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enable them to assist those refugees from all countries l Europe who were now obliged to land on the shores of Ehgland. He sonid not deny that a gloom had settled around the cause of Poland. To be sure the late Hun garian cies appeared to offer a favourable opportunity for the Poles to attempt once more to tear their Russian bonds asunder. The Hungarians for a while fought nobly, gallantly, triumphantly, but Russia came into the fish, threw her sword into the scale, and succeeded at last in overwhelming them by force of numbers; and when Hungary ibll all hope for Poland, for the present at least, passed away. But did be on this account despair? Noi he did not doubt that justice would be ultimately triumplt. A Oghteous cause was always successful and tr i in the end prevailed; and the cause of Poland was as righteous, as just, and as true as it ever was; and so far from desponding, he would rattier impress on the minds of his Polish friends that they might be called upon every moment to take advan tage of some crisis favourable to their recovering their country's freedom; for such was the state of society throughout all parts of 1300 re—such was the state of convulsive agitation and transition that existed, that at any moment political and social Europe might be shaken to its foundation ; and, therefore, he would urge the people of Poland to be prepared to avail themselves of every just and righteous means which would enable them to turn that crisis, whenever it did arrive, to aecount—(Hear)—and in the meanwhile to endeavour in every way to strengthen the moral in fluence which their nation possessed in Europe. For amidst all their reverses and misfortunes, the Poles might encourage themselves by the reflection that they would leave a proud inheritance to their children—the heritage of an imperishable fame—for, though Poland was van quished and trodden under foot, she fell amidst the regrets, the sympathies, the admiration of the civilized world; and he would, at that moment, rather be a son of Poland, oppressed as she was, than the great colossus of the North, with his blood-stained trophies and his organized hordes.—(Hear, hear.) Let the Poles impress that on their countrymen and their obildren ; let them know the necessity of keeping up the proud moral position which they held in the eyes of Europe, and when the crisis did come for them to strike another blow for their liberty, they would do so with the good wishes, the earnest hopes, and the fervent prayers of all surrouOing nations for their success. The CHAIRMAN briefly returned thanks. _ _ _ Mr. J. A. SMITH, M.P., proposed a vote of thanks to the Honorary Secretary, Mr. Birkbeck for the valuable services he had at all times rendered to the association. Lieutenant CHARLES SZULCZEWSKI seconded the motion, and said he could not allow the proceedings to close without thanking the honorary secretary on be half of himself and his countrymen for the impor tant, valuable, and zsalous exertions which he had mi_de on behalf of the unfortunate Poles in this country. Many other institutions bad existed in different parts of Europe for the purpose of assisting the Poles, but they had all been swept away amidst the changes which' ad taken place, and only in England, the true land of liberty and freedom, was there one left, and to that the Poles might look as an encouraging though solitary proof that the freedom of their country was not yet hopeless.—(Hear.) Mr. BIRICBECR returned thanks in appropriate terms, and the meeting separated. ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. . _ The Nobility, Patrons of the Opera, and the Public are respectfully informed that a Grand Extra Night will take place On 'THURSDAY next, May 9, When will be presented (for the first time these two years) Bellini's celebrated Opera, I PURITANI. Elvira, Madame Sontag (herfirstapPearance in that character) ; Gebrgio, Signor Lablache ; Riccardo, Signor Coletti; and Arturo, Signor Baucards (Ms first appearance in that character). With various entertainments in the Ballet Department, including the new and original Grand Pas de Trois (composed by M. Paul Taglioni, the Maisie by Signor Pugni), entitled LES GRACES, Euphrosine, Mdlle. Carlotta Ghisi ; Thalia, Mdlle. Marie Taglioni ; Egle, Mdlle. Itmalia Ferraris. Applicattor4 for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Bex-office of the Theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. A. Grand Classical, Dramatic, Miscellaneous Concerted MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT will tap place on MONDAY MORNINO, May 13, selected from the following, admired authors : Weber, Spolir, Purcell, 31. Locke, Spontini, Paeaiello, Meyerbeer, Cimarosa, Haydn, Beethoven, Rossini, and embracing several highly interesting novelties. On this occasion will appear Madame Sontag, Parodi, 31d51e. Giuliani, Miss Catherine Hayes, Mille. Ida Bertrand, and Madame Frezzolini ; Signori Calzorali, Sims Reeves, Baucarde, Colatti, Bellettl, Lorenzo, and F. Lablacho. Herr Muller and Signor Lablache, supported by all the Instrumental and Choral resources of the Theatre. The whole under the direction of Mr. Balfe. -Amongst other novelties, Madame Sontag will bare the honour to sing the " Swiss Airs," by Eckert, and the variations on " Ah vous dirai-je," by Adolphe Adam, as sung by her with the most enthusi astic success at the Concerts of the Grand Conservatoire of Paris; In addition to which will be presented a Trio for three Tenors, a Trio for three Basses, and a Trio for threp Sopranos. Was Concert will commence at Two o'clock. PRICES OF ADMISSION. Boxes Two Guineas. Pitt Stalls ..•• -• 12s. bd. I G Very Stalls •• • • Pitt ••....•••• ss. 6d. Gallery •• • • 2s. 6d. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, mad Tickets to be made at the Box-office of as Theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TOMORROW EVENING Will be performed (ftr the last time) Verdi's favourite Opera:, ERNANI. Ernani, Mr. Sims Reeves; Ruy Gomez, Signor Bellettl ; Carlo V., signor Lorenzo ; Elvira, Madile. Parodi. 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 Grisi ; Thalia, Mdlle. Marie Taglioni ; Mdlle. Amelia Ferraris. In the course of the Evening Orchestra will execute the celebrated Overture to Guglielmo Tell. To cenclade with selection from the admired Ballet, LA ESMERALDA, Comprising the celebrated Truandaise, by Mdlle. Carlotta Grist and M. Charles. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Otice of the Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. COVENT-GARDEN. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, LES HUGUENOTS. Valentina, Madame Grisi; Margarita di Valob!, Madame Cas tellon; Dama d'Onore, Madlle. Cotti ; Urbano, Madile. de Meric ; the Huguenot Soldier, Signor Lavia ; II Conti di San Eris, Signor Tagliafico ; II Conte di Nevers, M. Massol ; De Cosse, Signor Luigi Mei ; De Rote, Signor Polonini ; Meru, Signor Rommi ; Maurevert, Signor Soldi ; Capitano della Guardia, Signor Talamo ; Marcell°, Herr Formes ; and Raul dl Nangis, Signor Mario. Composer, Director of the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Doors will be opened at Halt-past Seven. and the performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Tickets for the Boxes, ~tails, 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. TRENCH PLAYS.-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. First appaaranie of Xt. Lafont,and continuation of DI. Regnier and Madile. Nathalle. THIS EVENING. The rerformtiticos will cOnilenee --- "atlfalf-past Seven o'clock pro- cisely, with DIEROVEE ; on, Brune et Blonde. ♦fter w/aleh (with curtailments) the Popular Comedy by Alexandre Dumas, of LES DEMOISELLES DE ST. CRY. Roger, M. Lafont ; Hercule Dubouloy, M. Regnier ; Madlle. C h isl otte de M , rian, Natha ie. The Box-office of the Theatre is open dally from Eleven till Five flocs and Stalls at Mr. 'Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond• street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. 13. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Bromptoß. Wz'S Will be performed a new drama, called THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD. Pr. Thifmrose, 11Ir.Wehster. ; Squire Thornhill, Mr. H. Vanden hoff ; Burchill, Mr. Stuart ; Moses, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Prim rose, Mrs. Keeley ; Olivia, Miss Reynolds ; Lady 'Manley, Miss Horton; Miss Skeggs, Mrs. Fitzwilliarra. To conclude with the Last Edition of IVANHOE, with all the newest improvements. Cedric the iSiazon, Mr. ,T. Bland ; Sir Briant de Bore (Wilbert, Mr. Selby; Sir Wilfrid of Ivanhoe, Mrs. Keeley; IVamba, Mr. Buck ssone ; Isaac or York, Mr. Keeley; Robin Hood, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Robeoca, Miss P. Horton. The if , sx-ottlze is under 'the direction of Nit'. T. T. Archer. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction aigi ot N M l ad s a u m , e Celeste. Will be performed an entirely original Musical Comic Drama, Volunteers.ma, lled W HITE SERJEANTS; or the Buttermilk Ma or Slowman, Mr. 0. Smith ; Jemmy Tweezer, Mr. Wright un. ; Captdin Ginger G reen, Mr. P. Bedford ; Tommy Rusk, Mr. M yard; Maas.Pockets, de Tour v il le, Madame Celeste ; Susan Miss K. Fitzwilliams ; Dolly Duggins, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by 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. Fltzwilham. To conclude with MY PRECIOUS BETSY, Ch ters by Messrs. ac 111 - 1-;t:V., Bedford, Wo rre l l; bliss Harding, and Mrs. a r F. Matthews. