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TILE COURT OF QUEEN CAROLINE. Now ready, in 2 vols., post Bvo., with Portraits, M EMOIRS OF LADY SUNDO N, AND OF THE COURT OF QUEEN CAROLINE, CONSORT OF GEORGE 11. Including Letters of the Most Celebrated Persons of the Time, Now first published from the Originals, By MRS. THOMSON, Author of " Life of the Duchess of Marlborough," &c. Henry Colburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. IsTOTICE, MISS PARDOE'S LOUIS THE XIS'., AND THE COURT OF FRANCE. A SECOND EDITION OF Tins NEW Woax will be Published on MONDAY, the 21st instant. Orders received by all Booksellers. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. _ ESSRS. LAMOND and CO:, RAILWAY INA. SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Pithlic for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day previous to their being offered ; and advices of results will be firwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds (imme diately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Saturday, will be performed Bellini's opera NOR MA. Norma, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Adalgisa, Mdme. Borani ; PoWone, Signor Fraschini ; Oroveso, Signor Lablache. To be followed by a Divertissement, with the grand Pas de la Esme ralda, Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi, and M. Perrot. To conclude with the admired Ballet, ALMA . The Entertainments in the Ballet will comprise the talents of Mlles. Honore, Cassan, and P. Stephan, Cerito, MM. St. Leon and Perrot. The Doors will be opened at Seven o'clock, and the performance commence at half past Seven o'clock. Pit Tickets may be obtained, as usual, at the Office of the Theatre, price 10s. 6d. each. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re spectffilly informed, that there will be a grand EXTRA NIGHT on THURSDAY NEXT, Jane 24, on which occasion Mdlle. Jenny Lind will appear in one of her favourite characters. To be followed by various Entertainments in the BALLET DE PARTMENT, combining the talents of Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi, Mdlle. Rosati, and Mdlle. Cerito, M. Perrot and M. St. Leon. The Select SWEDISH MELODIES will be repeated forthwith. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT. GARDEN. THIS EVENING, Saturday, June.l9, will be perfermed Verdi's celebrated tragic opera I DUE FOSCARI. Principal characters by Madame Grit, Madame Benin!, Signor] Ronconi, Mario, and Tagliatico. To conclude with a new grand ballet, in fourtableaul, entitled MASON LESCAUT. Manon Lescant, Mdlle. Finny Elssler ; de Grienx ; Sig. Casati ; Le Marquis de Granville, M. O'Bryan. Also a Pas de Trois, by Mdlles. Baderna, Berlin, and Demelisse. 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 Seven o'clock, and the performance commence at Eight. TP2ATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. tinder the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan Knowles's Comedy of THE LOVE CHASE, Sir William Fondlove, Mr. Tilbury; Master Waller, Mr. Howe ; Widow Green, Mrs. Glover ; Constance. Mrs. Nisbett. After which The MAGYAR MULATSAG ; or, Hungarian Fetes. By the celebrated Hungarian Dancers and the Hungarian Instru mental Vocalists. 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 Prurience Pickings, Mrs. HumbY. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST ; a Gipsy Story. Cheap Jchn, Mr. Wright; Islanaei, Mr. 0. Smith; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar; , tarlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which an entirely new Petite Comedy, entitled FLYING COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Suns ougi, Mr. Webster; Margaret, Miss Woolgar; Helen de Montereau, Madame Celeste; Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. To be followed by the Opera Baffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paal Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. MONDAY EVENING, Will be presented UNE FEMME QUI SE JETTE PAR LA FENETRE. The characters by M. Dumery, M. Rhozevil, Vallee, Mme. Grassau, and Mdlle. Duverger. After which the comedie of LE PERE TURLUTUTI.7. Rigaud, Bouffe, Rose, Mdame Grassau ; Adele, Mdlle. Vallee. To conclude with LE GAMIN DE PARIS. Joseph, M. Bouffe ; Amede, M. Rhozevil; Eliza, Mdlle. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. Boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 32, Bond-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five. ETHIOPIAN gERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS' performances must Terminate at the End of the Present Mouth. They will repeat their inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS at the above Theatre THIS EVENING, 'and on Thursday next, for the Benefit of Mr. Har rington, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening. Doors open at Eight o'clock. They will also give a DAY PERFORMANCE on Wednesday Morning next, commencing at Ilalf-past Two. _ . Boxes and Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at I he Box-office of the Theatre. I'RINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lossee and Manager. MONDAY EVENING. (First night of Madame Vest/is and Mr. C. Mats.) Will be presented a comic drama, entitled LOVE'S TELEGRAPH. Arthur de Solberg, Mr. C. Mathews; Count Theodore, Mr. Vining : Princess BlaneheMadame Vestris. After which a new comic drama, entitled "LADIES BEWARE !" Colonel Vavasour, Mr. Granby; Sir Charles Vavasour, Mr. James Vining ; Matilda, Miss Cooper. To be followed by A CURIOUS CASE. Mr. Aubrey, Mr. James Vining ; Twiggleton, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Aubrey. Miss Cooper. To conclude with Sheridan's drama of THE CRITIC. Sir Fretful Plagiary and Puff, Mr. C. Mathews. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager. Mr. William Batty. Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. Splendid combination of Novelties, in addition to which Mr. Batty has engaged Mdlle. Laurina, the Female Equestrian. 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. Unetrialled SCENES in the CIRCLE, with a brilliant display of Illrsemanshlp, introducing the Foreign and British Artistes. To conclude with the Equestrian Magical Sketch, THE GOLDEN I..)OTED STEED ; or, The Charmed Horse of the Black Valley. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. - Stalls, r.s.; Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; tipper Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. THIS EVENING r Will be performed Bellini's Opera of LA SONNAMBULA ; or, _ The Village Phantom. .Rodolpho, Mr. Leffier ; Elvino, Mr. Harri son ; Alessio, Mr. Horncastle ; Amine, Miss Rainforth ; Lisa, Mies It. Isaacs; Teresa, Mrs. Daly; Annette, Miss Vaughan. After which Dibdin's eemedietta of THE QUAKER. Steady, Mr. Leffler; Lubin, Mr. Morncastle ; Gillian, Miss Isaacs. To conclude with the nautical drama of BLACK•EYED SUSAN. William, Mr. Scott ; Blue Peter, Mr. liorncastle ; Susan, Mrs. IL Vining ; Dolly Mayflower, Miss Terrey. Boxes. '23., Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. Doors open at Six, commence a Half-prat Six. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a splendid drama, by Fltzball, called JANE PAUL ; or, the Victim of Persecution. Jane Paul, Miss Vincent ; Michael Paul, Mr. Hicks ; Necker, Mr. Bird; Hedgehog Jack, Mr. Searle. After which a new bnrletta, entitled the CROSS-BOW LETTER ; or, the Miller of Whetstone. Characters by Messrs. Bird, Searle, and Gardner, Miss Vincent, Mrs. Hicks, &c. To conclude with the celebrated drama of THE SLAVE. Gambia, Mr. Hicks ; Zelinda, Miss Boroughchffe. Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. 'Under the patronage of her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, &c. Open every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Athoission, One Shilling. YOU - ETU WEEK OF M. JULLIEN'S ENGAGEMENT. No F.xtra Charge 1 MONDAY, June 21st. ' The Proprietor has much pleasure in announcing to the Subscribers. Amateurs of Music, andthe public, that he has succeeded in re-engag ing M. JULLIEN and the Principal Solo Performers of his unrivalled band, includin.; Richardson, Baumann, Barret, Lazarus, Prospere, Collinet, and Her Kcenig, for a limited number of nights. Which, with Mr. GODFREY'S Splendid Band, aided by a selection from the principal bands in the Metropolis, will form an orchestra of One hundred Performers. The Proprietor begs to announce that he has, at a considerable expense, erected a new Entrance, and a aiagniflcent Walk, with flower borders, statues, and a Central Fountain, in front of the j grand Pictorial Representation of THE TOWN AND BAY OF GIBRALTAR.. The Menagerie contains many specimens, including the Giraffe, Gazelles, &c. The Promenade Concerts, conducted by Godfrey. A representation of the Porcelain Tower of Nankin. The Gothic Bridge *Moines. The grand Pyrotechnic Display, representing the SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR. ghowing the commencement of the Bombardment, partial destruc tion of the TOwn. and Blowing up of the Battering Ships. THE WEATHER.—Sun OFFICE, JUNE 18. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 52 ; Highest, 68 ; Noon, 55. BAROMETER, 29.73.—Wprn N.N.W.; showery. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 54 minutes after 5. I Evening .. 13 minntca Ailey 6. • If 1 44 -ttt , 7! 11174 1 ‘ 03.11:414, •4. 4 fi ' dr/ 4 7....7.4 , 411111% • 4 eatlV • Jai ,0r:0"47....*".