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HOUSE OF COMMONS. The 8, PEAR.EII took the Chair shortly ofcer TrielVO 0 eloek. T THIRD READINGS. for rar„he North Staffordshire Railway (Extension of Time chase of Lands, Scc.) Bill's as read a third time a nd passed. The tofollowing Bills were further considered, agreed „2 and ord ere d to be read a third tins° :—Bolton Im provement Bill; York and North-Midland Railway Bill. INGS SECN co D R eaEA. d,Fobbe's Divorce Bill was rd D send time, and or - Led to be committed. Sir PETITIONS tt , J AMES DUKE presented . a p e tition from the t " in ttrd of Farringdon Without praying for an equalisa tion of the land tax. • Sir C. BURRELL Si :our o f t h e Ten HpOrelliesnradctoarpye S tit i i i o l. n from Bolton it• INGLIS presented a petition from Antigua made. for the more effectual suppression of the slave ligkhfr. BR OTHERTON presented a petition from ie u ;" - andor-Lyne p ra yi ng f o r a reduction of the fees _e c ounty courts. u al 64 r• ARKWR IGHT presented a petition from Derby gcomplaining of the operation of the poor-laws. eta! azt n lso ' BRUCE presented a petition from the provin eijanodti; aof , Morayshire praying the House to adopt : e rne measur e t o put down the vice of intemperance i n a petition against any alteration in the S hi r echial a3stera of education in Scotland from Elgin the M r. BAINES presented a I petition from Hull against fir ' Act ,Re. Pla REA.THCOTE presented a petition from a 3 7 An It uttandshire against the Highway Bill. u RoGAN presented a petition from the spirit tiers in Ireland iu favour of a drawback of the duty 011 spirits in bond. from S OLICITOR-GENERAL presented a petition Co lit the Provincial Law Association against the Land v eYance Bill. ' lr. WALTER presented a petition from Nottingham gi i t l i t nit the Idiehway Bill. coder -Lyn r ' G. BANKES presented a petition from Ashton- A in favour of the Ten Hours Bill. sn?•,gretit number of petitions were presented against "'gy labour in the Post-office. I age I% 41 -TME presented a petition from Cripplegate Itiost the timber duties. Gleur HOPE presented a petition from the ladies of cester against the Marriage Bill. cep 41r . AGLIONBY presented a petition in favour of the pYhd Enfranchisement Bill. St si a t. f* O'CONNOR wished to ask the Secretary of in h f or the Home Department, who he saw Isi or t , 4 l ,P,,lace,' whether the motion of the Hon. Member for of 4488 qx was to be considered as a motion of want co nfidence i n t h e G overnment , and whether any cor lPeodence had passed upon the subject between the non We Lord at the head of the Government and the ancnes ,Menibers fur th e Weil Riding of Yorkshire and Sir ter. G. GREY said he had heard of no such corres thpeenee and if it had taken place, the Noble Lord at do bead ' of the Government had given him no intima forViit. As to whether the motion of the Hon. Member ,""s‘x was to be considered a vote of confidence or se t) E7 411 fee ould Eay was he had heard nothing on the 3 0 2 t. o 14 re ply to a question from Mr. HUME, ea t ,iolV. SOMERVILLE said there had been a defal turen o n the part cf a person named Matthews holding lied c ,,,? in, the Chief Secretary's office in Dublir, but he ii y i; 4 l% o ea that de`aleatiou did not amount to any mate- Fr } , REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER BILL. P r ic a ° attend reading of this Bill was postponed to k r IRISH FISHERIES BILL. Thought, moved the second reading of this a Q the measure was not as effective still ethers which he had introduced formerly, etia l was the best that under existing cir- F or t". 4t eoes could be submitted to the House. stilpart, he would wish o see the Act of enr l, with regard to this mstt t er extended over IreHland,y e tni w ufeh ch arge d a ll mayors an d sheriffs with the exe . th e °ll l . of stringent penalties against offenders; but e„. t a4egislat are h a d d ec ided herwise. The Hun. of C e t, an drew a g lowing picture of the depressed st a'e o n 0 ,, ti op rich fishe r ie s consequent upon the recent legisla " this subject. He concluded by expressing his leii ta n , eBB, if the House allowed the Bill to o r cora itti—hs to listen to any suggestion for the amendment of Justi l e n Wal only instigated by a sincere desire to do if one portion of the labouring classes of Ireland. 'UNOLLY moved that the Bill be read a second pri ori this this day six months. He objected entirely to the ea ti f 14 0 of the Bill; the powers which it . proposed to ty re upon the Commission were unconstitutional and le ei " il i t lical. He did not deny there was great call for lol' a it tiTe interference in these matters in Ireland, but 1:1 0 ' not think that the Hoc. Member's Bill was calcu t?:interfore in a proper manner. It was nectit old% ', I I this Bill to discrimate between what was h er e ° what 'Was , new in this Bill, but his objections ear e4: l l fined mainly to the new portion of this mea to and be thou g ht that it was very little calculated her- t out the charitable views which the Hon. Mem- b ad professed bringing forward this measure. • (LEFT SPEAKING.) PENINSULAR MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) h Q otl TFIAMPTON, W ED NESDAY MORNING. e 0 " Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation ti vfar t'?ny , 8 ship Euxine, Captain Evans, has just al -2C here with dates from Constantinople to April Smyrna, April 22 ; Malta, April 26 ; Gibraltar, Tay 2: Ne i lhe brings 80 passengers, and on freight 20 pack root B Pecie, value 52,0001. sterling; 127 bales madder 43 ) 344 b a l es s ilk, 364 bales goats' wool, 61 it e 4 Opium and a large cargo. Her Majesty's ui rner 4 Terrible sailed from Gibraltar on t he 26th hmtlfe'r the Mediterranean. The French li ne-of- Ch,. ; e : Bll iP I 'Ocean, in tow of the steam -fri g ate 27 t P°Phe Colombe, sailed from Gibraltar on the 6th The screw-steamer Bosphorus sailed o n the rhea f or Constantinople. The steamer Osmanli ar cast; oil the 30th from Naples. The steamer New . Ree ve arriv e d on th e Ist instant. Her Majesty's eer Janus was in the Bay of Gibraltar. Pil lehange on London-90 days, 5q ; Spanish 'ared dollars, 1-1- per cent. premium. t4ED et 4.7 A l. t e.TESTYS THEATRE.—The Queen's box at h e tiaJesty's Theatre was ',yesterday evening occupied by Lora and Countess of Jersey, Lady Clement ine Villiers, and Lady 'Vernon, Sir William Fraser , and party.r ltt i ,; n gat the vi s it o rs were—His Grace the Duke of AN el , th' i ,`?n, the D u k e o f Devonshire, his Serene Hig hness el e , rie s Duke of Brunswick, the Duke and Duchess of of Lein and Lady Augusta Paulet, the Duke and Duchess • einste ..PaeN r and lady Jane . Fitzgerald, the Duke and Nil e ' e s of Leeds and Miss Elizabeth Lane Fox, his Ex- PeY the Russian Ministcr and the Baroness Brunnow, W,,:xcellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van der Ei 3 ", his Excellence M. de Bouccurt, M. de Berg, his -th e y • the Swedish Minister and Baroness Rehausen, ~,L a rcmis of Huntley, the Marchioness (Dowager) of ~LZil„'s " ,„ire, the Marchioness tDowager) of Sligo, and the ' the Browne, the Earl Spencer, the Earl of Malmesbury, F Lt l 'enntese de Flahault and Miss Flahault, the Earl of ViLliellth,- Viscount Enfield, the Viscount Dupplin, the °at Clifden, Lord Sandys, Lord Macdonald, Lord 804„g e Paget, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence , Lord a nd Lad y • I, 4 ,ZtY, Mr. and Lady Jane Reptou, Lady Fremantle , th;c i Abercrombie, Lady' W. Wetherell , Lord Gar dner, = 1 1 % re4k Consul and Madame Ralli, the Hon. ,Clag linh oPe , the Hon.' C. R. Neville, the Hon. - e Lyon, Captain the Hon. A. Vivian, the Hon. Mrs. `44 0 , the Count de Barke,Alie Count de Civry, the Baron Tte,, a2 es, Sir George Wombwell, Bart., General Sir Fre d. 7 fos'ea, Bart., M.P., Lieut.-General Sir Alexander Wood , tiart and LadyWoodford, Sir Edw. Butler, Bart., acc. It o „. the CAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Her Royal Highness Ito„ 4 chess of Cambridge honoured the performances at the 44: 1 Italian Opera with her presence last evening. Her h l . 4l .,,ghness occupied the Queen's box, and was attended • ''atoa t t , - : Baroness Armdtfeldt, the Ladies Cadogan, Baron erei'' u ln and Mr. St. John Mildmay, The theatre was artri t -au with fashionable company, amongst whom we Te le N e d General Count Cabrera, his Excellency Count Kiel rit'agge, the Marchioness of Westmeath and Lady Frede - ketntinck, the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Countess of tp t aesbury, and Lady Suffield, the Earl of Gifford, Frances be,„ lite ss Waldegrave and Mr. Harcourt, M.P., the Countess • di Eger of Essex and Miss Johnson, the Countess of Car abd Ladv Augusta Baring, the Earl and Countess of bor,;" 11 , the.garl of Belfast, the Earl and Countess of Bes . t igh and Lady Harriet Ponsenby, Viscount and Lady 11 138 11 1 t) 1! Dupplin, Viscount and Viscountess Ebrington and •uatner, Viscount Mandeville, Viscount Cranbourne, eo,,ant' Sydney, Viscount Clifden, the C ount and de .11``" de Jarnac and the Hon. Adelaide Foley , the Count ea r i,_ a nz, Lord an d L a dy Carington and the Hon. Mi s s ton. Lord and Lady Manners and party , Lo rd Geor g e 11•P-eirs, M.P. Lord Adolphus Vane, Lord Ernest Bruce, kid Alfred Paget Clarence Paget, Mrs. and the Ladies , Adelaide 4na Alfred Paget, Lord and Lady Cowley, Lady IN allscourt 1•1 party, Lady Elizabeth Bulteel and Miss Bulteel, Lady I.4oeth Oswald and party, Lady Wm. Powlett and party, qeg Y Davy and party, the Austrian Charge d'Aff aires, Lord . r gs Gorden Lennox,, M.P., Colonel the Hon. G. L. Hon. J. Talbot, M.P., Colonel the Hon. R. ."