The Sun. — London, England, 1851-05-08 00:00:00

LETTEEigIi zh Edition, BTo., 21. Gd., division, in which the House negatived the amendment RS to J JiliNi 130. LL, Esq., on Affairs by ' 4 2 to 49. who I n eonnected with his Landsd Proper 47, Committee, discussions took place upon several of Live thereon. and the Perilous By Sir EDWARD BULWER LYTTON. Bart. the clauses, a n d t h e HOU9O having proceeded as far as London: Chapman and Hall, 1 93 , Piccadilly. the eighth cl ause , t h e Chairman reported prcgre s. ____,...„_,,...........,..—........................... The other or d ers ci f the day were then dispo td of, - and the House adjourned. recently so entirely desperate as the graduated dimi nution of promotions among all ranks of the com missioned officers in the sea service, from the admirals and captains to the commanders and lieutenants. Without reverting zn toto to the scale of numbers found adequate for the interests of the maritime pro fession during the great wars which raged in the high seas until the crowning triumph of Trafalgar, the Admiralty have so far approximated the future list to the part as to bring the evil complained of into something like reasonable proportions. Instead, for example, of maintaining the catalogue of flag•officers to a gross total of 150, they purpose diminishing the amount to ninety-nine. Instead of insisting upon keeping up the captains to 500, they will be satisfied with 350. Instead of cherishing the enormous and most unnecessary number of 828 commanders, they will rest contented with 450 ; while they suggest that 1,200 lieutenants will be amply sufficient for all the requirements of the service in lieu of the 2,147 1 as hitherto. "My Lords," says the letter given in our last impression, speaking succinctly and to the puzpoile, "propose to reduce the active list ultimately to 100 admirals, 350 captains, 450 commanders, and 1,200 lieutenants." With this widely considered re duction held perpetually before them as the goal to be arrived at ulteriorly, the Admiralty cannot fail, we should imagine, to satisfy before long the dearest hopes of the financial innovators. Beholding their efforts in the desired direction, the aspirant for im provement in the naval profession will simultaneously feel gratified by a movement which must necessarily tend to concentrate the energies of the service with in limits calculated to render the maritime force most efficient, and in every imaginable way most satis factory. Heretofore the endeavour seems to have been somewhat mistakingly to diffuse the strength of the most truly national of our warlike professions so as to diminish its collective vigour, and by this means to retard, if not ahogether to prevent, its de velopment. Against the obvious tendency of the old system until now maintained at the Admiralty, we ourselves have inveighed repeatedly, without however perceiving even the faintest indication of any inclination to concede on the part of the constituted authorities. It is consequently with no small amount of satisfac tion that we have glanced our eyes over the pro gramme of reform sketched out for their own guidance by the administrators in the naval depart ment of the Government. In that programme, despite one or two lamentable deficiencies, are discoverable enough reason for self gratulation sufficient to render it singularly acceptable to us, and such, we doub HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. First Night of LE TAE NOZZE GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. Our impression of yesterday contained the melan choly intelligence of the demise of the Earl of Corrare- Hex, for many years Lord High Chancellor of Eng land. The Noble and Learned Lord finally retired from the wo o l sac k i n t h e month of J uno l as t, having ill health some ti me prev i ously been incapac i ta t e d by health from presiding in the Court of Chancery. There can be n o d ou bt th a t he fell a victim to the zeal and assiduity with which, while his health lasted, he discharged the arduous and mul tifarious duties of his exalted office. For several months past he has been endeavouring to restore his shattered constitution, which had been completely destroyed by the almost superhuman labour required at his hands. He visited Malta and Italy for that purpose, and a temporary improvement gave hope to his numerous and attached friends that his valuable life might be prolonged. But the expec tation was vain ; he gradually sunk, and eventually breathed his last at Fietra Santa, in the Grand Duchy of Lucca, on the 29th ultimo —another victim to the system which has been so loudly and justly complained of, but for which the Bill now before Parliament and the country would afford no adequate remedy ; for we may venture to assert that it was not the labour of dispensing his ecclesiastical patronage that injured his health, or compelled him to send in his resignation. The Noble Lord sprung from an ancient family, many of whom had filled high situations. He was a lineal descendant of the garrulous and en tertaining Secretary of the Admiralty, whose amusing diary is so well known throughout the entire country. Another of his progenitors had attained high legal rank, being appointed Lord Chief Justice of Ireland in 1664, shortly after the restora tion. WILLIAM WELLER PIM, the great-great grandson of the Chief Justice, married the eldest daughter of the Right Hon. WILLIAM DOWDESWELL, a well-known public character in the eighteenth century, and by her had several children, the second SOH being CHARLES CHRISTOPHER PEPYS, the subject of the present notice, who was born on the 29th of April, 1781, and died on the 71st anniversary of his birth. Mr. WILLIAM WELLER PEFYS, after having practised as a barrister for some years, was appointed to the lucrative office of Master in Chancery, and in 1801 received the title of a Baronet of the United Kingdom, with remainder to the heirs male of his body. A similar distinction had pre viously, in 1784, been conferred on his brother, Sir LUCAS PEPYS, Physician-General to the Army, and Physician in Ordinary to his late Majesty GEORGE the THIRD. The Noble Lord eventually in herited both these titles—the former in 1845, on the death of his elder brother, the latter, in 1849,, on the death of his cousin, but not until after he had acquired for himself the higher distinction of the Peerage through his own meritorious exertions. As he was intended by his father for the bar, his education was conducted chiefly with that object. He entered as a student at Trinity College, Cam bridge, and received a respectable degree (not being a candidate for honours) in 1803, at the same ex amination when Baron PARKE and Justice COLERIDGE obtained high wranglerships. In the following year (Michaelmas, 1804), he was called to the bar by the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, and im mediately entered upon the practice of his laborious profession. The Noble Lord from the very come mencement of his professional career exhibited that unceasing industry essential to success. He had also the advantage of obtaining the assistance of Mr. I'IDD, author of the well-known " Practice," and subsequently of Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY. He did not, however, achieve a rapid success, but was compelled to struggle on, slowly and gradually, overcoming the difficulties of the course. At this period he acquired the character of a sound and painstaking, but not very eloquent advocate. As it was, however, known that he threw his entire heart and soul into the cause of his client, and was always thoroughly prepared with the facts of every case in which he was engaged, and the state of the law applicable to these facts, he obtained a fair share of business, and achieved a respectable, although not first-rate position in his profession. He continued devoted to its duties for many years, and it was not until June, 1821, when he had entered into his 41st year, that, he entered into a ma trimonial alliance with Miss CAROLINE ELIZABETH WINGFIELD, daughter of WILLIAM WINGFIELD, ,E,q., Master in Cnancery, an cffice from which he only re cently retired. By this lady, to whom he was a de voted and exemplary husband, and with whom he enjoyed the greatest domestic felicity to the last hour of his existence, he has left a numerous family, six sons and three daughters still surviving. In Michaelmas, 1826, when he had been steadily working at the outer bar for twenty-two years, he received a silk gown, and was shortly afterwards elected a Bendier of Lincoln's Inn. In 1830, he was appointed Solicitor-General