The Sun. — London, England, 1840-04-29 00:00:00

EVEN IN G EDITION. EATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. VITDIR THE MANAGEMENT OF MADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, APRIL 29, Will be presented Shakspere's Comedy of AS YOU LIKE IT. Jaques, Mr. Cooper; Amiens, Mr. W. Harrison ; Orlando, Mr. Anderson ; Adam, Mr. Bartley ; Touchstone, Mr. Har ley ; Reseind, Miss Ellen Tree ; Celia, Mass Rainforth ; ?hobo, Miss E. Phillips ; Audrey, Mrs. Humby. After which will be repeated, the entirely New and Original Grand Ceraic, Remantie, Operatic, Melodramatic, Fairy likstraufganza, is Three Parts, entitles mil founded on that male: Nursery Tale, THE 6LE2PING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD. The Prineipal Characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. J. Vining, Mr. I. Blank, Madame Yestris, Miss Rainforth, Mrs. C. ham, left Sic: Brom Boars, 75. ; Second Pries, Ss. dd. ; First and Second 3e. ; Second Pries, 2s. Od. ; Pit, 35.; Second Price, ; 111113ery, Is. Doom to be opened at half-past 6ix—tio performances to asearseace at Seven s'Cleek. Tickets and pleases for the Boxes to be taken at the Box-ef -4", fr om Tsia till roar, wiser* SALMI Tickets may be had 0 1P• 6 .Pet Privat• it to be had selely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, la. Now ilea-Oran. ROY tr. OLYMPIC THEATRE. •NDIFA THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. BUTLER. The Insubers of the Ladies' Club, honoured by the success theit undertaking, and auzieus to keep pale with (er rather •utrms) the spirit of the age, have petitioned Fancy to so il:tit Tree Pe allow them to show the Public the HOUSE OP LADIES ; blended to be chartered in 184.5. THIS EVENING, Aram 29, Trill be presented, for the Forty-ninth time, THE LADIES' CLUB. es. llitnanytat (the Chairwoman), Mrs. Stirling. T• be followed by THE HOUSE OF LADIES. Mrs. Fititanytb (Member for Chatterton)—Mrs. Mj2. Morton (Member for Smallborough)---Miss Atkinson. Um. Reekby Member fir Edmondsbury—Nhss Treble. Mrs. Derby (Member for Melton)—Miss Fitewalter. Mrs. O'Donnell (3 , leuiber fer Donnybrook)—Mice Ayres. Mrs. iiretsti• (Sverebary for the Fashionable Department)— Miss Stephens. Mrs. Twankay ( Speakerl—Mrs. Garrick. nosey, Mies Beachamp. Time, Mr. Edmonds. After which, A tit 011 7 AL COMMISSION FROM PARIS. Meepeiesr Jollivet, Mr. F. Vining; Alexis Kerbout, Mr. Zehor ; .34041aaae Jollicet, Miss Fitiwalter; Causette, Miss Ayres. To cowl►& witit_tho New and Original Drama (by the author of " The Ladies' Ch - lb"), called GWYNNETH VAUGHAN. G-trynneth Vaughan, Mrs. Stirling ; Owen Williams. Mr. Baker ; EYan Pritchard, Ur. Hell; Hugh Morgan, Mr. G. Wild. IRozes, 4s. Pit, U. Gallery, Is. ROYAL SUP.REY THEATRE. 'Me Theatre has been entirely Re-Decorated, and embellished in a New and tasteful s tyle, d ur i ng th e fteeem. The IhTce Pieces have met with tumultuous rprobation tVastvcrowded audiences, and will be repeated every evening. THIS EVENING, Aran. 29, Vifill be acted an entirely New Village Tragedy, illustrating 11,,garth's celebrated " Harlot's Progress," entitled THE LIFT OF A WOMAN; OR, THE CURATE'S . DAUGHTER. After which, a New Cord.. Drama, called THE WET NURSE. ; Toeoeschule with an entirely New Romance, entitled T 1 VENZTIAN ; OR, THE COUNCIL OF TEN. `rho Scenery comprising some of the most splendid Views in Venice. NEW STRAND THEATRE. CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC. There are I3IPOSTORS in tlie field.—The great approba tion, and consequent patronage acquired by the Great WIZARD of the NORTH has given existence to a host of IMITATORS, of whom the WIZARD says BEWARE ! !I Weida roe sec Necromancy in perfection, is addition to splen 4ficl apc,tratus ? If you would, visit the WIZARD of the eye-deceiving and inquiry-baffling arcana are lob, exhibited on THIS EVENING, and every evening du:- in.( the week, egincludin4 with his'celcbrated and original GUN DELUSION, wonder-striking in its detail, and perfectly divested of tbe slightest , angmr, and cannot he imita'ed or comprehended by itinerants. There is iota one Wizard of Necromantic fame—the GREAT .• ORIGINAL WIZARD cf the NORTH—J. H. ANDERSON, TO CORRESPONDENTS. The 1 0 . t., about the wooden pavement of the metropolis alt „drortiiernetit. We lia*a received several letters on the subject of the !ier , ,,e;eutima cf the Joys in Syria, for which we cannot rake room. The suggestions of the writers shall, how i; over, be born,' in memory. AT LONDON nitimAc TO-MORROW. $ 6;lnutcs after s:vezaTnc , ui mmtae, aftor 0. ,Prollielmon of the Evening Edition of Tax Sox eotn tncnued at 10 k.i , •titts after Three. , !!&!!!!k - tra i, zok ~ ,r5„ , L‘r , , Z 1) LONDON : "WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1540. Me following highly important intelligence is from the &cowl Edition of the Times Despatches from Constantinople and .Alexan aria to the 7th inst., and from Smyrna and Athens to the 9th, Malta to the 18th, and Naples to the kith ins,74n , , have been received. Nothing new d i importance htid occurred at Constantinople. Ovr Alexandria letters state that Colone itop&,, the British Consul, had provoked the langer ekNEHEMET ALI by offering passports to tae Turks to reATrn home. This MEHEMET ALI j would not suffer, and seemed highly indignant against the English. i tie seemed disposed to court the French for aid and protection, and was determined to resist all concessions beyond those he had alreatly promised. The British ships of war, in the neighbourhood of Naples, commenced on the 17th reprisals, and captured (it was said) 50 vessels. The Hydra was cruizing off the mouth of the gulf. The Nea politan vessels at Malta were under an embargo. In Pis it was still believed (yesterday) that a; the King of NAPLES had accepted the mediation of France all would yet be accommodated. The Duke DE NEmoußs was married to tho Princess VICTORIA of Saxe Coburg on Monday night. The promised extension of the amnesty appears in the Moniteur. 1,500,000 francs were voted by the Chamber of Deputies on Monday night for the blockade of Buenos Ayres. Our private lsttera report that an expedition wa►s contemplated by the French Government again st that Stt.. ITo erovk is the prerogative of old age. The eye, too dim to distinguish the beauties of the present, revolves inwardly, and survey's the fancied glories of the past. The balance is soon struck when the in delible impressions left upon the tablet of the me- _ - .ci. aaery aer.e contrasted with the indistinct glimmer of a pricing pa norama o f events not more imperfectly . It would have been a happy thing for England soon than com p re h en d ed. To the imbecile f the Anglican Church, when it renounced th e faith, ald ag e t h e pa s t i s everything ; the present nothing, from 1 ha d also renounced the principles, of Rome. But, And what, a f ter a ll , i s more natural ? The old have unl rortunately, though much was undoubtedly done entlived th e i r genera tion —their f r i en d s—t h e habits the greatest of all,—and, indeed, the source of all at t he Reformation, much more was left undone. once sio,famili ar and still so d ear to them —and what l is of e capacity of on- more imp ortance than all, th ' ti ' so manyassociations c ton e \ led. The master-thread of cption, which orru .e evils of the ancient system , Was left un jtsyrnent. Th ey are susceptible of •n phasure ; and th ey h ave 13o ! e ' ram t hrough the whole ecclesiastical tissue , was with the past, th an even an allusion to the pl7e ene ved u n broken, and thus a proof has been , -present is distressing t o t h em, unless the said at fo r e t dof the small share which the merely rcli frilusion has reference to some misery, civil, social, t l Ciao ware happily . •exempted. Now, :t is well known giou s tenets of a Church have in generating the religiows, or physical, from 'whi c h b ygone genera abuk es. w ith w hi c h i t ma y b e o ver-run. P erhaps it Ns•as not to be expected that, after so lon g a n i g h t of d;.'rkness, e rror, and prejudice, the !Jo all who read news p a p ers th at our venera bl e Coa -1 l torn?orary the Morning Herald is far advanced in mint Is of men shoule he able to receive at once the *Ade of years, and that, like other old ladies, O'randmansmis hardly advance s a step in any direr_ full bl aze o f trut h and . knowledge. It was scarcely to I )e expected that, After having been so long ce , 1 lio n w i t h out pausing to look behind h e r. At ever y a( ; stomed to t h e . art ifi c i al splendour of eftss to adv a n ce s h e taxes her recollection, shakes a her sage noddle, and as she leisurely taps her r ' : imposing ritu a l, t h e people should readily vo t to the native simplicity of the Gospel, t,(i liat the Ministers of the hierarchy, ee s i n n u i,e lr- l' o o f x ;le e r o l me s out with some glowir g reminis- 1 . I ' l r U le lusty youth. This leads now and then age whining, which is lath er ' this whole there ar realer listen to than Grann disagreeable ; but upon the e few old crones whom y, when neitl , we would as they had been to ease, luxury, and 1 . erould willingly renounce a system to which i , o, vt!r, • nue nce. y were indebted for their wealth and conse- E v en those among them who were most sanctimonious. tinacmal Ivor too . • - neither too seri. :,': . I were fearful of pushing matters too BY way of sample uisi titcrestet , we select the following extract from a lea , on the old iv the Herald of Yesterd a y t i i r l i r g ea a d r b ticle . cep/ e the 4 :,q t imes con didea of cutting lip the so. ki ihroots, f i r, and scarcely an individual in t i l i . dissolving that unnatural ..