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• E R _IL lc MJE STY'S THEATRE.— One more Grand Classical, Dramatic, Concerted MUSICAL ENTERT AL.N3thNT Selected from the following authors : ', Handel, Mercadante, Cimarosa, Meyerbeer, Ricci, Rossini, • ni, Verdi, Balfe, A. Adam, Purcell, Cluck, Beethoven, and Alelssolin, Will take place On MONDAY MORNING, May 27. ,•.; - vhich occasion the following eminent artistes will appear:— Madame Sontag. Parodi, Miss Catherine Ilayes, Madame Giuliani, 3tdllo. Ida Bertrand, and Madame Frezzolini Signori Baucarde, Calzolarl, Sims Reeves,: Coletti, Belletti, Lorenzo, F. Lablache, and Lablache ; Supported by all the Instrumental and Chor.al resources of the Theatre. In addition to which, the valuable assistance of 31. Thalberg has been secured. The whole under the direction of Mr. Balfe. Amongst other novelties Madame Sontag will sing "Let the bright Seraphim," with Trumpet obligato accompaniment, by Mr. Zeiss ; the " Lobegesaug," from fiendelssohn's Cantata ; " The Bytin of Praise," and other favourite pieces. Madame Frezzolini Will also appear at this Concert, and sing several favourite mor eeaux, and, amongst others, the admired Russian Ballad, entitled " Zolovoi ; ou, le Itossignol.'• Mr. Sims Reeves Will, repeat the celebrated " War Song," from Purcell's King Arthur. The celebrated Trio for Three Tenors will also be repeatd by Signori Baucarde, Sims Reeves, and Calzolarl. M. Thalberg Will perform his celebrated Variations on airs from " L'Elislr d'Amore," as executed by him with the greatest success at the concerts of the (hand Conservatoire of Paris ; and other favourite morceaux. Part I. Overture (Faust) - - - - Spohr. Duetto, Signor Lorenzo and Signor Coletti, " Che l'aatipatica" (Chira di Rosembergh) - - Ricci. Cavatina, Miss Catherine Hayes - - - Mozart. Aria, Signor Baucarde, "Tu vedrai" Pirata) - Benin'. Cavatina, Madame Frtitzolini, " Di gull soavi pal- - - - " Spirito gentil " (La Favo- - Mercadante. pit.'" (Graz' e Curlazi) Aria, Signor Cali.°'an, rita) - - - - - Donlzetti. Duetto, Madame Sontag and Mdlle. Ida Bertrand, " Ser brawl ognor " (serairamide) - - Aria, Mr. Sims Reeves, " While I gaze on those dear eyes" (Keolanthe) Variations (by desire), Madame Sontag, " Ah, eons dirat-je," flute ebligato, M. Ramusat (Le Tor reador) - ' - - - - - - - A. Adam. Trio, Mdlle. Parodi, Madame Giuliani, and Mollie. Ida Bertrand, "Le faccio un' inchino" (Matrimonio Sereto) War Song and Chorus (by desire), Mr. Sims Reeves, " Come if you dare" (King Arthur) - - - Purcell. Pare 11. Overture (The Isle of Fingal) limit, e Aria, Signor Coletti, - Rossini - Balfe. - - - Itendelasohn. " Lieti voci" (Zairs) - Mercadante. - Denizetti. - Meyerbeer. Rondo, Madame Frezzolini (Betly) - - Aria, Signor Belletti, " Piff-pall" (Gil Ugonotti) Aria, Mdlle. Parodi, " Sempre all' alba" (Giovanna d'Arco) ----- Verdi. Duetto, Signor Coletti and Signor Lablache, " Quifra. vo," (Elise e Claudio) Air, Madame Sontag " Let the bright Seraphim" (Sampson). trumpet obl gato, Mr. Zeiss - Fanta.ia Pianoforte, M. Thalberg, on subjects from d'Amore" as executed by him with the greatest success at the recent Concerts at the Qrand Conservatoire at Paris - - - - Thalberg. Polacca, Madame Giuliani, " Sevi s :re existe encore (Les Martyrs) Cantata (Lobgesang), " Hymn of Praise," the Solos by Madame Sontag and Miss C. Hayes - - Mendelssohn. - Mereadante. Part 111. - Handel. Overture (Promethus) Terzetto, for three Tenors (in consequence of the rapturous encore at the last Concert) Signori Bau carde, Sims Reeves, and Calzolari, "In quale aspetto imbelle " (Armida) - - - - Rossini. Russian Ballad, Madame Frezzolini, " Zolovol ; ou, le Rossignol " Fantasia, Pianoforte, M. Thalberg, on subjects from Don Giovanni ----- - • Thalberg. Irish Ballad, Miss Catherine Hayes. Duetto, Signor Calzolari and Signor F. Lablache, "O la bella immantinente " (Betty) - - - Donizetti. Aria, Signor Lorenzo, "Normana a Parigt " - - Mercadante. Finale (full Chorus) " Le Dieu de Paphos " (Echo et Narcisse) - Gliick. PRICES OF ADMISSION. P0xe5•...•..•••..•..• Two Guineas. Pit Stalls ..... . 12s. 6d. Gallery Stalls. ... 3s. Gd. Pit ..... ss, 6d : I Gallery ...... ........ 2s. Gd. ' " •• ' Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be mado at the Box-office of the Theatre. The Concert will commence at Two o'clock precisely. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE Second appearance of Madame Frezzolird. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. Combining the talents of Mesdames Sontag, Pared', Giuliani, and Freszolini ; Signori Coletti, Calzolari, F. Lablache, and Lablache ; 11.!1Lta. Carlotta Grist, Amelia Ferraris, and Marie ITaglioni, will take place THIS EVENING, When will be presented (with the following remarkable cast) Mozart's celebrated Opera, DON GIOVANNI.. I)on Giovanni, Signor Coletti ; Don Ottavio, Signor Calzolari ; Ilasetto, Signor F. Lablache ; Leporello, Signor Lablache ; Donna Anna, 3fadile. Parodi ; Donna Elvira, Madams Giuliani; Zerlina, Madame Sontag. In the Ball Scene will be danced, by Mdlle. Carlotta Grisl and Md le. Marl* Taglioni (who will appear as a Spanish Cavalier), Mozart's InZidental Minuet in G ; and also Mozart's celebrated Z arahanda in A minor, as performed with the greatest success at the It cyal Opera, Berlin. Attest he Opatalselection from the admired Ballet, THE NEW NOVEL. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., AQIN AND SORROW; THE STORY OF A MAN OF FASHION. ;` We feel certain that the noble authoress of these yob mes is capable of rising to the highest place amongst those novelists whose power lies in the delineation of character. The story is replete with interest."—Britannia. " An absorbing interest is created in the reader's mind and sus tained to the last. And still more commendable than the talent and success with which the story is carried on is the moral which it is its great object to inculcate."—John Bull. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great biarlboroagh•street. LA ESMERALDA. Comprising La Truandalse, by 3fdlie. Carlotta Grist and M. Charles. After which (in compliance with the generally expressed desire) the last act of Donizetti'g Opera, LUCREZIA BORGIA Lutreala Madame Frezzolini ; Maffeio Orsini, Mdlle. Ida Bertrand ; ennaro, Signor .Bancarde ; Petrucci, Signor F. Lablache ; Gazella, ignor Colletti. To conclude with the highly successful new grand Pas de Trois by 31. Paul Taglion!, entitled LES GRACES. 41d11e. Carlotta Grist. 3ktlle. Amalia Ferraris. Mdlle. Marie Taglioni. Appl!cations for Boxes, Stalls, and rickets to be made at the Bo x-off ca of the Theatre. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. A GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. First Night of Roberto it Dlavolo. THIS EVENING. Will be performed for the first time, with the following powerth east, Meyerbeer's grand Opera, ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO. Alice, Mme. Grist (her first appearance in ' that character) ; Isa bella, Mine. Castellan ; Daina d'Onore, btdlle. Cotti; Elena, Mdlle. Louise Taglioni ; Albert Sig. Rommi ; Eraldo, M. Massol ; II P; fore, Sig. Tagliafice; Majordomo, Sig. Soldl ; Cavaliers Sig. Mei and Sig. Polonini ; Robero, Sig. Tamberlik (his Ist appearance in that character) ; Bertramo, Herr Formes ; and Rambaldo, Sig. Mario (his Ist appearance in that character). The Incidental Diverti , sement will be danced by Mdlle. Louise Taglioni and M. Alexandre, with a numercus Corps de Ballet. (;omposer, Director or the Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The Scenery by Messrs. Grieve and Telbin : the Dresses by Mrs Bailey and Mine. 3larzio ; the Appointments by Mr. Ilia mire ; the Mac!:lnery by Mr. Allen ; the Dances arranged by M. Alexandre ; and the Spectacle under the direction of Mr. 4. Harris. The Doom will be opened at Halt-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit, may be had (for the night or season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which Is open from Ten till Five. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S TILEA.TRE. TO-MORROW EVENLNG, The Performances will commence at Eight o'clock precisely, with (by particular desire, and positively for the last time), M. Emile kugler's Play of GABRIELLE. Julien Chabriere, M. Regnier ; Gabrielle, Madlle. 