The Sun. — London, England, 1850-04-22 00:00:00

BORZ a..- N E c IITS THRP —g 'O t turday crican wfrmly jl! : t 61 1, but price' oder) to 10dthe li. anda"lb 'co s tate and t! J° l° 51 e , a. 3 were Is nd B a re were goods tbe Leg on cchsg:"ol 'r al Di e firm. • of t he scoa nt , tor I the 1$ ?Oth ing lsa r,,,0-in zian 13" r much t h o l !avail, our, e 0,4 o ti l• ade 62- a the cll° I bbd i til li lie • being ail. 0 0 any fir es t of ed lbs. b l for 0 oleo 5 14 Lar s at 9 r , wait till ably he 13 . 111 ;01 men' "ter -o r • ac 2 r o i ced ,git :k is lo. p' 26 8 . dia IP° m e or t`l° (1,05 1 .. rill e 20 241 9 5 1 8 Si 2 65 9 5 11 9 5 j 987 7 1 F 60 99 P 1 46 rol c cliok`s. slli 91 !8% °l7' rla cm IN S P a 4P .61,4 / rs 64 95 6 1 ? 41e. 04 dig ' 9g/4 light Arre. Glaz e Admiral ° Ito rs Pacific; Hugo Grotins, ner. Batavia for Rotterdam. Arrd. frcna she R.ver 21nlistliisitailt:tdelieweit,hsytrilhei,.,rie;st of the outward-bound on the New South Wales; Thoreau and Jose Crisp, Launeston, Van Diemen's Land; British ccPire, Adelaide, South Australia ; Marys, Demerara ; Agues, Jamaica; WalAshen, New York ; Amelia, Yar- Mouth, Nova Scotia; Salvauor, Quebec. .... I, P e d. R . T al° ,4k n e T , ll, APRIL 9 1.—W ind N. to N.N.E s fine. "..wel. Santa CroWz." Indies ; Elizabeth, Quebec ; Carl CambridgeASTlNGS, APRIL ` ) l.--Wind S.W.—Kerzag von R; Ifdaotehgen, Porto Cabello for Bremen; Lotu,, s'ine, Barb stetZtix a rroN s. , .APRIL 21.--Wind N.W.—Arrd Avon York, West Indies. Sid. Washington steamer, New it.lePLltt 'rdorTR,APRIL 21 .—Wind N.W.—Arrd Chorister. Australia Monte Vid eo. Sld. Candahar, Adelaide, South lilo; Harbinger, New York; Rose, Quebec. . r ntoIITII (ISLE GP Wlcurr.). APRIL 21. W ,l a 1 ; - -Sid. D u k e ef Portland, Adelaide, South Austra -1 " Ii ; A, Quebec. 1„11: ALmouTH APRIL 9 0.—Wind W. to W.S.W.; 21st, 'Y lad N ' I t ., , ':, fresh.Arrd. SODS of Commerce, Anderson, St, Ann Carl Johanne, Hansen, Porto Cabt•ho. ra S ri ld ,: liall'll4l, Hanover. Off port, Mary Jane, ,B .. r a " t : .. Prints chain, for Sunderland ; Oregon, Carey, I ort put in w h ous e , r e .ye ni st e e T rk h d ba o yy A : naa nda, Sunderland to Calcutta with carpenter and four men , wasliecl L'e: board, and loss of bulwarks, stanchions , . and having a heavy sea, 15ta instant, whilst lying to, ° h split the covering board, and shipped the cargo. l I.i.u.L, APRIL 21.—Wind N.E. by E.—Sid. Bonauza, ton. Queen, Indian Queen, Barbadoes ; Mry Ann, Peters, a ...Li -8'41'0014 APRIL 20.- , --Wind W.N.W.; 21st.N.N.E. Isutirti. Josepetta, Porto Rico; Lanarkshire, Tullock l , Nt",2.l.et Pilgrim Savannah; Guisachars, late Ord, Ca - 13s;„' Jos eph Wheeler, Sullivan, Barbadoes; Otomoco, G " 4, IN evr Orleans , Sid. John Woodall, Cape . of Ifol):(1toloPe; Helen Dougla , . Restigouche; Canadia st., St,tl:ll Ranee, Calcutta; Matilda, ' Cape Town; Emma, Seoerninge; York, New Orleans; Elizabeth, Virginia; New a nd, Statin Island; Annandale and Forest Queen, 11 47 It)rk ; Volant, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick; New fot4 r et and Lady Falkland, Quebec; Superb, Ilatter . Arrd. Cynthea, Boullenhouse, St. Domingo; 5,,,.. right, Peabody, New York. leftt:ti:i3s, APRIL 21 . —Fears are entertained forfor _tahle. li., ) , titi o! the Edmund Castle, of and from hence . o vtith then to America, a chest lid having been sPilre e • na rao of one of her crew on it, and some hand picked up 8 ...8 with treme Castle, of Newcastle," branded on them. oL (Amp, APRIL 21. --Std. Mersey, Quebec. au APRIL 2 1.—Wind N.—Sid. Chan dos, Rio IVl.„et,' z,, APRIL Senegal; Aurora, Halifax. Arrd—r'it,P°Rn, APRIL - 20 .— Wind S.W. to W.S.W.— Qu l ' °llo , Shank, Barbadoes. lef t -t1413.1.01.vic APRIL 19.—Wind S.—Arrd. _P7 O : A c llt Bich d '—4 L -ar tr, sell, Callao; Prince Regent, Jag ,C 11 tarb,dea-, ~JaPyney, Patagonia; Ravenswood,:Ma a nson ' ', ~quebe e° ! .:r . bid, Earl Charlemont, Bombay;Queen, , 4 0r1 z . ~ ilotery, Coquimbo. Put back, .William, New_ t '-')o l i " It ° cargo shif ei. Off port, Maria, Otto., . ' l to, and sailed or Bremen. 14A5 0 .„ " a •L'r NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) C p v tett°-41 EX CHAN GE-310NDAY. s atuicier . f ....._ a "'Da the leading country markets held on 11 (411 E--„Y,tate that the demand for all kinds of Wheat,_e. press Pre ased, g , ll , Bll and foreign, ruled heavy, at further d ed We re 'Le*. Spring Corn and Flour, the supplies of 4t le f on the increase, had a downward tendency. n.. tive. Ure'gn Grain markets have ruled extremely ina le In th e !Ppatted• near continental ports prices have not been Niria w At Odessa and Dantzic, as well as a . t A1e .... x- I° our' ' heat was selli at depressed currencies. U Gilt illarket last week the arrivals of home-grown d !tetlat:l4B4,Bornewhat on the increase. From Ireland an vo llui o ,, lueY were unusually small. The foreign irn litto of "I kitiOUrited to 2,290 quarters of Wheat, ~ 1 21 , t 6 3 3 , e1 639(1.81111eY, 38,111 ditto of Oats, 50 ditto t 1 , 448 itto ot 7 B eaus, 216 ditto of Peas, i 7 d o ittooi ,e 8 ' 1'59 ditto of Rapeseed, 141 ditto of . sundry Th . 4,903 - barrels of Flour. . e ltta„,. sacks and 1.)0 4 )6; 1 utlty 0 1 wheat received fresh up to this morn- Nall . ahrket coastwise from Essex and Kent very N 4 :3Y land land and sample, tho recei;ts as of that t iill ovr were limited, of but middling quality. T -'); B°oAra parcels of both red and white II as smaller than . t d -tet a•l -me Past, and a fair clearance was easily i.ity 1 I : 4 t prices about equal to those obtained on Mon !h" l ll'er 4 . " The attendance of both town and country el a „a; seaotY, andw e understand that several of ' I 'M a°°-tae to import foreign Wheat largely on their t f°4lneccitlilt• Offers still arrive from the east coast , to al low 41 of at further depressed rates. . 1111 Z''llp ROA' foreign ~i4-o_,le, gvan : ie h d e at, which was chiefly samples, was large. Sat ilscrY qualities so sold to a fair ly little currencies. In the inferior kinds exceed t° - 11; ) ''' l ,' a ' doing, ;t late rates. Cargoes afloat i. 4° the "ee n Purchased at is per quarter . less money,. l ii4 e tent„fe expense of landing. The quantity of . Eng P 44 1 - Al °31 11 1 11 ,; a _ l Tory limited b t that of foreign was the la 114 g it r u i g nd t l arc a e n s d wer ' e in u fair request at full distilling sorts were dull l a t t re ad f deeline. VV IC e were well supplied with Aa_ , la for deliv laor t Priees, boy All desc h ri a p v t e ions moved off slowly. no change to rc titer. ,Therewever, aet , A_- as a " large supply of Oats on 4‘. ' i 'erY extensive business was trans -111,1:4„,11,8, th Al e sho t hat grain, at stationary figures. tolerably good, moved off to '3', b ut w °l W hich was - value. The liirt. , we have no change to notice in . fa t , i for 1, C l ' 1 /,,,, e ! i s was almost wholly in retail,. at late li a t u ce l a. -- ," 14 o Corn and Meal so little was doing that - "` l ra l- anzost nominal. The Flour trade was oat 3Qtati'lities were offering at drooping prices. , 0 exi., T zi : tt 0 1 . ' v , e , x :tte : (1.1 : . : . . I:E s :: IMPERIAL h i Red \ _ .6 Kent MEASURE. Malt—Chevalier...... 50s to 54s ' 3ss to 40s Oats— Yorkshire „ an 133 15s Llncohish., 1 eQd. 17s 25, Potato bitt, e ' i n•lted .. tn. 7 youghal and Cork, __ 3 In'h'ah4'• 'I - 3 18 3 40: Black . 13512 115433 k hzo bltto' ,W e4• ••• •• :: 3 6 5 a s 398 Cor k, W/ .' ite • .. :: 16a 2 is '' lci ' ilite...• • • 38 s 4ls Scotch, 1 eed. :: .. 4 41 e 1Y.... • •••• •... —1 .....5 Beans—Tick ......... 228 258 26s 34s .... n 022 s Pigeons ..• • • • 238 24s , ktitllf k di ng . ...II 2 15 s 198 Peas—GreY •••• • • - •••• 23s 25s ‘ 4 lt - .,l'alis; ••''• • • • 21s s 23s Maple... ••• • . .eli •• •• • 228 25$ 401 k, Ind • • White............ 22s 23s 26s ....., „ 24s „ - IN'or. Boilers - • titro• . : : .: ..... 43s 4 68 Flour—Town-mad e.•• 2 3 7 2 : ° 's 114t°4iadIVaie 4 4% S 4 t 2 ): N I SEEDS. & Norfolk 27s 31 5 on sale to tla, aver a • of t Seeds were l st ... 11 ge su"lies most at barely a 41 04' c) tteneral demand ruled heavy, tr 4 8 claotation I C u year, h u stet ed 1 , 4 3. nC akes thissca c re l e o l v y er an s y ee b d, siuess was k i lts f„ 1 , • e sales for foreign vtli oo o ewt as of those of '5 b li in 7 te . 4ll last Kitson by upwards of I . ,eg 44 ,Der bush. 101 to Ils "4414, hr(lreell...• ios Itsl2 ls,,,Pilta ew a•••• • 85 , 6, S kini "••• • • • Gs 9s ni a ,'• • .. '• •• •• 35 Od 45 Od 4 3't •', De . f ," • '• •• •• t10yt".455.1: ' 44 er • . 685 72s ?Itit;:(e';i.) rg 2 50: , - ' r eitn l4 :;• . • ... 345 48s 444.,, - 1,'•• •• • • 335 5 0 s v,l ••.te• • 32s 50s D o r ,.••••••• 14 5 lst lit ` t lno tl. SMITHFIELD' (ki t h ~ me past week a fair average supply qiqi 4,8 arrived in the port of London, viz., I,2 B 44 on h d e i a n d g , Peri c l 41 , (%lis and Calves. During the eorr l e , p 93, and 14 th e • 4 1849 the importation amounted to 0 sake time in 1848, 1,256 head. WEEK. Fro 130011T8 INTO LONDON IN THE PAST - Pigs liam tl k t4 Calves. a t - ur,,, h Leasts. sheep. Lambs. ... _ tkiae,kea e 4 0 ... ••• .. ... Vrer r , . ••••• 16 ... _ ... • 27 ... h a reda .... • s•-• ... 3 .. —_ ...... 203 ... E _ ••• i 4 1•• 60 516 ... ki. Nei l 'Ng "••• 244 •„:. 26 .. ...... 104 ...' ‘•;04..." , 1 . -----„, .. 235 •• i't Q c.l lo 4 ..... . "'t ... 545 • .. • S4 . llllli w i e _ B4 , 9 .• 325 V 111 , 1 , 18 48 t ... 136 ••• --- I.o4tti I°*"a.;:isv3a2lis have s t BB ken — place at the outports. hare 441,1414nd 86 Beasts, 42 4 Sheep, and 41 Calves number 4 F e d for this The .was %N l _ reit a la_ market ' direct by sea. sli ,Mabl, casts and Calves on offer this morning a . 44 t i ' Dad that of She small. 