The Sun. — London, England, 1847-02-23 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are respectfully informed, that THIn EVENING, Feb. 23, will be performed Donizetti's celebrated Opera of LA FAVORITA. Fernando, Signer Gardoni; Alfonso xi., Signor Superchi; Baldas- Ilan, Signor Bouche ; Leonora, Mdlle. Sanchloll ; Ines, Mdlle. Nascio. After which, a new and original grand Ballet, in five tableaux, by M. Paul Taglioni, entitled CORALIA ; ou, LE CHEVALIER INCOITSTANT. Corolla, Mdlle. C. Rosati (her second appearance); the Knight Iltil debrand, M. Paul Taglioni ; Squire, M. G one); a Bertha, Mdlle. Petit; Page, Mdlle. ilonore; Duke, 3i. Gosselln ; Fraisondin, Yenefra ; Fisherman, M. di Mattla. DANCES.—Second Tableau —Scene Datriante dos Caprices, by 3fdlle. Rosati. by MThird Tableßosati►a au— nd the Corps dePas de la Nymphe des Eau et de Ses Compagnes, dll e. Ballet. Fourth Tableau —Pas de la Rostere, by Mdlle. Taglioni ; Pas de Deus, by M. P. Taglioni and Mcllio. Rosati; Deutche Rhein, Valse des Pages et des Demoiselles d' ilonneur, by the Corps de Ballet. Fifth Tableau—Baliabile des Halbardiers, by 3ldlle. C. Baucourt, Mdme. P, Stephan, Mdiles. Honore, Cassan, Thevenot, Berlin, Julienne, L'Amoureux, and the Corps de Ballet ; Pas de 'Uncoil.: Stance. by 3ldlle. Rosati, Mdme. P. Stephan, and M. Taglioni. The Opera to commence at Half-past Seven for Eight o'clock. USDEE THE SANCTION THE OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MA HER EEN. MAJESTY'S THEATRE. EXTRA NfGHT, For the Benefit of the Fund for the Relief of the Distressed Irish and Scotch. The Queen has been pleased to sanction a performance at the above Theatre, In aid of the Fund for the Relief of the Distressed Irish and Scotch, and has been pleased to approve of THURSDAY EYENING next, Feb. 2.5, when a favourite Opera and Ballet will be performed. PATRONS. Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Ks lioyal Highness the PRINCE ALBERT. Her Majesty QUEEN ADELAIDE. Her Royal Highness the DUCHESS of KENT. His Royal Highness the DUKE of CAMBRIDGE. Her Royal Highness the DUCHESS of CAMBRIDGE. Her Royal Highness the DUCHESS of GLOUCESTEIR. His Excellency the LORD-LIEUTENANT of IRELAND Her Grace the Duchess of Rich mond Her Grace the Duchess of Marl borough Her Grace the Duchess of Sutha r land Her Grace the Duchess of Leinster Her Grace the Duchess of Mon- 1 trose Her Grace the Duchess of Hamil ton His Grace the Duke of Richmond, K.G. His Grace the Duke of Leinster Ills Grace the Duke of Montrose The Marchioness of Lansdowne The Marchioness of Ailesbury The Marchioness of Clanricarde The Marquis of Lansdowne, K.G. The Marquis of Ailesbury, K.T. The Marquis of Clanricarde The Marquis of Sligo The Marquis of Granby The Marquis of Donegal The Countess of Carlisle The Countess of Jersey The Countess of Tankerville The Countess Delawarr The Lady Anne Becket The Lady Charlotte Guest The Lady Lawley The Lady Monteflore The Lord John Russell The Lord Campbell The Lord Ernest Bruce The Lordßobert Grosvenor The Lord Beaumont The Lord Marcus Hill The Lord Sadys The Lord Camoys The Lord Norreys The Lord Walsingham The Lord Saye anti Sele The Lord Rossmore. Sir John Guest, Bart., M.P. Sir John Lowther, Bart., Sir Henry Webb, Bart. Sir Henry Mau, Sir George Wombwell, Bart. Sir Archibald Macdonald, Bart, Sir Henry Bold Hoghton, Bart. Sir John Shaw, Bart. Gen. Sir Andrew Barnard, G.C.B, Sir Moses Montedore, Bart. Sir William Clay, Bart., M.P. Mrs. Packe Reading. !airs. Hubert de Burgh Mrs. 3fountjoy Martin Mrs. John Sanford The Countess of Clarendon The Countess of Eglinton The Earl Delawarr Mrs. Dodd The Right Hon. Henry Labouchere The Hon. Capt. James Macdonald Henry Broadwood, Esq., M.P. C. W. Packe, Esq. C. Barry Baldwin, Esq., M.P. H. Broadley, Esq., M.P. George Dodd, Esq., M.P. T. S. Duncombe. Esq., M.P. Hubert De Burgh, Esq. Captain W. Lyon Captain Mountjoy Martin. John Sanford, Esq. Robert Parnther, Esq. 11. Brereton Trelawny, Esq. A. Grant, Esq. -- - The following ladies have most obligingly consented to act as a Committee for Superintending the Arrangements:— The Marchioness of Ailesbury. The Marchioness of Clanricarde. The Viscountess Palmerston. The Earl of Eglinton The Earl of Dude The Viscountess Palmerston The Viscountess Dillon The Viscountess Jocelyn The Yiscount Palmerston, G.C.B The Viscount Morpeth The Viscount Castlereagh The Viscount Dillon The Viscount Chelsea The Viscount Barrington The Viscount Villiers The Viscount Acheson The Viscount Milton The Viscount Jocelyn The Lady Ernest Bruce ♦t a Mooting of the Committee at — iier Majesty's Theatre, this 19th day of February:— PBESINT. The MARCHIONESS of AILESBITRY. The MARCHIONESS of CLARICARDE. The VISCOUNTESS PALMERSTON. RESOLVED : I.—That the most strenneus efforts be made by the Committee to farther the objects of the Charity. IL—That the prices of Boxes he fixed as follow: Grand Tier - Six Guine ,s Two Pair - - Three Guineas Pit Tier - - Five Ditto Three Pair - Two Ditto I One Pair - - Four Ditto Stalls - - - One Guinea Until Tuesday next, after which the prices to be increased. 111. That the unanimous thanks of the committee be voted to Mr. Lumley for having generously devoted the theatre to this charitable object, and for havi,,g undertaken to defray the vvnole of the pay ments and expenses of every kind, in order to leave the whole of the receipts to be appropriated to the benefit of the charity. IV. That application be made to the public journals to publish the arrangements, and these resolutions, gratuitously for the benefit o the charity. (Signed) MARIE ELIZABETH AMESBURY, HARRIET CLANRICARDE, E. PALNIERSTON. ROYAL ITALIAN OP , RA, COVENT GAR EN, Established tcr the purpose of rendering a more perfect performance of the Lyric D,ama thlii has hitherto been attained in this country. Under the Direct.on and Management of Mr. BEALK. The Nobi ity Gentry, and Patr ns of Music, are respectfully in ormed that the Royal Italian Opera will open the fir:4 week in April. It is proposed to produce, in the course of the season, some of she established works of Cimaro.a. Mozart, Rossini, Meyerbeer, and others of the more modern Italian School, including Operas by Bend, Dom _ ... zetti, Mercadante, and Verdi, on a scale of the utmost perfect•on every department ; to which intent the mana ement has assemb'ed a Company embracing the greatest and most varied Talent in Europe. PRIMI SOPRA.NL—Madame Grist and Madame Persiani (her first appearance in London for three years), Madame Ronconi and Mdlie. Steffanoni (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan, her first ap- pearance in this country). CONTRALTI.—Signora Alboni (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan, and of the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, her first appearance in:this country), and Mademoiselle Corbari. TENORL—Sign r Mario, Signor Salvator Lr.vla (of the Imperial heatre of St. Petersburgh, his first appearance in this country), Signor Tul (of the Theatre San Carlo, in Naples, his first appear ance in this country), and Signor Salvi (ot the Theatre La Scala, In 3lllan, and of the Imperial Theatres in Vienna and St. retersburgh, his tirst appearance on the Italian stage in England). Pit EMI BASSI 13.-11:ITONI—Signor Tainbarini arid Signor Giorgio Roneuni. PRIM BASSI PROFONDI—Signor Marini (of the Theatres San Carlo, Naples, La Scala, Milan, and the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, his first appearance in this country), Signor Angelo Alba (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid, his first appearance in this country), and Signor Polonini (of the Imperial Theatre, Vienna, kli first appear ance in this country.) PRIME BASSI Ct(s3lff_7l —Signor Pietro Ley (of the Theatre Royal Madrid, Ws first appearance in this country), and Signor Agostino Rovere (of the Theatres Royal, Naples, Milan, Vienna, and St. Pe tersburgh, his first appearance in this country). Seconde Donne—Madame Antoinetta Mollidori (of the Theatre La Scala, in Milan), Mademoiselle Amalla Linari, Mademoiselle 'Angina Bellini. Seconde Tenore—Signor Emmanuele Slano (of the Theatre San Carlo in Naples). Director c;t* 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 Bonconsiglio. Prompter—Signor Monterasi. The ORCHESTRA, formed 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. Novelle.. The B LLET, 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 announce that he has concluded an engagement with Mademoiselle Fanny Elssler ; and, during the season, the following eminent Danseuses will appear: —Premieres Danseuse—Mademoiselle Dumi latre (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Mademoiselle Plunkett (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Mademoiselle Berlin (of the Imperial Theatre, Vicuna, her first appearance in this country), Mademoiselle Neodot (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Mademoiselle Marietta Baderns (of the Theatre La iicala, Milan), and Mademoiselle Fuoco (of the Academ!e Royale de Pari4). Monsieur Petipa (of the Grand Opera, Paris), Monsieur Gontie (of the Theatre Royal, Madrid), Monsieur Ferdinando Croce, Monsieur Delferier (of the Grand Opera, Paris), and Momieur Auguste Mabille (of the Grand Opera, Paris). Maitres des Ballets—Monsieur Albert (of the Grand Opera, Parrs), and Monsieur Blasis (of the Theatre La Scala, Milan). Lender of the Ballet—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Regisseur de la Danse Mr. O'Bryan. Composer—Signor Alessandro Curmi (of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples). THE THEATRE.