- , iie'uon and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, and party, Sir George and Q,a),Carrolt and the Misses Carroll, Sir Henry Webb, Mills, , Marshall, Hon. Theobald Dillon, Hon. George Mills, Ahl,„':‘,..ebster and party, Sir Edward and Lady Butler, Lord C_nult a r ' l an Lady Rose - Lovell and Mr. Lovell, Miss Burdett Ido 1 1 -411 d-Parti, Mr. Samuel Rogers, Mr. C. Culling Smith, e arY Baring, M.P., Mr. Mountjoy Martin and party, lioberederick Leveson, Colonel Brownlow Knox, M.P., Mr. John hones and the Misses Hobhouse, Mr. William Rose, Hon. tolot:iortescue, M.P., Colonel Blanc, Mr. Henry tireville, P Dl, A TY'rwhitt, Mr. Baring Wall, M.P., Mr. Gerard Sturt, '4 1. 1. . Chales Balfour, Mr. Charles Lushington and s. Holl r and, Colonel Wi s ngfield, Sir John Lowther, Dar t ; ` 3ll * John Burgoyne, Sir Michael Shaw Stewart and C 4h f Madame Lizardi and party Mr. Barry Baldwin, M.P., g to in r), C k li e ff . ord, Captain De Horsey, Major Littledale, Capt. Er r koutILLORDINART PEDESTRI LNISM. Yesterday, v a i ki t,?°Y, the veteran pedestrian, accomplished the feat of 1 08 mi!es in 24 hours. The stakes amounted to Iltr,,,atic),(l the distance was from the Plough Tavern, Plough -I,tair:a‘h,nrge,ditch to the terminus of the Eastern Counties 9 , 1 - 4 mbridge, and back. He was started from the no on " , nY Mr. Jackson, the proprietor, on Monday after hie tie,sattintlare, minutes past four o'clock, and he arrived at terda ation at a minute and a half past four o'clock yes • wilreT afternoon. The roads in many parts of the distance Ilo ode ,' a .Very bad state, and they were in many parts ' the t „,:,_ The rain came down very heavily in the course of fo ur t; :` .. ".Y-four hours, and Mountjoy had to change his dress Z i a% He returned home in very good condition, but Moi st , ""lately attended to by Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. thre e JoY proposes a bet of 300/. to 1001., 501. to 101., or et to one to go a distance of 120 nailed on a road ' 4. tell • • milwin length. THE - THE SINECURE REGISTRARSHIP. There is an old story well known, which tells us of a boy who was not only doing nothing, but who had his brother to help him. There is, it ap pears, an ecclesiastical office, the duties of which amount to nothing, end to which the Archbishop of Canterbury may not only appoint an individual to execute that nothing, but also may name two successors in reversion to fill up the place when their predecessor, exhausted by his labours, is rendered in capable of enjoying the 12,0001. per annum attached to the proper performance of nothing. The first story is a joke, but the second is a terrible reality—a reality which should not have had existence in these days, when it is doubly criminal and doubly damaging as it affects the Church. IVe refer to our Parliamentary report for the de tails of this, we had almost said, inquitous case; and if we find reason to blush that such a case could be discovered, we rejoice that, having been disco vered, it has been brought before Parliament. One most desirable step must necessarily follow— the gradual perhaps, but sure, abolition of all sinecure!. Now that retrenchment has become necessary, Government can nowhere better com mence than by stopping the official incomes of all men, wherever such incomes have not been fairly earned. The labourer is worthy of his hire : he has a right to that for which he has toiled; but he who does nothing deserves nothing, and when there is a man in England who, after eighteen hours' incessant toil, can scarcely win the current day's bread fur his family, it is a crying sin—a sin that must be at once put down—that there should be any one privileged to go in haughty laziness to the public purse, and plunder it to an amount which would make ten German dukes ecstatic.—Church and State Gazette. CONTRACT FOE. GOVERNMENT CANVASS.—We are glad to learn that Dundee manufacturers have been success ful in securing the greater portion of the Government con tract for canvass mid ducks, as will be apparent from the following statement :—Of the 14,415 bolts, 7,010 of 24 and 1,045 of 18 inches have been taken by Messrs. Baxter, Bro thers, and Co. ; 4,160 of 24 inches by Messrs. William Fer gussons, manufacturers here. The remaining 2,000 of 21 inches have been given to Messrs. Witham and Son, manu facturers, Bridport. One of our power-loom manufacturers has contracted for fi•am 100,000 to 200,000 yards ducks. The canvass contracted for this year is 7,000 bolts less than last year, but it mue t be matter of gratulation that our ma nufacturers have got almost the lion's share, as it is un derstood that prices will be remunerative. Dundes Ad vertise?. CHURCn PA.,9'.TORAL AID SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of this society was held in Exeter Hall yesterday forenoon; Lord Ashley in the chair. After the meeting had been opened w ith prayer, the Noble Chairman addressed those present, a act congratulated them upon the position of the society, the iavproved state of its finances, its extensive operations, and tf.e joyful fruits which had resulted from those operations; but there never was a time when their efforts were mo.-e required than at the present, because there was a systersa atised combination, an organized effort, to advance and extend heresy and infidelity. The secretary then read the repart, in which it was stated, that during the year the receipts of the society amounted altogether to 35,6601. 4s. lid. ; in that sum was included the munificent legacy of 5,0001. made by Mrs. Elizabeth Frank, which had been invested in Long. Annuities of the value of 4,8001.; and the total ex.: . penditure, iecluding the latter sum, was 33,808/. 16s. The: society had made eighteen grants more than during the previous year, snaking in all MO. The so ciety had employ& and paid 312 incumbents, with a popu lation of 7,102 sceala to each, and their average stipend was 1951. a year, and of these incumbents 160 were without any residence. The total annual liabilities of the society were LOW 33,0001. TI te work-day schools, under the charge of the society, numbers 1 74,000 scholars, and in the Sunday-schools 100,000 scholars were instructed. Aid bad been given to 144 churches and chapels, and additional services had been performed, through the instrumentality of the society, to the number of 528. 'he report then proceeded to detail the operations of the society's incumbents in various parts of the country, and cot icSiuded by calling upon the friends of the society for increa to 3 exertion and aid. The report was una nimously adopteo:, and several resolutions were passed in fur therance of the olajc .cts of the society. FOREIGN Ac. ADEMIES OF ART.—In Germany, France, and Italy„ we find academies established in all the principal towns, render the immediate control and support of Government. P ressia, in addition to the Academy at Ber lin, has that of E ii sseldorf, the fame of which justly extends over all Europe, a n el which, besides other advantages, receives from the Crown tl se spacious accommodation which is afforded by the old palace. The Berlin Academy is not only provided with a suitable b a ilding, but is also maintained by Govern ment, the expense s being, however, partly defrayed by the profits of the ann - a,ll. exhibition, and by a slight charge made for the tuition ghre nto the pupils. In Paris, the "Acad4mie des Beaux Arts" .appears to be established on a still more liberal footing, the.. instructions being gratuitous, and delivered by the first profess ors in a handsome and appropriate build ing, whilst the m nit successful students in each of the four principal branches of art are rewarded by being maintained for a certain perh sd., at the expense of Government, at Rome, where France ma boast of another academy, organized for this purpose, and es. the direction of one of her most eminent artists. In Austai a the establishment of academies of the fine arts, under the auspices of the imperial crown, extends even to the subo rd inate towns of Venice and Milan, in both of which, espech dl:y in the latter, a large number of pupils are gratuitously in: :tructed in the various branches of art by the most skilled professors; all that is necessary for their perfect instruction. being most liberally provided. Owing to latent causes, per hisps connected with the present political and social condit ion of Italy, the academies of painting in that country hay. t not realised the fruits which might be ex pected to result fs .cm the pessessions of such treasures of art. That these failur az. are not the necessary consequence of a position dependent on Government, is sufficiently proved by the glorious resu lt,s which have attended the foundation o academies, under ro yal patronage, at Diisseldolf and Munich Builder. THE ISLAND OF TAINIDAD.—REPEAL OF THE IMPERIAL PUTTS& The Lords Commissioners of her Ma jesty's Treasury .ba ving been pleased to approve of the ar rangements necessary to be made in consequence of the re peal of the imperia I duties of customs heretofore levied in the island of Trio id ad, the requisite instructions have been issued by the Cot nmissioners of Customs to the officers of the department in: that colony for carrying their Lordships' directions into el rent, and the Commissioners have further caused the same 1 - ke be notified to the collectors and comp trollers of the Cus toms, at the several outports in the United Kingdom, and in. all the British colonies, and the proper officers in the purl .; of London, for their information and future government ,in the matter. MANSION -110I1S. E.