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NEW, ENLARGED, AND CHEAPER EDITION. With the Omitted Passages Restored, numerous additional Notes, and a General Index. Now ready, complete in 5 vols., with Illus trations, 10s. 6d. each bound, p EPYS' DIARY and CORRESPONDENCE. Illustrative of the • REIGNS of CHARLES 11. and JAMES H. Edited by LORD BRAYBROOKE. The most remarkable production of its kind which has aver been given to the world." —Edinburgh Review. A work of standard importance in English literatue."— Athenmum. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlboreugh-street. NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " HOCHELAGA." - Second Edition, in two vols., Bvo., Portraits, 21s. THE CONQUEST OF CANADA. By the Author of " Hochelaga." " We know of no subject more noble, and never have we seen any snore nobly treated "—English Review. " History with all the attractions of romance."—John Bull. " The most valuable contribution yet offered to the history of the period to which it relates."—Morning Chronicle. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. On Friday next, the 31st instant, Price Half-a-Crown, TFIE NEW NUMBER OF BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY, Containing a Portrait of Mr. GORHAM, And a Memoir of that eminent Divine, Derived from the most authentic source, &c. .. 4 Orders should be forwarded to the Booksellers immediately, to ensure the early delivery of the Miscellany. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. Combining the talents of Madame Sontag, and Madame Frezzollril ; Signori Calzolari, Baucarde, Sims Reeves, Coletti, Belletti, Lorenzo, and Lablache ; 3ldlle. Carlotta Grisi. Mdlle. Amalia Ferraris, 31(111e. Marie Taglimn, and M. Paul Taglionie, will take place On THURSDAY next, Maw 30, When will be presented (for the last time) Bellini's celebrated Opera, LA SONNA3fRUL.i. Amin i, Madame Sontag ; Count Rodolpho, Signor Belletti ; and Elvin°, Mr. Sims Reeves. After which a Divertissement from the admired Ballet, THEA, by Mdlle. Marie Taglioni, Mdlles. Aussandon, Julien, Lamnreux, Rosa, and Corps do Ballet. To be followed by the last act of Donizetti's Opera, L'ELISIR D'AMORE. Adina, Madame Frezzollni ; Nemorino, Signor Calzolarl; and Dr. Dulcamara, Signor Lablache. And the admired PAS STTRIEN, by Madlle. Carlotta Grisi and M. P. Taglionl. And a Selections from Rossini's celebrated Opera. GUGLIE L3IO TELL. Guglielmo Tell, Signor Coletti; Arnoldo, Signor Baucarde; and Walter, Signor Lorenzo. To conclude with the highly successful new grand Pas de Trois by M. Paul Taglioni, entitled LES GRACES. Eupiresyne, Mdlle. Carlotta.Grisi. Thalia, 3fdlle. Amelia Ferraris. Eglala, 3f dlle. Marie Taglioni. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Ticxeta to be male at the Boa-on - ice of the Theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE TO-MORROW EVENING Will be presented Donizetti's Opera, entitled L'ELISIII D'AMORE. Adina, Madame Frezzolini ; Nemorino, Signor Calzelari ; Belcore, Signor Itelletti ; and Dr. Dulcsmara, Signor Lablache. Between the Acts a Divertissement, in which Madlle. A Ferrari will appear. To conclude with the the highly successful:new Omit' Ballet, by M. Paul Taglioni, entitled LES METAMORPHOSES, By Mdlle. Carlotta Grist, Mdlle. Slarie Taejon', Mdlle. Arnalia Ferraris, M. Charles, and M. P. Taglioni. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office of the Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Third Night of Roberto it Mayolo. TO-MORROW EVENING, Will be performed for the Second time, with the following powerfu east, Meyerbesr's grand Opera, ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO, Alice, Mme. Grisi (her 3d appearance in that character) ; Isa bella, Mme. Castellan ; Dama d'Onore, Mdlle. Cotti ; Elena, Mdllo. Louise. Taglioni ; Albert', Sig. Rommi ; Eraldo, M. Massot ; Ii Priore, Sig. Taglianco ; Majordomo, Sig. Aoldl ; Cavaliers Sig. Mei and Sig. Polonini ; Roberto, Sig. Tamberliic (his ad appearance in that character) ; Bertram., Herr Formes; and Rambakto, Sig. Mario (his 3d appearance in that character). The Incidental Divertlzsement will be danced by Mdlle. Louis. Taglioni and M. Alexandre, with a numerous Corps de Ballet. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The , Scenery ty Messrs. Grieve and Telbin : the Dresses by Mrs. Bailey and Mme. 'Marzio ; the Appointments by Mr. lAla mire ; ;he liac!.inery by Mr. Allen ; the Dances arranged by M. Alexandre ; and the Spectacle under the direction of Mr. A. Harris. The Doors will be opened at Halt-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Tickets fo , * the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit, may he had (for the night or , eason), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open from Ten till Five. FRENCH FLAYS.-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING The Performances will commence at Eight o'clock precisely, will (for the last time), The Consedie-Vaadeville of LOUISON. En Deux Actes, par M. Alfred de lfusset. Berthoud, M. Regnier ; Lisette (Louison), Madlle. Nothalle. After which will be performed (for the 2d time in this country), N. Alfred de Musset's Proverbs, IL PACT QC - UNE PORTE SOIT OUTERTE OU FEPMEE. Le Comte, M. Lafonte; La Marquise, Mdlle. Nothalle. To conclude with (for the first time), the amusing Comedy of LES DEUX MENAGES, En Trois A.ctes, par MM. Picard, Wafftard, et Pulgence. Bourdeuil, M. Regnicr ; Madame BoUrdeuil, Madlle. Xathalle. The !sox-office of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mltchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond. street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. 11. Webster, Sole Lesser and Manager, Old Bromptoa. Tails EVEN I N Will he presented (15th time) an entirely new and original Comedy, by Deuglas Jerrold, entitled THE CATSPAW. Captain Iturgonet, Mr. Howe ; Mr. Snowball, Mr. Keeley ; Doctor Petgoose, Mr. James Wallack ; Audley, Mr. Charles Selby; Appleface, Mr. Buckstone ; Dust, Mr. Tilbury ; Coolcard, Mr. Benjamin Webster ; Duggens, Mr. Ellis ; Snowball's Servant, Mr. A. Itrindal ; Mrs. Peachdown's servant, Mr. Coe; Mrs. Peachdown, Miss Reynolds; Cassandra, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham ; Rosemary, Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the Last Edition of IVANHOE, with all the newest improvements. Cedric the Saxon, Mr. J. Eland ; Sir Briant de Bore Guilbert, Mr, Selby; Sir Wilfrid of Ivanhoe, Mrs. Keeley; Wamba, Mr. Kuck• atone; Isaac of York, Mr. Keeley; Robin Hood, Mrs. Fitzwilllam Robecca, Miss P. llorton. The 1;4.x-officio Is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely original Musical Comic Drama, called THE WHITE SEIIJEANTS; or the Buttermilk Volunteers. Maio r Showman, Mr. 0. Smith; Jemmy Tweezer, Mr. Wright; Captain Ginger Green, Mr. P. Bedford ; Tommy Husk, Mr. Men yard ; Madl:e. de Tourville, Madame Celeste; Susan Pockets, Miss K. Fitzwilliams ; Dolly Duggins, Miss Woolgar. After which will be produced a new and original Farce, in the Vulgar Tongue, to be called JACK IN T lIE GREEN; or, Hints on Etiquette. To conlade with a ;grand historical Spectacle Vaudeville, entitled r PLAYING FIRST FIDDLE; or, Follow my Leader Principal Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford, Lambert, Madame Celeste, Min Woolgar, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE THIS EVENING Will be performed AN APPEAL. 'T. 'rij pungj e To be :ollowed by THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. Characters by Messrs. 31.tthews and F. Cooke; Madame Vestris, Miss Julia St. Georce, Miss Dickinson, Miss lienwortlay, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Martindale, and Miss E. Honner To conclude with an entirely new and original antici pation of what may possibly occur one of these days, entitled NOVELTY FAIR; or, Hints for 18M. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews. Binge, Bellin,ham, Cookc. and Chwrles ; Nisi; St. George, Miss Kenworthy, Miss Glover, Miss Oliver, Miss Eardley, and Miss Martindale. All applications for Private Boxes must be made to Mr. Allcrott .5. Sew Bond-street. The Box-office. adjoining.; the Theatre, in Wellington-street, is open daily from Ten to Six o'clock, under the superintendence of )Ir. T. F. Bennett ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITITEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Enorincus success of the Holi.lay attract ons, The Grand Mint ,ry Spectacle of the Affghanistan Wtir. Brilliant D splay of Equestrian Wonders in the Scenes in the Arena, by the llrst Artistes in Europe. THIS EVENING, The Entertainments will commence at Seven o'clock, with the immensely suecessful grand National Military Equestrian and Dramatis Spectacle (in three acts) entitled THE AFFGHANISTAN WAR ; or the Revolt of Cabul and British Triumphs in India. Produced with every possible care to all its original and magnlncent effects, calling into action the unequalled resources of the estab lishment. A lirass Band engaged expressly for the occasion, and a host of Auxiliaries. To be succeeded by an inimitable Display of Batty's Feats of Equitation in the Cirque Olympique, introducing La Petite Jeannette, the infant Prodigy, and the diminutive steed Hare Bell, in a pecu liarly Novel Act of Menage, and Madlle. Gardoni on the Tight Rope. To conclude with the Farce of the TWO GREGORIES. Box office open From Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, &c. &c. Second week of Mons..TULLIEN. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. OPEN every MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and TIIURSD . t.Y . Pro digious Success of the entirely new-modelled Dioraifie Pic ture re presenting the PASSAGE k.SS XGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and his Army ! the largest Picture‘ s s iz o c h, of as l s i i f s in the World! with Innumerable moving Figures the Modelled, painted, a nd prod uce d by Mr. Danson and byMessrs. Adams, Wilson, &c. &c. Th e Picture has o ccup i ed the Messrs. Danson for many months, and it is confidently submitted to tbe r Publie as a chef-d' muvre of art, and not inferior to any production o The Splendid MENAGERlEthheadsa y lately been enri c h e d b y several va'u.thle Present s f fom the The Musical Department Queen. be conducted by Mons. J u lli en and 3f r. Godfrey. It will be the alit of the Est a bli shment to offer for the gratification y of ittlaiend Subscribers i bscribers and the Publi c , th e most Splendid of M her Majesty's n the Kingdom 1 I Selected Horse and Foot Guards , and the M ost eminent Artistes in the pr o f ess i on __,...,., convince th e .. The following list of engagement s w i ll, it Is bon, Public, that the long - acknowledged excellence Re pertoire of Musicof the Band or thi s Esta bli s hment will be fully maintained I The will be most extensive and varied, arranged from the — Messrs - g r Operas in this and , other countries. Solo-Playo rs mos t Popular Lazarus, Prosperre, COlinet, Pratten, Jarrett, Sonnenberg, Sommers, " nl -. av i d, of Pyrotechnic and Winterbotham. erg, .. , emmers, During the evening a grand Colossal, Scenic, an d Tableau illustrating the celeisrated Picture by David, Ituonaparte Crossing the Alps ! Showing a general view of the Region of the Alps, stretching from the small mountain lake in the foregr ound to the distant snow-clad mountains, crowned by the stupendous Mount St. Bernard and its far-famed Monastery. A portion of the French Army is first seen " en bivouac," presently - the drums beat to arms, and amid the clash of Milita r y Bands and Martial Music, the Troo p s eommence the Ascent. The Soldiers are seen dragging the Artillery in Trunks of Trees, now ascending almost Perpendicular Heights, and traversing the most Terrific Ravines, but all difficulties are overcome, and the Gallant Army is seen pursuing its course to the Fertile Plains of Italy. Tile whole to conclude with a Gorgeous Di4play of Fireworks, by Messrs. Southby, introducing, amongst various novelties, the most admired feux d'artifice of former seasons, jets dean, water rockets, revolving pieces, a magnificent Transparency fifty feet in height, painted by Messrs. Danson, representing Buonaparte on Horseback cheering flags, trophi es , &c., heering on his Troop s , surrounded by warlike emb:erns, insignia of hono ur, fir, s. amidst a cerrasca• Von of various coloured The complicated and difficult machinery, and the erection et' the picture under the direction of Mr. Thos Lowe. The ostensive 1:03 tittatzs by Messrs. Botcherby and . Dixon, 23, King-street , Covent garden. Adintsiion. Is. DISGRACEFUL CONDUC T OF A NAVAL LIEUTE NANT.—Edward Hill, holding the rank of lieutenant in the Royal Navy, was charged by L av i n i a Y oung with having assaulted her at Mr. Hogg's, at Landport, Portsmouth, on the evening of the 14th inst. By the evidence of the com plainant, corroborated by a witness, and in fact in some measure a.lmitteil by the defendant in his defence, the de fendant placed her on the floor in a public room, in the presence of several other males and females, and acted most indecently. The bench, ;after commenting on the unmanly conduct of the defendant, fined him 50s. and 93. costs. There was auother cha rge aga i n st him for destroying a bonnet be longing to the complainant, but this was withdrawn, on his paping Ws. the dam age an d ss. costs. NEW Q UBEN ' S C OUNSEL.— M r. Keogh, M.p. , and Mr. Close, were called to the Inner Bar on y e sterday, by the Lord Chancellor, a n d di rected to take their seats among her Najeaty's Cguniel.— Col k Examiner of Friday. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAY 27. THERMOMETER. 6 3—highest since noon yesterday. 4 6—lowest this morning and during the night. 63—this day, at noon. BAROMETEE, 29.77. WiND W.S.W.—fresh breeze and cloudy, with occasions : showers. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY Morning 39 min. after 2 I Evening 56 min. after 9 To-Moscow—Morning 16 min. after 3 I Evening 32 wain, after 3 Y ' 5 ,-, - , ~- -, ,- . k "AA . ' 4q 4-_,-, , :.-. . -- '‘ ''..,a _ ,-. . 1 %-•-- - "-...4 , - , .„ - ' .. . ";-' 1 ' .r •• mos' ' hit - oiT . o E. c , : , Otrtsniug L7:1111: LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1850. After the expiration of two years' experiment, the Legislative Assembly of the French Republic—itself the offspring of universal suffrage—is formally dis cussing the question as to the advisability of restrict ing the elective franchise to certain classes of the population. Although the scheme is somewhat anomalous from the circumstance of the very ma jority displaying such solicitude to compass this retro gressive alteration, having itself emanated directly from the diffusion of the prerogative it is now anxious to confine to 'particular sections of the mul titude—it is far from difficult to recognize the feeling in which this extraordinary proposition has originated. The project is adventured upon less with a view to carry the new idea into operation than with an eye to those ulterior consequences which, in the event of its success, are inevitable— the consequence of a change yet more startling and comprehensive. In other words—the conspirators of reaction having failed in provoking an outbreak by lesser acts of insult to the popular sovereignty, are resolved, if possible, to goad the people into an insur rectionary movement by this last and most flagrant outrage offered to the dominant genius of Democracy, They hare sought, and hitherto vainly, for some reasonable excuse for a coup d'etat, and ; irritated at the perpetual ill-success of their machinations, are now developing their treasonous designs in the form of an unjusti fiable amendment of the Constitution. The plot has already been detected : the Act introduced into the Legislative Assembly has already been branded as infamous by the blighting denunciations of an illus trious Republican. " You have named a rendez vous for the tempest," exclaimed LAMARTINE, addressing himself with scornful earnestness to the Legitimatists, " but the tempest, wiser than you, will evade the appointment." Of all the menaces that could have been hurled amongst the crowd of reactionists none could dismay them more effectually than this grenade of sarcasm, scattering their ranks in bewilderment with its rhe torical detonation. " You have named a rendezvous for the tempest, but the tempest, wiser than you, will evade the appointment!" It was the wisest, the least irritating, the most embarrassing defiance that could have been directed against the conspirators of retrogression, and was peculiarly well timed, because of the growing audacity of those traitors to Repub licanism. Even under ordinary circumstances, it is scarcely possible for any reflective person to remain an indif ferent spectator of the political movements transpiring within the circumference of the French capital. Upon those movements, we are all fully aware with Lord PALMERSTON, the general tranquillity of con - tinental Europe is dependant. Consequently, know ing this, even the least remarkable proceeding which takes place in the discussions of the Legislative Assembly assumes to itself an arresting importance ; and our attention turns from time to time, with an anxious scrutiny, even to the least noticeable event of a political character occurring in the cafes, on the boulevards, in the faubourgs, or in the banlieus of the metropolis. Now, therefore, more especially, when one of the grandest principles of democracy is at stake—dragged into jeopardy by the reactionists for the sake of enabling them to evoke a crisis from the consequent ex citement of the multitude—every gaze is con centrated upon this great parliamentary contention. Already some of the most remarkable orators of France have participated in the discussion ; their orations, for and against, being severally masterpieces. In favour of the proposed restriction of the franchise we have recognised successively in the tribune Mort- TALEMBERT and TRIERS, against it VICTOR "LUGO and LAMARTINE. Each of their speeches upon the occasion was more than usually characteristic. And, while Ibutocux argued sententiously for the di minution, and CATAIGNAC insisted most energetically upon the maintenance of Universal Suffrage, the attention of the least observant could not fail to be peculiarly fascinated by the gifted dis putants above enumerated. Regarding their several orations most dispassionately, it is im possible for those who, like ourselves, have the least conceivable amount of sympathy for the project held in view by MU. Tuizas and MoNTA LEMBERT, not to recognize the justice of that superb eloquence by which the latter as sailed the advocates of ultra-Socialism, and the former the apologists of ultra •Cotnmunism. Be yond, immeasurably beyond the glittering epigrams of TulEas, or