The Sun. — London, England, 1851-04-24 00:00:00

• BSTRACT of the ACCOUNTS of Mr. e -A7A. CHARLES PETTITT ALLEN, TREASURER of the • 71( of MIDDLESEX, from the 6th day of January, to the 31st z• 1851, inclusive. AS TO THE ORLIINARY COUNTY RATE RECEIPT. £ a. d. 1 = :e in the Bank of England on 6th JA:rtary, 1831 - - - rs of Rate en ditto - ..nade on 16th January, 1851 - £ s. d. 6,522 8 1,095 9 2 8,0;7 8 6 9,172 17 8 932 18 1 A., eats of Bates on 31st March, 1851 - Amount of Rates received nepald to the County by the Lords of the Trea'ury the expense of the maintenance of convicted prison. erg in the House of Correction at Cold Bath Fields from 25th March to 29th September, 1850 - 3,394 15 6 Ditto, ditto, in the House of Correction at West minster during the same period . Labour done by Prisoners in the House of Correction at Cold Bath Fields - . - Mainvmance 1.1 ditto, of Prisoners committed under the Excise Laws Labour done by Prisoners in the House of Correction at Westminster Old Lead sold at ditto Old Iron sold at ditto Old ags sold at ditto M :driTenance of Deserters In the House of Detention at Cletkenwell Rent of Vaults under the Guildhall, Westminster - Fees receive by Inspect , rs of Weights and Measures Fine, and Penalties under Acts of Parliament - • 2,240 1 7 Total IZeelot , EXPENDITURE. Must) of Correction penses 'An- 5,632 18 6 at Cold Bath Fields Tontine - 1 iltentral Ex nuities - - 1,165 0 3 1 General Ex- Rouse of Detention at penes - claim: ma - In of )fonies Borrrowed 1,534 10 3 Prnci pal repd General Ex- Df.nge el Co7reetton at penses - NVotraln:ter - - Int of Moniei B irrowed Prucipal reA llnt of Monies Lunatic Asylum at Borrowed 11 anwell - -. principal re paid - - ,--- 6,342 17 9 250 19 10 188 17 0 - 2,880 4 9 A 6 5 3 375 0 0 129 2 7 71 8 7 Central Cri- Proccutor3 and Wit- mioalCt. - 1,424 3 0 nesse. iddiesea Sessions - JuvenlOffendrs 61 2 3 10 13 0 3 9 0 1 8 0 3 15 0 48 10 19 63 8 3 33 3 3 -:: 4E21,057 12 9 ,797 18 9 225.13 1 20 0 0 1,960 3 4 4,120 10 0 200 11 2 1,951 12 10 182 11 2 36t 12 6 193 14 7 59 1 0 66 17 6 230 18 6 70 6'o 187 10 0 403 2 8 526 16 10 0 13 0 Law Charges as to Lunatic Settlements . Lridges - - Sessions Bowe. Cle rkenwell Guildhall, We4tminster Militia Storehouses Weights and Measures - Clerics of the reace an d Crier - . Treasurer of the County Expeuseslneurred under the Registration of Voters Act 'l-31fddiesex. West. I East West minster, Duchy :an caster, Coroners : £ s. u. X s, d. Fees 353 6 8 269 6 8 Mileage 64 19 9 28 1. 9 Expenses 341 7 6 329 15 6 is.l. by-them X s. di - 1 - 8771. - 94 13 4 14 13 4 69( 5 1 3 120 2 26 11 0 1359 13 111627 311 1221 4 41 Transports, Conveyance o 4 to Advertisements . Printing and Stationery - Incidental Expenses - - 43 5 71 1,734 7 9 . 47 2 6 60 7 1 - - 95 0 9 - 198 17 6 epots • Total Balatce in Bank of Englatid Expenditure- £18,942 2 7 - 2,115 10 2 421,057 12 9 AS TO THE RATE MADE UNDER THE COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM ACT. ItECEIPT. Balance in the Rank of England ou 6th January, 1851 - - - Arrears of Rates on ditto - - Rate made on 16th January., 1851 X 5. d. - 987 5 2 - 8,077 8 6 9,084 13 8 932 18 1 Arrears of Rate on 81st March, 1851 - Amount of Rates received - . EXPENDIVIRS Removal, Maintenance, &c., of County Lunatics Ordinary Repairs of the Asylum at ' lilanwell Interest of Moneys borrowed for the purpose of Building an additional County Lunatic .Asylum - - - Principal repaid - - - 1,620 12 1 597 1 8 2,541 17 4 1,583 6 S £ s. d Balance In the Bank of England The Am:wits, of which the above are Abstracts, were presented to the Quarter Session on the Ist day of April instant, on the oath Of Mr. Charles Pettitt Alien, the Treasurer of the said County, and were audited on the seam day by the following Justices of the Peace for the said County, viz.:— Henry Morris IC , mshead (Chairman), Dlgby Ttomas Carpenter, James Henry Edward Baylis, Charles Woodward, and John Savery Brooking, Esquires ; and were audited and allowed by the QuartenSessions on the 17th day of April instant. CH 1:4. ALLEN, Treason r of Middlesex. 11E It AJ 1' 'S 1 lAEA TICE. GRAND EX Mk NIGHT. It is respectflilly announced that a (r and EXTRA NIGHT wl take place THIS EVENING, April 24, when will be repeated With the original Music. Dances. titc . Au')er's celebrated Opera 01 MUTA DI PORTICI, (Maganiello). Alfonso, Signor Scottl Lorenzo, Signor Mercurall ; Selva, Signor Relation!: Masaniello, Signer Pardini ; Pietro, M. Mimeo' ; Borella, Signor Lorenzo; Xlvira, Madame Florentlni ; Fenella, Mdlle. Monti. _ . In act first, a Grand Divertlsement ; La Guracbe et Napolitaine, oy Messrs. Kohlenberg, Soto, Aussandon Soluanhky, Allegrini, Pas- Wes, Emma, Dantonle, and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet ; Le 111,1ero, by Nladiles. Mathilde, Rosa, Juden, and Lamoreux, and M. Ehrick. Finale tlenerale, in act third, La Tarantella, by lidadlle. Amelia Feraris, M. Ch.trles, Madlles. Koh.enberg, Soto, Aussandon, Soldansky, Allegrini, Pascales, Emma.' Dentonie, Mathilde, Rosa, Julien, and Lamoreux, MM. Ehrick add t.loatulet, and the Ladles aed Gentlemen of the Corps de Ballet. Director of the Music and Conductor, M. Balfe. Atter which will be presented the admired Ballet, LES METAMORPHOES, b which Madlle. Carlotta Grist, Madlles. Rosa, Esper, Lamoureux, Julien; Allegan!, Aussandon, Kohlenherg, Pascales,Soldansky, Sota, thf. Ehrick. and Charles wit 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 11a11-past Seven o'clock. T ATH E ROY L, BItURY LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson. TILE GBEAT EXHIBITION. Ir. James Anderson, lessee and man iger of the Theatre Royal rery Lane, begs to acquaint the Nobility, Gentry and Public in general, as well also Messieurs les Stran ter;, 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 emcee 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 nzcessity be desirous el visiting - the National Theatre (so liberally patronised by the Go vernment, the Court, and the country) to witness the l'epresentatio of the immortal works of our great dramatist, the Lessee has, i order to facilitate the wishes of all parties, deterxined upon the fol hewing scale of prices Stalls and Dress,Circle First Price. Second Price. Tloxes ..',t 2s. ls. Od. bleier Gallery - - - - is. 1 No half-price Upper Gallery . - - - - 6d. j •to Galleries. Plivate Boxes to admit 8 redue , dfrom 31. 33. 'Od. to 21. 12s. 6d Ditto 6 ditto 2i l'is. 6d. to 21. 2s. Od Ditto 4 ditto 2/. 2s. Od. to 11. 11.. 6d ' Ditto 4 ditto 11. Its. 6d. to 11. is. Od THIS EVENING will bs presented by tut' Maiesty's Be-vante THE ,QUEEN OF . SPADES. Prince 01 ileskria, Mr. W. ; 14an, Mr. West ; Kol ezk. Mr. Barrett; Kati; ka blend , rf, Mrs. Nish. tt; Olga, MI'S W. Lacy. • Alter which. 'a 'new grand Op atic Spectacle, en stied AZ t EL, THE P ttODLOAL. Reuaen, Mr. an'ienhoff ; Azael. Mr J. Ander son ; Amenophis, Mr. W. Weqt ; flucharis, Mr. Cooper ; Sethos, Mr. Rafter; Jephtele, Miss Wars; Nette, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; W ;dile. Victorine Learain (Premier Stilet du Opera de Paris), who has been expressly er.gaged for the occasion. TAk,ATEE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, M?. T. Welvter, Sole Lease' an..l Manager, Old Brompton. 'will be performed . TEAS EVE yaw, Ur T, w ahtek DON CAME DE BAZAN. Don Ciesar, t i t ter which, a new and (as times go) original domestic drama 01 tw:Linal intere,t, i•atitled kRLINE • or. The Fortunes and Vicissi- Ftorestine ft . 1 Bohemian Girl. Count ' Arnhem, Mr. J. Bland; Count Horto, . irk L. S. Buckingham ; Theideuir of Warsaw, Miss P. Bidford i . "evii6he oi , Mr. it. liackstOne ;1 the Gipsy Queen, Mr. H. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction 01 Matarne Celeste. . Will be presented THIS EVF.NING the popular and powerfully interesting original ditin., entitled MARIF. DC'CA.NGE. Alter which a new and original Farce called LONDON FOG. Mr. Flunk miss E. Copal Hardin . Mg. r. P. Bedford ; Mr. Simple, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Brisk, at To bedrama, followed by anew music__., histori , al, paatoral. comical fairy drama , ealk'd O'FrANNIOAN D THE FAIRIES; or, A mid..tnniner Night's .Dreato. Pnellat O'Flannlgan, Mr. Hudzon ; Oberon, .311.3 E. Chaplin; Mary, Miss K. Fitzwill am. T, conclude with the laughable farce of A. NIGHT of HORRORS. bbleton; Mr. S. Emery. PitlNCEse'i rat A IKE, OXFORD-STREET. [Trader the management el 'Mr. Keaa and Slr. THIS EENING, win be per r on ned: a new and ori-ina' • Keeley, s°nledY entitled LOVE IN E Characters by emrs. C. Kean. Keeley, Wigan, Harley. ANIAZ • jun. Keeley. Winatanley, and Mrs. C. dims ; A ati.om, —ea Kean. Co conclurie with a new grand spectacular Extrava from a Tale, by hington Irving ), entitled ~, kanza (taken Was— , TH , ALt. , „,_ 1 or The Three Moorish Princesses. CharactQrs by m e ,, s ,',. 