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his command.—(Loud cheers.) My Noble Friend has adverted most honourably to the assistance he received from another Noble Friend of mine at this table during the time ho was Governor-General of that country which is under the control of the East India Company. —(Hear, hear.) Gentlemen, the united service are sensible of the services of Lord Hardinge, and they must now be sensible of the honourable conduct of the Commander-in-Chief in giving him credit for that as sistance which, both as Governor-General and in his military capacity, he gave to his operations.—(Cheers.) We have seen that, throughout the services carried on under the direction of my Noble Friend Lord Gough, he has himself afforded the brightest example of the highest qualities of the British soldier in the attainment of the glorious successes which have attended the British army under his command.—(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, having now had the honour of receiving Lord Gough in our own hall, and giving him the hand somest reception in our power, I am sure you will all join with me in hoping that he may long live to enjoy the favour of a gracious Sovereign, the cffectionate re gard of his fellow-subjects in general, and of the mem bers of this club especiilly, for his grew - and noble ser vices in the'cause of his country. The Noble Duke was enthusiastically cheered on resuming his seat. The CHAIRMAN next gave "The First Lord of the Admiralty," who he regretted to say was absent through illness. He would therefore call upon them to drink to the better health of the First Lord of the Admi ralty. The toast having been duly responded to, The CHAIRMAN gave" The Master-General of the Ordnance," the most Hon. the Marquis of Anglesey, who held the proud position of head of the scientific depart ment of the army, and was besides, the guardian of its warlike treasures.—(Hear, hear.) He spoke of him only as a soldier—were he to refer to him in any other ca pacity, he might have much more to say; but as a sol dier, he would remind them, that although the Gallant Marquis left a leg at Waterloo, he brought home his honours thick upon him.—(Cheers.) The Marquis of ANGLESEY, in returning thanks, expressed his great gratification at being present on that occasion to offer a tribute of respect and admiration to the services of their noble and gallant guest, and at the same time to express his pleasure at seeing at the table another noble and gallant friend of his, who had fought by Lord Gough's side in India.—(Cheers.) That nobleman, after having attained the highest situation to which any subject could aspire, with exemplary modesty had thrown aside his rank and offered his services to their gallant friend Lord Gough.—(Cheers.) With such a happy union of excel lent judgment on the one part, and determined gallantry on the ether, a series of successful and brilliant cam paigns had taken place. which had ended in the attain ment of an honourable peace.—(Hear, hear.) Thus ended the first scene of the drama, and the Governor- General, in his political, military, and civil capacity, re ceived those honours which he so eminently deserved. Then commenced the second act of the drama, and here our gallant and distinguished friend and guest, being thrown upon his own resources, and backed and sup ported only by the gallant army under his command, surmounted every difficulty, and accomplished success fully a campaign which—l speak advisedly—is one of the most memorable on record.—(Cheers.) The Noble Marquis in conclusion said, he could not help expressing the pleasure he felt at their having been honoured with the presence of their great Commander-in-Chief, who was thus enabled to testify to the glory of his two illus trious pupils, who had won imperishable fame in a country which had become classical by their deeds— the soil of which had been the cradle of their great cap tain's glory.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN next gave " The East India Com pany," coupling with the toast the names of Sir A. Galloway and Mr. Shepherd, the chairman and deputy chairman of the Court of Directors. Sir A. GALLOWAY, in acknowledging the toast, paid a well-merited coreplim2nt to Lord Gough, who, he said, had been a faithful servant of the East India Company, and in the command of the noble army of India had added instil) to British arms and a kingdom to the British Crown. The CHAIRMAN next gave " The Yeomanry of Eng land," coupling with the toast the name of the Earl de Grey, a munificent patron of the United Service Club, and the originator of the Yorkshire Hussars. The toast having been drunk with great enthusiasm, was responded to in a most eloquent speech by the Noble Earl. - The CHAIRMAN then gave, as the last toast of the evening, the " Health of Lord Viscount Hardinge," prefacing his remarks with an apology for not having before introduced the name of the Noble and Gallant General. The toast was very warmly responded to, and ac knowledged by Lord Hardinge in an admirable speech, after which the Chairman rose, and the company imme diately separated. The banquet was furnished under the superintendence of Messrs. Bathe and Breach, of the London Tavern. NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., THE SCOTTISH CAVALIER , Jl By JAMES GRANT. Esq Author of The Gordon Highlanders," &c. "A very spirited performance Its vivid and striking sketches, touching circumstances, and well-told historical episodes ought to ensure to this romance a favourite place in public opinion."—Literary Gazette. "This interesting romance bear.; the genuine stamp of the Waver ley school. We are much mistaken if Ulla admirable work does not gain for Its author the first rank among the writes of fiction of the day."—United service Gazette. henry Colburn, Publisher, 13. Great Marlborough-street. THE ROYAL VISIT to IRELAND.—:Messrs. LLOYD (BROTHERS) and CO. have the honour to announce _hat, In consequence of the great desire evinced to view her Majesty's PICTURE of the Departure of the Royal Squadron from Kings town Harbour, they will, by her Majesty's permission, retain it until the end of the week, at their Gallery, 22, LlM4ate-hill. Cards of admission may be ob,aincd on application to J. Cundall, 21, Old Bond-street ; E. Churton, 26, Holles-street, Cavendi..ih eqqare ; Ackermann and Co., 96, Strand; Clark and Melton, Regent street and at the Publishers. lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The First Appearance of Mr. Sims Reeves. The Nobility, Subscriber➢ to the Op n'a, and the Public are respect fully informed that A GRAND EXTRA NIGHT Will take plaza THIS EVENING, D. being the Dust Night but One before Easter, on which occasion MR. SIMS REEVES Will make his first appearance in Veril's Opera, ERNANI. Eraanl. qtr: Sims Reeves ;iiiTGOmez, Sig. Belletti ; Carlo V., Sig. Lorenzo ; Elvira, Afadlle. rand'. After which will be presented an entirely new and original Grand Ballet, by M. tau' Taglioni, entitled LES METAMORPMOSES. The Music eemposed by Signor ; the Scenery (entirely new) by Mr. Marshall ; the appointments by Mr. Br .dwell ; the Coe. tames by Miss Bra hey and Mr. CArabes, ender the superintendence of Mn ame C .pore. The Sprite (under the forms of 1, a Page —2, a Rustic Coquette-3, W ill-of-the-Wisp-4, a Folie —5, a Domino-6, a Cavalier). Mdlie. Carlotta Grist ; Karl (a Student), M. Paul Taglieni ; Ida (his be trothed), Madlle. Hosts ; Mounts, M. Charles ; Madlles. Rosa, Angandon, Julienne, Lamoureux, B. Pascale', and F. Pascales. Subsctibers desirous to attend this extra performance will have the option of taking it in lies of a subscription night, by intimating their intention In the course of This Day. appli , ations for 11 fixes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera Rex-of:lee, Colonnade, Haymarket. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.. The Directors of the Royal Italian ''pera be; most re-pectfully to to form the Nobility, Gentry. Subccrihers, and the Pabllc that A faitA.ND EXTRA NIGHT will take place TIIIS EV LNG, When will be pros nt,rl Weber's Grand Opera of DER FIZEISCIIUTZ, With entirely nee Scenery, Costumes, and Appointments. Agate', Madame Castcl;an'; Annetta, M.llle. Vera ; Una Paraninfa, Mdlle. Cott' ; Giulio, Sigcor Enrico Maralti ; , Thiliano, Mons. Massol; Cuno, Rommi ; Ugo, Skaior Luigi Mel ; Ereasita, Signor Gregorlo; Zemiel, M. Miming; Gaspar, Ile - r Formes. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Scenery I y Messrs. Grieve and Tebin : the Dresses by Mrs. Bailey and Mme. Marzio ; the Appointments by Mr. 131a mire; Maceinery by Mr. Allen; the Spectacle arra.iged by Mr. A. Mares. The Boors will he opened at Half-past Seven. and the performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Tickets for Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit, may bo taken !Ur the night or season. N.B. Sabscribers for the Season will have the option of paying their Subscriptions lu advance (as heretofore), or by monthly in stalmeits. The terns may be obtained at the Box-oflica of the Theatre (cor ner of Hart-street and Bow street), which is open Item E:eveit till Five o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee and Manacer, Mr. JAMES ANDERSON. THIS EVENING, Will be presented, by her Majesty's Servants, The Comedy of THE ELDER BROTHER; or, Lova at First Sight. Lord Lewis, Mr. Diddear ; Mirainount, Mr. Emery : Erisac, Mr. Davidge ; Charles, Mr. James Anderson ; Eustace, Mr. Mon tague ; Angelina, Miss V andenhoff ; Sylvia, Miss A. Lansdale. To be followed by A DIVERTISSEMENT, in which Madlle. Palsar and Madame Lonlse will appear. To conclude with MART STUART. prtrata bolas, 31. as., 21. 12s. 6d., 21. 25., 11. Ils. 6d., and 11. is. Stalls, Ss. each. s. d. s. d. FIRST PRICE. SECOND PRICE. Boxes - - 4 0 Boxes - - 2 0 2 0 Pit - Pit - - - - - I 0 Lower Gallery - 1 0 I Lower Gallery -0 a Upper Gallery - 0 6 No Half-price to Upper Gallery. Box-book-lcceper, Mr. J. Povey. • THEATRE ROYAL, HAY3fARKET. Mr. B. Webster, , elts Lessee and Manager, 014 Isromptan. THIS EVENING. TIME WORKS WONDERS. Characters by Mesrs. Webster, B uckstone, Keeley, Stuart, Howe ; Mrs, Keeley, Miss Reynolds, Miss P. Morton, Sc. To be followed by a new Comedy, entlled THE SERIOUS FA MILY. Characters by Messrs. Webster, J. Wallack, Buckstone ; Mrs W. Clifford, Miss Reynolds, and Mrs. Fitz William. The Box-office is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRY: ROYAL. ADELPHI. Hader the direction of Madame CalaW Wtll THIS EVENING, be performed a new domestic Drama, called THE MOTHER'S 11 " 1 M. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Wright, P. Bed ford, 0. Smith. Madame Celeste, and Miss E. Chaplin. After watch MT PRECIOUS BETSY. Characters by Messrs. Wright, Bedford, Worrell; Miss Harding, and Mrs. F. Matthews. To be followed by GOING TO TIRE DERBY. To con:lude with THE DANCING BARBER. ST. JAMES'S TIIEATRE. FRENCH PLAYS AND OPERA. CO MIQUE. • Last Night of the Operatic Performances. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectfully to announce that the French Performances at the St. James's Theatre will commence TO-MORROW EVENING at Half-past Seven, precisely, with LE DEBUTANT. To conclude with Auber's Opera, entitled LES DIAMANS DE LA COURONNE. Le C,mte de Campo Mayor, M. Chateaufort ; Don Henrique do La Cata T r a in e a a , tro lad is lle o . p e en ha wi rto il l y i. from Sandov,d, M. Lac ; Eleven till The Box-office of t he Five Boxes and stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. An entire change in the Scenes of the Arena. New Grand Spectacle. THIS EVENING The performance will commence at a Quarter to Seven. with a . new Grand Spectacle of THE CORSE DE LEON; or, the Brigand AEWfirgmia,a by a brilliant display of Batty's peerless scenes of . ~, e ttNorted by the accomplished artistes of the establielt , 0 r z. TO Mil:aide with a favourite Afterpiece. r ~ „ k' ISOi-onice opea from Eleven till Four. 4,•4 I ';:.— s' •; 4 1,..? , Btsgo biguaagor, Kr. W. Wort. .;), •,:.";, ) -. , il v t " /..'/•": ri...,,, PRINCESS'S THEATRE. 1. Lf cddos., Sole Lessee cnd. anazer , THIS EVENING will be performed Belilni's Opera, entitled L.A. SO3INA3IBUL.I. Count Rodolph, Mr. Weiss; Elvino, Mr. Allen. ; Alessi°, Mr. Wynn ; Therese, Madame Fcron ; Liza, Miss Jaia After which HOT AND COLD. To be followed by Mr. Flexmore's Imitations of celebrated Dancers To conclude with THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER.. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under tiro Management of Madame Veetris. 6ole Lessee. Mr. Charles Mathew& THIS , EVENING, Will be bertbrmed USED UP. To be followed by THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. To conclude with PATTER versus CLATTER. Dress Boxes ss. Upper Boxes. ss. ; Yu, 25. 0511017, Is. NO half-price to any part of the house. Alt applications for Private Boxes must be made to Mr. Allcroft, 15 New Bond-street. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We must decline altogether entering into the contra , versies of Mr. Harvey of Boulogne. .(411 ATltllt AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tats DAT —M , ninp. 42 min. after 6 Fie.verung, 12 flin. after 7 'fu-Nlotnora —Morning, 46 min. after 7 Even!ng, 24 min. arse r 8 THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 21. THEIMOMETER, Lowest, 35; Highest, 39; Noon, 40, BAROMETER. 30'18., WIND N.N.E.—dull cloudy weather. 1 5, ekr F I E "ft ig - iliening atint LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1850. After the discussion and division yesterday on the Larceny Summary Jurisdiction Bill, we trust that the House of Commons will see fit to reject it peremp torily in Committee. A measure so directly opposed to the principle of trial by jury should assuredly never have been permitted to pass through a second reading. Yet so it has done in consequence of that good-natured procrastination of opposition which cus tom is rendering somewhat too habitual in the legisla ture. Time after time we have witnessed the progress of some altogether impossible scheme as far as the third and most perilous of all stages for enactments—Committee. Then, but not pre viously, the House has revealed that resolute objec tion to its further consideration, which if only dis played before. might very appreciably have economized the hours allotted for public business. For the cir cumstance of a Bill having passed uninterruptedly through a first and second reading involves the ne cessity of a deliberate, and in some instances a pro longed discussion. Besides the leniency evinced by the opposing .Members in the preliminary stages of the transaction unfortunately assumes the appear ance of the virtual acceptance by the House of the projected innovation. It was thus that the Hon. Member for North Warwickshire, last evening, presumed, from the fact of the Bill having reached Committee, that the House had thereby decided in favour of the principles it embodied. So far from this being the case, the very first objections made to it, those entered, we mean by the Hon. Member for Dundalk, and the Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Recorder, were cordially supported by a large ma jority, insomuch that, while merely 54 voted against, 124 voted in favour of Mr. LAW'S amendment. After, we will not say a very profound, but a reflective consideration of that amendment, we are satisfied that a very large propor tion of the multitude will coincide in the opinions yesterday expressed in opposition to the Bill intro duced by the Hon. Baronet the Representative of Droitwich. What the Learned Recorder regards as the most objectionable feature in the proposed enact ment is the extraordinary nature of the power en trusted to county magistrates, whereby they will be enabled to deal summarily with adults as well as juveniles in all cases of petty larceny, when the value of the article purloined does not exceed one shil ling. According to this arrangement the old and inestimable privilege of Trial by Jury—that right which has been termed, and not extravagantly, the Palladium of British Liberty, and which has nevertheless been recently depreciated by an anony mous pamphleteer—would be abstracted from the possession of a large portion of the population. It is altogether a farce to talk about the capability still afforded to the persons accused of those smaller acts of petty larceny—the capability of rejecting the summary jurisdiction of the magistrate, and demanding in lieu of that abrupt and peremptory adjudica tion, a consideration of their guilt or innocence by twelve of their fellow-countrymen. Like the Honourable and Gallant Member for Bradford, we have " the least posible confidence in what has been styled the concurrence of the criminal." As the Honourable Gentleman the Representative of Oxford shire observed very pertinently, " what chance would the accused have at the sessions when the jury were told that be had objected to summary jurisdiction ?" Seriously as the Bill is calculated to affect the com munity at large, it is less the measure itself than the principle embodied in it that we are disposed to pro test against, fur if carried through the Legislature it might be regarded thenceforth as an important and calamitous precedent. The first stab would be ad ministered to one of the most precious of the birth rights of every Englishman. Apart entirely from the question ae to whether or not the maintenance of the system of trial by jury is jeopardised by the in tended measure, we conceive that the Bill now in Committee is open upon a wider scale to yet stronger and more immediate objections. With the Hon. Gentleman the Member for Dumfries, we are averse to the notion of the mere possibility of the Legislature assenting to any new doctrines, defining crime by the amount of money involved in it, and the age of the