The Sun. — London, England, 1845-05-19 00:00:00

RAILWAY NEWS. Subscribers and others interested in Railways will find a FULL ACCOUNT of the PROCEEDINGS before tke RAII.WAY COMMITTEES in the THIRD EDITION of THE SUN, reported up to the CLOSE of EACH DAY. Suit-ogioe, 112, Strand. - • To be had at all time Laaries. pOPULAR NEW NOVELS, JUST DUBLISFIED BY MR. COLBLRN. SELF. By the Author of " Ceeil. - 3 vols. A Tale of the Coltrt of Goorge I. 3 vols MAIDS OF HONOUR, ItOUAN ' • or, The Court Conspirator. An Historical Ro mance. I M. Eugene Sue, Author of " The Mysteries of Paris," Ste. 3 vols. JONATHAN SHARP ; or, The Adventures of a Kentuckian, 3 volg. STRATIIERN ; A Story of the Present Day. By the Countess of Blessiwlton. LADY CECILIA FARRENCOURT. By Henry Milton, Esq., Author of "Rivalry." 3 vols. VII. ARTIII:11 ARUNDEL. A Tale of the English Revolution. By the Author of " Erambletye House," &c. 3 vols. - VIII. HILLINGDON lIALL. A Tale of Country Life. By the Author of " Handley Cross." 3 vols. llenrfiColburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough. street. Now ready, in 3 vols., ill ' D'ISRAELI'S NEW WORK, " SYBIL ; or, THE TWO NATIONS." llenw Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. To be had or all Booksellers, and at all the Libraries. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. ON TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 20, _ _ Will be performed for the first time these two years, Donizetti's opera entitled LINDA DI CHAMOU NI. Linda, Diddle. Castelan (her first appearance in that character) ; Maddalena, Mddle. Bellini; Pierotto, Mddle. Brambilla ; Antonio, Sig. Fornasari ; II Pretetto del Villawio, Lablache ; Il V Marchese di Boistleary, Sig. F. La blache ; Intendente del Fendo, Sig. Dia Fiori ; and Carlo Visconte di Serya, Sig. Moriani The Danseuses Viennoises (under the direction of Madame Josephine Weiss) will appear in some of their favourite Pas in the eourse of the evening. lcille. Carlotta Otis! has arrived in town, and will appear forthwith. A new grand Ballet, by Ai (Idle. Cerito is in active preparation, the music by Sig. Pugni, the scenery by Mr. Marshall, in which Mddle. Cerito will sustain the principal tart. To conclude with the favourite Divertissement of UN BAL SOL - 43 LOUIS XIV., in which Mdlle. itucile Grahn will appear as a Cavalier of the Court of Louis XIV., and will dance with Mdlle. Cerito, in Costume of the same Court, the celebrated " Miuust de la Cour'? and " Gavotte." _ Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Pit Tickets to be made at the Opara-ctfice, Colonnade, Haymarket. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed, that there will be an Extra Night (not included in the Subscription), OK THURSDAY, MAY 22, When will be performed Mozart's Opera, DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, Madame Grisi; Donna Elvira, Madame Rita Borio ; Zerlina, Madame Anaide Casten= ; Don Giovanni, Sig. Fop, nasari ; Don Ottavlo, Sig. Mario ; II Commandatore, Sig. Botelli; Masetto, F: Lablache ; Leporello, Sig. Lablache. The amseuses Viennoises (under the direction of Madame Jo sephine Weiss) will appear in some of their favourite Pas. To he followed by a variety of Attractive Entertainments, in which will appeaf3ldlle. Cerito, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn, Mdlles. Ferdinand, Cassan, Demeiisse, and Moncelet. To .conclude• with LA ES3IERALDA. La Esmeralda, Mddlle. Carlotta Grisi. _ . applications for Boxes,-Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box. office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven ; to commence at Ilalf-past Seven o,Clock. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. THIS EVENING Will be repeated an entirely new and Original Opera, entitled THE ENCHANTRESS. The Music composed by M. W. l3alfe ; the Libretto, by M. de St. Georges and Mr. Bunn. Mr. lialfe will, on this occasion, preside in the Orchestra. Don Sylvio, Mr. W. Harrison ; Ramir, Mr. Borrani ; Duke d'Aquila, Mr. Weiss; Nugnez, Mr. H. Horncastle ; Pacheco, Mr. Barker; Stella, Madame Anna Thillon. To conclude with the First Act of the celebrated Ballet of LA GISELLE. The Duke of Silesia, Monsieur Silvain (his First Appearance this Season ; Giselle, Mdlle. Weiss (her First Appear ance this Season). Dreas Circle, 7, ; Batas, 5s ; Pit, 3s ; Gallery, 2s ; Upper Gallery, Is. Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, may be obtained of Mr. John Par sons, at the Pox-office of the Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY MARKET. LESSEE, MR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, by Douglas Jerrold, entitled TIME WORKS WONDER.;. Goldthumb, Mr. W. Farrell; Felix Goldthumb), Mr. Charles Mathews ; Bantam, Mr. Buckstone ; Misti Bessy Tulip, Madame Vcstris ; Florentine, Miss Fortescue ; Miss Tucker, Mrs. Glover ; Patty, Mrs. Humby. After which, a New Grand Classical Extravaganza, entitled THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Principal Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, J. Maud, Madame Vestrls, and Miss P. Horton. To conclude with A KISS IN THE DARK. Private Boxes, Two Guineas and One Guinea and a-Hall each. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr. I. T. Archer at the Box-office, from Ten till Five o'clotik. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.-FRENCII PLAYS Mr. MITCHELL begs to announce that, as tho Engagements o 31,111 c. Plessy and Monsieur Replier, will unavoidably terminate on the 29th instant, the present representation will le positively the Last Night but Six of their performances. THIS EVENING WiH be performed Duval's popular Comedy, PROJECTS DE MAR (AGE, on. les deux Militaires Pedro, Monsieur Regnier ; Rosaline, Mdlle. Alessy. After which CRISPIN RIVAL de son MAITRE. To he.fcllewed by LE MANTELT ; on, Le Reve du Mari. To conclude with PREC MUSES RIDICULES. gOIttEES MYSTERIEUSES.,—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The extraordit.ary Escamotcur, MONS. PHILLIPPE, whose per formances have excited universal astonishment, will resume his SOIREE," MY,STERIEUSES at this Theatre, TO-MORROW EVENIKG, Tuesday, May 20, and every TUESDAY, THURS DAY, and SATURDAY, for a short period only. it is also respectfully announced that, in compliance with several applications, M. Phillippe will give a MATINEE MYSTERIEUSE on MONDAY next, May 26, commencing at One o'clock. The surprising feat of LES BASSINS DE POISSONS D'OR, et LA GRANDE MENAGERIE, universally considered tho most ex traordinary Tour de Physique ever accomplished, will be presented every performfruce. Boxes, 45.; Stalls, 75.; Pit, 25.; Private Boxes, Two and Three GuinCas each. Boxes, Stills, and Tickets, may be secured at Mr. Mitchell's, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the Box Office 1141 , 3 Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed PAUL PRY. Paul Pry, Mr. Wright; Grasp, Ittr, 0. Smith ; Mrs. Subtle, Mrs. Yates ; Phoebe, Miss Woolgar. After which the MYSTERIOUS STRANGER. _ _ . To concluda with THE PRETTY GIRLS OF STILBERG. Ernest, Mr. Webster, in which he will give his celebrated personation of the Emperor Napoleon ; Margot (her original character) Madame Celeste. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspeare's Tragedy of MACBETH. Mac beth, Mr. Walack ; Macduff, Mr. Menry Wallack ; Banquo, Mr. Argher ; Lady Macbeth, Miss Cushman. After Which, a New Divertissement, entitled LE PRINTEMPS. Supported by Messrs. Gilbert and Marshall, Miss Baffin and Miss Marshall. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled LOVE IN LIVERY. Hord Sparkle, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Paul Patent, Mr. Compton ; Violet, Miss Emma Stanley. Stage Manager, Mr. IL I. Wallack ; Stage Director, Mr. Emden ; Machinist, Mr. Edmund Bradwell. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. First Week of another New Burlesque. Brilliant Success of " Our New Governess" every Evening. THIS EVENING Will be performed an Original Comedy, entitled OUR NEW GaVERNESS. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Wigan, Turner, Stanton, and Keeley ; Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Grove, Miss Arden, and Mrs. Keeley. Previous to whieh a New Farce, called A GOOD NAME. Cha racters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Stanton, Mrs. Woollidge, and Slim Dawson. . _ To conclude with an entirely New Operatic, Dramatic, Chivalric, Fairy, Ii pantie Burlesque, entitled CINDERELLA. The Principal Characters by. Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Frank Mathews, Mr. J. W. Collier, Mrs Keeley, Miss Villar s Miss Fairbrother, Mrs. Wooliidgo, Miss Grove, Miss Howard, &c. The Bog-office is open daily, under the ;direction of Mr. Grogan rom Ten till Four. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITREATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. GRAND MORNI4G.PERFORMANCES. To-day 'and durißg the week, the GODOLPHIN ARABIAN ;or the Race Horse of the Desert. In compliance with the wish of several influential and fashionable parties, and in order to ,accommodate those who, residing at a dis tance, are prevented from visiting the nightly representations at the Amphitheatre, as well as With a view to the gratification of the `uvenfle members of families, Mr. BATTY has concluded an arrange -ment with Mons. liournaire for FOUR DAY PERFORMANCES, Introducing the entire troop of French Equestrians. These per formances will take place on every THURSDAY, commencing on the 224 and 29th May, June 5 and 12. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Entirely New Entertainments, and re-engagement of the World's Wonder; who, having recovered from his late accident, will perform some New and .Astonishing Feats. TINS EVENING Will be performed a New - Lneal. Drama, entitled THE OLD FLEETE PItI4JN ; or, Ze Widow and her Suitors. Splendidly appointed arra supported bthe Entire Company. • , , To be foßowed by a New Melodrama, entitled THE SECRET FOE ; To conclude with THE GYPSEY FARMER ; or Jack and Jack's Brother. Supported by Messrs. Hicks, }tonne; Cowell, Mrs. 11. ti;inln its. Ilughes, Miss Martin, &c. or, The Mason of Abbeville. Places and Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box. oftce, from Eleven to Four. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE, TIAN EVENING Mil be repeated a New and Original Nautical Drama, entitled TTIE YELLOW ADMIRAL ; or, The Perlis of the Battle and the Breeze. Supported by the whole Company... After which a musical romance cut We'd the DAUGHTER of the REGIMENT ; or the Child of Glory. To conclude wit an entirely New and Othinal Drama, entitled THE OLD TOLL OUSE;II or, The Carrier and his Dog: In which Ileasra Cony, Blanchard, and the Dog Hector will perform. A DIFFERE& SUBJECT EACH SEASONI-GRAND OPENING FETES Exhibition of the Colossal Pictorial Representation suggested by H. R. 11. PRINCE ALBERT. Under the Patronage of her most Gracious MAJESTY, her Alnjesty the QUEEN DOWAGER, H. It. IL PRINCE ALBERT, &c. &c. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. A magnificent modelled Representation of EDINBURGH, the Pride of Scotland and of Scotchmen, and the immortal Scott's "Ain Romantic 111 ," introduling the Old and New Town, the Nor' Loch, as it formerly existed, the Calton Hill, Nelson's Monument, Arthur's Seat, Salisbury Cragge, the Castle, Sir Walter Scott's Monu ment, the Royal Institution, Holyrood Palace, and all the most inter estg features of " Auld Reekie." to Proprietor had the honour of submitting the Model to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and he is delighted to say it met with his most decide and perfect approval, and from life more than usual care which has been observed in its execution, he points it out as the happiest .ptedtletlen of Mr. Danson's pencil. The drawings were made by Mr Denson on the spot, and present a bird's-eye view of she principal objects Otthe Old and New Town, the Firth of Forth, &c. The is hir pROMENAwiII DE CONCERTS, so decidedly o ular at this stablc:ut, this popular season be on a n unusually effective scale. Mr. GODFREY - has been occupied since the close of last summer, in com po,tag ah e ,arranging a varici and pleasing MI . on of superior Novelties, which will be produced in ratation,l usluding some Ori ginal Pieces by Foreign Composers, net yet performed in this country. At Dusk will take place the most extraordinary Exhibition of FIREWORKS ever attempted. Th.; er_tire of the Gigantic yod e l trill be illuminated. The different devices in front of the houses, the time Orl the Calton Hill, Arthur's Seat, and the surrounding Menu. tains, the Illumination of Nelson's Monument, and all the rejoicings which took place on her Majesty's Visit will be accurately Pour. frayed. And, its a Finale, a grand Aquatic Royal and Patriotic Fifty Feet in 1 [eight, will be exhibited in the centre of the ' jal c ! The Pertraltl Of her Majesty and Prince Albert, stusnounted by Fame, and surrounded by emblems and other devices will be In trt n° Tableaft designed and executed by M r . D enson. hi r. Sontirby has been occupied for months in giving effect to this matchless and superb design, which combined with the Felix D'Arti- Jive, the Salute and Discharge of Rockets front the Castle and sur ou ndi ng heights, will form the most brilliant Pyrotechnic Di s pl a y er witnessed. Feeding of the Carnivore, at half-past Four; Pelicans, &,., at iv : Concert Six; and Pyrotechnic Display at Nine. Admission, One Strillimr. On Wednesday next, play 21: the Royal South Loudon Floricul tiralSociely will hold their first (hand Eower Show of the Season these Gardens AMA._ BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MAY 17.—Very little business has been done in our sugar market this week, owing to the WhitSuntide holidays; the offices having, as usual, been closed for a short period. The sales since our last are About 150 hhds. West India, and 900 mats Mauritius, at the quotations. Refined goods in demand, without any adequate supply.—Bristol Mercury. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1845. LONDON and SOUTH and EAST ESSEX RAILWAY. Registered provisionally, pursuant to 7 and 8 .. 1 c., cap. 110. The object of this undertaking is to provide direct railway com munication with the metropolis and Kent for the populous and rich tract of country lying along the north bank of the Thames, and exteyling along the south and east coast of Essex to the port of thirWich. It' proposed to effect this object hy— . . . Ist. A line of railway in continuation of the Blackwall Railway along the Marshes, by Barking, Dagenham, Gulph, Rainham, to Til bury, and crossing the Thames by means of a Steam Floating-bridge, similar to those so successfully introduced by Mr. Rendell, at Devon port, Southampton, and elsewhere. 2d. A line branching from Dagenham or Rainham to Rayleigh and Southend. • 3d. A line bearing north-east from Tilbury, Intersecting No. 2 at some convenient point, and passing through the level country at the foot of the Essex hills through Maldon to Harwich. The country throughout presents unusual facilities for the formation of a good and level line at a comparatively trifling cost. The traffic has been ascertained to be large, and to afford a good prospect of profitable Investment, and the co-operation of the princi pal landowners along the line, from the progress already made, will be speedily secured. In a military point of view, for the rapid transit of troops from London and Chatham, along the north bank of the Thames and the Essex coasts, this railway will prove of the greatest importance, es pecially in time of war, and cannot, therefore, fail to receive the favourable consideration of her Majesty's Government. In a commercial point of view, this railway offers great advantages to the local agricultural and shipping interests, as well as to the metropolis, in the rapid and cheap conveyance of commodities of all kinds, as vegetables, corn, cattle, sheep, fish, now brought in enor mous quantities to the London markets, to which may be added the carriage of coals, lime, naval and military stores, parcels, &c. As a passenger line the cheap and rapid communication thus opened between the Metropolis and Gravesend and the sea coast, cannot fail to prove attractive to the thousands who daily seek health and amusement along the banks of the river and coast, while the frequent, regular, and safe passage of the river, afforded by the establishment of the steam floating bridge, will operate by bringing the populations of Kent and Essex into more favourable communi cation. A more detailed prospectus, with the names of the Provisional Committee, will shortly be Issued. In the meantime, applications for Shares to be made to Mr. George Smith, solicitor, 24, Golden square. THE WEATHER-SUN OFFICE, MAY 19. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 42 ; Highest, 57; Noon, 52, BAROMETER, 29.91.—W1ND, N. _ NOTE. — The figures which follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 51 minutes after 11 I Evening 0 minutes after 0. ..., ~• . - Cit„. ',., 1 acjj : L;o 4 , . 4 ' .• ,j) .. *i 4 .. ikt2,'' -.N.11. - ' ire - , .. t. •r „ - - . '' 4 o*:,-- - '.* , ~, , ~4, •Al 0 ' ' 4,0 . ,,,,,1nt,,. Di , 041.1.1 4- ''''' -,,,/,'..A7r4.:;„ ' '. ." . ' ' SECOND EDITION. ' ''' 170 . ilillC Ant LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 19, 1845. The Duke of NEWCASTLE was so much flattered by the reception which his former address to his countrymen received from the press and a certain portion of the public, that he has been induced to resume his labours, and has just issued another song of lamentations, which fills more than three columns of our Tory Contemporary, the Morning Post. It is quite refreshing to hear the opinions of a venerable disciple of the Eldon school. They have become obsolete in every society, as well as in both Houses of Parliament, and therefore come before us almost with the freshness of curious discoveries gleaned from antiquarian re• searches. Lord ELDON, when Toryism was in all its pride and glory, resisted every reform in Church and State. He would not allow a peg of the fabric to be touched, and looked with as great reverence on the defects as the beauties of our Constitution. " If you take out a pin," said he, " it will fall to pieces," and the Duke of NEWCASTLE thus follows in the same prophetic strain :—" I have elsewhere stated, some time ago, how that by loosening one stone in the building we have endangered the whole fabric —so, repeal. ing the combination laws brought about the re peal of the Corporation and Test Act - - as a consequence, the emancipation of the Roman Catholics followed —then reform in Parliament—from thence arose a cry against the Church ; to appease this cry the Ecclesiastical Commission was devised the revenues or resources of the Church Establish ment were to be drained, and exhausted bishoprics and various other dignities abolished—everything done to abuse, humiliate, and impoverish the Church which an improvident meddling could devise, and only stopping where shame forbade to proceed further ; next, the old corporations were destroyed—the Educa tion Bill passed ; and these Acts followed one upon the other—one in consequence of another, and one after the other, were recommended to the Legislature, and the reason why was apparently because the preceding Acts had become law. I will not enumerate many other bad measures, such as the new Poor law, Rural Police Act, &c., enacted, no doubt , to restrain that very poverty and crime which confusion and uncertainty had created. My object is to show that one bad precedent begets another, and that this stratagem has been systematically pursued, as a sure though unperceived mode of stealing a march, of sapping our morality, undermining our civil and religious insti tutions, and, in fact, of revolutionising the State." He points out the grievances of the present day— such as the Jews Bill and the Maynooth Endow. ment ; after premising, that, as far as his recollection serves, not one good measure has passed since the en trance of the present Administration into office, and then proceeds to the remedies ; but we are unable to discover their nature or how they are to be applied. As far as we can judge, he has no wish to beat the Mi nister by majorities, and cause him to resign. He would simply starve him to death. Here is the specific, and we leave our readers to judge for themselves : " The time, I believe, is favourable ; events, I believe, are ripening, if not ripe. Cast off the dynasty of error, imposture, and impurity; cause it to cease by inanition, and let that of healing and healthy truth prevail ; enthrone it with your free and generous sympathy, your united acclamation, your calm, moderate, but settled and determined resolve." Let us be thankful that it is as hopeless now to re suscitate the old system which the Duke idolises, as it is to raise