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EVENING EDITION. 'TIOWTON'S FAREWELL BENEFIT WILL TAKE PLACE ON MONDAY NEXT, JUNE 8, AT HER M 1 STY'S THEATRE, .Under Dist#iguished Patronage ; Wlitii will be acted, 7R34-PO Ore GENTLEMAN. With, foithis Night only, the following Cast : Sit Rotert tremble, Mr. Dowton, his last appearance on the Stage; Humphrey Dobbins, Mr. Bartley; Corporal Foss, Mr. W. Farren ; 011apod, Mr. Harley ; Farmer Harrow by, Mr. Webster; Stephen Harrowby, Mr. Meadows; Sir Charles Cropland, Mr. T. • Green ; Lieutenant Worthington, Mr. Cooper' ; Frederick, Mr. F. Vininm; Emily Worthington, Miss Ellen Tree ; Miss -I,Aterdtia :lac Tab, Mrs. Glover; Dame Harrowby, Mrs. Tekure ; Mary, Mrs. Humby. With the Original Epilogue. After which, a DRAMATIC ORATION, Written and to be spoken by Mr. SHERIDAN KNOWLES, In introduction of,all the Professional Ladies and Gentlemen now in London. In the mine of the Evening, A. MUSICAL PASTICCIO, Under the Direction of Mr. T. Cooke, in which will appear Madame Grisi, Madame Dorus Gras, Miss Delcy, Mr. Bra am, Mr. H. Phillips, and the celebrated German Chorus. To which will be added, GRETNA GREEN. Jenkins, Mr. Wrench ; Betty Finnikin, Miss Kelly. The Committee sit daily, as usual, at the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane, from Eleven till Five o'Clock, for the receipt of Donations and Disposal of Boxes and Tickets, which may also be had at the Box-office of her Majesty's Theatre, Opera Colonnade; and they confidently appeal, ori both points, to the hearts and understandings of all the lovers of sterling English Comedy and Veteran Worth. PRICES OF AOMISSION. Pit Tier, Private Boxes, 4/. 4s. ; Grand Tier, ditto, 51. bA. ; One Pair, ditto, 4/. 4s. Two Pair—Private Boxes, 3s. ; Single Seats, lits. 6d. Three Pair—Private Boxes, 2/. 2s. ; Single Seats, 10s. 6d. Gallery—Private Poxes—lL I Is. 6d. ; Single Seats, 10s. Ed. Pit, Stalls, I/. Is. ; Pit Seats, ss. Gallery Stalls, ss. ; Gallery Seats, 3s. 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THE ERA of SUNDAY NEXT, JUNE 7 (with a SUPPLEMENT GRATIS), will contain— " DOINGS " AT EPSOM RACES—Rhymes upon the Races—Little Wonder proved a Great One—The Know ing Ones Not Knowing—Omnibus Row, or the Opera n an Uproar—Bob's Book made up for the Derby_ Apyi ling Murder and Suicide at Clerkenwell—Extra ordinary Case of Poisoning at Manchester—Parricide by by a Manias at Hawith—With all the Foreign and Domestic News of the Week up to the latest moment of going to press. To be had of all Newsmen. Office, 29, Catherine-street, Strand. N 97, ready at all the Booksellers, in 2 vols. Svo., with Illustra tions, price 255. bound, lEUTENANT WELLSTED'S NEW TRAVELS TO THE CITY OF THE CALIPHS, Along the Shores of the PERSIAN GULF AND THE MEDITERRANEAN. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW WORK EDITED BY MRS. TROLLOPE. Now ready, in 2 vols., avo., with Fourteen Illustreions. A SUMMER IN BRITTANY, By T. A. TROLLOPE, Esq. EDITED BY MRS. 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HIS MAJESTY th e EMPEROR o f AUSTRIA having AUTHORISED and GUA -IANTEED several DISTRIBUTIONS of MONEY PREMIUMS, which (theozh they are NO LOTTERIES) effer many possibilities of obtaining LARGE FORTUNES, UEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, are NOW SELLING SHARES for the said DISTRIBU TIONS. Persons desirous to purchase, may receive, PRE VIOUS to giving anv order ,the PROSPECTUS and PAR TICULARS, upon addressing WITHOUT DELAY, a line to HEINE, BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH. P. S.—THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION contains SIENEN HUNDRED MONEY PORTIONS, Amounting to £72,170 Sterling. The Smallest Portion is f. 50, And the largest Portion is £25,000. DAYIDGE'S ROYAL SLTRREY THEATRE. Immense Novelty. —The Four most popular Pieces of the season in one evening. Last Nights of Haine's New Vil lage Tragedy, " The Life of a Woman." - THIS EVENING, JUNE 5, Will be acted the Romance entitled THE VENETIAN. With BrunniuK's beautiful Scenery. After which the New Comic Drama, called EVERYBODY S RELATION. supported by the entire strength of the Company. To which will be added, THE WET NURSE. To conclude with the New Village Tragedy, entitled THE LIFE OF A WOMAN; OR, THE CURATE'S DAUGHTER. Realisation of Hogarth's celebrated " Harlot's Progress." ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. WHIT MONDAY, TUESDAY, and THURSDAY. Second Week of the PROMENADES MUSICALES, and CARTER'S EXTRAORDINARY " LIME LIGHT." First Performance this Season of Handel's Sublime " Hailstone Chorus."—ERUPTION OF HECL A, with now effects and increased splendour ! ! On MONDAY, TUESDAY, and THURSDAY NEXT, June Bth, 9th, and I lth, The unrivalled Band of this Establishment, composed en tirely of the most distinguished Instrumentalists in London. and conducted by Mr. Godfrey, will give Three Grand 1 3, . 0 1 menade. Musicales et Champetres, including the new and .. nuch admired Melange from " Robert the Devil," and the ce l ,d, rated Grand Chorus, " He ga ve th em Hailstones," fror„ " Israel in Egypt." During the day the unequalled Menagerie, ? . ..td vast Pano rama al Fresco of the BURNING MOUNT INS of ICE LAND, by Danson; between the Parts of the Concert, the new and intensely interesting Tableau &Action of Perils and Adventures in the Frozen Seas; Alt, H. Carter's wonderful " Koniaphostic," brilliantly illum',nating the whole Gardens, from One Minute Central Light! ! and at Dusk the ERUPTION OF _MOUNT HECLA ! ! Admiss'.on, One Shilling. Feeding Hour of the Carnivora, Five o'Clock. MlMllmgrA TO CORRESPONDENTS. We regret we cannot find room for the letter from Temple Mungret, Limerick, on the Corporations of Ireland. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. M0rning.....42 minutes after B. Evening ...... 7 minutes after 7. "'ls( s• • 4 97 • •: c 4 Tel r (l y • 1r 7..._,...124t1'."."1""P‘) 4:: :: 14 ,....: 41-141111111 ; ,4 1* . - • . 477- (Jr),UXto LONDON: FRIDAY, JUNE S, 1840. Her MAsterv's Assent was gives by Commission, he Commissioners being the LORD CHANCELLOR, the 'earls of SRAITIBRURY and CLARENDON, Tithes Com mutat i on Act Amendment Bill to the and a num ber of Private Bills. The Bishop of ExETE a put certain questions to Viscount 'MELBOURNE, touching the Roman Catholic Collse of San Sulpice in Canada ; but limin g been rAnswired that no despatches had been received, arid no instructions given on the subject, the Bishop was obliged to admit, that, so far as he was concerned, that settled the question. On some petitions being prevented by Lord Fere_ wlLetaris against the Corn-laws, the Duke of 'l ieu _ MOND requested to know what was the motion the Noble Earl meant to ask their Lordships to negative. The deliberating Duke, then, has already made up his mind, though if, betwixt this and the motion, wheat were to fall to 30s. per quarter, he would probably alter his fixed purpose. Earl FITZWILLIAM said his mo tion would be, "That it is expedient to consider the Laws which regulate the importation of foreign corn." So their Lordships, if the assertions of the Duke of RICHMOND be credited, have made up their minds—whatever may be the prayers of millions of petitioners —not even to consider those laws. They are irrevocable and unal terable, and the community must submit in patience to the lordly will of the landlords. Heaven help it t . Brave men, however, when unrighteously oppressed, help themselves. A conversation ensued, in which the principal inter locutors were the Duke of RICHMOND, the Marquis of SALISBURY, the Earl of FALMOUTH, the Eerl of WaawlcK, and Earl Fiezwieeiam, from which we learn that lecturers going about the country have seriously alarmed the landlords, that an ill feeling has been raised between them and the l a b ourers, and that the Epithets of " blood-suckers," "robb ers of the poor," and " ene mies of the poor," as the landlords have been named in the dlnli-Corn-law Circular, really afflict a n d a larm their Lordships. We knew they wou ld . It is . sotB2 h uman nature to bear such reproaches, particularly when &sena, Their Lordships are well ware that their wealth and power depend on the re pect of their countrymen ; that all they have rests fur is safety, on the esteem they are held in, and they of all men cannot afford to be brought into disrepute. Let them remember this, and not arrogantly before-hand declare that they will not take the prayers of the people into consideration. The Earl of ABERDEEN saw fit to postpone his Non intrusion Bill till Friday week. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Bradford, complaining of the treatment to which Mr. O'CONNOR is exposed, to which, his Lordship said, felons ought not to be subjected, much less misdemeanants. The Marquis of NORMANBY gave the same expla nation of the treatment of Mr. O'CoNNoa which has already been given in the House of Commons, and stated that the Justices had generally construed the Prisons Act as only allowing them to relax the prison regulations in cases of sickness, though he thought they had power to relax them in other cases. The Marquis said it was probable that from Mr. O'CoNNoß's state of health, the prison discipline made a greater impres sion on his mind than it otherwise would. His Lord- ..... ship, in conclusion, referred again to hii proposed amendment to the Commons' amendments to the Pri sons Discipline Bill, intended to provide for such cases as those of Mr. O'Cosson, which, he said, had the sanction of the LORD CHIEF JUSTI C E. Lord BROUGHAM was satisfied with the explanation. The Duke of RI CHMOND was for showing no mercy to gentlemen who violate the law. Finally the petition was laid on the table, and the Prisons Bill postponed. Years ago their Lordships reprobated the truck sys tem by an Act of Parliament, but railway contractors naw contrive to pay their men by tickets instead of cash, to remedy which is the object of a Bill which, on the mo'ion of Lord MossoN, was read a second time. Their Lordships then adjourned. Amongst the petitions presented to the Commons we must mention one from the Rev. Mr. M'GHEE, com plaining of the Pope of ROME, and of his having issued a Bull to restore certain estates in Ireland to Catholics. Mr. NPGHEE must surely be a Papist, for he attributes a great deal of power and authority to the POPE'S Bull. He is afraid of it—we are not. Another peti tion deserving notice was from silk-weavers of Mac clesfield, against any further reduction of duties on silk goods imported from the East Indies. They are starv ing, and they desire to continue a tax oh those who wear silks. Col. SIBTHORP gave notice of his intention to pro pose a tax of twopence on every railway passenger. The Poor-rates Assessment Bill eras read a second time. On the Repert of the Customs Duties Bill being brought up, Mr. B. Noon moved the omission of the 7th clause, which compels those persons who have bought goods before May 15, but on which the duty has not yet been paid, to pay the increased duty. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER resisted the motion, which was lost by 100 to 17, and the Report was agreed to. The Grand Jury Cess Bill (Ireland) went into a Committee in spite of Mr. Sergeant JACKSON, who wi s hed to cut the head of the Bill from the tail, a s the " Orange vagabonds " are cut from Sir R. PEEL ; and it went through the Committee, in spite of the Learned Sergeant and his co-Tories. On the motion to go into Committee on the Co lonial Passengers Bill, Lord J. RUSSELL explained that in so far as the Hill Coolies are concernec, its ob ject is to enable the Colonial Secretary to authorise the transmission of Hill Coolies from India to the Mauritius, on the best plan he can devise. Lord J. RUSSELL proposes to appoint an agent in India to watch over the interest of the Hill Coolies. In the Mauritius s,ome person is to take care their immigration is regulated with a due regard to their interests. Under regulations of that kind the transmission, Lord JOHN thinks, may be advantageous. At the same time he thinks the reasons against the introduction of a new race into our West India Colonies are so strong, that he proposes to retain the prohibition as to the West Indies. Mr. BertNAL assured the Noble Lord that allowing the Hill Coolies to go to the Mauritius, while he pro hibited them from being sent to the West Indies, would create great discontent in the latter, where labour was much wanted. Mr. HosffousE wished to give the West Indies a trial under proper regulations. Mr. EWART and Mr. WARBURTON objected to the Bill, that no good could come of a vile system of crimping. Mr. C. BULLER thought it might be beneti cial both to the Indians and the Mauritius. Sir S. Luslitswros spoke strongly against the Bi!l, but was doubtful how to act. Mr. MACAULAY had seen the starving peorle of In aia an I thought it was desirable to Encourage ernigra tioa thence. Mr. O'CONNELL spoke powerfully against the Bill, and moved to put off the Committee for six months. Subsequently the Hon. Member objected to Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S motion, that it was not in accordance with the title of the Bill, and, the SPEAKER being of his opi nion, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he would, move the clauses he wished to introduce as an instl-uction to the Committee, This motion, Mr. O'CONNELL Said, he would meet with a flat negative. Atter considerable discussion, in which it was contended on the one side 'hat the colonies could not grow sugar unless they Ilial a supply of labourers ; and, on the other, that the Bill would be a revival of a new and more odious slave-trade, the House divided, and Lord Jolts RUSSELL'S motion was carried by 79 to 44. The Bill went through the Committee. The seci)nd reading of the Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill was postponed, after some opposition to bringing it on last night, to Thursday next. The Metropolitan Police Courts Bill was read a second time, after a few observations from Mr. HAWES about giving faeiF, t i es f or civil processes. Lord Mom):ETH withdrew the Mendicancy (Ire land) Bill. Several. matters of course were agreed to, and at a Qaarter before One the House adjourned. Mr. FANE, a Commissioner of Bankrupts, and already well known to the public by his efforts to promote Law Reform, has just published a letter to Lord ABINGER on the subject of the LORD CHANCELLOR'S Bill, the opinions expressed in which a',:cord so well with our own views, that in justic e to ourselves, we must lay the greater part of that letter before our readers. Mr. FANE be , gins by quoting Lord ABINGER'S declaration that the delays in the Court of Chancery are disgusting, and he gives us this illustration, learnt in the course of his official proceedings R. 8., a London tradesman, died in 1814, leaving a large family, to whom he bequeathed his accumulations, and, as some of his children were under age, he appointed two trustees to manage the property. One of the trus tees became bankrupt in 1828, and it then appeared that some of the funds were not forthcoming ; upon which a bill was filed in Chancery against the bankrupt trustee and his assignees, and against the solvent trustee, praying that the usual accounts might be taken, and that the solvent trustee might make good the loss. Upon such a bill, as your Lordship well knows, it is of course customary to refer it to a Master in Chancery to take the accounts, yet the plaintiffs did not arrive at this ordinary decree until two years and upwards had elapsed. The cause lingered in the Master's office just eight years and one month, and then the Master made his report ! The plaintiffs were dissatisfied, and took sixteen excep tions, which now stand for argument ; and I am told that their turn of hearing will arrive late in this year, or early in 1 X4l. If the cause should then be finally settled, this unfortunate family will have undergone only 13 years of misery , if, as I tear, a reference back to the Master should be found necessary, their miery may be prolonged indefi nitely. I fear the latter, because I observe that the Master states in his report that he has abstained from taking certain parts of the accounts, because the decree did not authorize him to do so. Does not this case justify your Lordship's expression ? Is it not "disgusting ?" But, my Lord, the most " dis gusting" part remains to be told. The whole of these proceedings were, for every practical purpose, useless. The only real question between the parties was, whether the non-acting trustee was responsible for the loss; and set, to get at this question, the Court of Chancery, ac cording to its system, was compelled to direct most vo luminous accounts extending over the period from 1814 to 1830,and the most minute inquiries upon the subjects, some of which were in dispute, and the Master was com pelled to make a report, which extended to 200 folios and upwards. Such is the Chancery system, the main characteristics of which are delay, expense, and substantially a denial of justice. What, then, is the remedy ? Mr. FANS concurs with us in thinking that the remedy for this state is less to be found in in— creasing the number of the Judges, than in altering the proceedings in Chancery. The two ',law Judges, lie says, had they been in existence in 1830, would not have prevented this cause linger ing eight years and a month in the Master's office. He contrasts the proceedings in Bank ruptcy with the proceedings in Chancery, and states that while in the latter case the suitor has to wait eight years for the Master's report, in the former the case is immediately decided. Mr, PANE concludes this part of his letter thus : And what is the result of these different systems In Chancery it is delay, expense, misery to the suitors, and disgrace to the Court ; in Bank ruptcy (at least within that district to which reform has extended), it is sroedy justice, moderate