3l i t i tA : Ma ley, A. Wigan, Wynn, Cooke, Flexmore ; Misses Murray. TIT Vivash, itobeitson,.Leclerq, Keeley, Mdlle. Auriol, and Mrs. Keeley. uOYAL LacEulf THEATRE. Under the Nianagement.ot madame Vend& Cha es Mathew% k3 O lO Lessee, THIS EVENING, Will be performed COOL Alt A CUCUMBER: After which, A DAY OF RECKONING, in which Madame Vestris wi, ! l ! aPhear for ,ha first time since her indis p osition, ca o ed co nclude with a new and original Fatty Extravaganza, Mathe TUE R UEEN OF THE FROGS Characters by Messrs. C Matlhoww% , ll sl . Riuoxby, Bellingham, LiOrlla S tle, Morris ;' Mrs. Frank °enrge, Miss Martindale, and Miss Oliver. • . ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. rarren. . Tilt , EVE"iimr., ivy' be performed SIR RoGan DE 'OYERLEY' Compton, H and her Wooers, supp.rt,,,, by w Farren. eu Messrs. W. Lee, Bender, Farrell. W. Farm. Jun., Diddear, G. Coke ShalterS. ~,_ or. the Wlclo_w . ICltitoell Mesdames, Stlrl ng, wgh Murray , " L u w ard Athetwo, E. L. 0 ' Tuner, and ILtr,lett. • After which CHARLES RING. ASTLEY'S AOYA.I. AmPIT Thedet the Patronage of her a m a i e — t - —I TLIEATRE. Princi Al bert. and his Royal Highrsal Pronrietor and M , in,i.ge r , i'i r , The public are respectfully informed hullo e in tiort made to sustain that the newly decorated and re-embellished, and ever y effort Theatre has been order estimation the big!! repute which , this establishment he , In pt,w e r r e to facilitate the :retie entertain the vast improveMents of additional height scenic i nets, as essentially necessary tothe hi lar,;,,a:hinry, merit i, have been particularly attended to , and actively employed for the production of a splendid hiset.,YrideeParime"t front the pen of G. H. Rodwell, Esq. New scenery, ~,.. Spectacle, decorations, and magnificent costumes. The circle will attractive, M. Battyb a vfng just returned from the Contin a e n nt, d l F le doubly he ha; , uttceeded In making, arra ngements with male a artistes of the first .talent "and celebrity of their protessions. " Par. ticalurs will lee given in future announcements: Tilly EVEN I 140, Will be_ performed a _grand new Spectacle, entitled ELEANOR THE AMAZON; or; Queen 6f France and England. To be followed by new Scenes of the Circle.. To ccriplude with THE TWO GREGORIES. , Itox-istriee open. from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. 71zompaort. IMPIMONMENT rou DSET.—Aninng the petitions presented to the House of Commons on the last night of sit ting was one from a person named Patch, complaining of a six years' incarceration for debt in the island of Jersey, pray ing that the Ast for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors might be extended to that placei Fifth Edition, By o ., 2s. 6d., LETTERS to J:JHN BULL, Esq., on Affairs connected with his Landed Property, and the Persons who Live thereon. By Sir EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, Bi t. London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. HIGH WATER Al LONDON RRIDnR TRU; DAY —Morning 57 min. after 7 I Evening 39 Arin. after 8 to , formow—Morning 19 min. after 9 1 Evening 58 min. after 9 THE WEATHER. OFFICR, APRIL 24. THERMONKTER, Ilf THY SHADE. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the night. 57—this day, at noon. B A ROM irrita, 29 . 82. 'Arum W. S.W.—fine sunshiny weather. WEATHER TABLE. h B o L f E the following State of DA IL Y lA Wind Y WanEd Aje paces at Nine o'clock yeste rda y mornin g .—The stations a-e arranged in order of lat itude. K INGSTO WN ( D uB r W ind N.W., gentle breeze— partially cloudy. N. W , gentle breeze—partially cloudy. I B: RA/GTH 8 I - E p l.v g af T oNuto7T—a_ Wind W., gentle breeze —overcast. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. S NG nad Wind S. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. FoLLlKTr.sTosic Wind W., gentle oreeze—partially cloudy. TUN B EIDOE—Wind S. S.. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. 13xstrsasTo KR Wind S.W.. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. WlCK —Wind SW , gentle breeze —partially cloudy swiNDoN —Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. COLCHESTER — Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze— partially cloudy. fAttmotrrx—Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. FIOLYHEAD—Wind N., gentle . breeze—partially cloudy. La V KPOOL —Wind S. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. WHaux—Wind W., gentle breeze principally clear. ELINGTON —Wind S. S. W., gentle breeze— cloudless. CAILLISLE - Wind W., strong breeze —cloudless. BEArrocx—Wind N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of tie wind and weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : Coss —Wind W., strong breeze—cloudy. LIMuERICK—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. lIINGSTOWN ( DUBLIN) — Wind W.S.W., gentle breeze. partially cloudy. M um.LYGA Et ,V ind W., gentle breeze—principally cloudy. ?Gout —Wind E., gentle breeze—scud, rain. fiksmos—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. RUGBY —Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. BrintriGHAM— W ind S. E., gentle breeze—overcast. PETERBOROUGH—Wind S. W., gentle breeze—cloudy. LEEDS— Wind S.W.. gentle breeze— partially cloudy. roar—Wind S., calm—partially cloudy. CARLISLE— W ind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudy. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29 . 776 in. The mean temperature wait 46°•3. The wihd was in the east or north east during the first four days; and during this period the mean daily tempnattre was about 4j°, or about 5° below the average of the same day in ten years. During the last three days the wind was in the south and south-west, and the mean temperature rose 10 degrees higher, or from 4° to 6° above the average. 4-7 t • i4 A4 4,1 42 1 :› -• 4 4 1 • , *Po! 11 ' 1 - 4 " 1 ' •NI 0 % ~e 4, R oil •A . 7 .,... • ;ei At• THE SUN, IMNDON, THtfltSbAY knnt fln LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1851. The Protectionists, encouraged by the near chance of attaining office through the weakness of the present Ministry, and the universal disgust excited by " the precious Budget," have anticipated the period of their usual symposia. There are always persons ready and willing to gorge themselves to repletion, and to imbibe bumpers pottle deep for the "good of their country." And in truth our Protectionist friends have at all times exhibited the utmost promptitude in dis playing such acts of patriotism. The " ruined agri culturists" never hesitated at the outlay of a few sovereigns when certain of obtaining a good dinner, followed by goo I wine, di , pensed with no niggard hands. It would be a bad cause, or at least one of very little interest, that could not in duce some hnndreds to assemble together in its name. Why, then, should we feel astonished if the Music Hall at Edinburgh should be crowded, when the worthy bucolics might be enabled there to see the lions of monopoly trotted out for their especial delec tation,—why should we be surprised if the gaping rustics shhuld desire for " the nonce " to rub their skirts with real live Peers and Members of Parliament, to partake in the post-prandial enjoyments of legisla tors, hereditary and elected, more especially when we consider the exertions made to beat up for fitting recruits to take part in "the grand demonstration ?" Well, the banquet has taken place. Five or six hundred persons have had an excellent dinner. Tney have seen three or four noblemen with seats in the House of Lords, perhaps an equal numb-r having titles by courtesy, and eight or ten representatives of Protectionist constituencies. They have heard very eloquent speeches from Sheriff ALISON and Professor AYTOUN, and some not quite so brilliant from other speakers, in one of which an Honourable M.P., if not directly, at least by implication, termed a Noble Member of the House of Commons, "an aris tocratic buffoon." 