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RER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING WM - be performed Donizetti's Opera, entitled L'ELISIR D'AMORE. Amine, Mdlle. A. Castellan ; Gianetta, Mdile. Bellini ; Nemorino, Sig. Corelli ; Belcore, Sig. F. Lablache; Dr. Dulcamara, Sig. Lablache. The Denseness Viennoises will appear in some of their Favourite Pas. After the Opera the celebrated Spanish Danseuse, Dona Manuelea Peres, known as La Nene, and the celebrated Bolero Dancer, Don Felix Garcia, will appear in the Spanish National Dance " Bolero Caleta." Te conclude with the highly successful Divertissement, entitled SAYA ; on, L'Amour Voyageur. The Music composed and arranged by Signor Fugal, and comprising Themes from the Norwegian Melo dies. The Principal Dances composed and arranged by M. Perrot; those of the DitilgellSie Viennoises by Madame Josephine Weiss. Rays. Mademoiselle Lucille Grahn ; L'Amour, Fraulein Fanny ?nigher ; Herman, M. Gosselin ; Knud, M. Perrot. ►pplications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Bex °glee, Opera Colonnade. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Th. Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed, that there will be an Extra Night (not included in the Subscription), ON THURSDAY NEXT, MAY 1, When will be performed Bellini's Opera I PURITAN'. Elvira, Madame Grist ; Henrietta, Madame Bellini ; Arturo, Sig. Mario ; Riccardo, Sig. Fornasari ; Walton, Sig. A Giubilei ; Giorgio, Sig. Lablache. The Danseuses Viennoises (under the direction of Madame Jo sephine Weiss) will appear in their most admired Pas. With other Entertainments, In which Madame Anaide Castellan and Sig. Moriani, will appear. With various Novelties in the Ballet Department, and uniting the talents of Mdlle. Grahn, M. Perrot, M. St. Leon, and Mdlle. Cerito. In the course of the Evening a Divertissement, entitled LA VIVANDIERE. La Vivandiere, Mdlle. Cerito; Le Postilion, M. St. Leon. _ . _ . . _ —.. ---_. After which, the celebrated Spanish Dancers will appear in ♦arloua national Pas of Spain. To conclude with the New Ballet Divertissement of KAYA ; ou, L'Amonr Voyageur. Kaya, 3ldlle. Lucille Grahn ; Knud, M. Perrot. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Pit Tickets to be made at the Opera-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. Doors open at Half-past Seven o'clock ; to commence at Eight. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE THE DESERT, BY FELICIEN DAVID It is respectfully annotmeed that the LAST REPRESENTA TION of this celebrated Work will take place on MONDAY, May 5. Preceded by a Grand Miscellaneous Selection of Choral and Vocal Masie from the most classical Authors, and executed by the dis itnguished Artistes of this Establishment. The Orchestra and Chorusses will include upwards of 200 Per formers, the whole under the direction of Sig. Costa. PROGRAMME. PART I.—Pastoral Symphony—Beethoven. The Hunting Chorus. " Euryanthe"—Weber. " Les Hirondelles," Sig. Moriani—David. " Lucia Amor Segne Marie, Sig. Lablache—Handel. Chorus, " I Cieli immensi narrano —Miu•tini. Duo, " Crude' perche Finora" —Mozart. " Let the Bright Seraphim," Madame A. Castellan • Trumpet Obligato, Mr. Harper—Handel. " La Carita"—Rossini. Overture, " Anacreon"—Cherubini. PART 11.—The Desert. The solo parts by Sig. Moriani. PROGRAM3IE OF THE DESERT. Part I.—Entrance to the Desert. 61orritIcation of Allah ; grand chorus and orchestra—Arrival of the Caravan—Departure of the Caravan—Tempest in the Desert— Return of the Calm—The Caravan resumes its march. Part ll.—Night. The Evening Star—Halt of the Caravan—Hymn to the Night : air sung by Signor 3foriani—Arabian Fantasia—The Dance of ;the limes—The Liberty of the Desert : grand chorus with orchestra— Evening reverie melody sung by Signor 3forlani, with chores and orchestral accompaniments—Sleep ! Part lII.LSan-rlse. Call of the 3fuezzin; original Arabian melody, with the Arabic words—The Caravan starts once more on its journey—The Cara van gradually disappears in the distance ; grand chorus and orches tra—Silence in the Desert—The Song of Thanksgiving—Allah. Grand chorus final. Doors open at Half-past Seven ; to commence at Eight. Boxes, Two, Three, and Four Guineas each, may be Mad on appli cation at the Box-oflice, Opera Colonnade. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE BRIDE OiLa3I3IERMOOR. Edgar, by M. Duprez ; Colonel Henry Ashton, Mr. Burdini ; Arthur, Mr. Barker ; Raymond, Mr. Weiss ; Norman, Mr. H. Horncastle ; Lucy Ashton, Madame Eugenie Garcia. After which will be repeated, a New Comic Ballet, entitled ROBER.I . AND BERTRAND. Dances in the course of the Ballet : - Pas de Deus. by Mdlles. Adele and Louise. A New Polka, by Mdlle. Polin and M. Gasperini. Bolero, by Mesdames Louise and Adele. La Lituana Pas Seul, by Mdlle. Polin. A MAZURKA, by the Principal Ballet Performers. Le Sevillianne, Spanish Dance, Mdlle. Polin and M. Gasperini, THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. PARSONS (BOX-BOOKKEEPER) ON THURSDAY, MAY I, Will be performed LA SONNAMBULA. Count Rodolpho, Mr. Stratton ; RITIno, Mr. W. Harrison ; Amina, Miss Romer ; Lisa, Miss Betts. After which. A GRAND CONCERT. Supported by Herr Staudigl, Madame E. Garcia, Mr. Boman', Mr. Burdini, Miss Betts, Miss Rainforth, &c. To be followed by a DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Mdlle. Polin and U. Gasperini will dance their celebrated Polka. To conclude with the Second and Third Act of DER FREISCHUTZ. Dress Circle, 73 ; Boxes, 5s ; Pit, 31; Gallery, 2s ; Cpper Gallery, Is. Boxes, stalls, and Tickets, may be obtained of Mr. John Par sons, at the Box-office of the Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, by Douglas Jerrold, entitled TIME WORKS WONDERS. Goldthumb, Mr. W. Farren ; Felix Goldthumb, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Bantam, Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Nosy Tulip, Madame Vestris ; Florentine, Miss Fortescue ; Miss Tucker, Mrs. Glover ; Patty, Mrs. After which, a New Grand Classical Extravaganza, entitled THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Principal Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, J. Bland, Madame Vestris, and Miss P. Horton. To conclude with THE THIMBLE RIG. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTF. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Drama, entitled THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Connor O'Kennedy, Mr. Selby ; George, Mr. Hudson : Wild Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Muster Grinnidge, Mr. Wright; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford; fleraldine, Mrs. Yates ; Nelly O'Neill, Mrs. Fitzwliliam ; Madame Celeste. After which, will be repeated a New Grand Empirical Exposition, called ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Principal Characters by Messrs. Paul Bedford, Wright, John Saunders Selby; Miss Woolgar, Miss Brooks, and Miss E. Chaplin. To conclude with MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL. Mr. Snugsby, Mr. Lambert ; Lieutenant O'Scupper, R.N., Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mr. Felix Fluffy, Mr. Wright ; Emily, Miss Fortescue. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. MADAME CELESTE, (Directress of this Establishment,) re spectffilly informs the Nobility and the Public, that HER BENEFIT is appointed for WEDNESDAY NEXT, April 30, and being the last week but one of her performing in London this season, in consequence of her provincial engagements, Mr. Webster will make his appearance in his celebrated Drama of THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG. When will be performed, 75th Time, Mr. Buckstone's successful New Drama of THE GREEN BUSHES, supported by Messrs. Hudson, 0. Smith, Selby, Wright, Paul Bedford, Mrs. Yates, Mrs. Fitzwilllam, and Madame Celeste. After which will be produced, Ist Time at this Theatre, THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG. Ernest, Mr. Webster, in which he will give his, celebrated personation ofithe Emperor Napoleon; 3largot (her original character) Madame Celeste. To conclude with, ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. St . George, Miss Woolgar. Tickets and Private Boxes to be had of Madame Celeste, 18, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall East, and at the Box-office of the Theatre. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan Knowles' Play of THE HUNCH BACK. Master Walter, Mr. Wallack ; Sir Thomas Clifford, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Lord Tinsel, Mr. W. Lacy ; Modus, Mr. Compton ; Julia, Miss Cushman ; Helen, Mrs. Stirling. After which, the Musical Entertainment of NO SONG SO SUPPER, with all the Original Music. Crop, Mr. Leffler ; Frede rick, Mr. Horn, Jun. To conclude with THE REAR-ADMIRAL. Stage Manager, Mr. H. I. Wallack ; Stage Director, Mr. Emden ; Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be performed a :New Farce, called A GOOD NAME. Cha racters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Stanton, Mrs. Woollidge, and Miss Dawson. After which, POLKAMANIA. Mr. Dorrington, Mr. Frank Matthews ; Jemmy, Mr. Keeley ; Adolphus Merton, Mr. A. Wigan ; Laura Dorrington, Miss Fairbrother ; Susan, Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by a Burlesque of English History, Pourtraying Olden Ideas and Modern Notions—lnvested with all the Pomp and Display of Scene—Painters engaged expressly—Costumes according to Fancy—Mechanism, Ballet, Music, and Novel Stage Arrange ments—to be called, WIIITTINGTON AND HIS CAT! Dick Whittington, Mrs. Keeley ; Muley Moloch, the Lien Tamer of the Dessert, Mr. Keeley ; the Cat, Mr. Collier, supported by Messrs. F. Matthews, and Wigan ; Miss Fairbrotker, and Miss Grove. To conclude with the New Farce of A MODEL OF A WIFE. In which Messrs. A. Wigan, Turner, and Meadows, Mrs. Woollidge, and Miss Fairbrother will perform. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.