The Sun. — London, England, 1851-05-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1851. HER AJLsTy'S THEATRE. First Night of FIDELIO. First Appearance of Madlle. C ITVELLI. It Is revectful y announced that THIS EVENING will be pro duced (first time at this Theatre) Beethoven's Opera, FIDELIO. Leon era, Madlle Soda Cruveiti (her first appearance) ; Pizarro, Signor Coletti ; Rocco, Sl4ior Balanch, ; lacquino, Signor Mereu riali ; Marcellini, Madame Giuliani ; 11 Ministro, Signor Casanova ; Florestano, Mr. Sims Reeves (first appearance). The celebrated Chorus of Prisoners will be strengthened by the powerful aid of Signori Gardoni. Calzoi sri, rardial, Poaltier Scott', Ferranti, Lorenzo, F. La.ilache, and M. Massol, w ho have most kindly conieired t o appear, In order to g i ve e ff e ct to the production of this great work. Previously to the Opera the Orchestr t will perform Beethoven's Overture Leonora, and between the acts Beethoven's Overture ildelio. To cmclude with the admirable Ballet (arranged in one act) of LE DIABLE A QUATit.pe, Julien. Lamoureux, E. r By 3fdlle. Carlotta Grist, Shiites. t. "Win, Aussandon, Kohlenberg. • asatles,Dantoine , MM. Charles, Ehrick, Paul Taglioni, Gouriet, Vene fra . and . m tu .11.0 cut 1 .11.A.5.,r. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Losses: and Manager, Ole. Bromptom THIS EVENiNG, Will be performed an entirely New Comedy, entitled RE'rIRED n ; FROM BUSINESS. Zachary Vem:yweight, Mr. Lamb ert; C reep mouse, Mr. Buckstone ; Lieut. Tackle, Mr. Stuart; Captain Gu Mr. B. Webster; Paul Puma, Mrs. .FLzwilliam ; Ki tty p eony . Weight, Nt Ise Annie Romer. To be toliowe Iby HE ROUGH DIAMOND. With LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madams Ueda. THIS EVEN [NG, Will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES. To be followed by a new musical, historical, pastoral, comical f a iry drama, called O'FLANNIGAS AND TILE FAIRIES ; or, A midsummer Night's Dream. Phellm O'Flannigan, Mr. Huchou ; Oberon, Miss E. Chaplin; %lary, Miss K. Fitzwill.am. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEA TRE OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean and Mr. Kedlef• • TIS EVENING, Will be performed the Comedy of THE PRISONER OF WAR. Characters by .11r. and Mrs. C. Kean, Mr. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. Ater which a new 3i elodrama, entitle.] PAULI-NE, in which mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean will appear. To conclude witn at new grand spectacular Extravaganza (taken 11.°m a Tal e , by Washington Irving), entitled THE ALIIAM BRA ; or The Three Moorish Princesses. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Harley, A. Wigan, Wynn, Cooke, Flexmore ; Misses Murray, Daly, Vivesh, Rob ertson , Leclerq, Keeley, Mdlle. Aurlol, and Mrs. Keeley. Private Boxes, &c., to be ciad of all the Booksellers, and 01 Mr. Mas singham ; at wh om also places may be taken at the Box-office, Oxford -street, from Eleven till Four o'clock. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Watt!. Sole Lessee, Mr. Cba::es MatteTM THIS EVENING, WW be performed COOL AS A CUCUMBER. To be followed by ONLY A CLOD. To conclude with THE QUEEN OF TEIE FROGS Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, R. Roxby, Bellingham, Horneastle, Morris ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Rt. George, Miss Martindale, and gtB9 Oliver. ROYAL OLYMPIC THtATKE. Lune and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. 211 I!, EVENING, Will be performed TILE LADIES' BATTLE ; or, Un Duel en 4.11101.1 r. To be followed V the VICAR OF WAKEFIELD. To conclude' with THE LO fTEHT TICKET. XSTI,EI'6 Rolf AL Avi rIT EATIOL. VAdar the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Ainert. Prol - aletor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. TEN EVENING, Will be performed a grand new Spectacle, entitled ELEANOR THE AMAZON ; or, Quee,ii of France and England. To be followed by new Scenes of the Circle, Introducing an en tirely new Company of English, French, Italian, and American Artistes. To conclude with a laughable Farce, boa-othce opeu , rom n.leven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new Comedy, entitled KENSINGTON GAR DENS. Principal characters ny Messrs. Tilbury, A. Davies, Nor ton, T. Rogers, and Romer; Mrs. Seymour, Mesdames E. Romer, M. A. Marshall, and Wallis. With a new arce, entitled A CHEAP EXCURSION. An ILLUSTRATION OF Me. EXI - ostriO>:. Principal charac ters by Mesdames Marshall, M. Taylor, C. Horeman, and Dibdin ; Messrs J. Reeve, Norton, J. Rogers, and Romer. To conclude with a new comedy proverb, teaching people the best method of LIVING IN GLASS HOUSES. The prices of admisillon are arranged as follow :—Orchestra stalls, 48; boxes (first circle), 35.; (second circle), 2s. ; Pit, Is. Doors to be opened at Halt-past Six, and the performances to commence at Seven precisely. A second price will be taken to the Boxes only at Half-past Nine —Erst circle, 25.; second circle, Is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Open for the -eason. 'OWEN'S GRAN. I> CONCERT MONSTRE. The Proprietor has the gratification to announce that he his suc ceeded in engaging Mons. Jullicn and the elite of his unrivalled band, and that he wi l continue a short season with a grand Con cert 31onst-e, including Herr Koenig, M. Collinet, Lavigne, L'An glais, 31 r. Lazarus, Mr. Jarret, and other eminent soloists. The splendid bands of the Royal Artillery, 2d Life Guards, and Cold stream Guards will attend in full unifo• m, by the kind permission of their respective Col. nets, in addition to the effective band of this establishment. Four Solos by Herr Koenig, M. Collinet, Clot, and Mr. Lazarus. Jullien's Exhibition Quadrille with increased and novel effects ; also. Jullien's new Amazon Galop, suggested by the splendid piece of Sculpture In the Great Exhibition. Representation of a gigs tic modelled Panorama, painted by the Messrs. Hanson, representing the Temple of Janus in the Eternal City, with a striking View of th Colosseum, Palace of the Caesars, &c. The Menagerie is both varied and extensive, Including two gi raffes, two elephants, which promenade the grounds, appropriately caparisoned and attended. The band, composed of must clans of first-rate celebrity, Is conduced by Mr. Godfrey. Moored on the lake is seen a real Chinese pleasure junk, with masts snd sails complete. Also Remington's aerilv bridge, and various novelties ; and at dusk will be given, on a scale of surpassing mag nificence, a representation of the Closing of the Brazen Gates of the Temple of Janus, with (tor the first time ever attempted) a grand .olossal transparent diaohonle panooticon, showing the horrors of war and the blessings of peace, terminating with a most brilliant display of fireworks by Messrs. Southby ; and an allegorical tableau of the flll.B and sciences, depositing • their treasures at the ieet of her Majesty Queen Victoria, the whole forming the most gorgeous spec tacle ever witnessed. ADMISSION—ONE F lIILLING. Exhibition nights-3londay, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The FLORAL EXIITBITION , i of the Royal South London Flori cultural Society will be repeated during tile Season ; the First will take place ou Wednesday, slay 28. HIGH wAT6I-.; Al LONI - . - )s BRIDGE Tim_ I)AT —Morning 0 ann. atter j Evening 20 bran. a ft er 5 go - M3slow —l{Qining 40 rum. aster 5 I Evening 3 min. sales 6 TELE WEATHER.—SuN thencE, MAY 20. TEIEILMOMILMR, 17 TIM; SI-LADE. o %—highest since neon yesterday. 738—lowest this morning and during the night. 38 —this day, nt noon. Wm ) w „ , BAP.omicnik. 80.23 light breeze and cloudy, with occis;onal sunshine. ULY WEAI' tiElt IABLE. State of th e Opts:Asa at Nine Wind and Weather at each of the following Iceran iirosTraonwxged in(t: o'clock on Saturday morning.—The stations order of latitude. partially cl oudy. g i)—Wind N.W.. strong breeze— PLYMOUTH—NV and N.Vv HBRilsciiingosos_rulyiicndd 14‘.,r..: ,fresh r le i enb breeze —rain. be e l culls breeze —overcast. ....e PORTSAIOUTB—A Jed w " hard wind— partial ly cloudy. r v cas erc t. st. S W:,_aatrrong breeze—rain. r z a e—c) o in v . e SOnwirroN— Wind __,_ stro'itie FOLKESTONE —Wind S.W. ercast. TirsimiDGE—Wind S. N„ breeze_ov BASINGSTOKE --Wind S W., Strog g lireeze_rain. GREE.N W ICH— wind w. s. wn b r e eze—partially cloudy. LY.IGHYoN—Wind W., strong ,strongbreeze— -1 breeze— overcast. COLCHESTER —Wind S.W., strong breeze —hail. CAMBRIDGE_—Wind W., strong breeze—part3it RUuBY-- Wind W., strong breeze—overcast.ially cloudy. BuimniGHAm Wind W., gentle breeze—oartiall YAK.mOUTB—Wind N. W., bard wind —scud. y Cloudy. CO NAY— Wind S. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy, LANCASTER—Wind W., strong breeze—rain. ‘l' arrnx—Wind v. N. W., strong breeze - partially cloudy. DartuscrroN— Wind W., strong breeze— p artiall y eloudy, Bn&p Wind W., gentle breeze— rain. BaArrocx—Wind N. W., strong breeze—rain. The returns from the following places indicate the stat e of the • wind and weather on Saturday morning at nixi e o'clock :-- Liantrucz—Wind S., calm—overcast. CARL-ow —Wind S W., gentle breeze —" u KIN ° 37 °A , I buisus ) wind S.. calm—o ver 51 uLusGAR— ind S.W., gentle breeze—Par PooLE-i ) , A ventle breeze—overcast. breeze—partia lly cloudy. Find UASTiNcs---W irid S. W , gentle b reeze —cloudless. PKTElLBOmouoit—Wind. S.W., calm—partially Cl0 00 Y• CREWE—\% mod W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy. CONWAY — Wind R., gentle breeze—cloudless. W.ind N.W., cairn - partially cloudy. lamps y orac — Wind S.:W., 'gentle breeze —cloudless. Wind S-E c alm —partially cloudy. LAIWASTIR— warm y— Caln2—overcu t . SHAY—W ind S ., gentle breeze— ovecast. W HITHILA Vito— W ind S., gentle breeze overcast. BEA K —Willd S., gentle breeze —overcast. AT STOIEB NEWINGTON.—(THIS DREADFUL FIRE Rev. fir. m p orning a DAT.)—Shortly before three o'clock this • pohce o . noughue, fire occurred in the house of the Victoria- place, Stoke Newington. The discovery, seat messengers to the nearest statioOnas its r the London Brigade, and very promptly the fire men were p resen t, b u t from the scanty supply of water ob tained, the entire building, furniture, &c., were in two hours entirely consumed. None of the property belongin g to the Reverend Gentlemen was insured ; and as to th e cause of the c alarnity nothing authentic could be obtained. AN AMERICAN CRITICISM ON JENNY Western critic recor's the following astonishing effects pro duced by Jenny Lind's Echo song on one of the " milky mothers of the herd." On the last occassion of that song being sung in the town alluded to, a venerable cow, dis turbed from a pensive re ver i e i n t h e cour t house yard by the delicious melody of Jenny's call, " Come, Kinet" :imme diately obeyed the summ ons b y b e ll ow i ng f or th a re-Won't" " I'm a coming." On inquiry the writer learns, " that the maternal grandfather of this cow was imported stock, and that ill rho early part of her own life she was foci 02 Swe'lisi2 ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., pre -1 THE Bon. MRS NORTON'S bevy NOVEL, GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. " A splendid novel. " —John Bull. " STUAR r OF DUNLEATH , " It is respectfully announced that Undid EXT w R h A en NI w G il H 1 b T e ake place on THURSDAY EVENING, Maw 22 . y seated, for the first time this season, y celebratedßsosisvilicr'sLiA.pre•emi nent and peerl ess . I t i s a ver beautiful and touching story opera, "This novel s hi nes among the new novels of the ear AL BA.RBIF,I.E DI Ros , na, Madame Sontag ; 11 Conte d'Almaviva, Signor Calzolari ; miner. ."—Exa- Figaro, Signor Ferranti ; Y.asilio , si g nor Casanova ; Bartolo, signor Ars. Norton puts forth a mixture of pathos and sarcastic humour, Lablache. of poetry and wor ldl y w i sdom, which reminds us of the author of In the Lesson Sceee Madame Sontag will introduce Rode 's cellos Vanity Fair."—Atheneum. brated Variations. To be followed by a selection from the admired Ballet of LE E " This charmi ng wor k i s not only the best novel of the season, but S- one of the m os t brilliant productions in mod ern literature." --Weekly MERALDA, including Traandaise , by 3lfullle. Carlotta Gm! and M. Chronicle. Charles. Colbum and Co., Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. The performance will commence with the second and third acts of Auber's celebrated Opera of MUTA DI PORTICI, (Masaniello). Alfonso, Signor Scott' ; Lorenzo, Signor Mereurall ; &Iva, Signor Balanchi ; m asan ieeo, Signor Pardmi ; Pietro, M. 3f asso l ; Borella, Si gn or Lorenzo; Elvis,Madame Fiorentlni ; ren e ll a , 3ld lle. Monti. In act first, a Grand Divertissement; La Gurache et Napolitaine, op Messrs. Kohlenberg, Soto, Aussandon Soldansky, Allegrini, Pas cale., Emma, Dantomo, and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet ; Le Bolero, by Madlles. Mathilde, Rosa, Ju len, and Lamoreux, and M. Ehrick. Finale Generale, in act third, La Tarantella, by Madlle. Amalie Feraris, M. Charles, Madlles. Kohlenberg, Soto, Aussandon, Soidansky, Allegrini, Pascales, Emma, Dantonie, 3lathilde, Rosa, Julie's, and Lamoreux, MM. Ehrick and Gotulet, and the Ladies asd Gentlemen of the Corps de Ballet. To conclude with a Divertissement LES CO;MOPOLITES, by Madlle. Carlotta Grist, Madlle. Amalie Ferraris, 3lesdlles. Rosa, Leper, Julien, Lamoureux, Aussandon, Pasealles, Kohlenberg, Al. legrini, MM. Charles, Ehrick. and Paul Taglioni. The Opera will commence at Halt-past Seven. Applications for Bores, S ails, and Tickets to be made at the Box• office of the Theatre. Now ready in 2 vols. , 21s. bound, THE DREAMER an d th e WORKER. A Story of the Present Time.By R. A. HORNE, Esq., Author of "Orion," &a. "A drama of lif e, original, striking, and pervaded by a po werful interest." —Sunday Times. " The Dreamer and the Worker' belongs to the school which has produced ' Mary Barton,' end Alton Locke.' It is a fine addition to the new liter store which illustrates the bodily and mental condi tion, and the social and political position and progress of the work ing classes. The story abounds with powerful description.."—Weekly Chronicle. Colburn and Co., Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. ilt . C f VTX, ‘ / 74 ',‘, 4 ".% or:, 4 _‘r, i h „li-- -4 ' 4- - :„,i`zu,•...0.r . rri.,- , ? :7 • o e. • s vc*:, , ~, r ,-,-- , ...,7v..4. k`F , _...,. _ 7 —er .-..... • tt..: i go :, , ,x 'Jr, ,-.. ...• f ~ . , ,k, -',.. - . - ..74_`" , ~,,•', wit 9 iglAV , 4 ".... „.,.. A vi, or; i , ~:ti ROIL -4 , -, , ,-...„ 4 1 - •, o , ' -el, _ 3 ! /. ..1:.- .. % 1i " .e • 1.- _,,,r- , 0 4 ----'l:4';.-r' MINISTER himself on Friday night that he would adopt the first clause of Mr. WALPOLE'S amendment. If Mr. litiocu and his associates are utterly indifferent as to the legitimate dispatch of public business, and the grave duties of their position as legislators in the imperial Parliament, they should—unless they have some pet scheme in being for getting a Parliament of their own by means of thoroughly nauseating the English people, as the ekunk is said by naturalists to effect its unsavoury escape—have some regard for their own reputa tion. They know in their consciences that they are merely frittering away the time of the country without the slightest practical use. They are dis gusting many even of those who are not favourable to the Papal Aggression Bill by their chattering ob structiveness night after night. Whether such policy (1) be in pursuance with directions transmitted from head-quarters it is impossible to determine, see ing that the Church of Rome has often sought to effect her purposes through the instrumentality of agents possessed of no remarkable gifts of genius. The " gift of the gab" and an unblushing avowal to vote white black, or day night, may sometimes be deemed sufficient to serve the turn. The Learned Member for Sheffield, to whose support of the cause of the Opposition the Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY paid a generous tribute, was sought to be dragged through the mire towards the close of the discus sion by those unscrupulous factionists, but he adminis tered a rebuke, too gentle, indeed, for pachydermatous susceptibilities, " that if they did their utmost to render the rules by which they were governed in that House mischievous to the country, they would at the sane time be doing their utmost to endanger the great cause of constitutional liberty," and he instanced the conduct of Mr.O'CONNELL, who stooped not to act in such a manner when opposing the Coercion Bill for Ireland in 1833. Alas ! Mr. ROEBUCK, you should humbly ask pardon for uttering, and fur leading us to write, the name of DANIEL O'CONNELL in the same sentence with that of Mr. KhOGII or Mr. REYNOLDS. T il.l SHAktE MARKETS -- 1111XTISH ItAIIMPAYS. .always, ..kberdeen Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Woiverhamp., and Stour Valley .. Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331. 6s. B€l.. Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., 50/. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 201. • . Eristol and Exeter.. • Caledonian Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lond. and Portsm. Dublin and Bell ast Junct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction .. Do , New .. East Anglian (25/. L. & E. and L. & D.) •• Do. (181. E. & H.) .. Eastern Counties .. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares .. Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire .. Do. New quarters .. Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee' Exeter and Exmouth Glasgew and South- West, Do. do. G. D. & C. stock Great Northern .. Do. halves, A, deferred! Do. halves, B, ii per ct. Great Southern and Western, Ireland .. Great Western .. Do. New, 171. .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • • . Lancaster and Preston Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares Do. fifths .. • •• Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. London and Blackwell .. Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters Do. fifths .. Do. 101. sh., M. &IS (c) London and S.-11 , esters Do. new 501. Do. new 401. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock Manchester, Sheffield, &, Lincolnshire Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union idland . Do. 50/. shares . Ds. Birming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.), Newcastle and Carlisle • • I De. quarter shares • • Newmarket .. • • . Newport, Abergaveany,l and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen.. Newry, W arrenpoint, & Rostrevor .. • • • • NJrfolk • • • • Do. New 20/. shares.. ' Northern Counties Union! north British • • • • •• ! worth Staffordshire • • Nerth- Western .. • • North & Sth.-West. June. lxford, Worcester and! Wolverhampton.. ! Scottish Central I Scottish Midland :: Do. new Shrews. & Birm., Class A Do. Class 8.. shrews. & Hereford., Old ! Do., do., New .. Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. Do. Halves 1)o. Oswostri .: Do. New.. :. Shropshire Union Do., A, B, C, &D, fuli; pail up at per cent .. south Devon .: South- Eastern Paid. Nominal Prices. I Busino+,_ South Wales.. South Yerksh. andßiverl Dun Sheri., Roth., and Goole, South Division .. Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea & Longbor, &c. Taw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Deck and Railway Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin West Cornwall .. West London . Whltenaven and Furness York, Newcastle, & Ber wick .. Ditto and Newcastle Extension Ditto purchase York and North Midland LINES zmas: Railways. 17 N( 100 I 13 4 474 100 100 42% 34 4 2 0 100 100 474 16 2-3 IN to 12% 112% aN 4 FIXED XXNTILI43. Nominal Prices. 'Business do*s to-day. Aberdeen .. Caledonian 10/. r and Holyhead .. Dund. Per. & Aber. June, East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. •• Eastern Counties Ezten.. 5 per cent. No. 1 Do. .No. 2 .. Do. New 6 p. ceat. Stock Eastern Union, Scrip guaraa. 6 per cent. De. 101. Deben. Shares . East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. E. & W York. June. sths Edin. Per. & Dun. 51 p.ct. Glasgow & W. Cons,d Gt Northern, 5 per cent. Great South. & Western (Deland) eighths Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... . Do. 6 per Ct. Stock .. Leeds and Think, 6 per cent., No. 1- .. % cllsx.d 6% —6%, 16 16% 21 4 -23 i % % P % dls 5i p 11% 11% 11 —l6) . • ••••• • • 1 .. _ .. %dia. par 13 - ii% ii - 1 p. 1t — 1% dill. Do. quarters, 1848 .. London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per et., late Croyd.n thirds De. pref., 6 p ct. 1851, from 501. sham E Do. new guar.. 6 per ct. London &S.-W., new .. Londonderry and Ennis- .. -- .. p • • -.. p 134 -187 -2% ►. Len, half shares . Munch., Sheffield, and Line., guar. shrs., No. 1 )o. new, 101. .. Do., 61. Midland Con. 6 p. c. stock Do. Consul. Bristol & Birromg., 6 per cent... uo. Bristol & Glouces. Norfolk Extension .. guar. 534 per cent. Do. Waveney Valley .. North British Ott. Wor. & R 01. 151. 6 p.c Shrewsbury and Birm. New Guaranteed .. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) per cent. South Devon• South-Eastern, 434 P. ct Waterford & Kilkenny, Cl. WestLondon,let Cl. (101.) Do. 2d Class de. (par) York, Newc., and Berw., Gt. N.of E. Par. .. York and North Midland U. and S. Parch. .. , • ••• • • ,2 -18 1% - 12 - % 132% lug is% 17% 4% —4% . i —b . % 14 lip 10% —ll% [5 -15% I -14 IN - 16% N -4% 4 1 dls. IN. 9% -9% 16% -16 X iSSi 414 dbl. 2 —24 p. % - %P. 2 -3 Ala. % fi pa 7 —S 2 6% 7 14% 14% 4% 4% die. 32 - 34 24 24% die. 9%-9% 8% 31 9% - die. UN Si .3Y 134 ilg 11% 13 ns 3% )4 7% 14% yi 24% 1014 2%—a4 12% NI, ; St. John Del Z 1/. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cetton at Liverpool ye&terday were es timated at 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were done taken en speculation. and 300 Brazil for export. The y. sales comprised shout 5,000 American, 1,100 Pernana and Maranham at 6d. to 714., 100 Bahia at 7d. to 7id., and 500 Surat at 3; 4 'd. to 4id. per lb. Th e mar k e t closed heavily', and American sorts were about id. per lb. lower than on Friday lase—Railway Shares were greatly depressed at lower prices. Since the statement appeared in a morning contempo rary, as to the new discoveries of guano at the Soychelle Islands, attention has been awakened to the matter, and there is au apparent anxiety for information con cerning them as well as the other dependencies of Mau -13 ritius. We understand that detailed charts and maps uo by Mr. Charles Pridbarn, published by Messrs. Boone, as far back as 1848, in his work on the Mauritius, fur nish all that is needed as to the islands in question as well as the other islands thereabouts that contain guano. The harbours, anchorages, soundings, and supplies ob tainable at each island are given for the guidance of the mercantile and shipping interest. Notice was taken upon a former occasion of the hasty and ill-judged proceedings in the Legislatures of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in regard to the proposals of Earl Grey for carrying out a main trunk line of railway from Halifax to Quebec. The people of those colonies, we are assured, do not coincide with their representatives, and it is highly aatiefactory to find that in Quebec a decided movement in favour of the undertaking has been made by influential parties, who assembled in public meeting, and passed various resolutions, and among others, to the AU% effect, " that no doubt can be entertained, according to the unbiassed calculations and estimates of Major Robinson, the officer superintending the survey of the different routes for the proposed railroad from Halifax 833 %; to Quebec, that this railroad, which w ill o p en t o a ll points of Canada a direct and rapid communication p with Europe, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, and 36 8 „ cause an exten s i ve em i grat i on to t h ese prov i nces, and 4 "' become a second St. Lawrence during our long winter, would ultimately yield a revenue exceeding our present most sanguine expectations; that, moreover, there % is no instance on this continent of a railroad of any ex tent having failed to produce an income greatly beyond the interest of the cost of construction. That supposing the apprehension that this road might continue a few years without yielding a profit, to be well founded, such se 22% apprehensions can offer no reasonable grounds to the Le h % 4 gislature for refusing to undertake it, inasmuch as works 6 of this,character are not constructed exclusivelywith a view ti to the production of a revenue, but chiefly for the pur. pose of opening internal communications, and develop. ing the resources of a country; thus our canals and other great public works, which have cost the provinces more than five million pounds, and barely yield a revenue or fifty thousand prounds, have, nevertheless, iucreased , 6% , 7 more than trnteld the value of the real estate and the es% general wealth of Upper Canada. That the movers and ill seconders of the above resolutions be, with the Mayor, a committee to draft a petition, founded upon the said reso lutions, to be presented to the three branches of the Legis lature, praying them to adopt, without delay, such measures as they may deem calculated to meet the views of the Im perial Government, and to place the Provincial Govern ment in a condition to enter with all possible diligence upon this great undertaking; and that his worship the May or be now respectfully re quested to sign and trans mit the same to his Excellency the Governor-General and the two Homes of Parliament. That this meeting % express th e h o p e t h a t t h e ot h er prov i nces, who are equally interested with Canada in the realization of this great enterprise will not render it impossible, by refusing their concurrence, or by imposing conditions which can 6IN not be accepted." In the present temper of the mother country, and with the growing indisposition not to be taxed for the benefit du i. of the colonies, we think the latter had better accept a dire good offer while it is open. The following extract, of the state of the New Orleans' Cotton Markets, dated April 26, is from the Circular of Messrs. Schreier and Mummy, and published by Mr. James Irvine, of Liverpool:— "At the close of our last review, dated 12th instant, our market had assumed a more satisfactory aspect. This was of short duration, however, and the market Di speedily resumed its sluggish appearance; sales to some 24% extent could only be effected at continually easier rates, and amounted to only 22,800 bales, during the week ending 18th instant, though the decline from the rates quoted in our last review was fully I of a cent. "The advices by Liverpool steamer of sth instant, reporting a decline of id., were soon followed by accounts of the steamer of 9th instant, which, though not lower, were by no means more satisfactory, and little calculated to impart mole activity or firmness to our great staple. Sales during this week were on a still more restricted scale than during the previous one, although factors sub mitted to a f urt h er decline of to of a cent until further advices by the steamer of 12th instant, with a further decline of id. were received. These, however, [19% may be said to have been anticipated, subsequent sales , a ye having been made at rates current before their arrival. 