The Sun. — London, England, 1847-06-09 00:00:00

!Tow Ready, LIVES OF THE QUEENS. By .A.GNES STRICKLA-' I D• Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Ntarlborough-street To be had of all Booksellers. VOL. X. THE REV. R. COBBOLD'S NEW WORK. Now Ready, in 3 vols. poet Bvo., ZENON; THE MARTYR By the W. RICHARD COBBOLD, MA., R.D., Rector of Wortham, Suffolk. Wary Colburn,To be had Publishe of all err, 13, ClrelAarlsborough-atreet. s o , r rea dy, in 2 vols. post Bvo., with 249. bound. EngraTings, price L ORD CASTLElitidil'S NARRATIVE OF HIS JOURNEY TO DAMASCUS, TußotGl ARABIA YETLEA, ?ALES- TINE, AND SYRIA. Bury Co'barn, publisher, 13, Great Marlb To be had of all Booksellers. To be had at all the Libraries. T HE HON. ADELA SIDNEY'S NEW WORK, HOME AND ITS INfLGENCE. Three Vols. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-strel RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAT SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends lad the Public for their continued support and patronage, and lc announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., sake place every TIMSDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, Amours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offere4 ; and advice , of results will be lorwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds lame tistely disposed of according to instructions. Otlic,es. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle -street. London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re -4PeaB:Lay !Wormed, that there will be a grand EXTRA NIGHT TO-MORROW, on which occasion will be performed Meyerbeer's celebrated opera ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO. PRICES OF ADMISSION. Pit and First Amphitheatre Tickets •• • • .... £0 7 0 Pit Stalls . . First Amphitheatre Stalls ••• • • ... 0 10 6 Second Amphitheatre Stalls ...• • • 0 5 0 Grand Tier Boxes .........• . • ....... ..... 4 4 0 Pit and First Tier Boxes ..... 313 8 Second Tier Boxes ...... ............ 2 12 6 Third Tier 80xe5.... 2 2 0 Fourth Tier Boxes . ............ 1 11 6 Second Amphitheatre Tickets ........ ••• • • • 0 3 6 Gallery Tickets 0 2 6 Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street; and at the Box-office, Bow-street THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Is. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING (For the Benefit of Miss Julia Bennett.) Will be presented THE BELLE'S STRATAGEM. Doricourt, Mr. Holl ; George Touchwood, Mr. Stuart ; Mrs. Rackett, Mrs. Glover; Letitia Hardy, Miss Julia Bennett. To be followed by a Miscellaneous Concert, in which the FOCr R HUNGARIAN INSTRUMENTAL VOCALISTS will give their imi tations of various instruments, with the Lips only. Atter which A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Colonel Free love, Mr. /101 l ; Lady Freelove, Miss Julia Bennett. To conclude with THE POOR SOLDIER. Patrick, Miss P. Morton ; Darby, Mr. Buckstone ; Father Luke, Mr. Hudson ; KAth- M Ist Reynolds. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING - Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWER OF TIE FOREST ; a Gipsy Story Cheap John, Mr. Wright ; (simnel, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford ; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar; Starlight Bess, Mrs. FitzN , rilliana ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. fter which an entirely new Petite Comedy, entitled PLYING COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans- Soncl, Mr. Webster ; Margaret, Miss Woolgar ; Helen de Montereau, Madame Celeste ; Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. To be followed by the Opera Buffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullentord, and Miss Woolgar. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. 4 `.4st Night b u t Two of the present Management and Company-) THIS EVENING performed PRESUMPTION. Principal characters by Mess, 3. Murray, Oxberry, Turner, Kinloch, Bellingham, and Emery ; 31:sses May, Bromley, Forster, and Mary Keeley. After which TILE PRINTER'S DEVIL. Maurepas, Mr. Belling isam ; Bringhin, Mr. Kinloch ; Pica. Mr. Keeley. To ire followed by the new occasional Dramatic Sketch, called JEN NY LIND AT LAST ; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac ers by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, Nr.Bender, Mr. Yarnold, and Mrs. Keeley. '1 o conclude with the new Burlesque Extravaganza, called THE 'WOOD DEMON; or, One o'Clock, In which Messrs. Keeley, A. vAlgan, F. Matthewi, Bellingham. wlnloch. !.E .Ila, Daly, and Mrs. lieeley will appear. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING (For the Benefit of M. Cloup) Will be perfbrmed LOUISE ; on, La Reparation. M. de Mayen, Rhozevil; Louise, Mdlle. Vallee. After which a new vaudeville, entitled LES FLEE - RS ANIMET.S. Klliaracters by MM. Pascal, Tourrillon, Prlston, Mdlles. Duverger, \Vallee, Leyder, &c. After which, UNE FEMME QUI SE JETTE PAR LA YE SIETRE. The characters by M. Dumery, M. Rhozevil, Vallee, Mme. Grassau, and Millie. Duverger. Boxes, 69. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Boxei and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 13, Bond-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open ilaiiy from Eleven till Five. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. In consequence of the increasing success which attends every re- Presentation given by the celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Poil, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, they will repeat !noir usual ENTERTAINMENTS at the above Theatre, TO- IfoltßOW EVENING (Thursday), for the Benefit of M. G. manwood, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday ?Waning. Doors open at Eight o'clock. They will also give a DAY 'ERFOHMANCE This Morning, commencing at lialf-past Two. Boxes and Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, 'rad at Ilie Box-office of the Theatre. iRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. EVENING. Will be presented the THIg tragedy of THE BRIDAL. 3lelanthius, 3facready; Amintor, Mr. Cresvrick ; Evadne, Mrs. Warner. After which a new Drama, entitled THE KING AND THE PLPER. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Walton, Barker, W 7 nn, Delavanti, Granby, Misa E. Stanley, Miss G. Smithson, and bibs; ; Marshall. Tt conclude with the Farce of A WIFE FOR AN HOUR. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Ut Proprietor and Manager. M r . William Batty. biler the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. Plc liendid combination of Novelties, in addition to which Mr. Batty has engaged Mdlle. Lamina, the Female Equestrian. THIS EVENING WI 11 be performed the Equestrian Magical Sketch, TIIE GOLDEN 1 , 00 TED STEED ; or, The Charmed Horse of the Black Valley_ Us .04..ialled SCENES in the CIRCLE, with a brilliant display of Dots on,anship, introducing the Foreign and British Artistes. tb oonclude with Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of THE BRIDE AB YDOS ; or, The Corsair. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. btal) !.s.; Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ; Up per Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. trader the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. THIS EVENING WI !I be presented a new ballad opera, the libretto by Mr. E. Fitz attil, the music and overture by Mr. J. H. Tully, entitled TIIE FOR., SST MAIDEN AND THE MOORISH PAGE. Philip of SI min, Mr. 'Leffler , Francis Huntley, %Ir. W. Harrison; Sir Edward Cop- Ls y. :Mr. 31'3fahon ; Q ueen M ary, Mrs. Henry Vining ; Alice Cop ley, Jiisbn Rainforth ; Leon, the Moorish Page, Miss Rebecca Isaac Cc. •conclude with Shakspere's tragedy of MACBETH, with the whole of Locke's masic. Macbeth, air. Scott ; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. Dena, Vining. fit --A as. 41., Pit, le.; Gallery, 6d. Doors open at Six, comixie nee at 11. g tt.rrgt Six. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENLNG wm be presented, a drama, In three acts, called THE MOL I:K JUDGE; or, the ratriot's Grave. Characters by Me* , r 5. Utak A, Dale, Bird, Sea r l e , H oward, Gardner, Mrs. O. Lee, 31 rs- Illek lkc. At ter which WILLIAM THOMPSON; or, the Sleepwalker : and 1 Psi tival. To. conelude with WILD-TIRE DICK, THE GIPSEY lIORI iE STEALER ; or, the Fortunes and Changes of War. Boxes, ls.; Half Price, 6(1. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery. 3d. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Cnder the patronage of her Majesty, his Royal Highness Psi RO e Albert, the Queen Dowager, &c. Op en every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.. Ad./113510n, One Shilling. SECOND WEEK OF M. JITLLIEN'S ENGAGEMENT. First Week of the Army Quadrilles. No Extra Charge 1 On WEDNIISDAY, June f. The Proprietor has much pleasure in announcing to the Subscri: 5(4 1, Amateurs of Music, a n d th e P u bli c, t h at he has succeeded in em rai T ins M. JIILLIEN and the Principal Sole Performers of his unriva Ile •al at imcluding Richardson, Baumann, Barret, Lazarus, Pram. lin and Her Koenig, for a limited number of nights. Whi ti !t e ll pr lin tr oi , GODFREY'S Splendid B and, aided by a selection frcm Hundred Pert bends in th e Metropolis, will form an orchestra of Oise ' ormer s The Proprietor . be " to announce that he has t con iderab:24 espense, erected a n ew E ntr ' a a [brier borders, statu e ., ance, and a magnificent Walk, wit it rat , t Pictorial Eepre„and a Central Fountain, in front of the THE TOWNntaIt'LoBAY seecimens, Including The Menagerie contains OF GIBRALTAR. Stc. The Promenad e Y C To.wnceerrts, conducted by Godfrey. A the Giraffe, i..c.iesentation of the Porcelain The Gothic Bridge, a,: Statues. The grand Pyrotechnic Dis°lNd'ultin. SIEGE OF MDR ') representing the ALTAE 11011 of win tee Town, g the eomencernent of' the of the Bombardment partial . destruc— • m and Blowing up Battering " BELL'S LIFE. "—There were s o ld of neblcilaLtioifnea• lonsion, daring the past month of May—five pu only, namely, May 2,9, 16, 23, and 30-441, 561 copies, making , in average weekly sale of 28,312. The average sale t of Bell' s Life for the whole of the year 1845 exceeded 25,000., copies each publication. The average sale of Bell's Life fo , r idle whale of the year 1846 exceeded 26,000 copies. Th. average sale of Bell's Life for the first four months of thi year, 1847, exceeded 27,000 copies; and the average sale if Bats LVe for the p as t mont h o f M ar exceeded 28,000 cop t. Bats Life is regularly published in time for all the Saturday r afternoon railways. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.-SHAME' ' , FUL Aur.—On Tuesday week, while the five o'clock train to • Edinburgh was proceeding through the West Prince's-street • 1 Gardens, a passenger in an open carriage was struck on the - face by a stone, which knocked him down and seriously in- iured him. The guard was also struck by it, but not hurt. The stove was thrown by a boy from one of the wooden bridges which cross the railway tor the convenience of those: who promenade in these gardens.—Caledonian Mercury. Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Isabella, Made. Castellau ; Roberto, Signor Fr ; Bambaido, Signor Gardoni ; Sacerdote, Signor Bouche ; and Bertram. Signor Staudigl. To be followed by the admired " Pas de Giselle," by Mdlle. Car -1 otter Grist and M. Louis Dor. To conclude with a Selection from the admired ballet of ONDINE, Comprising the Fete de la Madonne, Pas de la Corbeille, by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon, supported by Mdlles. Cassan and Honore. and the celebrated Pas de l'Ombre by Mdlle. Cerito. The doors epen at Half-past Seven. The Opera to commence at Eight o'clock. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. (Tor the Benefit of Mdlle. Dumilatre, and her last appearance.) TO-MORROW, June 10, will be performed Rossiai's opera burnt IL BARBIERE DE SEVIGLIA, Principal characters by Madame Persian', Mdlle. Bellhal, Signor Balsi, Signor Ronconi, Signor Rovere, and Signor Marini. To be followed by the Third Act of LIICREZIA BORGL4.. Principal characters by Made. Grist, Mdlle. Alboni, Sig. Mario, Big. Marini, gig. Tagliafico, and Sig. Tamburini. The celebrated dance La Gitana, by 3/dlle. Fanny Elssler and Mdlle. Dumllatre. To conclude with the popular Ballet, in Two Acts, LA REINS DES FEES. The principal characters by Mdlle. Dumilatre, Mdlle. Bertin, Mdlles. De Melisse, Delachaux, Neodot, M. Petipa (his last appear ance), and M. O'Bryan. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE, ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN, On FRIDAY, June 18, when will be performed Rossini's STABAT MATER; on which occasion Madame Grisi, Madame Persian', Signora Corbari, and Mdlle. Alboni ; Signor Mario, Signor Salvi, Signor Tamburini, Signor Ronconi, Signor Tagliafico, and Signor Marini will sing. A MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT. In the course of the morning Rossini's La Carita, by the whole strength of the company. Beethoven's Grand Battle Sinfonia will be performed by the Orchestra, under the direction of M. Costa. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFTICE, JUNE 9. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 42 ; Highest, 60 ; Noon, 57. BAROMETER, 29.92.—W1ND W.N.W.; Lue. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 19 minutes after 10. I Evening .. 53 minutes after 10. • I I -r 7 r; 4 41 Z .... • L :11 - •••? - "r‘er..X.lll a:cc , •••'' • •• • --- SECOND EDITION. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY ETENINCI, JUNE 9, 1847. gz beitnAll C : -- z) Mt LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1847. Justice having been done, though tardily, to the heroic participators in the naval and military actions of Great Britain, dating from the commencement of the European wars in 1793, until their termination in 1815, we are sanguine that those valiant defenders of the national honour and the national flag, whose claims to some honourable token of their prowess still continue unacknowledged, will ultimately and speedily receive a similar mark of public gratitude. The sense of Parliament must necessitate this recognition of neglected merit; the sense of the Government must instigate her MAJESTY'S Ministers to forward, as ex peditiously as possible, some such final act of repara tion. Surely, if the officers and seamen who have been engaged in little frigate actions are decorated with a medal for their services, those who have aided in such terrible and glorious battles as those of Algiers and Navarino should ob tain an equal mark of the estimation in which they are held by their compatriots. Imme diately the Gazette was published, a few even ings since, containing the announcement of the grant of medals to all who had served in the Pensinsular campaigns, and in the marine victories achieved be tween the years 1793 and 1815 inclusively, we availed ourselves of the opportunity afforded by that an nouncement to comment upon the injustice which was still persevered in towards the gallant survivors in the great and memorable sea-battle fought on the northern coast of Africa, in 1816, under the pen nant of the immortal EXMOUTH. Since then a letter has been published in a contemporary by " The Sole Survivor" of all the commissioned and ward room officers of the Windsor Castle in the actions of the Dardanelles, demanding, among other things, why the heroes of Navarino, Algiers, and Acre were omitted from the list given in the official Gazette. Lord EXMOUTH has long since been consigned to the grave; his gallant second in command, Admiral Sir DAVID MILNE, has very recently followed him to that mysterious " bourne ;" we shall look, therefore, to Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON, to Sir ROBERT STOPPORD, and to Sir CHARLES NAPIER, to bring this interesting matter under the considera tion of the Admiralty. Whether the suggestion of the ancnymous dissen tient already mentioned, namely that the different " acts of intrepidity performed by officers and crew in boats, from the commencement of tha revolution," is entitled to the consideration of the authorities, will remain a matter of uncertainty and discussion ; but no rational objection whatever can be raised to the presentation of some slight badge of honour to the survivors of the magnificent victories off Algiers, off Navarino, and off Acre. It were frivolous to recount the details of those memorable battles, seeing that they are familiar and noble memories in the cottage homes of England. Historians have already inscribed their narrative in the language of eulogium, whether those historians have been gifted with the elo quence and enthusiasm of a JAMES, the perspi cuity and picturesqueness of a BRENTON, or the accuracy and elaboration of a NICOLAS. Nothing is requisite to revive in the popular mind a remem brance of the prowess evinced in those brilliant en gagements, seeing that that remembrance is perpetual and unfading. The case of Acre is of too recent occurrence to require any explanation whatever; and it is only necessary to remind the public that the two preceding triumphs were produced by sentiments lof the most g e nerous an d h uman i z i ng descrip tion,—Algiers having been bombarded for the destruction of the piratical system of its barbarous inhabitants, and the bay of lc avarino having entered by the combined fleets ,for the purpose of tql:ecting the speedy emancipation of unfortunate and de e : 4 l4(lmi Ctreeee. it the sanguinary deeds of battle could be sanctified by the benignity of the principles at stake, then assuredly were those of the English sailors under PELLEW and CODRINGTON en titled in a pecui.;ar manner to the admiration and the honourable reco;Jection of the community. Something, we m aii2tain, is imperatively demanded from the Government as a compensation to the sur vivors for an unmerited neglect of (iii the case of Algiers) upwards of thirty :rears ! We cannot induce ourselves to imagine that this expiatory act will con tinue much longer to be deferred. We cannot be lieve that the gallant men who bled in our ships of war will be insulted very long by a p,orseverance in such ignonainous treatment. Justice ?equires that some immediate step should be taken la;. the authorities at the Admiralty for the publication of .e supplement to the recent orders respecting medals officially published in the Gazette. The omission o such extraordinary actions from the original catalogue which accompanied those orders was a most repre hensible oversight ; but the fault can be compensated by the immediate issue of such a supplement as the one suggested. So thoroughly are we convinced of the injustice of the ne glect hitherto evinced to the gallant officers and seamen referred to, that we are satisfied the oversight has only to be mentioned to be remedied. The very course which has at length been pursued in reference to our Peninsular veterans is a confession that their services have heretofore been responded to by the economical ingratitude of the State. Is not the same charge of ingratitude, which is applicable to Trafal- gar, to Badajoz, and to Ciudad Rodrigo, appli cable in like manner to Algiers, to Navarino, and to Acre ?