'They have drank with enthusiasm the ;toast of the " tenant farmers," nine-tenths of the assembly belonging to the class to whose welfare and prosperity the bumper was devoted, while the parties whose pecuniary advantage they were really endeavouring to promote—the " Landocracy"—were passed over rub rilentio. But, for all that, we beg to assure them that the bread-tax is not, nor will it be, restored, nay, rare than that, at this moment the recognised leaders of the party in either House would not venture to impose an import duty on corn, even if they had sufficient strength inside the walls of Parlia ment to carry such a proposition. The poor man's loaf can never again be taxed for the benefit of the privi leged few. The advantages of the " large loaf" are too well known and too fully appreciated in the bumble households of hard-worked artiz ins and operatives throughout the length and breadth of the land, to be easily surrendered. The parties who have benefited by the change, who have been enabled to satisfy the cravings of their hungry children with a sufficiency of plain and wholesome untaxed food, wi:l not be cajoled into consenting to the revival of the burden they have shal‘en off, by the assurance that a ss. fixed duty would " only increase the price of the loaf by one halfpenny, and that would not be much ccmplained of—if (•,h, this if, it possesses miracu lous qualities)—they got ti eir beer Id. per pot cheaper!" Even were the vague expectation to be realised, and the revenue derived from the new duty were suffiei,nt to enable the CHANCELLOtt of the ExcinQuitt to strike off the malt-tax (snd it should be recollected that it w yuli require an importation of no less than twenty millions of quarters of corn an nually •to produce such a result), there are few who would not reject the exchange with disdain —who would not prefer that the ,hildren's hunger should be satisfied rather than the fathers thirst; that there should be a sufficiency of toad for all, rather than too much drink for one. We lo not by any means undervalue the obtaining a cheap and good glass of beer for the working man. raken in moderation, it is a wholesome beverage, cal culated to improve his health and strength ; but we must also add that it is by no means of equal import ance in the domestic economy, to " the staff of life" a cheap and good loaf—the article of primary ne cessity in the cottages and garrets of the labouring population of the country. The Nobl e Ch a i rman said that, " i f when the price of wheat fell to 333. per quarter, the interest on the national debt were to be reduced to some eighteen a m a i t lli t o h n a s t , he he could understand beca it, and was himself." he not perceive that m th e e a ev F il r teoe and i a c cl h e r he and the magnitude of which we recognise as fully as he can do, is not produced by free trade, but by our i n famous monetary code? that it.would not be reme died by a e corn-law, which would serve one class only at the expense of the rest of the community, but by the repeal of the Acts of 1819 And 1844, and the establishment of a judicious system of currency that would afford a circulating medium— the very life-blood of industry—adequ a t e to the wants and exigencies of the country. This would lfford real protection to British industry of all de scriptions, without exception or drawback. Sheriff ALlsoN, too, showed that he clearly understood the true condition of the question, when he pointed out that the effect of the boast of the organ of the bullionists 'of making one sovereign at the present day do the work which two could previously have performed, or, in other words, that a sovereign now possesses double the purchasing power that formerly belonged to it, was practically to double the weight of our public burdens—to make fifty millions of taxation as heavy as a hundred mil lions, But, ;whey the Nub' • Lord and the eminent historian discern the true nature of the disease, why do they not propose suitable remedies ? - why do they not direct the exertions of their party towards the attainment of a measure that would afford im mediate relief, and which might be car ried, if the public attention were properly directed thereto? But, in place of pursuing this rational course, they go with the stream and join in the cry that cannot lead to any practical result. Each may exclaim, Video meliora, proboque, deteriora sequor. We would not speak, save in terms of the utmost respect, of the talented author of " Free Trade and a Fettered Currency." There is no person more competent than he is to explain the true nature of the " currency question," and to bring conviction to his auditors. If he devote himself to the task, we venture to assert that he will produce a greater effect, and attract a more numerous, far more intelligent audience than be can do by any Protectionist ha rangues, however graceful the diction or astute the arguments advanced. We need scarcely remind the taxpaying commu nity that the question of the income-tax is the first t.) be decided on the re-assembling of Parliament after the Easter recess. On the conduct of the chosen representatives of the people during the early part of next week, it will depend whether the gross and un paralleled injustice of placing in the same class, and assessing at the same rate, incomes derived from real estate, from dividends, from' the public funds, or from safe investments in chartered com panies, and the precarious profits of trade, or the hard-earned wages of physical or intellectual toil, is or is not to be continued for three years longer The inequality and unfairness of this system has been so frequently and so ably exposed, that it would ap pear to be almost a work of supererogation to add to the numerous and convincing arguments that have already been put forward. It seems to be like an attempt to " Gild refined gold, To paint the lily, or to throw a perfume on the violet;' but it is, happily, rendered necessary by the blundering stupidity and unreasoning obstinacy of the man who, unfortunately for the nation, is placed at the head of the Exchequer, and enabled, by the culpable apathy and carelessness of the people, to carry out his financial hobbies. Sir CHARLES WOOD will only condescend to inform us that he has " arrived at a conclusion," or that " a tax produces so many thousands per annum, which he is certainly not prepared to relinquish," and thinks that those stereo typed answers should be considered satisfactory by the sufferers. It is not, however, because an unjust and impolitic system has been patiently submitted to for a few years, under peculiar circumstances, that the aggrieved parties will consent to its being perpe tuated, or to the greater portion of the burden being placed on the shoulders least able to sustain it. `rho constitutional theory is, that every man shall contribute , to the liquidation of the national liabilities and the maintenance of the national establishments secundum statum et facultates, according to his means and the position which be occupies in the country. Is this principle recognized when one man pays only one-thousandth part of the actual value of his available capital, while another is compelled, perhaps, to hand over every shilling in his possession to the tax-collector, and not improbably to become a burrower, in order to satisfy the claim ? Is it just that the person with 4,9001 in the Three per Cents., leading an idle,life, and making his certain income of 1471. per annum, paid to the very hour, go farther by living at the other side of the Channel, and enjoying the untaxed luxuries at tainable on the continent, should be exonerated from the tax, while the struggling clerk, who has to sup port a large family in the most expensive locality on his salary of 1501. per annum, must, in addition to paying 200 per cent. duty on his tea, 800 per cent. on his tobacco, and also contributing heavily in pro portion to the value on his coffee, sugar, beer, wine, spirits, and others of these unwonted luxuries to a man in his position, hand to the tax-gatherer the sum of 41. 7s. 61 per annum, and this although he may not have the means of supporting his family fur a siegle week in the event of sickness or being out of employment, and could not leave sufficient to de fray his funeral expenses in the event of death de priving his afflicted wife and helpless children of their only provider ? It is indeed a monstrous anomaly, that the man who, in justice and equity, should be taxed most heavily, is permitted to escape scot free, to snap his fingers in the face of the tax-gatherer, while the man who on every principle of sound policy should be encouraged and sustained in his arduoes course, is most heavily assailed in every part of his career. From the hour of his rising in the morning until retiring at night, at every meal he partakes of, at any relaxation he may venture to indulge in, the hand of the tax-collector is percepti ble appropriating a considerable portion of his earnings. The moment be can accumulate and lay by anything he becomes a proper subject for taxation. Let him contribute to the national ex penditure in proportion to the value of his savings, and let there be no exemptions of any kind, for every exemption directly and almost necessarily leads to fraud. Ii a man possess but 1001. there is no reason why he should not pay on that amount. His industry alone should be free, so that he should have every assistance to put by and accu mulate capital. Once more, then, and while there is yet time, we call on all who feel themselves ag grieved by, the present most inequitable system to inake,an exertion proportioned to the importance cf the subject. Let them bestir themselves actively and energetically, while there is yet time. But if, through their own carelessness and apathy, the favourable opportunity is thrown