The Sun. — London, England, 1851-05-21 00:00:00

• Many a cricketer will exclaim you are a brick 'Mt not blind."--Era. Is pcista,ge stamps, addressed " Bat," 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand will ensure a copy per return. SIHEAXRE ROYAL, /DELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Veatril. ttole Lessee, Mr. Cha - les .Matheirt. THIS EVENING, Will be performed ONLY A CLOD. Box-aloeopen Irom tleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Open for the season. TULLIEN'S GRAND COVERT MONSTRE, ADMISSION-ONE SHILLING. Exhibition nights—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The FLORAL EXHIBITIONS of the Royal South London Flori cultural Society will be repeated during the Season ; the First will take plasm on Wednesday, May 2s. 14411,11 WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE Tuts DAT —lllffrn,ng 40 min. after 5 Evening 3 min. after 6 go-Moenew—Nlornnig 29 ram. after 6 Evening 52 min. after 6 THE WEATHER.-SVN OFFICE, MAY 21. THIERIHOMETER, LI THE SHADE. 6 0—highest since noon yesterday. 48 —loweet this morning and during the night. 6 0--this day, at noon. BARoalsrag, 30.26 Wnto Wt--light breeze and dull, cloudy weather, DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of thi w. places a t N . - Wind and Weather at each of the following are arranged 1 " o'clock yeste r d a y morn i ng .—Th e s t a ti ons itiionrdde of latitude. MIO PLY trru....vv POOLE —Wind N. s N.W. strong breeze—partially cloudy. PosTsmouTH_Nv'Z7 e N reeze--partially cloudy. BRlGiurcal—Wind .N.Ny , 'i gentle breeze—partially cloudy. )30 uskumPTes— w ina ;,&entle breeze—partially cloudy. stron g oreeze—partially cloudy. FOLKESTONE— Wind N .w. , strong breeze —partially cloudy. ,ileili breeze —partially TuNaßmas—Wind N. W.; pssmasrotKE—Wind W., ie artially cloudy. GREENWICH Wind N.W, br eeze —.partially cloudy. cloudy-. • strong breeze—partially y. r e e z e e t ially loudy cl . oud a rm , D ozg....- Wind W. gentle b reeze—paria y c LEIGHTON — Win d N.W.,v strong.,gen u , b rbez; parlit COLCHESTICE--Wind S. Ctstheaxik — Wind N. W. , strong breeze partially cloudy. Racing—Wind W., strong breeze —overcast. ally Cloudy. Ps - rmanono von—Wind SW., strong partiallybreeze— TARmotrrx—Wind N. W. hard wind—scud. cloudy. OltesvE-;—Wind N. W., strong breeze—cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the Sta ,_ the wind and weather on Mon da y mo rning at '' of nine Welock Ilicruniemi—Wind N., hard wind—showery. 1 :„°° 1 -a—Wind N., gentle breeze—pa r t iall y cloud y . ... we, / p DON—Wind W., gentle breeze — s hower y . cra itsortoucin—Wind S. W., strong breeze—partially Cloudy. CREWE • -.WlIld W., hard wind—p ar tially cloudy. Eux Litzr is °471),v• Wind W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Yoaa—w—.iiir N.W., hard wind—rain. = W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. "!._ —f-- ...___ ---,...1•111•1101••=a2•11•Al Itettela tn ) i nf , .1* LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1851. In thy, Houle of Lords, The Royal Ass , iint wig yesterday gi ven by commis. &ion to the Apprentices and Servants Bill, the Sale of Arsenic Bill, and several other public and private Bills. The Proprwty-tax Bill, the Administration of Cri minal Justice Bill, and the Prevention of Offences B i ll , passed through Commit.ce, and after a short conversa sion ou the subject of the Cape colony, in which Lord Vrebtammizte, LW GREY, and the Earl of &lasso- Owes took put, their Lordships adjourned. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. air. B. Webster, SIoITHISe Lessee VENDM, and Manager, Old Bra m pt on , E Will be performed THE MERRY WIVES OF WIYDSOR. To be f o llowed by MY FRIEND IN STRAP S. To be followed by a new anu original comic drama, called GOOD TOR NOTHING. Tom Dibbles, Mr. Buckstone ; Harry Collier, Mr. Howe ; Young Mr. Simpson, Mr. Clark ; Nan, Mrs. Fitzvrilliam. THIS EVENING,HE will be performed THE H GREEN B USS. After which a new and original Farce called LONDON TOG. Mr. frank C Har pal.fir. P. Bedfor d ➢; Mr. Si mp l e, mr, Wright ; Mrs. Brisk Mb% E. . To conclude ng with SLASHER and CRASHER. ROYAL PRINCE SS ' S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kew/ and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVENING, erni be performed THE WIFE'S SECRET, in which Mr. and 3lrs. C. Kelt), Mr. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley will appear. After which a new Farce called APARTMENTS. " Visitors to the Exhibition may be accommodated." To conclude with a new grand spectacular Extravaganza (taken from a Tale, by Washington Irving), entitled THE ALHAMBRA ; CT The Three Moorish Princesses. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Harley, A. Wigan, Wynn, Cooke, Flexmore ; Misses Murray, Daly, Tivash, Robertson, Leclerq, Keeley, Mdlle. Auriol, and Mrs. Keeley. 'Private Boxes, &c., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. Massingham ; et whom also places may be taken at the Box-office, Oxlo9d-street, from Eleven till Four o'clock. To be followed by A DAY OF RECKONING, in which Madame Vestris will appear. To conclude with THE QUEEN OF THE FROGS Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, R. Roxby, Bellingham, liorneastle, Morris ; Mrs. Frank atthews, Miss Bt. George, Miss Martindale, and Miss Oliver. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. THIS EVENING, be performed TII LADIES' BATTLE ; or, Un Duel en Amour. To be followed by the VICAR OF WAKEFIELD. To conclude with THE LOTTERY TICKET. ASTLRY'i, ROYAL AMP lIITFIEATRE. Grader the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highnue Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. T LEIS EVENING, RSII be performed a grand new Spectacle, entitled ELEANOR TUE AMAZON ; or, Queen of France and England. To be followed by new Scenes of the Circle, introducing an en tirely new Company of English, French, Italian, and American Aviistes. To cenclade with a laughable Farce, FUNCII'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. THIS EVENING, Will be perfoumed a new Comedy, entitled KENSINGTON GAR DENS. Principal charwters by Messrs. Tilbury, A. Davies, Nor ton, T. Rogers, and Romer ; Mrs. Seymour, Mesdame..l E. Romer, M. A. Marshall, and Wallis. With a new earce, entitled A CHEAP EXCURSION. An ILLUSTRATION Or' illE EXPOSITIOX. Principal charac ters by Mesdames Marshall, M. Taylor, C. Horsman, and DilKlin ; Messrs J. Reeve, Norton, J. Rogers, and Romer. To conclude with a new comedy proverb, teaching people the best method of LIVING LN GLASS HOUSES. The prices of admission are arranged as follow :—Orchestra 4s; Loxes (first circle), 38.; (second circle), 2s. ; Plt, Is. Doors to be opened at Hall-past Six, and the performances to eemmenoe at Seven precisely. A second price will be taken to the Boxes only at Half-past .Nine , —first circle, 25.; second circle, Is. Psivafe Boxes One Guinea and a Half each. The Proprietorhas the gratification to announce that he has suc ceeded in engaging Mous. Jullien and the elite of his unrivalled band, and that he wid continue a short season with a grand Con cert Monstre, includin; Herr Koenig, M. Collinet, Lavigne, L'An glais, Mr. Lazarus, Mr. Jarret, and other eminent soloists. The splendid bands of the Royal Artillery, 2d Life Guards, and Cold stream Guards will attend in full uniform, by the kind permission of their respective Colonels, in addition to the effective band of this establishment. Four Solos by Herr Koenig, M. Collinet, Clot, and Mr. Lazarus. Julliun's Exhibition Quadrille with increased and novel effects ; also, Jullien's new Amazon Galop, suggested by the sp'endid piece of Sculpture in the Great Exhibition. Representation of a gigantic modelled Panorama, painted by the Messrs. Hanson, representing the Temple of Janus in the Eternal City, with a striking View of the Colosseum, Palace of the Cusars, ste. The Menagerie is both varied and extensive, Including two gi raffes, two elephants, which promenade the grounds, appropriately caparisoned and attended. The band, composed of musi cians of first-rate celebrity, is conducted by Mr. Godfrey. Moored on the lake is seen a real Chinese pleasure Junk, with masts and sails complete. Also Remington's aerial bridge, and various novelties ; and at dusk will be given, on a scale of surpassing mag nificence, a representation of the Closing of the Brazen Gates of the Temple of Janus, with (for the first time ever attempted) a grand colossal transparent dlaphonlo panopticon, showing the horrors of war and the blessings of peace, terminating with a most brilliant display of fireworks by Messrs. Soutliby ; and an allegorical tableau of the arts and sciences, depositing their treasures at the feet of her Majesty Queen Victoria, the whole forming the most gorgeous spec ladle ever witnessed. - HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. FIDELIO. It is respectfully announced that Madlle. SOFIE CRUVELLI will make her Second Appearance on SATURDAY next, May 24, in Iriethovon's Opeka, FIDELIO. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. It is respectfully announced that a Grand EXTRA NIGHT will take place TO-MORROW EVENING, May 22, when will be pre sented, for the first time this season, Rossini's celebrated opera, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Rosins., Madame Sontag ; Il Conte d'Almaviva, Signor Calzolari ; Figaro, Signor Ferranti ; Basilic), Signor Casanova ; Bartolo, Signor Lablacha. In the Lesson Stieee Madame Sontag will introduce Rode's cele. brat ed Variations. To be followed by a selection from the admired Ballet of LE ES- I(EIIALDA, Including Tratandaise, by Madlle. Carlotta Grist and 31 Charles. The performance will commence with the second and third acts of Aaber's celebrated Opera of MUTA DI PORTICI, Masaniello). Alfonso, Signor Scott! ; Lo ( renzo, Signor Mercurali ; Selva, Signor Balanehi ; Masaniello, Signor Pardial ; Pietro, M. 2dassol ; Borella, Signor Lorenzo; Elvira, Madame Fiorentini ; Fenella, Mdlle. Monti. In act first, a Grand Divertissement; La Gurache et Napolltaine, ,y Messrs. Kohlenberg, Soto, Aussandon, Soldansky, Allegrinl, Pas tales, Emma, Dantonie, and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet ; Le Bolero, by Madlles. Mathllde, Rosa, Julien, and Lamoreux, and M. Ehrick. Finale Generale, in act third, La Tarantella, by Madlle. Amelia Feraris, M. Charles, Madlles. Kohlenberg, Soto, Aussandon, Seldansky, Allegrinl, Pascales, Emma, Dantonie, Mathilde, Rosa, Julies, and Lamoreirt, ]IM. Ehrick and Gouriet, and the Ladles and Gentlemen of the Corps de Ballet. To conclude with ft Divestissement LES COSMOPOLITES, by Madlle. C ar l o tta Grist, M a dlle. Amalie Ferraris, Mesdlles. Ros a, Riper, J u lien, Lamoureux, Aussandon, Pascalles, Koblenberg, Al legrrini, MM. Charles, Ehrick, and Paul Taglioril. The Opera will commence at Half-past Seven. Applications for Bores, hails, and Tickets to be made at the Box. eflce of the Theatre. • , , . . 4 gb ..,&:,.., . W NtA / '..,', -,, . dif . , 7 4 , ,s , : 6,0110,1• A w. 4 1 ;...... „ .... 471 , ." C ' .-- [,..., .... \ ; . ~,,,, . 7 „ .. Ae W W.. '. V 1 4 . . ~,,,.. .!....... , ,,..f,.',...... , . ... —=—.7-----. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., 'k Hon. MRS. NORTON'S New NOVEL, " STUART OF DUNLEATII," " A. splendid novel."—John Bull. " This novel shines among the new novels of the year pre-oni nent and peerless. It is a very beautiful and touching story."—Exa miner. " Mrs. Norton puts forth a mixture of pathos and sarcastic humour, of poetry and worldly wisdom, willch reminds us of the author of Vanity Fair."—Athenaeum.• " This charming work is not only the best novel of the season, but one of the most brilliant productions In modem literature."—Weekly Chronlcte. Colburn and Co., Pnblishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. CRICKET 1 CRICKET ! CRICKET 1 THE CRICKETERS' MANUAL, by BAT, contains the earlier laws of cricket (never before published), and the latest, as revised by the Marylebone Club, may 1, 18 51 ; also the character, history, and elements of Cricket—a chapter of curio 'ides, crisketimg songs, choruses, &c., and a fund of useful and accu rate information, 128 p Baily ages, bound in cloth, lettered and gilt, price I s. Cornhill. Bat' is In the Commons, A new writ was ordered for Harwich. Major BERESPORD moved that the House at its rising do adjourn to Thursday, in order to give Hon. Members an opportunity of attending the Derby. —Agreed to. Sir W. MoLEswoirru moved an address praying for the discontinuance of transportation to Van Diemen's Land. Mr. HIT ME seconded the motion, which was opposed by Sir G. GREY. press hostile." Now, my Lord ASHBURTON, this is too sweeping an accusation. Had you been an attentive observer of the anticipations promulgated by the organs of public opinion, you never wou ld h ave in dulged in the grossinaccuracy of charging the journalism of the country with what has been, in truth, but an exceptional proceeding. However, let that pass as a venial error. "He found the Government paralysed by the thought that, if it failed, they would have thousands to pay ; if it succeeded, they would have millions to keep in order. He found the public bewildered ; it knew not what to do, what to wish, what to expect. Who, then, was for it ? No one save the Prince and the small knot of enterprizing men whom he had associated with himself and par tially inspired with his enthusiasm. The fact was) we were not prepared for it. We talked, indeed, of progress; we admired the physical results of pro gress, but the effect of our discoveries on the social and political relations of mankind we were all blind to. We were like full-fledged birds sitting on the brink of the nest, conscious of fresh powers, but ignorant of the mighty range which their develop ment had brought within our scope. But it was not so with Prince ALBERT ; he felt that GOD had not given us the genius of discovery, had not entrusted us with dominion over the powers of nature, that it should all end in cheapness. He felt that nations might be brought together with their works, and that through this Industrial Congress some advance might be made towards that unity of mankind, that univer sal peace which has been the dream of philanthropic men from SULLY to ELIHU BURRITT ; but those good men mistook their means of action, and brought ridi cule upon their sacred mission. They thought peace might be enforced by Amphytrionic councils, that they could quell the hot blood of controversy and fright it into propriety; they thought that the lust for war might be controlled by the fear of war—that a majority would always be on the side of peace. But a sounder philosophy has taught us that prevention is better than punishment; and as we seek to keep I peace among citizens by softening their hearts, by training and civilization, so also we might soften the hearts of nations, one towards the other, by such meetings as this. In this faith—in this steadfast faith—he got this ark reared—the ark of a new cove nant among nations. In this faith he sent forth his missives into all lands—in this same faith the nations of the earth have responded to his appeal; they have understood his meaning, and have sent you, gentle men, to represent them in this first great gathering." Fervently would we pray that the Industrial Con gress may be found to tend towards the consumma tion of universal brotherhood ; at all events it may easily be more effectual towards that desirable con summation than the amiable wetness of the Peace Congress. Of the merits of the PRINCE CONSORT there is but one opinion throughout the empire, an opinion, we may observe, en passant, which has never been more nervously or generally expressed than in a nobly written article which appeared in the last number of the great weekly organ of democracy, and which:we have already transferred to our columns, with a cordial concurrence in its entire spirit. In a perfectly happy strain did the chairman propose the health of the foreign guests of the feast. In confessing th e excellence, the superiority in many works displayed by foreign countries, he gave utterance to the follow ing sentiments, creditable to his own judgment, and,we doubt not, gratifying to the representatives of those nations with whom we are at the present hour con nected by the close ties of hospitality :—" We appre hend from your success no national impoverishment, for we know, that to purchase from you we must have money, and to have money we must sell some thing; of our own ; and as both those operations are the spontaneous acts of individuals, for their private gain, the results of both must be a gain to the na tions engaged in the exchange, for the gains of a na tion are made up of the gains of its people. Nor in your success do we see cause for shame, cause for jealousy, cause for repining—far from it; we see in it the hand of GoD, working for the good of all. It has pleased Him to give to all nations the same