--the only difference consisting in the length to which Ministerial niggardliness was pro- tracted. Surely the Government is not delaying the reparation of its ingratitude for the satisfaction of a cruel punctilio—namely, until a proportionate time shall have elapsed after Acre, Navarino, and Algiers, as actually has elapsed since the victories of Ciudad Rodrigo, of Badajoz, and of Trafalgar ! The political circles in Paris are at this moment involved in considerable excitement with respect to a topic which, if judiciously handled, might be turned to great public advantage. We have often observed upon the great impediments which stand in the way of the progress of real liberty in France, in conse quence, first, of the narrow franchise conferred upon the electoral body, and, next, the unconstitutional influence exercised by the Crown in both of the Legislative Chambers, owing to the number of placemen who have seats in the same, more especially in the Chamber of Deputies. The inevitable result is, that the people have no real voice in the nominal councils of the nation ; whilst, contra riwise, the most fitful whim, or the most exclusively selfish object of the KING is certain of being ulti- mately gratified and carried out, how repugnant so ever either the one or the other may be to the in terests or dignity of France. "Witness the celebrated fortification measure in proof of the first, and the Spanish marriages in support of the latter assertion. All Europe saw clearly enough, and so, indeed, did ' the great body of the French themselves, that the real object in fencing and encircling his capital with a strong military wall, was not, as alleged, to guard it against the entrance of an enemy, but to protect his dynasty against any armed ebullition of popular discontent amongst his o wn su bj ec t s . Hi s so l e an d persona l ob ject was to enthrall the citizens of Paris. His anxiety Was, that, intent upon gradually undermining the he should not be cash liberties of +ls ...e people X., should his administration same facility that marked the 1 cash iered s e guaranteed by the charter, from his throne with the patrioticothe functions of cc e e ff e o d r e t d o n Thethe depo f sition of CHARLES so long royalty ever evoke a similar part of the people. Louts PHILIpPR su place any revolution of 1830 could not now b e ~., a most Kingsanguciannary the Citizen relia nce without upon the fidelity of the regular army. The Spanish marriages, again, were altogether a purely dynastic manceuvre, essentially anti-national, and reflecting most discreditably on the French character, so far as the same could be affected by the proceedings of a subtle and faithless SOVERBIGN, his servile Ministers, and of a corrupted and enslaved Legislature. Yet, had the French people enjoyed a franchise commensurate with their population and enlightenment, such as we enjoy in this country, and had the number of place men in the popular branch of the Legislature been less, the selfish caprice that produced the Fortification Bill would never have been gratified, and the sel fish intrigue that prompted the Montpensier nuptials would never have been accomplished. M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, and editor of La Presse, recently alleged in his journal that promises of peerages had been sold by the Government. The Chamber of Peers, con ceiving that this reflected upon their body, deter mined to inquire into the matter, and requested leave of the Chamber of Deputies to summon to their bar and examine M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN. A Commis sion has been appointed to consider of the demand made by the Peers. The Ministers are said to be favourable to it. The probability, therefore, is that the demand will be complied with. Were such a question to be raised in this country, cateris paribus, the House of Commons would deal summarily enough with the demand. They would have too much regard to their constitutional privileges to suffer one of their Members to appear at the bar of the House of Peers to be examined for any such a purpose. They would see, moreover, at a glance, that the dignity of the Peers was not in the least affected by what had been published, but solely the integrity of the Ministry. The charge is not that any peerage has been corruptly obtained, but that one had been promised upon a corrupt condition, and that though the condition had been fulfilled, the promise remained unredeemed. All, however, that we desire is that the truth should come out. If the French com mit serious constitutional blunders in their mode of eliciting it they must hereafter remedy them as best they can. Meanwhile, M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN has spoken himself in the bureau :—" I maintain the strict exactitude of my allegations in the Presse. I said what I meant, and I meant what I said. The Ministry may deny the fact, but between my affirma tion and their denial the Chamber and the country , will decide. I have no fear as to the result. I cer tainly shall not give way. I shall defend my asser tion, not only in the Chamber to which I be long, but in the Chamber of Peers." A man would scarcely assume this bold and unflinching tone without feeling certain of substan tiating his charge. Should he succeed in establish ing his accusation, he may render great service to his country, by opening the eyes of the people to the detestable system which is kept in play to corrupt that Legislature, which ought to be preserved un tainted and independent, to prevent a designing monarch from encroaching with impunity upon the liberties of France. If the ways and means by which the national Exchequer was to be replenished, and funds provide-1 for the payment of the interest of our debt, and for the general expenditure of the country, were now to be decided on, we doubt not that a very different mode would be adopted from that at present in use. We have pointed out the gross and palpable injustice of taxing the industry of the people fur the payment of that debt, of wringing from the hard earnings of those who received no property of any description from their fathers, who must earn their daily bread by the sweat of their brow, the 28,000,0001. sterling per annnm required for the satisfaction of the claims of the public creditor, by reason of the extravagance or the impro vidence of our ancestors. But the impolicy of the indirect system of the taxation is scarcely less Apparent than its injustice, and forms another most powerful, if not insuperable, objection to its adoption, at least to anything like the present extent. During the past year nearly 45 millions sterling were levied in this manner, while nearly five and a half millions were raised by the income-tax—a consi derable portion of which fell, however, on the labourer, and rather more than 4,250,0001. sterling by the land and assessed taxes. The chief items by which this vast amount was made up consisted of the Customs, which produced more than 21 millions ; the Excise, which produced nearly fourteen millions ; and Stamps, which produced nearly seven million six hundred and fifty thousand pounds. It will, on in vestigation, be found that a much larger sum is levied from the people by each of these latter methods than finds its way into the national Exchequer; that the cost of levying it is far greater in proportion than by the more direct mode. The charge of collecting the income-tax, as it is at present consti tuted, amounts to something less than 3 1-3 per cent., while of the Customs it is nearly 5 6-10, and of the Excise more than 6 per cent. Here, then, is an im mediate benefit to the amount of between 2 and 3 per cent. in favour of the direct system, but that is little in proportion to the less apparent, but not less certain, charges that are occasioned thereby ; for instance, the Customs duties, increased by about 1,200,000/. for the cost of collec tion, are levied, in the first instance, from the importing merchants ; they, of course, require profit on the sums thus advanced, as well as on tla'tioe laid out in the original purchase of the goods, freist.t, and other necessary charges; this may at the most moderate rate be estimated at 10 per cent. We, there - 6re, find at once that for the twenty-one millions net profit there is to be added 1,200,0001. for expense of collection, and 2,220,0001. for profit to the importer on his outlay. We have, therefore, over 3,400,0001. sterling levied from the public on the Customs alone which does not find its way into the Exchequer, while by the direct mode the collection of a similar amount, even at the present per centage, would be leis than 7C0,0001. — in other words, there is more than 2,700,0001. added to the public burdens on that item alone. Even this, large as it is, by no means exhibits the full amount of the loss. The profits of the wholesale ven dors, who purchase from the