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NEW NOVEL BT THE. COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON. Just ready, in 3 vols. pest Svo.. MARMADUKE HERBERT; Or. The Fatal Error. By the Countess' of BLESSINGTOv,.• Author of " The Femme de Chambre," &C. Richard Bentley, New Fiarllngton-street. RAILWAY SLIARE,Is itY I'UBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LANI()ND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends Ind the Public tbr their continued support and patro:,age, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, Sce., lake place every TIIZSDAY and FIIDAT. at One o'clock, at the Bali of Commerce, Threadneedle street, London, to which p!ac,,, favours. containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. Jll scrip and share Certificates mast be deposited, the day envious to their being offered ; and advices of results will be ibrwarded by the flrat post after the sale, and the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Comnieres. Threadneedle-.greet, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING will be perturmed Verdi's b:ghly suc• math! New Opera I UESCARL Luerezie;Millle. Monten D egro ; F .1 acopo Foscari, Sigr. Fraschini ; Loredano, Sigr. Bouche ; 11 Doge, Sigr. Coletti. Between theAuta of the Opera will be presented the admired Di 'allotment, entitled LE BACCHANTE, by Millie. Lucile Gratin kdllee. Carman Honore, M. Dor, and Corps de Ealet. After the Opera will be presented an entirely New Ballet Diver by M. P. Taglioni ; the Music by Sigr. pugni ; the Scenery by Mr. C. Marshall, entitled Orithia, ou, Les Camp des Amazones. Principal character Orithia, Mdlle. Lucile Gratin; Martherie, (Le Heine dee Amazons) Mdlle. Copere t Isapathe, 31dlle. Montfort ; sad Alcels, (Scythian Prince) M. Tfiglioni. A favourite Pas De Dent by Mdlle. C. Rosati and Paul TagFoni. Mayerbeer's Opera of ROBERTO IL DiayoLo is in rehearsal for the Brat appearance of Mdlle. Jenny Lind, who is immediately ex pected. Mdlle. Cerito, M. St. Leon, :M. Perrot, Sign Viettl, and Herr Standir have arrived, and will appear forthwith* THEATRIC THIS ROYAL DR ING URY-LANE. - w m be p e rformed a New Grand Opera, entitled 3 fATILDA. OF UNGARY. Count Magnus, Mr. gerrani ; Prince Ottokar, Mr. S. Jones; 000116 Podibrad, Mr. Harrison; Matthias, Mr. Weiss; emmt /tarts., Mr. Simmends ; Matilda of Hungary, Miss Rainsforth. After which the New and Original Oriental Spectacle, called THE DESERT; or, The Imaun's Daughter. In w hi ch the Two Elephants, upwards of Sixty Horses, and the Camels will appear. The Imaun vouch, Mr. Howell; Hafez, Mr. Rafter; Barek, Mr. W. H. Payne; ruzed Oela, Mr. Harley ; Maleck, Mr. T. Matthews ; Ahabeck, Mr. Hutchison ; Kuzliraga, Mr. L. Lee; Princess Ipomaye, MiskMessent ; 3filda, Miss Collett; Girgee, Miss R. Isaacs: THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS .EVENING Will be performed Sheridan's Comedy of THE RIVALS. Sir An thony Absolute, Mr. W. Farren ; Captain .t bsolute, Mr. H. Holl ; laelkland, Mr. Stuart ; Acres, Mr. Webster ; Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Mr. Hudson ; Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. Glover , Lydia Languish, Miss Julia Bennett ; Lucy. Mrs. Hamby. After which !the Grand Astronomical Extravaganza, called THE NEW PLANET ; or, Harlequin .ant of Place. To conclude with the Comic Drama, called TILE IRISH POST. Principal characters by Messrs. Tilbury, Braid, Hudson, Bland, and Mrs. Hamby. THEA'PRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed the original Drains, called THE FLOWERS OF THZ FOREST - a Gipsy Story. Cheap John. Mr. Wright ; Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ; Marlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. Te conclude with the Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS ; or, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullenford, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, 111.3 Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. rulNcEss's THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be presented Scribe and :tuber's celebrated Comic Opera, in Throe Acts, called THE BARCAROLE. The principal characters by Messrs. Walton, Bodda, Leiter, and Allen; Miss E. 'tanner and Miss Anne Romer. By desire, Shakspere:s MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. The principal characters by Messrs.. H. Hughes, Ryder, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Wynn, and Compton ; Miss Winstanley (her sixth appearance Su London), Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. H. Hughes, Miss S. FL-wer, Miss Anne Romer. Miss Marshall, and Miss Smithson. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. - Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. 'THISEVENING will be performed a New Drama, ealled THE CREOLE. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews. Leigh, Murray, Emery, Xisloch, and Keeley, Miss Dickinson, Miss May, Miss 31. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, an entirely new occasional Dramatic Sketch, called JENNY LIND AT LAST; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac ters by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Belling4am, Mr. Bender, Mr. Yarnold. and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by the New Vaudeville Extravaganza, called CRUSOE THE SECOND. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Keeley; Miss Dickenson, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with MRS. WM TE. Characters by Messer. Oxberry Turner, Kinloch, Miss Villars, Miss Arden, and Miss Turner. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Miicheli. Sixth Appearance of Mademoisell• ROSE CHERI. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with L'HOTEL GARNI. Gaillard, M. Cartigny ; Madame Sainville Madame Del.=; Jenny, sa Fine, Mdlle Cordely. To be followed by the new Comedie-Vandeville, entitled LA PRO TEGEE, SANS LE SAVOIR. Helene, Madile. Rose Cheri. To conclude with the admired Play of REBECCA. Rebecca, Wile. Rose Cherl ; Gianina, Mdlle. lluverger. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, as. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3 , .; Gallery, 2s. Boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 113, Bond-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING Doors open at Eight. Day performance on Wednesday morning, April 21, commencing at Half-past Two. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Gormon, will have the honour of repeating their inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS at the St. James's Theatre. The evening performances will be continued every Tueiday, Thurs day, and Saturday. Boxes and stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPUITBEA.TRE, rriast 12141 patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. Proprietor and Manager. Mr. W. Batty. • THIS EVENING, AND DURING TIIE WEEK, Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS ; or, THE CORSAIR, introducing Mr. Batty's numerous and highly trained Horses and Fairy Ponies, living Elephants, Camels, Zebras, and other Novelties, with magnificent Costume, Scenery, Panorama, and Appointments, forming one of the most brilliant Spectacles ever produced. Entire change in the Scenes in the Circle. Feats of Horsemanship Mons. and Madame Dumos, Mr. Bell, Mr. Powell, Herr lienrique, and Laurents Wolff. To conclude with a laughable Afterpiece. Acting and Stage Ma nager, Mr. W. I). Broad foot. Box Office •pen from Eleven till Four. Box Book-keeper, Mr nenleld. Performance commences every evenin; at Seven o'clock, doors open at Half-past Six. ROYAL SUR It EY 'filEA TR E. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. SECOND WEt.,K of the truly wonderful BEDOUIN ARABS, from the Theatre Part St. Martin, Paris, their Seventh Appearance in England. THIS EVENING The performances will commence wAll a new Drama, called THE BRIDGE OF NOTIIE DAME; or, TILE PARRICIDE'S Noel Champinon, Mr. Neville ; Master Legrle, Mr. ileslop ; Godtrey Mervin, Mr. J. T. Johnson; Melanie, Mrs. H. Vining. After which, a g-and ORIENTAL FESTIVAL in the HALLS at ABD-EL-KADER (the Emir of the Desert), introducing the won derful and novel Feats peculiar to the Native Bedouin Arab Tribes, attended by their Marabouts (Priests), &c. in their national costume. To be followed oy a new Farce, by Mrs. -4.rlimr. emitted KIS , ING ROES BT FAVOUR. Duke tie Batsompiere, Mr. Tindell ; Marchio nese de Lanny, Mrs. Ware. To conel,de with (every Evening' but .siaturilay). a New Draw, called THE DISCARDED DAutairEit. Count Carsdorf, Mr. T. Fredericksi:Julia, Mrs. Ware. Boxes, 23., Pit, Is.; Doors open at Six, commence t Half-past Six. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING JACK LONG OF TEXAS; or, Tut: SHOT IN THE EYE : Jack Long, Mr. Hicks; flinch, the Regulator, Mr. Searle ' • Ken Small, Mr. Gartn er ; N uall Gibbs, Mr. Dale ; White, Mr. Bird ; Hector, Mr, Howard; May Gibbs, Miss Vincent, &c.. Sco. After which THE LORD MAYOR'S FOOL. To con,lude with THE FORGER'S VOW ; or, SIDI BAROSSA. the BEDOUIN CHIEF OF JARRA. Principal characters by Miss Vincent, Miss Lydia l'earse, Miss Julia Johnson, Mrs. G. Lee, Mrs. Cooke • Mr. N. T. Hicks, Mr. Dale, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Searle, Mr. Bird, B oxe s, is.; Half Price, 6d. Ptt, 6d. ; Gallery. 3d. Private Boxes Parties of Four, from 10s. Gd. ; and Parties of Eight, I/. Is. THE WEATHER.—Sum OFFICE, APRIL 16. TENIUSIOMETER, Lowest, 29 ; Highest, 46 ; Noon, 42 BAROMETER, 33 03.—WIND, N.N.E.; fine. Hl , lll W A.TER AT LONDON-MC[I)W - , THIS DA Y. Morning* .. 17 minutes after 2. I Evening , .. 40 min , _ - .tns aft"- 2. Nearly ready. in 2 vols. Svo., with Maps, tee.. S IR GEORGE SIMPSON'S NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD, • PRINCIPALLY OVERLAND. 2rem7 Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. „.... ), 5 0,T ...A, ;:) - 4 . 4 44,6.. , • . 