to the late Queen ADE LAIDE, an office which he filled until 1834, when he was appointed Solicitor-General of England on the resignation of Sir IVILLIAM HORNE, and the pro motion of Lord (then Sir JOHN) CAMPBELL to the Attorney-Generalship. On the death of Sir Jotter LEACH, in the same year, he was appointed Master of the Rolle, and shortly afterwards First Commissioner of the Great Seal, on the resignation of Lord BROUGHAM. His judgments in this capacity gave the highest satisfaction, and led to his further elevation to the Peerage and the Woolsack in 1836. He most efficiently discharged the duties of this the highest status in his profession, the greatest prize that can fall to the lot of a subject, until the resigna tion of the Whig Ministry, in 1841, when he went out with his colleaguss, being succeeded by Lord LYNDHURST. In 1846 he again was entrusted with the Great Seal, which he held until June, 1850, when, as we have already mentioned, his state of health compelled his retirement. The Noble Lord afforded another illustration of the rule that it is not always the most brilliant advocate that makes the soundest judge. Al though, as we have stated, he was never remarkable for his eloquence, or achieved extraordi nary success as a practitioner, no man ever gained greater laurels on the bench ; and his decisions will long be regarded as precedents of the highest authority, as models far the imitation of his successors. In politics he was ever a steady and consistent Liberal. Although no great legal reforms were introduced under his auspices, the omission may be ascribed rather to the overwhelming nature of his various duties, that pre-occupied his entire time, than to any lack of inclination on his part. He is now re moved, and his name will go down to posterity as a sound lawyer, an able and impartial judge. He is succeeded in his titles and estates by his eldest son, CHARLES EDWARD Viscount CEOWHURST (now Ea:l COTTENHAM), ho was born in 1824. It ti regpectilally announced that a Grand EXTRA NIGHT will lake placa TIIIS EVENLNG next, May 9, when will be p resen t ed Alairi's Opera LF THE NOZZE, LaLia, Madame Sontag ; Vespina, Madame Giuliani; La Marcheia dl F on it, 2,ladlie. Ida Bertrand ; Cavallere di Vtilafranca, Signor Gardoni ; Cricca, Signor Ferranti (his first arpearance itt this coun try) ; 11 Barone Fuedatarlo d'Acetosta, Signor Lablache. In the course of the evening a grand Pas by Xacille. Amalia Fer raris and M. Charles. To conclude with the admired Ballet, LES METAMORPHOSES. By Mdlle. Carlotta Grist, :Mlles. Rosa, Esper, Julien, Eamorenx, Allegrtni, A.ussandon, Kohlenberg, Pascaies, s o id ansky, sots, mm. '.llrick Paul Taglionl, and Charles. The Opera will commence at Half-past Seven. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the x °thee of the Theatre, Opera-colonnade, Haymarket. THEATRE ROY.IL, DRURY LANE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. James Anderson. THIS EVENING be presented by her Majesty's Seryssfe TIM SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Ranger ; Charles Surface, Mr. J. Anderson ; Lady Teazie, Mrs. Nlsoett. To conclude with the comic Pantomime of HARLEQUIN AND 100 D QUEEN BESS ; or, Merrie England to the Olden Time. Harlequin, Mr. Lauri; Pantaloon, Mr. C. Lauri; Clown, Mr. Doughty ; Columbine, Miss Palber. stairs and Dross Circle - - - 84. Boxes First Pr!ca. Second Trice. Pit - 3s. Is. 6d. - .. - - 2s. la. Od. Lower Gallery - - - - 15.1 No half-price Upper Gallery - - - - 6 , 21. 5 to Galleries. Private Boxes to admit 8 reduced from 31. 3s. Od. to 21. 12s. 6 d. Ditto 6 ditto 21. 121. 6,1. to 21. 2a. od. Dittoll. 6d. 4 ditto 21. 25. Od. to 11 . --,-* Od. Ditto 4 ditto 1/. I Is. 6d. to 11. .8. TB EA ME ROYAL, BA MARK EI . Mr. D. Webster, Sole Lessew and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENIN Will be performed an entirely New Comedy, entitled RETIRED FRO3i BUSINESS. After cvhich, a new and (as times go) original domestic drama of startling interest, entitled ARLINE ; or, The Fortunes and Vicissi tades of a Bohemian Girl. Count Arnhem, Mr. J. Bland; Count l e lorestine, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham ; Thaideus of Warsaw, Mrs. ; Devilshooi, Mr. Bucastone ; the Gipsy Queen, Mr. ii. B edlor 1. LP ill. TliE..s.'rßel Roll.AL , ADE. Under the direction of Madame Celeste , pniF . , EVPACING. Will be performed TII E FLOWERS OF THE FOREST,To he followed by a new musical, historical, pastoral, vmlcal Lary drama, called O'FLANNIGAN AND THE F. IIRIES; or A Midsummer Night's Dream. Phelim O'Flannlgan ag Chaplin; Mary, Miss K. Fitzwill,arn'. ''' l ". Bud , Oberon, 311 , e E. *on TUBA rktE, U FORD.s/BEET. m on ezementKees and Mr. Beale 7. - THIS EVENING, Under cu.. - Will be performed THE WIFE'S SECRET, In Which Mr. and L. Keen, Mr. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley will appear. Itt "' After which a new Farce called AP..IRTMENTS. Visitors to the Exhibition may be accommodated." * To concludeby with a new grand spectacular E xtravaganza (taken om a Tale, Washington Irving), entitl e d n u , : AmiA , B , A ; or The Three Moorish Princesses. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Harley, A. Wigan, Wynn, Cooke, Flexmore ; Misses Murray, Daly, ViTash, Robertson. Lecierq, Keeley, Mdlle. Auriol, and Mrs. Keeley. Private Boxes, &e., to be had of all tne Booksellers, and of mossingham ; of whom also places may be taken at the Box-office, Oxford-street, from Eleven till Four o'clock. ROYAL LYCEUM HEATitk.. Under the Management ol T Madame Vestrii. &le Leal!, Mr. Cha.. 'es Mathews. lflly EVENING, Will be performed COOL A 5 A CUCUMBER. To be followed by A DAT OF RECKONI2 , IO, in which Madame Vestrls will appear. To conclude with Math QUEEN' OF THE FROGS. Characters by Messrs. C. ews, R. Roxby, Bellingham. Horncastle, Monis t ' Mrs. Frank Matthews. Miss sit. George. Miss Martindale, and MIRE. Oliver. not, as must render it equally acceptable to those who have sympathised in our aspirations through all parts of the United Kingdom. Even with the dimi nution indicated as above, an ample margin will still remuin for the filling up of all the exigencies which can by possibility occur. 'With 100 admirals, 350 captains, 450 commanders, and 1,200 lieutenants, there will assuredly be officers more than sufficient for any emergency whatsoever, and no such reason for com- ROYAL OL VMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Parrett. THN EVENING, Will be performed THE LADIES' BATTLE ; or, Un Duel en Amour. To conclude with SIR ROGFR DE r OVF:RLEY , or, the Widow and her Wooers. supported by Messrs. W. Farren, Compton, H. Farren, W. larren, Jun., I)iddear, G. Cooke, Shalders, Lee, Bender, Kinloch ; Mesdames, StirLng , Leigh l' , lurray, L. Cloward , Adams, E. Turner, and Bartlett. plaint on the part of financial reformers, or, in other words, of the mass of the population generally, as existed when, as at present, the navy list numbered no less than 150 admirals, 492 or nearly 600 captains, 828 commanders, and 2,147 lieutenants. At the out set of the proposed change, the reduction will, as the Admiralty document distinctly intimates, be merely a transfer from the active list to the permanent half pay ; but, say the authorities, "as lives drop, the number on the permanent half -pay will diminish, and the expenditure for the deadweight decrease." A consideration of no very unsatisfactory kind, seeing that the people have such few opportunities of looking forward to any similarly large reductions. • AnTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. trader the Patronage of her Maiesty and his Royal Highnltla Prince Albert. Procrietor Manager, Mr, W. Batty. Appearance of Signor Chiarini with his celebrated menage steed. This EVENING, Will be perform e d a grand new Spectacle, entitled ELEANOR Tll E AMAZON ; or, Queen ot France and England. To be followed by new Scenes of the Circle, introducing an en tirely new Company of French Artistes. To conclude with a comic farce, called SHOOTING THE MOON; 0; The Cove of Cork. Box-offlee open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new comedy proverb, teaching people the beet method of LIVING IN GLASS HOUSES. Principal charac ters by Messrs. Tilbury, A. Davies, Norton, J. Howard, Attwocd, T. Rogers, and Romer Mesdaine.t C. llorsman, C. Melville, Dibdin, and Wallis. An ILLUSTRATION OF THE EXPOSITION. Principal charac ters by Mesdames Marshall, M. Taylor, C. Horsman, and Dibdin Messrs. J. Reeve, Norton, J. Rogers, and Romer. To conclude with a new Farce called TAKING THE CENSUS. The prices of admission are arranged as follow :—Orchestra