The Sun. — London, England, 1847-03-04 00:00:00

HER 'MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, ere respectfully informed , th at on teATURDAY EVENING next, March 6, will be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, entitled NINO. 'Nhans, Signor Coletti ; Wasp°, Signor Corelli ; Arotasphe, Signor Bouehe ; Fencna, Mdlle. Fagiani ; Abig ß dail, allet Mdlle. five tableaux, by Sanchioli. After which, a new and original gran, in M. Paul Taglioni, entitled CORILIA; ou, LE CHEVALIER INCO)TSTANT. Casella, Mdlle. C. Rosati; the Knight ilulJebrand, M. Paul Taglioni; 3<inirs, ir. Gouriet ; Bertha, Mdlle. Petit ; Page, Mdlle. Honore r ; puke, DS' Gosselln ; Fralsondin, M. Venefra; Fisherman, M. di Mattis. • " Idne Foscasi," is in active preparation, and will Verdi Opera, shortly be produced, for the first time in this country. Madame Castellon has arrkved in town, and will shortly appear. Si gn or Fraschini is daily expected. Donizetti's Opera,Favorita," will be repeated as soon as other arrangements will permit, The doors open at Seven. The Opera will commence at Half-past Seveu o'clock. lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. On Thursday, March 11, a variety of Operatic Entertainments will he presented, combining the talents of Mesdames Castellan, Faglaid, Solari, Nascio, and Sas chioli ; Signori Fraschini, Superchi, Coletti, Bouclic, Corelli, F. Lablache, and Cardoni. The Entertainments in the Ballet will comprise the talents of Rosati, P. Stephan, Ilatrourt, Honore, Cassan. and M. Tagbioni ; MM. P. Ta6lioni, L. D'Or, a.,tl the whole of the Ballet Department. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, Established !er the purpose of rendering a more perfect performance of the Lyric Drama than has hitherto been attained in this country. Under the Direction and Management of Mr. BEALE. The Nobility Gentry, and Patrons of Music, are respectfully in formed that the Royal Italian Opera will open the first week in April. It is proposed to produce, hi the course of the Season, some of the established works of Clinaros a, Mozart, Rossini, Meyerbeer, and others of the more modern Italian School, including Operas by Bodied, Dont zetti, Mercadante, and Verdi, on a scale of the utmost perfect'on in every department ; to which intent the manaeement has assernb , ed a Company embracing the greatest and most varied talent in Europe. PREMI SOPRANI—Madame Grist and Madame Persiani (her first appearance in London for three years), Madame Ronconi and Mdlle. Steffanoni (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, her first ap pearance in this country). CONTRALTI. —Signora Alboni (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, and of the Imperial Theatre in Vicuna, her first appearance ilf e this country), and Mademoiselle Corbari. TENORL—Signer Mario, Signor Salvator Lavia. (of the Imperial Theatre of St. Petersburgh, his first appearance in this country), signer Tulli (of the Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear ance in this country), and Signor Salvi (ot the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, and of the Imperial Theatres in Vienna and St. Petersburgh, hie first appearance on the Italian stage in England). PRIME BASSI BARITONI—Signor Tamburini and Signor Giorgio Ronconi. PRIME BASSI PROFONDI—Signor Marini (of the Theatres San Carlo, Naples, La Scala, Milan, and the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, Isis first appearance in this country), Signor Angelo' Alba (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Polonini (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appear ance in this country.) PRIME BASSI COMICI —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madrid, his first appearanoe in this country), and Signor Agoetino Revere (of the Theatres Royal, Naples, Milan, Vienna, and St. Pe tersburgh, his first appearance in this country). Seconde Donne—Madame Antoinette 310111(10d (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan), Mademoiselle Amalie Limit% Mademoiselle Luigina Bellini. Seconde Tenore—Signor Euunanuele Slant) (of the Theatre San Carlo in Naples). Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. A powerful and numerous CHORUS of chosen and experienced Singers will complete the Vocal Department. Chorus Master — Signor Bonconsiglio. Prompter—Signor Monterasi. The ORCHESTRA, formed of Artistes possessing the highest executive powers, will comprise among its members Eighty distin guished professors. The Military Band of the Coldstream Guards svill be. under the direction of Mr. Godfrey. An ORGAN, of extensive compass, has been expressly erected in the theatre by Mesers. Flight and Son. Organist—Mr. V. Novelle. The BILLET, of a brilliant and costly character, will close the performance of the evening, and no Divertissement will be suffered between the ac's of the Opera. The Direct o r has the pleesure to anneunce'that he has concluded an engagement with Mademoiselle Fanny I.lssier ; and, during the season, the following eminent DAnseuses win appear: —Premieres Danseusc—Mademoiselle Dtinii latre (of the Grand Opera Paris), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (o f the Grand Opera, Paris), Mademoiselle Berlin (of the Impetial Theatre, Vienna, her first appearance in this country), Mademokelle Neodot (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta Baderna (of the Theatre La !;cala, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fuoco (of the Academie Royale de Part=). Monsieur l'ctipa (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Monsieur Gontie (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Ferdinand° Crone, Monsieur Delferier (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Auguste Mabille (of the Grand Opera, Paris). 3laitres des liallets—Monsieur Albert (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Blasis (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Leader of the Ballet—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Regissear de la Dense O'Bryan. Composer—Signor Alessandro Cured (of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples). THE THEATRE.—To render the Interior at once commodious, elegant, and comfortable, it has beck entirely reconsti ucted and decorated, under the immediate direction and after designs of 15. Albano, Esq., C.E., with every attention directed to its proper ventilatioa. Time Decorations have been executed by Mr. Ponsonby. The Manaeement has happily secured the artistic skill of Signori Ferri and Verardi (of the Theatre Italieu, in Paris), to embellish the ceiling and to prepare. a New Drop Scene. The approaches to the Theatre will be found iniproTed, by a carriage way heinp formed immediately under the Portico in Bow-street, whereby parties can leave or cuter their carriages without exposure to the weather ; and by increased facilities for ingress and egress. The Refreshment Room will be under the superintendence of Mr. J. G. Watson. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, for the night or season, to be obtained at the Box Office, llow-street ; and at Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. THEATItE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new Grand Opera, entitled MATILDA OF HUNGAIIT. Count Magnus, Mr. Borrani ; I'odiebrad, Mr. llarri• son ; Mathias, Mr. Weiss ; Matilda, Miss Rainforth ; Lillia, Miss R. Isaacs. _ . _ To conclude with a new Ballet, entitled SPANISH CALLAN TR:ES. Principal char:Ltcrs by MM. Croce, itdrien, Tell ; 3ldlles. Baderna, Louise, Adele, St. Louin, and Benard. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management 4f Mr. IL Webster. sole Lessee. TIIN EVENING Will be performed a new and original Comedy, called 'THE SCHOOL FOR SCHEMING. Principal characters by Messrs. Far ren, Stuart, Buckstonc, Howe, Selby, Brindal. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Humby, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss Fortescuc, Miss Bennett, Miss Rey colds, &c. During the evening the Band will perform the Overture, " Lac des Fees," " Plantagenet," " Rose," and • Nelen" Polkas; Waltz, by Lawler ; Galop, by Strauss ; and the " American Polka." To conclude with the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, called the INVISIBLE PIUNVE ; or, the Island of Tranquil I)st:ghts. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. Boston, 3lrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the ➢fanagement of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Drama, TO BA lt ENTi AND GUABDIANS. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keely will appear. After which, the Farce of THE ETON BOY. a Characters by Messrs. Wigan, Turner, Keeley, Miss Dickinson, and" Miss Turner. To conclude with the splendid new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED FOREST. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear, supported by the whole talent of the Company. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. ndcr the direction of Maclaine Celeste THIS EVENING Will be performed the celebrated Drama, called THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Dennis, Mr. Cullenford ; Jack Gong, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Captain Dartois, Mr. Worrell ; Madame St. Aubert, Madame Celeste ; Geraktne, Mrs. Yates; telly O'Neil, Mrs. Fitz . . After winch the Comic Drama, called THE MAID WITH THE MILKING PAIL. Lord Philander, Mr. Cullentord ; Algernon, Mr. Boyce ; Diccon, Mr. Wright Mrs. Fitzwilliam. conclude with, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL? lloncybun, Mr Wright ; Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Harding ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs Matthews. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lussee and Manager. THIS EVENING Mil be performed Denial's Opera Soria, entitled NORMA. Pollio, Mr. Barker; Oroveso, Mr. Denier; Flavins, Mr. Wynn ; Ad elgisa, Miss A. Romer; Clotilda, Miss Rourke; Norma, Miss:Bass:in e. After which, a Concert by the New Orleaus ETHIOL'IAN SERENADERS. To be folowed by an original Comedietta, called ADVICM TO HUSBANDS. General Leslie, Mr. Granby ; Frank Trevoz, Mr. Vining ; Mrs. Tyeroy, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with the Comic Drama, called TIIE 'CWO lIAIN BOWS Janice ItAinbow, Mr. (Iranby ; Peter RainbJw, Mr.,Conipton ; Caroline, Mrs. Hughes ; 'Matilda, Miss Donner. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING, TO-MORROW EVENING, Will he performed the Comedic-Vaudeville of CASANOVA ; cu, Fort Saint Andre. Jacques, M. Lafont; Carftna, lldlle. Eargmil. To conclude with a new comic Vaudeville, entitled LE ROC DES FRONTI NS. Thomas, M. A. Tousez ; Marinette, Mdllc. Foe quet. Boxes, Gs., Pit, 3s. 6d. Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may he engaged at Mit ehell's Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office. ETHIOPIAN *ERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S .THE,ITR. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Ilarri ngton, White, Stanwood, and Germon, will have the honour of t upeat log their Inimitable tNTERTAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, T 11,13 EVENING (Thursday), and every Tuesday, Thursdasr, and Satfrday. Doors open at Eight o'clock. and the Entertainmen t com mence at Halt-past Eight. The MORNING ENTERTAIN:II:NT will take place every MONDAY MORNING during Lent- The Performances will commence, each day, at half-past Two O'clock. The Programmo will be varied on each occailon. Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, Ss. ASTLEN'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, • Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and other Members of the Royal Family.—Mr. BAT CY has formed Mt ar rangement (fur twelve nights only) with M. Pablo Fanquo ; his first appearance in London with his highly-trained Steeds, The Fox-Hounds meet every Evening at Half-past Six, THIS EVENING Will he performed THE ROYAL FOX-HUNT; or, Life's Course of Men and Steed. Entire change of the SCENES of the CIRCLE. Box office open iron' eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open lit Six ant commence at half - past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Hr. W. Broatlfoot. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Tragedy of RICIIARD THE TIIIRD. Duke of Gloucester, Mr. Ilenryßetty ; llcnry, Earl of Riclrmend, Mr. Saville. Lady Anne, Mrs. Saville. To conclude with the new Drama, called RABY RATTLE ft; or, The Progress of a Scamp. Characters supported by the whole Comic itrength of the Company. Rox•oilice open from eleven till four o'clock. ItOYAL VICTORIA THEATitE. Dexes, Is., Ha lf-HpricelS, 6d.; Pit. 6d.; Gallery, 3d. T EVENING Will be performed the MAGIC HARP OF ALTENBERG ; or, The Grave of the Old Ahhey Ruins. In which Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Forman, Searle, Miss Vincent, Miss Pearce, &c., will appear. Atter which, TILE MOCK MARRIAGE ; or, The Blacklmith's Daughter. Kerrison, Mr. Hicks; Cla a Anderson. Miss Vincent. To conclude with THE DUKE OF SHOREPITCH, Supported by the entire Comic strength of the Company. THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. --Probably no - work in reference to this influential section of the community, ever excited so much interest as the "London and ProTincial Medical Directory," which is now publishing by Mr. Clint/Thin, Princes-street, Soho. For the first time, the medical pro fession of England and Wales are embodied in one handsome volume, price Bs. Gd., in which not only the names aed ad d asses, but their qualifications, appointments, and literary Produ • ctions are fully and truly set forth ; constituting, in fact . a brief biography of every known qualified medical practitioner. In . . cata logue, is a additlon to this highly interesting memoircata a of every medical man the year 1846, who died during a list of hospitals, ' a il manack, an essay on Medical Etiquette, isnsaries, schools, universities, ccdleges, &c., forming altogether medical man, to the register indispensable to the im 0i , e district offices, registrars, to coroners, to in surance and all wholesale druggists, to in strument makers, and, i' to indeed, to all perso ns di rec tl y or indirectly connected with the rtaiaed, whether medical profession; and, though last, not least, to parent s and guardians whose s ons profession of medici ne; for from its pag es the mode o f entering o i on or wards are about to embrace the for t eli i i to the b es t a dvawag . e may be asc`rtai►ted, medical itiation or c for the comp letion of their studies. Th e trede thei pu blic ;Hess are unarim ous in their com mendatio work. ro ute ruing in its practical utility, its general accuracy, anti the nelaste; it must have in the suppression3:,i the public to distinguish th e l egal qu ackery. by enabl in g from the illegal practitioner. the police receiv e d S TEALIN G A MILL.— Yesterday information that on the previous night some expert thieves had enntri:ced to steal the wash mill from the brick field of Messrs. John and Albert Jones, Upper Clapton. NAMES.—Emma is from the German, and signifies a nurse; Caroline, front the Latin, noble-minded; George, from the Greek, a farmer; Martha, from the Hebrew, bitter miles ; the bautitut, though commo name Mary, is Hebrew, and means a e drop of salt water, a tear n ; Sophia, from the Greek, wisdom ; Susan, from Hebrew, a lily; Thomas from Hebrew, I a twin; Robert, from German, famous in council. THE ONLY AUTHORISED ENGLISH EDITION. Now ready, 6 vols. bound in 3, price 31s. 6d. TmEßs' HISTORY of the CONSULATE AND EMPIRE, A Sequel to his History of the French Revolution. Translated by D. FORBES CAMPBELL. Esq. With the sanction and approval of the Author. " The publication of M. Tillers' History of the Consulate and Em pire is an event of an interest not confined to the world of literature. The charms of so facile a style. the method of so lucid a narrative, and the abundance of Its authentic and hitherto unexplored mate rials, place this work amongst the most important productions of our thnes.”—Times. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street, H ENRY RUSSELL AT THE STRAND THEATRE. Composer of Woodman spare that Tree—lvy Green—The Gam bler's wife —The Maniac—Ship on Fire—The Life Boat—l'm Afloat —Newfoundland Dog—and ether Popular Songs, will give his VOCAL ENTERTAINMENT THIS EVENING, AND EVERY EVENING. Ile will sing the Song of the Shirt—Paupers Drive— Gambler's Wife—Ship on Fire ; &c. &c.—Songs and incidents of Negro Life and Character. Boxes, 3s. ; Stalls, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery 6d. ; Private Boxes, 11. Is. Boa-office opi n from One till Four daily. 111 i WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, MARCH 4. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 29; Highest, 401; Noon, 40. BAROMETER, 30 S.—WIND N. by E., fine. lIIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. iorning .. 22 minutes after 3. I Evening .. 3G minutes after 3. ..,.: .:....„..:.: 3:,._ tstA4ol . ,I , Ad : _,....,_ ' 7 ., ,, 17 ., . -", , ' -4. mi..z..111., 4.1.11...., ,,,,- ...\ . t+ •%...... ..': •,,, ._ in . u ....,,, a t A. mo' 0-:..,,,,,,... 'Rol • ..‘',....qt(7 , ,‘ - SECOND EDITION. IT triening Snit LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1847. The Commons met yesterday at Twelve o'Clock. Mr. STRUTT moved that the Committee on every rail way should fix the rate of tolls, &c. Agreed to. After the transaction of private business, Mr. FIELDEN moved the Committee on the Ten Hours' Bill. Mr. ESCOTT moved as an amendment that the House resolve itself into Committee on the Bill that day six months. A debate ensued, in the course of which the House was addressed by Sir J. GRAHAM, Lord Mon- PETE, Mr. M. GIBSON, and Sir R. PEEL ; and, on a di vision the numbers were— For the Amendment For the original motion l9O Majority -90 The House then aljourned at a few minutes after Six o'clock. The Ten Hours' Bill has been subjected to another ordeal. Its opponents appear to be influenced by the most unrelenting hostility, and determined to let slip no opportunity . _of recording their sentiments, and re tarding the settlement of a question upon which the great mass of the operatives—the persons most deeply interested—whose means of livelihood, the amount of wages to be obtained in return for the labour of the weaker members of their families, are not only in volved, but also the health and happiness, and mental and bodily powers of those helpless creatures—are all but unanimous. It might have been supposed that when the principle of the Bill was affirmed by so great a majority as that by which its second reading was carried, a fortnight since, that no further time would be wasted in discussing that principle ; that the Speaker would have been suffered to leave the chair without debate or division ; and that the arguments would have been restricted to the details of the measure in the Committee, particu larly to that on which some difference of opinion exists amongst its supporters, viz , whether the limita tion should be ten or eleven hours. It could scarcely have been expected that the House would consent to stultify itself, as it had done on a former occasion, in reference to this very Bill. Many influences, how ever, were then in operation to lead to such a result. The fate of a Ministry was at stake ; it existence was trembling in the balance. It was announced, that if the advocates of the measure were again triumphant, there would be a change in the Government of the coun try ; and many, who were convinced of its justice and propriety, were not prepared to obtain it at such a price. They loved not the Factory Bill less, but protection more ; and they believed that the cause of protection would be seriously damaged by such a change in the Cabinet, and therefore they voted against the Bill ; or, if too deeply committed to its support to appear in direct hostility, deliberately ab sented themselves from the division, in consequence whereof the House reversed its former decision. Now, however, the gigantic monopoly, for whose support and maintenance its advocates made such a sacrifice of justice and consistency, is numbered with the past, and no longer cripples the resources of the great body of the people for the fancied benefit of a class. The measure itself, too, is an open question in the Cabinet, the most influential members of which hold widely different opinions respecting it. No party triumph was to be obtained whatever might be the result of the division, whether it might obtain or be denied the legislative sanction. It was therefore certain that it would wholly depend on its own merits, and neither be assisted or retarded by extraneous in• fluences. Why then should there be a change in the deliberate opinion of the House, expressed by a ma jority so clear and decisive ? It could not possibly be expected, and yet an entire day was literally thrown away in a second time obtaining that opinion which was given in an equally decided manner•-190 Mem• hers, out of 290, being fur going into Committer on the Bill. The opponents of the measure have rested their case chiefly on the impropriety of any legislative in terferi. nce with labour, too often the only property of the hard-working operative, and