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. 4 11 - . 1 s 4 . .• . 44 91 3 ; L b. „ ftiE iji: 77 l-1 , .A .,, ...431.0N HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. First Night of FIDELIO. First Appearance of CRELLI. It is respectftilly Ap announced that Madlie. THIS EVENING will be pro duced (first time at this Theatre) Beethoven's Opera, FIDELIO. Leonora, Madlle. Sella Cravelll (her first appearance) ; Pizarro. ' Signor Coletti ; Rocco, Sknor Balanchi ; lacquino, Signor Mercu rial! ; Marcellini, Madame Giuliani ; I 1 Ministro. signor Casanova ; Florestano, Mr. Sims Reeves (first appearance). The celebrated Chorus of Prisoners will be strengthened by the powerful aid of Signori Gardoni, Calzolari. Pardini, PoUltier, Scotti, Ferranti, Lorenzo, F. Lablache, and M. Massol, who have most kindly consented to appear, in order to give effect to the production of this great work. Previously to the Opera the Orchestra will perform Beethoven's Overture Leonora, and between the acts Beethoven's Overture To conclude with the admirable Ballet (arranged in one act) of LE DIABLE A QUATRE, By Millie. Carlotta Grist, Mdllea• Rosa. Esper, Julien, LaMOuremt, Aliegiini, Aussandon, Kohienberg. Pascaies. Dantoine, MM. Charles, Mute*, Paul Tagliont, Gouriet, Venefra, and Li Matta. rtr~srktr. icy AL, StAitis.s• • . ir. B. Webster, Sole Lessen and Manager, Old Brompton, THIS EVENING, Wlll be performed an entirely New Comedy, entitled RETIRED raost BUSINESS. Zachary Penryweight, Mr. Lambert; Creep, moose. Mr. Buckstone ; Lieut. Tackle, Mr. Stuart; Captain Gann, Mr. B. Webster ; Paul Puffins, Mrs. FitzwiniaM ; Kitty Penny. we ight, Miss Annie Romer. To be followed by HE ROUGH DIAMOND. With LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL Under the direction of Madame Ueda. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES. To be followed by a new musical, hi storical, pastoral. comical fairy drama, called O'FLANNIGAN AND THE FAIRIES ; or, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Pbelim O'Flannlgan, Mr. lind.on ; Oberon, Miss E. Chaplin; Mary, Miss K. Fltzwill•am. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEA I'RE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Keaa and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Comedy of THE PRISONER OF WAR. Characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean , Mr. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. A r m which a new Melodrama, entitle.l reuLLNE, in which Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean will appear. To conclude with a new grand spectacular Extravaganza (taken ltorn a Tale, by Washington Irving), entitled THE ALHAM BRA ; Or The Three Moorish Princesses. Characters by Messrs. Keeley, HaMrley, A. Wigan, W ynn , C oo ke, Flexmore ; Misses M urra y, D aly, 'ask Robertson. Leclerc', Keeley, Mdlle. Auriol, and Mrs. Keeley. Private Boxes, &c., to be had of all the Booksellers, and 01 Mr. Massingham ; et whom 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 Veal% Bole Lessee, Mr. Cha:!ea Matheirk THlts EVENING, Will be COOL AS A CUCUMBER. performed To be followed by ONLY A CLOD. To conclude with THE QUEEN OF THE FROGS Characters by Messrs. C. Mathew% R. Roxby, Bellingham, Horncastle, Morris ; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss silt. George, Miss Martindale, and Vim Oliver. Lord JoHN RUSSELL considered the request for the opinion of the law-officers of the Crown a very reason able one. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. Tills EVENING, WM Amour. be Performed THE LADIES' BATTLE ; or, Un Duel en After a desultory conversation, in which Sir R. INGLIS, Mr. P. HOWARD, Mr. ROCHE, Mr. KEOGH, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, Mr. 'JUNE, Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD, and Mr. G. MOORE took part, the motion of Mr. REY NOLDS was negatived without a division. On the question being put that the preamble be post poned, To be followed by the VICAR OF WAKEFIELD. To oncludo with THE LOTTERY TICKET. AqTLEY's ROYAL AILettITELEATRE. Dstier the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a grand new Spectacle, entitled ELEANOR THE AMAZON ; or, Queen 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-office open irom ICleven till Four. Stage Manager. Mr. T. Thompson. - Mr. REYNOLDS again moved that the Chairman do re port progress, which on a division was negatived by 262 to 46. Tbe ATTORNEY-GENERAL then, at considerable length, explained the legal operation of the proposed alterations. After a few words from Mr. M. GlnsoN, Sir F. THESIGER, Mr. ROCHE, Mr. P. HOWARD, Lord BER NARD, and Lord J. RUSSELL, Mr. T. DuNcosinz contended that as the first clause was founded on the preamble the preamble ought to be discussed first. 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 by Messrs. Tilbury, A. Davies, Nor ton, T. Rogers, and Romer ; Mrs. Seymour, Mesdames E. Romer, M. A. Marshall, and Wallis. With a new Perce, entitled A CHEAP EXCURSION. An ILLUSTRATION OF THE EXPOSITION. Principal charac ters by Mesdames Marshall, M. Taylor, C. Dorman, 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 admission are arranged as follow :—Orchestra stalls, 4s; Ilexes (first circle), 35.; (second circle), 2s. ; Pit, ls. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the performances to commence at Seven precisely. A second price will be taken to the Boxes only at Half-past Nine —first circle, 25.; second circle, Is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each. In this view he was supported by Mr. AGLIONBY and Mr. lizicu, and opposed by Lord J. RUSSELL and the SOLICITOR-GENERAL. Mr. REYNOLDS again moved that the Chairman do report progress, which, on a division, was negatived by 271 to 30. The motion that the preamble be post ponpd was carried by a majority of 258 to 45. Mr. M. J. O'Connnu. and Mr. REYNOLDS objected to proceeding further with the Bill, on account of the lateness of the hour. Sir G. GREY ur g ed the Committee to proceed. Sir ROBERT INGLIS called upon the Government to adopt some measure to protect the great majority against a tyrant minority. Sir F. THESIGER had 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 consented to a postponement until Friday. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Open for the eason. JULIEN'S GRAND CONCERT 3[ONSTRE, The Proprietorhas the gratification to announce that he has suc ceeded in engaging Mons. Junkn and the elite of his unrivalled band, and that he wi,l continue a short season with a grand Con cert Monst - e, including Herr Koenig, M. Collin et, Lavigne, L'.‘n glais, Mr. 