The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-28 00:00:00

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, 31r. William Batty. tra'.er the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. Splendid combination of Novelties, in addition to which Mr. Batty has engaged Mdlle. Laarina, the Female Equestrian. THIS EVENING Will be perforrnsd the Equestrian Magical Sketch, THE GOLDEN FOOIED STEED ; or, The Charmed Horse of the Black Valley. Unequalled SCENES in the CIRCLE, with a brilliant display of norson.anshiP, introducing the Foreign and British Artistes. To o'2nclude with Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of THE BRIDE OP Al 4 YDOS ; or, The Corsair. Stage Manager, D. Broadfoot. Stalls, ?..s. ; Boxes, 45.; Upper Bo w , ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. THIS EVENING will be performed Bellines Opera of LA SONNAMTHILA ; or, The Village Phantom. Rodolpho, Mv. Leffler ; Elvin°, Mr. Harri son ; Alessio, Mr. Horricastle ; Amina, Miss Rainforth ; Lisa, Miss R. Isaacs ; Teresa, Mrs. Daly ; Annette, Miss Vaughan. To ccra,gde with the new Nautical Drama, called THE WRECK AND FEE REEF. Captain, Mr, Tindell ; Halstead, Mr. Horn castle; Ilorl Block, Mr. Neville; Christmas, Mrs. Ware. 80xe.7. '21., Fit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. Doors open at Six, commence lialf.rr t Six ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Vl•ill be narformed THE LONELY MAN OF THE OCEAN ; or, the Night Before the Bridal. Characters by Messrs. N. T. Hicks, Dale, Searle, Bird, Raymond, Gardner, Miss Vincent, Mrs. G. Lee, and Silas Burrougheliffe. Ater waio, a Drama from the French, entitled DONZELLA ; or, The To o . lik and the Assassins. To cone 4 followed by mr. Con's DISSOLVING VIEWS. strength or the Ivith ADMIRAL SAM. Supported by the entire Boxe 4. imps alf Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. ROYAL pa JR„.., ZOOLoctICAL GARDENS. Under the patronag o or — h` Alb ert, t , 4 .'v Meaty, his Royal Highness Prince Open every Monday, *,:t' 4usfen Dowager, &c. Ad,eneed:tY. Wednesday, and Thursday. The Proprietor begs to a l % One Shilling. ce.. ne that he has, at a considerable expense, erected a new Rntran magnificent Walk, with flower borders, statues, and a Central Fountain, In fro n t o f the BA si l f ect O m F e f ll , B u tt i LTA ß. grand Pictorial Representation of THE TOWN AND The Menagerie contains many Gazelles, &c. The Promenade Concerts, conduct:l ll b l ~,the Giraffe, representation of the Porcelain Tower of Nankin. Th‘," e c t 4 freY. A SIEGEn Disply, represe; : hioogst t i e n d lrt tru dg e e . Of Statues. The Sr OF GIBRALTA.R. Showing the commencement of the Bombardment, partial tion of the Town, and Blowing up of the Battering During the season, M. JULIEN will give a series of Con certs; the Band will consist ot one 11 . 1 L ndred Performers. It was understood that the Bank 5 yesterday ad vanced a con s id e r a b!e sum on Consols at per cent. importance to dispo s iti on h as b e en shown to attach to the circumstance of an insurance of gold to the extent of 80,0001. having been eff,cted on a . Government vessel from Russi a , b ut i t i s pro b a bl e t h a t this 13 no thing more than a re.nittance for the Grand Duke Constantine. There i s some! hi ng not very dignified in the eagerness with which every sma ll repor t a bout Russian gold is now caught up and circulated in the City; and we apprehend, moreover, that n Awithstanding• the Emperor's investments, the flow of bullion before the end of the year will be in a direction to disappoint these hopes. NOTICE. THE HON. ADELA SYDNEY'S fEW WORK. HOME AND ITS I:LS . FLUENCE, May now be had at all the Circula Ling Libraries. Richard Bentley, New Burlini ',ton-street. *,,,* Orders received by all R aoksellers. New Burlingtox i-street, May 28, 1847. T H E CONQUEST OF PERU, MR. PRESCOTT'S NEW ' WORK, May now be obtained of all Booksellers, an, 1 New Editions of the Author's previous Wor THE HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST .' OF MEXICO, and THE REIMS OF FERDINAND ANT) ISABELLA. Richard Bentley, New Brirli.ngton-street. With the Magazines on the 31st instant, with Three Illustrations by Leech, price One Shillirig, Part ."X., of THE STRUGGLES AND ADVENTURES OF CRISTOPHER TAD POLE, C IN SEARCH OF A NAME, A RELATIVE, AND A WIFE, AT HOME AND ABROAD. By ALBERT SMITH. Richs. , :d Bentley, New Burlington-street. WITH PORTRA.ITS OF JAMES FENIMORE COOPER, Author of " The Pilot.," " The Spy," &c. ; and CHARLOTTE, ',CORDAY, engraved by GREATBATCH. THIA JUNE NUMBEA price Half-a-Crows, of BENTLEY'S MISCET A ,LANY WILL CONTAIN MEMOIR OF JAMES FENIMORE COOPER. By W. R. GRISWOLD. With a Portrait. The Barnabas Goldsworthys. Ey The Services of the Peninsular Greensleeves. War. By One who served with The Rosebud's Lamentation. By it. J. W. Grylls. The Holster Pistol. By Alfred One Smile. By G. Linnaeus Banks. Crowquil7 . Charlotte Corday, from the French Rhoda Traid, a True Tale of Ordi of M. de Lamartine. By C. nary Lij e. By E. V. RiPlAn - Cocks, with a Portrait. gille. A Mother's Address to the Chil- Facts and Fallacies. dren she had deserted in their A Merchat A Prince of the Middle Infancy. Ages. 3y Dr. W. C. Taylor. The Lark dwells low. A Sentinr i ental Journey through A Go-a-head Day with Barnum. Norma . ady. By Odard. By Albert Smith. To Hop , , CAPTAIN SPIKE ; or, THE ISLF ,TS OF THE GULF. By J. FENIMORE C JOOPER. Ri c hard Bentley, Ne•r irlington-street. NOW RE),DY. SIR GEORGE SIMP SON'S OVERLAND JOURNEY 1101nr,) THE WORLD, In 2 vols. giro , w ith Map, Pc,r trait, Ste., price 31s. 6d. bound. -: " A more valuable or instruc'‘',ve work, or one more full of peril. ous adventure and heroic en "ierprise, we have never met with."— John Bull. " It deserves to be a standard work in all libraries, and it will be come so." —Messenger. neery Colburn, P at.disher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RAILWA - i: SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAY SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce rnat their Public Sales of Railway Shares, Occ., sake place eT ery TIIRSDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Com merce, Threadneedle -street, London, to which place, favours, contrdning instructions (with a reference), are respectAdlY 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 forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds imme diately disposed of according to instrixtions. Offices. Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVEN G, Saturday, May 29, will be performed Doni2etti's opera L'ELISIR D'AMORE. Adina, Madame Castilian ; Nemorino, Signor Gardord ; Belcore, !Signor F. Lablache; and Dr. Dulcamara, Signor Lablache. In the course of the evening a Divertissement, in which Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. Rosati, Perrot, and M. St. Leon will appear. To conclude with tb.e revived and admired Ballet, LA ESMERALDA. The principal characters by Mdlle. Carlotte Grist (her first appear ance), Mdlle. Co► l ere, and Mdme. P. Stephan. M. St. Leon, M. Gosselin, and 31.. Perrot. On TUESDAT next, June 1, will be repeated Donizetti's highly successful opera LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re spectfhlly informed, that there will be a grand EXTRA NIGHT on THURSDAY NEXT, June 3, on which occasion Mdlle. JENNY LIND will appear in one of her favourite eharacters. The doors open at Seven The Opera to commence at Half-pas' Seven o'clock. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. oa THURSDAY nest, June 3, when will be performed Rossins's Opera Buffa, IL BARBIERE DE SEVIGLIA, which has been some time in preparation, will be performed, with the most perfect ensemble, embracing a triple Orchestra, Ballet, double Chorus, with all the leading Artistes, including Grist, Per siani, Corbari, 3'fario, Rovere, Tamburini, Tagßade°, Ley, Re. To render as peßfect an ensemble as possible in the performance of this Opera, 31dlle. Fanny Elssler and 3fdlle. Dumilatre, have kindly consented to dance the minuet. Conducted by M. Costa. To conclude with the new grand Ballet, in three Acts, entitled LA SALA 3IANDRINE. Principal chstracters by Mdlle. Fanny Elssler and 3fdlle. Dumilatre ; also 3ldlies. 73ertin, Neodot, De .pelisse, Delethal's, O'Bryan, and 31. Petipa. The gubf,erlbers, Nobility, and Gentry are respectfully informed that an additional Plt and Box entrance is now opened under the Plazzi, Covent-garden. PRICES OF ADMISSION. First Amphitheatre Stalls, First Row ...... 0 15 , 0 Ditto, Second and Third Rows .............. 0 12 6 Second Amphitheatre Stalls.... •••••• • • • - • • 0 7 Pit Tickets .......... ..... ........ ....... 0 8 First Amphitheare 0 8 0 Second Amphitheatre 0 5 0 Tickets, 'AWN, and Boxes to be obtained at the . Box-office, Bow street ; aT,cl at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. The Doors will open at Half-past Seven o'clock, and the Opera will commence at Eight. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY MARKET. Under the Management of Mr. R. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will:be performed the new Comedy, called TEMPER. Sir Marrna duke Topple, Mr. Farren ; Sir Charles Tempest, Mr. Hudson ; God frey. Mr. Tilbury; Emerson, Mr. Webster; Cyril Tempest, Mr. Howe; Lady Tempest, Mrs. Seymour ; Mrs. Herbert, Mrs. Glover ; Florence Wilmot, Mrs. Fortescue; Miss FL-lding, Mrs. Hamby. To be followed by a Miscellaneous Concert, in which the FOUR HUNGARIAN INSTRUMENTAL VOCALISTS will give their imi tations of varionsinstroments, with the Lips only. To conclude with THE INVISIBLE PRINCE! or, The Island of Tranquil Delights. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVEN.NG Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS Or THE FOREST ; a Gipsy Story. Cheap John, Mr. Wright ; Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar; Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. Atter which (never acted) an entirely new Petite Comedy, called FLYING COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans sougi, Mr. Webster; Margaret, Miss Woolgar; Helen de Montereau, Madame Celeste ; Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. To be followed by the Opera huffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING Will be performed PRESUMPTION. — PrincipaI characters by Messrs. Leigh Murray, Oxberry, Tamer, Kinloch, Bellingham, and Emery ; Misses May, Bromley, Forster, and Mary Keeley. To be followed by the new occasional Dramatic Sketch, called JENNY LIND AT LAST; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac era by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, Mr. Bender, Mr. Yarnold, and Mrs. Keeley. After which THE PRINTER'S DEVIL. Maurepas, Mr. Belling ham ; Bringhin, Mr. Kinloch ; Pica, Mr. Keeley. To conclude with the new Burlesque Extravaganza, called THE WOOD DAMON ; or, One o'Clock, In which Messrs. Keeley, A. Wigan, Matthews, Bellingham, Kinloch, Silver, Miss Dickinson, Miss Daly, and Mrs. Keeley will appear. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING Will be performed the favourite Comedy of LA MARQUISE DE SENNETEREE. Le Marquis, M. Regnier ; La Marquise, Mdlle. Denain. To conclude with the Comedy of OSCAR ; ou, Un Mari qui Trompe sa Femme. Oscar, M. Regnier ; Juliette, Mdlie. Denain. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. • Amphitheatre, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. Boxes and Stalls m a y be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five. ETHIOPIAN 4 4 ERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S TIIEATRE. in consequence of the increasing success which attends every re presentation given by the celebrated ETIIIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and f;ermon, they will repeat their usual ENTERTAINMENTS at the above Theatre, TO MORROW Evening, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Doers of ea at Eight o'clock. They will also give a DAY PER FORMANCE on Wednesday Morning next, commencing at Half past Two o'clock. They will appear at Sussex Hall on Monday next, and at the Music Rail, Store-street, on Wednesday. Boxes and Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at I he Box-office of the Theatre. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox. sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING win be performed the Tragedy of HAMLET. Claudius, Mr. Ryder; Hamlet, Mr. Macready; Poionius, Mr. Granby ; Laertes, Mr. Web ster; Horatio, Mr. Fisher; Gertrude, Mrs. Warner; Ophella, Miss E. Stanley. After which a new Drama, entitled THE KING AND THE PIPER. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Walton, Barker, Wynn, Deiavanti, Granby, Miss E. Stanley, Miss G. Smithson, and Miss Marshall. GIVE YOUR ORDERS IMMEDIATELY. GRATIS! GRATIS! GRA TIS 1 Every person who shall subscribe for . T H E D I S P A T C H During the Month of JUNE nest, Will be presented with a FINELY ENGRAVED PORTRAIT OF E L I Z A C ()OK. _ " The poems of Miss Cook are national property. There Is hardly a homestead in the land where her name and her contributio - as to the' Dispatch' are not familiar as hous ehold. words. Apart from the powerMl and brilliant talent with which the ' Disr ,jatc h, is or sixty concluded, this handsome and accept able p resent to its fift - y thousand readers,cannot fail to be appreciated."—LiverpOrJl Chronicle, May 8, 1847. J's The likeness of this poetic genius , b y Trautschold, most striking, and the engraving is by Adlard, in the first style r.,f the art. An Edition of the DISPATCH is published at Five o'clock every Saturday morning, for transmission by the nrst Trains and Morning Mails, so that persons residing in towns 250 miles from London may receive it the same evening. This Edition contains the London Mukets of the week, including those held on Friday ; also the spiriled letters of Publicola, Caustic, and Censorius ; and frequently oriVattl poems by Miss Eliza Cook n o ,R r , i d we e tab r a r s o an d byvir d ao p or a de y in, t ai h ttt e an i t r h ce s e u D b or s fs m 2p i sA p . , ti T o oc n rH s p t oo o any sff Persons desirous of being supplied with the WEEKLY DIS PATCH 3e9w:ilaegee m tn. Fleet-street, t y, r e gio e r t v , et6 L t o h3i n e d irr o . 1 stamps to that amount, will ",upply the DISPATCH throughout June next. The terms tbr tbf: DISPATCH are, per Quarter - 7s. Od. Per Year, in advance - - - £1 63. Od. Ditto on Credit, payable by reference in London .£1 10s. Od. N.B.—A beautiful frame, of an original character, in imitation of oak branches and foliage, interspersed with medallions illustrative of Miss Cook's works, has been prepared by an artist of considerable talent, and which can be had at twenty shillings each. Arrange ments have also been made with respectable manufacturers to supply elegant Frames, at prices varying from 3s. to 215., and any Sub scriber to the DISPATCH may, by transmitting to Mr. Wood the sum for the frame he wishes to obtain, be supplied with the same. THE WEATHER.—Sux OFFICE, MAY 28. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 56 ; Highest, 73 ; Noon, 80, BAROMETER, 30.04.—W1ND S.S.W.; fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 34 minutes after 12. ! Evening .. 55 minutes aftc 12. gratulating the public that, apart from the advantages of superior accommodation and of unprecedented speed, peculiar to railway travelling, the new system of locomotion admitted of a most favourable contrast with the old in regard to its comparative freedom from mortal injuries, and other grievous casualties to human life. It is true that, occasionally, some de plorable accidents have occurred on different lines, but then upon investigation it was discovered that they were for the most part, if not all of them, attributable to carelessness ; and the public, therefore, felt that, since they could be easily protected against the repetition of them, by simple and obvious regulations on the part of the directors, who would be directly interested (setting humanity aside) in seeing them duly en forced, they were, comparatively speaking, safe, and a feeling of general confidence was rapidly engendered in favour of inland communication by the steam-engine. Of late, however, some very startling facts have transpired to detract from the confidence which prevailed that the safety of the passengers' lives had been consulted to the utmost. Most important works on various lines have given way, and evidently from inferior and inefficient con struction. Wherever, therefore, either from the use of improper materials, which may have been resorted to with the view of squeezing out a profit from a con tract too econonical to prove remunerative, if bond fide fulfilled, or from improper haste in the formation of the railways, works exist similarly defective with those which have already given way, it is manifest that the lives of thousands are daily exposed to the most imminent peril. It is a danger, too, that is latent, and cannot be foreseen. Moreover, the worst feature that presents itself to the mind in its solemn review of the extreme danger to the public, to which we have just adverted, is that the accidents which have recently taken place of this description have occurred upon the lines but newly opened to the public. This shows that the preliminary inspection of a Government officer, before a railway can be used by the public, is something far short of what we require. It seems to us that rail ways should not merely be most minutely inspected when completed, but that they should be subjected to a thorough system of supervision by independent public agents during the entire progress of their for mation. In the case before us, hot many weeks back, the Government inspector had certified to the solid construction of the line. On Wednesday last a bridge falls in, and the most heartrending disaster ensues ! We have no doubt the inquest before the Coroner will be conducted so as to elicit the true cause of the catastrophe. Its proceedings will natu rally be watched with jealous interest. Madrid journals of the 21st have arrived. The Gazette of the 13th states that some men belonging to an English brig lying off the coast of Tetuan, having been sent on shore to procure forage, had been seized by the Moors, who, however, consented to release them in consequence of the remonstrances of the Spanish general, ORDONEZ. The Ministerial crisis was at an end, as General SERRANO had not the moral cou rage to undertake the formation of a Progressista Cabinet, and the Narvaez intrigue had been de feated. The QUEEN was to return to Madrid on the 23d. The Esperanza announces that the Pertuguese bri gadier, Baron DE VESHAES, and the troops he had brought with him into Spain, had been permitted to re-enter Portugal by Ciudad Rodrigo, the Governor of which place had ordered 200 muskets and a pro portionate quantity of ammunition to be placed at their disposal. MADRID BOLSA, MAY 21.—The Three per Cents. were done at 304 for cash ; the Four per Cents. at 18 3 / 4 ; the Debt without Interest at 5 7 / 8 ; and the Coupons at 16. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. Rumours were rife that a change of Ministry was inevitable, and the National has published the follow ing as the list of the members of the new Cabinet : " Count Mol6, President of the Council, and Minister for Foreign Affairs. " M. Dufaure, Minister of the Interior. " M. Hippolyte Pussy, Finance. " M. Dode de la Brunerie, War. " M. Billault, Marine. " M. Vivien, Justice. " M. Daru, Public Works. " M. Saint Marc Girardin, Public Instruction. " M. Bignon, Commerce and Agriculture." It is evident that the Ministry is at present in a very ricketty condition, and is by no means secure of its majority on financial matters. The Union Monarchique says— " We are assured that the committee on the budget has assumed a determination of the highest impor tance, of which the anticipation has, we have no doubt, influenced M. Dumon to quit the Depart ment of Public Works with so much alacrity. It is said, in fact, that the committee has thought it ne cessary to reduce by 81,000,000 f. the estimates furnished by the Minister of Public Works, amounting to 131,000,000 f., for extraordinary works to be executed during the year 1848. The half of this enormous re duction applies to railroads. It is added that M. Jayr, the new Minister, has acceded with the best grace to the wishes of the commission." The same paper states the fortifications of Paris have been so carelessly constructed, that the fortress of Mont Valerien, the keystone of the system is already crumbling into ruins. The appearance of the harvest throughout France is most promising, and the vines are in a flourishing condition. The Chamber of Deputies resumed on Wednesday the discussion on postal reform. The first article amended by the Committee stood thus :—" From the Ist of January, 1848, every letter weighing less than grammes, circulating through France, will be liable to a uniform postage of 20 centimes (2d.)" M. MURET DE BORD and M. VUITRY proposed to substitute the following paragraph :—" Single letters carried a distance of 40 kilometres shall pay a postage of 20 centimes ; above 40 kilometres and under 80, 30c. ; above 80 kilometres and under 150, 40c. ; and above 150 kilometres, 50c." M. VUITRY developed his amendment, which was opposed by M. DUYAURE, who was left speaking. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Wed nesday at 78f. 30c.; the Five per Cents., 116 f. 60c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,238 f. 75c. ; Rouen, 957 f. 60c.; Havre, 647 f. 50c. ; Great Northern, 6071, 50c. ; Avignon, 737 f, 50c.; Vierzon, 587 f. 50c.; Bordeaux, 5101.; Boulogne, 405 f. ; Basle, 187 f. 50c. ; Dieppe, 320 f. ; Paris and Stras burg, 430 f. ; Tours and Nantes, 413 f. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 440 t: ; Cette, 450 f. ; Spanish Domestic Debt, 29 1 / a . BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 27. Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon), 14%—Dutch Rhenish, 3%—Lyons and Avignon (Constituted), 2 3 / 4 — Northern of France, IVA—Orleans and Bordeaux, 6% — Paris and Strasbourg, l%—Rouen and Havre, 25 1 x 1 — Sambre and Meuse, DISSOLUTION OF PABLIAMENT.—The statement of miscellaneous estimates and civil contingencies, which Lord John Russell will nuke this evening, will proba bly be accompanied with a programme of the business for the remainder of the session. The dissolution, we believe, will not be deferred much, if at all, beyond the end of the next month. The election, in that case, will be got through in the interval between hay and corn harvest; and those of onr honourable representatives who will again be summone d to the Great Council of the Nation will have time to recruit their strength for the labours of a supplementary session in autumn.—Tinies. DOCKYARD BATTALIONS.—PORTSMOUTH, MAY 27. —The Admiralty have signified to the Admiralty Super intendent, that all officers selected for the battalions ,vill receive commissions from her Majesty, and their names appear in the London Gazette. It is settled that the . first master-attendant and the muster-shipwright are to be lieutenant-colonels ; the second master-attendant and the storekeeper and store-receiver to be majors ; the other officers of the yard, the clerks, &c., to be captains and subalterns. LIVERPOOL, MAY 26.—Dates from Bahia to the Ist April have been received. The scarcity of vessels was severely felt, and freights were quoted at 51. to 5/.los. EXPENSIVE PROSECUTIONS.—It lately transpired in the Court of Bankruptcy that the costs of the great pro secutions of the Maynard and Garratt gang, convicted fur numerous railway robberies, amounted to 5001. in cash payments, and 2771. f or the lawyers' bills, and were defrayed by the united railway companies. The costs of successfully defending the action for false imprison ment arising out of those prosecutions cost the two de fendants, who were defended by the railway company, above 3501., and the other defendant above 7001, which he has had to boar, though his exertions led to such im portant results to the public, as well as to the companies interested. MEDAL OF O'CONNELL.—We have seen a medal of Mr. O'Connell, executed by Mr. Geoghegan, of Pals grave-place, and just now opportunely published. The medallion of the celebrated deceased is bold and well - )xecuted, the authority for the portrait being a bust the production of Mr. Jones, the sculptor, and which was always thought highly of by Mr. O'Connell and his family. It represents him at an advanced period et his life, but still full of vivur, and unquestionably a very strong likeness. On the reverse are the dates of some 0 the__n s iu ni s eo t t tot r e e r m B ,aofrrokooamb serfsl remarkable s e t p .o o f : ,bo h e s tteh i r n sbe M xuer r sg . ibl O'Connell's career, freedomi r, a great Russian proprietor, e h surrounded by a wreath of shamrocks. states iaospe iD presented t t - la ] a t i in their.:l l. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton market at Liverpool advanced again yes terday id. per lb. Sales 7,000 to 8,000 bales. Shares were still improving, and with a good business doing. There are no later arrivals to-day with news of general interest, but we have the exchange from Ham burgh, under date of Tuesday, 4 lower. The Corn market has given way again, and even at the decline no one seems inclined to buy. Money is very easy. The Bank of England now loans upon bills up to August, and we hear also, is lending more money on stock. The burden upon our coasting trade is brought for ward by Mr. Hall, a large wharfinger in the City, and, as we hope, with a prospect of attracting attention in influential quarters. This gentleman states:— " England is, as far as I am aware, the only country in the world that permits the burden of all lights—the benefit from which is one shared by the whole commu nity, but more particularly by the public naval force of the kingdom—to be defrayed by charges exclusively im posed upon the merchant and shipowner. France, America, Russia, and Prussia, support the lights upon their respective coasts out of the funds of the State, and make no separate charge upon shipping for the sup port of them. It is reserved fur England, the queen of commerce. and the self-called cz - qatre of commercial enlightenment, to fetter the industry of her children with a heavy and onerous tax, rendered still more irksome by a clumsy, inefficient, and expensive mode of collection. "To show how unevenly this system presses upon that part of the shipping of the country which can least afford to bear the burden, it will only be necessary to call to mind that a ship trading to the East Indies, or to China, earning a very large freight, and occupying about a year on the voyage out and home, pays only a few of these lights twice during that time, and that such payment amounts only to a small per tentage upon the freight earned by the ship ; whilst a coaster, which is constantly passing the lights on her voyages, and earns but a com paratively small freight, pays each time she passes a light a sum which, in the aggregate, frequently amounts to as much as 5 or 6 per cent. on the gross freight, and 60 per cent. upon the net profits of the ship. " To illustrate this point, allow me to call attention to some of the cases laid before the committee upon lights, to which I have before alluded ; and the first case of in justice I will mention is, that of a small vessel belonging to the Edinburgh and Dundee Steam Company, which passes several lights during the day, fulfilling her voy age in daylight, and never sailing at all at night. In the year 1843, the amount paid by that vessel for lights, which she never saw or had occasion to tue, was no less than 7021. in forty. nine weeks. " In coasting vessels the same hardship exists in a still greater degree, inasmuch as their net profits are reduced almost to nothing—in many instances their light dues fpr exceeding the profit which the owner makes upon his whole cargo. "In the years 1843-4, the Trinity- house received from the coating trade 126,673/.; whilst the over-sea British trade paid only 97,4541., and foreign ships 33,6481." The Funds are buoyant again this morning, and many are sanguine of seeing them higher yet. At present the market is decidedly supported by many influential parties, but whether temporarily only remains to be seer.. Consols are 88k to 88k for present transfer, and 88k to 881-, for time. New Three-and•a-Quarter per Cents. are 884 to 88i. Bank Stock is 190 to 192. Exchequer bills have improved to par and 3s. premium. There is a firmer market also for the Foreign Bonds. Spanish Five per Cents. are 222 and the Three per Cents. 34 to I. Mexican Bonds are up to 20k. In Railway Shares a moderate business is doing, at fuller prices. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock .. .• • • 1911 190 192 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • 87% 87 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities • . • . 88 %% % New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 88% 7 % Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 • • 8 15-16 India Stock .. • .. • • • • .. • . 241 India Bonds, 1,000/. • • • • • •• Ditto, under 1,000/. •• 1 dis 3 p Consols for Opening, July 1G 84% Exchequer Bills. l%d, 2d. 1,000/. .. .. • • par 3p 500/, •• • . 35p Ditto. Small .. .... 