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THE ITALIAN REVOLUTIONS. Just ready. In 2 vols. post B vo . GENER AL PEPE'S NARRATIVE OF EVENTS IN ITALY, From 1647 to 1849, INCLUDING THE SIEGE OF VENICE. 'Fleury Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received by all Booksellers. NOTICE.—THE GOLD ItEGIONS ! T HE N EW WORK ON CALIFORNIA, By W. R. RYAN, Esq., Including THE AUTHOR'S EXPERIENCE AT THE MINES, and Twenty-three Drawings taken on the Spot, IS NOW READY at all the BOOKSELLERS and LIBRARIES, _ _ _ In 2 volumes, small Bvo. " It would be very imperfect justice to say of these delightful volumes that they give the fullest and most exact account of the new El Dorado that has yet appeared. When one has once taken up the book it is impossible to lay it down."-- Standard. W. Shoberl, Publisher, 20, Great Marlborough-street. AV Orders received by all Booksellers. TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. Combining the talents of Madame Sontag4Mdlle. Catherine Hayes; Signori Bancarde, Calzolari, aims Reeves, Coletti, Bellettl, F. Lablache, and Lablache ; Mdlles, Carlotta Grist, Amelia Ferraris, Marie Taglioni, and M. Paul Tagiloni, will take place On THURSDAY next, May 16, When will be performed (for the last time this season in con sequence of the immediate production of the grand Opera La Tempesta, and other subsequent novelties) Rossini's celebrated Opera, IL BARBIERE DI giIIGLIA. Rosina, Mdlle. Sontag ; 11 Conte d'Almaviva, Signor Calzolari ; Figaro, Signor Belletti ; Basillo, Signor F. Lablache; Bartolo, Signor Lablache. In the Lesson Scene Madame Sontag will introduce Rode's cele- brated variations. After which the highly successful new and original grand Pas de Trois (by MM. Paul Tagiioni et Gosselin, the Music by Signor Pugni), entitled LES GRACES. Euphrosyne, Mdlle. Carlotta Grist ; Thalia, Mdlle. Marie Taglioni ; Eglaia, illdlle. Am aba Ferraris. To be followed by Selections from Rossini's celebrated Opera, GUGLIELMO TELL. Arnold°, Signor Baucarde ; Guglielmo Tell, Signor Coletti ; and Walter, Signor Lablacbe. ' After which the admired PAS STYRIEN, by Madlle. Carlotta Grist and M. P. Taglioni. With other Entertainments, in which Miss Catherine Hayes and Mr. Sims Peeves will appear. To conclude with the last scene of the admired Ice Ballet, by M. P. Taglioni, entitled LES PL AISIRS DE L'HIVER ; ou, Les Patineurs Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office of the Theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performef. (for the last time this season) Mozart's Opera, LE NOZZE. DI FIGARO. Susanna, 'Madame Sontag ; the Countess, Mdlle. Parodi; Cheru bino, Mdlle. Catherine Hayes; the Count Aimaviva, gnor Coletti; Figaro. Signor Belletti; Besilio, Signor Calzolari ; Bartolo, signor Lablache. Between the acts a DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Mdlle. Amalie Ferraris -will appear. To conclude wit!; the adm'red Ice Ballet, be 31. Paul Taglioni, LES DE L'iIIVER ; on, Les Patincurs. - In whi,h 3tlile. A. Ferraris, 3ldlle. M. Taglioni, 31. I'. Taglioui, and M. Charles will appear. Applie: , .tions ter Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-or::ce of the Theatre. ROY kr, ITALIAN OPERA. COVENT-GARDF.N. Madame Grisi, Madame Castellon, Madlle. Vera, Herr Formes, M. Mas,ol, Signor Maralti, and Signor Tamberlik. TO•MORROW EVENING A COMBINED ENTERTAINMENT will be given, consisting of the First Act glßellini's Opera N 0 It MA, and the n hole of Webox's Dramatic Opera of DER FREISCHUTZ, The whole supported by Madame Grist, Madame Castellon, Cotti, Marille Vera; M. Massol, Signor Enrico 31aral Signor latgi Mei, Signor Gregorio, Herr Deering, Signor liommi, imor Sol,ii, Her: Formes, and Signor Tamberlik. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Doors will be opened at Half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit, may be had (for the night or corm), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open from Ten till Five. FitENCII PLAY S.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, The performances will commence at Eight o'clock precisely, with The favourite Vaudeville of LA PRIMA DONNA. La Signora Roselfni, Madlle Reiland. After which (2d time) will be produced a new Play, entitled GABRIELLE. Julien Chabriere, M. Regnier ; Gabrielle, Madlle. Nathalie. • To coitclude with 1.11, print pal scene from Aiolicre's Comedy of MARIAGE FORCE. Le Docteur Pancras, M. Regnier. The Box-ofllce of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five Boxes and at Mr. I`.F.tehell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond. street. THEATRE. ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Bromptotl. P;VENfrif• Will be presented (4th time) an entirely new and original Conic dy, by Douglas Jerrold, entitled THE CATSPAW. Captain Burgonet, Mr. Howe ; Mr. Snowball, Mr. Keeley ; Doctor Petgoose, Mr. James Wallack ; Aulley, Mr. Charles Selby; Appleface, Mr. Buckstone ; Dust, Mr. Tilbury ; Coolcard, Mr. Benjamin Webster ; A u,ggens, Mr. Ellis ; Snowball's Servant, Mr. A. Brindal ; Mrs. Peachdown's Servant, Mr. Coe ; Mrs. Peachdown, Miss Reynolds ; Cassandra, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham ; Rosemary, Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the Last Edition of IVANHOE, with all the newest improvements. Cedric the Saxon, Mr. J. Bland ; Sir Briant de Bore Guilbert, Mr. elby ; Sir Wilfrid of Ivanhoe, Mrs. Keeley; Wamba, Mr. Buck sone ; IsaaC of York, Mr. Keeley; Robin Hood, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Rlbecca, Miss. P. Horton. 'The Lux-office is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. TIIEATRE ROYAL. ADELPFIL tinder the direction of Madame Celeste. TIIIS EVF.NING, W ill he performed an entirely original Musical Comic Drama, called - lIIE WIIITE SERJEASTS; or the Buttermilk Volunteers. Nt I;o r Slowman, Mr. 0. Smith ; Jemmy Tweezer, Mr. Wright ; ) tale Ginger Green, Mr. P. Redford; Tommy Rusk, Mr. Mun ard ; Madl e. de Tourville, Madame Celeste; Susan Pockets, Miss . Fitza illiams ; Dolly Duggins, Miss Woolgar. TG be followed by a grand historical Spectacle Vaudeville, entitled PLAYING FIRS!' FIDDLE; or, Follow M my Leader Princ Miss ipal Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford, Lambert, adam Woolgar, an , I Miss K. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with MY PRECIOUS BETSY- Characters by Messrr. Wr;;;! , .t, Bedford, Worrell ; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. ROYAL LYCEtilf THEATRE THIS EVENING Will he performed NOT .kBAD JUI)GE. To be followed by DELICATE GROUND. To conclude with a Lyrical, Comical Pastoral, entitled CI MON and IPHIGENIA, altered from the text of David Garrick. All applications for l'rivate Boxes must be made to Mr. Aileron 15, New Bond-street. The 'tips-oil - Ice, adjoining the Theatre, in Wellington-street, is open daily from Ten to Six o'clock, under the superintendence of Mr. T. F. Bennett PRINCESS'S THEATRE. For the Benefit of Mr. W. Harrison. • THIS EVENING Will be presented the Opera of THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Count Arnheim, Mr. Borrani Ilorestein, Mr. Barker ; Thaddeus, Mr. Harrison ; llevlisheof, Mr. H. Corel ; Arline, Miss L. Pyne. After which a grand Vocal and Instrumental CONCERT. To conclude with the last Act of the Ope ra of ITHE VALLEY OF ANDORRE. Sterhan. Mr. Allen; Tete de Bois, Mr. G. Barker ; Jacques Sincer , . Mr.. Weiss ; Le Joyeux, Mr. W. Harrison ; Geor gette, Sladlle. Nan ; and Rose de Mai, Miss Louisa Pyne. . ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Last Five Nights of Fitzballl gorgeous Spectacle of Enchantment: 'Entire change in thei)opular Feat of Equestrianism. Supported by the accomplished Artistes of ne establishment. TO-MORROW. And during the Week, the Entertainments will commence at seven o'clock, with (for the last Five limes) the magnificent Spectacle of TUE x OUR SONS OF AYMOIT ; or The Days of Charlemagne; introducing the entire Stad of Horses, Camel of the Desert, Zebra, and all the vast resources of this theatre. To be succeeded by an unusually brilliant routine of Batty's Scenes of the Arena. To conelmie with a favourite FARCE. On Whit -Monday will be revival, for the First Time these Seven Years, on a most extensive scale of splendour, the immensely suc cesifal Grand Military Spectacle, in three Acts, Band d and Brit THE AFIGH NISTA:4 WAR.; or, The Revolt of Cabal, Triumphs in Irdia. Box .office open From Eleven till Four, Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. a (lage of. herMost Gracious Majesty, his Royal highness Prince Albert, &c. &c. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The Summer Season at this favourite , place of Fashionable Resort will commence on MONDAY, MAY 13th, 1850, Tuesday 14th, Wednesday, 15th, Thursday, 16th, and lie continued on each of those days throughout the Season. First representation of an entirely new-Modelled Dioramic Pic ture representing the PASSAGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and his Army!! the largest Picture in the World! with innumerable moving Figures thezize of life. Modelled, painted, and produced by Mr. Denson and Ron, assisted by Messrs. Adams, 'Wilson, &c. &c. The Picture has occupied the Messrs. Denson for many months,"and it is confidently submitted to tie Public as a chef-d'muvre of art, and not inferior to any- production of the day. The Splendid MENAGERIE has lately been enriched by several valuable Presents from the Queen. The Musical Department will be conducted by Mr. Godfrey, brit . the Proprietor (acting under the advice of the most eminent musical authorities), has decided to construct the Band of Wind Instruments only ! with the addition of Contra Bassi, after the manner of the most celebrated Continental Bat' ds It will be the aim of the Esta blishment to offer for th e gratilica . ' •of the Subscribers and the Public, the most Spl en did Military Band o n the Kingdom! ! Selected from the Bands of her Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards, and the most eminent Artistes in the profession. hoped, tt convince the The following list of engageme n t s will, it is Public, that the long-acknowledged e xce ll ence of Establishment will be fully maintain e d ! The the ßepertoire eßan o d f p o . 3: p i t u t t h l s a l l c s r will be most extensive and varied, arranged from Operas in this and other countries. Solo - Players—Messrs. most i ( Lazarus, Prosperre, Colinet , Pratten,Jarrett,.Sonnenberg, summers , , and Winterbotham. During the evening a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic Tableau illustrating the celebrated Picture by David, of Buonapart e Crossing the Alps ! Showing a general view of the Region of the Alps, stretching from the small mountain lake in the foreground to . A portion of the French the distant snow-clad mountains, clowned by the stupendous Mount St. Bernard- and its far-famed Monastery. presently a drums --- e beat to arms e lt A ei : b ilV tut ni t Army Is first seesnb`oifenmbolvotta ," itarYcßandi and Martial Music, the Troop; and amid the clash r p d r e a g n d g i i c n u l g a t h r commence the Ascent. a T a h c e n e S d o i l n d g i e r ah % ar os e t se r on e Trunks of Trees, n"Terrific Ravines, but all difficulties are overcome, traversing the Mott T . een pursuing its course to the Fertile is s and the Gallant Army Plains of Italy. with a GOrgeotlS Display of Fireworks, by The whole tO conclude t various novelties, the most w,uclng, amongs Messrs. Southby, int , — er seasons, jets d'eau, water rockets, admired feux d'artiflce of form nt Transparency fifty feet in height, revolving pieces, 3,, wag nifice resenting Buonaparte on Horseback painted by Messrs. nson, repr warlike emb!ems, insignia of honour on his Troops, surrounded by ti of various coloured a corrusca on —*N um', fiags; , trophies, &c., amidst ores. hinery, and the erection of the , The complicated mbxtesive gas keture under the of Mr. Thos Lowe. ... direction fittings by. Messrs. Bo and Dixon, 23, King tcherby garden. tinder the Pa' Admisn, la• On Whit-Mond a y, M ay 20ths, ioMons. Jullien d his Band will c ommence a , limited number o f Promenade Selections will be made from the popular Music played by him at the Concerts Monte and Congres Musicale at Exe t e r-hall. s 1111 4:Ze i gs ci . On Wednesday, May 22d, the Royal South London Floricultural Society will hold their First Grand Miscellaneous Flower Show, on which occasion an E xtra Brass Band will be in attendance, with all the Qther Attractions of the Gardens.—Doors open at One. COUNTY COURT AUDIENCE. —THE BAR AND THE UNBARRED.—Mr. Bird, barrister of this city, attended the court on Friday. in full professional costume, and stated it as his determination to regularly attend the sittings of the court ; in order to form the nucleu s of a bar, in consequence of the Government having withdrawn any further opposition to the Mill now before Parliament for tie extension of the jurisdiction of these courts to .SO/. H e th erefore claimed in that court concurrent audience, and he was about to do it out of the court and carry on his profession independently, .by audience with clients, without any instruction from or influence of any other branch of the profession. He was, although late in life, about to take a step which, he was told, he ought to have taken long ago; he was, at whatever labour or cost it might be attended, about to obtain the de cision of the highest courts upon the point, in vindication t f the bar, and the rights of the people. This might not b e much benefit to him, because his time was fast passing away, but-it Might be of benefit to others, and tend to rescue his memory from • much obloquy. He should also try the ques tion as to other courts.—Exeterfying Post. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDOE. Tsas DAY —Nina:ling 36 min. after 2 I Evening 56 min. after 2 To-Moaaow —Morning 17 min. after 3 I Evening 36 min. after 4 THE WEATHER.—Sus OFFICE, 31.ty 13. TILERMOMETER. 41—highest since noon yesterday. 61—lowest this morning and during the night. 56 this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 3017. WIND N.E.—fine sunshiny weather. s ' GU I A 1,4 • A. , •• a ° ta . . 1 • 310 RIT • 4,,t TH E SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1850. I . ' la Mina gritit ~' LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1850. This evening the House of Commons will go into Committee for the purpose of voting the resolutions upon which to found a new Stamp Duties Bill. We trust that the present attempt may be more successful than any of the three abortive efforts by which it was preceded—that some result may follow from the 15 years' labour of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Last year was signalized by its four budgets. There is, however, no falling off in that respect, as we shall have at least four Stamp Duties Bills this year, even should Sir CHARLES WOOD persuade Parliament to accept his present proposition. He has certainly disarmed opposition, for scarcely a suggestion has been made from any side of the House which be has not readily accepted, and indeed the measure, as it now stands, may be re•• garded rather as the offspring of the Hon. Member for Cirencester than of its putative parent. It is not, however, the worse on that account, for we must can didly admit that Mr. Mumaxos has e3thibited far greater knowledge of the question, and shown him self more competent to conduct it to a satisfactory conclusion, than the Right Honourable Baronet. The nation has nothing to regret but that the blunders and vacillation of its Ministerof Finance should have been placed in so prominent a position before Parliament and the country in general. The first notice of the contemplated change was introduced with a loud flourish of trumpets. The Right Honourable Baronet declaimed with laudable complacency on the great boon he was about to con fer upon the landccracy by the equalization of the duty on bonds, mortgages, and transfers. He spoke forcibly, too, of the gross injustice of the present sys tem, and declared hiswillingness to relinquish revenue to the extent of 300,000/. per annum, in order to remove the grievances and render the code fair and equitable. The principle of ad valorem duties was received with all but unanimous approbation ; it was, in fact, regarded as the redeeming feature of " the Brick-dust Budget," the only point that saved the financial scheme from the contenipt and censure it so richly deserved. But, on a closer ex amination of the details, it was discovered that rather too much credit had been given to the Right Honourable Gentleman. The placing an ad va- lorem duty of 10i. per cent. would unquestion ably be a great advantage to the community in general, and would lead to much greater activity in such transactions. Under the existing scale the stamp duty on all conveyances where the purchase money exceeded 1501. might be averaged at about 1 per cent., so that an unquestionable reliefwould be afforded, so far as transfers were concerned. It was, however, very different with respect to bonds and mortgages. In these matters there would be a lower charge on all transactions below 1,0001., but a very considerable increase on everything above that sum. For instance, on 5,0001. the stamp would be in creased from 9/. to 251. ; on 10,0001., from 121, to 50/. ; on 20,0001., from 201. to 100/. ; and on 200,0001., from 251. to 1,0001.! ! ! These considerations led to the belief that the results of the change would not be quite so beneficial to the com munity as the Right Hon. Baronet seemed to think. Many very stringent regulations were also intro duced that would have the effect of making transac tions liable to very heavy duties that were at present partially exempt. Latet anguis in herba became the cry, and the general opinion was, that a very " artful dodge" was about to be perpetrated. The banking interest became alarmed. They dis covered that a simple deposit of title deeds for a mere temporary purpose, constituting what is termed "an equitable mortgage," would, if the Bill should receive the Legislative sanction, be subject to the same heavy duty as a legal mortgage ; and, also, that the existing privilege, which permitted the stamp ing of documents on payment of a certain penalty, would be practically abolished, as such instruments would only take effect from the time of affixing the proper stamp, and not from the date, as had been the case previously. A numerous and influential deputation, accordingly, attended at Downing-street for the purpose of pointing out the serioua objections to the measure. The Chancellor of the Exchequer at once yielded. He declared that it was not his