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE THIS EVENING t rill t o performed CHARLES THE TWELFTH. To be followed by THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. Characters by ifessiS. F. Matthews and F. Cooke; Mad ame V estris, Miss ulia George, Miss Dickinson, Miss Kenworthy, Mrs. Aftenarnara, Bit Kartindale, and Miss E. Runner. To conclude with TWO IN THE MORNTSG. All appli ne for Private Boxes must be mad e t o Mr. Alleroit 15, *levy B 1 -street. he Box ce, adjoining the Theatre, in Wellington- s t reet, is o p e n daily from Ten to Six o'clock, under the superint en d ence of 31r. T. F. Bennett THIS EVENING exPresslY for this PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Will be presented t he entirely new Opta Th e atre, by Signor. Schir a), entitled THE ONIAN OF GENEVA. Count de Meryllle, Mr. Allen; Carwin, Mr Mr. W . We ynn F Therese' ontaine Mr,' H. Corti ; Picard, M r. Latter; Levine, Miss Louisa Fyne. To be followed by the Grand Masked Ball from Gustavus. After which a New Grand Talo of Enchantment, with splendid Costumes, and Appointments; extensive Machinery, & c ., eautiea p r T ile QUEEN OF THE ROSES ; or, The Sorcerer of Candahar. neip a l characters by Messrs. Ryder, Forman, Honey, Craven ; Mlss yea lloward, Miss Saunders, and Miss Villas. ASTLEY'S ROYAL A-- IIITEIEATRE. rr. I P roprietor and Manager, --• W. Batty.le offlnchantment. Brit/taut Career or the Magnifluagt Easter Specta c rnutualled aterktions in the Circl e. The Trytertai TO-1101 tROW EYENLNO nmeh With its will c ommence a t Seven O'clock , TIIE 'rbUßliitzhalls gorgeous Sp ec t ac l e , entitled „ SONS OF AY110.1.7 ; or The Days of Charlcmagn . Stud rrod,riced with ge,:at splendou r , and introducing the beautiful s of EOM', Camel of th e D essert, Zebra, and ail the Vast resources of this Establishment. To be succeeded by en .ncomParabl e d i splay ' of Batty So eses of tie Arena, s upported by the most accomplished Male and Fon - mle in Europe. To coxeluclo with 's peerless THE WEAVER OF LYONS. Box-office open From Eleven till Four. ME. CORROLD'S NEW WORK, FRESTO N TO RR The announcement of a new welk from the pe n o f the w n - , --. ular author of " Margaret Catchpole," is of itself of suffidg terest to excite the attention of the reading public ; but wtlin it is known that chief subject is the career , of the ill l u en trious Chancellor and powerful Cardinal, who plaved so in7j portant a part in the reign of Henry VIII., that interest must be greatly increased. The Rev. Mr. Cobbold possesses p e . ctiliar advantages for writing such a work, having been born l'AiiiilkiSey's native town and had access to papers that throw on the incidents of his early life. The work 2 7 itle of " Fresto n T ower ; or, t h e E arly Days of -90\ olsey ;" and is said to be singularly interesting, kfis ti re rds the treatment of the story and the remark ? a asters that tigure iu it. I t 1.; to La illustrated with 0174 P, -. SI THE SUN, LONDON, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRI DGE. Tan DAY —Morning 7 min. after 9 I Evenirig 43 min. after 9 To-Moaaow—Morning 19 min. after 10 Evening 55 rain. after 10 THE WEATHER.—SUX OFFICE, MAY 5. THERMOMETER. 57—highest since noon yesterday. 38—lowest this morning and during the night. 57—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.68. . _ WECD N.Y.—fine weather during the day—rain in the evening. MONDAY, APRIL 6. THERMOMETER. 57 —highest since noon yesterday. 37—lowest this morning and during the night. 40—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.65. WIND N.E.—strong breeze. It has rained daring the night, and all this day up to three o'clock. I 4J , 'ik' - ' 17 - 1,•;, - ''' ''' th , C" ,•, . . ,efk . 1 ' .. t .1 ; = -s°--- : ' 4 . l f : t. '' ' -4 ' 4 A's"- - ., - ' •' ' . Q s• - -I'4 ', Ill it \ '',l;,i ''' '', , '..-4.a= ' .- .:. , . 4 4r ''. ' ..• ~ . • .' ' ' -; 't7''-'''! * . * . , !1 , 41" v 1 )1E 1, ~ '',lo a vi';•• l. r~„' N i t '. ' 4 4- 0 6•, "'--' -71-6 1 1' "--• i• ;•••."?_- . • " ' . • , ..I.t 0p». , ...", , i s _ ~ ~ ifll LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1850. The principle of the County Courts Extension Bill having been approved of by a large majority of inde pendent Members of Parliament, and accepted, although reluctantly, by the Government, will un doubtedly pass into a law during the present session. It is, therefore, exceedingly desirable that a matter of such vital importance to the great body of the people should be fully and maturely considered, that the acknowledged evils of the existing system should, as far as practicable, be remedied, and its defects and omissions supplied, so as to provide a complete code for the enforcement of civil rights by a cheap and expeditious procedure. Even limited as the juris ' diction has hitherto been, the establishment of these new tribunals has exercised an extraordinary influence on the state of the nation. The sums at stake, though small in individual cases, were in the aggregate of immense amount, and if we consider the means and resources of the classes who were chiefly concerned, either as suitors or defendants, were, possibly, of greater comparative importance than those which come before the superior courts for adjudication. The in dustrious classes were (as we have already shown) practically debarred from enforcing their just rights by a salutary dread of the enormous and ruinous expenses to which they would be sub jected from the very commencement of the proceed ings. At every stage heavy fees bad to be paid, that materially swelled the costs, so that the final issue, which might be determined on grounds totally apart from the real merits, became a question of life or death. The delays, too, that might be interposed be fore final judgment could be obtained were of the most vexatious and harassing character. These were the grievances that required redress, and for which the County Courts Act was intended to provide ade quate remedies. But a grave mistake was committed in the very outset. In place of making the Courts free to every claimant—in place of permitting every man who conceived himself to be ag grieved in any respect to demand his rights without impediment or obstruction, the most vicious and objectionable portion of the former system was retained. Fees were still to be paid to the various officials, and no step could be taken without the satisfaction of these demands. It is through the operation of this system of fees that we End such pleasing sinecures to have been created as the Registrarship of the Pre rogative Court of Canterbury, to which we alluded on Thursday last, where an idle gentleman re ceives his 12,0001. per annum for doing nothing! It is from a similar cause that the country is now saddled with the payment of 8,8441. 18s. Bd. to the Earl of ELLENBOROUthi, and 30,000/, per annum to ' four of the retired six clerks, with reversions to their executors or administrators for seven years after the death of the fortunate holder. It was on the same ac count that the " black list" of sinecurists, that reflects disgrace on every former Administration, came into existence. The nation would speedily have become disgusted if these enormous sums were paid directly from the Exchequer by way of salaries, and per mitted to appear prominently in the public accounts. But almost any jobs could be perpetrated with im punity, almost any abuses would be tolerated, so long as the accounts were levied by fees, and did not come under the cognizance or control of the Legisla• ture. The different Governments who, during the continuance of rotten boroughs, were compelled to purchase the disinterested support of the so-called re • presentatives of the people, naturally admired a system that enabled them to commit acts of the grossest bri bery and corruption without discovery, and no charge was introduced that did not create new fees for the payment of public functionaries, who should have been paid fur the services they were required to perform from the public purse, and from no other source whatsoever. When the County Courts were established this vicious principle was, as we have already stated, still retained. The judge was to receive a fee, graduated in proportion to the amount of the demand, on the issuing of every summons, "on every hearing, with or without a jury," and "on every order or judg ment, or application for an order." The fees to the clerk, according to a graduated scale, were much more numerous, being under no less than twenty-one ditTa.ent heads. Thus, in a case where the demand exceeded 101., we find that the clerk was entitled, among other?, to the following fees, if founded on contract ; if founded on tort they were higher. For entering every plaint and issuing summons thereon ... . • ... .£0 3 0 Every subpoena, when required ... ... 0 1 6 Every hearing trial or nunsuit, without a jury 0 2 0 Adjournment of any cause ... 