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 Camels, 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 naw Amazon Galop, suggested by the sp'endid piece of Sculpture in the Great Exhibition. Representation of a gigs' tic modelled Panorama, painted by the Messrs. Damon, representing the Temple of Janus in the Eternal City, with a st r iki ng V i ew ot th • Colosseum, Palace ot the Caesars, &c. The Menagerie is both varied and extensive, including two gi raffes, two elephants, which promenade the grounds, appropriately nitParitioned and attended. The band, composed of musi cians of first-rate celebrity, is conduced by Mr. Godfrey. Moored on the lake is Peen a real Chinese pleasure junk, with masts snd sails complete. Also Remington's aerie bridge, and various novelties ; and at dusk will be given, on a scale of surpassing mai*. nificence, a representation ot the Closing of the Brazen Gates of the Temple of Janus, with (for the first time ever attempted) a grand colossal transparent di aohonte panopticon, sh ow i ng the horrors of war and blessings of peace, terminating with a most brilliant display of fireworks by Messrs. Southey ; and an allegorical tableau Of the arts and sciences, depositing their treasures at the feet of her Majesty er Queen witnessed. Victoria, the whole forming the most gorgeous spec tac ev 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 :infec tious obstructions, but after several manaeuvres of guerilla warfare, Lord JOHN, the JERII 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 straightforward 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 tecties 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 report progress, by a majority of 216. But 46 patriots rallied round the Hon. Gentleman, and although, in a subsequent sally of a similar nature in 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 vindicator of the extension of religious blessings, and of the freedom of con science, and the intellectual advancement consequent on the purifying dominion of the Church of Rome ? Neither was another Irish representative, whose talent is really considerable—the lion, and Learned Member for Athlone—inactive on the occasion. The gallant Brigadier (for the characteristic modesty of Mr.f REYNOLDS having repeatedly disclaimed for him chieftaaninr the r - 1 . if less other position than that of a private in -B '"'S we hail Mr. KEOGH as the acknowledged pr : f r u the brilliant and formidable confederacy), ful minant in ier e of wrung an enthusiasticeicelebrated mornin g cont assembled senators with had it not been for the ts mainly question h a s t y iins issue, e nothing a er . contemporary, enlightened the trifling of legal circumstance which the might whatsoevere 7 edification of the community, oratorical embellishments, less o us , :i t e r t i a b p u h t o e r o f than admiration when . from a o a r hial t l o ar do with the __ended much to the Bequests Bill (if genuine) was jostling in his brain with a singular misconception of the true spirit of the leil - -. 1 as sub mitted by the Government, and he uncorked his l u . cubrations on the former subject, rendering more muddy the stream which can sometimes fall from his sober truth, he made a sa lips with sufficient clearnes d s a h n a d sh ev o e f n i b t ri l l a l s ia t n e c v y e . hin i :, and the ros e p i c oi l i shed m e d i aweapono reply,of the foundSoeic l e T v o e e r y • G j o z i N h e t aae, who and crevice in his armour. He was convicted of trying ADMISSION—ONE 'BILLING. Exhibition nights—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday The FLORAL EXHIBITIONS of the Royal South London Flori cultural Society will be repeated during the Season ; the First will take place on Wednesday, May 23. to in ithaeBsfeorfrtiales b o r r a ig i n in o a f l t a b o notable e o n tec ti t v i o e n o fi f rs l t ln h s a b te n li ry ed , andof va t u er o m ti: d g in the th d e isc v o e v rn er a y cul o a f r that curious phe nomenonby procl a i m i ng as a startling myster‘y‘ a t ni be a t re t 's be ne Gt: verinnent had adopted a portion of the Honourable and Learned Member for Midhurit's preamble, 'bum it btra envounced by the Pm" HER MAJESTY' S THEATRE. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. T" Hon, MRS. NORTON'S New NOVEL, " STUART OF DUNLEATH," It is respectfully announced that a Ike place on THURSDAY EVENlN4 4 , r M an a d y E2X2,TwßAhenNiwillGilbr will e ",A splendid novel."--John Bull. "This novel shines among the new novels of the story pre•emi- R.ossini's celebrated opera, sentad, for the first time this season, Signor Calzolari ; miner. nent and peerless. It is a very beautiful and touching y."—Exa ,SAllVmlaGvLivlat. Rosins. Madame lL So ß n A ta ß g li , • l I E i R C E on D tAs I d Flgaro, Signor Ferranti ; Basilio, Signor Casanova ; Bartolo, Signo r " ;,;r,. Norton puts f or th 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 Scese Madame Sont a g will introduce Rode's cei, Vanity Fain"— Athene um . lusted Variations. " This charming work is not only t best novel of the eason, but To be followed by a selection from the admired Ballet of LE E S- one of the most brilliant productions in modem literature." —Weekly MERALDA, Including Traandaise, by Madlle. Carlotta Grisi and M. Ch ron i cle. Charles. Colburn and Co., Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. The performance will commence with the second and third acts of Anber's celebrated Opera MU of TA DI PORTICI, (Ma.saniello). Alfonso, Signor Scotti ; Lorenzo, Signor Mercurali ; Selva, Signor Dwlanchi ; Masaniello, Signer Pardini ; Pietro, M. 31assol ; Borella, Signor Lorenzo; Elvira, Madame Florentini ; len t il s , Mdll e. In act first, a Grand Divertissement; La Gurache et Napolitalne, ey Messrs. Kohlenberg, Soto, Aussandon Soldansky, Allegrini, Pas cales, Emma, Dantonie, and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet ; Le Bolero, by 3ladlles. Mathllde, Rosa, Ju len, and Lamoreux, and M. Ehrick. Finale Generale, in act third, La Tarantella, by Madlle. Amalia Fortifies, M. Charles, Madlles. Kohlenberg, Soto, Aussandon, Soldansky, Allegrini, Pascales, Emma, Dantonie, Mathilde, Rosa, Julies, and Lamoreux, MM. Ehrick and Gouriet, and the Ladies sad Gentlemen of the Corps de Ballet. To conclude with a Divertissement LES COSMOPOLITES, by Madlle. Carlotta Grisi, Madlle. Amalia Ferraris, Mesdlles. Rosa, Ever, Julien, Lamoureux, Anssandon, Pascalles, Kohlenberg, Al legrini, MM. Charles, Ehrick, and Paul Taglioal. The Opera will commence at Half-past Seven. Applications for Bores, &ails, and Tickets to be made at the Box. office of the Theatre. Now ready in 2 vols., 21s. bound, THE DREAMER, and the WORKER. A Story of the Present Time. R. H. HORNE, Esq., Author of " Orion," &a. "A drama of life, original, striking, and pervaded by a powerful interest."