2Cathalle. After which will be produced (for the first time In this country), M. Alfred de Musset's Proverbe, IL YAPT QU'UNE PORTE SOIT OIIVERTE 011 FERMEE. Le Comte, M. Lafonte ; La Marquise, Mdlle. Nathalie. To conclude with the princ pal scene from leoliere's Comedy of LE MAREAGE FORCE. Le Docteur Pancras, M. Regnier. The Box-Office of the Theatre Is open daily from Eleven till Five Boxes and Stalls at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond. street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Broniptoi. EVENIN(. Will be rpresented (lath time) an entirely new and original Comedy, by Douglas Jerrold, entitled THE CATSPAW. Captain isurgonet, Mr. Rowe ; Mr. Snowball, ?Jr. Keeley ; Doctor Petgoose, Mr. James Wallack ; Audley, Mr. Charles Selby; Appleface, air. Buekstone ; Dust, Mr. Tilbury; Coolcard, Mr. Benjamin Webster ; Duggens, Mr. Ellis ' • Snowball's Servant, Mr. A. Brindal ; Mrs. Peachdown's Servant, Mr. Coe ; Mrs. Peachdown, Miss Reynolds ; Cassandra, Mrs. L; S. Buckingham ; Rosemary, Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the Last Edition of IVANHOE, with all the newest improvements. Cedric the Saxon, Mr. J. Bland ; Sir Briant de Bore Gailbert, Mr. Selby; Sir Wilfrid of Ivanhoe, Mrs. Keeley; Wamba, Mr. Buck stone; Isaac of York, Mr. Keeley; Bobin Hood, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Rebecca, Mise P. Horton. The Box-office is under the direction of Mr. I. T. Archer. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely original Musical Comic Drama, called THE WHITE SERJEANTS; or the Buttermilk Volunteers. 'Maier Slowman, Mr. 0. Smith ; Jemmy Tweezer, Mr. Wright ; Captain Ginger Green, Mr. P. Bedford ; Tommy Rusk, Mr. Mun- Ara ; Madlie. de Tourville, Madame Celeste; Susan Pockets, Miss K. Fitzwilliams ; Dolly Duggins, Miss Woolgar. _ Atter which will be produced a new and original Farce , in the Vulgar Tongue, to be called JACK IN THE GREEN ; or, Hints on Etiquette. Tocoolude with a :grand historical Spectacle Vaudeville, entitled PLAYING FIRST FIDDLE ; or, Follow my Leader Principal Characters by Messrs. P. Bedford, Lambert, Madame Celeste ' 311" Woclgar, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE • • Ai . THIS --- EiliN • WIR to perf ormed A PRACTICAL M iN AN Zi . . 4. JAL. To be folowed by THE ISLAND OF JEWELS. Characters by Messrs. e. M.tthews and F. Cooke; Madame Vestris, Miss Julia St. (leorge, Miss Dickinson, Miss Kenworthy, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Martindale, and Misa E. Bonner. After which will be presented an entirely new and original antici pation of what may possibly occur one Of these days, entitled NOVELTY FAIR; or, Hints for 1851. Characters by Messrs. C. yathews, F. Matthews,. Binge, Bellingham, Cooke. and Charles ; Miss St. Eardley, G a eorg nd Miss Martindale. Kenworthy, Miss Clover, Miss Oliver, Miss All applications for Private Boxes must be made to Mr. Alter° tt qs, N e w Bond-street. The Box-office, adjoining the Theatre, in Wellington-street, is open d a ily from Ten to Slit o'clock, under the superintendence of Mr. T. F. Bennett Under' the Patronage of her Most Graciousie. m t, l9 ,., jullien. Highness Prince Albert, & c . & e . a * --- -" 4 " , Royal Grand Whitsuntide Fetes ! and First Appeara nce of ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDE NS , WHIT-MONDAY, 3Liv 20th, 1850, Tuesday 21st, w ed n . 0 , 22d, Thursday, 211, and on each of those days throughout the Season. Prodigious Success of the entirely new-modelled Dioramic Pic ture representing the PASSAGE of the ALPS by Napoleon and hie Army the largest Picture in the World !'with innumerable moving Figures the size of life. Modelled, painted, and produced by Mr. Damon and Son, assisted by Messrs. Adams, Wilson, &c. &c. The Picture has occupied the Messrs. Denson for many months, and it is confidently submitted to the Public as a chef-d'osuvre of art, and not inferior to any production of the day. The Splendid MENAGERIE has lately been enriched by several valuable Presents from the Queen. The Musical Department will be conducted by Mons. Julllen and Mr. Godfrey. It will be the alas of the Establishment to offer for the gratification of the Subscribers and the Public, the most Splendid Military Band in the Kingdom Selected the Bands of her Majesty's Horse and Foo t Guards, and the most eminent Artistes in the-profession. The following 11 t of engagements will, it is hoped, c onvince the Public, th a t the S itgacknowledged excellence of the Ban d of this Establishment 1 , 1 1 17 be hilly l- maintained ! The Repertoir e of Music will be most ex t o varied, arranged from the mos t Po p ular Operas la this an.l tire and other countries. Solo-Players—Messrs. Ktenlg, assiLitzArus. Pro +perre, Colinet, Pratten, Jarrett, Sonnenberg, Sommers , au i Winterbotham. Durinx the evenbr; a grand Colossal, Scenic, and Pyrotechnic Tableau illustrating the celei.rated Picture by David, of Buonaparte Cro- sing the Alps! Stowing a general view of the Region of the Alps, stretching from the small mountain lake in the foreground to the distant snow-clad mountains, crowned by the stupendouS Mount St. Bernard and its far-famed Monastery. A portion of the French Army is first seen " en bivouac," presently the drums beat to arms, at: I amid the clash el Mhitary Bands and Afartial Music, the Troops commence the Ascent. The Soldiers are ne on d ragging the Artillery in Trunks of Trees, now ascending almost Perpendicular Heights, and traversing the most Terrific Ravines, hat all difficulties are overcome, and tile Gallant -limy is seen pursuing its course to the Fertile Plains of Italy. The whole to conclude with a Gorgeous Display of Fireworks, by Messrs. Southby, introducing, amongst various novelties, the most admired feux d'artiflce of former seasons, jets d'ean, water rockets, revolving pieces, a. magnificent Transparency fifty feet In height, Painted by Messrs. Denson, representing Buonaparte on Horseback cheering on his Troops, surrounded by warlike emblems, insignia o f honour, flags, trophies, &c., amidst a cerruscatlon of varione coloured fires. • The complicated and difficult machinery, and the erection of the picture under the direction of Mr. Thos Lowe. The extensive gas fittings by Mesara. Botcherby and Dixon, 23, Bing-street, CoTent garden. • Admission, Is. NEW WORK BY BitYANT, THE AMERICAN POET. In 1 vol.. post Bvo., Ws. 6d., LETTERS OF A TRAVELLER; or, NOTES OF THINGS SEEN IN EUROPE AND AMERICA. By WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT. IS rUBLISHED THIS DAY. R!chard Bentley, New Burlington-street ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Enormous attract'on for the Whitsuntide Holidays. The Grand Military Spectacle of the Affghanistan War. Brilliant D splay of Equestrian Wonders in the Scenes in the Arena, by the first Artistes in Europe. THIS EVENING, The Entertainments will commence at Seven o'cloelt, with the immensely successful grand National Military Equestrian and Dramatis Spectacle (in three acts) entitled THE AFFGHANISTAN WAR ; or the Revolt of Cabul and British Triumphs in India. Produced with every possible care to all its original and magnificent effects, calling into action the unequalled resources of the estab lishment. A Brass Band engaged expressly for the occasion, and a host of Auxiliarles. _ To be succeeded by an Inimitable Display of Batty's Feats of Equitation in the Cirque Olympique, introducing La Petite Jeannette, the Infant Prodigy, and the diminutive steed flare Bell, in a pecu liarly Novel Act of Menage, being a model of that accomplished artiste Made. Valentine, in the high school of Equitation. To conclude with the Farce of the TWO GREGORIES. Box-office open From Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. TH E SUN, TO CORRESPONDENTS. "A' Constant Reader, St. Clear, Cornwall," is informed that the sale of encumbered estates takes place in Dublin, and the sales are advertised in the Irish papers. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, MAY 23. THERMOMETER. 60—highest since noon yesterday. 50—lowest this morning and during the night. 62 this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'58. W/ND W.S.W.—dull, cloudy weather. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAT Morning 0 min. after 0 I Evening 10 min. after 12 To-Molaow—Morning 34 min. after 12 1 Evening 57 min. after 12 • 4,11 P 3'6- 4 1 amt , 64, gqrt ' _ „ . • , • - • - #4 - trieiting tni LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1850. A more important judgment has seldom been prof nounced in any court of justice than that yester day delivered by Vice-Chancellor Sir J. KNIGHT Bauce in the case of THOMAS v. ROBERTS. Although highly approving of that decision, and de lighted at the rescue of the infant petitioner from the soul-debasing fanaticism of the " Agapemonites," we feel bound to confess that the principle of interference has been carried much further than on any former occasion, and that a new precedent has been estab lished which may be carried to a very considerable extent, so as to overturn authorities and rules that have been long considered as settled beyond the possibility of doubt or controversy. We do not feel disposed on this account to censure the Learned Vice Chancellor; on the contrary, we think that he has earned for himself the thanks and gratitude of the country, for having the boldness and courage neces sary to emancipate himself from the fetters and trammels by which he was restrained, and affording adequate relief where it was so urgently required. Although the parties were " remediless in the pre mises" (not only) " by the strict rules of the common law," but according to the usual course of proceedings in the Courts of Equity, we believe that his Honour possesses the authority which he assumed. But if such should not be the case, we have no hesi tation that ample powers should be forthwith con- ; ferred by the Legislature. There are few persons in the community who have not heard of the " A gapemone," the strange doctrines professed by its inmates, and the extraordinary influ ence exercised by the chief of the sect, " the servant of GOD," as he is usually termed, over his deluded fol lowers. The trial in the well-known case of NOT. TIDGE v. RIPLEY brought all the facts connected with that establishment prominently before the public. Many persons of both sexes, addressing each other as " brothers and sisters," reside together under the con trol of HENRY JAMES PRINCE, formerly a clergy man of the Church of England, but now regarded as a species of prophet—the founder of a new reli gion. These parties do not attend any place of wor ship, indeed, they profess the doctrine that the "prac tice of prayer, whether private or public, is useless, and ought to be abandoned," " that there is not any particular day which ought to be set aside or respected as a Sabbath," and that the " day of judgment" has already commenced. We shall not, however, enter into a discussion of the peculiar tenets of these parties. Religious opinions, however erroneous we may suppose them to be, if truly and conscientiously entertained, are not fitting subjects for comment in a public journal, nor was it on such grounds alone that the decision to which we are alluding was pronounced. It was the total absence of free-will of the Agapemonites, more particularly of " Brother Thomas," the father of the infant, and their unqualified subserviency and mental slavery to the behests of " the servant of the Loan." Whatever Mr. PRINCE announced to be the " will of Gon" should be implicitly obeyed, without hesitation or remonstrance, and any resistance thereto was forthwith denounced as rank rebellion against the CREATOR, and punished to the utmost extent practi cable by the spiritual despot. The marriage of the parties was thus " com manded" by Mr. PRINCE. Three ladies posiessed of respectable fortunes, between S,OOO/. and 6,0001. each, had unhappily attended the ministry of Mr. PRINCE, and that gentleman had speedily discovered that it was " the will of' GOD" that they should contract marriage with three of his male disciples, men so far as it has appeared, having no income or means of livelihood whatsoever. They all were obedient, as their spiritual director assured them that the will of a mere earthly parent was of no account, and should not be opposed to the re vealed will of the CREATOR. Miss AGM NOTTIDGE —the mother of the petitioner—alone attempted to impose some qualification. She naturally desired that "her property should be settled on herself,'' in pursuance of a promise whi ch sh TH eh om ad A made e to her parents. But although Brot her , tended husband, apparently assented to this condition for a time, he speedily discovered that " GOD would not have it so," and that "the principle was entirely contrary to GOD'S word." The pour dupe bowed ,to the authority thus expressed, and relinquished her de mand. The three marriages were accordingly cele brated in the month of July, 1845. From that time Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS lived together as man and wife until the 2d of February, 1846, when that:gentle r,. was summoned t o a tt en d at B r id gewater, an d h e t his partner, then in the fifth month of her preg tnhaantetyi p e r o t orc prom i sing prengtosenrt heetu ha rni s n a few days, but from completely abandoned his wife. She had, it appears, given some degree of offence to Mr. Panic; probably by exhibiting a greater degree of independence than he permitted, and he accordingly pronounced a sentence of " sepa ration." As " Brother THOMAS" declared in his letter, " the servant of the LORD" told me that you would not be in your present state unless you bad rebelled months ago, and thus you will suffer for it in not being able to go about with me as you otherwise would." The unfortunate woman, thus shamefully deserted by her natural protector, found refuge with her mother, and was there delivered of a male child, the petitioner. It i s but j ustice to Mr. TIIONIA: to say, that although he abandoned his un offending wife, and refused to acknowledge th e communication made to him respecting the birth of his son, he for some time permitted her to receive the income arising from her property ; and did not endeavour to deprive her of the care and society of her only child. A new cause of dispute, however, arose in the evidence which this unfortunate lady gave in the cause of NOTITDGE v. RirLEY ; and Mr. THOMAS then wrote to her, saying, " Should you write again, or speak so knowingly contrary to my wishes and to the truth, I will immediately remove I your residence, take . the child under my own eye, and superintend the expenditure of the money for GOD'S glory." In pursuance of the determination thus expressed, he endeavoured to ob tain possession of the infant's person, to remove it from the roof under which it had been sheltered and pro tected when deserted by him. A petition was ac cordingly presented on behalf of the infant, praying " that some proper person might be appointed to be the guardian, and to have the care of the infant during his minority—that proper directions should be given for his maintenance and education, and that the father and hie agents:should be restrained from ap plying for any writ of habeas corpus for the purpose of obtaining possession or custody of the infant, and also from taking forcible or other means of obtaining possession of, or otherwise interfering with, him," and an order has been made substantially in accordance with this prayer. We have stated that " the principle of interference has thus been carried further than on any former oc casion." According to the common law the father alone has legal power over his children, which power he may exercise until they attain the age of 21 years. He is entitled to their custody and care, and may retake them if they are removed from him. He can obtain a habeas corpus for their recovery, and bring actions of tresp ass against parties taking them away from him. The Court of Chancery, however, in some degree in terfered with this right. In WELLESLBY v. Duke of BEAUFORT it was held, that where children had pro perty within the jurisdiction the Court would interfere to withhold the custody and education of his children from a father whose conduct, as by living in open adultery, had been grossly criminal. But Lord Emort declared that "there was no jurisdiction where the children had not property for their maintenance." Now, in the present instance, the petitioner his no property, neither was there any gross or open immorality even alleged against Mr. TUOMAL His religious opinions, and more especially his state of spiritual serfdom, was all that could justify the decision. The 2d and 3d Victoria, chap. 54, did not apply, for, although the child is under seven years of age, the mother did not apply, and the judgment was pronounced on totally dif ferent grounds. The judgment has, therefore, over ruled all former precedents, although we confess that we most earnestly desire that it may be affirmed and maintained to the fullest extent. An earnest appeal having recently been addressed by the poor-law union surgeons to the public, and more particularly to that aggregate organ of public opinion over which we, as one of its members, exer cise the responsible functions of journalism, we feel ourselves impelled to respond at once, however briefly, from an appreciation of the united influences of justice, prudence, and humanity. The document to which we would here direct popular attention, as affording the exposition of a. great grievance to the community, an enormous cruelty to the destitute, and a lamentable indifference to the over-toil and under-remuneration of an important body of medical practitioners, appeared in our columns as recently as the 17th instant, and has doubtless also been