object to impose a duty on equitable mortgages; he could not, however, deny that such would be the effect of the clause he had introduced, and the ob noxious words were accordingly removed from the Bill. The Right Honourable Gentleman having thus preserved himself from the charge of having endea voured to deceive the Legislature, and guarded his integrity at the expense of his capacity and ability, brought the Bill to a second reading. He had, however, to announce another "change of mind." The nation very naturally objected to the enormous in crease of duty on bonds and mortgages for large sums that would be occasioned by the ad valorna duty of one-half per cent. Sit CIIARLES, believing that " discretion was the better part of valour," yielded again, and announced his intention of taking the duty at one-quarter, in place of one-half, per cent. The House wa, however, even more liberal, having in Committee decided, by a majority of 29, that the stamp on bonds and mortgages under 501. should be only 1 , 3. in place of 2s. 6d., as proposed. This humiliating and decisive defeat appears to have compl@tely bewildered the faculties of our able financier. He declared his inability to proceed fur ther at the moment, and asked for time to consider what course he should adopt. This was readily con ceded, and after a reasonable delay he announced the intentions of the Government. The appointed even ing, however, found him still in a state of confusion and perplexity. He discovered that his fancied solution of the difficulty was by no means satisfactory, even to himself; and he withdrew the subject for the time being. Again he announced a new determination,and the subject, which had stood over from the lith of April, when her MaJEsTY's Ministers were left in the disgraceful m i nor it y t o w hi c h w e have alluded, was fixed for Friday evening, the 10th instant. a l also havehoiae hoped, s wo l u t ld w a t t h h e is lawsta;imteheo; th a z s 'r k el in , g ; that bu i t t , alas, the fallacy of human hopes ! Sir CHARLES WOOD was still vacillating and doubtful. He could not even satisfy himself onthe subject, a n d could scarcely hope to please his accordingly, withd rawn the opponents. Bill, and is ponents. He has, to substitute a no th er in its new Bill the s t amp on place. I n th e transfers i s fixed at one per cent. TM., as we have to be practically the same as at p resent on all stated will be , 150/. and 80,000/., while ther e w ill b sums b e t ween e lbere considerable increase on all heavier transictio ns . will at least be no great loss to the revenue on these On bonds and mortgages the future charge is . ge Is to be per cent., thus approximating to, although not entirely accepting, the decision of the House on Sir H. WILLOUGHBY'S amendment. This il will reduce the duties payable on sums up to 9,6001., and also between 10,000/. and 19 while it will increase all beyond the latter sum Th ere ere some min or details, into which we shall not at present enter, but which appear to be in some respects irrprovements on the former propositions. We trust, however, that something practical will at length be effected, and that the present attempt of the Right Hon. Gentleman may be more fortunate than any of those by which it was preceded. We are not surprised at the attempt made on Thursday night by " the tricksters," who, in this 111stnnee, are the very excellent allies of " Wile of l'Illies" to shelve the motion of which Mr. MAu- RICE CONIIIILL had given notice, for the introduc- tion of a clause into the Elections (Ireland) Bill enacting that henceforth, in all elections in Ireland for Members to serve in Parliament, the votes shall be ken by ballot. We can easily imagine that the discussion of such a motion would be regarded as exceedingly inconvenient by the official gentlemen. Sir JOHN ROMILLY, for instance, introduced this very Bill—Sir JOHN ROMILLY is the Member for Devon port, and is a supporter of the ballot (just as Sir G• GREY was a supporter of the ballot while he was Member for Devonport, and before he was returned by family and aristocratic influence for Northumber land). Sir JOHN ROMILLY having voted for Mr. HENRY BERKELEY'S motion could hardly with any ap pearance of consistency have opposed Mr. MAURICE O'CONNELL'S motion, and therefore, no doubt, Sir Join( ROMILLY would - be very glad to take advan tage of any point of form to escape from the " fix " in which Mr. MAURICE O'Comma.'s motion had placed him. Sir GEoaGE GREY, whose sudden volte face on this question has not, we can assure him, been either forgotten or forgiven by the great body of honest reformers, would be well pleased to escape from a repetition cf that castigation (it was richly deserved and well laid on) which he received from the Hon. Member for Bristol, about a month since, when that Honourable Gentleman brought forward the general question of the ballot. In addition to the " tricksters" and " the b ullies,' there are also the " skulkers," " the shabbies," and " the envious" (we include in this latter term those who oppose every measure of reform which does not originate with their own clique),—all these would be required to shelve the proposition of Mr. MAURICE O'CONRELL, and therefore we are not surprised at the attempt made on Thursday to take advantage of a point of form to " burke" the discussion, and to avoid the division on the ballot which that motion, if proposed, would necessitate. The attempt was temporarily successful, but only temporarily. As is usual with very cunning people, the opponents of the motion overreached . themselves, and the very effect of this attempt was the withdrawal of the pro position on Thursday, to be renewed to-night on the third reading of the Bill, so that the supporters of the ballot are under an obligation to "the tricksters" for having, by their attempt, called the attention of the public to the subject ; and we can assure Hon. Members that the division lists on, this subject will be most minutely scrutinized by the constituencies — that the absentees will be marked, and that every " skulker" and every "rat" will be questioned at the hustings concerning his vote on this motion. Ireland is of all other portions of the British em pire the best entitled to be the first to receive the boon of the ballot, if any portion of the constituency is to have justice done to it before another. The op ponents of the ballot say it is no effectual remedy against bribery. The receiving of bribes is not the besetting vice of the Irish constituencies—to their honour be it spoken, they have never sold themselves wholesale "fsir the love of gain;" there is no Irish Sud bury—but that they suffer from intimidation we have the evidence of the intimidators themselves. "He would have voted for our candidate (say the land lords) if it had not been for the intimidation of the priest—he would hare voted for our candidate (say the priests) if it had not been for the intimidation of the landlord." We do not dispute either assertion, but we gather from both that it is abundantly clear that every effort has been used to prevent the man from voting according to his own opinion ; and as the object of conferring on him the franchise is to give him an opportunity of recording his own opinion, and not that of either his landlord or his priest, we cannot see how the demand to give him the ballot, which will protect him from the intimidation of both, can be reasonably met. We hardly think that the opponents of the ballot in the House will venture to make use of the arguments adduced against it by the leading reactionary journal in its leader on the recent elections in France. Speaking of vote by ballot, it says, " It is under cover of that dishonest and furtive system that servants vote against their masters, soldiers against officers, craftsmen against the capitalist who employs them, labourers against landlords." What, then, do the votes of servants be long to their masters, of craftsmen to the capitalist, of labourers to their landlords ? Because, if so, be honest—disfranchise all these, and give masters, capitalists, and landlords a plurality of vote:, in proportion to the number of their servants, their craftsmen, or their labourers. To be logical, you must either do this, or you must give the constituency the protection of the ballot. We urge upon every Member, English and Irish, and more particularly upon every English Member who has the smallest pretensions to the character of a Re former, to be in his place this evening, and to vote in favour of the motion of Mr. MAURICE O'CONNELL ; and we call upon every constituent to scrutinise the division list, and to reject the backsliders. Germany still continues to waver irresolutely be tween the alternative of Democracy and Absolutism. The solution of the political problem so long under discussion has hitherto evaded the intelligence of all parties and classes, of princes and peoples, of dema gogues and statesmen. During many past months this important question has been debated with un weariable assiduity in one or other of the capitals of the confederation. Heretofore, as we have said, with out any satisfactory consequence. The latest result of these Parliamentary failures has been the resigna tion of the matter, almost unconditionally, into the hands of the governing authorities. At present, therefore, the •difficulty