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NOTICE. T ilF. NEW ROK ON NINE VE H. By the Rev. J. P. FLETCHER, Minister of St. Saviour's Church, Haverstock Hill, Including TRAVELS IN MESOPOTAMIA, ASSYRIA, &c. IS NOW READY AT ALL THE BOOKSELLERS. In 2 vols., post Svo., 215., bound. " A work of great merit—the remarks of a highly Intelligent and acute cmserver. The work is not less acceptable as a book of travel than It is valuable as an auxiliary to the archxology of the Holy Scriptures."—Standard. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. A GRAND CLASSICAL MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT Will take place on MONDAY MORNING, May 13, Selected rom the following autho , s : Mozart, Weber, Spohr, Cherubini, Spontini, Gluck, Cimarosa, Beeth oven, Zingarelli, Purcell, and Mendelssohn, And embracing many highly interesting novelties. On this occasion will appear Madame Sontag, Miss Catherine Hayes, Mdlle. Giuliani, Mdlle. Ida Bertrand, and Mdlle. Parodi; Signori Calzolari, Sims Reeves, and Baucarde, Coletti, Belletti, Lorenzo, F. Lablache, M. Muller, and S gnor Lablache ; Supported by all the Instrumental and Choral resources of the Theatre. The whole under the direction of Mr. Halle. Amongst other novelties Madame Sontag will have the honour to sing the " Swiss Airs," by Eckert (Composed expressly for her, and sung with the most enthusiastic success at the concerts of the Grand Conservatoire of Paris) ; The " Grand Scena" from Oberon ; the Ballad of " Home sweet Borne ;" and, by general desire, the.hymn, "Hear my prayer" (with tall chorus), by Mendelsshon. Miss Hayes Will sing the admired Irish Ballad, "Kathleen Mavourneen," and in other favourite pieces. Mdlle. Parodi The admired " Ombra adorata," from Romeo e Gannett& Mr. Sims Reeves The celebrated " War Song," from Purcell's King Arthur. Favourite pieces by Signori Baucarde and Calzolari. The admired Duo, by Signori Lablache and F. Lablache, from I Due Barone of Cimarosa. There will also be presented— Grand selection from the celebrated Mass in C, " Gloria," " Qui tollls," " Quoniam" Mesdames Sontag, Parodi, Giuliani, C. Hayes, and Ida Bertrand ; Signori Baucarde, Calzolari, Sims Reeves, Belletti, Coletti, F. Lablache, Lablache, and full chorus . . Beethoven, " Sestetto con Coro," with the incidental Dance Music (celebrated Polonaise)—Mesdames Parodi and Giuliani ; Signori Calzolari, Belletti, Coletti, and Lablache, and Chorus, "Ah ! godan for felicitade " (Fau•t)• Scene from Armida, assisted by ;Mlles, Penal, Giuliani, C. Hayes. Ida Bertrand, Grimaldi, Malpasuta ; Sig nori Baucarde, Calzolari, Sims Reeves, Coletti, Bel letti, F. Lablache, Lablache, and Chorus The whole to conclude with the celebrated Finale to the first act of La Vestale—Mesdames Giu liani, Hayes, Bertrand, and Parodi; Signori Calzo ler', Sims Reeves, Baucarde, Coletti, Belletti, Lo renzo, F. Lablache, Muller, Lablache, and full Chorus - - - - Glne.k. - Spoatini, A Trio for Three Basses, By Signori Coletti, Belletti, and Lablacho. A Trio for Three Sopranos, By Madame Sontag, Miss C. Hayes, and Mdlle. Pared!; and A Trio for Three Terors, By Signori Baucarde, Calzolari, and Sims Reeves. Full programmes may be obtained at the Box-office of the theatre and all the principal Libraries and 31usiesellers. PRICES OF ADMISSION. /loxes • • .. •• • • Two Guineas. Pitt Stalls ...... -. • . 12s. 6d. I Gallery 5ta115.......... 3s. 6d. Pitt • • .... • • ss. Gd. Gallery ........... 2s. 6d. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. Combining the talents of Madame Sontag,liddlle. Catherine Hayes; Signori Baucarde, Calzolari, Sims Reeves, Colettl, Belletti, F. Lablache, and Lablache ; Mdlles. Carlotta Grist, Amalla Ferraris, Marie Taglioni, ;and M. Paul Taglioni, will take place On THURSDAY next, May 16, Whim will be performed (for the last time this season) Rossini's celebrated Opera, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Rosina, Ildlle. Sontag; 11 Conte d'Almaviva, Signor Calgolari ; Figaro, Signor Belletti ; Basilic), 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 Taglioni et Gosselin, the Music by Signor Pugni), entitled LES GRACES, Euphrosyne, Mdlle. Carlotta Mdlle. Marie Tagllonl ; Eglaia, 1 .1.1d1 e. Amaha Ferraris. To be followed by Selections from Rossini's celebrated Opera, GUGLIELMO TELL. Arnoldo, Signor Baucarde ; Guglielmo Tell, Signor Coletti; and Walter, Signor Lablache. After which the TIRANTELLA, by 3facllle. Carlotta Grin! and 31. P. Taglioni. With other Entertainments, in which Miss Catherine Hayez and Sims Reeves will appear. To conc,ude with thelastricene of the admired Ice Ballet, by M. P. Taglieni, t entitled LE:4"PLAISITiS 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 :EVENLNG Will be revealed Bellini's celebrated Opera, I PIJEITANI. Elvira, Madame Sontag ; Georgio, Signor Lablache ; Riccardo, Signor Coletti ; and Arturo, Signor Baucarde. To conclude with the highly succesful new and original Grand Pea de Trois (by MM. Paul Taglioni et Gosselin, the Music com posed by Signor Pagni), entitled LES GRACES, Euphrosine, Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi ; Thalia, Mdlle. Maria Taglioni Egle, Mdile . Amalia Ferraris. Applications tor Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box-orfice of tha Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. COVENT-GARDEN. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, LES HUGUENOTS.. Valentina, Madame Grisi ; Margarita dl Valois, Madame Cas tellon; Dama d'Onore, Madlle. Cotti ; Urbana Madile. de Merle ; the Huguenot Soldier, Signor Lavia ; II Conti di San Bris, Signor Tagliatico ; Il Conte di Never& M. Massol ; De Cosse, Signor Luigi Mei ; De Retz, Signor Polonini ; Meru, Signor Rommi; 3faurevert, Signor Soldi ; Capitano della Guardia, Signor Talamo ; Marcella Herr Formes ; and Raul di Nangis, Signor Mario. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Doors will be opened at Halt-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit, may be had (for the Bight Or season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which 13 open from Ten till Five. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Continuation of M. Regnier and Madlle. Nathalie's engagement. THIS EVENING The Performances:will cOrTneiTce7tllalf -past Seven o'clock pre cisely, with HELM ET MALHEUR. After which will be produced a new Play, entitled - GABRIELLE. — Julien Chabriere, M. Regnier ; Gabrielle, Madlle. Nathalie. To conclude with Alfred de Musset's favourite Comedy, UN CAPRICE. Madame de Lery, Madlle. Nathalie. The Box-office of the Theatre Is open daily from Pleven till Five Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond. street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Bromptoit. TELLS EVENIN., Will be presentedd (2d time) an entirely new and original Comedy, by Douglas Jerrold, 'Willed THE CATSPAW. Captain Burgonet, Mr. Howe ; Mr. Snowball, Mr. Keeley ; Doctor Petgoose, Mr. James Wallack ; Audley, Mr. Charles Selby; Appleface, Mr. Buckstone ; Dust, Mr. Tilbury; Coolcard, Mr. Benjamin Webster; Duggens, 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 Gttilbert, Mr, Selby; Sir Wilfrid of Ivanhoe, Mrs. Keeley; Wamba, Mr. Buck. ssone ; Isaac of York, Mr. Keeley; Robin Hood, Mrs. Fitzwilliam iLobecca, Miss P. Horton. Tie L;(..x-o9ice is under the direction of Mr. LT. Archer. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madams Celeste. THIS EVENING, 11711 be performed an entirely original Musical Comic Drama, called TIIE 'WHITE SERJEANTS; or the Buttermilk Volunteers. Ma or Slowman, 31r. 0. Smith ; Jemmy Tweezer, Mr. Wright ; aptain Ginge,' Green, 11r. P. Bedford ; Tommy Rusk, Mr. Mun yard ; Madl e. de Tourville, Madame Celeste ; Susan Pockets, Miss K. Fitzwilllams ; Dolly Duggins, Miss Woolgar. To be hollowed by a grand historical Spectacle Vaudeville, entitled PLAYING FIRST FIDDLE ; or, Follow my Leader Principal Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford, Lambert, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with MY PRECIOUS BETSY. Characters by Messrs. Arr.4 . lt, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. . ROYAL LYCEUM TIIEATRE THIS EVENING Will he performed NOT A BAD JUDGE. To be followed by THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. Characters by Messrs. M .tthews and F. Cooke ; Madame Vestris, Miss Julia St. George, Miss Dickinson, Miss Kenworthy, Mrs..Macnamara, Miss Martindale, and Miss E. Bonner. All to conclude with A PRACTICAL MAN. applications for Private Boxes must be made to Mr. Allcroft 15, New Bond -street. opTi dailyhie.ox-oftice, adjoining the Theatre, in Wellington-street, is T F Bennett from Ten to Six o'clock, under the superintendence of Mr. •F . ennett PRINCESS'S THEATRE. TS VENING WHI ill be present e d the entirely ne E w Opera (composed expressly for thiS Theatre, by Signor F. Schira). entitled E OPHA N OF GENEVA. Count do Merylll TH e, Mr. kilen; Carwin, Mr. Weiss ; Fontaine, Mr, H. Cord ; Picard, Mr. Latter; Levine, Mr. Wynn ; Therese, Miss Louisa Tyne. After which a New Grand Tale of Enchantment, with splendid entitled nery, Costumes, and App o i ntments; extensive Machinery, &c., THE QUEEN OF THE ROSES; o r , The Sorcerer of Candahar. Principal characters by Messrs. Ryder, Forman, honey, Craven ; miss Louisa Howard, Miss Saunders, and Miss Inners. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPLIITFIEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Brilliant Carew' of the Magnificent Easter Spectacle o fE nchantment. Unequalled attractions in tha Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., post 8 vo., I L W 0 0 D. A NOVEL. " The author, we are convinced, is young, otherwise we could hardly see displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be half of his heroes and heroines. He is a writer of genius, insp'l ed by a high standard of morality and religion, and by a laudable 11, of the purest sort of fame. We gather this from the glowing lan guage in which he expresses his feelings, sentiments, and opinions on the subjects just mentioned. There are several chapters, in which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays on matters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which cha racterise nature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, though he has marked per se p3culiarities, to the school of the Disraelis, Man horses, and smythes."—Observer. " Silwood' is no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed ing beauty, and is written in pure and forcible language, with great good taste and power. It is one of the most interesting and en gaging novels which the present season has produced. 05 the cha racter of Amelia Ross we have already spoken, and the extract we have given above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have said. The ether ladies who play conspicuous parts in the tale ar e Florence Howard, an intellectual beauty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry; and Julia Maitland, the noblest and best of them all."—Morning Post. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Lately publist ed , - • I Al R. — 0 D ; a Poem . By E. W. JAMESON. Price ss. "Itis a work of power. Thirty years ago such a poem would have made a reputation."—Ebenezer " Many gifted spirits besides Bailey are working a good work . . Among these we may mention the author of Nimrod,' a ork con tenting much One description and exquisitely c eveloped character." " Gallery of Literacy Portraits." Second Series. W. Pickering, I ondon ; R. Seton, Edinburge. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY —Morning 33 min. after 12 I Evening 58 min. after 12 To-Momow —Morning 18 min. after 1 I Evening 37 min. after 1 THE WEATHER.—Sux OF➢'ICE, MAT 10. THERMOMETER. 49—highest since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night. 56 this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 07. The mercury is rising rapidly. WIND W.S.W.—fine warm weather. all these considerations, in fine, it must be clearly manifest that one man has a pre-eminent claim upon the attention of the Government, and that that man is Mr. JAMES MONTGOMERY. Entire strangers to him, save in regard to our know ledge of the workings of his poetic genius, seeing in him a purely English fame, a pure and venerable name, and a bright and elevated reputation, we direct the finger of journalists towards him in his do mestic seclusion at Sheffield, and call upon the Ad ministration to nominate JAMES MONTGOMERY as the Poet Laureate in the room of WILLIAM WORDS WORTH. Our readers will find in our columns to-day the annual report of an institution, the National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society, which from its commencement we hailed, and during its progress constantly encouraged. We have done this hereto fore from an intimate conviction of the stability of its principles, and from the high moral character and eminent attainments that characterised its managers and actuary ; and as we have had from time to time closer opportunities than the general public before to day of examining its annual transactions, we have done so unhesitatingly. The opportunities which we have had are now common to the public, who will see in the published accounts of this institution enough to show how much may be really and solidly effected by great per severance and strict economy. Since last year as we gather from the able speech of the Chairman, while the amount of business has marvel lously increased, the effect of such increase in lowering the average ages of the lives in sured, has given greater strength to the insti tution, and largely increased the reserve of future profits. In this way insurers in the National Loan Fund are entitled to look forward to results which can alone be produced by that popularity which attracts considerable numbers towards it. This principle has been well illustrated on the year's transactions, as while those who were insured at this period last year have, in the course of nature, become one year older, they have obtained an advantage, from the influx of new insurers, which could not be long to them, from the return of their own individual payments. If such momentum can be kept up, it will neither be difficult or hazardous to predict what may be predicated of an institution progress ing so rapidly. We have always been ready to lend our aid to similar societies, and encourage the exertions of those who lend themselves to the promotion of habits of foresight amongst all classes; and if some of them do not attain to eminence, it has not been our fault. We feel, however, that, like all other affairs of life, success is not reached by all, but reserved to those who join to a perfect knowledge of their business indefatigable perseverance and heartiness of purpose. The Commissioners for the Sale of Encumbered Estates in Ireland have been compelled to adopt a new rule on their own responsibility, in order to prevent the fearful sacrifices that were taking place on the occasion of every sale of property under the new tribunal. They have ordered that henceforward purchasers may be permitted to lodge one-half of the purchase• money, retaining the remainder until the Security for Advances Bill is finally disposed of. This is a wise and prudent regulation, for which these Learned Gentlemen are entitled to the marked thanks of the community. It is an act of justice to the puisne encumbrancers, and also to the owners of property that may be submit ted for public competition. In the former it will afford a fair prospect of payment, while the latter will have a chance of some residue remaining for their own use, after liquidation of all fair demands. It must be manifest to the most superficial observer that the effect of a sale, during the pendency of the mea sure introduced by the Solicitor-General, offering un precedented advantages to all future purchasers, must necessarily be to depreciate prices for the time being. Capitalists who were inclined to invest their money in the purchase of real property in Ireland, would naturally wait until the Bill had received the Legislative sanc tion, or until it was decisively rejected. They would husband their resources until they could see their way clearly before them, and nothing could induce them to come forward but sales at prices so clearly inadequate as to more than counterbalance the bene fits to be derived by the great privileges about to be conferred by the new enactment. Tne biddings that had been obtained sufficiently proved that this view of the case was taken by in- tended purchasers. During the preceding week a small property producing a rental of 691. 2s. ld. was withdrawn, the only offer being 6501 : , or about nine and a half years' purchase. Another producing 951 7s. lid. per annum, was knOcked down for 9501., or less than 10 years' purchase. In like manner, 2011. a year was sold for 2,4001., or for less than 14 years' purchase, and 1281. per annum, for 1,6001. The above lots were disposed of on the 30th of April, the purchasers becoming en titled to the half-year's rents falling due on the following day. Matters were still more gloomy on the next day of sale, the 3d of May—estates yielding a clear annual income of 6001., and situated in the barony of Fermoy, a favourite part of the county of Cork, the Yorkshire cf Ireland, were submitted to pub lic competition. The two first lots were passed over sub silentio ; not a single bidding could be obtained, notwithstanding the inducements of au immediate conveyance, HO delay or investigation being necessary, a Parliamentary title being offered to the purchaser ; but all in vain, no person could be induced to come forward. For the third lot there was one offer, but it was so clearly inadequate that the Commissioners refused to receive it, and ad- , journed the sale until the 13th of June. One lot, and one only, of that property changed hands, and fur that, which yielded 251. 