distri buted widely throughout the country, through re publication in those of our metropolitan and pro vincial contemporaries. This direct reference of the matter to the consideration of the Press and of the Population is formally authenticated by the signature of Dr. HODGKIN, the chairman, and of Mr. LORD, the zealous and indefatigable secretary, of the Poor-law Me dical Convention: and hence the general multitude will feel itself compelled to place implicit confidence in the accuracy of statements which must otherwise have appeared altogether incredible. With ourselves the melancholy particulars referred to, although suffi ciently startling on their reiteration, excited no sur prise comparable to that which must inevitably be experienced on their perusal by the mass of the community. For those mournful facts have be come long since familiarised to our apprehension in consequence of our previous and sedulous regard to the revelations made during the course of this very laudable movement. According to the statements signed and counter signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Poor law Medical Convention, the appeal now addressed to the public generally has been necessitated in conse quence of the practical inattention to the question of all the administrative and legislative authorities of the United Kingdom. Petitions to Parliament have proved unproductive of any improvement, whatever. Deputations to the Right Honourable the Secretary for the Home Department have been found equally ineffectual towards the remedy of the griev ances personally complained of to that Administrator. References of the matter to the Poor-law Board having turned out not only suite as' unsuccessful, but having been actually followed of late by supple mentary orders from that board, tending materially to enhance the amount of an evil al ready sufficiently burdensome, the Society constituted for the purpose of agitating for reforms in the distribution of medical relief to the pauper population, in the supervision of 'that re lief, and in the examination of the officers employed in affording it, have deemed it requisite to beseech the consideration of the multitude to an evil cm.. templated by the Legislature and disregarded by the Government. A ready cognizance of the exact nature of the grievances complained of may be obtained from the simple but touching and comprehensive peti tion some time singe submitted by the medical officers of unions .in England and Wales to the Commons House of Parliament. From that peti tion it will be observed that the defects in the exist ing system are thus epitomised. First, in the dif ficulty of obtaining orders for medical relief from the relieving officers in cases of sudden illness, of acci dents, or of midwifery—a difficulty which must obvi ously tend to increase the mortality, not merely among the pauper population, but among the poor and industrious classes indiscriminately. Secondly, in the frequent refusal and general uncertainties of remuneration to the medical officer for his attendance on a poor patient under such circumstance?, and the consequent hardship either to the patient, the medical officer, or both together —a result deplorable to con template, seeing that it must, in many instances, tend to increase the sufferings of the destitute and to lessen the exertions of the practitioners. Thirdly, the undue restriction on the medical officer, in re ference to his power of ordering the necessary ali ment for the cure of his patient, and the frequent neglect of such orders when given —a restric tion and a neglect as cruel to the unfortunate patient as it is unfair to the medical attendant. Fourthly, the want of the requisite inspection over the working of the system by intelligent and duly qualified physicians. The introduc tion of the last mentioned paragraph in the enu meration of the defects of the prevailing sys tem appears to us to indicate very forcibly the unselfish and disinterested philanthropy out of which the present agitation of the medical bode' has emanated. In endeavouring to place the poet-law medical officers in a position more befitting their character as gentlemen, and more justly appor tioned to their labours as alleviators of the ills of humanity, the Medical Convention is also solicitous to place them, as they are not now, in a situation of responability. This is but, just, and fair, and honourable. While the sufferings of the poor must be more carefully attended to, so as to insure their diminu athcceommepdainciaeldobfflycearsseocfartihtye fd t oi orffn e , tr he t en h t f e unal i aonnds compensation cs ha ro ea f udl bo p ef erformance of their duties. What is actually desired to be introduced by way of improvement by these medical officers throughout the kingdom is very readily particularised. Instead of their payment being made partially from the money raised by way of poor-rates, they are solicitous that it should be made henceforth entirely from the Consolidated Fund. Instead of the remuneration being in the average 2s. 7d. per case for the country districts, and Is. 61d. for the metropolitan districts (ranging from the muximunt at the Pocklington Union of 143. 4d. per case, down to the mininnon of 3d. per case at the union of Newton Abbott), they would fain see it fixed at an average in town and country of at least Gs. per case—a sum most undeniably reasonable, seeing that 73. per head i? paid for the police, and no less than I3s. 7d. per head fur the sick felons in the hulks and prisons. Instead of the present fluctuating mode of appoint- LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING-, MAY 23, 1850. ment and removal, they would see things contrived in such a manner that the appointment of a medical officer to a district should be permanent, and subject only to be rescinded by the President of the Poor law Board, or by the director of a board specially appointed, upon proved charge of neglect of duty, gross malpractice, legal sentence inferring dishonour or crime, or other valid cause. Instead of witnessing the perpetuation of the present scheme of irresponsibility, they would have it arranged so that a general board should be established for the superintendence of the duties of the medical officers of unions, under a chief medical director and a sufficient number of medical inspectors, to protect both the interests of the public and the profession. Such are the reasonable claims advanced by the medical officers of unions throughout England and Wales ;• and, beholding the treatment they have hitherto been subjected to, we can scarcely feel surprised at the indignation with which the Honourable and Reverend SIDNEY Go- DOLPHIN OSBORNE, writing upon the old system, ex claimed :—"lt is time this farce was played out ; the public are getting disgusted with it, the medical profession is degraded by it, it outrages humanity, it is indefensible on any of the principles that are usually held to be just." Time enough, indeed, is it, that this grim farce should be brought to a con clusion. Pray heaven that its close may be effected in a manner at once rapid and permanent. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris Journals of yesterday. The debate on the Electoral Bill was adjourned, after speeches from General CAVAIGNAC, M. VICTOR Hiroo, and M. PASCAL DMA; against the measure, and of M. Juras Ds LETSTERIE in favour of it. The speech of General CAYAIGNAC produced a deep impression ; calm, lucid, and unimpassioned, it was one of ths most logical arguments in support of universal suffrage that was ever presented. The General laid-it down as a principle that the suffrage belonged to the person, and not to the domicile, and on that foundation argued against the justice and the policy of the proposed restrictions. Having attacked the right of meeting, the freedom of the press Land universal suffrage, the Government has now violated the right of petition. M. Bossy, Procureur of the Republique at Neufchateau, has, by order of his superior officers caused a petition to the Assembly against alteration in the electoral law to be seized so as to prevent its presentation. We extract from the Morning Herald of this day the following admirable exposé of the base and nefarious in trigues of the reactionary party against the greatness of England, to which, we are sorry to say, too many of our own aristocracy have lent and are lending them selves, remembering only that they are aristocrats, and forgetting that they are Englishmen,:-- "The counter-revolutionary journals, to give them their right designation, have received the mot d'ordre, that Lord Palmerston is about to fall in consequence of the general indignation of the people of England on the subject