The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-20 00:00:00

ENTERTAINMENT TO MAJOR-. GENERAL SIR HARRY SMITH, BART, G.C.B. The members of the Senior United Service Club gave a splendid entertainment at their club-house, in Pall mall, on Tuesday evening, to Major-General Sir Harry Smith, to celebrate the return of that gallant officer to his native country after his arduous services in the East Indies. Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew F. Barnard, G.C.B. and G.C.H., presided, and the Earl Waldegrave occu pied the vice-chair. Sir Harry Smith sat on the right of the gallant chairman, and among the officers of both professions present were the Hon. General Sir Alexander Duff, G.C.H., Colonel of the 37th Foot ; Lieutenant- General Sir John Wilson, K.C.8., Colonel of the 11th Foot ; Lieutenant-General Sir John Buchan ' K.C.B , Colonel of th e 24 t h F oot ; Lieutenant-General Sir Her culus Pakenham, K.C.8., Colonel of the 43d Foot ; Major-General Sir Charles W. Pasley, C.B. ; Major- General Sir Dudley St. Ledger Hill, C.B. ; Major- General John Duffy, C.B. and K.C. ,• Major- General Thomas Kenah, C.B. ; Major-General John Ball. C.B. ; Major-General E. Parkinson, C.B. ; Major-General Henry Thomas, C.B. ; Major-General J. Rolt, C.B. ; Major-Generel A. Macdonald, C.B. ; Major-General Thomas Bunbury, K.H.; Major-General Henry Godwin, CB. ; General Henry Rainey, K.H. ; Colonel Sir Robert Nickle, K.H. ; Major-General Caulfield, C.B. ; Colonel C. Wood, Colonel Wrottesley, Colonel Coks, Colonel Higginson, Colonel Gascoigne, Colonel William Blois, Colonel Luard, Colonel Smith, Colonel Stowell, Colonel Crabbe, Colonel Payler, Colonel Milner, Colonel Rigby, Colonel Phillips, Colonel Drake, Colonel Goya, Colonel Dundas. Colonel J. 0. Clunie, Hon. Major Ca dogan, Hot'. Ml,jor Westenra. Major Shedwcll Clerke, Admiral Sykes, Eton. Captain Hutham, Hon. Captain Crofton, Captain Herringham, Captain Yates, Captain Porter, Captain Carlton, &c. The banquet was served in the noble dining-room, in a style of elegance exceedingly creditable to the estab lishment. The Gallant CHAIRMAN, on the removal of the cloth, proposed the health of " Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert." The next toast was, " The Queen Dowager and the rest of the Royal Family," which having been duly honoured, The CHAIRMAN gave " The Army and Navy." General Sir A. DUFF returned thanks for the army, and Admiral SYKES replied on bdialt of the navy. The health of " His Grace the Duke of Wellington" was next drunk with applause. The Gallant CHAIRMAN then rose, and after an ad dress complimentary to the Gallant General in whose honour they had assembled, concluder) by proposing " The health of Major-General Sir Harry Smith." The health of the Gallant General was welcomed by warm plaudits, and the toast was drank with all the honours by his brave companions in arms. Major-General Sir HARRY SMITH, in appropriate terms, replied to the toast, and expressed the gratifica tion he experienced at the cordial reception he had met with since his arrival in England. The healths of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman were respectively proposed, shortly alter which the company broke up. THE POLISH BALL. The Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess of Bedford, the Duchess of St. Albans, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Lady Charles Fitzroy, the Lady Caroline Sanford, and the Lady Agnes Duff, were among the ladies' patronesses of the abo•.e ball who attended the final meeting at Willis's Rooms on Tuesday last. The following is the programme adopted : "The ladies patronesses to rendezvous in the tea-room at ten o'clock. "The ladies and their partners belonging to the fancy q - iad:illes, to rendezvous in the lower room at ten o'ckck, viz.:— " Tile Camelia Quadrille, under the direction of her Grace the Ductless of Bedford. " The Str::.wberry Quadrille, under the direction of Lady Charles Fitzroy and Viscount ess Milton, Ttie Polish Colours Quadrille tinc ( e; the direction of Iris cowl es 3 Ebrington. " The Mazurka, under the direction of Lady Agnes Duff. " The ladies and their partners belonging to the above daces will proceed to the ball-room, where the ladies will take their seats. As soon as they are assembled, the doors will be thrown open, aud the Holies patronesses will make their• entrée two and two in ordercf precedence. 6 , Whilst the procession is entering the ball-ropm, the Polish national anthem will be played, after which the dances will be danced in t lin order as above detailed. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. A visit yesterday to this favourite and most attractive in stitution was sufficient to reduce the hyperbole, that " all London goes to Epsom ou the Derby day." Notwithstand ing the Derby, and the temptation to out-of-door amuse ments offered in every direction round the metropolis by I fine hot day in May, the Royal Polytechnic Institution was very numerously attended throughout the day and evening. There is a newlecturer added t o t h e strength of the scientific department in the person of Dr. Hunter Lane, whose chemical lectures, as was to be expected from his established reputation, give considerable satisfaction. Dr. Backhoff u er, of course, continues, f rom morn i ng to night, the varied con tributions of his rare acquirements and talents to the trea sures of knowledge and pleasure presented in this unrivalled temple of 'practical science. We were greatly pleased with the painstaking and lucid manner in which Mr. Crispe gives the explanations of the great number of curious and in teresting models spread over the great hall. These explana tions form a very important feature in the day's entertain. ment, and are attended to with deep attention. Mr. Long bottom's Physioscope, Armstrong's Hydro-electric Engine, the Dissolving Views, the Cosmorama, and the excellent music of the director, Dr. Wallis, are still prominent and per manent attractions. We should direct attention to the Electrical Eels, as constituting the most interesting living objects of natural history in Europe. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 19.—The Commander-in-Chief, Ad miral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., attended by Commander Hew lett, of her Majesty's ship Excellent, went on board the St. Vincent, this morning, and officially inspected her, and was present at the mustering and exercise of the crew at divi sions, &c., previous to her going to sea. Sir Charles Ogle has received orders from the Admiralty to shift his flag from the St. Vincent to her Majesty's ship Victory, and for Rear- Admiral Parker, C. 8., superintendent of the dock-yard, to remove his flag from the Victory to the Excellent gunnery ship. These changes are to take place to-morrow morning, and then Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier will hoist his flag (blue at the mizen) on board the St. Vincent. The St. Vincent is ready for sea, and only about ten seamen short of complement. Captain Chads, C.B, Lietit.-Colonel Colquhoun, R.A., and Captain B. J. Sullivan, R.N., the commission appointed by the Admiralty and Ordnance Boards to examine aad report on the best description of carriage to be recommended for held artillery, have commenced their duties this day at the laboratory on Southsea-common. DOCK-YARD Barrauorts.—The Admiralty have signified to the heads of the departments that it is their Lordships' intention to furnish the uniforms and appointments to the officers as well as to the men. The Swedish corvette Naiaden sailed from Spithead this morning. Letters have been received from the Island of Ascension, announcing the arrival there of her Majesty's steamer Rosa mond, Coinmander Foote. She had been to St. Nicolas, one of the Verde Islands, and got to Ascension, all well, on the 22d of March. She there found the Medea and l'ottinger steamers, bound to the Cape and East Indies; they had com pleted their coals and water, and proceeded on, but the rol lers having set on the island, the Rosamond was detained until the 28th of -March, and was then obliged to get her supplies from the Tortoise store-ship. The Rosamond sailed after the Medea and Pottinger, on the 29th of March, for the Cape of Good Ilope. ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION . WORCESTER, WEDNESDAY.—A most daring attempt to assassinate Dr. Thurley was made at an early hour yesterday morning, by some villain as yet undiscovered. The circum stances are these :—As Dr. Thurley was sitting in the library at the bask part of his house, called the Ivy House, in St. John's, near the city, he heard the report of a pistol, and immediately went out, but could see no person. He then called " Police," and No. 18 of the 'Worcester police force was quickly on the spot, and assisted to search the premises. No stranger was to be found, but it was dis covered that a small hole had been made in one of the panes of glass, that a corresponding perforation appeared on the window blind, and that the shot had struck the carved wainscot on the opposite side of the room. The bullet (which was found on the floor) bad apparently been shot from a rifle pistol, and must have passed within a few inches of Dr. Thurlev's head as he oat writing at his table. The re port awoke the servants of the house, and by one of them, who happened at the time to be awake, the flash was seen. The report was also heard by policeman 18, who at the time was about one hundred and fifty yards from the spot. About a quarter of an hour before the discharge of the pistol Dr. Thurley fancied he heard footsteps on the gravel walk out side the library, and at the same time the dogs barked vio lently. The coachman also heard the footsteps. The police man while on his beat, about the same time, met a man near the Ivy House, whom he described as a short, slim, well dressed, middle-aged, gentlemanly- looking man. Footsteps have been traced on the gravel walk, and the police are pur suing an active investigation into the matter. No cause can be assigned for the attempt. TIIE Comr.—Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the Royal Family, are expected to leave Buckingham Palace for Windsor on Monday, the 31st inst., for the purpose of spending the Ascot-race week at the Castle, during which period a succession of visitors will be received by her Majesty at the royal residence. Should the D u c hess of Rent not leave England for the continent previously, her Royal High ness will take up her residence at Frogmore House during the stay of the Court, which will not exceed a week or ten clays, at the Castle. Her Royal Highness will be accompanied to Germany by his S erene - Highness the Prince of Leiningea, y o s now on a visit to her Majesty. L nb IViEtiarnOOLd WEDNESDAY Halifax, with , th a e ptain Ry .—The Royal Mail steam ship I :ie, sailed to day for Boston and usual mail s , 190,000/ . i n spec i e ( pr i nc ip a lly from Franc e ), aui a t large number of passengers, among Countess whom were the e.,,s of Elgin, accompanied by th of Durham, a n d also the Count de Montholon and e LEoarrdl Edward Bruce. EXTENSIVE FIRE alarming fire, and which w i a N s n , brokoet extinguished until a deal of TI OUNDSDITCII.—A very preotirt;t.t. this morning, shortly property was destroyed before one o'clock, upon the Davis, a sack and bag manufacturer"es belonging to Mr. IT In the space of a 35, St. Mary-axe, and 100, Houndsclictacrhl7l pocciaipted as Mr. ng on busines.s as few :minutes the lofty three -storey building, Davis's manufactory, was found to be wrapp e d The firemen,succeeded in getting the mastery over 411 flames. structive element by two o'clock, but not before M e r r , 15:,,T,, e ," premises were nearly gutted, the upper part of Mr. Wolf's manufactory burnt out, and the lower part exten s i ve l y da maged by fire and water. Mr. Davis, we regret to say, was not insured for a single penny. NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—Last night the annual meeting of the subscribers to the above institution, founded for the relief of decayed and necessitous newsvenders of the metropolis, took place in the News Ex change, Fleet-street, for the purpose of receiving the report for the past year, and on other matters. M r. L. Wild n having been called upon to preside, in the absence of the president, James Harmer, Esq., said that in consequence of the thin attendance of members' present, owing to its being the Derby day, it had been sugge , ted that it Would be better to adjourn to a future (Lay. The meeting would not have been celled at all for that day, knowing it was one devoted to pl, asurc, but they were btoind to do so by their rules. Mr. Hatton then move,', and Mr. Hall seconded a resolu tion to the effect that the meeting should be adjourned for a month, which, on being put, was carried. A vote of thanks having been given to the chairman, the meeting adjourned. L'ITALIAITA. IN ALGIERI, The Principal characters by Signora Albonl, Mdlle. Angelini, Mdlie. Bellini, Signor Salvi, Signor Rovere, Signor Polonini, and Signor Marini. To conclude with a new grand Ba let, in three Tableaux, entitled LA SAL A MANDRINE. In which Mdlle. Fanny Elnler and Mdlle. Dumilatre will appear ; also Mdlles. Baderna, Benin, De Melisse, Delechaux, M. I'etipa, M. Mabille, &c., will dance. The ballet by M. Masts, the music by Signor Cunni, the scenery by hiessrs..Grieve and Tclbin, and the costumes by M. Bailey. The Doors will open at Half-past Seven o'clock, and the Opera will commence at Eight. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes to be obtained at the Box-office, Bow street ; and at Cramer, Beale, arid Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. It. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Comedy, called TEMPER. Sir Marma duke Topple, Mr. Farrel] ; 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 FLlding, 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 Astronomical Extravaganza, called THE NEW PLANET; or, Harlequin out of Place. THE TOWN .I.ND BAY OF GIBRALTAR. The ?ffenagerie contains many specimens, including the Giraffe, Gazelles, Re. 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 SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR. Showing the commencement of the Bombardment, partial destruc tion of the Town, and Blowing up of the flattering Ships. Durinkthe season, M. JULLIEN will give a series of Concerts; the Band`will consist of one 11-.nclre4 Performers. Adiniseion, One Shilling. ~bß'~~ls~ y3S LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1847. PRIVY COUNCIL. ller 'MAJESTY held a Privy Council at three o'clock this afternoon at Buckingham Palace, at which it was expected the appointment of Lord CLARENDON to the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in the room of the late Lord BESUOROUGU, would take place. Most of the Cabinet I‘linisters were expected to attend the Privy Council. Lord BROUGHAM perseveres nobly in el idi ng in the dissemination of knowledge among all fellow -countryme n. While cert ain theoraetsi:sprl)f-i his thropists are wrangling in provincial town-halls" expatiating in provincial newspapers, upon the pro. priety of different schemes of education, the tr ue and TILE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1847. Now rea, in 3 ~ SECOND EDIT dy lON vols OF TANCRED. By B. DISRAELI, M.P. henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. INEW WORK ON RUSSIA. Just ready, in 2 vols., Bvo., T HE SECRET HISTORY OF THE COURT AND GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA. UNDER THE EMPERORS ALEXANDER AND NICHOLAS. By J. H. SCIIIsiITZGLER. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. NEW NOVEL BY THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. post Bvo., MARMADUKE HERBERT; Or, The Fatal Error. A STORY FOUNDED ON FACT. By the Countess of BLESSLNGTON, Author of " The Femme de Chambre," &c. " A powerfully written novel."—Athenaeum. " A novel of uncommon merit, and replete with interest."—Lite rary Gazette. " A work of extraordinary interest, and high literary finish," — Morning Post. Richard Bentley, New Bitriington-street. BRIGHTON AND SOUTH COAST RAIL - WAY.--EPSOM RACES. Notice is hereby given, that on FRIDAY, the 21st instant, the OAKS DAY, none but FIRST and SECOND CLASS PASSENGERS will be conveyed by the Trains leaving the London-bridge Station for Epsom, between 9.15 A.m. and 2.15 P.M. Passengers are recommended to take return Day Tickets to pre vent delay in returning from Epsom. T. J. BUCKTON, Secretary. London Terminus, May 20, 1847. HER ➢IAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully in formed, that a grand EXTRA NIGHT will take place THIS EVEN ING, Thursday, May 20, when will be performed Meyerbecfs Opera, entitled Alice, Mdlle. ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO. Jenny Lind ; Isabella, Made. Castellan ; Roberto, Signor Frasehini ; Rambled°, signor Gardoni ; Sacerdote, Signer Bouche ; and Bertram, Signor Staudigl. To be followed by various Entertainments in the BALLET DE PARTMENT, combining the talents of Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. C. Rosati, Mdme. Petit Stephan, Mdlles. Cassan, Honore, James, Lamoureux, and Mdlle. L. Gratin. M. Perrot and M. St. Leon. Te conclude with the last Tableaux from the Ballet, entitled TIIEA ; OU, LA FEE AUX FLEURS. Principal characters by Mdlle. C. Rosati, 31dme. P. Stephan, and M. L. Dor. The doors open at Seven. The Opera to commence at Half-past Seven o'clock. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARbEN. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT, combination of talent, THIS EVEN ING, Thursday, May 20, will be performed the Opera of LUCREZIA. BORGIA. The principal elltracters by Madame Grist, Signora Alboni, Signor Mario, Signor Marini, Signor Tambnrini, Signor Ley, Signor Polonini, Signor Lavia, Signor, Tall', Signor Piacentini, and Signor Tagliatico. To be followed by the Second Act of the Opera of THEATRE ROYAL, ADELI'III. Under the direction of :Madame Celeste THIS EVENiNG Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST ; a Gipsy Story. Cheap Jcl - m, 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, Cullentord, 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 the Opera, entitled THE NIGHT DANCERS. Duke of Silesia, Mr. Bodda ; Albert, Mr. Allen ; Fredolus, Mr. Leffler; Bertha, Miss. S. Flower; Giselle, Miss Anne Homer. After which, and between the Acts of the Opera, the celebrated company of NATIONAL HUNGARIAN DANCERS will perform (first time in this country) a variety of characteristic Dances. To be followed by the 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 KRIKUSE.N; or, Polonaise. By the Hungat an Choreographic Artistes. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under tl•e Management of Mrs. Keeley. Last Three Weeks of the present Management and Company. EVENING Will be performed PERSONS ABOUI' TO MARRY. Characters by Messrs. Mathews, igan, Turner, Kinloch, Mrs. Woollidge, Mrs. Wigan, and miss A den. 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 Dramat;c 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 Extravanza, called THE WOOD DiEMON ; or, One o'Clock, In which Messrs. Keeley, A. Wigan, F. Matthewi, Bellingham, Kinloch, Silver, Miss Dickinson, Miss Daly, and Mrs. Keeley will appear. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. TO-MORROW EVENING Will bo performed the amusing Comedie, entitled L'ENFANT TROUT& Delbar, M. Regnier; Castelville, M. Cartigny; Hen riette, Mdlle. Vallee ; Marianne, Mdlle. To conclude with the popular Comedle of LES DEMOISELLES DE ST. CYR. Dubonloy, M. Regnier; Charlotte de Merian, Mdlle. Denain. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 34. ; Gallery, 2s. Boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, ?3, Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which Is open daily from Eleven till Five. ETHIOPLI..N iERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. CLOSE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT. The nobility, gentry, and the public are respectfully informed, that the popular Entertainment given by the Eth'opian Serenaders, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, wild 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 slid stalls a portrait of the beneflciare in his private appearance, and also in his professional capacity, illustrating some favourite melody. Such portraits will be executed 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, June 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, on Saturday Evening, July 3. Boxes and Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the Box-office of the Theatre. ASTLEY'S ROYAL .A:MPHITHEATRE, 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 Dramatic Spectacles, pre vious to the Whitsuntide splendid productions. THIS EVENING Will be performed Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of THE BRIDE ,F ABYDOS ; or, The Corsair. Unequalled SCENES in the CIRCLE, with the parformance3 of the Arabian horse, Diamond of the Desert ; the four Mexican Antipo dean Artistes ; and the celebrated Clown. Mr. W. F. Wallet. To conclude with ZARAII ; or, The Gipsy Tribe of Bohemia. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes,4s.; Upper Boxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Upper Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. TIIIS EVENING IVill be performed RU fii ; or, The Lass that Loves a Sailor, Bcrnard, Mr. Hicks ; Ruth, Miss Vincent. After which, THE SHIP BOY ; or, The White Slave of Guade loupe. Julian, Miss Vincent. To conclude with JACK AND JACK'S BROTHER; or, The Smuggler Farmer of Kent. Supported by the entire strength of the Company. Boxes, is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. ROYAT, 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. 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 WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAY 20. DIZIIMONETEIt, Lowest, 50 ; Highest, 66 ; Noon, 62. BAROMETER, 2S.BB.—WIND S.W.; fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. M )rning .. 35 minutes after 5. I Evening .. 58 minutes after 5. earnest well-wishers of the multitude are setting their shoulders to the wheel, are scattering the darkness of ignorance by kindling the lights of intelligence, and, actuated by an ennobling ambition, are practi cally assisting in the development of the popular mind. Among these aspirants for a rational millen nium—for a millennium when just laws shall have re placed blundering enactments, when an elevating consciousness of good shall shine where a debasing acquaintance with evil had formerly glowered, when virtue shall have become as much the characteristic of poverty as vice had hitherto been the companion of destitution—among these generous aspirants is Lord BROUGHAM. It is no sudden or eccen tric movement on the part of the ex-Chancellor ; it has been the labour of his illustrious life. The ardour with which the Noble and Learned Lord strives to promote the tuition of the uninstructed multitude continues as great now that his intellect is mellowed in the autumn of his career as it was under the vernal and freshening influences of his youth. Since the first foundation of the establishments called Ragged Schools we have looked with peculiar interest upon their extension, and have witnessed, with a gratification we cannot sufficiently express, their rapidly enhanced prosperity. For the first time in the history of the People it was demonstrated beyond denial that the proffering of knowledge to the outcast children of the rookeries was not tantamount to the casting of pearls before swine. Rising up in the din, the stench, and the squalor of the most abandoned localities, these little unpretending seminaries for the regeneration of juvenile repro bates have expanded and multiplied with extraordi nary quickness. They are already effecting such manifest improvements in the metropolis, that they are invested with an air of dignity in spite of their very lowliness. Lord BaouGuaiki yesterday evening presided at a public meeting in aid of one of the most conspicuous among these reformatory institutions—the school in question being the Lamb and Flag Ragged School, and the place of meeting being an apartment in Am well-street, Pentonville. As the Bishop of NORWICH very beautifully observed, "one argument was audible on his entering the rooms, which scattered to the winds a thousand arguments against ragged schools—he had heard the children praising GOD with lips which would have otherwise blasphemed Him." Re membering the peculiar character of his audience, the Noble Chairman addressed them in that language of simplicity and earnestness which was best calculated to penetrate their understandings and to find a facile entrance into their hearts. And he augured, in con clusion, that with the multiplication and enlargemen t of these Ragged Schools would result to their patror s "the sweet satisfaction of benevolence, at tended by that 'without which benevolence is a barren plant—bene ficence ; the doing good as well as the meaning good.'' Cordially do we commend this reflection to the mil lions who have themselves tasted the nourishment of instruction ; heartily do we adjure them to weigh the matter calmly in their minds before they dismiss it from their consideration. 'We would remind them that a more appropriate moment could not well be selected fur the extension of this species of charity—. a charity immeasurably above the gaudy, but grace fully intentioned charity of bazaars, and infinitely be yond the bounties extended to other eleemosynary establishments. Never let it be forgotten that the benefits accruing from these Ragged Schools are not only immediate, but that they extend onwards indefinitely into the future; that they are not transitory, but permanent; that they apply not merely to individuals, but to gene rations. Hitherto, in sad truth, the schoolmaster has been abroad—now he is coming home. He is coming home not so much:to the hearths of England as to the byways, and the foul avenues, and the demoralising dens of England. He is coming home not so much to the well-clad, and the well-fed, and the well looking, as to the dirty, the ill-conditioned, the famishing, the forsaken, the despised, and the de graded. And the advantages which must perforce result from this novel movement are not merely men tal advantages and moral advantages, but social advantages and physical advantages. The de praved children who have hitherto grovelled in the kennels and imbibed 'premature draughts of villany from the very forlornness of their condition, will, by these Ragged Schools, be purified alike in disposition and in habits—they will learn at once the rules of rectitude and the advisabi lity of cleanliness. Among all the schemes which have been propounded for the popular improvement, this of the " Ragged Schools " is emphatically the most generous and the most rational. Now that the Irish Puor-law has virtually become the law, it is essentially necessary for the owners and occupiers of land in that country to exert themselves zealously in order to provide useful em ployment for the able-bodied labourers in every dis trict. They can no longer hope to avert an efficient and permanent measure for the relief of the destitute. No complaints on their part, or gloomy vaticination&, can obstruct the progress of the Bill. All cavillings and objections are fruitless and unavailing. Even should any alterations hereafter take place in its de tails, those changes cannot possibly be introduced for another year. All parties are now fully apprised of their liabilities, of the burdens which may be imposed on them—and for which they must provide. It is for them to consider whether they will maintain a moiety of the population in idleness, permitting them to consume the produce of the soil without making any return, or afford them less expensive support in exchange for their labour, which being ex pended on the soil will obtain an ample increase, far exceeding the value of the outlay. No sane man can hesitate as to the course to be adopted, the line of conduct to be pursued. Neglect and apathy must be in the highest degree injurious, if not ruinous, to the sluggards, while those who avail themselves of the means within their power, of the proffered as sistancs which is tendered for their acceptance, will find not merely safety, but great and lasting advan tages. Let all parties throughout the kingdom act on the advice lately offered by the Landlord and Tenant Association of the county of Wexford. Let the ratepayers in every locality co-operate together in order to provide the necessary employment for the people. Let every individual fairly perform his part ; let him not seek to evade the duties for which he is responsible, to fling the burden from his own shoulders to those of his neighbours. The ultimate results will depend on the spirit with which the measure is re ceived and brought into operation, and the precautions that are taken to obviate the necesity of any, save the helpless, the infirm, or