away, and the galling chains rivetted for a further term of three years, let them not indulge in unmanly complaints and lamentations, but consider that they themselves are chiefly to blame, and determine by their future conduct, more especially at 'the hustings during the next general election, to remove the reproach to which they are justly liable, and to show their determination to secure for themselves a just and flnitable measure, in the Parliamentary session of 1854. ROYAL OSBORNE SAUCE. We have t4-•ted and reli.hed many piquant sauces, but the " Royal Osborne" beats them all. What its component ingredients may be we do not stop to inquire, seeing that when once enjoyed it needs no further recommendation. Indeed, we have always found it a most difficult problem to solve " Why you like a thing?" the fact being that you fancy the reli,h for its own sake, without scanning too minutely the why and the wherefore, thus agree ing with the poet— " Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to b e wise." And in this spirit we say of the Royal Osborne Con diment— " Jutt try the sauce—it seems so very plain— But taste it once, and you must taste again !" Such is its peculiar quality, that a connoisseur in these matters coolly said, " This same sauce gives a relish to everything; but a beef-steak is good for nothing without it !" After this, we recommend our friend Soyer to look to his laurels, or the grand spread at the Exhibition may prove an illusion ! The Royal Osborne Sauce "is just the thing for the Symposium !" DEATH OF SIR CLAUDIUS STEPHEN HUNTER, BART. —This venerable baronet died on Sunday last at Mortimer hill. Berks, in the seventy-seventh year of his age. A vacant seat is thus caused in the Court of Aldermen, of which Sir Claudius was the father. He was elected alderman of the ward of Bridge Without in 1804, a period of nearly half a century since. CHICHESTER. — DEATH OF HARRY COWER, ESQ.— The decease of this benevolent and highly respectaed gentle man took place at his residence in Little London on Tuesday moning, at the advanced age of ninety years. His long life had been almost entirely spent in this city, which he,9- tered at a very early age, as an apprentice to a draper; and by almos' unparalleled exertion, rewarded, perhaps, with more than the usual success by which it is accompanied, he amassed a large fortune, and has been for many years senior partner and head of the principal banking establishment in this city. SUICIDE DT A PRISONER AT THE H aitctrioN.—On M on d a y l ast an i nquest wa s town coroner at th e H ouse o f C orrect i on, over th e body of Wm. D o h erty, aged 31 years, Mr. Jackson stated that the de cease t w as sentenced last quarter sessions to three months' House imprisonment. H e was a nailmaker by trade. He was an bald before ee°t. Irishman, and in good health when committed. A fortnight since deceased made an incision in his neck. Witness bad spoken to him the day previous to his death when the de ceased said that he had done it for the purpose of giving himself ease. and not with any intention of destroying him self. Mr. Thompson, surgeon to the House of Correction, stated that he attende 1 the deceased, that the wound was about two inches and a half long an I two inches deep in one part, and on the left side of the throat close to the windpipe. It had not touched any vital part. He had no doubt de ceased had died from the ef f ects of the wound.—Verdict, " Died from the effects of the wound inflicted by the de. ceased yillen is au uai91144 raincl."—Nottivhan Xercurg. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. It would appear from the following article, pub , lisped in the Constitutionnel, that the Bonapartists are preparing a revolutionary movement against the Constitution, for the purpose of securing by illegal means a prolongation of the powers of the PRESIDENT. We regret this exceedingly, because we are convinced that all such illegal attempts will conduct those en gaged in them, not to the Tuileries, but to Vin cennes. The Constitutionnel says : " In calm and ordinary times, under an old and regu lar Government, we should not see without repugnance the Constitution interfered with out of the forms pre scribed. Under a regime like ours, the result of an audacious revolution, and imposed on the country by conspira.ors who boast of it; under a Constitution made in a moment of crisis, in a city in a state of siege, we cannot hesitate to think and to say that the country itself, or the constituted bodies in its name, and under its control, have a right to touch it at any time, and that it is its duty to do it as soon as possible. These are elementary truths, and the simple notions of good sense, and to announce them is to demonstrate them. In order to ascertain the wish of France, an appeal to be made to the municipal council, these natural Organs of the population, has been recently spoken of. We should find two serious inconveniences in such a measure: it would be to take the municipal councils out of their legal attributions, and to give to the opinion of the country a useless intermediate agent which would necessarily weaken its authority. There is only one idea which can make the Legislative As sembly give way, and that is the direct idea of France herself expressed with calmness and with full authenticity. All means which will leaf to the expression of the free and sincere wish of France merit consideration. It has been proposed by different departments to open a register in every commune, with one or two very simple questions in- scribed therein, to which all citizens should be invited to sign a yes or a no. Such an inquiry, organized by de partmental or cantonal committees, might o pe n a new era by substituting the nation, in the place of ambitious men, cinspiratore, or secret societies. We cannot to ) much en courage this ides; but, above all things, let not a moment be lust. Questions however simple may be distorted every moment. For one month or two they will pro bably remain free of any financial, manufacturing, agri cultural, or commercial complication, and might be studied and solved on their own merits. Let us, while there is yet time, demand a Government in accord ance with the good sense, the reason, and the experience of the country, fearing, as has already so many times happened, that we may be obliged to receive one from the hands of necessity." The Ordre has the following on the accession of " the Man of Ghent" to the ranks of the Legitima tiets is afflicting to us to see the eloquent and impla cable organ of the Conservative party, who, contrary to the feeling of the whole Liberal opposition, carried a vote of stigma against the pilgrims to Belgrave-square, and launched against the whole party the sentence of fatal incapacity—it is, we say, afflicting to us to see the last Prime Minister of the July monarchy treat this same monarchy as an incomplete regime—a troncon de .Royaute, &c.—M. Guzot is converted. The author of the History of Civilisation in Europe,' the member of ' the Aide Toi Society, the Minister of the 11th and 29th October—the chief of the coalition of 1839, M. Guizat is a I,gitimatist. Such an ardent and proud nature can never do things by halves. A weaker or more timid fi , f irit would have buried in solitude this painfal renun ciation of ruined convictions. M. Gu - zot takes posses sion of a journal to proclaim it to all Europe. First we had manifestoes; now we have war, not only against the Ropublicau party and the ancient dynastic opposition, but war against this great fraction of the Conservative party which, while sustaining under the leadership of 11. Guizut himself, the monarchy of July, little thought it was only defending an expedient, and not principles, and principles to which it still adheres." Tiw bourse was badly al t-nded anl Govern ment securities were tiravy. The Five per Cents. opened at 921 30c., and closed at 921. 20c. The Three per Cents. closed at 57f. 10c.Orleaus Railroad Shares, 830'.; R nen, 632 f. 50c.; Havre, 260 f.; Great Northern, 4731. 75c.;Aviguon, 202 r. 50c.; Basle, 145 f. ; Bordeaux, 4021. 