-FRENCH PLAYS. CetltinUatiOn of Mdlle. Plessy's Performances, and last Night but Three of Monsieur Ravel's Engagement. THIS EVENING Will be performed LA MARQUISE DE SENNETERRE. Hen. riette de Senneterre, Mdlle. Flossy. After which, L'HABEAS CORPUS ; ou, Libert3 Libertas. Sigismond Galoubet, Monsieur Ravel. To conclude with LES RESSOURCES DE JONATHAS. Jonathas, Monsieur Ravel. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. Doors will be opened at Seven o'clock, and the Performances commence at Half-put. Boxes and Stalls may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open Daily, from Eleven till Five. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. THIS EVENING The Performances will commence with a Grand Military Equestrian Mama. entitled THE MAID OF SARAGOSSA ; or, The Spanish Amazons. . . Entire Change of the Scenes in the Circle. To conclude with an Admired Farce. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. In consequence of the immense sensation created by the Feats of Mr. Caufkid, the American Samson, he will repeat his Herculean Feats every Evening. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE GYPSEY FARMER ; or Jack and Jack's brother. Supported by Messrs. Hicks, Homier, Cowell, Mrs. H. Vining, Mrs. Hughes, Miss Martin, &c. To be followed by the Extraordinary Feats of the American 6laMpson. To conclude with IVANHOE. In which Messrs. H. Hughes, R. Honner, Neville, Miss Martin, Mrs. H. Hughes, Mrs. R. Hoarier, &C., ►ill perform. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner; at the Box office, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. TIIIS EVENING Will be produced an Original Drama, entitled GEOFFREY KURDISTON or, the Blacksmith's Daughter and the Mock Mar riage. Supported by the whole Company. After which, THE BLOODHOUND • or, the Orphan's Grave. La which Messrs. Cony and Blanchard, and their celebrated Dog Hector. will perform. To conclude with THE DUMB MAN OF MANCHESTER. DIFFERENT SUBJECT EACH SEASON !—GRAND OPENING FETES. First Exhibition of the Colossal Pictorial Representation suggested by H. It. H. PRINCE ALB ERT. Under the Patronage of her most Gracious MAJESTY, her Majesty QUEEN DOWAGER, H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT, &c.B, the ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. MONDAY, May a ; TUESDAY, May 6 ; WEDNESDAY, May 7 , and THURSDAY, May 8, 1845. magnificent modelled Representation of EDINBURGH Pride of Scotland and of Sgotchmen, and the immortal Scott's Romantic Town," introducing th e Old and New Town, Loch, as it formerly existed, the Carlton Hill, Nelson's l the loum N°'' Arthur's Seat, Salisbury Craggs, the Castle, Si r W alter Scott'''sl P.m' merit, the Royal Institution, liolyrood Palace, and a ll th e most. inotnetr'.. ("sting features of " Auld Reekie." The Proprietor had the honour of submitting the Model to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and he is delighted to say it met with his most decided and perfect approval, and from the more than usual care which has been observed in its execution, he points it out as the happiest production of Mr. Danson's pencil. The drawings were ,lade by Mr. Danson on the spot, and present a bird's-eye view of the principal objects of the Old and New Town, the Firth of Forth, &c. The PROMENADE CONCERTS, so decidedly popular at this Establishment, will this season be on an unusually effective scale. Mr. GODFREY has been occupied since the close of last summer, in com posing and arranging a varied and pleasing succession of superior Novelties, which will be produced in rotation, including some Ori ginal Pieces by Foreign Composers, not yet performed in this country. At Dusk will take place the most extraordinary Exhibition of FIREWORKS ever attempted. The entire of the Gigantic Model will be Illuminated. The different devices in front of the houses, the fires on the Carlton Hill, Arthur's Seat, and the surrounding Moun tains, the illumination of Nelson's Monument, and all the rejoicings which took place on her Majesty's Visit will be accurately pour rtayid. And, as a Finale, a grand Aquatic Royal and Patriotic Tableau, Fifty Feet in Height, will be exhibited in the centre of the Lake ! The Portraits of her Majesty and Prince Albert, surmounted try Fame, and surrounded by emblems and other devices will be in troduced. The Tableau designed and executed by Mr. Danson. Mr. Seuthby has been occupied for months in giving effect to this matchless and superb design, which combined with the Felix D'Arti foe, the Salute and Discharge of Rockets from the Castle and sur rounding heights, will form the most brilliant Pyrotechnic Display ever witnessed. 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Sir ROBERT PEEL'S plans for the Irish and Scotch banks are now before the public, and we have no doubt will give general satisfaction. They are extremely moderate—much more so than either the Irish or Scotch anticipated ; and though some objection may be raised against particular points of minor im portance, the general scheme is one which does the Right Honourable Baronet much credit. He has left the small notes untouched—he requires certain securities against over-issues, to which there can be no demur on the part of honest bankers, and, as in banks established in England, the names of the partners are to be published at stated pe riods. Sir ROBERT PEEL has, in this instance, as in his government of Ireland, adopted a system for merly unknown to Tory rulers—the system of concilia tion ; and he will thereby not only acquire more in fluence, but effect his purpose better than by sheer force and tyrant majorities. The debate of Tuesday night in the House of Lords on the Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill elicited some remarkable speeches from Lord BROUGHAM, the Earl of DALHOUSIE, Lord ASHBURTON, and the Duke of BEAU FORT. As all these speeches, with the exception of the Noble Earl's, as President of the Board of Trade, di rectly confirmed or corroborated the views we have ven tured to announce from time to time since the first es tablishment of the Railway Committee of that Board, of its defective constitution and over-multiplied functions, and most unsatisfactory action, we have naturally pe rused them with much attention and care. That the three several amendments moved by Lord BROUGHAM (with a view to meet the exigencies of such cases as he brought under the review of Noble Lords, in order to illustrate the hardships and evils to which private pro perty and arrangements are arbitrarily subjected under the present powers of Railway Acts)—that these should have been successively negatived, is a fact that does not necessarily infer that they merited no better fate. In these days of organised official majorities, we have seen stranger anomalies than the defeat of amendment moved upon Government measures by the silent elo quence of numbers, irrespective altogether of the force of the objections embodied in them to such measures. The third reading of the Bill we have alluded to having now passed the Lords, we are justified in assuming that a body of laws, affecting a vast investment of British capital in a peculiar and comparatively novel branch of trading enterprise, which was already defective and op pressive in a high degree, has now become infinitely more noxious than before. A few facts, alleged on the one hand, and admitted on the other, may illustrate this proposition. The 32d clause of the Railway Acts Con solidation Bill itself gave powers to railway companies which not unnaturally excited the strongest expressions of astonishment and deprecation from the Noble and Learned Lord. This clause went to give, and, inasmuch as it has passed, actually does give, power to any railway company, at any time before the period limited and assigned for the completion of the railway, to enter, at any time they please, without previous ten der, or payment, or deposit, on any lands within their prescribed limits, not being more than 200 yards on either side of the line of railway—with the usual ex ceptions only in favour of gentlemen's avenues, of gar den grounds, &c., whilst, in the absence of any other specified limits, they may occupy in like manner, ad jacent lines approaching not nearer than 500 yards. This right of occupation, of 400 yards in all, a band of nearly a quarter mile, concurrently with the strip of the railroad line itself, throughout the length and breadth of the country in every direction, is surely an enormous concession to railway proprietaries, based upon the com pulsory acquiescence of all other parties, who may be unfortunately interested in the land—not in the line. But the recital of the uses to which the right of occupa tion may be turned against the property, comforts, and convenience of the latter, exhibits one of the most startling and extensive provisions that ever were intro duced into Bills affecting private rights. The com pany may, with a view to completion or repair of he railway, or any accommodation works connected therewith that might be found to require it, proceed under this clause, by taking earth or soil, by side cuttings, and depositing soil therefrom, obtaining materials for such railway and works on roads in con nexion therewith, by making deposits for manufacture of bricks, taking clay, stone, or sand, by erecting work shops and buildings of a temporary nature. Under such powers as these, all right of action for nuisance, annoy ance, actual damage (as by extirpation of grass crop, for example, under heaps of ballast or gravel), waste, sze., would be effectually barred and extinguished. The glories of Pcrshore might be lost to the traveller, after the intrusion of a railway through the neighbouring valley, for long years pending the completion of the line ; and the occupant be driven forth from one of the most picturesque of estates by brick-kilns, ballast pits, steam engines, and ballast waggon trams. But more positive mischiefs would ensue under given