that the regulating the time and manner of that labour should be left entirely to the arrangement of the masters and men themselves. Now, we fully concede the propriety of this argument generally, but there are many cases in which there must be restrictions and interference with private rights. The greatest good for the greatest number must be the rule, and if it can be shown that the health or morals of any portion of the community may be, and practically are, injuriously affected by unlimited freedom of action, it becomes the duty of the Legislature forthwith to establish such regulations as may pre vent the possibility of such injury, more particularly when the persons requiring protection are the weaker and feebler classes, those unable to defend themselves, or to guard their own rights. Can it for a moment be supposed that girls budding into womanhood, that children of tender years, or mothers having the care of helpless infants, can, without injury, be confined for twelve hours a day in ceaseless toil in the close, heated atmosphere of the factory ? No; we have the testimony of many medical gentle men that such prolonged labour is in the highest degree prejudicial to health, and tends to promote premature decay, and in many cases leads to early deaths. This alone should be decisive on the question, but, in addition, we find clergymen of all persuasions pointing out the injurious effects pro duced by these long hours of labour on the social, moral, and educational interests of the people. We find that, out of 260,000 operatives engaged in cotton factories, no less than 230,000 have petitioned Parlia ment for a restriction in the hours of labour, that their families might avail themselves of the facilities for improving their minds afforded to them by evening lectures, mechanics' institutes, and schools for children, or in taking healthful exercise or re creation in pure air, or enjoying themselves round the domestic hearth ; but, in addition, we find manu facturers employing a full moiety of the opera tives, and including such men as Mr. FIELDEN and Mr. BROTHERTON, strongly advocating the change, and not fearing the pecuniary losses which its oppo nents assert would be the inevitable consequences of Its adoption. Ilow, then, can we hesitate as to its character,t wtee nspeaka:vnrasd; I ,\ >tiopriety ? The speech of the Honourable Member for Salford was of the most convincing in the highest degree creditable , to with honourable . pride that ' this wearisome toy hat had been acquainted with at d he knew the sentiments of i t te s v e er w t ho l was were i n e i pltoy position ainndwthhiacthhheehcaoduld bb e re solved, in strumental in shortening factory tabour, he would endeavour to accomplish that end." Such testimony is Inure valuable than almost any that could be ob tained. We sincerely rejoice at the favourable pro gress of the measure, the final success of which may now be looked upon as certain, and we doubt not that, when time shall have tested its efficacy, it will be found to fulfil the warmest anticipations of its sup porters, and not have led to the injuries prophecied by its opponents. The intelligence which has reached us from India, via Marseilles, will be found generally interesting in its contents. To those who only take a delight in the current history of the vest Eastern Peninsula so long as the sword is kept unsheathed, and pieces of ordnance continue to belch forth their destructive missiles against the enemies of British rule, the cha racter of the information just received will be neither exciting nor gratifying. But to such as have accus tomed their minds to identify the joy which has filled them, whenever our arms have been crowned with victory, with the prospect it held out to England of introducing the blessing of refined peace and the choice fruits of civilisation to millions of human beings, will the serial intelligence from India—that general tranquillity prevails—be welcomed as the most refreshing that could be conveyed. Injurious as was considered, at the time, the result of the great American war to the supremacy of British power, the future historian and philosopher will view in a very different light the establishment of the independence of America. In the extensive population which had sprung from our loins, and settled on the expanded area of the United States, speaking the same language, imbued with feelings of reverence for political princi ples which have proved the mainstays of the greatness of the British Isles, and characterised by manners, customs, and habits for the most part identical with those of their progenitors, we had the safest guaran tees that the great work of universal civilisation would satisfactorily progress, whether the inhabitants of the states remained as colonists or assumed the reins of self-government. When, how ever, the great republic reared its front, and placed itself among the leading nations of northern and western Europe, there can be no doubt that England was thereby better enabled to concen trate her mighty energies in the east, and to shed the fulness of her light upon the benighted races that peopled the Indian continent. A greater task of regeneration was never undertaken by any country whose means and appliances were, like our own, at all commensurate with the end to be attained. Confidence in a foreign ruler is ever a plant of slow growth in the mind of the native ; but, not withstanding the abuses which are, more or less in separable from conquest, still, such has been the stern dignity with which we have, to the utmost of our ability, from the time of WARREN HASTINGS, re pressed any attempts at rapacity and arbitrary ty ranny on the part of the servants of the Crown against the natives, that, as well from our equitable governance, as from the manifold advantages which have been developed and gained by them beneath our imperial sway, do we, at length, find ourselves come to be frequently regarded and looked up to by va rious hereditary sovereigns as the paternal pro tector through whose good faith and alliance, sta bility can be imparted to their just rights, and the general welfare of their respective dominions can be best promoted. Of this we have recently had a re markable instance in the Punjaub, which we com municated to our readers little better than a month ago. Whilst we refer generally to the summary of the latest Indian news, which will be found in another column, we must congratulate the public upon the extensive military reductions which are taking place in Sinde: in particular, and which the Government of India contemplates it can with prudence effect in the native armies. Thus, that of Bengal will be diminished by 25,000 men, and of Madras and Bombay by 5,000. To this end all re cruiting will be prohibited till each native regiment be reduced from 1,000 to 800 men. Our mili tary expenditure will thus be curtailed by between 300,0001. and 400,0001. a year. This saving will be disposed of in completing the great canals, from which, by means of irrigation, an inappreciable sti mulus will be given to the agricultural resources of India in considerable portions of territory adjacent to the Sutlej and the Ganges. The Ganges canal will be finished by 1851. Instead of the miserable annual outlay of 20,0001., there will be nowfurnished yearly fur its construction 250,0001. It is computed that 2,000,000 of people will be thus beneficently protected against the visitations of famine to which they have been periodically subjected. Of such a gigantic cast are the splendid projects conceived by the Government of India for the welfare of its in habitants. Future generations will revere with reason the brilliant career, military and civil, of Vis count lIARDINGE. Our accounts from Madrid reach to the 25th ultimo, and are meagre of information. The protracted discussion upon the Address was still proceeding, with no prospect of its immediate termina tion. The Bills of Loan and Levy had encountered much opposition in the Standing Committees of the Chambers, but the majority ultimately decided that Go vernment should be supported through its present diffi culties, on the understanding that the demand of 50,000 recruits were diminished to 25,000. Queen CHRISTINA. and her spouse, the Duke DE RIANZARES, were expected to quit Madrid on the Bth of the present month ; their arrival in France is not, however, anticipated till much later than might be cal culated from the above announcement. Carlist movements are still reported to be rife in many of the provinces, and to have extended even to Guada lajara. Notwithstanding the blustering positiveness of the Herald°, there seems to be some likelihood in the current rumours. MADRID BOLSA, FEB. 25.—The Three per Cents. were done at 31 for paper; the Five per Cents, at 19 1 ! for cash ; the Debt without Interest, at 6; and the COUp01:13, at 17. The Paris journals of Tuesday have reached us. Scarcely anything of importance is contained in the Opposition papers beyond commentaries upon the recent reconciliation between the British Ambassador and M. GUIZOT. More improbable conjectures or insinuations could not well be conceived than those uttered in rela tion to this singular transaction. Among these we must mention the amusing insinuation containf3d in the A'ationaZ " After what we ha% e already recounted in regard to the reconciliation between Lord NORMANDY and the Minister for Foreign Affairs," says this organ, " it must be ostensible that the initiation in the conciliatory movement was undertaken by a very different personage from the Austrian Ambassador, :and one much more august in position." Considering that his Majesty King LOUIS PHILIPPE is almost invariably, though secretly, implicated in the state movements of the P rench Go vernment, the inuendo is natural enough. In this case, however, it has no foundation whatever. Another rumour which was prevalent in the capital was, that a semi-official statement of the :renewal of amity would be published, with the sanction of M. GUIZOT, in the columns of the Moniteur. The non appearance of anything of the kind in that journal has shown the vapoury character of the assertion*. Before this interesting reconcilement is £m gotten by the recurrence of weightier matters, it maybe as well to mention the most accurate of the variona accounts given of the manner in which it was broutr,ht about. According to this description of the affair, :the whole credit of the first movement of conciliation is due to Count APPONY. Through a suitable channel it -ap pears that that Ambassador from the Austritin Court caused a communication to be made to Lord liomtartny, to