—The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress entertaitse d last evening the Deputies and Common Council and their la, dies of the respective wards of Cornhill, Cripplegate With in and Without, Dowgate, Farringdon Within and Witlies at, Langbourn, Lime-street, Portsoken, Queenhithe, Tower, Tintry, and Walbrook, besides a large number of private friends. Covers were laid for 300. The evening was enli ye ned by a choice selection of glees, &c., prepared by Miss I tat isford, and who was assisted by Mrs. Bas sano, Mr. Lockey, 2tr. Hobbs, Mr. Genge, Mr. Phillips, and Mr. Bodda. The . p.arty separated at a late hour. The possessiott of superior talent creates more wishes than it gra titles. —Eliza Cook's Journal. CHANGE OF ANALRY QUARTERS.—The first divi sion of the 16th Li to cers, consisting of three troops, marched. into Hounslow bat xi Icks yesterday from Norwich. The re mainder of the cor pi , with the band and colonel, will arrive to-day to replace the: 11th (Prince Albert's) Hussars, ordered to Norwich and Ipsiwich. The 16th Lancers are commanded by Colonel Smith, la 'other to Lady Dynorben. The Bth Royal Irish Hussars will at rive at Brighton on the 15th inst. from Ireland. On his way ta the House of Commons on Monday night Mr. W. J. Tiro x met with an accident which will pre vent him from s ttumding to his Parliamentary duties for some days. METROFOLITP RAILWAY JUNCTlON.—Yesterday the Master in Chat leery Kindersley proceeded with the settle ment of this list o f contributories liable to pay all the out standing claims of this concern, the assets in connexion with which are reported ito be about 3001. THE WEATIII ilt.—The daily mean reading of the barometer at the II:oyal Observatory, Greenwich, was above 30 inches on Sund: ty, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Fri day ; the mean of +the past week was 30.040 deg. The mean temperature of the week was only 45.5 deg. Taking, for comparison, the ten corresponding weeks of 1840-9, there is no instance in whiel the mean temperature was equally low, for it ranged in thee a weeks from 47.4 deg. to 55.8 deg., the mean having been .52.6 deg. It was on every day of the week considerably less the average of the same in seven years. On Sunday it was less than the average by C9.7g. on Thursday, by 2 deg. ; and on Wednesday by deg. Except on Friday at id zaturday, the wind blew from the north and north-east. If your means, suit not with your ends, pursue those ends which. suit with your means.— Eliza Cook's Journal. SCOTTISH EVENING AT THE WALWORTE INSTI TUTION.—The popular Scotch vocalist, Mr. Sherer, gave one of his entertainments on the Songs of Scotland at the Walworth Literary Institution last evening. His songs were prefaced by numerous humorous historical anec dotes, which he narrated most effectively. Mr. Sherer is an excellent co nteur. His execution of the beautiful Scotch melodies wa.3 admirable, and elicited enthusiastic ap plause from a nu merous and respectable audience. Mr. Sharer bids fair to be one of the most popular vocalists of the day. THE BARROW MONUMENT.... — The ceremony of laying the first stone of the testimonial to the late Sir John Barrow, Bart., is intended to take place at Ulverstone, on Wednesday, the I.sth of May, on which occasion Sir George Barrow, Bart. (accompanied by his brother, Mr. Barrow, of the Admiralty), is expected to attend, for the purpose. We are glad to find that the subscriptions to the testimonial already amount to upwards of 10001,, and to notice, among the more recent subscribers, several additional names of the nobility and gentry : - the Duke of Beaufort, 51.; the Earl of Lonsdale, ; Sir James Graham, 101. 10s. ; the Earl of Ripon, 5/. ; the Marquis Camden, 5/. ; Viscount Palmerston, fl., &c. The design selected by the Committee is that of Mr. Andrew Trimen, architect, whose elaborate work upon Church and Chapel Architecture, together with an account of the Hebrew Church, may be known to some of our readers. The stone tower designed by him is to be 100 feet in height, by 40 feet in diameter at the base ; and as this structure is to be erected on the Hill of Hoad, which rises immediately above the town of Ulverstone, to the height of 450 feet, the effect will be striking. The tower will serve as a sea mark for the navigation of the dangerous bay of Morecambe, and will also, in all probability, be the means of saving the lives of many persons in crossing the sands at Ulverstone. Pre paratious, we understand, to a great extent are in progress at Ulverstone, every one, from the highest to the lowest, being anxious to vie with his neighbour in showing their respect to the memory of their distinguished townsman. MONEY MARN.ET.—The premium on gold at Paris is ' per mills, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 25.59; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.57-i, it follows that gold is 0.00 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price cf gold is 4351 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. Kd. per ounce for standard gold, gives au exchange of 13.101; and the ex change at Ilamburgh on London at short being 13.11, it follows that gold is 0,29 per cent. desrer in London thin in lismburgh. SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING; MAY 1850. We have no hesitation in pronouncing him to be a right merry and indubitably clever fellow. Two ex cellent engravings add to the attractions of this month's Sportsman. " The Shady Side," wherein a patient kind successful angler is depicted, seated by a shady stream, and " Here come the Hounds," en graved by Hacker, from a painting by Barraud, a perfect gem. Name of Company. 245. 51. per cent. 71. per cent. 6/. per cent. Si. per cent. 15/per cent. 61. per ecut. 61. per cent. • 21.101. ill4s6d&bs 61. per ceut. 13s.Cd. is. I. pr'dt./k, bs. 31, 145.- 64. 4 per cent. 11. 6s. 43. per cent. lc% pr cnt. tr. per cnt. PRICES OF SHARES [N BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM COMPANIES' STOCK. From the Official List ÜBLISIIED EVERT TUESDAY ANDTRIDAY ETENING. LONDON. TUESDAY, MAY 7. JOIN T- C a arms. 1 I.ldend A=onni per of Paid. Price. AratlA3. Share. -......,----- -------- -------- ----- / 245. 40 0 0 40 0 0 - 51. per cent. 60 0 0 50 0 0 42 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - or. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - 15/per cent. - - - 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 201‘, - - 13 0 0 - 6:. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1 7 1 .4 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 41!,, 141. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - Si. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - 61: per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 30 1 ,4 61. per cent. - 2 10 0 - 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 121 j - 40 0 0 40 0 0 - LNCE COMPANIES. Dividend I Amount per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. .f. s. d. .£ s. 1. • 31.105. 500 0 0 50 0 0 60 7114562&bs 100 I 0 11 0 I 21 61. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 8% 13s.Cd. 50 0 0 5 6 II 17 1 4 78.6 d. 50 0 0 5 0 0 N '5 pr'et.& bs. 100 0 I 10 0 0 20 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 62 14s. 60 0 0 5 0 0 15 6e. 50 0 0 5 0 0 814 4 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 15 - - 5 0 0 bi 61. per cent. Stock. - 130 51. 100 0 0 36 10 8 531 4 121, per cent. 500 0 0 i6O 0 I 228 12s. 100 0 0 10 41 0 15% 11.5 h.& bs. 100 0 0 20 0 0 37 - 100 0 0 210 • 2% 11. 16e. 100 0 0 ' 10 0 0 43 - 50001200 4% -500 1 0 0 - 10s. 25 0 0 , 12 10 0 1714 101. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17N, 12s.per share 100 0 01 15 0 0 10 4.1e1, per ct. 40 0 0 2 0 0 2% 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - - 0/.percent. 100 0 0 " 5 0 0 - •51: per cent. 50 0 0 ' 2 0 0 2/ Os. - - - _ 2/. p. el./Lbs. - - - b/. per cent. - , - - 11.53. & bs. 100 0 01 10 0 0 26 Os. 0 0 01 010 0 ' 6 61. per cent. Stock. I - 1 20714 61. 10s. - - 210 11.65. - 1 - 48 41. per cent. 20 0 01 4 0 0 4 1034 pr cnt. 100 0 0) 10 0 0 - tr. per cut. - i 412 6 4% LITERAT UR E BALLADS, POEMS, and LYRICS, Original and Translated. By Denis Florence M'Carthy. With many of the spirited compositions contained in this neat little volume we are not unfamiliar, hav ing had the pleasure of perusing them in the pages of the Dublin Unircrsity Magazine. Mr. APl:artily exhibits poetical talent of no ordinary excellence, and many passages in these poems would stand a compari son with the best productions of modern poets. He possesses one great merit—the inspirations of his muse he lays on the altar of his country, some of the most stirring and vigorous of his effusions are dedi cated to the land of his birth, and breathe the highest tone of nationality and patriotism. Our readers will perhaps be better able to judge of the merits of this little collection from a few extracts, than from any lengthened criticism of ours. The opening poem, " The Bell• Founder," is full of touching sentiments ; the story is interesting, and worked out with great poetical skill. There is a beautiful vigour and freshness in these lines, in praise of healthful in dustry : " Al)! little they know of true happiness, they whom satiety fiils, Who, flung on the rich breast of luxury, eat of t h e .... rankness that kills. All 1 little they know of the blessedness toil-purchased slumber enjoys, Who, stretched on the hard rack of indolence, taste of the sleep that destroys; Nothing to hope for, or labour for; nothing to sigh for, or gain; Nothing to light in its vividness, lightning-like, bosom . . and brain; Nothing to break life's monotony, rippling it o'er with itsireath ; Nothing but dulness and lethargy, weariness, sorrow, and death! " But blessed that child of humanity, happiest man among men, AEA with hammer, or chisel, or pencil, with rudder, or ploughshare, or pen, Laboureth ever and ever with hope through the morn- ing of life, Winning home and its darling divinities—Love-worship- ped