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THE COURT OF 'QUEEN CAROLINE. Now ready, hi 2 vols:, post Bvo. w ith Portraits, MEMOIRS OF LADY SUNDON, AND OF THE Including OF QUEEN CAROLINE, CONSORT OF GEORGE 11. "eluding Letters of the Most Celebrated Persons of the Time, Now first puhlished from the Originals, By MRS. THOMSON, Author of " Life of the Duchess of Marlborough," &c. 110111 7 Colburn, publisher, 13. Great Marlborough-street. NOTICE MISS PARDOE'S LOUIS THE XIV., A.2fl) THU COURT OF FRANCE. A Savosn manor or TNIS :NEW WORK will be Published on Monrar, the 2lst Instant. Orders received by all Booksellers. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to ter Majesty. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and ' , le Public for their continued support and patronage, and to e.nri,,unce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., t Place every TUESDAY and FaIDAT, at One o'clock, at the !tail of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, hvours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day Y - "Ions tcs their being offered ; and advices of results will be i rwardef, by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds !mune d ately 4isposed of according to instructions. Olt , es, flail of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TIIIS EVENING, Saturday, will be performed Be Hint's opera NPRIIA. MdPte. Jenny Lind ; Adalgisa, Mdme. Borani ; Pollione, Signor Frar,ehini ; Oroves9, Signor Lablache. To be fo'.lowed by a Divertissement, with the grand Pas de la Esme ralda. - Altille. Carlotta Grisi, and M. Perrot. To caaclude with the admired Ballet, ALMS. '.(trj Entertainments In the Ballet will comprise the talents of Mlles. Cassan, and P. Stephan, Cerito, MM. St. Leon and Perrot. 'Poe Doors will be opened at Severs o'clock, and the performance eorninencva at half-past Seven o'clock. Pit Tickets may be obtained, as usual, at the Office of the Theatre, - price lOs, 6d. each. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re spectflilly Informed, that there will be a grand EXTRA NIGHT on THURSDAY NEXT, June 24, on which occasion Mdlle. Jenny Lind will appear In one of her favourite characters. To be followed by various Entertainments in the BALLET DE PARTMENT, combining the talents of Mdlle. Carlotta Grief, Mdlle. Rosati, and Mdlle. Cerito, M. Perrot and M. St. Leon. The Select SWEDISH MELODIES will be repeated forthwith. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT• GARDEN. THIS EVENING, Saturday, Jane.l9, will be performed Verdi's celebrated tragic opera I DUE FOSCARI. Principal characters by Madame Grisi, Madame Benin!, Signori Ilr.inconl, Mario, and Tagliafico. To conclude with a new grand ballet, in four tableaux, entitled MANON LESCAUT. Minion Leicaut, Millie. Fanny Elssler ; M. de Grieux ; Sig. Casati ; Le Marquis de Granville, M. O'Bryan. Also a Pas de Trois, by Baderna, Bertin, and Demelisse. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes to be obtained at the Box-office, Bow street ; and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. The doors will be opened at Half-past Seven o'clock, and the pertormance commence at Eight. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. The Nobility, Gentry, and Subscribers are respectfully informed that a GRAND EXTRA NIGHT will take place on THURSDAY NEX f, June '2 I, for the BENEFIT of lefdlle. FANNY ELSSLER, and her last appearance but one, on which occasion will be performed - Mozart's celebrated Opera, IL DON GIOVANNI. CnmI4IUIIg a triple orchestra and a doable chorus. The principal characters by Madames Grist and Persiani, Mdlle. Corbari, Signors Mario, Tagliallco, Rovere. and Tamburini. Mdlle. Fanny Elesler and Mdlle. Zaderna will dance in the Minuet. To conclude with the new asd successful Ballet, entitled MANON LESCAUT. In which Mdlle. Fanny Elssler, Mdlles. De Melisse, Delachaux, Stephan, 31. Mabille, &c., will perform. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, to be had at the Box-office, Bow ntreet ; and at Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. The doors will ba opened at Half-past Seven, and the performance commence at Eight o'clock. TV:rf.ATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under 31: , r1stgement of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan Knowles's Comedy of THE LOVE CHASE, Sir William Fondlove, Mr. Tilbury; Master Waller, Mr. Bowe ; Widow Green. Mrs. Glover ; Constance. Mrs. Nisbett. ,After which The MAGYAI MULATSAG ; or, Hungarian Fetes. By the celebrated Hungarian Dancers and the Hungarian Instru mental VocallFts. -s To be followed by a new comic drama, called THE JACOBITE. Sir Richard Wroughton, Mr. Stuart ; John Duck, Mr. Buckstonc Lady Somerford, Miss Fortescue. To conclude with an entirely new and original farce called WHO HO THEY TAKE ME FOR ? Colonel Templeton, Mr. Howe ; Terence O'Reilly, Mr. Hudson ; Mrs. Dorrington, Mrs. Seymour; Miss Pruience Pickings, Mrs. Hamby. TIIEATIIE ROYAL, ADELPHI. 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, :11r. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar; starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which an entirely new Petite Comedy, entitled VINING COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans souqi, Mr. Webster ; Margaret, Miss Woolgar ; lialen de Montereau, 2dadarne Celeste ; Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. o be followed by the Opera Buffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Prineoal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, sei by. 4 : ullenfo rd, and Miss Woolgar. YUENCII PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. John Mitchell. MONDAY EVENING, Will be presented UNE FEMME QUI SE JETTE PAR LA FENETRE. The characters by M. Dumery, M. Rhozevll, Mdlle. Vallee, Mine. Grassau, and Mdlle. Duverger. After which the comedie of LE PF.RE TURLUTUTU. Rigaud, M. Bouffe, Rose, )[dame Grassatt ; Adele, 3ldlle. Vallee. To conclude with LE GI3IIN DE PARIS. Joseph, M. Bouffe ; la wide, M. Rhozevil ; Elirs, Mdlle. Vallee. ilexes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 34.; Gallery, 2s. Bose% and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, l'l3. limn-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open a my from Eleven till Five. ETHIOPIAN gERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS' performances must Terminate at the End of the Present Nl:mth. They will repeat their inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS at the above Theatre THIS EVENING, and on Thnrsday next, for the Benefit of Mr. Har rington. and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening. Poerq of en at Eight o'clock. They will also give a DAY PEREORMA `. ,, ,CE on Wednesday Morning next, commencing at Ilan-past Two. Ili;x4”t and Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, Avid at ; tle 1;0x-office cf the Theatre. 11:1NCESA'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. .1. M. Maddox. sole Lessee and Manager. MONDAY EVENING. (First night of Madame Vestris and Mr. C. Mathews.) Will be presented a comic drama, entitled LOVE'S TELEGRAPH. Ar!hur de Solberg, Mr. C. Mathews; Count Theodore, Mr. Vining : Princess Blanche, Madame Vestris. After which a new comic drama, entitled "LADIES BEWARE r , Colonel VtIVILSOUr, Mr. Granby; Sir Charles Vavasour, Mr. James Vining; Matilda, Miss Cooper. To be followed by A CURIOUS CASE. Mr. Aubrey, Mr. James Vining ; Twiggleton, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Aubrey. Miss Cooper. To conclude with Sheridan's drama of THE CRITIC. Sir Fretful Tiaglary and Puff, Mr. C. Mathews. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager Mr. William Batty. lint'or the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the • Royal Finy:. Splendid combination of Nov e lties, in ii addition to which Mr. Batty bats engaged Mdile. Icaurina, the Female Equestrian. THIS EVENING Will be presented a gor;eous Peruvian Drama, to illustrate the historical events of the Spaniards' conquest of Peru, arranged from Me original test of Brins'ey Sheridan's play of " Pizarro," entitled THE STORMING OF QUITO; or, the Warrior of the Sun. Rolla, Mr. W. West. !Theo tailed SCENES in the CIRCLE, with a brilliant display of II gssi;,anship, introducing the Foreign and British Artistes. To conclude with the Equestrian Magical Sketch, THE GOLDEN F )07 El) sTEED ; or, The Charmed Horse of the Black Valley. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. !:s.; Boxes, 49. ; Upper Boxes, 34 ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; tYpr.zr Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL. SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management or Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. TH y EVENING • trig be performed Be Opera of LA SONNAMBULA ; or, Tits Tliiage Phlutom. Rodolpho, Mr. Leffler ; Rhino, Mr. Barri su;;; .Al4essio, Mr. llorncastle ; Amina, Miss Itainforth ; Lisa, Miss Isaacs.-;Teresa,Mrs. Daly ; Annette, Miss Vaughan. After which Dibdin's esmedietta of THE QUAKER. Steady, Mr. Leffler ; Lubin, Mr. liorneastle ; Gillian, Miss Isaacs. To conclude with the nautical drama of t;LAC;K•EYED SUSAN. Nlillifam, Mr. Scott ; Mue Peter, Mr. Ilorncastle ; Susan, Mrs. 11. ; Dolly 'Mayflower, Miss Terrey. ;., Pit, is.; Gallery, 6d. Doora open at Six, commence ROYAL. VICTORIA THEATRE. T lIIS EVENING Will be performed a splendid drama, by ritzball, called JANE 1..11L ; or, the Victim of Persecution. Jane Paul, Miss Vincent ; lEchael Paul, Mr. Hicks; Necker, Mr. Bird; Hedgehog Jack, Mr. :Searle. after which a new barletta, entitled the CROSS-BOW LETTER; or, the Miller of Whetstone. Characters by Messrs. Bird, Searle, cJ Gardner, Miss Vincent, Mrs. Hicks, &c. To eonclude 'with the celebrated drama of TIIE SLAVE. Gambia, . Hicks.; Zelinda, Miss Boroughcliffe. Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. %hider the patronage Of her - 2;1;ito3;1111gh;o2; Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, &c. Open every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Athnission, One Shilling. FOURTH WEEK OF M. JULLIEN'S ENGAGEMENT. No Extra Charge ! MONDAY, June 21st. The Proprietor has much pleasure in announcing to the Subscribers, Arnnteurs of Music, andthe public, that he has succeeded in re-engag ing M. JULLIEN and the Principal Solo Performers of his unrivalled Lam], includhur Richardson, Baumann, Barret, Lazarus, Prospere, rollinet, and Her Koenig, for a limited number of nights. Which, w.th Mr. GODFREY'S Sp'endid Band, aided by a selection front Cite princhml bands in the Metropolis, will form an orchestra of One hundred i!erformers. The Proprietor begs to announce that he has, at a considerable mtpense. erected a new Entrance, and a magnificent Walk, with ft-tier borders, statues, and a Central Fountain, In front of the iff duct Pictorial Representation of TUE TOWN AND BAY OF GIBRALTAR. The Menagerie contains many specimens, including the Giraffe, traciles, &c. The Promenade Concerts, conducted by Godfrey. A representation of the Porcelain Tower of Nankin. The Gothic Bridge alstatues. The grand Pyrotechnic Display, representing the SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR. Mi:7;ring the commencement of the Bombardment, partial destruc tion of the TOwn. and Blowing up of the Battering Ships. The Royal South London Floricultural Society will hold their *mond grand FLORAL FEFE or Flowers and Miscellaneous Plants, on WEDNESDAY, June 23. :the Marquis of Anglesey gave a grand entertain ment, to his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Con stantine of Russia, on Thursday evening, at Uxbridge l j° ll ble. The band of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), the Noble and Gallant Mat quis's regiment, was sta tioned in the hall, and performed during the arrival of the guests invited to the banquet. His Imperial High ness the Gratid Duke Constantine came at half-past seven o'clock., attended by Vice-Admiral Lutke, Rear- Admiral Gruch Heyclen, Baron Freedericksz, 2nd Lieu touar.t-Colonel the Honourable Charles Grey, Equerry to the Queen, waiting on his Royal Highness; His I,toyal Highness P r i nce George of Cambridge came soon ufrerivarl. Covers were laid for thirty-two guests. The Grand Duke retired at ten o'clock, and, with the rest of t h e com/y.my, went t o th e Duchess of Glouces ter's hall. GRAND BALL AT TIIE AUSTRIAN EmaLssir•—The Countess Thetrichstein gave a grand ball last evening at Chandos House, which was honoured with the presence of her Royal lii,qhness the Duchess of Cambridge, hi. Royal Ilig;ine:.:s Prince George, their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duche.s of Saxe Wei mar , hi s Serene Hignes3 Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Conde de Montemolin, the Prince of Lucca, and a brilliant circle of the aristocracy. - TuE WATERLOO ANNIVERSARY.—Yesterday being the thirty-seco n d ann i versary of the eve r-meinorable victory of W a t er l oo, hi s Grace the Duke of Wellington received congratulatory visits from several members of the Royal Family, and many of the nobility. Last evening the Noble Duke gave his customary annual en tertainment to his old companions in arms, ninety-two Of whom sat down to a superb banquet in the Waterloo Eiallery. His Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the Noble Duke with his presence. During the day Apaley House was visited by several persons w h o h a d been fort una t e enoug h to o b ta i n permission to view the gallery where the banquet was laid out. TEE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUT CATHOLIV, LAW, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 8, NEW COVENTRY-STREET, LEICESTER-SQUARE. London, June 19, 1847. Notice is hereby given, that the first ordinary GENERAL MEETING of this Company will be held on TUESDAY, the 6th day of July next, at the Company's Office, as above, at twelve for one o'clock precisely, for the election of directors, auditors, ant other business. (By order) WM. NORRIS, Secretary. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION. The Hon. C. E. LAW'S COMMITTEE SITS DAILY at MORLEY'S HOTEL, No. 1, TRAFALGAR-SQI7A.RE, CHARING CROSS. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ELECTION. At a numerous Meeting of the Members of the Senate, held at No. 55, Charing-cross, on Saturday, the 12th of June, Mr. John G. Shaw Lefevre's Address having been read, the following Resolu tions were unanimously adopted:- 1. That John G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq., from his high academical reputation, his long connexion with the University, the interest which he has always taken in the advancement of science, and his able conduct in various Important public offices, has proved himself eminently qualified to represent the University in Parliament. 2. That the Members of the Senate present at this Meeting pledge themselves to use their best endeavours to secure Mr. Lefevre's return. A Committee was formed of the following Gentlemen, with power to add to their number: — The Right Honourable Sir Edward Ryan, Trinity, Chairman. The Right Reverend Bishop of Sodor and Man, late Fellow of Mag- dalen. Andrew Amos, Esq.. late Fellow of Trinity. 1). T. Ansted, Esq„ Fellow of Jesus. J. Armitage, Esq., Fellow of Trinity. It. Baynes Armstrong, Esq., Q.C., late Fellow of St. John's. The Ilonourable D. L. Astlev, Tri n ity . Charles Austin, Esq., Q.C., Jesus. Charles Babbage, Esq., Trinity. William F. Beadon, Esq., St. J o h n ' s. Ralph Bernal, Esq., M.P., Ch r i s t' s. J. E. Drinkwater Bethune, Esq., Trinity. W. H. Birch, Esq., St. John's. W. Lloyd Birkbeck, Esq., late Fellow of Trinity. John Elijah Blunt, Esq., Trinity. The Honourable E. Pleydell Bouverie, M.P., Trinity. The Reverend James Brogden, Trinity. The Reverend W. H. Brookfield, Trinity. William Brougham, Esq., Master in Chancery, late Fellow of Jesus. E. H. Bunbury, Esq., late Fellow of Trinity. George Burrows, Esq., M.D., late Fellow Of Cetus. The Honourable Richard Denman, Trinity. The Honourable George Denman, Fellow of Trinity. The Honourable and Reverend L. W. Denman, Magdalen. Frederick Drewe, Esq., Trinity. Samuel Duckworth, Esq.. Master in Chancery, Trinity. Francis Dumergue, Esq., Trinity. The Viscount Duncan, M.P., Trinity. The Very Reverend Dean of Durham, late Fellow of Trinity. Edward Ellice, Esq., M.P., Trinity. Thomas Flower Ellis, Esq., late Fellow of Trinity. The Reverend James Evans, Pembroke. Sir Robert Ferguson, Bart , M.P., Trinity. The Reverend John Hutton Fisher, late Fellow of Trinity. Frederick S. Flood, Esq., Trinity. Peter Le Neve Foster, sq., late Fellow of Trinity Hall. Francis Galion, Esq., Trinity. James R. Gardiner, Esq., Trinity. F. W. Gibbs, Esq., Fellow of Trinity. Woronzo Grcig, Esq., Trinity. The Reverend John Guthrie, Trinity. Thomas 11. Hall, Esq., late Fellow of King's. The Reverend Dr. Ilawtrey, late Fellow of King's. Douglas Denon Heath, Es;., late Fellow of Trinity. Robert Hollond, Esq., M.P., Corpus Christi. The llonourable Charles Howard, M.P., Trinity. The Reverend Dr. Jerrard, late Fellow of Qalus. William John Johnson, Esq., Fellow of Clue. 1 E. Kay, Esq., Trinity. John Mitchell Kemble, Esq., Trinity. The Honourable P. J. Locke King, Trinity. Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, Trinity. Samuel Laing, Esq., St. John's. It. G. Latham, Esq., M.D. Fellow of King's. John Halsey Law, Esq., Fellow of King's. Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq., Trinity. Sir John Lubbock, Bart., Trinity. The Right Honourablo T. Babington Macaulay, M.P., late Fellow of Trinity. Edward Maltby, Esq., Trinity. The Reverend H. Melvin, Principal of Haileybury, late Fellow of Peterhouse. The Right Honourable Viscount Palmerston, St. John's. The Viscount Milton, M.P., Trinity. The Honourable G. O'Callaghan, St. John's. The Honourable Charles Pepys, Trinity. Thomas Jodrell Phillips, Esq., late Fellow of Trinity. G. It. Phillips, Esq., M.P., Trinity. The Honourable and Reverend Augustus Phipps, Trinity. The Reverend Dr. Prendergast, Queen's. The Honourable Mr. Baron Rolfe, late Fellow of Downing. John Homily, Esq., M.P., Q.C., Trinity. The Reverend E. S. P. Serocold, Jesus. The Reverend R. Sheepshanks, Fellow of Trinity. James Spedding, Esq., Trinity. The Reverend W. A. Soames, late Fellow of Trinity, The Honourable W. C. Spring Rice. The Right Honourable E. Strutt, M.P., Trinity. Lawrence Sullivan, Esq., St. John's. Henry Tancred, Esq., 31. P., Q.C., Fellow of Jesus. W. J. Tayler, Esq., Trinity. Martin Thackeray, Esq., late Fellow of King's. Mr. Sergeant Thompson, Queen's. William Pollard Urquhart, Esq., Trinity. Horatio Waddington, Esq„ late Fellow of Trinity. W. H. Whitehead, Esq., Trinity. The Honourable Mr. Justice Vaughan Williams, Trinity. W. Page Wood, Esq., Q.C., late Fellow of Trinity. John Werllcdge, Esq., late Fellow of Trinity. _ . r The Reverend J. W. L. - HEAVISIDE, Sidney. Secretaries 'THOMAS E. lIEAT)LAM, Esq., Trinity. Those gentlemen who arc favourable to the above Resolutions are earnestly requested to take the earliest opportunity of communicat ing information which may assist in promoting Mr. Lcfevre's return to the Committee, at 55, Charing-cross. BOOKS FOR PRESENTS 1. ROGERS'S POEMS. 72 Vignettes. 16s. 2. ITALY. 56 Vignettes. 16s. 3. WORDSWORTH'S POETICAL WORKS. 1 vol. 20s. 4. CAMPBELL'S POETICAL WORKS. 58 Vignettes. 20s 5. TENNYSON'S POEMS. 