(411 I"'t e libetween topie—the misgovernment of the Witi,s. It are 4i which ' 11 IA f t, iseries of be entitled " Tee years ago," and would s ' er •I' nlay ,T 1 . • a ve (” 1 ' . • Inanny fairly e'; e ( ~i i • MY MOORE for an excellent text for cii 2•ion and politics, to pttlitical vii al ,spiritual ece csiastica ty may ' . Ibis union, this mixture , • .....; rrepug- I .' , squib z— ! 1114 decline ie oar na:iinal crengtli, and inirnicieA' power, a n d 110 , 045.1 , 4 • ,k it ia;et t . in y % fa h r . .s—tvi . tlii n a period co-erte n : • vever ` , sir? .. , ,;ii . , .., of the . _ .V . 110 —1:! absolutely appnVin g , ' : i n n t t erns, the spirit eril:corfatli)iseucrdh iriiisi Christian i• :6, , ,. 1 \ : had re , jva , zgl, it p ., bet iiu.sla nor Prance, % •, . t rejudice , eiciei. - d,e- (IF-4 ',At !hit scheme of policy in regard ceiv e d 1 :1 1 , ' sanction of time. to political and religiain ' Essential to tVr l 4lBd , Vii ' t 123 now the businEss of all three ran in 'i ts f a\ 'our. It was, in fact, I• , i c k!ivil Pow evs to Act or;id . e.: Tea years ago, Russian and French to the , ;cry ext.. 'tence both ofC Iriiti.l i ‘ p rofit by this correction of her " Ten years ago " Lli.`ty. Her memory fails her sadly, and to read his ory to any advantage she must saddle her nose w ith a pair of new spectacles. ~ 4 ~~/ ~/ \ ships of war did not venture systematically to insult the British flag. Ten years ago, " sympathisers" from the United States did not presume openly to fomont rebellion in Canada against England. Ten years ago, Ireland, however turbulent and unmanageable, did not exhibit those symptoms of perfect organization for all the purposes of treason, which may now unhappily be traced throughout the length and breadth of the Popish portions of that island. Ten years ago, the labouring classes in England had not been reduced by the agency of new Poor-laws, and other " reformiag" nostrums utterly hostile to the British constitution —nay, to the fundamental arrange ments on which society has, in all previous ages, been founded. The change in the character of the foreign and domestic relations of England is frightful ; and to our " Liberal" rulers is that change attributable. " Ten years ago" this was the happiest of worlds, for the plain reason that Old Granny in her dotage fancies it was. Now ten years ago our venerable Contemporary took a very different view of the state of this country Ten years ago, if we re inesalber rightly, the agitation of the Reform question shook England to its centre, and almost, for the first time in the annals of our political strife, the power of that oligarchy, whom the Herald wor ships, was laid prostrate at the feet of the people. Ten years ago the Throne of the BOURBONS was hurled in the dust before the eyes of the indignant Tories, and yet they had neither the power nor the opportunity of firing one shot to restore what they had shed seas of blood to establish. Ten years ago the knell of despotism was rung in Spain, but Lord LONDONDERRY was too busy fighting the battles of the rotten boroughmongers to make even one speech in favour of his protege Don CARLOS. Ten years ago the nationality of unhappy Poland was blotted from the map of Europe, and yet such was the internally disturbed state of Eng ' land and France—such was the gloomy aspect of Belgium and Holland—such was the ricketty condition of our power in India, I—such was the general dread of accelerating the downfal of Turkey—such, in short, was the dis tracted and helpless condition of Great Britain at home and abroad, from the bad policy of the WELLINGTON Cabinet, that we could not raise a finger to save even a nation—a great and free na tion, and our old ally—from annihilation ! Catholic Ireland led the Duke of WELLINGTON captive, and Russia spurned his remonstrances, and, under the walls of Adrianople, dictated the capitulation of Turkey. The great warrior proved himself but a sorry statesman, even white demonstrating his won derful capacity for the practical details of business, in which he has never been excelled. Ten years ago, what the Herald has over and over again called revolutionary anarchy stalked with head erect, and menacing aspect, through the land. The Tory Peers talked of putting their castles in a state of defence, and the subsequent firing of Nottingham and Bristol proves at once the fearful excitement and the desperation of the people. There is, therefore, no comparison between the present condition of England and her political po sition ten years ago, Notwithstanding the Corn law agitation, and the Church-law agitation, and the Irish agitation, the general surface of society is unruffled by the violent whirlwinds of passion. Chartism has been successfully put down by the strong arm of the law, while the good sense of the nation has confined the Tories within the safe limits of the leadership of a vexatious oppo sition. Ireland is not only tranquil, but well af fected to the Throne and the flee; institutions of Great Britain. All she sceLl is an equality of civil rights, and to obtain that equality shP has outgrown the folly of having recourse to treasonable conspiracies. Abroad, the policy of Lord PAL MERSTON has been eminently successful. His much-abused protocols settled the Belgian (Ines tion without shedding a drop of blood, while in India success attended every measure recommended by the Government. By his Lordship's firmness and decision Turkey was saved from the fatal protectorship of Russia, and :MEHE MET ALL prevented from following up the victory at Nezib by marching upon Con stantinople. And if misunderstandings have arisen with Portugal, Naples, and China, what impartial person will pretend that his Lord ship could have prevented them, or affirm that he has not carried himself in them in a way highly creditable to the dignity of this country ? During, his administration Lord PALMERSTON has in volved this country in no disgraceful contest with any Power; and even while he took care to con vince Portugal that he would not submit to con tumely even from the weakest enemy, from a mis. taken chivalrous feeling, he at the same time de monstrated that there was no notoriety of which he was so little covetous as that of a bully, Notwithstanding the notorious bad faith of Portugal, England was content to vindicate her own dignity by a firm, but at the the same time perfectly pacific policy. In giving :effect to the treaty against slave-dealing, England left Portugal at full liberty to exculpate herself from all blame of being concerned in that inhuman traffic. Neither her honour or her purse was made :responsible for sins committed under her flag, unless :she chose voluntarily to adopt them. With re- .'spest to the China contest it grew naturally out o: a state of things existing long anterior to Lord PALNIERSTON'S appointment to the Foreign Office. It must have come on sooner or later ; and :it could hardly have happened at a better time than it did. We trust that our venerable Contemporary, vl►ose natural inclination to somnolency we are a all times i; ood.naturedly loth to disturb, will THE SUN, LONDON, WE APRIL 29, 1840, government. So deeply was that idea rooted, and so generally does it still prevail among many, whose, respect for religion itself may very fairly admit of a doubt, that they regard it with a kind of supersti tious awe, and think it a subject which it is neither fit nor safe to discuss. This feeling is artfully en couraged by those whose obvious interest it is to perpetuate the ancient system. These men are wolves in sheep's clothing, and with wolf-like fero city they assail all who question the justice or pro priety of connecting the Church of CHRIST with the civil government---wh• condemn that spirit of pride and insolence which such a system produces among the ministers of religion—who venture to affirm that Christianity would become more re spected, more pure, and more generally useful, were it entirely separated from civil establish ments. For such parsons there is no term of re proach too severe—they are denounced as unprin cipled demagogues and infidels, equally the enemies of the throne and of the altar ! In such circumstances can