stalls, 4s ; Boxea (first circle), 35.; (second circle), 2s. ; Pit, ls. Doors to be opened at Halt-past Seven, and the performances to eommence at Eight precisely. A second price will be taken to the Boxes :only at Half-Nutt Nine —first circle, 25.; second circle, Is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, deci W ded e ly ila t v o e have e iv iib ed i 11 the Paris journals of yest er d ay . M. P. L ACROIX , Di rector -G enera l o f Civil Affairs in Algeria in J une , 1848, h as wr i t t en to t h e P resse to say that G enera l C HANGARNIER was a stranger to the publicati on , i n Al g i ers , o f t h e announcement to the effect that th e E xecu ti ve C omm i ss i on o f Fi ve had been replaced by one o f th ree , w hi c h was reproduced by that jour na l y es t e rd a y. F rom M . Lecaoils statement, it appears that the ca pt a i n o f the steamer the Sphynx, on a r r i v i ng a t Al g i ers, on the 19th June,_ stated to the Gov e r nor -G enera l C HANGARNIER, and other eminent p e r sonages , th at , j ust before his de parture from Mar se ill es , h e h a d seen a placard stuck up, announcin g th e rece i pt of the news by tele graph of th e r e pl ac i ng o f the Executive Commis sion. This was commun i cated by the Governor- General to M. L ACROIX, and, as the elec tions were to t a ke pl ace t h e next day, M. LACROIX thought it import an t t h at t h e public should know it. He accordin g ly di recte d one of his employes to an- noutce it in th e M on it eur ; but tbis person, instead of simply st a ti ng h ow t h e news had come, made the mistake of sayi ng t h at " i t h ad been received by tele graph by the Go vernor -G eneral. " The next steamer v.hich arrived f rom F rance, five days later, br oug ht intelligen ce th a t t h e news was false; and M. LACROIX immediately publi s h e d a not ifi cation to that effect. In addition to th ese exp l anations, M. LACROIX de clares formally, on hi s h onour, that no dispatch of the kind referred t o was ever received by the Go vernor-General. Th us h as t h e thrice -refuted ca lumny, origin a lly i nvente d by £MILE DR Gineu nize against G enera l s C AVAIGNAC and CLIANGARNIER, again recei ve d an aut h or i tat i ve contradiction. The Corsaire, in n o ti c i ng t hi s attempt of EMU' DEGIRARDIN t o rev i ve th e ca l umny, declares that be is mad ; an d a d op ti ng E miee ' s own formula, that he who do e s n o t d eny avows, says that, unless a for mal denial i s g i ven , i t s h a ll conclude that the fact of his madness i s a d m itt e d b y hi mself. The Gazette des Trib unauz states that a judicial investigation is t o b e ma d e to di scover the persons who spread on the Bou rse t h e f a l se report of an insurrec tion having taken pl ace at L yons. The Penal Code (article 419) pu n i s h es w i t h f rom a month to a year's imprisonment, all th ose w h o, b y f alse statements, may have eff ec t e d a r i se or f a l l of the public funds. The Gazelle adds that s eve r e measures of police are about to be o rgan i se d at t h e B ourse. The Minister o f th e I nter i or , yesterday, attended the sitting of th e C omm it tee on t h e proposition of M. BAZE, for i n t erd i ct i ng t h e sale of journals in the public streets. The Mi n i s t er opposed the proposi tion, and, in supp o rt o f hi s op i nion, stated that the sale with th e aut h or i sat i on of the Government was attended with no inc onven i ence, and that the result of the int er di ct i on wou l d have the effect of depri v i ng from 1,800 to 2,000 p ersons o f the means of existence. The Committee r eques t e d t h e Minister to give some explanation a s t o th e sa l e of journals in the reading rooms and books e ll ers ' s h ops, as well as what took place in the departments with regard to th em , w hi ch he promised to g i ve at an early sitting. The Bulleti n d e P ar i s says— " We ha ve reason to believe that M. de Falloux, who returned to Pa r i s t h e d ay . b efore yesterday, will vote for the revision, an d advise lai:; friends to do t h e same. " The 20th Committee 4)11 Parliamentary Initiative has had submitt e d t o i t a proposition by M. AUERY (du Nord), r e l a ti ve to t h e completion of the rail ways already commence d , and the construction of new lines. Thi s propos i t i on advocates the construc tion and worki ng o f a l l ra il ways by the State, but per mits their bei ng a dj u d ge d for a period of nine years. He also propos es th e c reat i on of railway bonds to the amount of 382 millions, receivabl e a t t h e pu b lic offices, and whi c h may b e changed for cash at special offices ; these b on d s to b e paid off by means of a sinking fund. Thi s resource may, says the proposi tion, be combined with successive loans to th e amount of 101 million s . The Ordre contai ns th e f o ll ow i ng announcement of a project for g e tti ng e p i n P aris a General Exhi bition, on the pl an o f . t h e one i n London :—" The pre of an Exhibi t i ot lo f M anufactures in Paris milt occupies the att e nti ot t o f a number of persons. Assuming an initi a tiv e whi c h th e G overnment ap pearsndoned, M. , REAU, the architect to whom we are ,indebted f or t h e g i gantic vroject of the Belles, is to present, either today er . to-morrow, to the Pitesiveeir of the Republic some pl sos which he has just drill vn out. The Exhibition, he proposes, should take p lace in July next. The architect would, it is said, cover in a part of the Charcns Elysee for this purpos e. The expense of this eenterprise—two millioi is is spoken of—might, h c e l° tl s i s in a • k i : s,b e ra isedb y a subs c r i , etion opened in France and in neighbouring countries. It remains to b e aacertai ned whether the idea will be comprehended in our ct )untry, and whether he will find in the arts, in it:dust. ry, and in commerce, that bopport which is indispen• s Info to him." The a iiprovement in the price of pu2allo securities which tc .olt place at the Bourse on Tu's t'ay was not maintain, id. The Five per Cents. opened at 911. 10c., but fell sidasequently to 90f. 35c., at which price they cloak cl'. The Three per Cont. , closed at 56t. 5c.; (mewls lift dread Shares, 820 f. ; Rouen, 6 25f.; Havre, -A 2l * 5Q c. ; Gre.-.4 Northern, 476 f. 25 0 . ; A v i guo n, 2151.; 403f zini 4"f. 75c. ; Basle, 142 f. 500. ;Bordeaux,Nantes Ur . 276 t. 'aris and Strasburg, 3661. 25c. ; Tours and 25e. ,40811\ESS JUNE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LON DON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 7. eßr.:3lCeenonfisthriial,,rBanlf4r..„6 - F . E r a la n si e ty e shl ( d ? ,a r ai lz lsa s xn and r Vierz o n ), 17 1 4—Dutch and Havre, 10.. -West Flanders, 3 . Strasbourg, emboar g' l 3 o l4 , 4 7 — l it r u t e h i; n0m......11 ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Open for the season on MONA PAY, the sth o, May. rirst representation of a giga-Itic modelled Panorama, painted by the Messrs. Denson, representing the Temple of Janus in the Eternal City, with a striking View of the Colosseum, Palace 01 the Caesars, &c. The Menagerie is both varied and extensive, including two gi raffes, two elephants, which promenade the grounds, appropriately Caparisoned and attended. The band, composed of musi cians of first-rate celebrity, is conducted by Mr. Godfrey. Moored on the lake is seen a real Chinese pleasure junk, with masts and sails complete. Also Remington's aerid bridge, and various novelties; and at dusk will be given, on a scale of surpassing ma - niflcence, a representation of the Closing of the Brazen Gates of tie Temple of Janus, with (for the first time ever attempted) a grand olossal transparent diaphoni: panopticon, showing the horrors of war and the blessinzg of peace, terminating with a most brilliant display of fireworks by Messrs. Southby ; and an allegorical tableau of the arts and sciences. depositing their treasures at the feet or her Majesty Queen Victoria, the whole forming the must gorgeous spec tacle ever witnessed. ADMISSION—ONE Exhibition nights—Alonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and ?rid ay. EiIOFI WATER Al LONDON RIDGE Tina DAY —Morning 32 min. alter 6 j Evening 2 min. after 7 to - Moasow —Morning 38 min. atter 7 I Evening 18 min. Eater $ THE WEATHER —Sr:l ()Fru - At. MAY 8, THERMOMETER, LN THIS 55 —highest since ncon yestenisy. 10 —lowest this morning and during Lh• night. 5 8--this day, at noon. B,iROBEETER, 29.76. Wzna W.S.W.