—Sunday Times. " ' The Dreamer and the Worker' belongs to the school which has Produced Mary Barton,' and Alton Locke.' It is a fine addition to the new literature 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. arritiMit nit LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1851. • 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 classes by remitting duties on articles of consumption; at the same time he was by no means in favour of direct taxation. Lord STANLEY would not oppose the Bill, but he thought 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 MALMESBURY, Lord BEAUMONT, and Lord BERNERS, L9rd MONTEAGLE denounced the tax as unjust and oppressive. Earl GREY defended the tax, the productiveness of which hed enabled them to give a stimulus to industry by the repeal of many taxes which pressed upon production, as an instance of which he 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 dea , h of Sir W. Monism The House then went into Committee on the Eccle siastical Titles Assumption Bill, but no sooner had Mr, BERNAL taken his seat as chairman than Mr. REYNOLDS moved that the Chairman do reporl progress, and aNk 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 hadieard the opinions o the law officers of the Crown on the proposed amend , ments. MINISTER himself on Friday night that he would adopt the first clause of Mr. WALPOLE'S amendment. If Mr. KEOGH 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 skunk 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 ni g ht a f ter n i ght. Whether such policy (I) 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 same time be doing their utmost to endanger the great cause of constitutional liberty," and be instanced the conduct of Mr.O'Cornsiam, 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 for leading us to write, the name of DANIEL O'CorirrELL in the same sentence with that of Mr. KEOGH or Mr. REYNOLDS. Government, at the instance of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for South Wiltshire, has just had printed a retarn 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 of 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 reapeetively, 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 218 have been ennumerated, thirty-eightamong 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 for 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 is 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 lutely 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 juatification 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 have 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 SAMUEL Parrs, one 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 sad, faction. Railways. Aberdeen Caledonian Int. • • • • Chester and Holyhead .. Dund. Per. & Aber. June, East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. Eastern Counties Eaten., S per cent. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. cod. Stock Eastern Union, Scrip guaraa. 6 per cent. Do. 101. Deben. Shares . East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. E. & W. York. June. sths Edin. Per. & Dun. 5i p.ct. Glasgow & S.- W. Consul Gt Northern, 5 per cent. Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... % U dliz.d 6% 634 16 1634 N- li die. 2u -2 4 6 —% P %dim— sip 11}( —11)i 15 —16% •• -•• •• • • •••• • • • • •••• •• gdlis. pal' Do. 6 per ct. Stock • • Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per cent., No. 1 • Do. quarters, 1848 .. London, Brighton, and South Coaat guar. 5 per et., late Croydtu thirds De. pref., i p et. Stock, 1851, from 501. share. E Do. new guar., 6 per ct. London &S.-W., new • • Londonderry and Ennis- - ii% - 1 p. - 13{, - -•• p • -- •• p RATS AND THE EXHIBITION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE. Sir,—One good to be attaim-d, indirectly perhaps, from the Exhibition, is the repudiation, once and fur ever, of our ugly, uncomfortable, and unhealthy head gear —bats. For this purpose I suggest the formation, in London and in every provincial town, of an "Anti - Hat League," the members of which shall one and all abjure the pre. sent unsightly chimney-pot bat. Ten or twenty gent)..- men, in a town of twenty thousand, would be quite suffi cient to start the thing. T myself have taken toe solemn league and covenant to-day.—Your faithful servant, J. E. SANDILANDS GRAHAME. Burton-hall, May 15. killen, half shares T. Manch., Sheffield, and Line , quar. stirs., No. I Do. new, 101. .. Do., 61. .. Midland Con. 6 p. c. stock Do. Consel. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent... Do. Bristol & Gloucss. Norfolk Extension W. guar. 5% per cent. Do. Waveney Valley .. North British .. Oaf. Wor. & R 01. 15/.6 p.c Shrewsbury and Birm. iv ew Guaranteed .. Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. MM.) S per cent. South Devon • South-Eastern, 4% p. et. Waterford & Kilkenny, WestLondon,let Cl. (101.) Do. Sd Class de. (par) York, Newc., and Berw., Gt. N of E. Pur. York and North Midland and S. Parch. 134 - 187 2 % - 2 % f• 2 -1i - 12 - 13234 - 13334 16% - -4 % •• •• 5 -15% - .0% -11 U DEATH OF THE VISCOUNT STRATHALLAN. We regret to announce the death of the Lord Viscount Strath alien, at his seat of Castle Strathallan, in Perthshire, in th e afternoon of Wednesday 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.is only of a few days' duration. The deceased peer, James Andrew John 18th'iis" Laurence Charles Drummond, Viscount Strathallan, Lord Maderty and Drummond of Cromlix, was born on the 24th March, 1767. The family of which he became the represent ative was a branch of the noble house of Drummond. Major-General' mnpn EATIT OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR WILLIAM , KC.B.—This distinguished officer died on the he filled the offi ce ~ _re Bt., at his residence in Saville-row, at an advanced age. since presented the district of Clackmannan and Kinross filled several other rne 7 r y l s 4 : 4 4 ec n i l Liberal principles. General Morrison for inth Madras Artillery, and held the rank of that of Myar Supreme Connell of India, SIR the Company's service. For some time SIB ANDRIES SToC/E Of D eputy-Governor of Bengal, and also appointments of trust in the East, in cludingTn C o m missioner, Rtoh me G. andoyTe Government ms Presidenten gentleman,tof A o f f r i t c h a e who has so long been mixedwEus news must be well acquainted, e and with whose name the of the readers of African iod at Plymouth on Friday evening, by the Maidstonaer, beat India trader. Sir 4.ndries shortly after hie arrival left by railway for the me. tropalis. 