4 . I,lo—jem, •7 . Amt. -40 • 0 , ',II4ZMI"I. 2'lx« Int ,Itenl, . LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1847. if Rd opinion and bolder assertion, no one has blamed any One or all of them for the present posture of affairs. Our eye are turned towards the Bank of England, our httention is awakened, and our sensibilities pain fully excited, as we contemplate the rapid changes taking place in that establishment from week to week. The Bank is powerless in presence of the law of 1844. If, to arrest the drain of gold and the effects of a demand for corn, it has attempted to interpose its credit, it does so at the risk of its own security ; nor is the public helped by the process. The public suffers from the exhaustion of the Bank and the ca price of the law. There is no doubt the banking re sources of this great establishment are reduced to the most feeble and alarming amount. This is a fact un disputed, and becomes at once an hypothesis on which we can reason with common accord. Is this exhaustion then the result of imprudence, or the state of the law ? This is the real question. On this subject we entirely agree with the views contained in an able letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Mr. I.Aule MURRAY. The Bank has not acted on the law of 1844. It has increased its securities above 6,000,000/. since the 29th of August last, in the teeth of a drain of bullion to an equal amount. It has, therefore, reduced its reserve of notes in th e b an ki ng d epartment, or, i n ot h er words, its power qf affording accommodation from 9 ,449,7601. to 3,699,7101. It is this situation of the Bank that causes all the alarm, that works such won derful effects on the stock and produce markets, that raises the rate of interest, that makes discount almost impossible, and cramps the energies of trade. The Bank owes to private depositors above 9,000,000/., and to meet this all the ready money it possessed on the 3d of April last was a little over 3,500,000/. It cannot pay out its bullion to depositors, as this is pledged for its circulation, and the only manner in which the Bank can meet such demand upon it is by a sale of its securities and therefusal of accommoda tion. What effects this effort will produce can be easily imagined; we have felt it in,former times. Will, therefore, the Bank be forced to decrease its securities, and thus, by a violent effort, right its financial position ? Should the Bank attempt to do so, it will deserve the severest censure for having, in the first instance, yielded to the pressure, and by a foolish and criminal attempt to regain its position, add tenfold to the disaster, of having, in the first instance, by its liberality induced a false confidence it only inppired to destroy. The motives :of such management wi become more than suspected. The remedy pointed out by Mr. LAMIB MURRAY appears to us, under the present circumstances, the only practical one. It is to the law of 1844 princi- pally we owe the embarrassment of the Bank. Let the law, therefore, provide the remedy, and so let the country be saved from a new calamity, which is otherwise inevitable—a financial crisis. We quote the plan proposed by Mr. LAMM MunRAT in the letter alluded to : " It must be borne in mind that, although the sum of 14,000,0001. is all the Bank is permitted to issue on securi ties, vet the capital of the proprietors i s ac t ua lly, on th e 3d of April, 1847 18,544,3331., including the proprieto rs ' capital, 14,553,500/, and the reit of 3,991,3331. The amount of this rest is admitted on all hands as too large. It is equal to near four years' dividend, at seven per cent., on the pro prietors' capital; while the principle seems now to be ad mitted, even in the oldest establishment, that a reserve fund equal to two years' dividend is quite sufficient. Railway bodies in general admit of no reserve fund, asserting, with apparent reason, that each proprietor is the best guardian of the profits on his own capital. I think, however, a rest not exceeding 2,000,0001., or one seventh the capital, would be amply sufficient for the Bank. The suilostion I would therefore make to the Government is, that in order to overcome the exigencies of the present Aliment, and enable the Bank to meet the future inevitable demands upon it, a short Bill should be passed in Parliament, enabling the Bank to capitalthe 2,000,00C1. of its rest, and, with the 553,000/. surplus capital over the 14,000,000/. to advance as a loan to Government, at two-and-a- half or three per cent., the sum of 2,500,0001.; or, in case the Government hurld tik.t require such loan, to empower the Bank to pur chase 2.500,0001. Government securities, and to fix the arbi trary point of issue on securities at 16,500,0001., inetead of 14,000,000 i., as at present. `• Against this plan I know of but two arguments that can be used, and they are so weak that I have thought it scarce worth while to notice them. The one is, Is it prudent to increase the issues of the Bank at the moment when the bullion is expected to flow from that establishment? The other is the illiberality that would deny a bonus to the Bank proprietors, in allowing the Bank to add two millions to its capital from the rest. This last deserves no special reply. " To the first argument I would simply answer, that the present is not a, BuLion Panic, but one founded on the re duced amount of the reserve, and the inability of the Bank to aid the public." A glorious festival has been held in the capital of Prussian Germany—a festival more glorious and propitious than any which has ever before gladdened the hearts of that heroic people. About midday of Sunday, the llth of April, 1847, the United Diet of Prussia was solemnly inaugurated in the White Saloon of the Castle of Berlin. It was by a beauti ful and appropriate selection that the Chambers of the new Parliament were conwued upon a day peculiarly consecrated to the religion. The constitution just ; 4iven by FREDERICK - WILHELM IV. to his subjects was thereby sanctified as it were—sanctified as as suredly as the head and the hands and the bosom of FREDERICK WILHELM IV. were anointed with the _acred chrism at his coronation. " That man is little to be envitd whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plains of I‘l.arathon, and whose piety would riot grow warmer among the ruins of lona." Such was the exclamation of our greatest moralist when treading the shores of the Hebrides. Such would tie our-exclamation now, as applied to the venerable hall irs Brandenburg in which the hereditary princes and the popular representatives of northern Germany were welcomed by their paternal and enlighted SOVE REIGN, but th4tt . we are sathfied the heart of every true lover of his kind will thrill with a sympathetic enthusiasm. Never before wasa spectacle more remark =able witnessed, whether we look to the (Lys of ancient heroism or of the most recent civilization. King FREDERICK 'WILHELM IV. has offered a tribute to his people such as monarch never tendered spon taneously before. Without the physical influence of a revolution, without indeed any direct moral influ ence such as would have been visible in a pacific agitation, the Prussian SOVEREIGN has granted his kingdom a representative constitution—un asked and unexpected! Ile has rapidly fol lowed up his original announcement by opening the liberal Legislature in person, by opening it with an harangue most auspicious in the plicy ishich it unfolds, by opening it with a pageantry' befitting an occasion so unprecedented and memorable. Among the almost innumerable advantages which the United Diet will confer upon the population of Prussia, there are three which cannot be overlooked. They are proclaimed in the inaugurative address de livered by his MAJESTY. There is to be a perfect religious toleration to persons of all creeds and deno minations, and FREDERICK WILuELst utters that great principle while he avers his own belief in the GOD of Galilee. Standing up before the assembled multitude, with his right hand raised to Heaven, the KING, in one sublime sentence,. declares his unalter able 'adhesion to the faith of Christianity : " I AND MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD !" Those words remind us cf the solemn and condensed language of MARTIN LUTHER ; they testify that there may be a complete faithfulness to the creed of our forefathers, without a bigoted and unbending tinaticism. Beyond religious freedom Prussia is to witness the immediate emancipation of the press, and the secrets of those civil and criminal courts of jus tice, which have hitherto been concealed from general inspection. What cast power is hereby conferred upon the people ! what enormous authority is con• filed to their keeping! Truly, as King FREDERICK WILHELM said to them, on the ever-memorable 11th of April, his MAJESTY has intrusted to the nation "the costly jewel of I . : eedorn." Such generosity, such magnanimity, such a deliberate and willing r h e a sign ve h atio n of th ose p reroga ti ves o f hi s C rown w hi c h hitherto been regardedbnatelicitthe as admiration, rrai thearidg ri ea trtude, and the affectionE of the Prussian race. King FREDERICK WIEI LbM those strengthened the founda mormiatrmaution, tions of his throne gratitude, pe t r i e t o u pa d le e i magnificent concessions; he has ensured to hirnyselfos•ed .Rege Nostro affection in perpetuity. will henceforth he the watchwordr:frol "Divine Right," h a a . i nd d it will he the watchword, not because th i e s y through the magnifying medium of a ght m " but because they recognise in him their most illus trious benefactor, because they see in him the realisation of that patriot KING whose bare ideal fascinated the The monetary state of the Bank of England is every day provoking new observations. The remark able and successive fall in the Funds, and the constant depreciation in other dividend-paying securities, are in themselves sufficiently alarming. People in general, guided by the lights of former experience, are at a loss to divine the cause. We have seen in formf-r times, when the bullion in the Bank became reduced to s low figure, that panic and apprehension has suc ded ; but the bullion now in the Bank is higher than the average of the last twenty years, and the state of things which prevail cannot he attributed to that cause, since the Bank possesses more than half its circulation in gold. Not many years since the bullion in the Bank was reduced below 3,00 0,0001 and yet no pa n i c prevailed. Neither d oes there nolwexist amongst the The stail,,r. public any mistrust whatever. ic.uti,e,ncer.ned, internal credit, so far as the public o yof our never appeared to be better f oun d ed. is purely a panic amongst bank ers and in er r s h ese t , nt It is a curious anomaly that those who are most interested in putting the best fac e on thi ngs should, contrary to their nature, be the first to suspect our unsoundoe=s. What seems still more strange is, it was asserted, and we believe with truth, that there is an entire absence of speculation. Prices of produce and manu factures are not inflated. Large quantities or corn have, no doubt, come in and been paid 6r, as the reduction in the bullion shows. At least 3,000,000/. to 4,000,000/. more may still be required. A lo,n h a s been contracted for Irish famine, yet in the state of the revenue and the activity of consumption and employment, can this be assigned as the cause of this sat* of things ? All these points have been carefully examined and Nrighed separately, one by one, and viewed collec t:l74Y, Yet) itiVie 03 it 111 3 7 Wear worl4 of imagination of the great BOLINGBROKE. Yes, the Prussians are grateful, and, as the KING says, " woe to him WO gball dare to dash their thaulifuliesa with THE SUN, LONDON,_____FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, la 4. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton market at Liverpool was very animated yes terday, and the sales amounted to 10,000 bales, including 3,000 bales of American and 3,000 of Surat on speculation. The quotations for American were %d. to 4d4 per lb. dearer. There were 3,500 bales Surat sold at 4d. to 5d., and 6,000 bales of American at 63/ d. to 7%d. per lb.—Railway Shares were aready, but not brisk. The advises from the United States have engaed almost exclusive attention to-day, and there has been much discus sion as to the construction to be put upon them. Some regard the improvement in the rate of exchange as being merely temporary, and not likely to prevent the continued exportation of specie from the United Kingdom, in the face of the immense supplies of provisions which we have yet to expect. Others, on the contrary, anticipate that the purchases of goods here, even at the reduced limits generally given, will go far to ease the balance against us, provided our manufacturers can be induced to keep their mills going with cotton at such high rates. The scarcity of shipping was still felt, and the continuance of the Mexican war will cause full employment for a large number of vessels which otherwise would be free for commercial purposes. In Toronto the flour trade had been firm, and sales of 2,000 barrels, lying at Kingston, were last made at over 6 dollars. A statement of the liabilities of the Bank of Montreal, for the month ending Feb. 28, makes the amount 846,5241., in which promissory notes stand for 519,082/., and cash deposits for 244,0001. The assets were 1 ,596,8501., the coin amounting to 137,9001., and the notes and bills discounted to 1,370,0001. Respecting the weather, we are advised from Montreal as follows:—•' Daring th....• whole of last week very tine weather has prevailed, and the sleighing, where the roads are net broken, in sabots, by the now returning use of the old-fashioned trains, are very good. An im. manse quantity of produce has, consequently, found its way into, and the streets are more thronged with country people from a distance than they have been this winter. The snow is lying very deep, having fallen late, and there having been few thaws in the winter months," so that whenever spring sets in we may expect it to burst on us with unusual suddenness. At Kioglton warm days and cold nights were the order of the month. The sap is running, and the farmers were making sugar, the first labour of the year. The crossing on the ice still remained good, and the sleighing waA yet good. The Toronto Colonist says—" In anticipation of the East India mail for Britain, the Canada Company received appli cations from all parts of the province for exchange for remit tance. No less than 250 bills, amounting in all to about 2,5001., were granted; and it is highly honourable to the Irish character that we are able to record that of this large sum nineteen-twentieths was remitted to Ireland, by the Irish in Canada, in sums varying from one pound and up wards." The Court of Directors of the Bank of England are evi dently impressed with the difficulty of acting iu the present crisis so as to retain their bullion, and yet not unduly to dis tress the mercantile interest; otherwise at their parlour meet ings they would be likely sooner to come to a decision. Yesterday they sat until late in the afternoon, and came to the determination of keeping the rate of interest at live per cent., but of leaving themselves at liberty to decline or accept bills of three months' date. The con sequence is that money is dearer to-day with the discount houses, especially upon any but first class bills. We have even heard of 8 per cent. being refused upon paper presumed to be connected with specula tion. In the meantime the price of grain is on the advance, and the decrease in the note circulation of the United King dom during the month to the 27th ult., compared with the previous four weeks, was upwards of 700,000/. The Stock Market opened this morning with come appear ance of buoyancy, Consols having touched 87 1 4 to for present transfer, and 8714 for May 27. Since then sales have been again pressed, and the quotation is about 87 to % for both. Exchequer -bills are rather higher, viz., 2s. dis count to Is. premium. Bank Stock is worth 193 to 195. The New Three-and-a -Quarter per Cents. have realised 87% to 88. The Foreign Bonds have been dull. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 34 3 4, and Spanish Three Cents. 36% to 3 1 8 . Mexican are IU, being flat still. Dutch Two-and-a-Ralf per Cent. realise 58. Railway Shares have been tolerably steady, though with but little doing. BRIT Isil FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 195 193 193 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 86% 1 4 5( 86% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 87% % 86% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent, Arms. 87% 88 87% 88 88 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 3, 1860 .. 98% 8% Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 18.59 .. 8% 13-16 8 13-16 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1830 .. .. 9 1 4 9% India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. .. .. .. Ditto, under 1.0001. .. south Sea Stuck Ditto, Old Annuities .. 84. Consols for May 27 87% 1 ,4% 87 Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip .. •• • 2% % dis i..xchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 1.0001... .... par 2 dis I p 5001. 2 die 1 p Ditto. Small 1 2p 1 dis ONE O'CLOCK. FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent ... Ditto, Small .. Chilaw Bonds, G per Cent .. . 9l Mexican Bonds, Itt46, 4 per Cent .. 20% Ditto, for the Account Portuguese Four per Cent .. .. 34% Ditto, for the Account Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent - Ditto. Three per Cent .. 3G Dividends on the above payable in Lwzidon. Belgian Four-and-a-lialt per Cent .. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per tent SSN Ditto, t Der Cent. Certificates .. 90 89% Ditto, Bonds .. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. 3 dis 84% 867 i 2% dis CLOSING PRICES. 8234 914, 2151% 20% 34N 34 2.5% 36% BUSINESS PAID. DONE AT CLOSING ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen.. .. Amber., Notting., • Beaton. and Eastern Junction .. • • 2%.... 2ex int. •. 2 x int Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 .... 13% • . 13% Buckinghamshire ..61.45..... par • .......... par Caledonian •• •• .. 30 .... 25%34 ........ 25% F.sittorn Counties 20 .... la 19 ...... 19 Ditto, York Extension 5 %.... 4 • 34 East Lancasldre .. • • .. 17 ••• • .•••. • • • • Ditto New .. • . . • • • • 7 % •• • • 8 % ...... •• • • East Lincolnshire . • .. • • 4 • • • ...... •• • • Edinburgh .tlid Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 72 .•••• • • .. Great Northern 3% .. • • 34 Do., London & York Extension 23y . . • • • ;rest Southern & West. (Ireland) 30 .... 25 ...... •• .. .treat North of England . 100 ....231 •• .. 231 .treat Western 85 .......... Ditto, Half Shares 50 .... 694 .......• . 69 1 4 Ditto, sew . 434 ...... Hull and Selby .. 50 .. • • ...... 112 Leeds and Bradford • . • • .. 40 .... 834 ..... •.. 83 1 4 Leicester and iledfortd . • • • 14. .... dis .... • • 3t dis. Leeds and Thirek Liverp., Matadi., & Newc. Janet. 2% .... 1 t,G ...... 1% London and Blackwen .. 161. 133. 4d. .......... Ditto, New, No. 2 • • • • 11. 13s. 4d. % p.... •• • • if P London, Brighton. and S Coast •• 50 ... 524 % ........ 52% London an , North-Western ..100 •• • • 174 .... •• •• •• 175 Ditto, Quarters .. L. and B. 7 .......... Ditto ditto, New Shares • - .. 2 .... 12 ........ • • 12 Ditto, Fifths .. • • • • • • 2 •• •• 16 ........ • • 16 Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (A) 5 .. 10% London and South- Western • • 411. 6s. 10d.•• 63 64▪ 3 6334 .. 6334 Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) • . 50 53% • •5334 Lynn and Ely .. .. 20 .... 21% ...... •• .. 21% Manchester and Leeds .• • • •• 82 ....101 ... • ..... 101 Ditto, Fifths • • • • • • • • 5 •• • • 9 % %%•• • • • • 9 % Vanchester, Buxton. lc_ Matlock 425....• tip., Stanchest& and Southampton .. 2 .... lIA 1% Midland •• •• • • •• 100 • ••..115 116. •• • • • 117 Ditto,- New .• •• •• •• 3 6 •• • . 39%.....•. Ditto, New .. .. • • • • 2 •• • . 4 34 5 5 Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 20 .. •• 26 25% Ditto, New .. • . • •• • 6 •• • • 7% ........ • • 7% Newmarket and Chesterford .. 10 .... Northern Counties Union .. 