the effect that if the matter were ccaulded en tirely to his (Count APPONY'S) hands, he was confident of his ability to render any •explana don unnecessary. As we obserVed yesterday, the first advance might come with most grace and mcst dignity from the Noble Marquis, the representathwt of her MAJESTY at Paris. As in all misunderstandiaigs, the party sinned against can afford best to make tl at first advance, while the party sinning is morally incta 'able of any such concf-ssion. Anxious to afford the astrian Ati.bassador every honourable facility in his , la udable character of peace-maker, and satisfied as to the inte grity of his own reputation throughout the stisuabble, Lord NORMANDY, with an alacrity most creditsuble to him gave Count APPONY a carte blanche, to intim ‘.te to M. GuizoT his (the Marquis of NORMANBY'S) real liness to allow the coolness between them to draw to a. CC inclu sion. One only condition is said to have accoilapanied this communication, namely, that the English A mlbassa dor should require a preliminary acknowledgm. ent from Zit. GuizoT, that, in his speech of the sth ultimo lie had in no manner questioned the accuracy of the di. catches written by himself (the Marquis of NORMANBY Ce West que le premiere pas qui route. And that v TAN the prentive pas. In consequence of this intimation an intervit nv was contrived at the Utel of Count APPONY. On seeing each other Lord NORMANDY and M. GUIZOT ad 4ranced THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDA.Y_ EVENING, MARCH 4, IM7 simultaneously, and a brief expression from the lips of the latter was sufficient to prevent a necessity for any more detailed or more formal explanation. Those are the actual circumstances of the affair as received from the most authentic source ; and, as our yesterday's im pression will have already shown, the jealousies and suspicions previously existing have been so fardit sipated that Lord NORMANDY was occupied for some hours, on the 2d ultimo, at the Hotel des AffairekEtrangeres. It is even reported that the Noble Marquis will to-morrow evening attend the usual entertainment given by M. GUIZOT. It is amusing to observe the effect produced by this sudden renewal of cordiality upon the journals of the Opposition. Not only has the Presse been, as we have previously remarked, compelled to eat its own words— and very tough, indigestible words they were—but the Union Monarchique and the National have found them selves plunged into a somewhat similar bewilderment. The following from the National is so singular, and sounds so much like the ringing of the tocsin, that it may be quoted with comment:— " The concentration of Russian troops on the frontier of Galicia? What interest commands it? What conquest has Nicholas to accomplish on the side of Austria? After having so well pacified Poland, what fear can he entertain ? No existing event explains this unusual display of military force. What can it mean ? We can better comprehend the armaments of Austria and the augmentation of her troops. Austria is not an empire, but an element of violence. This conglomeration of population, of territory, of various manners, customs, and ideas, and contradictory traditions, united by force under one sceptre, requires a permanen t compression. Nothing holds together when no thing is united ; the threads of this iron net require constant repairs. Austria feels the shock of the least movement in Europe ; she immediately draws her bayonets, reinforces her garrisons, and advances her stupid legions. She can only maintain herself by producing fear. For that reason she has increased her spies in Italy, and she is en deavouring to excite disturbances by establishing a corps d'armie on the borders of Tessino, and thus menacing at the same time Piedmont and Switzerland. All the Governments are now contracting loans. Prussia is con voking her States-General in order to contract a loan and to re-establish her lost credit. England is borrowing 200,000,000, Spain 50,000,000, Montemolin 25,000,000. Don Miguel is negotiating, and he likewise would wish to raise a loan. As for our part if we escape such a necessity this year, we must infallibly have recourse to a loan next year, 'What is causing such uneasiness throughout Europe? It must be admitted that is because nothing is founded on a solid and firm basis. Suppose the death of one man to mcrrow, and the disturbance which agitates provident minds will be converted into facts. This event is not necessary to render the position caused by the Spanish marriages more satisfactory. The causes which excite Austria and the Northern Courts are well known, and the motives of the avowed hostility of England are likewise well known. The latter does not disguise her preparations; the Government demands new supplies for the increase of her marine, her army, and her artillery. A portion of the overplu3 of the last budget has been employed in fitting out new ships. Several ships of the line are armed at Malta, and it is con templated to reinforce the already numerous fleet in the Me diterranean by eight ships of the line. Is it for mere pleasure that the Whig Cabinet is multiplying its expenses during a year of such afflicting scarcity ?' Such a bellicose interpretation of our maritime reform in regard to the increase of navy estimates, is one among the numberless evil consequences resulting from the long procrastination of that great and salutary measure. We postpone an abandonment of our insane parsimony until the abandonment of that parsimony is regarded rather as a preparation for war than as a movement for the preservation of peace. So remarkable was the depression in the Funds on the announcement made upon the Bourse, on Tuesday, that no intelligence had been received from London as to the negotiation of the loan, that the Three per Cents. cloud at 78f. 60c. The closing price of the Five per Cents. was 118 f. 80c.; the Orleans Railway Shares, 1,2721 50c. ; Rouen, 867 f. 50c. ; Ilavre, 690 f.; Great Northern, 632 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 833 f. 75c.; Vierzon, 590 f.; Boulogne, 410 f. ; Troyes and Mon terean, 305 f. ; Basle, 2101. ; Dieppe, 347 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 467 f. 50c.; Nantes, 4671. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 4921. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 480 f.; Bordeaux and Cette, 452 f. 50c. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 35%. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 3. Boulogne and Amiens, 14%--Ceylon, —Dutch Rhenish, 4% East Indian, —great Western Bengal, %—Luxembourg, VA Namur and Liege, 4% —Northern of France, 13—Paris and . Lyons, 7% —Paris and Strasbourg, 3% —Rouen and Havre, 27% —Tours and Nantes, 3%. THE FACTORY BILL. Mr. John Fielden presents his compliments to the Editor of The Sun, and begs him to correct an error respecting the petitions presented yesterday by Lord John Russell, as re ported in The Sun of last evening, which runs thus—" Lord John Russell presented a petition, signed by several hundred manufacturers in Lancashire and Yorkshire, employing up wards of 40,000 hands, against this Bill, and several other petitions to the same effect." One of the petitions presented by the Noble Lord was signed by the master manufacturers of 538 firms in the coun ties of York. Lancaster, Derby. and Chester, who employ 46,355 hands, praying the House "to pass the Factory Bill brought in by Mr. John Fielden, Mr. Brotherton, and Mr. A glionby." Another petition presented by his Lordship was from eleven firms near Bury, in Lancashire, employing 2,271 hands, praying the House to pass a Bill to restrict the hours of labour of young persons between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, and of females above that age, to fifty-eight hours a week." 11, Craven• street, Strand, March 4, 1847. A SHIP ON FIRE. The following is an extract from a letter received by a correspondent from Bramston, March 3, 1847: " Yesterday evening, about half-past seven o'clock, I saw a blaze of fire before me. After having fixed it well in my mind as to where such a large fire could be, I became positively convinced that it was in the bay, and that some unfortunate vessel was on fire. I opened the window and looked through the telescope, and saw an exceedingly large three-masted ship on fire, between Hartland Point and Lundy Island, I s h ou ld say a b out two thirds from the island and o ne -thi r d from Hartland, I sa w all the foresails from the great high bowsprit turn bright, also all the square sails suspended from the yards, when they were consumed. I could then clearly di s tinguish the blaze running along the ropes and rig ging, and th ree masts all burning, also the bowsprit with blazing th e rl) alle _T must also m en ti on t h at t h e dec k was the time, particularly in the stern ; the ropes soon di sa ppeared, then the masts an d b owspr i t , an d t h e on ly thing then visible was the burning hull, an d th a t lessened and l essened until it was gone. The whole of this occurred in less than an hour. The carrier is already come, and lam obliged to stop. Th e b owspr i t was to wards Lundy Island. ' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE, &c.—WEDNESDAY. 50/. given by Lord Sefton, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 each; 5 ft. One mile. Mr. Allen's Nottingham, 3 yrs, Est 71b. (G. Oates) 1 Mr. Meeson's Jovial, 3 yrs, 6st 71b... 9 Th e following .also started :—Si r J o h n G erar d' s T he Snob - 5 yrs; Mr. W. Giles's Infringe, 3 yrs; Mr. Haworth's Rollin' B urn s, 5 yrs; Lo rd Chesterfield's Lady Lurewell, 3 yrs; Mr. Mau hen's Highwayman, 5 yrs; M r . B owes ' s Uk ra i ne, 4 yrs ; Mr. Igoe's Woodranger, 5 yrs ; a n d M r . R o b ertson ' s T om Tough, ag,d. Won easy by nearly two lengths. THE STEEPLE CHASE. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sow. each, 10 ft., and 5 only if declared, with , 100 added ; the second to save his stake. 