'K "raProverai demand , and prices had an the s rd te ades ent in the . grazing districts. There was eY• From our various al%-40114trabitahl:ionfarlieasts fresh up, to-day, were conside u r; cl , with those reported r. - 1111°•,t1:111141480,1; tleevesere ih e e e le m ss p , ar th e edem li an .e d re fo w r e t l h l a c t le d s e r s e c d i! au.f si..o alit aZ..---I_,aaa the dead markets was more ! week's 1:1"eZble f or ":13 supply, and the weather led steady, at last __ .e 41:.)1:11141:1Yhoef Ptirielliaesusr Scots selling at 3s 6d per 81bs. T an % No t rf g olk, Suffolk, Essex' Itapfltitt7erldigvaa3cilliarbsowuettts72ro,ol2o. From other parts of England stc, 0 Herefords, runts, Devon!, I,4llestiat rsoctottillaunad 320 horned hie _and_ polled Scots. T a li:e fl derived from abro th t kgt44t;r4aWi alssaalsitl,igqifaPll l . l7 n w g e o e ff e in the supply of Sheep, the offset tradsJ of which was go On the whole was clearance . th e Le t. l, at .._ a.as firm, and a goodnotations of 2 d per 91_bE,I, tho.kikast.'lB_, Ivlt_rice in the ie wool, selling at 4sl6era 514:4 ()lit of ',l. Downs, in the B _ . a wool 3a 10d per lb . IV f 1t.%11, b a ‘ t " tt icl t ett atti fourowthrhsay l h d ea fi vi ro ly,supp la and some instances uuly b4„..likitatell,eies had ane upward rue r tenelency. l W ied e w w it e h re La t lhat In Calves sup. 14 ' 1 ' "Ithiesa !I d • yet vp,, t , . Tb,..,,, as doing, state, at last I'B e,....11.-vork trade was in a sluggish A.uiations. prices were well 'att. Per tilbs.to sink the o ff al. s. d. to ~ a. Nt-c.llOl, •h e ~ . 1u ,,„ a. d. to S. d, -3 0 3 2 N; 04,:',Q140h." •• • 4 2 6 Inferior Sheepw ee - p 3 4 3 8 ✓ir e - 0 4 ,, -• •• 2 8 210 Second quill' 8 tto 310 4 2 ' l 'o, 4 _ ei 7 .o ls --e ' l '• 3 0 3 2 Coarse-weolled c_lier 4 4 4 6 it,,'4,-4445..,. 3 4 3 6 SouthdownWeth 0 0 0 ,cO-t4.0 ditto Gulps' 3 0 3 4 Ditto eut of the w 00 1.... ' 3 2 36 0 14441',:t E4 el •• 3 6 3to Large Hogs ••••-. •• 3 8 2 4 1 0 .... '' •• • • • • it3 : 2 0 Small Porkers ..... 8 4 0 Slits. Quartrol3 Pigs •• 1 6 0 TOTAL 81.11• PLY AT MARKET. rigs. ..G53. Sheep, I Calves. 1 230 115 8.4 u. 20,760 I 126 FOREIGN SUPPLY. rigs. 326 I Sheep. 1 Calves. I I kil 4 XV,, c, 330 • 55 411 It °II I' la! t t irEp errs DENIIALL. • d 1,°114114.°4 naateriarlle- ofratllen ar rivalsoll, they having Leen chiefly 4"ttk.`" ,0 about 1 Y of country-k i lled sof Beet, Mutton, and t t ;l1 h 1-he tupplies'oo° ca arca s s la e uglatered in the metrc )9 Atitl tiv '' --- eea but ra o o n d e o . r a e t r e. 0 n the whole, the general ,kita,, -Is atead. , flau'ee. 0, J, at•d prices are well supported in every appeared°l about 300 carcasses of foreign Meat on sale. h. ..er . At decoone hy the Carcase. •,.....'llferlor. 11. s. d. w...., kiclo44' . • ••• 2 0 2 4 Mutton, 5. d. to g 210 3 0 leferfoe .. 2 4 2 8 Aug . .* 2 6 2 8 -- n ' dicilin - - 3 2 3 6 Itic•:•.ziesrii •210 3 0 prime - ••• ..... ....:: ! .0 3 2 P0rk,1arge......... 2 3 10 6 410 3 8 3 4 0 4 Th • 0 rc t , Lamb. 45 6d to 58 6d. 0 _;,.. t•Cttli CI Wool into ° London since Monday last. Carraway ••. • • • ...... 298 32s Coriander.... • • 163 24s Hempseed, per quarter 328 35s Linseed, Eng• Sowing•• 548 56s Crushing .. •• .. 408 43s Baltic •• • • ...... 38s 44s Odessa •. • • ..... 42s 4fis Linseed Cake,pr.l,ooo— .• •• . 8/ Os 91 13,. _ _ Foreign, por ton 51 108 71 108 Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 lOs 61 5s ltapeseed,New, prlat 35102 381 Os ••• 560 ... 20 ...185 ... 3 44 THE SUN, have amounted to S 9 bales from Ilumburgh ; 159 ditto. from the Cape ; 1,251 di:to from Port Philip; 1,232 ditto from A(4l , aide ; 71 ditto from Port Victora ; and 619 ditto Item Hobart Town. Thus it will he p"rceivsd that the stocks in warehouse are increasinp:, and that a fair average quan:i:y will, in all probability, be offered at public salt! i.ext month. In Foreign and Colonial Wool very little business is doing in the private con tract mark* t. British Wools are from ld to 11d per lb lower. C P 7.2 4.11:111.2: We have a moderate inquiry for fine Hops of last year's growth, at lull prices. In all other kinds so little is doing that the quotations are almost nominal, although the stocks held by the brewers are small. New Mid and East Kent cekt ts, Cl Os to 101 8s ; new Weald of Kent ditto, 6/ to 81 3s ; new Sussex ditto, 5/ 5s to 61 lOs ; new Farnham, 121 to 131; yearling Kent , 3/ to 41 5s ; yearling Sussex, 2/ 8s to 31 12s; old Hop*, 1/ to 31 5s per cwt. 3337..5UGH AND SPITALrIELDS During last week the arrivals of he ILQ-gIQWEI PotatocF, coastwi:e and per railway conveyance, were confined to abort 2,200 tons. From abroad we received tal sup ply equal to 1.230 tons, derived ss f.,llows :—Rotterdam, Its; Cahie, 234; Dunkirk, 441; Rouen, 330; and liar lengee, 70 tons. The quantity of foreign P,,ta, , oes weighed by the City me:ers, from the Bth of August, 1849, to the 15th inst., amounted to 71,934 tow. Picked slinples of English being it arce, higher rates have been obtained for them, but all other kinds command sexy little atteutio:.. Per Ton. York. Regents 90s to 120 s Ditto Shavers for Per Ton. Common Whites 40s to 45s Kent Sbaws planting . SOs to 90s Scotch Regents 70s to Bos Ditto min. Cups 501 to 60s Ditto Buffs s to —s Essex Regents ... sto —s Ditto Shaves ...... 70s to 8.5 s Ditto Kidneys ... —s to s Chats, sound..... 30s to 40s Blues ...—....... —.5 to —s Lincoln. Regents. 80s to 1053 Wisbeach ditto COs to 100 s Ditto damaged... 15s to 20s French Whites ... 45s to 60. Belgian Whites... 405 to 502 ()itto Kidneys .. —5 to s Berwick Kogts... 75s to 90s _ Dutch Whites ... —s to — s German ditto ... 40s to 453 TALLOW. A steady business has been transacted in our market since Month) , last, and prices are fairly supported. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 375, and for de livery during the last three months, 3Ss 3d to 38s 6d per cwt. Town Tallow, 35s 6d to 36s per cwt, nett cash; Rough Fat, 2s per Blbs. Letters from St. Petersburgh give the price laid down here as high as 39s 6d per cwt. 1846. 1847. 1849. Stock this day ..... 12,254 Price of T. C. • • 142 s 3d .. 'to 05 Od - Delivery last week • • Ditto from June 1.. • • Arrivals last week • Ditto from June 1 ... 1,066 82,681 472 79,131 9,897 8,282 26,243 29,182 48s Od 50s Od Ms 9d to 37s Od to Os Od to 50s lid Os Od to Os Od 736 1,209 1,322 1,570 75,2i1 92,717 90,137 9i,446 Price of Town • • •• 44s Od 65 1,902 289 89 74,523 92,890 108,847 90,157 50s Od 52s Od 41s Od 33s Od CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor was sufficiently recovered from his late indisposition to be able to sit at his private residence in Park-lane to-day, to hear any cases that might press. Although his Lordship's health is consi derably improved, it is generally understood that he will not be able to sit in open court before next term. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Petitions of no general interest occupied the Court the whole day. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.) His honour the Vice-Chancellor of England was oc cupied the whole of the morning with }haring a case in hie private rocm. (Before the Vi, e Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) The cause of •` Harrison v. Armistead" occupied the court the whole morning. It possessed no feature of any interest except to the parties concerned. (Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) SHARPE V. TAYLOR. The further arguments on this part-heard case oecu pi the Court the whole day. The case came before the Court upon exceptions to the Master's report, whereby he had found the value of a certain ship called the Victoria, to have been, in May, 1840, 7,485/. The exceptants insisted that her value was not more than 1,5001. or 1,6001. It appeared she had been built i❑ America, and having been wrecked off Liverpool, was bought by the plaintiff and the defendant, who, having repaired her, had employed her in the American trade. The object of the bill was to obtain an account of the profits of the adventure, and of the amount realised by her sale. _ _ _ Mr. Wood and Mr. Hislop Clarke were heard in sup port of the exceptions. The Solicitor-General, Mr. Bethell, and Mr. Follett, were in support of the Master's finding. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) Before Lord Chief Justice CAMPBELL and Justices PATTESON, COLERIDGE, and WIGHTMAL) LEFETRE V. CHAPPEL. Mr. Sergeant SSSEE said, in this case, which was tried before Mr. Justice Coleridge at the last sittings at Guildhall, and in which a verdict was found for the de fendant, he had to move for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be had, on the ground of misdirec tion. The plaintiff, Mr. Lefevre, was a commission agent, re:iding at Boulogne, who. having witnessed the success of on opera called Le Prophete at Paris, and hearing that the opera was about to be brought out in London, was desirous of securing all the boxes and stalls of the Italian Opera-house, in Covent-garden, on the night on which the opera was to be performed, with the view of making a profit by the transaction. The plain tiff accordingly wrote a letter to a person named Merchant, in London, desiring him to see the mana ger of the Opera-house, and to engage all the boxes and stalls that were in the market for that parti cular night. Merchant was called as a witness at the trial, who deposed that he went in company with a per son named Goldsmid, to the box-office of the Italian Opera-house, where they nut Mr. Chappel, the de fendant, who is a music seller, in Regent-street, and a subscriber for a number of the boxes and stalls at the Opera-house. Seeing Mr. Chappel, Mr. Goldsmid en tered into conversation with him, and introduced Mr. Merchant to hire, who said to Mr. Chappel, " I be lieve I have the honour to speak to the manager of the