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EAST INDIA HOUSE. Juice 30, 1847. r• illE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give notice that a SPECIAL ii...,,NERAL COURT of the said COMPANY will be held at their ilcase In Leadenball-street, on IVEDNESDAT, the 14th July, for the yr rose °flaying before the Proprietors for their approbation a Reso „As t lon.passed.unanimously by the Court of Directors this day, grant -1,4 an annuity of One Thousand Pounds (1,0001.) to Major-General ▪ r George Pollock. G.C.8., upon the grounds therein stated. The Report required by the By-law, cap. 9, sec. 3, together with Val documeuts upon which the said Resolution has been formed, are r ~ e n for the inspection of the Proprietors at this House. JAS. C. MELVILL, Secretary. TO THE PRORIETORS OF EST I=dDIA STOCK. LADIES AN GENTLEMEN, BEG to offer you my most grateful thanks for .1. the honour you have conferzed upon me this day, by electing 1:1, to fillibe vacant seat in the direction of your affairs. It must always be a source of the highest pride and satisfaFtion I iat through the sealous and untiring exertion of my friends in a • ontest of unusual severity, with a candidate of undoubted, claims, •:ne thousand and sixty-two Proprietors should have recorded their votes in my favour. Deeply impressed with the responsibility of a share in the admi n•istratton of our vast Eastern Empire, it will be my earnest endea ,-our to retain your confidence by devoting myself exclusively to the Tahiti discharge of the duties entrusted to me, and to the promotion 4it the best interests of India and England. I have the honour to be, with great respect, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your faithful and obliged servant, WM. J. EASTWICK. Leaul.n Tavern, June 30, 1847 Result of the Ballot : Eastvdek...... • • • • •• Cauldfield •••• • • • • • Majority .. •• • • •• •• • • •• •• • • • • 44 TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND GE►TLEMEN, irt LTIIOUGH the result of the Ballot has un fortunately failed to realise the sanguine expectations of my Iriends and myself, it has not diminished my deep sense of the obli ged .n to that very large portion of the Proprietors who have so kindly supported my pretensions, and through whose continued ex 4rtions I trust I may confidently look for success on the next va cancy, when I ple.ige myself again to proceed to the Ballot. Result of the Ballot— Captain Eastwick.... • ....... 1,062 Major-General Caulfield.. •. • • .... 1,018 I have the honour to be, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, J. CAULFIELD. 42, Faiston-square, June 3 1 ), 1847. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND GENTLENEN, lIHE ELECTION of Captain Bostwick having removed one of my competitors from the field, I take the ciiportunity of returning my sincere thanks for the very flattering and cordial reception which I have already met with. Trusting that my canvass may proceed in the same favourable scanner in which it has commenced, I shall have the honour, on the occasion of an early vacancy, of presenting myself to your notice, mind proceeding to the ballot, in the confident expectation of being placed, by your favour in the honourable and trustworthy position of at director of the affairs of the East India Company. I have the honour to be, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your most obedient humble servant, JOHN HARVEY ASTELL. Everton 'Raise, Bedfordshire, June 30, 1847. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS, FOR ORPHANS AND NECESSI TOUS CHILDREN, WANSTEAD. President—John Masterman, Esq., M.P. A General Quarterly Court of the governors of the above institution, was held on the 28th inst., at the Lon lon Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, Robert Wicoxon, Esq., V.P., in the chair. The following children were elected, and their admis sion to the institution, it is understood, will take place in she coarse of the following month - Bodill, Harry, Liverpool, aged seven years. Quit?, Frederick Cooper, Colchester, aged nine years. t3ruse, Sarah, Warminster, aged seven and a-half years. Goddard, Alice, Shacklewell, aged nine years. :`.lerring, Elizabeth, Gainsborough, aged nine years. James, John Arthur, Ryde, Isle of Wight, aged eight and a-half years. .Tereiny, Alfred George, Great Yarmouth, aged ten years. ,Larner, John Ponds, Woolwich, aged eight years. Pearce, Fanny Manett, Evesham, aged seven and a-half years. retitt, Harry Walker,- Stokr - Newington, aged seven years. :Pheasant, William, York-place, City-road, aged eight years. Seiivener, Richard Dixcey, South-place, Kennington, aged ten years. Thurston, Horatio, St. lleliers, Jersey, aged nine years. Weatherill, Alfred, York, aged ten and a-half years. Williams, Frederick Lloyd, Liverpool, aged ten years. tt was then moved by GEORGE MOORE, Esq., treasurer, seconded by H. TEAPE, Esq., trustee, and carried una nimously, That Stsndfield, 'William, Sheffield, aged 7 years ; Coplestone, Clarissa, Hackney-road, aged 8 years; Toffr, ' William George, Bell's-buildings, Fleet-street, aged 8 years ; Moore, Edward, Halstead, aged 7 years ; Wag mar, John James, Bloomsbury square, aged 10 years ; tie admitted into this institution, subject to their being lected at the Quarterly General Court to be held in .)ecember next. That previous to their admission, the t-eidertaking of two housekeepers be given, whereby they -.hall be bound to reunare such children respectively, it' not elected at Christmas, and to repay to the institution sit such 'xp'.nses as may be incurred by reason of their 'Having bet n admitted as aforesaid. The Reports of the board of management and audi r.lrs having been read by the Secretary, the following ap paimments were unanimously agreed to:— Physician, Dr. Jeaffreson ; House Surgeon, W. IL t :41,rey, Esq. ; Consulting Surgeon, Charles Ray, Esq. ; Collector, Mr. W. H. Ilarben. It was moved by ROIIERT JOHNSON, Esq., seconded by R. M. PHILLIPS, aq., and carried unanimously, That the board of management be hereby authorized io purchase the freehold premises at Wansteau, belong ing to Mr. Paris. 'rhe thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to the members of the board of management, for their zealous and able exertions in promoting the interests end securing the present satisfactory position of the Inatitutien. The deep interest felt by the large body of subscribers a , resent, was most enthusiastically and generally dis iaayed by their voluntarily pledging themselves to be eome annual subscribers in addition to their donations as life governors, and also by many undertaking to collect large sums of money for the Institution, before the next lection at Christmas. It was announced that a dinner is to be held at Christ mas next, and by the cordiality with which the an nouncement was received there can be no doubt that the ' ,, saemblage on that occasion will be very numerous. td any present accepted the office of stewards. The board of management, trustees, and auditors in vited the subscribers and- their friends to vi.it the in wirution and to partake ofa cold collation, to be provided the expense of those gentlemen, without any reference 1,, the funds of the institution. The thanks of the meeting having been unanimously • oted to the cha?rman for his able and kind conduct in liecaiding, the meeting separated. The : number of subscribers present is not known, but was certainly far exceeding that of any previous COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOL FOR ORPHANS -AND ZiEEESSITOUS CHILDREN, %VANSTEAD.—A meeting et' the subscribers and friends to this institution, was 1-eld on Tuesday last, at the Asylum, Wansteati, and the ' inimerous visitors present must have been a most grati iing circumstance to the gentlemen Is ho very kindly : generously gave the invitation. The schools are tuate in Georg.!-lane,Wanstead ; the premises are coin saniious, complete and finished, r.lfortling ample accorn rnedation for 100 children, and capable of considerable • xtension. The grounds attached to the house are de- They arc extensive—picturesque; being u -s wooded and laid out with shrubs of every variety, s.ad to ail theso plEttsing acquisitions are added extensive • 1 id well-arranged kitchen, gar d en , green h ouse, stables, c iach-house, L.; the whole of the premises, and per- i'aps the most suitable fur the purposes of such an inmi t n ion, that we have aver had the pleasure of seeing. 7. - he arrangements fur the entertainments were on the iost liberal and elegant scale—the long range of tables the lawn, covered with viands of the best quality, and ,stefully displayed, and the many distinguished suppor t rs of the sehools, accompanied by their ladies and f,- - iends, presented a lively and gratifying appearance. Every good thing was in abundance, and the champagne snost refreshing. The chair was taken by George Moore, 1;,q., treasurer, and the vice chair was occupied by J. R. • •uffl e y. Esq., vice-president, two of the originators of the 'limitation. After the usual loyal toasts had been given, Cite chairmen, in very appropriate terms, proposed— `' Prosperity to the Commercial Travellers' Orphan :chools, may they be productive of all the good that they ate int,nded to confer, and may the Almighty shower nnon the endeavours of those engaged in their foundation I Lis Divine blessings and support." This toast was re vived with universal and the most heartfelt enthusiasm. healths of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Robert Villcoxon, Esq., Vice-President of the institution, and Chairman of the National Mercantile Assurance Office, v•e Board of Management, Mrs. Cuffley and the Ladies, c•eorge Lawrence, Esq., honorary secretary, R. Id. I'aillips, Esq., and Messrs. Wicking and Walsh, were, amongst several others proposed, received and aeknow lel,ed with general amaunation, and very well-timed d happy observations. After a most satisfactory and c,nvivial meeting, the company retired to the house to pz rtake of coffee, and returned to town evidently m uc h p eased with the arrangements of the institution and the tia)'s entertainment. ARRIVALS or GRAlN.