13s. per annum, 2601., or just ten years' purchase, was obtained. The Beersbridge Mills, situate in the county of Down, were sold the same day. This property, with the machinery, had for merly realised 1,3001., and without the machinery 6001. per annum! And yet they were knocked down for 5,5001.!! ! Under such circumstances no alterna • tive remained but either to suspend the operation of the Commission, so far as sales were concerned, or to afford an option to purchasers of retaining a moiety of the price until the contemplated measure should be finally decided, and the Commissioners, who have much to do, and cannot afford to waste some months in compulsory idleness, judiciously determined to adopt the latter course. The results were immediately perceptible. On the next day of sale property to the amount of 54,0001. changed hands ; and, although prices still ruled low, there was a marked improvement on previous quota tions. The D'Arcy Estates, situate in the counties of Meath and Westmeath, were first disposed of. The prices realised were as follows :-Ist Lot, 4,000/., or 14 years' purchase ; 2d, 2,4001., or 16 years' pur chase ; 3d, 1,8001., or 13} years' purchase ; 4th, 1,100/., or 10 years' purchase ; stb, 3,5001., or 53- years' purchase ; 6th, 2,5001., or 17 years' purchase. The last lot produced 18,500/., or nearly 20 years' purchase. Ten houses in the city of Cork were also sold, producing an average of 440/. per house. We believe they produced a gross income of nearly 600/. per annum. From this it would appear that they were disposed of for about 7* years' purchase. A portion of the Portarlington Estates were then put up. This property, producing altogether the princely income of 32,000/. per annum, and admirably circumstanced in every respect, has long attracted public attention. It has been visited by persons from every part of the country—from England and Scotland as well as from Ireland. The part now sold was situated in the counties of Meath, Kildare, Kil kenny, and in the Queen's County. It was dis tributed in seventeen lots, and produced alto gether 17,100/., or about twenty years' purchase. on the entire, the lots varying from 16 to 25, and in one instance (in a very small lot), 26 years purchase. t l i t o nmsuosft this o, t propertyhowever, will e forgotte n probably increase that certain p o r- consider ably on the felling in of old leases. It cannot, there fore, be regarded as affording a fair example of have joyous e already p shown col a hew little f a o v u e o ra d g a e tio p a ric t e h s e . re W wa e hs for announc ingthe the sale on th e 16 t h ult. of the lands of D unco r. muck and the Hill of B e ll any for 41 years' purchase On investigation it turned out that the rental would be quadrupled on the death of an old gentleman in his 72d year, and that 10 : 1 and not 41 years' pur chase was the amount really obtained. It is most probable that many parts of the Portarlington estate, those which realised 25 or 26 years' purchase, are similarly situated, and that the rate for ordinarily circumstanced property, which in this country would readily command 25 or 26 years, purchase, may be taken at 15 or 16 in Ireland, or about 3-sths of the real value. The above facts show the imperative necessity of speedily passing Sir JOHN ROMILLY'S Bill, and the equal importance, as a matter of equity and justice, as well as of policy and expediency, of extending its provisions to every description of property. We may desire to serve the owners of encumbered estates, but we should not do so at the expense of their more prudent brethren. We may desire to obtain bidders for the lands which must be brought to the hammer under the Act of last year, but in order to do so we should not render property which does not come within the jurisdiction of the Commissioners practically unsaleable. The Parlia mentary title constitutes in itself an advantage of no ordinary character. Never before was such an inducement held out to purchasers, but even that is insufficient to tempt them. Bold and comprehensive measures will alone meet the urgency of the case. The Solicitor-General has taken some :daring steps in the right direction. Let him proceed vigorously in the path on which he has en tered. If Parliamentary titles can be conferred on the purchasers of encumbered estates, why should they not also be given to the purchasers of other pro perty? It may be necessary to increase the jurisdic tion of the Commissioners for that purpose, but that can easily be accomplished. In like manner, let the issue of debentures secured on real estates be facili tated, and the owner of landed property be entitled to avail himself of the privilege, as well as the specula tive purchaser. If this suggestion be fully carried out, Sir JonN ROMILLY will earn for himself the thanks and blessings of the Irish community. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The new Electoral Bill has excited the deepest dis gust in the minds of the people of Paris. They will, not, however, give to the reactionaries the opportu nity they so ardently desire of drowning the Republic in the blood of its supporters by any premature at , tempt at outbreak ; they are at present in the right, and their leaders are unceasing in their warnings to them not, by any imprudent act, to put themselves in the wrong. The .National publishes the following warning A man who is not, and who never will be, either an orator, a diplomatist, or an administrator— who is as ignorant as a petty officer under the old regime, but who has, nevertheless, managed to assume a high position in the political world, and who aims at a position even still more exalted—a man, in short, to whose existence a state of political calm would be annihilation, and who, in order to mount higher, has need of popular troubles, has for the last few days been in the habit of openly saying— ' The impatient must be forced to come out into the street ; if the Electoral Bill will not provoke them, other projects must be presented which cannot fail of effect it. We want an emeute, for the sake of carry ing measures requisite for the safety of society, and we will have it.' We give this as a warning to the people of Paris." The most obnoxious part of the Bill is that which requires three years' residence, and which, with regard to workmen not assessed to the personal tax, renders a certificate from their employers necessary. The Foix du Peuple says— " This three years' residence, which is to be proved by inscription on the personal tax role for those who pay this tax, cannot, with regard to domestics, workmen, &c., be proved except by the certificates of their mas• tern, who thus dispose as absolute sovereigns of the electoral rights of their clerks and workmen. Now amongst the few workmen who are domiciled three years in the same commune how few again are there who work three years under the same employer, so that the effect is to strike off from the electoral lists nearly the whole working population. The same observation applies to artists, artisans, small dealers, and other moveable sort of professions, who, not paying the personal tax, will have no means whatever of proving domicile. In fact, one-half of the whole body of electors will be cut off." M. ODILON BAItILOT and his friends have deter mined to support the Government measure. This important adhesion is thus announced in the Ordre, the organ of the Barrot party : " The committee and the Government have wisely disdained both the suggestion of those who would have them tear up the Constitution and the menaces of anar chists who pretended to interdict any sort of modifica tion of the confused, absurd, and dangerous regime created by universal suffrage without rule or limits. The new law may be amended in its details, but, taken alto gether, it bears the character of a serious and necessary reform, while the preamble protests honestly against all idea of attacking the Constitution. This is enough to enlist our support; as we freely expressed our scruples before we knew the resolutions of the committee, so do we, now that the character of the reform is declared, offer our firm and sincere concurrence. If it be true that the factious are working in their secret clubs, and that they pretend to intimidate the Assembly, they will find the majority resolute, the two powers united, and the nation ready to repress anarchical attempts directed against their representatives—that is to say, against the nation itself." The Bulletin de Paris of Wednesday had the fol lowing : " The President of the Republic intends to