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SECOND EDITION, now ready in Three Vole., PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF MRS. MARGARET MAITLAND, OF SUNNY SIDE. Written by Herself. • me most gratifying work of its class since the great delinsator of Scottish manners ceased to write."— Tait's Magazine. " We - here read tqs book with unusual pleasure. It has points of merit which may compare with Miss Ferrier, Galt, Lockhart, and Wilson "_Examiner. Henry Colburn, Publisker, 13, Great Marlborough-Street. ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE- It is respectfully announced that the .seond Grand Classical, MUSICAL E DrNTERTAINMENTamatic, Miscellaneous, Concerted Will take place on MONDAY MORNING, %fay 27. On which occasion the following eminent artistes will appear:— Madame Sontag. Mdlle. Parodl, Miss Catherine Hayes, Madame Giuliani, MARG. Ida Bertrand, and Madame Frezzollni , Signori Ilaucarde, Calzolari, Sims Reeves, and Gardonl, Coletti, Beet% Lorenzo, F. Lablache, M. Muller, and Signor Lablache ; Supported by all the Instrumental and Choral resources of the Theatre. The whole under the direction of Mr. Bali's. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the Bx Odle of the theatre. HER MAJESTY'S TTIEATRE GRAND EXTRA NIGIIT Combining the talents of Madame o ntag,'3ldlle. Catherine Hayes: Signori .Baucarde, Calzolarl, Sims Reeves, Coletti, Relletti, F. Lablache, and Lablache ; 'Mlles. Carlotta Grist, Amalia Ferraris, Marie Taglioni, and M. Paul Taglioni, will take place TBIS EVENING. The performances will commence with the last act of Donizetti's Oper., LUCIA DI LAAMERMOOIt. Lucia, Miss Catharine Hayes; Edgardo, Mr. Sms Reeves. To: be followed by (for the last time this season in con sequence of the Immediate production of the grand Op, ra La Tempeda, and other subsequent novelties) Rosslni's celebrated Opera, IL BAUBTERE DI SIVIGLIA. Rosimi, Mdlle. Sontag ; Il Conte d'Almaviva, Signor Calzolari ; Figaro, Signor Belletti ; Basilic>, Signor Lablache ; Bartolo, Signor Lab] a che. In the Lesson Scene Madame Sontag will introduce Mode's cele brated variations. After which the highly successful new and original grand Pas de Trois (by MM. Paul. Taglioni et Gosselin, the Music by Signor Pugni), entitled LES GRACES. Euphrosyne, Mdlle. Carlotta Grist ; Thalia, Mdlle. Marie Taglioni ; Eglaia,..MdUc. Attalla Ferraris. To be followed by Selections from Rossini's celebrated Opera, GUGLIELMO TELL. Arnoldo, Signor Bancarde ; Guglielmo Tell, Signor Colettl ; and Walter; Signor Lablache. After which the admired PAS STTRIEN, by Madlle. Carlotta Grist and M. F. Tagilohil To conclude with the last scene of the admired Ice Ballet, by M. P. Taglioni, entitled LES PLAISIRS DE L'HIVER ; on, Les Patinenrs Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office of the Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. COVENT-GARDEN. A GRAND EX MA. N'lotllT. THIS EVENING, Will be performed Moyerbeer's Grand Opera, LEs HUGUENOTS. Valentina, Madame Grisi ; Margarita di Valois, Madame Cas tellon; Damn d'Onore, Madlle. Cotti ; Urbana Madile. de Meric ; the Huguenot Soldier, Signor Lavia ; Il Conti di San Bris, Signo, Tagliallco ; II Conte di Nevers, M. Massol ; De Cosse, Signol Luigi Mei ; De Retz, Signor Polonini ; Meru, Signor Rommi; Maurevert, Signor Sold!; Capitano della Guardia, Signor Talamo ; Marcella Herr Formes ; and Raul di Nangis, Signor Mario. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costs. The Doors will be opened at Half-past Seven, and the performances - commence at Elgt4 o'clock precisely. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit, may be had (for the night or season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open from Ten till Five. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING The Performances will commence at Eight o'clock precisely, with The favourite Vaudeville of LA PRIMA DONNA. La Signora Roselini, Madlle Renaud. After which (with curtailments) the Popular Comedy by Alexandre Dumas of LES DEMOISELLES DE ST. CRY. Roger, M. Lafont ; Hercule Dnbouloy, M. Regnler ; Madlle. Charlotte de Merian, Madlle. Nathade. The .Bex-ottce of the Theatre is open daily from Eleven till Five Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond str eet . THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKFT. Mx. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Bromptox. TAI?EVEIN. , _ . Will be presented (7th time) an entirely new and original Coniedy, by Denglas Jerrold, entitled THE CATSPAW. Captain Burgonet, Mr. Howe ; Mr. Snowball, Mr. Keeley ; Doctor Petgoose, Mr. James Wallack ; Audley, Mr. Charles Selby; Appleface, Mr. Buckstone ; Dust. Mr. Tilbury; Coolcard, Mr. Benjamin Webster; Dutrzcns, Mr. Ellis ; Snowball's Servant, Mr. A. Brindal ; Mrs. Peachdown's Servant, Mr. Coe; Mrs. Peachdown, Miss Reynolds; Cassandra, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham ; Rosemary, Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the Last Edition of IVANHOE, with all the newest improvements. Cedric the Saxon, Mr. J. Bland ; Sir Briant de Bore Guilbert, Mr. elby ; Str Wilfrid of Ivanhoe, Mrs. Keeley; Wamba, Mr. Buck sone ; Isaac of York, Mr. Keeley; Robin Hood, Mrs. Fitzwllliam ; Robecca, Miss P. Horton. The 13(a-office is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely original Musical Comic Drama, called THE WHITE sERJEANTS; or the Buttermilk Volunteers. Major Slowman, Mr. 0. Smith; Jemmy Tweezer, Mr. Wright; Captain Ginger Green, Mr. P. Bedford ; Tommy Rusk, Mr—M(lll - ; - Madlle. de Tourville, Madame Celeste ; Susan Pockets, sliss K. FitzwilliamS ' • Dolly Dugg:ns, Miss Woolgar. To be fotovtedby a grand historical Spectacle Vaudeville, entitled PLAYING FIRST FIDDLE; or, Follow my Leader Principal Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford, Lambert, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar. and - Miss K. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with TOM NODDY'S SECRET. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE THIS EVENING Will be performed CHARLES THE TWELFTH. To be folowed by THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. Characters by iiicsirs. F. MAtthews and F. Cooke; Madame Yestris, Miss Julia St. George, Miss Dickinson, Miss Kenworthy, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Martindale. and Miss E. Honner. After which AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC. All applications for Prirate Boles must be made to Mr. Allcrott '5. New Bona-street. The Box-office, adjoining the Theatre, in Wellington-street, is open daily from Ten to Six o'clock, under the superintendence of Mr. T: F. Bennett naNcESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING I L:ISt nt ht but one of the oresent season. Will 15e presentedtileope;•;Of THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Conn' lrnheim, Mr. Borrani Florestein, Mr, Barker; Thaddeus, Ail Harrison; Pevilshoof, Mr. H. Corti; Arline, Miss L. Pyne. Atter which ANTONY and CLEOPATRA. With the last aet of the Opera of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. 3:cigar; Sir. Al.cn ; Lucia, Md le. Nan To conclude with the Grand Masked Ball from Gustavus. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor awl Manager, Mr. W. Ratty. Last 3 Nights of FitzbaTri gorgeous Spectacle of Encirantmen`. Entire ehange•in the popular Feat of Equestrianism. Supported by the accomplished Artistes of t:le esta.aishment. TIIIS EVENING, The Entertainments will comm-rwe at Seven o'clock, with (for' the last Time but two) the maim Emit Spectacle of Tktb suNS OF AYMON ; or. The Days of Charlemagne; introducing the entire Stud of Horses, Camel of the _Desert, Zebra, antrall the vast resources of this theatre. TS' be succeeded by an unusually brilliant routine of Batt) 'a Scenes of the Arena. TO conclude , with a favour:te FARCE. _ On Whit-Nronday will be revived, for the First Time these Seven Yeari, on a most extensive scale of splendour, the immensely au, cessfe Grand Military Spectacle, in three Acts, entitled THE AFFCIIIAIIIRTAN WAR; or,' The Revolt of Cabul, and British Tr itimßha in India, Box•otlace open From Eleven till Four. • - Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. riider tit* Plttrona" , e of her Most Gracious Majesty, his Royal • , Highness Prince Albert, Sec. &c. ROYAL 6 U/tit.EX ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. The Summer Season at this favourite place of Fashionable Resort Conimepcell on MONDAY, 31ar 13th, 1850, Tuesday 14th, Wedne4day, 15th, Thtirilay, 16th, and to continued' on each of thosfe.days.throughout the Season. Flrst representation. of ,an entirely new-modelled Dioramic Pic ture repre s enting the PASSAGE or the ALPS b y Na p oleon and his ArritY I the largest Picture in the Werld ! withinnumerable moving 114ere4 the size of life.' .Modelled, painted, . and produced by Mr. Damon and Son, assisted by Messrs. Adams, Wilson, &c. &c. The Picture has occupied the Messrs. Danson for ;many months, and it is confidently stibinitted to the rnblie as a chef-d'reavre of art, and