—To render the Interior at once commodious, elegant. and coinf,table, it has beets entirely reconstructed and decorated, under the immediate direction awl after designs of B. Albano, Ei6q., C.E., with every attention directed to its proper ventilation. The Decorations have been executed by Mr. Ponsonby. The Management has happily secured the artistic skill of Signori Ferri and Verardi (of the Theatre Italien, in Paris), to embellish the ceiling and to prepare a New Drop Scene. The approaches to the Theatre will he found improved, by a carriage way being Waned immedlit.ely under the Portico in Bow-street, whereby parties can leave or enter their carriages without exposure to the weather ; and by increased facilities for ingress and egress. The Refreshment Room will be under the superintendence o, Mr. J. G. Watson. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, for the night or season, to be obtained at the Box Office, Bow-street ; and at Messrs. Crams r, Beale, and C0..,' 201, Regent-street. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING Will be produced the Original Farce, called THE WIGWAM. Characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, Oxberry, Keeley ; Miss Arden, Miss Turner, Miss Foster, and Miss Mary Keeley. After which will las produced a new Fairy Extravagamsa, entitled THE ENCHANTED FOREST. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear, supported by t: , e whole talent of the Company. To cone ude wi h a new Comic Drama, called £5OO REWARD. Characters by 3ieisrs. A. Wigan, Meadows, Emery, 11. Butler, Miss Pillars, and Miss Forster. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL Under the direction of Madame Celeste THIS EVENING WIN be perfonned the celebrated Drama, called THE GREEN BUSHES; or, A Hundred Years Ago. Murtogh, Mr. 0. Smith ; Dennis, Mr. Cullenford ; Jack Gong, 11r. Paul Bedford ; Grinnidge, Mr. Wright ; Captain Dartois, Mr. Worrell ; .711adaine St. Aubert, Madame Celeste ; Geraldine, Mrs. Yates; Nelly O'Neil, Mrs. Fitz- After which the Comic Drama, called THE MAID WITH THE MILKING PAIL. Lord Philander, Mr. Cullenford ; Algernon, Mr. Boyce ; Diccon, Mr. Wright ; dilly, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with the Farce of A NABOB 101 Z AN HOUR. Mr. Frampton, Mr. Worrell; Sam liobbs, Mr. Lambert ; Dick Dumpy, Mr. Mitnyard; Miss Leslie, Miss Harding; Nancy Scraggs, Mrs. Matthews. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. TO-MORROW E VE3IING Will be performed the Vaudeville of LE DE NION DE LA NUI r. Frederic, M. Berou ; Osoar, M. Langeval ; Gillestlern, M. Cartigny ; Mathilde, Mdlle. Fargeuil ; Caroline, Mdlle. Vallee. To conclude with the admired Vaudeville, called PIERRE LE ROUGE. Ilerre le Rouge, M. Lattint ; Jeanneton, lidlle. Fat - genii. Boxes, 6s. , Pit, 3s. 6d. , Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at half-past Seven, and the performances commence at Eight. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Places may be engaged at Mitchell's Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S 'THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, will have the honour of repeat- Lalli their Inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS, at the above Theatre, EVENING, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Past at Eight o'clock, and the Entertainment commence at 1 — ".... Eight. The MORNING ENTERTAINMENT will take 4 1 7 r 0 11 THIS and every MONDAY MORNING during Lent. o'clocknh antes will commence, each day, at half-past two The Programme will be varied on each occasion. Poxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Amphitheatre, 2s. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, Sole Lessee and Manager. Will be performed T HIS EVENING ilenrY VIII., Mr. Bodd aa Gr and Opera, e nt itl e d A NNE BOLEYN. Percy. Mr. Allen ; Rochtbrd, Mr. Wal ton; Smeaton, Miss S. Flower; Harvey, Mr. Wynn ;. Lady Jane sayntottr, Miss Smithson ; Anne Boleyn, Miss Rassano. To conclude with the Comedy of SHE sTOOPS TO CONQUER. characters by Messrs. Wynn. Granby, Vining, Compton, Principalowell, Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Fosbroke. FLSher, ASTLEY'S ROYAL BE Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. A-- under the patronage of the Q ueen, Prince Albert_ anu other M e mbers of the Royal Family:.—Mr. BAT rye Fez_fi ound a meet every Evening at Ha THIS EVENINGst Six. during t h e week. 1 114 nit Pentairned THE, ROYAL FOX-HUNT; or, Life's c ourse Of-Men and 81,eed". Entire thiulge - of the SCENES of the CIRCLE, by the double Company of Foreign Artistes. To conclude with a um Farce, entitled DRAWN FOR THE MILITIA. Box-once open from eleven till dye o'clock.—Doors open at six awl commence At lialf-paSt Six o'clock. —Stage Manager, Air. W. Droaffoot. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new Grand Opera, entitled MATILDA OF HUNGARY. Count Magnus, Mr. Borrani; Podiebrad, Mr. Harri son; Mathias, Mr. Weiss; Matilda, Miss Romer; Lillia, Miss R. Isaacs. After which the new Ballet, called TIIE PRETTY SICILIAN. Count Amede, M. Croce ; Rosella, 3ldlle. Baderna. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.' Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new and original Comedy, called THE SCHOOL FOR SCHEMING. Principal characters by Messrs. Far ren, Stuart, Buckstone, Howe, Selby, Brindal. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Humby, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss Fortescue, Miss Bennett, Miss Rey nolds, &c. During the evening the Band will perform the Overture, " Lac des Fees," " Plantagenet," " Rose," and ' ?Wen" Polkas ; Waltz, by Lancer ; Galop, by Strauss ; and the " American Polka." To conclude with the Original Grand Fairy Extravaganza, :.ailed the INVISIBLE PRINCE ; or, the Island of Tranquil Delights. Principal characters by Mr. James Bland, Miss P. Horton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, and Miss Julia Bennett. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge. THIS EVENING Will he performed Sheridan Knowles's Play of WILLIAM TELL. Gesler, Mr. Fredericks ; William Tell, Mr. 11. Betty; Agnes, Mrs. E. F. Saville ; Emma, Miss Richardson. To conclude with a new Drama, entitled BABY RATTLER ; or The Progress of a Scamp. Characters supported by the whole strength of the Company. Box•ofce open from eleven till four o'clock. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. Boxes, Is., HalGprtce, 6d.; Plt, 6d.; Gallery, 3d.. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE CASTLE OF ST. ALMO. Principal characters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Forman, Searle, Bird, Miss Vincent, Miss Pearce, &c. After which, BURIED ALIVE; or, The Illustrious Stranger. Benjamin Bowbell. Mr. Forman. To conclude with TIIE RUIXED HOUSE AT MILBANK ; or, The Murder at the Lonely Creek. ~~~' THE SUN, _LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1817. NEW WORK BY MISS PARDOE. Now ready, in 3 vels. Bvo., with numerous Engravings on Steel and Wood, by William and George Measom, 21. 2s. bound, LOUIS the FOURTEENTH, and the COURT of FRANCE in the SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. By JULIA PARDOE, Author of the " City of the Sultan," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. Now Ready, Vols. 3 and 4. Completing the Works of THE HISTORY OF THE _ C APTIVITY OF AT ST. HELENA. NA PO LEON, By GENERAL COUNT MONTHOLON. "These volumes conclude this very interesting work. The most valuable portion, although not, perhaps, the most interesting, is that in which the Count records the opinions of Napoleon upon events in which he had himself been a prominent actor. These records are most valuable, as elucidations of the conduct of the Emperor in posi tions in which histwry has either misconstrued him, or been at fault to.assign the true motives of his actions."—Weekly Chronicle. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HENRY RUSSELL AT THE STRAND THEATRE. THIS EVENING, FEB. 23, AND EVERY OTHER EVENING. Programme to Night:—" The Dream of the Reveller"—" There's a good time coming boys"—" The Maniac"—" The Ship on fire"— " True men of old"—" I'm afloat"—" Idiot Bey"—" Woodman spare that tree"—" The Wife's Dream"—" Man the Life Boat"—" Main Truck, or a Leap for Life"—" Little fools and great ones"—Songs and incidents of Negro Life and character. . Boxes, 3s. ; 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery 6d. ; Private Boxes, 11. Is. Box-oftice op( n from One till Four every day. IC.A.ILWAY titIABNIS BY PUBLIC BALM, MES§if§.LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their • Friends tad the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TvEsnaT and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Ball of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectflilly requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instructions. 01 1 3 - ces, Hall of Commerce.Threadneedle-street. London. I'HE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 21. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 40; Highest, 52 ; Noon, 48. BAROMETER, 30 35.—WIND W., dull. FEBRUARY 22. TAERMOMETER, Lowest, 42; Highest. 48 ; Noon, 45, BAROMETER, 30.36.—Wind W., dull. 111 iy WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGI , :: THIS DAY. Nforning .. 30 minutes after 7. J Evening .. 12 minutes after 8, a A 1514? " OZ7:stA /Jr cl • • 4Altils. „n':„ ~„, r• m o , ,•• •• ROIT 4 , 4 . • - flifftnin ini LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1847. The House of Lords met at Five. The Brewing from Sugar Bill was road a third time and passed. The third reading of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill was, after a short discussion, adjourned till to-morrow, (this day), after which their Lordships adjourned. THE BUDGET. At ten minutes to six o'clock, the House of Con:titans resolved itself into a Committee - of Ways and_Means. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then rose to make the financial statement for the year, and claimed the indu:gence of the House while be made the statement, which he would make as short as was consistent with clearness. It was many years since a Chancellor of the Exchequer bad to repert such heavy demands upon the Exchequer, but those demands were occasioned by the dearth of food, which was a visitation of PROVIDENCE. Thousands of starving persons in Ire land appealed to this country fox:sympathy and assis tance, and that he could not refuse. Never, however had the finances of the country being so able to bear these demands. For the first time there had been no deficiency bills, and the produce of the revenue had been sufficient to defray the expenses of the State. In the Customs, the produce of every article for the last nine months, had, with the exception of articles on which duties had been reduced, exceeded the estimate. In the Excise, with the exception of soap, the same had taken place. By the return of the revenue ending 13th February last, he found an increase of nearly half a mil lion. But it was not to be expected that such a state of things would continue, and after the unexampled prosperity of the last two years he thought they were on the vc rge of a check. lie, however, saw no symptoms of a revulsion, but he merely feared a check, for he thought commercial matters were on a sound basis, and he considered that the measures for regulating the currency, which, had been passed two years since by Sir a PEEL, had tended to prevent such a revulsion, by placing the currency on a sounder basis, and by inducing investments in works at home instead of in Mississippi stock or Pennsylvanian Bonds. He thought, therefore, that no revulsion would follow, but still the high price of food would tell in the diminution of comforts and the diminution of the consumption of articles of luxury, which were subject to Excise duties. The whole pro duce of Customs and Excise for the last year was 34,500,070/.; of this 5 . 530,0001. was contributed by articles of food, 21,781,0001. of drink, and by tobacco, 4,336,0001.; making 31,653,000/. out of 34,500,070/. This must have diminished ,in con sequence of the diminution of employment in the manufacturing districts. On the 9th of January, there were working full time 25,845 persons; short time, 11,851 ; and without work, in consequence of the stop page of mills, 1,690. On the 9th February, there were working full time 22,949 persons ; short time, 15,862 ; and out of work, 2,613. The drain► of bullion on the Bank had not been so great as might have been ex pected. The amount of bullion was only 1,200,0004 less than it was this time twelve months. The late CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had calculated upon a surplus of 776,0001., the actual surplus was 2,846,0001. including 304,0001. paid as duty on the import of foreign sugar. lie now would state what the probable income of the year, from sth April, 1846, to sth April, 1847, would be. Last year the duties on corn produced 793,000/. lle could not calculate upon such an amount, still he calculated on some revenue from this source. There had been an increase on the importation of butter, cheese, and silk last year, consequent upon the reduction of duty, and he calculated that this increase would con tinue, and he assumed that the probable revenue from Customs during the next year would be 20,000,000/. During the present quarter the increase of Customs duties had been 204,0001. Up to January the amount of Excise duties had bee❑ 13,988,0001., and he reckoned for the ensuing year an increase of 13,700,000/. The increase on the Excise from the beginning of the quarter had been 106,000/, and in Ireland, extending to January, there had been an ; increase. He anticipated from Stamps a revenue of 7,500,0001., from Tuxes 4,270,0001. from Property-tax 5,390,000/., from the Post- office 845,0001., from] Crown Lands, 120,0001, from miscellaneous sources of revenue 427,0001.; making a total of ordinary revenue of 52,065,0001. The ex- penses of the interest of the debt and the Consolidated Fund would be 30,735,0001.; for the army, 6,840,0744; The Navy vote would be 7,561,0001. ; the Ordnance vote would be 2,679,1271., being an iuer.ase of 135,5681. over the vote of last year; a great portion of which was due, as in the case of thy Navy, to a deferred vote of last year. The residue was owing to an increase of I,2oo:men and to putting the ports in a state of defence. The miscellaneous votes, exclusive of votes for Ireland, would be 3,750,0001, being an increase of 397,000/. The in crease was owing to the expenses of the poor-law and the p rosecution of prison* rs, and another portion to the increase o f printing and Parliam ent . The whole ofHouses of stationeryt e estimates r would the H to 20,851,0771., making the whole ordinary expenditure 51,576,0001. Ile had purposely omitted in his statement any at usion to grants for the relief of distress in sumed. Ireland; and he would now state what he thought would be required for the distress to be advanced by the Treasury; for:whatever the burden, it would ultimately be thrown upon the landlords of Ireland ; hitherto they had paid nothing, save indeed 393,0001. of poor-rates. It was not easy to state precisely what the expenditure required would be. In four weeks of November the ex penditure had been 383,0001., in December 742,000 L, in January 772,0001. The persons relieved in October were 150,000, in November 285,000, in January 440,000, and in February 571,000. Up to 20th February there had been issued by the Exchequer to Ireland 2,400,0001., 2,000,0001.,:had been issued to the Board of Works. The expenditure for the future he expected would not fall below a million a month. He expected to effect, however a saving by administering relief through the medium of the soup kitchens. He expected that many labourers would be taken from the public works by the working of the Bill for the Improvement of Lands, but to work that Bill, it should be remembered that ad vances were to be made by the Treasury. It would be necessary that relief should continue at least until the next harvest, and for some short period after the harvest, advances would be necessary. Taking all these circumstances into consideration, he could not estimate the advances to be made to Ireland under 8,000,0001., which, including the 2,000,0001 advanced since August, would amount to 10,000,0001. Now, if the 16,000,0001. proposed by the Noble Lord had been advanced to railroads, he did not think it would be possible to have lessened one farthing of this 10,000,0001, and therefore he was rejoiced to see the majority by which that measure had been rejected. Under these circumstances, it was manifest he must, of necessity, go into the market to borrow. The question was, whether he should borrow the whole or only a part ; by following the latter course, he would considerably reduce the balance in the Exchequer, from which source the advances had hitherto been made. This was a course he was for many reasons unwilling to adopt, and he there fore: thought it more advisable to borrow the whole rather than put any further pressure on the Bank of England, or incapacitate the Government from making advances to the landed proprietors of England and Scotland. Besides, the prospects of the next her vest were uncertain. Hitherto we had been living mainly upon the produce in other countries of the har. vest of 1845. There had been entered for home con sumption 5,388,000 quarters of foreign corn, and he was . , confident that up to the harvest of 1847 we •should have an abundance ; but by that time the produce of 1845 and 1846 would be exhausted, and we should be dependent upon the pro duce of the harvest of 1847. The large surplus in the Exchequer had alone hitherto enabled them to make the necessary advances, and he felt that it would be most imprudent to lessen that surplus more than was absolutely necessary. Therefore the wiser course was to borrow the money. It would not be a permanent debt, because a considerable portion was to be repaid out of the property of Ireland.—(A laugh.) The next question was, whether the loan ought to be accompanied by increased taxation. He was unwilling to add this amount tothe debt without takingmeans forits extinction, but he thought that during the present year it would be imprudent to attempt_any change in taxa tion. The present year was an exception to all others. If we had a good harvest there would be no necessity for further advances, if it should be bad it would be necessary to make a further demand on the country for the assistance of Ireland, and there fore he thought it better to postpone the question of the imposition of additional taxation. Besides, next year it would be necessary to deal with the Income-tax, and it would be unwise to attempt to prejudge in what manner Parliament—a new Parliament perhaps—might chose to ( cal with the Income-tax, he therefore thought it best to leave the whole question open till next session. He calculated on a surplus of 489,0001. of ordinary revenue over expenditure. He calculated he could borrow the 8,000,0001 at three and half per cent., the interest of which would be 280,0001; but then, he calculated he should have to raise the interest of Exchequer-bills. The interest at present was lid. a day, and he proposed to raise it to 2d., which would amount to 142,0001. ; giving an in crease of interest of 422,0001; making the total ordinary expenditure 51,998,000/. ; leaving a surplus of 67,0001. From Chinese money the next year he " sh,ould receive 450,0001., but against this he must place an extraordinary expenditure of 185,0001. to cover the excess of nayal ex penditure of the year ending sth April last. The total of income, therefore, would be '52,515,0001.1 the total of expenditure 52,183,000/.,leamitm a surplus of 332,0091. This, he admitted, was not a satisfactosyitatement of, income and expenditure, but -be bad stated the reitson why he thought