is left at the discretion of the ruling powers of Germany. How far these heads of the states will advance towards the settle ment we fear may be but too readily conjectured. Experience has assured us again and again that the b:ckelings of the popular delegates are as nothing to those arising among the chief:, of the larger or lesser kingdoms and principalities. In addition to a variance of opinion as strikingly conspicuous as among the former, there are visible, moreover, among the latter, an accumulation of rivalries and jealousies such as almost defies every influence towards reconcilement. First cf all, there is the paramount contention be tween the northern Protestantism and the southern Catholicity. Then there is the collision inevitable from the encounter, no matter how peaceful its aus pices, of the retrogressive force of the ancient Lords Paramount, the Austrians, and of the advance movement of the modern Lords Paramount, the Prussians. Of all the political rivalries rankling in the bosom of the German Confederation, of course the vast majority are subordinate to the one which has been so long raging between the royal or imperial councils of Berlin and Vienna. Yet, with all its in disputable prominence, it cannot possibly exclude from our attention the inferior but still important rival ries existing between the four monarchies and the smaller principalities of Germany. Anything more inveterate can scarcely be conceived even by the most imaginative than the feeling which for upwards of a century has tended year after year to the greater and greater estrangement of the forty Governments. With every circum• stance to demonstrate the advisability of some ami cable arrangement, even at the price of large and mutual concessions, the Kings and Princes, the Grand Dukes and Electors of Germany have shrunk from an alliance such as appeared to portend effects detrimental to their individual interests. The principal states have dreaded lest an alliance of this kind might cone on t h d e u i c r e l e t s o s e t r h e n e u i g l t h e r br oours ; elevation Nvher ea s o r t hedevelop mentlatter have recoiled from a proceeding that might at length result in their absorption into the enormous dominions ruled by the dynasties of Hapsburg and of Brandenburg. Hence the hopes of the aspirants for German unity have remained up to the present moment unrealised. Hence the heroic achievements of some patriots, and the yet more heroic long-suffering of others, have been ineffectual, if not altogether fruitlesa. As far as any visible consequence might prove to the shed hh o ee n d t h ra ei r na y rtv , sa t in h o e iht b his l e oosodng compatriots the chivalric dead has been o f the national purpose.y r i lyrist has stirred s u Such l at least must be the conclusion arrived at by the more superficial observer of the past European oc currences. A somewhat closer scrutiny must cf course give rise to a very different opinion, but such we maintain is the i nev it a bl e d e d uct i on of those who regard merely the superficies of the events transpiring on the continent. Fivra all tilese considerations it mint be obvku s to the many that but little good can be at all anticipated General CHANGARNIEIt, reviewed several regiments of infantry and cavalry in the Champ de Mars on Saturday. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TELE LONDON STOC:g.-EXCHANGE. MAY I 1. Northern of France, 124—Orleans and Bourdeaux, 2% —Sambre and Meuse, 2 SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 6th have arrived. They contain nothing worthy of notice. MADRID BOLSA, MAY 6.—Three per Cents., 31i, Five per Cults., 124, both paper. Exchange on London, 54 40. GERMANY. Tl - ,e Congress of Princes held a confidential meeting at the Royal Palace of Berlin on the 9th. There were present—the Grand Duke of Baden, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg. Gotha, the Duke of Brunswick, the Grand Duke of Saxe, the Dukes of Saxe-Altenburg and Anhalt Dessau (with the hereditary Prince), the Princes of Schwarsburg, Landershausen, cf Reuss• Greitz, of Reuss-Schleitz, the Grand Duke of Olden burg with the hereditary Duke, the Grand Duke of Mecklinburg• Strelitz, the Elector of Hesse Cassel, the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and the hereditary Prince of Lippe-Schomburg. The King of Eaussu. addressed the assembled princes, expressing the best hopes for the welfare of the Federal State. The Grand Duke of BADEN, taking precedence in rank, replied, expressing thanks for what had already been dune and confidence in the future. Another assembly was held on the morning of the 10th. Prussia brought forward deci sive propositions for the establishment of the union. A telegraphic message, dated Berlin, 9th, states that Prussia has issued a protest against the pretensions of Austria " to arrogate to herself presidential rights." The protest (says the telegraphic dispatch) is dated the 4th of May. Prussia declares that the former presidential attributes of Austria are de jure abolished since the suppression of the Germanic Diet, and that the convocation at Frankfort of the members of the Confederation, with the threat to exclude from the Confederation those states that do not send represen tatives, cannot be admitted, and that the plenipoten tiaries a-sembled at Frankfort have no right to deli berate in the name of the Confederation. General BuLow left Berlin on the 7th for Copen hagen with the following ultimatum, which he is to present to the Danish Cabinet : " 1. There shall be peace and amity between the States of Denmark and Pruisia (in the name of Ger many). 2. The arrangement of the Schleswig Union ques tion shall be left to be di-tmnined between the King of Denmark and Schleswig in such manner as the former may consider beneficial and just for the interests of all parties. " 3. Germany shall re; erve her rights in regard to Hol stein and Lauenberg, without permuting these rights to be prejudiced or affected by any arrangements resulting from the foregoing clause. " 4. The King of Denmark shall be authorised to ap point a Stadtholderate f,r Holstein for the time tieing, that is so long as the question is not definitively settled, and the whole has no , rez‘ume I its normal state." I I'ALY. In the sitting of the 2,1 of the Chamber of Depu ties of Turin, General QUAGLIA spoke in favour of the Government Bill for a credit of 60,000 f. for the relief of the officers and soldiers who took a part in the defence of Venice. Some discussion took place on the question, whether the credit should he granted to the Minister of the Interior or the Minister of War, and whether all the officers of the late Venetian army were to participate in the provisions of the law. This was decided in the affirmative. The Chamber also adopted an amendment moved by M. VALERIO, increasing the sum demanded to 70 000 f. The Bill was then passed by a majority of 123 votes to 12. Count Lin:lois, Minister Plenipotentiary of Naples, accredited to the Hoy See, left Rome on the 30th ult. fur Naples. The Nazionale of Florence of the 3d informs its readers that the Prefecture of Florence has suspended it for a fortnight. The objectionable articles that have led to its suspension are : a criticism on the encyclic letter of the POPE, already prosecuted before the Royal Court; an article on the desecration of a dead body at Coile ; and a communicated article, in which it is stated that Christianity is better observed in England than in Italy. AMERICAN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. The British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship America has just arrived in the Mersey. This fine vessel lef: Boston on the lat inst., four days after the departure of the Atlantic from New York. Her files extend down to the Ist of May from Bos ton and to the 30th of April from New York and Philadelphia. The America made the usual call at Halifax, to land and receive passengers to and from the British provinces. The number of passengers is considerable. Much anxiety was being felt for the arrival of the Royal Mail steam-ship Cambria, which was overdue some days when the America left. This fine vessel left Liverpool on the 13th ult. for New York. There is nothing of importance, either in the com mercial or political world, in our present advices. The present state of the Money Market is repre sented as quiet. Cotton was unaltered. TWO DAYS LATER FROM AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MoRNING. We have received, by telegraph to Halifax, advices from New York to the 2d inst., or two days later than that contained in our files by the America. The arrival of the Cambria is announced. Her news, which had been telegraphed from Halifax to New York, caused an advance of cent in cotton. The American House of Representatives has passed a Bill increasing the powers of the Mint, and empow ering the Secretary of the Treasury to make ad vances on gold dust. The Senate had passed Gerrinell's resolution re garding the search for Sir John Franklin by 28 to 16. The ratification of the Nicaraguan treaty was con• sidered certain. Money was still easy. Exchange on London 1091 110. Stocks were firm. No change in flour or corn. VISCOUNTESS PALMERSTON'S REUNION.