The Sun. — London, England, 1851-05-03 00:00:00

It L;Z: 7 31 1 7 0 4 70 405 , "•.tl2O X H ER JESTY'S THEATRE. 01,AND EXTRA NIGHT. b o unced that a Grand EXTRA NIGHT W i ll take place it is resp ectfu ll y bounced t rt sDAY EVENING neat, May 8, w h en will be presen t e d Alain s Ope. a LF THE NOZZE. on T, Madame Sontag ; Vespina, Madame Giuliani; La Marchesa di M a dlle. Ida Bertrand; Cavaliere di Villafranca, Signor k or ar doni ; Cricca , Signor Ferranti (his first appearance in thi s coun- G 5 .) ; .11 Barone Fuedatario d'Acetosta, Signor L a bl ache. jr- With va:lous Entertainments in the Ballet Department, in which MadUe. C arlotta Grisi, Madlle. Amalia Ferraris, Mesdlles. Rosa, Es per, Julien, Lamourenx, Allegrini, Pascalles, Kohlenberg, Dantoine, Auseandon, Sotto; MM. Charles, Ehrick, and Paul Taglloni will appear. Applications for Boxes, S'alls, and Tickets to be made at the Box office of the Theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF Madame SONTAG It is respectfully announced that THIS EVENING willbe pre sented Donizetti's Opera, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. • Maria, Madame Sontag (her first appearance this season) ; Tonio, Signor Gardoni lanchl ; Ortensio, Signor Casanova ; Caporali, Signor Ba ; Sulpizio Sergente Signor F. Lablache. Between the Acts a Divertissement, in which Madlle. Carlotta Grid will appear. To conclude with the highly successful Ballet, L'ILE DES AMOURS. in which 3ladlle. Amelia Ferraris, Madlles. Rosa, Esper, Lamoireux, Allegrini, Aussandon, Kohlenberg, Pascales, Esper, Rosa, Dantoine, MM. Ehrick, and Charles will appear. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office of the Theatre, Opera-colonnade, Haymarket. On Tuesday, May C, wilt be presented, for the first time in this 'country Alari's new Opera Buffo, in three acts, produced with the greatest success at the Italian Opera, Paris, entitled LE THE NOZZE. TLIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson. THIS EVENING Will be presented by her Majesty's B.rvarate VIE WONDER ; A Woman keeps a Secret. Don Felix, Mr. J Anderson; Donna Violante, Mrs. Nisbett. , To be followed by uNE SOIREE CARNAVAL, in which Madße. Victorine Legrain and Madame Louise will appear. _ _ TO . conc:ude with A new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZAEL, THE PRODIGAL. Reuben, Mr. Vandenhoff ; Azael, Mr. H. T. Cra ven ; Amenophis, Mr. W. West ; Bucharis, Mr. Cooper ; Sethos, Mr. Rafter; Jephtele, Miss Villars; Nefte, Mrs. Walter Lacy; Lia, If ldl e . Tictor!ne Legrain (Premier Suict du Opera de Paris), who has been expressly engaged for the occasion. Stalls and Dress Circle - - ss. First Price. Second Price - 3s. Is. Gd. - 2s. Is. Od. Is.} No half-price Boxes - - Pit - - - Lower Gallery - Upper Gallery - - - - 6d. to Galleries. Private Boxes to admit 8 reduced from 31. 3s. Od. to 21. 12s. 6d. Ditto 6 ditto 2/. 12s. 6d. to 21. 2s. Od. Ditto 4 ditto 21. 2s. Od. to 11. Ile. 6d. Ditto 4 ditto I/. I Is. 6d. to 11. Is. Od. TREATRE ROYAL, LIAYY-ARKE I. r. Weboter. Sole Lessee and Manager, 01 , 1 Brompten, THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely New Comedy, entitled RETIRED FIIOM BUSINESS. After which, a new and (as times go) original domestic drama of startling intereit, entitled ARLINE ; or, The Fortunes and Vicissi tudes of a Bohemian Girl. Count Arnheim, Mr. J. Bland; Count Florestine, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham ; Thaddeus of Warsaw, Miss P. lior on ; Devilshooi, Mr. H. Buckstone ; the Gipsy Queen, Mr. H. Bedtor 1. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Ueer the direction of Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, Will be presented the popular and powerfully interesting original drama, entitled MARIE DUCANGE. After which TIRE SCIIOOL FOIL TIGERS. To be followed by a new musical, historical, pastoral, comical fairy drama, callcd O'FLANNIGAN AND THE FAIRIES ; or, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Phelim O'Flannigan, Mr. Hudson; Oberon, Miss E. Chaplin; Mary, Miss K. Fitzwilliam. rOYAL PRIIs.ICE.SS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET:. Linder the Management of Mr. C. Kean and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original Comedy entitled LOVE IN A MAZE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean, Keeley, Wigan, Harley, Addison, Meadows; Mrs. Keeley, Mrs. Winstanley, and Mrs. C. Kean. _ _ _ To conclude with a new grand spectacular Extravaganza (taken from a Tale, by Washington Irving), entitled THE ALHAMBRA ; or The Three Moorish Princesses. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Harley; A. Wigan, Wynn, Cooke, Flexrnore ; Misses Murray, Daly, Vlvash, Robertson, Leclerq, Keeley, Mdlle. Auriol, and Mrs. Keeley. Private Boxes, &c., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. Massingham ; of whom also places may be taken at the Box-office, Oxibrd-street, from Eleven till Feur o'clock. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestalll. Sole Lessee, Mr. Cha::es MatheWl, THIS EVENING, Will be performed COOL AS A CUCUMBER. To be followed by A DAY OF RECKONING, in which Madame Vestris will appear. ' ' ~,,,, ~• To conclude with , ~..'''.._ _ E QUEEN OF THE FROGS. Characters by Messrs. C. ..ws, It, Booby, Bellingham, Horncastle, Morris ; Mrs. Frank ;]Matthews, Miss St. George, Miss Martindale, and Viss Oliver. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. . Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. THP-, EVENING, Will be performed SIR, ROGER DE COVERLET, or, the Widow and her Wooers, supported by Ilessrs, W. Farren, Compton, 11 . Farren, W. Farren, Jun., Diddear, G. Cooke, Shalders, Lee, Bender, Murray, L. H owar d, Adams, E. Kinloch ; Mesdames, Stirling, Lei gh Turner, and Bartlett. To conclude with FRANKENSTEIN. PUNCH'S PLAYUOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. • THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new comedy proverb, teaching people the best method of LIVING IN GLASS HOUSES. Principal charac ters by Messrs. Tilbury, A. Davies, Norton, J. Howard, Attwood, T. Rogers, and Romer ; Mesdame.; C. Horsman, C. Melville, Dibdin, and Wallis. An ILLUSTRATION OF THE EXPOSITION. Principal charac ters by Mesdames Marshall, M. Taylor, C. Horeman, and Dibdin ; Messrs J. Reeve, Norton, J. Rogers . , and Romer. And POPPING THE QUESTION. Principal characters by Ressrs. Tilbury, C. Holman; Mesdames Marshall, F. Haskell, !Wallis, and C. Melville. The prices of admission are arranged as follow :—Orchestra stalls, 4s; Biases (firs. circle), 35.; (second circle), 2 5.; Pit, Is. Doors to be opened at ✓Half-past Seven, and the performances to commence at Eight precisely. second price will be taken to the Boxes only at Half-past Nine ~drat circle, 25.; second circle, Is. • Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each. A.:,Ti,f2.T'S ROYAL AMY LUTELEATRE. l'atrotufge of her Majesty and his Royal ilighnon - Prince Albert. 'Proprietor an•i MAnager, Mr. W. Batty. THIS EVE Willi e formed a grand new Spectacle, entitled ELEANOR TIDE tirTtioy ZON ; or, Queen of France and England. Cray new Scenes ot the Circle, introducing an en- Clementina sr u trY or French Artistes, amongst whom Madlle. appear. er, the first Female Equestrian in Europe, will • - , . , To conclude wi th a cow, f Or, The Cove of C ork. aree, called SHOOTING THE MOON t l i t v l rri r, open from Eleven till Your. anager, mr, T. Thompson. ------:7.7------------ . ROYAL SuR REI , Open for the Seaso n P ° „ .„,„. I ',9__GICAL GARDENS. First representation e a g i g i t - t r , DAY, the sth of Nay. ple of Janus in the Eternal the 3fessrs. Denson, representin g r e T ° ,l elled Panorama, painted by city, with a striking-View of th, Colar' &c. The Menagerie is both varied a n d e .. 1141, Palace of the Caesars, affes, two elephants, which promenad a - t a sive, including two gi aparisoned and' attended. aerial br ' i j ..-- u The band c , grounds, appropriately clans of first-rate ce/ebrity, is co,int ~ -oniPosed of =si nk, with masts Moored on the lake g~ • is seen a real Chinese pl easur b Y Mr. Godfrey. and sails complete. Also Remington', novelties ; and at dust will be given, on a seal, at . 1.,,.%. and various nificence, a representation of the Closing of the Bra-z 7., dates mag panopticon, showi ng t i,ni a grand Teniple of Janus, with (for the first time ever att a ,, —a teg, of the terminating with wing , aost °7_ors .of colossal transparent diapholliC war and the blessings a peace, display of fireworks by Messrs• Southby ; and an allegori cal of the arts and sciences, depositing their treasures at the feet other Idejesty Queen Victoria, the whole forming the most go rgeows t her tilde ever witnessed. Me : ' ADMISSION —ONE SHILLING. tthibition nights—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday > sad Zrlday. • Ro l ItAL ~.1 ONDON YACHT CLIIB.