The Sun. — London, England, 1851-04-23 00:00:00

MGR MAJESTY'S THEATRE. AND EXTRA. NIGHT. '- respectfully announced that a Grand EXTRA NIGHT will take place TO-MORROW EVENING, April 24, when. will be re peated, with the original Music, Dances, &c., Amber's celebrated Opera of MITTA DI PORTICI, (Masaniello). .Alfonso, Signor Scott'; Lorenzo, signor Mercurall ; Seim, Signor Balanchi ; Masaniello , S i g nor Pardini ; ietro, M. Masao' ; Borella, Signor Lorenzo; Elvira, Madame Ficrrentini ; Fenella, Mdlle. Monti. In act first, a Grand Divertisement ; La Gnrache et Napolitaine, oy Messrs. Kohlenberg. Soto, Anssandon. Soldansky, Allegrfal, p a . „l eo , Emma, Dsuatonie, and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet ; Le Bolero, by Madll es. Mathilde, Rosa, Julien, and Lamoreux, and M. Ehrick., Finale Generale, in act third, La Tarantella, by Madlle. Amalia Ferars, M. Charles, Madlles. Kohlenberg, Soto, Anssandon, Soldansky, Allegrlnl, Pascales, Emma, Dantonie, Mathilde, Rosa, j t aio., and LAMOreIIX, MM. Ehrick and 4onriet, and the Ladies aad Gentlemen of the Corps de Ballet. Director of the Music and Conductor, M. Balfe. After which will be presented the admired Ballet, LES METAMORPHOSES, bs which Madlle. Carlotta Grlsi, Madnes. EOM, Esper, Lamoureux, Julien, Allegrini, Anssandon, Kohlenberg, rascales,Soldansky, Sota, MM. Ehrick, and Charles will appear. Application for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to be made at the Box office of the Theatre. Doors opened at Seven, the Opera to com mence at Half -past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRITRY LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Mr. James Anderson, lessee and manager of the Theatre Royal Drury 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 THE PRICES OF ADMISSION at the Theatre Royal. Drury Lane, on and after LASTER MONDAY, APRIL 21st, 1851. In order to avoid the reproach of taking an unworthy advantage of the time, and those who honour us with their presence, the essee has arranged his scale of prices so that they may tally, as near as possible, with those of the continental theatres. And as every one who visits these shores must of necessity be desirous of visiting the National Theatre (so liberally patronised by the Go vernment, the Court, and the country) to witness the representatio n of the immortal works of our great dramatist, the Dessee has, in order to facilitate the wishes of all parties, determined upon the fol lowing scale of prices : Stalls and Dress Circle - - 55. First Price. Second Price. Is. 6d. Boxes - - 2s. Pit - Is. Od. - - Lower Gallery No 3 to Galleries. No half-price ry Upper Gallery _ - 6d. Od. to 21. 1 25 . 6d. Private Boxes to admit 8 reduced from 3/. 3s. Ditto 6 ditto 21. 12s. 6d. to 21. '29. Od. Ditto 4 ditto 21. 2s. Od. to 11. I Is. 6d. Ditto 4 ditto 11. Ils. 6 d. to 11 . Is. Od. KVEITING WM be produced Schiller's magnificent BBERS romantic Play, In Five Acts, of TUE RO (adapted to the English Stage by Mr. James Anderson). Count de Moor, Mr. Cooper ; Charles de Moor, Mr. J. Anderson ; Francis de Moor, M r. Cathcart; Herman, Mr. Marshall ; Karl, yr. Rafter ; Amelia, mass Li. GilbeArtcr. I. A HALL in Count de Moor's Castle. An INN on the CT 11. Frontiers of Saxony. A An APARTMENT in De Moor's Castle. Count De Moor's CHAMBER. A LANDSCAPE. The FORESTS of Bohemia. ACT HI. ' A GARDEN. BANKS of the DANUBE. ACT IV. CHAMBER in the Castle of De Moor. A GARDEN. A FOREST seen by Moonlight, near a Ruined Tower. An APARTMENT In De Moor's Castle. _ The RUINED TOWER. _ ._ . After which, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZ IEL, THE PRODIGAL. Reuben, Er. Vandenhoff ; Azael, st.r. J. Ander son ; Amenophis, Mr. W. West; Bucharis, Mr. Cooper ; Sethos, Mr. Rafter; Jephtele, Miss Villars; Nets, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Lb, K Mlle . Victorine Legrain (Premier Sujet du Opera de Paris), who has been expressly engaged for the occasion. THEATRE ROYAL, IIAYMARF-ET. Mr, B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. TEAS EVE NING, ' Will be revived CO'ley Cibber's adaptation of Shakespeare's LIFE AND DEATH OF KING RICHARD 111. Duke of Gle'ster, Mr. J. W. Wallack ; Earl of Richmond, Mr. Davenport ; Queen, Miss Addison. After which, a new and (as times go) original domestic drama of startling interest, 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. Horton ; Devilshoof, Mr. 11. Buckstone ; the Gipsy Queen, Mr. H. Bedford. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. 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. Fitzwill'am. To conclude with the laughable farce of A. NIGHT of HORRORS. Scribbleton, Mr. S. Emery. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. THIS EVENING, Kean. and Mr. Keeley. Will be performed a new and origuaz: tAmedy 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, Flexmore ; Misses Murray, Daly, Vivash, Robertson, Leclerq, Keeley, Mdlle. Auriol, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vesths, Sole Lessee, Mr. Char' es Mathew% THIS EVENING, Will be performed COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Atter which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, called TUE BUEEN OF THE FROGS Characters by Messrs. C Mathew, R. Roxby, Bellingham, Ilorncastle, Morris ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss St. George, Miss Martindale, and Miss Oliver. To conclude with AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. EVENING. Wl'l be performed SIB 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, Einloch ; Mesdames, Stirl ng, Leigh Murray, L. Howard, Adams, E. Turner, and Bartlett. To conclude with THE BOTTLE IMP. ASTLEY's ROYAL AMP LIITHEATRE. I:7!nier the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Hifthnti Prince Albert. procrtetor 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 mem tally necessary to the hippodramatic entertain ments, have been particularly attended to, and every department actively employed for the production of a splendid historic spectacle, from toe 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 be has vacceedeAl in making arrangements with male and fortale artistes of the first ta'ent and celebrity of their professions. Par ticulars will ➢a given in future announcements. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a grand new Spectacle, entitled ELEANOR THE AMAZON ; or, Queen of France and England. To be followed by new Scenes of the Circle. To conclude with THE TWO GREGOitIES. _ Loa-othee open from Eleven till Fovl. Stage Manua, Mx. T. Thompson. lIIGIi WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE in , PAT --Morning- 52 min. after G I Evening 22 min. after 7 To hf ( mow —Morning 57 min. after 7 i Evening 39 gain. alter 8 Mig•IINKSV C TIE WEATHER,—SuN ,Ortrics, APRIL 23. THERMOMETER, IN Tan SHAD. 51 —highest since noon yesterday. 40=-lowest' this morning and during the night. 58—this day, at noon. • BAROMETE2, 29.72. W.S.W.—fine sunshiny weather. ...............,...-- t - LL ---,_-_ - r ---__-;--,_,... TA BLE . DAILY WEIX: I -abil. State of the Wind and Weattcr at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterdaymorning.—The stations arp *Ttanged in order of latitude. PLYmotrru—Wind N.W., calm—overcast. ze—rein- Popasmovrn—Wind W., gentle bree BRIGHTON —W in d S.E., gentle breeze — rain . SouyuAmrr o y —Wind N. W., strcng breeze—rain. Fouizsroxit—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. TUNBRIDGE --Wind N.E., calm—rain. Basnuasrolin—Wind N. gentle breeze—rain. GREEN W ICll—Wind N.E., gentle breeze — hea v y rain. Swum'swi nd N., gentle breeze—overcast. COLCHRSTER—AVi nd S.W., gentle breeze—heavy ra in. CAMBRIDGE—Wind S.. gentle breeze—rain. yeamouTH—Wind S.W. calm—rain. CREwn— Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Hozornzanwind S.W. strong breeze--partially cloudy. LlVnu.root.—Wind S., c alm—partially cloudy. LaxcasTEß—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. warn:ff.—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. 8• —Wind S.E., gentle breeze— overcast. .„,..,,rrocs—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. J" t. v .% vic ii—Wind W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. The return s from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Monday morning at nine wind S.W., gentle br eeze —partially cloudY o'clock :-- L cow" _wand S.W., strong breeze—principally clondy, irsfil.utxt%GAß.wrind S., gale— ci ear. 'UND`'—Wind — h,d SIT; ~ strong breeze—overcast. y ere cl a L t- dy. pool.