The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-21 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL BANK OF IRELAND. The twenty-second yearly general meeting of the proprie tors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland was held at twelve o'clock yesterday, at the offices of the bank, 42, Old Broad street. Oliver Farrar,'.Esq., was called to the chair, on the motion of Sir Moses Montefiore. The advertisement convening the meeting having been re Th e CHAIRMAN proposed the re-election of the four follow ing directors, who went out by annual rotation :—John Allis ton, Esq., James Ferrer, Esq., John Petty Muspratt, Esq., And Alfred Thorp, Esq. The motion was unanimously adopted. The CHAIRMAN then said that the next duty he had to perform was to call on the Secretary to read the report of the directors upon the proceedings of the establishment during the last awful and eventful year. He would enter into no state ment until that report should have been laid before them ; after that he would be happy to give any information that might be required of hi.n ; and he trusted that the report would be satisfactory to the meeting. The SECRETARY then read the following report:— " In submitting to this meeting the result of the business of the bank for the year ending the 27th March last, the di rectors feel it to be necessary to notice the calamitous circum stances resulting from the failure of the potato crop of last year, and the very great distress and suffering that has in consequence existed and still prevails in Ireland; but while a matter of such importance, affecting every interest in the kingdom, and calculated, immediately or more remotely, to exercise great influence on the welfare of the community, cannot be passed over in silence, the sufferings of the Irish people have occupied so great a share of attention and sym pathy in this country, and may be said to have become so painfully familiar to all, that it is not necessary on this occa sion to detain the proprietors by attempting to state any de tails, the leading features of which must be already so well known. " In their report to the last yearly general meeting, the directors in referring to the distress that had existed in Ire land prior to that time, stated that they had felt it to be their duty to contribute on the part of the bank, in aid of the local subscriptions for promoting employment and providing food. Urgent applications for pecuniary assistance in relieving the destitute have since continued from time to time to be re ceived by the directors, with which they have not hesitated to comply. The directors, however, have not made a general subscription to any of those associations through which large amounts have been contributed by the benevolent in this country and elsewhere, it having been considered that through the instrumentality of the bank's officers in Ireland, and the local committees formed in the districts in which the several branches are situated, the sums voted from the funds of the bank could be more beneficially and economically applied. " The directors cannot omit to notice that the necessity which arose for large importations of grain, at a period when apprehensions of scarcity and a consequent demand for it ex isted, in order to supply the wants of other European king doms, has led to greatly increased prices, which, combined with other causes, has had a material effect upon the money market. To this the directors have for a considerable time looked forward, and they have accordingly throughout the whole of the past year exercised the utmost vigilance and caution. The proprietors will readily understand that, in consequence of the comparative cessation of exports from Ire land, and the large imports of food into that country, a great change must necessarily have taken place in the current of commercial and of banking business there, and to this change it has, of course, become requisite from time to time to adapt the regulations under which the business of this bank had been previously conducted. This has required and has re ceived the daily and anxious attention of the directors, and it has been their object to afford every reasonable facility to those engaged in commercial and agricultural pursuits, but, at the same time, to keep the operations of the bank within prudent limits, and they are happy to say the results, up to this time, have been satisfactory. " The new branch opened at Carlow, in March, 1846, not having received that support and encouragement which was expected, the directors, towards the end of last year, re eolved to withdraw it, and the business has accordingly been wound up, and the branch closed. " The directors have now to call the attention of the pro prietors to the statement of account which they are enabled to submit to the meeting. The account submitted to the yearly general meeting in May, 1846, showed the amount of rest, on uncivided profits, at March, 1846, to be £114,923 10 4 From which has been deducted the amount of two half-yearly dividends paid to the proprietors, viz At Midsummer, 1846, 4 per cent. £21,600 At Christmas, 1846, 4 per cent. 21,600 Together 43,200 0 0 Leaving a balance of £71,723 10 4 To which there has since been added the amount of nett profits for the year ending on the 27th, being the last Saturday of March, 1847, after deducting property-tax and all expenses, and providing for all bad and doubtful debts Making the rest, or amount of undivided profits, at the 27th March, 1847..„...... £126,196 12 " In this state of the bank's affairs, and five years having elapsed since the proprietors had any participation in the reserved profits, 'which have during that time been gradu ally accumulating, the directors feel themselves justified in appropriating a portion of the present reserve, and they have therefore the satisfaction of announcing it to be their in tention to pay in July next a bonus of 11. on each 1001. share, and Bs. on each 101. share of the capital stock of the bank, in addition to the usual half-yearly dividend of four per cent., which will make the sum to be then paid 21. on each 1001. share, and 16s. on each 10/. share, for the half year ending at Midsummer next; and the directors purpose also to pay the property-tax for the proprietors as heretofore. (Signed) " ROBERT CAMPBELL, Chairman." The Rev. l'ne.sur. HEWSON said he believed—and he was Sure it was also the belief of every other proprietor—that the management of the bank during the last eventful year did the greatest credit to their board of directors and to the other officers of the establishment. He could state from his per sonal knowledge of Ireland, and from what he had read in the newspapers, that no company could have exerted itself more for the relief of distress than the Provincial Bank of Ireland had done of late; and it was a most gratifying fact that after a year of such an awful character the nett profits of the bank should be greater than they had' been during the preceding year. He thought they were very much indebted to the present board of directors for their successful efforts to advance the prosperity of the bank; and he was sure that the handsome manner in which they had come forward on that occasion to propose a bonus must meet with the appro bation of every proprietor.—(Hear, hear.) He wished to take that opportunity of putting a question to the chairman with respect to the withdrawal of the branch at Carlow. It had been stated last year that the branch at Lurgan had been withdrawn; but, as Lurgan was an insignificant place, that statement had excited no surprise. Carlow, however, was a prosperous town, surrounded by a rich agricultural dis trict; ani, although he felt the utmost confidence in their board of directors, he wished to asked the chairman if he could give any explanation with respect to the withdrawal of the branch of their bank from that town? The CHAIRMAN said that the directors had been led to suppose that Carlow required further banking assistance, and they had therefore established a branch there. But as they found by experience that that assistance was not required, and as it had never been their policy to intrude themselves on a district of which the wants were already adequately and satisfactorily supplied, they had thought proper to with draw their Carlow branch. Before that withdrawal had taken place the branch had been established during the greater part of a year, mid its business had, towards the latter end of the period, fallen off rather than increased. The Rev. Mr. HEWSON said he thought that explanation was quite satisfactory. He took it for granted that the Bank of Ireland had ensured to itself the banking business of Carlow during the period when it possessed a monopoly in all towns so near Dublin, so that there was at present no opening there for another bank. [The Chairman intimated that that was the case.) He should not detain the meet ing further than to propose that " The report just read by the secretary be adopted, and circulated among the pro prietors." The motion, having been seconded, was put from the chair and unanimously agreed to. The CHAMIAN said, he could not allow the meeting to separate without addressing to them a very few words. In the first place, he thought he should be acting with great injustice to those officers of the bank to whom its prosperity was in a great degree to be attributed, if he did not take that opportunity of expressing his gratitude, and the gratitude, he believed, of all his colleagues, for the zealous and eficient services of those gentlemen.—(Hear, hear.) He did not wish on that occasion to particularise too many of them, and he would therefore only refer to the services of the three principal officers of the establishment, Mr. Murray, Mr. Raw lins, and Mr. Hewat. He had no hesitation in saying that he did not believe there was an establishment in the kingdom which possessed more admirable officers than those three gentlemen. The exertions of Mr. Murray were almost be yond belief; and the only fault the directors of the bank found with him was his earnest anxiety to do with one head and with one pair of hands the duties of several.