—‘ ,' 4r. moA Iht 01 E u s • fThrruiin w t 4 LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1847. On Tuesday last we directed the public attention to the valuable results that would be attendant on an extensive cultivation of flax in Ireland, which we then stated furnished the most obvious means for the removal of Irish distress and Irish difficulties. We Although L or d PALMERSTON has been spared the shall now endeavour to prove the accuracy of that necessity of expatiating upon the advisability of the assertion. The soil and climate o f th e s i s t er ki ng - British interposition in the political affairs of Portu- dom is peculiarly suited for the growth of flax. By gal, the Noble Viscount has had to say his Alinisterial recent experiments it has been found that most catechism before Parliament. Thursday evening, for valuable crops can be produced at high altitudes ; example, a long chapter of interrogations from all that one in particular, which gained a medal from the quarters of the House elicited the corresponding Royal Society, was grown on the top of a mountain answers from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. more than 1,000 feet above the level of the sea, and - Has the blockade of the Douro terminated ? inquired entirely surrounded with heather. To those who are Mr. HUTT. Are the Government prepared to enforce acquainted with Ireland and the neglected state of the rescinding of the notorious decree of MARIA DA the mountain districts, it will at once be manifest GLORIA, inserted on the 6th June in the Di ar i o d o how wide a field is afforded for the profitable cultiva- Goveri.o, Suspending, among other things, the liberty tion of lands which have heretofore been suffered of the Portuguese press ? asked Mr. BERNAL O s - to remain idle and unproductive, or turned BORNE. 'What about the infracti on of the first article to littl e b ene fi c i a l use ; i n f act, t h ere i s scarcely any in the T rea t y o f Li s b on , signed in the July of 1842 ? variety of so il, hi g hl an d or lowland, that will not be What ab ou t th e i n f rac ti on o f the fifteenth, of the found we ll suited for the purpose. The value of the seventeenth, of th e e i ghteenth articles ? II hat crop will be f oun d in a great degree to depend on the , care and attenti on d evoted to it. A ton of flax will vary in value accordinr, to its fineness, colour, ,and about the forced currency of the Bank of Lisbon other essential qualities, from 401. to 2001. Here, notes? demanded Lord GEORGE BENTINCK. Are ten, is at once the strongest inducement held out to DAs ANTAS and his soldiers to be released from con the growth, fnement in the castle of St. Julian immediately the the grower to give ample employment, to have a intelligence of the submission of the Junta reaches the capital ? Are the British officers to be permitted number of persons engaged in watching taking all the n ecessar y ste p s i n relation thereto, Lisbon receive decorations for their servi ces o ff O porto an d and return theref or . Lisbon ? Nay, Mr. OSBORNR proce e d e d so f ar i n hi s when he is sure to receive so ample a inqtjs,itiveness as to inquire into th e course pursued in the world can a higher quality of flax' In no country by Government in the event of a dim possibility; but Lord PALMERSTON evaded the interrogation by ob jecting to give an official response upon a merely hypothetical casualty. Ludicrous and frivolous as this pertinacious cross examination may appear ; troublesome as it must undoubtedly be to the Noble Statesman at the head of the Foreign Department ; calculated as it is to consume an unnecessary amount of public time, and engage an unnecessary amount of legislative attention, we are gratified that general curiosity is still kept alive in respect to the condi tion and position of our Portuguese contem poraries. Simultaneously with the glorious realisa tion of the free-trade principles, a new and civilising sentiment has animated the hearts of our fello w countrymen—a sentiment of sympathy for the advancement and elevation of their fellow-creatures beyond -the shores of these islands, and beyond the frontiers of our colonial possessions. Hitherto it had been regarded as an indisputable truth that the wisest course to be adopted by an English citizen was to attend solely to the internal pros perity of their own country, and abandon the compli cated knots of our foreign relations to the subtle and experienced supervision of the Cabinet. It seemed to be an universally received opinion that the fingers of JOHN BULL were too clumsily formed, and too blundering in their movements, to be engaged in the loosening and the tying of those knots without producing an inex tricable confusion and ravelling of the bonds of in• ternational alliance beyond all hope of amendment. the multitude therefore remained isolated as it were from the millions of their brother men : and there was a direct communication with the different divisions of the human family, chiefly, if not entirely, through the punctilious correspondence of the state authori ties. Even commercially the communion of adjacent singdoms was, so to speak, carried on through the iron grating of customs' duties. Hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder, the millions of the earth could not by possibility stand until such time as the fiscal barriers erected by monopolising legislators should have been beaten down and trampled under foot. A humanising system of reciprocity could indeed be no more esta blished until the trammels of an erroneously distri buted taxation should be removed, than the helio centric system could be proved until the combination of the lenses had granted a telescopic assistance to the gaze of the astronomers. Now, however, that this dwarfing and insulating scheme of taxation is dis appearing, there is not merely a certainty of the development and expansion of commerce to its naturally healthy condition, and its naturally colossal dimensions, but the screen seems to have been removed which had been pre viously interposed between the various states and races of the globe. A novel interest has arisen amongst the people of England in the po litical and social, as well as in the intellectual and commercial progress of contemporary nations. While COBDEN, when speaking of the corn-laws, is saying to the millions of continental Europe—in the ambi guous but impressive languge of CICERO, when that great Consul spoke of CETHEGUS and LEyruLus, on the evening of the day on which those companions of CATALINE were executed—" they have flourished!" — while those significant words are responded to with enthusiasm in France, in Italy, and in Spain, at home the inhabitants are awakening to a sense of the im portance of a preservation of friendship with the po pulation of both hemispheres. Hence it is that so much interest is attached at this moment to the events which are now occurring in the Peninsula ; and from the evidence of this very in terest wP may recognise a new and glorious surety for the perpetuation and the preservation of the prin ciples of freedom. After an inquiry, extending through several days the inquest held over the bodies of the unfortunate) persons who were either immediately killed, or who subsequently died from the effects of the injuries they received from the fearful accident that occurred on the Dee bridge on the Chester and Holyhead Railway, was brought to a close on Thursday. The inquiry has been conducted in every way in a man ner becoming the extreme gravity of the subject matter with respect to which it was the important duty of the Coroner and the jury to institute the most searching investigation. The Government and the :Railway Commissioners have likewise effectually discharged the duty which, under the lamentable cir cumstances, it was incumbent upon them, on the part of the public, to fulfil. They sent down two cele brated engineers, Captain SYMONDS and Mr. WALKER, to examine into the cause of the catastrophe, and to lay before the jury the result of their observations. But, whilst every one must be gratified by the fair and impartial mode in which the inquest has been held, the conclusion which has been arrived at must arouse the most serious apprehensions in the public mind. The jury have unani mously recorded in their verdict that the acci dent was consequent upon the breakage of one of the cast-iron girders, and that the girder was made of a strength insufficient to bear the pressure of quick trains passing over it ; that cast-iron is too treacherous a metal to be used for such a purpose ; that they had in evidence before them that there are upwards of 100 bridges similar in principle and form to the late one over the river Dee, either in use or in the course of being constructed, on various lines of railways. It should be stated that these views of the jury are strictly in accordance with the opinions of Cap tain SYMONDS and Mr. WALKER, who condemned the principle of the bridge and its security, and who, " entertaining these opinions very decidedly," not withstanding they were opposed by Mr. ROBERT STEPHENSON (who has erected a number of bridges on the same principle) and other engineers, never theless declared they felt it "to be their duty (by no means an agreeable one) to ex press them l" Under these circumstances, her MAJESTY'S Government have but one course to take, which is to have forthwith examined every bridge where cast-iron