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hai 11,r. been dismissed. As he stated before, a re lueti n was Free seri in the uumb r ot the Penelaw C stn sai ire' s. It was t ropes. d to reduce the n t ener from ten to nine, and Mr. Mott was selected as the party who was to retire. He retired the reiore tee t_ einteissii n, and as not di.- mi•sed.—(l ear, hear.) He said, therefore, that it was not right that the Secretary of -tate should be called on to give explanations at second-hand, and in an unsatis factory manner. It was of no use concealing the real state of the question. He maintained decidedly, from his past experience, considering the large powers which were given to the Poor-law Commissioners, it was im portant that they should be directly responsible for their own acts, that the public and that House should be able to place their fingers on those who might do any wroeg in the administration of the law.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord at the head of the Government has said that it was a question formerly in the Cabinet of Earl Grey, whether the resp 'risibility should not be made direct. Lord Althorp, a high authority on this question, was strongly disposed to take the course now proposed. and 1 of which he (Sir J. Graham) entirely approved. Lord Althorp consented to suspend his judgment in the matter at the time, and it was agreed to make the responsibility indirect instead of direct. Now, trom his (Sir James Graham's) judgment of the working of the poor-law for the last ten years, and he was strongly convinced that the responsibility should be direct, and not indirect as befhre. Though it might do much incommode the Government, still th e step, in hisllopi nion, was one of great importanc e and valhe. —( eae, hear.) He (Sir James Graham) further wished to ob serve, that the opinion of the Hon. t ember for Fins bury appeared to be a different opinion now to what it formerly was. If his (Sir James Graham's) me mory served him right, he was convinced that the Hon. Gentleman's opinion hitherto on the subject till that night, was, that the boards of guardians, or local au thorities, were always seeking to cut down the supplies to the poor, and that the central authority had been re peatediy exercised in a salutary way to prevent this taking place.—(Hear, hear.) This brought him to the main question before the House, which was, first, was the central authority necessary ; and if so, had that authority been improperly exercised ? If it bad been improperly exercised then the next question was, did the present measure supply the cenitnission? With the regard to the first point, he thought it had been generally admitted, that central power was required. It had been admitted by the Hon. Member for lansetshire, in the course of the present &bate, and several other Hon. Metnb.-rs. But the Hon. Member for Finsbury says that the present system ot control has operated injuriously. That by the existing system of rehet the poor have been confined in gaols, a, he ti rms them, instead of being visited at their own homes. Now what was the Government's after course? So tar from the poor being generally relieved in the werltheuses, as he alleges, tor the last three years but fifteen per cent. of the poor of England and \Vales have been so relieved ; while ei •htv-five per eent. have been relieved at their own dwellings. Irt England and Wales last year but 185,000 were re lieved in the wortthouse, while upwards of a million were relieved without.—(Cheer,) Talk of the hard ships of the poor after this, why a mere unfounded charge was never brought agai.ist any party by any body of Enelishmen. In the whole civilised world no country made such a noble effort as the people of Eng laud to maintain roe ,lestattite cnaroy out of the public funds. Its proportion to the population of 1834, the sum of eight millions was rai,ed for the relief co the poet-, but new the poor were relieved in a superior manner by five m 'lions of money. And he begged to call the attention of the flou,e to the fact that during last year, though there was not that distress which un fortunately now prevailed, two millions of their fellow countrymen received a lief out of the parochial rates. One-eighth of the whole population of England and Wales were thus relieved, and as he said before of these, no less than eighty-five per cent. of them were relieved out of the workhouse. It would be in vain for them in the history of the whole civilised world to match such an effort of humanity, so etfectire and unsparingly directed, and without, at the same tune, degrading the characters of those who received the relict.—(Cheers.) Now it had been said by the Hon. Member for Warwick, that the workhouse test had proved unsuccessful; and it was said by others, that they had too many assistant commissioners. In 1844, a wish was expressed to reduce the number, and he (Sir James Graham) thought that a reduction would take place. At another time it was stated, that the number was too low; and they were asked to increase them. At one time the rules and regulations of the commissioners were too stringent; at another time they were too relaxed—objections being continually made. But as he said before, the central control was very in effective, and it was on that account that he supported the proposed change. He put it to any Member now sitting on the Committee on the Law of Settlement, as to the great impertance of the question, and the difficulty of dealing with this branch of the poor-laws.—(Near.) They had had brought befwe them the most intelligent witnesses from all parts of England, men recommended as the most likely to throw light on this difficult subject. Whatever might be the difficulty felt by the Committee in coming to an unanimous agreement upon every point— s difficulty so graphically painted by the Him. and Learned Member for Liskeard—he was satisfied that hi expressed the opinion of the Committee on thi, point, and that of ail the witnesses brought helot., the Committee, the four most competent and able and in telligent witnesses were poor law assistants, wiles( names he felt bound to mention. They were lie Tuffnell, Mr. Gulston, Mr. Bigot, and Mr. Hall, Now, with respect to the commissioners the ta • selves, he might he permitted to say very shorth• what were the facts which had taken place wilt respect to the e :minis4ioners when he ,tieceedsd to office in 1841. He round that at that time one single commis sioner exercised the power delegated by the Act through out the eho e of England and Wales. He was forcer confess that when Sir Frankl and Lewis resigned office he was exc, e finely starry, because tie did not think the his son could be qualified to sueceed him. He would not in the presi , ace of the Speaker say how much he Fe when Mr. Le sere resigned office, becau•e, from his ad miration of that gentleman's high conduct and character. he might, perh pi, be thought to exage,erate the pet! w /nett that reeenetion had given. He nianot know Si( Franklistal Leves'e ST , II ; and he, therefore, thought that the trove prudeat course would Le not personally to court h i scquaintaiice, but to watch his commie in Ills lege efficee coteinun;eate with him officiihy, and form his ( pi nom by ob-ervieg his aerformance of those duties en( he admitted him to farnitiar acquaintanceship. So into ters went on for some three menths. His pre di-.positi els were not favourable to Mr, Lewis, but it would he the height of injustice to that gentlemai did he not say, that el all his acquaintanceship he ha:. never seen or met a public mare sot eminent for punt tuality unit a hap; y power of overcoming by prompti tide the ereisear it:ankles. The able matiner in whir:: he su,tlir e I his pr,:vieus character, by promptly meet in tne 11:tlicultles of the your 1842, decided his (Sir J Gr maul's) opinion. Ile was rejoiced to find that to, g o o d opiriii.n tie iisd begun to entertain was well fuunded, and from ill rt period he terined tan acquaintance with Mr aliadi te.d no reason to regret. With that lie acted for fivc years, arid the great effort: he made-, and the prudence and dec•sion he evinced un &sr the mott trying cireunastances—effirts c uitinue, from day to day --cenfirmed more and more the goon opinion he entertained of Mr. Lewis's qualities ; an, now, in (vh-y place, and under any cireunastancee was prep:nett, trom his knowledge of that gentleman', ekeat ability, and of his eminent straightforwardness, t d, fend that gentleman against any charge whirl, might be brought against him.—('Tear, heir.) It was unworthy of a great as!embly that to dwell on small faults, where the person scruti nised had other qualitiee of far higher moment. Surely it wee far better that Mr. Lewis should be distinguished by pr,,mpt.tude than by las,itude ; and he was ready o take a portion of the blame upon himself in those matter, which had called forth the most determined expressions oF public disapprobation, for he was assured that nothing had been isAied by Mr. Lewis or the other commissioners which had not received his previous inspection. Whet, L rd Melbourne left office, there was a vacancy in the Poor-law Commission, and, upon the accession of his Right Hon. Friend tee Member for Tamworth, he (Sir J. Graham) filled up that vacancy by the ap pointment of Sir E. Head, who, from his previous conduct, without regard to his political feelings, for he was opposed in politics to the then Go vernment, bail recommended himself to the favourably notice of the Government, and his subsequent conduct had proved that he was in every way worthy of the con fidence at first bestowed upon him. By the appoint mint of that gentietnan to the office of Poor-law Com missioner, he (S:r James Graham) believed that cot siderable dissatisflactii_n had been given to Mr. Chad wick, who, from that moment, had not worked cordially with the Commissioners. With respect to this Bill, it h. d been objected that it would increase the numb rof p'acemen in tee House. Now, it so hap pened that the nernber of placement had been consider ably diminished during the last few years. Reductions had been ma le in the number of placemen in the Boards hf Ashnieelty, Oolnancr, arid the Navy, while the only acid tine that hail fern made was that of his Hon. Friend tits i'residow, of the Railway Board. It had also beer. tVe' ll fish , Pel t that gnat power was given to the Poor v t delegation of their au thori,y, hut of tot„ ~ d gat ain the