The Sun. — London, England, 1847-04-27 00:00:00

Air. HUMMLs trusted that the House would never give its sanction to time motion of the Hon. Member. At the present moment the Scottish schools derived their subsistence from the land orthensighbourhood, and it was entirely owing to that sys tem that the people in Scotland were not in so educated a state as they were forty years ago. He trusted that this system would s ,l 1 be followed out ; for he believed that it would be eminently advisable to follow out that plan ; far he deemed it unfair, that the money of the Exchequer should be sent to Scotland when there was already such sufficient means in exis tence. Mr. FORBES S JACKZNZIZ thought, if the money was to 10 paid, that Scotland was as much entitled to a portion of the grant as any other district. Mr. HOPE attached more importance to tke measure of the s4:arine of the schoolmasters than to the reception of the teacher pupils. Lt.rd JOHN RUSSELL interposed to say that he had as yet been unable to express any mature opinion, but he trusted shortly to do so ; and certainly it would be a matter that would engage his most serious attention.—(Cheers) —and a minu.e could shortly be framed. The mutton was then withdrawn without a division. RAILWAYS, PIERS, AND HARBOURS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion being read for this Bill going into Committee -11,. HUME wished to know whether the Government was prepared with any specific statement as to what they in tendv.i to do ? replied that Tl•e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER they were. The House dien went into Committee. Ti l e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that in this Committee his object was to grant a sum not more sl , an 620,0001. The capital of the Great Southern and We,ti•rti Ireland Railway Company was 2,600,0001., of which the paid up capital was 1,400,000/. They had a power to raise 500.000/• by way of loan, and he was ready to ad vance aaerher 500,000/• at five per cent. in six instalments; and he believed that most of the money would be advanced be fore the winter. The next railway which he proposed to assist was the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway. The capital was 250,000/., of which the paid up capital was 125,0001., and to that company he proposed to lend the SUM of 831001. The next company was that of the Dublin and Drogheda Company, the capital for which was 15a,ir,01., with a power to raise 100,000/. more, and to that company he proposed to lend 36,0001., the whole of the rest of the caintsl to be raised by calls.—(Cheers from both sides.) Thus he did not propose to lend more than 620,0001., which ua. to bear as interest of five per cent., secured upon the whole of the works. While making this statement he had tee greatest pleasure in informing the House that the expence of the pul,lie works had been greatly reduced. During the last six weeks it had been reduced from 1,000,0001. a month to 40.40001., thus making a reduction of more than 400,0001. By the reports for March, the sum paid in wages was 245,0004, while during the next month up to the 24th of April the sum expended was only 125,0001., showing a reduction of more than one half. This would unquestionably be a great relief not only to the com panies , _ but to the landowners. Mr. HUME thought that great care ought to be taken in granting supplies for such an object as this, and he believed that Ministers must surely have forgotten what had pissed oa a late occasion. At that time, when the Bank bad upwards of 15,000,0001. of specie' in their coffers, and had b •en granting discounts at three-and-a-half per cent. they had refused their assent to such a measure as this, but now, w hen the amount in the company's hand was reduced to Several Members—No, no, 9.000,000/. Mr. HUME—WeII he supposed that it was 7,000,0001., but if 9,000,000/. the case was still the same. What was the situation of railways in this country or acrosss the Channel ? Could they borrow at five per cent. ? Could they borrow at , pis per cent. ?—( Mr. Hudson, " Yes.")—He was glad to hear it ; certainly his information had been different.—( Hear.) He understood that to.day the Exchequer-bills could hardly be discounted. Were these the times when the Government should propose to make large advances for works in Ireland which would not benefit the people ? He thoeant not, and he hoped the hour of the night was such that Sir, Greene would report progress and ask leave to sit again. He moved to that eAc t. Mr. ROEBUCK seconded the motion of the Hon. Member. +'r. GOULBURN was of opinion that the Hon. Gentle man% .notion ought to be acceded to. Mr. B. OSBORNE said he felt he was taken by surprise by the Right Hon. Gentleman the Chancellor of the Ex chequer. Me was surprised, too, that before so many In.h representatives, there should have been no one to speak upop the vote bet himself. Had he not taken it up, the vote would have passed sub silentio. He specially repudiated the bestowment of the money as a boon. He expected that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would have proposed a sufficient sum to be laid out in a remunerative manner. He would not say di, sixteen millions, for he thought the Noble Lord (G. Ben , tick) was wrong in that; but he wished the Right Hon. Gentleman had proposed something other than 600,0001., which eould do little more than help such as perhaps the Great South_ Western Railway. Th. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER saw that there was likely ' to be an Irish debate, and he would accede t" t h e Hon. Member's motion,. unless they would consent to an .. .l , ,erned debate. ROEBUCK could not consent to any step which would commit him to a principle which he repudiated. Vird GEORGE liIENTINCK said he had no objection to the il,ght Hon. Gentleman proceeding with the Bill, but there was - more joy ever one sinner that repenteth"--(Laughter). lie wis glad to see that the Right Hon. Gentleman had at lease . h come to see the propriety of laying out the Government imiti-y on reproductive walks. He was wrong in supposing tea! his (Lord G. Bentinck's) plan was an indiscriminate 15,,ctPT‘l of loan. But that was a fault which he thought cer tanlb applied to the scheme of the Right Hon. Gentleman. The ..HANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained that his plan was to lend only in case of one half of the capital being paid up. And in the particular case alluded to 1,400,0001.- hao peen paid up out of a capital of 2,600,0001. Lord G. BENTINUK said his plan distinctly was not indis. criminate, for he proposed lending to those companies only where one. third had been paid up of the capital- lie found now that his calctlations had been too low. He wouid ask what was the state of the money market now ? ‘Ver. not Exchequer-Bills at 4s. discount, and would it not be cere,sery for the Right Hon. Gentlerrian to raise the interest ou them.—( Hear, hear.) All ha (Lord G. Bentinck) wanted was to raise 4,000,0001. every year for four years, and if his proposition had been assented to three months ago the large expenditure now ramie on unproductive works in Ireland would have been saved. He hoped the Right Honourable Gentleman would give them same information on the money market, and on the state of trade. He wished to know what would be the effect of the large export of gold that would be still required. He wished to know was it railway legislation that raised the dis count en good bills to 7 and g per cent., and that reduced Exchequer bills to 4s. per cent discount ? He asked whether it was the intention of Government to allow things to proceed eon this downright course till the country could no longer bear it, or whether it was the intention to make some relaxation of the rues relative to the currency, by which, after the issue of fourteen millions of bank notes, the Bank of England was restricted from issuing any further amount, unless it had gold in ite coffers to meet the issue. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Noble Lord had touched upon a subject which it would be most inconvenient, at a minute's notice, to discuss, especially at that tall' of the night ; he would, however, in answer to the Noble Lord, say that he, with others who took so low and de sponding a . view of the state of things, took an erroneous view or the circumstances of the ease. The fact was that the Bank hat not restricted its circulation in the least degree ; and with re.. o' to the injurious effects of the Bank Bill upon that estab li,hment, he would also say that that measure had not as yet corn- into full operation, and he was not, therefore, prepared to say that any course would be adopted by her Majesty's Go-- vs.rtimeet with respect to the Bank of England. Now, how cid the account actually stand? On the 29th of August ;the tn , ,unt, of bullion in the Bank was 16,366,000/. The circulation at that time amounted to 20,426,0001. On 'he 17th day of April last (the last day up to which the r.eu ns had been made), the bullion in the Bank amounted to 9.329,4100 t, showing a decrease of 7,037,0001. What, how ever, had been the reduction in the circulation ? It would have b ^en expected that there would have been a diminution to some. thing like that amount. B u t i ns t ea d o f t h at, it appeared that the cu - ciliation was 20,242,000 i., thus showing a decrease of only 184,000/. Let the House take the facts as they find them, ant do not let Hon. Members endeavour to increase an alarm whirh unhappily exists by an exaggeration of the evils. Then, again. with respect to the pressure upon the public, if the Hon. Meinoers would look to the returns, they would find an enor mous increase in the " private securities " of the Bank, which every ;:arson, acquainted with the subject, knew amounted to an inc. ease of accommodation to the public. It had also been very generally reported that a great pressure had been etade by Government requiring assistance from the Bank. Isow. by