the make of these two important articles of butter and cheese, not one-third of the population would be enabled to have these necessary articles of consumption, and English butter could not be sold under 2a. 6d. per lb., and cheese at a proportionate price. It is likewise a mistaken notion that the English make of butter is superior to the Dutch ; or why should the latter command a higher price than British ?- for it is an established fact that it does. What is com plained of is this-that whilst the British farmers cry out that they must be greatly injured, they do not make proper exertions to increase their production, or otherwise they cannot increase, and in either case there is good gro nd for an alteration. We fear much that the ignisfatuus "protection" leads them heedlessly on to their own ruin. The Funds have been flatter again this morning, and the improvement which occurred yesterday afternoon has proved temporary only. Consols have been 98 3 / 4 to 99 for Moncy, and 99 1 to 99 for Time. Exchequer-bills have realised 58s. to 60s. premium, being firm. Bank Stock continues steady at 209 to 210 1 4, and India Stock 276 1 . The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 101 to 100 3 / 4 ; and the Three per Cents. 97 3 / 4 to 98. The Foreign Stocks are very inactive. Mexican continues heavy at 37 1 4 ; Spanish Five per Cents. have been 30 1 % %. Belgian Four-and •a• Half per Cents. have realised 101 to %; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 63 1 4. The market for Railway Shares looks heavy again, and in most instances prices have been rather lower. Churnet Valley are much the same. A few decided purchases in shares would, however, possibly have the effect of occasioning a marked rally. The French lines are all flat, but as the whole deposit is return able, it seems curious that some of the competing lines should be at a discount, however small, ONE CLOSINCI PRICES OF BRITISII FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols New 3 1 A per Cents 101 100 V% 101 100% 1003f 3 Long Annuities to expireJan.lB6o 11% 7-16% 11% Ditto 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 ... 11 5-16 11 5-16 India Stock India Bonds, 1,0001 . 71 71 Ditto under 1,0001. .. ...... .-....— South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Bank Stock for Account 2lO Consols for Account... . .. 99N 1 99 India Stock for Account ~..... 277 Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 1 1 / id. ... 60 58 pm. 58 Ditto 5001. . Ditto Small ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. 97% 210 99 277 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 37 ' Ditto Account Ditto, Deferred Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Converted Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 3 0 14 Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto, Account Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent — Ditto, Deferred — 14 1 / Belgian Scrip, 414 per Cent Dutch, 2% pe r C en t 63 11 / Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 97% 97% PRICES OF B AMWAY SHARES PAID, A ONE O'CLOCK. C p r p u s c l g s ( ! Aberdeen Birmin and Gloucester. 100 Ditto Shares; . Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Bristol and Exeter 7O 4 Do. New .. . 2 .. 7 1 ,, 7 Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln 1% ......8 7 4 / 4 8 1 / 4 7 %% Chester and Holyhead... 5 Churnet Valley Coventry and Leicester 1 1 4 2 si Direct Northern I iublin and Belfast June 2 1 ,i IIE% 10 Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Dublin and Galway Dublin:and Mullingar 2 IA 3% Eastern Counties 25 ...... 19% 20% 19% Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1—.51. 