the dead to life. We have already adverted to the discussion which took place on Friday in the Commons relative to the state of the navy ; but it is a matter of too much im portance to be passed over without further notice, and we are glad to learn that the question will not be al lowed to rest where it is. The subject will probably be resumed on Friday next, or whenever the navy estimates are again brought forward. It is unnecessary, on this occasion, to dwell upon the paramount and indispensable necessity which exists for maintaining the navy in a condition capable of efficient extension at the shortest possible notice, and on a footing of present strength and preparation much beyond the ordinary scale of our peace establishments. To enter into any recapitulation of these reasons would be at one unnecessary and invidious. We take it, however, that there is scarcely one English man in the United Kingdom who would not support by his vote and sanction the fullest establishment of this constitutional force which may be necessary, having a prudent regard to the existing aspect of foreign relations. The fact is that men see we are perhaps on the verge of one of those political exigencies in which practical ex perience supplies the proof of constitutional theory, as . . . to the readiest, the furthest reaching, the most formida ble, the most national arm of our strength. The navy is the common rallying point of men of all parties who are agreed in attachment to our constitution, whenever the honour and the welfare of the empire appear to be menaced, whethci immediately or remotely. Yet to that navy, the nation, indebted as she is to it for her most substantial suc cesses and progress, as well as her most illustrious triumphs, has been but a harsh stepmother ; fond enough of its glory, so conducive to her own greatness, but niggardly and reluctant, withal, in making commen surate provision for its maintenance on a scale of com mensurate liberality. " Britannia," in truth, has, from time to time, manifested something like a cold negleckin her habitual deportment to this, the noblest of her chil dren. But when she has found it indispensable to invoke its protection and its power, in order to vindicate her rights or her authority, she has unhesitatingly thrown herself into its arms, and rendered it all honour in the sight of nations. The great mischief appears to be that that consideration and cherishing affection, which ought , ' to be permanent and continuous, have hitherto been in termittent. It is not the least of the elements that have constituted the good fortune of this empire, that such a capricious and interrupted treatment has but in a very slight degree estranged the affections of such a progeny. But let her learn caution by the past, and have some better hold on their affections fur the future, by a wiser and a more genercus course cf action. The upholding of our navy should be at all times the foremost care of the Legislature, the most anxious duty of the Executive. We are glad to observe that Mr. WIL LIAMS, representing as he does a section of the House of Commons which is pledged to the most rigorous eco nomic supervision of the public expenditure, declared, " If the Government considered it expedient in reference to the state o f our f ore i gn relations, to increase the navy, he would not oppose that increase, for whatever tended to enhance its efficiency he looked upon as the truest economy." Had this observation preceded the speech of Captain BERKELEY, it would have served as an admirable text for the observations of that Hon. and Gallant Officer. For what was their oject ? Simply to prove that in the system of manning our ships of war (line-of battle ships more especially) the Board of Admiralty adopt a false principle of economy as to ex pense, and a destructive principle as to efficiency. In expressing the surprise with which he had listened to Sir GEORGE COCKBURN'S declaration of a former evening, " that he could at present man the navy well with good seamen," the Gallant Officer referred to the proof of his own consistency in deprecating the system he was now denouncing by refusing to act with his col leagues at the Admiralty under the last Whig Govern ment, because they would persist in the vicious practice which he found the present Board adopting after practically repudiating it. This practice was, the sending out men-of-war in time of peace with what was called a " peace complement." Than this absurdity of two complements for a man-of war, nothing could be more absurd. " A war comple ment" should be superseded by the phrase " a proper complement." But it is the more surprising (as the Member for Gloucester argued), that this plan of capri ciously undermanning ships of the line should have been recurred to by the present Admiralty Board, when, on a reference made by the Whig Board, of which he had been a member, to the ablest and most distinguished officers in the service, their concurrent opinion had been reported against such a scheme; and it was by these officers declared that the true basis of any scheme for manning ships of war should be this:—" That the numerical amount and capacity of the crew should be in proportion to the number of guns and the weight of metal." The reasonableness of this principle is so ap parent that it is difficult to imagine how any Admiralty Board could ever have departed from it. But it is ab solutely astonishing—and even deplorable—to note with what sort of arguments Sir GEORGE COCKBURN at tempted to justify the cases in which there has recently been admitted departures from it, whilst he acknow ledged its truth, soundness, and necessity. Now it is a principle which the welfare of this coun try is more deeply interested in vigilantly maintaining than may to a casual observer be apparent, on its mere enunciation. The infraction of this prin ciple has a direct and positive tendency to disgust the service ; and we are, therefore, sorry that Capt. BERKE LEY did not call upon the House of Commons, by an affirmative resolution, to pledge itself to its practical ob servance. We cannot sufficiently condemn their appeals to the excitement of popular feeling in Ireland, which endeavours to enforce her claims to more extensive mea sures of remedial and equalising legislation, by me nacing suggestions of the amount of defection which would be witnessed in the ranks of our army, and from the strength of our ships' crews, in the event of a war breaking out before those measures shall have been granted. We have ever advocated, in the most exten sive sense of the phrase, " justice to Ireland" through the extension to her of all the full rights of an integral member of the Union. But we as little believe that the denial of "repeal" will exercise any such disorganising influence on the Irish ccntingents of our army and navy as that it will withdraw one Irish workman from the yards of our builders, masons, and bricklayers, or any other of the numerous crafts and laborious avocations in which their spirited industry has always prompted them to earn a hard, but honest, subsistence, rather than abandon themselves to squalid indolence and destitution at home. We know enough, however, of the sentiments of the British seaman, English, Dutch, or Irish, to feel the most serious apprehensions as to what the inevitable tendencies must be if such inexcusable disregard for his comforts, his feelings, his just demands, as that which were incidentally established against the Admi ralty in several very significant cases mentioned by Captain BERKELEY and Sir CHARLES NAPIER. If pro ceedings of this nature should be any longer persevered in, the utter disgust they will occasion to the service will be evidenced in its utter loss of all attachment and loyalty to the cause it has hitherto carried to triumph and to victory over every sea. Let us advert to a few of these facts. When the Albion (90) was last fitted out under Captain LOCKYER, for the experimental squadron in the Channel, she carried a crew of from 800 to 830 men; but she was dispatched to Lisbon with a complement 100 short of that number. Now, though Lisbon could scarcely be -considered a foreign station, Captain ' LOCKYER had to " look at" the French squadron off the coast of Africa. Had an actual collision unhappily taken place, what plea of justification could have availed those who would have placed Captain LOCKYER in such a position, with a crew at least 100 men short of its com plement ? But when these experimental squadrons are fitted ou how happens it that it is so exceedingly difficult to find able seamen for them ? Because—and the fact wa s broadly admitted by Sir GEORGE COCKBURN—there bang no provision adopted for securing the services of able seamen at the time of their being paid off for any future emergency, it is found a labour of the most difficult and protracted character to get together again any number of them. They have entered the merchan t service to escape from utter destitution ; or, for want of employment and patronage at home, have taken service at higher wages with foreign Powers. The few able seamen that are entered on board an experimental ship know beforehand that all the hard work will fall upon them,—excessive duty in proportion to their superior capacity to discharge it ; but all this increased liability and labour are unaccompanied with any increase of pay or emolument ? Are these conditions likely to operate in any other way with able seamen but to deter them from engaging ? In further illustration of this crying evil—the deficiency of able seamen—we may mention what happened to Capt. BERKELEY himself. In 1836 he was appointed to the command of the Hercules. The Asia, and other ships, were being equipped at the same time, and the utmost difficulty was experienced in obtaining men. At length the captains of ships in course of man- ning were directed to receive men from the Coast Guard. Capt. BERKELEY remonstrated against this order, re marking " that those men were not worthy of their rating." When the Hercules left Sheerness, although she had ostensibly her full complement of men, there were not more than twelve among them who could steer the ship, nor above seven who could be trusted to take soundings 1 Is this a condition for the men-of-war of Great Britain to be sailed under ? The vast extent for which the modern application of steam and machinery to navigation both superseded the practical seamanship and