criminal. So soon as any innovations of this character are adventured upon, so soon will the pro posed changes, and improvements, and remodifica tions pour in in interminable succession and multi plicity upon the Parliament. Here, at least, we know we should have to commence, but where we should have to terminate it would be difficult for the most imaginative to conjecture. Age being taken intd account—why not sex ? The vistas of altera tion opened by the movement would prove, we fear, illimitable. Besides, as the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Ripon observed, " the law as ex pounded by Sir MATTHEW HALE, a law which has prevailed since the reign of ELIZADETII, is that fourteen is the age at which a distinc tion ought to be drawn between a juvenile and an adult offender." To propose the transference of this differential period from fourteen to sixteen is mere quibbling over ciphers, mere proposal for poli tical botch-work, and legislative pottering, alike detri mental to the maintenance of public morality and depreciative of the labours of Parliament. It is a proposition as idle and perverse as it would be to pro pound a scheme for the change of the legal age of majority from twenty-one to twenty-three. While, viewing the notion in another light, it is hazarding a somewhat dangerous struggle for the next two years between the law and the young vagabonds in festing the more squalid neighbourhoods throughout the United Kingdom—perilous, we mean, in as far as it might tend to confirm and diffuse and disseminate the already large and lamentable amount of juvenile de pravity. One thing, however, affords us encourage ment in the hope that this Larceny Summary Juris diction Bill will be rejected in Committee, notwith standing the sanguine expectations of S P A K INGTON, and that is the sweeping and decisive character of the division upon the first amendment. Let the House take duly into consideration the im portance of the principle at issue, and, in spite of th e two readings, we shall not have the misfortune of witnessing such summary and despotic jurisdiction over the Great Unwashed entrusted to the incompetent hands of the Great Unpaid. The various details of the Marriages Bill are to be considered in Committee this evening. After the decisive msjority by which the principle of the mea • sure was affirmed on the second reading, we should perhaps have considered it unnecessary to offer any further observations until it had been finally disposed of in the popular branch of the Legislature, were it not for the determination manifested by its inveterate opponents to neutralise and emasculate the Bill, and render it worse than useless. Mr. ROUNDELL PALMER, who has made the most strenuous efforts against its further progress on every: occasion during the past and the present session, when it was brought under the consideration of the , House, has given notice of several amendments, all of which affect its general provisions. We shall not, however, at present enter into any consideration of these proposed alterations, for, striking at the very root of the measure, no Hon. Gentleman who sup ported the second reading could, with any degree of consistency, vote for the amendments brought for ward by the Hon. Member for Plymouth. But there are others of a more insidious character, for limiting its operation by excluding the sister kingdoms, Scot land and Ireland, to which it is necessary that the attention of the House should be more pointedly directed. We cannot conceive anything more unwise and impolitic than to maintain restrictions affecting the civil and religions liberty of the subject, in any part or parts of the United Kingdom, which had, after mature consideration, been abrogated in another more favoured portion of her MAJESTY'S dominions. A most invidious distinction would then, indeed, be sanc tioned, of which the people of Scotland and Ireland would have just cause to complain in the strongest terms, and which, in the latter country especially, would give the strongest impetus to the " Repeal " agitation. Then, indeed, there would be a "grievance," of which the gentlemen of Conci liation Hall would not fail to avail themselves, and which would furnish arguments stronger than any• now in existence. What would have been said if it had been suggested to limit the Emancipation Act to England ?—to declare that Roman Catholics should be permitted to represent English constituencies, while their disabilities should be continued on the other side of St. George's Channel ? We can easily conceive the sensation that would be excited from Cape Clear to the Giant's Causeway if any pro position so monstrous had been brought forward. Then, indeed, it would be asserted that there was to be one law for England and another for Ireland— that the Irish were looked upon as slaves who could not be entrusted with privileges that had been freely bestowed upon their English brethren. The stability not merely of the honour, but of the connexion of the British Islands, would be materially endangered, and a speedy separation would be the probable result ; and yet we are now gravely told that such a distinc tion may be enforced upon a question of still more vital importance, on a dearer and more sacred fran chise, the liberty of selecting a partner and companion for life—that marriages which were fully recog nised and perfectly lawful in this country, should be, ipso facto, ♦oid, if solemnized, in the sister kingdom ; that the woman, who would be a happy and respected wife in England, should lose caste, and be considered a mere concubine in Ireland, whose nominal husband could put her away at any moment of caprice, and be at liberty to contract second nuptials with impunity. The criminal laws and the laws affecting inheritance would be completely altered. Here a person would be justly subjected to transportation for an act that would there be per fectly legal. Here the issue of the marriage would enjoy every right and privilege as children born in holy wedlock ; there they would be bastardised and deprived of the inheritance of their ancestors, which would pass away to comparative strangers. The position of a second wife would be equally anomalous. In Ireland her marriage would be valid and binding, for the former nuptials with the sister of the former partner would be absolutely void, ab initio. Her children would be legitimate in one part of the country, while in another she and they would lose caste, and be subjected to the deepest social degra dation. Again, nothing is more injurious than the enact ment of laws which can easily be disregarded and evaded. A mere change of residence, a crossing of the narrow channel which separates the countries, nay, the crossing of the border, would enable parties to set at nought the provisions of the criminal code, and to commit offences that would justly be regarded as of the most serious character, involving the highest secondary punishment—a prolonged banishment to a penal colony—without any fear of incon venient results. " Bigamy" would become a mere trifle, that would have no terrors for any who could afford a mere temporary change of resi dence. Under the existing law it is immaterial whether the second marriage be contracted in or out of the country, provided the party accused be a Bri tish subject. It is justly considered that no man should be protected from the consequences of an offence against the laws of the country to which he owes allegiance, because it was committed in another clime. What then will be the effect if the amend ments of the Secretary at War, or the Hon. and Gal lant Gentleman the Member for Cork, be carried ? A man may contract a perfectly valid marriage in England or in Ireland, and the moment he ventures to cross the boundary between the countries he be comes a delinquent, subject to severe and well-merited punishment. Or, if it should be held that the ille gality of the former marriage in the place where the second was solemnized would afford a sufficient an swer to the charge, what would there be to prevent a gentleman with a taste for polygamy from maintaining separate establishments, with a lawful wife at the head of each, and two se parate families of legitimate children, who would severally inherit the English and Irish estates of the father ? There would, in fact, be no end to the litigation to which an exemption so mischievous would give rise. And yet we are called upon to en counter all these inconvenienc.:s, merely to gratify the bigots who desire to bind the consciences of their fellow-men, and * to compel others to entertain the same opinions on doctrinal points by which they themselves are actuated. This cannot, and must not be. If the matter be contrary to Scripture or to sound policy—if it be expressly prohibited by the DEITY in Ireland, it is so in England likewise. No argument can be alleged in its favour in one country that does not equally apply to the other. Let it then be carried in all its integrity, and be made applicable to every part of the United Kingdom, or let it be completely and peremptorily rejected. There is, there can be no alternative—no halting between two opinions. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Moniteur announces that the PRESIDENT 01 the Republic has received a letter in which the Em- peror of RUSSIA notifies the birth of a Grand Duke, son of his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke CON. STANTINB NICOLAEWITSCU. The Prince received the name of NICHOLAS at his baptism. The Patrie of Tuesday has the following : "It is stated that the Council of Ministers which as sembled to-day at the Elysei, before the public sitting of the Assembly, was engaged in the consideration of se veral important measures. Several eminent Members of the majority wore invited to attend. The presentation of these Bills is fixed for to-morrow." This Council was attended by MM. MOLE, THIEBS, and BEBRYER, and the measures proposed are, the greater number of them, in direct violation of the constitution, and such as the Assembly has no power to render law. One measure is to put down all kinds of public meeting ; such a proposition is a direct and positive violation of the droit de reunion guaranteed by the constitution, which constitution the Legislative Assembly is forbidden by law to alter. Electors are not to be permitted to as semble to deliberate on the choice of candidates, neither are candidates to be permitted to address the electors. The:caution money and the stamp duty on journals is to be increased; trial by jury is to be done away with in many cases, and there is to be a measure proposed for restricting the exercise of the suffrage. These measures are dictated by MM. TRIERS, MOLE, BERBYEE, DB BROGLIE, and DE MONTALEM BERT, who, however, refuse to take upon themselves the responsibility of proposing them as Ministers. If they succeed the fruits of that success will be reaped exclusively by the Bourbonists, who will, without cerem on y, ki c k as id e th e p l anc h e Napolio nenne so soon a s it s h a ll h ave serve d t h e i r purpose ; s i ept f thloooe they ona responsible, f e a to i h l ud'etet bsh monkey, treP RESlDENTretoaaykt vwdebi odtyefhstectt hhhacepee ae a l r n uisaeo d enna ougl, h tinoc i ftv s troaeheni Ministers ca) hihbr alneivestt eonirsuproposed s t, furyswi. the unless ill t s o o f ld a Six represen an amendment to the budget for the reduction of 1,500,000 f. in the allowance to the parochial clergy. In the Assembly on Tuesday M. Duco s opposed clause in the Stamp Bill which proposes to tax trans fer of stocks and Treasury bills as an infringement of the public faith. He said that no former Government had ventured to interfere with the transfers in the funds. If they took this step they would raise a host of enemies against the Republic in the small holders of rentes. The first Constituent Assembly had re jectedtime w a h s e im n similar p T ro r p e o e s s i n ti r o y n, e a f n t d he th B e e C p o n n h v l e in nti w on e , e at ex hausted, and commerce annihilated, never thought of imposing a duty on the transfer of mtgs. ll'e raid he considered that it amounted to spoliation. If they agreed to this clause, it would alarm the foreign cre ditor, who would withdraw his capital, and thus public credit would suffer. The law would press upon the small, and not upon the large capitalists. They had been disturbed by revolution, and all their institutions had been shaken to the ground ; one alone remained—let them not assail that. To what ever party they belonged let them respect the great book of the public debt. He concluded by saving, that other Governments had perished from having threatened liberty—let it not be said that a free Government had fallen from having threatened its finances. The Committee charged with the task of examining the proposition relative to the foreign legion has named General GROUCHY president, and M. DE PLANCQ secretary. The Committee has decided that it would apply to the Minister of War for all the do cuments which concern the legion. We find the following in the Siecle:—" Yester day morning, at eleven o'clock, pickets of the gen darmerie mobile were marched to the prisons of the Abbaye and Cherche-Midi, in order to form an escort for the soldiers who are to be trans ported to Africa for their republicanism. From the prisons these unfortunate men were taken to the terminus of the Lyons Railway, by which they proceed to Chalons, and thence by the steamers on the Saone and the Shone to the Mediter ranean. Several of the barracks of the capital have furnished their contingent; among others that of the 30th regiment, from which a sergeant-major, a cor poral, and a private have been removed. At the mo ment when the men left the lbbaye the people assembled, bourgeois, workmen, and women eagerly deposited in the kepis of the soldiers all the money they could collect, and which, though the quarter is a very poor one, amounted to a very considerable sum. The hawkers who were in the streets presented the men with some of their merchandise; it was a general outburst of f eeling. S ome cr i es o f " Vi ve l a Republique" were raised. A letter from Cherbourg mentions that consider able activity was observable in that port. The ship of-the-line Henry IV., 100 guns ; the frigate La Forte, 60; and the steam -corvette the Colbart, and the Milan, are in the course of equipment. Similar activity exists in the port of Rochefort. The Duguesclin, 90, is to be fitted out. The three decker Louis XIV. and the Ville de Paris, the frigates Catinal and Bertholes, are also in course of preparation. The Ville de Paris, 120, will be launched in May next. The keel of the Ville de Paris was laid in 1807, under the], same name it now bears ; it was constructed on the plan of the celebrated naval architect SABIE. Under the Restoration it was named: the Comte d'Artois; after 1830, Louis Philippe; and now iti resumes its original appella tion. In the budget of 1820 it was announced as ready to be launched in 1821. This ship has been, therefore, forty-three years on the stocks. The Triton, 86, is in course of repair. The Triton was built at Rochefort in 1808, and launched in 1823. Letters from Toulon of the 17th inst. announce the arrival there of the transports the Perdrix and the Marsouin, from the Levant; they left the Gulf of Smyrna on the 21st inst. They announce that the French fleet is at Naples. It was believed at Toulon that the Government had resolved to disarm several of the steam-frigates in that port. The Moniteur du Soir says :—"lt is stated that the commandant of the squadron on the western coast of Africa, has just entered into an important convention with GREZO•APOJI, King of Dah ome y, one of the most powerful countries in Africa. This Sovereign has for many years carried on a consider able traffic in slaves ; the presence of the French and English squadrons had recently caused him con siderable losses, and the fear of losing the immense treasures he possesses has induced him to enter into an arrangement with us." PARIS BOURSE, MARCH 20.—Latest Prices--Five per Cents. 91f. 7.5 c.; Three per Cents. 56f. 60c.; Bank Ac tions, 2,220 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, MARcn 20. Dutch Rhenish, 2—Namur and Liege, 6—Northern of France, 13—Orleans and Bordeaux, 2X3. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 15th inst. have arrived. The Ministry, which had been considered fur some time in a somewhat precarious position, is now, it is said, as secure as ever. MADRID BOLSA, MARCH 15.—The Three per Cents. 28i for account; the Five per Cents., at 12i for paper. Exchange on London, 90 days. 50 25. GERMANY. A telegraphic dispatch from Berlin states, in con tradiction to previous accounts, that the mission of General Reucu in the Duchies would have a more favourable result than had been anticipated, and that the rupture of the armistice on the part of the Pro visional Government had disappeared. The dispatch adds that the negotiations which had been entered into for the marriage of the Duke of BRUNSWICK had failed, on account of the obstacles arising from the claims of the Duke CUARLES. A Berlin letter announces that, on the 13th, the Bavarian, Saxon, and \Vurtemburg Ambassadors presented, in a collective note to the Prussian Cabinet . , the treaty concluded at Munich for the establishment of a new German constitution. A letter from Erfurt, of the 16th, states that the Deputies of the German Parliament had begun to arrive in that city. At Vienna, on the 13th, the anniversary of the re volution, the church of St. Stephen was crowded during the greater part of the day. In the apprehen sion of disturbances, extensive military precautions were adopted by the Government, and the people were prevented from visiting the cemetery where the victims of the barricades were interred. A letter from Vienna states that the Government has decided that all apprentices under fifteen years are bound to attend the public schools on Sundays, the parents or masters being responsible for their at tendance, under pain of fine or imprisonment, the Minister of Justice has also resolved to establish li braries in the. prisons. The Austrian Government has decreed that, after the 31st of May, the Hungarian notes of two florins shall no longer be circulated ; but treasury bills are to be issued, to prevent any diminution in the paper circulation. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURGH, MARCH 10.-13 v a ukase from the Senate it appears that an agreement has been signed by the Chancellor of State, Count NESSE', RODE, and the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Prince SCRWARTZENBURG, by which the Russian and Austrian Governments pledge themselves mutually to deliver up all Jewish subjects who shall enter the ter ritory of either empire without a permit from their respective Governments. Accounts from every part of the empire speak of the remarkable state of the weather. The alterna• tions of thaw and frost have been quite unusual, and severe as the winters in Russia generally a r e , th a co ld has been en more intense this year th an i n th e memory of man. ITALY. In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies of Turin of the 15th, the Bill on the verification of weights and measures, which had occupi e d t h e C h am b er during the t wo l as t sittings, was voted by a majority , of 129 to 3. To a question by M. SALTS, the Mini ster of the Int e rior answered that h e wou ld, on t h e following Monday, give every inform a ti on i n hi s power concerning the measures of publi c secur i ty i n vigour in the i s l an d of Sardinia. To anoth er ques tion by M. PATER'', the Minister replied th at t h e National Guard of Moncalieri should, according to law, be organised within three months from the date of the decree of dissolution. The Chamber th en gave leave to bri ng i n a Bill on the improvement of the breed of horses, and another for renderi ng th e stamp duty on pe r i o di ca l s proportional to th e i r pr i ce. The Bill on milit ary pens i o ns was then pr ocee d e d with, e I n r read d o a f dj t FlorenceV theohtuehrefnoelidlo3wttohin:gin the Constituzion a l e o f' _ , For the sec on d t i me deplorable day. deplorable events have occurred at Pisa on the even ing of the 10th. Again we demand explanation s o f the 4.llonitore. A l onger s ilence might give rise to injurious interpretations." Cardinal VIZZARDELLI, Prefect of the Sacred Con gregation of Studies, arrived at Rome on the 11th from Portici. It was still believed at Rome at that date that the POPE would set out for his States on or about the 2d of April. The Nazionale of Florence announces from Naples, 11th inst., the death of Prince DENTICE, one of the Members of the late BOZZELLI Ministry, and who actively contributed to the granting of the Neapolitan Constitution. The Tempo of Naples, of tbe. Bth, announces the arrival in that city of Viscount D'ARLINCOIJUT, the well-known Legititnatist writer. TRYING PRISONERS. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR.—As a frequTnt:rofCourts of justice, I take the opportunity of offering a remark respecting trying prisoners. - It not unfrequently happens that a prisoner, whose trial is very long, perhaps a whole day, stands in the dock during that period under, one may naturally sup pose, strong feelings, and, consequently, the less able to, endure such a fatigue. Ido consider that it amounts to a pieco of cruelty. It is right a prisoner should stand to plead, and also to receive the address from the Court either on being sentenced or discharged; but what sound reason can be given against his being permitted to sit during the trial? Excuse my troubling you, but my apology must be ,he desire I feel upon this subject.—Yours, &c., UUbIANIT P. 20th March, 1850. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEW S. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales or Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 5,000 bales, of which 500 American were Wien for export. The market closed heavily at prices rather in favour of buyers.—Railway Shares were quiet. We hear on all hands complaints of dulness of trade. The retailers are apparently working down their stocks of produce, &c.. to the lowest extent possible, and there is an absence of speculative inquiry. Many persons, however, are apt enough in such cases to draw wrong conclusions. Although the dealers buy only from " hand to mouth," consumption must be progressing, and the actual sales of the year need not be inferior to what they would be were the markets, by fits and starts, much more active. The present effect is no doubt to occasion extreme inertness, but trade will always be safer, and less deceptive to importers, where the sales are gradual, and apportioned strictly to the wants of the population. A sudden rise and extreme briskness in any article in duce larger supplies, and then ensues reaction. Coffee affords us, even now, an example of this. On the other hand, we ascribe the existing dulness to various causes. There is an uncertainty about the new experiment of the repeal of the navigation- iftW3, and the extent of foreign and colonial produce which will reach our shores now conveyance is cheaper. Then we have been for warding too large supplies of manufactures to some of the distant markets, and must wait till a por tion is worked off. Further, the cotton jobbing has placed spinners in a disadiantageous position, and they desire to look about them, expecting a further decline in the staple. These are the real causes of the existing dulness in the commercial markets, and upon their re moval will depend the resumption more or less of acti vity. We have several favourable circumstances to place against these adverse influences. Whatever may be said of the Budget, all further doubt is eased for this year, and mercantile men know what they have to ex pect. The accounts from the United States and Cali tornia are encouraging, money increases in abundance without a corresponding outlet, and there is a strong hope of peace being kept abroad. Upon the settlement of the Nicaragua question, we have the following information from the United States : " All doubt about the settlement of the Nicaragua question seems to be dissipated, a treaty having been agreed upo❑ between Mr. Clayton and Sir Henry Bulwer, which went to England by the last steam-ship. There is some disagreement of opinion as to whether it will be ratified by the Senate of the United States, as it is alleged that Mr. Clayton has ceded away rights, or abandoned them—which is the same thing—that he should have insisted upon, for the honour and dignity of the country. Be this as it may, the extraordinary and high-handed proceedings of the fussy individual who represents the British Government in that quarter, have been, as we have before stated, repudiated, and so have the acts of Mr. Squier, the American Minister, to a cer tain extent. " If this question is settled, there is nothing to pre vent the American company, who obtained the right of way through the territory of Nicaragua fur constructing a canal to connect the Atlantic wad Pacific Oceans, from proceeding at once with the survey and other prelimi naries of that great undertaking. It is to be hoped that there will be no more delay than is actually necessary. The greatest difficulty which we apprehend the company will experience will be in obtaining the necessary capital with which to construct the work. " Various estimates of the probable expense have been made, ranging from ten to twenty millions of dollars, the latter sum being probably nearer the mark than the former. There is no doubt that the investment will be a good one; for, in the nature of things, the commerce of the whole world, or the greater portion of it, must pass through it. As soon as it is completed, the United States, from our geographical position, will derive more advantages from it than any other nation, and the impetus which it will give to our trade and commerce in the Pacific Ocean, will be immense." Merchants connected with the United States' trade will be glad to learn, from Washington, that the Secre tary of the Treasury has " directed the collectors to sus pend the operation of his curtailing circular of a previ vious date. The revenue cutters are to be continued in active service, as heretofore. The expenses attending the appraisement of merchandise are no longer to be charged to importer!, and the expenses for weighing, gauging, and measuring goods are only to be i charged to the owners of such goods in cases where it is required that such charge shall be made by Mr. Walker's tariff law of 1846. Tho compensation of officers of the cus tims is to be no longer withheld." The English Stock Market has for the last three