37 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 84 Granada, 1 per Cent. .. • • • • 20 Mexican, 1846, 5 per Cent Ditto, for the Account .. • • 20% Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • • • 110 109 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. • • • . 2231 Ditto, for the Account 22% Ditto, Three per Cent .. . • • • 34% 34 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. 9231 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 58% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE. Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2% 1% %.. to Birmingham and Oxford Junction •• 10 • • 163,43 y .. to Birmingham, Wolver., and Dudley . • 5 • • 10% .... to Caledonian .• .. • • • • •• 35 293%.. to Ditto, Half Shares .. •• • • • • 2% • —1% .. • • to Eastern Counties .. • • • • • • 20 .. • • 19%%31 to Ditto, York Extension .• • • • • 7% •. • • 6%34 .• to East Lancashire .. • • .. .. 17 — .. ••to Ditto, New .. .. • • • • • • 7 • . .. to Ditto, ditto, New Scrip .. • • 1 114 to East Lincolnshire .. •• -. • • 6% 8 34 34.. to Edinburgh and Glasgow •• • •• 6834.... to Ditto, Half Shares .. • • • • • • 15 ..•.• 22% •• • • to Ely and Ituntingdon • .. • • • • 15 .. • • 15% .. to Great Northern .. • • • • .. 3 3 .. • • 2% .... to Great Western .. • • • • .. 85 .• ll3 .... to Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • • • • 12% •• • • 17% %..to Ditto, New .• • • • • .. -43 8 .... to 8% London and Blackwall • • • . 16/.135. 4d 7%.. • • to London, Brighton, and South Coast .. 50 ..., 53% .... to 5331 Ditto, Consolidated Eighths • • • • 10 Ditto, Guaranteed Five per Cent... 9 .. • • to London and North-Western.. • • ..100 176 .... to 175 Ditto, Quarters .. • • L. and B. 7 to Ditto ditto New • . • • • • • 2 12 ••.. to Ditto, 101. Shares •• M. and B. (C) 1 London and South-Western 411. 6s. 10d. .... to Ditto, New • • • • • • • • 2 7% •• • • 2731 .... to 2831 Ditto, Scrip . • • • • • • • • • 5 •• • • 4% .. ••to Lynn and Ely • • • • • • • • •• 25 •• • • 26%.., to Manchester and Leeds .....82 Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) • • • • • • 71. 45... par .... to Ma neh ester, Buxton, and Matlock • • 425...., % dis... to Midland to Ditto, New • • • • • • • • ••36• • • • 39% .. .. to 40 Ditto, New • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 .• • • 8 31 9.. to 8 36 Ditto, Birmingham and Derby • • 100 •. 92 .... to Ditto, Consol. Bristol & Birmingh. 6 per cent. .. • • • • • • • • 100 . • 123% .... to 124 1 Newcastle and Berwick .. • • •• 20 .... 25% 27 1•• •• to 26 Ditto, New • • • • • • • • • 5 •• • • 7 .... to 6% Norfolk • • .. • • • • • • • • ..1009 • • •126% , tr Ditto, New • • • • • • • • •• 5 to 128 •• • • 9% .... to Ditto, Extension • • • • • • •• 10 10% .... North British • - • • • • • • •• 25 •• to 31 .... to Ditto, Half Shares • • .. • • • • 12% ••• 14% to Ditto, Quarters • • • • • • • • • • 314 414 to 4 Ditto, Extension • • •• • • • • ••• •• to Ditto, Thirds • • • • • • • • • • I—• • •• 2% .. ••to Northern and Eastern • • •• • • 50 •• • • 56% • • to North Staffordshire • • • • • • • • .........7.... ..• 10 .... to 9 3 4 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate • • 5 5 .... to south Eastern and Dover •. •. • • 331. 2s. 4d. 36% %.•to -- Ditto, New (do. 151.) a t5 t 1 3 .) 2 N 1.) 0. N 4 0..1 . 2 5 0 20 .• t 0 0 0 20_ to S v, o , D e u s t i t i t i t ß o t , d l n e g w Yorkshire. o nt 0 n Doncaster,.. .& . Goole 2 25.:::: par.. •. to York and Newcastle • • • • ••• 25 .... 36% 37 to 36% Ditto, New •• • • • • •• •• 10 •• 14%.... to Ditto, Preference • • • • • • •• 4 .. • • 7 •• •• to 6% York and North Midland • • • • • • 50 .... 82 to 81 Ditto. Extension • • • • • • •. 25 • • 40% to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish •• .. • • 7 .. 374 to Namur and Liege .. .• . 10 .. • . 3yC .... to Northeni of France .. 8 .... 1214% % to Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .... 6X, .... to • MINES Re al del Monte. Unregistered • to Lto YD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON MAY 28.—Wi n d thi s d a y a t noon S., light airs, and fine clear sultry weather. DEAL, MAY 2 7.—Wind E. to S.E.—Arrd. Lucinda, Scalley, Callao, and sailed for Hull. Sld. Gertruida, Batavia ; Esther and Sophia, St. Thomas ; Berkshire, Ceylon ; Nile, Bahia ; Commodore, Jamaica ; Gimini, Calcutta; Susan, Crisp, Cape of Good Hope ; Saghalien, New Zealand ; Helen, Tobago ; St. Croix, Honduras. The Francois, from Dunkirk to Shields, got on the Good win Sands this afternoon, but came off without apparent damage, and proceeded. LIVERPOOL, MAY 27.—Wind S. to S.S.E., moderate. —Arrd. Free Trader, Thompson, New Orleans ; Shef field, Smith. ditto ; Jane, M'Lean, ditto; Naomi, Wilson, Savannah ; Champlain, Miller, Philadelphia. Off port, Grecian, Emilia, Ocean Queen, and Roman,—. Sld. Ward, Chipman, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Elizabeth, Thompson, Hobart Town ; North Pole, Port Philip Palatine, Calcutta ; Stedfast, Barbadoes ; Venice, Phi ladelphia ; Tuskan, New York ; St. Lawrence, Boston; Athol, ditto ; Commod ore , St. John's, New Brunswick ; Ambassadress, ditto ; Alexander Grant, Dalhousie ; Pandora, Quebec ; M ary A nn, Montrea l ; M ar i a , New found l and. MARYPORT, M John's, N ew Brunswick ; • Bartley, Quebec. KiIiKwALL, SAY 2m4. 27.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Hopef St. at Ness, n ear D ursound, this morning, during a fog, and is nearly f a ll o f water. Emigrants landed. with he emigrants, Herald, came Pullen, on f B shorea l Balti more, more, from Amsterdam, WHITBY, MAY 26.—A large light brig is on shore on the rocks near Littleness, about five miles to the north ward. DUBLIN, MAY 2 6.—Wind S.W.—Sld. Canton packet, New York • Union, T r i n id a d ; B ev i s , Boston. CORK, MAY 25.—Wind S.W., fresh.—Arrd. Emblem, Daveson, Halifax. YouGnaL, MAY 20.—S1d. Eliza, Quebec. HARTLEPOOL, MAY 26.—Wind S.W.—Sld. Ancona, Rio Janeiro. GLASGJW, MAY 2 4.—The Iris, Graham, from Siam, which arrived at Singapore March 22, Was leaky, having struck on a shoal, and was discharging. THE WIND-BOUND TRADE OFF THE SPANISH COAST. A letter has this morning (Friday) been received at Lloyd's from their agent at Malaga, dated 17th May, of which the following is a copy : " The wind is beginning to spring up fresh from the eastward, all the wind -bound vessels are getting under weigh." 4 Z V ` .rd i ..,,,...:. , 0 , ~ \ 1.4 v '—.;,,, m :—.-.,/, rd - ... :5 0 ~,.. ....„, .... .. , , 9 15% ',,, 4,, • Anit v , B4 s r tri,...._Vr-4114k i, , ...- Arriiislik;;.orti \ • ' l :l"grWavik, ' '''''''' -.-:,..... -,„,.., ,tilit" ~,•. , ~ ' t.- ..::s ~ - " , ". == 0 ". , D I I T' ~ , , 1 „.!.'!": 4 r • m o' 4 ~,,,,,..' 7: ; ,.1,4*(2xre", ; , i ,7, z , , . s .. , ..tIT;,"-;:.30 , g:tcoor..!. '---„:: ' A . ' -'' _,- SECOND EDITION. Otfienins .111 A; LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1847. Preparatory to a general election there is naturally much uncertainty in every constituency of the United Kingdoms as to the individuals about to be selected as representatives to Parliament. This uncertainty is the inevitable consequence of the perfect liberty of opinion among a vast majority of the enfranchised population. Since the destruction of the odious borough-mongering system the uncertainty attend dant upon the dissolution of Parliament has obviously increased. Candidates come forward on the hustings under every variety of colour and circumstance. Old candidates, for example, appear either with the prestige of long-tried and:duly-appreciated services, or under the odium of broken engagements and neglected duties : they have satisfied or displeased their constituents ; they have remained staunch to their common principles, or they have modulated the tone of their political creed with the modulated tone of the people. New candidates, on the contrary, press forward, from a solicitude to conci liate the voters: their language is sugary with the ap parent coincidence of their opinions: their lips shower down the pearls and precious stones of pro mise : they paint a flattering and may-be sincere, or a specious and may-be delusive, future. The difficulty is, therefore, to discriminate with caution in a matter so momentous individually to the local inha bitants, and collectively to the general community. A heavy responsibility indeed presses upon every separate elector—a responsibility demanding the calmest exercise of the judgment, and the most unim peachable and stoical integrity. Unless this sacred responsibility is felt and remembered by the consti tuent, he is morally answerable before Heaven for its non-fulfilment. Each polling-booth in the country is, so to speak, the nucleus of a separate battalion in the great national army, by which the social and political victories of seven campaigns are to be obtained ; and unless each of those battalions, nay, unless each man in each of those battalions, is true to the sublime cause of the nation, that cause is perilled by treasonous inertness. Long before the actual period of election arrives there is among every sagacious constituency an agitation of the subject upon which so many interests are dependent. That agitation has already com menced in Bath. The two Liberal representatives of that city—long tried, fully proven, and unanimously applauded by the enfranchised lovers of political freedom in that locality—the Noble representative, Lord DUNCAN, and the Hon. and Learned representa tive, Mr. ROEBUCK, appeared yesterday evening before their electors in the Guildhall of Bath, and re ceived the approval to which they are eminently entitled, and which must have equally been to them a source of the profoundest gratification. The immediate reason for the sudden appearance of these two Members before the constituency of the chief city of Somersetshire was one which we can not but regret. We mean the announce ment of the intention of Lord ASHLEY to oppose one or other of