The Sun. — London, England, 1840-05-08 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MADAME VEST RI S. THIS EVENING, MAY 8, Will pe revived Shakspere's Comedy of TWELFTH NIGHT; OR, WHAT YOU WILL. Duke Orsino, Mr. Cooper; Valentine, Mr. Fitzjames ; ii S t ir Toby Belch; Mr. Bartley Sir Andrew Ague - cheek , Mr. Viola, ; Malvolio, Mr. W. Farren ; Clown, Mr. Harley ; Viola, Miss Ellen Tree ; Olivia, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Maria, Mrs. Humby. T ° conclude with the New Grand Comic, Romantic, Operatic, Melodramatic, Fairy Extravaganza, in Three Parts, entitled tuft founded on that popular Nursery Tale, THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD. The Principal Characters by Mr. Harley, Mr. J. Vining, J. Bland, Madame Vestris, Miss Rainforth, Mrs. C. Jones, ike. Sze. Dress Boxes, is. ; Second Price, 3 s. 6 d.; First and Second n _ C ircles. ss. ; Second Price, "s. 6d. ; Pit , 3 s. ; Second Price, 45 ° ; Gallery, Is. Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances to commence at Seven o'Clock. Tickets and plat es for the Boxes to be taken at the Bex-of ec, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had °Poo application. , Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews bookseller 167 , New Bond-street. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. UNDER. THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. BUTLER. THE HOUSE OF LADIES having been received with linanimouse applause by crowded houses, will be repeated (to gether with " The Ladies' Club") every Evening until the end af the Season. TIIIS EVENING, MAY 8, Will be presented, THE AVENGER. Welder (the Avenger), Mr. Butler ; Agnes, Mrs. Stirling. After which, THE LADIES' CLUB. Mrs. Fitzsmyth (the Chairwoman), Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by THE HOUSE OF LADIES. Mrs. Fitzsmytb (Member for Chatterton)—Mrs. Stilling. ts. Morton (Member for Smallborough)—Miss Atkinson. Mrs. Rookby (Member for Edmondsbury—Miss Treble. Mrs. Derby (Member for Melton) —Miss Fit zwalter. ...Mrs. O'Donnell (Member for Dormybrook)—Miss Ayres. ars:Bustle (Secretary for the Fashionable Department.)— Miss Stephens. Mrs. Twankay (Speakerl—Mrs. Garrick. Fancy, Miss Beachamp. Time, Mr. Edmonds. To conclude with, BAMBOOZLING. Captain Bamboozle, Mr. Butler. Boxes, 4s. Pit, 2s. Gallery, ls. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. 116 easing popularity and immense success of Haine's New Village Tragedy, " The Life of a Woman," in which the realization of Hogarth's celebrated " Harlot's Progress," nightly elicits the approbation of crowded audiences ; roars of laughter at " The Wet Nurse." and universal admiration of the magnificent scenery and effects in " The Venetian." THIS EVENING, MAY 8, _ Will be acted the New Village Tragedy, entitled iHE LIFE OF A WOMAN; OR, THE CURATE'S DAUGHTER. After which, a New Comic Drama, called THE WET NURSE. To Conclude with an entirely New Romance, entitled ...THE VENETIAN ; OR; THE COUNCIL OF TEN. the Seenery comprising some of the most splendid Views in Venice. The two last pieces must be withdrawn after this week, for entirely new Tragic Play, in which Mr. Elton will perform. - - THE STRAND THEATRE CLOSES IIIIMEDIATELY. Mr. J. H. ANDERSON (the GREAT WIZARD of the NORTH. ,) begs to inform the Nobility and Gentry of the "etropolis, that in consequence of a sudden arrangement hav- ZE been made for opening the Strand Theatre for its Theatrical Clkin, he is prematurely compelled to close his SEASON of "ONDER. lie is fully aware, from the crowded state of the Theatre I, N i t h tlY , when his close is thus suddenly announced, that the Theatre will be incapable of containing the number that will ° Pit him d ar i ng the few nights he will have the pleasure of per- Ming in the Strand Theatre ; he has, at the particular request o f 4 unrnber of Fashionable Parties, consented to give THREE o 1 , 11 41 d Fashionable MORNING PERFORMANCES, on xnar 4th, WEDNESDAY 6th, and FRIDAY Bth May, 1 8 40 , e, he will display all his Peculiar and Extraordinary Won " iAncient an d M o dern Necromancy, introducing new and d endid Feats a la Magique. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCES. , p"""ars epen at One o'clock. Performances commence at 4 wo• Carriages in attendance at Four. Boxes 35.; Pit 2s. Juveniles under 10, Half-price. . 10 z-office open from Eleven till Four, where places can be . `""lred. Private Boxes to be had at all the Agents in London. EVENING ENTERTAINMENT AS USUAL. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. ERUPTION OF HECLA MORE SPLENDID THAN EVER ! The earne s t an d unceas i ng en d eavours w hi c h have been made daring the winter, to increase still further the magnificence otthia unparalleled Spectacle have been crowned with the most complete success, as was fully demonstrated on Thursday R4ening (the first Public Exhibition), by the unanimous and enthusiastic e!elight with which each portion of the gorgeous display was hailed as -it proceeded by the thousands assembled en that occasion. In compliance with the expressed wishes of ,great numbers of the visitors, it will be repeated on Mon day and Thursday, May 11th and 14th, commencing shortly before dusk. The Panoramic Model, Al Fresco. of Mount Hecla, entirely reproduced by Mr. Danson, the original Artist, is exhibiting daily from ten till dusk, with the Menagerie, which is now in the finest order, and has lately received many important additions. Feeding Hour, 5 o'clock. Admission One Shilling. TO CORRESPONDENTS. 'We duly received the letter signed " Verus," but could not ,nd room for it. Correspondents ought to keep duplicates letters which they consider of importance, as we cannot be . expected to preserve all letters not inserted. WATPIX AT LONDON IS RIDOE TO.M•RROW m 0rning......14 minutes after ti I Evening 43 minutes after 8, Tke raidieatien et the Evening Edition of Trim Sux cont. saelieed at 10 ath.itee after Three. EVENING EDIT lON. • CO, .41‘: _••••±.3, -*9• 4'5_147 4 ,0 tWO 4 3 . es' • C Zln flui. LONDON: FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1840. In the House of Lords last night Lord SEA TON'S Annuity Bill was read a third time and Passed. Viscount MELBOURNE, in answer to a question formerly put to him by Viscount STANGFORD, saidthat information had reached her MA 443TY's Government of 500 Negroes having been s hipped in the Senegal for Cayenne, and that her 4AJEETY'S Ambassador at Paris had been di• reefed to inquire into the matter, and take such measures as were proper. In reply to Lord Asti iltiftTox the Noble Viscount said that no de spatches had been recently received from China. A number of petitions for and against the aboli tion of the Corn-laws, for Church Extension, against t he intrusion of ministers, &c., were presented. Some Returns were laid on the ;able, and then their Lordships adjourned. In the Commons, too, a consider — able number of Petitions were presented, the bulk of which were f or and against Church Extension. Sir R. INGLis axed his motion on this subject for the 21st inst. Mr. HUME postponed his motion relative to Messrs. BEDARD and PENNET, the Canadian Judges, for a fortnight. In reply to Mr. SHAW, Viscount MORPETII stated that he hoped a final payment to the Irish clergy, on account of the tithes which the Irish people refused to pay, and with which the Legislature burdened the whole empire, would be speedily made ; with which explanation Mr. Sri w, who looks after the money of the clergy, appeared to be contented. In reply to Sir J. GRAHAM, Mr. Fox MA ULE Rued that lie could not make any alteration in the accounts furnished by the corporate towns accord 'at to law, so as to show whether both the auditors c oncurred in vouching for those accounts or not ; but,he thought it would be proper to have such a Statement in future, and he would direct the Mayors to supply it. Mr. Fox 'VIA tax, in answer to Mr. GrtEnric a nd . Sir E. KNATCHBULL, said that he was "Xious to carry forward the Rural Police Bill, Ili. Bh°4 as possible, but he could not fix any day for e purpose. He wished also to propose that the Police of the borough Should be united with the police of the counties, where