The Sun. — London, England, 1847-04-06 00:00:00

In MAJESTY'S THEATRE. inti!..;;:ell3', Gantry, Subscrib e rs to the Opera , and the Public, T y Informed, that the THEATRE WILL RE-OPEN On SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1847, Minn will be performed Donizetti's Opera, L'ELISIR D'AhIORE. Adiss, Medina. Cagitanan ; Nemorino, Signor Gardonl ; Beleore, Maim F. Lablache; and Dr. Dulcomara, Signor Lablache (his first appoints's this season). ' , we .. Ae t s of the Opera will be presented (fa.' the first time Ibis swan) the admired Diverti anent, entitled LE BACCHANTE, by MOW Lasilsarahnt (her fast ;appearance this 'sawn), MOIL Ostran IlLerisre, M. Dor, and tarps de Balet. 're ee seloilawith Ike saw esneessfal Ballet, in Two Tableaux, by M. pod Tigifit, the wade by Signor Fagni, entitled TIDO. ; OLT, Lk PEE MIX FLEIIRS. Tiro clys.l sheraeters by Mdlle. C. Rosati, Mdlle. Marie Taglioni, M. Pattl,Ag llolll, &c. pint •Tableast--..Le Moreaka, Mdlle. C. Rosati.' Les Clochettes (an Indian dense) Mdlles. Lamoreux and Julien; Ladles and Children of Corps do Ballet. Scene Dausante—L'lndifference, Mdlle. Rosati and )L P. Tagllonl. Seoond Tebteau—Soto Ls Fee aux Fleurs, Mdre Marie Taglioni. Les Aniauttlon des Pleura, Mdlle. M. Taglionl. Les Malts, Mdlles Corral and Honore. Le Lys, Mdlle. Montfort. Les Marguerites Millie. Julien, Berth, Thevenot, and Lamoreux. Different Flours Corps de Ballet. La Beuquet—Le Rose, Mdlle. C. Rosatti ; Les Marguerites, Mdlles. Julien and Lamoreux ; Les Fillets, Mdlles. Cor rea and Honore, wilh the Corps de Ballet ; Le Lys, Mdlle. hlouttort. On Saturday, April 17th, will be prodreed (tor the first time in Ibis country) Verdi's Opera " I Due Email." Verdi's Opera " F.rnani " will be repeated forthwith. HHR MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectiblly In eirmecL, that there will be an EXTRA NIGII'r On THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1847. _ Whoa wilt be performed ( Ant time this -seasou) Bo celebrated Opera 'S I. Prinetpa' Charseters l —Elvira, Madame Ca.tellan ; Giorgio, signor lablaehe; Artura, Signor Gardonl ; and Riccardo, Signor Coletti. With 'various Entertainments in the Ballet Department, in which Mdlle. Lue le Gratin, Male. Marie Tagt.one, and Male. Rosati, will aPPear. ROYAL. ITALIAN OPERA, CO VENT GARDEN, istabltahed fcr the purpose of rendering a more perfect performance of the Lyric Drama than has hitherto been of Mrt. ata AL ined in this country. Under the Directlon and Management . The Nobility. Gentry, and Patrons of Nitric, are respectfully in formed that the Royal Italian Opera will open this Evening. It Is proposed to produce, In the course of the Season, some of the established works of Cimaros a, Mozart, Rossini, Meyerbeer, and others st the more modern Italian School, incluShig Operas by Bellini, Dont setti, Mercadante, and Verdi, on a scale of the utmost perfection in *very department ; to which intent the manazement has assembled a ComPanY embracing the greatest and most varied +Went in Europe. PRIMI SOPRANL—Madame Grist and Madame Persian' (her list e. appearance in London for three years), Madame Ronconi and Steffanoni (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, her first ap "pearance in this country). CONTRALTI.— Signora itlboni (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, and of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her Erst appearance in this Country), and Mademoiselle Corbari. TENORL—Signor Mario, Signor Salvator Lavla (of the Imperial theatre of St. Petersburgh, his first appearance in this country), Signer Turn (of the Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear ance in this country), and Signor Bahl (ot the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, and of the Imperial Theatres in Vienna and St. Petersburgh, !is first appearance on the Italian stage in England). PRIME BASSI BARITONI—Signor Tamburini and Signer Giorgio Ronconi. PRIMI BASSI PROFONDI—Signor Marini (of the Theatres San Carlo, Naples, La Scala. Milan, and the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, Lis first appearance in this country), Signer Angelo Alba (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Polonini (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appear ance in this country.) PRIME BASSI COMICI —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madr his first appearanc,e in this country), and Signor Agostino Rovere (of the Theatres Royal, Naples, Milan, Vienna, and St. Pe tergburgh, his first appearance in this country). Seconds Donne—Madame Antoinette Mollidori (of the Theatre La Seals., In Milan), Mademoiselle Amalie Liner', Mademoiselle Lidgina Bellint. Secende Tenors—Signor Emmanuel° Slane (of the Theatre San Qarte in Naples). Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor—Mr. Costa. A powerful and numerous CHORUS of chosen and experienced Singers will complete the Vocal Department. Chorus Master— Signor 13cnconsiglio. Prompter—Signor Monterasi. The ORCHESTRA, forined of Artistes possessing the highest executive powers, will comprise among its members Eighty distin guished professors. The Military Band of the Coldstream Guards will be under the direction of Mr. Godfrey. An ORGAN, of extensive compass, has been expressly erected In the theatre by Messrs. Flight and Son. Organist—Mr. V. Novell°. The BILLET, of a brilliant and costly character, will close the performance of the evening, and no Divertissement will be suffered between the acts of the Opera. The Director has the pleasure to innounce that he has concluded an engagement with Mademoiselle Fanny Eissler ; and, during the season, the following eminent Dall9ellSee will appear : —Premieres Danseuse—Mademoiselle Dumi latre (ef the Grand Opera, Paris), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Mademoiselle Berlin (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, her first appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Neodot (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta Baderna (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fuoco (of the Academie Royale de Paris). Monsieur Petipa (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Monsieur Gontie (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Ferdinand. Croce, Monsieur Delferier (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Auguste Mabille (of the Grand Opera, Parts). Maitres des Ballets—Monsieur Albert (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Monsieur Blasts (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Leader of the Ballet—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Regisseur de la Danse Mr. O'lirysn. Composer—Signor Alessandro Corral (of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples). THE THEATRE.—To render the Interior at once commodious, elegant, and comfortable, it has been entirely reconstructed and decorated, under the immediate direction and after designs of It. Albano, Esq., C.E., with every attention directed to its proper ventilation. The Decorations have been executed by Mr. Ponsonbv. The Management has happily secured the artistic skill of Signori Perri and Verardl (of the Theatre Italien, in Paris), to embellish the ceiling and to prepare a New Drop Scene. The approaches to the Theatre will be found improved, by a carriage way being firmed Immediately under the Pm - tico in Bow-street, whereby parties can leave or enter their carriages vrithout exposure to the weather ; and by increased facilities fbr ingress and egress. The Refreshment Room will be under the superintendence of Mr. J. G. Watson. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, for the night or season, to be obtained at the Sox Office, Bow-street ; and at Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-at rect. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING W M he performed the new Grand Opera of THE BONDMAN. Marquis do Vernon, Mr. Weiss ; Floreville, Mr. Rafter ; Morliere, Mr. Horncastla; Ardenford, Mr. W. Garrison; Mal-a-Propos, Mr. Harley ; Madame Corinne, Miss Romer; Grisette, Miss R. Isaacs ; Frit - isle, Mrs. Hughes. After which (second time) the New and Original Oriental Spec tacle, called THE DESERT ; or, The Imatut's Daughter. In which the Two Elephants, upwards of Sixty Horses, and the Camels Rill, appear. The Imam Useph, Mr. llow ell ; Hatez, Mr. Rafter ; Barek, Mr. W. IL Payne; Fusel Oola, Mr. Harley Maleck, Mr. T. Mat thews; Ahabeck, Mr. Hutchison ; Kuzliraga, Mr. L. Lee ; Princes. Ipemaye, Miss Messent ; Nilda, Miss Collett ; Girgee, Miss R. Isaacs. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. It. Webster, solo Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Prineipal characters by 'Messrs. Farre', '1 ilbury, Hell, Buckstone, Brindal, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Buck ngham, and Elsa J. Bennett. After which (second time) the Grand Astronomical Extravaganza, galled THE NEW PLANET or, Harlequin out of Place. To conclude wltn (by desire) THE IRISH. rosT. ASTLEY'i ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. ider the direction of Madame Celeste THIS EVEN .NO Wil h• pertbrmed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST ; a Gipsy Story. Cheap John, Mr. Wright ; Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ; Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. T• eonclude with the Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS ; •r, the Wills Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, Slr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullen ord, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor, 311;5 Emma Harding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be presented (for the second time in this country) Scribe and Auber's celebrated Comic Opera, in Three Acts, called THE BAR CAROLE. The principal characters by Messrs. Walton, Bodda, Leffler, and Allen; Miss E. Honner and Miss Anne Romer. After hieh, Shakspere's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. The principal characters by Messrs. H. Hughes, Ryder, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Wynn, and Compton ; Miss Winstanley (her first appearance In London), Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. 11. Hughes, Miss S. Flower, Miss line Romer, Miss Marshall, and Miss Smithson. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING. 6econd Night of a New Plea*. To tionunenee with the Drama of MARTIN CIIUZZLEWIT. young Bailey, Mrs. Keeley; Sairey Gamp, Mr. Keeley ; PecksnifT, Mr. Matthews ; Tin, Mr. Wigan ; Chuzzlewit, Mr. Emery ; Pinch, hir.}foadows. After which, second time, a New Vaudeville Extravaganza, called CRUSOE THE SECOND. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Keeley ; Miss Dickenson, Miss Turtle-, and Mrs. Keeley. To soncludo with the splendid new Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE ENCHANTED FOREST; or, Bear, Eagle, and Dolphin Principal characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss 3liss Bromley, Miss E. Daly, Mrs. Wotdildge, Miss ILeks, Miss Arden, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Meadows, lir. Bender, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, and Mr. Wigan. TRENCH PLAYS.-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. Second Appearance of Mademoiselle ROSE CTIERI. THIS EVENING. the Performances will commence at a quartet T set Seven o'clock, with (second time in thiicouutry) a new Comedy entitled LE SECRET DU MENAGE. M. Dorbenil, M. Langeval , Madame Dorbeull, son Epouse. Madlle. Angele ; Madame Dercour, Cousins de Madame Dorbeuil, Madame Deluc. After which (second time this season) the Comedie-Vaudeville of UN CIIA.NGEMENT DE MAIN. Alexis Ramanouski, M. Rhorevil ; Elisabeth, Madlle Roee Cheri (her second appearance this season). To conclude with (second time in this country) a new Com,die- Vaudeville, entitled LA PROTEGEE, SANS LE bAVOIR. Helene Madlle. Ross Cheri. Boxes, es. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3:. ; Gallery, 2s. Ilexes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33. Bond-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily front Eleven till Five. , ILTMIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington. White, Stanwood, and German, will have the honour of Resuming their inimitable ENTERTAINMENT:A, at the St. James's Theatre, TO-MORROW ETENING, April G.—doors open at Eight o'clock; arid will give a grand day performance on Wednesday Morning, April 7, commencing at half-past two o'clock. The evening per formances will be continued every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Wedie!clay morning. and the day performances every zes Anil stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, old Bond-street. Vndes Zs patrionage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. Proprietor and Manager Mr. W. Batty. This Unique and Royal Equestrian National Temple of Arts will continue its !powerfully attractive Entertainments every evening, at Seven o'clock ; presenting an unusual display of talent in all its varied branches of Equestrian, Gymnastic, and Dramatic productions ; com bining Mr. Batty's numerous stud of highly trained Horses and Fairy Ponies, with his magnificent Syrian Camels, Elephants, Wild Zebras, Deer and Oxen, tofbe brought into action in the new grand Easter Iltnctaele of Lord Byron's -Aug 211tI" O>rAUYDOS ; or, THE CORSAIR AND THE HewsseAVEN, GER'S STEED. WI Appointment . , nsT7 S hrine Panorama, Decorations , a nd Gor g eous theatre. ""a scale of magnitude unequalled in this Amphi- The Scenes In the Circle will present the unequalled performances of La Petite Isabella, Madame Dumos, Mons. Dumos, M. Leonard . , Herr Henrique, and. Laments Waif, first app earan ce of the 87" English rider, Mr. Powell, and popular provincial Artiste of Equtta tion, Mr. Bell. A splendidpageant, uniti ng the Artists of the Arena on their highly trained Steeds, led by Mrs. Ratty. The Exercise as slated by the re-appearance of the c e l e b rated Hibernian clown, Mr. T. Barry, and Mr. Twist, the grotesque. For detail see full Pro gramme. Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Box Office open from Eleven till Four. Box Book-keeper, Mr. Sheffield. Performance commences every evening at Seven o'clock, doors open at Half-past Six. ROYAL SURREY THEATB Under the Management Mr 3. Frances Davidge, Lessee. THREE NEW PIECES, and the truly wonderful BEDOUIN ARABS, from the Theatre Port St. Martin, Paris, their First Ap pearance ia England THIS EVENING The perfornanles will continence with a new Drama, called THE DIS :ARDED DAUGHTER. Count Cars,lorf, Mr. T. Fredericks; Julia, Mrs. Ware. After which, a gran?! ORIENTAL FESTIVAL in the HALLS of AHD-EL-EIDER (the Emir of the Desert), introducing the won derful anti novel Feats peculiar to the Native Bedouin Aral, Trihe•, attendwil Sy their Maraboute (Priests), &c. in their national costume. After which, a new Farce, by Mrs. Staling, entitled K ISSING GOES BT FAVOUR. Duke de Itaisompiere, Mr. Tindell ; Marchio ness de I army, 51 re. Ware. To concluee with a romantic Drama, namet the TWO 7tROTNERA or rtsk. ('aunt de ()titian, Mr. Neville; 'fhet•dora Itemanati, Jars. Ilenry Viola 2e, , Pit, 11. Gallery, Gd. Dcors open at Six, commence at Half past Six. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. TIIIS EN - PINING, and DURING THE r.EK (sceln I tim ' ITIN FORGERS TOW ; or, *MI I3..ROSSA, the 11EDO HIE O F JARRA. Principa l eharactets by Miss Vincent, Nils. - Lyl l Pearce, JsEa Johnson, Mrs. G. Lee, Mrs. Cooke ; Mr. N'. s ' e r r gi e ki, Ur. Dale , M r. Gardner (flrst night of his re-appearance), )fr. Searle, Ur. Dirt:, kc. After whicli, DOSZEL LA, THE HEROINE OF CASTILE. Den aella (commonly called the Rose of the Rock) Miss Vincent. Three To oonclinl4 with (all the IV , ek), a Nautical Drama, in Acts, entitled, A REEFER'S WRONGS ; or, iHE OF THE AURORA t Supper:ea by the ent.re com p ,n y . Pnes, 'Calf rri0,.6(1. Gd. ; Gallery, 3d. Private Boxcs 07 Parties of Folly, fr , ..in 10i. sd.; sad rattle* of Eight, 1/. is. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY_ . EVEN IN G, APRIL 6, 1847. Now Ready in 2 vols. 21s. bound , T HIRD EDITION of IHOCHI LAGA ; OR, ENGLAND IN THE NEW WORLD. EDITED BY ELIOT WARBURTON, Ea l•' Author of ^ The Crescent and the Cross." " This work has already reached a third edition. We shall be surprised if it dio not go through many. It po.Acsses almost every qualification of a good book. We cordially recommend it to our readers, as well for the amusement o f its lighter portions, the vivid brilliancy of its descriptions, and the solid information It coutalus.*— John Bull. 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Evening .. 18 minute, after 5. one," he unquestionably comprises in his own proper person all the invidious characteristics of the three Parcm. As far as the Peninsula is concerned, the French KING holds at once the spindle, the wheel, and the shears. lie retains more than a life-interest in the sway exercised over the Spanish dominions : he re gulates, in short, the destinies of Spain, by having secured the reversion of its dynastic privileges to the offs .spring of his youngest son. Congratulate ourselves and Spain therefore as we may upon the instalment of Senor PA CHECO in the presidential chair of ISABELLA'S per sonally selected Cabinet; rejoice as we may over the probability of a comprehensive and benignant amnesty ; exult as we may over the auspicious birth of the Pacheco Administration, over the indisputable discomfiture of the pimping polity of the Afrance sados, and over the rumoured restoration of ESPAR TERO to those dignities and immunities which his prowess, his genius, and his patriotism had nobly earned—it would be folly to conceal from ourselves the conviction that these boons can merely be of temporary duration unless the laws of nature and the dispositions of a whole people be miraculously transformed. Happily, however, there is invariably a residuum of Hope after the most Pandorean torrent of affliction, and this Hope beams brightly enough from the embers of the traitorous Afrancesados. Courage, then, to those lovers of fatherland who may evince in cherishing the financial prosperity of their country, in maintaining an honourable friendship with disinterested states, and in conducting the in ternal administration with sobriety, probity, and regularity, as heroic, though scarcely so chivalrous and picturesque a patriotism, as that evinced by Spanish Hidalgos of the olden