—strong bree an't fine sunshiny weather. Ze DAILY WEATELER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning. —The station are arranged in order of latitude. PTA-mourn—Wind N.W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy . PoHysmotrrH—Wind W., gentle breeze —overcast BRIGHTON—Wind S.W., gentle breeze --overcast. Ham:eve—Wind S.W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. SouTHAmpTos—Wind N. W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy FolcEarosk—Wind S. W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. TIINBIUDGE—Wind S.W., calm—partially cloudy. BestacresTokk —Wind S W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWIC Wind S. W., gentle breeze partially cloudy. STVINDON—'Wind S. W., gentle breeze—overcast. CoL CHESTEL—Wind N. W., calm—partially cloudy. R UGBY —Wind S.W., gen tle breeze—cloudless. ~,t eat reerlHAst—Wind S.W., calm—overcast. Ri .Aza teruTu—Wind N. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. i zW , AY—Wind S.E ~ gentle breeze—cloudless. Ltvr aIEAD--Wind W.. gentl e b reez e—partially cloudy. i„,,oot.—Wind N. W., gent l e b reeze —c l oudy. W v aterzß—Wi n d W .. calm—partially cloudy. W Ind N.N. W., gentle breeze—overcast. The r / nn" NAV, gentle breeze —overcast. th e wind from the foll ow i ng p l aces indicate the state of o'clock 444 Weather on Tuesday morning at nine Coax—Wind N E strong lIINGSTOWN i breeze—clear. CA a W — Wnd gentle beeze—partially cloudy. ia tt Ind N F (buillie hard wind re partially cloudy. ) Wind W.N. W, gentle breeze 111111.1LINGAft— Poorx—Wind N., gentl e b gentle breeze principally cloudy. over RUGBY—Wind N.W., s t ren re " 6 —overcast c ßEwE —Wi n d N ., fresh bree z ebreeze__ cast. L'rvEr.roor..--Wind N.E. gente7"remt. L KlDS—Wind N. W.N., hard Iv i n :i ee " --- Partially cloudy. YonK—Wind strong breeze—Z:Vercaat. DaHtreoroN—Wind N. by W., stron • WiirriaLtrif.x— Wind N. W., g entle t) reeze—r a i n . fie —Partially cloudy. At the Royal Observatory, G reenwich, of te arometer in the week was 29.537 the i mean height temperaturep wai only 42"8, which is 7° below tl;he mean of corresponding weeks in ten years. lievin g bteererage the average in the previous week till the last two d a _°e daily mean fell on Sunday and Monday to 40i4.6, whi ch is nearly 9° degrees below the average of these days; it rose gradually to 46g on Friday, nearly 5° below the average and fell again on Saturday to 40..3, which nearly 1 e ~I )4ll° vT the average of that day. The wind, which was i n th e 8 7., r th M the beginning o f the week, afterwards changed to "to a nd west, and on F r id a y and Saturday returned t o north and north • est. On Tuesday th e doc we took occasion to publish in extenso ho:alty. uments relating to the proposed innovations ritits at the Admiralty. u p on t he sYsten i heretofore persisted in by the autho be observed teontthirely the Government has at length succumbed From those papers it will ( this long -required urgency of the case ag a i n : et " i mprove urgency impelling towards After denying the the matter s ° in t' an overwhelming multi plicity of arguments, after sPO t Parliamentary the inquiries demanded of them durin g a se r nin g the very step so mi have deter sessions, after evading question by a countless variety of expedients, the Powers That Be have at length resolved upon perti naciously avoided until now, and upon a tardy acceptance of the very p o li cy !Lately refused to the naval reformers. In this, how.. ever, the Admiralty has only followed out the old custom of all members of administration. They have endeavoured to drive back the approaching ultimately floods o f c h ange as d eterm i ne dl y as D ame P ARTIEG• 1.°31 strove to mop back the advancing tides of the "een, until, nea r ly swa ll owe d u p themselves, th e y r ereat. W. a consent to beat a not altogether untimely it out carping at the manner of the con cession, We must content ourselves with exulting over its reali zat i on, Under all s i rs matter how tardy or ungraceful. ances such a cour se wou ld indu bitably be th e most in reference t o able' but more especially so a was d • %us tlou NI/Web appeared until very i N. LW "0. J.' ,T,, , ,, h .). 44., A, . 4:1 7. ( : -.- --A - .5. . :,.. -44...... e ,\ , e , -; , ,,,, 4 !7 ! , . 0 . .0 , 1! b it L , r— • < -, Tab , .t•- ~. _.: _ 1 -1' • 5 1 0 ,, ' ' t ' - --- bR • I , .., ' /no LONDON, THURSIZridAv -8 ) 1851. The Commons met yesterday at Tiv a i, e. Mr. LociE moved the Committee o u the Railway Audit 1311. although he disapp roved of the Mr. Lan orcsruz , Bill, would not oppose the motion. A railway audit, to be effectual, should be independent, bat the railway i n . forest in the Rouse was so strong that It could effectually prevent the Passing of any Bill securing a really inde pendent audit. Mr. B. DENISON thought the Government should take op the question. Mr. .Lcci4z said the Bill had been prepared by forty gentlemen deputed by the different railway com panies. Mr. CHAPLIN moved that the Bill be committed that day six months. A dedultory climunion arose, which terminated by II RCH, 'SLR op 10 /14371T, M AY 7 .-"PEOlin Grove,°iF B u°97eliu y wot )d and caiherilllt. THE styN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING-, MAY 8, ism. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 2d have arrived. They contain no news of the slightest interos The Boise was closed on the 211. GERMANY. We read in a letter from Hamkurgh of the 3d, in the lndependance of Brussels :—" The king dom of Hanover is at this moment a prey to agita tion, which, though offering no immediate danger, spreads every day, especially amongst the bourgeoi sie, the farmers, and small proprietors of the country districts. The democracy does not neglect to turn it to account. After long deliberations, the two Cham bers at Hanover adopted an organic law on the con stitution, meetings, and pow e r o f th e prov i nc i a l councils of the kingdom. By this Bill, the possessors of noble fiefs were deprived of a number of privileges attached to them --such as the exercise of justice, ex emption from taxes, and military service, and the right of nominating a number of civil and ecclesiasti cal functionaries. The equestrian order, on seeing these privileges seriousiy menaced, declared a violent opposition to the Government and the Chambers, and contended that they had no right to deprive them of acquired rights held from time imme morial A general assembly, composed of deputies of the equestrian order of all the provinces of the king dom, has bean held in the town of Celle. It was re solved never to recognise the organic law on the pro visional councils, and to employ all means possible to prevent its introduction into Hanover. A deputation, chosen from amongst the chiefs of the oldest families, waited on the KING to represent their grievances, and another has been nominated to go to Frankfort on the opening of the Diet. The latter hopes to obtain a favourable result. On the other hand, the bourgeoisie, supported by all the democracy, make energetic public demonstrations, and press the Government to proceed immediately to carry out the law. A meeting of 4,000 persons from all parts of the kingdom was held on the 28th ult. at Hildesheim. Several deputies of the Second Chamber attended it, and the resolu tions which were adopted show the importance at tached to the law. On the 30th ult. the electors of the district of Stade resolved to support the Ministry by all means in their power in carrying the Bill into I effect. Several other open air meetings are about to be held." We learn by a telegraphic dispatch from Berlin of the sth that the King of HANOVER had arrived there OR that day. The Prince of SCHWARTZENBERG and the Count DE MANTEUFFELL are expected to arrive at Dresden on the 15th. The formal closing of the conferences is to take place in presence of the plenipotentiary Princes. The Prussian Chambers are to close their session this week: The Spener Gazette of Berlin says that the idea which had been formed of establishing a large federal army has been abandoned. The First Chamber of Prussia, in the sitting of the 3d, adopted, after an interesting debate, the re commendation of a committee approving of the employment of the credit of 18,000,000 tbalers for the army in 1850, and of new credits fur the same purpose being opened in the pre sent year. A proposition of M. BALJAITARI, in the name of the Opposition, blaming the policy of the Government, was rejected. The Second Cham ber, on the same day, continued the discussion on the Bill on the press. An amendment was adopted to the effect that offences of the press punished by three years' imprisonment should be tried by a jury. The Second Chamber of the States of Bavaria re jected in a recent sitting, by 