—Upwards of 8,000 quarters of grain arrived at this port last week, at two successive tides. One beautiful brig, the Warrior, of Montrose, has 2,000 quarters. Those cargoes are all from foreign ports, and we hear that much more is on the way. From the pre-occupied state of our numerous granaries, no stowage could be obtained, and in the meantime the vessels in wllich freights came had to be detained for want of bI tter accommodation. This does not bear out the asser lien of famine abroad with which interested parties alarmed us so much throughout the winter and spring.__ Perth Constitutional. 'the corn looks beautiful ; and of potatoes there is every promise of a beautiful and uncontaminated crop.— Co-lisle Patriot. The late Duke of Northumberland expended the sun of 36,0001. a year, in annuities and pensions. GLASGOW COTTON MARKET, JUNE 25.—A mode - rate business has been done this week, at prices fully one-eight higher. Common American (New Orleans and Mobile), are the qualities most in demand.—National Advertiser. A FAMILY OF PALTPERS.—Died, on Monday last, Jane Hall, an inmate of Scarborough workhouse, aged 72 years. The deceased entered th e wor kh ouse 50 y e ars ago, and remained an inmate until the day of her death. She was never married, but had four children, all of whom were brought up at the expense of the union ; three of them died, and were buried from the work house; the fourth, a daughter, now 45 years of age, ha-4 regularly lived in the house, and has also had four CLl,iren, three of whom have died; the fourth, a boy cf .015,49 now at sea. It is calculated that these twu ge net ations of one family have cost the union, up to this tiiistoiltOff less than 1,000:. TUE SUN, HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re •pectfblly intormed, that there will be an EXTRA NIGHT THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, July 1, 1817, when will be presented Doulzettcs Opera, entitled LA FIGLIA DEL ILEGGIMENTO. With New Scenery. Dresses, and Decorations. The Scenery by Mr. Charles Marshall. Maria, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; La Marchese di Herkentleld, Madame Solari; Sulpizio Sergente, Sig. F.Lablache ; and Tonio, Sig. Gardoni. Between the acts a Divertissement, in which will be presented a Pas by 3ldlle. Rosati; "La TA , antelia," by Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi and M. Perrot; and Pas Styrien," by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon. To conclude with the highly-successful new Ballet Divertissement by M. Perrot, the music by Signor liajctti, 01 the Imperial theatre La Scala, Milan, entitled LES ELEM ENS, The Earth (personified by) Md les. Cassan, James, Honore, Thevenot ; the Fire, Millie. Carlotta Grisi ; the Water, Mdlle. Rosati ; the Air, Mdlle. Cerito. Pit Tickets may be obtained, as usual, at the Office of the Theatre, mice 10s. Gd. each. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. The Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, are respectfully informed that TO-MORROW, k riday, July 2, will be performed Rossiti's S VADAT MATER ; Introduction, Quartet, and Chorus, by Madame Grist, Madame Ron coni, Mdlle. Corbart, and Mdlle. Signor Mario, Signor Lavin, Signor Tagliafico, and Signor Tamburini, with lull orchestra and chorus. GRAND MISCELLANEOII4 CONCERT. Overture, Leonora, R ee thoven—Duo, Signori Marini and Rovere , " La di lei storia " (Chiari di Rosenberg) Ricci—Aria, Madame Ron eon], " Ilavvi un Dio " (Maria di Rehan), Dcnizetti—Duo, Madame Persian' and Signor Salvi, "Egli m odia " (Lucia dl Lammermoor), Donizetti—Serenata, Signor Mario and chorus, "Corn' e gentil" (Don Pasquale), Donizettt—Duo, Madame Grist and Mdlle Alboni, " Ebben a to ferisci " (Semeram!de) Rossini —Romasza, Signor Ron coni, " Ah, non avea pin lagrime" (Maria di Rudenz), Donizetti Aria, Madame Pcrsiani, " Prendi per me " (L' Elisire) Donizetti— Terzetto, Signori Salvi, Rovere, and Marini, " Papatara " (L'ltali ana in Algieri), Rossini. To conclude with Beethoven's Grand Battle Sinfonia. for the perfect performance of which two additional Military Bands will be engaged. Conductor, M. Costa. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes to be obtained at the Box-office, Bow street ; and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. The doors will be opened at Half-Past One o'clock, and the per formance commence at Two. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT• GARDEN. The Nobility, Subscribers, ark the Public are respectfully informed that a GRAND EXTRA NI€IIIT will take place THIS EVENING, July 1, on which occasion will be performed the First Act of the celebrated Opera, LA SONNAMBULA, The principal characters by Madame Persian', Mdlle. Corbari, Signor Mario, awl Signor Tarabarini. To be followed by Bellini's Opera-seria of ii OR NI A, The principal characters by Madame Grist, Mdlle. Corbari, Signor Salvi, an • : Signor Marini. To conclude with a new Grand Divertissement, in which :Mlles. Baderna, De MelLsse,Delechaux, Stephan, Neodot, M. 3labille, &c., will dance. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes, to be had at the Box-office, Bow. street ; and at Messrs. Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. The doors will he opened at Half-past Seven, and the performance commence at Eight o'clock. TI'...c:ATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Unler the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Principal characters by Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Glover, and Mrs Nisbett. To be followed by a new comic drama, called THE JACOBITE. Sir Richard Wroughton, Mr. Stuart; John Duck, Mr. Buckstone ; Lady Somerford, Miss Fortescue. To conclude with an entirely new and original farce called WHO DO THEY TAKE ME FOR ? Colonel Templeton, Mr. Howe ; Terence O'Reilly, Mr. Hudson; Mrs. Dorrington, Mrs. Seymour; Miss Prudence Pickings, Mrs. Hamby. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING • b 3 produced a new and original comedy, in three acts, called THE TITLE DEEDS. Principal characters by !fessrs. Lambert. Wright, Paul Bedford, 0. Smith. Boyce, Munyard. C. J. Smith, Worrell ; Mrs. Yates, Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Harding, Uiss E. Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, &c. After which The MAGYAR MULATSAG ;- or, Hungarian Fetes. By the celebrated Hungarian Dancers suet the• Hungarian Instru mental Vocali.ts. After which an entirely new Petite Comedy, entitled YLYING COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans soui, Mr. Webster ; Margaret, 3llss Woolgar ; Helen de Monterean, Madame Celeste ; Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. To be followed by the Opera Bun Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Callenford, and Miss Woolgar. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. (Summer Season—Lyceum Company.) THIS EVENING. Will be presented a barletta, entitled THE WATER WITCHES. Principal characters by Mesdames VlBars, Dickinson, Daly, Arden, Messrs. Oxberry, Vining, &c. To be followed by A ODEL OF A WIFE, inWliich Mr. Wigan, and Mr. Emery will appear. After which a new grand Ballet, entitled. THE CONTRA BANDIST, in which the celebrated Spanish Dancers, Sig. Mariano Camprubi, Sig. Juan Alemany, and Signora Dol,res Serral, from Milan, Berlin, Paris, &e , will appear, aided by Miss Massal4 Blonce, and a numerous Corps de Ballet. To conclude wills THE CREOLE; or, Love's Fetters. FRENCH PLAYS.—MDLLE. RACIIEL. Mr. MITCHELL begs respectful y to announce, that the will GAGE3IENT of the eminent Tragidienne, Mdlle RACHEL, will be commenced on MONDAY EVENING, July 5. The first Six Repre sentations will be arranged in the following orde7 Monday, July 5... Wednesday, July 7.. .. •• .. .. Marie Stuart. Friday, July 9.............. •• • . Tancred. Monday, July Polyeucte. Wednesday, July 14. ...... • Britannicus. Friday, July 16. M. Raphael r'elix (brother of Mdlle Rachel, and of the Theatre Francaise), M. ilreeanne and M. Marius (also of the Theatre Fran caise), and 3ldlle. Rabist (late of the Theatre Francais, now of the Theatre Royal, Berlin) are engaged to assist in these representa tions. Subscriptions for the Six Performances may be arranged at Mr. Mitchell's Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; and the present subscribers to boxes or stalls who may be desirous of continuing theta during Rachel's engagement are respectfully solicited to intima:e their wish, on or before the Ist July, after which date they will be other wise appropriated. St. James's Theatre, June 21. 1847. IRENCII PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. John Mitchell. The last appearance but One of the celebrated Actor 3lonsieur BOUFFE. TO-MORROW EVENING Will be presented LF.S DEMOISELLE A MARIER ou. La Premiere Entrevue. M. Dumenil, M. Dorgebret ; Camille, 3ldlle. Duverger. After which the popular comedy, In two acts, entitled LE CHE VALIER DE GRIGNON. Nogent, M. Bouffe; Le Due Arthur de Morangy, M. Rhozevil ; La Garonne de Shaffenbourg, Madame Wassau ; Cecile, Mdlle. Duverger. To conclude with LE GIM IN DE PARIS. Joseph, M. Bouffe; Amede, M. lthozevil; Eliza, Mdlle. Vallee. The performances will commence at Half-past Seven o'clock pre- Cooly. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3 ; Gallery, 2s. Boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open Idly from Eleven till Five. ETHIOPIAN iERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. PENA!. 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 Mb of July. The remaining Performances will take place in the following order : Thursday, July I .......... • • • • .... • . Pelt's Benefit And the FAREWELL PERFORMANCE, SATURDAY EVENING, July 3. rit,xes and Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, 011 Bond-street, and at I lie Box-office of the Theatre. IT , INCESS'S T!IEATP.E, OXFORD -STREET. .1. M. Maddox, sole Lusee and Manager. TULA EVENING. Will be presented a cotnic drama, entitled LOVE'S TELEGRAPH. Arthur de Solberg, Mr. C. Mathews; Count iheodore, Ur. Vining : Princess Itlanehe, Madame Vestris. In the course of the evening Mr. and Miss Marshall will dance the " l'as de Debattleur." To be followed by A SOVEREIGN REMEDY. Quackit, Mr. C. Mathews. After which PATTER VERSUS CLATTER. To conclue with a comic drama, entitled "LADLE'S' BEWARE!" Colonel Vavasour, Mr. Granby; Sir Charles Vavasour, Mr. James Vining; Matilda, Miss Cooper. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager. Mr. William Batty. irmter the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. THIS EVENING Will be presented a gorgeous Peruvian Drama, to illustrate the historical events of the Spaniards' conquest of Peru. arranged from the original text of Brins'ey Sheridan's play of " Pizarro," entitled THE STORMING OF QUITO; or, the Warrior of the Sun. Rolla, Mr. W. West. The extraordinary equestrian performa. ces of La Petite Davidson and the New cenes of the Circle, with the who e of the Entertain ments, having been attended with the most complete success, will be repeated every evening. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. ...tails, Ts.; Poxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. In consequence of the success attending the Eminent English_ Vocalists, they have been re-engaged for Twelve Nights more, and will appear in " Slaritana,"s4 played at Drury Lane 100 nights. THIS Will be presented a new ballad opera, the libretto by Mr. E. Fitz ball, the music and overture by Mr. J. H. Tully, entitled THE FOREST MAIDEN AM) THE MOORISH PAGE. Philip of Spain, Mr. Leffler. Francis Huntley. Ur. W. Harrison; Sir Edward Cop ley, Mr. WMalion ; Queen Mary, Mrs. Henry Vining; Alice Copley Miss Rainforth ; Leon, the Moorish Page, Miss Rebecca Isaac To conclude with a drama, in three acts, and a Prologue, of the most extraordinary and novel interest, entitled The RAG-PICKER of PARIS and the DR! SS-MAK ER of ST. ANTOINE. Jean, Mr. ‘Yebb; Perre Garouse, Mr. Neville; M. Berville, Mr. Frede ricks; Count St. Antoine, Mr. Tindell ; Marie Diddier, Mrs. Henry Vining; Marie Hoffman, Mrs. Ware. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING . Will be performed, THE SAUCY LASS ; or, the Log of a British Tar. Characters by Messrs. [licks, Dale, Serie, Bird, Gardner ; Miss Vincent, Mrs. Lee, Viss Burroughcliffe, &c. After which a new burletta, e:ititied ttie CROSS-BOW LETTER; o r. the Miller of Whetstone. Characters by 3lessrs. Bird, Searle, and Gardner, Miss Vincent, firs. !licks, &c. To conclude with THE HUT OF THE RED MOUNTAIN; or, Thirty Tears of a Gambler's Life. Boxes, le.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL. GARDENS. Great Musical Treat .Second Week of the "Swedish ND:htinglie.' Re -engagement of M. JULLIEN` and the elite of his Orchestra for One Week more. THIS DAY. The Daylight View of the Town and Ray of Gibraltar ; Splendid Menagerie, enriched by recent presents from her Majesty ; Prome nade Concerts by Jullien's unrivalled band of One Hundred musi cians, including _Messrs. Barret, ratimann, Richardson, Co'lthet. Lazarus, Prospere UAL Rmnig, &c., two of whom will perform solos each evening. All the attractions of the gardens in succession, concluding with a grand Pyrotechnic Display, represcutmg the Siege of Gibraltar, which forms a scene of matchless grandeur and beauty. Docn - 9 open at Nine, A.M.; Feeding Time, Five; Concert, Quarter past Slx ; Fireworks, Quarter-past .1% inc. Athnission, One shilling. On Fray next a Day Fete of a novel and extraordinary cha racter will he given. R. COBDEN, ESQ., M.P.—We understand, from authority on v, hich we can rely, that the Dun!ord pro perty near Midhurst, where the Honourable Member tor Stockport was born, and indeed which may be con sidered as his patrimonial estate, has been purchased either by, or for that g,,ntlemin.—Susser Adverteser. CAMBRIDGE.—The Vice-Chancellor has appointed the Rev. Edward Thompson, Incepting Doctor in Divinity and incumbent of All Saints, St. John's Wood, to preach the University sermon next Sunday morning, and the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Melbourne in the after noon. FOREIGN GRAIN.—The ship Isla ' of Aberdee n , h as arrived at Burghead from Riga, with about 1,100 quar ters of oats, imported by Mr. Allan, the enterprizing corn merchant of Elgin.—lnverne.ss Couricr. .. .. 1,062 .. .. 1,018 11, New Burlington-street. THE NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR, OF " EMILIA WYNDHAM," &c. NORMAN'S BRIDGE; or, THE MODERN MIDAS. IS PUBLISHED THIS DAY, And may be had of all Rooksellers, and at all Circulating Libraries. THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS. T HE ROMANCE OF WAR, VOL. IV.; Or, THE HIGHLANDERS EN FRANCE AND BELGIUM ; A Sequel to the Highlanders In Spain. By JAMES GRANT, Esq., late 62d Regiment. IS TTIIS DAY PUBLISHED, Price 10s. 6d. Henry Colbum, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received by all Booksellers. LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 184, THE WEATFIFIL—Stm OFTICE, JUNE 30. r , ,rII3IO3IETEB, Lowest, 55; Highest. 70; Noon, 67. BAROMETER, 30.32.—W1ND N.E.; fine. 111— W ATER. AT I.ONi iON-tilf.lin it; Till,. .. 33 minutes after 3. I Evening .. 56 minutes inc. , 3. ti . --1 - : ?gra Ix 51m LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1847. Political parties are so utterly dismembered that there is the feeblest possible chance of a vigorously contested election on the dissolution of Parliament . A few weeks alone intervene between this moment and the general appeal to the electors, and yet the note of preparation is only sounded at intermittent intervals, and in a comparatively small number of metropolitan and provincial constituencies. At an epoch when there is a greater necessity than ever for exertion and discrimination on the part of the en franchised population, an universal lethargy seems to have abated all the sentiments of division and ani mosity by which they have been incited to activity. Happily there is a consolatory prognostic in this very quiescence. From the self-reliance which is perceptibly the prevailing influence among the con stituents of the United Kingdom it is impossible not to behold the conquest of the prejudices and the anti pathies which formerly caused such perpetual dissen sions. During the last ses s i on , i n d ee d, of thi s 'most memorable and most eventful Parliament no Op position worthy of that distinction has confronted the Ministry and the Ministerial supporters. Lord J. RUSSELL presides over the legislative destinies of England without almost the shadowy phantom of a competition. Nor must it be pre sumed from this partial stagnation in the rivalry of statesmanship that the Cabinet of the Noble Lord the Member for the City of London ex ists merely upon sufferance. In an infamous sense, it has recently been said by M. ALPHONSE LAMAR.. TINE, in his magnificent "History of the Girondists," that ROBESPIERRE was the consummation of the Revo lution—that the Revolution, after embodying itself in a variety of forms and personages, ended ill ROBES PIERRE. In a noble and humanising sense, it may be said that the prolonged struggle in politibal opinion which has followed the passing of the Reform Bill, the moral revolution of Great Britain has been consummated in RUSSELL. And it is most fitting that this eminent statesman should be the result of such a diversified and triumphant contest against the abuses of the con stitution ; it is most fitting that the man who had the immortal honour of introducing that renowned mea sure in the House of Commons should be the chief tain selected by the nation for the government of its affairs when the full advantages of Parliamentary reform were beginning to be realised. Contented, however, with the benefits already en sured by the destruction of political party, the consti tuencies of the empire show signs of degenerating into inertness. They seem to be impressed with a notion that the requisite impulse has been given, and that their work is consequently in a great measure accom plished. Probably it may be so. Probably the time has actually gone by when there could be any chance of retrogression. We believe that that time has gone by. We believe that the triumph of liberality is se• cured for ever, that the pathway of civilisation has been trampled smooth in the very struggles of de fence and progression ; we believe that the wedge has been so inserted in the upas of ignorance and Toryism, that it must with every additional blow rive the stem from the crown to the root. Still the devo lopement of the blessings of social advancement will be better secured and expedited by the continu ance of popular activity. Inertness in the electors