2 vols. 12s. 6. CAMPBELL'S SHAKSPEARE. 16s. 7. CHAUCER'S POETICAL WORKS. I6s. 8. TODD'S SPENSER'S WORKS. 16s. Edward Moxon, 44, Dover-street. I HE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, JUNE 19. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 50 ; Highest, 62 ; Noon, 66. BAROMETER, 29.9.5.—W1ND W.N.W.; fine. lIIGII WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 54 minutes after 5. I Evening .. 13 minutes 4tlec G. take into consideratiim, as upon its judicious re arrangement depends the commercial prosperity, we had almost said the commercial existence, of the nation. Ireland, again, and religious disabilities, are subjects demanding the most rigid and consistent scrutiny. The catechism of the hustings must be conducted upon a plan altogether dissimilar from that heretofore prevalent. Party, be it observed for the hundredth time, is shattered to atoms ; the old vocabulary of political distinctions has become obsoleta. Candidates must be judged not so much by the names of political classification as by their independent views upon the different questions of legislation. Of the peculiar views entertained by such tried men as Sir CHARLES NAPIER and Sir B. HALL no doubt whatever can exist, and consequently the choice of the Liberal electors of Marylebone is obvious. After a lengthened discussion the House of Com mons last night decided upon going into Committee on the Health of Towns' Bill, the Government being supported by the commanding majority of 141. Prom the interest we have so long taken in promoting the question of sanatory reform, we rejoice at the in fluential decision to which the representatives of the people have at length come upon this important sub • ject. The excellence of the object sought to be at tained by Lord MoRPETIt's measure is beyond the pale of controversy. All the objections presented in yesterday's debate for not proceeding with the Bill, were, therefore, necessarily directed against its ma chinery. The motive for its introduction was un impeachable. The objections, however, that were taken—though from their nature, if entitled to any weight at all, the proper time for raising them would have been in Committee—broke down one after an other under the salient replies and explanations that were mutually given by Lord J. RUSSELL and Lord MORPETH. Centralisation, patronage, and the omission of the city of London from its provisions, constituted the main points of resistance offered to the progress of the measure. With respect to the first, if it were valid as an argument, then should many public institutions, at present in beneficial operation for the community at large, be forthwith remodelled. We recollect that similar strictures were made in Parliament when the present police force was first proposed to be constituted. It was then said, as now, " leave the people to manage their own affairs;" but it was then rejoined, as it was last night observed, by the Premier, that experience showed that local bodies could not be entirely trusted for adopting re gulations for the efficient protection of life and pro perty; and then, in accordance with what is now in tended in regard to sanatory reform, the city of London obtained a separate Act for the management of its own police. But does any man throughout the empire desire the repeal of the Police Act on account of the principle of centralisation on which it is based ? We venture to say, not one. It answers admirably all the purposes for which it was passed, which, it is obvious (or, at any rate, experience imparts the greatest strength to the presumption) it never would have done, in the absence of the controlling powers incorporated in the Act. With respect to the objection of patronage created under Lord MORPETH'S Bill, it is clear that, if its object be worthy of being compassed by enactment, certain public officers must be appointed. When any general measure of reform is needful to the public welfare, it is inevitably incidental to the same, that its execution must be intrusted to persons specially nominated by the Government, by virtue of the authority of the Legislature, conferred pro re natii. The only consideration, then, for the House of Com mons, as effecting Lord MORPETH'S Bill, in reference to patronage, is, whether it is proposed to carry it to an extent beyond what is required for the efficient operation of the scheme. This has not been shown ; and, inasmuch as the objection comes alone from Colonel SIATHORP, who rejoices in blissful solitude, it may be presumed that the proposition of the Go vernment in this respect is beyond the reach of any reasonable exception. Lastly, as regards the city of London and its omission from the Bill, the answer of Ministers is fraught with practical wisdom. They think, as every one must, that it would have been better to have had it included. But, first, the citizens of Lon don, a powerful bpdy, are opposed to such an ar rangement ; next, the session is too far advanced for the Government to risk the success of a general mea sure of vital importance to the preservation of the public health, by fighting through twenty or thirty additional clauses, which it would be necessary to pass, provided the city of London were not excluded. Fever and disease of various kinds are making fearful inroads in different parts of the empire. Mortality is already lamentably above the average, compared with what it would be were proper sanatory measures in vigorous operation. If Lord MORPETR'S Bill were passed to-morrow, a considerable period would elapse before the necessary plans and surveys could be completed ; so that any undue procrastination in passing it, come from what quarter it may, only aggravates the suffer ings of millions of our hard-working and poverty stricken population. Their health and strength are daily wasting beneath the blighting effects of their miserable, ill-ventilated, undrained, and noisome habitations. Well might the knowledge of the wretched lot of the masses of his impoverished country men induce Lord MORPETR, in his pathetic speech of last night, " to mix actual entreaty with his appeal to the House of Commons to make immediate progress in the great work of sanatory reform." In Oriental tales we read of absolute potentates, who, not content with punishing in an exemplary manner the actual perpetrator of any heinous offence, were also accustomed to put his nearest relatives to death—to sell the more distant connexions to slavery, and to raze even the foundations of his house, so that no record should remain of the criminal. In the earlier ages, and in uncivilised countries, the same principle was generally adopted. The death of the guilty person alone was not considered a sufficient expiation unless his innocent family were involved in one common destruction. Every person was, therefore, not merely responsible for his own actions ; it was notsufficient that he should be a good and faithful subject, an honest and industrious citizen, well and efficiently discharging all the duties incidental to his social position, of approved integrity, and beyond the reach of reproach or calumny. All might be insuffi cient to shield him from the penalties of that law, which should have been his protection, but which was turned into an instrument of oppression and persecution, if he, unhappily, numbered amongst his kindred an evil-disposed or badly conducted person. As civili sation increased, and more just and equitable notions prevailed, the gross injustice of this system became manifest, the more - obvious and direct punish ments were wholly removed. A child could not be imprisoned because his father had violated the law ; a woman could not be brought to the gallows because her husband had committed a mur der ; but, even to this day, in our own England—in the country which arrogates to itself a prominent position in the scale of nations—which prides itself on its stern and undeviating justice to all—a similar ini quity is indirectly sanctioned, and the crimes of the fathers are indeed visited on their helpless and in offensive children, or on the almost heart-broken widows, who have never been even suspected of a participation in their husband's misdeeds. We are accustomed to boast of the excellence and purity of our laws and constitution, and it is only when some monstrous case is brought prominently forward, and laid bare before the public in all its enormity, that we perceive how urgently reform and revision is re quired, and how harsh and oppressive may be the operation of the law. Among the relics of barbarism still suffered to exist, and to inflict an indelible stain on our juris prudence, is the law relating to escheats and forfei tures. Practically they are seldom enforced, the Crown generally waiving its rights and restoring to the parties entitled (subject, however, to a heavy deduction for legal expenditure) the property which had belonged to an attainted person. This, however, is a matter of favour and not of right, an indulgence which need not be conceded, and which is frequently delayed, although not often absolutely denied. Why, then, should the law be retained in its present objectionable state, more particularly when it is so seldom enforced ? Why should the feelings of the surviving friends be again harrowed, their wounds re-opened, and the public mind again disturbed by a renewal of prc• ceedings in a case in Winch the efrendei had alfeady suffered the extreme penalty of the law, and had sur rendered his forfeit life in expiation of his offence ? We have been led to these remarks in consequence of the proceedings which took place on Thursday, at Hertford, under a commission of escheat, in relation to the