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1,- which she uttered the first two or three notes of her Romanza " Va dit-elle" so completely took thelaudience by surprise that they interrupted her progress, and forced her to stop by their impetuous applause. While Mademoiselle Lind raised her audience to enthusiasm by the exquisite nature of her organ, and by her per fect execution, the impression she made on them as an actress was no less profound. There is no conventionality about her, no seizing the strong points of a character and letting all the rest drop. She acts thoroughly, and whether she is singing or is confined to by-play, her histrionic exertions are the sa me. Hence a perfect naturalness, and an infinite variety of gesture. All seems dictated by the moment, and yet all is graceful. There is no stereotyped form for love, anger, or what not ; but all has the impress of immediate inspiration. As striking points we may mention the clinging to the cross, when attacked by Bertram, and the expression of rapture just before the final descent of the curtain, when she feels that she has saved Robert from perdition. We just set down these points almost at random, and would not have our readers imagine that they jut out like pyramids from a desert. Her whole conception of Alice is a fine histrionic study, of which every feature is equally good. On the fall of the cur tain the burst of applause showed that the expectations of the audience had been more than realised. Three distinct times was Mademoiselle Lind called upon the stage, and it was a certain hearty " one cheer more" sort of feeling, which we have never seen so strongly manifested. (From the Morning Herald.) No sooner was Jenny seen than a hurricane of welcome sounded through the house, lasting for so long a period that the fair object of it was well nigh overcome with its violent and enduring heartiness. It was a considerable time before she recovered her self- possession and was enabled to pro ceed with her part. Without having the ghost of a preten sion to beauty, there is a charm encircling her to which few could be indifferent. Her fair hair, her blue eyes, and her slight figure, are facts to be jotted down ; but the intelli gence and child-like goodnature which overrule everything else are less tangible, and it would be hard to define the sensibility, the benevolence, and the innumerable little graces reflective of feminine worth and guilelessness which play over her visage, producing an effect ineffably special, amiable, and engaging. When Miss Bremer, in the novel which first made Jenny Lind's name known to the English public, de scribed her as " captivating," it is clear she was not wrong ; and the estimate of Andersen, the Danish poet, who pro nounces her " pure-hearted, pious, and kind—a noble woman and a faithful friend"—the sympathies at once justify, though no one can tell wherefore. Notwithstanding the amount of large and unfair expectation in which the public had indulged—a perilous expectation to face—disappointment did not follow ;on the contrary vast was the delight. Her voice, a true soprano, is rich, full, and mellifluous—clear, distinct, and voluptuously bell-like—while there is a charming evenness of texture throughout. It extends to D in alt, a point she reaches without loss of power or tone. Her capacity to execute volant passages seems to be similar to that of Sontag,, every note being accurately and separately articu lated with the nicety and finish of an instrument ; but, unlike Sontag, her merits do not stop here, for these me chanical arts are entirely subordinate to the poetical ex pression, and the hearer is not so much surprised as in tensely gratified. That she is an excellent musician there are proofs in her taste, her modes of phrasing, her exquisite sostenuto, and her rare judiciousness. The first air was therefore a triumph in the consideration of the audience, who were moved to admiration as much by the delicate earnestness of the delivery as by the pure and un affected style of singing, and its consummate cer tainty. Her execution of the pretty pastoral, " Quand je quittai Normandie " was inexpressibly naive and win ning, disclosing the specific qualities we have noted still more perfectly, and meeting with an encore to each sepa rate verse. In the unaccompanied trio, " Ses yeux sont basses," the justness of her intonation, and her artistical tact, were of the highest value; but her grand effort was •in the last scene with Robert and Bertram—the typical colli sion between the principles of good and evil which brought her performances to an end with extraordinary triumph and eclat. Altogether the first hearing of Jenny Lind has been satisfactory in the extreme, and we do not now wonder at the criticism of Mendelssohn, who affirms with generous emphasis, that he has nowhere " met with such a genuine and true artist—nowhere found natural capacity, study, and deep sensibili , y, so perfectly united ; and that, although here or there one of these qualities may have appeared much more prominent, he believes the combi nation of all these to such a degree has never yet oc curred." In common, therefore, with others, we can but congratulate her upon achieving such a complete success here, in the teeth of expectation the most enormous and the most exigent. The enthusiasm of the audience knew no bounds. They called her three times before the curtain, and s howered flowers upon her in abundance, while handkerchiefs were waved in all parts of the house with unmitigable zeal. And Jenny received all these honours with the modest grace that so well becomes her. (From the Chronicle.) Of the Swedish Nightingale there can be but one opinion. She is a most delightful artiste. She is careful and con scientious. We did not find any novelty in her cadenza grace, or groupetti indicative of an inventive faculty; but what she did was charming. Her talent has been carefully trained, and, with a voice not remarkably sympathetic in the chest tones, she has, by industry, acquired great facility in the management of her upper register. Her shakes are well prepared, articulated, and terminated. The few notes above the line up to- B natural are brilliant, and by far the best part of her vocal organ. In acting she identifies herself with her part and is remarkably intelligent, but in the lofty passion of lyrical portraiture, musical impulse, and pure method of Italian vocalization ;he must only be considered as inferior to her Itailian rivals. We are convinced that she never can be dignified or heroic enough to sustain Norma, Semira mide, &c., or passionately impressive to be a Donna Anna or a Desdemona. In timbre of voice, beauty of method, genius in pathetic delivery of cantabile, she does not approach Al boni, nor in mastery of all the graces, and refinements so richly cast in the mould of nature, and perfected by the traditionary art instruction of a great master, Tacchi nardi, to his gitted daughter, Persiani. Still, Jenny Lied is a talent of the highest order. We cannot point out its speciality; but there is a freshness and an exquisite naturalness about her with which one is pleased and de lighted. Pasta was sublime, and by a single note electrified an audience. Grist, like in the finale to Norma, reproaching the faithless Polito, thrills an audience. Malibran bewil dered her public with her exuberance in musical fancies, and ravished the audience by the intensity of her dramatic deli neation. Sontag surpassed all these singers in facility of execution, and equalled all of them in purity of intonation, taste, and truthful reading; of characters suited to her voice. Albooi imparts to the simplest melodic forms an irresistible charm, that at once attests the possession of a superior faculty and beauty of voice. Persiani leaves all her predecessors and contemporaries in the shale in distinctress of articulation and phrasing of the most fascinating, novel, tasteful groupetti. Jenny Lind has not one of these special excellencies of the above eminent singers, and as a dramatic vocalist must rank below them; but with Lind one is delighted if not asto nished, charmed if not ecstasied. Her Alice is engaging but not overwhelming. Hear her in the upper octave and her notes are pure, limpid, and resonant; below, husky, veiled, and ineffective. Her shake is perfect, in the pianissimo it is delicious, her chomatic scale is admirably articulated. We do not effect to render an account of encores, callings for ward, showers of bouquets, &c., for we have seen these honours conferred on artistes whose claims by the side of Lind are contemptible. What she obtained she merited, and that is the highest compliment we can pay her. (From the Post.) Never did any theatrical event within our memory create such a sensation, both without and within the walls of a theatre, as the dead last night of Mdlle. Jenny Lind. But the most important fact is, that never was expectation so gloriously realised, Surrounded by the highest aristocracy of the land sat the whole of the Royal Family, including the two Queens. The reception of Jenny Lind was most enthu siastic, and as the performance proceeded this enthusiasm grew into a perfect furore. Each time she sang, the whole house—pit, stalls, boxes, and gallery—applauded simultane ously, amidst waving of hats and kerchiefs, and such irre pressible laudatory exclamations as baffle all description. Whatever had been anticipated of the vocalist who has filled the journals, and supplied the topic of conversation for many months past, she surpasses all expectation. Whatever had been hoped of the splendour of the cast, that likewise was more than fulfilled. Mdlle. Jenny Lind, as Alice, in that tender and sublime cavatina known as " ti a, dit- elle," exceeded, indeed, all that has been said of her; well might an electric burst of applause follow its conclusion. We have never heard a voice equal to hers in sweetness and flexibility her ornaments, unlike the stereotyped style of the old artistes, are so fresh and so chaste that they seem to be the spontaneous impression and inspira tion of the moment. Then her faculty of imperceptibly swelling and diminishing her voice is quite unequalled in all modern singers. We would say that in this respect her voice resembled an instrument, were it not for the extreme sensibility and wonderful power of expression displayed in all she accomplished with so much 'true artistic finish. She is indeed a consummate artiste, com bining all the harmony of the German school with all the purity and taste of the most finished Italian style. Her shake is the most wonderful we ever heard. Each note, as well as each word, is as distinct as a coup de marteau. We must add a few words as regards Mdlle. Jenny Lind. Her acting is equal to her singing to the least word she gives importance and intensity of expression. When Bertram asks her if she has detected his " whereabouts," the answer "Nulls'. nulla!" has depth of feeling and of truth surpassing anything we ever witnessed. But when she clasps the cross, defies her awful persecutor, and exclaims, " Heaven is with me!" the effect is of a most soul-stirring nature. The encores spun out the performance to so late an hour that we mast despair, with our fatigued attention, to do justice to so extra ordinary and exciting a performance as that of last night; in a word, the termination was, that the chief performers were thrice recalled with the most vehement plaudits we ever heard, and when we left the house the spectators had been for more than twenty minutes demanding the pre sence of the proprietor of the theatre to thank him for their enjoyment. THE END Of THE WM:MD.