The Sun. — London, England, 1851-03-06 00:00:00

Now ready at all tho Libraries. in 3 TOIL, ,/I ' R. HOWITT'S NEW WORK, MADAM DORRINGTON, OF THE DEN E. THE STORY OF A LIFE. " From Mr. Howitt 7 s ability and just fame as a painter of country ilfe, we were prepared for a pleasant and profitable reading of his new work ; but we have now to welcome him as a fiction writer of 'aigh excellence. He has evinced rare power in the portraiture of the principal character of this most interesting story, the inimitable Madam Dorrington. The characters of the sterner sex, too, are ad mirably drawn. Jeremiah Gould, the learned Vicar of Westwood, would have done no discredit to Goldsmith's pen."—Weekly Chronicle. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great 3farlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Andes soa. THIS EVENING Will be presented by her Majesty's Sarvants KATHERINE and PETRUCHIO. Petruchio, Mr. J. Anderson ; Katherine, Mrs. Nisbett. After which, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZAEL, rHE PRODIGAL. Reuben, Mr. Vandenhoff; Azael, Mr. J. Andel"- son ; Amenophis, Mr. Emery ; Bucharis, Mr. Cooper ; Sethos, Mr. Rafter ; jeplitele, Miss F. Vining ; Nefte, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Lis, Madlle. Victorine Legrain (Premier Sujet du Opera de Paris), who kas been expressly engaged for the occasion, and will make her appearance every evening. SYNOPSIS OF SCENERY, INCIDENTS, &c. ACT I. INTERIOR of REUBEN'S TENT, Opening at the Back to the Distant Desert—Sunset. The Travellers—the Evening Repast—the Gift—Departure of Azael with the Caravan for Memphis. Camels of the Desert. Aer The GREAT SQUARE of MEMPHIS. Arrival of Azael. Sacred Procession of Apis. The Offerings. Lia, and Troop of Aimee& Grand Pas de Fascination by Madlle. Victorine Legrain. :ne ensemble by Madame Louise, Maddles. falser, Julie, and Coryphees. The Gamester—False Diee—Azael's Prodigality—the Love Token VIEW near MEMPHIS. Reuben in search of kis Son—the False Friend. Interior of the TEMPLE of ISIS. Orgie. Grand Pas de Poignards by the Coryphees. Azael recovers the Stolen Scar f—the Secret Spring—Azael surprised in the Sacred Temple—the " Human Victim." The Doom of the Prodigal. Acv 111. TENT of NEMROUD, the Camel Driver. Arrival of Trave ll er s —Degradation of the Pradlgal—the Slave—the False Friend —the Gift Rheestored—D Dream, espair of the Prodigal. T The VALE of AZAEL'S BIRTH. The Harvest Festival—Azael mourned as Dead—Return of the Prodigal. Appearanee of the Spirit of the Desert. To conclude with TURNING THE TABLES. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKE.r. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompten. THIS EVENING, WM be performed the Play of THE WIFE. Julian St. Pierre, Mr. J. Wallack ; Mariana, Miss Laura Addison. To be followed by a new and original comic drama, called GOOD FOR NOTHING. Tom Dibbles, Mr. Buckstone ; Harry Collier, Mr. Howe ; Young Mr. Simpson, Mr. Clark ; Nan, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with a new and original Comedy, called PRE SENTED AT COURT. Charles the Second, Mr. Stuart ; Captain Montague, Mr Howe ; Rochester, Mr. Davenport; Marquis de Fla mer, Mr. Selby; Geoffrey, Mr. Backstone ; Anne Franklyn, Miss Reynolds , Miss Middleton, Miss A. Vining. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHi. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new grand Drama, in 3 acts, entitled RELPHEGOR THE MOUNTEBANK; or, The Pride of Birth. Duke de Montbazon, Mr. Hughes ; Count de St. Cyr, Mr. Boyce ; the Chevalier de Rolac, Mr. 0. Smith ; Guillaume, surnamed Bel phegor, Mr. B. Webster ; Ajax, alias Mr. Merryman, Mr. Wright ; Captain Pufferes, Mr. Worrell ; Madeliene, Madame Celeste ; Nini Flora Aphrodite Stilz, Miss Woolgar. After which a new Farce called THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS ; or, The Shilling Hop. Captain Kitellyer, Mr. Boyce ; Major Stiff, Mr. Freeborn ; Mr. Panels, Mr. Wright ; Alexander Panels, Miss Chaplin ; Mr. Firkins, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Tom Crop, Miss Woolgar. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Keaa and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVENING, _ _ Will be performed a new and original Comedy entitled LOVE IN A MAZE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean, Keeley, Wigan, Harley, Addison, Meadows ; Mrs. Keeley, Mrs. Winstanley, and Mn.s C. Kean. To conclude with TO PARENTS and GUARDIANS. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrls. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathew . ). THIS EVENING. Will be performed USED II?. Arter which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, to be called KING CHARMING , or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Messrs. C Mathews, F. Matthews, Horncastle, Suter, Bellingham, and Bonner; Madame Vestris, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Kills, Mrs. C. Horn, Miss St. George, and Miss Martindale. To conclude with AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. THIS EVE LNG. Will be performed ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD. After which THE SOLDIER of 102. To conclude with a new Ballet, in which Madße. Adele and Tom Mathews will appear. AsTLzrs ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. trader the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary series of attractive novelties. THIS EVENING, The Grand new Spectacle of JOAN OF ARC ; or the Mail of Or- leans, with new and costly costumes. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle. To conclude with JONATHAN; or, The Man of Two Masters. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE Tau Day —Morning 0 min. after 4 I Evening 16 min. after 4 To-Moscow—Morning 33 min. after 4 I Evening 47 min. arter 4 THE WEATHER.—Sus OFFICE, MARCH 6. THERMOMETER, t THE SHADE. 45—highest since noon yesterday. 28—lowest this morning and during the night. 41—this day, at noon. BAROMETRIC, 29.72. WIND N.N.E.—strong breeze and fine weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. KINGSTOWN (DuBLIN) —Wind N.W., gentle breeze— overcast. PLYITOUTH—Wind S., gentle breeze—heavy rain. PoarsmouTH—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. BRIGHTON—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. LasyrNas—Wind W., strong breeze —overcast. 3ourti4strrozr—Wind S., strong breeze—rain. FOLKESTONE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. klAsurasToKE—Wind S., strong breeze—overcast. GREENWICH—Wind S.W. gentle breeze—overcast. SWINDON—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. Oxrons—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. LEIGHTON —Wind S.W., strong breeze—rain. COLCHESTER—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. CANBRIDGE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. LiIRMINGHAX—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. YanmoirrH—Wind S.W., strong breeze—rain. LYNN —Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. CONWAY—Wind W.S.W., gentle breeze—rain. HOLYHEAD—Wind N.N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LANcasYEß—Wind S.W., calm—overcast. WHITBY—Wind W.N.W., gentle breeze—overcast. EtEuwicic—Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of .he wind and weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : IlatuNa.lat—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—frost. PETERBOROUGH—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. Cytzwz— Wind S., gentle breeze—cloudless. Yonk—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LANCASTIR—Wind W., calm—foggy. sue' —Wind 9.E., calm—partially cloudy. WHITEHAVEN—Wind S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Bzarrocx—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. • IN 9 ,pl 7 GUI • 4 , aht , 4/prik • 1111. A, 3t474,'" -4 r • - ,, p • .....•-•••• !be • •d t:' . 