--The following f%ral:as yachts have been entered to contend for the Phatit Il eoge Cu p, on Satarday, the 10th instant : ona, 21 t M tveleigh ; mo ons, r. S. Lane; Whisper, 19 tons, Mr. T. dore); Prolick u l Mr. C. Bromley; , 15 tons, Mr. T. E. Browne (rear Commo -2 tons, Mr. M. Cox; Mazeppa, 12 tons, Gnat, 4 tons, J.T Traveller, 10 tons, Mr. G. H. Jackson; Blackwell to,Gravee T en almade. will accompany the r The race will extend from race and back, and the Meteor steamer their.friends• We are gratified conveyance of members and 4 1 l ic e i d , , at being enabled to state that the new commodore, g r. a valuable cup, for competition, has presented the club with et to the Chapman-head. from t } !.: rit o h n Tuesday, the lOth of June, the distance being ROYAL TuAKE 4 3 YAcHT II:. —The entries for t, close on of this dis tinguished evening of the great matches, which open with which have tinguished club on the 26th install the rapid , some fine sport the 161 h instant,und from the number of hien built during the past winter, togettYlere advance of yachting in popular estimation slyly be anticipated. . On Thursday morning a melancholy accident ~,, curred at Egremont Ferry, on the Cheshire side of the --- Mersey. Peter Humphreys, the eng ine bo y at the stati on ary engine used for drawing up the landing stage , was at work about the, engine, when. he was dragged in amongst the c o wheels ane,. frightfully mutilated. His ri g ht thi gh was torn frOm his body, andhis left am from about the midd le. 'IL right jaw_ was smashed, and the muscular portion of the left thigh very much torn, as was also all the right stile of the body. The poor boy lingered for about an hour, and theuexpired. , ' Mr. aastermau, ALP., Sir' :eni J Duke, M.P., and the City Raniembrancer, had an interview yesterday with Lord tieymour. in two small public sales, barely maintained the previous value, more especially in the lower up-country sorts. The demand , for sugar has been dail y improving, which gavel_ holders the opportunity to maintain ex treme previous rates. Saltpetre has, within the last eight days, been in considerable inquiry for shipments to America, giving prices for the better medium qualities an upward tendency. Rice remains without improvement in demand, and without material alteration in prices. Raw silk has at last been conceded on somewhat reduced terms, which have led to increased business. Coraha have continued in fair request for the better classes of goods, which com manded full previous rates with but a scanty choice. Lin . seed has continued in spirited demand, mainly for American account, and prices show an improvement of fully three to four annas. Mustard-seed remained in but limited inquiry, which has hitherto not been stimulated by the willingness shown to meet somewhat reduced offers. Shellac and lac dye have commanded a fair share of attention at extreme pre vious prices. Jute has been dull, and inferior qualities ob tainable on rather lower terms. In our import market, the demand for cotton 'piece goods has generally slackened, but without any material alteration in prices. The low descriptions of gray shirtings fully maintain their value, but sales of all kinds are on a smaller scale. The demand for white shirtings has also given way, but without alteration in price. White figured shirtings have kept up the slight improvement noticed in cur last report, but they are yet very low in com parison to cost. White cambrics continue dull. There is more inquiry for white twills, but the offers made are too low to admit of holders taking them. Madapollams sell readily. There is less doing in jacconets. The low qualities of lappets are the only ones in demand. Book muslins are again dull. The inquiry for mull mulls is falling off. Mule twist is lower in all numbers except 40's; for these the range of prices is wider than it has been at any former period; inferior 40's are difficult of sale at 4 annas per morah, while the best marks are worth from 4 10 to 4 11. Coloured yarns remain dull. Copper is rather lower. Iron has improved a little. Spelter is sluggish, and the market for lead has slackened. has been In our money market an improving its rate of developing, and the B an k of Bengal has loweredtendency interest 1 per cent. per annum. Exchange has continued in a gradual declining course, the negotiations ruling since last mail for six_ months' sight credit bills at 2s. 1 1 -4 d., with more ta kers than sellers, and we have heard of one transactru4 to 2s Id ; document d bulk of the bills draughts 2s. d. do-'n to 2s i • o I 2s. 1 3 / 4 d. Freights show having been done at 2s. 15/sd• an improvement of 2s. Per ton, with but a moderate 6d.. amount of tonnage available. Tfltfli It IL LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1851. The House of Lords sat for a few minutes last night, but transacted no business of importance. In the House of Commons, Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated, in reply to a question from Mr. CHILDICRS, that he had consulted the law officers of the Crown as to the legality of the meeting of the clergy sum moned by the Bishop of EXETER, and which he called a syno . d, and that they had given it as their opinion that the proposed meeting was no synod at all, and that as it was distinctly stated that no attempt would be made to enact canons, it was not illegal. The House then went into Committee on the Property Tax Bill, and after several amendments had been proposed by Mr. FRxSHFLELD and negatived, Mr. HUME moved that the tax should be continued for one year only, for the purpose of :affording an opportunity for the appointment of a Committee to devise some plan for remedying the inequalities of its assessment. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON supported the amendment with a view of getting rid of direct taxation, and raising the re venue from import duties. Mr. Mow Arr supported the amendment. Mr. BUCK declared the tax had been imposed under false pretences. Mr. MACGREGOR was convinced that the tax might be as sessed more equitably than at present, and should therefore vote in favour of the amendment. The Marquis of GRANBY would support the amendment as a step towards doing away with free trade. Mr. COBDEN would support the Government, as he consi dered that the amendment was supported by the Protec tionists solely for the purpose of getting rid of free trade. Mr. JACOB BELL would vote against the amendment. Mr. S. HERBERT opposed, and Mr. W. MILES supported the amendment. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he had endea voured to form a plan for the modification of the income-tax, but found it was quite impossible to do so in such a way as to render it equitable. It was therefore absurd to confine the operation of the tax to one year, because they could not thereby render it more equitable; while, on the other hand, it would prevent the Government from turning its attention to the reduction of other taxes Mr. DISRAELI would support the amendment because he was of opinion that the mode of assessment cf the tax might be rendered less inequitable than at present. He elicited enor mous cheering by retorting upon Mr. COBDEN with a quota tion from one of that gentleman's speeches, made in 1645, in which he described the income-tax as a "fungus upon the tree of monopoly, and only rendered necessary by the corn laws." Lord JOHN RUSSELL was surprised at the conduct of Mr. HuME, who was playing into the hands of the Protectionists, of whose views there could be no doubt, notwithstanding the studious attempt of Mr. DISRAELI to conceal them. The Noble Lord concluded by arguing the impolicy of exposing so large a revenue as that derived from the income-tax to the chances of an annual vote. Mr. MUNTZ could not see any objection to having the tax voted only from year to year. Mr. GEACH opposed the amendment. Mr. ROZBUCK supported the amendment, and was sur prised at the conduct of Mr. COBDEN, who ought to know that the most effectual manner of enforcing economy was by keeping the supplies short. The fact was, the Government intended to make the tax permanent, and dared not avow it. Mr. liumE shortly replied; After which the Committee divides], when the numbers were— For the amendment .... Against it Majority against the Government -14 The House then resumed, and Lord J. RUSSELL said he would proceed with the Com mittee on Monday next, instead of taking the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill. The sanguine anticipations as to the success of Mr. HUME'S amendment, to which we yesterday gave expression, have been fully realized. The proposition for limiting the duration of the tax to a single year was last night adopted by a majority of 14, not withstanding the defection of the Hon. Gentleman the Member for the West Riding, and others, from whom we should have looked for a very different policy. We cordially congratulate the community in general, and more especially the large and daily increasing body of fiscal reformers, on this auspicious result. A more important de cision has seldom been arrived at in either branch of the Legislature. It will prevent the Minhtry, collectively or individually, from slighting the voice of public opinion, or disregarding all con siderations of equity and expediency. Sir CHARLES WOOD will no longer be enabled to bestride his finan cial hobbies, with a grace so_ easy, an aspect so debonnaire, as he has hitherto exhibited. His suc cessors in o lice—for we cannot for a moment contem plate so grievous a calamity as his continuance, for even another year, at the head of the department which he now mismanages —must study the popular feeling, and adapt their measures to the popu lar will. Nothing, in fact, could do more to consolidate and strengthen the power of the people, or to place more firmly within their rasp the control of the national purse-strings. These are no new opinions put forward in conse quence of the victory just obtained—we have on many occasions, for some time past, repeated these views, and called upon the fiscal and financial reformers to take advantage of the golden