experience of all weathers which the navy used to meet with in its ready draughts from the Scotch smacks, the Irish " wherries," the passenger-coasting vessels of our own shores, and the body of the Thames' watermen, is so obvious and so efficient a cause of this diminution of the supply of able seamen, accustomed to work ship ping in all weathers, under every disadvantage of bad seasons, and dangerous coasts, and therefore iu a school certain to form them to habits of smart and ready sea manship, that the evil complained of ought long ago to have caused provision to be made for its own remedy. Inducements in the shape of premiums ought to have been already established to keep our able seamen within available reach when required. So lately as 1840, when Sir CHARLES NAPIER commanded a squadron, and Captain BERKELEY sailed under his orders, they were warned that they might have a collision with the French fleet, and et sailed with "peace complements," as they were called! Captain BERKELEY closed his exposition of the defects most prominent in the Admiralty management by ad verting to one cause of the deficiency of seamen, of which the Admiralty were, he considered, rather as the unwilling ministerial agents, than the voluntary pro moters. It seems that when a ship is paid off the captain is desired to recommend, out of his men, those of the best character for the Coast Guard. Once entered into that they are for ever lost to the navy ; for not only do they remain on shore, and after the usual time become entitled to pensions, but they lose all that they could ever boast of able seamanship. We go all the lengths with Captain BERKELEY in holding that this branch of ser vice, though appropriated to purposes of revecue pro tection, should be under the control of the Admiralty ; but, in supporting his further opinion, that these Coast Guard men ought to be available for general service, whenever called upon, we are inclined to go some what beyond his proposition, that on quitting the general service again they should have the option of re-entering the Coast Guard. But the view we have to submit on this and other points in connexion with the remedies applicable to the very serious evils brought under the notice of the Legislature on Friday evening last, we shall postpone till to-morrow, when we shall take occasion to advert to the defence of the Admiralty set up by Sir G. COCKBURN, and the very just remarks —and what is more, the very. feasible propositions, as we think them—briefly opened by Sir C. NAPIER, Air obviating the "short supply " of able seamen in future, and ensuring at all times a ready levy of them. It does not strike us that topics of more vital importance to the character and welfare of our navy, and therefore to the safety and grandeur of this country, have been more satisfactorily discussed for many sessions. We see in the temperate and earnest tone of all parties a consoling augury of intended and immediate improvement in the administration of the interests confided to the Board of Admiralty—at all times vast—now every day becoming of paramount magnitude and influence. Accounts from Constantinople of the 30th April an nounce that official intelligence had been received that a body of Gre€k soldiers, headed by an officer of the name of PLATONIKI, had made an irruption into Themal . y. It appears that the Turkish Government had anticipated such an act of aggression, and had placed an officer with a:division of troops in a defile, to watch his movements. A collision took place, and after an obstinate combat the Greeks were driven back. Sixteen men were killed, and a number wounded on both sides. The Porte, in consequence, had addressed a strong note to the Greek Government on this wanton aggression, for the affair took place on the Turk ith ter ritory ; and unless ample reparation is made, it will be followed by a declaration of war. It is generally admitted that the Greek Government is greatly to blame for sending troops to the frontier at all, but especially under a reckless officer who would not scruple to disturb the peace between the two countries. COLETTI, who now has the entire management of affairs, is conducting himself in the same unjustifiable manner in the home department, and by a wanton in terference with a religious procession, had nearly pro duced a civil commotion in the capital. The following account of this affair is furnished by a correspondent : " According to custom, the Greek Church celebrated on the night of their Good Friday, the 25th instant, a religious ceremony in honour of the Holy Sepulchre. It was arranged by the Archbishop that the procession should take place exactly as in former years, and pass through the same streets, but M. Coletti ordered the Governor to notify to the Archbishop that the route of the procession must be so far altered as to pass before the new royal palace. The prelate declined to accede to this, but M. Colletti, nothing daunted, at the moment the procession emerged from the church, assisted by Generals Tzavellas and Grivas and M. Calli phronas, Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies, forcibly possessed themselves of the four corners of the representa tion of the Holy Sepulchre, hoping that the clergy would be obliged to follow. The prelate hesitated. The commissary of police endeavoured to force him to do so, upon which lie decided on retiring into the sanctuary, but ordered the clergy to follow, without, however, going to the palace. The whole procession proceeded for a short distance, until the four bearers of the holy sepulchre took the turning which led to the palace, while the clergy and the rest of the procession followed the one they had been directed to adhere to, and finding that they were thus abandoned, returned _to the church. This scandalous scene caused a tumult among the spectators, and a voice cried out, The King of kings is not to be carried to the feet of a mortal king.' M. Colletti perceived his error, and al though the King and Queen were waiting, gave up the idea of proceeding to the palace, persuaded the clergy to return, and then the whole procession adhered to the routewhich the Archbishop had ordered. The next evening M. Coletti still further committed himself, as atter the ceremony at the church, at which their Majesties were present, and had been kept standing upwards of two hours, M. Coletti and General Grivas suddenly decided on receiving the sacrament, which is quite contrary to custom,:and was highly displeasing to the clergy, to say nothing of its being a breach of Court eti quette, as it considerably prolonged the ceremony." We have received Madrid journals of the 10th and 11th inst. The Cortes, which was still engaged in dis cussing the budget, had nearly finished the business of the session, and was to be prorogued about the 20th. The QUEEN will leave for Catalonia a few days after. wards, accompanied by NARVAEZ and MA.RTINEZ DE LA Rosa. It would appear from the following statement ill the Espectador that the relations between the Court of Madrid and the POPE have not yet been established. his Holiness requires much more than the Ministers con sider it prudent to concede : " We are assured that the concordat has arrived, and that it is on the following bases :-1. All the emigrant bishops are to return to" Spain without being required to take the oath to the Constitution. 2. In each provincial capital there shall be two convents in which the monks shall reside without distinction of order. 3. The Government shall provide the buildings for this purpose. 4. The support of the monks shall be provided for by a canonical tax of 15 per cent., to which the purchasers of Church property shall be subjected, and it is only on this condition that they shall be relieved from the excommunication that now hangs over them. 5. The vacant dioceses shall be administered by ecclesiastical governors, to be named, not by the chapters, but the bishops of the nearest dioceses. We do not guarantee the news, but it is communicated to us as very positive. It is said that the Government is doing all in its power to prevent these condi tions from transpiring, but it is so embarrassed at this unex petted news that it is probable the occult power will influence it and induce it to submit to the demands of the Pope." The Three per Cents. elOsed at 344 for cash, and 35 at 60 days ; the Five per Cents. at 25i at 60 days ; and the Debt without Interest, at 8i at 60 days. The intelligence in the Paris papers is not important. The Deputies did not meet on Saturday, as there were not a sufficient number of Members present to constitute the Chamber. On the previous day the Great Northern line occupied their attention, but little progress was made. The Committee had proposed that the line be tween St. Quentin and Noyou should pass by the for tress of Ham. To this the Government objected, and required time to consider what course would be pre ferable. To this the Chamber assented. It was under stood, however, that the Government was to make its choice before the adjudication of the line, and it was re solved that the Company should ho bound to for ward all merchandise within twenty-four hours after its delivery, unless there was a special agreement to the contrary. The Opposition, according to the Revue de Paris, intend to show fight again before the close of the session about the old worn out questions relating to Morocco and Otaheite, and " it is probable," adds that journal, " that the Ministry will be asked what course they mean to adopt in pre sence of the difficulties which may arise in the New World between Great Britain and the United States. Besides these questions, which are entirely political, the special budget of the Ministry of Marine will be the theme of numerous and severe reclamations addressed to Admiral MACKAU, respecting the absence of order and foresight manifest in most of the branches of his (the navy) administration." A report prevailed that the negotiations carried on in London relative to the suppression of the Slave trade were in a fair train ; that the right of search was to be abolished, and that French and English fleets were to cruise on the African coast, to prevent the trade, as had been agreed to with the Government of the United States. The following appears in , the Semaphore de Marseilles of the I4th " The steam-packet Charlemagne, which left Algiers on the 10th, came safe into port last evening, notwithstanding the