the latter adopted the rural police, but he was afraid he should encounter ere opposition. If he succeeded, however, the 4-I °R. Gentleman was understood to say, that it w ould be optional with the councils of boroughs to f orm the union. In reply to Captain BOLDERO, Mr. MACAU LAY stated that it was the intention of Government t° Carry into effect the recommendations of the 1411itary Commissioners, but that a vote of money *as first necessary. Mr. WARBURTON co.nplained of Alderman I ‘' ;O PELAND for presenting a p e ti t i on re fl ect i ng on n ltn, Without first mentioning the matter to him. The. Select Committee on the Grammer School ill Was appointed. The House adjourned without transacting any business of the least importance. When so much remains to be done, the loss of a week now is a serious inconvenience. It may not be without use to take the present opportunity, when the public is strongly excited by the late diabolical murder, of remarking, that this crime is still subjected to capital punishment. The law in that respect has undergone no change. It is not from the melioration of our criminal code that the crime of murder is committed. Whatever punishment it has been liable to remains ; and as surely as a man is found guilty of murder, so surely will he be executed. Those crimes for which the punishment of death has been abolished have diminished, and, to prevent doubt and dismay, and to guard against every wish to return to cruel laws, we beg to impress it on our readers that it is impossible to trace the crime of murder to the meliorations which have taken place in our criminal code. We are not so sure that it may not in some measure be traced to the arrogant, self-sufficient spirit which opposed those meliorations, and which persists in acting on its own short-sighted conceit, after the progress of events has demonstrated that it is net in accordance vs - ith the habits of the age When it was found necessary, absolutely necessary, to put an end to capital punishments for considerable crimes, such as forgery, stealing horses and sheep, etc., it became palpable that political opinions could no longer be enforced, nor political systems upheld, by penalties, the infliction of which men would not tolerate to repress crimes. Nevertheless our Legislators, who seem very slow to learn,, have not yet comprehended this important fact, and they insist on enforcing their political opi nions, and upholding their political systems, by terror; and issue their decrees as arrogantly as before the axe was blunted in their hands, and the people had set aside their bloody enactments. Take for example Lord STANLEY'S Registration Bill. What is that but an arrogant indulgence of self-will, in this Lord and his Tory followers, in defiance of the bulk of the population of Ire land ? We quote that only as the example of the indulgence of arrogance in our puffed up lordlings and legislators, who insist on trampling under foot all the feelings of other men. They encourage a similar indulgence in those who can attain their ends only by the use of physical force, till it hur ries them into crimes. We maintain that the ex ample of the Legislature, the principles it acts on, have more influence over the public mind than its punishments, and that tl:e tyranny it indulges in, under the direction of such mere pas sionate brawlers as my Lord STANLEY, produces more crimes than its punishments prevent. Our lawmakers, though they have been compelled to abrogate several sanguinary laws, have failed to perceive the connection between the spread of hu manity and the decay of arbitrary power ; and by continuing to act on arbitrary maxims have foa tered that headlong self-will which ends in great criminality. It should also be remembered that the habit of caring little for human life, and of being regardless of bloodshed, was for a long period encouraged both by the precepts and example of the Legisla ture, whilst it has only very recently given its formal sanction to the growing humanity of the more enlightened of the people. It cannot be won dered at, therefore, that the bad habit of caring little for human life should continue for some time amongst certain classes of society. Nor have we the least reason to despair of the continued progress of improvement, because we are now and then still shocked by the commission of atrocious and bar barous crimes. A great meeting of gentlemen favourable to Lord STANLEY'S Bill, was held at Belfast on Saturday. Of course, the Tory papers magnify it to the utmost of their power, in order to counteract the effect of the Ulster meeting against the Bill. The Marquis of DOWN3HIRE moved the first re solution, and the simple-minded Peer, after many protests against its being supposed that he wished to injure or control his Catholic tenantry, vet) , naively let out the whole secret of the Tory at tachment to the Bill in the following passage : " It would, I firmly believe, rescue them (the Roman Catholics of Ircladn) from an influence very prejudicial to their character and interests, by which they are guided into lamentable error. , A power and an influence over the Roman Catholic population of Ireland is possessed and exercised by persons whose motives are not pure, and who have not the real interests of the people at heart, but who counsel and impel them to designs which are for anything but the promotion of the general welfare of the country.— ( Hear, and cheers.) This is a notorious fact. It will not be said that persons, bringing those who have not had the benefit of education, or have not been taught strictness in regard to moral principle, to make a false claim to the exercise of the elective franchise, are actuated by proper motives.—( Hear. )" Lord DOWNSIIIRE and his friends, then, . are envious of the influence which others than them selves exercise over the Catholics of Ireland, and as they cannot win that influence by their good deeds or by their character, they are de:ermined to de prive others of it by law - if they can. That and that only, is all the Tories care for, and all which they seek to accomplish. Their talk about perjury • and immorality is mere hypocrisy. We understand that Lord PALMERSTON has sent instructions to Lord PONSONBY, the British Ambassador at the Porte, and to Colonel HODGES, British Consul-General at Alexandria, to employ their influence with the Turkish and Egyptian Go vernments, in obtaining some mitigation of the hor rible cruelties to which the Hebrews of the East are at present exposed. Letters from Damascus, of the sth of March, demonstrate the importance and the necessity of this proceeding on the part of the British Government, as it appears that the Consuls of the Great European Powers have had no slight share in the persecution of the unhappy Israelites. From these letters, we learn that the Apostolical Prefect of the Catholic Missions at Beyruth sent a Capuchin Monk to Damascus, to inquire into the alleged guilt of the Jews. The Monk reported to his Spiritual Superior, that the Jews had certainly murdered Father THOMAS° and his servant ; that he had collected the bones found in the sewers, and after putting them in a coffin, had them conveyed in procession to the house of the French Consul, where mass was celebrated ; that afterwards the coffin was taken to the church of the Capuchins, followed ' in procession by the French, English, and Austrian Consuls, and all the Catholic clergy of Damas cus, with a crowd of Turks, who vociferated curses at every step against the Hebrew race. When this was done the French Consul demanded from the Jews the blood of Father THOMAS°, which he affirmed they had kept in a bottle, and likewise a crucifix made of the wood of the true cross, which that ecclesiastic was wont to wear about his neck. What answer the Jews made to this demand the letters before us do not state ; but we can safely affirm that they could not comply with it, as they neither had blood nor crucifix, being as innocent of the murder of the Priest and his ser vant as the Sovereign Pontiff who now fills St. Peter's chair. It will be remembered that in all previous ac counts the French Consul was represented as the zealous defender