0 2 0 Entering and giving notice of special defence 0 2 0 Swearing every witness for plaintiff ur defend- Entering and drawing up every judgment and order, and copy thereof Paying money into Court, and entering same in books, and notice thereof, or of sum in full satisfaction baying been paid into Court, each instalment or payment ... Paying money out of Court and taking receipt, 0 0 6 0 2 6 0 0 8 eXclu' sive of Et..mp ... ... Every search in the books ... ... Issuing every warrant, attachment, or execu- 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 tion ... ••• ... ••• ••• Slipersedeas of execution, or certificate of pay meat, or withdrawal of cause ... ••• 0 l. 6 Warrant of commitment for au insult or mis- 0 1 0 demeanour in Court ... ••• O 2 0 Entering . ••• uired .. ••• ••• " 0 2 0 ..• ••• Liming summo nses f or j ur y O 1 6 and . giving notice of jury being Entering re- ..• ••• Swearin g j ury Every hreeacroing recognizance, i z a c e l o 5 0 O 2 6 li,qui r y i nto suf f iciency of sureties proposed, t a ri ,: . o o r r ns security u s r u i i t t y , f w o i t r h costs o l s jury o . and taking bond on removal of plaint, or grant of n ew tr i al, or other occasion ... 0 2 6 Taxing costs ... ... .. 2 • 0 The ••• ••• 0 bailiff s ' fees were in like manner exceedingly heavy. The demands on the suitor for justice, and eventually on the perhaps embarrassed defendant, if he could contrive to liquidate the cost!, were very oppressive, and gave occasion, as might easily be conceived, for many well-founded complaints —a fact fully admitted by the Attorney-General on Thursday during the discussion in Committee on the various clauses. It is true that the parties did not become absolutely entitled to these fees for their own benefit, for where they appeared to be more than suf ficient a Secretary of State might order a cer tain part only to be p a id, t h e residue to go to the general fund of the Court. This pos sible application did not, howe v er, ren d er them less o nerous or vexatious to the parties—to the plain tiff., b y w hom they were paid in the first i ns t ance, or to fall ;. the defendants, on whom they would eventually impediment a ben re e a fi l cia g l ri o e p v e a r n a c t e loa " O l f andthey consttiotuttehde a serious the law. The measure now before the House, excellent as it is in some respects, made no effort to remedy this ad mitted evil ; on the contrary, it would, as originally fram e d, have materially aggravated the nuisance. The Attorney-General, bowel er, moved an amendment, which after some discussion was carried without a divi sion,will therefore to the effect that " the fees now payable upon ,plaints above 101. shall be the fee to be taken ;in statute, , 201. The plaints ahoy', tit if ore be the charges in force under the new it s auld finally pass in its present form. BAt wh y, h Tie % 5 k (witb the go, and loorind Gentleman the Member for Sheffield), " why could not justice be got without any graduated scale of fees?" Why should not the courts of justice be open to every claimant without fee or reward ? Every man is compelled by the law of society to relinquish a certain portion of his natural liberty, to contri bute a certain portion of his income, howsoever derived, of his earnings, however scanty, to provide for the public expenditure and the support of the national establishments. In return, he is to receive " protection to person and (property." As an equivalent for that which is taken away, he is to be secured in the full and unqualified enjoyment of the residue. Such is the constitutional theory, but what is the practice ? He cannot have recourse to the public tribunals for the enforcement of any demand, the protection of any right, without having to;provide for exorbitant fees, thus having to pay a second time for that to which he is entitled in return for the taxes for which he is liable. Every conscientious reformer, every man anxious to do justice to his fellow-subjects, should endeavour to abolish the entire system of " fees" for justice. Let every public officer be remunerated by a salary proportioned to the services required at his hands. Let him be paid, and liberally, but not exorbitantly, and let those payments be pro'ided from the national Exchequer, which will in time be replenished by the general contributions of the people, when every man in the community will ray for the support of our es tablishments secundum statum et facultates. Under the title of " A Career in the Commons," 4 * a very excellent work has just made its appearance, and we refer to it here rather than among our critical notices, because its contents are more of a political than of a literary character. In a series of letters purporting to be addressed to a young Member of Parliament, the public ques tions of the day are discussed in a liberal and im partial spirit, and thus, although the work is avowedly addressed to a Member of the Legislature, it is, in fact, better adapted for general perusal. At a period when the Administration of the country is so greatly influenced by popular opinion, it is not only expedient, but it is a matter of vital importance to the national wel fare that the people should be so duly acquainted with their "rights " as to be practically qualified to perform their duties. There is at present a great deal of talk about many matters, regarding which there is little real information abroad, and, perhaps, even less genuine interest. In the calm, deliberate reasoning of the letter writer above alluded to we find little fine sentiment, and no clap-trap. The broad princi ples of popular justice are the groundwork of his arguments, and his deductions are, for the most part, logically exact. We do not entirely agree with some few of his theories ; but, as a whole, we cordially commend the volume for its sound sense and its practical wisdom. Rightly is the " young Member" reminded that " the question of questions—the great matter for consideration, both within and without the walls of Parliament, is the condition of the mighty mass of the people. Let us," writes his judicious friend, " write, speak, vote, agitate as we may, to this plain proposition we must come at last—are the myriads of labourers, spinners, workers in wood, iron, and brass, the pale artisan and the stalwart ploughman, well fed, well clothed, well lodged, contented, happy, and attached to their native soil ? We may sing God save the Queen,' and Rule Britannia' till we are weary ; we may toast ' the sovereignty, of the people,' and the freedom of the press,' but our melody and conviviality, our fervour and declamation, are all vain, empty, and frivolous, if we forget what is sometimes called the condition of England,' or, in other words, the wants,' necessities, and sufferings of our toiling fellow-coun trymen." No one can gainsay the truth of the above. The difficulty, however—the " difficulty" of all statesmen, as " Ireland " was of Sir ROBERT PEEL,—is how to afford a satisfactory response to such inquiries. " Truly," writes Mr. HARLE, "we have a redundant population. Great Britain and Ireland swarm like a hive ; but the parallel goes no further. The bees are abundant, but the honey is by no means equally proportioned among the myriads that hum around it." The measures hero advocated as a means for reforming the evil of the present state of things, and promoting the welfare of the commu• nity, are full of practical excellence. The good effects of free trade are dilated on, and it is admirably and truthfully shown, that "abundant commerce, which means abundant employment, is a necessary ingredient in the comfort and happiness of a dense population like our own." In order to facilitate which, it is observed— " As a general principle, it may safely be assumed, that the less we interfere with labour, trade, and wages, in legislation, the better. This is supposing, however, that the world was composed of sensible economists, and that Legislatures, fir the first time, were called upon to consider the mighty topics of labour, trade and wages. Economical science is of comparatively modern origin; and finds, I am sorry to say, in the course of its in quiries, errors innumerable committed by legislators, before Adam Smith was born, or any other great autho • rity had written on the topics which Adam Smith so admirably matured. In point of fact, you, as a legis lator, have now to argue on the best modes which Par liament can adopt for leaving labour alone, for un shackling trade, and for permitting wages to find the level which supply and demand naturally assign to them. Members of Parliament, in old times, legislated on these matters in profound ignorance; and the difficulty now is, to rectify and unlearn the monstrous mistakes which so many bad laws and foolish statutes have taught all classes of our people. " With a great demand for commodities, we may reasonably assume, the workmen engaged in the pro duction of those commodities will be in possession of a tolerable share of the comforts of existence. Hence, as I have said, i❑ your capacity of legislator you must encourage trade, and abrogate all statutes which go to cripple or embarrass it. After you have removed all restrictions from trade and commerce, and allowed them to ebb and flow as circumstances determine, you, as a legislator, have done your duty. You, as a legislator, cannot create trade or commerce. They are beyond the reach of Government discipline ; and the prudent course is, to leave them to the skill, energy, and industry of the capitalists and labourers who are principally con cerned. This, at first sight, seems a plain elemental truth; yet nations, and people without number, at this moment, are totally unable to perceive its beauty and its