14 The business of th e wee k amounts to only 17,800 bales, ' 2 N 2 a small fig u re i n d ee d , cons i dering our stocks, and the 2% % continued heavy r eceipts, w hi c h now exceed' those of last year by 135,539 bales; and, we must confess, are well calculated to engender some doubts as to the correct ness of the previous estimates of 2,200000 bales. " Much attention is naturally paid to prospects for our next crop, even at this early period of the season; and as it cannot be denied that the weather, during the last week, has been most unseasonable, it may be inferred that it has proved detrimental in some degree. Tele ' graphic dispatches from various sections of the country farther north report frosts injurious to the plants. We quote our present prices as follows: "Ordinary, Tic. to Bc.; good ordinary, 9ie. to 9ic.; middling, 10c. to lOic.; good middling, 104 c. to lqc.; middling fair, 11c. to 1 lic.; fair, 12ic. Sales during the last fortnight, 40,600 bales. Receipts at this port since Ist Sept., 867,982 bales, against 732,443 bales last year. Increase of receipts at all the ports up to latest dates, 219,992 bales." The English Funds have been steady, and with rather more business doing. Consols have realised 971 i for Trunater, and 97i for Account. The aspect or com mercial affairs in prance is reported to have improved during the last few days, but the Bourse does not per manently rally. Ti2eil,oNtinteodw2t e hTr Thll. ree xe a ce n hp d , r a u - Ce Q re.. u nb a tiis rt i s e 9 r h6ta p v e t r . Cents. have been 97 th Bank Stuck is van been quoted 435. to 47a., and India Bonds 545, premium. Foreign Securities have been rather fluctuating again. Spanish Five per Cents. are not quite so good, being 24 to 21. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 32i. Mexican Bonds have been 35 1 i to i, a rally upon last evening's prices, when the market was " banged." Bra zilian Small Bolids are 89, and Chilian Six per Cents. 1041. Russian Four-and a-Half' per Cents. are 1001 1. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Csnts. are at 92, and Dutch Two-arid-a Half per Cents. are at 591 In Railway Shares very little bas been done and prices continue heavy. Consols .. .. Ditto Account, June 10 ... QUARTER TO THREE, ... 97i 1- ... 97i The Craven Stakes of 10 sous. each Uriol ~. Gholiib Singh PRICES OF BEITIeII FU ONE CLOSING NDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. B ink otocri 3 per Cent. Reduced Anus. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities... 9 7 1/s ki 97% N. 3 1 4 per Ct;nt. Arms.. ..... . L ing Anne. to expirei.Jan.lB6o 7 5-16 7% 7% Ditto 31) years, Jan. 5, 1860. 7% 7 9-16 7 9-16 India Bonds, 1,000/._......, 49 p Ditto under 1,000i._..... ...... 54 p 54 p South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities one, •h ror Account ............ Exchequer Bills 14 d. t,/00t. ... ........ 43 i 500/. Small. .. Epira ... ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN nuips. O'CLOCK. draitilisn Bond , ' Ditto, Small Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent Lanish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent. Do., 5 per cent Equador Bonds Mexican, .5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent,.. Ditto, Account Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto, Account Russian Bonds Ditto, 4 1 4 per Cent B?anisla per Cont. 1840 Ditto Acc0unt........., 2Ol 21 Ditto, Passive Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 4 1 / 2 per Cent. ...... 92 Dutch 2 1 ,! per Cent. 12 Guild.... 59 1 / 2 1 4 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificate.... ril% 1/2 41 p 41 p 46 p CLOsiIIN G PRICES 89 89 104 10314 33/4 LLOYD'S THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 20.—Wind at noon N.W., fresh breese. OFF PORTLAND, MAT 19 . —Middleton, Van Diemen's Land. FALMOUTH, MAY 19.—Wind N.W., strong.—Arrd. Cohar. Santos; Marie, Trinidad de Cuba; Columbine, Llavannah. Off port, Schinni, Puert o Ca bello, at d sld. for Amsterdam; Mariner, Sierra Leone, and sld. for Liverpool. GLOUCESTER, MAY 19 .—Arrd. Mary, St. Andrew's, New 13 , unswick, CARDIFF, MA! le.—Wind N.N.W.—SId. Norden, Manilla; Flanders, New York; John and Mary, ditto; Talent, Quebec; Eclipse, Now York. QUEENSTOWN, MAY 1 8.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Bos phorus, Callao; Metcalf, ditto; Reform, Rio Grande, for London; ReiLdeer, Babia. WHITBY, MAY 18.—Wind N.W.—Arrd, Prince, of Selby, dismantled from contsct with the Gannymede, of LIVERPOOL, MAY 19.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Swiftsore, Bonny, sailed 6th March, and North West Bay, 9th; Lancashire Lass! Laguna; The Duke, Mobile; Elward, Apalachicola; West Point, New York; John Bright, China; Christina. Singepore; Countess of Dur ham, Calcutta; William Penn, Bombay ; Ellen, Patagonia; Kennebec, New Orleans; United Kingdom, Savannah; Abbey Sands, ditto. Ski. Henry Winch, Moulmein, Off port, Moulta n an d H enr y I w may. The John Brom ham, hence, and Canioroons to Benin, was wrecked a little to the south of the latter river, and set fire to on the 14th; crew saved. The Tribune, hence to Callao, struck on a rock at Talcahuano, and put into -Valpa raiso on the 24th of March to repair; cargo discharged in a dama. ed slate. The Rosamond brig, of N o . pol, laden with knee pieces, was fallen in with on the 6ih instant, in lar. 41. long. 38, dismasted and waterlogged. DEAL, MAY 19.—Wind N. W. to W.N.W ., strong and squally.—Arrd. Solide, Savannah for Amsterdam; Commodore, Sydney, New South W a l es ; Dispatch, Colombo; Fidget, Porto Rico, Reversion Arlette Escape COWES, MAY 19.-IV:i.d Aquiitra, Havr.n nab. and suio4l for Loudon. OFF DARTMoUTH, MAY 19 —Wind N,W.—Torna- Dia, Sydney-, New South Waler. FALMOUTH, MAY 19.—The Emblem, of Halifax, which was abandoned 25th January, in lat. 137 N., long. 46 W., was passed full of water, and her masts standing, on the 25th April, lat._33 N.. long. 50 W. , th '4( 1 . 11 44 4 t4.t EPSOM RACES. (THIS DAY.-BY EXPRESS). Won by half a length. The Horton Stakes of 3 sovs. each. One mile, DERBY BETTING AT HALF•PAST TWO, 7 to 2 agst Teddington 6 to 1 agst Marlborough Buck 7 to 1 *gat Hernandez 10 to 1 agst Prime Minister 15 to 1 agat Neasham—taken freely 15 to 1 agat Theseus 25 to 1 agst Lamartine 25 to 1 agst Hippolytus rnit .71lit LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 185 In the House of Lords last night, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the second read ing of the Income-tax Bill. He thought that the coun try ought to submit to the continuance of this tax for some short time longer, in order to enable them to afford relief to the working clas-es by remitting duties on articles of Consumption; at the same time he was by no means is favour of direct taxation. Lord STANLEY would not oppose the Bill, but he thoti4ht the Commons had acted wisely in limiting its operation to a year. He hoped shortly to see the tax abolished altogether. After a few words from the Earl of MALmeszurtY, Lord BEAUMONT. and Lord BERNERS, Lord MONTEAOLE denounced the tax as unjust and opprf•ssive. Earl GREY defended the tax, the productiveness of which h.d enabled them to give a stimulus to industry by the repeal of many taxes which preased upo❑ production, as an instance of which be would mention the glass duty. The Bill was then read a second time, and their Lordships adjourned. In the Commons, The Chairman of the Harwich Election Committee brought up the report, which declared that Mr. PRIN SEP had not been duly elected, and that the last elec tion was void. A new writ was ordered for Clackmannan, vacant by the death of Sir W. MORISON. The House then went into Committee on the Eccle siastical Titles Assumption Bill, but no sooner had Mr. BERNAL taken his seat as chairma❑ than Mr. REYNOLDS moved that the Chairman do report progress, and leave to sit again. Sir GEORGE GREY, after the pledge given on Friday, did not expect to have been met with this sort of op position. The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY and Mr. ROE BUCK were in favour of delay. Mr. GLADSTONE thought the progress of the measure should be delayed until they had heard the opinions of the law ufficers of the Crown on the proposed amend ments. Lord JOHN RUSSELL considered the request for the opinion of the law-officers of the Crown a very reason able one. • Atter a desultory conversation, in which Sir H. Lechis. Mr. P. HOWARD, Mr. ROCHE, Mr. KEoGI, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, Mr. lIUME, Mr. :3HARMAN CRAWFORD, and Mr. G. MOOSE took pert, the motion of Mr. REY NOLDS was negatived without a division. Oa the question being put that the preamble be post poned, Mr. REYNOLDS again moved that the Chairman do re port progress, which on a division was negatived by 262 to 46. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then, at considerable length, explained the legal operation of the proposed ' alterations. Att.r a few words from Mr. M. GIBSON, Sir F. THESIGER, Mr. ROCHE, Mr. P. HOWARD, Lard BER NARD, and Lord J. RUSSELL, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE contended that as the first clause was tound, d on the preamble the preamble ought to be discussed first. In this view he was supported by Mr. AGLIONBY and Mr. KE on, and nopos-d by Lord J. RussEhh arid the :OLICITOII-GENERAL. Mr. REYNOLDS again moved that the Chairman do repo:t progress, which, on a division, was negatived by 271 to 30. The m,tion that the preamble be post poned was carried by a majority of 258 to 45. Mr. M. J. O'CONNBLL and Mr. REYNOLDS objected to proceeding further with the Bill, on account of the lateness of the hour. Sir G. GREY urged the Committee to proceed. Sir ROBERT INGLIS called upon the Government to adopt some measure to protect the great majority against a tyrant minoriv. Sir F. THESIGER bad an amendment to move on the first clause, and, therefore, urged the Government to postpone the further consideration for a day or two. Sir GEORGE GREY cons e nt e d t o a postponement until Friday. The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the House adjourned. The slow coach of the session actually achieved a single stage last night—Ministers succeeded in post poning the preamble of the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill. The recognised leaders of the Irish Brigade, of course, were active in their unfac tious obstructions, but after several manoeuvres of guerilla warfare, Lord JOHN, the JELIU of the State, drove through triumphantly so far. The Hon. Member for Dublin fired the first shot. He took quite superfluous pains to exculpate himself from the imputation of acting otherwise than from the purest motives, and in the most straightferward manner. Who could ever dream of charging that distinguished senator with being a party to any proceedings savour ing of the vexatious ? His entire conduct throughout the progress of the measure has been characterised by too strict a repugnance to the slightest violation, either in spirit or in letter, of any understanding agreed upon, to have rendered it necessary for him to apolo gize for opposing the motion that the SPEAKER, leave the chair. According to his own admission, indeed, " there was an understanding that he (Mr. REY NOLDS) and those Hon. Members who usually acted with him should not oppose that motion ;" but great emergencies demand tactics of a superior order ; and who so fitting a judge of the propriety of the policy to be pursued as the Hon. the ex-Lord Mayor of Dublin ? Mr. GLADSTONE, indeed, expressed his conviction that it would be inconsistent with the spirit of the arrangement entered into with the consent of all parties on Friday night, that an ad journment should take place before practical progress had been achieved, and the House rejected Mr. REY NOLD'S motion that the Chairman repert progress, by a majority of 216. But 46 patriots rallied round the Hon. Gentleman, and although, in a subsequent sally of a similar nature i❑ the course of the evening, sixteen of the thanes fled from him, whilst " the ty rant majority " was numerically augmented, is not the fame of LEONIDAS and his sacred band ever dear to the recollection of patriots ?—and has not Mr. REYNOLDS gallantly proved himself the champion of the persecuted POPE, the ♦indicator of the extension of religious blessings, and of the freedom of con science, and the intellectual advancement consequen on the purifying dominion of the Church of Rome Neither was another Irish representative, whose talent is really considerable—the -Lion and Learned Memb er f or A t hl one— i nactive on the occasion. The gallant 811 a• g .. er . Air lf at (tor the charact e ri s ti c mo d es ty o f • arritoLng having repeat e dly di sc l a i me d f or him these any other position than th a t o f a pr i va t e i n chieftain ranlc, of oratorical an d f orm id a bl e confederacy), if less profuse or thee b hail Mr. Ksocu as the acknowledged minant in mineeiooratorical embellishments, leas ful wrung an enthusiastus ic tribute than when recently he eeribute of admiration from a celebrated morning whatsoever porary, enlightened the assembled senators withnatedrn• of legal lore, which, had it not been for the triflingiPlaY circumstance of its tee e d r e, lo do with the Bequestsmuch to the mainly having nothing question at issue, might have edification of the community. The was jostling in his brain with a singular Bill misconception of the true spirit of the i Billenuine) as sub. mitted by the Government, and he uncorked his l cubrations on the former sub j ect, rendering a. more muddy the stream %hick can sometimes fall from hi s lips with sufficient clearness and even brilliancy. i n sober truth, he made a sad hash of it last evening, and the polished weapon of the SOLICITOR. GENERAL, Who rose immediately to reply, found every joint and crevice in his armour. He was convicted of trying to pass o ff as or i g i na l a no t a bl e objection first hatched In the f ert il e brain of the representative of Finsbury, and of vaunting the discovery of that curious phe : : n " nQ non term e d i n t h e vernacu l ar " a ma r e 's nest, by proclaiming as a startling mystery that the Go vernment had adopted a portion of the Honourable and Learned llleraer tor Alidhurst's preamble, -shwas it had te Mat:Ml by the PENS Government, at the instance of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for South Wiltshire, has just had printed a return of a rather interesting and timely character. It contains a select group of par ticulars respecting the position of officers in the Royal Navy of England, such as tends very far indeed to de monstrate the necessity existing for the recently projected innovations. Scarcely anything, we be lieve, could more strikingly show the want of im provement in the system, until now so pertinaciously persisted in by the Admiralty, then the facts, simple enough in themselves, but of importance as displaying the evil tendencies of a system, collected together in this brief but significant document. Among other details recorded in it are some rather remarkable ones, disclosing the circumstance that there are already on the list cf admirals no less than forty who have not served a sufficient time as captains to entitle them to their fligs! Forty—that is to say, two full admirals, seventeen vice admirals, and twenty -one rear-admirals—and this with the con currence and consent of the authorities. Added to which we discover that among the first 100, and among the second 100 respectively, on the Captains' List, according to the return above mentioned, there are in the former instance just fifty four, and in the latter no less than eighty-four who have not yet served a sufficient time as captains to entitle them to their flag, any more than the forty ad mirals already particularised. Another revelation of some significance in the do cument referred to, is the number of officers who, as retired rear-admirals or retired cap tains, have at any time since September, 1846, accepted the retirement. Of these 211 have been ennumerated, thirty-eight among the num ber having, however, died since the period of their retirement, so that 180 are surviving upon the list indicated. Altogether we find from the official statements made in the return moved fur by Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, that among the officers now on full pay there are 11 flag-officers, 75 captains, 99 commanders, and 433 lieutenants, making just 618 