referring to the same dates, Hon. Members would see that on the 29th of August the Government securities held in the honking department of the Bank of England amounted to 12,9:i1,f , 001., private secnri:iesl2,39s,ooo/. On the 17th of April the Government securities bad fallen to 11,677,0001, 54,-,wing a diminution of 1,284,0001.; the private securities on the same day amounted to 17,111,0001,, showing an increase ov-T the amount held by the Bank on the 29th of August of no less a sum than 4,716,0001., and on the 3d of April the private securities in the Bank amounted to 18,627,000/., thus clearly showing an increased accommodation g 'en to the public of a sum of no less than between 5,000,000/. and - 6,000,000%, while the Government seeuroies have been diminished by at least 1,000,0001. The Government Securities in the Bank had net been reduced by the present year, as compared with last 284,0001. The follow ing was a statement of the Government Securities held by the Bank in the present year :—On the 2d of Jan., 12,824,0001. ; ou the 9th of April, 12,757,000/. ; on the 16th, 12,7a7,000/. Compare that with the three correspondiz.g weeks in April, the Securities were—on 3d April, 11,900,0001.; on the 10th, 13.534, 1 .001. ; and on the 17th, 11,677.0001. In 1846, on the 4th Az ril, the Securities held were 13,136,0001. ; on the 11th, 14,437,000/. ; and the 18th, 13,967,0001. ; so that, contrasting ccrrespoadiag periods, the difference of the Government ' , murales was only in the greatest difference 1,584,0001-, and ja the least 284,0001. This would show that the Government bad not acted in the manner described by the Noble Lord (the Member for Lynn). What he rose principally to state was that his Noble Friend opposite was quite incorrect in asserting that tuere had been any diminution in the circulation of the sank of England, or that there had been any diminution in 11 ; , system on w hi c h th e y carr i e d on their private trade, by the Zltvr-Titnent pressing on them for any assistance. Such was ‘" ease, and if the Bank had not got a larger exacestis of it do. circulation than it had at present, not or from th s t arite from any want of knowledge said this much faul , heoe negligence of th e Government . Having that he had eatisfaCete'lld ;conclude- his obs erva ti o n s , t ru ,ti ng the Noble Lo r d. onl y explained the case to the House and Several members h ere r eee f or Bonse, and after some mutual the purpose of addressing the Sir J. GRAHAM said tha t it wasc rubella th at h e rose for prc.eisel y_ the same obj ect ,thor Honourable Members to be ' had _thought that induced many Lord the the House. He , the s sh at " I bii i o us to address that the after the latter part of the speech of the moment, Wernher for Lynn, it was indispensably Chancellor of the Exchequer, without theta:l ea o r should make the reply which he just made to th e 1.;" Inuit say, that he thought that the statement was remarkable for its clearness and its perspicuity, and although it might not le be in all respects so satisfactory as they could desire, he had no d-uht Alt it would have its due effect in diminishing those ex aggerated alarms, which had arisen from a misapprehension. lie had listened to that speech with the feelings wlikh he had just expressed, but he thought it involved a most impoftant question. which it was too late to discuss then, and which, in the pre sent sate of the monetary affairs of England, it became them arefully to consider, not what were the wants of Ireland, but what was the condition of England? When they were called noon to borrow 660,0001.—f0r that was the • proposition—to aseianee to the Irish railways after all the immense ad vances which the necessity of the case had compelled them to snake to that country in the last few montbs—it was too im portani4 a question for them to discuss. lt , Was a question re qturing the most grave and serious conaiderktion of the House. an d b e h.ped that the Chancellor of the Eichequer would con sent th.it they should now report progrriiiiid resume the con n of the subjeet at a future tithe. Th. CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he w t perfectly willing to accede to all that his Right Hon. `..:ist proposed. _ _ THE SUN, After much confusion in the endeavour to obtain an ad journment, Mr. HUDSON said that he was quite sure that the Chan cellor of the Exchequer would not wish his statements to go forth to the world, without a counter-statement along with it; fur he was quite sure that in common justice to the Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn, it was necessary to do m— ( Ch e e r Gs ßight Honour ablegThethis matter for 'enetlhedmangreat had, con f usio n . ) i bringi ward, alluded only to the quantity of the bullion, now in the Bank, but had said nothing at all of the deposits. In 1841, the amount of bullion in the Bank was only about 2,000,0001. or 3,000,000/. The pressure was precisely that which was now felt its the commercial community. He per fectly agreed in the necessity of granting the assistance to the Irish railroads, and was perfectly ready to vote for the amount proposed. Mr. THOMAS BARING said that in the whole of the observations of the Right Hon. Chancellor of the Exchequer he had not touched anon the real question before the House. That question was not so much as to the amount of specie in the nands of the Bank, as to the facility which the Corporation gave to the operations of commerce. In old times the bank was expected to provide for the contingencies of business, and did do so, and the real matter to be censidereri, therefore, was as to the system which it now pursued. Mr. FORBES could not but express his surprise that when the Government had been voting 8,000,000 E. for the support of the Irish poor, that se much debate should ensue on a grant of 500,0001., which was certain to return its own interest. _ Mr. J. A. SMITH wished to say a very few words before the House a4ourned. Mr. ABEL SMITH said that a general want of confidence prevailed throughout the country with respect to the Bank of England, and he thought that one of the evils under the exist ing Bank Bill was that requiring a large amount of "rest." He thought that if the Bank were allowed to increase its cir culation it would tend greatly to remove the state of alarm which existed throughout the country. He had never known a feeling of alarm so general and wide spread as the present had been for the last few days, and he must say at the same time that, in his opinion, the alarm was totally unfounded. After a few words from the Marquis of GAANBY and Mr. MA AY PHILIPS, Mr. NEWDEGATE said, that in his opinion his Noble Friend the Member for Lynn had been treated unfairly by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. His Noble Friend did not say that a restriction of the issues had taken place, but it was likely that such would take place. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER in answer to a question put to him by Mr. Mark Philips, said that it was his intention to adjourn the further discussion of the measure until this day. The House then resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again. LANDED PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT (IRELAND) BILL. This Bill was read a second time. TRANSFERENCE OF LAND (SCOTLAND) BILL. This Bill was read a second time. THE HERITABLE LSECURAND) BILL(SCOT was also read a second time. THE NAVAL SERVICE OF BOYS BILL. This Bill was read a third time. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Half-past One. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Tuesday, April 27, will In performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, I DUE FOSCARL Lucrezia, Madame Montenegro; Jacopo, Signor Fraschini; Lore dano, Signor Bouche; and 11 Doge, Signor Colettl. In the course of the evening a Divertissement. Pas de Deux, by Mdlle. Rosati and M. Perrot ; " Posnanis," or Pas Polonaise, by Mdlle. Taglioni; and the celebrated Pas de Quatre, by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon, supported by Mdllee. Cassan and Honore. Selections from the First Act of La Favourite, by Signor Gardini and Signor Bouche. ' In the course of the Ballet of Orithia will be presented ((or the first time) a new and original Grand Pas de Deux (composed by M. P. Taglioni), between Mdlle. Rosati and Mdlle. Marie Taglioni. To conclude with the highly suceessful new Ballet Divertissement (by Paul Taglioni, the music by Signor Pugni, the scenery by Mr. Charles Marshall), entitled ORITHIA ; ou, Les Camp des Amazones. Orithia, Mdlle. Lucia Grahn ; Martheria Madme Copere ; Ise pathe, Mdlle. Montfort; and Alceis, M. Taglioni. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectinlly in formed, that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, April 29,1847, when will be performed Bellini's celebrated Opera, I PURITANI. Principal Characters : —Elvira, MadameCastellan ; Giorgio, Signor Lablache ; Arturo, Signor Gardoni ; and Riccardo. Signor Coletti. In the course of the evening a Divertissement, comprising the talents of Mdlles. Cerito, Rosati, Maria Taglioni, and Lucile Gratin ; U. Perrot, M. St. Leon, and M. P. Taglioni. After the Opera. the first Tableau of the Ballet of LALLA. ROOI►H, in which Mdle. Cerito, M, St. Leon, and M. Perrott will appear. To conclade with the admired Grand Ballet (omitting the two first Tableaux) of :CORALIA, and comprising the Moonlight Scene, the Garden Scene, and the celebrated Aquatic Palace of the Ondines. Principal characters by Mdfle. Rosati, 31d11e. Maria Taglioni,Mdlle. Petite Stephan; Mdlles. Honore, Cassan, Jullien, La mereux, M. Goeselin, and M. P. Taglioni. ROYAL I iALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. The Nobility, Gentry, and Subscribers, are respectfully informed, tat THURSDAY NEXT will be aa EXTRA NIGHT, not Included In he Subscription, on which occasion will be performed Bellinirs Opera I PURITANI. In which Madame Grisl, Signor Mario, Signor Tamburini, and Signor Marini will appear. To conclude with a new grand ballet, LA REINE DES FEES. Composed by M. Albert ; music by Signor Cured. Principal cha racters by Madlle. Dumilatre, Madlle. Bertin, Madlle. Neodot, add M. Petipa (from the Grand Opera, Par's). Tickets, stalls, and boxes to be obtained at the Box-office, Bow street ;. and at Cramer. Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. The doors will be opened at llalf-past Seven o'clock, the perform ance to counmence at Eight. PRICES OF ADMISSION. Pit Stall ............ ... £1 1 0 Fiat Amphitheatre Stalls, Firs,t Row ••• • • • 0 14 0 Ditto, Second and Third 0 12 6 Second Amphitheatre Stalls 0 7 0 Pit Tickets .............. • • .......• • ..... 0 8 0 First Amphitheatre •• .......... • ....... 0 8 0 Second Amphitheatre •• •• •• •• 0 5 0 Gallery ........... 0 2 0 THEATRE BOYAL DRURY-LA.NE. The Last Wight bat Four of the New Grand Oriental Spectacle, and of Mr. Hughes's Mammoth Establishment. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new Grand Opera of THE BONDMAN. Marquis de Vernon, Mr. Weiss ; Floreville, Mr. Rafter moruere, Mr. ilorncastle; Ardenford, Mr. N. Harrison; Mai.a-Propos, Mr. ilarley ; Madame Corinne, Miss Romer; Grisette, Miss It. Isaacs ; Frivole, Mrs. Hughes. After which the New and Original Oriental Spectacle, called THE DESERT; or, The Imaun's Daughter. In which the Two Elephants, upwards of Sixty Horses, and the Camels will appear. The Imaun Ifeeph, Mr. Howell; Hafez, Mr. Rafter; Barek, Mr. W. H. P , yne;. Fuzel Oela, 31r. Harley ; 3faleck, Mr. T. Matthews ; Ahabeck, Mr. Hutchison ; Kuzliraga, Mr. L. Lee; Princess Ipouaaye, Miss 3lea sent ; Nilda, Miss Collett ; Girgee, Miss R. Isaacs. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY MARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of nix CLANDESTINE MAR- RIAGE. Lord Ogleby, Mr. W. F. Farren ; Lovewell, Mr. Howe ; Brush, Mr. Isuckaton; Mrs. Heidelberg, Mrs. Glover3Fanny Sterling, Miss Julia Bennett; Betty, Mrs. Humby; Trusty, Miss Woulds. After which the Grand Astronomical Extravaganza, called THE NEW PLANET ; or, Harlequin out of Place. To conclude with the Comic Drama, called THE LIGHT TROOPS OF ST. JAMES'S. Master Thomas Smallbones, Mr. Buckstone ; Maids of Honour to the Queen, Mrs. Clifford, Mrs. Seymour, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss Carre, Miss Telbin, and Mrs. Caulfield ; Jane Roberts, Miss Reynolds. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST ; a Gipsy Story. Cheap John, Mr. Wright ; (shmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ; 4 tarlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which will be produced an Opera Buffs apropos sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Masers. Wright. Paul Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with SHOCKING EVENTS. rUINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be presented MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. The principal characters by Messrs. H. Hughes, Ryder, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Wynn, and Compton ; Miss Winstanley Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. H. Hughes, Miss 8. Flower, Miss Anne Romer, Miss Marshall, and Miss Smithson. To conclude with the Comedy of SHP; STOOPS TO CONQUER. Principal characters by Messrs. Wynn, Granby, Vining, Compton, Fisher, Cowell, Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Fosbroke. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING will be performed a New Drama, called THE CREOLE. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews. Leigh, Murray, Emery, Kinloch, and Keeley, Miss Dickinson, Miss May, Miss M. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, an entirely new occasional Dratnat , c Sketch, called JENNY LIND AT LAST; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac ters; by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingi..ain, Mr. Bender, Mr. Yarnold. and Mrs. Keeley. With the performance of Mr. WilllAn Bateman. the great Ame rican 3fivalc, Vocalist, Lecturer, and Musical Performer. To eonclude with the New Vaudeville Extravaganza, called CRUSOE THE SECOND. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Keeley; Miss Dickenson, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. FRE.NCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. John Mitchell. Ilene. ROSE CHERI has the honour to announce that her Benefit. end,positively the Last Night of her Engagement, win take place To-morrow Evening, when will be performed LES GRISETTES. After which. JEANNE ET JEANNETON. To conclude with the Comedie-Vaudeville of UN CHANGEMENT D E MAIN. Alexis Ramanouski, M. Rhozevil ; Elisabeth, Mdlle. Rose Cheri. Boxes, se. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3s. • Gallery, 2S. Boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till. Five. ETIIIOPIAN SIERENTADERS. ST. JAMES'S TIIEATR E. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and German, will have the honour of repeating their inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS at the St. James's Theatre, THIS EYEITLNG ; Doors open at Light o'clock; and will give a grand DAY PERFORMANCE en Wednesday Morning next, April 28, commencing at Half-past Two o'clock. The evening per formances will be continued on Thursday, and Saturday. They will also appear at the Town Hall, Oxford, this Evening and To-morrow, and at the London-bridge Hotel, Southwark. on Friday next. Boxes and stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and at the Box-office. - B - o - aTei - ;n1 - s - tail - a -s ii - 311teheR's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. NEW STRAND THEATRE. THIS EVENING, AND DURING THE WEEK. Will be performed an Original Pictorial Drama, in Four Parts, entitled HOGARTR'S MIRROR. Principal characters by Messrs. Darcie, H. Lee, Butler, Payne, H. Reeves, Ayliffe, Deighton; Miss Love, Mrs. Griffiths, Miss liar aourt, &c. To be followed by an Eccentric Vaudeville. called CAPERS AND CRUSHERS. After which, a Screamer, in One Act, entitled ARE YOU CO.IIING TO BED ? To conclate with a new Ballet, introducing upwards of 60 Cory phees, founded on an entitled the ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENT. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, Is. 6d.; Pit, Is,: Gallery, 4cl. Half-price at half-put Eight o'clock. Box-ofllee open from eleven till four o'clock. Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AiNlrH I r T r l i l n E ce AT Al ßE be , rt, and the Under the patronage of the Queen, Royal Faintly. Fetes every night, THE Proprietor and Manager. Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary Novelties and grand Equestrean THIS EVENING, FOURTH WEEK OF SUCCESSFUL GORGEOUS SPEC'T'ACLE OF 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, Deer, &c. Entire change in the Scenes of the Circle, by the first artistes in Europe. Great success of the extraordinary lofty leaper Mr. II,:n -er n in hi s Wonderful Arab flights. Splendid Pageant by Eight Ladies and their trained ho rses, a nd other productions, only to be witnessed at this Theatre. Box ( ) f t, ec pertcin 4 benandmi af r S no ta e g ,ex)Elei rav a n een a n g . e tei r si , i e l Itleorru. every c • . : D e3no . i n z. B ruoaoatodskfoe-oyktine Book-keeper, o'clock, : s' d L . is b oo t r ffi s e o l p d s - n at Bair- t six. R AL SVI ---- t------------ --- kr-Y THEATRE. THE ORIGINAL ETIHOPI Frances Davidge, Lessee. Under the Management or Ict-C -sostst..TBRNRS.REuREFFNALOADERGSIRLS, CROWDS lIIGIITLY TO . Bone, Tambourine and With Coloured Concert , Nigger So Railway uverture, and Grape Vine Twist. All by Female Professors. THIS EVENING Ma PerfOrtnances will commence with THE ANCRoR or EmpE . ar, Th e Seaman's Star. Mr. Dunmore, Mr. Conway ; Squire liar!. r T. Fredericks; Captata Walton, Mr. Tindel; Mary ;Teare, Al . J. which THE BUFFALO GALS;, or, Female Ethiopian Sere_ A.fter WheAtly. Mrs. Ware. Bader'. To be followed by THE - BEDOUIN ABMIS. coacita. with THE FATE OF CALMS. Boxes, 25., Pit, 11.; Gitlleirn 6d. DOM open it KA COO22llOllCs IS gi*PUS " LONDON, TUESDAY EvENING, APRIL 27, 1847. ROYAL VICICORIA THEATRE. For One Week only, the Dark Brothers and the Black Gals of Ohio, who will sing, with full Is istrumental Accompaniments, all the Popular Melodies of the Day. Second Week of the Sall' :BOY, hailed with acclamations of ap plause. THIS EVENING, All - D DURING THE WEEK, In Three Acts, POVER'ri ; or, A TALE OF SuRROW. Characters by Mr. N. T. Hieis, Dale, Searle, Bird, Gardner ; Mrs. G. Lee, Miss Burrouglicliffe, &c. After which, The Mississippi Dark Brothers, and the Black Gals of Ohio. To be follewed by the SHIP BOY ; or, The White Slave of Gua deloupe. The Ship Boy by Atli .3 Vincent. To conclude with (This Evening and To-morrow), THE RATS OF RAT'S CASTLE; or, The Old Abbey Ruins. Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. Private Boxes Parties of Four, 10s. 6d.; and Parties of Eight, 11. Is. 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TO CORRESPONDENTS. The communication of Mr. W. Johns' is an advertisement. THE WEATHER..—Sux OFFICE, APRIL 27. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 45 ; Highest, 57 ; Noon, 58. BAROMETER, 29. . W. S. W. ; fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Scorning .. 0 minutes after 0. f Evening .. 