78 votes to 47, the mo tion of Prince WALLERSTEIN, respecting the inter vention of Bavaria in Electoral Hesse. A letter from Vienna states that Prince METTER NICH has taken apartments for the summer at the baths of Iscbl. WALLACHIA AND _MOLDAVIA An Envoy of the Porte left Constantinople on the LGth ult. for Bucharest with a firman ordering the departure of the Ottoman troops as soon as those of Russia should have retired. A Bohemian journal states that the Austrian Go vernment has just demanded from the Moldavian Go vernment, through its Consul-General, the extradi tion of 600 persons, who, as d eserters or f raudu l ent bankrupts, had taken refuge in that country. GREECE. The Augsberger Allgemeine recently contained assurances that Prince ADELBERT, youngest brother of the reigning KING, and youngest child of King Louis, has consented to accept the succession to the Grecian throne for himself and eventual heirs, who would not be prevented from embracing the Greek faith by family stipulations, as are those of Prince LUITPOLD, who married a daughter of the Grand Duke of TUSCANY. Other Bavarian journals contradict this report. The Augsburg Postzeitung declares that Prince ADELBERT has entered into no positive engagement, and will not do so until he has visited Greece, so as to be able to judge personally of the state of affairs in that country. Other papers assert that negotiations have been en tered into with Oldenburg, relative to Duke &man (ANTHONY GUNTHER FREDERICK), aged seven, fourth son of the GRAND DUKE by his third marriage, and brother, by the father's side, of the Queen of GREECE. Which of these three versions is correct it is not pre tended to say, but the chances are that the Bavarian family will not willingly permit the heritage to pass into any other house. ITALY. The Costituzionale of Florence announces that the Court of Causation of Tuscany has taken into con sideration the appeal laid by GUERRAZZI and others, against the judgment of the Royal Court, which con demns them for high treason. A letter from Florence, in the Risorgimento of Turin, states that the Leo, a journal of the Cnurch party, has been suspended by the Tuscan Govern ment, for having insulted the memory of the Grand Duke PETER LEOPOLD. The same correspondent states that clandestine publications have increased in Tuscany to an alarming degree. Field. Marshal RADETZKT arrived at Florence on the 29th ult. RAMBLES in the CRYSTAL PALACE. (THIS DAY.) The fine weather of the last day or two, and the oc casional bursts of warm sunlight which for an hour or so each day have visited the metropolis, have a great effect in augmenting the crowd at the Crystal Palace. When we reached there this morning at an early hour after its opening, we found the number of visitors con siderable in every part. The five-shilling fee before its term has expired will add considerably to the funds of the Commissioners; but, as we predicted, the demand for season tickets has been considerable ever since the opening, as every one must feel convinced that thoroughly to inspect the articles exhibited this method is by far the cheapest. The crowd of visitors begins to assume a more varied appearance, and the number of foreigners is evidently on the increase, particularly from France. One beneficial consequence of the Exhibition most be to make our insular population mu c h b e tt er acqua i nted at least with the exterior appearance and characteristics of our neighbours, for certainly the specimens which as yet have visited our shores to view the Exhibition are of a much higher and more respectable class than those generally to be met with in certain quarters of our me tropolis, and from whom too frequently all an Eng lishman's notions of foreigners are taken. We noticed this morning more particularly than ever the great ad vances which are being made towards bringing every thing into a state of completion, but we shall not feel satisfied until the din of hammers, which may be occa sionally heard in some quarters,is silenced,and the packages entirely removed. Franco is making up for her former backward state very re,pidly, and if we may judge from the additions which have been made within the last few days, the French quarter will not be the least attractive feature of the Crystal Palace. The beautiful toilet table and mirror which has just been uncovered already rivals the Koh-i-noor, in the crowd which flocks round it all daylong. At present, however, in the foreign nave, Austria remains first favourite, and the beautiful suite of rooms fitted up in that country's style is filled from morning to eight with visitors, who are never weary of admiring, the beauties it contains. The splendid specimens of candelabra which are to be seen in this department, also, continue to at tract great attenti o n. It i s i n con t emp lation, we understand, to extend tee closing hour until seven o'clock, which, when the summer draws on, will be a great improvement on the six o'clock time. Were it not fur the amount of labour which it will impm.e on officials, we should be disposed to advocate a still later hour, for we cannot conceive a more atreeable lounge on a summer evening th an t h e t r a nse pt will furnish. DEATU OP THE MOTHER or MR. JOHN FROST.-.- NEWPOLT,Naar, MAYfi —Died, on the 2d inst., at her residence in Thomas-street, Mrs. Sarah Roberts, the mother of Mr. Johr. Fr_st. She was born on the 14th of April, 1760, and was consequently i her 921 year. Mrs. Roberts was for mans years landlady of the Royal Oak, where she carried on a large and lucrative business. She was pious, benevolent, triostentatious, and just, and her memory a ill long be revert(' by a large circle of friends. This aged lady ' retained all her faculties to the last, and died in the humble hope of a blessed immortality. She has left considerable freehold propene, which reverts to Mrs. Frost, a resident of Napleton, near Bristol. TIIE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT....--We understand that among all the passengers of the third train, to which the recent accilent occurred, one only holds an insurance ticket from the R a il way Pa.sengers' Assurance Company; that passenger as Mr. flurry; it has been stated that Mr. Nappier also hell a ticket of insurance, but that gentleman had not taken &ticket for the return journey. The four extraordinary casks for Mr. John Fowler, 12, Wellsstreet, Cripplegate, wine -merchant to the Vice-Regal Court, Dublin, were yesterday landed at the Eastern Dock, London Docks, and in a few days will be brought up in ligtters to the Crescent-quay, and only wait the necessary machinery being completed for their being landed there. Tu B SUFFFIELD MURDER.—The inquest on the body of John Wikinson, who was found murdered in his house on Sunday morning, was held on Tuesday memo, but adjourned anti; Friday fgr (utter eTiduct. ME SHARE MARKETS Railways. Paid. Aberdeen.. •• •• Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncien Belt ast and County Down /Arming. Wowerhamp., and BtOur Valley .. likkenh., Lan., & Cheek June., late 331.65. Bd.. Do. Chest. & Birkenbd., 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 201. Bristol and Exeter.. Caledonian .. Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lond. and Portam. Dublin and RelfastJunct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction Do., :New •• .• •• East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) Do (181. E. & H.) .. Eastern Counties Eastern Union, class A, late E. 11. shares Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C 'lures East Lancashire Do. New quarters .. Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South- West, De. do. G. D. & C. stock Great Northern .. Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Great Southern and Western, Ireland .. Great Western Do. New, 171. .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds .. Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares Do. fifths Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. Loudon and Blackwell .. 1 Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. London and .N.-Weeterni Do. do. new quarters , Do. iiittuf Do. 101. sh., 31. & 15 (c) 1 ondon and S.-Western Do. new 501. .. Do. new 40/. .. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock •• •• •• 3fanchester, Sheffield, k Lincolnshire Do. 51anchester and Lincoln Union 11 idland Do. 501. shares .. De. Binning SD Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.)l Newcastle and Carlisle.. De. quarter shares -.. ti ewmarket ti ewport, Abergwresuiy, and Hereford .• .