the chivalric declamation of AIONTA LEAIBERT, in point of mere style —not to speak of their visiiele superiority in soundness of arguments— were the striki. g orations delivered in one sitting by Yrcrou HuGo, and in another by LAMARTINE. The recollection of the speeches in which these poet-orators vindicated the popular right to universal suffrage, claiming it as at once the sword and the buckler of democracy, will not soon pass away from the memory of the multitude. It will not very speedily be forgotten how they stood furth manfully in defence of an outraged people, in spite of the jeers of the Legtimatist majo rity, at a time when the words of the patriot were laughed at as the utterings of demagoguism. Another ray of intelligence has beamed upon the Republic, enabling her citizens to discriminate be tween the truth and the treason of their statesmen. It is said, and we believe truly, that Lord COTTEN. HAM is about to retire from the exalted position which he has long occupied with credit to himself and advantage to the country; and that his resig nation is only withheld until Ministers can make the necessary arrangements for the appointment of his successor. The advanced age and increasing infir mities of the Noble and Learned Lord render such an event by no means improbable. The arduous and important duties of the high office require, not merely a clear and vigorous intellect, but sound health, and great physical strength and activity on the part of the Lord High Chancellor. Although there has been, as yet, no symptom of mental failure, and the distinguished nobleman is still in the full possession of his faculties, and perfectly qualified to adjudicate upon such cases as he may be enabled to hear, and to pronounce judgments that will constitute valuable precedents in future years, it is, unfortunately, but too notorious that his health has been gradually sinking, and that he is quite unable to endure the toil and labour inseparable from the efficient discharge of h some time past hasis b d e u en ties. He is, and f or own Court unable ohas Chancery d consequently a la rge arrear of businessfs t a o cc , u n t a a n u k his seat i n his e w our laced, and th e unfortunate suitor s , ose positions, even under the most favourable c ircumstances, h ly are by no means enviable, are involved innewdifficulties, additional expenses, and most ve • xattous delays. iie is, in like manner, incapable of presiding on the wool sack in the House of Peers, of which he is, ex officio, Speaker. Neither can he act as chief judge of the highest tribunal in the land, the court of ultimate re sort. In like manner, his colleagues are deprived of the benefit of his advice and assistance at Cabinet Councils. These multifarious and varied functions ar e , i n fact, more than can be performed by any individual, however great his powers of endurance. He cannot possibly get through his business efficiently, although every hour be devoted thereto, to the total abnega tion of self, the relinquishing of every species of recreation, and even of the exercise necessary for health. He has all work, and no play," and that, NDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1850. ' the nursery proverb tells us, " makes Jack a dull boy." He is obliged, therefore, to slur over mat ters which would require the utmost care and most mature consideration. He must pass from the Court of Chancery to the chair of the House of Lords, from hearing appeals with his brother Peers to consultation with his Ministerial colleagues, or, per haps, a complicated question of international policy. How can he possibly devote the time necessary to perform any of these duties well ? or how can he be expected to consider the various legal reforms which must receive his sanction and approval before they can be adopted as Government measures ? It is literally and physically impossible. A man with an iron constitution, capable of labouring without inter mission night and day, without requiring food or sleep, could not accomplish it. If, however, the current rumour be well founded an opportunity will be afforded to Ministers of sepa rating these functions, and appointing different per sons to the various branches of the situation. The Court of Chancery would require the undivided at tention of an eminent equity lawyer, who should con tinue in office without reference to any political changes that may occur. In all other cases the utmost care is taken to render judges abso lutely independent. They hold their offices for life, or, what is equivalent thereto, " during good behaviour." No change of Ministry can effect them. They are not selected to make, but to interpret the laws, and the total separation of the legislative and judicial functions has been regarded as one of the most valuable constitutional principles. The judges, being wholly indifferent to passing events, having no favours to seek, or injury to dread from the Government, may reasonably be expected to administer equal and impartial justice, not only between subject and subject, but between the humblest citizen and the Crown itself. Every possible precaution has thus been taken to secure the utmost freedom from passion and prejudice, and the attempt has been eminently successful. It would perhaps be impos sible to find men more competent in every respect than the learned judges of our superior courts. But there is one exception, and one only, to the general rule. The highest equity judge must neces sarily be a political partizan. Although he give the utmost satisfaction to the suitors of his court, and his judgments be wholly un impeachable, he must go out of office should a Ministerial crisis occur. He cannot abandon his former colleagues. The greatest inconvenience may be thereby occasioned to litigants, but the rule is inflexible. This glaring evil should be forthwith remedied, and the office of Lord Chancellor, so far as the judicial duties are concerned, should be assimilated to the Mastership of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancellor ships, and other judgeships, and the occupant should be irremovable, and hold his situation dum se bene gesserit. There should also be a permanent President of the appellate tribunal of the House of Peers, who might likewise act as Speaker of the House of Lords. Under the present system a suitor who feels aggrieved by any decision is entitled to appeal. But how ? It is from the judgment of the Chancellor in the Court of Chancery to the same individual in the House of Peers. The scene is changed, but not the man There might have been some use in an appeal from " Plum. drunk to PHILIP sober," but, as it is not usual for English judges to indulge in any species of conviviality while on the bench, the present power of appeal must be regarded as little better than a solemn farce, the maintenance of which is disgraceful to the nation. The power of appeal should either be altogether abolished, or it should be given to a totally different person. Finally, there should be a "Minister of Justice" with a seat in the Cabinet, who would discharge all the political duties which now devolve on the Lord Chancellor. Such a person would be enabled to con sider the legal reforms that are so much required, and to superintend the administration of justice in every department. We should thus have the - dutiek well and efficiently performed by three persons, in place of being hurried through and slurred over by one, and there would be but a trifling, if any, increase of expense to the coun try. Under the present system the Lord Chancellor receives 14,0001. per annum. The Chief Judge in Equity would be sufficiently remunerated by 7,0001. a year, the sum that is to be allowed to the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. The Minister of Justice might receive 5,000/., the same as the Premier, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, or any of the principal Secretaries of State; and the Speaker of the House of Lords and Judge of the Court of Appeal should be similarly remunerated. This would be altogether 17,000/. per annum. But as the salary of Lord Privy Seal or President of the Council might be saved by joining the duties to the Minister of Justice, there would, in fact, be no addition to the public burdens. We trust that these suggestions may at least receive full consideration be fore the appointment of a new Lord Chancellor of England. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and yesterday. On Saturday the National Assembly passed the first article of the Electoral Bill without a division. That article is as follows : " Art 1. Within the thirty days which follow the pro mulgation of the present law, the electoral list shall be made up by the mayor, assisted by two delegates nomi nated for each commune by the jugs de paix, and domi ciled in the canton. The delegates shall have the right of recording their observations on the grocer verbal. The proces verbal shall be deposited by the mayor with the electoral list at the office of the secretary of the mayor raltv, to be communicated to all who may require it. The discussion on Art. 2 was postponed till Mon day. The debate on Friday was of a very animated cha racter. M. TIHERS addressed the Assembly in favour of the Bill, and, as usual, endeavoured to irritate the Opposition for the purpose of creating a scene, and at length he succeeded to his heart's content in so doing, by grossly insulting M. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. In defending the exclusion of certain classes from the exercise of the franchise by the proposed measure, M. Thiers said—But is it the poor man whom we have excluded? No; it is the vagabond—the vagabond who gains money without having any domieile, and who on leaving his work hastens to the wine-shop, where he spends what he has earned. These men, having no family, care nothing about a domicle—l look on them as the most dangerous portion of society. It is these mon who merit a title always employed in history to imply contempt—the title of multitude. I can very well imagine that certain men are unwilling to give up this instrument; I can conceive that tyrants should put up with them, give them food, sometimes punish them, always despise them.—(Sensation and applause.) But, for Republi cans to seek out the men of the multitude and defend them—oh! believe me, such persons are false Republi cans! Examine history, and you will see that it is the vile multitude that has at all times betrayed and delivered up liberty. It gave it to Cresar for bread and the Cir censian games, and after having allowed the emperors to take it, butchered them! It is this vile multitude that delivered up to the Medici the liberty of Florence— that in placid Holland murdered do Witt and Bayle— who applauded the execution of the Girondists, and after wards rejoiced a t t h e merited death of Ro bespierre' It is this multitude which, after being subjected te the great man who knew it well, in 1815, placed a cord round the neck of his statue to drag it through the mire.-- (Immense applause.) M. N. Bonaparte, from his place—l demand perrnis. lion to speak. Tho President—Net now. You can speak at a later moment. M. N. Bonaparte, sharply-_I demand-- The President—You must not thus interrupt. I call you to order ! Pil. N. Bonaparte—Bat, M. le President, when The President—l call you to order a second time. M. Thiers—Although I never refuse, when in the tribune, to allow to any man to make any observation in reference to what I say, yet to-day I shall depart from my usual custom; for I am unwilling to add to the afflic tion of the Assembly by contributing to exhibit to it a man who bears the illustrious name of Napoleon, defend ing such opinions as he professes.—(Tremendous ap plause.) M. N. Bonaparte (with great violence)—l must insist on speaking.—(lnterruption.) ILTNti.e President . — on lc h on t snuoltt to t be heA c s e s n em su b r l e y d. as to whether The Assembly by an immense majority decided the question in the affirmative. From the Mountain—Let us go away.—(Agitation.) A considerable number of the members of the Moun tain then left their places. Laughter and applause then arose on the Right. Some of the members who had arisen then hesitated, and at last resumed their places. On the Right—Go, if you please, all of you. Several ether members of the Mountain returned to their places, in the midst of laughter. M.N. Bonaparte appeared in the midst of a group of them, gesticulating violently. Great agitation prevailed at the moment. M. Bertholon descended into the semicircle, and entered into an altercation with a representative near General Chan garnier; the General spoke to him with animation. A crowd gatherd round the spot, and the utmost confusion prevailed. M. N. Bonaparte thee approached the tribune, and x. 44 apparently asked M. Thiers to allow him to speak. That gentleman gave way, descending the steps of the tribune, which the other gentleman ascended. M. N. Bonaparte—l have been called to order, and even censured; I can, therefore, according to the regulations, address to you an explanation. I was, I confess, carried away by a hasty movement, which I could not master, when I heard M. Thiers say that it was the people.— (Interruption). On the Right—No, no; he said the multitude! The President—M. N. Bonaparte has a right to give his explanation. You would be just as culpable as he has been, if you should interrupt him. M. N. Bonaparte —I admit that I was carried away, when I heard M. Thiers affirm that it was the multi tude who, in 1815, tied a cord t• Napoleon's statue. So remarkable an historian as he is surely must know that it was the Royalists who did so.—(Applause on the Left.) MM. Favreau, It) de Laborde, and de Tinguy pro tested in the midst of the noise against the assertion. M. N. Bonaparte—lt was the friends of the Cossacks who tied a cord to the great man's neck; and a man whom I will not mention, but who bears a great name— (lnterruption; cries on the Left of " Name him! name him!")—a man who bears a great name was, if am not mistaken, the first in committing that shameful act.— (Interruption.) M. Benoist d'Azy—The person who did so was named Maubreuil. M. N. Bonaparte—M. Thiers has thought proper to remark on my political opinions. I deny his right to do so ; he was no more entitled to call on me to account for my opinions than I have to interpellate the gentlemen on the Right in a similar manner. But it is because of the name which I bear that I defend the interests of tho people.—(ob, oh, enough) And since 1815 has been referred to, I do not hesitate to say that I prefer being on the side of the conquered of Waterloo, rather than on that of the conquerors.—(Exclamations on the Right—applause on the Left.) In the course of his speech, M. TRIERS gave vari ous definitions of Socialism, making it include every class of persons who differ on any one point from M. TRIERS. For instance, the advocates of a paper according to M. T RIERS , S oc i a li sts. currency Speaking are, of he institution of credit banks, he says— " What is to be done to accomplish this must be a general expropriation of all capital.—(Sensation.) But where is the capital to come from to provide for all this enormous expense ? You doubtless imagine that it can all be done by credit ; no, it must be done with a capi tal which has never been wanting to democrats, which is unlimited, which is made with the stamp of the Re public—with paper money.—(Renewed sensation.) It is, therefore, the second kind of Socialism which I fear— namely, the general expropriation with paper money." In short, it appears that the ultra-Reactionaries accuse every man of Socilism who pauses in the career of reaction, and M. TRIERS himself will, if he continue Simply Orleanist, be accused of So cialism, because he does not go the whole length of Legitiniatist Absolutism ; indeed, there are not wantin some who already accuse him of such a • tendency. The National has the following on the " scene" be tween M. Timm and M. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE : " M. Benoist d'Azy said yesterday that it was M. de Maubreuil who, in 1815, had affixed a rope to the statue of Napoleon, to pull it down from the top of the column in the Place Vendome. M. Benoist is but little acquainted with the deeds of his party. The honour of that action belongs to M. Sostbiaes de Larochefoucauld, the same who paraded through the streets of Paris with a cross of honour tied to his horse's tail, and who was followed by a beautiful Duchess seated behind a Cossack. M. Thiers treated the history of that period as his friend did ; he affirmed that it was the multitude, the people, who had outraged the Emperor's statue. It is a false allegation. Enough of persons witnessed the fact to give it an irrefutable denial. No, it was not the people who insulted the bronze of the column ; it left that sad honour to the emigrants, the Chouans, the men of the infernal machine, the accomplices of Cadoudal, the nobility of the Faubourg St. Germain and its lackeys. It was not the women of the people who danced those licentious dances, hanging on the arm of Blucher and Wellington, under the windows of Louis XVIII. They were weeping over Waterloo; they were dressing our wounded soldiers, whilst the great ladies of the aristo cracy were feting the soldiers of the invasion. M. Thiers knews that as well as any one, but lies as to the truth, hoping in that manner to cause his new friends to forget the purchase of the Duchess of Berry and the scandal of Blaye." A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday, to con sider several important documents which had been received from the English Ambassador. Previous to the meeting of the Council the Marquis of NOR MANDY had a long interview with the PRESIDENT of the Republic. Madame DROUYN DE L'Hurs has arrived in Paris. Serious differences have arisen between General D'HAUTPOUL and General CRANGARNIRE, in con sequence of the attempt of the latter General to usurp the functions of the Minister of War. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MAY 25. Namur and Liege, 7 1 4—Rouen and Mavre, V. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 21st have arrived. The news of the recall of M. DROUTN DE elluys has created a great sensation at Madrid. Immedi ately on its arrival the French Minister had a long interview with the President of the Council and with the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Senor IsTuatTz was to set out for London on the 22c1. MADRID BoLSA, MAT 21.—The Three per Cents., which were at 32, went down to 30i 31 ; Five per Cents., 12 3-16. Exchange on London, 50 15. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS _ CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.— The Cotton Market at Liverpool ou Saturday was firm at previous rates. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, and comprised about 5,000 American, 300 Pernam and Maranham at 7d. to 74d., 400 Egyptian at 7id to Bd., and 500 Surat at 4kd. to 51d. per lb. Railway Shares were rather dull, and prices bad a downward tendency. The following letter has been received from the party who has before addressed us upon the subject of Mexi can finance:— "Liverpool, May, 1850. " Sir, Observing reports so freely circulated throughout the London press generally, I venture again to address you, and trust you will be pleased to give an early insertion to my communication. "I well know the parties in Mexico from whom these writings emanate; they are extensive speculaters in these bonds, in which I bare not the least interest, but `John Bull' has been so often duped, I wish to offer my mite in opposition to such glaring statements, and time will show that I am right. "From Mexico, politically, nothing new. Business was extremely dull. The cholera was raging fearfully in the republic—had made great ravages at the mines of La Luz it, Piedad, Zamora, and many other towns and villages between Guanaxuato, Gualalaxara, and Mo relia, and had just appeared at Queretaro. The deaths in some places had amounted to 20 per cent. of the po pulation, in others to 10 and 15 per cent. It had not then, 13th April, reached the capital, but was fast ap proaching, and a suspension of business (as formerly took place there) was apprehended. In the last visit of the cholera 20,000 persons died in the capital of Mexico, " Further statements appearing, inducing the supposi tion, that the project before the Mexican Congress for benefiting the bondholders will become a law, I cannot at all coincide in such a view, or even supposing the pos sibility of the project receiving the sanction of the Con gress, that it would ever be carri e d out. " there is no British house in Mexico which has not large claims on that Government fur interior duties, illegally and most unjustly exacted (myself among them), and which have for the last twelve years been preferred through the several Administrations here, and admitted by the Mexican authorities; but up to this day not a fraction has been recovered, while the French and Ame ricans have been paid in full for precisely similar de mands, but exacted at the cannon's mouth. I state this to show how much faith may be placed on Mexican sti pulations. " General Santa Anna has a very large and influential party in his favour in Mexico—the army, whose inte rests ha has invariably fostered, almost unanimously so, and he is sure to return to power there. All who have watched Mexican affairs, know from experience what reliance may be placed upon Santa Anna's respect for the laws passed by Congress, when it has suited his convenience to annul them; and it is also a fact that he has o❑ more than one occasion appropriated the funds of the bondholders without repayment. repeat that what the bondholders have to look to are the sums accruing to them from the import duties which will so seriously fall off. In further evidence of which, we have here usually three vessels loading for Vera Cruz; now there is only one, the Zephyr, and she load ing almost entirely with earthenware and rough freight. My correspondent from Mexico writes that the import duties this year will diminish at least 25 per cent., but I am convinced they will reach fully 50 per cent. defi ciency compared with 1849. _ . " I maintain it is a perfect farce to imagine that the Mexicans are so suddenly imbued with an animated de sire to satisfy their debts. We must not pretend to form experience from futurity, but judge by the past. " A MEXIC•N MERCHANT." There are advice& from the Australian coloniesidated a few days later than those previously to hand. Sydney accounts of Feb. 8 state that the imports of British goods having declined considerably for several weeks, contrary to the expectation of many, various articles had baen inquired for during the few previous days, although a short time previously they were un saleable, because the holders were forcing them on the market. The produce market was brisk f)r wool, in which there were large transactions. Tallow was cheaper. The Port Philip accounts are dated Feb. 4. The re venue statement for the year 1849, was most favourable, the total amount being 206,7991., and showing an in crease of nearly 19,000/. in the Customs. The corn crops promised well. There are letters and papers to a late date in De cember from New Zealand, and the following is an extract:— " New Plymontb, Dec. 15, 1549. " The weather has been splendid of late, and all farming operations are progressing favourably. Yes terday is considered to have been one of the hottest days ever experienced in Taranaki, though judging from the thermometer, 70 deg., we should not hare anticipated stick a conclusion. " We have before alluded to the partial failure of the wheat crops; there is little doubt but this arises from over cropping, and neglect in changing seed, fur on the newer lands, in the Omata district especially, there never was a finer prospect for the ensuing harvest. "The Government brig called hero for orders on the 13th, and sailed again forthwith to bring Lady Grey down to meet his Excellency. He has at last started overland to pay us his long-anticipated visit. His route is through the interior via Rotorua. " Our races are fixed for the 27th and 28th. A ploughing match and rural sports are to be added to the amusements. " A full-rigged ship, supposed to be the Pekin, was beating up to this anchorage on the morning of the 11th, but the wind freshening from the N.E. she bore up, we suppose, for Wellington. " Flour may be quoted 101. 101. to 111.; of other pro duce our stocks are about exhausted." From the South Sea Islands we learn that several atrocious acts of cannibalism had been perpetrated by the natives upon the traders who called there, and the visit of a ship of war to the Feejees was considered ur gently necessary. The steam-ship Canada brings late intelligence from America. At New York the rate of exchange on Lon don was 1091 to 110. Public securities were moving up and the demand for all the good dividend stocks con tinued active, owing to the abundance of money. Cotton was buoyant and at full prices, holders being firm. The season for the crop just planted was stated to be very backward. In Canada the crops were promising. Pernambuco accounts of April 15 have been received by a ship arrived at Liverpool. The fever was then abating. The Customs revenue this year shows a marked improvement. Exchange on London, 28 to 28i. There has been rather a dull trade in Mark-lane to day. The imports of foreign grain are large. The English Funds have a firmer tone to-day. Con sols have been 96 and 96k. This is attributable to the belief that friendly relations have been re-es tablished between England and France, or at beat that all the preliminaries have bees adjusted. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents hays been quoted 96i to 97, and the Three per Cents. 95 to k. Exchequer-bills are 675. to 71s. premium, and India Honda 90s. premium. Bank Stock is worth 2061 to 207, and India Stock 266 i. The delivery of the letters by the second mail from Paris puts us in possession of accounts rather different from those previously received, and in which it is alleged that the coolness still existed with the English Am bassador. The Foreign Securities have been somewhat firmer by sympathy with Consols. Mexican Bonds have realised 30i to 30i, and Equador 31. Buenos Ayres Stock has been 51 to 52. Peruvian Active Bonds have been done at 76, and the Deferred at 33i. Spanish Five per Cents. have been marked 17i, and the Three per Cents. 371. to I. Russian Bonds are worth 107 i. Railway Shares are looking rather better and with moderate transactions. Scottish Central Shropshire Union South Eastern Do., No. 3 .—... ...... 30 ...... 13% Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth i'ork, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... ... ........ 25 Do, Newcastle Eaten. 20 ...... 8 , 4 l a % B% Do G.N. E. Preference 8 ... —1% l% York and North Midland 50 FOREIGN RAILWA YB. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 12% East Indian .......... ..... 53 , Namur and Liege ....." 7% Northern of France l 2 lh Orleans and Bordeaux 2% Paris and Rouen Rouen and Hayrs .. 20 5 20 ... 7 1 ,4 1 / 3 16 20 21 20 ..-.. MINES. Australian 4 ...... 4 ......... JOINT STOCK BANKS. British North American 50 _ - LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 27.—Wind at noon S. to S.S.E., light breeze and cloudy. QUEENSTOWN, MAY 23.—Wind S.S.W.—Sid. Palatine, New York. Off port, Naomi, Cunningham, Bahia; Kent, Callao•, Manchester, Ross, Callao; Promise, Hoseason, Callao; and all sailed for London. CROOLHAVEN, MAY 23.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Col lector, Crinston, Callao, for Liverpool. LIMERICK, MAY 24. Wind W.—Sld. Briefly] Hill, New York; Berlin, New York. STROMNESS, MAY 23. Wind S.E. Sld. Lord Brougham, Quebec; Margaret and Ann, Quebec, and put back leaky, making two feet of water per hour. SHIELDS, MAY 25.—The Isabella has come off the Herd Sand, and proceeded for Jersey. The Woodman, which capsiz-d, has been got up right again. PORTSMOUTM, MAY 26.—Wind W.S.W. Arrd. Diana, Tetcher, Iquique, and sailed for Bremen; Ameri can Eagle, Doane, New York, and sailed for London. CARDIFF, MAY 25. Wind W.