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ROYAL LYCEUM TIIRATRE. ruder the Management of Siadame Veg."ll 4 Vole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathew!, THIS EVENING, Will be performed COOL AS A CUCUMBER. To be followed by ONLY A CLOD. To conclude with box-ottice open :rom Eleven till Font. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Open lor the z-eason. lULLIEN'S GRAND CONCERr 3IONSTRE. The Proprietor hNs the gratification to announce that he has sue. ceeded in engaging Mons. - Julllen and the elite of his unrivalled hand, and that he will continue a short season with a grand Con cert IStonst,te, including Herr Koenig, M. Collir et, Lavigne, L'An glais, Mr. Lazarus, Mr. Jarret, and other eminent soloists. The splendid bands of the Royal Artillery, 2d Life Guards, and Cold stream Guards will attend in full uniform, by the kind permission of their respective Colonels, in addition to the effective band of this, establishment. Four Solos by Herr Koenig, M. Collinet, Clot, and Mr. Lazarus. Jullien's Exhibition Quadrille with increased and novel effects ; also, Jullien's new Ardazon Galop, suggested by the splendid piece of Sculpture in the Great Exhibition. Representation of a gigartic modelled Panorama, Fainted by the Messrs. Danson, representing the Temple of Janus in the Eternal City, with a striking Vieor of th Colosseum, Palace of the Cassius, toe. The Menagerie is both varied and extensive, including two gi raffes, two elephants, which promenade thu grounds, appropriately caparisoned and attended. The band, composed of musi cians of first-rate celebrity, is conducted by Mr. Godfrey. Moored on the lake Is seen a real Chinese pleasure junk, with masts and sails complete. ALT. Remington's aerial bridge, and various novelties; and at dusk will be given, on a scale of surpassing mag nificence, a representation of the Closing or the Brazen Gates of tne Temple of Janus, with (for the first time ever attempted) a grand colossal transparent diaehonic panopticoa, showing the horrors of war and the blessings of peace, terminating with a most brilliant display of fireworks by Messrs. Souttiby ; and an allegorical tableau of the arts and sciences, depositing their treasures at the teet of her Majesty Queen Victoria, the whole terming the most gorgeous spec tacle ever witnessed. ADMISSION—ONE i•IIILLIN'G, Exhibition nights—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The FLORAL EXHIBITIONS of the Royal South London rlori ealtical Society will be repeated during the Season; the First will take place on Wednesday, May 28. HIGli u'Artz..ll Al LONDON ERLDOE Tau Day —Morning 0 min. atter 6 ► Evening 20 Fain. alter 5 10-Mnalow —Morning 40 min. after 5 I Evening 3 min. &Tier 6 THE WEATHER.—Sm OmC!, MAY 20. THERMOMETER, EN THE SNADE. 5 7—highest since noon yesterday. 3 8 —lowest this morning and during the night. 5 8--this day, at noon. BAROMSTE it, 3013. WnQn W . -- light breeze and cloudy, witb necas;onal sunshine State of th e DAILY WEArlibit 12.13.14.6. Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Ni on Saturday morning.—The stations are arranged in °'cl°ck order of latitude. KINGSTOWN ( b ut IJ:lo—Wind N.W., s t rong breeze— partially cloudy. I' PLYM smo um OUTH.— Wind s..w vv ~ hard wind—p ar ti a lly c l ou dy. oRT-1V ind entle breeze —overcast. BRIGHTON—Wind W gentle breeze —overcast. HAffmos—Wind W., fresh breeze —rain. Sou THANIPTON— Win d S. W, , strotg b FOLKESTONE —Wind S.W., ' strong breeze—rain. TtrzinuDGE — Win.d S.W. gentle breeze—overcast. BASINGSTOKE —Win d S W., strop bree breeze rain. GREENWICH —Wind W.S.v.4,tLre,ze_.,. partially cloudy breeze hail. LEIGHTON—Wind W., strong breeze—rain.rongbreeze—overc . COLCHESTER —Wind S.W., strong CAMBRIDGE— Wind %V., strong breeze —pa r Tally cloudy. RuGßY—Wind W., str on g breeze—overcast, BIRMEWHA3I Win d W., gentle breeze —partially YARMOUTH— Wind N. W., hard wind —sc u d. cloudy CONWAY— Wind S.W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy, LexcAsTErt—Wind W.. strong breeze-rain. W nrrny—Wind N.N.W., strong breeze—partiall y d DArimicuTox—Wind W., strong breeze—partially ~ clouds, cloudy; 8 lIAP Wind W., gentle breeze—rain. 1 3a..krrocx—Wind N.W., strong breeze—rain. The returns from the following places indicate the stat e of the wind and weather on Saturday morning at nine s'clock : Lesx.rolcz--Wind S., calm—overcast. CA CARL "—Wind S. c_ou W., gentle breeze— I a RLOW (Dmsurr)— Wind S.. ca-m— madlovercast y cloudy. MIILLUstGAR- - Wind S.W., gentle breeze — p POOLE— Wind S., gentle breeze—overcast. HABTINGs—Wind S.W., gentle breeze — cloudless. Pa - rEaeottotiun—Wind S.W., calm—partially clo dy clo . u _ CREWE—NN ind W. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CoswAY—Wind Ladle breeze—cloudless. LiEDs—W . ind N.W., calm- partially cloudy. YORK—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudless. LANCASTIR—U Ind S.E., calm —partially cloudy. wm-rßy—.Calm—overcast. &up—Wind S., gentle breeze —overcast. w atTEH AvE.N—‘v Ind S., gentle breeze- overcast,. BEarrocx—Wind S., gentle breeze —overcast. D READF UL FIRE AT STO EE N w ING TON .—(T HIS DAT.)—Shortly before three o'cl o c k morning a fire occurred in the house of the R ey. t t 111,613,11u_ stations of Victoria-place, Stoke Newingto n . The • I Ponoughue, discovery, seat meYsengers to the neareP,t° ice, on i t , very &0., were in two hours the London Brigade, and men were present, but from the scanty supply the fire tained, the entire building, furniture, entirely consumed. Nobe ut the property b e l o „ gi Reverend Gentl e m en was insured ; and as to the cause to the u'e of Calamity nothing auth en tic could be obtained. the AN AMERICAN CRITICISM ON JBNNY Western critic recor s the following astonishing effects pro duced by Jenny Lind's Echo song on one of the "milky mothers of the herd." On the last occasion of that song being sung in the town alluded to, a venerable cow, dis turbed from a p - 2nsive reverie in the court house yard by the delicious melody of Jenny's call, " Come, Rine," imme diately obeyed 'he summons by bellowing forth a esponsive " I'm a coming." On inquiry the writer learns," that the maternal grandfather of this cow was imported stock, and that in the early part of her owu life she was fed on Sweaish turnips.' To couclude with a Divestissenient LES COSMOPOLITES, by Madlie. Carlotta Grist, Madlle. Amalia Ferraris, Mesdiles. Rosa, Esper, Julien, Lamoureux, Aussandon, raecalles, Kohlenberg, jegrini, MM. Charles, Ehrick, and Paul Tagnoui. The Opera will commence at Halt-past Seven. Applications for Boxes, Sails, and Tickets to be made at the Box effice of the Theatre. TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. First Night of FIDELIO. First Appearance of Madile. Ciii_IVELLI. It is reTpectful'y announced that THIS EVENING will be pro duced (first time at this Theatre) Beethoven's Opera, FIDELIO. Leonora, Madlle. Soda Cruveill (her first appearance) ; Pizarro, Signor Colettl; Rocco, Si.tnor lia!anch! ; lacquino, Signor Meren ziali MalTeilini, Madame Giuliani; 11 Ministro, Signor Casanova ; Fiorestano, Mr. Sims Reeves (first appearance). The celebrated Chorus of Prisoners will be strengthened by the powerful aid of Signori Gardoni, Calzolari, Pardini, Poultier, Scotti, Ferranti, Lorenzo, F. Labiache, and M. 31assol, who have most kindly consented to appear, i n or d er to g i ve e ff ec t to the production of this great work. PrevreuslyicTthe Opera the Orchestra will perform Beethoven's Overture Leonora, and between the acts Beethoven's Overture Fideßo. To conclude with the admirable Ballet (arranged in one act) of LE DIABLE A QUATRE. By 3fdlle. Carlotta Grist, Mdlles. Rosa, Esper , Lamoureux, Anssandon, Kohlenberg, Pascale& Dantoine, MM. Charles, Ehrick, Paul Tagli on i, G our i et , Venefra, and Di Mattia. 111: - .AT.e.i; kV:IY Old Brompton. Mr. B. Webster, Solo Lessee and Manager, THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely New Comedy, entitled RETIRED FROST BUSINESS. Zachary Pennyweight, Mr. Lambert; Creep , . mouse, Mr. Backstone ; Lieut. Tackle, Mr. Stuart; Captain Gunn, Mr. B. Webster ; Paul Puffins, Mrs. FitZWilliaM ; Kitty pen n y,. weight, Miss Annie Romer. To be followed by rHE ROUGH DIAMOND. With LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. THEATRE ROYAL, -DELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Ce/eSta. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES. To be followed by a new musical, historical, pastoral, comical Miry drama, called O'FLANNIGAN AND THE FAIRIES ; or, A midsummer Night's Dream. Pbelim O'Flannigan, Air. Hudson ; Oberon, Miss E. Chaplin; Mary, Miss E. ROYAL PRINCESS'S TLLEAIIiE, OXFORD -STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Keaa and Mr. Koe THIS EVENING, win be performed the Comedy of THE PRISONER OF WAR. Characters by Mr. and Sirs. C. Kean, Mr. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. Arter which a new 3, elodrama, entitled VADLINE. in which By.r. and Mrs. Charles fiesa will appear. To conclude with a new grand spectacular Extravaganza (taken from a Tale, by Washington Irving), entitled TUE. Al.tiAM BRA ; or The Three aloorish FL incemes. Characters ny Messrs. Keeley, Harley, A. P.rnn, Cooke, Flexmore ; Misses Murray, Daly, "Thrash, Robertson, Leclerq, Keeley, Mdlle. Anriol, and Mrs. Keeley. Private Boxes, & c ., to be had of all the Booksellers, and ox Massingbara ; of whom also places may be taken at the Box-office, Oxford-street, from Eleven till Four o'clock. THE QUEEN' OF THE FROGS Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, R. Mosby, Bellingham, Horneastle, Morris ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss St. George, Miss Martindale, and snisa Oliver. ROYAL OLYAIFIC TuEATRE. Lessee and Manager, 3fr. W. Farrell. TRI. EVENING, Will be performed ME LADIES' BATTLE ; or, Un Doe] en Amour. To be followed by the 'VICAR OF WAKEFIELD. To concludo with THE LOTTERY TICKET. BuYAL A3IetfITHEATRE. trader the Patronage of her Ma:esty and his Royal Highneas Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. THIS EVENING. Will be performed a grand new Spectacle, entitled ELEANOR THE AMAZON ; or, Queen of France and England. To be followed by new Scenes of the Circle, introducing an en tirely new Company of English, French, Italian, and American Artistes. To conclude 'with a laughable Farce, PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. v.. COPELAND, Liverpool. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Comedy, entitled KENSINGTON GAR DENS. Principal characters by Messrs. Tilbury, A. Davies, Nor ton, T. Rogers, and Romer; Mrs. Seymour, Mesdames E. Ramer, M. A. Marshall, and Wallis. With a new , arcs, entitled A CHEAP EXCURSION. An ILLUSTRATION OF THE EXPOSITION. Principal charac ters by Mesdames Marshall, M. Taylor, C. Horsman, and Dibdin ; Messrs. J. Reeve. Norton, J. Rogers, and Reiner. To conclude with a new comedy proverb, teaching people the best method of LIVING IN GLASS HOUSES. Tie prices of admission are arranged as follow :—Orchestra stalls, 4s ; Loxes (first circle), 35.; (second circle), 2s. ; Pit, is. Doors to be opened at Hall-past Sir, and the performances to commence at Seven precisely. A second price will be taken to the Boxes only at Half-past Nino —first circle, 25.; second circle, Is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. IL is respectfhllv announced that a Grand EXTRA NIGHT will ake place on , THURSDAY EVENING, May 22. when will be pre sented, for the first time this season, Rossini's celebrated opera, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. _Rosine. Madame Sontag ; Conte d'Ajmaviva , Signor Calzo l ari ; near°. Signor Ferranti ; Basilic), Signor Casanova; Bartolo, Signor In Lablache. the Lesson Sceae Madame Sontag will introduce Rode's cele brated Variations. To be followed by a selection from the admired Ballet of LE ES MERALDA, including Traandease. by Madlle. Carlotta Grist and M. Charles. The performance will commence with the second and third acts of Ariber's celebrated Opera of MUTA DI PORTICI, (Masaniello). Alfonso, Signor Scott!: Lorenzo, Signor Mercurall; Selva, Signor Balanchl ; Masaniello, Signer Pardini ; Pietro, Elvis, Madame Manol ; Borelja, Signor Lorenzo; Elvi Madame Fiorentini ; lentils, Mille. Monti. In act first, a Grand Divertissement; La Gurache et Napolitaine, ay Messrs. Kohlehberg, Soto, Aussandon Soldansky, Allegrini, Pas oale., Emma, Dantonie, and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet ; Le Bolero. by Madlles. Mathilde, Rosa, Julen, and Lamoreux, and M. Ebrick. Finale Generale, in act third, La Tarantella, by Madlle. Amelia Feraris, M. Charles, Madlles. Koh:enberg, Soto, Aussandon, Soldansky, Allegrini, Pascales, Emma, Dantonie, Mathilde, Rosa, Julien, and Lamoreux, MM. Ehrick and Gotuiet, and the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Corps de Ballet. Now ready, at all the Lihraries, in 3 vols., T HE Hon. MRS. NORTON'S New NOVEL, "STUART OF DUNLEATII," "A splendid novel."--John Bull. " This novel shines among the new novels of the year pre•eaii nent and peerless. It is a very beautiful and touching story."—Exa miner. " Mrs. Norton puts forth a mixture of pathos and sarcastic humour, of poetry and worldly wisdom, which reminds us of the author of Vanity Fair."—Atheneum. " This charming work is not only the best novel of the season, but one of the most brilliant productions in modern literature."—weekly Chronicle. Co!barn and Co., Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready in 2 vols., 21s. bound, T HE DREAMER and the WORKER. A Story of the Present Titre. By R. R. HORNE, Esq., Author of "Orion," &cc. "A drama of life, original, striking, and pervaded by a powerful interest."—tsunday Times. " The Dreamer and the Worker' belongs to the school which has produced Nary Barton,' and ' Alton Locke.' It is a fine addition to the new Mei ature which illustrates the bodily and mental condi tion, and the social and political position and progress of the work ing classes. The story abounds with powerful description.."—Weekly Chronicle. ------- Colburn and Co., Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. N . 1 4. ~,`"' ...t& ol - ... 77 ,:' , ~:, , - , - ',- 4 -it,,, %,,F. , p_,, , _n ) ::,\ Y,4. \ • - 4, 1... 0 ....;...0 -- k. ,: . s*, i -,7 -- , .:, , c - :_ t s : , -,1,:r•-; : :7 4 ‘.... 1 ~ 4 0,16). , i_ - a n ij, M ~ , F77. ,,,-/ - t ~, t. r-m 0 s ' ei,. -. Am ," ,1?: ., ... ,1). -,... ,.. • :---------,-„, '•••:,- , 'ir ,- 7.A.;:it - --. ''t :- 44 1 ; 1'.171P/ 11 " NMI ti LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 185 In the House of Lords last night, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the second read ing of the Income-tax Bill. He thought that the coun try ought to submit to the continuance of this tax for some short time longer, in order to enable them to afford relief to the working classes by remitting duties on articles of consumption; at the same time he was by no means in favour of direct taxation. Lord STANLEY would not oppose the Bill, but he thought the Commons had acted wisely in limiting its operation to a year. He hoped shortly to see the tax abolished altogether. After a few words from the Earl of MALMESBERY, Lord BEAMIONT, and Lord BERNEES, , Lard M ONTEAGLE d enounce d the tax as unjust an d oppressive. Earl GREY defended the tax, the productiveness of which had enabled them to give a stimulus to industry by the repeal of many taxes which pressed upon production, as an instance ef which he would mention the glass duty. The Bill was then read a second time, and their Lordships acjourned. In the Commons, The Chairman of the Harwich Election Committee broueht up the report, which declared that Mr. PRIN SEP had not been duly elected, and that the last elec tion was void. A new writ was ordered for Clackmannan, vacant by the death of Sir W. Monesox. The House then west into Committee on the Eccle siastical Titles Assumption Silt, but no sooner had Mr. BERNAL taken hiY seat as chairman than Mr. REYNOLDS moved that the Chairman do report progress, and a-k tray, to sit again. Sir GEORGE GREY, after the pledge given on Friday, did not expect to have been met with this sort of op• position. The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY and Mr. ROE BUCK were in favour of delay. Mr. GLADSTONE thought the progress of the measure should be delayed until they had heard the opinions of the law ctlicers of the Crown on the proposed amend- G 0,13,1. Lord JOHN RUSSELL considered the reque&t for the opinion of the law-officers of the Crown a very reason able one. After a desultory conversation, in which Sir R. INGLIS. Mr. E. HOWARD. Mr. ItocHE, Mr. KEOGH, Mr. T. DurroomnE, Mr. HUMF,, Mr. bHAP.MAN CRAWFORD, and Mr. G. MOORE took part, the motion of Mr. REY NOLDS was rsegauved without a division. On the question being put that the preamble be post- poned, Mr. REYNOLDS again moved that the Chairman do re port progress, which on a division was negatived by 262 to 46. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then, at considerable length, explained the legal operation of the proposed alterations. Ater a few words from Mr. M. Gtesort, Sir F. THESIGER, Mr. ROCHE, Mr. P. HOWARD, L'Jrd BER NARD, and Lord J. RUSSELL, Mr. T. BUNCOMBE contended that as the first clause was foundi , d on the preamble the preamble ought to be discussed first. In this view he was supported by Mr. AGLIONBY and Mr. KE an, and opposd by Lord J. RUSSELL and the OLICITOR-GENERAL. Mr. REYNOLDS again moved that the Chairman do report progress, which, on a division, was negatived by 271 to ZiO. The motion that the preamble be post ponc.d was carried by a majority of 258 to 45. Mr. M. J. O'CoNNELL and Mr. ItEricoLDs objected to proc , eding further with the Bill, ou account of the lateness of the hour. Sir G. GREY nrged the Committee to proceed. Sir ROBERT INGLIS called upon the Liovernment to adopt some measure to protect the great majority against , tyrant minority. I Sir F. THESIGER had an amendment to move on the first clause, and, therefore, urged the Government to postpone the further consideration for a day or two. Sir GEORGE GREY consented to a postponement until Friday. The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the House adjourned. The slow coach of the session actually achieved a single stage last night—Ministers succeeded in post poning the preamble of the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill. The recognised leaders of the Irish Brigade, of course, were active in their ?infec tious obstructions, but after several manoeuvres of guerilla warfare, Lard JOHN, the JEHU of the State, drove through triumphantly so far. The Hon. Member for Dublin fired the first shot. He took quite superfluous pains to exculpate himself from the imputation of acting otherwise than from the purest motives, and in the most straightforward manner. Who could ever dream of charging that distinguished senator with being a party to any proceedings savour ing of the vexatious ? His entire conduct throughout the progress of the measure has been characterised by too strict a repugnance to the slightest violation, either in spirit or in letter, of any understanding agreed upon, to have rendered it necessary for him to apolo gize for opposing the motion that the SPEAKER leave the chair. According to his own admission, indeed, " there was an understanding that he (Mr. REY NOLDS) and those Hon. Members who usually acted with him should not oppose that motion ;" but great emergencies demand tactics of a superior order ; and who so fitting a judge of the propriety of the policy to be pursued as the Hon. the ex-Lord Mayor of Dublin ? Mr. GLADSTONE, indeed, expressed his conviction that it would be inconsistent with the spirit of the arrangement entered into with the consent of all parties on Friday night, that an ad journment should take place before practical progress had been achieved, and the House rejected Mr. REY NOLD'S motion that the Chairman report progress, by a majority of 216. But 46 patriots rallied round the Hon. Gentleman, and although, in a subsequent sally of a similar nature in the course of the evening, sixteen of the thanes fled from him, whilst " the ty rant majority " was numerically augmented, is not the fame of LEONIDAS and his sacred band ever dear to the recollection of patriots ?—and has not Mr. REYNOLDS gallantly proved himself the champion of the persecuted POPE, the vindicator of the extension of religious blessings, and of the freedom of con science, and the intelleptual advancement consequent on the purifying dominion of the Church of Rome ? Neither was another Irish representative, whose talent is really cons id era bl e—t h e H on. an d L earned Member for Athlone—inactive on the occasion. The M sel r f . gallant Brigadier (for the characteristic modesty of R a E n irrionns having repeatedly disclaimed for him the - rat l s chieftain minant in other position than that of a private in c :_'sv t e hail Mr. KEOGH as the acknowledged if less proftuzhe obfrilliantand formidable confederacy), wrung an enthusiastic celebrated morni ng assembled senators had it not been for minaci oratorical embellishments, leas ful metaphor than when recently he c tribute of admiration from a wicthontem the d tr i ii i) aY question at issue, might have mainly having nothing Whatsoeverthef circumstancel t e o ga d l o l o r w e i , t w ho h f i t c hi which, singular Bequests Bill tended much to the (if genuine) . was jostling in his brain with a s i lh misconception of the true spirit of the Eili his la cubrations on the former subject, rendering more muddy the stream which can sometimes fall from his lips wish sufficient clearness and even brilliancy. In sober truth, he made a sad hash of it lair eeet ,i og . , and the polished wespon of the SOLICITOR• GENERAL, who rose immediately to reply, found every joint and crevice in his armour. He was convic'ed of trying to pass off as original a notable objection first hatched in the fertile brain of the representative of Finsbury, and of vaunting the discovery of that curious phe nomenon term e d in the vernacplar "a mare's nest," by proclaiming as a startling mystery that the Go• vernment bud adeptsd a portion of the Honourable and Learned Member for Midhurit's preamble, whereas it had been Lalionved by the Plums Government, at the instance of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for South 'Wiltshire, has just had printed a return of a rather interesting and timely character. It contains a select group of par ticulars respecting the position of officers in the Royal Navy of England, such as tends very far indeed to de monstrate the necessity existing for the recently projected innovations. Scarcely any thing, we be lieve, could more strikingly show the want of im provement in the system, until now so pertinaciously persisted in by the Admiralty, than the facts, simple enough in themselves, but of importance as displaying the evil tendencies of a system, collected together in this brief but significant document. Among other details recorded in it are some rather remarkable ones, disclosing the circumstance that there are already on the list of admirals no less than forty who have not served a sufficient time as captains to entitle them to their flags! Forty—that is to say, two full admires, seventeen vice admirals, an d twenty -one rear-admiral s —a n d thi s w i t h the con currence and consent of the authorities. Added to which we discover that among the first 100, and among the second luo respectively, on the Captains' List, according to the return above mentioned, there are in the former instance just fifty four, and in the latter no less than eighty-four who have not yet served a sufficient time as captains to entitle them to their flag, any more than the forty ad mirals already particularised. Another revelation of some significance in the do cument referred to, is the number of officers who, as retired rear-admirals or retired cap tains, have at any time since September, 1846, accepted the retirement. Of these 218 have been ennumerated, thirty-eight among the num ber having, however, died since the period of their retirement, so that 180 are surviving upon the list indicated. Altogether we find from the official statements made in the return moved for by Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, that among the officers now on full pay there are 11 flag-officers, 75 captains, 99 commanders, and 433 lieutenants, making just 618 in the aggregate. Those officers who are at present holding employment, though not on sea pay, are thus mentioned ; 7 captains, that is to say 1 under the Customs and 6 under the Admiralty; 64 commanders, of whom 59 are under the Customs ; and 309 lieu tenants, of whom 263 are in like manner engaged in the same avocations. From all these particulars it must be sufficiently apparent, we conceive, that the demand for a change in the system pursued at the Admiralty was not made before it was abso lutely required. Enough evils in all conscience must be allowed to be hero rendered visible within the limits of a very narrow epitome, to admit of the pruning-hook of the reformer. In this respect the return, printed at the instance of Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, must be regarded as a complete justification of the arguments so frequently, though until now so ineffectually, put forward by ourselves. They reveal, among other things that, as had long been suspected, promotion as well as kissing may go by favour—promotion not only in the military, but also in the maritime professions. But that the statements above published are given upon the autho rity of the Government, we doubt not but that they would very generally have been viewed as assertions of rather dubious authenticity. As it is the facts are placed now beyond the reach of all denial. The authorities at the Admiralty have not only shrived themselves in the hearing of the whole nation, but have given earnest, moreover, of their determination to enter upon a course of amendment. Those, consequently, who may hitherto have found reason to lament over the degeneracy of the naval system will perceive in recent events cause to exult over very large indications of improvement—improve ment such as would have reflected credit even upon SAMUEL PEPYS, one of the ablest and worthiest of the Admiralty Secretaries. A somewhat considerable interval must, of course, elapse before the re forms sketched out for itself by the Admi ralty can be fully realised. This, however, can be no reason for regret to any sincere well wisher of the Royal Navy of England, seeing that the delay will prove the means of preserving from injury the interests of those who, howsoever un righteously, have attained the dignity of officers, together with a proportionate allotment of pay and prerogative. Improving suddenly or by jerks must always be pernicious in its effects upon any system, no matter how vast may be the ulterior good desi derated from the improvement. To render this good really desirable and positively advantageous, it must be arrived at by a means the most agreeably gra duated. Fortunately this has been the manner in which the changes have been projected by the Admi ralty ; so that we are enabled to look forward to their development with the most unalloyed satis faction RATS AND THE EXHIBITION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sir,—One good to be attained, indirectly perhaps, from the Exhibition, is the repudiation, once and for ever, of our ugly, uncomfortable, and unhealthy head gear —hats. For this purpose I suggest the formation, in London and in every provincial town, of an "Anti• hat League," the members of which shall one and all abjure the pre sent unsightly chimney-pot hat. Ten or twenty gentle men, in a town of twenty thousand, would be quite auffi cient to start the thing. d myself have taken the solemn league and covenant to-day.