• Newry and Enniskillen.. Newry, Warrenpoint, h Restrevor .. • • NJrfolk • . • • .. • . Do. New 20/. shares.. Northern Counties Union North British.. .. sorth Staffordshire .. North-Western .. North & Sth.-West.June. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. Scottish Central .. Seettish Midland Do. new .. Screws. & Birm., Class A Do. Class 8.. hrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves Do. Oswestry Do. New.. .. Shropshire Union .. Do., A, 13,6,1;D.fti11y. paid up at per cent south Deven South-Eastern South Wales.. south Yerksh. and River Dun Shaft., Roth., and Goole, South DithiOß Stockton and Hartlepool swansea iii Loaghor, &c, raw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Deck and Railway Vale or Neath Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wen., /rick. and Dublin .. West Cornwall .. West London Whiteriaven and Furness York, Newcastle, & Ber wick Ditto and Newcastle Extension Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland LINES LEAs; 13 4 4734 00 4 _2 0 1i 2-3 URITIEIXI X.AILWATS. Norahail Prins. 14% to lb I It% 4% -4% 14% W 3-11 79 —Bl 144 b 14; 14% 23 —24 2 . ; -- iii dia. 26 t 4 10 -11 4% -... 8 7% - 6% - 5 1 4 % a% 1 7i 17% 4% 5 16% - 17 17 16 6% 34% - 35% - - % •• ta% —lB% _ Is% 112% 42 -43 87% - 88% 88 87; 14% - 15 81 -83 10 -11 p. 0 —034 934 9 d 6 7. —6% dia. 4 5% —5 d. 17 —lB 17% 84 - - ig X- % p 97 -94 1143.4 —425 51 4 04 P. 5 54 —6 )4P. 2 - 118 —85 T 6 Air. 4 dIB, 3%—a d. 24 -ZS 3 25% dis. 62% —635( 13K —l4 dia. 35 —47 ... - .. 9'- 9% 6 3% dim.' 2% —4% dia. •O ... g g 23 _ 1 13 —l2 dia. 2% —2% dia. 146 10 1% 6% 6%dla. 10% 10% —lO Cs. X 1 % p 17 17% 16% 16% 954 104. IS% 154 Ms. au. die 2% 1% da.' 18% 19% 11* 14 14% Cs. —a 4. 27% 305 i dis. 4M 9 —lO 27 % I 27% 31% 7% —i% Cs. 16 —l5 dii. 5 4 d.. 17 —lB% 5% —4% dia. $ —7% 21% 121 3% Ws. 1 16% 1% clic 26 % 36% AT I'LZED 1111INTAL3. Leasing Blum' ems RailwaYs• Paid. Nominal Prime. Conspausies. dome to-day. ° Barks surd Hants Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 34 —1 p. • Bir. and Oxford Junc.,callsduly t paid, or with a guarantee .. .• all 28% •—• 29% I Do ., withou a I guarantee .. DO •• all 47 —9B 97% WoL, & ' bud „calls duly paid, or wick a guarantee .. Do .. .• 16 834 —9% p Do., without a guarantee •• Do •• 16 7 —$ p uckizighamsh. I Lon. &N. W. all 17% I ClydeadaieJunciCaledJnlim all 41 —43 E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. •• G. Northern all 2234 —33 Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 par I p Hull and Selby Y 3. &N. M. all 101% 10234 Do. 34 Shares Do .. • • all 5034 513 Do. 34 Shares Do •• all 22% 23% Leeds and Brad. Mbllaad . all 9834 9934 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern . all 11 % 11% Do., Pref. . Do .. .. all 2334 2434 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. . . Norfolk .. all 15 —li Do., 6 per cent Do .. all .. bro' and Redear, Sp. ct Stooktik Dar all .. N. & East, per Cent. .. E. Counties . all 64 —is Do . N ew .. • • 43 4 p Preston and L. &N. W. Wyre • • .. & La.& L i all 42 -- 14 Do. 34 SharesA Do .. • • 103 4 534 p. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern all 21 21% Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern! 63( 7/4 o. steep. Ex.. Do .. .. 3 34 13{ I%p. Shef., Roth. and Gcole, 5 per ct. Lane.k York 15 11 6 .. South Sta ff ords. Mr. M'Clean IN 3 • es. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. Stock.& Dar. all 24 24% 343( Do. do. .. Do .. .. all , Do. do. •• Do .. .. all .. Wilts, Som., & •• Weymouth .. Gt. Western all 43 4111 43 -4l}; SIZAUIIB. ItominAl Prioes. Ifinsiness doss to-day. C% 16 - 11% %- Cm 3% -2% P % dls % p 11% —, 1134 164 16% •• •• .. 4 d ie. par •• , 1314 - 13% N -- 1 p. I% !hid's.' 131%_133% 13i -1 p 114 120 [35 -in 2%-2%, p. 3 13% 2 12 ki • • ' 32 36 -1333 !IS% % - 1 p - 11% lb 1534 13 —l5 •• 16M - 16% 4M -4% % - A gii. li Nn 93i - 174 - 17% -4% AIL - ITi p. - i P• - % P• 13% 14 -1 % -8% 8 —8 8.4 15 —3% di& 34 24Si - 654 9% 3% - 9% - -54 dll 10% 4;' bh all. 3% =sit I 3)fi 'RIMER, Railways. Aberdeen .. Caledonian 101. • • .. Cheater and Holyhead Dund. Per. & Aber. J anc, East Angliaa (31. 103.) 6 per cent. .. Eastern Counties Eaten., 5 per cent. No. 1 Do. No. .. • .. Do. New 6 p. coat. Stock Eastern Union, Scrip guarais. 6 per cent. .. Mt. 101. Deben. Shares . East Lancashire, C per cent. quarter shares.. E. k W. York. June. sths Edin. Per. k Dun. bif p. et. Glasgow & S.-W. Consul. Gt Northern, b per cont. Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. Lancashire and York shire, F. 201. .. Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. Leeds and Think, 6 par colt., No. I Do. quarters, 1848 London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per et., late Croydon thirds Do. pref., b p ct. Sty ek, 1851, from 501. share. E Do. new guar., 6 per ct. London &S.-W., new • • Londonderry and Ennis killen, half shares .. Manch., Sheffield, and Line., quer. shrs., NO. 1 Do. new, 101. Do., 61. .. Midland Con. 6 p, a. stock f)o. Cones!. Bristol & Birnung., 6 per cent... Do. Bristol & Glances. Norfolk Extension .. ".). guar. 5% par cent. Do. Waveney Valley .. North British .. OKI. Wor. &% 01. 15/. C p.c Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Alin.) 8 per cent. South Devon .. South-Eastern, 4% p. ct Waterford &Kilktnny,sl. WestLondon,lst Cl. (101.) Do. 2d Class do. (par) York, Newt., and Berw., Gt. N of E. Pur. York and North 311dIaad 11. and S. Pinch. .. Boulogne and Amiens •• Central of Franco (Or leans and Vierzon) Demerara . Dutch Rhenish • • •• East Indian .. Do. do. do. .. Great Indian Peninsula.. Ditto ditto .. Louvain ala Saralee .. Luxembourg .. Ditto .. _ -- Madrid and Valentii Maria Antonia Ditto, New .. Namur and Liege .. Xorthern of France .. Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans .. .. Paris and Rouen .. .. Paris and Strasbourg .. Rouen and Havre .. .. Sambre and Mouse -. Tours and Nantes •• .. Tournay, durbise, Lan den, and Ilassalt •• Weet klasteri—ri Paid. ICI 11 6 X all all all 1 CO all 13;( 111 % 34 :ax. IX X % LO 3% % 7 % 7 I 4 24 10% % 4h 6 mrwmis. I Paid. Nominal Prices' Business do _Asturian .........• • . • • 15 Australian ............ 4 1% 2 36 Baroesa Range ..... . 113 0 Blacnarvon Iron and Coal all .. Bolanos Scrip .......... •• British Iron •..•• • • • l3 5 .. .• Brazilian Imp. (is. 51. p.) 24% De. Comes and Calaba ail 32% —32 Do. St. John del Bey.. 15 16% in% Cobra Copper .• • 40 38% 311 Copiapo .... •• • 14 754 General— • I all 13% —l4 Ddexican & American a 3 —4% Real Del Monte, L'areg. j % Do. Black Debentares.! • • Do. Red Debentures Santiago de Cuba ...... 10 X 734 —6% Tin Croft •• • 7 4% --- United Mexican, - ••28 2 IN 4 JOINT STOCK PANES. Australasia •• • • all 33 — 22 Ni z. 41 British North America.. 50 42% 43% Colonial • • ... 2i 8% —l2 Commercial of London.. 20 25 25% London Joint Stock .... 10 18% 17% Landon and Westminster 20 27% —2l National Provincial Eng. 35 Do.. New ........ •• .. 10 • •• National of Ireland ...• 22% 18% 20% Provincial of Ireland.... 25 42 43% 43% Do. New .... all 15% —l5 Union of Australia •••• all 25 33% Dc. Kew ........ •... 2 34 3 Union of London ....•• 10 13% 13% Union of Madrid . - MISCELLANEOUS. Canada . . 32% 42% —46 Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 26% —2s Penin. & Oriental Steam. all 65% —6B 63 Ditto ditto 5 11— 11% Royal Mail Steam 60 75 —7B (We cannot be answerable for the errors of the neaef., T 1.4. • Gen. Steam Navigation . Penin. & Oriental Steam. Ditto ditto Royal Mall Steam (We cannot be answers will not be influenced by tble for interesl le errors of the Official Lists, an I correspondents.] I MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS QE 62 9t 97! 11111% ?". 34 5 63 62 li' 43 United Kin g d om an d i ts d0[62% [62% pendencies ... ... tons 231 755 Russia .... 897 .... Sweden ... ... ... ~ 2,265 Norway ... ..• •• • ~ 14 81 .... 5 .... 1), nmark ... .. • ... „ 12.802 .... Prussia ••• ... ... „ 4,006 KOther German Stat es ... „ 18,190 ... Holland ... ~ • ... „ 13,434 13r4gium ... ..• ••• It 3,678 France ... ... ... „ 13 4 13 .... Spain 2,006 _ Portugul ... ... ... „ 1,105 Italian States ... ... „ 3.687 Other European States „ 160 United States of America „ 30,519 Railway Shares have been very quirt, but since the rally in the Funds they are looking up. The last week's Rillway Receipts ascertained up to this day, in round figures are as under:- 1851. 1850. Great Western £l B 59 5 .£16.025 North-We5tern............. 49,214 44,895 South- Western 10,514 ... 