—Sld. Clydesdale, Cuba; Pauline, New York. SWANSEA, MAY 25.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Wales, Mearthy, Cuba. Sld. Emperor of China, Hong-Kong. FALMOUTH, MAY 26.—Wind W.S.W., strong.—Arrd. Bellona, Ritchie, Mauritius, and sailed for London ; Argo, Genitz, Mazatlan, with about 60.000 dollars on freight ; Eliza Hart, Hart, Bahia ; Vittoria, Mitchell, Sierra Leone. Off port, Fortitud e , New York for Bre men; Goede Verwalehting, Zelytstra, Batavia for Am sterdam ; Bremerhaven, New York for Bremen ; Gi tans, Ligertwood, Port Philip ; Bosse], Rentel, Rio Grande for Hamburgh ; Sir Edward Paget, Barclay, Sydney, New South Wales ; Armenius, Nordenhaltz, Rio Grande for Hamburgh. Ilanwicli, MAY 25, SEVEN p.m.—lt blew strong all yesterday from S,W., and still continues from the west ward. The Ville de Maruis, Newcastle to Marseilles, put in yesterday leaky, having struck on the Cork Sand. A large ship, reported to be from the Baltic, deeply laden, and painted with a broad white stripe, is at anchor all safe under the Cork Sand. DZAL.—Arrd. Dorothy, Sandstrom, Granada. Arrd. from the River, Oriental, Adelaide, South Australia. BAHIA, MARCH 28.—The N. S. di Boa Viagern, sailed hence 21st for Lisbon, and put back on the 27th, leaky. WELLS, MAY 20.—The Alfred, from Middlesbrough, on shore on the Mein 15th instant, came off on the 23d with some damage. VALENCIA, MAY 18.—The Premier, from London, went on shore near the Lazarott during a strong wind and heavy sea yesterday. HALIFAX, N. S., MAY 16.—The Charles, Saunders, New Orleans to Quebec, went on shore near Pope's harbour, 11th inst., but was got off and into Spry harbour on the 14th with loss of rudder, and rudder case started. The Northumberland, from Boston to Quebec, sprung a leak during a gale at S.S.E., 10th inst., and was run on shore on the White Point on the 11th, and sunk; materials saved. A Dutch ship, Holland to Boston, went oa shore on the cast aide of Goose Island, 11th inst., and is full of water, but is ex pected off if the wind changes; cargo discharging. RAMSGATE, MAY 25.—Wind S.W., fresh; 26th, S.W., strong.—Arrd. Lady of the Lak e , London for St. An drew's, N. 8., after being in contact. LIVERPOOL, MAY 26.—Wind W.S.W.—The Invinci ble, Newport to Baltimore, went on shore in Carrituik Inlet 6th May, and remained with little damage; as sistance would be sent to her. The Robert Finnie sailed from Bahia 23d, and put back 26th March, leaky. By accounts received from Bahia and Pernambuco, the wea ther had undergone a favourable change, and the health of both ports was improving. The captain, two mates, and seven men of the Bodean Castle; and eight men of the Modiarck, a coal vessel, had died of fever at Bahia. OFF IClNlALE.—Collector, Callao. FALMOUTH, MAY 26.—The Terra Nova, Patagonia to this port, was run ashore on the Morro, off St. Paul's, Brazils, 23d February, very leaky; crew saved. The Herald, Sunderland to California, put in here yesterday, leaky. DUNZiII, MAT 25. —The Dart, of and from Ostend, for Leith, is stranded on the beach five miles N.W. of the town; is expected off; cargo (horses) saved. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)- CORN EXCHANGE—(MONDAY.) Nearly the whole of the country markets held on Sa turday were heavy for both English and foreign Wheat, at a decline in the quotations of from is to, i❑ some in stances. 2s per quarter. The sale for Barley was less active than of late, but Oats and Beans, as well as Indian Corn, were higher to purchase. Flour gave way quite Is per sack. We have letters from Now York to the 16th inst. No change of consequence was reported in the value of any article. The best Western Canal Flour was selling at fire dollars per barrel. In the Continental markets the demand for Wheat for shipment to England has fallen off. The arrivals of English Grain up to our market last week were small. From abroad we received 17,796 quarters of Wheat; 7,514 ditto of Barley; 27,503 ditto of Oats; 115 ditto of Rye; 363 ditto of Beans; 266 ditto of Peas; 7 ditto of Tares; 834 ditto of Rapescerl; 57 ditto of sundry seeds; 5,143 sacks and 25 barrels of Flour. From Essex and Kent the arrivals of Wheat, fresh up to this morning's market, were very moderate, even the time of year considered. Those from Cambridge shire, Suffolk, &e., were limited. By land carriage the receipts were again triflug. Notwithstanding that the show of samples of both red and white was small, the demand for all descriptions of English Wheat ruled ♦ery inactive, at prices about equal to those obtained on Monday last, at which a fair clearance was effected. The accounts just at hand, respecting the appearance of the growing crops, aro very satisfactory. The Wheats are progressing rapidly. Numerous offers reached us to day from the eastern ports to ship wheats at ruling prices. A few of them were taken by the leading millers, but the amount of business thus transacted was not large. The quantity of fresh foreign Wheat on the market was not large, but we had a fair sprinkling of grans• ried samples, in good condition. Selected parcels of both red and white sold at about stationary prices; but the middling and inferior parcels were slow in sale, and rather lower to purchase. Scarcely any English Barley was brought forward; indeed, it is evident that the quantity of that grain on hand is reduced to a very small compass. The supply of foreign Barley was good, while the demand for it was in a very inactive state, and in some instances the currencies were Is per quarter lower than last week. Some qualities were scarce. We had a very moderate supply of Malt on offer. Most kinds moved off slowly, at unaltered quotations. Scarcely any English, Irish, or Scotch Oats wire brought forward; but the supply of foreign was extensive. All kinds sold slowly, at barely late rates. Beans, the sup ply of which was very moderate, moved off slowly, at last week's quotations. The sale of Peas ruled heavy, at late currencies. Indian Corn was held at high figures. No change took place in the value of the best town made Flour; but foreign qualities, which were plentiful, sold at is per sack less money. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier.. Red, New.... 36s to 41s Oats—Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 411 s 50, Lincolnsh., Feed. Iss 17s Norfolk and Lin- Potato coin, Red..... 35s 40s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White.. •• . • 37s 42s Black . ... •• • 14s 151 Irish, Red •• . • 375 41s Cork, White. •• • • 14s 17, Ditto, White...... 40s 43s Scotch, Feed. •• • • 17s . Rye—Old •• • • —5 Beans—Tick ....• • 245 29, New. •• . • 205 22s Pigeons •• • • 293 35, Barley—Grinding. • . 19s 21e Peas—Grey •• • • 23s 25, Malting . • • 23s 25s Maple . •• .. 245 26 5 Chevalier •• .. ... 2i5 26s White. ••• • • 22s 24 5 Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• • • • • 2bv 27, folk ...... ••• • • • 43s 48e Flour—Town-made... 325 37, Brown ••• • • 40s 425 Suffolk 27. 32 8 xingstonand Ware 465 is Stockta & Norfolk 271 3; SEEDS. Canary Seed has further improved in value 63 to 8s per quarter. Clover, Rape, and Trefoil are held a; full prices. In all other Seeds, as well as Cakes, exceedingly little business is doing. Turnip,White, per bush. lOs to 11 ' Red aid Green.. 105 12s Mustard, 8r0wn.... . 8s Its; White .......... 6s 95 Tares, Spring ........3s Gd is 6d Canary, per quarter • . 803 90s Rye grass.. ... • • ... 203 24s Clover,lteofEng: (cwt.) 35; ios-, CarrawaY •••••• • • • • .. 295 32s Coriander ............ Pis 24s Hempsecd, per quarter 325 35s Linseed, Fng.;owing.. 445 b6s Crushing .... •• •• 40s 435 Baltic •• .. 34s 448 Odessa .• •• •• 421 49s Linseed Cake,pr.l,ooo— .... . II Os 9/ Os Foreign, per ton 51 103 71 Os Rape Cakes, pr ton 410 s 41 151 Rapeseed,liew,prlst 321 Os 161 Os White 34s 485 Foreign 335 50s White.... 328 505 Trefoil 14s A considerable increase has taken place in the arrivals of Foreign Stock into London since this day se'nnight. The total importation has amounted to 2,012 head against 1,739 at the corresponding period in 1849, 2,355 in 1848, tied 2,961 in 1847. The condition of the arrivals is tolerably good. IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN TILE PAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calvet. Pigs Hamburgh 41 110 ... Harlingen • 95 ... (03 .. 222 29 ... Amsterdam ••• ••• ••• 26 .•• Rotterdam 9l ... 715 ... 8 ... 65 ... Antwerp ••• .. ••• 7 .•• Total 227 1,428 230 ... 127 .. Corresponding week in 1849 406 ... 976 10 315 2 Same week in 1848 ....... 615 .. 1,389 . 1 S . 