days been under the influence of speculative rather than of bona fide dealings, and there is no action as regards purchases for the reduction of the debt, to give them a present impetus. There have been also one or two ac cidental circumstance; against a rise. Firstly, there were anticipations of a larger amount of the surplus revenue being invested in Consols, or Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents.; secondly, the state of affairs at Paris has kept alive a little uneasiness, and the failure of a large operator has induced greater caution. Lastly, a party connected with the turf has died within a few days, and is said to have left open a Bull account of nearly half a million Consols, which the brokers have since been closing. These are causes which more than account for the reaction, and neutralise for the time the influence of the proximate dividend payments, the influx of specie, &c. We should note certainly that the Danish loan, though small, has come at a period when it cacnot but have some weight. Consols this morning have fluctuated from 951 to 95-a for Transfer, and from 95a to 954 for Account, being now about 95i I for the latter. Excl: equer-bills have been 595. to 635, premium; and East India Bonds 86s. premium. In.the Foreign Market the New Danish Scrip is quoted 2to 24 premium. The first payment has to be Made to morrow. Spanish Five per Cur ts. are about 161 to 4, the Three per Cents. 35k. and Portuguese Four per Cents. 33, with very little doing. Brazil Bonds hive been 89; Mexican are 29a, and Peruvian about 721 to" 73. Russian Bonds are 106 to 1, and the Scrip 11 premium. Buenos Ayres are 51 to 514, and Dutch 'l'wo•and-a- Half per Cents. 55 to .158. Railway Shares have been neglected fir the most part. The last v‘eJlt's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, aro as under:— 1850. 1849. North-Western £40,144 15 9 £37,395 7 9 South-Western 8,706 6 0 8,181 2 6 Midland 21,047 6 4 20,233 2 4 South-Eastern ONE CLOSING PRIQES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities... ..... 95% LA 5 . 4 95 IX. 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 ... 95 95 _ I Ildia Bonds, 1,000/.... Consols for Account 9 513i 95 5 4 , India Stock for Account 266 266 -,xcheouer Bills. Nit & 2d 1,000/. June •.. 59 63 :p 63 p 500/. June Small. June 59 63 p 63 p ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds B9 89% Ditto. Account Ditto, Small Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 Der Cent.— Ditto, Account 5l 51 3 4 5114 Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent .... Do., 3 Per cent ...... ........ Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent. Ditto 5 per Cent ... — Ditto, Scrip 2% p Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent — Ditto Deferred Mexican, 5 por Cent.lB46, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ...:. Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent ... Ditto Deferred - 27% 28 27% Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto. 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds Ditto Scrip l% p 1% p Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 — Ditto, Account Ditto. 3 per Cent Venezuela Bonds, 2V I per Cent Ditto, Deferred Dividends on the above payable in London. French 3 per Cent Exchange Dutch 2 1 ,E per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 55 55% 55 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 8614, 864 PRICES CV PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSIN RAI t.WAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES k berdeen 5O ..... 10 1 /‘ 11 1 4 Caledonian Ditto, New IC/. Pref... 10 Chester and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference l5 ...... 8 Eastern Counties........ 20 ...... 7 1 4 7 14 Do., New Preference, 6 ner Cent. ..... ..... 10 Cont., No.l 6/. 13s. 4d.... p 34 p Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... % p % p East Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per Cent. Great Northern Do., 1 , 4 A Deferred ... 1214....., 2'i, 2 1,4 Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12% ...... 10% Great South. and West. (Ireland) 'reat North of England 100 ......220 Great Western 100 . 57 57% Ditto, Fifths..... —... 20 Lanc , .shire& Yorkshire 100 Ditto, ditto . lOO ..... 37 . .87 Do. Fifths Do. New, Gua.6 per et. 10 ...... 12 1 4 l2 Leeds ana Thirsk ...... 50 ...... 7%. 7% Lyndon, Brighton, and South Coast... .....100 ...... 80 London and N Western 100 .....105 105 London & S.Westsrn ..100 ...... 62 63 Do, New 50/. . ....... 42% 23 Jo. New 40/. 11 ,:ianehaster,Buston,and _ _ . Matlock 5 - % % Midland ...... ......... —KO ...... 29% 31 Norfolk 100 North British ........... 25 ..... 834... •• B% Ditto, Quarters Ditto, Thirds ........ 8i .. .. ... 3 North Staffordshire ... I.'N k 6 l / 2% 6% Reading, Guildford, and Reigate Scottish Central Shrewsbury and Birn3 13%...... dis ....... .. .. 9 dis Ditto ditto. Class B 8 _ Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 South Eastern .. 33% 16% x.d Do., No. 3 .. ...... 30 ...... 15% 15% Do., Registered No. 4 10 Smith Wales Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... ... ..... 50 Do. do. d 0.... 25 York, Newcastle, and Berwick..... . 25 ... 13 3 4 x.d Do. Newcastle Eaten, 20 Dc. G.N.E.Preforonc9 0 ... •• /a iS York and North Midland 50 •• 16 7 g x.d........ 157 , s xd l) tt.4 Prenrenca ...... 10 FOREIGN RAILWAY'. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ...... Luxembourg Ditto Northern of France. Rouen and Havre ...... 20 Tours and Nantes JOINT STOCK BANKS. British North American 50 Union of Australia Union of L0nd0n......... 10 ...... ..... 1178 rbirb Ebttion LEAM INGTON STEEPLE CHASE. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Grand Milit try Steeplechase for the Gold Cup. Iliwke, , worth • ... Trcaiurer No race fur the Vaeran Stakes. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 21.—Wind at noon W.N.W., light breeze cud dull Lazy weather. DEAL, MARCH 20.—Wind N.N.E.. Richard Mount, Constantinople, with loss of head and other damage. Arrd, from the River d sid., Orissa, Singapore; Australia, Valparaiso. DOVER, MARCH 20.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Christirn, Hamburgh, for Vera Cruz, with damage, having been in contact with the Richard Mount off the South Forelae d. SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 20.—Wind E.—Sld. Her mann steamer, New York. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 20.—Wind N.—Sld. Gauntlet, Buenos Ayres; Emilie, Batavia; Creely, Bahia; Eliza beth Wood, Barbadoes; Presto, St. Domingo; Phoenix, Havannah; G. W. Bourne, New Orleans; Philadelphia, New York; Prinecton, ditto; Josephine, ditto; Palelma, Newfoundland. Off port, James, M'Queen, St. Domingo; and Constitution. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 20.—The Pilot, Sunderlard to Marseilles, put in here to-day ►ery leaky, ha►ing struck on the Inner Gibbard on the 18th inst. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) NEWGATE AND LEADENTIALL. These markets were very inactive to-day, on the fol. lowing terms:—Btef, from 2$ 4d to 3s 2d; Mutton, 25 8d ti 3s 6d; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 10d; Veal, 3s Od to 3s 10.1; and Pork 3A to 4s per 81bs, by the carcase. EL AY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 31125; Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 4/ 103 ; and Straw, 11 is to 11 8s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. CUJIBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 8$ to 3113;; Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 41 8s; and Straw, 11 2s to 1/ 9s pey load. Both Hay and Straw moved OF slowly at our quotations. WIIITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 3/ 103 ; Clover ditto, 3l Os to 4/ 103; and Straw, 1/ is to I/ 8s per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CORN AVERAGES. No returns of the average prices of grain for the past week have been issued by the Bard of Trade to-day. This is not the only instance in which we have had to complain of the want of attention, not to say neg ligence, on the part of those whose duty it is to issue the returns in question at proper periods. We are compelled to pay a heavy amount annually to those parties, who appear to imagine that they aro justified in meeting their subscribers' H ants at their own conve nience! SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.) JARVIS V. UNDERWOOD. This was an action to recover damages done to a boat belonging to plaintiff. Defendant buffered judgment to go by default. It appeared by the evidence that defendant had a barge, the Alert, moored off Gabriel's-wharf, Lambeth, where plaintiff had a boat lying. Defendant's men were warned not to slack the cable of the barge, but persisted in doing so, and the boat was damaged. The jury gave a verdict of 81. IF. HUGHES V. NEWLAND. This was an action to recover the sum of 701. for rent of a house in Greville•street, Hatton-garden. There was no defence; but defendant, on being applied to, claimed 71. Bi. as a set-off for rates and income-tax, and 121. 