—Your fatthlul servant, J. E. SANDILAND3 GRAHAME. Barton hall, May 15. DEATH OF THE VISCOUNT STRATHALLAN. --- We regret to announce the death of the Lord Viscount Strath alien, at his seat of Castle Strathallan, in Perthshire, in the afternoon of Wednesday last. His Lordship, who had reached the ripe age of 85, began to show tokens of declining strength some time ago; but his last illness w,s only of a few days' duration. The deceased peer, James Andrew John Laurence Charles Drummond, Viscount Strathallan, Lord Maderty and Drummond of Cromlii, was born on the 24th March, 1767. The family of which he became the represent- 1 ative was a branch of the noble house of Drummond. D turn OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR WILLIAM Morasos, K.C.B.—This distinguished officer died on the he filled theraulffiinc !,§.13. inst., at his residence in Saville-row, at an advanced age. Isne represented the district of Clackmatinan and Kinross filled sevtheraatl ni l er !3 1842 on Liberal prineipl, s. General Morison for merly in the Madras Artillery, and held the rank of the Company's service. For some time Supreme Council ' I X"' SIR AI%DRIES STOCdKENSTRO3I. e of Deputy-Governor of Bengal, and also of ftijileir appointments of trust in the East, in cluding Commissioner, and President of the India. who has so long been mix news must be well acquainted,le --This gentleman, and with whose name the - 1411-11)oin the Government of Africa, of the readers of African Friday evening, by the Maidstenarriv e, East India trader. Sir Andries shortly after his arrival left by ed at Plymouth on railway fur the me. tropolio. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1861. MINISTER himself on Friday night that he would adopt the first clause of Mr. IVALronE's amendment. If Mr. KEOGH and his associates are utterly indifferent as to the legitimate dispatch of public business, and the grave duties of their position as legislators in the Imperial Parliament, they should—unless they have some pet scheme in being for getting a Parliament of their own by means of thoroughly nauseating the English people, as the skunk is said by naturalists to effect its unsavoury escape—have some regard for their own reputa• tion. They know in their consciences that they are merely frittering away the time of the country without the slightest practical use. They are dis gusting many even of those who are not favourable to the Papal Aggression Bill by their chattering ob structiveness night after night. Whether such policy (1) be in pursuance with directions transmitted from head-quarters it is impossible to determine, see ing that the Church of Rome has often sought to effect her purposes through the instrumentality of agents possessed of no remarkable gifts of genius. The " gift of the gab" and an unblushing avowal to vote white black, or day night, may sometimes be deemed sufficient to serve the turn. The Learned Member for Sheffield, to whose support of the cause of the Opposition the Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY paid a generous tribute, was sought to be dragged through the mire towards the close of the discus sion by those unscrupulous factionists, but he adminis tered a rebuke, too gentle, indeed, for pachydermatous susceptibilities, " that if they did their utmost to render the rules by which they were governed i❑ that House mischievous to the country, they would at the same time be doing their utmost to endanger the great cause of constitutional liberty," and he instanced the conduct of Mr. O'CosusEnn, who stooped not to act in such a manner when opposing the Coercion Bill for Ireland in 1833. Alas 1 Mr. ROEBUCK, you should humbly ask pardon for uttering, and for leading us to write, the name of DANIEL O'CossEnn in the same sentence with that of Mr. KEOGH or Mr. REYNOLDS. THE SHARE MARKETS P&l4. Nominal Prices. I &ulnas* done to-day. 3f disx.d sq —6% 16 —16% —Sf di.. N —934 l isi % P li dis 34 p 1 .... 11)6 16 163 .• •••• •• • • am • • %dia. Par 13 % - 13 % % - 1 p. IN —1% as. ••- .. -.. p .. -- .. p ,• •••• • • 134 --137 2%-7% p. , MO. • • 2 -13 1% 12 - % ,32% - 133% 1634 - 17% , N -4% 5 -5% % - liP 10% - 11;i [5 - ISM .2 -14 I6X -16% 4 -4% 1 4 -- 1 dia. LOA. 16% 16% 5% - 41( C. 2 - 231 p. 34-NP. 36 - % P. li - ) 1 4 2 -3% 7 -8 2 —3 6% —7 14% 14% 4% —4% die. 32 —34 94 —243 534 —5% die.' 93.4 —9% 334 1 34 94 - 5yE die. 2N Lba, 2 ; in ! at dli. E l i % % Pm 13% }i In 136 11% ilx, 12 11% 33 si 93i t ' 16% 7 % 14.7 i % 24 104 9;6 3%, Pa pen 17. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were es timated at 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were done taken on speculation. and 300 Brazil for export. The y. sales comprised about 5,000 American, 1,100 Pernam and Maranham at 6ad. to 74d., 100 Bahia at 7d. to 7kd., and 500 Surat at 3 d, to 4ad. per lb. The market closed heavily, and American sorts were about id. per lb. lower than on Friday laet.—R,aiievay Shares were greatly depressed at lower price's. Since the statement anoeared in a morning contempo rary, as to the new discoveries of guano at the Seychelle Islands, attention has been awakened to the matter, and there is an apparent anxiety for information con cerning them as welt as the other dependencies of Matt a ritius. We understand that detailed charts and maps 20 by Mr. Cherles Pi - Rhea', published by Messrs. Boone, as far bass us 1848, in his work on the Mauritius, fur nish all that is needed a to the islands in question as well as the other islands thereabouts that contain guano. The harbours, anchorages., soundings, and supplies ob tainable at each island ere given for the guidance of the mercantile and shipping interest. Notice was taken upon a former occasion of the hasty end ill-judged proceedings in the Legislatures of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in regard to the proposals of Earl Grey for carrying out a main trunk line of railway from Halifax to Quebec. The people of those colonies, wo are assured, do not coincide with their representatives, and it is highly satisfactory to find that in Quebec a decided movement in favour of the undertaking has boen made by influential parties, who assembled in public meeting, and passed various resolutions, and among others, to the effect, " that no doubt can be entertained, according to the unbiassed calculations and estimates of Major Robinson, the officer superintending the survey of the different routes for the proposed railroad from Halifax 153 i to Quebec, that this railroad, whi c h w ill open to a ll points of Canada a direst and rapid communication p with Europe, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, and s" ,„ cause au extensiv e em i grat i on to t h ese prov i nces, and become a second St. Lawrence during our long winter, would ultimately yield a revenue exceeding our present most sanguine expectations; that, moreover, there is no instance on this continent of a railroad of any ex tent having failed to produce an income greatly beyond the interest of the cost of construction. That supposing the apprehension that this road might continue a few 3 years without yielding a profit, to be well founded, such 14 22% apprehensions can offer no reasonable grounds to the Le i % gislature for refusing to undertake it, inasmuch as works of this:character are not constructed exclusivelywith a view to the production of a revenue, but chiefly for the pur pose of opening internal communications, and develop ing the resources of a country; thus our canals and other great public works, which have cost the provinces more than five million pounds, and barely yield a revenue of fifty thousand prounds, have, nevertheless, increased 5% 57 more than ttnfold the value of the real estate and the as% general wealth of Upper Canada. That the movers and ej seconders of the above resolutions be, with the Mayor, a committee to drat t a petition, founded upon the said reso lutions, to be presented to the three branches of the Legis lature, praying teem to adopt, without delay, such rneasores as they may deem calculated to meet the views of the Im perial Government, and to place the Provincial Govern ment in a condition to enter with all possible diligence upon this great undertaking; and that his worship