stormy state of the weather. • She brings very satisfac tory accounts from the column under the di rect i on of Mar shal Bugend. The insul rection of the Dahara is completely extinguished, and most of the Kabyle tribes have made their submission ; but the Governor-General has imposed upon them very rigid conditions. The Marabout, who killed one of our civil agents in the market place at Milianah, has been decapitated by order of the chief of the tribe, and the head of the fanatic was laid at the feet of the Marshal. There has been a new visitation of locusts, and fears are entertained that some epidemic disease may arise from the quantity of bodies of these insects with which the ground is covered." The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Satur day at 86f. 25c. ; the New Loan, at 86f. 55c. ; the Fiv e per Cents., at 121 f. 50c. ; Orleans Railroad sha res , 1,233 f. 75c.; Rouen, I,loof. ; Havre, 892 f. 50c. - ; Avignon, 1,062 f. 50 c. ; .B si\ a , s e l s e ;B. 273f. 75c.; Spanish Three per Cents., 421/ s ; Pas- are th e quotation s f or th e new lines oi raiTlwhaeyfo:lowing . _ Orleans and Bordeaux, 230 f. premium ; Boulogne, 140 f. to 165 E ditto ; Troyes ar d Montereau, 75f. ; Paris and Lyons (Latlitte), 22f. 50c. ; ditto (Calon), 2f. 50c. ; ditto (Ganneron ), 10f. ; Northern line (Laffitte), 35i: ' • ditto (Rosarnel), 14f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes (Mackenzie), 12f. 50c. ; ditto ( Drouil lard), If. 50c. ; ditto (O'Neill), 15f. ; Lyons and Avignon ( Lecointe), 25f. ; ditto (Talabot), 35f. ; ditto (Compa 4 nie Meridionale), 12f. 50e. ; Bourdeaux and Toulouse (Mac kenzie), 12f. 50e. ; ditto and Cette (Espeleta), 17f. 50c. ; Creil and St. Quentin (Kysaens), If. iOc. ; ditto (Carrette), sf. ; Paris and Strasburg (Ganneron), 15f. LYONS, MAY 14.—Avignon • and Marseilles, 1,030 f., cash ; Paris and Orleans, 1,217 f. fop the 15th inst. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,095 f. ; ditto Orleans and Vierzon, 810 f., cash ; Orleans and .Bordeaux, 700 f., end of May ; Montereau, 563 f. . ' HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON On Saturday the members of this national and patriotic Society held their fourth and last meeting for the season at the Freemasons' Tavern. The Society was established so long aga a s the year 1778, and incorporated by Act of Parlia ment in 1815, for the purpose of preserving the martial spirit, dress, music, and language—the remains of Celtic literature and the antiquities of the ancient Caledonians—for encou raging a kindly feeling between Highlanders in all parts of the world, and in other respects promoting the general wel fare of the northern parts of the kingdom. The principal general Court of the Society is. always held on the 21st of March, to celebrate the anniversary of the battle of Alexandria, where the heroism of the High-. land troops was so conspicuously and memorably dis . - played. On the present occasion about forty gentlemen, several of whom were in military and .Highland costume, sat down to a very excellent dinner, provided by Mr. Ba con. The chain was filled by Lieutenant-General Sir ' Lewis Grant., and supported by The Chisholm, Sir James R. Grant, Sir William C. Ross, Captain Charles Forbes, Captain Lamont, R.N. ; Mr. J. J. Glencoe, Mr. Tul loch, Mr. A. M'Donald, Mr. Sutherland. Mr. Gillespie, Mr, Annandale, Mr. J. Currie, Mr. M. Boyd, Mr. J. Davidson Mr. D. Davidson, Mr. A. Johnston, Captain Green, Mr. Bain, &c. &c. After dinner the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were drank, several of which were with Highland honours. Her Majesty's piper, Angus Mackay ; the Society's piper, Donald Mackay ; and John Mackenzie, piper to the Marquis of Breadalbane, played several of their best martial and High land airs. Some excellent songs were sung, and a few reels in true Highland spirit, were danced during the evening, and about the last hour of night the company epa rated, atter a friendly bumper, to the old toast of `•_Happy to meet, sorry to part, and happy to meet again." DEATH OF ME. STRICKLAND, THE ACTOR.—We regret to state that this excellent performer died last even ing, about eleven o'clock, after an illness of about a week. He has left a widow, but no children. Thus has been cut off in the . prime of life (hi s age was only 48) one o f th e few re • matiling ornaments of the British stage. Strickland was the legitimate successor of Dowton and Fawcett, and his loss at the present moment will be felt most severely. There is no actor on the boards who can at all supply his place. It is now about ten years since Strickland first came to town. lie made his first appearance before a London audience at the Strand Theatre during the management of Hammond. He was soon afterwards engaged by Braham for the St. James's, and when that theatre closed his services were secured by Mr. Webster for the Haymarket, where he has remained ever since, and where we had hoped for years to come to have en joyed the delight which we always derived from witnessing his artistical efforts. But "Alas, poor Yorick." An attack of inflammation of the lungs, which defied the utmost efforts of medical skill, has, in one short week, removed him from the stage of life, and his friends are left to regret his loss, which they feel to be irreparable. THIS DAY'S NEWS. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday was steady. Sales 4,500 bales, including 500 Surat at 2 3 4 d. to 3d., nearly all the rest being American. There was no change in prices. The shares of established lines of railway were good, but Scrips were heavy. Barnsley Junction, Half Shares, 40s. 41s. ; Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire, 10 1 4 ; Belfast and Ballymena, 8% ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 12% ; Caledonian 11 1 / 2 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 7% ; Chester and Birken head, 55 ; Ditto, New Shares, 48%; Ditto, Half Shares, 27% ; Chester and Holyhead, 16 ; Churnet Valley, 6 %, Clitheroe Junction, 2 3 % ; Cork and Waterford, 2,, ; Coventry and Nuneaton, 3 ; Dublin and Galway, 4 1 % ; Grand Junction, Half Shares, 115 1 / 2 ; Ditto, Eighth Shares, 20% ; Great Southern and Western, - 23% ; Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 7 1 % % ; Liverpool and Manchester, New Shares, 38 1 / 2 ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 445. 2 1 % ; London and Windsor, l % •, Londonderry and Enniskillen, 4 1 A ; London and York, 4% % ; Direct Northern, 3 1 4 ; Leeds and Dewsbury, 10 % ; Leeds and Thirsk, 7 1 ,4 ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 10 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 58 ; Ditto, New Shares, 71 ; Manchester and Leeds, 154 ; Ditto, Half Shares, 69%; Midland Railway, 162 1 / 2 3 : Ditto, 401. Shares, 20 19% ; Ditto Consolidated Birmingham and Derby, 125 % ; Newcastle and Berwick, 15% ; Newcastle and Darlington, 49 ; Ditto, New Shares, 29% ; North Western, 86s. 3d. 414 ; Oxford and Birmingham Junction, 3% ; Shrewsbury and Hereford, % ; Shrewsbury, Wolver hampton, and Birmingham, 5% ; Shrewsbury and Grand Junction, 6% ; South-Eastern and Dover, New Shares, No. 1, 15 14% ; Ditto, No. 3, 67/ 8 ; Trent Valley, 18% ; Ditto Continuation, 18s. 6d. ; Welsh Midland, 21. 38s. ; West Yorkshire, 2 1 % 435. ; Wexford and Carl ow , 4% ; Worcester and Tring, 4% ; York and Carlisle, 2 1 % ; Ditto, New Half Shares, 18 ; Bordeaux and Toulouse, 2 5 4; Lyons and Avig non (English), 58s. 6d. ; Namur and Liege, 61 ; Northern of France (Laffitte), 5 3 % ; Ditto (French), 5 1 / 8 ; Ditto (Rosamel'o, 465. 495. ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux (Eng lish), 11% ; Paris and Lyons, Laffitte's (English), 3 ; Paris and Lyons (Ganneren''s), 2% 565. ; Paris and St. Quentin, 38s. ; Sambre and Meuse, 10% ; Verona and Ancona, 425. There are very late accounts received from Rio Janeiro to-day, and we are sorry to find by the contents of the com mercial letters that the difficulties in the way of the con struction of a treaty with this country upon a more liberal basis than heretofore desired, are as great as ever. At the same time, it is mentioned in some of our accounts that at heart the Brazilian merchants were not at all pleased by being compelled to throw themselves into the arms of the Germanic Confederation, as they have, from the first, been customers of ours, and found us, as they say, honest and liberal. It is in vain to expect any alteration in the tariff now for some time to come—at least this is the ha pression in mercantile circles in the City, and much indeed is it regretted by all parties having intercourse with the Brazils. By the present arrival from Rio Janeiro we do not find that much specie or a very valuable cargo has come to consignees, one of the early indications of an interference with the extension of intercourse, the result of the unwise policy that has been pursued by our present Ministry in keeping up all but prohibitory imposts upon the staple of the Brazils—Sugar. The state of trade at Rio was not of a very satisfactory nature. Exchange 24 3 %. The markets for the Public Securities have been rather tranquil to-day, and not a large amount of business has been in progress. In the Railway Share Market, however, a great deal of business has been transacted. An improvement in Consols for the Account to 99 1 A has taken place, and t o 99% for transfer to-mor r o w . The - New Three-and-a -Quarter per Cents. have risen to 101 1 4 %; Exchequer-bills to 575. premium; and Bank Stock to 211. Spanish Three per Cents. have only been quoted at 42% 1 % this morning, with a trifling amount of business in progress. The Passive Bonds were flat at 8 1 %. Belgian Four-and-a- Half per Cents. have been sold at 99 1 4 ; the Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents., at 63%; the Four per Cents., at 98 ; Mexican Five per Cents. at 36% and % ;- and Portuguese Converted at 67 3 %. The principal variations in the Railwfy Share market have been in favour of an improvement in values. The French lines are becoming more in request. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (From the Official List.) Bank Stock.. 210 211 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 983/ 3 per Cent. Consols Anns 991% New 314 per Cent. Annuties 10 1 14% % 14 Long Annuities ;Expire sth Jan. 1860 l l l4 Ditto 30 Ye ars,Expire Jan. 5, 1860 South Sea 5t0ck....,:, — Ditto Old Annuities 97% Consols for Account India Stock for Account Exchequer Bills. 