of the innocent Jews. The letters now r.ceived assure us, that, on the contrary, the French, English, rind Austrian Consuls abetted the Egyptian Authorities in their atrocious p:;rsccutio n of the Hebrews. As to the report of the ignorant Monk, it is enough to say that the bones conveyed to the Church of the Capuchins are not human bones at all—an assertion not hazarded slightly, but rest ing on the testimony of an eye-witness, who communicated the fact to the Austrian Observer in a letter from Damascus, published in that Journal. The procession, too, with the bones was clearly intendvd to excite popular vengeance ; possibly to prompt a wholesale massacre of a devoted people. The Monk, whose waking dreams were of the In quisition and its dark terrors, saw in the rack upon which the Jews were miserably tortured, the extor ter of undoubted truth. Sent to inquire into the affair, lie was content to know that sufficient pain had been inflicted to extract from the sufferer an assent to a dictated confession. The Secretary's part at such trials is not difficult. He has but to write on ; for geat must be the miracle if any ob jection be made on the part of the agonized victim to sign the record of his alleged guilt. But of this the Monk was either ignorant, or he was in different to any such consideration. At all events, he wa; satisfied with what had taken place in the way of persecution. But, his zeal would not suffer him to leave the fire as he found it. He cast so much fresh fuel upon it, that we are surprised that it did not entirely consume, in one day, the whole of the Jewish quarter at Damascus. We have reason to believe that the French and Austrian Governments have not been he hind Elgland in instructing their Represen tatives in Turkey and Egypt to afford the. persecuted Jews all:the protection in their power. To none of these Governments is it unknown that the only guilt of the Jews consists in their wealth, while they must be equally sensible that it is neces sary to rescue them from the superstitious preju dices of the oriental Christians of the Catholic, Coptic, and Greek Churches, who are ready to countenance any plan of Jewish persecution de vised by their Moslem rulers. The march of scep ticism is rapid enough to affright the conscientious believer ; but slow—painfully slow—is the progress of its erroneously presumed concomitant, true tole ration, civil and religious. In the East it is yet hardly known, and the last in that dark land des tined to feel its benign influence, are that land's once bravest and noblest_offspring—the day-spring of its former civilization and its glory—the deposi taries of its wisdom and its sublimest genius —the living inspired oracles of all that the religion of the Cross has sanctified to us—the now scattered and oppressed children of Israel I When we inform our readers that a clergyman of the Church of England has fallen under the lash of the Times, we need not add that he must have been guilty of some enormous act of charity—that he must have committed some heinous sin against the spirit of bigotry and intolerance, to have de served so cminent a distinction. In this predica ment stands Dr. OLIVER, the Rec►or of Wolver hampton. There are many Dissenters in Wolverhampton, and the opposition to Church-rates has consequently been resolute. The Church-rate war has been accompanied with all the evils usually attendant on, a disturbed and dislocated state of society— evils which, judging from the present tem per of the Church, must, we fear, be con. siderably aggravated and extended before an effec tual remedy is applied. Dr. OLIVER, seeing the injury done to the Church by those contests which bring her into collision with the people in the odious character of a " nefarious exactor"— the Times never hit upon a happier definition— and lamenting the animosity thus excited among inhabitants of the same locality, who, as neigh bours and Christians, ought to live in peace, de termined that, as far as he was concerned, there should be an end of these things. Accordingly, at a Vestry meeting held some time ago, he addressed his fellow-parishioners in a speech worthy of a minister of the gospel of peace and charity, but on that very account the more calculated to expose him to the censure of those who hold that peace and charity are neither part nor parcel of a State religion, which must be defended with very differ ent weapons. The substance of the Reverend Gentleman's address appeared in our colutns at the time, but as it was made the subject of an abusive attack in the Times a day or two ago, we republish it in juxta-position with the comments of that paper, that our readers may see how contemptu ously the thorough-going supporters of the Apos tolical Church discard Christian principle and Christian feeling from their consideration. " As to the legality of Church-rates," said the Rev. Gentleman, " I continue to hold the sentiments I have heretofore professed ; but when I consider that the grant ing of such rates is optional, and that the discussion of the subject only tends to create feud—to divide the town against itself—to set father against son, and son against father—to sever long-standing friendships, and to dissolve mutual ties—( Loud cries of " Hoar, hear")- -when I reflect, also, that the agitation of that question is little less than a scourge on the public peace of the town, I cannot consent to aim a blow so heavy and a dis couragement so great upon what I consider to be the interests of the Church.—( Expressions of much ap probation.) I shall not give my consent, there fore, to the agitation of the question of Church rates.—( Hear, hear, hear.) My motto is Peace; and the banner which I this day unfurl is the banner of Unity—a banner which cannot, as it shall not, be raised to lead you into contests, in which all is to be lost and nothing is to be gained.—(Much approbation.) I know I shall be asked how I purpose, without a rate, to provide for the congregational expenses of the Church ? My answer is simple. I have no doubt whatever of the success of the voluntary system, if it is properly tested. I shall, with the assistance of my warden and the colleague you may appoint to act with him, give this plan a fair and a free trial; and so long as I continue the resident incumbent of this pa rish, I pledge myself never to go for a rate if you will sup port me, which, I repeat, I have no donbt you will, in de fraying the congregational expenses of the Church by your voluntary contributions.—( Hear, hear.) Having thus ex plained my views and sentiments, I shall proceed to name the gentleman upon whom I have fixed my choice ; and when I mention his name you will, lam sure, leel that he combines the qualifications I set out with laying down for my guidance—he being a consistent and regular Church man, agreeing with me on the subject of Church -rates, and one who will lose sight of no opportunity of promoting the interests of this ministry and of the congregation."