50...; Paris and Strasburg, 370 a; Tours and Nantes, 271&f. 75c bi.l6l:‘ ESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 23. Boulogne and Alniens, 10—Luxembourg, 3 1 4—Maria Antonia, B—Northera of France, 15—Sambre and Meuse, 4 —Tours and Nantes, 6 3,622 0 0 8,131 15 7 11,753 15 7 EVENING APRIL SPAIN. The 18th being Good Friday, no journals were published in Madrid on that day. We have Madrid letters of the 18th, but they contain no news of in terest. PORTUGAL. Intelligence has been received from Lisbon to the 19-h, and from Oporto to the 20th instant. The insurrection may be considered as virtually at an end ; the Count DE CABAL, the Governor of Oporto, had refused to pronounce in favour of SAI, DANIIA, and the latter, who had failed to off , ct a junction with the sth Cacadores, under Colonel Joa- QUIM 13hNTO, was endeavouring to effect his escape into Spain. This intelligence is confirmed by the receipt of the following telegraphic dispatch in Paris from Madrid:— " THE AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE TO THE MINISTER OF ceived by evil designers, who, wherever they may appeal disturbing the public tranquility, and in wh , :,ever man. ner, shali be apprehended arid ieveruly Conde DE CABAL. GERMAN Y. The Ministerial journals of Berlin of the 21st, state that Austria has proposed, in case of certain events, to march 200,000 troops through Piedmont. This proposnl, which has been submitted to the Cabinet of - Turin, bas made a deep impression at Berlin. The same papers mention a secret treaty between Russia and Austria, and that they endeavour to gain the support of Prussia. The object of the secret Austro-Russian treaty is to protect Europe against the results of the crisis which is impending in France. The Ministerial papers contain an official contradiction of the rumours which were lately circulated respecting Chevalier Busisssr, the Prussian Ambassador at the Court of St. James's, and protest that the Chevalier has not, as has been asserted, been insulted by certain German refugees. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. At the commencement of the month Austria and Prussia came to an understanding on the course of proceeding with respect to the Duchy of Holstein. The Federal Commissioners will remain until a defi nitive Central Federal Power is organized, when the latter power will administer the Government of Holstein, and not restore it to the King of DEN MARK till he acknowledges all the rights of the Ger man Confederation. The Diet will finally settle the relations between Holstei❑ and Schleswig. The Danish Commissioner for Holstein, Professor RAVIT, has claimed, in the meetings of the Commis.. sion charged with the settlement of the frontiers, the province of Eidersledt for Holstein. He rests this claim upon a concession of it by the Emperor CHARLES V. This claim was quite unexpected by the othei Commissioners. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. "'Madrid, April 20, Five o'Clock P.M. " According to the news of the 16th inst., wh ch hai been comtnunicated to me by the Portuguese Acabas,s dor, General Saldanha, di , couraged by the bad reception he hsd met with at Coimbra, has directed his course towards Spain." The Journal des Dibats states that it was ru moured that SALDANHA had succeeded in effecting his escape across the frontier. SALDANHA addressed the following letter to the Duke of TERCEIRA, at Santarem : "Leiria, April 11, 1851. "Sir—A general rising has long been prepared throughout the kingdom against the prevarications, pecu lations, and continued iufractions of the Constitution committed by the Count of Thomar. More than once have I prevented it by representing the possibility of ejecting that ill-omened man from the Ministry by legal means, but the proceedings of the majorities in both Chambers convinced every one of its impossibility. The only thing I could do to avoid such rising was to accept the invitation of many of our brave companions in arms, who, horrified at the future which the presence of the Count of Thomar in the Ministry pre pared for us, urged me to put myself at their bead ; and, by a military demonstration, obtain the result which the nation wishes, needs, and will infallibly obtain. Until this moment all the chiefs of the popular party have remained quiet, but your Excellency may rest assured that in the same instant in which they are convinced that the military demonstration, at the bead of which I resolved to place myself, is not sufficient to overthrow the extortioner who oppresses the nation, a movement will manifest itself in all the provinces, the end of which no human perspicacity can foresee. I have just been told your Excellency lias marched out of Lisbon at the head of some troops to, support the peculating Minister, the man who unites in himself all the cor ruption and all the odium of the nation. I have the pleasing conviction, that not one of those who accom pany your Excellency will fail to participate in my ideas and in my wishes to deliver the nation from the yoke which oppresses it. Duke of Terceira! if you for get that after our time there is an inexorable tribunal called history, in which the glorious pages to which your Excellency has an incontestable right will be completsly neutralised by those in which you will appear as the champion of the corrupt man, the infamous extortioner, thP known prevaricator, remember, at least, that your Excellency's conduct not only places the throne of her Msjesty the Queen in imminent danger, but likewise causes ner dyilasty to run the greatest risk. Shoula your Excellency persist, to me the honour will be due of having done, for fourteen months, all that lay in hu man power to avoid the evils of a revolution—to your Excellency the disgrace of having rendered it necessary, indispensable. Let us remember that if in heaven there is God's justice, the laws of morality are likewise not prohibited on earth. This insurrection will not be a struggle of parties; their interests will be foreigu to it; its object will be a graver one, that of proving to Europe that the Portuguese nation will not cansent that a system of corruption, of peculations, and unconstitutionalisais should be raised on high by means of the Government and political doc trine. The movement represents purely and simply the resistance of the nation to the moral death which was prepared for it after prolonged agonies. The country, during the indifference with which the Government has considered its most urgent necessities, and in the cry of anguish which it raises at this moment, limits itself to beg for justice and morality. " Yuur Excellency can avert the evils which menace us, save the country from the horrors you are preparing for it by causing her Majesty the Queen to dismiss im mediately this man fatal in so many respects, and call to the Ministry persons deserving the national confidence. Never has there rested upon your Excellency so grave a responsibility as at this moment. " Duke of SALDANHA." The following is the reply of the Count DE CASAL to S.ILDANHA'S summons: — " TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE DUKE OF SALDANHA. " Oporto, April 14, 1851. " I had the honour to receive your Excellency's letter, dated the 11th inst., brought by your Aide-de camp, Datnagio. "Sir, however great may be the affection and defe rence we feel for o u r Excellency, I cannot, es a soldier and General of the y 3d Military Division, but fulfil, even at the sacrifice of my life, the duty I owe to her Majesty the Queen, mainteining intact the prerogatives of the Crown, which I am determined to sustain with the brave and faithful garrison I command. Conde DE CASAL." The Count DE CASAL subsequently issued the fol lowing proclamation : " THIRD MILITARY DIVISION. " Inhabitants of Oporto! The Marshal Duke of Sal danha, in disobedience to her Majesty's Government, entered yesterday into Coimbra with the sth bat talion of Cassadores, and 12 horse. " As this event might occasion in this city some dis turbancee which might endanger the public security, it is necessary that its tranquillity should be placed under the safeguard of a military toreo. " Pacific ci:izeas, trust to the care and solicitude I shall employ to obtain this result; continue quietly at your avocations, and do not allow yourselves to be de- TURKEY. Intelligence has been received from the frontiers of Bosnia, of the 14th instant, that the chief of the rebels, IBRAHIM KAPICH, has been killed. One thousand Albanians are marching by Trawaik to wards Kraina, and committing the greatest excesses. On the Ist, 2i, and 31 instant there were some encounters on the Montenegrin frontier between the Montenegrins and the Turks, the former had five killed and eight wounded, but the loss on the part of the Turks was much greater. The Breslau Gazette states that the Christian po pulation of Bosnia and the Herzegovine have ad dressed a petition to the Sultan calling for the union (f Bosnia and the Herz Tovine under one Vizier, and demanding the nomination of Christians to the Court of the Sultan with a seat and voice in the Divan ; the suppression of the name of R .jah, and the ac knowledgment of Christians as citizens and as ele ments in the state ; also freedom from the jurisdiction of the Koran. ITALY. The Grand Duke of TUSCANY arrived at Capua on the 10th. The King of NAPLES had arrived there previously to receive him. They stayed a few hours st Capua, and then proceeded to Naples by the rail road. A Turin letter of the 18th, in the Univers, men tions a petition sent a few days before to the Pied montese Chamber of Deputies by a priest, praying that a pamphlet, entitled " Letter of St. Peter to the Bishops of Piedmont," be prohibited, on account of *he virulent attack it contains upon the rights of the Romi , ,h hierarchy. The Coamber, it appears, refused to take the petition into consideration, on the ground that it could not usurp the functions of the Sacred Congregation of the Ind.