visit Fon tainebleau in the course of the week. A special train has been commanded on the Orleans Railway, and verbal invitations have been given to several members of the Assembly, and to some superior officers cf the army, through the medium of one of his aides-de-camp. The hour of meeting is fixed for twelve o'clock precisely, at the Elys It was, however, yesterday officially announced that the intended visit to Fontainbleau had been post poned. The Presse states that five of the regiments com posing the garrison of Paris, that were to have quitted the capital on Wednesday morning to occupy other quarters, received a counter order as they were preparing for their march. The troops were con signed to their barracks. Yesterday was observed as a holiday at the Bourse, but the following fluctuations in the price of stock took place on Wednesday evening, in the Passage de l'Opera :—Upon hearing that the previous question had been rejected, and urgency voted by large majo rities, the Five per Cents. rose to 88f. 80c. ; when the evening journals, however, gave particulars of the new Bill, with a report cf the discussion that followed, they ran down to 88f. 25c., but soon after got up to 88f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE. MIT S. Orleans and Eourdeaux, 2A —Paris and Orl. ans, 29;i — West Flanders, 114. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 4th inst. have been received. It is said that Senor IsTuErrz will not take his de parture for London until the Spanish Government shall have received the intelligence of the appoint ment of an English Minister to the Court of Madrid. MADRID BULSA, MAY 4.--Three per Cents. 3 0i, Five per Cents., 12 5-16, both paper. Exchange on London, 50 45. G ERMAN Y. A letter f rom E r f ur t of May 6 , published in the Cologne G aze tt e , sa y s : —ln two days the Princes' Congr ess w ill commence its sittings. The policy of Cassel is d ec id e d ; th e ELECTOR will attend. Thus all the pri nces are now ex pected, and each will b e accompanied by a respon,ible Minister. After the Congress a conference of Ministers will be held. The attitude of Austria is meanwhile expectant. No one thinks she will concede a single point. The right of one state to transfer its mandate to another, and the right of this state to represent its neighbour in the Diet, and exercise delegated powers, is indeed one which Austria cannot deny. In the preliminary regulations of the Diet made 30th Oct., 1816, and confirmed 14th November of the same year, the fol lowing passage occurs :—"Every plenipotentiary who holds the plenary . votes of several states of the con federation shall give them singly and in the specified order." Thi s " s pecified order" is laid down in the 4th article of the Bundesact e, on wh ich Austria takes h er s t an d in calling the present assembly. Prussia c on t en d s , it is true, that this order is abro gated, but on ly i n the same sense in which she de clares th e ot h er po rtions of the Act to be so, and thu s demonstrates the position of Austria to be utterly un tenable. She will only hear of a treaty cf a new congress at which each state shall present itself, and where all may approach to an agreement from indee pendent positions. This is the only ground on which Prussia can stand : concede but a finger-breadth to the Diet and the union falls to the ground. A formal protest against the circular note is prepared. It has, however, been determined to take the votes of the princes on this subject, and its publication is thus delayed till the assembling of the Congress. The Prussian Staats Anzieger publishes a declara tion, signed by the four Roman Catholic bishops of the western provinces—viz., GASSEL, Archbishop .of Cologne; ARNOLD!, Bishop of Trievee;..DREPPER, Bishop of Padderborn ; and MULLER, Bishop of Munster ; and addressed to the Minister for Religious Affairs, relative to the taking the oath to the consti tution by those public functionaries who are ecclesi astics. The bishops state that they cannot permit the priests to take any oath to the Government , I c0....1, •A 4 MV% , , a -•l . t, *4 I , . ' .6 la V 7 • 4,- THIS EVENING The Entertainments will commence at Seven o'cl ock, with Fitzball's gorgeous Spectacle, entitled THE r'OITE: SONS OF AYMO.N" ; or The Days of Charlemagne. :Produce w ith great splendour , and introducin g the beautitvittd of Horses, Camel of the Dessert, Zebra, and Ail the vast resources of this Establishment. To be succeeded by an Inc( mparaLle display of Batty's peerless Scenes of tae Arena, supported by the most accomplished Male and Female Artistes in Europe. To conclude with THE WEAVER OF LYONS. Box.oflice cpen From Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGIC AL GARDE S. Commenceme n t of the Season on MONDAY NEXT, MAY 13, LIST OF THE BAND. Clarinets. Sonnenberg. 111. P. Hardy. Anderson. Hughes. .1;. 4°Z:itlbo• ttom s Hooper. Grosse. Sorge. W. Hardy, Smalley Pollard. Angire. Black Trombone. Horton. Hawkes. Webster, Saxophon. Sommers. 1 7 1 A nt n e d r e b rio otto n ni 11"sjcinF. Roaster. Rawlings. Petit Clatine. W. Egerton. Fairlie. Flutes. Stands. , . Jepp. Wright. Oyh:eleld'. Prat ten. I). Godfrey Flageolet 1 /,,,eynolds. C"ltr"--Baul* CoNinet. Oboes. Crozuce. Smith. 1.1. Hughes. ThnPant. Cornets. .• aEgerlen,"" Caine. Koenig. lloet. Shearon. E. Harper. Side Drums. Barker, Caldwell, T. GNlfrer, Triangle. C. Godfrey, Jun. Solo Players. Messrs. Koenig, Lazarus,Prospere, C ltnet, Pratten, Janet, iSqn nenberg, Sommers, and Win teroottom. Conductor, C. CIODFAEY, Esq. Trumpets. Irwin. Harvey. Corn!. Jarret. Mil THE SUN, .:I_4'r ,iiiitnina ,''liii; LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1850. Whether or not it may be advisable to abolish the old office of the Poet-Laureateship remains of course a matter of consideration for the Government. No system so entirely harmless in its operation, and at the same time so honourable by its antiquity and its associations, can be abruptly foregone, and this, too, merely at the flippant behest of those whose sympathies are impervious to the charms of literary celebration, without exciting among the multitude some sentiments of regret, or, at the least, of sub dued disappointment. The people at large, and especially the more reflective portions of the community, are sensitive to the last de gree in regard to the diminution of the means of publicly honouring their intellectual benefactors, those means, surely, even now, being suffi ciently restricted. It is, moreover, altogether beside the question to talk of the particular office referred to, as of one only comparable to that of the King's Jester. To speak of the Poet-Laureateship as leading to the degradation of a man of letters by his acceptance of such as appointment is, in fact, to talk sheer non sense. Was BEN JONSON, we should like to know, degraded in this wise ? And were not the exquisite " Masques," perhaps the most precious of all his poetic effusions, in a great measure the result of that nomination ? Was JOHN DEYDEN degraded after a similar fashion ? And was the royal coronation of him in the Gazette detrimental to the play of his superb and resplendent genius—a genius which possibly shone the most brightly in his inimi table " Hind and Panther ?" Was the conference of the Poet-Laureateship on ROBERT SOUTHEY, again, one step made in the way of his degradation ? Or was there any degradation visible—any degradation moral, personal, or intellectual—in the selection, as his successor, of WILLIAM WORDSWORTH In the estimation of his individual ad mirers,• and of his countrymen generally, Mr. WORDSWORTH was, we are bold to say, as esti mable, as venerable, as worthy of veneration after his acceptance of the office as ever he may have been prior to the appointment. Yet we must not be mis taken. Far be it from our intention to imply that in the maintenance of the Poet-Laureateship—there is involved any prerogative or title of the slightest im portance to the higher and nobler cultivators of our literature. The honour in this respect redounds alone to the " powers that be"—not, in the most fugitive particular to .the rank of Authorship, and, least of all, we would herein imply to that fattiest which partakes somewhat of the character of a Priesthood. While, therefore, we are resolute in the opinion that the Poet-Laureateship should not be lightly abolished, we argue in favour of its mainte nance simply because of that narrow capacity for the encouragement of intellectual achievements which is retained in the possession of the Government, and of the diminution of which, in every respect what ever, the Government should be most chary and jealous. Satisfied, therefore, that the office, in it self a , sort of court trifle, and one invest ing the recipient with a merely honorary distinction, should not be carelessly abandoned, the