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PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. T. M. Maddox, Sole Lesaeo and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be Darformed the Opera► of TILE NIGHT DANCERS. Alter which HO C AND COLD. To be followed by the Ballet of THE THREE STATUES. To conclude with MY WIFE SHAN'T ACT. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH. PLAYS AND OPERA COMIQUE. T,pgr wr.el, but Two of the Op2rattc Performances. TOlfitiat L cop pectfully to announce that the French *AO ti sk • , ames's Theatre will commence .1115 EVE.NINC. Half-past Seven, prec:scly, with First Act of LA DAME BLANCHE. After which (the firist time in this country) a new Opera, entitled L'ESCLAVE DU CAMOENS. Griselda, 3fdlle. Charton ; Camocns, 3!. Henri Drayton. To conclude with • LES RENDEZTOUS BOURGEOIS. The Box-office of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five. Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond str eat. ROYAL LYCEUM TII.EATItti.. Under the Management of Madamc VW:zit. Solo Lessee. Mr. CharlCS Mathes. . " TB IS EVENING. , . Will be.performed WIIO SPEAKS FIRST. After which THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To:conclude with TWO IN TIM MORNING. Dress Boxes b 3. ; Upper Box**. 4s. ; Pit, Ua. ; Gallery Is. No . k XI-price to any part of the house. All applications for Private Boxes must be made to Mr. Al:croft, 15 :New Bond-street. _ __ . ASTLE'f'ti tioYAL A.hit,firrHuATstit. Propriet,r, Mr. W. Batty. An entire change in the Scenes of the Arena. New Grand Spectacle. COntinued success of the Dames of the Fox-hunting Chase, by Eight ;.. principal Equestrian Ladies of the istablishment. Madlles. Gardoni and Amilie on the Dcuisle Tight Lopes in a petite Ballet entitled The Humfarian Wood-cutters. THIS EVENING, The performance will commence at a Quarter to Seven, with a *Ow Grand Spectacle of THE CORSE BE LEON; or, the Brigand IN Savoy. To be followed by a brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of the;Cirele, supported by the accomplished artistes of the establish tient. '' l ro conclude with THE DESERTED MILL ; or, The Soldier'S Widow. Box-ofilee open from Eleven till Four. . . WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 'rats DAT —Morning, 22 min. after 9 I Evening, S min. after 10 7°- Moluiovf— Morning, 45 rain. after 10 I Evening, 23 min. after 11 THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, MARCH 8. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 39, Highest, 49; Noon, 41. BAROMETER. 30'46. WIND N.N.E,—dull foggy weather. ..,,,'!-.. ), 4-741 '1 j ; ,i. '' 44 .. •,ti ...; t ...i.l e - i - , L i.r.. !<,,, ,,, •,. _ AVI:; SAy iATWIS •wls.s.r . - _ __,) fOl l 6 441 ,:. ' ' I' v,, ‘'C t h r.. 4., , ',..... e , 0 ' '..,1...e:. Milt - Antra .6 - 741 0 ' • LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 18.50. Another discussion in the House of Commons upon tbc important reform introductory of the Ballot has served to show yet again the weakness of the argu ments employed by those who are opposed to such an improvement. Last evening the Honourable Gen tleman, the Member for Bristol, the RUPERT of the THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. C. Kean ; Opheila, Mrs. C. Kean ; Gertrude, Mrs. Warner. Alter wheih THE ROUGH DIAMOND. To eogelude with BOX and COX. The Eox-ofilse is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRIt ROYAL, Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will he performed a new domestic Drama, called THE WILLOW CCr SE. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed mcl, 0. Smith, Worrell ; Madame Celeste, and 3liss Woolgar. Altar which MY PRECIOUS BETSY- Characters by Messrs. right, Bedford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. To eonclude with SLASHER AND CRASHER. debate, and the VILLIERS of the entire movement, brought forward, according to expectation, his annual motion for the Parliamentary adoption of the Ballot, as the method of collecting the votes of the people for their representatives. As the Noble Lord the Member for Marylebone, him self one of the most genuine patriots and one of the most consistent reformers in the House of Commons, very happily:asserted, the name of HENRY BERKE LEY has become a name dear to the people of England, from his earnest and persevering advocacy of this, " the darling measure" of the community. Although it may come to pass that the triumph of the great cause with which Mr. BERKELEY has be come inseparably associated may not occur until he and the rest of this - generation have passed away yet, when the good day shall come at last, and come it most inevit ably will, the share taken by that Honour• able Gentleman in the advancement of this glorious scheme of reformatory innovation cannot by any pos sibility be forgotten. The Ballot may have its Sir ROBERT on the Treasury benches, and its COBDEN in the monster meetings throughout the country, but the population will even then most assuredly call to mind the great and the good service don• in their behalf by the CHARLES VILLIERS of the measure, the present Honourable Representative of the city of Bristol. Year after year, has that Hon. gentleman forced this most important reform upon their unwil ling consideration ; session after session has he justi fied himself in so doing by speeches of remarkable ability, great logical acumen, and replete with the most unimpeachable and conclusive evidence in favour of the Ballot. Admirable, however, as have been some of his oratorical efforts upon this subject, not one of his harangues in favour of the Ballot has sur passed the bold, lucid, and altogether unanswerable speech delivered by him last evening. Unfortu nately the result of the division was scarcely so encouraging as might have been expected, from the success obtained in 1848: on the introduction of the same motion by the same Hon. Gentleman. Pos sibly bearing the temporary defeat then sustained by them in recollection, the opponents of the proposed measure were induced for the prevention of a similar annoyance to be more punctual in their attendance ; and hence probably it happened that the motion was at once defeated by a majority of 55, the respective numbers being, for the motion 121, against it 176. Yet even upon this calculation we are surely justified in anticipating the speedy adoption of the Ballot by the Legislature, if we only contrast the division of last evening, in a House of 297, with the divisions which, in the time of CHARLES VILLIER'S annual motion for the abolition of the imposts on corn, used to impart such confident hilarity to the then predominant monopolists. Estimating the correctness or inaccuracy of the deductions of those who, like ourselves, are strenuous advocates of the Ballot, simply from the proportionate force of the arguments for and against that measure, introduced in the debate of last evening, we are bold to aver that according to that estimate alone the advisability of the Legislative adoption of the Ballot would be sufficiently proven. Nothing could possibly be more contemptible in point of logic than the reasoning of the opponents of the Ballot yesterday. One of these splen did logicians, the Honourable, Gallant, and eccentric Representative of Lincoln said, that he would most certainly oppose the acceptance of the motion if it were only because it was asserted that the Ballot worked well abroad—for this reason (hear it, 0 Archbishop of DUBLIN l hear it O WILLIAM WHEWELL I) that he, Colonel SIBTHORP, objected to all foreign innovations, and also to all foreign competition ! Again Mr. HEALD opposed it most resolutely, because, according to him, the constituencies of England would be ashamed, and he considered very naturally so, at hiding their votes in: the ballot-box. Yet, it rather strikes us that there is something much more decidedly :requiring an emotion of shame in the system of balloting prac tised in the circles frequented by the Hon. Member for Stockport, than in the system of balloting proposed to be introduced among those constituencies. Let us just contrast the two systems for an instant, and see which is most deserving of a blush. Here is an honest, hard-working, tradesman, who drops into the ballot• box his vote foe his favourite candidate. In doing this he injures no man, he assails no man, he only protects himself from the vengeance of his wealthy customers. Here, on the other hand, is the member of a fashionable club, shaking hands one minute with a man maybe he calls his fiend, and the next minute dropping a black bean into the ballot-box of his club against the admission there of this very same indivi dual. He thereby covertly gives his vote against an other, and by the system in vogue is empowered at any moment to cast a blot upon the most innocent reputation. Which of these two men has greater cause for shame ? Has the first any ? Has not the second much! We conceive that the comparison admits of not a moment's argument. Of all the speeches delivered in last night's discus sion against the Ballot, the most deserving of atten•- tion was the one delivered by the Right Honourable the Secretary for the Home Department. Never theless, even there the logic was