17 minntes sire , 12. Obriening .1111". LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1847. The situation of the discount market is the all absorbing subject of speculation amongst the rner. cantile community. In most instances discounts have become impossible, and where parties ca❑ obtain them the rates sub mitted to on first-rate paper varies from 6 to 10 per cent. The denial of accommodation in the manufacturing districts, where bankers have depended on the re discount of bills in the London market, is adding to the difficulties arising from the high price of the raw materiel, and causing the total stoppage of some mills and the working of short time in all. From the best accounts we can collect not more than one-half the quantity of corn ordered has as yet arrived, and of that which has already come to hand not more than one-half has actually been paid for, so far as its influence on the specie is yet felt. The Bank of England has ceased to be an institu tion which can afford relief. It can afford protection to no class of traders, nor can the credit of its large capital and long standing be brought beneficially to bear. It is even forced, in a fruitless attempt to regain its position, to add to the difficulties of the actual crisis. The unpropitious weather which we have lately ex perienced must tend, at least, to retard the harvest, even should it be as abundant as desired. Under these accumulated embarrassments, is it diffi cult to foresee the imminence of a commercial crisis ; or that sooner or later the Government will be con strained to interfere to prevent the headlong depre ciation of property, and the destitution of our labour ing population ? Is is that the Government waits for some even more severe test of the pressure before it affords the requisite aid ; or, does it entertain the vague hope, in presence of so many realities, that the crisis is but temporary ? We believe, and regret it deeply, there are parties connected with the Bank management who are prodigal in assurances that it all will soon be over, and who assert that the Bank has nothing else to do but to call in its securities, in order to augment its reserve of notes. It is evident this opinion prevails strongly in the Bank parlour, as appears by the violent action on its securities within the past week. Notwithstanding this futile attempt of the Bank, the object aimed at (the increase in its bank-note reserve), hai not been obtained. The re serve is again diminished and a contrary effect pro duced, as a slight reference to the last return will show. Between the 10th and the 17th of this month the Bank reduced its securities, public and private, 2,922,0001. Did its reserve increase in the same ratio ? On the contrary, its reserve has actually decreased by 376,572/. Ilere is a violent action without result within seven days. It is evident, while the rate of discount is so high, that each reduction in the securities of the Bank must produce a corre sponding one in the deposits. This is amply proved, for within the same period the private deposits have been called up to the extent of 1,253,046/. to replace, no doubt, the accommodation denied by the Bank. No sooner are bank-notes forced in at one door of the Bank than they steal out at another. In this state of things, which paralyses all trade, and has become the anxious topic of all circles, not one word until last night had been spoken, or ques tion ptit in Parliament. Has, therefore, a common calamity, in which all are equally involved, become a matter of so much delicacy, or are our legislators so apathetic, or so meek, before the great author of all this mischief, or can the just complaints of the suffering community find no voice, no advocate within the walls of Parliament ? Is any one bold enough to say the danger is surmounted, or can any one indicate the quarter of the horizon from whence a gleam of hope may be seen ? We confess we have waited patiently before speak ing out so plainly. We expecteds q this to have seen the initiative undertaken, and the aanger averted, either by the Bank, by the Government, or by Par liament itself. Let us not deceive ourselves or expect anything from party. It is not a party question, and, above all, the present Government are free from re proach. The class most immediately affected and whose fortune is in the scales, must arouse them selves to instant action. Parliament must be peti tioned ; deputations from the principal towns formed, and, late as is the session, a simultaneous effort made to get rid of the Bill of 1844, which is now on all hands admitted as defective in principle and perni cious in practice. The Duke of WELLINGTON has spoken out—the opinion of the veteran Commander-in-Chief has at length been obtained on the much-disputed question of limited enlistment. In the premature discussions that were forced on, every attempt was made to elicit the nature and character of the advice which that dis tinguished officer in his official capacity tendered to the Cabinet on the subject. The impropriety of that attempt was forcibly pointed out, the evil precedent that would be established if the private and confiden tial communication that took place between the ser vants of the Crown, when considering the probable results of any contemplated enactment, were to be made public, and revealed to all who desired to satisfy their curiosity, was clearly explained. It was mani fest that those opinions would be stated at the proper time. It was certain that the illustrious Duke could not rest satisfied with giving a silent vote on a question so materially affecting that branch of the public service over which he so worthily presides, and Itsit that all th e i n f orma ti on th a t cou ld reasonably be de sired wou l d be obtained at the fitt i ng per i o d, an d before their Lordships were in any degree committed her ba th!.krinciple or the details of the measure. opPonen ts Aowever, Were mg satisfied. They ar ped taut this silence was clear and di b ti n°t "i" I .1 4 • _ 1 &.z. '.4, e 0 • NC' Alb% lb* Aga. = • --,.41.1.01F ' • 4 •-• fr. )- -.9.11 C X • 17- ".„40:30. -7"V•diti , dente that the Duke was opposed to the change, that he considered it would take away from the efficiency of the army, and be fraught with the most dangerous consequences to the kingdom in general. In both Houses this assumed hostility was dilated on to the utmost degree. The greatest respect and veneration was professed for his Grace's authority. The chief speakers declared that if satisfied that it had his con currence and approval, they would withdraw their opposition, and consent to the proposed alterations, It was almost certain that his Grace's assent had been obtained ; that the Executive would not have brought forward any measure relating to the army in opposition to his wishes. It would, indeed, be a bad compliment to the veteran to suppose it possible that he could support a measure of such importance unless satisfied of its propriety; but still it was repeated in all places, both in and out of the Senate, usque ad nauseam, that he was opposed to the change, and foresaw its injurious consequences, and his name was used as a tower of strength against the progress of the Bill. Nothing can be more decisive than the manner in which his Grace has now spoken. He says, in alluding to the disastrous consequences that would follow if the country were de prived of the services of old and experienced soldiers—" It is my opi n i on, h owever, that the pre sent measure is not calculated to have such an effect. It is my opinion, that considering all the circum stances connected with this measure, considering the likelyam—" And I earnestly comfort that the soldier already en j oys, considering the other advantage. s s about t o b e conferred on him, it . diminishing the service o f t h e old sol dier." And not again—" to be att en d e d w i th the effect recom mendof your Lordships to let thi s measure pass ;" and, subsequently, " and therefor e I entreat your d Lordships to adopt it:' Surely we shall no longer have the repetition of these reckless and unwarranted assertions as to the Duke's hostility to the measure. The able and talented speech of Earl GREY in moving the second reading of the Bill was perfectly conclusive in its favour. He traced with a masterly hand the improvements that have been effected of late years in the condition of the soldiers, and their bene ficial results, not only in his conduct and character, but also in his health and longevity, ameliorations that had been so gradually introduced that few were aware of the extent of the changes ; and declared that the present measure was strictly in conformity with those already adopted, and formed a most important step in the progress of improvement so long going on. He explained the gradual change effected in the system of corporal punishment, when, in the course of twenty-one years, from the infliction of 1,200 lashes as part of a sentence of 1,900, they had come down to a state of things when 50 lashes was the maximum punishment. He traced the improvements in the comforts of the soldier, in his accommodation in barracks, his means of recreation, and the better quality of his food. He showed the good effects of regimental savings' banks and regimental schools, and produced returns by which it appeared that crime had diminished, that there were fewer punishments of every description. There were results no less remarkable in the diminished mortality, by which the annual saving of human life was 1,035 men, equal to one whole battalion which had in past years been annihilated by death. But, satis factory as were these statements, it was still more pleasing to hear that improvement was not at an end, that much was still to be done to render admission into the army a boon to the labouring man. The pension to the well-behaved soldier will be restored to that established in 1806. In fact, every means are to be taken to make the soldier feel that his dismissal would be a severe punishment, as it is now felt to be in the police; and when that is attained we shall have attained every object. His Lordship also showed the good effects of having in the country a body of men trained to the use of arms, whose services could be made available in case of invasion or any other emergency. The second reading was finally carried by a majority of fourteen. We trust that its efficacy will not be impaired by any changes in Committee. The utmost vigilance of its friends will be necessary to guard against,such an untoward circumstance. Mr. DIETZ, the peddling schoolmaster of Portugal. cannot fortunately obtain the arrears of his salary, and has, consequently, retired from the palace in dudgeon. There