see how that could be dispensed with. Oneling, must be don e , either that the Rot's must s, ail o,°th,,,tiga:uttor the gsneral regulation of tl - a i a e v country, or else ill,. t`ro •‘.lnmissiovers should i t t ., frame such regulistiu:s e a power vested in q•i d t,, o,e• the co euiu.tetuersaa.n t ot mightea, eh be re ar e ee, he was (ectdceadplhe Lniuvtho necessityla Ni op. c:1 )g the latter? N.), it was not tof ; because the r .,• irier :he,,,e gen<•ral rules must a l wey vary with lite:tU r tn t e wing i n d ustry of the coin., eit n teed stinted and slackened the a p p io cothei of tee oreh• oseer of out-door relief in too •lu • ns rids country must be suspend e d, Sido• ' • • as circumstances ren vestie ti nee to miff der , (1 it ri ce,sary., it must be stringently applied aceen. J t•t molde r at this moment the coun t;y was soil: T:11.4 undt r an infliction which rand , red de eee emed -- V. with refere attest es a nt eo 1"1" c"ll)Par"'vei'Y detarlanditbad b particular e4.uoties, to alter the dietary in different unions, and, therefore, the circum s t e nces being so liable to chanee, is was impessibls to tyke away the power of making g( neral rules. It appeared to him that it had been ad mitted. that at the present moment Government parti cipated, to a certain extent, in the administration of the poor-laws, but it had been connected with the adminis tration of the law, without the power of command. It had been responsible—indirectly responsible—for the administration of the law Si ithiat the supreme authority of regulation or control ; and he was satisfied that the time had arrived when that imperfection must be re moved. The mode to accomplish that end, it seemed to - him, after much - reflection upon the THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 2.2, 1817. - subject, was to adopt the plan proposed by the Govern- Upon the whole, o, nsidering the anfilcgy the p;ati bears to the Thant of C. , ntrol and the liosird I Trade, he was of opinion that the Bill brought forward by the Government was au effic - ert proposal, and the her.t calculated to meet the necessities of the cases. Without, therefore, at that late hour, wearying the 'House with minute inquiries, or what would be the functions of the representatives of the new Board in that House, he would content himself with simply stating that be approved of the general principle of the Bill, and he should without hesitation give it his most cordial support.—(Cheers.) The /louse then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading Against it Majority for the second reading —176 The Bill was then read a second time. COPYHOLD COMMISSION BILL. The House then went into Committee on the Copy hold Commission Bill, and the several clauses were agreed to. TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE BILL. ELECTION MOVEMENTS. BRIDFORT.—Mr. Itondily 1445 taken leave of his conqi'uents at Bridport in an ad.ires!. whi.cn we hope will not be lost on the burgerses of th,it town, now that party feeling may be said to be in complete repose. We do not know a fitter period for corrup tion and bribery to be swept away with the other bad feelings which disgraced the old election prin ciples. '1 he following is the address of the Hon. and Learned Member : Gentlemen,—ln the early part of last year, upon the resignation of Mr. Cochrane, .1 was requested by a large and influential body of electors to become a candidate for the honour ofrepresenting you in Parliament. I acceded to their wishes on the assurance and in the firm belief that no money would be employed to influence the decision of a single vote. At the close of the poll, when my op ponent was returned by a majority of one, I stated to you various circumstances which had convinced me that several persons had been induced by corrupt means to vote against me ; and I also stated that this conviction made it very improbable that I should ap pear before you as a candidate at another election. A petition was presented against this return, which being undefended, I became your representative. Being thus seated by means of a petition, in the presentation and conduct of which I was neither directly nor indi rectly concerned, I felt that my position with regard to you was altered ; and that it was my duty to re-consider my former resolution of not again soliciting your suffrages. For this purpose I endeavoured to ascertain whether I should have a reasonable chance of success, if no undue means were employed on my behalf in procuring or influencing a single vote. After a careful investi gation of this subject, I have satisfied myself from un doubted sources of information, that this condition, which I make an indispensable one, precludes the pos sibility of my return. I have therefore no alterna tive but to declare my intention not to offer myself at the approaching election as a candidate to represent you in Parliament. I feel much pain in communicat ing this determination. To be freely chosen as your representative, I have, from 1842, when you first, re turned me to Parliament, esteemed, and shall ever esteem, as one of the highest honours that could he conferred upon me ; but to be elected by a majority influenced by sordid motives would, in my opinion, be involving myself and yourselves in a common disho nour. He who wishes to sell his constituents may endeavour to buy them; but I repudiate all intention► of the one, and my regard for you induces me to prevent, as far as I am able, your incurring the dis grace of the other. _ This Bill also went through Committee, and was or dered to be reported. LOAN SOCIETIES BILL. The clauses of this Bill were also agreed to in Com mittee, and tha report ordered to be received. RAILWAYS IRELAND (No. 2) BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER post poned till the 11th of June the second reading of this Bill. FISHERIES HERS AND HARBOURS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CHEQUER, the second reading of this Bill was post poned till the 7th of June. SEDUCTION AND PROSTITUTION SUPPRES- SION BILL.—ADJOURNED DEBATE. On the order of the day for resuming the debate on ;his Bill, Colonel SIBTHORP hoped the Hon. Member for Birmingham would postpone, till a future period, the further consideration of this Bill. He would suggest that he should postpone it for two months —(Laughter.) Mr. SPOONER hoped the House would allow the Bill to be read a first time to-night, and he would propose that it should be read a second time on Wednesday, the 2d June, when the subject might be fully discussed. Lord JOHN RUSSELL suggested to the lion. Gen tleman the propriety of postponing the first reading till Wednesday, the 2d June. After a short conversation, in which Sir George Grey took part, The gallery was then cleared for a division. but no division took place, and the Bill was read a first time, 'lnd ordered to be read a second time on the 9th of June. LANDED PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS (IRE. LAND) BILL. On the the order of the day being read for going into Committee on this Bill, Mr. S. CRAWFORD said, as the Government in. tended to introduce a Bill on this subject, he begged to withdraw the above-mentionerl Bill. The Bill wfis withdrawn accordingly. POOR RE .10VAL AMEN I LMENT BILL. - I cannot conclude without expressing although in feeble and inadequate language, the gratitude and respect I feel for those many kind frieniis amongsi you who have, from disinterested mi.tives, not only given me their support, but have also honoured r.;e with their friendship and esteem. I trust that their exertions may enable Bridport to rank high hereafter amongst the pure and intelligent bodies of con stituent.; and I assure you that few things will give me greater pleasure than to hear of your continued and increasing prosperity and reputation—civil, po. litical, and moral. I am, Gentlemen, your sincere friend, JOHN ROMILLY. On the order of the day being read fur the 2d read ing of this Bill, Mr. BANKES said he wished to postpone the second reading until a day when a discussion could be taken on the Bill, and trusted the Government would afford him an opportunity of dotty , so that day fortnight. Mr. HUDSON said' the greatest anxiety prevailed in the country, with respect to the measure ; it was a great blot upon their legislation, and he trusted that no lelay would take place in passing it into a law, in order that the de ects of the present law might be amended. Sir G. GREY said the Hon. Gentleman had fixed the second reading for a Government night, when the Bill would not stand so much chance of receiving discussion as on another day. Mr. RICHARD YORKE suggested to the Hon. Gentleman the 3d of June. Mr. BANKES fixed on Wednesday, the 9th of June, which was accordingly appointed, for the second reading of the Bill. PASSENGERS ACT AMENDMENT. Lincoln's Inn, 3,1 May, 1847. BRISTOL. — For many past elections, and indeed within our own knowledge, since 1812, the represen tation of Bristol has been, upon all occasions, con tested ; and in the ensuing election u e have reason to believe that, although the spirit of party as regards Whig, Tory, and Radical, may be said to be almost obliterated, still a contest will (according to the in formation of the best informed parties) take place. The Hon. T. H. Berkeley, the present Whig Mem ber, will, although it is confidently said that he has, as well as his brother Grantley, lost the Castle in fluence, and it may be said the aid of the purse of Earl Fitzhardinge, the present head of the house of Berkeley, undoubtedly be placed at the head of the poll, whoever may be the other candidates ; all parties here agreeing►, that, as a business Member, he has attended to the various interests of On the bringing up of the Report, Lord G. BENTINCE rose to move the amendment which he had intended to move last night. He said he wished to give passengers the same security which was afforded under the regulations at Lloyd's to dry and perishable goods. By the rules of Lloyd's, no goods were entitled to be moved which were not carried in sfeond-class vessels. They did not permit their sol 'tiers to be carried in inferior vessels, or did they allow their convicts to be carried out in vessels which were not sea wo rth y . Now it was unjust that the Irish emigrant should not be similarly protected. The Hon. Member the Secretary for the Colonies, considered that his measure which cast the responsibility upon the emigration agents, would secure the object, which he (Lord G. Bentinck) desired to obtain—namely, the perfect sea-worthiness of vessels carrying passengers. No inspection of the vessels going out was required, and unless some one raised a doubt, there was no security at all, as far as British ships all was right enough; for Lloyd's register could tell them whether they were sea-worthy or not—but they had no security for American vessels, which were built of the frailest materials, for they were all constructed of fir, which would become perfectly rotten in three or four years. (Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord then read a notice to shipowners from Lloyd's, respecting the carriage of pessengers, and said he asked for Irish emigrants tby foreign ships what the house afforded them by Eeelish ships, and he thought he House would nut deny him this request. It could 'tot be expected surely, that ships which could not be trusted with dry and perishable goods or convicts should continue to carry emigrants, and yet three fourths were carried by such ships. He begged to move the insertion of the clause. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUE ! qeit seri ed with the object sought to be obtait ed by the Noble Lord, but thought the subject had bete r ne post peeed till the third reading. Time should be given, at least, for the consideration of the matter. His present impression was, that the clause had better now stand as it d:d. Mr. V. SMITH supported the Bill as it stood. Mr. THORN HOLY could not consent to the clause, and considered the clause in the Bill, as it stood, would secure ail that was required. Mr. LIDI)ELL supported the amendment. Sir R. H. INGLIS hoped that the Not.le Lord would eot divide the House on the subject, but leave the matter in the hands of the Government. Lord INGES I'RE suggested that Government should take car., of the education of those in charge of ...migrant ships, in order to decrease the chances of ship erecks. Several Members rising to speak, and Mr. Brother ton having made several ineffectual attempts to shorten • he tl. bate, The Hoer. 'MEMBER at last moved that the debate should be adjournt.d. Lord G. I;ENTINCK considered this a mode adopted ~r the purpose of getting rid of his majority, as, how. eel., the Chancellor of the Exchequer had promised that he spirit of his clauses should be carried out in the Bill he should withdraw his motion. The clauses were then withdrawn, and the repor 'greed to. this city without distinction either as to person or party, and that in this respect he may be considered to be a good successor of the late Mr. Richard Hart Davis, who represented Bristol for many years. The contest, therefore, at the ensuing election, will be between th e Conservative Member, W. Skinner Miles, and Mr. W. Fripp, who wa r s . Philip thei i unsuccessful Conservative candidate at the elections of 1837 and 1841, in coalition with Mr. Miles, but who will now he brought forward in oppo sition to him by those ConserVatives who advocate Sir Robert Peel's policy, and who are moreover anxious for the further removal of the shackles, local and otherwise, which bind commerce. Mr. Miles, being a follower of Lord George Bentinck and a staunch Protectionist, both as regards the corn duties, the admission of foreign cattle, &c., and who, more particularly, being himself a large West India pro prietor, has, and is still, resolutely opposed to the ' alteration in the sugar duties, which admits the im portation of foreign free-labour sugars. Mr. Fripp, at the last general election, was defeated by fifty-five votes in a constituency of nearly 10,000. Mr. Miles has, however, a powerful commercial and lunkirg interest here; and although the struggle will be a close one, the general opinion here is that he will be successful, unless the parties who support Mr. Berke ley will give their second votes in favour of Mr. Fripp. Neither of the parties have as yet issued any address, but it is perfectly well known that in thr private arrangements of their committees, &c., they are actively engaged. INDIGENT BLIND VISITING SOClETY.—Thursday evening the thirteenth annual general meeting attic members and friends of the above excellent charity was held at the Music Hall, Store-street, at which were present a large as semblage of ladies and gentlemen. The Right Hon. Lord Ashley presided, and on the platform were the Rev. D. tt,,i leway, the Rev. E. Pisey, J. Labouchere, Esq., J. D. Paul, Esq.. and several others. The meeting having been opentu with prayer by the 11ev. Dr. Holloway, the Noble Chairman briefly addressed the meeting, observing, that the class 01 persons for which the society will eetablished now to so great an extent derived sympathy and aid by the great exertions of the committee anti excellent secretary ; yet, nut of the 3,000 or 4,000 blind now in the metropolis, no doubt there were hundreds more which should be brought within the sphere of the s'iciety's operation, for which more funds were required. Much was said of the generosi. y of the British public; but that generosity was confined to a very small section—the great masses of wealth were never reached by Gel or man, except where the law reached them in the shape of taxes. The Noble Lord concluded with an eloqaent ap peal on behalf of the charity whose objects were so excellent. The report w, .a then read by the secretary, C. A. Harman, Esq., and showed that the funds of the society were not in a satisfactory state. It concluded by calling for the aid and sympathy of every sincere Christian. The report was then adopted. Resolutions were afterwards unanimously carried in furtherance of the objects of the ins itution, concluding with thanks to the Noble Chairman, which closed the pro- ceedings. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN THE GOSwELL-ROAD.— Thursday night, at a few minutes before 11 o'clock, the ex tensive premises belonging to Messrs. Hill and Son, whole sale ironmongers, No. 94, Goswell-road, were discovered to be on fire. In the course of a few minutes the parish engines of Islington and Clerkenwell arrived, followed by others of the London brigade from Whitecross- street, Watling- street, and Jeffrey-square stations, with Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent: Two escapes of the Royal Society for Protection of Life from Fire were also on the spot. Not a moment was lost in geting the engines to work, but such a strong hold had the fire already obtained, that before a drop of water could be thrown, the whole of the upper floors had become ignited, and for some time it was feared that the conflagration would extend to the adjoining houses, and it was nearly one o'clock this morning before the fire was entirely extiu guised. The whole of the furniture , &c. , in the upper rooms POISONING GAME.—A great quantity of game , was destroyed, the building from the first floor gutted, and principally pheasants, has been destroyed in the preserves of Lord Middleton, near this town, through the means 'of the stock in trade and remainder of premises extensively damaged. The origin of the fire is wrapped in mystery. It poisoned grain, which had been strewn about the neigh- could not be learned whether or not the property was insured, bourhood of the plantations. Nearly a hundred dead birds as Mr. and Mrs. Hill were both at Gravesend at the time of hare been picked up ; and it is expected that more remain to the outbreak. be discovered in the woods.—Nottingham Review. Bon MAZA.—At twelve o' clock on Tuesday, the. THE LACE TRADE.—The appearance of things in this market does not improve. Sales are of a limited amount King of the French, the Queen, and the Royal Family re , eei l ved e !3 f o i 4l e hl o ga, accompanied by Captain Richard, at the and those chiefly of fancy goods in new styles. Offers have palace and told lin . that t s Majesty‘rnc knewgave h how i r n a togracious honour been made for a few parcels of various articles, but being at reduction in price, the holders have declined to sell, except who show bravery in combatting against her, and that ' e where under the pressure of necessity. The production of . future it was for him, by zeal and devotedness to her cause, in plain nets of all kinds is reduced three-fourths at least, and to obtain the post of consiaeration and confidence for which the unemployed workpeople are brought into a state of much he is ambitious. When presented to the Queen, to the suffering. There is no prospect of material reduction in the Duchess of Orleans, and the Count de Paris, the face of Bou prices of fine cotton yarns used in this manufacture.—Not- I Maze expressed lively emotion, and he said to the latter, " If' tint - om M lier iew. • 1 you go to Algeria I hope you will permit me to present my. The Antwerp Company's steam-ship Antwerpen, self before you, and when Heaven shall have raised you Captain Jackson, arrived yesterday morning at the St. Ka- higher than now you are, forget not'that it is as a friend that therine's-wharf, Tower, having effected her passage in 19 I have come to the French." On quitting the palace be hours, although both wind and tide were strongly adverse. went to the Chapel St. Ferdinand, and on seeing the picture This was the first voyage for the season of this steamer, representing the Royal Family weeping over the death bed which has during the winter recess been altered and improved of the Duke of Orleans, he cried'' Death is glorious when one 1 in the most extensive manner. Rapid as her voyages have is thus regretted !" On Monday evening Bou Maze was hitherto boen, every endeavour has been made still further presented to the Duke de Morapeneier , at Vincennes. His to increase her speed , as well as to add to her acccanmoda - Royal Highness was surrounded by a numb er of officers of lions for passengers. all ranks and all arms, and their appearance seemed to affect the Eastern CO3IMUNICATION. The South- the c hief. ds Arab iy - brethren `` H :e ra "Herr," said Eastern and Continental St eam- p acket Com p an y 's steam- m ship the Princess Mary left Ramsgate for Ostend yesterd a y s b rave men !" O n s ee ing an ancient suit of armour he cge establishes briste i s e e a l tie l ny between selfin all con morning at 9 o'clock. with 44 passengers. The Qaeen of the I trived to turn a neat compliment, which was much admired French arrived at Folkestoue from Boulogne at a quarter to by his hearers :—" When," said he, " men of war covered 3 P.M, with 80 passengers, amongst whom was Lady Kean themselves thus they vainly attempted to penetrate into and suite. The Queen of the Belgians left Folkestone for Africa ; but your soldiers who conquered Algiers bad no need Boulogne. at 3 P 3t., with 64 passengers. of cuirasses—their hearts themselves were of iron!" Tug SKIN FACTORS AND BROKERS. The deci- PRIMROSE-BILL PARK.