expense , and universal sat i t f action amongst those most interested, namely creditors. In the following b o_servations Mr. FANt, who strongly condemns written pleadings, hits the right nail on the head : bl Altot the law continue to encourage lczgth ess by , making the fee for drawing a lega l document depend 1 - ipo n the length of the document when drawn? This mode of remuneration, it is true, has been in existence front time immemorial, but it has be,. - :n condemned by all who have thought oia law reform, by Lord Bacon 200 years ago, an d as I well remember, by your Lordship a few years since. Under it the fee of the Chancery barrister increases as the bill or answer which he draws lengthens, so also does the charge of the solicitor, so clocl that of tha registriri svb THE SUN, LONDON, f 4.1 04Y, MINE 5, 1840. draws the decree, and so also does or did the remuneration of the Master in Chancery and all his clerks. Is it sur prising that, under such a system, law papers have lengthened, until the searching for the sense of them is like looking for a needle in a bottle of hay—for a grain of wheat in a bushel of chaff? The Legislature should reform this, and should so ar range as that lawyers should gain by speed and brevity, not by delay and prolixity. The Legislature is bound to reform this. There are some things beyond its power ; but the whole tribe of lawyers, and the whole course of pro ceedings in any Court, exist but by its will, and it cannot permit such abuses to continue without incurring reproach. So enormous are the present evils, that, in Mr. FANE'S estimation, it would be an improvement to allow a Commission, composed of solicitors, to fix a scale of fees for their own remuneration, on condition only of abridging or abolishing the written plead ings. What a condition is the law in when the solicitors are to be empowered, as an improvement, to fix their own charges ? But all improvements will be vain till the Legislature makes it a rule that both barristers and solicitors shall lose by delay and extended pleadings ; that they shall be mulcted, and not the clients, for errors and omissions ; and that they shall gain as a cause is settled, not as it is protracted. There are two immense bodies of men in this metropolis who have an interest in de laying causes, and preventing their clients from ob taining a settlement of their disputes, and as long as that state of things exists, the multiplication of Courts and Judges will only enable them more ef fectually to fleece their clients. Mr. FA NE insists, as we have insisted, but with infinitely more know ledge and power than we possess, on the propriety of the Court reforming its own proceedings before it asks for extended powers and more Judges. As a specimen of what the Court does, take the follow ing description : To-day the Court shall be asked t, direct an account of the personal estate of a &ceased person, and, if any one were to say that the person entitled to the residue of the deceased ought to be present at the taking of the ac count, as they were so deeply interested in the result, the Court would say, ' No, the personal representative repre sents and protects every one, creditors, legatees, and the parties entitled to the residue." Here the Court swallows the camel. To-morrow it shall be asked to make a decree involving an account and distribution of the real estate of a deceased person, and then, although crowds of devisees arc parties to the suit, so many that there cannot be the slightest fear but that the accounting parties will be carefully watched in the Master's office, yet, if it shall appear that an infant has been just born, who will be entitled to any portion of the proceeds of the real estate, the Court will order the cause to stand over, in order that be may be made a party to the suit ! Here the Court strains at the gnat. The rule is the same if a death or marriage create any new interest, so that, unless there be neither births, deaths, or marriages, amongst such a crowd of parties during the ten years, which is the average duration of a Chancery suit, there is an endless succession of things, called bills of reviser and supplement, to bring new parties before the Court. The Legislature should reform this; and, as the personal re presentative represents all interested in the personal es tate, as assignees in bankruptcy represent all persons interested in the bankrupt's estate, as the governing power in a corporation represents all persons interested in cor porate property, as the officers of a joint stock company represent all persons interested in a joint stock company, and as in an endless number of other cases such a number of the parties interested as will suffice to insure a fair and honest discussion of the points in debate, being present, are permitted to represent the absent ; so in the case of a suit for the administration of a real estate, some one or some few of the parties principally interested, should be permitted to represent all. When we find gentlemen bred up with a bias in favour of the law, thus reprobating the proceedings in Chancery, we laymen may be excused if we de nounce them as a curse to the community, and if we sa y that the nation is foolish to allow its best interests to be sacrificed in deference to lawyer-craft. The House of Commons has published the gaol regulations of York to which Mr. O'CoNNott is subjected, and to which every person who puts pen to paper in the sacred and holy cause of liberty, how ever high his rank or station, and who shall chance be found guilty of a libel may also be subjected. It will be useful, therefore, both to them and to those who desire to enforce the law, that we should copy the principal regulations, and so make known to all writers the punishment with which the law visits their transgressions.. First, the gaoler or 14-assistant at York, is to see every male prisoner examined by the surgeon and properly washed ; the hair of the convicts is to be cut short. The gaoler is to take an account of all moneys and other articles found on the prisoner, and shall carefully keep them. No letter or parcel, or anything, is to be delivered to a prisoner but in the presence of a gaoler. The felons are not to be allowed to face each other at their respective meals, which accounts for Mr. O ' CONNOR supping skilly at a long plank against a wall. They are nut to be allowed to converse during their meals, so that Mr. O'CoNNwt's choice of a ward where he could have felon companions, was probably to relieve the irksomeness of complete solitude. Now for the food, which, though wretched fare for a well-fed gentleman, seems far superior to what the agricultural labourers can command in many parts of England:— able to take the field against the tititil troops. The war is ended. H enc eforwieki e 'tiltEN's Government will have t o proceed ilikkst, bands of brigands, nominally the champions vi'desputiSm and the avowed enemies of the QUEEN and Constitu tion, but in reality robbers and murderers, cloaking their personal villany under the mask of Carlism. And now that Carlisrn is utterly prostrate, if it be not the intention of Don CARLOS to deprive himself and his children of all sympathy--if he wish not to see himself such another detested out cast as his Royal relative, Don MIGUELO---he will interpose his authority to prevent his wretched sup porters from shedding any more innocent blood in his cause. Justice and humanity alike demand this. He can no longer urge any plea to which other than a fiend could listen without horror, for deluging Spain with the blood of her peasant po pulation. The fortunes of war and the national voice have been both appealed to ; and both have, emphaticall) declared themselves against him. As France and England are deeply interested in the pacification of Spain, the Court of Madrid has a right to expect that they will press this matter upon the consideration of Don CARLOS, should he be so wanting in humanity as not immediately to enjoin the duty of submissionot I li H is iE d ß el s ud tl e i d e a p rg a u rt i i n s e a; :w s. We need not s uggest to which Don CA ALOS and the Princess of BEIRA would feel most inclined to listen. The subject is one with which he is perfectly familiar. In the pa cification of Spain the French Premier has a dis tinguished political interest, and we will do him the justice to add, that had his plats been adopted the Peninsula would have How enjoyed three years of repose, instead of being all that time the theatre of civil war. We have heard that Don CARLOS would be well content to retire to Italy, provided the young QUEEN bestows her hand upon his eldest son, and the Cortes proclaim him joint heir with the QUEEN to the Royal Title and Government. The time for such a compromise as this is past. His son's chance of reigning in Spa;n is not a jot better than his own ; nor will the Cortes sutler an union be tween the QUEEN and any member of his family. But on the representation