5 -15% - 14 L 6! - 16% Ot -4% Boulogne and Amiens .. Central of Franco (Or leans and Vierzon) .. Demerara .. .. .. Dutch Rhenish .. .. East Indian .. .. .. Do. do. do. .. Great Indian Peninsula.. 10 1 14 1 us. romizaN. 93 -9% 16% - 16% • • - 2 -2k p. Ditto ditto .. Louvain ala Sambre _ _ Luxembourg .. Ditto .. Madrid and Valenta .. Maria Antonia Ditto, New .. Namur and Liege .. Northern of France .. Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Rouen .. Paris and Strasbourg Rotten and Havre .. Sambre and Meuse .. Tours and Nantes .. Tournay, Jurbise, Lan. den and Hasselt all • •• want Flutaifirr . s% • 33(a—N Mina—Brazilian Cowes Nal Curbs, 2; 6t John D 4 sir, rrdA LfILIC2 Batik ) 123. 3i - ii P. 5i - % P. ii -1 , 4 2 7 -3% 7 2 —3 6% 7 14% 14% 4% —4% dis. 32 —34 24 21% dls. 9 —3% 9% 934 dia. HIGH Tx AT F,R Al LONDON BRIDGE Tau r - 47 —Mernirg 0 mi.n. Atte? 5I Evening 20 min. after 5 fo - SUnkow—liornlng 40 min. atter 5 I Evening 3 min. ar,er 6 THE WEATHER.—Sr - N OFFICE, MAY 20. THEEMOMErEIt, IN TILE SHADE. 67—highest since noon yesterday. 38 —lowest this morning and daring the night. 5 8—this day, at noon. BAROXETE V, 30.23. W.*-I . ght breeze and cloudy, with oceas;onal sunshine, DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following Places at N ine o'clock on Saturday morning.—The stations are arrang e d • in order of latitude. lEUfagrows ( D partially cl uu u ,: 3l- rs)—Wind N.W., strong breeze— PLYSIOUTH....Wi th ci d ~„, PORTSMOUTH--w in " ( i' \ ci., hard wind—partiallycloudy. ~ gentle breeze— overcast. BRIGHTON—Wind NV ,gns.tle breeze —overcast. HA sniNGS—Wind vv: So ursAairroN-_svingi wn,breeze—rain. ientle breeze --overcast. FOLKSTONE—Wind S.W : strong breeze—rain. TuzenniDGE — Wind S.W.. n,laroreeze— LNTOKEind S Vi,, strongo brirze—rain. nigal.)if breeze —overcast. t•• GREEN W ICH—W In d W.S.W partially cloudy. LEIGHTON—Wind W., strong breez COLCHESTER —Wind S.W., strong breeze-.:haii lly cloudy. CAMBRIDGE —Wind W., strong breeze.... parti ;: . Rconr— Wind W., strong breeze—overcast, BIRMINGHAM— Wind \V., gentle breeze—p art i all TamouTH—Wind N. W., hard wind—scud. 9 cloudy. coxwAy— Wind S. W., gentle breeze —partially cloudy, LANCASTER— Wind W., strong breeze—rain. HITBY— Wind S. N. W., strong breeze - partially clo u d DARLINGTON—Wind W., stro n g breeze— p artiall y cloud y Slim.— Nind W., gentle breeze—rain. lizarrock—Wind N. W., strong breeze—rain. The returns from the following Places indicate the pl at , of the wind and weather on Saturday morning at nine o'clock Ltatz e ., c Ax ex —Wind S., calm—overcast. g j . L ew—Wind S W.,gentle breeze —cloudy. isi t T LLlN G "%vrs . _ ( DonuN Wind S.. calm—overcast. ro om , _', 7 7_ - _-; w ind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. ...Wind S. W H AsTu , ms ”4a.S., gentle breeze—overcast. PE TEnuortouciu ~.. •, gentle breeze—cloudless. CELEwr.--w i nd w "" v v ind S.W., calm—partially cloudy. CoswAy _ wind , gentle breeze— partially cloudy. , gentle breeze—cloudless. LEEDS—Wind N.%i , sgezrit,le breeze—cloudless. YORK—Wind SAv • cal m - partially cloudy. LANCASTIR—Wind" L e alm—partially cloudy. Wiftnnr—Calm—overca g . sg,p_Wind S., gentle breeze W HI TEHAVEN— ind S., genti"c"t. WBmirroca—Wind S., gentle br eeze overcast. breeze.—overrAtt D R EADFUL FIRE AT STOICS NitINGTON.-(THIS -- DAT.)—Shortly befor e th ree o'cloc k r. Donoughue, nearest station ot fire occurred in the house of the R ev. t kig morning a , on its Victoria-place, Stoke Newington. The the fi discovery, seat meAkengers to the the London Brigade, and very promptly suppiyof men were present, but from the scanty re tained, the entire building, furniture, &c., were in two °l)entirely consumed. None of the property belongi ng wo hours to the Reverend Gentlemen was insured ; and as to the cause of the calamity nothing authentic could ha obtained. -------- --- AN AMERICAN CRITICISM oN JENNY LiR D. ..._ A Western critic recor 's the frllowing 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 reverie in the court house yard by the delicious melody of Jenny's call, " Come, Nine,"imme diately obeyed the summons by bellowing forth a responsive " I'm a comi n g." On inquiry the writer learns, " that the maternal grandfather of this cow was imported stock, and that in the early part of heitkown life alas 971 if fed on SWelibh WOO THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY gailways. Aberdeen.. Ambergate, Nottinghana, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Wolverhamp., and Stow* Valley .. Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331. 6s. Bd.. Pall. 3% - 4 10X - TON Do. Cheat. & Birkeukt, 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 201. Bristol and Exeter • • • Caledonian .. Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Lond. and Portam. Dublin and BelfastJunct. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction .. Do., New .. East Anglian (251. • 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 .. 934 - 10% , Do. New quarters ..1 Edinburgh and Glasgow) , Edin., Perth, and Dandee Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South- West, De. do. G. D. & C stack Great Northern .. Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per et. 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. & B (c) London and S.-11 esters Do. new .501. Do. new 40/. .. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union •• Midland • . • . Do. SO/. shares .• • • De. Binning & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle.. De. quarter shares Newmarket •• •• •• Newport, Abergavenny, and llereford .. • • Newry and Enniskillen.. Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor Norfolk .. •• Do. Now 201. shares.• Northern Counties Union North British.. .. North Staffordshire _ _ 39 -41 84% -894 14 -1434,i 80 -82 9 -11 it. .. . 8% —. ex 334 -a di.. 6 —43 i, al. North-Western North & Sth.-West.June. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland .. Do. new .. Shrews. & 131 rm., Class A Do. Class 8.. .. .. • —b% 4% 4.4.1111.1 q%.— 2 dia. Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves .• • . 17 —ll a 34— 9 13 —l4 11% 3Yficl. Do. Oeweetri . Do. New. Shropthire Union .. . Do., A, 13, C, k D, Hilly paid up at per cent •• south Devon .. .• South. Eastern South Wales.. %oath Yorksh. and River Dun shaft., Roth., and Goole, South Division Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea & Longhor, &c. raw Vale Extension • • Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wex., Wick. and Dublin .. West Cornwall .. West London .. Whitenaven and Farness York, Newcastle, & Ber wick • • Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midland 134 1 Ms. , li -4% 9%-10 7 = * ii m ea. 16 —l5 dim. 6 5 4. .