any one ask what course he ought to pursue ? Is it consistent with the duty of Christian men, desirous that Chris tianity should be purged of all those worldly cor ruptions which have defaced its beauty and les sened its influence—is it consistent with the duty of such men to abstain from every expression of dis like to systems, or opinions, or practices, which they conscientiously believe to be prejudicial to the interests of true religion, and not only so, but to their own temporal interests and those of their fel low-men ? Who shall counsel such a timid, time serving policy as this ? Not surely those who pretend to glory in the struggles of the Reforma tion. Where would that memorable event have been, if men had not been bold enough to speak their minds —aye, and to give still more con vincing evidence of the faith that was in them ? For our own part, we shall never cease to condemn with the utmost freedom, and with all the energy of which we are capable, every mixture of worldly power and worldly policy with religion, by which Christianity is disfigured, whether it come under the name of Popery, or Prelacy, or Presbytery, or what ever other name it assume. This we shall do, from an unalterable persuasion that we are thereby serving a cause which neither needs nor desires the support of the civil magistraLe, and which, if it cannot stand and flourish upon the solid ground of its own excellence, cannot stand and flourish at all. It is a common cry among the defenders of ecclesiastical abuses, that those who attack these abuses do so from interested or still more objec tionable motives. The organs of the Church and State party are continually proclaiming that the Dissenters, who, they say, are for ever railing against the corruptions both of Church and State, arc themselves the most designing and ambitious of men. We will not say, in answer to this charge, that Dissenters are less desirous of wealth and power, or that they would be more moderate in the use of them, than Churchmen. We will not say that their ministers would be more humble, or more attentive to the duties of their office if they were dignitaries - of a splendid hierarchy, than those who now are so. We will go still farther, and say, that if the men who are ministers among the Dissenters were ministers in an Establishment, they would be as active i,t defending ecclesiastical power and abuse as they are now in attacking these things. It is truly wonderful to see how the distinction between men and principles is confounded. Priests of every denomination have been, and always will be, the same in the same circumstances, and that not because they are priests, but because they are Were Dissenters priests or statesmen under a civil establishment, they would be exactly what other priests and other statesmen have been in si milar circumstances. This is the very reason why no more power should be given to any description of men than is absolutely necessary to the proper discharge of the offices with which they are entrusted. Because no power is necessary to answer the ends men. of Christianity but the power of reason and per. suasion—becauee the use of every other power is inconsistent with its nature and its views, there- fore it is, that its ministers, as such, should possess no civil power, civil character, or civil privileges, but should be under the same protection, and enjoy the same immunities, as all other members of the State, receiving a compensation for their la bours as ministers in the voluntary contributions of their congregations, and the approbation of their own minds. In the justice of this opinion we are fully borne out by Scripture, by reason, and by experience. We care not a straw for the mysteries and sub tleties of priests and politicians, who have too long combined their efforts to gull and rob mankind. Let these be thrown to the winds, and let the New Testament be examined without regard to systems and opinions •f human invention—let this be done, and we defy the unbiassed inquirer to produce a single passage in it recommending, in the most distant manner, the incorporation of Christianity with forms of civil government, or a single passage to countenance that pride, and power, and luxury, which the ministers of such incorporated churches have so generally exhibited. What has become of Dr. CHALMERS ? Are we to have no lectures this summer, to reconcile a backsliding Generation to the blessings of Epis copacy ? We learn from the Scotch Papers that Bishop PHILPOTT'S Parliamentary declaration, that he did not look upon the Kirk of Scotland as a Protestant Church, has created a great stir among the divines north of the Tweed ; but surely Dr. CHALMERS, when he appeared as the ally of the mitre, was no stranger to the religious intole• ranee of the wearer? What Episcopacy was, long after the Reformation was triumphant in England, is written in the best and noblest blood of Scotland ; and Dr. C FIALMERS isoneof the last men, we should suspect of being ignorant of the fact that the cha racter of Episcopacy is unchanged and unchange able. When the Bishops had the power of perse cuting the people of Scotland for conscience' sake, they exercised it to the utmost ; and in now tra (hieing the Kirk, they act, as far as the law will allow them, upon the same principle. Among the great body of English Dissenters, the agony which Dr. CHALMERS and his friends are sup posed to have endured from such a noted instance of Episcopal ingratitude, has excited no commis seration. Indeed, there is hardly a day i n which we do not receive sonic commu nication, written in a strain of triumph at the discomfiture of the Scotch divines, who last year were seized with such a violent admiration of our Church Establisluncnt as to preach a crusade against English Dissent. We confess we are not sorry that the people of Scotland have had an opportunity afforded them of knowing exactly what the Bishops think of the Kirk, after the assistance it has given them in the persecution of Popery and Dissent, now for the greater part of a century. It will remove the film of prtjcdice from the eves of not a few of them ; and w e have little doubt that henceforth the Dis;scntm.q Bi shops," or " N o body i n E ng l an d w i ll be allowed to shout " Bisho l l :v a s in "a siol t i o f publicscointeh n eeti l i witho u t t h e dread of aigi s .sion,ries in the Episcopalian interest. The Paris Journals of Sunday contain no news of interest. From Naples the latest accounts are of the 14th, the date of the advises which we pub lished in TheiSun of Monday. The French Sul phur Company have published a defence of their monopoly. According to which, as a matter of course, Great Britain is altogether in the wrong in supposing that she has sustained any injury from Naples. _ . The marriage of the Duke DE NEMOURS with the Princess VICTORIA of Saxe Coburg Kohary was celebrated on Monday at St. Cloud. In the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, the Bill for an extraordinary credit of 1,500,000 francs for the expenses of the blockade of Buenos Ayres was adopted by a large majority t-- On the 19th Cabrera was at Mora, still very ill. For cede], Moren-Benets, and Palillos :are with him. It ap pears that Llangostera has fallen into disgrace. The Christinos have undertaken n o thi ng s i nce th e cap ture of Aliaga. The Carlists are erecting fortifications on the Ebro, between Mora and Forlorn. A report has been spread at Bayonne that the division of Aspires had been defeated by the Carlists of Catalonia, near the hermitage of Milagro, in the direction of Solsona. The loss of Aliaga will be a severe! blow to the Car lists. It was one of their most formidable bulwarks, and the faint resistance made by the Governor is a proof of the demoralization of the Carlists. By the advantages of its position between two small rivers, on the summit of a steep rock, inaccessible on the north, and defended ou the south by the villag e which covers the foot of it, protected by grounds, intersected by precipices, and covered with enormous bare and inaccessible rocks, the Castle of Aliaga might check a numerous army. But the fatality which hangs ever the Carli s ts did not permit them to profit by those fortifications which Cabrera but a few months ago considered as the palladium of his army. The Muniteur of the 27th has no official part.— Le ConstitutionneL The Duke of Devonshire suddenly left Paris for London on Sunday last. Lord Leveson Gower had arrived in that city. The Earl of Ranfurly, who had for some years re sided in the Place Vendome, Paris, expired on Sunday, in the Stith year of his age. NAPLES.