1 3 / 4 d. 11,2 d. 1,000/. __ 500/. - - .. Ditto Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 86 1 ,E Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. 36 55 / a Ditto for the Account .. . ...... Ditto Deferred Stock..... Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Converted Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent llB% 118 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 — Ditto Passive Bonds 834 Ditto 3 per Cent 42% Ditto for the Account. Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent Ditto Deferreu Belgian 4 3% per Cent 9 9 14 Dutch 2 1 / 2 per Cents ......... ........ Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Aberdeen - to Armagh, Coleraine, Portrush 1% 236 to Caledonian Ditto Extension ... s to Cambridge and Lincoln ...... 1% 7 '%... to Chester and Holyhead Churnet Valley Cork and Waterford I IA ...... 2% 3 / 4 % to Cirect Northern ... 2% 3% • to Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine 2 1 Dublin and Galway .. ~. 2 ( 4 2 44 ' r to Dublin and Mullingar 2A 4 5 / 8..:,. to Eastern Counties Ely and Bedford l l% VA.-- to Great South and W. (Irish)... 10 Ditto Extension Great North of England...... 100 lO7 Ditto New Ditto New Great Western BO Ditto 34 Shares 5O 105% to Hull and Selby 5O 106% to 107% Ditto Half Shares . London and Birmingham lOO 236 Ditto Thirds London and Blackwell 16% 9% to London and 8right0n.......... 50 ..:... 64 1 4 .. . . to 63 3 / 4 London and Croydon... 13/. 15s. 9d.... 181,6 3 / 4 k to --- Do. New l3s 4d O% to - .1 London and South Western.. 41%...... 79 1 / 2 . Ditto Consolidated &las Ditto New . 21 London and Y0rk........ 2% 4% %... to Londonderry and Enniskillen 2% 5 4 3 / 4 .- to 534 Lynn and Ely Manchester and Leeds 73 .....155 ...... to --: Ditto Half Shares Ditto Quarters Ditto Sixteenths ... . . ... ... 2 1 4 8 100 ...166 165 166 to 164 Ditto New 2 20% to Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100 126 127... to 125% Newcastle & Darlington J uric. 25 4B ...... to • Ditto New Brandling Newcastle and Berwick Newry and Enniskillen ...... 2% 5 to Newark and Sheffield North British Ditto, New 1 Northern and Eastern ...... ... 45 North Wales l l4 3%%... to Norwich and Brandon ~ 10 . 184 to Perth and Inverness Rugby, Worcester, and Tring 1 Scottish Centrul Scottish Midland 5 3 to %... .. to Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2% , t South Eastern and Dover ... 33% 4l 40 3 4 to 4114 Ditto New, No. 1 8 Ditto New, No. 3 2l 6 3 ‘4 to 7 South Wales Waterford and Kilkenny 1 ...... 3 3 / 4 %... to Tork and. North Midland Ditto Half Shares Ditto Selby Ditto, Extension ...... ...... 1% 18 % 3 / 4% to FRENCH RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette 2 Dijon and Mulhouse • ' 2 . ... 2%%... to ..-. Great Northern of France .. (Laffitte's) ..- ... 4 5 3 / 4% 61 ; to 5% Do. Do. (Rosamel's) ..... .... 2 Jamaica Junction Namur and Liege... Orleans and Vierzon ,7 4 Orleans and Bordeaux ... 2 " --Ai% 10% to 11 4 Over Yssel ii 3s 4d O% ..... to Penis and Lyons (Laffitte) . ... 2 Paris and Lyons(Ganneron's) 2 ... .. 3 Paris and- St. Quentin ...... ... 2 Rouen and Havre l4 ...... 28%. ...... 'to Sambre and Muese Tours & Nantes (Mackenzi e ) 2 JOINT STOCK BANKS . National of Ireland 17% 21%...... to L.LO YD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 19.—Wind northerly, moderate breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, MAY 17.--Wind N., moderate. 18, N.W., mode rate.—And. Catharina, New York for Hamburgh. Alice Lambton, Hamburgh for St. John's, Newfoundland, was ashore on the Long Sand on the night of the 15th instant, but received no apparent damage. 18. Esther, Williams, Cape Desolation; Sophia Austen, South Seas for Bremen; Dryden, Alkin, Cape of Good Hope. Sid. David Malcolm, Norfolk Island; Perseverance, Sydney, New South Wales; South Stockton, Moulinain ; Tanjere, Calcutta ; Cl ever l and, Ho bart Town; Robert Fuetin, Singapore; Benjamin Greene, St. Kitts; Mulgrave, Honduras; Isabella, Hays, for St. Lawrence; Deborah, Sierra Leone; Nautilus, Mauritius; Berbice, Berbice; Amphitrite, and Telegraph, Ichaboe; Mary Ann, and Marion, Jamaica; Ferona, Jamaica; James M`Queen St. Kitt s; M ary L aing, Honduras ; Carlton,Nassau. OFF DOVER, MAY W.—American, Bradford, New Orleans for Amsterdam. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY lg. Sid. Trent steamer, West Indies ; Pacha steamer, Gibraltar. DEAL, MAY 17.—The Queen Victoria, from Newcastle to Hastings, arrived in the Downs, has on board th e crew o f a vessel which foundered in the Nerth Sea. NEWPORT, AIONMOUTHSHIRE, APRIL 17.—The Diamond, Pearse, from Ichaboe, lying in the dock, took fire this even ing in the cabin, and was obliged to be scuttled ; damage not yet ascertained. SHEERNESS, MAY I7.—The brig Oscar, from Christiania, with deals, got on the Maplin Sand, but was got off this morning, after throwing part of her cargo overboard, and proceeded for London in tow of a steam-tug. A small vessel, apparently a Humber keel, was also on the Maplin, near the Black Tail Beacon, but has been got off. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 1 8.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. her Ma jesty's ship Kingfisher, Milford. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 17.—S1d. Empress, Quebec. OFF DARTMOUTH, MAY .15.--Arrd. Rapid, Rio, for Ham. burgh (out 42 days); Jean Van Eyck, Rio for Antwerp; Toronto, Tucker, New York. LIVERPOOL, MAY 18.—Wind N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Royal Saxon, Crawford, Bombay; Malcolm, Macao ; Olinda, Brown, Maranham ; Elizabeth Grinmer, Honduras; Eng land, Mobile; Lord Canterbury, Savannah ; Portland, Charleston. 16. Sld. Lady Sale, Halifax. 17. Great Western steamer, New York. 18. Laidmaus, Calcutta ; Velocity, Columi,ia River; Shannon, Valparaiso; Hobe, Pueta Arenas; Pomona, Rio Grande; Cora, Africa; Lucretia, Barbadoes ; Diadem, Hayti ; Europe, Samuel Hicks, and Adirondack, New York ; Asia, B os t on ; B e l mont, St. ohn's, New Bruns wick; Minerva, Halifax; Lady Falkland, Lord Ashburton, and Malabar, Quebe c . MONTROSE, MAY 14.—Arrd. Lord Palmerston, Ichaboe. SUNDERLAND, MAY 17.—Sid. Mary Bulmer and Ethel ben, Quebec. SHIELDS, MAY 17.—S1d. Naden, Rio Janeiro. WHITBY, MAY I7.—Arrd. Pickering, London, with da mage, having been in contact with one of her Majesty's steamers, off Lowestoff Light, on the 10th inst. SHIELDS, MAY 15.—The Norwegian vessel Hoide, is en shore at the lower part of this harbour, but is expected off. PLYMOUTH, MAY 18.—Sid. her Majesty's ship Melampus, South America; Blomidon, Africa. FALMOUTH, MAY 18—Wind N.N.E. to N., fresh breezes. —Arrd. Penguin packet, Rio, sailed 2d ult. ; on freight 30,000/. in gold, diamonds, &c. CLYDE, MAY 17.—S1d. Wilhelmina, Valparaiso; Lalla Rookh, Demerara ; Lavinia, Berbice ; Janet Boyd, St. Vin cent; British American, St. John's, New Brunswick; Mary, Montreal ; Priner Gaditana steamer, Cadiz. LIVERPOOL, MAY 18.—Several icebergs were seen, 2d and 3d inst., lat 44, ion. 33, by the Carrol of Carrolton, arrived here. GREENLAND FISHERY. PETERHEAD, MAY 6.—The Enterprise, from Davis's Straits, arrd. here, has 11,300 seals, and reports the Resolu tion with 6,000; Commerce, 6,500; Eclipse, 3,000; Union, 5,000; Gleaner, 6,000; Superior, 4,300; Jean, 1,600; and Hannibal, 7,000. The Mary left Davis' Straits, 26th ult., full. HOUSE Oki` LORDS-(THIS DAY). The House sat to-day to bear the further argum ents in the part-beard case of " Viscount Dungannon v. Smith," which our readers will recollect is an appeal from Ireland, in whic?. their Lordships, after hearing the arguments, considered it necessary to 611 in the assistance of the Judges, in order that, the question, which is one of importance in conveyancing, and relating to the c onstruction of the will of the first Lord Dungannon, might be argued before the m, bi one counsel on each side. The Peers in attendance were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cotten hami Lord Campbell, Lord Wrottesley , Lord Kenyon, and the Earl of Huntingdon ; and the Judges were the Lord Chit Justice Tindal, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Baron Rolfe, 31r. Baron Platt, Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Justice Creswell, 111 r. 'Justice Erie, Mr. JuStice Coltman, Mr. Justice C oleridge, Mr. Justice Williams, Mr. Justice Maule, and Mr. Just ice Wightman. The address of Mr. HoDosoN, on behalf of the appellant& occupied their Lordships the whole morning. The case °Pi pears likely to occupy the Court the whole of to -day an to-morrow. Upon their Lordships assembling this morning, The LORD CHANCELLOR requested that their Lo.---I`hi_r would allow him to make an apology for the ti e sence of his Grace the Duke of Wellington. Duke considered it to be his duty, when her Maie st r Y d . Judges were present, to be in attendance upon theirLe_. ships; but as he was nearly connected with ene of the Pde• ties interested in the case, he thought it would be nu /re corous to absent himself. That Now,, CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DA Y') OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) r.barge d Bunciumv.-:-Richard Freeman, a carpenter, wa s - lic • st With breaking and entering the house of Mr. Raged , E a st er 45, Bedford-street, Commercial- ro ad, on the night of slue Monday last, and with steali ng var i o us articles of the value Monday Si., and Eliza Mitchell was charged with felonious!, ceiving the same, well knowing them to have been storey, It appeared that the prosecutor .and his family left heir house for a few hours on the night in question, and , °l d o orS return, found that it had been entered,that manyo f the three had been broken open, and a coat, a pair of trowser s ' d othe r waistcoats, a shawl, two silk handkerchiefs, a ring , an ft er articles stolen. The prisoners were apprehentletla week a a bout robbery at 7, John's-place, Bedford-square, ,stepneY , rtie les 100 yards from Mr Ragell's residence, and several etoend which the prosecutor identified as his property, Wer e ch of together with the key of his parlour door, and a hunt was skeleton keys. The shawl wa s a l so f o und. Th e e° ! way' , sold by the prisoner to a slop-seller in Ratcliffe-hig,nedged and the waistcoat and the silk handkerchiefs were P: a at a pawnbroker's in the neighbourhood, by 3 hPel.er could gave the name of John's, but whom the pawa- r° chief not identif y identify as the male prisoner. A silk handhec tet . The longing to the prosecutor was found in his coat Pe c iiv iegi te . landlady of the house where the prisoners were et . hang gether as man ard wife, deposed to the male Pri s f o f Easte r nag home a quantity of articles on the eve cake' Monday, together with a bottle containing gig' with which he was very liberal. A bottle 0 ,4 rig , a cake were amongst the things stolen- ; a s sW, which was found in the possession of the fennue'n,so said identified by the wife of the prosecutor. The wo"" gives that both it, the shawl, and some other articles, w e i r d e a cs to to her by the male prisoner. There was n° ev show that the prisoners committed the burglary ee olBl3 ' Mr. Ronixsox addressed the jury on behalf of tr ebe d to and admitted that a great deal of criminality Ot% . but him, and that the articles were found in his possea si ; pe rsoe : s as he had unfortunately fallen into the c0n 2 1 ) !