conduces to indifference in the elected. Quietude out of doors necessitates an abatement of energy within the house. It has become proverbial, indeed, that public opinion is the chief motor in the mechanism of the Government. Without ardour and consistency, and perseverance and precision in the prime motor, the movements of that State machinery naturslly relax correspondently. The fire smoulders, the water becomes less heated, the piston flags in its directing force, the rotation of -the wheel slackens. This is inevitable. It is inevitable, we maintain, that unless there is an increased ardour among the consti tuencies, there will be a decreased energy among their Parliamentary representativea. It is incumbent, therefore, upon the electors of England, 'Wales, Ireland, and Scotland, to bestir themselves betimes for the selection of the most competent candidates among those who will solicit their suffrages at the hustings; otherwise the character of the new Parliament must be neces sarily deteriorated by procrastination and careless ness. Precautions and preparations are conse quently requisite in every city, borough, a n d county. We gladly direct attention to the meeting con vened on Tuesday afternoon at the London Tavern by the Registration Association of this great city, a lengthened report of which meeting is duly published in another column. The course of the metropolitan constituency is thereby mapped out beyond all pos sibility of misconception, and certainly beyond all possibility of failure, providing the Liberal electors are only true to themselves, and earnestly unanimous in the great principles involved in the approaching struggle. Considering that the registered majority of Liberals over Conservatives is something approxi mating to two thousand, there can assuredly be little hesitation as to the result of the election, in the event of a general combination. Nor is there now any uncertainty whatever as to particular candidates deserving of the suffrages of the London constituents —the candidates enumerated by the Registration Association are at once distinguished men and ex treme Liberals : foremost amongst them the Prime Minister of England; secondly, Sir GEORGE Lag- PENT ; thirdly, Mr. JAMES PATTISON ; and, fourthly, Baron LIONEL ROTHSCHILD. Let it not be forgotten f t o h u a thrice r t t Liberal ;e nam previouslyre representatives inw s h im en ul t t h a e ne s o u ti c s e l e y ssf t u o l Par liament can didates were Alderman MATTHEW WOOD Alderman ROBERT WAITIIMAN, Mr. GEOR GE GROTE, and Sir JOHN KEY ; in 1835, when th e same M em b ers were returned, with the excepti on o f M r. W ILLIAM CRAWFORD in lieu of Sir JOHN KEY ; and in 1837, when the successful candidates of the preceding elec tion were each of them victorious. To London an immense number of the provincial constituencies will look immediately upon the dissolution of Parliament for an example as to the disposition which should be evinced. What must not be the consequence of the visible unanimity of the metropolitan electors in the triumphant return of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, of Sir GEORGE LARPENT, contagion the of o t icEL n J i a r, st p liv P h A a T t T m lB u o s T n o a t n b d e fßa On L hat ROTHSCHILD enthusiastic manifestation o f liberality ? Upon decision of the City of London depends therefore, the toa considerable extent, the character of the new Par liament. There can be no question as to the deep and serious importance of the subject to which Lord BROUGHAM on Monday directed the attention of the Upper House. The enormous quantity of business an nually brought forward, the extensive interference with the rights of property, and the weight and mag nitude of the interests involved in what has been termed " private legislation " imperatively dernand that the tribunals to whose decision they are to be submitted should be so constituted as to diminish to the lowest degree the chances of an erroneous or un warranted judgment, and to prevent the possibility of fraud or of corruption. The first question, there fore, that naturally arises is, are these points attained by the present system ? and, secondly, if not, and that great and glaring abuses are to be found in its administration, what measure of reform is necessary in order to obtain tribunals in every respect unobjec tionable —suitable for the grave and important duties entrusted to their charge, and responsible for the just and efficient discharge of these duties ? The Noble and Learned Lord gave an interest ing account of the ancient machinery brought into operation, of the " recevours " and fit '5 ! , • ..,,,,, „s ~_ . ,••• ~. 6 . ' ,k,i i -----; L a x` ~ -.- e 40,.. . • . t/ '. d:7 :-. 11111111,Aq% `4 . • -- -V ~, F vi , , 4.-.W.-.= .--, 4 .:' , ......::. ih E - , r , ":::;:cr •m 0 '', ',`,,,,-..,;,,44 - o•23 l riarqy,,,:r-., _,_ " triours" to whom petitions were referred, from whence it is manifest, that the same absurd jealousy as to any interference with the legis lative functions, by persons not members of either branch of the Legislature, that has recently prevailed, had then no existence. The " recevours" were not ne cessarily members of either House, and the "triours" were assisted by the judges and King's sergeants. The Members of Parliament generally would no more have acted in opposition to the judgment of those learned persons than the lay Members of the present House of Peers would interfere with the law Lords in their judgment on a purely judicial question. The cases, however, in which private legis lation was required were comparatively rare, and when brought before Parliament generally com manded an universal assent; in fact, there was seldom, if ever, controversy, either as to the law or the fact. They were chiefly cases for the improvement of pri vate estate., the settling of doubtful titles, and others of a similar description; a greater degree of laxity in consequence began to prevail. The judges or sergeants were not called upon to give their assist ance in questions of such trivial importance and re quiring so little skill or learning to solve their difficulties as those which generally were to be adjudicated upon. The present system, therefore, gradually sprung up, and is continued, although 600 or 700 private Bills are now annually brought forward—many of them, in deed the great majority, involving the decision of disputed facts, the determining the relative weight attachable to the evidence of witnesses of undoubted integrity and of the highest scientific attainments, and, finally, a judgment between conflicting claims which should, if possible, be ever founded on fixed and in variable rules and principles, but which is required from those wholly unacquainted with such rules or principles, and who are in nowise qualified, either by education,"practice, or attainments, for the discharge of the judicial functions. Private legislation had, in fact, the same relation to proceedings in equity that equity had to common la\v. Our taw courts, the Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer were originally the only tri bunals in the country, and they judged according to the common law and the statute law of the country. It was found, however, that they were inadequate for the exigencies of the nation. They could punish wrong-doers, but they could not interpose to pre vent the commission of wrong ; they could impose damages for a breach of contract, or a violation of an agreement, but they could not enforce the execution of that contract, or compel the specific per formance of that agreement. They had no cognisance of, or jurisdiction over, cases binding on the conscience, or connected with trusts. Necessity was, therefore, speedily felt for the existence of another court pos sessing an extraordinary jurisdiction, and enabled from its constitution to afford relief where it was necessarily withheld in consequence of the strict rules of the common law ; the courts of equity were therefore constituted, and given a jurisdiction over all cases of the latter description. There was still, however, a further want; from time to time cases might and did arise where great hardship was sus tained by individuals, and sometimes by the public generally, and yet no relief could be afforded, either at law or in equity, Such cases could only be dealt with by the highest tribunal of all—the Parliament. Each was to a certain extent to be regulated by its own peculiar features, but, as we have already said, they were of comparatively rare occurrence, and seldom possessed any points of intricacy or difficulty. Still, it was provided that the judges and sergeants should render their assistance. There is no doubt that if the questions had been of sufficient magnitude or importance to call for or require the constant employment and superintendence of learned and competent judges, that such would have been ap pointed for the Parliamentary as well as for the equity and law courts. Every precaution was adopted to .procure the most able, the most learned, and the most impartial men to occupy the bench of justice in the latter courts; men the integrity of whose lives, the purity of whose characters, and whose universally recognised attainments qualified them for the task, and who were rendered inde pendent of the Crown, so that no political feeling or undue leaning should be suffered to disturb the even tenor of their way. In consequence these duties are generally discharged in a man ner beyond all praise, and which defy the breath of slander or calumny. Is this the case in Par liament? and if not, why not? A greater amount of property, more