genius of discovery, the same divine spirit, but at the same time to vary the conditions under which it is exercised. Di versity of soils, of climate ; diversity of language to vary the channels of thought, of usages to vary men's wants—all these concur to give to each nation its pe culiar excellences in the market of the world, and those varieties of excellence promote not only inter change of commodities, but of ideas, of experience, of inventions, of good services, without which the se veral states of Europe, with all their boasted knowledge, all their civilization, would sink in a few short years into the condition of China or Japan. It is in this persuasion that we have laboured to promote this Exhibition, that we have hailed your arrival within our shores ; but, now that we have met face to face, now that we have shaken hands, it is not political economy, but it is a kindly spirit —a spirit of affec tionate regard—that bids us raise our glasses to our lips and wish you all a hearty welcome." M. VAN DE WEYER, who knows the English people well, declared that when "be saw the whole civilized world responding to the appeal which had been made by Prince ALBERT, and sending to this country the richest products of their industry and arts, he felt how deep must be the general confidence in British institutions, and how nobly that confi dence had been fulfilled by the people in whom it was placed." M. C. DUPIN, who has an European reputation in connexion with industry and the arts, proposed the health of the Royal Commissioners in an eloquent discourse highly laudatory both of the motives and practical exertion of that body ; and the speeches of M. Von VIEBA RN and the Chevalier DE BURG were in perfect unison with the truthfulness and cordiality which pervaded those of their co -orators. Mr. PAXTON, designated by the proposer of his health as " one of the great captains of the world's industry," with that modesty which is the appropriate concomitant of superior merit, avoided a single syllable of self-laudation. He expressed himself " highly gratified in having been instrumental in bringing the produce of the world's industry, and, what was better, the world's children, together. He had, he confessed, put the country to some unnecessary expense in inventing sweeping ma chinery of a hundred housemaid-power, for he now found that the Crystal Palace was swept thoroughly clean every day by the silks and satins of the fair visitors. He had a main interest in the un dertaking, and therefore he rejoiced in its pre sent success." That undertaking would never have been developed to the gaze of the world in its present unrivalled sublimity but for the inventive genius of JOSEPH PAXTON, to whom, perhaps, not the least gratifying instance of the amicable relations ripening beneath the genial influence of his vast In dustrial Conservatory was yesterday afforded by the festive gathering at Richmond. Mr. ANSTEY then rose to address the House, but was counted out, there being only 31 Members present Englishmen have, time gut of mind, evinced such enthusiasm in maintaining the manly sports of the field, that we may count upon their rendering this Derby-day worthy in all respects of one attended by foreign visitors from all quarters of Christendom. Notwithstanding the sinister predictions of some in dividuals to the contrary, we remain convinced that upon no other occasion will the greatest race-course in the world have been covered with a more numerous, a more motley, or a more remarkable multitude of spectators. Sufficient assurance of our correct. ness in these anticipations has been afforded, we ima• gine, in the spectacle visible this morning in most of the principal thoroughfares of the metropolis. Vota ries of pleasure, resolved to witness themselves that tremendous rush roundj Tattenham Corner upon the results of which to many thousands are dependent, disported themselves in all kinds of conveyances wending their way in a westerly direction towards the Downs of Epsom. Peers in their emblazoned chariots, costermongers in their wooden trays drawn a b n y d d t o h n e k s e h y a s r , p t e h r e s b o f u ck s what of was their G le s,B d , r a gs, fS on S. ja c m e es' S s t i . n ele vated upon the cushions of their flash tilburies, people in omnibuses and stage coaches, in post chaise, and cab, and brougham, and landau, and railway car riage, in— " Whisky, buggy, gig, or g o - car t, Curricle or tandum, battled with each other in the more frequented thoroughfares for precedence in that great procession, Which at one period of the day might be said literally to reach almost in an unbroken line from the Grand Stand to Hyde Park Corner. Another and essentially national amusement will therefore have been this afternoon displayed for the gratification of the foreigners now amongst us as visitors to the Great Exhibition, and this, too, under circumstances pecu liarly and unusually advantageous. Everything, indeed, has tended of late to impart a more than ordinary interest to an event which at all times is certain to excite an astonishing degree of ardour among almost all ranks of society. Insomuch that additional animation has recently been betrayed in all the preparations for the most memorable sporting event of the season, heavier stakes than usual having bed ? variously laid by the chief men of the turf on Hernandez and Prime Minister, Marlbo rough Buck and Teddington, Heartbreaker and Bonnie Dundee, not forgetting Lamartine and Con stellation, a new fervour having betrayed itself from DAVIES down even to the least noticeable man in the Ring. While this enthusiasm has been betrayed by the promoters of perhaps the most noble and invigorating sport indulged in by Englishmen, it is satisfactory to think, that unlike last year, no sinister attempts are being; made in secresy to drag the nation back into the slough of superstition, from which it has scarcely yet been extricated. Our allusion will here be understood, of course, to have reference to the cir _ _ cumstance of Parliament being surprised into adopt ing the bigoted notions of the Sabbatarians, by the Noble Lord the Representative of the city of Bath introducing his motion in reference to Post office re gulation between the days of the Derby and the Oaks. Haring failed so egregiously in this trick, twelve mouths ago, we may feel agreeably convinced that the people may henceforth indulge in a recreation, to the vast majority by no means demoralizing, without any fear of being hocus-pocussed into a trap laid for them by the Sabbatarians. Benefits to the survivors arise fortunately out of he most lamentable occurrences—the benefits, for example, of suggesting precautions of such a cha racter as may screen the rest of society from their re currence. It is thus most clearly that we may always cull the flower safety from the nettle danger. It is in this manner we may verify the old adage, " That that is indeed an ill wind which blows no body any good." Regarded in this light, accidents, even of the most frightful description may be turned, sorrowfully but surely, to the world's advantage. Hence we have come to look upon the coroner's inquest holden upon casualties with feelings something different from those of mere idle curiosity, and would refer to them upon all occasions in something more than expressions of merely useless lamentation. An allusion of this character, therefore, may be made just now, not in opportunely, to the fatal catastrophe which took place in Gracechurch-street on the morning of Satur day. From the evidence given before Mr. PAYNE, the Coroner for the City of London, it would be diffi cult to draw any other deduction than one most entirely exculpatory to all parties concerned in the erection of the building, which unexpectedly fell in, notwithstanding the adoption of more than ordinary precautions. Among other things, it was demonstrated that the brick walls of the edifice, the outer walls supporting the iron roof, had been constructed by the thickness of half a brick more strongly than the Act required. Nevertheless, the endeavour thus made by the contractors to prevent the possibility of any accident fatal to the inmates proved unavailing, four men having perished in consequence of the terrible calamity on Saturday, and many more having been grievously wounded and maimed by the same occurrence. From this it must, we conceive, be obvious that while blame cannot be attached indi• vidually to any of those concerned