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Just ready, In one Vol., post Bvo., 10s 61., ye ACTS and FIGURES, From I CALY. By Don JEREMY SAVONAROLA, Benedictine Monk. ADDRESSED DURING the TWO LAST WINTERS to CHARLES DICKENS, Esq., Being an Appendix to his "Pictures." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re sPectfully lu•onned, that there will be a grand EXTRA NIGHT THIS EVENING, when will be ➢resented Bellini's opera of LA SONNAMBULA, Amina, Mdlie. Jenny Lind ; Lisa, Madame Solari ; Count Rodolph, Signor F. Lablache ; and Eivino, Signor Gardont. To he followed by the Second Act of the admired ballet of GISEI,LE. Giselle, Mtillc. Carlotta Grist. Pas de deux, by Mdlle. Carlotta Grist and M. Louis Dor. Pas do Wiles by Mdlle. Bancorvil anal the Ladles of the Corps de Ballet. To eonelude with the Ball Scene from- ALMA, ou, LA FILLE DE FEU. Polka Genera/. by the Corps do Ballet. Pas de Trois by Mdlle. Cerito, Mdl e. Stephan, and M. St. Leon. Pas de Deux by Mdlle. Rosati and M. Louis Dor. The Doom will be opened at half-past Seven o'clock, and the per formance co , .nmence at Eight o'clock. The Free List is suspended, the Public Press excepted. Pit fici ets may be obtained, as usual, at the Office of the Theatre, in ice 10s. 6d. each. The Select SWEDISH MELODIES will lee repeated forthwith. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT. GARDEN. _ _ _ 'The Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, are respectfully informed that a Grand Morning Concert will take place on FRIDAY, my 2, when will be performed (for the last time) Itessinil S I'ABAT MATEA ; After which Beethoven's Overture to Leonora. A MIsCELLANEOUi ACT. In wbich all the principal Artistes of the Theatre will sing. To conclude with Beethoven's Grand Battle Sinfonia. for the perfe , zt perormance of which two additional Military Bands will be enraged. Conductor, M. Costa. fickets, Stalls, and Boxes to be obtained at the Box-office, Bow• Street ; and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. The doors will be opened at One o'clock, and the peribrmanee commence at Half-past One. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN, (For the BENEFIT of Nfdlle. FANNY ELSSLER, and her last appearance but one.) The Nobility, Gentry, and Subscribers are respectfully Informed that a GRANO EXTRA NIGHT will take place THIS EVENING, June 24, on which occasion will be performed Mozart's celebrated Opera, IL DON GIOVA.IiNI. • ___._.__ Cllmbining a tripe orchestra and a double chorus. The principal characters by Madames Grisi and Persian!, Mdlle. Corbari, Signors 24ario, Tagllafico, Revere. and Tamburini. Mdlle. Fanny Elssler mane. riaderna will dance in the Minuet. To conclude with the new and successful Ballet, entitled MANON LESCAUT. In which Mille. Fanny Elssler, 31(111es. De Melisse, Delachaux, Stephan, M. Mabille, &c., will perform. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, to be had at the Box-ofnee, Bow street; and at Messrs. framer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. Th , doors will 42 opened at half-past Seven, and the performance coinmen.:e at Eight o'clock. TP:c:ATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. the Managemen THIS t of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. EVENI Will be performed the Comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Principal characters by Mr. W. Farrel), Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Gloyer, and Mrs Nisbett. To be followed by a new comic drama, called THE JACOBITE. Sir Itiehard Wroughton, Mr. Stuart ; John Duck, Mr. Buckstone Lady i;oln,..rtord, Miss 2•'ortescue. To conclude with an entirely new and original farce called WHO DO 7 HEY TAKE ME FOR? Colonel Templeton, Mr. Howe ; Terence O'Reilly, Mr. Hudson ; Mrs. Dorrington, Mrs. Seymour; .Ml,,s =.:nice Pickings, Mrs. Hamby. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste THIS EVENING Will b produced a new and ori,inal ccmedy, in three acts, called THE TITLE DEEDS. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Wright, Paul Bedford, 0. Smith. Boyce, Munyard, C. J. Smith, 11 - 6rrell ; Mrs. Yates, Miss Woo! gar, Miss E. Harding, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, &c. After which The MAGYAR MULATSAG; or, Hungarian Fetes. Ey the celebrated Hungarian Dancers ana the Hungarian Instru raents.l Vocall•ts. Aft,r which an entirely new Petite Comedy, entitled FLYING COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans sono, Mr. Webster; Margaret, Miss Woolgar ; Helen de Montereau, Madame Celeste; Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. To be followed by the Opera Buffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND. rr!t . leilial characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Calletiford, and Miss Woolgar. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. The last Appearance but Three of the celebrated Actor Monsieur BOUFFE. TO-MORROW EVENING FRIDAY, June 25. The performances will commence at Eight o'clock precisely, with (for the last time) the celebrated play of LA FILLE DE L'AVARE. Grandet, M. Bouffe ; Charles, M. Rhczevil ; Eugenie, Mdlle. Dwerger. To conclude with LE G 1.31 IN DE PARIS. Joseph, M. Bonne; Amede, M. Rhozevil , Eliza, 3ldlle. Vallee. Roxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 34.; Gallery, 2s. Bare., and stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33. Bond-street ; and at the Rom-office of the Theatre, which is open y from Fleven till Five. ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. FINAL, PERFORMANCES. The attractive Entertainments given by the Ethiopian Singers, at the St. James's Theatre, will be positively terminated at the End of the Present Month, prior to the fixed Departure of the Company for America, on the sth of July. The remaining Performances will t :Ike place in the following order : Title eVOllllg, Thursday, Juue 24 . —Barrington's Benefit. Sa!urlay, June 26 ........ • • • • ..Evening. Tuesday, June 29 ..... .... • • ....Evening. Wednesday, June 30 •• • • .......... Last Morning Thursday, July 1.. .... • • ............Pell's Benefit And the FAREWELL CERFORMANCE, SATURDAY EVENING, July 3. Boxes and Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, OM Bond-street, and at site [lox-office of the Theatre. NCs 1 TII EATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING. Will be presented a comic drama, entitled LOVE'S TELEGRAPH. Arthur de .1 , 4)1be7•g, Mr. C. Mathews; Count 1 heodore, Mr. Vining : Princess Itlanelie, Madame Vestris. To be followed by USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Mr, C. Mathews. After which a new comic drama, entitled "LADIES BEWARE!" Co'onel Vavasour, Mr. Granby; Sr Charles Vavasour, Mr. James Vining ; Matilda, Miss Cooper. To conclude with the farce of TIIE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager. dr. William Batty. n.fer the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal FAMily. xplendid MidsummerHeliday Juvenile Fetes. THIS ZVENING WM be proaented a gorgeou. Peruvian Drama, to illustrate the historical events of the Spalfards' coequest of Peru, arranged from theeriginal teat of Brins'e• Sher:dales play of "Pizarro," entitled TiiE STOR3IING OF (21,1T0 ; or, the Warrior of the Sun. Rolla, Mr. IT. West. IT re , tailed SCENES in the CIRCLE, with a brilliant display of introtucing the Foreign and British Artistes. To conclude vita the CHARMED HORSE OF THE BLACK VALLEY. stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. H A IN, rs. ; ltovs, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3i ; Ptt, 2s. ; Gallery, Is.; Gd. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. f:n;ler vie Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. In er , n..equalee of the success attending the Eminent English Vo they have been re-engaged for Twelve I , l"ights more, and will apprar in "Maritana," a 4 played at Drury Lane 100 nights. THIS EVENING Will bs presented the opera of MARITANA. Charles the Second llit. BSc Mahon ; Don Coesar, Mr. Harrison ; Don Jo s e, M r . Stretton ; u s et s ,ma, Miss Ralnforth Laaarillo. Miss Isaacs. To conclude with a drama, in three azts, and a Prologue, of the ▪ exttaordinary and novel interest, entitled The RAG-PICKER I 1-"A1,1:4 and the DRFSS-MAKER of ST. ANTOINE. Jean, le - r. 4'0,13; Perre Garouse, Mr. Neville; M. Berville, Mr. Frede ricks ; Count St. Antoine, Mr. Tindell ; Marie Diddler, Mrs. Henry • ; Marie Hoffman, Mrs. Ware. l'ir, Is.; Gallery, lid. Doors open at 51x, commence Six. U" , q ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING (For the Benefit of a Charitable In , titution.) Will be percomed a splendid drama, by Firzball, called JANE PAUL ; or, the Victim of Fersectltion. Jane Paul, Miss Vincent ; Michael Paul, Mr. Hicks; Necker, Mr. Bird; Hedgehog Jack, Mr. Sea le. Atte•r which THE STRANGER. The Stranger, Mr. Osbaldlston ; Hailer, Miss Vincent. To conc nde with WILL lAM TIM UPSON; or, the Sleepwalker And hb Uival. Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. •finder the patronage of her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, &c. Open every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Athnission, the Shilling. FOURTH WEEK OF M. JULLIEN'S ENGAGEMENT. No Extra Charge ! THIS EVC.MNG, June 24. 