The Sun. — London, England, 1851-04-26 00:00:00

lifth Edition, Bvo., 2s. 6d., LETTERS to JOHN BULL, Esq., on Affairs connected with 1113 Landed Property, and the Persons who Live thereon. By Sir EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, Bart. London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. HER MAJESTY'S TiIIATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. First Night of the New Opera, LE THE 0 SE,7-4 /t Is respectfully announced that a Grand EXTRA NIGHT will take place on THURSDAY EVENING neat, May 1, when will be Presented, for the first time in greatesttry Alari's new Opera Bo in three acts, produced with the success at the Italian Opera, Paris, entitled LE TEE NOZZE. LA SONNAMBITLA, Amina, Madlle. Caroline Duprez ; Count Rodolph, Sig. Cole' and Elvino, Sig. Calzolari. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, 5Me Lessee and Manager. Old Brompton. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celesta. THIS EVENING, Will be presented the popular and powerfully interesting original drama, entitled MARIE DUCANGE. After which a new and original Farce called LONDON FOG. Mr. Frank Copal. Mr. P. Bedford ; Mr. Simple, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Brisk, Miss E. Harding. To be followed by a new musical, historical, pastoral, comical fairy drama, called O'FLANNIGAN AND THE FAIRIES; or, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Phelim O'Flannigan, Mr. Hudson ; Oberon, Miss E. Chaplin; Mary, Miss K. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with the laughable farce of A NIGHT of HORRORS. scribbleton, Mr. S. Every. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kenn and Mr. Keale7. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original Comedy entitled LOVE DT 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 Talc, by Washington Irving), entitled THE ALHAMBRA ; or The Three Moorish Princesses. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Harley, A. Wigan, Wynn, Cooke, Flexmore ; Misses Murray, Daly, Vivash, Robertson, Leclerq, Keeley, Mdlle. Auriol, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. - Under the Management of Madame Vestris. sole Lessee, Mr. Char!es Mathey'S. THIS EVENING, Will be performed XDAY OF RECKONING, in - whiett Madame Vestris will appear for the third time since her indisposition. To - conclude with a new and original Fairy Extravaganza, called THE QUEEN OF THE FROGS, Characters by Messrs. C Mathews, R. Roxby, Bellingham, Uorncastle, Morris ; Mrs. Frank Matthews. Miss &. George, Miss Martindale, and Miss Oliver. ROYAL 0LY2.11 3 1C THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. rm.; EVENING, Will be performed SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY , or, the Widow and her Wooers, supported by Messrs. W. Farren, Compton, H. Farren, W. Farren, jun., Diddear, G. Cooke, Shalders, Lee, Bender, Kiuloch ; Mesdames, Stirl ng, Leigh Murray, L. Howard, Adams, E. Turner, and Bartlett. After which CHARLES KING. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMP ifITHEATRE. Udder the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highneso Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. • The public are respectfully informed that the Theatre has been newly decorated and re-embellished, and every effort made to sustain the high repute which this establishment holds in public estimation : the vast improvements of additional height, in order to facilitate the scenic effects, as essentially necessary to the hippodramatic entertain ments, have been particularly attended to, and every department actively employed for the production of a splendid historic spectacle, itom the pen of G. H. Rodwell, Esq. New scenery, machinery, decorations, and magnificent costumes. The circle will prove doubly attractive, Mr. Batty having just returned from the Continent, where he has succeeded in making arrangements with male and female artistes of the first talent and celebrity of their professions. Par ticulars will be given in future announcements. THIS EVENTING, 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. To conclude with THE TWO GREGORIES. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER Al LONDox BRIDGE Toe DAY —Morning 35 min. after I 0 I Evening 11 min. after 11 To-Mossow—Morning 4 min. after 11 I Evening 0 min. after THE WEATHER.—SUN °MOB, APRIL 26. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAM 52—highest since noon yesterday. 38—lowest this morning and during the night. 55—this day, at noon. BAROKETER, 29.72. WIND W.S.W.—Morning, cloudy; Afternoon, heavy showers, with thunder. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State o f the Wind and Weather at each of the following plea at Nee o'clock yesterday morning. — The stations are arranges in order of latitude. KueGaTowN f 7, • k"ußLDT)—Wind NW , gentle breeze — partially cloudy ••• • . cloudy. Pnymourn . l ..„. BRlGH , rox _ win x k i gentle breeze—partially SounrAma-rcrs_-.7. .., strong breeze—overcast. NomosaToliz—viri"ndulisla N . . i W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. s.vg . -, gentle breeze—overcast. TuNnunpoic—W w in i d ed ii ~ calm--overcast. BASINGSTOKE— entIe breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH--VitiEnd.,*eglgeentle breeze—overeast. ggstit:, rbreeze—overcast. SWINDON —Wind N. , gentle ~r eez LRIGIIIOIQ—Wind E breeze —overcast. Cor.c if ESTER—Wind 'S.w., g : nt e i re—overcast. g breeze -partially CAMBRIDGE —Wind S.W. R uon y—Wind N.W., strong ts ° ceze—partially cloudy. BißmniarrAm—Wind N.E., stron CY cloudy. LyirN—Wind N. , gentle breezep arti eeze— Partially cloudy. HoLyBEAO) .....V7ind N., gentle breez ci....partiall LANCASTXR---Wind N. W., calm—principally c l oudy. win-my—Wind N.N.E., gentle breeze—W erca e s a,r- DARLDTG,ToN—Wind N. E., gentle breeze—, ' vertast. The returns from t he followirux places ind icate the e t a of the wind and westne r o n Thursda y mo raj/ 1 g at te - CoRK—W s t ron g breeze—shoery. nine o'clock:-- ind S.W., w LtatEutmc—Wind S. calm —partially cloudy. CARLOW—Wind S.W., gentle breeze--cloudy. KINGsvo - vvN (DrrnuN) —Wind S.S.W., gentle breeze— _ _ partially cloudy. bitru , ma. R ..... I v in d EN . E. , gentle breeze—principally cloudy. POOL', W. r ‘.-- " Ind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. .......Gwr0x......v, , DA ItLLNGToz i : ; 4 1,%. S ti /zentte breeze—cloudless. WHITEHAV ..N* h. ' stron breeze rain. tx —Wi n d N. W.. 1 —7e—cloudless. gentle ar,.." t. Sl> e4PN „•.! , 4sitv.. . • a.;v,k-l' .lEv 4 ..0- -vito fri l" 'linq **.b ,1 r 3,1„; , 0 13', ,flit LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1851. The real state of public feeling with respect to the propeety and income-tax has never been fairly repre sented within the wa!ls of Parliament. There has been a wilful misconception, not only on the p art of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQTJER and of those who support his views, and vote in favour of his financi a l crotchets, but also of his opponents in the House, - who ride off on a collateral issue, making the ques tion one of income-tax or no income-tax, in place of being whether it shall be maintained in its present unjust and oppressive form, or equitably and fairly adjusted according to the actual circumstances of each contri butor. Sir CHARLES WOOD appears to think, per haps we should rather say pretends to appear to think, Lnisa, Madame Sontag; Vespina, Madame Giuliani; La Marchesa di Forli, Madlle. Ida Bertrand ; Cavaliere di Villafranca, Signor Gardoni ; Cricea, Signor Ferranti (his first appearance in this coun try) ; u Barone Fuedatario d'Acetosta, Signor Lablache. be followed by L 'I the First DES Tableau of the admired Ballet, LE AMOURS. Madlle. Amelia 'Ferraris, :gullies. Rosa, Esper, Julien, Lemon- T eux, Ailegrini, Kohlenberg, Dantonie, Pascales, and M. Charles. The periormances will commence with the Last Act of Bellini's celebrated Opera, Director of the Music and Conductor, 31. Balfe. After which will be presented the admired Ballet, LES METAMORPHOSES. By Mdiie. Carlotta Grisi, Mdlles. Rosa, Esper, Julien, Lamoreux, Jthegrini, Aussandon, Kohlenberg, Pascales, Soldansky, Sota, =brick Paul Taglioni, and Charles. Application for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to be made at the Box. Mee of the Theatre. Doors opened at Seven, the Opera to coin• mence at Half-past Seven o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. First Appearance of Madlle. ALAIMO. It Ls respectfully announced that THIS EVENING will be pre- Netted Donizetti's Opera, _ - c , LLCREZIA BORGIA. Lucrezia, 3fadile. Alaimo (her first appearance in England) ; Maffeo Orsini, Madlle. Ida Bertrand ; Gennaro, Signor Gardoni (his first appearance this season) ; Vetalozzo, M. Poultier ; Leiruatto , Signor Scott! ; Rustighello, Signor Mercurialli; Gazelle, signor Casanova •, Gubetta, Signor Lorenzo ; Astolfo, Signor Baianchl Petrucci, Signor F. Lablache ; Alfonzo, Signor Lablache. After which will be presented the admired Ballet, LES METAMORPHOSES, LAMOltrellX, is which Marine. Carlotta Grist, Madlles. Rosa, ESper. - ....idansk, Seta, Julien, Allegrini, Aussandon, Kohlenberg, Pascales , — , MM. Ehrick, and Charles will appea r . Tickets