strength." After having done his part towards increasing the employment and cheapening the food of the people by the removal of restrictive laws, the legislator is di rected to turn his attention to the hardly less essen tial elements of popular well-being and comfort con nected with the dwellings of the people. " Our ancestors," writes the Mentor, " rejoiced in crowded, dark, narrow, undrained streets, and that they died there is certain and indisputable ; but how they lived, or moved, or had their being, is a social problem which we find it exceedingly troublesome to solve. Our ancestors were miserably watched, miserably paved, miserably sewered. One cannot wonder at the ravages made by sweating-sickness, plague, small pox, and so forth. We must remember, however, that our population increases at the rate of a thousand a day, and with modern increase of population we have modern pestilence, like cholera, influenza, and Irish fever." In dwelling upon this part of the subject, the injurious effect of the window duties is necessa rily brought under consideration, and we are led to infer that the "Young Member's" vote appeared in the recent minority. Such subjects as these, which so closely concern every individual member of the community, should be calmly and studiously con sidered by each and all, and the "Letters" now before us are thus possessed of an especial value in our eyes, as containing a popular exposition of B a most popular theme. Beautifully is it la mented, in allusion to the " marks" in the register, that " the cross, which for so many centuries has been the emblem of divine mercy and love, is now, in instances innumerable, the startling hiero glyphic which tells, of early neglect :and mental in capacity." In reference to this momentous subject of education we find the following remarks on a sub :ovft o e enorn c t k t itneinogd j onu u ,fse s o:, just now so deservedly engrossing public at tention t n gh g e. the raemu ti° people. vitasl " Newspapers and periodicals are mighty materials aid in repealing the penny the'e m lev d palltoaeaxn' Manfully uful e s nl Yyw. give v a ep please,eur s ;, Y d °L remaining .bbeer. pdruitaytionigi txadnvderwtizaegn.ts, L a e n t d the human y mind go fret • on paper use f very education for which we are strugglingrtus'?ll We may behold, it is true, trash of u t t b h l e , and happily, see s s o 3 wieldersnd, vi g o e r o f u s the intellects, Pen and as ll e ' w p p e r r l a s ti s s si us to put down an impure, and destroy a corrupt, t ena d W ep e ra h v a e v d e doiffittihlblnfig * "A Career in the Commons; or, Letters to a Youn g Member of Parli ament on the Conduct and Principles necessary to constitute him an Enlightened and Effi cient Represtatative." 13y William Lockey ilarle. 14911gra4114 Give all thinkers ample room and verge enough,' and virtue and talent will assert their noble supremacy. The majority are interested in the propagation of sound principles. Socialism will not, I believe, extend its slimy contortions because the penny stamp is repealed. Property will be more secure if mind cax cheaply commu nicate with mind. Religion and morals will not he the less secure, because my letters to you :can be advertised without a tax for the use of the state, and because the paper on which they are printed pays no tribute to Caesar.'" With this apposite inquiry we, for the present, take leave of our judicious friend, commending him, espe cially at the present moment, to the attention of those who concur with, and are assisting to put in practice, Mr. ROEBUCK'S concluding exordium in his recent speech on the diffusion of knowledge. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and yesterday. The fete in honour of the proclamation of the Constitution took place yesterday, and went off ad mirably, notwithstanding the efforts of the reactionary journals to provoke the people to an outbreak, or to induce them to refrain from attending, so that the fete might be a failure. The Assemblee Nationale, of Saturday, published a long story of a plot concocted by the Socialists for throwing fulminating balls among the crowd during the display of the fire-works, with the intention of creating an emeute. The Nationale advised the people to abstain from attending the fete. The fete was, however, very well attended by the bourgeoisie of Paris, and, to the great disappointment of the re actionaries, 4. The people would not rise In spite of their prayers and their prophecies." There were no fulminating balls, there was no emeute, and " all went merry as a marriage bell. " The Boulevards and the streets were crowded by persons in the best possible humour with themselves and with every one else. The illuminations were general and brilliant. The Republican journals were not published yesterday on account of the fete. The Patrie says " The commission formed to examine the mode of re vision of the electoral law had another sitting on Satur day. It is thought that the Bill, drawn up according to its views and.decisions, will be presented to the Legis lative Assembly to-morrow (Monday). The Govern. ment will demand urgency, which there is no doubt will be admitted, and on the following day a committee will be appointed in the bureaux to make a report on the measure which is so earnestly desired." This demand of urgency will not be granted with the ease with which the Patric would fain induce its readers to believe that it will be. The Ordre, the organ of M. ODILON BARED; distinctly announces that that gentleman and those who usually act with him will resist this demand for urgency, on the ground that as there can be no general elect i on f or two years, there can be no re ason f or demand i ng urgency on such a subject. Th e same j ournal says— " The truth, as we have already said, is, that M. Odilon Barrot an d his friends w ill not throw any ob stacle in the way of a wise, efficacious, and necessary reform of the electoral law, but that neither he nor they will lend themselves to the overthrow of the constitution without even knowing what is to be put in its place." The Duke DE BROGLIE has drawn up the proposed law, and the expose des motifs explaining its object. The whole of the Democratic candidates for the Soane et Loire have been returned by larger majori ties than on the 10th March. Accounts were received last night from most of the depahments, which state that the fetes in honour of the proclamation of the Republic had everywhere passed off with tranquillity. The votes for the Paris election of the army of Algiers have been received, and here, as everywhere else, EGENE SUE has an immense majority. These votes were tak en on th e 27th April, and were as fol lows :—Eu gene S ue , 79 ; Emile de Girardin, 2 ; Ledru Rollin, 1 ; Fernand Foy, 1. Several of the regiments were prevented from voting by the autho rities, or the numbers polled for Eugene Sue would have been much greater. The French Five per Cents. advanced yesterday in the Passage de l'Opera. After being down to 88f. 30c. on Friday evening, they opened yesterday at 88f. 40c., and, going up to 88f. 75c., closed at 88f. 65c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, Mar 4. Boulogne and Amiens, 6 1 ,i—Central of France (Orlea ns and Vierzon), 12 3 / 4 —East Indian, sj—Ditto, 22 , 2 —Great Indian Peninsula, 5 1 4—Ditto, I—Namur and Liege, Orleans and Bordeaux, 2N,. new provisional state, with a governor appointed by the KING, and the heads of the responsible depart ments, as well as a National Assembly, has not been approved of. The deputation, having suggested another means of conciliation, have been invited to make a new proposition. MOND AY EVENING, MAY 6, 1850. 1849. Cotton manufactures•• Ditto yarn •••• Linen manufactures 'Woollen ditto, entered by the Ditto, by the yard . Iron, bar and bolt Ditto, IN rought of all sorts .. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TW 0 O'CLOCK. The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday had an upward tendency for Brazil and Egyptian and steady for American at an advance of per lb. The sales were estimated tit 14,000 bales, of which 1,000 Perham and Varanharn were taken for export, and 2,000 American, 500 Bahia, 1,000 Egyptian, and 1,000 Surat on specula tion. The transactions comprised 7,000 American, 1,500 Pernam arid Maranham at 6.1-3. to 7p., 1,000 Bahia at 6id. to 71d., 2,000 Egyptian at 7d. to Bd., 2,000 Surat at 4id. to 51d., and 60 Sea Islands at Is. Old. to ls. 6d. per lb.—Railway Shares were without alteration. "It is a fact," says the Gloucester Chronicle, " that should not go unnoticed, that on Saturday last there was not a single return made to the Gloucester Corn Inspector of sales effected in this market on that day. The sales effected were certainly comparatively small, as may be expected in the present condition of the corn market, but not one sale was returned as having been made. We have before dwelt on the deceptive character of these corn returns, and this is but an additional proof of their worthlessness, as now made up." The monthly and quarterly returns of the commerce and navigation of the United Kingdom are to the sth ultimo, and we may usefully note some of the items that will be interesting to business men. The imports are given as to quantity, and there is no data for arriving at the total money value, so as to place it in juxta-position with our exports. Nevertheless, the comparative quan tities are in respect to many items a guide to the estima tion of results, and we select a few of those that will "tell" must, though in the aggregate perhaps not se verely, upon the national revenue, taking the month and three month: to April' s: 1850. Consumption.lmports. Int clefts. Consumption. Month. I 3 Months. Month. I 3 Months. 