— ( Loud cries of " Ilear," and a general expression of ap proval.) Happy were it for the Church of England if all her ministers were inspired by the spirit which breathes in this admirable speech. But what does the thundering organ of the Establishment say to it ? Why, that coming from a sworn clergyman of the Church, it is "very melancholy"—" a mockery of Scripture, and a defiance of experience—that it evinces a " contempt for revelation" (Church rates being held by orthodox believers to be one of the main pillars of revelation); that " foretelling the inevitable tendency of Christian discipline to awa ken the wrath of corrupt nature s the Son of Man has himself told us, that he came not to send peace upon the earth but a sword;' that it is impious to talk of sacrificing principle to peace ; and more over, as experience shows, it is utterly useless !" We have heard of the Devil quoting Scriptute— we might defy the Prince of Darkness himself to pervert it more outrageously, than the writer of the above passage has done. We say nothing of the disreputable ignorance displayed by Dr. OLIvER's assailant, in confound ing the imposition of a tax with Church discipline, because the Times never enters upon such subjects without displaying its ignorance ; but we were not prepared, we confess, for the new theory of scrip ture interpretation which it has broached. It is not enough, it seems, that the evils foreseen and foretold by the SON OF MAN should come to pass. According to the Ncologist of the Times, it is the duty of the so-called successors of .J ESUS CHRIST and his Apostles to fulfil the prophecies, by volun tarily becoming themselves the doers of evil. Th e y are not to let the sword slumber in the scabbard, lest th e S cr ipture should not be fulfilled ; b ut if none else will drawit, they must. They must d o ff the garm en t s of peace and love, and be cotne men of war and blood, that our faith in the Divine Oracles may test on a sure foundation ! " Bella, horrida bella," is in future to be the motto inscribed on the b anner o f the Church ; and he that will not fight und er this banner sacrifices p r i nc i p l e to Peace ! Truly the clergy are greatly indebt e d to t h e limes, for its exposition of Scripture, as well as of their Scriptural principles. Every d a y i s bringing with it new proofs or th e necessity of d o i ng away The wi th Church rr• subject now presses itself on public attention in the form of the question, whether the Church or the THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 8, IR4O rate is to be abolished. That both cannot long co-exist appears to us as clear as it is possible for any pioposition to be. What is a Church, calling , itself national, if it is hated or despised by the na tion ? How long, we beg to be informed, will it be able to stand against popular hostility excited against it, not through any sudden caprice of the mob, but from the daily recurring evidence fur nished by itself that it is founded in tyranny and supported by injustice and oppression ? Let not the Church and its abettors rely too much on its power and its influence. Let them not ima gine that because it has survived other shocks, there is no danger in Church-rate agitation. This would be a fatal mistake. - The Church, we are ready to admit, has at all times pressed heavily upon the people, but the pressure has been in a great measure indirect, and therefore the reaction has been less vigorcus and less formidable than it would otherwise have been. In the matter of Church-rates, the Church comes into direct collision with the people. There is nothing to intercept and mitigate the scorching glare of ecclesiastical tyranny--•-no intervening medium by passing throur 4 h which covetousness and injustice may be disguised, and made to assume a less revolting appearace. The " nefarious exaction" comes into actual contact with the pockets as well as with the feelings of the people. The ecclesiastical pistol is presented without cere mony to- the head of the Chartist as well as of the Dissenter. "Deliver your money, or you're a dead man," is the language of the Church of the Apos tles, when she makes provision for celebrating the holiest rite of the Christian religion. Robbery and plunder are avowed and exhibited in their most disgusting forms. Now, w e say again that a system of this kind, keeping perpetually as it does before the public eye its want of principle, its gross iniquity, its awfully cruel and vindictive spirit, cannot in the nature of things exist long. And if our readers will peruse the report, in another part of our paper, of a sale of goods seized for Church-rates, which took place on Tuesday last, at Leicester, they will, we think, agree with us -in this opinion. In the proceedings which are there detailed—and they are only the type of other proceedings which must follow in many other places—the Church may read an important lesson. She will there see how the masses stand affected toward her, what their sentiments are as to the course she is pursuing, and may receive a warning which, to be of any use to her, must be acted upon without delay. Letters from Constantinople of the 15th, and Alexandria of the 21st ult., represent MEIIENIET ALI as determined not to yield an inch of his claims to the dictation of the Euto pear Powers. This will bring the settlement of the question to a speedy issue, if the PAciTA be indeed mad enough to persevere in his present resolution. France has all hut come over to the side of England, so that the VICEROY has now no ally upon whom to depend for assistance. All the Ambassadors at the Porte had been in vited by the SULTAN to visit his new Palace at Tcharagon. His Highness made a speech of wel tome on the occasion, to which Lord PONSONBY, in the name of his colleagues, returned an answer. An entertainment was provided, which was ushered in according to the etiquette of the Sublime Porte, in the days of its glory, " Let the infidels be washed, clothed, and fed ;" and to which their Excellencies and their suites did justice. On this occasion no political topic was mooted. The news from Circassia is important. The gallant mountaineers had expelled the Russians from every fortress in their country but Anapa. Great was the consternation in consequence at St. Petersburgh, and mighty the military preparations at Odessa. The Russian officers were dreadfully alarmed, and the General in command had peti tioned the EMPEROR for an inquiry into his con duct, fearing that without one he might be sent on his travels to Siberia. The Madrid Journals received are of the 29th ult. A new convention, on the basis of the Ber gara Treaty, was proposed by ESPARTERO to the Government, and was under discussion in the Council of Ministers. No doubt of its adoption was entertained. The present campaign was ex pected to crush every germ of the rebellion Letters from Tolosa of the 2d inst., state that on the 29th ult. fol ty-eight Carlist officers crossed the frontier from France to unfurl the standard of Don CArtLos in the Basques. The peasantry de nounced them the moment they made their ap pearance. Seven were taken before they could re-cross the frontier, and almost instantly and without trial shot One of the miserable men wore the uniform of a field officer. i This is deci sive as to the state of public feeling n the Bas lues. German and Brussels papers have been received this morning. The following extracts from them contain all the news they bring of any interest GOTTINGEN, A ?MI. 28. —Dr. Schaumaan, of Hanover, has to-day been elected Deputy for the town of Gottingan, by a majority of the 33 electors. He had twenty votes. He is considered to be a zealous partisan of the Constitu tion of 1833, and this may be the reason of his being elected, as the majority of the electors, in order to hinder an election by the minority—viz., by absenting themselves —rather voted for a person favourable to the constitution. It is hoped that Dr. Schaurnann will accept. It is reported that three of the seven professors, viz., Albrecht and the two brothers, Grimm, will probably return to this University, there being no reluctance to bury the past in oblivion, and to re-iustato them as soon as an opportunity offers. Whether these three gentlemen will think fit to separate their fortunes from those of their col leagues, is another question. (;lIRISTIANA, APRIL 23.—The extraordinary grant voted for the Navy (besides the ordinary grant) is, for the years 1840, 41, 42, 763,132 specie dollars. Twenty three new gun-boats, two bomb vessels, arc to be built, and a frigate_ of 48 guns to b e b egun. Si. FETERqiIIIRG, APRIL 25.