time. Men now - a-days cannot assert their loyalty to the con stitution, or their devotion to the land of their birth by donning hauberks of " twisted mail," or couching lances of tough ash, but they may much more effectually, if not so picturesquely, become the preux-chevaliers of a nation by adroitly fingering the red tape, and judiciously arranging the portfolio. We are not indisposed to be sanguine therefore as to the benefits which may be derivable from PACKECO and his colleagues. It is a lamentable fact that, for the most part, the occupants of the magisterial bench seem to be IA holly insensible to the serious responsibility attached to the functions which they have to discharge. The responsibility can scarcely be said to be of a personal character, for, except in cases where wilful malice can be substantiated, the law effectually screens the magistrate from suffering, either in his person or pocket, for any consequences, however injurious, that may have resulted to an accused party, from the inadequate performance of his judicial functions. But, notwithstanding that their personal responsibility, for the reason stated, is practically next to nothing, they still lie under a very heavy moral responsibility to the public, proportionate to the extensive powers with which the law has clothed their office. It grieves us to repeat that there is a wide-spread in difference to the strength of this public obligation, as evidenced by the repeated blunders and serious errors into which the magisterial body are constantly fall ing ; and even where this feeling of indifference does not exist, on account of the lax manner in which the corps of justices is organized, the public suffer just as much in another ignorance and as though it did, owing t o the g ross and incompetency of a large proportion of those who are placed in the commission of the peace. Neither can we expect to rid ourselves o f these objectionable blots, which affect the administration of j ustice in the hands of the minor functionaries of the law, until the system by which they obtain their authority be en tirely revised. It is notorious that the magisterial bench is filled by men whose qualifications for the dig nity have been inconsiderately measured, not by their intellectual capacity, but by their personal influence, as connected with property. If a person resident in a county is desirous of elevating his social position among his neighbours, he frequently induces his tenantry to vote for the political party, from whom the aim of his ambition is not kept a secret, and through whom, by a seasonable hint to the Lord- Lieutenant, he is in due, time raised to the bench. In this way individual vanity is gratified, the re quirements of the public, that the magistrates should be selected from men of intelligence, and somewhat versed in the laws of their country, being almost altogether unheeded. Considering, however, the hap-hazard mode, and the heterogeneous materials out of which the justices of peace are constituted, it is matter of wonder that the administration of the law is so well conducted as it is ; and, at all times, it is far more gratifying to admire than to criticise and reprehend the manner in which the servants of the Crown, in their several departments, perform their duties to the State. The admirable efficiency that ordinarily stamps: the judicial conduct of the successive Chief Magistrates of the city of London is deserving of the highest eulogy ; and we always feel chagrined when anything occurs calculated to de tract from the efficacy of their example. A man, who called himself JOHN BALER, was charged before the LORD MAYOR on Saturday with having shouted out, " There goes a Bobby !" whilst two of the City police were following two thieves. The latter took the hint and made off. The police, considering this exclamation an interference with their duty, inquired of BAKER what he meant by it, and ultima`ely took him into custody. This was an unjustifiable act. A man is not to be de prived of his liberty because he happens to exercise his lungs and voice in the manner above-mentioned, and because others choose to presume it was done for a sinister object. Such a proceeding constitutes a dangerous precedent where the liberty of the sub ject is concerned, and alarms people as to the extent to which the police may, even for the most trivial circumstance, be inclined to stretch their authority ; and it is no justification of such a step to allege, or prove, that the prisoner has not borne a reputable character. It may be that the prisoner was both abu sive in his language and violent in his demeanour when addressed by the police; but had they any right, in the first instance, to interrogate him as they did ? We think not. They clearly exceeded the limits of their duty. It was proved that, two years since, the pri soner had been tried for stealing a watch. The pri soner declared that he was honourably acquitted, and had since been honestly employed, whereupon the LORD MAYOR remarked, " the magistrates well know how frequently juries acquit in cases of guilt, in con sequence of the ingenuity of counsel, the tampering with witnesses, and other circumstances." These were exceedingly ill-timed observations, which, however true, ought never to be made from 1 the seat of justice. In the eye of the law a m anis considered innocent until f oun d gu ilty, an d it is highly unbecoming in a judge to weaken the value of this presumption to a man who has been tried and acquitted—to surmise, off-hand, and parti cularly after a lapse of two years, that a man owed his release from the grasp of the law, not to his in nocence of the crime charged, but to the dexterity of his counsel. Such extra-judicial remarks may be quoted and successfully handled by a malignant person, inflicting great pain upon another, who has been under the misfortune of having stood a trial for an offence of which, in the opinion of every candid mind, he was then considered to be wholly innocent. The theory of the law, to which we are alluding, is equally wholesome and bene volent, presenting a fine moral bulwark against the shafts of malice and the assaults of tyranny. It is based upon a sound principle, and ought not to be tampered with. It is a principle that ought to be rigidly maintained, however dubious its application may appear to be in any given instance ; and, least of all, should its sanctity be invaded by those who, by their position, are expected to be its most faithful guardians. _ All danger of a deficiency of food in Ireland is now happily dispersed; the enormous quantity of bread- stufi's that have hen imported into that country have had the effect, not only of bringing down the markets to more reasonable rates, but of inducing persons who had hoarded large quantities of corn, and other cereal produce, to bring forth their secret stores to th e world. Few persons' will be found to regret the disappointment that awaited those heartless men, who, with ampl e supp li es in their possess i on , saw des titution prevailin g in their respective...neighbour hoods, and the People suffering und;‘r all the pangs and horrors of starvation, and still, not satisfied with a fair and ample profit, retained that abundance in their own hands which, if offered to puLlie nom- petition, would have alleviated the general mi.ery and preserved the lives of many who perished, the victims of these sordid spirits• They hoped to obtain famine prices ; they heeded not the wretchedness of the million, that whole families should be swept away, that pestilence occasioned by the want of a sufficiency of the common necessaries of life, should prevail throughout the length and breadth of the land, provided they could obtain an increased price and still greater gains. Mammon took possession of their hearts, and they were blinded to every consideration save that of pelf. But happily they have reckoned without their host ; a counteracting influence was in operation ; free trade had been established, our ports were no longer closed to the productions of other climes, monopoly had been blniAhEd from our shores, and commercial enterprise, unshackled by vexatious restrictions or protective itn posts, secured abundant supplies of every description of foo 1. No greater evidence could be required of the soundness of the views and the correctness of the arguments of the Free-traders, or of the fallacies of the Protectionists. The principle has been subjected to a test of the greatest severity. A fearful crisis was to be surmounted. AU the ordinary calculations were displaced by the extent of the calamity. An insufficient and scanty supply under the recent cir- cumstances of the country could not be considered as fatal, or even injurious, to the doctrines of free trade indeed it would be hard to conceive any state of the law by which the difficulties occasioned by the mys terious visitation of PROVIDENCE, in the destruction of the chief part of the nation's food, could have been averted. But the happy result is conclusive as to their soundness and efficiency. What would have been the state of the country had Sir ROBERT PEEL postponed his great experiment for even a single session ? We shudder at the contemplation of the harrowing