children and wife. Round swings the hammer of industry, quickly the sharp chisel rings, And the heart of the toiler has throbbings that stir not the bosom of kings— Ho the true ruler and conqueror, he the true king of his race Who nerveth his arm for life's combat, and looks the strong world in the face. "And such was young Paolo! &c. . ." The Foray of Con O'Donnell is vividly descriptive of one of those irruptions which the ancient chieftains of Ireland were frequently in the habit of making into each other's territories, for the purposes of war or pillage. The ballad " Kate of Keninare" is full of grace and beauty. We shall treat our fair readers to a stanza or two from this sweet ballad; but we would strongly recommend them a perusal of the whole col lection; and we have little doubt they will receive as much gratification as we have had : Oh! many bright eyes full of goodness and gladness, Where the pure soul looks out, and the heart loves to shine, And many cht eks, pale with the soft hue of sadness, Have I worshipped in silence, and felt, them divine! But hope in its gleanings, or love in its - drew:pings, Ne'er fashioned a being so f4iiltless and fair As the lily-checked beauty, the rose of the Roughty, The fawn of the valley, sweet Kate of Kenmore! " To Lim who far travels how sad is the feeling, How the light of his mind is o'ershadowed and dim, When the scenes he moat loves, like a river's soft stealing, All fade as a vision and vanish from bim. Yet he bears from each far land a flower for that garland That memory weaves of the bright and the fair; While this sigh I am breathing my garland is wreathing, And the rose of that garland is Kate of Kenmare,"&c• The little poem, entitled " Remonstrance," corn. mencing with the lines— " Bless the dear old verdant land; Brother, wert thou born cf it ?" contains some sentiments of fervid nationality,— " Think that this dear old land is thine, And thou a traitor slave of it, — Think how the Switzer lt ads his kine, When pale the evening star loth shine--- His song has home in every line, Freedum in every stave of itl Think how the German loves his Rhine, And worships every wave of itl " Our own dear land is bright as theirs, But oh! our hearts are cold for it; &c., Let us do all that honour dares — Be earnest, f&ithful, bold for it." The tribute to the memory of one of the greatest men of modern times, the late Mr. O'Connell, is alike creditable to the good taste, sound sense, and kindly feelings of the writer, entitled " The Dead Tribune,"— The awful shadow of a great man's death Falls on this land, so sad and dark before,— llai k with the famine and the fever breath, And mad dissensions gnawing at its core. Oh I let us hush foul discord's maniac roar, And make a mournful truce, howe►er brief, Like hostile armies when the day is o'erl— And thus de►ote the night-time of our grief To tears and prayers for him, the great departed Chief. "In Genoa the Superb' O'Connell dies — That city of Columbus by the sea, Beneath the canopy of azure skier, As high and cloudless as his fame must be. Is it mere chance or higher destiny That brings these names together? One the bold Wanderer in ways that none had trod but he— The other, too, exploring paths untold ; One a new world would seek, and one would serve the old I Brothers, who struggle yet in Freedom's van, Where'er your forces o'er the word aro spread, The last great champion cf the rights f The last great Tribune of the world is dead ! Join in our griefs, and lit cur tears be is bta Without reserve or coldness on his bier ; Look on his life as on a map outspread — His fight for freedom—freedom far and near—. And if a speck should rise, oh 1 hide it with a tear !" This volume contains translations front the French, Italian, Spanish, and German, all admirable; and we have hopes to see the writer produce works more likely to last than these fugitive pieces, as we think he possesses qualities entitling him to a respectable place among living poets. MAGAZINES, &c _(CONTINUED). FRASER. Fraser opens , with an elaborate Shakesperian study by George Fletcher, the subject of the present paper is the Merchant of Venice. The Quarterly Reviewer, who attacked the Queen's College and Pro iesror Maurice stigmatizing that gentleman and his friends as Pantheists and Latitudinarians, is merci lessly castigated by Fraser, and richly does he deserve it. We have a most delightful article on the fables of Babrius, which have been recently discovered in a monastry in Greece, and which have been care fully edited by Mr. G. C. Lewis.: Babrius was a Greek poet, who flourished it is supposed about the time of the Emperor Alexander Severus, and who then wrote this series of fables in Greek verse, which for elegance, sim plicity, and poetry, are superior either to Phsodrus or La Fontaine. The " Story of the Requiem" is a strange tale, which, if true, would seem to show that Mozart died from poison, administered to him by a mercenary I musician who had managed to possess himself of the latest works of that composer ; we, however, attach no credit to this narrative. Fraser promises a series of articles on Diplomacy, Diplomatists, and the Diplomatic Servants of England ; and in the opening paper, which appears in the present number, insists on the necessity of Englishmen receiving a regular diplomatic education before they are entrusted with the exercise of diplomatic functions as the only means of enabling them to compete with the masters in ambassador-craft of France, Germany, and Russia, There are several other papers of merit in this month's Fraser. THE SPORTSMAN. In addition to the usual statistical information re lative to sporting matters afforded by this periodical, the present number contains some articles of a very entertaining nature. "A Few Thoughts on the Noble Science" shows the writer to be a man well acquainted with his subject. Sensibly doth he say of men striving to hunt cheap, "It is this false economy which causes a man to spend more money on a bone-setter's bill than would have mounted him properly and safely." And again, " This pink, by the way, is a great attrac tion ; banish it, and you would draft a third of every hunting field, especially at some fashionable watering places I could mention, where the great object seems to be, not to have a good day's sport, but to return in time to show the hunting costume on the evening promenade." Very fairly pitched into, the "Jack Brag" red-coats ! There is "An Angling Adventure," wherein a genth men recounts how he fished out of a bed-room balcony, and landed some six-pound trouts in his night-cap, tied to the end of a broomstick ; a dashing account of a twenty-mile run after a " dingo" in Australia Felix ; and the well-sustained continuations of " Sporting Incidents at Home and Abroad," and of " Country Practice." To some illustrations of the calumniated idiosyncracy of the fox in the latter paper we would invite the attention of the reader. "Tales of the Road" are, however, to our mind, the best papers which have appeared in this serial, rich in jollity and the genuine smack of Irish fun. The author, indeed, bids fair to become a worthy partner in the glorious brotherhood of Carleton, Lever, and Lover. His carol of " Saint Patrick and the Heathens," surely by Father Phil, to the air of " The Night before Larry was , Stretched" would hare rejoiced the MO of poor klagin. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Common.%) TUESDAY, MAY 7. 'ADVERTISEMENT DUTY. Motion made, and Question put, " That it is expedient that the Advertisement Duty be ,repealed." The House Adair, R. A. BerkeleY, Grantley Blewitt, Reginald Bouverie, E. P. Bright, John I.troadwood, 11. Bulkeley, Sir R. Cobden, Richard CorbaUy, M. E. Cowan, Charles CraWford, S: ' Duff, James MINORITY-AYES, 39. Fitzroy, Henry Osborne, Ralph Greene, John rechell, Sir G.I , Heyworth, Lawrence Pigott, Francis liodgson, W. N. Pilkington, James Hume, J. Scholefleid, W. Hutchins, E. J. Stanford, J. F. Keogh, William Thompson, Colonel Kershaw, James Thompson, George Lusbington. Charle3 Waw•n, J. T. Meagher, Thomas Williams, John Mow att, Francis Wyld, James Mullings, J. It. TELLERS. Nugent, Lord ,Swart, William • O'Connor, Feargus Gibson, T. M. Duucan„George Ellis, John MAJORITY—NOES, 208. Fortescue, J. W. O'Brien, Sir Timothy Fox, Richard M. O'Connell, Maurice Freestun, Colonel Paget,-.Lord A. French, F. Paget, Lord C. Frewen, C. 11. Patten, W. Galway, Viscount Pennant, Colonel Gladstone, W. E. Plowden, W. H. Gore, W. R. 0. Power, Dr. • Goulburn, Henry Prime, Richard Grace, o. D. Rawdon, Colonel Graham, Sir James Ricardo, Osman - Greenall, Gilbert Rice, E. R. Greene Thomas Rich, Henry Grenfell, Charles W. Richards,, Richard Grey, Sir G. Romilly, Colonel Grogan, Edward Romilly, Sir JOhn • Grosvenor, Lord R. Rumbold, C. E. Grosvenor, Earl Rushout, 'Captain , , Guest, Sir J. Russell, F. C. Gwyn, Hovel Rutherfurd, A. Raiford, Sir Henry • Sandars, George Hall, Colonel • Sandars, Joseph • - Hatehell, John Seymour, Lori • Ritives, Benj. - - Shell: It: L. Rayter, W. G. Sheridan, It. B. Headlam, T. E. . Slaney, It. A. Heatheote, G. S. Smith, 'Vernon ' • dieneage, G. H. • Smith, J. A. , Henley, J. W.. . Smith, M. Tucker Heroert, H. A. Smyth, J. G. 