conditions of circumstances, as in the case of a valuable farm in Essex of 400 acres only, through which it has been in contem plation to strike no less than seven different projected lines. Two out of the seven once commenced would absorb the whole farm in the widest margin of 200 lines on each side. _ _ _ _But, passing over these hardships, we cannot hold the new Railway Board harmless under the imputation of having encouraged and still exciting that frenzy of gambling speculation, the ultimate (and perhaps proxi mate) results of which are to be looked forward to with so much of well-founded alarm and regret. It is a poor case that Lord DALHOUSIE makes on this subject, that under the former system—that is prior to the creation of this Board—there were whole fortunes made and lost day after day, according to the proceedings of the Com mittee and their probable bearing on the chances of the final success or rejection of the Bill. Neither will his Lordship reckon many proselytes, we imagine, among the public to his own m,tion that the suspicious " revela ti..ns" which had got abroad of the decisions come to by the Board on the South-Eastern and other schemes of railway had been, on the part of those connected with the Board, " satisfactorily explained." The charges, we should have thought, had been "specific" enough. The suspicions th e y gave r i se to have been less defined i and ntelligible—very naturally, in the absence of all in ' formation to guide them. But as for such explanations as have been given in or out of Parliament, we must still think th e y h ave b een eminently unfortu nate in removing from one man's mind the conviction that information of the Board's intentions has been systematically and very frequently conveyed, in a clan- destine manner, to third parties, who have served their own interested purposes, by means of such information, at the expense of the public, and to the manifest injury of the legitimate parties to the projects sanctioned by such Bills. The reports alluded to by the Duke of BEAUFORT 11.3 injurious to the conduct, if not the character of the Board, do undoubtedly obtain in all directions. They may be true, or they may be false ; but that they should have obtained so wide a diffusion is a fact, in itself, strongly indicative of an extremely defective constitution or working of this anomalous Beard. The reports from it, hitherto laid before Par lament, assuredly are so far below the ordinary average of official documents, that they supply no case, no justification for the one, and suggest no apology for the other. The last published returns by the Board of Admiralty of the total number, description, force, &c., of all the vessels of war now building in her MAJESTY'S dock yards, we have not perused without strong feelings of surprise, and some of disappointment. The force of these impressions can be but little subdued or altered by the assurance which the returns convey, that these vessels are building "on the most approved and scientific principles." Approved by the Lords of the Admiralty, and by the Surveyor-General of the Navy they may be, but how far the principles of their construction would meet with the approbation of those practical and sc;en tific authorities in naval architecture, who have recently demonstrated the capital errors incor porated into Sir WILLIAM SYMONDS'S ships ; and who have shown at how vast a cost of public money her defective craft have been first built, and after wards cut down, altered, even widened, lengthened, shortened, or broken up,—is quite another question. The revelations of Sir CHARLES NAPIER and the state ments of Captain Rous, upon these subjects, have in fused into us a degree of scepticism about Admiralty testimonials to the properties of men-of-war and steamer shipping, which makes us, probably, unreasonable. But though we find a summary or recapitulation of near 600 ships of war, of from 6 to 120 guns each, all of them announced to be in a very considerable state of forwardness, we tremble at some of the details. The example of our last maritime war—that with America in 1812—of which the successes we achieved towards its conclusion - to some extent compensated for, though they could not effice, the disastrous reverses our naval force had experienced in the earlier periods of the struggle—this example seems lost on the Admiralty. It is notorious to all the world that the incapacity and obstinacy of the Admiralty of that time were the imme diate causes of these disgraces. They sent out to encounter the enormous and heavy-metalled frigates of the United States' navy, British ships-of-war of very fir inferior size, metal, sailing qualities, and manning. Our brave officers and gallant crews were fearfully over matched on all the occasions to which we allude. The inexcusable carelessness and official mismanagement which seemed to take especial care in mismatching our small men-of-war against superior odds, wherever those odds were to be encountered—whieh dispatched, for ex ample, one of our small 36-gun frigates to engage a fine American one, on the then new construction, being, per haps, nominally of 40, but carrying 50 guns of over whelming calibre as compared with ours, or assiduously laboured to cause disgust and annoyance' to officers in command, by fabricating new, or enforcing obsolete old regulations, calculated to discourage, instead of to che rish, a spirit of generous and disinterested emulation among them. It was. under the very unpopular secre taryship of Mr. CROKER (if we recollect rightly), that the reverses we reluctantly allude to occurred, and we have heard of the simultaneous severity with which all the powder expended beyond the regulation allowance was charged to every officer by whose order it had been so consumed. The late gallant Captain BROKE, who captured the Chesapeake, after a most de termined but rapid action, perceived all the consequences that must ensue where this rule, when enforced with such absurd strictness, must pruduce on the gunnery of the crews, whose officers—disinclined to make them selves liable to large deductions from their pay—forbore to exercise them both at small arms and great guns. Pay was an object of comparative indifference to him ; and every day, in almost all weathers, he exercised his men till he brought their gunnery to a pitch of precision and coolness never since surpassed. Every shot of the Shannon told, in that memorable breach of the Chesa peake's sides, which determined the conflict in the short space of twenty minutes. Now, from these Admiralty returns, we infer that " my Lords" are like the effete race of the Bourbon. 4, of whom TALLEYRAND said " that they had forgotten no thing, and had learned nothing." They seem still wedded to that ancient and most favourite crotchet of building 12, 16, 18, and 20 gun craft in abundance, which only take the sea in nine cases out of ten, in times of peace, to be blown over; in times of war, to be captured by the enemy. It is impossible, as we have before had oc casion to observe, to speak of the exigencies of our navy,and the course which a wise policy would dictate as proper to be adopted with respect to them, without assuming the possibility, we by no means say the probability, of a war at no distant day with the same Power which so much exalted its maritime reputation in that war of 1812. Instead of applying all that they could spare from the Parliamentary votes for the service of the present year, to the immediate cure of those organic defects in the war-steamers already built, and the improvement of those in course of construction, by removing machinery and en gines as much as possible out of the reach of shot—by fitting screw-propellers and Archimidean screws, and better adapting the decks for the working of the powerful 68 and 86-pounders, swivel, and other guns •; by at once supplying the deficiencies which they have admitted to exist in some of the most recently built men-of- war of the first, second, and third rates; and by adopting the ad mitted excellencies of models, whose superiority over Sir W. SYMONDS'S they have also acknowledged; . what are the Admiralty doing? Frittering away, as it seems to us, the public money, and perilling the national reputa tion, by persevering in a course of building vessels that must be almost utterly useless in any future struggle which the steam arm of great navies will assuredly have to decide, in conjunction, not with ships either too large or too small fur mere cruising service, but of a force and of dimensions equal to the demands of naval warfare, under such circumstances as those in which it must in future be carried on. The Madrid Gazette of the 18th contains a circular issued by the Finance Minister, for a return of all the unsold convents, in order that the Government might convert them into barracks, Government offices, prisons, kc., or provide for their preservation as historical monu ments, and such as should not be required are to be sold for the benefit of the Treasury. The Cortes will be prorogued by the QUEEN in person on the 10th of May, and on the 14th the Court will leave Madrid for Barce lona. It is announced that, after leaving Barcelona. the QUEEN will proceed to the baths of St. Agueda, in Guipuzcoa, and a general belief prevails that a meeting between her and Louis PHILIPPE will take place in the course of the summer. The Three per Cents. closed at 35i at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 25 9-16 at 60 days ; the Coupons at 28 for the 26th of May ; and the Debt without interest at 81 at 60 days. The French Chamber of Deputies have passed the Bill for the Conversion of the Five per Cent. Stock by a very large majority-116; there being for the measure 202, and against it 86. This shows the strong opinion of the Chamber on the subject, when it is known that the Court, the Chamber of Peers, and a large proportion of the population are opposed to the plan. The Journal des Debat3, who is against the