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Second Edition, Revised. Now ready, in Three handsome 8 vo. Vo lumes, with Portraits, price only 368. b oun d . :HORACE WALPOLE'S MEMOIRS of the REIGN of GEORGE the SECOND. Edited with a Preface and Notes, By the late Lord HOLLAND. are glad to see an octavo edition of this work. The pub lisher has conferred a boon on the public by the republication."— Briumnia. " Few historical works that have appeared can equal those volumes, either in amusement or instruction."—Sunday Times. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. , THE THREE COUSINS, A NOVEL. BY MRS. TROLLOPE, Author of " Father Eustace," " The Barnabys," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 3 vols., SECOND EDITION OF TANCRED. By B. DISRAELI, M.P. llenry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough street. NEW NOVEL BY MRS. THOMSON. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., post Bvo., T R A Or, THE APPARITION. C Y ; By Mrs. THOMSON. .A.uthor of " Widows and Widowers," " Ragland Castle," " The Chevalier," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. TESTIMONIAL TO CHARLES COCHRANE, ESQ. IN accordance with the undermentioned Resolution, a PUBLIC DINNER will be given to CHARLES COCHRANE, Esq., at the Freemasens' Tavern, on Mounar, the 10th of May, at Six o'clock precisely. B. BOND CABBELL, Esq., M.P., will preside on the occasion. At a numerous and highly respectable meeting, held at the Free masons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, on Thursday, April 1,1847,' It was resolved—That this meeting. feeling a deep sense of obli gation towards Mr. Charles Cochrane fer his powerful and disinter ested advoeacy of the cause of sanatory improvement and social ad vancement, consider it their duty to invite that gentleman to a public dinner, as a slight testimonial of their appreciation of his great services and large pecuniary sacrifices. It was also resolved—That, for the purpose of carrying the above object into effect, the following gentlemen do form a Committee, with power to add to their number :- Lake James Hansard, Esq. J. Crawford Bromehead, Esq. Charles Ireland Sherriff. Esq. Richard M. Preece, Esq. Rev. Mr. Mangin, M.A. Rev. James Carlile, D.D. Caley Shadwell, Esq. J. S. Buckingham, Esq. John Randolph, Esq. B. W. Gardiner, Esq. James Burt, Esq. Mr. W. Stevens S. P.-L. Besley, Esq. Joseph Rogers, Esq. W. Carpenter, Esq. Mr. Charles Ireland H. F. Richardson, Esq. A. W. Hodgins, Esq., LL.B. Charles J. B. Aldis, Esq., M.D. Mr. James Homes Rev. M. W. Lusignan, M.A. Henry Woolley, Esq. Captain Houghton, R.N. Henry Pointer, Esq. Greig Thompson, Esq. Thomas IL Rice, Esq. James Harvey, Esq. Peter Borthwick, Esq., M.P. John Morrison, Esq. J. B. Heeles, Esq. George F. Roper, Esq. Dinner Tickets One Guinea each, to be had of all the Members of the Committee, and at the Freemasons' Tavern. Each Gentleman will have the privilege of bringing two Does, who will be admitted to the Gallery, and be supplied with refresh ment.. Gentlemen having surplus Tickets in possession will be pleased to return them to the Hon. Secretaries by Twelve o'clock at noon, on Friday, May 7th. HYDE CLARK, Esq. lion. Secretaries. JAMES HOLMES, Esq. B. Serny, Esq., M.D. Thomas E. Johnson, Esq. Captain Clark, Hon. E.I.C.S. Rev. G. H. Stoddart, M.A. William Marsden, Esq., 31. D. Mr. Robert Cooke Mr. W. Nittingale Mr. Robert Ellis J. Evans Riadore, Esq., M.D. Frederick Yates, Esq. W. Johnson, Esq. Foster Reynolds, Esq. H. L. Smale, Esq. Mr. Harry Bacon Mr. John Binmore Thomas Dean, Esq. Sir Charles Aldis, M.D. Kirkman Lane, Esq. S. Carter Hall. Esq., F.S.A. John Edward Banter, Esq. John Carter, Esq. Rev. Stephen Isaacson, M.A., F.S.A. Mr. T. H. Dunkley Mr. A. J. Joseph Rev. J. T. Cumming Reuben Salomans, Esq. F. Whlsha.w, Esq., C.E. John James Moore, Esq. Henry Kayler, Esq. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, The Second appearance of Mille. JENNY LIND in this country. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully in formed, that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place THIS EVENING. May 6, when will be performed Meyerbeer's Opera, ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO. Alice, Mlle. Jenny Lind ; Isabella, Made. Castellan ; Roberto, Signor Fraschird ; Ratnbaldo, Signor Gardoni ; Sacerdote, Sign• r Bouch3 ; and Bertram, Herr Staudigl (his second appearance at this Theatre). In the Second Act at Incidental Divertissement, in which Mille. Rosati will appear. To conclude with a Divertissement, UNE SOIREE DU CARNIVAL. In which will be introduced a Grand Pas by Mille. Grahn, supported by Mdlles. Cessan,- James, and Honore ; and " La Manola," by Cerito and St. Leon. The Free List is suspended, the Public Press excepted. The doors open at Seven. The Opera to commence at Half-past Seven o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Is. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the COniedyofTiligellOOL FOB SCANDAL. Principal characters by Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Stuart, 31r. Hudson, Mrs. Glover, and Mrs Nisbett. After which the Grand Astronomical Extravaganza, called THE NEW PLANET ; or, Harlequin out of Place. To conclude with the Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST. Principal characters by Messrs. Tilbury, Braid, Hudson, Bland, and Mrs. Hum by. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENiNG Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST ; a Gipsy Story. Cheap John, Mr. Wright ; Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford ; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ; St trlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which the new Opera Buffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with the Farce of A NABOB FOR AN HOUR. Mr. Frampton, Mr. Worrell ; Sam Hobbs, Mr. Lambert ; Dick Dumpy, Mr. Manyard ; Miss Leslie, Miss Harding ; Nancy Scraggs, Mrs. Matthews. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole L.ssee and manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of THE HYPOCRITE. Principal character by Mossrs. Ryder, Vining, J. Webster, Granby, Fisher, Compton, Mrs. Fos broke, Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Stirling. After which, the Comic Opera, called THE BARCAROLE. In which Messrs. Walton, Bodda, Leffler, Allen, Miss E. Bonner and Nisi Anne Romer will appear. To conclude with the Farce, entitled A WIFE FOR AN HOUR. Prtric;pat characters by Messrs. Walton, Granby, Vining, Cowell, Compton, Mrs. Hughes, and Miss E. Stanley. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley, THIS EVENING win be performed the new Drama, called THE CREOLE ; sr, Love's Fetters. Damiron, Mr. F. Mathews ; Alphonse, Mr. Murray, Ilyacinthe, Miss Dickinson; Bokes, Mr. Keeley; Latour, Mr. Emery; Virginie, Miss M. Keeley; Louise, Miss May; Bellona, Mrs. Keeley. Af er which, the entirely new occasional Dramec Sketch, called JENNY LIND AT LAST; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac ters by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Tamer, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, Mr. Bender, Mr. Yarnold, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a new Burlesque Extravanza, called THE WOOD DEMON; or, One o'clock, In which Messrs. Keeley, A. Wigan, F. Matthew., Bellingham, Kinloch, Silver, Miss Dickinson, Miss Daly, and Mrs. Keeley will appear. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be performed the Vaudevile, entitled L'IMAGE. De Ke . Ruda', M. Dumery ; Leopold, M. Rhozevil; Mauclerc, M. Priston ; Madeleine, Mdlle. Dnverger. After which, the Comedie of LE 3fARI A LA CAMPAGIIE. Co'embet, M. Re4uier ; Ursule, Mdlle. Denain. To conclude with the principal Scenes of the Petite-Comedie, en titled LE MARRIAGE FORCE. Pancras, M. Regnier ; Dorimene, 31dlle. Angele. Boxes, 65. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3.. ; Gallery, 2s. Boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 23, B rad-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five. v.THIOPIAN 9.ERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Garmon, will have the honour of repeating their inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS at the St. James's Theatre, TIII-I EVENING (Thursday), and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Doors open at Eight o'clock. They will also give a DAY PERFORMANCE on Wednesday Morning next, May 12, com mencing at Halt-past Two o'clock. Boxes and stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond•street ; and at the Box-office. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager. Mr. William Batty. Under the patronage of the Qneen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. THIS EVENING Will be performed Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS ; or, The Corsair. Unequalled SCENES in the CIRCLE, with the performances of Messrs. Jameson, Stevens, Thorn, and Hemmings; also Mr. Betts. With his trained Steeds, Firefly and Harebell. To conclude with ZARMI ; or, The Gipsy Tribe of Bohemia. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 33 ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, IS. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. Engagement of the original and celebrated Tableau Vivants and Poses Plastiquo Male and Female Artistes, for six nights only; and last six nights of the Female Serenaders. THIS EVENING Wiz he performed a Nautical Drama, called AMY, THE SKIPPER'S DAUGHTER ; or, The Lilly of Devon. Supported by the whole strength of the Company. After which THE BUFFALO GALS ; or, Female Ethiopian Sere naders. To be followed by the HALL OF ROME, by the celebrated Tableau Vivants and Poses Plastique. To conclude with THE ROVER'S BRIDE. Boxes, 25., Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. Doors open at Six, commence At Half-past Six. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Romance, entitled THE QUEEN OF POLAND; or, The Hunters of Moldavia. Characters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Searle, Bird, Howard, Raymond, Gardner ; Miss Vin cent, Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. G.Lee, Miss Burroughcliffe, &c. After whieh, THE MILL OF BEREZINA ; or, The Deserter of the Black Forest. To conclude with JACK AND JACK' 3 BROTHER ; or, The Smuggler Farmer of Kent. Supported by the entire strength of the Company. Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. THE WEATHER.—Sutt OFFICE, MAY 6. Tuer.momETztt, Lowest, 40 ; Highest, 56 ; Noon, 60. B A ROMETE R, 29.7 - 8. -*IN; S S. W. ; fi ne. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 23 mirnites after 5. I Evening .. 45 minutes after 5. 14 ?4 )(..: " V ~..,,.., e , k ,„ 1 , ;:,,,,,,,, uu ..., 4 4 ..t .. , )„ Y• , virt: 4 4 . i . 5 ii„,...._- 2" 'or -‘ , ""'N.R.46 ..„' , -. 7 ---- --=• , ,,....,, ~-:' .-• ; Z' ` ''''‘...., ' tt ' SECOND EDITION. AYOUITS 24111, LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1847. The Commons met at Twelve. The report of the Committee of Supply was brought up and received. The Police Clauses Bill was ordered to be referred to a Select Committee. The Drainage of Lands Bill passed through Com mittee. On the motion for the second reading of the Re gistration of Voters Bill, Mr. WALrozaz expressed a desire that some enact ment should be introduced to prevent the making of other than bona fide objections to registered voters. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1847. Sir G. GREY hoped no objection would be offered to the second reading of the Bill. After a short conversation, in which Mr. BRIGHT, Mr. NEWDEG ATE, and some other Hon. Members took part, the Bill was read a second time. Sir H. HALFORD moved the second reading of the Hosiery Manufacture Bill ; and if the motion were carried, he would move that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee. Mr. WYNN ELLIs considered the Bill would aggra vate the evils it professed to remedy, and would therefore vote against it. Mr. GISBORNE said this was a corollary to the Fac tory Bill. They had entered upon a course which they could not carry out, and all such attempts to regulate wages by law must eventually prove not only unsuccessful, but positively injurious. At the suggestion of Mr. MILNER GIBSON, the de bate was adjourned to to-morrow (this day.) On the motion of Mr. WAYLEY the second reading of the Medical Registration Bill was postponed to Monday. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD postponed the second reading of the Tenants' (Ireland) Bill to to-morrow (this day). The County Buildings Act passed through com mittee. The Naval Service of Boys Bill passed through Committee, and the House adjourned at six o'clock. Intelligence is arriving now with such rapidity, and of such an extraordinary character, from the different quarters of the habitable globe, that it can neither be uninteresting nor unprofitable to take a comprehen sive but cursory glance at its peculiarities. Recent alterations in the Legislatures of Foreign countries have assimilated, or 'are gradually assimilating, so many millions of the human race with ourselves, that it is with peculiar emotions we take into consi deration the liberal institutions which have recently sprung into existence. Our sympathies are conse quently enlisted in an especial manner in the relations subsisting between the kingdoms beyond our shores. When Prussia is obtaining an elective Parliament from the sagacious generosity of its en lightened SOVEREIGN, and when the inhabitants even of the Papal States are receiving the boon of a species of representative Conclave from their illus trious ruler, we may, without affectation, con gratulate ourselves upon the progress, both politi cal and social, of our own generation; and we may be permitted, without subjecting ourselves to ridi cule, to speak with something like exultation of the progressive regeneration of mankind which is being effected under the auspices of Christianity. Although we are startled by the account of ap palling butcheries in the Chinese empire—butcheries of such a frightful magnitude that we should be dis posed to regard the rumours with incredulity but for our recollection of the sanguinary temperament of the Budhists and the extraordinary numerical strength of the subjects of the Celestial EMPEROR — although we are told of the massacre of ].30,638 individuals in the departments of Chang-Chao and Tseven-Chao, we must acknowledge that the in formation received from the Asiatic dominions is generally of a more bloodless character than hereto fore. The dispatches just arrived from India, in anticipation of the Overland Mail, are almost of a kind to cause exultation and gratitude, even in the sudden and mysterious death, already mentioned, of the in famous AKBAR KHAN. Reports are divided as to whether that ruthless chieftain has fallen a victim to his own inordinate intemperance or to poison, admi nistered to him at the instigation of his parental enemy. No individual among his contemporaries was held in such universal and merited execra tion as the deceased Wu zeer, and no one will be so totally devoid of persons to bewail his disappearance. Among the significant cir cumstances which are now transpiring in our Oriental possessions, or in their immediate vici nity, must be mentioned the reformation already vi sible in the behaviour cf . his Highness GnooLas SINGH. At present he' is described as enacting the part of a reformed rake ; he has apparently sown the last handful of his wild oats, and is now engaged in weeding out the tares and thistles. Besides this sin gular phenomenon in the physiology of Eastern princes we must record the question which has recently been agitated in the provisional government of Lahore, namely, whether or not the young Maharaja DLIELEEP is to receive the advantages of an English education. Unhappily the proposition has for the time been abandoned in consideration of certain reli gious prejudices prevalent among the inhabitants of the Punjaub, and likewise in consequence of a defi ciency of revenue. Travelling in imagination from this metropolis, in a totally opposite direction, we discern in the ac counts arriving from the United States a vague pro bability of a conclusion to the warfare that has been so long desolating the provinces of Mexico. The usual exaggeration is of course perceptible in the braggart narratives of native prowess and:generalship contained in the Yankee newspapers. According to these vain glorious scribblers, SANTA ANNA has yielded to the inferior numbers but the superior determination of the men commanded by old ZACHARY TAYLOR ; accord ing to them, also, the disturbances which recently prevailed in California have been suppressed ; Vera Cruz and the Castle of San Juan d'Ulloa, with a gar rison of four thousand men, have been delivered into the hands of the American assailants, under General SCOTT, and the capital of Chihuahua has at last capi tulated to the division of Colonel DONIPIIAN. Not to mention the circumstance of these incredible assurances having been preceded by a hiatus of nine days alto gether unaccounted for, we must observe that the statements received from New York are so flagrantly contradictory, and so ludicrously incongruous, that it is impossible to place any reliance whatever upon the accuracy of the American dispatches until they shall have been confirmed by others coming directly from the Mexican frontier. While these remarkable events are presumed to be occurring on the opposite shores of the Atlantic, a very fortunate charge is visible in the political tem perament of the Iberians. Scarcely has Queen Ise,- BELLA scattered the Afrancesado faction derisively to the winds, and invoked the loyalty of the Spanish multitude than Queen MARIA DA GLORIA releases herself from the thraldom of her evil adviser. The propositions forwarded to Lisbon by Lord PALMERSTON have at length met with the cordial ac ceptance of the Lusitanian SOVEREIGN. All differ ences are, by the English intervention, to be amicably arranged between the NONARCII and the people of Portugal. Civil war in that kingdom may already be counted among the bygones, and there is every reasonable probability that the Junta of Oporto will waive all exorbitant demands for the satisfaction of granting tranquillity and constitutional freedom to their countrymen. Not merely is the Saldanha Ministry dismissed, but an entirely new one, under the direction of ILDEFOINSO LEOPOLDO BAYARD, as head of the Department for Foreign Affairs, has been formed by the personal exertion and selection of MARIA DA GLORIA herself. A termination to the woes that have been during so many months inflicted upon the Portuguese through the obstinacy of the Court party may, therefore, be confidently antici pated ; and it must never be forgotten that whatever advantages arise from the settlement of the late ani mosities will be attributable, first, to the justice of the popular clamour; secondly, to the decisive conduct of the Junta of Oporto; thirdly, to the courage, the ardour, and the perseverance of the insurgent commanders DAs ANT" SA DA BANDEIRA, and their subordinate assistants, and, finally, to the well-timed and judicious interposition of the British Government. Before dismissing the consideration of the state in which the various foreign dominions in the two he mispheres are placed, it must be recorded that matters continue quite as unse ttl e d as ever i n coun t r i es bor deirsiunrgdon the ri ver Pl ata. I n T ur k ey, moreover, the m sublimeerpstaonrtdeinagndstKng ill i rem o ai T ns o unad E j ff us o t r e t d s b a e re tvs m 'e a en ki t n h g e for the tr anqu illi sation of Kurdistan, but otherwise the Ottoman Government i.sesncn Consolatory ompassed with difficulties, both Grecian and Ru.