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and there was no sum voted in the estimates, over which such surveillance was exercised. The result would be that the voluntary system would be stimulated, because before paying 2,000,0001., 4,000,000/. would have to be paid by those locally interested in the schools. He thought, therefore, he had met that part Then of the objections with regard to t he p ro p osed scheme in creasing the influence of t he Crown. it was stated that it was unconstitutional, and that Parliament In adopting it would exceed it s f u n c ti ons. He really wished that those who urged this doctrine had shown in what way the plan was unconstitutional. Tell him what p r inciple of the constitution would be violated. Fifteen or thirty . times the Hon. Gentleman the Member fort Finsbury, in the course of the speech, urged that the Committee of the Privy Council was a self-elected body—a self-constituted body ; and inquired if the House would place so much irresponsibility in the hands of such a body ? Why it was not more a self-elected body than the Board of the Treasury—it was appointed by her Majesty, under the advice of her responsible Minister. He confessed that he was quite at a loss to understand how he could say that it was a self-elected office any more than that of the Secretary of State. Then what constitutional principle was violated? He said they ought to have an Act of Parliament. True, they required an Act of Parliament to give the Crown any power which it did not possess; but if the Crown possessed the power of dealing with this matter, and the House should vote the money sought, surely the Crown would not act unconstitutionally in expending it for the purpose for which it wa s voted . Surely these were fair principles —surely they were con stitutional. Were they illegal on the part of those who thought proper to expend their money upon them ? Might he not give a stipend, out of his own priv ate resources, tot schoolmaster — a sa lar y to a stipen diary monitor, or to a pupil-teacher ? ~Surely he might do so without seeking an Act of Parliament to legalise such a proceeding. The cases were strictly analagous—(Hear.) Why, the Hon. Gentleman seemed to talk as if nothing of the kind had ever occurred before in this country ; for instance, grants of money had been voted for the mili tary schools, and for the Military Asylum, for granting aid to which an Act had been p assed . When he was cretary at War, he found no difficulty in inducing Parliament to grant a sum of money for an institution which was established for the purpose of educating the daughters of soldiers. That was the usual, the constitu tional way of giving the Crown money for legal pur poses. If the Crown asked for what it had no powers to airy out, they must have a separate Act: this he thought was the proper interpretation of a constitutional grant. Then, again, the Ministers were responsible for the proper distribution of the money. As between Church men and Protestant Dissenters, it was impossible for him to conceive a system of stricter impartiality, as Baptists, Dissenters, Free Churchmen, Presbyterians, and Members of the Church of Scotland, would equally participate in the advantages which it would bestow; the advantages were all in common, and a certificate of a dissenting clergyman or of a parochial minister would be of equal importance and have equal weight, and the boys of the dissenting school were just as likely to be come stipendiary monitors as those brought up in the Established Church, or to be Queen's scholars. The same observations would apply with equal truth to the schoolmasters, where four churches of diffe rent sects existed in a neighbourhood, no one would possess a greater advantage than the other. Then the Dissenters would not be worse off than they were now. —(Hear, hear.) They would increase the uses of na tional schoolmasters, and that could do noinjury to the Dissenters ; and he hoped that the Non-conformists who had gone away from them in a moment of irritation, would not show themselves non-conformist or unchris tian.—(Hear, hear.) The Churchman was as deeply interested in the education of the people as the Baptists, Presbyterians, or Dissenters. He thought it was for the great interest of all, that in some form the great body:of the common people should be educated.—(Bear, hear.) Then with respect to the expense. No man who con tributed to the education of the people could say that he would not gain any advantage—(Hear, hear)—because he utterly denied that the Dissenters gained nothing by a man being made a good man, and a good Christian ; it was just as much a matter of interest to him as it was that the defence of the coast should be preserved and kept up in an efficient manner.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman had asked them for a Committee to in quire into the effects which this educational system would have upon the civil rights of the people. In what way it was to effect their civil rights, he did not think it necessary to inform us. He ought to recollect that in a densely populated country in which the system of unions was carried out, civil liberty could hardly be more than a name. He was a very short sighted. friend of the people, who, in making great efforts to give them additional franchises, made no effort, but rather offered resistance to an extended system of educa tion. From the clamour, then. which has been raised, (continued the Hon. Gentleman) I appeal with confi dence to the country, to whom, in no long time, we must render an account of our stewardship. I appeal to a future age, which, when enjoying the blessing of a sound and efficient system of educatien, will look back with astonishment to the resistance which our present efforts meet, and with still more astonishment that such resistance was off - Ted in the name of civil and religious freedom. (The Hon. Gentleman resumed his seat amid loud cheers.) Mr. ROEBUCK heartily agreed with the Right Hon. Gentleman that it was the duty of the Government to educate the people. But he would carry the argument further, and say that it was also the duty of the Govern ment not to throw any obstacle in the way of carrying out that duty. This was the charge which he made against the Government. The Right Hon. Gentleman had slided in his false conclusions on indisputable pre mises. He dissented with the Honourable Baronet who rat near him (Sir R. Inglis), in his argument, which went to prove that it ought to be the business of the Government to keep the people in igno rance. The Noble Lord found the people heated with religious differences, and he sided with the majority. He quarrelled with the Government because they had not found, as it was their duty to do, a system—a national system. The Government found it necessary to do something. A general election was at hand. The Noble Lord tells the Catholics to remain quiet—that a new mi nute can be made—and that if they only held their peace everything should be right with them. He would wish to know if this was the sort of proceed ing for the Government to adopt; did they doubt that this was an attempt on the part of the Government to conciliate interests which were wholly irreconcileable? So long as the Government of this country chose to mix up religion with national education, so long would all attempts fail to raise the people from that grovelling ig norance in which the Right Honourable Gentleman had described them to be—so long would all their endeavours fail to remove the evil. Let the question be tried by the issue. They might say that they would have schools. In different religions, suppose they had a community in a small village, they could not have all separate schools. They could only have one school, and what would they do with those who did not agree with one favoured sect in religion?—said the Noble Lord, in such a school we shall teach a religion after the fashion of the Church of England, within schools—and what was to be. done with the Catholic, the Wesleyan, and the Baptist ; should they be excluded from these national schools? It was said that a secular education was not complete without religion. What was the Church of England about—what was it for—not to inculcate her doctrines upon the members of the Church. All those who b longed to al* Church of England ought to receive religious instruction according to the forms of that Church. The Noble Lord only performed one half of his duty to the poru!atbn, if he excluded half of them from the benefits of this measure. He wished, however, to know how the money was to be applied. If he voted away any sum for the army or navy, he knew it wee to be applied for a specific pur poee, but in this instance the Government came down and asked fur so many hundreds of thousands to carry out a minute of Council, which they might alter at pleasure. It would be said that the Administration were men with liberty on their lips, but who, when the time mole to try them, were found far from equal to the exigency. He thought, also, that the time would come when the country would have to look to other parties to guide them, and when to the hand which struck dow n the corn-laws, they , would have to look for the esta blishment of a real liberal system of education. He had made this explanation in order to guard the vote which he intended to give. He maintained that the principle of the Government was not the one laid down by the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Edin burgh. lle (Mr. Roebuck) said it was the duty of the Government to educate the people, but he denied that it could be done by the narrow and sectarian mode of the Right Hon. Gentleman. EWART, who rose with Mr. Hindley, then moved the adjournment of the debate, which was stzreed to. SERVICE OF HEIRS AND CROWN CHARTERS BILLS. The Service of Heirs and the Crown Charters (Scot land) Bills were read a second time. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORS BILL. The Parliamentary Electors Bill was read a second time. QUAKERS' AND JE WS' MARRIAGES BILL. The Quakers and Jews Marriages Bill was read a second time. The oth er or d ers were th en di s posed of, and the House adjourned at halt-p ast Twelve. _ RIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE CRICRET SrnA MER.—Y es t er d ay o'clock, an accid ent of Afternoon, between one and two a most frightful character occurred on board the Cricket steamer, one of the penny boats that ply from London-bridge to the s o te x - under-the-Hill, near Hun gerford Market, to Joh n aged forty-eight, em ployed as stoker on board, and w v h i o " 'b band co dreadfully jammed in the'rnl e r n e e rv inea " , as to cut off got his two of his fingers, and he sustained other n ;injuries by the occurrence. The poor fellow was taken to Charing cross Hospital. when Mr. Steghall, the r o es the (te resident surgeon, considered that the process of amputati on must be r e sorted to, in order to prevent gangren e t a ki ng vessel was on its way from London-bridge at the il time of The accident. HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL.--Yesterday, pursuant to previous arrangement, a general Conference of dele gates from the various metropolitan parishes, Brighton and other provincial towns, took place at the Court-house, Marylebone, with reference to the Bill introduced into Parliament by Government, for the improvement of the health of towns. Resolutions in opposition to the Govern ment plan were severally agreed to, and the Conference separated. THE Bisnop or SODOR AND MAN.—We deeply regret to state that during the last few days the indisposition of the Lord Bishop has assumed a most alarming aspect, so much so, indeed, that little hopes have been entertained of big recovery. Our latest information is up to yesterday torenoon, at which time his Lordship was alive, but little or no hopes 'of convalescence were entertained. We trust, h0w ,..,, e vtestibr the 1^ t. Dr. Shirley ha, been Bishop of this 4 • i cliocelkilittie_trall .han three months.—Lle of Man Times. ,r 7 ' - liiimsx IgiLsLum.—The new hall of this national 1 establishment WM yesterday opened to the public. ;_.4i 144. a S- 13, Great Marlborough•street. MR. COLBURN WILL PUBLISH DIME DIATELY THE FOLLOWING NEW WOILKS:— 'N'ARRATIVE of a JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD, Prin cipally Overland. By SIR GEORGE SIMPSON, Governor in Chief of the Hadeon's Bay Company's Territories in orth America. 2 vols. Svo., with Map, ize. MEMOIRS of VISCOUNTESS SUNDON, Mistress of the Robes to Queen Caroline, Consort of George 11. ; including the Correspon dence r,f the most Celebrated Persons of her limes. now first pub lished from the Originals. By Mrs. A. T. TIIONIPSON, author of " The Life of the Duchess of Marlborough," Bte. 2 vols, Svo., with Portraits 111. VOLUME IX. of AG ES STRICKLAND'S LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND. IV. LORD LINDSAY'S LETTERS on the EIOLY LAND. Fourth and Cheaper Edition, comprised in One Volume. Price 10s.od. bound. EVELYN HARCOURT, a Novel. By Mrs. OASCOIGNE, authoress of " Temptation; or, a Wite's Perils," &c. 3 vols. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received by all Booksellers. NEW NOVEL BY THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON. Just ready, in 3 vols. post Svo.. MARMADUKE HERBERT; Or, The Fatal Etror. A STORY FOUNDED ON FACT. By the Countess of BLESSINGTON, Author of " The Femme de Chambre," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed Verdi'. celebrated Opera ERNANI. Elrira, nitric Castellan ; Gievanna, Mdme. Solari ; Don Carlos, Sig. Superchi ; Ruy-Gomeer, Sig. Bouche ; Ernani, Sig. E raschtni. lietA , en the acts a Divertissement, in which will be introduced the celebrated Pas de'Quatre, from La Lue des Fees, by Mdlie.:Cerito (her first appearance this season), M. St. Leon, Mdlles. Cassan and lisnore. A new Pas de Deux, composed by M. Perrot, Mdlle. Rosati and M. Perrot (his first appearance this season) ; and the admired Spa nish dance La 31avola, by Mdlle Cerito and M. St. Leon. To conclude with the new successful Ballet, in Two Tableaux, by M. Paul Taglioni, the music by Signor Pugni, entitled THEA ; OU, LA FEE AUX FLEIIRS. Principal characters by Mdlle. C. Rosati, Mdlle. Marie Taglioni, M. Paul Taglioni, &c. It is respectfully announced that Mdlle. Jenny Lind has arrived, and will shortly:appear. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility. Subscribers, Th;Pifblic,are respectfully in formed, that there will be a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT on Thursday next, April 22, when will be performed Donizetti's Opera, L'ELISIR D'A3IORE. Adina, Madame Castellan ; emorino, Signor Gardoni ; Belcore, Signor F. Lablache ; and Dr. Dulcomara, Signor Lablache. In the course of the evening a Divertissement from the favourite Ballet of Lelia Rookh, in which will appear Mdlles. Cerito, Rosati, MJxeu, Taglioni and L. Grahn, M. St. Leon and M. Perrot. After which, the Third Act of I DUE FOSC To conclude with ORITRA. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. On Thursday next, April 22, an Extra Night, on which occasion will be performed the first act of SEMIRAMIDE, in which Made. Grisi, Madlle. Alboni, and Signor Tambnrini will appear. After which, the second act of LA SONNAMBULA., in which Made. Persian! and Signor Mario will perform. To conclude with a new grand ballet, LA BRINE DES FEES. Composed by M. Albert ; music by Signor Cum'. Principal cha racters by Madlle. Dumilitre, Madlle. Bertin, Madlle. Neodot, and M. Petipa (from the Grand Opera, Paris). Tickets, stalls, and boxes to be obtained at the Box-office, Bow street ; and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. The doors will be opened at Half-past Seven o'clock, the perform ance to commence at Eight. NUDES Of ADMISSION. Pit Stall ...... • £1 I 0 First Amphitheatre Stalls, First Row . . 0 14 0 Ditto, Second and Third R0w5.............. 0 12 6 Second Amphitheatre 5ta115................ 0 7 0 Pit Tickets •••• •• •• •• •• .• •• •• .• •• •• •• •• •• 0 8 0 First Amphitheatre ...................... 0 8 0 Second ♦mphitheatre ............ •• 0 5 0 Gallery • .. . THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. _ _ _ Positively the Last Nights of the New Grand Oriental Spectacle, and of Mr. Hughes's Mammoth Establishment. THIS EVENING . _ Will be performed the new Grand Opera of THE BONDMAN. Marquis de Vernon, Mr. Weiss ; Floreville, Mr. Rafter Morliere, Mr. Horneastle; Ardenford, Mr. W. Harrison; Mal-a-Propos, Mr. Harley ; Madame Corinne, Miss Romer; Grisette, Miss It. Isaacs ; Frivole, Mrs. Hughes. After which the New and Original Oriental Spectacle, called THE DESERT: or, The Imaun's Daughter. In which the Two Elephants, upwards of Sixty Horses, and the Camels will appear. The Imaun Useph, Mr. Howell; Hale.; Mr. Rafter; Barek, Mr. W. H. Payne; Fuze! Oola, Mr. Harley ; .!aleck, Mr. T. Matthews ; Ahabeck, Mr. Hutchison ; Kuzliraga, Mr. L. Lee ; Princess Iporuaye, Miss . 3le.sent ; Nude, Miss Collett ; oirgee, Miss R. Isaacs. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Unger the Management of Mr. i;. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new and original Comedy, called TIIE SCHOOL FOR SCHEMING. Principal characters by Messrs. Far ren, Stuart, Buckstone, Rowe, Selby, Brindal, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Ilumby, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss Fortescue, Miss Bennett, Miss Rey nolds, Scc. After which the Grand Astronomical Extravaganza, called THE NEW PLANET ; or, Har;equin out of Place. To conclude with the Condo Drama, called THE LIGHT TROOPS OF ST. JAMES'S. Master Thomas Smalibones, Mr. Buckstone ; Ma ds of Honour to the Queen, _;1 rs. Clifford, Mrs. Seymour, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss Carre, Miss Telbin, and Mrs. Caulfield ; Jane Roberts, Miss Reynolds. THEATitE ROYAI„ Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will he 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; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ; 4tarligltt Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which will be produced an Opera Buffa apropos sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by 3! essrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with SHOCKING EVENTS. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole L.ssee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be presented the Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Principal characters by Messrs. Granby, Ryder, Vin ing, Cowell, Walton, Compton, Miss Flower, Mrs. Stirling, Miss A. Romer, and Mrs. Fosbroke. After which, Shakspere's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. The principal characters by Messrs. H. Hughes, Ryder, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Wynn, and Compton ; Miss Winstanley Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. H. Hughes, Miss S. Flower, Miss Anne Romer, Miss Marshall, and Miss Smithson. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING will be performed a New Drama, eaned 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. Bellingkam, Mr. Bender, Mr. Yarnold. and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by the New Vaudeville Extravaganza, called CRITSOE THE SECOND. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Keeley; Miss Dickenson, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. And other Entertainments. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. Last Night but Four of the Appearance of Madlle. ROSE CHERI. TO-MORROW EVENING the performances will commence with the admired Play of REBECCA. Rebecca, Mdlle. Rose Cheri ; Gianina, Mdlle. Duverger. After which (second time in this country) IRENE ; on, Le Magnetisme. M. pe Brienne, M. Langeval ; Le Vicomte de Cler mont, M. Rhozevil ; Irene, Mdlle. Rose Cheri. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Boxes and Stalls may he 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 SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING Doors open at Eight. Day performance on Wednesday morning, _ . April 21, commencing at Half-past Two. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Gormon, will have the honour of repeating their inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS at the St. James's Theatre. The evening performances will be continued every Tuesday, Thurs day, and Saturday, Boxes and stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Foinily. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. THIS EVENIYG, THIRD WEEK OF THE SUCCESiFUL GORGEOUS SPEC rACLE OF Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS ; or, THE CORSA IR, introducing Mr. Batty's numerous and highly trained Horses and Fairy Ponies, living Elephants, Camels, Zebras, Deer, &c. With brilliant feats of Horsemanship. First Night of Mr. Hender-on, the Loftiest Living Leaper, with other productions which this Theatre can alone produce, and for w..ich it is so justly celebrated. Acting and stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Box Office »pen from Eleven till Four. Box Book-keeper, Mr. sbeftield. Perf4rmat,:e commences every evenin •at seven o'clock, doors open at Half-past six. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE iturFALo GittLS, ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, With Coloured Concert, Nigger Songs, Banjo, Bone, Tambourine and Violin Accompaniments, the Railway Overture, anu Grape Tine Twist. All by Female Professors. THIRD WELK, and Last Five Nights, of the truly wonderful BEDOUIN ARABS. ..... THIS EVENING The Performances will commence with TILE ANCHOR OF HOPE ; or, The Seaman's S!ar. Nr. Dumnote, Nr. Conway; Squire liar ;reave. Mr. T. Fredericka; Captain Walton, Mr. Tittle!; Mary Wheatly, Ware. After which filE 111:FFALO GALS; or, Female Ethiopian Sere naders. To he followed by THE BEDOUIN ARABS. To conclude ~ ith THE WANDERING BOYS. Boxei. 2a., Pit, ; Gallery, lid. Doors open at Six, commence t Ha!f•pa?t Six. ROYAL VIC lORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING JACK LONG OF TEXAS; or, THE SHOT IN THE EYE : Jack Long, Mr. Hicks ; Hinch, the Regulator, Mr. Searle ; lien Small, Mr. Gardner ; Noah Gibbs, Mr. Dale ; White, Mr. Bird ; Hector, Mr, Howard ; May Gibbs, Miss Vincent, &c., &c. After which TILE BLACK DOCTOR. Fabian, Mr. Hicks ; Pau line la Rayneire, Miss Vincent. To conclude with THE ROUSE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. Boxes, Is.; Half Price, Gd. Pit, Gd. ; Gallery, 3d. Private Boxes Parties of Four. from 10s. Gd.; and Parties of Eight, 11. Is. THE WEAT.HER.—Sun Onacz, APRIL 20. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 37 ; Highest, 5: ; Noon, 51. BAROMETER, 29.95.—W1ND, W.; fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Horning .. 12 minutes after 5. I Evening .. 34 minutes after 5. 7147; ft.' 411 ) " 71 11 4 '` srA ' e. (;-71F-- • 4 7. , ~.A.40 — 7,0 A 11111 11& A ?,1..4 i „,„ .4; .01477,i'%. _N E m 0 . 14 hunt - • SECOND EDITION. 011011illff mat LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1847. queen ISABELLA is at length being cheered on in her Constitutional policy by the enthusiasm of the Spaniards. A marvellous contrast is presented be tween the sombre multitudes assembled along the causeways of Madrid for the reception of the Duc DE MONTPENSIE R , and the uproarious crowds collected together in the same locality for the laudation of the youthful ISABELLA. It were absurd, never theless, to place any extraordinary reliance upon a popularity whose very suddenness and ecstacy is an indication of its evanescence and fickleness. Much, however, may be accomplished in the event of her Spanish MAJESTY availing herself of these extrava gant expressions of loyalty, and of effectually strangling the nearly exhausted faction, by whose execrable selfishness the Peninsula has been nearly deprived of its nationality. The initiative has certainly been already taken in this labour of reforma tion by the dispersion of the Sotomayor Cabinet, by the dismissal of the detected chief of the Camarilia, the Marchioness of SANTA CRUZ, and subsequently by the confinement of FRANCISCO Cam) in the castle of Almeira, and the incarceration of AVIRANETA in the castle of Alicante—Casco being the Afrancesado Due D'OTRANTO, and AVIRANETA the Afrancesado VIDOCQ. It is among the many anomalies visible in the political vicissitudes of civilised Europe that the administrations of Spain are as dissimilar in colour and design as the broken bits of glass and stained beads in the cup of a kaleidoscope, and that the temperament of the populace fluctuates and alternates in like manner. Nothing has appeared more self evident than this variation during the past sixteen months of Spanish history. Out of the very torpor and phlegm with la hich the machinations of Louis PHILIPPE were observed has emerged a fury and frenzy of delight upon the counteraction of those machinations. Madrid puts on its holiday garments, hangs its tapestries and brocades out of the windows, scatters blossoms and garlands on the gravel, and makes the streets ring with novel acclamations— Viva nuestra amada Reina! illuera los Afrancesados ! Viva la Independencia Nacional! Meanwhile the puppet imbecile, the King-Consort FRANCISCO mopes in the more secluded chambers of the palace, and— " Crasse de r oisivete '— learns by rote the political amulet of his patron Gun OT " Fide la Liberte ! A bas la Liberte I" It is very romantic and ;picturesque, no doubt, for the Queen ISABELLA to receive coronals of flowers from her loving lieges when taking an airing in her carriage, and it is still more romantic and still more picturesque for her MAJESTY to shelter a carrier pigeon (adorned with the national ribbons) in her lap. But, gratifying as these incidents may be to her sus ceptible, and apparently not volatile disposition, Queen ISABELLA must not rest satisfied with the fleeting jubilations of the hour. Her Most Catholic MAJESTY must remember thatshe is only now welcomed with these affectionate eccentricities because of the hopes she is inspiring—not because of the good she has yet accomplished, but because of the good she promises to accomplish. Let Isamx.r.a 11. bear this in recol lection, or the paroxysm of love and gladness may be followed by a paroxysm of abhorrence and despera tion. That tide in her affairs has arrived, which, " taken at the flood," may conduce to a pro tracted, prosperous, and glorious reign. Let not that auspicious flood subside without some cor responding movement. Let not the golden op portunity float past like a vision of the morning. Iberia is by no means freed from her relentless anta gonists--from those enemies to her independent existence, who, by their hypocrisy, are more formi dable than declared foes. As the Edinburgh Review observes, " MacHiavEL would have admired the skill with which the game of the MONTPENSIER marriages was played by the French Government ;" and as it was such a masterpiece of diplomatic cun ning, it requires more than one convulsion to be rid of its consequences. Like the system adopted by SINBAD the Sailor, the grape must be pressed, the juice fermented, and the potion im bibed, before the old monster can be shaken off, and brained with his own calabash ! Unlesa the liberal policy of Queen ISABELLA be more fully developed, we shall infallibly see a disastrous re-action. The attention of the House of Lords was last night directed by the Marquis of WESTMEATH to the painful scene which took place the other day at Bury St. Edmund's, where the extreme sentence of the law was carried into execution on the person of CATHERINE FOSTER, who had been found guilty ot having poisoned her husband. In consequence of the unskilful manner in which the execu tioner discharged the dreadful functions of his office, the unfortunate woman was kept in such protracted agony that the feelings of the spectators were completely shocked ; and the most vehement expressions of indignation escaped the lips of the surrounding multitude, which amounted to several thousands. Even if the above were a solitary instance in which the extreme penalty had, been put in force in a manner revolting to public sentiment, it could not be properly passed over in silence, because, as the end of public executions is to present a dread warning to the people that the deprivation of life will be the certain punishment of those found guilty ot committing crimes of the highest magnitude, so is it of the utmost consequence to public morals, and with the view of rendering the solemn spectacle of an exe cution as efficacious as possible as a salutary example, that, when the majesty of the law is thus vindi cated, every cafe should be taken that indignation against the authorities does not usurp the solemn reflections which it is intended should be generated within the precincts of the scaffold. But these -shocking mishaps have become too frequent of late not to require something more than a passing re buke. When TAWELL was hanged, for the murder of SARAH HART, his torture was