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'BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAT 6, 1451. Notice is hereby given to the Ambassadors, the Forego Ministers, the Members of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and the °Weer.; and Ladies of the Royal Household, invited to her Ma jesty's BALL, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, the 7th instant, that their Carriages ire to enter St. James's. park by the Great Gate on Constitution-hill, pass through the North Gate of the Fore Court into the Garden, set down at the Garden entrance, and leaving the Garden by the gate near the riding-house, are to turn to the right. The empty Carriage's are afterwards to go round by the Consti tution Hill-gate Into the 1' :rk, wait there till called to take up, and go away through Gro.venor-place. The Carriages of all other persons Irvited to the Ball are to fall into line in St. James's-street, enter the Park by the Stable-yard -gate, pass through the gate north of the Centre-gate of the Palace, and set down 'at the principal entrance in the Quadrangle. 'The empty Carriages are to draw off, and quitting the Qualrangle by the gate south of the Centre Gate, pass down the Bird-cage Walk, cross the Parade opposite the Horse Guards, and wait in the Mall till called to the Palaes; after tatting up, they are to quit the Palace by the gate south of the Centre Gate, and go away by Buckingham Gate, Qr through the Stable-yard gate. up St. Jarnees-street. IVESTSIINSTER: Lord Steward. Now ready It alt the Llorartes, in 2 vols., post svo., S 0 0 D. A NOVEL. ;` The author, we are convinced, is young, otherwise we could Lewdly see displayed such Nish and enthusiastic sympathy in be half of his heroes and heroines. He is a writer of genius, inspired by a high standard of morality and religion, an 4 by a laudable love of the purest sort of fame. We gather this irom the glowing lan guage is which he e' presses his feeings, sentiments, and opinions on the subjects jest mentioned. There are several chapters, in which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays qu matters that are the prima motilia of the actions which cha ligaterise nature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, though he bas marked per se peculiarities, to the school of the Diaraelia, Man" 'terser. and Snlythes,"—Observer. "' Sllwootr is no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed log beauty, and is written In pure .ind forcible language, with ~ n g r e ea t d taste and power. It is one ot th e mos t i nter esting an d gaging novels which the present season h as pro d uce d. tbe cha racter of Amelia Ross we have a l rea dy s p o k en , and the e xtract we have given above is the surest voucher ot the truth of what vre.eha_v_e_ in the ta le are said. The other ladles sehtt - play conspicnons parts Florence Howard, an intellectual beauty; Impulsive genius, passionately ton 1 of music and Pne n ti',..l„ . . a an wi 4 ld jull an a d Mtaitland, the noblest and best of them Jessie Gordon , all ." —lll° t r r n eet. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-a Nearly ready, price 3s. AHYMN FOIL ALL NATIONS. 1851. Bb at. F. TUPPER, D.C.L., F.R.S., Author of " Proverbial Philosophy." Translated into Thirty Langaa - , es (and nearly Fifty Versions). The Music composed expressly by S. SEBASTIAN WESLEY, Mils. Doc. London : Printed by Thomas Brettell, Rupert-Street, Haymarket; and published by Thomas Ilatchard, 1E57, Piccadilly; and all Book sellers. E 351 A g j AN F ` j D SFL PS RA NIGHTTHEATRE. It is respectrally announced , that „ a Grand EXTRA NIGHT w i ll take place on TIILTRSDAY LVENLNG next, May 8, when will b e Presented Alairi's Opera LF THE NOZZE. Luigs, madame Sontag ; Vespina, Madame Giuliani; La Marchesa di Forli, bfadiie. Ida Bertrand; Cavaliere di Villafranca, Signor Gardoni ; Cric ea, signorFerranti (his first appearance In this coun try) , 11 Barone Fuedatario d'Acetosta, Signor Lablache. With va Entertainmen's in the Ballet Department, in which Siladile. Carlotta Grist, Madlle. Amelia Ferraris, Mesdiles. Rosa, Es per, Julien, Lamoureux, Allegrioi, Pascalles, Kohlenberg, Dantoine, Aussandon, Sotto; MM. Charles, Ehrick, and Paul Taglioni will appear. Applications for Boxes, S.alls, and Tickets to be made at the Box office of the Theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. It is respectfully announced that THIS EVENING (Tuesday). will be presented Donizeth's Opera, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Maria, Madame Sontag (her 2d appearance this season) ; Tonto, Signor Gardoni ; Ortensio, Signor Casanova ; Caporali, Signor Ba lanehl ; Sulpizlo Sergente, Signor F. Lablache. In the course of the evening a grand Pas by Madlle. Amalia Fer raris and M. Charles. To conclude with the admired Ballet, LES METAMORPHOSES. BY Mdlle. Carlotta Grist, Mdlles. Rosa, Esper, Julien, Lamoreux, tirnl, Aussandon, Rohlenberg, Pascales, Soldansky, Sota, MM. i r c r l i c Paul Taglioni, and Charles. In consequence of the illness of Signor Lablache, LE TEE NOZZE postponed until Thursday next. Applications tor Boxes, Stalls, amt Ticketq to be made at the Box Office of the Theatre, Opera-colonnade, Haymarket. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. Lessee aud ManagerS ,EVENING Mr. James Anderson. MI win be presented by her Miiesty's S var.?. THE SCHOOL FOR t•CAND 3L. Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. Ranger; Charles Surface, Mr: J. Anderson ; Lady Teazle, Mrs. Nis , ett. To conclude with the comic Pantomime of HARLEQUIN AND GOOD QUEEN BESS ; dr, Merrie England to the Olden Time. Harlentlin, Mr. Lauri; Pantaloon, Mr. C. Lauri; Clown, Mr. Doughty ; Columbine, Miss Palser. atalls and Drees Circle - 55 Boxes - - Pit - . - Lower Gallery - Upper Gallery - First Price. Second Price. - 3s. Is. 6d, - 2s. Is. Od. - Is. 1 No half-price - 6d. to Galleries. THEATRE ROYAL, EAYMARKET, ?Zr. R. WeAster, Sole Lessee and Manager, 016 Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely New Comedy, entitled RETIRED FROM BUSINE4S. After which, a new and (as times go) original domestic drama of startling interest, entitled ARLINE ; or, The Fortunes and Vicissi tudes of a Bohemian Girl. Count Arnheim, Mr. J. Bland; Count Florestine. Mrs. L. S Buckingham ; Thaddeus of Warsaw, Miss P. Horton ; Devilshoot, Mr. B. Backstone ; the Gipsy Queen, Mr. H. Bedforl. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Win be performed THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. To be followed by a new musical, historical, pastoral, comical fairy drama, called O'FLANNIGAN AND THE FAIRIES ; or, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Phelim O'Flannigan, Mr. Huth= ; Oberon, Miss E. Chaplin; Mary, Miss K..Fitzwill am. ROYAL PRINCESS'S TILEAIRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean and Mr. Kee TIIIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original comedy entitled LOVE IN A MAZE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean, Keeley, Wigan, Harley, Addison, Meadows ; Mrs. Keeley, Mrs. Winstanley, and Mrs. C. Kean. . . To conclude with a new grand spectacular Extravaganza (taken from a Tale, by Washington Irving), entitled THE ALHAMBRA ; or The Three Moorish Princesses. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Harley, A. Wigan, Wynn, Cooke, Flexmore ; Misses Murray, Daly, Vivash, Robertson, Leclerq, Keeley, Mdlle. Aurlol, and Mrs. Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame VestriS. Sole Lessee, Mr. Char es MatheWL THIS EVENING, Will be performed COOL AS A CUCU3IBER. To be followed by A DAY OF RECKONING, in which Madame Testrla will appear. To conclude with THE QUEEN OF THE FROGS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, R. Roxby, Bellingham, Horncastle, Morris ; Mrs. Frank Matthews. Miss St. George, Miss Martindale, and Miss Oliver. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. W. Farren. THI.4 EVENINO. WM be performed SIR ROGER DE COVERLET, or, the Widow and her Wooers, supported by Messrs. W. Farren, Compton, 11. raven, W. Farren, jun., Diddear, G. Cooke, ShaLlers, Lee, Bender, Kinloch ; Mesdames, StirLng, Leigh Murray, L. noward, Adams, E. Turner. and Bartlett. With 1115 FIRST CHAMPAGNE. ASTLEY's 11.01A1. AMP LIITITEA'fRE. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Sighness Prince Albert. Pronrietor and Manager, Mr, W. Batty. Appearance of Slgnor Chiarint with his celebrated menage steed. THIN EVENING, Will be performed a grand new Spectacle, entitled ELEANOR THE AMAZON ; or, Queen of 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; or, The Cove of Cork. PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. THIS EVEN I NG, Will be perf-rmed a new comedy proverb, teaching people the best method of LIVING IN GLASS HOUSES. Principal charac ters by Messrs. Tilbury - , A. Davies, Norton, J. Howard, Attwood, T. Rovers, and Romer ; Mesdames C. Ilorsman, 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 arrsnged as follow :—Orchestra stalls, 44 ; Boxes (first circle), 35.; (second circle), 25.; Pit, Is. Doors to be opened at Ilalf-past Seven, and the performances to *eminence at Eight precisely. A second price will be taken to the Boxes 'only at Half-past Nine --Lim circle, 25.; second circle, Is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each. ROYAL SURREY ECOLOGICAL GA S R th D o EN M S a . y. Open for the ,eason on MONDAY, the Plrst r esre.sentation of a gigantic modelled Panorama, I' the 'Messrs. Da City, with a striking' Denson, representithr the Temple of Janus in the View of th-?, Colosseum, Palace of the mi. l nte d Eternal by appropriately &A. Tne Menagerie is both varied and extensive, including tw oCm'ar'' raffes, two elephaats, which promenade the grounds, caparisoned a nd attended. The band, composed of musi - Olani of firat-tate celebrity, is conducted by Mr. Godfrey. Moored on the lake is seen a real Chinese pleasure Junk, with masts and sails mplete. Also Reminlton's aerie: bridge, and various novelties ; a Co nd. at d usk will be given, on a scale of surpassing mak nifiCence, a represent ation of the Cl osing o f the B razen G ates o f the Temple of Janus, with (tor the first time ever attempted) a grand olossal transparent cliapnwh, war and the blessings o f „ panoptieon, showing the horrors of *'euei terminating with a most brilliant display of fireworks by Messrs. tiouthby ; and an allegorical tableau of the arts and sciences, A -.Positing their treasures at the :eet of her Queen Victoria, the whole forming the most gorgeous spec- Majesty • essed. uc i e ever wan ADMISSION—OXE SHILLING. Exhibition njgh`.3—Monday, Tuesd ay, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. WATER Al LONDON BI _m orn ing 53 min. after 4 I E vent , 5 Tilts DAT vr —Morning 37 m in ' atter 5 Evening '3 ' can ' aft e r To , M 0 THE WEATHER.