'll.e Proprietor has much pleasure in announcing to the Subscribers, wtteurs or Music, andthe public, that he has succeeded in re-engag lm, M. Je L LIEN and the Principal Solo Performers of his unrivalled van I, inoludin.l Richardson, Baumann, Barret, Lazarus, Prospere, Os meat. and her Koenig, for a limited number of nights. Which, win Mr GODFREY'S Sp'enclid Band, aided by a selection from lii urlncipfi bands in the Metropolis, will form an orchestra of One 11.In41red Performers. a. l'he l'rupriotor begs to announce that he has, at a considerable immtise, erected a new Entrance, and a magnificent Walk, with fl )4er hurlers, statues, and a Central Fountain, in front of the g: su l rici:4lal Representation of THE TOWN _IND BAY OF GIBRALTAR. The ,NienagWe cont:tinsmany specimens, including • the Giraffe, Ceiellec; fix. The Promenade Concerts. conducted t)y Godfrey. A vepreeortation of the Porcelain Tower of Nankin. The Gothic Bridge int .4, :atues. The grand Pyrotechnic Display, representing the SIEGE OF GIBIaITAR. .."Abowirn; the commencement of the Bombardment, partial destruc- Ittfr, of toe Town. and Blowing up of the Battering Ships. --The Royal South London Floricultural Society will hold their -eibwnd grand WEATIIER.—Srx OFFICE, Jurrx 24. _T.:,-tubtAmmTza, Lowest, 50; Highest. 63; Noon, 63 . IttifIETER, 29 68. —WIND S.W.; showery. wATEtt AT TILLS LAY. lt ne .. 25 ratuatat after 10 I Evening .. 57 minutes After 10. cumstances which, from their remarkable character, must render the eighteenth meeting of the Association one of the most extraordinary and unquestionably the most interesting in its annals. An ennobling sympathy has latterly manifested itself among the population in the proceedings of the Association, and has altogether precluded us from the necessity of becoming the vindicators of its utility or the labo rious exponents of the advantages already accruing to the chemical and mechanical sciences from its establishment. The distinguished names of those individuals who have throughout afforded it the sanction of their presence, and animated it by the genius of their co-operation, are of themselves suffi cient to elevate the society beyond the most audacious derision, and render it invulnerable to the most unprincipled vituperation. The arena selected for the deliberations of the present year is very appropriately one of those academic cities immortalized by the intellectual de velopment of the athletes of our insular learning. Oxford has been felicitously selected as the scene for the discussions of 1847 ; it has been felicitously chosen, because the president who succeeds Sir RODERICK IMPEY AluacuisoN is one of the Parliamentary re presentatives of the University, Sir ROBERT HARRY INGLis —a man for whom we have no political sym pathy whatever, but whose capacious ability and versatility of accomplishments must always command our unaffected respect. Beyond this the selection of Oxford has been peculiarly felicitous, remembering that it was under the walls of her colleges that the present Dean of Westminster acquired his geological reputation—and Dr. RUCKLAND, be it remembered, is about the most assiduous, as he is unquestionably one of the most gifted members, of the British Asso ciation. A variety of circumstances impart an air of particular importance to the present gathering to gether of the savans of both hemispheres. Foremost among those circumstances is the arrival at Oxford of the illustrious LE VEBRIER, the discoverer of the planet Neptune. Alluding to the presence among them of that immortal astronomer and mathematician, the President very beautifully remarked, in the course of his inaugural address, " I will not presume to dispute upon the rivalry or merits of LE VERRIER . or An tms, but it is certain that one had found by mid night watchings what the other had predicted by the re sults of calculation." Another reason for our regarding the present convocation at Oxford as perhaps the most striking in the history of the Association, is the fact that unusual numbers of distinguished fo reigners have hastened thither for the purpose of par ticipating in its proceedings ; amongst whom must be particularly enumerated the Prince DE Carcirio (son of Prince LUCIEN BONAPARTE), the Hon. Mr. BANCROFT (American Minister), the Chevalier BUN SEN (Prussian Ambassador), and the Count ROSEN (Emissary Extraordinary from the Crown Prince of Sweden). It is decided, moreover, that among those who will attend the meetings of the Association will be one who, since his first arrival in England, has in some measure striven to emulate the Magnificent LORENZO as a promoter of art, science, and literature —we mean, of course, his Royal Highness the Prince ALBERT. An announcement of a propitious charicter was made at the commencement of the introductory meeting yesterday afternoon, namely, that intelli gence had been received of the improvement of the 11 , -alth of the renowned Baron HUMBOLDT. If ever frivolity was avoided in the periodical con vocations of civilised men it is assuredly shunned in the assemblages of the British Association ; and yet this eminent society is vilified by certain malcontents as a league of venerable zanies and fribbling dilettanti. Before there is any recurrence to the ex travagant caricatures which have disgraced society during the past few summers we would thus emphati cally protest against such wilful distortions of the acts and the utterances of the true nobility of intellect. When the great FRANCIS BACON was riding in his carriage at Highgate, engrossed with that experiment of a fowl and a handful of newly-fallen snow, which immediately led to his decease, some contemporary might have depicted his proceedings in the most ludicrous language, and have tickled the thoughtless into explosions of laughter. But, how would such a reminiscence be heard of now a-days ? Surely, with expressions of the profoundest scorn and the most undisguised indignation. Were the philosophers of the British Association to clothe themselves in the harlequinade dress, worn by the one-eyed geniuses of the Flying Island, were they to precipitate themselves f rom th e roo f o f I Magdalene College in one of HENSON'S patent aerial machines with a confidence si:nilar to that of the wing -maker in Basselas, where they to stew over the furnaces of a Rosicrucian laboratory, after the fashion of Friar BuriGET, they might be lauded as the most practical philan thropists of these civilized times. But as they restrict themselves to matters of the most marvellous scientific interest, as they listen, for example, to the expositions of MICHAEL FARADAY on the identity of light and electricity ; as they examine the meteorological ob servations of Colonel SABINE, showing that the atmosphere, as well as the ocean, is affected by tidal movements ; as they hearken to the psychological revelations of Professor Marruccr, explaining that electrical currents are produced by the mus cular contraction of the living body (and thereby affording a possible key to the mysteries of Mesmerism), as they sedulously explore the latest innovations in _art and the most recent dis coveries in science, they are derided as little better than overgrown children out for a sort of artistic gambol and scientific holiday. The people will evince a loftier perception of the inherent dignity of know ledge by regarding such bodies as the British Asso ciation with the sobriety of earnest approval, and the ardour of merited approbation. We are rejoiced to find that active measures are in I progress for the purpose of stimulating and encou raging the Irish fisheries. Colonel JoisEs, the chief commissioner of the Board of Works, is now tra- Bing along the coast of Ireland inspecting the vari ous harbours and fishing stations, in order that the 40,000/. granted by Parliament may be applied in the most judicious and beneficial manner. It has long been a subject of surprise to these who have heard the sad accounts of Irish poverty and destitution, that there should be so lamentable a neglect of the gifts of PROVIDENCE, that persons suffering under all the horrors of starvation, should not make some exertion on their own behalf, that while the neigh bouring bays and ocean are teeming with life, while actual riches are before them, merely requiring to be gathered in, they should re main in listless inactivity, seeing the more in dustrious Cornishmen coming hundreds of miles and carrying off the most valuable cargoes. It is one of the many almost inexplicable points in the character of that almost inexplicable people. Remove them from their native land, and none will labour with greater energy. They will exhibit singular ingenuity in making available and turning to the best purpose the means at their disposal; but, unfortunately, there is a total absence of forethought in providing for any coming event—they will rather rely on the rude con trivances of the moment to meet the exigency than devote any portion of their idle time to making the proper preparation. If remonstrated with, and the folly of their conduct pointed out, they will murmur —surely there is time enough yet ; may be the fish might not come this year. When, however, they do appear in the greatest abundance, they will wish for the boats and nets, which they have not tried to provide, exclaiming against their bad luck in not having them; but when the season is over they will relapse into their former apathy, and again let similar opportunities pass away without effort or exertion. In some few districts the wealthier farmers pro vide the necessary materials, and lend them to volunteer crews, receiving, in