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,' t The Gallant Member then read letters from several commanders who had tested the s ailing qualities of the Vanguard and other vessels built by Sir W. Symonds, ! in which they expressed an unanimous opinion in their favour. A. similar letter was also read with respect to th e Gorgon, and with respect to the Cyclops, from I Captain Austin. The Vanguard had been able to sail out of harbour when none of the other ships could do so. Sir W. Symonds might have gone too far, but he had done much for the improvement of the navy, and he hoped the present Admiralty would follow out the ex ample set by their predecessors, and improve the navy to the utmost in their power. Sir W. Symonds' ships were unquestionably the cheapest. Sir CHARLES NAPIER said the time of the 1 House had been wasted in hearing a defence of Sir W. Symonds, and had therefore lost sight of the I motion of the Hon. Gentleman, the Member for Mon trose—the wasteful expenditure. He could not, how ever, agree in all that the Hon. Gentleman bad stated with respect to that gentleman; and he had advised him to confine his motion to one specific object, instead of dealing in general charges. The great fault of the Ad • miralty consisted in allowing Sir W. Symonds to build large ships. When Sir George Cockburn went theto West Indies in the Vernon, he complained of the inade quacy of the ship, and another was substituted; but in the Mediterranean the officer who had the command of the Vernon had his ship beaten in a trial; but as was more used to yachting than severe service, if the its captain of the other ship had been in commandmand of the Vernon, it would probably have beaten opponent. He (Sir C. Napier) had been intrusted with a squad ron, of which the Vanguard was one, and at Alexan dria, in a severe gale, he found the Vanguard was the most leewardly ship of the squadron. The gale, he admitted, was one of the most severe he could recollect. Whilst she formed one of the experimental squadron in the Mediterranean, her ports were seven feet one inch out of the water. The great fault of Sir W. Symonds's ships was stated to be, that they pitched, and could not fight their guns in bad weather ; that was the great fault of his ships. Admiral Parker had told him that, when he signalled the Albion to head the squadron, which he commanded, that she rolled so much, she could not do so ; but he was told that he had not made a report to the Admiralty ; but if he had not, why had he not been required to do so ; but as Sir W. Parker was one of the culprits in the matter, his opinion was not worth much.—(Hear, hear.) He now came to the waste of public money. The waste of money and mismanagement had continued as long as he had been in the navy, and he had repeatedly urged reforms upon that House. Sir W. Symonds was not to blame for this, but the different Boards of the Admiralty were, and as he had repeatedly called atten tion to the great waste of public money, they could not plead ignorance. They had been told that many ships in the course of construction had been stopped ; but he had been told that the construction had been renewed, but he understood that this had been done by the Secre tary of the Admiralty, and not by the Board. He hoped, however, to hear some explanation from the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Ward) with respect to steam-boats. Sir W. Symonds had ordered engines of a certain kind, but the Admiralty had ordered others of a heavier kind ; and the same thing had been done with respect to the Cyclops, the Gazer, the Avenger, the Retribution, and others. From this, and other causes, they had been rendered unfit for service. Then with respect to the Surveyor : matters in dispute were to be referred by the Committee of Construction to the surveyor, and by the surveyor to the Committee of Construction. So that they might easily anticipate the result, and as long as they had a surveyor, and in trusted the construction of ships to him they would, as during the last forty years, have ships of bad con struction. They had six or seven dockyards, and what they should do was to offer a premium for the best plans. His Hon. Friend said that the plans were executed by the Admiralty, who consisted of six persons, but he questioned much whether they examined them like practical men. Then there was a private and a public Board of Admiralty; and, after the rising of the public Board, the First and Second Lords held a private Board, at which proceedings were taken, of which the junior Lords were entirely ignorant, and yet his Hon. Friend praised such a system as the proper way to con duct so important a task as the management of the navy ; but the Lords of the Admiralty were always changing, and those who had held office no longer than six months imagined themselves competent and experienced seamen. 'f'! was the way the Admiralty was conducted, and unless the whole system was altered, the wasteful system of expenditure to which he had referred would continue. A proof of bad management was to be found in the fact that the late Admiralty caused thirty iron ships to be constructed without having ever tried one, or having fired a shot at the iron of which they were made, to find how they would answer. But what a contrast America presented. That department of the public service tried several sheets of iron of the same kind, to ascertain its capability for the purpose to which they designed to use it ; after making the experiments they decided that iron was the best mate rial of which they could build a man-of-war.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman the Secretary to the Ad miralty read a number of private letters which had been received with respect to several ships ; but would the Lords of the Admiralty consent to lay every private letter which they received from the commanders of ships before the House ? He feared they would not, because they would divulge information which they had no wish to make public.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) There was an iron vessel lost the other day, and there had been a letter received about the Cleopatra, showing that her employment had been most ineffective. The same applied to many other vessels. It was therefore high time that a stop was put to this waste and extra vagance. After the great sums which had been expended by the various Admiralties of the country, he thought it was high time that a full inquiry should take place into the whole affairs of the navy. He would sit down by declaring his intention of supporting the motion of his H on. Friend the Member for Montrose. Mr.. CORRY did not intend to take up much of their time :at that late hour, and he only rose to make an ex planation respecting those proceedings of the Ad miral 1 , - . 37 with which hej had been connected. He main'aained that the late board had done a great deal towards effecting an improvement in the construction of ships. As soon as Sir William Sy monds's building was called into question, a committee was appointed to inquire into the matter, and it was alio decided to assemble an experimental squadron. The war n-ith China, however, prevented them carrying that into operation ; they still did all they could, under the circumstances, and a number of most eminent gentle men •were called in, in order to try some experiments, for tlae purpose of constructing better ships. Many plans were submitted, and some most excellent ships were in consequence constructed. The Thetis, the TerriVe, and the Flying Fish might be cited as c wies in instance of what had been done. The same course was taken with steam-boats. His Crallant Friend the Member f, , r Ripon, proposed to the A admiralty to constitute a board of reference for the purpc ete of ship-building, and that Committee was com posed of many eminent and scientific men. He was at a loss t.) understand in what other manner the Admiralty could have attained the object sought by the Hon. Mem ber for Montrose, than by the constitution of the Com mittee, of Reference. There were complaints made at the ex pense which had been gone to, in repairing and alterif ig • vessels, but, he asked, would not the public have reason'. to complain if they pulled these ships to pieces witho•lt giving them a fair trial.—(Hear, hear.) No other course was open to the Admiralty than that which had b pursued. It had been the fashion of Hon. Gen- Come a, during the experiments which had been made, to cry d )wn the ship built by the surveyor; but he would just read a few of the official reports which would prove how much justice there was in these public ru mours.. The Hon. Member then read several extracts from re ports to show, that the Queen, the Vanguard, and ate Albion were amongst the best ships in the navy. It was. said that the Canopus, which was built on the old princip le, was a favourable instance of ships built on the old srstem; but this vessel could not for a moment be comprcred with the vessels of the Albion class ; and report l ; of officers showed that this vessel in particular was v 2 ry cranky. He denied the statement that six vessels were built on the lines of the Albion on the au thority of the Secretary alone. It was also said that four s.t eam guard ships were constructed by the Admi ralty, 'nut this was not the case, for they were built at the in stance of a sub-commission, Mr- HUME said the Hon. Member had admitted facts -which proved the necessity for this in quiry.. It appeared that when he came into office, he found things in a bad state, and the Mi nistrr with which he was connected called a committee of the. - master shipwrights to advise them, and afterwards finding. that this was insufficient, they called another meeting of more highly educated and skilful men. Not an [Lou. Member had disproved his assertion that ships had been built and then taken to pieces apparently for the pleasure of building them again, until ti he expenses thus incurred reached an amount that was frightful to contemplate. He felt under the neces sity of dividing the House. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House dirid. bd. When there appeared, For the motion Against it 66 Majority against the motion Ca ptain PECHELL 53 e t the ostoned his motion relative to the A Lamiralty Court Cape and St. Helena. Mr. HUMS postponed and tine papers o f the Secret Committe e motions relative to Jamaica India _House. of the East CEMETERIES CLAUSES BILL. Th Cs Bill was read a second time. The other orders of the day wore then disposed of, and the Mouse adjourned at a Quarter-past One. T L Q CASE OF THE COUNTESS OF MOENT N The C4 , untess of Mornington came before Mr. Bingham, --- Marlbcrough-street, to make the u s ual declaration oo at of her being in such a state o f destitution as to re quire pa* relief, in order to enable the parish authorities of St. Geor i .:e's, Hanover-square, on whom her Ladyship had be come chargeable, to proceed in the usual way against the Earl of Mornington, for neglecting and refusing to maintain h;s ife. Her Ladyship had , it appe ared, applied for relief, as a casual pauper, to the parish, and having been relieved, her d *position was taken according to the customary form. Tne c leposition was to the e fleet that " she, Elena, Countess of Mo mington, had been lawfully married in 1.628, in Hert fordsh it e, to William Pole Tylney Long Wellesley, the pre sent Ear I of Mornington; that she had applied for assistance to her Husband ; that she had been refused any kind of sup port = .snd that she was at present entirely destitute of any me an s ca ordinary subsistence." Mr. Thomas, the proprietor of Hatchett's Hotel, deposed that it was his opinion that the steernent of complete destitution put forth by her Ladyship was t r ue. Her Ladyship, who appeared to feel acutely her rpeculiiir situation, was then sworn to the truth of her state ;ment. The warrant, which ordered that the "body of the Earl cud Mornington be forthwith taken, and brought before 'the si i gning magistrate," was then signed by Mr. Bingham, , 414 Um) parties left the Court. Now ready, with Illustrations by Leech, price Is., Part IX. of THE STRUGGLES and ADVENTURES of CHRISTOPHER TADPOLE, IN SEARCH OF A NAME, A RELATIVE, AND A WIFE, AT HOME AND ABROAD. By ALBERT SMITH. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. GOVERNMENT PLAN OP EDLCATION. This day is published, price Sixpence. AVERBATIM REPORT of the SPEECH of the Right Hon. T. B. MACAULAY, M.P. for Etlinburgh, in the House .f Commons, on Monday Evening, April 19, 1947, on the to oMo defrayord John Russell, that a Vote of 100,000/. should be taken, on Education. London: Chapman and Hall, 168, Strand. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends tn d the public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c.. ...Lae place every TCEIDAT and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, . , Favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day orevious to their being offered ; and advices of results will be brwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds lame tiately disposed of according to instructions. Offices. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London. PRE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 80, 1847. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. -- _ The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re spectably informed that MDLLE. JENNY LIND will make her first appearance in this country on TUESDAY next the 4th of May HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING, Saturday, May 1, will be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, I DUE FOSCARI. Lucrezia, Madame Montenegro ; Jacopo, Signor Fraschini ; Lore dano, Signor Bouche ; and II Doge, Signor Coletti. After :which a DIVERTISSEMENT,:in which will be presented Pas de Cinq from " Rosida," by Mdlle. Cerito and M. S. Leon, as sisted by:Mdlles. Cassan, James, and Honore. Pas do Deux by Mdlle. Rosati and Mdlle. Marie Taglioni. Grand Pas by Mdlle. Grahn, supported by Mdlles. Honore, James, and Cassan. And "La Manola, by Mdlle. Cerito and St. Leon. To be followed by a SELECTION from Donizetti's Opera, " La Favorita, by Signor Gardoni and Bouche. To conclude with the admired new Ballet (by M. Paul Taglioni), entitled THEA ; ou, LA FEE AUX DES FLEURS. By Mdlle. Rosati, Mdlle, Marie Taglioni, Mdlles. Cassan, Honore, Montford, Jullien, Lamoreux, and M. Taglioni. HER NI AJESTY'S THEATRE. The Second appearance of Millie. JENMY LIND in this country. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully in formed, that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place on THURSDAY next, May 6, when will be performed Meyerbeer's Opera, ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO. Alice, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Isabella, Made. Castellan ; Roberto, Signor Fraschini ; Rambaldo, Signor Gardoni ; Sacerdote, Signor Bouche ; and Bertram, Signor Standigl (his first appearance at this Theatre). With various Entertainments in the Ballet Divertissemeent,,coarne prising the talents of Mdlle. Cerito Mdlle. Roati, Mdll . T ri Taglioni,Mdlle. Petit Stephan , glioni, and M. St. Leon. Mdlle. , Grann, M. Perrot, M. P. LAST'-TIGHT BU T N THIS EVENING SPECTACLE. Will be performed Bhlfe's Grand Opera Seria, entitled The DAUGH TER OF ST. MARK. Lusignano, Mr. Burdini ; Andrea Cornaro, Mr. Borrani ; Moncenigo, Mr. Weiss ; Adolphe de C2urcy, Mr. W. Harrison ; Catarina Cornaro, Miss Rainforth. 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 Useph, Mr. Howell; Hafez, Mr. Rafter; Barek, Mr. W. H. Payne;. Fuzel Oola, Mr. Horncastle ; Maleck, Mr. T. Matthews ; Ahabeck, Mr. Hutchison ; Kuzliraga, Mr. L. Lee ; Princess Ipomaye, Miss Mes sent ; Nilda, Miss Collett ; Girgee, Miss R. Isaacs. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Mr. Hardcastle, Mr. W. Farren ; Sir Charles Marlow, Mr. Tilbury ; Young Marlow, Mr. Holl ; Tony Lumpkin, Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Hardcastle, Mrs. Glover ; Miss Hardcastle, Miss Julia Bennett ; Dolly, 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 IRISH POST. Principal characters by Messrs. Tilbury, Braid, Hudson, Bland, and Mrs. Hamby. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. nder 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 ; Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford; Leybounie, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ; '•tarlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which will be produced an Opera Buffa apropos sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullernord, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with SHOCKING EVENTS. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed :the Play of THE HUNCHBACK. Master Walter, Mr. Creswick ; Sir Thomas Clifford, Mr. J. Webster ; Lord Tinsel, Mr. J. Vining; Julia, Mrs Butler; Helen, Mrs. Stirling. After which, the new Farce, entitled, A WIFE FOR AN HOUR. Principal characters by Messrs. Walton, Granby, Vining, Cowell, Compton, Mrs. Hughes, and Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with the new and original Musical Romance, entitle THE SEVEN MAIDS OF 31UNEH ; or, The Ghost's Tower. Bertrand, Mr. Fisher ; D'Armincourt, Mr. Barker ; Bellejambe, Mr. Delavanti ; Adolphe, Mr. Wynn; Grosdos, Mr. Compton ; Bristle bach, Mr. Walton ; Bumps, Mr. Honner ; Seven Maids of Munich. Misses Flower, Rourke, llonner, Hincks, Millar, L. Marshall, and Laporte ; rriel. Miss Marshall ; Madame Groutz, Mrs Foshroke. 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 Dramatic Sketch, called JENNY LIND AT LAST ; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac ters by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, Mr. Bender, Mr. Yarnold. and Mrs. Keeley. Mr. WILLIAM BATEMAN, the celebrated BLACK MINS TREL, will give a Vocal and Instrumental Selection from his American Entertainments, concluding with his greatly admired Concerto on the Piccolo. To be followed by the New Vaudeville Extravaganza, called CRUSOE THE SECOND. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Keeley ; Miss Dickinson, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Kerley. To conclude with the LOAN OF A WIFE. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, A. Wigan; Mrs. Woollidge. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new Comedie-Vaudeville, entitled, LA PROTEGEE, SANS LE SAVOIR. Helene, Madlle. Rose Chtri. After which, an entirely new Comedie-vaudeville, entitled, LA BELLE ET LA BETTE. Antoinette, Malle. Rose Cheri.. To conclude with IRENE ; ou, Le Magnetisme. M. de Brienne, M. Langeval ; Le Vicomte de Clermont, M. Rhozevil ; Irene, Mdlle. Rose Cheri. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. Boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five. ETHIOPIAN iERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. 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, TO-MORROW EVBNING, Saturday, May 1. Doors open at Light o'clock. They will also give a DAY PERFORMANCE on Wednes day next, May 5. Boxes and stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street ; and at the Box-office. NEW STRAND THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed an Original Pictorial Drama, in Four Parts, entitled, HOGARTH'S MIRROR. Principal characters by Messrs. Darcie, H. Lee, Butler, Payne, H. Reeves, AylitTe, Deighton; Miss Love, Mrs. Griffiths, Miss Harcourt, &C. To be followed by an Eccentric Vaudeville, called, CAPERS AND CRUSHERS. After which, a Screamer, in One Act, entitled, ARE YOU COMING TO BED ? To conclude with a new Ballet, introducing upwards of 60 Cory phees, founded on and entitled, THE ARABIAN NIGHTS' EN TERTAINMENT. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, Is. 6d.; Pit, Is,: Gallery, 4d. Half-price at half-past Eight o'clock. Box-office open from eleven till four o'clock. Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary Novelties and grand Equestrian Feats every night, THIS EVENING, FOURTH WEEK OF THE SUCCESSFUL GORGEOUS SPECTACLE 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. Hen derson in his wonderful Arab flights. Splendid Pageant by Eight Ladies and their trained horses, and other productions, only to be witnessed at this Theatre. Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Box Office open from Eleven till Four. Box Book-keeper, Mr. Sheffield. Performance commences every evening at Seven o'clock, doors open at Half-past Six. ROYAL SURREY TIIEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. THE ORIGINAL ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, CROWDS NIGHTLY TO SEE TIIE BUFFALO GIRLS, With Coloured Concert, Nigger Songs, Banjo, Bone, Tambourine and Violin Accompaniments, the Railway Overture, and Grape Vine Twist. All by Female Professors. THIS EVENING The Performances will commence with THE ANCHOR OF HOPE ; ar, The Seaman's Star. Mr. Dunmore, Mr. Conway ; Squire Har treave, Mr. T. Fredericks; Captain Walton, Mr. Tindel; Mary Wheatly, Mrs. Ware. After which THE BUFFALO GALS ; or, Female Ethiopian Sere laders. To be followed by THE BEDOUIN ARABS. To conclude with THE FATE OF CAL AS. Boxes, 25., Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. Doors open at Six, commence at Half-past Six. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. For On Week only, the Dark Brothers and the Black Gals of Ohio, who will sing, with full Instrumental Accompaniments, all the Popular Melodies of the Day. Second Week of the SHIP BOY, hailed with acclamations of ap plause. THIS EVENING Will be performed POVERTY ; or, A Tale of Sorrow. Characters by Mr. N. T. Hicks, Dale, Searle, Bird, Gardner ; Mrs. G. Lee, Miss Burroughcliffe, &c. After which, The Mississippi Dark Brothers, and the Black Gals of )hio. To be followed by the SHIP BOY ; or, The White Slave of Gua daloupe. The Ship ]3oy by Miss Vincent. To conclude with (This Evening), THE RATS OF RAT'S CAS TLE; or, The Old Abbey Ruins. Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, Gd. ; Gallery, 3d. Private Boxes, Parties of Four, 10i. 6d. ; and Parties of Eight, 11. is. THE WEATHER.—Strs OFFICE, APRIL 30. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 40 ; Highest, 55 ; Noon, 52. BAROMETER, 29.73. WIND W.S.W.; morning, fine: afternoon, showery. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 50 minutes after 1. I Evening .. 5 minutes atte , 2. _ _ 4_74. 474110 n • -4.- -DRorr 0 • • , .7,, •4% PiEt 4z • , sucoND EDITION etrtnia4 LONDON, FRIDAY. APRIL 30, 1847. abrogation of th a t enactment which was speciously Nothing but the totalcabrogation through d Parliament i n 1844, under the plea that it was r o et i u• l ' f ur ther " alterations and vicissitudes in nth t at o medium prevent of exchange which re g ulates the value of every article in the countr y " —nothing, we say, but the total abrogatien of that enactment, or the miraculous reversal of the eternal laws of Nature, can preserve the empire from a more frightful panic than has ever heretofore been experienced. It behoves the Govern. went, therefore, to be vigilant and:active ; it behoves every man in the two august assemblies of legislation to bestir himself for the salvation of that national credit which is now vaccinating, and oscil lating, and tottering over an abyss of in • volvement. In protesting against the deplorable Bank Restriction Act of Sir ROBERT PEEL, we are not cavilling as to the impropriety of some trivial financial speculation, we are insisting upon the necessity of obliterating from the statute-book of the present legislative decade, a principle which has carried the commercial interests and the monetary stability of the country to the very limits of inse curity and disquietude. It were madness to blink the reality which at present forces itself upon the conviction of every one at all acquainted with; the opera tions of the Money Market; unless some step be taken to inspire the mercantile world with confidence, unless the Bank of England be released from those preposterous trammels which have prevented the de velopment of its financial strength, unless something be done to counterbalance the evils already effected by the Currency blunder of 1844, we must be carried headlong into a whirlpool of difficulties as great as, if not immeasurably greater than, the difficulties of 1825. The diminution in the price of the Three per Cent. Consols from 971. in the June of 1846 to 861. in this, the fourth month of 1847, shows already the suc tion of the current of this terrible Maelstrom. The per ceptible decrease of employment shows it; the con sequent diminution of wages shows it ; the state of the canal shares, of railway shares, of the unfunded debt, and the impracticability of obtaining discount — all show it. A serious alarm has taken possession of those engaged in banking; it is an alarm, we will grant it, that is scarcely justified, inasmuch as the amount of bullion still retained in the cellars of the Bank of England is on the average greater than can be remembered during many preceding occasions of pressure. Nevertheless, that there is a very con siderable degree of trepidation cannot be for a single moment questioned, and when once this trepidation has thoroughly imbued the public mind, we know by a terrific experience the disastrous consequences which ensue. As was visible in the ever-memorable convulsion of 1825,there is a growth in these panics as traceable as in any meadow cowslip. A panic seldom, if ever, starts into existence like a mushroom ; it germinates in visibly; it expands, and swells, and rises above the surface, and then bursts forth into poisonous exube rance. What was the case in 1825 ? There was a pro tracted interval of doubt as to the capability of the banks for converting their paper issues into money. That doubt affected, as a matter of necessity, the whole variety of private and joint-stock banks in the kingdom. There was a rush for cash payments upon Sir PETER POLE'S bank, and a consequent crash ; and that, it can never be forgotten, was merely the preliminary to a vast succession of simi lar disasters. All this arose, however, mainly from the dread as to the impossibility of obtaining sufficient credit money ; and how 'a as this great anxiety removed, and in what manner were its results to a certain extent remedied ? The explanation has been very happily compressed into a sentence by Mr. JAMES WARD, in a recent pamphlet. " For tunately," says he, " some one in the Bank re membered, or stumbled over, some large pack ages of one-pound notes which had never been issued, and the issue of which had long ceased to be considered as a necessity which could arise in rerum natures." That was the means of salvation. The incubus was removed, and the social system was without any repetition of its monetary throes and agonies. The directors of the Bank of England, then, in 1825 restored business to its previous state of activity and confidence by circulating large quan tities of one-pound notes ! Had the ruinous enactment of 1844 been already passed they would have been as helpless as their suc cessors are at this present instant; they would have possessed the means of rescuing the na tion from a peril so imminent and appalling that Mr. HUSKISSON declared the country to be "within twenty-four hours of a state of barter," and yet, with the Bank Restriction Bill of Sir R. PEEL looming over their heads, they would have been in capable of budging one inch, or of stretching out a finger. The effect of that lamentable measure, indeed, is to produce artificial panics—panics arising from no dearth of bullion or specie, but from a want of a superabundance of bullion and specie—panics produced for the gratification of a dream and the preservation of a bubble. 'Was ever a grand com mercial community placed in such gratuitous straits and encompassed by such voluntary dangers in mere obedience to a preposterous whim ! As it is very excellently expressed in a Parliamentary peti tion, published in another column, the real uses of credit money are absolutely reversed by the enact ment of 1844, because, under the operation of that enactment, when the country is in a position to do without the aid of the Bank credit, then the Bank can furnish it most abundantly," whereas " when credit money is really required, the Bank is compelled to withhold its help !" Surely the scales of Justice must have settled upon the eyes of the Legislature ! Until the Government makes a remedial movement in the direction we have indicated, namely, by rescinding the law passed under the late Administration, we shall continue to clamour unceasingly for its abroga tion—its immediate abrogation—its utter and de cisive abrogation. No subject can, or ought, to interest the mind of an Englishman so much as that of the navy of hi s country. His attention cannot be engrossed by any matter of greater national importance. The foremost rank which we occupy among the most civilised and powerful states of the world, is attributable to our past and present naval supremacy ; and unless our maritime strength be sustained, commensurate with the guardianship which we have to maintain over the vast and numerous dependencies of the British Crown, and which can only be effected by augmenting its power in proportion to the relative advancement made in their naval resources by other