said to have been unnecessarily prolonged through some defective ma nagement of the apparatus of death; and very recently, when WELSH and MATHEWS expiated their crimes at Morpeth, a most harrowing exhibition of protracted suffering took place, owing to the ropes placed round their necks being too long. The consequence was. the feet of the wretched men found a resting place, and in that position they ejaculated the most piteow cries, to the great grief and horror of the spectators. The executioner then lifted them up by thf ropes, and, after some time, terminated their suf ferings by sheer strangulation. We hope thf Secretary of State for the home Department will institute such inquiries connected with thie painful subject, and provide such regulations fw the future, that the public will be spared the repeti tion of anything similar to that which occurred on Saturday last at Bury St. Edmund's. Although we think that hanging is not an unexceptionable method for depriving crimivals of life, yet we ar , not prepared to recommend the substitution of r. better ; but, of all substitutes, the one to w hich we should the most strongly object is the garotte.. which was last night suggested by the Marquis ot WESTMEATH. From the different accounts we have. read of this plan of execution, which is adopted h. Spain, we are sure it is the last that would lx tolerated by the English public. The Irish Poor-law and the Landed Property (Ireland) Bills, which received the final sanction Uri the House of Commons on Friday evening, were 12.3‘ night introduced into the House of Loads. Tht second reading of each was fixed for Thursday week, the Noble President of the Council having most judiciously decided that the measure which is in tended to afford facilities to the proprietors of land in Ireland for the improvement of their estates should be considered at the same time with one giving the poverty a right to relief out of the property of the country. It is just that the one, which is universally received as a great and valuable boon to the landlords, should proceed pari passu with the other, which is viewed with marked apprehension, and regarded as a means by which they will be reduced to poverty and de prived of the greater portion of their resources. They must, however, receive as well the bitter as the sweet. We doubt not but that when time, " the great discloser," shall have revealed the secrets of futurity, it will be found how few of the vaticinations and prophetic intimations of coming ruin were justified by the results. The ques tion whether Ireland is to have a good and efficient poor-law now rests with their Lordships. The re sponsibility is now cast upon them, and although we cannot doubt the successful issue of the proceedings, sufficient has taken place in the Upper House to indi cate that great exertions will be made to impair its efficacy and to neutralize its advantages. The battle of the landlords will be fought under the banners of Lords STANLEY and 1110NT EAGLE, and powerful aid will be rendered to the same side by the Archbishop of DUBLIN, a prelate who is not usually to be found in the ranks of the opponents of a liberal and enlightened policy, and one so loudly demanded by every consideration of Christian benevolence and genuine philanthropy. The hostility of such persons cannot s afely be despised or slighted, and although the feeling that has been manifested throughout the country in general is such, that a direct refusal could nut be given to the measure, yet amendments and alterations may be introduced of the most injurious character. These attempts must be watched with the utmost vigilance, and the greatest caution must be exercised in consenting to any change whatsoever. Already two clauses of doubtful propriety have been introduced avowedly for the benefit of the landowners. The provision, that no person who shall be in possession of any quantity of land exceeding a quarter of an acre, can by any possibility, or under any circumstances, be afforded relief; either in or out of the workhouse, until he shall have absolutely parted with his holding, is in every respect objec tionable. It may possibly, in some few instances, deter such persons from seeking assistance, but in many others it will greatly increase the sufferings of those, who, by illness or some offer casualty, have been driven to accept temporary aid, and make them perpetual incumbrances on the rates, when a little aid in the extremity of distress might have enabled them to overcome their difficulties, and maintain their independence. The clause, too, relating to the as sistance that may be rendered to the emigration of any cottier tenant surrendering his boiling to his landlord, is one flirt we fear may be carried to an extent far beyond anything at present contemplated. The system of emigration is one that is fondly re garded by a large class of landlords as a panacea for the ills of Ireland ; there is nothing that they will not gladly undertake to forward their pet projects, and to drive the poorer inhabitants into banishment from their native land. They would gladly have the expenses of that which they erroneously believe to be for their benefit de frayed from the national resources. They ask th e imposition of an income-tax, by which not only all the property of every description in Ireland, but the skill and labour of the professional man, and the enter prise of the merchant, should be taxed for their ex clusive advantage. They forget even the claims of humanity in their zeal. They know not how, or by p a uper emigrant will b e supported w hich he may be con s i gne d. Q uo d i w n ha th t e m p e l a a n oe s, t t o he volumus facile credimus, they desire to believe that he will be able to earn a subsistence for himself, and they easily persuade themselves that such will be the case. The recent dispatch from the Governor of Nova Scotia to the Colonial Secretary shows how futile are the hopes held out in too many instances. He emphatically warns the people against the delu sion ; he tells them " there is no demand for un skilled labour ;" and " that the means of remunerating agricultural labour are greatly diminished ;" and " that extreme misery and privation must necessarily be the lot of any who should go to that colony in search of any kind of employment without the means of self support for two years at least." These are home truths, corning from a person whose trustworthiness and means of information can not be impeached, and should induce great deli beration before any general system of emigration is sanctioned. Lord MOSTEAGLE is avowedly the strenuous and indefatigable advocate of that system, and peculiar care must be taken that the principle is not advanced or recognised by the Legislature in the shape of some further extension of the twelfth section of the new Aft. Letters from Rome of the Bth inst. contain the following : " Petitiocs are daily received by the Government de manding the institution of a civic guard throughout the Pontifical dominions, the re-organization of district and provincial councils, and the appointment of a Consults, or Council of State, composed of the notable inhabitants of the provinces. The Pope and Cardinal Giszi are dis posed to grant those concessions, for the Roman states want both administrative and political reforms, and those required are certainly moderate. But the other Govern merits, and Austria in particular, are unfortunately op posed to the establishment (illiberal institutions in Cen tral Italy. The gratitude of the people to the Holy Father has been of lute enhanced by an abundant distri bution of money from his own private chest to the indi ;;.ent of Rome. He has even ordered that one-half of the collections made in the churches for the souls in purga tory be divided amongst the poor. Pius IX. is accord ingly called uonio della curita ' (the charitable man). A Committee was to be charged with the ro-organiz-t -tion of the army, of which Genenll Armandi, the 'Mi nister of War under the Government of Central Italy in 1831, is to form part. It is also believed that M. Orioli, the Minister of Public Instruction at the same period, would be appointed member of the Committee on educa tion. M. Silvani, the Minister of Justice, is one of the lawyers attached to the Committee of Legislation; so that three members of the insurrectionary Government in 1831 have been chosen by Pius IX. to take part in important labours. The Pope is to hold on the 10th a Council, at which the expediency of instituting a Council of Ministers will be discussed; and on Monday he will preside at a consistory for the nomination of several bishops. It is said that on this occasion Pius IX. will nominate two French Cardinals, one of whom will be the Archbishop of Cambria." All diplomatic relations between Turkey and Greece ceased on the 31st ult. Madrid journals of the 12th and 13th inst. have arrived. The Afrancesado party are frantic, and in their un governable frenzy have endeavoured t o remove a ll obstacles to the succession of the Duchess of MONT pENsIER, by attempting to assassinate the QUEEN. On Sunday her MAJESTY rode out in her phaeton as usual, amf was received with loud cheers by the people. In passing through the street of the Pla terias a shot was fired at the carriage, which wounded a police officer. Several arrests of persons ,upposed to be concerned in this atrocious attempt were made in the course of the evening. Among the persons arrested were Senor FRANCISCO CHICO and Senor AVIRANETA, late chiefs of the police under the Afrancesado Ministry. An order has since been issued by Senor Escosuaa, the Poiitical l e ./ b e e :a l. / 4 / g h°ans obtained its wishes. tie passage of her ls A tahl t el ook his seat in the Chamber of \ ; l h As i e je f En , soTryo. forbidding oiz, Deputies on the 12th. It was reported that news had iseen received from Portugal, announcing the relief. pt Estremoz by the QUEEN'S troops, after an engage nent %rsith Count MELLO. .MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 12.