--On Thursday the enclosure sion of the Court of Aldermen in the case of " Curtis a. of the new park at Primrose-hill, extending from the Al- Geed and Rigg," will be given at the next Court of ' bert-road, Regent's- park, to the Belle Vue Farm, at Ilanaipd " That it be referred Aldermen, after which it is the intention of Alderman Fairbrother to bring forw .rd the tol! wiraclause • stead, and bounded on the west by the Regent's Canal, n on the east by the aqueduct belonging to the North London to an special emulate° to considerhave been thrown the terms of the bro' entrances, and two suspension bridges -. '°• .-- regulations now in t, , rs bond, and the various rules and I any, what alterations tileprkern:, whether it is ex Pvrlie,7tes,thdir the purpose of ascertaining : in in th consequenee of the a ß c e r g o e ss nt te p ß ar eg k. ent's Canal to facilitate the approach from the per to make any, and if ! ~e mode of conduct changes which have taken O k' FIFE.—The press having taken notice of a late 1 A LLEGED ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF THE EARL ins business in II e City of L I onf On. Lir. PROSPECT FOR Fat House we can authoritatively announce, that the circum fracas between two domestics in the establishment at Duff such a promise for re.—There has not been i ' stance:has been improperly and injuriously represented. We fruit for many years as there is this sea- , can distinctly state, that his Lordship's name, as to any sou. Every kind of fruit tree, from the gooonsebseevrizalokithde s violence being - intended him, has been apple and pear, is covered with bloom, and B ffshi , e Journal. the fruit is already well set.. This is the case with cherries, 1 FOOD RIOTS IN JERSEY The Jersey Correspondent berries, apricots, and with wall-fruit of all kinds, which I .goose of Thursday . morning, half seemsmost erroneously made has the following :—Thursday injury the frost. i past five o'clock. Up many per- Thefor which this country Is so famous, are also son were loitering to have escaped any serious from damsons, .streets se tting, and promise to make up for the total failure of lastadjoining, but no a s about the Royal-square and toe h th o e w .p eer ti e z r o , n h e a in ve c r uz em ta ai : to ten o'clock last night, few days, the apple trees, pear trees, Ir'ithin the last n year. burst into full blossom, ar, During the night all has remained quiet. The extra guards, Insurance of disaffection was manifested. and Morello cherries have g all garden frai - raut and beautiful.— i so till further orders. The y ne c d har at s t ed hei r r i v th ar r i i o o u t s ing p . osts, and will do authorities have refused to bail Lrentdoper.,veivreriymeoir.chard aail LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, MAY 21.—Wind NV.S.W., light breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, MAY O. —Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Prince Albert, Jamaica. Arrd. from the River, Joseph Somes, for Hobart Town; Cheapside, Ceylon ; Oriental, Bombay ; John Ander son, emerara ; Anna, St. Vincent; Creamore, Porto Rico; Matilda, Havannah ; Alicia St. Jago de Cuba; C usader, Honduras; Alexandria, Baltimore; Governor ➢l•L^an, Cape Coast Castle. Sld. Cesar, Demerara; Sunda, Barbadoes; Clipper, Gambia; Rebecca Jane, Guernsey ; Adelaide, South Australia. _ SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 20.—Wind N.W.—SId. Ripon steamer, Alexandria. BRISTOL, MAY 20.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Minerva, Trinidad. LIVERPOOL, ILAY 20.—Wind W., fresh.—Arrd. Challenge, Dolby, Africa and Antigua; Twenty-ninth May, Bisson, Valparaiso ; Palienhani, Barbadoes ; Madonna, New Orleans ; Huron, Driver, Virginia. Shl. Atlantic, New York. CLYDE, MAY 18.—Arrct. Rapita, Roy, Havannah ; 19th. Duchess of Portland, Dickson, Porto Rico; Jamaica, Martin, Trinidad ; Antigua, Buchanan, Trinidad ; Euclid, Mobile. OFF EASTBOURNE.—PearI, Harrison, I.llauritius. KINSALE, MAY 17.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Undaunted, Brown, Philadelphia. Conic., MAY 18.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Primula, Jackson, Batavia ; Victoria, Sonder, Honduras ; Warren, Evans, Norfolk; William Edward, Philadelphia. 19. Ganymede, Tower, Jamaica; Auckland, William, Philadelphia; Reg na, Rey nolds, New York ; Laura, Le Mesurer, Matanzas ; Saline, Singer, Norfolk. SLIGO, MAY 17.—Arrd. Henry Valant, Collins, Baltimore. Sld. 16. Jane, Blair, Quebec. 18. Peruvian, New York ; Martha, Sanger, ditto; Benjamin Lichfield, Smith, Boston. 19. Magna Charta, Purvis, St. Andrews; Camilla, Quebec. LOWESTOFFE, MAY 20.—The Nelson, Awnes, at anchor, was run into this morning by the Scipio, of Newcastle, and lost bowsprit, cutwater, figure-head, and rigging. WESTPORT, MAY 17.—Arrd. Burnham, New York. ABERDEEN. —Put back. Heroine, Quebec. MEXICAN PRIVATEERS. Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Whitehall, May 20, 1847. Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to acquaint you for the information of the Committee for Managing the Affairs of Lloyd's, that by a dispatch received from her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Rio de Janeiro, it is stated that orders had been given by the Brazilian Government to prevent vessels with Mex. ;can letters of marque from being fitted Out iu the ports o I am, Sir, your obedient servant,, J. MAC 'GREGOR. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 20th day of May, 1847, present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Coun cil, her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to declare the Light Hon. George William Frederick Earl of Clarendon, Lieatenant-General and General Governor of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland. BOARD OF GREEN CLOTH, ST. JAMES'S•PALACE, W. Dobton, Eq., &c., &c., Lloyaid. BLOCKALH OF OPORTO. • MAT 21, 1847. Notice is hereby given, that the carriages coming to her Majesty's Drawing-Room, on Thursday, the 27th of May, are to tall into line and come down the lef:-hand side of St. James's-street, enter at the iron gate nearest the Palace, set down at the Arcade, turn round, and go out by the iron gate nearest Marlborough House, to wait in St. James s-square. When called, they are to pass from the square through Charles street, into Regent-street and Jermyn-street, come down St. James's- street as before, take up, and go away through Pall mall. No hackney carriages will be admitted within the gates. For all persons having the privilege of the entrée, tickets will be delivered at the Ward of Green Cloth, on Tuesday next, from eleven till three o'clock ; their carriages are to enter the gate at Con stitution-hill, proceed down St. James's-park, through Stable-yarn, into the Ambassadors'-court, set down, and go out into Cleveland-row. The carriages of Ambassadors, Foreign Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, and Great Officers of State may afterwards wait in ie Ambassadors'-court, and those of all other persons having the entrée may wait in Stable-yard or St. James's-park till called; they are then to take up in the same order as they had set down, and pass away up St. James's-street. No carriage will be admitted with company a second time with the same ticket, to prevent which it must be produced at Constitution-hill-gate, and Stable-yard-gate also, where a corner of it will be torn off by the Marshalmen in attendance; and no person can be allowed the privilege of the entrée by any other approach to the Palace than the gates last mentioned. FORTESCUE, Lord Steward. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MAY 19. Notice is hereby given, that the State Apartments, at Windsor Castle, will be closed from Monday, the 24th inst., until Monday, the 7th of June. CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 21. MEMBER RETURNED To SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. The following are cooits of an itop,,riunt official corres pondence relating to the blocklAd of Oporto which has bean transmitted to Lloyd's. " Hibernia, at Lisbon, 111:,y 3, 1847. " Sir,—l transmit herewith fir your ii.fortitotioti the c4ipy of a letter and enclosure n hich 1. have reek ived front the Secretary of the Admi•alty with reference to vi urs of 29. h and 3:st March la t, No 50 xid ryftiv,. to the mode in which the blockade u( Opor,'• was ,•!.I.,ree(t. (-i4ind) W. l'AlZt‘l.l - t, For Captain Li. A. 1L1.E:11..%. A.;•tii 23, 1847, . • With itf, rence !o tvo trr er; R of the Gladiator, dAte,l I`',t,. Y; add 52, relative to the nit de at It .t.le the c on ~ t Oporto is enforced, 1 to t..:1:1111,(1,/ i t tny Lor Commissu•ners of the Muiirally to s:•tol y• u h rt tcitli, for tour information, a copy of a letter, tat .41 the 21St inst., t'oni her Majesty's Under Sec;.etr,ry of State for Fnreign Aflairs, stating that tier ,Nl,:j4 , sty's A.17.-oc,itt-Ge mral, to whom the question has been referrtg b Vi-count Palmers ton, considered that a blockade, describ.d in Giptain Robb's letters, does not justify the detention or condemnation et any British urtoreigu vessels. " H. G. WARD. County of Galway.—Thomas J. Blake, of Marble-bill, in the county of Galway, in the room of Thomas Barnwell Martin, Esq. deceased. C WAR-OFFIE,MAT 21. . _ (Signed) " Sir W. Parker, Bart., V., -Atirniral." " Fori-igii-office, April 21, 1847. " Sta,—l have laid before Vic .ont Palmer-ton your letter of the 7th instant, enclosing copies of two dim!) defies from Captain Robb, of her Majesty's ste:an-r•es-el Gladiator, dated Oporto the - 49th and 31st (Nos. 50 and 52) of March, from which it appears that the blockading squadron had not, at the latter date, appeared off Oporto for upwards of a fort night, although not driven or kept away by stress of weather, and stating the Lords Commissioners of theAdmi ratty would be glad to know the view taken by Lord Pal merston of a blockade of the nature described by Captain Robb. lam directed by Lord Palmerston to request that you will acquaint the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that his Lordship has referred the question to her Majesty's Advocate-General, who has reported that such a blockade as that above described, cannot be considered as justifying the detention of any British or other vessels. (Signed) " E. J. STANLEY." MEXICAN AFFAIRS. " Consulate of the Republic of Mexico, 3, Winchester-buildings, May 20, 1847. " Sir—l beg to accompany herewith a copy of a commu nication received from his Excellency J. M. L. Mora, Mi nister Plenipotentiary at the Court of her Britannic Majesty, which is of considerable interest to those engaged in corn mercial affairs with the republic of Mexico.