41151:1350:"*: bitini •r u • iv brand al= .57ry LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1851. It is rather a me l anc h o l y s i g ht t o w itness any man like Mr. COBDEI flattering a class and truckling to its prejudices. Still more lamentable is it to ob serve proceedings of this description in reference to a movement so peculiarly excellent as that in favour of the abolition of taxes on k now l e d ge . D u ri n g the latest demonstration made in the metropolis in favour of this most desirable reform, we regret to have ob served, on the part of the Hen. Gentleman the Representative of the West Riding of Yorkshire, a disposition to truckle and to flatter after the manner we have intimated. This it is which has already oc casionally aff o rded th e enemies of our distinguished Reformer the opportunity of jeering at him as a de magogue. It is this species of sycophancy to his auditors, at times perceptible in the bearing of Mr. C ," l "xx, which has enabled his antagonists to utter -It ' as to his sincerity. The indecorum alluded to has been only the more conspi cuous from the circumstance that it accords so ill es a characteristic with the nobler and manlier quali ties of the Ron. Member's temperament. From this con sideration we have been induced to regret the blemish the m ore earnestl y , an d th e l as t ev id ence we have had of i ts existence has only been the more la mentable, to our thinki ng , from the particular posi tion un der which it was manifested. Instead of in sisting u p o n the necessity of the i m p rovemen t re quired in regard to the emancipation of knowledge upon broad and unmistakeable principles, the Hon. Gentleman endeavoured, forsooth, to enlist the argu ments sym pathies of the working classes in favour of his by eulogiums on their superior enlightenment subtle rding and sensibility. The gallery of a theatre, according to his notion of things, yields evidence of as d iscrimination on the part of its occupants as any other p ort i on o f t h e b u ilding. This division of the Public press, again, is better than that , i n the estima tion of th e R epresentat i ve o f th e West Riding, and the reason of the superiority on the one hand he ve ry sapiently attributes to the newspapers in ques tion being Supported by the middle and the higher classes, attributing the inferiority on the other hand, vice versa, to the journals being sustained by the sup port of the ars and the labouring population. To all this we sayAteartily an d emp h a ti ca lly as e ver Mr. BuacaE Id to the London Fine Ladies, in the « vi car of Wakefield" Fudge liol- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1851. low eulogiums like these, transparent flatteries like these, become rather nauseous when ap lied directly to the men flattered and , eulogised. They are drunk in, doubtless, by greedy ears, and are welcomed by fervent acclamations, but when they come to be reduced to print next day they appear with a somewhat sorry grace in black-and-white. Added to all which, Mr. COBDEN is damaging the very cause he is attempting to advance by the erro neous and mistaken manner of its advocacy. For surely it stands to reason that—if the men in the upper galleries of a theatre are so conspicuously en lightened—if the spokesmen among these toilers of the community are the most gifted individuals in the land from the circumstance of their not being the spokesmen of the middle and the higher classes—if all this be really the case, as Mr. COBDEN says it is, why then common sense tells us that no very pressing necessity can, by possibility, exist for abolishing these same vilified and vituperated taxes upon knowledge. With enlightenment so pecaliarly diffused among the working people of the United Kingdom—where the want of dissipating their ignorance ? With such exquisite refinement of intellect, and such delicate sensitiveness of disposi tion—where the need of removing imposts said to weigh so heavily upon both the popular mind and the popular temperament ? Again we say with Mr. BURCEIELL—Fudge ! It is precisely because the humbler classes are not so enlightened, so refined, and so remarkable for their blending of knowledge and morality, that we are just now advocating with all the ardour of enthusiasm the need of the remis sion of these same taxes upon knowledge. It is precisely because we cannot recognize among our artizans and labouring population generally the tokens of any such moral and mental advance ment as the one here prematurely panegyrised by the Member for the West Riding, that we, are solicitous to witness the organization of a regular system of na tional education, and to behold, with this purpose in view, the removal of the duties at present affixed to the materials requisite for its diffusion. Satisfied upon these points, we have too sincerely and earnestly at heart the interests of the working classes as a body, to listen with indifference to any such ill-timed and most injudicious arguments. We are too really anxious to recognize the carrying out of the present movement against the pernicious taxes on paper and advertisements, to regard with indiffer ence the articulation of sentiments which cannot fail to retard the progress of the beneficent agitation. It is, therefore, with feelings of genuine regret that we perceive the abilities and the influence of Mr. Con- DEN so egregiously and miserably misapplied as they appear to us to have been on the occasion of the im portant meeting yesterday convened in St. Martin's Hall, Long Acre. Let him restrict himself to the logical illustration of an abuse, and to the manly advocacy of a reform, without striving to ingratiate himself with his auditors and the work ing people generally, by any such melancholy toady ings and flatteries. He will then find no reason whatever to dread the accusation of being a success ful or a disappointed demagogue, and give no cause either for the regret of his admirers or the derision of his antagonists. Substantial testimony has already been afforded that the promoters of the Exhibition are no mere dreamers—that testimony being the Crystal Palace of Industry. From the magnitude of that remarkable edifice, the scale of the entire undertaking may be in some measure estimated. From the symmetry of its proportions, some faint idea may be formed of the skill employed in the general conduct of the enter prise. For not less care has been devoted to the arrangements of the Exposition by the Commis sioners than has been manifestly dedicated to the fa brication of its home of glass and iron by the con tractors and the architect. The manifold regulations required to be enforced betimes Eby the former, with a view to simplify in some degree matters which must otherwise have remained inextricably confused if only by reason of their very multiplicity, would be scarcely credible but for the remembrance that the festival about to be celebrated is one enlisting the sympathies of the various nations of both hemispheres. The enormous extent of the preparations, in short, would be more than sufficient to bewilder any but men as amply qualified as the members of the Royal Commission. Naturally enough the vastness of these same preparations has awakened among the more sanguine hopes i❑ the highest degree chimerical and illusory. Instead of looking upon the scheme simply as one calculated to impart a wholesome stimulus to the industry and ingenuity of the multitude throughout the globe, they have pictured to themselves, as the consequence of the Exhibition, the dawn of an age of peace which the union of science and religion may ultimately perfect to a millennium. Thus, at least, we should interpret the predictions. As if any better result could possibly anticipate, than the one we have already hinted at, the encouragement of handi craft and the applause of philosophical ex periment, the excitement, in short, of a genial and beneficial emulation among the labouring classes, of the different nations of Christendom ! Oat of the extravagance of these very fantastic prophecies of good have come equally exaggerated and erroneous forebodings of evil as the result of the entire enter prise. Warnings of the most sinister kind ima ginable have been croaked about by the human ravens of the community—the project appearing in their eyes a perilous provocation of all the ills re• puted to have emanated from the box of PANDORA. " Pride shall have a fall," is the text of these lugu brious inuendoes : and in proportion to the pleasure evinced by the masses generally speaking in the pro gress of the arrangements, have their dismal hints as to their issue become more audible. Now, without indulging any ridiculous visions of advantage as likely, to our thinking, to accrue to the people from the approaching Exhibition of Inter national Industry, we must confess at once that we are very far indeed from participating in the alarm of those who look forward to its commencement as to the beginning of a great calamity. Oa the contrary, we find ourselves disposed to await with feelings of confident satisfaction the opening of the Crystal Palace, calculated, as we are convinced it is, to forward ilia very great way the blessed labours of civilization. That it may be the ulterior means of placing mankind at large on a more amiable footing in regard to each other we believe, and hence we are not altogether disinclined to view the undertaking as the probable medium through which the chances of war may be somewhat diminished, and, at any rate, through which its rigours may to some appreciable extent be mitigated. Apart from this more senti mental way of estimating the value of the present plan of intercommunication, however, we are