9 677 Brighten "'8 924 Midland South-Eastern North Stafford Caledonian HALF•PAST TWO O'CLOCK. The committPe of Mexican Bondholders have just re ceived informßtion from Mr. Falconnet that he was in possession of an original bill assigning the 2,500,000 dulls. to the bondholders, and that he had given notice to Messrs. Baring;' agents in Mexico accordn•gly. Mr. Falconnet had concluded an arrangement, also, with Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh to pay the balance due by them in three instalments, viz, in January an d July, 1852, and January, 1853, with 6 per cent. interest from January, 1851. Bills t o be accepted and security given for the payment. Mr. Falconnet was exerting himself to obtain payment of the tobacco duties due, Mr. Payne, the new Mexican Minister, has written to the Committee advising his arrival at Southampton. The Great Western brings 42,282 dollars for the di vidends. The National Provincial Bank of England has held to meeting, and declared a dividend at the rate of six per cent. per annum. Consols ... .. Ditto Account, May 13 ... QUARTER TO THREA .., 97i i ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. B tiik litoex 3 per Cent. Reduced Anna. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities— Now 3!.i per Cent. Anne— ....... Long Anna. to expire 3 an.lBt,o — Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860. 7 9.46 India Bonds, 1,000/....—.... South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Mnsola tor Account 97 97 Eactequor Bills. 144,d -1,000/. 5001. ... 49 52 p Small. .. ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. 95 1 ,4 97 52 p razilian Bonus — Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 56 owlish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent. Do., 5 per cent Mexican, . per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ........ Ditto, Account Russian Bonds ... 112 Ditto, 4 1 ,4 per Cent B•mn , sli `, per Cent. 1840 Ditto, Account Ditto, Coupons Ditto. 3 per Cent 89 14 Venezuela Bonds. 2 1 . 3 per Cent • 331 1/ 4 -9 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian. 4 1 k per Cent. .... .. Dutch 2' per Uent. 12 Guild. 52 p 52 p 4.1.0*1is PRICES 56 102% 3 53 4 112 94 3 / 4 19% 19I v 814 33% GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION, 14, REGENT- STREET. —Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, and the Princess Louise, attended by the Countess Oriulla, Countess A. De Harke, Count Goltz, Count Pukler, Count Hientz, and his Excellency the Prussian Minister, honoured the above Gallery with their presence this morning. ROYAL MARINES—The following promotions and appointments have taken place in the Corps of Royal Marines: --First Lieutenant Henry Atkins M'Callum, of the Portsmouth division, t o he Captain, and appointed to the Ply mouth division, vice Captain C. Clarke, retired on full pay; second Lieutenant William John Spencer Richards to be First Lieutenant, and appointed to the Woolwich division, vice M'Callum. BARBAROUS SUPERSTITION.-00 Saturday last, a wretch, named Masterson, from Molranney, was committed to Mayo prison for the barbarous act of cutting off the head of a corpse., but a few days previously interred. The object of the fellow in severing the head was for the purpose of " clearing" himself of some imputed crime by s earing on a skull superstition very C 9111111911 iu that part of the coon- Conititution. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 4,000 bales, all to the trade. The market closed with downward tendency, and prices of all kinds were about per lb. lower.—Railway Shares were dull, at lower prices. The six weeks' average price of Wheat is 38s. 9d. per quarter, and the week's sales of home-grown are 66,686 quarters. l ln completio n o f th e T ra d e and Navigation Returns, which we analysed on Tuesday, we may give the state ment of tonnage inwards, during the month to the sth of April, engaged in the foreign trade, distinguishing the several countries to which the ships belonged:- 1850. 1851_ 312,170 10.418 6,480 32,449 9,396 11 990 16,272 1,861 3.669 8,459 1,951 414 18.295 8 640 67,826 Total ... tons 352.792 ...... 517.28.1 The West India letters and papers do not add much dis. to what appears in another column of The Sun. dig The Jamaica advises state:—" It is a great mis fortune to the col,ny that it has been visited by cholera, and has lost so large a number of its in habitants. This visitation has produced a two-fold effect. It has led to a very heavy outlay of money, and increased the public debt, it is expected, to the extent of 50,0004, and taken off a large number of the inhabitants. It has also alarmed or pare') sed the la bouring population, and driven them away from the es tates in certain districts. Some time must necessarily elapse before the alarm which Abe disease created will entirely subside and the people return to their usual occupations. Of course till this is done, delay, inconvenience, and loss must be experienced and sustained by the sugar-growers, and all who depend upon the labour of these persons to take in their crops. And we have no doubt that in some districts, and for some time to come, the planters will be forced to limit or to restrict their cultivation. In this way, and not by any attempt at immigration, will the demand for labour be diminished. Of course, if any addition can be made to the labouring strength of the colony, irrespective of the immigration now carried on by the Home Government, without incurring expense, or if any means can be de vised for inducing the people in the island to labour on the estates for money wages, they ought to be made and devised. There is not much to hope for, however, in these respects, or by these means, and every reason to expect that the want of labour now complained of will be experienced for some time to come, though perhaps not to the same extent." A marked improvement is observable in the general tone of the English Funds, and although business has not much increased, the quotations have risen 4 per cent. This is partly due to the circumstance that no advance has been made in the rate of discount at the Bank of England, and the fine weather also operates beneficially. Consols have been quoted 961 and 97, and have suddenly jumped up to 974 from the cause just stated. The New Three-and-a- Qa titer per Cents. from 97i have risen to 97i and 93 Bank Stock is about 210 to 211. Exchrqutr-bills sElt India Bonds have realis d only 49 5 . t o 50 6., and P. T 50s. to 535., but both will doubtless rally with the funds. In the Foreign Market more attention is paid to Mexican Bonds, which have touched 3.5 i to 36. Buenos Ayres Stock is at 56. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 19i f, and the Three per Cents. 39k. Yen, zuela Bonds are 334 to Portuguese Four per Cents, are 32 to 34. done I% A MARKET NE %VS.-411-11s DAV') IZENVGATE AND z EADENZIA.VD• , f u Q These roarke , s were tolerably steady to-day, 4d to priers,—B ee f , from 2s 2d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 25i 3s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5 , ‘ 8.1; Veal, 3s to 3s 10d1 Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 10d per Sibs. by the carcase. MAY MARKETS. NMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 Os to 41 10s; u 4) 31 Os to 41 10s ; an d S traw, 11 is to 1/ 28 Per 'OOl A full average supply, and a steady trade. CliausEaLAND. -- Meadow Hay, 31 Os. to Ai 103/ Clover, 3( Os to 4110 x; and Straw, 1123 to 1/ Ils per '— Supply moderate, and trade firm. WHITECIIAPEL. M e ad ow H ay, 3/ O s to ,t/ 1 00 Clover, 3/ Os to 41 12s; find Straw, 112 s to 11103 per h" - Trade steady, at our quotations. MEAT MARICTS. SOUTHALL, MAY 7.—Our market has bees well supplied to. day. Generally speaking, the demand ..r:9 ruled he a vy, as f o ll ows :—Beer, from 2s 6d to 1 0d; Mutton, 2,8 d to 3 s 10 d ; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d; yes 3s to 3s 10d ; an d P or k , 3s to 3s 8d per Bibs , to ow the offal. ROMYORD, MAT 7.—Prime Beasts sold slowly, 51 ,1 e week's quotati ons . I n o her kinds of stock very it, doing. Be e f, f rom 2s 6d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 8a 4s ; Lamb, 4e 10d to 5s 10d ; Veal. 3s 2d to 3810 '' Pork, 31 2d to 3s 8d per Blbs. Suckling Calle, 183 23s ; and Milch Cows with their small Calf, 16/, to 18 rach. HAILDELIM, MAY 7.—Very little business was trinr acted to-day, at barely stationary prices. Beef, trooll 3s to 4s; Mutton 3s 41 to 4s Od; Lamb, 6s to 55 10di Veal, 33 2d to 3s 8d per 81bs. ARUNDEL, MAY 6.—Our market has rule inactive, as fullows:—Beel, from 3s 2d to 4s; Mutton, 3s 4d 1 0 4s 2d; Lamb, 53 to 55 6d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3a 6d per Sibs• CIIICIIESTER, M♦y 7.