opportunity afforded to them by the termination of this impost. An in strument of tremendous power was placed in their hands, which it would have been an act of either madness or treachery to have relinquished without making it fully available for the redress of existing grievances. Those grievances are, unfortunately, so numerous that it is impossible to hope that they can be remedied in a single year. The only course, then, was to retain possession of the for midable weapon until adequate remedies had been ob tained—until our entire fiscal and financial system had undergone a thorough revision. This could only be achieved by renewing the property and income-tax from year to year, and we believe we may claim credit the following , for being the first who recommended an annual vote with respect to the property and income-tax. The Slat of Wednesday, the 23d October, 1850, contained determined f passages in its leading article : "The first, and tempt was made to t in is made to the new property-tax is the perhaps the most important point to be period shilling in the pound, to be granted. * * In 1848 an at crease the charge from sevenpence to a eventually abandoned which was strenuously resisted, and but i the existing tax was renewed in the same form and for a ygmeeadrratrlBsl. The attempt will now term as before, and it was again granted until the ' , to make it permanent, or , five ten years, but that be made to get it for a lon at least to continue it in force j e f v r o m r h jtoriildzot it be renewed .0 have to come must be vigorously resisted. do . with re for a single year? Why should :ot and Stock-in-Trade Exemny before Parliament in each and every session gard ta.the Mutiny • ossible to estimate too highly the impogon Bills? It is map nee o f h course. It would do more to consoli date and strengthen auc a popular power, to enforce a due respect fo r t h e p opu c o . . the that could be adopted." stashes, than any other step And again two days later, on the 25th October, we added : " The great desideratum to be achieved is, a s we have already stated, to limit the duration of the renewed property_ tax, or any substitute that may be granted in lieu thereof, to a single year. It is the control over the national revenue, the holding of the national purse-strings that constitutes the strength. How greatly would that strength be enhanced if one of the principal items of income should be assented to in each and every session, as well as the; application of that in come, It might no t b e prac ti ca bl e to do so in matters of ,nutrect taxation. The Customs and Excise duties should e ,.known beforehand, in or d er th a t merchants and manu fD acturets might be enabled decide the business they to on would be willi ng to undertake. But there is uo such necea. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING MAY 3, 1851. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY —Morning 5 min. after 3 j Evening 21 rein. after 3 To Moaaow —Morning 38 min. after 3 1 Evening 56 rein. after 8 THE WEATHER.-SuN OFFICE, MAY 3. THERMOMETER, LN THE SHADE. 52—highest since noon yesterday. 34—lowest this morning and during the night. 45—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29 .79. WIND W.—cloudy, with occasional showers. DAILY WEATHER TABLE• - -- - . • ---______ 1 State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.-The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLYMOUTH-Wind N.W.,strong breeze - partially cloudy. POOLE-Wind N., gentle b r eeze -partially cloudy. PORTSMOUTH—Wind w., gentle breeze-overcast. BRIGHTON—Wind N., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. Henna:a-Wind N., gentle bre eze- p artiall y cl oudy. Sounissirr ox -Wi n dN.W., strong breeze-partially cloudy. FoLKEsToNE-Wind N.E., gentle breeze - partially cloudy. Turammuz.--Wind N.W., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. BASINGSTOKE -Wind N., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. GREENWICH -Wind N., gentle breeze -partially cloudy. BR -Wind S.E., gentle breeze -partially cloudy. allycloudy. SWINDON-Wind N., gentle breeze -overcast. E—Wind N., gentle breeze -partially s c r l t o i u s d l T y . c Co Axi3 LcHz.sT RIDGI YAmouTH-Wind N.E., strong breeze-cloudless. e - b p re ar ez ti e- ally p loudy. trvu-Wind o W oL in_d j i . u ,f N en . t E le ., b g r e e n ez tl e The returns from the following places • • indicate the state of the wind and weather on Thursdaymorning o'clock :-at nine CORK—Wind W., light breeze-r • am. KINGSTOWN (Dirmi N ) ..., partially cloudy. yrind N.W., gentl e breeze-..- MULLING AR— W ind N.Wgentle PLYMOUTH-Wind N. W ” swarncyx-Wind W *, gentle breeze-partially cloudy. CONWAY— wind iv ~ gentle breeze-partially cloudy. YORK—Wind *, gentle breeze-rai n . W., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. LANCASTIR-Wind W S HA P - Wind N.W ~ calm-partially cloudy. ,„___ ~ calm-partially cloudy. vv tuTEHAvEN-Wind N.E., BEarrocic_ _ W gentle breeze-partially cloudy. ind N. W ..........._____ ~ gentle breeze-principally clear. sitv with respect to a direct tax on p roper t y; t h a t m i g ht vary in each year w i thout the slightest inconvenience, so as ' 1 to collect a sum sufficient for the actual wants of the country, after the application of the funds derived from other sources. The consideration o f th e su bj ec t wou ld afford an admirable opportunity for demanding the redress of any grievance, for exposing any wanton extravagance, or insisting upon due economy and retrenchment. • • • Again we call upon the fiscal and financial reformers through out the length and breadth of the land to exhibit a zeal and activity befitting the occasion, and to make their wishes known to their respective representatives in a manner that cannot be misunderstood." This great desideratum has now been achieved. ; The income-tax is limited to a single year. We owe the remission of the taxes on light and air to its expiring this session. The same cause will pro bably enable us to obtain the abolition of the taxes on knowledge, or at least the infamous advertise ment duties, next year, and gradually to enter upon a more equitable system of collecting the public revenue, so that every British subject may contribute as nearly as possible, in proportion to his means, to the liquidation of the national liabilities and the maintenance of the national establishments ; and that the revenue be collected in the most econo mical manner, by making the greatest possible amount of the sums extracted from the pockets of the people find its way into the Exchequer. Mr. HUME last night showed that no less than 67 per cent, of the taxation of the country was levied on articles subject to Customs and Excise ; and it is not too much to say, that the prices of the various articles are en hanced to the consumers, not merely by the amounts of the duties, but by at least 30 or 40 per cent. on the amount of these du ties, for profit on the amount of the additional cost prices to the various intermediate parties through whose hands they must pass while finding their way from the producers to the consumers. Thirty mil lions, raised by means of Customs or Excise duties, will, therefore, practically cost the country fully forty millions of pounds sterling, independent of the charge for collection, which may be fairly estimated at two or thres millions, so that the saving that would be effected by the substitution of direct for indirect taxation would be at least TWELVE OR THIRTEEN MILLIONS sterling —a sum quite sufficient, under judicious manage ment, for the entire support of our Naval, Military, and Ordnance establishments. We cordially concur in the opinions put forward by the veteran proposer of the amendment, who, by his conduct last night, has added to the deep debt of gratitude due to him by the people of Great Britain. He acknowledged his preference for direct taxation, and did not desire its removal, but he declared that he had never met a man who did not consider that an attempt ought not to be made to equalise the tax, and to remove its present injustice. His resolution not merely went to limiting the tax to a single year, but also for an inquiry by a Select Committee into the mode of assessing and collecting it, and also ascer taining whether the injustice of levying the same rate of charge upon terminable as upon perpetual annul- ties, and upon fluctuating and varying incomes from trades and professions as upon fixed incomes from real property, cannot be greatly modified or alto- gether removed. And ,yet Mr. COBDEN and some of his followers opposed this just and necessary inves tigation, because they did not approve of the reasons put forward by some of those who supported the amendment ! We venture to remind these gentlemen that the success of that proposition will not prevent them from bringing forward their views for removing a por tion of the injustice at present, by materially re ducing the rates payable under Schedule D. The motion of the Honourable Gentleman the Member for Glasgow will give them the opportunity of amend ing it, even during the present year. We cannot conclude without noticing a valuable suggestion offered by Alderman THOMPSON with re- spect to the annuities terminating in 1854, 1859, 1660, and 1867, which are well worthy of attentive consideration. We must also express our approbation of what was so clearly put forward by Mr. DISRAELI, who showed his sympathy for professional men, and anxiety to remedy the injustice to which