—(Hear.) Mr. Rawlins had been a member of the establishment ever since its formation, and for him every member of the board of directors felt the utmost respect.; while his attention to business had been to the proprietors of the highest import ance.—(Hear.) Of Mr. Hewat, who sat beside him, he could only say, as he was then present,. that his business had very greatly increased—that in indefatigable seal and industry be could not be surpassed, and that every day added to the respect entertained for him by the directors. He had also to state that to their local officers, in this trying year, they owed much, and that those gentlemen had their most cordial thanks. It could hardly have been expected that, with so many branch establishments as they had, their officers would have escaped the ravages of that fatal disease which prevailed; throughout Ireland, and he was sorry to have to state on that occasfon that Mr. Mackenzie, one of their most useful and :respected managers, had lately fallen a sacrifice to fever. That gentleman was a person whom they all esteemed; he had been in the service, of the bank since the year 1828; he had been for some time an inspector, and then, at his own desire, had been again appointed a manager in Waterford, where he had been acting to the entire satisfaction of the directors, aid where he had unfortunately lately fallen a victim to the fever which was raging throughout Ireland. He had left a widow and eight children, with the early expectation of a ninth; and he (the Chairman) believed he need hardly say that the direct ors their consideratione Would consider it their duty to take into ituat ion of thatfamily.—(Hear, hear.) Leaving the m e l ancholy might appear extraordinary that, in such a year as the pre sent, the directors should st ro p reae t , h .h at ow a ev b e o r n , us be given to the proprietors. In the fi l l ' : (llear elieved, in he should ob serve that there was no year, laughter.) which ter. 3 a bonusln the would be more acceptable.— next place, he should state that durinandth years during g a bonus, the which the proprietors had patientl the reserve fund, out of which it was to bewailed paid, had duall increasing ; and after the bonus Was paidr t r on gra yfund would amount to about 104,000/., whereas afterea reservebonus had last been paid the reserve fund had amounted to o 3 a b o ut 93,000/., or 11,0001. less. He had only further to n ot; serve, that it had been their endeavour throughout the year to give every accommodation in Ireland that could be fairly expected from them. He had no hesitation in saying that the amount of accommodation they had been able to give during the year in Ireland had cons . iderably exceeded that which they had been able to give in other years. At the same time he was sure that every gentleman must see that when it became expedient and necessary for an establish ment like the Bank of England—the source of all money its accommodation in the ki n gdom—to restrict the amount of accommodation to the public, it behoved all other establish ments, which must necessarily be guided by the movements of the Bank of England, to follow to a certain extent the cautious policy of that bank.— (Hear, hear.) It could, therefore, have hardly been expected that the managers of the Provincial Bank of Ireland should not have been in some instances forced to place a check on what they considered undue speculation.—( Hear, hear.) But they had earnestly endeavoured to give, throughout Ireland, every accommo dation which they could afford consistently with a due regard for the interests of the proprietors of the establish ment.—(Hear, hear.) A Paanizroz said he believed that the exertions of the PRE directors during the year just passed had eureeeded their exertions on any former occasion. He certainly had not calculated that their affairs could have been placed in so prosperous a condition as the report had just made known to the meeting. The directors had hitherto entitled themselves to the thanks and the confidence of the proprietors; and if that had been the case in former years, those thanks and that confidence were peculiarly due to them for their services dur ing the past year. Under these circumstances, he felt much pleasure in proposing to the board of directors the cordial thanks of that meeting for their great attention to the inte rests of the bank.—(Hear, hear.) A PROPRIETOR rose to second the motion. He wished to take that opportunity of mentioning a circumstance which had occurred to him in Paris. He had been at Rothschild's —one of the head banking establishments in that city__ and on his inquiring there what was their opinion of the Provincial Bank of Ireland, he had been told that they en tertained the highest opinion of the secure and wise manner in which the affairs of that bank were conducted. He felt very happy in seconding the vote of thanks to the board of directors. The vote was carried by acclamation. The CMAIRMAN said, that, in the name of his colleagues and himself, he begged to return the meeting their sincere thanks for that vote. They had been fortunate enough ever since the bank had been established to meet every year with the kind approbation of the proprietors ; and he could assure the meeting that they would endeavour to continue to de serve that approbation. The Rev. FRANK HewsoN proposed a vote of thanks to the local directors of the bank, Mr. Murray, Mr. Rawlins, and Mr. Hewat, for their zealous and efficient services. He thought it desirable that such a vote should proceed from the general body of proprietors. Captai❑ PORTER, R.N., seconded the motion. He wished to take that opportunity of expressing a hope that any as sistance which their directors might think proper to afford to the widow of their deceased manager in Waterford would be afforded promptly. He could not help adding the expres sion of his high admiration of the great ability and the sterling honesty with which the affairs of the Provincial Bank of Ireland were managed. The CHAIRMAN said he had much pleasure in assuring the Hon. and Gallant Proprietor that his opinion, as to the pro priety of the directors at once taking into their best consi deration the case of the widow of a deceased manager of their establishment, completely coincided with the views of the directors themselves upon the subject. He felt much plea. sure in putting the proposed vote of thanks to the local di rectors, Mr. Murray, Mr. Rawlins, and Mr. Hewat; and he and every one of the directors were convinced that they de served it most richly. The motion was then put, and unanimously agreed to. The meeting immediately afterwards separated. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held. The principal business of the day was mentioned in the court paper under the follow ing N.B. :—" It is intended at this Court to present the freedom of this City to Major-General Sir Harry George Smith, K.C.8., agreeably to the resolution of the 6th of April, 1846." The members appeared in their full-dress gowns, and the gallery was crowded with ladies. At oue o'clock the Lord Mayor took the chair, and imme diately afterwards the hero of Aliwal entered, introduced by Mr. Anderton and Mr. John Wood, the mover and seconder of the resolution, amidst loud cheers. Sir Harry Smith sat on the left of the Lord Mayor. The Chamberlain of the City of London read the follow ing resolution :—" That the thanks and congratulations of the Court, with the freedom of this City, in a gold box of the value of ICO guineas, be presented to Sir Harry George Smith, for the eminent services rendered by him in the ar duous and successful operations on the 18th, 21st, and 22d of December, 1845, at Moodkee and Ferozeshah, and for the distinguished skill, valour, and judgment he manifested in the important battle of Aliwal, on the 28th of January, 1846, when a greatly superior force of the Seikh army was totally defeated, and increased lustre shed upon the reputa tion of the British arms." Sir Harry Smith was then sworn in with the usual cere monies as a citizen of London. The CHAMBERLAIN having addressed the Gallant Officer in an appropriate and highly-complimentary speech, which was much applauded, Sir HARRY SMITH bowed to the crowded assembly, and said—My Lord Mayor and Gentlemen of the Court of Com mon Council,—For the distinguished honour you have thus conferred upon me in the name of the City of London, I return yon my most grateful thanks. To the elegant speech in which your sentiments were delivered to me by the Cham berlain it is impossible for me to reply paragraph by para graph, but I must say that the terms in which I have been addressed increase, if possible, my gratitude to this great Corporation.—(Cheers.) It is true her :Most Gracious Majesty has conferred upon me high honours and distinctions; it is. true'that Parliament has given to me a proud testimonial of its approbation ; and it is true that at this moment I am re ceiving in this great city, which has been celebrated from the days of Alfred for its glorious spirit of liberty, the privi lege of its citizenship —that I am put in possession of the freedom of a city which has never been trod upon by the foot of a foreign enemy.—(Great cheering.) Freedom is the first word we are taught to lisp in this mighty empire. Con nected with that bright principle are all the honours and ad vantages to which England lays so unanswerable a claim in the comparison with other nations, and in this city are ex hibited the most authentic evidences of the effects of the noble principle which was framed for the protection of all. —(Loud cheers.) It has been my fate to see many countries—to observe the institutions by which the machinery of many nations is worked, and the contracted force of their operation. There is no human institution without defects ; but England possesses so dignified a station, the genius of liberty has poured in upon her so rich a flood of benefits, commercial, moral, and intellectual, that it is impossible to contemplate her without a deep feel ing of pride and admiration.