of England and France, deserved by a speedy and solemn renunciation of a fictitious title, we are of opinion that the Cortes would restore to Don CARLOS all he claims as the private property of himself and his wife, and even grant him a pension suitable to the support of his rank, in whatever country, Spain only ex cepted, he may choose his future residence. The British Government, actuated by no persoaal enmity against Don CARLOS, seeks only the tran quillity of Spain. That tranquillity assured, th e Cabinet of St. James's would not feel ind.rfittnt to the individtal wants of the PRETENDER end his family. --- It will be seen from intelligence received by the Dutch mail last evening, that the King of . pßu s . SIA, on the 29th of May, was not only alive, but hopes were entertained of his recovery. The re port of his death reached Paris on Saturday, the 30th, and no doubt, therefore, can remain that it was without foundation. The account of the mir. ror, and the marching of the troops past the Palace, and the last review, said to have been so anxiously desired by the aged Sovereign on his death-bed, must have been the fiction of some stock-jobber. The Madrid Chamber of Deputies voted on the 27th lilt. the second article of the Financial Bill, in virtue of which the Minister of Finance was authorised to create bonds fnr an additional sum of 200,000,000 reals, bear ing interest at 5 per cent. The third article, providing that the titles to those securities should be deposited in the bank of Sin Fernando, had been likewise adopted. The three other paragraphs of the original Bill had been withdrawn ;by the Government, at the request of the Committee on it, and replaced by an article empower ing Government to issue bonds to the amount of 300,000,000 reals, at 5 per cent., to guarantee the pay ment of the official contracts entered into by the Ministry. An amendment author:zing the Govern ment, when it should deem it expedient, to fund the interest of the domestic and foreign debt's, was also agreed to by the Chamber. The Senate voted on the 27th the Bid on the liberty of the Press, by a majority of 59 againvt 17. Oa the same day the President of the Council laid 'an the table of the House the treaty of navigation rind commerce lately concluded between Spain and the Ottoman Porta. The Five per Cents, left off, on the 27th, at 25} for cash, and elt 2S for 60 days. The 41inniteur of Wednesday publishes a telegraphic despatch, announc;ng the surrenoer of the Carlist for' tre-s of Morella to the Queen of SPAIN'S troops on the 29th ult.—not on the 31st, as was stated in our Second Edition of last night. Nearly ten columns of the French Papers of Wed nesday report of A re occupi e d w ith I V 11 his late campaign in Attica. The campaign commenced on the 25th of April, and terminated on the 21 st of May. In the course of that time the Marshal was en gaged in ten battles and skirmishes with the enemy, and had 743 men killed or wounded. But though the Mar shal appears to have bad the advantage on every occa sion, we require only to glance at the Report to feel satisfied that the campaign has been productive of no advantage whatever to France. The Marshal himself admits that a future campaign will be necessary. The following extracts include all the general news in Wednesday's papers : The M'oniteur of this morning announces, in its official part, that several Ambass a d ors , yester d ay, delivered to his Majesty, in successive private audience, the answer of their Sovereigns to the letters notifying the marriage of the Duke of Nemours. The committee for examining the proposal of M. Renielly, met yesterday, and after an animated debate, de cided that the functions of deputy were not incompatible with those of commandant of a military division. —Le Con. stitutionnel. A letter from Bourg Madame, of the 27th says—" The arrival of the brigade of General Leone, which has pene trated into Catalonia, to effect a junction with the troops of Borso, has caused a great sensation in the country. The insurgents are seized with consternation; they talk of capitulation, confusion every where prevails; some adven turous leaders, such as Boquica, are however resolved to continue the struggle ; their bands commit all kinds of ex ec sses. —Phare des Pyrenees. TOULON, MAY 30.--The ships of the line at anchor in our port have received notice that they will soon have to convey troops. It is said that the army in the province of Algiers will be increased by six thousand men, and the di vision of Oran by two thousand. We have no men of war at Naples. It seems that we had yielded to the demands of England in withdrawing the Ocean. At this moment there are in our roads ceven French ships of the line and one American. Monseigneur Dupuch, Bishop of Algiers, has arrived here, and will embark to-morrow on board the Fulton, which takes 1 .10 soldiers.—Le Commerce. 60URSE. 1 ) ..... Aids, WEDNESDAL, JUNE 3. First Highest Lowest Last Prier Price. Price Price F , e;tch 5 :ier Cents ll5 50 ... 115 00 .., 115 5 ' ... 1 5 60 4 !•er tents lO4 75 ... c 4 71 ... 104 75 ... 104 75 3 p r Cents .... 85 50 ... 05 411 ... 85 4 0 Hann o, i ranc. ... :1500 I,atlitte flak 1,110111. SO 1125 _ll3 • —ll_s _ll3O 5,0000. Sh 525 ,, ...s::sis _.!,•230 ..5245 Belgian Bank 6 per Cents 10 4% ... 1014,i ... 10 ti, ... 10414 3 per Cente 76 ... 76 ... 76 ... 76 Ohio 10! 50 ... 102 . 4.1 ... 10-2 50 ... 102 50 State of New York 9' ... 9 4 ... 9 , 4 . 98 S t ..osh Ac;ive .... 28,41 2 2% ... '-' 4 4 ••• 2 '14 Passive 7 • ••• 6 'ii •• 6 % Portuguese 3 per Cents Nea.,olitan 11159 , ... 11 , 5 90 ... 105 65 ... 1115 65 lit 44. ... It ' 3 % , *** 1u31, 3 .- w3 4i Silvt:.:aa G ermain Versailles, es. R. . a ... ..... 7 .. A.. . 1 . 1 :7 A IL I L' 4 7 1 0 5 .. : 1 .. 7 5 3 ; ° 4? ) «. : ... E 5 5 : 0 L.B. ........... ... . 375 • ••• so ,10 ... 5 0 7 5 0 ... 510 Orleans .. 415 ... 412 50 ... 412 50 Strasburg to Bale 415 " JrNa 2. DUTCH FUNDS.—A" STIIRDAII, Money. Hitt, I) c it t t i n 'a , I d l itt t 5. fie 4 r 1C,ecenCt.en.t............". .. ... .. .... .. ............. I sj. i ., 104: 2 1 Ze 1f,141 , , Ivvidie, 4I per cent ..... 1111 }j 10 .k t ' '. ) n i i t is t° o ' ier d ti t a t l o t'o 3 npa p n e v r , c 4 e T ......... ..... .. n..t. Ditto (ms and 1837) 51'er cen t . ' 11:1''xagallige7l 5 on :‘er Loli c tro n o t , T t w 1 .1. c 0 .. " .1 .7° 0 -1 1 , ; ;' h ;. ' s : - 99 —Dutch Papers, June 3. Actual Debt, per Cent. ........ ...... ___ Rothschild' s Loan. 5 per Cent .. . ... ... Loan of Thirty Millions , trier Cent .......... ent.......... 75 .Il i k UN DS.—Baussato. .. 0 .. 7 it 3...... 3 Per Lean of City, IS3t2, 4 per Cent ............. ...... 110 .. Society of Commerce, 4 y.i per Cent ........... Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent...........—“•••••• 98 National Society . ..... ................. ... .......... Exchange on London (short) ...• ••• 11 9734 -.Brussels Papers, June;2l. . AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, MAY 26. St. Schukt Sch., I per Conte. Mtialliques •........- ................ .... 111/I4 Fold r per Cents. ~.. ......... ~ ...... .......... ........... ...... 1014„ fhree pa* Cents. ........ ....." ............. ."." ....... "" I'll( Bank Shares ....... ..... , .............. ....................... 1876 —Allgemeine 2e4luttg. May 31 PRUSSIAN FUNIM.—/Seaciu,l4Ar SO Bills. Money. 1021‘ Prussian Eoglish Loan 1830, 4 per cent. Icrai„ 1e2% kactiange on London, t h ree months... 6 19 : --Prussian Slate Garai', May 31 . 4 1 , per cent. ••••••••••••.10:1 CONSPIR ACY AGAINST THE SCHOOLMASTERS.-It 13 scarcely to be wondered at that the priests, who have al waysconspired against learoing,should now have conspired against its teachers. Though the schoolmasters cannot equal the priests in wealth they probably exceed them in numbers, and are not much behind them in influence. The hulk of the existing population of the lower and middle classes has been educated by lay schoolmasters, and if they appeal to their scholars for support they may yet beat their persecutors. Why should they allow themselves to be trampled out of existence, or reduced to be the passive instruments of a greedy priesthood ? Without their ready formed talents and habits the con spirators cannot possibly cv:y on tho bush= of Elva. tion, and if they do succeed, therefore, it will be the fault of the schoolmasters. We understand that they have formed a self.protecting society which has its head qnarters in London-and numerous ramifications through out the country. A part of their plan is to improve instruction and thereby offer a better commodity to the public. If they persevere on that principle, each man being prompted by private interest, or even by the strong stimulus of self-preservation, we think they will obtain much support from the public, and eventually beat the conspirators. One thing is certain, as soon as the priests have obtained their immediate ends of getting the schools under their control, they will relapse into torpor, while private interest will keep the schoolmasters incessantly watchful and diligent. On these grounds they think, we understand, that they have no reason to despair ot ultimate success. ISLINGTON VESTRY.