13s. 4d — Ditto ditto, No. 2, l3s. 4d... 0% Eastern Union l5 .. .. Ditto Extension Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares 1214 ...... 15 3 4 • Ely and Bedford . . 1 1 % 2%% Great South. and West. ( Ireland) Ditto Extension Great North of Scotland 2% 3% Great Western BO .. .. Ditto 1 % Shares 5O lO 5l ... ..... ... Ditto Fifths Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 2% ... .. 5% 6 Hull and Selby 5O Ditto Quarter Shares 12 1 / 2 22 Do. Half Shares Lincaster and Carlisle 2O London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...233 Do. New Thirds Do. 4 Shares London and Blackwall. 16/. 13s. 4d. 9% 1 4 London and Brighton... 50 ...... L , ,ndon and S. Western 4116 E 10d 81 80 1 4 Do. New Do. New London and Y0rk...... ••• 2%.•••••• 4 1 %%%.. Londonderry and Ennis killen .. 21 , Lynn and Ely Manchester and Leeds... 73 Do. 1 A Shares Do Sixteenths 2 14 7% Midland... 100 Do. New Newark and SLeffield Newcastle and Darling- ••• ton Junction 25 ...... ••• ...... . .., Do. New Brandling lO Newcastle and Berwick 1% I 4 IA 13% Newry and Enniskillen. 21/ ..... 5% 4%.. North British ...... ..... 10 Do. New ,1 Northern and Eastern... 45 65% North Kent Preston and Wyre Richmond and %Vest End Junction 1 $ Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 4 Scottish Central . 2%....,, 6)4 6 5 4 Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Birm 2%. .... 4%%... ........ 43 8 ! South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 41% ............... 4114 Do., No. 1.. 8 16 Do~ No. 2. Do., No. 3 South Wales 7%...... ......... 714 . 2% ...... 6 1 4 5% ....... 5 3 / 4 Staines and Richmond 1 Trent Valley 2 ...... 18% 19 .. ...... 19 '4 Waterford and Kilkenny 1 ...... 43% ...... ...... 4% York and North Midland 50 ......103 102 1 ... ...... 104 Do. 1 A Shares Do. Selby ... ............ 68 1 4 WA Do. Extension FRENCH RAILWAYS Boulogne and Amiens 4 ..... 10 . % lO% Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 ...... 2%. Great North. of Fran ce .. 4 Do. do. (Rosamel' s ) 2 Great Paris and Ly ons 2 .. Louvain and Je meppe... 2 1 ... . 4% 1 . . Namur and Li ege Orleans and Bord eaux... 2 ...... 11 Paris & Lyon s , Laffitte's 2 - 2 neron's, Paris & Lyons, (Calo n ' s ) 2 Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ... 2 Royal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse Tours and Nantes, Mac- kenzie's 2 - JOINT STOuK BANKS. 45 British North American 50 . 45 1 .. ''. ''''''' Th 0 1 .. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 23*---4-- OA are :—Manchester and Leeds, Quarter Shaw , I ".fte ; chester and Birmingh a m, 58 1 4 ; Litto, Quarter Sbw--'4l Ditto, New Quarters, 5% prem. ; Midland Ral l m vr a 0 Shares, 18 1 /, ; Preston and Wyre, 35 ; Sh'" 1 14 Marichester, Quarter Shares, 151 % ; South-Eastfe,4l( 3,7%; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire 411 41 ;" 1017, t ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 12%; Caled ° ,9 -- ' 3 Cambridge and Lincoln, 8 1 A Clitheroe 1, !;t Prem.; Churnet Valley, 6% ; Direct Northern, 1 11 4 0 1 . Glasgow and Dumfries, 245. ; HuOdersfield and Railway and Canal, 6 ; Huddersilild and Sheffieldr: pr pol 8 1 / 2 9 ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 7 ; Ormskirk, and Preston, 2 3 / 4 ; London and Worcest% Ii ford and Rugby, 4 1 / ? , ; London and York, 4 3 4; ' L• l l, 3 r e ice Dereharn, ; Manchester and Buxton, 0: 5 ;. % ; e „ s tet and Sheffield, ; North Wales, 3 1 / 4 ; North ah ,fae ; Preston anu Wyre E x t ens ion, pre and Lincolnshire Junction,lt ; Shrewsbury, Osw es l,Vati( Chester Junction, 5 ; Trent Vallev,l9% • • Ditto Con"" et and Holyhead Junction, 3 1 / 2 1 4 preen.; Whitehricen Furness, 3 ; Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette, 2N• SU't , MARY OF NEWS AND Vublitt Optition. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. tt ° On Sunday at three o'clock, the King of the Frenc h , e- e g od General Earon Gourgaud and two orderly officers, lef t ! e d. ries for Neuilly, and there staid till five, when they rettuPoi, Ib the evening their Majesties received the Minister of Fills° Dukes de Fezenzac and de Beaufremont, the m ar quis de p ai s Toot Generals Count de Eparre, Jaequeminot, S'Anstiani, an d St : the Prefect of the Seine, and Counts Friant and S t. Maur 0. There has been held, it is said, a great political colue'er` dp the residence of the Minister of Justice. The subject O P/ 0 1, re sideration was, it is affirmed, the course to be adopted spect to the Jesuits. peen ‘1 The Monitcur publishes royal ordonnances creatieg,_.es France the Duke do Valencay, Lieutenant-General 700 dolphe de Latour Maubourg, the Count de Tilly, t he Bois-le-Comte, and id. de Kebertin. thd , Count de Latour Maubourg, the French Arobee'- -.r , pad Holy See, died on the 18th inst. at Marseilles, where be 11 0 rived a few days before, on his way from Rome. h 1 °1 -di We regret to state that the accounts of M. Guizots h. , not to favourable, on Monday night he had a renewal of t he an by the last accounts he was in a weak state. ,g les4 N. de Saussure, son of the celebrated naturalist, die,. - on the 17th inst., in the 77th year of his age. d'sge n° M. Excelmans, receiver of taxes of the Arron ' eel Louviers, in Normandy, and son of Count EacehneTbe alt France, committed suicide at Louviers on SundaY• On_ l4°. atttibuted to insanity arising from ill health. The funeral of M. Aubert, Peer of Fra n ce, took Ina* - „ day. The service was perform e d i n the Church of d'Aquin ; the grand deputation from the Chamber of P t.- great number of other Peers and Deputies were present. 71.41V1, ALFIII ,r , 1 furl In the Bail Court, Mr. Justice Cole r idge fined se e , --e 51. each for non-attendance—ten of the number bad • Ar o findthe previous day for the same cause. 0 1 :50 Elizabeth Roberts, a neatly-attired young aln a ?' onto( years of age, was arraigned at the Middlesex Sw ape- ,:irtb e indictment charging her with having concealed t he s x 1 1 1 ) , child, by disposing of its body, on the 31st of March i so ittea; being no evidence to prove concealment, as she ha d , he birth of the child when questioned on the subjec t, "" quitted her. a P r- rof f A mere boy, named Henry Wallis, rd 1d ante, was brought up at the Mansion-house, before the 'lob SI in the custody of John Forrester, the officer, charg ed . po,,pr committed forgery. He had presented a forged cheqt: h ib o o to be signed by Southey and Son, for 1151. 55. 7d., into . „t i house of Prescott and Grote, and was immediately gte'vforilol"o, tody. He was a clerk in the employ of Mr. Cooper' 2 , , di° South e y and had been in the habit of seeing Messrs. He was fully committed for trial. ~a300 °4 John Dowling, a captain's steward, was fully - i bl - Queen-square, for bigamy. in ettief,s At Worship-street, Charles Young, charged order s mob to rescue a pickpocket from custody, was oe ( fine of 20s , or be committed for one month to the R of very resr.--,,..11 rection. S tate 11. 4 John Marrs, Secretary to the New Reform 000 6. charged with breaking open the box containing the ra n/ be to the members, and absconding with the same, leaS ttg - led from Southwark. Alin% Several persons were fined at Hammersmith for able liquors without a license. st ° Ci e Several persons, charged with picking pockets _OOlll,O during the Queen's visit to the G rea t Britain, were ao__Sioet victed at the Thames Poli ce C ourt, an d sentenced t o of imprisonment. O ber COURT—PASIZIONAIM S „Laed Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by a "...