—(Cheers.) It is impossible to behold her without pride and admiration, struggling to avert the horrors of war, to stop the effusion of blood.—(Great cheering.) Let England continue to be but true to herself; let her people flock round their Sovereign with their accus tomed zeal and vigour and loyalty, and the presence of a foe will never excite alarm or apprehension. She will still maintain her superiority at sea, and victory will still wait upon the energies which necessity may call into action, sup • ported by the John Bull rectitude of intention by which all her actions have been distinguished.—(Cheers.) I return you thanks for this great honour. I return you thanks in the name, too, of the army to whose exertions the success which you are celebrating has been mainly attributable. There are probably several members of this court who have relations amongst those lately engaged in the operations abroad. It has been my fate to call upon the British soldier to follow to victory; and never have I known him to fail. The fear of defeat never entered the bosom of any one man whom I have seen with the blood of John Bull in his veins. —(Great cheering.) So long as England is true to herself and loyal to the Sovereign she will stand as she now stands —the paramount power of the world.—(lmmense applause from all parts of the Court.) Mr. ANDIRION moved that the address of the Chamber.. lain and the reply of Sir Harry Smith be entered upon the minutes of the Court. Mr. J. WOOD seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. Sir Harry Smith, and Lady Smith and their daughter, who accompanied the Gallant General upon the platform of the court, then retired. The departure of the hero of Aliwal was marked by the most enthusiastic applause. THE HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL. Dr. LYNCH wished to ask the chairman of the Commis sioners of Sewers a question affecting the interest and the lives of the citizens of London. He wished to know, now that the refusal to accept the Government measure threw the responsibility upon the commission, what measures they were about to adopt to meet the frightful evils which existed. —(Hear, hear.) It was the duty of the commission to pro cure a short Bill at once empowering them to abolish cess pools and to make each house communicate by drain with trapped sewers, and possess a plentiful supply of water. Mr. PEACOCK (the chairman of the commission) said the Commissioners were indefatigable, and the City, under their watchful care, was rapidly improving. They were about to apply to Parliament for the power of which Dr. Lynch spoke, and he trusted they would soon be able to exer cise it. ORPHAI . 2 SCHOOLS. Upon the motion of Mr. W. S. Hale, it was referred to a committee to consider the propriety of founding an estab lishment for Warding, clothing, and educating orphan children of necessitous freemen of the City, the management of which should be vested in the Corporation, and to consider the propriety of appropriating the whole of the redemption fees, in respect to freedoms, towards defraying the charges of the establishment, and also to consider the propriety of ap plying to Parliament for leave to appropriate the capital and revenue of the Corporation School to the same purpose, the Corporation undertaking to provide the deficiency out of its own funds. GOVERNESSES' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Yes terday a general meeting of the members of this institution was held at the Hanover-square Rooms, for the purpose of receiving the report of the past year, and to elect three annuitants of lb/. each per annum from a list of 84 can didates—Earl Manvers presiding in the room of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who was unable to at tend. The report read by the Secretary stated that the society was increasing in prosperity. There • are now, with yesterday's election, nineteen annuitants of 151. per annum. The cases of more than 400 distressed gover nesses have during the year been investigated, and temporary grants have been made to 267 individuals to the extent of 5591. For the purpose of founding annuities to aged governesses, 10,0001. have been invested in the public funds. A provident fund, for securin g deferred annuities to governesses upon their own payments, amounts to nearly 30,0001., being the savings of about 300 individuals. A " Home" has been opened in Harley-street, at a cost, for lease and furniture, of more than 2,000/., for the reception of the disengaged and unprotected, where they are maintained at a small weekly payment for board and lodging, into which nearly 100 have been received since its opening in May last. The receipts for the year were 8,3361.25. 4d., leaving, after expenditure, a balance of 8341. lls. 10d. The report was adopted. INDIGENT BLIND VISITING SOCIETY.—Last even ing the thirteenth annual general meeting of the members and friends of the above excellent charity was held at the Music Hall, Store-street, at which were present a large as . semblage of ladies and gentlemen. The Right 1141 n. Lord Ashley presided, and on the platform were the Rev. D. Hol loway, the Rev. E. Pisey, J. Labouchere, Esq., J. D. Paul, Esq., and several others. The meeting having been opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Holloway, the Noble Chairman briefly addressed the meeting, observing, that the class of persons for which the society was established now to so great an extent derived sympathy and aid by the great exertions of the committee and excellent secretary; yet, out of the 3,000 or 4,000 blind now in the metropolis, no doubt there were hundreds more which should be brought within the sphere of the society's operation, for which more funds were required. Much was said of the generosity of the British public ; but that generosity was confined to a very small section—the great masses of wealth were never reached by God or man, except where the law reached them in the shape of taxes. The Noble Lord concluded with an eloqaent ap peal on behalf of the charity whose objects were so excellent. • The report was then read by the secretary, C. A. Harman, Esq, and showed that the funds of the society were not in a satisfactory state. It concluded by calling for the aid and sympathy of every sincere Christian. The report was then adopted. Resolutions were afte rwar d s unan i mous l y carr i e d in further ance of the of th e i nst i tut i on, concluding with th an k s to the Noble Chairman, which closed the pro ceedings. For the fullest and most correct r e p or t o f E psom four days' races, with a portrait of the Wi nner of the Derby, see Bell's Life i n London, of l 1 ay 23.—A s i xpence sent to Mr. Clement, jun., 170, S trand, will insure a copy, by return of post, to any part of England, Scotland,;)4o37 Ireland. Th e a verage sale of Bell's Life ex cee d s 26 Life r k o e t f M a y ry 9, which contained the explanatory chart of Newmarket maew race courses, can be had all this month of May. A DONKEY DEFYING STEAst.—A funny scene occurred on the Taff Vale Railway on Saturday. A do,lke, got on the line just as a train was passing, and ran down the line pursued by the puffing monster, but the donkey, remem bering that discretion is the better part of valour, ended the chase by jumping aside, kicking up his heels in scorn as the train passed by.— Taunton Ceurier. SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1847. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., T HE JESUIT AT CAMBRIDGE. By Sir GEORGE STEPHEN. Henry Colbw% Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. first hint of a concession on the part of MARIA. DA GLORIA, without beforehand en - I suring to themselves and their compatriots the blessings of a constitutional Government, _ _ Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. post Bvo., T R A b Y; Or, THE APPARITION. and the redress of their many indisputable By Mrs. THOAISON, Author of " Widows and Widowers," " Ragland Castle," " The grievances. Were they to act otherwisOhey would be unworthy of the confidence reposed in them by the multitude ; they would be rashly confiding the liber ties of a partially emancipated race to the hands of a violent and revengeful faction. Our Plenipotentiary is returning, therefore, to Lisbon with his pacific mission unfulfilled, and the consequence of this ineffective interference on the part of the British Government remains involved in the most profound obscurity. So far we have acted as a generous nation should act towards a friendly power; but we cannot conceive for a moment that the Ministers of our Gracious SOVEREIGN will have the temerity or the cruelty to proceed fur ther by sending out an armament for the assist ance of Queen MARIA and the conquest of a people who have arisen as our ancestors did in 1688 ; especially as the Portuguese are less stringent than our forefathers in the sacrifices demanded in expiation of the abuse of the monarchical authority. We would not rest contented without the dethronement and expatriation of the Second JAMES, they are only solicitous to associate the system of national repre sentation with the moderate regal supremacy of MARIA DA GLORIA. We declared emphatically and definitively for WILLIAM of Orange, they have sedulously abstained from pronouncing in favour of Dom MIGUEL. Now, leaving oxt of the question the religious differences which were prevalent in England at the close of the Stuart dynasty, we main tain very distinctly that the Queen of PORTUGAL has proved immeasurably more culpable in her behaviour towards her subjects than did JAMES 11. towards the population of these islands. Knowing, therefore, in its fullest extent, the culpability of MARIA DA GLORIA, we cannot but regard with a sentiment ap proaching to admiration the moderation of the de mands made by the principal men of the still pre vailing revolution ; and we are loth to imagine that the liberal Cabinet of Lord JOHN RUSSELL would proceed against a cause so national, so patriotic, and, as we have just intimated, so moderate as that of which the Junta is the acknowledged centre. Whether it be from a natural indignation arising