not inferior to any production •of the day. The, Splendid MENAGERIE has lately been enriched by several va•uable Presents rorn the Queen. Tlie • Mttsleal Department wid he Conducted by . Mr. Godfrey, but the Proprietor (acting under the advice of the most eminent musical authorities); has decided to construct the Band of Wind Instruments °Wel with. the addition of Contra Bassi, after the manner of the most celebrated Continental Bands. It will be the alas of the Esta blishment to offer for the gratification of the Subscribers and the 'Yob - tic:the most Splendid Military Band firths Kingdom! I Selected from thedlands of her Majesty's Horse and Foot Guards, and the mast eminent Artistes in the profession. The fellowing list of ' engacements will, it is hoped, 'con vince the Public, that the long-acknowlecged excellence of the Band or this Establishment will be 0.1113 maintained I The Repertoire of Music will, be meat-oiln sive and varied, arranged from the most Popular f Para 4 it.t p t r hiial e td other count r i es . Solo-Players=-Messrs. Koenig, A os,e La rni, Colinet, - Pratten, Jarrett, Sonnenberg, Sommers , allilisvintartAih a rr m e : During • ' . the ev en ing a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic Tableau illustrattn t s t4elekrated Picture by David, of Buonaparte Croising the Alps J ‘ Alps,. stritehing'from the sme ll -clad a general view of the Region of the mourn mountain lake In the foreground to the distant snow an , Its tar-lam ed crowned by the stupendous Mount. St. Zeman]. Army is frit seen " en bi vouac, " presently i...-ti. e drums portions of the French Monastery. ands:mid' the clash of military s an d s beat to arms, ace theAseent. The Soldiersanti Martial 14in s i c, t h e Troops Heights, and s lt e r n in v e ur s7b s u t t all i difficulties are overcom e , Truoke.,of,Trees, now ascending ,g araseon dragging the Artillery in traioerSlog the most Terrific pursuing its course to th e F ertile and the - Gallant Amy is Plains of Italy.' , of Fireworks, by o n whole to conclude with a Gorgeous Dis p lay carious novelties the most Messrs. Seitthby, introducing, amongst . Ariii i. e d fedx Wartlike of former seasons, jets d ean, water rockets, . revdlidng 'pieces,. a rstagnificeist Transparency nfyrcenetiin height, painted bflvressre. Denson, representing Buona par te I,,i g Troops, surreundcd by wartke erniKeins, insignia i°eback chee±tnO ° n amidst a cerruscatlon of honotir, flags, frophiea , eza., various coloured firei. The c ompliested and difficult machinery, and the pi c ture under the dire ofi g n of gr., Thos Lowe. The e , tentive th e ,: fitting! by Messro. Botcherby and Dixon, 23, - • C o o r ye g n t_ gardeu u ' -.... . . - -, A d 2 m o t lss , lo 3 n i , 0 . i l i s s .. I lllen and his Unrivalled Oa Whit-Monilan . May h Rand Iviil comm e nce a li m ited number of Promenade Concerto, Selections will be Made fro the. po p u lar Music played by m in a i the Conierts Monstre a nd Concres Musicale at Exeter-ball. On wednead ay, l‘fav,22d, the Royal South London Floricultural Society Will. huld;thelr,Fir4,Grand IVliscellaneous Flower Show , all on which occasion air Extra' B: D asi Band will ors be in at at 011 C. tendance, wit the other Attractlans of the Gardens.--O open --.......................... 4, 11. 1.7 0 :....I.'ITEILART AS SOCIATION.-- On Wednesday ..evening the reading-mul l England Library and Literary Association, Ins f . , • o ti t t h a e tedßabnymson k th o e f directori f?r the use of the clerks,. was opene d b y 1"V Hankey jun• Esq. Deputy Governor - of the, Bank . There wawa very numerous meeting of the members, when the chiefcashier,- tis president, and the chief accountant as tree aura of the institution, moved -and seconded a vote of thanks to the Court of• Directors for the handsome manner in which they had fitted ripthe library, and for the liberal support jhat had bean accorded to the association. The Court of Directors collectively:have voted 5001. for the purchase of books,.and several, of the directors have made handsome donations. Thomas Bsring, Esq., presented the committee with 1001., to be expended by them in books, while others, including K. D. Esq„ J. B. Heath, Esq.. &c., h ave: contributed. largely to the association. W. H. Alallens, Esq., of the Stoek Exchange, has sent a cheque for 251., and many of the clerks'have .presented valuable works. In short, the Bank of England Lib rary an d Lit era ry Association, aided by the exertions of the committee_ and their honorary secretary, R-IDarrant, of. the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. un.'oolo4 fair to become one of the first institutions in th e metg)P944. THH, PORT WORDSWORTII..—•We understand that v 1,: ll ii !peering of persons desirous to do honour to the memory o *xlittstry, was held on M onday a t th e house of Mr. Jus '' —4,lcet. REP It Was attended by the Bishop of London, -•---,.. theirtikkint,St. David's, the Dean of St. Paul's, Archdeacon Ilareili k r, -, 'Roliers, Mr. fjuntee Coleridge, Mr. Cavendish, i ancl4al 6lll} 66 r gentlemen. The results of it are expected to Iv *idet, 'lab "c in a few days. A great number of eminent a fulqiistinguish d persons sent their names to the meet i ng as wiAbirigt&C.OgitttiatC ID carrying its object 11340-The UV47diant ~'./ - ...The - . HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tars Dar —slorn!ng 42 min. after 4 1 Evening 7 min. after 5 To - Ntoarrow—Morning 33 min. atter 5 I Evening 0 mm. after 6 THE SUN, THE WEATHER.—Sus OFFICE, MAY 16. THERMOMETER. 55—highest since noon yesterday. 32—lowest this morning and during the night. 50— this day, at noon. BAROMETEIt, 29.98. WIND N.E.—moderate breeze, and fine. eUe ):' IMg ZAtz LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1850. After a tedious delay, produced by a most unfair and unwarrantable abuse of the privileges of Parlia ment, the Marriages Affinity Act is again about to be brought under the consideration of the House of Commons. We trust that its opponents may on the present occasion have some regard to decency, and that the country may not again be called upon to witness the strange spectacle of a perverse and factious minority obstructing the progress of public opinion, and frustrating the wishes of a large and: decisive majority of their fellow• Legi slators. Cases may possibly arise where the power of moving the adjourpment of the debate may be useful. It may prevent a matter of deep importance from being disposed of without due consideration. But such a course cannot often be resorted to with impunity, and if it be tried a second time on the same question some decisive step must and will be taken to remove the impediment. If a system so unfair and so unworthy be resorted to, it is within the power of any two or three Members to pledge themselves to prevent the progress of any business, public or private, until the subject in which they feel interested be fully discussed and fairly de cided on its real merits. In ordinary cases, such a course might seem in some degree objectionable, but under the peculiar circumstances of Mr. STUART WORTLEY'S Bill, and the fierce and unrelenting hos tility to which that just and salutary measure has been subjected, it would be not merely justifiable, but imperatively called for, and the parties by whom it was adopted would be sustained by the voice of public opinion, as well within as outside the walls of Parliament. We have felt'it our duty to throw out this hint, and also to impress upon the friends of civil and re ligious liberty to attend in their places this evening. Long since we stated that the Fabian po licy, which was, unfortunately, but too suc cessful last year, would again be resorted to, that every advantage would be taken which the forms of the House allowed, or circum stances permitted. The prOceedings up to the pre sent moment prove that the assumption was fully borne out. Already have ten weeks been consumed since the introduction of the Bill, and the House has not yet gone into Committee thereon. The same system of vexatious procrastination will still be adopted if its supporters be not true to themselves and to their constituents, and determined to prevent the success of such unworthy manoeuvres. A morning contemporary, which has take a promi nent part against the Bill, seems surprised that the question has been connected with that of " religious liberty ;" that " the sacred rights of con science enjoyed by the people of this country are thought to be attacked when the provisions of the measure are blamed and its adoption resisted." Such is indeed the case, and we rejoice at the fact that has thus been admitted. What more sacred right can be attacked than that of choosing a consort, one that is indeed to be a partner and helpmate in all the rela tions of life—in prosperity or adversity, in health or sickness, through good report or through bad report, whose interests will indeed be one and indivisible ? But this great privilege is to be relinquished by those who owe no allegiance, who are not members of the Church of England as by law