the disabled, from having recourse to its provisions. The wealthy and unencumbered landowners—those who can obtain money for the improvement of their properties at an easy rate—'should recollect that the fund which is to be advanced from the national ex chequer is limited in amount, that it was sanctioned by the Legislature with the avowed object of being lent to those who without such assistance would be wholly unable to provide funds for the necessary improvement of their properties, that every shilling they may obtain is diverted from its proper destina tion. Grave censure has deservedly been passed on many of the humbler classes, who, although removed from absolute destitution, put themselves upon the relief lists, and accepted the aid which was only in tended for those who had no other resource. Let not the example be followed in higher quarters, where it would be more culpable. Such conduct on the part of the wealthy and affluent would indeed be wholly inexcusable, and subject the delinquents to well merited reproach. Every application will be duly registered, and returns will be published setting forth the amount asked for by the several claimants. We trust that the loans may be widely diffused, and in small sums, and that the recipients may be selected from the small proprietors and those whose estates are already burdened with heavy charges and encum brances. The Commissioners will have to exercise considerable caution in their adjudication on the several claims, and must rigidly reject the applica tions of those who should not permit their names to appear in such a list. Meanwhile, no time should be lost by the really deserving objects in putting for ward their pretensions, and asking for a portion of that fund which the nation designed for their use, hut which, In the event of undue procrastinati..n, will 1) * - - wiK>ily absorbed by the earlier, though per- Laps less, touritoliou,,, applicaLts• We have more than once endeavoured to impress upon the affluent classes the propriety of limiting the consumption of bread in their domestic establish ments until the supply of corn in the country shall be found to have squared itself with the demand, and our poorer brethren be relieved from the severe privations to which they are at present subjected. Prudence and humanity itself combine to recommend the policy of placing the population upon short commons. Her MAJESTY, as we had occasion to notice last week, has set her subjects a becomirg example. Not doubting that many whose benevolence is commensurate with the wealth they enjoy, have already privately adopted the same means of domestic economy in this trying period, we, nevertheless, regret that men of rank and influence, and the representatives of the various public bodies throughout the empire, have as yet neglected taking some prominent means for convincing the distressed orders of society of their liveliest sympathies, and of their voluntary determi nation to lighten their afflictions, so far as they can minister to the same, by an economical distribution of the staff of life among their immediate dependents. As an earnest of this truly benevolent spirit, public assemblies should be convened and appro priate resolutions solemnly passed. The moral effect would not be lost upon the country. It is a trite observation, that what is everybody's business is nobody's. There are many things which a single in dividual feels ought to be done for the general good, but refrains from carrying out in practice, under the belief that as thousands may be indifferent to their expediency or wisdom, his own personal example would be of little account. One advantage of public meetiflgs is that such impressions are frequently dis covered to be erroneous ; or, if otherwise, it often times results, that through the production of sound information, aided by enlightened counsel, a strong impulse is generated in the minds of the auditors, and united energy cheerfully enlisted in furtherance of patriotic objects. As a general rule, men do not sign resolutions without feeling the moral responsibility of the act. An upright man regards his signature as an honourable pledge of his sincere participation in the views of his co-revolutionists. These public assurances are ofsignificant value ; unfortunately, however, they are seldom given till the last moment. A perilous con juncture is too often the only means by which men are awakened to a sense of their duty. The serious bread riot which occurred in Exeter last week has been happily quelled. The chief residents have since met and considered the condition of the people. Amongst other public measures that have been adopted we find the following : " A paper, pledging the parties signing it to limit the con sumption of bread-stuffs in their families to the lowest pos sible amount, is lying ter signature at the banks and at the irstitution. Many influential names are already attached to it. " A memorial to the corporation of the pour requesting them to give such relief to parties requiring it as the exi gencies of the time demand, has been numerously and in fluentially signed. "The guardians of the St. Thomas Union, at their weekly meeting on Friday, authorised the relieving-officers to give relief according to their discretion, without regard to the regulations of the Poor-law Commissioners." Had these steps been taken a fortnight a4o, in all probability the public peace would not have been disturbed, whilst the poor would have felt thankful for such acts of seasonable benevolence. We hope that this warning in favour of preventive charity will not be disregarded, and that in every part of the empire the authorities and influential gentry will be on the alert to give to the distressed every public demonstration that their most strenuous efforts will not be wanting to succour them in the hour of need. A letter from Bologna of the 9th says that Cardinal AMAT, the Legate, has just nominated the candidates among whom the POPE is to choose the deputies of that province. They are six in number, because it is hoped that Pius IX. will consent to allow two de puties to Bologna, which is the largest state of the Papal dominions. All six are highly esteemed by the public. The columns of the civic guard, which were formed at Forli and Cesene to prevent smug gling in grain, have spontaneously dissolved them selves, thereby complying with the wishes of the authorities. In the sitting of the Prussian Diet of the 12th the Marshal read the replyof the KING relative to the peti tion presented by the deputation of the Grand Duchy of Posen. It is couched in very kind terms, and the KING, for the first time, speaks of his subjects of the Polish nation, and promises to comply with such parts of the petition as may appear to him to be well founded. We learn from Stockholm that the King of SWEDEN has just appointed a commission charged to draw up a new tariff of customs, in which considerable re ductions will be made and many prohibitions be re• moved. The young Prince ERNEST, second son of Prince JOHN of Saxony, died at the palace of Wessenstein on the 12th, of a disease called morbus inaculosus, which came on after a long attack of influenza. Madrid journals of the 13th instant have arrived. The QUEEN'S levee at Aranjuez, in honour of the birthday of the KING-CONSORT, was numerously at tended. The KING-CONSORT himself was absent. According to the Faro, Queen CHRISTINA has de manded explanations of the Government respecting the misssion of General CONCHA. A letter from Barcelona of the 12th, in confirming the account of the capture of a merchant vessel of the United States by a small craft under the Mexican flag, says— " On the Ist, a small vessel, about 45 tons burthen, belong ing to this place, having obtained a Mexican commission to act as a privateer, hoisted Mexican colours, and brought into this port an American barque of 280 tons, laden with coffee belonging to English merchants, having captured her off Ma jorca. The circumstance created the greatest interest here. The authorities took up the matter with spirit, and after due examination they condemned the privateer as a pirate, and of course the American vessel will be restored to her captain to pursue his voyage. I learn there are three other craft in this neighbourhood with similar commissions. The Spanish authorities behaved very well in the affair. When the war crag arrived with her prize she had a portion of the Ameri canpart of her crew was on board the barque to navigate her i n ." crew on board as prisoners, whil e a Madrid Bourse closed on the 13th, being the fete of the Ascension. We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. The discussion on the Bill relating to the Royal Chapter of St. Denis commenced on Monday. This Bill is likely to meet with serious opposition, and is stigmatised by the Liberal party as an attempt to restore the old system of Court chaplains and con- fessors, and by the Legitimatists as tending to weaken the power of the hierarchy, by placing the memb rs of the Royal Chapter beyond the jurisdiction of the bishops. The division is looked forward to with anxiety as a test of the present strength of M. GUIZOT, as it is believed that on this question the " Progressive Conservatives " will to a man vote against him. Considerable alarm has been excited by discoveries made in consequence of the seizure of certain papers belonging to the Marquis DE PASTORET. These papers, it is said, reveal a series of conspiracies con cocted by the Legitimatists for the restoration of the Due DE BORDEAUX. Several arrests have taken place, and increased precautions to ensure the personal safety of the KING and of the Royal Family have been adopted at Neuilly. The Committee on the Finances have presented an amended report, omitting the passage at which M. LACAVE LAPLAGNE took umbrage, as reflecting on his administration of the finances. The ex• Minister has expressed himself as perfectly satisfied. The Committee of Peers appointed to investigate the charges of corruption, brought forward by General CUBIERES, examined on Monday M. TESTE, who was Minister of Public Works at the time the alleged corrupt bargain took place. It is said that General MOLINE DE SAINT-YON, the ex-Minister, of War, is to be appointed Aid-de-camp to the KING, and that Admiral MAC/CAE, the ex- Minister of Marine, is to supersede the Prince DE JOINVILLE in the command of the Meditteranean squadron. The Union Monarchique and the National state that one of the "Ofliciers d'Ordonnance" of the KING was discovered cheating at lansquenet, at the Chantilly races, and ordered to quit the place instantly by the Dukes DE NEMOURS and D'AUMALE, and that on his arrival in Paris he received immediate orders to quit France. That the offender is a person of some cele brity is evident, for the National speaks of "the glorious remembrances attached to the name which he hears" PARIS BOCRSE, AI .k— lg. .i. her more tivmhes; to-m: " and the closing prices of yes ..2l',: li,t . vc h.