they have so long been subjected. A sweeping but graduated reduction in the num ber of flag-officers has at length been happily re solved upon by the authorities of the Admiralty. It will be remembered by our readers how frequently we have insisted upon the necessity of this very wholesome innovation. Whether regarded with a view to economising the resources of the country, or with reference to enhancing the efficiency of the naval service, the change here indicated must be ac knowledged one of extraordinary importance. For, according to the system hitherto allowed to flourish, the maritime profession has found its energies per petually deteriorated by a course of proceeding which has simultaneously proved one of most indefensible extravagance. Whereas formerly the list of admirals was less than a moiety of its existing dimensions, and the expense of its maintenance con sequently proportionately smaller, the navy has been by that very prodigality of promotion and pay ment marred both in vigour and popularity. Again and again we have argued against a persistance in this mistaken arrangement. Again and again we have been grievously disappointed in our hopes of improve ment again and again we have reverted to the mat ter in question for the purpose of proclaiming a comprehensive change as requisite for the safety of the island and for the character of its most necessary defenders. Fortunately the day-dream of reform, though long deferred, is at, length giving tokens of its ulterior realization. A document has recently been issued from head quarters sketching out a plan of retirement not only for flag-officers, but for captains, commanders, and lieutenants in like manner—so contrived as to pro mise a remarkable diminution without interfering in juriously with the personal interests of those engaged in the profession. According to the project marked out by the Ad miralty it is proposed to reduce the number of officers at present on the Navy List in a manner cal culated to afford them opportunities for a really remunerative retirement. Hitherto for some years the admirals (exclusive of admirals of the fleet) have been fixed at 150, and captains at 500, while com manders on the active list have amounted to 828, and lieutenants to 2,147. By adopting the suggestions now thrown out by the authorities the Government will be enabled almost immediately to diminish the number of admirals by 51, of captains by 150, of commanders by 378, and of lieutenants by 947. In order to effect this it will be necessary, of course, to arrange that the existing list shall be dimi nished without detriment individually to such a s are actually enumerated upon it at this moment, and without, at the same time, placing any unjust or in surmountable impediment in the way of those now in expectancy. Briefly, then, the admirals may be thus reduced to 99 in number, instead of absurdly remaining at 150, as hitherto--by removing to per manent half-pay those now on the active list, who, under the order in Council of June 30, 1827, have not in additi o n t o that, ser vedthe retired service-pen orea that ti flag ; and, service-pen sions of 150/. each, per annu m , t o b e granted by the for on to flag - officers on the active list who are either above seventy years of age, or are incapa citated from further service by decrepitude. Such pensions it is intended, however, are n o t t o b e h e l d, in any instance, in addition to the good service pen sions, and it is proposed that all such officers shall be placed on the retired list, and others advanced from the active list on all death vacancies. Some -what different, and in a manner also somewhat more complicated, are the arrangements sketched, in ac, cordance with which the number of captains on the active list shall ultimately be reduced to 350 in the aggregate. For the purpose of bringing about this extraordinary reduction, it is proposed that as vacancies occur in the active list of flag-offi- cers, the captain first in seniority, who has served for his flag, shall be promoted, reserving, of course, her MA w h o h ave r i sen t o th e i r fl ag , an d w h o h ave not JESTY ' B royal privilege of selection, while such cap tainsserved, are placed on permanent half-pay, rising in rank as at present, but with the half-pay of rear-admirals. Added to which, the retirement of 1846 must be kept open to the number of 200, until the list of captains be reduced to the sum total already indicated—the re tired list then to be diminished by only retiring one in two vacancies until it be reduced to 100, as well as by permittin g captains above 55 years of age, and who have been on th e captains' list for ten years at least, to be eligible for retirement. To accomplish the reform held in view, namely, that of reducing the captains to the desired maximum of 350, the rule of promotion as now in force, of one in three, will, moreover, be scrupulously observed. The diminution of the number of commanders to 450, and lieutenants to 1,200, must be obviously effected by a somewhat similar arrangement. It has, therefore, been suggested by the Admiralty, that such shall be done in the furmer instance " by the selec tion of 50, as before proposed ; by increasing to 100 the list of commanders promoted to the rank of re tired captains, under the order in Council, 1840, and keeping such retirement open until the number of commanders shall be diminished by the superfluous 378 ; by observing the promotion of one in three, as at present practised ; by placing on permanent half-pay all commanders who have not served afloat, or in packet or revenue service, within twenty years, or who are physically incapa citated from active service; and by continuing pe riodically to remove such officers from the active list to permanent half-pay. With reference to the final scheme of reduction, it is likewise intended that fifty lieutenants shall, as suggested, be promoted by selec tion ; that all who have not served afloat within twenty years, and all such as are physically unable to serve, shall be placed on permanent half-pay ; and that, as in the former instances, the old rule of promotion of one in three shall be persisted in until such time as the anticipated reform shall be perfected. We have been thus particular in our ex planation of the admirable document, from our long cherished conviction that a comprehensive change of this kind was essential to the interests at once of the naval profession itself, and also in a particular manner to those of the United Kingdom. In announcing the advance thus made by the authorities we cannot re main indifferent to the propitious prospects held out to the nation in this and so many other directions in regard to the chances of financial improvement. Neither can we refrain from exulting in the tardy concession of a boon for which we ourselves in the columns of this journal have so long, so earnestly, and so pertinaciously clamoured. It cannot, we pre sume, be altogether forgetter among our other ardent exertions as political reformers. It is with profound emotions of pleasure that we would now briefly direct attention to an incident which occurred yesterday in the Court of Common Council, an incident which confers the utmost honour upon our ancient corporation. The notice of motion inscribed upon the paper of business, to the effect " that this Court do present a respectful address to Lord Viscount PAL➢IERSTON, her MAJESTY'S Prin cipal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, intreating that he will be pleased, promptly and energetically, to use his influence with the Government of the Sublime Porte to procure the kn. mediate liberation of the illustrious KOSSUTH and his companion captives confined in the fortress of Kutayah," was postponed in consequence of a report that the distinguished personage referred to had not only been already liberated, but that he might be imme diately expected, if he had not actually arrived before this, in our metropolis. And.the LORD MAYOR there upon, with a graceful hospitality, remarked that he might himself have the honour of entertaining the glorious leader of the Hungarians, among other illustrious foreigners. Whenever the Great KOSSUTH does hap pily reach the shores of England, the citizens of London, we doubt not, will accord a becoming wel come to the noble Magyar, who has acquired in Europe the glory obtained in America by WASH.. IEGTON. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Patric publishes the following leiter from M. DE PERSIGNY : "Paris, May 1. "I declare that the visit which I had the honour to make to General Changarnier was only caused by communications which I had reason to believe emanated from the General himself. add,that, far from having received any mission from the President of the Republic, I did not tell him of this proceeding. Finally, I maintain that the version of our conversation which has appeared in the Ordre, Independance Beige, and other journals, is completely false." The Assembly was occupied yesterday with the dis cussion of the Western Railway Bill, of which it passed 50 clauses. The Government has formally withdrawn the Bill for Et grant of money to Marshal JEROME BONAPARTE. The Bourse was unusually animated, and a vast amount of business was transacted. The Five per Cents. opened at 80f. 50c., and closed at 90f. 75c.; the Three per Cents. closed at 56f. 10c, ; Orleans Railroad Shares, 820 f.; Rouen, 610 f. ; Havre, 250 E ; Great Northern, 476 f. 25c. ; Avignon, 2101. ; Vierzon, 435 f. ; Basle, 140 f. ; Bordeaux, 405 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 367 f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes, z7sf. A con siderable rise took place in Versailles Railroad Shares. The Right Bank closed at 2271. 