property of the late JOHN TAWELL, who was executed in the month of March, 1845, at Aylesbury, for the murder of SARA)" HART. The Senior Commissioner explained the law to the jury, " that a felon's heritable blood was de stroyed, and that his lands and tenements at once de scended to the Crown, from the day of the commis sion of the offence, and his goods and chattels from the day of his conviction." According to this prin ciple, we find that if his guilt was for some time con cealed, and that he subsequently, and before it was discovered, disposed of real estate to a bona fide purchaser for full and valuable consideration, that still it would become the property of the Crown, and that innocent purchaser would lose the property he had fairly acquired, and the money he had paid for it. This would indeed be the innocent suffering for the guilty. It is no answer to say &at such a claim would never be enforced on the part of the Crown ; why should there be the possibi lity of committing so grievous an injustice under the sanction and colour of law? Again his heritable blood is destroyed, his children would be unable to de rive title, through their guilty father, to property which might otherwise descend to them from a more distant relation. Surely this is a most inequitable provision, their rights as citizens are taken away ; they are not merely deprived of their father's pro perty, which they ought to obtain, but they are prevented from inheriting from others, in fact they are practically rendered illegitimate- We trust that amongst the many legal reforms that are about to be brought forward, a total abolition of this law may be one of the earliest. In the present case, the harshness of the pro ceeding seems to have been greatly aggravated by compelling the widow, a lady, who had ever maintained the most irreproachable character, to come forward as a witness, in fact, to give evidence against her own rights and interest. The deepest sympathy was manifested on every side for the unfortunate lady, who appeared greatly affected at her painful position. The total value of the property forfeited, under the present proceeding, would appear to be about 8,0001. We trust that the just claims of the widow, and also of the children of the wretched malefactor, may be admitted by the Government, and the forfeiture remitted in their favour. By so doing they will merit and receive the public approbation. Madrid journals of the 12th have arrived. The Gaceta publishes an official announcement of the abandonment of Viana, Isua Munzon, and Puenta de Leina, by the forces of the Junta of Oporto, and of their occupation by Spanish troops. In the same number we find a royal decree conferring the title of Duke of SARAGOSSA on Don JOSE DE PALAFOX, Captain-General of the Spanish army, and his heirs. The Clamor Public° states that Senor SALAMANCA has determined to offer for sale those properties be longing to Don CARLOS, and those belonging to the order of St. John of Jerusalem, which have been con fiscated to the service of the State. The Correo (SALAMANCA'S organ) declares that the Government has never entertained any intention to permit the free importation of English cotton goods. The Faro states that the QUEEN'S visit to La Granja is indefinitely postponed. There were rumours in Madrid of an intended modification of the Cabinet. It was said SALAMANCA, MAZZAREDO, and BENAVIDES would retire. The Three per Cents. elose'd 011 the 12th inst. at 30 1 1 for cash ; the Four per Cents. at 18; the Five per Cents. et 18; the Passives at 54; and Coupons at 15. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. The motion of M. DEMESMAY for a reduction of the duty on salt, was carried on Wednesday in the Chamber of Deputies by a majority of 250; the num bers being—For the motion, 264; against it, 14. On this subject the Constitutionnel says— " The Ministry experienced on Wednesday one of the most remarkable Parliamentary defeats that a Govern ment ever sustained. It was in vain that M. Dumon, the Minister of Finance, and M. Duchatel, Minister of the Interior, sti&eisively rose to combat the proposition for the reduction of the salt duty. It was in vain that they endeavoured to obtain the adjournment of the question by promising to introduce a measure on the subject next year. The proposition was adopted by a majority so compact that the Ministers themselves dared not rise in their places against it. The ballot showed a minority of only 14 votes against 264. The new Minister of Finance occupied the tribune for nearly an hour. His arguments were directed to prove that the increased consumption of salt would not compensate for the diminution of the revenue, and he promised to make further calculations, and, as we have already said, to present a Bill on the subject next year. AI. Dupin, in an animated extempore address, did full justice to the arguments of the Minister of Finance, and asked who it was who had brought our finances into the posi tion in which we find them? M. Duchatel did not wish to leave the Chamber under the impression produced by M. Dupin's animated attack. He endeavoured to jus tify the financial management of the Ministry, and drew a brilliant picture of the advantages to be derived from the execution of public works. In what way do Ministers propose now to act? No doubt they propose to bury the measure in the Chambers of Peers. There is, however, a promise made, and a Chamber which will demand its performance. But how can they give satisfaction to public opinion in presence of a deficiency of 30,000,000 f. evident in the budget for the year 1848 ?" The Presse, too, raises its "song of triumph" over M. GUIZOT, and asserts, that after such a vote a British Cabinet would have resigned immediately. That the Cabinet of M. GUIZOT entertains no such intention is, however, evident from the following Ministerial manifesto, which appears in the Journal des Debats : " The Chamber of Deputies have adopted, by a very great majority, the proposition for a reduction of the duty on salt. This result will surprise no one. We ex pected it, for our part, and the Government without doubt expected it also. Last year the Chamber, by a majority of 240 votes against 26, declared itself in favour of the adoption of the reform, contrary to the opinion of the Government, which did not believe circumstances to be opportune ; yet they were much more so than they are this year! The Government did not forget this remark able and solemn vote; there is nothing forced in tho word. It knew that th e greater part of the Deputies, that the greater part of th e C onservative Deputies especially, had formal engagements with their constituents on this im portantlt could, th ere f ore , l a b our un d er no not hope that the Chamber, d en yi ng i ts previous tehrethaedl adjournment, u rn it opposed en m t c h h e immediate and its promises, would conse n t t o t h e adjournment illusion! question. c(t)inc douuled t Nevertheless it knew to be impossible. Why ? It combatted, n o t f or a d o o f p t t ihoenreform. and advised success, but for prineiple. It did not believe that it was permitted to it to associate itself with a resolution which circumstances rendered in its eyes imprudent, or at least premature. Its duty and that of the Chambers are dif ferent in this sort of affairs. The Chamber does not govern, as was well said by M. Dupin ; it does not bear the responsibility of its decisions, and has not the em barrassments of their consequences. If the reduction of the tax on salt makes a void of 50,000,000 f. in the Treasury, it is not the Chamber which must find means to replace it. If difficulties and embarrassment of affairs result therefrom, it will not have to submit to the one or remove the other ; it will wash its hands of it, and affairs must be carried on. In a word, the Chamber is only bound to see the questions it discusses ; the Government must embrace them all, study them one in relation to the other ; resist the se duction of such a one, in order not to excite compli cations in the conduct of several others which are not less important to the country. We understand,'then, perfectly well that the Government did not think it right to cede to the same movement as the Chamber. At bottom, it knows that the reform is just, useful, necessary. It did not believe th a t i t could, by consenting to its immediate adoption, give an example of imprudence which the financial circumstances in which we are placed causes it to regard as dangerous. In short, the Government has observed this year the same conduct as it did last year, and it had better reasons for doing so this time. It has been consistent, like the Chamber. The Opposition will not fail to find in this conduct of the Government the pretext for numerous and, without doubt, violent accu sations. Suppose that the Government, at the com mencement of the sitting, had come to declare, through the Minister of Finance, that it accepted the proposition; it would have thereby acquired an immense popularity. The Opposition would have found itself reduced to the necessity of proclaiming that; the Ministry, as we be lieve at least, would not have been insensible to that glory; but it has preferred to fulfil the austere duty that circumstances, in its opinion, imposed on it. We do not find that there i s reason to blame it." The same journal announces that, on the 10th inst., the Queen of PORTUGAL published a proclamation granting a full and entire amnesty to the insurgents. The discussion on the report of the Committee appointed to consider the request of the Chamber of Peers to examine M. EsimE DE GIRARDIN at the bar of their House, was fixed for Thursday. The Union Monarchique