is, therefore, some glimmering of hope, though as yet it is but feeble and fitful. Queen _ _ MArda DA GLORIA has, nevertheless, been so deeply imbued with the policy of the Gallic intriguers, that the present disasters are still likely to continue for, a very protracted period. From the intelligence which has just arrived from the distracted Peninsula it would appear that the insurgents have, without embarrassing themselves with any overt act of hos tility, encompassed the Royalists, and driven them to extremities. By accumulating their forces south of the Tagus, and evincing every disposition to pro secute their military endeavours, the Junta have so far frightened the immediate advisers of the SOVEREIGN as to induce her to appeal for protection to the naval armaments of Great Britain. This alone is an im portant step of retrogression. This alone is a left handed concession to the populace. This alone is a testimony that the bauble of kingly authority is cracked and splintered. Queen MARIA is impelled to seek that security from the English which her erroneous system of government has denied to her from the Portuguese. She has estranged herself from her own lieges by her very unpatriotic proceed ings in the way of legislation ; she has yielded herself to the moral domination of that true OLITIER Dam- BARD, the schoolmaster DIETZ. But the cause of the multitude is becoming triumphant. Thanks to the vitality which is inherent in every national and rational conclave, the Junta are approaching the goal to which they have been so long and earnestly pressing onwards. It cannot be forgotten in these peaceful days that a reinforcement of Marines departed from Portsmouth on the 6th ult., in the Sidon steamer ; and it certainly e toseph a fiatel n n: n aitiwteb o hido t eoe aunbrieteffiivplirloszegfo authorisingft mediation eeeindhitahtiainhot instructions r h u a otc t oft omtn i h l as i ek t a et r oß y ars a i dti r rii n srh i eH a ,c m :F e mp n rl t reLonT w if f ehm s r, and Spanish G toh o ffa v et e r r h n e m rof e p n o ts cr . toungciu O iei n aste e io: p i r A o j viso accom panied shouldr e co n - consent to the terms which had been previously aEnsTd and repeatedly stipulated. Whether there be something of hereditary obstinacy in the blood of the Bra ganzas, or whether MARIA DA GLORIA is solicitous to figure in history as a romantic fugitive—in an in cident, say, that might suggest a companion picture to the escape of the Queen of SCOTS from Lochleven Castle, or of MARY of Modena in an open skiff on the Thames —it is certain that her MAJESTY is struggling with the most insane perversity against a course she must ultimately be forced to adopt. She rejected the proffered media tion on a former occasion. She has rejected it again, and for a similar reason—the unpalatable nature of the preliminary terms. Now, for the better comprehension of the wisdom of Queen MARIA'S refusal, let us examine the extent and cha racter of these repugnant terms. They may be very briefly enumerated ; they are—the proclamation of an amnesty to the insurgents, the dismissal of the present Ministers, the establishment of a new and liberal Administration, and the immediate assembling of the Cortes. These are the ingredients in the Poisoned goblet tendered on the one side by the triple mediators. On the opposite hand there is held aloft the sharpened dagger of popular indignation. Like Fair ROSAMOND, the Queen of PORTUGAL, has this alternative alone. Let her, like Fair ROSAMOND, drain the goblet instead of tempting the dagger to descend, and she will find that tke draught, instead of being poisonous, is life-giving and exhilirating. We are uttering no fable; ours are not the prettily tin selled sentences that g litter and have no meaning. We speak the language of co nviction, and we speak that language with an earnestness derived from our anxiety to see the woes of anarchy prevented, and the animosities which have unguardedly arisen between the Portuguese and their youthful SovEuEinx 13rought to a quick and satisfactory conclusion. Unless M ARIA DA . GLORIA make the re quired concessions with an immediate grace, they will ultimately be wrenched from her Govern tmoehnetrvtpietohondiargnionnig ,too harshness. Possibly, in deed, by denying the baons of constitutional liberty protracted .an interval, she may root out the prestige with which her name, her . anointed body, and her propitiating youth have hitherto been invested. She may, by the dilatorines , if her submission to circumstances, lose fur ever thi glorious prerogative of her moral influence over man . ) millions of the human family. Before she endangers the possession of that inestimable treasure she should yield to the dictates of prudence; she should recog nise her true safeguard, not in the frigates of a friendly ally, but in the love of an ardent nation ; not in loaded muskets, but in surcharged hearts; not in a bragging and imbecile military, but in a loyal and pacified population. Intelligence from Lisbon to the 21st has been re ceived. The Canopus has taken her station ofl Block-house Square, for the protection of the British iubjects and British property. Sir HA AI ILT 01% EYMOUE had proffered the mediation of the Britisi Government to arrange between the Government and the insurgents. The terms of arrangement proposed were the proclamation of an amnesty, the formation of a new Ministry composed of the moderate men of both parties, and the immediate convocation of the Cortes. To this latter article it is said objections have been made. DIETZ, it is satisfactory to know, has at length been compelled to quit the country. He sailed from Lisbon on the 21st, in the Iberia. The expulsion of this foreign iifaire du Palais, cannot but tend to the advantage of Portugal. In the meantime, MELLO and SA DA BANDEIRA are ad vancing upon Lisbon from the south, and matters will, in all probability, be soon brought to a crisis. The Junta have now an army of 14,000 men, well fed, well armed, and well disciplined. They have a large sum of money in hand at Oporto, and are negotiating a loan. The citadel of Viana is still unrelieved, and the garrison will soon be starved into capitulation. SALDANHA still remains in his old quarters. H. M. S. Superb was fired on by mistake from the castle of Queijo. An apology in writing was made by the authorities of the Junta for this mistake of their officer. Madrid journals of the 19th have been received. Don FRANCISCO had appeared in public with the QUEEN on the 18th, the first time they have appeared together for several weeks. It is rumoured that the financial measures of SALAMANCA will be strongly opposed in the Chamber of Deputies. Should they be beaten, the Ministers, it is said, will resign, in which case it is possible that the QUEEN may confide the task of forming a new Ministry to Senor OLOZAGA. In consequence of the formal application of the Portuguese Ambassador for assistance, four thousand men have been ordered to march to Badajoz. Count DE VISTA HERMOSA is their temporary commander, but he will be succeeded by General MANUEL DE LA CONCHA, so soon as the latter shall return from Paris. An army of seven thousand men is now assembled on the Portuguese frontier. MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 19.—The Three per Cents. declined per cent. on the Madrid Stock Exchange on the 19th, and closed at 301 for cash; the Five per Cents., 20 ; the Passives, 6 ; and the Coupons, 17 for cash. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. The Journal des Debats has the following from Lisbon : " We have this evening received important news from Lisbon, which induces us to hope that the violent crisis which has for so long a time agitated that unfortunate country is at length about to end. The Queen of Portugal having, agreeably to the stipulations of the treaty of qua druple alliance, claimed the intervention of France,Engiand, and Spain, those three Governments have hastened to corn ply with her desire, and to assure her of their effectual co operation. The Queen offered the insurgents a complete am nesty, the re-establishment of the charter, the convocation of the Cortes, and a mixed administration, consisting of mo derate men of both parties. A part of the crews of two English ships, of a French brig, and of a Spanish corvette, stationed in the Tagus, have been landed, in order to co-ope rate in the defence °tithe Queen and Royal Family, as well as in placing in safety Lisbon, which capital is seriously threatened. On the 12th of April the insurgents were in the following posi tions :—The left bank of the Tagus had been invaded by the Count de Mello; he had entered Setabal, and even taken possession of Palmella; he:had driven from it General Abren, who, with the wreck of his troops had retired to the for tress of Almala, situate at half a league from Liston, on the right bank of the Tagus. There the Queen's troops could easily hold. Lisbon had not ceased to be calm, all the tur bulent and disaffected portion of the population having long joined the insurgents. The English ship the Canopus was stationed in front of the Place of Commerce. The Sidon had arrived on the 11th of April at Lisbon, from England. The departure of Counsellor Diets was more than ever talked of, and it was said that the Viscount de Carreira would, in his stun, supeittiLenu LLc eaucattoe or tile rrince Royal and Infantes. That the insurgents would accept the Queen's proposals was not doubted. Four thousand of Spanish troops have been ordered to march to the frontier of Portugal. The same journal announces that a reconciliation has taken place between the Queen of SPAIN and her husband, Don FRANCISCO, and that the latter had, for the first time, received the new Ministry. According to the Union Monarckique, M. Bois LE COMTE is to be the new French Ambassador at Madrid. The rumour of the submission of the Kabyles is confirmed by a telegraphic dispatch from Algiers, of the date of the 20th of April. The mountaineers