—The Three per Cents. were done on the 12th ut 32 for cash ; the Five per ..rents., at 204; the Driit Hitilcut interest at 6; and re Coupons at 17. On the 13th the Three per Cents. loied at 32 for cash ; the Five per Cents. at 20t1; Debt, without interest, at 6 ; and the Coupons at 17. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. It would appear from the statement of the Union 3fonarchique that N. GUIZOT is sorely puzzled by the speech of the King of Pnussia. So accustomed M. GUIZOT been to use language for the purpose )f concealing his thoughts and intentions, that when he meets with a straightforward man who uses language for honest purposes, he cannot comprehend him. "Although," says the Union Monarchique,— " The Friday's receptions at the Ai inistry ter Foreign Affairs are in the eyes of the diplomatic world but riendly and non-official meetings, still the representa ives of all the great and minor Northern Courts at :ended at M. Guizot's on Friday last. The cause of this , _agerness was. as may be easily conceived, the desire to liscover what effect had been produced in the higher regions of Government by the speech of his Majesty the King of Prussia, received in Paris that morn ing. We are, however, assured, that notwith itanding dexterously combined eff , rts, the curiosity of foreign diplomacy was not gratified, M. Guizot having throughout the whole evening adhered to the following evasive phrase, twisted and turned twenty different ways:—' That it had been out of his power to torm a correct opinion at the first view on the speech of his Prussian Maje s ty, f or h e h a d on ly read a translation of it into French, and that the French language was, he thought, wholly i na d equate t o givinr , the full sense of the German language, especially where there were poetical images and philosophical ideas. Was this said by M. Guizot ironically or diplomatically? This ques tion no one ventured to decide." 1 A petition was presented to the Chamber of Depu , ties on Saturday praying that the decoration of the Legion of Honour should bear the portrait of NAPO LEON, as it had done at its first institution, instead of that of HENRY IV., which had been substituted for it at the restoration; also that the name of Napoleon ville should be restored to the town which at the re storation was ordered to be called Bourbon Vendee ; and also for the repeal of the law prohibiting the re turn of the Bonaparte family to France. The two first prayers were ordered to be referred to the Pre sident of the Council ; the last, which was warmly opposed by the Ministry, was rejected. The prices in the Paris corn market still evince a tendency to rise. There was little done in the Funds in Paris on Sunday. The Three per Cents. were nominally at 77f. 86c. Demerera, BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWA YS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Ara,u, 19. 3 3 A—D ute h Rhenish,, 4 1 / 4 —East Indian, - Madrid and Valentia %—Northern of F rance, 121 Paris and Lyon,4, s —Paris and Strasburg, 2— Sa mbre and .11euse, 6—West Flanders, VA. _____---- We regret t o l earn t h at th, G.untess Reventlow is suffering from to her room. to of rileumAtiam. which coLfihes her MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were about 4,000 bales, including 100 Pernam at Bd. ; 100 Egyp tian at 7 4d. to Sid. ; and 300 Surat at 4d. to sd. ; and the rest American at 6d. to 7id. per lb. American closed fully *d. per lb. lower than on Friday, but other sorts were unchanged. In shares the business done was limited, but the market was firmer. There are no later ship arrivals to-day from any stilarter. We have before noticed the excellence of Mr. Gordon Fyfe's plans for central sugar factories in our West India colonies, and we have since had many other ad vocates of the same system, or modifications thereof, appearing in the field. Some observations have been forwarded to us upon this subject, and also upon Gcvern ment restrictions on the admission of sugar in a state of syrup. and with suggestions for the improvement of manu facturing processes, Mr. Charles Jay, the writer, states, that " One very serious objection urged against the se paration of the manufacture of sugar from the occupa tions of the planter is, that the manufacturing companies would obtain a monopoly of the sugar manufacture. This objection would be quite true, if the canes were to be taken to one mill at the factory ; but if, according to my plan, the crushing mills were upon the cane-lands, with tramroads to the factory or shipping port, agree ment might be made with the company on such terms that, at the end of a certain period, the crushing mills and the use of the tramroads, should come so far into the power of the planters as to enable them to secure them selves against monopoly. But further, if this did not satisfy the planters they should stipulate that a cheap and efficient apparatus for the concentration of syrup should be annexed to each mill, and that, at the expira tion of the stipulated period, the mill, the concentrating apparatus, and the use of the tramroad, should come into their hands on fair terms, to be in the first instance agreed upon. The concentrating apparatus would be very simple, just sufficient to produce a marketable syrup." The spirit of inquiry in connexion with West India affairs has been so far aroused that some practical good therefrom may be confidently predicted. It is stated, in accounts from Berlin, that the Prussian Government has positively declined to suspend the an nual assemblage of the troops and militia upon any con sideration. This is in answer to the application from the magistrates owing to the scarcity of food. The Money Market seems again to-day to be rather easy, or at least the speculators represent it as being so. We believe, however, that with the mercantile interest affairs have not yet altered. There have been further purchases of Consols to-day, and money bargains have been done as high as 674 stock being temporarily scarce. For May the dealings have been at 874 4. Consols Scrip is 2s. discount. It is hinted that some assistance may be expected by the Bank from the Emperor of Russia. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 81 to 884. Bank Stock is firmer at 104 to 10.5. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 2s. discount to Is. premium. The Foreign Securities have been dull. Spanish Five per Cents. have realised 254, and the Three per Cents. 36 to 364; Portuguese Fuur per Cents. have been marked 34+ _to Grenada Bonds are 194. Dutch Four per Cents. have been 894 to 904. For Railway Shares the market is very quiet, but holders are firm. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock • . • • • • .. 105 104 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 86 4 % Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • . • • 87 1 % 1 4% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 88 87% F 18%% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .• 9 8 15-16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 •• 8% 13-16 India Bolide, 1,0001. • . .. Ditto, under 1,000/. . • • • • 3 dis South Sea Stock .. .. • • • • • • 97% Consols for Slay 27 .. • • • • • • • • 6 7 yo % % Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip.. .• • • 2 dis Exchequer Bilis. I%d. 2d. 1,000/. • • .. • - .• • 2 dis I p 500/. .. • • •• • • 2 dis 1 p Ditto, Small • • • • .. • • 2 dis 1 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent • . 86 Equador Bonds • • .. • • • • . Granada, 1 per Cent. .• • • • • 19% Portuguese Four per Cent .. .. 341 Ditto, for the Account .. 34% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto, for the Account 25 Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • .• 36% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cents. 58% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 89% 90% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK, SAILWATS. PAID. PER SHARE. Buckinghamshire • • .. • • .. • .6/. 45... • . 1,6 dis... to Caledonian .. .• .. • • • • •• 30 .... 26 .... to 25% Chester and Holyhead .. .. • • 27 1 / 22. .... to Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 15 .... 4 .... to Eastern Counties • • • • • • 20 •• .. 19 1 ,( •• .. to 19% Ditto, York Extension , .. • . (1% .... 5% .... to Edinburgh and Glasgow • . SU .... to Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • • • • 12% •• • • 17% •••• to Great Northern .. • • 3% 3 1 ,E .... to Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 30 .. • • 25% 25 to 26 Great Western • . • • • • • . 85 •• • • .. • • to Ditto, Half Shares •• • • .. 50 .• • • 68 .. • • to Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • .. 12% 17% .. ••to Huddersfield and Manchester .. 16 .• .. 18%.• .. to Ipswich and Bury fit, Edmunds .. 14 .• • • 10 •• • • to Leeds and Bradford .. • • .. 40 .. • • 83% .... to Leicester and Bedroll .. • • • • 16s. .... dis. to London, Brig - titon, and South Coast •• 50 •. 52 IA to Ditto, Consolidated Eighths • • • • 10 .... 11% •• • • to London and North-Western .. • . 100 .. 173% to Ditto, Quarters .. • • L. and B. 7 .. • • 23 .. • • to Ditto, Fifths • • • • •• • • • • 2 •• • • 16 .... to Ditto, 401. Shay s •• M. and B. .. 40 .... 67 .. • • to London and Soutti-Wegeni 411. 6,10 d• •• •• 63% .... to 643 Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths .. 