-en Iv,il 11,a.)ii'ltained, the last quotathat of f hrees bei , ng 77fi 85,., and of Fives 115 f. 65c. The market closed as follows :—Three per Cents. for cash, 77f. 75c.; for account, 77f. 85c. ; r'e Stock Market has shown Five per Cents. for cash, 115 f. 45c.; for account, 1151. 65e. ; Bank of France Shares, 3,235 f. ; Nea politan, 102 f. 75c. ; Spanish Threes, 35 ; Ditto, Fives, not quoted. RAILWAYS. —The Share Market has been dell, and the varia tion of prices through the day but trifling. Forlcash—Paris and Orleans last quoted at 1,221. f. 25c.; Rouen and Havre, &321. 50c. ; Avignon, 703 f. 75c. ; Strasburg and Basle, 187 f. 50c. ; Montereau, 2901. ; Northern, 5931. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 432 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 5031. ; 75c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 4171. 50c. ; Nantes, 405 f. ; Lyons and Avignon, 4351. ; Cette, 442 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 19. Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Constituted), 2 Northern of France, 111 A. THE WEST INDIA MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 20.—The Clyde arrived this morning, at 8.45, with 71 passengers, 1,073 cz. of gold dust, 202 casks of coffee, 16 bales of tobacco, 24 of sar saparilla, and 53 sundry packages. Her dates are—St Jago de Cuba, April 24; Jamaica, 25th; Jacrnel, 26th; Porto Ri.ro, 28th; Demerara, 19th; Tobago, 21st; Tri nidad, 21st; Barbadoes, 24th; Grenada, 26th; St. Vin cent, 26th ; St. Lucia, 27th ; St. Martinique, 27th ; Dominique, 27th ; Guadaloupe, 27th ; Antigua, 28th ; Montserrat, 28th ; Nevis, 28th ; St. Kitt's, 28th ; Tor tola, 29th; St. Thomas, Ist of May; Fayal, 13th. The mails will leave by the eleven o'clock train. The crops were highly favourable, and the weather equally so; the weather home, however, was very unsettled, and a severe gale was encountered on the 14th and 15th. — Herald. ..:,- ....- ~,•riz:P v -„/ A 9 ? ) A p, .. ~...„4.,:'50,..-..u7:4c. ~...,...)„,...,. ~, iiiii„, 4v ' : AA ''':. 4.e . , -.. 1 ' r .--,_''.,,,,- -- ... • • r 01,1 N .• , RAI/ ',' • , I N i •- •z' W."` 0 : 1, , ,. ~ . ,cri. „6,500.. I ll.'. ' -' .... ~ .. •••!:, N , '.' 1 ;1 - i: r .l tP, 1 " 6. -../ C": •- - , 1,." t - ' ''' 1, SECOND EDITION. RIVER PLATE. By the Danish brig Ernest Lorcnz, Rohns, master, arrived from Monte Video, whence she sailed March 21, we have our usual advice* and papers. Rivera had re turned from Maldonado to Monte Video, when he so licited the protection of the British and French Ad mirals, and by whom he was sent to the island of Martin Garcia, and there kept under surveillance. He had made an attempt to escape, which was frustrated, and his family had been sent to him from Monte Video. Oribe was 5,000 men strong, and continued in his position before Monte Video. D. Manuel Rodriguez, the Bolivian Minister to the Argentine Republic, had been* assassinated in the public streets, at Buenos Ayres. The number of marines had b; en augmented for shore service at Monte Video, both by the British and French. The Firebrand sailed from Monte Video on May 25, for Rio de Janeiro, with invalids; and the Curacoa was about to sail for Rio. PROVINCIAL BANK OF IRELAND (THIS DAY.) The twenty-second general annual meeting of the proprie tors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland was held this day at the offices of the company, 42, Old Broad-street. The chair was taken at twelve o'clock by Oliver Ferrar, Esq. The Secretary having read the advert6ementconvening the meeting, the report of the directors was read, which stated that, notwithstanding the great calamity which had befallen Ireland, the affairs of the society were most flourishing and prosperous. The report was received with much satiAac tion. From the stateirent of the accounts we extract the following breviate The account submitted to the yearly meet ing in May, 1846, showed the amount of rest on untivided profits in 1846 to be ...X114,9'23 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 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 fur all bad and doubtful debts Making the rest, or amount of undivided profits, at the 27th March, 1847 126,196 12 1 Five years had elapsed since the proprietors had any participation in the reserved profits, which had been during that time gradually accumulating ; and the di rectors, therefore, had the satisfaction of announcing it to be their intention to pay in July next a bonus of one pound on cash 1001. shares, and Bs. on each 101. of the capital stock of the bank in addition to the usual half yearly dividend of 4/. per cent., which will make the sum to be then paid, 2/. on each 1001., and 16s. on each 10/. share, for the half year ending Midsummer next; and the directors purpose to pay the property-tax for the proprietors, as heretofore. Resolutions for re-electing the following directors, who went out by annual rotation, were then moved and passed unanimously—John Aleston, Esq., James Farrar, Esq., J. P. Muspratt, Esq., and Alfred Thorpe, Esq. Resolutions expressing general satisfaction and confidence having been proposed and unanimously carried, A vote of thanks were passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. FINE ARTS. THE HOUSE IN WHICH SHAKSPERE WAS BORN. Drawn by J. T. Clarh, and engraved by T. H. Ellis. A rumour has been afloat of late that the lowly dwelling-house in Stratford-upon-Avon, which was sanctified by the birth of the most glorious poet this world ever saw, has not merely passed into the hands of another proprietor, but that it is actually in danger of being levelled with the ground. So prevalent has this report become that the Chief Commissioner of her Ma jesty's Woods and Forest has been cDmmunicated with upon the subject; and what was the reply given to that communication by Lord Morpeth ? Why, that the Government could not become the purchaser of this priceless relic of antiquity, because it ought peculiarly to belong to the British public. low could it possibly come more immediately into the possession of the British public than through the instrumentality of the Govern ment? We dissent from this opinion of Viscount Morpeth—we dissent from it in tote—and we are only amazed that a Noble Lord of his literary taste and literary reputation, and we may say literary enthusiasm, should - have slighted so favourable and becoming an opportunity for offering a distinguished homage to the everlasting memory of William Shakspere. The de struction of suck an edifice as the tenement we speak of seems to us literally nothing less than sacrilege. The house is essentially an object of national pride, it should assuredly be an object far national conservation. To it the illustrious of all gene rations since those of Elizabeth and the first James have resorted; the renowned of all nations, the brave, the noble, the beautiful, the wise, the good, have made pilgrimages as to a shrir.e, to look with in terest about the room in which the immoral had first drawn breath, to gaze with awe upon the adjacent tomb in which his merely perishable form had been deposited, and to tread in reverential silence the ground which had once been hallowed by his foot steps. Is it meet that such a house as this—is it meet, we ask, that such a house as this should be profaned by the measuring tape of an appraiser, or chaffered away under the hammer of an auctioneer? Above all, is it consistent with our reverence for this preternatural genius, is itconsistent with our love for this almost miraculous intellect, to look on with indifference while his birthplace is threatened with destruction? There is time yet to prevent a cata.strophe which must otherwise be very shortly irreparable. Whatever may be the ultimate decision in regard to Shakspere's house at Stratford-upon-Avon, tt,e present engraving must ever be regarded as an invaluable and beautiful memento. It is gracefully and boldly drawn, and engraved by a faithful and brilliant artist. The impression before us is a gem ; admirable alike for itself and for its almost sublime associations. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In a letter which appeared in the Times oiyester day, addressed to the editor by Mr. George P. Putnam, my name is included among a number of English publishers who are termed by the writer " Fagins of letters," and " very respectable dealers in stolen goods." In reply to this letter, I think it only due to myself to state that I have had the honour to be connected for many years with most of the eminent American writers, and during that period have paid them for their copyrights in Eng land considerable sums. As it cannot be expected that I should divulge confidential arrangements with individuals, it will, I trust, be quite sufficient for me. in order to rebut this impudent accusation, to state that between 14,0001. and 15,000/. hare been paid by me to three American authors alone. I beg to refer any person desirous of knowing the nature of my dealings with literary men in America to Colonel As pinwall, Consul-General for the United States in London.— I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, RICHARD BENTLEY. 8, New Burlington-street, May 20. MR. O'CONNELL.—GENOA, MAY 12.—Mr. O'Con nell arrived here on Friday, on his way to Rome, but has been attacked by an illness so serious, that he is confined to his bed at the Hotel Feder, and one of his physicians tells me this morning that it will be some days before he can be moved, if he move at all. The other day (Monday) they were much alarmed for his life, as in addition to his malady, which is cerebral, he suffered from intestinal inflammation, with a violent diarrhoea ; however, after applying leeches and other remedies, the symptoms of immediate danger disappeared, and he was better yesterday, and this morning he continues improving, although he himself says that he shall not live three days. lie has two physicians, one a Ge noese, and the other an Englishman established here, and they concur in saying, that although he may rally, his con stitution is so enfeebled that it is scarcely possible fur him to survive a long time.—P.S. Many have called upon Mr. O'Connell, but he receives no one. ACCIDENT AT WINDSOR CASTLE.—Mr. John Turn bull, the Clerk of the Works in residence at Windsor, in the department of the Woods and Forests, met with an unfor tunate accident yesterday morning, in the Castle quadrangle. While the fire engine was being worked, for the purpose of testing its being in a perfect state, Mr. Turnbull, who was standing close to the engine, very thoughtlessly placed the forefinger of his lest hand upon its side, at the time the men were pumping, the lever descending with great force, cutting off the finger close to the knuckle. Mr. Turnbull was im mediately attended by Mr. Pearl, surgeon, and no serious consequences are likely to ensue. THE Citors, dec.—For the last eight days the crops of all kinds have made most wonderful progress—indeed never looking better at this season of the year. The grass, which was feared would be a failure, is also com ing on beautifully ; so that, in every likelihood, the en suing harvest will produce ample food for man and beast. Notwithstanding the recent frosts, the fruit trees in car gardens %rf- overl,,adcd viith the'r variegated blesst:m.— Ross-sh;re Rost rRy (Jr P LATE .—On Wednesday informl ti;in was me.1%,: , 1 by tin that the of Vernon, 49, Cadegan• place, Chelsea, had been burglariously entered, and a quantity of silver plate, consisting of cream ewers, spoons, forks , &c., carried off, the whole bearing his crest, a "Boars betde" MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 3,000 t' 4,000 bales, including 1,000 hales of American for exporta tion. Prices were without alteration. There were 3,500 bales of the quantity American, which sold at 6d. to 7 1 ,4 d. per lb. Railway shares had been very dull again, and at low rates. Accounts from Vienna of the 10th instant state that the exportation of grain was prohibited for the next five months. This had the effect of reducing the price of wheat from 24 to 17 florins per metzen (100 rnetzen are (qua! to 21 quarters), but subsequently a rally occurred to 19 and 20 flofins. The Clyde steamer, from the West Indies, arrived at Southampton at nine o'clock this morning, but we have not yet received her letters. In the London (C. W.) Times of April 1, it is stated that the Provincial Government have been making inquiries as to the number of persons that might be advantageously dis tributed as farm servants among the settlers. This step may be very well if the object be to furnish information to the Colonial.office. The answer is, however, Avious— that while such labourers would be very desirable in harvest time, say for two mouths. in order to enable the farmer to cut and stack or house his grain, after that time these labourers would be almost thrown out of employment; and if no other plan was devised to help or direct the immigrants, the great mass of the labouring class of them would, in a short time, become absolutely destitute and helpless. " While on this subject,' says a writer in the Toronto Patriot, " we have heard from an authentic source, that tle country about Lake Nippissing is an extremely desirable one for its fertility and salubriousness. The great difficulty to any of these plans is the want of funds; but we cannot be lieve that Government would find any difficulty in obtaining these, if they once determined to carry the matter out. "The recent Immigration Act of the Legislature of New York will probably increase the number of immigrants to our province, whether they come to settle or only to pass through, instead of taking a route which their own parti cular circumstances might have made them prefer." The general Money Market is easier, owing to the in creased facilities afforded by the Bank of England. In Liverpool and Manchester also the pressure is much less felt, and payments are said to have been very well met. Stocks are again rather weak, and there is not much disposition to speculate. Consols have been 86% 8 for transfer, and have dropped since to 86%. Time bargains have been effected at 86% 3 / 4 . The New Three. and-a- Quarter per Cents. have realised 87 to 1 4, and the Three per Cents. 85% to 3 4. Exchequer- bills have not been higher than 2s. premium to Is. discount. The Foreign Securities have been again neglected. Spanish Three per Cents. are 33%, and Mexican 20. Brazil Bonds have been at 82. Dutch Two-and-•a-Half per Cents. were 57 3 4. For Railway Shares the market is heavy. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (1 , 0 , n the Official List.) Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • 85N% Three p‘r Cent. Consols Annuities 86% % New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Arms. 874 87 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 8% Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. 8% 13-16 India Bonds, 1,000/. Ditto under 1,000/. 5 ills par Consols for Slay 27 .. • • • • •• • • 86 % is Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 1,000/. .. 2 p par 1 dis • 500/. .• • . 4 p Ditto. Small .. .• .... 35p PRICES OF :FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • • . 82 Ditto, Small .• • • • • 83% Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent... 38 Equador Bonds • • . 2% Mexican, 1816, 5 per Cent .. .. 20 Portuguese Bends, 5 per Cent. • • 82 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. Dias, Three per Cent .. 33% Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. 91 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 57% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 88 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SNARE. Caledonian .. • • • • • • 30 .... 23% • • to Eastern Counties • • • •• 20 .... 18% 34 • • to Do., Perpetual,s per Ct. No.l, 6/. 13s. 4d..... .... to Ditto, ditto • • .. N 0.2, 61. 13s. 4d..... par .. •.to % p Ditto, York Extension • • • • • • 7% • • ...• to East Lancashire • . • • • • .. 17 .. • • .. • • to Ditto, New .. •• 7% •• to East Lincolnshire •• • • 6%.... 7N • ... to Edinburgh and Glasgow .. • . .. 50 .... 67 .... to Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • • 12% 15% .. ••to Ely and Huntingdon • • • • • .• 15 .... 15 1 4 .... to Great Northern .. 3%.... ... to Great North of England ..100 .... to Ditto. New .. • • .. 25 .... 61%.... to Great Western 85 .... to Ditto, Half Shares .• .. 50 .... 61% .. • • to Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 1234 .... 15% .. ••to Ditto. Fifths .. 20 •• .. 24% •• • • to Ditto, New • • .. .... 6%34 .. to Hull and Selby .. • 50 .• ..Ih2 .. • . to Leeds and Bradford .. • • .. .. 40 .. • . 83%.... to Leeds and Thirsk .. • • • . 26 .• 19 1 4 •• • • to Do., do., Preference, 6 per Cent • . • • 3% .... to Liverpool, Manch, and Newe. Junct. 2% •••• 1 ••.. to London, Brighton, and South Coast • • 50 .. •• 51 1 4 •• • • to • London and North-Western.. ..100 .. • .169 .. • • to 170 Ditto, 40/. Shar...s .. M. and B. .. 40 .... 65 .. • to Ditto, 101. Shares .. M. and B. (C) 1 •• • • 5% •• • • to London and South-Western 411. 6... 10d. 61 .... to 6034 Lynn and Ely • • .. • . 25 • • 26% to 'Manchester and Leeds • - • •• 82 to Ditto, Fifths • . .. • • • • .. 5 8 1 4 .... to Ditto, Sixteenths .. 6 .. • • 7% .. ••to Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) .. • • —7l. 45... •• 14 % dis. to Manehester, Buxton, and Matlock -• 425. •• • • % dis... to Manchester and Southampton .. .. 2 ...• 5 ..•• to Midland •• •• •• •• •• •.100 to Ditto, New .. • • .. .. 36 38% •. • • to Ditto, New .• .. • • • • .. 6 .... 7%.... to Ditto, Birmingham and Derby ..100 .... 89 .... so Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 20 .... 24% N.. to Ditto, New . 5 .... 6%3 4 .. to North British .. .. 25 .. .. 30%.... to Ditto, Half Shares .. 12%.... 14 •• • • to 13% Ditto, Thirds .. .. • • 1 214 %•• to Northern and Eastern .. .• .• 50 •• • • •• • • to Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%.... 14%.... to North Staffordshire • • • • .. .. .. • • 9 Ditto, Scrip (late Churnet & Bly the) 2 .... 