to be made at the Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and ila yrnarket. Box Office of the Theatre, Opera-colon . , THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson. THE GREAT EICIIIBITION. Mr. James Anderson, lessee• and manager of the Theatre Royal rury Lane, begs to acquaint the Nobility, Gentry and Public in general, as well also Messieurs les Strangers, that he has determined upon a GREAT REDUCTION IN VIE PRICES OF ADMISSION at the Theatre Royal, Dr ury Lane, on and after EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 21st, 1851. ... In order to avoid the reproach o: taiung an unworthy ad van t age of the time, anll those who honour us with their presence, the th des e ir Go ou . s mime has ar ran' ged his scale of prices so that they may tally, as near as possible, with those of the continental theatres. And as every one who tbvi:illatithoniealseTsnheoarterse (so mus ub t er o all f y patronised be by of visiting vernment, the Court, and the country) to witness the representation the immor tal works of our great dramatist,theLupessoneethhase fol lowing of or der to facilit ate the wishes of all parties, determined l ow ing scale of prices Stalls and Dress Circle ' - - ss. First Price. Second Price. Boxes - - - 35. is. 6d. Fit - - - - - - 2s. ls. ed. Lower Gallery - - - - Is. No half-price upper Gallery - - ' - 6 c1.. to Galleries. private Boxes to admit 8 reduced from 31. 3s. Od. to Si. 12s. 6d. Ditto 6 ditto 21. 12s. 6d. to 21. 2s. Od. Ditto 4 ditto 21. 2s. Od. to 11. 11 s. 6d. Ditto 4 ditto 11. 1 ls. 6d. to it. ls. Od. THIS EVENING Will be presented by her Majesty's Servant' TIIE QUEEN OF SPADES. Prince of bfoskan, Mr. W. Lacy ; Ivan, Mr. West; Kopeck, Mr. Barrett; Kaftan Nerdorf, Mrs. Nisbett; Olga, Mrs. W. Lacy. Aftee Which, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZ kEL, THE PRODIGAL. Reuben, Mr.:Vandenhoff ; Ansel , Mr. 11. T. Cra ven ; Amenophis, M r . W. West • Bucharis, Mr. Cooper ; Sethos. Mr. Rafter; Jepbtele, SI Miss Villar ' s; Nefte, Mrs. Walter Lacy; Lia, tdlle. Tictorine Legrain (Premier Sujet du Opera de Paris), who --:= has been expressly engage d f o r the occasion. :.. THIS EVENING, - Will be performed Moliere's Comedy of TARTUFFE. Oregon, Mr. Lambert ; Damis, Mr. Davenport ; Valere, Mr. Howe ; Cleante, Mr. Rogers ; Tartuffe, Mr. B. Webster ; M. Loyal, Mr. Selby ; El mire, Miss Reynolds ; Marione, Miss L. Addison ; Dorine, Mrs. After which, a new and (as times go) original domestic drama of startling interest, entitled ARLIN. E ; or, The Fortunes and Vicissi tudes of a Bohemian Girl. Count Arnhelm, Mr. J. Bland; Count Florentine. Mrs. L. S. Buckingham ; Thaddeus of Warsaw, Miss I'. Horton; Devilahoof, Mr. B. Buckstone ; the Gipsy Queen, Mr. H. Bedford. THE SUN, that the general and determined resistance offered in 1848 to his proposition for the increase of the charge from V. 18s. 4d. to 51., or from 7d. to is. in the pound, was occasioned by a dislike to the impost itself, and a preference fog i ndirect rather than for direct taxation. He wilfully i ised his eyes to the actual state of affairs, and chose \it ascribe his own decisive and humiliating discomfiture to a cause which a moment's consideration might have shown him was not the true one. He yielded, because in that year of revolutions he could not venture to disregard the voice of public opinion, or to treat it with the con temptuous indifference which he had previously, and has on many occasions subsequently exhibited. But " He who complies against his will, Is of the same opinion still. The Minister of Finance was conquered, not con vinced ; he clung obstinately to his cherished delusion, and if he were influenced by any consideration or reason whatsoever in forming the " conclusion " at which he arrived, if it were not a mere chance, like the haphazard move of a child in playing with the pieces at chess, although understanding nothing of the combinations at which he should aim _i t was his defeat in 1848 that increased his obsti nacy in 1851, and rendered it invincible. Once more, we tell Sir CHARLES WOOD, that the true causes of the opposition to the increase of the impost were-Ist, that the necessity for such an in crease, or for any addition of any kind or description to the i n n a o t o i m on e a , l o b ve u n rd a e t ns t , ha w t as perod not , r w ec a o s g a n m ise p d ly . The suffi cientfor the public exp en dit ure, if d ue eeonomy were exercised and the wanton and profligate extravagance that had , prevailed in some of the departments decisively discouraged. 2dly. The atrocious injustice of the existingsystem had even then deeply exasperated the people. Active steps were taken to prevent any addition to the charge unless an equitable adjustment were at the same t ime en t ere d into. Meetings were . _ held in all parts of the country, at which the argu ments of the various speakers were directed against the gross impropriety, the crying grievance, of equally assessing all descriptions of incomes, no mat ter how obtained or from what sources de rived. Few objected to a property-tax, if it were required for the liquidation of the national lia bilities or the maintenance of the national establishments, but they believed that it was not essen tial to the well-being of the country, and that the re fusal to sanction it would have a very salutary effect ; and even if it could not be done without, it should be materially modified before it could receive any further confirmation that could give it additional strength or stability. Sir CHARLES WOOD, has, however, totally disre garded these obvious considerations; the greater por tion of his speech in introducing " the precious Budget" was directed to prove the superiority of direct taxa tion, and the advantages of the income-tax, but there was no argument to show that the present arrangement was just or equitable, or that the party who earns 3001. per annum, by excessive and health-destroying la bour, mental or bodily—or who acquires it by a pre carious speculation, in which his entire capital is risked—is in as good a position as the owner of 10,0001. in the Three per Cents. or of 3001. a year from ground-rents payable out of property of ten times the value. That might have been rather a difficult task, and the Right Hon. Baronet altogether passed it by on the first occasion ; and even on in troducing the amended Budget he merely con descended to say that be " had considered the matter, read various publications respecting it, and had ARRIVED AT THE CONCLUSION," &C., &C. It would really seem as if he thought his fame and character as a financier were so high that his unsup ported opinion should remove all objections; that the mere •announcement of his decision should operate as an argument= ad verecundiam that should instantly silence all opponents. But in this respect he has reckoned without his host. Although he may con trive for a time to evade the real point in dispute, it will eventually be forced on his attention, and on the attention of the Legislature in a mode that cannot be misunderstood or avoided. Within a few days the topic must be decided, so far as the present Parlia ment is concerned. Even in the House of Commons it will be brought forward and fully discussed. There will be a division, and the lists of the absen , tees and voters in the majority and minority will be closely scrutinised at the approaching general election, which may not be so very far distant as some persons desire to believe. If the problem do not receive a fitting solution in Parliament, it will be placed in the way of adjustment on the hustivs. The final reformers possess considerable power, and if they only please to exer- cise it they may materially influence the various con. stitnencies at the forthcoming contests. We have for some time endeavoured to stimulate them into acti- vity, and if our exertions have not been altogether successful, if the atrocious system is to be continued in its present monstrous form for a further teim, it will not be through any default of ours, but rather through the carelessness and apathy of those who might, but would not, have provided a suitable remedy. But this apathy will be shaken off, and if so powerful an incentive to activity be added, as the revival of Schedule D, without any modification, we venture to affirm that the result will be a change in the condition of parties that will astound Whig and Tory. The liberal portion of the constituency of Bristol, and the liberal Member for that city, Mr. HENRY BERKELEY, have set an example which it would be well that other liberal constituencies and other liberal Members should follow. The constituency during the course of the last winter invited their Member to de liver a lecture to them on the subject of the ballot, of which he is now the leading advocate in Parliament ; the invitation was accepted, and on Monday evening a meeting was held, at which the lecture was deli vered. We are rejoiced to find that the thoughtful portion of our large constituencies still con tinue of opinion that the ballot is the most important of all the measures of' re form that can be proposed. Ardently as we desire to see an extension of the suffrage, we still more