Opera." Mr. Chappel bowed his assent, whereupon Mr. Merchant went on to say a friend of his had authorised him to buy all the stalls, boxes, and tickets, for the night on which the opera in question was to be performed, so that there might be no opposition or competition in the sale of the boxes or stalls. Some days before the bargain was completed the defendant went to the house of Merchant, and announced him self as the manager of the Opera, and represented to Merchant that the Queen was expected to attend the opera on the night when Le Prophite was to be played. It was after that representation that the bargain was concluded. Now the ground on which he (Mr. Sergraut Shee) moved was, that it was stated by the Learned Judge (Coleridge) at the trial to the jury, that if the defendant did make the representation that he was the manager of the Opera, the first question was —was he not the manager in the sense in which it was material for him to be so for this contract?" Now, the fact was that the defendant was not the manager at all. lie was a person carrying on the business of a music seller, and so far from being the manager of the Opera, he was a competitor with the plaintiff in the sale of the boxes and stalls, inasmuch as he had an office open in Regent-street, for disposing of box and stall tickets for the opera for the very night in question. Ile (Mr. Sergeant Shee) submitted that Mr. Chappel, the frh fen dant, made a fraudulent representation to Merchant, the agent, in this transaction. Lord CAMPBELL intimated that the Court would take time to peruse the notes of the trial, and give their decision on a future day. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) (Mora the LORD CHIEF BARON, and Barons PARKE D ROLFE, and PLATT.) RENNIE AND ANOTHER V. CLARK. Mr. BoTux applied in this cute, which was tried be fore the Lord Chief Baron at Guildhall, and in which a verdict was found for the defendant, for a rule to show cause why there should not be a new trial, on the ground of misdirection, and of the verdict being against the evidence. The action was brought by Sir John Rennie and Mr. Remington, to recover 2,600 L, the balance of an account of 5,000/. for engineers' expenses in respect of a projected undertaking, called the East and West Junction Railway, which was proposed to run from Kidderminster to Hereford. An action had been previ ously brought against one of the provisional committee, but it failed, in consequence of the defendant's liability not being proved; and the present suit had since been instituted against Mr. Clark, who was deputy-chair man of the company. The jury, it appeared, found a verdict for the defendant, but they ac companied it by an expression of an opinion that they thought the plaintiffs were entitled to their claim, although it did not seem to them that the defendant was personally liable as a member of the committee. There was distinct evidence at the trial, not only of the em ployment of the plaintiffs by the company, and of their having applied for and received various sums on account, but that the company had abundant funds in hand to pay the demand in full. It would seem that as much as 19,0001. had been received in the shape of deposits, and that 9,0001. of it remained in possession of the banker when the company was brought to an end. It further appeared that the defendant was one of the directors who bad control over those funds; and he suggested, when the concern was broken up, that they should all scramble for the 9,000/. That course, however, did not meet with approval, and it was ultimately agreed that the sum should be handed over to another company, of which the defendant was a director. It was con tended, on the part of the plaintiff;, that the defendant was liable, whether the company had funds or not, but that he was, beyond all doubt liable when there were ample funds iu hand to meet every claira against the company. The answer set up to this by the defendant was, that the plaintiffs were em ployed on the terms of being paid out of the deposits, it there were any, and that they had consented to indem nify the directors from all responsibility. The plaintiff, denied that they were employed on such an understand ing; but a resolution of the committee was produced, which directed that the use al bond of indemnity should be obtained from the solicitors and engineers. The plain tiffs objected to its reception on the ground that it was agreed to in the absence of Sir Johu Rennie and Mr. Remington, but the objection was overruled. An attempt was then made to prove that the nature of the resolution was communicated to the plaintiffs, but the evidence on that point was of a contradictory nature. The Learned Judge then left it to the jury to say whether the defendant had joined the company on the under standing that he was not to be liable, but was to be indemnified, and also whether the plientiffe knew tLey were to be employed on the Leith of giving a bond of indemnity. Mr. Bevil! now contended that there was no proof of any indemnity being agreed to by the plaintiffs, end that the direction of the Learned judge was wrong in uot leavinr, it to the jury to :ay whetter the defund;)nt had E u flick u t funds out of which to pity the plai:,tiff,' The Court took limo to comider the decision. CO3IMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.) :Sittings in Banco before Lord Chief Justice WILDE, and Justices CRESSAVELL, WILLIAMS, and TALF,,LTX,D.) The Court was occupied at great length this day with the arguments in the case of " Smih, v. Hamilton. This action, arising from circumstances which may yet be in the memory of our readers, was one brought to recover the amount of an insurance alleged to be due to the plaintiff by the Sun Fire and Life Assurance Office. The plaintiff was a draper and upholsterer, having several shops in diflerent parts of London. One of his shops at Islington was burnt down, and the whole of the steck, consisting chiefly of drarery goods, destroyed. Suspicions were avowed at ti e time that the fire had not taken place from Ilecidental causes, and when the plaintiff brought his claim against the insurance company, they disputed it, and the plaintiff brought an action to recover his in suranco, which was tried at Guildhall, in which the ver dtet was givrn for the defendants. A rule for a new trial was moved - for, and obtained last term, and came on for argument this day. Mr. Sergeant Bytes appeared for the plaintiff and Mr, Cockburn for the defendant. The reading of the Judge's notes occupied a great part of the morning. The Court also sat at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice Maine and a Common Jury, at the Sessions-house, estminster, but no case of sufficient importance to tlerit a report was brought before it. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) THE HALIFAX CORPORATION. Sir F. THESIGER moved for a certiorari calling upon the Town Council of the borough of Halifax to bring up an order for the payment of a sum of money, for the purpose of being quashed. The motion was made under the 44th section of the 7th Will. IV. and lst Vic., chap. 48, which provided that any order of a Town Council for the payment of money might be removed into this Court. The order of the Town Council in question confirmed the proceedings of their finance committee, which, on the 22d of March, in the present year, di rected the treasurer of the borough to pay Mr. Wavil, the Town Clerk, the sum of 961. 155., for professional charges and disbursements, the particulars of which were specified on the back of the order. Now, Mr. Wavil was the Town Clerk, in receipt of a salary of 2501. per annum, and these costs and charges had been paid to him in respect of certain proceedings for recover ing a borough-rate which the Town Council had directed to be levied under the Municipal Corporations Act. It was clear, therefore, that the services he had performed came within his duties as Town Clerk, for which he re ceived the salary, and he was not entitled to ;hese ad ditional charges. There were two cases bearing upon this point, the first was that of Thomas v. the Mayor of Swansea, reported in the 12th Law Journal Exchequer 73, and the second that of Jones against the Corporation of Carmarthen, reported in sth Meeson and Wailsby, page 83. In the first of these cases it was decided that where a town clerk performed certain duties in pursuance of his office he was not entitled to any remuneration othsr than that embraced in his salary, unless there was a special con tract to the contrary ; while in the latter case, where the town clerk was in receipt of a salary amounting to one hundred gain( as a year, with a special contract that he was to be paid fees for prosecuting or defending actions at 1,,w, it was held that he was not entitled to any additional remuneration for services he might per form as town clerk, other than those specified in the special contract. Mr. Justice ERIE said, if his recollection served him rightly, in the first of these cases the town clerk was receiving no salary at all, and yet it was held that as there was no special contract for the purpose, he was not entitled to receive any remuneration for the services he performed as town clerk. Sir FREDERICK THESIGER observed that, however hard it might seem, that was the ruling of the Court, and he believed it would effectually dispose of this case. There were two technical points arising here that he thought it right to mention to the Court. There was no minute of this order on the books of the Town Council, as it was made by the Finance Committee and confirmed by the Council, while the minutes of the Council and the Committee ss ere still in doubt, and had not yet been transferred to the books. It had been held, however, in the Corporation of Lichfield, that these omissions could not stand in the way of quashing the order. Mr. Justice ERLE.