—For most kinds of stock 10 have had a very inactive inquiry, at drooping Pric e !' Beet, from 33 2d to 3* 10d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s; Lam 5s to 53 8d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 6d; Pork, 85 4d to 36 6 “ per Blbs, CORN AVERAGES. , GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended May 1, 1851, made up from the Return' 01 tb/ inspectors in the difierout Cities and Towns in England and Wahl per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. 1 AYE. I I BEAN/. PI" . PitICE .. iUs 6d 24r 3d 1 Ilis 3d 1 23r 10d i 27r 91 25r a DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. , HEAT. BARLEY. OATS. Od AM I IS Od I Is Od I la Od SEANS. P[A .s t I S is Od I I/ U. QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN THE PAST WEEK. Wheat, 66,656; Barley, 19,513 ; Oats, 10,1x9; Rye, 102; Bea"' 4,170 ; Peas, 434 quarters. HOUSE OF LoRDS—(THIS DAY.) Their Lordships h at this moruing to hear appeal'', but the eas,s argued before th em here entirely destitute o r interest. ROLLS' CoI,RT.—(THIS DAY.) I:LISTER. V. ILA RDEY. This case was again irsumed this morning. VICE-CHAN DAY•) (Before Sir J. K. BRUCE.) His Honour was ()Lowed the whole day in hea.rivir short causes. (Before Lord CRANWORTIL) His Lordship this morning took the motion paper, bill no case of importance ceurred before him. QUEEN'S BENUH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) QUEEN V. BILL. In this case the ddeudatit WAS indicted for a nuisance arising out of an arsenic manufactory near Kingston, in Surrey, of which he was the proprietor. He now came up for judgment, but The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, who tried the case, said the jury expressed a wish that the factory should be allowed to remain whore it is if it could be carried on without injury to the public. Now the Court were anxious to know if something could not be done to &C -com plish that object. Would it not be well to refer the matter to some scientific gentlema❑ to see if the working of the factory could be so changed as to destroy the nuisance. Mr. CnAmisEns, who appeared for the defendant, wag quite witting to accede to these suggestions, as was also fir. Sergeant Sbee, who represented the prosecution and it was ultimately arranged that the question should be referred to Professor Brandt, upon the under standing that the defendant immediately paid the taxed costs of the other side. The judgment of the Court was therefore postponed until heat term. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Justice COLEMDQE fiat in Banco this morning, end dispos, d Of i!vertil actions, but they merely related to points of practice, and presented no feature of public interest. EXCHEQUER. —(THIS DAY.) (Sitting in Banco.) WALSTAB V. THE PATENT FuEL COMPANY. This case came before the Court on a demurrer. It appeared that the pla Pat intiff was an the company ma's agent for the sale of their "Patent Fuel," articlemanufactured from coal dust and tar. By the agency contract, the plaintiff was to he paid 7s. per ton on all patent fuel sold and delivered by him from hie wharf, 4s. per tun on all sold from thesice and taken away by the purchaser, ss. 3d per ton on all patent fuel sold by the company from their works at Deptford and delivered by the plain tiff, and 6d. per ton on all patent fuel sold from thence and taken away by the purchasers (except what should be sold for shipment or exportation, or to certain paper-makers); and it was stipu lated that it should not be lawful for the com pany to cart, or otherwise deliver to the purchaser any fuel whatever from their said manufactory at Deptford, but all fuel sold from thence which should not be taken away by the purchasers should be de livered by the plaintiff, it bring the intention of the agreement that the plaintiff should, in every such instance "as last alurcsaid, - have the right and benefit of the delivery. lair. as s n ibuesltrau or behalf of atihde” comprmy, contended that tr F , E words ACC referred to th e p a t e nt f ue l sold for ..,, hipm , nr or xportution," and that the plaintiff was not entitled to have the delivery of what was sold fur " shipment or exportation." Mr. WILLES, for the plaintiff, contended that the words referred to the last antecedent only, which was, Call fuel which sho u ld not be taken away by the pur -1 ia-r." The COURT were unanimously of that opinion, and judgment was given for the plaintiff for 1,2001., the amount aFteised by the jury on the trial that had pro. vioudy taken place. There was also another demurrer, relating to a Knit of 3981., which was a l so d ec id e d i n the plaintiff's favour. SHERIFFS' COURT -( THIS DAY.) (Belpre Mr. Under Sheriff BURCHELL.) STUART V BROOK. This wa3 an action brought to recover the sum of , 4271., partly on a bid of cxchangca and f or goo ds sold. The plea or;ginally put in was withdrawn, and a rerdid was catered for the amount claimed. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--( THIS DA dc , LONDON, MAY B.—Wind at noon S.W., light biteo y. and cloudy. FALMOUTH, MAT 7.—Wind N.N.W.—Acrd. Inta' pido, Bshia; Neufa, Porto Rico. Off port, ChenereL Mauritius for the Clyde; Edmondsbury, ditto. MILFORD.—Arrd. Mary, Falmouth for Liverpoo leaky. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 7.—Acrd. Great W r ot e " steamer, WeE.t Indies. JERSEY, MAT 6.—Wind N.N.W.—SIJ. St. Feel Hatnel; Mary Ann, Labrador; Post nag, GesPe• , LIVERPOOL, MAY 7.—Wind W. to N.W.---Arr u • mortoniaty, Calcutta; Brandywine, New Orleans; Caro' line Nesmith, New Orleans; Delta, Mobile; .Reciprocity Mobile; Ashburton, New York; America, New York ; Queen of the Isle, Valparaiso; Brothers, Buenos Ayres; William Skee, Barbadoes; Clara Symes, New Orleatio Thomas Fielden, New Orleans; Sir Charles Ns.,Pier' Mobile; Commerce, Charleston. Off port, Maria , aw ritius; Runnymede. Demerara; Sophia NliCenzie, Orleans; William Rathbone, Savannah; Jobu, Ch ar e ton ; Blarney steamer, Earl of Lonsdale, Charlotte Harrison, Flora Muir, Rspid, Argo, Agael, ena r : non, Messenger, Grusaehar, Huron. Bride barque , I ,til, e . D , pool, Java, and Valparaiso. The Jona brigantine el P . 19 timore, waterlogged and abandoned, was passed 10. n ' long. 65. Sld. Sea, Port Philip ; Anna Elend eri° s l ; Calcutta; Reindeer, Rio Janeiro ; Jane Prews e ' a , w Thomas; Jac A. Westeraldt New York; Sardinia, . oe. ashingtor, York; Tempest, New York; George Baynes, D° 6l ,g a ' Messenger, Qu e b ec . Th e 13rindywino, from Leori Orleans, which was on shore on the south-westrrif'` „A the Missis s ippi la t h March, got eff, and has a: here. The Conqueror, from London, which a rrived s i b New Yolk 19th April, has be en in contact with • lar g e steamer 9th March, and received damage. BRISTOL, MAY 7.—Th e Pi tton b r i g , from So w" ' ran into the Etbe packet, for London, when the latter had both masts carried away, ST. THOMAS, A PRIL 19.—The1 of Caroline barq Ti -- A 9 and from Bristol f or T o b ago, has been destroyed b 1 a fire, near the Island of Saba. Crew sand, an rived here. COWES, MAY 7.—Wi n d S.W . —Sld . F ran klin steattle r, New York. QUEENSTOWN, wr. ._Arrd. Etnely n, MauriYius. M lfvo lc) u ff sdt 6 p . At p ka E , AL ßlio M J A tt l ae 7 ic; pvc.ot W.N.W. e W .rws Wave, i b n .u, d r t o J h N i ;M N v. a s i c w a • Arr d, tars; Keatgande, St. Jago de Cuba for g Bremi'veind; Ve—ffie.' NOTICE TO MARINERS. 1851. 14, Admiralty, 6th A.- 1 0 v „,010 Sir,—Admiral Sir Willi am P ar k er having c° l2 ,` t he cated to my Lord s C omm i ss i oners of the A d m irtid: i ds result of an examination which he has caused to be w ic k of Graha m ' s Sh oa l, b y Commander Lor d Frecie d r ir Kerr, of h e r M a j est y' s steam vessel Scourge, I 4°3 1 ,, c 0 of wand, d to communicate to you, for the intorws" - hat the Committ ee f or manag i ng the affairs of L l o yd' et i re' the shoal has not sunk, as more than once bas be fret ported. but th a t i t st ill ex i sts, and carries but 16 its shallowest part. 'l'ne followit.g is the position assigned to this sb °111 ; . Lat. 37 dee. 11 mi n . 5 sec. N orth, Jon. 12 deg . 44 a3)s. 55 sec. East, and the tharings by compass of the 1/4 cent land, accurding to the original survey, are- - Pantellana Peak, S., 72 deg. W. Campobeth, N., 124 deg. E. . . Peak over C a p e S r . M arco, N ., 524 deg. D. 4 Sciacca Tower, N., 571 dug. E. Monte Allegro, N., 86i deg. E. P. Rosette, S., 2.3 deg. E. (Signed) W. B. IlArtalfr i° Captain G. A. Halsted, R.N., Secretary, This one of t 1)4z!1 and c o , The in heari wholly eluded, MAR fille Ur. Inli bisct the at t guar of 11 sion his dur leaf chit olul Yar pre. Via! ord 1.01 be the