40 .... 48 .• • • to Ditto, New •• •• .. • • • • 273 •• • • 30%..,. to Ditto, Scrip .. .. •• .. 5 .. • • 4% •• to Lynn and Dereliam .. • • • • 20 • • • 21 .. • • to Manchester and Leeds •• . 82 •• .. to Ditto, Fifth:. .. • • • . 5 94.... to Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) .. • • —7l. 45..... I% p.. to Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock - 425. •• par .. to Manchester and Southampton .. • . 2 •• •• 1 •• • • to Midland Ditto, New .. .. • . -• • • 36 .• .. 39 1 ,4 • .. to Ditto, New •. .. • • • • • • 2 .. • • 4% %• . to Ditto. Consol. Bristol & Birmingh. 6 per cent. .. .. • • • ..100 ....1223 .... to Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 20 .... 26 ... to Ditto, New . • . • • • • .. 5 .. • . 7,4 to Norfolk • • ~ .• • • .. • • ..100 . • .131 .. • • to Northern Counties Union .. .• • • 4 .. • • 1% •. • • to North British • • • • .. .. 25 ~.. 31%.... to 32 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • . 123 15 .... to North Staffordshire .. .. • . • 4 .. • • 7%% .. to Preston and Wyre .• .. 25 .... 353 y .... to 35 Ditto, Half Shares (A) • • 83% •• .. to Thtto, ditto (B) .. • • 1 . 1%.. • . to Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 .... 4j s .... to 5 Scottish Central .. •• •• •• • • 17%.... 24%,••. to Scottish Midland ..........17 34 .... 204 4 •. • • to ; Shropshire Union • .. •. 425..... 1% dis. to south Eastern and Dover • . •• "331. 2s. 4d. 374 ,• .. to South Wales .. •• • • • • •• • • 10 .. • • 74 .... to south Yorkshire, Doncaster, & Goole 2 •• 1% -••• to York and Newcastle • • • • • • 25 •• • • 34 •• • • to Ditto, Preference • . .. • • • • 4 .. • • 7 5 / 8 ••to York and North Midland .. • • 50 .... 82%.... to 83 Ditto. Extension .. .. 25 .. • • 40 .. • • to Ditto, Preference 2 .... 11 •• .. to 10% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Lyons and Avignon .. .• •• •• 5 .• •• 3 ..•. to 2N Over Yssel •• •• 4/. 3s. 4d... 3 dis .to 27dis Paris and Lyons Paris and Reuen •• •• .• 20 •• 36 •••• to West Flanders ............... .• .. to MINES Real dcl Monte. Unregistered .. • • .... 316.... to Erratum in Yesterday's List—Read London and Brighton Gua• ranteed 9 instead of London and Greenwich, and York and New. castle Preference 7IA N i instead of 74 % . LLOYD'S SHIPPING'—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL o. —Wind S.W., light breeze and fii&. DEAL, Aram I9.—Wind S.W., moderate.—Arid. Creole Alford, Dominica ; CasAbelatinus, Jamaica for London ; Walter Scott, Nassau. SM. Gibralter, Havannah ; Inc, St. John's, New Brunswick. Arrd. from the River, Avon, ditto. OFF DUNGENESS, Amu, 15.—Albestina, Fith, New York for Antwerp. 16. Luui.e, Lansen, Havanuah for Breinen. PORTSNIOUTII, APRIL 19.—Wind S.E. to S.S.W.--Artd. SusaEnali Maria, Meter, Surinam for Amsterdam, left Jan. 4. SYLIDLAND BAY ' APRIL 19.—Arrd. Omega, Penny, China and Cape of Good Hope, and sailed t'or London. OFF PENZANCE ' Arnim 18.—Competitor, Hyde, Port Ade laide, sailed Dec. 12. GLOUCESTER, APRIL 19.—Wind N.W . .—Arrd. Thomas Reeves, Bailey, Baltimore. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 19.—Wind S.S.E., light.—Arrd. Royal Mint, Patagonia ; Vibilia Du Frocq, St. Domingo ; Tom Moore, Still, Cuba, left Cnnfuegas let ult. ; American, William, New York. Std. 17th Nina, Valparaiso ; 18th, Lima, Monte Video; Hermitage, Rio Janeiro ; Joseph Wheeler, Barbadoes ; Elbe, Havannah. Off port, Isabella, Callao ; Breeman, Jamaica; Aram, New Orleans. COWES, APRIL 19.—Wind variable.—Arrd. Vilore, Bell, Shanghai, left 26th Oct. PLysiotrrir, APRIL 19.—Wind S.W.—Sid. James Camp bell, Batavia and Singapore. Off port, Ada, Broadhurst, Jamaica. WARRENPODTT, APRIL 18.—. Sid. Sea Bird, Morrison St. John's, New Brunswick. OFF THE START, Arun, 15.—Jeune Leoni, St. Domingo. HULL, APRIL 19.—Wind N.W.—Sld. 17th Ann, Tat magouche ; lntrepid, Quebec; Carl Gustaf; Havannah. STOCK OF SALT AT LISBON AND ST. ÜBES. A dispatchlia.been receivedat Lloyd's from the office of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, dated Whitehall, April 19th, enclosing an extract of a letter from her Majesty's Consul at Lisbon relative to the stock of salt at that port and St. Übes. It appears that the stock of this article at the latter port is diminishing very fast, there beieg barely 20,000 tons left atter loading fifty vessels that had entered that port since the Ist inst.; whilst at Lisbon the stock was reduced to 20,000 moyos, or 16,000 t ons, and as there is a ' large demand for it, especially for France, it is apprehended 1 that the supply for exportatio n will be exhausted before the new crops are ready, which they are not likely to be before the beginning of next July. MARKET NEWS.-(T HIS DAY.) HAY IVIA7t NETS . SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, Si 10s to 3/ 16s; Clover ditto. Si lOs to 41 16s ; and Straw, 11 12s to ll 15s per load, Supply good, and trade dull. CusthattLaND.-111eadow Hay, 2/ 103 'to 41; Clover ditto. 31 103 to 41 14s; and Straw, 1/ 123 'to 11 164 per load. Trade steady at the above quotations. WinTEctrArst.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 3/ 17s ; Clover ditto, 31 103 to 51; and Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 16s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation continues heavy, only about 150 hhds having been sold at rather lower prices. Tie public sales have comprised 5,613 bags Bengal, 882 bags Madras, and 131 baskets Penang, which went off heavily, and only partly sold, in some instances at a further decline of 6d per cwt. Tile principal transactions privately com prise two cargoes of Java cons►sting of 1,200 tons, deliverable in Holland, and about 650 boxes yellow Havannah on the spot at 26s 6d for mid quality. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,933 hhds 148 tierces 416 barrels; there were taken for home coesunaption 571 hlids 51 tierces 130 barrels. The stock in the same places is 5,637 hhds 450 tierces 1,636 barrels. _ _ _ COFFEE.-247 bags Ceylon at auction brought very full prices, viz., from 54s to BUs for fine to fine fine ord. RICE.-470 bags Bengal, 2,109 bags Madras, sold at full prices, viz., I6s to 18s for cargo Bengal to mid white Madras. Rum.—The quantity larded last week at the East and West India Docks was 461 puns 146 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 201 puns 15 hhds, and exported 61 puns 22 hhds. The stock in the same place is 7,805 puns 1,751 hbds. SPICES.-500 boxes Cassia Lignea chiefly sold at 594 to 628 for low to good mid quality, being about la to 2s lower. TALLOW.—P YC is 48a ed to 494 per cwt on the opal and town Itli. - - TEA.—The market has been steady. There is a good consumption going on. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) Their Lordships sat in a Committee for Privileges to day. The Peers present were the Earl of Shaftsbury, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Redesdale, Lord Camoys, the Marquis of Huntley, the Earl of Mount Edgecombe, Earl Charleville, Lord Brougham, Lord Lyndhurst, and Lord Colville. THE PERTH AND DRUMIIOND PEERAGE. Witnesses were examined on behalf of the claimants in this peerage; the further consideration of which was adjourned to Tuesday, the 11th of May, when the counsel for the claimant will sum up his case upon the evidence adduced on his behalf. GAHATY V. DIA.LONE. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal, oc cupied their Lc,rdship, the remainder of the morning. VICE-CHANCERY.-:MIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR uF ENGLAND.) MOSELEY V. ALSTON. THE NARROW v. THU BROAD GAUGE. The further arguments on this part heard motion for an injunction, were resumed this morning, and occupied his Honour the whole day. (13etore Sir J. WIGRAM.) THoMPSON V. MOODY. His HONOUR gave judgment in this cause to-day. The testator had by his will given 1001. per annum to the plaintiff till her marriage, and if she married with consent of the trustee it was to be continued, but if not it was to cease. A sum of 1,128/. was also left her by her father, to be given to her upon her attaining her 22d year. An annuity of 5001. was also left to a lady named Elizabeth Quentrey, provided she remained single, but in the event of her marrying, it was to be reduced to 300/., and 2001. per annum was then to go to the plaintiff. After carefully reading the will, he was of opinion that this direction had nothing to do with the annuity of 100/. per annum of the plaintiff, to which he was of opinion she was justly entitled as long as she complied with the terms of the will, and that she would also become entitled to the annuity of 2001. if Elizabeth Quentrey should marry. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) HARRIS V. GRISSELL. - This was an action tried before Sergeant Gazelee at the last assizes at Worcester, when there was a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, 500/. Sir F. KELLY moved for a rule to show cause why that verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial had, on the ground of misdirection. The plaintiff was the owner of a mill, situated upon a stream which flowed into the river Severn ; and the defendates were substantially the Commissioners under an Act of Parliament for the improvement of the Severn, and roi dering it navigable. In consequence of the various weirs, locks, and dams, which defendants constructed for the purpose of improving the navigation of the river, the stream was cinverted into a canal, but the cruse quenee was mo;t injurious to the plaintiffs, as the effect of those works was to throw back the wat,r so as to flood and encumber the works of the mill. The &fondants justified their acts in the construction of the cuts, and canals, and other works by the Act of Parliament, and he apprehended, if he established that point, he was entitled to a verdict for the defendants.