234 fi North British •• • • 25 •• • • 32 .. • • •• • • 32 Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • • 2% 334% •• 3% Ditto, Extension .. • • • • %•• • • 1 % ••••• • • • • • 134 Ditto, Thirds • • .. • • • • 1 •• • • 3% .. • • ..• . • 3% North Staffordshire .. • • • • 5 •• •• 7%3., •••• • • •• Preston and Wyre • • • • • • 25 .. • . 34 ...... • • • 34 Beading, Guildford, and Reigate - 5 ... • 47, % 4% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 334 .... 4 •• • . 4 South - Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33%,,.. 364 ........ • • 36% Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 20 ... 20% ...... •• • . 20% 110., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 5 514 ........ •• 5% south Wales .. .. • • • • •• 10 .. 734 •• . .• • 7 1 4 Waterford and Kilkenny .. • . 1334 .... West Riding Union .. .. 41. 25... . • 1 p York and Newcastle .. • • • • 25 .. •••• • • •• 34 Ditto, New.. .. • • • • 10 .... 14% • ..... 14% Ditto, Preference .. • • • • 4 .... 7yi.. • • . York and North Midland .. • • 50 •. • • k 1 iA .... FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens •• .• =0 .• •• ••.• .• 16% Demerara .. . • • • • • • 2i •• • • 33 • 4 East Indian . .• .• Northern of France • • • • • • a .... 12% ... -..• • • 13 , 4 Paris and Lyons •• .. • • • • 8 .... 5% ...... . . 5% Sambre and Meuse •• .• 12 .... 6 6 MINES. ces' del 3foute s tlarezlstered 314 The following was issued at the Discount-office just before the Bank closed yesterday afternoon:— " The minimum rate of interest at the Bank of England is 5/. per cent." There is no limit assigned for bills, and the merchants hink that this indicates more liberality; others appre bend more restriction. EPSOM RACES. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) The Trial Stakes. Gabblpr Rob Roy 2 • • • Tragical 3 THE GREA.T ME TROPOLITAN HANDICAP. Clermont Wolfdog 2 Brother to Stitch 3 Won b) a neck. The Two Years Old Stakes. Antelope . 1 Chippeway 2 Grit Won by a length. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) Arum 16.—Wind N., fresh breeze and fine. DEAL, APRIL 15.—Wind N.E. to N.N.E., strong and heavy squalls.—Sld. Cambria, Ceylon ; Sir John Rae, Reid, St. Kitts; Flora, Muir, Jamaica; William Forrester, Nassau; Fear Not, ditto; Argyle, River St. Lawrence; Margaret, Halifax; Margaret, West, Batavia. KINSALE, APRIL 12.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Bon Accord, Davis's Straits. DOVER, APRIL 15.—The Kroon Princessan, Amsterdam to Oran, was brought in here to-day with considerable da mage, having been in contact with a steamer last night. PORT3NIOUTZ, Aran, 15.—Wind N.N.E.—Off port, Ata lante, Hansen, Monte Video, for Antwerp. The Luctor et Emergo, from Rotterdam to Boston, arrived here to-day with loss of sails, &c., got aground entrance of the harbour; is ex pected eff next tide. WEXFORD, APRIL 14.—The Rochester, Trueman, Liver pool to New York, struck on Blackwater Bank yesterday morning, and is full of water. The greater part of the pas sengers have been landed, and the remainder are expected to be saved. Wind N.E., and a rough sea on the bank. HUNA, PENTLAND FRITFI, APRIL 10.—The Salima, of Glasgow, and not the Selina, as reported, foundered off Dennet Head, Bth instant. TORE AMORY, APRIL 11.—The Ketty, of and for Loch Gilohead, from Portree, foundered to the East of the Scalp, 24th ult.—crew saved. GRANGEMOUTH, APRIL 13.—The Isabella, of Montrose, from Shields to Leith, foundered about N w les of Tyne. mouth per, 9th in,ta.marrrr wed> MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)I CORN EXCHANGE -FRIDAY. Although the arrivals of English Wheat for our market since Monday have been moderate, the show of samples here was very small. Owing to a demand having sprung up for France, the sale for wheat of home produce was active, at an advance in the currencies obtained on Monday of quite 2s per quarter, and at which a good clearance was effected. The imports of foreign Wheat have been small, via., 4.200 quar ters, nearly the whole of which were disposed of afloat for the French markets at is to '2s per quarter more money. Many of the holders refused to sell even at that amount of improvement. Nearly 14,000 quarters of foreign Barley have arrived this week, the finest qualities of which met a ready inquiry for grinding and malting purposes at Is. per quarter advance in the quotations. Malt was in fair request at very full prices. The supply of foreign Oats was great; yet a good business was passing in them at 6d per quarter more money. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour were quite as dear. English .. Forwilczt •• • • • . Wheat. 4,410 qra. 13.820 Malt. 2,530 ors. smxilirizzas. Notwithstanding the supply of Beasts here was large, or upwards of 1,000 head, we have to report a steady though not to say brisk demand for that description of stock, at fully Monday's quoations. There were in the market 310 Oxen and Cows, 630 Sneep, and 75 Calves, from Holland and Ger many. The numbers of sheep were comparatively small. Most breeds moved off freely, but the highest figure for the best old Downs, in the wool, did not exceed 5s 4d per 816 s. From the Isle of Wight the arrivals were small, viz., 20 Sher:p and 18 Lambs. Although the total supply of the latter was large, the trade was firm, and in some instances the rates had an upward tendency, the best Down qualities producing 6s 4d per 81bs. Calves were a slow inquiry, at barely late rates; but Pigs were quite as dear, with a full average number on offer. Milch Cows were dull at from 161 to 191 each, including their small calf. ARRIVALS. I Barley. 740 qrs. Oats Flour. 200 qrs. 1,120 Act, 870 I -- 22,550 4,200 Per Blbs. to el [llk the offal. 1. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasti..... 3 0 3 2 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4 econd quality -.• • 3 4 3 6 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 8 Prime large Oxen.. 3 8 310 Southdown Weiner 410 S 4 Prime Scots •••• • • 4 0 4 2 Ditto out of the wool Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs .. .•• • 3 8 4 4 Prime mall ditto .. 4 8 5 0 Smnll Porkers ••. • 4 6 S 0 Suckling Calves ..11 0 29 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 19 0 Inferior Sheep .3 6 310 Lambs •••• • • 5 4 6 4 SUPPLY AT MARKET. 81, easts 2 . I S 5,430 2 heep. I Calve ll s. I Pi 3 g lo s. 15 NEWG.41.113 AND IMILDENI3 There was a steady business doing here, at full prices. At per atone by the Carcase. a. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. Beef, inferior...... 210 3 0 Mutton, inferior .. 3 8 810 middling .. •• 3 0 3 2 i middling.. 4 0 4 2 prime large .. 3 2 3 4 prime •. 4 4 4 6 prime small •• 3 6 3 S Pork, large.... ••• . 3$ 4 6 Veal. ••••••• • • • • • • 4 0 5 0 ••• • 4 5 5 0 Lamb. is 4d to 6s 2d BOROUGH HOP MARKET. There is a slight improvement to notice in the demand for the best Hops, both in pockets and bags, at fully last week's quotations. Otherwise, however, the trade is heavy, at barely late rates.—Sussex pockets, 3/ 18s to 4165; Weald of Kent ditto, 414 s to 4118 s; 11id and East Kent ditto, 4112 s to 6110 s. lAILWAY COMMITTEES, (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP V. The Committee on this Group met for the first time, this morning, at twelve o'clock; present, Lord Harry Vane (chairman), Hon. M. Sutton. Mr. Rice, and Sir E. Fillrer. The appearances on the several Bills were taken, and some other merely formal business transacted; but at the close of that, as the absent Member, Mr. Trail, w as u na bl e t o b e present through ill ness , and the .blember who was appointed to succeed him had not received intimation, further proceed ings were stayed, and the Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock, on Monday. ROL 'LS' COURT-(THIS DAY, LADE V. BLAKE. This was a petition of the trustees of the Leeds Free Gram mar School, praying for the approval of the Court to certain alterations in the constitution of the charity, the disposal of a portion of its funds, and directions to the Master to frame a Bill to Parliament to enable the petitioners to carry out their views. It appeared that in 1552 Sir Robert Sheffield bequeathed certain lands to the sustentation of this school. By several inquisitions of the Commissioners of Charitable Uses, held in the reign of James 1., Charles 11., and George 11., it appeared that there were certain funds applicable to the purposes of this charity. The case has been before the Court for some time, and had been referred to the Master, who found that the total funds of the charity amounted to 2,0771. 10s. 2d. per annum, which, after deducting 300/. for necessary expenses per annum, lett a net annual sum of 1,7771. 103. 2d. for the purpo. s of the charity, and that 2,3001. Consols, &c, were in Contt to the credit of the trus tees of the charity. The Master further found that it would be desirable to erect a new school-room, &c., the present being too small to accommodate the increased number of scholars. Mr. TURNER was heard in support of the petition. The prayer of the petition, with some modification, was granted. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY POLLOCK V. STABLES. Mr. BAINES stated that in this case, which was tried at York before Mr. Baron Alderson, a verdict was given for the plaintiff for 21. lOs., with leave being given to him to move to add the sum of 85/. to the amount given by the verdict. The action bias originally brought for money paid, and tbr commission as a sharebraer—the only plea being non as sumpsit. The plaintiff in the case was a sharebroker, at Leeds, and the defendant was an attorney and share broker residing at the same place. On the 3d of September, 184 b, the defendant inetrusted the plaintiff to purchase for him ten Huddersfield and Manchester railway shares. The plaintiff accordingly purchased the ten shares on the same day, and in accordance with the universal practice, he entered into the contract in his own name. The price of the shares was at that time 28r. per share. The plaintiff purchased the shares at the Exchange of the Leeds Sharebrokers' Asso ciation, from two persons named Serley and Cooper. On the sth of September the defendant wrote a letter to the plain. tiff, stating that the party for whom the ten shares had been purchased had neglected to come and take them, and regret ting the inconvenience to which this neglect put all parties concerned. The person for whom the shares were intended did not come down, and they were accordingly sold out against the plaintiff at 111 lOs. per share. By the action the plaintiff sought to recover the difference of price which he had had to supply, and his commission on the purchase. The verdict was given for the amount of the commission, with permission to move for leave to add 851. to the verdict. —Rule granted. S% 64 72 3% THE QUEEN v. THE MAYOR AND ♦LDERMEN OF BATH. Mr. nu:ix moved fur a rule to show cause why a man damus should not issue, directed to the mayor, aldermen, and assessors of Bath, commanding them to receive a vote ten dered for Mr. Robert Crutwell as town-councillor. The circumstances under which the motion was made were these :—At the usual election for the two vacant offices of town-councillors, Mr.. Archer, Mr. Lutman, and Mr. Crut well were the candidates. Mr. Archer polled 212 votes, Mr. Lutman 212, and Mr. Crutwell 210. It appeared afterwards upon examination that Mr. Lutman had polled three per sonated votes, and Mr. Crutwell had polled one, making both numbers 209. Subsequently one of the par ties who was personated in voting for Mr. Lutman came forward and wished to vote for Mr. Crutwell, The mayor, alderman, and assessors refused to receive the vote, on the ground that he bad already voted. It was in vain that they were reminded that he had only been per sonated: they persisted in refusing to receive his vote. Mr. Lutman had since been removed by a quo warranto, and the mandamus was sought for to compel the mayor to receive the vote for Mr. Crutwell and declare him elected. Rule nisi granted. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) No case of any public interest occurred in this court during the day. EXCHEQUER-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) JENKINS AND OTHERS V. MORRIS AND OTHERS. Mr. COWLEY moved for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be had in this case which was tried at Liverpool before Baron Rolfe. It was an action for a bill of exchange for 84/. Is. 5d., and the verdict went for the de fendant. He did not complain of the direction of the Learned Judge, or the finding of the jury, but contended that there should have been a joint interest in the bill as far as the de fendants were concerned, and this was not the case, therefore the acceptor of the bill had no right to bind the defendants who bad no interest in it. The Learned Counsel cited several cases in support of his argument, and submitted that in point of law his rule should be granted. The Cousrr would take time to cowsider. MASON V. OWEN. This was an action on a policy of insurance on the ship Johanna, which was tried before the Lord Chief Baron at Guildhall, when a verdict was entered for the plaintiff. The ArrouNEY- GENERAL moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be entered for defendant, or for a non-suit, or that a new trial should be had. There had been a former policy of insurance effected from 26th of October, 1844, to September, 1845, a time policy at ten guineas premium. and the policy in question was to com mence from the expiration of the former policy, till the arrival of the ship at Memel. There were several pleas to the declaration. the first was non a3sumpsit, the second fraud and misrepresentation, and the third deviation. The Leased Counsel cntended, at c. nsiderable length, that the policy was not a time policy but a voyage policy. The Court would take time to consider. COMMON PLEA S.- (THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco. ) oix v. HUBS lAD. This was an actio:i breught to recovea the price of a bolt ing drum and a wheel for a threshing machine, and was tried before Baron Nike at the last Coventry assizes, when a verdict was entered for plaintiff for 20/. Mr. KNoWLEs moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not he set aside, and a new trial had, on the ground of the misdirection of the Learned Judge, and the verdict beingagainat evidence. The COURT took time to consider. SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.) CLAY V. TIL)DITSON. This was an inquiry to assess damages in an action brought on a guarantee, defendant not having put any plea on the record. The plaintiff's ATTORNEY said that the action was brought on a guarantee given to stay proceedings in a previous action. In August, 1843, the plaintiff advanced a sum of money to a person of the name of Akehurst, on mortgage of some pro perty, but as the money was not repaid an action was brought, on which the present defendant applied on behalf of Akehurst for an extension of the tune, guaranteeing the payment of the mortgage debt and costs then due, with inte rest thereon, in six months ; that time had now elapsed, and as the defendant's guarantee bad been broken it was neces sary to bring the present action, not to increase costs, but to better secure the plaintiff. The sum c l a i med was 7001., and 17i. interest. The SECONDARY said the interest amounted to a little more. The Arrommr—We leave the income• tax out of the ac count; he can pay that, for we have not yet got the income, and don't wish unnecessarily to debit ourselves. The SECONDAXY asked whether the guarantee was set out on the record? If not, it would be necessary to prove it. When a defendant neither pleaded nor attended, it was very necessAry to have strict proof. Tin plaintiff '5 Alrozerzr t aid that the behind%) vet forth A LOVER OF MUSIC Her Majesty the Queen has been pleased to give a donation of 501. in aid of the funds of the Royal Orthoucelic Hospital. Mr. George Edward Anson, accompanied by his brother Mr. Frederick Anson, visited the hospital yesterday, and expressed himself highly gratified with its internal arrangements. His Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the Exhibition of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours, at their Gallery, 53, Pall-mall, with a visit yesterday after noon, immediately after her Majesty's drawing-room. His Royal Highness expressed much interest in the steady pro gress of this society. He was accompanied by the Hon. Captain Gordon. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— Shortly after the express train, which left Bristol for London at forty-one minutes past one o'cloec yesterday, passed the Pangbourne station, the spring of the driving wheel broke, and the train had to be stopped until it was repaired. While it was thus detained the approach of another up-train, which it had passed at the Didcot station, and which was on the same line ; was announced by the engineer's whistle. The dread of a collision operated so fearfully upon the passen gers of the express tr a i n , th at t h ey jumped out of their carriages, and immense confusion was the result, which was, however, calmed when they found that the other train had stopped, and would be detained until the injury to their engine was repaired, which was effected after the delay of half an hour, after which both trains proceeded on their way, and reached the Pad dington station without f ur th er i nterrupt i on. SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF FOREIGNERS IN DISTRESS. —The friends and patrons of this praiseworthy in stitution celebrated their annual festival last evening, when about one hundred gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. In the absence of tha Duke of Cambridge, whose inability to attend from indisposition was a su bj ect o f much regret, if Labou chere Esq , occupied the chair. After the cloth was drawn, the chairman, in proposing the toast of the evening. "Pro sperity to the society," stated that, since its establishment, which is nearly forty years ago, the funds of the charity had been applied to rescue a great number of distressed foreigner, from the destitution into which, without its aid, they would have been plunged, and that at the present moment there were no less than eighty pensioners receiving regu'ar relict from its funds, besides a considerable number of individuals who were receiving occasional relief. The subscriin ion list, which included a donation of 100/. :from lier most gracious Majesty he Queen, 2001. from the directors of the Bank of &c., amounted to nearly 1,300/. AMERICAN RELIEF F'llt IRISH DISTRESS.— -The United Stares ship-of- war Jamestown, arrived in Cork on the 12th irvtant, laden with bread stuffs and provisions fit the relief of the distress in Ireland. She sai;ed from Boston on the 2tith but the news of a political nature which she brings is superseded by that of a ink.re recent date, which will be found in another column. NAVIGATION LAws.—The Select Committee ap pointed to inquire into the operation of the navigation laws resumed their sittings yesterday morning in Room No. .2, the members present being the Right Hon. Mr. Milner Gibson (chairman), Admiral Dunetas, Sir G. Clerk, Mr. Liddell, Mr. Macarthy, Mr. Lyall, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Hume, the Hon. Mr. C. P. Villiers, and Sir Howard Douglas. The only witness examined was Mr. John Breysler, director of the customs in the port of London. Our space to-day does not allow us to give the evidence in detail. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when thn new directors elected on Wed nesday last, viz., William Butterworth Bayley, Esq., Rus sell Ellice, Esq., Major-general Archibald Galloway, C. 8., Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.8., Ross Donnelly Mangles, Esq., M.P., and John Maste' man, Esq , 111. P., t.ok the oath and their seats. Henry St. George Tucker, Esq., was cho s e n chairman, and Li e ute nan t-G enera l Sir ames Law LushinL ington, G.C.8., deputy chairman, for the year ensuing. DEATH OF THE IloN. JOHN itODNEY.--We have to record the demise of this venerable gentleman, who for so many years filled the office of Chief Secretary to the Govern ment of Ceylon. He died at Boulogne on the 9th instant, at the advanced age of 82. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, APRIL 15.—There has, been a fair demand for sugar during the week, and nearly the whole of the West India suppl = y has been taken eff at a reduction of one shilling per cwt. Ile remaining sales con sist of 1;200 bags Bengal, and '2,000 boxes Havannah, at about the same reduction. Further supplies of West India auger may be shortly looked to. No inquiries for rum.— Bristol Gazette. INDIAN AND CHINA PRODUCE —That perfectly mirrored casket—Everington'a, upon Ludgate- hill—perhaps never displayed a more gorgeous arrangement of almost un attainable excellencies, than at the present, the extended front exhibiting to wondering eyes the rarest of foreign workmanship—splendid to a degree! Amongst these are the shawls commissioned by the Queen, and many rare scarfs and dresses, each of which of the value of a little fortune. Those who affect connoiseurship in fabrics of this high class pronounce these specimens to be the richest ever imported in England; and the pilgrimage daily made by the titled from the West may be presumed a corroboration of such judgment. The display in the window, it may be ob served, is in perfect harmony with the whole of the establish ment ; what, then, must be the notion of those who have not the entrée into aristocratic life of the riches, magnificence, and luxury of our country, if, in the house of a mere shopkeeper, evidence of this wealth is to be met with in such extraordi nary profusion ? DEATH OF COLONEL FULFORD.—OUT obituary this week records the death of Colonel Fulford. Without indulging in any lengthened panegyric of his many ex cellent qualities we may venture to say of him, in brief; that as no man was more respected in his lifetime so no man will be more regretted in his death. Estimable and exemplary in all the of private lile—indefslig: able and forbearing In the discharge of his public duties —unpretending in his mariner, conciliatory in his dispo sition, and unostentatious in his charities—he was a good neighbour, a good landlord, and a warm friend. Colonel Fulfurd's name was held throughout this county in uni versal respe:•ct. He was for many years Lieut.-Colonel of the East Devon militia, chairman of the quarter ses sions, and chairman of the Exeter turnpike trust. From these more prominent positions he had for some time retired, but he continued to attend to public business down almost to the very period of his decease. The family of Fulford is of Sax , .:n origin, and held Folefort, as it is written in Domesday Book, from which place the name is derived. Here, as it appears by records, as wtll as by registries in the College of Arms, they were seated in the time of Richard 1., and have continued in posses sion of the same name in the male line, by uninterrupted descent, during the long period of more than 600 years. Their mansion house was once garrisoned for Charles I. and was taken by a pan of Fairfax's army, in December, 1645. Many knights of the family distinguished them selves in the Holy Land—Sir Baldwin de Fulford more particularly. Sir Thomas Fulford was one of the knights who went up with the Earl of Devon to relieve Exeter, when besieged by Perkin Warbcck, in the year 1497. In the death of this gentleman it may with truth be said we have, indeed, lost olio of the " Worthies of Devon,"— Weidern Luminary. MELANCHOLY SIIIPWRECK.-THURBO, APRIL 9.- The brig Salem Ave ' Captain Macke nz i e , b oun d to Islay from Inverness, with barley, came into Thurso Bay on the morning of the Bth, and brought up in a bad place. The wind blew strong from the south-east, but at ten A.M. it veered sound to the west, or rather W.N.W., and blew a perfect hurricane. The vessel stood out well till the evening, when she unfortunately parted from her anchors, and dritted towards the east of the Dunnet sands, where she struck, and almost instantly went to pieces, all hands having perished.—.. Edinburgh Witness. NATURALISATION Or THE DUKE DE RIANZARES..--- On Mcnday last the letters patent whereby the Duke de Rianzares (~t. Munoz) has become a naturalised Frenchman, under the title of the Duke de Montmoro, were enrolled in the Cour Royale. M. Moreau de la Rochette was also ad mined to take the oaths prescribed by the. charter On 1115 being - created a baron.--GrArtani. all the facts, whieb, of course, defendant admitted by not pleading. The jury gave a verdict for 7171. damages. There was only one other case, an undefended inquiry, "Beaver v. Price," for money lent. A verdict was given for 37/. 10s., the arnountclaimed. DESTRUCTION of the DROGHEDA STEADIER, GRANA VILE.-LOSS OF FORTY LIVES. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. We deeply regret to announce that the steamer Royal Albert, at this port this morning, from Dublin, reprts the destruction of the steamer, Grana Uile, plying be tween this port and Drogheda, by fire, on Wednesday morning. The Grana Uile left this port on Tuesday night, at nine o'clock P.M., with about eighty souls on board, and had not proceeded more that► a third of her voyage, when she was discovered to be on fire ; and so rapid were the flumes, that she was burnt to the water's edge, and sunk before 6 A.M. About forty lives were saved by a fishing-boat, which fortunately came to their assistance ; neatly as many more were lost, including her commander, Captain Bowden, who has left a wife and four children. We expect to receive further parti culars this evening. TdE RIVAL OPERAS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sts,—When in the autumn of last year, the musical com munity was rife with the then newly-projected Italian Opera at Covent-garden Theatre, it was announced that a great re duction would take place in the price of admission ; it was trumpeted forth that the opera would be on a scale of perfec tion hitherto unknown in this country, and that the ballet would be equal, if not superior, to that at her Majesty's Theatre. 1 certainly admit that there is nothing to he said on the score of the opera, but all has turned cant nothing better than moonshine ; a bait to catch a t popu l ar i ty ; a p l e d ge which, I insist, has not been redeemed. The prices are not one penny less than at the rival house, except for a tew of the boxes on the fifth and sixth tiers. These are sold at two guineas, which, by the bye, except on extraordinary occasions, is the same as in the Haymarket. The stalls are the same; the pit a trifle lower, it is true ; but this reduc tion is more apparent than real, for we all know that the two extra tickets reserved out of each box by the booksellers, and there are upwards of four hundred of these, when all the boxes are sold, are always to be had at eight shillings and sixpence. The am phitheatres are an improvement, 'but the prices are too hi h, being twelve and seven shillings, and not better than the gallery stalls at the opera, sold at five shillings ; and they are badly constructed and obscure ; on the third seat one is obliged to stand up to see over the heads of those in front. The same may be said of the gallery, it is not one-third, nav one-fourth, the size of that of the other house, and on the back seats the stage is quite invisible. Evidently this theatre has been constructed to run down the other house, and oc cupy its position with all the exclusiveness attached to it. If, as I pretend, this be the object in view, I predict a most lamentable failure. The aristocracy will not abandon their habits and their old haunts, their fashionable lounge and 'their admirable ballet, their affections are not for . music as an art, they prefer a caper to a roulade, and the Pas des Diesses to the best over ture that ever was written. If the ballet is not worth caring for, let it be abandoned ; if, on the contrary, it be considered indispensable, spare no care or expense to induce the public to stay to see it, for at present no sooner is the opera over than the theatre is almost empty—such was the case last Saturday, when the only good dancer they have, Mademoiselle l3aderna, made her debut. In my opinion the managers have been led away by a false idea; they want to overthrow the old dy nasty ; they will not succeed ; let them, on the contrary, apply to a different public—the middle classes—the million, who really love music as an art; let them lower their prices to suit the pockets of these, and "succe s s is certain. The intelligence from the United States and Mexico, which reached Liverpool yesterday morn ing, by the royal mail steamer Hibernia, is very im portant. A series of engagements took place be tween the forces under Generals TAYLOR and SANTA ANNA on the 22d and 23,1 of February, at Bueno Vista, about six miles south-west of Sal , i do. 0 wing to there being no official report received from General TAYLOR, consequent, as it is presumed, upon his dis patches having been intercepted by his enemies, no precise opinion can be formed of the positive losses suffered or advantages gained by the respective com batants in the above conflict. There is an American account of the battle given by Dr. TURNER, an officer of the United States army, which is evidently too highly coloured to be relied upon. He estimated the loss of the Mexicans in killed and wounded to amount to 4,000, that of the Americans to 700 This officer makes no mention of General TAYLOR having lost any pieces of artillery ; but he speaks of " the discomfiture of SANTA ANNA'S army." On the other hand, we have an account of the battle from SANTA ANNA himself, written from his camp near IBueno Vista, on the 23d of February. This General gives 2,000 as the number of dead left by his oppo nents on the field, and states that he carried five of their positions, and secured three piece.: of artillery as well as two of their flags. He praises the soldiers under his command for having "done their duty and covered the honor of the Mexican nation with glory." It will thus be seen that the two accounts are quite at variance. Sufficient, however, is to be collected from the different sources of intelligence to indicate that the slaughter on both sides must have