not reluctant to consider with some degree of complacency a proceeding which must tend very materially to familiarise the races of the world with their respective methods of experiment and fabrication. From this wide diffu sion of knowledge an almost infinite amount of benefit must accrue to the peoples of the earth collec tively. Science must be matured by the interchange and industry promoted by it to an extent hitherto regarded as impracticable. The more laborious com munities will be encouraged to a continuance of their assiduity ; and the more indolent be awakened from their torpor by the contrast of results shaming them into activity. Practical advantages must therefore ensue from the Industrial Exposition as its certain and inevitable consequences. Added to the material benefit in this manner conferred upon the multitude by the originator of the scheme, there are others of a subordinate kind, relating to the improvement of the social condition of the people, which cannot be altogether overlooked. Less estimable they may seem to be to the majority when compared to the good arising to commerce and manufactures, but eminently deserving of attention they un questionably are to every seriously reflective tem perament. Happiness, according to the subtle defini tion of some philosopher, does not so much consist in the success of our greatest undertakings, but in the agreeable and satisfactory arrangement of all the little petty details of life in the twenty-four hours. So it is to a considerabl e ex t en t w ith referen ce t o th e no bl er community.homilies Sermons, an d o r moral dogm dogmatic ea. qualities of of a any descripti on , t ny c s , hing and ultra-religious Acts of Parliament, and matters of a similar character, affect the disposition of a people in no way at all, w hen contriuted with the influence of habits and customs of apparently the most homely and in significant character. Anything, consequently, which we can possibly do towards securing the amelioration of whatever is vicious or reprehen sible in these national habits and customs should be welcomed with all imaginable cordiality by the real philanthropist Trivial they may appear to the su perficial observer, but important they are in reality, nevertheless—constituting, as they do, the very bone and basis of the national character. Among the minute advantages which are thus looked upon as probable cannot be overlooked those which many are just now anticipating with some eagerness in refe rence to the improvement of modern costumes. Very far indeed are we from regarding this improvement as undeserving of serious consideration ; and it has consequently been with satisfaction, as well as with feelings of amusement, that we have watched the growth of an enthusiastic indignation against various articles of attire, and above all against the European hat, an article of dress which has come at last to be vilified by one infuriated antagonist as " that stiff and nonsensical hat—that hat as hollow as the head of whoever first put it on the heads of others—the hat, imperious and unswerving, tall, dark, grim, and dismal—the hat that scowls from above a pleasant countenance—the hat that crowns all absurdity." While changes of a desirable nature are being made in other quarters we are sanguine that such as those here indicated may not be set aside at this moment from any belief in their unimportance. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The procession of the Bxuf gras passed off quietly on Tuesday. Since 1848 there has been no proces sion of a Baal gras in Paris ; in that year the pro cession, coming immediately after the revolution, was a grand political demonstration, and with their usual appreciation of the ridiculous the getters up of the procession of 1848 called their fat ox Duchatel, after the heavy, pompous, and over-fed fat ex-Minister of the Interior, the colleague'of GUIZOT and TESTE. The following account of the procession of the present year appears in Galignani's Messenger:— " The ex was conducted by four sacrificators, dressed up as,savages, and behind it came a car handsomely ornamented and drawn by four white horses, gaily ca • parisoned. Standing on the highest part of the vehicle was a female, pressed a l'antique, to represent Ceres holding a sickle in her hand, and at the four corners of the vehicle children seated similarly attired. After the car came the representatives of the different nations, in appropriate costume, the whole cortege being preceded and followed by mounted republican guards. The throng of spectators was so great in front of the Elys 43 when the procession passed, that a man was thrown down, but fortunately rescued in time to prevent his being trampled on. The ox which figured in the day's show bears the name of Liberti, and weighs 1,432 kilo grammes." The illoeiteur mentions that the four regiments longest in Paris which are to be removed are to be replaced by others, and that several other changes are to be made with the view of allowing all the regi ments in garrison to take the duty in the forts and the town in turn. _ _ . The Bourse was firm, with little business doing. The Five per Cents. opened at 96f. 85c., and closed at 96f. 90c.; the Three per Cents. at 58f. 10c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 885 f. ; Rouen, 647 f. 50c.; Havre, 2751.; Great Northern, 4761'. 25c.; Avignon, 190 f.; Vierzon, 415 f.; Basle, 158 f. 75c.; Bordeaux, 395 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 370 f.; Tours and Nantes, 256 f. 25c.. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAncu 5. Boulogne and Amiens, 9.‘—East Indian, 15 —Namur and Liege, B%—Northern of France, 15 1 —Orleans and Bor. deaux, 3%—Paris and Strasbourg, 10:% ex div.—Tours and Nantes, 5%. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 28th ult. have arrived. The Committee on the National Debt has reported to the Chamber of Deputies in favour of the Govern ment project. MADRID BOLSA, FEB. 28.—Three per Cents., 341; Five per Cents., 14j. Exchange on London, 50 60 money. THE SHARE MARKETS. 13RITXSH ItAILWAYS. Railways. Aberdeen.. .. • • • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Birming., Wowerhamp., and Stour Valley • • Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331.6 x. Id.. Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 201. • . Bristol and Exeter •• - Caledonian • • • • • • Cheater and Holyhead Direct Loud. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen 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 Edam, Perth, and Dundee Do. Newport .. • • Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South-West, De. do. G. D. & C. stock Great Northern • • • • Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per et. Great Southern and Western, Ireland • • Great Western .• • • Do. New, 171. • • -• Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • • • • • 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 Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip Loudon, Brighton, and', South Coast .. • • London and N.-Weaternl Do. do. new quarters . 1 Do. fifths Uo. 101. sh., M. & B (c) Landon and S.-11 estern Do. new 501. .. Do. new 401. Londonderry & Coleraine Do. hail shares .. • • Londonderry and Ennis- Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock - .. .. .• Manchester, Sheffield, 8s Lincolnshire i• • •• Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • • Midland .. .- • • • • Do. consolidated pref. Do. NI. shares • • • • Do. Blrming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle • • Do. quarter shares • • ti ewmarket . • • Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford • • • • Newry and Enniskillen • • N ewry, arrenpoint• & itostrevor • • Norfolk • .. • • Do. New 20/. shares • • Northern Counties Union North British.. .. North Staffordshire • • North-Western . • • • North & Sth.-West.JUne. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. • • Scottish Central .. • • Scottish Midland .. • • Do. new .. • . Shrewsbury & Birming. Class A.. .. .. • • Do. Class 8.. • • • • Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New • • Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) • • • • Do. Halves .. • • • • Do. Oswestry • • . • Do. Now.. .. • • Shropshire Union • • • • Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent • • South Devon .. • • South-Eastern .. • • South Wales.. .. • • South Yerksh. and.niver Dun Shell., Roth., and Geole, Sou.b. Div iSiOS. • . • • Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea & Loughor, &o. raw Vale Extension • • Thames Haven Deck and Rahway .. • • Vale of Neath - • Waterford and Kilkenny. Waterford and Limerick,' Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin .. • • West Cornwall .. • • West London .. .. • • Whitenaven and Furness York, Newcastle, & Ber- Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference .. .. York and North Midland MIIVIIS ZIE.ELS' Paid. 