ardently desire to see the protection of the ballot given to the exerciser of that suffrage, con vinced that, while an extension of the suffrage with out the ballot would be a reform in name rather than in fact, inasmuch as those to whom it would be in that case extended would in many instances refuse to exercise it lest they should subject themselves to mob vengeance on the one hand, or to landlord ven geance on the other, the enactment of the ballot would practically extend the suffrage in a much greater degree than even the enactment of household suffrage without the ballot could possibly extend it ; and as a proof of this we adduce the evidence of Mr. MUNTZ, who stated in his place in Parliament that, in the borough of Birmingham alone, a thousand persons possessed of the franchise had refused to ex ercise it, because it would injure their prospects. The opponents of the baliot reply, that the voter should cast all personal considerations aside, and boldly record his vote, albeit at the e t of consid e rable personal sacrifice. The f allacy and the impudent wickedness of such an argument ; transparent,' more especially when we find that " the bulliepolitics, " as they are pro perly designated 'by the Honourable Member for s,o Bristol, who use it are the very men who in their clubs and reunions invariably themselves claim the protection of the ballot as a defence against the bul lies of society ; but what do these gentlemen say to the case of Mr. CHABili lia "IN, the inventor of the ballot machine which is to be ex hibit e d a t the Crystal Palace ? Mr. en Am RERLAIN is, as 's Now surely, although t Mr. .H EN RY BERKELEY stat e d i n his lecture on Thursday, the son of an hotel - keeper at St. L eo . n ' h (.7 h e uhualsd n everinjure daredhihis fa father's r interests.eeereie his fran chise"ard'es bullies of politics" m Tth and e Je may sneer at the man who abstai ns from vo ti ng out of regard to his own personal interest, they cannot but admit that no man has a right to jeopardize the interests of others, and that in cases such as that of Mr. CHAMBER LAIN, the protection of the ballot is essentially called for. To the electors in esse or in posse the ballot is the one thing needful, without which every other electoral reform is a " mockery, a delusion, and a snare ;" but those same elec tors must, at the same time, thoroughly understand that is only by their own exertions they can obtain that protection. All men who pos seas and exercise und ue influence, whether as landlords or customers, or demagogues or priests, are in their heart opposed to the ballot, and at this moment the leaders of all par ties are trailing red herrings in all directions in order to draw the constituencies off the scent of the ballot. The organs of all the great party leaders in the press— Tories, Whigs, Radicals, and Chartists—either op pose the ballot, or in professing to give it a hollow and an unwilling support, Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And though not sneering, teach the rest to sneer." To themselves, and themselves alone, must the elec tors trust for the protection of the ballot, and in the House of Commons they should trust none but men who, like Mr. H. BERKELEY, are quite independent of party. The introduction of the ballot would be a death blow to all illegitimate influences : the rich man would no longer be able to bribe, because he could never as certain whether or not he had had his quid pro quo ; the tyrant landlord and the tyrant cus tomer would be no longer able to intimidate, nor the priest to denounce ; therefore the corrupt and the tyrannical of all parties will oppose the ballot by every means in their power, and as among the leaders of every party the corrupt and the tyran nical are to be found, it is useless to look to them for assistance. The electors must, themselves, achieve their own emancipation, and they have it in their power to do so whensoever they may be so minded. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The National Assembly met on Thursday, and rejected, by a majority of 403 to 226, the proposition of M. PASCAL DUPRAT for authorizing the sale in the street of all public journals. The Western Rail way Bill was read a first time. The following feeler appears in the Constitutionnel, in the shape of a letter addressed to the editor : " I am neither Legitimatist, nor Orleanist, nor Bona partist, and, I might even add, nor Republican; by which I mean to say that lam no party man. lam an iron -master; I manufacture iron, and I wish to sell it. I employ a number of workmen, and I hope that the times will not become so bad as to compel me to dis charge and see them die from starvation, for I have been a workman myself, and have witnessed their misery. I belong to that party which can give order and restore confidence. I ask you, therefore, whether .a Government which is renewed every four years, and which is the beau ideal of instability, can suit the country? Are you aware, sir, that already business is at a stand, that all credit, all speculation, and all orders are suspended, and that in a short time the whole commerce of France will by paralysed? It will be impossible that: such a state of things can continue for a year without our poor country falling under it. Here we comprehend nothing of the 'policy which is carried' on in Paris; we ask ourselves why a President and a majority devoted to the cause of order cannot come to an understanding as to the means of getting out of this embarrassment. In reply we are told that the Constitution is opposed to it, and that if, in order to save the country, the majority and the Presi dent in accord should submit to the ratifi cation of the people more stable institutions, it would be considered as a political crime ! By whom ? By the people who would be the judges of it ? That cannot be serious. What ! the simple majority may suppress taxes, decree the right to labour, declare war, ruin the country, and cause the greatest misfortunes to the people, and yet that same majority would not have the power to restore peace and employ ment to the people ; and that because, in 1848 a certain number of unknown men and chance legislators con sidered themselves to have a right to bin 4 the future fate of France, by a form of election which left not the slightest option to the people I Excuse the expression, but this was par trop bete, end I doubt whether any two members of the Constituent Assembly can look at each other without laughing. It would be really curious to see the demagogical party which has never respected anything, and which has overthrown all Governments, now set itself up as the apostles of legality, and oppose it self to an appeal to the nation, after having always pro claimed that all rights were summed up in the sovereignty of the people. God alone knows how we shall be got out of this mess, and guilty will th ey b e who, i f they have the power, do not make use of it. The country , will severely condemn them. In the name of the work ing classes, I declare that this state of marasmus cannot be prolonged without incalculable evils. Industry and commerce cannot thus duo up their sails or lie-to for a year without the most serious consequences; some reso lution must, therefore, be come to as quickly as possi ble to get us out of this state of uncertainty. It is be cause you have taken up the defence of the popular in terests with so much intelligence and vigour that I take the liberty of submitting to you these reflections, autho rising you to make what use you please of them. Now, sir, you will, perhaps, ask me: But what is your solu tion ? It is very simple ; it is that the Assem bly should immediately prolong the powers of the President of the Republic to ten years ; that it 'should reform some absurd and weak points in our institutions, and submit the whole to the rati fication of the people. We should then have the future before us, work would again revive, and we should all be saved. In this case you will tell me lam a Bona partist—but that is not the case. The cause and the person are indifferent to me, although I render every, Justice to the President. The great affair is that he is now in office, and thus half of the work is done; it is more easy to maintain him there than to replace him. In short, sir, my principal reason is this—lf I were to assemble the workmen and the peasants, the real people, as they are sometimes called, and were to begin crying Vive Henri V.,' or Viva le Comte de Paris,' they would be angry, or remain silent; but if I cried ‘Vive Napoleon,' they would join in it. Some might cry Vive la Sociale,' but the great majority would join in my cry.' This is the only name which has yet found an echo in the masses. Let the great politicians of Paris themselves- draw the conclusion from this. Accept, Monsieur, the assurance of my distinguished conside ration, "ANTOINE MOREL, Iron mas t er ." All the journals, except those immediately con nected with the Elysee, express great indignation at the demand made by the Minister of War for a credit of 245,833 francs for Marshal JEROME BONA PARTE, being the amount of the half-pay of a general of division, from the Ist of January, 1816, to the time that