only consideration remaining is as to the most suit able party to be selected for the appointment. For. tunately, in the making of this selection, there is, apparently, at the outset much reason for embarrass ment. Fortunately, we say in spite of those individuals who perversely and foolishly proclaim the present age to be one decidedly unpoetical. Among the young poets of the present generation the partialities and predilections of the many may disport with an amusing diversity of of opinion ; but there are happily left to us a few ve terans of that poetical phalanx in the almost post humous homage of which the intellect of the country may recognize the means of exciting the truest appre ciation of genius, and the noblest source of emula tion. It is true that the lovers of English poetry may still exult in those propitious abilities from which have emanated works like that fantastic " Prin cess," which abounds with so much of idyllic beauty and lyrical inspiration, as that meditative " Paracelsus," which is fraught with strains of ethic eloquence and metaphysical harmony, or as that eccentric " Festus," which reveals the riches of a most daring and precocious imagination. It is true that among the many gifted men whose reputations have already ripened into large and permanent celebri ties, we may enumerate with a feeling of natural, and we may add, too, of even national pride, the names of BABINGTON MACAULAY, the bard of the impassioned and classical " Lays of Ancient Rome," scarcely less highly reputed through them than through his labours as an essayist and an historian ; of BULWER LYTTON, the poetic celebrant of the glories of "King Arthur," hardly less admired for the variety of his scholarship than for the ardour, the industry, and the versatility of his Protean ambition ; and of SAVAGE LANDOR, the writer of the elegant and refined " Hellenics," barely the less indebted to them for his literary m h o is re surprising renowngenious tehxaonellteoneetheof inthe Conver sations."the wise, It i s t rue , moreover , t " hat Imaginary wise, the gentle, and the eloquent Christopher North we can recognise the poet of the "Island f e ‘ Palms," as well as t h e cr i tic of th o Amhrosianae." but ap ar t f rom all these, nnd ‘ Noctes others not enumerated, there ar e th ree men to whom stinctively turn as the m os t appropriate w e 1 - successors of SOUTHEY and WORDSWORTH, the venerable • relics of the last poetic generation. Can it be doubted for an instant that our allusion is made to the author of the " Irish Melodies," to the author of the " Pleasures of Memory," and to the author of the " World before the Flood"--t 0 THOMAS MOORE, to SAMUEL ROGER 9, and to JAMES MONTGOMERY ? From the known generosity of his character, the wealth of ROGERS would alone be' sufficient to preclude him from the acceptan ce o f an office which might be more acceptable to some poet not similarly surrounded by the gifts of opu lence. From the u nfortunate debility with which years have at least damped the phy sical and intellectual animation of Mr. MOORE, and which threatens even to terminate in the total decay of his constitution, it is certain that his appointment to the vacant post would be little less than a mournful and miserable unckery. From LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING-, MAY lO, 1850. which may be at variance with one previously taken to the Church, therefore they have written a circular to their clergy, which they enclose, com manding them that when they are taking the oath they are to do so under reserve, and shall consider the oath to the constitution only so far binding and of legal force as it is administered salvis ecclesice juribus. The Count Von LADENBERG, in his reply thereto, states that inasmuch as the oath to the constitution involves nothing that is opposed to religion, the circular of the bishops is admitted, and the Roman Catholic priests, on taking the oath, will be per mitted to make the declaration prescribed by the bishops. Tne state, however, will consider itself equally bound and empowered not to leave persons making that declaration in any doubt ; that that declaration can in no wise change or set aside the obligation to which they have by oath bound themselvis to the Government. It is said that the Prince Bishop of BRESLAU has acceded to the declaration of the Bishop of the wes tern provinces, and will adept the same in his diocese. These differences may, therefore, be regarded as settled. Count LEO TRUN has been appointed Austrian Pienipotentiary to the Frankfort Congress. The Emperor of AUSTRIA has commanded that the golden cross of merit shall be given to the captain of the English vessel, the Brazilian packet, of New castle, John Davison, for having succoured the Aus trian brigantine, Societa Bocchese, when suffering from stress of weather. It was rumoured in Vienna that it was probable that DEAK might enter the Cabinet, without a port folio, as the representative of Hungary. DEAK was, formerly a Member of the Magyar Liberal opposition, but retired from public life in the autumn of 1848. in consequence of his jealousy of the rising power of KOSSUTJA. The Deutsch Allgemeinel Zeitung bas letters from Trieste of the Ist instant, stating that, according to the last advices from Dalmatia, the city of Stagno had been utterly destroyed by frequent earthquakes and a sudden irruption of sulphurous springs. No lives were lost, as all the inhabitants left the city before it was finally destroyed. ITALY. ROOTHAN, the general of the Jesuits, has arrived a Rome. Austria has forbidden the granting of any of those reforms which it is said Pio Noso is so anxious to carry into effect, and the POPE has been forced to submit to the behests of the Austrian agent, ANTO.• NELLI, and to abstain from giving those organic laws which he had promised. The French army will not evacuate Rome until the Austrians shall have withdrawn from the Lega tions and the Marches. GREECE. SUBMISSION OF KING OTHO. Letters have been received from Athens of the 28th ult., which announce that negotiations between Baron GRos and Mr. WYsE having been broken off, coercive measures were immediately renewed by Ad miral PARKER, and, after a blockade of 48 hours, and it is said, a menace to bombard the Pirmus, the Greek Government struck and yielded on every point. Further accounts from Athens announce that Mr. WvsE had returned to that capital, and that the country was tranquil. It was believed that the British fleet would shortly depart. THE SAILOR BOY'S GOSSIP. (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) You say, dear Mamma, it is good to be talking With those who will kindly endeavour to teach, And I think I have learnt something while I was walking Along with the sailor boy down on the beach. He told me of lands when* he soon will be going, Where humming-birds scarcely are bigger than bees, Where the mace and the nutmeg together are growing, And cinnamon formeth the bark of the trees. He told me that islands far out in the ocean Are mountains of coral that insects have made, And I freely confess I had hardly a notion That insects could work in the way that he said. He spoke of wide deserts where sand-clouds are flying, No shade for the brow, and no grass for the feet ; Where camels and travellers often lie dying, Gasping fur water and scorching with heat. He told me of places away in the East, Where topaz, and ruby, and sapphire are found; Where you never are sate from the snake and the beast, For the serpent, and tiger, and jackal abound. He declared he had gazed on a very high mountain, Spurting out volumes of sulphur and smoke, That burns day and night like a fiery fountain, Pouring forth ashes that blacken and choke. I thought our own Thames was a very great stream, With its water so fresh and its current so strong; But how tiny our largest of rivers must seem To those be has sailed on, three thousand miles longl He spoke, dear Mamma, of so many strange places With people who neither have cities nor kings, Who wear skins on their shoulders and paint on their faces, And live on the spoils which their hunting-field brings. He told me of waters, whose wonderful falling Sends clouds of white foam and a thundering sound, With a voice that for ever is loud and appalling, And roars like a lion for many leagues round. Oh! I long, dear Mamma, to learn more of these stories From books that are written to please and to teach; And I wish I could see half the curious glories The sailor boy told me of down on the beach. ELlz♦ Coox. has i o arrivedri Irsm i n . townT hi s for inimitable an . lt d r d e e n K o w o . n n t s e k d i v las io M t li p n . Grand Theatre, four concerts (thelast p ro d uce d th e enormous per Grand at Brussels, where he gave, at th e R o y a l sum of seven thousand francs), and created such a sensation, and