importers, andof the seve ral retailers by whom the various commodities are dis tributed to the consumer, must also be taken into account; and if we followed each article from its arrival in this colotry until it is eventually made use of, we are satisfied ti2at it would be found that its ultimate price was enhanced not iess than from 40 to 50 per cent. on tha Customs "'titles; in other words, that thirty millions sterling is raised from the public to provide the twenty-one millions that is applicable to the public service. The Excise system is even still more objectionable. It is not only that the manufacturer charges a profit on the amount of taxation that he has to pay, and that the different vendors and retailers require a similar profit on their respective outlays, but the original cost of production is greatly enhanced by reason of the re strictions imposed by the Excise regulations, which impede and retard improvements, and practically oc casion, in too many instances, gigantic monopolies. From various causes, therefore, it is not too much to say that the Excise duties cost the consumer fully 50 per cent., or, in other words, 7,000,000/. more than goes to the Treasury. By.clirect taxation, the collection of the 35 millions would not colt more than one million, whereas, by the present plan, it costs fully sixteen millions sterling, or, in other words, there is an unnecessary increase of the national burdens of more than fifteen millions, in addition; to the other mischievous results that flow from the system, which are no less injurious to the public morals than to the national welfare and prosperity. In virtue of the new constitution of Geneva, the citizens assembled last week in Council-General, and proceeded to the nomination of the executive power. The Conservatives beaten in the vote for the constitution abstained iltaat :attending, in the hope, it is said, that many of tiae Li:l:teals would not make their appearance, and that tie requisite number of votes would not be given. Althongb the Liberals showed a certain degree of coolness, since nearisr 1,500 of them did not come to the Council-General, the calculation of the Conservatives was delusive. M. JAMES FAZY, M. RILLIET CONSTANT, M. MOULTRIE, sen., M. BALTHAZER DECREY, M. FRANCOIS JANIN, M. FREDERICK BORDIUR, and M. A. L. Proms, all members of the Provisional Government, formed after the revolution of October 7, were re-elented, and thus constitute the new Council of State. We read in a Berlin letter of the 2d—" Tie result of thiv day's sitting was expected with itapttisticei and has filled the capital with joy. The assembly has unanimously requested the KING to take into consideration the al:terior legitlation, the utilitj' and necessity of a fixed period for the meeting of the Diet, and to place it at two years. This was the conclusion of the Committee, with the exception of an insignificant modification in the wording. The amendments of M. DE VINCIEE and M. DE SCHEVERIN obtained only a simple majority. 'The speakers who supported these amendments, and who afterwards agreed with the Committee, are MM. D'AUVERSEVAL, RIEBOLD, DE LA SCHEVERIN, DEVINCKE, and BOICUM. 111. HAUSE MANN spoke in a conciliatory spirit, and hastened the solution. The sitting lasted to five o'clock. The Deputies, on quitting the Chamber, were surrounded and felicitated on all sides by groups of persons anxious about the result." Madrid papers of the 2d have arrived. The Gaceta contains a decree authorising the re turn to Spain of Don MANUEL GODOY, the Prince of Peace. The preamble to the decree observes, "That the life and deeds of GODOY are now but of the domain of history, and that the present generation, which has nothing to do with such remote events, considers GODOY not as a man connected with the interests and passions of present times, but as a monument of another age, and a wreck escaped from the universal destruction which afflicted Spain of last century." It also contains ano ther decree transmitting the Grandessa and title of the Duke of I3AYLEN to the law ful descendants of Don FRANCISCO XAVIER DE CASTANOS. The Tiempo states that ESPARTERO is included in the forthcoming amnesty, but that he will not be permitted to reside in M a d r id f or t h e present, The convention entered into between Spain and Por tugal provides that Spain shall place 14,000 men at the disposal of the QUEEN of Portugal ; the Spanish Government is to pay them as if they were serving in Spain, and Portugal engages to supply the additional pay they are entitled to as being on service in a fereign country. On the subject of the operation of these troops, we find the following in the Heraldo : " The news of the entry of our troops into the toriress of Valenza de Minho is confirmed. After compelling the rebels to raise the siege, our troops, under General Lesoundi, took possession of th e pl ace . It w ill b e t h e basis of the operations of the army, which will scour and occupy the whole country between the Douro and Minho, and maintain there the rights of our ally, the Queen of Portugal. According to advices from Portugal to the 23d ultimo, the Junta's steamers having passed the Oporto bar, the blockading ships attacked them, when a combat took place. After a firing, which lasted four hours, the Junta's ships were compelled to return with considerable loss. The Porto steamer suffered most. The British Consul at Oporto having embarked with all his family in the English ships in the Douro, fears were entertained fur the safety of the Duke de Terceira and other devoted servants of the Queen, who are the Juntas prisoners." The Clamor Publico publishes a letter which states that on the evening of the 28th a Portuguese steamer arrived at Corunna, conveying an Englishman with a mission from the British Ambassador at Lisbon to the Spanish Government. He wanted to proceed forthwith to Madrid, but as a post-chaise was not to be found, he took, by command of the Political Chief, a place, belonging to a traveller, in the mail coach, starting that very evening. MADRID BOLA, JUNE 2.—The Three per Cents. 297/ 8 money; 30 paper; Five per Cents 184 paper; Debt without Interest, 5 7 ( 3 money, 6 paper; Coupons 15 money. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. The Courrier Francais states that at a Council of Ministers, held on Saturday, on the letter from Mar shal BUGEAUD, it was decided that he should not be immediately replaced, but that leave of absence for twelve months should be granted to him. We read in the same paper— " Utters from Athens state, that at a Council of Ministers, held on the 17th ult., it was resolved that the arrsng.ment proposed by Austria should be acceded to. M. Mussurus will return to Athens and receive a visit from M. Coletti, who will present him to King Otho, and after passing some days in Greece he will return ti Constantinople. He will, it is said, be replaced by ffilirn Effendi, at present First Secretary of tin, Ottoman Em bassy at Paris, a man of merit and great moderation of character. When the post-boat was taking her depar ture from the Piraeus, the Ramier steamer was getting up her steam, and was preparing, it was said, to go to Constantinople." Letters have been received at Havre from Monte Video, which state, that on the 23d of March ORIBE posted a decree, which is evidently aimed against the French ships, as they, for a long time, have carried on, almost exclusively, the commerce of that place : - " Shall be considered as pirates, and, as such, be im mediately put to death, every master, captain, or other peraon, of whatever nation he may be, who shall be de tected in the exportation of cattle, or any other produec of the country unless they shall have obtained from us a license to carry on such trade of dealing." In the Chamber of Deputies M. GUIZOT stated, in reply to a question from M. CREMIEUX, that he would be ready on Monday, the 14th instant, to give any explanations the Chamber might require on the sub ject of the affairs of Portugal. It was rumoured in Paris that a French interven tion in the affairs of Switzerland was not improbable. The Three per Cents. closed at 77f. 60e. ex div. (which would represent 79f. 10c. before the detaching of the Coupons) ; the Five per Cents., at 117 f. 40c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2651.; Rouen, 972 f. 50c. ; Havre, 660 f.; Great Northern, 605 f. ; Avignon, 7501.; Vierzon, 602 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 510 f. ; Basle, 190 f. ; Dieppe, 325 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 4281.75 c. ; Tours and Nantes, 4131. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 442 f. 50c.; Lyons and Avignon, 450 f. ; Cette, 4501. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 35. MAnsEILLEs, JUNE 3 . - Marseilles and Avignon, 7571. 50c. ; Northern, 600 f. LYONS, JUNE 5.-Paris and Rouen, 967 f. 50e. ; Avig non and Marseilles, 748 f. 75c.; Vierzon, 591 f. 25c.; Northern, 606 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons,44of. ; Lyons and Avignon, 450 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 8. Boulogne and Amiens, 1 61 ,x-Northern of France, 11 3 / 4 - Paris and Lyons, 5%. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY LONDON, JUNE 9.—Wind N.W., fresh breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, JUNE B.