return, a certain portion of the produce. In every such case it is ex traordinary the anxiety that is evinced by the people to obtain Places; the owner of the boat is literally besieged with applications from eager candidates. Those who are accepted materially improve their con dition, and render their families comparatively com fortable, while the hosts of disappointed expectants console themselves with the vague hope of having better luck another tim e." b Strange to say, although the profits realised by t h e t nearly cent, vrery great, amounting, we believe, locality few indeed who •nt~r almost incalculable, there are the outlay, and the good o effected in t he is into the speculation, and in the great majority of instances the results are materially lessened from an unwise economy. The boats are too small and of frail materials ; the nets are not of a good de scriptima, and too often there is no means of saving the fish brought to the shore—it is suffered to go to waste from want of common salt to save it. In this country everything of the kind might safely be left to individual enterprise—there is always an abundance of capital ready to be applied to any purpose that affords a reasonable prospect of a fair return ; and there is also skill and industry to make the most of all within their reach. In Ireland, unfortunately, this is not the case. A fostering hand is necessary to guide and direct them. The Government have wisely decided on affording the necessary aid, and perhaps ' there is no manner in which a moderate expen diture can be more beneficially applied, or where it will be productive of more valuable results in proportion to the outlay. The erection of piers ; the establishing of proper stations, where the boats can be safely kept ; curing establishments at proper dis tances, where the fish brought in will be saved for the owners, at a cheap rate ; instruction given to those wishing to learn, and depots of salt kept for distribu tion at a fair rate, will all be most valuable. And if, in addition thereto, boats of a proper description, with suitable gear and tackling, were provided and hired out at a fair and reasonable rate to crews willing to man them, the result would indeed be surprising. We trust, however, that because the Government have interposed there will be no relaxation of individual exertions. It is peculiarly worthy the attention of all who have properties in the neighbourhood of the sea,who will find a moderate advance for the purpose produc tive of the greatest benefit to their estates and tenan try. It would also in such localities be found that by such a course the burden of the poor-rates will be perceptibly mitigated. The great advantages derived by some of the Claddagh fishermen from a small pecuniary advance made by a benevolent English gentleman in the beginning of the present year, when more than 1,2001. worth of fish was obtained within a few weeks in consequence of the judicious application of 1001., and many families thereby preserved from misery and starvation, furnishes a strong ex ample of what may be done by a trifling outlay. We do not know any mode by which a portion of the funds recently contributed by British liberality for the relief of Irish distress could be applied to a better purpose, or in a manner more consonant to the wishes of the benevolent donors. The Moniteur Grec of the 10th June states that the British Consul at Patras had demanded satisfac tion of the Greek Government for an insult offered to the British flsg, and for the arrest of two natives of Zante who were under British protection. Intelligence has been received from Portugal, of the surrender of SA DA BANDEIRA to Admiral PARKER, and of the refusal of the Junta of Oporto to accede to the terms offered by the QUEEN. Madrid papers of the 16th end 17th have arrived. The Gageta of the 16th contains a royal ordinance, appointing Senor Alicia President of the Directing Junta for the Management of the Public Debt ; Senor PEREZ, Accountant-General; Senor ARIBAN, Di rector of the Treasury ; and Senor PASTORS, Director- General of the Public Debt. The Marchioness SANTA CRuz, the chief of the late Afrancesado Camarilla, and the accomplice of CHRISTINA in all her intrigues, died on the 16th June at Madrid. The main body of the Spanish army has not yet entered the Portuguese territory, although detached bodies are doing garrison duty in some of the frontier towns in conjunction with the troops of DONNA MAMA. It is said that the Spanish Go vernment has, at the request of the Queen of PORTUGAL, refused to accede to the wish of the French and English representatives for the withdrawal of the Spanish troops from Portugal. The decree to prohibit the discussion of the rights of the Duchess of MONTPENSIER to the throne was issued only at the pressing desire, amounting to a command, of the Court of the Tuileries, and it was only at the last moment, and with the greatest re luctance, that Senor PACHECO felt himself compelled to consent to its promulgation. MADRID BoLsA, JUNE 17.—The Three per Cents. closed on the 17th at 30j for cash; Four per Cents. at 18; Coupons at 15; and Passives at 6 for paper. We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN appeared before the Chamber of Peers on Tuesday, and being interrogated by M. DE BROGLIE, admitted that he was the author of the incriminated article in the Presse, and spoke with some warmth of the allusion made by M. GUIZOT from the tribune to the secret of his birth (M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN is supposed to be the legitimate son of General ALEXANDER DE GIRAR DIN). On being asked what he had to say in his defence, M. DE GIRARDIN read a short address, in which he expressed his regret at having made a statement which he considered himself in honour bound to leave unexplained. The assembly, com posed of illustrious warriors and of eminent men, who had ever carried susceptibility to the highest de gree, would, he was sure, appreciate and approve his discretion. Such was his confidence in the justice of the Chamber, that he slid not hesitate to present himself before it unassisted by counsel. That confi dence he had at all times professed. He had con stantly expressed it in his journal, and proclaimed it on every occasion. He could not distrust a body for which he entertained the most profound respect. In writing the article inserted in the Presse' he did not, and could not, consequently, mean to offer the slightest insult to the Chamber of Peers, nor to attempt to lower in the eyes of the poeople a great political power, which he had always vindicated, and endeavoured to raise in public estimation, as his writings sufficiently attested. He had merely stated a fact of which he had a precise knowledge when he mentioned, in the heat of a polemique with the Minis terial press, that the promise of a peerage had been sold. That promise had not been fulfilled; no appointment had taken place in consequence, and he of course could have no intention of questioning the right of any member to sit in the assembly, but a feeling of honour prevented him from proving the truth of his statement. When he had terminated, M. DE BROGLIE asked him if he had anything else to add in his defence. On his replying that he had nothing more to say, he was told that he might retire. The Chamber then proceeded to deliberate with closed doors until four o'clock, when the public were admitted, and the President having given orders to call in M. E. DE GIRARDIN, informed him that the Chamber had acquitted him. M. GIRARDIN bowed to the assembly, and said that he did not expect less from the independence and justice of the Noble Chamber. The House afterwards adjourned. This " most lame and impotent conclusion" is said by the National to be the result of a compromise be tween the Government and M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN. This PEACHUM and LocKIT settlement of the affair ought not, however, to be permitted to remain un disturbed. It is not sufficient for M. GUIZOT and M. DE GIRARDIN to say mutually, "Brother, brother, we are both in the wrong," and there an end. The honour of the French nation is concerned in the exposure of this wrong, and in the punishment of the wrong doers; and that such exposure will take place we cannot doubt, for at a meeting held at the residence of M. THIERS, which was attended by MM. ODILON BARROT, BILLAULT, VERVIER, BERRYER, and several other members of the Chamber, and at which were found men of almost every shade of political opinion, from the Legitimatist to the Republican, it was resolved to institute an inquiry into the facts alleged by M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN to have occurred, and which caused his being summoned More the Chamber of Peers. In the meantime the minor agents of the Government seem to be following the example of their superiors, and corruption is the or der of the day in every public department in France. The National publishes the following instances of peculation recently discovered : " The scandalous examples given by personages occu pying high positions bear their fruits. Peculation and corruption infuse themselves into all the degrees of the administrative system. The affair Benier disclosed the disorders of the war department ; the Rochefort trial those of the marine, and the prosecution commenced before the Chamber of Peers against the two ex-Minis ters, will no doubt complete