elicited such enthusiasm, that, since the great master Paganiui,. nothing can be compared to it. We have not the space to give the details of that gentleman's performances as they appear in all the Belgian journals, but they are quite unanimous in their praises, and declare M. de Kontski to be, without question, the greatest living violinist, equally versed in the modern and brilliant style as in the classical. The same immense success attended that most eminent artist at the Grand Philharmonique Concert in Paris, and a few days ago at Leeds, York, Sheffield, and Shrewsbury, where our contemporaries scarcely find words sufficiently strong to express their delight. We received our correspondent's letter from Paris, and the evening papers of Wednesday, at 5 minutes after 6 A.M. yesterday, by special express, rid Boulogne and Folkestone. Several gentlemen left London at 4 A.M. on Wednesday by that route, and arrived at Paris at 2.20 r.m. The return party left at 8 P.M. with the mail, which was due at London-bridge station at 10.30 A.M. They went with it as far as Amiens, where they arrived at 11 rat, and pro ceeded thence to Boulogne by special train. They reached the Boulogne station at 1.10 A.M., and, from its being low water, had to embark in a small boat to go to the steamer, lying off in the roadstead. This was easily accomplished, notwithstanding a fresh wind from W.N.V. blowing right on shore. They had to disembark from the roadstead in a boat at Folkestone likewise, and reached the station at 3.50 A.m., and London-bridge station at 5.55 A.M. This is pro bably the first instance of the journey from London to Paris and back having been performed so rapidly. Deducting the five hours and forty minutes spent there, the time occupied in travelling the 560 miles there and back was only twenty hours and a quarter; and the return journey was accom plished under ten hours, notwithstanding the contrary wind, and the use of boats to embark and disembark on both sides. —Times. SUDDEN DEATH.—It is with regret we have to announce the sadden death, under painful circumstances, of Mr. W. Johnstone, well known as a scenic painter. He had been busily engaged for some time past in preparing the scenery for Douglas Jerrold's new play, the Cutspaw, produced last night at the Haymarket. After witnessing its performance, he was returning home with Mr. Sterling Coyne, anti when in Chandos-street, I•he was observed to stagger and fall. • Some friends had him conveyed to the Wrekin Tavern, for the purpose of ascertaining his address. The case being considered dangerous, Dr. Baxter promptly attended, and applied the most skilful measures, but with out avail, Mr. Johnstone being beyond human aid, and he breathed his last in a few minutes: 'I he cause of death is supposed to be apoplexy. • ➢lr. Garret, the landlord cf the Wrekin, in the kindest manner, proffered every assistance in his power. THE COMMISSIONERS 01' LUNACY.—Yesterday a Parliamentary paper was printed, showing the expenditure of 13,747/. 16s. 7d. on account of the Lunacy Commissioners in one year. They made nearly 100 visits in six months; they saw about 40,000 patients, and travelled somewhere about 25,000 miles in the period. The salaries of the Commissioners (six) were 9.000/., and the secretary 8001. The Commis sioners' travelling and personal expenses in the year were 2,3351. IlsAld. KILBRICKEN MINING COMPANY.—Yesterday Mr. Crockford and other contributories to the winding up of this undertaking, attended before the Master in Chancery (Richards), who had levied a call of U. 10s. per share on 1,3C0 shares, and contended that having paid more than 101. per share, the sum paid by the general body of shareholders, they were entitled to credit for it to be deducted from the call. Mr. Hariss, for the estate, contended that there was no legal liability to pay more than 10/. per share, which was the extent of each shareholder's liability, and beyond that any payment was voluntary. His Honour took that view of the case, disallowed the objections, and confirmed the call, which is fixed for payment this day (Thursday). LONDON HIBERNIAN SOCIETY....-The annual meet ing of this society, which has been established for the purpose of aiding the Church Education Society in Ireland, was held on Wednesday in the Hanover-square Rooms, at twelve o'clock ; the Marquis of Cholmondeley in the chair. Near the Noble Marquis on the platform we observed the Lord Bishop of Cashel, Lord Viscount Bernard, Lord Teignmouth, the Rev. Dr. O'Sullivan, Mr. J. Napier, M.P., &cc. It ap peared from the report that the number of schools under the patronage of the society amounted to 1,870, at which children of all religious denominations were per mitted to attend. There were in all attending those schools 111,952 scholars, of whom 58,533 were chil dren of the members of the Church; 15,562 the chil dren of Protestant Dissenters, and 37,t_.57 the children of Roman Catholics. The receipts of the society during the past year exceeded those received during the preceding year ; and the committee congratulated the meeting that the society was pursuing a career of usefulness and prosperity. The report was unanimously adopted, and resolutions in furtherance of the objects of the society agreed to, after which the meeting separated. YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK RAILWAY.— The Committee of the House of Commons on this company's Bill for making arrangements as to payment for the purchase of the Great North of England Railway, have at length de cided on passing the preamble for that purpose. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TIV 0 O'CLOCK. The sales of Cottnn at Lir—rpool yetnday were Aunt 8,000 bales, of which 1,600 Americ?n were taken for export, and 1 000 on speculation. The market closed very firm, at full prices. The sdes comprised about 6.500 American, COO Perram and Marranhani, at 7d. to 70.; 200 Bahia, at 7d. ts i 1 ; 300 Egypt'an, as 74-d ; and 400 Surat. —ln Railway Shares a moderate business was done, at rather higher prices. The Corn Market is firmer to-day, with a fair demand. The business dune in colonial produce this week has been of moderate extent, as regards cotr,e, and a good deal of activity has prevailed in sugar owing to holders nit edug the grocers freely. The inquiry for Rice has been more arimated. Ti e Indigo sales commence next Tuesday, and the Wool sales are progressing tolerably well, although some lots have gone off rtv her lower than at the February series. Tea has been dull. There are several ship arrivals, and among other ad vices we have South Australian papers of Jan. 29. The colony continued to progress favourably. Dr. Sheridan, a gentleman well known for many years in connexion with the London press, had arrived out safely with his Mauritius advices of Feb. 2 state in general terms that the island was progress, taking into ac count the low values of Colonial staples in the European market. Cape of Good Hope papers of March 2cl have come to hand. The prospects if agriculture in the eastern province were cheering, and the locust bird had appeared in great numbers, to the extreme gratification of the tam ers. It may be important to state that a meeting of emigrants, sent cut under the auspices of Mr. Byrne, had been held at Natal, at which several speakers ex pressed their disappointment at the quality of the land, but on the other hand, two speakers gave contrary opi nions. A committee was to be appointed, in order to take measures for the good of the parties concerned, and the local Government seemed inclined to give its aid. The Continental mails bring very little, yesterday having been a holiday. At Ilathburgh, on Tuesday, the rate of exchange on London was 13 9, and steady. Not much was doing in bills. At Copenhagen, on the 4th instant, the English Three per Cent Loan was 70 to 70i. The returns of the average weekly note circulation of all the banks in the United Kingdom for the four weeks ending the 20th April, give the following re sults:— Bank of England ... £19,802,351 Private banks ... ~. ... 3,699,886 Joint Stock ditto ... ... 2 855,122 This gives a total for England of 26,357,3591., and an increase over the previous month of 1,299,944/., viz., 936,4471. by the Bank of England; 185,1771. by the Private Banks; and 178,3201. by the Joint Stock. Com pared with April, 1849, the total increase is 1,282,672/. The other returns are:— Scotland ... .£3,014,526 Ireland •.• ... 4,488,785 The increase in Scotland during the past month, and compared with March of this year was 20,9051., and the decrease in Ireland, 1,5391. Compared with April, 1849, the Scotch Banks increased 106,611/., and the Irish 111,9641. The English funds are better this morning. Consols have been 958 to 96 for Transfer, and 96 to 961 for Ac count. The effect of the account is now over, and the French news has less influence, though very little would make it " tell" again. This is " pay-day," and the limited speculation recently entered into renders the operation easy to all parties. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. are 968 to 978, and the Three per Cents., 94i to 95. Bank Stock is 205 k to 2061. India Stock has improved to 266 and 2671. Exchequer-bills are 68 to 71 premium. In Foreign Stocks there has been a little movement. Spanish Bonds are better, the Five per Cents. being 178 to Portuguese Converted have been done at 33. Mexican Stock is 284 to 29, Peruvian 70, Equador 34 j-, and Venezuela 331. Danish Scrip has touched 6 premium. Belgian Four and a Halt' per Cents. are 874 and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 551 4. Railway Shares have bten raLher more in request, and are improving in a few instances. We notice an advance in Brighton, Great Northern, Caledonian, South-Eastern, York and Berwick, and York and North- Midland. Foreign shares are quit t. Royal Mail Steam not quits so good. QUARTER TO THREE. 951,- 96 96 961 BRITISH FENDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 206 1 / 2 205 1 / 2 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Anus New 3M per Cent. Anas. Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1460 8 3-16 India Stock 9 66 267 1 / 2 Do. Bonds, 1000/ Ditto under 1.0001 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 1 1 ,4 d. 2d. March. June. 71 68 71 p 71 68 71 p 71 68 71 p Consols ... Ditto, Accouut, June 12 ... 1,000/. 500/ Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Danish Bonds 1825, 3 par Cent._ Ditto, 5 per Cent Ditto, Scrip Equador Bonds 3 AiMi Mexican 80ni5,1846,5 per Cont., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto Deferred Portuguese Bends, 5 per Cent — Ditto Converted, 1841 33 Russian Bonds, 1822,5 per Cent — Ditto 4% per Cents — Ditto Scrip 2 - 1 /2 5 / a p Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Account ...... . Venezuela Bonds Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent. Dutch 2% per Cant., 12 G u il d Ditto 4 ner Cel-at. Certificates BISINES 8 DONE IN RAIL/TAT SHARES AT ONZ O'CLOCK Ranwars. PAID. PAL SHAEB. kberdeen Ditto, Preference .. ......... 8i ia. to Bristol and Exeter .... ........ 100 Do., Thirds ......... ..... ... 32f Caledonian .;hester and Holyhead... ..... . 50 Ditto, Preference ........... 15 Eastern Counties .. ......... 20 Do. New Pref., 6 per Cent.. 10 Do.Exten.,sperct.No. 1,6/.135. 4d.. % p..... to Do., Northern &Eastern... 50 Do., 5 per cent. East Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per Cent... ~ , 25 Great Nertkern 22 D 0.% A Deferred ..... ... 12% ro. 14 B 6 net. Cent....... g l h 4 Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. .... 12%...... 10 , 4 to Great Western ....100 :. , ancashire and Yorkshire ...100 Ditto Fifths Leeds and Bradford 5O ..... 49 ...... to 88% i,eeds and Thirsk ........ Lund., If right., & South Coa.slloo ..... 79 1 / 2 % :34 to Do., New Si., gua. 6pr Ct.loo 135 .... . to London a North Wt4tern.....lUo lOl/11,4... to Do. New Quarter s . Do. Fifths l2 ..... 10% 61idland ....- .... ........ —.IOO Ditto, 501. Shares ..... ...... 30 'ortolk lOO ' —.... to Ditto New 20/. NTorth British •• ... ...... . 25 Ditto. Preference Reading,Guildfd.,& Reigate 15 South Eastern Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 50 Do.llartlepeol Dk. & Ely. 100 York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 ...... 12 3 4 to Do. and Newcastle Exten. 20 Do. G. N. E. Pia. or Pref. 3 fork and North Midl an d .. 50 Ditto, Preference lO - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian) Er Boulogne and Amiens 2O .. ••• 631 3 ••.•• • to •,-.. Central or France ( Orleans and Vierzoa) ... West Flanders 8 34 l% ....... to JOINT STOCK ZANE& Australasia British North American Colonial .. .. ...... 25 ..... VA .... to 6 13111':ES. Anglo l'lexican lOO •••••• 00000 to ••••• United Mexican LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 10.—Wind, this day at noon, S.W. to W.S.W., light breeze and fine, but cloudy at times. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9.—Wind variable.—Sld. Maria Somes, Hobart Town. LERWICK, MAY 2.—A dog with a collar on, with " Caledonia. of North Shields, William Young, Mas ter," on it, has been washed on shore at North Mavine. THESTED, MAY 2.—The Frederickke, Lisbon to Memel, on shore on the Agger Strand 19th.ult., has been got off. WISMAR, MAY 3.—The Obotrit steamer, hence to Copenhagen, is reported to have been in contact with an English vessel, sad to have received some damage to her bows. LUBECK, MAY 4.—The Arnold von Winkelreed arrived here yesterday from Grangemouth, with consi• derable damage from contact, night of the 2d instant, off the Island of Moen, with a steam-ship. STAVANGER, Aram 29.—The Thekla, Hamburgh to Norway, has:been wrecked at Ideren, near Haar, ma terials expected to be saved. ELSINORE,'iMAY 4.—The Elsinor, Lebau to Maas, has put in here leakyomd to repair. A ship, under jury masts, coppered nearly to the bend•, and anchors on the bows a cockbell, apparently abandoned, was passed 29th April, lat. 46 N., long. 13 W. DEAL, MAY B.—Wind W.S.W. to N.N.W. and N.N.E. —Arrd. John Bunyan, Thompson, Shanghae. Arra. from the River and sld. Fanny, Ceylon, &c.; Fame, Sierra Leone; Octavio, Valparaiso; Cicero, 13arbadoes; Seerer, Antigua; A polline, Jamaica; Dagger, ditto; Slupner, Bel bice; Williath Inglis, Bermuda; Amy, New York. Sid. Henri Joseph, Singapore; Medora, St. Helena; Cleopatra, Demerara; Palmyra, ditto; Index, St. Kitt's; Point, Jamaica; Mary Montague, ditto. COWES, MAY 9.—Wind W.—Arrd. Amicitiz, Ruyl, Batavia ; Terpsichore, Heystrom, Pernambuco, from Morkioping. SALCOCIBE, MAY 9.—Arrd. Henri, Harris, Clyde, from St. Valery, tossed in, totally dismasted, having been in contact, as reported yesterday in Dartmouth paragraph. , L -- ~-------" 16 Pi ' , , lOUTIL MAY 9.Wind ------ N.N.W.--Arrd. it lor i Cltri,iie, Bahia. , :P . UFF Scim.Y.—Sarah, of Funilctland, CeYi erl ' ()Is' r c : L ; . ::::::: ( ! i ttl i. ‘ P u,,, C o i ' m c u l::7 A . l% ,( l , Y ti.: ‘ :9 l t il L a . :i i n i n n . a d b ‘ ; ' N i i) .. . ;----l e c ren i jd c a ' r u : sl° ',..; llu. e a; i p l e l L.„...._ tAL 0, A con,i i. ,‘ , _ nt o Div, ' u ., ; ac , B 'sten; Maid of Athens, Coostarh ~; ac, Qi,ebce; :iii,,ichrroLt, ditO'. r Affi el. ,CILLY, T A:ATY 5' 5 .1 1 1. 1:::I.S. Archer, Cna 4 0 ,GOO 4 hio port, Strbtkrd, Squire, Ilauritius and Cape o t i ,Pe ; Elgin, Ad,- laido, S.A.; Beria:nio Eiki139,).0, s i f T Q,:: n u g E . .}:' ''' .N a,te 'r . o — iN S c i , d . A S ll l v ". B .:°l .— 'rd' I,lllVV'lis.nitda7laN''r..:l:•:-.-d r , -,' 10 1° ' A 01 , ( t ' unT ) . " o , ' , iT l_ l a u r r e t :iz v o, ic e tt u ri rri a, inha. Sid. Princess Rosh liai timore, from 13elfest., 0 tbe "QuAY' MAY B.—The Gratitude drove fig al 9 l, of shue,st, pier - lip jae u id ti m i oL a tAh i e u , :; m ing A :i o io i tn_thi4 lace duriaa ti le .- - sod t 6th, and earrit-A away bowsprit, stove her bo" considerable the Jane and received 9.—The 0 n BRIDLINGTON, MAY B.—The I d a erlatici, from Boulone o fe f . or so!) , lust night, and remains a lli n tli : go :Pi fj e lli t drove btrhl:alnibisel'et;df6tl33l° S°llipo'rely saved. with loss of bowsprit l . MARKET NEWS.-(THIS ,Ay ) n 45. ,;, CORN EXCHANGE—FR -I 'o °v The arrivals of English Wheat for our 033 o tter' . week, coastwise, h ave b een con fi ne d to 1,91°01f, By land carriage they h ave ma terially d , sy the show of ramples of both red an d trifling, arid the few p.acels offering sold at 11 " - 41 0" is , to f fa d in the quotations of 'Monday last of from instances 2s per quarter. Only 3,030 quarters %off t f Wheat have reamed us since Monday, and th e i P cts' t r h ul L e t article on sale was comparatively small' ; b a e tifir tsr ; d firm, at an improvement in value of is y ' al '- Barley was in short supply and steady in t l i ti ; . h r ' . o 5 t 4 s p h er quarter more money. Scarcely any Eng" s g o lt, • ?vv. We had an improved demand fo r i T prices of whi c h w as we ll sup p or t e d in everdgntlie""c The quantity of O a t s was sma ll, consider in f e elP a extensive Importati ons . All kinds moved off a. jadio ll a rise of quite 6d p er quar t er . Beans,P e avey orn, and Flour, wer e held f or rather more 01 Corn, ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. Barley. I Oats. l a°. -- " c 0. Clr 451 t Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. 1,910 330 1,370 3'03- / English • • • • Scotch.... .. • • Irish • • • • Foreign ... •• • 3,030 550 1 5,190 0 sraxTnrini.n. 0 be; 0 For the time of y ear our mar k et to•daY.W P r o supplied with Beasts, in full average conditici b a t i ye ra, o , breeds, owing to the limited attendance cf „iocts', l o demand ruled exceedingly inactive, at, in 8 ° 133- d per ° J a decline in the prices of Monday last of 2 o bero is and a clearance was n o t e ff ecte d. The vu b ibilyy, Sheep were not quite so l arge as those Ow acne( Friday,last. The Mutton trade was 010° 0 al t o at full rates of currency—the primest old D° l/ well je the wool selling readily at 3s 10d per 8110. 