the Ala) or be now respectfully re quested to sign and trane mit the same to his Excellency the Governor-General and the two Houses of Parliament. That this meeting express the hope that the other provinces, who are equally interested with Canada in the realization of this great enterprise will not render it impossible, by re fusing their concurrence, or by imposing conditions which can -15% not be accepted." In the present temper of the mother country, and with the growing indisposition not to be taxed for the benefit dis • of the colonies, we think the latter had better accept a good offer while it is open. The following extract, of the state of the New Orleans' Cotton Markets, dated April 26, is from the Circular of Messrs. S.chrce , ler and Mummy, and published by Mr. James Irvine, of Liverpos/ : " At the close of our last review, dated 12th instant, our market had assumed a more satisfactory aspect. This was of short duration, however, and the market :4 4 speedily resumed its sluggish appearance; sales to some 24N extent cou!si only be effected at continually easier rates, and amounted to only 22,800 bales, during the week ending 18th instant, though the decline from the rates quoted in our last review was fully of a cent. "The advises by Liverpool steamer of sth instant, reportieg a decline of id., were soon followed by accounts of the steamer of 9th instant, which, though not lower, were by no means more satisfactory, and little calculated to impart more activity or firmness to our great staple. Sales during this week were on a still more restricted scale than during the previous one, although factors sub mitted to a further decline of a to tl f of a cent until further advises by the steamer of 12th instant, with a further decline of J. were received. These, however, ri , a , may be said t o h ave b een anticipated, subsequent sales 4 having been made at rates current before their arrival. The business of the week amounts to only 17,800 bales, 1474 2 a small fig u r e i n d ee d , considering our stocks, and the '23 27 , % continued heavy rece i pts, which now exceed' those of last year by 135,539 bales; and, we must confess, are well calculated to engender some doubts as to the correct - ness of the previous estimates of 2,200 ; 000 bales. " Much attention is naturally paid to prospects for our next crop, even at this early period of the season; and as it cannot be denied that the weather, during the last week, has been moat unseasonable, it may be inferred that it has proved detrimental in some degree. Tele graphic dispatches from various sections of the country farther north report frosts injurious to the plants. We quote our present prices as follows: "Ordinary, 7je. to Bc.; good ordinary, 94c. to 9is. ; middling, 10c. to 104 c.; good middling, 10jc. to 10:1c.; middling fair, 11c. to 114 c.; fair, 12-jc. bales during the last fortnight, 40,600 bales. Receipts at this port since Ist Sept., 867,982 bales, against 732,443 bales last year. Increase of receipts at all the ports up to latest dates, 219,992 bales." The English Funds have been steady, and with rather more business doing. Consols have realised 971 I for Transfer, and 974 for Account. The aspect or com mercial affairs in Irance is reported to have improved during the last few days, but the Bourse does not per manently rally. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 97/1- and the Three per Cents. 94 e. Beek Stock is woith 210 to 211. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 435. to 475., and India hoods 545. premium. Foreign Securities have been rather fluctuating again. Spanish Five per Cents. are not quite so good, being 204 to 21. Portuguese Four per Cents, are 32i. Mexican Bonds have been 35i to 4, a rally upon last evening's prices, when the market was " banged." Bra zilian Small Bonds are 89, end Chilian Six per Cents. 1044. Russian Four-and a-Half per Cents. are 10u Belgian Feur-and•a-Half per Cents. are at 92, and Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents. are at 594 In Railway Shares very little has been dune and prices continue heavy. QUARTER TO THREE, ... 97k i ... 971 Consols Ditto Account, June 10 ... ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bitllk bt.oca 3 per Cent. Educed Anna. 3 per Cent. Coasols Alan :: iti?.s... 9 7 1,g IA 97% l+l,:w 3 1 ,( per Cent. Aims - ..... L )ng Arms. to exphoJan.lB;::s • 7 5-16 7% 7% Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5,1860. 7% 7 9-16 7 9-16 India Bonds, 1,000/..........0 ..... ...... 49 p Ditto under 1,0001.... ... ... , ... 54 p 54 p South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities reris,ds for Account. ........... „,.. ~, Exchequer Bills. Id. 1,0004 . ...... , 43 I 500/. Small. .. ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bond,, ............ _ — Ditto, Small Chilien Bonds 6 per Cent Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent. Do., 5 per cent Equador Bonds IlleAucan, 5 per Cant. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons .......... Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto, Account Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto, Account Russian Bonds Ditto, 4% per Cent Spani.h 5 par Cent. 1840 Ditto Account 2 o 7' 21 Ditto, Passive Dividends on the abovo payable in London. Belgian, 4% per Cent. Dutch 2J,4 per Cent. 12 Guild 591,E Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates e 9% 1/2 46 p PRICES. 89% 89 104 1 4 1031/ % 81 36 3 / 4 32% 321 4 100% 20 1 / 2 C 59 1 4 89 LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 20.—Wind at noon N.W. fresh breeze. OFF PORTLAND, MAY 19 . —Middleton, Van DieDleß'S Land. FALMOUTH, MAY 19.—Wind N.W., strong.—Arrd. Cos ar, Santos; Marie, Trinidad de Caba• Columbine, Havannah. Offport, Sehilizzi, Puerto Cabello, and aid. for Amsterdam; Mariner, Sierra Leone, and sld. for Liverpool. GLOUCESTER, MAY 19 .—Arrd. Mary, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick. CARDIFF, MAY 19.—Wind N.N.W.—Sid. Norden, , New York. Manilla; Flander s , N ew York; John and Mary, ditto; Talent, Quebec; Ecli pee QUEENSTOWN, MAY 18.--Wind N.W.—Arrd. Bos phorus, Callao; Metcalf, ditto; Reform, Rio Grande, for London; Reindeer, Bahia. WEITBY, MAY 18.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Prince, of Selbj, dismantled from outset with the Gannymede, of Hartlepool. LIVERPOOL, MAY 19.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Swiftsure, Bonny, sailed 6th March, and North West Bay, 9th; Lancashire Lass, Laguna; The Duke, Mobile; Edward, Apalachicola; West Foint, New York; John Bright, China; Christina, Singapore; Countess of Dur ham, Calcutta; William Penn, Bombay; Ellen, Patagonia; Kenn , bee, New Orleans; United Kit.gdetn, Savannah; Abbey Sands, ditto. Sid. Hatay Winch, Moulmeir,. Off port, Moultan and Henry Ismay. The John Brom ham, hence, and Camoroons to Benin, was wrecked a little to the south of the latter river, and ret fire to on the 14th; crew saved. The Tribune, hence to Callao, struck on a rock at Talcahuano, and put into Valpa raiso on the 21th of March to repair; cargo dit,charged in a dama;,ed state. The Rosamond brig, of Newport, laden with knee pieces, was fal!en iu with on the Gib instant, in tr.t. 4t, long. Es, distrust, d waterlogged. DEAL, Ails V 19. —W ind i. O squally,—Arrd. boiide, Savftrinc.li for Amsterdam; Commodore, Sydney, N &ew nth Wales ; Di s p atc h , , Ookfmbo; Fidget, Porto Rico. COWES, MAY 19.—Wind N.—Arrd. Aquiltra, Havan nab, and soiled for London. OFF DARTMOUTH, MAY l9.—Wind N.W.—Tasma nia, Sydney, New South Wale. FALMOUTH, MAY l9.—The Emblem, of 1 - 111ifax, which was abandoned 25:1 January, in lat. 137 N., long. 46 W., was passed full of water, and her masts standing, on the 25th April, lat. 33 N., long. 50 W. Reversion Arlette Escape ,t N azg LE j t EPSOM RACES. (THIS DAY.-BY EXPRESS). The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs. each. Uric,' ... ... Gholab Singh ... Epira ... 2 3 Won by half a length. Th© Borten Stakes of 3 sm. each. One mile. DERBY BETTING AT HALF•PAST TWO. 7 to 2 agst Teddingtou 6 to 1 agst Marlborough Buck 7 to 1 apt Hernandez 10 to 1 agst Prime Minister 15 to 1 apt Neasharn—inken freely 15 to 1 agst Theseus 25 to 1 agst Larnartino 25 to 1 agst Hippolytus ... 1 twourtb2Bbit — wi t ,T;le Manor Plate. Narcissus Dulcet . ••• ••• •.• Won by half a length. The Woodcote Stakes. Eleot Flirt Buckthorn ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 Won by a length. QUEEN'S BENCH.--.(THIS DAY.) The Court was occupied during the whole morning in trying an act'on which was br,ught to recover a part of the value of a cargo of chicory, which on ita arrival in the port of London was found to be greatly deteriorated in value. The only question involved in dispute was whether the cargo was damaged previously to being shipped, or on board the vestal on its voyage from Goole to London? The trial had not concluelpd a hen we went to press. --------- EXCHEQUER.