`--Win d ,• --- Win d S. W., gentle breeze r—overcast. LEIGHTON -- iV ' d S.W.. calm— BIRmINGRA3I Instrong breeze—overcast. Runny—Wind W•• breeze—partially cloudy. entle breeze—cloudless. S. W, str on g lavEnrooL—Wind S. W • CREWE—Wind g breeze — partially cloudy. atrong . LIMOS— Wind W.S.W., - gentle breeze —ram. SHAP—Wind S.W., W HITEHAVEN— Wind S. W" ge n tle breeze—partially cloudy. CA tuasta— W ind S. S.W. , ge nt.rreeze—cloudy. be . __ eeze _ part i a ll y c l ou d y. BElTT ocii—Wind S.W., gen tle Dr . f ,-; , 1 :4':: • ,4 > 1 ", (I\ - --ILI ' ~,,;::,...,_t,,..,. ..,.... z,3 _ ,q. ;b4,,,,t,... .- ,• -,-.,;- 41: '',,' ,/ '. BRoil ' . ~...., 7, 4211,; ,_ .....x.tvlpi-r.-- a *" "t a, T ..,;, 0 % ..I. ti 'li V„ ' 1 , —..... .h.; 1 '''' ' ' . ,I 1 ~~ fcb i U : 1'1 7 1111 ATILt LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1851. A case tried yesterday at the lliddle3ex. Sessions affords an additi onal illustration of the defective state edilyitbYro of u an brought of the criminal law, and the absolute ne extensive measure o f reform being s can speedily forward. There are few p ersons who perusefou n d in case referred to—a full r e p ort whereof will be in another part of this day's impression— w i t h out cordially agreeing with the Lea rned Assistan t - Judge in thinking that " the technical objection, how ever strongly. upheld by • the „judges of the superior courts, was altogether unworthy of the year 1851." Vist'AciWktex; only one of many evils arising from I,lo7lOFElKif§r`and slavish adherence to ancient forms. Trfritokiiii.VW.4ystem of special pleading is permitted 't i r ' o*A.,,:* 1 • ~,, k . , ,I , k, 1 its rank abuses, so long shall we : 4 - 10 ` 7 9R2,. 7 4, otal variance ; with Abe real rmriis WAt#l6 ~.,,c 4 .e case under consideration for the 2. d ighl i :,. . d parties dismissed_with impunity, al- .-. ,; t-LE:4 w THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1851. though there could ba no possible doubt as to their moral guilt. In the particular case now under notice the pri soner, a cab-driver, was indicted fur having stolen 101. in gold from the person of a sailor named JOHN THOMAS. It appeared that the prosecutor, a sailor, on being paid off from his ship at Southamp ton, had received 271. in sovereigns and half-sove• reigns. He forthwith started for London with his hard-earned wealth. On his arrival he got into the prisoner's cab and was driven about in various direc tions, stopping from time to time at different public houses, and treating his guide and companion to drink. At length the prisoner banded two women into the cab, but the prosecutor, suspecting that the intention was to rob him " capsized them out," and shut the door. After h e had got rid of his fair visitors, he counted his money, and found it all correct. The prisoner subsequently got into the cab, having previously given his badge to a third party, who got on the box to drive in his place. After he had ridden a little distance he fell forward on the prosecutor, who distinctly swore that he felt the pri soner's hand in his waistcoat pocket, where he had p l a ced his money. On stopping shortly afterwards he found that 101 . of his money was gone, while his faithful guide and friend, who had previously re ceived 7s. 61 and 103. fo: his fares, vociferously de manded a further payment. This was, however, demurred to, for honest Jack, although he had imbibed a considerable quantity of liquids, thought his trip had been sufficie n tly expens i ve. D ur i ng t h e altercation, a policeman came up, and took the number of the cab. The prisoner was eventually given into custody, and committed to stand his trial for the robbery. On cross-examination, the prosecutor declared that he could not say whether the money lost was all in sovereigns, or all in half-sovereigns, or part in one and part in the other. He was, in fact, utterly unable to swear to the particular coins he had lost. The Learned Counsel for the prisoner thereupon sub mi-ted, on the authority of the QUEEN V. BOND (4 DENIsoN's " Criminal Cases"), that there must be an acquittal, as it was there held by the judges, with one dissentient, that it was necessary that the iden tical value of the coin lost should be established in evidence. After some discussion, the Learned Ser geant reluctantly felt compelled to allow the objec tion, and an acquittal was accordingly taken under his direction. As the Learned Counsel for the prisoner declared that he had a full answer to the charge independent of the technical point, it is possible that there may have been no failure of justice, and that the party was innocent of the offence imputed to him. But, whether innocent or guilty, the result would have been the same ; even if the case had been brought home to him by the clearest and most irresistible testimony, he must still have escaped from the penal consequences of his offence. It was said that Lord CAMPBELL so clearly per ceived the impropriety of the law established by the decision in the case of the QUEEN a. BOND, above referred to, that he introduced a Bill into the House of Lords with a view to its amendment. We trust that the measure thus brought forward will be of an enlarged and comprehensive character, striking at the root of all such evils. It was, as we have recently seen, by a very narrow ma jority of the judges that the ingenious point raised on behalf of the BIRDS was not ruled in their favour, and we believe that there is at this moment a strong opinion in Westminster Hall that the minority adduced the most powerful reasons on be half of the opinions they arrived at. It is acknowledged on every side that the disputed point should be set at rest by speedy legislation on the subject, and the Bill for that purpose has already passed through several of its stages. Again, the SLOANES could only be convicted of a common assault in consequence of the counts containing the more serious charges being successfully objected to. A Bill was rendered necessary on that account, which was passed through the House of Com mons ; and now we find another case requir ing legislation, which we suppose will be brought forward as a separate measure. But why should there be this piecemeal work? Why not comprise all the evils so justly complained of in one general Bill ? We are quite aware of the great difficulty of the task, but we believe it to be practica ble, and we would therefore urge on the Government the propriety of forthwith entering upon the arduous and important duty of revising and amending the criminal law of the land, so that no weight may he attached to those technical objections which enable the guilty to escape, without affording any protection to the innocent. Recently the public attention has been directed again to the subject of education by a correspondence of considerable interest between two of our most dis tinguished publishing houses and the head of her MAJESTY'S Government. Unfortunately, however, on the present occasion, as in so msny previous in stances, the inquiry set on foot only discloses the cul pability of our administrators in their mode of pro moting this great cause of social improvement. Instead of striving by every legitimate means to forward the noblest of all reforms—the reform which would tend to diffuse the principles of morality by disseminating the wholesome truths of knowledge, the Ministers of the Crown have, it appears, in the case in question, been interfering directly and most unnecessarily in the rights of publishers, thereby subversing the pri vileges of property, and marring the interests of pri vate individuals, while inflicting injury at once upon the scholars of England, and upon the mass of the population. For the exposure of this evil we have reason to be thankful to the Messrs. LONGMAN and Company, of Paternoster-row, and to Mr. JOHN MURRAY, of Alhernarle-street, who have together communicated to the First Lord of the Treasury their ideas upon this subject. From . this inter esting correspondence the public may obtain a clear impression of the position in which the book traders of London, especially, are placed by the issue of elementary works for the use of schools from the Government establishment in Ire land, where these instruments of instruction are manu factured in large numbers, and thence distributed throughout that island, and introduced in consider able quantities into the sister country. By thi s causeless and shameless arrangement the interests of our metropolitan publishers are manifestly interfered with, and, as obviously from the circumstance of the books referred to being produced by irresponsible per sons, the character of the general system of ' tuition is materially injured. A merely cursory glance through the letters which have Passed between Lord JOHN RUSSELL and the eminent houses already mentioned will be sufficient to satisfy any one of the force of the arguments advanced by the Messrs. LONGMAN and Mr. MURRAY. From this straightforward