merely sophistical, a mere agglomeration of plausibilities, the force of which was materially diminished by the recollection that Sir GEORGE GREY had voted for the very measure against which he was then arguing. With these comments on the debate of last evening, we would briefly but earnestly and most cordially asso• ciate an expression of popular gratitude to the Hon. Gentleman the Member for the City of Bristol. Again we utter with all possible emphasis the pre. diction that the Ballot will in the end be passed through the Houses of the Legislature, and that when that day arrives the people of England will bear in affectionate remembrance the patriotic exer tions of lamer BERKNLBY. We trust that the circumstances of the melancholy case investigated at Winchester, on Tuesday last, will be attentively considered and long borne in mind by those entrusted with the important duty of ad ministering relief to the destitute poor throughout the kingdom. Through "a mistake," as asserted by the Learned Counsel for the defence, an unfortunate woman, far advanced in pregnacy, came to a miserable and untimely end, and a relieving officer was called upon to answer, in a court of justice, fur having, through his culpable negligence, if not positive inhumanity, occasioned the death of a fellow-creature death, too, in its most linger ing and horrible form, from want of the commonest necessaries of existence. Such cases are, happily, of rare occurrence, and as the law is sufficiently strin gent to punish the parties implicated, and, more espe cially, as the prisoner had always been considered " a very humane man to the poor," we are willing to believe with the jury, that the untoward event was altogether the result of " a mistake." We do not, therefore, now allude to the circumstances for the purpose of inflicting pain upon a man who has been honourably acquitted by the unanimous verdict of twelve of his country ' men, and ,who will not, in all human proba bility, again commit a like error. But it is important that the painful lesson should not be lost sight of by persons holding similar situations —that they should learn the fatal consequences to others, and the personal inconvenience to themselves, that may result from too anxiety to detect impostors, and a rea di ness t g o r great an act on mere suspicion and without, any distinct or positive evidence to warrant a harsh and peremp tory refusal of relief. It appeared that ELIZABETH BIGGS, the party whose melancholy death formed the subject of i inquiry, being in a state of destitution and great ll ness, called on Friday, the 21st of December, upon Mr. COOPER, one of the medical officers of the union. She had previously been attended for influenz 1, tiom which she had recovered, although great debility was still remaining. On examination she appeared to be very much exhausted, and stated "that she had but little to eat for the four days preceding." The sur geon at once perceived that it was a case of urgent necessity ; the " appearances w ere such as must have been observed by any person, as well as by a medical man ; they could not have been counterfeited by an im postor. She was very pale; her conntenance WAS SHRUNK, and she hada weak, thready, and compressible pulse, the slightest touch stopped it. 7'he hands were cold, the tongue pale, and breath very offensive. She complained of no pain, but said she thought it was more frwn want of feed_than anything else." Such were the symptoms of the miserable woman, who was at the time far advanced in pregnancy, and certainly it did not appear to require much medical skill to ascertain the truth and accuracy of her statement. It was eminently a case fur restoratives, for warm and generous food and nourishment. The surgeon at once gave a written order for her relief, which he gave to her sister, the woman being too weak to attend to herself. She proceeded to the workhouse ; it appeared she was two hours going, although the distance was scarcely a quarter of a mile, in fact, she could not walk without taking some person's arm. On arriving at the place of shelter and refuge, she was, however, denied the assistance so urgently required. She went into the board-room with a paper in her hand, supposed to be the order which the medical officer swore he had given, but of which the prisoner denied the receipt, and which did not ap pear on the file where such documents were usually deposited. In place, however, of receiving aid and nourishment, she was roughly told that " she would get nothing there but the tramp-house, and that on the following morning she should take herself off." She was then taken to the miserable shed, kept for the accommodation of the casual poor, where she was kept without food, fire, or clothing, on a most inclement night. There was no fire-place or beds in the tramp-house, nothing but straw, and that was all given to a woman suffering under symptoms such as we have described, and in a situation that should have excited the sympathy and compassion of every person possessed of the commonest feelings of hu manity. Some time afterwards one of the reliev ing officers, who happened to be at the `workhouse on out-door business, had his attention called to a woman who was sick in the tramp-house. He procured a lantern, and saw the deceased and her child, and at once perceived the ne cessity of something being done. He told the pri ' soner that "it would be better to relieve her," but was answered that " she was one of the impostors that very much abounded." No food was given, but she was handed an order for a bed at BOWJOHN'B, which was at a distance of three-quarters of a mile. She was found at nine o'clock in the streets by her sister, who assisted her to the place, where she ob tained a bed, but no other relief; four or five hours having elapsed while she was detained in the tramp house and the streets. She was obliged to leave even that shelter the next morning, and again applied at the workhouse, having had nothing to eat in the in terim. The second application had no better result than the former, for on that occasion she did not even obtain admission to the tramp-house or a bed at Bow fouN's. Her sister, who was scarcely better off than herself, borrowed twopence to pay for a miserable lodging that night, but no food was given to the starving creature. On the following day she afforded the most powerful evidence of the accuracy of her " ower true statement," and death, more kind than the Poor-law officers, relieved her from her misery and sufferings. We shall not enter into the painful details of the post wortem examination ; sufficient appeared to show that she had indeed died of starvation, and this under our much lauded Constitution, which affords a right to every destitute person to receive support and main tenance. Another circumstance came out in the course of the trial which showed that the guardians them selves were in some degree responsible for the occur rence. The wretched woman had, it appears, been in receipt of ls. per week as out-door relief;, and she had managed to support existence on that miserable pittance. In anonymous letter was, however, received, stating that she was in receipt of 301. a week. The surgeon did not believe thie statement, but he advised the guardians to act on it, by diminishing her allowance, and thus, on no better evidence than the whispered insinuation of some malignant scoundrel, was the rule adopted that led to the death of the unfortunate ELIZABETH RIGGS. We cannot conclude without again expressing an earnest hope that the entire cir cumstances of this melancholy case will long be borne in mind by guardians, medical and relieving officers, and that it will constitute a valuable lesson for the guidance of these functionaries. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Legitimatists are bitterly disappointed at the ' result of the preliminary ballot of the Union Elec torale. Not one of their candidates has been chosen, and their organs are already advocating the pro priety of breaking faith with the other contracting parties to the Union Electorale, and setting up some candidates of their own; others of the party,• how ever, who are perfectly aware that alone they stand no chance, propose that the Legitimatists should vote for the Socialist list. In acting thus it must be ad mitted that the Legitimatists would nokbe, in reality, so inconsistent as might at first sight appear. The first name on the Socialist list is that of the Vicomte DE FLOTTE, a ei decant aristocrat and Legitimatist, who was sentenced to transportation as one of the in surgents of June, but afterwards pardoned by the PRE SIDENT of the Republic. Indeed it is evident that in the outbreak of June, 1848, there was complete solidarite between the Legitimatists and the Socialists, the latter finding bone and muscle and sinew, and the former money. The rich Legitimatists, however, had the cunning, when it became evident that the attempt could not succeed, to sneak off and leave the unfortunate Socialists in the lurch. On Wednesday the Bureaux examined the demand of the Attorney-General for permission to prosecute M. MICHEL (de Bourges). Of the Committee chosen, nine were in favour of the prosecution, and six against it. It is said that the Commissary of Police had committed the mistake of attributing to M. MICHEL (de Bourges) words, which had been ut tered by some one else. The Alsacien of Strasburg states that the first nucleus cf the army of the East is already forming in that city. Two regiments are already on their march for that city from Lyons. La Liberte contains the following paragraph with reference to Rome : " Our private information leads us to believe that the return of Pius IX. to his capital will be made subordi nate to his adhesion to the policy of the French Go vernment. It is only from that moment that the p ar ti a l or total withdrawal of our soldiers from Rome will take effect." The Abbe TOIGNE was convicted, before the Court of Assize of Toulon on the 2d instant, for having published an immoral and blasphemous libel Galled the illysteries of the Confessional. He was sen tenced to imprisonment for 10 months, and to pay 500 f. fine. A letter from Lyons, of the 4th instant, states that the 7th and 19th Regiments of the Line, forming half of the garrison of that city, have received orders to proceed to the eastern frontier. They are to be re placed by the 13th and 17th Regiments of the Line from Rome. PARIS BounsE, MARCH G.