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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, 1850. The PROGRAMME for the precept season Is reepeetfully submitted to the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Patrons of the Opera, with the confident hope that the arrangements will Merit the continuance of the approbation and distinguished pa tronage which have so pre-eminently marked former seasons, and maintained the established reputation of her Majesty's Theatre as tho centre of reitned art and tho re-union of rank and talent. ENGA.GZMIEN mo SONTAG TS FOR THE OPERA. Mada Will have the honour of appearing in several New Characters (in addition to the parts pernitiei: by this Great Artiste i the past season), oas of which has been expressly written fee her. n Mdlle. PARODI, CATHEIHSE HAYES, Madame GIULIANI, Signora IDA BERTRAND, A Contralto of great reputation from La geala and other great Theatres of Italy ; her first appearance ; Signora MALVIN', her first appearance at this Theatre. Signora CASALONI, Signora LUCCIOLA, her first appearance at this theatre, Signora %ALPASUTA, Mdlle. S kRA, Signora GRIMALDI. In addition to the above combination of talent, an engagement has at length been effected with the eminent soprano, Madame FREZZOLINI. TILE FAVOURITE TENORS, Signor GARDONI, Signor CALZOLARI, Signor MICHELLI, his first appearance in London, And Mr. SIMS REEVES. An engagement has also been effected with Naples,admired Tenor Signor BOCARDI, from the San Carlo, his first appearance. THE FAVOcRITE BASSI CANTANTI, Sig. COLLETTI, Sig. BE LLETTI, sig. F. LABLACRE, Sig. LORENZO, his first appearance at this Theatre, . And Signer LA pe BLACHE. Arrangements are still pending with other celebrated artistes of the highest merit. Director of the Music and Conductor, M. BALFE. The most strenuous efforts havo been made to impart complete ness in the cast of Operas by the careful selection of the secondary parts. Shortly after Easter will be produced a Grand Opera, expressly written for the Troupe of her Majesty's Theatre, by M. Halevy, entitled " La Tempesta," founded on Shakspere's lyrical poem. The dramatic portion by the celebraied author M. Scribe. The Italian poem by Sig. Gianone. M. Halevy and M. Scribe are en gaged to come over to England to preside over the production of this opera. In addition to the most esteemed works of the Repertoire of former years It is intended to produce Mayer's "Medea," and as many of the following Operas as other arrangements will permit : Ricci's " Prigione di Edimburgo," Lortzing's "Burgomaestzo di Saardam," and Auber's forthcoming Opera "Le Prodigue," which will be produced under thu superintendence of their celebrated Composers E Domino Nero, of Anber ; the opera arranged, and the recita tives composed for the Italian stage expressly for her Majesty's Theatre, by M. Auber. Giuck's Iflgenia in Auntie, Spohr's celebrated opera of Faust, and the favourite operas ot the past season—Don Giovanni, NOzze di Figaro, Il Matrimonio Segreto, Lucia di Lammer xnuir, Puritani, L'Edisir d'Araore Don Pasquale,Cenereitola,Ernani, I Des Foscari, I Lombardi, Norma, La Sonnembula, La Favorita, II Diu-blere; Semiramide, La Gazza Ladra, Lucrezia Borgia, Linda di visignousi, Otello, &c.; and Rossini's Conte Ory and Matilda di She : ' • ' The greatest attention has also been bestowed upon the ORCHESTRA, And whilst the services of the following eminent talents, amongst others, have been retained, additions of importance have been made, and the whole system remodelled, humanised, arid greatly Improved, with a view to perfect execution. The following will be Included:— , M. Tolbecque M. Jacquin M. Zeiss M. tiadaud Mr. It. Hughes M. Steglick M. Oury M. Reinusat 3f. Ista Sig. Pistil Sig. Biletti Mr. Winterbottoni Sig. Anglais Mr. Haycock M. Marin Deloffre M:Lavigne M. Pilet M. Plays Mr. Horton M. Muller Mr. Collins Sig. Tamplini M. Stephan, &c. Leader of the Orchestra .. TOLBECQU E. „ Ballet .. NADAUD. Poet and prompter .. • . Sig. CRIPPA. THE CHORDS Has been selected with the utmost regard both as to vocal and dramatic efficiency, and comprises many additions from the Con vent. Maitre de Chant des Chceurs—Professor F. RONCONI. Mdlle. PARODI will appear at the opening of the theatre in Mayer's Opera of " Medea." Madame SONTAG will appear at the re-opening of the Theatre after Easter, and will make her debut as Norina, in " Don Pasquale," and immediately after as Angela, in " Il Domino Nero," of :tuber. Madame FIZEZZOLINL will arrive towards the middle of April. After which will be pro diced Il Durgomaestro di Saardaua, the pert of the Eargomaestro by Sig. Lablache. Shortly of er will be produced the new Grand Opera of La Aompeata. THE BALLET. The Direction of her Majesty's 'theatre has not thought it would be justified, by tho unprecedented magnitude of the Lyrical resources pow Collected, in diminishing in the smallest degree the attractions of the Ballet Department, the source of so much recreation to the Subscribers aid the Public, and the following arrangements have been effected : Mcille. CARLOTTA. GRIM, Mdlle. MARIE TAGLIONI, Signora AMAL IA FERRARIS, From the San Carlos, Naples, her first appearance at this Theatre, And Mdlle. ROSATI, Supported by Signora Ganabadella, Madame Petit Stephan, Mdllea. Rosa Vergniaud, Ausundon, JuLenne, Lamoureaux, Fanny Paseales, Dethier,.&e., &c. M. PAUL TAGLIONI, M. COSSELIN, &c., K. CHARLES, With * numerous Corps de Ballet, which has been greatly in. greased by the accession of fresh talent. Arrangements are pending with other artistes of great attraction, Maitre de Ballet, M. PAUL T Song Maitre cleiliet. and ]faster of the French School of Chore graphy, 3!. GOSSELIg. Bogisseur de la Danse, and Master of the English School of Chore graphy, M. PETIT. Compose; of the Ballet Music, Signor PUGNI. Principal Artist to the establishment, Mr. Charles Marshall. The Costume Department will be directed by Mr. Coowbes and Kiss Bradley, under the superintendence of Madame Copere. Principal Machinist, Mr. D. Sloman. Head of the Property Department, Mr. Bradwell. The Subscription will consist ot 'the same number of nights as last season. Other arrangements of peculiar interest are in progress. _HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Nobility Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed that this Theatre will Or on TUESDAY, March 12, when will be re vived Mayer's cerebrated Oper t of ME DEA . Principal characters by Mdlle. Parodi, Madame Giuliani, Sig , or Calzolar, Signor Miche li (his first appearance), =el Signor Be letti; After winch will be p esented an entirely new and original Grand Ballet, by M. Paul'l'aglioni, entitled LES METAMORPHOSES. . _ The Music composed by Signor Pugui ; the Scenery (entirely new) by Mr. Marshall ; the Appointments by Mr. Br..dwell : the Cos tumes by Miss Bradley and Mr. Coomtes, Ander the superintendence of Madame Ccpere. Principal parts by Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi, Mesdames Rosa ''erg nlattil, Ausundon, Julienne, Lamoureux, Sac. ; M. Paul Tagloni, M. Charles, &c., &c. _ . AppTicatio , s for Boxes, Stal's, and 7 ickets to be made at the Opera Box.ollice, Colonnade, Haymarket. TLIEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Leseee and Mana:rer. Mr. JAMES ANDERSON. TO-MORROW, • Will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, The Play of THI;: LADY OV LYONS. duple Melnotte, Mr. J Anderson ; Ueausvant, 31r. Montagne; Mavis, Mr. Parry ; eleneral llamas, :Mr. Laker ; M. Deschapelles, Mr. Davidge; Pauline Des shapcllcs, Miss Vandenhofr. To be followed by • The Operatic Play of ROB ROY' MACGREGOR ; or, Auld Lang Syne. Sir Frederick Vernon, Mr. Dieklear ; Francis Osbaldiston, Mr. Rafter; Rob Roy Macgregor Campbell, Mr. Cooper; Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Mr. Emery ; Diana Vernon, Miss Rafter; Helen Mac. gregor, Mrs. Ternan. Jerirats. hosts, i. 35., 2/. 125. 6d., 2/. he., it. lls. 6d., and 1/. is Stalls, ss. each. s. d. s. d. FIRST rurcE. Boxes - - 4 0 Pit - - - 2 0 Lower Gallery - 1 0 Upper Gallery - 0 6 Box-book-kei SECOND PRICE. Boxes - - 2 0 Pit - - - 1 0 Lower Gallery - 0 6 No Half-price to Upper Gallery, Mr. J. Povey. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, tele Lf•sreo and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. C. Kean Opeelle, Mrs. C. Keen ; Gertrude, Mrs. Warner. After whcth THE ROUGH DIAMOND. To conclude with BOX and COX. The Box-offise is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRN ROYAL, ADELPfiI. ndsr t e 11,ntion o Madame Calesto TITS EVENING, Will be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE WILLOW CC PSE. principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed ard, O. Smith, Worrell; Madame Celeste, and Miss Woolgar. After which MY PRECIOUS BETSY . . Characters by Messrs. Wright, Bedford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with SLASHER AND CRASHER. PRINCESS'S THEAD.Z.E. Mr. J. M. ILyidox. Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Opera of THE NIGHT DANCERS. Atter which liCir AND COLD. To be followed by the Ballet of THE THREE STATUES. To conclude with MY WIFE SHAN'T ACT. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA COMIQTTE. Last , Week but Two of the Operatic Performances. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French Terturmances at the St. James's Theatre will commence BVEISINi, Half-past Seven, precisely, with First Act of LA DAME BLANCHE. _ After which (the flrist time in this country) a new Opera, entitled L'ESCLAVE DU CAMOENS. Griselda, Mdlle. Charton ; Camoens, M. Henri Drayton. To conclude with LES RENDEZVOUS BOURGEOIS. The Box-office of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five. - Boxes and Stallaat Mr. Mltchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond air wt. . 1101CA.i. LYC).UM. Tl.ll,lA't &. Unclef the Marangtment ot Madame VesVia. pole Lessee. Mr. Charles Melte iss. THIS EVENING, Will be performed WHO SPEAKS FIRST. After which 'l' HE 'STAND OF JEWELS. To 'conclude with TWO IN THE MOIII , .i.ING: • - Dress Boxes upper isoze... 44. 3aller7s la., NO I Lf.price to any part of the house; Ali ApplicatiOns for rrlvate Box.es nittat beinade tcr . Mr. Allcroft, 15 New Bond-street. . ASTLE Proortoter, Mr. W. Batty. An entire change in the Scenes' of the Arena, l ena, New Grand Spectacle. Continued success of the Dames of the Fox-hunting Chase; by sight - principal Eluestrian Ladies of the Fstabilshment Madiles. Ganioni and Amilie on the Dcuble Tight ItJpea i n a petite Ballet entitled The Hungarian Wood-cutters. THIS E VrIN I G, The performance will comingnce at a Quarter to Seven, with a now Grand Spectacle of THE COIISE DE LEON; or, the Brigand of Savoy. • To be-iollowed bya brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of the Circle, supported by the accomplished artistes of the establish . • ment. • To- conclude with THE DESERTED MILL ; or, The Soldier's Widow. Box-of/Ice open from Eleven till Your. 'VATER AT LONDON RUMOR. Tot 3 DA'e —Morning, 22 mln. after 9 I Evening, h mta. after 10 To-Moaeow - 45 min. liter 10 1 Evening, 23 min. after 11 THE WEATHEII.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 8. Titzuxolivrze., Lowest, 39, Highest, 49; Noon, 41. BAROMETER. 30 . 46. WIND N.N.E.—dull foggy weather. ,~ '. 4ir NZ ._ .., ,it . V t 7 .k? ) 7 'i+ - ' N . 9 - ' -- ----`,i- ~• ~... lik ......: „:„.... • : f s : ( 4...,,V! • srt, 1 - ,.? :' ; ' , ' ; '- 4.1 1 4 ..:". • 4 , :" .-.(.,,^) , . ~' 4. . \\;;;SA ? It Ant LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1850. r‘ Another discussion in the House of Commons upon -•• the important reform introductory of the Ballot has served to show yet again the weakness of the argu. • _ , --manta employed by those who are opposed to such an v t , improvement. Last evening the Honourable Gen nernen, the Member for Bristol, the Burma of tho ( cr: v'' ~ t ~~~ THE debate, and the VILLIERS of the entire movement, brought forward, according to expectation, his annual motion for the Parliamentary adoption of the Ballot, as the method of collecting the votes of the people for their representatives., As the Noble Lord the Member for Marylebone, him self one of the most genuine patriots and one of the most consistent reformers in the House of Commons, very happilylasserted, the name of HENRY BERKE LEY has become a name dear to the people of England, from his earnest and persevering advocacy of this, " the darling measure" of the community. Although it may come to pass that the triumph of the great cause with which Mr. BERKELEY has be come inseparably associated may not occur until be and the rest of this generation have passed away yet, when the good day shall come at last, and come it most inevit ably will, the share taken by that Honour able Gentleman in the advancement cf this glorious scheme of reformatory innovation cannot by any pos sibility be forgotten. The Ballot may have its Sir ROBERT on the Treasury benches, and its CoBDEN in the monster meetings throughout the country, hut the population will even then most a: suredly call to mied the great and the good service done in their behalf by the CHARLES VILLIERS of the measure, the present Honourable Representative of the city of Bristol. Year after year, has that Hon. Gentleman forced this most important reform upon their unwil ling consideration ; session after session has he justi fied himself in so doing by speeches of remarkable ability, great logical acumen, and replete with the most unimpeachable and conclusive evidence in favour of the Ballot. Admirable, however, as have been some of his oratorical efforts upon this subject, not one of his harangues in favour of the Ballot has sur passed the bold, lucid, and altogether unanswerable speech delivered by him last evening. Unfortu nately the result of the, division was scarcely so encouraging as might have been expected, from the success obtained in 1848: on the introduction of the same motion by the same Hon. Gentleman. Pos sibly bearing the temporary defeat then sustained by them its recollection, the opponents of the proposed measure were induced for the prevention of a similar annoyance to be more punctual in their attendance ; and hence probably it happened that the motion was at once defeated by a majority of 55, the respective numbers being, for the motion 121, against it 176. Yet even upon this calculation we are surely justified in anticipating the speedy adoption of the Ballot by the Legislature, if we only contrast the division of last evening, in a House of 297, with the divisions which, in the time of CHARLES YILLIER'S annual motion for the abolition of the imposts on corn, used to impart such confident hilarity to the then predominant monopolists. Estimating the correctness or inaccuracy of the deductions of those who, like ourselves, are strenuous advocates of the Ballot, simply from the proportionate force of the arguments for and against that measure, introduced in the debate of last evening, we are bold to aver that according to that estimate alone the advisability of the Legislative adoption of the Ballot would be sufficiently proven. Nothing could possibly be more contemptible in point cf logic than the reasoning of the opponents of the Ballot yesterday. One of these splen did logicians, the Honourable, Gallant, and eccentric Representative of Lincoln said, that be would most certainly oppose the acceptance of the motion if it were only because it was asserted that the Ballot worked well abroad—for this reason (hear it, 0 Archbishop of DUBLIN ! hear it O \VILLIAM W }JEWELL !) that he, Colonel SIBTHORP, objected to all foreign innovations, and also to all foreign competition ! Again Mr. HEALD opposed it most resolutely, because, according to him, the constituencies of England would be ashamed, and he considered very naturally so, at hiding their votes in the ballot-box. Yet, it rather strikes us that there is something much more decidedly requiring an emotion of shame in the system of balloting prac tised in the circles frequented by •the Hon. Member for Stockport, than in the system of balloting proposed to be introduced among those constituencies. Let us just contrast the two systems for an instant, and see which is most deserving pf a blush. Here is an honest, hard-working, tradesman, who drops into the ballot box his vote for his favourite candidate. In doing this he injures no man, he assails no man, he only protects himself from the vengeance of his wealthy customers. Here, on the other hand, is the member of a fashionable club, shaking hands one minute with a man maybe he calls his friend, and the next minute dropping a black bean into the ballot-box of his club against the admission there of this very same indivi dual. He thereby covertly gives his vote against an other, and by the system in vogue is empowered at any moment to cast a blot upon the most innocent reputation. Which of these two men has greater cause fur shame ? Has the first any ? Has not the second much ? We conceive that the comparison admits of not a moment's argument. Of all the speeches delivered in last night's discus sion against the Ballot, the most deserving of atten tion was the one delivered by the Right Honourable the Secretary for, the Home Department. Never theless, even there the logic was merely sophistical, a mere agglomeration of plausibilities, the force of which was materially diminished by the recollection that Sir GEORGE GREY had voted for the very measure against which he was then arguing. With these comments on the debate of last evening, we would briefly but earnestly and most cordially asso ciate an expression of popular gratitude to the Hon. Gentleman the Member for the City of Bristol. Again we utter with all possible emphasis the pre diction that the Ballot will in the end be passed through the Houses of the Legislature, and that when that day arrives the people cf England will bear in affectionate remembrance the patriotic exer tions of HENRY BERKELEY. We trust that the circumstances of the melancholy case investigated at Winchester, on Tuesday last, will be attentively considered and long borne in mind by those entrusted with the important duty of ad ministering relief to the destitute poor throughout the kingdom. Through "a mistake," as asserted by the Learned Counsel for the defence, an unfortunate woman, far advanced in pregnacy, came to a miserable and untimely end, and a relieving officer was called upon to answer, in a court of justice, for having, through his culpable negligence, if not positive inhumanity, occasional the death of a fellow-creature death, too, in its most linger ing and horrible form, from want of