-011 Satur day evening, previous to Viscountess Palmerston's soiree, the Noble Viscount and Viscountess received a distinguished circle at dinner, comprising the Duke and Duchess 01 Bed ford, the Earl and Countess of Besborough, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn, Lord Brougham, Lord Howden, Lord and Lady Cowley, Lord and Lady Ashley, Sir Henry Greville, &c. Her Ladyship, at a subsequent period of the evening, had a reception, at which the majority of the foreign ministers and a very brilliant circle of the leading nobility and gentry assembled. COAL MINES IN DOWN.—The Marquis of Down shire has commenced the opening of a coal mine in the vi cinity of Hillsborough. It is said, also, that his Lordship intends to open a copper mine in his own park, where it appears there is every symptom of a plentiful supply.— Dublin Paper. M. SOYER AND THE REFORM Cum.—Monsieur Soyer has sent in his resignation to the Reform Club. This leaves a blank not easily to be filled up in that heretofore popular assembly. CHRISTENING OF THE INFANT SON OF COLONEL. GREY.—The ceremony of christening the infant son of Co lonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey took place on Saturday morning, in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace, in the presence of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Earl and Countess Grey and Lady Alice Lambton, Colonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey, Lady Mary Wood, Lady Georgina Grey, Hon. Rev. Francis and Lady Elizabeth Grey, Hon. Lady Grey, Lady and Miss Farquhar, Sir Walter Farquhar, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Harvie Farquhar, Mrs. and Miss Clive, and the members of the Royal Household in Waiting. The ceremony of baptism was performed by the Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley, her Majesty's dome , tic chaplain, the infant being named Charles. The sponsors were his Royal Highness Prince Albert, Earl Grey, and Lady Farquhar. CHANGE RINGING.—On Friday last was rang, by the Society of College Youths, at St. James's Church, Ber mondSey, a complete peal of Kent Treble Bob Royal, con taining 6,000 changes, in four hours and ten minutes ' by the following p er f ormers: — William Banister, treble • W.Hindes, 2d ; Geor ge M un d a y , 3d ; S amue l Austin, 4111; George Stockhan, sth ; James Hickbury, 6th ; Matthew Wood, 7th ; Edward Lambert,Bth ; James Ewight, 9th ; Robert Haworth, tenor. Conducted by Mr. George Munday. Weight of tenor 25 cwt. This was the largest peal in this methcd ever rang in London. DEATH OF THE REV. CORNELIUS HORGAN.—Died, on the 4th of May, at the residence of his father, at Grenagh, the Rev. Cornelius Horgan, R.C.C., aged 3 6 years , during twelve of which he exercised the functions of his ministry, first in the parish of Donoughmore, then in that of Mitchels town.— Cork Examiner. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—WOOLWICH, MAY 11.—Cap tain Benn's company, 3d battalion, whose tour of duty is to proceed on fore gn service to Newfoundland, to relieve Cap tain Kennedy's company, 7th battalion, at that station since July, 1844, and Captain Wright's company, 2d battalion, under orders to proceed to Quebec to relieve Captain Deere's company, sth battalion, serving in Canada since July 16, 1844, have received instructions at head. quarters here to hold themselves in readiness to embark in the Resistance, 42, fitted as a troop-ship at Sheerness, and now reported ready for service. About 100 non- commissoned officers and gun ners and drivers have also been placed under orders to embark at the same time for a passage in the Resistance, to fib up the other companies whose period of service in Canada is not yet completed. AMERICAN MUTTON.—A vessel, which has arrived from New York, has brought forty-two casks of mutton as a portion of her cargo, consigned, of American produce. This is the second importation of this description of flesh-meat which has taken place from the United States of America, and is a novel description of importation from that quarter of the globe. The meat being fresh, or only slightly s a lt e d, is admitted free of duty. " Bob. where is the State of Matrimony ?" "Ti is ~! . Loanded by Lugging and ahci au(; b,,bics Oii al:: u:her. It:, chief products are population, broomsticks, and staying out of night 3." MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, T O O'CLOCK. The sales of' Cotton at Lherpeoi uo Sattrirrey were estimated at 6,000 hales, os which 1,500 Am iican end 500 Surat were taken on speculattoe,-1 he market for Railway Shares improved considerably, and closed with pi ices looking up. The Corn market is firmer to-day, and best Wheats are ls. per quarter dearer. The letters by tee splendid new steamer Atlantic were delis ere d on Saturday i.f eriroon, aid the most important portion ot their contents Is undoubtedly that which refers to the condition of the Cotton crop. The efforts of our manufacturers to pre tint themselves against imposition, and the natural distrust excited by a renewal, year after year, of the reports about a deficiency, have given great offence to the industrious writers on the other side of the Atlantic, who esteem it a special duty to get the highest possible price tot• their s.aples out of John Lull. honestly if tee) can, but s till to get it. Nuw looking at the false cry of " viola" raisei as certainly as the year coulee round, we are neither surprised nor displeased at the settled determination in the manufacturing districts to disbelieve all reports about the cotton crop that are not supported by the strongest facts; nor should it he for gotten that in this, as in other cases, there are ever two opposing parties, the Bulls and the Bear, , , and the uc tivi4y of the former ought to give erase satisfaction to BrotherJunathan. Having looked for some time past with extreme mistrust upon the statements from America 01 a shorter crop than was obtained last year, we are the more impartial now in expressing our belief that tie yield will not be so ample as was at first probable, and no circumstance can show more clearly the imperative necessity of our looking to the colonies in part for the supply of this most essential staple. The result of an entire failure ot the cotton crop in the United States, as has been truly remarked, would be worse to England than a deficient grain harvest. The latest observations upon the cotton trade, as given from New York, are the following:— " It must be borne in mind by manufacturers and holders of cotton in this country, that there never has beer), throughout any previous season, so many inducements to bring out the crop; and the probability is, that nearly the entire product of last year has already been received and accounted for at the parts. During the remainder of the etaeon, a few thousand bales per week will be straggling into the shipping ports; and it would not astonish us if the aggregate receipts for the year were even less than the lowest estimate. It has been, through out, an extraordinary season, and we must be preparr d for extraordinary results. We are looking with a great dial of interest for later intslligerce from Liverpool for a confirmation of our predictions reaitive to the cotes• plexion of that market, the movements of speculators, and the future course of prices. lialders of mans here are perfectly cool, and as calm as a summer's morning. Tr ey have not the slightest apprehension as to the result knowing. that the Manchester manufacturers will have to submit to any terms dictated fi om this side of the Atlantic. We have been pretty well posted up for some time past relative to the movements of the " great regulators" in the Liverpool marker, by parties who have, from their position on the other ride, been be hind the scene, and who have availed themselves of their iutorrnatiou to warn, through several well written circulars, their Southern friends against the plans perfected by the combination, to break down prices, and get all the cotton they wanted cheap. These cir culars have had an extensive circulation through the South, and have no doubt done a great deal of good." There are accounts of the 2d instant this morning from New York by the America, one of Cunard's steamers. The cotton market had risen, owing to the; advices taken out by the Cambria, and the rate of Ex change on London had touched 110. '1 he letters will not be &live: ed until late iu the day, and perhaps not befire to-morrow. Dlauritith, papers of February 20 state that the colony was be►:rtiting by the carious reforms effected, and that there was an anxious desire to carry them turther. A statement of the average price of wheat in Belgium during the fortnight, to the 4th inst., gives the account at 15 francs 8 centimes. e observe nothing in the accounts from Prussia that would enable us to judge of the correctness or oilf rwise of the rumour whicn has prevailed here that a new loan of three or four millions sterling is in conternpiatron. The Government of Berlin, as is well under stood, received authority some time since from the Legisla , ure to inet ease the v. ar budget, and whether a loan is con templated to anticipate this, it is difficult to determine. The state of the Prussian finaneel has been hitherto favourable, and possibly ary moderate amount required could be ranted in Germany. The Ef.tglish Funds are firmer, and there is more disposition to speculate for a rise, although the money business has been limited, compared to what was done last week. Fur some days past the inves meats in small amounts have b€en numerous. Conscls have Leen at 96 to a nor Transfer, and 96i. to fur Ac count. The New Three-and-a. Quarter per Ct-lits. have been marked 97 to and the Three per Cents. 