powers, we shall inevitably forfeit the exalted distinction we have acquired over the rest of the universe. Still, though our naval affairs are thus entitled to pre-eminent consideration, it is difficult to rouse the attention of the country to a due reflection as to their efficient administration. The stability of the service, con sistently with a due regard to economy, is the pre dominant consideration. Economy in the ma nagement of everything connected with our naval armament, is a point to which the Board of Admiralty should be compelled to pay adequate attention. The enormous expenditure which we annually incur for the support of the navy imparts extreme importance to the question of eco nomy. At the same time, retrenchment should not be exhibited in any niggardly spirit. Wherever economy is sought to be enforced, to be judi•. cious it should be also liberal. Whilst moderate estimates are always acceptable to a nation so heavily taxed as the English, yet, if it were to be ascertained that they had been framed upon a scale below what was really required for the stability o f the navy, the heaviest censure would be deservedly visited upon the Board of Admiralty. With the progress of science, improvements, apparently highly valuable, and important mechanical suggestions, are being constantly made. Their merits in rela tion to naval architecture have to be tested upon a gigantic scale. It is the bounden duty of the Admiralty to encourage, within reasonable bounds, the different experiments necessary to test the merits of various scientific inventions. To this species of encouragement are we indebted, in no small degree, for the present superior excellence of our navy over those of our rivals. It is not to be expected that every experiment should be successful, nor reasonable to call that a waste of money which may have been expended without producing a satisfactory result. It is a ne gative advantage to have ascertained that any parti cular invention has not answered the contemplated end. All knowledge is based upon experience. Frequently a series of experiments is indispensable to afford a fair trial to a mechanical novelty. It sometimes occurs, that in the process of one experi mentnpdlao trindtiehnags something e furnished, thtia el se of nao mostt only useful o f character. what will r o e fe same (if defective) successful, but also expectations, Those, therefore, een squandered where the consider public money original ex r of the inventor himself or either view who of those who have supported him, have not been always realised. The public are undoubtedly justified in requiring that large sums of money should not be continuously laid out in furtherance of any plan of ship-building which has been persevered in for a number of years, and which, admitting that it has proved advantageous in certain respects, has never theless been shown to be equally and seriously de fective in others. Mr. HUME last night brought forward his mo tion for inquiring into the state of the navy since 1832, as regards the building, alterations, and repairs of her MAJESTY'S ships. The motion was re jected, and apparently upon the grounds, first, that the present Board of Admiralty had greatly super seded its necessity by their appointment of a Com mittee of Reference, before whom all plans or draw ings for the building of ships in future must be laid, and specially of Commons reported e e upon ; and next, because the House disposed to place every s o d reliance in the efficiency, honesty, and zeal of Lord AUCKLAND and his naval coadjutors. The debate, was however, interesting in many respects. IVe shall take an early opportunity of noticing it more in detail. Madrid papers of the 23d have arrived. Senor SALAMANCA, the Minister of Finance, had furnished the Committee of the Chamber with a variety of information on the subject of his Bill for the sale of State property, and appeared disposed to consent to several of the modifications proposed by the Committee, so that it is by no means: improbable that the measure so modified may pass. The QUEEN has nominated thirteen new Senators, all of the Progressista party. Among them are Senor BE CBRRA (one Of ESPARTERO'S Ministers), Senor GONZALES, Senor LOPEZ, and Senor FRIAS. It was generally believed that no Spanish armed force would enter the Portuguese territory. General MANSEL Coricux was still detained at Madrid by the illness of his sister• and his daughter. The QUEEN attended a bull fight on the 22d, accom panied by her uncle and by her cousin, the Infanta JOSEFA. MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 23.—The Three per Cents. were done at 318 for cash ; the Five per Cents. at 198 ; the ,Debt without Interest at 58 ; and the Coupons at 16. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. Lord COWLEY died on Tuesday evening at his residence in the Place Vendome. This melancholy event is thus announced in Galignani's Messenger— " We announce with deep regret the death of the Right Hon. Lerd Cowley, late Ambassador from England at the Court of the Tuileries. His Lordship had been for some time ill, and the lamented event took place last night, at his residence in the Place Vendome. The Noble Lord was in his seventy-fifth year, having been born in 1773. His Lord ship was a brother of the Duke of Wellington, whose junior he was by four years." The Secret Service Money Bill was passed in the Chamber of Deputies on Monday by a majority of 164, the members being—for the Bill, 220; against it, 56. This, however, cannot be considered as indi cative of any reconciliation having taken place be tween M. GuizoT and the Progressive Conservatives, inasmuch as they had long since publicly announced their intention of Toting in favour of that measure. The Union Monarchique says—" Several Cabinet couriers arrived on Sunday evening at the Hotel Courcelles, and caused two Councils of Ministers to be held, at the end of which secret agents were dis patched to Madrid, bearers of dispatches for the Em bassy. One of the Privy Councillors of the Hotel Courcelles also left on Monday, on a private mission to ISABELLA." Algiers journals of the 22d have arrived. The Akbar states that Bou MAZA, who left Algiers on the 22d, in the Labrador steam-frigate, had passed the whole of the evening of the 20th with Marshal BUGEAUD, and given him valuable information re lative to the interior of Algeria. The surrender of this chief is regarded at Algiers as one of the most important events that has occurred in the whole of the war with the partisans of ABD-EL•KADER. Bou MAZA arrived in Toulon on the 25th. From the accounts which have been given of the conduct of this chief, it would appear that French gold had as much to do as French steel with his surrender, and that Bou MAzA has to endure, not so much the misfortune of being a prisoner, as the disgrace of being a renegade. The Greek Loan Bill was voted on Wednesday by the Chamber of Deputies without a division. In the course of the discussion, N. GuizoT said that the Cabinet was determined to persevere in the policy it had hitherto pursued in Greece, and to say nothing calculated to embarrass the Greek Government in the peculiar and delicate situation in which it was placed. The Three per Cents. closed at 77f. 90c.; the Five per Cents., 115 f. 80c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,232 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 926 f. 25c.; Havre, 671 f. 25c.; Great Northern, 621 f. 25c. ; Avignon, 7 73 f. 75 c . ; Vierzon, 780 c.; Bordeaux, 516 f. 25c. ; Basle, 193 f. 75c. ; Dieppe, 327 f. 50c. • Paris and Stras burg, 427 f. 50c. ; Tour s and Nantes, 421 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 4361. 25c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 4501. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 445 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 35A.; Ditto Pas sives, 5%. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 29. Boulogne and Amiens, 161/2-Dutch Rhenish, 4-Lyons and Avignon (Constitat ed ) , 2 2-Northern of France, 12% -Orleans and Bordeaux, 6 A-Over Yssel, 3 dis.-Paris and Lyons, 5-Sambre and Meuse, 5 1 / 2 -West Flanders, 4. MOST IMPORTANT FROM ST. PETERSBURGII. We have just received from St. Petersburgh the important intelligence that the Emperor of Russia has, by an Ukase, dated the 12th instant, determined to invest in the Foreign funds _3O millions of silver specie, h equal to 4,500,000/. s t er li ng, w hi c h it s hould remain as a permanent invest mentroublesis intended i n in those securities. It was expected that the greater portion would be invested in the English funds.—Herald. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. A morning performance, an event, w e b e li eve , unprece dented in the annals of this theatre, took place at Drury lane yesterday. The object was to afford the juvenile mem bers of the Royal Family an opportunity of seeing the gorgeous spectacle, The Desert, and M r . Hughes's Mam moth e s t a bli s h men t. The theatre was lighted up as fur a regular evening performance. At half-past two her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, entered the royal box. Her Majesty the Queea Dowager also honoured the performance with her presence, and occupied her usual box. The performance commenced with the second Act of the Bohe: mien Girl, supported by Miss Rainforth and Messrs. Borrani Stretton, Harley, and Harrison. This was followed by the grand Oriental spectacle of the Desert, in which the wonderful per formances of the artistes, both biped and quadruped, elicited audible expressions of intense delight from the beautiful children who crowded every part of the theatre. Everything went off with the greatest eclat, and the royal party, who seemed greatly delighted by all that they had witnessed, remained until the curtain fell, when they were attended by Mr. Bunn to their carriages. The crowd in the street cheered them heartily as they passed along. Amongst the company present were the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Duke and Duchess of Montrose, Marchioness of Douro, Lord and Lady Howe, Lord Denbigh, Lady Graham, Captain Lang Meeson, Colonel Phipps, Colonel Knox, Col. Bouverie, Colonel Weniys, Lady Wombwell, Countess of Charlemont, Lady Agnes Duff, ;Lady Simpkinson, Sir John and Lady Campbell, Captain Mildmay, Colonel Desvceux, Sir Alexander Duff, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Hon. Captain Fitz. maurice, Baroness de Goldsmid, Lady Charles Wellesley, Mrs. Hussey Packe, Baron de Rothschild, Lord James Stuart, Major Sandwith, Miss Wynnes Wynne, Madame Murrietta, Lady 'Caroline Barringtou, Countess Evigdon, Major and Mrs. Euston, Lady Carrington, G. Rickards, Esq., Hon. Miss Stanley, Lady Meux, Hon. Mrs. Fitzgibbons. THE THREE COUSINS.