—Srx OrplelLty 6. THEamoMicrEn, Di THE s idezu. 46—highest since noon yesterday. 36—lowest this morning and during th e night, 49 —this day, at noon. BAnosrstsu, 29.7 g. Wrm N.N.E.— dull, cloudy weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of ' the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Ni ne o ' clock yester d a y morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. PLYsiorrrit—wind N. strop strong breeze—Partia ll Y Ham:vas—wi t d i . • cloudy. Sou THAYlrros wind 1 gentle breeze—overcast. FOLKESTONE wind, N. W., gentle breeze—overcast. . N . ;;r gentle breeze—o vercast. ~ gentle breeze—rain. G RE EN WICEIWi u d ze—.overcast. SWINDON —Wind N., gen "ao r V e ., gentle breeze—overcast. LEIG it TON--Wind N..„gentlegbenrete—overcast. y cloud breeze —overcast. overcast. COLCHESTER —Wind ButmiNGHAm_wind W., gentle bre u e d. 7 . CAMBRIDGE —Wind N., partially rain. cloudy, Ywityrovan—Wind N. W., strong b ree z z -- Wind_ r ially cloud V C REWE —Wind .N. E., strong breeze— elndid.y. CoNwar,—Wind N. W., gentle breeze — pa I.• cloudy HoLyHEAD:7- Wind N.N.E., hard • LlvigtpooL...:Wind N.E., gentle breeze— Pa . Parti a ll y kilecastsar—Wind E., gentle breeze —partially cloud - • Warrnr—Wind S. E., strong breeze —partially - cloudy, Saar— Wind N„ gentle breeze— snow. B F..Arroac —Wi n d y.,_ s t ro ng breeze—overcast. Braltwlca—Wind N.E., strong breeze—rain. The returns tram the following places indicate the state of tie wind and weather on Saturday morning at n i ne o'clock : CORK—Wind N.W., light breeze —cloudy. LutEnicK—Wind N.L., gentle breeze — partia ll y cloudy. CA [MOW-- ; Wind N. g., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. KINGsToWN , ( DuBLLN) —wi n d N.Y., strong breeze-- Cloudy. Munwrourt,—Wind N., stiff breeze—principally cloudy. POOLE —W iiid N., gentle' breeze—overcast. PORTSMOUTH—/V Ind W., gentle breeze—overcast. RUGBY--liolnd W., gentle breeze —overcast. CRAWE—Wind N., light breeze—cloudy. SUDS—Wind N., gentle breeze—cloudy.. ladecasTait-=-Wind N„ - calm—principally clear. WaITIMAYLN—Wind N. }Y,, gentle breeze—partially elondY. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, Y, 4 -7 (Zit .... 4 G !i C A %'.' ''-,— . -*-1 :V• 4 3 ,r...,..„ _,„...,, 1 7„ : „....,,,.\,,,.„,,,. : ,,,c, ..__ --7,4 V ~,'•‘- -, 44"Ei5.i:.,,., ^ ~ 1. - 4 ,..---, 4-, ~. 1 4 i ,-.. ' ~..... b kr „ 4 440 : ,,,, 4 „ u r, &4: -...._ 01 E LT , ~ fF', ( E Rs, ... , 1'.."r1-..tp 4....,........ ,t. —7----..4?-.1:- ellVninet LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1851. In the House of Lords, last evening, Liy Lo e r r n d n 0 8 1 T c az, p E I r a a p i r n e s s e n o f t e d t h a e petition operation from af t t h h e e ;e a r n: a e n n , e f Marine Act. Ear an l G ra rt.A.. e naNt,,a-u.dir_EfinasttiaotnedatfhathtaGtovernmen intended measure, t andthe subject pro poseject on the dro l p n p t e h d e , a u ft a e u r a w e hoficchatathmeinrnLa o la r s el t sh ni ip g s adjourned. ed. Committeeinnourn Property Tax Bill, Lord J. Russzta , took the opportunity of informing the House u of the course which the Government proposed to s p us night, e in consequence of their defeat by a majority of 14 (1l Friday on the motion of Mr. 11m, for limiting t pursue, therenewaelofhtn property-tax to one year only instead of three. Mr. flumE had stated, as the groundwork of his motion, that his object r. as that the tax might be made more just and equitable than it now was. He did not agree in the proposition of his Hon. Friend, nor did he now agree with him that it was desirable to have such an in quiry. The House, however, had decided otherwise, and it became the duty of the Government to consider what course it would pursue. Now, al though he felt it was very inconvenient to place such an amount of taxation upon such a precarious footing, yet he could not suppose it to be the intention of the majority to place public credit in jeopardy; for the House had always shown itself careful of the public credit, and he therefore thought it right for the Government to consider whether it could adopt the resolution of the House. He was told that there was a general impression in the public mind that the tax might be made more equal. To this he had replied that Mr. Parr and Sir R. PEEL had arrived at a different con .lusion. He was answered by the argument, that it' those conclusions should be supported by an inquiry, the country would be better satisfied that the inequalities of the tax were inevitable ; and if otherwise, they would then have the tax in a more equitable shape. The decision of the House, then, being contrary to the opinion of the Government as to the desirableness of an inquiry, he would neither refuse nor at tempt to evade an inquiry, - which would be conducted by men who were leaders upon financial matters in that House. The Government beiag thus prepared for a full and fair in quiry, another question arose. If the income-tax were given for one year only, were they to proceed with the financial arrangements of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, all of which had been agreed to by the House? He should be very reluctant to forego the repeal of the window duties, which were not only a financial burden but a great social evil, and also of the timber and coffee duties; but in order to carry these reductions into effect, it must be made clear to the Government that no further alteration would be made in the income-tax, and no other breaking in upon the finances of the country, which might have the effect of dis abling the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER from maintain ing public credit. He hoped, therefore, they would pass the Income.tax Bill without further modification, and that the whole revenue of the country might be ensured to them if they were to carry out the reductions announced by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. Mr. Hum: and Mr. DisaTAELI both expressed a desire that, as the tax was to be voted only for one year, no altera tion should be made in its details at present, and in conse quence Colonel Sumfottr and Lord JOCELYN postponed the amendments of which they had given notice, the different clauses were agreed to, and the House resumed. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Lord J. RUSSELL stated the reductions which the Govern ment had undertaken to effect, in accordance with the re commendation of the Select Committee on OfficiAl Salaries. With some of the r‘cominenCati,ns the Government intended to comply, and where it was not intended to acquiesce, he stated the reasons for their dissent from the recommenda . tions of the Committee. The chief reductions which - they agreed to were the following:—lt was proposed to reduce the Junior Lords of the Treasury from 1,200/. to 1,0001. per a _num ; the Secretaries, from 2,500/. to 2,000/. ; the offices of Paymaster of the Forces and Vice Pre sident of the Board of Trade would be permanently united. The salaries r f the Lords of the Admiralty .shoukt be reduced from 1,200/. to 1,0001. per annum. lie had already announced to the House the reductions in the judicial salaries; and with respect to diplomatic allowances, he would say that the representative of this country at Paris (who was still to retain the dignity of ambassador), was to have only 8,0001., instead of 10,U0e/. per annum. Turkey was also still to have an ambassador, in whose salary there would be no diminution. The ambassador at Vienna had been converted into an envoy, and some retrenchment was thus effected. The proposition to unite the various German missions was difficult to carry out, owing to the disturbed state of continental politics. In Italy, however, one of the missions now maintained might be dispensed with, and he thought also that our present Minister at Flo rence might act as diplomatic agent at Rome, should an official intercourse be established between the Court of St. James's and the Vatican. The Noale Lord concluded by impressing upon the House that it was far more important in those foreign missions that the work should be done well rather than that it should be done cheaply. In reply to Mr. URQUHART and Mr. COBDEN, Lord PALMERSTON defended our foreign missions. In reply to Captain BoLnuto, Sir F. BARING said that instructions had been given for securing better accommodation to assistant•surgeons in the navy. Jr. FREIVEN then moved as an amendment that an ad dress be presented to her MAJESTY, setting forth the distress of the hop-gri , wers of Sussex, and their inability to pay the hop duty now due. After some discussion, in the course of which Lord JOHN RUSSELL expressed a hope that the House