855,948 9,386,255 132,904 7,465,884 '2,949 815,570 32,948 718,951 389.070 803,744 189,276 799,464 516,774 423,749 398,592 445,666 277,101 1,469,672 276,609 1,4:3,054 65 627 313,429 28,079 194,390 9,204,092 12,066,744 1,298,970 12,245,121 783,002 6,976,797 ,412,849 6,995,320 470,264 1,596,329 338,529 1,630,375 ect to the exports of British and Irish pro ave probably not so direct an influence upon , ut in so far as they illustrate the extent of for the people, are valuable and instructive. ng items are the most striking:- 1849. 1850. Three I Three Month. Months. Month. ; Months. ;tures- •.• 1,813,071 4,442,478 1,843,897 4,910.648 •• • • .• •• • ... 564,260 1 1,389,675 442,899 1,225,390 ;ures entered by the • •• • • .... 458,815 983,969 516,505 1,193,503 Lrd •... •• •... 174,442 471,954 248,661; 623,523 At .. •• • • 221,820 465,311 282,1371 660,881 of xll sorts .. 152,772 296,096 162,9801 333,940 SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 30th ult. have arrived. The editor of the Clamor Publico has been ar rested. The arrival of Dom FIikNCISCO DI PAULA and of the Duke and Duchess of MONTPENSIER was daily expected. MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 30.—Three per Cents., 30i ; Five per Cents., 12f, both paper. Exchange on London, 50 40. PORTUGAL. Accounts have been received from Lisbon to the 29th. It was generally considered that the law on the Press would be thrown out by the House of Peers, and so unpopular is it among all the enlight ened classes that the Count DE THOMAR is afraid of making new peers to carry it, as he would thereby drive into systematic opposition those who would support him on other questions, although opposed to him on this. All the nuances of the Opposition, SEPTIIMBEISTA, MIGUELITP, and the SALDANHA. party, are united in their efforts to overthrow the last favourite, Tuomaz, and there can be little doubt of their ultimate success. The English schooner Catherine, from Liverpool, had arrived at Lisbon with a clean bill of health, but having been compelled by stress of weather to put into Milford, she was compelled to go into quarantine and to discharge her cargo at the Lazaretto, on the pretence that her bill of health had not been endorsed by the Portuguese consular agent at Milford, the Portuguese Government being perfectly well aware that they have not, and never have had, a consular agent at that port. GERMANY. The Vienna journals of the 28th ult. announce that the Austrian Government has issued directions that the army should be placed upon a war footing. The Bank of Vienna is to advance 150,000,000 florins to the Government. According to the German journals, received this morning, Prussia intends to protest formally against the resolution of Austria to convoke forthwith a congress of plenipotentiaries of different states at Frankfort, as a preliminary step to the resurrection of the Germanic Diet. w 'ehhe had Diet b e eonf convokedt he G ran in execution Grand Duchy puchy of fOldenburg, ofthe the 16th December, has just b een again prorogued, law of but it is to be convoked again within six months. A letter from Dresden announces that the Saxon Government bas expelled a considerable number of authors and newspaper editors not belonging to the kingdom, who are noted for their democratic 'opinions. The Cologne Gazette has th e following from Ber lin of the Ist of May " We learn on good authority that the invitation to the union of Princes in Congress is directed to Berlin, and not to Gotha, and probably for the Bth of Ma y . The reason for this appears to be, that the necessary preparations for their reception can be more speedily !mule here, and that less ceremony xs be combined with it. It will make a protestation again:t the designation of the Assembly of the Confederation, which Austria has given to a Congress which it has organized at Frank fort, and against the manner of thus r ing and exer cising on its own au th or ity the ancient , rights of prece dence as set down in the treaty of 1815? The Wirtemberg Assembly met at Stutgardt on the Ist of May, when a communication was made to it from the Government, stating that unhappily it had not been able to come to an understanding with the committee appointed to confer with them on the revi sion of the c ons tit ut i on , as the Governm ent fel t b ound to reject the proposition for universal suffrage, and were convinced of the necessity of the . establishment of two chamb ers , an d o f property being duly repre sented. The Councillor LEOPOLD then read the pro posal of the Government, to the effect, that there should be two chambers the First Chamber to be composed of the elde r princes of the Royal kamily and of 43 elected members, one-third to retire at the end of three years. The above to be elected by the inhabit ants the most highly taxed in Stutgardt and other districts. The nobles will be excluded from the Second Ch am b er, th e composition of which is to re main as pro v id e d f or i n the constitution. The mem bers of the First Chamber must be 40 years old, and those of the Second 30. Both Chambers to be able to initiate leg Parliament The KING to save . the power o f dissolution, but to summon a new arhament within six months. The Assembly then remitted the proposition to the Committee of revision. --- HO LLAND. THE HAGUE, M AT 6.—The 24 t h annivers ary of the birth-day of the Crown P rince of SWEDEN and NORWAY was celebrated here with great re j oicin g . In the sitting of the Unite d Chambers of States General, after a very warm debate, and the explana tion of the Minister of Justice in answer to the ob jection raised during the debater, .the project of law which assigns the regency to his Royal Highn ess Prince HENRY of the Netherlands, was carried by 86 votes last 14. ____—_—_ agaL DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Aram 30.—The Flyveposten states that the conferences that the Schleswig deputation hare• had with the Danish Ministers have led to no re4lll i 'i tlAti that tl project fcr the crekticea Of a TURKEY. The Impartial of Smyrna gives the following de tails as to the outbreak in the Isle of Samos:— " A serious insurrection has broken out—the authori ties were obliged to use force against the rebels. One of their chiefs was arrested; 400 having taken up arms the troops fired on tl:ein. A combat was then ecgaged in, which lasted 48 beers, and terminated in the complete discomfiture of the revolted." ITALY. The Concordia, of Turin, in its number of the 29th April, publishes the following : MILAN, APRIL 27.—We are assured that a decree has been recently received from Vienna, which de clares that the permission to grant exemption from military service to Conscripts, on payment of a fine of 600 florins is suspended, because the state of peace must be considered as havirg ceased. Persons v.urth) of credit declare that the Austrian army in Italy will be placed on a war-footing on the Ist May. The officers speak publicly of e campaign in France. In Rome the prisons are crowded with unfortunate victims of clerical hatred. Children of sixteen years of age are arrested for alleged political offences, and thrown into prison with condemned malefactors, robbers, and assassins, and the most horrible scenes take place daily in these overcrowded dungeons, where prisoners of every age, every sex, and every condition are huddled together indiscriminately. An unfortunate lady has been arrested by order of the Cardinals, because she went to pray at the grave of her son, who was killed while defending Rome against the French on the 30th of April, 1849. An extraordinary tax is to be levied throughout the Roman States on all real property. MAPS RECENTLY PUBLISIIED.—Mr. Wyld, the enterprizing geographer, has just issued from his estab lishment, two maps of a most interesting and attractive character. One is a second edition of the admirable and accurate sketch of the Arctic Regions, already noticed by ourselves on the occasion of its first appearance. In it may i l e recognised, at a glance, the relative position of the tracts of land already discovered in those quarters, the explorers in each being intimated by a separate colour—Ross by yellow, Parry by Red, Franklin and Richardson by Fink, Beechey by orange, Back by fawn, Deane and Simpson by green, Kellet by blue, and Rae by violet. The other map is a sketch of the Colony of Natal, an outline scarcely inferior to the former in in terest, and certainly equal to it in correctness. DEATH OF MR. OLIVER RINTOUL, MANAGER OF THE EDINBURGH BLIND ASYLUM.— We regret to notice the death of this excellent and useful man, which took place at the asylum on the 24th ult. His funeral, which tools place on Monday last, was attended by the directors, office bearers, and inmates. Mr. Rintoul is deeply regretted by all who knew him, and his loss is especially lamented by the blind, to whose welfare his life was devoted. The directors of the asylum have recorded a minute regarding his decease, in which they say :—" Mr. Rintoul, in the important trust com mitted to him, uniformly displayed great business talents, unwearied application, and strict integrity. In attending to the wants of the inmates he showed great kindness and much firmness of purpose, and had uniformly their best interests at heart."