the commonest necessaries of existence. Such cases are, happily, of rare occurrence, and as the law is sufficiently strin gent to punish the parties implicated, and, more espe cially, as the prisoner had always been considered "a very humane man to the poor," •we are willing to believe with the jury, that the untoward event was altogether the result of "a mistake." We do not, therefore, now allude to the circumstances for the purpose of inflicting pain upon a man who has been honourably acquitted by the unanimous verdict of twelve of his country men, and , who will not, in all human proba bility, again commit alike error. But it is important that the painful lesson should not be lost sight of by persons holding similar situations—that they should learn the fatal consequences to others, and the personal inconvenience to themselves, that may result from too great an anxiety to detect impostors, ana a readiness to act on mere suspicion and without, any di st i nct or positive evidence to warrant a harsh and peremp tory refusal of relief. It appeared that ELIZABETH Biccs, the party whose melancholy death formed the subject of inquiry, being in a state cf destitution and great ill nessAcalled on Friday, the 21st of December, upon Mr.'t:oorna, one of the medical officers of the union. She had previously been attended tor influenza, from which she had recovered, although great debi!ity was still remaining. On examination she appeared to be very much exhausted, and stated " that she had but little to eat for the four days preceding." The sur geon at once perceived that it was a case of urgent necessity ; the "appearances %%ere such as must have been observed by any person, as well as by a medical man ; they could not have been counterfeited by an im postor. She was very pale; her countenance WAS setanax, and she had a weak, thready, and compressible pulse, the slightest touch stopped it. The hands were cold, the tongue pale, and breath very offensive. She complained of no pain, but said she thought it Was more from want of food than anything else," Such SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, were the symptoms of the miserable woman, who was at the time far advanced in pregnancy, and certainly it did not appear to require much medical skill to ascertain the truth and accuracy of her statement. It was eminently a case fir restoratives, for warm and generous food and nourishment. The aurgeon at once gave a written order for her relief, which he gave to her sister, the woman being too weak to attend to herself. She proceeded to the workhouse; it appeared she was two hours going, although the distance was scarcely a quarter of a mile, in fact, she could not walk without taking some person's arm. On arriving at the place of shelter and refuge, she was, however, denied the assistance so urgently required. She went into the board-room with a paper in her hand, supposed to be the order which the medical officer swore he had given, but of which the prisoner denied the receipt, and which did not ap pear on the file where such documents were usually deposited. In place, however, of receiving aid and nourishment, she was roughly told that " she would get nothing there but the tramp-house, and that on the following morning she should take herself off." She was then taken to the miserable shed, kept for the accommodation of the casual poor, where she was kept without food, fire, or clothing, on a most inclement night. There was no fire-place or beds in the tramp-house, nothing but straw, and that was all given to a woman suffering under symptoms such as we have described, and in a situation that should have excited the sympathy and compassion of every person possessed of the commonest feelings of hu manity. Some time afterwards one of the reliev ing officers, who happened to be at the workhouse on out-door business, had his attention called to a woman who was sick in the tramp-house. He procured a lantern, and saw the deceased and her child, and at once perceived the ne cessity of something being done. He told the pri soner that " it would be better to relieve her," but was answered that " she was one of the impostors that very much abounded." No food . was given, but she was handed an order for a bed at 1331VJOHN'S, which was at a distance of three-quarters of a mile. She was found at nine o'clock in the streets by her sister, who assisted her to the place, where she ob tained a bed, but no other relief; four or five hours having elapsed while she was detained in the tramp house and the streets. She was obliged to leave even that shelter the next morning, and again applied at the workhouse, having had nothing to eat in the in terim. The second application had no better result than the former, for on that occasion she did not even obtain admission to the tramp-house or a bed at Bow es:sures. Her sister, who was scarcely better off than herself, borrowed twopence to pay for a miserable lodging that night, but no food was given to the starving creature. On the following day she afforded the most powerful evidence of the accuracy of her " ower true statement," and death, more kind than the Poor-law officers, relieved her from her misery and sufferings. We shall not enter into the painful details of the post mortem examination ; sufficient appeared to show that she had indeed died of starvation, and this under our much lauded Constitution, which affords a right :o every destitute person to receive support and main :enance. Another circumstance came out in the course of the trial which showed that the guardians them selves were in some degree responsible for the occur rence. The wretched woman had, it appears, been in receipt of ls. per week as out-door relief, and she had managed to support existence on that miserable pittance. An anonymous letter was, however, received, stating that she was in receipt of 30s. a week. The surgeon did not believe this statement, but he advised the guardians to act on it, by diminishing her allowance, and thus, on no better evidence than the whispered insinuation of some malignant scoundrel, was the rule adopted that led to the death of the unfortunate ELIZABETH BIGGS. We cannot conclude without again expressing an earnest hope that the entire cir cnmstances of this melancholy case will long be borne in mind by guardians, medical and relieving officers, and that it will constitute a valuable lesson for the guidance of these functionaries. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Legitimatists are bitterly disappointed at the result of the preliminary ballot of the Union Rec torate. Not one of their candidates has been chosen, and their organs are already advocating the pro priety of breaking faith with the other contracting parties to the Union Electorate, and setting up some candidates of their own; others of the party, how ever, who are perfectly aware that alone they stand no chance, propose that the Legitimatists should vote for the Socialist list. In acting thus it must be ad mitted that the Legitimatists would not be, in reality, so inconsistent as might at first sight appear. The first name on the Socialist list is that of the Vicomte DE FLOTTE, a ci decant aristocrat and Legitimatist, who was sentenced to transportation as one of the in surgents of June, but afterwards pardoned by the PRE SIDENT of the Republic. Indeed it is evident that in the outbreak of June, 1848, there was complete solidarite between the Legitimatists and the Socialists, the latter finding bone and muscle and sinew, and the former money. The rich Legitimatists, however, had the cunning, when it became evident that the attempt could not succeed, to sneak off and leave the unfortunate Socialists in the lurch. On Wednesday the Bureaux examined the demand of the Attorney-General for permission to prosecute M. Mum. (de Bourges). Of the Committee chosen, nine were in favour of the prosecution, and six against it. It is said that the Commissary of Police had committed the mistake of attributing to M. MICHEL (de Bourges) words, which had been ut tered by some one else. The Alsacicn of Strasburg states that the first nucleus cf the army of the East is already forming in that city. Two regiments are already on their march for that city from Lyons. La Liberte contains the following paragraph with reference to Rome : " Our private information leads us to believe that the return of Pius IX. to his capital will be made subordi nate to his adhesion to the policy of the French Go from that mo ment t h at t h e part i a l ith l d t r i a s o wa nl l > Of our soldier s f rom R ome w i l l ta k e e o v t e r y r :t c o m t . t ,, a e l 1:1 wt. The Abbe ToIGNE was convicted, before the Court of Assize of Toulon on the 2d instant, for having published an immoral and blasphemous libel called the Mysteries of the Confessional. He was sen tenced to imprisonment for 10 months, and to pay 600 f. fine. A letter from Lyons, of the 4th instant, states that the 7th and 19th Regiments of the Line, forming half of the garrison of that city, have received orders to proceed to the eastern frontier. They are to be re placed by the 13th and 17th Regiments of the Line from Rome. PARIS BOURSE, MARCH 6.