134.... to Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 22% •• .. 13 .... to Reading, Guildford, and Reigate .. 5 •• 4/ B .... to -.6outh Eastern and Dover • . ..33/. 2s. 4d. 3544 •• .. to Ditto. New (do. 331. Gs. Bd.) No. 1.• 12 •• . 11 •• . to Ditto, New (do. 151.) .No. 4 .. 5 .• 45 %554.. to West Riding Union .. .. 47. 2s. • • • . dls • • to tork and Newcastle . • • • .- .. 25 •. • • 31% 34 • • to Ditto, Preference • • •• • • .. 4 .. • . 6.74 .... to York and North Midland .. .. 50 .• .. 82 .... to Ditto, Preference .. .• .• 2 •• • • 9t f2 34.. to Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 .... 19,4 2 .... to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 20 16 to Namur and Liege . 10 .. • • 3 1 4 %.. to Northern of France •• .• 8 ...• 11 ...• to Orleans and Bordeaux S•U • • • . to Parts and Lyons Sambre and Meuse .. .. 14 ...• •• to JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Provincial of Ireland .• • . 25 45% to MINES Real del Monte, Unregistered .. 314 to LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 20.—Wind S.S.W. fresh breeze and cloudy. DEAL, MAY 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Adventure, South Seas; Iduna, Meberg. Matanzas, for,Harnburgh ; Governor M , Donald, Wheate, River Gambia. Sailed, Johanna, Marie, St. Croix. Arrived from the River, Clipper, Bathurst; Caesar, Demarara ; Cairo, Trinidad ; Sunda, Barbadoes ; William and Alfred, Antigua; Ellen, Montserrat ; Oracul. St. Croix ; Walter Scott, and Sophia Susanna, Nassau. Packet, Bermuda; Rebecca Jane, Jersey ; and Adelaide, South America. BRISTOL, MAN 19.—Wind N.—Arrd. Ina, Dell, Jamaica. RAMSGATE, MAY 19.—Wind W.—Arrd. Emit and Jo benne, Lemele, Ystadt for Rouen, leaky, and loss of bow sprit, bulwarks, &c., having been entangled with the Good win Sands. DARTMOUTH, MAY 19.—Wind S.E. —Arrd. Mathesis, Sutton, Batavia. PLYMOUTH, .orAY 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Nestor, Web ber, Sierra Leone. FALMOUTH, MAY 19.—Wind S.W., strong. Off* Port, Warrior, Mauritius ; Ernst Larenz, Bohry, Monte Video Weazel (of Bremen), and Legume de Terminos, both fur Hamburgh ; York, New Orleans. LivEnpoon, MAY 19.—Wind S.W., fresh.—Arrd. Mada gascar, Bayard, Matanzas; George Stevens, Cushing, New Orleans; Belmont, Carter, New York; Duchess of Clarence, Calcutta; Robert Syers, Atkins, Bombay , with damage , having ben in contact with the John Tornkinson, for Deme rara, which has put back with damage; John Peat, Monte Video ; European, Whiting, New Orleans ; Intrinsic, BPKay, New Orleans; Ontaria, Fairbank, New Orleans; John and Robert M'Kechnie, Mobile; Argyle, Brookman, Charleston; Sir Robert Peel, Chadwick, New 'York. Ski. Isabel, Antigua Earl of Durham, New York; Hibernia steamer, Halifax &c., with about 180,000/. in specie on freight ; Eleanor Rus sell, Singapore; Glaalis Castle,: Calcutta; Andes, St. Do mingo; Emblem, Halifax; Capandra, Quebec; Fortune, Newfoundland. The Princess Maria, Legg, London to Quebec, was abandoned on the 9th instant, in lat. 46 lon. 29, a com plete wreck ; crew saved by the Sir Robert Peel, arrived here. Conic, MAY 17.—Wind S.—Arrd. Blakeley. Milne, Ma nilla; Euphrates, Westgarth, Bahia; Isabella Tilley, Per nambucco ; Glammere, Barrett, Barbadoes; John Farnham, Hatch, New Orleans; Panama, Gillespie, New Orleans; Regina, Reynold, New York. Sld. Old England, China. GREENOCK, MAY 18.—The Selina, New York to Ireland, was condemned and sold at St. Thomas's previous to the sth ult. The Wolf (query E. D. Wolfe), New York to Sligo, was condemned there also. The brig Lochinvar, for Bel fast, under jury masts, but not in want of assistance, was spoken off Tov Island by the Vermont, arrived in the Clyde. SEATON, DEVON, MAY 19.—A quantity of wreck has been washing about the bay. A board marked " Flandre," in gold letters, and s om in e 9 t — all A ow, s h c a o l- c e h bee c n ii p p i p e e k r edup. HARWICH, MAY • schooner is The Lochinvar, •es Draper, 3 ial - lasted, and ashore pon T o ß n u t s h n e , Whiting i n ri g . — Sand; two smacks are in attendance. from Nor folk Island, was assisted it 3 p 7 a part o . I c o a o r . g 7 o 4 ov l e v r . b , oa a r l d a ; rg s e6 h 3 le g W. passed the Lucy, of Dort onrbi b c k o o e d m u a p n don bowspritthe su a I p t , and l a t. the 9th, lat. 38 N., lon. o n m , o ß ra o r s a to ; n Q W*nd N.E.—Arrd. Roman, Docken blaonv?B,pUrietistteadnSditnagte.s, abandoned, ' and with only foremast and CLYDE, MAY 1,,-- tanzAs. Sld. Calypso, Deana, Porto Levant, Jamaica. Rico; tharff, New York and St. Trinidad;l'ho a 3's ; Fanny,VVixen Jamaica. MAY 18.—The Matilda, of Leith, came on y, and has badour, ditto; Nina, WARKWOItTir, Tobago; re ceived, -, MAY 15.—Wind S. Arrd. Maid of shoreocnonthsiedesaranbdlse, damage.Cognet Roads, yesterda BELFAST,OrIeans, New York; Russia, Philadelphia. 16 th , Imperial, Brewer, • R Norfolk Island ; Lavinia, van,Philadelphia. Sid. 17th, Hebron and Prince de Joinville, New York. Arrd. Wolgast, Peters, New Orleans. LIMXRICK, MAY 16. Wind W. Arrd. Lucy Sh arp, 17.—Victoria, Landy, H on d uras. M‘Fei, New York ; California, Robinson, Phil a d e l p hi a. MAY 17.—Sid. Progress, Qu e b ec . WATERFORD, t t og : LoNnoispEnitir, MAY 13. Arrd. Philip Hone, Mitchel, New York. Sld. Sesostris, Quebec. 14th, Mary Stuart, Philadelphia. GREENo cK, MAY 18.—The Frances, Elliot, arrived i n th e Clyde from St. Kitt's, reports that on the 13th inst., at ten, r.m.,Agill Island bearing S.E. by E., distant eight miles, nine en, boats who boardedcam e a h a m o? g dßF s i Np d lA e Au , inE c Gd o Neo n r To t L a dD i n hT i o n Aor g ioEf i i n Dp, HAaa part thirty-six ,of st r es. Irish- B & I c A ., ST B E Y R TH OF F PRESENTATION mi, Admiralty, Lord s 11.1 a Commissioners FRENCH AN ENGLISH FISHING SMACK. Sir,—l am commanded by 1847. of the Admiralty to transmit to 3ou herewith a gold medal which the French Government have awarded to Mr. John Castle, the master of the English fishing h acknowledgment of th e services boat Fame, in rendered by him and his crew to a French merchant vessel, and, which has been transmitted to this departm en t 1 )3 , the Foreign-oTc • and my Lords request that the en • " e Amnatp. , the atri!ii . s of Lloyd's will take means f', . 1;,11 0.) a .orwaro.ng to .. , t tin trcni him an ackno+ludgmeiit of the receipt thereot. In transmitting the above -mentioned medal, the Foreign office state that the Count de Jarnac, the French Minister at this Court, has also inform e d them that the sum of 800 francs a maami I paid through the French has been awarded to i. obedient servant, _ • I am, Sir, your most G. . 13 '. W. Dobson, E sq ., s ,: c li r e e c a r r e 3 w : , (Signed) t • Lloyd's. ul-General in MARKET WS. of the Fame, ownidocnk.. 3v , ill be THIS DAN , HAY IVIARIME.4- • ICS; Cloy a td SArrrnmen.--Meadow Hay, 2/ 12s to 3e _load. 3/ lOs to 4116 s ; and Straw, 1/ lOs to 11 14 s p e. 5111 /1:b / good, and trade dull. Cl in cr od. r et CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Ha 2l 145 to 31 185 ; ditto, 3l lOs to 4/ 14s ; and Straw, 11 125 to 11 16 s I ! er A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. Clover WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2 / 12 s to 3/ 16s; , e31.4_ ditto, 3/ lOs to 51 ; and Straw, 11 . 103 t o 1/ 14s le 0 load ditto, dull, at barely late rates. MEAT MAIMETS. SOUTHALL, MAY 19.—We had a very brisk trade fa 44sdie eajthe kind of fat stock, and the general quotations advanced! "' 4d 2 per 81 bs. Beef,s 6 f d ro t m o 6 3 s s 4 1 5 ; Veal,o4toeasl, 53 2 4 d s ; 4 11diuttoton5,s . qu ite d an t d 6s d ; Lamb, 5 ° Pork, 4s to 5s per Blbs, to sink the offal. b er° ROMFORD, MAY 19.—There was a very active dScatlll i , 4 d ; this morning, at higher rates. Beef, from 3s 8d to 'II. Veal, Mutton, 43 10d to 6s 45 ; Lamb, 5s 8 4 to 6s 44_, : t h e 4s 4d to 5s ; and Pork, 4s 4d to 5s per SBA to " qw i pig* offal. Suckling Calves, 183 to 30s; Quarter-o ld Store. , .: ato 19s to 21s; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 1 21/ each. m a . t tors, LEWES, MAY 18.—Beef, from 4s to 5e 4 d; ts 50; 5s to 6s 4d; Lamb, 5s 85 to Gs 4d; Vera, 48 7 „ L i 'frisk and Pork, 4s to 53 per 81b3. A short supplYe demand. NEIXTGATE AND LE.A.DENZA-1"" the -a We had a fair average supply of Mea t on offer, . r iwa rd general demand was firm, and the quotatio ns bad an t : i r se4d; tendency. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Mutton , 45 d :as 4d Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d ; Veal, 4s 6d to 5s 4 d; and Port to 5s 45 per Blbs, by the carcase. CORN AVERAGES; y ou; GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISS For the Week ended May 20, 1847, made up from the Return!*7.! Inspectors in the different Cities and Tovna in England via per Imperial Quarter. Arta• I WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. : 49 E 7d its 3 PRICE • • 85s 25 I 52s 75 325115 6 , ‘ „,f The Duties on Foreign Grain are new Sits Pe n.• A (*) SHERIFFS' COURT._(THIS --- (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff Bußcusee.) O v f ai th e : MARSHALL V. LARCIIIN AND OTHERS. f ref. The plaintiff in this action is a steam-boiler Matill,.;AC.., and the defendants are brewers at the Queen's Head Dr% feu Ratcliffe-cross. The sum claimed was 10/., the balance account for making a steam-chest or boiler. _a The defendants pleaded that they were not indebte.