50c., and the Left Bank at 218 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 2. Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 17—Namur and Liege, B—Northern of France, 1476—Paris and Rouen, 244 —Rouen and Havre, 9F A —Sambre and Meuse, 4. THE SHARE MARKETS BRITISH RAILWAYS. RallwayL Paid. Aberdeen.. •• •• Ambergate, Nottingham', Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Birmlng., Woiverhamp., and Stour Valley •• Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June late 331. 6e. Bd.. , ~ Mondial Prices. Do. Chest. & 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 201. • . Bristol and Exeter.. • • Caledonian • • • • •• I Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lond. and Portans. Dublin and Belfast Jtuict. 15U ts 15% 4% - 5% 10% -11 17% 100 SO -82 154 Ib3 233 i 2436 • • .. 20 —lB die, 10 -I1 4% -5% 3 -3% 7% - 8 6% -7% 536 -5% 17% - 17% 6% - 6 315); - 36% 8 -8, %- % 18% - 19. 6ii - 6% 12% - 12% 42 —43 88% 89% 14% lb 81 83 10 —H p. 1 13 4 47% 100 64N —6b 94, 8 d. 63{ dis, —bbay d. 18 —l9 84 —s% % —34 p 98 -99 130% —130% 6% —5% IL b-6 p. 3 3%p. 90 —Si too 41g sg 4 dis. 4% 3)4 dis. 3% -2% 4. 3634 - 3634 4 2 0 100 3 —2% db.' 64% 65% 12% —l2 dlr. 36 —33 100 47% 9% —9% 3 —2% dis. 4% 4Ni as. 26 —2l 13 —l2 Mt 2% —2% dim 10 —lok 6 —6% dia. 10% —lO dls. % — 1% A 17►4 1$ 16% 17% 94 104 15% die. 4% 4 die. 34 —2% die. 2 —1% dig. all all all 1 634 Is —l9 9 —9% la% 14% LT -19 283( - 28% 31% -31% 16 2-8 all V 34 17)4 13 all 13{, % dbl. 43i— 4% 9% 10 i% = 'gm dia. 16 —lb cU4, 5 4 d. 4% —4% 17 —lB% Business done to-day. Ma 15 ;( 7% % I!!!4 7i 42 89 88% 14% 64 64 95' 130 129% 22% di+• Bi g6C4 U % 6i 22% % .11% If% 4 13% 28 % Sk 8 A,4 4 dia. 21N -22% 21% X 3% 3 dis. 1% I% dis. 27 27% rzzED 'TALL MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. • c/TY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of C o tt on at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 4,000 bales, of which 500 were taken for export and on speculation. The market is flat without alteration in prices. —Railway Shares were dull at rather lower prices. The position of the Bank of England varied but little last week, either as respects liabilities or assets. The bullion was but slightly reduced in amount, and the circulation stood almost as before. The amount to the credit 'of the Govern ment shows an increase. and a ill steadily progress during the rest of the quarter. In the discounts and loans there ap pears to have been a reduction. Compared with the previous week, the following are the changes that, have occurred : Notes Issued ... £26,662,475 Decrease ... ... 71,185 ... 3,103,904 •• 3,501 ... 4,308,927 •.. 206,469 • 9,812,983 ... 443,590 ... 1,081,984 ..• 23,032 ▪ 13,929,905 6,893 ... ▪ 11,509,951 126,699 Notes ... 6;793,570 Decrease ... ... 93,610 Bullion . ... 13,269,847 Decrease ... 52,551 Active Circulation ... 19,858,905 Increase •.2,425 There was a slight decline yesterday afternoon in the rates at which bills of exchange were taken upon Amster dam, Antwerp, and Hamburgh, and Frankfort and Paris were barely maintained. Trieste was h igher. The exports of bullion from London during the week to Thursday last were :—Gold coin, 50,0001. to the Cape of Good Hope, and 3,997 ounces to Holland and Belgium. Silver coin, 537,091 ounces to Hamburgh, Boulogne, Bel gium, and Holland. The advices by the overland express are tolerably favour able, but business at Calcutta was not over brisk. The Funds are steady. Consols 90 3 4 N o New Three and-a- Quarter per Cents. 97 1 / 2 %. Bank Stock 210 to 3 A. Foreign Securities are rather weaker. Mexican, 35 %. Sapnish Five per Cents. 19%. Shares are rather firmer than when they opened this morning. Rest Increase Public Deposits _ Increase Other Deposits :;. Decrease... ... Seven Day and other Bills Increk.se Government Securities... Decrease ..: Other Securities Decrease .. QVAUTEIt 'Fa THlet , Consols ••• ••• Ditto Account, May 13 ... BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Rank Stock 210 210 3 4 8 per Cent. Reduced 96 95% g per Cent. Consols Anns New 314 per Cent. Anus. 97 % 1,4 India Stock 259 260 1 4 Do. Bonds. 10001 53 p South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities 9 5 14 (hassle for Account 9 C% Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. March. June. 1,0904 .. 5O .3 p •toi Small 5O 53 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK, Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent.... Ditto, 5 per Cent lO 2 l /2 Grenada, 1% per Cent. Bi•mican 50ne5,1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto for the Account Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent B6l Ditto 4 ner Cent. Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4% per Cent. 99 .. ....... __ Spanisla Bonds, 5 per Cent... ........ — %3 / 4 Ditto Account Ditto, Coupons Ditto Passive Bonds 5% Dividends on the above payable in London. COURSE W Amsterdam ...... •• .. 11 16 Ditto, three months.. 11 17 itotterdarn •• .• 11 173 i Antwerp •• .• .• 25 25 Brussels •. • • ..... 25 25 Hamburgh .... • • M.B . 13 7% Paris, 3 days'sight 25 5 Ditto. 3 months .... 25 25 Marseilles ............ 25 27% 80urdeaux...•..... . frankfort on Maine.... 119 Vienna, effec. flo • • •... 13 25 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 13 25 Petersbnrgh, Sit. Rble.. 37% Madrid •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 50% Cadiz .. •... •• •• •• •• •• 50% Barcelona ............ - 5evi11e................ EXCHANGE. 80 52 25 50 Gibraltar• • •• •• •• •• •• •• Leghorn ........ •• Oenoa •• •• •• •• •• •• .. Milan .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Venice........... Naples .• •••••••• •• •• Palermo, peroz •• Messina •• •• •• •• •• •• Lt5b0n............... • Oporto•• •• •• .• •• •• •• •• Rio Janeiro ........ •• Buenos Ayres •. •• ...• New York,6odays'sight Philadelphia .... • • .... PRICES OF BULLION, PER OS Foreign Geld tubers .. X 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars .. 0 4 11% Silverin bars 0 0 0 LLQYD'S SHIPPING.---(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 3.—Wind at noon S.W. Light breeze and cloudy. Coria of Sunderland, Juddah to Calcutta, was wrecked at the Laceadine, March 2 ; crew landed at Calicut. PENZANCE, MAY 1. Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Thetis, Charles town. OFF SCILLY.—Duke of Richmond, Sydney, New South Wales ; Elizabeth, Hobart Town. WATERFORD, MAY Wind :N.N.W.—SkI. Eliza, New York. QUEENSTOWN, MAY I.—Wind N. E.—Arrd. Mona, Mauri tius ; Magdalina, Valparaiso. SuGo.—Arrd. Ellison, Quebec. BELFAST, MAY I.—Wind N.W.— Sld. Elizabeth, St. John's, New Brunswick. .., GRANGEHOUTIL—SId. Rica,Adelaide, South Australia, and Port Phillip. STOCKTON, MAY 2.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Commodore, Quebec. CALCUTTA, MARCH 24.—The Buckinghamshire, Calcutta to London, which was burnt on the Hoogbly, 3d inst., has sunk in deep water and a total loss. LIVERPOOL, MAY 2. —Wind N. to N.N.W.—The Felton Park, from Constantinople, has arrived leaky, having been on shore on Little Burbo coming in. SUNDERLAND, MAY 2.—The Fenwick, of this port for Havre, has put back leaky. OFF FALMOUTlL—Posthumous, Port Philip; Mathilde, Bourbon, and sailed for Nantes. PILL, MAY 2.—Wind E.N.E.— Sld. Queen of the Ocean, New York; Loe, ditto.; Romulus, Quebec. SHIRLDS, MAY 2.—Wind N.E. Std. Kero, Aden ; Alexani, Jamaico ; Pomona, Quebec; Amphitrite, Adra and Quebec. COCHIN, MARCH 21.—The St. Clare, Liverpool to Bombay, was burnt to the water's edge, and sank 10th Febuary, l a t . 7 N., long. 75 E., crew (except 5 who subsequently died of the Maldivi fever) saved. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. Large supplies of Vegetables were on sale day, yet the demand for them ruled steady, at our quotations. Most kinds of Fruit were lower. FRUIT.—Pine Apples, 6s Od to lOs Od per lb. ; Hot house Grapes, 6s Od to 12s Od per lb; Strawberries, 6d to Is per oz ; Pears, 2s Od to 5s per dozen ; Apples, dessert, Od to Os per dozen ; cooking ditto, 55 to lOs per bushel ; Oranges, 6s to 14s ; Seville ditto, 7s to 14s ; Lemons, 6s to 12s per 100; Almonds, Os per peck; ditto sweet, Os to Os per lb ; Chestnuts, 2s to 5s per peck ; Brazil Nuts, 12s to 14s; Barcelona, 20s to 22s per bushel; Cob Nuts, 7Us to 758 per 100Ibs. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, is Od to is 6d per dozen ; Greens, 4s Od to 6s Od per dozen bunches; Brocoli, is to 12s per dozen bundles ; Potatoes, 80s to 105 s per ton ; ditto, 4s to 7. Od per cwt; ditto, is 6d to 3s Od per bushel; Turnips, is to 2s ; Car • ots, Os to Os per dozen bunches ; Cucumbers, Is to 3s each ; Leeks, idto 2d per bunch ; Celery, 6d to is 6d ; Rhu barb 4d to Os 9d; Horeeradish, is to 4s per bundle; Spinach, Is to Is 6d per half sieve; Onions, 2s to 2s 6d; Artichokes, is to is 6d per half sieve; Endive, is to is 6d per score; Red Beet, 6d to 14 per dozen; Mushrooms, 9d to is 3d per pottle ; Corn Salad, is to is 6d pPr half sieve; Radishes, 6d to is per dozen hands; Cabbage Lettuces, 6d to 9d per score; Parsnips, 4d to 9d per dozen; French Beans, Od to Os Od per 100; Seakail, 9d to 2s per punnet; Asparagus, 4s to 10s. NEWGATE AND IMADENHAIM. Turkey, 4s Od to 8s Od ; Geese, 4s od to 7s Od ; Ducks, I s 9d to 2s 6d; Tame Rabbits, is Od to is 6d; Wild ditto, 8d to is; Pigeons, 6d to 8d; Roasting Pigs, 4s 6d to 7s Od each; Surrey Fowls, 6s Od to 9s; ditto Chickens, 4s Od to 6s Od Barn-door Fowls, 3s 6d to 5s per couple; English Eggs, 8s Od ; French ditto, 6s Od to 7s Od ; and Irish ditto, 5s 9d to 6s 6d per 100; Fresh Butter, Os to Os Od per lb; Partridges, to Os Od ; Hares, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; Leverets, 2s 6d to 3s d ; Woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s Od; Grouse, Os Od to 03 Od; Ptar migan, Os Od to Os Od; Snipes, 6d to ls; Teal, 6d to is Od; Wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s 6d; Widgeons, Is Od to is 6d; and Plovers, 6d to is Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6:1; Mutton, 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; Lamb, Es 2d to 5s 10d; Veal, Be Od to 4s 2d; and Pork, 38 4d to 4s per 81bs. WECITECHAPEZ. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton, vs 6d to 3s 10d; Lamb, 4s 10d tots 10d ; Veal, 3s 2d to 4s Od ; and Perk, 2s 10d to 3s 10d per gibs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 12s Od ; Brill, is Od to 3s 6d ; Haddocks, Os 6d to is Od each; Cod Fish, Is 6d to 4s Od; Lobsters, 6a to 2s 3d; and Crabs, 4d to 2d each; Soles, Os 6d to 2s Od per pair; Flounders, 6d to 2s Od each; Dried Haddocks, 6s Od to 8s Od ; Smelts, is Od to 2s Od per dozen ; Whitings, 2s Od to 7s 6d per 15; Eels, Os 6d to Os 10d; Salmon, Is 3d to 2s Od per lb; Herrings, Is 6d to 4s Od per 100; Common Oysters, 63 Od to 12 s Od p er tushel; Salt Fish, 7d to is 2d per score; and Mackerel, 25s Od to 30s Od per 100. BREAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 6 1 4 d to 7d; of Household ditto, 4V,d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDE DIA.EiLET. Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2d to Od; ditto, 641 b to 721 b 2d to Old ; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 2d to 20 ; ditto, 801 b to 881 b, 20 to lid ; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, lid to 3d ; ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, Sid to 34d ; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b, 4d to Od. Calf Skins light, Is 6d to 3s Od each ; ditto , fu ll, 5 6 d to Os Od ; H orn ' Hides, 5s 6d to 6s; Polled Sheep, Os Od to Os Od; K ents, 6s Od to 6s 9d ; Halt-breeds, 5s 9d to 7s Od ; Downs, 4s 6d to 5s 9d; Lambs, Is 10d to 2s 10d; Shearlings, 9d to 10d. HAT MARKETS. lIFIELD.—M7ZOW Hay, 310 s To . 41 8s Od ; Clover ditto, 31 .55 to 41 lOs; and Straw, 1/ Os to 11 8s per load. Su ply good, and trade rather dull. uilluzitLA r t o.— Meadow Hay, 31 Os to 4l lOs ; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 41 10s; and Straw, 1/ is to 1/ 9s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL. — Meadow Hay, 3/ Os to 4/ lOs; Clover ditto, 31 Os to 41 lOs; and Straw, 11 2s to 118 s per load. Trade steady, at late rates. • OCi L " ' l4. oisr* , _ • eLr. - qllll 0 11' • , -I ) ROIT • • - • " SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 27th ult. have been received. The anger of the QUEEN and of the Government against NARVAEZ is becoming every day more manifest. Orders have been given to the officials throughout the provinces to support Progresis a candidates in preference to candidates (4 the Narvaez-S.rtorius party. The Hera lda, the organ of NARVAEZ and SARTORIUS, was agai❑ seized on the 27th. The Balsa was closed. GERMANY. The King of GREECE has arrived at Vienna to settle with Austria the question of the succession to the Greek throne. King Ors° is, it is said, to be succeeded by his brother, who is to marry an Austrian Archduchess. An election foe a Deputy for the First Chamber of Prussia was fixed for the 24th ult. at Posen, but not a single elector presented himself. A letter from Berlin, in the Cologne Gazette, says:— "The First Chamber having rejected the Bill relating to the responsibility of Ministers, which had been adopted by the Second, the Members of the Left have given notice of in terpellatiens to the Government to learn what it intends doing in order to ensure t h e execut i on of Art. 6 I of the Consti ution. Iris certain that M. Birmark Schoonhausen is attached to the embassy of Ge nera l Rochow at F ran kf ort. T he King has fixed May 31 for the inauguration of the statue of Frederick the Great, and has named M. de Manteuffel head of the commission which is to make all the necessary preparations for the ceremony." The National Gazette of Berlin of the 29th ult. con tains a letter from Vienna, which says— . " The arrival of an extraordinary ambassador from Den mark is expected here. He is to have the mission of smoothing down, by an arrangement in the Danish sense, the difficulties still existing with respect to the Duchies, but it is said th at Prince de Sc h war t zen b erg d es i res to abandon here, and is t o the solution of th e ma t ter to the Diet of F ran kf ort. The A mbassador of Sain, the de Benal va , h as arrived present his credentials in a few days." Cabinet CABINET COUNCIL.—(Tnis DAY).—A F Council was held at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, this afternoon, at one o'clock. The Ministers present were— Lord John Russel', the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Car lisle, Earl Grey, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Minto, Lord Broughton de Gyfford, Sir George Grey, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis T. Baring, the Right Hon. IL Labouchere, and the Right Hon. Fox Maule. The Ministers were in deliberation when we went to press. THE CRYSTAL PALACE. —An exquisitely-colour e d sketch of this fairy-like edifice has been just produced by Mr. G. Baxter, and in its delicate tints conveys perhaps the best idea as yet afforded by the engraver of the effect of the struc ture of the Exhibition. A motley concourse of visitors is portrayed around the structure with due regard to the va riety of costume and to an artistic grouping of the multi tude. Other examples of Mr. Baxter's skill as a draughts man, painted in the same charming style, are, we under stand, in a forward state ; and if in any way comparable to the present specimen, we doubt not will be cordially We l comed and duly appreciated. It may be observed that allot' these very elegant and effective productions are printed in oil co lours according to the ingenious contrivance of the patentee. THE HON. MRS. NORTON'S NEW NOVEL. —w e are requested to state that " Stuart of Dunleath," a Story of Modern Times, by the Hon. Mrs. Norton, in 3 vols., is pub lished this day by Messrs. Colburn and Co., and may now be had at all the Libraries. Also, just published, "Caleb Field," a Tale by the author of " Margaret Maitland," " blerkland," &c., I vol. The following are just ready :—" Ralph Ruther f rd," a Nautical Romance, by the author of " The Petrel," 3 vols., and " Arthur Conway ; or Scenes in the Tropics," by Captain Milmaa, 3 vols. We understand that the Bishop of London was prevented by indisposition from assisting the Archbishop of Canterbury at the opening of the Great Exhibition on Thursday. - - SIR JOHN SOANt'S MUSEUM.—We are glad to be able to state that, with a view to the accommodation of foreigners, and persons from the provinces, visiting London during the Industrial Exhibition, the trustees have resolved to keep this museum open four days in the week during the months of May, June, July, August, and September; namely, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Foreigners will be admitted when the Museum is open, on producing a card to be issued at the several embassies.—Builder. APOTHECARIES' HALL. - The following are the names of gentlemen who passed their examination in th e science and pr ac ti ce o f me di c i ne , and received certificates to practice, on Thursday, May 1 :—Henry John Wilkin ; Yin cent Litchfield, T w i c k en h am ; Thomas Wilson Caird, Exe ter; Thomas Lowe, Edgbaston ; George Bull, Lewis; Peter Ambrose Cotterell, Birmingham; Robert Leach, Martocb• Philip Vincent, ( amborne, Cornwall ; Henry Spry, Lever! ton, Truro, Cornwall; John Ansell Brown, London; William Garrard, Clifton. Colonel Tynte is prevented at present from attend ing the House of Commons, in consequence of a severe at. acli of influenza. Dublin and Kingstown Dundalk and haniskillan l Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction .. Do., New .. East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) •• .. Do. (181. E. & H.) .. Eastern Counties .. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares .. Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire .. • • Do. New quarters Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South-West, Do. do. G. D. & C stock Great Northern • • • • Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Great Southern and Western, Ireland • • Great Western .. • • Do. Now, 171. .. • . Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • • • • • Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. • • . Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk .. .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. London and Blackwall Do., Tilbury Eat. Scrip, London, Brighton, and' South Coast .. •• London and N.-Western, Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths Do. 101. sh., M. &IS (c) London and S.-Western . Do. new 501. .. Do. new 401. .. .• Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • • Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union .. Midland • • • • • • • • Do. 601. shares De. firming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle.. De. quarter shares .. ewmarket • • .