—Scotsman. SUPPLIES raoa AMERICA.—A vessel which has arrived from New York has brought 58 barrels of mutton us a portion of her cargo, the produce of the United States of America. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, REGENT'S PARS.—On Saturday an extraordinary general meeting of the Royal Botanic Society was held at the gardens in the Regent's Park, the Duke of Norfolk in the chair. Mr. R. H. Jolly, F.R.S., Lady Harland, Lady Bassett, Lady Grant, Mrs. Mostyn, the H on . J . K ennedy, Messrs. H. Pembert , n, J. Ridout, R. Goff, jun., R. Durrant, H. Buckie, M. Brunxner, J. T. Wortley, and H. N. Browne, were unanimously elected fellows of _the society. It was resolved to open a subscription for the erection of a suitable building in the grounds to con tain rooms for lectures, meetings, and a museum and library. Several contributions have been already made for the pur pose, including 501. from the Bishop of Durham. It is esti mated that the building will not cost more than 2 000/. ; and, as the fellows number 1,500, no difficulty is anticipated in raising the required sum. It was announced that 17,000 tickets had been taken for the fete on Wednesday next. For the three fetes of last year only 22,000 tickets were sold alto gether. The meeting broke up after a vote of thanks to the noble chairman, and the members proceeded to the conserva tory to inspect a magnificent azelia in full bloom, which has been grown in the society's grounds, and is said to be the finest specimen in England. ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS.—The Earl De Grey, as President of the Royal Institute of Bri tish Architects, received on Friday last at his mansion, in St. James's-square, the principal members of the profes sion and the friends of that body. There was also a large number of the most distinguished nobility and gentry, and the presence of many ladies of the highest rank and beauty, so unusual in the soirtes of scientific bodies, gave additional charm and brilliancy to the scene. The tables were covered with collections of exquisite drawings, and there were numerous choice specimens of architectural and sculptural modelling exhibited in the rooms, the whole suite of this noble residence having been thrown open for the occasion. THE GREAT STEAM BASIN AT DEVONPORT.—The Caisson of the Great Raison at Keyham is to be fitted to-day if possible. Captain James, R.E., left this port yesterday in the Birkenhead, together with several other scientific officers, to be present at the effort.—Portsmouth Times of Saturday. SINGULAR TRANCE.—At the village of Farringdon, situated about nine miles from Bristol, on the road to Wells, a young woman, named Ann Cromer, the daughter of a master mason, now lies in a complete state of catalepsy, in which ex• traordinary trancelike condition, should she survive till next November, she will have been for no less than 13 years. During the whole of this extended period she has not par taken of any solid food, and the vital principle has only been sustained by the mechanical administration of fluids. Al though, of course reduced to almost a perfect skeleton, her countenance bears a very placid expression. Her respiration is perceptible, her hands warm, and she has some indication of existent consciousness. Upon one occasion, when asked, if suffering pain, to squeeze the hand of her mother, placed in hers for that purpose, a slight pressure, the mother avers, m frequently,ake slight a. suffering Ab out f w ro a m s 16 weeks after the commencement of her trance she was seized with lock-jaw, which occasions great difficulty in affording her nourishment. The unfortunate young woman is 25 plainly cramp. distinguishable;s he h a s nhe a r and n t d o years of age, and has been visited by a great number of medical gentlemen, who, however, hold out no hopes of her ultimate recovery. FIRE NEAR CAVENDISII-SQUARE.--Late on Satur day night an alarming fire broke ont in the premises be longing to Mrs. Maddox, an upholsterer, Sse., carrying on business at 25, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square. A con siderable quantity of furniture was destroyed, and the build ing much damaged. The property was insured in the San and Imperial Fire Ofiic - .28. The origin of the fire is un known. EXTENSIVB FIRE IN LAMBETH - WALL— This morning, shortly before one o'clock, a destructive fire broke out on the premises belonging to Mr. Harris, a grocer and chcesemonger, in Tyers-street, Lambeth -walk. Fr om in quiries made, it appears that whilst the inmates, consisting of Mr. Harris, his wife and family, and a lodger, named Henry James, were in their beds, a party pa ss i ng th e pro perty instantly perceived smoke pouring forth f rom th e s h op i n Tyers-street. He gave the alarm, and, after some trouble, succeeded in arousing the inmates, but not before the whole of the lower part of the premises was wrapped in one general blaze. The whole of the residents, however, with the exception of Mr. James, the lodger, succeeded in wading through the smoke, and effecting a safe retreat. Mr. James, the lodger, was not so fortunate, Owing to the rapidity with w hi c h th e fl ames progressed, all chance of his escape by the regular means was cut off, and in order to avoid being burned to death he was obliged to re sort to the dangerous expedient of jumping out of one of the upper windows. By the time he could accomplish it, the whole of the premises front Tyers-street into Wickham-street presented a regular blazing mass, and the flames as they rushed through the windows stretched over the carriage road, and ascended so high into the air as to illuminate the City and more distant districts. The engines were soon on the spot, but in spite of the exertions of the firemen, Mr. Harris's premises were wholly destroyed, his stock in trade consumed, and the furniture of several of the surrounding neighbours seriously injured. The loss, which is very seri ous, will be partially covered by an insurance in the West of England Fire- office. DANGEROUS FIRE.--Yesterday morning, about three o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Stevens, baker, in Little Windmill-street. Golden-square. Mr. Stevens, jun., was awakened by the screaming of some cats and the crackling of the flames. He ran up stairs and gave the alarm. He then descended into the shop, where he found one of his sisters with an infant in her arms in vain endeavouring to open the street door; the place was en veloped is smoke, and the flames were bursting through the partition of the back parlour. In this emergency he suc ceeded in dragging her and the child up stairs to the first floor, where his father and mother and the rest of the family were assembled. The flames followed him so rapidly that it was found necessary to throw two of the children out of the front windows; they were caught by a policeman and re. , ceived no injury. The rest of the inmates also accomplished their escape by the windows without injury. The fire escape, which was reared against the house to assist their escape was ignited by the flames, and was in consequence unserviceable. The engines were quickly in attendance, and a good supply of water was procured, but it was not until the whole interior of the premises was consumed and the I furniture was destroyed that the flames were subdued. The sufferer was, fortunately, insured. OXFORD UNIVERSITY BOAT IlacEs.—These annual and highly interesting eight-oared College races commenced on Saturday evening, when, notwithstanding the unpleasant state of the weather, the banks of the Isis were thronged with spectators to witness them. The boats, nineteen in number, started soon after seven o'clock in the following order: 1, Christ Church (first); 2, Wadham; 3, Worces ter (first); 4, Balliol; 5, Oriel; 6, Brasenose; 7, Lincoln; 8, St. John's; 9, Exter (first); 10, Trinity; 11, Pembroke; 12, University; 13, Jesus; 14, Merton; 15 , Queen's; 16, Christ Church (second); 17, Magdalen Hall; 18, Exeter (second) ; 10, Worcester (second). Christ Church crew has, during the last season, maintained the proud position of heading the water, but on the present occasion they were compelled to submit to the superior skill of the Wadham crew, who gallantly bumped them while crossing the NVil lows. Balliol bumped Worcester, Brasenose bumped Oriel, Exeter bumped St. John's, Pembroke bumped Trinity, and second Christ Church was compelled to succumb to Magdalen Hall. During the races the rain came down in torrents, and hundreds were seen leaving Christ Church-meadow com pletely saturated. CRICKET.—OXFORD UNIVERSITY V. OXFORD CITY. —The first grand match played at Oxford this season w as between the University and City of Oxford, and occupied the greater part of Thursday and Friday last. The Uni versity were victorious with eighty runs to spare. BARRISTERS-AT-LAW, MIDDLE TEMPLE.—The un dermentioned gentlemen, called to the degree of the utter bar on Friday last, were published in the Middle Temple Hall on Saturday :—Lyttleton Holyoake Bayley, Etl. George Woodyatt Hastings, Esq., Jpina Bury T.