-iasho e of the news is rs arriving, however, fr om the opposite Levant,—news of a more c onso l atory character than that of territorial aggrandisement or diplomatic suc cess—the approaching corn and rice harvests of Egypt promise to be unusually prolific. 'With this encouraging announcement we conclude our summary. Mr. WATSON' deserves much credit for the persever ance and energy he has exhibited in bringing before the country the various abuses that still exist in our Courts of Law, with a view to their correc tion and amendment. Much has of late years been done ; extensive and valuable alterations have been introduced, and each succeeding year has seen some of the remaining impurities swept away and abolished. But much still remains to be effected— there is still a wide field and ample opportunities for the labour of legal reformers. It is not merely in the principles of the law that these changes are required. There are many points in the practice, in the manner in which its machinery is brought into operation, apparently of trivial importance in themselves, which practically are productive ofconsiderable inconvenience, and which, in many instances, amount to a denial of justice to the suitor. The number and amount of the fees demanded in every stage of the proceedings —both at law or in equity—may be enumerated as among the more prominent of these grievances No matter how well-founded may be the claim of the injured party, he is prevented from seeking redress unless he is prepared to advance large sums for the payment of those fees, which he must, under the most favourable circumstances, be satisfied to lie out of for a considerable period. The poor man's progress is arrested at the very threshold of the temple of justice. There is no entrance for him unless he is prepared to pay heavy perquisites to the greedy janitors by whom the portal is guarded. But this is not all ; there are many bars, at each of which a heavy toll is demanded before the seeker for justice is suffered to proceed on his journey. Even if dragged before the tribunals by unjust and un warranted claims, he is not permitted to defend himself unless he is prepared to comply with the extortionate demands made upon his purse. If he does not appear he is condemned by default, and perhaps deprived of his property, or made to expiate faults of which he was never guilty. If he appears he must pay, and that heavily, before he is allowed to answer the charge. It is not merely an amount sufficient to pay the ex penses attendant on the administration of justice that is levied from the pockets of the suitors, but considerable sums are each year paid into the na tional exchequer. in the Court of Chancery alone no less than a quarter of a million sterling ie annually abstracted from the litigants ; while from the other law courts, in the three years ending in 1843, after payment of the salaries of officers, and the amount of compensations, more than 100,0001. sterling were ap plied to the general purposes of the country. Surely such a state of things should not be sanctioned or tolerated. A sweeping and efficient measure of re form should promptly be enacted, and the entire system of fees forthwith abolished. Every British citizen surrenders a certain portion of his natural liberty in return: for the protection afforded by the State to his person and property—he submits to many restrictions for the common weal— he contributes according to his means to the general expense—is taxed in almost every possible manner, but the moment he calls upon the nation to perform its part of the contract to afford him redress, he is totally denied that protection, unless he pays largely for it. The justice that should be open to every claimant, to the poor as well as to the rich, is withheld until it is purchased by the suitor. These fees are relics of the olden time, when jobbing pervaded every portion of the State machine. Friends, relatives, or dependents of the leading members of the predominant party were to be provided for. Sinecures were created, new fees were levied from the public to make up the necessary amount. A payment by fees was always preferred to a fixed salary. There were not in those bygone days so many prying and inquisitive legislators who would find out the aggregate amount of those much loved fees. It would not do to have a prothonatory or clerk receiving, for trifling duties, a certain sum, exceeding the amount payable to the chief judge of the court o f which he was an infe rior officer ; but let him be remunerated by fees, and it could easily he managed. There need, then, be no assignable limits to the amount which he might extract from the pockets of the people. This prac tice, of late years, has been materially checked ; almost all the officers are now paid by fixed salaries, but still the fees are levied and collected, and mani fold opportunities for peculation are still permitted to exist. We trust that the Select Committee, last night conceded to Mr. WATSON, will by their report expose all the abuses of the system, and tend to its total and permanent abolition. Intelligence has been received from Lisbon of the 29th of April. The QUEEN has accepted the terms proposed by the British Government, and Colonel WYLDE left Lisbon on the 29th for St. Übes, to put a stop to further hostilities. A complete amnesty is extended to all, so that not only the leaders of the Junta forces but the prisoners of Torres Vedras will be enabled to return to Lisbon. If the terms are not accepted there will be an armed intervention by England in support of the QUEEN. The following Ministerial appointments have been made : Finance and, ad interim, Marine and Colonies— Count ToJAL. Interior—FRANCISCO TAVARES DE ALMEIDA PROENCA. Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs MANOEL DUARTE LEITAO. Foreign Affairs and, ad interim, War—lLDEroNso LEOPOLDO I3AYARD• There remain two places to be filled up. This is a coalition ➢Ministry. TOJAL, one of the old Ministers, has always been in favour of accepting the terms proposed by Lord PALMERSTON ; BA YARD is not of very decided political opinions. LEITAO is a moderate Septembrista ; and PROENCA, a moderate Chartist. The news from Oporto is to the 29th. All was quiet there, and SALDANUA had not moved from his old quarters. Cesar, and his troops have definitively evacuated the province of Tras• os-Montes. A corvette, of twenty guns, belonging to the blockading squadron, had surrendered to the Junta ; she is called the Eighth of July. The Falcon steamer was load ing with wine for London, intending to force the blockade. The capture of the Royal Tar by the Junta's steamer Mindello was known at Oporto. It is said that the Junta will not accept any terms of accommodation unless their troops are allowed to garrison Lisbon and Oporto as gua rantees against any future coup d'etat. The troops of the Junta occupy the provinces of Tras os-Montes and the Minho. The Jackal steamer has been sent to Viana to release the British shipping detained there by the Governor of the Castle. The Oporto Bank has been compelled to make good by monthly instalments the remainder of the forced loan of 200 contos. Madrid journals of the 29th ult. have arrived. A deputation, consisting of OLOZAOA, MENDIZABAL, CORTINA, and other Progressista leaders, waited on the QUEEN on the 28th, to petition her MAJESTY to extend the benefit of the amnesty to ESPARTEBO. The QUEEN replied that personally she desired union, but that the question must be referred to the Council of Ministers. The dignity of Grandee of Spain has been conferred, together with the title of Duke of SARAGOSSA, on the son of General PALAFOX. The Committee in the case of A VIRINETA and Cuico have determined to recommend the Chamber to pass the Bill of In demnity demanded by the Government, abstaining, however, at the same time, from giving any opinion as to the legality of their arrest. MADRID BOLSA, AFRIL 29.—The Three per Cents. were done at 311, for cash ; the Five per Cents. at 19 ; the Debt, without interest, at si; and the Coupons at 16. We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. In the Chamber of Deputies, on Monday, a letter of General CtiIIIERES was read, accusing the Ministry of corruption. This letter had been produced in the course of a process still pending before the courts of law, and the attention of the Chamber was directed to it by M. MURET DE BORD. On this subject the Siecle says— _ _ " We quoted yesterday a correspondence, in which a Peer of France, a Lieutenant-General, a former Minister (General Cubiires), , and, subsequently, a shareholder in a mining com pany, declares that the Government is placed in corrupt and rapacious hands;' that, in order to insure the success of a legitimate claim, it had been necessary to obtain the inte rested support of one of the members of the Council;' and that he (the General) ' had it in his power to secure that support if the company would consent to sacrifice fifty shares.' That fact was denounced to the Chamber of Deputies on Monday by M. Muret de Bord. The indignation was too general, and I the scandal too flagrant, to permit the Ministry to remain silent. M. Dumon accordingly announced, in a solemn tone, that the facts should be legally investigated. Messrs. L' Liebe tte and Cremieux contended that the Ministry should not confine itself to a mere judiciary prosecution, and that more signal reparation was required. They, however, ob served that the Administration had itself excited those cu pidities, and to a certain extent justified those suspicions, by professing and practising the doctrine of ' material interests.' ' Ministers,' said M. Cremieux, 'had voluntarily exposed po litical men to temptation, to distrust, and