—A recent letter: from Rome, published by a Lyons paper, contains the following :—" An English steamer has returned from Naples to Malta to demand from Mr. Temple the definitive answer of the King to the note of Lord Palmerston. Apprised of this fact the King started in all haste for Castlemare, and the English envoy had no one with whom he could communicate at the palace. The steamer was obliged to go back to Malta without bearing to the English Admiral the desired intor mettbn, The first act of English hostility will probably be the seizing of the Neapolitan fleet, which is at this moment out of port. The fleet consists of 12 sail, among which are the Vesuvius, of 82 guns; the Parthenope, of 60 ; the Isabella of 48; and the Urania, of 46." MARRIAGE OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE DE NEMOURS. ST. CLOUD, APRIL 27. Saturday, !he 25th, witnessed the arrival of the Princess Victoria of Coburg Kohary, bride elect of the second son :if King Louis Philippe. The Princess was accompanied her father end brother, and had been preceded by her uncle, his Majesty the King of the Belgians. The young arid Royal bride is in her 20th year, sod remarkably hand some, possessing a countenance at once lovely and intel lecatiel, and a form both graceful and commanding. You would expect that a Roy al Marriage would create in the little town of St. Cloud a certain lively and animated bustle. On the contrary, all is perfectly quiet and tranquil. The park Is still,--not a sound, not a murmur is heard but the twittering of birds,—hardlya stray lounger is seen in. haling the fresh breeze of spring. In short the internal appearance of the place and palace harmonises well with the privacy with which it is intended that these royal nup tials arc to be celebrated. The Due de Nemours appears in excellent spirits, and animated with all the joyful antici pations of a young bridegroom. His Royal Highness is de4erveadly popular from his engaging manners, his frank and open bearing, and justly estimated for the prowess he gave prcof of at the taking of Constantine. His person is tail and graceful, his complexion very fair, and he is now in his twenty-sixth year. The marriage will be solemnised this evening at nine o'clock, in the diapel of the palace ; the religious part of the ceremony to be performed, it is be lieved, by his Eminence Cardinal do la Tour d'Auvergne, Lii,hop of Arras, the civil ceremony having been previ ously gone through before Baron Pasquier, the Chan cellor. and the Duc Decnes, Grand Refereedaire, as keepers of the regisily of the Royal Family. No strangers are to be admitted, und, except the Ministers and the grand officers of State, I believe that none, save the inenabers of the two Royal Families to be allied, will be present. • Prince Ferdinand of Coburg Kohary, father to the Peineesa Victoria, attracts attention from his fine martial appearance. He is remarkably tall, and the rich Hunga rian uniform sets off his person to great advantage. He vrai yesterday invested, by King Louis Philippe, with the riband and star of the Legion d'Honneur. To-morrow a fete will be given to the happy pair, at Trianon ; but it is understood that all the festivities to take place on this occasion arc to be perfectly private, so that the persons who will be admitted to them may be con sidh•red as the "favoured few." Friday, May I,bcing4;:Pbilip's day, the usual public rej,,icings and fe&tivities will take place in the capital, wiiere the marriage of the King's son does not seem to create much sensation. GENEALOGICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ILLUS TRIOUS FANIILY OF KOHARY. Loess XIY. once said to the Duke of Chartres, his bre titer's son, " I have looked throughout Europe for a Princess worthy of your hand, and I have found no one to suit you but one of my own daughters." At that time the Odeans breech was rated so high, that a marriage with any Princess not of the blood of Louis XIV. would have beets considered a mis-alliance. In our days the Princes and Princesses of Orleans wed with fourth-rate princely houses viz., those of Cuburg, Schwerin, and Kohary. Sixty years ago the Kohary family was not known. The first was the son of a grazier and dealer in Hungarian horses, and acquired vast wealth in his trade. He was established in the town of 0-abrag, in the circle betond the Theisse, in the county of Bekesch. He left his eldest am, besides other considerable property, the lordships of Szitnya, 3lurany, Belsgwor, Fulck, and many others, in Austria. His great wealth enabled him to get created a Prince, and to give weight to that rank by divers import ant offices, such as Chancellor of the Court, Private Coun cillor, Chamberlain, and First . Grand M aster. T he eldest son of this individual was. Francis Joseph Kohary, who was born in 1766, and who died in 1826. The old horse-jockey, notwithstanding his desire to enrich his son, was equally bent on illustrating his name, and therefore decided that the title of Prince should be attached to the name of Kohary. Thus, the name which had been known for a long time but in the pasture lands bordering on the Danube, in the Dresden market, and in the fairs at Pesti], became a princely name about the middle of the last century, and now cuts a figure in the genealogical almanack published at Gotha. The grazier horse-jockey had seven children. He made a prince of the eldest, Francis Joseph, and married him to Mary Antoinette, the daughter of Count Waldstein- Wartenberg, in whose family poverty was far greater than pride. A daughter of the name of Antoinette issued horn this union, and she became Princess and heiress of the house of Kohary. The Princes of' Coburg, who, previous to the restora tion, pos,:essed little but their swords, were not more dif ficult than the family of Waldstein-Wartenberg had been, and Duke Ferdinand, the brother of the reigning Duke, of King Leopold, and of the Duchess of Kent, married Antoinette Kohary. This marriage bore issue Ferdinand of Coburg Kohary, who married Queen Donna Maria, and Princess Victoria Kohary, who is about to become Duchess of Nemours-Kohary. The other children of the horse-jockey Kohary have not risen like the eldest son. The second son married the landlady of an inn at Pres. burg. and his son, at the present moment, is landlord of the Ox Head Inn, in the Rathhaus-square. The third married a natural daughter of Prince Ester hazy, and became steward of his castle of Eisenstadt. The fourth, after having been for some time a non-com missioned officer in a regiment of Hungarian hussars, ob tained the situation a porter in the Protestant College at Dribretzfn. The fifth child was a daughter, who ran off with a courier belonging to the Prince de Tour and Taxis, and who obtained fur his sou the situation of postmaster at Frankfort. The sixth was a keeper in the forests belonging to Count d'Appony, aid died without issue. Finally, the last became a schoolmaster in a small vil lage on the borders of the Danube, between Raab and Comora. It is believed th a t th e t r ip t o Germany which the Duke of slernours-Kohary and his consort intend to t a ke after their marriage, i s f or t h e purpose of visiting all the mem hers of the family of thi s young Princess , and that this was the only step that cou ld b e d ev i se d to prevent their coming to Paris to be p resent at th e marriage ceremony. T h e Palace of at. Cl ou d wou ld, d ou btless, have been too sma l l t t lodge all the Kohary lr.dies and gentle men who would have thought it th e i r d uty to h a ve come from the ext remit y of Hungary and A ustr i a ' to w itness the signature o f t he inar!iagn settlement of their cousin and niece. A diplo matic negotiation was absolutely necessary to prevent this inroad of the Kohary family ; it was found tiresome enough not to be able to avoid that of the house of Coburg.—La lfode. THE WAR IN FRENCH AFRICA. Extract of a Letter from Algiers, 18th inst., in the Debols:_" The day before yesterday the Duke of Or 4arts, accompanied by the Duke d'Aumale and Marshal Vallee, and surrounded by a numerous body of general and other officers, reviewed a considerable part of the troops in the plain of Mustapha, and expressed his satisfact ion at their good order and di,cipline. Algiers sent ttut a large portion of its inhabitants to view the interesting scene. In the. evening the troops returned to their canton ments. Those of the camp at the Maison Caree, •mtnediately on their return, received the deplor:ble news, that during their absence an Arab chief, with a consderable body of horse, as ailing himself of the moment when tlse po-t was weakened, had made an inroad, and carried off all the cattle into the interior. This depriva tion, at a time when meat is so dear, has greatly vexed the Marshal, who has. it is said. (It termined to take a signal revenge. At sunrise, yesterday, a large vacuum WAS apparent in our roadstead, and we soon afterwards learnt that the steamers Eupbrate, Grandeur, and Ramier, were gone out with sealed instructions. It is reported that they are sent with pre jectil s and ether ammunition to I,rottet the second division in making its entrance Into Dolly 5, which is to he its first operation. All the troops have garie out to the plain. The Duke o f Orleans set off vcsterday with his staff for the camp at Bouffariek, the lead quarters of the first division, of which he has the eomitsaind. Before he left he again visited all the hospi tala. All the colonists who wt re captured by the bar bati,n3 when they made their last irruptions in the Mitidja have not perished, Yesterday an Alsacian, who had been carried into the harbour, came back, after having been se veral months kept prisoner by Ahd-el-Kader. He is said to be the bearer of u letter from the Emir to the Marsia.l. A few days ago several proclamations, addressed;by A bd.el- Kader to our troops, were found near Douera and Bouffa rick. He promises such of our men as may desert to him promotion, pay, lands, herds, and other tempations. It is, however, somewhat inconsistent that the new Sultan, while preaching a holy war for the extiumination of Chris tians, should engage to respect the religious creed of those who may pass over to him. His absurd promises will pro duce no effect. BOURSE.