and conscientious statement, it will be seen that the regular trade is placed at a ma nifest disadvantage, by the circumstance of the Go vernment being enabled to undersell the book sthets appli e d pa e r l i l v er t s e . Inte r f er i ng as t hi s d oes w ith th e con d u ct of en ter enterprise, s i e t , b i t y m t o h s et objectors—namely, h je n assuredly to rs ____ justifies nam el they.:The those epi of bei ng not only ' roce e lies above all most heavilyings founded upon the principles pledged to maint a i n those and in all available instances Nothing could more clearlyudnj ust" but 'l l impolitic more syllogistically demonstrate ." or disgrace o f the proceedings complained ad upon a Cabi ne t med of, moreo ve r, indeed of lee freeiin their entirety trade and nciples to their very uttermost. hi demonstrate the cruelty and harshness pro ceeding on the part of the Imperial Governm t ent s , than the consideration dwelt upon in the v ery preamble of th e correspondence, to the effect that whil e th e S tate against him, of i t axe s the bookseller very he avily , it simultan eous l y c n o n thist riv es flagrant to undersell m a manner, n himer ,those employingse ver y e r y instruments taxation. Inferentially, also, it must be apparent that with the injury inflicted on the publishers comes also an injury to the interests and rights of the mul titude. Another reflection forces itself again upon our consideration in regard to the official manufac ture of school books at the educational establishment in Ireland, namely, the thought that these books ac tually c oat more i n th e ir production than the bo o k s printed by the regular boo ksellers, and that b e i ng, nevertheless, npeonsep,l,e hymmusatkinneaceusps4trhileyneheaevsesartyo being sold a t a most unremunerative pr i ce , the issued at a loss, from p d a iff y er i e ‘ emphatic rageeentation3 cam i: s ntcher.ougThogth! Toge ther the: with these very a charge yet more severe and terrible—an accusation no less in importance than one of piracy. Upon this point we must allow the correspondents of her MAJESTY'S Government to speak in their own for -1 cible language. Addressing themselves to the Prime Minister, they observe, then—" We would beg to call your Lordship's attention in a special manner to the compilation of English poetry lately published by the Irish Education Commissioners. Of the book itself we say nothing. But, though piracy be its founda tion, it is rather singular that the compiler should seem not to know that there is such an Act on the statute-book as the sth and 6th VICTORIA, cap. 45; and not to suspect that his bold infringement of the rights it has secured might be followed by actions at law, and the suppression of the book at least in its present shape. But though he may be ignorant of the fact, your Lordship cannot fail to be aware that the Commissioners have already had to pay no inconsi derable sum for similar invasions of private property." In a note to the correspondence, as sub sequently published, it is added, that " in one case at least 6001. of public money was paid by the Go vernment to compromise a case of piracy I" 'While such things are liable to occur, in consequence of the shameful scheme objected to, it is clear that rea • sons exist for the speedy interposition of the Legisla ture to rectify the ills inflicted in the first instance upon private individuals—in the next upon particu lar classes—and ultimately, it must be remarked, upon the public at large, by requiring considerable disbursements from the national Exchequer, by way of compensation for the injuries dealt around them by the agents of her MAJESTY'S Government. Towards the close of their first and most powerful appeal upon this subject directly to the First Minister of the Crown, the two great publishing houses of London, in Paternoster-row and Albemarle-street, reminded Lord JOHN RUSSET L of the melancholy tes timony already afforded of the evils caused by the Irish establishment for the publication of elementary works for popular education, that is to say, the ruin scattered among the booksellers in the sister country, " the Irish booksellers," say the complainants, " being the poorest of their class." The subsequent letters which have passed between the Messrs. LONGMAN and Mr. JOHN MURRAY on the one part, and the First Lord of the Treasury on the other, are merely laconic eva sions in the latter instance, and emphatic reduplica tions of former arguments in the former; all tending to convince the mind of the folly of persisting in the present course in regard to the school-book publish ing system of the Irish establishment. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Siecle, the organ of General CAVAIGNAC, has an article against the fusion, and an earnest remon strance against all attempts at revision of the Con stitution out of the prescribed limits. A camp of cavalry is, says the Constitutionnel, being established on a grand scale at Luneville ; the 6th and 91 Cuirassiers, the 12th Dragoons, the 4th Lancers, a battery of 2d Artillery, and tachments of the engineers, &c., have arrived. These troops have already executed some grand manoeuvres under the orders of General REYAN. The PRESIDENT of the Republic intends, it is said, to visit the camp. On the breaking up of the camp, the regiments are to ccme to Paris and the vicinity. The Moniteur announces that a combat took place at Oued-Sahel, near Jerjura, in Algeria, on the 10th instant, between a body of French troops, under Colonel D'A URELLE, and a body of Zouaves, under the Dervich Bou-BAGIILA. The Zouaves were put to flight by the French, the village of Selloum was burnt, and a great number were killed. On the part of the French one officer and ten men were killed, and one officer and thirty-six men wounded. Very little business was transacted on the Bourse. The Five per Cents. opened at 92f. 50c., and closed at 92f. 35c. The Three per Cents. closed at 571. 25c. Orleans Railroad Shares, 8261. 25c.; Rouen, 6351.; Havre, 2601.; Great Northern, 475 f.; Avignon, 207 f. 50c.; Vierzon, 437 f. 50e.; Basle, 145 f. ; Bordeaux, 4021. 50o.; Paris and Strasburg; 370 f.; Tours and Nantes, 2771. 50e. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Aran. 22. Boulogne and Amiens, 974 —Luxembourg, I s ,4—Ditto, 3 1 4—Northern of France, 14 7 / B —Paris and Strasbourg, 107,, —Rouen and Havre, 10 1 / 2 ex div.—Sambre and Meuse, 4;i 3 —Tours and Nantes, 6 1 ; 4—West Flanders, 31,i. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 17th have arrived. The Herald() announces that General ORTEGA having left Madrid to exert his influence in the elec. tions of Aragon, the Government had given orders that he should be arrested. The same journal states that the governor of the province of Valladolid had been dismissed for having declared that he could not prevent the election of M. ALONZO, author of the amendment on the Ministerial Bill for the settlement of the debt. General ESPARTERO had, it was said, determined to take the active Presidency of the Pro gressist Committee for managing the elections, his ()pinion being that the time had arrived for the Pro gressi,ts to act. The honorary presidency had been conferred on him as a mark of respect, when the Committee was formed. The QUEEN, on the 17h, took part, as usual, in the religious services of the day, and washed the feet of six poor persons. She then, accompanied by the KING, and attended by a numerous suite, proceeded to visit the different churches, all of which were crowded to excess. Count DB WALESKI, the new French Ambassador, arrived in Madrid on the 16th, and the Prussian Minister left on leave of absence. The Bolsa was closed. GERMANY. The New Prussian Gazette of Berlin announces that the Chevalier BUNSEN, Prussian Minister at London, has demanded his recall, and that M. DE SCULEINITZ is to replace him. _ The Second Committee of the Conferences of Dresden has recently held several sittings. The King of BAVARIA arrived at Munich from Meran on the IGth ; the QUEEN and King Oruo alzo arrived on the same day from Berlin. A letter from - Vienna of the 17th states that the religious ceremony of Passion Week, in which the EmrEaou was to have taken part, had been counter manded in consequence of a sudden indisposition of his MAJESTY ; but though obliged to:keep his bed, the EMPEROR'S sickness presented nothing of a serious character. The German Journal of Frankfort says— " It is certain that all efforts are being made by the Conservative party in Vienna to induce Prince Metter nich to return to that city, and again take an active part in political affairs. It is also desired to bring about a❑ interview between him and the Emperor." One of the Hamburgh journals which