-x at Rome. The same cor respondent states that the sees of Turin and Cagliari are marked vacant in the Royal calendar of this year. The Official Milan Gazette publishes a sentence of the court martial of that city condemning a person, named PARRAVICINI, to two months' imprisonment, fur having attempted to prevent other persons from smoking. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) NEWGATE AND L EADENHALL. These markets are heavy, ar, drooping prices. Beef from 2s 2d to 3s 2d ; Mutton, 2s 4d to 34 6d ; Lamb, 4s 6d to 51 8d; Veal, 3s to 3s 10d; Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 8d per 81bs. by the carcase. HAT MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Liu ) , 3/ OS to 41 8;; Clover, .31 5.4 to 41 10s; and Straw, 1/ ls to 1/ 83 per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. COMBERLA.ND.— Meadow Bay, 3/ Os to 4/ 105; Clover, 3 , 53 to 4110 s; and Straw, 11 2s to 1/ 9s per load. Grade dull, at late rates. WHITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 31 Os to 41 8s; Cloy , r, 3/ Oa to 4/ 10s; and Straw, 1/ Is to 118 s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. MEAT M ARKETS. SOUTHALL, APRIL 23.—Tee supply of stock here, to day, 'was nut large, yet the general demand ruled heavy, t drooping prices. Beef, trom 24 6 . 1 to 3s 8d; Mutton, 24 6d to 4 , ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5 , 6 J; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 8d; and Pork. 3s 2d to 39 8d per Ms, to sink the of f al. I{O3IFORD, APRIL 23.—Our market has been exceed ingly inactive, ar.d prices have tended downwards. Beef, trots 2s 6 , 1 to 3s 8d; Mutton (g'ut of the wool), 2. 6d to 3s 8d; Lamb, 4s 10.1 to 5s lod ; Veal, 3s 2(1 to 3.. 8 .; Pork 3s to 34 6d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 183 to 1/23; and Mileh COWS with their email calf, 16/ to 18/each. 1 - Lmsuam. APRIL 23.—Prime Beasts and Sheep sold slowly, at about stationary price?. Alt other kinds of Stuck were very dull. Beef, from 39 to 4s; Mutton, 3. 2.1 to 4s 4d; Lamb, 53 to 5s 6.1; Veal, 33 2d to 3s 6d per 81bs. ARUNDEL, APRIL 22 —Our market is heavy, on the following terms :—Beef, from 3s to 45; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; Lumb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d; Veal,3s 2d to 3s 8d per 81bs. CHICHESTER, APRIL 23.—0n1y a limited business is doing, and prices are lower.—Beef, from 3s to 4 ; Mutton, 35 4d to 4s 4d; Lamb, 5s to 5s 6d; Veal 3s to 3s 8d per 81bs. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended April 17, 1851, made up f'rom the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wal4s per Imperial Quarter. I I WHEAT. IBARLET.I OATS. I RTE. BEANS. PEAS. PRICE .. I 39s 5d 24s 5d I lis 5d I 24s 7d , 26s 10,1 25s 9d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. wrize.r. I BARLEY. OATS. I RTE. I BEANS. I PEAR. Is NI 1. Od Is Od i s Od is Od Is 03 QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN THE PAST WEEK. Wh ea t, 85,653; Barley, 34,084 ; Oats, 18,023 ; Rye, 78 ; Beans, b,551; Peas, 630 quarters. GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND —Yesterday, pur suant to a requisition, a general meeting of the subscribers to this fund was held in the saloon of the Ly ceum Th eatre, to revise the rules of the institution previous to the r embodi ment in the royal charter of incorporation, for which appli cation is now being made. J. B. Buckstone, Esq.. having taken the chair, the members present proceeded to the con sideration of rules 32 and S 3, relating to the death of an nuitants. Mr. L,cy moved, and .ar. Lewis seconded, " That the representatives of a deceased annuitant be entitled to claim the portion of the quarter's sala y due at his or her death, and 101. also as burial money." To this Mr. Cullen ford moved an amendment, to the effect that such represen tatives be entitled to claim the balance of annuity, or 101., but not both. Mr. Worrell having seconded this amendment, it was put and carried by a large majority. Mr. Cullenford then moved at d Mr. Worrell seconded a resolution, express ing the eligibilty of parties performing at the Grecian or any other saloon licensed by the Lord Chamberlain to become members of the fund ; the motion, however, was lost. It was then moved, seconded, and carried unacimously, that the number of directors be increased from fifteen to twenty. one. After considerable (discussion it WAS ultim,tely agreed, on the motion of Mr. Hughes, seconded by Mr. Cowie, that two new directors should be elected annually, and that five of the seven going out by rotatioa should be eligible for re-elec tion. Moved by Mr. Saville, and seconded by W. Williams, that the secretary give three months' notice either of his in tention to resign his office or to apply for an advance of salary; carried. A vote of thanks having been unanimously passed to the chairman, the meeting separated. A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF DR. JOHNSON.--• It is not generally known that Dr. Johnson was a constant attendant at the service in St. Clements Danes Church, in one of the pews of which he had a seat for many years. The circumstance had almost been forgotten, when th e present churchwarden, Mr. Spence-, instituted some inquiries, in order that a tablet should be placed in memory to the great lexicographer. The result was, that a correspondence took place between the churchwarden a , d the Rev. Dr. Croly, which clea.ly established the fact, that the learned doctor always sat in No. 18 pew in the north gallery, and against the large pillar at the end. The c h urc h warden, the late churchwarden, Mr. Spillman, and one or two other friends, de ermined that the pillar sh ou ld b ear a testimonial record ing the interesting fact; and D r . C ro l y was requested to write the inscription. This he cordially agreed to, and on a neat brass tablet, in the place and on the pillar above referred to, will be found the graceful tribute to a great man's memory, from the pen of the eloquent rector of St Stephen's, Walbrook, Dr. Croly!--"!n this pew and beside this pillar, for many years attended Divine service, the celebrated Dr. Ssmucl Johnson, the philosopher, the poet, the great lexico grapher, the profound moralist, and chief writer of his time. Born 1709; died 1784. In the remembrance and honour of noble faculties, nobly employed, some inhabitants of the A parish of St. Clement Danes have placed this memo rial, A.D. 1851." This " slight" but lasting memorial, at the cost of the churchwardens, Mr. Spencer, Mr. Spillman, and one or two others, has been placed on the great pillar, and the pew and the identical seat occupied by the " profound moralist" are objects of much interest. I ST. STEFHEN'S, WAIBROOK.--At the meeting of the vestry of this parish, yesterday, Mr. Rock drew the at tention of the vestry to the propriety of throwing open their splendid church for the inspection of visitors to London during the Exhibition. In Rome and Italy the church of St. Stephen—the master-piece of Sir Christopher Wren, was much talked of, being considered the most stately structure in Europe—therefore, visitors from those parts would take great interest in its inspection. He therefore begged to pro pose that the church be opened to the public free from ehirge or fees, on M on d ays, W ednesdays, and Fridays during the time of the Exhibi t i on. M r. U nw i n secon d e d th e proposi tion, which was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks having been passed to the rector (Dr. Croly), the meeting separated. THE CENSUS OF GLASGOW.—WO understand that it will not b e p oss ibl e t o g i ve an official and authentic state ment cf the population of the city for some days yet— pos s ibl y a fortnight. I n th es e circumstance it is impossible to make any approximation to the result, We may, however, state that the population on the south side of the river, Wi t hi n tleo Parliamentary bounds, is, as um. as may be, about 0,,000, which je somewhat rimier the estimated apba1t,....1) marraszt RAILWAYS. Railways. Paid. Nominal Prices. Aberdeen.. .. Ambergate, Nottingham, Bo.non, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Wolverhamp., and Stour Valley .. Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331.6 a. 84 Do. Chest. Sc Birkenhd., 501. & 251. Consolidated" no., do., sot... .. Bristol and Exeter.. Caledonian .. Chester and Holyhead Direct Lond. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Jwaet. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Abe rdeen Junction Do New .. East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) Do. (181. E. & II.) .. Eastern Counties .. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire Do. New quarters Edinburgh and Glasgowl Edin., Perth, and Dundee Exeter and Exmouth .. G , asgew and South- Wert, 'I Do. do. G. D. &C. stock Great Northern .. • . Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct, Great Southern and Western, Ireland .. Great Western .. Do. New, 171 . Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds .. Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths . Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. London and Blackwell .. Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters Do. fifths Do. 101. sh., M. & (c) London and S.-Western Do. new 50/. Do. new 40/. .. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union Midland Do. 50/. shares .. Do. firming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle.. Do. quarter shares .. ewmarket Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford - Newry and Enniskillen Newry, W arrenpoint, & RoArevor •• .. Norfolk .. .. .. Do. New 201. shares • • Northern Counties Ijiaion North British.. North Staffordshire .. North-western .. • . North &Sth.-West.Junc. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland Do. new .. Strews. & Birm., Clasi A Do. tflass 11.. shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New .. Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. Do. tfalfes Do. Oswestry .. . Do. New.. :. .. Aropghire Union z. Do.; A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent .. south Devon • . South-Eastern .. • . South. Wales.. .. South Y6rksh. and River , gheft., Roth., and Geole, South Division Stockton and Hartlepool 3wansea & Lotighor, &c. Taw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Dock ana l Railway . Vale of heath .. • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin West Cornwall .. West London .. Whiteriaven and Furness York, Newcastle, & Ber wick .. Ditto and Newcastle Extension Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Iticliaud 111 E SHARE MARKETS LINES LEAS: 16 to 164 3 % 3 34 dig. 10% - 11% - 82 lsii 15 24}‘, 25% 20 —lB dls 10 -11 5 -5 1 4 -3% - 6 % -- 7i 5 % - 5 % 17% - 18 6% - 6 3i -3N 8 - Bx, % --- % 18% - - 12% -12 h, 42 -- 43 k 8 34 89% '4;l 2 Ws. 80 —B2 10 —ll p. 29 —3l p 61 6434 9% —8% d. 6% - 64 dit 5% 5 4 d. 18 -.- 19 8% -8% - 34 P 97 -98 130 —130% 5% —5% P• —6 p, 3 p 89% 90% 3+, 456 dig, 4% —3% dia. 4 —3%d. 36 -37 3 —2% dia. 64% —6b 121 i 124 dia. 36 —as —93 s 3 234 dis. 4% —4% dis. 27 --i6 13 —l2 din. 23 4y, dis. lOiS to% Li lu dls. 1 P 7% - 18 17 — —174 Ld' 9%—!04 15% —154 die. *4 cue. 3% :44 dig 18 —2O 9 —lO 13% 14% % iii 413 3% —2% cl. 14 -19 2N - 204 31 -32 ii U dis. 4% - 5 0 1 A 1 - 10 • -- •• 74 65( 4ls 16 15 d's. 5 4 d. 1% 434 L 7 —lB 534 —4% dis. 8 —7% 22 22% 3 —2% dis. 1% —1% dia. 27% 2/1 22 17% 714 21% AT FIXED Xt. IN T.& X. 9. Leasing Business Railways. Paid. Nominal Prices Companies. ' done to-day. Iterks and Dant., Ex. 5 prr Cent Gt. Western 6 I K— 1 P. Bir. and Oxford Junc.,callsduly paid, or with a, guarantee ••I Do .. .. all 2834 293 .3 Do., withou lal guarantee .Do .. •• all 27 -- 28 Vol., & 1 tud ,calls duly paid, or with al guarantee .• Do 253( 83` 934 p Do., without a guarantee •• Do •• 2 5 5 i 7 8 p Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. a ll 1734 —lB CI) dcsdale June, Caledattan all 41 —43 E. Lin., Guar. 61 per Cent. •• G. Northern all 32 5 4 3274 Gloucester and! Dean Forest Gt. Western 18 pqr 1 1114' Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 101% 102% Do. % Shares Do •• all 50% 51 34 Do. % Shares Do .. .. all 22% 23% Leeds and Brad. Midland • • all 98 100 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern . all 11 —1 i % Do., Pref. . Do all 233( 9434 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. - Norfolk •• all 15 —l6 D•,., 6 per cent Do .. • • all Midcllet.bro' and Redcar, 6p. ct Stockt.& Dar an N. & East, 5 per Cent. .. E. Counties . all 54 —56 uo. New .. Do • • • • 43 4 6 p Preston and i L. St N. W.l Wyre •• •• &La.& Y. j all 42 —44 Do. 54 SharesA Do • • 1034 734 _ 834 p . Read.. Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern all 21 2134 21% Roy. & llitchin G. Northern 63( 8 o. steep. Ex.. Do .. 3 130. Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per Ct. Lane. &York 1811 6 South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 9% —2% Ells. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. Stock.& Dar. all 24 9434 Do. do. •. Do .. all Do. do. •• Do .. • • all .. Wilts, Som.. & Weymouth .. ,Gt. Western all 443 453% INC , REPE: SNARES. rig Railways. I Paid. Nominal Prices. Business dose n- Aberdeon •• •• • • all al dis par % dis. 'd, Caledonian IN. •. • all 6% —. ed hester and Holyhead all 16% 16% er Dund. Per. & Aber. June, all % 14 cilia East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. . f .. • - all 2% n- Eastern Counties Eaten., 5 per cent. No. 1 • • all P Pm It, Do. No. 2 ......all % dls par x.d r d Do. New 6p. cent. Stock all 11 —ll % 11% S - Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 per cent. • all 16% —l7 16% l •Y Do. 10/. Deben. Shares . allto East Lancashire, 6 per [t cent quarter shares .. all • • • • it E. & %V. York. June. sths a l l r. Edln. Pen& Dun. 51 p.ct. sill % par x.d. x.d Glasgow & 5.-W. Cons, ,1 a tt Gt Northern, h per cent, all 133 13% a d 133 x.d Great South. & Western )f (Ireland) eighths . • 2% —I p. Lancashire and York s, shire, F. 201. 6 dia. _ Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per if cent., No. 1 11 p Do. quarters, 1848 . 9 —2 p Y London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per et., late Crsyd.n thirds all .. Dc. pref., 5 p ct.St ,, ck, 1851, from 501. share. E all 114 120 I Do, cony. 15 per ct. 1852 all 115 •• •• e Do. new guar., 6 p er ct , all i 36 139 138 137 t London &S.-W., new .. —3% P. Londonderry and Ennis killen, half shares , 10 Manch., Sheffield, and c• lane , quar. shrs., No. 1 all 13% —l4 • Do. new, 101. •. all 1 I 12% r Do., 6L ,„ 3 % P ; Midlaud Con. 6p • c, stock all 132% 133% Do. Consul. Bristol & liirmmg., 6 per cent 133 all •• ••• Do. Bristol & Gl ouces. 48 ** ' Norfolk Extension .. all 17 —lB Ho. guar. 5% per cent. all 4% —4% Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 • • North British ail 5 Oaf. Wor. &W 01.151.6 p.c 2 1% p Shrewsbury and Birm. Now Guaranteed .. all 11 -- 11% Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. all 15 15% South Devon .. all 13 —l5 South-Eastern, p. et a ll Watertord & Kilkenny, 51. 1 .• %VestLondon,lst Cl. (100 all Do. 2d Class do. (par) all York, Newc., and Berw., Gt. N.of E. Pur. .. all 164 16% 44 York and North Midland IL and S. Burch. .. 10 11% du. 9 SOREIGIC Boulogne and Amiens all 9% 14 , 11 9% 10 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) all 17 Demerara all % 17% x.d x.d Dutch Rhenish .. 8 5 —4% dia. 3U East Indian .. • Do. do. do •• • 14 1% 134 p. 15% hi • • • 20 Great Indian Penh:l3 ll lA • all Ditto ditto .. %—% P -234 % P. Louvain a la S an Are 7% . Luxembourg 8 1% Ditto Madrid and Valenti* .. 10 3% Maria Antonia . 25 • 7 8 a.d Ditto, N ew Namur and Liege .. Northern of Fraaao :• 16 14% 15% 15 1 4 % all 8 2 8 8 34 x.d • Orleans sad RordeauX •• 8 4 3% die. PABS and Orleans .. all 33 —35 x.d Paris and Rouen .. .: all 24% 25%, Paris and Strasbourg 16 aY 5 die. Roue sad Havre all 10% 10% IA 10% % x.d gambre and Meuse .. 20 3% —4% Tours aad Nantes .. 15 8% di4. Te.arnay, durbise, Lan • 'den, and 'Shined •• 811 • W*Bt % $ 2% 8 % 1851. " 1 1 0 8 6 8 13 4 47% 4 2 0 all all all 634 17% 13 all all mar-7ms. ; Busin,eas done 1' Aid, Noixozial Prk.lee• Asturian .......... •• • • 15 .. —• • Australian ............ 4 1% Barossa Range ....... 113 0 334 Blaenarvon Iron and Coal all .. Bolanos Scrip .......... British 1r0n.......• .... 13 —•• Brazilian Imp. (is. 5/. p.) 24% •• , Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba all 32% —32 Do. St. John del Rey.. 15 161. 15% Cobre Copper .• . • 40 3534 35% • opiapo ..... ... •• • 14 G% — 7 % - -", General.. Mexican& S. American 9 4 34 Real Del Monte, LTLreg. % Do. Black Debentures. —.• • Do. Red Debentures .. •• —•• Santiago de Cuba ...... 10 Tin Croft ... .......... • i 7 10% — 1 1, United Mexican• ~.•.,'2B 28% 4% —3l 3 . 0 N T STOCK WINKS Australasia ............ all 33 324 British North America.. 50 4234 43% Colonial .............. 25 12 Commercial of London.. 20 25 —25 London Joint Stock .... 10 18% 17% Loni4on and Westminster 20 27% 27'74 National Provincial Eng. 35 .. —•• Do. New National of Ireland 223. 18% 20% Provhicial of Ireland.... 25 42 —43 Do. New .. ........ all 15% —l5 Union of Australia . • all 35 33% Do. New 2 36 3 334 Union of London ...... 10 13% 134 Union of Madrid all •• MISCELLANEOUS. Canada 32% 42 —46 Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 263{ —2B ..