--PARIS, MONDAY, APRIL 27. First Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Price. Price r reuch 5 per Cents ll3 50 ... 113 90 ... 113 SO ... 1:3 90 4 per Cents.-- 3 per Cents B4 15 .._. 84 Ili ... 84 15 ... 84 35 Bank of France 3390 ...3306 —.3390 ...3390 Latlitte !Sank I,ooof. Sh 1(145 ...1087 50 ...1085 ...l' 85 5,000 f, Sh 5203 ...5200 —.5200 _5200 Belgian Bank vi ... 900 ... 900 ... 9 1 4 5 per Cents lO4 ... 104 —. 101 ... 104 3 Der Cents... 74 75 ... 74 75 ... 74 76 ... 74 75 New York 9O 85 ... 90 85 ... Pt 85 ... 90 65 Ohio lO2 80 ... 102 60 ... 102 SO ... 102 60 United States Bank Loan 9714 ... 97% ... 97% ... 97% Spanish Active . 29li ... 29% ... 29 ... 29 4 Passive.... ........... . 71E ... 7% ... 74 ... 7% New Deferredl44 Portuguese 3 per Cents 24 .. 24* ... 24* ... 24k., Neapolitan lO3 7C ... 103 80 ... 103 70 ... 103 80 V.AILWAY SHARES, 6t. Germain Versailles. R. B 605 605 ... 605 605 L.B 3'4 60 387 50 Orleans trfontpellier to Cette ..... 400 400 400 Strasburg to Bale 413 75 ... 413 75 ... 413 75 413 75 ASPHALTES AND BITUMENS. Yarn (Maberly% .......« 447 450 ... 447 50 ... 410 We have received this morning Dutch and Ger man Papers of the latest dates. The following are extracts from them : THE HAGUE, APRIL 24.—The sections of the Second Chamber met to-day, to examine the answers of the Go vernment to their observations on the Budget. In general the members are said to have declared that they persisted in the opinions which they had before expressed, and again urgod the necessity of retrenchment in all the departments of the State. It is added that they desired to be informed in what manner the Government meant to provide for the wants of the Syndicate, and what means wore to be ap lied to that purpose. Other modifications are spoken of which the Govern ment intends to make in the fundamental ; the particulars of which will be shortly laid before the Second Chamber. THE HAGUE, APRIL 26.—The sections of the Second Chamber met again yesterday to continue the examina tion of the answers of the Government, and will probably conclude their task to-morrow. On the whole, the answers of the Government appear to have satisfied only a few Members, It is considered that the objections pre viously made to the Budget arc by no means removed. We hear that the Government has also replied to the ob servations of that Section on the projection of law for alterations in the fundamental law. It seems that the Go vernment means to continue the debates upon the project of law, and is not disposed to meet the principal objections that have been made, though the Chamber requires that the fundamental law shall be entirely revised. tier Royal Highness Princess Albert of Prussia ar rived here this afternooe from Berlin on a visit to the King, nor father. She will stay a fortnight, and then return to Berlin. VII/NNA t APRIL 18.--The Emperor has so far recovered from his late attack as to be able to attend to public busi ness as usual. His Majesty is not strong enough to be present to-day, to-morrow, and the next day, at the solemn procession and other religious ceremonies that are t o b e performed in th e Imperial Palace. The celebration of the Emperor's birthday, which is to-morrow, is put off until the 21st. It is still confidently believed that his Majesty will close the Session of the Hungarian Diet in person in the first fortnight of May. The Diet of Transylvania will be convoked at the end of this year, or at the beginning of the next. Fur some days past a report has been circulated of a projected marriage between a Prince of the Imperial Family and the daughter of a foreign King. VIENNA, April 1 9. —Duke Adolphus of Nassau, will not leave Vienna till the end of May. Count Fiquelmont, the Austrian Ambassador to the Court of St. Petersburgh, is preparing to return to his post; it is believed his Excel loncy will set out next month. About the same time Prince Esterhazy will return to London to be present at the conferences. It is believed that the resolutions of the Diet respecting the Jews will not receive the Royal assent. BERLIN, APRIL 27,—1n the night of March 24, the great Hebrew printing-office at \Vilna was totally de stroyed by fire. The type-foundry, which is the best a \Vilna, was saved with greal difficulty. A workman los his life. The loss of the owner, including the books burn is estimated at 200,000 silver rubles. nuTuti k U NDS.—Asial Ettusst, APRIL 27. ney . Actual Debt, `234 per Cent Duto, ditto 5 pet cent. A .nel t Synthe, },;, percent srl 9134 Ditto, ditto, 3;4 per cent 75;4 76 Commercial Company, 4., i•ter lfitto (1,- , 3t2 acrd 1833) 5 per cent. D;tto 1.37. 5 per cent. Loan IKI7, 5 per cent. w; p yg4 klxchatige on London, One mouth ll 9; Two months —Dutch Papers, April 28. AUsTItIAN FU 2 4 :1)5.--VieNNA, Aran. 17 rive Per Cants. M,talliques •.., hoar per Ceuta. Three per Cent Bank Shards mg% ta• ............ ............. .t. 1801 Zeittift. April 24 PRUSSIAN FUN US.— Bizituts, APRIL 24. liille Money. St. Schuh]. Sch., 4 , , pier cent. Pru.nan English Loan, 1K31), 4 per cent. lO.i 102 i lixehaDge on London, three months 6 IS% —Prussian Slate Gazelle, Alai' -5. THE MELI3O ItNE MINISTRY TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR-00 perusing your valuable journal of last Satur day's date, I perceive that there has been another Tory demonstration at Lewes, at nhich a Mr. Gear has been proclaiming to the world his ignorance with :regard to the political career of Mr. W. Pitt when Premier of Eng land. In the course of his speech he gave utterance to the following absurdity, via., that " had they (the Mel bourne Ministry) possessed but the one-hundredth part of the honour which regulated the late Mr. Pitt, they would long since have resigned the reins of office." I read with regret that a gentleman who thus stood up to pretend to enlighten an audience, and also the public p:- nerally, should have proved himself so utterly incompetent to perform his tusk. I would recommend Mr. Gear to read again (if ever he has read before) the life of Mr. Pitt, and he will find that the very first day that he took his scat for Appleby, after his re-election, that he, as Pre mier of England, was in two minorities. The first or them was for the House to go into Committee on the State of the Nation, which Fox's party carried by 232 to 193. The next was moved by Lord Surrey, viz., " That it is the opinion of this Committee that the late changes in his Majesty's Councils were immediately preceded by dan gerous and universal reports that his Majesty's sacred ' name had been unconstitutionally abused to affect the deli berations of ?ornament, and that the appointments made were accompanied by circumstances new and extraordi nary, and such as do not conciliate or engage the confi dence of this House." The debate was continued with great warmth, when Mr. Dundas moved that the Chair man leave the Chair, which was negatived by a majority of 196 to 142 ; and Lord Surrey's motion was carried without further opposition. Thus Mr. Gear will perceive that Mr. Pitt was in two minorities the first day, besides five hostile motions being carried against him without divi sions. One of them was to the following effect, moved by Lord Surrey :—" That it is the opinion of this Commit tee, that in the present situation of his Majesty's domi nions it is peculiarly necessary that there should be an Ad ministration which has the confidence of this House and the public." If Mr. Gear wants further proof to contradict his statement of the " honour which regulated" Mr. Pitt's career in not clinging to office like the Melbourne Minis try when they are in minorities, he must take the following list which Pitt sustained in the spring of 1784 1784. Opposition. Pitt. January 12 196 ... to ... 142 ... ditto ... 54 16 _ _ _ 23 February 2 3 16 18 20 177 ... to ... 156 ... ditto ... 