—l am, Sir, ' sour most obedient servant, (Signed) "J. M. MENDOZA. " Wm. Dobson, Esq., Secretary to Lloyds." " Mexican Legation at the Court of her Britannic Majesty, London, May 19, 1847. " The Legation, in the fulfilment of a painful but severe duty, has determined that you should notify to the commer cial community within the limits of your Consulate, the fol lowing resolutions:— " let. All foreign goods f < prohibited by the Mexican tariff, and introduced into the ports which the American forces at present occupy, shall be seized at the places where they may be stopped by the Mexican authorities. " 2d. All goods of free importation into the Mexican ports, imported through those which the forces of the United States occupy, run the risk of being confiscated by the Mex ican authorities, or at least that they be made to pay the duties established by the Mexican Tariff, although it may be proved that the same imposed by the American Tariff' may have been discharged. 'ill making this notification, you will endeavour to have it understood, that this is one of the consequences of the wat which has not ben in arty maneer prov,ked by the Mexican Republic; and that ever Whilst it has lasted, its authorities abstained from molesting in any way foreign commerce, until the Awe:jean Government. be the violati.rn of her con stitution and rights, which Mexico has tot lost in h , r misfor tunes. and which belmg to every independent nation, has piked her authorities under the ta•e: ! ..si t y sores against the Y:o!at ion of s , iit rights, by the f , it of the American tariff 31 Dragoon Guards—Captain Thomas Tristram Spry Car lyon, from 10th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Stuart, appointed to 49th Foot, May 21. 4th Dragoon Guards—Assistant-Surgeon James Flyter, from 83d Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Tunes, who exchanges, May 21. 10th Light Dragoons—Captain Methuen Stedman, from the 49th Foot, to be C.ptaiii, vice Carlvon, appointed to she 3d Dragoon Guards, May 21. 15th Light Dragoon,—Curnet James Boyd Miller to be Li , -utertaitt, tl it hout purchase, vice W aller, deceased, Jan. 7 : Cornet Gustavus Adoilitnis Harm Lieutenant - , with. out purciiase, vice Mrile., unose promotion, on the 9th Feb , uary, 1847, has beets canceile , _,.: Fen. 9. 28:11 ut Foot—Lieutenant George Frederick Al,ore to be Captain, by purt,,sr, vice Vi, ; i.o.es, who re , En.sign Law:ad to he I.,kutebant, by put.- eita.o., vice Mowe ; Thoin,o; i e ;rrsui y, G,:ot., to be L i y pu.c:imse, vici Coin: ay 49. it Foht—captiiii Geih•ge Fr XI:, Stuart, from the 3,1 braAoon Guards, to be Caia:oti, rice stedman, ap pun; t..d w 10th I,lgla Dt'agoons, Ma) 21. 57 to Foot—gap!' John Stuart, limo nalf•pay Unattached to b. , Major, vice John We eh Rindulph, who excliangu, receiving the difference, May 21. 63a i...1-2.14:1-6elierai Sir Henry Watson, C. 11., to b.., Colutie,. vice Geneial William Dyotr, deceased, Nay ; Lieutenant Hugh ulleneux Waluisley to be Adjutant, vice huokey, who resigns the Adjutant.), only, March 8. 78th Foot—John Hunter, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Maclean, who resigns, May 21. 80th Foot—Thomas Vs illiam Hunt, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Crawfoid, appointed Quartermaster; Lieutenant arid Quartermaster George Bodle to he Adjutant and Lieutenant, vice Welman, promoted; Ensign George 1 1 Crawford to be Quartermaster, vice &die, appointed Ad jutant, May 21. 81st Foot—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Henry Wil locks to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase, vice Sir Charles Chichester, deceased; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Hart to be Major, vice Willocks ; Lieutenant An chitel Fenton Fletcher Boughey to be Captain, vice Mort; Ensign Robert Bruce Chichester to be Lieutenant, vice Boughey, April 5; William Egerton Todd, Gent., to be En sign, vice Chichester, May 21. 83d Foot—Assistant Surgeon John Harry Ker Innes, from 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Flyter, who exchanges, May 21. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Lieutenant Benjamin Dunbar Wemyss, from 3d West India Regiment, to be Paymaster, vice Gunn, deceased, May 21. BREVET. —Major John Stuart, of 57th. Foot, to be Lieut.. Colonel in the Army, Nov. 9 ; Second Lieutenant John Slick Spurgin, of Ist Madras European Regiment Fusiliers (doing duty at the East India Company's Depcit, at Warlev, vice Pears), to have the local and temporary rank of Second Lieutenant, while so employed, May 1. EMOItANDUM. —The Christian name of Ensign Crawford, of the 80th Foot, is George, not Robert, as previously stated. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. Northern Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry-=-William Curling, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Morris Prior, resigned; George Devins W`ade, Gent., to be Cornet, vice William Curling, promoted, May 3. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. George Jones, victualler, Bilstou, Staffordshire. John Armitage, woollen cloth merchant, Huddersfield. BAN K RUP I S. Thomas Burrell, licensed victualler, Billericay, Essex. to surrender June 3, and July 2, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assigr.ee, Basinghall-Areet; Patten, Ely-place ; Woodard. Billericay. Edward Palmer, agricultttral agent, Great Surrey-street, Blacktriars-road, May 28, at half-past eleven, and July 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Bit chin-lime, Cornhill ; Church, Bedford row. James Caleb Whittenbury, builder, Black heath, Green wico, June 4, at one, and July 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official ass - ghee; Miller and Hum, King N'tilliam•slreet, City. Shute Barrington Moody, civil engineer, Ferichurch street, May 28, auct Jane s 9, et;, at tie Bail k uptcy. Belcher, fitli,i;ll ; Pont if. s ii!i.! , tit. Andrew t, Holb , ait William Croft, 28, ,t • •'t-v. :,,,d El :yard lierier, • k,,ii"r July '2, ,t one. at lit i a- , ign.•e, lid Canterbury. c ~.:' 3•ou the assur,v , c , s I stem, &c , ! • ..ti , al ray:: '. • ..1.i••• (Sign.,l) "J. )1. 1.. "To Senor General 1). n .lo,e Alexicao I,,ndo n " . A , FIRE AT SEA, A i) OF ELEVEN 1 IV (From the Invoness Corr, - y La, , t, night. betw( !! I, L 1 three• seamen and one worn:.n ' ;it.•: V. , s. . , ti-auly lioad, from Vti;ck. ! plorat,le state—their arm , 1.). vr•-v •41, , r ',nr; , e —and the other h.t , t , g art arm s • 1 ,.•!! a,:41 injund. On betug taken. t0tn...,,,,•7 ••,„ th , st.,tion• house ihey gave the lollowief: h.% w , re !,art t. the crew of the barg.te ~1 .re (.1 v , .stt of 400 or 500 tuns burien), Capt,lni ... ~ ~,,. . ' i h .tom Valparaiso to to !ow :•nel I ,dc's. Th. , , crew, IT-clueing the efiieeis and steweedes, ucte fife, :n number, and there were three abin passengers. Feurteen or fifteen days ago, ellen off the Western Isiamis, the steward went down to the spirit-room between twelve and one a.m., to draw off some rum for a portion of the watch below who were sick. While draw• ing off the liquor, the candle which he carried fell upon a quantity ot dry oakum, which immediately took fire, and before an alarm could be given the flame had caught the spirits. So rapid was the progress of the fire that scarcely an effort could be male to check it before the whole ship was in a blaze; while the thick smoke was so powerful that, as is supposed, none of those who were in bed succeeded in reaching deck. In the meantime the flames had shot up the shrouds and stays, firing the spars; and in endeavouring to cut them away the survivors were dreadfully scorched. The ship had two boats, and in about a couple of hours after the first alarm, the long-boat was got over the side. The stewardess went into it, and the others were preparing to follow, when the captain and the mate (whose name was Johnston), made an effort and got into the cabin, with the intention of saving the ship's papers ; they bad, however, either fallen through the burning floor, or been suffocated by the smoke, for they were not again seen. Six seamen and the stewardess succeeded in get ting into the bot, and though so much injured as to be capable of little exertion, they managed to get clear f o the ship, the sea running at the time very high. The ship had now burned to the water-t dge, and though there was another boat left, no hope can be entertained that any were saved by it. The survivors had with them only six or seven biscuits ; and atter drifting about for two days and nights, they were picked up about forty miles off the Butt ot Lewis, ty the Greenock of Port Glasgow, bound for Wick, at which port they were lauded. Their names are Margaret and William Mackenzie, or Williams (sister and brother); Zachariah Williams and Alonzo Macdonald; John Smith; Joseph Ford, and Wm. John stone. The three last• mentioned have beeu left in Wick, t th h e ei c r a i p n t j a n i r n ies being so severe as to unfit them for travel. By this dreadf u l ca t astrop h e e l e ven lives have been lost— the known and only l as Timothy), l33 andstte, second stewar d mate th(ea threenlris passengers,h four of the crew. The seamen who have reached Inverness have been conveyed to t! Olaswrbihfitaitt,r:cmhneeartdirtityeff,ycsaohyvtmaeh:eewrmeahiiidgetrhh,eftietr;:ilr twoundsrain They have lost their all, having escni - d with o ''reclY any clothes upon them. In Wide . they crew were Americans, though tit,- e:•• c:f ,lie Mae. euzie a were originally fron t 1 froth Macdonald's father also belonged 1,,,'.u,,arb,1.)11., , It will be seen that her Thursoily t.....- clared Lord Clarelabai Lott'. Li u o . Ireland. believe that for the present no app 1 1:intlit. will h11:1 . 