of the Greek question. Let Lord Palmerston fall, by all means, but let not his fall be isolated from that of his colleagues. Should the Eng lish Cabinet be broken up, let it be done on the ques tions of internal policy, for a greater danger could not happen to England at this moment than would arise from the defeat of the Whigs on the subject of this fraudulent rupture, fraudulent in design, as fraudulent in its execution, which . has been attempted rather than carried by the present French Cabinet, at the instigation or the counter-revolutionary party. Take the most honoured of England's Conservative statesmen--take the great Duke, and he would find himself, if placed at the Foreign-office, obliged and necessitated by an imperative sense of high honour and patriotism, to discountenance and oppose the notorious designs of this same party, in whose way Lord Palmerston stands as an obstacle. What would be the consequence ? Why this ; that the self same counter-revolutionary party, checked in its movements and irritated because checked, would soon raise the cry that all parties in England, Whig and Tory, were alike jealous of France, and were equally opposed to her legitimate ambition ; they would ex • cite the passions of the country against Englishmen of all ranks and classes, and would render war with England inevitable. Such would be the consequence of a change of Government in England on the iso lated ground of a question between Lord Palmerston and General Lahitte. Oar position at present as regards French parties is of the best and happiest kind. The moderate Republican party, the middle classes, whether they be Republican or Monarchical in the free constitutional sense, and the people at large are well disposed towards England. You need only commit their journals to feel convinced that such is the case. The feeling has been growing since February, 1848, because the revolution gave the country an opportunity of testing the sincerity , of British principles on the score of non intervention in the internal politics of other countries. That feeling grew stronger as the British flag was seen to favour constitutional prin ciples, even as distinguished from those of a repub lican character, while the protection of Turkey in the Hungarian question raised the fame of Great Britain in that delightful way which excludes jea lousy and envy from the contemplation of glory. The popularity of England happens to stand now in the way of the great plot for the destruction of the Republic, and the object of the counter-revolutionary party is to destroy that popularity, and convert it into hatred; because, fur the final carrying out of the great scheme in view, it is England' that must be stricken. It is notorious that the two brahches of the Bourbon family are reconciled. It is notorious that the throne is destined for Henry V. It is no torious that for the sake of giving popularity to the restoration, of dazzling the army, and captivating the people, an aggrandisement of territory will be at tempted. The unaccomplished treaty of Charles X. with the Emperor of Russia will be taken up, with the aid and alliance of Austria. The great question of a united Germany will be smothered under the weight of Russian, Austrian, and French bayonets. The map of Europe will be new modelled, and England, driven from the Continent, driven from the Medi terranean, invaded in India, invaded at home, will hare to battle for her existence. Yes, such would be the infallible and inevitable consequence of a forced change in the foreign policy of Great Britain on the sense of a successor to Lord Palmerston, coming in on the principle of countenancing for the smallest fragment of time this Absolutist plot for a fresh barbarian invasion of the Continent. What is Lord Palmerston—or what is any man, when re garded with reference to the unparalleled crisis in which Europe is placed at this moment ? How miserable would mere party tactics seem at such a time. Let one unsuspected, independent journal, at all events, allow the truth to be spoken in its co lumns at a moment when God knows too great a por tion of the influential press of England i 3 under foreign Inspiration. The task of exposing this plot is but too easy. It needs only to be stated to carry conviction to.all minds not obfuscated by party, or lured by the blandishments of expelled and runaway statesmen bringing their poor baggage of imhgivary state secrets and fanciful hopes to the back offices of thunderers of the press. It is said that Lord Pal. merston stands in the way of a counter. revolution—but only for him all the Cabinets of lurope would come to a harmonious un derstanding for the overthrow of the French Republic and the restoration of the monarchy. Taking the question in this simple way, it looks specious enoug h, f o r it presents a desirable object prevented by one obnoxious man. Allowing, how-. ever, this new holy alliance to be justifiable, exclu ding from it all suggestions of conspiracy against the rights of a particular people to settle their own govern ment, yet does any man believe that matters would rest with the return of Henry V. and the inevitable reintegration of the old regime, that compound of foppery, Jesuitism, lazy debauchery, and profound dissimulation, with only one principle, that of abso lute government, in the most antiquated sense of the word, and only • one vigorous passion, that of tun quenchable hatred of Great Britain. We are cer tainly on the alternative of two convulsions. Th e schemes and falsehoods of the counter-revolutiona ry that, in inhaovuer terrorexasperatedof o consequences, s t eg he u country eooe e,w e o a should degree wish them success, if we did not know that the first con sequences of the victory would be a general war, and war at the expense of England. The conse quence of the overthrow of the counter-revolu tionary party might be, it is true, to lead to a war of principles, in which England would have to Play the part of mediator and moderator; but the restoration beginning in the total destruction of liberty of every kind would lead to a war of territory. Such are the alternatives before us. If peace is to be secured at all it can only be done by England taking up the mdst firm and resolute attitude—that horrible heresy of the Cobdens and Brights, that England cannot and will not go to war, will, if not destroyed, inevitably lead to the most humiliating or the most costly results. To such mawkish, peddling trash we owe already the complications that have sprung up in the Mediterranean. It has encouraged the insolence of every petty despot, and lowered the high conside ration of England in the eyes of nations. The truth should be told, that for sake of the honour of Eng land, there is not a nobleman or merchant who would not send his plate to the Mint—that no sacrifices of persons or property would weigh for a moment with the British people. Had such language as this been used by British Members of Parliament we should not now have to put forth the strong arm of our fleet to destroy a' prejudice of so paltry and dishonouring a kind," While we are on this subject we cannot but re mark, as a curious coincidence, that while the re• actionary Times of yesterday publishes from its Paris correspondent what purports to be the substance of the last notes of Count NEssELRoDE and Lord PAL MERSTON, the reactionary Journal des Debats of yes terday publishes in Paris, as from its correspondent in London, the very same article. This is a curious coincidence, and would tend to prove that the xumour which ascribes to the greater part of the foreig❑ correspondence of both the French and the English reactionary journals a common origin is not alto gether without foundation. Railway accounts are not the only documents " cooked" by persons in authority in order " to make things pleasant." A letter from Toulon of the 18th inst. announces the departure from that port of the iron steam-boat the Narval, with dispatches for Vice-Admiral PARSE vAL DESC ENE 9, Commander-in-Chief of the French fleet in the Mediterranean. The 2.lloniteur publishes a report from the Minister of Marine to the PRESIDENT of the Republic, an nouncing the result of an expedition against pirates on the coast of Senegal by a French steamer and two British ships of war. The expedition was eminently successful. It appears certain, notwithstanding what has been stated to the contrary, that the levy of seamen con tinues very actively. The Journal de t Arrondisse ment du Havre of the 21st states so positively : "Nevertheless," adds that paper, in " COLIM quence of the decision transmitted by telegraph, and since con firmed, the Minister of Marine, taking into conside ration the remonstrances of the Chamber of Com merce, the seamen borne on the ship's list are allowed to remain in the merchant vessels ; but the privilege is not extended to the vessels whose trews are in course of completion at:this moment." It is rumoured that a change is about to be made in the French Ministry, which will remove General DE LAIIITTB from the Foreign-office to the War office, in the room of General D'HAUTPOUL, who goes to Algeria. M. DROUYN DE L'HUYS will, it is said, be the new Minister for Foreign Affairs. A dispatch has been received from Lord PALMER STON, and the Marquis of NORMANDY had had an in terview with General DE LABITTE, but nothing had been arranged. Indeed, acting in concert with the crowned conspirators of Legitimacy, it is scarcely probable that General DE LAHITTE would consent to any arrangement which should at all interfere with his avowed purpose of trampling the liberties of Europe beneath the armed heel of the Cossacks. The debate on the Electoral Law was resumed yes terday, and M. DB MONTALEMBERT was speaking in favour of the measure when the post left. PARIS BOURSE, MAY 22.