- -Many of the inhabitants of Islington will first learn, we have no doubt, from our pages, that the few gentlemen who do the parish the favour to levy all the funds they can, and expend all they can levy, last night settled the rates for the cur rent half-year. They ordainf:d a rate for the pour of 2d. in the pound more than fur the corresponding halt year 1839, on a rental, increas , :d by nearly ten thou sand pounds, levying on the parishioners, under the head of the poor-rate alone, 1,9901. more this hail-year than' in the summer of 1839, and 3221. more than they required for the wint,r six months. In short, twenty or thirty persons ordained that the parish shall pay 156/. more for lamps this summer than last, and 40/, more for the henefit of the Church. Tuey hare, it is true, diminished by 1,2651. the sun) for high-way rates, the ways of the parish being perfect. The principal part of this business was transacted before the usual time at which the ve.,try adjourns to church, and the minutes of the preceding vestry have been read, so that the men of business, to whom nothing is so pleasant..as voting twine), except th e s p en di ng o f it, were whwiy undisturbed in their pleasant asocations. Even the ad ditional sum for the Church was but feebly resisted ; and though the parish abounds with Disenters, only three attended to vindicate their rights of conscience. Mere than one however, we believe, of those gentlemen, who get un societies for the protection of religious liberty, and who beg subscriptions from country contri butors, live in I-lington, but did not. attend to offer resist anceeven to this additional Church extortion. Yet these talk loudly at times of their conscientious scruples, find fault with the • Ministry for not abolishing Church rates, and even, when they have the opportunity, vote against them. If they will not help themselves, the Ministry cannot help them ; and to insure the legal and final abolition of Church -rites, they must resist them in their several parishes. The rate-payers of Islington seem to us to have neglected their duty by not at tending the vestry, and opposing, if they could not defeat, the junta. They have no ream) to expect reductions in the State burdens, when they will not reduce those of the parish. Why should the kingly eagle be baulked of his prey by the twitter ing, however piteous, of the small birds, when they pa tiently submit to be preyed on by kites and crows? To be sure the junta did not allow them much time to assemble, for three rates out of the four were voted in less than twenty minutes after the hour appointed to take the chair ; this sharp practice being the new Ladies of the Vestry Clerk, for which the parishioners have lately been called on to give him 2001. a-year addi tjonal salary. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. We have rec e i ve d Canton Papers to the sth February. Extracts from them will be found in another part of The Sun. We have received Demerara Papers to the 2d May. " The Court of Policy is to meet on Monday. They say there will be an application to appoint two delegates to proceed home, for the purpose of being heard at the bar of the House of Commons against the imposition on the colonists of the new Civil List proposed by Governmeht. A liberal provision to meet the expenses of this embassy extraordinary will be voted by the Coucil of Ten." Van Dieman's Land Papers to the 22. E of February have been received. The Lieutenant-Governor announces his intention in this day's Gazette of leaving Hobart Town on the 22 , 1 inst., of being at S ring Bay an Thursday, 27th, and at Laun ceston on Tuesday, the 10th. TREA'URY BILLS.—It is important to the public to know that the Commissariat decline to draw bills for gold. it bring their intei.tion to grant bills for 13i iti3h silver only. Posted at the North and S.uth American C.ffets-hoase " The iris arrived this day from China, bringing ac counts that a large force of Chinese soldiers were preaching Macao, to seize C;ipt:.in Eliiot and the English subjects. The Volage and _Hyacinthe were the only ships of war in China. The ships Leyden and Vansittart hid been seized at Whampoa, the entries,' considering the Iste sale of these chips as ticiiti. , us. The Abet cronibie Robin son was taking in homeward cargo." THE FUNDS. Consols way be quoted at present at the leavinz off prices of yesterday. 91i i ex. dividend ; Reduced. sna- / ; Exchugster Bills, 26 28 prem. ; India Bonds, 2 4 prcru. ; Bank Stock, 1761 177 ; India Stock, 2531 254 In the Foreign Market, Spanish Ac we, '261 27i ; Deferred, 1231 ; Passive, 61 /; Portuguese, 35i if ; Tilfte pet Cents., 24i i ; Colombian, 25/ 26 ; Brazilian, 761 77; Mexican, 311 32 ; Dutch Two-and.a.Half per Cents., 541 i ; Five per Cents., 104 /. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock 177 6 ' India Stock . _ 3 per Cent. Red 91i1i Ditto Bonds ... ...... 4 2 pm. 3 per Cents. Con. — South Sea Stock 3i per Cent. Ditto Red Nex 31 per Cent. New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities to expire Ditto ...... 5001. 25 27 pm. Jan. 5, 1860. .. 13 11-16 a Ditto Small Oct. 10, 1859. Jan. 5, 1860. 14 13 15-16 Ditto Advertised 25 23 pm. Jan. 5, 1880. April 5, 1880. Jan. 5, 1870. FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds — Ditto Account Ditto Account — Portuguese Bonds — Brazilian Bonds ... ...... 761 Ditto New Bonds Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account — Ditto Account — Chilian Bonds — Prussian Bonds ..... ... Ditto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account. Columbian Bonds, 1824 Spanish Bonds . Ditto Account — Ditto Account ...261 76 7 Danish Bonds ...... ... Ditto Account — D e f ei re d -.. 12a Greek Bonds . Ditto Bonds, 1825 Ditto Account — Mexicanßonds,s per cent Exchange... --f. —c. Ditto Account ...... ... Dutch, 2i per cent ... 54ii Ditto,6 per Cent...... Ditto Accoun Ditto Account ...... ... Ditto, 5 per cent lOl3 Neapolitan PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. £. e. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Great Western London and Brighton London and Blackwall London .and Birmingham 9O 179 North Midland South Eastern and Dover HALF-PAST ONE. We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yesterday's date. HAGUE, JUNE 2.—lt is stated that after the vote of seve ral laws submitted to the discussion of the two Chambe s, Government has the intention to close the actual session, in c;se of the reception of the law on the revision of the fundamental law ; there will be an extraordinary session for the end of July or the commencement of the month of August, and the second Chamber vl ill be convoked in Novettiber.—Blurse of Amsterdam. June 2. The Actions of the Society of Commerce have again been offered, which has (mused them to fall again 1 per cent. T:)e weakness of these :wick has been regulated i tne other national funds, whicb are all lower, with the ex ception of !hat of Syndicat. The business done in Ar dom's Spanish was animated, their receding in ,London and Antwerp caused them to fall to 25i ; but at this re duced price there were several purchasers. The Custom.houte officers have seized the letters coming from London by the steamer, owing to their having hills of loading in them ; they have been sent to Brussels and Antwerp. Consols are a shade lower, 91i ex-div. ; Exchequer Bills, 27 4 6 2 lower; India Bonds, 4 2 prem. ; Bank Stock, 177 6) ! lower. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active a shade lower, , 27 ; Portuguese n o t quote d ; Mexican, 33; Br az ili an 76i ; Dutch Tne-and-a-fialf per Cents., 541 ; Five per Cents., 1011. Scarce anything doing in the Share Market ; nothing worth notice. DEATH OF LADY SKELMERSDALE.