—THE NEW PLANET.— We give the following from the New York Sun :—"lf it be true that this planet, which could not once be dearly seen by ordinary telescopes, can now be seen almost by the naked eye, it certainly is rapidly approaching the earth, and is, therefore, a comet, not a planet. It is said to travel towards the earth at the rate of a million and a half milesin twenty four hours. We believe that this announcement, now going the . rounds of the papers, is not verified by actual observa tion. It seems to be an idle story, circulated by some wag, who might have made it more alarming by adding--' Philo sophers express apprehensions of its coming in contact with our earth, and, bei ng a very large body, it may annihilate our globe, and thus fulfil the predictions of the Millarites.' We make this suggestion for the benefit of editors." SUDDEN DEA ---..., TR8. r• 0 Sunday Mrs. Noyes, the mother of Mr. Frederick Noyes, the mana ger o f th e p os t a l department on the w a s b e in g d r i v en home from chapel, when,asas observed by two l a di es she ne are d h er res id ence in the Wandsworth - road, she w to llr. th S e tatham, who w h o accompanied her to drop was passing at the moment, was calledt. ova te home, and sh e unfor tunate lady; he directed her s p eed y r em expire d immediately after her arrival, O n a b ou t nine o'clock in the mornin g , George same day, da th y, at keeper of the p rivate gate in Putney Park-lane, WaYs' seen e to drop suddenly into the ditch by the side of the road. H e way picked up by the police in a lifeless state, and conveyed in a cart to the surgery of Mr. Shillito, at Putney, h ut wa.a pronounced dead on his arrival. Deceased was eighty years of age. LORD Ansilnt:MT.—We have pleasure in stating that, at a general meeting of his Lordship's creditors, held at the Royal Hotel here on Thursday last, a proposal was sub mitted by Mr. Christopher Kerr, of Dundee, on behalf of the ___ ..., Hon. fis t . , iiii , of Arbuthnot, and other members of the ei F a lTrolf • _,..1 , t .ch arrangements as will afford a reasonable . mr6 411,11, 'top; of full payment of all their claims. , . ___:_. 1 - ; ' , .sulerad highly satisfactory by the meet -0,..,.:/., ..., . t.• ~. .'table to his Lordship's family. It is ,I g r.iii.." . ' " in Prolfreas of being carried ißtor effiet. meet . ON - ~ .a . - . ~••• ' : ' , 4 ~.. zji . ; ill I :2 _ ~Ka t 4 L 7 , , Ziroait wi t I\l. :SDAT.—The Royali - Mail steam an Harrison, sailed yesterday for Hall a fair complement of passengers, and COURT CIRCULAR. His Royal Highness Prince Albert visited the Royal Col lege of Chemistry, of which his Royal Highness is Presi dent, yesterday afternoon. The Prince arrived at the Labo ratories at three o'clock, and was received by the Vice-Pre sidents and Council. After inspecting the whole of the new Laboratories, which have just been completed, his Royal Highness presided at a meeting of the Council, at which were present—the Mar quis of Northampton, the Earl Fitzwilliam, Earl Ducie, Viscount Ebrington, Viscount Newry and Morne, the Right Hon. W. B. Baring, Mr. R. Blakemore, M.P., Mr. Philip Pusey, M.P., Mr. W. Ewart, M.P., Mr. B. Bond Cabbell, M.P., Sir J. Clark, Mr. Tite, Dr. Arnott, Dr. Daniell, Dr. Reid, Mr. Leslie, &c. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen, honoured the performance at Her Majesty'e Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess of Desart, Hon. Miss Kerr, Lord Waterpark, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Colonel Bouverie. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accom panied by Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, honoured the performance at Her Majesty's Theatre with her presence last evening. Her Majesty was attended by the Viscountess Barrington, Hon. Sophia Wheatley, and Earl Howe. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent (attended by Lady Augusta Bruce), and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge (attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan, and Baron Knesebeck), also honoured the performance at her Maje- ty's Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. The Countess of Desart has succeeded the Countess of Charlemont as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen. And Lord Waterpark has succeeded the Earl of Morton as the Lord in Waiting to her Majesty. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took airings yester day in the Royal Gardens. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager visited her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent yesterday at Clarence House, St. James's, and also visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. Among the visitors to view the Royal Pictures in the Banquetting-room, St. James's Palace. were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Dowager Countess of Charleville, Earl of Fingall, Lord Sheffield, Lady Lyndhurst, Lady Cottenham, Lord Sondes, the Countess of Arundel, Lady Ormande, Lady Barrington, Marquis of Westmeath, Lord Frederick Fitz clarence, Viscountess Glentworth, Lord Colborne, Lord Somers, Sir J. Yarde Buller, Lord Aylmer, Lord J. Stuart, and Lady Charlotte Egerton. A deputation, consisting of the Lord Provost of Glasgow, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Lumsden, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Dennis toun, M.P., had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. _ _ _ _ Count Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister, had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon, yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. _ . The Governor of the Bank of England, and the Deputy- Governor, bad an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lord Seymour had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Strutt yesterday. Mr. Learmouth had also an interview yes terday with the Right Hon. Gentleman at the office of the Commissioners of Railways in Great George-street. Lord Sandon, M.P., Sir Howard Douglas, M.P., and a deputation from Liverpool, had at interview with Sir George Grey, yesterday, at the Home-office. Lord Sandon, Sir H. Douglas, and a deputation, had also an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Portuguese and furkish Ministers transacted business yesterday, at the Foreign-office. Mr. Hudson, M.P., had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Wynn Ellis and a deputation from Leicester had an interview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Major General Sir Harry Smith had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial office. A Deputation of the Commissioners of Sewers for West minster and part of Middlesex had an interview with Vis count Morpeth yesterday at the office of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests in Whitehall-place. The Deputation consisted of Messrs. E. Willoughby, T. S. Donaldson, H. Harrison, and T. L. C. Hertslet (clerk), and Mr. Wyke Smith, Solicitor to the Commissioners. _ _ A deputation of Yorkshire millowners on the Factories Bill, consisting of Messrs. W. Rand, W. E. Forster, John Fielden, jun., and W. Walker, had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday at the Board of Trade. Mr. Barkly and Mr. Osborn had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Mr. Freshfield had also an interview yesterday with the Right Hon. Gentleman. MAGAZINES-(CONTINUED.) TAIT'S MAGAZINE. Upon the Government scheme of education, our tardy friend of the northern metropolis pronounces a decisive and unmistakeable opinion. Tait is altogether averse to the scheme propounded by the council of which Lord Lansdowne is president; he denounces the plan as one unconstitutionally commenced, frivolously advocated, and prep )sterously developed. He looks upon one part of the arrangement as affording an irresistible loophole for jobbing and imposition, another as precluding those who really want State assistance towards the acquisition of knowledge, and another as rendering those who are already by their position independent of Government aid, the peculiar favourites of the executive and the recipients of its superfluous bounty. Such in effect is the point of view in which the Ministerial proposal is regarded by Tait. Now, although we by no means regard the scheme explained by Lord John Russell as in any striking manner approximating to perfection, we would remind all those who would league themselves among the antagonists of the present Administration that we should feel rejoiced that the State has at length acknowledged the necessity for any interference whatever. Let but the people get their wants in this particular acknowledged, and the improvements of the plans by which those wants are to become satisfied will follow in due succession. Sir Thomas Dick Lauder has taken a hint from a contributor to the Dublin University Magazine, and has herein commenced a series of delightful papers—discursive and facetious— upon the rivers of Scotland. The half-inspired, half deranged opium-eator, Thomas de Quincey, has another eccentric article, called " The Nautico-Military Nun of Spain." William Thom has an earnest poem, in which he chaunts one noble verse about the ripening corn : "We saw it wave in stately ranks Our Bowden fields aroun ; Each stein a sturdy warrior To battle famine doun." There is the average variety of miscellaneous fragments of metre and criticism. STEAM NAVIGATION OF THE HUMBER.