them at the ensuing elec tion. For Lord ASHLEY, as an individual, we have the deepest respect ; for him, as a politician, we have the most catholic indulgence; for him, as a practical philanthropist, we entertain sentiments of lively gra titude. But we are very far indeed from wishing to see the Noble Lord a representative of Bath, either in the room of Lord DUNCAN or of Mr. ROEBUCK. We should lament such a decision on the part of the constituents as a dereliction of duty, as an act of odious ingratitude, and as a proceeding of the most egregious inconsistency. We have said that we re gard Lord ASHLEY, as a politician, through a medium of the most catholic indulgence. We do so, knowing that party is scattered to atoms, that Whig, and Tory, and Conservative are the mere names of things that have been, and that the vast majority of the political million, including private citizens and statesmen together, are now merged into one general body of Liberalists, with a petty oppo sition of Obstinates to deal with, we can and do regard Lord ASHLEY, as a politician, with the most catholic indulgence. But Lord DUNCAN and Mr, ROEBUCK have been the faithful, and consistent, and untiring friends of liberality from the very com mencement. Mr. ROEBUCK, indeed, has been the representative for Bath for a period of fifteen years. Yesterday evening the Honourable :and Learned Gentleman submitted himself to a severe test—a test such as but few men could have borne. He compared his conduct during those fifteen years of representation in the House of Commons with the principles and engagements embodied in his address to the Bath electors, when he for the first time requested their suffrages, namely as far back as 1832 ; and through that formidable comparison Mr. RonnucK passed triumphantly—with acclamation. In 1832 he had pledged himself to struggle for a municipal reformation ; that reformation had with his assistance been obtained, and as a proof of its efficacy the meeting he addressed was then (May 27, 1847) convened in the Guildhall, from which the consti tuency in 1832 had been excluded. In 1832 Mr. ROEBUCK had advocated the principles of free trade; those glorious principles were now, in 1847, embodied upon the statute-book. In 1832 Mr. ROEBUCK had proclaimed his anxiety to forward a plan of national education, superintended by the Legislature, without distinctions of either class or creed; and now, in 1847, his name was numbered amongst the mino rity who protested against the exclusive system adopted by the present Administration. Besides proving faithful to his original engagements with the constituents of Bath, Mr. ROEBUCK has re flected very considerable honour on that city. In 1832 he was but little known ; and now, in 1847, he is among the most distinguished Members in the British Parliament. Up to this period then Mr. ROEBUCK and his noble colleague, Lord DUNCAN, have honestly performed their legislative duties; in gratitude and, in truth, it is incumbent upon the electors to perform theirs by returning their two eminent and excellent representatives at the next general election. - w_hic . h has occurred on I The dreadful cat astm i . --- 7" ----- -- p ) . .n!c) . eternity, the Shrewsbury and Chespteearsseite way, hurrying in I e a e d an instant numerous and inflicting, the most seiturss those who have almost miraculously upon thsurvived the accident, is enough to cause a panic it Y i mind. From the statistics authoritatively fuernPiustil from time to time, great room was afforded for con. MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY-) ----.... CORN EXCHANGE—FRIDAY. During the present week the arrivals of English Wheat for our markets samples o f t h a t ar ticle ht re to - day was markets have b e en on a moderate sc ale, and the show ('-` small; nevertheless, ow i ng to the preva iling tine weather for the growing crops, and the absence of t he p rinci p al dealers, the tr a d e was excessively du ll , an d, to have effected sales a d ecline of fully ss. per quarte r mus t been submitted t o i n the quotations. I n f or eign Wheat scarcely a transa ct i on was reported, an d largo parcels were offering at au abatement in value of from 5s to 6s per quarter. As respects spring corn, we may state generally that the supplies were very moderate; yet the trade was very depressed, and in the few transactions concluded the rates declined is to 2e per quarter. Flour and Indian corn were offering on easier terms. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. 3,960 qrs. 1,110 qrs. English ...... Irish. ........ Foreign ...... Oats I Flour. 400 qrs. I 5,280 skg 610 I -- 12,670 I -- 9,280 ~030 Malt, 4,740 ars. 51V1XT7:1327=1413 Althiugh the supply of Beasts here to-day were but moderate, we have to report a very dull inquiry for all kinds of Beef, owing to the prevailing hot weather, at barely, but at nothing quotable beneath, Monday's prices. There were in the market 284 oxen and Cows, 800 Sheep and Lambs, and 88 Calves from Holland and Germany. We were fairly supplied with Sheep, the demand for which was steady, at late rates. The sale for Lambs was again very active, and the late improvement in value was readily supported in every instance. The Veal trade was firm, and the currencies advanced 2d per 81bs. In Pigs very little business was transacted. .Mileh Cows were a dull sale, at from 171 to 201 each, including their small calf. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d Inferior Beasts—. 4 0 4 6 iecond quality ... 4 8 4 10 Prime large Oxen.. 5 0 5 2 Prime Scots ... • 5 2 5 4 Large coarse Calves 4 10 5 4 Prime small ditto .. 5 6 5 8 , 4tielclin2 , Calves —2O 0 30 0 Inferior Sheep .. . 4 6 4 8 s. d. to s. d . Second quality-ditto 4 8 410 Coarse-woolled ditto 5 2 5 4 Southdown Wetter 5 6 5 8 Ditto out of tho wool Large Hogs ...... 4 0 4 8 Small Porkers .... 410 5 4 Quarter old Pigs ..18 0 23 0 Lambs .. • ... 6 0 7 0 Beasts. 1,032 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Sheep. 1 Calves. I rigs, 9,030 1 342 380 NEUTGATEI AND LEADENEALL. The supplies of each kind of meat on sale were toler ably good, while the trade was steady, on the following terms : At per atone by the Carcaze. s. d. to s. d. C 3. d. to S. Beef, inferior...... 4 0 4 2 Mutton, inferior .. 4 4 4 8 middling .... 4 4 4 6 --- middling.. 410 5 0 prime large .. 4 6 4 8 prime .... 5 2 5 4 prime small .. 4 8 410 Pork, 1arge........ 4 6 5 0 Veal•• ———•• •• 4 8 5 6 small —— • ... 5 0 5 4 Lamb. 6s Od to Gs 10d BOROUGH TrIOP IVIAZZICET. Although a few reports have come to hand this week complaining of the fly, our accounts from the plantations generally speaking are very favourable. Such has been the progress of the bine, that in some parts of Kent and Sussex it has already reached the tops dt the poles. As might, therefore, be expected, the demand here for all kinds of Hops is heavy, at barely stationary prices. Sussex pockets, 31 IBs to 4l 8s; Weald of Kent ditto, 4l 5s to 51; Mid and East Kent ditto, 4/ 15s to 61 10s. COMONIAM. SUGAR.—The market has been tolerably good, and considering the partial holidays at Whitsuntide, a fair business has been done. West India samples have par ticipated in the improvement. EAST INDIA.—The demand for Bengal has improved, and prices have advanced. Good and fine yellow 48s to 49s ; mid 44s 6d to 46s ; mid and good white, 47s to 53s ; fine, 49$ 6d to Ms. Mauritius is held for fuller rates. Low to mid was taken in chiefly at 43s 6d to 45s 6d, and good and fine 46s to 495. Java, duty paid, has been sold at 48s 6d to 55s for good and grey, at 44s to 47s 6d fur low and mid, and at 41s 6d to 44s for good and fine brown. FOREIGN. -3,664 boxes yellow Havannah were taken in at 46s to 48s 6d for low to good. St. Croix has been sold at 48s to 53s 6d for good and fine, and at 453 6d for low. Porto Rico has partly found buyers at 48s to 51s 6d for good and fine, and at 41s to 47s for low and mid. MOLASSES—Porto Rico are held for 24s per cwt. REFlNED.—Standard Lumps have been 635 6d to 64s per cwt. _ _ COFFEE.—The demand for some descriptions has been rather more animated. Jamaica has been sold at 303 to 70s per cwt. Ceylon is rather dearer. At auction 3,050 bales sold at 37s 6d to 81s per cwt. Penang has realised 30s 6d to 31s for damaged. SPicEs.—Surat Pepper has been rather cheaper. Good clean 2d to 2d per lb. Nutmegs have been at 3s to 3s 4d, and Mace is 3s to 3s 5d for lb. Pimento has been sold &id to 4ia per lb; White Pepper has realised 3*d. to 3id per lb; and Barbadoes Ginger, 32s to 33s per cwt. RICE.-17,700 bags, 2,000 pockets Bengal, were taken in at 20s 6d to 24s per cwt, except a few lots, which sold at 21s to 21s 6d. These prices are 3s to 4s lower. Madras was taken in at 225; Singapore sold at 21s 6d to 225. RuM.—A moderate demand has existed for strong Jamaica. SALTPETRE.—BengaI has been sold at 27s 6d to 28s 6d for 124 and 64 lbs. refraction. COTTON.—There has been a fair demand at full prices , TEA.--The market has been dull. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has realised 48s 6d per cwt. on the spot, and 47s 3d to 47s 6d per cwt., for the last three months. CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat in his Court at Westminster to-day. THE EXETER AND CREDITON RAILWAY COMPANY V, BULLER. This case came before the Court upon an appeal motion from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of Eng land, directing a motion for taking the bill off the file to stand over for six weeks. It appeared from the state ment of Mr. Bolt, who appeared as Counsel for the ap pellants, that a hill had been filed in the name of the company, contrary to the declared wiskes of a majo rity of the shareholders at a public meeting. There were ten directors of the company, seven of whom were favourable to selling or leasing the line to the Bristol and Exeter Company, to be made on the broad, gauge principle ; the remaining three directors, together with a large majority of the shareholders, would not have any connexion with the Bristol and Exeter Company, but desired to lease the line to the Taw Vale and Dock Company, and their de sire was confirmed at a general meeting of the com pany, held on the 17th of. February last. The bill was then filed to prevent the seven directors from pro secuting their scheme, and an injunction bad been ob tained. Mr. Bolt, Mr. Follett, and Mr. Chandless were coun sel for the appellants; and Mr. Bethel], Mr. J. Parker, and Mr. hardy, appeared in support of the decisiun of the Court below. (The case was proceeding when our Evening Edition went to press.) ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) ALFREY V. ALFREY. This bill was filed by the plaintiff, the youngest sur viving child of George Alfrey, on his own behalf, and on that of his brother and sisters, and prayed that an account might be taken of the estate of the deceased, George Alfrey, and that a settlement entered into between the plaintiff and Edward Alfrey might be declared invalid, and for further directions. His LORDSHIP delivered judgment to-day. It ap peared that George Alfrey, the father of the plaintiff, died intestate an the 23d of April, 1832, leaving a widow and five children, of which the plaintiff was the younger, and not born till some months after the father's death. His widow refused to administer, and it was a d m it te d _ _ that Edward Aifrey, the defendant, took upon himself the duties of guardian to the children during their minority. It was alleged on behalf of Edward Aifrey that he exorcised a just influence over the chil dren; and he (Lord Langdale) conceived it to be esta blished that Euward Aifrey stood in loco parentis to the plaintiffs, and that he managed their estate until they severally attained their majority. In May, 1825, when the plaintiff had attained his majority, an account was submitted to him, which showed a balance of 171. 12s. in favour of the plaintiff, as between him and Edward Alfrey, and he affirmed the accuracy of the ac count in these terms, in a note which he appended to the said account :—" A satisfactory arrangement having been made of the accounts between me and Edward Al- fray, I hereby confirm the same, together with the ba- lance of 171. 125." That note was signed by the plaintiff. Edward Alfrey died sometime subsequently, and the plaintiff, who is a barrister, said that he had not had an opportunity of investigating the accounts until some time prior to the filing of this bill; that he did so then, and discovered many discrepancies, wich showed not only mistake or error, but actual misrepresentation. The executors of Edward Alfrey did not give the plain tiff the relief he required, and accordingly this bill was filed. The executors admitted that such errors as had been set forth by the plaintiff did exist, but the plaintiff contended that they were of such a number and character as not to bind him at all. Ele (Lord Langdale) thought that the settlement could not be supported, for the errors in the account were very numerous ; many of them being, no doubt, such as might be made without actual intention to misrepresent, and it should be observed that they are not all upon one side ; but some of the accounts are entirely fictitious. He (Lord Langdale) thought that the uncle, the defendant, should have called the attention of the party with whom he settled on behalf of the plaintiff particularly to these accounts, and he (Lord Langdale) thought that such settlement could not be deemed binding unless something more in support of it could be adduced than the general words in the docu ment itself. He thought that an influence might have existed at the time of the settlement of the accounts, and which appeared to him to be the reason why the plaintiff continued so long acquiescent in the settlement under consideration. It did not appear that the plaintiff could have examined the accounts in the lifetime of Edward Alfrey. Perhaps if these accounts had been asked for they might have been furnished to the plain tiffs ; perhaps, also, the plaintiff may have found an erroneous estimate of what he was entitled to. I think, however, he is entitled to a declaration, and I think an account should be taken of the estate of George Alfrey, with a view to the consideration of the applica tion of any balance that might be proved to exist, and he thought that the plaintiff should have leave to state special circumstances. He would reserve further direc tions and costs. VICE - CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND). DEHANY V. SCOTT. In this case, which had been before the Court, and in which a reference to the Master had been made, Mr. PARKER applied to the Court to have the Mas ter's report confirmed. It appeared that a Mr. Dehany had by his will left to his daughter an annuity of 7004, for the purposes of education, which was to be increased to 1,5001. on her becoming of age. This latter sum was to be paid eut of the penoual property, which was esti mated by the testator as of the annual value of 8001., the remaining 700/. to be paid from the rental of certai❑ West India estates. The testator also lett to his sister 300/. per annum, and to his half brother 801. It, how ever, turned out that the West India estates had greatly deteriorated in value, and that, instead of paying out of the proceeds the various sums of 7001., 3001., and 80/., the total actual rental was only estimated at 4001, and that consequently the full amount of the legacies could not be satisfied. On the part of the daughter it was con tended that her legacies should be satisfied in full, as she was entitled to a preference over the other lowa , - es. Mr. LEWIN, on behalf of the other legatees, contended that the mere circumstance of Miss Dehany being the daughter of the testator, and her name being first men tionei in the will, did not in the eye of the law, or ac cording to the practice of the Court, give her any pre ference over the other legatees, and that consequently as the annual proceeds of all the legatees fell short, a proportionate reduction should be made in all. The VICE • CHANCELLOR said it was quite clear that the intention of the testator was that the full amount of 1,5001. should be paid to his daughter before the other legacies came into operation, and he decreed accordingly. It afterwards appeared from a conversation that the value of the personal estate had increased to 1,1001., and that therefore this, with the value of the West India property, would just meet the daughter's annuity. Mr. LEWIN suggested that the West Indian property could be rendered more productive, if it were not already 7001. a-year, and he thought that an inquiry should be ordered upon the matter. The VICE-CHANCELLOR stated that this inquiry could be obtained if the parties asking it consented to bear the expenses. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) The Court took the special paper to-day, and was occupird the whole day with cases devoid of public interest. COMMON PLEAS.--(THIS DAY.) (Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, in Banco.) WRIGHT V. HUTCHINSON. Mr. Sergeant MANNING appeared to move for judg ment in this case, which was an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, who had been declared a bankrupt, and had set up a plea that the debt accrued before the bankruptcy. The plea was held to be bad by the counsel for the plaintiff, inasmuch as it did not state the defence in the precise form of the statute, sth and 6th Victoria, c. 26, section 10, which directed that such a plea ought to state that the goods of the bankrupt had been vested in the official assignee for distribution as well as possession. Mr. fiNTHANK, who appeared for Mr. Sergeant Byles, cited several cases, in order to show that if the substance of the section was taken in the plea, the precise woi ds were not absolutely necessary. It appeared, however, that there were some contra dictory decisions by the Court, and leave was given to amend the plea within a week. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT (THIS DAY.) The sittings were resumed this morning. LUNACY.—An application was made by Mr. Keene, the keeper of Horsemonge-lane Gaol, on the part of Charles Cole, the elder, a person of unsound mind, for his dis charge from his custody. In this case no schedule was filed. Mr. Keene had procured a certificate of a magistrate that the party was of unsound mind, on which he had petitioned the Court, in order that he might be removed to a proper place of confinement. On the part of the detaining creditor an applicatioi was made for the assigneeship, which was supported b: another creditor. . -Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS said the present was an unfortunate case of a person who had become insane. He saw no objection to the party being discharged, not to the application for the assigneeship. Discharged accordingly. BAIL CASES. There were five town bail cases appointed to be taken this morning, and none of the sureties were in attendance when called. Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS expressed the determina tion of the Court to enforce a strict rule in bail cases namely, not to hear thorn during the day, unless the sureties attended at the sitting of the Court. The cases in the Est were ordered to stand over. BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) THE INFANT MURDER IN WELLINGTON-STREET.