girders are used, with a view to their immediate removal and to the bridge being otherwise rendered of sufficient strength to ensure the safety of passengers. As against this recommenda tion, which we most earnestly press upon the atten tion of the Government, we attach no weight to the remark of Mr. STEPHENSON, that the recent acci dent was the first of its kind, we only feel too thankful that as yet we have been saved the repetition of such a dreadful failure in railway architecture. It is manifest, from the able and elaborate report of the Govern ment engineers, that the public are daily exposed to the hazard of a similar catastrophe. Instant precau tion should therefore be taken against the occur rence of such another distressing accident ; and, for the satisfaction of the public, publicity should be given to the particulars of the casualty, for the pur pose of ensuring such rational measures in future as shall prevent the recurrence of any similar calamity. than 388,867 tons of flax, worth 19,443,3501. sterling, were imported during that period ; it will also be found that there is an average annual im portation of 500,000 quarters of flax-seed, and over 70,000 tons of - oil-cake. The annual drain on the country may, therefore, be fairly estimated at no less than 6,000,000/. sterling,, the whole of which might find its way. to Ireland - tn place of to France and Belgium. It is needless to speak of the vast in crease of national wealth derivable from the retention of so large a sum in the country. These advantages that we have enumerated are, however, chiefly con fined to the farmer. There are, however, other and still greater benefits in the employment afforded in weeding, pulling, rippling, watering, spreading, lift ing, drying, breaking, and scutching the crop, and even when finally converted into yarn, its bles sings are still observable. We find from a return given by Sir ROBERT KANE, in his celebrated work on " The Industrial Resources of Ireland," that the pro duce of three statute acres of flax aflbrded full em ployment for an entire year to no less than 216 per sons, who received 2,21 71. 6s. Bd. for the wages of their labour, and that, after paying all expenses, it left a clear profit of 3321. 13s. 4d. for the manufac turer. Surely, with such results, it will be admitted that we have established the truth of our proposition, that in an extensive growth of flax in all parts of the country will be found the chief remedy for Ireland's distress—the means of safety and wealth for Irish landlords. Madrid papers of the 11th instant have arrived. On the evening of the 9th the QUEEN, whilst riding out on horseback, was surrounded by a number of women in great distress, who besought her to take pity on their misfortunes. An aide-de-camp at tempted to push them away, but the QUEEN ordered them to approach, and one of them presented a peti tion praying her to give orders to the Minister of Finance to pay the arrear due to the poorer classes of the State creditors. Her MAJESTY received the pe tition graciously, and promised to take its prayer into consideration. General PEZUELA. has obtained permission to reside in Madrid. - General DE la CONCHA, Commander-in-Chief of the army of Portugal, arrived at Zamora on the sth, and at that place and at Salamanca preparations were making for the troops to march into Portugal. The Herald() announces that the insurgents have abandoned all the coast as far as Viana. The best feeling is said to exist between the Spanish troops and those of the Queen of PORTUGAL. The intelligence that SA DA BANDEIRA had offered to make his submission is confirmed by the Correo, the new semi-official journal of Senor SALAMANCA. The prospects of the harvest throughout Spain are exceedingly cheering. The funds necessary for the payment of the divi dend on the Three per Cents., due on the 30th of June, had been forwarded to London and Paris. The Three per Cents. were dune at 31 for cash; the Four pr Cents. at 18; the Five per Cents. at 18; the Debt without Interest at 5 : 4 1 ; and the Coupons at 15. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. On Tuesday M. DEMESMAY brought forward a motion in the Chamber of Deputies for the reduction of the duty of salt. Last session a similar motion was carried by a majority of 240 to 26 in the Cham ber of Deputies, but the Bill was stifled by a Minis terial manoeuvre in the Chamber of Peers. None of the Ministers spoke on Tuesday, and the debate was adjourned. The following article in the Debats announces the intention of Ministers to oppose the motion on financial grounds merely. After almitting that the tax is one which presses heavily upon the poor, the Debats says— "We believe the reform to be useful and urgent, as well in the interest of the poorer classes in the country districts, as for the prosperity of our agriculture. We have no intenticn of undertaking the demonstration of this double assertion, because it is not seriously con tested, and because it has been already frequently done. But a serious apprehension prevents us from wishing to see this reform carried out at present, in the midst of the financial embarrassments which surround us. The duty on salt brings to the Treasury upwards of 75,000,000 f. a year. The proposition reduces the duty from 3 dicimes to 1, or two-thirds. The loss consequently would be two-thirds the first year, or fifty millions. There can be no doubt that the reduction in the duty would lead to an increasing augmentation in the consumption, which would in the long run make up the loss at first produced to the revenue. We agree with M. Demes may on this point, and fully share his hopes. But what cannot be contested is, that this reform, so fruitful in ex cellent results of various kinds, commences by imposing on the Treasury considerable sacrifices, the termination of which we may not see in the fifth, the sixth, or per haps the tenth year after its adoption. What will be the amount of these sacrifices? We cannot say, but cer tainly something very considerable. That is a point agreed on by every one. Is the moment well selected to undertake a reform the first effect of which is to call for a sacrifice of fifty millions, or let us say forty millions, to the Treasury ? That is the question, and it appeared to us quite enough to ask it to create doubt in the most determined mind." The Peers are summoned for the 21st, to hear the report of the Committee appointed to examine into the truth of the accusations against General CUBIERES. The Presse still continues its attacks against M. GUIZOT. From the tenor of the following article it would appear that the intrigue for the substitution of Count MOLE for M. GUIZOT is revived. The article commences with the following extract from an address from M. GUIZOT to his constituents, pub. lished in 1839 : "The affairs of the country are neglected. The Government is null. All questions remain in suspense. Railroads—the conversion of the Five per Cents.—the abolition of slavery, and that all-important one, public instruction. Neither are material interests better com prehended nor better treated than moral interests, and all this, too, at a period of profound p ,, ace—in the pre sence of the most pliant Chambers and the most favour able circumstances, without the occurrence of any great obstacle or any great danger! If the Ministry remain in office, what will be the consequence? That which has happened during two years (' read seven years' says the Presse)—the SaILYIP simultaneousenfeeblement of the public powers—the same confusion amongst them—the same adjournment of questions—the same decline of our in fluence—the same increase of our embarrassments. On some day—l know not on what day, but infallibly on some day—St reaction will be produced, which will sud denly rouse the powers which are degraded, those feelings now despised, those interests neglected and (that which will add to the evils intended to be re moved) its own evils and its own dangers. The feel ing of this present danger, and the anticipation of future misfortunes, have determined my opposition." " Thus," observes the Presse. "M. Guizot expressed himself in the year 1839, when addressing his consti tuents. The reasons which he gave at that period to justify his opposition, are exactly those which we might adduce to justify ours at the present day, with this single difference, that he accused a Cabinet having only two years' existence, and having to contend single-handed against the entire coalesced force of the Tribune— against an oratorical holy alliance, whilst the Cabinet of the 29th of October reckons seven years of existence, and has to contend solely against its own impotency. When we compare those two periods, when we compare the two Cabinets of the 15th of April and of the 29th of October, there is one reflection which we cannot avoid making; which is—that according as Count Mole found his majority diminishing, he himself became greater during the contest, whilst, on the contrary, M. Guizot appeared more feeble according as his majority became greater." - The report of M. BIGNoN on the Budget of Ex penses of 1848 was distributed on Tuesday to the Chamber of Deputies, in the name of the Committee. The ordinary budget amounts o to 1,544,072, 627 f., and the Committee proposes a reduction of 7,000,000 f. The reductions on the extraordinary credits are much greater, they amount altogether to 92,768,000 f., and are in the