—The recent additions to the number of steam-vessels and the celebrity which the builders of Hull have attained in their building, has induced us to lay before our readers the total number employed in the navigation of the Humber. There are at present upwards of 74, which may be divided into three classes, viz., foreign traders, coasters, and those en gaged in the river and towing trades. Of the first-mentioned class there are 15, most of them tine sea vessels and fast sailers, with a registered tonnage of 4,730 tons, and the crews of which number about 280 men. Seven of this class are built of iron, and five of them are propelled by the Archi• medean screw. Out of the number of foreign trading steamers only eight are British, the remaining seven sailing under a foreign flag. The second class, or coasters, number about 20, two of which are built of iron. Most of these vessels are of a large class, and , possess first-rate accommo dation and superior sailing capabilities. We may mention this as being particularly the case with those engaged in the Hull and London and the Hull and Leith trades, which, in point of speed, are not inferior to any boats on the coast. Of the last class there are about 38, chiefly employed in con veying goods and passengers, and in towing on the Humber and its tributary streams.—Hull Advertiser. • ST. JAMES'S ASSEMBLY Rooms.—This fashionable resort, which was once exclusively reserved for the gay aristocracy, is now opened as a place of entertainment, and certainly every visitor will be astonished with the grandeur of the establishment, and the excellence of the entertainment. The Female American Serenaders are a great attraction, and sing the principal airs—which have been rendered so popular by the Ethiopian Serenaders—with much humour, just feeling, excellently an well executed, and d h e e li c 7 t i e Z d ai h l Railroad applause. Overture" was In deed, many of their songs called forth an enthusiastic i,o ncore. There are few establiLhments where those who have a a little leisure time can enjoy more agreeable recreation w amuse ment. To those who have not before visited the n place,ti splendour and elegance with which it is fitted up, will amply repay their trouble. There is a day, performance by the serenaders, a table d'hote in the afternoon, and a ball after the evening concert, in the magnificent room up stairs. The refreshments and wines are of the choicest kind, served by attendants whose obliging and polite attention is sure to give satisfaction. So long as the establishment is conducted in the same orderly style as at present, it is sure to be patronised. A COOL PROCEEDING.—An actor named Flemming, of the theatre of Wurtzburg, in Bavaria, lately met in the street M. Usterwagen, editor of the Wurtzburg Gazette, and complained of some bitter criticisms which the newspaper had made on him. M. Usterwagen replied in a railing tone, which so irritated the actor that he struck him. The editor, in the calmest possible manner, drew a pistol from his pocket and fired it at the actor. Fortunately the ball passed by without touching him. M. Usterwagen then went into a restaurant, and calmly ordered breakfast, but the police came in and arrested him. HUMANITY REWARDED.—We are happy to find that Mr. Thompson, the stationer, of Southampton, who lost a cargo of fruit in consequence of an act of humanity on the part of the captain of his vessel, in saving a shipwrecked crew, has received the sum of 2001. from the Government, which has been awarded to him because his loss arose from the act of saving human life.—Hampshire Guardian. The final balance-sheet of the Newcastle meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England was presented at a recent meeting of the council, showing, on the Newcastle meeting account, an excess of payments over receipts of 7471. Newcastle Journal. NATIONAL GALLERY:A slight rearrangement of the pictures has taken place, but it is merely a change of position of some, which are now better seen. On the 3d of March, 1845, at a meeting of the trustees, a note was read from the executors of her late Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda, forwarding the copy of a codicil to her will, in which she bequeathed a picture by Salvator Rosa, to be placed in the National Gallery. The offer was accepted, perhaps from respect to the rank of the testator; but on examination it was found to be of so inferior a quality, that it has never been hung, and remains in an apartment be neath. On the same day a picture by Francis Wouters, of "Nymphs and Satyrs," was offered as a gift by Mr. M. Forster. The trustees having viewed it agreed that it should be received. That it has not yet been hung in the gallery is said to have arisen from an opinion subsequently formed, that its exposure would offend the delicacy of many visitors. The newly purchased Raffaelle will not adorn the collection until a suitable case, with plate glass, is ready to enclose it— such as those which protect the Corregios and some other valuable works.— The Al t- Union Monthly Journal. EXPECTED ARRIVAL OF GENERAL SIR JOSEPH TITACKWELL. —One of the most distinguished officers who ' contributed to th e v i ctor i es o f l ast year i n I n di a i s expecte d t arrive at Southampt on , b y th e O r i en t a l , on t h e 21 st i ns t. was we roenfeerotf the heroes of W ater l oo, where he lost h i s arm. to of Joseph Th ac k we ll, K . C . 8 ., K . H . Si r J osep h He arrived in Calcutta in 1837, and commanded, during his service in the East, including the campaigns in Affghanistan, o G i w t a h l e i o B r , e a n n g d a the r S y u , t v l e e j r,ynemarazl every regiment of cavalry r e egm . ents of infantry, and who ever served y We e al m eu a tta Englishman, e in a great portion of artillery. say . he is ap t rb :e ggae fi n e ye l a" ci i co : cool and collected uirn,delrlidthiae. quarters, and at all times os p neeii i o. E fri in n.t. g hdl o tim f ei S ci ; opitu J s o i. se ian l k l in c d irc a u n m d s h t o a s n p c i es tab a le in perfect gentlemen. He did under r ic l e at Sobraon, a cavalry exploit never stirpas se d r ga b °on o dt good se rvice recorded in history, which, notwithstanding h is „„ by any from the ts conferred for the r t of honours : will hand down his name as one of the of Ooldiers."....llampshira noblest and worst requited g j6a W st a e te x r c loo lusl o ° f n lnd ia, Advortion THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EIVENING, MAY 5, 1847. Second Edition, Revised. Now ready, in Three handsome Byo. Vo lumes, with Portraits, price only 365. bound. lIORACE WALPOLE'S MEMOIRS of the REIGN of GEORGE the SECOND. Edited with a Preface and Notes, By the late Lord HOLLAND. "We are glad to see an octavo edition of this work. The pub lisher has conferred a boon on the public by the republication."— Britanni 3. "Few historical works that have appeared can equal those volumes, either in amusement or instruction."—Sunday Times. Heary Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. SECOND EDITION. Now ready, in 2 vols., price 21s. bound, R EVELATIONS OF PORTUGAL. BY T. M. HUGHES, Esq., Author of " Revelations of Spain," &c. " Mr. Hughes's volumes are full of entertainment, and contain much valuable information on the real state of the Peninsula." — Britannia, " Very graphic and interesting is Mr. Hughes' narrative. The racy Castilian flavour reeks through the pages."—Blackwood's Mag. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough•street. HER MAJESFY'S THEATRE. The Second appe;;;nceoTchille. JENNY LIND in this country. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectffilly in formed, that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place on TO-MORROW EVENING. May 6, when will be performed Meyerbeer's Opera, ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO. . Alice, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Isabella, Made. Castellan ; Roberto, signor Fraschini ; Rambaldo, Signor Gardonl ; Sacerdote, Signcr Douche ; and Bertram, Herr Staudigl (his second appearance at this Theatre). With various Entertainments in the Ballet Divertissement, com prising the talents of Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. Rosati, Marie Taglioni,Mdlle. Petit Stephan, Mdlle. Grakn, M. Perrot, M. P. Ta glioni, and M. St. Leon. To conclude with a IVERTISSE MENT. The Free List is suspended, the Public Press excepted. Pit Tickets may be obtained, as usual, at the Office of the Theatre, price 10s. Gd. each. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. TIIIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan Knowles 's Comedy of TILE LOVE CHASE, Sir William Fuudlove, Mr. Tilbury ; Master Waller, Mr. Howe ; Widow Green, Mrs. Glover ; Constance, Mrs. Nisbett. After which the Grand Astronomical Extravaganza, called THE NEW PLANET ; or, Harlequin out of Place. To conclude with the Comic Drama, called A CABINET QUES• PION. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF TIIE FOREST ; a Gipsy Story. Cheap John, Mr. Wright ; Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford ; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ; starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which the new Opera Buffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with the Farce of 1 NABOB FOR AN HOUR. Mr. Frampton, Mr. Worrell ; Sam Hobbs, Mr. Lambert ; Dick Dumpy, Mr. Munyard; Miss Leslie, Miss Harding; Nancy Scraggs, Mrs. Matthews. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Tragedy of THE GAMESTER. Beverley, Mr. Creswick ; Lewson, Mr. Webster ; Stukely, Mr. Ryder ; Jarvis, Mr. Granby; Bates, Mr. Fisher; Mrs. Beverley, Mrs. Butler; Char lotte, Mrs. Hughes ; Lucy, Miss Laporte. After which, a new Comic Drama, entitled THE BELLS AND THE RINGS. Bilberry, Mr. Granby; Hartshorn, Mr. Fisher; Bar rington, Mr. Vinning : Sam, Mr. Cowed; Mrs. Bilberry, Mrs. Fos broke ; Eliza, Mrs. Hughes. To conclude with the Farce, entitled A WIFE FOR AN HOUR. Principal characters by Messrs. Walton, Granby, Vining, Cowell, Compton, Mrs. Hughes, and Miss E. Stanley. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new l Drama, called THE CREOLE ; or, Love's Fetters. Damiron, Mr. F. Mathews ; Alphonse, Mr. Murray, Ilyacinthe, Miss Dickinson; Bokes, Mr. Keeley; Latour, Mr. Emery; Virginie, Miss M. Keeley; Louise, Miss May; Bellona, Mrs. Keeley. After which, the entirely new occasional Dramatic Sketch, called JENNY LIND AT LAST; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac ters by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, Mr. Bender, Mr. Yarnold, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by the New Vaudeville Extravaganza, called CRUSOE THE SECOND. In which Messrs. A. Wigan, Keeley, Miss Dickinson, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley will appear. To conclude with the LOAN OF A WIFE. Principal characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan, and Mrs. Woollidge. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Vaudevi , le, entitled L'IMAGE. De Ke andal, M. Dumery ; Leopold, M. Rhozevil; Mauclerc, M. Priston ; Madeleine, Mdlle. Duverger. After which, the Comedie of LE MARI A LA CAMPAGNE. Colernbet, M. Reenter ; Ursule, Mdlle. Denain. To conclude with the principal Scenes of the Petite-Comedie, en titled LE MARRIAGE FORCE. Pancras, M. Regnier ; Dorirnene, Mdlle. Angela. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. Boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Garrnon, will have the honour of repeating their inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS at the St. James's Theatre, TO-MORROW EVENING and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sa turday. Doors open at Eight o'clock. They will also give a DAY PERFORMANCE every Wednesday Morning, commencing at Half past Two o'clock. Boxes and stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond.street ; and at the Box-office. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. THIS. EVENING Will be performed Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem Of THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS ; or, The Corsair. Unequalled SCENES in the CIRCLE, with the performances of Messrs. Jameson, Stevens, Thorn, and Hemmings; also Mr. Betts. with his trained Steeds, Firefly and Harebell. To conclude with ZARAII ; or, The Gipsy Tribe of Bohemia. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3; ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, Gd. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. Engagement of the original and celebrated Tableau Vivants and Poses Plastiquo Male and Female Artistes, for six nights only ; and last six nights of the Female Serenaders. THIS EVENING Wlll be performed a Nautical Drama, called AMY, TIDE SIUPPEIVS DAAPLitITER; or, The Lilly of Devon. Supported by the whole strength of the Company. After which THE BUFFALO GALS; or, Female Ethiopian Sere naders. To he followed by the HALL OF ROME, by the celebrated Tableau Vivants and Poses Plastique. To conclude with THE ROVER'S BRIDE. Boxes, 25., Pit, Is.; Gallery, tid. Doors open at Six, commence at Half-past Six. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Romance, entitled THE QUEEN OF POLAND ; or, The Hunters of MoldaTia. Characters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Searle, Bird, Howard, Raymond, Gardner ; Miss Vin cent, Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. G.Lee, Miss Burroughcliffe, &c. After which, THE MILL OF BEREZINA ; or, The Deserter of he Black Forest. To conclude with JACK AND JACK' BROTHER; or, The Smuggler Farmer of Kent. Supported by the entire strength of the Company. Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, MAT 5. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 39 ; Highest, 52 ; Noon, 55. BAROMETER, 29 B.—WIND E.S,E.; showery. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 40 minutes after 4. I Evening .. 1 minute aftei b. turning ."-',Ant LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1847. A The uciL i EarlD having v E in L g LE s N ta ß t o e :o:oH r l e a p t l t y e mt to a t e dci question o night, \in the House of Lords, to draw the Government into a discussion upon matters of a most important charac ter connected with our foreign relations. The Earl of by the Earl of HARDWICKB, that it was intended to ' assemble during the summer two squadrons —one in the Channel, and another in the Mediterranean, for the purpose of improving both seamen and naval officers in the tactics of naval evolutions, the Earl of ELLEN. BOROUGH seized the opportunity of alluding to the existing distribution of some of our ships-of- war off Lisbon and Athens respectively, and of throwing out some inculpatory observations upon the policy at pre sent pursued by the Administration in Greece and Portugal. As the Earl of ELLENBOROUGH had given no notice of his intention to raise a discussion upon some of the most abstruse points of international law, the Marquis of LANSDOWNB very properly declined to deviate from established practice; but, at the same time, in a general way, gave a satis factory explanation of the course pursued by the Government with regard to those countries. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH having aseurnmall, that " no doubt the Noble Earl (Aummiusn) regretted this destination of our ships, forced as it was upon him by the superior authority of the Foreign Office," the President of the Council replied that our ships had been detached with the full con currence and assent of the First Lord of the Admi ralty, and added, that " when the proper time came the Government would be prepared to communicate to the House the grounds upon which these forces had been called to act beyond that immediate object on which all their Lordships would wish them to act —he meant the protection of British interests." Lord LANSDOWNE expressed his hope that our interference had not been as ineffectual as Lord ELLENBOROUGH was pleased to take for granted, assured the House that the presence of our squadron in the Bay of Lisbon had inspired our merchants with security, and considered that, in the present state of Europe, we were bound to watch over the events that take place, and to assert the rights and interests of this country. This is language becoming a British statesman. The Earl of ELLEN.. BOROUGH'S speech was somewhat unadvised. First, remarking that the French had sent to Athens a naval demonstration of superior strength to our own, his Lordship asked the Government (without notice, be it remembered), whether orders had been sent to allow our forces to act ? for, observed Lord ELLENBOROUGH, " if . such orders had been sent, and th ere were similar orders sent on the other side, might not all this lead to a fatal conflict?" Such rsi tevtic'ne are ill-timed, and can minister to no .----,y. t . ..... .. tz;) e r , So,l' 4 44 . ...,- j , .• , a il k . (!,, , , V4 ,G.-ArQ). - . ji- ,v.i. - ^- , ' y • 4 01pA io . 1- .1P.. „ , . .N.. - A 6; i l l k;.• 6 7 'w.,- ~, ~ ii . feq,:t7,y ;; 1 ir „ ,„, 1:„..,,,, r • mo , s.-,„:4.. , I) jcp i,:. ~ ii , % good end. We are quite certain that the present Government are pacifically inclined, but we are equally certain that, despite the tenor of such obser vations as those to which we have adverted, they will not be deterred, should the necessity be unhappily created, from firmly vindicating the rights and in terests of the British empire, in what quarter of the world soever any attempt may be made to invade or impair either the one or the other. The Landed Property (Ireland) Bill went through the Committee in the House of Lords last night. The promised explanation as to its general objects, which should have been made on the second reading, was given by the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, who also announced the increase of the fund to be granted for the purposes of the Act, from 1,000,0001. to 1,500,000/. sterling, consequent upon the postponement of the Bill for the reclamation of the waste lands, and the liberation of the million intended to have been applied thereunder. The public are already acquainted with the chief features of the proposed measure, which is, in effect, the mode by which the Treasury minute of last December is to be carried out, and the stimulus to be given to the improvement of the soil by those proprietors, who, by reason either of their restricted powers consequent upon entails and settlements, or of the weight of the encumbrances and charges affecting their respective properties, are unable from private sources to obtain the necessary funds for that im provement. It is universally admitted by persons of all parties, that the aid intended to be afforded by this Act, coupled with that for the more easy disposal of encumbered estates, is calculated to lead to the permanent amelioration of the sister kingdom, and its elevation from the distress and difficulties in which it has been involved. No opposition, therefore, was offered from any quar ter to the progress of the measure. Some suggestions were offered, one of which, including grist mills in the class of buildings for the erection of which the Commis sioners were empowered to make advances, was assented to. If this power is judiciously used it may be produc tive of considerable advantage to the country. Nothing could be more objectionable than the crea tion of extensive commercial establishments with the public money, or the interference with the free course of trade, by giving undue encouragement to any class of speculators which must be prejudicial to those embarked in the same description of business. Generally speaking, private enterprise will be found fully adequate to provide the required accommodation, to make the supply equivalent to the demand. But, in Ireland, the extraordinary events of the past year, and the vast alteration that must henceforth take place in the food of the people, require that extraordinary facilities should be given for the grinding of every kind of corn, and its conversion into meal or flour. There is also an immense quantity of water power, which has been neglected and which might easily be made available, so as to have small mills erected at a very trifling expense in almost every locality. If limited to this extent, it will be a very useful addition to the Act. The Duke of WELLINGTON suggested the insertion of another clause of the greatest importance. Among the most crying grievances to which the Irish Agri cultural labourer is subjected is that which has been