—Latest Prices:—Five per Cents, 93'. 70c.; Three per Centb., 581.; Bank of France, 2,290 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MARCH 7. Boulogne and Amiens, 7 Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 13 Northern of France, 1314 Orleans and Bordeaux, 3%—East Indian, 5 5 4—Namur and Liege, 04—Sambre and Meuse, 214. ,R MAJESTY'S THEATRE, 1850. 11.1 The PROGRAMME for the present season is respectfully submitted to the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Patrons of the Opera, with the confident hope that the arrangements will merit the continuance of the approbation and distinguished pa tronage wkieh have so pre-eminently marked former seasons, and maintained the established reputation of her Majesty's Theatre as the centre of refined art and the re-union of rank and talent. ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA. Madame SONTAG Will have the honour of appearing in several New Characters (in addition to the parts personified by this Great Artiste in the past season), one of which has been expressly written for her. 3ldlle. PARODI, Mdlle. CATHERINE HAYES, Madame GIITLIANI, Signora IDA BERTRAIiD, A Contralto of great reputation from La ►caia and other great Theatres of Italy ; her first appearance ; Signora MALVIN', her first appearance at this Theatre. Signora CASALONI, Signora LUCCIOLA, her first appearance at this theatre, Signora MALPASUTA,MciIIe. SARA, Signora GRIMALDI. In addition to the above combination of talent, an engagement has at length been effected with the eminent soprano, . Madame FREZZOLINI. Tin FAVOURITE TENORS, Signor GARDONI, Signor CALZOLARI, Signor 3IICHELLI, his first appearance in London, And sir. SINIS An engagement has also been effected with the admired Tenor Signer BOCARDI, from the San Carlo, Naples. his fast appearance. TIEN FAVOCIIITE BASSI CANTANTI, Sig. COLLBTTI, Sig. BELLETTI, Sig. F. LABLACITE, Sig. LORENZO, his first appearance at this Theatre, And Signer LABLACHE. Arrangements us still pending with other celebrated artistes of the highest merit. Director of the Music and Conductor, M. BALFE. _. 31he most strenuous efforts have been made to impart complete ness in the cut of Operas by the careful selection of the secondary parts. Shortly after Easter will be produced a Grand Opera, expressly written for the Troupe of ker Majesty's Theatre, by M. Halevy, entitled " La Tempesta," founded on Shakspere's lyrical poem. The dramatic portion by the celebraied author M. Scribe. The Italian poem by Sig. Qianone. 31. Halevy and 31. Scribe are en gaged to come over to England to preside over the production of this opera. _ . -In addition to the most esteemed works of the Repertoire of former years it is intended to produce Mayer's "Medea," and as many of the following Operas as other arrangements will permit : Ricei's " Prigione di Edimburgo," Lortzing's "Burgomaestro di Saardam," and tuber's forthcoming, Opera "Le Frodigue," whick will be produced under the superintendence of their celebrated Composers bomino Nero, of Auber ; the opera arranged, and the recita tives composed for the Italian stage expressly for her Majesty's Theatre, by M. Auber. Gluek's Iflgenia in Aulide, Spohr's celebrated opera of Faust, and the favourite operas of the past season—Don Giovanni, 3.iozze di Figaro, Ii Matrimonie Segreto, Lucia di Lammer lauiry Puritanl, L'Elisir d'Antore. Don Pasquale, Cenerzntola, Ernani, I Dee Foscari, I Lombardi, Norma, La Sonnambula, La Favorite, Ii Barbiere, Semiramide, La Garza Ladra, Lucrezia Borgia, Linda di Chamouni, Otello, &c.; and Rossini's Conte Ory and Matilda di Sha bran,&c. &c. The greatest attention has also been bestowed upon the ORC ESTIt A, ♦nd whilst the services of the following eminent talents, amongst others, have been retained, additions of importance have been made, and the whole system remodelled, harmonised, and greatly improved, with a view to perfect execution. The following will be Included:— M. Talbecque 3f. Jacquin M. Zeiss M. {adaud Mr. R. Hughes M. Steglick M. Oury M. Remusat M. Ista Sig. Platt' Sig. Bilotti Mr. Winterbottom Sig. Anglels Mr. Maycock M. Marin M. Deloffre M. Lavigne M. Pilot M. Xluya Mr. Horton M. Muller Mr. Cillins Sig. Tamplial M. Stephan, &c. Leader of the Orchestra .. .. M. TOLBECQUE. •• Ballet .. .. • • M. NADAUD. Poet and prompter .. • • • • Sig. CRIPPA. THE CHORUS _ _ Was been selected with the utmost regard both as to vocal and dramatic efficiency, and comprises many additions from the Con neut. Maitre de Chant des Chcaurs—Professer F. RONCONI. Millie. PARODI will appear at the •pening of the theatre in Mayer's Opera •f " Medea." Madame SONTAG will appear at the re-opening of the Theatre after Easter, and will wake her debut as Norina, in " Don Pasquale," and immediately after as Angela, in " II Domino Nero," of Auter. Madame FREZZOLINI will arrive towards the middle of April. After which will be produced Il Burgomaeatro di Saaxdam, the part of the Eurgomeestro by Sig. Lablache. Shortly af er will be produced the new Grand Opera of La Tempest*. THE BALLET, The Directioi of her Majesty's Theatre has net thought It would be justified, by the unprecedented magnitude of the Lyriael resources now collected, in diminishing in the smallest degree the attractions of the Ballet Department, the source of so much recreation to the Subscribers aid the Public, and the following arrangementa have been effected : Mdlle. C.-ARLOTTA GRISI, Mdlle. MARIE TAGLIONI, Signora ♦MALIA FERRARIS, From the San Carlos, Naples, her first appearance at this Theatre, And Mdlle. R05.4".T1, Supported by Signora Gansbadella, Madame Petit Stephan, Wiles. Boss Vergniaud, Ausundon, Julienne, Latuoureaux, Fanny Pa.scales, Detbier, kc., M. PAUL TAGL/0.71, M. GOSSELIN, With a numerous Corps de Ballet, which has been greatly in , creased by the aceessioi of fresh talent. Arrangements are pending with other artistes of great attraction. Maitre de Ballet, M. PAUL TiGLIOYI. M. CHARLES, Sons Maitre de Ballet. and Mater of the French - iehool of Chore• graphy, M. GOSSELIN Regisseur de la Dame, and Master of the Znglish ScholLof Chore graphy, M. PETIT. Composer of the Ballet Music, Signer PIiGNI. Principal Artist to the establisii iuent, Mr. Charles Marshall. The Coetume Department will be directed by Mr. Coombes sad Miss Bradley, under the superintendence of Madame Copere. Principal Machinist, Mr. D. Sloman. • Head of the Property Department, Mr. Bradwell. The Subscription will consist of the same number of nights as last Season. Other arrangements of peculiar interest arc in progress, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Nobility Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed that this Theatre will OPEN en TUESDAY, March 12, when will be re •ived Mayor's celebrated Opera of MEDEA. Principal characters by Mdlle. rand!, Madame Giuliani, Signor Calsblarl, Signor Michelli (his first appearance), and Signor Be.letti; After which will be pi esented an entirely new and original Unuid Ballet, by M. Paul Tagliottl , entitled LES M - ET.A.MORPHOSES. The , Music composed by Signor Pugui ; the Scenery (entirely new) by Mr. Marshall ; the Appointments by Mr. Bradwell ; the Cos tumes by Miss Bradley and Mr. Coomtes, antler the superintendence of Madame Copere. • 'Principal parts by Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi, Mesdames Rosa "erg- Ausundon, Julianne, Lamoureux, &c. ; M. Paul Tagleni, M. Charles, &c., &c. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera kox-oftlee, Colonnade, Haymarket. TiIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON. TO-MORROW, Will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, The Play of THE LADY OF LYONS. Claude Melnotte, Mr. J Anderson ; Beauseant, Mr. Montagne ; Glavis, Mr. Parry ; Ceneral Dames, Mr. Baker; M. Deeehapelles, Mr. Davidge ; Pauline Des- Shapelles, Mies Vandenhoff. To be followed by The Operatic Play of ROB ROT MACGREGOR ; or, Anid Lang 3yno. Sir Frederick Vernon, Mr. Diddear ; Francis Osbaldistonp, *r. Rafter ; Rob Roy Macgregor Campbell, Mr. Cooper ; Bailie Riool Janie, Mr. Emery na Ternon, Miss Rafter; Helen Mac gresor, Mrs. Ternan. friyatA 'boxes, 31. 