in the aggregate. Those officers who are at present holding employment, though not on sea pay, are thus mentioned ; 7 captains, that is to say 1 under the Customs and 6 under the Admiralty; 64 commanders, of whom 59 are under the Customs ; and 309 lieu tenants, of whom 263 are in like manner engaged in the same avocations. From all these particulars it must be sufficiently apparent, we conceive, that the demand for a change in the system pursued at the Admiralty was not made before it was abso utely required. Enough evils in all conscience must be allowed to be here rendered visible within the limits of a very narrow epitome, to admit of the pruning-hook of the reformer. In this respect the return, printed at the instance of Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, must be regarded as a complete justification of the arguments so frequently, though until now so ineffectually, put forward by ourselves. They reveal, among other things that, as had long been suspected, promotion as well as kissing may go by favour—promotion not only in the military, but also in the maritime professions. But that the statements above published are given upon the autho rity of the Government, we doubt not but that they would very generally have been viewed as assertions of rather dubious authenticity. As it is the facts are placed now beyond the reach of all denial. The authorities at the Admiralty hare not only shrived themselves in the hearing of the whole nation, but have given earnest, moreover, of their determination to enter upon a course of amendment. Those, consequently, who may hitherto have found reason to lament over the degeneracy of the naval system will perceive in recent events cause to exult over very large indications of improvement—improve ment such as would have reflected credit even upon SANZUE L PEPTS, ore of the ablest and worthiest of the Admiralty Secretaries. A somewhat considerable interval must, of course, elapse before the re forms sketched out for itself by the Admi ralty can be fully realised. This, -however, can be no reason for regret to any sincere well wisher of the Royal Navy of England, seeing that the delay will prove the means of preserving from injury the interests of those who, howsoever un righteously, have attained the dignity of officers, together with a proportionate allotment of pay and prerogative. Improving suddenly or by jerks must always be pernicious in its effects upon any system, no matter how vast may be the ulterior good desi derated from the improvement. To render this good really desirable and positively advantageous, it must be arrived at by a means the most agreeably gra duated. Fortunately this has been the manner in which the changes have been projected by the Admi ralty ; so that we are enabled to look forward to their development with the most unalloyed satis• faction. • BATS AND THE EXHIBITION. TO THE EDITOR uF THE 31ORNING CHRuNICLE. Sir,—One good to be attaint d, indirectly perhaps, from the Exhibition, is the repudiation, once and for ever, of our ugly, uncomfortable, and unhealthy head par —hats. For this purpose I suggest the formation, in London and in every provincial town, of an "Anti Hat League," the members or which shall one and all abjure the pre sent unsightly chimney-pot hat. Ten or twenty gentle men, in a town of twenty thousand, would be quite aufli cient to start the thing. I myself have taken the solem n league and covenant to-day.---Your fautrul servant, J. E. SANDILANDS GRAHAME. Burton-ball, May 15. DEATH OP THE VD:COUNT STRATHALLAN. W e regret to announce the death of the Lord Viscount Strath allen, at his seat of Castle Strathallan, in Perthshire, in the afternoon of Vs' edne.day last. His Lordship, who had reached the ripe age of 85, began to show tokens of declining strength some time ago; but his last illness w:s only of a few days' duration. The deceased peer, James Andrew John Laurence Charles Drummond, Viscount Strathallan, Lord Maderty and Drummond of Uromlix, was born on the 24th March, 1767. The family of which he became the represent ative"since was a branch of the noble house of Drummond. DPATLE OF l i 4A/OR-GENERAL SIR WILLIAM he 4 i til r ie ki d e t n b e e ra u l fa in eet h e _Msotnistan, K.C.B.—This distinguished officer died on the Lehinet., at his residence in Saville-row, at an advanced age. representediB4 i, e n Liberal r district al pri n c o i p f 1 , C s. l a ck ni Generalann a n m a ( n , r d i i K u n icr fo os r . s 3inierl3,-General in . the Madras Artillery, and held the rank of filled several other a chiding that of 1: Supreme Council o Company's . service. For some time of D eputy -Governor of Bengal, and also spTooinclurnaesn_ta of trust in the East, in- SIR ANDRI ES_ My s ore ln Zommiseiener, and President of the who has ro long been mixed vai left by railway yrnost.— t ills gentleman, 1 1: 1 ) 0 1: the Government of Africa, and with whose name the whole Friday evening, by the /Slaidatonaeriied at Plymouth on news must be well acquainted, of the readers of African az e .. .._, , East India trader. Sir Andries shortly after his for the me. tropoliii. Paid. all all ail I CO •ll Boulogne and Amiens •• all Central of Franca (Or leans and Viorzon) .. all Demerara .. all Dutch Rhenish .. East Indian 14 Do. do. do. . 20 Great Indian Peninsula... all Liao ditto .. 2 3 Louvain ala Sambre .. 7) Luxembourg .• Ditto • • •• • • •• 10 Madrid and Valenta .. 2 Maria Antonia .. 25 Ditto, New ▪ 7)1 Namur and Liege all Northern of France .. i 16 Orleans and Bordeaux .. 8 Paris and Orleans .. all Paris and Rouen • . .• all parts and Strasbourg 16 Rouen and Havre a ll s a mbro and Meuse .. all Tours and Nantes lb TouniaY, Jurbise, Lan den, and Hassell .. all wait Fland.rr Mina s— Eratlian Cocabs I.tom of 14m4c23 D, , 12A fount lattion The Manor Plate. Narcissus Dulcet ~ ••• ••• ••• ••• Won by half a length. The Woodcote Stakes. Elcot ... Flirt ... Buckthorn ••• ••• • Won by a length. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY IVIARLBRO'-STREE r —(THIS DAY.) A MISCREANT.— William Finisher, a dirty, ill-looking fellow, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with violating the persons of two little girls under seven years of age. Tile charge, which is of too disgusting a nature to lay before the public, was fully established, and th• prisoner was commi►ted for trial. THE EXHIBITION AND THE POLICE COURTS.—Since the opening of the " World's Fair," there have been less charges at this court, in which district the Crystal Palace is situated, than the public would imagine. The police arrangements for the detection of the chevalier., d' industrie have tended in a great measure to cause the depression in business at this court, as well as others in the immediate vicinity. THE LATE FATAL CATASTROPHE IN GRACECHURCH-STREET. CORONER'S INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.) This morning at ten o'clock the inquest on the bodies of Matthew Conner, Timothy Donohue, James Harri gan, Martin Cronin, and William Headley, who were killed by the late accident in Gracechurch-street, was opened before Mr. Payne, and a highly respectable jury, at the London Tavern. The jury having been sworn proceeded to view the bodies, lying in Allhallows Church, and afterwards in spected the ruins of the building. On their return to the inquest-room The CORONER. thought the best way of proceeding would be to commence with evidence descriptive of the nature of the building, so as to enable the jury to decide how far the Act of Parliament had been complied with in its construction. Mr. Cox, of the firm of Cox and Stone, Poultry, solicitors, appeared on behalf of Messrs. Bell and Cor bett, who were anxious for inquiry, and ready to give evidence. Mr. Richard Bell said the building at which the accident bad occurred was the joint property of him self and Charles Joseph Corbett, they being architects of Pope's Head Alley. The building in question had been erected on the site of the old Cross Keys Inn, the whole of which had been pulled down to make room for the new structure, which was intended for merchants' offices, fire proof, upon Fox and Barretea patent. (Witness produced aground-plan of the new building.) The building was commenced in September last. lie was over the whole of the building on Friday evening last at half-past six o'clock, and it then appeared to be in a safe state. Mr. Dennison, the contractor for the plaistering, was with him. They went for the purpose of seeing it there had been any "settling," but could not discover as much as a " hair crack" about the walls. He went again at eleven on Saturday morning, and found the west staircase wall, near the centre of the building, had gone down, and drawn with it the floors and external wall next the church. He inquired of