termed the " Conacre system," a system still more objectionable than the " Truck system," which prevails in parts of this country. The poor man who has no land attached to his cottage, who has no place in which he can grow the accus tomed crop of potatoes for the use of his family, ap plies to a neighbouring farmer, who lets him a small plot at a rent amounting to 81., 101., or 121. per acre, which rent he agrees to accept in labour at the rate of Bd. or 10d. per diem. The poor cottier is well satisfied with his bargain ; he cares not how exorbitant may be the rent he agrees to pay, because it will be ac cepted from him in the only way in which he can pay it—in the labour which would remain unoeeupied if he did not enter into some such agreement ; and he is well aware that in no other way will he get employment. Had he ready money to pay he would get the land for less than one-half of the amount which he undertakes to give in labour. If there is a fair and reasonable amount of produce the labourer is contented, and most religiously performs his part of the contract ; he has secured a sufficiency of the humble food on which his family and himself are accustomed to live, and he trusts to the casual work he may be able to obtain to procure every other necessary ; but if there should be a failure of that for which he had mort gaged :his labour, his only wealth, his con dition is indeed deplorable ; he has no resource left, he is flung upon the charity of the country, and must have recourse to the Government works or the poor-law union for the support of himself and family. Of course he cannot then give the stipulated quantity of labour, and the farmer, who relies on obtaining it from him, too frequently has not the means of procuring other labour, and his lands remain neg lected and uncultivated. All classes, therefore, suffer from the baneful effects of the system. His Grace proposes as a remedy, " that all bargains for the wages of labour should be made in the current coin of the realm ; and that the payment of wages shall be enforced in the same ; and that the labourer shall have a claim for that payment, notwithstanding any bargain to the contrary with his employer." This pro vision appears well calculated to give the death-blow to the practice, and may probably be introduced with safety, pari passu, with the extended poor law, which will ensure a maintenance to the labouring population, either in return for their daily work or otherwise, without that it might possibly deteriorate the condition of the people for whose be nefit it was intended. It might induce the farmers to give far less employment, and consequently to leave their lands still more neglected than at present. It might leave the cottier without any kind of occu pation or remuneration for his labour, and far worse off than he is under the present state of affairs. The clause is proposed to be added to the Bill on the bringing up of the report. In the meantime we trust that it will receive that full and attentive con sideration that its importance, and the vast influence it must exercise on the social condition of so large a portion of the community, and that the most helpless and destitute, so urgently demand. The King of NAPLES has granted a full pardon to thirty-six prisoners, and reduced by one-half the periods of punishment of ten others. In the first batch were included five persons condemned for political offences. Letters from Bologna of the 25th ult. announce that the POPE had sanctioned the principle of the establishment of national guards throughout the Pontifical dominions, and that a decree to that effect would be shortly published by his Holiness. The two censors of the press, who, with the Governor, were to constitute the superior board for the pro vince of Bologna, were Father VENTURINI, a Barna bite, and M. BAJETTI, professor of natural law— two men of great learning and liberality. A letter from Berlin says— "ln Prus s i a . till now, a ll con fli c ts of jurisdiction were judged by the Council of State, as in all the other states of Germany, in France, and in many other countries. The King has just reformed this state of things, which gives rise to many abuses. By an ordonnance of the 12th, his Majesty has created a court composed of five immovable judges, who are to decide on all the conflicts which may arise between the tribunals, or between the administrative authorities, or between the former and the latter. This measure, as will be readily believed, has been received with general approbation. The King has held out a hope to the Deputies of the Grand Duchy of P osen t h at i mmediately after t h e case o f th e P o li s h insurrectionists shall have been judged, there shall be ac corded an amnesty, if not general, at least very large." Madrid papers of the 28th ult. have arrived. It is said that General VAN lIALEN, the friend of ESPARTERO, is expected in Madrid. The return of VAN lIALEN is probably the forerunner of the recal of ESPARTERO. The 27th being Queen CHRISTINA'S birthday was observed with the usual solemnities. The Court was to leave Madrid for Aranjuez on the sth May. MADRID BOMA, APRIL 28.—The Three per Cents. were done at 31i for cash; the Five per Cents. at 19; the Debt without Interest at 5i ; and the Coupons at 16. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. The investment made by the Emperor of RUSSIA in the English funds is the s ubject of comment in several of them. The Presse, of course, sees in it a political rather than A financial operation. The Em- peror of RUSSIA wished to strike the public mind, and to give it a high idea of his resources, and he has succeeded. The version of the Commerce is more business-like, and more true. It says— " In a financial point of view the deposit of 5,000,0001. in the Bank of London has nothing which surprises us. The details that are given by the Austrian Observer completely edify us with respect to the immense resources in specie of the Russian Treasury and banks. The bank of St. Peters burgh alone must have had on the Ist of January of the pre sent year 11,000,000 silver rubles, or 40,000,000 f. in French money, in addition to the capital destined to guarantee its notes of credit. This isolated fact gives us an idea of the abundance of metallic specie in Russia. To the nominal causes of this abundance are this year added other causes which are quite peculiar, such as the excellent produce of the harvest, and the immense purchases of corn which the scarcity compelled southern Europe to make, and which have almost all been paid for in ingots. In a commercial point of view St. Petersbargh, in continuing to place its capital in foreign funds, and in rendering to England in her financial crisis the same service as to us. will afford facilities to Eng land, that of providing herself almost exclusively in the ports of the Baltic and the Black Sea ; and at the end of the account Russia will only have given her agricultural pro ducts in exchange for the stock of the two great States whose credit is the best established and offers best guarantees." ' The Courrier Francais thus observes on the dif ferent manner in which the EMPEROR has conducted his financial arrangements in France and England:— "It appears," says that journal, " that the Emperor of Russia is desirous to propitiate Western Europe by his financial propaganda.. He no doubt thought that England would be jealous of the Muscovite present of 50,000,000 f. lately bestowed on France, if he did not send a present double that amount, or 112,500,000 f. The Czar, however, in this instance, naturally applied to the Bank of England, without recurring to the medium of the Foreign-office. Lord Palmerston, however friendly disposed towards Russia, would have indignantly rejected the office of go-between in such a transaction." The National sneeringly observes, that the EMPE ROR is not the only Sovereign who invests money in the foreign funds, but what he does openly others prefer doing in secret. The Journal des Debates has a long article lauda tory of the French policy in Greece, and attacking of course that of England. The: Prince of Syracuse, brother of the King of Naples, arrived on Thursday at Marseilles in the Vesuve steamer, and put up at the house of M. Stella, Consul-General of the Two Sicilies. The Prince•left in the evening for Paris. The price of wheat is rising in every part of France. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Monday at 78f. 30c. the Five per Cents., 1161. 10c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,235 f.; Rouen, 9461. 25c.; Havre, 670 f. ; Great Northern, 620 f.; Avignon, 7751.; Vierzon, 585 f. ; Bordeaux, 515 f.; Basle, 193 f. 75c.; Dieppe, 332 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 4281. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 4221. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 435 f.; Lyons and Avignon, 4501.; Cette, 4431. 75c. MARSEILLES, Arun. 29.—Marseilles and Avignon, 766 f. 25c.; Northern, 618 f. 75c.; Paris and Lyons, 432 f.; Or leans, 1,230 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 4. Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (ConStituted), PA — Lyons and Avignon (Constituted), 2%—Northern of France, lVA—Paris and Lyons, s—Paris and Rouen, 36)4—Rouen and Havre, 25 3 / 4 —Sambre and Meuse, VA — West Flanders, 4 A CIVIL WAR IN CHINA. ONE HUNDRED AND TIIIRTY THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT PER SONS KILLED OR WOUNDED. (From the Moniteur Beige of May 3.) The Chinese Repository gives an account, which could hardly be credited had we not positive proofs of the density of the population of the Chinese empire. Ac cording to the above journal, published by the American missionaries, a civil war, or rather feud, took place be tween the two neighbouring departments of Chang- Chao and Tseven-Chao, in the province of Gokien, in which 24,515 houses and 668 huts were pillaged and burnt to the ground, and 130,638 persons killed or wounded. It appears that wars of this kind are of frequent occurrence in the interior of this country, with out the Government attempting, or, rather, caring to in terfere. It is stated that when riots of this description take place, bearing no political character, the authori ties care little about the results to the inhabitants. It is not long since that the authorities of Canton allowed two villages to be destroyed, and the population mur dered, as the question was only certain losses at gaming. The empire, say they, is too thickly populated, there fore there can be no harm in allowing turbulent people to make room for a more quiet set. CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat at Lis Court at Westminster to day. JONES 1/. ROSE.