2 27 March 1 5 8 Parliament in some of the above divisions called upon the King to dismiss his Ministry, but he sternly refused to do so, and as sternly did Mr. Pitt declare that he would not resign ; and Parliament was in consequence dissolved on the 25th March, 1784. 1 hope, Mr. Editor, you will favour me with inserting the foregoing loose remarks, hoping they may meet the eye of Mr. Gear.—Your's, :AN OPERATIVE.. Bradford (Yorkshire), April 27. The Earl of Eldon has subscribed the sum of 1001. towards the fund of the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education. DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF BURLING TON.-it is with regret we have to announce the death of this truly estimable lady, which took place Monday morning, shortly after three. As was expected by the medical gentleman in attendance of her Ladyship, a change took place at six o'clock on Sunday for the worse. We understand her Ladyship breathed her last in the greate,t tranquillity, at the first-men tioned hour, surrounded by the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Dover, Viscount Morpeth, and other members of the family. The deceased Lady, who was fourth daughter of the Earl and Countess of Carlisle, and sister of the Duchess of Sutherland. Lady Dover, Viscount Morpeth, and Lady Caroline Lascelles, was horn 11th January, 181 0 , and was, consequently, in her •2•• th year. In August, 1829, she was married to the Earl of Burlington, by whom her Ladyship leaves a fancily of four children, three sons and a 'laughter. It is a remarkable fact, that Monday was the birth-day of the Noble Earl. In cense queuee of her Ladyship's demise, the splendid files at Stafford House and Devonshire House, will be postponed sine die. On Monday afternoon an inquest was held before Mr. Higgs, at die Crown, Green-street, Leicester-square, on the body of a man, n_me not precisely known. From some aceoutts and two spirit licenses found on his person, it is pro ' bable that his name was John Riley, and that he w4s a spirit dealer of Cork. It appeared in evidence that, on Friday even ing last deceased took a place for London at Maidenhead, by one of the waggon.; of Mr. Tastier, of Chippenham. lie sat or lay in front. of it, under the tilt, and the waggoner saw nothing more of him until Saturday morning at half-past four, when as the waggon was entering Duncannon-street, near St. Martin's Church, a cabman saw something like a sack fall from the front of the waggo n . The cabman called to the waggoner to atop; and it was then discovered that the two near wheels of the w iggon, which was heavily laden with baskets of meat, had passed over the deceased's head, " smashing it," as the cabma n said, " to pieces." A sovereign and a half and some silver were f )und in deceased's purse. Verdict " Accidental death." MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. ~~_ CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL 28.—The sales of this day are 2,500 bales, at yesterday's prices, chiefly to tae trade. The arrivals this morning area French mail, ship letters from Monts Video and Pernambuco, Calcutta, Jan. 2, Cape, Feb. 22, Madras, Jan. 2, and Cape, Feb. 2.5—a1l old idols. The Dutch steamer, Batavia, arrived, bringing the Dutch papers of the 28th April : AMSTERDAM, APRIL 27. —Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52 13-16 ; Five per Cents, 99 15-16; Ardoin's Spanish, 25 3-16. The above papers contain no political news of any consequence. We have received papers of intermediate dates this morning from the Cape. We give the following extract of a letter, dated Port Natal, Jan. 30 : . , . . " With respect to trade, things go on very slack at pre sent, but they will improve again when the Commando, which has lately gone to Dingaan's country, returns. A custom-house has been established here. The duties payable at Natal are as follows: Beer, hams, cheese, preserves, silk, ribbons, tobacco, Snuff, and dried fruit, 10 per cent. Salt, wheat and other grain, flour, breeding cattle, gar den seed, and all ammunitions of war, free of duty. All other goods three per cent. ad valorem. Both the British and Foreign Markets still continue without animation to the present time, and without a fea ture worth notice. Consols opened this morning at the quotations they left off at yesterday, 914 for the Account; 90i 91 for Money. Exchequer Bills, 23 25 prem., Is. higher ; India Bonds, 3 5 prem. ; Bank Stock, 1741 1751 ; India Stock 2491 2501. In the Foreign Market the prices are nominal at pre sent. Spanish Active, 281 29k; Deferred, 14} Passive 74 1; Portuguese, 35i 1; Three per Cents., 2.11 i; Colombian, 254 26 4 1 ; Mexican, 28i 29 ; Bra zilian 754 7q; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., iSi 54; Five per Cents. 100-i PRICES OF STOCKS THI4 DAY AT ONii O'CLOCS. Hank Stuck 175 4%; India Stock 3 per Cent. Red. S9h 90 89%; Ditto Bonds ..... S per Cents. C on 1 90% ; South S e a Stock • oer Cent Old Annuities Ditto Red. 933ia,Vil New Ditto New 3 per Cent .. New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire Jan: 5, 1864) l3'3-10% Oct. 10, 1859 l3 7-l6 Jan. 5, 1600 .13 13-16%, Jan. 5, 1 , 40 Aprils, 1880. Jan. 5.1870 PRICES OE - FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds — 1 Ditto Account I 3raziliz n Ditto Account 3uenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account 3ond — 1 Ditto Acco. nt Colarntian Bc rids Ditto I.cco nt Columbian 6,18:24 Otto kecin.rit Dtnish Bonds Ditto Acct. nt (irook •-• Ditto Bonds, 1825 Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Account —, Ditto, 0 per Cent. Ditto Account ,;oapolitan 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 Exch. Bills, £1,051 .., 23 I.`.l3pin Ditto 50_ 23 26 Ditto Small 2l 26 1 ,111 . Ditto Commercial dis. Ditto Advertised pm. Bank Stock ler Account India Stock for Account ... Consols for Account ...... 91 THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK Peruvian Fond. Ditto Account eortitguee Bondi Ditto New Bonds Ditto Accorm• Ditto, :3 per Cent. 241 i Ditto Account Prussian Bonds Itusiian Bands, 1821 Ditto Account Ditto Metallic Spanish /3orid,, 2:) Ditto Account. Passive Deferred l4k, French, 5 per eent.......113 f. 25c 4 per cent. —f. —c., ---- 3 per cent. —f. —c. Exchange. 951. 40e. Dutch, t per cent.... 553,, 43 % Ditto Account ..)itto, 5 per cent 110070435 i ' Ditto Account _HALF-PA ST ONE. The favourite speculation during the morning has been in Shares, but more particularly in those of Blackwall, South-eastern, and Brighton. The British Market continues steady, with little doing, and Consols may be quoted at present 91 for the Account ; Money, 904, lower than in the morning; Exchequer Bills, 23 26, higher 2s. ; India Bonds nothing dose; Bank Stock, 17.11 ; India Stock, 249. In the Foreign Market they are chiefly making up their accounts against to-morrow, it being settling-day in the Foreign Funds; and on Friday, the Ist of May, it is a holiday in both the Markets. In the Foreign Exchange yesterday afternoon, with the exception of Amster dam which was 4 lower, and Hamburg higher, there was no alteration in the other Exchanges. Spanish Ac tive, 291; .Portuguese, 35i ; Throe pot Cents., 2-12- ; Mexican, 28- ; Colombian, 26 ; Dutch 'Fwo-and-a-Half per Cents., 63i ; Five per Cents,lool. No further arrivals. A report prevailed on the Stock Exchange that news had ar r i ve d f rom Chi na, b ut not credited. CLOSING PRICES. BBITISII FUNDS :lank stock 1754 Naha Stack 241.1 .4 3 per Cent. Bed 9 , / , 7 4, Ditto Bonds ~ ...... .. 3 f , er Cent C( its. 8%, per Cent. lied .New 44 per Cent 931% Ex. Bills, 1,11031 if 2d '6 pm New 5 per Cent — Ditto 5110/ 0 (1 pm Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small .. 'id pm Jma. Ilia I Oct. 1859 ......... Jan 18641 FOREIGN FUNDS .Austrian, 5 per rent — \ Portuguese Bonds, sper cen t . B olgian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Ditto Brazilian Bonds 75.3 41 Prussian, S per cent — nuetios Ayres, 6 per cent—. Russia's Bonds, 5 per cent.,., (Milian, 6 per cent Ditto, Metallic Cotomb,an, ii or cent ...... -..— Spanish, 5 per tent 29 ditto, 1824 kti Ditto, Deferred Danish„ 3 per cent............... 'trench, 3 per cent 1131. 25c, Greek Bondi:, 1825, 3 per ct. Exchange —f. —c. Mexican, sper cent — French, 3 per cent Ditto,iri par coat- 18.25. .... 98% 1)utch,1234 per cent. 51; Peruvian, 1 / 3 25.6 per cent Ditt., S per cent. Ria,4 SHARES. Birmingham and Derby Railway Cheltenham and Great Western Raiway l5 Great North of England Railway 54 Great Wester. Railway 85 Ditto Vew Shares .., London and Brighton 1tai1way.............- London and Blackvrall Railway London and Birmiturham Railway 164 N7i London and South Weste rn Railway 4B London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) ll Manchester and Leeds Railway Midland Counties Railway 94 North Midland ILiiiwav "'101!‘ Ditto New Share, ... :::2 South Eastern and Dover 4 York and North Midland Railway, SHERIFFS' FUND.