• •• 1% —4% dia. THE SHAR.E MARKETS BRITISU RAILWAYS. Nonslial Prime. B 124 to 12% 12% 79 -81 13% - 13% 13% 20% - 21% 2Q .. .. 20 —lB Ca, 3% —4 2% —2% 6% —rye r sit —6x ►on 4% -4% 15 - 15% 15% 32i{ - 33}i 7 - 8 % - % P 18% - 11% lIN SN, - 6 1 ,4 IN - 1234 I 1234 84% 14% 5$ —58% 5434 10 d. 75% - 7 dli. 4% 5% —5% d. 16 —l7 8 P % 1% 953,; 963.6 96% 23% —124 123% 3% —3% p. 20% 4% —4.% p. 16% 2N 3 IL 85 86 86 Pi 7% dia. 6 t dia. 6 % 1 3 % —3 % L 23 —3O pig 3 9 dl3. 37% —5ll 611 57N ls% —l5 dig. 90 19i 32 —34 22 —24 13)4 12% Ms. 3 —2% die. 8 4 -8% $3 74 - 7 die. 10% 114 10% dli. % 1 p 15%-163( 153 - 163 1 15% 16 -I 26 -29 19% -20% i 20%;21 4% dia. IS 2 dia. 6% 23% 23% 33% % ILT LINES 3111 SS: PULED RENTALS. t Railways. Conteuipani"ee. Paid. Nominal prices. li miness done to-day, 3 - 11114 Rants e Ex. 5 per Cent Gt. Western 6 %—1 p. Bin and 0 sfordl Junc.,callcdulyi • paid, or with a guarantee .. 'Do .. • • all 28% 29% Do., withon a! guarantee •. 'De .. • • all 27 —26 ' iiirm., WoL, & Dud ,calls duly paid, or witk a guarantee •• Do .. .. 15 8% —9% p , Do., without a guarantee •• Do .. • . 15 7 —$ p Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17%- 17% Clydesdale June Caledonian all 41 —4B E. Lin., Guar. 61 per Cent. ••I G. Northern all 32 — 33 Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 par I P Hull aed Selby Yk. &N. M. all 101% 102% Do. % Shares Do .. .. all 50% —51% Do. % Shares Do .. • . all 2 2 % —43% Leeds and Brad. Midland • • all 98% 99 % Lon. and Green. S. Eastern . all 11% 11% Do., Pref. . Do .. .. all 22% 24% Lowestoft, Gd. 4 por Cent. • • Norfolk •• all lb —ll De., 6 per cent Do .. • • all • • —• • Middiebbro' and Redcar, 6p. ct Stockt.& Dar all • • —• • N. & East, 5 per Cent. .. E. Counties . all b 4 —BB Do. New .. Do .. .. 48 4 6 p Preston and IL.&N. W. a u 42 —44 Wyre • • •• i & La.& Y..) Do. % SharesA Do .. • • 10% 1 9 P• Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern • • all 21 91% Roy. & Uncial] G. Northern 6% 7% 8 o. Shop. Ex.. Do .. .. 4 1% 1%13. Shef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lanc.& York 1111 6 .. —• • South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 9% 8% 3 818 . Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. .. Stock,& Dar. all 24 24% Do. do. •• Do .. • . all . —•• Do. do. •• Do • . • . all —.• wilts, Som., & Weymouth .. t at. Western all 45 4134 45 SHARES. Nominal Prices. 'Business doie to-day, li Eia 17% 100 1 1 0 100 $ 6 8 I 13 4 47% 100 106 42% 34 4 2 0 all all all 1 6% 16 2-8 11% 12 3% 54 11;ii liN S EVENING, MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were es timated at 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were laiKla done taken en speculation. and 300 Brazil for export. The o-day. sales comprised about 5,000 American, 1,100 Perm= and Maranhem at 6td. to 74d., 100 Bahia at 7d. to 71d., and 500 Surat at 30. to 4 1 1 d. per lb. The market 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 Seychelle Islands, attention has been awakened to the matter, and there is an apparent anxiety for information con cerning them as well as the other dependencies of Man -14 is% ritius. We understand that detailed charts and maps by Mr. Charles Pridham, 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 satisfactory 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 % % 4 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 to Quebec, that this railroad, which w ill o p en to a ll points of Canada a direct and rapid communication o with Europe, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, and cause an extensive emigration to these provinces, and % 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 tailed to produce an income greatly beyond the interest of the cost of construction. That supposing the apprehension that this road might continue a few i 6 years without yielding a profit, to be well founded, such as sa% apprehensions can offer no reasonable grounds to the Le gislature for refusing to undertake it, inasmuch as works of thitecharacter are not constructed exclusively with a view to the production of a revenue, but chiefly for the pur pose of opening internal communications, and develop ing the resources of country ; thus our canals and other great public works, which have cost the provinces more than five million pounds, and barely yield a revenue of fifty thousand prounds, have, nevertheless, increased more than tenfold the value of the real estate and the se% general wealth of Upper Canada. That the movers and 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 Houses of Parliament. That this meeting express the hope that the other provinces, 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 not be accepted." Ia the present temper of the mother country, and with the growing indisposition not to be taxed for the benefit of the colonies, we think the latter had better accept a cus. 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. Schroeder 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 speedily resumed its sluggish appearance; sales to some % % 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 1. of a cent. "The advices by Liverpool steamer of sth instant, reporting a decline of ed., 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 more 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 further decline of I- to iof a cent until further advices by the steamer of 12th instant, with a further decline of id. were received. These, however, may be said to have been anticipated, subsequent sales 20 having been made at rates current before their arrival. The business of the week amounts to only 17,800 bales, a small figure indeed, considering our stocks, and the continued heavy receipt s , 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 2,200,000 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, 7kc. to Be.; good ordinary, 91-c. to 9k0.; middling, loc. to 104-c.; good middling, 101 c. to 101 e.; middling fair, 11c. to Hie.; fair, 12kc. 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 97k for Transfer, and 97i for Account. The aspect of com mercial affairs in France is reported to have improved during the last few days, but the Bourse does not per manently rally. The New Three- and-a-Quarter per Cents, have been 97i j, and the Three per Cents. 96f k. Batik Stuck is worth 210 to 211. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 435. to 47.1., and luaia Builds 545. premium. Foreign Securities have been rather fluctuating again. Spanish Five per Cents. are not quite so good, being 20j to 21. Portuguese Four per Cents, are 32i. Mrxican Bonds have been 35k to a rally upon last evening's prices, when the market was " banged." Bra zilian Small Bonds are 89, and Chili= Six per Cents. 