—One of our most enter taining novelists, Mrs. Trollope, has just given to the public another of her clever pictures of existing society , under the title of " The Th ree Cousins." It is a story of domestic in terest, in which three ladies of various ages, in the positions of Maid, Wife, and Widow, are made to illustrate the principal eras of woman's career, as they exist in what is styled the best circl es . S uc h an idea, wrought out by an imagination so rich in resources, and with a knowledge of human nature so profound as that of Mrs. Trollope, can scarcely fail of com manding attention ; and it may be fairly predicted that "The Three Cousins" will rival in popularity the best of this favourite author's productions. THE WESTMINSTER ELECTION. MEETING OF MR. C. LUSHINGTON'S ComurrgE.—Con Wednesday even ing, at eight o'clock, a meeting of Mr. Charles Lushington's general committee was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, to receive the report of the gentlemen who had undertaken to canvass the parish of St. Anne, and upon other business. Mr. Geesin, of St. James's, in the chair. Mr. G. Huggett, the secretary, read the report, which showed that of the electors who had been seen the promises were for General Sir De Lacy Evans, 259 ; for Mr. Charles Lushington, 246 ; and for Mr. Charles Cockrane, 28. The chairman observed that the report was highly flattering, and he had no doubt that the canvassing of the other parishes would be attended with similar results. Messrs. Lewis, Briscombe, Bailey, Kittrick, Robinson, Childe, Guthrie, Prout, and other gentlemen addressed the meeting, all agreeing in opinion that in every other district similar results would be found to that just reported from St. Anne's, and that Mr. Cochrane had but trifling support beyond that of his paid agents. Arrangements having been made for further proceedings the meeting separated. In our notice of the performances at the Strand Theatre we inadvertently stated that Mr. Duke performed the part of the young Earl of Normanfleld, and also spoke the epilogue. It was Mr. Henry Lee who performed this part and spoke the epilogue, and not Mr. Darice. The Hon. Mrs. Erskine and sister arrived in Lon don early this morning by the General Steam Navigation Company's mail steam-ship Wilberforce, from Hamburgb, after a fine passage. • MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a slight improvement in the Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday, but not sufficient to alter quotations. Sales about 4,000 bales, including 800 American on specula tion. The total sales of American were 3,600 bales at 6 1 / 4 d. to 7 1 j % d. per lb. Surat sold at 4d. to sd. per lb. Shares were without alteration. There are accounts of March 3 from Graham's Town, Cape of Good Hope. The Thunderbolt steamer was likely to be a total wreck, but her stores and rigging had been saved. Sir Henry Pettinger had arrived at Graham's Town. There had occurred nothing of importance on the frontier. There is a meeting of merchants and others to-day at the Hall of Commerce, to consider the present state of monetary affairs, but at the hour of our writing it had not terminated. The meeting has been kept rather private, and is convened by circular, we understand. There has been a further marked improvement in the tone of the Money Market to-day, which is likely to extend in all directions, as the reports in cir culation prove correct, and it seems to be generally be lieved that the Russian Government intends to invest a large amount of the 30,000,000 roubles in stock here. The sum is not ascertained, but even one or two millions in the precious metals, or supplied partly by value in grain—which we must have, and pay for in bullion, if drawn from America or other countries—would prove an immense relief to us. Consols have been up to 87% for Money, and to 87% for Account ; but sales have been pressed since, and the quota tion is now down to 87 1 / 8 3 for the former, and to 87% % for the latter. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 2s. to ss. discount. The Consols Scrip has improved to 2 and 2!.4, discount. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been marked 87% to 88%. Bank Stock has realised 189 to 191. _ _ _ The Foreign Bonds have been quiet again. Spanish Five per Cents. have realised 24%, and the Three per Cents. 35%. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been 34 to 34 3 / 4 . Grenada Bonds have been 19 3 / 4 , and Equador 2%. Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents have been 58 1 / 8 . Railway Shares have been rather better. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the 01'Mal List.) Bank Stock .. • • • • • • • • • • 189 191 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 86% 86 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • $6% 87% 1 A , % . New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 87%% 88% 88 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9% South Sea Stock .. • • .. .. 97 Censols for May 27 .. • • • • • • • • 86% % 87% % Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip .. . • • • 2}, die Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 1,0001. .. .. • • 32 5 die 5001. • • .. .... 2 die par Ditto. Small • • • . 2 1 dis PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 82 Ckilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. • • .. 91 Ditto, 3 per Cent .. • • • • 52 Equador Bonds .. . • • .. 2Ys Granada, 1 per Cent. • . .. 19% Portuguese Four per Cent . • .. 34% 34 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. • • 109% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent.....— Ditto, for the Account .. 24% Ditto, Three per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account 35 1 ,( Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 58 1 4 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 88% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PAID. PER, SHARE. ♦berdeen . .. 30 .... 25 .... to Amber., Notting., Boston, & EastrnJn. •2%.... 1%.... to Birmin,gliam and Oxford Junction .. 10 .... 17%.... to Birmingham, Wolver., and Dudley .. i .... 10 .... to Buckinghamshire . • .. • • 61. 45... • . 1 dis... to Caledonian .. 30 .. .. 23% 24% to RAILWAYS. . Chester and llolyhead .. 27% .. • • 21 .• .. Eastern Counties .. • • • • .. 20 .. 18% 191 A Do., Perpetual,s per Ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d..... Ditto, ditto .• .. No. 2, 61. 13s. p.. Ditto, York Extension • • . • . 614 •• .. 5 East Lancashire .. • . .. 17 .. .. 17 .. • • East Lincolnshire • • • • • • • • • • 8% •• • • 8 %• • Edinburgh and Glasgow .• • • •• 50 .... 70 .... Ely and Huntingdon • • • • • • • 15 .... Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester .• .. 2%.... 1 Great Northern .. • • • • • • .. • ... 2%%.. Great North of England .. • • • • 100 .... .• • • Ditto, New • • • • • • .. .. 5 .... 59 .... Great Western iis .. • • Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12%.... 17%.. • • Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 .... 26% •• • • Ditto. New • . • . .... Leeds and Thirsk 22% .... 20% Ditto, New 10 — .... London, Brighton, and South Coast • • 50 .. • . 51 1 4 4 Ditto, Consolidated Eighths • • .. 10 .. .. 11 •• • • Ditto, Quarters .. L. and B. 7 .. .. 22 1 ,4 ...• Ditto ditto New .. • • .. . 2 .... 113 i .... Ditto, 101. Shares .. M. and B. (C) 1 • • • • London and South-Western 411. 6., 10d. •• 62 634 Ditto, Scrip .. • • .. 5 .... 4 %• • Lynn and Dureliam .. • • .. .. 20 . •• 21 .. • • Blanchester and Leeds • • • 82 .• • • •• .. I)itto, Quarter Shares • • .. .. 12 .... 15 •• • • Ditto, Firths 5 .• .. to -- to 19 to to par to t• -- t• -- to -- to -- to -- to -- to to -- to -- to -- to 26 t. -- to -- to -- to -- to to to -- to -- to 62% to -- to -- to -- to -- to -- Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) .. .. 71. 45..... %pto Manchester and Southampton .. .. 2 .. • . %••• . to Midland ..100 - to 116 Ditto, New • • • • .. 36 ....39% 38% to 39 1 ' Ditto, New .. 2 .... 4 t 71 • . to Newcastle and Berwick .• 20 .... 25% 1 4 % to Ditto, New • • • .. .. 5 •• • • 6 ••• • to 7 North British • • • • .. • . 25 .. • • 31 .... to Ditto, Half Shares • • .. 12%.. —14% x int to Ditto, Extensioa • • • • .. • . %•• .• 1%. ••• to Ditto, Thirds • • • • • . .. • • 1 •• • . 2% •••• to North Staffordshire • • • • .. 4 .. • • 6% 7% to 6% North Western • • .. • • .. 4 •• • • 2 •••• to Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 22% •... 13% .... to Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) .. 3% •• • • 3) %.. to Skropsnire Union • • . • . 420..... dis. to iouth Eastern and Dover • • .. —33/.25.4d. 37 .... to Ditto, New (iss. at 321.) No. 1 .20 ... 21 .•• to Ditto, New (do. 151.) No. 4 .. .. 5 .