—The annual meeting of this charity, for the relief of indigent discharged prisoners, was held yesterday afternoon at the London Coffee-hou se Ludgate hill, Mr. Sh er iff E vans i n the chair, Mr. Sheriff Coffee-house, with several of the city functionaries, being present. A letter was read from the Secretary of the Manor Hall Asylum, better known as the Westminster Refuge, and managed by a com mittee of ladies, which is at present in arrears of funds, wish ing to transfer that establishment, or to place its control under the management of this fund. An objection was made that some of the plans of the institution embraced different objects, but it was resolved to communicate with that society to know what temporary accommodation they could afford, and what re muneration they would require until arrangements for a per manent establishment should be formed. In answer to a com munication made a short time since by the chairman of the Committee of the Refuge for the Destitute, a sub-committee was appointed to communicate with them in order to make some permanent arrangement by which the interests of both charities might be benefited. TENACITY OF LIFE IN A CHILD.—Last evening an inquest was held at the Cock and Magpie, Drury lane, on the body of Ellen Connor, aged sixteen months. It appeared from the evidence that rsti the afternoon of Thursday week the child fell from a front attic window throe stories high ; that on Thursday and Friday last it rallied, recognised the mother, and took the breast with avidity. The mother told them that the child, which was very fond of climbing, must have climbed on to a chair which was near the open window, and fallen through it. The accident occurred whilst the mother was taking some clothes out of the copper. Verdiet—" Acci dental death." SUlClDE.—Tuesday evening, at the Angel and Crown, Wood-street, an inquest was held before Mr. Payne, to inquire into the circumstances attending the death of James Taslor, bookbinder, Huggin_lane, 'Wood -street. It appeared that he held a dishonoured acceptance, which misfortune mad dened him. After a few remarks upon the subject of the as ceptance, a verdict was returned of temporary insanity. HOUNSLOW BARRACKS.—Yestelday morning Sergeant-Major Rees, of the 9th Lancers, shot himself through the head in Hounslow barracks, where the regiment is now stationed. He is not expected to recover. Family disagree.. ments are supposed to have led to the act. SHORTHAND WRITERS.--A petition in favour of an inquiry into the shorthand writers' department of the House of Commons, with a view to a relaxation of Mr. Gur ney's exclusive possession of the public and private business of Parliament, has been, a correspondent says, signed by about 300 solicitors and attorneys in the metropolis, and will, it is added, be presented, upon the motion for a Select Commi!tee, founded on the shorthand writers' petition presented on the 24th February. LOVE AND SUICIDE.—An inquest was held on Friday last at the Hare Inn, Melford, before Harry Wayman, gentleman, coroner, on the body of Sophia Ambrose, who was that morning discovered by her mother, suspended from a linen post in the yard, quite dead. It appears that a young man of the name of Mills, a carpenter, residing at Lavenham, had for some time been paying his addresses to the girl, and that he was with her till past nine o'clock on the proceeding evening. In his examination before the jury, he stated that nothing of an unpleasant nature had passed between them, and that he left her in a perfectly tranquil and quiet state of mind; but he evinced no remorse or compunction at the melancholy event. The jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict of " Temporary Insanity." But circumstances of a very sus picious character have since come to light, which will probably render it necessary to hold another inquest. A clasp knife was found stuck in the ground near the post on which the girl was found hanging, which belongs to Mills, and it is thought that this knife had been used to cut ono end of the linen line from another post to which it was tied. SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF JUVENILE PROSTITUTION. —The first anniversary festival of this Society took place on Monday at the London Tavern, Ilishopsgate street. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge presided, supported by Mr. B. B. Cabbell, General Alexander, and about forty other gentlemen. The Society was originally established in 1835. During the current year to the present time 1,000/. has been realized, and it is anticipated that. a much larger sum will be obtained by this time 1841. The subscriptions on Monday evening amounted to about 1701. The Duke of Cam bridge was a subscriber for 25/., Lord Glengall of St, Mr. Sheriff Evans of 5/., Mr. B. B. Cabbell, 10/., &c. EXPENSIVE RIDE.---On Monday ro as a gentle - an and l a dy were prove ding towards Weymouth, in their carriage, two young men whose situation in life ought to have taught them better manners, got up behind the vehicle, but were ordered off by the gentleman ; his remonstrance had no other effect than that of exciting abusive language, and a posi tive refusal to dismount. On arriving at the turnpike -gate they were recognised by the gatekeeper's son, anti were again ordered to alight, but still refused, and commenced putting themselves in a fighting attitude, and using most offensive epithets. The gentleman very properly reported their conduct to A. W. Ilorsford, Esq., Mayor ; who had them immediately apprehended, and, after a severe reprimand, and begging the gentleman's jartion for their most ou.rageous uonduet, were titled in the penalty of 503. each, The tines have beers paid, e,nd we hope may have a salutary operation on their future be haviour. —Hampshire Herald. DOCK BILL.—.A. resolution has been carried to eff ec t t h at the Council shall, if the obnoxious clauses r persist e d i n , pet i t i on the House of Co.iimons to be heard_ i a ,e 1 counsel ag a i nst t h ose parts of the Bill the operat i on f it is genera ll y consicered, will be detrimental to the o port.— Hull Advertiser. EVENING EDITION. ROLLS COURT-(THIS DAY.) The Master of the ROLLS was occupied the whole of the day with the further arguatcntsof Counsel in the case of Johnston v. Todd, which came before th© Court upon exceptions. The case, which was opened yesterday, was devoid of any point of general interest. IRELAND. ATTE?drTHD ASSASSINATION.—The Mohill Correspond. ents of the Mail gives the following account. "On the 24th inst.. as Claudius West, Streamstown, was returning home in a car, accompanied by two of his tenants on horseback, he was waylaid and fired at by some assassins who lay in wait for him. One of tho balls took effect and lodged in his side, when he fell from the car, and the two men woo accompanied him galloped off; then one of the villains was perceived by Mr. West to re-load and take deliberate aim ; the slugs having passed through the pad ding of the collar of his coat, had lest much of their force, and only grazed his head and passed through the crown and leaf of his hat, when, supposing that the deed was done, they walked off. Mr. West, wounded and bleed ing, crawled to a little distance, and hid himself in the gripe of a ditch, where he was discovered next morn ing ; and though the police were informed of the circum stance, and set out in search of him, they were unable to discover him, as he, though hearing the footsteps, fear ing they were those of the murderers returning, remained silent, and in this miserable condition passed the night ; wounded, bleeding, and suffering from the cold. Mr. West is brother to the late Member for Dublin, and also to G. B. West, Esq., an upright and honourable magis trate in this county. No cause for the outrage has been assigned, and a more quiet, unoffending man does not exist." " SUNDAY NlGHT.—Three balls have been extracted from the hip without difficulty, and since that operation I am glad to tell you that the symptoms are considered by the surgeons as of a less dangerous nature. Their great est apprehension now arises from the effects of his having lain so many hours in the cold in a state of insensibility." LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, APRIL 28.—Wind N. E., fine.--Arrived and proceeded for the River the Sprightly, Menells, from St. Michael's ; Prosperity, Toicher, ditto ; Valiant, Demerara ; Brilliant, Terceira ; Britannia, St. Michael's; Lord An son, Matanzas. Arrived from the River, and proceeded, the Monarch, Wilson, fur St. Lucia ; Underwood, Moffatt, St. Kitt's ; Aaia, Fawcett, Hobart Town; Frederick, Dales, Malta. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 28.—Wind S. E., fine. —Arrived off the Asia, Giercher, from Trinidad ; sailed her Majesty's ship Prarl for South America. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 27. —Wind N.E.