credits for extraordinary works in the de partments of Public Works, War, and Marine. The Government had demanded 472,288,939 f. The Courrier Francais contains an announcement (which may be considered official) that it is the in tention of the Opposition Deputies to call the atten- tion of the Chamber to the conduct of M. GuizoT as regards Switzerland, and to move a formal vote of censure on the Ministry. the Union Monarchique says that " Lord and Lady NORMANBY, on their return from England, will make but a very short stay in Paris, but will leave almost immediately for Germany. The appointment of a successor to his Lordship in the post of Ambas- sador in France will shortly take place. Among the political personages mentioned as likely to replace him, Lord CLANRICARDE, Lord BEAUVALE (brother of Lord MELBOURNE), and Lord HOLLAND, are more particularly cited. This last choice, which hitherto appears to have the greater chance of success, would be, on the part of the British Government, an act of courteous gallantry towards France, which has not forgotten the pious recollections that connect so honourably the name of Lord HOLLAND with the be produced than in Ireland. A skilful and judicious farther is certaln to produce the more valalhlc (Lbw ip tion, and it is only reasonable to suppose that the example thereby afforded will, in a short time, when its advantages ar.e fully understood and appreciated, be generally followed. In estimating the annual return, we shall, however, restrict ourselves to the present average value, and make no allowance for the probable improvement that may follow a more thorough knowledge of the details and operations connected with its growth. An acre of ground will produce from forty to fifty stone of good flax as a fair average ; there would be a much larger quantity of the coarser description, but the quality would be deteriorated in proportion to the increase of quantity. This may be averaged at 15s. per stone ; we thus find a return of 30/. per acre for the fibre alone, in addition to which there is the value of the seed, which will be found to average from 51. to 101. per acre. This seed will be found a most valuable and nutritious food for cattle ; every large farmer will, therefore, be enabled to use it on his own lands, the impor tance of which for any description of produce it is impossible to over-estimate. In addition to the profit of the manure thus produced, the water in which the flax is steeped will be found a most useful liquid manure, enriching the soil, and producing the most luxuriant crops. We, therefore, find that every portion of it is turned to advantage, and a money return of from 35/. to 401. per acre in addition, which, if we allow for the increased expen diture in labour rendered necessary, will leave a ' larger profit for the farmer than almost any other de scription of crop. There is no danger of an insuffi cient demand ; on the contrary, there is a constant drain of money going from our shores to pay foreigners for that which might be produced at home. By the official returns for six years, end ing in October, 1845, it will be found that no less glorious misfortunes of the last days of the Imperial period." According to the National expresses have been re ceived from Brussels, announcing that the life of King LEOPOLD is despaired of. The price of grain is falling in all parts of France. From the following paragraph, which appears in the CourrierFrangais, it should seem that the Bey of TUNIS has already found cause to repent of the facility with which he suffered himself to be duped by M. GUIZOT into the desertion of his natural allies, for the purpose of throwing himself into the arms of those who, having used him as their tool, now cast him off, and leave him to his fate. The Courrier says— " The Bey of Tunis is said to have appealed to Aus tria for its mediation for settling two of the serious differences which have arisen between him and the Turkish Government—the one relating to the disputed line of boundary between the frontier of the Regency and the Pachanc of Tripoli; and the second on a de mand made by Turkey upon the Bey for the payment of very large sums of money-, pretended to have been due to the Porte from his father. These differences are distinct from the question of independence, the most serious of all, into which the Bey has been drawn by the demonstrations of the French Cabinet, which now confesses itself to be incapable of supporting him in it." Intelligence has been received from Algiers of the 10th. The Moniteur Algerien of that date says— " On the 7th the Prince de Joinville left Algiers on a rapid tour in the south, accompanied by his aide-de camp, M. Touchani, and by M. de Cissy, chef d'escadron of the staff. Relays were ordered to be in readiness all along the road. His Royal Highness stopped at Bouf farick, and was struck with admiration at the richness of its vegetation. Colonel Claparede and most of the officers at Blidah came to meet the Prince at Mered, where he mounted on horseback in order to have a better view of the country, which being covered with the harvest and studded with pretty villages, presented a striking contrast with the negative results which the evil passion of misrepresentation has attributed to all our attempts at colonization. The Prince de Join trifle received visits from, and invited to dine with him, all the chief civil and military authorities of Blidah, but declined all the public honours due to his rank. This species of incognito, however, is to cease on his enter ing the territory of the Arabs ; because it would not be considered by them as consistent with their ideas of royal mijesty. It may therefore be expected that they will come in crowds to receive the son of their Sultan, and entertain him with brilliant fantasias. On the ith, the Prince was to start at six in the morning for the Col de Mouzaia, where General Marey would be ready to meet him with a numerous goum of Hadjoutes. Before the Prince left Algiers, the Governor-General ad interim, General de Bar, and the Admiral command ing the naval statio‘had the honour of dining with him on board his flag-s " We read in the same journal : " The column from Algiers which took part in the ex pedition into Kabylia is expected back to-day. It has ac complished its mission, which was to obtain positive pledges of obedience, and to strike with awe such tribes as by manoeuvres had avoided compliance with our summonses on the first passage of the artity. The column from Setif has obtained similar results, but had to fire some shots on the 31st ult. This rencontre ended in a complete submission, and cost us only one man killed and four wounded. We also receive the most fa vourable news from the west, where General Renault has brought his operations on Brizina to-a happy termi nation, and sent his goums on the track of our enemies in flight, as far as almost one hundred leagues from the Tell. General d'Abbouville, with a moveable column, has collected the tribute from the Msirdas. The accounts from Morocco represent Abd-el-Kader as being very powerful in the north of Taza, and procuring ample sup plies of provisions for his Deira, notwithstanding the near neighbourhood of a camp of the Emperor's regular troops, commanded by his son. Muley Abderrhaman dared not return into Fez, and every indication presages great events." The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Wednesday at 77f. 60c.; the Five per Cents., at 117 f. 65c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,275 f. ; Rouen, 9751 ; Havre, 6551.; Great Northern, 593 f.; Avignon, 730 f.; Vierzon, 6171. 50c.; Bordeaux, 511 f. 25c.; Troyes and Montereau, 280 f.; Basle, 190 f. ; Dieppe, 3151. ; Paris and Strasburg, 428 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 4121. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 447 E 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 448 f. 75c; Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 54 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 35f. ; Spanish Do mestic Debt, 30. Lyows, JUNE 14.—Paris and Rouen, 973 f. 75c.; Avignon and Marseilles, 751 f. 25c.; Vierzon, 617 f. 50c.; Northern, 600 f.; Paris and Lyons, 443 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 17. Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 16—Luxem bourg, I%—Namur and Liege, 3q—Northern of France, 11%—Paris and Lyons, 5%. LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sax, -- Observing in your excellent paper this morning that various means are pointed out by parties to ensure additional security to the public travelling by railway, I beg to point out one that I think the late awful accident near Wolverton imperatively calls for, which is, that not only upon all points of the railway, such as where Fossey was placed, but also upon all engines and tenders, now conducted by two individuals, an over looker, every way competent, should be at hand, to see that the duty of those so appointed should be properly attended to. Just for a moment consider what would be the consequence should any of the three employed be seized suddenly in a fit of apoplexy, or otherwise dis abled from performing their duty. Had such an officer been appointed, Fossey never would have dared to turn the train improperly off the right direction, which the verdict of the .jury proves he did.—l am, Sir, &c., ONE OF THE CORONERS FOR THE COUNTY OF YORK. June 17, 1847. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STOCKBRIDGE RACES.—THURSDAY. The Stewards Plate of 80 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 2 sovs. each, for the second horse. Gentlemen riders, &c. Heats, one mile and a h a lf. Mr. Isaac Day's Kism e t, 4 y rs (Wakefield) 0 1 3 1 Mr. Waller's Columbus, 5 yrs, list 7W Mr. Bayley's Satyr, 6 yrs, lOst 71b ...... 00 1 3 Mr. W. Sadler's Antagonist, 3 vrs, 9st 91b Mr. Elwes's Chemise, 5 yrs, lOst 7lb Mr. Pedley's Miss Burns, aged, 1 Ist 31b Mr. Brettle's Brunel, 6 yrs, list (6 lb extra) 0 dr Mr. Dorrien's Laird o' Cockpen, 5 yrs, lOst 101 b 0 dr Captain Patten's Flirt, 6 yrs, lOst 7lb (61bs ex) 0 dr Mr. Treen's Wild Ito% 5 yrs, 9st 111 b First Hea'.--2 to 1 each agst Antagonist and Miss Burns. Won by a neck ; •Miss Burns a bad third, Laird o' Cockpen fourth, and Wild Roe fifth, the others did not go for the heat. Second Heat-6 to 4on Columbus, 4t9 1 agst Kismet, 4 to 1 agst Antagonist, and 10 to 1 agst Satyr. Won by a neck. Chemise a bad third, Satyr atAl Columbus did not go for this heat. Third Heat--G to 4 agst Kismet, and sto 1 agst Satyr. Won by a length. - Fourth Heat-7 to 4on Satyr, and 2to 1 agst Kismet. Won by two lengths. THE HISTOR Y OF MARY ANNE I`ll ELLINGTON.— BY THE REV. R. Conisorm,—A new and cheaper edition of this interesting work has just appeared, complete in one volume, with illustrations, in which form it will probably become as popular as " The History of Margaret Catchnole," by the same, which i s now i n its fifth edition.—'The story of Mary Anne Welli ng t on i s no f i ct i on ; it i s a l mos t a lit era l relation of the strange and eventful life of a female who, born in the camp, followed the ranks during the last war, witnessed the most memorable events of the Peninsular cam paigns, and was herself engaged in many surprising adven tures. It gives a most lively idea of a soldier's life, of the excitement of battle, and of the horrors that followed. It turns up new ground, as we do not think any narrative of a like kind has previously been given to the public, and well deserves perusal for the singularity of its heroine's history, for the adventures and perils it relates, and for the startling pictures of warfare it discloses.—Britannia• FACTORY ACT.—Prom the Ist of next month until the Ist of May next, no person under the age of eighteen is to be employed in a mill or factory more than eleven hours per day, nor more than sixty-three hours per week. From the Ist of May next, no permna under the age of eighteen is to be employed in a mill or factory for more than ten hours per day, nor more than fifty-eight hours per week. Both these restrictions are to extend to females above the age of eighteen. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.. (El 00. Ti'e uu ut bus, iNtgOt.) The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was steady. though rather dull. Sales, 5,000 bales, of which 3,750 were American, at sd. to 71d.. and 1,000 Surat at 38(1. to 4.1 d. per lb. American and Surat were considered dearer. Shares were dull, at barely previous rates. The Share Market was rather buoyant to-day, and the demand has been active generally ; at the sale of Railway Shares, by Messrs. Lansond sod Co., more business was done. The following are a few of the principal sales:— Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate .£0 10 0 Great Luxembourg Shropshire Union and Canal 2 4 0 Noithern Counties Union 1 1 0 North -Western North British, Extension 0 16 0 South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 4 14 0 London and Blackwall, No. 1 Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B) 2 6 0 Louvain ala Sambre 1 0 0 Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston.— 1 6 0 • Eastern Counties. York Extension 6 14 0 North Staffordshire Royston and Hitchin Taw Vale Extension and Dock . 2 1 0 The arrivals of foreign grain have been very large this week in London and at the outports, and the indis position to purchase is as manifest as ever. Accounts of June 4th from Odessa state that win - at was in more active demand, but that there was a want of shipping. In rye less was done. Considerable importations of soda biscuits are being received, to ascertain their availability for consumption in this country, a great many of which have been distri buted in Liverpool, and the London market is now being well Isupplied with them direct; and to obviate the com plaints made by the public, in consequence of the various parcels being sold privately, and the price being en hanced beyond a moderate remunerating profit, the shippers at New York have thought it desirable that a fair market value should be ascertained by public sale, and a few hundred cases were consigned to Messrs. Keeling and Hunt, for that purpose. The consumption having hitherto been confined to New York, it is only since the duty has been reduced on " bread-stuffs" that they could be introduced in quantity to this country, the present duty being ten per cent. on the value as a manufactured article. The first public sale took place on Monday last, the prices realised being 525. per cwt. for the plain soda, 545. for the sweet, and 80s. for the lemon, the pur chases being principally made by the grocers in the metropolis. The Ceylon Railway Company have had a most in teresting, and, to the parties concerned, important meeting, to-day. We have not at present time to enter at length into particulars, but it may suffice to state that a return from existing traffice of no less than 19 per cent. upon a line of thirty-two miles from Colombo to Kandy, is estimated by the engineer. The English Funds are firmer to day. Consols have been 88 to for July. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 89,--! to 90 ; and Bank Stock is 196 to 197. Exchequer-bills are 7s. to 10s. premium. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 32 to 32A ; and there has been no business in Spanish. Chilian have realised 928; Brazil Bonds are 82f to 83-1 ; Dutch Two-and•a Half per Cents. have been 58j to 58i. Railway Shares are much the same as yesterday, bu with rather more doing. BRITISH FUNDS. VNE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. .. -.." .. .. •. 196 197 197 Puce per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 88% IA BB 88 IA New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 89y 8 90 89% 90 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9 1 , 8 1-16 9 1-16 India Bonds, 1,000/. .. .. .. .. .. —.— Ditto, under 1,000/. .. .. .. .. 3 3 Consols for Opening, July 16 .. .. ... Bs l ,i 88 884 Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 1,00 W... .. .... 710 p 10 p 5001. . .. .... 11 14 9 p 9p Ditto, Small .... 20 15 p 15 p ONE CLOSIIsa, FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 84 82% 83 1 4 83 1 A Chilian Bonds, G per Cent .. . .. 92% 92 Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. 20% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, 4 uer Cent .. Ditto, for the Account Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent _ _ Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. .. -- Dividend.; on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Hall per Cent .. 58% % 58% Ditto. i per Cent. Certificates .. 89y, 1 89;i rItICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING DONE AT RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. PRICES ONE O'CLOCK. .. .. 32% 32 lAmber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. .• 2%.... ••.. •• Birmingham and Oxfor Junction 10 .... 16% 17 .... 8uc%ing1iam5hire...............C1. 15.... 1 di5....... ' Caledonian 35 .... 30% ........ Ditto, Half Shares 2% .... Chester and ilolyhead 27% .......... Eastern Counties 20 .... 20%%........ Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. .......... Ditto, ditto.. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. i b p.. Ditto, York Extension .. 7% .... .......... East Lancashire .. .. 20 .... .......... Ditto, New .. .. 10 .... •• . East Lincolnshire .. 6%.... 7%%••.. • • .. Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 •• . • Ditto, Half Shares .. • . 15 .... 22 • • • • .... Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 30 .... 25 3 4 % ........ Great North of England . ..100 .......... Ditto, New .. .• • • 5 .. • • 59 • • Ditto, New .. .. • • • • 1%.... 19 ••..•• • • • • Great Western .. 85 115 . ..... Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... 68% 69 ...... Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% .... 17% Hull and Selby .. .. •• 50 .... 105 .... Leeds and Bradford .. • . .. 40 88 .......... London, Brighton, & South Coast 50 .. • . 51% .......... Ditto, Consol. Eighths .. .. 10 .... 13% 13 ...... London an n North-Western .• 100 —.178% 179...... Ditto, Quarters .. L. and 11. 7 ...... Ditto ditto, New Shares • • .. 2 .... 12% .... • • • . London and Scarth•Western 411. 69.10 d... • ...... Ditto, New .. 27%.... 3o n 4%.. Ditto, New .. .• .. • • 22 .... 23% .......... Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) • • 50 .... 55 3 / 5658 .... Ditto, Tenths (ditto) • • 40 .... 45 46 Ditto, Scrip.. .. • .. •• 5 .... % Lynn. and Ely .. .. 25 .. 23% • . Lynn and Dereham .. • . 20 .... 19 Midland ..100 ....122 Ditto, New 36 . ..... Ditto, New .. .. 6 .... 9 ..... Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .... Newcastle and Berwick • • .. 20 .... 27% 28 ..... Ditto, Extension .. .. 10 .... 10% North British .