-atiPz, DAY.) (Before the LORD . CIIIEF BARON and a CtAanzion Jury.) BRIDGE R V. NORMANDY. This was an action ur:der the Interpieader Act to try whether certain goods eeized by the plaintiff were the property of the defendant. The L.tter, which has been repeatedly hJora the Court, ar,se out of a demand made by a coal merchant against a director of the Palent Elastic Kamptuncen Company for coal Supplied to the company to the value of 621. The particulars of the caA) were wholly un interesting. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. CRIMINAL. COURT.-(THIS DAY .A'E COURT. (Before the (.'ONION SERGEANT.) John Piddington, aged 45, described as a labourer, was convicted of unlawfully assaulting Bridget McMahon, aged six years, and sentenced to 12 months' imprison ment with hard labour. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The May adjourned se,sions were opened this morn ing, at the Court-house, Clerkenwell-green, before Mr, Sergeant Adams. - - The calendar contains the names of 61 prisoners. There was great difficulty in forming a jury, and a great many who did nut answer to their names wero set down as fined. The Learned JUDGE, in his address to the jury, ex pressed his regret that so much time had been lost in getting a panel together. Denis Derking, convicted of picking pockets at the lasi sessions, was brought up for judgment. The Learned JUDGE read a list of the prisoner's nu merous convictions for larceny of various kinds, amounting in all to forty-eight, since the sessions of November, 1845. Any future chance the prisoner could have must be in another country, as he would be transported beyond the seas for ten years. 31 ARLBRO'-STREE 1-(THIS DAY.) A MISCREANT.— William Finisher, a dirty, ill-looking fellow, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with violating the persons of two little girls under seven years of age. Tile charge, which is of too disgusting a nature to lay Wore the public, was fully established, and the prisoner was committed for trial. THE EXHIBITION AND THE POLICE COURTS. —Since the opening of the " World's Fair," there have been less charges at this court, in which district the Crystal Palace is situated, than the public would imagine. The police arrangements for the detection of the chevaliers d' industri have tended in a great measure to cause the depression in business at this court, as well as others in the immediate vicinity. THE LATE FATAL CATASTROPHE IN GRACECHURCH-STREET. CORONER'S INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.) This morning at ten o'clock the inquest on the bodies of Matthew Conner, Timothy Donohue, James Herri gen, Martin Cronin, and William Hendley, who were killed by the late accident in Gracechurch-street, was opened before Mr. Payne, and a highly respectable jury, at the London Tavern. The jury having been 'sworn proceeded to view the bodies, lying in Allhallows Church, and afterwards in spected the ruins of the building. On their return to the inquest-room The CORONER thought the best way of proceeding would be to commence with evidence descriptive of the nature of the buntline, so as to enable the jury to decide how far the Act of Parliament had been complied with in its construction. Mr. Cox, of the firm of Cox and Stone, Poultry, eolicitors, appeared on behalf of Messrs. Bell and Cor bett, who vrere anxious for inquiry, and ready to give evidence. Mr. Richard Bell said the building at which the accident had occurred was the joint property of him self and Charles Joseph Corbett, they being architects of Pope's Head Alley. The building in question had been erected on the site of the old Cross Keys Inn, the whole of which had been pulled down to make room for the new structure, which was intended for merchants' offices, fire proof, upon Fox and Barrett's patent. (Witness produced a ground-plan of the new building.) The building was commenced in September last. He was over the whole of the building on Friday evening lest at half-past six o'clock, and it then appeared to be in a safe state. Mr. Dennison, the contractor for the plaistering, was with him. They went for the purpose of seeing if there had been any " settling," but could not discover as much as a ". hair crack" about the walls. He went again at eleven on Saturday morning, and found the west staircase wall, near the centre of the building, had gone down, and drawn with it the floors and external wall next the church. He inquired of the contractor, Mr. Dorrett, what had been the cause, not being able to imagine any. He was told that only one body was under the ruins, but never left the spot until the bodies had been taken out, There were five, one of which was not taken out till yesterday. The cause of the accident was the breaking of an iron girder crossing the staircase from north to south. That girder was at the top of the building.. Its weight was about 35 cwt. or two tons, and it broke everthing as it fell, the floors prizing the walls over with them at the same time. There were eight girders of the same sort, which were furnished by Nr. Ford. Had generally visited the building once a day. Had seen the iron work generally, but did not examine into its quality. It was perhaps his own duty, although be had not done so. It had been examined, he supposed, by the foreman. The Fman. The contract was to have it proved before delivery. Had proved some of the smaller bearers, but the_ larger ones could not be proved on the premises. The bearers were made a third stronger than usual; one . of the smaller ones had broken when tried with nine times the weight it would have had to bear on the building. Had examined the girder which was the newse of the acci dent, and found a flaw in the underpor 7 tw i n nch o e f s it, It was 19 inches deep; the bottom flan g e The whole thickness of the rectal was l inch. The flaw, in his opinions was caused in the casting. There are many circumstances in casting which would make such a flaw, but I do not know b ow this one oc curred. There were meana,ft this disseveringgitder ha hewn b fl e a e l n v before it was painted over; tet , i g properly proved it mu st have broken. This rider was to have been proved with lex tons on the centre; but whether it was done I have no means of saying. The contractor bad to paint the eoireler before it seas sent to our premises. I calculated that the girder would have carried 36 tons. There were such precautions taken that if these girders had not broken nothing could have caused the accident. Mr. Dennit was the contractor for the whole work—we furnishing the materials, part of which, the bricks, lime, and sated, we purchased of Mr. Reddin, a large dealer in these things. There was more cement in the buildinis than in any other building where it was not wholly cote. eele!ed of eerie OP. Icm Core the accident did not occur from any derict in the brickwork. Before we commence R. building we gke notice to the district surveyor; we show him the drawings before o e commence. The s urveyor was only on tho premises once iiuring the progress of the weeks, and thin he came ,only about the party I thing any one may carry etc , a building without the persenal superintendence of the L nistrict surveyor. The ac- 7 cideet, I ana . cerdident, occurred s'hrough the breaking of the girder, which heel is flaw in it. oThe building was of the extra first-raes clais. di s tziee eueveyer nevi.' all fitl any compl a int desert the insecurity'Gt . the building. W e had no other surveyor but ourselves. Margaret Harrigan, wife of one of the men killed, 96 97% 41 p 41 p ••. 1 •.. 2 Railways. Aberdeen .. Caledonian 10/. Chester and Holyhead .. Dund. Per. & Aber. June, East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. Eastern Counties Eaten., per cent. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. ceat. Stock Eastern Union, Scrip guaraa. 6 per cent. Do. 101. Deben. Shares . East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. E. & W. York. June. sths Edin. Per. & Dun. 51 p. ct. Glasgow & S.- W. Consol at Northern, 5 per cent. Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. Lancashire and 'York shire, F. 201. Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per cent., No. 1.. .• Do. quarters, 1848 London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per et., late Creydsn thirds Do. prof., 5 p ct. Stock, 1851, from 501. share. E Do. new guar., 6 per ct. London &S.-W., new .. Londonderry and Ennis. killen, half shares — T. Manch., Sheffield, and Lino., quer. shrs., No. I Do. new, 101. Do., 61. • • • • .. Midland Con. 6 p, c. stock Do. Consel. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent... Do. Bristol & Gloucea, Norfolk Extension .. uo. guar. 5% per cent. Do. Waveney Valley .. North British .. Oaf. Wor. &Pi 01.15/.6 p.c Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. MM.) 8 per cent. South Devon .. South-Eastern,4 p. et. Waterford & Kilkenny, a WestLondon,lst Cl. (101.) Do. 2d Class de. (par), York, Newc., and Bony., ' Gt. N . of E. Pnr. York and North Midland U. and S. Parch. .. Boulogne and AmierLS •• Central of Franco (Or leans and Vierzon) Demerara . Dutch Rhenish Eitat Indian .. Do. do, do. .. Great Indian Peni nsu l a .. Ditt: ditto .. Louvain a la Saral.re Luxembourg .. Ditto .. Madrid and Valenti% „ Maria Antonia .. Ditto, New Namur and Liege „ Northern of France .. Orleans and Bordeaux Paris and Orleans „ Paris and Rouen Psis and Strasbourg „ Rouen and ilavre S.stabre and 3leuse Tours and Nantes Teurnay, Jurbise, L a y. den, and Liasselt West Flandare Mines—Brazilian c mica of Loudcga Pang, FOS 1 all N.