1 ,, the pre s id ency of the Board of Tro: . riuo , air ..f Labouchere's eventual succes-ioi to :i, e highly probable. The vacat cy ho. • • Secretaryship will be filled, it rn RUMOURED DEATH OF mourn were rite in town t.s• , ~t :i:e ; Mr. O'Connell. Oat:iba, she Hon. Gentl,fman h a d di, d at Gebod. :11 ,, r ;hat, his (bath had occurr e d at Itilme but 'rao , the TU mours to any authent i c S. re. Th-se wno would in all probabili ty h ave been first at qu this trie• inncholy event have received no intelligence of it. We therefore, that there is no foundation for these rumours. J BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MAT 19.—There is a good demand for -sugars, particularly for the pan qualities, but owing to the small supply business is limited, the sales of the week not exceeding :00 hhds., at former rates. No rums offering.—Bristol Gazelle. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT IN THE STRAND.—Thurs day afternoon an accident of a most distressing character occurred in the Strand, near Wellington-street, to a person named Carr, living at No. 4, Knigntrider-court, Doctors'- commons, who, it seems, was proceeding along and endeavour ing to cross the road, when a horse and gi carne up at a sharp pace, and before he could get out of the way was knocked down, and sustained a broken leg. with such other injuries as to render his recovery very dubious. He was r - miffed to ale Clagire-stosa Hospital. , q.. 4..., James H enr y i ckey, inercna;at, ploce, Ilishoi-sgare st4cet, 1114V31, at two, :owl hatt-p it.. twelve, at the Court of Winkt el try. •;..irAam, Coleman-street ; Fresltli tt , Ntw Loui.e Madams, Arg, 11-street, Regent-stye t, May 29, at half-past one, and Jun,. 25, at alf• pas: eleven, a , the Court of Bankruptcy. 1.14-11, 4fficial asAgnee; Maroot, and Pritchard, Christ Church Chambers, Newgate-street. David Wood, Birmingham war ehouseman, Devonshire street, Mile-end, May 29, at one, and Jute 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Tanner, New Bisinghall-street. John Sugden, butcher, Bradtind, Yorkshire, June 1 and July 1, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Nethersole, New Inn ; FoSter , Bradford ; Harle and Clark, Leeds. James Thomas, grocer, Glamorgan, June 4 and July 2, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official as signee, Bristol • Beor, Swat,sea ; Sh4.rt, Bristol. Thomas Taplin ' Cooke, bill vender, June '2, at eleven, and July 12, at twelve, at the Manche , :ter District Court. Pott, otlicial assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner and Co., Bedford-row ; Morris, Princess-street, Manchester. John Hill and George Hill, builders, Little Silver, Exeter, June 3 and 24, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Her naman, official assignee, Exeter; Merlin and Fryer, Exeter; Makinson and Sanders, Temple. Anthony Norvall, painter, Liverpcol, June 1 and 25, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official as signee, Liverpool; Cornthwaite and Co., Old Jewry-cham , bets ; Pemberton, Liverpool. John Harland, banker, Merrick, Yorkshire, June 1 and July 1, at ten, at the Leeds District Coon. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Fiddey, Paper-buildings, Temple; Simp son, Richmond, Yorkshire; Barr, LGfthouse, and Nelson, Leeds. Samuel Beardsley Slater, wine merchant, Nottingham, June 11 and 25, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleaton, official assignee, Nottingham; Lightfoot and Earnshaw, Hull. John Thomas Groves, seed crusher, Southampton, May 28, at half-past eleven, and July 3, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy ; Green, official assignee, Alderman bury ; Tilson, Squance, Clarke, and Maurice, Coleman-street. Henry Webb, porter dealer, Stafford, June 15 and July 6, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Waterloo-street, Birmingham; Spilebury, Stafford. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. J. L. Heathorn, ship owner, Abchurch-lane, City—second div. of 4s. sd. in the pound, and first and seconddiv.g 12s. sd. in the pound on new p roofs, oo Saturday, May and two subsequent Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. B. Fenwick, draper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—second div. of is.4d in the pound (in addition to ss. in the pound pre viously declared), on any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. • DI VI DENDS. At the Court of Bankruptuy, Basingliall-street. T. B• , wles victtx..ller, Keit4 .itt:;e 11, at , ,c.ivener, Fiect-street, eleven—ll. Sandy's, MI: June t 2, at one—F. Jones, aiue nicrcha»t, Canterbury, June 12, at one—f. Perkins, k,veller, June 11,' at twelve— yder grocer, Fakenhatu, June,ll, at eleven 1. I }:ntaldson, artily agzsta,. I; ,,, :i6righam-street, Strand, t -He 11,• at eleven-6. Prenti, - ,, fishmonger, Tolle,bury, June 16, at eleven—J. Knox, carpenter, Black Horse , • I torat-', , itreet, Jane:lli, eleven—J._liodgEon...and G. urv, ironmongers,lLitiop:.-gatc•-sttect,Wi:hout.June 15, . A :Bowies and J. P. .rocklington, - vgate street, June 15, at twelve. In J. Austen, draper, Dozomtpoi t. . 1 16, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court—M. Clnyn::l,, painter, Dcvonnort, Jane 16, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court—T. wee ' , brewer, Liverpool, June 21, at eleven, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court—W. Tickle and \V. Roberts, cotton spinners, Burnley, Lancashire, June 16, at twelve, at the MAnchester District Court—S. 1. ranceys, marble mason, Liverpool, June 17, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Mar shall, iron merchant, Liverpool, June 21, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Clarke , banker, Leicester, June 18, at twelve, at the Nottingham District Court—T. at Smith, banker, Leicester, June 18, at half-past twave, the Nottingham District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. L J. Fells, grocer, Southtown , Sufflk, June 11—W. H. o• vatt, factor, Wolverhampto n, June 19—J. P. Burdett, a l e r, Axmins t er, ocer, Uttoxeter, June 19—J. D. Symes, corn de June 15—C. Edmoedstone, paper manufacturer, Owen Darwen, Lancashire June 14—P. Dean, grocer, Clitheroe, Lancashire, June 14—T. Turlay, share broker, Leeds, June 11—J. Robinson. share broker, Leeds, June 11—J. Wallis, linendraper, Tooley-street, June 11—J. Rouse, plumber, Exeter, June 11—P.13iddle, tallow chandler, Judd street, New-road, June 11—J. Parsons, baker, Medway. street, Horseferry-road, Westminster, June 11—R. E. Huntley, wine merchant, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, June 11— C. Jardine, woollen warehouseman, Basinghaliltreet, juDeu —M. Burton, cotton spinner, Manchester, June lI—J. IL Smith, grocer, Merthyr Tydvii—W. Warburton, grocer, Newcastle upon-Tyne, June 11. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. R. Folthorp and R. H. Canting, booksellers, Brighton—S. W. Moore and W. Lill, lace manufacturers, Nottingham—J. Peet, P. Peet, and 'l'. Potter, share brokers, Nottingham— W. Brown, G. Durrans, ani J. Naylor, cotton warp dyers, Pudsey, Yorkshire (so tar as regards J. Naylor)—J. and C. A. Bell, grocers, Great Baddow, Essex—J. Dearden, W. M'Naught, and C. Newsome, cotton spinners, Rochdale, Lancashire—E. Stoney and J. F. Howgate, brewers, Hudders field—T. and B. Dyson, grocers, Manchester—J. Kendall and J. F. Lee, manufacturers of iron work. Darlaston—G. Holds worth and J. Milnes, cloth dressers, Huddersfield—H. John son and H. Birkinshaw, ale merchants, Leeds—R. Harrison and W. G. P. Britten, perfumers, Bulstrode-street, Caven dish-square—H. M. Jackson, E. Lester, and W. Keys, hosiers, Robert's-place, Commercial-road—J. Mortimer and A. Wright, booksellers, Harrow-road—J. Catchpool and S. Prentice, printers, St. John-square, Clerkenwell—J. Ander son and J. M'Nicoll, saw-mill proprietors, Liverpool—W. and G. C. Hunter, colliers, Dronfield, Derbyshire—J. An drew and J. Schofield, cotton spinners, Stayley, Cheshire— W. Wrangham and G. Hardy, wine merchants, New Malton, Yorkshire— 0. Wingate and J. Johnston, commission agents, Liverpool. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. John Clark, cabinet maker, Dingwall, May 27 and June 17, at one, at the Caledonian Hotel, Dingwall. John Reid, wine merchant, Glasgow, May 28, and June 25, at one, at the chambers of Mr. Gemmel!, Glasgow. James Warden, Peter Macpherson, and Company, com mission agents, Glasgow, May 28 and June 18, at twelve, at the chambers of Messrs. Knox and Findlay, Glasgow. George Murdoch, tobacconist, Glasgow, May 25 ar d June 15, at twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Murdoch, Glasgow. James Paul, yarn merchant, Glasgow, May 24, and June 14, at one, at the chambers of Messrs. Reid and Towers, Glasgow. RAILWAYS. Mr. STRUTT obtained leave to bring in a Bill for eegulating the proceedings of the Commissioners of R.:He - ays, and for amending the law relating to ra aa~S. FOLIOE (SCOTLAND.) The LORD A DvocATE obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend an Act to enable burghs in Scotland to establish a general system of police, and another Act or providing for the,appointment and election of ma ~istrates and councillors for certain burghs and towns of Scotland. The Bills were subsequently brought in and read a first time. The remaining orders of the day were then dispo3cd of, and The House adjourned at Half-past One o'clock. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed From the returns made in the week ending May 18, 1847, is 295. 8 3 Ad. cwt. LAW IN TELLIGEN CE. SECONDARIES' COUR7', May 21. (Before Mr. Secondary JAMIE.) WANT 1. ATKINSON. This was an action on a bill of exchan g e for 11/. ss. The plaintiff is a builder at St. Pancras, and the defendant is a tradesman at the same place. The defendant pleaded that he had accepted the bill for the accommodation of one tymith, who had endorsed it to the plaintiff without consideration. Mr. Wallis, clerk to the plaintiff's attorney, was called, and proved having had a conversation with the defendant, who said that he had hada great many bill transactions with Smith, and that the one in question was partly fur a debt and partly for accommodation. Mr. RYLAND, whu appeared for the defendant, said the defendant was in rather a d fficult situation, in consequence of the conduct of Smith, who had been ins rumental in causing this defence, as he had stated to dete dant that he had givtn it to the [lniiititf by way of accommodation, and that the latter was quite aware that it was au accommodation bill. Since th-n, however, be had alter ed his story; but tie would be put into toe w;ibess-box, sz, that ulterior procee,.l - might be taken it nece,sary. Smite was then ended on his übpcena, but did Hot appear. A verdict was, theien , re, given for plaintiff. BLOOMSBURY Y t'OURT, May 21. (Beiore 1). D. HEATu, Esq.) LETT V. BARTON. In this case a groom appeared as defendant. Solicitor (fur plaintiff)--'lhis, my Lord, is an acti. n for the recovery of tenancy; the defendant was summoned at the Oid County Court. and was ordered, by Mr. Dubois, to pay a certain sum of rent, and in reply to the Judge's order for payment he said, " 1 wish you may get." The defendant (growling)—Well, ain't you bad the money since? Plaintiff— No. Defendant—Then you've got it to git, and I wish you may.