-TRE ROSHERVILLI GARDENS. Mr. TZMPLE resumed, and concluded his reply to-day in this part- heard case, which came before his Lordship upon ap peal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor Wigram. The bill was filed for the purpose of obtaining the declaration of the Court that the plaintiff Jones was entitled to 150 shares. of 101. each, in the company formed for the creation of the Rosherville Gardens at Gravesend. Five calls of 1/. each had been paid, but in consequence of some disputed accounts pending between the plaintiff and the directors the other calls were not paid. At a meeting held in 1843, it was determined that all shares on which the calls were not paid should be declared forfeited, and at the same meeting a committee was appointed to investigate the state of the accounts between the company and Jones. The result of that inquiry was, that a sum of 3901. was declared to be due, and Mr. Jones received notice that, unless the money was paid within a fortnight, he - would lose' his shares. The money was not paid, the shares were declared to be forfeited, and the Vice-Chancellor, with out expressing any decided opinion on the question, directed a reference to the Master to take the accounts between the parties, with a view of ascertaining how much Jones had really paid on the shares he claimed. Both parties appealed against t hat order. On former days Mr. Temple and Mr. J. H. Palmer ap peared for the directors of the company, to sustain the for feiture; and Mr. Romilly, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Brett, on the other side, argued that the directors, who had declared the forfeiture, were not duly qualified, and, therefore, that their acts were null and void it there had been any ground for act ing. They denied, however, that there was any default in payment, and maintained that the directors ought to be re moved, and the plaintiff put in possession of his shares. The LORD CHANCELLOR, at the conclusion of the argu ments, postponed giving judgment. It appeared in the course of the argument that the gardens, which had at first been an unpromising speculation, were now become popular, and that the shares were, in consequence, of some value. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY). XASCIVI V. EASUIII. This was a petition from the plaintiff in this cause, ob • jecting to the finding of the Master, and praying for relief, on the ground that the said finding was not in conformity with the whole ficts of the case, but based upon the state ment of the defendant. Mr. Chandlers appeared for the petitioner, and Mr. Kin• dersley for the respondent. His Ilowoux dismissed the petition with costs. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) The Court was occupied all day with the special paper. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) HOPWOOD V. DRENNAN. In this case the Court granted liberty to the plaintiff to bring an ejectment for non-payment of rent. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. H Julia Smith was charged with DAY.) stealing a drinking glass, the property of Mr. Thomas Joshua Greenwood, the land lord of the Green Man public-house, New Bond-street. She had called for a_gless of ale, and had taken the glass. Mr. O'Brien, who appeared for the prisoner, called the barman into the witness-box, and asked if he knew what his master's name was? The witness replied, Tes, Josiah. Mr. O'Baiaw repeated the question, three times, and each time received the same answer. He then requested the Learned Judge to look at the indictment, in which the name appeared Joshua. The barman being questioned by the Learned Judge, said Ls believed the name was Joshua, but he was not sure. Mr. Greenwood had only taken the house about three weeks ago, and his name was not yet painted over the door. Mr. O'Brien submitted that the prisoner could not be con victed, as there was no proof of the name of the prosecutor. The Learned JUDGE concurred in this opinion, and the prisoner was acquitted. _ _ _ - Several other Cases of felony were disposed of, but the par. ticulars were of no public interest. MARLBRO'-STREET----(THIS DAY. Michael Mitchell, a well•dressed young fellow, was charged before Mr. Bingham with picking a gentleman's pocket of an opera-glass. Mr. Charles llislop, silk warehouseman, No. 20, Gutter lane, City, stated that, between twelve and one this morning, as he was leaving the Opera and crossing Charles-street, he felt a tug at his coat; he immediately felt in his coat-pocket and missed the opera-glass now produced, and worth about two guineas. He was subsequently informed that the glass was found, and the prisoner taken into custody for stealing it. Police constable 106 F said he was on duty, in plain clothes, near the Opera, in the Haymarket, about half-past twelve o'clock, when he saw the prisoner, in company with another, following the complainant. Knowing them to be thieves, he watched them, and saw the prisoner go up to complainant, and, after taking somethingout of his (complainant's) pocket, run away. Witness pursued them, but could only succeed in taking the prisoner into custody. Inspector Hawtrey, A division, said about half-past twelve o'clock he was standing inside the doorway of the Wel lington Hotel, in the Haymarket, when he was surprised at something been thrown with great ♦iolence into the door way, falling at his feet. He picked it up, and discovered that it was an opera glass, and from inquiries which he sub sequently made Mund that it had been stolen from the first witness. II I he prisoner,who stoutly"denied the charge, was remanded ,ill Monday next. ROYAL ORTIIOPOMIC ITOSTITAL. — The annual festival in aid of the funds of this excellent institution takes evenin g ,aFe this at the London Tavern , B isho p s g ate-street. Phis Hospital, which is for the cure of club feet and other de formities, has, since its institution, been the means of restoring Tiany unfortunate cripples, and enabling them to get their li ving. It cannot be doubted but that the public will come forward liberally in support of such an institution. SEIZURE FOR THE NON-PAYMENT OF CHURCII RATES.—This day upwards . of 1,200 ounces of silver plate,tes, which had been seized for t he non-payment of c hurch-ra were sold by public auction. The rate, it appears, had for some time past become obnoxious to the inhabitants of Hackney, Shoreditch, and they at length, almost en masse, determined to resist it. The non-contents were accordingly distrained upon, and their plate, amountitook ng in the a t M aggregars.te to the above, was seized. The sale place ess Burt and Co., refiners, Cheap side, sncl the articles were bought iu chiefly by the 4 omen. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was dull, and prices were flat. Sales only 1,200 bales, of which 900 were American, at 6d. to lid. per lb. Railway shares declined considerably. A large amount of good dividend paying stock was Fressed on the market. The tone of the Railway Share Market was somewhat firmer; but the quotations do not show much advance at the sale of Railway shares yesterday, by Messrs. Lamond and Co. The following are a few of the principal sales : Derby, Stafford, and Worcestershire £0 8 6 East Indian ... Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 10 0 Newport and Abergavenny North British, Extension 1 0 0 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate .. 412 0 North Staffordshire West Riding Union ... 4 7 0 South Wales ... 7 0 0 Namur and Leige South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 4 17 6 London and Blackwell, No. 2 ......... 2 3 0 Eastern Counties, York Extension 5 4 0 Northern Counties Union South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and G001e... 1 8 6 The accounts received to-day from India by the express in anticipation of the Overland Mail, describe the money market as being tight, although "the Company" had agreed to extend its• advances upon produce. The exchange was on the decline. In imports not t great deal had been done. There :are no arrivals from the colonies, but we learn from Portugal that political affairs were still very unsettled there. As far as can be ascertained, the " fourth" has gone off much better than was anticipated. Forbearance has been exercised, and by a continuance of this course matters may become easier in a few days, extraordinary and severe as may have been the sacrifices made by many firms to keep up their credit. The next push will be oa Friday, for the in stalment on the loan, and it is supposed that there will on this account be a withdrawal of deposits from the private accounts at the Bank of England. If the Government needs the money immediately, the Bank therefore will be further drained, though it is highly satisfactory to know that there is but little specie going out to the United States. The Public Securities have been fluctuating again to-day. Consols have realised 86% to 86 1 % for present transfer, and 86% to 86 1 /, for Account. Consols Scrip has been 3 1 /, dis count. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 3s. to lls. premium. The interest on the Unfunded Debt it is now con fidently expected wilt be raised to 4 or 4 1 / 2 per cent. Bank Stock has been quoted 188 to 189. The New Three..and-a- Quarter per Cents. have been 87 1 A 1 / 2 . The Foreign Investments have been dull again. Spanish Five per Cents. have been 23, and the Three per Cents. 34 to 34%. Portuguese Four per Cents. brought 34 1 / 2 . Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 57% 3 / t . Railway Shares have been drooping. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock .. .. • • .. .. • . 188 189 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 85% % Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 86% % New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 87% IA Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 8 15-1 G 9 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9 3-16 India Bonds, 1,0001. _ „ „ Ditto, under 1,000/. .. .. • • .. 6 dis 6 dis Consols for May 27 .. .. • • .. 