the instruction of the pub lic. Each day brings to light some fresh disclosures. We at present confine ourselves to asking the following questions, to which we wish to have a precise reply : it true that, in consequence of accusations brought by ' wt. • .. at * -.14111 1f • kY}•Crf i d r -' ei k * ,to , 4 V l k t • - Wr• v i tebtilitiar 2P1111; L i°4;lON. THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1847. Again has the British Association, in defiance of an ill-advised — ridicule and the most ungenerous contumelies, met fur the public promotion of scientific : discovery through the miscellaneous discussions *voiced by its annual assemblage. Gratified as we have invariably been at these periodical convocations of the mos t em i nen t p hil osop h ers of all countries, we 1- , are especially gratifilti with the peculiar circum 4-stances attendant upon the present assembly--eir- the Propagateur de rAuterrelative to the house of Clair vaux, a superior employe of the department of the in terii ir has been obliged to give iq his resignation ? Is it true that an agent, concerned in the money matters of one of the three military hospitals of Paris, has been under arrest in his apartment for more than a week for acts of such gravity, that one of the heads of the war de partment, employed to inquire into the matter, has been forced to propose sending the agent in question before a council of war ? Is it true that another agent in a simi lar situation, in prison for eight months for his conduct in Algeria, is waiting for the result of the inquiry which his acts called forth ? Would it be found inconvenient to publish the results of this investigation ?" On Monday the Chamber of Deputies commenced the discussion of the Budget. The deficiency in the revenue is so great as to cause alarm, and unless Algeria be abandoned, and a sweeping administrative reform be carried out in France, it is impossible to reduce the expenditure. On this subject the Consti tutionn el says— "The discussion on the Budget furnishes fittingoppor tunity for examining the financial administration of the Guizot Cabinet since its accession to office. One of she boasts of that Ministry is to have lived so long. But how, we shall ask—how has it employed that existence, the longest that has ever been enjoyed by a Cabinet since the year 1830? Where are its fruits? M. Guizot replied to his adversaries who spoke to him of national honour, Let us enrich ourselves.' Let us examine, therefore, how he has employed the public wealth. The account of our financial position will describe it in a few figures. If we take the budgets since the Year 1840 they present to us a ser i es o f d e fi c i ts, Which we shall submit to our readers. The deficit of 1840 amounted to 1 38,000,0001., that of 1841 to 18,000,00 M., that of 1842 to 108,000,000 E, and that of 1843 to 39,000,000 E, which make 305,000,000 f. of deficit for those first four years of the reign of the Guizot Cabinet. In 1844 an equilibrium be tween the revenue and expenditure appeared to have been established, and a surplus of revenue over the ex penditure, to the amount of 1,000,000 E, was produced in the year 1845 ; but the equilibrium of 1844 and the surplus revenue of 1845 were produced solely by the cancelling and carrying over of credits. Thus, we see the deficit re-appear in the year 1846, with an increased development. The budget of that year is not yet set tled, but we may calculate the deficiency at 58,000,000 E, and we may consider ourselves fortunate that it is not more considerable, inasmuch as the supplementary and extraordinary credits demanded of us amount to the enormous sum of 124,000,000 f. The deficit for the pre sent year is already calculated at 105,000,000 E; the supplementary and extraordinary credits already de mantled amount to 108,000,000 f., independent of further claims to be made on the Treasury between the present period ' and the end of the year. In fine, all that we can say of the budget for the year 1848 is, that if it be passed with even the reductions proposed by the commission, it will leave a deficiency to be made up above the revenue of 30,000,000 f. It remains to be seen what may be the amount of the supplementary and extraordinary credits which reached the sum of 124,000,0001. in the year 1346, and 108,000,000 E already in the present year. If we add together these series of deficits to the conclusion of the year 1847, we shall find a gross sum of 469,000,0001. We should remark, moreover, that from the year 1841 to the year 1847 the ordinary receipts have produced an increase of revenue amounting to 244,000,000 E, which were absorbed by current expenses, and which did not prevent the deficiency from reaching the sum of 469,000,0001. We now pass to the extraordinary credits. We find there, in the first line, public works regulated by the Bill passed the 25th of June, 1841, amounting to 496,000,000 f. ; secondly, the public works regulated by the Bill of the 11th of June, 1842, amounting to 901,000,000 f., after deducting the sums paid by the railroad companies ; and this carries the amount of the two series of public works to the sum of 1,397,000,000 f. If we now add those 1,397,000,000 E to the 469,000,0001. forming the deficits of the budgets from 1840 to 1847, we find an aggregate amount of 1,866,000,000 E, which the present Ministry has ex pended over and above the receipts of the revenue, and fas which we must provide by extraordinary measures. We demand, do or do not these figures condemn the present Ministry ? 1,866,000,0001. l That is more than half the capital of our consolidated debt, if we de duct the sinking fund. It is thus seen that the passage of the present Ministers has left a profound trace in our finances. We have described our financial situation ; let us now speak of that of the Treasury. The floating debt will amount, on the 31st of December next, to 625,000,000 E To these must be added the advances ne cessary for the service of the State, which the reporter of the budget calculates at only 50,000,000 f., but which M. de Raineville, in a remarkable speech in the Chamber of Deputies (just given), estimated at 140,000,0001. Setting it down at 100,000,0001., the floating debt will amount to 725,000,000 E The necessity for a loan is consequently imminent, and such loan must be consider able, to judee from the probable deficit of the budget for the year 1848, Such is a faithful picture of the situation created for us by the Guizot Cabinet, after as adminis tration of seven years." • The commercial distress in Paris is very great, and is daily increasing, particularly among the shop keepers and operatives. It is said that Marshal BUGEAUD has been offered the Presidency of the Council and the Portfolio of Minister of War. A letter from the Secretary of the Amiens and Abbeville Railroad Company, published in these papers, shows that the reported explosion of the boiler of an engine on that line was incorrect. The engine had, fortunately, only run off the rails. The driver had his arm broken. The passengers escaped unhurt. Little business was done on the Paris Bourse on Tuesday. Prices were little more than nominal. The Three per Cents. closed at 77f. 75e.; the Five per Cents., at 118 f. 15c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,277 f. 50e. ; Rouen, 972 f. 50e. ; Havre, 657 f. 50e. ; Great Northern, 583 f. 75c. ; Avignon, 7161. 25e. ; Vierzon, 613 f. 75e. ; Bor deaux, 512 f. 50e. ; Basle, 1871. 50e.; Dieppe, 315 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 427 f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 410 f.; Paris and Lyons, 447 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 448 f. 75e.; Bor deaux and Cette, 455 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 341; ditto, Deferred Debt, 14. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 23. Boulogne and Amiens, 16—Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 16—Ceylon, N—Louvain it la Sambre, % —Northern of France, 1 11—Paris and Lyons, s%—Paris and Strasbourg, 5. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) NEWCASTLE RACES.—YitsTannAr. The Free Handicap of 10 sovs. each and 50 added; the second to save his stake. (18 Subs.) Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Dawson's St. Leon, 3 yrs, sst 101 b... ........(Prince) 1 Mr. B. Eddison's Little John, 6 yrs, 7st 2 Mr. Merry's Marian Ramsay, 5 yrs, 7st llb ... 3 Won easy. Ten started. The Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft ; for colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 41b. Two miles. (15 Subs.) Mr. J. Scott's Tim Whiffler (F. Butler) 1 Mr. Merry's Maid of Motherwell (allowed 31bs) 2 Mr. St. Paul's Ulysses Won by a head. T il: b itrr e o.. N ßrse ( ..c i cre t i h : u le, m ons7.o. b : e s. rl Eo a u. n t d Plate of 200 soya., added to a Handicap Ls, o :srrt f dja 2 .kE s Ge.gie so rian y Trg a dw . t:„ e n a G,T c s h, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared; the second ec o u f to t r h , e 3 s , ta r k s es, ss a t n s d lb the third to save his miles. rhEiemr yes xtoon,n ( l3,u l 43. 0 O r. or, yrs, r S yl 8 .t , 2 4 11: 5 2:1th ( a )f 9n1d w b6 h 1 o b m ex d t e r c a lared.) 