—(Laughter.) The broker who had destrained upon Mr. Barton entered the witness box, when he was interrupted by the Defendant—There's a specimen of a broker. Don't be look a beauty—looks for all the world as if he lived upon pump water and blue bottles. The JUDGE—Silence, sir, or I shall order you out of court. The defendant then made a most insulting attack upon the plaintiff and the whole of the witnesses, and abused the soli citor. It was in vain that he was remonstrated with on his conduct. He still continued his abusive language. At length the Judge interrupted him by saying, silence, or I shall commit yuu for contempt of Court. Defendant—l do commit the Coutt, and the lot of them in contempt. The JUDGE, being unable to reason with the defendant, or check his offensive remarks, committed him for contempt of Court. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. - - - - MARLBORO UGH- STR EET. Catherine Moody, a well-dressed female, was brought up on a remand, charged with uttering a counterfeit coin. Mr. William Russell, landlord of the Cambrian Tavern, Castle-street, Leicester-square, stated that the prisoner came to his house on the night of the 14th instant, and having called for a glass of sherry, which he supplied her with, tendered a half-crown in payment. Directly he felt the coin he detected it as being had, and taxed the prisoner with attempting to defraud him. The pri soner replied that she -had just received the money of a gentleman, and would go and tell him of it. Witness, however, would not it her off so easily, but sent for a constable and gave her in charge. Police-sergeant Wells C, said he received charge of the prisoner and conveyed her to the station, where she was searched, and eight counterfeit. half-crowns were found tied up in one corner of her shawl. The barmaid at lieu Caunt'a proved taking a counterfeit half-cro.vn from the prisoner on the same awning, in pay ment tor a bis,uir. The prisoner, who denied all knowledge of the coin being bat:, was committed for trial. Edward L /du, in the Royal Marine Corps, was c i vi ; tt vin Jaine, 1m ta, manager of the of the Blackwall • is;;)ilf;". s tok '1 i ln4 , . , !! ' ;1' v .r,, ; ~ , I W ~1 i~ ~~.,~ j:)hu , ten im ' r. ' r. 44 . " "' s( - ) ; Joha. Bishop was u. , vards of Righ ',MI, iro,,, the of t Hal INV:1 Mr. Brain, to the rojaent engineer, stated t • • the pr;,,, tit,r was opploveu by the c..mpauy to Orrin points on the railway, and for that purpo,e was supplied from time to time chit - bars of iron. Of late, however, it was a-,cerl aioed that, instead of the prisoner returning to the company the iron left after making the points, he converted the same to his own purposes, upwards of eight tons having been discovered, and which lie sold as old iron. The prisoner, a smith by trade. said that he considered the pieces of iron left after making the points as his own per quisites. The secretary said that the company never intended that the prisoner should have the iron, and that it was his duty to have returned it to the company's store. A witness named Smith, a general dealer, proved that he purchased of the prisoner a large quantity of iron alleged to have been stolen under the circumstances above men tioned, and which he afterwards sold to Mr. Lumby, an iron merchant at Backside. The iron having been idnitified, the prisoner was remanded. A letter from Flushing, of the 17th, announces that the Dutch frigate the Prince d'Orange, commanded by Prince Henry of the Netherlands, was driven on shore at Ratue kens during the previous night. THE EPSOM TERMINUS ON THE OAICS DAY.— Thursday morning a number of persons availed themselves of the direct line to Epsom, but the majoi ity of them were of a more respectable class of persons than those who travelled on the lino on the Derby day. Among those who travelled by the first-class carriages we perceived several of the aristocracy. The directors have considerably improved the entrance, by which much facility is afforded to the passengers, preventing, in a great measure, the frightful pressure that was experienced on the Derby day. By the twelve o'clock train upwards of three thousand persons were conveyed, and a vast number were left for the next train. The improvement in the appearance of all the growing crops, and especially the wheat in this neighbour hood, and we may say county, is very great within the last ten days; and we are assured by an old farmer that in forty years' experience he never saw the prospect of a good p crop, in the present early stage, more promi,ing thart sent. The blossoms oil all tru abundance of .t treeslt is this a yearr e - i t uiJ. 1 ar trees, we -is something extraordinary ; the a PPleheacurre:nt trees are t believe, were never so prouthing, and unusually so.—Briqhms Gazetie. GOVERNESSES' BEN EV 0 LEN T in bo., of this institution day a general meeting ~f the m!, ~.m s, for the purpose of was held at the Hanover-square it. IN sTlTUTioN.—Thurs ar and to elect three 1 from a lint Of 84 can r } moult :Innititatits of lb'. each . , : receiving the rept,' tOf the P. 3 ' l . ' who was unable to at lie ',bog in the room of Lis Royal iidat e,—Eat 1 highness the 1) "" - ,„„t IN the • 7 ecretary stated that the ~: d. The report in 4, -,,, I :ro,perty. I lier, are now, ISlai.",N4re,7 ti.:,,r,en-tbridge, society ITas i i.l-"seret-i?•ction, 7::itete,;il awint,lnts of 1,5, 1 . per w i t h yester"./ - , ~ o f inof e. than 400 dis , ressed &Net mitini. The ca'7." • 1 lnes •r •. t • - & wt .- , t.te \ ear 1 ,t•ts 'gated, aid have ~ . 2 .. . .. , , .„,„ ts l ia ,e 1.,,:en nil/it! to Gi i w‘Fitias to the teini )(4.3l Y 614-- I: • 1 - purpose of f , 4111 , !11) r 0 ~..f,,‘.. ,t., t e 1 L annuities to eytent t 5 . ,vi „,,, „, c ,... mot, , f.i/, have been hive 1, it in the public agi'd g''''' '''''' .'" t% d t,•r seenring neieir ..1 • • • Itnt i.p. A. provident ~11, , ~ . . t- , innuities to l ir,r vernesses upon their own payments, ain•unas to nearly .3(;.000/., I A tig the savings ut About 300 individuals. A ~ Home;" has been opened in liarley-street, at a cost, for lease and furniture, kit more than 2,0)01., for the re ce pti on o f the uts , ew, , ~,,,,,i and unproteet«l, where they are m a i nta i ne d at a sniaii is eekly ,payincut for board and lodging, into which Neatly lot) have been received since its opening in May last. '11 . .e receipts for the year were 8,3361. 2s. 4d., leaving, after expendiiure, a balance of 8341. lls. 101 The report was adopted. [AntE.LTTsEmENT.] — TELESCOPES, RACE AND OPERA GLAss•is.—sENT INTO THE COUNTRY FREE urox Arraortartorr. 3 9, Aileen:tile-street, L'iCeadilly. Newly-hivental Opera and Race course tilesses with extraordinary great powers. a minute object can be distinctlyseen at the distance of flout ten to twelve miles. These valuable newly-invented Glasses may be termed convenient Telescopes for both eyes, and have new become general for carriage and wit-door purposes. Achromatic Telescopes. the most powerful ever made, with Lenses of clear transparent bril liancy which possess such great powers as to supede every other kind for the waistcoat pocket, shooting, military, and sea purposes; Stc.; naval officers, sportsmen, tourists, and sea-side v i s itors, should not be without one o f those valuable Telescopes and Glasses. Also, a curious very small w • aistcoat Pocket Glass, only the size of a Walnut, to discern minute b' o jects at the dis tance of from four to five miles. tacles. Immediately they are placed before imperfect vision, before the eyes at once that mist and dullness whi c h appear is re moved, every object becomes dead and disti • , the most aged de fective sight becomes bright and brill!ant, distinct ; is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. Invisible' an and all kinds of Acoustic Instruments, for relief of extreme deafness. Cautio— n S. and B. Solomons, Opticians. not in any WRY con nected with a person of the same name are l their immediate neigh bourhood. To prevent mistakes, be cautious and observe. only to be had 14 V ; Albeingslt-otrect,Zecaciy, oppoite tho "DA Rota. j, <~.; MARKET NE WS.-(YESTERDAY . ) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of English Wheat since Monday have been tolerably good, viz., 5,350 quarters, and the stands were fairly supplied with samples. The weather being extremely favourable for the growing crops, and the attendance of buyers small, the demand was heavy, and, in some instances. the prices had a downward tendency. Upwards of 22.00 0 quarters of foreign Wheat have came in this week. That article was in heavy request. and offered at a decline of from Is to 2s per quarter. The amount of business doing was very small. For export, no sales took place. The show of Barley was small, yet the trade was heavy, at barely late rates. In Malt next to nothing was doing; but prices were mostly supported. With Oats we were scantily supplied. All kinds moved off slowly at la te currencies. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour, sera exceedingly in , active. Wheat. Enlish ...... 5,350 qrs. Irish. ...... •• 550 F.,reign . 22,020 ARRIVALS. liArt.y. I Oats Flour. 390 qrs. I 490 qrs. I 3,010 ski 210 I 8,540 -- I 4,70 I Malt. 5090 Gra. smxTzzrzELD. Comparatively speaking, the supply of Beasts on sale here was small, and of middling quality, owing to which, and the increased attendance of buyers—some of whom were Irons France, and who purchased about sixty head of stock for immediate shipment—the Beef trade was brisk, at $ fur ther advance in the quotations of quite 2 d per 8lbs; it/ w primest Scots readily producing 51 6d per 8 1 bs. T here on on offer 240 Beasts from Scotland ; 274 Oxen anc.