• .. • • • 23 Ditto, Half Shares .. • • • • 12% .. • • 15% Ditto, Quarter Shares • • 3 1 4 • 4i8.. •••• • • • • Ditto, Extension .. sh t „ „ North Staffordshire .. 7% .. •. 10 .... ••• • • • Portsmouth I)irect • • • • 3% .. •. •• • • Preston and Wyre.. 25 .... 36% 37 .• •• • • Scottish Midland .. .. • • 173 .... 173 ••••• • • • • Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3% ••• • • • •• • Ditto, Class B .. • • • • 3 .. • • •••.• • . • • • Shropshire Union .. .- 4 .... • • • South Easton and Dovor • . • . 33 %.. • . 363 37 Do., New (do. 331. 6s Rd.) No. 2. 12 .... 12 11% 12' Do., New (do. 101.) .. No. 4. 5 .... 4% South Wales .. .• 10 .... 7 ...• .• • • South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Windsor. Staines, &S. Western.. 425..... Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 20 .... 10 York and Newcastle .. 25 .... Ditto, New.. .. .. 10 .... 154.......... Ditto, Preference .. .. 8 .... It% York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... 85% 86 ...... Ditto, Extension •• .. 25 .... 42 Ditto, Preference • • .. 6 .... 15% .......... Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.. 10 .• •• 21 .......... FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .... 16% .......... Direct Bombay and Madras .. ss. .• •• ••. . • • Luxembourg Namur and Liege .. 10 .... ••• • • • .... Northern of France .. 9 .... 11 ........ Rouen and Havre . • .. 20 .... 26% 26 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Union of London .. .. 10 .. • . 12M .. .. MINES. Real del Monte, Unresistered COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam .. C.F. 12 6 Gibraltar... ....... Ditto, at sight • ..... 12 3 Leghorn ........ •... • . 30 60 Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 636 Genoa ............ • ... 26 Antwerp •.•,•.••••.... 26 Milan ........ • • Hamburgh ......M.B. 13 13 Venice........ •.. ..... &Rona. - • Naples ...... • • .... •• 40% Paris, 3 days' sight .. 25 65 Palermo, per oz.. l2O Ditto, .• ••.. • • ...... 25 95 Lisbon.. ..... 52 34 Marseilles ..... . 26 0p0rt0.... 53% Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine.... 1223 Bahia ................ Petersburgh, 3 11.15.... • • Buenos Ayres ........ Berlin .. Vienna, effee.flo ••• • • • 10 8 Philadelphia Trieste, ditto.... • 10 8 PRICES OF BULLION, PEA oz. Madrid 47 IA Foreign Gold la bars 43 17 9 Cadiz .. •.. : ........ 46 New Dollars ••0 4 9% Bilbao.. Barcelona •• • • ........ Spanish Doubloons .. 00 0 Seville-- .... ••• • • • Silver in bars .... ••• • 0 4 11;4 34 P 6X 12% 6G 3014 23% - BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) Am Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 12th day of June, 1847. DADE DEPARTMENT. X. X. Notes i55ued........ 23,592,925 Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities .. 2,981.900 Gold coin and bullion 8,143.925 Silver bullion ...... 1,445,000 23,592,925 X 23,592,925 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 17th day of June. 1847. BANKING DEPAATMEN T. £• I Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest 3,411,466 Public deposits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) 8,693,619 Other deposits Seven day and other bills • • • • • • • • • • • • 791,525 Government scour!. ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 11,713,101 Other securities • • 17,853,469 Notes .. Gold and silver coin.. 765,926 35,707,741 435,707, r. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 74 Dated the 17th day ofJune, 184 i ------------ THE LATE JOHN TAWELL, THE MURDERER. HERTFORD, THURSDAY NIGHT.—This day a commission, issued on behalf of the Crown, was opened before Mr. Wad dington, Q.C., Mr. Pollock, and Mr. Maule, the commis sioners, and a jury, to inquire what freeholds, leaseholds, lands, messuages, tenements, goods, chattels, &c., John Tawell, late of Great B er kh amstead, possessed at the time of his death, &c. At the conclusion of the evidence the jury returned a verdict, " That John Tawell died possessed of certain freehold property, which he held on committing the crime of murder, and personal property, which he held on his execution. That the freehold property was of the annual value of 71/. ' • the leasehold property being worth 100/. ; the shares in the Sydney Banking Company worth 510/. ; in the Bank of Australia worth 4,0001.; household furniture and other property worth 620/." The whole value of his pro perty was estimated at nearly 8,000/. The case excited much interest and great sympathy for Mrs. Tawell, who is highly respected. On Tuesday afternoon a small sailing boat, con taining four persons, was upset off Wandsworth Meadows, supposed from carrying too heavy a press of sail, and a youth, named John Cowderoy, residing in Lavinia -terrace, Hercules-buildings, Lambeth, was drowned, the other three persons being saved by Cowper, the waterman, they having contrived to keep themselves afloat by clinging to the oars until he reached them. THE MAILS. -- SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 17. -- The Oriental Company's newly-chartered steam-ship Jupiter, Captain Meeham, left the docks this day at three, p.m., with the peninsular and other mails, also fifteen passengers, and full c argo o f b ale goods, &c. The Royal West India mail . packet, the Severn, Captain Vincent, left this port to-day, at & three, P . M ., w i t h the ' mails for the W est I n di es , fifty „ passengers, en d a full general cargo, and 4:0154 iu speCle• COURT CIRCULAR. Quec,u zlinert icok Louir accu,tolueu (-arty walk yesterday in the gardens of Backin,;ham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse back yestprday, attended by Colonel Bouverie, Equerry in Waiting. Tier Majesty honoured the performance of the French Plays with her presence last elo fling. Her Majesty was attended by the 'Marchioness of D - uuro, Lady Caroline Cocks, Lori Byron, and Lord Alfred P age t. His Royal Highness Prince Albert dined with the Duke of W ellington at Apaley House, at the 'Waterloo Banquet, yesterday evening. His Royal Highness was attended by the Groom of the Stole, the Marquis of Abercorn; the Master of the Household, Major-General Bowles; and the Equerry in Waiting, Col. Bouverie. We have authority to state that tl.e two Royal pic tures by Winterhalter, will be removed from :it. James's Palace on the let of July next. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George, visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager, yesterd a y, a t Marlborough House. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, honoured the Auitrian Ambas sador and the Countess Dietrichstein with their com pany yesterday evening at their residence in Chandos street. The Most Rev. Doctor Nicholson had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. Mr. Grahame had an interview with the Right lion. Edward Strutt yesterday at the office of the Commis sioners of Railways in Great George-street. A deputation from Liverpool on the health of towns, consisting of Lord Sandon, M.P., Sir Howard Douglas, M.P., Messrs. Earle, Rushton, Nicol, Bennett, Ferguson, and Hart, and Dr. Duncan, had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home Office. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a general meeting on Thursday. Mr. Barkly, M.P., and Mr. Macgregor, had an inter view with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The Rev. H. W. Mae dock had an interview yester day with Earl Grey. The Earl of Besborough had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon yesterday. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colo nial Office for the Governor General of Canada, and also for the Governors of the other North American provinces. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Thursday was another triumph for Mademoiselle Jenny Lind. Her Alice and her Amina have vindi cated for her the supremacy in the pathetic opera. Her Norma has placed her far away beyond all rivalry as the prima donna assoluta of grand opera. Her Maria has proved that she is un approachable as the heroine of opera buffs—remained it then to be seen whether or no she was worthy of her continental fame as a ballad singer. Thursday settled the question in the most triumphant manner, —Jenny Lind, the greatest Norma, the greatest Alice, the greatest Amina, the greatest Maria, who has ever appear ed, sang two simple ballads, melodies of her native land, and in so doing, perhaps achieved her greatest triumph. The first ballad, entitled " Bergliede," is a Norwegian pastoral. It is, in fact, a duet sung by one voice, the subject being two lovers making love as they guard their flocks, and calling to each other from opposite mountain heights. This affords Mademoiselle Lind a fine opportunity for exhibiting that wonderful power which we have on a former occasion designated vocal ventriloquism. The sudden transitions of voice introduced produce a beautiful and novel effect, and the ballad ends with a quaint, short laugh, which was most effective, and took the audience quite by surprize. The second ballad is in Swedish, and is en titled " The invitation to the dance." It describes the covetry of a young girl with a cavalier, who asks her hand in the dance, and the acting of Mademoiselle Jenny Lind was a charming piece of mingled simplicity and espieglerie. The melody is pretty, and the shake which she introduces at the end is exceedingly beautiful. These ballads formed part of a concert which followed the opera of Ernani. In the course of the concert Mademoiselle Jenny Lind sang with Lablache Fioravanti's celebrated Music; Lesson. Her shakes and roulades in this composition are perfectly marvellous—Lablache himself seemed thoroughly as tonished at them. Her acting, too, was exquisitely comic—she watched Lablache with the greatest interest while giving her instruction in sol-faing, and then gave a most perfect imitation of him, which produced roars of laughter. The duet was en cored, and bouquets innumerable showered on the stage. Lablache endeavoured to pick them up, and hand them to the lady, but he experienced as great a diffi culty in stooping as ever did 1)on Pasquale, and amidst the shouts of the audience, Jenny Lind came forward and aided him to gather the bouquets. The divertissement from rhea gave Rosati an opportunity of winning golden opinions ; and the ballet of Alma, with Cerito as the heroine, concluded the evening's en tertainments. SOUTH AMERICA. LIVERPCOL, THURSDAY.