to calumnies, when they ejected a proposition having for its object to exclude members of both Chambers from all participation in enter prises within the gift of the Government.' After having elo quently dwelt upon those in the M. Cremieux deposited the following proposition the hands of the President : No member of either Chamber shall be lessee or adminis trator of any railroad concession or any other concession,made in virtue of the law or by the Government.' The Presse makes this accusation one of the grounds of a violent attack upon the Ministry. The Debats thus drily announces the intention of the Ministry : "As to the incident which occurred at the commencement of the sitting with respect to the letters of General Despans Cubires, Minister of War, of the Cabinet of Ist of March, we shall content ourselves by indicating it. These letters were produced in a process still pending before the Tribunal of First Instance. The infamous imputations they contain will be cleared up. The guilty parties, whoever they may be, will not escape the punishment they merit. The Ministry has taken an engagement to bring these dark intrigues before justice— it is all that it can do, and it will do it. We congratulate the Hon. M. Muret de Bord on having elicited the explanations of the Government." The National and the Courrier Francais have also articles on the same subject. The article in the latter journal concludes with the following address to the Ministry : " Ali, you who are accused of having sold your support for forty-five shares in a mining concern, what would you not do at this rate if your support was put up t o auc ti on , t o deliver your country to a foreign Power? Do you forget that venality on so mean a scale is more ignominious than treason ?" Several of the journals hare rather long leading ar ticles on the' Russian investment in the foreign funds, which the RVornfe quaintly characterises as a new invasion of the civilised world by Cossacks in the shape of metal. According to a return presented to the Chamber of Deputies on Monday by the Minister of Marine, no fewer than 111 sailing ships of war had been built in France from 1830 to 1846, namely, 6 ships of the line, 24 frigates, 28 corvettes, 24 brigs, and 34 smaller vessels. The number of steamers constructed during the same period amounted to 70, namely, 4 large frigates of 450 to 540 horse-power, 14 frigates of 450 ditto, 2 corvettes of 300 to 400 ditto, 13 of 220 ditto, 30 of 160 ditto, and 7 of 120 ditto. In the course of the debate in the Chamber on Monday the Minister of Marine, in allusion to the French fleet in the Mediterranean, said— " At no former period has France sent to sea a squadron in which the least of the ships is a 100-gun ship, a squadron which reckons three three-deckers, that is, three ships of the greatest power, and to which we took care to attach as many steamers of 450 horse-power as there are ships; so that, at the same instant, the Commander.in-Chief of that naval force can employ a 450 horse-power steamer to tow each of those large ships. Thus, the most imposing float ing mass, a 120-gun ship, was never rendered more efficient, more adapted to resist all the difficulties of the sea and weather, and better able to proceed with rapidity to the points where it might be necessary to make a demonstra tion." General NARVAEZ is expected in Paris on Friday. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Tuesday at 78f. 15c. ; the Five per Cents., 115 f. 95c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,233 f. 75e ; Rouen, 946 f. 25c. ; Havre, 667 f. 50c ; Great Northern, 615 E ; Avignon, 767 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 581 f. 25c. ; Bordeaux, 512 f. 50c. ; Basle, 193 f. 75c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 426 f. 25c. ; Tours and Nantes, 4171. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 432 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 450 E ; Bordeaux and Cette, 4421. 50e. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 5. Anglo-Belgian, 3—Central of France (Orleans and Vier zon), 14 3 /—Northern of France, 12—Paris and Lyons, 474 —Paris and Strasbourg, 1?8. THE - UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. (BY SPECIAL EXPRESS.) LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING, 6 O'CLOCK Since the departure of the mail last night, at:eight o'clock, we have had two arrivals from the United States—the Prince Albert last night, and the Arcole Captain lloodless, the former with papers to the 9th, and the latter to the 14th. The news brought by the Arcole is of great importance, and details the bombardment and capture of the Castle of San Juan d'Ulloa, with the loss on the side of the Mexicans of 1,000, and 15 Americans killed and 50 wounded. The character of the commercial news is not ma terially changed since the former advices were re ceived. Money was easy, freights were lower, business very brisk, and the people of the Union full of activity and good humour, at the prospect of realising a large amount of dollars, and of their trade with Europe, and the glory obtained in their conflict with the republic of Mexico. There had been several arrivals out at New York and Boston, with later intelligence from England, and although the accounts conveyed out reported a declining market in grain, holders seemed disinclined to press sales till the arrival of advices by the Cam bria, which was anxiously looked for. The Hudson was quite open, and large quantities of flour and grain were passing down from Albany and the west to New York, for exportation to Europe. Large amounts of bullion continued to ar rive out at New York, and advices of further ship ments had been received at the chief commercial cities of the Union. (From the Times.) CAPTURE OF VERA CRUZ AND SAN JUAN D'ULLOA. We have received a copy of the New York Journal of Commerce of the 16th ult., which was furnished to our correspondent at Plymouth by a pilot, who obtained it from an American packet bound to Havre. The following extracts from the Journal of Com merce leave no doubt as to the capture of Vera Cruz and the Castle of San Juan d'Ulloa by the American force under General Scott, though in the absence of the intermediate papers between the 7th, the latest previous date, and the 16th ult., we are unable to furnish our readers with any details of the operations in question : " AN AVALANCHE OF VICTORIES. " On the Ist day of the present month we published the first authentic intelligence of the battle of Buena Vista, in which General Taylor, with 5,000 men, de feated Santa Anna, with 20,000. Since that date, we have announced the recapture of Los Angelos, which had risen against the new authorities in California, and the re-establishment of American rule throughout that territory. Also the defeat and dispersion of the insur gents in New Mexico. Also the unconditional sur render of Vera Cruz and the Castle of San Juan d'Ulloa, with 4,000 troops, to the American forces under General Scott. And, lastly, the capture of Chihuahua, capital of the state of the same name, by a force under Colonel Doniphan. Such a succession of victories (two of them most important) is something new in our annals, and it is to be hoped may had the Mexican Government, if there be such a Government, to treat for peace. If, however, it should beget in the minds of our people a thirst for military glory, it will prove to be the greatest calamitywhich ever betel us. Peace is our element, and without it we cannot expect permanently or long con tinued prosperity. If Mexico should now be inclined to negotiate, we trust our Government will do itself the honour to offer liberal terms, such as will show to the world that as this war came upon us unexpectedly, and contrary to our most ardent wishes, so it has been pro secuted, not for territorial ag grandizement, nor to de mproemsseantwseinaliceerit p b o r w ok e e r, o b u u t t w b h e e c n au m se ex th ic e o re w h o a u s ld n o l t is b te e n e n t a o propositions for peace, although overtures for that object hare been repeatedly tendered.' (From the Washington Union.) MILITARY APPOINTMENTS. The President, as will be perceived in the announce ment in this day's paper, has filled the vacancies occa sioned by the declination of General Benton and General Cumming to aecept the command of Major-Generals in the army of the United States, by appointment of Bri gadier-Generals Pillow and Quitman, of the Volunteers now serving in Mexico. They have both had the ad• vantage of the experience of near a year's active service in Mexico, and, we learn, are esteemed in the army as among the most valuable officers in the service. General Pillow has performed valuable services in the field, and was among the most conspicuous officers of the army in the recent bombardment and siege of the city of Vera Cruz and Castle of San Juan d'Ulloa. He was selected by General Scott as one of the three officers under his command to adjust with the enemy the terms of sur render. General Quit m an acted most galla n t l y at the battle of Monterey. Th e re is a peculiar propriety in malting promotions to these important commands from the volunteer service. The promotion of Colonel Cushing, who now commands a regiment of volunteers in Mexico, to be a brigadier-general of volunteers, is also well deserved. Ile is a man of distin guished talents, and has exhibited great patriotism in his late exertions to raise the Massachusetts regiment of volunteers. Thus the country will perceive that the Administration is organizing the army to its full com plement of officers. It is not enough to gain a victory —we must fully profit by it. No man will complain of the want of energy in the Administration. The war will be prosecuted with the utmost vigour until the object has been accomplished, by securing au