been considerable—that the loss of General TAYLOR was, perhaps, not less than 1,100 men, and one which he could ill afford to sustain, considering the superiority of the Mexicans in point of number—and that, though SANTA ANNA rejoices in his " trophies Of war," they were not gained without a heavy loss of men. Indeed, had he not suffered in this respect the General would not have omitted in his dispatches any allusion to his own loss, when he was computing that of his adversary. Subsequent to the engage ment SANTA ANNA retired to Agua Nueva, a dis tance of ten miles, to secure provisions, with the intention of renewing, as soon as possible, his attack upon General TAYLOR, who, it is said, had retreated to Monterey. The American General's position was not a very enviable one. The entire open country surrounding him was occupied by the Mexicans, cutting him off from all communication, whilst General URREA was represented to be in the rear with 5,000 men. As a whole, we view the above intelligence with satisfaction. In the engagements above alluded to the Mexicans were the attack. ing party, and they have shown themselves to be a brave people. They first compelled General TAYLOR to retreat from Agua Nueva to Saltillo, and thence to Monterey; and though, when the American forces assumed the offensive in their turn, they succeeded in destroying a great number of SANTA ANNA'S troops, the ardour of their enemies appeared, notwithstand ing, to remain unabated. The Mexican people seem :o be determined to prosecute the war to the utmost ; and there can be no doubt that the longer it continues the better able will their soldiers prove themselves to resist the unprincipled invaders. By the next mail we may expect to receive some decisive intelligence relative to the menaced attack upon the city and castle of Vera Cruz. Madrid journals of the 9th hare arrived. The authorities appointed to investigate the charges against General SERRANO have declared his conduct to be blameless ; and the QUEEN has issued a decree suspending all further proceedings against him, and declaring that no imputation has been cast by them on his reputation. A Carlist band has been destroyed near Murias de Paredes. MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 9.—The Three per Cents were done at 32f for cash ; the Five per Cents. al 201 ; the Debt without . interest at 6 ; and the Coll• pons at 17. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. The mission of General CONCHA is, it is said, to arrange with Louis PHILIPPE and with the British Government for armed intervention in Portugal. lie is to leave Paris for London immediately. In allusion to the announcement of the Prase of the approaching visit of the Emperor NICHOLAS to Paris, the National says— "A morning paper of yesterday, in its private correspon dence from tit. Pe.teraburgh, informed its readers that the Emperor of Russia contemplated coining to Paris tads Rum mer. That that journal should 10. kon such a journey by the Emperor Nicholas, under exiting circumseatices, event of the highest importance, one can well understand. since it is friendly to a Russian alliance. B u t H eaven b e praised its opinion is not that of France. We have not bar tered our sympathies for Poland, or been strangled with the renter of the Bank ~f France. Now, as hitherto, all hearts shuuder at the Warsaw murders. The purchase of oblivion of so many crimes committed during the last sixteen years over a conquered nationality, for 50,000,000 f., was surely not a high price. We do not accept this bar gain. The presence of Nicholas at Paris would be an in 'suit to our feelings, to our ioeas, and if the Czar were to dare to come and face amongst us the unfortunates who have been doomed to exile by his despotism, the cheers of a few scattered flatterers would not cover the loud voiee of public malediction. This would not be the first time of a Russian Emperor being at Paris. The last was called Alexander. At the period lie visited us France was invaded by foreigners. The people remember well the Cossack:. ' bivouacking in the Champs Elysees, and the presence of Nicholas, by reviving the recollection of that tatal period, would revive the hatred and horror with which the invaders of France will ever inspire us. If the journal in which we find the article wished to feel the pulse of public opinion, and sift out the feeling in respect to Nicholas, it may tell its correspondent that France repels all contact with the annihilator of Poland, and Paris would not imitate the bilenc.- of London." The Chamber of Deputies commenced on Tuesday the discussion of the project of law authorising the Bank of France to issue notes for 250 f. (101.) The report of the Committee on the Bill recommended that the amount should be reduced to 200 f., and M LEON FAt.:culia proposed a reduction to 1001. The discussion was adjourned. We find the following in the Courrier Francais : "A letter from St. Petersburgh, dated the 2d, announces to us that the Emperor of Russia is seriously ill, and that his journey to Warsaw is indefinitely po4tponed. The fact is certain, but it is kept within the walls of the winter palace, but has no doubt already come to the knowledge of Kisselef. Thin news, the authenticity of which we guarantee, directly contradicts the letters in the Press., which announced the approaching arrival of Nicholts in Paris." Mr. O'CONNELL arrived at Lyons on Sunday. It was said that there was every hope of the differences between Greece and Turkey being satis factorily settled. The Three per Cents. closed 'at 771. 90c. , the Five per Cents., 1151. 80c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1 ,225 f.; Rouen, 885 f ; Havre, 6711. 25c. ; Great Northern, 623 f. 75c.; Avignon, 777 f. 50c. ; Vierzon. 56'2f. 50c.; Bordeaux, 5 iut. ; Basle, 1911. 25c.; Dieppe, 322 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg, 4281. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 4231. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 432 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon. 4501. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 44.%f. ; Si.anish Actives, 32i ; Spanish Passives, 5. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Amt. 15. Boulogne and Amiens, 16 1 / 2 . —Denerera, 3 1 / i Dutch Rhenl.l), 4—East Indian, A li—Louvain a la Sambre, 1 1 ,i —Northern of France, 121, 1 1 —Paris and R uen, 35—Paris and Strasbourg, 24. AL/RUING EIPLOSION IN TUS STRAND.—Last night a serious explosion of gas occurred upon the premises known as the Globe Tea Warehouse, situate at No. 20, Strand, the corner of Hungerford-street, belonging to Mr. Marshall. It appeared that about eight o'clock some of the inmates experienced a strong smell of gas, and in artier to ascertain whether or not a 'ell:age had taken place in any of the pipes, a young man, named Arthur Fuzzily, incautiously lighted a piece of paper, which he was passing over the floor behind the counter. The moment the light came near one portion of the flooring an explosion resembling the discharge of fire-arms oc curred; the young man was knocked down as if shot, and the fluoring under the shop torn up, the doors and win dows in the basement floor shattered to pieces, and the glass TTa n tL a below sent flying to the other side of the road. The firemen leak, and that the gas had escaped and accu getiuiny bur t ke ut base ou rn th en e t. fus Th o e young wrequ man n etr Fuz si se cia y then found that one of the gas-pipes had by some means was so dr care or to turn it into ingratitude !" lt is impossible not to sympathise to the uttermost in the aspirations indulged in by the Prussian Monarch in greeting his dear and well-beloved orders of Nobles, Burghers, and Commons. The joy with which his bosom is inspired in gazing round that ancient chamber, and remem bering that he—the KlNG—has summoned a nation to Freedom, assures him that the blessing of Old- NIPOTENCH Will be secured to the young Constitu tion. " Out of our unanimity," he says, " out of our unanimity it will degcend on the present and future generations, and I hope on all our glorious German fatherland in one broad stream, beside which we may dwell in peace and safety, as by the shores of the blessing-bringing waters that encircle the earth." With that golden and almost Epicurean future dawning upon Prussia, and guaranteed, so to speak, by the lips of her patriotic SOVEREIGN, we may con tent ourselves with the simple record of this noble and august ceremony. THE COUNTRYMAN IN LONDON' On Wednesday John Smith, a baker, who has WI arrived in London with his wite from Aalesbury• Buckinghamshire, fur the purpose of emigrating 5 America, and who has already paid 5/. on account their passag e t o N ew Y ork in the ship Victoria, wilicll sailed on Thursd a y, came b e f ore Mr. Yardley at thel. Thames-office, to compl a in th a t h e h a d been ro bbed e 351., all the money he possessed in the world, by tw o London sharper s , w h o h ave l ately taken in many flats ;'7 the neighbourhood of the docks. The applicant, who looked the pi c t ur e of despai r, sated that he was leaving the L on d on Docks on Tues day, and stopped to luck at some posting bills relating to the departure of the emigrant ship-, when a " gen tlemen " also comme nce d rea di ng the same bills, and en tered into a conv ersat i on w i th him about t h e vesse ls. 11 . 6 informed the straneer he was about to emigrate with his wife to Americi, and his new acquaintance said he w'ts quite delighted to hear that, for he was going to send out.