from that abstract principle of justice which influences every reasonable man, on the contemplation of such a spectacle of mal-administration as that which has long been visible in the Palace and the Minis terial apartments of Lisbon, or whether it arises from the kindred feeling inspired by our noble and benignant constitution, it is certain that our sym pathies are enlisted to the very uttermost in the for tunes and position of the insurgent thousands of Por tugal. Hitherto the commanders of the Junta have done nothing whatever to render odious the cause in which they have taken up arms ; and most assuredly their opponents have as yet acted in no way to jus tify them either on the score of policy or humanity. North of the Douro and south of the Tagus the pro vinces of Portugal are in the undisputed possession of the insurgent armies ; the Castle of Vianna has been occupied and its Royalist defenders captured ; Ma deira, Terceira, and Fayal have revolted against her MAJESTY'S Government; even the capital is in a state of deplorable ferment, if not of open insurrec tion; the soldiers of SALDANRA are visibly dimi nished in number and perceptibly deteriorated in character ;—the consequence of all this must be the ultimate submission of Queen MARIA to the demands of the Junta unless there should be an armed inter ference on the part of Spain and England. Such an interference, at least on our part, we are most un willing to anticipate. Chevalier," Bcc. " Tracy' possesses excellent construction, and continued variety of action. The characters are sketched with a masterly hand, true to nature, and yet marked by traits of individuality, which throw over them an originality, and prove how acutely the artist must have observed."—Literary Gazette. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAT SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends end the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., sake place every TUESDAY and Fainsr, at One o'clock, at the ;Lill of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, flivours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and advices of results will be brwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds Jaime- Bately disposed of according to instructions. Offices. Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. HER 31 AJESTI"S THEATRE. First appearance, this season, of Mdlle. Carlotte Grisi. TO-MORROW EV-ENING, Saturday, May 22, will be performed Denizetti's Opera, entitled LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Lucia, Mad. Castellan; Edgardo, Signor Fraschini; Bidebent, Signor Solari ; and Enrico, Signor Coletti. To conclude with the revive , l Ballet (by M. Perrot), entitled LA ESMERALDA. The principal characters by Mdlle. Carlotte Grist (her first appear ance), Mdlle. Copere, and Mdme. P. 6tephan. 31. St. Leon, 31. Gosselin, and M. Perrot. Pit Tickets may be Obtained, as usual, at the Office of the Theatre, price 10s. 6d. each. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Noblllty, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully in formed, that a grand EXTRA NIGHT will take place on THURS DAY next, May 27, on which occasion Mdlle. Jenny Lind will ap pear in one of her favourite characters. To be followed by various Entertainments in the Ballet Depart ment, combining the talents of Mdlle. C. Grisi, Mdlle. L. Grahn, Mdlle. C. Rosati, Mdme. P. Stephan, and Mdlle. Cerito. M. Perrot, and M. St. Leon. The Free List is suspended, the Public Press excepted. The doors open at Seven. The Opera to commence at Half-past Seven o'clock. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. TO-MORROW. Saturday, May 22, will be performed Rossini's Opera Buffs, IL BARBIERI DI SEVIGLIA. Rosins., Mdme. Persian!: Berta, Mdme. Bellini ; Almaviva, Signor Salvi ; Figaro, Signor Ronconl ; Bartilo, Signor Rovere ; Signor Marini. To conclude with the new grand Ballet, in three Acts, entitled LA SAL AMA.NDRINE. _ _ Composed M. Blasis, the music composed and arranged by Signor Curmi, the scenery by Messrs. Grieve and Telbin.) Principal characters by Mdlle. Fanny Elssler and Mdlle. Dumilatre ; also Mdlles. Bertin, Neodot, De Menne, Delechaux, O'Bryan, and M. Petipa. 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 open at Half-past Seven o'clock, and the Opera will commence at Eight. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING _ Trill be performed a new Comedy, called TEMPER. Sir Manna duke Topple, Mr. Farren ; Sir Charles Tempest, Mr. Hudson ; God frey, Mr. Tilbury; Emerson, Mr. Webster; Cyril Tempest, Mr. Howe ; Lady Tempest, Mrs. Seymour ; Mrs. Herbert, Mrs. Glover ; Florence Wilmot, Mrs. Fortescue ; Miss Fielding, Mrs. Humby. After which, the FOUR HUNGARIAN INSTRUMENTAL VO CALISTS will give their imitations of various instruments, with the Lips only. To conclude with THE INVISIBLE PRINCE! or, The Island of Tranquil Delights. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELI'HI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING• Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF TIIE 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 ; Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. To be followed by the Opera Buffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with the Farce, called THE DOUBLE-BEDDED ROOM. Dulcimer Pipes, Mr. Lambert ; Major Minus, Mr. Selby ; Spigot, Mr. Cullenford; Joseph, Mr. Worrell; Mrs. Deputy Lomax, Mrs. Laws ; Nancy Spigot, Miss Chaplin. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET. Prince Scala., Mr. Walton ; Paris, Mr. A. Harris; Montague, Mr. Honner ; Capulet, Mr. Granby ; Benvolio, Mr. C. Fisher Romeo, Mr. Creswick ; Mercutio, Mr, J. Vining. JuLet, Mrs. Butler (her last appearance) ;La Capulet, Miss Winstanley. After which, the new Farce, entitled A WIFE FOR AN HOUR. Principal characters by Messrs. Walton, Granby, Vining, Cowell, Compton, Mrs. Hughes, and Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled THE SLEEPING DRAUGHT. Vincolo, Mr. Granby ; Bruno, Mr. Walton ; Rinaldo, Mr. Fisher ; Popolino, Mr. Compton ; Gabriotte, Mr. Cowell ; Yaldo, Mr. Smith ; Signora Francesca, Mrs. Hughes ; Nonna, Miss Stanley. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. Last Three Weeks of the present Management and Company. THIS EVENING Will be performed PERSONA ABOUT TO MARRY. Characters by Messrs. Mathews, Wigan, Turner, Kinloch, Mrs. Woollidge, Mrs. Wigan, and Miss Arden. After which a new Farce, called WANTED A HERMIT. In which Messrs. Wigan, Turner, Kinloch, Keeley, Miss Arden, and Mrs. Keeley will perform. To be followed by the new occasional Dramatic Sketch, called JENNY LIND AT. LAST; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac ers by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, Mr. Bender, Mr. Yarnold, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the new Burlesque Extravaganza, called THE WOOD DEMON ; or, One o'Clock, In which Messrs. Keeley, A. Wigan, F. Matthew:, Bellingham, Kinloch, Silver, Miss Dickinson, Miss Daly, and Mrs. Keeley will appear. The questions brought forward by Mr. MOFFATT in the House of Commons last night are well worthy of; and we trust will speedily receive, the attentive consi deration of the Government, with a view to the removal of the grievances by which the distillers of British spirits are injuriously affected. The many heavy charges on the National Exchequer, the depreciated state of the Money Market, and the monetary embar rassments of the country, afford sufficient grounds for the present opposition of the Chancellor of the Exche quer to any propositions, from the adoption of which even a temporary diminution of revenue might be sustained. He has already brought forward his financial statement for the year, and he will have no means of providing for any deficiencies that might be occasioned by the introduction of new regulations. This, therefore, may serve as a sufficient reason why there should not be an immediate change in the system ; but if it appears that its effect is to create a gigantic monopoly, to cast the entire trade of the country into the hands of a few firms of enormous capital, to impose undue restrictions on the trade of the Scotch and Irish distillers, and, finally, to compel the consumers to pay a sum far more than an equivalent for the corresponding benefit to the revenue, a case is made out for an early change, by which these evils may be obviated. The first objectionable point relates to the differences that exist in the warehousing privileges with respect to colonial and British spirits. The former can be bonded, and the producer or importer is not required to pay the duty thereon until he has found a pur chaser and it is about to be brought into actual con sumption. It is unnecessary to say how great are the advantages derivable from this regulation, more es pecially when it is considered that the duty amounts to 200 or 300 per cent. on the original value of the article. The same fa cilities, however, are not afforded to the Scotch and Irish distillers. They must pay the duty within a certain limited time, or submit to great disadvantages. They are compelled to charge their customers a profit on their entire outlay, not merely on that occasioned by the production of their goods, but also on the Excise duty. Compound interest at the rate of ten or fifteen per cent. per annum on the amount of that duty is therefore immediately added to the charge which must be defrayed by the con sumer. But this is not the only, or even the chief mischief : by reason of those stringent regula tions the entire trade is placed in the hands of a few large capitalists, who are enabled to regulate the FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING Will be performed the amusing Comedic, entitled L'ENFANT TROUTS. De lhar, M. Regnier; Castelville, M. Cartigny ; Hen riette, Mdlle. Vallee ; Marianne, Mdlle. To conclude with the popular Comedic of LES DEMOISELLES DE ST. CYR. Dubouloy, M. Regnier; Charlotte de Merian, Mdlle. Denain. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, Is.; Gallery, 2s. Boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33. Bond-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five. ETHIOPIAN gERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. CLOSE OF TIIE ENTERTAINMENT. The nobility, gentry, and the public are respectfully informed, that the popular Entertainment given by the Ethiopian Serenaders, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, will be positively ter minated at the end of the ensuing month of June, previously to the fixed departure of the Company for the Continent, on the sth of July. Since the commencement of this Entertainment, more than four hundred performances, public and private have been given in London ; and, notwithstanding the numerous vulgar imitations which have been recently attempted in the metropolis, the unapproachable superiority of the above party is established by their undiminished popularity and success. During the few remaining weeks of their engagement, the performances will be continued every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings, and a Morning Performance will take place every Wednesday. The entertainments of the Thursdays during the month of June will be appropriated for the separate Bene fits of each member of the Company. And, in order to produce an agreeable souvenir of the unparalleled popularity of these perform ances, it is intended to present to every visitor of the private boxes and stalls a portrait of the beneficiare in his private appearance, and also in his professional capacity, illustrating some favourite melody. Such portraits will be ex teecud from the life, in the finest style, by H. Maguire, Esq., and are already nearly completed. The benefits will be arranged in the following order : Thursday, June 3, for the benefit of Germon (tamborine), Thursday, Julie 10 ditto Stanwood (accordion), Thursday, June 17 ditto White (banjo), Thursday, June 24 ditto Harrington (banjo), Thursday, July 1 ditto Pell (bones) previously to the last Farewell Performance, en Saturday Evening, duly 3. Boxes and Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the Box-office of the Theatre. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager. Mr. William Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. Last nights of the grand Equestrian and Dramatie Spectacles, pre vious to the Whitsuntide splendid productions. THIS EVENING Will be performed Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS ; or, The Corsair. _ ... .. ... . Unequalled SCENES in .he CIRCLE, with the performances of The Arabian horse, D' amend of the Desert ; the four Mexican Antipo dean Artistes ; and the celebrated Clowr. Mr. W. F. Wallet. To conclude with ZARAII ; or, IThe Gipsy Tribe of Bohemia. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Stalls, 58. ; Boxes, 45. ; Upper Boxes. 3s ; Pit, 2s. • Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed RU CH ; or, The Lass that Loves • Bailor, Bernard, Mr. Hicks ; Ruth, Miss Vincent. After which, THE SHIP BOY; or, The White Slave of Guada loupe. Julian, Miss Vincent. To conclude with JACK AND JACK'I BROTHER; or, The Smuggler Farmer of Kent. Supported by the entire strength of the Company. Boxes, is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. retail prices, and practically to exclude the Scotch and Irish from entering into competition. We desire no , advantages for our home producers ; we have never joined in the cry of protection for any branch of our manufactures. All that should be accorded is a clear stage and no favour, but to that they are manifestly entitled. It is no longer a demand for protection, but for justice to British interests The second hardship to which the British distiller is subjected is, that duty must be paid on all spirits going from the distillery to be rectified. Mr. MOF FATT suggests the propriety of permitting that spirit to be rectified in bond for exportation, and also of allowing rectified spirits and compounds to be ware housed for exportation; in other words, that in place of the exporter being allowed a drawback on the quantity sent out of the country, that no duty whatsoever should be paid, certain restrictions being adopted t o prevent th e co mmission of fraud. The only conce i va bl e groun d on which these vexa tious reg u l a ti ons can b e j us tified is, that it would otherwise be impossible to protect the revenue. I f this diffi cu lt y can b e sat i sfactor il y prov id e d for there is an end at once to the opposition. We are convinced that these are not insuperable obstacles, and that every objection can be adequately met. The Excise authorities, however, are not the parties who should be permitted to adjudicate on the ques tion ; they w ill naturally oppose a ny alteration by which additi ona l trou b le wou ld be imposed on their department. A P ar li amentary C o mmittee, who would have the full es t opportun i ty of examining witnesses on every side, is the fitting tribunal t o decide on matters so mat e ri a ll y a ff ec ti n g any branch of the commerce of the country. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Under the patronage of her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, &c. Open every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Admission, Oae Shilling. The Proprietor begs to announce that he has, at a considerable expense, erected a new Entrance, and a magnificent Walk, with flower borders, statues, and a Central Fountain, in front of the grand Pictorial Representation of THE TOWN AND BAY OF GIBRALTAR. The Menagerie' contains many specimens, including the Giraffe, Gazelles, &c. The Promenade Concerts, conducted by Godfrey. A representation of the Porcelain Tower of Nankin. The Gothic Bridge of Statues. The grand Pyrotechnic Display, representing the The general slothfulness of Governments in taking the initiative for the removal of public grievances is proverbial. Aide-toi et Dicu t'aidera, is a maxim of which the people should never lose sight. Where reformation is required they should strictly depend upon themselves and on the good ness of the cause they espouse for success, without placing any reliance upon the voluntary efforts of men in power. If the evil complained of be wrought under the sanction of any authorised public body of vas t i n fl uence, an d it s me mbers bhoUld consider the d es i re d reme dy would prove de- trimental to their pecuniary interests, to rely upon their smooth promises is tantamount to resting upon a broken reed. The conduct of the East India Com pany with respect to the monopoly of salt lament ably attests the truth of these observations. In 1834, Mr. GEORGE WILBRAHAM, formerly M.P. for South Cheshire, brought this matter under the con sideration of Parliament; the evils of the system were then clearly elucidated, and the fairest assurances were immediately proffered that the entire subject should be carefully reviewed, in order to rid the Indian natives of the harsh and cruel consequences entailed upon them by the existence of this iniquitous monopoly. The authorities at the East India House confessed, generally, their ignorance of the state of things which had called forth Mr. WILBRANam's philanthropic exertions, and eased themselves of all reproach by alleging that the local government had the exclusive management of all that related to the manufacture of salt, and the exorbitant prices at which it was sold to the public. For the last thirty years millions of the poor inhabitants of India have re mained subjected, with little or no improvement, to the continuance of as heartless a commercial usurpa- tion as ever disgraced a public body. We use the word usurpation advisedly, for we cannot discover any clause or expression in the East India Company's Charter authorising them to manufacture salt, and it is no torious that when it was conferred the intention of the Legislature was to deprive the company in Coto of their former commercial privileges ; but, whether they have the power or not, with those who will be at the trouble to bestow a very moderate share of reflection on the subject there can be but one opinion as to the course to be adopted. Policy, justice, and humanity unite in demanding the extinction of the monopoly. In the first place, the supply of salt is miserably inadequate to the wants of our Indian population. Their chief food consists of rice, which, unseasoned by salt, is not only insipid, but affects the physical condition of the consumer in the most serious man ner. In the next place, the article sold by the Com pany's agents is deteriorated to a most abomi nable extent. A. very influential meeting was held yesterday in the Hanover-square Rooms, when an association was formed to do away with the monopoly in question. Specimens of the company's salt were then produced. Inspection produced as tonishment and disgust. The poor persons who pur- chased it, at a price which absorbed one-ninth of the earnings of their labour, found it contained but one fourth of salt, the remainder consisting of common earth. What must be the feelings of millions towards our Government when they are thus shamefully fleeced for this "horrible stuff ?" Our indignation, too, is the more keenly aroused when it is known that disease, pestilence, and death make fearful ravages among the population, unless they can provide themselves in some shape or other with the commodity of salt. We rejoice, then, at the association which has at length sprung into existence, and sure we are that, with only common energy, their humane object will be speedily attained. A letter dated Rome, the Ist inst., published is the Augsburgh Gazette, announces that the POPE had given orders that a regular budget of the revenue and expenditure of the Roman States should be pub lished; and further, that the regular clergy had offered to lend his HOLINESS several millions of scudi at a reduced rate of interest. "If this offer be realised," observed the Augsburgh Gazette, " the finances of the Roman Government will soon be come unembarrassed." The same paper publishes another letter, dated Rome, the 28th ult., which states that for some time past the number of clan destine printers had considerably increased, and, in