important and conflicting interests now come before the Committees than those which are submitted to the courts of law or equity, and surely care should be taken to obtain judges of equal learning, ability, and integrity to adjudicate thereon. A letter from Berne of the 24th, in the Constitu tionuel, says—" A grand meeting was held on the 21st at Brunnen, in the canton of Schwyz, on the banks of the lake of Lucerne, between the delegates of the seven Separatist cantons. The most violent resolutions were adopted with a quasi unanimity, signifying that the League relies in the last extremity upon foreign intervention. Several Protestants of note were remarked in the meeting. Hitherto, the Conservatives of this creed have been, in general, frugal of their hostile demonstrations on questions which appear to be within the domain of religion. This circumstance is enough to restore to the present crisis its real character—that of an inveterate conflict between the two great principles which divide the political world." A letter from Berlin of the 24th says—" Baron DE CORNELIUS, author of the designs of the bas-reliefs which ornament the silver and gold shield which King FREDERICK WILLIAM lately sent as a baptismal present to his god-son, the Prince of WALES, has re ceived an autograph letter of thanks in the German language from Queen VICTORIA. Among other thing s her MAJEST Y says :—' I hope that one day my son, in whose name I write, because he is not yet able to write himself, will prove by his intelligence, and by his love of the fine arts, that he is worthy of the chef d'muvre which his royal god-father has pre sented to him." The Breslau Gazette states that a great many persons have lately been arrested in Poland, and the estates of several landholders confiscated by the Imperial Government. Madrid papers of the 23d have arrived. The Correo denies the statement of the Faro, that ESPARTERO has been restored to his rank and honours. There was a rumour in Madrid that a Narvaez-Serrano Cabinet was about to be formed. GONZALES BRAVO, having been attacked by a Minis terial journal for his conduct in Portugal, has re signed his post of Member of the Royal Council. The Estudiente, a Carlist chief, has appeared at the head of a formidable band in the neighbourhood of Burgos, and has seized a number of post-horses in the various towns, and burned the telegraphs. The Three per Cents. were done at 291 for cash; the Five per Cents. at 17k ; the Debt without Interest at si; and the Coupons at 15. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. The consequences of Government interference to keep down the price of bread, and to feed the people of Paris, are now becomin g manifest. For a Go vernment to feed an entire nation is manifestly im possible ; and if it undertakes to feed any one portion of the nation, it can only d o so at the expense of the rest, and those who are thus robbed in order that their more fortunate brethren may be unjustly favoured, will naturally grumble, and from grumbling be led to consider what it is that has caused themselves to be plundered for the benefit of another portion of their fellow-subjects. The provincials of France appear to be at present considering this question. " Why should Paris be so especially favoured ?" ask they. The reply is obvious—" Lest an outbreak should take place in Paris, and end in a revolution. It is from fear—and fear alone—that the Govern ment provides for the sustenance of the people of Paris." " Then let us try what fear will do for us,' say the provincials ; and accordingly we find that Mulhouse—the Manchester of France—was on Saturday the scene of a food riot of the most alarming description. The Moniteur publishes the following account of the disturbance : "A telegraphic dispatch from the Prefect of the Uppar Rhine announces that troubles have broken out at Mul hausen since yesterday morning. The price of bread «33 the pretext for it. The crowd ttttacked successively the shops of the bakers and the wine shops, which they pillaged and ransacked. Misfortunes have to be de • plored. During the pillage of a baker's shop, alter several warnings and reiterated sumrtaunaes had remained without result, the Lieutenant-Colonel of the 18th Light Infantry, who commanded the detachment, seeing him self assailed on all sides, was obliged to order the troops to fire. Three or four persons were killed. The Lieut.• Colonel was seriously woundsd in the lace. A great number of persons have been arrested." This it is to be feared is but the " beginning of the end," and we shall not be surprised to hear of similar disturbances breaking out in other provincial towns of France. Notice was given on Saturday to General Cu- BIERES, and to Messrs. TESTE, PAMILENTIER, and PALLEPRA, of the decree of the Court of Peers ordering them to be put upon their trial. M PAILLET is engaged to defend M. TESTE, and M . BAROCHE has been retained on the part of General CURIERES. CHAII-D'EST-ANGE for M. PEL- I LAPRA. and M. BERRYER for M. PARMENTIER. It is said in the salons of Paris that the French Government is engaged in a series of intrigues hav ing for their object the elevation of the Duc DE MoNT PENSIER to the throne of Spain. General NARYAEN, it is said, is only waiting in Paris the completion of the preliminary arrangements to proceed at once to Madrid and assume the dictatorship of Spain, under the protection of the Court of the Tuileries. The report that the Due D ' AUMALE is to be appointed Viceroy of Algiers has been revived. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Mon day at 77f. 50c.., the Five per Cents., 117 f. 80c.; Rotten, 970 f. ; Havre, 645 f.; Great Northern, 570 f.; Avignon, 683 f. 75c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,272 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 595 f. ; Bordeaux, 510 f. ; Basle, 187 f. 50c. ; Dieppe, 315 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 422 f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes, 405 f.; Paris and Lyons, 443 f 75c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 446 f. 25c: ; Bordeaux and Cette, 455'. MARSEILLES, JUNE 24.—Marseilles and Avignon, 717 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNK 29. Ceylon, lA—Luxembourg. 1 5 A—Northern of France, 10 3 / 4 —Paris and Strasbourg, s—Rouen and Havre, 26. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS (From The Sun of Last Night.) The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 8,000 bales, of which about 2,000 bales were take ❑ on speculation. American sold at 61d. to 7-id. for 6,000 Liles, and Surat at 44d. to sd. per lb.—Railway Shares were very firm again, and there was a demand for North Staffordshire, Great Midland, Eastern Coun ties, and other favourite lines. The Prussian Legislature, it appears, intends to grant the Hebrews various immunities, though not to the ex tent of emanc'pation, as originally proposed. There are in the Prussian dominions 206,000 Jews. The letters received to-day from Manchester still comment upon the injurious influence of the high price of cotton, but at the same time notice increased firmness on the part of manufacturers, and a growing disposition to buy goods. Accounts from St. Andrews, brought by the steamer from Halifax, state:—There is at present a scarcity of shipping here to carry off the lumber which is fast ac cumulating on the hands of our mill•owners. Good freights to Europe for a few ships could easily be had. Deals may be quoted at present at 8 dulls. to 9 dolls.; %V. P. Boards at 8 dulls. to 9 dulls. The Foreign Exchanges were tolerably firm here again yesterday afternoon on the leading continental cities. The Funds have recovered the temporary depression of yesterday, and there is no inclination to depress the market. On the other hand the purchases are mode rate, and there is some caution exhibited. Consols have been 89k to s ; New Three-and. a-Quarter per Cents. 91k to I; and the Three per Cents. 89k to Bank Stock is firm at 197. Exchequer-bills have been 9s. to 12s. premium. The Corn-market is again lower. The announcement of the inability of the Portuguese Government to pay the dividend on its stock, although expected, has sent down the Four per Cent. Bonds to 311 and 34 Spanish Five per Cents. have been steady at 22, and the Three per Cents. at 344. Mexican Bonds are hea;ty at 19 to 19i. Railway Shares are buoyant, and the list subjoined will show a few instances of improvement, although the speculative dealings are not large. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. • • • . .. 197 197 fhree per Cent. Reduced Annuities 89% 1 ,4 89% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 91 IA 91 4 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 Ditto. 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. Ditto. under 1,0001. .. .. 10 p Consols for Opening, July 16 .. •891 i% IA Exchequer Bills. 1 3 gd. 2d. 1,0001... .. .... 12 9 p 5001. • .... 15 10p Ditto. Small .... 20 15 p ONE O'CLOCK. •• 8% CLOSING riacEs. FOREIGN FUNDS. Grenada, I per Cent .. Ditto, Deterred • . • • • • • • —3% Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. 19% 19 19 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, 4 per Cent .. •• .. •• 30% 31% 31% Ditto, for the Account • • .. .. 31% 31 Russian Bonds .. .. .. .. .. 111% 111% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 22 22 Ditto, Passive Bonds .. .. .. 47 % 4% Ditto, Three per Cent .. '.. .. 34 1 4 34 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Hall per Cent .. 58% 58% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 89% BJ% BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. • . 