—Latest Prices—Five per Cents., 89f. 50c. - Three per Cents., 55f. 80C.; Bank of France, 2,100 i. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, liii; Dutch Rhenish, I% East Indian, 51—Northern of France, 121 —Paris and Rouen, 19 3 / 4 —Paria and Strasbourg, 5 Sambre and Meuse, 2141. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 17th have arrived. Their contents are unimportant. MADRID BOLSA, MAT 17.—Three per Cents., 32 1-16; Five per Cents., 13 1-16, both paper. Ex change_on London, 50 25. GERMANY. General BIJLOW has returned from Copenhagen to Berlin, and has had an interview with the King of PJAUSSIA. The articles on the German Question which have appeared in the Paris NapoMon have caused a great sensation in the political circles of the Prussian capital, as they are in direct contradiction to the represen tations which were made to the Prussian Court by M. DR PERSIGNY. The mysterious journey of Count ORLOFF through Germany occasions some alarm. Count ORLOFF is the jackall to the Russian bear, and always precedes the advent of the Cossack. The Lithographic Correspondence says, at the last deliberations of the Congress of Sovereigns the KING VV/I3 a good deal opposed, and that the Bund cannot reckon on Electoral Hesse, Lippe, and Mecklenburg Strelitz. In the Congress on the tariff of the Zollve rein tha friends of protection have obtained a •majority for all their propositions. The duties on cotton thread have been raised to four thalers. The Frankfort Journal of the 14th states that the Frankfort Congress have resolved to keep open the protocol for those German Governments who have not yet taken part in the Congress, but may yet be desirous of doing so. The German papers publish the financial budget of the Austrian empire for the year from the Ist ot• November, 1848, to the 31st of October, 1849. They give the following list of income and expenditure . • INCOME. Florins. Direct taxes Indirect taxes State manufactures and sale of Crown lands Consolidated Fund Sardinian indttunification ~. ... Variuus sums ... 55,194,791 71,692,036 582,000 7,145,766 2,022,129 5,377,036 144,013,758 EXPENDITURE.. Interest on the publia debt ... To the consolidated fund ... ••• Paying off of capital ••• ... Court budget ••• ... ... Cabinet Council ... ••• ••• Foreign Affairs ... ••• ••• Home Affairs ••• ••• ••• War-office ... .. ... ... Finance department ... .•• Justice ... ... ... ... --- Public worship ... ... Commerce ... ... ... ... Agriculture ••• ••• ••• ... 41,375,102 ~. 9,630,8:37 ... 3,964 891 ... 4,796 389 ... 93.926 1,565,235 14,306,873 ... 157,887,369 18,528,359 4,985,259 2,630,791 ... 21,974,366 ... 1,953,315 Total ... Leaving a deficit of 94,250,916 Boring. ... 238,864,674 ITALY. The day on which the election of EUGENE SUE be came known at Rome, the Black party was seized with a panic terror. The panic was at its height in the Vatican, and Pius IX. had determined, let what would be the consequence, again to fly from Rome. Information was conveyed by their partisans to the French authorities. They immediately repaired to the Vatican, and insisted, although the night was far advanced, on being at once admitted into the presence of the PONTIFF. They reasoned with his HOLINESS on the absurdity of hie attempted flight, and at length he resigned himself to his fate, and expressed his wil- lingness to remain. For greater safety, however, a French officer has been ever since stationed in the ante-chamber of the POE; and he never stirs out ex cept in his carriage, which is always immediately preceded and followed by French troops. The Pors s own Guards. Nobile forming the advanced guard and the rear; The POPEi acting under the advice of Cardiaal ANTONELLI, intended, it is said, to fly to Bologna, and place himself under Austrian pro tection. The :Osservatore Romano, the organ of the Cardi nals, lauds the Archbishop of TuajN for rebelling against his SOVEREIGN, and endeavours to stir up an insurrection in Piedmont. CABINET COUNCIL (THIS DAY).—The Cabinet Mi nisters assembled in Council this afternoon, at two o'clock, at the Foreign-office. There were present Lord John Russell (who came to town this morning from Pembroke Lodge), the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Grey, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Minto, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Palmer ston, Sir Francis T. Baring, Sir John C. Hobhouie, uuonut fourer e. the Right H on . F ox M au l e, an d the R ight Hon. H. L p a bu t c :1 0 ;h o e ck C . ouncil was not expected 'to break ORTHOPCEDIC SOCIETY.—We are given to under stand that the dinner held yesterday evening at the Freemasons' Tavern, in aid of the funds of this excellent as sociation, went off in a manner highly satisfactory to all in , erested in its success. Among the vocalists who contributed to the amusements of the evening, Mdlle. Lauriette, an artiste of great promise and ability, deserves to be especially par ticularised. ALARMING FIRE AT ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL.— This morning the patients and every person in the estab lishment were alarmed by the outbreak of a fire, which was attended with great damage. It originated in what was called the " drying-room," where a large quantity of linen had been left on lines. Messengers were sent for the firemen and engines, and speedily Mr. Staples, of the brigade West end establishment, with the engines, arrived, when with the assistance afforded by the domestics and police the fire was extinguished, but not until the property of the drying-room had been consumed. It was found necessary to remove the patients from Oxford Ward to another part of the building. DEATH OF LORD JEFFREY'S WIDOW.—Our obi tuary of to-day records the demise of Mrs. Jeffrey, the widow of one whose death was so recently the cause of an almost universal sorrow. Shortly after Lord Jeffrey's decease, his . widow, affected in a more than ordinary degree by the sad event, broke up her establishment in Moray-place, and took up her abode with Mr. and Mrs. Empson, her son-in-law and daughter, at Hailebury, Hertford. Though naturally cheer ful, ner spirits never recovered,the shock she sustained by the death of her oistinguished partner, whom she has not sur• vieed four months. Mrs. Jeffrey was born in America, and was the grandniece of the celebrated John Wilkes, and second wife of the late Lord Jeffrey, to whom she was married in 1813. Scottish Press of Wednesday. REGISTERED LETTERS.— Oa and from the Ist of June next registered letters will be forwarded through London on Sundays. At present they cannot be forwarded from country post-offices on Saturday nights, because the registration fee is prepaid in money, and not " by stamps. Atter the Ist of June next the registration fee must still be prepaid in money by the public, but postmasters will be compelled to affix stamp,- of the value of the fee to each registered letter. In all other cases post masters are strictly prohibited from affixing stamps to let ters for the public. A LAUNCH AT TOULON.—The 90-gun ship, the Vingt-quatre Fevrier, has just been launched at Toulon, in presence of a vast assemblage of spectators. The members of the Committee of Inquiry, belonging to the Legislative Assembly, were present, as Was the Bishop of Frejus and, his clergy. The Bishop blessed the vessel, which then the sup ports being knocked away, glided safely into the Ater. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were es t:rut/ten at 7,000 bales, of which 1.000 American were taken for exhort. The mark, t closed thinly, at full prices.