in the con struction of the building, blame is attached necessa rily to the framers of an Act which has proved inade quate in the way of enforcing the desired precautions. From the testimony of the architect, to whom the edifice in question partially belonged, it will be seen that the district surveyor had never made any complaint or representation of insecurity whatever. That circum stance, it must be acknowledged, furnishes the witness above mentioned with the most complete and satis torily exoneration. The responsibility passes from his shoulders to those of the surveyor. It remains, consequently, still to be shown whether the proper course was pursued in every instance relating to the unfortunate house now in ruins, or whether its down fal was solely attributable to a casualty altogether unavoidable. In his chemical disquisitions Sir DAVID BREWSTER mentions, to our vivid remembrance, the facts that diamonds and other precious stones have been known at times to explode in consequence of air holes previously unobserved in them expanding with any unusual heat in the atmosphere. As impossible as it would be to guard against occurrences of this kind, we conceive it would be to prevent entirely the rupture of cast-iron roofs from causes as unconjec tured or as inaccessible to remedy. From all these considerations we rest satisfied with the verdict pro nounced by the coroner's jury yesterday, a verdict which pronounced the breaking of one of the iron girders of the roof in Gracechurch-street as purely and wholly accidental. Itich] and irnond was yesterday the scene of a splendid Looct ciocrnorarnemn.da.ble hospitality. The metropolitan which was Commissioners of the Great Industrial Exhibi tion entertained the Foreign Commissioners at a ban quet,attended by the Turkish, Sardinian, Portuguese American, Belgian, zilnit Prussian, French, Saxon, and of scientific, artistic, and a numerous assemblage y and ii literary notabilities. The chair was efficiently whom, as chairman Lord ASHBURTON, to an addr :y, a deputation from of th d e by d , on the part of the the e rtesy duly acknow ledged by the . Noble Lord on part of the illus trious guests. The sentimentsinexpressed by those who took occasion to speak the principal toasts, as well as by responseteN to President of the feast, were characterised ne of exoellent taste and feeling. In propo s i ng the health of Prince ALBERT, the patron and author of the Exhibition, Lord ASIIBURTON alluded to the difficulties which his Royal Highness had to encounter in bringing it to its present trium phant issue. " The Prince," said he, " found the H ouses o f P ar li ament i n diff eren t — na y, ready t o listen to obj ec ti ons , h owever f r i vo l ous . He found the leaders_ of parties—l e ad e r s o f public opinion.—shrink fro 'IA° responsibility of defending it. He found the , THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. THE SHARE MARKETS We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The National h as th e f o ll owing on the Legitimatist declaration in favour of a revision of the Constitu tion : " It is evident at present that representatives named to defend republican institutions conspire openly to over turn such institutions; that the President of the Re• public has for two years called to his councils men who proclaim aloud that th e so l e object of their efforts is the destruction of the Republic; that at present the great portion of the high es t f unct i ons of the State are in the hands of the declared enemies of the Republican Govern ment; that, after the declaration made in the tribune by M. Berryer in January last, after the decision come to two days back by the meeting of the Rue do Rivoli, the creatures of MM. B erryer and de Fallout are main tained by M. Bonaparte in all the positions in which they can serve the i ntr i gues of the restorers of divine right. The Republicans are warned : there aro in the Assembly, in the high regions of power, men who conspire to overthrow the Republic, and bring back royalty without adjournment in September, 1851. The Republicans, confident in the right, wait patiently for the constitutional date of May, 1852; the Royalists, impatient of such tranquillity, give the signal of civil war by provoking a monarchical revolution. Well, we are ready. Calm and patient, we shall wait for 1852, if the detestable projects which are thus announced do not go beyond the columns of the Royalist journals; but strong in our right end in our moderation, we will greet every attack against the Republic and the Constitution, as we greeted in 1830 the attacks of M. do Poliguac and his consorts. The Royalists declare to us that they are going to agitate the country to overturn the Re public. Let them give the signal of agitation, and we promise them that the Republicans will follow them in that course. The Republicans desire peace—that peace which the monarchy was never able to give; if the Royalists desired emotion, they shall have it. Let them raise the white flag, we, on our sides, will ' agitate our flag of the revolution, and there will not be in Prince a commune, a village, or a hamlet, which will not rise to the cry of Vive la Repub lique!' On them be the responsibility of events!" The Constztutionnel states that the Central Com mittee of the Electoral TJnion has determined to peti tion in favour of a revision of the Constitution. The Debats is in favour of a revision of the Con stitution, provided it be done legally, but not otherwise. M. THIERS and General CHANGARNIER are opposed to the revision, the former says that he considers the great want of the country to be a Re publican President. The Prefect of Marseilles has suspended two of the companies of the National Guard of that city for shouting "Vive l a R epu bli que !" " Vive la Consti tution!" ItRITIEME RALILWAYS. Itelways. Pail. Aberdeen— . •• .. Arnbergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Birniing., Wolverhamp., and Stour Valley .. Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331. 6s. 84.. Do. Chest. & Blrkenhd., 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 201. Bristol and Exeter.. Caledonian • • • . Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lond. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction .. Do., New .. East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) .. Do. (181. E. & H.) .. Eastern Counties .. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire • • Do. New quarters .. Edinburgh and Glasgow► Edin., Perth, and Dundee Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgew and South-West, Do. do. G. I). & C. stack Great Northern .. Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Great Southern and Western, Ireland • • Groat Western .. .. Do. New, 171. .. •• Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • • • • • 1 Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. . Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk •• Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. London and Blackwall M. SAUTATRA, a member of the Extreme Left, has presented the following proposition, which has been referred for examination to the 20th Committee of Parliamentary Initiative : "Art. 1. All telegraphic dispatches intended to be published or posted up, either wholly or in part, shall be inserted textually in the Moniteur on the day follow ing that on which they shall have been sent off.—Art. 2. It is interdicted to any public functionary to make any addition, under any form, to the dispatches which he may receive, either in support or corroboration of, or to complete the news or the advice which they may contain." The Moniteur publishes an official return the receipts of the Customs' Duties for the months of April, 1849, 1850, and 1851, which amounted to 10,481,644 f., 8,990,320 f , and 9,667,120 f. respec tively. The receipts for last month, therefore, show an increase of 676,800 f. over the corresponding month of 1850, and a decrease of 814,524 f., as compared with the month of April, 1849. The total receipts of the first four months of 1851 amount to 36,426,245 f. ; in 1850, they were 36,845,319 f., and in 1849, 39,093,907 f. Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. London and N.-Weetarn Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths Do. 101. sh., M. & B (c) London and S.-Westera Do. new 501. Do. new 401. .. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire i• • .. Do. Manchester and, Lincoln Union •.1 Midland .. .. Do. 50/. shares .. Mr. MORE OTERRALL, Governor of Malta, ac companied by his lady, arrived on the 16th at Mar seilles by the Merlin steamer. The improvement in the price of Government securi ties which was manifest at the Bourse yesterday made further progress. The Five per Cents., which opened at 90f. 50c., rose to 90f. 85c., at which price they closed; the Three per Cents. closed at 56f. 40c. Rouen Railroad Shares, 615 E ; Havre, 247 f. 50c.; Great Northern, 4751.; Avignon, 223 f. 75c.; Vierzon, 4351.; Bale, 146 t. 25c.; Bordeaux, 4001.; Paris and Strasburg, 365 f.; Tours and Nantes, 272 f. 50c. Do. Birming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle.. De. quarter shares .. Newmarket • . Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford .. Newry and Enniskillen.. Newry, Warrenpoint, & itostrevor .. Norfolk . .• Do. New NI. shared .• Northern Counties Union North British.. North Staffordshire • . North-Western .. North & Sth.-West. Jane. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland .. Do. new .. Shrews. & Blrm., Class A Do. Class 8.. • • • • Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. MM.) • • .. Do. Halves .. Do. Oswestry Do. New.... • • Shropshire Union .. Do., A, B, C, & D, Hilly paid up at per cent South Deven South-Eastern South Wales.. south Yerksh. and River Shell., Roth., and Goole, South Division Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea & Loaghor, &c. raw Vale Extension Thames Haven Deck and Railway • . Vale of Reath .. Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin .. West Cornwall West London Whitenaven and Furness York, .Newcastle, & Ber wick .. Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland BUSINESS DUNE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAT 20. Boulogne and Amiens, 96—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 163 4—Luxembourg, I%—Ditto, 2% —Namur and Liege, 7 l A—Northern of France, 1474 —Paris and Rou en , 24 6—Paris a n d Strasbourg, 10'4 1 —Rouen and Havre, 9 1 4 Sambre and Meuse, 3:% 4 —Tours and Nantes, 5 3 4—West Flanders, 2%. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 15th have been received. In the election at Barcelona, the President of the Council, BEAvo MURILLo, has been defeated by a Progresista, and SARTORIUS, the ex-Minister of the Interior, has been defeated at Cuenca. A letter from Madrid of the 15th says— " There are numerous reports in circulation on the subject of a modification in the Ministry. It is said that MM. Arteta and Gonzales Romero will be replaced. Many people, however, who profess to bo well-informed on the subject say, that no change will take place until after the opening of the session of the Cortes. MM. Seijas, Mayans, Benavider, and Gonzalo Moron are spoken of as the persOns who would come into the Ca binet in the event of any change being made. M. Seijas would represent the moderate opposition; M. Mayans the independent fraction of the Chamber, and M. Moron or M. Bena►ides the old Conservative oppo sition." The Epoca quotes a letter from Seville, announcing that a frightful catastrophe had occurred in the garden of the Duke of MONTPENSIER, at Alcala del Rio. The PRINCE had caused a steam-engine to be placed in it for its irrigation, and the 10th instant was fixed I for its trial. His Royal Highness fortunately could not assist at the operation as he intended, having been obliged to repair on that day to Villamaurique. As the boiler to be used for the experiment was not new, it was agreed that it should be slowly heated, but either from neglect or imprudence on the part of the engineer, the boiler exploded, and over threw the building, burying under its ruins sixty six or seventy persons assisting at the experiment as operatives or mere spectators. M. LATOUR, secre tary of the commands of the Duke, on hearing of the accident, immediately repaired to the spot, ac companied by the physician in attendance at the Palace. On their arrival eight dead bodies and sixteen wounded had been removed from under the rubbish. It being the festivity of SAN ISIDRO, the Bourse remained closed. LINES LEAS: lironiaal Prices. PIZZD REINTALLS. DNESDAY EVENINTG, MAY 2l, 1851. REPRESENTATION OF SUNDERLAND. We extract the following from the Durham Chronicle of Friday last:— "It has been rumoured in the political circles this week that it is the intention of Sir Hedworth Williamson to retire from the representation of Sunderland, in the event of a dissolution of Parliament, and that the Con servatives have determined to bring forward William Digby Seymour, Esq., barrister-at-law, as a candidate for the next election, on Protectionist principles. Let the Freetraders look ahead !" [We hope our talented friend of the Durham Chronicle is not warranted in assuming, as he does, that Mr. Seymour is an enemy of free trade. But whatever be that gentleman's party creed, we should rejoice to see the electors of Sunderland laying aside all considerations but those of personal ability and private merit, and having the spirit to return as one of their Members a rising young barrister, qualified, according to general report, to be the active representative of their interests, and who would, we presume, consider it his greatest prido to identify himself with a borough of such deserved and increasing importance as Muncierland,--. ED. Sun.] DEPARTURE OF THE COURT FOR OSBORNE.—The removal of the Court to Osborne, which was expected to take place to-day, has been postponed till to-morrow . (Thursday), on which d a y it i s expecte d that the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the younger members of the Royal F am il y, will arrive at the Clarence-yard, Gosport, at Prince Albert, and th e C ourt, are expected at the Clarence yard a t four o'clock in the afternoon, en route, crossing over in the F a i ry to Osborne. P °REION VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION.—Up to the present time th ere has been no perceptible increase of passenger s by the steamers from the continent beyond the ordinary arrivals at this season of the year from France and Belgium., although arrangements have been made by the authorities at the steam -packet wharfs to meet any sudden influx of passengers which may be expected t 9 Arlin from abroad for the Great Ezhibition. P ., PORT UGAL. A telegraphic dispatch, dated Lisbon, the 12th, says :—" The Crogressist movement assumes the most serious character, and appears to be desirous of going beyond the object of SALDAZIUA. A report is spread that at Oporto the abdication `of the QUESN is de manded. SA LDANUA himself is so alarmed as to the consequences of this agitation of the publio mind, that he bas not dared to quit Oporto. He has not succeeded in forming a Ministry." GERMANY. Before the closing of the conferences at Dresden o❑ the 14th, it was resolved that a mobile federal army should not be formed, but that the Govern ments should hold their contingents ready to act promptly on the orders of the Vderal Government. The different contingents are to form a force of 125,000 men. It was further agreed, that a delay of fifteen days should be accorded to the Mi nisters to the Diet to obtain instructions on different points. The Breslau Gazette, of the 15th, has the follow ing from Kalisch, dated the Bth :—‘, The Emperor of AUSTRIA has ordered a revision of the penal code of the army, which permits officers to inflict the most barbarous treatment on the soldiers." A telegraphic dispatch from Vienna of the 18th states that the Government had issued a decree to the effect that the paper money, with a forced currency, should not be increased beyond the sum of 200,000,000 florins. Consequently the bank will not again make a large issue on behalf of the Go vernment. A letter from Vienna of the 15th, addressed to the Cologne Gazette, says—" It is not yet certain that the Emperor of AUSTRIA will go to Warsaw. The journals know nothing positive on this subject. The Municipal Council of Olmutz has published a modifi cation to the effect that his MAJESTY intends to pass some days in that town, and, as many great person ages are expected, apartments are being prepared for their reception." M. BARouNIN, the Russian democrat, who, it may be remembered, played an important part in the in surrection of Dresden in 1848, has just been con demned by the Austrian authorities to the penalty of carcere duro. Prince SCIIWARTZENBERG has addressed a note to the free city of Bremen, calling for the immediate suppression of the daily Chronicle of Bremen, or other wise he will send a thousand troops to occupy the town. BELGIUM. _ - -- The King of th e B ELGIANS on Sunday summoned M. VERHAEGEN, President of the Chamber of Re • presentatives, to the palace, and remained in consulta tion with him more than two hours. That gentleman stated to his MAXESTY the reasons which p4eVented him from forming a new administration. Die 'KING then sent for M. DUMON DUMORTIER President o f the Senate, and yesterd a y h e arrived from Tournai, and had an interview with his MAJESTY at Laeken. EAST INDIA-HousE.