would not listen to the proposition that gentlemen who had sold their hops, and got the money in their pockets, should avoid payment of the duty, the motion was negatived without a division. The remaining business was disposed of, and the House adjourned. The Income-tax Bill has virtually passed for another year, in its present inequitable and op pressive form. As, however, its duration has been so properly limited, and as Lord JOHN RUSSELL has declared that " the Government is prepared to agree that there shall be a fair and full inquiry upon this subject," the parties, who for nine years have sub mitted to the injustice with a good grace, must be content to bear it for twelve months more, com forting themselves with the reflection that its days are numbered, and that it can never again be renewed without very extensive modifications. After the urgent appeal, ad miscricordiam, made by the PREMIER against any alterations pend ing the promised investigation, we shall not censure these who withdrew the amendments of which they had given notice, although retaining our strong ob jections to the existing system, and believing that such gross and palpable injustice should not be toler ated for a single moment during which it could be prevented. It might certainly be impossible to enter into a perfectly equitable adjustment of the impost, so that each man should bear his exact proportion and no more of the national burdens, but there might b e some d egree o f approx i mation thereto, some instalment of justice, to render the sufferers more patient during the interim. To us it appears so clear, so self-evident a proposition, that the hard earnings of a professional man, author or artist, or the fluctu ,ting profits of the merchant, manufacturer and trader, are not equivalent to well-circumstanted ground rents, cr dividends from money in the funds, that it appears like a work of supererogation, an absurd trifling with the public patience, to enter into arguments to sustain the position. Lord Joust RUSSELL, how ever, appears to be of opinion that the re sult of the inquiry may be to satisfy the country that the tax cannot be rendered more just and equal, at least without materially diminishing i's amount, or rendering it ten times more inquisitorial than it now is. He is manifestly still prepared to defend the abuses that have existed, and to justify the " conclusion" at which his colleague arrived. So long us the point is controverted and under discus sion, so long as any person of any degree of weight and influence can be fouud to uplift his voice in its behalf, we shall not insist on any proceeding that may appear to prejudge or anticipate the result, or could in any degree interfere with the course of the inquiry. It is, however, essential that the promise of the PREMIE R should be fairly carried out, that no discreditable subterfuge or evasion should be resorted to. No objection could be taken to what fell from the Noble Lord on the subject. He said, " that it ' would be neithe r fair nor wise to attempt to refuse olusr evade that i nqu i ry, " and, again, at the very con the speech, that, " bowing to the opinion of the House, the last thing he should think of doing would be evading an inquiry which he agreed to have instituted." Believing Lord JOHN RUSSELL to be a man of the nicest honour, who would be incapable of violating his plighted word for any private or public advantage to himself personally, or as a leader of a great party, we are perfectly satisfied with t hi s p l e d ge , s o f a r as h e i s personally concerned q7arun blushing intoibe theai causes of the commercial. but we cannot forget what has taken place on f ormer occasions, more especja l 1 yo nthe in , ul nd4 18 crisis of blushing avowal made by S ir CHARLES WOOD with respect to the last-mentioned investigation. It is now, unfortunately, Committee was packed, that its report was a fore gone conc l us i on , it s naturebeing anticipa ted that the with perfect certa i n t y f rom the moment could have k as names of it s mem b e r s were announced. It was wellnown that no ev id ence , h owev er cogent, chan ge d the prejudiced views of the majority, and, we have repeatedly shown, the report was altogether opposed to the great bulk of the testimony adduced, so that if an appeal lay to any tribunal, it would have been set aside without hesitation. When this " ar rangement" was most justly complained of in the House, when it was declared to be nothing more or 1 less than an ingenious, device for the pur pose of putting "on the shelf " the ques tion respecting which the public mind was for the moment greatly excited until it should relapse into apathy, it was boldly defended by the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who declared to the effect that a Minister would be mad who would con sent to the appointment of a Committee on any matter unless well aware of what would be the na ture of their report. The Right Honourable Baronet, therefore, looks on this matter in a very different light from his leader, and if he is to have anything to do with the nomination of the Committee we confess that we shall await the appointment of the Committee with considerable anxiety, al though we feel that even a hostile report, unless supported by satisfactory reasons, could not prevent the voice of public opinion from being heard, or satisfy the country of the propriety of the present system. We must also express a hope that the labours of the Committee may be productive of some useful re sults ; we have, unfortunately, seen so many valuable reports cast aside after publication without any further notice. What steps have been taken to extend our commercial relations with China, or to reduce the duty on tea, in con sequence of the exceedingly able and convincing report of the Committee on that subject ? What has followed the report of the Devon Commission on the law of landlord and tenant in Ireland ? Both of these reports have been suffi ciently long before the country to have led to some legislation, but they have been altogether disre garded, and are now apparently forgotten. Even the report of the Committee on Official Salaries, although three years before the country, has as yet produced no reductions. We are certainly promised that something will be done, but by no means to the extent of the recommendations. We will, however, trust to the national enthusiasm not to permit the present topic to be shelved, and as its expiring within a single year will ensure that the report of the Committee must be brought under the consideration of the House and country early in the ensuing session, we will patiently await the result, prepared to act as the occasion may require, should it be different from our just expectations, or from what the exigencies of the case may demand. We have given in extenso in another column a etter which was originally published in the Ultra montane organ, the Tablet, and which purports to be addressed by the Earl of CLARENDON to the Earl of SHREWSBURY. We were at first inclined to doubt the authenticity of this document, and to consider it as one of those pious forgeries in which the vindicators of the massacre of S. Bartholomew and the apolo gists of the Holy Inquisition, do not scruple to in dulge whenever the cause of sacerdotal despotism is to be forwarded, or Protestant " vermin" (as that pattern prelate, Dr. 'API - Lux, is in the habit of desig nating all who differ from him), are to be crushed; but as no denial of its authenticity has yet been made, al though ample time has elapsed fur the publication of such denial, we are compelled to treat the document as genuine. In perusing this letter our first feeling is one of surprise at what we cannot but consider as the excessive " greenness" of the Earl of CLA RENDON with regard to the feelings and objects of the Jesuit party at present in the ascendant at the Court of Rome. " All good men in Ireland," says the Earl of CLARENDON, " of what ever creed or politics, are agreed in reverencing Dr. MURRAY as the beau ideal of a Christian pastor, and yet your Lordship found his HOLINESS , irritated against him alone. All agree in considering Dr. M'HALE as an ill-disposed demagogue, who does nothing but afford an example of all that a bishop ought not to do, and yet when your Lordship blamed him, you were told that you had a strange animosity against the Irish." Is the Earl of CLARENDON so little aware of the designs and objects of the Jesuit party at present in the ascendant at R9me as to be ignorant that they are irritated against all men who, like Dr. MURRAY, the Archbishop of PARIS, and other models of Christian pastors, act up to the text, " My kingdom is not of this world," and that the " ill-disposed dema gogue," whether he be a cleric, like M'HALB, or a laic, like MONTALEMBERT, is always certain to be favoured and supported by them, because by bis very unscrupulousness and violence, he is best fitted to do their work ? For the same reason they are opposed to the institution of all colleges and scluipls; and the Earl of CLARENDON may rely on it that no syllable of proof will ever be ad duced by the Ultramontane opponents of either of the Irish Queen's Colleges in support of the accusa tion of infidelity which they bring forward against them, in common with every other institution for the diffusion of sound education. They have no proof to bring forward, but they can anathmetise, and as it is easier to curse than to argue, and as, moreover, cursing is more congenial to the feelings of an Ultra montanist than argument, the Earl of CLARENDON may rest assured that his Ultramontanist opponents will continue the course on which they have entered, Like the Lying Valet in the farce, they feel