104. Russian Four-and a-Half per Cents, are 1001 i t . Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. are at 92, and Dutch Two.and-a Half per Cents. are at 59i In Railway Shares very little has been done and prices continue heavy. QUARTER TO THREE. Consols . 97i /- Ditto Account, June 10 ... r i BRITISH FUNDS THIB DAT AT ONE O'CLOCk. (From the, Official List.) Rank Stock 211 210 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities-- 96% 8 per Cent. Consols Anns New 3 1 4 per Cent. Amts. Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860... 7 5-16 7% Do. 30 Years. Expire Jan. 5, 1860... 7% 7 9-16 India Bonds under 1,0001 . 54 p South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities 96 E vehwi uor Bills. 1 1 ,0. 1,0001.... 4 43 6 4 43 p P 7 ni/ Small — 43 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cent. Ditto, Small . Chilian Bonds,6per Cent . 104 1 4 Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent.... Ditto, 5 per Cent Equador Bonds Mexican 80nd5,1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Ditto for the Account Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto for the Account Ditto Deferred Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 4 oer Cent. Ditto Account Ransian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cant — Ditto 4% per Cent. 100%% Spanish Bonds, b per Cent — Ditto for the Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4% per Cent . ......... 92 Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild ... 59t4 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ... 8934% LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 20 —Wind at noon N.W., fresh brerse. Orr PORTLAND, MAY 1 9.—Middleton, Van Diemen's Land. FALMOUTH, MAY 19.—Wind N.W., strong.—Arrd. Caspar, Santos; Marie, Trinidad de Cuba; Columbine, Havannah. Off port, Schilizzi, Puerto Cabello, and aid. for Amsterdam; Mariner, Sierra Leone, and ski. for Liverpool. BRISTOL, MAY 19.—Wind N.N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Triumfante, Havannah. GLOUCESTER, MAY 19 .—Arrd. Mary, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick. CARDIFF, MAY 1 9.—Wind N.N.W.—SId. Norden, Manilla; Flanders, New York; John and Mary, ditto; Talent, Quebec; Eclipse, New York. QUEENSTOWN, MAY 18.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Bos phorus, Callao; Metcalf, ditto; Reform, Rio Grande, for London; Reindeer, Bahia. WHITBY, MAY 18.—Wind N.W.—Acrd. Prince, of Selby, dismantled from contact with the Gannymede, of Hartlepool. LIVERPOOL, MAY 19.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Swiftsure, Bonny, sailed 6th March, and North West Bay, 9th; Lancashire Lass, Laguna; The Duke, Mobile; Edward, Apalachicola; West Point, New York; John Bright, China; Christina. Singapore; Countess of Dur ham, Calcutta; William Penn, Bombay; Ellen, Patagonia; Kennebec, New Orleans; United Kingdom, Savannah; Abbey Sands, ditto. Sld. Henry Winch, Moulmein, Off port, Moultan and Henry Ism ay. The John Brom ham, henc:-, and Camoroons to Benin, was wrecked a little to the south of the latter river, and set fire to on the 14th; crew save d. The Tribune, hence to Callao, struck on a rock at Talcahuano, and put into V a l pa . raiso on the 24th of March to repair; cargo discharged in a damaged state. The Rosamond brig, o f Newport, long. 38, dismasted and waterlogged, DEAL, EA laden with knee pieces, was fallen in with o n t h e 6th instant, 4 19 1 . 9 —Wind N.W. to W.N . W ,, strong and squally.—Arrd. Solids, Savannah for Amsterdam ; Commodore, Sydne_y, New South W ales ; Dispatch, ' c o looni fidget, rcato Rico. MAY 20, 1851. r zbit; 4tiri 40 dm 4 (, The Craven Stakes of 10 soya. each Uriel Gnolab Singh Epira ... Won by half a length. The Horton Stakes of 3 soya. each. One mile. Reversion Arlette Escape DERBY BETTING AT HALF-PAST TW 7 to 4 agst Teddington 6 to 1 agst Marlborough Buck 7 to 1 agst Hernandez 10 to 1 eget Prime Minister 15 to 1 agst Neasham—taken freely 15 to 1 apt Theseus 25 to 1 agst Lamartine 2.5 to 1 agst Hippolytus QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) The Court was occupied during the whole morning in trying an action which was brought to recover a part of the value of a cargo of chicory, which on its arrival in the port of London was found to be greatly deteriorated in value. The only question involved in dispute was whether the cargo was damaged previously to being shipped, or on board the rem' on its voyage from Goole to London? The trial had not concluded when we went to mess. EXCHEQUER.-(THI DAY.) (Before the LORD CHI E F B ARON and a Common Jury.) BRIDGER V. NORMANBY. This was an action wider the lat,rpieader Act to try whether certain goods seized by the plaintiff were the property of the defendant. The matter, which has been repeatedly before the Court, ar. , se out of a demand made by a coal merchant against a director of the Patent Elastic Kamptulicon Company for coal supplied to the company to the value of 62/. The particulars of the case were wholly un. interesting. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY N E IV COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) John Piddington, aged 45. 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 adjournod sebsions were opened this morn ing, at the Court-house, Clerkenwell-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 nut answer to their names were set 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 Derking, convicted of picking pockets at the last 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 beycod the seas for ten years, ARLBRO'-STIt.EE f—(THIS DAY.) A MISCREANT.