-. lr , E * , l ow Alexander Gilchrist, Esq. '1 he total of exports is 5,783,7521. tur the mouth, anti 14,655,1531. for the three months to the sth nit., being an increase of 418,0891. on the first, and 1,833,120/. on the latter, compared with 1849. The Foreign arrivals to-day furnish a few items of mercantile newt. At Leipzic, up to the Ist instant, the fair had progressed satisfactorily for textile goods. The rate of Exchange at Hamburgh last Friday was firm ou London at 13 9. Coffee at somewhat reduced prices had a readier sale. Sugar was rather cheaper. Accounts from Frankfort, of the 2d inst., state that the Austrian Government had invited the Cabinets of the Confederated States to send deputies to the Congress of Plenipotentiaries, which is to take place on the 10th inst. at Frankfort. It remains to be seen whether Prussia and her allies will acquiesce. At Amsterdam on the 4th inst. the Stock Market was again very brisk. There was au active demand for Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 551, The Frank fort quotation for Austrian Bonds on the 2d inst. was 77i. The Funds are not so good as they were at the com mencement of business on Saturday, but much the same as they then closed. Consols have realised 954 8 for Transfer and Account, being now 95i ;I. The news trom Paris reads rather favourably, but our market is heavy, from actual want of business rather than sales; and probably the state of the account to be adjusted on the 9th inst. has some influence. Bank Stock is firm, at 207. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 964 to 97, and the Three per Cents. 941 to 948. Exchequer-bills are 68s. to 705., and India Bonds 91s. premiun. In the Foreign Market the dealings have been at nearly previous rates. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 17, and the Three per Cents. 37/. Portugese Four per Cents. have been 33 to Mexican are 284 to 29. Brazilian Small realise 871 8. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 551. Shares are dull. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols, 954 sellers. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. Atm. zweit _ ' or Cent. Reduced Arms ..... 91% 5,, 4 3 per Cent.Consols Annuities-. 9 '3R'!4 g ,, w 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns.- ... ~ong Anns. to expire J an. 1860 India Stock !win' Bonds, 1,0000... ..... ..... . Ditto under 1,0004... ........ i 'onsuls for Account 9 5743i xcbequer sills. 1 L/ 2 u. & 2d 1,0001. June 6B p 5001. June Small. June 67 70 p 94% 95% 96% 8 1 / 8 267 91 p 93 p 95% 68 p 70 p 70 p CLOSING PRICES. ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. x•tsziila)/ tiondt• Ditto, Small Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent. Ditto 5 Der Cent. ... Ditto, Scrip Equador Bonds Xexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ...,.... Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent Ditto, Account Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Do., 3 per cent a ssian Bonds ... -.— Ditto, 4 1 ,1 per Cent Ditto Scrip ... ......... 2% p 2%, p Spaniel, 5 per Cent. 1840 ............ —.— Ditto, Account ........... 17 J ' Ditto, Passive Ditto. 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21. E per Cent.. 12 Guild. .. 55 3 / 55% Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates 85% 858 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOING RAI , ..WAY SHARES. PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES i berdeen ... 50 Do. Preference Bristol and Exeter 100 63 1 4 Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto, New let. Pref... 10 C b e3ter and Holyhead... 50 Ditto, Preference Eastern Counties....... 20 ...... 7 ... .. Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 6L 135.4 d.... p Eat Lincolnshire, guar. 6 per Cent. Great Northern Do., % A Deferred ... 12%...... 2 Do., %B 6 per Cent... 9% — ... Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 12% lO% Great Western 100 Ditto. New 171........ 15 ... .. Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 Do. New, Gua.6 per ct. 10 Leeds and Bradford 5O London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... .. Ditto, Preference 2O ,d - W ' 100. 101%%..- 2376 70 LA, 3 3 / 4 37 - 814 / P 10 , A 52 is 61 / 4 ' 34% 11% 881/2 Loudon and N astern _ Ditto, New Quarters 12 Midland • ••••• 00000000 ..•10J •••• SO 32 00000000 „,„ ,„ Do., 50/. Shares ..... 30 ..... 1%',4 ..... Do. Birm.. and Darby ICO Do. Consolid. Bristol & Birm perct....loo ll 9 M I A Oxferd, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Rovston and Hitchin 4 1 4.. ...... 101 10 32 1% 14 / Do. Shepreth Exten . 5 / 8 Sluth Devon South F.a4tmr , Do., Registered No. 4 10 . 43 8 ..........».. Tilts, Somersato& Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick..... 25 12 ...... ..... D Newcastle Exton. 20 6 ...... De. G.N.E.Preter,nco 0 3 / 4 %... Y and North Midland 5( 13N 4; 12 6 3 4 0% FOELIGN w A Y -- Luxembourg Ditto Rouen and Havre •i OINT STOCK BANKS: Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Union of Australia MINES. Santiago de Cuba IC United Mexican ..... -28 1 .4 6 41% 3u14 12 61% LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 6.—Wind at noon N. to N.E., fresh gale, and thick, heavy weathe jm r a ,w a i i t c h a r ; a o in h . io, New York ; CLYDE—SId. Robert Peel, Clutha, New York. KEDELLETHORPE, MAY 5. The Endeavour, of Goole, tor Wisbeach, went on shore yesterday morning at Salifleet, waterlogged, and has since become a total wreck; crew saved. SCILLY, MAY 3.—Wind E —OfF port, Balder, Lis berg, Batavia, for Gothenburg; Crudities, Barbadoes. BELFAST, MAY 4.—Wind N.N.W.—SId. England's Queen, Quebec; Sarah, Barbadoes; Stella, New York; Chester, Quebec. ANTWERP, MAY 4.—The Jenny, of Havre, dragged her anchors at Vera Cruz, during a heavy gale, went on shore. and was wrecked; cargo saved. ELSINORE, APRIL 27.—The Princes, Torrevieja to the Baltic, has put in here with damage to bulwarks, from cc/Ant in the roadstead with a Finland vessel. PORTSMOUTH, MAY s.—Wind W. to W.S.W.—SId. City of Poonah, Calcutta. PLYMOUTH, MAY 5.--Wind variable.—Arrd. Hever, Johansen, Porto Rico. Skl. Lord Stanloy, Sydney. LIVERPOOL, MAY s.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Pro gress, Langford, New Orleans; Catherine, Laverly,New York; John Bull, Crawford, Bombay; St. Lawrence, M'Farlane, ditto. Sid. Winifred, Calcutta; William ririe, New Orleans; Hibernia steamer, Boston; Lady Falkland, Cape Briton ; Camilla, Arica; Cherokee, Monte Video; Denison, Antigua; Camcena, Port au- Prince; Mara,, Charleston; Buena Vesta, 13Qston ; D u k e of Wellingto, Newfuundland. Articles. Coffee, lbs Pepper, do. Runi,proof gallons .. Brandy, do. Sugar, cwt. Tallow, do. T( a, lbs Tobacco— inanufactd 8 Wine, galls With respect to th duce, they have prob: the excise, but in so employment for the p, The following items MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY•) CORN EXCHANGE-MONDA Y ' Letters from the various country marke's Sa'urda , t 'Sere firm for all kinds of Wheat at an adv Bne 2 : in the quotations of from is to, in some insta nces ' ld per quarter. Barley, Oats, Beans, and Flour were he :or money. There has been rather more busines doing_e ai,road on English account. Wheat and Flour he:, produced rather more money in some of the dists 1. 0 ot porn, but no change has taken place in the v a '" • .s other articles. Up to our markets last week, the receipt s held ott of English Grain were small. From abroad th e Y f amour,ted to 17,738 quarters of W heat, 9,169 ditto ; Barley, 46,639 ditto of O ats; 380 ditto of Brans' 9 2 ditto of Peas; 18 ditt o of Tares; 9 ,700 ditto of Lin s eed; ; 30 ditto of Rape S ee d ; 11 ditto of Mustard sr 1,009 ditto of sundry S ee d s, an d 1,472 sac ks of S' &llr. Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of Eng.; lish Wheat coastwise, especially those from Essex, ,re's very moderate, and b u t o f m iddli ng qua lity. , carriage and sample very little came to head from th quarter. The stands w ere ra th er scantily stlPPlild,:,ll both red and white q ua liti es , w hil e t h e demise" 1 "" description-, owing to the continued unfavourable %The tiler for the growing cr o p s , was somew h at b r isk, and t he whole of the supply w as c l eare d o ff at an a d va nce ' quotations of Monday last of from is to 2s per clea r s t e e d At that ana:iunt of improvement th e m a rket cl° et firmly. Slippers. of Wheat on the East mor e are not sellers, except a t 2 s per qua rter 01 he money, and it is ge n era lly un d erstoo d that ' h. millers are now extremely short o_f,_ st°c t r e. As a large portion of the supply of foreign whe at ported last week was disposed of on Friday, the 5° . - ace that grain here to-day was smaller than for SOW past. Parcels, ex Germany, moved off readily at s r is g of fully Is per quart er , an d soun d parcels o f t he r e q,, n o imports were Leid at. 2 s more money . S evera l 00 03- 0 speculators were in the market, and, had the icaPer t !„. o aecaptel last Monday's currencies, a very ext erl i , S ia i,usiness would have brea transacted. Scareeli t English Barley was brought forward. The suPPIal foreign was tolerably goi" d. Most kinds, especially insa l i o and grinding sorts, Were in improved 1.. 4 1103, ar4 ter some imtances, the currencies advanced is per qe 51. 4 . - a ' There was an improved sale for both English sill ,7, 1 . ; reign Flour, and the quotations were the turn in 1 0 ; of the sellers. The imports from France bale Ma d . rially fall en o ff. 