—ln Railway Shares a fair business was done, at higher quotations. Acting in a manner which impartiality seemed to dictate, we save, a month er two since, the conflict ing opinions of different persons in the trade concerning the prosp cta of Coffee; and those who perused the same must do Messrs. Franks and Millard the justice to admit that their prognostication of an important decline from the then current rates was correct. The reaction in the article has, however, been so severe, that speculators and moneyed men may begin to look to it as offering a fair chance of profit, and as in all cases of overdone operations, prices are unduly depressed. We hold our selves in no way responsible for the opinions of corn:, spondents, and claim ever the right to exercise a proper discretion, but as the members of the grocery trade form the most important and intelligent body connected with the colonial and foreign imports, they are quite capable of discriminating, and of judging of facts or opinions. With this remark we leel no hesitation in giving the following extracts from a communication by Messrs. Freaks and Millard:— " Coffee will be a speculative article during this year, and it will require very great judgment and tact to know the best time when to Li) , in a Muck. We have seen good ordinary Ceylon sell freely at 648. to 655., and middling colory We protest( d at the time against these unnatural rr ces, and called them perfectly artifi cial, and entreated all connected with us not to buy until good ordinary Coy lona receded to 455. We have reason to know that many tuok our advice, and worked out their old stock, but we also know that (Akers did not, and the consequence has been what we predicted. Thou who bought at the high prices seem to be more fright ened at present rates than when quotations were at their extreme point, and are selling, depending on lower prices. " We think this not a sound way to finish up a bad speculation. We should say, hold on a little longer, or buy at present prices, which would make a good average, and should an advance, take place, they would be able to sell without a heavy loss, for we are pretty well satisfied that speculation will send Coffees up again, and that prices will vary—perhaps a few shillings lower, up to ss. to 20a.'higher. " The trade are, however, now very bare of stocks, and are waiting to come in when they think prices are at the lowest. We calculate there are 10,000 grocers who will all want during the next three months an a% erage of five bags each. This would create a demand for 50,000 bags. Let this take place, and what can be ex- Fected but an advance of from ss. to Ws. per cwt., par ticularly on colory Coffee, which is now selling at 48s. to 525. This Coffee never was cheaper, and we feel satis fied that moneyed men will soon be turning attention to it, and invest largely. We feel assured that it would be a good investment. "The cry of the importers is that Coffee has decreased in consumption considerably during the past few months. We believe this to be a mistake. The Uncle during that time held duty-paid stocks sufficient to last them from four to six mouths, and the apparent falling off during this period is in consequence of using their home stock. Nothing shows this so much as the immense clearances at the present time, which we have no doubt will con tinue, and we ale confident that in a few months it will be proved that there has been no material decrease in the consumption." As to any interference by Government with the Chicory adulteration, it is impossible to say whether that will take place, but some of the present large holders seem to expect it. _ The Clyde steamer brings accounts of rather unfa vourable weather in some of the West India islands, rain being wanted. We have received the following information of the re• mittance by the Clyde, from the Committee of Mexican Bondholders:— From Vera Cruz From Tampico Together ... dolls. 71,033 37c. There were pending for account of the bondholders on the 13th-15th tilt— ' In Vera Cruz In Tampico dolls. 105,764 2 „ The Mexican intelligence in the London papers of the 16th and 17th inst. is confirmed. To this Colonel Facio adds that the total amount in the Bank of England, including the above remittance, is 662,587 dolls., available for the payment of future d ivi dends. Mr. W. P. Robertson, in reference to the same matter, tells us that he has received further letters from various influential parties there, not only confirmatory of those he has already published, but all pressing on his earnest attention the immediate adoption, by the bond holders, of the new arrangement proposed by Congress, and which he is assured will meet with the immediate and unanimous sanction of the Mexican Legislature. One correspondent, in transmitting to Mr. Robertson the projet de loi, has the following note at foot " This arrangement is one which with absolute seen "l.4 can and will be fulfilled in all its parts. It has already been presented to the • Chamber, and without any doubt whatever will obtain its approbation." • The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders have received a latter from Mr. Lord, the agent of the Venezuelan Bondholders, dated La Guayra, the 22d ult., stating that he has not yet been able to make any ar rangement with the Government at Caraccas in respect to the overdue coupons. There is an arrival with dates of March 15 from the Cape of Good Hope, but we find nothing of importance in the papers. The Funds are very steady. Consols have, ruled at 95' 4 1 to 96 for Transfer, and 95j to 96 for Account, scarcely any effect having been produced by the rice of 1 per cent. at Paris. The New Three and-a•Quarter per Cents. have been marked 96:1 to 96g, and the Three per Cents. 94i to 95. Bank Stock has been at 207 to 2078. India Stock has been quoted 2678. Exchequer-bills have realised 675. to 701. and India Bonds 87s. to 90s. premium. In the Foreign Market the transactions have been of moderate extent. Spanish Five per Cents. have been quoted, 17k, and Portuguese Four per Ccints. Mexican Bonds are 31 to 314, and Grenada, 164. Danish Scrip is at 8 premium, and Russian at *pre mium. Dutch Two•aad-a•Half per Cents. are 654. Railway Shares are more active, and prices 'are du cidedly buo3ant, and in several cases higher. The last week's Railway receipts, ascertain this day, are in round figures as under:— Id up to 1850.' Great Western 1849 £16,466 39.797 t q, 661 „ 8,448 20,814 8,062 1,238 506 4,944 fIEE. ;.1 North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland 22,637 South-Eastern Scottish Central Aberdeen Caledonian 6,114 QUARTER TO T, Consols Ditto, Account, June 12 ... . ~ BRITISH FINDS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOgIE. (From the Official List.) i Bank Stock 207 2 7% • 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities - 8 per Cent. Console Anne New 3 1 4 per Cont. Arlie. Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 8 3 6 B!,‘ India Stock 2674 India Bonds under 1,000/ 9O 8 p Consols for Account 96 9 % Exchequer Bills. 14d. 1 2d. March. June. 1,069/. 500/. Small — 67 70 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Danish Bonds 1825, S per Cent.— i Ditto, 5 per Cent Ditto, Scrip ... .... ......... 8 p Grenada, 1 1 / 4 per Cent. Mexican Bonds, 18.16,5 per Cent., C.,upons -- Ditto Ex Jan; Coupons Ditto for the Account .... . 31%! 31 311 i Ditto, Small . Peruvian Bonds, 4 1 A per Cent — I Ditto for the Account 77 . Ditto Deferred Portuguese Bends, 5 per Cent — Dittb 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent — Ditto 44 per Cents Ditto Scrip ... 2 3 %! p Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. 17 1 4 Dividends on the above payable in Londoh. Dutch 214 per Cent., 12 Guild ... 553/4. BWNESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE OCLOCZ RAILWAYS. PAID. PIA SHAYS. k herdeen 81 Ditto, Preference X inber., Notting., Boston, &c 8 ..... 8.0 .• I kyrshire and Gallaway Belfast and County Down .. 30 .. .. — , Berke and Rants Extension (Gt. West. Perpet.s per ct.) 6 4irmingnam k Oxford Junct., calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 . — .. ... Do., without a gurrantee... 20 . .. Birmingham,Wol., & Dudley, calls duly pd. or with guar. 15 ..... Do., without a guarantee... 15 Riming., Wol., & Stour Val. 131.14 e — Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Bristol and Exeter Do., Thirds ..;...... ..... 33i Buckinghamshire Caledonian Ditto, New 101. Preference 10 ...... Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50 Chester and Holyhead... ..... 50 ..... Ditto, Preference - Direct London & Portsmouth 5 1 4 — - Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 42% — .te Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 30 ...... East Anglia, 25/. L. & L, and L. & D Ditto, l el., E. I:. 