established, because a certain class of marriages are asserted to be contrary to one of the canons of that Church. The canon has already been set aside by the authority of Parliament, when it was enacted, in 1835, that all such marriages that had been previously celebrated should thenceforth be valid and binding on the parties. If there be any scriptural law, any physical objections to such con nexions, they must apply equally to those celebrated before as well as after the passing of the sth and 6th Wm. IV., c. 54. But the former are good to all intents and purposes, while the latter are declared null and void, and the innocent offspring branded with the stamp of illegitimacy, and perhaps deprived of the inheritance of their ance,tors. Before the Reformatio❑ there were many prohibi tions against marriages. It was forbidden in the Roman Catholic Church with cousins as well as with sisters-in-law; but in both instances dispensations were easily obtained. With the power of dispensa tion the Reformation swept away the one restriction, hut that with sisters-in-law was retained, in order to gratify the lust of a sanguinary tyrant, who could not venture to consign his first wife to the hands of the public executioner, as he did some of her successors; and it was subsequently retained by a time , serving archbishop to conciliate the Sovereign under whom he served, and whose legitimacy depended on the point. And this is, in fact, the foundation of the so called canon, to which not only the members of the Church of England, and all persons, without distinc tion of creed, are called upon to yield implicit obe dience. Well may Dissenters object to have their liberty of conscience restrained, and their right of interpreting for themselves the Holy Scriptures inter fered with for such a cause. It is true that the great majority of the opponents of the measure have now abandoned the scriptural ar gument, that was formerly so strongly relied upon, es utterly untenable. The 18th Leviticus, v. 18, is no longer triumphantly quoted. In fact it is so manifest that the prohibition was only of a limited character, continuing during the lifetime of the first wife, and intended to prevent, at a period when polygamy was recognised, the inconvenience of such unions as the Patriarch formed with LEAH and RACHEL. "Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, * * * besides the other in her lifetime." What is the object of the prohibitio n ? Not from any physical or natural obstacles, but simply fur the sake of the former wife, to prevent her from being vexed at be holding a rival in her sister; and for what time is the rule to prevail ? Cessat ratio cessat lex—for the life 'of the first wife only, because after her death she can no longer be vexed ; and there fore there is the addition of " besides the other in her lifetime." We cannot, indeed, conceive how any person could use such an argument, which is, in fact, conclusive regarded as nclusive on the o th er s id e ; f or i t may, i n f act, b e stha e cl w e e p ,s er permission theto contractprobibi prohibition h being s lietim mar riage, after expresslyy limited Here, then, i theto her authority f lifetime. the DEITY despised and overruled by his creatures. The CREATOR may b declares that suc h marriages e ---man forbid s them, and take s upon himself to sever GoD hath joined to ge th er; which is those whom to Well may the conscie n ti ous Dissenterelbelaitn obeyed ? , with St. PAtIL, "Ye have set the word of Gon at nought with your traditions," and refuse obedience to such a rule. that the friends of civil and religious 'freedom should not through any neglect or apathy on their part permit any further procrastination of the measure— we say procrastination, for that is the worst that can happen ; it is beyond human power to prevent its ultimate success. Public dinners were yesterday the order of the day. Her MAJESTY'S birthday was celebrated at many a festive board, surrounded by the noble and distin guished of the land, and good wishes for her health and happiness were proffered with no less enthusiasm by the humbler classes of her loyal people. Queen VICTORIA'S popularity is something more than nominal, and justly so, for her claims to the regard of Englishmen are of a higher character than can be conferred by the possession of the sceptre and crown. In the middle of the nineteenth century, such adornments are compa ratively valueless, their intrinsic glory is departed. The " king's name" is no longer " a tower of strength," unless it be accompanied by right royal characteristics—unless the sovereign gives continually practical proof of his conviction that the throne is not elevated so high for the purpose of exalting the individual, but in order to enable him the bet ter to perceive and administer to the wants of the whole community. Our Constitution is at the present moment so happily carried out, that while it allows no opportunity for the evil influence of an unworthy monarch—the rights and the privileges of the people being so entirely guaranteed by the power of the Parliament, and the force of , public opinion —at the same time it gives free scope for the exercise of all personal virtue and royal influence for good on the part of a virtuous and liberally minded Sovereign, of which fact we have now a daily. manifestation. It is happy for herself and her people that it has fallen to VICTORIA'S lot to rule England in the nineteenth century. Most accurately has her MAJESTY recognised her position, and most happily have her personal qualities enabled her to respond to the requirements of the age. In co-ope rating with every work of mercy, in patronising the ' sciences and arts, in encouraging with assiduity and enthusiasm whatever tends to promote the popular industry, and cement the brotherhood of nations, in these and innumerable similar good works the QUEEN has apparently only followed the spontaneous impulses of her heart. As such, her actions, welcome in themselves, have been rendered doubly gratifying to the people. So it is that the birthday of the QUEEN has been loyally celebrated by the sup porters of Democracy. They who have exulted over the downfal of ancient thrones, and felt but little commiseration for the dispersion of the royal family of France—they who feel little awe at the sight of the gorgeous regalia, are yet proud to bow the head in reverence to Queen VICTORIA, because they recog nize in her something more than a crowned monarch. They honour her as being in her high place the friend of the people, and the zealous labourer in the great cause of popular regeneration. From this cause the festivities of yesterday may be regarded with more interest than is usually excited by the recurrence of commanded rejoicings. In addition to the festivities in honour of the day, a banituet was given, under the presi dentship of 11Iajor EDWARDES, in behalf of the proposed erection of a larger hospital for King's College. The report of these proceedings will be found in another column, and they will be read with peculiar pleasure from the fact of the Gallant Major, who was the subject of such cordial greeting at the festival, having been formerly a student of King's College, and having there, to quote his own words, acquired the "principal portion of that education to which he owed his success in life, for," added the successful soldier, " Minerva is the real goddess of valour, and Knowledge is the tren chant blade which she puts into the hand of the tyro with which he may go forth and conquer." THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The semi-official ConstiMtionnel has the following on the subject of Greece : " A report has been again in circulation that our Am bassador at London had been recalled, in constqueoce of the aff.iir of Greece. We can affirm that this rumour is not correct. There is every reason to believe that the English Cabinet will yield to the just demand of France. What, in fact, is the point in question ? We have al ready said that two negotiations bad been followed up simultaneously with regard to the Anglo-Greek diffe rences, the one at Athens and the other in London. That at Athens did not lead to a convention accepted by the parties; conditions were imposed by farce on the Hellenic Government. On the contrary, the negotia tions at London led to a treaty, which was to receive its execution if, before it was notified at Athens, another one had not been concluded on the spot. What has been dune at Athens, we once more repeat, is not a treaty. The French Government, therefore, demands that the treaty of London shall alone be executed. This conclu sion, which is so equiiable, cannot but be accepted by the Foreign-office. It is only in the very improbable case of a refusal that any complication can arise." The followirnz letter appears in the Presse, the Siecle, and the National. " TO THE EDITOR far THE PRESSE. "Paris, May 14, 1850. " Monsieur et Cher Confrere,—An unheard-of circum stance has just occurred in our printing-office. " By a decree of M. Baroche, dated this day, the brevet