—Wind W. to W.S. W. ' • P. M. W.N.W., squally—Sid. C oro m an del, Ne w York Arrd. from the river, Sir Henry Hardinge, Bombay; Wizard, Labrador. Ors' DARTMOUTIL—JuIes, Rio Grande, for Havre. JERSEY, JUNE s.—Arrd. St. George, Moore, Havannah. OFF SClLLY.—Symmetry, Valparaiso for Swansea. LIVERPOOL,JUNE B.—Wind N.N.W. fresh.—Arrd. Panope, Pipon, V a lp ara i so; Amazon, Dlarkti'am, Mauritius. Oft' port, Alice, Irlam, Energy, Herald, Rolla, Agamemnon, and Greenock, DUBLIN, JUNE 7.—Wind N.W.__Sld. Zephyr, Barbadoes ; Alliott, Boston; Mariner, Quebec. IVAREN-NPOINT, JUNE 6.—Sid. Thactus, New York; Lady Caroline, St. John's N.B. PLYNOUTIL—Arrd. Wellington, Scott, Sierra Leone. Mumnii.Es, JUICE 6.—Arrd. Michael Williams, Valparaiso. CORK, JUNE 5. Wind N.—Lindsay, Mitchell, St. An drews;_ A King, Franklin, New York. 6th. Hampshire, Sierra Leone. PILL, JUNE 7.—The Bergitha, from Gothenburg to Glou cester, which arrived off here to-day, had been obliged to throw part of her cargo overboard during her voyage. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY Since Monday scarcely any English Wheat has come fresh to hand. The show of samples here was exceedingly small, while the demand for all kinds was very firm, and in some few instances a trifle more money was obtained for selected qualities. Nearly 10,000 quarters of foreign Wheat have come to hand, yet that article was firm, at fully Mon day's improvement i n va l ue. Th e s h o w of B ar l ey an d M alt was small. All d escr i pt i ons were i n mo d erate request, at late rates. O a t s , Beans, Peas, a nd Indian Corn moved o ff slowly, at previous quotations. The Flour trade was steady, and the best t own - made qualities pro d uce d 80 s per 28 0 1b s. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats 1 Flour. English ...... 1 ,350 qrs. ...., ___ q rs. 1,040 qrs. I 1,680 ski Irish. ........ 900 960 - i - Foreign ..... 9,830 1 ,4 20 5,510 I -- Malt. 220 Qrs. wasTzcsarEm• We had rath er a slow inquiry here on the following te r m s : —Beef, from 4s t o 5 s '2d • Mutton, 4s 4 d to 5 s 4 d ; Lamb , 5 s 8 d to 6s 10d ; V ea l , 4s to 5s ; and Pork, 4s to 5s per 81bs, by the carcase. His Imperial T HIEiG ri ftam;DITICE CONSTANTINE OE RUSSIA. — al Highness the Grand Duke Constantine, at tended by a numerous suite, visited the Regent's Park Bar racks on Monday morning, for the purpose of inspecting the Marquis of Londonderry's Regiment, the 2d Life Guards. The Grand Duke subsequently paid a visit to the Tower. Returning through the City, his Imperial Highness visited the Guildhall ; his intention was to have made a private in spection of the great hall only, but the identity of the Grand Duke having been ascertained by some of the civil officials, nisi imperial Highness was invited to inspect the library and other apartments devoted to the purposes of the Corporation. The,Grand Duke called at St. Paul's Cathedral on his re tam, .but could not obtain admission, the sacred edifice Jaeing, :c.z it wo stated, under repair. Yesterday his Impe rial iiidetzeke-Lt4=led the Duke of Devonshire's day fete at Chiswick.. The complaint with regard to the practice of pay ing double commission to the London brokers connected with the hide trade was finally considered by the Court of Alder men yesterday, by whom a resolution was come to that it is not expedient to proceed further in the matter. The present custom, however, being at variance with the literal condi tions of the bond exacted from the brokers by the Corpora tion, the necessary and common sense step of appointing a committee to consider what alteration should be made in the existing bond, and in the regulations with regard to brokers for the future, has been adopted. This committee, it is un derstood, are desirous to receive the advice and assistance of ftliparties who may feel interested in the subject. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUANTER TO THREE. The Cotton 'Market at. Liverpool closed heavily yesterday. Sales 2,000 bales only, and prices rather in favour of buyers for American and Surat. In other kinds there was no change. American, 1,500 bales, sold at 6d. to 7%d. per lb. Railway Shares experienced a general decline, and with a dull market. The sale of Railway Shares, yesterday, by Messrs. La mond and Co., went off at about previous prices. The fol lowing are a few of the principal sales:— South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 5 0 Great Northern Reading, Guildford, and Reigate . ....... 5 0 6 Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston 1 5 0 Men:hester and Southampton 0 10 6 Bo.to:, Stamford, and Birmingham North Staffordshire South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 4 15 0 West Riding Union Great Luxembourg Louvain ala Sambre 0 19 0 Madrid and Valencia 0 15 0 Derby, Stafford, and 44'orcestershire .... 011 0 East Lincolnshire Shropshire Union and Canal 2 5 0 We have no late ship arrivals to-day, but the news front the continent is still of a favourable tenour, in respect tc. the crops. So many cases of hardship, connected with the obtainment of places of trust, have come under our knowledge. during an experience of some years, that we consider there were scarcely any institutions more needed than such as would afford to parties receiving appointments a ready and equitable means of obtaining guarantees. In some re marks by Mr. James Knight—" Private and Public Guarantee for Persons Appointed to Places of Trust Con sidered"—the case is clearly stated, The writer ob serves :—" Until the year 1842, surety for the good conduct and faithful discharge of the duties of persons so engaged, was provided entirely by the bonds of private individuals—viz., friends or relations. But the subject of surety since that pet iod has, owing to the ic crease and character of the institutions of almost every de scription which have come into existence, involved an extent of national importance which has led to the adoption of public guarantee, under the bonds of a public company, duly authorised for that purpose. " But the cases in which private bonds have been vitiated have led to results which demand attention; and it unfor tunately, and not unfrequently happens, that the most *nes pected events will in one hour, destroy the private bond of its value, Among these may be mentioned death, bankruptcy, &c. In such cases the calamity not only concerns the party whose misfortune may have rendered the bond invalid, but the assured, who has to seek among his friends for a substitute to succeed to this responsible trust. "But there are other reasons why persons requiring surety are inconvenienced, and their views impeded, if not frus trated. It has of late years become a customary stipulation by persons of all profession and trades, upon entering into partnership, that no member of the firm shall be permitted, upon any pretence or consideration, to become security for the fidelity of others." It is gratifying to know, therefore, that in February last the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury determined to accept the security of public companies on behalf of parties engaged in the service of the Crown, and that the system has been extended so as to be available to parties receiving appoint ments abroad. The Corn Market to-day is dull, at about previous rates. In the English Funds business has been brisker to-day Consols have realised 87% to 88% for present transfer, and 88% % for account; being improved rates. Exchequer bills are 3s. to 6s. premium; New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 88 1 % to 88%. Bank Stock realises 195. The Foreign Securities have been quite neglected. Spanish Five per Cents. have been quoted 21, and the Three per Cents. 33% %. Portuguese Fuur per Cents. have realised 29% to 30 , A. Mexican Bonds are nominal. Dutch Two and-a-Half-per- Cents. have been 584. The inquiry becomes now more frequent, Will the Portuguese dividend be paid ? Railway Shares have been rather better. BitITISH FUN DS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • 86% 87 861 87% Three p.,r Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • 88 87% 88% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Ann,. 88%% Lon; Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 8 15-16 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. • • • • • • par Ditto, under 1,000/. • • .. 24 p South Sea Stock Ditto, New Annuities • • • • . 86 Consols for Opening, Jul) 16 .. .. • 88%1% Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip.. .. • 114 % dis Exci.equer Bills. d. 2d. 1,000/. •. .• . 63 6 p 500/. .. .• •• • . 96p Ditto. Small ... • 12 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Portuguese Bends, 5 per Cent. .• Ditto, Four per Cent Ditto, tor the Account Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. Do., 5 per Ct., '3B, 9, 40, div. 1840 Di..to .. • • • • .. 1843 15% Ditto, Deferred • • • . • • • 14% Ditto, Three per Cent .. . Ditto, for the Account • • • • 33% % Dividends on the above payable In London. BUSINESS DONE !N RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Oxford Junction .. 10 -16% 17 161 to 17% Birmingham, v‘ diver., and Dudley 10 .... 14% %.. to -- Eastern Counties • . • • • . • . .. 20 .. • . 19/ .. to Ditto, York Extension • • . • • 7% .• to East Lincolnshire • • • • • • • • • • 8% •• • • 71 •• .. to Great Northern .. • • • • • • .. 31 .... 2 to 11 E;reat Western • • • • • • • • .. 85 .... 