Conversion, looks to the House of Peers as a counterpoise against the Deputies, and trusts that they will throw out the Bill. It is not at all probable, however, that a Chamber which has so little to do with financial affairs, would put a negative upon a decision of the other, which votes the supplies. "The stockholders," says that journal, "are despoiled, but the will of one Chamber by itself is not sovereign. M. DE TRACY proposed to exempt from the application of the Bill all the stockholders whose stock did not ex ceed 500 francs. In former discussions this clause was always received with the greatest interest. Can it be conceived that, in fact, under pretext of economy, 80,000 individuals can be thus despoiled. when most often they only possess this little revenue ? But the Chamber appeared animated with so objection able a spirit that M. DE Triacv could not obtain even common attention, and the amendment was lost. There was only one question which seemed to meet with any favour, and that was the clause which tended to spare the caisse of the invalides of the navy, the Legion of Honour, and the benevolent institutions legally autho rised. The committee proposed to exclude all indiscri minately, but the Chamber recoiled from the enormity which it was called on to consecrate. It decided, on the proposition of the Minister of Finance, that the princi ple of the Bill should be here applied as elsewhere, bit that a special credit should be granted to the Legion of Honour, the caisse des inralides, of the navy, and the hospitals, to make up the sum which the reduction should deprive them of. The Chamber would not consent to extend the benefit of this clause to benevolent institutions." The Opposition journals, hcwever, take a different view of the ques ti on . Th e Constitutionnel says the Bill will produce a saving of thirteen millions of francs yearly, and that, be it remembered, without pressing hard upon the fundholders. At a time when the inte rest of capital is constantly declining, ten years' security against further reduction gives a premium on the Four and-a-Half per Cent. Stock. The National expresses regret that the reduction is not lower, as, no doubt, the Chamber of Peers will consent to the Bill. The follow- THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1845, ing rumours of certain changes in the Cabinet, in conse quence of M. GUIZOT'S indisposition, appears in the Courrier Francais M. Guizot's health causes no serious uneasiness to his friends, but, according to the language of the Conservatives, he will require repose for one year at least. Thus two Mi nisters of the present Cabinet have been compelled by indis position to abandon the management of public affairs; and M. Lacave Laplange, the Minister of Finance, is not much better. M. Duchatel, the Minister of the Interior, expects, thanks to his robust constitution, to triumph over the crisis. But his great anxiety is to induce the Duke de Broglie to take M. Guizot's place, pending his indisposition. This ar rangement would not be a change of system. It would merely be a change of person and of name. As to M. Guizot, he would be satisfied to leave his inheritance in the hands of his noble friend, with the secret hope that in some time the Duke de Broglie would prefer an elevated position in the Chamber of Peers to the seals of dike." It appears from a Ministerial journal, that Marshal BUGEAUD has been compelled to change his plans for the subjugation of the Kabyles, and put off the expedition which was in active preparation, till some more favour able opportunity. The cause assigned is the determina tion of the Chamber of Deputies not to increat• the ex penses of the army in Africa. The Journal des Debuts thus announces the modified plans for the summer cam- paign : "We are forced to wait until our dominion be perfectly assured at the limits of Oran, and until our determined enemy, Abd-el-Kadcr be definitively rendered unable to cause us perpetual embarrassments. Ile has again appeared beyond the frontier, and threatens us. He has re-established a numerous smala by means of several fractions of tribes of Algeria, which have rejoined him ; by some tribes of Morocco, which have been from time immemorial in op position to their Sovereign, intelligence was lately received that a detachment of cavalry sent into the interior of our limits by .Abd-el-Kader, had led away to Morocco two tribes belonging to the aghalick of Beni Amer, in the circle o Tlemcen. It is, therefore, impossible to take away troopef from the division of Oran under such circumstances. A regiment had, however, been detached, and sent by sea to Philippeville for the expedition of the Juritra, but the Marshal, better informed since his return to } ranee and his last journey to Oran, is about to restore this body to the division of the west, where General Lamoriciere has a more pressing want of his concourse. In the system of military occupation of Algeria, it is established as a principle that the central division, that of the province of Algiers, ought always to have a reserve of six battalions ready to be dis posed of, in order to carry them, in case of need, to the aid of the extremities, whether on the east or west. These battalions were to have occupied the country of the Jur jura, after the submission effected by the grand expedi tion. But then the central reserve would be no longer disposable for the extremities. In consequence, the Mar shal had demanded from the Minister of War, and from the supplementary credits an augmentation of eight batta lions. This demand appearing to have but little chance of success in the Chambers, and it being possible, without incon venience, to postpone to another period the subjection of the great Kabylia, which is certainly indispensable, the Marshal has changed his plans. According to letters which we have ourselves received, what the expedition is to consist of this year will be this :—The troops are to proceed beyond the Isser and Dellys, in the aghalick of Sebaou, amongst the Flissas and the Amrouas, to consolidate the authority of our Kalifa Mahiddin, and reducesome fractious portions of tribes on the western slope of the chain of the Jurjura, but they are not to penetrate into the heart of these mountains. The idea has been given up of bearing on this centre the columns which were to leave Setif, Philippeville, and Bougia at the same time as the principal column left Dellys. It is thought that a simultaneous movement will be executed only by a column that is to leave Bougia, where stores were collected a month back. Our letters state in addition that the expedition will not last fur a longer period than a fortnight." The intelligence from Zurich is to the 21st. On the 18th the Commissioners sent to Lucerne had made their report to the Diet, from which it appears that they had not made much progress in the negotiations with the Council of that canton. They express a hope, however, that none of the prisoners, except one, perhaps, will suffer capital punishment. The proposition for a general amnesty was strongly opposed by a majority of the Council. The report thus concludes : ",We now transmit to you particulars relating to the situa tion of the prisoners as complete as is consistent with the difficulties with which such inquiries are surrounded. Among the prisoners, there were only nine foreigners who have been re leased. Yesterday and the day before 90 Argovians under 20 years of age were sent to Reinach. To-morrow there will be sent off to Hutwyl and Hofwyl about 120 young men of Berne, Soleure, and Bale. We have ordered the Commandant of the division to escort these last as far as Olten, whence they will be sent by the police to their own homes. The authorities of Lucerne have manifested an intention of shortly liberating a great many more prisoners, including those against whom the charges are lightest, such as are sick, and such as are without means of subsistence. These are estimated at between 500 and 1,000. The classification of these will require some time. However, we may presume that this liberation may be begun next week, unless the pro gress of negotiations or other incidents should cause delay." The Diet finding their deliberations of little or no use had adjourned sine die. THE BOURSE--THURSDAY, APRIL 24. First Menet Lowest Price. Price. Price. Price. French Five per Cents. 118 75 .. 118 75 .. 118 60 118 65 Four-and-a-Half.... 113 75 113 75 .. 113 75 •• 113 75 Fours.... Three per Cents•—• 85 80 .• 85 80 .. 85 65 .. 85 65 Bank of France •• •• •. •• 3265 —3265 ..3260 ..3265 Gouin Bank. 1,0001 Shares • • 1110 ..1110 -.1100 —lllO Belgian Fives, 1840.....• •• 103 .• 103 .. 103 .. 103 1842.....••• 108 .. 105 .. 105 .. 105 Dutch Two and-a-Half... 64 .. 64 .- 64 . 64 Spanish Threes . 42 .. 42 .. 42 .. 42 Passive .• •• • ...• .. 7 .. 7 1 4 • • 71,‘ .. 714 New Deferred lB .. 18 18 .. 18 Neapolitan•• ••••••—•. • •• 101 .. 102 .. 102 .. 102 Roman .•• •• •••• • 1063( .. IC6K .. 106 1 A .. 106;14 RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain ..... ... • —.1105 1105 ..1095 ..1095 Versailles, 11.13•••••••••••• 527 50 .. 527 50 .. 527 50 .. b 27 50 L.B•••••••••••• 3 4 5 . 345 •• 340 .. 340 Rouen.. ...••• •• ••••••••••11?2 • 1100 —1097 50 —lO9B 75 Rouen to Havre•••• Orleans .••• itrasburg to Bale•• •••• •• 296 25 .. 296 25 .. 290 Avignon to Marseilles•• •• —102? 50 ..1022 15 —1029 Orleans to Vierzon •• • • •• •• 9 a 5 •. 855 .• 845 Bordeaux st. ot rnaitßno R.B. T B. . e . s : t e : : .....: .. • ...... ...... 15 2 0 0 2.0 .3 70 50 ...... 1 2 50 0 3,0 7 0 50 ...... 15 2 029 05 20 50 .. :1502,70 1 0 RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT, MAT 3. •..... • • 340 •• 342 50 .• 337 b 0 .• 337 50 ••••••••••••1102 58 .-1102 50 ..1096 25 ..1096 25 297 50 •• 297 50 .. 287 50 .. 290 Versailles, ::::1030 •• 1030 ..1020 ..1020 7.12 9 10 2 50 . • • • 1 9 21 1 0 2 50 Rotten to Havre. •• •• •• •••• 12 92 1 0 7 50 . ..• 1 9 2 2 1 0 7 50 A St vi ra ir sb io u i rg l to to m ß a a rs le e .th es •• :.