that they " can do nothing but curse and call names." It strikes us, also, as somewhat extraordinary that the Earl of CLARENDON should express surprise at the conduct of Dr. CULLEN in endeavouring to set class against class. Why, it was for that very pur pose that he was sent to Ireland ; it is for that very purpose that the Propaganda send out their Jesuit agents to all parts of the world —in Ireland to stir up the poor against the rich, in Austria to incite the rich to trample on and oppress the poor. Divide et impera is their motto, and to secure the ascen dancy of Ultrarnontanism, all means, from murder to petty larceny, are not only allowable but praise worthy, according to the principles laid down by Escorial!. and the other Jesuit authorities, whose works are the text-books of the colleges of Rome. Indeed the Earl of CLARENDON himself seems to have been forced to arrive most unwillingly at the same conclusion with ourselves, for he says— " And now let me ask of :you, my dear Lord, what could I, or rather what could any unprejudiced specta tor of passing events think, or what could one infer as to the consequences of all the things which I have men tioned, and others which I need not add? What could one think, except that spiritual jurisdiction was not tl•e object they had in view, but rather political hostility— that between Catholics and Protestants goodwill should not exist." That such is the object of those who at present govern the See of Rome there cannot be a doubt; their aim is to establish in every country in Europe a sacerdotal despotism on the ruins of every other authority. So long as an educated and enlightened and Protestant nation shall remain, so long will the execution of their designs continue unaccom plished; and, therefore, it is that this fierce war is declared against Protestantism ; therefore it is that it is sought to cajole weak-minded Protestants by false professions of liberality, while the stanch and uncompromising stickler for the right of private judgment is told " that the time has come when Pro testantism must be extirpated by the edge of the sword ;" and therefore it is that the well-educated and sensible Roman Catholic laity are denounced to the fierce vengeance of the ignorant and superstitious as "luke warm religionists." How is such a state of things to be met ? How is our Protestant liberty to be defended against the inroads of these apostles of ignorance and darkness ? The Earl of CLARENDON has pointed out the way; he tells his noble correspondent that " the See of Rome has, by its recent aggression, given a new life and a new energy to Protestantism, which will ea• tend beyond our country, and of vs.hich the vibrations and results will be felt on the Continent." Yes, it is on the Continent that the aggression must be met, if it is intended to meet it effectually. It ' is by commencing an offensive continental campaign against Ultramontanism, absolutism, and obscurantism, that the POPE must be taught " not to The Ultramo meddle in other people's concerns." Wherever there is a nation struggling against Papal usurpation, as Sardinia, now is, there should England be n tanist conspiracy also with assistance material and moral. great Anti•Pa pal League pir f acy lfd f nce, of which England must be the head. o Such se e e the policy of must be met by a was the greatest a. tatesman England produced, the Protector, OL LITER CROMW' ever the policy of ,very statesman who has his country' s good at heart The Polish soldier, aged 127, who was received last year into tho Hotel des Invalides, died on Wednesday last in the infirm ary of that etabli4hnaent from an attack of Oalip Irani, Railways. I paid. Nominal Prices. Business done to-day. Aberdeen all % % dll 4111. Caledonian 10/. 10 6% —6% 4% • Chester and Holyhead „, all 164 16% Dund. Per. & Ab er . J u ne, all —3L CS. East Anglian ( 31. 10 ,) 6 per cent. ▪ ~ all 2 34 —2% Eastern Counties Eaten.. per cent. Ne . 1 „ all % p Do. No. 1 „ all % dig —% P Do. New 6p. cent. Stock 10 11X-- 11% 11 % % Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 per cent. • • all 164 16% Da. 101. Daben. Shares , all , • —•• East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. ' E. &W. York. June. sths all .• —• • Edin. Per. & Dun. 58 p.ct. all %WS. - Par Glasgow & 5.-W. Consul ICO • • —• • Gt Northern, 5 per cent. all 1334 13 4 Great South. & Western AZ (Deland) eighths 2 34 do 1 P. Lancashire and York shire, F. 20/. .. .. • • 6 134 — 1% dls. Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. 100 131% —133% Leeds and Thirsk, 6 par Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 1% 2 P cent., No.l 11 P London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per •••• et., late Croydon thirds 100 •• .• Do. pref., 5 p ct. Stock, MI, from 50/. share. E 100 114 120 ‘ Do. new guar., 6 per ct. ICO 135 138 London & 6.-W., new .. 5 2% AN P. Londonderry and Ennis killen, half shares .. 10 • • Stanch., Sheffield, and Line., quar. stirs., }14.1 all 13% 13 % 134 % Do. new, 101. all 12 —• 124 Do., 61. • 3 54 % Midland Con. 6p. c. stock 100 13234 13334 Do. Consul. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent... 100 1334 Do. Bristol & Glouces. 48 • • —•• Norfolk Extension .. all 1634 1 734 yo. guar. 5% per cent. all 4 % 476 Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 • • •• North British • • .. 5 4% 5 54 0 xf.Wor. 01.151.6p.c 2 %— l % P Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. all 11 11% Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. all 15 1534 154 South Devon all 13 —l5 South-Eastern, 4 34 p. ct 10 • • —•• Waterford & Kilkenny, 51. 1 • • —• • Wes tLondon,lat Cl. (101.) all • • —• • Do. 2d Class de. (par) all • • —•• York, Newc., and Berw., Gt. N .of E. Pur. all 16 5( 16 % York and North hfidiand U. add 5. Parch. 10 154 1 , :r ORZIGN. Boulogne and Amienn •• all 9% —9% Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) .. all 1754 17% 1 7 5 E Demerara all • .• Dutch Rhenish $ 434 dla• East Indian .. Do. do. de. .. 20 Great Indian Peninsula.. all 34 34 P• Ditto ditto .. 2 54 %—% P. Louvain ala Sambre .. 7 34 . —••• Luxembourg .. a 1 1 4 — 1% Ditto .. 10 334 — 3% Madrid and Valont li • Maria Antonia .. 25 7 I Ditto, New ~ 73G 2 Namur and Liege .. all 7% 1.4 Northern of France .. 16 15 15 34 18 Orleans and Bordeaux .. $ 4% —3% dim. Paris and Orleans .. all 32 —34 Paris and Rouen .. .. all 9434 35 24% Paris and Strasbourg 16 5% —5% dim. Rouen and Havre .. ~ all 9% 10 54 10 Sambre and Meuse .. 20 3% 4 54 Tours and Nantes .. .. 15 9. db. Tournay, Jurbise, Laa den, and Hassell .. all .. West Flanders; •• a% 2 % 3 34 United Mexican Mine, 4. Banks—National of Ireland. 19% ; PreltNial vf, IreJao4 48. renlninlar and Oriental Stvana, 68 69. ; MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY. TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, of which 500 American were taken for ex port and 'OO on speculation. The sales comprised 4,000 American, 350 Pernam and Maranham at 7 5 /0. to 8 d., 100 Bahia at 7 3 Ad., 100 Egyptian at Vi e d. to 9 1 ,4 d., 500 Surat at 3 ,d. to ' d., and 50 Sea Hands at Is. 0 t d. to Is. 9 1 ,0. per lb. The market closed steadily at previous rates.—ln Railway Shares only a limited business was done at lower prices. The monthly official returns of Trade and Navigation to the sth of April have been completed. The imports of the principal articles are as follows:- 1850. 1851. Oxen and Bulls number 1,460 ••• 1,018 Cows ...... ll 1,106 ... 96 Sheep ...... f, 3,979 ... 7,010 Cocoa Coffee Wheat.-- ... ..... qrs. 197,184 .. 493.954 Flour Flax Hemp ..... .... ••• „ 29,215 .. 63,789 Copper ore tons 3,4)44 ... 4,180 Potatoes, cwts. 282,558 .. 65,32 Bacon Beef Pork, salted Eggs... • ..... Rice Silk, raw .. Pepper ... .... Brandy, proof gals. 398,592 ... 416.363 Sugar, raw cwts. 276,61 9 ... 576.032 Tallow Tea lbs. 3,298,970 ... 14,8'8,620 Tobacco, manufactured ... „ 1,4 1 2,849 .. 2,856,203 Wine ... gallons 338,529 ... 985,838 Cotton cwts. 261, 8 21 ... 884,113 Wool ..... • lbs. 2,603,702 ... 3,401,225 The exports for the month ending the sth ult. were to the amount subjoined:- 1850 1851 Increase The three months of the present Sear as contrasted with the corresponding date of 1850, show an equally gr.tifying result, viz.:— Three months, 1850 £14,655,153 ff 1851 16,523,344 Increase 1,868,191 The great increase is in the Cotton, Linen, Silk, and Woo' len manufactures. The tonnage returns for the Foreign trade show a grew' increase on the month, being— 1850. 1851. Inwards Outwards In this increase British ships are fully represents. The coasting trade was also greater, via.:-1,050,266 tons against 984,361 tons, to April, 1850. The following, from the Circular of Messrs. Schrader and Mummy, and published by Mr. James Irvine, of Liverpool, gives the state of the Tobacco market : Nkw ORLEANS, APRIL 12.