it not advisable to make permanent prevision for the liquidation of the loan during the pre sent year ; but the country must be prepared next year; should the necessity arise for an increase of its burdens, to bring the revenue up to the level of the expenditure. It was evident that he could ill spare any revenue this year, and this must be an answer to them who proposed a remission of duties on various articles. He had been asked if ho intended to propose any annual duties instead of the sugar duties. It was not his intention to do so during this session, as in the course of next year, at all events, they must reconsider the Income-tax. He regrette-d exceediagly this interruption to the course of com mercial policy, which had been pursued during the last four years. It was true he had opposed the Income-tax, but it had entirely changed its character when it bad been made the means of introducing those changes in our commercial policy which had been intended by the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite ; as a proof of which he would mention the quantities of various articles of food entered for home consumption during the years fol lowing 1843. Of coffee, there was entered for home consumption, in the year 1843, 30,000,000 lbs. 1844, 31,391,000 lbs. ; 1845, 34,318,000 lbs. ; 1846, 36,781,000 lbs. Of butter, in 1843, there was entered for home consumption, 148,000 cwt.; in 1344, 180,000 cwt.; in 1843, 240,090 cwt. ; and in 1846, 255,000 cwt. Of cheese, the quantity entered for home consumption in 1843, was 166,000 cwt. ; 1844, 211,000 cwt. ; 1845, 258,000 cwt.; 1846, 327,000 cwt.; and yet he had not heard that the farmers of Cheshire had been ruined. Of currants, in 1843, there had been imported, 234,000 cwt.; 1844, 285,000 cwt. ; 1845, 309,000 cwt. ; 1846, 359 cwt. Of sugar; 1843, 4,037,000 cwt; 1844, 4,139,000 cwt. ; 1845, 4,880,000 cwt. ; 1846, 5,231,000. On all these articles the duties had been decreased. On tea it had remained the same, yet the quantity intended for home consumption had increased ; in 1843, it had been 40,300,000 lbs. ; 1844, 41,369,000 lbs. ; 1845, 44,183,000 lbs. ; 1846, 46,728,000 lbs. He felt it his duty to bear this testimony to the success of the policy of the Right Hon. Gentleman. He concluded by proposing pro forma a grant of 8,000,0001. out of the consolidated fund. The Right Hon. Gentleman sat down amidst loud cheering. Mr. HUME objected to voting these grants to Ireland until they were assured that the Poor-law Bill would pass. He was also disappointed at finding that the commercial policy of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite was not carried out, by devoting the surplus revenue to carrying out that policy, and by providing for the extraordinary ex penditure of Ireland by extraordinary means. He was surprised to hear what the Right Honourable Gentleman said about not extending taxation. There might be no necessity for taxing England, but let Ireland be taxed as England was. He would extend equality to Ireland in everything, in taxation as well as the rest. He reminded them that next year they would have to raise the Income-tax to 10 per cent. Mr. WILLIAMS considered the statement of the Right lion. Member most unsatisfactory. He objected to the large increase in the navy, army, and ordnance estimates With regard to the loan, he would much prefer seeing the Government giving a higher rate of interest and borrowing at par, to borrowing below par at a lower rate of interest. Mr. ROEBUCK said that, looking to the manner in which the "Irish party" had banded themselves toge ther against the introduction of an efficient poor-law in Ireland, he trusted that the Houses would n o t consent to any loan of 10,000,000/ for Ireland unt il t h ey had obtained security that the property of Ireland s h ou l d maintain the poor of Ireland. It was the duty of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER to impose an income tax upon Ireland, and he would himself propose the extension of the property-tax to Ireland. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it would be neither wise nor just in the present circumstances of Ireland, to impose the Income-tax on that country. He defended the esti- mates brought forward by the CHANCELLOR of the Ex CHEQUER, and stated that they had been prepared with the greatest regard to economy. The Noble Lord, on resuming his seat was loudly cheered. The House was subsequently addressed by Lord G. BENTINCK, Mr. SHAW, Mr. GOULBURN, Mr. VERNON SMITH, and several other Honourable Members. The resolution was then agreed to, and the House re- Several Bills were advanced a stage, and the House adjourned at Efa lf-past Twelve o'clock. But that calamitous consequences might result from their recurrence, we should feel disposed to treat the recent misunderstandings in Paris as matter merely for amusement. The aspect which these squabbles-have assumed is of the most ludicrous de• scription conceivable. After running a tilt with, their diplomatic pens, the belligerent! parties have reduced the war of their logomachy to weapons the most con temptible and harmless. They have respectively battled with each other in the tribune and in official dispatches—they are now engaged in a drawing room contention, consequent upon the transmission of invitation tickets. On Friday evening a sumptuous entertainment was given by the Marquis of NOR MANBY, and on that same evening the salons of M. GUIZOT were the scene of similar festivities. One would scarcely have anti cipated that out of this domestic coincidence could have arisen anything sufficiently important to require the repeated deliberations of the French Cabinet, and to elicit the pungent expletives of the Parisian press. Yet such is absolutely the case. The amusing characteristic which has continued conspicuous among the Gauls from the remotest an tiquity to this present year of the Redemption, is visible throughout the whole of the circumstances arising from the Montpensier marriage. In the bull fights of. the Prado on the oceasion of the Spanish nuptials, in the elevation of the infant " olive branch" of M. BRESSON into a dignitary of the Peninsula, in the fandangoes danced before their Royal Highnesses of France, in the presence of the prince of feuilletonists, M. ALEXANDRE Dusies, during the marital ceremo nies—in every accompanimentof this remarkable pro ceeding, the arch-characteristic of the Gallic nation was peculiarly apparent. Frivolity was blended with affairs ofnational magnitude; proceedings upon which depended the fate and interests of entire communi ties were surrounded,by the adjuncts of a masquerade, and:were entered: upon! with thej inimitable abandon of a mere holiday pastime. As much incongruity was discoverable throughout this singular transaction as in the freaks of the dancing Chancellor, Sir CHRIS TOPHER HATTON, or the card-playing round the bed 'side of the dying MAZARIN. It is fit, therefore, that what was commenced with extravagance should ter minate with absurdity. Scarcely; credible as it may appear, the• Cabinet Ministers of Louis PHILIPPE have been assembling to decide upon the important question whether the reunion of the Marchioness of NORMANBY should be attended by them, or_whether, as a significant indica tion of their sentiments towards the British Ambas sador, they should altogether abstain from partaking of that brilliant entertainment. The dawn of Friday broke, "And heavily in clouds brought on the day Big with the fate," not of " CATO and of Rome," but of GUIZOT and the hospitality of the English embassage. Rumours cir culated through the capital, anxiety clouded the countenance of every citizen, the equilibrium of the money market trembled, when the decision of the Government is at, length announced. The Minis ters had resolved to absent themselves from the salons of M. L' Ambassadeur Anglais ! Upon this astounding position of affairs, the suppressed passions of the Parisian newspapers burst forth in an incontrollable chorus. The Presse scorns Lord NORMANBY for inasmuch as he is no longer in his adolescence ! and sneeringly surmises that, not withstanding the indignities he is receiving daily in one shape or another, the Noble Marquis will remain in the French metropolis, becoming, merely for the sake of the retention of his post, " as supple as M. GUIZOT has shown hiMself to be resolute!" The Journal des Debats again is stung into a paroxysm of hatred against M. TILLERS and his organ the Constitutionnel; it endeav ours to criminate both as the secret parasites of the Russell Administration. The Siecle, again, cannot recognise in the quarrel anything less than a positive outbreak between England and France. Defend us from these lovers of the marvellous ! they regard everything through such a magnifying medium. There is something so irredeemably extravagant in these ebullitions of feeling on the part of the French Government and its organs, that we cannot presume for a moment but what the matter must be brought to a conclusion in a way appropriate to the preceding circumstances—that is to say, in a manner rather ludicrous than terrible. When every reasonable Legislature would have been striving to conciliate .the jealous population of the Peninsula, the Legis lature of France is forwarding to Madrid snuff boxes, ribbons, and a live novelist! When we should have expected from every one of usual intelligence and of ordinary sense of propriety a manly retractation, or a dignified withdrawal from office, M. GUIZOT and his colleagues are sulkily re fraining from joining the guests of the Marquis of NORMANST. The Noble Lord is assuredly entitled to the lenient consideration of his political antago nists at home, considering the delicacy of his position among such eccentric diplomatists —a position scarcely one jot less delicate than that of