of M. Boule, printer of the Republique, of the Voix du People, and of the Estafette, hay been withdrawn. "At hall-past seven o'clock this evening, at the moment when these three journals were set up, a police officer entered our printing office and put seals upon our presses. " The Republique, the Voix du Peuple, and the Esta fette cannot appear to-morrow. "It is thus that the Government gives us compensa tion for the damage done to our presses on the 13th June, 1849. " We leave it to public opinion to designate the mea sure which has just been taken with regard to us. " Accept, &c. " EUGENE BARESTE, Redacteur en Chef de la Republique. LAXGRAND, Gerant de la Voix du Peuple. " A. DustoNT, Gerant de CEA/fate." The Prcsse says comment is unnecessary. The fact speaks for itself. The Government has also dismissed all the func tionaries who have signed any petitions against the Electoral Bill. On this subject the Patric contains the following semi-official announcement : " We are assured (says that paper) that by a decree of the President of the Republic, decided upon this day in a Council ot Minister:, M. Ernest Desmarest, de puty mayor of the third arrondissement of Paris, and M.llardouin, deputy mayor of the ninth arrondissement, have been dismissed from their functions, for having signed the petition of the Amis de la Constitution against the Bill for the revision of the Electoral Law, and which petition was published this morning by all the journals of the opposition. It is added that the officers of the National Uuard who have signed the petition have been suspended from their functions." There is no authentic intelligence from the Soane et-Loire, from which we gather that General CASTEL. LANE has not found it so easy as he had anticipated to put down the insurrection. It is generally believed that the Government has received unfavourable news which it suppresses, as the accounts in the semi official journals are in direct contradiction to each other. The semi•official Aloniteur du Soir says : " The alarming reports which are spread about the department of the Saone-et-Loire are without the least foundation. The attempts made at disturbance by a few hundred workmen ot the Creuzot—attempt a which are besides utterly unconnected with polities have been properly repressed. The general commanding the 6th military division has adopted all the measures com manded by prudence, and public tranquillity cannot be disturbed on any point. two tele graphic mstiartensin—g other from the Prefect of the Soane-et-Loire. Neither gra T ph h i e c e d g i u s a p i a l t y ches, one from General Castellsne, the " The G ov ern a m e e m n i t -° r ffi ec c e ja iv i e P d a t i t r is e the general nor the prefect bad yet arrived ca the spot. The troops were being concentrated for the purpose of enveloping the seditious. The Government has the cer titude that the movement of the Creozot is Connected with the general plan. The met d'ordre from Paris had merely been misunderstood, and the moment fixed had been anticipated." While the Conititutionnel, the:recognised organ of the Government, publishes the following in a post script : feelings u n t e n e . The argument from " social inexpele d , i eney"—th at which is riOw chiefly relied on, is no s abl 'Why should it be presumed that a man' ; wa rds his uiie's sister should be different frornthoto; towards other women ? Cousins or other relatives, or even perfect strangers, with whom marriages might be contracted, may dwell in the household, or render their services around the sick bed, without exciting jealousy or suspicion. These unions are not for bidden in America or...in the i'rotestaut States of Europe, and yet we find that there is the most un restrained and happy intercourse between such par ties, and that the evils which enter into the disturbed imaginations of its opponents, as being the inevitable consequences of the Bill, have no real existence. .But why should we repeat the arguments we have already put forward? The voice of public opinion has been heard and well responded to within the walls of rtirlianacnt, Wo have only to repeat our =OA J "More recent accounts, just communicated to us, say, that no change has taken place in the situation. The strike still continues, but the workmen do not commit nay act of hostility. Precauttons had been taken to prr serve order." It was reported in Paris that the insurgents (who had been joined in many instances by the troops) had gained possession of the town of Autun, and had refused to capitulate on the summons of General CASTELLANE, who had retreated, not being in suffi cient force to attack them. General CHANGARNIEE has sent off two of his own regiments to reinforce General CASTELLA.NE. Disturbances hare likewise broken out in the Department of the Arriege and in that of the Pyrenees Orienteles. It is said that negotiations have been nearly concluded for a reconciliation be tween the two branches of the House of Bourbon, with a view to I restoration, and that the conspiracy of the Royalists, which has been concocted in Eng land and Belgium, is nearly ripe for execution. Ids paid that certain proposals have been made to the PRESIDENT to play the part of Monk, proposals which we have no doubt, he indignantly rejected. We re member to have heard from the Absolutist partisans in this country denunciations upon denunciations against those who " abused the hospitality afforded to them as exiles, to plot against the Governments of countries in al liance with Great Britain." We remember the Grahamizing of the letters of MAzziNr, and the fate of the unfortunate BANDEIEOS consequent thereupon ; and we ask, whether it is not just as great an abuse of hospitality for Royalists to conspire in this coun try to disturb a Republic as it is for Republicans to conspire to disturb a Monarchy, and if not, why not ? M. LEON FAUCHER has been appointed reporter of the Committee on the Electoral Law. The report was to be presented to the Assembly, on Thursday (this day.) The director of the Voix du Peuple was sentenced on Tuesday by the Court of Assize of the Seine to one year's imprisonment and 5,0001. fine for a sedi tious article inserted on the 6th April, and again to one year's imprisonment and 4,000 f. fine for a sedi tious article published on the Bth inst. A letter from Toulon of the 12th inst. announces the arrival of the Salamander, with dispatches from Admiral PARSEVAL DESCHENES, commander-in chief of the French fl ee t i n th e Mediterranean. The French fleet was at Naples on the 6th. It was reported at Naples that the British fleet was about to approach the coast of Italy, the British Government having some accounts to settle' with the King of NAPLES and the Grand Duke of TUSCANY. PARIS BOURSE, MAY 15.—Latest prices. —Five per Cents., 88f. 40c.; Three per Cents., 54f. 70c. ; Bank of France, 2,075. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON SFOCK-EXCHANGE, MAY 15. Namur Strasbourg,urand 6K —Northern of France, 12%—Paris an Sambre and, Meuse, 2%. a SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 10th have arrived. A concordat is on the point of 'being signed with Rome, by which the sales of . the Church property by the nation will be reognised. A miraculous girdle, which had been worn by the VIRGIN, and which is one of the precious relics of the Cathedral of Tortosa, has been sent up to Madrid, to be placed near her MAJESTY in her approaching 'accouchement• It is for the present deposited on the altar of the Chapel Royal. This story of the mira culous girdle we should have considered intended as a hoax, had it not appeared as a solemn and serious an nouncement in the Paris Patrie, one of the organs of the parti-pretre. MADRID BOLSA, MAY 10.—The Three per Cents. were steady at 311; the Fives at 12/. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TW 0 O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, were estimated at from 7,000 to 8,000 bales, of which 1,000 American and 1,000 ]?ernam and Maranham were taken for export, and 5,000 American, 500 Pernam and Ma ranham, and 500 Surat on speculation. The market closed firmly. The sales comprised 1,000 Pernam and Maranham at 7d. to 71d.. 400 Bahia at 711., 500 Egyptian at 74d. to Bid., 1.000 Surat at 44d. to sid., and the re mainder American.—Railway Shares were steady. The six weeks' average price of wheat is declared at 375. ld. per quarter. The following notice is copied from a Toronto paper:— We are happy to learn that the Bill now passing (if not already passed) through the New Brunswick Legis lature will perfect the preliminary conditions for the transference of the Colonial Post-office department from the Imperial Government to the several provincial authorities. The Bill will be sent home with all speed, and the necessary arrangements for the trans ference completed with"ut delay. It is absolutely necessary that this should be done on one of the quarterly days on which the accounts are made up. It is feared that it will not be possible to have any ar rangement effected by the sth July; but on the sth October, undoubtedly, the transference will be com pleted, and threepenny postage the law of Canada." Accounts of Tuesday from Amsterdam state the home fends were not quite so firm. Business was very limited. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 55 11-16. Spanish and Portuguese Bonds were rather weaker. Peruvian were in demand. At Frankfort, on the 13th inst., Austrian Bonds were 77. The substance of the news from Mexico, which Mr, Robertson has received, is as follows: The Committee of Finance presented, on the 6th of April, a projet de loi for the arrangement of the debt, based on the following terms:- Ist. The Five per Cent. Stock to be converted into a Three per Cent. Stock, instead of a Three-and-a-Half, as agreed by Mr. Robertson. 2d. On the acceptance of the New Stock by the bond holders, orders to be given forthwith on the executive of the United States for 2 millions of the indemnity money due in 1851, 4f millions due in 1852, being 3i millions on account of the overdue dividend. 3d. Over and above this, all sums already received and to be received up to the 30th June, estimated in Mexico at 2,700,000 dollars, to be applied to the divi dends from the Ist January, 1847, to 30th June, 1850. 4th. The appropriations of revenue conceded to the bondholders on the import duties of Vera Cruz and Tampico, amounting to 20 per cent., are to be raised to 30 per cent., and to be extended to all the custom-houses of the republic. sth. A sinking fund of 250,000 dolls. annually to be provided by Mexico, but not to come into operation for six years. This projet de loi is supported by the whole Finance Committee, and having been read a first time in the Chamber of Deputies on the 6th, was referred to the extraordinary sitting of the let of May as the exclusive object of their deliberation. Such an important, and upon the whole highly favour able settlement, for the arrangement seems sure to pass the Congress, has given the highest satisfaction here, and will doubtless be accepted by the bondholders, with the proviso, that at any future time, should the dividends fall into arrear, their original rights should be restored. Senor Mora, the Minister here, deserves great credit for having sent out a special agent to urge upon his Government the necessity of a settlement, and it is gratifying to hear that General Arista will, in all probability, be quietly elected President next year. The English Funds opened very firmly, but have re ceded a trifle since, in consequence of the arrival of the second mail from Paris with letters which advert still to the uneasy state of affairs there. Nevertheless, the Bulls here deny that our market should be influenced by the circumstance. Consols have realised 96* to for Transfer, and 96* to * for Account. The New Three-and- a-Quarter per Cents. have been 97* to i; and the Three per Cents. 951 to *. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 68s. to 71s; and India Bonds 88s. to 91s. premium. Consols now are 96* 1. The Foreign Market is extremely buoyant again for Spanish American investments. Mexican Bonds have been quuted 30k 4, and since 31* to 1, owing to the in formation above given, which is the substance of various letters published in detail in the Times of to-day. Peruvian Active Stock has touched 77 and 78, and the Deferred 341 and 35. Equador has been at 3i. Brazil Bonds have been marked 88. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 17k I and Portuguese Four per Cents. 331 to 34. Dutch Four per Cents. are 85} 4. The Railway Share Market bas been very steady, in the absence of much activity. North-Western have been at about previous quotations. Great Northern, North Stafford, and Scottish Central are better. Great Western firm, and York and North Midland scarcely so good. The French lines are much the same. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1850. North-Western South-Western Midland 21,271 South-Eastern Caledonians North Staffords. 1849 40,181 9,448 20,607 7,940 4,961 THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1850. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LOND7N, MAY 16.—Wind a-, noon N.N.W., moderate bre. ze, and fine dry weather. WARRENPOINT.—SId. New Zealand, Quebec; Sarah Parker, New York. STRANRAER, MAY 15.—The ilinsla of Glasgow, hound to Detnerara, went on shore at Isl.,rth Cairn, 12th inst., and remains, with about eight to ten feet water around her at low water; crew saved. , - - DEAL, MAY 15.—Wind N. to N.N.E.—Arrd. from the River and ald. Bermicea, Adelaide, South Australia; Maid of Auckland, Druid, Callao; Rhoda, Mogadore; Gleaner. Sld. Eleanor, Barbadoes ; Caroline, Jamaica. LIVERPOOL, MAY 15.—Wind N.N. W.—Arrd. Martha Shallcross, Crocker, Buenos Ayres. Sld. James Scott, Shanghae; Pedlar, Hong-Kong; Magdelene, Moulmein; Aramanta, Bombay; Mary Winch, Valparaiso; Britan nia, Brazils; Wanderer, Grenada; Thetis, Belize; Ore gon, New York; ()axon, ditto; Princess Alice, ditto; Schoodiac, ditto; Columbus, ditto; Aberdeen, ditto; Penguin, Staten Island; Venture, Boston; Adelphi, M.n.real; Bets, Nevifuundland. • ; 44 'l6‘ "it 0 , 171 • • \ - ktir A - . • uo'l *' • • • LONDO N, GERMAN Y. __- It is said that Count Tnuti will make the following propositions on the part of Austria in the Congress at Frankfort, relative to the future central power of Germany, viz.—to appoint a commission of nine members, of whom two to be named by Austria, two by Prussia, and one by Bavaria ; the other four to be divided among the other states. An extraordinary courier was sent to his MAJESTY at Graetz, last night, with dispatches from Prussia, which are said to be of a satisfactory nature. The Deutsche Volksblatt, in an article from Frank fort, says it is positively asserted here that Austria has invited the two Princes of Hohenzollern to meet the representatives of the various German Govern ments assembled here, in order to take part in the de liberations respecting the framing of the future con stitution. Austria is exceedingly desirous of negotiating a new loan, but her credit is so low that she finds great difficulty in doing it, and will most probably be obliged to hare recourse to a forced circulation of assignats. HOLLAND. Tha HAMM, MAY 14.—1 n the sitting of the Se- cond Chamber this day the members were occupied in in sections in examining the provincial law, and the law for regulating the expenses for the regency. The provincial law was very well received in the sections, and will probably be adopted, with only a few modifications, as it now stands. In the sitting of the Chambers yesterday a general project of law was submitted on the direct taxes, and also a report of the yearly revenue of the Exchequer. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, MAY 10.—Several Ministerial con ferences have taken place, at which both his MAJESTY and the Chamberlain VON REEDTZ were present. These conferences, we are assured, have for their object peace with Germany, and the Government is enaged in the conclusion of a treaty of peace with the Cabinet of Berlin. The Prussian General VON BELON has just arrived. The Chamber has passed unanimously nearly all the propositions of the committee relative to the re duction of pensions. Oficial reports from the West Indies, dated the end of Marcb, give a bad report of the prospects of the harvest. The courier PAULSEN has arrived here from Kiel, with dispatches for the Schleswig-Holstein deputa tion.—Hamburgh Borsenhalle, May 11. TURKEY. The Augsburg Gazette of the 11th gives the fol lowing news under date of Trieste, May G:— " We have just received further detail* of the insur rection at Samos. Avaras, Petro', Tschavaliii, and Lecatis were at the head of the insurgents. Mustapha Pacha, in the first instance, ordered the troops to re main on the defensive. This order, however, only ex cited the rebels to greater excesses. Thereupon the offensive was taken, and the Turkish troops, operating by land and sea against the rebels, put them to flight. Avaras was killed, Petros wounded, and Lecatta, has been sent prisoner to Constantinople." ITALY. In the sitting of the 30th ult. of the Chamber of Deputies of Turin, a motion by M. BOTTONE was dis cussed, relating to the tax on journals. In Piedmont, journals are not stamped, but pay a tax of one franc for every subscriber they have. M. BOTTONE, ob serving that some journals are cheaper than others, proposed that the tax should be proportional to their respective prices. After a long debate, President PINELLI moved that the motion be referred to the committee on finance, which was agreed to. The Ittsorgimento of Turin of the 30th ult., states that General CHRZANOWSICI has demanded and ob tained his discharge from the Piedrnontese army. He has refused every pecuniary offer, exc&pt a small sum for his journey. While the inquiry on the causes of the disaster of Novara was pending, he would accept of no salary ; he wrote in his own de fence, in answer to the attacks he was exposed to on all sides, and gave it to the Government; but would not publish it in order not to hurt the reputation of some individuals whose names he had been obliged to mention. THE REPRESENTATION OF FlNSDURY.