60 subs., 20 of whom declared. Mr. Courtney's Mathew, aged, 10st 61b (Wynne) 1 Mr. Watts's St. Leger, aged, 12st 31b (Oliver) 2 Mr. Moseley's Jerry, list 61b (Bradley) 3 The following also started, but were not placed :---Mr. Preston's Brunette, 12st 61b (A. M'Donogh)—Mr. P. Power's Saucepan, 123 t 21b (W. M'Donogh)—Mr. Ouseley's Hig gios's Pioneer, Ilst 121 b (Captain W. Peep—Mr. Robert son's Ballybar , list 12Ib (Turner)—Mr. D'Arcy's Culver - thorpe, list 61b (Powell)—Mr. Hall's The False Heir, list 4lb (Wilson) —Mr. Hall's The Pluralist, list 41b (Den. by)—Mr. Preston't Frederick, list 21b (Abbott)—Mr. Bevill's Latitat, list (Owner) —Captain Barnett's Marengo, list (Barker) —Mr. Walters' Cavendish, lOst 101 b (Scott) —Captain Gambier's Avoca, lOst 10lb (Captain BroadleY)— Mr. R. J. Moore's St. Ruth, lOst 10lb (Canavan)—Mr. A. Browne's Midnight, lOst lolb (Mr. Gardner)—Mr. Neale's Red Lancer, lOst 81b (Lord Strathmore)—Mr. Lockwood's Barmaid, 10st 81b (Owner) Mr. Anderson's Gre nade, lOst Sib (Radcliff) Mr. Kirkpatrick's Clinker, lOst 71b ( Maloney) Mr. Elmore's Young Lottery, lOst 71b (Butler) —Lord Strathmore named Roarer, lOst 71b (J. Mason)—Mr. Wesley's Gayhurat, lOst 71b (Owner)— Mr. W. Hall's Tramp, 10st 6lb (Archer) —Colonel Taylor named Quicksilver, lOst 41b (Rawson) —Mr. Smith named Cumberland Lassie, lOst 41b (Maddox) —Mr. Oakey's Va leria, lOst 31b (Daley). Betting-5 to 1 agst Roarer , 10 to 1 agst Culverthorpe, 11 to 1 agst Matthew, 12 to 1 each agst Jerry and Saucepan, 13 to 1 agst Pioneer, 14 to 1 agst Leger, 20 to 1 agst Bru nette, and 20 to 1 agst Red Lancer. Won by rather more than a length, after a very fast well contested race throughout. The Free Handicap Hurdle Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 50 added. Two miles. l2 Subs. Mr. Oakey's Valerie, _ 5 yrs, lOst 81 b 011iver 1 Captain Campbell's Crcesus, aged, lis t 51 b Mr. Arnold's Alice, 6 yrs, 9st 121 b ...... Won cleverly. Several others started. FOOD FOR MEN AND BIRDS.—The proposal has been made to cut off the oats which are usually given to horses, and make bread for men ; but there is another con suming class which is allowed with impunity to take the food out of the poor man's mouth. We allude to the hares and rabbits. Every rabbit consumes a bushel of wheat—so says the calculation before us ; robbing the farmer of his money and not benefitting the landlord. We think, there. fere, when there is not a mouthful of too much food to spare, it would be as well to get rid of some of these epicurean rabbits and hares, and so increase the stock of provisions. It would be a delightful item to read among the subscrip tions to the Irish and Scotch Destitute Fund :—" The Abo lition of the Game Laws ..2,000,000 bushels of wheat." It would be only a small addition (the bushel of wheat being six shillings) of 600,000/. ! By the by, what has become of the Game Law Committee? The members require starting a bit, for they do nothing apparently but sit upon their forms. —Punch. STAFF APPOINTMENTS.—Captain George Mein, of the 13th Foot, who was one of the captives at Caubul, has been appointed a major of brigade at Birmingham ; Captain C. C. Young, of the Royal Artillery, has been appointed aide-de-camp to Sir 11. Pottinger, Governor and Commander in-Chief at the Cape of Good Hope (the gallant officer served under Sir Henry in China); Captain Mein, of the Ist Royals, has received the appointment of quartermaster-general on the staff at Barbadoes ; Colonel Campbell, of the 9th Lancers, has received the command of the Meerut division of the Indian army, and Colonel Scott, C.E., of the same regiment, that of Cawnpore. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. cf .1.7 F 7'o THRAE. The Caton market at Liverpool yesterday barely supported I previous rates. Sales 7,000 bales, of which 3,500 were jai speculation. Shares were steady, but not brisk. The new loan for Spain about to be raised, ostensibly at Madrid, but in reality, no doubt, here and on the Continent, should awaken the lively solicitude of the foreign bond holders. There are more ways than one of "raising the wind," and long practice has made the Spanish Government tolerably perfect in the work. Seeing the distrust (might we not say disgust) felt by every one at the miserable po sition of the foreign creditors of Spain, no open loan, as we imagine, could possibly be thought of, and a clandestine issue of stock may probably be resorted to. People ask now in vain what has been effected by the self-constituted committee of Messrs. Henderson and Co., and what becomes of the san guine anticipations paraded before the eyes of the bond holders, who, truth to say, however, have ever attached but little importance thereto. We cannot but call attention to the success of joint-stock banking in the metropolis within the last few years, as exhibited more especially in the annual balance sheets of the institutions conducted upon this system. The London and Westminster Bank especially, is an instance of this, and, from being the first, we believe, -is also probably the most prosperous. Last year the net profits, after paying the income-tax, were upwards of 74,0001., and the dividend consequently is at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, with a bonus of 21. per cent., and a surplus fund of nearly 100,0001. The bank has evidently, therefore, secured a safe business, because its progress has been gradual, and there is doubtless room for the employment of the additional capital which the directors are about to raise upon new shares. It appears that the public made de posits with the London and Westminster Bank last year to the amount of 3,280,0001., and took circular notes from the establishment for 6,7001., while the bank invested 938,717/. of its assets in Government securities, and 2,676,7201. in other securities; reserving no less than 634,00 W. as cash in hand. We look upon this as being the most creditable statement of bank management that has come under notice for some time past. The accounts from India represent trade as being dull. The English Stock Market has been fiat, and there is an apparent " lull." Consols ha ve been 90 1 ,E % for present and 92 ,yt . e h Bank New T s h t r o e e e k - an isd transfer, and 90 1 ,4 % for April. The New Scrip is 114 to 1% premium. Reduced Three per Cent. Stock has b e en -and- r Q th uar 2 t o e 4 r v2 p t e o r 2 C o e s nts. 205 1 ,1,a 9 ?.. - ; frs 9 to 2 4% 0 and India Stock 250 to 251. The value of Exchequer-bills has been 3s. to 6s. premium, while the Advertised are at par to 3s. premium. The market for the Unfunded Debt is cer tainly in a very weak condition. The Foreign Investments have continued dull. Not a bar gain is officially reported in Spanish. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been quoted &PA, and Brazilian 86% to 87'/. Chilian are 93 to 95; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. bring 18%. The Railway Share Market has been scarcely so well sup ported to-day. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) . . Bank Stock .. .. • 20134 205% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities . • 90% 91 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • 90% 3i% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 92% % Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9 9-16 % India Stock .. 251 250 India Bonds, 1,000/. .. .. • • • • • • Ditto, under 1,0001. Consols for Account, April 15 • • .• • • 90% Consols, Scrip .. • • • • • . 134 % p Exchequer Bills. I%d. 1345. 1,000/. .. 6 3 pm. 5001. 3 6 pm. Ditto. Small .. .... 10 5 pm. Ditto, Advertised .. .... par 3p pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • . 8634 87% Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 86% Ditto, New, 1843 • • • • .. 83 Milan Bonds, 6 per Cent. • • .. 95 93 Ditto. Deferred • • • • • • • • 3 % Portuguese Four per Cent • • .. 3434 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 109% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 58% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 9234 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. PER !MARE. .. 25 ....2456 23% to 24% Aberdeen _ Amber., Notting.,Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2%.... _ .. to Birmingham aid Oxford Junction .. 5 .... 14 1 4 %• • to Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham .. 5 .. • • 7% • ... to Caledonian .. .. 30 .. 28 18 .... to 28 Ditto, Halt Shares .. • • • • 2% •• • -2%.... to Cheltenham and Oxford .. • • 2 .• • 1% to Direct Northern Scrip .. .. • . 2%.... 2 a 7 , g • • to Eastern Counties .. • • • • • • 20 .. .. 21% % k to Ditto, York Extension 4 .... 43 to Eastern Union .. • • •• • • 40 •• • • .. to -- Ditto, Cambridge and Ely • . • • 2% .... 1% .. •.to East Lancashire .. .. • • .. .. 14 .... •. • • to Ditto, New .. .. 5 .... •• • . to Ditto, ditto, New Scrip .. 1 u .... ...to East Lincolnshire .. • • .. 4 .... 74% . • to Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 80 .... to Great Western 85 .. • • to Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% .. ~191 i t x.d. to Ditto. New .. 84i x. d. t• Huddersfield and Manchester .. 20 .... to Hull and Selby .• " . 50 to Ipsviich' and Bury St. Edmunds • • 'l'4 .... 12 to Leeds and Bradford .. .. 35 .... 79' .... to Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester .. 211 .... to Ditto, Old. Extension (Green).. 2% .... 3 .... to Leeds and Thirsk 22%.... 2 % .. to Liverpool, Manch, and Newc. Junct. ...• 2 to London and Blackwell • • 161. 13s. 4d. .. • . .... to Ditto, New, No. 2 I/. I3s. 4d. .... 1 p.... to -- Ditto, Extension .. .• .. 7% • ... 6 to London, Brighton, and South Coast .. 50 ..55j %%i x ail to Ditto, Consolidated Eighths .. • . 10 .... 13%.... to 14% London and Greenwich .. 121. 15s. 4d.....9%....t0 London and North-Western • • • . 100 .. 156 .. • • to Ditto, Quarters .. .. • . .. 2 .... 21% .. • • to Ditto ditto New .. • . 2 .... 14% .... to London and South-Western 41/. 10d. .... 64 x d.. to 65 Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths .. 40 .... 49 .... to Ditto, Scrip .. .. • . .. 5 .. • -5% •• • • to London and York Extension Scrip 2%.... to Lynn and Ely .. .• .. • . 20 .... 22% to Lynn and Doreliam .. • • • • 15 . • • 17% .. • . to 17 Manchester and Leeds •• . •• 22 .. to Ditto, Sixteenths .. .• .'. ... .. .. to Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) .. • • 84s. p.. to 3 p Manchester and Southampton .. • . 2 .. .... to Midland .• •• • . ..100 ... .121% .... to 122% Ditto, New .. .• • • • • • • 30 .... 35% .. to Midland, Birmingham & Gloucester.. 100 ....124 .... to 123% Newcastle and Berwick •• • • •• 20 .. •• 34% .... to 34 Northern Counties Union .. • • .. 2% ... • 1 % .. to North British .. • • .. • • 25 .. • . 35%.... to Ditto, Extension • • • • .• %•• .• 1% .... to North Staffordshire • • .. • . .. 5 .... 8% •.•. to Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 17% .... 11%x int to Preston and Wyre .• • •• 25 .... 34% .... to Reading, Guildford, and Reigato .. 5 5 .... to Scottish Midland .. .. • • • • . 17% •. • • 24% .• ••to Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) • • 3 •• • 4% .... to Shropshire Union •• .. • . 425. • dis... to South Eastern and Dover .. •. 33/.23.41 39 4 .. to 39 Ditto, New (do. 30/.) No. 3 .. .. 15 17 4.. • • to South Wales .. •. • • lO .... 