• • • 4%.. • • to South Wales .. • • • • • . • • • • 10 •• • • 74• • .. to South Yorkshire, Doncaster, & Goole 2 •. • • 1% %• - to West Riding Union .. .• 4/. 2s. •• • • %%p.. to Windsor, Staines, and South-Western 425..... % p.. to York and Newcastle • . • • .. .. 25 .. 25 .... 34 •• • • to Ditto, New • • • • .. .. 10 14 1 4%.. to Ditto, Preference • • • • .. .- 4 .. • • 7 1 4.. •• to 7% York and North Midland • • .. • • 50 •• .. .... to Ditto. Extension .• .. 25 .• 40 .. ••to Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 .... 20% •• .. to roBEIGN RAILWAYS. Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux Paris and Lyons Paris and Rouen to to to to .. 20 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London and Westmin3ter 20 •• •• 26.%•• to MINES Real del 3fonte ,17n.registered • • • • •• •• .. • . to MEETING OF MERCHANTS. (THIS DAY.) A meeting of merchants and bankers was appointed to take place at the Hall of Commerce this afternoon, on the subject of the state of the money market. After waiting some time, a message was brought from an influential banker, that in consequence of the debate that would take place this evening in the House on the subject, and the large purchase of stock by the Emperor of Russia, the meeting had better stand adjourned for a few days. Among the parties present were several members of the most influential houses. LLO YD'S SHIPPIN G-( THIS DAY. LONDON, APRIL 30.—Wind W. b) N , light airs and cloudy. OFF MARGATE, APRIL 29.—Eliza Sharp, Darling, Singa pore ; Psyche, Irving, Hobart Town. DEAL, A ran, 29.—Wind W.SW., moderate. Arrd. Catherine, Williams, Callao • Queen of England, Pearson, China; Mathew Plummer, Young, Singapore; Delftshaver, Nordlohne, Batavia, for Rotterdam ; Amelia Hill, Hill, Cal cutta; Albyn, Mauritius; Helen, Mumford, Tobago; High - bury, Walker, Jamaica. Arrd. from the River, Brightman, for New South Wales; Viscoutess Canning, Africa; Heart of Oak, Bahia ; Mary, Cuba ; James Turcan, Havannah ; Lady Elizabeth, Nassau ; Cleveland, Quebec. OFF PORTLAND, APRIL 28.—Gladiator, Bagger, Batavia, for Copenhagen. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 29.—Wind N.N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Amity, Monte Video; Belle, Bahia; Kvanite, Trinidad; Harvard, Corless, New Orleans; Cassan - dra, ditto; Alex. Grant, Alexander, Savannah ; Athol, Fraser, Charleston. Put back, Pursuit, for Quebec. Off, British Merchant. A sloop sunk this morning off Holyhead ; crew saved. PORTSMOUTH. APRIL 29.—Wind W., squally.—Arrd. H.M.S. Wolverine, Penang, left Ascension 24th ult., Fayal 22d inst. SourisAiurrort, APRIL 29.—Arrd. Ripon steamer, Alex andria, &c. Sld. Montrose steamer, Gibraltar. SwArtsEA, Arum 29.—Wind W.—Put back Express for Quebec. KINGSTOWN, APRIL 28.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Lady Campbell, Power, New Orleans. WATERFORD, APRIL 28.—Wind W. to W.N.W.—Arrd. Lucinda, Scally, Callao; Percy, Fountain, Norfolk; Admiral, Buchanan, New York. FALMOUTH, APRIL 29.—Wind N., squally.— Off port, Snellhied, Kame, Monte Video, left 7th Feb., and proceeded for Antwerp. SUNDERLAND, APRIL 28.—Wind W.—Sld. Aid, Montreal. CORK, APRIL 27.—Wind 11 .S. W., a gale.—Arrd. Lupzeg, Cupon, Moulmein; John Dunlop, Choel, Baltimore; Char lotte, Dunn, Norfolk; Union, Philadelphia; Edward Perkins, Tracey, Liverpool, for New Orleans, leaky. HULL, APRIL 29.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Gitana, Legert wood, Singapore. KILRUSH, APRIL 27.—The Valiant from Glasgow, went on shore in Scuttery Roads during a gale last night, but not ex pected to receive much damage. WARKWORTH, APRIL 28.—The Fire-Fly, of Newborough, ran ashore yesterday on Boulmer Rocks and received con siderable damage. It will be got off should the weather moderate. CLYDE, APRIL 27.—Put back, Perthshire, Simpson, New York, leaky. LONDON, APR IL 30.—A wreck, apparently of a large ship, timber laden, was passed 15th inst., lat. 45 N., long. 10, by the Arabella, arrived in the Downs. NOTICE TO MARINERS. NEW SHOAL NEAR BALTIMORE. The Agent to Lloyd's at Baltimore has forwarded a sketch showing - the position of a shoal recently discovered by the hydrograiphic party of the United States Government in 1846, which con be seen on application to Mr. Dobson, the secretary. ST. MICHAEL'S. APRIL 9.—An embargo has been laid on vessels bound to Portuguese ports. It is exp ected that such will continue but for a short time. MARKET NEW .__(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. Very limited supplies of English Wheat have come to hand this week, coastwise as well as by land-carriage and sample. To-day the quantity on offer was small; while the demand for all kinds was very steady, at fully previous quota tions. The show of Foreign Wheat was trifling, owing to which the holders were fi rm , an d succee d e d in obtaining full prices in every instance. Grinding Barley was held for unproved quotations, and the value of other descriptions was well supported. Malt was in moderate request, at unaltered currencies. The Oat trade was very steady, and, in some instances, Cid per quarter more money was obtained for the best feed. Beans and Peas had an upward tendency. The Flour trade was very firm. ARRIVALS. Barley. 260 qrs. Wheat. 1,960 qrs. Oats Flour. 150 -- qrs. I,oBosks 1,000 3,620 I English • • • .• Irish. I --- Foreign . • 1 ,860 I 970 Malt. 3,340 Qrs. swarrurzzi.D. On the whole, the supply of Beasts here to-day was tolerably good., and of fair average quality; yet the demand for all breeds was fair, and Monday's advanced rates were steadily supported. There were in the market 78 Beasts, 100 Sheep, and 2 Calves from abroad. With Sheep we were fairly supplied ; still, however, the Mutton trade was brisk, at a further improvement in value of 4d per Blbs—the finest Old Downs, in the wool, selling at 6s per 81bs, and at which a good clearance was effected. In Lambs—the supply of which vii,as good—only a moderate business was doing, at Lite rates. From the Isle of Wight, 320 head came fresh to hand. Calves moved off briskly, at an advance in the quo . tationg, of from 2d to 4d per 81bs ; while Pigs had an upward tendency, with a firm trade. Milch Cows were in good re quest, at from 16/. to 20/. each, including their small calf. Beasts, 589 I Piga. VI SUPPLY AT MARKET. I Sheep. I Calves. 8,120 179 ArEwOO.ll.l•E AND IMADENHALL. We had a very ready bale here this morning at improved currencies. BOROUGH HOP MARRITIT. There is a slight improvement in the demand for nearly all kinds of Hops, especially for the best qualities of last year's growth, and last week's prices are steadily supported in every instance. The present rates are as under :—Sussex pockets, 31 18s to 4165; Weald of Kent, do., 4149 to 41 18s; Mid and Ella Kent, do., 4112 s to 61 10s. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) There was nothing of any general interest before the Court his morning. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) TILE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. BAILLIE. The question in this case was, whether sweet spirits of nitre was intended by the Legislature to be subject to taxa tion, as an article in the manufacture of which spirits of wine had been consumed. No judgment had been given on the point when our re port left. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) RICIIARDS V. TUBBS. This was an action directed to try whether a certain part of the parish of Kensington was liable to be rated under the Lighting, Cleaning, and Paving Act. The particulars did not possess much interest. The COURT was unanimously of opinion that judgment should go for defendant. Judgment accordingly. RAILWAY COMMITTEES, (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP V. The Committee met attivelve; Lord Harry Vane in the chair. GREAT WESTERN (BRANCHES TO STAINES AND EGHAIVE). Sergeant WRANGIIAM addressed the Committee for the South-Western Company. GROUP VI. The Committee met at the usual hour ; Mr. Deedes, chairman. SALISBURY AND YEOVIZ, AND EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER. The Committee re-assembled at twelve, and resumed the evidence in favour of the lines proposed by the South- Western Company. The first witness called was Lord Moiley. His Lord ship's residence was within a few miles of the port of Ply mouth, and the proposed railway would go through a por tion of his property. He considered that th e li ne p r oposed by the South-Western Company would be of great service to the country, both in a commercial and natural point of view, connecting as it would, by means of some further extensions beyond Exeter, the port of Plymouth with a direct and con tinuous line of railway, with the metropolis and the eastern ports of the country. He did not think that the accommo dation proposed to be given to Plymouth by means of the South Devon Railway either sufficient or desirable. And, in answer to a question put to his Lordship by one of the Members of the Committee, his Lordship stated that his rea sons for not considering that railway the best for the interests of Plymouth and the western ports of England, was founded upon the fact of that line being laid out only for a single line of rails, and that it was proposed to work it on the at mospheric principle, and that the steepness of the gradients on some portions of the line would render it impossible to work the line with locomotive power. Mr. Bultrel, the Mayor of Plymouth, had been deputed at a public meeting, held at Plymouth, to proceed to London for the purpose of giving evidence before the Roilway Committee on this Bill, on behalf of the inhabitants of that town, in favour of the proposed line; the witness gave evidence ac cordingly. Lord F. Fit zclarence gave evidence as to the desirableness, in a military point of view, of a continued and unbroken