hvuourabla peace. The Philadelphia correspondent of the Journal of Commerce writes as follows : " The illumination next Monday will be on the most extensive scale. All the districts have followed the lead of the city, and made appropriations for the purpose. We have had no general illumination here since La Fayette's visit, twenty odd years ago." The New Orleans Commercial Times of the 7th ultimo, has the following late intelligence from Mexico : "'We have been permitted to peruse several private letters, of a very late date, from the city of Mexico, written by persons of the highest respectability, and whose sources of information are ample. They state as a matter of positive certainty, that negotiations for peace between the United States and Mexico are under advisement, and that the return of Santa Anna, who was hourly expected, would be the signal for the com mencement of overtures." The New Orleans Delta of the same date adds— "La Patria has received a letter dated Tampico, March 24, 1847, from which we make the following ex- ract " 'Private letters from the capital, written on the night of the 18th, state that General Santa Anna has just ar rived in that city. It is also stated that the revolution against the administration of Gomez Farias bad at length been terminated in a favourable manner to the Govern ment, and that Generals Pena, Barragan, and Salas, who were the heads of the opposition to Gomez Farias, had been shot. Ido not know if this last information be correct. We are anxiously awaiting the mail to con firm or negative the report.' " The subjoined intelligence respecting a State loan is from the correspondence of the Journal of Com merce : " WASHINGTON, APRIL 14. " The loan was rated yesterday, and the bidders notified of the acceptance of their proposals. Con coran and Riggs; og this city, obtained fourteen millions ' and seven hundred thousand dollars, at one-eighth of one per cent. advance. Elisha Riggs, of New York, obtained one million four hundred thousaed dollars, at the same rate. Of the remaining sum nineteen hundred thousand dollars about two hundred thousand dollars was taken in this city, at about a quarter of one per cent, advance. The rest is scattered among individuals, trustees, &c.. at a quarter, half, and one, and even two per cent. The premium does not average half of one per cent., nor even a quarter. The New Yorkers bid at par, or less than one-eighth advance, except Mr. Elisha Riggs, as above stated. Conccran and Riggs have sold some portion of their stock at two-and-a• half per cent advance. The Secretary of the Treasury will call in the whole of the loan, but at such times as the money may be wanted; — thus saving interest, and avoiding any disturbance of the money market by the sudden withdrawal of such an amount in specie. If there should be peace with Mexico, in the course even of thirty days, still the expenses of the war will be continued for at least two or three years. If we do not retain the military possession of the country, with a very 1 irge force, we shall soon find that we shall have the whole work to do over again. The revenue harvest, now so rich that it will yield by estimate 30,000,000 between Ist December last and Ist December next, may not be so good the next year. There is reason to suppose that the present halcyon times will not continue for ever. So, after all, the New Yorkers may have been right in declining to bid above par for the loan. The Secretary of the Treasury calculates, as I learn, upon a revenue of $15,000,000 from the "military contri butions" imposed upon Mexico, for the first year, after the opening of the Mexican ports to trade. I consulted one or two men here, who were, for a long time, resident mer chants in different parts of Mexico, as to the prospects of revenue from the system lately adopted, and was assured that, by the Ist of January next, the imports into Mexico, under the rates of duty fixed by the Trea sury order, would, in all probability, amount to 6,000,000. Should the war continue, this sum will help to defray its expenses. Even should it cease, I presume it will be stipulated in the treaty that we shall continue to collect and retain these revenues for a certain length of time—during the whole time that we may be obliged to sustain a military force in Mexico, with a view to enforce the fulfilment of the terms of any treaty of peace. In New Jersey the grain and hay crops are healthy, and instead of being frozen up as reported, the wheat and rye fields present an unprecedented appearance of fertility. At Boston, on the 14th, the ship Morea cleared out with breadstuffs, valued at 21,500 dolls., for the relief committee at Glasgow. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. - - The sales of Cotton in the Liverpool market yesterday were 4,000 bales, including 3,000 bales of American on spe culation at 6 1 /d. - to 7 1 / 2 d. per lb. The market was very dull and 1 ,4 d. to %d. per lb. lower than on Friday last. Shares declined again. The accounts from America note a rise in the exchange, but corn was high and cotton firm. There is rather an important statement made in the City this morning, viz., that the Bank of England has acceded to the representations of an influential deputation from Man chester, and acknowledging the importance of infusing life into our textile manufactories, as a means of promoting the execution of the orders received from America, has deter mined to afford reasonable and legitimate assistance to the traders of that district. This, in contradistinction to the policy observed generally towards Liverpool, where the head quarters of the cotton speculation being fixed, occasions such unceasing anxiety to the Bank, is a line of con duct which, supposing it to have been resolved upon as stated, would give very general satisfaction here. It is further said, that a large amount of the merchants' bills held by the Bank having run out, and been punctually liquidated, there is more disposition to grant discount accom modation on fresh paper. We have received from Messrs. J. S. Tripp and Co. some remarks upon railway matters, which seem to deserve atten tion. They observe that— " To form a correct estimate of any particular railway, it is essential that the half-yearly accounts should be made out in the fsllest, simplest, and most distinct manner, without any concealment or mystification. " Each half-yearly statement should recapitulate sepa rately and distinctly the capital authorised to be raised by shares, and by loan—the capital already raised by shares and by loan—the sum expended, the sum on hand—the amount and rate of interest received from and paid to bankers for balances—profit and loss upon the sale and purchase of shares and securities with the company's funds—particulars of reserved shares on hand, and those disposed of; length of miles open, date when opened, and cost per mile; revenue account; expenses ditto; dividends, balance, and reserved fund. " Reasonable as it is to insist upon such statements, and easy as it would be to furnish them, we have yet to learn why they should in any instance be withheld. It is noto rious large balances are left in bankers' hands, and the in terest chargeable upon these balances is not sufficiently ex plained. Companies purchase and sell shares, the profit and loss upon which transactions seldom appear in the accounts. For example, the Great Western hold shares in the Oxford, Worces ter, and Wolverhampton, the Wilts, Somerset, and Wey mouth, South Devon, and South Wales Railways, all of which are now at a large discount, and many of which the Great Western Company sold in 1845 at a considerable pre mium. The Bristol and Exeter Company at one time hav ing raised more money than was sufficient for their imme diate wants, invested a portion of this temporary surplus in the purchase of their own shares, which were then at a large discount, and which they afterwards resold at a good profit." The Fuuds have been decidedly better to-day, and the ad vance is 1 / 9 to 1 4 per cent., though with a good deal of fluc tuation. Consols have realised 87% to 887 f, for transfer, and 87 3 / 4 to 1 4 for time. Exchequer-bills have been 3s. to Bs. for discount. New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 88 1 4 to 87 3 / 4 . Bank Stock is worth 188 to 188 1 / 2 . The Foreign Bonds have been neglected again. Mexican are 19 1 / to 20 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 57 3 / 4 . Railway Shares still follow in some respect the movement in the Stocks, but are not so susceptible of the rallying in fluence which has been exerted upon the latter. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. - (From the Official List.) . . . Bank Stock .. .• •• • • •• 188% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 86% 857 86% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • • • • 87% 867 87% Three per Cent. Annuities, 1726 • • • • 85% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 88% 87% 88 New Five per Cent. Annuities • .• • • 117 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .• 8 15-16 9 1-16 Consols for May 27 .. • • • • •• • • 87 % % ;4% Exchequer Bills. 151 d. 2d. 1,0001. • • .. .. .. • • 83 8 dis 500/. • • • • .. •• • • 83 8 dis Ditto, Small • • • • 83 8 dis PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent .. .. 83 Mexican, 1846, 5 per Cent .. .. 19g Ditto, for the Account • • • • 19y,', 20 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent •• .. 109 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 57% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 87% % BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2% .... 1% .. .. to Birmingham mid Oxford Junction .• 10 .•• • 17 ... to 17 Birmingham, Wolvcr., and Dudley • . 5 .... 10 .... to Caledonian • . .. • • • - • • 30 .. to Ditto, Half Shares .. • • .. 