333 ••• Very few imports have taken place at Hull, &c. By sea, from Ireland, 101 Beasts, 25 Calves, and 45 Pigs have come direct for this market. Very few Foreign Beasts were on offer in today's market, but the supply of those from our own grazing districts were seasonably extensive, and of excellent quality; indeed, we have seldom witnessed a much better collection of animals at this particular period. The dead markets being well cleared, and the attendance of buyers on the increase, the Beef trade ruled firm, at an uthritneo in the quot“- .; GERMANY. The Kolner Zeitung of the 24th, publishes the fol lowing telegraphic dispatch of the state of the King of PRUSSIA'S health : " To TIIE PRESIDENT OF THE RECENCY, M. DE MBLLER. " Yesterday afternoon his Majesty had a slight attack of fever; a healthy suppuration has commenced in the wound, the arm being slightly swollen and somewhst painful. His Majesty slept well during the night, and this morning there is less fever, and the suppuration proceeds fsvourably. " The Minister of the Interior, " Berlin, May 24." " DE MANTEUFFEL, The following facts have been ascertained respect.. ng the assassin. His name is MAXIMILIAN JOSEPII SEPEL OGE ; he is th e son o f a n army surge on ; h e was born in Wetzlar, and is 29 years of age. He was educated at the Military Orphan Asylum at Pots dam, and has served eleven years in the fifth company of the Foot Artillery of the Guard. On the 26th of October, last year, he was invalided on account of physical weakness and a dis eased, if not totally deranged, intellect. By special permission, however, he still resided in the barracks of the corps, and provided himself with a uniform. He seems to have quitted the service with great re luctance, and made frequent attempts to be reinstated ; he was possessed by some extraordinary fixed ideas ; for instance, that he was the real inventor of gun cotton, and had been unjustly passed over in the dis tribution of prises given for some peculiar preparation of that article; he had a similar delusion with respect to a certain sort of chocolate ; he had also a plan fur founding an African colony with the help of the Bey of Tunis. On all these subjects he pestered the Mi nistry, and it is said the King, with petitions and me morials it was impossible to answer, and the ne glect of his repeated applications for reinstate ment in the army, and patronage for his schemes, it is supposed exasperated a mind already crazed. A letter from Berlin, 231 inst., says : " The Prince of Prussia, who it is stated by all the journals this morning had left for Warsaw, and who in intention suddenly was to have start e d t o -day, changed his suddenly last evening. his Royal Highness will not leave until Saturday. Dispatches of a very serious nature which have been received from Frankfort are said to have caused this delay. It appears certain that the intended meeting at Warsaw is nothing more or less than a con gress. If in addition to the Emperor of Austria and th e Prince of Pru ss i a , th e o th e r German Princes do not at tend there in person, they will take care to have themsel ves properly repre sen t e d. The Prussian Minister at St. Pe tersburgh, M. de R o chow, will also go to Warsaw, M. de liadovritz, M. de Carlowitz, and M , de Schlei nits, are designed as members of the next un itary govern ment, and consequently ministers of the union. Th e two last are n a tur a lly but the mere instrum ents in th e hands of the first. M. de Gagern and M. Sitnson were at first thought of, but the name of the former was not in favour in a high quarter, and the latter preferred hi s position at the Tribunal of the Union to that o f Minister. Th ere was a report that the Diet of Erfurth would be convoked for the month of J uly, but i t i s now said that the Cabinet has decided this morning that it shall meet on the 20th June." ITALY. Their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess ALEXANDRE DE GONZALGA-MANTUA were received by his HOLINESS in a private audience on the 15th May. M. DE RAYNETAL arrived at Rome on the 16th. The domicile of M. EaCOLE, the Chancellor of the British Consulate, was violated by the Roman police on the 19th May. They entered his house, and re. mained in possession of it some hours, searching i n every portion of it for prohibited books and papers, but found none. It appears that the object of this search was to seize and burn any bibles that they might have found, as at this moment a fierce perse cution is going on throughout Italy against the agents of the Bible Society, who are everywhere well re ceived by the people, but persecuted by the priests. DEATH OP SIR GEORGE CEEETWYND, BART,-IVe regret to announce the sudden demise of Sir G eorge Chet wynd, Ba r t., w h o exp i re d, we believe, in a fit of apoplexy, on Friday evening, at Grendon Hall, near Atherstone, War wickshire. SUDDEN MATH OF MRS. LABOUCHERE.--W e re gret to announce the sudden death of this lady, the wife of the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, the President of the Board of Trade. The deceased was the youngest d aughter of the lat e Si r Th omas B ar i ng , an d sister of the Right Hon. Francis Thornhill Baring, First Lord of the Admiralty. M r. Labouchere was i n t own when a special messenger arr i ved early yesterday morn i ng f ro m Chislehurst, announcing Mrs. Labonchere's illness, in consequence of which he left town immediately. Mrs. Labouchere's confinement was not ex pected.to take place f o r a month or two. Premat ure l a b our, it l# ONO, waa the cause of death. QUARTER TO THREE, 96 96 Consols ~. ~, ~ Ditto, Account, June 12 ... ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. , lank Stock 3 ~er Cent. Reduced Aens ... 95 95% 91% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities........ 96% 96 96 New 3 1 ,4 per Cent. Anns. —. India Stock In iik Bond., 1,000/.... Ditto under 1,000/.. ........ Consols for Account 96 96% 9 64 Exchequer Bills. I%d. tir 2d 1,0001. June 7O 67 71 p 71 p 5001. June Small. June 7O 67 71 p 71 p ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES . Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 yet Cent.... 51 52 52 Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent.... 71 Equador Bonds 3% 3% Mexican, 5 per Cent.lB46, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent Ditto, Account Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, Converted, 1841 — Ditto, Account ....—... Russian Bonds ..... 107% 107% Ditto, 4 1 4 per Cent Ditto Scrip 2 7 ,4 p 2A p Spanish 5 per Omt. 1840 17% 17% Ditto. 3 per Cent Venezuela Bonds, 214 per Cent Ditto Deferred - 11% 76 33 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 214 per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 56 66!4 Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates—. 85% PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS . DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRI('Es. Nuckinghatnshire ...... 174 Caledonian it astern Counties... Great Northern Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12 1 ) 4 10 ' 1 ,4 ... ..... Great Western 100 Ditto, New 171........ 15 ... . 7 Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... 95 .. Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 ...... 35 1 ,E 37% Do. Fifths.. Do. Thirds ...... ........ 18 ...... 734 7% London &Blackwall...ll/. 6s. 3d... 4 1 / 8 1 4 ... 4 1 4 L )ndon, Brighton, and . South Coast. 100 London and N Western 100 Ditto, New Quarters 12 Ditto, Fifths l2 . .. 11 1 % 1 i ... ..... ... 11 1 / London St S.W.-2.stern —lOO ...... 6134 1 / 2 ...... ..... . 61 4 Midland .lOO ...... 344 34 ... ...... 344 Do., 501. Shares ..... 30 ...... 2 %. ........ ... 2 i.t Do. Birm., and Derby 1 0 0 North British ... ... 25 7 71 g 1 . 4 . .................. ; 4 North Staffordshire ... 17 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Royston and Hitchin ... 4 1 ,6 Do. Shepreth Eaten. %...... %3i 0..., A ----------- 9 CB I tions paid OR Monday last of fully 2d per SI N ' „peril very sup er i or Scots sold at 3s Sd; but the top ° ro° tigure for Beef did not exceed 3s 6d per Sib i os Norfolk. Suffolk, Essex, and p er r e ceived 2,400 Scots and Shorthorns; from ocher of England 400 Herefords, Runts, D ev , ° , and from Scotland 300 horned and P°" e bo o os , The number of Sheep was much less than ths t this day se'nnight. Prime old Downs Were 53 , 8 1b;, 06 / in good request, at a rise in value of 2d ri highest figure being 4s per Sibs; and the cur itew all other breeds had an upward tendency, wits' bes til!', demand. We were tolerably well, but not to ssY supplied with Lambs, all breeds of whic h L° s ° o3 P er , steadily at very full prices, viz., from 44 to goo lai e B x lb te s. nsi t y k. e l , th th o e ug y h ea th l e tra su d p e a t 2d Pe r se d money. The Pork trade was in a very depre p r l u y led at barely at itionary prices. a. Per albs. to sink the offal. I. d. to s. d, 2 it 1 Inferior Beasts.. 2 6 2 8 Inferior Skeel " ; I Second quality • ... 210 3 0 Second 01 11 Prime large Oxen.. 3 2 3 4 Coarse-wsolleddl „ ii 1 Prime Scots ••• • 3 4 3 6 Southdown Viether_ii Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 2 Ditto eutof "lo w , S firm, olVes TiOs sibs of Prime small ditto 3 4 3 6 Large 1101' " 3 11 iuckling Calves •• 18 0 23 0 Small Porkers •• ". 0 Lambs • • 4 0 4 QUIIrOr old rig g TOTAL RUPPLY AT MARKET. !ll' I '° Sheep. Calves . I 22,1150 1 190 rt FOREIGN SUPPLY. •.• Beasts. Sheep. C a lves. I I 150 1,000 I 1 i MEV/MATZ AND LEADS S e icia 11, 4. Scarcely any coantry-killed meat w 4 s I. " j ealsss o t these markets met week, but the supplies t r er tbe i ,, l t t Oared in the ropolis continue lerg' dy r e 'relf year. Prime Mutton and Lamb are 01 ' l est se m i at very full prices. In all other kinds of 133 any business is doing at late rates. ( LP '1 At per stone by the Cercsss. I , I , s d. s. d. ee f inferior.. .• • • 1. to a 110 Mutton ,fafer ior ; ' I ; - middling 2 ip 2 2 raidtloa . , 7 5 , I ; - prime largo .. 2 4 2 8 print' .• 1 ; - prime small .. 210 3 0 Pork, large" a Veal •••••••• • • • • • • 2 11 3 4 -- ''''''' Lamb, 4e Od ts 5s 2d. . 