is considered well-informed states, that Prussia and Austria have come to an understanding respecting the question of Schleswig. The basis of it is that the Commissioners in Holstein are to remain in office until a new federal organ shall be established (the Diet is meant), and are not to give up the Duchy of Denmark until the latter shall have satisfied the conditions laid down by the Confederation. The Universal German Gazette states from Cassel that the Government of Electoral Hesse had recom menced negotiations with M. DE ROTHSCHILD for a loan, and that that banker had consented to advance a certain sum, which, however, would not last long. The negotiations for a loan of a million florins by th e contractors for the gambling-houses had gone off, the guarantees offered not appearing sufficient. ITALY. The Ovinione of Turin, of the 18th, s t a t es that Senator IN IGRA has resigned his post of Minister of Finance in the Piedmoctese, Cabinet, and that Count CAvova, now Minister of Commerce, is to take the portfolio of Finance. It is believed the department of the Navy will merge into that of Commerce, and that the division of Agriculture will be transferred to the department of Public Works. Rumours are also current of the Minister of the Interior, Signor GALVAGNO, exchanging his portfolio f or th at o f Justice, and of the resignation of Signor D'AZEGLIO. The Tuscan Monitore of the 14th publishes a de cree of the Council of Ministers, now acting in the name of the GRAND DUKE, who is absent, cautioning the inhabitants of the district of Rocca San Casciano, not to keep arms of any kind in their possession with out a special permit from the Sub-Prefect of that town, on pain of fine and imprisonment, varying from 100 f. to 300 f., and from a fortnight to three months. The Rev. John Twells, M.A., has been instituted by the Bishop of Lincoln to the rectory of Gamston, Notts, on the presentation of the Lord Chancellor. LYCEUM THEATRE.—Madame Vestris is an nounced to re-appear at this house on Thursday next, in the drama of the Day of Reckoning, after an indisposition of several weeks. This fact is the more interesting, as there have been sev era l f a l se reports, to the effect that she h a d re tired fr om t h e stage. to bNek.W formed chiefly o f Lignine, DISCOVERY IN CHEMISTR Y .—Chicory is found Wood !—P unc h . the essential principle of EXHIBITION PLAN OF LONDON IN 1851, FROM ACTUAL SURVEY. —Mr. Ber ger , of llollywell-street, has just published a beautifully engraved an d accurate poc k et map Palace of the metropolis, illu strated with a view o f t h e C rys t a l This ,l illustrated and cl ear l y -d ep i cted ground plan of London cannot but b e moat useful to the visitors to the Exhibition. The plac e o f the crystal Palace is clearly marked out, and by the aid of -this rriap the stranger can with the greatest facility discover the nearest routs to the Crystal l'alacs3 from any Fart of the town, Railways. Paid, Nominal Prices. Business done to-day. Aberdeen •• .• .. all u (us par die. Caledonian 101. .. .• all 634 —6 a/ Chester and Ilelyhead .. a ll 16, 164% Dund. Per. & Aber. June, all —34 01 '• East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. all 2% —2% Eastern Counties Eaten., S per cent. No. 1 ..all % % P PIK Do. No. all M Gila par x.d par Do . New 6p. cent. Stock all 11 —ll 'A 11% Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 per cent. all 16 34 1 6 % 1614 Do. 101. Deben. Shares , all East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. all • • •• E. &W. York. June. sths all .. —• • Edln. Per. & Dun. p. et. all M dia. Par z• d • x. 4 Glasgow & Consul all .• o— • • Gt. Northern, 5 per cent all 1334 —1334 x d 13 %34 34 X x. 4 Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths 234 1 p. Lancashire and York shire, F. 20/. 6 1% 144 die. Leeds and Thirsk, 6 par cent., No. 1 11 —• P Do. quarters, 1846 .. 9 134 2 p London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per et., late Croyd‘n thirds all • • Do. pref., 5 p ct. Stock, DD l oo B .. s nem l e , nw fr y o g. m usa s pr O e.. / r . 6 s c h tp. ar el s B . : E t2. all all 1 5 14 7 = 120 60 all 136 130 London &S.-W., SLOW • • 5 2 % —23ij P. 714 Londonderry and Ennis killen, half shares • • 10 • Manch., Sheffield, and Line., guar. shrs., No. 1 all 1354 14 139( Do. new, 101. .. • • all 11 % 12 34 19 Do., 61. • • • • • • • • 3 % % P 3 % Midland Con. 6p. c. stock all 132 134 Do. Consul. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent.. all • • --• • 13 2 34 Do. Bristol & Glouces. 48 •• •• Norfolk Extension • • all 17 — lB Do. guar. 534 per cent. all 4 % 4 14 Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 • • —• ; North British • • .. all 5 53( Oxf.Wor. 01.151.6 p.c 2 134 134 p Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. all 11 11 34 Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cult. all 15 1534 1554 South Devon all 13 —l5 1434 South-Eastern, 4% p. et. all • • —• • Waterford & Kilkenny, 51. 1 •• —•• WestLondon,lst Cl. (101.) all •• •• Do. 2d Class do. (par) all • • —•• York, Newc., and Berw., Gt. Nof E. Put.. .. all 163( 16% 4% York and North Midland 11. and S. Furth. 10 134 1 ills. IPOZZIGN. Boulogne and Amiens .. all 9% 10% 9% 10 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) .. all 17% 17% x.d sal Demerara all • • •• •• •• Dutch Ithenisli • 8 5 434 Rs. East Indian .. 14 134 134 P. Do. do. do. .. 20 Great Indian Peninsula.. all % I'P. Ditto ditto .. 2 34 %—% P. Louvain ala Sanzre 734 . —• • Luxembourg .. 1% —1% Ditto .. 10 3 —3 %, 3% Madrid and Valenti& .. • Mar ia Allth nla • • 25 7 —8 • x.d Ditto, New .. 734 2 3 x.d Namur and Liege .. a ll 8 834 Northern of France .. 16 14% 15 34 95 Orleans and Bordeaux .. 8 4 dia. Paris and Orleans .. all 33 —35 x.d Paris and Rouen • • • • all 2434 2534 Paris and Strasbourg .. 16 5% 5 db. Rouen and Havre .. ail 10% 10% x.d x.d Sambre and Meuse .. 20 3% 454 4 Tours and Nantes 15 8% —2% die. 6 34 T our nay, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hama .. aU , . 77 • • 1,4 - g,st r 11145111 st • • 0% = THE SHARE MARKETS BRITISH RAILWAYS. Railways. Aberdeen.. • • • • • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Birming., Woiverhamp., and §tOtir Valley —1 Birkenh., Lan., & Chesil June., late 331.6 e. Bd.. Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 201. • • • • • • Bristol and Exeter • • • • Caledonian • • • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lond. and Portam. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen) 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,l 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 et.' Great Southern and Western, Ireland •• Great Western .. Do. llcw, 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 .1 _ Do. fifths Do. 101. ah., M.& /5 (c) London and S. Western . Do. new 501. .. Do. new 401. .. Manchester, Buxton, and , Matlock •• .. I I Manchester, Sheffield, &I Lincolnshire .. ..1 Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • • Midland .. .. .. .. Do. 501. shares • • De. Binning & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle•. Do. quarter shares .. Newmarket .. .. .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Ilereford - • • Newry and Enniskillen.. Newry, NV arrenpoint, & Roitrevor • • • •• 1 Norfolk .. • • • • • • Do. New 20/. shares.• Northern Counties Union North British.. .. .. North Staffordshire •• North-Western • • North & Sth.-West.June. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central Scottish Midland .. Do. new .. .. .. Snrevvs.& Birm., Clas 3 A Do. Class 8.. • • • • Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New •• Shrewsbury and Cheater (Nor. W. Min.) • • .. Do. Hakes .. • • • • Do. Oswestry .. .. Do. New.. :. .• •• Shropshire Union •• •• Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent • • South Deven • • .. South-Eastern South Wales.. • • • • South Yerksh. and River Dun Shoff., Roth., and Goole, South Division Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea & Loughor, &c. raw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Deck and Railway .. .. • • Vale of Neath .. • • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wez., Wick. and Dublin .. • • West Cornwall • • • . West London .. .. • • Whltetiaven and Furness York, Newcastle, & Ber wick .. .. • • Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase! York and North Midland, LINES LEas: 15% to 16 3% —3% Ms. 10% -11% 81 - 83 151 - isg 24 -25 i; = iet cs. 10 -11 5% -5% 75 -7% 6% -7 4% -5 17% - 18 6% - 6 35% - 36% V -8% li - % 18% - 18% 6 - 61,i 12% - 12% 42 -42 88% —B9 2% 2 dia. 81 —B3 10 —ll p. 29 —3l p 6:134 64 94 d. —6% dls. 5% —5% d. 18 —l9 By 4 -8% -3iP 97 97% 129 —l3O 1% —5% p. 54, 6 p. 3 p. 89% 90,4 5 Sr 4}6 3K die. —3% d. 36 —37 3 2;4 dis. 641( 64% 13 —12 N, dii. 36 —3B 9% -9% 33( —3% Ms, 4%-4% dis, 27 —29 18 —l2 Us, 21( —26 ills, 10% 10% 6% 6U dis. 10% —lO dis. 1 —l3( p 17% —lB 17 —17% x.d 9% —lO% 16 —l5 dls.l —3 3 s 3% 16 —lB 8 9 1234 13% % % dIL. 35/ d. 18 -I! 23 - 98% 31% - 32% %dia. par 04 - 5 9%, - 10 • - •• 16 —l5 dls. 5 4 4. 