—Arrived her Ma jesty's ship Rodney, from Gibraltar; off port, the Atlas, from Bombay, and mails landed. FAI MOUTH, APRIL 27.—Wind E., light breezes.—Ar rived the Star, Farren, from St. Michael's; sailed the I Royal Tar, Brooks, for Vigo, with mails. WIGHT, APRIL 28.—Off, the Saunders, Shuttlewortb, from Calcutta. LivitneooL, jAPall. 28.—Arrived the Graf Grioseur, from Danzig : Adolphus, Wismar. Off port, the Sir John Franklin, from Monte Video ; Highfield, Africa. HOLYHEAD, APRIL 27.—Arrived off, the Ganza, Fresh field, from Apalachicola. JERSEY, APRIL 27.—Arrived the Ferdinand, Koff, from Rostock; Ferdinsheold. Gottingen. MILFORD, APRIL 28—Arrived the Emerald, Thomas. from St. Michael's. DUBLIN, APRIL 27.—Arrived Royal William, Landon. HULL, APRIL, 27.—Arrived the Pries, Frederick, from Amsterdam; Tiger, Haniburgb. LYNN, APRlLl27.—Arrived the:Bravo, Conger, Nantes. GLOUCESTER ' APRIL 27. Arrived the Zwiellinge, Kid, from —. CoRK, Aram 27.—Arrived the Coquette, Head, from St. Domingo. The Friends, Goodwill, from Table Bay to St. Helena Bay, was totally wrecked on Paternoster Rock, February 6th ; crew and cargo saved. The Reliance, from Honduras, is supposed to have ar rived off Plymouth. SOUTH RONOLDSHAY, APRIL 27.—The Bee, Fowler, from Thurso to —, missed stays last night in working for Longhope, and went on a ridge of rock, but is expected to be got off; crew saved. VESSELS SPOKEN `VITA. -The Howard, of Exeter for Quebec, with emigrants, lat. 46, lon. 14 ; Rose, from, St. Michael's, lon. 15, by th e Castlereagh, arrived at Milford ; Countess of Mulgrave, London, London to Ame rica, and Emulous, Murray, London to Quebec, 15th inst., lat. 48, lon. 17, by the Arietta, Darling, arrived at Swan sea. Isabella, of Newcastle, from Baltimore, (Ireland), 17th instant, lat. 46, lon. 28; Albion, Bristol to Quebec, 17th instant, lat. 47, lon. 20, by the Countess of Durham. Wm. Ward, Sayer, from Newcastle, and Francis Drake. Benter, from Cette, 22d instant, lat. 50, lon. 5, by the United Kingdom, arrived off Torbay. Balston, London to New Zealand, by the Victoria, arrived at the Cape e,f Good Hope. Arab, of Liverpool, for Barbadoes, 18th instant, lat. 50, len. 10 ; Lord Hartley, of Plymouth, for Liverpool, 20th inst., lat. 50, lon. 8, by the Reform. Soper, arrived at Bristol. British Lady, Bristol to Mira michi, 12th instant, lat. 51, lon. 14; Henry, of Harring ton, for Restigouche, 21st instant. lat. 51, lon. 10, by the Leopard, arrived at Liverpool. Rosanna, of Dundee, for Monte Video, 3d ult., 1011. 26, by the Lady Brougham, Dural, arrived off Penzance. Mara Laing, Williams, from Barbadoes, lat. 28, lon. 36, by the Globe, Soubre, arrived at Havre. Kingston, Robson, Plymouth to Miramichi, lon. 18. by the Hero, Wakeham, arrived at Plymouth. Robert and Ann, Newcastle, to Quebec, 13th instant, lat. 50, long. 13, by the Vestal, Simpson, arrived in the Clyde. A fli , •ck, Milford to Quebec, 10th inst. ; Scotland, of and for NewYork,l7th, by the Addingham,Roberts, arrived of Cork. John Bell, of New Ross, outward bound, 17 th 1 inst., lat. 46, long. 38, by the Europe, Adams, arrive d at Kinsale. Mona, of Liverpool, for Calcutta, 26th, lat. 2 N., long. 21 ; Droning, Maria, 7th inst., lat. 24, long. 38; Otterspool, Calcutta, to Liverpool, 16th, lat. 30, long. 34; Chicola, 19th, lat. 44, long. 26 ; Daniel Web stcr, Hamburgh to New York, 20th, lat. 45, long. 22; Mary, Rio J ane i ro to H am b urgh, lat. 48, long. 14, by the Wellington, Liddell, arrived at Plymouth. New York Packet, Savanilla to Liverpool, 22d ult., 15t.231 long. 67 ; Henry, Sligo to North America, 13th inst., lal. 46, long. 27; Gilmore, of Glasgow, London to Miranst chi, 18th, lat. 47. long. 21 ; Dee, from Bristol, 19th, lat. 49, long. 17 ; Kangaroo, Cork to St. Andrew's, by the Salus, arrived at Cork. Mary Ellen, of Liverpool, 28th ult., lat. 35, long. 8, by the Express, arrived at Cork. THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supply of English grain has been moderate, but F?- reign cargoes continue to arrive. Very little has been done in the Wheat trade, and prices remain as on Monday. Barley very difficult to sell. Beans and Pease unvaried. Oats firmly maintained Monday's rates. Flour as reported on Monday. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Butchers' meat heavy of sale, and prices were with difficult,' supported. Beef, 2e. Bd. to 3s. Bd. ; Mutton, 3s. to 3s. 10d. ; Veal, 2.5. Bd. to 4s. Bd. ; Pork, 3s. to 4s. Bd. ; Lamb, firm at 6s. per stone. Game and Poultry in but mo derate supply, and the demand very dull. Fowls, 4s. to 6s. , Chickens, 3s. to 45.; Guinea Fowls, 3s. 6d. to 4s. ; Surrey Capons, 7s. to 9s. ; Ducklings, 3s. to 4s. ; Pigeons, 4 d' to 6d. ; Turkeys, ss. to 105. ; Hares, Is. to 2s. BILLINGSGATE MARKET. , Supplies good, and prices steady. Turbot 53. to 21s. ; Cod, 23. 6d. to Bs.; Salmon, good, 2s. to 3s. per lb. ; Lob sters, Is. to 4s. ; Mackerel, 4d. to 84. ; Whitings, 3d. tO 6d. ; and Haddocks, 6d.to Is. PROVISION MARKET. Irish Butter sold in small lots at high prices. Fine Fries land can now be bought at 108 s. to 110 s. Lard not quits so firm. Prime Irish Bacon 495. to 525. India and Mess Beef firm at the recent advance. Pork dull, but not cheaper. TALLOW MARKET. This market was not quite so flat, and the price asked for P. Y. C. was 523. RK E T. Very little business TEA done, MA and prices much as they were. Company's Congou, 2s. -lid. to 2s. 5d., and Free Trade Con gou 2s. sd. to 2s. 50. cash. COLONIAL MARKET. A fair amount of business done, and prices firm. B. P* Sugar sold slowly, and the tendency of prises was upward. 2,000 bag s B enga l o f good quality sold at 645. to 70s. bd. 3,700 bags Bengal Rice sold in part at 12s. 6d. for fair qua lity. The Coffee market flat, and prices, where altered, lower. Spices mueh at their previous prices. Black Pepper a t 40- Java Coffee at the 9d. duty, at 50s. to 60s. Imports continue light. The recent loss of several ships, with Mauritius Sugar on board, has given a considerable impulse to higher prices in the Sugar market. HOP INTELLIGENCE. MAIDITONE.-Since Wednesday the nights have be come warmer, an d t h e bi nes have grown with a degree of rapidity which has astonished everybody. In some places where tying was not expected to commence for a fort night it commenced yesterday. In Mr. Gurney's g round near Tovil.lane, a hop-bine was measured on Friday n ight, and in the course of the next twenty-four hours it wag found to have grown at least seven inches. In some grounds, where the seas have been very prevalent, the bine has been ; eaten off; the bines, however, aro expected soon to out- I grow the attacks o f t h e i r insect enemies. BRENCIILEY.-The fleas are very numerous, but, not withstanding, the bines come forward strongly ar,d look healthy, being somewhat seasoned to the cold niests. Pol ing is now in full operation, but it is a very ur:favourable time for the poor labourers ; the ground be'mg so very dry and dusty, the holes will not stand open, to receive the poles. The h o p- p l antations in general 'have been badly poled for th e l ast two years ; owing te, the hops, our f armers h ave made shift with old poles, whic h otherwise should h ave been east off ; consequently ne w poles have b een ' much in demand this iyear, and main' tamed good p r i ces. Tieuttiesr.—Ning is in full operation. The bines during th e warm days hav e m a d e great progress, a but in tim many ground s are f ollowed by the flea. Duty e ated at 150,000/ , low price of As at this season there is always considerable anxiety respecting the chances of speculating to advantage upo n the comi ng growt h , i t may be desirable to refer to a com parative statement of the last 15 years, dividing them into three periods, viz. :—Five years from 1825 to 1829, ave rage number of acres in cultivation about 48,000, produc ing about 129,0001. average duty annually; 1830 to 1834, average number of acres in cultivation about 49,000, producing about 149,0001. average duty annually ; 1835 to 1839, avciage number of acres in cultivation about 55,000 producing about 198,000 i. average duty annually, During the first period there was the s i .sortust crop that has been known for the last 37 years, w . nich was succeeded the following year by the largest ever grown. The prices of the first period average 150 per cent. more ; those of the second about 80 per cent. more ; and those of the third about 25 to 30 per cent. more than at pr,sent. It is well af,certained that the number of acres this year will be abut 47,000, possibly no t so muc h . Th at t h e plant is liable to the s a m e di sasters as ever is evident from Worcester paying, in 1838, on l y 4,000 / ., while in 1837 i t paid 35,000/. The duty !or the growth of 18.i.,0 is laid $.( 145,C001. to 150,000/. The market remains very firm, ith a great scar"!:ty of choice or tine hops. Ni;j 8 .0 U' e brit g O O tPn b e ; Pat 1.11