consequence, several persons had been arrested. A letter from St. Petersburgh, of the 7th, announces, in the most certain terms, that the Emperor of RUSSIA has decidedly been obliged, in compliance with the advice of his physicians, to renounce the journeys which his Imperial MAJESTY proposed shortly to make to Warsaw and Stutgard. We are, never theless, happy to be able, on the authority of the same letter, to give the assurance that the state of health of his MAJESTY, though still requiring a good deal of care, is far from presenting any character to cause the slightest alarm. Madrid papers of the 14th inst. have arrived. It was rumoured that the attempt to form a Sala manca-Narvaez Cabinet had failed, and that the financial measures of SALAMANCA would be carried into effect by royal decree. Among the persons pre sent at the levee at Aranjuez were Senors OLOZAGA, MENDIZABAL, SALAMANCA, Ros DE OLANo, PA• CRECO, and Generals SERRANO and JOSE CONCHA. The Tiempo states that on _the 12th there left Sa lamanca two battalions of the Asturias regiment, with some cavalry and artillery, for Alcanias, on the fron tier of Portugal. It would appear that this rein forcement bad been demanded by the governor of Zamora, under the following circumstances. DAS ANTAS, in pursuing a battalion of the troops of DONNA MARIA, violated the Spanish territory, and eighty of his men having been taken prisoners, were removed to Zamora. The Governor of Zamora having refused to surrender them, the insurgent chief had threatened to recover them by force. MAniaaLBOLSA, MAY 14.—The Three per Cents. were done at 81% for cash ; the Four per Cents. at 18%; the Five per Cents. at 19 ; the Debt without Interest at ; and the Coupons at 16. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. The discussion on the Bill for reviving the Royal Chapter of St. Denis still continues in the Chamber of Peers. The great speech of Tuesday was that of Count D'ALToN SHEE, in opposition to the measure, in which he denounced the slavish maxims of the Court clergy, and the conduct of those who are Catholics (he might have said Christians), merely as they are French or Germans, who, having passed a life in religious indifference, mutter mechanically some Christian prayers on their death-bed. He was repeatedly called to order for this outbreak, which the President of the Cham ber declared was calculated to wound many men of courage and conscience in their most cherished sea -1 timents. The Chamber of Deputies is engaged in the ex amination of the public accounts, which are by no means satisfactory; and the Ministry have endured several mortifying checks in the course of the ex amination. The Reforme gives the following account of the gambling affair at Chantilly : _ " On Saturday evening, after the royal hunt, a number of games at cards, lanaquenet and others, were played, and the courtiers took part in them with the liveliest interest. One of them, especially, a captain on the staff, officer a'erdonnance of the Chkeau, possessing a somewhat considerable private fortune, caused himself to be remarked among the players by reason of his excessive good luck. Heaps of gold and bank notes increased before him with such rapidity that in a little time his winnings rose to from 25,000 f. to 30,000 f. This good fortune excited some suspicions, and some players, more clear-sighted than the others, believed that they re marked some extraordinary tricks. In spite of the title of the lucky player, the suspicious soon became changed into certainty, and it was seen in effect that the official personage had concealed cards, and that he was perfectly practised. The lively indignation of the persons present will be con ceived. Monday it was known at the Chamber that M. G—, son of the General of the sabre name, captain on the staff, officer d'ordonnance of Louis Philippe, had not been arrested and thrown into prison, as every body thought, but after having been dismissed had been allowed to take flight, and had actually taken his departure for America. M. G— receiving 3,000 f. as Captain of th e s t a ff a t Paris, 6,0001. as Officer of ordonnauce, was of course a member of the Le gion of Honour ; he had, besides, some 10,000 f. of private income I" M. DUCHATEL arrived in Paris from Havre on Tuesday afternoon. The Constitutionnel says— " It was reported on the Bourse that the administrators of the Lyons and Avignon Railroad were requested to call on Wednesday on the Minister of Finance, for the purpose, ac cording to some, of giving explanations respecting the dis sension which had arisen between the different companies that had united to construct the road, or, according to others, to be informed by the Minister of the decision adopted by the Council on Tuesday in its • regard. It appears that Ministers have determined to propose to the Chamber to exonerate the company from the construction of the branch to Grenoble, and to extend the concession by fifteen years. 0~ respects the guarantee of an interest of 4 per cent., the majority of the Cabinet had been of opinion to refuse it." Bou MAZA, concernir.g whose treason to his nation there can now he no doubt, was presented to the Royal Family on Tuesday. It is said that he intends turning renegade as well as traitor, and abandoning his creed as well as country. Queen CHRISTINA arrived at Toulon on the 16th, where the Infante Don ENRIQUE and his wife had also arrived en route from Rome. The fleet of the Prince DE JOPVILLE .b tualling at the dockyard, and would put to sea in a week. Whroughout Franco the moat sanguine expectik. SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR. Showing the commencement of the Bombardment, partial destruc tion of the Town, and Blowing up of the Battering Ships. During the season, M. JULLIEN will give a series of Concerts; the Band will consist of one lrindreel Performers. The Royal South London Floricultural Society will hold their Grand Spring Flower Show, on Wednesday, May 26. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAT 21. THiItMOMETEN Lowest, 47 ; Highest, 65 ; Noon, 64, BARosman, 30.2.—W1ND W.; fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 41 minutes after 6. I Evening .. 48 minut4s aftel 6. • •-:1•Cz.• *USG V;P` • 4t • 4, ' , •/ ; •16, tl7:Rwiw z. .•„, *4.. • • mo- • rm. ^ Iw •-• • AYiening atilt LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1847. Dissension must still continue prevalent in Por tugal, for the Junta are naturally sceptical as to the sincerity of a SOVEREIGN who has so shamefully and incessantly deceived the country, and the members of the Provisional Government of Oporto consequently demand guarantees for the fulfilment of the arrange ments proposed by Colonel WYLDE. It is impossible to regard the conduct of the popular party in this particular with any degree of astonishment. Having by extraordinary perseverance and remarkable intel ligence obtained the supremacy in that portion of the Peninsula, the leaden of the revolted Portuguese are very reasonably unwilling to r e nounce the advan geeta the y have so arduously sequired, At the tions are entertained of an early and an abundant harvest. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Wed nesday at 77f. 90c. ; the Five per Cents., 115 f. 50c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,222 f. 50e. ; Rouen, 9370 50c.; Havre, 6331. 75c. ; Great Northern, 5951.•, Avignon, 727 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 575 f. ; Bordeaux, 505 f. ; Boulogne, 4001.; Troyes and Montereau, 2901.; Basle, 185 f. • Dieppe, 315 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 418 f. 75c. ; Tours and Nantes, 405 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 440€ ; Lyons and Avignon, 442 f. 50c.; Bordeaux and Cette, 442 f. 50c.; Spanish Three per Cents., 35 1 4. MARSEILLES, MAY 15.-Marseilles and Avignon, 745.; Northern, 603 f. 75c. LYONS, MAY 17.-Paris and Rouen, 926 f. 250. ; Avignon and Marseilles, 7271: 50c.; Vierz , n, 583 f. 75c. ; Northern, 601 f. 25c.; Paris and Lyons, 433 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 20. Boulogne and Amiens, 16—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 14% —Namur and Liege, 3►/ Q --Northern of France, 10: 1 / 4 —Orleans and Bordeaux, 6—Paris and Lyons, 4 3 /—Sambre and Meuse, 63/4. PORTUGAL. LATEST FROM OPORTO. DEVONPORT, MAY 20.—The Jackal steamer, Lieu tenant Commander George Western, arrived here this morning from Oporto, having been three days and five hours from port to port. The Jackal brings dispatches for Lord Palmerston. When the Jackal left Oporto Colonel Wylde was there. He had been trying to induce the Junta to accept the terms which he had been instructed to offer by the Queen, but after deliberating more than a week, those terms bad been declined by the Junta. It was generally believed that Don Miguel had landed at Villeconde, from an English brig, and that he had proceeded to Oporto. The Queen's troops had been starved out of the Castle of Vianna, after sustaining a siege of 56 days. Most of the officers and men were taken prisoners, but the Go • vernor and five officers escaped on board the Jackal, from which they were transferred to the Polyphemus, and conveyed to Lisbon. The Gladiator and Polyphemus steam-vessels were at Oporto on Sunday when the Jackal left.—Herald. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 were American for exportation. The market closed rather firmly, and American sorts were higher, though in other descriptions no particular change occurred. For 3,500 bales American the rates obtained were 6 3 4 d. to 74d. per lb. In Railway Shares there was a slight improve ment, and with an appearance of more confidence. There are accounts to-day of further rioting at Ghent, but in other respects the continental advices are more re-assur ing, as the measures taken by the several Governments to prevent the exportation of grain and afford more equal sup plies, have had the effect of reducing prices in many parts, and of restoring confidence likewise. Here, also, we are glad to note a fall in the price of wheat in Mark-lane, with a duller trade. The letters and papers by the Clyde steamer bring favour able intelligence from all the West India colonies. In De merara the weather was all that could be desired, and the planters even were satisfied. The labourers still appear to be in flourishing circumstances, another little " knot" of them having purchased a large estate at a given credit, but depositing at once a large sum. A conspiracy had been dis covered among the convicts at Massarony, who contemplated an attempt to escape into the interior. In Grenada the crop, it is estimated, will be nearly double that of last year, and from Barbadoes we are advised that the season was unprecedentedly fine. The colonies generally have now a better prospect of "going a head" than for years past. The Public Securities have improved a little to-day, but as the " Oaks" day thins the attendance, and the Jewish holi days are on, there is not much doing. Consols realise 86 1 / 8 5 ,4 for present transfer, and 86% % for Thursday next ; Exchequer-bills realise ls. premium to Is. discount. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 87 1 /s to N. The Foreign Securities are quite neglected. Spanish Three per Cents. realise 33 3 %. The news from Lisbon has led to no bargains in Portuguese Bonds. Dutch Stock is firmer. Railway Shares are quiet. fiRITISiI FUND 6. CLOSIM PRICES. 85% ONE O'CLOCK Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 8534 34 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 86% % N ew Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 87 l i g% Long Annuities; Expire Jan. , 1860 .. Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 5 1860 .. .• India Stock .. . !.• .. India Bonds, 1,0001. .. •• •• •• • • Ditto, under 1,000/. .. 5 1 die Consols for May 27 .. • • .. 86% % E x chequer Bilis. 1 d. 2d. Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip • • .. . 2V, dis 1,0001... 1 p 1 dis 2 p 5001. •. • .... 2 p par 4 p 4 p Ditto, Small .... 2 5 p 5 p ONE CLOSINII O'CLOCK. PRICES. 35 FOREIGN FUNDS. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent . • Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .• Ditto, 4 per Cent .• • - • . • • Ditto, for the Account • • • • •• Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent • . • • Ditto, Three per Cent .• 33% Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. 38 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-ilalt per Cent .. 57% 58 58 Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 88 1 4 87% 87% Ditto, Bonds .. • • . • .. 87% 87% BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. , DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen.. .. 30 .... 22% •• .. Birmingham and Oxford Junction 10 .... 16% 16 ••.. • Bristol and Exeter • • .. .. 75 .... Ditto, New .. .. 10 .... 7% . • Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares .... ...... Eastern Counties .. 20 .. 18% %• • PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Whitehall, May 20, 1847. Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to acquaint you for the information of the Committee for Managing the Affairs of Lloyd's, that by a dispatch received from her Majesty's Charg6 d'Affaires iti‘, de J neiro, it is stated that orders had been given y ill 13ruzniAti Government to prevent vel,•,ela with Mex ican letters of marque from being fitted out in the port,s of Brazil. I am, Sir, your obedient !servant, J. MAO GPAGOIL W. DOM) liq•• U.) 40.: 1010Fre• Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. • .... ••• • Ditto, ditto.. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. par %p • • % P Ditto, York Extension .. 7%.... •••• • • • • 5 % East Lancashire .. .. 17 •• • • ••••• • • • • • Ditto New .. 7% .. • 55% • • • 55% East Lincolnshire 6%.... 7% ..... •.. Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 • ••••• • • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 124 a .... 164 ••.. • • • ... 164 Ely and Huntingdon .15 •.. 15 .•.. 15 15 Great Northern .. . 3% •.••1%%• • • • • • • • 1% Do., London & York Extension 2% .... Great North of England . ..100 .• —..........— Ditto. New .. 5 .... 58 ..... 58 Great Western ........8 5 .• .. • . Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% .... 15% .. • ....... 15% Ditto, Fifths .. . • .. .. 20 .... 21% .. •• • ...... 24% Ipswich and Bury St.Edmunds .. 14 _ • Ditto ditto, and Norwich .. 8% .. 3% ...... 3% Leicester and Bedford 16s. %% dis • • % dis. Leeds and Thirsk • • .. .. 26 .... .. •• • • • • Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent. 3 5(i .... 3% .••• • • • 3 % London, Brighton, and S Coast .• 50 .... 51 50% ...... 50% London an North-Western ..100 1695 1 7 0 168514 170 170 Ditto, Quarters .. L. and B. 7 20% Ditto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 .... 114 .. •• • • .... 114 Ditto, 401. Shares M. &B. .. 40 65 64% .. •• .. 64% Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (B) 5 .... 9% ••.••• • • • • 2 % London and South-Western 411. 6s. 10d... 61 .. • . Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 44% • • 44% Ditto. Scrip ••..•• .. .. 5 .... 4.•• • • • .... 4 Lynn and Dereham ••20 .• 420•• • • • ..... 204 Manchester and Leeds .. 82 •• • • • •• ••• • • Ditto, Fifths .. .• 5 -• •- 5 8 .. ••• • • • . Ditto, Thirds (Iteg.).. 45..... dls.. Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. •• .. % dia. ••• .. dis Midland . ..100 —.114 1 3 1: Ditto, New • .. • . .. 36 .• 38 •••• • • • - De., Consol. Bristol and Birm. 121 Fix per Cent. .. 100 123% 124 N ewc astle and Berwick • • .. 20 -••• • ••••• • • • • • Ditto, New .. • • ••5• • • • 3i ••••- • • • • 6 % ,100 Ditto, Extension .. 10 .... 9% • • ...... 3i Northern Counties Union .. .. 4 .... 1 North British . • .. .. 25 •• .. 304 .. •••- • • • • 304 Ditto, Extension .. • • % 34 • North Staffordshire .. .. • • 9 Oxford, Wor'ster, & Wolverhamp. 2 2 54 ... .• • • Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 •• • • 4 % 54% • • Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3% •• •• 2% •••• • • • • ••• South Staffordshire 125... dis.• di s South Eastern and Dovor 33% .• • • — Ditto, New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 20 •• .. • 1934 Do., New (d 0.33/. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 12 .• • • • • Do., New (do. 101.) .. No. 4. 5 .• 4%34 West Riding Union • • .. .. 4/. 2s. •• .. % % CRS •• .. dis Windsor. Staines, &S. Western.. 425..... 14%, p % p Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 20 .... 11 ••• • • • 11 York and Newcastle 25 345¢ .• 315 Ditto, New.. .. • • .. .. 10 .... 13% %• • 13% Ditto, Preference .. .. 4 .... 6 N I % .. • . York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... 82 Ditto, Preference • • • . .. 2 .... 9% • • 9% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. •. .. .... 16 ...... •• .. 16 Bord., Toul., & Cette kConstitutcd) 4 .... 234..........234 Namur and Liege .. • • .. 10 ••••—••• • • • • • • • }'s Northern of France •••.•• 8 • • • • 1 1 W— •• ••• ' • I . 35% Paris and Rouen .. • • • • •• 20 ' 35 •• • . • JOINT-STOCK. DA.m.B. • ••• 24 Union of Australia •• •• 2 INE 5 •• • • MS. • ...„ 33i Real del Monte, Unregistered LLOYD'S ApAyS2l.l.._lPr Wind W.S.W., liTh E t i b i re S ea D e, and fine Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Prince Albert, cleparEAwLe,ati‘hieAr.v. 20• from the River, Joseph Somes, for Hobart T ja o ra w a n i r heaArPsaide, CeyloAit,...vOirniecneitiatl: B c o re m a b m a o y re ; , J p oh or n t Ander son, Demerara; Anna, s j 0 leo ; ia, A ß li a c l i t a imo t r . e ; ag G o ov d e e rn C o u r b m a ; 14 C a r n u , s c ad a e p r e , vlael s na l a d nh . dr; Csesar, Demerara ; Sunda, Barbadoes ij: Ma asn i dt ld uc a ras:st ll ;le a A. Clipper, G a mbia ; Rebecca Jane, Guernsey; Adelaide, South Australia. Soirmaatryox, MAY 20.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Ripon steamer, Alexandria. BRISTOL, MAY 20.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Minerva, Trinidad. LIVERPOOL, MAY 20.—Wind W., fresh.—Arrd. Challenge, Dolby, Africa and Antigua; Twenty-ninth May, Bisaon, Valparaiso; Pakenham, Barbadoes ; Madonna, New Orleans; Huron, Driver, Virginia. Sld. Atlantic, New York. CLYDE, MAY 18.—Arrd. Rapita, Roy, Havannah ; 19th, Duchess of Portland, Dickson, Porto Rico; Jamaica, Martin, Trinidad; Antigua, Buchanan, Trinidad; Euclid, Mobile. OFF EASTBOURNE.—PearI, arrison Mauritius. KINSALE, MAY 17.—Wind S.S. E.—Arrd. Undaunted, Brown, Philadelphia. CORK, MAY 18.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Primula, Jackson, Batavia ; Victoria, Sonder, Honduras ; Warren, Evans, Norfolk ; William Edward, Philadelphia. 19. Ganymede, Tower, Jamaica; Auckland, William, Philadelphia; Regina, Reynolds, New York; Laura , Le Mesurer, Matanzas; Saline, Singer, Norfolk. rt SLIGO, MAY 17.—Arrd. Henry Valant, Collins, Baltimore. Sid. 16. Jane, Blair, Quebec. 18. Peruvian, New York; Martha, Sanger , di tto ; Ben j amin Lichfield, S mith, Boston. 19. Magna ChartEXICAN PRIVATEER S a, l'urvis, St. Andrews • Camilla, Quebec. M. HIS DAY•} MARKET CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. The arrivals of English Wheat since Monday have bear tolerably good, viz., 5,350 quarters, and the stands were' fairly supplied with samples. The we ather being extreme favourable for the growing crops, and the attendance of buyers small, the demand was heavy, and, in some instances, 22,000 the prices had a downward tendency. Upwards o quarters of foreign Wheat have co me in this week. That article was in heavy request, and offered at a decline of from Is to 2s per quarter. The amount of business doin was very small. For export , no sales took place. g The show of Barley was small, yet t he trade was heavy, at . barely late rates. In Malt next to nailing was doing ; at; prices were mostly supported. With Oa ts we were scantil b currenciey.. supplied. All kinds moved off slow l y at late Beans, Pea!, Indian Corn, and Flour , were excee di ng ly in-- active. Wheat. En;lish • • •• .. 5,350 qrs. ... • •• •• 550 Foreign .. •• .. 