8% %.. to South Yorkshire, Doncaster, & Goole 2 .. •• 2%.... to Waterford and Kilkenny 11 .. • . .... to West Riding Union .. .. • • .. 425. .• • • I % p.. to Windsor, Staines, and South-Western 425. .... % p.. to York and Newcastle .. .. 25 .... 36%... to Ditto, Preference .. .• .:" 4 .. • . .•to York and North Midland .. .. 50 •... .... to Ditto. Extension .. ...20 .... 37%.... to Ditto, Preference .. .. 2 .... 12 % .... to Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 .... 22 .... to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish .. .. 7 .. 4X .. .. to East Indian .. 55. .... s .... to Great Western Bengal .. ss. •• .. to Louvain ala Sambre .. 6 .... 114 .... to Northern of Franco .. .. 8 .... 13%. .. to 13 Paris and Rouen .. .. .. 20 30 2 .... to 35 Rouen and Havre .. . .. 20 .... 27% .... to West Flanders .. .... 3 .. •• to JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia .. .. • . .. 40 .. •• 20 .. •to MINES Real del Monte, Unregistered .. .. • • to LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MARCH 4.-IViud N. by E., light steady breeze, and fine. DEAL, MARCH 3.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Daula, Arozena, Trinidad de Caba ; Rideout, Brown, Charleston. Sld. Beulah, Sydney, New South Wales; Marion, Baltimore; Bethel, Virginia. PORTSMOUTH, MAacir 3.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd, Dorothea, Dukker, Batavia, for Amsterdam. DARTMOUTH, MARCH 3.—Arrd. Evergreen, Vasey, St. John's, N.B. BrIsTOL, MARCH 3.—Wind E., fresh.—Arrd. Fantee, Wood, Africa; Hornby, Allen, Barbadoes. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 3.—Wind E.N.E.,light.—Sld. Laura, Bahia; Lucia, Field, Cuba; Windsor astle, New Orleans; Stirling, Savannah • Arabella, Philadelphia • Ceylon, New York. Off port, Kalamazoo, Clark, New York.l CORK, MARCIE I. Wind E.—Sld. Sarah, Botsford, Deme rara ; Mars, Halifax. LErru, MARCH I.—Wind E. by IsT.--Air - d. Panama, Callao. BELEAsr.—SId. Kathleen, Brazils; Genessa, New York; Nathua, New Orleans; W. Price, St. Thomas. KILRUSH, Fan. 27.—Sld. Ann Moore, New York ; Shep herdess, New York. CLYDE, MARCH 2.—Arrd. Hamlet, M‘Laren, Mauritius; Copia, Hardy, Demerara. Sid. Med Ora, 'Boston ; Gauntlett, Tobago; Harlequin, Havannah ; Lyra, Trinidad. NEWPORT, MAucii 3.—Wind N. E.—Sld. Diamond,Grenada; John, Henderson, St. Thomas. SCILLY, MARCH I.—Wind E.—Arrd. 25, Renaissance, Dunatte, Bayonne, for Liverpool, with bows stove, and loss of bowsprit, having been in contact, 23d February, with a vessel, name unknown ; master supposed to have get on board the latter. Feb. 26. Hathway, Roas, Madras and Deme rara, was in contact, 13th, with a vessel supposed to be an American, with loss of bowsprit and cutwater. 27. Nautilus, Stockdsle, Patagonia. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) NEWGATE AND LEADEN/ ALL. We had a steady trade hero, and prices were well sup ported. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; 'Mutton, 3.s 4d to 4s 4(1; Veal, 4s 2d to 5s 2d; and Pork, 88 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs. by the carcase. wishtr r s pe r tA Beasts, ak Li A MEAT IVI.AR.3EZIE S. rather lt e x 3 scantily. O u market of Sheep arket and s w Calves. el l Gene rallysupplied the demand was steady, at our quotations : Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs. ROMFORD, MARCH 3.—Sheep and Calves moved off readily, at an advance of 2d. per 81bs. In other stock comparatively little business transacted :—Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; Mut ton, 39 8d to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s 2d to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 48 2d to 4s 8d per Sibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s ; Quarter -old Store Pigs, 16s to 18s ; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each. HansitAnt, MARCH 3.—We had a steady traie to-day, at rather improved currencies :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 4$ 4d to 5s 4d; Veal, 4s 2d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4s to 4s Gd per 81bs. ARUNDEL, MARCH 2.—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s Gd per 81bs. Supply limited, and trade firm. CIIICIIESTER, MARCH 3.—Each kind of prime stock sold freely, other qualities slowly, on the following terms :—Beef, from 38 2d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 4s 2d to 58 6d ' • Veal, 4s 4d to 4a 8 ( 1; and Pork, 4s 2d to 4 s 6 d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 183 to 275; Quarter -old Store Pigs, 16s to 18s; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each. NAY WW2. ZTB. &Lumina).— Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 31 16s; Clover ditto, 31 8s to 41 16s ; and Straw, 1/ 103 to 11 I4s per load. Trade dull, with full average supplies on offer. CuxnEnr.AND.—Meadow Ilay, 21 83 to 41; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 41 14s; and Straw, 11 12s to 1/ lfis per load. A good supply, and a steady demand. WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 31 16s; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 5/; and Straw , 1 / lOs to 11 14s per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended March 4, 1847, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Exgland and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. !BARLEY.' OATS. RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. PRICE ••I 74s 7d 55s Od 32s 4d 155 s 11d I 53s 9d 576 5d The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) j L.kUDEIt V. INGLLSOLE. This was a motion on the part of the defendaLt, who is on executor, to set aside an order cf the Court in reference to costs on the ground that be had not been served by the plaintiff with the requisite notice. His Hosoua delivered judgment to-day, and dismissed the motion with costs, TIPPING V. CLAIMI.-(JUDG3IENT). This was a bill filed by the plaintiff, alleging that the de fendant had surreptitiously and fraudulently obtained copies of his accounts by bribing his clerk. The bill prayed that the plaintiff might be restrained from publishing such copies, and also for the costs of the suit. His HONOUR delivered judgment to-day. Taking the case merely of a clerk having given these documents surrepti tiously, he had no difficulty in granting the injunction, for he should consider the defendant in the same position as the clerk whom he had induced to furnish him with the copies referred to. But it was his duty to ascertain whether or not it was the intention of the defendant to publish these papers. The only :evidence was a letter which had been written by the defendant himself to the plaintiff. It ap peared that the defendant had tiled a bill against the plaintiff, to which the latter demurred, and the letter in question was written thereupon. His Honour here read the letter, which contained the following extracts :—" I know the contents of your books as well as yourself, and with these I shall make your creditors acquainted." " I intend to call a meeting of your creditors shortly, to be held in Clonmel, and you may be satisfied that you shall have Chancery suits sufficient to satiate your appetite." The defendant, in his answer, admits that at the time of writing that letter it was his intention to carry his threat into execution, but states that he entertains no such disposition now. Under these circumstances he would not grant the injunction. Bill dismissed without costs. SHERIFF'S COURT-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BuncHELL•) ABSENCE OF COUNSEL, &c.—This morning several causes were struck out of the list, in consequence of the absence of parties. In the first two cases counsel appeared for the de fendants, but the plaintiffs were not prepared; in the third no one appeared, and in the fourth defendant's counsel was not prepared. The UNDER -SHERIFF said the cases must proceed. Parties must be prepared at the sitting of the Court, and if not ready when called upon the cases would be struck out. The incon venience was very great. EDWARDS V. WATKINS. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a journeyman bricklayer, against the defendant, a builder in the Minories, to recover the sum of 71. Bs. 10d , the balance of an account for work and labour done. Mr. THOMAS, for the plaintiff, called a witness, who spoke to the value of the work. Mr. NAYLOR, for the defendant, said that he was placed in a position of considerable difficulty, in consequence of the other causes having gone off, as he only an swered for a Learned Friend who had not arrived, and he therefore had no brief. Witnesses were called, who proved that the work was done in building four cottages at West Ham, and the question was, whether the work had been properly done and properly measured. Plaintiff had previously summoned defendant to the Court of Requests for 31. 17s. 7d. for day work, and there was no demand for piece -work, but the Court re commended a disinterested person to look over the work, and defendant would not assent unless he named the sur veyor, and plaintiff first paid half the expenses; and the consequence was, that plaintiff employed the witness called for bins in this cause. Defendant engaged a person named Young, but his evidence was rejected by the Commissioners. The UNDER-SHERIFF said he could not hear evidence of what the Commissioners said, as neither the plaintiff nor de fendant had a reply as against them ; anything plaintiff or defendant said at the time could be now heard. Other witnesses were called, who considered the work was not done properly, and even if it had been 30s. per rod would be sufficient, instead of 40s. charged, whereas, being badly done, it required work to the amount of 10/. or 111. to " hide" it with " compo." Mr. TimmAs, for the defendant, said that the reference had been made in consequence of the defendant disputing the amount, but by measurement it came to the present amount, but which was above the jurisdiction of the County Court. There could not, at all events, be any question as to the claim of 31. 17s. 7d., and plaintiff was obliged to come into this Court. The UNDER-SHERIFF said the defendant had pleaded pay ment, and the question was, whether the 161. already paid was sufficient for the work. It was a great pity the parties had not agreed, instead of putting themselves to great ex pense. Ile (the Learned Judge) was not prepared to say that plaintiff was not entitled to bring his action for the larger sum, as the first had been disputed, but persons ought always to see their full accounts before they began pro ceedings. The jury gave a verdict for the full amount claimed. Mr. DUNCAN, for the defendant, moved for the writ to be tained till next term : first, on the ground that no letter could be referred to by a witness, even though in his own handwriting, to refer to a date, unless the letter was put in ; in the next,sthat the verdict was against evidence; and last, that the damages were excessive, as the plaintiff could not claim beyond 31. 