acknowledge themselves subject to France, and will pay her an annual tribute, which shall be remitted to Algiers. No enemy to France shall be received in the mountains. All Europeans shall travel in the interior of the Country in perfect safety, and the roads shall be kept free and safe by the tribus and their chiefs. On the other hand, so long as these stipulations shall be observed, the Governor-general of Algeria engages, in the name of France, not to march any French troops into the country. " The importance and utility of such a convention will," says the Journal des Debats, " naturally strike everybody. The grand expedition to Kabylia, which has so often been talked of, becomes useless; and the disagreement which had arisen respecting the expedition between the Budget Com mittee of the Chamber of Deputies and the Minister of War is thereby appeased. The vast country whnh now spon taneously submits forms a triangle, the basis of which extends on the Mediterranean from Dellys to Budgia, and the summit of which is at Setif. Budgia and Gigelli, which are the two natural ports of Setif, had been blockaded tor fifteen years past on the land side. Henceforward, Setif, which supplies itself by Constantina, will enjoy those two outlets, and already have French supplies been conveyed from Budgie to Setif by the Kabyles, and faithfully delivered n tra d e at the latter place. Henceforward , also , Europea de w ill be enabled to penetrate into a regio n which had hith erto t been inaccessible. The rich iron mine s of thel rjura will be J soon teach the explored, and perhaps our engineers will Kabyles the mining methods of French science. The prospects of Algeria are certainly greatly improved by this convention." Several petitions, praying for the total and imme diate abolition of slavery in the French colonies, were presented to the Chamber of Peers on Saturday. On the 22d Mr. O'CoNNELL left Lyons for Valence, in a steamboat, accompanied by a physician of the former town. The Learned Gentleman was to sojourn in the south of France until he recovered strength enough to resume his journey to Rome. The weather was in Paris on Sunday " so inviting as to attract to the races in the Champ tie Mars the speculators in the funds, who usually pass their sabbath in the Passage de l'Opera. Little was doing in the Three per Cents. in consequence. The price, 77f. 85c., was nearly nominal." BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. APRIL 26. Boulogne and Amiens,. 16 1 / 2 —Dutch Rhenish, 3 3 / 4 —E as t Indian, Ws—Namur and Liege, 4 1 / 4 —Northern of France 12 5 13 —Paris and Lyons, 4%—Sambre and Meuse, 53/4, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) CHESTER, MONDAY EVININO.— A great num b er o f t h e spor ting men have arrived, and the new Subscription Bet. tmg-room (at the Royal Hotel), the most capacious in the cou ntry, is opened; but as yet no "ring" has been formed. W e must, therefore, refer to the last London quotations from the West-end for the market prices, which show a great improvement in Newcourt and Erin-go-Bragh. It is thought here that the field for the Cup will not exceed five or six and twenty, although eight or ten more than that number are or will be here, viz.:-- Sweetmeat. Inheritress. Dulcet. Pain. Mendicant. Annandale. St. Lawrence. Newcourt. Queen of Tyne. Arthur. Princess Alice. Tom Tough. Master Downes. Mickey Free. Ratcliffe. Robin Burns. Pal Besides the above, Plaudi others, are expected. Marian Ramsay. Duc-an-Darras. Flahowlagh. Cherry. Emigrant. Sylvanus. Farthing Candle. Camera Obscura. Erin-go-bragh. The Lamb. Headsman. Chatterbox. Regalia. Banana. Moonlight. Sir Martin. Clermont. .t, Chertsey, and one or two SOUTHAMPTON MONDAY.—A guard of honour ar rived by railway this morning from Gosport, to welcome the gallant Sir Harry Smith, who is hourly expected in the Ripon steam-ship. It is in contemplation to give'a grand entertainment to the gallant general on his landing, by the public authorities. THE SARAH SANDS.—The screw steamer Sarah Sands was spoken on the 15th, in lat. 47 lop 24, by • Mid which arrived at Liverpeel yeaterisy. • o r MONEY anti COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was very depressed, and prices were id. per lb. lower. Sales, *2,500 bales, all to the trade. Two thousand bales Ame rican were at 6d. to 7kd. per lb.—Railway Shares had been very heavy again. It is very much to be regretted that statements should be made by influential journals, in times espe cially like the present, to cast blame and doubt upon such a body as the Court of Directors of the Bank of England. But such has been the course pursued in the " City Department" of the Times of late. In the tnonetary and commercial circles of the great metropolis the charges, direct and implied, in the articles referred to have little or no weight, because bankers and mer thants have superior sources of information to guide :hem.. But in the country it is far, very far, different. impulse there takes frequently the place of sound discretion and calm consideration upon wi:diy itizarded assertions emanating from our city, and a course is pursued in most instances precisely opposite to that which ought, under other circumstances, to have been adopted. In the absence of facts bold assertions have been too frequently of late made in the quarter we have alluded to, the effects of whicn have been such as we have stated. Alarm and bad management was excited and alleged on many occasions. And now, strange to say, when in the City it may fairly be hoped that things have seen their worst, we are very gravely told by the same authority this morning, " That the excessive force of the pressure, which has occurred to-day, is the result of exaggerated alarm will be at once apparent on reflection. We are not suffering under any contraction of the circulation. By the last return, the notes in the hands of the public were 20,240,0001., being higher than any amount at which they stood during the entire months of February and March," kc. The ques here is asked, how stand these remarks, compared with those which were made in the "City Department" of our Contemporary many times previously? Who exagge rated the panic or alarm? There is but one opinion upon the subject in circles competent to judge upon such matters. The advices received -to-day from New York, al• though advising higher markets for corn and cotton, bring the exchange better, viz., 1044 to 105. When the intelligence of the Bank of England's policy arrives out there will probably be a further rally in the latter. Accounts of March 3 have come to hand from the Cape of Good Hope. There is nothing new from Kafir land. Sir Henry Pottinger had arrived at Port Eliza beth, but, owing to the swelling of the rivers, had not been enabled to proceed into the interior. An address of congratulation had been presented to his Excellency, but the reply given excites the colonists to rely upon themselves, as well as upon the Government, and is cha racterised by the usual modesty of an able man. There has been rather an improving market again for the English securities, although the demand for money in the Discount Market continues to be severely felt Consols have realised 85i to 86i for present transfer, and 86i for time. Consols Scrip is 3i discount. Ex chequer-bills have fallen materially, having been done as low as 4s. to 103. discount. The New Three-and-a- Quarter per Cents. have been 86i to 87k, and the Three per Cents, 854- to 85i. In the Foreign House the transactions have been very limited. Spanish Five per Cents. are nominally 24i ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 34 ; and Mexican, 20. The reported fall of Vera Cruz will account for the heaviness of Mexican stock. Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents. have been 584 -11, and Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 95k. Railway Shares have been much the same as yester day, with a limited business doing. BRITISH FUNDts. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRI , ES. Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 85% 1 A 854, Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 86% 85% 864 86 86 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 87% 86% 87%, 57 1 ,E Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 8 15-16 9 9 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 94 India Bonds, 1,000/. .. • .. 5 dis 5 dis Ditto, under 1,000/. 12 dis 12 di s Consols for May 27 .. • • • . .. 86% % 86;4 Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip • . • 3% dis 3% dis Exchequer Bills. INd. 2d. 1,0001... • . . 10 5 10 4 dis 4 dis 5001. . •• .. 43 10 dis 10 die Ditto. Small • 310 dis 10 dis ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PitICES. FOREIGN FUNDS. Danish, 3 per Cent -. .. • • .. Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. .. 20 Portuguese Four per Cent Ditto, for the Account Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .• ' Ditto for the Account • • .. • • 244 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 9 5 % 58 95% Dutch Two-and-a-Dan per Cent .. 58 1 4 5 /. Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 89 88yy BEq4 PRICES OP BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES RAILWAY SHARES. ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen.. 30 .... 25 • • ••• . • • 26 Arnlyor, Notting., Ile3ton, and Eastern Junction .. .. • • 2%.... % 1 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 10 .... 17% % • 17% firming., Wolver., & Stour Valley 5 .... .. ••• • .. . 5% Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham 5 .... 6 .......... 5W 4 Buckinghamshire 61. 43... % di5....... dis. Caledonian •• •• .. 30 .... 23% 24 ...... 24 Cheltenham and Oxford .. .. 2 .... • • ........ Iti Eastern Counties .. -. 20 .. 18% IA % /8% Do. I'erpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. % p........ p Ditto, ditto.. .. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. par .• • % p Ditto, York Extension .. 61,E .. . . 