the contractor, Mr. Dorrett, what had been the cause, not being able to imagine any. He was told that only one body was under the ruins, but never left the spot until the bodies had been taken out. There were five, one of which was not taken out till yesterday. '.The cause of the accident was the breaking of an iron girder crossing the staircase from north to south. That girder was at the top of the building. Its weight was about 35 cwt. or two tons, and it broke everthing as it fell, the floors prizing the walls over with them at the same time. There were eight girders of the same sort, which were furnished by Mr. Ford. Had generally visited the building once a day. Had seen the iron. work generally, but did not examine into its quality. It was perhaps his own duty, although be had not done so. It had been examined, he supposed, by the foreman. The contract was to have it proved before delivery. Had proved some of the smaller bearers, but the larger ones could not be proved on the premises. The bearers were made a third stronger than usual; one of the smaller ones had broken when tried with nine times the weight it would have had to bear on the building, H ad examined the girder which was the cause of the acci dent, and found a Saw in the under portion of it it was 12 inches deep; the bottom Range 7 inches The whole thickness of the metal was 11 inch, The flaw, in his opinion, was caused in the casting. There are many circumstances in casting which would make such a flaw, but I do not know how this one oc curred. There were means of discovering this flaw before it was painted over; but if this girder hai been properly proved it must have broken. This girder was to have been proved with siz tons on the centre; but whether it was done I ha ve no means of say' g c ontractor had to The paint the g i r d er before it a s s ent to our prem d 36 ises. I calculat e d that the girder would have c tons. There were such precautions taken that if these girders had not broken nothing could have caused the accident. Mr. Dtnnit was the contractor for the whole work —we furnishing the materials, part of which, th e b r i c k s, lime, and sand, we purchased of Mr. Reddin, a l arge dealer i n these things. There was more cement in the building than in any other building where it was not Wholly cote:filleted of cern( nr. lam sure the accident did not occur from any detect in the brickwork. Before we commence a building we give notice to the district surveyor; we show him the drawings before t~ e commence. The surveyor was only on the premises once during the progress of the works, and then he came only about the party %. ails. I thing any one may carry up a building without the personal sueeriete ndence or the district surveyor. The ac eident, lem a nfident, occurred through the breaking f the girder, which had a flaw in it. The building was of the 96 97!4 81% 36:54 321,4 32 1 4 100 A b 9 14 89% extra first-rate class. The district surveyor never made any c.,mplitint a bout the insecurity 01 the building. We had no other surveyor but ourselves. Margaret Harrigan, wife of one of the wen : killed, ----- QUEEN'S BENCH.--(THIS DAY.) The Court was occupied during the whole morning in trying an action which was bri , ught to recover a part of the value of a cargo of chicory, which on its arrival in the port of Loudon was found to be greatly deteriorated i❑ value. The only question involved in dispute was whether the cargo was damaged previously to being shipped, or on board the vessel on ita voyage from Goole to London? The trial had not concluded hen we went to press. EXCHEQUER.-('1•HI. DAY.) (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a Common Jury.) BRIDGER C. NORMANDY. This was an action wider the lot-rpreader Act to try whether certain goods seized by the plaintiff were the property of the defendant. The mutter, which has been repeatedly before the Court, arise out of a demand made by a coal merchant against a director of the Patent Elastic Kamptulicon Company fur coal supplied to the company to the value of 621. The particulars of the case were wholly un interesting. The jury found a verdict for tho plaintiff. IV E TV COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) John Piddington, aged 43, described as a labourer, was convicted of unlawfully assaulting Bridget McMahon, aged six years, and sentenced to 12 months' imprison ment with hard labour. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The May adjourned sesions were opened this morn. ing, at the Court-house, Clorkenwell-green, before Mr. Sergeant Adams. The calendar contains the names of 61 prisoners. There was great difficulty in forming a jury, and a great many who did net answer to their names were sat down as fined. The Learned JUDGE, in his address to the jury, ex pressed his regret that so much time had been lost in getting a panel together. Denis Derhing, convicted of picking pockets at the la►t sessions, was brought up for judgment. The Learned JUDGE read a list of the prisoner's nu merous convictions for larceny of various kinds, amounting in all to forty-eight, since the sessions of November, 1845. Any future chance the prisoner could have must be in another country, as he would be transported beyond the seas for ten years. AT L , easing Business Railways. Paid. Nominal Prime. done Companies. today. 3 e Barks atni Hants Ex. 5 per Cent Gt. Western 6 34 —1 p. Bir. and Oxford Junc.,calladuly i paid, or with a ) guarantee •• 'Do .. all 28% 293% Do., withou a t guarantee .. 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No. I. A comical little rival to our London Charivari, ap• pears in a guise the most " motley" ever assumed by tester, that of—Everybody. In the initial number before us are several ca pi ta l augur i es of drollery, such as, i f only partially realized, will secure to the conductors DO inconsiderable meed of popularity. As a rather amusing specimen of the humour with which the writers contrive to dilate upon even the most hack neyed themes, take the following excerpt from Everybody's Guide through London : "Tempe-bar is the western boundary of the City, and was built from Wren's design, in 1670, and as the heads of traitors used to be exhibited here, it may be said that the execution was quite equal to the design. The interior is leased from the City by Messrs. Child the Bankers, who as they are the oldest in London, must be considered tolerably old boys: the eldest partner is quite the Child of circumstances. Here are de posited all their ledgers and cash-books, so that they could give some very excellent accounts of themselves. To show the power of the Lord Mayor the ponderous gates of this civic barrier are always shut up,n the occasion cf royal visits to the City, and it 15 only when the herald sounds a trumpet that the proces sion is allowed to piss, when it goes, Ike the trumpet, two•to-two too. Tim Temple is so called from the Knight' Tempters, but they have lung since been superseded bytbe Lawyers,who having here taken up their abode, supply from their chambers some expensive information for the people,. Entering the Strand we have before us the church of Sr. Clement Danes, rebuilt in 1682, by William Pierce, who received the design from Wren, so that Mr. Pierce himself may be thought to have been a little rubbin' I On the right by the pillars is the entrance to Clement's Inn. Beneath these pillars those who eater tor the app,tites of al fresco diner's out generally take up their stand, so that from these cuter-pillars many obtain what they call, curiously enough, their " grub." Essex -street, on the opposite side, ow( s its name to the Earl of Essex, and to perpe tuate this circumstance there bas been a pier at the end of the street ever since. Holy well -street is thickly in habited by newsvenders and old clothe s men, and both may be consequently regarded as " gentlemen connected with the Press." Passing the Strand Theatre, now called " Punch's Pl a yh ouse, " lrom th e dramatic jets d'esprits enacted therein, we may draw the attention of the stranger, to Strand•lane, where there is a celebrated Roman Bath. It was to this bath that the Romans were told to go by the rebellious Britons when they were tired of seeing them any longer, and the origin of a popular saying is thus made manifest." Calder Campbell the Major had better l ook to bi s reputation, for in a " Madrigal for May, , by a sort of Calder Campbell the Minor, we have promise of some rare examples of pastoral poetry. " The Green horn in London," being a burlesque for the breakfast table, takes the most delightfully preposterous liber ties with the dignity of Comus. While the " C om i c Encyclopedia" is commenced in a style such as if properly carried out may rival some of the earliest effusions of that very sedate magistrate who, as the comicic annalist of "Rome, is ju s t now writing a tra- of " itus. THE LIVERPOOL STATION or TUB LONDON AND NORTn-WESTERN RamwaY.