—Mule to show cause was granted. COMMON PLEAS.--(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) The Court was occupied to-dad• with motions for new trials, but nothing came before it possessing any feature of public interest. BLOOMSBURY COUNTY COURT. Mils I)AY.) (Before D. D. HEATH, Esq., Judge.) GREDLAND V. BOUNDS. This was an application for a writ against the body of Thomas Bounds, the defendant. It appeared that during the time the old Small Debts Act was i❑ force the defendant was summoned at the Middlesex County Court for the recovery of V. 18s., and in consequence of his not appearing, a verdict was given for the plaintiff, ordering immediate payment. sub sequently, an execution was issued against his goods. The landlord of defendant, upon the officer making big appearance, would not permit the seizure, alleging that he had a superior claim upon the goods for rent. The house was in Marylehone-lane. The JUDGE did not understand how the law stood upon that point at present ; but he thought it only laid in his power to grant a certificate of his application to this court, the plaintiff then eould take out another exe cution from the Marylebone district. The plaintiff stated that he had also taken out a judg ment summons for the committal of the defendant, but that hail also proved ineffectual. The JUDGI directed Mr. Wright, the clerk of the court, to draw up a certifivate of this application. Plain tiff would then be enabled to take Out a new judgment summons at the Marylebone County Court for an im mediate execution upon his body, but would not be enabled to recover the costs of the first judgment summons. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The April adjourned quarter sessions commenced this morning at the Court. house, Clerkenwell-green, before the A s sistant-Judge and a full bench of magis trates. The number of prisoners for trial amounted to seventy, eleven of whom were charged with misde meanour. The number of juvenile offenders in the calendar was below the average. The ASSI6TANT JUDGE briefly charged the grand jury. _ At the last sessions a bench warrant was obtained, at the instance of the London Society for the Protection of Young Females, for the apprehension of a person styling herself Madame de Souza, Charles Smith, and Mary Stevens, described as a cook, for keeping a house of ill fame in Grafton-street, Fitzroy-square. On last Tues day Mr. Field, one of the society's officers, succeeded in apprehending the parties named in the warrant, and the present session was fixed for their trial. The trial was, however, on the application of the prisoner' s counse l, postponed until next session. The means employed to iinveigle these unfortunate victims may be judged of from the following a=lvvrtise merit, which appeared in the Times :—" 44 anted in a millinery establishment of fashionable resort, six young females who understand their business. In return for their services they wilt be well boarded and provided for, and a due attention prd,l to their moral and religious duti, , s. Respectable references will be required. Apply at Madame de Souza's, No. 4, Grafton-street, Fit zro ) - square, between the hours of ten and twelve o'clock." . - Robert Grandson was indicted !Or stealing a Mackin tosh cloak, the property of Edwf,rd I3tx. It appeared that the prisoner tried the trick of calling with a message from some imaginary personage, and then taking advantage of the servant's absence to make off with whatever loi;searticles he might find in the hall. The jury retarntd a verdict of guilty 'against the prisoner, and several previous convictions being recorthd against him, he was sentenced to be transported for seven years. _ _ Brian Tulin was found guilty of stealing two trowels, the prope,..ty of Eilis ,Joseph Nottige, and being an old off.tider, was senLneed to a simiLir term of transportation. WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) SUPPOSED lioDnEity.--Charles Aoye, a middle-aged man with a most repulsive aspect, was charged on sus picion of stealing a silver midi ewer, the property of some person or perso ,, s at present unknown. Charles Graham, assistant to Mr. Bexter, pawnbroker, Union-street, Spitalfields, deposed that about• ten o'clock on Saturday night last the prisoner came into his master's shop, and offer4.d the ewer now produced, and which was then completely flattened, in pledge. Wit ness asked him if it was his property, and how he came possessed of it, but his answers were so evasive and un satisfactory that he told him he must accompany him to the station-hotw. The prisoner, however, bolted out of the shop with great nimbleness, and he was so busy at the time that he was unable to pursue him. The prisoner, however, came into the shop last evening, and demanded the return of what he called his property. Witness seized the prisoner, and took him to the station house. The prisoner, in answer to Mr. Arnold, the magis. trate, said that he had pick -d up the property in the street in the state• it was tound, wrapped up in a hand kerchief. Mr. ARNOLD remanded the prisoner until Friday next, in order to give the police time to find out, if possible, the owner of the ewer, which has iucribed on it the initials " A. B.* MORE Nice THAN WlSE.—During the late severe weather, and the destitution occasioned by want of employ ment amongst the poor labourers in the neighbourhood of Bexley, in Kent. an extensive dealer in provisions manifested a charitable feeling, by sending a large quantity of Berwick pork to be told by a tradesman, for the relief of the starving sufferers, at the low price of fburpence per pound. Notwith standing the same pork was selling in London at 7d. and Bd., and was of the best quality, the poor refused to become buyers, on a belief that an interior article was sent to them, and that the intention was no take an advantage of their dis tresses, by forcing upon them food not fit for human suste nance. However strange it may appear, the fact is, that they would not eat it, and the liberal object of the provision mer chant was defeated. Finding the pork thus rejected, he sent it to another village, a mile and a half from the shop where it had been offered for sale, and every piece was sold for 7d. a pound. ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOClETY.—Yester day the quarterly general court of the members of this cor poration was held at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street. Rear• Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm pre sided. The receipts since the last meeting were stated to be 1,6854 including a former balance of 497 /.,donations, interest on stock, &c., 1,188/. The expenditure included grants, 528/, and other items, there remaining a balance of 1,0004 15s. A letter was read from Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, de clining the office of president, as he intended to proceed to the Continent at the expiration of his command at Ports mouth. Lord Radstock was then unanitcously elected to the vacant office, and Rear-Admiral M'Kinley was elected vice-president, in the room of the late Sir W. Lake. Atter some further business, the Court proceeded to consider the cases for relief, amounting to 97, and a sum (4'480/. was dis tributed. A vote of thanks having been passed to the chair.. man, the meeting separated,.. SILESIA.—We are obliged to relate that another most alarming destruction has taken place of one of our towns by , fire. On the Bth, the largest and finest part of the town of Randtem, was completely destroyed, 98 dwelling. houses, 23 barns, and 75 stables and outbuildings were com pletely reduced to asnes. By this melancholy event, above 180 families have lost their all, and great distress and misery prevail in consequence. We have not heard whether any lives were lost. Major-General W. Napier, C. 8., does not vacate the appointment of L i eutenant -Governor of the islands of Guernsey and' Alderney. The paragraph in our last was taken from a daily papore.-Naval and XilitarY G"c" RAILWAY COMMITTEES. ,3 (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP XVI. The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock, Mr. Kemble in the chair. GREAT NORTHERN BRANCHES. The first witness examined was Mr. Cater, an extensive malstcr at Ware, who said he was constantly in the habit of sending large quantities Of malt to London to the large brewers, and that he should use the proposed Hertford Branch and the Great Northern for the purpose of transmitting it to its destination. The station at King's-cross of the Great Northern Railway would be of great advantage to him, being convenient. L. would enable him to save several hundreds a year. Be =ides, it was much nearer the large breweries. Did not con' ,ider that the unopened line from Stratford to the Thames would be available for the purpose of taking malt from the maul line to the Thames, for the purpose of being transmit ted by barg,s to the breweries contiguous to the river. He was generally in favour of the proposed branches, as com munication east and west was greatly required. In fact, he was in favour of all the lines, as competition brought down the prices to a far amount. Mr. Nunn, a surveyor and innkeeper at Hertford, gave corroborative evidence. The only public conveyance be tween Hertford, Hatfield, and St. Alban's, was a covered van for goods and passengers, which went to and fro once a tiny. Mr. W. Nunn, an ironmonger at Hertford, and Mr. Webb, a landowner, gave similar evidence. rest of the day was occupied in hearing traffic evi deuce. GROUP XXXIV. MANCHESTER DISTRICT. This Committee, consisting of Mr. Francis Baring, Mr' Palmer, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Compton, and Mr. Wykeham Martin, met for the first time at ball-past twelve o ' c lock to day, in Room No. 31. The Bills submitted to them for consideration were — The Rochdale Canal (sale to the Manchester and Leal. Railway Company). app Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (station a in Manchester). Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (branch from Ashton-under-Lyne to Oldham). Manchester, Sheffield, and Linc o lnshire (Ashton Gana • Purchase). Huddersfield and Manchester (Deviations). Ditto (Branches). • London and North-Western (Lease of M anc h es t er and Huddersfield Railway), &c. Mr. BARING having taken the chair, announced that ss no report had been received from the Railway Commissioners on any of the schemes in the group, the Committee would adjourn till that day week. 'rue Committee thereupon adjourned. • i WESTMINSTER ELECTION. There is an old adage—" When certain people fall out, honest men get their rights." From the follow' ing hand-bill and letter now in circulation, it would appear that the honest men of Westminster are likely to get theirs. We copy these for the enlightenment of those few benighted individuals, who may ha" thought that patriotism alone was the inducement of Mr. Cochrane, and this supporters. The squabbles of the Moral Candidate, Don Juan de W' the Moral Agent, Mr. Savage, and the Election Agent, Mr. Croucher, form an interesting episode/ from which the Electors of 'Westminster may draw their own conclusions:— "WESTMINSTER ELECTION. o A public meeting of electors will be held at th e Grapes Tavern, Old Compton-street, on Friday ev eningi April 23, 1847, to give Mr. savage an opportunitY addressing the electors, in exposition of his conduct In reference to his connexion with Charles Cochrane, E 9:: and his election for Westmin s t er . Ch a i r ta k en at e i ght o'clock. Mr. Cochrane and the Chairmen of his COorY mittees have been specially invited to attend. " Cumrnittee-room, Grapes Tavern, Old Compton-street." Sir,—lt is at all times a painful circumstance to nie. when my duty in election matters calls me to act with Fompt severity towards any parties who have been actizig with nn:; bu:, in promoting and protecting the interests of Mr. Cochrane. it is my imperative (111t1 to concur in what he has d o ne, and an nou n c e to you t h e course it has been fou , A mc , ssary to take in reference to Mr. Say: ge and Mr. Strachan. In consequence of the unwarrantable attempt repeated last night, by M r . St rac h an , a t th e comm itt ee ineetmg 0 St. George's Outward, lidgrave Hotel, to appoint gr. Savage "moral ag+ nt" of the whole of the vomit:littl e° formed to conduct Mr. Cochrane's election, I 01in structed to inform you that Mr. Cochrane has , from visa night, deemed it his duty to cease to employ Mr. Savage, feeling assured this moral agency, for West somethitz more than securing his return as it Is called, meansminster. "his attempt, repeated for the third time last evenin g , was ci , llducted by M r. Strachan, a member of th e com mittee of St. John's and St. Margaret's who bad secretly. and on his own authority alone, and in direct opposition to the instructions sent from this office , suns inoedirnte, although ecihairmeno the (• t otnmbittt et of the es t,omeetat meeting the graven Bel of the committee of St. George's Outward was to transact their own local business. In consequence of Mr. Strachan's unhandsonie and injudicious conduct, M. Cochrane feels he must decline all future co-operation or communication with him. am instructed, but not without regret, to make the fol lowing- statements—which, from a feeling of considera tion towards Mr. Savage, on account of his family, and the persecution s which he is reported to have endured, Mr. Cochrane had anxiously desired not to disclose; but since Mr. Savage Will continue to persist in countenanc ing rite fianenting of dissension, in order to get hinisel appointed a " moral agent," as his friends call him, itis necessary yea should be informed why Mr. Cochrane feels he has a right to control his conduct, the reason being, that ever since Mr. Savage has been employed by Mr. Cochrane he has been regularly paid for hi, services. From December, 1846. to February 23d, 1847, be received one guinea a day; his son, one guinea a week , and all expenses paid besides. Since the latter per io d ' from three to five guineas a week to the present din e . - ~df removal. Mr. Cochrane has for several weeks ptist, lir curred considerable anxiety, and lost m uc h of his value hle time, in counteracting discreditable intrigues t° create dissension, and to bring his agent and other n a l; , ployed parties into discredit ; a nd he tr us ts that you w l " • at once see the propriety of his adopting the above cour.m2' as no cause can succeed without u nan imity of action and honesty of proceeding. • s lO If you have any tpicitris to convey, or objecti on h make, you are particularly r e q ues t e d t o f av : t ur :I v them, as thy shall be immediately and respectfully attended to. I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, v _ J. CROUCII I '' 34, Leicester -square, Friday, April 9, 1847. se' ACCIDENT IN THE BLAC KFRIARS - RO AD. A.. rious accident o ccurre d b e t ween twe l ve an d one o'clOcs'' ° d : day, to a butcl. er o f t h e name o f Sl ac k, o f t h e Old Keet, 4 • 6 a was returning f rom mar k e t a l ong t h e Bl ae kf r i er s-roaa market-cart, the horse shied, and he was thrown the cart with great violence on his head; he was taken up e pet Nil state of insensibility. and conveyed to the Mr. John Brady, who fortunately was at home, and who 1 , 1 ,,, 5 ia every means to restore him that science or humanity C M. suggest. Afier a lapse of some time he was restored tootile,B sibility, but serious apprehensions are entertained as t after effects of the injury which his head has sustained. viro THE QUEEN'S MONUMENT AT GUERNSEY understand that the committee for the erection of the WOW' ment in commemoration of her Majesty's visit to Guernsey have made choice of a plan for the building, and that the architect by whom it his been furnished is shortly expect ed in the island for the purpose of making the necessary ar rangements fur the commencement of the work. The mo ment site must be decided. The committee, we believe, merit is now, therefore, arrived when the question of the surgery eol ing themselves bound by the vote of the subscribers, it for granted that the column must be placed on the spot now occupied by the windmill, but we know that a veil large number of the subscribers still prefer the new green u* —Gustnsey Star. GENERAL LYING-IN HOSPITAL.---Yestertiay • meeting of the governors of this charity was held in the board room of the Hospital in the York-road, Lambeth. The Earl of ;qtaftesbury in the chair. The report stated the hospital was funded in 1765, as an asylum for the wives of considertak: for poor h t in e d w us i t v r e i s fouo stsrokrs andadeiisemena sailors),ndme and supplyinghanics(andpr poorincipally married women at their own habitations with professional advice and medicine free of expense. During the past, year 320 in-patients had been admitted, and 556 attended a t ci the ials handstateme of thentwaw k e b e a ti n sfa e c rm toryf there being a ho b n a l l e a . nce T o h f e 6 nn 4 n 6 a /. in SMALL SALMON.-There was killed in the Tweed, at Birgham, with the rod, on the 7th instant, by Robert Kerss son of Mr. Ralph Kerss, a clean salmon, of the ex traordinary weight of only eleven ounces.—Kelso paper. BIRTHS. On the 15th inst., Mn.: William Ancell, of Brixton, of a daughter. On the 15th inst., Mrs. Edward F. Starbuck, at Eaa t ' bourne-terrace, Hyde-park, of a daughter. On the 16th inst., the lady of T. M. Willson, Esq., of a s°4 ' On the 17th inst., at Lansdowne -crescent, K e nsington .. park, the wife o f H enry Li gg i ns, E sq., of a daughter. On the 17th i ns t., a t Al scot-park, Glouce stershire, the la dy of J. R. West, Esq., of a daughter. MA MED. On the 13th inst., at Ryde, the Rey Dunbar .rd Dalhousie • te to Julia Elizabeth, daughter of the Ed E Rosy, sq., of George-street, Westminster. On the 15th inst.. at Swindon, Henry Hassey Esq" of Singleton, to Jessie Dalrymple, eldest daughter of Ambrobe Goddard, E.q , of the Lawn Wilts Elizabeth On th 15th inst , at L ' angley . Burrell, Wilt° , S. Halkett, Penelope, second daughter cl the late Lieutenant-Colonel Clarke, 46th Regiment, to Charles Hall Clarke, Esq., _'D•l DIE On the Bth o f February, at D. Pentonville, Mrs. Murrell, widow of the late Mr. William Murrell. At Egremont-place, King's-cross, Abraham Day, Esq. On the 9th in s t., a t R oss i e H ouse , P e rthshire. Jones S• Oliphant, Esq., of Rossie. On the 11th i ns t., a t W or thi ng , George P. BYass , Es q't surgeon, Worthing. On the 13th inst., in Hans-place, Sloane-street, John Keith. Esq., aged 89. CaOptnaitnheivli3ltlihamins. Scale, aged a G g r e o d ve 3s C . ottage, Teign m outh, Devon , On the 15th inst., at Ferne House, Wilts, Thomas Grove. Esq., aged 89. On tt.e 16th inst., at Colchester. Thomas Thorby , aged 8.5- On the 16th inst., in John-street, Bedlorel-row, W. Pulley, Esq. On the 16th inst., Jane, wife of Mr. Thomas Stroud, of Victoria-square, Pimlico. wife F On the 16th inst., at Brighton, Mary Matilda , Danvers, Esq go. • London: Printed and Published by AWED() YOUNG, o Strand, Printer, at The Sun 0111se, No. 112, Strand, in tits F. 13 S y s of tko ejayeh 14 the Gouty % ILiddleeek UAW. +F lu 1847,