11 lB ... .. - Do, 3/. Ma., 6p. Ct. Pref. 3% — Do, 71. 175., 7 per Ct. Prof. 2 Eastern Counties Do. New Pref., 6 per Cent.. 10 Do. Eaten., 5 per ct. No. I, 6/. 132.4 d — p..... to Do., do N° A p..... to Do., Northern & East•;l2-' 6 n..1.38.4d . 5 1 0" ...... to —' Do., 5 per cent. Ditto, New Eastern Union, Claus A (late E. U. Shares) .... f .. ... .. 25 f Ditto, ditto, Class A ditto _6 to ite-- • it() t 0 ItO . 1 30 !to to Ditto, ditto, B & C . 25 Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 20 East Lancashire ..... Do., New Quarters ...... to Do., 6 per Cent. Preference Quarter Sharon . .. .. to !.on Lincolnshire ; guar. 6 per , • to •• 25 ...... ••••• . and Glasgow • 5O ...... • .... to !.(tirJuirgli grid Northern 12'itto, New port. . . ~ xeter, Yeovil. & Dorchester 2. ...... to Exeter and Exmouth.... 2ls. ...... ' to'" i;usg. Dtunfries, Carliale 82. es.Bd... " to ilti=gow, ik Ayr 50 ..••••• to Do. Preference Consolidated - --" 1 -•=" to Gloucester arid Dean "* to 1 irost.Nertkern 22 • -•-• Do. 1 ,•" 2 A Deferred . 12% ...... .. . t to o I'o.o. B 6 per Cent.:: .... . . • ..... to •"' Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. to : It. South. & IVemt. (Ireland) 50 ...... " J ,'; to Di to, Eighths • .... to "' .;rte \ortoA 01 England 100 ..... to uitto, New 40/.... ...... 40 ... ... **". to Ditto, ditto • 35 ..... 32 , to• ° . Ojai), ow 301 Ditto, New 151......... l5, 3 0 1 0;:j . 0 5 % G sat Weatern .........100 454 Gr 6l Do. New - 15 .• •••• . .. .c to ttull. and Selby 6O .... to Ditto, Hail Shares .. • Ditto, Quarter Shares . 12 1 ,4 ...... • to • .ancastir and :....50 ...... "'", to Do., Thirds • 10 .•••• and Yorkshirii lOO 38 '" 1 " to Ditto Quarters. Ditto Fifths U S *" • t o Ditto, Thirpis lB ...▪ .. to Do., New Guar. 6 per cent 1U ...... . !••" .. •••' to Do. (Hudderi. and Sheff.) 50 Do., West Riding Union... -1! • 2 -••'; to .•• Gerds rind Bradford • 50 • Lei.-3& and 'Thirst ... ;*:- 50 •• • lig, 10 r i , (i.,do.,Preter., 6 per Cent.. 4t% Ditto, ditto... 14 t 0" Ditto, ditto 3-6 44 i.. to "' Do. Prof. Quarters, 1848... 9 Livorpool.Crusby, and South- • • • tA port. •; • 4••• 10 ...... ". to ••• London & Blackwell 11/:6 - 8. """: to Brigllt„& spnt4 cpastl - 00 to Do., New 51., gua. pr C,LIOO ""•"!.!!! - De. -Gumanteedepor-Cent4--9 to J)e. Proterential,L 5 per'gt.; 50. to , Ditto, ditto. ' 1852 50 to - London and Greenwich... 12/:lss. 4d... • -•'• .. to "34 • • IV Ditto Preference, - • • 20* '0 London & North. We'etern....".loo 103 t% to Do. New. Quarter 5....,,..... 12 Do. Fifths ••...........-.....,. 12 11%51'.1 to Do. 10/.... M. and 8., (C.) 1 • ;•"! to Lo don and S. We5tern.......100 • Ditto, New »..... "42 61 to ", Ditto, New 401 34 ...... to „ Do., New Preference Londonderry and Coleraine : , 25 " • to - Do. Half Shares • - 5 • •••••• • '•• ". to " Londonderry and Enniskillen 25 ...... ......to Do.,llalf Shares ' - • to Li•westoff, guar. 4 per ct 2O ...... ...... to -Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. - _ ...• ...... . Manch Buxton, & Matlock .5: 'ilanchr, Sheffield, and Linc.-100 .....• o Ditto 4 Shares ( No. 1) ▪ 25 .••••• . Do.; New 10/. Preference.. 10 .1..6- '7 A . :: • to Ditto. Sian. & Lin. Union 41.2 s — to . ..... . ...IOU Ditto, Consol. Preference...loo •. • -- 5" . t° 501. Shares .... ▪ 80 to Midland, Birm., and Derby...loo ... •-** Consol. 13ristei and • tO Birmingharn.6 per cenL...loo ..... . .tO - Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 44 " Ditto ditto ... 261. is. 6d .• •. Ditto,ErewashVal., Pref... 50 - Midland, Leices. and Swan- to nington (8 per et. gua. )....100 .... • -- .... Midld. Great Western(lrish) 47% ...... Middlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar. 5 ~•• '''' . .._ -- - ----------- ' , a / Newcastle and Carlisle - 100 ...... -- - • ''" ~ ..... ~, Ditto Quarter Shares . 25 ... .. --- I' / Newmarket Ditto Extension Scrip... 21. 12s ...- .."' to ... , Newport Abergy., and H „ / eret. 6 - " .. F Newry and Enniskillen ...... '1 .... -' / +'Newry, Warrenpoint, and to / Rostrevor .......... ........ 20 , ' "-. v_ d / ,„ Sortelk 4 lOO .....- "" ....... 19 Ditto New 20/. l5 ...... --' ' :',... w / Ditto Extension ...... 2O - .. ... 0 .., Do. Guar. 5% per cent... 5 - .. `.° / Do. do. Wavetley Vall ® y 2 ...., . Northern Counties Union ... 4 ; .... '''' . .. s , ..... to , / North British .: ............ 25 ..... Ditto. Preference North Staffordshire... .. ...... 174 North Western / ...... 13% ..... '''' Oxford, Worcester, and W o l- to verhampton Preston and Wyre . 5 25 0 ......... .. -7814 ::, .. :1. °I , F" Do. Half Sharer.— (A) 10 ... .. 14) / ... ~.. _ Reading, Guildtd., & Reigate 16 - •• to _, .., ' ro - Royston and Hitch in ..... .. 4%... - ' , ,15 Do. Shepreth Extension... % - .'• to / Scottish Central ~ -. ."' to sent tish Midland .... ....... .... 0 / Ditt0,New........., 22% — I L di/ t,, / Shrewsbury and Birmingliam 13 1 4 Ditto. ditto, Class B. 9 . —.. : ... t,,, ° / Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 - "•. w ... Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 5 , Shrewsbury and Chester . , ... •to / (Nor. W. Alin.) - ~ „ Ditto Halves. • Ditto lO ••• .. -- '°t" / Ditto, Oswestry 2O ..... --' '.... .. t ° / ....., .... to Ditto (New)... - . / ...- .. to Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref....-. 10 Shropshire Union 6%... .. ; 4 1 5 ' '''',,, / South - Devon ' 5O ......... '''. w / Ditto, Preference ...... .. ''' / South Staffordshire B% ..- .• .to ~, South Eastern Ditto, No. 2. B3} Ditto, No. 3. 3- ~...: c° / Ditto, Registered No. 4.... 10 • -- „... t o South Wales .. . - / South Yorkshire, Doncaster to and Goole Sheffield, Rotherham, and .• ~ to / Geolt(N 1)) Gua. 5 perat. 18 4 Do. do. (South Div.) 5 - / , Swans. and Loughor and Ca. _ ... .'t o / 10 meron's Stm. Coal ..... .... . 8 raw Vale Extension ..... ... 8 „• "*" ` , . Thames Haven Dock and ..... r n , Railway ..... 17% ..... --"' , .. '''' / . .... 0 Vale of Death .. .. lO ...... --- .ei Waterford and Kilkenny 2O .........., ... - Waterford and Limerick... II ' Waterford, Wexford, Wieklw, ...'" and Dublin Wear Valley, 6 per Cent 3 ...... -n. ........ i t f/ '' - Guaranteed - _ - .... , , ''' Do,' ' do. do. 25 ...... .-- ', 1 4 / Do. " do. do. 15 ... . ..„.• 0 , West Cornwall 7% ...... .....; Nhitehaven and Furness lB ..... •••• -. 0 Windsor, Staines, and South -' , to Western...... ...... 'l4 ''''' °.O / .. to Wilts,Somerset4Weymoutk 50 .. • -..: 4° L to nrk, Newcastle, and B erw i c k 26 ..N.• Do. and Newcastle E x t on . 20 ...... 0 ii,4 / Do. G. N. E. Pur or Pref $ ...... 114 . .„0 r o / un. Hartlepool Dk. & Rly 100 ..... *-",/. 4.,. ' York and North Midla n d Ditto, Prelerence lO . . .... 7!‘14.• FOREIGN RAILWAYS*'/ Ataglci Italian (late Italian to / ~,,, 10 and . Austrian) 5%...... •""' Boulogne and Amiens ... 20 • : / Central of France (Orleans / .•••! ~ ;and Vierzost) • «......20 ...... •-• . Demerara. Dutch Rhenish 8 .• 5 East Indian . . •"- .. • , , Ditto • Great Indian Peninsular S •go / Do. D 0......... ...... 1 ...... .• 0 Louvain 3la Sambre ......... 7% ...... ~.• to / •I . / Luxembourg .DittO Madrid and Valentin Namur and Lieg e ... ..... .. 16 .34 ..... t , ° o // Northern of France 12,4 ~ , ..•••• Orleans and Bord eaux 7 , fP .•' 0 I' aria and Orleans... 2O ...... •••• t o Paris and Ronen • Paris and Str as b ourg ... l3 ... •• to Rouen and H avre 2O ........... ..- . Sambre and Meuse • 2O ...... •••••• • ,;..• / Strasburg and Bale l4 .....• ...... / r fo o u u rn rs ay B4 , l‘ . l J an ur te b s ise .. ; L.-anden", l3 ...... •;'' to and Hasselt ...... 20 •••": West Flanders • BN .. ... •:. / JOINT STOCK SAN I,- . •••..• to • Australasia - „ to / British North American Colonial ...... 25 ...• • ;r 3 0 Commercial of London . London Joint Stock -10 • ..... ...... to / London and Westminst er 2O .... • . / National Provincial of Engld B5 ...... •-• ▪ .ot 0 Ditto New 10 • t o , National of Ireland 22%..... .. ... to -/ Provincial of Ireland , 25 ••!?.. , Ditto, New •10 ' ••• o t o Union of Australia ....... 25 ••••••• „„ ••••! / DittO, New 2.14 i ...... , Union - of London-. .. ... . ..... 10 7 .0 0 ! Union of Madrid 4O • ..... • / / . MINES. . 0 ;0 , t o Anglo 11eXican ... Asturian ...... ..,,,,„„ „, ;▪ .'„, 15, .•.•'" to / Australian.-- ............... 4 .... t . ..,••r. / Barrossa Range ..... .••••• to / Blaenarvon Iron mad C0a1... 50 ;•• .. • . ;••• ....to / Bolanos Scrio British Iron • ?4 - /s•••• 0 ' / Ditto Cocaes andesilaba..• ... . to / Ditto St. John gel Roy .***??' ••• Cobra Copper • .. .. / General Real del Monte,.. Unregistered- ••••• •' / Do. Black DebonturetL....'-•-• / • Do. 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