••• Penin. & Oriental Steam. all 65% —63 •••••' • Ditto ditto 5 1 11% • Royal Mail Steam ...... GO 75 —7B ...41 ,CELLANEOTTS. 323 42% 46 14 263{ 28 all 65% 5 11 11% I GO 75 —7B able for the errors of the Olilcial rfat9 interested correspondents.) Gen. Steam Navigation Penin. & Oriental Steam Ditto ditto Royal Mail Steam ..... (We cannot be answers will not be Influenced by MONEY and COMMERCIAL . 14 . P CITY. TWO O'CLO The sales of Cotton at Li ver p oo l, y es t e rday . wer e e nf mated at 5.000 bales, of which 1,000 American fist, taken on speculation. The market ass yell id, American ed.; Surat and Brazil and EgYl/u6i ,,,E•101 to %I. per In. !ewer.-111 Railway Shuts a good D was done at hither prices. 3d P et The six we e k s ' average p r i ce o f Wh eat i s 386. ; quarter, and th e sa l es l ast wee k were 85,65 3 querte . The funds at Amsterd,tm were well supported , r , ° ; c at. 22d inst., end Spanish Bonds have been rather ill Mexican had n o t b een qu i te so good. Dutch Vic).- a- Half per Cents., 57 9-16. No d Hitherto Canadian fl ,ur has been admitted ;ate Scotia free of duty, while American has been Cha in t d duty of Is. 3d. per barrel. All imported from the ',1 1 :3 6 States has been considered as belonging to it, Bri , - f been charged duty, and consequently the flour sel l i„ -I sdr the Sr. Lawrence has had a protection over it of ' ; -,1011 per barrel. Now, however, Canadian flour importwo; the United States will be admitted free of duty, e ° , l 4/3' there is every reason to say that the protection ca • 0 , porters of fl.our by th e St. Lawrence has been Wit bdi giV The amount of bills d rawn b y t h e E ast India `'" 00 pany during the fortnight endi ng yesterday Onernrj:ili was 124,8501. ss. 7d. ; v i z , 110 , 41 2 / . 9s. 7 d . o n P e "' 14,132/. 16s. on Madras, and 3051. on Bombay. east! The directors of t h e B an k o f E ngland broke uPe'b. after their " p ar l our " meet i ng th i s morning, the;:ef proof that the f avoura bl e turn i n t h e fore i gn escht/Z, ip has fur the p resent di ss i pated any anxiety that LOY been felt. The Stock Market is very steady, but rather b e !g il d with mod: r a t e transactions. Consols have rr 97it i for Transfer and 97-1 for Account, The b. , Three-and-a-Q ua rt er per Cents. have been 97i ttl ,s 0 Bank Stock has b een at 2111. Exchequer -Wig 7; realised 545. to 575., and India Bonds 61s. t° premium. The Foreign Stock Market has been firmer. x' te-t o l Bonds have touched 35i g. Peruvian Four-and -3. per Cents. are nominally 84 to 85. Spanish Fi le 11, Cents. have been quo t e d 1 9 i and the Pass i v e 5 0 , Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents. are r °r l l. guese Old Bonds have been at 89. The news Iron:116i reads well. The last week' s R a il way receipts, ascertaine d tip lo this day, are in round figures as under:— 1 850 ' 1851. Great Western £l7 057 . t . .. • 3 / 4 ' 43 "6: 64 5) , North-We s t ern .... 42,853 ... South•WeNt ern 11,129 8 9,34 v 035 Brighton ,00 Midland South-Eastern North Stafford 4,966 .. 6, 100 Caledonian 6,470 ... OP In Railway Sh ares t h ere has sot been much - hut prices are firm. Foreign Shares are well 0 : 4 " taiLed. QUARTER TO THROB, Console Ditto licooun', May 13 ... ... 971 i BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CL (From the Official List.) Ilan k Stock .211 4 ., 8 F ier Cent. Red uce d Annuities-- ..... 96% 'Ai per Cent. Consols Anna ... 79 97541 New 3 1 ,4 per Cent. A nna . ..,oiiit Annuities, Exp..lan. sth, 1860... 7 7 51, D 0.30 Years, Expi re O ct. 10,1859... 7 1-16 7 7 6 India stock •• India Bonds under 1.0001 62 61 COR , tnis for Acc ount ••••••••••• . 9714 p E .chequer Bills. . 2d. Mar l4d ch. Jarl 4 P e' A 1,0001..... bi— _.. , PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CL nilii ,- 61 Quear , Bon(4s, 1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons ... 3 5 5,04 Ditto for the Account Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent B9 Russian , Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4% per Cent. 9 9 34 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. ...... Ditto Account Ditto Passive Bonds 5% apanish Bonds, 3 per Cent,1840 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 ,4 per Cent., 12 Guild Ditto 4 per Cea. Cert•ilicatea A Y') LLOYD'S SHIPPIING. —( THIS .D,-bl LONDON, APRIL 24.—Wind at noon W.S.W., " pleasant bre , z 9, and tine char weather. f . PLYMOUTH, APRIL 23.—Wi n d W.—Sld . her I/e %/e ft jest's steamer P e n e lop e , C oast o f Af r i ca; Pi k e , York. FALMOUTH, APRIL 23.—Wind W.S.W...—Arr- A • S ea jl Pietro, H avanna b. Off port , C owl i tz, Sandwich 1 8 1(0 i ' Wrcutio. Buertop Ayres. PENZANCE, APRIL 22 . —Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Afir soy, Honduras for London. SUNDERLAND,—SId. Jay, Quebec. RONNE, APRIL 10.—The Rabbet, of this place, l9 :i stranded on Duodden, near Nexul, on . the 3d instise , will problbly he a wreck; crew and deck load s aved , er NESTVED, APRI L 6 . T he Gust Sophia 503°6 was stranded flesh of Moen on th e 4th i ns t an t, but 0 sisted off. ST. DAVID, A PRIL 23.—TheWilliam smack, -f thii place, str uc k on t he Hurse-shoe Ruck, and b a n k in u e "' wa=er; crew saved. BELFAST.—SId. Congress, Quebec. • : DEAL, Arum 23 —Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Chats• to to tavia for Holland; Token, Bombay; Cecilie, A 11 ,9 Video; Lady K. B ar h am , J ama i ca. Arrd. from d river, Dowthorp. Quebec. Arrd, from the river 03 sailed, Trouhad our , P ort Phili p; Belisaire, Martiniqao H , p-. Montreal. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 23 —Wind N.W.—Arrd. h , China; Lanca,shire N itch, Buenos Ay res; Eliza Bs S4vanilla; Kathleen, Bonny, sailed 3d January, 1. Fetiando Po, 18th; John Robertson, Callao; Royal r a ' n , liana, New ()Hearts; Frederick, ditto. Off port, ri narch. Sid. Hudtisson, Africa; Budmin Castle, 815..4 Heath, Havanratth; Carona, ditto; New World, sl e . York; Bertha, Miramichi ; Ar'glesea, Quebec ; A1ti0,,,,r 13 ,,. Newfoundland; Patelina, ditto; Cynthia, ditto. - . 1 1 Guy Mannering, which arrived here yesterday, did 0 ° get on shore coming out of New York, as rvported. r i 0 WHITEHAVEN, APRIL 23 —T he Dairymaid sfaa lo " of Chester, Liverpool t o M aryport, has been assisted leaky. SOUTHWOLD, APRIL `_'3.—.The Ellen, of WisbesE b : Sund.riand to Malthus, sprang a leak, and sank oil' 4 '; place this morni ng, about two miles from the shor'' crew saved. COWES APRIL 2 32—Wind W.—Arrd. Otter, Rio nein); Heart of Oak, Bahia; Trio and Amalie, r e " nambuco. QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 22 —Wind W,—Arrd. lov er° more, Valparaiso ; Hannah Moore, Patagonia. LAW INTELLIGENCE. CHANCERY.-( THIS DAY.) IN RE BELOVED WILKES ti The Court proce e d e d t hi s morn i ng w i t h t h e argurae u in this part-heard petition. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS His Hooour the MASTER of the ROLLS was 00e0Pl e ;his morning with the motion in re Whalley. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY') (Before Vice-Chancellor K. BRUCE.) His HONOUR, after disposing or several cases li7, to stood on the paper for f urt h er di rections, procee d e d hear motions, none of which were of general interest' (Before Vice-Chancellor Lord CRANWORTR.) . re His HONOUR was occupied to-day in hearing a l-- portant motions. (Before Vice-Chaucellor TURNER.) TRLVIS V. MILNE. The arguments in this part-heard cause were resew o this morning., and seemed likely to occupy the C ciLl the whole day. QUEEN .N'S BENCH.—(THIS ,Sictings in Banco before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, t o, Justice WIGHTMAN, Mr. Justice PATTEsoN, an d Justice ERLE. SHIRLOCK v. EULLAGER. .h Mr. CROW DER moved i n this case for a rule 0. 1 30 cause why the verdict for the defendant should n° / „: 1 0 set aside, and a new tr i al had, on the ground that it Abe returned partly a , ,, , ,ainst evidence and p a rtly under misdireetiim of the Lord Chief Baron who tried fo r cab , .e at the last Hampshire Assists. It was an seti° l3 o, seduction. Th e pl a i nt iff was i n a h um b le stat i on of 0;101 being in fact a gardner and groom to a clergyman 13 ; ofi Sheppard, residing at Emsworth; the defendant 1/1" Business done to-day. 81 0 0% 15% 5 1 4 5 89% 89 6N % 16 '44f 34 65 64% I 22% a% 54 % AN % x.d 3% air. 3 dis. 28 % X X 114- C C": -; t;Ro , e eetio n • th 1 11 Point tiot—..t o ,„, r he LORI Alt d e , ; , 4116 Ls -.4ed the 13Aii 14 QUEE et t tn th in al itif( f () rnagi Or 41;‘ ,_ Of the oath 1) 3 th r ' an ' e !zeee magi ;_,Ping ,;.. t bt„ v t ?' S.(lther with 41:: nuisance op t t " for th b ra a .nd cal L aci ette ee eel thei,4 Way tc irksox th e r ' PEAC m l ' e Pheati auld nut b : 1"i ". T th e re ' int( be Pureha s( e , 4 4 bef ore LORD sKEhI~ (Bei T h is w a TI 1111 overdraw Jame Proved bk 'hatok 0 , , and oi I "rdrawn : 141 1 etieqUi furthwr The jury This was : 't ten minu 'otneys arri Obb s 24, MI