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Business Railways. Leasing Paid. Closing Prices. Companies. done. Berks:andHan.s Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 % 1 p. 6% Bir. and Oxford Junc.,callsdul: paid, or with a guarantee • Do .. .. 20 283{ 2934 Do., without a guarantee .. DO .. • • 20 27 —2B 2734 Birm., Wol., & Dad ~calls uly paid, or with a guarantee •. Do .. .. 15 836 9 36 pad Do., without a guarantee Do .• •• 15 7 8p x d Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. 17 54 17% 17% E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. .. G. Northern 25 32 32% 3234 Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. 50 101 103 ad Do. 34 Shares Do .. • • 25 50 —5l Id x.d Do. % Shares Do • • .. 1234 22% 2334 id Leeds and Brad. Midland .. 50 9634 97% Lan. and Green. S. Eastern . 12 15 4 1114 11% Do., Pref. .. Do .. 20 24 —25 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. Norfolk .. 20 1434 1534 xi N. & East, 5 per Cent. E. Counties . 50 54 —56 xd x.d no. New .. Do • • • . 43 4 6 Pxd Preston and I L. &N.W. 1 25 4234 43% wy re . • & La.& Y. Do. 34:Shares ADo .. .. 103f i 8 9 P. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern 20 21% —22 Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern 45( 85% x. l Do. Shep. Ex.. Do .. 1% I%p. xi South Staffords. Mr. SDClean 934 3% —2% 418. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. • • Stock.& Dar. 25 24 —25 xd Wilts, Som., & Weymouth .. Gt. Western 50 44 45 Railways. 'REF: Aberdeen • • • . Caledonian 10/. Chester and Holyhead .. East Angliau (31. los.) 6 per cent. .. Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. Do. (7 1. 175.) 7p. c.:Pref. 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 .. Glasgow & S.-W. Consol. Gt Northern, 5 per cent. Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. Lancashire and York shire, F. 20/. .. Do. 6 per cent. Stock Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per cent., No. 1 Dol6 per cent., No. 2 • Do. 6 per cent., No. 3 . Do. quarters, 1848 , London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per ct., late Croydon thirds De. pref., 5 p ct. Stock, 1851, from 501. share. E Do. cony. 5 per ct. 1852 Do. new guar., 6 per ct. London &S.-W., uew Londonderry and Ennis. Millen, half shares —.. Manch., Sheffield, and . -.—..,.. Line , guar. stirs., No. I Do. new, 19/. .. .. Do., 6/. .. .. .. .. Midland Con. 6 p. c. stock Do. Consel. ISristol & Binning., 6 per cent... Do. Bristol & Glouces. Do. do. do. .. _ Do. Erewash Malley .. Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per cent. guar. .. Norfolk Extension .. Do. guar. 5% or cent. Do. Waveney Valley „ North British .. Shrewsbury and Bins. New Guaranteed .. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. South Devon .. South-Eastern, 4% p. ct. Waterlord & Kilkenny, 51. West London, 1 st Cl. (101.) Do. 2d Class de. (par), York, Newc., and Berw., Gt. N.of E. Pur. . : Do. York and North Midland H. and S. Purch. Bonlorne and Amiens • • Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) • • Demerara . .. • • Dutch Rhenish .. •• East Indian .. .. .. [Business done to-day. % Par 6 14, 3i li 1: 13 % % 1143.; 1454 % x.d 13034 51 4 34 9 % 14 Do. do. do. • • Great Indian PenLnsula • • Ditto ditto .. .. Louvain ala Sambre .. 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 .. .. Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Haaselt • • bleat Fla./idol .. .. 16 is 3 % 4 11 z.d MINES. Paid. Nominal Prices. I Business don, . to-day. Anglo.Mexican(is. Si p.) 100 .. —.. Asturian .... ••••.. • • .. 15 .. —.. Australian .... •••• • • • • 4 3% 2% Barossa Range 1 13 0 3% —3% Blaenarvon Iron and Coal 50 • • —.. Bolanos Scrip ........ • • • • . • • British Iron ... • • ..... 13 5 .. —• • Brazilian Imp. (is 51. g.) 24% .. . • • Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba 30 32% —32 Do. St. John del Rey.. 15 14% 13% Cobre Copper ...... ... 40 32% 34% Coplapo ..... • ...... .. 14 5% —6% . General. Real Del Monte, Vareg. M % Do. Black Debentures. .. ... Do. Red Debentures .. • • • • Santiago de Cuba ...... 10 7% 6 Tin Croft ..•• •• ...... 1 7 10% —ll United Mexican • . .. 28 2 B it 6% —5% 5% JOINT STOCK MUMS Australasia .... British North America.. 50 42M 43 Colonial .... • • ........ 25 9% - 11% Commercial of London.. 20 25 25% London Joint Stock .... 10 18% 17% 17 % London and Westminster 20 27% 27% National Provincial Eng. 35 .. —.. National of Ireland .. 22% 17% —lB Provincial of Ireland .• • • 25 42 —43 43% Do. New .. ........ 10 15% —l5 Union of Australia .. • • 25 34% —34 Do. New ............ 2% 3 —3% Union of London • lO 12% 13% Unlan of Madrid .... MISCELLANEOUS. / Canada •• .. •••• • • • Gen. Steam Navigation Penin. & Oriental Steam 5O GB% 72% Royal Mail Steam .. • • [We cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, an will not be influenced by .NEOUS. 42% 46 26% — 274 72% 73 —69 Le errors of the Official Lists, and Ited correspondents.] interes' MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 6,000 bales, comprising 4,500 American at bid. to 7 3 / 4 d., 400 Pernam and Maranham at 7id. to 80., 100 Bahia at Bd. to 8 fd., 300 Egyptian at 74d. to 400 Surat at &id. to sid., and 100 Sea Island at Is. 2id. to Is. bid. The market closed heavily, ex cept for Boweds and Egyptian, which were in favour of buyers, the latter about l id. per lb.—ln Railway Shares a fair business was done, but prices had a declining ten dency. The month's Trade and Navigation Returns to the sth of February, stand well, viz.:— MARKET NEWS.-(THLS DAY.) NENTIGATE AND LEADENHAEL. These markets were tolerably steady to-day, at full prices:—Beef, from 2i 2d to 33 4d; Mutton, 23 6d to 3s 10d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Pork, 2s 8d to 4s per 81bs by the carcase. KAY MARKETS. SMITH FlELD.—lileadow lia:„2/ lOs to 31 17s 6d; Clover, 31 Os to 4/0s; and Straw, If is to 11 78 per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade firm. CUMBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 21 103 to 41 Os; Clover, 31 Os to 410 s; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 8s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Ray, 2/ 8s to 3/ 18s; Clover, 310 s to 4145; and Straw, I/ Is to 117 s per load. Trade steady, at late rates. MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, MARCH s.—Our market has ruled steady .0-day, and prices have had an upward tendency.— Beef from 33 to 36 8d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 6,1 to 4s; Pork, 36 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, MARCH s.—Prime Beasts and Sheep moved off freely, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81b8. Most other kinds of Stock were firm.—Beef from 33 to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s Gd; Veal, 3s 4d to 35 10d; Pork, 33,4 d to 3s 8d per 81b5. Quarter -old store Pigs 16s to 20s each. LEWES, MARCH 4.—The general demand has ruled steady, on the following terms :—Beef from 3s 4d to 4s; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per Bibs CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Feb. 27, 1851, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Ragland and `pairs per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. IBAHLET.I OATS. BEE. I BEANS. I PEAS. PRICE .. 36a 10d 22s 7d 16s Od 124 s 4d 1 25 s 3d I 25s lid GERMANY. The Dresden Gazette states that Prussia has again given way to Austria. It would appear that the spirit of old FREDERICK is fast becoming extinct. It is also rumoured that the differences between Austria and Switzerland were settled. KAVASS PACHA, the insurgent Bosnian Chief, who after his defeat took refuge in the Austrian territory, has been conveyed as a prisoner to Zara. The Second Chamber of Saxony has passed a vote of confidence in the Minister of the Interior. In the sitting of the Second Chamber of the States of Hanover, on the Ist inst., the members were en gaged on the motion of the Deputy LANG, calling on the Ministry to lay before the Chamber the docu ments relating to the German question. The motion was opposed by the Minister, who considered it to be a vote of want of confidence. The motion was nega tived, the votes being 34 for, and 39 against it. The Prince of PRUSSIA held a grand parade on the new market of Cologne on the 27th. In an ad dress to the officers, in which he expressed his plea sure at meeting them again, he impressed upon them the necessity of thoroughly training the young men who had recently entered the service. The Prince afterwards went to Coblentz. HOLLAND. THE HAGUE.