5% —4% 17 —IS 6% —4% dig. $ —7% 22 22% 3 —2% di. i % —1% dia. 973( 27% 'TAXIS. NOMiaill !MOM Business done to -W. 16 % 5 % M 80% 111% I s hs % 4 24% % MINES. 15 4 1 13 13 5 24% Nominal Prices. Business done to-day. Australian • Barossa Range Blaenarvon Iron and Coal Bolanos Scrip British 1r0n.... . Brazilian Imp. 51, p ) le4 —2% 3% —3% Do. Cocaes and Calaba, Do. St. John del Rey.. Cobre Copper .• .... ... Copiapo ..... • • ..... .. Genera 1................ Mexican& S. American Real Del Monte, Unreg. 32% - 32 Iq4 - 15% 35% - 38% 6 '4 - 7% 13% - 14 3% -4% Do. Black Del;entures Do. Red Debentures .. Santiago de Cuba ...... Tin Croft .. • . • . .... United Mexican— .... JOINT 736 - 10 - it 4% - 3 3 4 :21L BAN] 33 - 32 42% -43 N, - 12 25 - 25% 18% - 17% 27% - Australasia ............ British North America.. Colonial .............. Commercial of London.. London Joint Stack .... London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. Do. New National of Ireland .. •• Provincial of Ireland • • • . 18% - 2ON 42 - 43% 153 - lh Union of Australia • .. • . Union of London •• •• Union of Madrid 35 - 33 3 ,i 3 - 3y4 12% - IN Canada Gen. Steam Navigation . Penin. & Oriental Steam. CELLANEOUS. 32% 42% -46 14 26% - 28 50 65yi - 66 5 11 - 11% 60 75 -78 Ditto ditto Royal Mail Steam .. • • .. rWe cannot be answers will not be influenced by lble for interest le errors of the Official Lists, and 1 correspondents.] MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. _ _ _ The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 2,000 bales. The market was flat; American were 1. per lb. lower, and the same decline may be quoted generally for all other kinds.—Railway Shares were firm. The accounts from America, received yesterday after noon, supply very favourable information from San Francisco. It is stated, under the latest date, that— " Quartz rock mining and crushing by machinery is being prosecuted with great vigour. Nay, discoveries of the gold bearing quartz have been made in various lo cations, the rock containing a large proportion of gold, and being easily crushed, numerous orders have been given for crushing machines, and in the coming season the yield from this source is expected to be very large. A new feature in the business of gold mining has been introduced, in the shape of dredging machines, which are used where the water is too deep to allow the earth to be taken from the bottom by any other means. Two small steamers have been engaged for a short time past in dredging the bed of the Yuba River. There have also been discovered new mines in the neighbourhood of Monterey, Los Angeles, and San Diego, which are said to be very productive. The ac counts received here from those places do not, however, go into particulars, but merely say in general terms that they yield abundantly. It will be seen, therefore, that though the want of rain has been a very serious draw • back to the prosperity of the country, the miners having lost several months' labour in digging earth which they cannot wash for the want of rain, yet there is a good prospect opening before us for the summer, and it is to be hoped that the bright anticipations which are formed may be realised. Agriculture, which has hitherto been a very subordinate interest, in our state, now bids fair to assume its proper posi tion in relation to a wealthy and prosperous community. The high prices of agricultural produce of all kinds have induced large numbers to undertake the cultivation of the earth, and the fertile lands of the river, bottoms, and valleys, are being rapidly settled by industrious and energetic farmers. The prospects for au abundant yield of every description of produce were very ex cellent, until the long continued and unusual drought had induced apprehensions that the crops in many parts will be a total failure. Serious fears are entertained for the grazing of the cattle, which, if there shouid not be any more rain, will be very scant, and probably occasion immense loss of stock. Irrigation on an exten sive scale is recommended, and in some instances has been undertaken as a remedy for the deficiency of rain. Altogether the prospects for the yield of crops in portions of the recent agricultural settlements are not en couraging, though there are other portions where the drought has not in appearance effected so much injury. As an evidence of the forwardness of the season, the beauty of the climate, and the fertility of the soil, it may be mentioned that on the first day of March there were 35 acres of barley, only a few miles distant from San Francisco, which averaged ten inches in height. New potatoes had also be en dug and brought to San Francisco on the Ist of March." It is with great pleasuro that we copy the following announcement from the Montreal Pilot :—" We under steno that it is the intention of the Trinity Board to lower one-half the dues payable by vessels coming to this port. The Act imposes specific rates, but an Order in Council has been obtained, authorising the above-men tioned reduction, and a Bill to impose the lower rate will be brought into Parliament next session. This will be a great relief to shipping. The excess of income over the expenditure enables the board to effect the change. The attention of the people of St. John's, New foundland, is being directed to ship-building, and a public meeting has been held for the purpose of en forcing the attention of the Legislature. It appears that 25,0001. aro annually paid for freights, and 20,000/. every year expended in the purchase of vessels to pro secute the trade of the island. The seal fishery is to be prosecuted with renewed vigour this season, and the present high prices paid for Oil will doubtless give a vast impetus to this important, branch of industry. The ensuing spring promises to be a busy season in Nova Scotia. Already indications of the number of outfits that may be expected are discernible in the or ders that have been received from the outports by the merchants. The following, from the Circular of Messrs. Schroeder and Mummy, and published by Mr. James Irvine, of Liverpool, gives the particulars of the state of the Cotton market:— " NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 29.—We crave reference to lour Circular of 15th instant, which left the Cotton Market in an improving condition. The subsequent re ceipt of Liverpool advices of the Ist March produced a decidedly better feeling, and in consequence of a brisk demand, coupled with speculation, prices for middling advanced from 101 to Hie., other grades being freely purchased at same time at rates comparatively en hanced. The business done during that week amounted to 37,500 bales, the market closing with less animation, but without appreciable change in prices. The steamer of the Bth instant having arrived, her accounts have bad the effect of rendering purchasers more cautious, under the general expeeiation that the extreme de pression in her own market at the close of the last month must, when known on your side, cause a sudden check to the gradual amelioration in the rates current with you, land looking forward to a confirmation of this by the steamer of the 15th, now due, our market has been en tered sparingly during this week, and the transactions have been limited to 18,700 bales. In most instances, the sales having been forced to meet the factor's wants, prices have given way fully to and thus the pro bable decline in Europe may be said to have been an ticipated. The inerea , ,e iu our receipts would seem to point to a larger crop than we have hitherto estimated, but aware of the inducements to planters to ship as rapidly as possible, and in view of the reduced stocks in the interior. we are still of opinion that our outside es timate of 2,200,000 bales, if exceeded at all, can be so only insignificantly. The stock of Cotton in this port, in presses and on shipboard amounts to 249,146 bales. The market closes quiet at the following quotations:— Ordinary, Bto Bic.; good ordinary, 9i to 9i-c.; middling, 10i to 10ic.; good middling, 11i to llic.; middling fair, 12 to 121 e.; fair, 12f to 1210. Sales during the last fortnight, 56,200 bales. Receipts at this port since Ist September, 790,048 bales, against 685,804 bales last year. Increase of receipts at all the ports up to latest dates, 165,666 bales." . Accounts from Hamburgh advise us of the failure there of the house of Riffenberg for 250,000 mares