35., 2/. 12s. 6d., 21. 23., 11. 11s. 6d., and 11. ls. Stalls, ss. each. s. d. s. d. FIRST PRICE. SECOND PRICE. Boxes - - 4 0 - Boxes - - 2 0 Pit - - - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 Upper Gallery - 0 6 No Half-price to Upper Gallery. Box-book-keeper, Mr. J. Povey. THE SUN, LONDON, SPAIN. Madrid j ournals of the 2d have arrived. General Count MIRASOL has been dispatched to Cuba to undertake the defence of the colony against an apprehended coup de mein on the part of the United States. MADRID BOMA, MARCH 2.—The Three per Cents. were done at 281 for paper ; the Four per Cents. at 12i; the Five per Cents, at 121; the Debt without In terest, at 3i; and the Coupons at 7i. GERMANY. Letters from Berlin announce that the opening of the Erfurth Parliament is positively fixed for the 20th March. The Chamber cf the Grand Duchy of Luxem bourg came to a vote on the German question on tho Ist inst. It h as acce d e d a d i nter i m on two condi tions ; the first, according to article 1 of the consti tution, that the independence and inviolability of the Grand Duchy shall not be questioned by it—and, secondly, that neither the complete constitution of the country, nor any part of that constitution, shall ever be changed, suspended, or arbitrarily abolished by the Federal Commission. The resolution met with opposition from eleven of the members, mostly deputies from parts of the coun try where the German question is n o t approved, and hick still has a certain leaning to liolgium. ITALY. The anniversary of the proclamation of the French Republic was celebrated by the French troops at Rome by a sham fight and a review. Letters from Palerme, published in the Concordia, state that King BoMBA bas imposed heavy taxes and duties upon the inhabitants of Palermo, to pay for the expense of the bombs and shells with which he attempted to destroy their city. A letter from Turin, of the 27th ult., says-- "Among the deputies recently elected to Parliament is Count HENRY AVIGDOR, who resided several years in London, where he married the second daughter of Baron Got,Dsmiu. Count AVIGDOR is of the political school of Sir RonEirr PEEL ; he also is 'a free-trader, and it is hoped that he will bring into the Piedmon tese Parliament that practical spirit in business the principles , of which he studied during his long resi dence in England." MONEY anti COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER 7'o THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was heavy, and Americans were id. per lb. lower The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales, of which 600 American were taken for export, and 700 on speculation. The sales comprised 4,000 American, 900 Pernam and Maranham at 61d. to 64d., 200 ,Surat at 4kcl. to 5d., and 40 Sea Island at ls. td. to ls. 4d. per lb.—Railway Shares were firm and tolerably active, and prices were looking up. The Colonial Produce Markets have continued ex ceedingly dull, and Stocks are now in some cases larger than those held lest year, while the consumption scarcely keeps pace with the supplies. Mr. William Sbort advises us upon the metal trade RS follows:—" Iron—The demand for Welch bars has become very slack during the past month, and in Scotch pigs there has been a decline of full ss. per ton. Lead has risen 205., and seems likely to be dearer. Tin—East India sorts are flatter and lower, but English Tin is un altered, with a fair business. Spelter is also lower, and holders evince a disposition to meet the buyers as they appear." The Overland Mail brings interesting commercial news from India, and the accounts from the different pre sidencies vary rather conspicuously. At Calcutta there was an improvement in the demand for imports, and British Cotton Goods were more extensively placed. Manchester Yarns were also looking up. Money was very abundant, but in more demand. Exports were experiencing a healthy inquiry, although business was rather circum scribed by the want of a sufficient choice. Indigo was firm, and with a fair inquiry. The Bombay report presents quite a contrast to that from Calcutta, fur the Money Market was unsettled, and imports were in an unsatisfactory position. The native dealers complained of extreme difficulty in effecting sales even at reduced prices, the stocks on hand being too large. Some improvement was hoped for after the Hooley holidays. A very important measure seems to have been re solved upon by the Indian Government, and one which may exercise a marked influence upon mercantile opera tions here, viz., an increase in the duties upon imports, and a reduction in those upon exports. Certain British articles, twist for example, will suffer, it is stated, from this change. but, on the other hand, the products of the East will benefit. Undoubtedly, duties upon exports are objectionable, but if the revenue would permit, an augmentation in the charges upon imports should be studiously avoided. The Continental papers bring no important news this morning, but what we have is accounted satisfac tory, and the English Stock Market is, in consequence, still improving. Consols have realised 95j to 96k fur Money and Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 98i to 99, and the Three per Cents. 96- to 961. Exchequer-bills 555. to 585. premium, and Indian Bonds 84s. premium. Consols now are 96 to 96k. The rumours concerning a Peruvian loan have been explained in the way which we stated yesterday they would be, via., by an official intimation from the Consul- General of the Republic, that no such operation is in tended, but that to meet the deficiency in the revenue of 1849, the amount due to the Government from cer tain parties who have received guano, is to be antici pated. Capitalists in Peru, it is said, are ready to furnish the requisite assistance. The prices of Peruvian Active Bands have ranged this morning from 731 to 74k, and of the Deferred from 31f to 31k. Mexican, Bonds have been 29k 4. Portu guese Four per Cents. have realised 34. Spanish Three per Cents. 36k. Brazil Bonds bring 89k. Datch Four per Cents. 87 to k. Railway Shares have not been quite so much dealt in, and are scarcely so high as yesterday. In the Foreign Lines there have b:ea scarcely any bargains. ONE tITP , Ts G Pit.ICF.R or ' , AIZITIESTI t UNDO O'CLOCK. uncr.s. 3 per Cent. Reduced Anna ... 964,0 i 96; , ,,i 3 per Cent. Console Annuities........ 95 7 4 3 96!‘ 96 96 1 4 New 3'4 per Cent. Anna....... 98% 99 95% Long Anns.to expireJan.lB6o ...... 8 8 9-16 8 9-14 India Stock _. _ . India Bonds, 1,0004 Consols for Account 953 96 1 4 % 96 Exchequer Bills. 1 ikl. & 4u 1,000!. June 55 p 5001. June ............ Small. June 55 58 p ()LOSING PRICES. £931 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. ONE Brazilian Bonds O' 89%CLOCK. Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 — Ditto, Account BBl. 88% Chilien Bonds 6 per Cent ..... Equador Bonds —3% 'Mexican. 5 per Cent.lB46, with Coupons Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ......—. 29% Ditto. Account Ditto, Small Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto, Account . ' 74% 73% ;244 Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto, Account Eusaian Bonds .. Ditto Scrip 2 p 2 . p Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 Ditto, Account Ditto, 3 per Cent Ditto. Account .. ... .. 36% Dividends on the above payable in London. Beiigan, 4% per Cent. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. --55% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates B7 87% 87% PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PmicES. Aberdeen ... 50 ...... 12 ...... ........ 12 Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly paid, or with a guaran. 20 Bristol and Exeter 92 —.... Buckinghamshire ...... 17% ..... 17 1 4 .... ....... Caledonian Dublin and Belfast June. 4 0 ..... 514 ... 5 1 4 Eastern Comities .... 2O ...... 7% x.d. 7% x.d. Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 6/. 13s. 4d.... —. p % p Do. North. & Eastern, 36% 6 per Cent. -.— 'c.d. Do. 49% x.d East Lincolnshire, guar. Ditto. New 5 per Cent.... 243 5 50 2 0 ................ — 4 _ B9 48 .44 ". .. 6 par Cent. .. .... ..... 25 ...... 27% Great Northern Threat South. and West 27% VA (Ireland) ..-... ..................... ............................. 4586 2_ 2946 7; 4 . 2zy5 .. 9 27% Great North of Englnnd.loo ....._ ' 4 2'23 Ditto, New, 401 — Ditto, ditto B4 . •••••• ••• Ditto, New, 30/ 66% Ditto. New,ls/ l5 .. .. 33 Great Western Ditto, 1 A Shares .....'6.:1110645t 69x.d 25 .• ... 14% x.d......... 14 /,,x.d Ditto, New 171.- .. x.d.... 714 x.d. Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 ..... Ditto, ditto • Do. Fifths... •..". ••••••• • ...... Do. New, Gua. 6 per ct. 10 Leeds and Bradford 6O ...... Lou :on, Brighton. and South Co Ist... ma Do., New, guaranteed 6 per Cent . ...100 Do. Guarant. 5 per et.. 9 __.. .5...w...e5..t.2.rn.........11(000.. 10%~. London and N Western 100 ...105 - Y i 106 105% x.d 10 5 14 xd Ditto, New Quarters.. 12 ...... 12 x.d. l2 x.d. Ditto, Fifth: l2 •-•- 12% 1 4 x.d 12 1 4 x.d. 6 x 4y, d x d . 