17s. 7d. The INDER..SIIERIFF said he would retain the writ for five days. Mr. THOMAS said that would be taken that the Under- Sheriff disapproved the verdict. The UNDER-SHERIFF said, he did not, but had a doubt as to the amount of the verdict. The case lasted three hours. ASSAULT.—FIELD V. STAINING. This was as action — for assault. It did not appear who the parties were, or the circumstances under which the as sault took place. Mr. THOMAS (for the plaintiff) said the defendant had admitted that he had committed a wanton and unprovoked assault on the plaintiff, and as he did not appear now, it would be only necessary to show the extent of the injuries the plaintiff had suffered. Mr. Meehans, residing in Red Cross-square, was called, and gave evidence that he was acquainted with the pliintiff, and lodged at the same house. lie knew plaintiff bad been assaulted and so much bruised that he could not go to work for three weeks, and the bruises did not leave him for five weeks. Plaintiff was a clerk to an auctioneer. By the jury—He had half•a-guinea a day when engaged, which was, on the average, three days a week. Mr. THOMAS said that was the plaintiff's case. The UNDER-SHERIFF said the . case was now before the jury. It was admitted by defendant that he had committed the assault, and he did not appear to offer anything in miti gation ; they must therefore assess the damages on the evi dence before them. The jury consulted a short time, but could not agree on their verdict. Mr. THOMAS said that the defendant admitted the assault, and if he had thought it necessary he could have given evi dence which would have brought heavy eamages. The UNDER-SIIERIFF said the evidence was of the most meagre character: there was not the slightest information or explanation given by the plaintiff himself. The jury bad only the dry fact that an assault had been committed. A juror said there was no evidence as to the nature and extent of the violence on which they could found their damages. The UNDER-SHERIFF said they must em the best they could on the evidence adduced. The jury ultimately gave a verdict for 51. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY OLD COU1?7". (Before the LORD CHIEF BARON and Mr. Justice Cols. RIDGE ROBBERY OF DIAMONDS UPON THE HIGH SEAS. Robert Kerr, aged 28, a mariner, was indicted with steal ing two packages of diamonds, value 3,3001., the property of John M'Millan and others, upon the high seas, within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England, &c. Mr. Clarkson with Mr. Doane were for the prosecution; Mr. Ballantyne with Mr. Baldwin were engaged for the pri soner. _ _ _ _ . Mr. CLARKSON opened the case, and at considerable length traced the actions of the prisoner from the period at which the diamonds were consigned to his care at Bahia, until he was taken prisoner at Montreuil in France. The particulars will be found fully detailed in the evidence. The first witness called was John M'Millan, part-owner of the barque Levenside. Archibald 13.1‘liechnie, of Greenock, and Mary M'Millan, of Greenock, were his partners. He had known the prisoner for three years. In the month of September, 1845, the Levenside sailed in ballast from Greenock to Ardrossan, for the purpose of being laden with coal. The prisoner was then master of the barque. She returned in the month of Janu ary, 1847. Witnes had been expecting the vessel for a long time before, and, in consequence of sonic information he had received, he went to Deal about the Bth of January. The vessel anchored in the roads, and witness went aboard of her, and found that the prisoner was absent, and the barque ' in charge of the mate and a young man about 20. In conse quence of what the mate said he searched the cabin, and had a drawer there broken open. He found no diamonds there. He found the two bills of lading produced in the ship's registered box, where the ship's papers were usuall kept. Lieutenant Back, of the Coast Guard, was with him at the time. The signatures to both the duplicate bills transmitted to the consignees were in the handwriting of the prisoner, Captain Kerr. —(The documents were read. )—Witness only boarded the vessel for a few minutes. The barque arrived in London on the 23d of January. On the 25th he went, in company with Forrester, to Dovor, and subsequently to .Montreuil. They went into a hotel there, and the prisoner came there. Ile said, when he saw the witness, " Oh, you are there, Mr. M'Millan." They were then in the dining-room, and they returned to witness's bed •room. Forrester then asked pri soner what he had done with the property, and prisoner pro duced a bag of gold containing 844 saying that was all, he had been robbed of the rest, he imagined he had been robbed in the carriage by a person who had got out as Ash ford. Prisoner was searched by Forrester, and they after wards dined. Witness told prisoner that as he supposed he must have been unhappy for a long time he had better take his dinner that night s and make himself as comfortable as possible. The prisoner after dinner asked to speak to him again, and they went to the bed room. The prisoner took oft his boot, and took out a roll of notes to the amount of 2001., which he handed over to witness. Prisoner after wards said in a contrite manner, "I suppose I must be transported for this." On the way home from France, Captain Kerr told witness that he had gone to "the Albion," in East Smithfield, but found that the parties who formerly kept the house had left. elle went to bed, and in the morn ing when he wanted his coat brushed, and, in order to get it done properly, he was obliged to take some parcels out of it, and either Mr. Foreman or Mr. Hoare asked what he had there? The prisoner said, these are diamonds, and added, can you sell that small parcel for me? The person said that he had no doubt he could, but he could do so better if the other parcel was combined. The prisoner then authorised the sale of both parcels. The prisoner also informed him that he had received about 1,1004 in all for the diamonds. He also asked if Mr. Foreman and Mr. Hoare were in cus tody ; and when told they were not, he seemed consi derably surprised. He also said a Deal bowman had boarded the Levenside" in Mid Channel, and said that two gentle. man were waiting him at Deal. The Captain said, " These are my owners," and lie went ashore with the boatman, al though remonstrated with by the mate. Cross-examined by Mr. 13ALLANTINE—The diamonds did not appear on the ship's manifest. There were no other portions of the cargo omitted. During the journey from Montreuil he endeavoured to make the prisoner as happy as possible. He believed that they had only two conversations on the subject of the robbery; in fact he ( Mr. M'Millan) rather wished to avoid the subject. He did not remember the prisoner saying that he was drunk when he went to bed at Foreman's, nor did he say that Foreman was in his bed room before he awoke, nor did he say that Foreman had cut the strings of the parcels. Daniel Campbell, mate, and son of the part owner, re membered that the vessel was caulked at Bahia. He was not then aware that there were diamonds on board, but ascer tained it on the homeward voyage. One day he went down into the cabin and found the master overhauling papers. He did so to. He saw two bills of lading mentioning diamonds by themselves, and he asked the master why they were by themselves? The prisoner said that it was in case they should be boarded by pirates, and he then took the parcels tr,. ~! Ti , .. was about a foot long and half a toot broad, and the other, was about half that size. They were both in paper, a t ' e strongly sealed. The diamonds were kept in the ogl drawer all the vo:. age. The master told him that the ship was to have so much per cent. for the freight of them. 19' ness remarked, " If you were to take out a few of these dia monds how would the people know ?" He answered, that the) ? were all weighed at Bahia. He remembered th e ship being abreast of a small port to the south-east of Bres t, and toll_ ge ntlemen coining aboard and asking the captain toe shw them the diamonds. He did produce them, and they e,r_e then sealed as he had before seen them. From that time De had not seen them again. When they reached Deal th e .y were boarded by a boatman, and the captain went deign L i ; the cabin in which the diamonds were kept to dress higis e ,,.: and, after an absence of twenty minutes, returned on ds . l . i e and, against the wishes of the witness, he went ashore. lt boatman was the worse for liquor at the time. The capita; did not retura, and, on the succeeding morning, Alr. and so came on board, and the captain's drawer was forced au - diamonds were found. red d i. William Brown Ratford, steward on board, rernerabe tneo Deal men having a conversation with the captain. o" de to had once seen the captain showing the parcels of d iamon Lloyd's agents off the coast of France.) In the conver ted with the boatmen, the captain asked if he would be seeP; r on landing, and just before he left the vessel he sav, the 01 tain remove them from the drawer. He then went aellalu did not return. Eas C George Foreman, kept the Albion public-house , LowWerhose Smithfield, and remembered the prisoner calling a t his 011 on the 21st January, about five o'clock in the eveninkcouid the succeeding morning prisoner asked if he (witae ss) o eld, recommend a tailor, and on witness answering that bad bees prisoner said that he had got some stones that be tthser speculating in, and he asked if he (witness) could se",.. for e, for him. He said that he had never seen such thing* .-010 but he would take them as he went to the tailors' and > ti sk about it. The paper was open, and prisoner told Nita a nd 550/. for them. Witness went to Hoare (the tailor Pod showed him the diamonds. They then went to a Man 11 _, A 00 Gideon, who sent for another man, Benjamin; the latter geo, tried the market, but could not get the money Asked sum' ,001 a Witness returned and told the prisoner that such a sum' t oo not be obtained, and the risoner then furnished soele„ do to him, and said, "There, take all, and get what ) 13 '"0 eta. them." He also said, " You and the tailor have heuW trouble about it, there are a few diamonds for each 4 ,"! 