—Yesterday evening a meeting of several electors of the borough of Finsbury was held at the Kent Hotel, Brownlow-street, Holborn, " to take into consideration resolutions agreed to at a previous meeting held on the 3d instant, in reference to the conduct of the representatives of the borough." Mr. Griffin (a barrister) took the chair. Mr. T. R. Taylor, of St. Andrew, Holborn, proposed the first resolution, " That serious and urgent comiderations render it highly desirable that the resolutions agreed to at the meeting held at the above hotel, on the 3d instant, be carried out with all possible dispatch." (The resolutions were to the effect that any representative who is rendered incapable of discharging his duties in Parliament, should forthwith re sign into the hands of his constituents a trust which circumstances prevent him from retaining either for their advantage or for his own credit, and that Mr. Thomas Sliegsby Duncombe, and Mr. Thoma s Wakle y , b e respect fully requested to explain their rea sons for not attending the recent debates upon the subject s that material ly affect the interests of the public at large , a nd those of th e inhabit ants of the metropolitan district s in p articular ). Mr. Pulsford seconded the resolution, which was put b y t h e chairman, and agreed to unanimously. Two other resolu tions were also adopted, which were in effect that a commit tee be appointed to carry out the foregoing resolution, and that, att-r the committee so appointed shall have communi cated, on the part of this and the former meeting, w ith the representatives of the borough, the result be made known without delay to a public meeting to be called for that pur pose. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. The St. Pancras Freehold Land Society have just effected another purchase of land, comprising 13 acres, eligi bly situated at Holloway, which will give to its members upward s of 200 valuable allotments, and thereby greatly in crease the county franchise. Since the commencement of the above society, which is eleven months, 800 members have b een enro ll e d, 1,100 shares take n, nearly 2 , 00 01. sub scribed, besides two purchases already sec ured , showing be yond doubt the growing success o f the freeh old land move ment in London, and the zeal, frug alit y , and i ndependence of the working c l as ses. WALWORTH LITERARY INSTITUTION.--OnTues day evening Mr. George Buckland, the celebrated comic vocalist, gave a new comic e ntertainment, interspersed with songs, in the great hall of the Walworth Literary a n d s c i eu _ titie Institution, Carter-street. Mr. George Buckland is a disciple of the school of John Parry, and the best of his imi tators. The entertainment was eminently successful and passed off with great eclat. The hall was crowded. We are able to state that the ecclesiastical arrange • ments for the settlement of Canterbury, New Zealand, are in a state of great forwardness, and that the Rev. Thomas Jackson, Canon of St. Paul's, and Principal of the Trainin g College, Battersea, is likely to be appointed the first bishopi. appointed payable ERRATUM.—In part of our imp ression yesterday, in he Divi s i on Li st on the L e ndon end Watfo-d Sping Water Company, th e ti llers foe the Ayes should have ueen Lord Dudley St u a ' t a nd Sir Benjamin Hall ; tellers for the Noes, Lord Ashl e y a nd Mr. Repton. • GREAT LEE DS AND LONDON DIIIECT RAILWAY..--. The promoters of this concern announce that its affairs hav ing been fully wound up and settled under the inspection and in 1845, a ntenfduernthceeroaflada final dividend t v t i e d e cu e d f shareholders,Otbi.6deiz LOW to the subscribers. QUARTER TO THREE. ... 961 ... 961 Consols ... ... .. Ditto, Account, June 12 ... ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. I e tient. Iteduceu Anne ... 95 1 4 1 ,04 95% 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities— -... 961 % 96 1 !Jew 3 1 4 per Cent. Arms... ... , 37 1 4 1.4 Nli 96% Long Anne. to expire Jan. 1860 -16 814 B%' Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 7-16 8 7-16 India Stock — - 'ndia Bonds, 10001 BB 91 p Ditto under 1,0001.. !.;onsols for Account 96% % :: , :xchequer Bills. 1 1 4 d. & 2d 1,000/. June 6l 71 p 71 p 500/. June ... - ..... -.. 63 71 p 71 p . Small. June 6B 71 p 71 p ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PIECES. ",irazilian Bonti.. , B3 18 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.... Ditto. Account ..... .. ............ 54 53 1 ,4 Danish 80nd5.1825,3 per Cent. .. Ditto 5 per Cent. .. 9B Ditto, Scrip Equador Bonds .. Grenada Bonds, 1 1 / 2 per Cent 16% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons .... 3l 31 Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto, Account Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds Ditto, 4 1 4 per Cent Ditto Scrip 3 3 't% P 3 :/n P 5par,,,,13 5 per (.knt. 1840 Ditto. Account Ditto. 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Beligan, 4% per Cent. ....... Ducat 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 85.. . 3/ 4 1,‘ 85% "ICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLo:IN RAI:MAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE Aoerdeen - 13irminp, Wolverh'ton, and F uiley, calls duly pd, or with guarantee 15 Caledonian Do. New 10/. Pref..— ... 10 astern Counties........ 20 ...... 7%1A iNt Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. ... . ... 50 Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 Do. New East Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per Cent. - f.dinburgh and Glasgow 50 :neat Northern 4vat South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto, Eighths l l4 l l4 l% .-;rent Western 100 Huli and Selby - .. ...... 50 ...... . — Ditto, Half Shares ~. 25 ...... 46 3 4 4634 Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ..... LO .... ......... Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 Do. Fifths... ........ .... 10 Do. Thirds • 91 p 91 p 961 i .`C 8 p 3 7i 1654 3334 12 28 f9'4 4 Do. New,Gua.6 perct. 10 12 ... ........ .. 00. (W. Biding Union) 11 1 4 2 14 Leeds and Bradford 5O London & Black wa11...11/. 6s. 3d 4 L indon, Brighton, and South Coast.— 100 ...... Do., New, guaranteed 6 per Cent .. ...100 .135t4..- 13 5 1 /2 London and N Western 100 102,4... lO3 Ditto, New Quarters 12 lo:fi . lO% Ditto. Fifth, ..... —.... 12 l l l / 2..... ..... ... 11. 1 4., ,owestoff, guar. 4 perct 20 Midland .lOO ...... 83'zi 3 3 14 uo., 501. Shame ... . . 30 ..... 1 4 l% Do. Consolid. Bristol:B4 Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 NTo7th Briti , h .. ....... 25 !Forth Staffordshire ... 17 1 / 2 7%% 7% Scottish Central South Devon Do. Preference South Eastern Do.. Registered No. 4 10 Wilts,Somerset,& Wey mouth — 50 39 39 1 / 2 :.... .... 39 1 / 2 York. Newcastle, and Berwick. .... .. Do. Newcastle Eaten. 20 De. G-N.E.Preforence 8 ..... 11 4 14 York and North Midland 50 ...... 16 02 tti, Preference lO FOREIGN RAILWAY& Boulogne and Amiens... 20 - Central of France (Or leans and Viorzon)... 20 Fast Indian ......... 5 Namur and Liege ...,.. 20 ... , Rouen and Havre ...... 20 ...... 20 20 1 4 MINES. 1 1 4 16% 7ii 12% 5 1 4 6% 20 Cobre Copper United Mexican ...... 289 JOINT STOCK BAN Kb. Colonial 25 London & Weatminstar. 20 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 26% 42 CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended May 9, 1850, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Emirland and Wales per Imperial Quarter. W I HEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I in. I BLANC I PRICE 381 I Od 22s Od 15s 3d 191 Id ` 245 Sol 241 9d DUTIES ON FOREIGN COIN. wayst. I VALET. 1. OATS. I ATE. 1 szAn. pw. la 04 Is 14 . 04 1p 04 lls it Od • MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY. NEW GATE AND LEADED HALL. These markets were tolarably firm to-day, and prices hqd an upward tendency. Beef from 2s to 3s Od ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 38 10d; Lamb, 4s 4d to 58 8d ; Veal, 28 Sd to 3s 2d ; and Pork 33 to 4s per 81bs by the carcase. EAT DIULZXZTI3. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 103; Clover siitto, 3/ Os to 4/ 10s ; and Straw, 1/ Is to 1/ 8s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 8. to 3112:, Clover ,litto, 3/ Os to 4l 6s ; and Straw, 1/ 2s to 1/ 9s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. WHITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 2i 8s to 31 10s; Clover ditto, 31 Os to 4/ 10s; and Straw, 1/ Is to 1/ 8s per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. tbtrtt Vlbittoit NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each. T.Y.C. White Lady ... ... ... ... ... ••• 1 Virago colt ... ... ... ... ... 2 Sweepstakes of 10 80111. each, for two yrs old. T.Y.O Coticula ... ... ... ... ... Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each. First half of Ab. M, Brother to Willingham Banker ... ... 2 ... Handicap Plate of 501. A.F. Revival colt Goodwood ... 2 SHERIFF'S COURT.