—In reducing the pension list, the following changes have been made in the salaries of the diplomatic staff :—Ambassador plenipotentiary, 8,000 florins; resident minister, 6,000 florins ; charge d'affaires, 4,000 florins; secretary of legation, first rank at Constantinople, 2,000 florins; secretary of legation, second rank, 1,000 florins ; attache, 600 florins. RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburgh, of the 21st ult., states that on the joint proposition of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, and the Historical and Philolo gical Society of St. Petersburgh, the Russian Go vernment has just decided that the thousandth anni versary of the foundation of the Russian empire, which, according to the historians of that country, dates from the year 552, shall be celebrated next year with the greast pomp in that capital, and in those of all the European and Asiatic provinces of Russia. WALLACHIA AND MOLDAVIA: Accounts from Bucharest state that the Russian troops were to evacuate the Principalities on the Ist inst. It was feared, however, that this so-called eva cuation would be merely a change of garrison. N ORWAY. Accounts have been received from Norway, an nouncing that the disturbances which had broken out in the neighbourhood of Drontheim have been sup pressed. ITALY. The Risorgimento of Turin of the 28th ult. states that M. BAUR°, having invited the Government to contradict in a more explicit manner than the official Gazette, the rumours of conspiracies and dangers menacing the subalpine liberties, M. CAVOUR, Mi nister of Commerce, replied that the Government had thought it sufficient to contradict in the official journal some of the reports in circulation. As to those, he said, to which no allusion was made, they were not considered worthy of notice. They referred to august persons, and the Ministry believed the latter to be placed too high to be defended otherwise than by silence. A similar instance already occurred. Another personage still more illustrious had been publicly insulted. The Cabinet did not then deem it its duty to contradict the calumnies, of which no other trace now remains, except the regret of those Rho credited them. The present Cabinet did not think proper to engage in a dispute on reports devoid of all foundation. It stated that it did not believe them. It now repeats that statement, being per suaded that futurity and facts will demonstrate their falsehood still more clearly than its words. REMOVAL OF THE COURT TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT. —Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal children, are expected to arrive at Osborne on Saturday next, when sow ing and planting will be the order of the day with the whole of the Royal party, for they are all agriculturists. - - REPRESENTATION OF GRERNWICEL—It is reported that Mr. Alderman Salomons and Mr. Alderman Wire are to contest the borough with Admiral Dundas. Edward Smith, who was found guilty yesterday of arson at the Central Criminal Court, was b roug h t up f or sentence, and Mr. Justice Erie said, from inquiries he had made, he was quite satisfied that the manner he had exhi bited during the trial was feigned, and he should order him to be transported for fifteen years. DEATH or ADMIRAL COLE( CAM PBELL. — T hia officer died on the 3d in s t., aged 64. He had been connect e d captain with the service for upw a rds of 54 y ears , of 1812. The Admiral was one of the few surviving Trafalgar officers. At that engagement he was mate of the Defiance, and ho served in the same vessel on the occasion of Calder's action. He was lieutenant of the Phoebe at the capture of Martinique and Guadaloupe, in 1809, and had the honour of being gazetted for his services in 1608 and 1810. The de ceased was related to the family of the late Sir Colin Campbell. HIT HIM, HE'S GOT NO FRIENDS. —Last week, while her Majesty was sending right and left for the heads of parties to get a Government, it is strange that the Royal summons was not directed to Sir Charles Wood; for it is allowed on all hands—by foes as well as friends —that there is no ono so capable of knocking up a Cabinet.—Punch. SLAVES IN AMERICA.—It is estimated that the p r r h e e sen in t e n re u a m se be i r n otfenslaes years has inthe be U en n a it t ed th S e t r a a te te s i c 5 f 2 1 ,9 3:4 per 33,000. cent. EXPORTS. 1850 1851 Increase ... £4,069,431 4,817,870 £748,439 The imports are large as regards various articles of consumption, but they consist of food chiefly, which must have added materially to the comfort of our labour ing classes. The adviees received from the Cape of Good Hope to the Bth of January have not taken by surprise those who have watched the course of events for some time past in the colony. There is a well-founded hope, how ever, that the energy and skill of Sir Harry Smith, the Governor, will prove successful in bringing the contest to an early issue. I❑ the meantime there is already to be deplored considerable loss of life among the troops, who were taken at a disadvantage, but who will doubtless be soon avenged. It is to be inferred that the Kafirs have made extensive preparations ere they ventured upon such a hazardous contest, and whether this war shall cost us two or three millions sterling as the last did, or by success in the onset will be settled at a smaller cost, is yet a problem to be solved. The preservation of the eastern colony is concerned, and it is satisfactory to observe that great alacrity was shown by the Hottentot as well as the European population, although the Kafir servants had nearly all absconded from their several em ployments, and the wives and daughters of the farmers had themselves to tend the flocks. Accounts from Amsterdam of the 4th inst., state that there was not much doing in the Funds. Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. were 57 to 7-16th. The deficit in the revenue of Holland, arising from the modification of various taxes, is stated at 2,391,000 florins for the year. The Funds have been very firm this morning, although subject to a temporary reaction, owing to the Cape of Good Hope news. The Money Market is very easy, and an impression prevails that it will so continue. In deed it is not unlikely that the Bank of England will reduce its minimum rate of discount if exchanges con tinue as at present. Consols have been 961 1 for Trans fer, and 961 for Account. They are now 961 For the April Account the price is 96i The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. brought 99i to and the Three per Cents. 97i Bank Stock has been marked 2141. Exchequer-bills have been at 495. to 51s. premium. _ In the Foreign Market there are not a dozen bargains recorded. Mexican Bonds have realized 341 and Pe ruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 83. Russian Four and-a-Half per Cents. have been 97i 1. Dutch Four per Cents. are 91k. In Railway Shares a good business is doing, and they bear, generally, improved prices. Blackwall, Great Northern, South•Ea;tern, and East Lancashire are very buoyant. The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under:- 1851. Great-Western £14,181 North-Western 1850. ... £13.693 ... 40,204 South-Western 8,707 ... 8,357 Brighton Midland South-Eastern North Stafford Caledonian 6,356 ... 5,759 QUARTER TO THREE ... 96i ... 96 Console ... Ditto Account BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Sank Stock 21 4 3% 2 per Cent. Reduced Annuities.— 9744% per Cent. Consols Arms New 31( per Cent. Anus. r.ong Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 731 7 11-16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1560 7 9-16 7% D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 7% South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities 9 6 54 Consols for Account 96,6% E cchequer Bills. I'4d 2d. March June. 1,0001... 5l 49 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican 80nd5,1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto for the Account Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cant — Ditto 4% per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 ,,4 per Cent., 12 Guild ... Ditto 4 per Cont. Certifisates ... 91% LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 6.—Wind this day at noon N.W., pleasant breeze and fine clear dry weather. OFY S,WANAGE.—Talavera, Calcutta. SLIGO.—Sid. Era, West Indies; Commerce, Newport and West Indies. LONDONDERRY, MARCH 4.—The Orion, hence to Workington, has been towed in to Larne, and rua on shore, with bows stove from contact with the Rover steamer, from Belfast. YARMOUTH, MARCH s.—The Elizabeth, Folkestone to Hartlepool, has come in with loss of bowsprit, &c,, from contact with the Arim, of Arundel. The Two Bro thers, of Newcastle, is on shore on the Patch of the Barber Sand. PERNAMBUCO, JAN. 29.—The Eliza Johnson, for Liverpool, struck on the bar of Aracaty 18th inst., and broke her back in two placei. CARDIFF.