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Ilereford .• • . Newry and Enniskillen • . Newry, Warrenpoint, Rostrevor • • .. • • Norfolk • • • • • • •• I Do. New 201. shares.. Northern Counties Union North British.. • • • • North Staffordshire . North-Western .. • - North & Sth.-West.Junc. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland .. Do. new .. Shrews. & Birm., Class A Do. Class 11.. .. shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New .• Shrewsbury and Chester, (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves •• Do. Oswestu . 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 .. .. • • • • and Geole,l South Divisioa Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea & Losghor, &c. raw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Deck anil Railway Vale of N eath .. • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Du West Cornwall .. West London .. Whitenaven and Farness York, Newcastle, & Ber wick .. Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland LINES LEAS: AYLESBURY ELECTION PETITION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—As the House of Commons does not sit this evening, I am not afforded the oppor unity of having the petition presented, which I have entrusted to an Honourable Member, giving a full explanation of the circumstances attending the presentation of the petition against the return of Mr. Bethel), Q.C., and stating the authority which was given from the petitioner Bradford to affix his name to the petition. Illy petition also prays, that I may be permitted at the meeting of the House, on Monday, to attend at the bar and give my statement upon oath. As the allegations in the petition presented by Mr. Roundell Palmer must until that time remain unexplained and uncon tradicted, you will, I am sure, in justice to the character of a professional man, insert this letter. I am: Sir, your most obedient servant, 8, Buckingham- street, May 3. JOHN STRUTT. We understand that the subscription for the tes timonial to the family of the late Mr. Rushton already ex ceeds 8,0001. —Liverpool ,Mercury. AT Railways. Leasing Paid. Nominal Prices. Bisine " Companies.• done to-day. Barks:and Hants Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 54 - 1 p. hir. and Oxford Junc.,callsduly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do •• • • all 2834 29% Do., withou a guarantee .. Do .. • • all 27 —2B `Vol., & Dud ~calls duly paid, or witk a guarantee •• Do .. 15 834 934 p Do., without guarantee •• Do • • • • 15 7 3 p Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 1734 —lB Clydesdale June Caledonian all 41 —43 E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. .. G. Northern all 3234 —33 Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 par 1 p Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 1013 102% Do. 34 Shares Do .. • • all 50% 51% Do. 34 Shares Do •• all 22% 2936 Leeds and Brad. Midland .. all 98% 9934 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern . all 11 % 11% Do., Pref. .. Do .. • • all 23% 2434 • Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. • Norfolk • . all 15 —l6 Do., 6 per cent Do .. •• all —•. Middleabro' and Redcar, 6p. et Stockt.& Dar all .. N. & East, 5 per Cent. •• E. Counties . all 54 —56 Do. New .. Do .. • • 43 4 6 p 48 Preston and/ L. &N.W. - 1 Wyre • • •• S & La.& Y.l all 42 —44 Do. 34 Shares ADo .. • • 10% 734 —634 p. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern .. all 21 21% Roy. & Ilitchin G. Northern 6% 77i 834 o. Shep. Ex— Do .. •• 3% I% I%p. Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lanc. &York 18 11 6 .. South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 954 3 • Cs. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. Stock.& Dar. all 24 24% Do. do. .. Do Do. do. •• Do .. •• all .. Wilts, Som., & Weym ouch ,Gt. Western all 45 4554 azr: SiI4LRES. ag •n. Railways. Paid. Nominal Prices. Business doze he to-day. -- as .k Aberdeen • • • . .. all 4 . 4—% WA db. ~6 Caledonian 101. • • • • 10 6% —6% fie Caledonian And Holyhead .. all 16% 16% 16% OS Band. Per. & Aber. June, all % % WI. East Anglian (31. 10s.) a. 6 per cent. .. .. .• all 234 —2% Eastern Counties Eaten., 5 per cent. No. 1 • • all 4 '36 P p m 3- Do. No. 2 • • • • • • all 54 dis —% p of Do. New 6p. ceat. Stock 10 11% 11 35 ;e, Eastern - Union, Scrip at guaran. 6 per cent. .. all 1656 —l7 ,„ Do. 101. Deben. Shares . all -•—.. East Lancashire, 6 per li le , cent. qu shares .. all .• —.. :la E. &W. Y June. sths all .. —.. r Edln. Per. & un . 51. p. ct. all % dia. par Glasgow & 5.-W. Consul 100 .. .... _ Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. all 1355 13% 1334 , Great South. & Western ` (Iceland) eighths .. .. 2 36 % Ip. 18 Lancashire and York - shire, F. 201... .. • . 6 135 1 34 dis, Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. 100 131% —133% ), Leeds and Think, 6 per 1 . 8 cent., No. 1.. .. .. 11 .. —.. p Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 154 2 p is London, Brighton, and it South Coast guar. 5 per n et., late Creyd.cAltards I.'loo .. —.. Do. pref., 5 p et. Stock, 1851, from 501. share. E 100 114 120 d Do. new guar., 6 per ct. leo 136 —139 • London &S.-W., new .. 5 2% —2% p. ;t Londonderry and Ennis killen, half shares .. 10 .. —.. a : Manch., Sheffield, and ' Line., quar. shrs., No. 1 all 13 1 4 13% - Do. new, 101. .. •• all 12 12% • Do., 6/. • • • • .. .. 3 % '4 P 3 % - Midland Con. 6p. c. stock 100 13235 133% . Do. Consel. Bristol & , Binning., 6 per cent... 100 .. —.. I Do. Bristol & Glouces. 48 .. . Norfolk Extension .• all 17 —lB 3 Do. guar. 535 per cent. all 4% —4% • Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 .. —.• North British .. „ 5 5 53( Oxf.Wor. &IN 01.15/.6 p.c 2 1 13{ p Shrewsbury and Birm. P New Guaranteed .. all 11 1136 Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. , W. Min.) 8 per cent. all 15 1536 South Devon • • .. _ a n 13 —l5 South-Eastern, 434 p. ct. 10 .. —.. Waterford & Kllkenny,sl. 1 .. —• • West London, 1a t Cl. ( 1 01.) all .. —• • Do. 2d Class de. (par) all .. —.. York, Newc., and B erw . , Gt. N. of E. Pur. .. all 163 f 16% 4% —4% York and North Midland H. aad S. Parch. .. 10 1% % 611 S• , FOREIGN. Boulogne and Amiens .. all 936 —9% 9% Central QC* Franca (Or leans and Vicrzon) .. all 16% 1756 17% Demerara Dutch Rhenish .. .. 8 • 5 —4% dia. East Indian .. .. .. 14 156 —l% p. Do. do. do. .. 20 Great Indlim Peninsula.. all 34 —IC P. Ditto ditto •• .. 2% %—% P• Louvain ala Samlore .. 7% . —• • Luxembourg .• •• •• 8 1% —l% Ditto .. .. .• .. 10 356 3 / 4 Madrid and Valentia .. • Maria Antonia .. .. 25 7 8 Ditto, New .. •• 7% 2 3 Namur and Liege .. • • all Northern of Franco •• 16 15 Orleans and Bordeaux .. 8 4% 4 di& • I 33 —35 33% Paris and Orleans • • • • - 1 7 4 Z -- 114 !4 % all 24 —25 ] Paris and Rouen • • • • 1 6 5% —5% di e, 10% Paris and Strasbourg .. a n % Rouen and Havre .. ..9 1056 10 Sambre and Meuse • • 20 3% —4% Tours and Nantes • • • • 15 iii% —B% dis. Touirnay, Jurbise, Lan don, and Haaselt • • all .. .... ~ Went Lrlaaders ii: .!..!. 1 1 34 ' 01—.8% . t 11 f! 1 1 0 ICO 8 6 8 CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the LORD CHANCELLOR.) MARICER C. MARKER. This was an appli ca ti on for the re-hearing poi an injunction whi c h h a d b ee n refused by Lord Cran! 1114 to restrain the defend an t f ro m cutting down a nd cetain trees. 110 Mr. Rolt appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. 13ethe addressing the Court against the motion when our left. of an order VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS H AY') (Before Vice-Chancellor KICIGHT Bnucg ) oel His Honour was occupied this morning with short ca and claims. (Before Lord CRANWORTII.) nu mber His Lordship, this morning, after disposing. of — 6 , of unopposed petitions, proceeded with the motion paP (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir G. TtriticErt.) cool No business of importance was brought before the this morning. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS n AY.) (Sittings in Banco.) 111 t e ' The Court was o ccu pied the whole morni n g cases in the Crown paper. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DA Y ' ) (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice Ent,g) CRIMINAL INFORMATION—QUEEN v SCOrr% to the ' _ Mr. Sergeant SHEE said he was instructed to sPe rl tios Court for a rule to show cause why a criminal inter er a nd should not be filed against Mr. David Scott, the pri n `,. n alr publisher of the Morning Advertiser, for certain libel:10s lished in that paper on the 12th and 20th of March le s g a ted made the application on behalf of Clarissa Noel , establish' herself to be the s u p er i or o f a re li g i ou s institute or .Isset edfor' melt, called th e convent o f N otre D a me, B la dies Clapham ; this bei ng an esta bli s h m ent consisting:f in t he within the meaning of an Act of Parliament Pass e re 1 1r . 