— William Finisher, El dirty, ill-looking fellow, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with violating the persons of two little girls under seven years of age. The charge, which is of too disgusting a nature to lay hi fore the public, was fully established, and the prisoner was committed for trial. THE EXHIBITION ♦ND 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 chevaliers d' industri , ! have tended in a great measure to cause the depression in busine. , :s 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• kpan, Martin Cronin, and William Hendtey, who were illed by the late accident in Gracechurch-street, was opened betore 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 iu spected the ruins of the building. On their return to the iequeet-room The CORONER ttrught 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 %vele anxious for inquiry, and ready to give evidence. Mr. Richard Bell said the building at which the accident had occurred was the joint property of him self and Charles Joseph Corbett, they being architects of Pope's Bead 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 fur merchants' offices, fire proof, upon Fox and Barrett's patent. (Witness produced a ground plan of the new building.) The building was commenced in September last. He 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 if 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. Be 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 it 4 quality. It was perhaps his own duty, although he had not done no. It had been ex am i ne d, h e supposed, by the forema n . The contract was to have it proved before delivery. Had proved some of the smaller bearers, but thela.rgtheer ones could not be proved on the premises. The bearer s were made a third stronger than usual; one of smaller ones had broken when tried with nine times the weight it would have bad to bear on the building. B ad examined the girder which was the cause of the acci nicnheehs. w Theide. dent, and found a flaw in the under portion o f i t. It was 12 inches deep; the bottom flange 7 The whole thickness of the metal was 1 astig flaw, in his opinion, was caused in 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 had been properly proved it must have broken. This girder was to have been proved with sir. tuns on thecentre; but whether it was done I have no means of saying. The contractor had to paint t h e girder boforo it was sent to our premises. I calculated that the girder would have carried 36 tons. There were such precautions taken that if these gi r d ers had not broken nothing could have caused the ac c id ent, Mr. B, unit was the contractor fur the whole work —we furnishing the materials, part of which, the bricks, lime, and sand, we purchased of Mr. Reddin, a large dealer in these things. There was more cement in the building than in any other building where it was not wholly constructed of cement. lam sure the accident did not occur from any defect in the brickwork. Before we commence a building we give notice to the district surveyor; we show hint !he drawings before we commence. The surveyor was only on the premises once during the progress of the works, and then he came only about the party walls. I thing any one may carry up a building without the personal superiut , ndence of the district surveyor. The ac cident, I am sc. infident, occurred through the breaking of the girder, which had a flaw in it. The building was of the extra first-rate class. The district surveyor never made any complaint about the insecurity of the building. We Dad no other surveyor but ourselves. Margaretwife of ons of the men killed, EPSOM RACES. (THIS DAY.-By EXPRESS). --- MARKET NEWS. ---(THIS DAY.) COLO:NM/I Z . SUGAR.—The mark e t for British Plantation is steady, sales 632 hhds., &c., including 220 Demerara and Jamaica at auction, the former at 383 to 463 6d for crystalized, and the latter at 36s to 395. Mauritius, of 3,460 bags offered, only 1,000 sold at nearly 6d decline, yellow 38s to 403, and fine brown, 36s 6d to 375. Bengal, 3,760 bags nearly all found buyers at 43s to 44s for grainy yellow, and 393 6d to 43s for low to fine white Bemires, being barely previous rates. The quantity of British Plantation larded last week at the Ear t and West India Docks was 4,372 hhds 675 tierces 1.245 barrels; there were taken for home consumpion 605 hhds 53 , irrees 141 barrels. The stock in the same place is 8,152 hhds 1,291 tierces 1,634 barrels. COFFEE. -500 bags Native Ce3lon, of old import, partly sold in public sale at 39s 6d to 40s, and two lots of fine at 41s 6d to 425; 200 bags Java were withdrawn considerably above the value. Cocoe.-189 bags Trinidad were withdrawn at no minal rates. COTTON. —There is scarcely anything doing, but prices are not lower. - - _ EVERYBODY. A Weekly Budget. 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 capital auguries of drollery, such as, if only partially realized, will secure to the conductors no 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 :- 1 " Temple-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 upon the occasion of royal visits to the City, and it is only when the herald sounds a trumpet that the proces sion is allowed to pass, when it goes, like the trumpet, two-to-two too. The Temple is so called from the Knights Templars, but they have lung since been superseded by the lawyers,who haviug 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 St. 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 robbin' I On the right by the pillars is the entrance to Clement's Inn. Be❑eath these pillars those who cater for the appetites of al fresco diner's out generally take up their stand, so that from these cater-pillars runny obtain what they call, curiously enough, their " grub." Essex-street, on the opposite side, owes its name to the Earl of Essex, and to perpe tuate this circumstance there has been a pier at the end of the street ever since. Holy well -street is thickly in habited by newsvenders tied old clothei men, and both may be consequently regarded as " gentlemen connected with the Press." Passing the Strand Theatre, now called " Punch's Playhouse," from the dramatic jeu 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 look to bis 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 " Comic Encyclopedia" is commenced in a style such as if properly carried out may rival some of the earliest effusions of that very sedate magistrate wbo, as the comic annalist of Rome, is just now writing a tra vestye of " Tacitm.". THE LIVERPOOL STATION OF THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY —Owing to the increase of traffic at the new goods station 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. —Liverpool Albion REUNION DES ARTS.