4% 5 • East Lancashire .. • • .. 17 • • 15 . •• • • 15 Ditto New .. 7% .. • .. . . Ditto, date New Scrip .. 1 .......... East Lincolnshire .. .. 4 .. 5 % . Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .... 70 .. Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 10 .... .• • Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 123 .... 17 ....... . Ely and Iliiiithigdqn 15 -..— .......... Great Northern .. • 3 % .. . . ........ Do., London & York Extension 2% .... Great North of England . ..100 ....23 1 Great Western .. 85 .• .. 112 ........ .. •• •• - .. .. 34 5% 70 17!,i 16 147 , 4 2 1 4 113 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% ........ Ditto, New :. .......... Huddersfield and Manchester .. lb .... Leeds an 4 Bradford .• .. 40 .... 83 .......... Leeds and Thirsk 22%.... .......... Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent... 3% .... 3% . Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport 2 .... 2% %.. • • London and Blackwall 161. 13s. 4d. Ditto, New, No. 1 .... • • ........ Ditto, New, No. 2 •• ' 1/. 13s. 42. p........ Ditto, Extension .. • • .. 7%.... 3 .......... London, Brighton, and S Coast.. 50 .... 50% 51% .... Ditto, Consol. Eighths .. .. 10 .. London and Greenwich .. 121. 15s. 4d. 8% .......... London ant North-Western ..100 ....170 171.. • ... Ditto, Quarters L. and B. 7 .... 221 ••.. • • .... Ditto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 .... 1119 . Ditto, Fifths .. 2 .... 15 14% Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (A) 5 ...• •• .. Ditto, 101. Shares M. & 13. (B) 5 .... .• •••• • • • • London and Aotith•Western .411. 6s. 10d.• . 621! Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) 50 .... 5234 .... ••• • • • Lynn and Ely .. 20 .... —• 99 3! , %, 2 1 ) 7' 8 % 172 22 M.i 144 62% 52!4 2114 99 Blanchester and Leeds.. .. 82 •• .. • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12 .... 15 1434 Ditto, Fifths .. • • • • 5 9 % P 2 1 3 1, , r .• p • M DD an ii c tttt he % 2 l Fliox i({Ru to deg i l. i er) , & Matlock 425. •- • • 52% P•• • • • Manchester an . d . Southampton pto .. n 10 2 0 ::113t) i 1 3 1 8 3 Z Ditto, New .. •,. 36 %38 ••••..•••• Ditto, New .. 2 .... 3% ..... • Newcastle and Berwick .. 20 .. • - 24% lA - • Ditto, New .. • • • • • • 5 •• • • 6 VI •• •• • • 6 % Northern Counties Union .. .. 4 .... ........ „, North British 25 _ Ditto, Bali Shares .. 12% ....... „ • Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 214 Ditto, Thirds - • .. • • • • 1 .... 2% North Staffordshire .. • • • • 5 .... 6% Ditto Scrip (late Churnet and Blythe) . . .. 2 ........ 2% Oxford,Worcest., & Woiverhmptn. 22% .... 13 .. ...... • • 13 Preston and Wyro .. • • •• 25 .... 34%....... 34 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 ••4%•••• • • • • • • 4% Boystbn and Ilitchin . 1 %........ 1% Scottish Central .. . 17% .... 2344 .•••• • • • • 24 1 4 Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3%.... .... ••• • • . Shropshire Union .. .• 423. •.• • L— ••••• • • • • • 1% dis. South Staffordshire .. 21. Ids... % Xdis.. • • 3 A dis South Eastern and Dovor 33% Ditto. New (isa. at 32/4 No. 1. 20 ... 201.4 Do.. New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 .... ••• • . • . Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. b .... 4% • • ........ South Wales .. .. 10 .... 7 .......... Vale of Neath .. 4 .... 2 .... • ..... West Hiding Union .. • • .. 41. 2s York and Newcastle .. .• .. 25 Ditto, preference . • .. 4 .. • • 6%54 tw 34 .. York sad North Midland .. M 1 Ditto, Extension • • .. 25 Ditto. Preference .. .• 2 „ „ „ „ Do. E, and W. Riding Exten. • • 10 20 IA •••• FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens •.. 20. 16% Demerara • • • 25r .... East Indian . 55. % .. • • • ..... Lyons and Avignon (Constituted) 5 .... 24% ........ Namur and Liege .. • • .. 10 .... Northern of France • • .. 8 .... 12% . Paris and Lyons .. 8 .... 4% 5 Paris and Orleans .. .. 20 .... 465 .. Paris and Rouen .. • • .. 20 .... 37 3614 Paris and Strasbourg .. 5 .... .... Tours and Nantes .. .. • • .. 5 .... 1 1 4 •.. • • • .... West Flanders . 8 .... MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered —3% • • • • • • •• • 13% 2% 2/ 20N 14 4% 7 2% dis 33% 6% RI LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LoNsoN, APRIL 27.—Wind W.S. W.—Fresh gale and squally; fine clear weather, DEAL, Arum 26.—Wind W.S.W., fresh ands qually.— Arrd. Dartmouth, Stewart, Chi na ; Woodville, Manilla ; William Aikers, ditto ; Robin Gray, Patulla, Singapore; Claudine, Jansen, Africa • Hebe, Pernambuco ; V u l ture, Berbice ; Janet Brown, C harleston, for Copenhagen. Arrd. from the River, William Shand, Calcutta; Fanny Alariques, Cape Coast Castle; Anna Mary, Valparaiso ; Eleanor, Bar badoes ; Agnes, Honduras; Medora, Quebec. Sid. Indepen dence, New York. Put back, Andromache, for Quebec. Dv:l.mm, Aram 26.—Wind W.N.W., a gale.-25th, Arrd. Lancaster, Wright, Demerara; Somerset, Harvey, ditto; Ann Eliza, Hammon, St. Kitt's ; Unica Higa Ha vannah ; Eli Morrison, Leckk, New Orlea ns; Q ueen of the Ocean, Tilley, Mobile ; Elizabeth, Duckett, ditto; Victoria, Cornish, Savannah ; Warren, Lawson, Baltimore, leaky and part of cargo overboard ; Europe, Furber, New York Bavaria, Hawes, ditto ; Cartagin a , G r i ae ll e, ditto; Charlotte, Thomas, Halifax. 26th, Al exan d r i a, M owbray, Calcutta; Anna Henderson, Crull, ditto; Hannibal, Cordiner, Bombay; Ccerena, Mauritius; Gypsey,l Scott, Savanilla ; Ward Chip man, 13ilton, New Orleans; Palmyra, ditto; Elizabeth Bruce, Day, ditto; New York Packet, Hassack, ditto; Christiana, Hammond, di tto; Washington, Benson, ditto ; Potomac, ditto; Margaret, Merton, Mobile; Margaret Pollock, Pye, ditto; Ben Nevis, Bruce, ditto; Cordova, Apalachicola; Aurora, Cork and Charleston, sailed 3d inst. Uncas, Latham, Virginia; Monongahela, Jtilien, Philadel phia; Benjamin, Adams, Wilmington; Lisbon, Fisher, New York. The Menai, Hamilton, Belfast to New York,. WAS abandoned in a sinking state 23d ult., in lat. 45 lon; 39; crew and passengers saved. Parts of a wreck were passed 13th instant by the Warren, arrived here. Off port, Ann Deity Lei UV: &BD, Burtch es4 kat/file., , , --- MARKE'r NEWS.-- - -(TIIIS DA-Y.) 117 ZA A -."; Zell TS SMITHFIELD. -- - Mea .B. ow Hay, 2/ lOs to 41; Clover ( L it t 3/ 103 to 41 173 ; an d S traw . - 1/ 12s to 1/ 16s perioar Supply tolerably good, and trade firm. ditto,Ctr 15 H s t.. t t o N n 4 . 1 - 1 11 6 1 s e a ; cl a o n w d S, H t : r i :l v m , ~2 / 12s Trade steady at the above quotations. ' ii Clover WitrrEcHArEL.— Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to ..; A to 41 24; C- 1 ,1 ditto, 31 15s to 51; and straw, 11. 12s to 1116 s full average supply, and a steady trade. • 1/ 13s to 11ple7rs p i e o 1 2 : 0 . 8 .. • ... COLONIAL. co n-tint° SUGAR —The market for British Plantation ...' heavy, only about 3CO hhds having been disposed of 0.7: tiler easierprices, including a portion of 200 lilidsßarborh, and 137 hhds 110 barrels St. Lucia, offered bvauction,lrc,f in some instances sold 6d to Is lower for the finer qualit o tos ". the former; the latter were all withdrawn. The pubr i r ':, s o c h have offered 9,478 bags Mauritius and 7,948 bags Bengal' 'ether went oft very heavily, and only partially sold at , a * " .. ; 0 deciine of 6tl to is 6d, the gre: test reduction beint..lp°Al the rt.. bite the better sorts of white Bengal. Privately, rLuisactions c...mprise two cargoes afloat, one of o w , 3cl, Ihvannah, for St. Peterslayt7, reported to b e ,,,:' - le et a•;(1 a cargo of Mauritius of about a 000 bag 4 .,l , l 4 : d e i r Vi e rg harge: Bristol, at 45s 6d duty paid, buyer . paying ''' On the spot 1,000 hoses lhiteand tN,etilour IWO" The the forme, at 30s Gd, and the ' latter at 27s Gd per cyl_t• ~4 quantity of British Plantation landed last week at t h ,,„ ° gel* and West India docks was 1,488 hhds. 213 tierces, 173 ,," - , ; p r o ea, there were taken for home consumption 826 hhds,s 2 0 _,," -- 695 21 barrels. The stock in the same p p l l o aces is 6,28 9 hb" ti rers, 1,729 barrels. a 2 4 ° COFFER .-628 bags Ceylon, 52 bales Brocha. a n . bags East India at auction were all withdrawn. 11 t an d Rust.--The quantity landed last week at the .--o tsk a, for home India Docks, was 751 puns. 3 hlids.; there wer e , e d 13 home consumption 222 puns. 24 hhds., ex por. _ to . puns. 13 hhds. The stock in the same places 1,853 hhds an d 2 4 ° Rica.-2,360 bags Madras, 2,873 bags Beoga" -, i s to bags Italian, sold with much spirit at an advance 0 ' eg et th o t Is 6d. Privately a large business has been done on and afloat, estimated at about 12,000 bags, chiefly Be rim and 8,685 pu. 20s 6d to 21s, and cargo at 19s to 19s 6d per cwt, th eSe ' ' confirming the advance above quo t e d. s pat, And TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 48s 6d p er c wt on the Town 51s. . • TEA.—The market is quiet. . ART-UNION OF LONDO (THIS DAY.) - to,,def, 1 " The general meeting of thi s A ssoc i a tion was n veto at the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, for the purpose o f do ing the Council's re p or t, and for' f the distribute:4oe et ; amount subscribed for th e p ed urchase of works of art 'io, 0 tendance was very large, the pit and boxes bei n g Cotinc' ;l t the stage crowded. Among the members of ° e voke (4 present, &c., we observ e d hi s Royal Highness the if. Ross, Cambridge, president, th e M arqu i s d e Sommer'', S i c r ;,, Pk" ILA., flight Hon. M. Gib son , M.P., R.A. C o oper x , ' l " g. Rev. H. Penny, F. T. H ou l ston, E sq. , J. Parkis,Estigo waa His Royal Highness the Duke of Ca3tuatnGs;l3o and warmly applauded, took the chair, and said--' a sinc e Gentlemen, I have great pleasure in informing you ";„ - e etingl the last time I had the honour of presiding at your m",thav when I announced that there were 16,000 subsenb`Zerieg this number is now increased by 1,000, which, ec l " s od is everything, is most encouraging and satistactorigroog a in proof of how the taste for the Arts is . I %,,oiert this country. Having had the honour of presi. ea•• and addressing you so often I shall not trouble yen t the tering into any mote details, ' but refer you to the r e g f r DO I secretary. I have only further to observe that but has, with the greatest kindness, lent us this h01•1,.k. en" requests us to conclude our proceedings by three 0 c d ; 5.9 " tea therefore I hope that those gentlemen who maY S t , d r .