he was replaced on the Army list in 1848. The Siècle says— "M. Jtirome Bonaparte was proscribed ; France, emancipated by the Revolution of 1848, opened her gates to him ; she made his nephew President of the Republic; he, in his turn, raised M. J6rome Bonaparte to the dignity of Marshal of France, with a double salary of 70,000 francs a-year. But M. Jerome Bona parte is not satisfied; he forgets the deplorable state of our finances; he forgets that the Republic treated him as a spoiled child; and the Ministry slips secretly into a Bill a demand of 245,833 francs for him. If M. Jerome Bonaparte were in the position of the general officers who were proscribed after the Hundred Days, when the law of the 4th of May, 1834, restored them the pay of which they had been deprived during the Restoration, we could understand the demand. But M. Jirome Bonaparte receives the salary of Marshal of France ; he is Governor of the Invalides ; and it is in this position, unhoped for by him, that he wishes to levy on the mass of tax-payers, who are already so poor, an impost of about 250,000 f. The Emperor, when alive, would•never have permitted one of his brothers to prey on the budget of France in such a way. If only out of respect for the memory of bis brother, M. Jerome Bonaparte ought to have abstained. It is now the turn of M. Lucien Murat ! How many millions does he want ?" The Opinion Publique, on the same subject, says:— " This claim appears to us to have been kept back too long, and to be very humble if it is founded on right, and very inopportune if it is only the prelude to other more important Napoleonian claims of which much has been said in the public press. We might have a better right than anybody to object to this exceptional demand of credits; we, who victims of political laws of circum stance, have heard the Minister of War promise, as a charity, a small portion of what he demands as a right for the uncle of the President of the Republic. We prefer abstaining. Between the opposition of the Mi nister to the taking into consideration the proposition of MM. La Broise and La Rochejaquelein, and his demand in favour of the ex-King of Westphalia, public opinion will decide." At the last sitting of the Parliamentary Club of the Rue des Pyramides, M. DE BROGLIE in the chair, it was decided that the members should give their firm support to the Government on all the subjects now down on the order of the day for discussion. After the sitting, the greatest part of the gentlemen present went to the receptions of the Ministers of the Interior and of Public Instruction. It is in contemplation, says the Debuts, to send the band of the 9th Dragoons to London, during the Ex hibition, ,as a specimen of the military music of France. M. SAX, who is the manufacturer of the greater number of the musical instruments used by such bands, was the first to originate the idea, and has made an application to the Minister of War on the subject, which has been warmly supported by M. C. DUPIN, the President of the French com mittee. The Toulonnais says—" We believe that we can announce the appioaching departure from Brest for the Mediterranean of the squadron under the orders of Admiral' PARSEVAL. This departure is at present fixed for the 25th of thin month." . _ There wts a large quantity cf money stock offered for sale at the Bourse, sad prices declined. The Five per Cents. opened et 911. 80c., and closed at 91f. 55c. The Three. per Cents. closed at 56f. 70c. ; Orleans Railroad Shares, 827 f. 50c.; Bolton, 628 f. 75c ; Havre, 2 9 1: . ; Great Northe rn , 4721. 50c. ; Avignon, 2051.; ‘ 7 O !•a)n, 435 f.; Basle, 1421: 50c.; Bordeaux, 4001.; Paris and Strasburg, 3671. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 2761. 25c. IsaithESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 25. Bonlngne and Amiens, 9 3 4 and V Central of France (Orleans bour ierzon), 17% ex div.— East I n di an , 15 I—Luxem gt3A—Namnr and Liege, 8 % —Northern of France, 14% —Paris and Rouen, 24)6—Paris and Strasbourg, 10 3 ,4 — Rouen and Havre, 10% ex div.—Sambre and Meuse, 3% Tours and Nantes, 6. _ _______,...... PORTLAND B REAKWAT ER. - -The staging is now carried out 1,150 feet from the shore, and the deposit of stone about 1,100 feet. On t . he . average, 1,200 t ons of stone are daily quarried, and a simi l ar quantity deposited. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 26, 1851. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 20th have arrived. The Heraldo, the organ of NARYAEZ, had been seized by order of the Government. TIIE SHARE MARKETS I3RITISR RAILWAYS. The IVacion contradicts from authority the rumour that ESPARTERO was about again to enter public life. The veteran has no intention of leaving his quet retreat at Logrono. The Bolsa was closed. Rallwaya. Paid. Nominal Prices. Aberdeen.. .. Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juneion Belfast and County Down Binning., Wolverhamp.,' and Stour Valley .. Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331.65. 84.. Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., 507. & 251. Cousolidateill Do., do., 201... .. .. Bristol and Exeter.. .. Caledonian .. .. .. Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Loud. and Yortsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber. Been Junction .. .. Do., New .. East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) Do. (181. E. & II.) .. 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. New, 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 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 S.-Western . Do. new 50/. .. Do. new 40/. .. Manchester, Buxton, and , - Matlock .. Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union Midland .. .. .. . Do. 50/. shares .. Do. Birming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle • . Do. quarter shares .. Newmarket .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford .. Newry and Enniskillen .. Newry, W arrenpoint, & • Rostrevor Norfolk 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 Sbrews. & Binn., Class A Do. Class 8.. .. _ Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New .. Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves .. Do. OsweAtry . Do. New.. Shropshire Union .. . Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent .. South Devon .. .. .. ?iouth-Eastern South Wales. South YGrksh. and itiv r er Dun Shed., Roth., and Goole, South Division .. Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea & Loaghor, &c. raw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Deck and, Railway .. • • • • Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wea., Wick. and Dublin West Cornwall .. West London ~ Whitehaven and Furness York, Newcastle, & Ber.' wick Ditto and Newcastle Extension Ditty G.N.E. purchase York anti Nerth Midland MINES LEAS: Railways. terksland Hants Ex. 5 per Cent. fir. and Oxford June.,calisduly paid, or with al guarantee • . Do., withou guarantee .. Ilirm., Wol., & D tid „calls duly paid, or with a guarantee .. Do., without a guarantee .. Buckinghamsh. Clydesdale June, E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. Gloucester and Dean Forest Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. 4 Shares Leeds and Brad. Lou. and Green. Do., Pref. .. Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. • • Do., 6 per cent Iliddlebbro' and Redcar, 6 p. ct N. & East, 5 per Cent. Do. New .. Preston andl Wyre • • •• S Do. Shares A Read., Guild., and Reigate .. Roy. & Ilitchin Shep. Ex.. Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. South Stalfords. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. • . DO. do. Do. do. •• Wilts, Som., Weymouth Nominal Prices. Leasing Companies. I Gt. Western Do .. Do .. .. Do .. .. Do .. .. Lon. &N.W. Caledonian 1 Northern Gt. Western Yk. Se N. M. Do Do Midland • • S. Eastern Do .. Norfolk • • Do .. Stockt.&Dari E. Counties . I Do .. L. & N. W. &La" &Y Do .. S. Eastern ~ CL Northern Do .. .. I Lanc. &York Mr. JSVelean Stock.& Dar. Do .. I Do Gt. Western 1 7ZEPER: 15% to 15j S% —3% dis. 10% - 11% 80 -82 15M - 1534 2334 - 2434 .. .. 20 —lB dls. 10 -11 5 - 5)4 3i -3% 7% - 734 • 556 -5% 1714 - 17% 6%-6 36 - - 36% 7% -8% 18% - 18% 12% - 12% 42 -43 68 -89 14% - 15 - 82 10 —II p. 29 —3l p 63 63% 9% —B% d. 6% —6% dig. 5% —5% d. 17% 18% 8% —8% % P 96% 97% 129 —129% 5 34 —5 . P. 5 5 %IL 27i —2% p. 88% 89% 6 5 dis. 434 33. dig. 3% —2% d. 35% 3G 3 dis. 63;( 643( 13'4, 123( Es. 34 —36 .. -- •• 93,i - 9ii 3 234 dls. 4% 4 die. 27 —24 13 —l2 dia. 2% —2% dia. 10 10% 6% 6cdia. 10% —lO dls. 1 p -18% 7 —l7}; x.d —lO 15% —l5 dLs. 374 (Hs. 3 dill 2 —15 y 17 —l9 a 4— 9% 13 -- 14 % Cs. 3 % % 2% d. [8 -19 27% - 28% 31% - 32% 1 —34 dis. , I,i -43 i 9;(,-10 • • • 7% —6% itis. 16 —l5 Ws. 5 4 d. 53{ —4% 17 —IS 5 34 434 dis 8 734 % -22 M aq 2ii dLs. 1% —1% clls. 17%, 27% 34-1 p. 28% - 2934 27 -28 8 34 - 9 34 11 7 - 8p 17% - 18 41 -43 32% -327, par I 161% - 16 . 2% 50% - 51% 22% -- 23% 98% - 9934 11 11% 23% - 24% 15 -16 54 -56 4 -6 p 42 -44 7 34 B %P. 21 21% 7% —8% 1 % isp. .. . 