113% .... to Ditto. Half Shares 50 .. • • 67 • • to Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12%, .... 17% •••• to Ditto, Fifths • • • - .. • . 20 .• • • 26 •• • • to Hull and Selby • • • • • 50 ....103 .. • • to Leeds and Brit.iford .. 40 .. • • 86 te London, Brighton, and South Coast .. 50 .. 53 .. •• to 52% London and North-Western- • • .. 100 .. • • • ... to Ditto, Quarters .. • • L. and B. 7 .. • • 23 .. • • to London and South-Western 411. 6., 10d. .... 65 .... to 66 Ditto, Scrip .. .• .. • • .. 5 • • 4%.. ••to Manchester anti Leeds • • • •• 82 ••• • • to Ditto, Fifths .. • • • • .. 5 .. .. 8%..., to Midland Ditto, New • • • • • • • • 36 .... 39/.... to 40 Ditto, New • • .. .. • • • • .. 6 .. • . % % to -- Ditto, Consol. Bristol & Birmingh. 6 per cent. • • • • • • 100 —.126 .... to 125% Newcastle and Berwick •• 20 .... 26% •• to Ditto, New •• •• .. 5 .• • • 6% • ... to Norfolk •- •• •• •• ..100 . ..127 125% to 127 North British .. • • 25 •• to Ditto, Extension • • • • • • • • % • •• to Ditto, Thirds .• • • • • .. • • 1 .... 2k .. ••to North Staffordshire • • • • • • • • 7% • • 9% % • to Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 22% 13% %.. to Preston and Wyre .• .• .. 25 .... 351 .... to 36% Ditto, Half Shares (ft) 1 ...• I k .. • . to ilouth Eastern and Dover .. • • 331. 28.4 d. 36% .. ••to Ditto, New (do. 301.) No. 3 .. • • 15 •• • • 14% .• • • to Ditto, New (do. 150 No. 4 .. • • 5 • • 4% .... to South Wales .. • • • • • • • • • . 10 .. • • 7ii ... to West Riding Union .. .. • • .. 41.25..... % dis . to York and Newcastle .. • • 25 .. • . 31% .... to 37 Ditto, New .. .. • • • . 10 .• • • 14% to York and North Midland .. • • 50 .... to Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 .... 191 • to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Namur and Liege •• .• • • •• 10 .• • • 31, 4 %.. to Northern of France • • 8 •• • . 111 .... to Paris and Lyons •• •• •• •• 8 •.,• to MINES •• •• .• 2954 •• •• 30 Real del Monte.l7nregistered • • .... 3 • • to- COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam ...... C.F. 12 6% Gibraltar Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 3% Leghorn . Rotterdam .... ••2 IL 12 7 Genoa • • Antwerp..., Hamburgh M.B. 13 13% Venice ..• ....... Altona • Naples 40 Paris, 3 days' sight .. • • 25 75 Palermo, per oz •••• 119% Ditto, ...... 26 5 Lisbon.... .......... 52% Marseilles ............ 26 10 Oporto 80urdeaux......... .. 26 10 Rio Janeiro • • ...... • • 26 Frankfort on Mains.... 122% Bahia ................ Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... • • Buenos Ayres Berlin ................ New York, 21 days' sight Vienna, effec. fio .•• • • • 10 10 Philadelphia Trieste, ditto.... • ..... 10 10 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Madrid ••.. • • ........ 47 Foreign Gold lu bars ...£3 17 9 Cadiz • • • : 473( New Dollars • • 0 4 9% Bilbao.. •• • • ..... Portugal Gold Coin -• 0 0 0 Barcelona • Silver in bars 0 0 0 eville ................ CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in his Court at Westminster to day. PERRY V. MIDDOWCROFT. Our readers will recollect that this case was ordered to stand over till to- day, in order to give the parties an oppor tunity of seeing if they could not come to some arrangement as to the future course to be adopted. Mr. BETMELL, this morning, at the sitting of the Court, proposed the trial of certain issues, but these not being ac ceded to, after some discussion, The oup CHANCELLOR ordered the judgment of the Mas ter of the Rolls, overruling the exceptions, to be reversed; the matter of the exceptions to stand over, and gave liberty to the parties to file a bill. DOBSON V. LYALL. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this case, dismissing the appeal with THE DEAN OF ELY V. BLISS. The LORD CHANCELLOR also gave ju.igment in this case, directing tho same case that had been tried before the Court of Exchequer to be brought before the Court of Common Pleas. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) CROSS I. CROSS. The arguments in this cause were concluded to-day. His LORDSHIP delivered judgment. This was a will in which nothing was clear, and he did not believe that any two persons could be found who would come to the same conclusion in reference to it. He considered that upon the true construction of the will it must be considered that the widow of the testator was entitled to both his real and per sonal estate. With respect to the argument that had been raised that morning with respect to the construction of the word " advancement" which occurred in the will, the meaning of that word, in the acceptation of the Court, was a gift beforehand of what a party was entitled to afterwards. That being the case, it followed that it was a gift subject to legacies. Then came another part of the question, the concluding paragraph of the will commencing with the words " And lastly." Ele considered that that was to be construed with reference to the preceding clauses, and not with respect to the whole will. The only exception to that was what related to Mrs. Bush's three children, and that created some doubt as to that interpretation. Upon that point he thought he was not called on to deter mine then. He would, under all the circumstances of the case, make a declaration on this point in the sense in which he had just stated. There was no question arising about the maintenance of the child of Mr. Cross, and he thought Mrs. Cross must allow her aged parents 501. a year. He thought she ought also, though not compelled to do so, to pay the legacies of Mrs. Bush's children. On the application of Mr. Turner, his LORDSHIP directed that the cost of all parties should come out of the estate. VICE - CHANCERY--(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) THE EXETER AND CREDITON RAILWAY COMPANY V. BULLER. The arguments in this motion for dissolving the injunc tion were resumed and concluded to-day. The VICE-CHANCELLOR gave judgment, ordering the in junction to be continued, and refusing the motion fur its dis solution with costs. BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN. ) THE QUEEN V. LEAMAN. —CERTIORA --ASSAULT UPON A BOY BY A SCHOOLMASTER. Sir J. BAYLEY applied to the Court on behalf of the Rev. J. Iraman, the head master of the Grantham Grammar school, for a certiorari, to bring up an indictment preferred against him at the Borough Sessions of Grantham, for an assault upon a boy while in the act of punishing him for some misconduct. It appeared that the schoolmaster, Dr. Iraman. had been summoned by a gentleman named Payne, for an assault upon his son, who happened to be one of Dr. Ira man's scholars. When the case came on to be heard, the justices were of o pi n i on , th a t as the parties stood in the rela tion of master and scholar, and as the assault mu plained of was made for the purposes of discipline, that the case should go to same of the superior courts, and an indictment was preferred at the Borough Sessions. Great excitement prevailed in the bo rough, a committee had been appointed to inquire into the rules established by the head master, and a petition had been presented by the Bishop of Lincoln praying for inquiry into the same subject. The applicant considered, that in conse quence of the strong feeling awakened with reference to the case in the borough, he would not have a fair trial, so he accordingly made an application to the Court Rule granted. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) James Fisher, a ruffianly looking fellow, was charged by Mr. John Harvey, landlord of the Phoenix Tavern, Stacey street, Soho, with obtaining four pots of porter, and refusing to pay for them. Complainant stated that on the previous afternoon, about four o'clock, the p r i soner , w i t h f our ot h ers, entered his house, and called for four pots of porter. Not knowing the character ,f the men, the beer was supplied to them. Witness was subsequently informed that the prisorer and his companions belonged to a regular gang of what are termed " munches," that is fellows who are in the haoit of visiting various public houses, and after partaking of refreshments, refused to pay, end invariably assaulted the persons who obstructed them in their nefarious proceedings. Witness, therefore, demanded payment for the porter, when he was assailed with the 4rossest abuse imaginable. The prisoner's companions made their escape, but witness detained the prisoner till a police constable arrived and took charge of him, Police constable 124 F, said he was on duty in Stacey street, on the previous afternoon, when he was called by last witness to take charge of the prisoner, for refusing to pay for some porter which he had partaken of. On their way to the station-house the prisoner kicked him on the legs several thm-s, and attempted to knock him down. Lester, the deputy gaoler, recognised the prisoner as be longing to a gang who have long been in the habit of vic timising the various publicans and coffee-houses in the metropolis. The prisoner, who treated the charge with the greatest in difference, was committed to the House of Correction for one month, and hard labour. THAMES.—(THIS DAY.) THE STEPNEY AILTaDER.