-(THIS DAY (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL and a Special Jur3 HILLELL V. THE BLACKWALL RAILWAY 4/OMPANY, This was a court of inquiry to assess damages, by way of compensation, for injury sustained through the negligence of defendants' servants. The defendants suffered judgment to go by default. Mr. DUNCAN (with whom was Mr. Hinde), stated the case. The plaintiff (Mr. Jules Ferdinand LbHell), is a teacher of languages, in Portland-street, Caveudish square. On the Bth of November last plaintiff was in one of the trains running between Biackfriars and London ; and, on arriving near the Poplar station, a collision took place, in consequence of which plaintiff received some severe injuries, and laboured under strong symptoms of concussion of the brain. He was con fined to the house for eight or nine days, and uncier medical treatment till the latter end of IX ember. Mr. Gildart, a surgeon, was called, who proved the nature of the injuries as above stated, and that his charges for visits, &c., amounted to about 12/. Other evidence was adduced to show that the plaintiff had an extensive professional connexion, which fur some time he was unable to attend to. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS addressed the jury in mitiga tion, and contended that the injuries had been greatly over-rated, for it had been elicited in cross-examination that the plaintiff had gone out on the fourth day. The jury, after a short consultation, gave a verdict for 30/. The other cases heard were undefended, but there is a very heavy list. MANSION-HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.) John Faine, an omnibus driver, was charged before Mr. Alderman Gibbs with abusive language and refusing to complete his fare. A gentleman named Brocklebank said that he and others entered the defendant's vehicle for conveyance from Finsbury to Whitechapel, but one of the principal thoroughfares having been stopped up by order of the Lord Mayor, the defendant refused to drive another way, and ordered the plaintiff and others to alight at the Bank. The defendant was also very abusive. Mr. Alderman GIBBS—Did you pay the defendant your fares? Witness—No, Sir, as we told him we should summon him here. The defendant in defence said that he had completed his journey by going to the Bank. Alderman Ciinns—l shall suspend your licence for one month. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) A young man named William Gott, who described himself as a cook, was charged with assaulting a lad named Willis, residing in York-street, Westmins►er. The complainant stated that about five o'clock yester day evening he was passing through the enclosure of St. James's Park, when the prisoner struck him. lie ran away and the prisoner pursued him, but he took refuge in the Park•lodge, an , the keeper prevented the prisoner from assaulting him further. The park-keeper confirmed the latter part of this statement, adding that the prisoner stated that he struck the lad because the lad had been staring at him. The prisoner, who n as drunk, was very abusive, and• indulged iu filthy language. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said the lad insulted and provoked him first. A young man, respectably dressed, who said he was attending the lectures at the Westminster Hospital, stated that he saw the commencement of the affair, and certainly it did appear to him that the lad was to blame, as the lad not only geered, but shook his fist at the prisoner. . _ Mr. HENRY said it was not to bo tolerated that a drunken man could strike every lad in a public thorough fare who happened to look at him. The prisoner must therefore pay a fine of 31. or be imprisoned three months. The prisoner, who hiaiti he had teen some months out (.f a situation, and had been compelled to live low, or the think ht. was treated with )c,terday would nut hare taken an effect upon bite, was lucked up. 3IARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COlN.—Eliz,beth Saunders was placed at the bar, charged with utterirg two coun tei Lit shillings at the Royal Standard public-house, 189, Piccadilly. Samuel Reynolds, the barman at the above house, dt- - posed that on the previous evening the prisoner catne into the house and called for a half-quartern of gin and clovi,s, in pa) ment for which she tendered a shilling. Not lik ing the look of th• coin, he trod it in the detector, and found it bad. On telling the prisoner the coin was a counterfeit, she threw down another on the counter which, like the first, was a bad one. Witness then sent for a constable, and gave her in charge. The prisoner, who denied all knowledge of the coin being bad, was remanded till Thursday next. THE SHRIEVALTY IN LONDON. At a recent wardmote in the Ward of Cheap, several of the inhabitants attended whose names were not on the corporate lists of voters directed by the recent Act to be made out by the aldermen in No vember of every year. It seems the effect of that Act, and other causes is to diminish the number of free men voters very greatly. The Alderman explained the Act to them, and that he could afford them no remedy. With reference to the small number of voters, it was well known that great numbers of the most respectable merchants, and others who reside in the City, abstained from taking up their freedom that they might avoid the expensive office of sheriff. The truth is that the return of Members to serve in Parliament for the City is gradually falling into the hands of the publicans, brokers, and retail shop keepers, whom the corporation can compel to take up their freedom. Although the City authorities have reduced the admission to the freedom to a small ancient fine of 21. 6s Bd., the Government have im posed a duty of 31. upon the admission, which they have declined to remove, although the citizens have within late years reduced the fine from 25/. to the small fee we have mentioned. But it is the fact adverted to by Mr. Alderman Thompson that prevents wholesale dealers from taking up their freedom. They object, and wisely, to the expenditure for gold lace, gilded carriages, massive gold chains, and the expensive feasting which the office of sheriff casts upon them if they take upon them that office. It is thus that the office of alderman, which, with reference to its magisterial duties is rather an im portant appointment, is so often declined ; because, as to that office, the burden of the shrievalty is by custom perative. Other men than aldermen may pay a fine of 4001. and be relieved from the onerous duties of the office; but an alderman is expected to serve, and to disburse a sum, altogether, of about 3,000/., in feasting the corporation and the leading men of the City, 2,0001. of w hich might at least be saved if the custom of giving festive dinners, which by no means adds to the dignity of the corporation, was discontinued. It is often urged by the officers of the corporation that the continuance of the corporation depends upon preserving the customs of the City ; but it has never been seriously contended that the custom of festive eating and drinking and of surplus gold lace and gilt carriages, are essential to its corporate existence. We are afraid the corporation will continue the sha dow, and lose the substance, by their neglecti ng ,reasonable retorna in these and other respects. LITERATURE. THE DAL7'ONS; or, Three .Roads in l i f e. No. I. By Charles Lever. old Welcome once again to Harry Lorrequer, favourite, eve r genia l an d goo d-h u moured. 1 -" bsd, generally speaking, can be augured, either good , 45 , or indifferent, from the first number of a Willi tined to be divided into twenty similar instakn ee '. Yet from the three chapters of the present CO , mencement we should b e di s p o sed to p redict hsl, o I t t i consequences. Already has Mr. Lever co ntrived t 0 invest the principal characters of the narrative' it namely, the Daltons themselves—with an inte fe that secures for them our sYmPat hies kiag the very outset. And this without tes, • them the unnaturally per f ec t creatures % iv , mere romance. Old Dalton, beggared by his improvidence, and exiled from his native land? Ireod has faults enough to make him strictly huo lit ' A fot yet good qualities enough to enlist our re as him instanter. Frank Dalton, his only son, s is ling, though a haughty, self-sufficient fella/A manner, is at heart actuated by many noble. r ef, generous impulses. Ellen Dalton, his elder 511 si though deformed and melancholy, bewitches ° s of her pervading gentleness; and Kate Dalte n ' c i g es younger sister, though Arvin and volatile, exer,o, by her wit and beauty an irresistible fas t e t i v ig tion. Even old A n dy, th e lIIIIItStIIaUf from extreme senility, and monkey-like 1 . 