'Heywood, James Sindllett, A. Hobhouse, Sir John • Somerset, Captain Ilobhouse, T. IL Somerville, Sir W. Hodges, T. L. Sotheron, T. H. Hogg, Sir J.' W. Stafford, Augustus • • Hood, Sir A. Stanley, E. H. ... Hamby., John Stansilekl, W. LC.. Howard, Lord E. Stanton, , W. H. • Howard, P. 11. . Stuart, Lord J. Hudson, G. Stuart, IL Jervis, Sir John z Sutton, H. M Jocelyn, Viscount Tcnison, E. K. . Johnstone, Sir J. Thicknease, Rail* Jones, Captain • Thornely, Thomas Labouchere, Henry Tollemache, F. J. Lascelles, W. S. Tollemache, Jolui Legh, G. C. Townshend. Captain Lennox, Lord A. Trelawny, J. S. Lennox, Lord Ii G. Trollope, Sir J. Lewis, George C. Tuinell. H. Lindsay, Colonel Turner, George Littleton, E. R. Vane, Lord H. Long, Walter • Verney, Sir H. • Lygou, General Villiers, Viscount • dilackinnon, W. Villiers, Charles .. M'Gregor, John . Vivian, J. H. M'Taggart, Sir J. Vyse, li. Mahon, Viscount • Waddington, H. S. Manners, Lord J. Wall, C. B. Martin,Johu Watkins, Colonel • Matheson, James Wellesley, Lord C. biaule, Fox Westhead, J. /.. Maxwell, Hon. J. P. Willoughby, Sir H. Miles, Philip W. S. Wilson, James Mitckell, T. A. Wood, Sir Charles Morgan, 0. Wrightson, W. B. - Morison, Sir W. Wyvill, M. Morris, David Mulgrave, Earl Mundy, William Noel, Gerald J. Acland, sir T. Anson, Colonel Arundel, Earl of Ashley, Lord •Baillie, H. J. Baines, M. T. Italdock, E. 11. Baring, H. B. Barrington, Lord Berkeley, Admiral Berkeley, C. L. G. Birch, Sir T. Blackall, S. W. Blackstone, W. Blandlord, Marquis Boldero, Henry Boyle, Colonel Brockman, E. D. Brooke, Sir A. B. Brotherton, J. Bruce, C. L. C. Burrell', Sir C. Butler. P. S. Catruibell; IV'. F. Carew, W. P. • : Carter, J. 13. - Castlereagh, Via. Cdulfeild, J. '31.. Cavendish, (4. H. Chaplin, W. J. Charterer, Francis C hatterton, Colonel Cholnieley, Sir M. Christy, Samuel Clay, Sir W. • Cobbold, J. C. • Cocks, ihomas S. COdrington, Sir W. Colebrooke, Sir T. Coles, 11. 11. Colvile, C. R. TELLIES. Hill, Lord M. Bellew, R. M. JOURNEYMEN BAKERS. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen was going on perfectly well towards convalescence yesterday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday at Buckingham Palace. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen visited his Royal Highness Prince Albert yesterday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback yesterday morning, attended by Lieute nant-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of \Vales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena, took their accustomed exercise yesterday in the garden of Buckingham Palace. Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department, has issued invitations for a full•dreEs dinner on Wednesday next, the 15th inst , at the Clarendon Hotel, in celebration of her Majesty's birth day. Earl Grey, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has issued invitations for a state dinner at his residence in Carlton-terrace, on Wednesday next, the 15th inst., to celebrate the Queen's birthday. Sir Charles Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, issued invitations yesterday for a full-dress dinner on Wednesday next, in celebration of her Majesty's birth-day, at his official residence in Downing street. Lord John Russell was better yesterday. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, and Mr. Pressly, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office for the Governors of Malta, Hong- Kong, and Ceylon, and also for the Lord High Com missioner of the lonian Islands. HEALTH of LONDON during the WEEK. (From the Return of the Registrar-General.) In the week ending last Saturday, the deaths re gistered in the metropolitan districts numbered only 829 ; a result whicb, if compared with the returns of corresponding weeks in ten previous years (1840-9), is less than in any week, except. Those of 1841 and 1842. The average number of deaths in correspond ing weeks is 883, or raised in the ratio, of incirease'df population 963 ; on which a decrease .is apparentlii the deaths of last week, amounting .to 134. From diseases of the zymotic or epidemic class, the total deaths last week were 159, the corrected average being 181 ; and to take particular diseases, small pox was fatal to • seven persons, or half the average; scarlatina and hooping-cough respectively to 17 and 36, also leas than the average; measles to 17, or about the usual amount. Bat croup des troyed 15 children, which is double the ordirtary fa tality from this complaint. Also the wi of a butcher, aged' 36 years, died in . Halsey-terrace, Chelsea, of " spasmodic croup (18 hours)." le yp t ius was fatal in 28 cases —considerably less than; usual ; erysipelas in 9; diarrheas in 10; the two latter being near the average amount. Diarrhcei appears; to de cline, the deaths from it in the last three weeks!having been 19, 11, 10; in the week corresponding to the last in 1848 and 1849, they were 19 and 20. The tmorta lity from diseases of the respiratory organs difftt les little from the amount that generally prevails at this season of • the year; - from bronchitis, pneumoni4., and asthma, there were respectively 44, 65, r ancl 9 deaths, the last showing a slight decrease. ; It is sufficiently worthy of remark, that con sump tion has recently carried off weekly ! much less -. than the usual - number of its victims ; last week the deaths from it were only 102, though in the corresponding weeks of ten previous years they t : ranged from 121 to 168, and the corrected average is 157. A man of 44 years died of purpura hwmorrillagica. A man and two children died of laryngitis ; maid three children of laryngisrnus stridulus. Three cihildren were accidentally suffocated in bed. Tbe dealth of a child, aged 5 months, who was suffocated by impure air, occurred at 7, Hayward's-place, in- St.-dfanes's, Clerkenwell ;he was found dead in bed. His, father was a jewel-case maker. In Blue Anchor -alley, Finsbury, a bookbinder, aged 45 years, ''.tied of " drunkenness, vomiting, and atrophy." A pensioner, of 65 years, died in Greenwich hospital, from . " apo plexia a pots (13 days), pneumonia (6 days)." Last week the deaths of 74 inmates of workhouse's were recorded ; 63 persons were registered in geneg,',al hos pitals, 6 in military and naval, 8 in lunatic asiylums, 3 in the Small-Pox Hospital Camden-town ; a ttcl 3 in the Fever Hospital, Islington. RAILWAY INTELLIGENC E . CALEDONIAN. A numerous and influential meeting of tike 101. Preference shareholders of this company toolic place yesterday afternoon, at the London Tavern,Mishops gate-street, for the purpose of naming a deputaition to the board of directors on the subject of reduciiog the preferential claims, and of considering the reco‘nmen dation to elect delegates representing the 101. !Prefe rence shareholders, to confer with the directors and conclude an arrangement. Captain PLUNILET, R.N., having taken the chair, said that, considering the state of the affairs of the company, it was of the utmost importance that some thing should be immediately done to get thosde con cerned in it out of their present bad position. , The amount of claims against the company was 570, 000/., and of this sum 107,0001. were what were callei i land claims, and which, by the law of Scotland, we e im mediately enforceable in the most summary rnlanner, and which must consequently be met at! once. liven supposing the greatest possible patience were exemplified by their creditors, it would require seven or eight years to place themselves in a satist'actory position. Another debt of a most serious clutracter was the Clydesdale redemption money, which, added to the floating debt, would make it ten or fifteen years before matters were made straight. Yet till's was taking the most favourable view of their situatia n—so favourable, indeed, that he would argue nothing from it, as in his opinion the only way of keepitig the company on its legs would be by raising fresh capital. The guarantees, which had bean so rashly sanctioned by Parliament, were of such enormous extei)t that they could be no longer paid by the company without mulcting all prior claimants; and as the idea of pav ing the guarantees " for the credit of the convany," was a manifest exemplification of "robbing Peter to pay Paul," he did not suppose that such an argiiment would be used against the urgent demands of the directors for reduction. The statement forth by the present board of directors said that , the receipts that might be looked forwatd to were ; but the exact average; taken 6 from the he awk commencement ee of the year, was a wee kly income of 5,8311. ; and their receipts might b e severely influenced by the opening in autumn of the Nithsdale co m p e ting line. He concluded by moving t h e appointment of a comm i t t ee suc h as duties would be to consider the affairs of the company, and such documents, &c., as it would be at once inconvenient and disagreeable to publish to the world at a public meeting ; to negotiate with the di rectors—to hear their reasons for the proposed reduc tions, and to consider whether the arrangements were for the advantage of the shareholders. The principal benefit arising from the appnintment of such a committee would be, that it would give the• first impulse to those arran g ements whic h now engage the attention and ener g ies of the di rectors , and the example of a cheerf ul ac q uiescence in a necessary but disagreeable duty o n the p art of the shareholder*, would greatly influen ce their o p eratio ns , serve as the best weapon in the ha nds of the director s for the suc- The CHAIRMAN stated that negotiations had be e n entered into with all o f the p reference l ines. ceslprosectuhtiqouneostfihthhes:r objects.—(Cheers.) In answer affairs 'of the Several gentlemen addressed the meeting on the ' res) of the After which the resolution, with one or two emeti scuhhmjepcatnyof;the resolution and the general &flow, was put and carried. It stood amended as fhoelhloawifsh:f—"That preferencea comm itt ( 1. she n o w appointed on Caledo nian Railway Company, with power to confer with' the directors of the company in reference , to a modification of the terms under which the preference shares were issued, and to negotiate an arrangement for such a modification of those terms as they may think most advantageous—contingent on satisfactory' arranements being concluded with the other guaran teed interests ; such arrangements to be subject , to the approval of an adjourned meeting of the general body stock of preference shareholders. The committee appointed was composed of the fol lowing gentlemen :--Mr. Thornton (Wakefield), Mr. Joseph Hough (Manchester), Mr. A. K. Baker, bin Deputy Corney, and Mr. 