—Lecst Prices :—Five rer Cents, 93k. 70c.; Three per Cents., 58 C .; Bank of France, 2,290 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MARCH 7. Boulogne and Amiens, 7 Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 13 Northern of Francs, 1311 Orleans and Bordeaux, 3 1 A—East Indian, 5 5 .4—Namur and Liege, VA—Sambre and Meuse, 21A. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 2d have arrived. General Count MIRASOL has been dispatched to Cuba to undertake the defence of the colony against an apprehended coup de main on the part of the United States. MADRID BOMA, MARCH 2.—The Three per Cent?. were done at 281 for paper ; the Four per Cents. at 12j; the Five per CentE, at 124; the Debt without In terest, at 4-; and the Coupons at 74. GERMANY. Letters from Berlin announce that the opening of the Erfurth Parliament i 3 positively fixed for the 20th March. The Chamber of the Grand Duchy of Luxem bourg came to a vote on the German question on- the Ist inst. It has acceded ad interim on tw•o condi tions ; the first, according to article 1 of the consti tution, that the independence and inviolability of the Grand Duchy FILIII not he questioned by it—and, secondly, that neither the complete constitution of the country, nor any part of that constitution, shall ever be changed, suspended, or arbitrarily abolished by the Federal Commission. The resolution met with opposition from eleven of the members, mostly deputies from parts of the coun try where the German question is not approved, and which still has a certain leaning to lielgium. ITALY. The anniversary of the proclamation of the French Republic was celebrated by the French troops at Rome by a sham fight and a review. Letters from Palermo, published in the Concordia, stateth u at o i n U theng BounA has imposed heavy t axes an d duties p inhabitants of Palermo, to pay for the expense of the bombs and shells with which he attempted to destroy their city. A letter from Turin, of the 27th ult., says— " Among the deputies recently elected to raxiiituient is Count HENRY AVIGDOR, who resided several years in London, where he married the second daughter of Baron GOLDSMID. Count AVIGDOR is of the political school of Sir ROBERT PEEL ; he also is a free-trader, and it is hoped that he will bring into the Pleflinon tese Parliament that practical spirit in business the principles of which he studied during his long resi dence in England." MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was heavy, and Americans were *d. per lb. lower The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales, of which 600 American were taken for export, and 700 on speculation. The sales comprised 4,000 American, 900 Pernam and Maranham at 6ld. to 6d., 200 , Surat at 40. to 5d., and 40 Sea Island at 18. ld. to la. 4d. per lb.—Railway Shares were firm and tolerably active, and prices were looking ur. The Colonial Prodaea Markets have continued ex ceedingly dull, and Stocks are now in some cases larger than those held last year, while the consumption scarcely keeps pace with the supplies. Mr. William Short advises us upon the metal trade as follows:—" Iron—The demand for Welch bars has become very slack during the past month, and in Scotch pigs there has been a decline of full s=. per toe. Lead has risen 205., and seems likely to be dearer. Tin —East India sorts are flatter and lows-, but English Tin is un altered, with a fair business. Spel:er is Ills) lower, and holders evince a disposition to meet the buyers as they appear." The Overland Mail brings ibt:resting commercial news from India, and the accounts from the different pre sidencies vary rather conspicuously. At Calcutta there was an improvement in the demand for imports, and British Cotton Goods were more extensively placed. Maachestcr Yarns were also looking up. Money was very abundant, but in more demand. Exports were experiencing a healthy inquiry, although business was rather circum scribed by the want of a sufficient choice. Indigo was firm, and with a fair inquiry. The Bombay report presents quite a contrast to that from Calcutta, for the Money Market was unsettled, and imports were in an unsatisfactory position. The native dealers complained of extreme difficulty in effecting sales even at reduced prices, the stocks on hand being too large. Some improvement- was hoped for alter the Hooley holidays. A very important measure seems to have been re solved upon by the Indian Government, and one which may exercise a marked influence upon mercantile opera tions here, viz., an incresse in the duties upon imports, and a reduction in those upon exports. Certain British articles, twist for example, will suffer, it is stated, from this change. but, on the other hand, the products of the East will benefit. Undoubtedly, duties upon exports are objectionable, but if the revenue would permit, an augmentation in the charges upon imports should be studiously avoided. The Continoetal papers bring no important news this morning, but what we have is accounted satisfac tory, and the English Stock Market is, in consequence, still improving. Consols have realised 951 to 961 for Money and Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 98/ to 99, and the Three per Cents. 961 to 961. Exchequer-bills 553. to 58s. premium, and Indian Bonds 84s. premium. Consols now are 96 to 96*. The rumours concerning a Peruvian lean have been explained in the way which we stated yesterday they would be, viz., by an official intimation from the Consul- General of the Republic, that no such operation is in tended, but that to meet the deficiency in the revenue of 1849, the amount due to the Government from cer tain parties who have received guano, is to be antici pated. C•apit slists in Peru, it is said, are ready to furnish the requisite assistance. The prices of Peruvian Active Bands have ranged this morning from 731 to 74, and of the Deferred from 31+ to 31i. Mexican Bonds have been 29i ;,1. Portu guese Four per Cents. have realised 34. Spanish Three per Cents. 36i. Brazil Bonds' bring 891. Dutch Four per Cents. 87 to 1 . Railway Shares have not been quite so much dealt in, and are scarcely so high as yesterday. In the Foreign Lines there have been scarcely any bargains. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT uNk O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) 3 per Cent. Reduced Amities MA 304 8 per Cent. Consols Anns New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anss. 98% 99 Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. s th, ltdso B. /8 8 946 India Stock — Do. Bonds, 10001 Consols for Account 95% 96 1 4% exchequer Bills. 1 1 ,0. 2d. March. June. 55 p 55 p 53 58 p LOGO/. 5001. Small — i'RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 89% Ditto New 80nd5,1829 and 1839 Ditto Account . 80,4 Mexican Bonds, 1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto for the Account 29 5 4 Ditto, Small Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto forthe Account... ........ 74 1 / 8 73 1 / 4 Ditto Deferred . Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent — Ditto Scrip 2 p Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto for the Account Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent,lB4o 361 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 414 per Cent. .. Dutch 2 1 4 per Cent.. 12 Guild Ditto 4 ner Cent. Certificates BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SIIARES AT ONE O'CLCOK RAILWATS. PAID. PER SHARE. 1 , !Jeri:gen 3irmingnam & OxfordJunct., calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 . 27 .. to 3uckinghamshire... 1 7 1,4 1 7 14 .. to 'aledonian Da.blin and Belfast Junction.. 40 to Eastern Counties Do. Northern &Eastern... 50 Do., Northern D Ditto,o., 5 ... 50 . x.d.... to ...... . 43 ..... 49%...... to E as t Lincolnshire ; guar. 6 p er N p o e w r cent...... Cent ......• Groat Northern.— ............. 22 .it. South. & West. (Ireland) 50 ireat North of England ...... 100 Ditto, New 40 /..... ..... .. .. 40 te d w itt i 0 51. ... : ...... ...... .......... 3155 ...... 81 33 ... , to Ditto, New 301. ........ ...... 30 ... .. 66 1 1 to to -- GrDeaiDttti°:olCestern... ......... ......1 00 9 I , E x.d. to 59 Ditto, Quarter Shares Lancaster and Carlisle.... -... 50 Do., Thirds .. ............... 10 Lancashire and Yorkshire...loo ..... Ditto, ditto ..................100 Ditto Fifths .................. 10 .... IIA Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 10 Load., Bright., & South Coastloo ..... 80:3.i h to Do. Guaranteed sper Cent. 9 ..... 10%. to London Is North We5tern.....100...105% 106 x.d. to 105% Do. New' Quarter 5........... 12 l2 x.d....... to Do. Fifths ..................... 12 ..... 12%Mx.d to London and S. Western ...acr, - ).... 64% 65% x.d. to 64% Mid1and........ .... ........ ...Lott Ditto, 50/. Shares .... ...... 30 gorth British .. ......... . 25 Ditto, ('reference....~ Reading,Guildtd.,& Reigate 15 South Eastern .............. ... 33% lB% to Ditto, No. 3. .................. 30 f ork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 Do. and Newcastle Eaten. 20 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 fork and North Midland .. 50 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Paris & Strasbourg ..,.. .... , A 0 Tours & Nantes .., „. ..... . 1 3 2%..... to --- LLO YD'S SHIPPING—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 2.--Wind at HOOD, W.N.W., calm light airs, with thick for. OFF DARTMOUTH.