says that the Committee on Petitions of the Chamber of Deputies has unani mously resolved to refer the petition of Prince JEROME BONAPARTE, praying for the abrogation of the laws which condemn his family to exile, to the N 19, President of the Council (Marshal Souvr) and to the Council of Ministers. The National has the following on the virtual re jection of the petition of the Prince by the Chamber of Peers.:— " We cannot pass over in silence the discussion in the Chamber of Peers on the petition presented for Jerome Banaparte. The petitioner had innumerable reckon ing on the sympathy of the Peers. If we were to name all the men in this Assembly who have taken an oath of eternal fidelity to the Emperor, and all who owe to him their titles, their fortunes, and even their fame, we should take in nearly the whole of the Members of the Chamber. It seemed then inevitable that the petition shoul I be referred to the President of the Council of Ministers, and this was what some speakers, whose elo quent language revived glorious souvenirs proposed. But the Ministers entreated that the petition might not be referred to them ; and, after having crowned Prince Jerome with funereal eulogiums, they politely threw his petition into the dusty cartons, where it now lies interred. We can be but little suspected of sympa thy for kings, princes, or pretenders. But there are examples of ingratitude which we cannot allow to pass over without reflection. To whatever shade of opinion one belongs, astonishment must be felt that the companions in arms of Jerome—that the Generals who beheld him fighting with so much courage at Wa terloo—that the law officers, who had sworn fidelity to the Emperor, that the administrators who had served him, should not recommend this petitio n t o th e Mi n i s t r y? Was not that a natural consequence of their past career, a duty to themselves, an act of gratitude to the memory of Napoleon? It remained for the Goverment to decide; but could the Peers dispense with expressing a wish that the sun of France should be restored to the Napoleon family? The most timid might be tranquil about the result: but the man of Ghent will not absolve the soldier of Waterloo. The strange language of some Peers is worthy of remark. M. Daunant, for instance, asked if the petitioner had first applied to the King—if he had sent in an act of submission. There is a legis lator for you! The abolition of a law is demanded, and a member of the legislative body exclaim,s—' If the King has not been first applied to, I shall vote for the order .of the day.' Another Peer does the same ; and a General, an old Carbonaro, is lost in his expressions of obsequious prostration Let us leave the matter,' said he to the King's heart. I care little about constitutional forms ; it is in the King's heart that I place my trust ; yes, gentlemen, let us l e t the King act ; and if p ru d ence will permit the prayer of the petition to be granted, his heart will not hesitate.' But royalists of fresh date that you are, the matter in hand is to revoke an existing law. Is it a grace that the Napoleon family demands ? Do they kneel down before the junior branch of the Bourbons ? No—they demand to have a law abrogated. When a law presses heavily on any one, he does not demand favour from it ; he undergoes its effects, and demands its abrogation. Any other course would not be worthy of respect ; and if we have insisted on this petition, it is precisely be cause it has followed the direct line—because it has struck at the door of the established powers, having no other ambition, but to attract public attention. France is sufficiently powerful and sufficiently sure of herself to fear nothing from pretenders." The prospects of the harvest still continue to be most flattering, notwithstanding which, however, the holders of grain demanded an advanced price in the Paris corn market on Saturday, a demand with which the buyers refused to comply, and, conse quently, scarcely any business was transacted. Wheat of inferior quality could scarcely be disposed of at any price. A fall in the Three per Cents., and on the shares of sonic of the railroad companies, took place on the Paris Bourse on Thursday. This decline was generally 23 cribed to the vote of the Chamber of Deputies on the salt question; but while the Three per Cents. fell 10 centimes the Five per Cents. rose 15 centimes. Agaii Marseilles and Avignon shares fell from 730 f. (the closing prices of Wednesday) to 7121 f. Northerns fell from 595 f. to 5861 f. Vierzon fell sf. The shares of the other companies drooped, but did not fall in such pro portion. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Thursday at 77f. 50c.; the Five per Cents., at 117 f. 80c.: Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,272 f. 50c.; Rouen, 966 f. 25c.; Havre, 650 f. ; Great Northern, 5861. 25c. ; Avignon, 712 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 6121. 50c.; Bordeaux, 507 f. 50c.; Boulogne, 411 f. 25c.; Basle, 187 f. 50c.; Dieppe, 315 f. ; Paris and Strasburk, 1 128 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantei,4l2f.-50c.; Paris and Inns", 445 f; Lyons and Avignon; 45 . 0 f. ;Bordeaux and Cette, 450 f. ; Spanish Passives, 4%. MARSEILLES, JUNE 14.-Marseilles and Avignon, 743 f.; Northern, 602 f. 50c. LYONS, JUNE 15.—Paris and Rouen, 972 f. 50c.; Avignon and Marseilles, 745 f. ; Vierzon, Gl7f. 50c. ; Northern, 598 f. 75c ; Paris and Lyons, 442 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 18. Boulogne and Amiens, 16 3 4—Direct Bombay and Madras, Vs —Luxembourg, 154—Namur and Liege, 3 1 4—Northern of France, 11%—Rouen and Havre, 26. THE COURT.—The Queen, with the royal children and the Court, "were' . expected', to leave Buckingham Palace soon after three.•o'clock this afternoon, for Clare mont, where her Majesty and the Royal circle will re main until the beginning of next week. His Royal Highness Prince Albert will join her Majesty this even ing, from Osborne, Isle of Wight. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY). • OLD COURT. (Before Lord Chief Justice WILDE, Baron ROLFE, and Mr. Justice PATTESON.) FORGERY.—A young man, named Horatio Nelson We. , t, was charged with uttering forged railway scrip. Mr. Clarkson conducted the case for the prosecution. The facts are contained in the following evidence:— The handwriting of the prisoner being identified, Mr. Bodkin was sworn—Was a member of the Stock Exchange, and on the 22d of March last received a letter from the prisoner, who requested him to dispose of some scrip which he enclosed, and which purported to be scrip of the London and South-Western Railway Company. He received another letter on the 27th, in which the prisoner stated that, in consequence of his former letter not having been promptly answered, he had opened an account with another broker for the sale of a large num ber of shares, but that he enclosed twenty certificates of shares, which witness disposed of, and sent the proceeds, 951., to the prisoner. He subsequently disposed of forty shares, and remitted 2701. to the prisoner. The prisoner dated his letter Moore-street, Birmingham, and signed himself Thomas Perry. He afterwards remitted the pri soner a sum of 1051. 10s., the proceeds of additional scrip which he had disposed of for him. George Brinke, Esq., clerk in the employment of Messrs. Sterne and Pitman, stock-brokers, proved having received 80 of the forged scrip in question from the preceding witness. Mr. Simpson, clerk in the employment of Messrs. Chalmers, stock-brokers, stated that ho had received them from Mr. Grey. Mr. Alfred Morgan, treasurer of the London and South-Western Railway Company, stated that that coin pany, in January last, issued 1,021 new shares, and the 80 shares now produced were forgeries. There was a decided difference between the watermark on the coun terfeit and that on the genuine scrip. The mark on the spurious scrip was straight, and on that of the genuine scrip it was slightly turned at the top. Th is witness was cross-examined by Mr. Ballantine, who appeared for the prisoner, but nothing was elicited to shake his direct testimony. Mr. Emins, of the firm of Emms and Smith, printers to the London and South-Western Railway Company, stated that the forged scrip was not on the same paper as that used at his office. The watermark also was dif ferent. The word "proportionable" in the forged scrip was spelt incorrectly, the o being omitted. Mrs. Mary Ann Dingle proved that the prisoner lodged at her house in Birmingham at the date of the above transactions. He went under the name of Perry. She could not prove his handwriting. Mr. Francis Woral Stevens, of the firm of Stevens, Hansard, and Co., sharebrokers, proved to having sold 50 of the forged scrip, at the desire of the prisoner ; and that he remitted him a cheque for 2594, which the prisoner acknowledged. The prisoner called upon him subsequently, in reference to a mistake which had been made by the.banker upon whom the cheque was drawn, who had over-paid 401. The notes had been trace Ito the prisoner, who said his name was West. Henry Reichter, clerk to the preceding witness, de posed to having entered the scrip in question in a book at his office kept for that purpose. Mr. Fitzgerald, of the tirm of Stevens, Hansard, and Co., stated that he took the scrip to the station at tha Nine Elms, and was informed by one of the clerks there that they were genuine, and with that information he was quite satisfied. Mr. Charles Rogers, cashier to Messrs. Bruce and Co. proved having paid the 259/. for the cheque for the scrip. (The evidence had not concluded when we went to press.) WORSHIP-STREET. —(THIS DAY.) William Brown was