details that must inevitably have occurred. No stronger confirmation could have been afforded of the soundness of the Ministerial policy in leaving the supplies of the country to be provided from the legitimate sources. Had the British Government en tered the markets of the corn-exporting countries as extensive purchasers, the immediate effect would have been an enormous increase in the prices of provisions of every description, the cessation of all private enterprise, the banishing all those who would not venture to encounter so power ful a competition. Had the Government once at tempted the task, or hesitated in giving the required pledge, they could not have halted or held back. They should have undertaken the supply, not only of Ire land, but of Great Britain, and we should have seen a famine prevailing throughout the entire land. The scenes of Skibbereen would have been re-enacted on English ground ; the artizlns and labourers, even of this great metro polis, would have seen their helpless children pining from the inadequacy of their fox], and piteously demanding the abundance to which they had been accustomed. That such scenes have not taken place we owe to the firmness of the Premier and his colleagues ; their strict adherence to the sound principles of politics]. economy has saved their country from this accumulated misery. For this they have been reviled and insulted ; reproach and obloquy have been heaped upon them for conduct that should have secured, and most undoubtedly will eventually secure, the national gratitude. Not the least curious part of the secret hoarding that has been brought to light is the re-appearance in the markets, not only of Dublin, but in all parts of the country, of large supplies of sound potatoes that Is ere kept back during the months of pressure and scarcity, in the hope that the most exorbitant prices would have been obtained. The o'dject, however, has failed, as the rates are not higher at this moment than they were many months since, when their pro duction would have been most valuable. It is impos sible to speak of this conduct in language sufficiently strong to expose its atrocity. Madrid journals of the 30th ult. have arrived. One of the appointments in the new Cabinet, that of Senor PASTOR DIAZ to the Ministry of Commerce and Public Instruction, is ♦ery significant. Ile is the author of an exceedingly clever pamphlet against the Montpensier marriage. The Heraldo announces that Senor BAIIAAIONDE had accepted the office of Minister of Justice. In his opening speech to the Cortes, a sketch of which we gave yesterday, and a full re port of which is published in the Madrid Gazette of the 30th, Senor PACHECO, speak ing in the name of the Ministry, said that " With regard to foreign affairs, their policy would be to live in harmony with all nations, but not to form with any that kind of close intimacy which could only take place at the expense of Spain herself. They had taken office at the moment when Spain had contracted allianees, all of which should be equally respected, without predilection in favour of one more than another. At home they would be guided by the laws, the spirit of which they would seek to follow, and so rigorously, that should there exist any doubt as to the true meaning of any laws, they would adhere to the letter of them, and then come before Parliament for its ratification of their conduct. They meant to propose a law in favour of the press, submitting it to a tribunal independent of the nomination of the Sovereign, and acting upon the true principles of jurisprudence. He accepted the vote of the Chamber, withdrawing authority to regulate the budget and pub lic debt, for the reason that, on principle he should al ways treat such authorisations as limited to the session." It was generally believed in Madrid that PACHECO could command such a majority in the Cortes as to render a dissolution unnecessary. General FULGIOSO, the brother of the Puke of RIANZARES, has been dismissed from his command of New Castile and Madrid, and General CounovA has been appointed in his room. It is said that PEZUELL will also be dis missed, and be succeeded by JOSE DE LA CONCHA. Senor PACUECO has announced a new act of amnesty. MADRID BOLSA, MARCH 30.—The Three per Cents. closed at 32/ for cash ; the Five per Cents., at 201 ; the Debt without interest, at 5t and the Coupons at 17. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday, The change of Ministry in Spain has brought out the Opposition papers in grand force, and they all contain the most biting and caustic remarks on what the Constitu'ionnel calls the " tumbling down of the castle of cards, which M. GUIZOT had erected with so much care in Spain. If the evil," continues the Conslitutionnel, " was limited to the destruction of this card castle, it would be of no great consequence The caprice which has destroyed it may perhaps build it up again. But we have been deceived, not only as to the duration of this mighty work, but also as to its results. Nothing was to be changed in Europe. On the contrary, we find everything changed— alliances and antipathies. It is in Spain alone that nothing is changed. The marriage has not modified either the ideas, the customs, or the manners of the country. It is still th e l an d of complaisant C or t es , of ephemeral Cabinets, of C ourt i nfluence, an d o f palace revolu tions." In a no th er part of the same ar ti c le the Con stitutionnel ask s w h ether the journey o f CnnISTINA to Paris is one of pleasure or of necessity, and:wbether the return of M. I3aEssoN to Madrid is impossible or is ardently desired. It thus concludes :—" We do not see in the recent transactions in Spain anything lik e a triumph f or an y p ar ty. There can be n e ith er conquerors nor conquere d w h ere everything ch anges so rapidly and without serious cause—it is ridi cu l ous to sing a song o f t r i um ph f or the success of an i nfluence which i s so eas il y o b ta i ne d ; it would be madness to make it a basis of any system of policy." The National is less grave, but more annoying'. It says—" No sooner ,had the new Ministers entered upon office than they boldly faced those same Cortes who a week before had gi%en such signal proof of confidence in their predecessors :—so turns the wheel 7f fortune ! M. PACHECO, after having uttered a few words okexplanatien, obtained a majority of 154 votes againstas6. As to M. S EIL RAINO, he found him self at liberty; an d nimbly presented himself to the fiscal who had commenced his prosecution, and who, in the politest terms, begged of M. SERRANO not to give him se lf any further trouble about the ralttfr.' Mr. Bur.wmt triumphs all along the the line ; the Minister of Justice, whose appointment will complete the Cabinet, will be chosen from among his friends. The Progressists have voted with M. PACHECO, their precursor; and the new President of the Council, in the exposition of his programme, has not hesitated to declare that his foreign policy shall be exclusively national, which was loudly applauded, as a reaction against France. Mr. BuLwEl could not have said better, these being, in fact, the very words used by that Ambassador in a celebrated letter to M. SERRANO,. Alton:, all this is promising—we have received the dowry, but we shall pay the interest. Is it possible that one should be so roughly handled five months after so signal a victory ? Give us then back the blood of PHILIP V." The Jcurnal des Debats affects to treat the change with indifference. It says— " The choice of the new councillors chosen by Queen Isabel is not calculated to inspire the least uneasiness. Most of the members of the new Cabinet are men who have given pledges to the monarchical and constitutional cause, and who held a more or less conspicuous station in the ranks of the Moderate party. As respects us, however reluctant we may feel to mix up the interests of France with these of Spaitf, we never practised a system of exclusion, and do not consider ourselves bound to support any political party in particular. In her present situation, France, as well as Spain, is specially interested; first, in the maintenance of a good harmony amongst the great bodies of the State; and, secondly, in the political preponderance remaining in the hands of the Moderadoes. We anxiously desire that a perfect ac cord should exist between the Throne and the Chambers, because it is the basis, the essential condition of the representative Government. We desire it, particularly at this moment, when Spain has scarcely emerged from an agitation inseparable from the election of a new Lts gislature, and when, if she be sufficiently strong to bear the action of free institutions, she may not be as well prepared to bear their abuses. However extraordinary the change of a Ministry may appear, immediately after a vote of the Chambers giving it an unequivocal proof of their confidence, nevertheless, as notwithstanding the change of persons, it is not likely that any important change will ensue in the political system, as most of the present Ministers have been chosen amongst the party which has hitherto directed public affairs, we confidently trust that a good understanding will continue to subsist among the great