—SId. Ambassador, San Francisco; Mary, New York. BELFAST, MARCH 4.—Wind S.—Arrd. Albert, Bar• b adoes. MULL, MARCH s. —Wind W.S.W,, fresh.—Sld. Har lequin, New York; Sovereign, St. John's, New Bruns wick; True Love and Anne, Davis' Straits. QUEENSTOWN, MARCH 4.—The Forest State, Liver pool to Boston, has put in with loss of mainmast. DEAL, MARCH s.—Wind W.S.W., fresh and squally. —Arrd. Japan, Mauritius for Bristol; Ottawa, Callao ; Southampton, New York ; Yorktown, ditto ; Amanda, ditto, for Antwerp. Arrived from the River, John Knox, Port Philip; Devonshire, New York. LITERPOOL, MARCH s.—Wind S.W. to N.N.W.— Arrd. Leonora, Demerara; Louisa, St. Domingo ; Spy, Mazatlan; Pyramid, New Orleans; Imperial, Wilming ton ; Philadelphia, Philadelphia ; Parkfisld, Callao ; Seraphina, Pernambuco ; John Horrocks, Demerara ; Berazus, Laguna ; Helena, New Orleans ; N a ughton, ditto ; Ocean Star, ditto ; Charles Saunders, ditto ; Ticonderaga, ditto; Josh. B a d ger , ditto ; Themes, ditto; James Nesmith, ditto ; David Cunnin, ditto ; Salem, Mobile; Republic, ditto; Kitty Cordes, Charleston; Al bert Gallatin, New York, Sld. Arcturus, Barbadoes ; Teresa, Bolivar ; Camelia, New York Off port, Eu phrates, China ; Woodman, Maranham ; Pursuit, and John Cumming. DOVER, MARCH 5.--Wind W.S.W., fresh.—Put back, Enterprise, from St. Thomas's. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH s.—Wind W. to S.S.W.—The Ceres, Christiansand to Bristol, has come in leaky, and with bows damaged, having been in contact with the Favourite, London to Barbadoes, which put in here on the 3d. FALMOUTH, MARCH s.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Mary i Taylor, Aux Cayes, from Ant wer p . PETERHEAD.—S4A.BECCHlipr.,—GTreheenlajsnida Mad of Ke n t, o f SUNDERLAND, Rochester, has put in with loss of fore7 l a u s r t tin a , nd of bow bow sprit, from contact wit h a vessel off_ Whitby. LOWESTOFT, M c A o li n c ta u ct s. w — it T h h t e he s E lo d o w p ard, for Lo n d on; Ips wich, has been in the latter has bowsprit sprung. M A RISCHALCOLLEGE , ABERDEEN.—On Saturday last the Earl of Eglinton was elected, by a majority of all the nations," Lord Rector of this College. The Noble Lord's opponent was Sir Charles Lyell. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I E. I BEANS. I PEAS. IS Od is Od Is Od Is Od is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN THE PAST WEEK. Wheat, 76,544; Barley, 6 , 1,713; Oats, 23,654; Rye, 31; Beans, 7,915 ; Yeas, 1,759 quarters. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor Lord CRANWORTH.) DIETAIRIE V. CARDINAL WISEMAN. The arguments in this case were resumed to-day. after the short causes were disposed of. The case has been already twice before the Court, and was spe cially appointed to come on yesterday, when Mr. BETHELL (with whom was Mr. Kingslake) moved for an injunction to restrain the trans fer of 7,000/. stock. The plaintiff, for whom Mr. Bethel! appeared, was Julie Metairie. The defendants were Cardinal Wiseman, who was only a de fendant in his official character, John Athanasius Cooke, the Very Rev. Mr. Norris, and Mr. Cox; and the object of the application was to restrain Cooke, Norris, and Cox from dealing with or transferring a sum of 7,0001. Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Annuities, and from receiving any future dividends. This sum of stock was made the subject of a deed of gift obtained from a dying man under the influence of his spiritual director. Some years since the Legislature in its wisdom passed an Act putting gifts to Roman Catholic charities on the same footing as gifts to Protestant Dissenters; but be fore that period they were not regarded as valid, and the good sense of the parties was enough to induce them to abandon them. Now, it appeared, they felt greater confidence arising from some cause or another, and they thought that this gift made by a dying man could be supported. He should, however, not mention any farther Cardinal Wiseman's name, as he was only a formal party. The defendants were John Athanasius Cooke, a gentleman at the equity bar, well conversant with the practice of our law, and he was the gentleman employed to prepare the deeds, and is a trustee. This gentleman descended to menial offices in preparing the deeds; he saw to the engrossment; he paid for the stamps, and fulfilled all the duties of counsel, solicitor, and law-stationer. Mr. Holdstock, the priest, and Mr. Norris and Mr. Cooke, were the trustees. Mr. Hamil ton was a legatee under the will, the other defendants were the next of kin of the testator. The outline of the case was as follows : he should give little that was not confessed in the brief. More than fifty years ago, in 1797, Mathurin Carr 6, a native of France, came to live in England, being then very poor, but he gained a sub sistence by teaching languages in London. During the last 18 years of his life he lived in the same house with the mother of Matthew Hamilton, one of the defendants to this suit, from whom he rented two small apartments on the second floor. The house was situate in Chalton street, Somers-town; and his two rooms were fitted up with a press-bed and a few other cheap articles of furni ture belonging to himself. M. Carr 6 eas a man of great vigour and industry, and by extraordinary exertions in his calling, and by very rigid parsimony, he gradually , amassed two sums of 7,0001. and 3,000/. stock, and in vested his savings in the public funds of Great Britain. He attained the age of seventy-seven years in January. 1847, when he still retained his strength and vigour. He was possessed of two sums of 7,000/. and 3,000/. Bank Annuities, and 1,500 francs in a French bank. He pos sessed one peculiarity not usual with his countrymen—a rooted aversion to women—a matter of importance when the gift is to a female school. He always hoped to go back to Labelle, where his friends had resided. On the 26th of February, 1847, he became in a weak state of health, and at the suggestion of Mr. Hamilton, a me dical practitioner, named Gasquet, who was of the Ro man Catholic persuasion, was called in, and attended him in his apartment on the 27th of February, 1847. Mr. Gasquet observed that M. Carr 6 was suffering from weakness, and that he would be most benefited by nu tritious food, but he feared " the poor creature" had not the means to supply himself with the comforts his state required; and Mr. Gasquet was then going away when Mr. Hamilton stopped him and said that M. Carr 6 had ample means for all that might be required, for, in fact, he had property to the amount of 10,0001. Mr. Gas quet appeared surprised, and asked whether he had any relatives in this country, upon which Mr. Hamilton told him that M. Carr 6 had no relation in Eng land, but he had a sister and other relations living in France. Mr. Gasquet, shortly after quitting M. Carre's house, had an interview with the defendant, J. Hold stock, a Roman Catholic priest of a chapel in Claren don-square; Somers-town, and informed him that at the house of Mr. Hamilton there was an aged French Roman Catholic in a dying or sinking state, and that he was said to have property to the amount of 10,000/. On the fol lowing day the said James Holdstock called at Mr. Ha milton's and said he wanted to see M. Carr& and must see him alone; and while he was alone with M. Carte, there was no evidence to show what had taken place, but it was said that Carr 6 of himself proposed to give the larger part of his property to the charity. It was re presented that this intention was reduced to writing, but that the paper had not been preserved. The priest then sent one of his congregation, Mr. Cooke, who represents himself as being a convert to the Romi s h re li g i on i n 1837, and that he carried the paper away with him. Cooke then, without the intervention of a solicitor, drew a will, and returned on Monday, the Ist of March, and the priest, James Holdstock, and John Athanasius Cooke, called together upon M. Carte, bringing with them a will ready engrossed. While the p r i est an d J. A. Cooke were with M. Carr 6, two women, who lived in the same house with the priest, c a ll e d by hi s di rect i on i n ' order that they might witness the will, but they were then sent away, when it was proposed instead of a will a deed should be prepared, so as to save the legacy duty of 700/. On Thursday, the 4th of March, the deed and will were ready prepared, and a Miss Clark and a Mr. Hay, a former clerk in Wright's house, came to the door. M. Carre was then worse, and he desired that they should not be admitted. Some altercation took place, but eventually the priest went up to M. Carl* who admitted he had prohibited them. Some con versation then took place, and after some time the