2% .2% db. 24 - 24% 45 - 45% SULLY:LES. GERMANY. - The German Journal of Frankfort, of the 23d, says :—" It is announced in the best informed circles that the Germanic Diet will resume its labours by the 15th of next month, at the latest. Bavaria will be represented in the Diet by M. DOENNIGER, who re• places General XILANDER. The Grand Duchy of Baden will be represented by the ex-Minister DE KLUBER." The New Prussian Gazette, of the 233, says : " The last note of the Cabinet of Vienna is couched in the most conciliatory terms. It even assumes the initiative as to certain propositions. As to the objec tions raised by the Prussian Cabinet to the admission of Austria with all her states into the Germanic Con federation, the Cabinet of Vienna admits them only partially." The Prince of PRUSSIA is to visit the King of the BELGIANS for a few days, before proceeding to the Exhibition at London. It is stated in a letter from Munich of the 20th, that the King of GREECE will leave in a few days for Athens, but will on his way visit Vienna and Rome. The official Gazette of Vienna, of the 19th, pub lishes an Imperial decree, extending to the Lombardo- Venetian provinces the income-tax for 1851. This measure will render possible the suppression of the forced circulation of Treasury bills, and the return to metallic circulation ; also the reduction from 50 to 33, one-third per cent. of additional duties on land and houses. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. A letter from Vienna in a Hamburgh journal states that fresh negotiations have been opened between the Courts of Vienna, Berlin, and St. Petersburgb, on the subject of the succession to the throne of Denmark, the hereditary Grand Duke of OLDENBURG having refused to accept the crown, if the rights of the duchies be not fully guaranteed. The Ilamburgh Correspondent says that the Cabinet of Berlin has given to General Vox THuazAw instruc tions, according to which he is to protest against the intention of Denmark to consider the Holstein federal contingent as an integral part of the Danish army, and to furnish it with Danish officers. Secondly, against the project of nominating Danish function aries in Holstein. Thirdly, against the translation of the customs frontier from the Elbe to the Eider, and the introduction of the Danish customs system into Holstein ; and, lastly, against the systematic separa tion of Schleswig and Holstein in those cases where they have the right of being united. SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM.—The Chamber has voted the aboli tion of the customs privileges which were enjoyed by the Transatlantic commerce. They have provision ally rejected the abolition en masse of the prohibitive duties, reserving to themselves the power of submit ting each article to a separate discussion. CABINET COUNCIL.—(THIS DAY.)—The Ministers re-assembled in Council for the first time since the recess this afternoon, at one o'clock, at the Foreign-office, when the following Ministers attended :—Lord John Russell, Premier; the Marquis of Lansdowne (who has arrived in town from Ventnor, Isle of Wight), the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Lord Chancellor (who joined his colleagues from his court), the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, th e Ch ance ll or o f th e Ex chequer, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, Lord Broughton de G y fford, the Right Hon. 11. Lab ouc h er e ( w h o arrive d in town this morning from his villa at Chislehurst), and the Right Hon. Fox Manta. The Council were sitting when we went to press. NEW RAILIVAY.—It is understood that influential parties have formed a company for completing the narrow gauge system in the Midland districts. The intended rail way is to commence at Oxford, in connexion with the Ox ford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton and Oxford, Birming ham, and Rugby, and to join the South-Western, near the Andover-road Station. The length of line to construct would be 45 miles. The country has been surveyed under the direction of Mr. Hamilton Fulton, the engineer, who re ports that an easy and efficient line can be made for much less than 500,000/. at the present unprecedentecily low prices of labour and materials. It is considered that the facilities which such a communication would afford to the postal and mercantile interests would be a great boon to Manchester, Birmingham, Southampton, and the Midland districts. Meetings have been held, which show that the local interests are willing to give the undertaking their earnest support. BATTY'S HIPPODROME, AT KENSINGTON. The Hippodrome, which is being built on a plot of ground at the corner of' the Victoria-road, for Mr. Batty, i s ma ki ng rap i d progress. It is an oval, called 500 feet by 400 feet (it looks searcely so large), and will accommodate 14,000 persons. The seats, of which there are six or seven ranges all round, are roofed over; the enclosed area is open to the sky. The entrance for the horses is at the south end, and over this is the gallery for music. Blue and white are the colours used for decoration; externally, the sides as well as the roof of the building being slated, the appearance is not very pre possessing. The public entrance is by a compoed archway of three openings, formed in the Kensington-road, which has iu the frieze some small Roman figures on horseback, and is otherwise adorned with flying horses. Mr. G. L. Taylor is the architect, and Messrs. Halyard and Nixon are the con tractors employed.—Builder. THE VACANT ALDERMANIC GOWN. — In accordance with a practice which prevails in the City, th e sen i or mem b er of the Court of . Aldermen will succeed to Bridge Without, rendered vacant by the death of Sir Claudius Hunter, the office being a sinecure. The oldest living alderman is Wm. Thompson, Esq., M.P., who will consequently resign the ward of Cheap, which he now represents. For the vacancy thus created several candidates are spoken of. It was cur rently stated yesterday afternoon that a requisition would be presented to Mr. Ambrose Moor, of Milk-street, offering the support of the electors to him in the event of his coming forward for the vacancy. Amongst others spoken of are Mr. Donald Nicoll, of.Cornhill, the late sheriff, and Mr. J. Pilcher, who was on a previous occasion an unsuccess f u l cand i date for one of the civic wards. No p u bli c a dd ress h as, up to the present time, been issued by either of the candidates, and it is not probable that any step w ill b e t a k en unt i l after the funeral of Sir Claudius Hunter. Alderman Thompson, M.P., is now " Father of the Corporation," having been elected in 1821. The three aldermen next in rotation are Sir John Key, Bart., elected in 1823, Sir Peter Laurie, elected in 1826, and Alderman Farebrother, elected in 1826. RESIGNATION OF JOHN SIMEON, ESQ., M.P. FOR THE ISLE OF WrGier.—Mr. Si meon ' s vote on the Popish question gave serious offence to many of his friends in the island, and it has for some time Leen r umoured th at t h ey proposed calling on him to resign, to which was added that he had not only deserted his constituents but the faith of his fathers, and had become a member of the Roman Catholic Church. To-day comes an announcement that he h as re signed, and that his parting address to his constituents will appear to-morrow, and also that he has seceded from the Protestant Church. CAUTlON.—Landlords will do well to be on their guard against bewhiskered foreigners, who are coming over in shoals, and some of the m h ave commenced the plunder of John Bull in a very unceremonious manner. A follow calling himself F. Ilermaunstein, a Dane, fared sumptuously at the Great Northern Hotel, Lincoln, for four days, and then disappeared without Paying his bill, leaving behind hi m a carpet bag, which he Was unable to get away without being seen by the family. When at Lincoln, Mr. Moyes, the land lord of the Great Northern, put himself to much trouble to show the stranger all that was worth seeing in the city, and drove him out into the country, so that the fellow's conduct is the more disgraceful. The same individual afterwards went to Boston, and victimised an unfortunate innkeeper there. On Thursday morning some workmen were en gaged painting the fronts of the houses in the Quadrant, and one of the men ascended the ladder for the purpose of getting one of his brushes previous to removing the ladder, and had unfastened the rop e w hi ch had been attached to the railings, when, in descending, the ladder slipped on one side, and pre cipitated him to the pavement, killing him on the spot, at the same time knocking down two young ladies, and break ing the leg of one of them. THE CAMBRIDGE MILITARY ASYLUM.—We have great pleasure in announcing that his Majesty the King of Hanover has remitted the sum of 300 guineas as his contri bution to the funds of the Cambridge Military Asylum, in memory of his late royal brother, for widows of non-com missioned officers and privates of her Majesty's land forces. FATAL ACCIDENT.—WORCESTER, THURSDAY.