charged with stealing a copper boiler, the worm of a still, and the furnace thereof com plete, and 200 cwt. of treacle, said to be the property of Thomas Chubb, a currier, and George Hayward, a but cher, formerly a police-constable of the H division. Sergeant Coleman, of the H division of police, stated that when the prisoner was brought to the station-house, he (the sergeant) on the instant sent to the supervisor of' Excise, who, however, sent back word that he did not think it worth his ' while to attend to the case, and the prosecutors had not thought proper to attend. The prisoner :said that he was merely an employee of the complainants, who had furnished him with the appa ratus, which he had by their direction fixed in his own domicile, and which, with the 200 cwt. of treacle, also sent to him by them, was to be worked, and the latter manufactured into gin on his own account, he being answerable for all conse quences which might possibly arise therefrom. A dis agreement had taken place between himself and his em ployers, and he thought he could account for their ab sence from the court, by stating that he had told them that he would divulge to the magistrate a concern they had, which was in a most flourishing condition. Mr. COMBE, who set for Mr. Broughton, advised the defendant to give the necessary information to the Ex cise, and he would most probably obtain some pecuniary recompense, and added that as there were no prosecu tors he was discharged. The defendant thanked the magistrate and withdrew. • 'l,l‘ r ..074.1.11 • NA, / "Ml",,,__Alt .7 Qmi g t vile% Ilk Rr • NlO %, s - • • lto I T .. n "t SECOND EDITION. etening LONDON, SATURDA Y . JUNE 19, 1847. THE CABINET. Summonses were issued yesterday from the Fo reign Office to the Ministers, to attend a Cabinet Council this afternoon. The whole of the members of the Cabinet are expected to attend at the Foreign Office, Downing-street. Sir CHARLES NAPIER has announced his determi nation to come forward again at the ensuing election, as a candidate for the representation of Marylebone. We congratulate the constituents of this metropolitan borough upon the certainty of not losing a Parlia mentary advocate so assiduous and so earnest as the Gallant Admiral, the hero of Acre. Delay is about the most inexcusable blunder in any constituency, when there are so many probabilities of a speedy dissolution of Parliament. Preparation should be made for the electioneering contests which are inevitable thereupon at the first dim intimation of an appeal to the country. And let it be remembered that the earlier the preparation the less expense will be entailed upon the constituency, and the greater security there will be that their political views will be forwarded with intelligent discrimination in the deli berations of the Senate at Westminster. Any individual possessed of the prerogative of the elective franchise, who procrastinates his selection of the candidates until the last moment, is culpable, not only as to his personal rights, but as to the whole collective rights of the commu nity. In leaving his vote upon the balance, as it were, during the preliminary period when a calm and dis passionate choice can be made, and allowing it in the end to be joltered over to either side in the turmoils of the final day of the political battle, the elector evinces a greater amount of recklessness than the gambler who stakes a plum upon the possible stop ping-spot of the roulette ball. For seven years he renders himself incompetent to influence the move ments of the Government; for seven years he abandons the 'most important problems of con temporary legislation to the caprice of a carelessly selected Member. Let it be remembered that, sup posing the new Parliament were assembled in the en suing August, the decision of the people might not be revoked until August 18541 The responsibility, therefore, that presses forcibly upon every consti tuent in the United Kingdom is grave beyond exaggeration. The bounden duty of every consti tuent is already to be on the alert, especially at this particular crisis, when so many vital and interesting points of administration are on the eve of a perma• nent settlement. None of these points should be overlooked or forgotten. Foremost amongst them all, as affording a rational founda tion for effecting a comprehensive ameliora tion of the condition :of the :multitude, is un questionably the subject of sanatory improvement. Next in the order of social advancement is the orga nization of a proper and universally-applicable sys tem of national education. Upon the principle that " Cleanliness is next to godliness" we give the priority to the former means of elevating the poorer classes from the abysse s o f mora l an d p h ys i ca l d egra d at i on ; f ur having purified th e i r t enemen t s b y w h o l esome ventilation, by sufficient drainage, by adequate sup plies of water, by ar . easonable admission of light, and the general e s t a b l ishment parks, the baths a s nd tate wa w sh ili we n o means houses, and cap acious have opened, as it were, grooves and chan nels for the conduct of knowledgegr among the m asses. These thing s must by s of reco llection of the thousands who are escape the the elective franchise, nor must it be essors forgotten that the whole criminal c ode of the empire requires in an especial way the revising wisdom of the most com.. petent legislators. The currency , again, is a matter which the constituencies of England must especially I SO. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. In the Liverpool Cotton market the sales this week have been 36,400 bales. The stock is 502,070 bales against 741,000 bales at this time last year. Yesterday 7,000 bales were purchased, of which 2,000 were for export.—The Share market was very quiet, and with but a small business doing. The Share Market was rather buoyant yesterday, and the demand has been active generally; at the sale of Railway Shares, by Messrs. Lamond and Co., more business was done. the following are a few of the principal sales : Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate £0 10 0 Great Luxembourg Shropshire Union and Canal 2 4 0 Northern Counties Union 1 1 0 North •Western North British, Extension South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 4 14 0 London and Blackwell, No. 1 Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B) 2 6 0 Louvain ala Sambre 1 0 0 Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston 1 6 0 Eastern Counties. York Extension ... 6 14 0 North Staffordshire Royston and Hitchin Taw Vale Extension and Dock There are no ship arrivals with later news, but we have plenty of vessels in, richly laden with food of all descriptions. The Bank of England return for the week, to the 12th instant, shows a general extension of operations, al though the active circulation of notes has been dimi nished a little. The main points are these :-- Notes issued Increase Rest, increase Public deposits, increase Other deposits, increase Seven-day and other bills, increase 5,607 Other securities, increase ,. 767,974 Notes reserved, increase Bullion Increase The Government securities lodged in the banking de partment remained at the previous amount. In the Funds there is not much doing to-day, but prices are still advancing after the check received on Thursday, and with fine weather many expect they will go higher. Others contend that there are parties ready to realise profits to some extent, and that this, tempora rily at least, will lead to a re-action. Consols have been 88, and the scrip is marked k premium. New Three and• a-Quarter per Cents. are 90 1 1- I. Exchequer-bills continue at 7s. to 10s. premium. Bank Stock is firm at 196. Foreign Stocks are very dull again. Portuguese Four per Cents, have been 32 to I. Mexican Bonds are 20k. Brazil New Stock is at 83. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 58i. Railway Shares are all looking up again. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • 88% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 90% Bank Stock .. .. . . 196 Consols for Opening, July 16 .. 88% % Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip.. .. • • % p Exchequer /3111 s. 1 %d. 2d. 1,0001. ..•• 710 p 500/. .. 914 p Ditto, Small .. 14 20 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • • • Ditto, Nea• Bonds, 1829 and 1839 83 Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. • • .. Ditto, 3 per Cent • • 52 Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent • • • • 84% Mexican, 1846, 5 per Cent • • • • 20% Portuguese Bends, 5 per Cent. .. Ditto, Four per Cent .• • . Ditto, for the Account • . • • 32% Dividends on the above payable In London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 58% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RA ILWATS. PAID. PER SHARE. Birmingham and Oxford Junction .. 10 .... 17 1 ,E .... to Birmingham, Wolver., & Stour Valley 8 .... 8% ... to Bristol and Exeter .. 75 .... to Ditto, New .. .. • • .. .. 15 .... 14 .... to Buckinghamshire .. .. 6/. 45..... 1 dig... to Caledonian .. • • • • .. 35 .... 30% ►.. to Ditto, Half Shares .. • . • • .. 2%.... 2 ... • to Eastern Counties .. 20 20%%., to Ditto, York Extension .. 7%.... 6% to Great Northern .. . • • • .. .... 2% %.. to Great North of England .. • • . • 100 ....234 .... to Great Western .. . Ditto. Half Shares . Hull and Selby .. . • .. 50 .... 70 .... tt, 69% Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12 34 .. .. 23 .... to Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 50 .... 6234 .... to Leicester and Bedfurd 16s. .... 34 dis. to Leeds and Thirsk 26 .. • • 20 .• • • to London, Brighton, and South Coast .. 50 -. 