% sad I vg, ERITISII RAILWAYS. Itailvrays. Aberdeen— .. Ambergate, NotUnghtun, Boston, 8c E. Juneien Belfast and County Down Wolverhamp., and Stour Valley .. Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June late 331.65. 84 .. Do. Chest. & BirkenheE, 50/. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 20/. Bristol and Exeter.. •• Caledonian .. • • Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lond. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction .. Do., New .. • East Anglian (25/. L. & E. and L. & D.) • • •• Do, (181. E. & II.) Eastern Counties .. Eastern Union, class A, lute E. U. shares Do. do. do. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire Do. New quarters .. Edinburgh an 4 Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and Sou th- West, Do. do. G. D. & C. stock Great Northern Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per et. Great southern and Western, Ireland .. Great Western .. Do. New, 171. .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • • • • • 1 Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. • Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. • • London and Blackwall Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths Do. 101. sh., M. &IS (c) London and .-Western . Do. new 501. .. Do. new 40/. .. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. Manchester, Piheftleld, & Lincolnshire Do. Manchester and, Lincoln Union •• I M idland Do. 501. shares .. Do. Blrming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle., De. quarter shares .. Newmarket .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Ilereford ..1 Newry and Enniskillen .. N ewry, Warrenpoint, & r•ostrevor • • „ • •• I N3rtolk .. Do. New 201. shares.. Northern Counties Union North British.. . North Staffordshire North-W astern North & Sth.-West. June. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverharnpten.. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland Do. new Shrews. dsßirm., Class A Do. Class 8.. Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New .. Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. MM.) Do. Hal. Do. Oswestry Do. New.. Shropshire Union .. Do., A, B, C, & D, hilly paid up at per cent .. South Devon .. South-Eastern South Wales.. South Yerksh. and River Dun Shell., Roth., and Goole, South Division Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea & Losghor, &c. raw Vale Extension .. "'homes Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wez., Wick. and Dublin West Cornwall .. West London ~ Whiteriaven and Furness York, Newcastle, & Ber wick Ditto and Newcastle Extension Ditto O.N.E. purchase York and North Midland LINES LEAS: 4 2 45 16 2-3 1734 13 au all Nominal Prices. i Businl ...._ 17' 100 100 8 6 g 124 to it% ! 12% 3% - 4 10% - 10% • • •••• • • 79 -81 78 13% - 13% 13% 1 4 20% - 21% ► 20 % )4 .. .. 20 —lB tlls. 9% - 1O a% 4 4 24 -2% 67 -7yi 76% li% —6w lag 4 56-4% 15 - 1534 15 34 32% 33% a X % 18% - iB% 1 183( ,I 534 -6% ) 6 36 6 123( - 12% 1 123 39 -41 14 34 84 - - 85% 843( 80 -82 14 9 -11 p. 13 4 47% 100 VIZED RENT.&3I.B. 56 —58% 10 —9}6 d. 7 (Ms. 4% b% d. 16 —l7 16 lb 8% - g% -3'P 95!.4 . —96!? 123% —l2l 3 1 — 3% P. 4 1 * —4.4 p. 2N 3 p. /11 —B6 7 —13 i 6 5 dia. 100 42 34 3 —314 d. 28 -30 96% [23% 20% 16U, 86 85 S; - iiii i Ali 334 3 dis. 2% b 434 die. 22 —24 124 Ms. 1% 3 s di,. —B'4 aK 7 dia. ICA II I 10% Cs. —1 p 16N - .53,i - 16% 1 155( dis.• 5% —5% Ms. 5 dis 4 2% 2 as. 17 —lB 8% 9 13 —l4 % % di& 3% —3% 01. 6 -IS 25% - 25% 1 254 28 -29 2$ 27 14 I dis. N -4% BA-10 ix Z 'ix du. 16 —l5 dJs. 6 5 4. 554 —4% dii. •• •• • • •••• .. 19% - 20% 120%121 2 .1 —2 % db dis. 6•X . 1 18 }fi 23q —23% 23% li ba% N 14 8 1% 3 23{ dia. dia [5 , 574; —5B 58 87% 15% —l5 dig. 20 19% 32 —3& AT Railways. Leas i n g 3 Companies . Paid. I Nominal Prices. Business done to-day, Berks'and Hants Ex. 5 per Cent. , Gt. Western 6 %—1 p. Bin and Oxford! Junc.,calledulyl paid, or with a ) guarantee •• Do .. •. all 28% 29% Do., withou a t guarantee .. De .. • • all 27 —2B WoL, Scj Dud.,calisdulyi paid, or with a ; guarantee ••I Do .. 15 8% p Do., without al guarantee ••i Do .. • • IS 7 8 Buckinghamsh. ;Lon. &N. W. all 17% 17% Clydesdale June; Caledonian a 0 41 —43 E. Lin., Guar. 6i p er ece Cen ster t. ands G. Northern all 132 —B3 Gl Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 par 1 p Hull and Selby; Yk. &N. M. all 101% 102% Do. 34 Shares; Do .. 50%, 51% Do. % Shares l Do all 22% 2314 Leeds and Brad. ; Midl an d .. all 9814 99% Lon. and Green. S. Ea stern ~ all ` 11'4 11% Do., Pref. .. Do all 23% 24% Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. • • Norfolk .. all 15 —l6 De., 6 per cent Do .. all •• of fiddle; bro' and Red car, 6p. ct Stookt.& Dar all •• —• • N. & East, 5 per Cent. •• E. Counties . all 84 — 6 6 Do. New .. Do .. • . 43 4 6 it Preston and L. &N. W. Wyre •• •• &La.& Y. 3 all 4 2 —4l D 0.% SharesA Do .. 103{ ,S 9 P. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern all 91 21% Roy. & ilitchln G. Northera 6 3f o. Shep. Ex.. Do .. • • 4 11 1 441). Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per et. Lane. & York 18 11 6 .. South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 9 34 g 34 3 ills. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. Stock.& Dar. all 24 24 % Do. do. •• Do .. • • all •• —• • Do. do. .. Do .. .. all Wilts, Som., & Weymouth .. Gt. Western all 45 453( 45 SZLA.ZES. --- EVERYBODY A Weekly Budget. No. 1. A comical little rival to our London Charivari, ap• pears in a guise the most " motley" ever assumed by tester, that of—Everybody. In the initial number before us are several capital auguries of drollery, such as, if only partially realized, will secure to the conductors no inconsiderable mead of popularity. As a rather amusing specimen of the humour with which the writers contrive to dilate upon even the most hack neyed themes, take the following excerpt from Everybody's Guide through London : " Temple-bar is the western boundary of the City, and was built from Wren's design, in 1670, and as the heads of traitors used to be exhibited here, it may be said that the execution was quite equal to the design. The interior is leased from the City by Messrs. Child the Bankers, who as they are the oldest in London, must he considered tolerably old boys: the eldest partner is quite the Child of circumstances. Here are de posited all their ledgers and cash-books, so that they could give some very excellent accounts of themselves. To show the power of the Lord Mayor the ponderous gates of this civic barrier are always shut upon the occasion of royal visits to the City, and it is only when the herald sounds a trumpet that the proces sion is allowed to pass, when it goes, like the trumpet, two•to-two too. Ttie Temple is so called from the Knights Templars, but they have lung since been superseded hythe lawyers,who having here taken up their abode, supply from their chambers some expensive information for the people. Entering the Strand we have before us the church of St. Clement Danes, rebuilt in 1682, by William Pierce, who received the design from Wren, so that Mr. Pierce himself may be thought to have been a little robbin' 1 On the right by the pillars is the entrance to Clement's Inn. Beneath these pillars those who cater for the appetites of al fresco diner's out generally take up their stand, so that from these cater-pillars many obtain what they call, curiously enough, their " grub." Essex-street, on the opposite side, owes its name to the Earl of Essex, and to perpe tuate this circumstance there has been a pier at the end of the street ever since. Holy well -street is thickly in habited by newsvenders and old clothesmen, and both may be consequently regarded as " gentlemen connected with the Press." Passing the Strand Theatre, now called " Punch's Playh ouse ," f rom the dramatic jeu d'esprits enacted therein, we may draw_ the attention of the stranger, to Strand•lane, where there is a celebrated Romln Bath. It was to this bath that the Romans were told to go by the rebellious Britons when the y were tired of seeing th em any longer, and the origin of a popular saying is thus made manifest." Calder Campbell the Major had better look to his reputation, for in a "Madrigal for May," by a sort of Calder Campbell the Minor, we have promise of some rare examples of pastoral poetry. " The Green horn in London," being a burlesque for the breakfas t table, takes the most delightfullypreposter o us liber ties with the dignity of Comas. While the " C om i c Encyclopedia" is commenced in a styl e such as if properly carried out may riva l some of the ear li es t effusions of that very sedate magistrate wh o , as t h e comic annalist of Rome, is just now writing a tra vestye of " Tacitus". TIIE LIVERPOOL STATION OF TIIE LONDON AND NORTX-WESTERN EAILWAY.