1 2 4 also ran :—Th - e Conjuror, 4 yrs, 7st 91b— The following Inheritres?, aged, Bst 81b—M orpet b , 6 yrs, Bst 61b—Red 4 yr Robin, 5 yrs, Sat 21b—Pilgrim, 7st 91b—Conspiracy, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Ililden, 5 yrs, 3 B, l r b_ st s' 41b—Blackbird, 4 ckb y i r r s; d 6 4 st 3 3 , r i s b , 7st 21b—Tom Tough, aged, 6 —Hannah Haine, 4 yrs, sst 121b—Glenwhelt, 3 yrs, sst 51b. Betting-3 to 1 agst Conspiracy, 9to 2 agst Grimston, 11 to 2 agst Conjuror, 9to 1 agst Executor, 10 to 1 agst Blackbird, 11 to 1 agst Eryx, 14 to 1 agst Tom Tough, 15 to 1 agst Inheritress, 10 to 1 agst Morpeth, 20 to 1 agst Red Robin, and 20 to 1 agst Milden. Grimston and Dictator made alternate running to the Coal-pit Turn; Eryx took second place there, the first at the distance, and won a fine race by a neck. Grimston was about a length from Exe cutor, Conjuror a good fourth, and Conspiracy fifth. The Northern Oaks of 15 sovs each, 5 ft. One mile. Mr. Brook's Luminous walked over. The Grand Stand Stakes of 15 soya. each, 5 ft, and 50 added ; the second to save his stake. Half-a-Mile. Mr. Dawson na. St. Leon, 3 yrs (Cartwright) 1 Mr. Scott's Christopher, 3 yrs The following also started :—Lord Stanley na f by Veloci pede. out of Porto Bello's dam, 2 yrs—Mr. G. L. Fox's White Bait, 3 yrs—Mr. S. F. Fox's Prince Alfred, 3 yrs—Captain Potts na Bletchington, 2 yrs—Mr. Hesseltine's na Miss Margrave, 2 vrs—Mr. Meiklam na Spaniard, 2 yrs—Mr. Johnstone's Black Ball, 2 yrs—Mr. Jaques na Tanots, 3 yrs —Mr. W. Allen's b f by Yaxley, out of Matrimony, 3 yrs —and Mr. Merry's Jock o' Hazledean, 2 yrs. Won by a head: Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas. Three miles. Lord Zetland's Hellas, 3 yrs, 7st 21b Mr. J. Scott's Alderman's Daughter, 3 yrs, Ist 21b........ 2 Mr. Pedley's Tanois, 3 yrs, 7st 21b Mr. Robertson's Trojan, 6 yrs, lOst 51b 4 Won by two lengths. sure T in E L I a l t. T i nEg I . 6 l H at OM L A: rd il j o o o h D n . — R u W s s e e ha ll ve m a r u ni c o h u p n l c e e a d her Majesty's gracious intention of conferring a pension of 1001. a year upon the children of this highly-gifted but unfortunate author. DEATH OF DR. LYNCII.—This distinguished ad vocate of sanatory reform expired yesterday at his resi dence in Farringdon-street, at two o'clock, of inflamma tion of the throat, after a few hours' illness. He was one of the Common Councilmen of the ward of Farringdon Without, and senior surgeon to the West London Union. Even so late as Saturday last he enjoyed the society of some of his frie n d s . H e was the arch i tect o f hi s own fortune, and havin g achieved an honourable name, he died at the early age o f 38 years. Throug h hi s lif e h e was the popular and eloquent advocate of progressive measures for the reformation of abuses both in civil and commercial affairs. His premature and unexpected death has caused considerable sensation in the City. ROYAL SOUTH LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. —Yesterday the second grand miscellaneous flower show of the season, of the members of the above society, was held in the Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens. The weather was very unpropitious, but, notwithstanding, the grounds were , very well attended. The flowers were very tastefully arranged beneath extensive marquees and pavilions, and consisted of the most splendid display of roses, pinks, Cape heaths, tall cacti, pelargoniums, ranunculuses, calceolarias, orchedaceous plants, specimen plants, and cut flowers. The fruit and vegetables were .also remarkably fine. THE UNITED STATES EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL TIITIRSDAY MORNING. By the Henry Clay, which arrived at Liverpool this morning, we have papers from New York to the 7th instant inclusive. The commercial accounts by this ship are of an important character. The advices from England to the 20th of May, taken out by the steam-ship Hibernia, which reached Boston on the 2d, caused the greatest excitement in the chief commercial ports of the United States and Canada, which had the effect of advancing the prices of grain and flour, which a New York paper thus describes :- " The steamer's news is of a most extraordinary character, and will be most astounding to all those who have been making time contracts for breadstuffs. Public sentiment in relation to the future price of breadstuff) has been various and wide. One class of operators has been fully impressed with the belief that prices would fall in Europe, and that there would be a corresponding decline here; while others have been most sanguine that flour would go up to ten dollars, and other articles in proportion. From those of sanguine feelings there has been a wide field for speculation, which has been embraced very extensively. The parties selling, however, in most instances, have had their supplies under their control, ready to be delivered as speedily as the same could be transported on the canal." Before, however, the Henry Clay sailed, the same paper remarks that " The excitement of yesterday has subsided, and holders of breadstuffs carried up the rates yesterday quite as high as they will bear. Flour was rather a drug at yesterday's highest point, and there was no advance in corn or any kind of grain. The suspense in cotton was broken, and sales were made at I per cent. reduction. Freights are a little better than before the arrival of the steamer; flour is taken freely at 3s. to Liverpool. Private letters from London state that there had been a tight time for money, but that the market was sensibly relieved. They also state that the demand for breadstuffs was unabated, and there was every appearance that the demand would increase rather than diminish." • The news by the same ship affected also the cotton market, which became dull, and prices declined, and in that state it continued up to the time that the Henry Clay left. On the departure of the Henry Clay the New York market is thus described by a paper of that city :- Ashes-Sales of about 100 bbls. Pots at 4 dolls. 75c., and 75 ditto Pearls at 6 dolls. 31c. The stock on hand is 2,167 bbls. Pots, and 401 Pearls, against 7,282 an d 2,230 last year, being a total deficiency of 6,944 bbls. The receipts to the 3d June have fallen short of those to the same date last year. 9,179 bbls. Beeswax-Sales of yellow at 25c. Coffee-There is but a moderate demand from the trade, at previous prices. Cotton-There were sales of 600 or 800 bales, at a decline since the news of cent, Fish-The market is firm for all kinds, with moderate supplies. Dry Cod sells at 3 dolls. 94c. ; Connecticut Shad, 7 dolls. 25c. Flour-The market was unusually quiet, and prices gave way a little. The sales reach 8,000 or 10,000 bar rels, within the range from 9 dolls. a 9 dolls. 25 cents. Prices are unsettled, it being the general impression that there are large orders for export, but shippers have not yet come into the market to any extent, and receivers are not anxious to sell. Some are satisfied to realise at present rates, and there were sales of Gennesee at 9 dolls.; 1,200 bbls. strait brands Michigan and Ohio sold at 9 dolls. 12ic. a 9 dolls. 184 c. The receipts are light, and must continue so for several days, the boats being mostly at this end of the canal. Cornmeal-Sales of 1,200 bbls. Jersey at 5 dolls. 69c. a 5 dolls. 881 c. Rye Flour-100 bbls. sold at 7 dolls. 50c. Receipts from June 4th:-Flour, 15,241 bbls.; Meal, 275 do. Grain-The markets were dull and lower. Gennesee Wheat sold at 2 dolls. 20c. In the forenoon there were sales of yellow Corn at 124 c.; afterwards the price fell off, closing at 115 c. a 120 c. mixed and yellow, with sales of 12,000 or 15,000 bush.; 3,000 bush. round yellow sold at 120 c., and 3,000 do. Western at 115 e. For future delivery, the sales amounted to 25,000 or 30,000 be. p.n.t. Rye-Sales of 1,500 bu. at 1,31 a 1,35 dolls. The same quantity was reported sold at 140 cents. Receipts yesterday : wheat, 28,876 ; corn, 25,442 ; oats, 8,781 ; rye, 655. Hay-Steady sales at 65c. a 75c. Provisions-The market is quiet, but firm. The sales were moderate at previous prices. Pickled meats are in good demand at 7c. for shoulders and Bic. for hams. Lard is firmer since the news, and has sold at 10ic. for prime. Butter is in better supply, and lower ; Orange co., I@c. a 18c.; Western Dairy, 12c. a 14c. Whisky is held at 39c. a 40c. Freights-Engagements were made to Liverpool for flour at 3s. a 3.. 6d. Some agents demand 4s. Grain is about 12d. There was nothing new in stocks; Stonington Railroad shares have advanced during the week •-five per cent. SALES AT STOCK EXCHANGE-2D BOARD. 5,000 Ohio 6s '6O lolk -25 Stonington 400 Harlem s9O 56* 200 ditto 50 Nor. and Wor s9o 49 CANADA. The Provincial Parliament of Canada was opened on the 2d of June, by the new Governor, Lord Elgin ; the following are quoted as the most impor tant paragraphs of his speech : " The representations which have proceeded from this and the neighbouring provinces, on the subject of the Post-office, !Live engaged the anxious consideration of the Imperial Government. I am enabled to inform you that her Majesty's Ministers are prepared to sur render to the Provincial Authorities the control of that department, as soon as by concert between the several Legislatures, arrangements shall be matured for secur ing to British North America the advantages of an efficient and uniform Post office system. " By a statute passed during the last session of the Imperial Parliament the Colonial Legislatures are empowered to repeal the differential duties heretofore imposed in the colonies in favour of British produce; it is probable that by exercis ing this power you may be enabled to benefit the con ,umers without injury to the revenue. I commend the subject to your consideration, and I shall lay before you certain communications relating to it which I have received from her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, and from the Lieutenant-Governors of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. " Measures will be submitted to you for exteniing more generally warehousing facilities to inland ports, and for effecting other improvements in our commercial system, all of which will, I am sure, engage your atten tion." List of passengers by the Henry Clay: —Rev. Dr. Eddy and Lady, W.,Bruce and Lady, J. G. Gregory and Lady, J. Vanansdale and Lady, E. Vanansdale, L. John son and son, J.jM'Millen, Mrs. Lounds and child, Dunbar Paul and Lady, John M'Ewen, B. W. Ingersol, I'. W. Howard, M. Kirth, T. Lockhart, M. Baird, Thomas Makin, John F. White and Lady, Dr. Leach, Rev. W. M. Smith, G. Teirnan, R. M'Alister, Miss Nye, E. Dwyer. MASONS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION.—A public meeting of operative masons was held last night in the theatre of the Westminster Mechanics' Institution, for the purpose of more fully disseminating among the trade the objects and advantages of the above invaluable in stitution, which has been recently established for the pur pose of supporting and relieving the aged and infirm members of the trade, their widows and orphans, the funds to be raised by members' contributions of 10s. per year each. The meeting was very fully attended. Several ladies were present. In the unavoidable absence of Mr. Alderman Johnson, the treasurer, W. Freeman, Esq., presided, and on the platform were several influ ential members of the building trade. The Chairman, after alluding to the absence of Alderman Johnson, and also to T. Wakley, Esq., M.P., and General Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P., reading letters of apology with expressed good wishes from each, that of the Gallant General con taining an enclosure of 51.55., observed, that although he did not doubt the ultimate success of the society, it at present only numbered 123 annual subscribers out of the whole trade, but he trusted, nay, was confident—that if proper exertion were used the society must flourish. The Hon. Secretary, J. T. Whitehead, Esq., read a long address, pointing out that from the nature of th e t ra d e , its members were subject to great vicissitudes and r i s k of life, and by omitting to join such an instituti on th ey are compelled, when in distress, to appeal to the charity of their fellow-workmen for mere temporary relief, when they m i g ht, by a small annual cont r ib ut i on, secure to themselves a permanent relief, and be independent of such charity, and not necessitated to resort to a union workhouse. The address was enthusiastically received. Mr. Roper, Mr. Salisbury, and Mr. Traice, and other gentlemen, addressed the meeting, and resolutions were unanimously carried, recommending, on the principles of philanthropy, and as a duty they owed to their families, that the trade should support this institution by enrolling their names, and also thanking the gentlemen and employers who had a l rea d y contr ib uted to the funds upwards of 2501., recommending prompt application to those who had not contributed, concluding with thanks to the chairman, and the meeting broke up. Several additional subscriptions were previously handed in. THE MURDER OF A WIFE BY lIER HUSBAND AT DUDLEY. — Yesterday information was received by the metropolitan police that the man Hawkless Lovett Blewett, an itinerant tinker and razor grinder at Dudley, who absconded from that place on the 17th instant, and against whom a coroner's jury had returned a verdict of wilful murder, for throwing a l arge quant i ty of boil ing water over his wife, has been apprehended and corn miued to gad to take his trial at the ensuing assizes for the atrocious deed. CURRANTS.—AIthough we have heard some com plaints as to several kinds of fruit, which, it is feared, will not prove abundant, the present seems likely to be an extraordinarily productive year for currants. A small branch—a mere twig, was brought to our office on Mon day last, broken from a bush at Northen, which con tained no fewer than thirty-two bunches of currants, many of the bunches large, and the fruit generally of considerable size and most healthy in appearance.— Manchester Guardian. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUAR TER TO THREE In the Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday the sales were 10,000 bales, of which 1,500 were American and 500 Surat, for exportation. The sales included 5,000 American at 6id. to 711., 500 Egyptian at lid. to 7-1,-d., and 4,000 Surat at 4d. to qd. per lb. The market closed steadily at previous rates. Shares were active, and a large amount of stock changed hands, The prin cipal demand was for Midland, London and York, York and North Midland, and York and Newcastle. There was an expectation entertained in some quar ters that the Court of Directors of the Bank of Eng land would have this day lowered the rate of interest upon discounts, but after a brief sitting, at their weekly meeting, held this morning, no such determina tion was come to. It may be safely assumed that the Court would have eagerly adopted such a movement were the prospects of the harvest such as to warrant the course stated—but " caution " is the order of the day among the magnates of the Bank parlour. There are later accounts from America by the packet ship Henry Clay, arrived off Liverpool. The Funds are rather flat again. Consols have been 88i j for the account. The New Liree-and•a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 90 to f. Baak Stock is worth 1951. Exchequer -bills have been 6s. to 9s. premium. The nature of the speculative account is still the chief cause which acts upon the market. Ths Foreign Securities have been very dull again. Portuguese Four per Cents. are lower, having fluc tuated between 31i and 32+. Mexican Stock has realisod 20, and Brazilian 83. Spanish Three per Cents are 34k. Dutch Two-and•a•Half per Cents have been 58i. Railway Shares have been scarcely up to the highest quotations of yesterday, but sales are not pressed. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock .. .. 195 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 88% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Antis. 90 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. 8% India Bonds, 1,0001. Ditto, under 1,000/. 8 3 p Consols for Opening, July 16 88% 4%e Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 1,0001... .... 96 p 5001. . 13 9p Ditto, Small .... 18 14 13 p ONE FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 105 Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 83 Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account .. 20 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, 4 per Cent .. Ditto, for the Account Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent _ _ _ _ Ditto, Three per Cent •• •• •• Ditto, for the Account .. .. 34% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-flail per Cent .. 58% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 90 CLOSIN G PRICES. 195 88% 90 ►4 13p CLOSI.NIi rUICES. 105 82% •• .. .. 31% 32g 32g BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. 14 29% rRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Birming., Wolver., and Dudley.. 10 Caledonian Chester and Holyhead .. 2736 .... 21 ......... Eastern Counties .. 20 .... 20% I 4 ........ Ditto, York Extension • • • • 7 % •• • • 6t •••• • • • • East Lincolnshire .. 6%.... 7% Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .• .. 69% • ..... • ... Great Northern .. 314 •• 2 .......... Do., London & York Extension 2% .... 1% Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 30 .... 26% 26 ...... Great Western .. .• • . 85 •• .. • ........ . Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .... 70 7036 ...... 72 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% .... 17% 17% Ditto, Fifths .. 20 .... 28% 27% .... 27% Ditto, New .. .......... Hull and Selby .. .. •• 50 .... 103% 105 Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 50 .... .......... • - - Ditto, New .. 7% .. •• 11 . ..... •. • 11 Leeds and Bradford .. .. 40 .... 873 88 34 . • 88 34 London and 'Rockwall .. 161. 135. 4d. 7%% •• • • .... 734 Ditto, New, No. 1 .. 5 .... 5% .......... 534 Ditto, New, No. 2 .. 21. 13e. 4d. p.. •• • • London, Brighton, & South Coast 50 .. 55 54% ...... 55% London an North-Western • • 100 •• .. 180% .......... 182 Ditto, Quarters L. and B. 7 .... 24 Ditto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 .... 13 12% Ditto, Fifths ._ 2 .... 173 ......... • 173& London and South-Western 411. 6s. 10d... 66% 66 ...... 66 Ditto, Scrip.. .. 5 .......... d% Ditto, ditto .. .. 4 .. 3% •• .. .• • • 374 Manchester and Leeds .. •• 82 ...... 103 Ditto, Fifths .. 63( . . • I 0 34 Manchester and Southampton -.. 2 .... %% •••••• • • •• % Midland ..100 ....125% 125...... 125 Ditto, New 36 .... 42% ... • Ditto, New .. 6 .... 934 .... ••.. • • 9% Newcastle and Berwick • . .. 20 .. • . 283 • • ..... 283 Y Ditto, New .. 5 •• .. 734 >n ..... • • .71 34 Norfolk .. „. —lOO .... 126 ....... ••• 126 Ditto, Extension .. 10 .. 1034 Northern Counties Union .. 4 .... North British .. • • •• 25 • .. •• • • •• 32% North Staffordshire .. 734 . • 10 y, . .• • • 10 Oxford, Wor'ster, & Wolverhamp. 