5434 .. ••to London and North-Western.. .. 100 ..17934 179 180 to 176% Ditto, Quarters .. .. L. and B. 7 .. • • 2 334 to Ditto ditto New .. • .. . 2 .... 13 .... to Ditto, 401. Shares .. M. and B. .. 40 .... 71 .. • to 70 London and South-Western 411. G.,. 10d. • • .. 66% .... to 66 Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) .. .. 50 .... 5534 .. • • to Ditto, Scrip .. .. • • • • • • 5 •• • • 434 .. ••to Lynn and Dereham .. • . .. 20 . • . 184 .. • • to Manchester and Leeds .. . •. 82 ....104 .... to 103 Ditto, Fifths .. .. • • • • .. 6 34 .... 10% to Midland .. .. ~ •• .. ..100 ....124 12234 to 12334 Ditto, New .. .. • • .. • • 6 .. • • 934 .... to— Newcastle and Berwick .. .. •• 20 28344 .. to Ditto, New • ' • . • • • • .. 5 .... 71 %..to North Staffordshire • • • • 734 .. • . 1034 .... to Preston and IVyre .. • . 25 3734%.. to Ditto, Half Shares (A) 8% .... 12% .. to Reading, Guildford, and Reigate .. 5 .... 5%.... to Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) .. 334 .... 3 3 3 4 .... to Ditto, ditto (B) 3 234.... to south Staffordshire 21.125... % dig.. to Windsor, Staines, and South-Western 425. .... 234 p.. to 2 p York and Newcastle .. 25 .... 37%34 .. to Ditto, New .. .. 10 .... 1534 . • • to Ditto, Preference .. .. 8 .... 11%3414 to York and North Midland. .. 50 .... 86 .... to 8534 Ditto. Preference ~ • • • • 6 •• • • 153{ .... to —• Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 .... 2134 .... to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. • . .. 20 16 34 to Northern of France .. .. • . 8 .... 11% ••to Paris and Rouen .. 20 .. • • 384 .. • • to Rouen and llavre . .. 20 .... 2634 • ..• to MINES Real del 3fonte • Unregistered 7.7. •• .. 31( .. • • to - COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam ...... C.F. 12 6 Gibraltar Ditto, at sight ...... 12 3 Leghorn ........ lotterdain .... • • 2U. 12 636 Genoa ....... 26 Antwerp.. aarnburgh ......M.B. 13 13 Venice .... • ....... Altona ...... ...... Naples ............ • • 40 1 ,4 Paris, 3 days' sight ... • 25 65 Palermo, per oz 120 Ditto, .............. 25 95 Li5b0n........ Marseilles • . .•.. • • 26 Oporto ••••••••• •••• • • • 53 % flourdeaux 26 Rio Janeiro ........ • • 26 Frankfort on Maine.... 122% Ilahia ................ Petersburgh, 3Us Buenos Ayres .. • • . — New York, 21 days' sight Vienna, effee.flo.. •• • • 10 8 Philadelphia .... • • Neste, ditto.... .... .. 10 8 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Madrid .............. 47 Foreign Gold lu bars ...£3 17 9 Cadiz .. 46 New Dollars • • Bilbao Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Barcelona Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 ... •.. Silver in bars ........ 0 4 115,E LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, JUNE 19.—Wind N.N.W., light breeze, and fine, thou cloudy at times. DEAL, JUNE 18.—Wind light and variable; P.M., westerly. —Arrd. Statesman, New Orleans, and sailed for Bremen. 18. Evesthorpe, Moulmein; Columbus, Short, Calcutta; Simon Glover, Bailey, Monte Video; James Cruikshank, ) Sayers, St. Vincent's ; Zante, Paterson, Havannah ; Missis sippi, Harve. Baltimore; Harvest, Fuller, ditto, and sailed for Bremen ; - Venerable, Martin, St. John's, New Brunswick, and sailed for Hull ; Sultana and Selina, M'Laren, Mogadore. Arrd. from the River, Competitor, Adelaide, South Australia ; Jane Frances, Hobart Town; Oriental Queen, Mauritius; Mina, Barbadoes ; Zealous, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 18.—Wind N.N.W., moderate.—The Alfred, New Orleans to this port, was on the bar of the Mis sissippi, about the 20th ult. A ship, supposed to be the Cassilda, of Wiscassit, abandoned , and on tire, was boarded on the Bth instant, in lat. 46 lon. 34, by the Lady Falkland, arrd. here. The crew were, in all probability taken off by a vessel seen in the distance, as two empty boats were seen about a mile from the wreck. Arrd. Joshua Waddington. Wakeham, Matanzas ; Dolares, Laguna ; Joseph Porter, Reed, Philadelphia ; Royal Sovereign, Flood, New York ; Grassmere, Vale, New York. Std. Orleans, Calcutta ; John Bull, Calcutta ; Relampago, Havannah ; Mercidatas, 11a vannah ; Felipa, Havannah ; Queen, Staten Island ; Inoa, Boston; Slierlerooke, Quebec. SLIGO, JUNE 17.—The Briti s h Ki ng, f rom Savannah, to Liverpool, was abandoned full of water, 3d inst., in let. 49 N., lon. 38 NV., h av i ng b een i n contact with the Paoler, Liverpool to New York, which received considerable damage, took off the cre w an d t rans f erred them to the Industry , arrived here. CORK, JUNE IG.—Wind S.W. to N.W.—Arrd. Admiral Nelson, Le Bas, Macao; Princess Charlotte, Key, Cuba; Saragossa, M'Manus, New Orleans; Ellen Brown, Shaw, Norfolk; Margaret Connel, Fleet, ditto. GREENLAND SEAL FISHING. LIMERICK, JUNE 14.—The St. George, Wells, arrived here from Greenland, reports the following to the 14th ult. : The Anne, of Hull, with 6,600 seals ; Forth, ditto, 3,200 ; Eliza, ditto, 3,200; Sinallaco, ditto, 2,900; Sarah and Eliza beth, ditto, 4,400; Eclipse, of Peterhead, 4,400; Commerce, ditto, 4,000 ; Dublin, ditto, 6,000 ; North of Scotland, ditto, 5,000; Gleaner, ditto, 3,200 ; Hamilton, Ross, ditto, 6,000; Union, ditto, 8,000; Superior, ditto, 500; Fairy, ditto, 6,000 ; Hannibal, ditto, 4,000; Enterprise, ditto, 6,000; Flamingo, of Aberdeen, 1,900. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN. Very extensive supplies of most articles were on sale, yet the trade was firm as follows ;—Gooseberries, is 6d to 2s 6d ; and Currants, 3s to 5s per half sieve ; Greens, is Gd to 2s 6d per dozen bunches ; Cauliflowers, is to 2s 3d ; and Summer Cabbages, 8d to is 6d per dozen heads ; Forced French Beans, is 3d to Is 9d per 100; Green Peas, Is 3d to 3s per half-sieve ; Potatoes (old), 8s to 13s per cwt ; ditto, (new), 3d to 8d per lb; Turnips, Is Gd to 3s 6d; and Carrots 5s to 7s per dozen bunches; Horseradish, I s 6d to 3s; Celery, is to 2s 3d; and Asparagus, is to 4s per bundle; Strawberriss, 4d to 9d per pottle; Cucumbers, 3d to is each ; Spring Onions, 3d to 6d per bunch ; Radishes, 3d to Gd per dozen hands; Mushrooms, Is to is 6d per pottle; Rhubarb, 4d to is per bundle; Hot. house Grapes, 2s 6d to 4s 6d per lb; Cos Lettuces, 6d to Is per score. NEWGATE AND LEADENRALL. Prime Beef, Mutton, and Lamb, sold firmly at full prices. In other kinds of meat comparatively little was doipg. Beef. from 3s 8d to 4s 8d; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 2d ; Veal, 4s to 5s ; and Pork, 3s 10d to ss. Ducks, Is 9d to 2s 9d; Turkeys, 3s to Gs 6d; and Pigeons, 10d to is 3d each ; Fowls, 3s to 8s per couple ; Eggs, 6s to 7s 6d per 100; Fresh Butter, 10d to is per lb. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4 s 8 d; Mutton, 4s to 5 6 2d; Lamb s ' 5a 8d to 66 4d ; Veal, 4 c 4 d to as ; and Pork, 4s to per Blbs. HUNGERPORD. There was a full average supply of most articles on sa l e pin here, while the . general demand was in a slu gg i s h state,: at droog prices WHITECEMPEL. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Lamb, 5s 6d Sibs. to 63 2d; Veal, 4s to 5 s Od; and Pork, 3s 10d to 58 per BILLINGSGATE. A large supply of most kinds of Fish was on offer, and the quotations had a downward tendency. READ. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from lld to 11 1 / 2 d ; of household ditto, 9 1 / 2 d to 10 1 / 2 d per 41bs loaf. HIDE MAIULET. Market Hides, . 5 61 b to 641 b, 2 1 d to 2%d per lb ; d o. 641 b to 7 81 b, 4d to 4,,4d 21b, 3d to 3 1 4 d ; do. 721 b t o 8016, 3 1 / 2 d to 3%d ; d o . 801 b to 8; do. 881 b to 961 b, 4lid to sd; do. 961 b to • - 1041 b, 5 1 / 2 d to 6d ; Calf Skins, each, 4s 9d to 6s 6d; Horn llides, 13s; Shearlings, 10d to is 2d; Lambs, 25 to 2s GI HAY MARKETS SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 3/ 15s ; C l over ditto 3/ 5s to 41 15s; and Straw, 11 6s to 1/ lis per load. Tract dull, at about stationary prices. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 163; Clover ditto 318 s to 41125; and Straw, 118 s to 1 / 12s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade rather dull. WnrracuAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 3 / 153; Clover ditto, 31 5s to 4115 s ; and straw, 1 1 Gs to 11 12s per loai. A full average supply, and a heavy demand. . _ SPORTING INTELLIGENCE . BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FaLDA Y • NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 11 to 2 agst The Conjuror—t. 12 to 1 agst Morpeth—off. 11 to 2 agst Conspiracy—t. 14 to 1 agst Vanish —off 6to 1 agst Grimston—t. 100 to 6 agst Best-of-thre e 7 to 1 agst—Blackbird, t 8 to 1 100 to 6 agst Toni Tough—oil 11 to 1 agst Executor—off tot. NORTH DERBY (NEWCASTLE.) 6 to 4 agst Van Tromp—oilers to take. GOODWOOD STAKES. 10 to 1 offered on the field, but nothing done. GOODWOOD CUP. 5 to 2 agst The Hero—offered 8 to 1 agst Wolfdog 11 to 1 agst Mendicant 11 to l agst Fitz Emilius—offers to take ST. LEGER. 3 to 1 agst The Cossack—offered 6 to 1 agst Van Tromp—offered 11 to •1 agst Mr. Martin 11 to 1 agst Foreclosure 18 to 1 agst Black Dwarf 20 to 1 agst Red Hart 25 to 1 agst Limestone. HENLEY REGATTA• SECOND AND LAST DAY. The great features on the card of yesterday were two eight-oared matches and a four, in which the University gentlemen and the members of some cf th e p rincipa l London clubs were engaged, and the rowing of these was beautiful—they were each, from first last, fine spirit-stirring exhibitions, and the victors and the vanquished alike deserve their meed of praise. , The weather was very inauspicious. Between one lu t two in the afternoon the town was visited —we w i g pry almost say as usual on its regatta days—with a 1. 