22,020 ARRITALL tiarify• 390 qrs. mar. 08t4i 3,010 AU 490 ‘ll O, i ---- 210 1040 4,780 1 . Idalt, 2.590 ire. srarrizrzmazi. Comparatively speaking, the supply of Beasts on sale berg and was small, and of middling quality , ow in g to which, • the increased attendance of buyers—some of whom wef; from France, and who purchased about sixty head of f3tf_, for immediate shipment—the Beef trade w as brisk, at a ' '''`,;; ther advance in the quotations of quite 2d per Sibs; De a primest Scots readily producing 5 s 6 d pe r Slbs. There lir 04 o 2 n 6o off b e h r ee ti p 4 , o an ß a eas B t s s fcraolmvesScforotlmandab;r2oa74d, Oxen and C °l ,', Sheep, the supply of which was modercahtei,efiVived°ll3Alll slowly, yet the late improvement in value Was Jatr o supported. There was a very brisk sale for Lamb s, 37 , 0 .1,...7,T0f to hand from the Isle of Wight, at a further rise A ll '-,- bile 44 per Sibs. Calves sold freely at very full prices; r ere Pigs were quoted at Monday's figures. Mulch Cows ~v e steady at from 17/ to 20/ each, including their small Cali... Per albs. to sink the offal. a, d. toy ql• d• a. d. to s. d. n 1 Inferior Beasts ..... 4 2 4 8 Second quality ditto 5 - 510 Second quality ... 410 5 0 Coarse-vroolled ditto 5 6 .; 4 Prime large Oxen.. 5 2 5 4 Southdown blether 6 0 ''...., Prime Scots —••.. 5 4 5 6 Ditto out of the wool 4 5 Large coarse Calves 4- 8 5 2 Large flogs •••• • 4 , 1 - 4 Primo small ditto .. 5 4 5 8 Small Porker S••-• ' 1 ' 6 • Suckling Calves ..20 0 30 0 Quarter old MS • .20 0 12 0 Inferior Sheep •. • 4 6 410 Lambs •••••• • • • • 6 ° 7 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Piga • Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I 332 1,035 7,600 361 NEVITGATM AND lasispErcic.A.x.:t. We had a very firm trade at improved quotations. At per stone by the Carcase. - „inferior middling Mutton,__ inferior :1 4; d i 4 . 3. ! 6 4 .. 15 0 prime large .. 4 4 4 6 --- prime ••.. 5 2 1 0 prime small .. 4 6 4 8 Pork, large •• • • .... 4 4 ' 4 Veal •••• • • • • ...... 485 4 smill .. 5 0 fr Lamb, 6s Od to 65 lid BOROUGH HOP MARKET. We have still to report a very dull sale for all kinds or Hops— arising from the favourable accounts which contina! to reach us from various districts, and lat e rates are WO' difficulty supported. Sussex pockets , 3l -18 s to 4 1 ' _, : . 8 , 11 : Weald of Kent, ditto, 415 s to 5 1 ; Mid and East Ilea* 1.-4 4/ 15s to 6/ lOs per cwt. COLONIAL.. SUGAR.—In West India samples a fair business b‘g lit done, at fully last week's rates. The price paid at P . 113 -455 sale for Barbadoes was 503 Gd to 52 s for fine yelloW, 41I ' to 46s for low. EAST INDIA.-4,175 bags 76 casks Bengal , sold at 6d de • lust cline ; fine white Benares, 50s to 51s, mid 47 s to 475 6- 41 4 fine brown, 40s per cwt. 11,238 bags blauritius an d €1 . s° -?, casks, were nearly all sold, at 6d to is decline; fine y„ 1 " to , 47s to 48s 6,1; mid, 43s to 44s 6d ; low and fin e brown, Sia 41s 6d ; and low to fine grey, 41s to 46s per cwt. FOtEIGN.-953 bags China sold at 45s 6d to 4619 for reit t s white, and at 44s to 45s for damaged ; 1,128 baskets 1 0 3 and at 48s for good and fine up to 535; 2,907 mats Java mostly sold at 43s to 47s 6d for low and mid pl: bags and bees Ilivannah were xiearly all taken in at 53s to 575 for mid and good white, and 47s to 55s for mid to fine yellow', Per t se as lug at 46s to 50s for mid and good yellow, and 50s 6d to_ __ for fine. Cuba, 540 hhds and 529 boxes partly sold at 563_ , 1 56s 6d for mid white, and at 44s to 475 for mid and e O I , , Porto Rico, 111 hhds sold at 45s to 50 s 6d for mid and n b u s and at 51s 6d to 52s for fine; 10 2 case s and 4 casks m' partly found buyers at 39s Gd to 448 for low and raid. rT; __,._ REFlNED—Standard lumps have been 64s to 648 6d pe COFFEE.—The market has not been buoyant. Jrarilor has sold at 67s 6d to 703 6d for mid, and 605 to 63s 101. .„4,„ mid; and Berbice at 58s for low mid, and 45s for fina .. ° t s; Ceylon has been 2s to 3s lower for plantation sorts, b l , l _, l ' tr , native samples sell tolerably well : mid bold colon* ? lit d au or d, turn, 465; pea-berry, 55s to 675; native g°° cl Igniii takell 37s 6d. There have been parcels of mid and colour/ id 0 in also at 60s to 675, but some pea -berry bas been do 0 , 66s 6d to 675. In Mocha and other sorts the busines s ' has not been of importance. A nd Wu * COOOA. —Trinidad has been sold a t 51s to 565, fine red at 60s. d 13 110 SPlCES.—Pimento has realised 4 3 / 4 d to 470 , an Pepper has been taken in at 2 RlCE.—Rather a larger quantity has F , o ff ere d. ,i st uillia holders have taken in the chief part. Fine whit e Mum 25$ for has been sold at 24s to 255; white Bengal at 2 per cw t. good to fine, and Madras is held for 22s to 23s 6 d n rao INDrao.--During the present week there has bee n i 7 . 1 . animation at these sales. The total quantity passe" IT (Aid to 2:Kid per lb. but 11,572 chests, of which 4,296 have been bold. Prices Wu been firmer. Corrorr.—There has been a moderate business doing it steady rates. • Rot.—The market is pretty well supportedlar alterations . ' T NA .—The market is without any particu and with a good consumption. TALLow.—P.Y.C. has bean 47s to 47s 6d per cwt. oh the spot. _ _ Beef, SECONDARIES.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary JA.11.103.) WANT V. ATKINSON. This was an action on a bill of exchange for 111. 51. The plaintiff is a builder at St. Pancras, and the defendant is tradesman at the same place. :n f The defendant pleaded that he had accepted the N.. the accommodation of one Smith, who had endorsed it to w- plaintiff without consideration. Mr. Wallis, clerk to the plaintiff's attorney, was calledo and proved having had a conversation with the defer dany who said that he had had a great many bill transactions debt Smith, Smith, and that the one in question wasp artly for a and partly for accom modation. d Mr. RYkAND, who appeared fo r the defendant, eases defendant was in rather a difficult situation, in conseq ..„ c a the conduct of Smith, who had been instrument: .11.! cusing this defence, as he had stated to defendant th , t _ had given it to the plaintiff by way of accommodatio i that the latter was qu ite aware that it was an accommo_d .tlif bill. Since then , h owever, he had altered his story;buL u: !ro c in u o il u s l dm might eht b put e i t n a t k o en the f witness-box, neeessar3,. so that ulterior pro n , g h i i v s e s n u i b o p r a e p u l a a i , n b t a u r t . did not gapes: - OBLOOMSBURY C UNTY COURT (Before _ A Bm v i e th rd w ic a t s w t a h s e , n th ca e i r l e efdore (THIS DAY.) (Before D. D. HEATH, Esq.) LETT V. BARTON. Solicitor (for plaintiff)—This, action for the recovery of tenancy ; the defendantby Mr. Dubois, to In this case a groom appeared a m s y d , e L fe o n r d dw a , n ai t. ss the Old County Court, and was ordered, Judge's saunmmoned at pay a certain for payment he said, " I wish you may get. The defendant (growling)—Well, ain't you had the money sum of rent, and in reply to the order since? Plaintiff—No. Defendant—Then you've got it to git, and I wish you may.—(Laughter.) The broker who had destrained upon Mr. Barton entered the witness box, when he was interrupted by the Defendant —There's a specimen of a broker. Don't he look ihistmostn eshallsi abusive es o su r ,l d ta iennrdgy abusedloa nu attack language. u u t a gu o t ehpo f . e c o n r . t, sou. _.:• a beauty—looks for all the world as if he lived upon pulpit' water and blue bottles. The J e u af p ne ist : Hd E tae — hnets S wtt i i l hlh e le n onl c ce e om , on s aft i di r nt , ehu o aee r dw l plaintiffcconduct. n T d h u e c d t . citor. It was in vain that he was remonstrated with on DI A : length the Judge interrupted him by saying, silence, or x shall commit you for contempt of Court. Defendant—l do commit the Court, and the lot of thew is contempt. The JUDGE, being unable to reason with the defendant, or check his offensive remarks, committed him for contempt of Court. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DA Y.) Catherine Moody, a well-dressed female , was brought el) on a remand, charged with uttering a counterfeit coin. Mr. William Russell, landlord of the Cambrian Tavernr Castle-street, Leicester-square, stated that the prisoher came to his house on the night of the 14th instant, and having called for a glass of sherry, which he supplied vritho tendered a half-crown in payment. Directly he felt t h e coin he detected it as being bad, and taxed th prisoner with attempt in g to defraud him. The pri". B oner replied that she h ad j ust received the money ot a gentleman, and would g o and tell him of it. Wit however, would not let her off so easily, but sent for a constable and gave her in charge. Police -sergeant W ells C, said he received charge of the prisoner and conveyed her to the station, where she WO searched, and eight counterfeit half-crowns were found tied up in one corner of her shawl. The barmaid at Ben Caunt's proved taking a counterfeit half-crown from the prisoner on the same evening, in par meat for a biscuit. The prisoner, who denied all knowledge of the coin being bad, was committed for trial. It will be seen that her Majesty yesterday de' clared Lord Clarendon Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. W e believe that for the present no appointment will be made to the presidency of the Board of Trade. The rumour of gr. Labouchere's eventual succession to the office appeal' Ind highly probable. The vacancy thus created in th e 0,17. , 7 . Secretaryship will be filled, it is said , by Sir Wm. Sow" BIRTHS. On the 17th inst., at Paris, the Hon. Mrs. Arthur Kerr, of a daughter. On the 18th inst., at Queen's -square-place, the Lady SoP bi4 Hoare, of a son. On the 18th inst., at Duddington, Northamptonahkey 034 wife of Rev. Chancellor Argles, of a son. On the 18th inst., at Earles Court Lodge, Old .prorup.oth the wife of Robert Gunter, Esq., of a SOD, still-born. ye On the 19th inst., at Sparsholt, near Winchester, the w of the Rev. Edward Stewart, of a ------:::------7—-------- MARRIED. to On the 20th inst., at Combe. by the Rev. George Frederick Morgan, M.A., Hamilton H. Fulton, Esq., of OnsloW•ecluaX„el youngest daughter of Robert Squarey, Esq.' 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