--The Directors of the St. Petersburg Pawning Establishment (the Monte de Picte) has decided on a measure which is to take effect on the Ist of July this year, and which is one of the most salutary regulations of our times. From the above mentioned day no articles of clothing, linen, furs, or, in short, any thing of the kind, shall be received in pawn. Every person will see the paternal solicitude and the humanity mani fested by this regulation who is acquainted with the man. ners of our lower-classes, who has witnessed before and during the holidays how they bring many useful, nay indis pensable articles to pawn, in order, very frequently, to spend the proceeds in rioting and drunkenness. BERLIN, MAY 3 —lt has been reported here, for these two days, that the differences between eur Government and some prelates of the Romish Church, on the subject of mixed marriages, arc settled, and that Archbishop Dunin will, in a few days, be permitted to go to his diocese. Letters from St. Petersburg's say nothing certain re specting the journey of the Empress, but they positively contradict the report of the Emperor's intention to visit Germany; they mention the unpleasant sensation caused by the unfavourable news from Circassia, which calls to mind a letter received in February, from an officer of high rank, who said that it would be a grievoui mistake to indulge in a hope that the courage of the moun taineers had been depressed by the last campaign ; that, on the contrary, they appeared to have been enabled by their own exertions and ' foreign assistance, to act on the offensive. This observation has been but too soon proved true, by the prudence and energy displayed in the capture of the fort of Sudscha, which was defended by a strong park of heavy artillery. Among the garrisons who have been sold as slaves are several young volunteers of respectable, and two of very distinguished families. Great anxiety is of course felt respecting the fate of these unfortunate individuals. BRUSSELS, MAY 6.—The average price of wheat last week was 23f. 75c., and that of Rye Mt 37c. The price of rye having risen above 15 f. , that grain, as well as wheat, may he imported duly free, and the exportation of both remains prohibited. VIRNNA, APRIL 28.--The Court will go to Schonbrunn in the second week of May, and afterwards the Empercr will go to Presburgh, to close the Hanoverian Di et . T he Archduke Charles , before be goes to Heilburgh, hi s coun try seat, near Baden , will . make a tour in H ungary, to visit his estates in that kingdom. The Sugar question, instead of being one of the sweetest that could occupy the French Chamber of Deputies, seems gall and wormwood in the m out h s of the rational representatives. The debate on the Sugar Bill, as w e stated yesterday, comm ence d on Tuesday, and continued on Wednesday ; t h e advocates of the beet-root sugar growers lustily crying out for protection as necessary to their exist ence, while on the other hand the supporters of the colonists stoutly contended for the principle of free trade, .maintaining that colonial sugar was the mainstay of French commerce, and the nurse of the French navy. On both sides of the House the conduct of the Government, in not corning forward with some final measure, Was complained of ; to which M. THIERS answered, that the Chamber must first decide whether the beet• root growers were, or were not, to receive protection, before the Govern. ment could fix 1111 V amount of duty. France never committed a greater. blunder than in promoting byl aw the cultivation of the beet-root. The French beet root ffrowers have no w enjoyed nea r l y twenty years legal protection at the expense of the Colonies and the home consumers, and after appropriating for the cultivation of the root the finest tracts of country in the north of France, to the great dimi nution of corn and cattle, they now tell the Chamber that they cannot compete with the Colonial sugar grow'rs unless, in addition to the expense of freight, harbour-dues, &c., to which the Colonist is subject, a duty of fifteen francs per hundred kilogrammes be imposed on Colonial sugars, over and above all charges upon beetroot produce ! This is worse than the Corn-law abomination, inasmuch as the Colonists, whose interests have been thus sacrificed, ate French subjects. There is nothing about the Sulphur question in the Paris Journals. Mr. LOFTUS OTWAY, Secretary of Legation at the. Court of Madrid, has arrived at Paris. The capture of the Mora, on the Ebro, is one of the most important events of the campaign. The great importance of Mora to the CarlistA consisted in making them masters of the ford of the Ebro, so that they could go backwards and forwards from Arragon to Catalonia. It was by this way that Balmaceda, after having given assistance to &.gura, returned to Arragon. It is by this way that the Catalonian bands come to join the army of Cabrera. If the Christinos fortify them selves on this point, the Carlist armies in Catalonia and Arragon will be separated from each other.—/-e Conti tutionnel. Letters from Algiers inform us that there is a great coolness between Marshal Vallee and the Duke of Or leans. The Prince wished to accompany the expedition to the Fondouc, but the Marshal would not consent to it. The colonists did not expect any decisive result from the campaign which the Governor-General is about to command; and the army has no confidence in its com mander, whom it considers as the systematic enemy of the colony, and the best auxiliary of the Arabs. The Vantour and Acheron steamboats left Toulon for Algiers on the 2d and 4th of May. No packet is announced as having ar rived at Toulon with news fr , m Algiers later than the 26th April. According to the Toulonnais, the loss which the Government sustains by the evacuation of the camp of the Arbnh is estimated at 500,000 francs. It is supposed that the loss of the farms protected by that camp will be more than double that sum.—Le Commerce. BOURSE.....PAEIS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6. First Highest Lowest East Price Price. Price. Price tench 5 per Cents ll4 15 ... 114 25 .., 114 10 ... 114 15 436 per Cents lO5 .., 105 ... 104 20 ... 101 20 3 per Cents B4 50 . SO GO ... 81 50 ... 94 50 Rank of trance 3390 ...3:795 ...339U ...:1': - 9.4 Lattittc Bank I,ooof. .Sn llOO —llOO ...1100 ...11 11 5,000 f. Sh 5`.'.01 '...5200 ...5200 ..5200 Bolgian fl ank 92 50 ... 9 0 ') ... 902 50 ... 902 50 5 per Cents 10334 ... 10:34 ... 10314 ... 103% 3 per Cents ' 74 10 ... 71 10 ... 74 10 ... 74 10 united States Bank Loan 9734 ... 9734 ... ti 7 i,c, ... 973 Q ihitch 2 1 4 per Cents 54% ... 515.;, • ... 5434 ... 5444 Spanish Active 29% ... 29% ... 29 ... 21) Passive 7% ... 7% ... 7% ... 7% Portuguese 3 per Cents 24 ,2 ... 24 s t . ... 24* ... 2134 Neapolitan lO4 15 ... 101 40 ... 104 15 ... 104 40 Roman 10234 ... 102% ... 112% ... 11)21 RAILWAY SHARES, St. Germain Versailles. 11. B 592 50 ... 592 50 ... 590 ... SJO LB 392 50 ... :92 50 ... 391 25 ... 392 50 Orleans .. 5ll 25 ... 511 25 ... 511 25 ... 511 25 Strasburg to Bale 417 50 ... 417 50 ... 4i2 Si) ... 412 50 11ELGI A N k UNDS—BaussEt.s, MAY O. Actual Deist, '4; per Cent. Itothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent iii Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. -------- 3 per Cent. 73% Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent _ Society of Commerce, 4 S per Cer. llOl4 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent kii',i National Society Exchange on London (short) —Brussels Papers, May 6. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, APRIL 23. Five per Costs. Metalliques - lOB% Four per Cents.... lOl Three per Cents. Bank Shares 1833 ...411goncine Zeitung. May 2 HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, MAY 5. Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares lt Ando-Russian Loan lO9 !MN Bassi :n 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate Inscription, Ist Series 103% Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th SerLs — 90% Ditto in Certificates Dutch Actual Debt, 254 per Cent. 5ll, 51;6 Ditto 5 per Cent 9B - l'ol i.sh Bonds New ticket Anglo- Owlish loan, 3 per Cent 75% 751 ,6 Norwegian Loan, 1831, 4 per Cent... Spanish. New 3 per Cents. 21% EXCHANGES ON LONDON. lissiatinc, Mar 5.-13. 514—Two months, 13 4. STOCKHOLM, APRIL 53 .—Seventy-five days, 11. 45. CH RISTIANIA. APRIL. 25.--Threc months, 4 104. Birusixts, APRIL 58.