95 to 4.. Bank 'Stock is steady, at. 206 i. Exchequer• bills have _ _ realised 68s. to 715., and India i3onds 89s:to 90s. prem. Much more animation has prevailed in the Foreign Market, and prices are generally enhanced. Spanish Five per Cents. have been quoted 17i 4, and the Three per Cents. 37i 4. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been 331 to 4. Mexican Bonds have touched 29 and 29*. Much curiosity is expressed to learn whether the scat-went wade by a New York paper is correct, viz, that the steamer Atlantic had remittances on board for the bondholders, being part of the indemnity money. Peruvian Stock has risen to 704 and 72. Equador Bonds have been 34; Danish Scrip has risen to 74 premium, and Russian to 24 premium. S,,anish Three per Cents. have been 374 to 4. and Portuguese Four per Cents. 334 to 1. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cents. have realised 56, and Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 87. Hails Shares arc decidedly buoyant, and in mos cases higher. 12';s from the deliberations now about to be resumed by the Princes of the Confederation. Their jealousies are not only as strong as, but_are actually stronger, than ever ; their doubts in each others' integrity are greater; their rivalry is infinitely more virulent. Austria clings with the despairing grasp of an avaricious decrepitude to the shadow of its already evaporated predominance. Prussia aspires and aspires boldly, though its efforts are nullified by the hesitations and duplicities of its vacillating and ambitious sovereign. Bavaria and Hanover, Saxony and Wurtemburg, with the whole mob of subordinate principalities, retain severally and individually their hopes, their fears, and their aspirations. Yet it is from this incongruous agglomeration of states that a lucid solution of the great problem of German unity is insanely anticipated. That we do not in the slight est degree coincide those anticipations, we fancy must be sufficiently obvious to the mass of our readers, not merely from the tone of our present remarks, but also, and more especially, from the drift of all our previous observations upon Germany. To dream, for one instant, that the diffi culties of its position can be solved by the wrangling and jealous Princes of the Confederation would, in very sad truth, be to read history like an old alma neck. We have no such idle expectations. Now that the popular representatives have abandoned the question, almost untouched, into the bands of their Sovereigns, the future looms upon them as unpro pitiously as hitherto. If, before, the danger was tr merging into Socialism, now it is, on h Y' ultra-Retrogression, tending to the u] ta-eDem contrary,ocrac triumph of Absolutism. The responsibility conse quently devolving upon the German population i s that with more unwinking vigilance th o an ever b t s h e e rvg p i a n licy who have often adventured upon by those rulers before contrived to extend and in tensify the national embarrassment. Without this cautious and scrutinizing observation of the royal councils some result of the most disastrous character may, only when too late, be discovered. What we mean is that the Princes, by attempting to restore the force of Absolutism without .ncountering due resist ance from the German multitude, may impel the latter to the adoption of some extreme course, conducting them to the verge of Red Republicanism. Not that we look forward even to the temporary success of a retrogressive movement, but that we view any such movement as the inevitable precursor of some other yet more calamitous. Therefore it is that we con ceive the wisdom of German Democrary to consist ust now in a patient watchfulness and a sedate reso ution. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday and Saturday. On Saturday the Orleanist, M. PISCATORT, whose escapades as the agent of M. GUIZOT in Greece must be in the remembrance of all our readers, gave notice that he should on Monday address interpellations to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the subject of the Affairs of Greece. In reply, the Minister for Foreign affairs General LAISITTE, said— " It is unfortunately most true that we hare received news from Athens es unfortunate, as unexpected. The Government has not lost a moment in addressing to that of Great Britain a demand for explanation. We hope to have a reply by Monday or Tuesday. I will at once lay upon the bureau of the Assembly all documents relative to what has passed at London and at Athens, and I hope they will serve to show how little our conduct or intentions are to blame in this matter." M. PISCATORY and his friends had imagined that it would be as easy to bamboozle Lord PALMERSTON as cet excellent Aberdeen, but they reckoned without their host, and are therefore exceedingly angry. In the meantime the French nation, as distinguished from the French Government, are rejoiced at the check that has been given in this affair to Russia, and through Russia to the reactionary " Burgraves" of Orleanism, who had instructed Baron GROS not to consent to any thing that should be offensive to Russia. The Siecle says— " By the proceedings, the result of which cannot make US approve of either the violence or the rigour, the British Cabinet has shown the Greeks—ht, That Russian protection, in which they so rashly confided, vanished before a resolute attack ; 2ndly, That France and England have the same line of policy at Athens and at Constantinople. We sincerely regret that Lord Palmerston was not able to attain this ob ject by a different means ; but we cannot too often re peat, the object being good, that it was necessary to adhere to it, by leaving to each of the two great Go• vernments, the moral responsibility of its acts. The in fluence of France in Greece has b( en more noisy, or, to use a more suitable word, more revolutionary, but it has never been greater than at present, for the people who do not regard the euphemisms made use of by diplomacy clearly see that England has accepted France, to the ex clusion of Russia, as the arbitrator of her differences with the Greek Government." The Opinion Publigue says "A . are far from approving of the mode of pro ceeding of England against Greece ; but, N\ itnout giving it an example, we may say —we, who for fourteen years have in vain been making demands at Buenos Ayres—that England has given us a lesson. All Europe protested against her mode of acting, but she was not intimidated, and has brought Greece to obedience." The Committee on the Electoral Law has ap pointed M. DE BROGLIE President, and M. LEON FAUCHER Secretary. Iu the Bureaux the opposition to the measure was much more energetic than had been expected. The Members of the Mountain abstained from taking any part in the proceedings, but, among the Legiti matists, MM.DE FONTAINE DE OHARENCY, FELIX DE Sr. PRIEST, and VESIN opposed the measure. In ad dition to these,the whole of the CAVAIGNAC party are opposed to it, and MM. DE LAMARTINE and GUSTAVE DE BEAUMONT spoke most energetically against the measure. The Democratic journals are most earnest in their recommendations to the people to preserve the peace. They recommend them to remain quiet even should they see barricades erected, far the agents of the po lice, says the Freese, may perhaps erect barricades for the purpose of endeavouring to draw the people into a snare. Should the measure pass, there will be a general refusal to pay taxes, and perhaps the w hole of the Members of the Left will resign their seat s, so as to bring on upwards of 200 elections i mmediatel y . M. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE has deposited on the table of the Assembly the following declaration :—. i "Inasmuch as the sovereignty of the pe o p le resides n the universality of eitiz-nsi that the sovereignty s . alienable and imprescriptible, and that no fraction cf the people can assume its exclusive exercise; that the repre sentatives of the people possess no other powe rs than those delegated to them by the people; tha t the manda faire of the people cannot destroy the rights given by her mandut, without destroying t he mandat itself; that the right of suffrage is a premOrdial right . above that of all others; that the electoral project would, if converted Into law, deprive a large fraction of the people of their rights;—the undersigned representative of the people declares that he solemnly persists in the line of conduct already adopted by him in demanding the previous ques tion; that in consequence, faithful to the p rinc ip les of the sovereignty of the people, and of the constitution, and not recognising any r i g ht to attack universal suffrage, he protests by his abstent ion against this re volutionary measure. (Signed) "NAPZ'LEON BONAPARTE." He has also addressed his constituents on the subject, and to them he says The National Assembly will not, outrage I hope, follow fatal ad v i sers — t h e ma jority will not violate the consti tution, and do outrage to its mandatazres; and if this re form has not already been rejected by the adoption of the