--Owing to the increase of traffi .1 at the new goods st.tion of the London and North- Western Railway, opposite the Victoria and Trafalgar Docks, the sheds have been extended over the whole area of the station towards Waterloo -road, and by this extension nearly double the amount of covered room, where goods may be deposited and secured from the weather, is made available. As a goods station, the Victoria station is now the most ex tensive and best arranged in the kingdom.—Livcryoo 1 Albion REUNION DES ARTS.--The above society gave its third soirée last ni g h t, at the private rooms, 'l7, Queen Anne street, under th e most distinguished patronae . e, to a select and elegant company. The exquisite performance of the most excellent vocal and instrumental music, by Miss La vinia, Miss Magner, Mr. Kiulemaik, Mr. Day, Mr. Witt, Mr. Goodhan, Herr Schmidt, Herr Gollmick, and Herr Goffrie, drew great applause from the crowded audience. In the lower apartments, appropriated to pictures, promenade, and refreshment, we noticed two medallions, half-size por traits of Mr. and Mdme. Goffrie, cleverly executed in plaister by Mr. Henry Saunders (native of Poland). which w ere greatly a d m i re d . T he good combination of music with fine arts cannot but bid well to the success of this society. The admirable even.ag, which was prolonged to a late hour, passed off to the great delight of the whole company. IN commenced. L illO ß rde l r A I N O E l . find THE FIRE AND Loss or Luz Mr. Woodthorpe, the Ci.y surveyor, and several other o gen tlemen,uti n, phraotcepeatilr part d o f to t h ruins tehe building last the eveni ng, disaster gamesi cl: t e d commenced result i e n i r the examinationground ii floor, and annod. rapidlydou b_t c thatcommun i cated it ihtteuh(ne T however, is as much as ever enveloped obscuri ty. with the upper portion of the building. Thecianuse of the outbreak, s made by the ward beadle it is lbeetohetlhdrotow dTah3e)i,n q b u u e t st fr o o n ni th t e h , f e ou in r q s u u i ff rwi r e. doubtful whether any one u l east e s injur favourablyb y and d re making information inquiriesas to tahte Guy's origin Hospitalorthlbeew ailab le i fearful t was catastrophe. ascertained the poor gi , l who was so wfraigshgtofuillilgy on ncut far she, than was at one time expected. however, suffers moat jumping out of a window, acutely, but nothing fatal is apprehended by the house surgeon. The New York intelligence this week is calculated to nd op t e h r e at r y favourably as reg ar d s the prospects of trade augmentation of our t•upply of bulli on. It was be aeve lieved that the to al shipments during the week, including the sum to be taken by the Pacific On the 10th of May, would reach .5`,0001., of which the principal portioa would be for England. This, however, would be considerably less than the sum received d ring . the Sallie period from 'California, and muney. consequently, continued abundant, without any anxiety as to the supply for the future. On the 12th in st. .01RD at Stulburv, Suffolk, aged 69, the Rev. li , .nry W. Wiikin.on, M.A., 41 vedrs perpetual curate of St. Peter and St. Gregory, Sudbury, and vicar of the united parishes ct Welton and Felix ow, Suffolk. London Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand,. in .the. Precinct cf-the Savoy, in , the , county , of Niglio, Tullio Aisy to s lana war. the next witties called. She said, my husband worked 4t the budding from h , . first, and he is one that is killed. I al.ays took his dinner every day. He did not say any thing to me about the insecurity of the building. [This witness was asked st , veral times whether she had nut remarked to her husband that the place where he sat was not a safe &flee to have his dinner, and he replied " No, there will be a grand smash here before long."] She hesitated answering for some time, but at length admitted that her husband had said he knew there would be an acci dent before long, but she denied saying he saw cracks in the walls. A female friend of the last witness then stated that Mrs. Harrigan had told her that her husband bad re marked to her that be saw cracks in the wall, and be knew there would be a grand smash before long. Michael O'Connor was the next witness—Lie said be was on a ladder near the iron girder when it gave war• I lie saw it snap in half, and fall down with great violence. 2 (The inquest was proceeding when our report left.) 3 RAMBLES in the CRYSTAL PALACE. (THIS DAY.) The receipts of yesterday, though not so great en the whole a s on former days, show but slight decrees; in the visitors. The sale of season tickets falls 2 slightly, as may be anticipated henceforward each day; 3 Yesterday it amounted to 4881., which, with 2, 345 2; taken at the doors, made up the total receipts to 2,883 1 . The uncertain state of the weather keeps many 0 0 1' and no doubt i n d uces many country visitors to de f e r starting for town until it becomes more settled. It 15 calculated that 30,000 persons were in the building yesterday, and we believe that to-day they will be foun d to have been e qua ll y numerous. The new arran ge' ments for the pr event i on of crowding are being Put 11 force in differtnt p arts of the building. Th e crowd of visitors is kept in a regu l ar and constant current flow" ing in one direction, and no deviations against its course . are allowed by the attendant policemen. The syst em has not come sufficiently into operation for us to judge of its fitness, but we hope that there will be no occasion to carry it out so far as to bear the aspect of arbitrall interference. The idea of turning the Exhibition to use for educational purposes developes itself more favourably: The University of Oxford has taken it up, and issued [ the following announcement:- 2 "Arrangements having been made for a visit on th e part of many members of the University to the Great Exhibition on Saturday next, the 24th inst.; and i j 1 t having been th oug h t d esirable that opportunities should be afforded to th ose w h o may wish to connect with such 2 a visit some genera l i n f ormat i on on a few of the man/ subjects suggested by the contents of the Exhibition, th e 3 following lectures will be given at the hours and place ° specified:— " On Tuesday, the 20th instant, at three o'clock, in the theatre under the Ashmolean Museum, a lecture ill be given by M r . M as k elyne, Deputy Reader. 1° Mineralogy, On the vario us ores o f the p re cral metals, with the modes of extracting them practised by different nations, and the various methods of fashion' ing them into works of use or art.' " On Thursday, at the same hour, in the lecture-roots contiguous to the Botanic Garden, Dr. Daubeny, fesor of Chemistry, will give a lecture On the prin ciples of the manufacture of glass and pottery.' " On Friday, at two o'clock, at the Geological Mu . scum in the Clarendon, Mr. Strickland, Deputy Rader in Geology, will deliver a lecture ' On the coal fields and iron manufactures of different countries.' " These lectures will he open to all members of the University and to fiends accompanying them." We hope to see it acted upon more extensively. Great progress has been made, within the last few days, to wards opening those portions of the ground-floor and galleries which as jet have been little visited, on account of their incomplete state. The southern galleries of the foreign department advance rapidly. A great portion of those are filled by France; the Lyons manufactures occupy the front rank, and, as far as yet displayed , excite great admiration. The stands are arranged in 0 most tasteful and elegant manner; the many-coloured cambrics, and the beautiful ribands and laces, being in termingled with the most successful effect. Lower down are the Austrian velvets and embroideries, which present a most superb appearance, and furnish a most admirable contrast to the lighter productions hard by. The rest' of tlei ground floor is also getting pretty clear, and the magnificent treasures in silver and gold work which are each day unfolding themselves in the French depart' ment have excited great admiration, and contributed to allay the slight discontent which was at first felt at the unfinished appearance of this region at the first opening of the building. The French fountain, which h a s been erecting for some time, is nearly completed, and will to all appearances form one of the wonders of the eastern end. Russia is almost entirely empty yet, her goods, as we understand, not having yet arrived. Persia is pro gressing rapidly, and our East Indian contributions are almost in a state of completion. for the pal pia Fel