—There is a fair business doing in our Tobacco- market, and the ample assortment now offer ing is attracting the attention of buyers. The transactions during the last fortnight root up 2,875 hogsheads, and have served to establish the prices of the article more precisely, which heretofore have been rather irregular and undefined. Whilst the low and undesirable qualities have gone off at moderate prices, the finer descriptions have commanded full rates, and are held back by some factors for fancy prices, on account of their comparative scarcity. The sales include a parcel of 1,170 hogsheads Mason County tobacco, taken by the buyer for the Spanish Government, at a price not made public, but understood to assimilate to 94 for round and mixed lots of A and R, and containing but a very small pro portion of really fine wrappers. A selected lot of 400 hogs heads of the latter descnption is- held at 12L 4 c. Tobacco sterns are in good demand, and some lots of only middling quality have fetched I%c per lb. We submit the following quotations as a criterion of the present state of the market: —Kentucky fair lots all round, A, 8 3 / i c to 10c; selections, 10t.c to 12e; Kentucky fair lots alt round, R, 6 1 , 9 c to 7c; selections, 7%c to 7 3 /c; Yellow Banks, A. 10c to 10%c ; selections, 11c to 11 ; Yellow Banks. R, 7c to lie; se • lections, 7 3 / 4 c t 8c; Mason County, A, 9 3 / 4 c to 10%c; selec tions, 114 c to 12%c; Mason County, R, 7c to 7%c ; selec tions, 8c to B%c. The Hamburgh mail of Friday last gives the rate of exchange on London the same as previously, viz., 13 3. The English Funds are rather firmer this morning,, as the Ministerial explanations have inspired a better feeling. The next s'ruggle, however, will be upon the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, and until it is seen whether that can be made more stringent, and if not, whether the Mini,try will acquiesce in a contrary decision, the more timid specu lators will be disinclined to act. The condition of the Money Market is another thing to be consi lered, and the course that the foreign exchanges wil take must weigh with most parties. Last week the expor tation of silver was exceedingly large, but for a time the de mand appears to have been satisfied, as there is a fall in the price of the metal. The considerable arrivals of silver have sufficed to meet the demand hitherto, and by the tenor of yesterday's news, from California, we expect a full supply of gold, in addition to what has come to hand by the last two arrivals. Consols have been quoted 96% , for Transfrr, and 96% % for Account, being now, however, 96% to 97. Exchequer-bills are 50s. to 525. premium. Bank Stock is worth 210 to 210%. Foreign Stocks hive been quiet. Venezuela have been dealt in at 32% and 32 1 ,4. Mexican are 351 ih. Grenada bring 17% to 18. Brazil Bonds have been quoted 88 1 ,1 2 Dutch Two-and-a. Half per Cents. are at 59 1 4. Railway Shares have been flatter, and the business done has been limited. ... A .•. 2 ... 3 THE SHARE MARKETS xatrxixsa RAILWAYS. Railways. Paid. Nominal Priem Aberdeen.. .. •• •• Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Binning., Woiverhamp., and Stour Valley .• lb% to 15% 4% -5% 10% -11 Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331. 6s. 86 . Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., 50/. & 151. Consolidated Do., d0.,201. • Bristol and Exeter• • • Caledonian • • • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lond. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen' Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction .. • • 80 -82 14% - 15% _ . - 24 .. - .. 20 -18 ilB, 10 ..11 De.. New .. East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) •• •• Do. (181. E. & H.) •• Eastern Counties Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares •• Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares CA -5% 3 -3% 7% - 7h 65i - 7 East Lancashire • . • . Do. New quarters • • Edinburgh and Glasgow Min., Perth, and Dundee' Exeter and Exmouth Glasgew and South- West, , Do. do. G. D. &C.stack Great Northern • • • • 5 - 514 17 -17% 6% - 6 35 -36 lit - B '(i - % Do. halves, A, deferred' 1834 - 18% 6 % - 6 % 1234 - 19% Do. halves, B, 6 per ct, Great Southern and Western, Ireland •• Great Western .. • Do. Nww, 171. .. , Lancaster and Carlisle . 43 —.43 - b7}4 88 14% 15 - 83 Do. thirds • • • • - • Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire 10 -11 p. 1)o. quarter shares . Do. fifths .. . . 63 1 4 —63% 9}i 9 d. 6 36 —6% dig. bk, 5 d. 17% 15 Do. West Biding Union Leeds and Thirsk .. • • Liverpool, Crosby, aid Southport •. .. • London and Blackwall Do., Tilbury Est. Scrip London, Brighton, and 84 -8% 97 -98 South Coital London and N.-Western. Do. do new quarters .1 128( —1294 5 5 14 P. 5 — S %P. 2% 88%, —85%, 534 454 dir. 434 334 dii. Do. fifths Do. 101. sh., 3f.&8 (c) London and S.-Westerx Do. new 501. Do. new 40/. .. Manchester, Buxton, and _ _ Matlock • . Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire Do. Manchester and' Lincoln Union • • Midland .. Do. 50/. sharea 3s( -8 4. a 5 —36 3 —2% die. 63 63% IN 12%115. 36 — 3d Do. firming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle.. De. quarter shares .. Newmarket .. . • ..- •• 9 .-- 9)4 Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen .. Newry, Warreupoint, & Ro►trevor .. •.1 Norfolk .. Do. New 201. shares.. Northern Counties Union' North British.. .. North Staffordshire . North-Western .. • • North & Sth.-West. Jane. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland Do. new .. Sarews.llt Birm., Clas 3 A Do. Class ,hrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New .. Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Hares 34 3 die 4% —4% die, 26 —2B 13 —l2 die. —2% dia. 9% 10 6% 6%d11. 10% —lu dls. - P 17 17% 16}i 16% 10}i. 15% —l5 dis, 4;. 4 Ms 3% 34, dim 9 1 34 dls. 18% -19 g 9% - 9N 14 - 14% 35 - 3f CB. Do. Oswestry .. .. Do. New.. .. .. .. ,hropshlre Union .. Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent South Devon .. 3ci 3 - d. 17 -19 South..f.as tern .. south Wales.. .. South Y6rksh. and River 27% - 27% 31 -31% _ Shed., Roth., and Goole, South Division Stockton and Hartlepool witrisea & Loaghor, raw Vale Extension Thames Haven Dack uni t Railway •• Vale of Neath •. Waterford and /Uncanny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin •• .• West Cornwall .. West London Whitenaven and Furness York, Newcastle, & Ber wick Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. 1 14 3‘ dia. N —4% 9 , A 10 ix = 'ix us. 16 —l5 di. 5 4 d. 434 15% 5)4 —4% dia. • —7% 91% - 293.6 21% % 3i Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland 3% 314 dis. 1 it —1% WS. 16% 27 2 6 % 34 % LINES LEAS: AT 'TALL Leasing usLness Railways. Paid. Nominal Prises. Companies. dine to-day. Barks and Rants Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 34 1 p. Bir. and Oxford Junc.,calloduly paid, or with a guarantee •• Do .. .• all 2834 2934 Do., withon a guarantee .. Do .. • • all 27 —2B Vol., Dud.,calls duly paid, or witk a guarantee •• DO .. 15 834 934 p Do., without a guarantee •• Do .. 1% 7 —8 p Bucklrighainsh. Lon. &N.W. ally 1734 —lB Clydesdale June, Caledonian all 41 —43 E . Lin., Guar. 6i per Cent. •• G. Northern all 3234 —B3 Gloucester ands Dean Forest ;Gt. Western 20 par I p Dull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 10134 10234 Do. 34 Shares Do .. all 5034 5134 Do. % Shares Do .. .. all 2234 2334 Leeds and Brad. Midland • • all 9534 9934 Lon. and Greeu. S. Eastern . • all 1134 11% Do., Pref. .. Do all 2334 2434 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. . Norfolk • • all 15 —l6 De., 6 per cent Do .. • • all —• . bro' and Nedcar, 6p. ct Stockt.& Dar all . • N. & East, per Cent. E. Counties . all 54 —56 54 Do. New .. Do .. • • 43 4 6 p Preston and 1 L. &N. W.] all 42 —44 Wyre • • •• $ &La.& Y. Do. )4 Shares ADo .. .• 10 34 7 34 8)4 p. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern all 21 2134 Roy. & llitchin G. Northern 6% 776 834 o. Shop. Ex.. Do .. 3 34 134 —116 s. Shef., Roth. arid Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. &York 18 11 6 South r-tarlords. Mr. biTlean 934 1 2%dis. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. • • Stock.& Dar. all 24 2434 Do. do. .. Do „, .• all .. Do. do. •• Do .. all .. Wilts, Som., & W eym outh .. (It. Western all 45 4634 %Ern SILARES. Business done to-d Ar. 15 15 47 5 SO li% % ii 4% 5 314 ig % 17 % % lq% % 12 87%34 88 87% lt% 63 61% ill 4% k 6 3i % 17% % IN % 1% 97% 129 128% 129 22% (128% 8834 88 % 34% M db. 63)4 63 % [62,, 63% 9 % ;4 2% 9% % 10% 7 17 % 3 34 % IN ' dig. 3 dia. 17% 100 I 1 0 ICO 8 6 8 11 13 4 47% 100 100 42% 34 4 2 0 100 100 47% all all all 1 6% 2 7% % X 6 2-3 all MAY 6, 1851. QUARTER TO TIIR.Bh ... 96i ... 96 COTIBOIB ... .. ... Ditto Account, May 13 ... ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bung Stock 3 ,•e• Cent. Reduced A nns. 96 96 1 / 8 95 74 96% 96 3 per Cent. Consols Annuitie5... - ttaw VA per Cent. Anns.. Long Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o 7 5-16 7% 7% India Bonds, 1,000/........... Ditto under 1,000/....••••••••••••• — Console for Account 96 % 34% cf achequer Bills. 14 J. & 2d 1,000/. June 52 50 p 500/. June 5O p Small, June BO p 54 p 96% 50 p 50 p 60 p CLO*IN PRICES 88% orrd PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds bB Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent. Do., 5 per cent Grenada Bonds, 114 per Cent 1 7 1,E 18 m a zicau, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupon - Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent... Ditto, Account B3 Ditto Deferred ........... Portuguese 5 pc -r Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto, Account Russian Bonds Ditto, 4 1 ,4 per Cent Sgaush 5 per Cent. 1840 Ditto, Passive Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 A i per Cent Ditto. Deferred 1 2 14 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch per Cent.. 12 tiuild. Ditto 4 per Cert. Certificates 10214 35% 32,6 99 5 /. ~ 5% 33% 12tm 59 1 4 901 A ettrt 'xttto NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Wcstow ... ... St. Fabian ... Handicap. Viggo 4.0 4 , .. .44. .60 .00 O. Match—Glendale beat Santiago. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—( THIS DAY.; LONDON, MAY 6.—Wind at noon N.N.W., light breeze and dull cloudy weather. BRISTOL, MAY s.—Wind N.E., light—Arrd. Neptune, Barhadoef• ; Syria, Barbadoes; Lady Fitzherberr, Barbadoes. OFF BARDSEY.—EIiza, Balkeley, Charleston for Liverpool. LWERPOOL, MAY 5. Wind N. S.E. fresh.