priest induced the sinki ng man to consent. At this time Mr. Brown came in, and as t o w h a t took place there was a different complexion given by the evidence; the old man was unwilling to proceed with the business; he de sired to be left alone, when the priest interfered, speak ing to him in French. Cooke then read the will through; he was desirous to leave the room, but the priest commanded him to stay. The priest then proped the old man up, and held his fingers, as he affixed his signature, and all this took place between five and seven o'clock. Among the documents signed was a power of attorney to enable Cooke to get the fund. The old ma n wished to have the documents left with him; that was refused. Mrs. Clark then attested the deed, and with considerable dexterity Mr. Brown, who happened to be in the house, was made to be the other witness. Cooke then took away the deeds. The power of attorney was left at the Bank, on Saturday the transfer was made, and on Saturday M. Carib died. It app eare d t h at t h e priest never visited him again, so that he died unab solved, unconfessed, without those consolations of his religion which were the price for which he had given up his property. The Learned Counsel not having concluded his argu ments yesterday, resumed them this morning. Mr. Kim:in...LE followed ou the same side, and had not concluded when our report left. SHERIFFS' COURT.-( THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under• SheriffBURCHELL) ALLEN V. CHAPDIAN.—FALSE IMPRISONMENT. This was an action to recover damages for false im prisonment. The plaintiff was described as a dress maker, of Sutton-street, Waterloo-road, and defendant was a licensed victualler in the Belvidere-road. It appeared that the defendant had gone home to the plaintiff's house, and afterwards retired to a public house, where they had some refreshment, and subse quently charg e d plaintiff with stealing a diamond ring, which, however, was not found, and, according to the evidence of th e i nspector, b oth part i es b a d b een paying their devotions to Bacchus at all events, but there was no evidence adduced to prove any criminality on the part of the plaintiff. The jury, after a very brief consultation, gave a ver dict for 101.—This was the only case tried. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice MAULE and Mr. Justice ERLE.) Ann Dian, 23, described as a widow, was indicted tor feloniously killing and slaying William Dean, her husband. Mr. W. Cooper appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Robinson defended the prisoner. The accused, who was dres.ed in widow's attire, bed a young child in hcr arms, and seemed deeply affected at her painful position. The circumstances of the care were simply these:—lt appeared that the deceased, who was about 22 y' ars of age, and by trade a plasterer, resided with his wife on very amicable terms in Bill-street, Bethnal-green. They had a child about six months old, and while at supper on the Bth of February last it seemed the deceased was annoyed at its crying, and lifted up his hand for the purpose of giving it u blow. The prisoner, with the view of protecting the child, threw the fork which she bad in her hand at him, producing a slight wound on the wrist of the left hand. The injured part became inflamed, and a few days aft erwar d s the inflammation ------------_ extended up the whole Rail, and death ultimately supervened. The prisoner was charged on the coroner's inquisitioti. n O ls ten Mr. Carpenter, surgeoo to t he East Lond time of h is o " nary, said he attended the deceased up to the death. The inflarnmal.ion arose from a small punctured wound just above the fore finger of the left hand, which was the primary cause of deat h ; but the deceased wee suffering from great constitutional disturbance and typhoid fever. His bad state of health and ta p of the fever when he received the wound w reb id opinion, the immediate cause of death. A very ' `mall puncture would cccasion death in such a body as that 0A the deceased. Mr. Burchell, surgeon in the King of said be had made a post mortem examination of the body., There was an abcess on the left hand, and the absorb/ v sA e e s r s e el g s e o n f er t a h l e ly arm were greatly inflamed. tion of th© brain twEi lungS. He could see no direst healthy, but there was a slight cages: cause of death, but he was of opinion that it arose from slow fever. The organ Mr. ROBINSON , for the defence, contended that til b b l y ow th , e su h p a i n o d si o n f g t t h b e e jury were of opinion it was infl ict.° deliberate malice or ill-will, buwt was st anteitmegivoefilmloviiiit:lntl excitement, occasioned by mad strike her infant, which the impulses of her n ature L e seeing an attempt her she ought to defend and protect from injury. ',... was an extremely kind, amiable, and affectionate WI; and her regard for her hu.bar.d was so greet teat ibis was too forbearing, and even endeavoured to hide is faults. If the blow caused the death of her bn!b il l 0 was an entirely involuntary act, and be subroitted _,,, fin s d ey li e e r r a g l guilty of coul au. there was no criminal intention, that the jury i se t s h , e among gcbarged against her. .A,. sister, were then called as to character, sod thei..d whom was the deeele",o agreed in stating that the sanerprn was a g-temPeviiiii quiet, and amiable woman, i very haPP iI Y her husband. OP Mr. Justice MAULE having carefully summed The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The prisoner was then removed from the clock _ ---- 11 DA Y' HARWICH ELECTION.—YEST.EO.- CLeSE OF THE POLL. .. 13 5 Prinsep .. : ... -. 10 Crawford .. ... ... ..• ••• _,.... 5 Ma j y r 1 31 : 15 eP"'orit for • SSl S ' '' MEETING OF THE RIREENIINAD COMM of t o LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—The monthly meeting „, es i of body was held at Birkenhead last evening. A g resti v ol miscellaneous business of little public inaportanes vis e sh ip is* of, having reference to tbe improvement of tbe toWa n eed sanitary point of view. The Ferry Commissioners I,7;cteci that the receipts up to the 28th February, 113° '. 11 t it les t , to 1,1491. 18s. Bd. To the same date in , the P lo 'l 2 3d ca the proceeds were 1,2081. 2s. 9d. The receipts fr°4745.31, April, 1849, to the 18th February, 1850, were , 3 1, 18,4* and for the same period ending 28th February, 1°'"14.11Oe ss. The total expenditure for the latter perio d WaS s till 15s. id. CUSTOM.—There is 2 CUriOUS ANCIENT nusto n fib, rn at --„, ee extant, of the City of Gloucester presenting a the ' 4ll lamprey pie every Christmas. , T , Os red RESTORATION OF WELLS CATEIEDE.--•--- fo t re e pairs and restoration of the Cathedra l of Wells are o f letion 4 gressing; in order to secure the rapid con l P- 0 . 0 1 su work an extra number of workmen have been eog a r e d ti t are now in full work. In a short time it is exP ee ,„olete ° ' the whole of the interior of the building will be bled h° i The west front of the cathedral has been eVun,,the octbr Dean and Chapter, in order to ascertain if all °' ~,. s eal tured statues with which it is adorned were in an - r tioe defective state, and it is fully intende d that ever!, ' and tbe' the erection shall be well and properly warning" roughly repaired. p e roo o THE TWOPENNY GREAT R' coming to London during the Great Exhibition will VA that they hear St. Paul's bell for the first tim e ', ~ bad h th o a w t ev b e y r, s t i o mp t l h y e sacred edifice will probably eoll y ' ve leht, SS any time, have he r a in rd gi t c h g e t t w ol o l p o e f n gt. e Yeste r 1 FALSE REGISTRATION OF A DEATIL," mornitl, an inquest was held before Mr. Baker, at the Old ;F e idea' Tavern, Hackney, relative to the death of a fe O L, to the ptoagueit,oh.eL,Fthaenycht. e do who was buried as still-born in the ground attSoent e t he parish church of St. John, Hackney. It aPPeet., e sine mother of the child, who is 19 years of ae, vi— i , fore woman, and that she lived at No. 21, blargaret-stree_ice 00 ney. Deceased was born last Saturday week' the!' Se tile . ' medical gentleman nor midwife in attendance l'' opt th e Mrs. Wilson, a midwife, arrived in a short time a der birth, and the child died in her presence. She gf i '; ino tber ficate that it was still-born and that thename ot T o VI was Smith Williams, when ' her name was Clie h tle , sf said o b. Draper. Edward Pallett, gravedigger of S t ' j9-n a 011 '10 received the body of the deceased, which Was It! il horn. e t e v e r u e tlgfir gave e l r b e e sp ee ,s e rt . 