line of railway, connecting Plymouth and the ports with the whole of the ports on the eastern coast. A break of gauge would cause great inconvenience in the transport of troops, espe cially cavalry troops. By the 'continuation of the lines be fore the Committee, the whole armament of the country would be concentrated at Salisbury and at Reigate, and from thence broeght to bear upon any given point where its ser vices might be required. It was his opinion that the South Devon Railway, from its exposed situation, was not adapted for the conveyance of troops in # time of war. General Brown and Colonel Williams gave evidence of the same nature. GROUP XIII. IPSWICH AND BURY ST. EDMUND'S AND NORPOLX EXTENSIONS. Evidence in favour of the Eastern Union Railway schemes was received this morning. The Secretary to the Eastern Union Railway Company was also examined at considerable length up; n the motives which had induced that Company to propose the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's (Extension to Yarmouth). GROUP XVIII. CHELTENNADI AND OXFORD. The Committee on this Group met this morning; the Earl of Lincoln in the chair. Mr. BAINEs examined several witnesses from Cheltenham, to show the height of the water in the several wells of the place, and how they would,be affected by the proposed [cut tings of the Great Western line. GROUP XX. This Committee, appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group, met as uF..ual this morning; Mr. Goulburn in the chair. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN (KENIL- N1T08.7 U AND BERHSWELL BRANCH.) The general evidence in favour of this Bill was resumed At the close of this evidence, the Committee adjourned til' half-past 11 on Monday, in consequence of Mr. Stephenson] the engineer of the line, beingengaged in another Committee, and unable to attend and be examined on this one. GROUP XXII. This Committee met to•day at twelve o'clock in Room A; Mr. Home Drummond in the chair. NEWPORT, ABERGAVENNY, AND HERE FORD (EXTENSION TO TAFF VALE). Evidence on behalf of the scheme was resumed. Mr. Lewellyn4a mining engineer, was examined at some length, with the object of showing the great mineral resources of the district, and the advantages which the proposed exten sion would confer. GROUP XXIII. The Committee met at twelve; Mr. Mackinnon in the chair. SOUTH WALES. The Committee were occupied for some time with the clauses of the Bill. GROUP XXVIII. The Committee on this group, comprising Captain Harris, the Earl of March, Sir R. Lopes, Lord Edwin Hill, with Mr. T. D. Ackland in the chair, met this morning at twelve. PETERBOROUGH AND POLICINGHAIVI (EASTERN COUNTIES BRANCH). The earlier part of the morning was occupied in a discus sion as to whether the counsel for the Ambergate and Great Northern Companies should cross-examine generally as land owners, and it was at length decided that they should cross examine as competitors, but not as landowners. The Committee then took the Eastern Counties Branch from Folkingham to Peterborough. Mr. TALBOT opened on behalf of the promoters. He said that this was a line to run from Peterborough to Folking ham, which is a few miles from Grantham, and would be about twenty-eight miles long, and would require 400,000/. for its construction. It in fact occupied an intermediate position between the loop and the main line of the London and York Railway, and was intended to supply the country for which those lines were incompetent, and would take up the old road from Peterborough to Lincoln. The principal place on the line would be Bourn, where, although a place of not more than four or five thousand inhabitants, was yet one of considerable importance, being a polling place for the county, and the place where the quarter sessions for Kesteven were held, There was also a considerable traffic in agricultural produce, and a great requirement for manure and fuel from the north-western counties. The opposition of the competing companies he did not conceive to be of much consequence; but the company had unfortunately incurred that of Earl Fitzwilliam. The petitions from that nobleman, and from his tenantry, were highly respectable; but there were others which savoured too much of London and York zeal, not to be looked upon with a little suspicion. On the other side the promoters had the support of Sir Gilbert Heathcote, and several of the most influential proprietors. Mr. Nicholson a chemist and druggist, residing at Peter borough, testified to the transmission of a considerable quantity of oil cake through the district which the line was intended to traverse. Sir John Trollops, M.P., stated that he resided near the proposed line, and that this was a very rich agricultural district, and that the line would just tak e a course whecreetoef fen country met the high land. I t was along the edge course. Bourn theyhe d e c a l r i e v i t y b o t t h h a t the e t r o o w u n s s and an d p villa o p g u e l s o u s: are beingm placed, g and t with at every mile, or mi le andah'df Bourn is relatively a p lace of considerableof its importance, but the market is at pre sent a bad one in consequencethereis a water navigation, of the badness of the means of transit, for although navigation, it was a bad one, and the inhabitants with rea son complained much of the expense of the carriage of their e o is sur produce. A north and south communication is, in his opi nion, absolutely necessary, au to be made, for the loop line of i the London and mae York Rail e way would be of no use to the district, but the nearest places where stations would be made were the villages of Corby and Bytham, which were the only places accessible by turnpike roads from Bourn. The whole of that district is populous, and the farmers are generally opulent and very considerable graziers, so that they had a large quantity of wool sent from about Bourn. The mail coach from Hull used to pass through Bourn, and the inhabitant s of the place and neighbourhood felt a great negation of the advantages which they used to enjoy To . Mr. LINDsELL, who appeared for Earl Fitzwilliam, Sir John Trollone said that Bourn would be about eight or nine miles from Corby, and he believed that if the Ambergate line were left out of the account there were several places more than five miles from railway communication. GROUP XXXIII. This Committee met to-day in Room 28; the Hon. Eliot Yorke in the chair. LEEDS, DEWSEURT, AND MANCHESTER (EXTENSION TO WAREPIELD, &c.) On the assembling of the Committee the case on behalf of this line of railway was resumed. General evidence as to the merits cf the line in respect to public accommodation was again taken. GROUP XLVIII. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, Lord Courtenay in the chair. All the other Members of the Committee were present. CALEDONIAN, GLASGOW, GARNRIRX, and COATERIDGE (nrcaNcu TO GLASGOW STATION). On the assembling of the parties, the case on behalf of this line was resumed. Mr. Sprot, a proprietor on the line, said that he had been a director of the company from the beginning. He was chair man of it before its union with the Caledonian Company. The reason why, in 1844, they sought to approach the Glas gow station at an elevation, was to avoid expense, the scheme being a short mineral line ; but since its importance had been increased by the amalgamation with the Caledo nian, it had been decided to improve the scheme by the present Bill. The Inchbally road trustees, who now opposed the scheme, had also petitioned against the plan o f 1844, but withdrew it, on receiving 1,0001. GROUP L. The Committee met at twelve--Mr. Banks in the Chair. GLASGOW', 3EXLMARNOCIC, AND AILDSOO' SAN (AMENDMENTS AND DEVIATION S). Sergeant MURPHY addressed the Committee for t he promoters. Mr. FORSYTH replied for the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilnlar neck, and Ayr (No. 2). GROUP LI. THE CALEDONIAN (BRANCHES ASP LEASES). The Committee—consisting of Sir John Yards Bull er (chairman), Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Tollemache, Lord John, Manners, and Captain Plumridge—met in Room No. 29, twelve o'clock, and proceeded to take the above line. Mr. RAMSHAW was proceeding to call witnesses on the branch line from Ecclefechen to Annan, when n a The CHAIRMAN interposed, and said that as this po.- 1° te Caledonian scheme was not intended to oppose the Dum fries line, it could not be considered as then before the CO W mittee. Mr. Brand, agent for the British Linen Company, and gir o writer in Annan—lt would be of the greatest importance. the town of Annan to have a direct and speedy commitalL, tion with the Annandale district, extending thirty 5 7 0 around it. This communication would be given b YA et branches of the Caledonian Railway. There was a const Wo ; able trade in the district in sheep and pigs. Annan, a t e .,. containing nearly 6,000 of a population, was generally sidered one of the best ports in the Solway. It exporteatal considerable amount of goods, but its import trade was still greater. The registered tonnage in the last year wa s ne : a n . 