—Arrd. Irene, Islay; Harvey, Galbraith, Laguna • Beatrice, New Or leans; Alucawheeler, New Orlean s; Liverpool, New York; Glaucus, Valparaiso; Ann Bridson. Valparaiso; Rhondda, Buenos Ayres; William Tucker, Buenos Ayres; Indian Queen, Barbadoes; Lady Ann, Nassau; Naomi, Charleston; Norma, New York ; Princeton, New Orleans. Sld. Allan, Calcutta ; Elizabeth, Jamaica ; Parker, Demerara ; Bellona, Demerara; Mogul, Ventura and Panama; Lord Ashley, New York; Diana, Bay Chaleur ; Ann and Sarah, Montre,l. Off port, Queen of the Isles, Ashburton, t. enia, Globe brig, California, Shannon, Plutus, Equator, and Jenny Jones. The Blanche and the Ottilia have been seized at New Orleans for violat , ng the Acts of Ccngress relating to the carrying of emigrants. The Camillus, for New Orleans, was run into yesterday by the Africa steamer, and damaged her bow. WEXFORD, MAY s.—The Zapa Zaritza is here discharging; is leaky. and s•rains a good deal at low water. HASTINGS, MAY s.—The Fife, of and from Exeter, for Newcastle, was in contact last night at Beachy Head, E. by N., distant twenty miles, with a stout brig, supposed to be a foreigner, and went down immediately in twenty-four fathoms; crew picked up in their boat, and landed here. DEAL.—Arrd. Kate, Sydney. New South Wa'es; Palem bary, Shanghai; Irea, Shanghai; Unite, Algoa Bay; Wash ington, lable Bay; Susan, Para; Esther and Sophia, Mara caibo for Hamburgh ; Ebetra, Grenada; Someter, Charles ton; Mary Montague, Jamaica ;:Bolivar, Angostura for Bre men. Arrd. from the River, Pearl, San Francesco; Gazelle, Adelaide, South Australia; Lotus, Barbadoes. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. Sucaz.—A good business was done in British Plantation, at fully previous rates. The sales were about 700 hhds, Sca. ; Barbadoes, at 37s to 40s 6d for ord to good yellow ; Trinidad. 45s 61 to 475; and Crystalized Demerara, 40s to 44s 6d. 4,749 bags Mauritius sold at previous rates, good to fine yellow 39s to 424 low 378 to 37s tid, refining sorts 36s to 40s, and brown 338 to 355. Bengal, 3,& 7 bags, sold at steady prices, fine grainy yellow 43s to 44s ; Benares 40s to 43s 6d; white 45s 6d, and soft yellow 35s to Sgs. The quantity of British P lantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,364 hhds 71 tierces 163 barrels ; there were taken for home consumption 721 hhds 40 tierces and 336 barrels. The stock in the same place is 3 , 765 hhd s 569 tierces 552 barrels. COFFEE. —Plantation Ceylon was dull at rather easier prices. Not above half of 220 cas ks and 250 bags offer e d found buyers, mid to fine 54s to 675, other sorts 44s to 535, and inferior 42s to 445. Native Ceylons were flat at 41s to 418 Ed. Rum.—The quantity landed last 'week at the East and West India Docks was C 37 puns 35 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 207 puns 9 hhds, and e x p orte d 107 puns 87 hhds. The stock in the same places is 10,815 puns 1,481 hhds. TA L Lovr.—P. Y. C. is 38s Gd to 39s per cwt on the spot, and Town 39s 6d. • TEA.--The. quantity taken for M l iumPtio4 last week was tatlac larg9i WI ilatmpolmh COTTON.—This article is very dull. TOBACCO.—In the early part of last month business was extremely limited, being almost confined to a few sm 411 par cels of Strips, two or three purchases for Ireland, and about 60 hhds of Alaryland. Subsequently sales have been effected to a large extent, particulars of which have not yet tran spired; but we are fully warranted in stating that several parcels of Western Strips have been taken by influential buyers, who are no doubt fully in possession of the inst uc tions given to the stemmers to reduce very materially the make of Strips at their factories in America. A course of this kind is not improbable, as the parties most deeply interested are still the holders of a large portion of the imports of last season. It is reasonable to presume that the transactions referred to may have considerable effect on prospective prices. For exports. tion there has been very little tone; and in the few sales effected prices have been slightly in favour of buyers. Imports, 164 hhds; deliveries, 76 hhds, against 1,124 hhds in the corresponding month of 1850. St , ck, 25,951 hhds, against '24,2;0 hhds in 1850. In Virginia sales have been limited, and confined to the immediate wants of buyers. Holders remain quite firm. In Kentucky Leaf and Strips business has been chiefly directed to the latter, and to which we have before alluded. Some small purchases were made of Home-trade Leaf •, but for exportation scarcely anything done. Maryland, sales were about 60 hhds, chiefly at 6%d to 71/ 2 d. Havannah Tobacco has been in limited request, the trade being generally well supplied. Some inquiries were made for exportation, hut prices were deemed tee high to meet the views of buyers. Latest ad vices from Havannah represent that some small parcels of the new crop had been brought to market, and had realised full prices. The quality was represented as very superior. Havannah Segars have been in limited demand, and sales difficult to effect at present li igh prices ; the competition for the exclusive supply of certain branAs will no doubt answer the purpose of parties most interested, but they ap,.ear to lose sight of a largely diminished consumption, which will be further diminished if monopoly continues. Manilla Che roots for home consumption have been seldom inquired after; a few cases have been taken for expor ation at for mer rates. Manilla Leaf, nothing. Brazil sold at full prices. In Havannah Seed Leaf, Porto Rico, Florida, and Yara. very little done. Cuba—A parcel of 100 bales, just arrived, has been sampled, and is now on the market, the quality is very superior. Nothing done in St. Domingo. In German Leaf, sales have been ehiefly confined to ordinary descriptions. for cutting purposes. A few cases of the new crop of selected Leaf have been taken by the trade at high prices. In Amers foort a few limited sales have been made, both for cutting and snuff purposes, at full rates. For Negrohead and Caven dish the demand bas been limited, but importers of best brands have declined making sales, except at extreme rates. Smalls of good quality in fair demand. Stalks difficult of sale. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the LORD CHANCELLOR.) RODICK. V. GANDELL. Mr. R. PALMER this morning resumed the argument in this appeal, which was pirt opened yesterday. The appeal was from a decree of the late Master of the Rolls, dismissing the plaintiff's bill. It appeared that previous to the year 1845 the defendants, Gandell and vrunton, civil engineers, were customers of the Liverpool Union Banking Company, and had overdrawn their account 2, - 62/. Hs. 7d., at which time Lister, the manaker of the bank, applied to them for pay ment or security. The defendants thereupon agreed to as sign to the bank certain debts owing to them, as engineers, from various railway companies, and wrote to Messrs. Pin niger and Westmacott, solicitors for the railway companies in London, authorising them to receive the moneys due to them (the defendants), and to write to the bank to that effect. Accordingly Pinuiger and Westmacott, on the 27th of December, 1845, wrote to the bank to the effect that they would pay the moneys, when received, into the bank. The receipt of this letter was acknowledged by the rn , 4nager on the 29th of December, who, et the same time, forwarded a statement of the amount due from the defendants, and added that the letter of Messrs. Pinniger and Westmacott should be given up on payment of the account. The bank, by their bill, aught a declaration that the correspondence which passed amounted to an equitable assignment to them of the debts due to the defendants from the railway com pany, but upon the bearing of the cause the Master of the Rolls negatived such a construction of the letters, and dis missed the bill. From this decree the plaintiffs appealed. ROLLS' CuURT.-(THIS DAY.) INSTON v. HARDY. This case was resumed this morning. Mr. COTTON was heard for the defendant. VICE-CHANCERY.-( THIS DAY.) (Be'ore Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE. ) His Honour was occupied this morning in hearing short causes, none of which were of importance. (Before Vice-Chancellor Lord CRANwowrH.) His Lordship was engaged the whole morning in disposing of unopposed petitions. (Before Vice •Chancellor TURNER ) NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY v. WHIELDON. His Honour gave judgement in this case, which was argued before him yesterday. The question in the case was whether the defendants were entitled to the sum of 5004 which had been paid into court, as the amount given by the jury for compensation for damage to their estate at Fenton-grove, Warwickshire, I r whether the damage had, in fact, been included in the amount of 10,500/. originally paid for lands taken, severance, and other injuries. The plaintiffs now pressed for an in junction to prevent the defendants obtaining this money. His HONOUR said that, after carefully going through the evidence, he had come to the conclusion that the agreement formerly made between the parties did not bear so limited a construction as the plaintiffs wished to put upon it. The plaintiffs had totally failed to show that the compensation for damage done, which was now sought to be obtained, was included in the former arrangements. He should therefore dismiss the bill with costs.—Order accordingly. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY. (Sittings in Banco.) SPECIAL PAPER. Lord CAMPBELL intimated at the sitting of the Court this morning that, although this was properly speaking the last special raper day, yet on Friday next, for the convenience of the profession, after calling over the bar, the Court would proceed to the special paper. COMMON PLEA S.