°Y.,, ° ,„ halv e h ' il t of bad character, and as other persons lived in 1 ."'" wig" - which he was arrested, it was possible that tag have fairly come into his possession. The jury found bot Guilty. bat tbel There were similar h charges against the priseree rg 'ficere' were not entered into. Both were unknown to the for The RECORDER sentenced Freeman to be translx" ten, and Mitchell for seven years. tree, a AN IRISH Row AND ITS RESULT. acted r tall, thin Irish woman, with a bla c k eye, w h e e h a w, feloniously cutting and woundi n g William intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. , 0 13 - It appeared that between ten and eleven o'o o e. ro w i r night of the 12th of May, there was a desPer a ` t e pod b e : Horace-street, Marylebone. The prisoner's hushaati; belb' brother, and the prosecutor and his brother, wyer e A t he P re ; gerents. Whilst they were all lying on the growl , ne isoa,e secutor on the top of the prisoner's husband, t h e ' prix came up, and stabbed Sheehan in the forehead Yin' " - his e) e ' aat ed• knife, which bled profusely. The knife was air" d e str°l 4 ,B and it was next to a miracle that it was note threw '- When he said he would give her into custody , sa untler knife away.• Mr. PAYNE considered that the woman was l' — ", te d 4 7,„ 0 •• great excitement at the time of the occurrence, e, 1167 two men attacking her husband, ran out of he r ...4 loel° l o{; rant at the time that she had a knife in her han d the , which was strengthened by the fact that she threl lo i e ar o away on her attention being called to it. Th e l bting e ",ae parties were to blame, and the fact of their mg d e eper : 4 late an hour of the night sho w ed that they wer e t b e oat"' characters, and thought little of occurrences o f 0 1 ° 14 before the Court. • tutor o dilf The jury found the prisoner Guilty of ar e tor but not with the intention of d o ing the prose° brw harm, and th, lA on The RECORDER, after severely animadvertinghs te a , bar. 4 tality of the prisoner, sentenced her to six Le l3nt e onna lt e d bour in the House of Correction. Had she ' ri°t aent epe the act in defence of her husband, he should hay her to two years' imprisontrient. NEW COURT fr y (Before the CommoN-SERGE":,,'rning i° — 1 1 ; The Court was occupied the whole of the Lti o f paper , t or ing the persons charged with stealing lik.ely to property of Sir Wm. Magnay. The cane may cupy the whole of the day. V, RAILWAY COMMiI a qua (THIS DAY.) Group V. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY EXTENSI9' ) I S ;O b esl. The Committee sat this morn i ng at the usual " 17-r further evidence in the case of the NEWARK AND SHEFFIELD LlNP•it.ageett° Mr. Mansfield Mills was fi rst called—He ivas.l2ll-31P Mr. Arbright, an extensive land owner at Sutton• tie bright had perhaps some 5 , 000 acres o f coa l-field iscre' d bourheod of the prop ose d li ne , oweri " In value, which would gr eat ' J i and do good to the coun t r y generally, I )),W ey , C ol the price of coals to Newark and other place. 6 j, a t u l ag then supply coal to the towns on the line for 5s 6d, de,„ The only means at present of getting coals from was by the Midland Junction, at Chesterfield , l a n e h o e u e volved a four miles' conveyance by w aggon• If t h e thee ' w ee more to the east it would be carried away from,,re, fields, and do only good to the Duke of Devon at coals at Stavely were of a very inferior qualitY• f otiete iht e Edward Newbatt, land-agent to the Marquis of resent Sleaford, spoke to the ad twhich the van ages tie would afford to the country generally. tha t William Gregory, coal merchant, Stavely, der - a $ price of Stavely coals were in some cases increaieline O r by carriage, and in others 10s. The propusei t woul d give a better quality at a much lower price- ec sV• s old crease the traffic in Iron, in linseed-oil, and in l'oP ro le W a r Cross-examined by Mr. CALvEnT—The irsol? w ere come from Duplington to Newark, and if the lni t e ra d e , vied on to Newark it would greatly increase the f the p rous th e Mr. Bishop was employed to make a return of a pe ° ro d; traffic from actual observation, and the result b P railway, after deducting the working expenses, a f the of 45,2901. 2s. Id. per annum. retu rn ° Mr. George Sanderson laid on the table j e sse o3 ost number of assents and dissents from the owners'' on the line. The great' majority of them we re eV the railway. eX ar° l l 3l3 10- ' 1 Mr. Joseph Gibbs, civil engineer, was neßt a nd - . or The line had been laid out under his direction:_ii lieved it was the best that could have be and lob tween Chesterfield and Newark. The gradien t '„v 010 were very favourable, there being only one Il ea 'Vie 'jet. namely, one in 100 on the extent of the lille' d t here, fe' of the least curve was about half a mile, 511 vetl hoe three tunnels on the line ; but the strata w tb o ftlie 4 ,lo vourable to the engineering operations. Thel ht ielliSere was 32 miles 6 furlongs, the length of the first ° g m. tis od yards, and of the others 286 yards and 3 96 Y the 1 1 ' 11 ' 4 , to would be a connexien at Chesterfield witl l 6 hue ' v ia Railway, which would - continue the t" after le t e d Sheffield. There were some heavy cuttingeer,.., o tla. ,ber Chesterfield. but they were very short, and ne Il ed to l e d he proportion the quantity of embanking re,..q ui h s e 1 0 , u , c osi places. The traffic in lime and stone on t he up t,, P ,,,:trie t " very great, as the railway would not only °Toe l i m"The fields, but also the great limestone beds u lea' on l a There were only two highways crossed vpoo ni9 00 cost of the line was estimated at 471,2531• h lao m oll/ calculated for a single line of rails, a lthog ro de s tiv . taken for a double lin e so that if the Boa rd 01 olio " at au after period require such, there would bef',e. laying them. Thi s cos t average d 14,389/. perio' (LEFT SITTING.) THE CALEDONIA af V * on° Ty 9 isT, GAroxupp DT.DH E a ik „,, ifs. Dhoti FRIES, AND CARLISLE RAlLW",, a lf.all the The Committee re-assembled this moiling vliw before the usual time, and immediately Proe°cled ileadjegsf' Bills before them. Mr. SANDFORD commenced by examining 1 ‘ . . 11% o r - 0 1 ;4 0 6- gas engineer, who stated that he had erected Triod_",;iee works in various parts of the Continent, an e ptOrior consulted by most of the important P S don t e Of in Great Britain. He had paid particular attifdt e ven e ta , the gl a d sill—go proving the illuminating powers of gas, an d , 12 e s t 5 succeeded. The Caledonian CompaßY ha- rect°°- e p h lo t y e e in d ed hi f n r l e i m n e t x he am N in v i fi ng sen t t h e e w q n ua in lit l y ne o s f . li e it i s to tio some of this coal, and after having convert!" eroP er ol l had exactly ascertained its value or ifiuminst_goart vitt 4 to . The result of his experiments proved that the coal in e e t ,.s9 adapted for producing gas of the best qualitNTt goer 04 derable quantities. The quantity of gas v ell ` pons rope, cubic feet per ton, and its illuminat'ait 04 5,,,r -superior to any Cannel coal he had ever seen. to ptary, o ndoll „ caa_A rior to the gas coal at present consumed An s •-•,. - : ,.„ t itotv - , 10- defifficult to - it, a n lie Thetion e o e f al 3 f , r ooo em w ton iis s en to te l w ,ooo n watsonvseoo! the i .- be a utl Yth e in London on account of the exPease mportitoabt.coat generally insuffieient quantities in which amount o f gio o ft had made a statistical inquiry into the anim i a` the r e t he consumed annually in London, and fon n tha t if c ol, was 400,000 tons. He considered . ato wn , 60 0 Caledonian Railway were made the Wr o l t i ll s° er desc o ll a t 4 which, in his opinion, was superior to anY - a Londo lit. of coal for educing gas, could be obtained ! __ at pres,;„ $ s much cheaper rate, and in larger quantities tatr, Hof the Mr. Smith of Deanston, was next examineVi o f the . I D to the mineral fields of Lanarkshire, and the V: o ilwaY• as of necessary to be taken for the purposes of th ,ns v , th e et 'llit went rather minutely into the details for s res lo ge, ground for the branches, &c., and the gf, e _ e ,. a i da 120,000/., which amount included agri"g"' buildings, and everrpossib:e cotingencY• —_— This Committee to-day ftFt.welve Lhy 11. : ( 1 c). Lockhart, Lond B k, ° lt engineer uauM to r. the 11 ; jA _ the Right Hon. F. Show , THEr. _rasinton, a „Aro LONDON, WORCESTER, AND Su FORDS R F RAILWAY. , 090! lg Mr. H. Stephenson, engineer, on ' o d by Nr• a. 01 10 tract o Railwa . The on, Worcester, ant of the VA" bury', line commences on part to ItY les A Birmingham y _ Railway. It then diverges oil rbv , and tho b b and branches off to Oxford, then to I•°b~lti~ on , ri :o ne ll l r % olverhampton. The engineering difiicinisi,ery, couch Stall° And f-ecreounit-ar)yt avtervyudiger:„.at.TheThsetrto,urbisrio;nesrtttarieic;i; will open up a connexion between' some ve9: o n have a n v d e e r a t e i o le n t un ol:l 2 l l. o 4 t t ll io u n d f l r e o y m , r fi e e g l a d r s d at to tli i : u t t p u l e a v ce. it At present they afford eat by the Seigley branch of the line. The apploatiuno to ili e t n ' og of ht Dudley, near Netherton, we ascend bon 3 t t he \St:Tit t l ; g i^ted bY the There is already contemP-‘. l t e h av at in pla li ce stotQl3n:in ctifika ex_ in: 'd r. .