60,000. The country, as far as Dalmakedder was an agrle-i.. tural district, but the country north of Moffat, was excee„ ingly barren. The distance from Annan to Ecclefechen oiR7. the present Caledonian (the only line which gave ilaY ee ,,s munication), was from seventeen to twenty miles, but proposed branch were allowed to be constructed, tha t d f: tance would be reduced to one-fifth. Coals and cl agricultural purposes would be extensively transmitted "0 lisle the line. Two steamers sailed per week from Port Car and and Annan, and Liverpool, and a considerable passengqeered cattle trade existed between these places- lie bah t alf that 70,000 sheep and about 2,000 fat cattle wer e an % ► exported from Annan, and a considerable number of thsfe perhaps from a third to a half, came by the Caledonian um from the districts he had already referred to. gr. Cross-examined by Mr. ANDRIWS—His partner wit! t. Farish, town-clerk of Annan. That gentleman ba" tended a _public meeting to consider the propriety of had not ing the leasing clause in the Dumfries Act, but he h ad : l nf o opened his mouth there. He had never heard his P,a r b i or express an opinion on the subject of the lease. He had , the self attended the meeting and opposed the repeal or co clause, but the chairman intimated, on a show of 'lapsed being taken, that he was in a minority. The pr°P°the branch to Ecclefechen would make the Caledonian shortest line to Edinburgh—shorter than either the Dar, fries or the North British lines. Dalmakedder was 1 1,ble - large town—it was a simple farm-house. (Ceasiderpal laughter was occasioned by Mr. Andrews pointing en t h . re it makeddar upon the map of the Caledonian Company , w" fie was indicated as a place of considerable importance.) fries knew that there was clay upon the line of the Dne i l iwa y Company, as well as at Annan. In the event of t he ra,er of being finished, it was still his opinion that a large n umber the fat sheep would still go by sea. • COMMITTEES on PRIVATE BI LLS. (THIS DAY.) SALE OF THE CHARING-CROSS-BRIDGE' for The Committee to whom the Bill has been referred,._,.. carrying into effect the contract entered into by the CIA wthe cross-bridge Company on the sth of November , 1845, forrbas sale of their bridge to Mr. William Jackson , Si! Jos Walmsley, Bart., Mr. William Reed, and Mr. FrancrepcTiatiodf. for the sum of 226,0001., 10,0001. of which has been with the company, were summoned to meet to-day at only past twelve o'clock, in No. 17 Committee room, but the . L members present at the appointed time were Lord Ba r . r f e ly ton and Colonel Sibtherp, who took his seat immedia th after twelve o'clock. The members summoned were Noble Lord, the Gallant Colonel, Mr. Lloyd 111 Wynn Knight, and General Johnstone It is but rigbt , d oce i ever, to state, that the ci culars requesting their attell to t he gave them but a short notice, owing, as was stated , be ob uncertainty as to whether a committee-room coul d be at tained, and to this no doubt, their absence 1136i1 tributed. t tb elr At one o'clock the two Hon. Members who were a the post began to exhibit signs of impatience, and Mr. Cre e d,e nde v. committee-clerk, was dispatched in all directions to the ostyhol7. your to find a Member or Members whose names are on . ‘,. Middlesex list (a certain number of Members are allottea discharge the business arising , by Bills, out of each county), but the result was vain. Colonel SIBTHORP —Can't you get a stray Member aar. w h er e? Mr. Creed said d urin g the last hour 3,000 persona ha o d us passed o u m p m th on e s,stbauitrsheinwtoas tsboerrycommitteeh-rooms H $ not a stray Me mber amon g st them. He could not see single Middlesex Member. Mr. GURNEY (who appears for the Market CoraPa l l n Yl: attributed this to the great number of committees at Prc e ` -- sitting. n on t e h l at S h ru e T a n n o d nr his tru N s o te b d le kn C ow ol their duty. He was sorry for the delay which the absence o f the other Hon. Members must cause to the parties ; bet of for one, would sit there all day, if there was any chaneeht, obtaining the requisite number of members; but, he thoug t._ under the circumstances, that they had better adjourn un A c l o ri le C agu ree e d hvradourl let it b e e i Tuesday, in order that the summonses might be renewed, and the business then proceeded with without delay. The Committee, therefore, stands adjourned until that day With respect to the Bill, it may be stated that its object is to neglect 0 sell the bridge to the parties named for the abovementioned su On the completion of the sale the company will be dissolve:. ; and the bridge vested entirely in the purchasers. All he tracts heretofore made will remain valid; actions wing!pt. legal proceedings commenced at the time of the p. 0." the Act by or • sale, but to be continued quite irrespective of the Act. !D.: Act, which will be a public one, will not affect any regl”:79A against the company, not to be abated bY,. t ..r_ property, or privilege of, or belonging to the Hung Market Company. The sale is opposed by four sharehofac"' ARRIVAL OF GENERAL SIR HARRY SMT. C omp rived at the Motherbank last evening, at eleven any SOUTHAMPTON, ,s te a m steam-chi p u ts R ip A o v n . , — C T a I p t t e ain RPeninsularobmand r Orientalisob7c ...: from Malta and Gibraltar, and landed mails from_ tne ,:;, T. _, dermentioned places in charge of Lieutenant piroanddYo,lll;;'; Admiralty-agent, which were dispatched t 10th; Oa* special train at two P.M. :—Alexandria, April April 10th; Gibraltar, April 22d. The h Colonel Harry and Lady Smith, Hon. Colonel .Ash seven passengers, amongst whom were LoßrtlipurE:tphtandhimaanels,ptsonianiptnefre,oteSvrlmi: Reid and lady. al, and as the on board, the church bells sent forth a merry Pe from to witness the vessel entered the ducks, a salute was fired battery. Thousands of persons congregate Immediately on the arrival of the Ripon with Sir H. Smith interesting sight, it having been intimated some ,y o h u o s n l o y u t r h b a y t t t h h e e a G ut a h ll o a r n i ttieGse;ntehrealmwaoyttolrdobve. j r . e t ce e i F ve e d u : r i e, th ruti citi l e i Common Councillors, P ;e E re d i w n ar a d tt s e , n E da sq . . c , e, th a e n d A a l s d s e o rrn o r s.s 7i , r . offices of the Dock Company, where the following addres" Harry stepped on shore, he was ushered into the adjoin o, was read by his worship the Mayor : .‘ TO MAJOR-GENERAL SIR HARRY SMITH, BART., R.C.S. Sir,—We, the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of tto ;,u ourofuown in St o m s t r ba c m or p d t ia o l n, w in el c c o om un e nciolasyseomurblreedt„urbn to En egtooffeesor achievements o ahmnooldsa most unqualified nu e c: x u p ai e i t s ci i s eudr o i u nt our gr highterms sp etrhi admiration d d m hoi i fg r t i ah eonsntyi estimation of your country. We desire especially to express in t 7 , 61 common with every subject of her Most Gracious Maj es l as the conqueror of Aliwal, at which memorab e yfaetai your or sn distinguisht whichh swerevii: spot you and your gallant companions in arms, obtained : victory, which will entitle your name to be recorded arnonge those of the illustrious warriors of our common country. beg you to accept this imperfect expression of our cong're l lations, and we ar d en tl y d es i re you ma y e njoy for man,' Ye a -- the honours you have so nobly won. " Given under our common seal, at the Audit House, tli6 26th day of April, 1847." To which Sir Harry replied as follow : " Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen, —The happiness an d hon t ry of being thus enthusiastically received after forty-two yeaS absence, will never be effaced from my memory. Whatat service I have rendered to my country shou ld be attr o ' , butable to the army I have commanded. I thank r..,„ Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, and you also, my fellow-cont. trymen, for it is of such materials as yourselves that_tiusi; British soldier is made. I never called on the BT,. soldier to follow me, but he in his turn led me to viectougi. I have confidence in him, and he has returned the t for his dence by upholding his general and gaining victory country. (Great cheering.) The Gallant General leaves to-morrow, by the aP reS. train. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—The last perforriV i ot w rhke i 1: i ns t t a t ea k nu e sdei. place g , vwill interesti at Exeter - s E ue x xst e cai t k e ined r-h tb_b s l : the production 0 of evening,Af e n d e and l s o s f o t h ht t i l os ' s ga E rded / a ii t 'a t : 0 / , a t tthis part of Elijah. Lord Kennedy an d Si r Ed ward D i s b ro we t her Majesty's British Minister at the Court of the Na accompanied by his family, arr i ve d at Blackwell ~ *hi , orn . , ~,, l uau ing, by the G enera l S team Navigation CoinPa't steam-ship Rainbow, from Rotterdam. .oint - The questi •on of admitting the metropolitan J rt stock banks to the privileges of the clearing house' " w e 'rl joyed exclusively by the private bankers, has been aga_it. mooted. The necessity for both the private and the. 0 1 . 1 ,.. in their tills, stock banks keeping reserves of bank-notes not otherwis under existing arrangements, such as would subjec t ' be requisite, appears to have led to the revival of the : d As A In connexion with this matter, it has been mentone s ta g consideration of some moment, that, were the jott banks permitted to have access to the clearing house th e common with the private banks, the reserve of notes i . Ir sa banking department of the Bank of England would the materially strengthened. Such would undoubtedly be; case, and the private, as well as the joint-stock banks! ... 74 possibly feel it to be their interest to promote any row ffeet. that may seem calculated to have so beneficial an e ...6 Public confidence would be in a degree restored, but an e aT:, of the drain of bullion is to be produced through the Fi b a y T h '7,_ of the exchanges alone. The notes to beldispensed wi th considered to generalisation of the clearing system may be triv have been so far such an amount of the circulation abs . c;;;; for a specific purpose. On being released, they would, 1' 1 , 6 first instance, be held at call in deposit at the Bank, L'! . , withdrawn eventually, perhaps altogeth er, as superflu de Post. ____—............----- BIRTHS. On the 29th of April, at Southampton, the lady ofJosePll Rodney Croskey, Esq., U. S. 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