64 40 % x x.. d d Midland Do., 502. Shares ..... 30 .„ ... 51 j., 5% North British ....•••• ••• 25 ..... ... Ditto Preference ......5 ...... 514... .... .... ..... 536 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Shropshire Union ••••• Royston and Hitchin ........... ... 15 5 , South Eastern Do., No. 3 ....... ...... 30 ...... 17 S ,uth Wales 43 York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... .....,_.„ 25 Do. Newcastle Eaten. 20 ...... 9 8 1 / 4 .......... Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ... •• IN 5 / 8 York and North Midland 30 ...... 18 ........... ""FOREIGN it.A.I.LWAYb. Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 20 ...... ... .. ......... East Indian .... 5 ...... Paris and Strasbourg ... 13 ...... a% .... - Tours and Nantes 42 3 4 12q 98% so% 14% 18 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH B.—Wind at noon, W.N.W., calm light airs, with thick fog. OFF DARTMOUTH.—Z/Mpa, Good, Laguna for Altona; Vidar, Christensen, New York for Rotterdam. FALMOUTH, MAnca 7.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. London, Cardinas. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. have been confined to W D be tt a r t in i g or t o t mprirskeentt:oweaesetkwisteh,e arrivals of English 1,720 quarters. The quantity fresh up to-day by land carriage was small. Notwithstanding that the show of samples was trifling, the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce proved exceedingly heavy. Fine qualities were mostly held at Monday's prices, In the middling and inferior qualities, though in some instances offered at is per quarter less money, next to nothing was doing. Foreign Wheat, the imports of which have been only 2,550 quarters, moved off heavily, but we have no actual decline to notice in the quotations, which were almost nominal. Very li tt l e f ore i g n Barley was on offer. The show of English trade ruled inacti ve at b are ly stationary priests. We had a large was extensive. Gene rall y s p e a kin g the quantity of Aialt on show. The demand for that article was extremely heavy at the late decline. Oats, Beans, Peas, and Indian Corn wore neglected. The top price of Flour was 38s per 2801bs. The trade con tinned heavy. English •• •• •• Scotch.. •• •• • . Flour. Irish •••• • • • Foreign .... • 3,000 FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH B, 1850. obtained on Monday, the highest figure for the best Scots beings 33. Bd. per Sibs., and a total clearance was not effected. The numbers of Sheep were tolerably good, while the Mutton trade ruled inactive, at the late decline in value. The primest old Downs, in the wool, were selling et 43. 2J, to 4e. 4d. per 81bs. Prime small Lambs moved off steadily, at from se. Bd. to 63. per Slbs.; otherwise. the Lamb trade was heavy. From the 131 e of Wight, 25 Lambs and 30 Sheep came to hand. Calves—the supply cf which was on the increase—moved off slowly, at late rates. In Pigs very little business was transacted. Much Cows were dull, at from 14/. to 181. each, including their small calf. had to do was enough to kill a horse. That was the last time he saw the deceased alive. 'Thomas Denman, also a turncocic, deposed to seeing the deceased on the 24th, when he was very ill and vomiting. James Ashby, a fellow labourer, gave similar tes timony. Mary Gillatt, who lives next door, said she saw the deceased on the 24th, when he complained of great thirst, a burning heat at his chest, and a violent pain in his stoudtch, and she gave him some water five or six times Her husband was sent by the deceased for Mr. Toulmip, and that gentleman arrived with his brother at ten o'clock, but he died at twelve. Mr. Francis Toulmin, surgeon, said he was acquainted with the deceased for several years. On the evening of the 24th he was called to attend him, and on going to his house he found him in bed. He was suffering from pains in his stomach and cramp in his legs, and his pulse was low. He sent some medicine that night, and called on the following morning, when he was dead. He told the prisoner that as the death had been somewhat sudden, it would be somewhat satisfactory to open the body, and she said she had no objection herself; but had pro mised her husband that no such examination should take place. Under those circumstances he did not press the subject. Ile subsequently opened the, body at the re quest of the coroner, and sealed up the contents of the stomach and transmitted them to the Londo❑ Hospital for experiment. The coats of the stomach appeared to have been subject to some irritant poison. Mr. Letheby, professor of chemistry, said ho had analyzed the contents of the stomach so transmitted to him, and found traces of arsenic. He produced 81 grains in a metallic shape which he had taken from the stomach, and said this was sufficient to cause death. Five grains were enough to take away the life of a person. The poison appeared to have been administered within a period of three or four hours of death. Other evidence was then liven of a similar nature, but the trial had not concluded when our report left. NEW COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) No case of any importance occurred in this court to-Jay, The Third Court sat before Mr. Commissioner Bul lock, and disposed of several petty cases. BOW-STREET.—(Trus DA Y.) Two fashionably attired girls, named Car/ow and Ellis, with several aliases, and a young man named John Henry, were charged with attempting to pick pockets. A police-constable of the C division stated that last night he was on duty in New-road, in plain clothes, when he observed the prisoners in company together, and knowing that Ellis had been several times convicted as a pick-pocket, he felt it to be his duty to watch them. He saw the two females walk arm-in-arm from Judd street towards the Tottenham-court-road, the male pri soner following at a short distance behind. On the way the females stopped two ladies, and while Ellis engaged them in conversation, Carlow lifted up the bide of their dresses, and appeared to fumble about their pockets. Ile afterwards ascertained from the ladies themselves that they had lost nothing, and then continued his watch upon the prisoners, who still kept in the direction of Totten ham-court-road. About half-way down the road he saw them stop another lady and repeat the process of lining the dress and searching the pocket. He ascertained from this lady that she was conscious of the prisoners having attempted to pick her pocket, and thinking it was now high time to put an end to their proceedings, he took the lady with him, and on meeting an officer in uniform, he gave them all three into his custody. The man he had often seen lurking about the str ee t s . b u t h e k new nothing wrong of him nor of Carlow, but Ellis had been three times committed from Marlborough -street for picking pockets in Regent-street. Mrs. Pierce, the lady referred to by the officer, stated that the two females stopped her in Tottenham-court road and asked her the way to Lambeth-walk. While she was directing them Ellis lifted up her dress and ex amined her pocket. She taxed the prisoner with having had her hand in the pocket, when the prisoner exclaimed, " What should my hand do in your pocket?" To which she replied, " Well, I don't know, all I know is that your hand was there." Two officers idect'fied tho two females as well-known pickpockets. Carlow, whose proper name was Andrews, and Ellis, whose right name was Druce, had cften been committed. The man was always with the prisoners when they were seen in the streets. Mr. Wontner, who attended for the man Henry, con tended that there was no evidence to implicate his client in the transaction. The females said nothing. Mr. HENRY thought it was perfectly clear that they were all thicves of a very dangerous class, and as the man had refused the option of being remanded to produce evidence of character, he should commit all of them to the House of Correction fJr three calendar months each. The prisoners were accordingly removed in custody. Per Sibs. to sink tias offal. s. d. to s. d, inferior Beasts-- 2 8 210 s. d. to s. d. inferior Slaeer •• ~ 3 0 3 2 Second qual. Sheep 3 4 3 8 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 10 4 0 Southdown Wether 4 2 4 4 Ditto outof the wool 0 0 0 0 Large Hogs ...... 3 2 3 6 Small Porkers .... 3 8 4 0 Quart3r old Pigs ..16 0 21 0 AT MARKET. I - I P 2 l in. Second quality .. •• 3 0 Primo !we Oxen.. 3 4 3 6 Crime Scots ... •. 3 6 3 8 Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 4 i'rimesinzllditto .. 3 6 310 '•ucklin.l Calves ..18 0 24 0 lambs •• •• —••— 5 O - 6 - 0 - I TOTAL SUPPLY .... . Bea:t3. 845 I Sheep, 3,100 FOREIGN I Sheep., 200 Calves. 294 SUPPLY. Beasts. 192 Calves. 120 I ri g s. —. Beasts. 150 SCOTT I Sheep. 49 I Calves. I rigs NE VTGATE LIND MEADENII ALM. Each kind of Meat was in moderate Bupp ly and heavy demand, on the following terms:— At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. j S. d. to s. d "eef,inferior...... 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior .. 2 ti 210 - middling .... 2 4 2 6 -- middling.. 3 0 3 2 - primelarge .. 2 It 210 prime 3 4 3 6 - prime small .. 