—Henry Jones Harrison was brought up for final examination, charged with a murderous assault upon the person of Ann Ford. It will be remembered that about a fortnight since Harri son, in a fit of intoxication, kicked and:beat the poor creature in a most brutal manner, and although she was immediately placed under the care of Dr. Cleland, from whom she received every attention, she lingered till Sunday morning last, when she expired. The evidence this day merely corroborated the particulars which have already appeared in The Sun of the 2d instant. ' Mr. BALLANTINK particularly questioned the principal witness, Mrs. Ince, the landlady of the house where the pri goner and the deceased lodged, as to any cause of quarrel that might huve existed, but she declared that she did not know of any. Dr. Cleland, in addition to his former evidence, stated that on a post-mortem examination of the body he found the peri toneum very red and inflamed; this was immediately over the part where it was stated in evidence that the prisoner had kicked her. There were few external marks of violence. The gall bladder was ruptured, and the body being otherwise in a healthy condition, in his opinion, this was the primary cause of death. The prisoner made no defence, and Mr. BALLANTINE said he should commit him to take his trial on the capital charge, and directed Mr. Symons, the chief clerk, to take the depositions. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve o'clock. Long's Estate Bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed. REPORTS. The reports on the following Bills were brought up, and ordi red to lie on the table : aria of Building and Improvement. Colchester Navigation and Improvement. East Lancashire Railway (Deviations and Rawtenstall Coal Branch). Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junction Railway (Cowlairs, Carmyle, Central Junction, and Copiaw hill Br,:nches, and Montrose-stieet Terminus). Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's Raik% ay (Branch from Ipswich to Woodbridge). Liverpool Corporation Waterworks. Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junc tion Railway. Lund, n and Blackwall Railway Improvement and Branches to the St. Katharine and London Docks. London, Oxford. and Cheltenham Railway and Branches. The reports on the following Bills were further con sidered, and agr, ed to: — British American Land Company. Edinburgh Waterworks. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a - 6hirirtime and passed: Falmouth Waterworks. Manchester and Birmingham and North Staffordshire Junction Railway. Sunderland Improvements, Markets, and Bridge. Wexford Free Bridge. HEAL 1 H OF TOWNS BILL. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from the compositors of London in favour of the Health of Towns Bill. Mr. SPOONER presented a petition against the B MEDICAL BILL. Mr. R. YORKE presented a petition from York in Favour of the Medical Registration Bill. Mr. HUME presented similar petitions. BEERSELLERS. Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented a petition from the beer sellers of Preston, praying that they might be put on the same footing as the licensed victuallers. CARRIAGE BY RAILWAYS AND CANALS. Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from the Birming ham Canal Company, praying for an inquiry into the system of carrying by railways and canals. NAVIGATION- LAW S. The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition from the shipjoiners of the port of London against any inter ference in the navigation-laws. STANDING ORDERS. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition from Rochdale complaining of the effect of the standing orders. The petition was ordered to be referred to the Standing Orders Committee. EDUCATION GRANT. _ _ Mr. P. HOWARD presented petitions from certain Roman Catholics in Carlisle, and other places, praying that Catholics might participate in any grant for national education. Mr. STRUTT presented similar petitions from Bath and other places. Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented similar petitions from parts of Lancashire. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented similar petitions from Rochdale. SMITHFIELD MARKET. Sir E. FILMER presented petitions from Tunbridge Wells and Sydenham against the removal of Smithfield market. TRADING IN SEDUCTION. Mr. R. SPOONER presented petitions trom the clergy of London and Bristol in favour of the Bill to prevent trading in seauction. CORN-LAWS. Mr. M . rotmht p o r t es m ei t i t t n t e d h e a s t , eti praying tifon ail the duties on corn might be done away with i mmedi a tel y Chamber of G Co i m i3S m ° Commerce and the Lavigation- laws susp.-nded. Mr. W. PATTEN beggi d to call the attention of the House to a circumstance which occurred in yesterday's private business. He was yesterda) about to move the further consideration of the London and North-Western Railway Bill, when he was informed that it had been already done. That appeared to have been a mistake, as it bad not been moved, and therefore he hoped the House would permit him to UMve tho further consideration of the Bill then.—Motion ahrted to. RAILIV AY RESOLUTIONS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, in pursuance of notice he had gisen on Monda) night, he rose to move certiiii resolutions connect d with railways. Sit - 11. HALFORD rose to order, and asked if these resolutions were strictly to be called private business. The SPEAKER said that all matters connected with private Bills was properly to be considered private business. the. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said :hat Hon. Gentlemen would remember that about a 4tnight since, an Hon. Member had brought up cer ain resolutions to impose restrictions upon the railroad pace at which the railway business was proceeding. In consequence of that he had framed certain resolu tions, to which he was now about to ask the consent of the House. Before doing so, he thought, however, tha; some explanation of them was necessary. In the course of the debate which had taken place a short time ago, the course which had been suggested was, that the House should interfere, and, by compulsion, stop all further proceedings in the railways. That course was not deemed advisable, and it was then suggested that a se lection of certain railways which should be allowed to go on should be made. The Government had considered that proposition, and had come to the conclusion that they would not stop any of the proceedings of the rail way companies by compulsion, but would give them the p owe r, accompanied by certain inducements, to st a y their proceedings for the present. The course which they had taken was founded upon the opinion that it would not be advisable to attempt to compel a stoppage tem of the railway proceedings , but they had come to the d eterm ination of withholding certain powers which h a d hi t h er to been granted to railway companies, givin g h at the same time the power of suspending the Bills till a future period. The first resolution merely gave the parties the power to suspend their Bills till the session of 1848, and by the second and third they merely re stored the regulation of the House which had existed previous to the enormous increase of these speculative proceedings, which had of late assumed an ascendancy, not only inconvenient but dangerous. The thi r d reso lution prohibited the payment of uo n rf pp c_ au a rsr p ipv i t(a t :t eee l and was thus calculated to check the increase of iho a se speculations which w rh e m r t e ehri g i Al o g t c th u s p aud m f bl e e, t- tie e rn p po a rr y obc m eeie e n n l t ns o go t s ' l:l in n te ol r n e s s uf t oc upon capital, and it was now being properly about to be checked. The next resolution, th e h, which were nly en a bl e d o o m their line, to declare sur plus u l r°t profits; p i p , r t oe a hi abnitde smalld companies, t portion o heofifthplaced restrictions upon the a lease of rail wa y s to other companies. Many sftcomplete 0 r upinefely with the inten tionand the paatiea had railway companies Were trot of leasing or sehirg thofe everline,companies constructing the line not the smallest intention interestowbeerisngto4uiraio themselves. Many p t.