2% .... 2 to 1X Eastern Counties .. .. • • .. .. 20 .... 10 . 19% to 183 Do., Perpetual,s per Ct. No. 1, 61. 13s. 4d.. •.. % - p to East Lancashire .. .. 17 .... .... to Ditto, New .. 5 1 ,4 • • • . to East Lincolnshire • • .. • • .. .... 7y s . • .. to Ely and Huntingdon . .• .• .. 15 — .... to Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester • • .. 2% •• • • 1%• • • • to Great Northern .. • • • • • • • • •• • • 2 % %•. to Ditto, London and York Extension 2% •• • • 1% .... to Great Western •• • • • • • • •• g 5 •• • • 111 •• .. to Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .• 12% .... 16 •••• to Ditto, Fifths .• •• •• • • •• 20 •• •• 2 6 •... to Ditto. New • • • • .• 4% .... to Hull and Selby • . • • .. ~ 50 .• .. 102 .. ••to Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 50 • • 59% to 60% Leeds, Dewsbury, ar.d Manchester .. 32% to Ditto, Branch Half Shares • • • • 7h .. —7% ••to Leeds and Thirsk • • • • • • • • • • 22 1 / ••• • •• • • to Do.. do., Preference, 6 per Cent • • 33l •• .. .... to Liverpool, Manch, and Newc. Junct. 2% .... .... to London, Brighton, and South Coast 50 51 50% to 511 A Ditto, Consolidated Eighths • . .. 10 •• .. 103 to London and North-Western • • .. 100 ... 171 .• .. to 172% Ditto, 401. Shares .. M. and B. .. 40 .... 66 .. • • to Ditto, 101. Shares • . M. and B. (C) 1 •• • • 63( •• • • to London and South-Western 411. 64. 10 5 d. •• ••.. to Ditto, Scrip .. • • • • • • • • .• • • 4% •• .. to— Lynn and Dereham •• .. • • 20 . • • 20% .... to Manchester and Leeds •• • •• 82 •• •• .• .. to Ditto, Half Shares .• •• .. 38 •• • • 44% •• • • to Ditto, Fifths • . • . .. • • .. 5 •• • • 8% .... to Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) • • • • • • 71. 45... • • % p.. to Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock -• 425. •• • • % dis... to Manchester and Southampton .. • • 2 •• • • %•• • • to— Midland Ditto, :New .• .. 36 3834.... to Ditto, New .. 6 .... 8 1 A, 7% to 8 Newcastle and Berwick .. 20 .... 25%.... to 24% Ditto, New • •• •• •• 5 •• •• 6 .. ••to Norfolk •• •• —lOO . •• to 124 Northern Counties Union .. •• 4 •• • • 1%. •• • to North British •• • • .• •• 25 .. • • 30% •• .. to Ditto, Quarters .• .. • • • • 2% •• .. 3% •• .• to— Northern and Eastern .. .• • • 50 •• • • 55 •• • • to North Staffordshire • • • • • • • • 5 •• • • 6% .• .. to 7 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 22%.... 13 .... to Scottish Central .. • • •• •• •• 17% •• •• 23% %•• to— Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) 3% •• •• 35 4 % .. to Ditto, ditto (II) • • • • • • .. 3 .... 2% %..to Shropsnire Union • •• .. 425. •... 1% dis. to South Eastern and Dover .. ..33/.25.4d. 35% .• • . to 36 4 Ditto, New (do. 151.) No. 4 .. •• 5 .• • • 4% •• • • to West Riding Union .. ..4/. 25.• •• . 14 p• •to York and Newcastle .. .. 25 .• • • 34134 .. to Ditto, New • • • • .• .• .. 10 .• • • 14 l a •• .. to Ditto, Preference • • .• •• 4 .• • 6% •• .. to York and North Midland .. .. 50 .• .... to Ditto. Extension .. .. 25 .. • • 40% .. • • to Ditto. Preference • • • . • • • . 2 .... 10% •••• to Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 .... 20% %.. to FOREIGN -RAILWAYS. Central of France (Orleans & Vierzon) 12 147 .. to Demerara .. • • • • • • • • • • 23c •• • • 2 •• .. to Dutch Rhenish • • • • • • • • •• 7 •• . • 3% •••. to Namur and Liege • • • • • • • 10 •• • • 4 • • to Northern of France .• •• .. • • 8 .• • • 12 •••• to 11% Paris anti Lyons West Flanders • • • • • • • • • • 8 •• • • 3 74••• • to MINES Real del Monte, Unregistered • • • • •• •• 3 , A •. •• to LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G---(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 6.—Wind South, light pleasant breeze, and fine, with passing clouds. DEAL, MAY s.—Wind E. to E.S.E.—Arrd. Louisa, Wy charley, Callao. Sld. Simla], Calcutta; Regina, Dominica; Hendrick, Hudson, New York. OFF HASTINGS, MAY 4.—Ellen, Rio Janeiro for Antwerp. FALMOUTH, MAY 5. Wind W.—Off-port, Renshaw, Taylor, Mauritius; Fanuber, Nyborg, Bahia. OFF THE START, MAY 1. Manchester, New York, for Rotterdam. OFF HOLYHEAD, MAY 4.—Ethiope, Garnett, Fernando Po, out seventy days; Tusker, Lovell, Norfork ; Prince Albert, Sebor, New York, sailed on the 10th ult., and passed Cape Clear on the 30th. LIVERPOOL, MAY s.—Wind S.E., moderate.—Sld. Ferris, Ceylon; Antoinetta, New Orleans; Glasgow, St. John's, New Brunswick; Pollok, Miramichi ; Benaris, Calcutta; John Biddy, Calcutta; Parthenon, and New Jersey, New Orleans; Edwin, Savannah; Rob Roy, Virginia, London, and Rowland, Philadelphia ; Moselle, Boston ; Caroline, Halifax; Perthshire, St. John's, New Brunswick; Lady Milton, Rankin, and Watkins, Quebec ; Mary, Newfoundland. CLYDE, MAY 4.—Arrd. Lord Montgomery, Barbadoes. Sld. Cannata, Calcutta; Curlew, St. Kitt's ; Cynthia, New foundland; Orion, Troon and Bahia; Adam Carr, New York; Northumberland, Quebec. MAY s.—Put back, William, for Quebec, leaky. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY s.—Arrd. Madrid steamer, Gib raltar, &c. BELFAST, MAY I.—Wind variable.—Arrd. Glenroy, Perry, New York; Lady Arabella, Simpson, New Orleans; Cleo patra, Norfolk. SHIELDS, MAY 5.-. Wind E.N.E.—Sid. JanePirie, Calcutta. GUERNSEY, MAT 3.—Sid. Louisa, Pernambuco; Swift, Nevis. DUNMORE, MAT 3.—Wind E.—Acrd. Hound, Waters. Newfoundland. HULL, MAY s.—Wind N.—Sld. Mountaineer!arD_ tt al , re Cape . OFF Bnicaizox, MAY s.—West of Good Hope. nioent Y.) MARKET NEWS.-(TIII 1)A RAY MANSE'S' 'er load. Trade SMITHFIELD. —MeadOT/ Hal, to 41 17s ; and Straw, 11 12s to 11 s p 31 to .3116185 • Clover ditto. 4/ rather firm, at full prices. 1/ 12s to 11 16s per load. Sup 3/ 15s to 41 153; and Straw, h r dull and trade rat e • CUMBEKLAD.—bIeadow Hay', al to 41 ; Clover ditto, ply,moderately good, 51; and Straw, IL 12s to 1/ 16s per loal. ditto, 31 15s to WHITICSAPEL.--Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 3/ 18s ; Clover and a sluggish demand. A.ND LEADENRALI.. A ful waviiterwageaslll.l There was an extensive business doing here, at full prices. 45 2d to 5s 2d ; and Pork, 4,3 to 5 3 Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to ss; Lamb, per s• —Although the supply of fat stock AT MARKETS. 81b4sso,duTnbty° t2b,cda;rmcVarseeaT.lE: gene ral advance in the quotations of from 2d here to-day was tolerably g o o d, the g e neral demand was 4 b d ris p k e ' rl b a t a s. Beef, from 3 s 6 d t o 4 s 6 d ; Mutton, 5s to to 6s ; Lamb , 5s 4d to 6s '2d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s ; and P or k, 4 s 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROXFORD, MAY s.—There was a very active trade here to -day, on the fol lowin g terms :—B eef , from v 3s ea 4d to 4s 4d ; s s , 18s to 30s' Quarter-old Store ev Mutton, 45 10d to 6 s ; Lamb , 5 s 8 d to 6s 2d ; - 10d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per Sibs. Sucklingi 4 s 4 C d a to l 4 Pig s , 16s to 20s; and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 103 to 19/ each. LawEs, MAY 4.—Beef, from 3s 1 M u tto n , 10d to 6s; Lamb, 5 s 6d to 6s; Veal Od to 4s 8d ; 4s 4s 4d to 4 s 8 d per 81 bs. A short ,4s4dto 5s ; and Pork, supply, and a brisk trade. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended May 6, 1847, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BAELET.I OATS. I ETE. 1 BEANS. PEAS. PRICE 79s 6d 49s 6d 30s Id 55s 6d 51s 10d 52s lld The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.—A notice, posted in the underwriters' rooms of Liverpool yesterday, announces that in future such deck passengers as arrive from Ireland at that port are to be examined in quarantine, and such of them 44 labour under disease removed to the lasarettos. THE MARKETS. NEW YORK, APRIL 15. Flour—Sales, 2,000 Gennessee, in lots, at 7 dolls. 75c.; 500 Buffalo, at 7 dolls. 69c. ; 500 Michigan, at 7 dolls. 62c. , Corn-4,500 bushels northern yellow on the spot, 95c. Whisky dall, at 28c. Pearl Ashes better, 60 barrels sold at 6 dolls. 50c.; pots, 5 dolls. _ Sterling crowds up; the rate is 5 dolls. to dolls.; and some si f dolls. premium ; francs, 5 dolls. 42ic. to 431 c. Freights quite dull; plenty of ships, but no produce. P.S. Evening.—llolders of cotton are firm, and yet buyers are off almost entirely. Good brands of Gennessee flour sold at 7 dolls. 88c., and extra 8 dolls. to 8 dolls. SOc. Northern rye brought 92 cents, delivered ; some 10,000 bush yellow northern corn sold at 95 cents ; a parcel of southern mixed at 90 cents, to a distiller ; 2,000 bush barley at 74 cents ; river oats at 49 cents. Corn meal is cheaper ; sales at 4,75 dolls., and some at 4,69 dolls. Fish-550 qtls cod fish sold a little over 3,88 dolls. ; a parcel of green dried hake brought about 2,62 dolls. ; pickled cod, 3,50 dolls. ; small sales of Halifax mackerel at 10,75 dolls., 7,12 dolls., and 5,12 dolls. There are buyers of old pork at 12,75 dolls. and 14,75 dolls. There is some demand for beans at 125 to 150 cents, and for peas at 100 c. to 150 c. Small quantities of butter are coming in—winter-made sells at 22c., prime fresh at 28c. Freights are in confusion. A London vessel, to fill up, took flour at 4s. a barrel, and corn was engaged for Liverpool at 15d. ; flour was shipped for Havre at 125 c. Letters were received to-day, later from Havre, though only to March 13. They mention a sale of 1,500 barrels of flour at 60f., and say that cotton had declined materially. PHILADELPHIA, Aram 15. We have had a dull, chilly day, but the flour market has been active at improved prices. Sales at 6 dolls. 87c. and 7 dolls. for shipping hands, and at the close nothing but the highest price accepted. The sales at 7 dolls. will amount to about 25,000 barrels. Sales of 12,000 bushels of wheat at 1 doll. 57c. for white, and 1 doll. 50c. to 1 doll, 51c. for red.§ Corn is in request at 95 to 97 for Pennsylvania. Meal meets steady sales at yesterday's quotations, 4 dolls. 