powers of the State. If we consider as a paramount inter est for Spain and France the preponderance of the party called_ Moderate, it is because we are persuaded that it is the most capable to direct the Spanish Govern ment in a regular and pacific ccurse, and that it is alone likely to insure to the country a few years' repose, which a mischievous spirit of intrigue is constantly endeavour ing to disturb. We do not mean to say that one party should remain for ever in possession of the Government. This cell no more be expected in Spain than in England or France. The Peogressista party may have its day ; its turn will certainly arrive ; but we do not regard this as an opportune moment for its accession to power. In the present situation of Spain the Moderate party, taken generally, offer all the elements necessary to achieve a legitimate and rational progress. The programme of M. Pacheco is a proof of it. Nothing would authorise us to doubt the sincerity of the assurances of the new Minis ters, and we should only see the necessity of reminding them of their promises if they were to forget them." The Presse also affects resignation under its afflic tions, but the acts of the inspirers of these two journals betray their alarm. CHRISTINA was closeted three times on Sunday with Louis PniurrE, and after each conference M. Guizor was sent for. The accounts from the corn markets in France are for the most part more favourable, prices being gene- rally lower. Count Rov, Peer of France and Minister of Fi nance under the restoration, died on Saturday night. M. Rol- was the largest landed proprietor in France It is said he leaves a fortune of 2,000,000 f. (80,000/., per annum. The Three per Cents. were done in the PaFslge de l'Opera on Sunday at 78f. 75c. BUSINESS DONK IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 5. Boulogne and Amiens, 16%—Dutch Rhenish, 4--Northern France, I]S—Paris and Lyons, sN—Sainhrt and Meuse, 6%. WS, 3IONEY and COMMERCIAL NE CITY, QUANTER 7'O THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was firm at Friday's rates. Sales, 3,000 to 4,000 bales. including 3,000 bales of American at bid. to 7i,1. per lb. Shares were steady. The returns of the receipts of the quarterly revenue, which were made public this morning, have given a con siderahle degree of satisfaction in all circles here. That trade has increased was pretty well an ascertained fact before the official receipts of the Customs and Excise were known. Indeed, the ports of London and of Liver pool have, for the principal portion of the quarter which has just ended, been in a most active state. The deliveries of goods of all sorts have been large, and almost exclusively for instant consumption—cotton and corn excepted—not on speculation. Nothing further has transpired relative to the re• ported loss of the West India mail steam-packet Tweed. It is considered certain, that should the intelligence un fortunately be true, that the number of passengers could not have been as great as has been stated. Much solicitude is still felt in the City relative to the influence that may be produced on the Money Market by the recent resolve on the part of the directors of the Bank of England, in restric:ing the movements of the discount firms of the City. In consequence, the result of the next weekly meeting of the court on Thursday is looked for with anxiety. The Funds opened well this morning on account of the rezenue, but have gone back since. Consols were 884- 1, .and Are now 88. Bank Stock is worth 199} to 200 ex dividend. Exchequer-bills have realised Is. to 4s. premium. The Scrip is discount. In -ttfo. , Foreign Market Spanish Active Bonds have been 244, and the Three per Cents. 36 to 35k. Por tuguese ,Ilitur per Cents. are 341; Brazilians have been 84i. 'The Spanish Investments are very buoyant. Shares tire very dull, but steady in price. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .• • . 2813% 199% ex dr' 199% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 57% ti ex div 86% Litres per Cent. Consols Annuities 88% % 88 87% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 88% % ex city 88% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. 9 1-16 ex div 9 1-16 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. • • • • • • • • Ditto, under 1,0001. .. • • .. 2 p Consols for Account .. • • .. 8514 %88 India Stock for Account .. • • .. 246% 247 Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip .. . % dig Exchequer Bills. d. 2d. 1,0001... .• •• •• 31 4 p Ditto, small •• •• 35p ONE C'LOSINo FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • .. 84% 83% Peruvian Bond., 6 per Cent. .. 88% 38% Portuguese Four per Cent •. .. 34% 31% Ditto, for the Account .. • . 34 1 4 34% Symisti Bonds, 5 per Cent • • .. 24%% 24% Ditto, for the Account • • • • • • 23% Ditto, Passive Bonds .. • . 5% Ditto, Deferred • • • • • • .. 16 16 Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • .• 35% Ditto, for the Account 35 3 4 3G 35% 35% Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Ceut 40% 404 Ditto, Deferred .. .• • • • • • • 12% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 58% 4 59 58% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91 91% 90% 90% PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSINti RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 .. 74% 74% Buckinghamshire .. 61. 45... .. par % p p Eastern Counties .. 20 19% 19 •• .. 18% Do, Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61. 13s. 4d. 1 4 p• • •• .. p Ditto. York Extension .. 5% .... 41 .4 %• • •• .• 4% East Lincolnshire .. 4 .... 6% .. • • •• .. Great North of England . ..100 . Ditto, New .. .. 5 .... 59% • • 59% Great Western •• • • .. 85 ....114 116 . 116 Huddersfield and Manchester lb .... ••• • • Ditto, ditto, Extension .. .. 5 .... 5% .. ••• • • • Hull and Selby .• •• .. 50 .• .• •• ••• • • • Ditto, Half Shares .. • . .. 25 51 . Lancaster and Carlisle .. 50 63 ....... Leeds and Bradford .• • • .. 35 .... 78% .• Leeds and Think .• 22% ••••• • • • • Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent. .... 5 •• • • London, Brighton, and S Coast.. 50 .. .. 52 •• .• Ditto, Quarters • .. 7 —..........— London an North-Western 100 .. •• • • •• •. • • 177 Ditto ditto, New Shares •• .. 2 .... 12% •• 12% Ditto, 451. Shares AL &B. 40 .. ••—• • • • 68 London and South-Western —4l/. 6s. 10c1.• • •• - •.. 63% Manchester and Leeds.. •• .. 82 —104% . Ditto, Half Shares .• 38 .... 48 1 4 ..... sl4 Ditto, Fifths .. • • • • • • 5 9% 10 10 Ditto. Sixteenths • • .. .. • . 7 % .•• • • Midland —lOO — .115% 114% 114% Ditto, N e w .. .. 36 .... 39% 40 • • .. • • • . 2 4% 34 ••.• • • Ditto, New Midland, firming. & Gloucest.• .100 .. 124 .. •• •• Newcastle and BerffiCk • • •• 20 .. • • 25% •• • • • - • . • • 26% Ditto, New .• • • • •• • 5•••• 8 ••• • • • • • • • 8 % Ditto, North:Shields.. • • .. 25 3194% •• •• •• •• 31% Norfolk .. •• .. •• ..100 .• .... •• • • North 8riti5h...........5 .• • • ••••• • • • • • Ditto, half Shares 12%.••• 15%.. ....... Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 2 54 .• 4 33% .. Ditto, Extension • • • • .. %.. 1% .. • • •• •• Ditto, Thirds .. • • • • 1 .. 3% N o rth Staffordshire .. 5 •• • • ••••• • • • • • Ditto Scrip (late Churnet and Blythe) • • •- .. 2 •• .. 4 • , North Western • • • • .. • • 4 .• • • 3% •• • • P o rtsmouth I drect • • • • • • 3% •• • • 314 ..•• •• •• •• Preston and Wyre .. .... 34% 35% . • . Ditto, Half Shares (A) .. 8% . Ditto ditto (II) .. 1>,4.,.• 1%... Scottish Midland .. .. •• • • 174 2014 • • Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. .... 4%14 _• • South Eastern and Dover 33% 36% ........ Senth Wales .. 10 .... 8 7% Vale of Neath • • • • • • • • 2 •• • • %••••• • • • • • York and Newcastle .. 25 .... 24% 31 ••, • •• Ditto, Preference • • • . .. 4 .• •• _ • •• • • York and North Midland .. 10 94 .... •• •• •• • • Ditto, Preference • • • . .. 2 _• • 111 i •• •• •• • • • FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .• • .. 20 • • 16% %•• .. Demerara ••• • • • •• • • .... 3% Dutch Rhenish • • • • • • • • 7%• •• • 4% ••••• • • • • • • N or thern of Franco • • • . .. •8 • 13% % ...... Paris and Lyons • • • • • • • • 8 •• • • 5 % ••••• • • • • • MINES. 2p 5714 247 Real del Monte % Unregistered .:-: .... 34 ••.• .• ••• 1 dls LLOYD'S SHIPPING—('HIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL G. -- Wind N.W., fresh brecse and cloudy. PEAL. APRIL s.—Wind W.S.W. to N.W. Arrd. Swan, Cousins, Callao, for Inverness ; Wm. Hutt, Craig, Honduras. Sld. D.mglas, Montreal ; James Mines, Barbadoes. Put back, Helen, for Trinidad. Arrived from the River, Susanna, Christina, Batavia ; Java, Singapore ; Leienside, Bahia ; Ava, Quebec ; Edmond, Quebec ; Europe, Quebec ; Isabella, Quebec ; Hero, Black Sca. POOLE, APRIL 2.