Lemuel Gulliver among the one-eyed philosophers of the flying island.; On Thursday morning the Solicitor-General of Ireland was declared duly elected t o serve i n th e Im perial asn thedefear t epresentative for Galway, and repeal Parliament ed in wh a t may be as eecon sidered one of its strongest holds ' hbeen in the capital of the Far West. The contest was, indeed, one of unex ampled severity, and, until the very last moment, the victory remained doubtful. Even after • the closing of every booth it was impossible to speak with • certainty as to the final result, and counsel on either side were engaged in arguing on the admissibility of several votes, and a close scrutiny was instituted into the qua lifications of the electors appearing on the list, during which several were struck off at either • side ; at length the " Union Jack " waved in t • numph, while the banner of repeal was for the first time, in the "city of the tribes," depressed by defeat, and trai • led in the dust. Much may, undoubtedly , be • . ascribed to the personal qualifications and t s rong claims of Mr. MONAHAN on the co • nstituency, and perhaps no other candidate could have been found who would have succeeded in def • eating so powerful an opposition ; but still the unexpected victory will inflict o a heavy blow and a great discouragement" throughout all " repeal land." The utmost exertions were used en behalf of the unsuccessful candidate, the feuds of "old" and "young" Ireland were, for the time being, patched up, and " moral force" and physical force" men, united by a temporary armis tice, strained every nerve for OTLAHERTI and repeal. All the arts of electioneering tactics were made use of and little attention was raid as to the propriety of the means adopted ; forged letters were written, and even a fictitious slip purporting to have been expressed by ourselves, end announcing the downfal of the Rus sell Ministry, was brought into the town, and the erroneous intelligence circulated throughout the entire locality, and for a short time implicitly be lieved; the most erroneous accounts were sent in every direction where voters could possibly be supposed to be residing, generally stating `a considerable ma jority for OTLAHERTY from the time of the last official declaration of the state of the poll, until it became notorious that not the slightest credence could be given to any rumour of that description ; while the " physical force phalanx " brought their theories into practical operation, and were not satis fied with heaping contumely and reproach on the supporters of the British connexion, but too fre quently had recourse to the Irish method of persuasion, . and not only damaged the windows and other property of, but also frequently inflicted severe violence on, and injury to, the persons of the Monahan party ; and yet, not withstanding all these unparallelled efforts, the Soli citor- General was returned by a majority of four. Great, however, as the tumult and excitement had been during the progress of the contest, it was fear fully increased when the final result became gene rally known. The mob became infuriated to the highest degree, stones were hurled in every direction, until it became necessary to call out the military and police. The Riot Act was read, and but for the great for bearance of the soldiers many of the people m ust have fallen victims to their own rashness and insanity, The Solicitor-General will be a most valuable auxiliary in St. Stephen's to the Government; his thorough knowledge of the Irish law, the soundness of his judgment, the clearness of his intellect, and the lucidity of his style, will render him a most desirable addition to the Ministerial ranks. There is at resent a singular dearth of Irish lawyers o n eithcr side of the House. With the ex. ceptioo of Mr. O'CoNNELL, no man who has attaik' ed any degree of eminence at the Irish bar has a seat in the House ; no law officer of the Crown for thal." country has been in Parliament since p.. T. P. C. Ssibill was appointed Muter of the `~.tA.r~ : Rolls, with the exception of the short period during which Mr. PIGOT attended after his acceptance of the Chief Barony, and yet the presence of one of these functionaries is almost essentially necessary. With out pretending to any extraordinary power of vaticination we venture to prophecy that few more useful or more popular members have ever been added to the Legislature than Mr. MONAHAN will very speedily become. His return, therefore, may be regarded as a fitting sub ject for congratulation to the Cabinet, but there is another reason why it should be peculiarly so beyond any we have yet alluded to. It affords the strongest evidence that their gigantic exertions on behalf of Ireland generally, are known and appreciated ; that their good intentions and anxious desire for her amelioration and elevation in the social scale are acknowledged, and that many who have hitherto advocated a separation of the Legislatures and a do mestic Irish Parliament, have been won over to a con tinuance of the union between the kingdoms by their sense and knowledge thereof. It will be in the recollection of our readers that a contest was not ventured on in Dungarvan when its representation became vacant on Mr. SIIBIL'S accept ance of office, because there was not a certainty of success. We may, therefore, fairly assume that it would not have been undertaken in Galway, unless a victory was looked upon as almost certain; indeed the former elections would naturally lead to such an opi nion. At the last general election two repealers walked over the course, and when previously a con test was ventured on the Whig candidates were de feated by large numerical majorities. The present triumph may, therefore, be regarded as most desirable in every point of view. On Friday evening, in the House of Lords, Lord STANLEY and his chosen band tried their strength with the Government. His Lordship divided the House upon an amendment that the Bills for per mitting the use of sugar in breweries and distilleries be referred to a Select Committee. The division was favourable to the Ministers, and there can be no doubt that these measures will soon rank among the laws of the land, clothed with the character which, in justice to the colonies, and a due regard to the com mercial interests of the mother country, they ought to bear—that of being permanent. Notwithstanding the adroitness in debate for which the Protectionist leader in the Upper House is renowned, Lord STANLEY'S recent speech was a miserable failure; and, looking to the part which his Lordship took with reference to the Canadian Corn Bill, when a member of the late Government—a part to which we have on former occasions, whilst advocating the ap plication of free-trade principles in relation to sugar, drawn the attention of our readers, and of which Lord CLARENDON did not fail very aptly to remind Lord STANLEY on Friday night—we must say that a covert opposition to the Bills in question could have come from no quarter with a worse grace than froth his Lordship. The principles of the Canadian Corn Bill and the pending sugar measures, as well as the circumstances under which the former was pressed, and the latter are urged upon the attention of Parlia ment, are as identical and parallel as could well be conceived. Thus Lord STANLEY'S conduct is palpably inconsistent. If his Lordship was right on Friday, he was clearly wrong in 1845, when, in opposition to the Protectionists of that year, he suc ceeded in carrying through the House of Commons, and in accordance with an implied pledge as solemn as any pledge of such a nature could be made by the Legislature, the Bill which favoured the importation of Canadian corn into this country. Nobody at that time enlarged with greater force than did Lord STANLEY upon the expediency, not to say necessity, of a strict adherence on the part of the British Par liament to the fulfilment of that pledge. In the case before us we have precisely the same facts. Last year we exposed West India sugar to competition with foreign produce of the like nature. The late period of the session prevented the Govern ment from benefiting the West India colonies by granting them an equitable quid pro quo, by a removal of the prohibitions against the use of sugar for the purposes of brewing and distillation; but it was distinctly intimated that all fiscal regulations prejudicial to their interests should be abandoned as early as possible. This assurance was given to them not only by the present, but also by the late Chancellor of the Exchequer; and yet the statesman who would now treat with levity the faith thus im parted to the colonists by two successive Ministries, is the very man who, not two years since, repudiated such a proceeding in terms of eloquent indignation. Nothing, therefore, we repeat, could be more devoid of grace than Lord STANLEY'S late party mar ceuvre. As an act of eommon justice we should have been bound to pass the present Sugar Bills, if Irish distress had not intervened, as, unhappily, it has, to render their enactment all the more desirable. Hence, simply to associate them with their bearings in midge don of the sufferings of our famine-stricken fellow-subjects, in order to build up an argument in favour of making them temporary, in the place of being permanent in their operation, is a selfish, dis honourable, and vicious pretext. All these questions are now handled in a proper spirit; they are disposed of solely with reference to considerations of re venue. The argument of protection, synonymous with monopoly, is exploded for ever. It is gratify ing to glean from Earl CLARENDON'S able and lucid speech, that whilst we are acting justly towards the West Indians, the revenue will become improved by the substitution of sugar for malt in our breweries. On the other