—You may take a rule to show cause.—Rule nisi accordingly. MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) MURDEROUS ASSAULT IN HYDE-PARK BY A GENTLE MAN.—Captain Conrad Montgomery, of No. 2, Ryder street, St. James's, was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with violently assaulting Mr. Thomas Rolt, a gentleman well known in the sporting world, by striking him over the head with a life preserver. The complainant, in consequence of the dangerous na ture of the injuries he had received, was unable to attend. Mr. Bodkin appeared for the defendant, and a solici tor attended to watch the case for the prosectition. The solicitor for the prosecution said his client was so severely injured that he was unable to attend. The constable who saw the whole transaction was in court, and, after hearing his evidence, he proposed to apply to have the case adjourned to a future day, but would offer no objection to the defendant being admitted to bail. Davis, 46 A, deposed that about twenty minutes to six on Sunday evening be was on duty in Hyde-park, near Apsley House, when he saw a scuffle between two gen tlemen, the defendant and another, whom he ascertained to be a Mr. Rolt. He saw the defendant strike Mr. Itolt with the loaded stick produced, and knock his hat off. Defendant then took hold of the stick by the small end with both hands, and hit Mr. Rolt over the right eye, from which the blood flowed in torrents. He was in the act of striking Mr. Rolt again, when witness went up and said to defendant, " My gracious, what are you about? you have nearly killed the gentleman already." Witness then caught hold of defendant's arm to prevent him from striking Mr. Rolt. Defendant then said, " Oh, you know nothing about it. Ho struck me first, and I have not finished with him yet." Witness then wrenched the stick from his hands and threw it on the ground. He then procured assistance, and after handing defendant to the charge of another constable, conveyed Mr. Rolt to St. George's Hospital, where his wounds were dressed. Witness added that he produced the surgeon's certificate, stating that no immediate danger was to be apprehended from the injuries Mr. Rolt was suffering under. Mr. Bodkin, on the part of the defendant, said that his client was walking in Hyde-park on the previous evening, and that there being some difference between him and Mr. Rolt, he (defendant) on meeting with that gentleman was accosted by him in very bad and foul language, and having with him the stick produced, his client, unfortunately, in an unguarded moment, struck Mr. Rolt with that weapon. He (Mr. Bodkin) did not think it necessary to call any witnesses on the pre sent occasion, as the case would no doubt be remanded. The question was now the amount of bail. Mr. BINGHAM said it was a case he could not dispose of himself, as he thought it a case for the Quarter Sessions; but there being no complainant present he could not do that now. As to the question of bail, he would accept two sureties in 1001. each, and the defendant in 1001., to: his appearance on Monday next. Bail was immediately procured, and defendant left the court with his friends. KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION C MMITTE E. —( THIS DAY.) The Committee appointed to try the merits of the petition presented against the return of Mr. Best for the borough of Kidderminster re-assembled at the usual hour this morning; Mr. Bouverie in the chair. The Committee were engaged the whole of the morn ing receiving evidence of agency which presented no feature of general interest. THE AMERICAN MAILB.-LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. —The British and North American Royal Mail steamer Canada, Captain Harrison, sailed for Halifax and Boston this forenoon: she had the weekly mails for Canada and the United States, besides a number of passengers on board. The next incoming steamer, Europa, is expected on Sunday night week, but it is probable some of the packet ships may anticipate her arrival and bring a few days' later intelligence. MEMORIAL TO THE LATE MB. G. E. ARSON.- A meeting has been held at Sudbury to adopt measures for erecting a memorial to the late Mr. G. E. Anson, when it was resolved that the clesestory windows of the church of }lan bury, the parish in which Mr. Anson resided, should be re stored and illuminated for that purpose.—John Bull. THE MURDER OF MARY ANNE PARSONS.—After a long inquiry into the case of Mary Ann Parsons, the ma gistrates have committed both the prisoners, Mr. and Mrs. Bird, to be tried at the assizes for a felonious assault on the deceased. The evidence produced at the examination of the prisoners was in substance the same as that on the trial before Mr. Justice Talfourd. The proceedings were adopted at the desire of the Government, Mr. Harvie stating that he had received his instructions from one of the Government solicitors. Mr. Jennings, who appeared for the prisoners, said, the charge was precisely the same for which they had been tried and acquitted at Exeter, and complained that it was by the remarks which appeared in the Times upon Mr. Justice Talfourd that the public attention had been excited, and the Government induced to take the present course. Lord John Russell gave a grand banquet on Saturday evening, at his mansion in Chesham-place, to the following Members of the Lower House :—The Hon. William F. Campbeil, the Hon. C. Skeffington Clements, Sir Harry Verney, Captain Fordyce, Mr. John H. Talbot, Mr. Simeon, Mr. 13. Sheridan, Mr. R. D. Mangles, Mr. A. Hastie, Mr. Torrens M•Cullagh, The O'Gorman Mahon, Mr. Tenison, and Mr. Compton Stansfield. The family circle comprised the Noble Premier, Lady John Russell, and Lady Harriet Elliot. MIDDLE TEMPLE.—CALLS TO THE BAR.—The undermentioned gentlemen, called to the degree of the Utter Bar o❑ Friday last, were sworn in at the Middle Temple Hall on Saturd Augustus Edgar Burch, Esq.; Simms Reeve, Esq ; Henry Jesse!, Esq. ; James Lister Smith, Esq. ; and Charles Locock Webb, Esq. vv CURE FOR THE WHOOPING COUGH.—" I know," said one of my parishioners, " what would cure him, but m'appen you wouldent believe me."—" What is it, Mary ?" I asked.—" Why, I did everything that everybody told me. One teld me to get him breathed on by a piebald horse. I took him ever such a way, to a horse at —, and put him under the horse's mouth, but he was no better. Then I was teld to drag him backward through a bramble bush. I did so, but this did'nt cure him. Last of all, I was teld to give him nine tried mice, fasting, in a morning, in this way— three the first morning; then wait three mornings, and then give him three more; wait three mornings, and then give him three more. When he had eaten these nine fried mice, he became quite well. This would be sure to cure your child, Sir."—Notes and Queries. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Verdi's opera I Lombardi was revived at this theatre on Saturday evening for the debut of the cele brated tenor Signor Baucardi, who, as Oronte, has achieved a triumph which at once places hire in the very first rank of tenors. Before he had sung a dozen notes his success was complete, and the ap plause which, on his entering, was rather faint, be came enthusiastic when he completed his first cadenza. His voice is a pure tenore di forza, combining most passionate expression with a peculiarly telling effect. The tones seem to flow without any apparent exertion on his part, and he sung the whole of the music in a pure chest voice, without once having re course to the falsetto, and without reaching the ex treme points of either his upper or his lower register. Never was the register of any tenor more even, and never did any singer infuse more impassioned expres sion into his tones than did Signor Baucardi. As a proof of the compass and quality of his voice we may mention that he sung B in alt in his voce di petto with pure tone and perfectly in tune. In the last act he came out in full force and elicited a rapturous encore by his manner of singing the duet, " Oh I Belle a questa misers," with Madame Giuliani; at the conclusion of the duet, both artistes were recalled. His perform ance with Giuliani and Coletti, in the concluding trio, fairly took the house by storm. He was applauded to the echo, called on to repeat the scene, and at the con clusion was again called before the audience (as he had been frequently during the course of the opera), and greeted with the most enthusiastic plaudits; a more triumphant or a more deserved suc cess than that of Signor Baucardi it is scarcely possible to imagine. Madame Giuliani was an interesting Giselda; her execution of the aria "Non far Sogna " was highly artistic. Coletti as Pagano was, as usual, magnificent. He was the original Pagano, and none other has as yet approached him in that character. The fine unisonous chorus "Componi o cara vergine" • was superbly rendered, and was rapturously encored; indeed the manner in which the choruses were given throughout reflects the highest credit on Signor Felice Ronconi, the chorus master of the establish ment, as does the admirable manner in which the music was performed on Mr. Balfe, and his most effi cient and excellent orchestra. Between the acts of the opera, Carlotta Grisi and M. Charles danced the Truandaise ; and in the ballet of Les Plasirs which followed, Madlle. Amalia Ferraris danced her new pas to perfection, and was applauded to the echo. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, . 1850. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Rossini's ?Noise (that version of it we mean which was re-written for the grand opera at Paris, as con tradistinguished from the original Mosein Egitto pro duced at Naples), was performed at this theatre on Saturday, under the name of Zora. It being contrary to our :English customs to produce scriptural person ages on the stage, Moses has been transformed into Zora, the Israelites into the Bactrians, and the Egyptians into the Assyrians ; as on a former occasion Moses was transformed into Peter the Hermit, and the Opera was called Pietro L'Eremita. The opera, probably, has never before been represented with sin h affluent vigour —with such consummate dignity and nobleness. The third act, which involves the most brilliant of the choral triumphs—namely, those incident to the collision of Zora and Osiris, and the exposure of the divine autho rity of the former by the miraculous destruction of the golden idol—produced an effect which we believe to be wholly unrivalled, even at the Royal Italian Opera, where—as in the Huguenots and the Prophete —we have been accustomed to the superheat excel lencies of combination and discipline. The exertions which have been expended by the management upon this large work, to ensure it a fit and suitable embodiment, are highly creditable to the spirit and enterprise which have influenced them, and no praise would be thought excessive. The celebrated basso, Zelger, made his first appear • ante upon this occasion. Personally no one could have been better chosen as the representative of Zora, the great central figure of the opera. whose denuncia tions expose the cruel and audacious Assyrians to the vengeance of the God of Fire, and elicit those strokes of punishment which paraphrase the miracles as de fined in the Arose. The declamatory recitatives, which either apostrophizes the immensity of the Deity he serves, or invoke its correcting interference, were delivered by him with majestic simplicity, and nothing more could be wished for. Tam berlik as Amenofi (the Orosman of the Pietro), more than justified the good impressions which he has so plentifully encouraged. His singing was throughout admirable, in style somewhat too elabo rate and over-coloured, perhaps, but masterly as de monstrations of vocal effect. The duet to which we have referred, the famous " Parlar, spiegar," elicited a loud encore. The skill with which in this he com peted with Tamburini—(who was his coadjutor)—the pulmonary emphasis of his declaration of amorous anguish, and the pervading earnestness of his manner, were irresistible, and at once challenged the approba tion of the audience. The duet with Anaide (Agia) in the last act brought forth a like display of expres sion—unfolding again and again the perfection of florid tenderness. Madame Castellani, as Anaide, acquitted herself with infinitely more ability than we could possibly have expected. The music belonging to this part is of a very try ing nature, making frequent appeals to the physical strength of the singer ; neverthelerss, Madame Castellan rendered it. with uniform energy, and scarcely left anything to be desired. The scene which fell into the hands of Mdlle. Vera, as Sinaide, the queen—a bravura of no ordinary difficulty and pretension—had also an able and profitable executant. Tamburini we might have complimented before this for the successes of his vocalisation as the king ; but let us do it now. Tagliafico sung the music of Osiris, the rival priest, with his usual accuracy , of detail and propriety of method. The concerted pieces were, in all cases, finely rendered ; and the "Mi Mance" was redemanded. The stupendous finale to the third act, with its jubilant and extatic climax, threw the audience into a fury of enthusiasm not to be restrained, and the encore that followed was one of the most tumultuous and triumphant that we ever re member to have assisted in. An attempt was made to recal it a third time, but the appearance before the curtain of the principal singers was accepted in lieu, including Costa, who was received with a round of plaudits as deafening as it was prolonged. The preghiera which terminates the opera, the celebrated Dal tuo stellato soglio," was give n w i t h similar ' im posing substance as that which distinguished the pre vious finale, receiving an additional effect from the scenic artifices which accompanied it. The gradual opening of the back scene as the prayer was sung by the kneeling groups, disclosing a huge amphitheatre lined with myriads of figures, while the area of the stage fills slowly with gaudy eastern soldiery, who prostrate themselves in attitudes of pious reverence as the strains of humiliation ascend to Heaven, formed a tableau of great and impressive beauty, and brought the opera to a striking close. The ballet in the third act is likewise entitled to phnegyric as a spectacle, though its abbreviation may be recom mended. EXHIBITION OF WATER COLOUR PAINTINGS. Out of the three hundred and twenty-nine pro ductions arranged in the Gallery (53, Pall-mall) of the New Society of. Painters in W a t er C o l ours , thi s day opened to public exhibition, we shall here have an opportunity of of severa l o f surpr i s i ng originality and of remarkable excellence. These at tracted not only our own attention during the private view of the collection on Saturday af t ern o o n , b u t that of the numerous and fashionable concourse who streamed round the spacious apartment of the as sociation from early morelog to sundown. From the gratification ex perienced by ou rse l ves , an d the satisfaction very au dibly expressed from time to time by the crowd i n attendance, it is to us apparent that the efforts of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours to decorate the walls of their gallery for the spring season of 1850 have been unusually successful, and such as augur th e in creasing prosperity and popularity of the establish.. ment. Aided by the explanatory catalogue, the visitor will find the walls of the large r oom con taining the exhibition replete with a visible poetry of a most suggestive character: Exquisite repre sentations of animate and inanimate nature, so ar ranged as to contrast admirably with each o th er , are . scattered throughout the collection more than ordi nary abundance. Features of ideal beauty, and landscapes of picturesque verdure, form of course the principal subjects for the brushes of the many artistic competitors : but with these are also blended in agree able confusion pictures portraying flowers, shells, o r fruit pieces, with bolder attempts depicting incidents drawn either from history or romance. Conspicuous in his success this year beyond all the other painters of water-coloured landscapes, we must in the very first instance particularize W. Ben ne tt, one of the most promising and distinguished mem bers cf the association. his familiarity with nature is that not merely of an " artistic practitioner," but that of one blending in his abilities the exquisite per ceptive faculties of the poet with the felicitous mimicry of the painter. Ile sketches the twinkling leaf and the limpid water, the shadow and the sunshine, the cloud and the rivulet, with the same brilliant exacti tude. Witness this (32) his Barbrook, where " Every hillock glows As with the blushes of all evening sky," a beautiful thought derived from the verse of Aken side, or his "Road through the Forest," or his " Group of Gulls," or his Babbling Brook" " That gently kisseth e very sedge It overtaketh in its pilgrimage." Other aspirants for public approbation are, in like manner, noticeable in their several departments. Edward henry Corbould, for example, though he has himself surpassed his present productions, can never be overlooked by any visitor to the exhibition—his lovely paintings especially arresting observation Beyond, in all essential particulars, far be yond his companion illustrations to the "Keepsake" (1850)—" The Parting Look," 56, and 63, "The death of Cleonice"—is his charming realisation of one of those lovely dreams of girlhood which have been long floating unexpressed in the popular imagination, evoked into being by the sensuous poetry of Alfred Tennyson. Who has not loved his Gardener's Daughter, where, in the blooming thicket of rose bushes, "Half light, half shade, she stood ?" Here is the form so often seen in the mind's eye, scanned at last by the body's ! No. 234, from the pencil of Corbould, is the vraisemblance of the Gardener's Daughter. Elsewhere (98) he bas depicted the " human face divine" of "Maria"; and the supple and lithesome form (309) of the " Ameri can rider, Master Hernandez." No. 271, however, is the most ambitious of his productions this year, and represents with consideiable force of sentiment that pa,sage from English history where the beautiful t• Queen Elgiva falls into the hands of the creatures of Odo, the Archbishop of Canterbury," and is by them branded with a hot iron on the forehead. Much in the school of the charming artist of " The Momentous Question " is the felicitous picture (258), " Colin and Jesse," illustrative of one of tie sweet poetic tales of George Crabbe. No. 254, " Going to Service," by J. H. Mole, is full of domestic sentiment and pas toral simplicity. No. 225, "A Sebeel, or Public Reservoir," by L. Haghe, forms one of the most attractive and meritorious among the larger productions in the gallery. It is essen tially Oriental in character, and the disposition of the colouring is a marvel of ingenuity. No. 202, " Little Red Riding Hood," by Charles Weigel!, a sweet little jewel of a picture, the infan tine embodiment of that delightful description of Scrooge's neice—" A dimpled, surprised looking