-- A shocking and fatal accident has happened at the Spetchley station of the Bristol and Birmingham Railway, within four miles of this city. Since the opening of the branch line from Abbots-wood, near Spetchley, to Worcester, the Spetchley station has been used ehiefly as a goods station, and on Tuesday night a goods train arrived there in due course, when some alterations were required to be made in it—the addition or subtraction of some trucks. The guard of the goods train was a young man named Edwin Butler, whose general duties were those of a station porter, and he was somewhat inexperienced in his new duties. He was in the act of adjusting some luggage vans in the train when, by some mischance, he got between the buffers of two carriages, and the carriages being pushed together, he was crushed be tween the buffers in a horrible manner, and killed on the spot. The deceased was a steady young man, and resided with his parents, who keep a small public-house on the Gloucester road, Cheltenham. He was unmarried. 2 At the irquest held at Spetchley before Mr. W. S. P. Hughes, coroner, a verdict of" AcCidental death" was returned. NEWCASTLE- ON-TYNE, F R IDAY. —The' coro n er' s investigation concerning the mysterious death of Elizabeth Anderson, a widow, wh o di e d f rom the effects of es sen ti a l oil of almonds, concluded last evening. A great mass of evi .dence was taken, an d th e coroner having su mme d up , th e jury found as their verdict, "That the deceased came to her death by receiving into her stomach a large quantity of essential oil of almonds; but whether taken by herself, or administered by others, there was no evidence to show." The magistrates immediately liberated Mr. Jenkins and Mrs. Wilde. THE AMERICAN MAILS. — SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY, Arum 25.—The United States' mail steam-ship Hermann, Captain E. Crabtree (which arrived at this port from Bremen on Tuesday last), sailed this afternoon for New York with the American contract mails. She takes out between 50 and 60 passengers, and a small freight of merchandise, principally from Germany and France. The steam-ship Franklin, from Havre, en route to New York, is to leave Cowes on the 7th proximo; and the Wash ington, Captain G. W. Floyd, is expected at Cowes, on her way to Bremen, with the United States' mails, about the 3d or 4th proximo, being appointed to leave New York on the 19th instant. The new steam-ship Humboldt, the second ship of the New York, Southampton, and Havre mail line, is appointed to leave New York, on her first voyage, on the 3d of May. A machine for - cleaning shoes has been invented and patented by a Devonshire person. It sets in motion two brushes, by one of which the dirt is removed and by the other the blacking is Applied and burnished. Ily Railways. I Paid. I Nominal Pices. 'Business done r sl y to-day. en a Aberdeen •• • • • • all % dis --par % die. " Caledonian 101. •• • • 10 6% —6% "g Chester and Holyhead,. all 16% 16% • d- Dund. Per. & Aber. Jane, all 36 % 81 1. to East Anglian (31. 108.) nd 6 per cent .. .. •• all 2% 23{ 2% let Eastern Counties Eaten., ds % P - Pal 5 per cent. No. 1 . • all '" n _ Do. No. 2 .. .. .. all % di s —%p x.d. Do. New 6p. cent. Stock 10 11% 11% Eastern Union, Scrip 3 .. guanua. 6 per cent. • • all 16% —l7 16% a Do. 101. Deben. Shares • all .. , 1 " East Lancashire, 6 per , g cent. quarter shares .. all •• . ..... .. id E. &W. York. June. sths all _ Edin. Per. &Dun. 5i p. ct. all % dirs. par x.d. 4% x.d • a- Glasgow & M.-W. Consul. 100 " .. , n , Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. all 13% 13% x,d 13% x.d Great South. & Western 3% c - (Ireland) eighths .. •• 2 % % ,••-I p. Lancashire and York ,. shire, F. 201. .. •• • • 6 1% —l% dfs. Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per )f cent., No. 1.. • • .. • 11 .. —. p i,.. Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 1% __2 p a London, . Brighton, and L- South Coast guar. 5 per et., late.Croyden thirds 100 .. —.. Do. pref., 6 p ct. Stock, - 1851, from 501. share. E 100 114 120 v Do. cony. 5 per ct. 1852 all .. ._ ',, Do. new guar., 6 per ct. 100 136 —139 r London &5.. W., new • . 5 2% —2% p. e Londonderry and Ennis e killen, half shares .. 10 .. • ..- .. I, Manch., Sheffield, and a La m , guar. shrs., No. 1 all 13% —13% 13% Do. new, 101. .. • • all 1176 --12% -.: . Do., 61. •••• .• • • , 3 )4 p a% ' Midland Con. 6p. c. stock 1.00 132% __133% Do. Consul. Bristol. & a Binning., 6 per cent.• • 100 .. __ .. 131 I Do. Bristol & Glouces. 48 - ,„ , Norfolk Extension •• all 17 ..... Is Do. guar. 5% per cent an 4% —4% • Do. Waveney Valley - 2 ~ __ .. North British •• .. 5 5 5% I 0 xf. Wor. &W 01. lUL 6 p,c 2 1% T l% p I Shrewsbury and Birm. , • New Guaranteed .. all 11 11% Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. w, Min.) 8 per cent• all iis 15% South Devon .. .. ~ al 13 --- 15 South-Eastern, 4 3% P. et. 10 Waterford &Kilkenny, a . 1 •. WestLondon,lst Cl. (1010 all • —.. .. Do. 2d Class de. (par) all •••• York, Newc., and B erw., Gt. N.of E. Pur. . all 1634 16% % York and North Miii and 4 —4% H. and S. Parch. .. 10 13'` -• % die. • 916 9 WOREZGEr. Boulogne and Amiens .. all 9% % Central of France (O r - —9% 9% leans and Vierzon) .. all 17 —173 L 16% % 1 7 x.d Demerara . .. .. all ~ 5 4 % Dutch Rhenish .. •• 8 —• • East Indian .. .. . P. 14 1% —l% dia. Do. do. d o. .. 20 Great Indian Peninsula.. all % if P. Ditto ditto .. .• 2% 3 P. Louvain ala Marnl-re .. Lux in e t m to bour .. g .. .... .. 7% 6 A 10 8 3 1 )1 -- 3 1 51 334 / Madrid and Valentia .. I Maria Antonia .. ~ 25 7 —8 • x.d A Ditto, New .• 7% 2 3 x.d P Namur and Liege .. •• all 7 84 _.B M 7% 8 Northern of France .. 16 14% 14% 14% %34 N Orleans and Bordeaux .. 8 4% 374 XS. 3 % 4 B Paris and Orleans .. .. all 33 —35 x.d r Paris and Rouen .. .. An 24 —25 B Paris and Strasbourg .. 16 b% .-- 554 die. 183 r Rouen and Havre .. ~ all 10 10% x.d 9% X.d Ti Sambre and Meuse .. 20 374 4 54 3% 4 Pi Tours and Nantes .. .. 16 9 a% Ms ' 3 1 5 34 65 % M Tournay, Jurbise, Lan- Ca I den, and llama . •• • all '. •••• .• Bs Welt Maiden .: 6% 2% =3% 3 Re 17% 100 1 1 0 'Co 8 6 8 1 13 4 47% 100 100 42 34 4 2 0 100 100 4714 all all all all 1 64 ,6 2-3 MINES. Canada Gen. Steam Navigation . Penin. & Oriental Steam. Ditto ditto Royal Mail Steam .. •... IWe cannot be answers will not be influenced by MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market was quiet.—ln Railway Shares only a limited business was done, at lower prices. The changes in the items of the Bank of England weekly balance-sheet, to the 19th instant, are again of some importance. The amount of bullion was materially lessened, and this does not appear to have arisen from any increased demand for money, as the balances to pri vate individuals were larger, and the loans upon other securities were smaller. The circulation was reduced by these circumstances, although a larger sum was paid out of the public deposi:s. Compared with the previous week, the results are as follows: Notes Issued Decrease Rest ... 26,733,660 ▪ 232,610 3 100 403 Increase 2,474 Public Deposits ... ... ▪ 4,102,458 Decrease ... ... 620 865 Other Deposits ... 10,256,573 Increase ••• •• • •• • 92,233 Seven Day and other Bills .. 1,058,932 Decrease ... ... 34,317 Government Securities ... ... 13,936 798 Decrease ... ... 150,000 Other Securities ... 11,638,650 Decrease 263,182 Notes ... 6,887,180 Decrease ... 132,765 Bullion ... _ 13,342,398 Decrease ... 247,138 Active Circulation... 19,846,480 Decrease ... 99,845 There was some weakness yesterday afternoon in the rates at which Bills of Exchange were negotiated upon the principal continental cities, and in a few instances a slight decline took place. The gradual extension of the principle of self-govern ment to our colonial possessions js working great changes in the feeling of their respective inhabitants, and is more than ever likely to bind them to their adopted soil. There are increased duties and responsibilities, however, along with the privileges tendered. Earl Grey has com menced in the West Indies by granting municipal insti tutions to the principal towns, thus, as we are advised in the accounts received yesterday, George Town in De merara, Port of Spain in Trinidad, and New Castries in Saint Lucia, enjoy corporate rights. 