3 0 3 a Pork, 210 3 4 tical•• •• •• • • .... 3 0 310 - small 3 6 4 0 BOROUGH BOP =ARMLET. The damand for all kinds of fine Hops—the supply of which is extremely small—rulea hoary, at almost nomi nal prices. In all other qualities very little is doing, and late rates are not suppurtsd. New Mid. and East Kent pockets, 61 63 to 11/ 11s ; new Weald of Keat ditto, 61 33 to 81 5i ; new Sussex ditto, 5l 8s to Cl los; new Farnhams, 121 to 131; yearling Kent,, 31 to 4/ Ss ; yearling Sussex, 2/ 86 to 3/ 12s ; old Hops,:l/ to 3/ 10s. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—There has been a limited business only transacted in British Plantation, but the quotations have rulel much the same as last week. There have been no public sales of Barbadoese Mauritius, 5,785 bags 185 casks only about ha f found buyers, and the previous value was barely maintained; mid to good yellow, 375 to 38s 6d; low, 35s 6d to 36s 6d; and fine brown, 34s 6d to 355. Bengal, 3,979 bags, went Is to 2s cheaper .f,)r brown; Benares good to mid white, 38s 6d to 39s 6d, fioe 40s t) 40s Gd, grainy yellow, 40a 6d to 43s 6d, and Khaur, 28s 6d to 30s. Madras, 2,392 bags partly sold st Is decline; ord and very low sofa brown 27s to 28a 61, and low to middling yellow 30s Gd to 335. FORElGN. — Privately a, fair business has been done, and at auction yellow Havannah has been taken in at 39s to 43s 6d for mid to fine, and Bahia at 393 6d to 44s for low to good white, and 36s to 40s for low to good brown, being above the ♦alue. COFFEE.—There is no increased activity in this arti cle, but holders are not pressing sales. Native Ceylun has been sold at-58s. > Plantation f. fine ord to mid at, 62s to 71s, good ord at 55s 6d to 603, pea berry at 51s 6d to 665, and triage at 44s to 52s 6d. Brazil has been rather lower, f. fine ord coloury Bahia 57s to 535, and good ord pale Rio at 545. Si.icEs.—Cassia Lignea has been at steady 'prices. Bengal Ginger has realised 19s 6d to 20s 61 ; and Cey lon Cinnamon has been sold at 3s 2d to 3s 10d per lb. SALTPETRE.—HoIders continue very firm, and rough Calcutta, 44 and 21 per cent refraction, has been sold at 28s to 284 6d per cwt. Cocos.—The market has been dull. RlCE.—Very little has been done in Bengal. Penang has bsen taken in at 7s Gd per cwt. ARROW-BOWL—Bermuda Las been taken in at Is 9d to 2s 2d, and St. Vincent has been dull. COTTON.—In this article very few purchases have been mace, and some parcels offered by auction have been taken TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been heavy at 36561 to 36s 9d per cwt, on the spot. TEA.—Prices have continued much the same, with mc derate transactions. GREEN FRUIT.—The market for Oranges has teen well supported this week; the increase in price at the outports having its influence here. Three cargoes from St. Michael, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public Pale, were taken freely by the trade at the advance obtAined last week. The price of Nuts well supported. Lemons in demand. Seville Sours scarce, and few packages re maining. The price of Almeira Grapes is lower, and have been held over too long, the consumption now being of a diminished character. 55 p 55 p 58 p 29% 29• 3 ,; 19% 34 34% AMERICAN Hops.—A parcel of 150 baleF, offered at public sale by Keeling and Hunt, vi as bought in at 755. per cwt., duty paid. This article continues dull of sale, the reduced figure for English growth tending to further depress the price fur American. CHANCERY.—(TiIIs DAY.) The Lord Chancellor having disposed cf all the un opposed lunatic petitions on his paper, proceeded to hear the further arguments in the part-heard appeal against the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce in Weaver v. Grant. The principal question in the case relating to complicated accounts, and possesses no point of interest except to the parties concerned. ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) The Master cf the Rolls was occupied throughout the morning in hearing motions which were only interesting to the parties immediately concerned. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Gf ENGLAND.) Unopposed cause petitions, short causes, and cause petitions, of no general interest, occupied his Honour the whole morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) His Honour heard causes to-day, but no case of the slightest interest came before him during the morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAH•) NEWMAN V. HUTTON—JUDGMENT. His HoNoun gave judgment to-day in this case which came before him some time since upon motion for 4 new trial of an issue directed by the Court to the Court of Exchequer, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the plaintiff was of sound mind or not. The jury:_found_iti.favour of the defendant, and his Honour saw no reason for objecting to that finding. He must therefore refuse the motion for a new trial. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY OLD COURT. (Before the LORD CHIEN BARON and Mr. Justice CRESS WELL.) Ann Merritt, 31, a widow, was indicted for the wilful murder of her husband, James Merritt, by administering to him on the 24th of January last, in the parish of St. John, Hackcey, a quantity of white arsenic. Mr. BODKIN, who attended with Mr. Clerk to conduct the prosecution on the part of the Crown, said the de ceased was in the employ of the East Loudon Water works Company, and Lis duty laid in the neighbourhood of Hackney, where he resided. He had been married to the prisoner for many years, and had several children by her, and it appeared that though they occasionally quarrelled, there was none of that spirit of bitterness between them which might suggest that either contemae plated taking the life of the other ; but the cir cumstances under which the death of the deceased took place required the strictest investigation. The deceased was in his usual health on Wednesday, the 23d January, when, after discharging his ordinary duties, he returned home in the evening, about nine o'clock. On the following day ho was seized with sickness, which continued during the greater portion of the day. He went out several times to get something to cure him, and finally returned at one o'clock, alter which he was unable to leave his home. His illness increased, with vomiting, until eleven or twelve o'clock at night, when he became in a state of collapse, and death supervened. A post mortem examination of the body took place, and on the stomach being analysed, it was found that it con tained a portion of arsenic, which app' ared to have been recently administered, and there could be no doubt that his death was occasioned by that poison. By the re quest of the deceased,: a surgeon named Toulmin was sent for, but he arrived too late to be of any service When the prisoner was told that a post mortem examination of the body would be made, she objected to it, saying her husband had re quested her not to permit anything of the kind. She was taken into custody on the 2d of February, and when told that it was thought he had died cf arsenic she ex claimed, "You will think then I am. guilty." A short time before his death the prisoner purchased half an ounce of arsenic from a chemist named Brown, and said it was to destroy some mice which overrun her place, and she had it made up in two separate parcels. She, however, told the police officer that she neither had any poison in the house, nor had purchased any; but when the chemist made his appearance in the room, she turned pale and agitated, and acknowledged ehe had bought some arsenic. On the way to the station-house she said her husband had ill-used her, and, in a pet, she had purchased the poison to destroy herself, but had afterwards changed her mind. She observed also, that she had put the poison in the place where her husband was in the habit of keep ing some seidlita powders, and she supposed he must have taken it himself. Of course, if she had put the poison there in order that her husband might take it instead of the powders, that would amount to the crime of murder. There was one circumstance which was calculated strongly to attach suspicion to the prisoner. Her husband was a member of a benefit society which gave 101. to a widow on the death of her husband, and it appeared that she had mentioned this to some neigh bours a few days before the death of the deceased. He should call witnesses whose evidence would prove to the jury the facts which he had stated. Samuel Pickering, a labourer, living at Coldbath-lane, Hackney, was then called, and said the deceased was a fellow-workman of his for about a fortnight before his death. On the 23d of January, at nine o'clock, he was in his usual health, having only a slight cold. He saw him again at his house on the 24th (next morning) at eight o'clock, when he was vomiting in the yard; he said he had taken some broth and some hot tea on that, and he supposed it bad turned sick on his stomach. They went out together as fur as Clapham-iquare; when there he complained of being thirsty, and he went into a public-house and had some rum-and-water. They sepa rated about ten o'clock. Witness went to the deceased's house again at eleven o'clock and saw him supping some gruel out of a basin. He did not sup the whole of it. When he had dono ho handed the basin to his wife, who asked if she should put it on the hob and keep it warm, and he said he did not care what she did with it. He saw him again at two; jre was then worse and in bed, and asked witness to do his 'yolk for him. He said he did not wonder at his being ill, as the work he 92bttion SUN OFFICE, Four o'Clock, THE GORHAM CASE. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) GORHAAI v. THE BISHOP OF EXETER JUDGMENT. The MASTER of the ROLLS has just pronounced the judgment of the Privy Council in this important case. After stating the circumstances attending the presentation of the Reverend Mr. Gorham to the living of Bampford Speke, and the refusal of the Bishop of Exeter to institute him on the ground of unsound doctrine ; and also the proceedings of the Court below, from whence this appeal to the Privy Council came, his Lordship said the question they had to decide was not whether Mr. Gorham held sound or unsound doctrines, but whether his opinions were contrary or repugnant to the doctrines of the Church of England, as expressed in her articles and formularies. The Committee of the Privy Council, with the exception of his Honour the 'Vice-Chan cellor Knight Bruce, were unanimously of opinion that the opinions of Mr. Gorham were not contrary or repugnant to the doctrines of the Church of England, and that the Bishop of Exeter was not justified in refusing to institute him to the living of Bampford Speke. They therefore reversed the decision in the Court of Arches. A full report will be given in our next edition. ROYAL VISIT TO THE HAYMARKET THEATRE THIS EVENING. We understand that official notice has been conveyed to the Management of the Haymarket Theatre of the intention of her Majesty to honour the theatre with her presence this evening, to witness the performance of Hamlet, and ofßuckstone's farce of the Rough Diamond. We are rejoiced to find that " the little theatre in the Haymarket," which through evil report and good report, at all times and under all circumstances, has remained true to the cause of the legitimate drama, and has afforded a home to Shakspere and our dramatists, when every other theatre in London was shut against them, is thus repeatedly honoured with the Royal patronage. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.--News has arrived from St. Petersburgh that Signora Frezzolini has at last consented to sign her engagement. Amelia Ferraris and Marie Taglioli reached London yesterday. The season is announced to open on Tuesday next, the 12th inst., with Medea (sustained by Parodi, s Calzolati, Belletti, Giuliani, and Signor Michelli), and a new original ballet, by M. Paul Taglioni (entitled Les Metamorphoses), in which the principal character will be sustained by C ar lotta Grisi. HAYMARKET THEATRE.—The benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean is announced to take place on Mon day next, under the patronage of her Majesty and Prince Albert. On this occasion Much Ado about Nothing will be played, the two principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean. This will be the first time of Mr. Charles Kean's appearance in London in the character of Bene dick, The comedy is otherwise powerfully cast—em bracing, in faa, the strength of the comf any, with Iteeley as Dogberry, Buckstone us Verges. The after piece is Mr. Oxberry's admirable farce, Twice Killed. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Although the season of the French comic opera at this theatre is so near its close, novelties are still announced. This evening a one act opera L'Esclave du Carnoens, the words by M, St. Georges, and the music by M. E. Van der Does, will be produced, fur the first time in this country ; and on Wednesday next Auber's opera comique, Le Macon, will be played (also for the first time here) for the benefit of Charton. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—At the monthly general meeting held yesterday at the Society's house in Hanover-square, Mr. P. Sclater and Mr. T. Day were proposed as candidates for the fellowship. The Roy. J. L. Petit, Mr. T. Tooke, jun., and Miss Sullivan were elected fellows, and Dr. Schlegel, of Leyden, a corre sponding member of the society. " A LETTER," &C., &c.—A very able and perspicu ous address on the necessity of reform in Common Law Procedure, suggesting clear, simple, and concise forms of action in lieu of the antiquated ones now in use. As Mr. Smith has displayed both knowledge and power in dealing with his subject, we shall hope to find this letter followed up with others from his pen, and, perad venture, one or two in the same st ra i n on Real Property Law. Tua COAL TRADE.—The collectors and comp trollers of the Customs department, at the several ports and places throughout the United Kingdom, have re ceived directions from the Commissioners to prepare and transmit to the inspector -,general of imports and exports, sith the least possible delay, the following accounts, so far as the same relates to their respective ports, viz., an account of the num b er of tons of coal?, culen, and cinders, respe c ti ve l y, s hi pped at the several ports ofEng land, Scotland, and Ireland, to other ports in the United Kingdom, in the par 1849, in continuation of a similar account rendered for the preceding year. ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The usual monthly meeting of this society took place last Monday, G. It Waterhouse, Esq., president, in the chair. Messrs. J. S. Baly and James Shepherd were elected subscribers to the society. Mr. Bond exhibited a piece of the stem et an ash tree, found near Whittlesferd, Cambridgeshire, covered with pupa cases of a galernea, and als o so l web formed by the lets m of yalleria colonella, which le had found between two planks of wood. M r. S. ST.; vers exhibited from Venezuela specimen s of 09'4! saucia and suffuse, identical with the British Mr. Staintcn exhibited some Micro-Lepidortera he . 2 . hi° recently bred, and six new species of British Titieu).'. Mr. Westwood exhibited a British s pocimen of °P undulatum e identical with an Albanian species. His LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM CHAr EL * Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury most condeseriesee ingly received, on Tuesday morning last, at his P! taa at Lambeth, a deputation from the chapel cornroltor consisting of Mr Larby, rev Clifford,:and Mr. Andf rs , b ; when his Grace was kind ough to say he shouluoa most happy to preach in aid of the subscriptio n .,..; being made for providing a chapel on the seettlY.., grounds, and for the raising of a fund ruunerate the clergyman, on Sunday, the 2d of June l3 o. SOCIETY FOR THE AID OF FOREIGNERS IN DWr it —Yesterday afternoon the annual general meeting this society was held at the London Tavern, su r f : ou Labouchere in the chair. The usual forms havleg u oia . whereby t 0 St. gone through, the secretary read the report. T, 11 ,' °mai rnittee had reason to rejoice that the unfavournwea-pats iention entertained by them in regard to the Po s t t he cf the society had not been realised. The friends ot the society had exerted themselves to the utmost, an d , s o to anniversary dinner on the 28th of May, subscriptoi the amount of 1,895/. were realised, independent l a s donations from her Majesty the late Queen I) ° e Ztee ' and his Grace the Duke of Cambridge. The e n i , l33 „, - the acknowledged the receipt of legacies-100/, tr a- a , els late Mr. L. A. Doesat, and of a similar sum from to late Mr. Peacock. With these sums, aided V ow liberality of other friends of the institution , i he ao ef mittee had been enabled to re pl ace the funded P r ' r e :he of which they had been obliged to make use clarion, of last year, and also to recommend that the nal:l ib : o d. pensioners upon the society's funds should b e iner'aaer The committee had also to announce that aignl aar iog persons had received relief from the society b t est the year, and that their present condition was s u f e tiota they were likely to fulfil all the objects of the t ee The financial stateme n t returned the it:icon:o4 se, society as 3,6411. Es. 4d., and th e ex p en ses as 3, re c eived leaving a balance of 3111. s s . Thi s re port wa s ' - aaJoe' and adopted, 14 pensioners were elected, and t i ,"„ c iastin r. ing persons were elect e d v i ce -p res id en ts of tiont—His Excellency M. Van de Wey , - er, his ' l e: W . ' Mahomed Pacha, the Marquis of Westminster, : the of Harrowby, the Earl o f A run d e l a nd Sli r a re a l c aere. Bishop of Worcester, and th e Ri g ht H o n. L av°- sra The meeting separated a ft er th an ki ng the Ch 9 l o rCell DEATH OF SIR JA MES G IBSON CRA.IG. --C jiCl l3 ° is the grave well closed on Lord Jeffrey, wh i n aeol much to promote the cause of the Whig por t Y.bo, land, ere we have to announce the death of ono w ho, ec' though possessing none of the talents for which t o t oo' cornplished writer and critic was distinguished, , e lf trived, in his own peculiar way to render ba a actor scarcely less effective ally of that ' party, er n°l3g a e° ° : even up to the period of his death, he exercise, A arou' siderable influence in all matters