-(THIS DAY.) No business of any great importance was transacted in this court during the morning. EXCHEQUER.-(THP- DAY.) The Court was occupied during the morning in hearing arguments on rules for new trials, none of which possessed any feature of interest. MARLBRO'-STREE l'-(THIS DAY.) THE GREAT EXHIBITION.— CAUTION TO EXHIBITORS' As• stsrAnTs.—Septinius -Martinelli ' a young man in the e m pl oy of one of the exhibitors at the Crystal Palace, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with assaulting Police-sergeant Pronger, 237 A, while in the execution of his duty. The constable stated that this morning, about nine o'clock, he was on duty in the interior of the Exhibi ion building, when he saw the defendant wandering about various sections. He asked him for his pass ticket, when he replied that be had none. Witness said his orders were to turn all persons out who had not a pass, and that he could not let him proceed further unless be produced his ticket. The defendant replied that his master, w ho was an exhibitor, had got his pass, and he would take witness to him. They then walked some distance towards the west end of the building, when the defendant ran away through different sections, to No. 22, the sec tion where his master was. Witness got up to him, and again desired him to go out; and on putting his hand gently on his shoulder to eject him from the building, the defen dant struck him on the head, and knocked his hat off. Wit ness then took him into custody for the assault. In reply to the charge, the defendant said h e h a d a t i c k et w hen he entered the building in the morning, but he left it w ith his master. He had not the least idea he was doing wrong in going into another section than the one he was employed in, and if he did strike the constable it was not done intentionally. Mr. BINGHAM said defendant ought to have paid obedi ence to the constable's orders, especially at such a time, and in such a cause as the Great Exhibition ; and as a warning to others he should fine him 20s. for the assault on the constable. The money was immediately paid. ROBBERY AT THE EXHIBITION.—Thomas Scanlan was charged, before Mr. Bingham, with stealing from the Crystal Palace a quantity of scaffolding rope, the property of Messsrs. Fox and Henderson, the contractors. Best, 164 D, said, about half- past eight this morning he was on duty at the south entrance of the Exhibition, when he saw the prisoner, who was carrying a large bag, of bulky appearance, in the middle of the road. Witness went up to him and asked what he had got in the bag. The prisoner said, " Oh, nothing particular, only some rubbish I have picked up." Witness then opened the bag, and found it to contain a considerable quantity of scaffolding rope; and as the prisoner could not give a satisfactory account as to the manner he came by it, he took him to the station. Thomas Handtord, gate-keeper in the employ of Messrs. Fox and Henderson, at the Exhibition, identified the rope as thm property of his employers. The prisoner said he picked up the rope in the park, and thinking it of no use to any one, be put it in his bag. Mr. BINGHAM, who thought the prisoner might have acted under that impression, dealt with the case in a summary manner by committing him for ten days for unlawful pos session. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. (THIS DAY.) Notwithstanding the discouraging murkiness which con __nues to pervade the atmosphere, and the apprehension felt by many that, with such cold breezes prevalent, the Crystal Palace will be nothing but a vast temple of the winds, productive of cold and rheumatics, the number of visitors seems to increase each day, those who have seen it once return for another view, while the enthusiasm excited in its favour, having communicated itself already to the most dis tant parts of the empire, is bringing up each day numbers of the most respectable of the provincial population. To use a favourite phrase of the day, a more popular element is beginning to infuse itself into the visitors, and the aristocratic exclusiveness which, i n a measure, was the prevailing feature during great ging into have filled the dif ferent or three opening days, is now /ler • the many of them con the respectable, yet still select. During the last few days we have mingled in the groups which though h osed to be blaze, of f seiert en e t f pa e rt e s ie o e f e th w e b b ie u b ild m in i g g , b a t nd be th s o u on every side nothing that i ahmeaarzdement. We advise our but all mannerexpressions ef de l ig we b t h e a n v d e the south entrance, as it readers, on their visit, to enter by barrier rea e t e h r a e t e the of themost P a b l e a li e u e t i i e ft beauti ful immediatelyanstriking on i m P p a r s e s s i s n i g on of a et conceived; and we can imagine ,bie nothing in the fabled stories not thus caught of the transept. Theh can surpass the first view of Oriental magnificence beautiful etleee t,ieireonnregpatteerse, enraptured by by visitor passing through the the rarest productions of dazzled by its gorgeousness, he. t b h: te b r e e au a t i y id of er t t he ar s e c e e e ne e , x in b w iei hich blended. The first object to catch his eye t inlyq wiltleblye proportions the crystal fountain rising in the centre, ce s r yiih its deli cates and casting at once an air of romance over the whole scene. Behind is the fine old elm, and the palms and exotics which surround it, with the banks of flowers which are to be kept for ever blooming; the clear spray from the fountain which he sees still further in the back ground mingling with these, gives an air of freshness to the scene, which, when the hot summer and the bright sun do come at last, will render it one of the most delightful spots we know. Nor are splendour and magnificence wanting; all around are spread the fairest works of art. The eye cannot pas, from one point to another without resting on some beautiful group of sculpture, whi e to the right and left he sees the rich contributions of Egypt and India, which rival in their dazzling gorgeousness anything which has been related of the produce of Eastern looms, glitter ing with gold and precious stones. Already the transept has become the favourite lounge ; the seats WWI are RciSttexed mud pro alway§ WIN, iwci wh en tired with the extensive promenade which an inspection of the building requi, es, or bewildered by the multitude and Vs. riety of the treasures which .it disclose s, visitors rev' hither, to rest awhile to observe the various groups which every moment pours into the Palace, or to renew once more the deliOit which the first view of this fairy scene excited. On reaching the centre of the transept, where it crosses the nave, the full magnificence and grandeur of the b u ilding itself is first perceptible; east and west, he sees it stretching awaY almost we may say, as far as the eye can reach, its light and. airy proportions rising above with equalled grace and ma. jesty ; and when at last his eye descends, and rests on the countless array of splendid objects to honour which this palace of glass was raised, no wonder that, be s tands per fectly bewildered by their multitude, scarce knowing . fbere to commence his insp ction. If he will trust himselt ur our hands we will be his sale, and we hope not uninstructive, guide. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. The admirable and mirth-provoking pantomime of Hark' quin and Good Queen Bess was revival here last aveniag, with a caste in every way strengthened. In the first place we had the prince of burlesque p a ntomimists, W. H. Para!". as the great Earl of L-icester ; then we had a new clown the person of Mr. J. Doughty, who. for activity an d fan. is equal to any, and superior to most of his contemporaries. Lauri family supplied Harlequin, Pantaloon, and Sprite ; pretty Miss Palser made the most charming and graceful .1?1 Columbines Th e p antom i me wen t a dmirably, every tricsl worked neatly, and the audience was delighted. The 11 ° ' of the pantomime wi I make a hit. OLYMPIC THEATRE: The entertainments last evening at this elegant theatre were for the benefit of Mr. Leigh Murray, the stage. ron sger, and consisted of Sir E. B. Lytton's celebrated play of ab ly in which the principal part, Evelyn, was very admirahl, sustained by Mr. Murray. The character of Evelyn.lo t i , t pplay requires much study in order to develope the Ofer e " lisses of the part, but in the hands of Mr. MurraY t rrd coved attention, and every line was given truthfully s furcibly. Mrs. Stirling, as Clara Douglas, acted the par i _. her usual excellent style. The other characters in the Penn were all well sustained by Messrs. Compton, Il• Far : r d. Diddear, Shalders, Mrs. Leigh Murray, and Miss i l l ile d The drama of Charles King followed, in which was introd uced for this occasion only, a very pretty divertissement, in v b—c d, Madlle. Adele and Miss Lees danced a very graceful pas d deux. Miss L. Coleman and Miss De Vere also aPPe sl l 3 and gave us the Vultz .EVagriol in a very beautiful sty et_ these two young ladies were admirably assisted de L . allet, and their exertions were rapturously aPP lllll ,,,ve During the course of the evening Mr. Gerhard TaY l ",.l l - c . a grand fantasia on the harp, with which the asu l appeared much delighted. The house was crowded. ' by the OS STRAND THEATRE. We paid a second visit last evening to the tastefully decZ rated and comfortable playhouse of Mr. Punch, and tut„d p as , pleasure of witnessing, alter the comedietta of LiVing " A `„,. Houses and the extravaganza of The Exposition, the Prnu' s , tion of a new one act farce, entitled Taking the O n t i f smartly written, full of point and humour, and acted. We shall not reveal the intricacies of the plot, : a