capital, face, and a ripe little mouth that seemed made to be kissed." No. 193, " Caxton reading the first proof sheet from bis printing-press in Westminster Abbey, March 1474," by E. H. Wehnert, is alto gether a noble composition in size, in subject, in grouping, in colouring, and in general execu tion. The theme is essentially enthralling, being one of the most memorable events in modern history. The scene is the Almonry, where now stands Henry VlL's Chapel, surmounted by its gorgeous ceiling; the personages introduced besides Caxton are his assistants, Wynkyn de Worde, Richard Pynson, Lettou, and William Machlinia—for furthe4articulars respecting all of whom see Charles Knight's masterly biography. We are delighted to see that this splendid picture is on the eve of being engraved for publica tion. No. 123, " Lake Windermere," by George B. Campion, besides being one of the largest landscapes, or, rather, we should say lakescapes in the collection, is filled with numerous beauties. Nos. 100 and 107, by C. Vacher, are oblong pictures of scenes in the Wilderness, marvellously beautiful in colour and treat ment, especially the former, representing the murder of an Arab horseman. Nc. 75, " Christ and his Disciples in the Corn-field," by Henry Warren, should have been mentioned before this, if priority of notice implies merit in the pro duction. Being to the knowledge of every frequenter of the Society's Gallery one of the most eminent leaders of the association, Mr. Warren main tains that distinction in the present year by this fine spirited composition. Among the admirable works from the httnd of G. 11. Laporte, the animal painter to the King of Hanover, we must also especially direct attention to (280) a lovely illustration of an incident mentioned by Youatt, the historian of the " Horse." Other paintings (such as the fruit pieces of Mrs. Margetts, the Lance of water colours) will be found eminently deserving of study in the artistic profusion of this collection. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert took a drive in an open carriage and four on Saturday. The Equerries in Waiting, Lord Charles Fitzroy and Lieut.-Colonel F. H. Seymour, attended on. horseback. His Royal Highness the Prince Albert, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, presided on Saturday morning in the Council for the manage ment. of the Duchy of Cornwall, at the Duchy Office, Somerset House. His Royal Highness Prince Albert inspected a bust of Viscount Gough, by Mr. G. G. Adams, on Saturday, at Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert inspected, on Saturday, an advanced proof by Mr. Greatbach, from Sir George Hay ter's picture of " The Christening of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales," in St. George's Chapel, Windsor ; also, the etching from Winterhalter's picture of their Royal Highnesses the Prince Alfred and Princess Helena, in Highland costume, engraved by H. T. Ryall, sub mitted by Mr. Moon. The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace on Saturday included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, the Earl Gran ville, Viscount Canning, Lady Blantyre, Lord Port man, and Colonel the lion. Charles Grey. The band of the 2d Life Guards was in attendance during dinner, and played the following pieces : March. Overture " Masaniello" I _ _ Tuber. Pas Redouble, " Sur le violin du Diable" Mohr. Selection, " Daughter of St. Mark" Balfe. Valse, " Winterbluthen" Labitaky. Polka, " Shadwell" " God save the Queen." The Queen's private band afterwards attended, and performed the following pieces : Overture, " Marguerite d'Anjou" .... Meyerbeer. Allegretto, " Loggesang" Selection, " Malek Adel" Liedesfreicheit Me,delssohn. ...... Costa. Marschner. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Helena and the Princess Louisa took an airing in an open carriage and four on Saturday morning. The Queen and Prince Albert, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service yesterday in the private chapel in Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended the service yesterday morning. The Royal Family took their usual exercise yester day in the garden of Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge at tended Divine service yesterday morning in the Foundling Hospital. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir G. Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Sir John Hobhouse, the Earl of Car lisle, the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, and the Right lion. Fox Maule. The Council sat two hours and a half. Mr. George Henderson and Mr. Allan Gilmour, a deputation from the Glasgow Shipowners' Association on the Merchant Service, Admeasurement of Ships, and Seamen's Fund Bills, had an interview with the Right Hon. 11. Labouchere on Saturday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Gurney and Mr. W. Tagg had an interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday, at the Home office. Sir Thomas Fremantle, chairman of the Customs. had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exche quer on Saturday, at his official residence in Down- iug-street. A deputation, consisting of Joseph Neathy, Samuel Sturge, and George Stacey, had an interview on Saturday with Sir George Grey. Sir H. Verney had also an interview with the Right lion. Baronet on Saturday. Lord John Russell had a Parliamentary dinner party on Saturday, at his residence, in Chesham- Dispatches were received on Saturday, at the Co lonial-office, from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. The Duke of Wellington attended the early ser vice yesterday, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated, and preached the sermon. At the daily service the Prayers were read by the Rev. W. Hall, the Lessons by the Rev. G. Repton, and the Communion Service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr Monson. The anthem, " Thou, 0 God, art praised" (Greene), was sung by Messrs. Lockey, Grey, and Machin. Sir George Smart presided at the organ. • Letters have been received by the Southern Whale Fishery Company from their commissioner, Mr. En derby, announcing his arrival in the Samuel Enderby at Hobart Town, on the 19th of November last, where he had put iu merely to obtain a few additional supplies, and whence he intended to continue on the following day his vovage to the Auckland Islands, distant but a few clays' sail. The Samuel Enderby left Plymouth on the 17th of August last, and has, consequently, made the passage to Hobart Town in 94 days. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —A. Element, tobacconist, 33, Upper Seymour-street, one door from Edgeware-road, con tinues to lay Tattersall's odds against all horses for the prin cipal races on pap , r, viz.—Lawrsdown Trial Stakes, Dyr ham-park Stakes, Westcn Stakes, Sotnersetshire Stakes, and Steeplechase at Bath, Northumberland Plate, Chester Cup, Two Thousand and One Thousand Guinea Stakes, Newmar ket Stakes, Derby, and Oaks. Gentlemen sending their commissions from the country may rely upon the fullest odds being laid. All bets paid the day after the race. DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH.— We have to announce the decease of her Grace the Duchess of Marlborough. Her Grace was confined with a stillborn infant some five weeks ago, and was considered to be rapidly progressing to recovery. A severe mental shock which she unfortunately experienced about a fortnight ago took such a powerful hold of the nervous system that her Grace never rallied from it, and finally sank under its baneful influence at an early hour on Sattirday morning. LITERATURE. DIARY of a LADY'S TRAVELS in BAR- BARI': 2 Vols.. A lady travelling through Barbary recorded in her diary day by day her adventures, her observations, and her impressions thereon. Some judicious friend s having perused the manuscript, expressed their belief that some portion of the reading public might feel in terested in a lady's observations relative to a part of the world rarely visited by lady tourists. In com pliance with this advice some " leaves" from the above-mentioned diary have been made public, and many readers will have cause to thank the judicious friends aforesaid. The scenes here described are as yet unhacknied, and the lady traveller is eminently well qualified for the task of setting forth the pecu liarities, agreeable or otherwise, of Barbary and its inhabitants, civilized or barbarian. As an example of the matter and the manner of these volumes w ill be more effective and more amusing than an anal)sis of their contents, we transcribe the following extracts descriptive of A VISIT TO A lIAREM IN TUNIS. "Tie rich carpets on which I trod, the drowsy at mosphere laden with the finest perfumes of Arabia, and the countless figures, clad in gay, fantastic garments, that surrounded me, ell strengthened the illusion tl3a; I was present in an actual scene from the thousand and one nights. Lillah took 1103 by the hand and led me up to the handsome divan, which was raised two steps, and furnished with soft cushions covered with yellow da mask. The❑ sfe made me a sign to sit down beside her, which of course I did, though by no means with the same ease as herself, since the very low divan was made to be sat on with crossed and bonded legs. Whilst my eyes were gradually accustoming themselves to the dark ness of the spacious room, I bent them upon my neigh bour, the queen of this sumptuous harem. Lillah is a well-preserved woman of five-and-thirty, or from that to forty. Three of her grown-up daughters were present and conversed with the other ladies of our party, as well as they could, by means of signs. NV° had for inter preter Mlle. d'H.'s cousin, a