hand, the agriculturists have no just grounds for alarm, seeing that too free a use of sugar in the Manufacture of beer would serve to deteriorate its quality. Altogether, we regard the proceedings in the House of Peers on Friday evening with great satisfaction. We read in a letter from Lucerne of the 12th-- " The trial of the persons accused of being concerned in the assassination of M. Lea took place on the 10th, before the Criminal Tribunal, in the presence of a crowded auditory; and yesterday the Tribunal delivered judgment. Michael Achermann was condemned to death; Rosa Felix, mother of Muller, to 18 years' imprisonment ; A. Muller, brother of F. Muller, to the pillory and to bard labour in irons ; Corrag gionio, Huster, Lorentz, and Schmikt were acquitted, but the last two were condemned to ten months' imprisonment for having taken part in the expeditions of the free corps; M. Bichler was acquitted of complicity in the murder, but not appearing, was condemned to death for having been con cerned in the free corps expeditions; a similar sentence was passed apon Lieut. Brunner; Zoreichen was acquitted; renanz Reiners was sentenced to two months' hard labour; and Troller was acquitted. M. Corraggioai, though declared not guilty, had remained sixteen months in prison." Madrid papers to the 13th have arrived. The Goodis publishes the following as the reply of the QUEEN to the Address of the Senate :—" I have heard with the greatest pleasure the noble sentiments which you have manifested in the name of the Senate, and I rely on your loyal cu-operation for assuring the welfare of our country." It will be recollected that in the Chamber of Deputies, before the commencement of the debate on the Address, Senor SAGASTI put certain questions to the Ministers, as to their willingness to lay before the Chamber a copy of the will of FERDINAND VII., to which Senor BRAVO MURILLO, speaking on the part of the Ministry, declined to give a positive answer. On this question the Clamor I'ublico says— "The present Ministry seems disposed to refuse to submit to the Cortes the marriage contracts of the Queen and the Infanta. The nation has the right to know what has become of the patrimonial fortune left by Ferdinand VII. to his au gust daughters. It is in vain that it is pretended that a con tidential character sh ou ld b e a tt r ib u t e d t o the successor o f Ferdinand VII., and to the, marriage contracts of his two children. I t is generally admitted among nations constitu i y. iieoritially governed that monarchs cannot possess personal pro ; There exists in Spain a 141 i moral reason, which itrongly recommends the measure proposed by M. Sagasti : For reasons perhaps unfounded public opinion makes many comments on the destination given to the great property of Ferdinand VII.; it speaks of mysteries, of losses, of opera tions, on which it is important light should be thrown in the interest, and for the honour of the persons compromised ; and therefore it is that a profound examination ought to be made into the succession, heretofore too mysterious, of Fer dinand VII. It is almost impossible that in the marriage contracts of a Queen, and an heiress presumptive of the Throne, there should not be some stipulations affecting the interests of the nation, which are so closely united with those of the reigning dynasty. The enemies of the present order of things suppose that the ten millieus just ordered to be paid to the Queen's household, are destined to cover a part of the sum that the Duke de Montpensier should have received on account of the fortune of our Infanta, and also to cover a part of the sum ad vanced, nobody knows by whom, to the famous General Flores. A thousand comments are made on this subject. People do not understand how it is that in moments of embarrassment, and without any apparent necessity, ten millions should be drawn from the public treasury, or what is worse, be borrowed at 5i per c i n terest, whilst no aid is given to the widow s o f those who eiit . have fallen on the field of battle. At the very moment at which the ten millions were carried to the Palace there was at the doors of the Treasury au innumerable crowd of un happy wretches, wiclovri and orphans, who were igki llg for bread. Orders were obliged to be given to the officer on duty to disperse this melancholy assemblage; bet the armed force discharged its duty with the greatest delicacy, so much did the state of the pour unfortunates awaken its pity! We hope that the Ministers will hasten to deny ail the rumours afloat, which are no doubt erroneous. The nation is inte rested in knowing to what purpose the ten millions just de livered have been devoted. The Ministry ought to publish detailed accounts of toe public expenses, and of the manner in which They have been employed, in conformity with the law relative to the budget. It is only thus that it can silence malevolent reports, save its own responsibility, and conciliate public esteem." MADRID &lOWA, FEB. 13.—The Three per Cents, were done at 32 for cash; the Four per Cents., at 20%; the Five per Cents., at 20 1 / 2 ; the Debt without Interest, at 614 ; and the Coupons, at 18%. We have received the Paris papers of Friday and Saturday. The Prcsse of Friday contains a furious attack upon Lord PALMERSTON because ho does not expel the Count DE MONTEMOLIN from England. The writer in the Presse forgets that England is a country free, not in name only, but in reality, where neither SOVEREIGN nor Ministers have the power of interfering with the per sonal liberty of even a foreigner, and where (and it would be well that the same could be said with equal truth of all constitutional Governments), as the SOVEREIGN reigns by the law, so must the SOVEREIGN obey the law, not in appearance only, but in deed and in truth. The large majority by which Lord G. BF -- eiscß's motion was defeated has operated " as a heavy blow and a great discouragement" to the Guizot party, who have of late been actively intriguing for a change of Ministry in England. The Ministerial journalists are scarcely able to conceal their disappointment. Of the tone adopted by the Opposition the following extract from the Commerce will give an idea : "The English Ministry have obtained a majority of 204 votes. This result was not doubtful. But the effect of this vote is, that the Whig Ministry is firmly fixed in its place ; for in England, where the constitutional regime is sincere, majorities are real, and when they announce themselves they give the Ministry a certitude of existence. The strength which the English Ministry displays is a rude blow to M. Guiztt, who also disposes of an immense majority, but which, thanks to corruption, does not represent the veritable will of the country. The relations between M, Guizot and Lord Palmerston are evidently such that the two Ministers cannot remain in face of each other without danger of a per sonal irritation, the consequences of which are but too easy to calculate. Which of the two Ministers will yield to the other, for the two countries are determined not to have a war ? A single fact will decide the question—namely, the more or less reality offered by each of the majorities which support the two Ministers. At present M. Guizot, better than any other person in France, ought to comprehend how ephemeral and false are the triumphs procured by corrup tion. The Cabinet which weighs on us for six years, has undertaken the task of extinguishing all the general passions of politics. In their place, it has excited the whole circle of private interests. That it is exceedinglyuseful and even in dispensable to maintain one's self in a country in spite of its wishes, its progress, and its dignity; but if a moment comes when energy of action or resistance is required, a Ministry who has weakened and corrupted everything, seeks in vain around it, in a desperate case, for true convictions, spontaneous resources, and force of public opinion. What it finds is a majority of solicitors, satisfied or to satisfy, which has no will of its own, and of which the approbation is insured in advance to every act and every word—a pro digality of submission, sometimes embarrassing, but never a support or assistance. Had there been a real Conservative majority in the Chamber, that majority on taking on itself to blame M. Guizot for certain procides in the Spanish mar riages, would have rendered to France the great service of defending the accomplishment of these marriages, and of re-establishing an alliance necessary to the peace of the world. But far from that, what we have in the guise of a majority could only bow down before all that it pleased M. Guizot to say and do; and here we have the majority, the Chamber, the representation, the country, responsible for all the sayings and doings of M. Guizot ! as if the policy of M. Guizot, with all his procides, his surprises, and his petty necessities for denials, was the highest point of the policy of France!" The Marchioness of NORMANDY gave a grand rout on Friday evening. The rooms were thronged with the elite of the British and foreign personages of distinction at present in Paris. None of the French Ministers were present, nor were any of the members of the Ministerial party. Count MOLE and M. TRIERS were among the company. M. GulzoT gave a reception the same evening, which was much crowded. Among the assemblage were several of the KING'S Ministers, his colleagues, most of the members of the diplomatic corps, a great many foreigners of distinction, including Lord and Lady HOLLAND, Lord HOWDEN, Baron DE CAPELLEN, late Governor of the Dutch East Indies ; and Count VILLAREAL, formerly Portuguese Minister in the Cabinet of COSTA CABRAL ; Duke PASQUIER, and many other Peers ; M. DuPnr, and nearly all the members of the Conservative party in the Chamber of Deputies, and a very