'Ulster. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting adjourned till that day week, when the committee would be able to report progress. The first sitting of the committee was held after the meeting had separated. SOUTHAMPTON, M 7 • AY- The Penins u lar and Oriental Company's steam - s hi p Pacha,.Captain M eehan, w i t h the mails for Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar, l e f t th i s d ay. She took a full general cargo, with specie to the amount of 'I e ni l‘ ai l l a s, 13,400/., and several. posengers. The Euxine, Captain 55.. per 1 kvixio Evans, Nelonging to the above company, from Constentino-: pdrieid , Scc ~ Captaini s expected ‘veeli s , i n w i the th coursethe homoef homeward orro w. Peninsulas is expected on the 14th inst. The Herrmann, froipk/Saliii.: York, is hourly looked for. 1 + 0 The bark harvest has commenced in this oounty.J i is about 534- less than the 'of prices , last yea r . ... 4 1:04 , w Prices may be stated at from 31. 1 5e.. to It. Journal. instralasie .... • • • ... BritshlSorth American Cey10n..,,•:. • . •• •• Commercial of London Colonial Gloucestershire .... •. lonian •• • • •• .. • • • • • • Londn and Westroinstr Ditto .............. London Joint-Stock ... Provincial of Irtland pitto, N0w....... gational of Inland .. Nat : PTovncial of Eng. Ditt6, Now. South Australia Union of Australia Ditto Union of London. Union •f Afadri4 Name. rf CamPARY. Albton . • • • . . • • • •• • • •• Alliance B rit. and F or. Dlttea M &rine. • • .. • • Atha . British Cenimercial • • Cfei icT,af eZl.lr Oh :Ltfe' Comity .. Crown • • !di •-•• ••• Eagle .. • • • • tiroppm,l4o. •••• •• General • • • • G 1 ,be '•• FiYar - d 1au•• . •••• •• ;• Imperial Fire Imperial Life • • ,Indemnity Marina', • • Law Fire • • • • • • •• • • • • LAW L ire% • • Legal mid General Life •Licenged•Vietuallera • . Londcn Fire • • •••• •• .Loridor. ship. .• • 4, 4 • • AIPX I 4Iq • • • •••• • • •A Med. luvlid Gen . .. Life STational LeailTurid.. Sallenal Life..., •• • • -Palladium lAte.•. Pelloan •• • • ••• ••• • . y • • Phoonix.„ • . t• Protector Provident rare • Rock •Lifti.. ; Royal Exchange " den Ditin Lite Ungpd Universal Life, Victoria Life...—. Name of Compw. East and.Westlia? a... East CAuntry , ! .4 London •. • • • )itt• Bonds • • •• • • • ,K ithlit Int ......•. Ditto, Scrip •...... Ditto Bonds Southanipton • . £ t. d. $5 0 • 50 0 0 DOCZ.X. Dividend per Annum. Amount aS Sbare. 61. pr cent. 203. per S. Si. pr cent. 41. per cent. 4 per cent. 4 34 /. pr cent. 21. per cent. riztxpG; X s. d. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. X. s. d. X. s. d. Charing-cross • • • • .. • • 15 1 %outhwrk .• .. ••• • .. , ICO • 0 Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent• 50 0 0 16 Waterloo .. ••.•• • • • • • 100 0 0 —3% Ditto Old Ann. of 81: U. 4s. Od. 60 0 0 27 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. le. Od. 40 0 0 24 Vauxhall .• .. ... Av. 11. , 70 10 3 18 WAT IS ROW 0 MILS Dividend Amount Name of Company. per . of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. I £ s. d. X s. 1. East Lonion..• •••• • •• SI. 100 0 I 10; Grand Junction . • ••• • . 4/. per cot. 50 0 I 77 rent-- .... • • 31. 101. 100 0 0 77 Lambeth .. •• —••• • 51. per cat. 100 0 I 97 New ltivr Lndu Brdge 21. 10s. Si Vauxha11'............ 51. per cat. 100 0 0 PC West Middlesex • • . 161.01. pr cat. 115% fall.S-I.IGIIT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---- --- X. e. 61. A. e. d. B•itish ••••••.. • • • • • • U. 49 0 0 18 0 II 14 Ditto Provincial— •• I/. Ss. 20 I 11 21 0 I 2$ Brighton •••••• • • • • • • 11. 20 II 11 City of London .... • • 61. 100 0 I 150 I 11 , f.3ontinentalConsolidat. A2l. 75 0 0 31 511 I Equitable.• •• • • •••• •• bOs. 50 0 11 be I I 1 20% Imperial ....., ...• • • 31. '5O 0 0 50 e I 1 69% Independeat .., .. •• 6/. 40 0 0 41 I I 4$ Lcrdon.• .......... • . l ao 0 0 40 0 • a 50 0 11 50 11 I IS Do., Pail. Preference 6/. , 25 I I 2 IS 11 Miami' ............. 4%1. 5O I 9 48 11 I 28 nktcliff ..... ~...... 61. 1100 I I 20 I e 75 United General .• •• •• 7s. 6d. 150 011 10 11 I 16 Westmiaster Chartered 81. SO 0 I 46 Ditto, New .• •• •• —12 s. 150 0 0 10 0 11 9 C is.N.A.X.I3. 1 i Names of ;,...., .4 'Dividend' .z . ~ .., Names et ...6 Dividend per Companies. por I " c s „ - Companies. .a l.• Price. w Annum. vo 1 USA. -..---........ _ - --..- X X Ashtnac Oldh 97 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100. 21. 10s. 50 Barnsley •• • • 160 121. 180 Neatk .• •. • • 1001 161. 340 larkult&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • loe, 20/. 115 Birmingham 40 41. 87 Peak Forest. 7$ I 31. las. 70 Coventry.. • • 100 251. 210 Regent's •• • • 33 11. Os. 18% Derby ••• .• 100 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 41. 4034 Ellsmre&Chs 133 565. 41 Somrset Coal 153 ; 71.105. 130 GrandJunctn 100 .5/. BS4 Do.LkFd St 161. p. c. - Grand Surrey 100 21. Os. 30 Stffrd&Worc 140 .281. 410 ..;rand•Union 100. 11.101. 24 Shrewsbury-il 151. - Grantham .. - - - Stourbridget. 1 •• • 201. 300 Yennt& ken 39 Th. Gd. 5 Severn and/ ,- Lancaster . 170 11. 32% Wye Rail. 26 21* 01 • -• Loe , lis&LlTrp 100' 241. 320 Warwick& - 1 '•" „ Leicester .... 100 51. 66 Ilirming. j,lOO 41. 63 Letcitr &Nth 83 41. 483 r Warwick& Lounhboregh,l42 701. 510 Napton..l 100 31. 42 Sionmouthsh' 100 81. - Worcstr &-1 78 31. 42 Nintgoinryslilloo - - Birming•J MeltnMvvbry,loo - - Wilts & Brks -I 14s. I LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES I Dividend Amount - Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- ---- - - r X a. d. I ii. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 G 100 0 ,0 152 ,"laledonlan Bank •• ..• 8 per cent. 10 0 0 210 . 5 3/. 12s City of Glasgow Lank . 61. per cent. 10 0 8 10 0 0 123 01.ydesdale Bank ••••• • 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 134 Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 i 168% Eastern Bank.. •• •• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 01 10 0 0 , 944 Edinb.&Glaagow yank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 ' bi. 7 8 Eaehangeßnk of Scot.. 4/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 51 13 Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 N a ti ona l Bank ...... •• 64 per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 is Northof Scotland Bank 41. percent. 10 0 0 5 0 0 3 34 North British Bank' • • - - _ _ Royel Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 132 Union Bank of Scotland 1 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 90 Western Ilank.• ••• • • • 71. per cent. 50 11 0 50 0 0 73 Alliance Fire and Life 841. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 II 0 2034 15.Accord•Llieand Fire - 20 0 0 0 10 0 British Guarantee Ins, 41. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 15J Od Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. pet cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Colonial Life ........ - 50 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 3s. Citr of Glasgow Life.. 6/. per cent. 25 I 0 2 0 0 V. 95 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 11 20 1 4 East of Scotland Life.. - 10 0 0 015 0 - Eng. & &et, Law Life 51.p0r cent. 50 0 0 217 8 - Ilercules Insurance Co. 71. per coat. 100 0 0 10 II 0 - luster. Co. of Scetlnd•• 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Life Aslec. of licetland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. lOs Mercantile Lire .. •• .. 3% per ct. 10 0 0 010 0 ;ss. Gd. National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 225. fid North British Insur.'.. 5% pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 24 7s North &. West, of Scot. 61. per teat. 10 0 0 1 0 0 - icottish Life aid Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 - 4cot. alas. and Gen.Llfe - 0 0 015 0 - Scottish - Union Insnace. 641. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 1, 23 s AI 4tandard Life •• •• .. • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 9 : i , 71± ,I6s 6a United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS. I Dividend AICIOUIIt red. Price. e Name of Company. Anper Sha re. -- -_-_- - . -----------. -_ x. I. d. £. B. 4. t. 21, 53. 50 0 0 - 25 /Action Mart .• •• •• •• I/. 100 0 0 30 II 0 15 • Australian A.griculturl 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 t Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. - - 210 0 21 Ditto, Half Shares.• 6/. percent. 100 0 • 32 10 0 - 1 Canada ... •••• •• • "•_ = 0 0 .160 0 0 94 89 p. pe e. _1 :7: 2 . i 100 i - 1 " P G GeE t a c trt i yP i. . ts ß P : t r b e e l i t e e m aig it r n s a ii : t itLi t iii t y: 45 5 1 7 . . I p l r . ::n . t . 10 15 0 0 . 0 100 14 0 . Go 91 ; 26 r - ..... 78 15 • - - _ 26 5 0 - : P V e L !i n i n 'lt i n e e ni 1 1;70 ti i r t t i uu e t I n t °l t .n . n S . t : m : : . 81. per - Reversionary Int. Soo. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 91 3 Royal Still Steara•• •• 6/ la. 4. p. c. 100 0 0 60 0 0 59 South Australian ... •• 11. per ahare. 25 0 0 25 0 0 19 Van Diemen's Land., - 100 0 0 29 G 0 - INGENIOUS SIVINDLING.