previou s question, let us hope until the last moment that it will throw out the Bill. Should it be otherwise, we would then have to consider if the time be not c ome to organi se a te f u sal of taxes ! A s universal suff rage ought to be the orgittlit'iDg force of republican France, so the refusal of taxes ought to comprise its force of resistance. To those insensate and bad men who say that France and society are lost b y the re g ular and pacific exercise of universal euffra g e, y ou must take his tory in your hand, and an swer that ever y attack com mitted by previous govern ments has been founded on similar r eas on s . You see , my dear electors, how grave has be come ou r situation , a nd h ow that p rud ence ar d wisdom, which has deserte d certain men, should find a sanctuary in the minds o f the p eo p l e .' According to the Siecl e there is a p robabilit y that the elect ora l l a w will be rejec ted. It a ppears that of ' the vote s f or the committee 115 were against the Bill, make 315, while the w hole amount of votes fo r the which, added to 200 who refused to vote, would committee was only 325 ; and amongst the latter were many who did not give entire approbation to the Bill. Should the 200 of the opposition persist in remaining away, the Bill would of course be carried • but should th e y change their resolution , it is probable that the Bill would be thrown out. On the 9th a meeting of more than fifty members of the Tiers- parti was held at the house of QUEREL, to consult upon the course to adopt in rela tion to the new Electoral Law. It was agreed to vote against the ensemble of the law,. and to reject th e tax I qualification, fixed domiciles of more than one year, and the influence of masters of s ervan ts and workmen over the franchise of those whom they employ. The proposition of M. CRETEN, for the abrogation of the law exiling the Bourbons, has been rej ec t e d b y a large majority of the Commission of Parliamentary Initiative. The Napoleon contradicts the rumour publi s h e d i n several !Jape:, r,epu,;iii)g the intention oF treveferring the seat of Government to Versailles. The PRESIDENT of the Republic, accompanied by QUARTER TO THREE. ... 961 Consols ... ••• Ditto, Account, June 12 ONE PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. 121%Lth JGtiCti 206 1 % CLOSING PRICES. 2U6 vs 31 o Cent. Itccluaed Arms - _,.... a 9514 95 1 ,4 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities........ 96 96 1 4 96 1 % N,,Ar 31% por Cent. Ann 5....... ........ 97 97 1 4 97 1 4 Long Anne. to expire J an. 1860 tniin, Bonds, 1,000/.... ..... Ditto under 1,000/.. ....... 88 p Consuls for Account 96% 1 /06 96% xehequer 1iill:2. 1 1 ,,,, ,- . & 2d 1,0001. June 6B 71 p 500/. June Small, Juna 6S 71 p 71 p 71 p it P ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. razilian liontlb Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent. Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto, Scrip Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 114 per Cent — Ditto, Deferred Guatemala Bonds ...... ..... ••—•-• Ile.kicwi ' a per Cont. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ....... 29 2) 1 4 3 29 Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto. Account Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto. 4 per Cent. nussian Bonds ... Ditto, 4)4 per Cent Ditto, Small Ditto Scrip 2 % 34 p 3 p SPan ,, r , vat t,,:.nt. 15440 Ditto, Passive —3% Ditto. 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. CLOSING PRICES. 871 h 37H Beligan, 4% per Cent. . •ucv !, a% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 56 56 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certineater• 8 5 1,E 86 k 5 '.'i BLUES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLw INr. RAI • WAY SHARES, AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRII ES Arden Do. Preference Ei ... .. .2% dis. ...... ... 2 5 / B dis Birmingham and Ox ford Junct., calls duly Paid, or with a guaran. 20 Do, withoutguarantee 20 Caledonian ... Ditto, New 1C? Pref... 10 Cheater and Holyhead... 50 &Item Comities........ 20 Do., New Pref.rerce, 6 per Cent.....-.... 10 Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 6/.135. 4d.... % p Ditto ditto. No. 2...61. 13e. 4d... ;It p•••• •••.•.• Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. Ditto. 5 per Cent East Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per Cent. Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 --- 2644 Great Northern Do., % A Deferred ... 12%..... Do., %B 6 per Dent... 9% ...... Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12% ..... 10 1 A % ,• rear South. and West. 24 1 4 ••..... 00000 . G% 7 ;13 11% % P ',4 P 57 1 ,4 27 ► 4 26% 2 V s 4 106 _. . ........ ....... (Ireland) - resat North of England. 100 ....- 216 ... _ ... Great Western 100 ditto N 0 V , i 71... .. if. 6; 4 ...... London Sz 81ackw4.11...11/. 6s. 3d... 4 L ako.on, Brighton, 4nd South C0a5t....... 10u Do., New, guaranteed 6 per Cent . 109 Londoi, hind N We tern 11)0 10 2 3% 103........ .ittu, New Quarters 12 ...... 10 3 / 4 `T s . Di tto, Fiftri. .... London &S. W tst orn . IC') ... 19 ~/., 59 ... •• ••• Midland Do., 50/. Shares ..... 30 .. I ID ..Conbolid. Bristol & Birthing., 6 per et.... 100 Norfolk ............ ...... —.IOO Nn-.>! A rtiqf - .: „... ~. 2h : 71 / 2 ii • ...... ..... 102 1 , 9 10 7 4 4 I i 59 , 4 1 331,i 25E,§ Ditto Preference Borth Staffordshire ... 17h 7 1,4 1 / 2 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate l5 .••.. Royston and Hitchin Scottish Central loath Devon .... 5O S rum Kagt,,r 33% Wilts, Somerset, & W eY - mouth 5O 40 39% .... Fork, Newcast;lo, Barwick..... 25 Do, Newcastle Eaten. 20 Dc. G.N.E.Preference ... 5 i3: 5 / 4 York and North Midland 50 .—... 16 1 - A , Ai 17 DAte Preference lO f OREIGN RAILWAY Central of France (Or -IP4ns 4 7 / 8 12 lA, 13 7 s 39'/ 134 b i 8 1 , 3, 4 16:; I°s: Indian ....... , •- ,• :::ort'aw -, ••• I •• ••• ..... yyyyj Australian 4 II St ... 4 11011. ........ f 414 United :' , texican s joUt, .'ontmen.aal of London 20 .....• 23 ............... Westuti.nstvr. 21. - .......... LLO Y - as sHIPPIN G.—(THIS D 3" LONDON, MAY 13.—Wind this day at noon NA t° N N.W., light pleasant b , eeze and fine weather. arrived be te QUEBEC, APRIL 22.—The Great B ritain 19; a nest , tram Loudon; fell in with, on the 10th,18trge; €ll=titttles of ice, between St. Paul's and t o ok coasted along the edge of it 250 miles, then lo° k i •- a eassed through 85 miles; got clear on the latbt i t.: severe snow storm, the Bomb point of Ant tails bes.r:a, N.N.E,, distant 10 miles. The Montreal, *our Li v aa pallor; l" pool, got on shore on the Traverse, and lost a cargo is not supposed to be damaged. PETERBE.AD, Al AY 10.—The Latona, of a il/ E l: from Sundt-Iliad, in takiug the bay last night in g ri s t o a,is driven on the beach; crew and part of O w be saved. Should the wca , her moderate, the vesselitasi got elf. ee d WARP.ENPOINT, MAY 11.--The Perseveran-io, Westport, Cork to Glasgow, took fir e last night, off eoait of Morw, was run un shore near liilkr , eer cre w f ,orti the mainmast forward to the water eaq'oad, -rived ; cargo, flour, being landed. Sld. Ne w ' e Quebec. 1 , a nd YARMOUTH, MAY 12.—The Thetis, of NefiCa St i n - 't al the Active, of Whitby, were in contact this inura'"l i get the Cockel; both vessels received considerable eels to the former aas put on the beach at Caestro, Litter has put into o harb. , a fra l oNsTANTINOPLE, ur APRIL our 26.--The 318.1"-eirisi009 Liverpool, the Filthroff; from Liverpool, and then co' rom Trout, got aground near Galltp oli, but i all , ff without apparent damage. The Louise, frelli„oist• pool, was on shore opposite Tenedos ante has been sent to get her off. ;,.a. of ,ST. APRIL 27.—The Meek Fil•-•lh ° ,sll o ' ST N 1 Fey, was blown from this roadstead 28th air., ltiw" - since been heard of. yesterdaY; " w s,fil DEAL, MAY 11.—Wind S.W. moderate, 12t,b q ic iast fresh.—Arai. Panama, Watt, Shanghai ; 11° , : 13- 1 05 ' Scott, ',tato ; William Darby, Cornwell, n°, ( n b , lil icae trel, Bremner, Ceylon; Kate Kearney, Af,,,", c4 ,1' is V e i t trite, Jansen, Surinam, for Rotterdam; U 15 3 --s : i lel' Demerara; Ocean Queen, Griswold, New 3.°- dbarl es morit, Grant, St. John's, New Brunswick; jos' Walton, Baker, Boston; Stirlin shire WutlirAtietiisl ceston; Calcutta, Wraelttnore, Hobartg 'Town; '"Flifer. Queen, Thou as, Mauritius. Arrd. from ibe A - 10 ; Pearl, M,,gadore; Jeson, Jaffer, and both saileeerbice, Slit Victoria aed Vigilant, Hobart fowl); Valiant, 13 _. Dublin, Trinidad; Cali.ta,_ Honduras. w Arr ti o . LIVERPOOL, MAY 1 I. Wind W., 12th N. - 'llO - ' Eleanor Dixon, Bell, Calcutta Harold, 110' ditto bil ; L) dita Graves, Ceylon ;; Spectator, Dotr Ison, *ditto ; William Penn, OliverL.,,apolB, buY il k Jolly Robin, Joynson, ditto • 134 ';0 1118 ' Smith, Aric ditto; Thomas Blyth, Mauritius; Gluial-'esra,: l. .s; Bosphorus, Trewartheo, Buenos Ayre„ s , l r i fl er' ine, Macao; Ann Johnston, Clery, Paraiba;. a'uctabe Hope, Hudson, Larbadoes; Jamaica, jarcains;otioatgl tine, Clara Wheeler, Lord Sander), Welch, Ne, , JO t. c .',l , Wheeler, Cummings, ditto; Brandon, 'di:SO narlotta Trevenie, “ Mobile; Queen Poraare, "e'-aera Savannah; English, Wilmington ; Sir ". "lingers Crowell, dittoi,' 13 qorla Olive Branch, Craek, St. John's, New-BrunsWies; otbt Excelsor, Cropher, .Ne vi ,, for toe, s Rio Grande; Augustus, Lord, Baltiraorec,. Dom 8 , t 7 a , y. ; America steamer, Boston. Sld. Cit t i: rae 7, 1 41 ; b 1 *l' ()ric ; Philina, ditto . ; s r il eans " ; Europa s . d i tto. ripa 'S - --as -reenurans Year, Queen steamer, from Genoa, grounded oa the t r ioci l , ..er, was got, off on the flood, and put on the ' , . Gridiron for examination. wed, bial r i i. . QUEENSToWN, MAY 9.