—By the Columbus, Captain Green,- we have advices from Pernambuco to the 14th of May, Bahia to the Ist of May, and Rio de Janeiro to the 24th of April. News has been received of the arrival of the Antelope steamer at Rio, after a very rapid passage of 27 days. EXPORTS. 314 374 k 17% 24 37 12% 1% p 10 34 11% 26 Barrels and bags. s. d. Whites, Ist to 2d quality alone— ... 2,590 23 10 Common assortments... 2,250 to 2,300 21 6to 22 0 Low whites... ... 2,000 to 2,200 19 2to 21 0 Superior Muscovados, or yellows ... Muscovado, good ave rage Ist 1,800 to 1,850 17 3to 17 9 Ditto, more ordinary... 1,750 16 9 Hides, dry salted, continue in limited request. Exchange—The limited transactions in shipments of produce during the past month from the continued scar city of tonnage, and this added to large remittances from the southern ports, for investment, have caused our rate to fall in less than a month from 30d. to 27id. Its future rule will depend upon the next accounts we receive from Rio and Bahia, as also upon the number of vessels that may arrive to enable shipping-houses to resume their operations. In any case we do not expect to see it go much lower, and the arrival of only a few vessels, want ing cargoes, would again give it an impetus upwards. 1,900 to 1,950 18 3to 18 9 FREIGHTS. Tonnage continues as scarce as ever. The last char ters for Trieste were at 41. 15s. to 51., and 5 per cent. for cases, 15 per cent. less for bags, to the Channel; and a market in the United Kingdom, 51. ss. to 5/. 7s. 6d., and 5 per cent. for cases. Liverpool, 41. 155., and 5 per cent. Cotton, ato a and 5 per cent. per lb. Mere are no disengaged vessels in port, and two or three moderate-sized vessels would still command these rates, or 2s. 6d. less for the Channel and Mediterranean. BAIIIA, MAY I.—The Ada's cargo (3,220 tubs of cod fish and haddock. fromJersey)soldll,soocodfial and 9,500 haddock. The Othello followed her, and, meeting with no offer, proceeded, on the 15th ult., to Rio. Since then the Clutha, from Harbour Grace and Pernambuco, has arrived with 2,468 drums, which were disposed of at 9,200r5.; but, turning out inferior to the samples were rejected, and an abatement of 800 rs. per drum sub mitted to. Flour—A cargo of Trieste had fetched 25 dolls. Stock, 4,200 barrels. Sugars-1,800 to 1,900 browns, and 2,400 to 2,450 whites. Cotton-5,500. Freights are somewhat lower; and last charters for the United Kingdom are at 41. 10s. and 5/. per cent. Exchange, 28 to 27k. Rho DE JANEIRO, APRIL 24.—N0 further arrival of codfish. The Othello from Bahia, and Broad Axe from Jersey, are daily looked for. The article is now retailing at 13 dolls. to 15 dolls. per drum. Flour—Stock, 24,040 barrels, in first hands. The quotations are,—Richmond, 24 dolls., and Baltimore, 20 dolls. pn barrel. Exchange fiat. Nothing doing above 28d. Freights are not so firm. Last . charters a re 65 5. to London for sugar, and 775. 6d. for a Swede to Ham burgh. Coffee in demand at 3,000 dolls, to 3,100; superior, 2,800 dolls. to 2,900. Stock, 22,000 bags. CAUTION TO TRADESMEN...—. We have been re quested tßhoaytatlhAe there p i s h a i th p e e a rs t z; by going round to di ai fl ot e nt r y e ;o n o t tf t h r Ae adespeo l al e , representing him to state, as a caution self as coming from Mr. Batty, at id requesting them to call and take orders; he is dressed as a sweep, and re presents himself as such to the theatre. Having deli vered this message, he usually req nests a gratuity from the tradesman, and in many instances has succeeded in obtaining money. The man in question is an impostor, and has no connexion whatever with tho theatre. JENNY LIND.—Four gentlemen of Bradford, after having forwarded the sum of 15/. 15s. for places at the Italian Opera House, a fortnight ago Itave just been in formed that there is a likelihood of th eir being obliged in about three weeks !—Aeeds Intelligenr;er. THE WEATHER. --We have an excessive amount of rain for some days past-0 tis day it has fallen heavily, without intermission, flood ing the fields and rivers. Hitherto the surplus moiNture cannot have• proved injurious, but a curia, war.e e of sueli weather much longer could not fail to ex cite some uneasiness and a ppreiniagicone—inverne ss COW-4i .7. PERNAMBUCO, MAY 14.—Cotton—In consequence of the decline in our exchange, cotton is in more request, and as it arrives is readily bought up at first quality, 5,700 to 5,800 per arr., or 51d. to 6d. per lb. ; and a further rise will, we think, take place as soon as our port is better supplied with shipping. Sugars—Our market is well supplied with this article and sellers of bags in general are disposed to submit to —cases whites, 900 to 1,000 above ferro in usual assort ments, and according to quality equal to 19s. lld to 20s. 10d. per cwt. Some large holders of cases will not, however, sell at present rates. Barrels are very scarce, and cost fully 5 per cent, dearer than bags, owing to a great want of flour barrels and shooks this season. We estimate the stock in first and second hands at 5,000 cases, and 50,000 bags of all qualities. The fall on our Exchange will, we think, prevent any further material decline at present, and if shipping were not so scarce, and freights at such an advance, we, no doubt, should have higher prices—at the present moment, for want of vessels, there is no demand, and the late more dis couraging accounts from home intimidate speculators here. We quote Muscovados 1,000 to 1,150 above ferro in usual assortments, and according to quality equal to 15s. 21d. to 16s. lid. THE LATE RAILWAY A CCID'ENT. (From thPr eston t dot.) We have given in another part of - ..he par r a Inrig account of the very lamentable accident on at Wolverton, on Saturday even•ng ; but f l 3 there were two of the passengers whe :0 e escaped that belong to this immediae • ' vh° were in the carriage in which the setem p . ee - -eA.ewho were killed), we have been enabled try few par ticulars, which will probably be intere,tin mailY• of our readers, inasmuch as they refer to a gentleman (Mr. Henry Smith, of Fleetwood) who was one of the sof; firers, and who is so well known and so highly respFete" in this neighbourhood. The gentleman who has furnished us with the particulars is Mr. J. Pearson ( son of gr. Pearson, of Spring-cottage), a student at Cambridge, and who was returning to his friends in Preston to spend the vacation. In the department of the carriage which he sat he thinks there were three killed, but in the, confusion and bustle which prevailed, and he hmaeli having. been so miraculously preserved, he scarcely kne w what he was doing. Mr. Pears - •n states that about $ minute or two before the accident occurred, Mr. Smith. who sat opposite to him, and who was reading a book. asked him "if he could read in a railway carrisge r At that moment there was a slight undulation !tit the motion of the carriage, and Mr. Smith laid the book across his knee at the same time 50 44 ' as j took act " This is very like running off the line," and w act of putting down the window when th e crash t.:l place, and he became one of the victims of the nega' genre of the company's servant. Mr. Pearson him self got bruised, and had the sole of h is boot peel); taken off, as well as his stocking cut , and his foot injured ; he was much stunned, and must have some time before he came to himself ; but w hen IT thole did, he found that he was clear of the carr ia g e, how he had become so he had not the most distant recollection. After wandering a b ou t for some ihne, he went to the place where the dead bodies of thos e who had suffered had been placed, and recogn e' ized the gentleman he lied been talking to inun knolv o o; diatoly preceding the accident. As is the luggage got all into confusion, and Mr. Pearson waited till the next mail train to bring his with hiol , a m , on his arr:ving at home he found, stowed awe) . in r a, luggage. the very book which the gentleman was rest . ' es_ and which he again recognised. This was a volt,O 3 _: having a label on the side, " Fleetwood Reading $o - having and on the inside label Mr. Smith's name is next to whom the book bad to be sent, and it a P Peare We have been forwarded to him on the 12th of May wonder that some inquiry was not made by Mr. Pea — de .. after finding this hoe k, e h-there there was not a . ge,a o " l , man of the name of Smith at Fleetwood, partieui after it was known that one of that name W*ss tiro his the killed. As it was, the first intimation