62c. There is no variation in cotton. Light sales of Upland at 12k, 13i, and 13. ALBANY, APRIL 14. Flour—Market firm, on the spot the sales very small, and confined to the filling of orders and to the trade. Range for Gennessee and good brands, Michigan and Ohio, 7 dolls. 62ic. to 7 dolls. 75c. ; and mixed brands, 7 dolls. 50c. to 7 dolls. 62ic., with small sales. Sale of a parcel of rye flour at 5 dolls. 25c. Grain—Demand limited. Buyers and sellers are principally engaged in shipping former sales. Sales of 450 bushels of rye, 80c. for 601 b. on the spot, and 450 bushels of corn, 95c. per 601 b. at the railroad. Seeds—Sales confined to the retail trade. BOSTON, APRIL 14. Ashes, stock of pearl extremely light, with. a moderate demand; prices well sustained; sales, 6ic. to 6 1-3 c. ' • pots, 4% 8 c. to sc. Sheathing copper at 22 1 %c. to 23c. Coffee in fair demand, 5,000 to 6,000 bags Rio at 7 1 4 c. to 3 / 4 c ; prin cipal sales at 7 1 / 2 c. for southern markets; St. Domingo, 6 1 Ac. to 6 3 %c.; Java, 9%c.; Sumatra, 6%c. to 7c. Cotton, sales of the week very trifling, market closing unsettled ; a few sales at 1 A c. per pound below quoted rates. No change in domestics. Flour Market dull; the decline is very trifling; sales of Gennessee at 8 dolls.; Ohio round hoop, 7 dolls. 62c. ; demand moderate for Southern ; sales Phil., 7 d0115.37c. to to 7 dolls. 50c.; Howard-street, 7 dolls. 37 1 / 2 c. ; sales of white corn pretty large at 90c. to 9l c. per measure, market closing at the former; stock of yellow light, sales small, at 1,03 dolls. to 1,05 c. Pork-sales of the week, 2,000 barrels old prime and mess, principally the latter, at 12 dolls. to 12 dolls. 50c. for prime, and 15 dolls. cash, for mess; and 3,000 new, in lots to the trade, and for export at 13 dolls. 50c. to 14 for prime, mess at 16 dolls. 16, 50c. to 17; and clear and extra clear at 18 dolls. 18, 50c. to 19, 4 mos., being an advance of full 50c. Mess beef in fair de mand, and with a light stock prices are fully sustained; sales, common and good, at 12,50 to 13,50. Large quantity of pickled hams lately bought up for export makes holders firmer for smoked ; considerable sales of smoked at 10c. cash, and 10 1 / 2 c. to 11c., 4m. •, pickled ditto, 9c. per pound, cash. Lard firm; barrels and kegs at 10% to 11. Rice in fair de mand, sales 300 casks for exports at 4%c. to 4 3 4 c. Sugar in good demand; sales, Cuba brown and yellow, at 7 1 / 2 e. to 8 1 1 t c. ; Muscovado Cuba, 6 3 Ac. to 7 3 / 4 c., 6 months, for com mon and good; late import Manilla sold previous to arrival on private terms for refining. Tallow rather more doing; sales of the week 40,0001 b., at 84c. to 9c. 40 hhds. Ken tucky tobacco leaf at 3ic. to 4c. Wool in steady demand for domestic, prices firm; Smyrna, 9c. to 13c., 6 months, as to quality. BALTIMORE, APRIL 14. Sales of Stocks-1,005 dolls. United States Mill Treasury notes, 102%; 1,500 dolls. ditto Sixes i ditto, 102 1 / 2 ; 3,000 dolls. Maryland Sixes, 85 ; 2,300 dolls. ditto, 85%; 5,000 dolls. ditto, 85 1 / 2 ; 25 shares Firemen's Insurance, 17%; United States Sixes, '67, closed 102% asked, 102 3 / % bid; ditto Sixes, '56, 103% bid , none in market; 5 2-5 United States Treasury notes, 1021. Stocks—First Board-10 Bank of Pennsylvania, 290; 5,000 States, Fives, 5 days, 72i ; 5 North Bank of Kentucky, 96 3 % ; 75 New Orleans canal, 65 ; 100 Morris, 21%; 50 of Susquehanna Canal, 65; 500 County Sixes, 99; 14 Bank of Kentucky, 76; 100 Susquehanna Bonds, 53; 100 Girard, 11 1 / 2 . • Second Board-4,000 Texian Ten per Cent. Bonds, 25 ; 84,500 ditto Eight per Cent. Bonds, 24 1 / 2 ; 1,100 ditto, 24 %; 1,100 Navigation Sixes, '65, 89%; 400 ditto, '56, 76%; 3,500 United States Fives, '53, 95 ; 100 United States Bank, 4 34 ; 20,000 State Fives, 72%; 100 Morris, 21%; 812 Sus quehanna Canal Bonds, 53 ; 100 Reading, 30. APPALLING DISCOVERY.—This morning the col lector of assessed taxes, with his broker, was proceeding t o levy for land and property-tax on the premises, situate at No. 10, Cannon-street, City, from which the furniture bad been previously removed ; after taking the counter, &c., below, they proceeded up stairs, when, to their horror and surprise, they discovered the corpse of a woman laid out in a middle room on the second floor. Whether it be the body of Mary Ann Bobbett, who bad been k ee p in g the house, which was a beer-shop or not, the jury this evening, no doubt, will decide. The churchwardens have given the barman and servant-girl into custody, they having calla at the house some time after the di sc ovsy was made. A DETERMINED SUICIDE.— X esterday afternoon alarm was excited by a strong smell of smoke and sulphur from a house in Greyhound-court, Water-lane, Strand, oc cupied by a shoemaker named Daviss. Two engines were instantly on the spot, and several parties forced ope_navlifes room whence the smoke escaped, when they beheld lying insensible on the floor, enveloped in a dense smoke d with brimstone which emanated from a p ot close by him, and charcoal. The unfo rtunate man had fi c l l l o e ed the chimney, y! and covered every cran n y withnper.Hse was taken to quarr els and dis the hospital in a hopele ss state. D omestic tress are alleged to b e the causes ilch induced him to at tempt the rash act. it is proposed to establish a hop-market at Maid stone, and steps have been taken to obtain support for the project, which appears likely to be realised. The example of Lewes is quoted in favour ofthe plan. ROYAL HARVEST.--It seems that grass is allowed to grow along the fortifications of Paris, and that it is cut every year. Louis Philippe is determined to make hay aa 194 pa the sun shMee.--ftinclt. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House sat to -day at ten o' clock to hear English and Scotch appeals. The Peers pre sent were the L theord EChan cellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, and arl of Clancarty. THE VALE RILWAY C OMPANY 11. NIXON. The further TAFF arguments A in this part-heard appeal were sr pointed to be resumed to-day. The case carne b efore their Lordships upon appeal from the decree of the Vice-Chan cellor of England. The following are the facts of the case out of which the appeal arises : Mr. W. Nixon was a railway c ontractor, and had under, t a ken part of the works of the Taff Vale Railway for that company for the sum of 7,395/., subject to deduction or ;a company proportioned to the work to be done. Eventually: becoming short of cash to carry out his contract, he app to David Storm, another railroad contractor, for asistance, which was accorded, upon an agreement and power of at: torney to Storm, appointing him his superintendent an director of these works till they should be completed, and his attorney to demand and have of the company all O n " of money which should become due to Nixon from the CO pony under the contract, with an allowance of 5L per cent: on all advances. These circumstances were formally notified to the Taff Vale Railway Company on the Bth of December, 1638. The works were carried out and completed, partly under a new contract, when Nixon and Storm became contractors with the compa n y ; Nixon having the management of the working part, Storm tra ns ' coo" all money matters with the company, who tinued to pay him various sums on a ccount of work done. In December, 1840, Storm became bankrupt, a nd four of gill respondents became his assignees. Is;ixon filed his hi l l egainst the Taff Railway Company an d the assignees of Storm, stating that he and Storm had received 9,206/. on ~ 7 324 L the contract, but that he had not received any Part °` "Th t since become payable for work done by the CotrlPa n Y - a he had, on finding, on the 16th December, 1840, that Storm was embarrassed in circumstances, given notice to the Colt: pany not landay him any more money on account of the contract ; also to render him an account of all 1110_ 11 0 l.: paid since April 11, in respect of the contract. The U_ 111 _ pany asserted that a larger sum than the 9,236/. had beer paid to Nixon, or Storm, or the assignees of the latter sire,e thehis bankruptcy, and This N itxheant denied, littlere remained due teegoend a c t bcoaut nan such greater sum was paid in their own wrong , C o mpany d atte r notice not to pay anything more to Storm. Th e con put in their answer to this bill, denying they had any au nexion nexion or privity with the accounts between Nil° ll t h e ir Storm ; nor were those parties, or any one or amore to a l l ot t to h h e o o ght appellants er e w a i s a n o r t e h s i p n e g c t t o o f t a the e right entitled to institute a suit in equity Contract.sg The Vice-Chancellor of England, upon he,aring the f t he ordered that one of a person making a mortgage of his deb , w th a l that it should be referred to the Master to se e him stwas due to Nixon, and what works were done bY,, ed; under the contract, as well extra as those therein sPeel'oe further directions and costs being reserved. And trot° decree the present appeal was brought. Monr l6l Sir F. ' KELLY and Mr. STUART were heard on what-- hid this allege. d last on behalf of the appellants, contending that o der taken place was, at the utmost, a mere legal liability! '!. It a contract, and furnished no ground for equitable relier.o,.'4 was against all principle of equity that because t wo 2 s ui c , " to b° contractors or partners had a dispute as to their n ease out of _ counts, their debtors should be thereby rendered liable .. r made defendants in a suit in equity to settle Pa desire putes; and finally, that though an award, by desire of t I I partners had been made by Mr. Robert Stephenson, coa t nor had the decree of the Vice-Chancellor made any Terence had not been impugned by the bill ui Chao cer7 o . se provig te to tM B he reference and award. r ET ' • HELL was about to address there morning on behalf of the respondents, when dshiP s The _.