2% .• • • •• • . 1% Buckinghamshire 61.45.... % dis... •• • • % dis. Caledonian 35 ..... Ditto, Half Shares .. Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 15 .... 3% 3.. • • .... 3 Eastern Counties .. 20 .... 21' 214 ...... Do. I'crpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61. 13s. 4d. • • .... •• .. Ditto, ditto.. .. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. .• • Ditto, York Extension 7% .... 7% • 7 •• East Lancashire .. .. 20 •• • . •• • • • • Ditto, New .. .. 10 .... 10 1 4 Ditto, data New Scrip • • .. 1% • ...... Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 ••.. 68 • .... •• .. Great Northern .. .. 4%4........ Great North of England . ..100 .... .. •••.• • .. Ditto. New .. . 25 .... 64Y 65 64%.. Great Western .. 85 • Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 12 4 .... 18% •• .. Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 .. 29 Ditto, New .. 4%.... 9 8%.. Huddersfield and Manchester .. 19 .... 21% Hull and Selby .. Ditto, Half Shares .. Lancaster and Carlisle 25 .... 52 ... ...... .. .. 50 .... - ........ Ditto. New .. .. 736 .. • 11% ...... • • 11% Leeds an 4 Bradford .• .. 40 .... 88% •••• .. • Bs% Leicester and Bedford 165..... % dis % dis. Leeds and Thirsk 2G .... 21% .. 21% Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 2% London and Blackwall .. 16/. 13s. 4d. 7%% •• .• Ditto, New. No. 2 . • 2/. 13s. 4d. % p.. % p London, Brighton, & South Coast 50 •• • • 56% 563 j 56% Dittos, Consol. Eighths • • .. 10 14% l4 London and Greenwich.. 121. 15s. 4d... • • 9% •• • 9% London an North-Western —lOO .... 183 185 184% 184% Ditto ditto, New Shares • • .. 2 .... 13% 14 ••.. •• 14 Ditto, Fifths .. 2 .... 18 •• • • .... • • 18 London and South-Western 41/. 66.10 d... 67 68 ...• • • 67 Ditto, New .. 27%.... 31% .. • • .. • • 32% Ditto, New .. • • .. 22 .... 24% •• 24% Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) .. 50 •• • • 57 • • • .... • • 57 Ditto, Tenths (ditto) • • 40 •• • • 45% 454 Ditto, Scrip.. .. • • .. 5 .... 5 5% Lynn and Ely .. •• .. 25 .... •••• • • • 24% Manchester and Leeds.. 82 .• .. 104 .... • • lO4 Ditto, Half Shares .. 38 .... 46 .• • - 46 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12 .... 15% 16 l6 Ditto, Fifths .. .... 11% • ll% Ditto, Thirds (Reg.).. ..7/. 45..... % p % p Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. •• .. par .. • • • par Midland ..100 ....131 132 130.• 132 Ditto, New .. 36 .• 45% %..• • • • 454 Ditto, New .. .. 6 .... 10%%% JO% Do., Consol. Bristol :and Birm. Mx per Cent. .. . •..100 ....128 129 129 Newcastle and Berwick • • .. 20 •• • • 29% 29% Ditto, New .. • • .. • 5 ••.% • • • • Norfolk .. • • .. • • ..• 100 ..... 124% .... •. • • 124% Ditto, New . .. 5 .... •••• • • • • North British .. •• 25 .• — Ditto, Thirds .. .. 1 .• • • • • .• North Staffordshire .. • . 7% 1031 %11 • .• • • 11 North Western • • • • .. .• 4 .• • • 2% ••••• • • • • • 2% Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 ••. • •••• • • • • tin Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 336 .... 3% ••• • • • 336 Ditto. Class B .. • . .. 3 •• • • 2% • •.•• .. • • 2% Shropshire Union .- 4 .• 248% • South Devon .. 40 •••.• • • • • • Ditto, Preference • • .. • . 5 . • 5 . • s South Staffordshire .. • . .. 21. 125... .• •••• • • • • % South Eastern and Dovor 33%.. • • 38 ••• • • • 37% Do., New (do. 33/. 6s Sd.) No. 2. 12 .... ••.• . l2 4 Do., New (do. 101.) .. No. 4 . 5 .... %•••• • • • • 4% South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole .. .. • .. .. 2 .... 176 %2 . • West Itiding Union • • .. .. 41. 25... %% p .. • % p Windsor. Staines, &S. Western.. 425. • 2% p York and Newcastle .. .. 25 .... 38%4 .• 3, Ditto, New.. .. .. 10 .... 174 17 16% Ditto, Preference .. .. 8 .... 12% 12 38 York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... 87% 88 ...• 88 Ditto, Preference • • .. 6 .... 16% .... • • 16% Do. E. and W. Hiding Eaten • • 10 23% 23 .... • • 23 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bord., Toul., &Cette kConstituted) 4 .... 2g 2........ 2 East Indian . ss. .......... mi Great Western Bengal .. ss. .......... Luxembourg .. 6 .. .. Northern ut France •• .. 8 .... 10h %...• •• •• 10% Paris and Lyons .. 8 .... 5% •. • ..... 5% Paris and Strasbourg .. • . 8 .... 5 .• .. • ..... 5 Rouen and Havre . .. .. 20 .... 25%(.......... 25% JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London and Westminster .. .. 20 .... 26% .......... Ditto, New ? .... 13 .......... MLNEB. Rea) del Monte, Unreeistered .. .... MONEY MAIMET.--The premium on gold at Paris is 14 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10 1 4 d, per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.50 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.55, it follows that gold is 0.20 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 432 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10 1 / 2 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.81 ; and the exchange at Hamburg!' on London . at short being 13.9*, it follows that gold is 0.35 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New York on London is 106* per cent., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 3.33 Der cent. against England. But the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be deducted from the above difference. NOBLE CONDUCT.—The Adventurers in Wheal Ruby Mine have ordered their workmen to be supplied with best bag flour, to the amount of 251. per week, at a dis. count of 25 per cent. on the cost price. The adventurers have also agreed to take payment for the flour at such times as the earnings of their work people will permit.— Devonport Independent. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT SOUTIIERN AND WESTERN (IRE LAND) OPENING TO MARYBOROUGH. On Saturday the Great. Southern and Western Rail way was opened for public traffic to Mary borough, a dis ,tive of 531 miles. After the- dispatch of the regular traffic trail( at nine A.M., the engineer in-chiet, Sir John Macneil; the vice-chairman of the bosrd of direc tors, Edward M'Donnell, Esq.; William Houghton, Esq., W. Goold, Esq., two of the directors, with a number of friends, proceeded by an express train at half-past ten to Maryborough, where they arrived at a quarter before twelve, and proceeded to examine some of the works connected with the line—the new road lead ng into the town under the railway—the site of the new station at the Golden Croft, Sce. The party next proceed: d to make trial of the portion of the line thence to Mountrath, which is nearly completed. Leaving Maryborough the line crosses the road ltading to Mount melba, and also that to Mountrath, over both of which it is carried on high embankments, by means of lattice bridges, the former being 52 feet span, the latter 50 feet. These bridges are quite of a novel character, being the first of the kind yet built, and after a design of Sir John Macneil's, for combining the greatest strength of frame with the least sacrifice of headway, on the lattice prin. 10 p 89 q, ciplo. Alter returning to Maryborough, the party adjourned to 11•Evoy's Hotel, where a splendid deje.uner was pre pared. The Deputy Chairman of the Board presided, and at his left sat the Rev. 'l'. Harpur, Rector of Maryborough, and the Rev. 1)r. O'Connor, P.P. There were also present—George Iloyte, Esq., Vice Chairman cf the Drogheda Railway Company ; Mr. Newton and Mr. Alexander, of the Irish South-Eastern : Mr. Prior, of the London and North- Western Railway of England ; James Fagan, P. V. Fitzpatrick, Esqrs., &c. TheCuantstaN proposed the usual loyal toasts, after which he gave the healths of the Rev. Mr. llarpur and ,the Rev. Dr. O'Connor. The Rev. Mr. HAarun and the Rev. Dr. O'Cotallort severally expressed their acknowledgments, and the latter gentleman took the opportunity of proposing the heath of " The great engineer, Sir John Macncil, to whose talent and ability 7 the company and the country were so deeply indebted." Sir J. MACNEIL, in returning thanks, took occasion to state how warmly all his Exertions had been seconded by the board of directors. It was only fair for him to sav that he could only design, while the execution was left to the contractors ; and it had been his good fortune to have his works entrusted to contractors who had given him and the company the utmost satisfaction. There were two of those gentlemen present, and it gave him much pleasure to propose " The healths of Messrs. I)argan and Moore." Mr. DARGAN briefly acknowledged the high compli ment paid him. He hid always received the utmost kindness and support at the hands of the board of direc tors ; and holding as he then did contracts for the com pletion of nearly the entire line to Cork, and having that day upwards of fifty thousand men employed in various parts of Ireland, it was a source of much satis faction to him to feel that he might rely upon the same consideration from the directors, and to feel that they had confidence in him.—(Applause.) Mr. MoonE also returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN then gave "The health of the Deputy Chairman of the Dublin and Drogheda Railway, George Hoy te, Esq." Mr. HOYTE returned thanks, and said the manner in , which the works had been executed reflected the bigl.est credit upon all concerned, and he hoped the day was not far distant when they would be assembled at Cork to celebrate the completion of this great line.—(Hear, hear.) He had no doubt but that in a very short time Cork and Belfast would be brought within a dis tance of eight hours.