—Yesterday a Court of Di rectors was held at the East India-house, when Lieutenant- General Sir Richard Armstrong, C. 8., the new Commander in-Chief of the Forces on the Madras Establishment, was appointed Second Member of the Council at the Yresldeacy of Fort St. George. _ AT Leasiir , Pa id . Railways. I Nominal Prices. Basin " . Conapani es. dene to-day. Barks: and Hants Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 -- 1 p. ' Qtr. and Oxford Junc.,callsduly paid, or with a guarantee .. Do •• • • all 2831 2934 Do., withou a guarantee .. Do • • all 27 —2B & Dud.,calls duly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do .. 15 83% 934 p Do., without a guarantee •• Do • • • • 15 7 8 p Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N.W.! all 17 •—• 17% Clydesdale Jun Caledonian 1 all 41 —43 E. Lin., Guar. 61 per Cent. •• U. Northern all 32% 2133 , Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 34 — l % . 11 Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. a ll 101% 102% Do. 34 Shares Do .. • • all 5031 513( Do. % Shares Do • • .. all 2234 23% Leeds and Brad. Midland • • all 9814 9934 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. all 1134 11% Do., Pref. .. Do .. .. all 233( 243 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. • • Norfolk .. all 15 —l6 De., 6 per cent Do .. • • all —• • Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 p. ct Stookt.& Dar N. & East, 5 per Cent. •• E. Counties . all 54 —5B Do. New .. Do • • . • 43 4 6 p Preston and 1 L. &N. W.} all 42 —44 Wyre • • •• S & La.& Y. Do. % Shares ADo .. .. 103{ 9 p. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern all 21 21% Roy. & 2iitchin G. Northern IN 8 , o. Shep. Ex.. Do .. .. 4 1% I%p. Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. k York 16 11 6 .. South Staffords. Mr. M'Cl ean 934 3% 3 dig. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gun. • • Stock.is D. all 24 243 Do. do. •. Do .. • . all Do. de. •• Do • • • • all .• Wilts, SOm., & Weymouth .. Gt. Western all 45 —4544 46 x. 453 'OM AMAZES. Nominal Prices. 'Business doio to-day. 34 %disx.4 6% 15% 16% X dim. 2 1 4 - % P %P 11% 16% %dig II 16 - • • amo • a •• •• yidia. par 13% -13% % X P. 1% —1% as. .. -- •• p .. -.. p 134 -131 2% -2% p. ". •• -19 1% -12 % ..... • • 323 - 133)4 16% - 17% 1 . 54 - [O % - 11% - -14 ."" • • I N N —16% —4% Ik-1;i da. lb% 17 5% —44 i 2 —2k p. %--NP. % - % P. -11 .‘ 2 -3 • •••••• • 7 8 2 —a 7 1 4 14% 14% 4% 4 dis. 32 34 24 24% 5% b 34 dii. 9}6 —9% 3% 9 9 % - 3 % r 3x Railways. Aberdeen Caledonian 10/. .• • • Chester and Holyhead .. Dund. Per. & Aber. Junc, East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. Eastern Counties Exten., 5 per cent. No. 1 Do. No. 2 •• .• Do . New 6 p. cent. Stock Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 per cent. .. Do. 101. Deben. Shares . East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. E. & W. York. Junc. sths Edits. Per. & Dun. 5i p. ct. Glasgow & S.-W. Consol. Gt. Northern, S per cent. Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. Lancashire and York shire, F. 201. .. .• Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per cent., No. 1 Do. quarters, 1848 London, Brighton, and Seath Coast guar. 5 per et., late Croydon thirds Do. pref., 5 p ct. Stock, 1851, from 501. share. E Do. new guar., 6 per et. London &S.-W. new • . Londonderry and Ennis killen, half shares Manch., Sheffield, and Linc., quer. shre., No. 1 Do. new, 101. . • •• I Do., 61. .. Midland Con. i p. c. stock Do. Consal. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent... Do. Bristol & Glouces. Norfolk Extension .. Do. guar. 5% per cent, Do. Waveney Valley .. North British .. Ozf. Wor. &W 01. 151. 6 p.c Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. Shrews, and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. South Devon .. South-Eastern,4% p. ct. Waterford & Kilkenny, 51. West London,ls t Cl. (101.) Do. 2d Class de. (par York, Newc., a n d B eres. ) Gt. N . of E. Par. York and North Slidiand 11, and S. Purch., Boulogne and Amiens .. Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) Demerara •• •• Dutch Rhenish East Indian .. Do. do. do. Great Indian Peninsula., Ditto ditto .. Louvain a la Samre Luxembourg Ditto Madrid and Valentia Maria Antonia •• Ditto, New ~ Namur and Liege .. .. Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Rouen •• Paris and Strasbourg .. Rouen and Havre .. ~ Sambre and Meuse .. Tours and Nantes • • .. Touruay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hama_ • • ~6lt I~4a~er~ _ is : L IN to 12% I 11% 3% - 4 10% .- 10% 78 -80 13% - 13% 13% 1936 - 20% 30 19 20 —lB dis. 3% - 4 3% 2U, -2% 6%- 7 6% Sii -6 .. ...... 14) -15 30 -32 7 - 8 %- % P 8 - 184 17% 57i - I2X .7-12% 12 39 -41 $2 -83 13% - 14% 80 -82 9 -11 p. 57 —S7K 10Ij —9% d. 7 dia. 4 5% d. 15 —l6 14 .... • • 7% —s% % 3i p 95% 94% 96 22 —122% 122 119 3 p. 20 19N 4 p. 15% 3 %. 2 1 1 . 84 8b 34 88% 8 9% dia. 8 7 &v. 53( I 3% —35( 41. 27 w- 29 26 21 3 —2% db. 36 —37 1 IN I 6 (die. 30 —32 ".. •• s —s% I Si 3% 3 dis. 5 —. 4% dia. 22 24" 13 —L2% dl.. 3 s. 73 —7y y (QL. 97 11 10% die. —1 p 14 - 5X - IS l4 16% 15% .• —•• dia. 6 63 dia. 514 6 4% dia. 4% 23{ 2 dia. 17 —l2 8% 9 12% 13 % % Cc 33 - 3!4 d. 16 -18 243( - 24% 14% 22, 28 -29 2 1 Ma. 44 -4% 9;4 - 10 7U 63( illa, 16 —l5 dla. 6 5 d. 5% —4% dia. 1 19% —20 U IN —4iicils. 14% 2% —2% di& 6% 22% 23 22% 37% 11% 100 100 8 6 8 all 13 4 47% 100 42 34 4 2 0 47% all all all 25 17)4 18 235( i 6 2-3 all Paid. all all all 'Co all FOREIGN. 11% % alll •% doom done Asturian to-day. Australian Barossa Range ........ Blaenarvon Iron and Coal' Bolanos Scrip British 1r0n............ Brazilian Imp. (is. 51. p.) Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba Do. St. John del Rey.. Cobre Copper . ..... General.. • ..... ........ Mexican& S. American Real Del Monte, Ilareg. Do. Black Debentures. Do. Red Debentures .. Santiago de Cuba ...... Tin Croft. • • • • • • •• • • United Mexican—. .. • • • I JOINT 1.,‘ - N 3% -3% 32% - 32 16% - 17 38 % - 39 6 34- 7% 135,E - 14 3 %- 4% Ni - % • . ...". a • 716 - 6% 45( b 4% 33,‘ ;IC 8ANX..13 33 —32 425 i 4334 10 —l2 25 255( 18% 17% 27% 28 _ Australasia British North America.. Colonial .............. Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .... London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. National of Ireland .... Provincial of Ireland.... 18N - 20% 42 -- 43% 1571 - 15 Do. New .. ... Union of Australia Union of London Union of Madrid MX, 35 - 33% 3 - - Canada .............. Gen. Steam Navigation . Perlin. & Oriental Steam. Ditto ditto i Royal Mall Steam ...... (We cannot he aneweri will not be influenced by I 3 79 'SCELLANEOUS. 32% 42% —46 14 263! 28 all 65,./ 69 5 11 11% 60 75 —7B tole for tl interes to errors of the Official Lists, an I correspondents.) --------- MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. 83% The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for expert and on speculation. The sales com prised 100 Pernam and Marnham at 7d. to Sid.; 500 Surat at 34d. to 44d.; 50 Sea Island at la. 4d. to Is. 7d., and the remainder American. The market closed steadily, but prices of American were rather lower.— The market for Railway Shares was exceedingly bad, at considerably lower rates, and closed with a further down ward tendency. 