—Sld. Delia, Quebec. TOP.QUAY, APRIL 3 —Sld. Mersey, Quebec. Coax, APRIL 3. Wind N.N.E. Arrd. Captain Tom, Smalley, Philadelphia. Sld. Mountaineer, Halifax. V. 4 1 . A AO ' ,ftenr '74 .1[1,..'" t s z T - , int; LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1847. THE QUARTER'S REVENUE. The Return of the net produce of the Revenue of Great Britain, for the quarter ending sth April, 1847, is most satisfactory, exhibiting, as it does, an increase on the year of 1,538,1681, and ma the quarter of 403,632/. Still more satisfactory is it to know that this increase is derived from perfectly legitimate sources, and that it may be taken as an index of the prosperity of the country, and of the truth of those principles of free trade which have be en o f l a t e y ears _ _ adopted by successive ministers. The total Customs Revenue for the quarter amounts to 4,447,6731., and for the year t 018,796,620/., showing an increase on the quarter of 485,7551., and on the year of 1,132,002/, and this without any aid from the duties on corn, which formed a large item in the returns for the preceeding quarter. This proves to demonstration, that a de crease of duty is always followed by an increase of Revenue, and this position is still further demon strated by the return of the Revenue from the Excise. Notwithstanding the abolition of some of the Excise duties, and the reduction of many others, the Excise Revenue for the quarter amounts to 1,652,8651., and for the year to 12,547,6571., showing an increase on the year of 661,5721.; and on the quarter of 26,407/. Tnis increase is very satisfactory, as showing, that notwithstanding the partial distress existing in some districts of England, and affecting the whole of Leland, and the greater part of Scot land, the bulk of the population of the Empire, are still enabled to indulge, to some extent, in the use of those humble luxuries which are subject to the duties of Excise. On Stamps there is a decrease on the year of 32,6931., but an increase on the quarter of 131,414/. ; the amount for the year being 7,062,8281., and for the quarter 1,817,2821. This may be considered as satis factory, inasmuch as the increase on the quarter is the result of legitimate trading, while the decrease on the year arises from the cessation of the rrulway mania, which, while it lasted, contributed to swell up the return for stamps much beyond its legitimate proportions. The sum received for Taxes amounts, for the year, to 4,257,1581., and fur the quarter to 130,8921., showing an increase on the year of 33,1191., and a decrease on the quarter of 15,2.50/. Orr the Property-tax there is an increase of 69,1901. on the quarter, and of 379,840/. on the year ; the total amount for the quarter being 2,033,072/., and for the year 5,464,5811. The Post-office revenue continues steadily on the increase ; for the year it amounts to 820,0001., for the quarter to 219,000/., &lowing an increase in the year of 52,0001., and on the quarter of 4,0001. The revenue derived from Crown lands shows a decrease in the quarter of 8,000/., and on the year of 18,0001., the total amount of revenue derived from this source being for the year 112,000/., and for the quarter 37,000/. Under the head Mis cellaneous, we find an increase on the quarter of 1,0711., on the year of 129,273/. ; the total re venue derived from this source being for the quarter 92,5931., and for the year 318,1611. The total ordinary revenue for the year amounts to 49,379,0051., and for the quarter to 10,430,3771., showing a net increase on the year of 1,538,1681., and on the quarter of 403,6321. The total charge (including 2,800,0001. advanced to Ire- L land, per Act 9 and 10 Vic., cap. 107) amounts for the quarter to 10,992,6361. The surplus on the present quarter is 628,7811., to which is to be added the sur plus of Revenue on the sth January, 1847, amounting to 1,365,4.551., making the total surplus of the Con solidated Fund, 1,994,2361. Farewell—we trust a long farewell has been taken by the Afrancesados to all their greatness in the Spanish capital. Queen ISABELLA has given a brilliant testimony of her disinclination to succumb to the tyrannic influence of Louis PHILIPPE or of his trucking Minister. Queen ISAZELLA has done more—she has evinced a capacity in ridding her councils of unpatriotic interlopers beyond what could have been at all anticipated, and calculated to enlist for herself those popular affections which during her girlhood have been so unhappily estranged. We are disposed to congratulate the Spaniards upon the course just adopted by their SOVEREIGN, though it were of course liremature to commend the embryo Cabinet for a liberality that is merely hinted and an iindependence that is only supposititious. By a gradual process of liberaliz a tion the Go;ern merit of Spain has risen from the slavish. nets of ISTUit IT Z to the indefinite obse quiousness of SOTOMATOR, and has now passed into the hands of the more generously disposed PACHECO. Whether the programme of the new Administration has been merely coloured with de ceptive promises for the purpose of inveigling the multitude into submission and confidence, or whether the dazzling inuendoes of that programme are to be actually realised, the lapse of a few months, probably of a few weeks, will sufficiently testify. That such an abrupt secession from the Afrancesado policy should inspire the Parisian organs of CURISTIN a. and GuizoT with a suspicion that Mr. BULIVER is at the bottom of the whole transaction ; that they should con ceive in the first ebullition of their chagrin that the Engli,ll Ambassador at the Court of Madrid has been the principal instigator in the ex pulsion of SOTOMATOR from authority, is but natural. It is unnecessary, however, to observe that these atth z sus picious are as visionar y as thsy ' are splenetic. In extric • thraldom — from a thraldom that has • Duke DR Mo.NreLtislZTLhu° the hAnishment of Esr herself from her recent increased frightfully from I.( I ),. .k.TESTY has signifi cantly the marriage of the er ollpeidtious eantly shown her partiallity tional Administration. 'AM a y these Propitiou s au guries constitu of her unpropitious youth be fulfilled de veloped ! It would he a cruel prevarication, andn r theles, to screen the ultimate miseri es o f lberlYaeb attempting to impart an air of undue impo r t ance to these temporary improvements and evanescent ad vantages. Whatever may he the immediate conse quences of the late Ministerial changes, it is impossible to forget for an instant that the threads of the destiny of Spain are still held in the grasp of Louis PnturrE. If thlt monarch be not really, as Mrs. MALArnor says, like Cerberus, " three gentlemen in LIVERPOOL, APRIL s.—Wind N.W. fresh.—Arrd. , prisoner, who was vociferating at the foot of Queen, Devey, Calcutta ; Oregon, Levies, PatagoLia ; the stairs, " Holdlitar, come down, or VII set the James Ridder, M'Neal, Demerara ; Corsair, Atkins, house on fire." Witness became alarmed, and on open- Savanilla ; Manteo, Weston, New Orleans ; Chester, ing the door the smcke was so dense from below as MansJn, New Orleans ; Prineess Helena, Mason, New nearly to suffocate himself and family. lie now rushed Orleans ; Shakspeare, Henderson, New Orleans ; down stairs, end having gained the outside of the street- Marcia Cleaves, Wilson, New Orleans. Off port, I:ickey door he c a lled out " Fire" and "Police," axle. constable Sam and Richmond. Sid. Harvest Home, Barbadoes. 233 N was soon in attendance, and followed wi , h him FALMOUTH, APRIL s.—Wind Arrd Jane, into the front parlour, but were obliged speedily to re- Gales, Callao, leaky, loss of sails, tke., and part of cargo tire. The prisoner was standing with all ties clothes on overboard. The Heroine, Barrettt, of QuernseY, from in the passage. his wife had escaped to the staircase. Monte Video to Rio Grande, was totally lost, seven Some persons with buckets of water extinoished the leagues south of the latter place, Ist January ; crew fire. Witress gave prisoner into custody. saved. Police-constable 2 33 N, corrob o rat ed the lattM part P A DSTOW, APRIL 4.—W ind N.—Arrd. Mary Flower, of the witness's statement, and added that he was Thompson, Callao. passing, on his beat, the house of the prisoner about MUMBLES ROADS, APRIL s.—Arrd. Agnes Blakee, half an hour previous to the time above stated, when hi? Bridgeford, Cuba. heard the voice of a man in the prisoner's house, ex- SHIELDS, APRIL s.—Wind N.W.—Sid. Coxon, Cork claim, " I'll set fire to the d—d house," or words to that and South America. Sid. Pallas, Port Waller° ; Sir effect. Witness conveyed the priionf r to the station- Francis Bondhead, St. John's ; William and Joseph, j house, but returned with Sergeant Dubois. Quebec. Mr. ARNOLD, the sitting magistrate (to the pri so n er ) — DoNEDAI„ MARCH 31.—Sid. Mary, St. John's. IDo you wish to say anything? It is, however, my duty CAERNARVON, APRIL 2.—Arrd. 'Ludo°, Hughes, New first t..) caution you not to say anything which might York. Sld. D. New York. criminate your.elt. The charge is a very serious one, WATERFORD, APRIL 3.—Sld. Chronometer,New York. and is punishable with death. INVERKEETHING, APRIL Panama, Calcutta. I The prisoner wade a ramblin:; . defence, in which he SToRNAwnv, 29.—Arrd. Sea Bird, Lyall, St. denied all knowledge of the manner in which the house John's, N.B. The Henry, Fchooner, of Yarmouth, N. S., was set on tire. llc had, he said, with great difficulty with deck and mainmast gone, was passed, 22d ult., lat. escaped being suffocated with smoke. 60 N., lon. 11 IV., by the Sea Bird, arrived here. The prisoner was then fully committed to Nowgate to MILFORD, APRIL 3.