banco. At Amsterdam on the 21st instant there was a holiday in the Stock Exchange. Very important measures are about to be adopted by the Belgian Government for an extension of its railway system, and by these the existing companies will mate rially benefit. It is stated that about 100 leagues will have to be constructed. The immediate cause of the great anxiety of the Government is the prospect of Rot terdam or Havre becoming the starting and resting point for travellers to and from the Mediterranean. The Go vernment of Leopold must act liberally to the existing companies if it desires to encourage others. The circumstance of a power of attorney for the transfer of stock having been forged by a medical man at Windsor has occasioned considerable remark, and the brokers who identified him are naturally much cha• griped. The amount is said to be 10,0001., but in order not to defeat the ends of justice, mueh secresy i observed. The Funds have been quiet again as regards:specula tive transactions, but there have been a few money bar gains. Consols have ruled at 97i to i for Transfer, and have been 97i for Account. There is still some discussion among the dealers as to whether the rate of discount at the Bank of England will be advanced to morrow, and as there was a gratifying rally in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon, the impression seems to be that no change will take piece. The New Three-and-a-Qaarter per Cents. have realised 971 to 98it and the Three per Cents. 961 to Bank Stock has been firm at 211. India Stock has fluctuated from 260 to 262. Exchequer-bills are 545. to 578., and India Bonds 60s. premium. Foreign Securities have been very inactive. Mexican Bonds have been quoted 35k to is Portuguese Four per Cents. are 33 to Russian Five per Cents. are 112, and Dutch Four per Cents. sq. Spanish Five per Cents. are 191 to 1. Railway shares are not brisk, but have risen in save• ral instances. QUARTER TO THRE.B. Consols ... .. ••• ... 97k 4. Ditto Account, May 13 ... 97 4 a ONE CLOSING Paid MS Or k 2 BEITI3EL FUNDS O'C ll % 211 LOCK. FR 21 14A Moc% p pa-cous. Betagernif. ' 3 per Cent. Console Annuities 97 I/ 1 N, 1 / 8 97 1 / 8 tlow 8 1 4 per Cent. Anus . ... Long Anna. to expire Jan.lB6o ... , -16 7 1 India Stock In 'ha Bonds, 1,0001.... Ditto under L00M...—. ....... South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities Console for Account 97 ! 4 Exchequer Bills. I%d. & 2d 1,0001. June 5001. June 54 57 p Small, June 54 57 p ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.. Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent ..... Ditto 3 per Cent. Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent. Do., 5 per cent M3xican, 5 per Cent.lBl6, with Coupons— Ditto, EN. Jan. Coupons Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent... Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, Converted, 1841 ... Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto, Account Rassian Bonds Ditto, 4% per Cent S itaush 5 per Cont. 1840 Ditto, Account ....—... Ditto, Passive Ditto. 3 per Cent Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 ,4 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 4% per Cent. Dutch 2% per Cent.. 12 Guild. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates COURSE Am3terdam •• .. 11 16 Ditto, three months 11 174 I Rotterdam .... • • ...• 11 17 Antwerp .... 25 27S 8ru55e15.....,... 25 27 Hamburgh .... • . ALB. 13 8 4 Alton •• •• •41 Paris, 3 days'sight -. 25 10 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 30 Marseilles .. •......• 25 30 Boardeaus.... ..... • Frankforton Maine.... 119 % Vienna, effec. fib.— • • 13 30 Trieste, ditt0.......... 13 31 Petersbargh, 511. Rble.. 37 Madrid .. ........ 504 Barcelona 96% 97% 57 p 57 1) 57 p CLOSING PRICES. .A.T Railways. ) Leasing Paid. Nominal Prices. Bush. "'" Companies. done to-day, Barks.ami Hants Ex. 5 per Cent Gt. Western 6 34 1 p. Bir. and Oxford/ Junc.,callsduly paid, or with a guarantee .. Do .. •• 20 2834 2934 29 % Do., withou la guarantee .. De .. • • 20 27 —2l ilirm., Wol. & Dud.,calls duly paid, or with a guarantee .. Do .. 15 834 934 p 343( Do., without a guarantee .• Do • • • • 15 7 8 p Buckinghainsh. I Lon. &S.W. 1734 17% —lB 17% % Clydesdale Junci Caledonian 50 41 —43 E. Lin., Guar. 61 per Cent. .. IG. Northern 25 32% 324 32% Gloucester and I Dean Forest !Gt. Western 18 .• 183( Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. 50 101 103 Do. % Shares Do .. •• 25 5034 513( Do. % Shares Do •• 1234 22% —2334 Leeds and Brad. Midland so os 100 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern . 12 15 4 11 1134 Do., Pref. Do .. 20 2334 2434 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. Norfolk •• 20 15 —l6 15% Do., 6 per cent Do .. •• 20 .. Middiesbro' and Redcar, 6 p. ct Stockt.& Dal N. & East, 5 per Cent. E. Counties . 50 54 —56 5434 5534 Do. New .. Do • • 43 4 6 p Preston and i &N. W. Wyre • • • • &L a. & y . l 25 42 —44 Do. 34 Shares ADo • 1034 734 834 p, Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern $. 20 21 21 34 Roy. & Ilitchin G. Northern 6% o. Shep. Ex.. Do •• % 134 15(p. Shef.. Roth. and Goole, 5 per et. Lam& York iBll 6 South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 934 2% —2% Cs. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. Stock.& Dar. 50 24 2434 Do. do. .. Do .. 25 Do. do. .. Do .. 20 Wilts, Som., & Weymouth .. Gt. Western 50 44% 4534 SEP: SZAIIIIII3. 7% % % 5 % % 3534 36 18% % .6Yi, .. 1” -- i 3i 7 6% 41 % 89 64 ji 63% 64 It% 19 8%% 97% 13034 120 29% 22% % 17% % 4% 90 59% 36 36 64}4 6 6 063(i 22% % 9X NIX 2% 3% 2 % % I I 0 all 8 6 8 11 13 41 47% all 4 2 0 17 1 4 z.d 9% $y 4 37i dig. di,. all all all 1 634 23M % 3( 32 31% 22N 28 2 81i STOI 273. EXCHANGE. Gibraltar • . • • •• •• •• •• •• Leghorn ........ ••.. •• 80 55 Genoa 25 55 Milan . • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• ••• Venice Naples ....... 41% Palermo, peroz .......• 124% Lisbon •• •••••••• •• •• 53% Oporto •• .. • • • • . • • • • • •• 53% Rio Janeiro •• .• Buenos Ayres ........ New York, 60 days'sight Philadelphia .... •..... PRICES OP BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in bars.. 48 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars ••.. •• 0 4 11% Silver in bars ...... •• 0 5 1% LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-( T HIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 23.—Wind at noon S.W., light bre€ze and fine weather, but cloudy at times. TORBAY.—SIo. Dash, Newfoundland. DARTMOUTH, APRIL 22.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. In dustrious, Mugadore, and sailed for London. Off port, Missionary, Port Philip. QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Co lumbus, Callao; Susan, Paraiba; Pink, Rio Grande. Sid. Lockwood, New York; Pandora, Quebec; Dominica, ditto; Sarah, St. John's, New Brunswick. GRIMSBY, APRIL 22,—The Jean and Mary, which sunk near the Spurn on the 31st of March, has been very leaky, and brought in much damaged. ('OWES, APRIL 22.—The Helena Chriatida has been got off shore leaky, and towed in here. LOWESTOFT, APRIL 21.—The Prudence schooner got on shore, but was assisted off. FALMOUTH, APRIL 22.—Wicd variable.—Arrd. The Jenny [And, Rio Janeiro; Frey, Bahia; Heinrich, Per nambuco. WEXFORD, APRIL 2I.—A small schooner, reported to be the Ellen Sarah, was lost on the 17th inst.; crew said to have been picked up and landed at Kingstown. DUBLIN, APRIL 21.—Arrd. The Prince's, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. The Mary Ellen, Quebec. SAN FaA!casco, FEB. 29.—The English brig Brutus, Valparaiso to this port, has been totally lost in the San Queentons Bay; crew, except two, drowned. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 22.—The Invermore, Valparaiso to Queenstown, was spoken on the 15th inst., in ILA 3 N., long 23 W., with fore and mainmasts sprung, and short of provisions; was supplied by the Mary Pleasants, ar rived here. 23. Wind S.W. to W.N.W.—Arrd. The Janet, St. Stephen's, New Brunswick; Glendaragh, Cal cutta; Royal Sovereign, Bombay; Frances, Demerara; Jassefetta, Porto Rico; British American, Apalachicola; Mary Pleasants, Philadelphia; Guy Mannering, New York. Ski. The James Scott, Shanghae; Condita, Havannab; Imyd, Cuenfugoa; Regina, Jamaica; Art Union, New Orleans. The Rockshire, of and from this port, has been condemned and sold at Charleston. Sid. Acadia, Mobile; John and Lucy, New York; Par liament, Boston; Lanarkshire, Quebec; Nairus, New foundland. Off port, Kathleen, Calabar; Royal Wil liam, New Orleans; Superb, Geo. Gun, Elizabeth, and Lancashire Witch. NEW Yowl, APRIL B.—The Waterloo, from Porto Rico, has arrived with stern frame carried away, having been run into by a schooner off Sandy Hook. HALIFAX, NOVA. SCOTIA, APRIL 10.