1 0 , o ia BOROUGH AND SPITALII`" o f V, :0 1 For the time of year the importations o ds; ~ Potatoes continue very extensive. Sin ce s olkl s l;iii they have amounted to 1,275 tons, derived fi lo; is' o . Rotterdam, 625; Dunkirk, 103; Antwerp' n,105t0 82; Louvain, 73; Rouen, 187; and Harliaroilsod,o From our own coasts, is well as from '-" e sres e d t o arrivals have fallen off. Selected qualities freely, at higher rate s , an d th e value of ether P°' well supported. Pe r el Per Ton. 1 to of York. Regents 120 s t o 140 s Common Whites 75 1t ' Ditto Shaw* for Kent Shawl '''''' _5 planting —5 to —s Essex Regents opto Scotch Regents 65s to 80s Ditto Shaves '''' Ditto min.Cupe 65s to 75. Ditto Kidner gOst o ,l Ditto Buffs ... —s to s Chats, sousel.• ;0 1 Blues ...—. ...... —s to —s Ditto damaged...oo to Lincoln. Regents. —s to —s French White s. ' P t° 0 Wisbeach ditto —s to s Belgian s Whietes." 411 iso Ditto Kidneys .. —s to — s D u t c h Whit Berwick Rsgts... —s to —s German ditto 0 41 1 noitouaa 3r°' DZA3g O2 III Ist 01 4 The imports of F oreign Hops into L° ll— c oss were 20 bales from Antwerp, and 75 ditto 60004 The accounts at hand s f rom Kent and Su i si , e i ri g 11 1 the bine has made cons id era bl e progress ai l to — e rsk ro week, and that tyin g h as b ecome pretty g th e l d demand for all kind of Hops, especially as irstelP9l looking healthy, is heavy, and 1018 A with difficulty support e d. N ew Mid ises' A f ge ° pockets, 61 2s to 101 ; new Weal d 0 - or to 81 ; new Sussex ditto, 51 3s to 6 1 1 !, 5 , '41 85; 0 1 hams, 121 to 131 ; yea r li ng D en ts 3/ 511 s" / is to " ling Sussex, 21 10, t o 31 s s; o ld HoPso cwt. Beasts. 3,317 caot ill; , WOOL. Since the conclusion of the üblic 0 4- t els -111 1' of business doing by private contract ba 9 potel,l4o nevertheless, holders continue firm, and o'i l ro l 3 0 ° 1 1' 0' cept at very full prices. The imports' int ° ""c f rj st 'lo l ' week, were only 12 bales from maim Itt fr 4 burgh, 2 from Rotterdam, and 68 bags ' f '',llo o. "' Large supplies of Wool are, however, close Adelaide and Sydney. " TALLOW Since our last rep ort , t h e dem . and for 1 11 lr ifi ,041 ne O P Tallow has ruled s t ea d y . I n prices 134 &1130/6 selling 4: change has taken place. T o -d a y, r.Y.C., , A 3 at 363 9d to 37 5; an d, f or forw.--63 8 "" 3 3d to 38a 6d per cwt; Town Tallow , 3 ' l " per cwt, net cash ; R oug h Fat, 2s per 811)°' iso. . 4 24,7,„' 0 0i , 31 0 94 0 56 0 ,: 4 1 , 1, 14" 11 1181 O r 39 5 , ROLLS' COURT.—('PHI S e t foe The Master of the Rolls sat in his C ou.g lf minster. His Lordship took his seat 113°S 41' eleven o'clock. CO DICKENSON .. THE GRAND JUNCTION CAN, is The MASTER of the ROLLS, upon taking morning, stated that be had just bad an, teat Sep apt Mr. Cubitt with respect to this case, and t : n 14.1 111 : t P, had stated to him that he thought be c'A-to b 0 a 1 mode by which protection might be afforder,pcb ties, preventing the trial at l a w, He to see the solicit.rs of both parties, sn i. " ; ,"lo°' ip therefore ordered to stand over Co e nable 1 " -- af„r, OFI T v u . a E o ß nu oL o L w s .— g .r a n y po r i l g s o3 %t io t, ° ; Istr Y The MASTEHR° this case, directing certain inquiries to t he to case possesses no f ea t ure o f interest, ei ce ' l ties concerned. AP ; GRAHAM AND OTHER S V. THE DIRIC.N I4 .",,,cO*fe . SHIRE, AND CHES HIRE JUNCTION R AIL II4 A - w ati °/I gi or ° 4 l The further argum en t s i n t hi s part-hen ru o le le ol i ` l ' resumed to-day, and oc cu pi e d th e Court tneoos"0111 ing. The case came before his LordshiP ll 4 till° for an injunction on behalf of the plaiu i oir e , shareholders of the Birkenhead, Lall e „'", di p a Cheshire Railway Company, to restrain t ' n " - c i it`7 s o: from contracting a loan for 200,000/., tlf',"or t ; forcing proposed calls of two and three P° ll '" the "pi' shares of the plaintiffs, or from forfeiting rocee 1 te' of the plaintiffs, or from taking 1 4' 11 fefer re e against them in respect of the matter s " o f tb e v lsit i j i and for such further relief as the Mas ter f 113 % 61 's might consider necessary for the rotection tiffs and shareholders. The bill Pin this on ill ° tli s tare bid 51 , 11 of May, praying that it might be des - fivo directors were not authorised or eoP ° shareholders or company to construct fi laq, c o; Chester to Lower Walton, or to applY tf en jet'," Sad company to that purpose, or otherwise te:,: h pletion of the works of the railway " 1- s P re igs t ': . ; authorised and empowered to make under ti t ' of the Act of incorporation and the 1 16 ° orr h ll (P s tion, or to make ca ll s on t h e s h are holde r. ' for v' e f money by loan, or debenture, or mortgage' ct ion pose of applying the same to the cons tru ct the co o , railway to Lower Walton only and 91 8 : 0 1 0 '0,0 0° I , I re cV r t :. , should declare that a proposed ' loan °' ' - t he ``," d d not be legally made or contracted for by (o,:efrp, It appeared that there were two cles 2e c!,besp l ' o f k :, holders in this company—those of th e ,, tels o Jl, ( l Birkenhead pr o p r i etors , an d the ablire",,.°tiorltie Birkenhead, Lan cas hi re , an d Ch es hire Jul l '', o ol' which were amalgamated in 1847, n r ir a d, r e is t ', i‘ 45,000 shares ot the Chester and Birkeneeel,,-;ri: ing 1,155,000/, and 45,000 shares re presen t ' o ° 7oat " d e eo P / ' for the Cheshire Junction Railway. Th,, e bseqpe sion in railway speculations in 1847 al"„ - : to, i 14; caused the Cheshire Junction underta"'"Apno k 3 but soon after the amalgamation till, O ro tip ro, but there were calls made upon the 31 1 . t 4 h th er o e f vl M ,er a e y, sin lB cl3 4B c , a t l o ls t a h b e o e u x t te to nt be of ni l a o a l e . , e %Af o i fr o r r l, , . 0 0 ,ft case t has ha t already the who e oc o c f u t p o i . e d d ay two in T case of uon-payment thereof likely toe o d it days , " ) probable ile will be °cc. ' pit o' VICE-CHANCERY.—(VD - ' d Nothing of the least interest ocnur re i - pr il P", morning, in either the Vice-Chancellor 0 0 , icor: i the Vice-Chancello K •B ruce 'sCour co° 0 1 r night O,OO t o Chancellor Vi 7 igram did not sit, in con,s7,tonu . ,„ of, o l tinned indisposition. It is generally un tie- 'Te r 's' Honour will not sit again till Michaellnesooooellfor medical attendants have advised him to g°,.. °13 0 CO nc e, !% for the renovation of his health. The t old e ,OO/ / ' we understand, sat to-day at hie prict weer the purpose of hearing and disposing 0 ' cases, 1846. 1847. 1848. stock this day ...... Price et T. C. .• Delivery last week .. Ditto from June 1.... Arrivals last week • . Ditto from June 1 ... Price of Town 7,951 , 7, 717 , 493 3d 45 1 ba. to 49a id to 45 1 ta . 925 57 ? 78,492 97, 855 159 9 ” KM 97, 50 ' bls Od 41116 d 267 81,0011 4ss 6d (Sittinin QUEEN ' S Banc ß o, E bef N or C e Lord 8 1 ' ) if ....ommou..mompown••••••••••••••••• , p A $l, and Justices PITTEs COLERIDGS , atla ' - 00 , 0 , ON, oLERIDGS, mi . p ~o r 0 THE QUEEN v HOBBS, THE LATE 31ALVOA v MN I d Mr. p V. ASHLEY said, 08. the part of l b , e , r a 1 ! 0 0 6 , Dow nton, in Wiltshire, ho had to Moro I'd or I t OP show eause why a writ of mandamus 0 11 °,1 av or " 4 0! _ commanding Mr. James Hobbs, the late IPZici itOlog , plac t e to deliver up to the present May q r b be o :yer of.n retaining the possession, notwitbstanding_ariotio4lo aiy had expired. On going out of offinel i i.; e r erg, --- ah rl ie Chief 100-40,firtliri.o'ij), plications . had been made g to Mr. Hobbs 101 0 1 0, nt i lt o his successor the insignia of office in a lleg e quesd ' e 60 4 h c o etehahen had occasions b t e a e ff, n in ut a answer to filling o b i w e b i c hi h ha ae li b e w eiiis bi k e f h co f ,e . grounds for retaining the possession of 113° 1 , ,,r dilf":l°_, f ' he said be had a claim on the corporatiol a of , i or, to in , so t l e On it, wottu ft 00,° to be repaired, and that the repair," d • cell r about eleven pounds. An offer was into; i g si r. , 11 0 ° e e ° , to pay the cost of the repairs, provideu 3 f i ae Or handed give the name of the party to tch° 111 ,,,, 1 00 P.,11, hnoamnhdeaededfsoemvnetrr.itltvotoarkebipneasir,rea.psajAiirvleerd.r.stootbainbsof th e f i e ld, b c ° ;_e t t: o r :, at She ffi eld it was ascertained that thinegreuivirl:oll:l:3l): in that town of the name of Wilkillg, a.:illevir6iiit°°l:o nearest approach to the name was a oir . ,,,,plica tl f ° De o There ut eut of was the coming. entrusted ugsivtueini gentleman, touph imth i e silversmith resident in She ffi eld, but oo -i j .„a t , , ,Dtio e o ve m r in g g o ' ne trowsrtaars ff ef,posubinru.dt thlshattethtshegeroantk.oor.ot,io'fht:ii -de S- 4 i affidavit on .. . which he (Mr. Pasbley) n' a „torn 'f Di application showed that it was the co ensign, o t .l borough for the 'n the OOO mayor to retain ~,,,r office during his period of of fi ce, and to ile' l ja i ' his successor on his being sworn into office' the k , 0 rule l L e o t r o d sh C o A w x:n a ::..—l think th_ ............... im is 8 " se for rottY °i. p n e o s g s e e s o s u i 1 1 e f o f r mbitsrl.iceellv ifionahg: ho t b e; a is t es i r a t e : timate use of the writ of mandamus, a nd Pa ire 1 o f --,----!--. P -- 1 --- - --------- '`, in Sto l ' e 'dg er e3 The steam-ship America, Ca o ll t ; t 11 ;41:1 the Unit from Liverpool on Saturday, carrying passengers and the usual snails far Goads ti" States. (1 .•. 41 3 A 9,2.53 42a 6d to •s id *2l 87,600 be t i nlttt ac cei Vlou de a Are s 1 01).1 1 tho qt e 1 1131 fit arld phi ha ( ti ne kis ( Go rut th, the do • Pre Itu Do " 1 4y., pr ti 11 ••••..