—On Saturday the police succeeded in apprehending a man, named Joseph Cash Gib son, who for some time past has been engaged, with others not yet in custody, in a very ingenious swindle. It appears that the parties have been in the habit of sending to auction rooms, for sale, cases of very handsome medals and..coins, finely finiihed to represent gold. The matter was discovered by Mr . Thomas, the auctioneer in Leicester-square, in the following way : A. few evenings ago Gibson called upon Mr. Thomas, and produced several cases of medals, which he re presented as gold, and asked Mr. Thomas whether he would sell them for him? Mr. Thomas applied the usual tests to the rims, and, believing they were gold, he agreed to sell them, and gave Gibson a deposit. From some circumstances which afterwards came to his knowledge, Mr. Thomas was induced to test the coins on the obverse and reverse, and he then discovered that they were only electrotyped. Mr.e Thomas immediately waited upon the Commissioners of detective force, who sent Mr. Field, an expert officer of the d h et a eF e j ee force, to investigate the matter. Mr. Field at once had it d t the of the medals broken up, and he then discovered that_ been most ingeniously made. The inside wa t s v o e f r, and the next layer was of copper, then a thin coat of ai d. Some of top and bottom gold; ie rims were also geFrom the de them were much larger than a crown p - ieCce;eded in appre scription given of Gibson, Mr. Fielts v u e been pledged for bending him. Many of the medals t iron, had n en t t h i e ns n ti l t e U a t e ic s i f , Sunday 'japer. El' 0 J.F. N INSTITUTION.-- as much as 10/., although they are no worth more than 43. ARTISTS' GENERAL _LAIN 4 for the relief of decayed artists, their was instituted in 1. 1, 8 The thirty-fifth anneal fesltainv: °n Saturday but unfortunate artists their widows and childreae,y lw°bficthhishaesxcbeelel Saturday next, at the F from ruin, will take place ac is usual at these ree saving the families of m masons"lavern, e_ vch in'together all the greatest of festivals, there will be congreg atec ost influential and di,Tri • our living artists, and a" the most Peel has minating of the s.of art. Sir consented to preside on patron tits f5c,019131 s o a large gathering ire expected. Cotton: W: H. Cowper, W. F. , Cubit;, William Dalrymple, Captain Darner, Colonel Davie, Sir Il r Dawsbn, T. V. Denison, Edmund Divett, Edward Duncombe, 0. 'l)unctift, John Danclot Sir David Dunne, Colonel Du Pre, C. G. Ebrington,.Lord . Egerton, Sir P. EgettOn, W. T. Ellice,.Edvrard. Elliot, John Emlyn, Viscount Evans, William Ferrer, James . Fen:oves,. E. Fergus, John " Ferguson, sir R. Fitzpatrick. J. W. "Fiver, John Foley, J. H. Forbes, William Forester, G. C. Motion made, and Question put, " That a Select Commis sion be appointed to inquire whether any measures can be take'n to improve the• sanitary condition of the Journeymen Bakers." Ile House divided : MINORITY-AYES. 44. Bcresford, William Best, John Blackstone ' W. S. Blandford, Marquis Broadwood, Castlereagh, Vise. Cobbold, J. C. Cowan, Charles Crawford, W. S. D'Eyncourt, C. T. Disraeli, B. Duncan, George Dundas, George Dunne, Colonel Fagan, W. Fellowes, E. Floyer, John Granger, T. C. Grioenall, Gilbert Greene, John Herbert, H. A. Jocelyn, Viscount Lushing ton, C. Meagher, Thomas Morris, David Oltrien Sir Lucius O'Connor, Feargus Osborne, Ralph Pechell, Sir G. Pigott, Francis Power, Dr. Prime, Richard - Sandars, George Sidney, Alderman Somerset, Captain Stanford, J. F. Stuart, Lord Dudley Sullivan, Michael Thompson, Colonel Thompson, George Vyse, R. H. F. H. Wawn, J. T. Williams, John Wild, James TELLERS. Grosvenor, Lord R. Staff'•rd, Augustus MAJORITY—NOES, 94. Armstrong, Sir A. Frewen, C. H. Peel, Sir Robert Baines, M. T. tialway, Viscount Pilkington, James Baring, 11. B. Gladstone, W. E. Ricardo, Osman Berkeley, Admiral Grace, 0. D. - Rice, E. R. Berkeley, C. L. Greene, Thomas Rich, Henry Itoldero, 11. G. Grenfell, Charles W. Richards. Richard Bonverie, E. P. Grey, Sir George Romilly, Sir John Boyle, Colonel Grey, R. W. Russell, F. C. H. Bright, John Bally burton, Lord J. Rutherford, A. Brotherton, Joseph Ilastie; Alexander Seymour„Sir H. Bulkeley, Sir It. B. liatchell, John Seymour, Lord Carter, John B. Hawes, B. Shell, R. L. Cobden, R.' Hayter, W. G. Smith, R. V. CodringtOn,:Sir W. Herbert, Sidney Smith, J. A. Colebrooke, Sir T. Heywood, James Smith, John B. Corbally, M. E. Hodges, T. L. Smollett, I. Cowper, W. F. Howard, E. G. Somerville, Sir W. Davie, Sir Henry Hudson, George Stanton, W. S. Divett, Edward Jervis, Sir John Tenisoai E. K. Duncsmbe, 0. Labouchere, Henry Thicknesse, R. A. Dundas, Sir David Lascelles, W. S. Thornely, T. Ellis, John Lewis, G. C. Townshend, Captain Elliot, J. E. . Mackinnon, W. A. Tufnell, Henry Evans, William Mangles, R. D. Villiers, Charles Fergus, John Matheson, J. Waddington, H. S. Ferguson, Colonel Manic, Fox Watkins, Colonel Ferguson, Sir R. Morgan, H. K. Wilson, James ' Fitzpatrick, J. W. Morison, Sir,W. Weod, Sir Charles Foley, John H. - Mowatt, Francis Fordyce, A. D. Paget, Lord A. Forteseue. Chichester Paget, Lord C. Freestun. Colontd Palmerston, Vis. French, F. • Patten, J. W. /MLLE'S. 11111, L.rd Marcus Bellew, K. M. TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORNI ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On Monday the 6th, long debate on the question of recommitting the Australian Colonies Government Bill with the object of inserting addi tions depriving the Government at home of the power of a Veto on colonial legislation. It was admitted by the movers, that there were certain things which by the colonial legislatures must not be done; and the weakness of their case lay, in the impossibility of effectually securing these by any attempted defini tion. There are things which must not be done, and nobody can tell what may be among them till it is seen. Such at least was probably the reasoning, which induced a majority of 165 to 42 against the motion. And in truth there appears no palpable reason, why a Veto on the part of the Crown under the advice of its Ministers, should not be continued in the Colonies as long as in the mother country. Useful lessons may be taken for practice in the one case, from the practice in the other. It is clearly policy that the exercise of such a Veto should be avoided by all sorts of precautionary prudencvs ; and if it cannot be so absolutely avoided in the smaller case as it has been for the last century or two in the greater, some diffe rence may fairly be set down to the different circum stances of the two. Without entering into details disparaging or flattering to any party, it is not diffi cult to see reason:, in the necessary circumstances of colonies, why a last resort to a Veto under the con trol of the Imperial Government and Parliament, may usefully exist in their case, even though not I exerted for the major part of two centuries at home. After this came a debate on numerous Clauses pro posed by Mr. Gladstone, connected with the position of the Church of England in the Australian Colonies. The supporters of them never got over the impres sion produced by their own exertions, that there was at this moment an equality among religious bodies in Australia, and these clauses were to overset it. II the restrictions imposed by law upon the Church of England are really'such as to prevent its clergy from asking one another whether they think it best to sing a psalm before sermon or after, it is here and not in the colonies that alteration should be moved. But the truth is, that the compact made by the State with the Church which it established, and which the said Church is now doing all it can to call into hostile operation against itself, evinced a laudable conscious ness of,the necessity of controlling any Establishment which was to have the powers and revenues contem plated, with a bitt of no ordinary sharpness. It knew that it was mounting a rampant entero, which no sane man would think of riding in a halter. And this with no reference to the peculiarities of the indi vidual, but of the genus ; opinions on the real pre sence had about as much to do with it, as whether there was a long tail or a short. For reasons of this kind, it may be that the Church finds itself under a sharper dispensation than is applied to the lower in flesh roadsters by its side. But the question of tak ing it off, must not be settled in the Colonies. In the course of the debate, a Member of the Cabinet, the Secretary for the Home Department, took occasion to express strong disapprobation of the course at this moment taken by a considerable por tion of the Church, in a direction which though not very pointedly expressed in words, nobody feels at a loss to comprehend. On the 7th, motion was made for the Repeal of the Advertisement Duty. The circumstances were never promising, and as might be expected, nothing was accomplished. The whole subject is one which waits for coming events to make its_ interest confessed. After the Advertisement Duty, came the question of a Committee for the Bakers. it is a very doubtful point whether the interference o f G o vernment in such cases can be usefully applied or not ; but there appears no marked reason why, if the working classes wish it, their case should not be inquired into by a Com mittee. The proposal, however, was negatived by a large majority. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. London, Bth May, 1850. - IRON SHIP-BUILDING IN CORK.—At the close of this month the largest vessel ever built in Ireland will be launched from the steam •fz ,, ..dory of the Cork Steam Ship Company, on the Glanmire-road. She is to be called the Pelican, and is to be propelled by the screw. She is over 800 tons burden, and is built on the lines of the Ajax, which is declared the best steam-ship afloat of her class. The boilers, steam-engines, screw, and fans intended for the Pell- Cara,, are nearly completed, and Ns ill be ready to be placed on boidd the day she is launched. This vessel is intended to "aide between Liverpool and Rotterdam.