• thought it unnecessary to hear the Learned Gentlea74 The Learned Lord, after going through the facts of the F" i th e recommended their Lordships to affirm the judginent 0 Court below with costs. A .01 till LordabiPs th:s Lord BROUGHAM and Lord CAMPBELL agree— with k. opinion expressed by the Learned Lord on the Judgment of the Court below affirmed, with COW. WOOD V YOUNG. Their Lordships were occupied the remainder of the Mn 110; ing with the arguments in this u case, which came befor? _tT rst upon appeal against an interlocutor of the Lords of !lie a division of the Court of Session, by which they d i s allowe d e o f bill of exceptions taken try the appellants CO a iud.g ta trial , Lord Robertson pronounced in the course of a jurY b _ it , whereby his Lordship sustained an objection taken I il ia respondent to a witness tendered by the appellant ou - interest. Woolsac ground of - ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS Pia). report. It appeared that Sir MARSHALL V. LYSTER- 304E1'96 This cause came on for further directions on the rr ied a ward of Chancery, and upon her attaining , hill. twenty' ti e w year, a marriage settlement was executed , -, vi the esta for covenanted that 5,000/. should be charged on .- - „ ti mulate d his wife, and that a sum of 10,0001. should be accumulate that as a provision for the younger children. It an? Tho mas Lady Croft married twice after the death of it ' had Croft, and that one daughter by her first marriage, Thomas Efinsley Crwofetritutya. ta arrivn also married. The plaintiff was the trustee to the ins crest settlement. There was nothing of any public.. esome • in the cause, which was ordered to stand over ( 118 4 nex t of the arguments had been heard) till the third day v term. ---'-=--------------------- MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. first r (THIS DAY.) f a pettY Eliza Johnson, who was found guilty yesterday. o . e was induce(' to act of felony, and who stated that that sh getting Han commit the crime merely through the hope of d life she was sported, as the melancholy and degrade "meal of compelled to follow here, to enable her to get a_rice victuals," was such that she would gladly meet any cha _ that might present itself to her in another country, ice brought up for judgment. the The Learned SSISTANT-JUDGE said that, looking at position in which the prisoner stood, and the wishes she cic: pressed, perhaps, the most merciful course wo uld be to On" her request. At the same time, he should make a represei was passer ' tation of all the facts under which the sentence -d te ' the proper authorities. The prisoner was then sentenced to seven years' trans P° l... tation. The case of Madame de Souza was adjourned the ba il to day of the next session. IVIARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.) Ann Maria Scott, a woman of colour, was placed beforilelZ. Hardwick, charged with stealing from the person of W l. 0 . Cameron, servant, No. 23, Grosvenor •square, a purse co taining a sovereign and ten shillings in silver. . t.f. s hoe a The complainant stated that on the preceding nig" " , , eleven o'clock, he was walking along North Andlers. t tn e to when the defendant came up to him and requested him any stand something to drink. He told her he had not g ° nt of change, but would give her a penny to get half a P i n e ." beer. She said " That is not enough, give me some dinlicrate He refused to do so, when she made use Seen in thatr t,,ne epithet and followed him for some distance. ng.46 prisoner was determined to follow him, he stopp.ed an c!,s.l'ivo., 1 to her, and eventually took out his purse, containing f,,"• t ha 1 and gave her a shilling. He had no soon defendantla r,i, purse in his trousers pocket than the f her hands her arms round him, and putting one 4:2 iainant caught into his pocket, pulled out the purse. Cony. which sh e hold of her, and taxed her with robbingith h er , two me n w stoutly denied. Whilst he was struggli n g g et the prisoner E . came up, and endeavoured to hustle him and that mom 't „ away; but, fortunately, a police-constable at . ~__,risoner. ~ came up, into whose care he at once consigned the r t 5 ColltentSt i The purse was subsequently found, emptied of i close by where the prisoner had been standing• f the e 0 Police-constable 19 C, said he received charg *__ , 0 .0 prisoner, and conveyed her to the station, W here auv,, s x ~ searched, but her She l'"' • . no money was found upon . the no gis , notorious thief, and had been repeatedly before trates at this Court for a similer offence.allege d Was The prisoner denied the charge, which she ... 0 . t o effl sl " o trumped up by complainant in consequence of her r comply with his wishes. d from Mr. 1-lAitywiCx said, that after what be had hear da y if the constable, he thought he should not be doing his ~,areforet he did not send the case to a jury. He should, holden commit her for trial; at the Middlesex sessions, OW at Clerkenwell. -n O r .) WORSHIP-STREET.—(TIIIS - 1- "" th ed w l- This morni ng a middle-aged woman was charged being concerned, with four other females, named • I t e rine Yourg, Jane Samuels, Mar Anne Simmons, and Cat' ie. y . he p Stone now ' , in custody, in a burglary and robbery on r r A dor e ' miser of Mary Anne Johnson, boot and shoe men u - l a st. High-street, Hoxton Old Town, on Wednesday n ight ..boe s, The property consisted of 110 pairs of boots and f t . t he and, according to the statement of Sergeant Conwai.u_ „re ' H division, was discovered by one of the servants of tri! ... K in g, 1 secutrix, who, upon coming down stairs in them t ß bad .. found that the shutters at one corner of the prellT: been forced open, and a large portion of the sto4 '," w as warehouse abstracted. From a communication winic;_'der Bridge made to witness, he proceeded to a house in _ I • l _7, r a . , man's-alley, where were found upwards of 100 _y_ nn s of boots and shoes, and the above four ha is were taken into custody. The present prisoner, who is_ n i s landlady of the house, was at the time absent, but urr_.„e, i sending an officer there last evening, she bad arrived nl r . 1:, and upon being questioned as to her knowledge of the rn t . 1. , berg, she replied that she knew nothing whatever aboo , , t. AO The parties had obtained aka her a lodging for the night, -d' 1 had brought some large pcges with them. Upon procee . ing into the room she herself occupied, police-constabl e Bray, 43 H, discovered, in a draw a jemmy and other house. • breaking implements, and in a cupboard were discovered the remainder of the boots and shoes. The jemmy produced exactly corresponded with the hol e made in the shutter. Mr. ARNOLD asked the prisoner if she had anything to say in her defence? The prisoner, who replied that she should rese rve her de fence, was ordered to be brought up again on the sinne clef i as the other prisoners. Comadq y a C ..stoN OF LUNACY.—Yesterday onatnission ),' de liosatico • ' /7/querendo was opened at the Tyssen Ar ~ ma Dal- .:. ston, before Mr. Commissioner Winslow and a aPee la • I jury, to inquire into the state of mind of Arthu r Edward Georg e t ' Tumour, Esq., aged 43, late an officer in t he 17th Begin:len , of the Honourable East India Company's Madras InfantrY • now of Pembroke House Lunatic Asylum, a gentleman po;. sessed of property under the will of his father (the late Be E. E. Tumour, of Shrewsbury), and from the East India C_ • r. • pang, of upwards of 10,0001. The evidence of V _ otirr Williams, of Pembroke House, Dr. Southey, and d • lunati c witnesses, tended to show that the allege sin had been an inmate of the above establishment ei_i.'o. the 28th November, 1835, and had throughout been u of that sound mind, and he laboured under the delusion ~.,, snakes, boa constrictors, and other reptiles, were constantly being placed in his bed-room by persons who wished to fro. jure him ; that there was a magnifi cent service of plate.. quently placed at the bottom of his bed—the heraldic insigrat • dOa of the Somerset family on the ceiling. He also imagine „., 01 he heard voices, and that parties who conspired against iv, t came occasionally to his bedside and pulled his whiskers.9l - conclusion of the evidence the alleged lunatic, a rer4t ably fine, healthy-looking man, was introduced, and W tu t ,', o .. waiting for the questions of the Learned Cornroisioner,sl)!o ceeded at a must extraordinary rapid rate, describing _...706 of the most extravagant delusions. The inquirY ne, v es a been finished, a verdict Was returned dating the unsoutaw of mind from 28th November, 1835. •RDIO' BELL FOR THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATO- oe, MONTREAL.—A bell, equal in size to any bell in __ ... 11r t i t e except the Russian monster, and about twice as large af A . famous " Tom of Lincoln," has just been completed ..t.it.;fl foundry of Messrs. Mears, Whitechapel, for the . I s u _';', o f Catholic Cathedral, Montreal. This gigantic specip_Ttaf, casting weighs four tons thirteen hundred weight and l_ im ut b, and its dimensions are as follow :--Diameter at the 8 feet 7 inches; height to the top of the crown, Zio• . inches; thickness at the sound bow, 8 inches. The i rzr ge 1--0-" e is a copy of the inscription upon thu monster bel • no tiamini dum venio omnes spiritus laudet Dominuria. ,_.,0• 3. D o mini 1847. Fundatse Maria no p olis, 206. Pi iF . 1;2 tne tificatus 1. Regni Victoria: Britanniarum 10. TAIO3, " opposite side "Ex piissimo MercatOlUlSit ligr ic° Artiacuulque, Marianopolitiumsium. • tai . 044. • 1 • GT, col Cox Vet Oft POI On • til i i ; k , A ,:;:,.. , -).--.4 dt.."11 ii; Thi tlonlb art till Mr . tett, k line, 110 _,nee, airw ay end ,Th 4-11.91 'rh Mr Vey, Th Mitt fairly CI U Ti Ton to LI Corn dery