—The Francis must discharge to take his trial at the Central Criminal Court. repair. FOWEY, APRIL I.—Sld. Diana, St. John's, N.B. NAVAL IN TELLIGENCE. fORTSMOUTII, MONDAY.—The Admiralty have it in contemplation to erect a barrack at Gosport for this', di vision of the Royal Marines, their present quarters in this citadel being too circumscribed for their rapidly in creasing numbers ; as well as being very old and ill adapted for the requirements of this important and highly serviceable body. If these barracks are erected at Gosport, Portsmouth will lose at hest, it is computed, 25,0'14 per annum. Their Lordships are not anxious to teke this great amount of benefit away from the trado of Portsmouth, and would prefer building the new quar ters within the walls of the garrison, tut the corporate authorities, we are informed, are averse to meeting the Admiralty properly in the matter, their Lordships want ing the site of the borough gaol for the marines' new quarters, which there is a reluctance to give up, albeit for a handsome "consideration," althorgh there are other sites within the walls of the town which would be much more suitable for the position . of the sessions'- house than its present situation. If the corporation do not meet the Admiralty in this matter, the borough will assuredly sustain the loss above mentioned, and at the same time, it is considered, lose the finest opportunity they ever had of materially improving the most im portant entrance to the garrison from the land side. The Sidon steam frigate, Captain Henderson, C. 8., completed coaling and storing at noon to-day, and would then have gone out, but a merchantman having fouled her N 1 bilst lying alongside of the jetty, whereby she (the merchantman) lost her fore yard, delayed her some time. She went out to Spithead at half-past one o'clock, and excited considerable interest among a large con course of spectators. She lay-to at Spithead to await the arrival of an express messenger from the Foreign office with important dispatches for the British Minister at Lisbon. The Admiralty have also sent out dispatches fur Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker, the Commander in-Chief in the Tagus, whose fleet will speedily be rein forced with more ships. The Myrtle steam tender, Se cond Master -Commanding Balliston, took out the Go vernment messenger to Spithead, with the dispaches, aid immediately afterwards the Si'ion weighed, and left for Lisbon. In reporting the Admiralty's trial of this real rnan-ef war steamer on Saturday, we stated that the davits ap plied to her paddlebox boats, and which exhibited such instantaneous facilities for launching those boats over the side, were made upon a plan the invention of Mr. Barr, Inspector of Shipwrights at Woolwich Dockyard. We are now requested to state that the davits fur the Sidon's boats are the invention of Captain Geo. Smith, R.N., the inventor of the paddlebox boats; but who did not patent or secure the plan, becate.e of the expenso attending their fitting, which is three times as much as his present plan of fitting davits, and causes twice the weight of material to be used. The wind having come round to the westward, and blowing fresh, Mr. Bellamy was compelled to return from Brook to-day with the Myrtle steamer and Drake lighter, without being enabled to accomplish the object in view of raising the guns, &c., of the Sphynx. Commander Wm. Ellis, R.N., late Master of the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, is appointed Government Emigration Agent at Waterford, and left this evening for his post. Captain Ellis is an old war officer, who was promoted to his present rank last year, with many other of the same class, for his long and faithful ser vices, having been actively employed since the year 1800, and since the year 1809 as master. In Allen 'a New .Navy List, Captain Ellis is recorded " as Master of the Havock, and frequently employed in her boats against the Danish flotilla in the Cattegat, in 1808; and of the Castillian at the attack of the French flotilla, and capture of the Ville de Lyons pram off Boulogne in 1811, and the recapture of the Apelles sloop-of-war off Etaples; also at the capture of a French lugger priva teer, of 10 guns and 57 men, off Dieppe. .i.. 17, zirt TilittiOri NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.) NEWMARKET HANDICAP. Euclid colt. Sting Vanish The Riddlesworth Stakes King of Naples Fistiana Wild Doe Sweepstakes of 100 Sovs. each. D.M. Bella Donna Marpessa cult Sorrel ... 3 CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY OLD COU.II7'. STEALING A BOOK OF COSTS. A respectably dressed man, John Connolly, aged 38 described in the calendar as a law-writer, was indicted for stealing, on the 20th of March last, a copy of " Richard's Book of Costs," valued at 10s., from the shop of Mr. Wildy, a law bookseller carrying on business at No. 90, Chancery-lane. Mr. Payne defended the prisoner. No ono appeared fur the prosecution. Mr. W. A. Reeves, assistant to Mr. Lumley, a law bookseller in Chancery-lane, deposed to the prisoner offering a c3py of Richard's Book of Costs for sale, on the 23d of March. He did not, however, purchase it. Mr. Charles Wildy, son (,f the prosecutor, stated that he had been in the habit of placing the book with others for sale on a board, for two months previous to the day he missed it, namely, on the 20th. He had seen it the day before. There was a mark of 12s. upon it, but it had been rubbed out. The edges had been tui nod down in pLices, and he was positive the book was the one which had been missed. City police-constable 354 proved taking the prisoner into custody, ;it a shop in Chancery-lane. He inquired what he had done with the book he had offered for sale, in the morning? To which he replied that he had sold it in the street to a clerk whom he knew, for 3s. Several witnesses gave the prisoner a good character; one (a fema'e) swore that he had even the book in Ida possession for four or five months before the time in question. Mr. PAYNE contended that nothing bad been adduced to show that the prisoner was guilty of the offence im puted to him. Besides, there was nothing in the hook to indicate that it belonged to the prosecutrix. There were hundreds of copies of the book, and it was but right to assume that the prisoner, who was a respectable man, and had occasion in his business for such a book, might have one in his possession, as had b►en proved. The jury at once Acquitted the prisoner. GLASS STEALING.—An intelligent-looking youth, named James Moore Neale, aged 17, described as an engraver, was indicted for stealing, in February last, twelve drinking glasses, ♦alue 61., the property of his master, Nicolas Conne. The prisoner was apprenticed to the prosecutor, and had had his wages increased about the time from Bi. to 10s. a week. He absented himself from his employment for a week in the course of that month, on the score of illness; and it was during that time that the glasses were found to have been pledged by the lad at Mr. Young's, a pawnbroker, in Princes-street, Leicester square for Hs. 6d. It appeared that ho had to contri bute materially to the support of his father and mother, who were in great distress. Once he asked his employer for the loan of sixpence to buy some bread, as they had not a morsel in the house. When given into custody, he at once told the policema❑ where he would find the duplicates. He said his father and mother were in great distress, that they bad no bread, and that he took the things in order to obtain some for them. He said it was his intention to redeem them as soon as he could. The RECORDER left the case in the hands of the jury, and remarked that the amount which the boy obtained from the pawnbroker's was about equal to a week's wages, and that he was absent at the time. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended him to mercy. [lt appeared the prisoner had been charged with stealing some spoons, but it was not sustained.] The RECORDER sentenced him to three months' im prisonment, with hard labour, in the Westminster House of Correction. STEALING A WATCH.—Richard Williams, aged 20, a printer, was indicted for stealing a watch, value 71., on the 22d of March last, in King William-street, from the person of Mr. P. D. Goepel, a clerk in the Alliance Insurance-office. On that day a crowd had been attracted in consequence of the falling of a horse. The prosecutor stopped to ascertain what had happened, and whilst looking on, the prisoner pressed against him, and he felt his hand at his waistcoat -pocket. He instantly found that his watch was gone, and, on turning round, he perceived the prisoner hand something to a man near him, and exclaim " Here it is." The man dashed through the crowd, but he caught hold of the prisoner, and gave him into custody. The watch was not found upon him. City police-constable 569 took the prisoner into custody. He declared that-he knew nothing of the robbery. The watch was wrenched from the chain with so much force as to break the ring of the watch. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. A former conviction of felony, in 1844, was proved against the prisoner. lie had also been committed for three months from the Clerkenwell sessions. The RECORDEE sentenced him to ten years' transpor• tation. NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGENT and Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER.) The Court was occupied the whole morning with the trial of Mint cases, none of which possessed any feature worthy of particular notice. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The April quarter sessions for the county of Middle sex, commenced this morning before the Assistant- Judge, and a full bench of magistrates, at the Court house, Clerkenwell-green. The number of prisoners for trial was 98, of whom 17 were indicted for misdemeanour, the remainder being charged with felony. Tne Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE, in his charge to the grand jury, congratulated them upon the fact that, at no session for the last ten years did the number of juvenile offenders bear a smaller przportion to the aggregate number of prisoners in the calendar. James Gwyne, John Grady, and Joseph Colman, who were found guilty at the last sessions of felony, and judgment respited to this day , in order that inquiries as to previous character might be made, were brought up for judgment, when Gwyne was sentenced to four months' imprisonment, Grady to six months, the last six weeks to be solitary, and Colman to six months, each term to be accompanied by hard labour. James Crankshaw was indicted for stealing a gilt frame and table stand, the property of Messrs. Jackson and Co., carvers and gliders, of Rathbone-place, Oxford street. It apeared from the evidence in support of th e prosecu tion, that the prisoner had been in the service of the prosecutors until about two months ago, and on the day named in the indictment, the prisoner was observed by one of the workmen to leave the premises with the property in his possession. Information having been given to the foreman, the prisoner was followed, and overtaken near Regent-street, when he said that he was taking the stand and frame to the house of Sir James Graham, in Hill-street, Berkeley-square, for Lady Gra ham's inspection, as he understood she wished to pur chase them. The foreman stated that the prisoner bad no authority from the prosecutors to take away any articles ; and that he was forbidden even to enter the manufactory. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty ; and the pri soner was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. The prisoner's sister here addressed the Court, and said, that since last Christmas her brother had shown symptoms of mental alienation, and, The Learned ASSISTANT• JUDGE gave directions to the officers of Tothill Fields-prison to have him subjected to medical examination, when, if the sister's statement were found to be true he would be properly disposed of. 51 63 78% )5% 31§ 1 1 / 3% 7AI 16% ni 4% 13% 5' MILITARY INSPECTION.—Major-General Lord -k ; Fitzclarence, G.C.8., Lieutenant-Governor of roes mouth, and Commander-in-Chief of the south-wester " n district, made his firstfirstofficial inspection yesterday 11 Southsea-common. The 43A Light Infantry, Lieutenant- Colonel J. Forlong, K. 11., of which celebrated regiment the late Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth (Lieutt nant - General the Hon. Sir H. Pakenham, K.C.8.) is Colonel, were the troops inspected, and were put through all the evolutions of field service, which they executed in manner most highly creditable to themselves, and eminently gratifytng to their distinguishe d G eneral and Colonel-in- Chief. Sir H. Pakenham relinquished the command of the above garrison and district on Thursday last, and is at present sojourning with his family under the hospitality of Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C.l3' Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, until the ter mination of the sale of their effects in the Government House. Lord Fitzclarence remains at the George Hotel, where all the business of his command is st present transacted, and will continue to be until the Government House has been surveyed and repaired, if found worth the expense ; if not, a new official mansion will be erected, it is supposed on its original site, the Grand Parade. A monument to Lord Byron at Missolonghi is spoken of, to be erected on the site of the now demo' lished house in which the champion-bard died. The proprietor has offered the ground for the purpose, and a handsome subscription towards the work has been commenced. AN UNINTENDED TEMPTATION.—On a field Ili the outskirts of Manchester there is erected a board 0 0 which is painted the following rather tempting notice:- -- * " Five Pounds Reward. Any Person found, breaking down or removeing, any Rails or Posts from the Fences of this estate, shall upon conviction receive the a bove reward." We omit the name of the solicitor to whorl application is to be made for the reward, lest he should pesteredbethe 51. offered, ithaed, to ea crowd bcrfak down pplican ats,s many willi fencesng,fe)r sthe sake of s might be thought desirable, and to fiud witnesses to con vict them of the offence. NUMEROUS AND EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES.—Yes" terday information was given to the police of the fol lowing robberiest—From the kitchen of Green, Escl.o 24, Hans-place, Chelsea, two silver table-spoons, si% silver dessert-spoons, eight silver tea-spoons (crest, small tower), silver fish elice, scup ladle, cheese knife, sugar tongs, and wine strainer, together with a a quan tity of plated articles. On the 30th ult., from the house of Mr. Cadbury, 21, Newington-place, a silver scent hose, with an engraving of Windsor Castle, 150 mother-o'' pearl counters, and other articles of value. On the same day, from the house of the Rev. G. M. Gleig, 25, Thurloiv square, Brompton, a double-bottomed silver w atch, and sonic valuable plate. Stolen on the evening of the 2d instant, from the Bell public-house , Little Tichfield-street, four silver table-spoons , six tea-spoons, gravy spoon, sugar tongs, five salt spoons, two mustard ditto, a gold pin, four damask table clothe , a variety of other articles, and about 10s. in copper monies. On the same day, from the shop of Mr. B a rnes' laceman, of 304, Regent - street, an immense quantity ° Honiton lace-work in cloaks, dresses , scarfs , flouneegt cardinals, capes, shawls, veils, bridal squares, &c. On the 30th ult., from the Railway Hotel, Nine Elms, Vaulc hall, by a man, who under false pretences obtained ri lodging for the night, and absconded early in the morning with a 101. Bank of England note, one 51. ditto, and three sovereigns ; and on the 31st ult., from Mr. Davey, 66, Roupeil-street, Lambeth, a rosewood work box, inlaid with ivory, containing 121. in gold, a fell shillings, gold brooch, two franc pieces, and valuable papers. THE SPEAKER'S CHAIR.—Mr. Howell, auctioneer , of St. George-street, Liverpool, has now in his sale.roon a an arm-chair which was for many years the Speake r's chair in the old House of Commons, before it was burnt down, in 1834. The chair belonged to the late Hon- Charles Manners Sutton (Lord Canterbury), Speaker of the House of Commons, and was occe used by the Duke of Sussex, on the occssion of his giving an audience t° the Corporation of Sunderland. The Cheltenham Cricket Club have determined to pitch their wickets for the first time to-day. The club will meet, according to present arrangements, every Tuesday and Friday throughout the season. THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS.—The out-pensioner s of the Royal Hospitals of Chelsea and Kilmainhara hale received notice that for the future, agreeably to the pro visions of the Bill lately introduced by the Right Hon- Fox Maule, their pensions will be paid without the de duction of 5 per cent—an impost which, after years of useless complaint, they have, owing to the determinatio n of Mr. Maule, succeeded in removing. CITY OF LONDON GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY."'" Yesterday a general meeting of the subscribers to the above society, founded in 1818, for providing a per' manent relief to decayed artisans, mechanics, marufao turers, tradesmen, and the widows of such persons, above sixty 3 ears of age, was held at the London Tavern, for, the election of four additional pensioners from a list 0' twenty-two candidates; Luke James Hansard, Esq., the chair. The report stated that there are now, in de pendent of yesterday's election, thirty- two men and W 0 RSITIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) f t: En 'en ai t e y s -n i i s n s e . p fm e e rn a i l , e n s i ; or!. the men receive 1/. 76., and Of The directors stated that 1 115 William Sore, a boot and shoemaker, of No. 2, Whit- Royal Ilighnefs the Duke of Cambridge would prcsia° mole-street, Whitmore-road, Iloxton Old Town, was at the anniversary festival in May, when they hoped tto charged with wilfully setting fro to the house in which increase the pensioners' payments to the original arnoun he resided. being four shillings more than the Winford Holdham, a lodger in the above house, de- payments. posed that about twelve last night the prisoner had got present monit' l l I.yrnam.—We are exceedingly gratified in b een a few friends with him. 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