lad about ten years old, who was still privileged, by virtue of his tender years, to enter the jealous doors of the harem; not only, how ever, did he often refuse to interpret to the ladies all the questions which our curiosity suggested, but he was so tondled and petted by them that he was all but useless to us. "But to return to the harem queen. Her figure may, perhaps, have been handsome, but it is now spoiled by excessive corpulence, which, however, according to the Moorish canons of beauty, only serves to heighten her charms. Her dress was very simple. Her upper gar ment was only a loose, shapeless kind of caftan, of bright rose-coloured levantine silk, fastened at the threat by a splendid diamond clasp, and reaching only to the knees. Under it she wore a jacket thickly embroidered with gold; her richly brocaded trowsers were fastened from the knees to the ankles like leggings. Her bare feet were fattened out of all symmetry. Several female slaves waited behind her with various kinds of slippers. "All the two hundred women in the harem, with the exception of the negresses, were dressed in bright.co loured silks, and Lillah was only distinguised from the rest by her incomparably beautiful jewels, and by the universal deference shown towards her. Anything finer than Lillah's diamonds and other jewels 1 never saw. On her right thumb she wore a splendid ring, with the Bey's cypher in diamonds, and on the third and fourth fingers of both hands she had rings, one pair of which was set with emeralds, and each of the others with five or six diamans-monstres. On ber right arm she wore three rows of fine pearls, each of which was as large as the tip of my little finger. I was not a little astonished to see several rows of the commonest glass beads in ouch costly company. "Her head-dress was very simple,,apart from the im mense value of the jewels attached to it. All the Moor ish women I had hitherto seen wore their hair combed smooth backwards, in the fashion we call a /a chinoise; but Lillah's hair, the incipient greyness of which had been changed to brown by artificial means, hung down her cheeks in bands as broad as a finger, and was cut off below. The hair of the back of her head was tied up in a white silk kerci,ief, two long ends of which, worked with gold, hung down her back, whilst the other two stood upright on the crows of her head like horns. All the other women had head-dresses of the same curious form; and Lillah moreover wore pendent from the back of her head a great lot of amulets of every shape and size. Not to weary the reader with details of the costly things I saw, I will only mention that a ring with a solitaire, worn by one of Lillah's daughters, has been valued in Paris at a hundred and twenty thousand francs." "Lillah's nails and hands were dyed with henna, like those of all Moorish women, and her eyelids and eyed brows were tinged with a black powder. I gave her to understand, through our young interpreter, that I wished to know how the colouring was effected, whereupon she sent one of her women to fetch the little apparatus containing the indispensable materials. Finding that I was to be made acquainted with the cosmetic, not only by sight but by personal trial. I asked why I, of all our party, was especially chosen for that honour. Her an swer was, " You are not yet married, I am sure, but if I paint your eyes you will very soon get a handsome husband." To this I could only reply that I was mar ried, but that nevertheless the honour of having my face painted by so fair a princess was most welcome to me under any circumstances. I now submitted to the beau tifying process, but perhaps I did not sit for it as coolly as I should have dune, for when Lillah had finished, her daughters expressed the strongest disapprobation of her performance. So much the worse was it for me. "Incidit in Scyllam qui vult vitare Charybdin." " Scarcely had I begun to cotigratulste myself on having escaped from Lillah, who had twenty times been near putting out my eye with her sharp pencil, ere I fell into the hands of her daughter, who, without more ado, fell to rubbing my face all over with her handkerchief, which she moistened with her spittle. The powder used for darkening the eyelashes is black lead. It is kept in a little flisk of horn, or even of precious metal, to which is fitted a wooden pencil, that alter being blackened with the powder, is drawn along between the lids. Some dexterity is necessary to perform this operation success fully, and without causing pain. The practice was known to the Greeks and Romans. Pencils and powder, just like these used in the present day, have been found in the tombs of Egyptian women in the catacombs of Sahara. "Among the objects that greatly struck me in this abode of luxury I must mention the ladies' pocket hand kerchiefs. What will the reader think when I say that a hand like Lillah's, loaded with some forty thousand pounds' worth at least of jewels, coquetted with a dark cotton handkerchief, such as might be worn by a labour ing man in England?" THE OLD JUDGE; or, Life in a Colony. By the Author of " Sam Slick, the Clockmaker." New Edition. On its first appearance we noticed at length the peculiarities of this delightful volume. We are glad to meet with it in a new edition and a more condensed form, in which we doubt not it will find a cordial welcome among the numerous friends and admirers of the censorious, but, withal, good-humoured," Clock maker." The manners and customs of communities, and the peculiarities of individual character, are touched off by Sam Slick with a smartness and nicety which give at once an actuality to the sketch and a charm to the description. MEMORIALS OF WESTMINSTER. By the Rev. Mackenzie E. C. Walcott, 111 A. The curate of St. Margaret's, Westminster, has here presented us with a very comprehensive and care fully compiled history, or series of memorials, of the city of Westminster, Saint Peter's College, the parish churches, palaces, streets, and worthies. To its au thor the composition of this work has evidently been a labour of love, and its perusal will afford pleasure to all whose tastes lead them to sympathise with, or whose habits of thought enable them to appreciate, the peculiar spirit in which it is penned, and the peculiar subject to which it relates. " The streets constantly traversed," says Mr. Wal cott in his preface, " and the registers constantly re ferred to, by the clergyman of a large metropolitan parish, in the course of his daily avocations, suggest in themselves subjects of great and permanent in terest, affording at the same time a pleasant source of relaxation in an inquiry into the histories con nected with them. In the case of a parish like that attached to the Church of St. Margaret, which owes its foundation to King Edward the Confessor, the records which it possesses, all that it contains and has embraced within its ample circuit—the kingly p a l aces , the ancient college, the courts of law, the royal parks, the sites in a city instinct with rich memories of eight centuries and dwelling-places of worthies me morable in Church and State—afford "ample scope and v erge enough" for the most enterprising pen, p a ti en t research, and the keen spirit which describes the past. .• ni g h towers, fair terepleti, goodly theatres, Strong walls, rich porches, princely palaces, Large streets, brave houses, sacred sepulchres, Sure gates, sweet gardens, stately galleries, Wrought with fair pillars and fine imageries." SPENSER. Such were the attractions of the theme which fasci nated the attention of Mr. Walcott, and originated the splendid volume now before us. To render the work worthy of the theme has evidently been the aim of author, artist, publisher, and printer. ft is adorned with nine pictorial illustrations, re presenting St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, in the olden time, Whitehall and its Gates, St. Margaret's, from Henry the Seventh's Chapel, great window of St. Margaret's Church, Entrance of Westminster School, New Palace-yard, the Gate house and the Church of St. John the Evangelist. The initial letters of every chapter are drawn from letters in Cardinal Mazarin s Bible, which, together with its beautiful typography and the peculiar nature of its contents, give the work a venerable and un common appearance. Many of the copious lists of dates, Scc. herein contained will not prove interesting to every reader, but those who may be inclined to pass over such species of information will pause with pleasure at many an amusing anecdote and interesting record connected with the worthies and walls of Westminster. --- MR. SMITH O ' BRIEN IN AUSTRALIA.