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. Hoyte gave " The health of Mr. M•Donnell, deputy-chairman, and the re,t of the directors of the Great Southern and Western Railway." Mr. M‘DororELL briefly thanked the company for the honour paid him and the board. Mr. HAUQIITON, one of the directors, also expressed his obligation, and gave—" The health of the Chairman of the Company, George Carr, E,q.," who was absent in London on important business connected with the rail way. Mr. GooLo proposed—" Success to to the Irish South- Eastern Railway," which would be one of their most im portant feeders. Mr. ALEXANDER expressed his obligations. The next toast was that of " Mr. Prior, connected with the London and North-Western Railway of Eng land." _ _ Mr. PRIOR, in returning thanks, observed that it was kis first visit to Ireland. He had seen nothing in the country which precluded it from rising in industrial eminence to equal England.—(Hear, hear.) Most cer tainly, so far as railways were concerned, he had seen nothing in England superior to the noble line he had traversed on that day.—(Hear, hear.) " The Health of James Fagan, E.,,q ," was proposed and warmly toasted. After some other toasts, The CHAIRMAN gave " To the next merry meeting, he hoped at Thurles." This sentiment was loudly cheered, and the company repaired to the train, which shortly afterwards started, and arrived in Dublin at half-past eight P.M , accom plishing part of the trip at the rate of sixty miles an hour RAILWAY ECONOMY. • Next to our race of energetic and ingenious men (says Mr. S) dney, in his Railway System)—next to our trea sures of coal and of iron—nothing has contributed more to the successful rivalry in commerce, and all the arts of peace and war, which this small island has maintained with great European states, blessed with a more favour able climate and more fertile soil, than our excellent means, natural and artificial, of internal communication —what Baron Charles Dupin has so happily called our pouvoir viable, — while the sea around us forms an easy highway from north to south, from east to west. Roads, rivers rendered navigable, canals, and railroads (the last discovered and most perfect means of reducing time and space), not only give increased value to our fields and our mines, but actually create wealth as much as if they struck on veins of gold and diamonds ; for means of easy conveyance open the long-neglected coal-mine, give tuel to the shivering peasantry, employ ment to the miner, and unlooked-for revenue to the landed proprietor—easy means of conveyance bring lime and manure to be laid down on the reclaimed heath, which, in return, gives back hay and corn, turnips, milk, cream, butter, cheese, and fat cattle to be also conveyed to the markets the new roads have opened. The amount of this interchange must depend on the price of transport. A hard turnpike road made that point near which was out of all reach when pack-horses on bridle-roads were the only means of transport. The canal still more re duced the distance and expense for certain articles ; the railroad, most of all and best of all, was open to every thing a hick it would be useful to transport, from an ox to a load of manure. Cheap as railroads are, they would be more useful if they were cheapf - r. At first sight, this would seem a truism so obvious, that to prove it, no long array of facts and arguments drawn from the stores of parliamentary reports was re quired ; and yet in this year of 1847, in the seventeenth session of railway experience, at this moment great and constantly increasing efforts are being made to saddle the country with an additional, or rather excrescence, on our present railway system, which will not only swallow up all the economies of construction which ex • perience has effected up to the present time, but also render railway communication expensive, inefficient, and unsafe. There can be no doubt that capital unnecessarily ex pended on a canal or railroad must become a tax upon the public either in increased charges or diminished ac cornmodation. Thus if, from any cause, a railroad costs 1,000,000/, which might have been constructed quite as well for 500,0001., either travellers must pay higher charges, or the speculative investment will prove unremunerative, and the road and machinery will fall into decay and disorder, or the company will be pre vented from extending to other and perhaps less wealthy districts the benefits of locomotive communication. Ex perience has proved, again and again, that railways which are not remunerative will not long be either efficient or safe. In this country the great streams of commerce are already secured by our principal trunk lines ; the districts which remain open for railway pro jects are agricultural, rich rather in latent than in existing traffic ; which, if they are to be well served, must be cheaply served. Therefore the completion of an effective railway system—that is to say, a system which shall base its success on the many—which shall fill the place, not only of the ship and stage-coach, but of the carrier's cart—must depend on economical con struction and economical management. RAILWAY PROGRESS ON THE AMERICAN CONTINENT. The surplus products of American harvests, and its transportation to meet the exigencies of the mother country, render freights on the American lines difficult to be obtained, notwithstanding that the New Jersey and other lines run many extra trains both night and day. The quantity of flour which has been received at Boston by the Western Railway between Sept. 1 and April 10 was 182,542 barrels, against 143,647 barrels for the corresponding period last year. The quantity of cora received from all points during the same period was 1,353,560 bushels. VIEW COMMERCIAL ON AMERICAN LINES.—The im pressions that at present prevail in America relative to the ultimate remunerativeness of their multiplying lines may be taken as a tolerable criterion of the eventual advantage that will accrueupoi3nritspirh udeht enterprise in connexion with almost all our rail ways. It is predicted in the best informed quarter at sthat every line in America, no matter how unfavourable r u a e l r priid a e e e v n e n n t t must e good dividends. Nearly every y more money in 18 46 th an in 1845 , and so far this year they have done a ve r y large business compared with th e corresponding period in former years. The activity in the grain markets has given all any quantity of freight, and they have been reaping a very rich harvest. Every road in the country, in gool hands, must improve in value and productiveness. They are so intimately con nected with the trade and commerce of the country, that they must improve as resources become developed, and connexions are made between different sections of the country. The business of the New England lines is almost entirely of a local character and they pay better dividends than any other roads in this country. Railways running in any direction from New York, or one in any way connected with it, are more favourably located than any others in the country. The New Yorkers have ex• peuded nearly three hundred millions of dollars in works of internal improvement; come are unproductive, some in an unfinished state, and some at present perfectly useless. At the time the immense debts of some of the States were contracted, the public mind was almost entirely absorbed by the construction of canals. The canals built at that time, at such an extravagant rate of expenditure, will in a few years be almost entirely super seded by railways constructed in their immediate ' vicinity. Now railways are in cpmplctlon in et cry part of the country, and a few 3 errs will suffice to complete many of the lint s now in ;:n un finished state. The cap:tal socks of must have becii filled up by subscriptions from the ;riddle cLisses. New York capitalists are very shy, and touch all works of internal improvement cautiously ; and rich men are unwilling to part with their money, unless immediate returns in the shape of dividends are guaranteed. In consequence of this principle prevailing 14.) generally, the system of paying interest uron all instalments paid in upon subscriptions to railroads has been adopted. The journals condemn this system, as it is not more or less than paying back to subscribers, in the shape of interest, part of the principal, tho deficiency produced by these payments having to be made up by an increase of capital stock. On the Boston line there has been a general increase of trade. In fact, the increase of business ott the railroads already in operation has put all previous calculations far in the back-grown!. Estimates, originally deemed to be highly exaggera . ed, have proved to be far below the actual results. The annexed tablo exhibits the gross receipts of the following railroads leading from Boston, in four years ending December 1, 1846: 1843. 1846. Boston and Worcester $383,367 $554,712 Western Boston and Lowell Fitchburg Boston and Maine Eastern Boston and Providence 233,388 360,375 Total $1,918,734 $3,260,725 Aggregate increase on all the roads is 57 per cent. Fares were generally reduced in 1845. _ _ POPULATION PER MILE ON THE MASSACHUSETTS LINES.