„"- r hl"- asa-ork of the Royal Household, intend to leave Buckingustil Saturday next, for Claremont, and will remain there k n ot nesday next. Lord and Lady Stanley entertained the French Ani vri P* ; o. I jo Countess de St. Aulaire, the Duke de Broglie end - 001 a o ati de Broglie, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, th e pfl fie Lansdowne, the Earl and Countess of WOWc,,et Of, Countess of Shelburne, the Earl of Clarendon, ; be " t We e 0 5 1 ' countess Mahon, Viscountess Sydney, L ava B e i, residen ce at al and a select party, at dinner last evening, r a James's-square. Covers were laid for twepti. nd the P artief , Owing is the Duchess of Kent's serail at A ie Countess of Sefton's and Lady Clerk's, the as s riot last night was not numerous. _; n a , - Count and Countess de Jarnac, who are star. a reP - Viscount de Chabot, at Thomastown Castle, Ireland, petted to return to town until the third week in June ~,* Is to rr°_ ,i Colonel and Baroness North and family have arrive d - the season from Wroxton Abbey, Oxon. A $ The Earl and Countess of • d a je de Brownlow intend bride entertainment to the Duke and Duchess of Cani- h , - ,rtica l# Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess o f „ t ai' Strelitz on the 2d of May. concert, a l e B s ' The Earl of Burlington has arrived at his residence v il d P - sf square, from Holker Hall, ne a r Ulvereton. tut fos The Earl and Countess of Winterton and yo u th fr OO arrived at his Lordship's house, in Portland -place, ire Park. at es f l r e rS' The Earl and Countess of Zetland have arr.e., -- ,,,bsoc-' sion in Arlington-street, from Aske Hall, nea r shire. Str -011 0 11 , IISCZLLANE0 110. o ft, A meeting of Noblemen and Gentlemen CO land was held yesterday, the Clarendon Hotel, for the purpose of hearing s e 0 04 0 at the Earl of Englint"L o , tba 0 ,01 tion of Scotch bankers now in London, the result of tlo 4 ,0 c which they yesterday had with Sir Robert ree l d the measure affecting the banking system to develope to the House of Commons on Friday. ner iretl 00; men and Gentlemen addressed the meeting, cba e ;aosf, mous resolution pervaded the meeting to resist 8 ..,0 0 o f seotlan se , o o l ,/ Or ever from the present system, which is altogelh" f 941 that part of the kin g d om . „„i terh v ottr,oo The collection of wo r k s by mo d ern English v so much taste as.d di scr i m i nat i on b y the late IRl e porlitt/ are at present on view at Messrs. Christie an d Aolc ett ; r r . ;,o l previous to their sale by auction. Some of the - i, ~s of many of our favourite artists are to be found tbe :„‘ v - The Belfast Whig announces that Lord Edwin "'him. - of - rot son of the late Marquis of Downshire, will o ft' tMe electors of the county Down, as successor to oe ii ttS tM present Marquis. usl reir o °9 olA The St. George's Boat Club will hold its all o f 0 0 0 l• f d 25th inst., at Putney. A ma t c h w ith pairs ° L o in; 0 0 0 014 members of the club, who have no w been In "- t eed , d el will then take place. S even b ea t s h av e been e n D e t o ' . will take place at half-past four ; the distant* to from Putney-bridge to Chiswick. il f ) a is o .ti jv kl, LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(T I ' .- getv - ig, LONDON, Arum 2 , l.—Wind S.E moderate bre A . S;P ho ' C A : DEAL, APRIL 23.—Wind N.W..io N.,..N.E• . 