—Two months, 610. LINE OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LONDON AND DUBLIN. We give the following extracts from the Report of the Commissioners appointed to ascertain the preferable lines of communication between London and Dublin. It is a document of great importance, and cannot fail to be looked to with interest by the inhabitants of the two countries. We shall, therefore, give the whole or the greater portion of it to-morrow. It will be seen from the extracts that the Holyhead line is preferred. The Appendix also contains some valuable reports, particu larly one on the harbour of Holyhead, by Mr. James Gordon, and Capt. Beechey, which will also be pub lished in The Sun, The Report of the Naval Committee is so decidedly in favour of Holyhead, that it is unnecessary to put the parties in question to the expense of preparing the drawings, &c. we have alluded to, because, although we are, for want of this minute information, not in a situation to state which of the two lines would be preferred—seeing that the advantages and disadvantages are nearly balanced —we yet are enabled distinctly to say that there is no me chanical or statistical superiority, in one line over the other, that could turn the scale against either harbour that might be considered the most advantageous for the picket station. The result of our inquiries may now be briefly summed up. Holyhead being selected as the port for the Dublin packets, we are of opinion that the best line of railway for the communication between London and Dublin is that proposed by Mr. George Stephenson, namely, by Chester and Bangor to Holyhead. Having described the principal features of the three com peting lines from London to Portynllacn, it will be ob vious that as regards the extent of new railway to be f')rmed, the facility and economy of construction, and the time to be employed in the work, the preference should be given to the route by Chester, Bangor, and Caernarvon ; and it will be seen by the following tables, that with the single exception of time to be expended in the journey, in which the advantage would be decidedly in favour of the Worcester line, all the tested properties are in favour of that by Chester, Bangor, and Carnarvon. TABLE (A) shows the length of line already formed, the length of line in progress, the length remaining to be formed, and the total distance between London and Portdynllaen. (Those marked * have been formed; 4- in progreSs;TiO be formed.) LONDON, CHESTER, AND PORTDYNLLAEN. Miles. Ch. *London to Crewe 165 49 1-Crewe to Chester t Chester to Porttlynllaen Total.. 274 76 LONDON, RIIREWSBURV, AND PORTDYNI.LAEN. *London to Wolverhampton t Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury 3l 40 t Shrew•sbury to Portdynllaen Total.. ••••••• •••,••• 272 40 LoNnox, ozronn, WORCESTER, AND rOATDYNLLAEN. ''London to Dudcote Dudeote to Oxford... Oxford to Worcester . 56 70 tWon:eater to Newtown Newtown to the junction with Mr. Vignoles's line, near Dolgelly ... Pin Vignoles's line, from the junction near Dolgelly to Portdynllaen Total.. 260 40 If Portdynllaen had been considered the preferable sta tion for the packets we should have recommended that the railway should be formed from Chester by Bangor and Carnarvon to Portdynllaen. In either case the line of railway might be completed in about three years from the period of its commencement. We cannot close this Report without observing that frbm the favourable nature of the country for a railway from the Great Western at Dudcot to Oxford, and thence to Worcester, and from the skilful manner in which it is proposed to extend the line to the last named city, we are of opinion that at no distant period this project will be carried into effect. This line would take from Oxford nearly a central course between the Birmingham and Great Western lines, and afford railway accommodation to a distance which cannot derive much advantage frcm ony other line. This coavenience would extend even to Worcester, not withstanding that the Birmingham and Gloucester Rail way will pass at no great distance ; for the length of the journey from London round by Birmingham will be at least 138 miles, whereas by the projected line through Oxford to Worcester, it would only be 118 miles_a dif ference of 20 miles in favour of the latter; and taking into account the greater average speed of the Great Western, there can be no doubt that at least one hour in time would he gained between London and Worcester, and the travel ler would save from ss. to Gs. in his fare. In cases of emergency alas, a much higher speed is, un questionably, attainable on lines of this construction, than on those of the more usual gauge. In conclusion, we have only to state that the continua tion of the railway to Tenbury and Ludlow would not be prevented by any difficulties of construction, and if future researches should lead to the cli3covcil of an easy passage through the mountains, the line may be eventually ex tended to the Welch coast. MEN OF UNEASY CONSCIENCES.—In ali ages it has been observed, that great criminals have been solicitous to obtain the consolations which the priesthood can be stow. The tyrant Phillip IL, though he devastated the Netherlands, was, a so called, most religious Mo narch ; Louis XIV., who sanctioned the conflagration of the Palatinate, and the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, found consolation at the hands of his confessor. e are not quite sure that the good old King George 111., and his not goOd young successor, the dandy of sixty, did nut find comfort under such calamiti es as t h e American war , and the Queen's trial, whch were the o ff s pring mainly of their vices in the ghostly admoni tions of the Clerks of the Closet. It is quite certain that such admonition is used to give comfort to the cri minal at the gallows, who frequently goes out of the world rejoicing at the coming of that kingdom into which the hangman is to introduce him. An other fact is that our upper and middle classes aro great Church-goers ; they anxiously seek that comfort which is so unspeakable to the criminal at the Coot of the gallows. We hope that they do not want it from an , ! similar cause; but the anxiety betrays an uneasy eon ! science. It is said broadly that our piety springs from uo easiness. Such conclusions are, we know, forced on fo reigners by the over anxiety of our people strictly to observe the formalities prescribed by the Church, and to propitiate the priesthood. Neither Louis XIV. nor Phillip 11. could buy personal peace, or the peace of society by such methods. They built magnificent churches, and founded magnificent colleges, without adding either to their own happiness or promoting the welfare of their subjects. Are the present race of Englishmen about to tollow the example of Louis XIV. and Phillip II.? CHANCERY COURT-(THIS DAY.) LOZON V. PRYSE. The LORD CHANCELLOR was occupied the whole morr ing with the further arguments in this part-heard rase, the question in which related to the tithes of timber, and the description of wood that came under the denomination of under wood. CERY-(THIS DAY.) His Honour the VICR-CIIANCELLOR took short cases, and unopposed petitions to day. DE IS ITT V. DE WITT. The bill in this case was filed for the purpose of obtaining the opinion of the Court upon the residuary clause in the will of a gentleman named D., Witt. The testator, after giving certain parts of his property to different individuals, gave the residue in the following words : " And as to the rest, residue, and remainder of my property not hitherto dis posed of, I give it to trustees to sell and dispose thereof as they may think fit, and to stand possessed of the p:operty thereof for the sole and exclusive use of m% daughter and her children, independent of her husband." The ques tion in the ease under this clause, was whether Mrs. De Witt, tho daughter, took an estate for life of the property, independent of her children, or whether they took jointly. His HONOUR was clearly of opinion that by the words of the will, the wife and children took jointly, and decreed accordingly. LYNCH V. PHILPOTS. This case came before the Court for the purpose of obtaining its opinion as to the proper course to be adopted for the purpose a securing 4,0001., which the testator in the canse gave to his d aug h ter upon her attaining twenty one, or marriage. The testator, after giving certain lega cies, among which was the one to his daughter, gave his residuary estate to the plaintiff,. who now asked, upon the authority of the decision of Sir J. Leach, that the whole residuary property, which the executors admitted amounted to 10,0001., should be paid te him, ho giving security to be approved of by the Master, for the payment of legacy to the daughter, who was now twelve..years of age, upon her attainingitwenty-one, er marriage. His HONOUR observed.that the decision of Sir J. Leach was a most extraordinary one. In his opinimn the contrary course to that adopted in that case ought to have been taken, namely, that the whole fund in the hands of the exe cutors, which formed the residuary property, should be brought into Conrt, and there remain until the time of the young lady's attaining 21, or marriage. After some discussion it was arranged that the executors should pay 7,0001. into Court, to meet the legacy when pay able, and that the remainder of the fund in the hands of the executors should be paid, to the residuary legatee. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) The Court was occupied during the morning with a case of alleged illegal assessment in Gloucester, which the Judges declined deciding on without the production of fur ther documents. EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. HAWES This was a friendly information filed against the Messrs. Hawes for the purpose of taking the opinion of the Court upon the true construction of the Acts of Parliament im posing duties upon soap. Accordingly at the trial a ver dict was taken for the Crown, subject to the opinion of the Court. The ATTORNEY. GENERAL now contended that according to all Acts imposing and regulating the duties upon soap the Excise officers had a right to guagc the soap in a liquid state or measure, or weigh it when in its hard state. When the duty was 3d. per lb., . makers were allowed a drawback of 10d. per cent. upon all refuse; but when the duty was reduced to that drawback was taken away, and the duty attached upon all soap made ; and the Learned Gentleman contended that according to the wording of the Act of Parliament every thing that was put into the frame was soap, and the duty attached to it. Whatever might be the injustice of the case, the duty, by the words of the Act, was payable on the lees, as well as what afterwards became hard soap: Mr. Baron ALDERSON—By the late Act foreign soap is to pay the same duty as home-made soap. No ono would import soap in a liquid state; consequently they would not import lees. If the construction of the Act by the Attor ney-General was the true one, it would be giving a pre mium to the foreign maker over the home ope. That would be a gross absurdity, and could not be the intetrion of the Legislature. ,„ The ATTORNEY-GENERAL believed that the duties on foreign soap were much higher. Mr. Baron Pnaxv—lt is Irish soap. Soap from Ire land pays the same duty as English-mule soap. The lees from the one soap are again mixed with the grease, and make soap, so that, in fact, according to the Attorney- General's argument, it is charged duty twice. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said such was the eff:ct of the wording of the Act. The case, so far as he was con cerned, was in their Lordships' hands. Mr. CRESSWELL and Mr. G MINE Y for the defendants, contended that the construction attempted to be : put upon the Acts of Parliament could not be:. maintained. The duty was to be charged upon soap only, and not upon lees, which was net soap. The manufacturer was obliged to cut up his soap into bra within a certain time ; could he cut the lees into bars ?—that wavier] utter impossibiliti, for it was a liquid—was not a component part of the soap, and would be charged with duty in a fatarc process. They contended that the euty was chargeable only upon all the soap. when it had become solid, and did not attach to the liquid. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL replied and said, whatever hardship there might be in the case, their Lordships had merely to interpret the Act of Parliament. This dispute had arisen only out of the use of sillicca in the manufac ture of soap, wiiich greatly increased the specific gravity, which had rendered a new mode of charging the duty ab solutely necessary. The new regulations were acquiesced in by Messrs. Hawes, until a dispute arose upon a totally different subject; and ho contended that the Messrs. Hawes were bound — by that acquiescence. The Commissioners of Excise and the Offieirs of the Crown had done their duty in bringing the case before the Court. There was only a sum of between 3001. and 4001. in dis pute between Messrs. Hawes and the Crown, but their Lordships' decision would settltt the manner in which every manufacturer in the kingdom would contribute to the re venue. He submitted that the judgment ought to be for the Crown. Tno Loan CIIIEF BARON had no doubt the judgment ought to be for the defendants Ton the ground that the I.t-- gislature never intended to impose a duty upon soap in other than a solid form. • '4• Mr: Baron PARKE said it 'was a sort of case in wlsich one would wish to look at all Ole provisions of the various Acts of Parliament. He had come to a (Wormt coneu: sion to that of the Lord Chief Baron, and his opinion : was that the Legislature intended to charge with duty; whatever wzs in the frame," apparently soap, and r.. 4. merely upon what turned outto be marketable soap, at.a future time. He thought the Crown was right. Mr. Baron ALDERSON, but for the opinion of Mr. Baron Parke, would not have thought there was a doubt in the case, but from the high reApect in which he held that opinion, he supposed there was some thing he could not see. He agreed with his Lordship that the duty chi not attach to the liquid but to the holid soap. The Leglila lature had imposed the same duty upon all hard soaps. Were they, then, by taking a different specific gravity, to impose flesh duties upon some kinds? He thought judg ment ought to be for the defendint. Mr. Baron ROLFE was couns e l in tho ease wh'n at•the bar, and would therefore give no opinion upon t. Judgment for the defendants. DIARYLEBoNE . VESTRY. This morning the following numbers were officially re turned to St. Marviebtme Court Houie, relative to the great ccntcsted election for forty.six vestrymen and five auditors, between the Liberal party of the parish, and the Tory party, with Lord Kenyon and Ile•. Spry at their head. The following are the numbers of the three days polling at the various pollitig places : LISERAL WTI' Christ Church St. Mary's Rectory All Souls and Trinity ... 778 LORD : KENYON'S PARTY. Christ Church St. Mary's 382 Rectory All Souls and Trinity 439 2,477 Majority in favour of tL The announcement was rcc 1,705 le Liheralu 772. :eived with loud acclamation. OYAL ARCH MASONRY.— At the Grand Chapter on Wednesday the following principals were elected to constitute the Committee of General Purposes, viz. :—Coie - panions R. T. C,ucifix, Fortune, Rd. Lee, Wilson, Burka. liardt, Hope, Hy. Phillips, Kincaird, Henderson, and Powis. SURREY ZOOLOGIC A L GARDENS. --, On Thursday these gardens were opened to the public for the first time this season for the evening performance, representing this eruption of Mouat Hecla, with a deal of additional scenery, which gives the whole a much grander and more picturevpse effect than the representation of last year, and does infiaiee credit to the various artists employed in this gigantic re , ',e: which is said to occupy more than 100.000 sgurtieet of ots.: vas. The attendance of visitors was extremely t. THE WEATHER.