• i w bo Mr. THOMAS stated the case, and called witnsteat, fiefs proved that the chest, which is an addition to the y ribat was to enlarge its capacity ; and it was admitirothe at first there was a slight leakage from a small_e,r, se t , flange by which it was attached to the boiler, cording to their opinion, effectually stopped bY em: li— e - s 80- was safe and sound, and might be used at a presettrb, 1 ovocre Mr. CHARNOCK, for the defendants, said he vi0n m ;,..8,11 that the plaintiff had contracted to do the work ill 1 "" r lOO4 manner that the boiler and chest should be in good vo" condition. Mr. H. Larchin, a son of one of the defendants , wad ci f y~ and proved the contract. They used the engine occe3L7Teel being compelled to do so, their other boiler leaking. yet. did not consider it safe, although it had never Wentbloo They were afraid to put on the power, they onl y pressure of about 45, instead of 70 or 80. Mr. Finney, an engineer at Blackwell, considered al g i d : bailer could not be used to above 501bs. press ure; if 03 _ 8 , .)02e was perfect it would bear 75Ibs. pressure He did nob sider they could caulk the leak in the flange. rid 4( N:r. Souter, an engineer, considered that a new wa s at flange ought to have been put on ; the leak an present very trifling, but it might become worse, ane there would be danger. It was now used at a pressor wi Iyi Mr. a new rim it would bear 8. THOMAS As they s had, in re used, lN and contrived use, defendoebolekeren dos considering that it waslikely to endanger life or preFe:Piase there was nothing in the contract as to the press''' . defendants also had paid 5/. on account. w hetbe f The UNDER-SHERIFF left it to the Ju r y to say the plaintiff had performed his part of the contract. The jury gave a verdict for the defendants. GAMES V. PRETTY. of T an hi :t v‘ to 'a r s ne a y n ,s ac b t i i l o l. n toTrheecodyeeferntdhaenstuhmaodfp9aLid4gAe erw-0:11C he contended was sufficient, into Court. WO° It appeared from the evidence that the defendant. „..001, licensed victualler, at the Cornwall Arms, Corn.WIT;OOl. Lambeth, employed the plaintiff in an action agai nst son named Pitman. there so Mr. CHAANOCK, for the defendant, contended no proof of retainer except to " frighten" the person r ';; s and it was generally considered that a letter " frightener." Defendant and a Mr. Pelser, who was.ln o tiff interested, said they would pay for the letter, t rt au d said it did not matter, and they had a bottle r b lr s r os Olv told plaintiff they would not have any law' kpinaeinwtinffostahiidngliet,fhtandeipssruoecdeeadiwngrsit,wahfticehr which t c h a u r e li d . e il s e l. ... ll4l4 : d iL: the costs amounted to 11/. 14s. 10d., of which Peer c ne Mr. Pels was ailed, and denied that was s3 taxed rg off, fo a r n h d a i d t n h o a t d been elicited thathesohataedofgtivheleih_usysi- Of tp * instructions for the writ, nor did the defend ant at any meetings spoken of at which the witness was present. A paper was put in but not read , but it was, in fact, a nO W by way of retainer. Pelser said he could not say whether the signature to the paper was that of the defendant. Mr. PuENTrs, for the plaintiff, called Mr. Brown, the. de' fendant's attorney, who said he did not believe it was defendant's handwriting. A notice had been given to admit the handwriting, but this was refused, and four witness!! were present to speak to their belief that the handwritie& was not that. of defendant. Mr. Gooch also spoke to this effect. Mr. CHARNOCK, for the defendant, said the plaintiff w ss driven to an extremity when he called some of defen dant's; witnesses to prove the retainer, and had failed in doiogs" and in all probability a forgery had been committe d ' l " .- Mr. Ganes imposed on. The UNDER-SHERIFF said the plaintiff's clerk had„Lvf°l3l positively that defendant was actually present when PI l ed was served with the writ, and defendant said be iv ' to plaintiff to go on as fast as he could. It was for the jur7 say whether they could depend on that evidence. The jury gave a verdict for plaintiff for 61. 45. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) roil/4 TIIE CASE OF DE SOUZA AND OTHERS.— Charles Emily Anne Smith, otherwise Emily Anne Findlay, otherwjr. Emily Anne de Souza, Mary Davis, otherwise Sturmer, f'°! therine Ham, and Mary Anne Brickler , w ere arraigned ti an indictment charging them with keeping a disorderly house in the parish of St. Pancras. Brickler, who was out on bail, did not surrender when called upon to take her trial, and her recognizances were itc . : cordingly ordered to be estreated. The ant, Madame de Souza, pleaded not guilty in the first in stance. The other prisoners did the same. Mr. CLARKSON, who appeared on behalf of all the pri soners, said, as he had no doubt the objects of the sower, were to check vice, they would consider that the fact of the commonly known as Madame de Souza, but whoa! prisoner, real name was Findlay, having given up the premises named as the nuisance in the present indictment, would answer all the purposes proposed by a prosecution. As for the other principal defend prisoners (with the exception of the man Smith) they were. persons in the menial capacity of cook and charwoman, 111?_ it appeared possible that this fact might excite his Mena 11 feelings of compassion towards them as being most likely to have acted passively and unwittingly.. Mr. BODKIN, on behalf of the Society for the Protection - of Young Females, said the matter should receive attention , - evidence merit of not fs the house or. tiluypai s : neebd b uss e tuto i offil u : vz c eae i n e n a t n ta c eu t t tr l u a ) fil ,a il nr l y s s l if the parties were to retract their plea and plead guiltt The circumstances of the case were such as to call for this course. NVith regard to the man Smith he did not think the ge t : t t o ; strong to refused against him. plea of e e f nm a l ap d o e f d guilty, t d h s r h e e s w p e a c s t ordered t o smSmith h o h fi e n d tswdoisesuhr discharged rtige 111 a es t p st heh l 7 e T e, cewoo t r oig h ttfnh e t idhhzreesarncwc: eo manage'obite iii 1001. the trial of the other prisoner was pro forma wa stred the O next session, and the _ recognizance of nc er " estreated. Mr. CLARKSON stated that the house, No. 4, Graftov t o g e el e d a d u s d u t v ; i n n : street, Fitzroy-square, had been given up to Mr. W ils°* the landlord, and that gentleman was now in court. 4 ,4 Mr. Wilson (wh o occup i e d a sea t on th e bench) here stood forward, and s a id th a t the home forward, had not as yet been givti up to him, nor h a d h e any k now l e d ge w hether it wa s u"'' at present for its former purposes. take The Learned ASS IS T ANT -J UDGE sa id the Cour care that any cont r a c t o f thi s ki n d s hould be carried out to its utmost extent. t would MATILBRO'-STREET—(THIS Octavia Sarah Moore de Bellone Wyatt, residing at NO O . Duke-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, was cha r g ed bef ore r. Hardwick with intermarrying with Joseph Koller, her form husband, Henry Wyatt, being still alive. ? HelntraNyaraetttthhaet isnmlBo3f9Ctohaetepsrivvysonaetrt , was the aD that about a week after the marria g e the prisoner was taA.4- to Boulogne by her husba nd, under the pretence of being m a a rc rr h ie i d tec t tf sent to Paris to see her friends. The husband gave her 1 • when she got on the diligence, and then left her; since that time she had neither seen or heard from him. Believing him to be dead, she intermarried with the prosecutor on the 27th of January last, at St. James's Church, Piccadilly. Subse quently the prosecutor received information that her first husband was alive, which induced him to make such in' quiries as caused him to give the prisoner into custody. The prisoner said she had not seen her husband since we first week after her marriage, which was seven years 1, 52" She therefore thought she had a perfect right to marry ego': Mr. HARDWICK, in order to gain further proofs of th etas ' marriage, remanded the prisoner till Saturday. THAMES.-(THIS DAY.) John Leonard was charged with having been concerned ill Mr. Humphries, solicitor, who appeared on behalf stealing a bag ef coffee from the London Docks company, said the robbery took place on the 26th of Fe bruary last. The bag of coffee was abstracted from an innert compartment of the wool warehouse, where coffee was kep_ . ; Two men, named Pottle and Joiner, who had been engg °l l in that room, were charged at this Court the next dal. Id the fact of their having stolen the coffee being fully. the course of the they were committed for trial for the felony. In the course of the investigation it turned out that a third person WO concerned with them, and that person he should show We s the prisoner at the bar, who had, however, managed to kefP out of the way till yesterday evening , wh en he went to the docks for employment. and was recognised as the indiVidlim for whom the police had been in search. 1 Richard Metcalf, f or eman of the wool warehouse, ders.(r to having seen the prisoner engaged w ith Pottle and oilt!.. on the day in ques tion, in loading a cart belonging to a Au Kenworthy, and in which cart the coffee was taken swaya Richard Wilton, a labourer , also p roved having svv„,,, Joiner hand the prisoner the bag of co ffee, and the prison" stowed it away. Other witnesses were examine d, who s p oke to Wi re° n o .., the prisoner working with Pottl e and Joiner on t be w as eY:a , e° question, and, after some furthe r in q uir y , to perfect the evidence. Sp e d RICE MEAL.—A communication has been receive` f the Commissioners of Custom s, from Mr. Parker, 90! ° !Ilk., secretaries to the Lords Commi ssioners of her M rajesqd: froa6ury, stating that he has be en directed by thei Lor .hiss to transmit to them a copy of a memorial from an em n eat firm, praying the admission of f ce meal duty free; 11l! . 11 that he was to desire that the Commissioners would gi directions for the admission of rice m eal dut y free until w• let of September next. .4 I