--n ~W ing to the increase train , : at the new goods st.tion of th e L on d on and North- Western Railway, opposite the Victoria and Trafalgar Docks, the sheds have been extended over the whole area of the is made tens i a o v n a n i l e s a b r l l e y . this ex goods may be stationdouble amount Waterloo-road, a t e e r f l o coveredo-roa d , andrweee weather, where er now the most ex deposited and secured from the As a goods station, the Victoria station is ' • tensive and best arranged in rith,Fe kingdom .—Liverpool Albion private t e abov e room s a , o 2 c 7 i : Q t REUNION DES ARTS. third soiree last night, at the street, under the most distinguished patronage, to a select yuegenavAennites most excellent vocal and • exquisite performance of the vinia, INliss Magner, M instrumental music, by Miss La- Mr. Gocdhan Herr r. hiulemark, Mr. Day, Mr. Witt, Sch • Goffric drew midi - Herr Gollmick, and Herr , great applause ' from the crowded audience. In the lower apartmen and refreshment, •ts, appropriated to pictures, promenade, of Mr. and we noticed two medallions, half-size por traitsAldine. Goffrie, cleverly executed in plaister by Mr. Henry Saunders (native of Poland), which were greatly • admi fine red. The good combi na ti on o f mus i c with arts cannot but bid well to the success of this society. The admirable evemng, which was prolonged to a late hour, passed off to the great delight of the whole company. THE FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE IN LOVE•LANE.--- Mr. Woodthorpe, the City surveyor, and several other gen tlemen, procee6led to the ruins last evening, in order to find out in v hat part of the building the disaster commenced. The result of their examination left no doubt that the flames commenced in the ground floor, and rapidly communicated with the upper portion of the building. The cause of the outbreak, however, is as much as ever enveloped in obscurity. The inquest on the four sufferers will be hen to-night (Tues day), but from the inquiries made by the ward beadle it is doubtful whether any one will be able to throw out the least information as to the origin of the fearful catastrophe. U pon making inquiries at Guy's Hospital it was ascertained that the poor gi,l who was so frightfully cut and injured by jumping out of a window, was going on far more favourably than was at one time expected. She, however, suffers most acutely, but nothing fatal is apprehended b y the house surgeon. The New York intelligence this week is calculated on of . our supply of bullion. It was be to operate very favourably as regards the prospects of trade the week, including t lai l n ii ie s dt u i t i l te l h t aa ( ut ) ghtmleleetantktintr.ilbys-htTernPeancti.ficd.turiinthge 10th of May, would reach , 5 ,0001., of which the principal portion would be for England. This, however, would be sum considerably less than the received during th e same period from California, anti money, consequently, continued abundant, without any anxiety as to the supply for the future. On the 12th Hcnry Wi! Peter on(' St. parishes Gf MED, -- inst., at Sudbury, Suf f olk, aged 69, the Rev. ikiwson, M.A., 44 year; perpetual curate of St. Gregory, Sudbury, and v i car of the united droll and Felix ow, S...ffulk. London Printed and Published by IVURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, strand, Printer, Pt 2'/ Sun ()Lice, No. 112. Strand, in the Precinct cf the Savoy, in the county of Dliddleoz, Tuesday, Bitty 20, 1651, was the next witness called. She said, my husband worked at the building from the first, and he is one that is killed. I always took his din nor every day. He did not say anything to me about the insecurity of the building. [This witness was asked stveral times whether she had not remarked to her husband that the place where he sat was not a safe place to have his dinner, and he replied "No, there will be a grand sma s h here before long."] She hesitated answering for some time, but at length admitted that her husband had said be knew there would be an acci dent before long, but sho denied saying he saw cracks in the walls. A female friend of the last witness then stated that Mrs. Harrigan had told her that her husband bad re marked to livr that he saw cracks in the wall, and he knew there would be a grand smash before long. Michael O'Connor was the next witness—He said he was on a ladder near the iron girder when it gave way. He saw it snap in half, and fall down with great violence. (The inquest was proceeding when our report left.) -------- RAMBLES in the CRYSTAL PALACE. (THIS DAY.) The receipts of yesterday, though not so great on the whole as on former days, show but slight decrease_ in th e v i s i tors. The sale of season tickets falls off slightly, as may be anticipated henceforward each day. Yesterday i t amounted to 4851., which, with 2,34 51 . taken at the d oere, ma d e up the total receipts to 2 ,8831. The uncertain state of the weather keeps many swaY' and no doubt induces many country visitors to defer starting for town until it becomes more settled. It IS calculated that 30,000 persons were in the buildi n g yesterday, a n d we believe that to-day they will be found to have been equally numerous. The new arrange meats for the prevention of crowding are being Pat 21 1 force in different parts of the building. The crow of visitors is kept in a regular and constant current flow" ing in one direction, and no deviations against its course are allowed by the attendant policemen. The systemhas not come sufficiently into operation for us to judg e of its fitness, but w e h ope t h at there will be no occasion to carry it out so far as t o b ear the aspect of arb i tra ry interierence. The id e a o f t urn i ng the Exhibition to use for education a l p ur p oses d evelopes itself more favoura bly : The University of Oxford has taken it up, and issued the following announcement:— "Arrangements having been made for a visit on the t part of many mem b ers o f the University to the Grea t Eahibition on Saturd a y next, t h e 24th inst.; an d having been thought desirable that opportunities should be afforded to those oho may wish to connect with such a visit some general information on a few of the many the following sug ges t e d b y t h e contents of the Exhibition, ' fellewing lectures will be given at the hours and pia° . specified:— " On Tuesday, the 20th instant, at three o'clock, in the theatre under the Ashmoleen Museum, a lecture ill be given by Mr. Maskelyne, Deputy Mineralogy, On the vari ous ores o f t h e preciotlf metals, with th e mo d es of extracting them pract i se d by different nations, and th e var i ous methods of f as hion* ieg them into wor k s of use or art. ' Reader in " On Thursday, at the same hour, in the lecture-room contiguous to the B otan i c Garden, Dr. Daubeny, F r°. fesor of Chemistry, will give a lecture On the rip' ciples of the manufacture of glass and pottery.' " On Friday, at two o'clock, at the Geological Ma" scum in the Clarendon, Mr. Strickland, Deputy Reade r in Geology, w ill d e li ver a lecture ' On the coal fields and iron manufactures of different countries.' " These lectures will be open to all members of the University and to friends acconeranying them." We hope to see it acted upon more extensively. Great progress has been made, within the last few days, to wards opening tho se port i ons of the ground-floor an d galleries which us yet have been little visited, on account of their incomplete state. The southern galleries of the foreign depot iment advance rapidly. A great portion of those are filled by France; the Lyons manufactures occupy the front rank, and, as far as yet displayed+ excite great admiration. The stands are arranged in I moot taetertil and elegant manner; the many-coloured cambrics, and th e b eautiful ribitnds and laces, bring in" termingled with the most successful effect. Lower dowa are the Austrien velvets and embroideries, which present a most superb appearance, and furnish a most admirable contrast to the lighter productions hard by. The rear of the ground floor is also getting pretty clear, and the magnificent treasures in silver and gold work which are each day unfolding themselves in the French depart ment have excited great admiration, and contributed to allay the slight discontent which was at first felt et the unfinished eppearance of this region at the first opening of the building. The French fountain, which has been erecting for some time, is nearly completed, and will to all appearances form one of the wonders of the eastern end. Russia is almost entirely empty yet, her goods, as we understand, not having yet arrived. Persia is pro' greasing rapidly, and our East Indian contributions are almost in a state of completion. bi to Ca knr A bei Rt t BO y keit u rn G, —__ C A T fUI: ,411 wit and n Luc akdf rat Ex n c - 6; Tw Yin tn. ger ter (rn the