—We regret to have to record the death of the above truly estimable lady, the intelligence of whose demise reached town yesterday morning. Her ladyship expired on Tuesday morning, precisely at half -past ten, retaining, to the last moment, the composure of a true Christian. The deceased lady was fully sensible of the awful change that awaited her, and, after faking a long farewell of the members of her family, who surrounded her death-bed, passed into an easy slumber, never to wake again. Lord Stanley. Lord Skelneersdale, Hon.:Richard 13. Wilbra 1-nn, M.P., Hon. Captain Wilbraham, and Hon. Miss Wil braham, were in attendance on her ladyship to the last moment. Lady Stanley and family have remained in town, the worst being anticipated from her ladyship being at the dissolution of her revered parent, owing to her (delicate health. Her late ladyshi,, Mi ss T ay l or, d aug h ter o f the R ev . Edward Taylor, was marri e d t o is l or d s hip in April, 1796, and lea ves i ssue four children ---th e H on. Mi ss Caroline Wilbraham, Hon. Richard 13. Wilbraham, Lady Stinky, and Hon- Captain Edward Wilbraham. The interment takes place on Tuesday n ext at Skelmersdale Church, but a short distance from Latham House. We have heard with pain that Mr. F. M at h ews, of Covent-garden Theatre, met Ny itli a shocking accident on his return to town on Wednesday evening from the r aces . Ile was driving a four-wheeled chaise, when in the neighbourhood cif Clapham his horse took fright, from a carriage passing hint along the road; his chaise was overturned, and he was thrown from his scat. Both his legs are dreadfully i"ju re d ; one of them is crushed at the knee. He was conveyed to tow n. and placed under the care of Mr. Liston. On inquiry last night, we ascertained that the report of the accident !LA not in any degree been exaggerated. anti we regret. to my he is in a very 111 tx-pitioas gate. EPSOM RACES - THE OAKS, QUARTER-PAST TWO. The crowd this day was not so great as on the Derby day. In fact, there is not one to a hundred ; but the day is beautiful, and the company select. BY EXTRA3RD IN ARY EXPRESS. The Oaks Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for three years old fillies, Bst 41b. Last mile and half. The owner of the second horse to receive 100 sovs. out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 100 sovs. towards the expense of additional police constables. Lord G. Bentinck's b. Crucifix (J. Day) Mr. Payne's Welfare, by Priarn (Nat) 2 15 Started. CHAIN CLRY COURT.—crius DAY. The Lord Chancellor took appeal motions to day. DAVJES V. JONES This case came before the Court upon an appeal mo tion from the decision of the Master of the Rolls, growing an injunction restraining the defendant rout proceeding with an action of ejectment against the plaintiff, to recover the possession of certain lard. The LORD CHANCELL,OR ordered the injunctiOn to be dissolved, thereby reversing the decisiol of the Court below. V ICE-CRANCERY.—(THiS DAY.) Short cathes and unopposed petitions oci up:ed tEa Court the whole moriang. EXLHEQU,Eit 6t)U;t --T ills DAY, DOBREE V VA UDIIAN• Mr Ceoworft appeared to show cause against a rule obtained by Mr. Kelly calling upon Allison and Charlotte Redcel, to show cause why an issue settled upon an inter. pleader rule should not be amended. The facts of the case were these ;--Vaughan was indebted to Dobree, deceased, in the sum of 7001., which he paid by two cheques drawn upon his bankers, Ransom and Co., for the respec tive sums of 500/. and 2001. Soon afterwards, Dobree died, and the cheques were found in the possession of the two Reddels, one of whom had been housekeeper to Mr. Dobree, they alleging that that gentleman had given them to them a few days before his death. The plaintiff was the son and executor of the old gentleman, and brought hissetion for the 700/. against the defendant, who paid the snowy into Court under an interpleader rule, and the Red dels were substituted as the defendants. The issue settled by Chief Justice Tindal was to try the right of property in the cheques. The plaintiff now wanted to amend that issue, in order to try whether the cheques had not been post-dated, and whether they bore any stamp; and if so, the proper one. The Learned Gentleman contended that the Court could not put the executor in a better situation than the testator was in before his death, and at that time he could not have sued Vaughan for the 7001., and proved either of the circumstances now wanted to be given in evidence. His clients knew nothing of whether the cheques were post-dated or not. Mr. Vaughan was the only person who could tell that fact, and the effect of the interpleader rule was to allow him to become a witness, which was placing the women in a much worse position than they ought to stand in. Mr. Baron ALDERSON—It is quite clear that the exe cutor must have the right to question the validity of any payment by the cheques. He has his action against Vaughan fer the debt, and it would he for him to prove the validity of the payment to the testator. The rule ought to be made absolute, and the Court might impose terms, vit., that Vaughan should not be examined. Mr CROWDER said the real question to be tried was as to the property in the cheques, and that would be properly raised by the is.,ue as it at present stood The plaintiff had already brought his action against Vaughan, thereby denying the validity of the cheques; and he had also brought his action of trover against the Reddels for the recovery of the cheques, and so admitting them to be good. There c"uld be nu question that the cheques were good, the only question was whoa • property they were ; that was the real question, and he trusted the Court would not alter the issue which would try that que-lion properly. The Couer, without c tiling upon Mr. Kelly, said the rule must be made absolute. The executor had a perfect right to question the validity of the cheques in smile way or other. It was questionable, however, whether Vaughan had a right to the interpleader rule; they would, here fore, save to Mr. Crowder the right to apply for a rule to act it aside. DIET TABLE. Breakfast and supper are the same throughout the week, namely, one quart of oatmeal pottage, half a pound of bread. For Dinner. Sunday—One quart of stew of heads and shins, &C. ; with half a pound of potatoes, and half a pound of bread. Monday—One quart of oatmeal pottage, and half a pound of bread ; or occasionally half a pound of boiled rice in a solid state, made from four ounces in a raw state sea soned with a small quantity of allspice, and half a pound of bread. Tuesday—Same as Sunday. Wednesday—Same as Monday. Thursday—Five ounces of beef without bone, after boil ing, one pound of potatoes, and half a pound of bread. Friday—One quart of broth from the beef of yesterday, &c. ; half a pound of bread, with leeks or onions, and a quarter of an ounce of oatmeal, for each prisoner. Saturday—Same as Monday. N. B.—One ounce of salt per week for each prisoner. But this is better fare than the prisoners in Chester Gaol are allowed, an account of which has also been published by the House of Commons. The "quart of stew of heads and shins" on Sun days and Tuesdays, with the " five ounces of beef without bone" on Wednesday, and the quart of broth previously boiled out of it, on Thursday, are luxuries, positive superfluities, according to the Chester allowance of bread, skilly, and potatoes. It is as follows : DIET.—The following allowance of plain wholesome food is granted to this class of prisoners ; viz. one pound of good wholesome bread daily, which shall be, at the least, one day old, a quart of guod oatmeal gruel each morning and cycling, and one pound and a ball of potatoes daily, to be boiled for them, and also two ounces of salt per week. But such of them as are employed receive an extra allowance per wet:, of one pound of beef or mutton, without the bone, together with two quarts of broth. Prisoners confined for . sedition at Chester, are allowed, we believe, but we will not be sure, to pur chase provisions, and they are allowed in Chester to wear their own clothes. They are also allowed to receive visits from their friends once a-week, and may write every week, but no books or papers are admitted but such as are ap proved of by the Chaplain and Visiting Ma gistrates. In Yotk prisoners are allowed to see their near relations once a fortnight only, and there is no provision for any other indulgence as to writing or books. None but debtors are allowed the luxuries of snuff and cigars. As all their money is to be taken from their), they seem to have no means of purchasing anything at Y or k be yond the prison allowance. Such is the sort of treatment the Gentlemen of the Press, as the real instructors of society are now called, those who unite the functions of schoolmaster and parson, who point out to men their social duties, and cwt. tinually excite them to perform them —such is the sort of treatment, Which certain jolterheads, whose single social function seems to be to plunder the honest and industrious people by a Corn-law, have prepared, for the instructors, n o t of the children, but of the grown and matur e part of the community, including jolterheads themselves. And what is the offence,. jolterheads so punish? Somethin g whi ch exposes ses their displeases fr t w h i r s_ i ignorance— .- som e . e a t n h c i e r g whichsome makes men's blood boil to think that jolterheads should have been so long suffered to manacle the intellect, the industry, and the enterprize of the human race. That is a libel, and that may be punished as felons are punished in Chester and York gaols. The fall of Alorella, announced in our Second Edition of last night, must convince the most san guine of the Spanish PRETENDER'S supporters that his cause is utterly - hopeless. He has not now a stronghold capable of resisting the attack of 300 men and a single piece of heavy artillery . in all Spain. In the mountainous regions of Catalonia, the Carlists may still carry on a Guerilla system of warfare, ! plundering defenceless villages, and robbing and 4 1 tilikrulg trimilerp ; but thoy ag 444 bc' t.LOYD'S SHIPPIN G.