2234. .. 14 ..... • Scottish Central .. . • • 17 .... 25 Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. .......... Ditto, Class B .. • • • • 3 .. • • 24 .......... South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 3334 .. •• 37 M., New (do. 101.) .. No. 4. 5 .... 4 74 • South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and west Riding Union .. • . .. 4/. 23. • . par ••••.. .. • • Windsor. Staines, &S. Western.. 425..... 1% York and Newcastle .. .. 25 .... 38 .......... Ditto, New.. .. .. 10 .... 16 34 Ditto, Preference .. .. 8 .... 11% % •• York and North Midland .. 50 .... 863 y . ..... Ditto, Extension .. 25 .... 42% ...... • • Ditto. Preference 6 .... 15% % Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.. 10 21% 22 ...... FOREIGN RAILWAYS. .. 6 Dutch Rhenish .. Louvain a la Sambre Namur and Liege Northern of France West Flanders .. .. 8 .... 11 ..... ..... MINES. 'teal del Monte, Unrezistered .......... LLOYD'S SIIIPPLNG-(THIS DAY. LONDON, JUNE 24.—Wind S. W. by S., moderate breeze, and cloudy. DEAI, JUNK 23.—Wind W. to S.W., fresh and squally.— Arrd. Apollo, Peake, G rena d a ; D onna Carmelita, Drysdale, St. Lucia; Calonia, Rikersten, St. Thomas, and sailed tor Flushing; Sussex, Comin, Jamaica; John Oldham, Canney, ditto ; Carolirfa, Artana, Havannah ; Clinton, Mantanzas ; Queen Pomare, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. Velore and Aurora, Calcutta. LIVERPOOL, JUNK 23.—Wind W. to N.N.W., light.— Arrd. British Queen, Conway, New Orleans; Mary Camp bell, Hannah, ditto. Sid. Ringdove, Port-au-Prince; Patrick Henry, New York. Off port, Washington Irving, Juliet, and Henry Clay. CLYDN, JUNE 22.—Arrd. Highlander, McMillan, St. Kitts; Courier, Thompson, Porto Rico; Astracan, Ford, New Orleans ; Alexander, Graham, Newfoundland. CORK, JUNE 21.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Pode Radulorech, New Orleans. LONDONDERRY, JUNE 19.—Arrd. Elgin, M'Culloch, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) NEWGELTE AND IMADENHALL. We had a very slow trade, yet prices were mostly sup ported. Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; Lamb, 5s to 6s 2d; Veal, 4.s to ss; and Pork, 4s to 5s per 81bs., by the carcase. MEAT MARKETS. ILtirstlitiu, JUNE 23.—We Lad a fair demand for each kind of stuck, at very full prices. Beef, from 4s to 5s 4d; Mutton, 4s to 5s 4d ; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d; Veal, 4s to 45 8d; and Pork, 4s to 4a 6d per 81bs. 4. ARUNDEL, JUNE d J if ; Kea mb, Beef, f s , B fr B o d m .; 4s n d 2 d y t e o . 4 58 4 4 . d t o ; 4.Mutton,sd per Bibs. A moderate supply, and a firm trade. CHICII ESTER, JUNE 23.—Prime Beasts and Sheep moved of' freely, at very full prices. In other kinls of stock, only a moderate kind of business was doing. Beef, from 3s 10d to 5s 4d; Mutton, 4s to 5s 4d ; Lamb, 5s 2d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 43 2d to 4s 6d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 21s; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calt, 161 to 191 each. §OUTUALL, JUNE 23.—We had rather a firm trade here this morning, at fully last week's quotations. Beef, from 4s to 5s 2d, Mutton, 4s to 5s 2d; Lamb, 5s 2d to 6s; Veal, 48 to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal. RUMFORD, JUNIC 23.—Each kind of stock was in moderate supply and good request, at extreme currencies. Beef, from 3s 10d to 5s 4d ; Mutton, 4s 2d to 5s 4d ; Lamb, 5s to fis 2d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8t1; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per Sibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 275; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 18s to 21s; and Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each. HAY MARKETS. 3 p 88) 20 1 4 6N 7% 69% 2 I hi Par p 37% 16 11N bs}. 43 15% SMITHFIELD.— Meadow HaiciTE;i:ii 14s ; Clover ditto 3/ 5s to 4/ 15s ; and Straw, 11 lOs to 1/ 14s per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. CUMBEECLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 16s; Clover ditto, 315 s to 41 14s; and Straw, 1/ 101 to 11 15s per load. A full average supply, and a steady demand. IVHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 31 15s ; Clover ditto, 31 8s to 41 18s; and straw, 11 lOs to 1/ 14s per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended June 24, 1847, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Eagland and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. I BYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. R PICE .• I 9ls 7d 52s Id 33s 8d 76s lld I 57s 5d 563 10d The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended. DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE ON BOARD A STEAMER.—Yesterday afternoon a most desperate at tempt at suicide, a nd which is expected to prove fatal, was made by a bookbinder, living at No. 8, Great Earl street, Long-acre, named John Hodgson, aged 58, who it seems had latterly been in a very low and desponding state of mind, and at about half-past one in the after noon he was returning from the City on board one of the penny boats that ply from London -bridge to Hungerford, and as the vessel arrived at Waterloo bridge the unfortunate mar. made a desperate rush to the side, and precipitated himself into the water. The boat was, however, soon stopp ed, and the unfortunate man man rescued, though in an almost lifeless state, the house us w e a s s u a rg il eon, but re ma i ns but gone on hi s admission. He was removed to the Charing - cr o s s H os pital, and p i t I I: the cvaerreyo precarious Mr. Ste g g s a ta li te t . Life FATAL ACCIDENT ON TIIE RIVER. — yesterday ---- esterday afternoon Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Albion Tavern, Upper East Smithfield, on view of the body of James Weller, aged thirty-sev en, a b oatman in the employ of the Custom House. On Thursday afternoon, the 17th instant, the deceased was engaged to row a female searcher to the James Watt, a in the river off the St. Katherine 1 )ock Steam Pack e t steam-vessel, lying Wharf. He had landed the f ema l e when, in returning to his bo a t, he on board the v esse l, his head against the side o f the slipped, and struc k rendered insensible, and immediately disapp eare d un d er steam -vessel. H e was the Rater . Search was made for him, b u t h e was net recovered until the following his body was discove re d by Tuesday morning, when a waterman in the paddle wheel of the Shannon steam - vessel, Alderman stairs, Upper East Smithfield. lying off verdict of "Accid en t a l death." The jury returned a _ ~: MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) Morgan Janes. a sturoy young fellow, was brought 11, fore Mr. Bingham, charged with annoying Sir John Burgoyne, at No. 2, Brook-street, by importuning him tor alms, and also assaulting the police in the execution of their duty. It appeared that the complainant was returning from a party About one o'clock this morning, and was about entering his residence, when the prisoner pushed himself. before him, and asked for money, stating that he was a poor Welch lad out of employ, and starving. Cow' plainant told the prisoner that if he was so destitute as he described, he should apply for relief at the work!: house. The prisoner then made use of abusive language+ and accused complainant with taking a bunch of rosea. from him. The prisoner at length became so excessivell insolent, that he sent his servant for a constable, and ga" him in charge. Police-constable 174 C, said he received charge prisoner, and o n th e i r wa y t o th e s t a ti on he (prisoner) threw him down, and kicked him violently. w iteee c l then procured th e ass i s t ance o f ano th e r constable , an conveyed him to the station. Police-constable 46 C, corroborated the evidence of last witness. o f the he The prisoner deni e d be gg i ng o f com plainant, who , hed stated, had taken a bun c h o f roses f rom him, and refu sed to pay for them. He admitted striking the constable, but not kicking him in the manner described. Mr. BINGUADI committed him to the House of Cor rection for one calendar month, with hard labour. Ldward Fur, the man who was brought before Mr. Bingham on Tues'tay last, charged with attempting te, extort money by infamous th rea t s , a nd the particulars of which examination appeared in this journal of that clef, was again placed at the bar for final examination. . There being no further evid e nce in addition to that which has already appeared, the depositions were taken, and the prisoner fully committed to take his trial at the ensuing Old Bailey sessions. A BRACE OF MAGSJ%IEN, Ott SHARPERS, OUTDONE. On Wednesday last about noon, as Mr. John Harris, It respectable Suffolk farmer, was standing on the north side of St. Paul's, and silently contemplating the beauty and grandeur of that splendid edifice, his attention was somewhat arrested by a person of respectable appeal" ance, who stood close to him, and who, evidently address ing him, exclaimed, "Eh, Loord, beaut it be a foul building." Mr. Harris replied in the affirmative, itud, the fellow at once asked him if he had not come es' of Suffolk? This question was also answered i n the affirmative, and the man instantly said that he woof native of that county, and talked about different pug it with much apparent freedom. He then prePs' walk as far as Hyde Park-corner, to view the statue of the Duke of Wellington, which, he said, he understood from some of his friend in town, was well worth see ing. and Mr. Harris having no particular engagement , a n d having previously seen the statue, said he had ne jection to accompany him that far. They aceordiligi walked together to Hyde-park-corner, and having e r n . some time in gazing at the statue, they bent their coil"' along Constitution-hill ; they next viewed Buckingh.tl3 Palace, the Horse Guards, Westminster Abbey, a nd 1. 