86% 4 % 86 LA Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip .. .. . 3% dis 3% dis Exchequer Bills. t 4d. 2d. 1,0001... .... 10 3 11 5 dis 5001. 3 dis Ditto, Small .... 4 6 3 dis ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSING PRICES. 189 86 '4 -86 3 4 87% 9 9 3-16 6 dis 3 dis 3 dis CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. PRICES. Danish, 3 per Cent • .• • • .. - 84 Portuguese Four per Cent 34% 33% Russian Bonds .. 108% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account • • .. .. 23 23 Ditto, Three per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account 3434% 31 34 34 Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. 38 38 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Dalt per Cent .. 57%3% 57% PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING DONE AT RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Amber., Notting., Beston, and -- ----- Eastern Junction .. • • 2%.... Birmingham and Oxford Junction 10 .... 171 A .. • l7 Birming., Wolver., and Dudley.. Buckinghamshire .. .•61.45..... 1 % dis. .. • • % dis. Caledonian 30 .... 24 2394% 23% Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% .... 2 1% 1% Eastern Counties .. 20 .. .. 19 18% .. • • l B% Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. I. 6/. 13s. 4d. 14 3fi p•• .• % P Ditto, ditto.. .. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. 4,14 p.. .• • of P Ditto, York Extension .. 6 1 A 5% 5 ...... • • 5 East Lancashire .. 17 .. • • 16 .•••• • • • • 16 Ditto New .. .. 7% • 7 . • ••• • •• 7 East Lincolnshire ...• BJ A 7 8 •• • • 8 Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 6834 69 • • 69 Great Northern .. .. • • 234 •••• • • • • Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 30 .... 25% 26 • • 26 Great Western .. ....113 112...... • 112 Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 • • 66 34 ••••• • • • • 66% Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% .... 16 • • 16 Ditto, Fifths . • .. .. 20 .... 25% 2534 Ditto, New .. .... 7 7 Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 50 .... 59% . Ditto, New • • • • • • • • 7 3. z .... 10 • 10 Leeds and Bradford • • • • .. 40 .... 8334 83% Leeds and Thirsk .. 26 — Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent. • • 3% London and Blackwell .. 16/. 13s. 4d. 7% • • 74i London, Brighton, and S Coast.. 50 .... 50% 51 5034 'y s 50% London an North-Western • .100 ..172% 173 172 173 171% Ditto, Quarters - L. and B. 7 22 •••-• • • • • • 22 Ditto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 .... 11% ........ 1 . 114_ Ditto, Fifths .. 2 .... 15% .. Ditto, 4(1/. Shares M. &B. .. 40 .... 65% •••• • • • • t) London and South-Western •.411. 6s. 10d... 62% 62 ...... 62 Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 46% .••• • • • . 46% Lynn and Ely .. 25 .... 26% ••••• • • • .. 26% Lynn and Dereham .. 20 .... 20% Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 •• • • 99 % • •••• • • • • 99% Ditto, half s'hares 38 .... 4414 451 .... 451 Ditto, Fifths .. 5 .... 9 sh, Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) .. 71. 45... • 34 %1 p.. par Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .• • • dis. ...... •• . dis. Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... Midl an d „ „. „. ..100 —.115 1 4 ...• ... • • 11530 Ditto, NeW .. 6 .... 7% 8.. • ..... 8 Ne ivcastle and Berwick .. •• 20 .... 25 24% 25%•• 25 1 / s Ditto, New .. . • . 5 .. 6%% 8 ...... 65i North British .. • • 25 .... .......... 31 Ditto, Thirds • • .. • • • • I .... .• • ...... 2% North Staffordshire .. • • • • 5 .... 6%% .......• 6% North Western .. .. • • 4 .. • • 234 .......• • • 2% Oxford,Worcest.,& Wolverhmptn. 22% ...... 12% Preston and Wyre .. • • •• 25 .... 34% • • 34% Ditto, Half Shares (B) • • .. IIA 1%...•••.... 1% Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 .... 4% 4 Scottish Central • • .. . 171.... 23% .. •••• • • • • k 3% Shrewsbury and Itirmingham 3% .. 3%..••• • • • • • 3 34 Shropshire Union .. 423..... 1% % dis. •• • • 134 dis. South Staffordshire 21. 125... 1 dis. ••• .. 1 dis. South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33% .... 36% 36 ••.. • • 35 , 4 3 ,, uth Wales .. .. 10 0% 7 ........ 7 West Riding Union .. • • .. 4/. 2s % P-••• P York and Newcastle .. .. 25 Ditto, New.. .. ••.. 10 13% 14 14 Ditto, Preference .. .. 4 York and North Midland .. .. 50 ..... 82 Ditto. Preference .. .. 2 .. 10 %%14 1014 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo-B elgi an .. 4 .. .•••• • • • . • 3 2 Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon) .. • • • • •• 12 Northern of France • • .. • • 8 Paris and Lyons .. .. 8 Paris and Strasbourg .. • 5 .... MLNES. Real del Monte, Unregistered —3% • •• • • •• • • 3 LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY s.—Wind E.S.E., light breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, MAT 4.—A.M. Wind E. to E.N.E.—r.m. E.S.E. —Arrd. Margaretha Semonetta, Hoffman, Batavia, for Rot terdam. Sld. Stirling, Sydney, New South Wales; Lahore, Cuba; Surprise, South Seas; Eliza, Callao; Patty, Quebec. OFF DOVES, MAY 3.—lsabella, Henton, Bussorah. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 4.—Wind S. to N.N.E.—SId. her Ma jesty's ship Kestrel, Rio Janeiro. PLYMOUTH, MAY 4.—Wind variable.—Arrd. Charlotte, Drewry, Norfolk.. Off port, Argo, Anthony, New York, for Havre. LIVERPOOL MAY 4.—Wind S.E., moderate.—Arrd. Woodstock, Draper, New York. Off port, Manchester, Per nambuco; Fame and Ethiope. Sid. Seraphina, Pernam buco; Old England, Shanghae; Chalio, ditto; Athol, Cal cutta; Allegro, Africa; Burgomaster Smidt, Voldman, Rio Janeiro; Cuba, Jamaica; Fanny, St. Domingo; Oporto, llavannah ; Escalduna, La Guayra ; Powhatton and Man chester, Baltimore; Lord Ashburton, New York; Enterprise, Abby Pratt, and Carthage, ditto; Hindoo and Ceylon,Slaten Island ; Sea King, Acadia, and Mancio, Boston ; Brooklyn, Susannah, and Osprey, Halifax ; Britannia st., llalifax and Boston ; Shakespeare, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Wakefield, Quebec; Argo, Coromandel; Pursuit, Mary, Countess of Durham, Yorkshire Lase, Herald, Robert Watt, Elizabeth, and Independence, ditto; Catherine Thompson, Montreal; Hope, Newfoundland. REDCAR, MAT 4.—Some hogsheads of lampblack, marked P.T. & Co. and B.S. & Co., have washed on shore here or picked up at sea this morning. It blew a gale 3 esterday. CORK, MAY 2. —Wind N. W., fresh.— Ar rd. Abel Tasman, Hailer, Batavia, and sld. for Rotterdam ; Ranger, Page, Per nambuco; Edward Kenny, Cook, New Orleans. Sld. Seraph, Boston; Dominica, Quebec. LONDONDERRY, Aram, 26.—Arrd. Father Mathew, Gul lechar' New York. 29, E. Churchill, Gilvary, ditto; Nue vetas, Baker, ditto. 30, Sarah Jackson, Hodges, Baltimore. Sld. Sld. Hartford, Philadelphia; Sir Charles Napier, St; J° A;_ New Brunswick; Mayflower, Pictou ; Sun and Ze nca, ladelphia. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS D.A. C.-1 0 .-- -- ORN EXCHANGE —W E DN E SDAY. Very limited supplies of English Wheat have come fresh to hand since Monday, and the show a s amples here was trifling ; hence we have to report a very firm inquiry for all descriptions, at the late improvement in the quotations. Foreign Wheat was in short supply, and active request, at, in some instances, a further slightadvance in prices. The sale for the few parcels of Barley offering was brisk, and the rates had an improved The Malt moved off readily, a t extreme quotations. The whole of the supply of Oats was speedily cleared off at ad per quarter more money. Peas, and Flour were quite as dear. Beans, ARRIVALS. I vrbeet. B arle y . 9,110 qrs. 1,360 qrs. 473 7 0 4,450 i Malt. 2.b30 ars. English •• • • • • [rich. •• ...... Foreign ••• • • • Oats I Fleur . 10 qrs. I 2,170 sks 1,310 I -- 1,640 WICITECHAPEL. here, 38 2d There was a full average amount of business passing and previous rates were well supported. Beef, fr om Mutton, 4s to ss; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 2d ; Veal, to 33 10d ; 4s 6d to 53 2d; and Pork, 4s to 5s per Blbs by the carcase. 3.161 , Ari - rIIOI.Y ACCIDENT.—On Tuesd a y morn i ng, a little before b ten o'clock, an engine s t a lk, w hi ch has lately beenerected John Wilson, Esq., ne ar th e S c h ool-yard pits, Bo'ness, fell with a tremendous crash, in the direction of the School -brae ; destroying one house of four storeys in height, and another of one storey. The inhabitants of the bu ildi n gs were buried in the rui ns ; f rom which one female w as taken out dead, and several others severely injured, but who are since progressing favourably. It is remarkable that more lives were not lost, as the road over which the stalk fell is the one leading to the parish school, and the accident happened at the very hour of the assembling of the school.— Edinburgh Post. A line of sailing packets between Antwerp and the ports of Galatz and Odessa is about to be established, in execution of a treaty passed on the sth ult. between the Bel gian Minister of Foreign Affairs and M. Frederic Harkort. The engagement is made from the present year up to 18.51 in 01t11,0179Nagabitnaisit THE CORN TRADE , (From the Mark Lane Express.) The weather has, on the whole, been favourable during the week for the growing crops, copious shower s having fallen in most parts of the kingdom ; still the tenipe rature remains low for the advanced period of the year, and the reports from the principal agricultural districts describe the wheat plant as very backward. A. few weeks of really warm weather would, ho wever, in all probability suffice to set matters right in this respect ; and we are happy to say that there is at present nothing about the appearance of the growing crops to give rise to uneasiness in regard to the future. It is truly fortunate that such is the case, for under existing circumstances a bad or even an indifferent harvest would place this coun try in a dreadful position. That the quantity of grain remaining in the hands of the farmers is extremely short can no longer be questioned. Every day furnishes fresh evidence of the fact. Whether prices rise or whether they show a tendency to decline, no the in crease takes place in the deliveries from growers ; and we can, therefore, come no to other conclusion but that the stocks are so far reduced as to render the holders indifferent about re alizing. We have on former occasions laid ,before our readers the reasons why we were disposed to think that there