'Al t h oug h t h e supply of Malt yea' far delivery was to l era bl y goo d , that article waa ' D T - be . proved request at fully last week's quotations. quantity ut foreign Oats was large; nevertheles s ' principal portion c h ange d h ands at a rise of fully 6 d Pg e quarter. We had a brisk sale for Beans at 1s r o , l per quarter more mone y. I n P eas a moderate WO-. was doing at late rates. Indian Cora was held at "- creme currencies. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. •0 tO 24. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier— • • • • - ° .Rcd, New.. • • 38s to 43s Oats— Yorkshire and . 10 Ditto,lYhite, New 40s 49s Li nco l ns h ., F ee d. 14 .. 310 Norfolk and Lin- Potato coin, Red. •• • • 37s 408 Youghal and Cork, 123 Ditto, White •• • • 39s 43s Black .• • •'• • • . 12 .! lbi Irish, Red.... •• • • 37s 41 s C or k, W h i te. •• • • 1 ," 32 1 Ditto,White.... —40 s Scotch, F ee d. •• •• 1" 20$ iiye—Old .......• •• • • —s —s Beans—Tick .. ..... .. 243 50 New... •••• ••• . • . 208 22s Pigeons ... , . ....• 290 Of Barley—Grinding..... 16s 20s Peas—Grey .... ••• • • • 23 . 5 . 350 Malting . ... ••• • • .......24* 24, M ap l e . .... .•• • • • 2" y 0 Chevalier .... •• • 238 26s Boilers White• • : .• : : : ; : : : 2 2 ,‘ 4 2 : 310 960 Malt—Suffolk and Nor folk ••—••• • • • • • 43s 488 Flour—Town-made .• • 3-0 310 Brown ..... .. .• . • 40s 428 Suffolk ..... • • • • • 270 311 Kingston and Ware 46s 50s Stocktn & Norfolk VI SEEDS. Voat Canary Seed is somewhat lower to purchase. other seeds, the supplies of which are seasonably 0,7 4 arc on very slow inquiry at o ur quo t a ti ons . I n Cal', scarcely a transaction has taken place. The clearance of foreign Clover Seed continue small. Carraway 29s , 3 1 1 Coriander I.os - do Ilempseed, per quarter 3 25 b 65 Linseed, Eng. Aowing s 4s ;35, Crushing 405 a 13a1tie • 38s ,g f Odessa • . .... Linseed Cake, pr.l,ooo 010 English .. . • . 81 Os . ;) 10: Foreign, per ton 51 105 c . bs Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 100 .:"/ 0 5 Rapeseed, New, prlst 35103 4°' Turnlp,Wbite, per bush. 10s tolls Red and Green.. • • 108 12s Mustard, 8r0wn.... . 8s lls White ••• • .. Gs Os Tares, 5pring........3s Cd 45 Od Canary, per quarter .. 66s 75s Rye grass.. • . • • •• • 20s 24s Clover, Red Enb. (cwt.) 35s 50s White ........ • • 34s 48s Foreign Red .. .. • . 33s 505 White.. • . 32s 50s Trefoil •••••••• ...... 14s Idyl smrrinenn.D. toO k During the past week the imports of f o reign t o into London have been seasonably e xt ens i ve . The t ° ' o l supply has comprised 1,360 head aga i ns t 1,211 1 1 4 1 during the same week in 1849; 1,090 in 1848; and le e in 1847. The quality of the Beasts and Calves _ 4 hand during the last few days, h as b een to l era bly g° but that of Sheep has been inferior. IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. r i b" Uamburgh 6O ... 23 Rotterdam 7O ... 565 219 ... Harlingen 202 83 .. 2 ... Amsterdam„ 6 ... 16 ..• ••• 33 ••• Antwerp Total B3B ... 607 ... 2 ...303 •• Corresponding weekin 1849 252 ... 720 239 ... Same week in 1848........ 239 .. 615 176 ••• At the various outports, only about 200 heti", o f foreign stock have been landed. Th e t o t a l a rriva l 0. stock from Ireland last week was confined to 14 COI , The following statement, issued by the Board of Ira shows the tot a l i mportat i ons o f fore i gn stock W tbe O "{ United Kingdom, during the first three months - 1849 and 1850: 1849. 1850. Oxen ... 2,944 2,802 Cows ... 2,598 ••• ••• 2,213 Calves • ... 2,271 ••• 2,834 Sheep ..• 12,118 7,354 Lambs ... 44 ••• 1 Pigs ••• 150 123 re i Our market to-day wa s ver y mo d era t e l y suPP.'l„(l with foreign She e p ; b u t th e num b er o f Beasts '" 0 Calves was seasonably extensive. From • our , h i• grtzing districts the a rri va l s o f B easts fresh Orbs morning, fell short of those reported on this day se'nrizg he by nearly one thousand head, owing to which, and t a t) increased number of buyers in attendance, the Beef t ra o ruled somewhat active at an advance in the quotst l % ; of quite 23 per Sibs. The primest Scots sold vi' . ..,i til° ,l difficulty at from 3s 4d to 3s 61 per Blbs. ri e ,r a- ba the whole of the supply was disposed of. - ` O% , arrivals of Beasts from Norfolk, Suffolk, si4 „,; ( , - - and Cambridgeshire amounted to 2,000 Scots, br a j, breds, and short horns. From other parts of Etigt e d 400 Herefords, runts, &c.; and from Scotland 300 bo r m.,,. and polled Scots. There was a very considerable ifo-r crease in the supply of Sheep, hence the demand o that description of stock was h eav y i n th e extrem e, ik. o f fall in value of 2d per 81bs. As nearly the wilt i , 5 0 the Sheep were shorn, our quotati ons - re f er to im 0: 1 only. Lambs, the numbers of which were large, 01° ifyi • off heavily, and the currencies gave way 2d per 8 4. The primest Down Lambs wer e n o t wor th more than 0 6d per 81bs. The sale for Calves ruled heavk a • the late decline in value. In Pigs next to nothing ^ doing, at last week's prices. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d, s . d. to Inferior Beasts—. 2 4 2 6 inferior Sheep .. 2 8 4 3 Second quality •• .• 2 8 210 Second qual. Sh e ep 3 0 s 8 Prime large Oxen.. 3 0 3 2 Coarse-weolledditto3 4 31 0 Prime Scots •••• • • 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wether. 3 8 0 0 ..ergo coarse Calves 210 3 0 Ditt o ou t o f th e woo l 0 0 s 8 1 rime small ditto .• 3 2 3 4 Large hogs ••.• • • 3 9 4 ! Suckling Calves ..18 0 22 0 Small Porkers 3 8 .0 U Lambs •• • . ••• • 4 6 8 6 Quartar old Pigs ..18 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. I Czlves, I T 1 2 1: 3,369 24,510 149 240 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. I Sheep, Calves. I mg. I 183 390 71 NEWGII.II3 AND LEADZINHAZZ' ill Since our last r e p ort t h ese markets have been hell ip supplied with each kind of meat, mostly sl a ughtereu ' ,a the metropolis. The prirnest Mutton and Lamb su l d steadily, at full p r i ces . O therw i se the demand has Oe heavy, and th e quotations have had a downward tw clench without clearances being effected. At per stone by tn e C arcase . d • a. d. to s. d. 0 , d. tO ti 6 , eer,inferior•• —• • 110 2 2 Mutton, inferior •• 2 4 s 0 middling .. •• 2 4 2 6 middling.. 2 6 primelarge .. 2 6 2 8 --__. prime •• •• 3 ~2 10 3 3 84 prime small .• 210 3 0 P ork, 1arge........ 2 10 4 v'e21.... • • ...... •• 2 8 3 4 small ..... ... 3 6 • Lamb. Is 6d to 5s 60. BOROUGH AND SPITAIMIELDS. jot For the time of year th e imp ort o tt ore i gn P ota toes week were large, viz., 1,562 tons, derived as follow l ' o , Harlingen, 40; Antwerp, 232 ; R o tt er d am , 953 ; A rg° 4 7 dam, 66; Ruuen, 142; Calais, 82; and Abbeville, tons. Coastwise and by land-carriage about 2.29 0 n o have reacted us, in excel,ent conditi on . F or all I flij a ly the demand is in a very inactive state, at prices bar" equal to those obtained on this day se'nnight. Per Ton. York. Regents 90s to 120 s Ditto Shams for planting ... sto —s Scotch Regents 70s to 80s Ditto min. Cups 503 to 60s Ditto Buffs —s to s Blues .... sto s Lincoln. Regents. 70s to 90s Wiabeach ditto Os to t4ss at° Kidneys .. —s to a Berwick Regts... 658 to 80s p e r To y s DECD Esser Ditto n tteoox ni sKis o ht n i edag7 W eesny h t.s i s. t . e .: s : 4_ 7 0 7) t ttt 00 : Kent Shows s Chats, Eouad SOs to ail Ditto damaged lss to f• 'a ", French Whites Belgian Whites 405 to '555 Dutch Whites German ditto 455 to WOOL. i h ea The public sales to whi c h we h ave a l rea dy a llud ed commenced on Tharsday. Up to the pres e nt time 6 ,1 - o f. 4,000 hales ae been sumitted and chiey dsposer Low qualitie h v s 'it Cape awl Australia haves old i bris l "Y re . full prices; but Port Philip parcels havw gone et tr ia ds duetion of to id per lb. In the value of other of Wool no change has yet taken place. The o tt i le,„lliste ance of buyers has been very ex t ens i ve . By Pr- contract very little business is d o in g . Last we' l q , ,, - ca• ports into Lond o n w ere con fi ne d t o 184 t :a l es frora .1; 00 burgh, 21 ditto from the Cape, 669 ditto from d. Bay, 40 ditto from Antwerp, and 60 bags from Irelen TALLOW. a ge Letters from St. Petersburg dated the 22d uMI„ - g - st that 900 casks of Tallow had changed hands for delivery, at prices t qual to 38s 3LI per cwt, year here. Since our la s t report a f u ll average tices-°''' l l business has been tra nsacte d i n our market, at sts ti°l3a Bd figure 3. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 363thgt to 37e, and for deliv er y d ur i ng t h e l ast three 01° „ - ef iS 383 3d per cvit. T own T a ll ow, 35s 6d to 3 6 3 Per - net cash ; row.:h fat, 25 per 81bs 1846 1847. 1848. 1849. 06.4 7 t 24,81 8 .4 'B6 38 , tki to ! Oil Os ad 't"1,73 8 1,258 8 9,40 5 , 93,902097 9 0 ,6 5 06 11 110,2 92 39s 63 ID Stock this day 11,217 Price el Y. C. .... [!t0421 50 6dd Delivery last week .. 842 Ditto from June 1 ..• •I 54,816 Arrivals last week .1 337 Ditto !tom June 1 ... 80,259 9,238 7,792 475 Gd 48s Od to Os Od to Os Od 401 1,031 78,627 j 94,835 662 I 555 75,240 94,49 G 495 Gdf 505 6d 'rice of Town ......1 41s Od Pa of int() 14013 Of I s ... fille u : o r s r oail W its .0$ Eanotran UOP !WARN Last week's it of foreign were only 10 bales from Ostend. Res 145 1 yeke 6 growth are iu mederste requi thtationB. Z ci a .° 6 litt t ocket ; Rent ditt 6/ i n °, new to 31 s4l as +I '124, (BE de lty C o „ v L )11 -'4114)