2 ° The Indigo auctions have been brought to a close. Of the quantity offered, 2,492 chests were bought in, 4,724 withdrawn, and 3,200 sold; of which 2,000 were for export, 500 for consumption, and 700 for re-sale. Compared with February, good and fine shipping sorts are at par, old and defective at par to 3d. per lb. lower, broken and consuming par to 3d. lower, Madras 2d. to 4d., and Kurpah par to 3d. per lb. lower. The letters by the steamer Pacific from America are of three days' later date. The state of the dry goods market at New York is described as follows: " The active demand for goods, which has prevailed since the opening of internal navigation, is rapidly satis fying itself, and activity begins to abate, while stocks remain, for most descriptions of woollens and cottons, heavy, and with continued pressure on the market, prices keep drooping. Unbleached sheetings and shirtings are in fair but moderate demand, and heavy in prices. Bleached sheetings and shirtings are in light request for present wants, and continue gradually to de cline. Drills are in fair demand, partly for export, and prices aro more steady. Osnaburghs are more active, but at a decline in price. Denims have been inac tive, owing to the sale announced for to-day; the sale was large and attracted considerable attention. The large offering was presented under very unfavourable circum stances of the market, and low prices only could be ex pected; 3, 000 cases thus forced o n th e mar k et while the du . demand is small, is very depressive. Stripes and ticks, though in fair demand, are heavy in price. from the amount of stock pressing for sale. Cotton flannels are in moderate request at steady rates. Printing cloths are selling to a moderate extent, but the stock is large and pressing for sale, which destroys the firmness of prices; the tendency is downwards. Prints are not so active— the heavy sales made during the last two or three weeks, for the West and Northwest, do not continue. A large 12% stock remains behind, and prices arc heavy. Ginghams and delaines both enjoy the enviable position of small stocks relative to the d eman d, an d firm prices, which have yielded a good profit for the season now at its close. Lawns are more active, at steady prices. Cotton pantaloonery is dull and heavy. Cloths are yet in large stocks held without much firmness, holders being desirous to sell; manufacturers are taking the alarm at the continued dis proportion between the prices cf wool goods, and are restricting productions materially. Cassimeres are dull. Fancies are pressed on the market at declining prices, and plain goods are held with firmness. Satinets are in large stocks, and are dull, with some degree of heavi ness, though manufacturers seem more disposed to ad vance production than sacrifice their stock. Tweeds are in good request at declining rates; the stock being large and pressing. Jeans are also lower, with a limited busi ness doing. Sheep greys are steady and in demand. Blankets are in more request, and steady. Flannels are drooping. The auction sales are large, and much domestic stuck is there offering, which adds to the de pression. French goods sell only in the auction-room, and continue low in price. The very large sales that have been made this season, and at low prices, must have satisfied fully the consumptive demand of the whole Union. British goods are also lower, sharing in the general depression of the market. The sale lasted one hour, and netted 300,000 dollars." The steamer brings, as was expected, a good deal of bullion, the high rate of exchange on London promoting remittances. Later adviees from Chili represent the Republic as being very prosperous. From Peru we hear of the political state of the country being still unsatisfactory. The Amsterdam Stock Market on the 19th inst. was very firm, and business was tolerably animated. The English Funds have been very firm, but this being " Derby" day there is not much doing. Consols have been 974- to for Transfer, and 971 - 8 1 for Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 97i 4 Bank Stock is firm at 210 to 211. Exchequer bills are 435. to 445. premium Foreign Securities aro quite nominal. Spanish Pas sive, 6; Mexican, 34- to 35; and Peruvian, 814. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, are 591. Spanish Five per Cents. about 204 to Railway Shares are all lower again, and although the sales have not been large, the unfavourable accounts from Liverpool deter purchases. Consols QUARTER TO THREE. 97 Ditto Account, June 10 ...... 97. i-I BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCL. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 2ll 210 per Cent. Reduoed 96114 per Cent. Consols Anne New 3% per Cent. Anus. 97 % 3 /4 Long Annuities, Exp. J an. s t h , 1850 7% 7 5-.16 D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 7 1-16 India Stook Do. Bonds. 10001 3 per Cent. Annulties,l7sl. Consols for Account 97 % 14 Exchequer Bills. I%d. 1,000/. zoo/. — 44 43 p Small — 45 43 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK, Mvaiean Bends, 1646,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto for the Account Peruvian Bonds, per Cent... ..,,.81% Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4% per Cent. lOO% Spanish Bonds, b per Cent — Ditto Passive Bonds 6 Dividends on the above payable in London. COURSE OF Amsterdam • • 11 16 Ditto, three months.. 11 17% Hottcrdam •.. • • .... 11 17% Antwerp ...... 25 25 Brussels •• • • , 25 25 Ham burgh .. •• • • M.A. 13 7% Paris, 3 days'sight 25 2% Ditto, 8 month. 25 22% Marseilles •• • • ...• 25 25 Boardeanz .. ••• • . . Trankfort on Maine.... 119 Vienna, effec. ilo •••• .• 12 55 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 55 Petersburgh, SU. Able.. 374 Idadrid • • ........ 50 Cadiz •• •• .• .• 60 Barcelona •• •• •• •• • • •• •• r EXCHANGE. Gibraltar • • •• •• •• •• •• •• Leghorn ........ • • • • 30 50 Genoa •• •• •. •• 25 45 Milan . • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• Venice.. .... •• •• Naples .• •• 41% Palermo, perox I 24U Li Messina 124% 53% Oporto •• •• 53% Rio Janeiro •• Buenos Ayres ........ New York, 60 days'aight Philadelphia .......... FBICIB OF BULLION, PEI 01, Foreign Geld !tibiae.. 48 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 , . Now Dollars •• 0 4 11% Silverln bars ......•• 9 b 156 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 21.—Wind at noon W.N.W. QUEENSTOWN, MAY 19.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Con• quering Hero, Mauritius ; Ann Henzell, Callao ; Riga, Pernambuco. Off port, Kent, Honduras. PLYMOUTH, MAY 20.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Fama Aveiro, Havannah. Sld. Beulah, Adelaide, South Australia. PENZANCE.—And. Mary Jones, Buenos Ayres, and sailed for London. PILL, MAY 20. — Wind N.W.—Sld Adolphus Yates, Cuba. NEWPORT, MAY 20.—Wind N.W. — Sld. Sighalun, Calcutta; Enterprise, Fernando Po. WATERFORD, M AY 19.—Wind N.N.W.—SId. N or. thumbria, Quebec. LONDONDERRY.— Sld. Hecla, New York. ST. IvEs, MAY 20.—Several casks of br an d y, marked "C. N," "O. D.," •`D. Y. C," &c., h are b een picked up; the whole are of a strong salt flavour. DEAL, MAY 20.—N.W. to N , N.W.; N.w , light. —Arrd. Cornelius, Portland, New South Wales; Thomas and Joseph, Launceston, Van Diemen' s L an d ; Berk shire, Manilla; Speotator, Calcutta; Kestrel, Tutoco reen ; Eliza, Bombay; Mary Morie, Mauritius; Lady Sale, Coast of Africa; Hebe, Barbadoes ; Oregon, Porto Rico; Lord Stanley, Honduras. Arrd. from the River and sailed, Alexandrina, Algoa Bay ; Jamaica, Antigua; Maid of Alicant, Porto Rico; Reserve, Jamaica. Sld. Marquis of Bute, Sydney, N ow S out h W a l es; D av id Luckie, Demerara; British Tar, Jamaica; Morley, New York; Reform, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, MAY 20.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Mary, Ismay, Laguna; Express, Mazsgan ; Princess, Pernam buco; Marianne, Barbadoes; Jane, St. Domingo; Man hattan, New York; Henry Clay, ditto; Union, ditto; Pacific steamer, ditto, left 10th inst.; on freight 375,000 dollars in specie. Off port, Elizabeth, Calcutta. KINGSTOWN, MAY 19.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Or zel Galley, Trinidad; Safeg ua rd, Q ue b ec . PORTSMOUTH, MAY 20.—Wind N. to N.N.W.—SId. Mary Evans, New York; Duke of Norfolk, Barbadoes; Devon, Honduras. Off port, Prince Albert, New York, for London. CowEs, MAY 20.—Wind Yoorvarts, Lima; BOTOT I LisTawash. 81% 71 56 52 9 % % MINES. Paid. 15 4 1 13 0 13 5 24 all Nominal Prices. ' 2B 2 8N ' STOI OFF THE WIGHT, MAY 20. —Severn, Ceylon. DARTMOUTH, MAY 20. —Wind N.N.W.—SId. Cele. ritas, Antigua. Off port, Tourvelle, Coast of Africa. FALMOUTH, MAY 20. Wind N.N.E., strong breeze.-- Arrd. Mora, Mayaguez. Off port, Norma, Buena Ayres, and sailed for Altona. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE —WEDNESDAY Notwithstanding that the supply of English Wheel on sale in to-day's market was very moderate, the de mand for all kinds, as the attendance of buyers Was un usually small, ruled heavy, at almost nominal quoS" Lions. Fine foreign Wheats were held at full prices, but all other kinds were very slow in sale, yet Ivo cannot call them cheaper. Scarcely any English Barley was offering, but the supply of foreign was tolerably good. The demand for grinding and distilling purpose! was, tolerably firm, at l a t e rates . Al t h oug h t h e qu antity o ,r, Malt was by no m eans ex t ens i ve, t h at art i c l e m oved oil slowly, at M on d a y' s currency. O ats — t h e show 01 which was small—moved off freely at full prices. Bea", were quite as d ear , b ut a ll ot h er art i c l es co mmanded very little attention. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. --- -- ----- ~ A . Qrs. Qrs. Q rs . Qrs. 4 ' l ' .--. English •• •• •• 1 130 340 60 1 1 • 360 870 Irish .... • • .• 1 910 Foreign .. •• •• i 5 70 220 4,030 2,950 DOR,OITGEI AND SPITALPIZIMS. Fine !lops e r e steady, and quit e as d e ar. In kinds, yery littl e is doing.. CRAPE. Our market is fi W rm, RIT and E the gener L al quotation s well . supported. B ee f, f rom 2s 2 d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2s 4d to 3s 8d; La m b, 4s 81 to 5s 8d; Veal, 33 so 35 104 Pork, 2s 8d to 3 s Brl per Blbs by th e carcase . other MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Tills DAY.) John Jones, a y oung wan, who stated that he "6!:f clerk, was indicted f or stea li ng a watch, the proper ty - Mr. Wing. The prisoner came into the prosecutor's shop one dadln last week, and asked t o see a watch which was exgg for sale in the window. Il e was told the pr i ce , en' at , it length agreed to purcha se it. Th e prisoner h a nde d back to the prosecutor to be wound up, and having Ot. ceived it again, p rocee d e d to the door, which he ir , tempted to op e n, b u t h e f oun d i t bolted fast, f o r ~ Wing had observed somet hi ng pecu li ar in the prisoner : manner, which exci te d hi s susp i c i on, and had the hPfceil caution to press a secre t spr i ng b eh i nd the counter, 'v.-- fastened a bolt of the shop door so high up that a Sr. of ordinary h e i g h t cou ld not reach it. Whi l s t th e prisoner w as p u lli ng at t h e door an assistant came, - Mr. Wing's call, and Jones was given into custody. , h „' He was found guilty, and was sentenced to ail moll imprisonment, with hard labour. _rH E UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC. LIVERPOOL, TuEsnsy, 4 30 The United St a t es steam-ship Pacific, Captain Pl k : arrived here thi s a f ternoon shortly after two o ' c lock' direct from N ew Y or k. S he l eft that port at noon 4 : the 10th, and b r i ngs th ree d ays ' later news than that brought by the A s i a a t thi s port on Saturday last. b, brings 230 passengers, 375,000 dollars, or about 75•° 0 in specie, on freight. The British steam-ship Europa arrived out At bew "„,, York on the mor n i ng o f t h e Bt h , at five o ' cloc k , passage of 11 days 13 hours, from Liverpool. The American steam-ship Hermann, from Southall*. ton, on the 9th, in 14 days from Southampton. She The Americ a n s t eam - s hi p C rescent City arriv.,-,0 New York o n th e 9 t h , f rom C hagres, via Jamaica. 5" left the former port on the 29th of April, and the lat ter on the 2d instant. Neither the steamer M`Kim nor the Eudora 130 4. 1 ; 3 „ f; rived at P anama on the 28th of April. The steam-wr El Dorado, M ex i co, and Brother Jonathan were 5c Chagres when the Crescent City left. The advices from Jamaica are only one day later. • Since the departure of the Asia for Liverpool ale r t appears little of p o li t i ca l i nterest to have transpire d 0 New York. The projected expedition to Cuba, it is said gener o l at the ports on th e sea b oar d , i s g i ven up, and a 1,,01',g number of men wh o h a d co ll ected at Jacksonville, .0°• ride, were returni ng to t h e i r h omes. Gonzales one ° f their chief leaders, and who was wounded, in the la te 0 expedition at Cardenas, is reported by telegraph to be° been arrested at Florida. COMMERCIAL NEWS. NEW YORK, MAT Business at New York since the sailing of the Mt , had been fair ; money cont i nued plentiful for legitima te purposes. Exchange on Europe has been well sustained. We quote London 110 e to 1 loi and 110 i; Paris, 5 1:) , to 084; Amsterdam, 414 to 41k; Hamburo, 364 to 3,, Bremen, 791 to 791. Specie continues in request for shipment, but as the bulk of the exports are now in American gold, it is 10 2 ; possible to ascertain the amount shipped until the veil" has sailed. Cotton—On receipt yesterday morning of the Europs'e advices of the 26th ult., from Liverpool, of id. decline , the market was unsettled, and but few transactions were effected. Breadstuffs—Flour—The market still remains upset' tied, and prices are again lower. The arrivals are large for the demand, which is mostly confined to the wants of the home trade, the export inquiry being light. Grain—There is a moderate milling demand for wheat, without much change i❑ price. Good samples of Gene' see are held at I 13c. to 114ic.; sales of 6,000 bushels 10 1121 c. to 114ic.; 2,500 bushels good Ohio, at about 960 TELEGRAPHIC REPORT. NEW ORLEANS, MAY 8, EIGHT P. M. The newe, per Europa, has depressed our Cotton Market ; the sales this morning were 2,000 bales, at fully one-fourth decline. Strict middling is now quoted at 91c. EPSOM RACES. THIS DAY.-BY EXPRESS). The Burgh Stakes. Old Fox Joc o' Sot Arlette ... ... 1 ... 2 Won by a length. LATEST BETTING AT HALF -PAST ONE. DERBY. 10 to 3 agst Teddington 5 to 1 agst Marlborough Buck 7 to 1 agst Hernandez 8 to 1 agst Prime Minister 15 to 1 agst Constellation 15 to 1 agst Neasham 15 to 1 agst Theseus 20 to 1 agst Black Doctor 25 to 1 agat Hippolytus 30 to 1 agat Lamartine 40 to 1 agst Ariosto 40 to 1 agst Heartbreaker THE DERBY. Sir J. Ilawley's Teddington (J. Marson) 1 Mr. J. Clark a Marlborough Buck.. ...(Whitehouse) 2 tr. Wilkinson's Neasbam (Holmes) 3 Won by two lengths. 33 ran. Tho following also started, but were not placed:— Lord Enfield's Hernandez ......................(Mann) 0 Mr. Halford's Prime Minister ............(W. Sharpe) 0 Mr. (Templeman) 0 Mr. sm,s'sConstellationTheseus(S. Rogers) 0 Lord Eglinton's Hippolytus (Marlow) 0 Mr. Saxon's The Black Doctor .........(W. Abdale) 0 Mr. G. Sturt's Lamartino (A. Day) 0 Mr. Greville's Ariosto ........................ (Flatman) 0 Mr. E. R. Clark's Glenhawk ............... (DockeraY) Baron Rothschild's Tearaway colt ......... (Robinson) 0 Mr. Delamere's Guy Mannering ......(Bartholomew) 0 Sir R. Pigot's Runnymede (Sly) 0 Lord Exeter' s Mi das (Norman) 0 Mr. Worthington's Goliah (Osborne) 0 Mr. Waller's Enterprise colt (Wakefield) Sir J. Hawley's The Ban (Pearl) Lord Eglinton's Bonnie Dundee (Cartwright) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Heartbreaker (F. Butler) 0 Mr. IL Hill na The Mountain Deer (Maton) 0 Mr. A. Nichol's Newminster (Pettit) 0 Mr. Merry's Louis Napoleon Mr. Morris's Hungerford (Penn) 0 Mr. Thomson's Gholab Singh (Winteringham) 0 Mr. Wentworth's Azeth (Bumby) 0 Duke of Richmond's Buckhound (Kitchener) 0 Mr. St. George's Bro. to Chanticleer (H Robertson)(l) 0 0 Mr. R. H. Nevill's Telescope Sir R. Pigot'a Aolus (Boyce) 0 Mr. F. Garner's Serus (H. Ed wards) 0 Mr. Maw's Alompra (Charlton) 0 ESTATES SOLD.—The beautiful and romantic estate of Balloch. at the junction of the Leven with Loch lomond, in Dumbartonshire, has been sold to Alexander Brown, Esq., of Edinburgh, for 31,500/. ; and the estate of Craigend, near Milngavie, county of Stirling, to Andrew Buchanan, Esq , secretary to one of her Majesty's Embas sies, for 16,5001. The beautiful Highland estate of Kin lochuichart, noted for its deer forest, game preserves, and elegant shooting lodge, has just been p urc h ased by Andrew Jardine, Esq., partner of Alexander Matheson, Esq., of Ardross. RAISING OF THE BLOCKADE OF SAN SALVADOR.—• Panama journals of the 21st ult. report, that large numbers of passengers were embarking in the steamers for San Fran cisco. Her Majesty's ship Daphne, 20, Captain Fanshawe, and her Majesty's ship Swift, 10, Commander Oldham, had arrived in the harbour from Fonseca. with accounts of the raising of the blockade of the ports of San Salvador and Hon duras by the British ships, the original cause of the blockade having been amicably removed. REPRESENTATION OF WEST NORFOLK.—A re quisition was in course of signature at Lynn, on Tuesday, calling upon W. Bagge, Esq., ALP., and G. F. Bentinck, Esq., to offer themselves as candidates for this division of the C 421144 WileaTfr f 1 C 141914911 MAY *0 Pint! ____ Business done to-day. f~ i 1 E U a