* nephew, 13 ) ears oid, to join Its parents in New York, aid asked urn to takeehar k re of the boy, for ehich service he promised him a very handsome compensation. Th e applie tot e..n,ented to do so, and after walking a short distance with his ffien,l, who partieularlj cautioned him against London sharper,, invited him to partake of some malt liquor in a puiihe-house, where the conversation about America and the lad he Was to take charge of was rt newel. Their conversation was interrupted by " anther gentleman," who appeared very much like $ . stew •nt out of plane, who was seated in another part of flee room tie y were in. Fle said, "As you are talkieg of A !eerie t, tell yen how to make a fortune there. f wits sling with an eld een il, man s i xteen years i s the Units d States, and he has died and left me 1,6 0 ° 4 and none property th , re, and I have come to Lon' lon to settle my afftirs." The conversation vi lla kept up for tune time, and the la s t pe rson h e was intro' dte•ed to said he s h ou ld return to N ew Y or k i n three months. A walk was t h en propose d , and h i s compeni°• ' took him to a funny place under the Thames, lighted v with gas, and afterwards induced him to visit another public-hi vuse in ‘l.leppi ng, called the Globe, w h er e theper' .on he last met with talk,d very lar g ely about his co n ' hexions in America ant promised t o give him his address hich was 16 mil es f rom NewY. Irk, where he said he Iniga rem iin mail his (the stranger's) arrival, when he would dud hi t n employm, nt. Alter that his dinterested ag nueral friend sa id if h e wanted money he would adva nce him 501. or 1001., an d h e would accommodate the o ther man, wh o by th i s t i me h a d described himse lf as s Yorkshi re ta il or , w i th the same sum. The appli cant.,, o s said he wou ld g i ve hi m no security, as he "nt going to A mer i ca . Th e stranger said he did net "Id • any, and wou ld i ntrust suc h an honest man with unto gold; that all he required for the loan of the money visa stamped r e c e ipt, an d b egge d of hi m to as ato Calle d without delay. The Yorkshi re ta il or as he himself, said he would ta k e h i m to shoe where ho could buy a stamp, and before did so took from his picket a roll of what it peered to be Beek of England notes, an d le f t t h e m wi" • the other man, who promised t o ta k e care of- hi s Ine,n e, a till his return. The York s hi re ta il or then a dvised the applicant to leave his money with the gentle man, who would think the !Atter of him for doing so, and he took all the money be - had about nil?; 35/. in notes and gold, and d eposited the who l e of 1 , with the stranger, who bade him return as speedilY, fli a possible. lle went out in search of a bill stamp the Yorkshirerran; but he had not gone far before a suspicion crossed his mind that all was 1,11,1 right, and he suddenly recollected the tales be A . to read and heard of London sharpers, and determine" make all possible haste back to the public-house. k f t l communicated his suspicions to his companion, who 95 , 1 ., it was all right, and by various devices-delayed kiln for some time. On his return to the Globe he found the. gentleman who had made such large promises was golf , and his mon e y was gone too. While he was ma king qyiries ab ou t hi m t h e other man disappeared, en" ade oiscovered, when it was t oo l ate, t h at h e ha d b e en mad the victim of t wo scoundrels, who had left h i m without a penny in the world. most Mr. Yardley—Y ou h ave b een ta k en i n by tue of t h e common trick in existence. I thought that a deceived most ordinary int e ll igence cou ld not have bee n lam such a str a t aemn . I inn sorry fur YOU, but afraid our 351. is irrevocably gone, a he b ad Smith said he was a stranger in London, an no mon“y to supp , ..rt himseiror his wife. Mr. Yardky—You have only your own simpliCity to_ thank for that. You have truste d your mone y t° strangers you never saw b e f ore . Il ow could you be so .? f.olish to give credit to th e prom i ses of two sharrr'... It is the most palpable tri c k ever played off upon a 0.7 man. Smith said he w4A not in a conditio n now to return to his native Yale or to proceed to America, and begged for borne ai,,istance. Mr. Yardley said he could do nothing for the applicant but ad v tsrd him to make his case immediately known 'to the police, who would look after the sharpers. Smith then quitted the Court iu the utmost despair of mind. BIRTHS. On the 28th of March, at Rome, the Hon. Hester, wife of Sir George W. Craufurd, of a son. On the 7th inst., at the Rectory, Bow, Devonshire, the WI of the Rev. Frederick Van Der Meulen, of a son,_ On the 10th i ns t., at I m b er h orne, near East Grinstead, th e lady of P. Worsley, Esq., of a daughter. On the 11th inst., at Woodford, Northamptonshire, the lady of Captain J. B. Woosnam, of the Bombay Artillery, or a daughter. On the 11th inst., at Meadow Lodge, Brixton-hill, Ar re. Edward B. Sutton, of a daughter. On the 13th inst., Mrs. Hackblock, Denmark-bill, of a s ° l3 * On the 13th inst., Mrs. J. E. Saunders, jun., of a son. On the 13th inst., in New Boad-street, the wife of Henry Powell, of a son. the On the 13th inst., at Helmingham Rectory, Suffolk, wife of the Rev. J. C. Ryle, of a daughter. MARRIED. an der On the Bth inst., at St. Michael's Limerick, Comm o f t he fete Thomas Fisher, R.N., to An ne , eldest daughter Major-General Hamilton, C.B. ____....---- DIED. On the 13th inst., in Hill-street, the Dowager Lady Broom' low, aged 91. On the 9th inst., at Boulogne-sur-Ater, the Hon. J. On the 9th inst., at Walcot-terrace, Kennington , fi n ' widow of the late Edw ar d Wetenhall, formerly of the St " — Exchange, aged 93. On the 10th inst., at Felpharri, near Bognor, Susse x / t he Rev. John Bishop Beed, aged 76. On the 11th inst., Mts. Osbaldeston, the wife of Osbaldeston, Esq., of Upper Phdlintore-place, Ken lf; London: Printed 44141 Publtsbed by hiURDO YOUNG, C.• It& Stra49l, Printer, at The Sun No. l ls, Strxad, in the f__„A'" -- 14 of the Savoy, in the County of Amman, Friday, IP , • 044, THE PARCEL POST DELIVERY COMPANY. A case of considerable hardship to a poor girl, who can ill-afford the loss, relating to the defunct Parcel Post Delivery Company, was brought under the notice of Mr. Elliott, the sitting magistrate, at Lambeth. It appeared that about the middle of March last, a young woman, named Mary Ann Mitchell, who bad lived servant in the vicinity of the Wandsworth-road; being about to remove to Tottenham-court-road, carried her box, containing all she possessed in the world except the clothes th en on h er b ac k , to the shop o f Mr Neill, an oilman, to be forwarded by the Parcel Pint Delivery Company to her new place. The box, how ever, never reached its destination, and after making every effort to get her box, the young woman applied ut this Court on th e s t h i nstant, and obtained a summons against Mr. Nei:l, in whose charge she had placed her box. Mr, Neill, upon attending to that summons , almitted that as the agent of the Farce! Post De' livery Company he had received it, but said that by the first opportunity he had forwarded it by one of the Company's vehicles, to be delivered ao" cording to the address, and added that it was no fault of his that it had not been properly delivered. Mr. Elliott finding that the unlawful detention of the property . h ),. the defendant could no t b e prove d , as he had, in poi'''. of fact, parted with it, he dismissed the summons, but at the same time feeling that the case was one of extreme hardship upon the poor girl, granted a fresh summons, against Messrs. Henry Owen and G eorge 11111, two of the din ctors of the company, calling upon them to show cause why they detai ne d t h e property i n quest i on , a nd Wednesday being appointed for the hearing, the com plainant was in attendance, but neither Mr. Owen nor Mr. Hill were present. English, the officer in whose hands the sunsmonsee had been placed, stated that on the preceding afte r " noon he went to the house, No. 17, Soho-square, 1 , 0 serve the warrant, and was shown into a room , in whion he was t o ld h e s h ou ld fi nd Mr. Hill. Addressing th e gentleman wiio he found there, he mentioned the pur port of his and asked if his name was not Hill The gentleman, without answering his question, observed that the summons was addressed to Mr. Owen, and sent him up stair s t o ano th er o ffi ce. On entering the latter, he found a gentleman whom he addressed as Mr. Owen. hut that gentleman seemed to evince the same ind:si osition to declare his real name as him in the lower ffice, and both seemed to treat the matter with much apparent ind:fference. He, English, however, left the summons with Mr. Owen, as he understood his name to be, and said that unless it was attended to, a w arrant would be granted. One of the former servants of the defunct company said, he recollected very well taking the box of the cos: element's to the principal office in Fleet-street, of which Mr. Hill had then the management, but what had after' wards become of it he was unable to say. Mr. ELLIOTT observed, that it was quite clear, from the evidence of the last witness, that he had no jurisdie" Lion in the matter. The box, from all that could be learned about it, was last delivered of Fleet-street. where the city magistrates alone had jurisdiction. Il e • (Mr. Elliott) was most anxious to assist persons like the complainant in every way he could, but owing to the present state of the law redress by summary means wit° most difficult, and he had not the power to do so. I t was an extraordinary fact, that any person or persons might set up as carriers, without the law placing 1113 1 check, with respect to the non deliverance of goods upo„° . them, or affordi ng any redress to the owners of such • „goods beyond that given by the Police Act, for the unlawful dete nt i on ." I n this case, however, it woul d be necessary to prove that at the time when the atilt' mons was heard, th e d e f en d ants had the goods in the° • possession, and feeling in this there was an end to th e • magistrate's jurisdiction and power to give redress, he (Mr. Elliott) hoped that the cases connected with th e company complained of would draw public attention to the glaringly defective state of the law, and lead to the much called•for remedy. It having been stated that the poor girl had been de; prived of her little property, amounting to about 4 " and had nothing but what she then appeared in, Mr. ELLIOTT said that though the poor-box was, be was sorry to say, very low, he would order that half _, ll sovereign be given to h e r t o p rov id e h er with a neceasmi change.