10th year of the reign of his late MajostY C and commonly clled the Roman Catholic Relief 13 , .. big Mr. Justice E RLE stoppe d t h e L ear ned Sergese"wo sit' tatement to remind him that the Learned Judge 4 0 0 tin g there for his brothe r Coleridge. Now , as this should likely to take up t o me ti me h e could suggest tho S f i nGssri be postponed, as his p resence was requ ired in t he 'h u es/ P l°. He had simply tak en hi s seat i n t h e B a il Court to ma tions of course and swear in attorneys. ..k e tiP Mr. Sergeant SHEE said the ca e would Li' he AO ald little time, and with his Lordshi s ' permission postpone it till Mr. Justice Coleridge arrive • ed s d Mr. Justice ERLE intimated that his Lest° would not be in court to-da • at all. Mr. Sergeant S HEE said in that case he wo ad cle'rf the motion till Monday. • EXCHEQUER cliAMB°. cbe (THIS . Crown cases reserved Wore DAY the Lo ) rd Chief ills Queen's Bench, Mr. Justice Colerid e, Mr. Bar n Mr. Baron Platt, and Mr. Justice Talfourd. 040 1 THE QUEEN V. SAMUEL HILL. t he v—.4o The prisoner in this case was convicted at Legoiehitt Criminal Court of manslaughter. The circunistal t - p e tedi — id already familiar to our readers; it will be recoTh. f ote m ; the prisoner was a keeper at Dr. Armstrong's P t ibil'" natic asylum at Peckham, and was charged W i hol vos,. commit ed a violent assault on the deceased , 1 "„ ce of, hs inmate of the asylum, and who died in conseclu_ e ' es for injuries he received. One of the principal Altos"' the be prosecution was another lunatic, who ss f A „ to, be sault committed. An objection was In a "; d P I reception of his evidence on the grow': D icom tbe was of unsound mind, and not capable °,' ne l a rational account of the affair. He was quest i .' ° , - 0 tb A e " t o Learned Judge, and seemed to understand pen e— e t o ligation of an oath, and t o spea k an d ac t like I s t be d to and the only delusion h e en t er t a i ne d was a belie' ~a l o,h e haunted by certain spirit s w h o were cons tantly 01)1)10cir him. This eviden ce was accor di ng l y rec eived• suolt.d4 point as to the admissibility of evidence given un tler t hisC' cumstances, an appeal was subsequently made t° ed and it came on for argument to-day. ,be Licit The COURT considered that the evidence of tott eiti could be taken as against the prisoner, as the deL t t e orrl C he entertained did not incapacitate him from statuis , what he saw at the time of the assault. The appeal was accordingly dismissed. EL, i ) r Di . ECTION COMMITTEE.—(THIS __,A, HARWICH. t i ti • a argil' The Committee appointed to consider the Pe",, - ° OP ,he return of Mr. Princep for Harwich resumed - .I. ..- tings to-day. in su ~t; ot f q o;3o' Mr. PHINN addressed the Co mmit t ee PP —t ° legation that Mr. Princep did not possess a sub ca tion o entitle hm to sit in Parliament. f the This t point was i likely to occupy the attention 0 - mittee the whole day. _g ARGYLL ROOMS. the 4V°lOll M. Laurent, sen., the principal director 0 , ; 11 ,1 ',j0 Rooms, took his benefit on Thursday, and his trial, pre oi ro rejoiced to hear that it was a bumper. Never all 6/I . E st, i ti ous occasion has th ere b een so many per sons P . being the o p en i ng d ay of the Exhibition, every more than usually f u ll o f lif e and spirits. The 01 '; rep el bd embraced all the best productions of the age, Yi jf 1 0 ,0' in a superb style; indeed, the great Jullien itime, e .",'tive 4 0 1 once or twice honoured the rooms with his at.‘ r ,. - ,:ts e%re sence, allows that M. Laurent, jun.'s orchestra, and purpose, is decidedly one of the most efficient ;1 ) 4 wit tropolis, and it is g ra tif y i ng to k now that h e is it'''eßer found amongst the en th us i ast i c applauders vfb e l Ael‘ 11 "0 extra touches of the sol o p er f ormers ca ll f or e specia ap i t a3 o l ledgment. The rooms last night presented a ve r y cfclit ic tlor spectacle. They were brilliantly illuminated, West be so chandeliers having been placed at the eastern ene i rt ; while Mr. G. F. Bryer, the manager, was indelalbrr his exertions to see that everything was made agi le pleasant. JION*T ER C ASKS OF WINE. yestadal th 1 ; 1 0 monster casks of wi ne arr i ve d, per the sh i p Fre r IL f Cadiz, at the Lo n d on D oc k s, far Mr. John Folleed merchant, of Wells- s t ree t, C r i pp l egate. We undersi:e these four casks were the largest ever before seen' do iCt LUNACY IN THE ISLE OF MAN.—A coglnin-t e'r tion having bee n rece i ve d to t h e effect that Goverelte - Ositi willing to bear half the expense of erecting a 111116 ,4tee;b1 in the Isle of M an , prov i ded su b scriptions to the„,,irlfp_i'• the other were raised by th e i n h a bi tants, M r . J. tee" High Bailiff; convened a meeting for Monday jest, bad: 4 ; into consideration" th e su bj ec t . Wh en the Inee""goi;e, sembled the High Bailiff t oo k th e c h a i r , re f u sed to. 1 1, bat,' resolution to be put, and s a id h e wou ld d o nothot o ac o ceive subscriptions Mr. Fargher did, however, te ° h at solution, which was seconded by Mr. W. Kelly, t satrap( refused to put it, an d a f ter a scen e of 101 s sitia ordinary disorder, which fully established the D ec :bra' the erection of the proposed edifice, the proceedings " terminated.—Liverpool Mercury. METARIE V. WISEMAN.—We tun ers a I arrangement has been effected between the p arties „elf° suit. Our readers will remember that a Mons. C god on his deathbed so pressed and importuned hY the' be 1 4, Catholic priest and a Ro man C a th o li c b arr i s ter to forced, under threats, to bequeath his propet,tY, t he Griffith, the Romish Vi car A posto li c o f E ng l an d, le' v of pose of promoting Ro man C a th o li c i sm i n t hi s cone&ort that the next of kin o f th e d ecease d app li e d to the Chancery to have th e w ill ma d e un d er t h rea t s set as lu r inri the arrangement which has been entered into, the P •p, 01. portion of Mons. Carre' s p ro p er ty goes t o hi s next d i° 1 1 ) stead of to the Romish Church. atermo We understand that Mr. Glyn, the arb.. l : n - d oT e a the dispute between Mr. Hudson and the Newcastl e r o form lisle Railway Company, has made his decision, and of . : c e to the Carlisle Company the sum of 3,0001., in P',. 6 „, -- bata 38,0001. claimed by that company. The 3,00/. is of the actual earnings of the line, against which Mr* o f is to be allowed the sums paid by him on accoustsor struction, and which exceed the amount awarded.' id land Herald. If f or VAUXHALL -BRIDG E COMPANY.—The meeting of this company took place on Thursday at he Gel and Vulture, Lombard.street ; Mr. H. Parnell in' t',„ - or,; The report stated that some land belonging to the ce,'"; had been disposed of to the Westminster Improvele e ' r eser a a missioners for 150/., which had been carried to tit r e IL,' fund, which now amounted to 6721. 14s. 2d. %Im ni ' ii iit' o " - been a progressive increase in the tolls, and the °°— ld recommended that the toll on two-horse carriages sli° r u ee °° .d reduced from 3d. to 6d., and they also felt justified it t .y oefr o mending a dividend of I Is. per share. The receipts 11 ,"" 4 Ot er o to 7,1631. 2s. Id., and deducting the disbursegle„, l3 ,,'refto was a balance at their bankers of 1,6881. 14s. 3d. Irootfr e was adopted, and the retiring directors re-elected. i' thit t was then proposed, but not seconded, to the effect "„lie oa , o bridge and the approaches should be opened to the JtS ' f a rj Sundays. The proceedings closed with a vote 0- the chairman. ,rhe COURT OF C OMMON COUNCIL.—KOsSBV.' „, terday a court was held for the dispatch •f busineesi botto following notice of motion appeared upon the paperZ t ess,/ ness :—" That this court do present a respectful e`" den Lord Viscount Palmerston, her Majesty's PrinciPal,c 1 - 40 ho of State for Foreign Affairs, entrea in g that he will nil' t 's t promptly and energetically to use his influence W - no edi‘ n ,' Government of the Sublime Porte to procure the tas, cjt h r liberation of the illustrious Kossuth and his comp,se„'i o , l %; tives confined in the fortress of Kutavah." Mr. had given notice of the motion, requested that het jist `„g" . , allowed to postpone it, in consequence of the repor : - hersifri truly noble individual had not only been already but that he had actua l ly either arrived, or was joirilti,l expected to arri ve i n L ondon. The notice o f r :a" accordingly ord ere d to stand over. The Lord MeLs' haps I m a y h ave the honour of entertaining the ."- guished man amongst other illustrious foreigners. Aor According to the Wanderer of Vienna, t .,, he cttbl trian Governme n t i n t en d s t o ca ll on S ar di n i a to grl v gls" same commercial advantages as it has accorded t ° and Belgium. BIRTHS. the OF A SON. On the 27th ult., at Wh a tl e y Combo, Somers e tshire' th e wife of John H. Shore, Esq. its hire, On the 30th ult., at igh-hall, HernswOrtb,V r " wife of W. H. Leathern, Esq. Mg OF A DAUGHTER. an the On the 29th ult., at Round Oak, Englefield-gre—' figt of Major Revell. f Lie uterj On the 30th ult., at B r i x t on , th e w ife 0 ---' William Down, of the Ist Madras Fusiliers ASARBIED. On the 29th ult., at St. Mary's, Bryanston-scl u " .,.e hd E. Chetwynd Stapylton, eldest son of Major Chet'fi te , on pylton (late of the 10th H ussars ), to Esther Clatir' ° surviving daughter of Mr. Sergeant Goulbourn• Dev °ll l On the 2 , th ult., at Plympton St. Mary Chil re 'ougg es Captain Charles Basden, Royal Navy, to MarPZ-locig6 daughter of the late H. Bradde n , Esq., of Sk is " Cornwall. Mt. 118111' On the 23rd ult., at St. Mary's, Islington , Jessett, to Miss Susannah Joye Smith. are; ti DIED. On the 30th ult., in Upp er Montagu-Street,AP ntilgu‘sci the Right Lord Montfort, aged 78. al r G o ner On the 28th ult., at Ashford hall Salop , I ffl J °.. ag e d 64 ' Lechmere Russell, C.B , of the Bombay' ArtillerY, ag" , fe . On the 28th ult. at . 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