large portion of the members of the Council of State and the Institute. Th e rise in the price of corn in the United States has created some alarm in Paris. The Debate, in alluding to this subject, says— " This augmentation of price in America is the repetition of what took place in Europe at the beginning of the year. We must hope that it will not in its turn have the effect of raising the prices in our markets. What makes us think that it will not, is the fact that at the present price of corn in America, with a freight more than double what is usually charged, there would still remain a good profit for the importers. We do not think that the Government sLnds in need of warning on this subject. It is acquainted with all that is passing with what is grave in the state of things, anti with the probable duration of the difficulties. It shows by the impulsion which it has given to public works by the development of the means of charity, and by the recent order icy which powerful steamers are sent to those seas, where vessels laden with corn might otherwise experience a delay, that its solicitude is awakened. It shows this also by the measures which it has adopted to prevent every attempt at riot. With order the crisis will pass over, not without stn . - fering, but in such a way as soon to leave no trace behind. ;f we allowed disorder to prevail, if we did not immediately repress it on every point where it should be manifested, the crisis would become &calamity. What is passing shows also the falsehoold and danger of these theories which recommend commercial isolation to governments, which would compel nations to live upon their own resources, and which, under the pretext of favouring national industry, would erect a Chinese wall round the parties, and regard as a calamity the arrival of foreign products. Where should we be now if we had not the resource of foreign corn ? We ask every honest man what our situati,n would be if the rigour of our tariffs excluded all supplies of food from abroad?" The K►NG tins directed six steamers to be employed in towing merchant vessels laden with corn in places where they ma) be becalmed or exposed to contrary winds. I'he following are the points at which the steamers are to be stationed :—Two at the Dardanell, s ; two in the Bay of Algesiras, to facilitate the passage through the Straits of Gibraltar ; and two at the entrance of the British Channel. The provisions of the law authorising the importation of corn into France are to be extended to Algeria. According to the Courrier Francais, M. ALEXANDRE DUMAS wished to demand an explanation from M. LEON DE MALLEVILLE, on account of the attack of the latter in the Chamber of Deputies on the Dumas doings in Spain and Africa. M. VIENNET, however, to whom in his capacity of President of the Society of Literary Men, M. ALEXANDRE DUMAS applied to to be his second, refused, on the ground that on the late trial M. DUMAS had chosen to renounce the title of litterateur, and assume that of Marquis. M. VIENNET, it is well known, places his title of litterateur at the head of all others, and rather than resign it, would resign his Peerage. This has, for the present, put a check upon the bellicose pro pensities of M. DUMAS. The Courrier Francais adds— " That the Duke de Montpensier, after the sitting at the Palais Bourbon, where th e m i ss i on o f M . Dumas was so severely handled, directed his secretary, M. Latour, to for ward to him a letter in his name, assuring him of his affec tion, notwithstanding the aspersions cast upon his character on that day. We must also say that the Duke d'Aumale and the Prince de Joinville formally condemned the conduct of their brother, who, everybody knows, wrote the order in virtue of which the Veloce steamer was placed at the dis posal of M. Dumas. That order was transmitted from Madrid, signed by the Prince, who, though a mere otricer of artilley, transformed himself on the occasion into a Minister of Marine." PARIS BOURSE, FEB. '2O. The market has been much firmer to-day, and from a good demand for stock springing up, an advance in both Threes and Fives was announced at the close, the last call for the former being 78f. 50c., and for the latter 118 E 95c. The market closed as follows :—Three per Cents., for cash, 78f. 50c. ' • for account, 78f. 50e. ; Five p er Cents., for cash, 1191 . Sc.; for account, 1181. 9 5 c. ; Bank of France Shares, 3,285 E; Neapolitan, 1011. 75c. ; Spanish, not quoted. RAmways.—The Share Market has also improved. Throughout the day most of the lines were in good demand, and at the close quotations were generally higher. For cash Paris and Orleans left off at 1,270 f.; Paris and Rouen, 870 E ; Strasburg and Basle, 207 f. 50c.; Northern, 6281. 75c.; Bor deaux, 5401. ; Paris and Lyons, 492 f. 50c. ; Paris and Stras burg, 4681. 75c. ; Dieppe, 305 f. ; Montereau, 312 E 50c. ;• C e tte, 457 f. 50e. Other lines not quoted. LONDON O A N m i S e T ns o , C 4 I C ! i u A t eNh Rhenish, FEBIIQART 20. Indian, I.:USIA:SS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS A T THE %—Luxembourg, 2 1 6 —Namur and Liege, 2% N ' Boulogne °Ahern el ranee 1234—Orleans and B , ordeaux, 71A. THE ETON MoNTEAL—Her Majesty, it is said, is desirous of rescinding the order for abolishing this time honoured Institution, which once in every three years brought the Sovereign of these realms into personal intercourse with the Eton boys. As the question, however, is referred to public opinion, it is necessary that some demonstration should be made with regard to it before an alteration can be effected; and therefore a meeting of Eton men is convened for the ensuing week, to take the subject into consideration. Sunday paper. A NOBLE EXAMPLE.—Mr. Thompson, of Hope street, New Mill, Salford, has opened a soup kitchen for the benefit of his hands, which is intended to be continued as long as work is suspended. The dail distribution amounts to three hundred and fifty quarts of soup and as many pounds of bread, both being of the very best quality. No charge whatever is made. Such a generous regard for the welfare of the working people deserves the highest commendation, and we trust the example will be extensively followed.— ( Correspondent of the Manchester Guardian.) STATE OF NEWGATE.—At a Committee of Alder men, on Saturday, the crowded state of Newgate, from Lord John Russell having refused to transport any more criminals, was brought under notice. It was impossible to keep the tried and untried. in the same gaol, and more prison room must be immediately provided. Mr. Alderman Humphery proposed that the Borough Comptcr, which cost 7001. a year, and did not contain a single prisoner, might be allotted to the convicted criminals. The Recorder said they could not be legally d3tainad there, being out of the City. The ulatter to be further considered. COURT CIRCULAR. The Qaeen and Prince Albert rode out on horseback, ye terday, in the vicinity of Claremont, attended by some of gentlemen of the royal suite. • Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Altai the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice walked and rot on ponies, yesterday, in Claremont-park. Her Royal Hier ness the Princess Helena was also taken an airing yesteed4 Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner had the honour of joinig the royal dinner circle, at Claremont, yesterday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kant, attended t Lady Fanny Howard, arrived at Cashiobury-park, Herts, tb residence of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, yesterdsl, morning from town. Her Royal Highness partook of. dejeune with her Majesty,and in the afternoon left Cashiobinr park for town. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cant bridge and the Princess Mary, and his Serene n i g h° Prince Frederic of H esse , attended by Baroness Hem 1 : 0 1 stein, Baron Knes e b ac k, an d M r . Ed mon d MildmaY, and inspected the Model Prison at Pentonville yesterday.._ Her Royal Highness the D uc h ess o f Kent, A ttended 1 Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Cooper, honoured,tf, performance of the French plays with her presence evening. A deputation from the St ea m- s hip Owners Associa te consisting of Mr. C. Wye Williams, Mr. Hartley, Wilson, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Morgan , Secretary of the Association, and accompanied by to Matthew Forster, M.P., had an interview yesterday with Earl of Clarendon at the office of the Board of Trade. , The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Couall°,l and Sir William Heath co t e , had an interview with th e Big _" ,, Hon. E. Strutt yesterday a t the Office of the Commission] of of Railways. Mr. Greene, M.P., had also an interVieW the Right Hon. Gentleman yesterday. THE THEATRES• DRURY LANE. Vincent Wallace's new opera of Matilda was probe:, here, last evening, with all the success that the most,A thusiastic friend of the gifted composer could desire,, what is better still—the success was most deserve!l• d ; composition of the opera bears thr oug hout the loll; of genius, but of genius chastened, elevated, perfe eF ;if ated (if we may be allowed to coin a word) b2:,! $ 101 and science. The ch o r uses are magn ifi c ent. - -t"' chorus of senators, in particular, is a-massive conlPrj lion worthy to take it s pl ace by th e s ide of the g choruses of Beethoven or of Weber. The fillale 0 tal l brilliant piece of floritare, which Was ;lei brilliantly rendered by Miss Romer, and was rews,odi by an encore. Th e o p era , t oo , i s re pl e t e w ith t?e,, 1 0 There is a spirited drinki ng song b y W e i s s, whle',„ 0 admirably given, and i n th e thi r d ac t a little gep melody " A Lowly Youth, a Mountain Child," W was exquisitely given by Miss Rebecca Isaacs , {6e which will be the favourite drawing-room .ballad 0 opera The piece is mounted in most superb style.. last scene, the Grand H a ll o f th e s t a t es o f Bohai:it, a perfect marvel of effect. The success of the cn wi.s dt servedly most triumphant. Miss Romer, ( Harrison, (both of w h om were i n a d m i ra bl e voice) w o j called for at the conclusion. Then Mr. Wallace i td called for, and then Mr. Bu nn h a d t o come fold e d and bow his thanks to on e o f t h e most cr° audiences ever assembled within the walls of Drury. LYCEUM The Lyceum has long been remarkable for the e beb lence of the matter, and the admirable manner in ° bo il comic extravaganza's ha ve b een go t up , b u t never , " produced one more ca l cu l a t e d t o run t h roug h nlanigh# cessful nights, and to attract bumper houses , do' that which has this night appeared from th e 2 f lific pen of Mr. Charles D ance , an d w hi c h m ay tr":„'sie termed a new, origin a l, mus i ca l, mag i ca l, an d roliw os p necromantic, zoological, and ornithological extravag The scenery is admir a bly go t u p, an d would al e ! , 0! sufficient to gratify the sight-seers and to ens t T a ali! success of a far inferior performance; but the E, 0! Forest scarcely r equ i res suc h ass i stance . Ther' eve d some admirable hits a nd genu i ne xv i t spar kl e s in e re line. Mr. Dance h as excee d e d any o f hi s forn 3 e r tilo ductions, and has placed himself in the first rank o 0 caterers for holiday folks, and 'certainly he has nc cs ~,ocel of complaint either as to the performers or the at A ' o4 4 3 as to the manner in which his piece was p etle r or received. We have seldom seen an audienc e ato, disposed to receive eve r ythi ng i n a f r i en dl y gane f, pr od be satisfied and pleased w ith th at w hi c h wa s n e for their amusement. Th e pl o t i s ta k en from of OP, those old fairy tales that h ave b een t h e deliglA d ;ylo l infancy, that bring back so vividly the haPPY,,„O II .! b " childhood to our memori es , th a t we cou ld now " ec iae: crossed or embittered we may have feline during the battle of life, refrain from irer gor our sorrows departing and our hearts rapidlY,, ° ,l &W e ; ing with the milk of human kindness ; suci: t f, sant sition, it would be impossible to criticise vr in tro t h severity that which was brought before us, 013 7; every spectator seemed to receive it in su ch The first scene opens before the castle of Col"' falie" lin has do a poor knight in hopes of better days, o ress%, B from his high estate, and is suffering all t " n'dska of poverty; his retainers have deserted him, Tr.e - or/ fallen away, and all have abandoned the victim of t un d, save a benevolent magician, who, as in datYgouiva acts takes the family under his especial protectit e in tb as their single servant. There is then a castle with the Count himself (ell saec admirably, by Keeley), who, number of refusals of any assistance _.,, of posed friends, determines to brave the hOrr0031: for the enchanted forest, and to bring back some W I Af ea' dinner. In the third scene we have his terrific s ' o llo tures therein. Having shot a bare, he therehi rio rti into the power of Prince Bruin, who comes fo doo d in the shape of a bear, but who proves id s :01l exaspe r f t t e r e c o i l m ' a l3 i t s 0 : 1 : 1 1 breeding by dancing and singing a mock bravura , b. cett by Mr. Wigan in his best style ; he consents, ho ! " to to accept the hand o f t h e C ount ' s eldest daughterdreti ransom for his forfeit lif e , an d t o p a y one hue 1 0 weight of gold as a dowry. Similar indiscretions_Pod the unhappy C oun t i n the polder of Princes Eag le th e Dolphin, who per m it hi m again to redeem his life 100. sacrifice of a daughter to each, the first to pay t"..sarl!' Bred weight of gold, and the second three sacks of The Count, on his return, relates his adventures il3 g 0 o f thing of a bombastic vein, magnifying the nunt' t the bears, like Falstaff's men in buckrun 3, 7; re' surprised to find the Princes arrive to claim th e e m eak spective brides, who, as they come in the shape ° } A , O OO some young with magni fi cent trains, theY t u he ' s d• with them nothing loath. The second act g ivel iceel ) ,l venture of their brother, the Wonder Child (illr e *,, c se: in the Enchanted Forest, who discovers his siste o itie7 after a narrow escape from the devouring p r q e d s al io of his brothers-in-law, who are but men on e w hic , ' seven, at length discovers the manner in the ir the spell is to b e b ro k en , b y hi s rescuielcicke; sister the Princess Hild egar d e f rom the Necromancer's power, and awaking her fr e ,:tlo ,ll enchanted slumber. Thi s i s ac hi eve d in 006 act, and the whole winds up with a magnificeetooool and the reunion of a ll p ar ti es . Th e pi ece w as sall, 4 01 for repetition every night, am id s t th un d ers of s P i r e y and without a single di ssen ti en t vo i ce , w hil e 1Ce e ,..1 ) 10 0 the author, who was loudly ca ll e d f or , b o re the", oft ing honours thrust up o n th em . Th e mu sic l i boit neatly arranged by A. L ee , an d s t range t o say, a f A ilar, a first night, ther e was no t a s i ng l e m i sta ke or jec el" in the almost magical changes of scenery. The,P r d 0 16 , certain to become a standing favourite, and to ot o rthl most , sterling eviden ces o f it s success t o the '' author and the enterprising manageress. g CI W ; THE STORY OF LILLY DAWSON, BY M/E-• , e is- r j AUTHOR OF " SUSAN 110PLIY,7 3 VoLs.—The fib?: be O h , is published this clay, by Mr. Colburn, and may vf," ; 4 1 0 1 t s"l at all the libraries. Mr. Colburn has also just et, following new novels :-2. Temptation and Atonel e sli Mrs. Gore, 3 vols.-3. Father Eustace, a Tale of the „ ti tlic . , by Mrs. Trollope, 3 vols.-4. Strawberry-hill, by the 0 13 , ' of " Shakspeare and his Friends," 3 vols.-5. The Re pe e of War; or, the Hi g hl an d ers i n S pa i n, b y J . ( j r late 62d regim en t, 3 vols.-6. Caesar Borgia, by the byte of " Whitefriars," second edition, 3 vols.-7. Marstem'pa' N ' author of " Salathi e l, " secon d ed i t i on, 3 vo l s .--B' s 3 Wyndham, by the author of " Two Old Men's Tales, .051 4 —O. Adventures of Capt. O'Sullivan, by W. 11 . Esq , 3 vols. • be: ITALIAN O PERA , P ARIS . —Il D on Giovali- f or tb enjoyed remark a bl e success thi s season, w i t h Coletti 1 00 0: - the Don; Lablache, Lepo re ll o; M ar i o , Ott a vio; an d o d Grisi, Persiani, and C or b ar i as D onna A nna , Zerlina, tea vira. Coletti looked magnificently as Giovanni, and gay ace' few solos allotted to the character with voluptual ls Mario's only air, " 11 meo tesoro, was poor, in cornParl2.o ol i o s fec es Rubini's execution of that well-known melody; 01 , ear was, however, out of order on the first night, but sequently much better. Lablache was, as usual, an • wer e proachablo Leporello, and Mmes. Grisi and Persiara at admirable as Anna and Zerlina; we own, however, tlJ Aii sea could spare some of the profusion of ornaments intro'bjch by the latter lady into the Delicious music of her part, "' I ,. 0 5 8 requires nothing of the kind. Such additions may be a' th et in some modern Italian operas, but Mozart is of o°o school. The beauteous trio of the three masks is sr' encored, and the finale of the first act, that touchstone, bout tistical execution, is gone through sa ti s f actor il y , W" being quite what is desirable.—Galignani. f the FRENCH NAM—The following is a list ( i ) , portl vessels of war which are to be launched in the Frelle - ,„"ath during the year 1847 :—At Dunkirk, the Biche COrve C ` s t !, the the Ist class advice-steamer, the Phenix. At Bre: ro te, Tage man-of-war 2d class; the frigates, the Pera e f,. gal Ist class ; and the Nemesis, 2d class; tile FAULIe b ri A" the first-class steam corvette, the Caffarelli (ir°lYe'vctoa, Cherburg, the Sa n e s t eam -f r i gate, an d the advice -Ist class steam-corvette. At Nantes, ateaulf.:enser. corvettes, the Groenland, the Heron, and the ''' o l L, e ttea! At Indret, the Eclaireur and the Pelican advice c e r' t t j 2rt At Lorient, the Ist class frigate the Vengeance; al? class frigate, the Jean d'Arc. At Roche fort, the I..;,`,' ;o slis; goes, the Renommee; the 3d class frigate, the Il w " the steam-frigate, the Mogador. At Bordeau 2 sL e ti l e col vette the Sentinelle, and the steam corvettes of I n class ee s frigates, the Eem e the n steam corvette the Reland, the second class steam te. ,_ Sala" tu ` the the Caton, the second class advice steam corvet id z e e a n n o d bi t c he an lp t u h i e n. syAbterltobnethfiracosatrveececg Mouette. ssi ndvn r CABINET DINNER.—The Earl of L are do e mandre, and on the Seine the first class steam corvettebo issued invitations to his several colleagues for a Cabinet on Wednesday, the 3d proximo. -D I A L sels EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES • "'"'" w if e JO, : journal announces that an hotel-keeper and silt convertl; been prosecuted for assassinating a traveller, sil ty wit h t his dead body into sausages, were found gePrench .ivnrl3„ addition of extenuating circumstances. The O ho the Ilybrme copies the above statement, and ° ere bse that i t r no doubt the " extenuating circumstances" w ere order a mar" universal convicted parties were induced to commit Ao f mu to feed their fellow-creatures in this Perin' gmt, ea b of asita7: g distress. i ff ht las. , -°me a IMPUDENT ROBBERY.-013 Friday n— us ed AS g ( irtanisa r b y e? i a e t v elldatrywioe) Farmshi spberbotli ham, by breaking a window-shutter, thro l our m ade fr, der. They stole about four bushels wrote vritu Stonham, Debtling." On the shutter, they brown tail wheat, and two sacks, one of then th)bealounurills marked Mr. Stonha l na Vh h en as th O s ffe is re g d on l eo / w . You are rich, we are poor ; the thieyek—Dover Chronicle. er'ellwcaroiriQforrtrainorce.o" yictiQu of