'The first election for town councillors, al they are termed, for Castries, took place there on the 27th February, when nine councillors and two auditors were elected. The Lieutenant-Governor was endeavouring to prevail on the Legislative Council to pass a permanent revenue law, or to grant a fixed revenue for the support of the civil government of the colony. He is reported in the newspapers to have said in the Council, that " by refer-' ence to Parliamentary papers lying on the table, it would be seen that all the other islands embraced in the wind ward command, with the exception of St. Lucia, had their tariffs of unlimited duration; and the object of the present measure was to secure the Customs' and tonnage chides of that island upon the same permanent basis, the revenue arising from them being applied to the mainte nance of a civil list and the administration of justice. The principle of making the imports ordinance a per manent- measure was recommended by the Secretary of State; and the necessity of providing for the mainte nance of the civil government by something more than an annual Bill, must be apparent to all. This proposal was not altogether agreeable but it is believed the ordinance would pass for five or seven years, the latter period being that which was agreed upon in Demerara. Certainly trade must suffer by frequent changes in Revenue Bills. The following is an extract of a letter received by the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders, from their agent, Mr. Lord, dated Laguayra, March 25, 1851: " The interval between this and my last, of the 10th instant, has produced an important movement in favour of the bondholders, viz., the introduction in Congress of a project of law for continuing for two years more, with exclusive application to the payment of the four years' interest duo on the foreign debt to the Ist of April en suing, the contribution extraordinary that has been in operation since the 2d of May, 1849, and will expire on the 2d of May next. The law is waiting a third reading in the Lower Chamber, having, after a long discussion, been unanimously approved on the second reading. "This contribution produced in the financial year ending on the 30th of June last the sum of 520,055 dol led. The exclusive application met with some opposi tion, and this is part of what Senor Monzon, Chairman of the Finance Committee, said in the session of the 12th instant. " Sir, we are not ashamed to act honestly; the pro ject has for its object to re establish our credit lost in consequence of the non.-fulfilment of our promised en gagements, and the National Congress will not say any thing derogatory to its dignity by telling the foreign creditors there is now a gurantee for the payment of what is due to you.' " Before the result of the second reading had reached me, I had prepared another representation to Congress in reference ,to this extraordinary constitution, and in support of its exclusive appropriation. On the same day, and 'the coincidence is somewhat remarkable, her Ma jesty's Chargiii d'Affaires was also employed in addressing toitho Minister far Foreign Affairs a strong, energetic re monstrance, in reply to a dispatch from that Minister, Senor Steres, dated the 13th, in regard to the bondhol ders' claims. Thus do we at last appear to be gaining ground; and if public tranquillity be only preserved, I trust proof will soon be given that the present adminis tration is sincere in its desire to satisfy the foreign cre ditots of the Republic." The letters from the textile manufacturing districts report trade as being.dull. The oxports of bullion direct from London this week, and to Thursday, have been 3,623 ounces in gold coin to Hamburgh and Belgium , 5,800 oz. in sil ver co i n, 1 50 os. in gold bars to Dunkirk, and 107 oz. in gold and silver bars to Hamburgh. Public Securities are still very flat. Consols have been 961- to 97 for Transfer, and 961 to for Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 971 1, and the Three per Cents. 96 to Bank Stock is steady at 2111. Exchequer-bills have been 51s. to 555. premium. Business has been dull. In the Foreign Market there have been a few bargains in Mexican Bonds, at 35 i f to and in Russian Four-and a-Halt per Cents. at 991 t to Peruvian Deferred Stock was quoted 39 to Grenada Bonds, ex dividend, were at 16i. Dutch Four per Cents. are 90/. Shares are all depressed. The larger Shares are down about los., and the smaller ss. QUARTER TO THREE. ... 964 97 964 COnsola ... .. ... Ditto Account, May 13 ... ONE CLOSING PRICER OF BRITISEI FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 por Cent. Reduced Anne. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 97 96 3 4 ' 96 3 % New 34 per Cent. Anns.. .... India Bonds, 1,000/... 5B p 58 p Ditto under 1,0001....... . Consols for Account 96 %3 96% Exchequer Bills. I%d. to 2d 1,000/. June 55 51 54 p 54 p 500/. June 55 51 54 p 54 p Small, June 55 51 54 p 54 p ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent. .. 77 77 Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent — Do. Ex Dec., 1849 Coupons l6' M.ixicau,.s por Cent.lB4b, with Coupons-- 16% e x d Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds; 5 per Cent—. Ditto Deferred Rrtssian Bonds _ 39 39 99%% Ditto, 4% per Cent Spanish 5 per Ccnt. 1840 ......... Ditto, Account ...... Venezuela Bonds, 2 M per Cent Ditto. Deferred .................... Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 4 1 4 per Cent. ............... 94 1 4 Dutch Vi e por Cent., 12 Guild. Ditto 4 per Cont. Certifwates 90V 19 1 4% COURSE O} Amsterdam •• 11 15 Ditto, three months., 11 17 Rotterdam ..• •• ea • 11 17% Antwerp ...... ......•• 25 30 Brussels 25 30 Alton Hamba•...urgh 13 8U ..........., Paris, 3 days'sight <• 25 10 Ditto, 8 months .... 25 30 Marseilles .. • • .......• 25 30 80urdeaux......... • Irrankforton 119% Berlin.. Vienna, effec. flo.. 13 30 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 13 33 Petersbargh,Sll. Rble.• 3736 Madrid .... .......... 50% Cadiz •• •••• •• •• •• •• •• 60 % Barcelona •••••• •• 80171119...,_,... • • • • BO EXCHANGE. 35% 39% 99% 19 1 4 12% 94% f.)O Gibraltar-7..7.... „• •• Leghorn ...... ••.. • • 30 55 Genoa .... 25 55 Milan .. •• • . •• • • Venice.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Naples .. .. ••..•. •• 4134 Palermo, per0z...... .. 124% Messina ••••••• • • • • • • • 124% Lisbon• . • • • • • • • • • • •• • • 53 56 Oporto .• .. • • .. • • •• • • • • 53% Rio Janeiro ••..•• • • • • Buenos Ayres .. • • New York, 60 dayesight Philadelphia .... • • .... PRIORS OF BULLION. PEA OZ. Foreign Geld in bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin • • 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 4 11% sum In ban •.•• 0 0 0 Paid. Nominal Prices. Business done to-day. Asturian .........• •• • • 15 .. , Australian 4 1% 2 % Barossa Range ..... 113 0 —3% Blaenarvon Iron and Coal all .. Bolanos Scrip British Iron.. .....• .... 13 5 .. Brazilian Imp. (is. 51. p.) 24% _ Do. Cocaes and Cniaba all 32% —32 Do. St. John del Rey.. 15 16% 15% Cobra Copper ...... ... 40 35% 38% 39 Coplapo ..... • • ..... 14 — 7% General. Mexican& S. American 9 3% —4% Real Del Monte, Unreg. % Do. Black Debentures . • • Do. Red Debentures .. —• Santiago do Cuba ...... 10 7% —6% Tin Croft • • 7 4% - 5 5 United Mexican........ 28 28% 4% - JOINT STOCK ZANIES Australasia ........ •• • • all 33 32% British North America.. 50 42% 433{ Colonial ........ • ..... 25 9% —l2 Commercial of London.. 20 25 25% London Joint Steck .... 10 18% 17% London and Westminster 20 27% 27% 28 National Provincial Eng. 85 .. Do. New ........ •• .. 10 .. National of Ireland ...• 22% 18% 20% Provincial of Ireland •• • • 25 42 43% Do. New ............ all 15% -15 Union of Australia ...• all 35 33% Do. New ............ 2 3G 3 —33 y Union of London 10 12% 133 Union of Madrid —-- all .. MISCELLANEOUS. Canada .. ••• • .. 32% 42 34 —46 Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 26% —2B Penin. & Oriental Steam. all 65% —66 Ditto ditto 5 11 113 11% Royal Mail Steam .. •• .. 60 75 —7B x.d x.d [We cannot be answerable for the errors of the Official Lists, and will not be influenced by interested correspondents.] ' Y LLOYD'S SiIIPPING.—(THISD A ') LONDON, APRIL 26.—Wind at noon W., li g ht breere FALMOUTH, APRIL 25.—Wind N., fresh hreeile'n, Arrd. Yrie, Havannah. Off port, Dankbaarh eed, Pa, goewanjse, for Rott er d am . BRISTOL, APRIL 25.—Wi n d N.E.—Arrd. Dernf.rars. Sld. Elizlbeth, New York. Wel ..... QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 24.—Wi n d S.E.—Acrd. Fa Mauritius. ol HOLYHEAD, APRIL 25.—The Victoria, Li; verpo Burgois River, North Am er i ca , put in here las tn wa very leaky, baying st ruc k on Bl ac kwater Bank , inst., during thick weather. WHITBY, Amur, 25.—Tho Rapid, of Sunderland, fder. Trinidad, str uc k u p on th e rocks, but came off diately. OFF BEACHY HEAD.—Catharine Johanna, for Amsterdam; LzAein and Heicker, New Orleans, le` Bremen. "fork WARRENPOINT.—SId. Eliza and Brothers, Isle!' - New Zealand, and Bowes, Quebec. COWli t* DEAL, APRIL 25.—Wind N.E.— Arrd. ed a sell ' Sandwich Isles. Arrived from the River all- tor, Bank of England, Sydney, New South Walealf Ors(7) Calcutta; Bombay, San Francisco; Paii iiie° tte Prollel pi n (Forfarshire), Valparaiso. Sailed, the whole Of the ward bound. E ar RAMSGATE, APRIL 25.—Wind Manilla. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 25.—Wind S.E. to N. Hortense, Morlax,• James Turian, Shanghai; clod; Mauritius; John Cook, Ichaboe; Monarch, ▪ , h ildil• Juno, Brass Ri ver an d Si erra L eone. Sailed, "▪ 11-iitto; Cuidad, Bolivar ; J ane , S ts t i n Islan d ; Riverdale, dit to'; George, Quebec ; H ero , N ewfoun dl an d. °lf 1)- Orkney Lass. g ge . PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 25.—Wind E.N.E. to - .N. Sld. Independence, Sir John Falstaff, MoultneiliA,.. at tak COWES, APRIL 25.—Wi n d N . N.E . —A r rd. D" Pernambuco. 11 911° SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 25.—Wind mann steamer, New York. tc l PLYMOUTH, APRIL 25. Wi n d N.I`LIV:•.? Gasparino, Havannah. Off p or t, T ory , Caddill°' tiger ALDERNEY,' APRIL 24. The Cherub brigllnpos Guernsey to London, sunk at the entrance of the rof (Cape La Hogue, li g ht b ear i ng S.E.) yes terday; c saved. took PARIS, APRIL 25.