--The third soire e last night above Society Rave it s ,at the rivate rooms, 27, Queen Anne street, und er the most distingu p ished patronage, to a select and elegant company. The exquisite performance of the most excellent vocal and instrumental music, by Miss La vinia, Miss Magner, Mr. Kiulemark, Mr. Day, Mr. Witt, Mr. G oodhan, 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-sizepor traits of M r . an d M dme. Goffrie, cleverly executed in whici p l aister by Mr. H enr y S aun d ers ( native of Poland), society. The were ts greatlyca a o d t m b i u r e t d. bid i w 'h e e li go to ot t l h c e om su b c in ce a s t s io o n f o t f h m is uic ci w et i y. th prialses admirableed off tto th e e ve great nin g, delightwhich of a t s h p e r w ol h on ol g e a c d o t m o p a an la y t . e hour, THE FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE IN LOVE -LANE.. Mr. Woodthorpe, the City surveyor, and several other gen tlemen, proceeded to the ruins last evening, in order to find out ink hat part of the building the disaster commenced. The result of their examination left no doubt that the flames commenced in the ground floor, and rapidly communicated with the upper portion of the building. The cause of the outbreak, however, is as much as ever enveloped in obscurity. The inquest on the four sufferers will be held to-night (Tues day), but from the inquiries made by the ward beadle it is doubtful whether any one will be able to throw out the least information as to the origin of the fearful catastrophe. Upon making inquiries at Guy's Hospital it Was ascertained that the poor girl who was so frightfully cut and injured by jumping out of a window, was going on far more favourably than was at one time expected. tqe, however, suffers most acutely, but nothing fatal is apprehended by the house surgeon. The New York intelligence this week is calculated to operate very favourahl), as regards the prospects of trade and the augmentation of our supply of bullion. It was be 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 25 ',0001., of which the principal portion would be for England. This, however, would be considerably less than the sum received during the same period from -Calif"'la' and money, consequently, continued abundant, without any anxiety as to the supply for the future. On the 12th inst., at Sudbun pIED, the Rev. , Suffolk, aged 69, Henry W. kin,on , 111. A ,41 years perpetual c urate of St. Peter and St. GregorY, Sudbury, and vicar of the united Wil parishes of Walton and Felix'ow, Suffolk. London. Printed and Published by M URDO YOUNG, of No. 112, S trand, Printer, at Sun Office, No. 1111. Strand, in the Precinct cf the Savoy, in the 0 1 111054147 1 201 1,461, was the next witness called. She said, my husband worked at the building from Ihe first, and he is one that is killed. I always took his dinner ev,rl day. He did not say anything to me about the insecurity of the building. [This witness was asked ss veral times whether she had not remarked to her husband that the place where he sat was not a safe place to have his dinner, and he replied " No, there will be a grand smash her e before long."] She hesitated answering for some time, but at length admitted that her husband had said he knew thf-re would be an acci dent before long, but she denied saiing he saw cracks in the walls. A female friend of the last witness then stated that Mrs. Harriga❑ had told her that her husband had re marked to her that he saw cracks in the wall, and be knew there would be a grand zmqsh before long. Michael O'Connor was the next witness—He said he was on a ladder near the iron girder when it gave way He saw it snap in half, and fall down with great violence. (The inquest was proceeding when our report left.) RAMBLES in the CRYSTAL PALACE• (THIS DAY.) The receipts of yesterday, though not so great 011 the whole as on former de) a. show but slight d e crease in the vi s i tors. T he sale of season tickets falls , lightly, as may be anticicated henceforward each day Yesterday i t amounted to 4851,, which, with 2, 345 1: taken at th e d oors, made up the total receipts to 2,883 1 • The uncertain state of the weather keeps many away , ;` ', and no doubt i n d uct a many country visitors to defect starting for t own until it becomes more settled. It '8 calculated that 30,000 persons were in the building yesterday, and we believe that to-day they will be found to have been equally numerous. The new wave' ments for the prevention of crowding are being put:, force in differ e nt p arts of the building. The cr ow of visitors is kept in a regular and constant current flo e ing in one direction, and no deviations against its are allowed by the att en d ant policemen. The system has not come sufficiently int o operation for us to Judge g" of its fitness, but we hop e th a t there will be no occasion to carry it out, so far as to be ar t h e aspect of arb i tr ary interference. The idea o f t urn i ng the Exhibition to O. for educational p ur p oses d eve l opes itself more favoura bly ; The University o f O x f or d h as taken it up, and i ss ued the followi ng announcement:— course "Arrangements having been made for a visit on t he , part of many members of the University to the Gress Exhibition on Saturday next, the 24th inst; and tt having been th oug h t d es i rable that opportunities should: be afforded to th ose w h o may wish to connect with suc h a visit some general information on a few of the wa l) ,.. / subjects suggest e d by t h e contents of the Exhibition, the following lectures will be given at the hours and plac e° specified:— " On Tuesday, the 20th instant, at three o'clock, in the theatre under the Ashmelean Museum, a lecture w ill be given by Mr. Maskelyne, Deputy Reader in Mineralogy, 'On the various ores of the precil e i metals, with th e mo d es of extracting them practis by different nations, and the various methods of fashie r tug them into works of use or art.' " On Thursday, at the same hour, in the lecture-room contiguous to the Botanic Garden, Dr. Daubeny, fesor of Chemistry, will give a lecture On the Pr'" . ciples of the manufacture of glass and pottery.' " On Friday, at two o'clock. at the Geological Xil e r seum in the Clarendon, Mr. Strickland, Deputy Bee fi e ld. in Geology, will deliver a lecture On the coal and iron manufactures of different countries.' " These lectures will be open to all members of th e University and to friends accumpanying them." We hope to see it acted upon more extensively. Gre at progress has been made, within the last few days, t e ; wards openin g t h ose portions of the ground-flaor el 3", galleri es w hi ch as 3 et have been little visited, on account of their incomplete state. The southern galleries of th e foreign &pertinent advance rapidly. A great portion of these are filled by France; the Lyons manufacture" occupy the front rank, and, as far as yet displayed , excite great admiration. The stands are arranged in most tasteful and elegant manner; the many-coloured cambrics, and the beautiful rtbands and laces, being 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 rear of the ground fl tor is also getting pretty clear, and the magnificent treasures in silver and gold work which sre each day unfolding themselves in the French depart' meta 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 has 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. T pi , • -