-(THIS DAY. , DEAL, JUNE 4—Wind N. W, to S. S. E —Arrived the Dumfries,. Thompson, from Singapore ; Tilden°, Ashton. Oporto. Ltvcrepoot., Jut 4—Wind N. N. W., fresh.—Arrived the Harbinger, Candlisb, from China, sailed from Macao on the 25th of January, and St. Helena On th e 20th o f April; Two Si ste r s , Tinley, Madras; Spineer, Briskett, Demerara; Parker, Risien, ditto, sailed sth ult. Off port the Creole, from Monte Video ; Ocean. Baltimore. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 4—Wind %V. to N. N. W—Otr port the Duke of Argyle, Buslaw, friim Madras, sailed on the 21st of February, and Cape of Good Hope on the 16th of April. DOVEIt, JUNE 4 —Off port the Martha, Bayles, front the Cape of Good Hope. SIVANNSA, JUNE 3.—Arrived the Gazelle, Rebbs, froth Valparaiso._ CORK, JUNE 2.—Arrived the Earl Dalhousie, Watts, from Trinidad. DARTMOUTH, JUNE 3.—ofr port the Thomas Cent% from China, sailed Feb. 4, Cape of Good Hole, Al ril 14, and St. Helena, 26th. THE MARKETS-(THJS DAY.) CORN- F: XCH A NG F:. With moderate arrivals and favourable weather, the trade has been dull for every article. So few sales of Wheat hive been made since holiday, that a portion of that day's supply remains unsold, the factors having been unwilling to take less pi ices. No variation in the prices of other Corn. The Flour trade excessively dull. SMITHFIELD. The trade was heavy in consequence of a very large supply, and a limited demand. Beef unaltered, but superior Mutton, and Southdowns sells heavily at a decline of 2d. and 4d. per stone, and Lamb full 4d. lower. Young Veal demanded good prices. Pork heavy. Beef, 3s. to 4s. 4d. ; Veal, 4s. 10d. to 51. 6d. ; Mutton, 3s. Bd. to ss. ; Lamb, ss. Bd. to 6s. 4d. ; Pork. 4s. 4d. to bs. 4d. Beasts, 646 ; Sheep and Lambs, 10,e50 ; Calves, 397. TEA MARKET. A good many purchases wore made in Tca, and prices were rather higher. Company's Congou 2s. ,?d. per lb. TALLOW MARKET. For Russian Tallow a good demand prevailed, and prices were given at 495. 6d. on the spot. FISH MARKET. The demand was pretty good, and former rates were fully supported, the supplies being small. Salmon 9d. to 2s. 6d. per pound. Mackerel 4d. to 7th Lobsters Sd. to 3s. 6d. Soles 6d. to 2s. 6d. per pair. SPIRIT MARKET. Rum dull of sale, and prices on the decline. A fair demand for Brandy. British Corn Spirits dull, at 10s. 2d. per gallon. COLONIAL MARKET. For British Plantation Sugar the demand was dull, but in prices there was little change. West India rather lower. --- BRUSSELS, JUNE 3.—The average price of •heat last week was :23t. 38e., and that of rye 15f. 39c. Im portation therefore remains free of duty, and exportation is prohibited. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort gave an elegant dinner on Thursday evening, at Beaufort House, to a small but distinguished circle. Covers were laid for 16. Viscount and Viscountess Milton entertained a party at dinner on Tuesday evening, before the opera, at their house in Grosvenor-square, which included the Earl and Countess of Morton, the Early of Liverpool, the Earl Fitzwil ham, the lion. G. Wentworth Fitzwilliam, Mr. Algernon Wodehouse, Mr. Robert Dundas, and Mr. Maude. Lord Brougham entertained Mr. Justice 'Wil liams. Mr. Shafto, Mr. Leonard Edmunds, Mr. Eden, and several foreigners of distinction at dinner, last evening, in Graf ton-street. His Lordship had also a small dinner party on Wednesday evening. Mr. Lawrence Peel, who has been appointed to the lucrative post of Advocate-general of India, is cousin of Sir Robert Peel, and nephew of the late Baronet. Mr. Peel is a barrister in Tanfitld-court, Temple, and goes the Northern Circuit. The members of the Navy Chit) dined together, last evening, at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's- street. Sir Harry Digby was in the chair. The Noblemen and Gentlemen educated at Harrow School have fixed their anniversary dinner for the 24th instant, at the Thatched Rothe Tavern. Sir Augustus D'Este will preside. ROYAL NAVAL SCHOOL, CAMBERWELL,— Lord Prudhoe has subscribed 100/. in aid of the funds of this Institution, of which he is a Life Governor by virtue of his previous munificent donation of 500/. • Mr. Anson, an officer of her Majesty's customs at Liverpool, a relation of Lord Lichfield, one of her Majesty's Ministers, has been appointed, by the Lords of the Treasury, Cotroller in Guernsey.— Guernsey Star. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY—SUNDAY ADMIS SIONS TO THE GA IMENS.—The ordinary monthly meeting was held yesterday afternoon, Lord Braybrooke, Vice-Presi• dent, in the Chair. There was a very numerous attendance of members, on account of a notice of motion that had been given by Mr. Stephens, to facilitate the admission of members to the gardens on Sundays, by enabling them to take out three tickets on the Friday and Saturday previous. Mr. Ogilvy read the Report of the Council, which announced that the balance in hand last month was 1,731/. I6s. 93., and the re cTehipettseshinacde beepl,2l/. 16s. 6d., making a t o t a l o f 2,9831. 133.3 d. expended on the gardens 1,0061. 17s. I Id., the general establishment 83/. 10s. l Id., and the museum 54/. 17s. lld., making a total of 1,1451 s 14s. 9d., and leaving ' a present b a l ance of 1,8371. 16s. 6d. Th e presents to t h e museum and menagerie during May were of no importance. There were to the former 355 visitors, from whom 2!. 14s. was received; and to the latter 21,416, from whom 5981. Os. was received. The only progress made in the works was the com pletion of the external cages of the monkey-house, into which the animals had been admitted on Saturday. After a length ened discussion, the motion of Sir. Stephens was lost by a very large ma j or it y , on l y e i ght hands being held up it its or favour, in th e most crowded meeting that has been held for some years. From the general express'on of the members, there is littl e d ou b t b ut t h at the recommen d a ti on to the n Coun cil, for the total closing of the gardens on Sundays, will ba carried at the next meeting. tr ...11:-41 _l=4 LATEST FROM CUINA. The Canton RegiAter, from the middle "f January to the sth of February inclusive, has jtiet been received, with the latest intelligence bon China. The EMPEROR had appointed Yin, a Ta-ou-Tae, or leader of brigades, Huh-inspecto r of the province of Kwang-Tung, or Canton, and one sue an of the fist acts of that functionary was to is edict, dated the Ist of February, stating that he had received orders to seize all the English in M acao, including Captain ELL lOT and the interpreters, Messrs. 6 UTZLAFF and MORRISON. When this edict was communicated to Captain ELLIoT he demanded from the Portuguese Governor of Macao a guard for the protection of his person, w hich, as might be expected, was refused. We have no fur- Om accounts of the slate of the opium traf6e , no r of the arrival of anv British vessels with that drug in the Chinese waters. The expulsion of the English from Mao°, clearly proves that the Celestial Government has resolved to abide the consequences of every insult and indignity which it can offer to our fel low countrymen. Be it so. The day of reckonin..; cannot be far distant. Commodore ELLIOr was expected to make his appearance with Ins squadron at the mout'i of the Canton River early May. The late hour at which these papers reached tti, and our anxiety to supply our readers. at the ear liest moment with the intelligence they bring , r e eludes the pwsibility of further comment, up them. We begin our extracts with the Ed ici3 u the TA-OU-TA E : " Yw, by imperial appointment, a sub-inspector of. t r provii.ce of Kwantung, and taoutae (or pingnettw e t a leader of brigaded) of the prefectures of Klea", c Teenchow, hereby issues this edict, that all ra a Y ' u o p and W understand ; di hereaz, I have received a communication from sect Excellencies the Commissioner and Viceroy to th e " e :t that they have aiready distinctly memorialised the gre.th Emperor, that, from the Ist day of the 11th reoci l i (b t h e December) and after, they had stopped the trade ; . bat English nation, and that, consequently, a single on e °I t i od ,lation should not be permitted to rei(cic at l i tia ca° ' high ~ hit orders have frequently been received from th e ;ja. ,fficers of government to drive th em o ut, as is r ec°r o rig But Elliot came to Macao previously, an d brough t ' t he .Morrison with him, and livcd in a t:reign house l' e t. i . aci e eampo-gate. The civil and military authorities of nava frequently driven him out ; but the said F- 1 " tb tends as if he heard it not ! This is really plafiq us, and treating us with contempt I iii " Now again it appears that the resident civil and Lary authorities (the Tsotang arid llcangshan Ying, )b i gth just communicated to us by