—A s hip o f a b ou t 400 or 6 , - on .o e d, nearly new, and coppered, truck of mainmast V i dor. painted ports and a narrow white streak, le 13 " - beet glasses on deck, capstan ornamented at top of yellow copper and taffrail of iron, was passed 17t bo le January, 35 N., 12 W.,' and a few days previousli c ;,,ite of cotton, marked A. C. M. 4 B. and two casks o eS; r is by the Sernes, arrived at Martinique. The Louise fiat, Havre to California, has been condemned at •""'" Video. with a s b of MARKET NEWS.—(THIS 114 1.) COVENT GARDEN. l b ell Our market to-day h as b een h eav il y supp lied o leo, kinds of Vegetable s i n season yet the demand ba g ,, o o steady, at very full p r i ces . In Fruit, the quota t ".9 if which are high, very little doing. The show of Flos' i large. FRUIT. —Pine Apples, 6s Od to lOs Od per lb. ;,,,i e p f house Grapes, 12s Od to 24s Od per lb ; Straw 2s Od per oz • Pears, 2s Od to 5s per dozen ; . 4 0 1) ;per 5 8 to ra o, dessert, (id to ' Os per dozen ; cooking ditto, bushel ; Oranges, Gs to 14s ; Seville ditto, 7s to 14s; L e 5s to lOs per 100; Almonds, Os per peck; ditto s weet, o p Os per lb ; Che s t nu t s , 2 s to 5 s per pec k ; Brazil N14%10 I4s ; Barcel ona , 20 s to 2 2s per b ushel; Cob Nuts, ' 75s per 1001bs. iot a ; VEGETABLES.—S avoy C a bb ages, Gd to 8d per Greens, 2s Od to 4s Od per dozen bunches,; Brocoli, Bs to per dozen bundles ; Potatoes, r Os to 95s per ton ; ditto, ""16 44 6d per cwt ; ditto, is 6d to 2s 6d per bushel; Turn i P s i'ito to 2s; Carrots, 2s to 5s pe r d ozen h unc h es; Cucumbersroir as 6d each ; Leeks, 1 d per b unch ; Celery, 6d to is 34,1." lir barb, 6d to is 6d ; Horseradish, Is to 4s per bundle; N 3lc ea, Is to is 6d per ball sieve; Oni ons , 2 s to. 2 s rd; Artie" u, ;re; is to is Gd per half sieve; Endive, is to is 4d per se" oa r, Red Beet, 6d to 1 ; p er d ozen ; Mushr , ,orns, 6d to Su r ed pottle ; Corn Salad, is to Is 6thper half sieve; Radishost ne r to 8d per dozen hand s; C a bb age L ettuces, ed to lef score ; Parsnips, Cd to 8d p er d ozen ; F rench Bean s, „, 2s Od per 100. NEVTGATE AND LEADENHAIM. * 4e l Turkey 6, 4s Od to 8s Od ; Geese, 4s Od t o 7 s Od ; Ducks!, ,„ to 2s 6d ; Tame Rabbit s , I s Od t o i s 6d ; Wild ditto, ~b; Is; Pigeons, 6d to 8d ; R oas ti ng Pi gs, 4 s 6d to 7 s Od eso di Surrey Fowls, 6s Od to 9s; ditto Chickens, 4s Od to 6 5 ss Barn-door Fowls, 3s 6d to 5s per couple; Englibh Egg 9 S c i to Od; French ditto, 6s Od to 7s Od ; and Irish ditto. 55 ,,,pd, 6s 6d per 100; Fresh B u tt er , O s to Os Od per lb ; Partri c U to Os Od ; Hares, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; Leverets, 2s 6d to 3 5 tsr Woodcocks, 2s 6d t o 3 s Od ; G rouse, Os Od to Os Od; .0 pdi migan, Os Od to Os Od; Snipes, 6d to is; Teal, 6d to 15 1 Wild Ducks, is 3d to 23 6d; Widgeons, is Od to Is 6d; Plovers, 6d to is Od each. NEWPORT. ° Beef, from 2s Ed to 3 s 4d ; M utton, 2s 10d to 35 8 d ; La 0 58 4d to 6s Od; Veal, 33 4d to 3s 10d • and Pork, 38 Od to per 81bs. VITIIITECBAPEL. • ar pbt Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 4d ; M utton, 2s 4d to 3s 6d; - 14 , A '' to 4s I,ld to ,5s 10d; Veal, 3s Od t o 3 s 10d ; an d Park, 2s *" 3s 10d per Sibs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 12s Od ; Brill, is O d to 3s 6d ; Had— A6' 64 Os 6d to is Od each ; Cod Fish, Is 6d to 4s Od ; Lobster* 0 4 to 2s 3d ; and Crabs, 4d to 2d each ; Soles, Os 6d to 2 s_ l4 . per pair; Flounders, Gd t o 2 s Od each; Dried Haddoc-7.; Od to 8s Od; Smelts, i s Od t o 2 s Od per dozen ; 2s Od to 7s Gd per 15 ; E e l s , O s 6d to Os 10d ; 5a 1139 ; Is 3d to 2s Od per lb ; Herrings, is 6d to 4s Od per • Common Oyste rs , 6 s Od to 1 2s Od per bushel; Salt Fish , to is 2d per score; and Mackerel, 25s 001 to 30s Od per 100' BREAD. . The prices of Wheat en B rea d i n the metropolis are fr cl° 6 1 4 d to 7d; of Household ditto, 4 1 /,d to 6d per 41b loaf- BIDE MARKET. 117 Market Hides, 561 b t o 641 b, 2d to Od ; ditto, 641 b 10 '' 2id to :id; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 2id to 2id ; ditto, 80Ib to 881 b, 2id to 2d; ditto, 88Ib to 961 b, 2d to 3d; ditto, 96 1 b..„ 1041 b, aid to 34d; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b, 4d to Od. Calf Ski' light, Is 6d to 3s Od each ; ditto, full, 5,6 d to Os Od; . 4 ., ° tlh r Hides, Si 6d to 6s ; Polled Sheep, Os Od to Os Od; Se 6 d 6s Od to 6s 9d ; Half-breeds, 5s 9d to 7s Od; Downs, to 5s 9d; Lambs, Is 10d to 2s 10d; Shearlings, Od to Wu' HAT IKA. t SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, R 31 KETS Os to 4/ 8s Od;' ,m 4 pe, ditto, 31 Ss to 41 10s; and Straw, 1/ Is to 1/ 8s per A fair average supply, and a moderate demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 3/ Os to 4/ 10s; Clov'Aer ditto, 31 Si to 41 10s ; a n d Straw, 11 2s to 11 9s per IN" Supply good, and trade tolerably firm. WrirrEcHarar..—Meadow H a y, Si Os to 4/ 8s; 'Clo ud ditto, 3/ 5s to 4/ las ; and Straw, 1/ is to I/ 8s per lc ul Trade dull, at our quotations. Business done to-day. 15 M 15 % 4% 5 4% 81 80 15 1$ 23% 5 4% 7% 34 5 17% 17 36 35% 8 6 12 fg 42% 88 87% 884 63 623 63 43( 74 17% X 8 % li 1% 97 96 1284 129 22% 2Ni % dig. [62% 68 6254 63% 22 21% 22% 9 % % .7 % 4% 3% 27N 34 % A 7% IN 6% 7 'TAMS, Business done to-da' LAW INTELLIGENCE. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) , (Before the LORD CHANCELLOR.) EisLordship, after disposing of a few unimportant me tions, proceeced to hear appeals, with which he Was 04° cupied the whole day. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) IN RE WHALLEY. His HONOUR gave judgment in this case, which ign an application made on Wednesday for a four daY e order against the defendant. It appeared that there were matters of account b e :, tween him and Mr. C o l e , upon wh i ch an order was ta ke ; by consent, 26th Feb., by which Whalley agreed to PV 304 in discharge of a claim fur 441.. for costs, within days, which has not been paid. It was stated by ow, Whalley, that he called at the residence of Cole, ifi ` order to pay him the money, but could not obtain all 10 terview with him for that purpose, and that there op: no one at his place of abode empowered to receive thy money. It was urged on the other side, that Cole's 0: licitor held a pow er of attorney to receive the amono' agreed to be paid by the order of the 26th February' but Mr. Whalley objected that the execution of th e power of attorney was not verified by affidavit, and that before the present motion could be renewed the coal should be paid, and in default, that the plaintiff had h e locus stand]. His HONOUR now confirmed the order. VICE-CHANCERY. -(THIS DAY•) (Before Vice Chancellor BRUCE.) Ills Honour was occupied this morning with adjonz7 34 petitions. (Before Lord CRANWORTH.) His Lordship having disposed of a number of unor posed petitions, proceeded with the motion-paper. (Before Vice-Chancellor TURNER.), MILNE V. ➢IILNE. The arguments in this part-heard case were resume this morning. Mr. Malins concluded his argument for the defendsa this morning, and Mr. Elmslie followed on the a a ine side. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN V. MANCHESTER AND SOUTH JUNCTXO RAILWAY COMPANY. In this case the railway company appealed 80° 9 ; the ass essment made on the railway by the assessors ° f the po or f or Manchester, on the ground that it was 111 0 the same rat e as t h e assessment made on the land in SP, vicinity, which were of greater value than the land the company with the rails upon it. Mr. PEACOCK contended, on the part of the respoi r dents, the overseers of the parish, that a railway col; ttu" pany had no right t o d e p rec i a t e va l ua bl e land in a pa r'eA, without paying the sam e r a t e o f assessment as the l a adjoining the railway. The COURT, without calling on Sir Fitzroy Kelly;W' f appeared on behalf o f the app e ll ants, sa i d they war" "., opinion that land appropriated f or a railway, u nder 61 ' Act of Parliament, could not b e rate d as i f it were 10°. cupied. The rate should, therefore, be reduced. —Judg ment for the appellants. COMMON PLEA S.—(THIS DAY-) (Sittings in Banco.) ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH CODIPANY V. BRETT.--JuDGM , This WfIS an acti on to recover compensation ; damages for an all ege d i nfringement of a patent for th e construction of electric telegraphs, in which a verdP was found for th e plaintiffs on all the material issues. d A rule for a new trial was subsequently obtained, it came on for argument during the last term. The COURT now delivered judgment. They earn lo dered that th e i mprovements made by the plaintil n the soundin g o f a l arms, i n giving railway signals, an to making duplicate signals so as to convey messages intermediate station s , were l i kely to be of great adv... : e tage, and might b e made the subject of aaepar patent. They were, therefore, of opinion that the •- ought to be discharged. —Bale discharged according'''. EXCHEQUER.—( THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) GRIFFIN V. HUMPHREY. doe This action was tried before the Lord Chief v 11 5 ,1012 of the Quee n ' s B enc h at the lag sittings ill 1 03.9 w-- Wall a Tordict Was Anuld for the plaintiff. ...rr~ '.-~._ Mr. M the L ea; yordiet sh t the defen t 11 ° right 0 also move or of the rest of j ut of ell ''hart kni the Thtsto celled lia' , the rough i approach The Co / liT Paid. Lan 6 1 934 :NO; BA]