Zimmerman Mug, the back parlour lodger (Mr. Tilbury),ll,."ot Lionel Lax, the front parlour (Mr. toavies), are the Inv„ prominent personages in the lodging-house of Mrs. CriPsP9-7d ( who is admirably represented by Mrs. C. Houseman?! t he Mr. Grigg, a ticket-writer and first floor lodger (whont , ..,"Y way,we think we have encountered in the Mysteries of-t2" — „, 0 11 affords Mr. J. Rogers an opportunity for one of t" TbaS extraordinary makes-up, and farcical impersonation s b. can be conceived. The audience laughed heartily throlo out, and stamped Taking the census with a unanints us ja of approbation. A new comic drama, by Mr. Brong b e ata shortly forthcoming, and Mr. Copeland seems determin t of merit, and we confidently trust to ensure, a large sitOgu„,;4l - public favour by a succession of spirited and amusing Dv' ties. The house was well attended. SURREY THEATRE. eat Last night an ad c a pt an d um nove l ty, ent i t l e d The with n o . Exhibition o f 1851, was pre , ented at this theatre WO siderable success. Mr. Gimcrack (Mr. Fitzroy), a n fait eccentric gentleman, p ossess i ng a good i ncome an d two daughters, is desirous of entertaining some of the WIZ princes who may visit London during 1851. For this P7 O pose he engages an agent t o l e t hi s house. Peter Dogg ,d (Mr. Widdicomb), his s ervan t, over h ears this intentionll", determines by its instrumentali t y t o ga i n f or the gulTss Letitia and Caroline Gi mcrac k (Mi ss H . Coveney and Mandlebert) he objects of their choice, namely. Harry Dr o - t h well (Mr J. Parry) and J ac k G agger ( M r. R aymon d) b 0 of whom are actors at a minor t h eatre, an d to wined the paternal Gimcrack h as ev i nce d a mos t dew y impartiality. Peter, however, cun n i ng i n sc h e me, cc :, trives to introduce th e p a i r i n t o t h e h ouse, t h e one o °, Chinese Mandarin and the oth er as an E gypt i an Pri, l/c v These parties are accompanied by their mutual friend ander Macfawline C owdy (Mr. Bruce Norton), a " bh- Scot, who appears as a grea t I n di an Ki ng. T he m ischief° go tricks performed by th ese wor thi es ent i re l y cures Mr. qt; crack of his desire to lodge distinguished foreigners, and , he is only too happy, wh e n ex pl anat i ons are offered, to give t hands of his daughters to their lovers, and also to bestow the_ of his sister Miss Deborah (M rs . J . P arry), on the redoubtable Crowdy. Mr. Norton's assumption of the Scottish hero, wba spite of his unmistakeable dialect, persisted in swearing that° 4 Saxon was of the utmost purity, was highly ludicrous , a n d produced roars of laughter. Mr. Widdicomb was smart !i ll bs comic sustain serving man, and contributed his quota rig, well to the mirth and humour. The other eharact" - were well portrayed. VAUXHALL GARDENS. Vauxhall, which has so long kept up its character lir, l place of amusement du r i ng th e sm ili ng mont h s o f sunitneh: this year seems to have added additional charms to tsars its numerous visitors. Ihe entertainments selected by tg o spirited proprietor of th e gar d ens , M r. W ar d e ll , are of t„. best possible descripti on , a d m i ra bl y adapted to suit 0, taste of the numerou s v i s i tors , w h o, no doubt, attracted here by the Exhibition of the Industry of All 'Nation* crowd about those places of amusement where such enter' tainments as that proffered by th e propr i etor of this esta blis , '"- ment is to be found. In th e commencement of the evert* there was some excellent singing by the Misses Jolly, 3 1 . Cooper, Monsieur Arban, Mr. J. W. Sharpe, and others. particular feature of attraction was the ascent of the O s Nassau Balloon, the inflation of which had been going If i r, throughout the afternoon, and whi c h about seven u'el °c ._. having been loosed f rom it s moor i ngs, ascended amidst Wi cheers of those assembled. The other performances weref: the most attractive d e s cr ipti on . I n th e rotunda t h ea tre, the celebrated Ameri can rider, Hernandez, called fbrth o applause of all who witnessed him. A brilliant display ° fireworks concluded the amusements of the evening. GUIDES THROUGH LONDON.—During the last fee' days rather remarkable exertions h ave b een ma d e with ' view to render the metropolis more easy for the perigrinua. tions of foreigners. Among these we may especially p a rtic larise three as in the highest degree commendable. First' penny map of the capital, which i s surpr i,i nst l y c h eap , con: sidering its completeness and correctness. Secondlfr i pocket distance map for Londo n , so arrange d as to re n d? cab charges comprehensible. Thirdly, an illustrated 011 01 : bus guide, accompanied by the foregoing chart as a frontispiee" Each of these little publica ions will be found by their PP' chasers to be of the most remarkable utility. ARREARS OF CAUSES IN THE COURT OF CHANCSItf . —A country gentleman having a suit pending in the Cool of Chancery, in which important i n t eres t s were at sta k e , being naturally dissatisfied with the slow progress null" ; towards bringing his case to a h ear i ng , d eterm i ned to kno the real cause of the delay, and accordingly presented hi ll " self to the Lord Chancellor's secretary, and desired to knoW' how soon his suit might be expected to be heard. The ob. sequious secretary. turning to the list of causes, found the unfortunate gentleman's case stood 750 on the Ist of Noon' ber. "Ah, Sir, but how does it stand . now ?" said the imps' tiect suitor. " Oh, it will soon be on now, sir," replies the secretary, counting the arrears in the Cause Book, " for I see all the causes before the Court are now disposed of, except 1,130. Mr. T. G. Baring, son of Sir F. T. Baring, late private secretary to Mr. Labouchere, succeeds Mr. Henri thacetHasetnas: without any public sala r y. e o ß ffi ra c n e. d e m s p r. riv s a a t tn e u se e c l re iv ta h ry itb t r o ea S d ir G w before, sistant private secretary,as e al o i rg c e on G ti r n e tl y e a t t o —Sunday Paper. NEW ORDER BY TDB LORD CHANCELLOR.--" It it ordered that, before any letters patent for inventio ns s hall be passed under the Great Seal, there shall be deposited with the Privy Seal Bill, at the Great Seal Patent-office, a certifi cate by the Attorney or Solicitor -General that an outline description in writing or droving of the invention has been filed with them or one of them. Dated the 2d May, 1851 (Signed) TRURO, C.—Great Seal Patent -office." We have been favoured with a communication from the secretary of the Oxford University Commission , containing the opinion of the law officers of the Crown as to the legality of the commis, ion. These Lear , ed Gentlemen give it as heir opinion that the commission "is not in any respect illegal or unconstitutional." SEAWEED AS MANURE. —Great quantities of set weed have been washed up this spring at Southport, lin k d many cartloads h ave b een taken away for gardening. free — gentleman near th e Nil e grew some excellent potatoes, from disease, last year, and he used no manure but seaweed. He gathered about t wenty wheelbarrowsful this year, for the same purpose. D r. Barton once manured his potatoes so well with seaweed that they actually grew without tops. lbws' could not penetrate through the sea• tang, which was like s mating above them. On examining beneath the matted part, a very good crop of new potatoes, without tops. was dIS . covered.—Preston thronicle. SUFFERERS AT SAN NICOLAS, CAPE DB VERDES.-""' The public will be glad to hear that the Royal Mail Steam Packet C ompany have most liberally offered a free convey ' ante of 20 tons of rice and biscuit in their ship the Tay, which intends proceeding from Southampton, on the 9th instant to St. Vincent, one of the Cape de Verde Islands. The partial and insufficient execution by conv manding officers of the Admiralty order, issued in conse• que- ce of a resolution o f th e H ouse o f Commons, to tho effect that " the accommodation provided for the assistant,- surgeons on board her Majesty's ships is inadequate for securing the full benefit of their professional services." is about to be brought under the notice of Parliament.—Poits mouth Times and Naval Gazette. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On ,the 23d ult., in New - street , Spring -gardens, Lady' Harriet B. Hamilton. HeOnndertshoem On the 20th ult., at Kedleston Rectory, De r by s hi re , the3d inst., at Willow-bank, Fulham, Mrs. Robert wife of the Rev. John E. A. Fenwick, E sq . OF A DAUGHTER. On the 30th ult., at Dunstall Priory, Sevenoaks, the wife rlborough-hill, St. J o h n ' s - woo d, the wofi? J . . n 0 f tCh J eA o 'd h l e n xi C an n . s dt ; ra S , Esq.t .D M a a y, Esq. DIED. On the Ist inst., Sampson Hodgkinson, Esq., of Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square, aged 71. On the 2d inst.. at Woodeaton, Oxon, the Rev. J. Ballard, vicar of Cropredy, and rector of Woodeaton, aged 69. On the . .?el inst., at Portland -terrace, Southampton, Charles Young, Esq., Assistan Surgeon, Royal Artillery, aged 83. On the 3d inst., at Berners-street, Margaret, relict ofJohi• H. Essex, Esq., aged 59. Oa the 3d inst., at Montague -place, Russell-square, Joseph Joseph, Esq., aged 70. On the Ist inst., at Ladbroke-place, Notting-hill, aged 41, Captain Robert Younghusband, late of the 19th Regiment Madras Native Infantry. On the Ist inst., Jemima, the wife of Mr. Joseph Bird. of Portman-place, Edgeware-road. - - London Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG. of No. 112, Strand, Pk-;.;:ter, at The Sun Office, No. 112. Strand, in the Precinct or the Savoy, in the oonntS' of Taexim Keay 6,1851. . IN Will I at El Year W T] Poem Who be re ketti C' Ten sett ae9.4 VAL l bont 'tron .ate A ~_ of thrc t4l,:t ~' Ar t k, 1 Alt tlr