^— 260 Sheep, and 85 Calves from abroad, chiefly lollaud - Sheep, the supply of which was moderate, moved ‘ u ♦ slowly , yet the late improvement in value was supported. There was a very bri,k sale for Lambs, 37°,'„,„ of to hand from the Isle of Wight, at a further rise, ill value 4d per 81bs. Calves sold freely at very full prices; 1 r _ re Pigs were quoted at Monday's figures. Web CoWo steady at from 17/ to 20/ each, including their small Calf Per Sibs. to sink the oftlel. d. to 0 - d• s. d. to I. 5 .3.1 1 'nferior Boasts-- 4 2 4 6 Second qualityclitto ° - 6 blO second quality •••4 10 5 0 Coarse-w oolled ditto 5 6 4 Prime large Oxen 5 2 5 4 SoutbdownWether F 0 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 4 8 5 2 Large Hogs •• •• 4 a s, Prime small di . tto . 5 4 5 8 Small porkers ••• 4 10 v " iuckling Calves 2O 0 30 0 Quarter old Me •• 2 0 0 2: ; Inferior Sheep SUPPLY AT MARKET. yeasts. I Sheep. I Calves. rilre* 332 1,035 7,600 381 At EMMA-MEI AND 1.78 AMENS ALL. We had a very firm trade at improved quotations. At per stone by the Carcase. 4. Q. UM 4 I Beef, inferior-- to I 3 10 4 0 Mutton, inferior •. 4 4 . . middling •. 4 0 4 2 middling.. 4 3 ; 4 prime large .. 4 4 4 6 prime •••• 5 Ali prime small .. 4 6 4 8 Pork, 1arge........ 4 4 1 4 V,al ..... ••••• • • • • 4 8 6 4 Amin ........5 0 . Lamb. 6a eld to 6. BOROUGH 2iOP !WARIEST. • d We have still to report a very dull sale for all km EIS ps— arising from the favourable accounts which contilr, - o reach us from various districts, and late rates are with lifliculty supported. Sussex pockets. 31 18s to 41 ,, a 8S to t ‘Veald of Kent, ditto, 415, to 5/; Mid and East Kent, t4","' 41 15s to 6/ lOs per cut. COLONIAL. SI:GAM—In West India samples a fair business has 111 1 dare, at fully last wesk's rates. The price paid at paw° -ale fur B trbadoes was 50s 6d to 52s for fine yellow, and' to 46s for low. EAST I NDIA. —4,175 bags 76 casks Bengal, sold at 6d de: cline; tine white Benares, 50s to 51s, mid 47s to 47s 6d, a s t l tinetbrown. nearly 4os all sold, altl6,2d3BtobiasgsdeNcllaiunriet;ius and Ow 47s to 48s 6,1; mid, 43s to 44s 6d ; low and fine brown, 41s 6d ; and low to fine grey, 41s to 46s per cwt. / Did Fora IGN.-953 bags China sold at 455 6d to 465 for, 035 white, and at 44s to 45s for damaged • 1,128 baskets, i '„„ mats Java mostly sold at 43s to 47s 6d for low and mist bosomgil and at 48s for good and fine up to 635; 2,907 bags and s Havannah were beady all taken in at 53s to 57s for mid 17 fine yeal7lloWte: good white, and 473 to 55s for mid to fine yellow, Par t se f f s log at 46s to 50s for mid and good yellow, and 50s 6d to . for fine. Cuba, 540 !aids and 529 boxes part l y sold at 5631 56s 6d for mid white, and at 443 to 475 for raid and g ooT Porto Rieo, 111 hhds sold at 45s to 503 6tl for mid andr ' and at 51s 6d to 52s for fine; 102 cases an d 4 casks ifah" partly found buyers at 39s 6d to 44s for low and mid. REFlNlCD.—Standard lums have been 64s to 64s 6dper CW" COFFEE.—The market has not been buoyant. Janlail has sold at 678 6d to 70s 6d for mid, and 608 to mid ; and Berbice at 58s for low mid, and 45s for fins ciths Ceylon has been 2s to 3s lower for plantation sorts, but ts.. native samples sell tolerably well: mid bold colousY Pla n e d, Lion, 465; pea-berry, 55s to 675; native good sound 37s 6d. There have been parcels of mid and coloury ken 37 in also at 60s to 675, but some pea-berry has been ___••-• 6Gs Gd to 675. In Mocha and other sorts the business go° has not bee joi n importance. d Boo" COCOA. —ridad has been sold at 51s to 565, an fine red at 60s. Black SrlCES.—Pimento has realised 4 3 / a d to 676 d, and Pepper has been taken in at 2 t/ s d to 294c1 per lb. 63s for lord. but RlCE. —Rather a larger quantity has been offer ed , holders have taken in the chief part. Fine wbsiTo t an s for has been so7d at 24s to 255; white Bengal at 24 INDlGo.—During the present week there h as e assed is animation at these sales. The total quantity p good to fine, and Madras is held for 22s to 23s 6d pberecnwintsore lele,sn firmer. 11,572 chests, of which 4,296 have been sari. Prices hays been ys Corrox.—There has been a moderate business doing at steady rates. Rust.—The market is pretty well supported. Taw.—The market is without any particular alteration. and with a good consumption. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been 47s to 47s 6d per cwt. on the spot. (From the Landon iVew Price Current of May 21.) SUGA R.—To-day a further decline occurred in the value of all soi s of raw sugar, as the quantity brought forward ex ceeded the wants of the home trade as well as of exporter s ' There was a hdr business transacted in West India for bow° cfinsumption, but at lower pices, making the fall for the week is per cwt. A public sale of 101 lilids Barbadoes went 1:11 with less spirit, and at a decline on the r a t es of Tues da y Tues da y Sale of . i s . REFINED. —To-day there was only a limited bus iness trafisacted in Refined Sugar by the home trade, and P ricei ,tro wit :•0 firm. For Botwed Crushed Sugar the re .is 11! i ,, lnarni, but :here are not sellers of first sort under" 32e 6d ate; • • ,ifternuon Madraa sugar met Wit h ,. • . •,nd 2Mt45 bugft at aucti-n were only but to further reduce their prices. v. 4.193 ! , :;gs wtf pre (~rpd, Rod the whole sold, but a NI . , rro'n , that existeki !•r , ot 1= per ewt. supplied th. ' !! havi: a hundrin:lv • , product:4.a L:11 to kilt: VAU 6,t to 14 per cwt • tills week ; the deniiintt I 0 r pur awl the whole brought . •,,. 1. kr 11 : 716 t:agl and 500 casks, fuuud rJ..:N. 1• hr.. - :a shown a stronger desire to ( L. I.ronglit forward has greatly ex• • , t demand fist.. ell purp oses s .v,, ssrmined a downward tendency . e t I dia previous rates are asked, but yese. - t them are 310 t many latyers, and 20s to 24s is the aiue of low to fine quality. There is but a moderate supp l Y uantity of Ceylon Coffee alitv.,m,i3,,?mert,,,,htitt.ehNe,esr,,ogcrkenetxerc.eeds that of last year; the d e.. euFFEE.—This aft erroon the q For Native ,;fferti at. public sale iith oun ted to 2,353 bags. the demand was active, er of ab 6d per cwt. The middlivalue, viz. ng sorts of Plantation ,vere rates taken in at wt the former 60s to 62 8 ; b ut and the whole cold at a rise. on for mother sorts sold at steady rates. TEA —ln Corgou a fair business has been tr ansacted in all sorts this week, but holders have been compelled to accept flrmer lower rates, whilst thej market is plentifully supplied. In Youchorg few purchases have been concluded , and priceS still tend downwards. Souchong is offered upon lower terra* and met with little attention. Ot' the low and medium kind s of Green, the trade have been induced to take a fair Van' i k n in c d o a nse a qu s e t n e c a e dy of. b t u h s e in e low ss h ra a t s .es b t e h e a n t d p o r n evll. e,a butln the finer mer chantshena %:ye Eo.afideli disposal. Ail satisfied there na p sd r s e l v oi i tf o t previous prices . re ratsepiincEEsas.lTlon-dtitaayßaictep, uabnidicptraicleas,sdoeoclibnaeds6clm. ) da r ea i es c ri mmua S e.n c hi e f n ecsh t t e 4 r ee l adp T eto e r as tob n : r. list year. although the deliveries are teeter. all solo at 3id to 3id for good heavy shot, g and 3 a l t ab 3 a ti r d P g rPsPeser damaged, which is the full value. SPIRLTS.—There was-a strong desire shown to ope rate in all descriptions of Rum in th e ear l y par t o f the week; Pr ic _ A e° slightly improved, and a large business was transadvuo chiefly by the home trade. Bra n dy is still wanted by !!!; porters or the home trade, whilst there is a desire on the p" of the holders to sell, as the stock continues to bill'islrfe;„ Geneva is wanted for exportation, 2s 8d to 25 9d PR' • s i t ordinary, and for fine for home use 3s to Ss 3 d. For Bri t Corn Spirits the demand is very good at the la i t r. e .ish ad v g, rates of I Is 6d for English, nett caah; Scotch an d m to Ils 6d. The sale Was INDIGO. — To-day being a Hebrew holiday , -- not proceeied with. sold °l a ill t 881 —T t b t l i s SPerni nd O2i L l s aft s e a rro n n tautnapsuboulitchesrualevilsttou2n6sl 55, a casks Palm 34s 6,1 to 363 6d, being all cheaper. we have TALLOW.—In the value of R ussian on the spot _ A . no variation to record this week; but the purchases inn" have sbuemenciternitfli foro b t h y ei soap r i immediate e a d k i e a rs t e andwan wants. Home-made with agood demand on the spot, at 46s Gd to 47s 8d nett cast'. For other kinds of Tallow prices remain much the same fiS previou ' sly quoted, but only a limited demand has been eX ierienCed. ExcueQuea-Buls.—Thursday notice was issued from the Exchequer-bill Office, Whitehall, on the Exchang e , and at the Bank of England , that the Exchequer-bills date& June, 1846, under the 9th Vic., c. 15, for 18,289,3001 4 wil l " paid off on the 15th of June. New bills, bearing an Wert of 3.1. per centum per diem, are to be issued in whole or e h . payment of the principal and interest of the above- 'be rate of interest on the Exchequer - bills issue d underl ;7 9th Vie., c. 15, and bearing date the 16 th of March, 1" ' 11$W outstanding, wilt be increased to 3 d. per centufn Pe diem on and after the 16th of June . On the 17th inst., at Park the Hon. Mrs Arthur NW-, a daughter. Ott the 18 tll inst., at Queen's-square - pla ce, Ihe Lady aqui"' Hoare, of a son. l),1 ins.t.. at Duddington, Northamptonshire, the wife of the Rev. Chahceor Ar of a son. On the 18th int4t., at il gic Earles Court Lodge, Old BromPt ee ' the wife of Robert Gunter, Esq., of a son, rtill-born. On the 19th inst.. at Sparsholt , near Winchester, the raw of the Rev. Edward Stewart, of a son. On the 19th inst., at Kingsto n Lisle, B ar ks, the lady of Asrtin Atkins. of a daughter • On the 20th inst., at Combe by the Rev. George Frederick Morgan, M.A., Hamilton H. Fulton, Esq., of Onslow-equaei to Agnes, youngest daughter of Robert Squarey, Esq. , ° Combe, Salisbury. On the 10th of Delember last, at Sydney, Wales, George Bennett, Esq., F.L.g., to Charlat• James, second (laughter of James Elliott, Esq., late of Greet Ormond-street, Bloomsbury, Nevr south DIED. On the 18th inst. , in Weethourne-crescent, in the s Gar even year of her age, Louisa Jane, eldest daughter of Jahn diner, Esq. On the 19th inst. , Alice, eldest daughter of the late 3. Hardy, St. Paul's Churchyard. On the 19th inst., in Castle s t re et East, Diary l a bels* hir B r ice Pyman, aged 86 . On the 19th inst., Sara h, wife of Mr. W. Nokeet of Br °nl. ley, Kent, aged 55. L on don: Printed and Published by litilltDO YOU3I, ei Strand, Printer, at The Bon Oflace, 1i0.112, Strand, in the Pr 2 of the threvy, in the County Iliddlesez, Satta,lay, 2 1847. ed Tgeal C