th t friends had was through the reoort the Ilg thst morning papers of Tuesday, where it was stst l i any one of the bodies had not been owned, nor had here. he memorandum about him to show from wohe came; but that his linen was marked " He e l s s r:tell• and gave some other particulats as to his chain, &c. It being known that Mr. Smith was 1a London, and intended coming down, it becam e coo t certain that he was one of the sufferers, and 400 sequence his brother-in-law, Mr. Thomas L a 7ll. Birley, and Mr. S. Burride, who is in the office, %day Smithmorning's an d mail , train, r o a f i a, and, Fleetwood, o nr a ae wenthia reaching I p v t h , ?: v e l r Y t o e , 1 10j u a ti g d , that their worst fears were realised, Mr. Stoith e i to by indeed, been killed. His remains were brough t " - „hout the London express train (which reaches her e 50 (1 half-past eleven o'clock at night) on Th ursu* her ° were immediately conveyed on to liirkhara, w d o f they will be depo s it e d i n the burial gr°ane ith the parish church to-morrow • Mr. morning• c , eot was most extensively known as an active a i l s josh f a elt, k bo ee th nl a y s the Belfast steam-boats at Fleetwood ; A n"— ill be a public awe m ll a a n a and the aosthaerpsrii,viaate friend, ,_"` noe l as at Fleetwood, where he has now resided te rese the line of Irish steamers from Fleetwood years. Mainly owing to his activity and en - r - ri- e ste' o f the Gu a- 00 ,9 has bee% bas blished, and brought to the perfection to Which i s n ot now arrived ; and the only regret is that he ha os e longer lived to enj o y th e f ru it s - of his untiring di!ingessy, rd industry. Not one who knew him but will We could well have spared a better man.'' titulars We have been favoured with the following Partin-e-orge of this melancholy and fatal occurrence by Mr. was Eastham, of Walton-le-Dale, near this town, w" : 11 t he also one of the passen gers in the train t o w hlc e eieg accident happened. He says, that on Saturday e l " a nd last he booked at the terminus of the L ondon hi Birmingham Railway, in London, for r i ee st°ll 4se a second-class carriage in the mail train. The eoder. in which he was seated was the fifth from the 14 00 .• including the two vans, and he was in th e 1 Aro, partment but one, and with his back t o the eabio There were 19 ' • gentlemen on his right hand, one on his left, and p 0 it carriages in the train. There we i re tbr ee others opposite to him. In the course of conve l ' aa 7 o g es appeared that the gentleman on his left was only V i i ta ir far as Wolverton , and that being desirous of o coe d ing a little sleep, he had closed his eyes, and etieg• Mr. Eastham to wa k en him on their arrival in 13irm'sp ham. There is no doubt but that this g entleMon s wils ot t oc it Cooper, of Wolverhampton, who was killed.'° unusual occurred until about a quarter to 11 0 when there was a sudden and most severe shoc k ' 1 1 4 Eastham's first impression was that one of the to Peeve' of which our readers are doubtless aware there es e „ . ,:ries ral on this line, had fallen through, and this i°".1014 somewhat strengthened from its being excessively so that it was quite impossible to see what was goiaffeell The shock was almost immediately followed by th e A " ce p' of the carriage, the roof was broken outwards, au d at rated from the sides, the sides were smashed jot 010/ this moment the bottom of the carriage e ls° e br seith up, and the gentlemen who were on the same sea; s ot Mr. Eastham fell through. He, however, re tained of f or a f ew sec i n d s longer, but then fell also on the totco:Por those who were gone down, and he also beesin e gild pletely jammed in the broken pieces of the carriage' o at although the screams and groans from those be n w o were truly horrible, yet from his own position he t t ieti utterly unable to lend the slightest aid. He rein „, a o tber thus for about twenty minutes, when from a" jos te slight motion of the train he was enabled to 0 %00 himself. While he was fixed in the carriage the gr_ flo from those unfortunate gentlemen who bad fir re d, gradually ceased as they one after another e xpir'ed' until the last cry was heard and the last Pel l v s ,,t- On finding himself once more ' out ofdang ham had time to notice what a merciful er, 1 111 ';:" -- bad escaPeu e 0 a nd no ' e had—two carriages completely eke'destroALL he head, i h em a a n ed o s e fa v nt e dh n e p w e aa r es s c o i d n e s n holdingt r h r e as a d t h o aa n t c t e ro l a n v fis. a s o s nn torn 0 : 5 ?Phut both t bpo his these were lost. The sole of his off ; the trousers, on both knees, spli t W n ; his kneel" slightly sprained, and the skin scarred and die Both the gentlemen on his right one one on his left, were among the killed ; the seven in that compartment only three esealpfeitio There was a delay of about an hour and 0-half the Wolverton station, and the train being then rd ; formed, he and part of the passengers cams for w ,„ ° ' g 0 part stayed at Wolverton, and part determined as 1 " o r back to town. Very slow speed was 'ned main .0 sv a. as Birmingham. Mr. Eastham left his luggage at e te verton, and it was forwarded to him a day or two a hand, a a. 01 ELECTION MOVEMENTS- , f gek THE WESTMINSTER ELECTION.—MEE T' OF MR. C. LUSHINGTON'S FRIENDS- o f On Thursday a meeting of the electors of the City. ' Westminster, residing in the pari s h o f St. Abtrti.„;r 0": the-Fields, was held in the Parth enon R ooms, St . tin's-lane, for the purpose of hearing Mr. C. Lusliing' f t in a short ßa e ; tisi timesn intoheE electors b enter into an explan a ti on o f hi s political pri neiplet thyt Dr. einge of i ial ied to the ch a ir, s aid in large and in a constituency would be r equ i re d to make choice °' in proper individual to represent them in Parliamter, consequence of the res i gnat i on of Mr. J. T. sit They all valued their present representative, Gener al biO De Lacy Evans, who, he believed, had perforre ea r,) duties to the sati s f ac ti on o f t h e electors.—(Hear, k b , into He supported every goo d measure t h at was broug"" wh ee Parliament, and h e ; vo t e d f or the Governmentiate' questions were introduced by t h e Mi n i s t ers for tn e w hell rest of the country ; but was independent_of theinalore they acted in a contrary spirit.— (Hear, hear.) t o o was another candidat e b e f ore t h em, w h o we . s a ge nt te j of known worth, and wh o h a d honourably repre L se . „ l2 o ol popular constituency. H e was a tr i e d man , a nd "" hied was paramount for supporting every measure cale,°looo vs benefit his country.—(Applause.) That gfl? ons ,..-- was now before them, and would state his 0 1 31131 , ec tors (Hear.) It was of great consequence that the el cope should look with caution at all those candidates wh°f that to solicit their suffrages, and should make choice es ti. gentleman who would be likely to protect their inte r r e reP —(Hear.) If Mr. C. Lushington became t heir sho s sentative, and he had very little hesitation in saYin_gme• he would be returned at the next election , 11 % 6 10 Bainbridge) was convinced that he would be th e c ori supporter of education,'of sanatory reform, an d measure that would be beneficial.—(Applause.) a nd Mr. C. LUSHINGTON then addressed the meetinkrios fully explained his opinions in reference to th e v o li g eea important political questions likely to be intr 0,0 into Parli amen t, w hi ch were listened to throughout attention, and were received with acclamation. Mr. JONES moved the following resolution eDt e this meeting, approving of the opinions and sent" . " h is expressed by Mr. C. Lushington, and consideringiried past conduct i n th e H ouse of Commons, and his de to services a guara n t ee f or t h e future, d o h er ebY . e n g a : a ve use their utmo s t exert i ons to secure hi s e lection: of the representatives of the city of Westminst er. The resoluti on b e i ng seconded, was agreed t° hY large majority. lj tef Mr. C. LusunrcTort then acknowledged the and the meeting separated. REPRESENTATION OF MARYLEBO— tyro Of Oa Thur s d a y a very numerous mee ti n g of el ec t the borou g h of I , larylebone, convened by th e ' lo e Reform Association, took place at the King and Quid Favern, Paddingto n - green , f or the purpose of rf n 'a t he the r e p or t o f t h e comm i ttee aointed to ascertain Liberal candid a t es are prepare pp d to submit their c la to a ballot of th e assoc iation to enrol members. 3 fi r , Mr. T. Longhorn, of Paddington, pr(s:ded, an d the Dooglai read letters which had been received frT ior , candidates in reply to the resolutions c f the 0 630C 1 : or rh, litters in question were from Mr. D. W• 113 , ss ise Lord Dudley Stuart, and Mr. Sergeant Shee, exPr: e re p of their w llingness to comply with the terms of the re. solution, and from Mr. I). Salomons, exoressi ve t t o. Bret that he was no longer a cnndidate. The repe.,r s ' o o ceeded to recommend that on the day the b ai l o r of taken :.,11 the candidates should have the ()Marion_ o b. addressing the association, and that the candidat7sub, seining the majority at the ballot, should then De co mitted to a great publi c meet i ng o f Liberal electo r_ 3 approbation. that S it Mr. Joins . WILLIAMS begged to announce Charles Napier was not going to Lisbon, and 110 4, idoe fore, again determined to present bimsolf 044 P Ggi s. d. TIIE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1847. , 13