11P- fet , qso l .,j,' —Arrd. John Brook, Porto Rico, for oo" - gio - caii: o Commerce, Ichaboe, for Leith; Phcebet spat ledd o SM. Duke of Cornwall, Calcutta; Star, St• 11 ,,„n, olkl ll Trinidad; Ealing Grove, Dominica ; Chita" - go fo rii , Nassau ; William, Quebec ; Teaser PLYMOUTH, APRIL 23.—Arrd. Ann. Cork, for lifily considerable damage, having been in contac t moo; 1 boat. Sailel her Majesty ' sship Grecian, Di,/ Brownham, Quebec. DOVER. APRIL 23.—The Hanoverian gai l l ° ,d t OS ° Norden, has fallen in with a direlict, and to" -- A la eptua, 3 % ta r . ' ,4 Romney, cargo washed out. naslO t ioir SOUTHAMPTON, 23.—Sld. Effort, -...„..- r e BRISTOL, Aril L —Win .9.B.—Sid• Ms' OUTHAMPTON I , APRIL . V' P Nevis. g n 0, 11 011 HULL, APRIL 23.—Skl. Don las and Antai i , ° ;: P DUNDALK, APRIL, 20.—Arrd. Conserra t " John's, New Brunswick. . 3nals 10,-,0 • 0 1,0 Eng in CORN AVERA GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF 3 For the Week ended April 19,1845, made up fr Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns per Imperial Quarter. Wheat •• . 45s Ild I Oats Barley •.. 31s :id Rye... AVERAGES OF T • ••• • 21s 4d I Be . .... 32 a ld Pease LE LAST SLr end Weeks ing I Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Rye' Mar. Is .. .. 45 11 32 , 2 45 5 32 4 45 10 32 4 45 5 ' 32 3 46 3 32 5 45 11 i 31 11 2i 4I 31 21 8 30 21 5 32 21 4 29 20 9 30 21 4 32 Pear'%,s, 060. 5 ' 6 gear 0 # 6 3 4 . 6 # f 5 34 1 9 0 6 6 I 54 6 : 3 5 Aft.VP:O April 5.... 5 1 .%* * ••• IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF Tir, ••••' •• Wheat •• • 453 10d Oats • . .2144 I „ n „„ e— ge al • J . ' Barley •••• • • 32s 8d I Rye .. •• ••• •• 7d • • r DUTIES ON FOREIGN Wheat•••• • • 20s Od 1 Oath . 66 Od I 13 , e0 e•• 13 3' ••• • • • 6s A l*/ w y IA MARKET NEWS.—(TII)-- 601",; A li HAY IVIASSISTO•,.. to gi o,:d if SMITHFIELD.—Coa rse Me a dow I.- 0, ay, ful do., 4/ 17s to 5/10s ; fine Upland do., 5 t ones Hay, 4/ 103 to 61; Oat Straw, - 11 183 to 2 .; d tr ,-- 4140 21 to 212 s per load. Supply but moderate 100 tf o Y a ii i ll CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay , 60 0 to or useful ditto, 51 to Si 8s ; fine Upland ditto , ifei Clover Hay, 4/ 8s to 51 18s; Oat Straw , sot) 1 60 Wheat Straw, 21 2s to 2/ 3s per l old• 41 1 5° 1 Straw sold steadily at full prices. 31 1" 5/ g he WurrEcnarEL.—Coarse Meadow ll* A dittilEel t° , !- useful ditto, 41 17s to 5/ 8s • fine Uppal-,„ 11 , 4 P Si 16s ; Clover Hay, 4/ 10s to ' 6/ , Oat Str 4 , - 'istes u) Wheat Straw, 2/ to 2/ 2s per load. above quotations. , 0 V' COAL VTANNOn ~.--C8 111 46 11 Prices per ton at the close of the 1 17s ; East Tanfield, 13s 6d ; Holywell W.nelci 16a; 140;b 11013', field, 13s; Old Pontop, 13s 6d; Ord s vensworth West Hartley, 16s 6d ; Taylor s e e p ,j:V r ple,P 168 3d; Tanfield Moor, 178; pest 11 , 3r oasf i ' Wylam, 15s 6d ; Wylam, 15s; Wall's•e n "' 19s / gelloe, jle, Hetton, 20s 6d ; Lambton, 20s • 17s 6d; Adelaide, 19s 6d ; Eden Ilartle100:0 Tees, 17s 6d ; Maclean's Tees, 163; SeY. ln d i 37• Powell's Duffryn Steam, 228.—ShiPs °rive 40144 BIRTHS. On the 19th inst., the Right Hon• of a son, at Southtown House, Devon. DIED. e t. 1 4 ,4, 10 On the 7th inst., at Rome, Peter Moo,l:;shoni 1 210 4 1 0 17 - On the 10th inst., at Paris, Thoma s ./° On the 19th inst., at whittingham Esq., of Whittingham. 1 , 0 , 011 ti MUg D ~ ca $4.11 London : Printed and Published b car s OT:1-0P' No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The in W Strand, in the Precinct of the Savo9l Bliddleoes, Tlareday, April 24,1 85 1 4 43 15% 37 1 / 37 4 3 13 66% 30% 304 0% 2 1 ,i 15 3 / 4 23 18 131/ 2 3 1 , 188 1 / 2 104 h 21% 235 441 A 32k 63 4 81 6514 71 . E 154 30 14%