7 v heavy thunder-storm, and there were two or three veit . heavy showers afterwards, notwithstanding whkh• b° l 7 g. ever, there was a very large assemblage of are tat° i t h in the who:: The bridge was, as on the previous day, covered w i th The of carriages, containing, wi t h th e g rand stand, t he the neighbourhood, and the meadows and towlagla were thickly studded w ith v i s it ors . g Grand rossed Ch th a e lle a n t g t e en C ti u o p n . of the who the aquatic gentlem en p resen t. Little le I; °f en This event sons were seen at ever y f ew yards discussin, g de . probabilities and possibiliti es , the merits an d eve ( merits of those who were about to take an al. knots of part in the scene. The Thames London Club 0 holders) had found backers at 6 and 7 to 4 before . n y commencement of the regatta; but the splendid NT"; ar of the Oxonians on Thursday, on the occasio n of of w victory over the C an t a b s , d e t a il e d in our impr ession yesterday, gave the friends of the Oxford crew increasel confidence, and 5 to 4 found ready takers after that of skill and game. Oxford University Boat Club ...... Crew—Messrs. E. G. Moon, Magdalen , Haggard, Christ Church, lOst. 61b.; Oldham, Brat: nose, 1 Ist. 71b. ; T. Royds, Brasenose, 1 Ist. 101 ;s7; Griffiths, Worcester, 12st. 61b.; W. King, Oriel, 11 1. ke, G. Winter, Brasenose, I Ist. 31b ; E. C. Burton, stro Christ Church, lost. 31b.; C. * Soames, steer , • er St. J° l2/1" 9st. 10Ib. 0 The Thames Club, London (Purple and crimson) Crew —Messrs. F. Blake, list.; .1. Montague, 1111: • ... (D93.loskt.b4llllbe2 41b.; L. Strutton, lOst. 131 b.; E. Perceval, 12st. S. Robinson, list. 71b. ; Playford, lis t. 51b• ; Ostv Chapman, I Ist. 41b. ; J. R. L. Walmesley , stroke, l 61b.; G. Walmesley, steerer, 9st. 71b. The Thames Club took the Berks shore. more even start was never seen—they were both °half dether, the speed being fi rst-rate. After the first ozen strokes, the Thames had the head of their b?'! . .! about a foot in advance of their adversaries, and in tat' position they continued for above a minute, and wept then again for a few seconds as level as at t h e raeln eat of starting. A few more rapid, powerful strokes plan: the head of the Oxford boat about half a yard to asp vance, the next dozen lusty pulls a trifle more, a n b y they continued creeping away, inch by , inch, or foc 4 _,:i foot, till on nearing the Poplars, when they bed gr A fi ner of their length clear, their adversaries having most gallaqg disputed every foot of water with them. From.t% point the Oxonians gained a greater lead, and beg' Thames Club by seventeen seconds, accomplish/11g the distance under eight mi nu t es , which clearly ex hibits _ immense speed with which the boats must have bye rowed the distance (about a mile and a half, ag ainst t stream). Although the Thames Club rowed with gre a • pluck, their stple was not, upon the whole, of son fi ea s h a character as the Oxonians. The Visitors' Challenge Cup. The Christ Church Club, Oxford (Dark blue, whi te I cross) ...................................................... G. Crew—Messrs. G. Mansfield, Mr. Haggard , f " Burton, E. Thulston, stroke, Richards. steerer. 0 The St. George's Club, London (White, red cr (49 ,.. Crew.—Messrs. W. L. Falls, Lane, Wallace , 10 '" thard, stroke, White steerer. On going off the Christ Church appeared to be" very trifle the lead, and in this position both crews r r ing in the most ga ll an t manner , t h ey con tinued Ur bel Robenham. The winners then drew more awsio Ist* the St. George's put on a dashing spurt at the r0„. 100 and continued to press their opponents, who had De " t h to spare, right into the win n i ng p ost . Won by only. The Ladies' Challenge Plate. 1 The Child of Hale, Oxford Crew.—Messrs. Jones, Earl. Oldham, Ogle, 111 Smith, \Venter, Noel, stroke, Knight, steerer. 0 Cambridge—The First Trinity—the holders (Purple)Ni- Crew—Messrs. Wol s t en h o l me , Maule, Vincent. ci, cholson, Garfl tt, Turner, Berwick, Rawlinson, 11°Ilan steerer. ll This was another gallant struggle, the winners v 0 earning their victory. early A fine start was sec o n d e d by the crews keeping n • oar and oar, at an extraordinary pace, for two or thre hundred yards, when the Cambridge boat (First Trinity) took a slight lead, and held it nearly to the foPli h r fg being closely waited upon by their opponent& Ait point the winners made a flue spurt, and came leve l , w ,b • their opponents. Stimulated by the shouts of the assemblage, both crews appeared to begin the race a oso but in the next minute the Oxford boat (wills showed an advance, drew their stern level witn since for No. 2 of the T r inity, i n w hi c h pos i t ion they r em a dozen strokes more, which terminated the race. , Some very minor performan ce s wound uP the (oi l : sport, which must hav e b een mos t gr atifying, stewards and the spectators. sue° The Oxonians in this regatta have been signal l y cossful. both to t ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA , COVENT GARDEN. —MORNING CONCEIII•_ A morning performan ce t oo k pl ace at this theatre ou Friday, the great feature of which was the Stabat *der of Rossini. This magnificent composition was splendidly given, notwithstanding the a b sence o f M ar i o ( a nd 130 living ten or h as ever a pp roac h e d hi m i n the execu tion of the ten o r p ar t s o f St a b a t M ater ), w h o, although a d' vet Used for the p ar t w hi c h h e or i g i na ll y created i n E , ngland, was pr even t e d b y i n di spos i tion from attending therefore, and at a very short notice, sang the music which Mari o oug h t to h ave sung, and by execatlon of it add e d to hi s well-earned, fame, The introductory chorus, " Stabat Mater dolorosa" was very well given by M a d emo i se l les Alboni and Corbari, and ig i l L i) a v t( i ) a ge a th n e d r. T i a,g h l e i n afi fo c l o i . ow T ed h t e he vo , i c ca u , s ju h s a A rtn ni a ra n a ir: ,A b S eau no ti l fu which was be au tif u ll y sung b y Salvi, and elicite d loud applause ; his diminuendo towards the conclusion °cal° air was exce e di ng ly fi ne. Th e d uet " Quis est h oi no, Madame Ronconi and Mademoiselle Alboni, which IP: mediately follow e d, was d e li c i ous l y sung — the c l ea r ingi! soprano notes of M a d ame R oncon i (who was i n excel / lent voice, and w h o on t hi s occasion showe d herse lf worthy of her continental fame), blending delightfu ll y with the deep, rich, clear contralto of Alademoiselle boni. Tamburini did full justice •to the " Peccatis" which immediately followed, and in 1 1, splendid chorus " Ei a M ater " h e was a l so exc el lent. The quartet " Sancta Mater" by Al aci % moiselles Alb o ni and C or b ar i an d Si gno ri Lai l _ and Tagliafico w as we ll (i n d ee d , w h en we consid r ! that Lavi a h a d t o s i ng a t s i g h t, we may say, "Its fully) given. Th e "Vac ut portem" then followed; was superbly given by Alboni ; her crescendos and dt muendos were beautiful exceedingly, and this, undoubt edly, the gem o f th e morn i ng ' s performance , w as riP, turously encored, as was the "Inliammutus et accens,u!' i by Madame G r i s i, w hi c h i mmed i ately f o llows. & I l e s was in this, as s h e i s i n everything, s plendid—her sh ° ,; 1 ?,• 6 _ at the conclusi on was magn ifi cent. The fugue d "Amen , with which th e ant h em concludes, was super bly glv e, : The Stabat M a t er was prece d ed b y t h e ov erture tO Oberon, an d f o ll owe d b y a m i sce ll ane ous I ,e`__! commencing with th e over t ure t o S em i ram ide, and ending with th a t t o Fid e li o . The gem of this act was Verdi • prtghier a " Ci e l Pietoso," which was beautifully sung by Salvi, an d rapturous l y encore d , an d R oss i n i's chore a " La Carita," w hi c h was a d m i ra bl y g i ven by Grisi and R oncon i, Mdll es. Al b on i an d Corbari, and Signori Salvi, L av i a , T am b ur i n i , Ronconi, Rover!, an d Tagliafico. Th e c h oruses were un d er. t h e direction a' Signor Bonconsi g li o , an d t h e orc h estra was led by Costa. We re gre t t o a dd t h at M adame Pers i an i an dSi Marini were p revente d f rom appear i ng b y illness. filled theatre, which wa s li g ht e d u p as f or th e o pera, was Di in every part. Mesdames FRENCH PLAYS.—The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Lady Carolina Cocks, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Byron, Colonel Bou• verie, and Major-General Bowles, honoured the French plays with their presence last evening. Among the company we also observed the Baroness BrunnoW and Mdlle. Olga de Lechner, the Marquis of Bristol, the Marquis of Douro, the Earl and Countess of Dalhousie. the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marchioness Dowager of l)ownshire, the Earl and Countess of Mount Edr combe, Viscount and Viscountess Folkestone, Viscount Somerton, the Countess of Blessington and the Misses Power, the Count D'Orsay, Sir John and Lady East' hope, Lady and the Misses Tyr w hit, Lady Roes, Sir Fitzroy und Lady Kelly, the Hon. Mr. Barrington. Sir Joseph Copley, the Hon. Mr. Vesey, Sir George Clerk, Sir John H. Lowther, Sir Henry Webb, Sir Henry St. John Mildmay, Sir Henry and Lady Meux, SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The Siege of Gibraltar, at the Surrey Zoological Gardens, continues its attractive career. It is certainly, beyond all COrn: parison, the most extraordinary exhibition yet produced, and fully justifies the opinions of two of the most • dis tinguished artists of this or any other country that it 1 a dramatic picture of extraordinary beauty. 811 ,-4 Ti t ele nt wo o, sber d bend ~,, el vote teatlt Yt iefti I ° t he list itt ._ - "Yafrt """u4g fi 4 %9214 Ike T tYp -- h - u - s