— When this case, remanded to this day, was called on, "Mr. Woolff stated to the magistrate, Mr. Jardine, that Mrs. Cleveland, the accused mother of the deceased, was anxious to appear before him at once, to meet the charge, but she hoped, as she was still in a very weak state, she would be allowed after the hearing, to return in custody to her own house, and remain there until better able to be removed. Mr. JARDINE said he could enter into no contract of the kind; he could not say what he would do until be had the accused before him, and heard the charge against her. But of course the woman would not be sent to any place where her recovery would be impeded. Mr. Moseley, for the parish authorities, was willing to postpone the inquiry for ten days, to give time for her recovery; but Mr. Woolf said that she was anxious at any risk to appear at once and answer the charge. Atter some delay, Mr. Brooking, the surgeon, stated that the removal of the ac cuse d woman from her bed room, for some days yet to come, would be very dangerous ; whereupon Mr. Jardine thought it would be useless to go further with the case against the male prisoner in the dock at present, and he would remand the case. Formal evidence was then taken that a coroner's ver dict had been returned, that Ann Cleveland and a man named Hill, or Dolly were guilty of wilful murder, and that the prisoner at the bar was the latter named person. The inquiry was adjourned to Tuesday, Bth June. MARLBItO'-STREET--(THIS DAY.) James Price, coachman to Sir George Clark, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged %I ith causing an obstruction in St. James'ti-street, by disobeying the orders of the Commissioners of Police relating to tilt. _ _ carriages attending her Majesty's drawing room, by whipping his horses and endeavouring to drive over the police. Police sergeant 14 C, said he was on duty in St. James's-street about a quarter to five yesterday after noon, for the purpose of regulating the carriages going to the drawing room, when his attention was called to the defendant, who was driving a carriage and pair o' horses down St. James's -street, from the corner of Jermyn-street. Seeing that it was his intention of proceeding to the palace without joining the rank, complainant stopped him, and informed him that it was positively against their orders to allow him to do so. Ile defendant took not the least notice, out whipped his horses and persisted in going on. The superintendent then came up, and told him that he should not pass in that manner. The defendant then whipped his horses again, and dragged witness and a brother sergeant se veral yards. At considerable risk they succeeded in stopping him, and took him into custody. Superintendent Beresford, C division, said he was called by the last witness to speak to the defendant, who persisteA in driving out of his rank. The defendant was very violent, and endeavoured to:drive over them. The defendant said he was innocent of the charge. He had been a coachman for nineteen years, and had at tended many drawing-rooms, and had always drove down the centre of the street when called to take up. He denied attempting to drive over the police. Mr. H.A.unwicK said it was a serious charge, and he should send him to prison for ten days. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY. Two young men named King and Mills, having the appearance of decent mechanics, were charged with stealing a set of bagatelle balls, the property of Mr. 11. Kingsey, licensed victualler, of Bunhill-row. It appears that the several public-houses in that part of the metropolis had been visited by parties who managed to steal bagatelle balls under pretence of play ing. On Wednesday last the two prisoners came to Mr. Kingsey's house, and entered the bagatelle room, where they remained until near five o'clock, when all the other persons then had left. Wells was observed by the land lord going down stairs by himself, while King Via heard in the room, and in about half an hour, upon thr waiter going into the room, the prisoner King was gone, and the balls could nowhere be found. Mr. Kingsey swore positively that the prisoner King wt - is the last person in the room. Mr. COTTINGHAM ordered the prisoners to be re manded to Monday, but expressed his willingness to take bail for their appearance. REVIEW OF THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS BY THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND PRINCE ALBERT.—It having been notified that a grand review of the Chelsea pensioners belonging to the metropolitan districts would take place this morning in Hyde-park, the usual exer cising-ground facing Grosvenor-gate, was completely surrounded with temporary scaffolding, stalls for the sale of fruit, ginger beer, &c. In addition there were a number of itinerant publicans, and some persons with pails of the pure element, who drove a brisk trade, by vending it at a halfpenny a pint. The weather was extremely propitious. and all sides of the vast area was crowded with well-dressed persons from an early hour At eight o'clock a detachment of the Scots Fusilier Guards and a troop of the Royal Horse Guards ( Blu e) , took up the ground, and in ab out half an hour after wards the hardy veterans (all the companies having arrived) formed a line two deep, extending from Gros • venor-gate to the shrubbery abutting the Oxford road. Precisely at nine o'clock the Duke of Wellington and Prince Albert, attended by a numerous end brilliant staff, arrived, and were received with the customary honours. Amongst the officers on the ground were Field Marsha] the Marquis of Anglesey, General Lord Combermere, .Lieutenant-Generals Lord Saltoun, Lord Fitzroy. Somerset, Sir J. Macdonald, Sir H. Douglas, Alajee. General Sir H. Smith, the Marquis of Worcester, 14.; ar i of March, Colonel Drummond, &c. The Commander. in-Chief and staff having rigidly inspected the men, tilt line broke into sub-divisions by the right, and marched part in slow and quick time, when the line was again formed, and the manual and platoon exercise having been gane through with becoming precision, the va r i ous evolutions of forming the square, marching and counter. marching, forming divisions, sub-divisions, sections, oiieis r aanil n d c , i again forming line upon several poi tions theof body, firing by file, sections , platoons, and v the various evolutions of light infantry havin g performed, apparently to the satisfaction o f t h e i nspect e main ing general officers, the battalion was once more formed quarters. cum into line, and having presented arms, the panics were marched to their respective several Colonel Tulloch commanded in chief The qraarl et o field-mar sha 6, ben rals, &c., wore, .theirhaepptrhoiprrtiiebttioi ta:nnitti'ticr e lu r s s ' aey Caledonian CALEDONIAN ASYLUM --T festival of that excellent institutiaotn, Cambridge Fr eeea s° n i s n ' al II i g h th n e e e f ss t e h t h h i i s e , th t e h . e , Asylum, takes place tomorrow, Tavern, his Roy n is the sup portingthe ch The oh,j( c Pll of soldiers, sailors, :Ps, natives of Seolao ' and educating and marl disabled in the service of their , , who hav e , died, or been and children of couutiy, and the orphans indigent Scotch London, not entitled to p parents resident in impos sible to doubt but that th parochial relief. It is e gathering driplisutiiiteatoito' will be a large one. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE- Donnizetti's comic opera, La Figlie del Regim ent° (better known as La fine du Regiment), was produced here last evening with the following cast: — Maria Mellle. Jenny Lind. La Marchese di Berkenfield Madame Solari. Tonio Sig. Gardoni. Sulpizio (a sergeant) Sig. F. Lablache. pre T fi h x e ed fe t l o lo t w h i e ng lib is re t t h to e :— " libretto:—The argument scent the Tyrol, during the occupation of ;bat country by French. The heroine is Maria a Vi\" girl, the daughter of the 11th Regime. nt ado the Grand dchild Army of Napoleon. She has become the Pte c f that ea "ofofthteheaotoipoeurak,aitts_ t o of the regiment, because Sulpizio, a sergesa h her cellent corps, found her after a battle, and w as a d_ letter from her father, a captain. The let.'eL vr " - oo d andiere, a static! dressed to a Marchioness of Berkenfield. L' e ,F sergeant kept the letter carefully, and the galla.q! , as giment adopted the child, who, from a little girl, grown up into a sprightly young woman—a suttler full of spirit and enterprise, who marches and drinks with her collective father—that is to say, the whole regiment. In the Tyrol she meets with a young peasant , yr" saves her life when she is on the point of f a lling down fr a precipice, and th en b ecomes i n love with the vivandiere —a love which sh e r e t urns f rom 4ratitude, and ,:r!. other reasons still more p o t en t. Tonio, the young ;Ira rolese, follows th e reg i ment i n a ll it s movements, young ey spite of every ob s ta c l e , an d even th e threat that t will hang him as a spy does not deter him; con trary, he ventures even to make bold to ask'of the W; the band of his daughter. The regiment, true to the paternal character, assembles and holds a counci.l T em . important subject, of which the result is, they 1 , 1 0 l u s t sent to the match on the condition that Tonio into the regiment. Tonio at once accepts the conditits_ and becomes a soldier in the hope of being united t t ,_ . Maria. But in this conjecture he experiences a new I°- ° ld.. Berkenfie stacle in the person of the Marchioness de On hearing her name, Sulpizio (the sergeant) reme ny on the cpe hers the letter addressed to her he found at the 5 11171 ° time as Maria; he gives it to the Marchioness, and She recognises the suttl er g i r l as h er n i ec e, the offspring °I the secret marriage of her sister with the French car tain. The haughty lady claims her niece, Maria, in order to have an education given her worthy her station in society. Th e 11th Regiment is obliged to abdicate its paternity, and to return Maria to her real relativ e ; Maria is forced to leave her military fath er, and likewise p oor T on i o, w h o ver y fruit l e ss ly has