—Zampa, Good, Laguna for Altona; Vidal-, Christensen, New York for Rotterdam. FALMOUTH, MARCH 7.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. London, Cardinas. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 7.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Jumna, Johns, Ca'cutta; Cornson de Maria, Havannah; Coromandel, Pearson, Savannah ; Eliza Ann, Smith, Savannah. Sid. Ward, Chapman, Acapulco; Joy, Green, Rio Europe, Janeiro;ioPhiladelphia ; W. D . Sewall, New Ingleboro, H avanna h ; M e di na, Ri o J Yaovrakn.naThh, as having put back leaky, is incorrect.e report of the Coromandel, arrived here from Savannah DEAL. MARCH 7.—Wind N.W. to W.S.w., light, and thick fog.—Arrd. John and Mary, Selby, Benicaslo. Sld. Chieftain, Matanzls. Cowes, MARCH 7.—Wind calm.—Arrd. Alfred, Kopt, New York. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 7.—Wind light and variable.— Sld. Maria, Sydney. WHITBY, MARCH 7.—lt was the Fanny, of and from Sunderland, and not the Fanny schooner, of Sunder land, that got on the rock yesterday, but came off and proceeded. kA.RKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY. CORN.EXCHAN GE-FRIDAY. During the present week the arrivals cf English Wheat for eta market, coastwise, have been confined to 1,720 quarters. The quantity fresh up to-day by laud carriage was small. Notwithstanding that the show of samples wa s t r ifling, the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home prod uce proved exceedingly heavy. Fine qualities were mostly held at Monday's prices, In the middling and inferio r qua lities, . though in some instances offered at Is per q uarter less 1110110 y, next t,) nothing was doing. Foreign Wh ea t, the :,ports of which have been only 2,550 quarters, inove'i off heavily, but we have no actual decline to notice ka the quotations, which were almost nominal. Very little foreign Barley was on offer. The show of English %ens extensive. Generally speaking the trade ruled ina.cti ve a barely stationary price ) . We had a large q uiti ti t y of Wialt on show. The demand for that article we A extremely hcavy at the late decline. Oats, Beans, Peas, and Indian Corn were negh,ctE (1. The top price of Fl our was 38s per 2801bs. The trade con tinued heavy.. ➢salt. Flour. English ..7.. Scotch.... Irish •• •. .. Foreign .. .. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. Oats. Wheat. —_ -- Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Sacks, 1,720 4,740 6,690 4,150 5,180 1,650 2,550 410 3,000 srarrurvszp. Oar t larket to-day was tolerably well, but not to ray heavily, supplied with Beasts as to number. Their general q uality proved inferior. The attendance of both town and country buyers being limited, the Beef trade was exoet dingly bevy, at prices barely equal to thou obtained on Monday, the highest figure for the best Scots beings 33. Bd. per Sibs., and a total clearance was not effected. The numbers of Sheep were tolerably good, while the Mutton trade ruled inactive, at the late decline in value. The primest old Downs, in the wool, were selling at 4s. 2J, to 4d. per 81bs. Prime small Lambs moved off :steadily, at from se. Bd. to 6s. per Blbs.; otherwise, the Lamb trade was heavy. From the Isle of Wight, 25 Lambs and 30 Sheep came to hand. Calves—the supply of which was on the increase—moved off slowly, at late rates. In Pigs very little business was transacted. Mitch Cows were dull, at from 141. to 181. each, including their small calf. Per albs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d, s. d. to 4.d. Inferior Beasts..... 2 8 210 Inferior Sheep • • 3 0 3 2 Second quality .• .. 3 0 3 2 second qual. Sheep 3 4 3 8 Prime large Oxen.. 3 4 3 6 Coarse-weolled ditto 310 4 0 Prime Scots 3 6 3 8 Southdown Wether 4 2 4 4 Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 4 Ditto out of the wool 0 u 0 0 Prime small ditto .. 3 6 310 Large Hogs ......3 2 3 6 'Auckling Calves —lB 0 24 0 Lambs •“... 5 0 6 0 Small Porkers .... 3 8 4 0 Quartar old Pigs ..1G 0 21 0 AT MARKET. I Calves. I Pigs. 294 280 SUPPLY. Calves. 1 Pigs. 120 IPigs TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts. Sheep. 845 I 3,100 FOREIGN I Sheep. 20 SCOT Beasts. Sheep. 150 49 NE 1 317 GATE AND LICADENEC ALL. Beasts. 192 Calves. Eieh kind of Meat was in moderate supply and heavy demand, on the following terms:— At per stone by the Carcase. a. (1. to g. d. d. to s. ,eet,inferlor.• .• .• 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior .. 2 6 210 middling 2 4 2 6 middling.. 3 0 3 2 primelarge .. 2 8 210 prime ••.. 3 4 3 6 prime :mall .• 3 0 3 2 1 Pork, 1arge........ 210 3 4 'eal.• ••.•••• • • • •• 3 0 310 small .• •••• • • 3 6 4 0 MARCH 8, 1850. BOROUGH BOP MARKET. The demand for all kinds of fine Hops—the supply of which is extremely small—rules heavy, at almost nomi nal prices. In all other qualities very little is doinv:, and late rates are not supported. New Mid. •nd East Kent pockets, 61 6s to 111 lis ; new Weald of Kent ditto. 61 3s to 81 54 ; new Sussex ditto, 51 8s to 6/ 104; new FarnhamF, 121 to 131; yearling Kent., 3110 41 8s ; yearling Sussex, 218 s to 31 12s ; old Hops, 11 to 31 10s. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—There has been a limited business only transacted in British Plantation, but the quotations have rulei much the same as last weak. There have been no public sales of Barbadoes. Mauritius, 5,785 bags 185 casks only about ha f found buyers, and the previous value was barely main'ained; mid to good yellow, 37s to 38s 6d; low, 35s 61 to 36s 6d; and fine brown, 34s 61 to 355. Bengal, 3,979 bags, went is to 2s cheaper for brown; Benares good to mid white, 38s 6d to 39s 6d, fine 40s to 40s 6d, grainy yellow, 40s 6d to 43s 6d, and Khaur, 28s 6d to 30s. Madras, 2,392 bags partly sold at Is decline; ord and very low soft brown 27s to 28s 6d, and low to middling yellow 30s 6d to 335. FORElGN.—Privately a fair business has been done, and at auction yellow Havannah has been taken in at 39s to 43s 6d for mid to fine, and Bahia at 393 6d to 44s fur low to good white, and 36s to 40s for low to good brown, being above the value. COFFEE.—There is no increased activity in this arti cle, but holders are not prethiug sales. Native Ceylon has been sold at 58s. Plantation f. fine ord to mid at 62a to 71s, good ord at 55s 6d to 60s, pea berry at Ms 6d to 665, and triage at 44s to 52s 6d. Brazil has been rather lower, f. fine ord coloury Bahia 57s to 58s, and good ord pale Rio at 545. SrlcEs.—Cassia Lignea has been at steady :prices. Bengal Ginger has, realised 19s 6d to 20s 6d ; and Cey lon Cinnamon has been sold at 33 2d to 3a 10d per lb. SALTPETRE.—HoIders continue very firm, and rough Calcutta, 4:I and 2f per cent retraction, has been sold at 28s to 283 6d per cwt. Cocoa.—The market has been dull. RICE ; --Very little has been done in Bengal. Penang has been taken in at 7s 6d per cwt. ARROW-ROOT.—Bermuda has been taken in at is 9d to 2s 2d, and St. Vincent has been dull. COTTON.—Ia this article very few purchases have been made, and some parcels offered by auction have been taken in. TALLow.—P.Y.C. has been heavy at 36s 6d to 36s 9d per cwt, on the spot. TEA.—Prices have continued much the same, with mc derate transactions. GREEN FRUIT.—The market for Oranges has been well supported this week; the increase in price at Op outports having its influence here. Three cargoes from St. Michael, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, were taken freely by the trade at the advance obttined last week. The price of Nuts well supported. Lemons in demand. Seville Sours scarce, and few packages re maining. The price of Almeira Grapes is lower, and have been held over too long, the consumption now being of a diminished character. AMERICAN Hops.—A parcel of 150 bales, offered at public sale by Keeling and Hunt, wag bought in at 755. per cwt., duty paid. This article continues dull of sale, the reduced figure for English growth tending to further depress the prico for American. CHAN CER Y.- 7 ( THis DAY.) The Lord Chancellor having disposed of all the un opposed lunatic petitions on his paper, proceeded to hear the further arguments in tt e part-heard appeal against the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce in Weaver v. Grant. The principal question in the case relating to complicated accounts, and possesses no point of interest except to the parties concerned. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Master of the Rolls was cccupied throughout the morning in hearing motions which were only interesting to the parties immediately concerned. VICE-CIIANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR cf ENGLAND.) Unopposed cause petitions, short causee, and cause petitionF, of no general interest, occupied his Honour the whole morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGIIT BRUCE.) His Honour heard causes to-day, but no case of the slightest interest came before him during the morning. (Before the Vice-Chancellor \VIGRASI.) NEWMAN V. BUTTON—JUDGMENT. His HONOUR gave judgment to-day in this case which came before him some time since upon motion for a new trial of an issue directed by the Court to the Court of Exchequer, fur the purpose of ascertaining whether the plaintiff was of sound mind or not. The jury: found.in„f4vour of the defendant, and his Honour saw no reason for objecting to that finding. He must therefore refuse the motion for a new trial. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY OLD COUR7 (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON and Mr. Justice CRESS WELL. ) _ . _ Ann Merritt, 31, a widow, was'indieted for the wilful murder of her husband, James Merritt, by administering to him on the 24th of January last, in the parish of St. John, Hackney, a quantity of white arsenic. Mr. BODKIN, who attended with Mr. Clerk to conduct the prosecution on the part of the Crown, said the de ceased was in the employ of the East London: Water works Company, and his duty laid in the neighbourhood of Hackney, where he resided. He had been married to the prisoner for many years, and bad several children by her, and it appealed that though they occasionally quarrelled, there was none of that spirit of bitterness between them which might suggest that either contem plated taking the life of the other ; but the cir cumstances under which the death of the deceased took place required the strictest investigation. The deceased was in his usual health on Wednesday, the 23d January, when, after discharging his ordinary duties, he returned home in the evening, about nine o'clock. On the following day ho was seized with sickness, which continued during the greater portion of the day. He went out several times to get something to cure him, and finally returned at one o'clock, after which he was unable to leave his home. His illness increased, with vomiting, until eleven or twelve o'clock at night, when he became in a state of collapse, and death supervened. A post mortem examination of the body took place, and on the stomach being analysed, it was found that it con tained a portion of arsenic, which appeared to have been recently administered, and there could be no doubt that his death was occasioned by that poison. By the re quest of the deceased,: a surgeon named Touln2in was sent for, but he arrived too late to be of any service. When the prisoner was told that a post mortem examination of the body would be made, she objected to it, saying her husband had re quested her not to permit anything of the kind. She was taken into custody on the 2d of February, and when told that it was thought he had died of arsenic she ex. claimed, "You will think then I am:guilty." A short time before his death the prisoner purchased half an ounce of arsenic from a chemist named Brown, a n d said it was to destroy some mice which overrun her place, and she had it made up in two separate parcels. She, however, told the police officer that she neither had any poison in the house, nor had purchased any; but when the chemist made his appearance in the room, sh e turned pale and agitated, and acknowledged she had bought some arsenic. On the ,way to the station-house she said her husband had ill-used her, and, in a pet, she had purchased the poison to destroy herself, but had afterwards changed her mind. She observed also, that she had put the poison in the place where her husband was in the habit of keep ing some seidlitz powders, and she supposed he must have taken it himself. Of course, if she had put the poison there in order that her husband might take it instead of the powders, that would amount to lb* crime of murder. There was ono circumstance which was calculated strongly to attach suspicion to the prisoner. Htr husband was a member of a benefit society which gave 101. to a widow on the death of her husband, and it appeared that she had mentioned this to some neigh bours a few days before the death of the deceased. He should call witnesses whose evidence would prove to the jury the ficts which he had stated. Samuel Pickering, a labour er, living at Coldbath-lane, Ilackea y, was thee called, and said the deceased was a fellow-workman of his for about a fortnight before his death. (.), the 23d of January, nt nine o'clock, he was in his usual health, having only a slight cold. He saw him again at his house on the 24th (next morning) at eight o'clock, when he was vomiting in the yard; he said he had taken some broth and some hot tea on that, and he supposed it had turned sick on his stomach. They went out together as far as Clapham-square; when there he complained of being thirsty, and he went into a public house and had some rum-aud-water. They sepa rated about ten o'clock. Witness went to the deceased's house again at eleven o'clock and saw him supping some gruel out o f a basin. He did not sup the whole of it. When he had done he handed the basin to his wife, who asked if she should put it on the hob and keep it warm, and he said he did not care what she did with it. He saw him again at two; he was then worse and in bed, and asked witness to do his work for him. He sa id h e 44 no w9ndcr at his Win ill, ge the Tr9rk he had to do was enough to kill a horse. That was the last time he saw the deceased alive. Thomas Denmln, alfo a turnenelc, deposed to seeing the decea., , ed on the 24th, when he was very ill end vomiting. James Ashby, a fellow labourer, gave similar teF timony. Maiy Gillatt, who lives next door, said she saw the deceased on the 24th, when he complained of great thirst, a burning heat at his chest, and a violent pain in his stomach, and she gave him some water five or six times Her husband was sent by the deceased for Mr. Toulmin, and that gentleman arrived with his brother at ten o'clock, but he died at twelve. Mr. Francis Toulmin, surgeon, said he was acquainted with the deceased for several years. On the evening of the 24th he was called to attend him, and on going to his house he found him in bed. He was suffering from pains in his stomach and cramp in his legs, and his pulse was low. He sent some medicine that night, and called on the following morning, when he was dead. He told the prisoner that as the death had been somewhat sudden, it would be somewhat satisfactory to open the body, and she said she had no objection herself; hut had pro mised her husband that no such examination should take place. Under those circumstances he did not press the subject. He subsequently opened' the body at the re quest of the coroner, and sealed up the contents of the stomach and transmitted them to the Ldndon Hospital for experiment. The .coats f the stomach appeared to have been subject to some irritant poison. . . Mr. Letheby, professor of chemistry, said he had analyzed the contents of the stomach So transmitted to him, and found traces of arsenic. He produced 8g grains in a metallic shape which he had taken from the stomach, and said this was sufficient to cause death. Five grains were enough to take away the ill) of a person. The poison appeared to have been alministered within a period of threw or four hours of death, Other evidence was then given tf a similar nature, but the trial had not concluded when our rep. - ..rt left. IVE W COURT. (Before the RECORDER_) No case of any importance occurred in this court to-;lay, The Third Court sat l erore Mr. Commissioner Bul lock, and disposed of several petty case?. BOW-STREET.---(THIS DAY.) Two fashionably attired girls, named Carlow and Ellis, with several aliases, and a young man named Joke Henry, were charged with attempting to pick . pockets. A police-constable of the C division stated that last night he was on duty in New-road, in plain clothes, when he obse,'ved the prisoners in company together, and knowing that Ellis had been several times convicted as a pick-pocket, he felt It to be his duty to watch them. He saw the two females walk arm-in-arm from Judd street towards the Tottenham-court-road, the male pri soner following at a short distance behind. On the way the females stopped two ladies, and while Elba engaged them in conversation, Cirlow lifted up the side of their dresses, and appeared to fumble about their pockets. He afterwards ascertained from the ladies themselves that they had lost nothing, and then continued his watch upon the prisoners, who still kept in the direction of Totten ham-court-road. About half-way down the road he saw them stop another lady and repeat the process of lifting the dress and searching the pocket. He ascertained from this lady that she was conscious of the prisoners having attempted to pick her pocket, and thinking it was now high time to put an end to their proceedings, he took. the lady with him, and on meeting an officer in uniform, he gave them all three into his custody. The man he had often seen lurking about the streets but he knew nothing wrong of him nor of Carlow, but Ellis had been three times committed from Marlborough-street for picking pockets in Regent street. Mrs. Pierce, the lady referred to by the officer, stated that the two females stopped her in Tottenham-court road and asked her the way to Lambeth-walk. While she was directing them Ellis lifted up her dress and ex amined her pocket. She taxed the prisoner with having had her hand in the pocket, when the prisoner exclaimed, " What should my band do in your pocket?" To which she replied, "Well, I don't know, all I know is that your hand was there." Two officers ident'fied the two females as well-known pickpockets. Carlow, whose proper name was Andresys, and Ellis, whose right name vvai Druce, had often been committed. The man was always with the prisoners when they were seen in the streets. Mr. Wormier, who attended for the man Henry, con tended that there was no evidence to implicate his client in the transac:ion. The females said nothing. Mr. HENRY thought it was perfectly clear that they were all thieves of a very dangerous chits, and as the man had refused the option of being remanded to produce evidi nee of character, he should commit all of them to the House of Correction fur three calendar months each. The prisoners wero accordingly removed in custody. ROYAL VISIT TO THE HAYMARKET THEATRE THIS EVENING. We understand that official notice has been conveyed to the Management of the Haymarket Theatre of the intention of her Majesty to honour the theatre with her presence this evening, to witness the performance of Hamlet, and of Buckstone's farce of the Rough Diamond. We are rejoiced to find that " the little theatre in the Haymarket," which through evil report and good report, at all times and under all circumstances, has remained true to the cause of the legitimate drama, and has afforded a home to Shakspere and our dramatists, when every other theatre in London was shut against them, is thus repeatedly honoured with the Royal patronage. ITER MAJESTY'S THEATBE.