—Arrd. Union, -,,,, 4 pv -$ :, tins; Catherine, Richardson, Carril; Catharrl3' Ot,, ° ';, (,noa, Caminha. Put hack, Princess Royals fore- ROI the Eliza, Newport to lios:on, hasput in he, „014 and wi,h part of cat go thrown uverla rd after beAorh 50 days. 10th.—Wind S.W.—Arrd, a Annette tu,11014 i_ ii i:, , , , pa ., an, Mauritius; Arab, iiapeck, ditto; b, 4(1 ca t ~ Matanzas; Cheshire, Hagg, ditto; Faith , - minha. 2 Fin d N P v citTSMotITH, MAY 11.—Wind W.S.W- --1 ' '.... .—talci. Welliugtori, New York ea Jo li ; ts' s CLYDE, MAY 10 —rue Eu ' . Cadiz t" ) " .. " prieenia, ' , e , hasput ; iLt , , having bore up 22d ult. from l et ' rifil le '' loss of boats, bulwarks, stanchions, &C., an d 114- having been struck by a sea ga 11° ° :, . COWES, MAY 12.—Wind W.—Arrd. Tri 9, ' -fs i ler Ba . lria; Pylod, Andersen, Rio Janeiro; GlinfOre'brolc° rils Havannah, with twent •-nine O f sue r i a lh Sld. Susannah, ) boxes Pirec over board. Ascension, &C'; Sae Fraecisce. A to . a li erP. OFF THE START, MAY 11.—G 6. tj fr " ie, Brazilfori- ÜBLIN, MAY 11.—Wind N.W. by W.--Slu' ina.tou, Quebec. lf a p p WATERFORD, , TERFoRD, MAY 11.—Wins S.W. to W$ ' w . 4. N.N.W.—Arrd. Eclipse, Sedgewick, MauritiU' Jarne-, Quebec. Adel f4i46 PLYMAJTH, MAY 12.—Sid. Gipsey Queen, - 40 South Australia. Da ll '' OFF FALMOUTEL—Nsgasake, Bitmeraey er , O for Rotterdam; Petrus, ditto for Arnsterdo; ell' pie Thules, Santa Cruz, and sld. for the W e 6er; it. tta , America for Hamburgh. , Atili ai .h Ro B b RISTOL, MAY 12.—Wind W.N.W.---Arrad' A la' - , rtson, Callao; Briae, Mahe, Belle Isle. ''''-' New Yurk f3a Di' BELFAST . , MAY 11.—Arrd. Victory, Eloeig icl° S eielit more. aid. Hannah Thornton, Philadelp aPhiladelphia' YAßMOUTH, MAY 11.—The Elouar or l e Quebec. ci C kirk to Llyth, has been assisted in, k le s y. biere' V MARKET .Nt,Ws._(TBIS 9A n ) " CORN EXC HAN GE—MON - beldel Our letters from the leading country mark ,— ; , pw gi Saturday state that a good business was doing to t ° , at a further advance in the quotations of fre' p sa c i, per quarter; all spring Corn, freely, and the currencies had an upwar d fre°,os , us well as Flou r ' te ede l/ i ps Toe supplies offering were very moderate• wher tb et near continental shipping ports we learn that a ll 0 10 improved from Is to 2s per quarter, and tha t , i pts t i . "( Grain is held for more money. The latest seq. - 06rd New York represent the trade a* firm ; very ° o fish grain reached this market last week coasts ° j land carriage. From abroad we received Cif quarters of Wheat, 550 ditto of Barley, 9 . °1 : 6 ' B " e tli Oats, 100 ditto of Rye, 133 ditto of Bea n e "' j,i 0 , 5 , - /O• of Peas, 93 ditto of Tares, 1,500 ditto °' o f v n - r e'„ 46 ditto of Sundry Seeds, and 5,362 esei r tis fr A ol• The quantity of wheat received fresh up to t••,•3 11 0 " ire Mg's Luteiket from Essex was moderately gehl3i'dgeohoe tair average quality. From Kent and Cae l ,„ ur 11. A tli, the receipts of that grain coastwise %sere 5 " - t ts be 7„ . arrivals by land carriage were trifling. I , ll n i v g i t l o lo part of the morning a steady business Was " - , 4 01 5 •4 5 kinds of English Wheat, at an advance in the . ‘ " e eer: i eta of Monday last of ls. per quarter. As, he",*e", t r holders of French Flour evinced a dispositieai f" ~r 1 )°,,,"0 3 supplies just at hand at late rates, the dencian u r iote lv oi grown W heats subsequently fell off, and the ° ti n ' tli d i` i n gek somewhat heavily, at the rates obtained o r,,,elnee se'uuight, and a total clearance was with ditlieu" tor i'is• The show of foreign t% heat was smaller th an sola e „,i4' we: ks past. Selected qualities produced, tip 4 . stances, a trifle more money, and the value °`„0 0 :0 4 tiling and interior kinds was well supported; " 0 jitO l or• less, the trade was not to say brisk. We had„ e e 0 1 quantity of both English and foreign 1 301 % iro ld , s e - Winding qualities moved off freely, at a rise, — o ld" ,0 11 1. per quarter. Malting and distilling parcels - ,bo ( 00 (lily, at fully previous rates. Not withstand , " - 0 3 P d . ,11 sale of Malt was on the Increase, the trade yl a ce r bill sod the currencies of Monday last were we ll ,!t e ,r,l l : The stands were very moderately suppli u the samples. The demand was firm, at a rise 1 0 0 06 ,0 Lions of 6d per quarter, and the whole of tu - d 0 4 " f et qualities found buyers. We had an iMprov e ,„ P r of f, , r beans, the prices of which advanced 15 t ., t 1 0 ,, e r quarter. The sale for peas was steady,. 00;0 0 quarter more money. No change in Iftdi t r i t he,,i, Country last u a n t. t r yTf week.e) u r top w la sgponroor good business e dearer. bu e f s E} F e s l s o u w r as r e d m o n i ' l3 I • it CURRENCY PEE IMPERIAL MEABI3 I ' wv" 9 11 Wheat—Essex & Kent, 31alt—Chevaller• • „ 1 Red, 38s to 43s Oats— Yorkshire 1- ' Fe° . tO Ditto, White, New 41s 51s Lincolusla., • t r, Norfolk and Lin- Potato • ••• c i'dr . lC• it y coin, Red..... 37s 41e Youghal an , Ditto, White ••• . • • 39 8 43s Black. •• : !.0 Irish, Red.. •• •. 278 41s Cork, White •• • : 1 4l I V Ditto,White— • • 408 44s Scotch, Feed. itys—Old ............ —s —s Beans—Tick • " •‘: I sl l New. •••• •. • • •• 208 228 Pigeons ••• • " • o t , Barley—Grinding .. • . 17s 218 Peas—Grey .•• • ' •..• Malting 22 , 25s Maple. ••• • " . : ‘ , l " sli Chwralier .. •• • 248 26s White. •• " ' • frg - 0 11 0 Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •• • •• • "i f 11 0 folk ...... •. • . 43s 48s Flour—Town-ma . 5 ' •, 0. • Brown 408 42s Kingston and Ware 46s 50s SEEDS.S B t u o ff e c kt k u . i . S ..°.r.i°ll'. 111° 12 1 1 0 10 4 pi For most seeds the &weed has becoraet. ottie steady, and prices are well supported. T' t3 1 ‘ " cakes is heavy, at drooping currencies. • j fl o Turnip,White, per bush. lOs to lie Carraway •••• • • '' ig Ited asd Green.. • • 108 12e Coriander ••• • • • ",.; Mustard, 8r0wn.... .88 Ils Hempseed, per gut': .. j 0 White •••.•• . • .. 68 Os Linseed, Eng...ioW, 1,1 ot fares, Spring ........3s td 4s 6d Crushing ••" .. 490 ' 9/ 0 Canary, per quarter • • 6Gs 70s Odessa •• " , - Rye gra55........ ... • •• • 20s 24s Linseed Cake,Pn. 8 / 09. 1• 1 0 Clover, Eck' En ; ,. (cwt.) 35s 50, English ••• "„ 6 4 / 1 0 White •• •• • ...... 34s 48s Foreign, per ton 4/ 09 Foreign-1ied...... 33s sus Rape Cakes, pr naL t o OP White.... 32s 50s Rapeseed, Neil', Pr 11 0 Trefoil ..............118 Its ai° SIVILITIIIICEIM • ice A fair average supply of Foreign Stock 5° 1 ; 1 0040 , Frit 01 London last week, viz., 1,425 hea d ' 848, a r 1 same period in 1849 we received 1,486; the St OC and, in 1847, 1,928 head. The quality of hand, since our last report, has been good' 0 , 1 50-• rig IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE I'At r of• From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. ••• / Hamburgh ... 23 ... 214 ... "' 41 / Harlingen-- 142 109 .. 113 *" 2 1 r" / liottertiftm ... 402 ... ••• 16 Antwerp 4 Bjerting 1 I 0 9 F rke o si t pn a o l liB4u9n. 72 2 ... 725 ... 113 "' 258 - -- ti Cw o oe ; e' 8 1 e l weep .... itr . 1,4 9 :7 3 g 7 2 8 9 0 4 :... The outport arrivals have been : co-----nfined 22:1 1 62 i t' ff ...:CllS: l l : 6: head. By sea, from Ireland, 94 Beasts a riu of P re t ti g have,, r , achei us. Tee a4gregare ttIPP I Y f o r 0 3 ! -1 1 ° bt_ , ck here to aay was but' moderate; ba r, ° oto. t i l oo' of year, the arrivals of Beasts fresh uP tr°l33 0 ° P Ili grazing uistricts were large, or 500 Mor e t A l l i l i ce 0 15 60 day la,,t. Notwithstanding that the a ttertu a wet 1 .09' town and country buyers were numerous, til.eauotitkl rui,-11 very inaclive, at barely last vt'cr k' ' 1 '3:4 6 ,ior 1 IP, r xtr, rrp, figure for tie bs , st ticoti was t ' ll l'io l ' i * -•-,, wai ~: t vii . ` - '''' L l i ie *l.° ‘ lie‘ s :'I. , :2 ,, lr , h, E : C.;, .„!:.1 ;•11:;_l'o:idii ,,6-- 00'0 ° l4O , ce:v , ,d 2,3u0 boots and S',ort-horns ; D oPh parts Of England, GOO Ilereforde, Ittillth sad f ro , There we ° wing to shea r i ng at an inc per 81b s , : 4 , a lbs, t tP w ard bead Caw het week , tralaCtel Inferior ge Btc Ilad qu a ] dru large e targ: oars Ittab li s ticknE Bengt ! 3,57 Bea s t, 2 03 gm The a Market s 41 Pplie, a d Q ra, (*ha l e 4 n, at rid. Al " L sposed 4 te ....._' f, tafert ...._-- tnida ---- Prim ..., e I, Priz e 41. ..... Th e h ales fro ] 1,590 froi laica; 3 1 1 1 . Ti most t ea ds, at .r act mar Th e i on IlerQ 4 0 1 . Ahh„ th ose g ho t lit L ate, ne , nail a sl 10 / 1 2 , 4 x d t„ -1 Yea —B/28; Th„ ilc I :ast w i s: ; tIY in 1, 93 1 ! Rar t,, 190 • Yip Wed * Jo It*to pe s 01 ta t' 4t Ighed Ya k Re bittn 8 Plantinl )i i ( : l t 'c 11 ' b it : . min lb,: But b beach k.,:to Kid Ni c k .] 1 . Our a , united t . e°ll %t ; I°4l4 es uri aes cA . li ,p' • 0 1 a s I T, 3E a 6,1 6(1 Nee of b elt bit t :',lT la ifitt, 3 f rom 40f Tc • E] Nttin Th e t : 4 % of 440 feat CIII b( lietor Pa , leery Itvri; Patel , C f . the 131; guilty 1 4 ( mee t ,0 4t 151 Tii, Th, to te, Cu a lab, W Ou ti Ile a 1 th e off,