0 On steady sale for Lambs—the supply of wbic h W s 13 8% ,1 1 0 a rate—at full last week's quotations. In Calv es io 7 1 nothing was doing, at bai (Ay the late decline vOOl Pigs were very dull. Mulch Cows were alailg if, at from 141 to 18/ each, including their small °l pi' Per albs. to sink the offal. 0 . d. o •q l I a. d. to a. d, 8 I I ' Inferior Beasts ..... 2 2 2 4 I n f er i or stee p •• ': 3 a L , ,1,; Second quality —— 2 6 2 8 Second qual. She e r 3 4 $ ' Prime large Oxen.. 210 3 2 Coarse-weolled 00 3 3 0 ` Prime Scots —.•• • 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wet" a r i „ S 3 0 Onrge coare Calves 210 3 0 Ditt o ou t of the WO - 3 4 0 rime small ditto . • 3 2 3 4 Large Hogs ... .3S :0 uckling Calves —l5 0 23 0 Small Porkers • • ' 3 6 0 Lambs .... .••• • • 4 6 5 8 Quartz!' old Pigs • TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Tle° Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I 91° 1,088 1 4,900 240 FoREIGN SUPPLY . f if: 1 [ Sheep. I Calves. 220 90 SCOTCH. 0 Beasts. I Sheep. 1 Calves. 280 90 . sp. 40 NMV/GATM AND znannNa. ,-- m at'' 0d moderate business was t ransac t e d in W s ' to-day, oa the following terms:— a b, AV At per stone by the Carcase. V . ,1 ' 1 s. d. to s. d. 1 °• 4 ' , S S i ,eei,inferlor ••.. 114 2 0 , Mutton, inferior '. 2 . 1 i middling .. •. 2 2 2 4 } middling '• 3 1 ; 1 prime large .. 2 6 2 8 1 pr i m e •• ' 21 0 4 prime small .• 210 3 0 , Pork, large ••••" •• s 6 Vea1........ •••• • • 2 6 3 41 — small . • .... • Lamb. is 4d to Os 6d. nonotroa nor ivr.a.nEVr . g. O SP Id Although the holders of mo s t ki n d s of 1 1 °P - pt P or ally old parc e ls, h ave somew h at l owere d th e o r 111 ) sions, exceedin g ly lit t l e b us i ness i s doing In oat ket. The nearest q uo t a ti ons are as follows: weal' la and East Kent pockets, 61 to 101 58 ; new 5/ 9 01 Kent ditto, 6/ to 81; new Sussex ditto, pti ne 61 lOs ; new Farnhams, 121 to 131 ; yearill ficlr 3l to 4/ ss; yearling Suss ex , 2/ 8 s to 31 28; " 11 to 31 per cwt. Ole) Beasts. 205 COLONIAL. , / I , l ' o SUGAR.—The market for British Plantatiou - f e 118 tv about 6d per cwi lower this week, but there - bees' fair sales made at this reduction, and the to -ap e d within the last two days. The grocers have b ee 74ot,,, Barbadoes by auction has realised 34s 6d , t , ° „., : i1 ,- 4 1 4 one lot of very fine went at 41s 6d. Crystand to " g o rara brought 37s to 41s 6d for yellow, and 4 29 , - , sr 6d for greyish white. Refined brown lumps 4 7 f 6 4 : i i, at 48s to 48s 6d, and grocery lumps at 493 to ', J ae' EAST INDlA.—Bengal, 4,400 bags went at " in ci g o , b°s : for brovin soft yellow, other sorts maintaio's u O l the previous value. White Benares brought ..9 th'g;f4 39s 6d, soft yellow 34s to 36s 6d, brown 283 t o " ° ot . yellow 42s to 43 5 . M aur i t i us, 5,900 bags o ° i to',,r to 39s for fine yello w , a t 30 s to 33s 6 d for °r"s69' ,„ brown, at 33s to 38 s f or gre y, an d at 35 s 6d "*" p f,Ore low grainy yellow. FOREIGN.—Bahia has be e n so ld a t rather Ir i :t r o P g gi . low and mid brown w as h e d 14 s to 16 s 6d. .%"e low and mid 35s 6d to 37s 6d, and good O . to 41s. WO pi COFFEE.—The m a rk e t i s fi rm though l erY. A.l s f s ol Good ord native Ceyl o n h as b een so ld at 408 t°;111 at the former price there are buyers, and gol ler 6 o4 many sellers. Plantati on Ceylon has been sold 6 ' 60$", for fine, 47s to 523 for low mid and mid, coleu r i: o o l o t 61s, to low mid and mid, 44s to 48s, for fin e ~- , 40i4 ' ,1, fine ord, 40s to 43s for gbod ord, and 3 58 665, / !I triage. Mocha has been rather cheaper, go; e e r y and common 51s per cwt. In other sorts 1-r" dl done. gibs COCOA.—This articl e h as rema i ne d steady 1 go oi former rates. SPicEs.—Not much has been done. e, f , t c t ri : mid has been sold at 4id to sid for good 113 " P . , 0 " Bengal Ginger has been taken in at 17s to 18 1;0 r megs have realised 2s 7d to 2s 10d. Pag er e gd steady. a beo DlCE.—Holders are firm, and an incress e , - ‘ ,00 8 ',P3, has been done at 3d to 6d advance, with no °, l ':to'" to press sales. Bengal has been taken in at '- and Madras at 8s to 9s. Dd Rohl.—The demand has been limited. do r° COTTON.—A moderato b us i ness h as b e en u" r ° prices are firmer. nisi n et SALTPETRE.—Very little has b een doing, , 12 ,: ir 5 r cotta of good quality h as b een t a k en i n a t 263 cent. retraction. .hOSt TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is firm at 37 s p er cw t on b - c i db e TEA.—At aucti o n 19,6u0 p ac k ages pass ed, tls Pt 4,100 sold, the sale going off very heavily. ; GREEN FRUIT.—The market has inll o°le 'l ti Novo e:1 • 60 16 Or. , nget , , two cargoes " Mina" and St. Michael, sold by Keeling and Hunt at V i rn bile tig went at au advance of 38 to 4s per box. 14e— , ° i4,iil coming fi scarce, and but a limited quantity rer°,!,, ll dot "ist rst hands. More inquiry for Nuts of all o ', l- 14 ; backward state of vegetation in this country -efolre.v° favour of the consumption of Nuts, and other Druit. EXCHEQUER. —(THIS 1)AI ( ' ) Ja r . Before the L or d CHIEF BARON and a Spec e l THE ATTORNEY -GENERAL V. JOHN BAlit S t rril de i This was a proceeding on the part of the ;of General to recov er a pena l ty of 100/. against ititl,o fcndant for illegally a b stract i ng a certain cluti-1 tobacco from an outwa r d-b oun d vesse l at LiYerP-p which duty had n o t b een pa id . Aaet°a I"• The Solicitor-General an d M r . W atson con -A- 0$"" case for the prosecuti on , b ut t h e d e f en d an t di" ti e pear either by hi mse lf or b y attorney. tbo t " nt 4 It appeared from th e ev id ence o f w i tnes ses po t defendant was a tid e wa it er , an d that he 00",.ettr tide-waiter, named Kenrick, were placed en lyieg a rd board a vessel call e d th e A n l a b y, wh i ch vres -'Olll w the Queen's Do c k, Li verpoo l . T he vessel " s- f ej , bound for Malt a , w i t h a general cargo, part -defeljil consisted of tobacco, and it was the duty of th e A usti ant and his fell ow . o fli cer to rema i n on boa r 9 0e 01 sailed. A few days before the departure of ref : 0 0 i,„cs seemed that a porter of the name of Wilk` l3 6 , - / ernio walking on the quay, about seven o'clock in tb a ot, * `f o r and while doing so he was accosted by the defe r— eieg ett requested him to come on deck, as he had Sol a Wi o , him. Wilkinson had previously been acquo i f to the defendant, and he agreed to accompany 1 1 - e 'en y a c c et vesi4, and on reaching it he was introduced I °,,,iecip; i g After some conversation it was arranged that ", i d 10;3 and Kenrick should go down into the hold ° a - o ff; fr o t away some tobacco. The hatching was knook e ; 0 1080 the two parties proceed e d b e l ow , Barker reel,' on the side to give an alarm in case any one ah ° l 9,,ht, °cl o t on deck. While in the hold Kenrick struck -7, top e d with the assistance of Wilkinson knocked eff tb 11 ,3 one of the hoitsheads which had been stowed a * : ea) ) took from it about 60ibs. of tobacco, which th e, A c i t i o in a canvass bag, and brought on sho re ' with with was then called, and the three parties proceeded tobacco to the house of Wilki nson , w h ere it seas ;a5 until the next day, when the stolen prer ri Y e d De r3P p t, posed of at 2s. 6d. per lb., to a person ne m h - ibto e f ee Burn, who was the foreman in a tobacco e 5 t 3 ,.." t one in Tithebarn-street, Liverpool. It appeared tu a ge l ".;, morning sifter the robbery, the captain of the v d e- 0 sti A Q 'ji covered that the cask had been opeitei, and °l3 „' n e e ese - ei ing the officers on the subject, they said they must have been done by a watchman, who olo ti , e - o roP r h i S at night, and told them he had been sent by t ",, i e dfog tors f the vessel to see that all was saf , ', a", wa s c - t e had gone to bed, as they thought his acee en l is hier s6 ee rect. The captain told them it was their b jot to t do guard the ship, and threatened to make a coaT i ' riot to er Customs on the subject, but Kenriek begged b il : 00 0 ot b o f so, th he was already in trouble with r , eiject to jettat o l eo matter. The vessel sailed without any the robbery being wade to the Customs, btini ib sate d t B6 cap aai returned from his.voyage comme nt w as circumstance to the stiihorities, and the r esel do fetia' the present information was filed against the at the instance of the Attorney-General. 0 43511 The CHIF.F BARON having summed up the , r th o The jury found a verdict for the Crown amount of the penalty. Thi3 th E at, above, RUE kSi zings