—Cork Constitution.. AMERICAN NEWS. SOUTHAMPTON, TUBSDXT NIGHT. The United States mail steamer, Hermann, Cap tain Crabtree, arrived off 'Cowes at .5 F.M. from New York, which city she left on the 20th ult. Thr voy age of the Hermann has been protracted to 17 days by a succession of easterly winds. She brings 145 passengers, 25 of whoni landed at Southampton. After transferring the mails for England and France to a small steamer, the Hermann proceeded on her voyage to Bremen. The American news by telegraph from Halifax was published in New York on the 20:h. The intelligence by this arrival is not of great interest. Our Washington advices mention that the Senate had rejected Colonel Benton's amendment, and deter mined to refer the subject of admitti n g C a lif orn i a a nd forming a territorial government for New Mexico to ft select committee of 13. The committee comprised Senators Clay, Cass, Dickinson, Bright, Webster, Philps, Cooper, King, Mason, Downed, Mag num, Bell, and Berrien. The action of suc h a committee would probably b e a re commendation to admit California, and the establish ment of a Government in New Mexico, without restriction as to slavery ; the Senate would pr o b a bly concur, but there were substantial grounds for believ ing that no such measure would become law. A disgraceful scene occurred in the Senate on the 17th ult., when, during the heat of an altercation in deb a t e , General Foote drew a pistol from his pocket, cocked it, and coolly directed his aim at Mr. Ben:x3n. The friends of both parties interposed, and bloodA . ed was prevented, and a committee to investigate into the circumstances was appointed. The rumours of a modification in the Cabinet had somewhat died away. Accounts from St. Louis of the 19th ult. state that a band of Sioux Indians, headed by their chief, had recently attacked a family cf Chippewas, num bering fourteen persons, at Fulls Croix, and murdered them all. In the money-market sterling exchange was in re quest, and bills on London had an upward tendency, the quotations being 1091 to 1094 ; money easier, and a supply of money on call more plentiful. First-class paper was much sought after. United States stocks were very firm, notwithstanding the efforts made to depress prices. The cotton market continued firm, with fair sales in separate lots. Dealers were still disposed to wait for the receipt of later foreign news before entering the market to any considerable extent. The market for New York and Western flour con tinued firm, with a good Eastern demand, and a fair amount of sales. Canadian remained about the same with moderate sales. Southern was less active, and prices were somewhat easier. Wheat was in good demand. Corn continued scarce. Prices had an up ward tendency. Pork was firmer, and sales were freely made at im proving prices. Beef continued dull, but meats were steady. Lard was firmer, with moderate sales. Good butter was scarce, and firm. Cheese was in good demand, and firm. Coffee was steady, with fair sales. • Sugar continued steady, with fair sales, including New Orleans and Porto Rico. Molasses were with out change of moment. PRILADELPIIIA, APRIL 19.—Cotton is quiet, but very firm, owing to the delayed arrival of the Liver pool steamer. Flour is without much demand for export. Corn meal and rye flour remained quiet. Wheat was scarce. _ _ _ NEW ORLEANS, Arrtif. 18.—Two weeks' later news from Europe being fully due has somew hat re stricted the operations in cottons, though prices con tinued firm, with an improving tendency. Middlings sold today at The total sales are 2,000 bales. There is more firmness in corn, and the market is buoyant. The feeling in flour is still downward. Coffee steady, with fair inquiry. The New York Herald states that negotiations are going forward for an annexation of the island of St. Domingo to the United States. The project is said have been favourably viewed by the Cabinet for the purpose of gaining popularity. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 7.—The value of steamers for the transport of troops or the munitions of war has been strikingly exhibited during the past week by the voyage between ibis and Davenport, of her Majesty's iron steam-frigate Birkenhead, Commander J. A. Stevens. On Saturday morning, at five o'clock, she arrived at Devonport, landed the left wing of the 4th Foot (em barked here the prl.vious afternoon), and all their bag gage, took in the left wing of the 28th, and sailed again at nine, being only four hours in making the transfer of 900 persons, and arrived with them here at five on Sunday. She proceeds next to Ireland on similar duty. The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord Ame- lius 13eauclerek, is under orders to proceed to Scotland to navigatu the Greenoch steam-ship to Devonport for commission. Vv The Sealark, 8, Commander Moneypenny, is return ing her last stores alongside the jetty, and will be paid off on Thursday. The Comet steam-vessel was recommissioned here to day by Commander H. C. Otter for surveying service. APPOINTMENTS. Commander—Henry C. Otter (1844) to the Comet steam-vessel, commissioned this day at Portsmouth. for surveying the Tongue Lands near Margate, /where the Adelaide steamer was lost, and all the passengers and crew perished. Commander—Thomas Smith (d) (1846), additional, to the Comet. Master—James Jeffery (1841), to the Comet. Master—Henry B. Yule (1843), additional, to the Comet. Assistant-Surgeon—L. J. Monteith (1843), to the Comet. Assistant-Surgeon—Horace H. Smith, M.D. (1848), acting in the Champion 14 sloop, in the Pacific, iccon firmed in that vessel. Assistant-Surgeon—John W. Duncan (1849), from the Wellesley, and acting in the Alarm, 26, on the North America and West India station, is confirmed to the latter vessel. _ _ Clerk in Charge—George Hickman (1846), to the Comet. Second-class Engineer George Keynam, to the Comet. PROMOTIONS. Clerk—H. W. Ilollitgworth (1842), of the In &fatiga ble, 50, at Lisbon, to be Paymaster and Purser; Clerk, John Tweedio (1842), to be Paymaster and Parser. Second-Mastcr —Richard W.Ward (1842),0f tine Harpy steam-vessel, on the south-east coast of Americo. station, to be Master. Second-Master—John G. Anderson 0843), recently paid off from the Atholl, at Woolwich, to be 51 aster. Second-Master—John Thomas (a) (1843),•fr0m the Contest, 12, sloop, on the coast of Africa, to be Master. Second-Master—Thomas Earl (1844), from tbo Thetis, 40, to be Master. Second-Master—James Pyper (1844), to be Master. WooLwiell, MAY 7.—The Archer, steam-sloop, is at Devonport under orders for the coast of Africa, and not at Lisbon as inadvertently stated ) esterday. The Retribution and Inflexible, steam-frigates, both in the basin at Woolwich, are ordored to be made ready for eta by the tat of July next. THE TRACTARIAN MOVEMENT. Since our last publication, accounts have reacht•d us from all parts of the country of the failures which have befallen the agitators. Mr. Goode's reply to the Bishop of Exeter is re garded, generally, as crushing in point of argument, although the great body of the Church clergy will probably dissent from the personal views of both the Bishop and his opponent. Mr Maskell's testimony to the existence of many open questions in the Church of England, as coming from an unwilling witness, is also most ♦aluable : we refer to his ,correspondence with the Archbishop, who is considered to have made rather too liberal allowance of what a man may bold, as regards absolution and conf e ssi o n , together w ith his living., to suit the general feeling of the Chu rch as to the meaning of Scripture. It is only to be re gretted that the publication of such correspondence, with whatever advantage attended as indicative of the gentle and conciliatory spirit of the Archbishop, should incidentally assist the baffled party in keeping alive ' the agitation which is already in a rapid decline. The same consideration makes us deprecate the meetings of Bishops, day after day, to' discuss ee N t V in e g r s epeat that means obviously , impracticable of restoring " peace to the Church. Let the, " galled jade wince :" there would evidently be peace, if there were no en couragement to disturbance. We see that Some o f bj th ec e ts m . our contemporaries are discussing a " meeting held at Lambeth Pala i c s e'' a the meeting proposed at Lambeth Palace, we have reason to believe, w at the suggestion of the Primate, not held at Lana h e e t r h e : p o o n cr t y he p s h e al su ; Amongst other indications of t h e failure of the efforts of the Roma n izers to do more th an scanda lize the r eli g ious lait y , at t h e spirit exhibited by and eighty be noticed an address their section u t o f 0 h th e e hu c n l d e r r e g d y, from eight to nine hundred w 'eh ' In the rural deanery eighty clergymen only out of the large an d an Canterbury and archdeacor Gloucester and Bristol, h. important diocese of probably, numbers y o f i nc um bents m and aiMaidstone, curates. tone, h e of Mailing, archdiocese of M a nning influence has failed iu procuring any move ment. Some clergymen of the deanery of Frome, arch deaconry of Hereford, have also addressed their bishop, Dr. Hampden, who is, however, said to have discouraged the proceeding. Of the Episcopal Bench, the Bishop: of London, Exeter, and Oxford, are understood to be chiefly active in the movement ; and to be in constant corn munication with Mr. Badeley and the other Trac tarian counsel in the l9te trial. The Catholic Standard even intimates that the Bishop of Exeter has sought a communication with Father Newman ; but this we can hapily . ,faredit , —. _Churqh and State Gateqe. ~4 o w 0 , 1 ;1,04;1 f 1 is-~ c , Paid.