petition, that on "•,-z day of the present moon (23d Janu a ry), the five rpt fa English foreigners, namely, Johnson, Thom, Ga Aith lleenleesan (Anderson ?) and Cbannevy, brit'g ing. : i l re them foreign women, went to different house* , • -- ,. e s a to reside (permanently.) This then looks a disposition to oppose us, which is a crime of such 1 11 :( h r e nitude, at should not properly escape exterminatio n ! ba t h said Taoutae , have received express orders from the 7 i d officers of Government, to collect and array wldiers, e. as it . th e Y " proceed to Macao, and taking Elliot and the otheri eified suround and ze them one by one. And as enter , at a r m ment's warning, I really fear that t he catt y es ied and foreigners living at Macao may all and every be fi a y with fear and dism a y, an d tha t t hi eves an d vagabon ds take advantage of the circumstances to create cw fusion and disorder ; and forasmuch, therefore, now issue this my edict, which is addressed to all shr :; keepers and others, Chinese people dwelling at Maea ll ' h it also to all Portuguese and foreigners of every y they may thoroughly know and understand : the lk.,,,,°g tae, come hither for the sole purpose of seizing the fish, and no other : with you, the affair has not bait's' tireadth concern Do ye then every one of to live in peace and quietness, do not be under the sligh te o f alarm ; and if any thieves or vagabonds take advantage to circumstances to create contusion, I hereby permit re ___ t. point them out by name and tiPly petition we theca:ll,l.'lo, the said Taoutae, will itnmedately bring my I° , l A le i ni . and seiz e them, and publicly put them to death in g"''' in . mediate neighbourhood of Macao, that r initY t e hl t k r oo d quillise the Chinese people, and act the mimds e', B „7 Do loreigners , at rest I Le , evert , ono tremble and ove r tot oppose I A special proclamation! olluatei On'taltn_llt " fuouitiAatig, 19tii year. 12tn moon, 214th CiiY• Ist Farm), 1 o 840." this Captain ELLIOT, n the appearance 0- f for $ Edict, applied to the Governor •of Macao' guard fur the protection of his person, And th e r ;Jetty of the British Crown. We subjoin Govern it's answer : To the Most Illustrious Charles Elliot, The undersigned Governor of Macao, and it s "Pen dences, has the honour to neknossiedge the receipt of d , spateh addressed to him by the most illustrious Chad" Elliot, Superintendent of the trade of British subj ects to China, dated on the Ist of J.nuary , t p r o pose d that it 's pad that the goods on board vessel s of the British - rnition. anchored off Toonlioo, should be introduced into the city for deposit only, in order that the vcssrlstneybe able le take their departure ; an d t h e un d ersigne d di d not forth with answer it (as he desired), because he though! ~h : was nut sufficiently authorised, according to h i msel f t i a a n ) y po d r e t a t determination n a a n t i d o n h w e which govern thus settlement, to take upon grlt despatch betore the Loyal Senate; and the LO look this interesting matter into their most serious coml.; deration, and after mature examination determined, that it h t l i t ic e r v e u i r ur u e p3 i t a i id a Sttthheject of such na being prohibited by the law of the se ttlem Su enl ic t r o inatcee:e .: tho Surintendent's propositions (however vehement tbe7 wishes might be to comply with them), the o bli g ations which impose upon th e m the painful but imperious dor of rejecting the Superi n t en dent's proposal. " The uncle! signed thinks it unnecessary to. elf Alin //141 reasons which preve n t th e literal satisfaction of this requi sition, as the superint en d e nt, who has lived in Ch ina several years, must b e we ll aware of thy engagements eat unite the settlem e n t o f M aca o with the Chinese Governme!lt ts it being the first duty of tho Government of the said settl,t': ment to maintain it for fl e r Most Faithful Majesty, "ill° out exposing it to n ew r i s k s an d injuries, of which not , few have bees. lately suffered. " The undersigned, bringing this determination to tb e : Superintendent's notice in answer to his before-m*ll6ollw ,iespatch, avails himself with p!eaiure of this occasia f „1 reit'rate the assurances o f his high consideration *- respect. (Signed) " ADRIAO ACCACIO DA. SILVEIRA PINTO'" The following extracts are ,from the Canton b le : giver. The first is so disg?,aeeful to the An', ricans at Canton that we liesitd.te to bulieve it c is " The rumours t h a t h ave b een so zne time current tie Commissioner h av i ng b oug h t t h e A mer i can ship fi t re Douglas, late th e arme d B r i t i s h ve:t e e l, Cambridge, 11,0 confirmed, we ar c i n f orme d, b e y on d a lt.' doubt. It ti a do reported that th e C omm i ss i on r h as b een treating or purchase of the Al a bam a an d ot h er American vesse, the 15 ' 4 the American Vi ce -C onsu l h as o ff erei l to sup pl y t he Helen Douglas with guns. (From the Canton Register, Jan. 23.) the Our readers will learn from the edict issued bY; Commissioner and Governor that these worthy f unctic'n n s- d ries have tabooed the two Danish vessels, Enenge Norden, under the Danish flag. The history of this strange proceeding is as fo" °- ; IS The Commissioner wish e d to purc h ase t h ese two ve , ," - f e d, for immediate se r vi ce , b ut t h e i r terms were no t aceer-ot The Commissioner then hits upon the accusation as ro. forth in his edi ct o f t h ese vessels still being Englis, ri be perty, and forthwith i ssues hi s d ecree that r they n a eonthcated. • al of The Agent to Ll o) d' s a t Li verpoo l reports the attly - le j the Harbing e r, C an dli s h, from C h i na. whence she ;7,101 on the 25th of January, and states that th° liath Saxon was loading a t Wh ampoa , an d t h e Queen lied 7 homes, Abercrombie, Robinson, Earl Balcarc, ag '„ t iio Charles Grant, at Tor g k oo , a ll f or E ng l a n d. L I/ A r - et Elliot had recominemkd that all vess e l s which " 8- , ° i v dischar g ed th e ir cargoes s h ou ld wa i t t h e arr ival °` Ariel or Morwith, with despatches front Government' BILL FOR REGULATiNG WAYS. The following arc the met provisions of the b iti n try ° f duced by Lord Sey mour f or the better ee go L t: - s lisll Railways :—Clause 1, enacts t h at no railway, wow' hi.. not have been open e d b e f ore t h e passing of the Mf': CO be opened until on e mout h a f ter notice has been gi f t : to the Board of Trad e . 2. Al. Railway Comps iea of keep such harks, and m a k e eue h returns as - the On a l t he Trade way require relative to the maintenance railway, the traffic, expanses, tolls, accidents. &C. Penalty for c. ic e o ff ence 201., an d officers rniking r i ' e f returns deemed guilty of a mi s d emeanour . 5. er- Trade may appoint inspectors, but no euen p sons to have an interest in th e works. 6. - 1 % 0111 - for obstructing inspectors. 7, g, 9. Copies isting bye.laws to be laid b e f ore the a P°,-t -within two calendar months after the passing of the otherwise to be vuid—no future bye-laws to be Y ali- the till two calendar months after they have been laid beferf ivTo Board, and sanctioned. 10. All provisions of Jug the O f Acts requiring the approval or concurrence 0. a n t 'i t he the Peace, or other person, not being a member - for Company, shall be repealed. 11, 12. Prosecutions a n d infringement of acts to be under the sanction of th e 80 0. of Trade, within three years after the offen ce ' Service of notices and documents on on e or more Directors' or the Secretary, or Clerk, or by leaving the same at el station belonging to the Company, to be detraed goo service. The other clauses are immaterial. At an early hour yesterday morning a nl°sl ' awful occurrence took place in a house in that p ar t of Bar% well called Union-row. The occupant a woman of the n ata ' of Jane Mackay , went to bed in company with an under•gre" duate of this University, both being in a shocking state of 31; t ox ication. The young m an smoking a cigar in bed, a 1 " .-t four o'clock the bed curtain s and clothes took are, and befor : assistance could be tendered, the u n f or t u n a t e woman was bur nt in so dreadful a manner that no hopes are entert a i n ed of bey recovery. She was ultimately conveyed to the hospital. young man es c ap e d w i t h out any material injury. By the arm a/- exertions of th e p o li ce, the house was saved from destruc tion* It is said th a t the fire origi na i e d i n diff eren t parts of the room ; the dressin g t a bl e b eing reduced to ashes.— Cambridge Adv e ' tiser. Mr. Samue l F arncoin i Sanders, a very old I n ' habitant of B . :ighton, and formerly master of an oxteni school, sudd en ly fell i'rern a chair while painting the window. his house, on F r id a y l is t, an d was i nstant l y a corpse. An in. quust was held on the liody on Monday, 4,1 id a verdli:t !‘ 11144 t4UntligiCil ci‘4' terd I =l kikti %}1 6ia The r. 3 kr. 'tse r , .14,1 111 M r ' tqr . 441 3, lti ta, Pi tiq ar