(i sought others, rantee the payment Of means substantial bodies ; and this resolution would re strict any such power X position powers being g iven to any company which was not in to make their guarantee a bona fide security. The last resolution also placed other restrictions upon other minor detail.. which he would not enter into then. Ho $ll mild move ihe rcsoltnirf:• 3 , and if the House agreed to them they would be binding only so far as this session was concerned. He there fore proposed the resolutions for the approbation of the House (er which see another pt of our paer). Sir H. HALFORb moved the adjournment of the de bate. The matter was stated to be of private busin ess ' but was literally of public importance, and is would in terfere materially with most important public business. Mr. SPOONER seconded the motion, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said thst he had cited no power which the Government possessed in bringing forward this matter. He had merely see d as any private Member in that House would have done under similar circumstances. Mr. ESTCOURT said that the question was whether the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite was acting con sistently with the practice of. the House in bringing was fer' ward these resolutions at that time. The subj ect one of considerable importance, and he thought that sooner it was determined the better. He hoped tss House would not postpone, upon a merely formal nbi e. lion, the settlement of a question in which suchgrest terests were involved. Mr. S. CRAWFORD supported the motion for tbe adjournment o f th e d e b ate . He did not think tha: railway business should take up so much time ore_ House, and he was a wa re that many Members who ,1; anxious to express their opinions on this subject wore have no opportunity of doing so if the qu estion disposed of now. Sir J. EASTHOPE said that the determination. but this question was most anxiously ra h looked forwa rd to, there were thousands of people i n distress, whose tble series were to b e a ll ev i ate d by a Bill which was railway list of that day. The postponement of the roe . _ if. question for one day would not be of any injurY 1 ,°, 1 7 0 and the case of these people required the most immerus consideration. After a few words from Mr. HUME , when Mr. BANKES sa id th a t the time was come they should consider the question of whether ra way business was to keep off and business of the House. Night after night railway odoloo cussion were taking up their time, and the conseqou the was that the House was frequently counted out, great delay of matters which the House should swamp all . t . li th e e pub. l .l o . b e diately deal with. He hoped that those Hon. grciiperrs who were for the adjournment of the debate w ou ld severe in their int en ti on . sure of Sir GEORGE GREY admitted that t he -P res i t h the private business h a d very much of lateinterfered Apo public business, and h e th oug ht that if any er l i Tiaont were made about th e di scuss ion of the PreS ent onset it would be better t o t a k e t h e sen se of the 110 110 8t and not waste more time in discussion. Mr V* After a few words from Mr. CRIPPS and " BULLER, Colonel SIBTHORP sa id that upon the en ° s o ,: sion he should d o th a t w hi c h h e did not very 0' fle support her Majesty's Government.—(La u g hter. ' 0 04 thought that the m easure b rou ght forward wa g r s ,. admirable one, and c a l cu l ate d to put a stop to OD sent increasing system of railway legislation- _,,, be 50 Mr. T. S. I)UNCOMBE said that there esn'oetureg doubt that these resolutions were of a prif ate w i t h the and ought not to be brought on to interfere Tieere was public business which was upon the paper.down one Bill upon the list which the House b ed en teoa• to discuss, and which affected the interests of rnal9. , and sands of star v i ng p eo pl e i n t h e Midland Countle4rael was that to g i ve wa y to t h e p r i v ate interests of st of railway jobbers? A it d that Mr. R. YORKE said, that as it was s"in sh - o -t :id_Lo o te t these resolutions were private business he against the adjournment of the question, discussion would greatly facilitate the disposal of so private business connected with railways. T rot said he The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQ••-- meet would make a proposition which might, perhsaps.,. the the convenience of all parties who were intere tied 1 : 50 . business which was to succeed the present , e ...„ 11 k to° as their.prie,sibe Would the House agree to sit at twelve 0 el" est i e ali morrow for the purpose of considering thi n c l u and he would now withdraw it. The debate was then adjourned until twelve o'clock to- morrow. PORTUGAL. larlY t ° Mr. OSBORNE said that tie wished particu _trose know when the motion of the Hon. Member for W i n. b a d upon this subject was to be brought forward.. It bad been fixed upon for to-morrow, and then ag.i lle co atr poned. It was, us he had heard, postponed i n Frelsi quence of there being a Queen's ball upon Los evening. It had been said that " wretches that jurymen may dine ;" he would, phrase the line and say, " patriots die t h keesr nators may dance.'---(Laughter.) He wished to whether the motion was to come on on Friday. ~ 11 Mr. HUME said that the ielay had taken Pi iw i ty r ob consequence of the absence of certain papers wood would be produced upon Friday. The however, Jaii; motion. _aro, then-fore, in the event of the production of these Pape come forward on Friday evening. 0 0 S Mr. BANKES wished to know why they bes been pi oduced befor e. the &Is/ Lord J 01IN RUSSELL said that tbe ,_ ia bad taken place in consequence of the time tsnees printing them, and they would certainly be in session of the House on Friday evening. bed Mr. OSBORNE said that the censure which had dr applied to the Hon. Member for Montrose was nn1,13 served, for he bad done all in his power to bring forw lle this subject. He thought that a most unaccntintess and unnecessary delay had taken place in the prO daC.. of the papers moved for. Sir R. INGLIS said that he thought the less ex ment that was created en the subject the better, as matter was to come on Friday. (LEFT SITTING.) RAILWAY COMMITTEE' (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. _ oom D. The Committee met this ß morning at the usual hour; th. Duke of Richmond in the chair. InS i WINDSOR, STAINES, AND 5017 ...11 .--,..7, 2 0 4 0. r , TERN (STAINES TO ASCOT AND WOOL' WITH BRANCHES). Vo l ° . WINDSOR, STAINES, AND SOWrg" TERN (RICHMOND TO WINDSOR)• , t h Mr. AUSTIN addressed the Committee at great len opposition to these projects, and contended that I .' r ight proposed by the Great Western, which had an undoubted...l)oa to supply the district with railway accommodation, f t he afford greater advantages to the district than the lines 0 South- Western. Mr. WARREN was proceeding to call evidence i n ° P r — to tion to the line of the South Western from VA /lug-- Slough, but d that Mr. Sergeant WRANOHAM objected, on the g-rolll3lif the line had been admitted in the House of Cen 32 o the Mr. Talbot not to be a competing project; and bes" out, line of the Great Western to Slough had been throw n r ce The Committee decided that it was not a competing r ject. Evidence in opposition to the other portions of the South. Western line was then adduced. WATERFORD, W mr.rosta, wxcamoVre AND DUBLIN. The Committee on this Bill met this morning, at eil i fi; o'clock, and the opposition having been withd rawn , the I" was passed. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP X. j o f The Select Committee appointed to consider the merit the Bills comprised in this group, re -assembled at the 111— hour this morning; Lord Clive in the chair. HARWICH AND EASTERN Coo - N1 =IV - C=ON. The Committee were occupied the whole of the d a y with the usual genera l local evidence in favour of this line. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP XXX. GREAT WESTERN (RXTENSX°72. TD EXETER). Mr. Brunel was cross-examined for a short time, whetu the Committee stated that, in consequence of an important iner sure coming on in the House, at which they were obljged 0 bo present, they must adjourn the Committee till, Wai l o'clock to-morrow. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP XXXVIII. Bfr The Committee met at the usual hour this morning; Rice in the chair. WO' LIVERPOOL. DII lANCESTZIL, A N .AND - , ,1 19$ CASTLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION (ALTER." OF MAIN LINE AND HAWES BRANCH)* ,e,r NORTHERN COUNTIES UNION DEVIATI O-1 ' The Committee having passed the - pream bles of thes ot l i to - Bills, were engaged the w h o l e o f t h e day in dispos in g clauses. The clauses were ag ree d t o, and the C ha i rma n Wasanted" to report the same to the House accordingly. This closed the labours of the Committee. GROUP XLV. EDINBURGH .&ND PERTS , to The Committee met at twelve o'clock, and pro em " hear evidence for the promoters. Mr. Charles Jopp, C.E . had assisted Mr. Miller In . . ov er out the line. It s lengt h ( b oth ma i n an d b ran ches) lt v iest 34 miles; its c os t, i nc l ud i ng land, 650, 000/. ; the ; s i v a, gradient, 1 in 80; the sharpest curve, 2 furlongs 2 .„ d . There were two tunn e l s on the whole line, one of 4 0 " the other of 500 yards. It had two viaducts, one of 150 an other of 700 yards. On the 27th u lt., at Mal BIRTHS ines, Mrs. LaMaiSol2, Of a 5 . o, On the 30th ult. at Copenhagen, the wife of the II" Stevenson Ellis, 51a ,of a daughter. 1 10° 11 ' On the sth i ns t., at Saffron Walden, Mrs. J. D. -114 of a son. k-bridger On the sth i ns t., at Anchor-terrace, Southw ar d' Mrs. John James Sandeman, of a son. Ilan' On the 6th inst., at Peckham, Surrey, the wife of Dr. of a son.' _.....- DIED. On the 31st ult., at Bishops Stortford, Mary Pickard, the wife of J. D. Stibbard. late On the Ist inst., Charles Chester, youngest son of the - John Henry Bates, Esq., of Denton. On the 3d inst., at Castle-green, Ludlow, George He d g e* Esq., aged 84. On the 4th inst., at Speen Vicarage, Stuart, eldest so n of ~, the Rev. Stuart Majendie, Vicar of Longdon , near Lichnrui, On the 4th inst., at Peckham, Surrey, Mies Mary Barker. On the sth inst., at Sussex-place , Slough, Mrs. Add Birkmyre. On the Bth inst., at Liverpool, Harriet t Mar g aret, the Wife of T. A. Curtis, Esq. ---- Lon.- on : Printed and Published by 3,113111)0 1 0 ITATO. 0 1 3T t o tect Stu and, Printer. AL The bun Ottic , , : , tr aud, in the ro, of the SAM iu the County of Middlese x. Wednw ila t i j 1847. I , k wb Went 'llitnu i kear 'tribe ,4411 1.:•-..., ........L . _ ' % lhe k e ' 4 Oa; I,' —...,,, tj] 41‘ree e. 3116 ,r4 n , No Ev e! 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