~ MARKET NE WS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY. During the past week, up to Saturday evening, the ar rivals of English Wheat hays been reasonably good; but those of barley, oats, helms and peas were small. Of foreign wheat, barley, and oats, but more especially the two latter articles, the receipts were rather extensive. Fresh up, only a moderate supply of wheat of home produce came to hand from Cambridge and Lincolnshire, while from other parts, the receipts were small. The stands being very scantily supplied with fine parcels of white, that description of pro duce was in steady request, at, in some few instances, an advance in the curriences obtained on Monday of Is per quarter; but that improvement was by no means general. In all other qualities only a moderate business was doing, at late rates. Selected parcels of fine Foreign 'W heat moved off freely, at very full prices; but all other kinds were dull, though not cheaper. Several parcels of bonded Wheat were disposed of for shipment to Belgium and the north of France, at from 28s to 30s per quarter. Notwithstanding the cold winds, the Wheat plants are represented as progressing favourably. We had only a moderate supply of Barley on "offer, yet the Barley trade was in a sluggish state, at previous quotations. In Malt very little was doing, with a fair average quantity on offer. Oats were a steady inquiry, and last week's rates were well supported. Beans were dull, but Peas were quite as dear.. Flour and Seeds heavy, at late rates. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier.. • • • • 64s to 658 Red .••• • • - • 3BB to 45s Oats Yorkshire and Ditto, White.. Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe • 248 25s coin, Red..... 38s 438 Yougha.l and Cork, Ditto, White.... • • 40s 47s Black .—• • • • 208 22* Irish, Red. ... —• • —8 —s Cork, White .•. • • 21s 23s Ditto, White .. •• • . —8 —8 Scotch, Feed. .. • • 22s 23s Rye—Old ———• • —30 s Beans—Tick .——• • • • 34s 39s New. •••••• • • • • • • 35s 36s Pigeons ••.. 36s 39s Barley—Grinding . —23 s Pease—Grey . .. 36s 38s Malting ..... • • 328 348 Maple .••••• • • • • • 35s 38s Chevalier ——• • • • 36s —3 White ... •••• • • • • 38s 40s Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• • • • • 408 42s folk.. Brown . ... ••• • • 56s 60s Suffolk ..... . .... 33 8 35 , Kingston and Ware 60s —s Stocktn & Norfolk 33s 35s FOREIGN GRAIN AT Wheat—Dantzic . 'D FLOUR IN BOND. Beans Pease •••• • • • • 283 328 Flour—American • • 198 —8 Baltic ......• •• • • 18s —s Ilamburgli Barley 2os 24s Oats —New ••••• • • • • • 19s 23s eed .••••• • • - • • 19s 22s ti2YFITSPIELD, During the past week, the imports of foreign stock for our market have consisted of 87 Oxen and Cows, together with 151 Sheep, all from Rotterdam, from the Ocean, Batavier, and Columbine steamers. At the outports, about 100 Oxen and Cows have been received. As to the quality of the Beasts, we may observe that it has proved tolerably good, but that of the Sheep has been miserably deficient. W e had on offer 40 foreign Beasts, and 20 Sheep, the whole of which were disposed of at fair quotations. The late advance in the value of Mutton here, as well as in most other parts of England, has, at length, had some influence upon that of Beef ; since, although the Bullock supplies on offer this morning were moderately extensive as to numbers (yet it must be observed the condition of the animals was by no means first rate), the Beef trade was active, at an advance in the quot a ti ons o bt a i ne d on Monday last olfrom 2d to 4d per Sibs - the primest Scots and home breds readily producing 4s 6d per 81bs, and, at which, a clearance was speedily effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,500 Scots, home breds, and short-horns; while the droves from the northern grazing districts comprised 250 short-horns, &c. ; from the Western and Midland Counties, 200 Herefords, Devons, Runts, &c. ; from other parts of England, 200 of various kinds; and from Scotland, 330 horned and polled Scots. Although the numbers of Sheep were on the increase, the primest Old Downs moved off steadily at from 4s 10d to 5s per Elbs, but all other breeds were a slow inquiry, and previous rates were not supported in every instance. From the Isle of Wight 240 Lambs came fresh to hand, while the receipts from other quarters were tolerably good. Prime qualities sold freely, at extreme rates; and great difficulty was experienced in effecting sales of other kinds. In Calves a fair amount of business was doing at Friday's improved currencies. The Pork trade was rather dull, yet previous rates were supported. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. a. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts •• 3 0 3 4 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4 Second quality ditto. 3 6 310 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 8 Prime large Oxen.. 4 0 4 4 Southdown Wethers 410 5 0 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs ... •.. 3 0 3 6 Prime small ditto 4 8 5 0 Small Porkers 3 8 4 0 Suckling Calves, ..18 0 30 0 Quart,e,r old Pigs ..16 0 20 0 Inferior Sheep •• 3 6 4 0 Lambs •••• . 4 10 6 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 2,496 I 26,560 89 332 PirEWGILTIE AND 31EADENE.113.1. As might be expected, arising from the enhanced cur rencies lately ruling here, the arrivals of country -slaughtered Beef and Mutton, but more particularly those of the latter, have been considerably on the increase since this day a'nnight ; while the general quality of the receipts has been good. Those of Lamb (600 carcases) and Pork have proved only moderate. With Meat killed in the metropolis we have been fairly supplied, yet the demand for Beef and Mutton has continued somewhat active, at, in some instances, further improved quotations. In Lamb and Pork very little doing, on somewhet easier terms. Several carcases of foreign Beasts have found buyers, at prices varying from 3s to 3s 4d per 8 lbs. At per stone, by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. I 8. d. to s. d. 2 8 210 1 Mutton, inferior .. 3 6 310 3 0 3 2 3 4 3 6 prime 4 6 410 3 6 3 8 , Pork, large— • . 2lO 3 6 4 0 5 0I small —• . 3 8 4 0 Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s Bd. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs. 20 590 310 25 620 250 10 180 * 30 6 210 40 16 400 60 22 190 74 100 30 490- 98 200 50: 20 25 220 60 80 50 180 SO 200 Beef, inferior...—. middling - prime large • • priine small • • Scotland ............. Yorkshire Norfolk Suffolk ........ ......... Cambridgeshire ......... Essex• • • • ...... • • • • • • Surrey .• Devonshire ............ Wiltshire .......... Other parts .. Total Previous week's arrival . 206 3,130 314 1,2f20 147 2,660 220 1,500 Difference since our last .. 59 _ 470 94 210 BOROUGH AND ErprrAmrizzw. The supplies of Potatoes still continuing large, the demand for them is in a very depressed state, and prices have a down ward tendency. Such is the inactivity in the trade that many of our quotations are nominal. York reds, 35s to 70s; Perth ditto, 358 to 40s ; Early Devons, 30s to 40s; Cornwall ditto, 30s to 40e; Jersey Blues, 303 to 35; Dutch Whites, 30s; Kent and Essex Kidneys, 65s to 70s; Wisbeach ditto, ,55s to 60s ; Ditto Blues,-35s to 455; Ditto Whites, 35s to 40s ; Ditto Regents, 55s tu 60s; Guernsey Blues, 50s to 555; Prince Regents (York), 55s to 655; Shaws ditto, 60s to 70s. BOROUGH HOP I • 4I37ELICET. Owing to the prevailing cold winds, the Hop plant is pro gressing slowly. In other respects our accounts from the plantations are satisfactory. The show of samples is very small, yet the demand is extremely inactive, at barely sta tionary prices. —Sussex pockets, 71 to 813 s; Wealds, 71 8s to Si 10s; Mid Kents, 71 7s to 8115 s; East Kent, 9/ 9s to 111; Choice ditto, 11/ lls to 131; Mid Kent bags, 7 / 1 5s to 8115 s ; East Kent ditto, 101 lOs to 12/. WOOL IVLARKET. At the public sales of Wool, in progress during the week, there has been a full average number of buyers in attendance ; while the biddings have proved spirited, at prices about equal to those paid at the previous auctions. The imports have not exceeded 700 packages. In the private markets a steady business is doing in nearly every description of both English and Foreign Wools, and prices are supported in every instance. TALLOW The price of Tallow is firm, and a very fair business is clang, both on the spot and for the last three months. Town 'fallow is scarce, and may be quoted at 399 net cash. It is reported that the quantity of Tallow to be shipped from St. Petersburgh this year is likely to be ver3 limited. NATIONAL ANTI-CORN -LAW LEAGUE BAZAAR.—(THIS DAY.) The price of admittance to the Bazaar this morning was one shilling, and as might have been expected it was crowded to excess. Very extensive sales seem to have taken place within the last three or four days, for on many. of the stalls there is not a single article remaining of those which were exhibited last week—their places however, have been supplied by others. In the lobby of the dress-boxes to-day there was a valuable collection of stuffed birds and animals, well worthy of at tention. The monster cake, which was the great attraction in the refreshment-room, has disappeared. Its place, how ever, is supplied by a monster loaf, aptly labell€d, " The forbidden fruit of the Garden of England." In the box lobby of the upper boxes, is a cabinet, which is a wonderful specimen of the ingenuity of the British artisan. From its appearance it might be taken for one of the richly carved, highly-polished oak cabinets of the Tudor era. It is, however, a production of our own times, and is valuable not only as a specimen of British ingenuity, but as a me mento of one of those few-gifted men to whom it is vouchsafed by Providence to stamp his own cha racter on the age in which he flourishes to become a leader—a trusted leader of thotsands of his fellow-men. It is formed of the print blocks which have been used in the calico print works of Mr. Cobden. It is marked at 121. 12s. If the League had marked it at three times that sum we doubt not but that they would readily have obtained it. Perhaps the most interesting part of the exhi bition is the model and machine-room in the upper boxes sa loon. Here we have models of steam-engines, power-looms, blonde making machines, card-making machines, coining machines, stocking weaving machines—all at work; and just at the door of entrance is a potter fashioning earthenware of the most elegant ihapes out of plaster clay on his potter's wheel. This is, perhaps, the most interesting, certainly the most instructive portion of the exhibition.