---"The Nation states that " Smith O'Brien is held in close and solitary con finement by the English au thorities —forbidden all inter coarse with his fellow-exiles —attended by turnkeys under strict orders not to exchange a syllable with him—and visited by his gaoler at midnight." TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. Sir,—On 'Wednesday the lith, the Education Bill was moved to be read a second time. The opposition to it brought out a fearful exhibition, couched in the silkiest phrases, of the bigotry which sensible men begin to see is gathering round us in a multitude of directions simultaneously, and likely to carry us back to something like the condition of mental subser viency from which our forefathers emerged at the first Protestant Reformation, which is beginning grievously to want a second. The opponents stated, with tones so soft, and voices so musical, and looks so rapt, as m i g ht h ave serve d to win the most o rth o d ox o f w id ows to a young church man's arms, that all they a s k e d f or was lib erty o f conscience ; and their co nsc i ence was , t h at no b o d y should receive any educ a ti on exce pt i n t erm i ng l e d with religion, and that religion theirs. To which they added the modest syllogism, that because their sect was the majority, they had a right to the sole exercise of this conscientious freedom. What is the diff erence i n principle, between this and the liberty of conscience claimed by that Most Holy Office, which felt impelled to assert its freedom of burning all heretics it could lay hands on ? It is difficult to deal with this kind of consciences, unless by the intervention, where practicable, of a prison or a mad-house. We are fast falling under the rule of such men, not forgetting the women either. Proies tent Abbesses, "black, white, and grey, with all their trumpery," beard our Chief Justices,—(th e Justices have the beards),—and to their ability insult them for doubting of their Holy Water. And for these designs, the first object is to get and keep the direction of the education of the masses. Teach the children of the peasantry that Holy Water washes away sin, and in the next generation we shall have the subservient peasantry who will worship the curate of the parish as the great washerman. The Prime Minister was full of unction and con ventional propriety, in the speech with which he favoured us. It is a faculty, among others good and indifferent, which he possesses to some extent. No thing is so difficult as to assume the appearance of religious feeling going one inch beyond the habitual pitch of the mind's elevation. Any attempt either to win the support of others, or to conciliate the inward man by saying to him " See what a good boy aen I," invariably betrays itself, at least to spectators at all familiar with the case. The fallacy which ran through the speech of the Prime Minister and all the opposition, was that of professing to suppose, that the Bill opposed the teach ing of religion. Whereas it only said, there should be a division of labour and hours. Why do we allow our children to take a lesson in drawing or music without the interposition of religious teaching, but because they are taught religion at other times ? Enormous sums and an immense machinery are appro priated to teaching religion in various ways; and simply because it is a point men cannot be prevented from quarrelling on except by being divided like the pugnacious kinds of animals, it is declared to be stuff of the conscience that there shall be no teaching of reading, writing and arithmetic at one hour, and religion at another. No man shall eat his beef first and his pudding afterwards, but every man shall be obliged to have his meat and pudding chopped to gether, simply because it makes the whole process of eating unsavoury and likely to be rejected. Writing to you as I do, very much for the use of the operative classes, I take the opportunity to im press upon them, that they are made to pay taxes up to eleven times the rate of what is laid upon the rich, and there is a vigorous refusal to allow any portion of the money thus collected from their hard earnings to be expended on the education of their children, without insisting on its being chopped up with the teachings of a church, the active part of whom are in direct hostility with the principles of Protestantism and civil supremacy as settled at the Reformation, and eager for nothing so much as to carry the working classes back to that subserviency to priestly power which existed at the preceding period. The falsification of the Scriptures is their great instrument, and with this view they persist on shutting up the waters of worldly knowledge from all who will not take it through their dirty cup. A well-informed people cannot easily be misled, on that or any other point. The recovery of Euclid from the Arabic was a forerunner of the Protestant Reformation. Therefore the people shall not learn Euclid by itself, lest they should reform again. Nevertheless there is hope, not only from the general difficulty of carrying back a people to the ignorance of former days, but from a circumstance existing within the body from which the danger comes. All that active and powerful portion of the clergy whom popular par lance styles the Evangelical, are on the other side. They scout holy water, as their fathers did. And it is not to be doubted, that in case of necessity their Cranmers and Hoopers would be forthcoming. Let it be our business to see that such necessity shall not come near them. The debate on the Bill was finally adjourned to the 2nd of May. On Thursday was a debate on another interesting question. There is a law by which any of the chil uren of the working classes (for it was never intended to be executed on any other), under fourteen years of age, found guilty of taking a turnip in the field, may be whipt by the public executioner at the dis cretion of two magistrates without a jury. You are a whipt people, it is clear ; or like to be. The present Bill is to extend this power of whip ping, from fourteen years of age to sixteen. Now assemble your working men, or as many of them as is convenient, and tell them to lay their hands on the heads of their children under fourteen years of age, and maturely reflect that the law is that those children believe, by some process known only to lawyers, the girls are held exempt),—but that little boy that you have taken with you to the workshop or to the field, and that perhaps puts you in mind of those who are gone and never can return, may be sent to you whipt by the public executioner, at the direction of two squires (I think there is a 13111 promised, which is to do it at the direction of one), if in his hunger he has taken a turnip, or for what I know, a bramble-berry. And specially mind this, that when the squires in the House of Commons were asked how they would like one of their own children to be sent home to them in such sort, the squires roared with mirth at the notion that there was to be any conformity between the feelings of a working man and theirs. Run to the Re form Associations ;it is your only chance. IN at Tyler turned out upon an insult to his child; and I remember a good and brave man whose bones now lie in a foreign land, telling me forty years ago, that Wat Tyler was our first reformer. And so he was. We thought we had got past such days, and that there were neither \Vat Tylers nor cause for them. But it seems the squires know better. Yet let me not forget to say, there were those in that rank and upwards, who manfully stood u eyou.est r s There were with was the ee Member for l io re t s h t e on ai w y h whose Wars.an The Member for Sheffield, of course, did not let the thing alone. Sir Robert Peel, too , came in at the last with greatho areeffec not t.ek always men the m ndofnfootreofotsht ilet agricul tural party, w for the people, will be fou nd on the right side of caring the division list. The wea kness of arbitrary power in this country is, that in a good cause the people always can find leaders. On the whole, I think the new Bill was pretty well scotched by the success of Sir George Strickland's proviso. The Conservative evening paper is probably right in its surmise, " that it is no longer worth any thing." But this does not remove the old. On Friday the debate was on the form of govern merit for the Australian Colonies. Parliament will probably succeed in settling what it is to be ; which is a very differe n t question what what it would be best to he. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. London, 22nd April, 1850. EXPECTED ACCOUCH.EMENT OF THE QUEEN. At a late hour last night the several members of tha Cabinet, the Lord Chancellor, the A rc hbishop of Canterbury, and principal members of the Queen's household were suddenly placed on the qui vive by an intimation proceeding from the Palace that syr?p toms had developed themselves of the approaching and early accouchement of her Majesty. At the late hour of hall-past one this morning there was nothing beyond this intimation to denote that there would be any immediate increase to the Royal Family. Ali we can state to relieve the pu blic mind is, that shortly after dinner the Queen expressed herself rather un well, hind that symptoms presented themselves which leave little doubt that within 24 hours that event will occur in which the nation feels so deep an interest—Herald. A RT ILLERY. —W ROYAL OOLNVICH, APRIL 21.-- The garrison o rders for the routine of to-morrow (Monday). April 22, have just been been issued, and they state that the whole will assemble, in light marching 6 0orfdetr h ,0 : 9 0yJ A A .3 r t. t: arid the guard-mounting will take place as usual at ten o'clock. There will not be any review to morrow, as positively stated in some of the Sunday news papers, as the day for the intended review which will shortly take place is not yet decided upon. There is no doubt the public will be made aware of the day on which the review will take place, as on the last occasion the excellent arra uge ments made by Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downmain, C. 13., K.C.11., Commandant of the garrison, ably assisted by Br Bade-Major Bingham, proved so satisfactory to the autho rities here and to the public, that no inconvenience was expe rienced, the battalions having lined the ground from the' Common to the mortar and howitzer battery, and the staff rode down the centre of the battalions leisurely, which pre vented the running and crushing of the spectators witnessed on previous occasions. GRAY'S INN.—Thomas Trevethan Spicer, M.A., LL.B., was on Wednesday last called to the degree of Bar rister-at-Law by the honourable Society of Gray'q Lim 12 415 % 14 614 04 13/4 tea off the