1 House of Lords and Commons. and ultimately eru ss he Westminster-bridge, to go to the Borough. In c t d London-road Mr. Harris's acquaintance recoil:oV f te some refreshments, and took Mr. Harris into t he of York public-house close by ; there they had s o of ale, and were joined by a third person. The subjeut,,e the danger of carrying large sums of money üb ° e " ll t u . e person in London, from the great number of g reat who congregated in its streets, was started, and b y g e. ingenuity and tact the sharpers, for such they were, is :seeded in learning from Mr. Harris that he bad ur,„ 11 ,, o f person thirty-five sovereigns and five 51. notes. of the fellows, the person he had met in St. Paul's °li e d fered to put a similar amount of m o ne y in a bag Pr. ° ' re. Mr. Harris agreed to do the same, and leave all in his are. The proposition appeared so fair and so disinteresteated the part of a stranger, that Mr. H a rris at once uellsllo to comply with it, and a canvas bag was p r oduced. _ 4ll stranger counted out those which appeared to he 1/ . sovereigns, and five notes, which seemed to be for de. each, and, having put both into a green silk Purs e ' his posited the latter in the canvas bag. Mr. Harris se turn did the same, but the instant he placed h is P ti t r ho t in the bag he was seized with a s trong misgiving bold he was about to be done, and fortunately seized h is et -- e g of the bag itself. The parties made a great effort to g o it away from him, but he kept fast hold, and one oft ble exhibited a second bag, and exclaimed that it was ri n g one which contained the money. The object of ha t l- 0 the second bag was clearly to ring the changes as rof as Mr. Harris placed his money in one, and instea his the bag with the money, they would carefully place in one containing a few pence, or farthitigs• r baps, and pieces of paper. Mr. Harris was fortunstened not thrown off his guard by the production of the se yin bag. He carefully grasped and held the first, and bo h - ea disengaged himself from his new associates, he give into the street to look out for a policeman to glv e l ace parties in charge. They, however, were out of thelge nearly as quickly as himself, and scampered off - d e ent directions. On seeing a policeman Mr. Harris nl_seer him acquainted with the circumstance, and the °ffi ook having ascertained that the thieves had started, e t rate him to the station-house, where he gave a most ace- e -- description of them ; they are the same parties who uc• ceeded a few days before in the City tricking a ec". 3tr l f : man out of a large sum of money. In the present their stance, however, they were not only disappointed in object,. but obliged to submit to a loss ; tor in the gee; purse in which the thirty-five counter f e it s overeigus t here the five " Bank of Elegance " notes were placed, were also eleven good shillings; so that , instead nil os l l3 o g f his 501., which, by the way, he was within an ~aegd oing, he was a gainer by the a:tempt of eleven ahu" n o and sundry treats in the course of the day. - MASQUERADE AT VAUXHALL.—Last evening, a t !', Ale most extensive preparations to render the occ sl °: attractive, the gardens were thrown open, having htle'._ decorated ' on a very splendid scale. The perforniancfs were commenced by a re p rese n t ation of the sce nes the circle, where Madame Caroline and other talent:, artistes of the troupe exhibited the usual succession ,_t the menage. The more especial fun of the ma s q uerene then commenced, and although the weather had been , somewhat unpropitious during the day, the gall rd were thronged by a motley crowd. Three well train of bands furnished harmony to the various grog' s :,. dancers, and their inspiring strains seemed to ft!" 1 "7 . the votaries of St. Vitus with inexhaustibledvigowuisr, Under the able management of Messrs. Ryan an appears on whom the mantle of the departed SiloPs °ll k ep t till to have fallen, the gaiety of the night vats morning had long superseded the brief reign majesty. 41 st LICENSED VICTUALLERS' SCHOOL.--The blio versary of this institution was celebrated by a p Puton dinner yesterday at the White Conduit Tavern, -en , ville. The great and growing interest taken by the boaY of licensed victuallers in this praiseworthy charity WI! of lunar evident in the very large attendance on the presen e t and occasion, oom maomd commodious i g n a g l i t e o ry n e o a f r . l 6 y t h l e ,4 s oo alo persons. n w s a . ladies. Mr. I. C. Wood presided , and was supported by Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P.; Sir W. Clay, Bart.. M.P.; Colonel Wood, M.P.; Mr. T. Duncombe, M.P. s . l h e d e w a r i g t Mr. Alderman Johnson, Mr. C. Cochrane, and many other friends of the institution. The number of chil dren of both sexes now wholly maintained and educated in the society's school, Kennington-lane, Lambeth, 13 117. After the usual loyal t,,asts, the Chairman pro posed "Prosperity to c t h re e fu L ir i le et yp i l l ae s nt e ed d Victualle r s' wuistehf uclolym f.co or nt S sd c t h uoc o School," and declared his conviction that it would be impossible children,to find an andinstitution more inure a The cheerful and healthy appearance of the children. who were introduced into the room during the proceed ings, lent so much force to the chairman's appeal that the total subscriptions announced during the evening amounted to 2,0291., including a donation from the chairman of 521. 108., Mr. C. Cochrane, 211., ace. The meeting having been addressed by Lord Robert Gros venor, Mr. T. Duncombe, and the other gentleman above enumerated, separated at a comparatively early' hour. Mr. Toole officiated as toastmaster, and did hie best to maintain order, a task which the vastness of the audience, and the consequent difficulty o f bearing th e speakers, rendered one of no ordinary difficulty. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. An accident, which had well nigh been attended with the most disastrous consequences, occurred on the above railway on Monday afternoon. As the express train. which reaches London at half-past 4 o'clock, was a r proaching Reading at its extraordinary speed, and when near the Roebuck Inn, about three miles distant, the s , sb h . box attached to the engine, a new one, came o ff , which an, Wuw" caused the upsetting of the ordinary luggage -v fortunately was placed immediately behind the tender. Strange to say, however, none of the carriages wer e thrown off the rails, though from the suddenly-etarded velocity of the train the numerous pa ssenge . rs were thrown into confusion, an d as ma y be imagined the greatest consternation prevailed. As soon a s the train could be stopped th e affrighted passengers alighted, when it was found that not one had sustained the slightes t injury, but all counted their safety a miraculous es ee P e• Immediat e ly after the occurrence th e first thing neee.s saly to be done was to give the usual warning signa ls 111 consequence of the near approach of the up-train on the , same line, which arri ves at Reading at 10 minut es p as t 4 o'clock, An engine from the Reading station was once sent for, but the express train was delayed upwar", of an hour. The embankment on the up-line adjacent, to the spot where the I:ccurrence took pl a ce is close to the Thames, and had the carriages been thrown off th e rails, they must have been precipitated into the r iver. An inquiry has been instituted into the cause of the ac cident, which was entirely owing to the fall of the Oh' box from th e enine, and great blame is attached to the authorities in toe engine ering department. Men have since been employed in repairing the line, which was torn up in a frighiful manner. IMPOSITION.—This week a respectable -looking 011 man, who pretended to be a lecturer on " Philology " r '- the powers of the human mind," called upon several pi" ties in town, representing that he had engaged A public room, and intended to deliver a course of lectures on the above topics. A number of persons bought tickets , but en their arrival at the room in which the lectures were announced to be delivered in, they found that they hag been duped out of their money, the room never haling been taken for such a purpose.—Glaagow Post. FISHMONGERS' AND POULTERERS' I NS TITUTION., Yesterday Lord Morpeth laid the foundation-stone o f an asylum for aged and infirm fishmongers and PO' terers, at Wood-green, near Hornsey. The cerenaoof was performed with the usual observances, and was wit" nessed by a large and respectable assemblage, invited to celebrate the occasion. A very handsome defamer in celebration of the event was given in a pavilion erected on the grounds, and the amusements terminated With dancing. The well-known and celebrated clarionetist Btu man, of European reputation, died suddenly at Mania: o4 last week, in, his 64th year. j r THE SUN,' LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1847. a not not 4 T dtvi 44 , 01 0a -- -Ai lit t day Stab riai Lad