12s. f)r goods supplied. The plaintiff's Attorney said he would take a ver dict, :deducting 71. Bs., but as ;t ) the 121. 125., the allowance of it, as a set-off, would, in his opinion, net be a bar to an action i❑ the county court. _ _ The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said there could he no doubt that evidence could be given of the set-off, and by giving notice the record could be put in. Is would be better to give defendant credit for the amount, al though he had not pleaded it. A verdict was g►ven for 501. The other cases were on bills o' exchange undefende d SURREY SESSIONS,—(THIS DAY.) (Before THOMAS PUCKLE, E-q., and a full Bench of )\lag►istrate,.) George Clark, for stealing a ham from the shop of Mary Hawkins, cheesemont.,rrr, lligh-stree, Southwark, was sentenced to four months' hard labour at Brixton. Charlotte Foley, a resre2table looking middle-aged female, was indicts I for stealing two halt-crowns and other moneys, from the person of Ann James. Prosecutcix stated that on the evening of the 23d ult. she entered a butcher's shop in Lambeth-walk, for the purpose cf purchasing some meat. While she was look ing at some beef, the prisoner put her hand in her pocket, and on turning round she missed her money. She irn• mediately taxed the prisoner with the robbery; but she stoutly denied it, and asserted that sho had no money about her. A policeman was called in, when the mewy she had when she entered the butcher's shop was found in her right band. She then stated that it was her own, and that she intended to purchase her Sunday's dinner with it. The prisoner, who seemed deeply affected at her situa tion, stated in defence that she did not Ftm4l the money. The fact was, she picked it up and offred to return it to the prosecutrix, when the policeman cannain and took the money away. She was the mother of a large family and would not commit such an offence. The CHAIRMAN briefly summed up the case, and the jury returned a verdict of Guilty, accompanied with a strong recommendation to mercy. The CHAIRMAN said it was lamentable to see a female in her situation placed at the felons' bar. There could be ao doubt she committed the robbery, and the jury had with great kindness recommended her to mercy. He should therefore sentence her to the mitigated punish ment of four months at Brixton. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Two gentlemen, who described themselves as Charles William Clifton and Julius Rau Aubriet, were charged with creating a disturbance iu the dress circie of the Lyceum Theatre. Police Sergeant, A 11, stated that last night he was on duty at the theatre, and about 9 o'clock he heard a cry in the dress circle of " Turn him out." lie went up into the boxes and there fund the two defendants creating a disturbance in the lobby. They wore talk ing, and, to all appearance, quarrelling with a third party, whom he believed to be Mr. Robert Roxby, the stage manager. He endeavoured to ascertain the came of the dispute, but neither of the defendants would pay any attention to him, and ho was ultimately compelled to tell them that if they did not make le .s noise it would be his duty to remove them. This, however, made them more violent, and he laid hold of Clifton to remove him, when Aubriet attempted to obstruct him, and protested that his friend should not be removed. Some other con stables came up, and they were, after some considerable difficulty, removed. . They appeared both of them to have been drinking. Two of the placekeepers of the house stated that the defendants came into the theatre a little before 9 o'clock, and were admitted into one of the boxes. They wanted to occupy a front seat, but they were told that the front range of the box had been taken by some parties who had not yet arrived. This, however, would not satisfy them, and Clifton turned round abruptly, and asked "What business is it to you, you d—d fools?" Eventually they were compelled to retire. Mr. Clifton asked one of the witnesses if it was usual to keep the places till so late as nine o'clock? Witness —The whole evening. Mr. Clifton—ls it usual to put persons into a box where there is not sukient room for them unless they take the variant front seats? Witness—There were places for you. Mr. HALL—Do you put people into a box under the notion that there is no accommodation for Viem? Wit ness—No, sir. Mr. James Clay, the Member for Hull, stated that he was in the next box to the defendants, and his attention was drawn to the defendants by hearing Mr% Clifton ex " What, keep places at this time of night, you d--- fool, you are without sense or position." This was loud enough to be heard on the stage, and imme diately afterwards there was a cry of " Turn him out," from all parts of the house, which led to their being ejected, but not until after Mr. Clifton had behav ed in a most violent manner, making use of language, inwhich the terms h end b--- were of frequent occurrence. Mr. Aubriet did not interfere further than to remark that his friend should not be turned out. The Hon. Basil Wilson, who was in the same box with the defendants, corroborated the sta'ement of Mr. Clay, and said the conduct of Mr. Clifton wee most un justifiable, and his language most filthy and abusive. There were ladies in the box with them. Mr. Clifton, in answer to the charge, stated that about nine o'clock he and his friend presented themselves at the pay-box of the theatre, and tendered money for the upper circle. They were told that there was no room in the upper boxes, but there were plenty of seals in the dress circle, and upon this representation they paid f the dress circle. When they got into the theatre there was uo room in the back of the box, but there were vacant seats in front, and his friend got into ono of them, when the box-keeper called out " You have no business there; come out, sir; the places are taken." And there upon the disturbance commenced, several people calling out ' Turn out the fat beggar." Mr. Clifton was rather stout. Both he and his friend were sober, and it was a long time before the parties in authority at the theatre could make up their minds to prefer a charge, and then .the charge against th em was th a t o f being "drunk and diaor4erly." Mr. Aubriet said the real cause of the dispute was the disgusting system of demanding fees for vats of parties after they had paid their money for adMission into the theatre; but he denied that he had behaved is any other manner than that which became a gentleman. Mr. Clay and Mr. Wilson admitted this. Mr. HALL said the conduct of Mr. Clifton was highly reprehensible; and he was surprised that a man in his station of life could have indulged in such abominable language as that which had been repeated in evidence. Mr. Aubriet's conduct was not of so violent a nature, though he had obstructed the police, and a distinction would be made in the fine to Le imposed upon him. Both parties had rendered themselves liable to be imprisoned for a month, but, under all the circumstances of the case, he thought it better to fine Mr. Clifton 51., or three weeks' imprisonment, and Mr. Aubriet 3/., or fourteen days' imprisonment. The fines were paid. MARIBRU-STREET—(THIS DAY.) NOVEL SYSTEM OF ROBBERY. - Ellen Clifford, a middle-aged woman, was brought before Mr. 13inghemp charged with robbing several children of their cloalo, under the following circumstances:— Mrs. Jefferies, the wifc of a tradesman residing is Carm , ton-street, deposed that on Monday morning Jae, about 12:o'clock, she dressed her youngest sister ancrsent her out for a walk. At that time the child had on a plaid dr s and cloak. In about an hour after the child re turned without her cloak, and witness had not seen it since. Mary Anne Woodgate, an intelligent little girl, e ight years of age, sister of the last witness, said, on Monday last she was sent out for a walk, dressed in a plaid cloak. She walked as far as Cleveland-street, when the prisoner c <me up to her and slid," My dear, your godmother has sent me to tell you that you are to have a new cloak, and that she wants the one you have on for o pats ern." The prisoner then took off witness's cloak, and requested her to wait at the corner of Cleveland str( et until she returr el. The prisoner never come back, and witness went home and told her sister what had happened. She was positive the prisoner was the woman. The prisoner was committed on this charge. The prisoner was next charged with stealing a cloak belonging to a child named Martha Wilkins. The child said yesterday she was sent out for a walk dressed in a plaid cloak. On arriving in Norton-street, the prisoner came up to her and gave her a pot, apparently containing pomatum, and told her to take it to hot mother, and say her grandmother had sent it