„ ghte rl will be as short in their speeches as possible.— ( The The Noble President concluded by calling on the ° 7 O -- ., our_„, 111- read the report, which was of a length that proo - o f 3 0 ""' setting it this day. The principal prizes were tin , t welfe three of 2004, five of 1501., six of 100/ , twelve of at'" es 0 , 6 6 at 704, and fifteen of 604 ; and the 'successful Pop .; vi W. R. Alport, 301.. F. Campbell, 30/. • •-•Gif i l' Hogg. 200/. ; Rickard s , 70/. ; Miss C. 'Dow, 71' ;1 ;,. 00 , ' 50/. ; W. Saltwell, 501 ; E. Ford, 501 ; 00" - J. Brandon (Cork), 801. ; W. Steel, 401.• ' rtr ( Twickenham), 504 ; R. Potter (Dartford) , 30 ' h e rte.& W. Tflomrsorr, Esq., moved the adoption of t amt which was seconded by AULDJO, Esq., and earrie. great applause. e- Sir W. Ross, R.A., mo v ed a vote of thanks to the, ad When he considered the important services tbl i 7 cqu ier dered, he was sure that there would be a ge ner a l e cenca in his motion. secoodiagth Mr. UNWIN said he felt great pleasure in . resolution, which was carried unanimously. ts 4dit°l THOMAS WYSE, Esq., M.P., in a most eloqu!..: Mes srs. moved a vote of thanks to the honorary secrets ll "" • Y. Godwin and Pocock, which was carried unaninlatll Mr. GoDwm acknowledged the compliment. _,,, A cora' The Illustriousi PRESIDENT here stated th a t he 7,T he reto , pelled to vacate the chair, and Mr: Wyse w as raoveu ' the l ate and having passed a most flattering eulogium oil ...Igo.. h chairman, concluded by moving him a vo te of thank* " was unanimously adopted. Of t l3. After the prizes had bee n drawn, and the names fortunate parties announced, the meeting separated. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS PAY') Robert Brown ri gq Tolfre y , a fashionably-dressed S car e m an, residing at No. 36, Howland- street , F itzroY-sqo, wa s chatged before Mr. Bingham with stealing a gold ch ._, and a purse containing one soverign, the property of .E l°. Williams, 60, Poland-street, Soho. - 0 1 dy, The complainant, who is, what is termed, a " A g s Y n - b o a ° rd of her yacht, on the preceding night r r stated that she arrived at Lambeth f litchm °n " ° A t - 0 the saloon in Windmill t and •- lor fiend. -s reet to meet a particu '‘ the defen. soon as she entered the l c oated 0 . l p ace she was ac....,„.„te dant who she cou3"k 1 , requested her to dance with him. and after two or three turns round the room, she f"' it ajar h° t t u p to her, al l 0 t)- d proceede,. - As , time, but, subsequently, a lady came her neck chain. She took little notice of that ad in ., ,4 formed her that she had been robbed. She then(coMpla in put her hand to her neck and missed the c hain. Sh e m e. went in pursuit o f th e prisoner, and sa w him hand se,„ thing to a fri en d w h o was with him ; they w ere about leav''' tbe ' the place when complAinant called a cons table and 513, ganvieisod prisoner in ch arge . On her arrival at th e station 0 0 0 b ad her purse, and as the prisoner was the only "g" . e stole° been dancing with her, she felt confident lie m ust ent has her pure. Police-constable, 85 C, was on duty twenty minutes past two this morning, when he He pre' formed that a lady had been robbed at the Saloon.. pro d b t ceeded to the place, and received charge of the pro bed,. 0 conveyed him to the station, where he was sea on him . nothing belonging to the complainant was found uP_r_ s 0 /no in Windrnill-awtr:tiott.. In answer to Mr. BINGHAM, the prisoner said be n l is pro' profession or trade. lie was a gentleman living perty. He denied being guilty of such an accusation' 41r. BINGHAM remanded him till to-morrow. 5 per A C I CI S A T . 4 per Cent. ditto.. ••• • • ..... • • •"• •••• •. 66 3 per Cent. ditt0...... • • • • •• •• •"• • • •• 157 I: l ll e A tai N th f u lJ es .N . D . . V . ,Ar1190L71:3116 Ditto, 1839 .. ••• • • ..• ••• • •• •• '• 1575 Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • • • Esterhazy's Loan • • • • • • •_•__ --"-----------"--- froni the By the whale-ship L'Aigle, j ust arrivedc oncluded be' of the Sandwif South Seas, copies of the commercia l tween M. Perrier the French Consul been receiv" Islands, end the King of that coun'ry, have . _ v i s ions It is comprised in seven articles, the essenti!J..P,..'"in the of which are-that all French subiects resfa " 6 I ,rsons a ttd islands shall enjoy an equal protection of P - .o e eet 0 property with the natives, and the same pig ...f i pa• have been or shall be granted to the most taVourn be treaty _ . c .. tions; that all Frenchmen accused of crimes 811 ,„erh tried only by such a jury, whether natives or foreic it ai as shall be proposed or accepted by the French C O hip s that all protection shall be extended to such French.," t Of nd th d a e t liv a e ll re d d es u erter t s ha fr t o n m o F Fr r e eh o c c u u y a l s et t i as may be stranded on the islands, and that the aglow . 0 prohibited or subject p ; hos e salvage shall be settled by arbitrators mutually French a h n e d . o l ther spirituous liquors ? shallel h e t an d e b e i es n . r e t -h re-captured a shall p p bt a ue r r t e i parties; s and tar to a greater I di , duty than five per cent. ad rodOTC7n p wines, W il t 1 S er il d :K ., s in PE. t k h ß e E rop S m O s C o l f E t T h lr e . Roy i a h l SOCIETY.—The N t e i t s t ands may impose such duty a s they ma y think 64 P 4 place yesterday, upon Whieexlicteliet Governtniu-re.° id it does not amount to an absoluteiirohibition . ~ n AI THE general meeting of the members ofabove E xley ' r the . Ofd,'ter cure, St. Martin's-place; 'in s-place ;J. Payne Collier, ES4l,_l•°*,3oSt• sided. __ tlr. F. G. Tomlins, the secretary, read the r i; e o.l His Grace the Duke of Devonshire ' had, since ' the last of irr meeting, placed at the disposal ° tY of the society a i on 1 luable sketches, by Inigo Jones, some of which im,,lt ar lea J illustrate the Court entertainments of James I. an d `',7' i ore: Amongst the volumes distributed during the Ye e ' nd se' scilextztli-0,0p: The Fair Maid of the Exchange, and Fortune by Land 4 . aa ej a tragi-comedy, edited by Baron F' ld . • le mg , The lifor r ' ; in Actor • h Wit and Wisdom, " Memoirs of the principal - „., a glt9 Shakspeare's Plays," eight novels employed hy _.e..,airi, dramatic poets of the reig n Q Elizabeth, and it- ig of ueeia , edited by, -,,, Roister 1 )- 4 - , -,...ter, with introductory Playoff d nwft the recce.; D. Cooper, F.S.A. The auditors' repo rt sle. , - - exile Ago , - for the past year to be 6931. 16s. 3d, the_.eB hi:irriso 441/. Is. Id., and the balance 252/. 15s. 2d. r fb_f i l e e Of exhibited a painting of the head of Shakspeare,4 origielli been forwarded to the society, supposed to be 1 s , SW' spoken of by Wyvil. - ll' , o gles ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. —Yesterday morn uo six o 'clock, Mr. Hammond, a timber merchant, _ Ae an lta on an extensive business at M'll 11 Poplar, 131;00 VW'. 1 wa , . A bet tempt to commit self-destruction b cutting his , 100 0 ;%aS a razor. The servant, on entering y the kiteb e A '" whic' - b a master . lying on the floor weltering in his, woad bl 1 30 sn• flowing profusely from a deep and extensive l Sr _ A • tp inflicted on his throat. He was quite inseosi" . sell' 'll chanan, a surgeon, of Ratcliff, who was ca lled b i t wee_iis in the wound, and prescribed for the unfortunate rnesid'fiets a very precarious condition. Mr. Hammond 1 1„ oted.,, life Poplar for many years, and is universally reti at his causes which have led him to make the at teta ' are merely conjectural. ----' ,e Sil O2/1 BIRTHS. A PK' s On the 22d inst., at Sidmouth, the lady of ....e ~di, Burney Warner, 8.A., of a daughter. k, the l' On the 23d inst., in Sussex-place, Rlgellefi'Par 1 the l ath of Isaac Moses, Esq., of a son. , f , fi l r all-, On the 23d inst., at the residence of Cc" - n ii• Of g - • , of Dr. Withecombe, of the Bengal army , ° wife 01 Vir. On the 23d inst., in Chesham-street , the ' of gia Pole Carew, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. v % ' the la d/ On the 24th inst., at Waltham Abbey' , -"P"' e at, Daniel Skinner, jun., Es q ., o f a daughter. .., _ caa tle-e , " On the 24th inst., M rs . William Dent, of .M " the of a son. W ere ' 'Eaton - On the 21st inst., in Westbourne-plae e, - ire, lady of Captain Archibald Douglas, of a son. , co losh Swaton, ea. On the 21st inst., at the Vicarage , le the lady of the Rev. Henry Knapp, of a daughter•petee, Co o . On the 21st inst., at the Master's Lodge , S t ' eo , de °a lege, Cambridge, the wife of the Rev. Dr. liodgs W. A. MARRIED. - 11 Char let !. j Ara (l On the 20th inst., at Walton-on -the-HI , hte r o f Seipelt, Esq., to Harriet Mar i a , third daug yeber t Wiggins, Esq. „ v .. ,- s i Bath, " On the 21st inst., at Bathwick Church, J. pi n o hor e, O Gyll, to Jane Pryce, youngest daught e r of Sir Ringwood-park, Isle of Wight. Wil ts ' DI". tton V ei l' Wif e On the 20th inst., Miss Eliza Best, of Su ,___„. t he On the 20th inst., at Thorpe, near Newark , LirA. of the Rev. Charles Townsend, Rector of thst o Oa r '_r_ ii 11. r' i ota On the 21st inst., in Wimpols-street, the _ _...., drai Oa the 22 , 1 inst., at Hastings , Constance Daar.Y Acr d, of J. D. Watts Russell, Esq. M.P., aged 7 . bbf ° ant. On the 22d inst., at Cheltenham, Willoug__, i,egito youngest son of Major Brooke, of her Majesty= r 4 c le, Vick On the 24th inst., at East Dulwich, JosePa J"" , 11 1 ' -room 4 Si , io - -- London: Printed and Published by KURD° z___„ I , iris ..,, gh 'Wand* Printer , at The Son Oalo e, N 0.113. iftw. Am a tka V Ilegh /4 010;a40, g WON* - .