• .. 915 ..1210 .. 290 • 1022 50 .. 207 0 • 845 In our Saturday's„ impression w e i nserte d a l etter signed " Hospitality , the writer of whi c h f ee li ng l y ad vocates the propriety of raising a fund f or rewar di ng and making some provision for one of the most intrepid as generally known, we body of men who ever engaged in the most perilous ser vices that can be ex . acted , ol our fellow -creatures by the demands of humanity. The merits and services of the not cu eoq(7ut ethers fhr,o m off them, they are, in d aringae , 1 as strugglethe in so many instances, lost .themselves. Their task i; always one of imminent peril, and demanding the most undaunted energy both of body and of purpose. It is, to brave the utmost fury of that element and to encounter boatmen fatalt arco sandsrenot the tremendous horrors of those storms, in which the shipwrecked voyager expects, on the Goodwins, that destruction from w hence i?o human hand s , b ut t h ose of these brave boatmen, are likely to snatch them. A very recent case in which the dreadful sacrifice of two boats' crews in one of these arduous and daring efforts was the result of their devoted enterprise—gives an additional and a melancholy force to the suggestion of our corre spondent. The violence of the equinoctial gales, too, that have been lately blowing, and the boisterous condi tion of the weather yesterday, may well serve to remind us of the strong and righteous claims that such men have upon the bounty as well as the sympathies of the coun try at large. I t is really a debt of honour as well as of gratitude yet to be discharged by the public to the brave seamen who have snatched so many precious lives from the yawning deep, and those engulfing sands, t o pro vide a fund from whence some . provision may be secured for the wives and families of such of these h ar dy boat men as perish in their calling; and rewards be dispensed for the encouragement of those who perform, and sur vive, the more remarkable and hazardous of these res cues. We have with all readiness given publicity to the proposal of our correspondent, and shall with great plea sure contribute our aid to the advancement of the project he has pointed out, whenever it shall be adopted. FLANDERS and HAMBURGIL MAIL BRUSSELS, Arlin. 23.—The central section appointed to examine the project of law relative to the five railways, has not yet concluded its labours. There will be a report for each railway. The first report will be that of M. Cogels, on the railway between Jemeppe and Louvain. We have not heard that any serious objections have yet been made ; some modi fications only are spoken of. We learn with pleasure that the Commission, appointed some months ago by the Minister of the Interior, to inquire into the best means of saving persons in case of fire, has made its report to the Chambers. It appears from the report, that the Commission, after examining a great number of machines, fire-escapes, &c , employed both in foreign coun tries and in Belgium, have decided unanimou sl y that that called "La Sauveur," invented by Major Kessels, is superior to all those hithe r t o k nown , f o r affording aid in extinguish ing fire, arid saving the lives of the inma tes when in dan g e r. The machine does not want any su pport from the walls of the building on fire. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIEStris, APRIL IS. 5 per Cent. Metalliques• • • • •• 44 ...... • • 4 per Cent. ditt o ... ... 3 per Cent. ditt 0 ........ . 7 8 14 Bank Shares . • • • • • • • • • • • Esterhazy's Loan ••• • • • • •••••• • • • • • 581 A —Allgemeine Zeitung, April 20. DRuRY-LANE THEATRE —The present week closes l)uprez's engagement ; an d this evening, Wednesday, and Friday, are the last nights this gifte d sin g er can be heard on the English s . tage. lie performs in the Bride of Lammerm oor this night, and on Friday and on Wed nesday he will a pp ear i n Guillaume Tell, owing to the enthusiasm his p;•rii)rmance of Arnold excited on the oc casion of her Majasty's state visit. The private view of the e xhibition of the Old So ciety of Painters in Water Colours, in Pall-mall East, was on Saturday visited by a numerous company of nobility and gentry, amateurs of the fine arts, amongst whom we noticed the Duke and Duchess of Northum berland, Marquises Aylesbury a nd Lansdowne, Mar chionesses Aylesbury and Lansdowne, Earls Powis, Mansfield, Brownlow, and:Jersey ; Countesses Mansfield, Brownlow, Jersey, Dowager Morley, and St. Aulaire ; Bishops of • London, Lichfield, and Winchester ; Lord and Lady Prudhoe, and Lord Colborne ; Duke de Soto mayor, Count Mauricepietrichstein, and Chevalier Bun sen ; Sirs E. Head, J. C, Hobhouse, T. Acland, &c. ; Ladies Head, Mary Wood, &e. 1 he prize for a convivial duet offered by the. Duke of Cambridge, patron of the Melodist Club, was awarded on Thursday, at the meeting of the Club, to Mr. Parry ; and the premium for the second best to Mr. C. E. Horn. Messrs. Manvers and Machin sang the compositions (four in number) extremely well. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. (From The Sun of Saturday Evening.) The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000 bales, and for the week they amount to 72,450 bales. The stock is about 136,000 bales larger than at this time last y ear.— In Shares there was less doing, and prices were rather flat : Aberdeen Railway, 43 7 ; Barnsley Junction, 4%; Bir kenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire, 11% ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 132; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 5 4%; Belfast and Ballymena, 7% ; Bolton, Wigan, and ,Li verpcol, 11% 1 / 4 ' ; Caledonian, 11% IA • Ditto, Extension, 31/2 31. Bs. 9d. ; Cambridge and Lincoln, %; Chester and Birkenhead, 47 45%; Ditto, Half Shares, 23%; Chester and Holyhead, 15% 16 ; Churnet Valley, 6% ; Clitheroe Junction, 3%; Clydesdale Junction, 7%; Cork and Water ford, 2 1 4 ; Dublin and Belfast Junction, 10% ; Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone, 3% % ; Dundalk and - Enniskillen, 5% ; Eastern Counties, 19 ' • Ditto, New Shares, 5 ; Edin burgh and Northern, 2%; Glasgow and Dumfries, 235. 245. 6d. • Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, 18; Grand Junc tion, Half Shares, 113%; Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 5% ; Ditto, 30/. Shares, 23 ; Goole and Doncaster, Y s ; Hudders field Canal andßailway, 634 %; Huddersfield and Sheffield, 8% ; Inverness and Elgin, 1 3 / ; Inverness and Perth, :!,;i Jamaica Junction, 2% premium; Limerick and Waterford, 8%; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 535. 6d. ; London and Birmingham, 234%; Ditto, 321. Shares, 44; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 31% %; London and Brighton, 63 ; Lon donderry and Enniskillen, 4%; Ditto, New 501. Shares, 14; London and York, 4/. 3s. 6d. 4/ ; Direct Northern, 78s. 6d. 4l; Leeds and Dewsbury, 6 ; Leeds and Thirsk, 4%; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 6% ; Lynn and Ely, 6 3 / 7; Manchester and Birmingham, New Quarter Shares 5%; Manchester and Buxton, 5%; Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 8% %; Manchester and Leeds, 146 ; Midland Railway, 153% 1,4 ; Ditto, 401. Shares, 184 ; Ditto, Fifth Shares, 3% ; Newark and Sheffield, 4% I - Newry and En niskillen, 4% 4; North British, 17 1 4 ; Ditto, half Shares, 4 1 4 ; North \Vales Mineral, 17%; North Western, 965. 3d. 4%; Oxford and Birmingham Junction, 81s. 6d. ; Preston and Wyre, 34%; Runcorn Gap, New Shares (80 dis.), 15 1 %; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, 14 13% ; Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Cheshire, 5/. 995. ; South-Eastern and Dover, New Shares, No. 3,7% ; Scottish Central, 5 3 / 4 ; Trent ; Valley, 18 Y 4 Ditto, Extension, 714 ; Ditto, Continuation, 2% ; West Yorkshire, 6 %; Wor cester and Tring, 4; Bordeaux and Cette, 2%; Dijon and Mulhouse, 2%; Namur and Liege, 5%; Northern of France, English, 5 1 A ; Paris and Lyons English, (Laffitte's), 545. ; Ditto, French, 2%; Paris and Lyons (Ganneron's), 51s. 6d. 2 ; Verona and Ancona, 114. The following is an analysis of the Bank of England re turns for the week to the 19th instant :—Notes issued, 29,184,220/. ; decrease, 32,7301. Rest, 3,151,3331.; increase, 3,755/. Public deposits, 3,218,350/. ; decrease, 1,136,8161. Other deposits, 11,531,2671. ; decrease, 221,755/. Seven-day and other bills, 1,122,066/. ; increase, 36,097/. Notes, 7,791,345/. ; decrease, 210,0891. Bullion, 15,842,840/. ; de crease, 50,0871. The new Scotch and Irish banking law is less hostile than was anticipated, but we doubt whether any interference will be palatable to our cannie neighbours north of the Tweed. A case is spoken of in the City which forcibly illustrates the justice of our remarks as to the necessity for extreme caution on the part of all who embark in foreign railways. The Namur and Liege Company, which is said to have given no notification of such intention at the time when the prospectuses were issued, has printed on the back of its bankers' receipts, and therefore only known to the shareholder after he has paid his money, a notice to the effect that out of the profits a dividend of five per cent. is to be paid to the shareholders, 1 per cent. is to be reserved for appropriation in the manner deemed most advisable, and the surplus is to be equally divided between the pro jectors, or concessionaires, and the shareholders. Anything so monstrous was perhaps never before heard of, even in these days of railroad enterprise, for the French companies, reckoning the first men in the City among their directors, only take one-tenth of the surplus profits, after paying a good dividend. The share holders of the Namur and Liege certainly should take early steps to protest against such an appropriation. The Funds opened rather flatly to-day, but look now somewhat firmer. Consols are 98% to 99% for Money, and 99 to 99 1 4 for Account. Exchequer-bills have been firm, at 58s. to 60s. premium, and India Bonds at 71s. to 745. premium. Bank Stock has realised 210 to 210 1 ,x. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 100 3 / 4 to 101%. The Foreign Securities are quite nominal. Portuguese Converted have been 66%; Mexican, 37%; Russian, 117 1 / : and Dutch Four per Cents., 97 1 ,E to 97%. On the whole Railway Shares look firmer to-day.__ ONE - CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols New 3 1 / 1 per Cents 10034 101% 101% Long Annuities toexpireJan.lB6o 11% 11% India Bonds, 1,0001 74 74 Ditto under 1,000/. South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities Consols for Account.... Exchequer Bills, 1,000/., 1 1 ,4d.1 60..58 pm. 58 Ditto 500/. Ditto Small ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ...... — Ditto Account Ditto, Deferred — Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Converted — 98 991 A 37% 18 Ditto Account 66% 66% Russianlßonds ••• • ... 117% 117 1 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Passive Ditto 3 per Cent. •• 4l Dutch, 2% per Cent Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certifies PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES PAID. A ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. CLOSING Aberdeen Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% 2% Birmin and Gloucester. 100 133 Do. New Ditto 1 ,4 Shares Bri'ton, Lewes, & Hast. 10 Bristol and Exeter 7O Do. New .... . ......... 2 Bristol and Gloucester... 30 Caledonian Cambridge and Lincoln 1% ......7/ 4 ...... •• • Chester and Holyhead... 5 Churnet Valley Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton ........ ...... 1 1 4 3 14 Direct Northern Direct Norwich Dublin and Belfast June 2 1 / l O 3/ , Dublin and Galway 21...... 4 / 2 1 4 ...... ... Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Eastern Counties 25 ...... 19% LA,•Nmg... Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1—.54 13s. 4d I I,E Ditto ditto, No. 2 l3s. 4d... 01/2 Eastern LTnion l5 .. ... Ditto Extension Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ely and Bedford Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension Great North of Scotland 21 % 516 Great Western Ditto % Shares 5O 103% Guildford, Fare'm,Ports. 2% ... .. 5% 3 / 4 Harwich Hull and Selby 5O London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...234 ,Do. 1 4 Shares London and Blackwall. 161. 13s. 4d 9 l / B ' l4 8% ... .. London and Brighton... 50 ...63 62 3 / 4 63 1 / 2 62% London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 17 3 / Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d... Do. Preference ...18117s 2d 2 4 14 London and S. Western 41/6s 10d SO Do. New f.ondon and York 2% 4V A 14%•••••• Londonderry and Ennis killen Lynn and Ely Manchester and Birmin. 40 Midland 100 Do. New Midland,Birm.,Derby 100 ll5 Newark and Sheffield ... 1 1 ,4 5 1% 4 3 / 4 ......... North British Do. New North Kent North Wales Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 Scottish Central Scottish Midland I %••• 3 34% Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Birm 2%. . —4% . South Devon... l5 ... .. 28 1 / 2 South Distrito & Dover 33128 4d... 411440% Do., No. 2. Do., No. 3 South Wales 2% 135 3?,% 10% 55 11 5 4 7 1 16;i/, 7 2 1 4 65 23/4 134 31/8 1031 A 5 1 / 14 100% 233% 31 3 4 8% 62: 1 , 1 / 17% 24 1 4 80 144 4% liji 57 155 17 1 4 115 4 3 / 4 17 4 3 / 4 5% 3 44 5 3 4% 27 1 41 7 1 % 4 5% 1% 19 Staines and Richmond... 1 - Trent Valley 2 18? West Cornwall 1 IA 3 11 3 / Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 2 7 3 /4 Ditto, New ll York and North Midland 50 lO3 102 2r0 4 18% 103 48 Ditto' Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Selby 2O Do. Extension l l4 16 1 4 15 3 % 16 15% 3 / FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens 4 Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 Great North. of France.. 4 Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 Great Paris and Lyons 2 ...... 2 1% ••• Louvain and Jemeppe... 2 ... . 4% Namur and Liege Orleans and Vierzon ... 2 ...... 15 Orleans and Bordeaux... 2 ...... 10% 1 4.. ... Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2 Paris and Orleans 2O Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ... 2 Royal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse Tours and Nantes, Mac kenzie's JOINT STOCK BANKS. National of Ireland 17% 16%% 16% MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 25.—The. sales are :—Birmingham and Gloucester, New Shares, 4 ; Edin burgh and Glasgow, 64 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 58 57%; Ditto, Quart er Shares, 9%; Ditto, New Quarters, 5 1 / 2 5 prem. ; Preston and Wyre, 34 1 h 34; South -Eastern, No. 2, 10% ; Barnsley Junction, 3% X ; Belfast, Ballymena, and Carrickfergus, 7% ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction, 103/,{ 4 ; Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 8% 8 ; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 4 1 ,1 ; Caledonian, 11 1 4 Cambridge an d Lincoln, 7 1 x.1 ; Clitheroe Junction, 3% 3 prem. ; Churnet Valley, 6% ; Direct Northern, 4 3 13-16 ; Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 7 1 4 7 ; Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 8 ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 6% 1 / ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 2 ; London and York, 4% 1 4 ; Manchester and Buxton, 5 1 4 % ; Preston and Wyre Eitension, 2 prem. ; Scottish Central, 6% ; Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 275. ; Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction, 4% 5 ; Trent Valley, 18% ; Trent Valley Continuation and Holyhead Junction, 2% prem.: West Yorkshire, 6%; Great Northern of France (English), 5 546 1 4 ; Manchester and Salford Water-Works, 58 ex new. 15% Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and the Princess Marv, yesterday visited the exhi bitiou of the Old Society of fainters in Water Colours, in Fall-mall East. COURT I:;I;,'•CTJLAR. The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at half past two o'clock, on Saturthy afternoon, at Buckingham palace. At the Court, the Marquis of Sligo had an audience of her Majesty, and delivered the ensigns of the most Illus• trious Order of St. Patrick, worn by his late father. The Privy Council was attended by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Lord Privy Seal, the Commander-in- Chief, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the President of the Board of Control, the Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Forests, the Secretary at War, the Lord Chamberlain, and the Master of the Horse. The Honourable William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in' Waiting. Sir James Graham had an audience of her Majesty. The Court was attended by Viscount Combermere. Gold Stick in Waiting, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Trea4uter of the Household, and the Comptroller of the Household. Vicount Sydney and Sir Frederick Stovin were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. Prince Albert, attended by Mr. George E. Anson and Col. Bouverie, visited and inspected the Hungerford Suspension Bridge on Saturday morning. The Queen and Prince Albert honoured the Italian Opera with their presence on Saturday evening. The royal suite included the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady Caroline Cocks, Viscount Sydney, Colonel Arbuthnot and Colonel Bouverie. The Queen-Dowager, the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz were also pre sent at the performance of the opera. Her Majesty and Price Albert, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court and the Domestic Household attended Divine service yesterday morning, in' the Chapel Royal, Bucking ham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiabed. The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday. The Princess Royal was taken an airing yesterday. The Queen Dowager and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz attended Divine Service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Prayers were read by the Rev, Dr. Wesley, the Lessons by the Rev. Dr. Knapp. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. Monson, from Psalm 145, verses 13 and 14. The anthem was " Give the King" (Boyce). Sir G. Smart presided at the organ. Her Majesty was attended by the Countess Brownlow and Earl Howe. Among the nobility present were the Duchess of Beaufort, Ladies Wilton and Palmerston; Lords Bandon, Essex, St. Germans, Tyrconnell, Palmerston, Cantilupe, and IVrottesley ; the Duke of Wellington and Sir F. Trench at tended the early service. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated and preached the sermon. The Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, Earl and Countess Delawarr, Earl of Haddington, and Viscount Ebrington, attended the afternoon service. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, attended Divine service yesterday afternoon, in the chapel of the Foundling Hospital. . . . The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden attended Divine service yesterday in the chapel of the Austrian Embassy. The Queen Dowager visited the Duchess of Gloucester on Saturday. The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden and suite went on Saturday morning to the East and West India Docks, and afterwards went to Woolwich and Greenwich. The Grand Duchess was accompanied by his Excellency the Chevelier Bunsen. The illustrious party went on board the Great Britain. The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen Dowager yesterday. The Duke of Cambridge inspected the new Palace at Westminster on Saturday. The Governor of the Bank of Ireland had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a meeting on Saturday afternoon. There were present the Bishops of London, Winchester, Chester, Hereford, Lichfield, and Worcester. Dispatches from - the Governors of Hong-Kong, Ceylon, and Malta,' and from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, were received on Saturday, at the Colonial-office. HER MAJESTY'S STATE BALL. The Queen gave a State Ball on Friday evening, at Buck ingham Palace. The ball, the first of the season, was at tended by upwards of one thousand of the Nobility and Gen try—the ladies appearing in new dresses. Among the earlier arrivals were the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury, Lord Chief Justice Tindal, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Lyndhurst, the Duke of Wellington, Viscount Beresford, the Marchioness of Clanricarde, Earl Howe, Lady Georgiana Curzon, Earl and Countess of Zetland, Lord and Lady Cottenham, Earl and Countess of Haddington, Earl of Clarendon, the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, Viscount Gage, Marquis and Marchioness of Norm an by, Duke of Buck ingham and Chandos, Duke of Richmond and Lady C. Gor don Lennox, Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, Marquis of Salisbury, Viscount Combermere, Earl of Enenborough the Lord Chief Baron and the Misses Pollock, the Earl and Countess of Rosebery, Admiral Sir R. Stopford, Earl and Countess of Listowell, Lord and Lady Ponsonby, Lord Forester, Hon. Sir Edward and Lady Butler, Viscount Jocelyn, Lord and Lady M. Alford, Mr. and Mrs. Cardwell, Earl of Mansfield, Marquis of Northampton, Lord Monteagle, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl and Countess of Shelburne, Marquis of Douglas, Lord Ashley, Earl of Clare, Mr. J. W. Hogg (Chairman of the East India Company), Mrs. and Miss Hogg, Viscount Castlereagh, Viscount Howick, Earl of Devon, Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, Lord C. Manners, Sir J Graham, Lord Denman and the Hon. Misses Denman, Sir H. and Lady Douglas, Earl of Besborough, Hon. C. E. and Mrs. Law, Sir J. Hobhouse, Viscount and Lady S. Ingestre, Marquis and Marchioness of Blandford, Marquis Camden, Earl of Ripon, Viscount Goderich, Sir Charles Napier, Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, Lord and Lady Stanley, Vice-Chancellor and Miss Wigram, 11r. Babbagc, Lord and Lady Kinnaird, Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount and Lady Frances Sandon, Earl Talbot, Marqnis and Marchioness of Londonderry, the Duchess of Sutherland, Marchioness of Lorne, Earl and Countess of Lincoln, Earl of Bandon, Earl and Countess of Kinnoull, Sir Augustus Clifford and the Misses Clifford, Earl of Auckland, Lord and Lady Langdale, Viscount Dup. plin, Sir Edward Cust, Viscount and Viscountess Palmer ston, Admiral Sir George Cockburn, Lord W. Lennox, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Ashburton, the Chancellor of the Ex - chequer, the Duke of Montrose, Lord and Lady Beauvale, the Duke and Duchess of Bea u f or t, Viscountess Forbes and Mr. Vaughan, Lord Saltoun, Earl and Countess of Ennis killen, Earl of Shaftesbury, Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, the Marquis and Marchioness of B rea d a lb ane, t h e So l ic itor-General and Lady Thesiger, the Baron and Baroness L. de Roths child, General the Hon. Sir W. and Lady Lumley. The Marquis of Lorne and Captain the Hon. James Murray wore the Highland costume. The Duke of Norfolk carried his gold baton of office as Earl Marshal of England. The Duke of Buccleucli appeared in his uniform as Captain of the Royal Scottish Archers. The Foreign Ambassadors, Ministers, and Charges d'Affaires and their Ladies, the Secretaries and Attaches of the diflerent Embassies and L ega ti ons , an d a ll t h e pr i nc i pa l foreigners of distinction in town, were present. The Royal Family were conducted to the yello w drawing room, where the Queen and Prince Albert received their illustrious guests. The general company, after ascending the grand stair case, passed into the green drawing-room, the picture-gallery, and the saloon. The alcove at the south end of the gallery was filled with a variety of plants in flower, tastefully grouped, and the recesses in the other rooms were also simi larly ornamented. At ten o'clock the Queen and Prince Albert left the yellow drawing-room, preceded by the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward, and the Vice-Chamberlain, and followed by their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, the Duchess of Buccleuch, Mistress of the Robes ; Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady in Waiting ; and Viscount Sydney, Lord in Waiting, being in attendance on the Queen. The royal party passed through the saloon into the ball room, which was most brilliantly illuminated by a magnifi cent lustre of cut-glass in the centre, six smaller lustres of cut-glass, and numerous waxlights in branches. The quad rille band, stationed in an elevated orchestra at the south end of the room, played" God Save the Queen" on the en trance of her Majesty and the Prince. A quadrille was shortly formed, and the Queen opened the ball with the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz. The throne-room was also prepared for dancing, an or chestra for a quadrille band, semi-circular in form, bein g fitted up within the throne alcove, the front of the or chestra being hung with festooned draperies o f cr i mson velvet and gold, corresponding with the splendid furniture of the apartment. This room was also most brilliantly il luminated. Dancing commenced in this room, where Weippert's band were in attendance. In the course of the night the following quadrilles, waltzes, and polka were danced :—" The Castle of Aymon," " The Pleiades," and " The Beauties of England," quadrilles. The Almack's Tanze, the Lyra and the Bruder Lustigs, waltzes, and the Palace Polka. In both ball-rooms elevated seats, for her Majesty and her illustrious visitors, were prepared at the sides of each, and were occupied by the Royal Family. The green drawing room was used as a refreshment-room during the night. Supper was served in the drawing. room on a long range of tables extending round the apartment. The plateau was ornamented with a variety of articles of gold plate, including a number of vases (modelled from the Warwick Vase), which were filled with exotics in flower. Cherry -trees bearing fruit from the royal gardens were placed at each extremity of the tables; the buffet at the south end of the room contained a great variety of articles of gold plate, consisting of shields, salvers, vases, tankards and cups, the centre group b eing formed by the " Armada Urn,' the " Shield of Achilles, ' the " Neptune Epergne," and a very beautif u l cup , carved in ivory, the work of Cellini. The buffet was lighted by candelabra and sconces of silver gilt, filled with waxlights, which were interspersed with the other articles, the whole reflected in a magnificent mirror at the back. Her Majesty and Prince Albert entered the Supper-room loon after twelve o'clock on Friday night, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden. The illustrious party, after partaking of supper, returned to the Ball-room, where Mr. M'Kay, her Majesty's Piper, was in attendance. A Scotch reel was then danced, in which the Marquis of Breadalbane and Captain the Hon. James Murray took part. A waltz followed, and afterwards a second reel was formed, in which the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbane, the Earl of Mansfield, Cap . tain the Hon. Jaynes Murray, and Mr. Wm. Russell, joined. The Queen and Prince Albert afterwards passed from the Ball-room, and were conducted by the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward to the Throne-room, which presented a spectacle of gorgeous spleadr-nr, the mag,,milicence of the rich and costly draperies and furniture, composed of crimson velvet, with bandsome gold embroidery, being displayed to the greatest advantage, by the very brilliant manner with which this saloon was illuminated. Her Majesty danced in a quadrille, and his Royal High ness Prince Albert joined in several dances. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left at one o'clock. At two o'clock her Majesty and Prince Albert retired from the Throne room, WiPppert's Quadrille Band playing "God save the Queen" as the Illustrious Party quitted the apart ment. The Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and the Grand Duchess of Baden, took their depar ture at the same time. The dancing ceased in the Throne-room, but was kept up a short time longer in the Ball-room. The attendance of the Nobility and Gentry at this brilliant assembly was most numerous, invitatiqns having been issued to the number of fifteen hundred and thirty-five. The company embraced nearly all th ables at present in town. 0 nobility and fashion- HAYMARKET THEATRE. Time works Wonders is the title of a new fiv e-scb t comedy, from the p en o f D oug l as Jerrold,produceisi this theatr e on S atur d ay evening, w i t h the ni° s o triumphant success. Th e titl e i s a happy cne , and n d less true tha n h a ppy. Ti me h as i n deed work °, wonders, for time h as i n t hi s com edy given n i s , sterling drama— one th a t w ill b ecome StoCk Ptkier' which will last not only for a season, but for all tins. Douglas Jerrold has given us a work world will not willingly let die," and that Webster has produced the very best Play e - t his has been produced at the Haymarket; and we say, with the full recollection that CT er , was . once managerof the theatre, and producer' t hi. John Ball and his Iron Chest, and that The „ chase and Money have been produced there &Winans the reign of the present enterprising lessee. 