—The Sarah, Fredricksburg to this port, reported as having been lost on Cape Charles, was got off on the 2d inst., and pro ceeded for Norfolk. DEAL, APRIL 22.—Wind S.W.; fresh and squally; P.M., W.S.W.; six P.M. N.N.W.—Arrd. Hendrik, Jan Banjoewangee for Rotterdam; G. H. Wappans, Singa poro for Hamburgh ; William Wallis, Bombay; Marion, Mauritius; Falcon, Africa; Holstein, Pernambuco for Gluckstadt; Flora, Jamaica ; Savannah, Charleston; Eliza, Rio Janeiro for Stockholm; Camillas, Demerara. Arrd. from the River and sld., Jamaica, Bahia; Rafael, Arraga, Porto Rico. Claude, Port Philip; Karel, Goree; Andes, Brazils; Spheroid, St. Vincent. MARKET NE WS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY. The show of English Wheat samples in to•day's market was chiefly composed of Monday's unsold supply. As the attendance of both town and country buyers was again small, and the imports of foreign Flour unusually large-10,140 sacks and 4,400 barrels—the former from France, the latter from the United States; the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce ruled excessively heavy, at almost nominal currencies. The arrivals nt foreign Wheat have been confined to 2,730 quarters. Selected samples were held at full prices; but low and middling kinds commanded very little attention. Malting Barley was slow in sale, but the value of grind ing and distilling sorts was fairly supported. We had a very inactive demand for Malt, at last week's quotations. Oats, though in short supply, moved off slowly, at l ate rates. Beans, Peas, and Indian Corn, the latter afl :at, were quite as dear; but all kinds of Flour were lower to purchase. Wheat. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. Malt. I Oats. Qrs. I Qrs. I Qrs. 1,'+90 f 1,410 i 1,190 English • • c • • • Irish •••• • • •• Foreign •••• • • / 2,730 I 1,710 Flour. sacks f 0 1,920 1,520 r 10,1405 k / 4,400 bls DORM:MR HOP IVICAILB ET. Our market ib very inactive for most kinds of Hops; but we have no actual fall to notice in prices. The sup ply is tolerably good. _ WHITECHAPEL. The general demaeldTsexceeulT4Ti heavy, at droop ing prices. Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 2d; Mutton, 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 8d; Veal, 3s to 35 10d; Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 8d per 81bs. LAIW INTEL L GENCE, CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the LORD CHANCELLOR.) MARRIAGE OF MISS TALBOT.—DOYLE V. WRIGHT. Mr. R. PALMER made an application to his Lordship in this case. He said he appeared on behalf of Lora Edward Howard, who had presented a petition to the Court, in which he stated that, having, in 1847, become acquainted with Miss Talbot, a ward of the Court, he bad since that period taken every opportunity of recom. mending himself to her, and had made a proposal of mar riage to her, to which she had given consent, subject to his Lordship's approval. The application which he now made to his Lordship was to direct that the usual reterence should be made to the Master to approve of the marriage, and also to approve of arrangements for settlements. Mr. BOLT said he appeared for Dr. Doyle, who wished to express his entire concurrence in the proposal, and who would, moreover, have been ready to acquiesce in any such arrangement, if it had been m ade at a much earlier period. The LORD CHANCELLOR—You may take an order. ROLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) His HONOUR having given judgment in re Gedge pro ceeded to hear the cause of Pooley v. Budd. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) His Honour was occupied this morning with bank rupt petitions. (Before Lord CRANWORTH.) His Honour disposed of a number of unopposed peti tions this morning. (Before Vice-Chancellor TURNER.) His Hoziona delivered:his first judgment this morning in the case of Marker v. Marker, and then proceeded to hear the cause Of Travis v. Mylne, which occupied him the whole morning. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, Mr. Justice WIGELTMAN, Mr. Justice PATTESON, and Mr. Justice ERLE ) DOE DEM. NEWMAN V. RUSHER. Mr. CHOWDER moved for leave to enter a nonsuit in this case, which was tried at the last Salis bury assizes, and a verdict returned for the pletintiff, but with leave to make this motion. The simple question involved in the case was, whether or no a conveyance of property for a valuable con s ie erat i on got r id o f a prior conveyance of a voluntary character. For the defendant it way cont.inded that by t h e 27t h o f Eli za b et h it did, and a case has been decided in Ireland which supports that position.—Rule nisi. Mt ZLEY V. HYTHE AND ANOTHER. Mr. WRATELEY moved, on behalf of the defendant, for a rule to show cause why the verdict for the plaintiff in this case should not be set aside, and a new trial had. The action was for money had and received, and it arose out of the following dispute:—ln 1816, upon the mar riage of a lady with a gentleman named Ilythe, a settle ment was made, by which certain property was vested in the husband for life, with remainder to tLe lady in event of her surviving him. At the death of both the property was to be sold for the benefit of the children of the mar riage, and the proceeds distributed equally amongst them. Nov the husband is dead, but the lady still lives, and is the mother of three children, who are all of age; slid, by an agreement between the four, it was arranged a few months ago that the property sale, and kn ocke should be s oli st once. Accordingly, it was put u down to Oswald zley, who made a deposit of 4901. OM to ratify the bargain. The conditions of the sl° stipulated that no objection should be taken to the title under the marriage settlement, inasmuch as both the lacil and her trustees were consenting parties to the t ransaa* tion; but, subsequently to the sale, Sir Oswald Mosley, was advised that in law the sale would be held bad, an? Le, therefore, brought the present action to recover bb the deposit money. On behalf of the defendant, ban ever, it is contended that, is the face of the conditions-0f sale, such an objection cannot be suttaintd, and bell they were anxious that the Court should gran t a ° trial, or direct that the point should be decided in a sr cial case. Rule nisi for a new trial, in the event of the other side not agreeing to a special case. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) a Mr. Justice Coleridge sat in this court to-day, a- heard several motions of course. His Lordship Ns ° half-past ten o' c lock, th e re bei n g no other business before him. SECONDARIES'.-(TINS DAY.) (Br fore Mr. Secondary POTTER.) V. RAYNR. O The plaintiff is a POTTLE E newa-agent at the Royal Exalt lv e he er and defen,lant is a gentleman residing at HeekneY• " 9 " - J, action wa • brought to r3cover the sum of 11/. 12s. be for newspapers supplied. Defendant pleat that was not indebted. Mr. C. BROWNE appeared for the plaintiff, and c al $ Mr. R. Pottle, the plaintiff's son, who product d an sena ° of newspapers supplied between April, 1847, a 3 d to 1850, but as no novice had been given to decadent produce the original, eife The SECONDARY held that the witness could only P i c, evidence as far as his memory would serve tiro, 84 " orders were produced. re Or The witness then proved that defendant himself s- Tbe times called and sometimes sent other persons• b e papers delivered amounted to the sum iu question; 0. could speak positively, as he attended to the bus ¢e4 He had written several times to defendant for r s i llle but had not received any answer. did 13° ‘ Mr. F. A. Lewis, the defendant's attorney, I offer any defence. ; ht The Learned SECONDARY thought a verdict n 3 .g i bie given on this general evidence, as it would be inV° sB. ' to prove the delivery of every paper. Verdict for the full amount. LUARD v. JAMES. This was an undefended action on a bill of oc -- for 16/.. and there was no defence. oeol Mr. W. R. BUCHANAN appealed on the subject 0. °- the deb: being under 20/. The Learned SECONDARY said he could not inte rfe n ff Mr. Bucturrsx said he applied under the last CI.; Court Act, and if the Learned Secondary did no t to, he had the power to certify to deprive plaintiff ofJd he (Mr, Buchanan) had to apply that the verdict sb°, opt not be entered with 40s. costs, and leave plaintiff to 011(4 his own course. r 13 11. The Learned SECONDARY said he must leave chanan to an application to the Court above , bud would take a note of the objection. Verdict for plaintiff, with costs. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) rr r iriv Wm. Jones, a marin e sto r e dealer, residing , in •''• lane, Shoreditch, plead e d no t g uilty to an indicttir, charging him with steali ng a l arge qua ntity of horse''' the property of been w. a, The property had stolen from a cart while sfae eto ing in the Curtain-road, and the prisoner having b ; n to seen to take some hors , -hair to be baked, was taken -- custody when he went to fetch it away. tio Mr. O'BRIEN, who appeared for the prisoner, O l e I, it was most likely he bought it in the usual way 0.1 r e. siness. It was not proved that he h a d s tolen the P perty, only that he had it in his possession. Be e e l(' eluded by caliirg several witnesses, who gave him a *- character of 15 years' standing. The Learned JUDGE having summed up, The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The prisoner was then indicted upon another c tf - of stealing 42 pounds of twisted horse-hair, the prop er of Wm. Ford. an° The circumstances in this case were nearly the as given Hove. hir. O'BRIEN having addressed the jury, The Learned JUDGE summed up at great length, 11l Tho jury, after much hesitation, found him G el o t, and he was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonn3e with hard labour. BOW-STREET.—(THIS g Edward John Webste r w as c har ge d with enbe ss o ;,. the sum of 271 10s., the property of his master, •"- dewell, Esq., M. P., of No. 3, Whitehall-gardens. ,big The prosecutor stated that the prisoner was lateli e d. butler, but was discharged from his situation on Il se nesday last. Since then the brewer bad sent in 0 % by count for 271. 10s. which he thought had been pa' 0 0 the prisoner, who had received the money from il i ta gi for that purpose. Witness ascertained that the billlfog not been paid only yesterday. He gave directions et his apprehension. Witness believed that the pri son had not paid other bills. ,„ r ge. The prisoner made no reply i n answer to the e"'"" Mr. HENRY remanded him for a week. MARLBRU-STREET—(THIS DA- 1 3 A VAGABOND.—Thomas Martin Horsley, a Or: i l3 out of plate, was charged b e f ore M r . Bingham w it ' 5 decently assaulting two ladies (one of them A lady title), in Hyde-park. „ e lo Mr. Alexander Smart, clock:taker, No. 33, CP ti rbo street, Grosvenor-square, stated that this morajob h ei was proceeding acro s s Hyde-park, from Park-lane, f or e he saw the defendant, who was some little distance b e 0 0.. him, go up to a lady and pull her about in a veil, e t manly and indecent manner. Before witness con k ' 700 up to him another lady chanced to pass, whom 19 gr ti of knew to to P. lady of title, but whose name he did think himself at liberty to mention. The prisoner ger mediately left the first lady and laid hold of the 0 °,4 and most grossly assaulted her. Witness ran to Mi l l be and pulled the pris , .ner away, and followed him g" came t) Stanhope -gate, when he gave him in charg e a police-constable. l ed The prisoner, who denied the charge, was corn to the House of Correction for one month. THE LATE LORD LANGDALE.—Yesterday mortal remains of the late Lord Langdale, P.C., were herl be cally sealed down in the presence of the family, and W r ,' removed to-morrow from Tunbridge Wells by the P ° o o , Eastern Railway to London, when the body will be obit veyed direct by the South-Western Railway to the 'jot Lord's country seat at Roehamptcn. Its final restingi c ei will be the Temple Church, the Noble and Learned ,„„Ile having been a bencher of the society of the Inner Te' o itt The funeral will be as private as circumstances will Pf s r e fore in accordance with the wish of th e d ecease d s h o rtly 1 " his death. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—NOTTINGHAM, T.--P r —A fatal accident occurred last night to a young NW: 1 2, 4 4 .' 3 :6r siding at the village o f I con - green , near t hi s town. -""`"sgef cumstances were of a very s i nguar na t ure . Six wee 0 the deceased's broth er (J osep h R ens h aw ) di e d, d r yleas'o will, which placed his property in the possession of hi s dee ther, Jonas. Several months before Joseph Renshaw bit miss a will had been drawn out, leaving the whole 4 „ ) . f t blt property to his wife ; but a f e w d a ys prior to his deatu b ielt document had been cancelled and a will substituted , left the property to his brother. Shrtly after his deat,;t, ceedings were instituted striving to disprove the legal' t i re° the last will. While these matters were pending, o°,oo ther's wife came yesterday (Monday) afternoon to the " g o Horse, to strive to arrange all disagreements and put l o ose to all judicial proceedings. After having stayed in the be er an hour, she was passing from the bar to the parlour, 7 . l eft ' owing to some cause, which is at present unexplaine u or foot slipped, and she fell down the cellar steps. The °p of, tunate woman's head came in contact with the cellar ; bruising it in the m os t f r i g htf u l manner . M e dical 55 of ance was speedily procured, but proved of no avail ; the i f or e woman was soon no more. A n i nques t w ill b e h e ld tu- w ig row upon the body, when, d ou btl ess , cireumstances,,je. transpire which will throw a light u p on th e whole l l ' ger The deceased was named Wightman, about 33 years of a and was landlady of the Lumley see, at Ison-gre ed ' village about a mile from Nottingham. A CHANGE FOR THE B ETTER.— Mi ss Is, t". escaped from Taunton Lodge—is to be married to the ▪ - 43 %, of IS orfolk. We congratulate the young lady on the change of Monk's-hood for Orange -blossoms.—Punch. PARTIES AND PROBABILITIES.—We speak fro+ peculiar sourceeof information, when we say, that y▪ " ett Stanley, notwithstanding his constitutional impetttositr 0 .'0 exceedingly anxious t o postpone t il l the remotest p°55:00 period, the advent of another Ministerial crisis. ne e ni et as sure of offic e as i f he were already duly installed; u"" bit thinks there would be a much greater probability °f big being able to f orm a sta b le Adm i n i strat i on, if the , 0 tit Cabinet could, b y any means, be kept in power ums'eell autumn. The Noble Lord has, in fact, assumed to luw t be the office of protector of the present Cabinet. Strange a s t its fact may seem ' there is not a man at the present molve n bo et her Majesty' s dominions, not even excepting those w e its means of subsistence are dependent on the continusoctoe office of the Whig Government, more desirous of mai ll .„ o os ing the Whigs i n D own i ng - s t ree t, th an th e Protectiv er s, Noble Lord. It is otherwise with some . of his fO ll l.OO, They are for precipitating another Ministerial crisis. ee ca Mr. Disraeli himself is impatient of a further continua°, e d. Whig rule. Still the Member for Bucks can be rnal ls Cril of so with events. They are not to be controlled A ill sth of May will came. It is approaching, and with ibott come the resuscitation of the now dormant Papal Aggr es o et" Bill. Net a doubt is entertained in the best informed ci oe tern, that Ministers will be beaten on some of the W at t , s ee portant parts of that measure, and being beaten, we l is p no alternative for them but a real resignation.—Advert Rebut Cardinal Wiseman went to Cl aremon t last w e tb er to pay a visit to the ex-Queen of th e F renc h an d tha t % lit me mbers of the ex-Royal F am il y o f F rance, domici le that place. Ge or g ARRIVALS AT LEAMINGTON.—Ad • I Sir LEAMINGTON.—AdmiraI Lea); Lady, and Miss Cockburn, Rear-Admiral Sir Watk„,c l4 Soe'' and Miss Pell, Admiral and Mr. Gawen, the Hon. "'„ s ral' Lady and Mrc. Cowper Smith, Lady and the Misses AV i .jor - Lady B. Browne and family, Lieut.-Coloael Freer, m',lol General Freer, Colonel Cathcart, Captain and Mrs. ,l3 A i Nti• and family, Captain Carr, Rev. J. Astor, Captain an' e o. Watling; Messrs. Arkwrigbt, Lawley, Pocklingtr,' Dugdale, St. Paul. and Archibald ; Mr. and Mrs. Buller' • and Mrs. Percy, Mr. and Mrs. Marmont, Mr. aud Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop, &c. Tsal SINGULAR AND F ATAL A CCID ENT.-0 1 - 1 ti p!. Oi re " morning a cart fill e d w i t h read sweep i ngs was pass'lLyed an old bridge of wood cramped with iron, which span u ee lfes' Rochdale canal and formed a part of Jersey-street , tga - c ot/ ter ; its weight broke down the fabric, and both bored' Ste and bridge were plunged in the' water. An un' ° •; e perat fellow, named Richard Sharpies, one of the street-ste who h ' ad filled the cart, and was following it, sil re l ' e '„eslit them, and before he was got out life was extinct. 4 ""f is the property of the Earl of Ellesmere, or rather ° beeo Duke of Bridgwater's trustees, and it had for some ti% it is in a dilapidated state, no steps being taken to reP" couseqqesice of a dispute as to liability. 35% 39% 30% 33 33 1 A 112 99% 19% 5% 39% 94!,4 - DO 1,4 Paid. But St a k e , tu ne , koey, beer, quene, !lest 8 1 4 a, Ih Ips 1,000 Lad ' TeC In t Attu gt( X7ll 111 0 4 3] B)