11 „ oat appearance, contriv e s t o o bt a i n some share ; d m iv sympathies by hi s a tt ac h men t t o a fallen an sal poveri,hed family. The scene opens, season has closed, at the fashionable German ! a y is ing place of Baden-Baden. Our first intell, o l e o ie, with three late sojourners at the Hotel de P : it u bets one a young man named Albert Jekyl, atbs Scotch soldier, named Colonel Haerstone, an after th e t . less • third, already mentioned, that is to g s y, ne sons ,e than old Dalton. It is characteristinsiliol, of Colonel Ilaggerstone "his voice s'fl ° w hot sharp, and ringing; the voice of a op aske d when he said a thing, wou ld no t brook being , 1/ to repeat it." One Sir Gilb er t St a fford OM ° ;0' wealthy baronet, whose fortunes are sorne holi k hi tangled with those of th e D a lt ons , driven h ee t ios rough weather encou n t ere d i n t h e , ti ll mou ntain co r at the hotel, where th e th ree gent l emen are e ho versing. The completest sketch in the numbe r ' we nt ever, is that of the figure, character, and deP e ' - dwort of the little toy-m a k er , H ans Roeckle. T he nt 0 0 ' promises to make a gro t esque but r i— f ths, pleasant addition to th e f ami ly group e nt ~ Daltons at Baden. The p resen t insta hne the story closes with the d e p ar t ure o f ra n k Thle foot journey to Vienna, wh ere h e has to reatlefell cadetship in the Austrian serv i ce th rou gh the of bis father's uncle, Count Dalton Von su e rs one " Phiz" has contributed two charming etelll n isjArsa of Hans inveighing against the " Horrors ?',„ • 011* and another of " The F a r ewe ll Ki ss ." It is fen fully said by the author, when speaking of thelt;•cli of Ellen Dalton—" Oh! if the utterings ° cheat devotion never rise to heaven or meet ac ceptanc e #ll O they at least bring b a lm t o th e sp i r it id 11 7 1 ,00 syllables them, buildi ng u p a h ope w h os e fen it i ;: a g 0 are above the casualti es o f h uman ity, and, /34.10 courage that mere self-r e li ance never gave. PPP cidental mention of a blackleg called r got Matthews " (p. 4) causes us to marvel whet," e wi „; pig-headed person of o bt use p ercept i ve faell it ' - a - ae°` charge Mr. Lever with an intentional insult I° ,, the the best comic actors on the English stage, es is same way that some of our testy contemig 4 , ll ,,, r- 0 10 0 ' the sister country charged Mr. Thackeray wr e tslr deriug Miss Hayes, th e I r i s h songs t ress . Zi e - ation would be sufficiently ridiculous. HALF-HOURS WITH THE BEST, MOBS. Part 1. Edited by Ch a rles An' ; h ,,.° One of the most valuabl e an d brilliant ser is ' e fl a lt issued from the p ress , we are sat i s fi e d that d hours will also pr o v e , if it h as pot sw. ho yl proved, one of the most popular. Everla . instalment combines seven " half-hour '+ n oel' " half•hour" being a quotation from t',, tered and voluminous p ro d uc ti ons o f tw"Alter authors of our own and of other countries• n otef nately, some are p oe ti ca l an d sotne: ff the seventh extract, n ame ly, one allitsm";flr perusal on Sund a y s , b e i ng o f an -ole or religious charact e r. Th us we h ave a cote - t o' tive chaunt from George Herbert, an eloque .. .° t ollt quisition from Hooker, a fr agmen t f ro m Bebe /P o° one of the immortal epi s tle s o f P asca l, o r an e s . l s „l e ttli the " measures and offices of friendship" by Taylor. Each quotation has a brief but con:coil sive note, biographical an d cr iti ca l, pre fixed. A m ' o rs' this manner we turn at one ti me t o th e "kli s t iol° l Perkin Warbeck," as r ecoun t e d b y Lord '''"seo and at another, read th e "D ea th of the t ime of Gaston de Foix," as told bf bass fine old chronicler Froissart. Here w e Ada ? . Canning's great " Sp eec h at Pl ymouth, " t h e re' d 1. 1 eon's famous paper s on "S ir R oger de qc,; 0; Now Charles Lamb comp l a i ns o f " The vi.7eitl Beggars," and no w W or d swort h s i ngs aga i n t", le of " The Good Lord Clifford?' When co l °Pf tM the yearly volume will compr i se spec i me ns ° f ling writings of more than three hundred of t he life' authors who have ever written. We true d ' Knight may not restrict to twelve months the tion of this most excellent periodical. THE INITIALS. A Novel. 3 rol l ' s kid An English traveller, one M r . H am ilton, °! J3 o ' the tour of the co n ti nen t, pauses at an hote l . lo varia, discontented an d ennuy i , t i re d of P 1 gePt society, and not knowi ng w hi t tler to bend ,5 r At this very moment arrives, most opportil botei letter addressed to " Mr. Hamilton," at the sal OP The letter is signed with the initials A. !h i?' seems to come from a friend of a Mr. Hati 3 L,„" viting him to join a party at Seen. 'With s °`" c i e e dl i ° givings as to whether the epistle is really int e c il os 0 ": himself, yet delighted with such a prospect ° J i pti°,"; venture, the traveller proceeds to obey the in v ' t o t,P $ Such is the incident which gives its titie„ novel. It is only important inasmuch ai " otb e means of introducin g th e h ero t o the o r, „ personages of th e narra ti ve . Nurneroll,' e a his mistakes and di sa pp o i n t men t s beifor whe can encounter th e genu i ne A. Z., and be e" , that is accomplished h e di scovers , as might I,l'o,jit°, , ' expected, that he is no t th e i nv i te d M r . As a picture of Bavarian life this bock is do te 1. ,5 0 lightful, the domestic s ce n es an d c h ara cters der vested 'frith a charming actuality, and un guidance of the f asc i na ti ng A. Z. an d her 3 r do o, i H' ! is husband, the read e r, i n company with lA' , i tte ° • made acquainted with th e di ver ti ng difficulties and of ing an Alpine hu n t, an d th e equa ll y i n terest l oc e ° B culiarities of a most interesting and primitiv e f 01 1 : 0 peasantry. "Bavaria ( wr it es th e au tber: ao 4/ Initials") is not likely t o b e soon again OIL/11111J , tranquil and happy as w h en t h ese pages " written; then the m os t i n t e lli gen t pe asant pot 4 have refused to l eave hi s wa l tz , his of vo beer, or his joyous jtidel, for the ssk e ,, ve n t et newspaper that ever was p r i n t e d, or ' lo os i , hear a political discussion between the echo ° b le i e is and the p a ri s h p r i est . G rea t i s t h e chsog l igb f t has taken pl ace i n this respect." Its very de op ef and most nat ura ll y drawn delineations of the, iii pr als, llf and customs, b o th t own an d country, of r i in general, and B avar i a i n particular, inWilru'etcl3e; culiar attraction to " Th e I n i t i a l s. " I n t h e se ro te; and also in the pourt ra y a l o f individual Chi'lf tb the author evinces very considerable skil l ' 10* , insignificant details w hi c h f orm t h e con t e nts ° oo t of the chapters rese m bl e a " muc h a do s b loo thing," the irresistibl e manner i n w hi c h we dre ,f ot tb on in their perusal is a mos t conv i nc i n g Pr° itse lf; author's great ability. A s regar d s th e et°lio ° o f with many element s o f i n t eres t, it i s matte f 0 0 , eyes, as we suspect it will be in those ~°fto bet of novel-readers, by the disagreeable character toti? o , Among the amiable, good-hearted, delightfu l I goe s d rp Bavarians here introduced to us, our countr,Y o lfli pears to be little better than a cold-hearte d } r it ° d o ticient coxcomb—a character which (what e r r oOt P t iS be in a moral point of view) is in a hero t ) ser'"o far worse than the possession of far Ilw re s i,ter i t e, faults. The heroines o f th e t a l e are two yet fir e oc i unlike and asaffectionate as an y t wo s isters e ea rs t e r Crescentz, the young e r, i s a l mos t a c hild l o f " r quite a child in the frank ness and ga i lbose 11 0 affectionate disposition, whil e Hildegarcie, - tott c- 'OO trait is sketched with a delicate and m astsrif e a Old reserved and proud in demeanour, but ever ve il 4 . 11 01 her real character gleams through th e tha t 0 ' s e( reveals a greater depth of feeling than does r pasd more demonstrative Crescentz. Hamilton, p e ed i re D l le temps, makes love to Crescent; but, a ue -bg, 0 surprised by the warmth with which his 111 . 6 he ' tol d affection is repaid, coolly tells her thtti o get ap d younger son, and too poor to think of ma rt A l to, P o t , so she had better dismiss him from her thoecuiried tee then, while she is weeping over this unexP r d e . ment, transfers his attentions to Hildee iso d c o d style of the narrative and all the incident_sesfia aro , ratters of " The Initials" being most int er ,- t he bfo most attractive, with the solitary exception our ms t o e n ri l o y u r s e b g i r l e l e t t in fel i p i e n r Mr. Hamilton. into the hthanedtsaolefitshtishaPartice" ,ifor# THE HAND ofoD guidance of Providence the terms " luck" an ß d ead, A.M. in HISTO.rill• By 00 1 o ne Happy are they the. tio r o d i who, e t x .) c e l l u ie d v e in t frequently he amazed and unprejudiced inquirer looks back ur t3 t 0 0 ' vicissitudes of his personal experience he will 00 e0 t11 1 t matters he lamented, and would have given th,e 6 , 10 ' ` a ` t c h p a e n r c c e e .: v ' i ngrglTibilatnahwye tdobeloc:1:0trit3111: 0 alter at the time, have proved ultirnatel voife for the bcst." The planets do not re mo of with a greater exactitude and 1161.`rtiglf than is visible in the arrangement of the oel inj A 6 0 chance aff drs of life. The volume now American work, was written for the. purP9s° 0 b e fore 1 'OO