1 ; so works Wonders is in every respect a sterling' an t h e original comedy. The author " holds as %wer e his mirror up to nature." From nature he dr nws dge characters, and every one will at once acknowle _ as the truth of the porteaiture. His plot is cum. e that the ceived and admirably developed ; the interest is V ino pletely sustained through the five acts, and the ell use, comes at the conclusion—not as is too often the n The in these degenerate times, in the middle of the play' sia underplot is so skilf u lly i n t erwoven with th e a n d plot, that it in fact becomes part of it, assisting . g . sustaining it throughout. Th e i nc id en ts arisenaturNen: and each act conclude s w ith an i n t ere sting sit ne jive so that curiosity is excit e d a n d com pletely kep t a env in the intervals betwe e n th e ac t s . The develq in sed of' the plot and the management of the situations ea b l y incidents prove that the author is one who thortnigthe understands his craft. To speak artistically o f drawing is perfect. It is the work 000 an accomplished artist. But when we in e es ie to consider the character, and the alt e rhs; we must award Mr. Jerrold much I ::tee praise. It is a work of genius—of genius, 1- the highest sense of the word—of one who possesses ch, power of creation—that divine gift which is V i e rit safed to but few. The dialogue sparkles wi th of and brilliancy, but it is not a mere s h e ep e ncon deep of keen wits ; ' there is an under-current o ,_ : f b is thought (of that speci es o f th o ught wnf in e), the best of all, beca u s e it m a k e s others t";,eje of kindly feeling, and of warm -h ear ted Phil °s° Lids which proves that the author is not a mere, f a ults bleoded Voltarian ridiculer of the follies and r - a pd of poor human nature, but one who can feel T o ed with his fellowmen—that he has not merely 55,f the head, but better still a good heart. The scen e boa first act is laid at a country inn, in the n eighh°„ n ' oF Oxford, where we find Felix Goldthumb (I,a Mathews) the son of a trunkmaker o % lbr e tra', Professor Trufies (Strickland), a gentleman I , sr "„ - de al vels about the country with the solar syste friends "for box, domiciled for atime. They are excellentiidoe the time ; for Felix, who has stolen away for air ve , to has money to spend, and the Professor, who in to es,' dine at other people's e x p ense , i s ve ry svilli n g es sist him in spending it. Th e i r di nn er of eggs the bacon, the only fare the h os t e l r y a ffords, is, in up, course of preparation, whe n a ca rriage ai l eeries t which attracts the attentio n o f F e lix. The Dung contains Clarence Nor man (M r . H. Holly , I e ) a Oxford student ; Florentine ( ac a lias Forte sca, baker's daughter, y oung , rich, and aliss plished, with whom he has eloped fr° l l s isS Tucker's boardi ng - sc h oo l, an d her Menu o r Bessy Tulip (Madame V es tris), :allie d hearted, giddy, thoughtless girl, whohas se coe-P es o re Florentine for the fun of the thing. The 11°r i e ll% 1 , 5 g jaded and the post-boy r e f uses t o proceed , bo ll an old playmate of Fl o r en ti ne . Clarence as ks yelis he can procure h o r ses f or th e i r j ou rney, an al ibis having ascertained th a t hi s i n t en ti o ns are h° ll° st and his purpose marriage, promises to as s s' s goal The young men go off t o see k h or ses. Tru ffl e into the kitchen t o l oo k a ft er hi s dinner, the are left alone. A chaise drives up contain ing f e iead Tucker (Mrs. Glover), Olive (Tilbury), the rev ), of Florentine's f a th er , an d o ld Goldthumb ( F i li te ank," the father of Feli x ( w h o h as i n hi s c apacity ° maker sold trunks to Florentine for the eloperc i ; s is§ pursuit of the r unawa y s . Th e character . 0 1 . 0 s he Tucker is admirably dr awn ; p ro f e ssing bur n t ° tea ch is the most despoti c o f ty ran t s ; pr e tending noce iser• virtue she inculcates meanness and ll e Y r- elf; She is the very incarnation °' ess . ee " . " blooded propriety, worshipping selfishnl t . dal; appears that there have been in for °l 'd Pips 0 13 : o da sundry love passages between True-- - , Tucker, and the unexpected sight of tilt;s. wort interrupts an eloquent oration, which i ropr iety governess was pronouncing en the inVantiee, e n marriage—Olive remonstrates with FM.: re tha t endeavours to persuade her to return. She - hef t b 7 she loves Clarence ; but when Olive 0 0 , e p e den' Clarence's uncle, on whom be is entirely uer„,eser will send him forth a beggar, should he forl l3 s Av seDt hence—the very intensity of her love makes her, C- ()Iife• to sacrifice her happiness, and she retires with - 0 A lapse of five years takes place between the and second acts. The scene of the second act_nse f' in the neighbourhood of the seat of Sir Gilbert oe • man (Mr. Stuart), the ari , tocratic uncle of Clare. b, Florentine, whose father is dead, resides is the ve t o bourhood, and Miss Tucker, whose school ha s o ver' broken up, is living with her, as tyrannical any eye d bearing as ever, humoured by Florentine in to g whim, is the pe s t o f th e ne i g hb our h oo d, yet con e rve llf complaining of her state o f d e p en dance, and Itewhops dinning into the ears of every one with gait * she comes in contact " that she l e & pia': aware that people that live in other P,jos. houses have no right to sa y or do anY w o of The fastidious Baron e t, disappointed in his 11° !j u decl making a figure in Parliament, is leading a „S e ,, been life at his C o u n t r y tea t, an d Cl aren ce, who 0- o f re' for five years on the Continent, is on the eve, oe .fite turning to his uncle, completely cured of his ' vviss loal and thoroughly imbued with that worldly which sees but two objects in life, rank an d 'clre and Old Goldthumb, who has inherited a fortil% who, since he lined his trunks with the 11 1 2 Roan ii ; tory, has considered himself as a paragon °f virtue, has taken a place in the neigt.r,. - 1 lee; and offended at sundry peccadilloes of s „ A a the w sent him to Batavia, thoroughly consin c ,7 e the Felix is a " wonderful boy," and that , "'oessi sent es sun, he will rise in the East. Al lis se bliss Tulip, who had been originaly Tucker, from Trincomalee, for the education, having been "finished" by the % wail jj ri 7ets has returned to the East. Sir Gilbert No rr ly ' Oro seen Florentin e , h as a d m i re d h er, an d at f° r esti . sos years of age is desperately in love. Clarenc e 1. 4 eor , unexpectedly, and is received by his uncle 91° ';i 0 e is dially. Suddenly Sir Gilbert perceives Floret' „the the park sketching. A thunder storm ari 4s o Jet Baronet takes advantage of the opportunity hie Florentine a shelter in his mansion—she en u t p e te see k e library and meets Clarence. No words pas,s_e"- eac h them, but they have met and recogni'v - d other, and with this most effective an 0 0 teresting situation the second act concludes; cot' remainder of the play passes in Florentine sabot tags.. The scene is a beautiful one. It is r eve r the most chase and elaborately elegant interior be; represented on the stsge. After a lively se.„ en ot tween Patty (Mrs. Humby) the quondam)se' ' - g sfs e Miss Tucker and Bantam (Mr. Buekstone cock, purveyor to the Univerrity of Oxford an" pe et' valet to old Goldthumh, Felix and Bessy 11° , he el CeP e „ edly appear upon the scene. Having met at of Good Hope on their voyage out, they have t he ' r eflK vied and returned t o E ng l an d, an d h ave taken brea k with Florentine until means can be found 0 , t or the affair to o ld G o ldth um b. Truffles ,I le .: 0 0 01 : naged, on th e s t reng th o f hi s l earn i n g an cl e - e e inli i " plishments, to domicile himself with Old Ge l "' l ip in order to teach him how to spend his ron e l t ill gentleman, and has met Mi s s Tucker, who rr i t oe . dulges in the h o p e o f b ecom i ng one day' Mr s ' i- „ r er ss3• Clarence and Fl oren ti ne h ave me t a nd c °- .. e v inar - He gives himself tie a i rs o f a mere worldly minded man of fashion. She, too proud to confess he i r free tion, talks o f h er f ormer attachment as the siliY d of a giddy girl, who once had the side-ache, a° en ters' tied it was l ove . Th ey par t. Si r Gilbert e the C and offers Flo ren ti ne hi s h an d. H e knows no t CO' she i s Cl arence ' s o ld l ove. Sh e as k s him lo o o rence. He tells her of Clare n ce' s former se a° e h e and sneers at the baker's daughter. 11iancei says, is about to form a noble and rich 2 " 100' and in a moment of indinant pride she acceP i- th e ha Ye of The fourth act is all broad comedy, w e iche loves of Truffles and Miss Tucker, and the tr ves syr Feiix, Mrs. Goldthumb, (Mrs.W. Clifford) an d t isioSe assisted by Truffles, to work upon the suPe r s fat and fears of old Goldthumb to make him svas f * 64 the return of his son. The dialogue is °tied" the situations are most humorous, and most heart tally has Jerrold managed by the force of leer 17f to bring out into stronger relief the serious or ftb set , the preceding and succeeding acts. In the: befit we find nature asserting her supremacy in 'r e e d-e'h e ° Claren c of Clarence Norman. His old love has rel ` v th - e seeks his uncle and remonstrates with him o n ; 0 p u t ere , d in which he hits taught him d the; faith. Si r G i lb er t hi mse lf h as discov ere no e k there are better things i n na t u re than re tie tbs wealth. He has found out that even s - end apostle o f t h e ca l cu l at i ng sc h oo l, h a s a hear" ek oat the enthusiasm of the moment bids Clarence 5e .. ., hoe his early love, and if she still remains true, in t im e for Sir Gilbert meets Florentine, she has ha d t h i e fe els reflection, she had mistaken pride for love, tells birD she cannot give him her heart, she at once L o a hi Overpowered that she can never wed him. 0 emotion he listens to her. He tells her sought a wife and not a victim, an dr exclar her from her vows. Thi s is one of the 1 0 , 5 , e " atioa ie sitely pathetic scenes ever p en ned. The su' ll t a t° tee a most effective one, and the language is ec i s ,% e tesc n 'i sitita': in The acting of' Stu a rt and Miss ntieti °f was beautiful—it completely rivetted the Att. e ce to the the audience—they listened In b reat hl es s bile° .4 S, ..... t N'Air Jwi a .....•( s t 47 A , Bat th E •D • Lor : 11% t Ly c Etta A pr Th e '", The B tu t hree Stallic v+inne % buk , to ° rd Ad Cam, %Flee 0! , (1 6a - * G. ar r 1 .. "ales; 4 The oni Th e 1,,e,