—From calculations recently made, it has been ascertained that the population of the towns immediately adjoining some of the railroads of Massachusetts was as follows:—viz., of the Old Colony Railroad, not including Dorchester, 25,976, giving an average of 702 per mile, that of the Providence road, not including Roxbury, 39,977, or 978 per mile ; of the Worcester road, 27,159, or 603 per mile ; of the Fitchbury road, 27.353, or 547 per mile ; of the Lowel road, 28,664, or 1,102 per mile ; of the Boston and Maine road, terminating at the line of the state of New Hampshire, 19,865, or 567 per mile ; and on the Eastern road, terminating also at the border of the state, 51.967, or 1,310 per mile. The Boston Traveller states a remarkable fact, if it be one, or rather makes Mr. Gilmore, president of the Western Railroad, state a remarkable fact, in his testi mony before the railroad committee of the Massachusetts Legislature, viz., "That the present through travel be tween Albany and Boston on the Western Railroad, only averages 120 to 150 per month." This would be only five or six for each is orking day. DIADIMOTH ENGINE.—A monster engine on Stephen son's principle has just been completed by Messrs. Fostar and Co., cf Liverpool. It is intended for passenger trains. It has four driving wheels (each six feet in diameter) connected, boiler sixteen feet long, and its im mense weight may be estimated by the fact that thirteen horses were employed to draw it through the metro polis. Its destination is said to be the South-Eastern Railway. THE Two RAILWAY MISCARRIAGES THROUGS FRIGHT.—The following is trona a correspondent:— " Hope disappointed maketh the heart sick of the railway ~.ommissionership. The Government ought better to have calculated its own strength, and either not have created such a mere fiction of commis sionership for any public good, or, having created it, ought to have given it vigorous and decided support. As the matter, however, now stands, Mr. Strutt's office is null, and the power of the Whigs against the railways nugatory. The public are, therefore, anx iously inquiring when this expensive, and, as it has proved, perfectly useless commissionship is to be broken up? Mr. Strutt having said good bye to his fundamental Bill, the country (pitying his weakened condition under two such awful miscarriages from fright), are now equally desirous of sayin g good bye to Mr. Strutt and his whole sta ff. The pu ffed-up railway men have, it appears (like Mr. Borthwick) triumphed over the Whigs; but let them beware that the now universally spreading murmurs do not speedily break into a storm of public in dignation, which will lead, if not to the total abolition of the companies, to measures infinitely more restrictive upon them than those contemplated in Mr. Strutt's Bill." THE LATE COLLISION ON THE SHEFFIELD RAILWAY. —Since this occurrence the passing of goods across the two lines of rails (which was the occasion of the acci dent) has been discontinued ; a proper signal post has been erected, and au additional porter has been placed at the Gorton station. We understand these changes are what were required, and they will no doubt be ac cepted by the public as an earnest of the directors' care and watchfulness.—Manchester Examiner. TOURNAY AND JURBISE, AND LANDEN AND ITASSELT. —An experimental trip on the Landen and Hasselt line took place on the 24th instant, when the work of every portion of the line underwent a strict examination by the Government engineers, and the official opening is fixed for the 12th of July next. EAST LANCASHIRE.—There was a grand ceremony on Thursday at Helmshore, near llaslingden, on the occa sion of laying the foundation stone of the viaduct there on the main line of this railway. This important work is a continuous double viaduct, separated by retaining walls in the middle, skirting the side of the hills, near Helmshore. There are 15 arches in the whole, of about 30 feet span each, and the total length of the viaduct is 400 yards. The height of the principal arches is about 50 feet, and they are erected on a curve of about three quarters of a mile radius. The works on a considerable portion of this part of the line (fur some length of which the Act was only obtained in the present session of Par liament), and of this viaduct, notwithstanding the fact of the foundation stone having been postponed till the pre sent time, are in a very forward state, one of the arches of the viaduct, and many of those on other parts of the line, being already up to the springing poiut.—Nanchts ter 7 in/es. OPENING OF THE BOROUGHBRIDGE BRANCH or THE YORK AND NEWCASTLE. This branch was opened on Thursday. Its length is 5a miles, end it forms a junction with the Gnat North of England Railway on Pill Moor, south of the Sessay station. Leavinz the parent line it takes a westerly direction across Pill Moor, an extensive waste, the junction being on a curse of forty chains radius, the line runs nearly on a level, and Shen proceeds on a straight line on towards Brafferton. where there is an ample station in course of erection. Passing this station a cutting is entered, in length about one•third of a mi e, through a loose sand and gravel strata, the extreme depth being 36 feet- The high road from Brafferton to Thornton Bridge is carried over the railway in the cutting by a handsome viaduct of three arches. On emerging from the cutting a very beautiful country opens out to the view, the line immedately approaching and crossing the river Swale, over which it is carried is a noble stone bridge of three arches, each of fifty feet span. This is a skew bridge at an angle of 201 degrees. The village and beautiful church of Brafferton present, from this point, a beautiful view in the rear of the traveller. After the Swale has been passed, the line again takes the level, and proceed ing pi rtectly straight, it traverses a beautitul and lux uriant country. After crossing the highway from Kirby Hill to My ton, the line then takes a curve, of three quar tets of a mile radius to the south, end then proceeds straieht for about 400 yards, passing Milby on the right, with the truly historical town of Aidborough on the left, then taking a curve of three •fourths of a mile radius to the north. it terminates in a straight run of about 300 yards to Boroughbridge station. Excepting the Braf ferton cutting and the works at and in connexion with the Swale bridge, the entire line is nearly on the level, and has been of mo-t easy constructior. It open.. out' a connexion with a very important agri cultural district, of which the ancient town of Boroughbridge, the residence of Andrew Lawson, Esq., M.P., is in the centre. The station is situate within 200 yards of the magnificent bridge, being on the wirth side of the town, in the township of Langthrope, on Earl de Grey's estate. It is 159 feet long, and designed by G. T. Andrews, Esq., of York. It is in the Grecian style of architecture, with an elegant arcade in front. The fabric, is of brickwork, with stone dressings, and it comprises first and second class waiting rooms, booking offices, station-master's apartments, and other conve nir nces. There are also immediately adjacent an engine house, merchandise warehouse, cattle dock, carriage landings, &c., the whole establishment comprising an area of about seven acres. The works at the stations have been executed by Messrs. Burton, of London. The contractor of the line was Mr. Richard Cail, of New castle. The resident engineer was Mr. Joseph Stephen son. The opening day was one of great moment to the inhabitants of Boroughbride, and the town band attended each train to the junction. THE HARVEST—POTATO CROP.—AII the reports of the grain crops are most favourable, and nine out of ten of the accounts of the potato are of the same gratify ing character, especially those which have reached us just now. In the county of Carlow, for instance, we are assured that potato fields that had been considered affected, three weeks ago, appear quite flourishing, and a notion begins to prevail that there had been no real ground for alarm—in fact, that the blight of the two past years has not yet made its appearance at all. We must, however, mention, that a communication has been re ceived from one of the most experienced farmers, and certainly the most extensive potato cultivator in the midland counties, expressing fears for the safety of the general crop, and stating that signs of disease have appeared in the roots and stalks in his fields.—Dublin Evening Post. TILE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.-...Mr. C. R. Wold, a connexion of Sir J. Franklin, states that all the alarm which has been created respecting the Arctic adventurers is groundless. " Sir John," be says, " was provisioned for the summer of 1848, and when he sailed no one con templated hearing from him earlier than October or No vember, 1847, unless some unforeseen accident should compel his earlier return. If he succeeds in passing Behring's Straits at the end of August, or in September or October, 1847, we shall not kern his success earlier than January or February, 1848. There is, therefore, no cause as yet for flying to his rescue. His absence has not yet equalled that of Sir E. Parry on his second voyage; and there does not, in fact, exist at the present moment more reason for apprehension than there was when the expedition sailed. The not having heard from Sir John is to be looked upon as more an earnest of success than of failure." REDUCTION IN TUE PRICE OF BREAD.—Tuesday there was a general reducti n of one halfpenny in the price of the 41b. loaf throughout the different metropo litan districts, the high-priced bakers charging 11d., second quality 91i-d., household 9d. and Sid. the 41b. loaf; rye bread is 7d. the loaf, and Indian corn 2d. the lb. CONSECRATION OF THE NEW COLONIAL BISHOPS. —Tuesday the four new Bishops of Melbourne, Ade• laide, Cape Town, and Newcastle were publicly conse crated in Westminster Abbey, previous to their depar ture for their respective dioceses, in the presence of a numerous assemblage of persons.