would not this year be that increase in th® deli veries which usually takes place immediately after spring sowing had been completed. We shall, therefore, now merely draw attention to the fact, that, with every in ducement to supply the markets liberally , the q uantity of corn brought forward during the week, has hardly sufficed for the consumptive demand, contracted as d the latter has become in consequence of high prices. /la- this not been the case, we should proba bl y have ex perienced a considerable reaction in the wheat trade, as the general state of commercial affairs has lately been such as to put a total stop to all speculative investments. The stringent measures adopted by the Bankgehe elect evidently been in a great measure directed a corn speculation, and they have in so far succeeeen ded, for all parties connected with the trade have b rendered more than ordinarily cautious, declininght°, buy more than is absolutely necessary. tone naturally tended to impart a somewhat langTnildi6 h to business. Owing, however, to the almos t total,"' hau.tion of the eanaried stocks, and the ve r y, trine ng neaetureoft on he supplies, very little impression hals prices by the scarcity and hig ba produced ket r 4 in.; tere3t of money. Liverpool is nearly the only mar the kingdom in which quotations have given with even there the fall has been unimportant. On Tues oa wheat day wa was n d . n gperht and 7o the lb. best cheaper hartaadthastepforAt alt that eriean has flour were procurable at 40s. per barrel. Subsequent the demand for both articles seems to have revived, a l l on Friday a large business was done in wheat at nearl previous rates, prices then quoted 2d. to 3d. per 75 higher than on Tuesday. Hitherto the weather hes had comparatively little influence, but we are now shp t ing a period of the year when its character will ba re - much to do with the fluctuations in prices; still we q t h e Lion whether the most auspicious we ather will have effect of reducing quotations materially, unless Wore?. nied by large foreign supplies. The rather subdued tone of the advices from the enrols appears to have checked the upward movem ent in Prlbc'er at the chief markets in Scotland; but there, as in parts of the kingdom, the receipts from the growers have been too small to admit of any material reductited Neither at Edinburgh nor Glasgow was wheat qa ed lower on Wednesday, whilst barley and oats coninisnu enhanced rates at both laces. rom Ireland the acco p unts are of much the same elt A tv racter this as the preceding week. There was still $ gun: deal of Indian corn pressine on some of the cheif marlteall, which had had more or 'less effect on the value ofd; other sorts of grain; and though the deliveries from oats farmers had been very trifling, neither wheat nor on hid risen. ,orneet We have again to report a very small supply o f e up of home growth into London; the arriv al coastais o to this day (Saturday) evening has amounted t?tel'ait 3,290 qrs.; and the quantity which has been eitbi e bl e ore e Mark-lane by land-carriage samples from th counties has been equally small. On Wednesday.:"_'s show on the Essex, Kent, and Suffolk stands cons!.,7:. of a few runs left over from Monday, which ev er, 1011.117e"3; expected to buy at lower rates; in this, hewslightest were disappointed, factors refusing to make these &terns concession, and needy buyers had, therefore, n ber i e eing tive but to pay the rates current in t,,h e ‘.‘ ,..; more of the week. On Friday the den 3 ann h - e - r prices active, and in partial instances rather big na ture were obtained; owing, however, to the tridingd se s.-le • of the supply the operations were on a restriete_ The almost complete exhaustion of the stocks of foreigna,, , n f wheat in granary at this port, and the inferior qu the little remaining, have p h revented extensive tr are , t,ions; indeed, business has b e en nearly confined to Pe finer eels recently received. These , particularly t re• sorts of Baltic red, the growth o f 1846, have been quest for shipment to Fra nce and Holland; and the t° ,l l : millers having also bee n on the look-out to secur e he best descriptions , Mo nda y 's q uotations have been lull supported; indeed, it was somewhat difficult topse on as easy terms on Friday as at the commencement ot the week. The late advance in the price of town-made flour has been very unwillingly paid by the bakers, and the tread in the article throughout the week been excessAielYcl u Ship flour has also moved off slowly, and even American, though offered relatively cheaper than flour of home a n might have been expected. On Wednesday the best brands but of the latter were off e red at 40s. to 4 1 s. per barrel, on Fri day there were not so many sellers willing to accept the rates named. English barley has come sparingly to hand, and the supplies of this grain from abroad have been more mode rate than the preceding week. Fine 'ma e s have, in consequence of their extrem e scarcity, broug high terms, notwithstanding the advanced period of t he season. Secondary sorts have likewise been in fair !ea quest, partly, we believe, for shipment coastwise t westward; and the enhancement of Monday last has been well maintained. scale; lien T he s t t r o a e n h s e a c h t e i n n g s n however,mal h v l e i e b h e t e , n a r n a t d h e t r h o e n e a tti r ) ; having been small, the value of the article has shown a tendency to advance. Including 4,116 quarters from abroad, the total arrival of oats has amounted to only 5,828 quarters. Our own crop appears to be n earl y exhausted; the receipts c oast I ; wise for the last eig ht da y s havin g only reached 16 qu arters, the remaining 1,550 q uarters being from re land. The principal d ealers, who bought rather la r g el f about a fortnight ago , app ear to have still sufficient otin hand for immediate use, and have therefore acted 0 . the reserve of late. The want of activity in the deinantdo has, however, had no influence on prices, and oew.itung the moderate quantity now in the market, and t e h .. 1 1: S s r : d bability of speedy arrivals of any moment, we a re s Otont h E i rni l dca t y ha t t he qu tr o a t d at e io: ,a s s w ch il a l r a a d a v e a r n i c se e d ra b t y he in r c t re a a n se r d e h e,. t e r u d m r e: ness, and though no actual rise was established the a was 'decidedly against the buyer. English beans have been in fair request since Monday, and the quantity brought forward have been trifling rather enhanced terms have been realised. Egyptian have also been inquired f9r, f and n in sorr tie cases ls. per qu arter more has been paid or ne qua s, In white p eas nothing of interest has transpired; grey and maples have been taken at fully Monday's currency for shipment to Rotterdam. t Re has also en bought for te same desination as wed y a s for Antw be erp and Hambur h gh, at 58s. to 605. , per quarter. Th er e has not been much doing in Indian corn, not, which holders have rather raised their pre tensions. The reports from the northern and eastern parts of Europe are of a very trifling character this week, and it appears but too evident that the scarcity of food is as great in many parts of the continent as in Irel and. From Dantzig we learn, under date of the 24th of Aprils that wheat of fine quality had been actually sold at equal to 775. per quarter, free on board, and that man,' holders had declined selling at that price. It was said that the sending of spring corn from Poland do wn the, Vistula had been prohibited, and as the stocks of articles on the spot were quite trifling, very high all had been demanded. Rye had b rou g ht prices equraal to 60s. per quarter, free on board, for local consumption and barley was then quoted at 50s. per quarter. The accounts from Konigsberg are of a similar charge ter ; and at Rostock, Stettin, and other places in the Baltic, the excitement appears to have been to the fon, as great as at Dantzig. Our letters from Rostock resell to the 26th of April, and inform us that equal to 785. to 80s. per quarter had been asked, and in some cases realised, for good qualities of red wheat ; and at Stettin andSilesian wheat on washthecisda at t e 75s 'per Pomeranian q uarter freetn boa rd. At Hamburg quo t at ions were even higher on Tuesday l as t than at any of the places already referred to, say 845. to 885. for Mark and Upland red wheat, and 765. to 795. for Lower Baltic qualities. Barley had also risen materially there, 545. having been paid for a parcel of Danish on the spot, whilst a small lot of fine English rye had realized the extraordinary high price of 785• per quarter. From Holland and Belgium quotations come equally high ; and in some parts of France wheat appea rs 1° have risen higher than at any former period ' d rom Dunkirk we have a letter dated 26th oPtpri From l, f which it appears that superior white wheat, of 631b3. weight per bushel, was worth there 48f. to 59f. per bee sht o ho l tw i r t ee r ev white however, wheattu e a 1 9 4 t t o s eh to 955. per quarter horaddi ng been; apnadt forpaid. A t Marseilles , some Lincoln counts, fallen materially in val t u o e, t t h h e e arrivals from the Black Sea, with a decrea se in the de mand from the interior, having at length tol d on p rices. Since meeonsttiarueecdenitaragce the above was written the Hamburgh mail of Friday has arrived. Rye had then reached 80s. per quarter. BIRTHS. On the Ist inst., the wife of John George Fleet, Esq. , ° l' Tollington-park, Hornsey-road, of a sot. On the Ist inst., the lady of Dr. Power, Queen-street, M l l fair, of a daughter. On the 2d inst., in Endsleigh-street, TaTistrock-squaret bite. William Harme ar, of son. On the 2d inst., at Portland House, Hammersmith, the wife of Gilbert Abbott a Beckett, Esq., of a s___2:2l___h DIED. On the 30th ult., at Brownlovr House, county of Artnagb , the Right Hon. Lord Lurgan, aged 52. On the 15th ult., at Edmonton, William Lever Springett, Esq., aged 32. On the 27th ult., at Highfield Hone, near Liverpool, 1. • Littledale, Esq., aged 74. On the 28th ult.. at Chatham - place E ast, Hackney, Henri Bennett, Esq., aged 81. On the 29th ult., Mr. William Christmas, of Gower-street, Bedford-square, aged 76 tel London: Printed awl Published by MURDO YOUNG, of N s . 1. Strand, Printer, at The Bun Oillee, N 0.112, Strand. In the Fret:incl. of the Savoy, in 'Vie County of bilddlonez. Wodueadob XIV 6 ' 1847,