relating to Tee gentleman to whom we ,allude is Sir Jell ies MP Graig, leadieg partner of the firm of Meea l t n ati re; Dalziel, and Brodie, writ ers t o t h e signet in x 4 n l ,: t te e' Ho had been for a long time in a very indrin health, and died somewhat suddenly a'; bi house of Riccarton, about four miles from .E 4 u - a o ra, on Wednesday. Sir James Gibson Craig Was,: a - yeer a ' 1765, and was consequently upwards of eighre's, e a " of age. He passed as a writer to the signet in ed re is among the oldest on the list of that numerenagia epectable body cf legal praetioners. The deees s ' atio a l net took a prominent part in all the great pc', 0 0 struggles of this country from 1792 downwards, sledded on terms of intimacy with Fox and most of t he , f of the old Whig school. As an acknowledgnlea"coestg" services which he rendered to that party, he e115 , -- e r eG e lr a baronet of the United Kingdom, in 1831, bY a aaa vernment of Earl Grey. Sir James Gibson 111%- o ltb e p„litiC 9 th e ways took a sleep interest in the localip Scottish metropolis, and he figures prorair aut e l leAl er t sarcastic ballad against the Whigs, written by W ander Boswell in 1822, and which pave rigs te et h between the writer of it and Mr. Stuart, r of D c ,,lsede a „ which the former was shot. Sir James will be s ii `&iliss" in his title and estates by his son, Mr. Willi a , ai ha rab' Craig, one of the M em b ers f or t h e c i ty o f VII :1 " - e rif A man named J ames B oag, w h o was fortunvicte,' clerk in the Bank o f E ng l an d , was yes t e rday c ,,,„%rrior at Chelmsford of having feloniously altered th e register of the parish of St. Runwald, Colci le!"- Ol °- Joseph Lee, a private i n th e 90th Regign e- t l4o 3 P i i yesterday sentenced by M r . B aron P ar ke, at 14°r ,e030 1 ton, to seven years' t rans p or t at i on, f or baring a" - to set fire to the military prison at Weeder]. afac rihe w A man, named James Ed m u n ds, wh o- Di rer himself as a gentlem an , res idi ng i n Dale-streetionoi pool, was, yesterday, r eman d e d f rom the Cierbteieee Police•court, charged w ith h av i ng f rau dulently F l at a hs." 901. from a jeweller, i n Old. street, b y se lling 13 . 1 :silf e '; of electro-plated zinc, under pretence that it ster o dds At the fiiarylebone Police-court, Ye journeyman tailor, named Joseph Stretch, was re • tli n tenS on a charge of having stabbed his wife, with la r a ei°' murder her. Before stabbing her he had give n lje lent!beating. He was drunk at the time b 43-8 IIEARTLESS ROBBERT.—Yesterday„ lice • .P4 l; ' r e ' of the summoning officers of the Lambeth - L V aie 'f id turned to town, after a lengthened chase i n a l f si man named William Eger, who had abscond e ", r° eleria wife, to whom he had been married only tb r h a e s and taking with him 4001., the produce of industry for many years. It appeared that tb a a aolle' f a who had been shopkeepers, the one in the c ir ", l oo°.:d and the other in the tobacco line, had been ' fa - 0 0 1 'd each other for many 3 ears, and ultimately 0 0 , -- a t Three weeks after the " happy day," Blg ar ar g (P g lct in notes from his wife, under pretence of tat{ 6,70 numbers and putting his name on them, onu" i v ' e e rP'", he should deposit them in the bank, as the Pl - a a iog" ° ; of security, till they wanted them. Instead of iso a fi he engaged a passage to Ne w Y o rk for bln:lsslf a ge; children, leaving his wife penniless, so that sh e lief. t° pelled to apply to the parish of Newington forr e 00 0 parish officers of Newington having setn e . r :ol l o o %; think that Elgar intended to sail from Sontbal r a t ca"„ - at all events, that the vessel he e t vv°Ll ear h i qb r' Plymouth or Falmouth, rocured w a e w n arran t prehension, and placed it in the hands of BEig oire` i y efforts of that officer to capture the faithiess ai ; fatala proved fruitless. It seems that Ei g er and ""- that had sailed from the Loudon Docks, in a vess el tbot ale not touch at any of our out port, an d therefore gs, off. Toe poor wife is inconsolable and peun r , ile a s a elea TIM EARL OF CHESTER'S YEOMANS/ 1111 ' .- 1 ( I "Ci We understand that their late lieutenant•ccdgietaandet braham Egerton, Esq., of Tatton Park, lA° c l :el° o f the regiment so many years to the great. a t° f tbe p ,ir ' 9 4 all who served under him) has pres lit ' d Chester's Regiment of Yeomanry Cav iry kettledrums and a splendid pair of gild sl adei banners.—Macclesfield Courier, ado r' SUICIDE.—An inquest was held on W h'.140 the Grosvenor Arms public-house, Westiaa " - e a' - 0 Bedford, on the body of a person named v- elO l c if committed suicide by shooting himself wtth Monday last. The particulars of the case ba ke a s appeared in this paper. Several witnesses 51 1° eiwa the deceased having been in a desponding siidecatinahea for some time past, iu consequence of „Il i , s , a c a ing a ,: a ill health, which prevented him from 1 ""E """ occupation. The jury returned a v erdict 0 A l f T e d porary insanity." HANDSOME BEQUEST.—We understand - - % „:1 3 o u n ' - e Glen, a citizn of Glasgow for half a century' s for tli ,; e ; last week, has left the greater part of bent of ", amounting to nearly 20,000 a, for the endeev a3 Vall P a dr e schools in Glasgow. We have not heard the : 41 - 0 01s culars of the bequest, but we understand the a 2 , 3 a , ieb ° a ° e to be free of all sectarian trammels. One ci is f d or 50 boys, who are to receive clothes, '" 61a 5 9' the other is an industrial school for girb• a (woe Examiner. A T,, ere •A ll Al3' M. BENTLEY'S NEW NOVELS.-- 1 ' r - to state that Mr. Bentley has this clay P a , l l, l l o • e c t e: r s a toning; or, the Fall of Rome, by : 6 3 j;vl,l:.k: cab' 3 vols. Also, 1. White Jacket; or, the "" a a a of 00 a Man-of-War, by Herman Melville, atit' a " ta -- 2 ' fi v,st. pee," " Omoe," &c. &c., 2 vols. post Broa of theaarab, New Romance of Canada, The Nomad e f e . ° aka a nds 3 vols.-3. The Martyrs cf Carthage , ° a ' -- 4 . 3 author of " Naomi," 2 vols. foolscap , 1- Wilhi a nfileo 'o, not Hearts, a Story of the Day, by Mi ci s s rr iet autho r vole.-5. The Marriage Contract, by the e " ; or . 2 vols. poat Bvo., 215.-6. King's Colic , : t Leg er of " Mr. Warrenne," 3 vols.-7. The Threads of Life, one vol. post svo. L as t EXTRAORDINARY GORMANDISES. ra i !, person ate, for a trifling wager, at Stl a g - a t e ves aa ' a -n 'rti bage just cut out of the garder, and n " r e - le. " --- e tip washing them down with half a . gallon n` o mit , ' e l al ro title we' three-quarters brute completed this extraordinary o .l ' of an hour, and 'levered g ran s• aal e the close of the performance.— Chester ()cu t ' ahYs ic. a Dr. Marjolin, one of the most en3in en whio 4 of i Paris, died a few days ago, utter an illn ess a a ; bop s e him to 'r more than twelve months confined ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Malt. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. 11 Q , 7 1. 2 ' 6 4 9 770 . a s o . 4 ( I r s s o . 5 9 ,Balcko 2,550 1,600 410 sronTsrzsyD• Our market to d,y was tolerably well, but not to say heavily, soppily," with Beasts as to number. Their general quality proved inferior. The attendance of both town and country buyers being limited, the Beef trade was exceedingly heavy, t :Ic:3 124 rely equal to those ,---•• On the Gth • t On the p E. 11. Vernon, th e r 5. it Robert bu t es n rt s .t. , Barnes, a , dtat a tu t . B t f a e o l i r s yt in t S c!r gu ... rg, t ° e t iv r t r ec a ,r c .t o fb , e 1 1c l: cue d ego barb, il tieb r : er a ' s : i wife t f h E e sq s . :h la i t n e o s f t c , a , a G S I r( )A O i innt: ant,itchee sing2a a ti d on a ns u ,t g h o n t a e r . t hg : J , f fir, •fe o 1 satld er o ptain 61st Re imen . , o a , Hora the 6th inst •r New g d trect, Pe t " , 1 i Orroon -3 London, M William•ellGeoßtßANl:esß R ' r:llc. t h M i 1 d d t I e ll s the ex lady the 1 v o i f li ' rs. P. Draffen, of a son. -----, 1:) Vc(1 0 t LIED. 0 0 Horringer-hall, Suffolk, to Catherine Irances, Y daughter of W. Roper, Esq., of Bayltam, Sussex. , Ale y, of ~ at rant, John Henry Turner , A - 0 geo - the 4th inst , at Abinger, Mr. N. Layton 1 13 " 0 A DO Leith-, ale-lodge. Surrey, and resham-strect, CPY , t t . l ' itnbrel, sister of Mr. S. W. Brown , o f Lewisham, li-elattbef On the sth inst, at St. Mary /%'s, Paddington, i',,,,.v010, Edward, second son of John S. Elliott, Esq. , of 1 51 " e Ares' to Georgiana Adela, only daughter of the late Georg cott, Esq., of Gibraltar. DIED. B' clOrt° a• On the 2d inst., at Bath, aged 81, Lady Hussey ---„I „too, Middlesex. On the Ileil. s h e e x. 2d inst., John Kepner, Esq., of West vr,., On the 4th inst., at Leamington, aged 70, Geoffrey Hornby, rector of Bury, Lancashire. .., y c a thir On the 4th inst., at the Rectory, Chiselhurst, if ann rine, the wife o inst., Johnf the Rev. Fonly , ag soned 2 of Mr. 0 8. ILVIcS, °f On the sth the Forest, Tunbridge. Henry,' f iir• At Biggleswade, on the sth inst., Eliza, the Wife ° Hogge, Esq., aged 62. 01 London: Printed and Published by MIJPJ 11315 ,„;,. 11 2 ,.' No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Ottio , ty o' Strand, in tl.-..1 Precinct of the Savoy, in th e -- illiddloaex, Friday, March 8, 1850.