—News has arrived from St. Petersburgh that Signora Frezzolini has at last consented to sign her engagement. Amelia Ferraris and Marie Taglioli reached London yoiterday. The season is announced to open on Tuesday next, the 12th inst., with Medea (sustained by Parodi, Belletti, Giuliani, and Signor Michelli), and a new original ballet, by M. Paul Taglioni (entitle , ' Les Metamorphoses), which the principal character will be sustained by Car lotta Grisi. _ _ -- --- HAYMARKET THEATRE.—The benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Charles beau is announced to take place on Mon day next, under the patronage of her Majesty an Prince Albert. On this occasion Much Ado about Nothing will be played, the two principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean. This will be the first time of Mr. Charles Kean's appearance in London in the character of Bene dick. The comedy is otherwise powerfully cast—e -n -bracing, in fact, the strength of the conic any, with Keeley as Dogberry, Buckstone as Verges. The after piece is Mr. Oxberry's admirable farce, Twice Killed. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Although the season of the French comic opera at this theatre is so near its clots), novelties aro still announced. This evening a one act opera L'Esclave de Camoens, the words by M. St. Georges, and the tousle by M. E. Van der Does, will be produced, fir the first time in this country ; and on Wednesday next Auber's opera comique, Le Macon, will be played (also fur the first time here) for the benefit of Charton. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—At the monthly general meeting held yesterday at the Society's house in Hanover-square, Mr. P. Sclater and Mr. T. Day were propose I as candidates fur the fellowship. The Rev. J. L. Petit, Mr. T. Tooke, jun., and Miss Sullivan were elected fellows, and Dr. Schlegel, of Leyden, a corre sponding member of the society. FIRE IN LONG-ACRE. -- Yesterday afternoon, about a quartc.r betoro two o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. Thompson, brass and iron Leletead manufacturer, and upholsterer, 116, Long. acre. The fire began in the cabinet-makers' workshop, at the rear of the front houses, and in close proximity with the extensive coach-factory belonging to Messrs. Wyben and Miller, and sundry other workshops. It was caused by a boy taking a light into a small lumber room to look for a missing key. A spark accidentally fell amongst the contents, and in a very brief period flames shot forth, and, having entered the cabinet makers' shops they also became ignited. Several en gines quickly attended, and were called into operation, but, in spite of the exertions of the firemen, the flames were not conquered until the workshop was burned out, part of the roof destroyed, and the contents, including a number of working men's tools, consumed. The coach factory of Messrs. Wybon and Miller has also sustained some trifling injury. ALARMING ExpLosioN.—An explosion of a serious character, from which great devastation by fire resulted, happened yesterday afternoon at the oil and colour stores belonging to Mr. May, in Chapel-street, Curtain road, Shoreditch. About three o'clock Mr. May was proceeding to the back kitchen, when ho was startled by a gush of air sweeping past him, followed by au expls sion, which severely burnt his face and hands. He rushed up stairs, and gave the alarm to his assistants and wife and family, who had the greatest difficulty in effecting an escape before the whole shop was enveloped in flames, the various combustles in the stores—tur pentine, naphtha, saltpetre, oils, Bs.c., exploding in succession, blowing the shop-front into the street, and causing great alarm in the neighbourhood. The brigade mustered in strong force with the engines both from the stations in the City and the eastern end of the metropolis. The conflagration extended throughout the premises from the basement to the roof, the flames reaching completely across the street to the opposite houses. The firemen, by considerable exertions, ma naged to prevent the adjacent property taking fire, but were unable topreserve any portion of the premises of Mr. May; every portion of them was consumed. The brigade learnt that some varnish was in the course of manufac ture in the kitchen, and having been heated beyond its proper temperature, it ignited and produced the conse quence described. In the course of the evening the fire men, the ruin, found two keg s o f gun p ow d er untouched in searchingoUchedbythe fire. The property destroyed is cu vered by insurance. " A LETTER," &c., &c.—A very able and perspicu ous address on the necessity of reform iu Common Law Procedure, suggesting clear, simple, and concise forms of action in lieu of the antiquated ones now in use. As Mr. Smith has displeyed both knowledge end power in den ling with his subject, we shall hope to find this letter followed up with others from his pen, and, peradventure, one or two in the same strain on Real Property Law. The COAL TRADE.—The collectors and comp trollers of the Customs department, at the several ports and places throughout the United Kingdom, have re ceived directions from the Commissioners to prepare and transmit to the inspector-general of imports and exports, with the lent possible delay, the following accounts, so far as the same relates to their respective ports, viz., an account of the number of tons of coals, cults) ' and cinders, respectively, shipped at the several ports of Eng land, Scotland, and Ireland, to other ports in the United Kingdom, in the year 1849, in continuation of a similar account rendered for the preceding year. ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The usual monthly meeting of this society took place last Monday, G. R. Waterhouse, Esq., president, in the chair, Alessrs, J. ---.------- t S i eßsaoleyieatnyd. James Mr. BSohnedpherd exhibitedw ere aelpeiceteeedosfutplerehteerw.s of the an ash tree, found near Whittlesford, Cambridgesbir ~ coveroil with pupa ca •es of a galernea, and also seine web formed by toe lervm of galleria culonclla. wil°lc,i`e had found between two planks c f wood. 1tir., 8 ',7, 0 . t e l e s ' a ens exhibited from Ver.ezuolo, specimens et ° Y .. : : ucia and suffuse, identical with the British :Teo' bad Mr. Stainten eet,ibiwd some Micro-Lepidoptera he ,_ recently i bred, and six new species of British Tineiheru; I r. Westwood exhibited a British specimen cf °P 1° If adulatum, identical with an Albanian species. __ells LICENSED 'VICTUA LLERS' ASYLUM CILAPO . "J. Grace the Arabi:4l,p of Canterbury most condole° ingly received, on Tu. se'a,y morning last, 't biS I te e, at Lambeth, a deputation from the chapel cotruat - er consisting ot Mr Lathy, Mr. Cliffordeand Mr. Au d i be' when his Grace was kind enough to say h e 0,0 1 _ , 0 te ) re. most happy to preach in aid of the subscriptiodlear, being made fur providing a chapel on the g i rounds, and for the raising of a fund wherehit) s e —Yesterday e e a c t i e e r nunerate the clergyman, on Sunday, T da Y y jr a, O r Therrin s9 :' te T rr t i l e E ion Al this La society was held at the London Tavern, Mr, , ouchere in the chair. The usual lams honing cow tDbeoraFneouttaellGNEaS IN et t,one through, the Eeeretary read the report. 'IP,' 4. . mitten . had reason to rejoice that the unfavourabos;eo owe' tneetfog j. v , ipetion entertaii e 1 by them in regard to the P,r e coo f the society hid not been realised. The friel ° t t bo society anniversary the dinner on the 28th of May, subscrif ' o i l s of rneunt ot 1,8951. were realised, indepeng og ee donations from her Majesty the late Qucen " ° m itt' o and his Grace the Duke j of Caeibridge. The CO th s acknowledged the receipt of leeacies--100i. f e r° , ths latelaie A_ A l i r r .. L. A. () D e r . a t vv , aintbd these s a e similarsoos , sum :1 -- v e :b e 3 aided '. 7 or liberality of ether friends of the institutive, the °nee,' m o iit-e had been enabled to replace the funded P r . 