for her hair. The prisoner also said that her (the child's) grandmother told her to take back her cloak for a pat' tern, as she was making her a new one. The woman then snatched the cloak from her shoulders and ran away'. Mrs. White, the wife of a plumber and glazier resid ing in Norton-street, said, yesterday afternoon she was standing at her door, when she saw the prisoner pass with the cloak produced in her possession. Having seoa a similar cloak on a neighbour's child, she stopped the woman and questioned her, and her answers being very unsatisfactory, witness gave her in charge of a pollee c 'tastable, who was passing at the time. She had pre' viowdy heard of her neighbour's children being robbed. Offer, 68 E, proved receiving charge of the prisoner , and taking her to No. 11, Norton -street, the residence of the child Wilkins, who identified her as the woman who gave her the pot of pomatum. The cloak was also identified by the child's sister. Several other charges having been proved against the prisoner, she was fully committed for trial. BANK OF ENGLAND--THIS DAY. MEETING OF DIRECTORS. A General Court of the Directors of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England was held in the court-houso of the Bank of England this day, at twelve o'clock, for the purpose of considering a dividend. J. W. PRESCQTT, Esq., the Governor of the Bank, 00. cupicd the chair. Mr. KNIGHT, the secretary, having read the minutes of the preceding meeting, The CHAIRMAN said he had to acquaint the Court that this was the half-yearly Court appointed under the bye* laws of the Bank to consider a dividend. He had great pleasure to inform the Court that the profits of the half" year ending the 28th February last had exceeded the usual dividend of 3i- per cent. by the sum of 16,106/., and that the amount of rest on which the dividend was to be taken was 3,583,4341. Now, a divi dend of 4 per cent, without any deduction on account of income tax would require a sum of 582,122/., which, deducted from the rest, would leave 3,001,3121,, or a shade above 3,000,0001., which the Court had decided the Bank should hold in the way of re sr. (Cheers ) Under those circumstances, the Directors thought themselves warranted in recommend ieg to the Court to eleclero a dividend on the present occasion of 4 per cent. —(Applause.) He, therefore, begged leave to move that the Court should order a dividend to be made of 4 per cent. on the capital stock f the Corparation of the Batik of England, without any deduction on account of income-tax. Mr. DE WeeToel felt great pleasure in seconding the proposition, which he thought would go far to p eserve t':e harmony which already subsisted bi tween the Defectors avid the Proprietors. If they looked to the stste of their Ltisirs for the half-year eud ng September last, they would find the ex cess in the banking department was about an eve raee of 10,000 000/. ; but since that titre there had been no lets than 12,000,000/ of une.eployed eapits.l to their hands, From his experience as a banker for 50 years, he to aught of that 12,000,000/. the sum of 6,000/. might have been lecitimately used for deposit in the Bank, which was quite sufficient to cover all the demands of the Bank of England ; and, according to the custom of bankers, in keeping one-third of the de posits in their hand., , , that svou'd have increased the amount to 18,000,0001. Under those circumstances, he submitted that a profit should have t eon made of that 6,000,0001. which was in the hands of the Bank. If it had made even two-and-a-half per cent., t h a t would have realized 150,0001., and en a bl e d the Directors to have added another half per cent. to their dividend. In September they had 20,000,00 01 . sterling in the Issue Department, and they had now got as much as 70,000,000/. sterling in that depart ment Under the Act of 1844 they h a d t h e p r i v ilege of issuing 11,000,0001. sterling of the d e bt ow i ng to the B ink by the Government, and 3,000,000/. on t h e secu rities of the Bank. But as the wh o l e o f t h e i ssue paper of the Bank amounted to 90,000,000/, it consequently followed that they had only availed themselves of that privilege to the extent of 2,000,000/. during the lest half year. Under these circumstances he thought the Direc tors ought to have been more liberal in carrying on their discounting business. He disapproved of submit ting every individual to the present ordeal who wanted to borrow money on discount at the Bank ; and he thought a sufficient guarantee would be obtained by requiring from such a person a reference to a respect able banker. He should also strongly recommend the advance of money on promissory notes to a limited ex tent with two good names, and with one good name and the deposit of title deeds. He would also recommend the advance of money to oes, counties, and boroughs, for the purpose of building gaols, lock-up houses, and lunatic asylums, or for sanitary purposes, on terminable annuities payable in thirty years, with interest from 3/. to 4/. per cent. He thought that it would be a E afe, pro ti table mode of investment if carried to a limited extent. Teey might depend upon it that Consols would soon be at par, and if he might be allowed to make a suggestion ho would say that, it the Government were to reduce the Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Consols to two-and-a-half per cent., the country would effect a saving of three millions a year, which he thought might be applied to he reduction of the nadonal debt. He concluded by seconding the resolution which had been moved by the Chairman. Mr. FIELDER observed, a great deal had been said re specting the repairs and alterations which had bean go ing on at the Bank, especially the defensive wall, which he considered a very excellent piece of workmaashiN and he was desirous of knowing whether they had bees paid for, and, if so, whether the cost was included in the statement which had been read? The GOVERNOR replied that the whole works had been paid for more than helve months ago, and that the sum was included in the half-yearly accounts. Mr. FIELDER said there had been a great dell of talk about the Celitornien gold dust which had been brought to the Bank, but the reason he asked these questions vsss to ascertain something about the brickdust.—(Hear.) He wished to know, further, whether the works were now going on to any great extent, and what they proposed to do with the additional buildings when erected? The GOVERNOR replied that the works were draw ing rapidly towards completion, a nd th a t the additional premises were considered necessary far conducting the business of the Bank. Another reason for the altera tions was that the timbers of a portion of the premises were in a state of decay and required extensive repairs*, Mr. FIELDER ask e d f ur th er w h e th e r the C o urt (a Directors anticipated any farther alterations of the building beyond those of common reparation? The GOVEROR said be had no reason to think at pre sent that any additional alterations would be required. Mr. FIELDER—Then I do hope th a t you will cone tinue to give us a dividend at four per cent.—(Hear.) In reply to Mr. DE WINTON, The GOVERNOR said the Court of Directors had fol lowed the course of those who preceded them, in not including the Bank premises in the accounts, and be could not see that any advantage would be derived by 40 Including them. In answer also to another questeen from the same proprietor, he said no particular rule was adopted with respect to unclaimed dividends. The only answer he could give 5 as, that the sum was very trifling, and that it had been made to form part of the funds of the Bank, and was employed for the benefit of the pro prietors. Mr. Alderman SAL , MONS rose to make a fesv observa tions. lie said it was evident by the fact of the " rest " being kept at three millions, aednotthe a llowed to were being directors accumulate beyond that sum, that enabled to work the establishment with benefit to the interest (luring and notwithstanding the low rate of during the last year, the director s had been enabled to accumulate 30 usual dividend 000/. beyond what was required for the of 3} per cent.—viz . , 14,000 L last half year, and 16.000/. this half-year. Such being the case, they were going to receive the t ca . efits of . their fortu naterate of 41. yer cent. He trusted,. therefore, that the position by an increased dividend this day, at the arrangement which was ceme to this time last year, not to divide a further amount by breaking into the "rest of three millions, would not be upset.—(Hear.) II thought it should now be understood that the sum of three millions was to he a permanent " rest," and that no discussion respecting its alteration should be allowed to come on without . a proper notice o f mo tion.—(Hear.) ' Ho was the more mimed to recommend this our"' SDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1850