0 i still-bornma de no children.inq uiri es Neither treceived Monday week last. It was given to him assstl apt tcwwiefiai was sa e cot d ane a ,tt n oe yet his rfeede brother for them, irmidwife, in the ht having . h l c e iv. p se rsoat also vestry u o c h 0 c e d X Ictlefregey fraoranth Intsele--,00 re, coroner, said she did not know why she certified the still-born. The child lived about two hours. N r o _ 0 1 1;05 been cautioae a e Zitb was used, nor was a surgeon sent for. Mr. C af iro tios t r o geon, stated that he had made a post mortal; esti c o of 0 , a graVediggef; by ~ the body, and found that there were evident traloieti.oeu deceased having been dive. He observed a co Ott, de' the forehead. He judged from the aPPear_ef the follow' ceased died a natural death. The • ju ry retain ~ J ae, t i a n h gatverdictthe said ai td ; ce h • e ' si l ial nd'ihgd was afhtsiohl opinion ifndtweieoar afterwards aatbshroedardsnt buriedaioaneliclvteh:i impvl - 0.0, - i i t i; c o r s 0.1,0 1. an o e it; 3w .: o ! ..; „, efe ;w r o oja n l „„t al ° . „, e e der., falseknewthat t titcate by the midwife, Eleanor ' 6r j t he ol e o., tray-General, y l b the jury to make this case ki t° res ent O c f AP requested b burial of children stated to be still-born, "' are constantly occurring." / 0 1 4 A VOTER IN A VIADUcT.--A11"-9 , g t t be Ag 1 1 0 ba `.,- N O, curious biding-places resorted to by 1110t.-„rif s t bit e iei giti s i ee during the late contest for South N o t ting ,-1,---etoeit'h,-eit than record their votes for either partY, on e :I '. I r uell t i ve to stacks, h through u y s i viaduct the t I t parishl.' nd e r o O f r ßi n e ea b r y the line of "'lte slr o - te proved insecure reetreeit.s from thvelakdieeTsaeot4dlrso hunters then • from his peep-hole, and carried off to the pollwe in the neighbourhood, and foxy .. w ._ ° ,, ' - "vv- tb ' where he recorded his votewi t h evident reluctance. ~,,.... n00111„,,,is GEOLOGICAL RELIC AT CRAIGLEITS ` 4, - l''.l A large fossil tree has been discovered at this 11 . 1 t h s tr igo . . fe l t : f slt eol n o ics g w ical relic was discovered about a about to ten e el ; the bark uncovered to the dept . h of 8 7 diBC Ol 6OCt• the most perfect specimen ye ~, dis , branches, and general form beingPe rfect o l Ind be The irc outer coat is coal and the inner part st° fl r ' e yet, 1 .,;pc,6 It is supposed to be a pine, such as a c i r oural e lieed found n in Scotland ; and from its ih g iac,. in must have been a noble tree. It i ! riYhe taste east to west—the position of most 01 wis Craigleth—and seems to have been gradually r aised .w fro i v a n r d g e e r t - o p d o d w y erful cause. Another curiosity' e t ti' !• B -11 0it8 tt° Corstorp hina bo H w i l l , l. forin t e i d s noeuatrloyf fianliasrhgeed,bal n.an. l a t w ol a r to se n t the Exhibition in eight or ten daye.--S CO t 5 the radio(°- ending T hefor t ii - to t , Februarytrade ensd, of nentreturns n ovo a go year, °-,be of , or most gratifying results as The vri th ' le o of °tl fe e ing period of last year. The declared va s 18 51, 50 , it ports in the month ending Febru ary n ib of Iti n dia 4,81 7, 8 70 1 ., while in the corresponding 01° core 0 for ~t was only 4,069,4311. As compared with 0 3 , 1 t ifyieg% i d 0. month of 1849, the result is still roar i o n u ; fre r / that month the declared value of our e 7 t ioa °' fa ce ' exceed 3,211,1461. So much for the oPef, t be e sof trade principles. Need we wonder th at 1- o t io da p e tot ec : such facts like these Lord Stanley could 0 i a _..„' - t o, m twthjah a ec n imeish o tw f mwo r ui a i n dih k stdr a tye nrg his political friends t ° ,, id Crol''hefe te That would be indee."' y ° l , a totos li fe hlitseeratterlaydeproapnodsenatvoigarevlooll our f ree. t e' policy. t preee li ;ibed , NUMBER OF INSICTS.—The num"- be ing ll 6 o' - 1.4 a e ge At i i e l l b s :11 A a l col lection ' scribed, or contained in collections without 000 Tb ec iok species. — Aspects n ß ph e a e r y c l n iecca a ts t dcof b es et N w naa e t e tu n crcen l . s tai o , ll ooo l : s nd th i e 7 t . l °'9 ,l o o Plll° estnn The insect Fauna, of Great Britain, is Th a cf building G i ......,. ~,g .., „ T IA „ THE 13.0P , ' botit" , NEW CITY PRISON AT, : f i v la 6 , 12 of e s e which is to be appropriated eTe t f le o ocu - 0 b sn . nr-street Compter, and is now iti _ f t he ifl e cos' Lion at Holloway, since the construction i o .o p l y, t, e ,opos: D tatto.. t ; 0 0 „on peen transferred into the hands of M,,J °° - t i gil l g for tt tractor for erecting the Great Northern rapidly progressed, and will in a few m onth; sit e of soe bi• reception of inmates. The site, carpe try of ef fio . ' ll l, nine acres, is a salubrious spot in tne i C e i, a cee h': ro bite e h j theatre formed by the Highgate an, u , 1 il i e Cit);;„ 10 1 '4 presents a noble and commanding edifice, from the design of Mr. 13un nain ' ti ce. 1 '1,4 - 1 fr a ' ap pears. _ „ r ioor- , t o t i: i gothic castellated style ofarchitecture the r t h Cite o ",,t s d WI e hle i''' t he faced with Kentish rag stone decor , e t i .ide ol id groins and dressings, having ' in the cell" -oar o On el . 0 tbe fot flanked by towers 80 feet in height . ~ wing the the' a entrance gate to the court yard is e ",. 11 ;"„ sad b i .'"„",. ° part, style, one for the residence of the cbaP'" • ;:ings , 1e ",,, - t ise a ",,i the governor. The whole consists of 4 °' w hich °°- fre" hall, ch i e f or of and two radiating from the centre chief portion of the cell cdoors. The The orb ho wing is about 340 feet in R at . 1,, an d the o p , , mo dern ce lls, il ic rti' s wings are built with massive brie itoroire°3locliee building is fire-proof, with all the The alb s el ventilation, &c., as at Pentonville. 405 i n ri.._ b ef e.. those for reception and punishment, are h in sc hl t e be Ole din.ensions 13 feet by 7, and 9 feet big ' OO ll in wee k , arrangement is made for classification, no_it As o f o r the; o f ~,, ration of the male from the female, but ll % the theta en'to prisoners. The flooring of these, as w eu - ideal' 'ord er ht, roof, are, in order to prevent the admission ° O . heig -- the Seyssel Company's asphalts from Stanga, fee t in_ torej itf facilitate the ventilation, &c , a lofty shaft , I°' tbe de 'renl ie ft; has been erected in the rear of the building , by wet° i n usually attending such elevations being c wt P t the W eo i' le h)g it ornamental, so as to correspond l ee lia as accurately carried on by front, and the whole of the works are being,,.,. i s THE ri,nco.---` for It METROPOLITAN POLICS w---„ c e forCe belt ,r the accounts relating to the metropolitan Pel l a . coral, yf'd . last year were printed by order of the house ent of t o o 2 4 ; appears that the balance at the CO 1 , 0 _', ws , was 68,8781. 195., and at the close of the Ye,,e_ the for t p d 14s. 6d. The amount paid in the year ° l- ,„ I fr" - $O O ttu t est li f Mr. Jay, the bunuo. sr oterux• 385,744/. 6s. 3d. The Government stock o , , were ante. W A to lion -fund had cost 99,8971. 16s. 4d. The fee s, p th e Id' forfeitures, at the various police-couri tan ° tiler s ' •-eti ° ti ll ' 10,702/. 12s. 6d. The expenses of the P lice -o°- en to the I)ree 'og ing salaries to magistrates, clerks ° 45,0451. Is. fd. The number of persons onela icipectit froos The re was tend etit° t i' s el l Ist January last was 5,525. perintendent at 600/. a year; 18 suPe r ' ° t he Jorle e „lor i t o 200/. to 34C/. a year. Of 124 inspectors ... The r oe_ was 8i I. 18s.; and the highest, 200/. a I , 3 SL a year o s9 0 ; of 5.5 sergeants vary from 631. 14 .221 09 1 . : first, '',,,,t po, are 4,797 constables in the force ..-1, ill t4, - , e higb,r,bior the second, and 1,162 in the third class. J . 45, de e r to constables is 81/. 18s., and the' lowest ii. ea !, hie rrif . , :oe i and 401 b. of coals weekly are allowed to : to , wees t ie geant and constable all the year; 401 b. ,: we elc l l 4 each single man during six months, and 200' he it , the remainder of the year. The force will shortly A f d ter to more than 6,000. $ Ire teru a i n $ 1 :t ROYAL DIVORCE COMMISSION.----- -9 tooX gist a special meeting of the Connissionrstrteipiei the House of Commons. There were Ore s % v d fte - Hon. Stephen Luohington, Lord Beaumont. Lord Vie li l i t , Mr. Walpole, M.P.; and Mr. Page Wood, b • ' 4 00. Chief Justice being on circuit was u nable 0 ' klacqueou acted as becretarl• ..,../ , . ••- 13 5 3 9 12 3 paid up paid up 811.&SLES. Paid, I Nominal Prices. 8 6 r 10 15 Vis.— 4 P % 6 163 i 17% 1%-2 14 % P par U P 10% 11 IS - IS% 6 100 1234 254 %-% p 100 48 33 10 6 .. ..... •• .. ..... • • 100 20 5 2 5 -- .. li -18 4% ---s!‘ .. - .. 5 - 5 % 10 -IN 14% - 1 5 13 -14 16 -17 4% -4% VOREIGN. 9; -9% U-%p. 34-36 P. 1 - N 2 -2)4 • • 1% IX 1163% i 3% 3i 1 p• 1% ifidli. 13‘ —1% pxd 114 120 57 —6O 135 — l3 22 4 16 id 14 -- 15 id 1 1% —l2 zl % % 130 -- 132 1 1 as. 16}i 16% .. .. 5 lk p 4% dls. 1 . 8 834 1414 1N 4!4 4 cue. 35 —37 ___ 2534 - 26 5% —5% AL 10X ii 3 —N 9 % —9 Qs. 6 13 4 6 13 4