'a t he t which they had been obliged to make use dill of last year, and also to recommend that the nu ll/ area , pensioners upon the society's funds should be Wa re " t e of be r t t b e e rsons had received relief from the The committee had also to announce that Ma n /bring socie t Y eb thlli year, and that their present condition was I° lo o o . they ,e were likely to fulfil all the objects of the iv. ' " of t he m financial statement returned the id s se; leaving y as 3,641/. Es. 4d., and the expenses as S rec eree a balance (4311/. ss. This report w ag rev fele anda opted, 14 pensioners were elected, s°"„ t e , josfit tl : ing t persons were elected vice-presidents ","„fiencJi st s ra n i d n st s e u r ' fi r t e t e ic e be t re ll. lion:—His Excellency M. Van de Weyer, his 'l O k;s n of f i IP': r e o d w P b 7, b the a'the E Earl Marquis i e s l r o u f nfe e l Theshop of Worcester, and the Right Hon. ff. Pr re e ° ete ~ meeting see - &rated after thanking the cu s- s o erCeu e is DEATH OF SIR JAMES GIBBON CSAI. ~„ did the grave well closed on Lord Jeffrey, W l ' . Sea t. t in much to promote the cause of the Whig Po r i w bo, 01. land, cre we have to announce the death of en s h dot s e. though possessing none of the talents for wh i ,, c " vet If complished writer and critic was distinguis,h'Vtoseit: tiived, in his own peculiar way, to renct er n ;g - 141 scarcely less effective ally of that party' among set); even up to the period of his death, he eXera'sesootlea: T siderable influence in all matters relating 0 GibP' G r r 4 • ...gentleman to whom we allude is Sir Jag le 4 l . GOT diedf o r a somewhat long partner of the firm of ges;eobO t ti Da a lz l9' l leading b health, andd en He b i tt e d , and Brodie, writers to the signet in matee° on n ouse of Riccarton, about four miles from „. bll' Wednesday. Sir James Gibson Craig te7.eyeyettl 1765, and was consequently upwards of eigh c i9 6, 0 of age. He passed a, a writer to the signe t l e a n 0 sn d w re. i s n u d a den ve ly rl a tilli d i fe llenUrgi li is among the oldest on the list cf that rlu ie- l i seri bil- oei s o pectable body of legal practioners. The dee o fitf s et took a prominent part in ail the gr A e lit r od 0 1 , 0 on truggles of this country.from 1792 downers:le les, d :be of terms of intimacy with Fox and most ot ' po t ot e a the old Whig school. As an acknoveledgaia's elite's. a services which he rendered to that parte' , he 7 ) - e ;be ' O l. baronet of the United Kingdom, in 1t 331 ' 'CO be ver nment of Earl Grey. Sir James Gibsenetics of t he ways took a deep interest in the local P°ll,o the Scottish metropolis, and he figures proolte,;sirAAel sarcastic a ballad aeainst the Whigs, written Pi t , lie" deal nder Boswell in 1822, and which gave rieseeeoestseeed between the writer of it and Mr. Stuart, al . 1 ; ot ioce; 0 0 o which the former was shot. Sir James er,il l e jieta °, l- 1, 1) iliis title and estates by his son, Atr. V e .,..j.ebts c si; 0 Craig, , one of the Members for the city ot 'f l o etete l ;,ted A man named James Boag, who il y co p clerkin the Bank of En 1 • 1.-° fril' g and w as yekte ow e at Chelmsford of having feloniously alter ed e t e b ttel' 0 5 regster of the parish of Sr. Runwa Y Id, Co.nle"ifreptt njp. Joseph Lee, a private in the 90th lb e g"Dlors Dfr uKl yesterday ou sentenced by Mr. Baron Parke, at e tteg ton, to seven years' transportation, for hsl tan 'sea f ee to set fire to the military • prison at IV eedoollo de sc ifer , A man, named James Edmunds, Waireetsdteell himself as a gentleman, residing in Pill'cierUe".oefl pool, o was, yes erday, remanded frora the dulcetly P lice. court, charged with having fraudnieiteae, birl, f ee 0 9 f 0/ 4 . from a jewellr, in street,Old•by oebw? 09 s' 0 bo ot _me ~ ,lectro-plated zinc, under pretence'. eee tel _deo At the M. arylehone Police-court, J.. 50000 ;o ou j o rnoyman tailor, earned Joseph Stretch,"7te 10 0 e ie' n a charge of having stabbed his wife , i vil nit er ° , murder her. Before stabbing her he had gire t. OP lent be • ating. Ile was drunkthe ti t°. l isP ' T r at , , Pig fiee A HEARTLESS ' of the holMEßy.—YesteruN I to roe o p e summoning officers of the Latinbe. ft il l° itiS turned to town, after a len theneJ chase:id frail/obe r: an named William Eiger, who had absc i na t hree t f o ,if,'S if e to whom he had been merried , el l of it i° ,,a4 es , i , and taking with him 4001, the thatproutlew the r; &en industry fur many years. Itne 'tired ~, CM d p I ° who had been shopkeepers, a " ' 111 I ' l- ene"ed. the ore , be et) s ole and the other ' in the tobacco line. nu" ''' e ot a l 40 1 P' each other for many years, and ultimate/Y fo . got p it . Three weeks after the " happy day' 'q g felt iog so ld in notes from his wife, under pretence et a ben o ce numbers and putting his name on tbetri• fill o roK i f g 6c 4 he should deposit them in the bank, ss tn e d`of do„fr c roo of security, till they wanted them. I"a tes oelf Pon t ' e h b e engaged a passage to New York fdr hill,. 01. TV i:dren, leaving his wife penniless, so stAt f o r'elie . 0 o 1° pelled to apply to the parish of Newington e ,. reo off parish officers of Newington Wing ,170041°,1)01101 think that Eiger intendel to sail from s°t l "., - o tild je 0' at all events, that the vessel he went in e for P. TO 6 warrti:_,,lilib. fill' Plymouth or Falmouth, procured a r IDE , Os , prehension, and placed it Meic) hands o r T os 0 0 01 efforts of that officer to capture .the f nitb e d it ifi t h ; d a k proved fruitless. It seems that Elga r vers eB-1,:10.-r had sailed from the London Docks in il fore not touch at any of our outeorts, and' there,,dee„/, oft: Tee poor wife is inconsolable and Pe'coetellie , co THE EARL OF CHESTER'S YEOMAI4OIO- el 0,- fled We understand that their late licutenlier 0 00 ° t braham Egerton, Esq., of Tattoo Parke ye t is at i the regiment so many years to the gre t° j the eir s a h a s presecteiob Sfacre all who served under him) Chester's Regiment of Yeomanry G Oll v bl°) - i d cis t A o , 0 kettle-drums and a splendid pair of g° eeeP" OP banners.—Macclesfield Courier. lire Di bo SUICIDE.—AD inquest was held oil . w ort t 0- 0 the Grosvenor Arms public.house, Wesitd3erincet.)o;olcie Bedford, on the body of a person ral i ti c e t „tili *P e - Irono committed suicide by shooting hirns e " - so bot - , o. e . e Monday last. The particulars a tile eses she e 0 31 "4 appeared in this paper. Several witness" tate 0 eitl e . din g 5 e ot D e the deceased havin b in d oil ' c g een a esP o f his „jog, ie . fur some time past, i n ce nse q uenee fell of ole ill health, which prevented him ft9aie'et v erdi ct A l l occupation. The jury returned A 1 gr.bedie porary insanity." nu died tinders filial, oforioti.o HANDSOME B rQUEST.- - We Glen, a citizen of Glasgow for half s e t e o f Dis t o f V` i , last week, has left the greater Pr-dow ra en ii pert, amounting to nearly 20,0001., for the el i e t he P ee d t i schools in Glasgow.- - t he ec""„ebe e.4 We have no .enu bit - ere culars of the bequest, but e undersi 0 1 . , 00 0 book t dota to be free ofall e l s. th ee, Ged7 is for 50 boys, who are to receive 0 10 " girls' 4 e and the other is an industrial school for g eot „al et a ' Examiner. IV 0 11 1, e 1 ;;13 - 'bed c o l i i i MR. 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EXTRAORDINARY GoßMA rivo gt ottg ball,_ o e se dio f person ate, for a trifling wa ver, a t ei 0 larg e 1 The at bage just cut out of the garden, and ° f ale. role fe ll f ts washing them down with half 0 , gni, eestron°39 see brute completed this extraordirlarJes'eed O li v e v. Chaf fer'P l) Ce ll e ra phi sl e c e o6 three-quarters of an hour, and the close of the performauce.-- 0 00 - efiete vac. Dr. Marjolin, one of the most e il i v es s hi , ti of Paris, died a few day's afr sne.e, te '' ago, h oed el for more than twelve months coo :i o fe n o t f h ll e r s . t ß h obert Batartnheesg, oefctaorycla, On the 6th inst., at Gjiloittreilsttr-terracf : o t tii ° . grove, the of I, Ir. E. H. Vernon, inst., if° of a daughter. tile° oda On the • sth inat,, at ilow, Middlese2cr f,Aiesl% Skinn - er, of a daughter , 'ad/ c a glit e A r. re , At Kensington on 'the sth inst., ta e c s it" ofor V Grant, Esq., late ' Ca Captain 61st Regimen!, 4 , Pe On the 6th inst., p in New Orniod-stre. Horringer-hall, On the 2d inst., of London, M. William 1, , D ff of a son. • ra ell, —....... fig cl 'e c e o urg er, of i r MARATE-D. Tilll iro tighter ::::all;t1::: daughter s 113' Ilt'ef On th 4th inst , at Abinger, 51r. S', ~.,,,t, Cit•gellt" tell Leith-vale -lodge. Surrey, and Greshan)-301-00 01tt,.10, Timbre!, zister of Mr. S. W. Brown, ofj,e(yio,,toitiol;er On. the sth inst , at St. Mary's, L'3.:l, ' O l 1-0.,-,e 1 Edward, second son of John S. illiott, 14,eq;,:te (lc '' to Georgians Adele, only (laughter of 0 " cott, Esq., of Gibraltar. NED. a ssei 911prieni On the 2d jest., at Bath, aged 8 1 , La dy .-obitrest On the 2d inst., John lcyner, Ei ( l .o S Middlesex. ,•() 110 el'' d t ag ed tiir On the 4th iust., at Leamington, . . o f Geoffrey Hornhy, rector of Bury, Lancashire, 1.3001 ,lh tO ,, '" ,Of On the 4th inst., at the Bcctoryi Chisell2s Ow On the sth inst., tine, the wife of the Bev. F. Murray', ag e t of gr' the Forest, Tunbiidge. • the Fife At Biggleswade, on the sth inst., 11°° ' , c Hogge, Esq. aged 6t h Oilili si URA OTO 1 John Henry, only av of e, London: Printed and Published by Pfroffice, coloo°.sl 4 No. 112, strand, Printer, at rite f'‘ 0 Of Strand, in the. Proinct of the Will Be iddllsez, Fri/ttyi garch 8, 185'.