made the sacrifice of deserting to the enemyln the second ac t M ar i a i s seen at the Castle of Birite, s tv field; she has r e n ounce d t h e costume, and with it w e ,: manners of a suttler g i r l. Sh e i s o bli ge d to l ea rn bearing and accomplishments of a young lady of fashit she is taught to dan ce an d to s i ng , b ut it is no longer joyous songs and unconstrained dance of the cantr - '' the contrary, Maria is much annoyed by her stilted es; istence; she regrets her former freedom and habits, 6 ce very frequently resu mes th em , to t h e grea t a nnotran . l; of the proud Marchi oness . H er regret for her past re r: r of life, and still more for Tonio, is preying upon mind, when all at once the sounds of drums and trt i ; pets are heard approaching the castle.. These Women sounds announce the approach of the 11th Begt:a t ' which takes possession of the castle, having for icor to a no less interesting person than Tonio, who, 0111 '7,1 al his gallant conduct, has become a field officer. A._ ° ""g a . and most joyous recognition of course takes Pla c , i e " r y tween Maria and her lover, who now possessing r° ll ,„ f e, rank, asks of the aristocratic aunt that hand in inalh'ir i e which he obtained before from her father with bayonet. The Marchioness rejects the offer, having P re mher t o h o e r. hand To o n f io her th e nn edetermines s o o n n e o a f r a ryin d acFhhesee; i oft, t ne i i s g e h d neighbour which Maria consents, indignant at h er aunt a cr nel To prevent this, by establishing a claim on her feeling the Marchiones s revea l s t h at M ar i a i s , in e; daughter —a fact a hich she had withheld to conceal marriage she h a d f orme d so muc h b ene ath her milli.' Maria, who had re f use d to obey her aunt, canno t refus e consent to the will o f h er new . f oun d mo ther; and, tslthoniel in utter despair, consents to marry the youngDukeinstea of Tonio. But this proof of devotion awakens the do t " mant feelings o f a mot h er i n t h e h ear t o f the Marehione, and she consents at last to the union of Tonio and Sant The character of the Vivandiere has, on the condo! I l i been ever considered as one of the most popu lar OLtu e ; characters of J enn y Li n d, an d mos t justly has it i s so considered. Wonderful as she is in Alice mid in Amine, she is equally wonderful,. equally gr eat ' he Maria. This alone would prove her to be one of greatest artistes that ever lived. In characters in whin ,': pathos alone is to be exhibited, in characters in why humour humour alone is to be exhibited, difficult for an artist to be great. There is one unin terrupted current of feeling running through the vvn e n n l drama —similar in kind albeit varying in intensisY7 when once the genius is " screwed up" to the partici' ters as passion all gees on smoothly, but in such chaise pathos, it is perhaps nos the Vivandiere, in which simplicity and archness, and fun are blended together, it is most difficult to give to each its due proportion, and that artiste who does thin in perfection ma y b e tru l y sa id to have achi eved triumph—and such a triumph did Jenny Lin d achieve last evening. Sh e i s as great to the full in comedy as she is in tragedy, and commands the tears or the Nodes of her audience at will. She makes her appearance ill the second scene, and enters dressed in her Vivandiere costume, singing an air in honour of her regiment; this was followed by a lively duet, " Io vidi la lute sul camp* guerrier—E it suon del tamburo mio solo pincer," which she sung with F. Lablacho (who supported her most efficiently throughout the opera), and which she gave with true military spirit and gusto. The scene ends with the "Plan Plan Eatamplan" march, which she marched, acted, and sang admirably. Tonio is then brought in as a spy, and a change comes over her. They are about to execute him, and the merry Vivandiere be comes all earnestness, as she asks if he shall die who saved her life? his life is spared and all is joy, and Maria sings the favourite song of her comrades, " Cias cun lo dice—ciascun lo sa," a song composed in honour of the regiment, and which ends with a refrain in which all join, "Egli e Ecco l'undecimo c'egual non ha." lier acting here was full of spirit. Well might the regiment be proud of such a Vivandiere. The chorus, too, was admirable ; their making up was superb, and they were excellently drilled, speaking not only 111 musical sense, but in a milit ar y sense a l so; it elicited shouts of enthusiastic applause. The scene in which Tonio declares his love was excellently given. ."Y? 1/ do not believe it—listen, then, decide," exclaims Tonle, Nothing can exceed the dry humour, the espiegle arch,- neAs with which, assuming an air of mock dignity, she replies, "Vidiam udiam Ascoltism e guidichiam." (We will see—we will hear—we will consider—lvo will judge.) The scene ends with an exquisite duet (the gem of the first act); " A confession si ardente,' which was deliciously given by Jenny Lind and Gara doni, and in which the marvellous power which she pos sesses of throwing her voice into distan c e a nd ag ain in creasing its force like the swell of an organ, wee exhibited with most telling effect. The applause at the conclusion lasted for some minutes, and the repetition of tho duet was loudly called for from every part of the house. Her acting in the scene in which she parts from her old comrades, as she is led off by the Marchioness to become the lady of fortune, was beautifully pathetic—pathetic from its very simpli city—the perfection of acting, because there was no effort at acting—and here the astonishing power of her voice was made more manifest than it has been in any scene in which she h as y et appeared in this country'. not The love of Doniz e tti f or noisy choruses and • sy ac companiments i s we ll k nown, and here he had an oppor tunity of ind u l g i ng that propensity, of which he did not fail to avail h imse l f ; but above 3', multitudinous voices braying of the c h orus — a b ove the the of trumpets and horns, and the growling of bassoons and op e above the spiri t - st i rr i ng drum, the ear-piercing was heard th e c l ear, rich, full, soft, yetpowerful voice of Jenny Lind, and this not only without screaming, but absolutely without any apparent effort or exertion. It is needless to add that she was called for at the conclu sion of the first act. The second is very short, but very excellent. Pre find our merry Vivaudiere living in the chateau of the Marchioness, who is in vain endeavour ing to transform her into a fine lady, so as to make her a suitable wife for the Duke of Krakenthorp. Her only solace is an occasional chat with Sulpizio on the glories of the regiment. The Marchioness has determined that ilaria shall make a grand musical display, and has chosen an old romance, the music of which is by the Maestro Caffariello. Dressed en grande dame she enters and meets Sulpizio, to whom sheconfides her sorrow. "She wants me to sing before all the grand people to-night," says Maria, "I know not what piece of antiquity that she has chosen from her hoards of old trash. "Ma to vedrai," she adds, with the most fascinating archness, " non ne farenso niente" (You shall see we will do nothing of the sort). The Marchioness enters with this exquisite romance in her hand, she seats herself at the piano, and handing the music to Maria, orders her to commence. Maria commences the romance, accom panied by the Duchess, on the pianoforte ; while she is singing Sulpizio approaches her, and whispering to her the old refrain Itantanplan, she strikes up immediately the favourite air of the regiment, and marching about, to the great horror of the Marchioness, sings the praises of the regiment —" Eco l'undechno ch' egeal nun ha." The Marchioness, in a tone of offended dignity, remonstrates with her, and Maria, indignant at the attempts matte to instruct her in the art of sine", " fine," comm ences a regular sol-fa exercise, in w"-- she introduces all sorts of roulades and shakes, to the astonishment of the Marchioness and the delight of th e audience, and at length dashing her music-book on the ground in a fit of passion, leaves the room. The acting in [his scene was one of the richest pieces of comedy we have ever teen, sh e exc i te d a perfectfui ore. At the conclusion the audience was so enthusiastic in their applause that they would not be satisfied until Jenny Lind had come for ward twice to acknowledge the compliments paid to her. Equally great was she in the next scene, " Deeiso 0 dul,que," in which, in tones of extreme pathos, she la inents the hard fate which has condemned her to be a fine lady, and to leave her dear fathers, ha regiment. Suddenly she hears military music in the distance. .` Oh! transperto! oh! dolce ebrezza." tis the old 11th. She is a Vivandiare again, and, bursting out with the old military air "Evviva la ?atria," she finds herself once again in the midst of her old comrades. Her transition in this scene from grief to exuberant joy was one of the finest pieces of acting ever seen, and her accuracy in taking up the sudden change in the character of the music at the same time as a marvel of facility. A trio, "Stretti insiem,"follows, It is a rattling, rapid affair, and was given with immense spirit by Jenny Lind, F. Lablache, and Gardoni, and Th e f i nale, " Dolce Tesoro," wa s told meet effectivsly. d exceed the grace and -eau:daily ;.ottliag twit, he precision, and •this the luxuriance of her fioriture in finale. At the fall of the curtain she was called for three times, and bouquets af4 were thrown sonu po n the stage. Gardoni was in admirable Moe, And Xing and TIER SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1847. co t , bi n I'll bPc the Vac 4 14t1 bile A 1 ,0 3 .,0 1 ,0 1,0 NE The 4 1 14 tit'a 6 2t The to tit Is ,j kr. i‘‘r .ll % tok