410 Witness put the diamonds handed over to hirneeP ' l O pocket, and the tailor did the same. On the next Olcajdo they accompanied Benjamin to Mr. Martin's, J 3 ,__., 11 05 0, bury, who purchased the diamonds, and gave a coasi 1,7501. for them, which was afterwards cashed by witgri t udif the proceeds given to the prisoner. Prisoner ems left, and gave him a note for 301., saying that will s e VP bill, and you can keep the change for yourself. ()a the day after witness gave his diamonds to Hoare to sell o,rifi. Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—Witness Martin that the diamonds belonged to Captain Kerll::dH. —(Laughter.) He did not mean "my cousin," be.t '4O) which he took to be a man's name.—(Continued He did not believe that Captain Kerr had more than of gin and water the night he bad arrived. Mr. BALLANTINE—Which you charged 301. for. 10 Hoare, tailor, corroborated the evidence of tbe witness. , Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTINE—He sold A diamonds for 1401. ri m e ea Mr. CLARKSON said that he had the persons Gi' . d m Benjamin present, and would call one or both if req,;*; r sti; Benjamin Benjamin proved that he sold 2.5 0 ° '" boor ) , Messrs. Blogg and Martin for 1,7501. He (witness) for the diamonds produced from the two last witnesses e ' si 'd" j orr , and entered into a contract to sell them on the "r' A 520/. That contract he had afterwards annulled. .gmrea,,,, Mr. Martin )of Blogg and Martin's), proved tha t : m - 0; Hoare, and Benjamin had called upon him, and rePjLl O3 3 that a cousin of one of the parties, a Captain Kerry: - / lef, diamonds for sale, asked him to value them, with 1 11 ; 66 10, 4 !" purchasing them. After some hesitation he par ch P" for 1,7501. They weighed 2,500 carats, and he 807,;p,SAr of them, 1,549 carats, to a person at ms t er dam fo r A carat (1,781/. 75.) h John Forrester indentified the diamonds / 111 ' c-- handed to him by the prisoner at Montreuil. veal: Joseph Beedle, clerk in the Commercial Bank , P r of he cashed Mr. Martin's cheque for 1,7501. with r' .% notes given up by the prisoner to Mr. M‘Millan. The consignment was then proved. t (The trial had not terminated when our repo r O' ) • WORSHIP-STREET—(THIS f A go-' Catherine Faller, a well-known utterer of has -110 charged as follows : rek Harriet Stiff, daughter of persons of that ns pritp drapers, of John's-row, Finsbury, stated that thLocl;',l came into the shop yesterday afternoon, at abou t fie tenth and purchased a pair of socks at 5d., for which 31 141 0 a good half-crown. Witness gave her two good 5b ,„ 1 .009 , 0 4 a penny in exchange. The prisoner took up th e "' et er !. .a immediately afterwards replaced it upon the ct es o said that one of the shillink„s was a bad one. W' e beo4 thoroughly convinced that the prisoner had put l be 0 11 0 place of a good shilling, took possession of it until it p A i of a police-constable. Witness had no sooner gilher b r ml constable than the prisoner tried to snatch it oat o ;o r Mr. ARNOLD remanded the prisoner, in order to f`,.s, for the attendance of Mr. Powell, the solicitor for too n Al? CLERKENWELL—(THIS to John Robinson was charged with attempting pockets at Sadler's Wells Theatre last night. It appeared from the evidence of a se ller of p a police constable of the theatre, that the former sawed, side the theatre doors, before they bad ° B 1 ::: bho the pockets of several persons, and the latter his hand in the pocket of a lady in The prisoner was remanded. t h e boxes. LATE FATAL COLLISION ON THE R. , ..--- p re i END. WEDEESDAY.— Since the publication o f the beep particulars respecting the above accident, it hag l ose tamed that the vessel which ran the R o se dowr giii Royal Victoria steam-ship, 300 horse-power, Captai n thwaite, the property of the London, Leith, EdialPf o o d ' Glasgow Navigation Company. She took her deP r " pri Leith from St. Katherine s-wharf, at 12 o'clock l iol a j day night, two hours later than her appointedes Goel consequence of a sudden increase of goods. end she was under the control of the duly authorised then trft pilot, where he was put ashore, the caP-ale weather i the command of her. To Gravesend th .. _ moo , A far I clear, but beyond that point, although " l i e . 10 p 0 .1 1„/ up, a slight tog overhung the river. She h a d "b e e Pi ful discs on her foremast head and one on ~i ng j The wreck lies in deep water, her cross-trees only cad servable at low tide. The Trinity o ffi cers have P 5 near it, and lights at night, so as to warn cr o C7 foul of it. She has 150 tons of goods on board, co 0,,4 her raising will be a matter of considerap!eer, 050 Captain Fisher, the City of London harbour - ca l l 009 what is to be seen of the wreck yesterday, a fl u ' in her ~( r0 1,0 4 the necessary arrangements to lift her. The ! flo rs, 0 1 0 0:, lost amounts to seven, two seamen, three Pass''' . to /" te r friends of the captain. Many doubts exist 55. H. 0 11 ,0 the steamer was in the proper track when the li t tiOoti s curred. It is certain that the schooner was deeg le 014 ter, and if she did not exhibit lights, it is ncs si ro the r ..io ° might not have been seen, as the atmosphere was i c o: A :!5, until the steamer was close down upon her. 0 % 0 4 ryl° said to be a very carefnl and experienced rea r ! Or more than thirteen years has been engaged 10 4 , 14 steam trade. 0 Ir tS l , t ha t 11 NATIONAL FAST.—We understand ••,-,-, ON , Council will be held at Osborne-house on 1° OP when a day will be appointed for a general fast., t he ',,r, A very numerously attended meeting Ot e W h y, Council of Windsor, J. T. Bedborough, Esq., t•,, i iiive the chair, took place yesterday afternoon , 111 • 0 0, 04 0 1 tions to the two lioness of Parliament in favourthe iv, sor Castle and Town Approaches Bill, and 0 0 Staines, and South-Western Railway Bill, wer e agreed to. Diell te 4 We have much pleasure in stating that, oilicj#oo, Colonel Sir Walter Scott, Bart., of the 15th 11 . ° 00 0 7 i serious illness at Madras was announced some. l ,, oil to i much improved. He maybe expected to arrive,',l 4 with Lady Scott next month, by the ship We•th'" es A sf NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING. , - "L e be yl afternoon, between three and four o'clock, as tit'; are ii playing on the banks of the Surrey Canal, tie: l _ 4 o ol 4 New Peckham, one of them pushed James -ctu• s o I 41 about thirteen years of age, with such violenc e ro tli er o rtj pitate him into the canal, which at that spot i t o cl 9r/ A cry for assistance was immediately raised, "w if !) the name of Phillimore succeeded in rescuing co o ,r his perilous situation, and he was immediately . tor 4 the residence of his parents, who live a short u " Aro where the accident occurred. eit e t7r, MYSTERIOUS CASE OF DROWNINGtry - inquest was held by Mr. W. Payne, at the v e9 i -. i l iAr ' John's, Horselydown, as to the death of a fentiloolllifi unknown, who was found drowned, under th e 1 Sete picious circumstances. Charles Gregory, Of 0 04 pe o court, Union-street, waterman, stated that soon f f f it) Tuesday, he saw the body floating down,, ° been i t Wharf, at London-bridge. It had apparent itPi 9 water ten or twelve days. The deceased lady c oin 2 about twenty-eight years of age. Her dress „ o tior. s o "V black merino polka, white stays, flannel 4 - 1 , ir l 0 0) chemise, white cotton stockings, black lad glo• r iogSog j i deep fur at the top, Adelaide boots, and O r° trb r .,o fingers. She had neither bonnet nor cape 11 ,i go of 0 : 0 , ocrii said it was desirable the identity should b't, the ?,,f in the hope that a description of her dress , 3 1', 0 Or A would effect that object, he would adjourn 1 " d r i a week. 0 118 0 s A ° 9, MORE CLEVER THAN DELICATE or o g Paris letters narrates the following incident,: 1,f,4• 1 0 , 0 1 4 ing night of the Theatre Montpensier, of whr4,l 10, 01 0P f d Dumas is the principal proprietor, was reer' llte dl ds te,o confusion. A gentleman and two ladies pros e o nso 0 9 with a ticket for box No. 9, calculated to /Ics_ g ge., t .it persons. They found it already occupied ru ed Pi, and two ladies, the boxkeeper having lr i oort l Y o jd tickets for it. After some remarks on the irr prO 101 officer, the gentleman newly arrived g— allot 1 e o) 0 c4 11 ..0r tier° o ld V him in possession, that they (the two ge,F„, o ho . mi g d remain in the lobby, and that the four leui'•, (0 1 4 Jot ' h a ' • to l iyiss l the box. ' Voluntiers,' said the first: ,_ for aside, and whispering in his ear) ' it is cm•r_ o ioelle"o l ,4 that the two ladies in the box are Madeu` cor yphl olle and Mademoiselle Mogador' (the notorious lied god th .4 , Bal Mabill). ' Thank you, thank you,., r V. l , t he r' y 'we shan't intrude.' The first, triumphing 1. 04 13 turned laughing to—his wife and sister. _ l Ol ... GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND ASSI.J_`Le o f trillord adjourned meeting of members of the coran, operpdtg; was held yesterday, atthe saloon of the Engi,l'c.'llec7A, (Lyceum)—Mr. Cowie, in the absence of the I l _ t op (treasurer), in the chair. Mr. CullentnTivel p t a o p .ss announced that several noblemen and . tle ge e their irl e lo v ill the drama, had intimated to the committeo.. _,.. y t io ls at w hich . 2b9eitnhginpsrte.:enatt athtethLeonananoniv,rernsvareyrof,estvl ir, t r t k u eoo.l .. _lhl ej,rel c,„ would preside, supported by Mr. Charl es e r :.A j0C1_ , !:',01 01 4 list of vice-presidents was now complet ..rfi of V . lfL'Avj Duke of Devonshire, Earl Fitzliardinge.t.7gic 138124, lion. F. H. Fitzhardinge Berkeley, k g r . .; . B e nje o ,, i tL, Graham, Bart., 'l' S. Duncombe, Esq., 111 :• , , r. w elt - . r i , Cabbell, Esq., M.P., J. Collett, Esq., MY L , Horace Twissrill found, J. Shutt, Esq., C. Manby, Est Luke James Hansard, Esq., D. W. Osbaldeston, Esq., T. L. Gre Win. Henry West Betty, Esq. the V ii ° Esq., T. P.Co.o,'lte,enEN.:(lo,3" N0t144 ypoterdnY ;_.,. g oi,,ii THE SAMARITAN SOCIETY. - b o erio." - ,i with the L °° patrolf six institution th an a ( pital), for the relief of various dis o t r r_ .neru ar ma de o by, ert annual ion meetingis o inf the oongnoevxeirotlielosrsses ands _ o u n g thri.0 .,, ,, ,, and for which no provision is di was held at tntoia or,„ g h i o o s a p i i t a a i l a s s , , and s t s i i i s o t i s o n g p p t h o re oftm thioi ; r i iLc u tr l g e t e n a t ff p.B t_i i e o lfuti r Turing country air and se a -bathing , i g tion. d leaving a balance i . 11 Jj expenditure to 499/. 11s. , year's ITailnaen creport 74 a I t .a2t s ta t ed has been established for the • f near 600 voluMer• ) 11 : t receipts ntnt:nt 076(i include vv., . vi 2701. 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