—WitIIIII these two days tlieee has been a gradual change of the most extraordinary wAlret that has been known in this country for many years, since the change of the moon on the 3d of February, new more thda thirteen weeks, scarcely a drop of rain has fallen. The bare meter during the greater portion of that p eriod h as s t oo d a b ove 30 degrees, and on one day, the Bth of it arch, it was es high ea .1.3 i 71. The wind has been generally from the East, or Nor FURTHER PARTICULARS UP TO HALF- East, with bright sunshine, much resembling the weather i: PAST TWO. the South of Spain or Portugal for some fire months inle . a, ,Bpring and Summer. The w i n d i s n o w f rom the South-Ear .. No pers on i s as yet in the actual custeity of the 17 s r , !t ti h o occa , i , l h o u na w l : st a i t o i . l wer: i the barometer sta n di ng thi s morn i ng at t to he ge f t r h u e it r s i o s f n t i h o e st ear ge ti n l i . al, and (satinet fey under the • Police ou the charge of being concerned in this 1 horrid transacti on: Th e i nvest i oat i on st ill continues Ire be most be,nefieial er to .AirectiOn of M r . Comilisiiueer Mayne, who • NEW ROYAL EXCidANGE o —We are ja mme d was in attend ance at the deceased nobleman's residence in I t h a t ili,n the i G resham Committee met yesterday to decide en . the Norfolk -street during the greater part of the morning. i is b A r an . ; for the Royal Exchange submitte ito the Committee The utmost sec es is observed, and nothing whatever , ckerell, R.A., and Mr. Tite, President of the Ar suffered to transpire. We observed a messenger f'out the .1 . , c . u emse , tural Society, and that, after rotracted diKuasion, the Horne-Office in attendance. Committee finally determi ne d i n ur o f M r . Ti te b y is The House still remains in possession of the Police. ; votes to 7. The building 41 a - 'proceeded with wits Mr. Hobler, jun., the solicitor, who had, we ptesurne, I out delay. been summoned to assist at the investigation, arrived at I the house in Norfolk-street about 10 o'clock. H e . The .. splendid steamer Phenix, Capt. E. Lefett, was accompanied by ' another gentleman, and ' ehay.i-arriv'ul. le . the Illv . er yesterday at noon,bringing uf..th her i ii: th yr: papers of the 6th inst. and Paris news op to five o clack were immediately admitted by the policeman in attendance. 1 afternoon of the sth. ' Lady Elizabeth Lowther, and Dr. Bowe The street fronting the decease 1 nobleman's house was 1 cg were among her numerous passengers. MURDER OF LO (.13 W. 4USSELL. At Marlborough-street Police Court this morning, prior to the commencement of the hearing of the night charges, the Inspector of the C division on duty ,reported t h at during yesterday afternoon Inspector Tillman, who S t ill remains in charge of the house where the murder was per petrated, had succeeded in tracing out that his Lordship's watch, stolen at the time of the murder, Was last cleaned by Messrs. Aubert and lilftenbengt.r, watchmakers, of Regent-street ; and from that firm a particular description of it has been obtained, and hand-b.:ls had been circulated to the silversmiths and pawnbrokers in the enetroliOlis and its eny . irons. The two female servants and the valet rof main in the house, but are under the strict surr*:illaneo of the police: An inventory of the furniture and'property., was commenced this Morning. Last night the body was, placed in the leaden inner coffin. The funeral :Will take place,on Tuesday next. - • E iTEN E )IT ;N. • - thronged during the whole day. Great.anxiety seemed to be manifested to obtain the slightest information on the subject. The house is a small brick.froatcd house, and seems, externally, in rather tt difapiddted condition. The lock en the area-gate is in the most rusty condition imaginable, and could not hare , 11:rc!..,i the slightest pro tectio2, as it might be picked with ease with a tenpentiy nail, cr forced with the slightest peesible cfTart. In the abeenee, of any thing like authentic information, ten thousand rumours are of course afloat on the subj•-et. Sutne of th:sc arc too ridiculius, and others too atrocious, to notice. EX 1 ' TR A OltDll-s'AIsIY—EXPREsS FROM PARIS. (From a Second Edition of to Morning Post ) PARIS, THURSDAY. The Fre nc h G overnment has just sent a Cui.sul to Da mascus. with the mission to inquire into the assassinatioa of Father Thomaso, and everything connected with that un. happy event. The Moniteur of Thursday extracts a limer addressed to the Neapolitan Steam Packet Dire° or at Mar seilles. The Marie Josephine, having en board ti,e French Consul, went, on the !7th, to the Em,:lish cruizer to engage the latter to cease hostilities, as an arrangement had taken place. TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES. " MARSHAL VALLEE TO THE MINISTER oF WAR " Toulon, May 6, Ten rr!Clock. " At the Camp of the A:.Fsrun, April 30. " The army attacked - Yesterday the Arabs en the Oucdjtz The two wings of the crievny being turned they fell back on the positions of the Afroun, which were carried by the bayonet, and the Arabs pursusd till dark. All our troops beim ved ex eellently, and our loss is small. The Dukes of Orleans and of Aumale, who marched at the head of the troops, aro well. The weather is fine ; I continue my ope rations. " THE FRENCH MARITIME PREFECT TO TIIE MINISTER OF MARINE " Tou!on, May 6. " The Commander of the navy at Algiers and the Chief Commander of the steamers announce to me that the army obtained, on the 27tb, an important success. " The Princes are well ; the Duke d'Aumale, Fe:lv:by the Prince Royal to attack the enemy, charged with it, and by bis bravery won the admiration of the army." THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. This week's arrivals of Grain coastwise have, been tnedc:ata, and cf foreign Wheat good. The trade for Wheat' has .been dull since Monday, and that day's prices have been hardly sup ported. In other grain no &Aeration, except that Oats incline upwards. Flour, very dull talc. The Loudon as-or. ge e Wheat is 9d. per quarter less than last week. SMITHFIELIi. Supplies large for a Friday, air! th , i trade was brisk for most kmds. reef realised 2d. per stone adaance., and the pridie sorts of Mutton and Downs about the sarno. Beef, 3s. 2A. to 4s. 4d. ; Vcal, 4s. 61. to ss. 84. ; Mutton, 3s. 10d. is 4s. lOd. and ss. 2d: Pork, 4s. 2d. to ss. 2d.; Lamb, 6s. 4A. to 7s. 2d. Head of Cattle at Market—Beasts, 67/ ; Shen) and Lambs, 8,610; Give., 22S_; . Pigs, 417. CITY FISH lAii-INIET Good supplies and demand, the prices reasonable. Turbat, 4s. to 15s. ; Ckscl, 2 3 . 6d. to Bs. ; Salmon, 11d. to th. 6d. per lb. ; Whitings, 3d. to 6d. ; Haddocks, 6d. to Is. ; L,,b sters, 10d. to 3s. 6d. ; and Mackerel, 4d. to Bd. ; Flalthat, plentiful and cheap. COLONIAL MARKET. For a Friday there Wll3 not much done, but prices eantintto4 firm. The !ales were few, and of no importance. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-CFI-11S DAY.) DEAL, MAY 7.—Wind W. S. W., moderate —Saile(t tlio \Vm. Mitchell, Harvey, for South Australia ; Antelope, Asplctt, Rio Janeiro. LIVERPOOL, Mss 7. —Wind S. E., fresh breeze.— S.ils3 the Cumbrian, Lce, for Mauritius; Adriana, Dodd , Monte Video; Eliza Johnstone, Petri!, Pernambuco; Cores, Smith, Howlwas ; Ben Nevis, Burns, St. Joh:.'i, NL•ty Brunswick ; Normandie, Tyson, New 0, !cuss ; Ana Wise, Nicholson, Tortola ; Gentoo, Haller, New Orlr 421; ; Edwin, Robinson, Boston ; Eliza and Susan, Proet.l-, Delaware ; Olive Branch, Se:!rick, Savannah ; Mary 1410- kett, 'Foggo, Odessa. „.. PLYMOUTH. MAY 7.—Wir.d E. S. E.—Arrived the Saucy Jack, Spriggs, from Patrar. Sailed tho Washiug ton, Walker, for Calcutta. MONEY and COMMERCIAL N E WS CITY, TITELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MAEIChT, THURSDAY.—,The Pales of this day arc 5,000 bales, 1,000 fur speculation, Rod sop for export. Market steady, at yesterday's prices. HAGFE.—BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, MAY J. —The trans actions in the National Funds have been of little import ance to-day, nevertheless the price were firm. In Foreign Funds the market did not offer anything remarkable, oily that a good deal was doing in Ardoin's Spanish ; although the market was lower at Antwerp, the prices were more firm here. Consols opened this morning at the ]caving off prices of yesterday, 91 to Money, and 911 for the Account, and to the present hour there is not a feature in either of the markets worth attention. Exchequer Bills 2 .t '2'6 premium; India Bonds, 4to 6 preen. ; Bank Stock, liii ; India Stock 249 250 i. In the Foreign market scarce a bargain doing as yet. Spanish Active, as they left off, at 291 291 ; Deferred, 14i i; Pfssive, 71 4; Portuguese, 35 1, as they closed; Brazilian, 751 76 ; Color6bian, 25i 26 ; Mexican, 2sl ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., b3l-541; Pl* per Cents. 1001 Our arrivals this morning aro from the United Ste4na, per the Weymouth, 'by which we liar° receinod New York Papers to the 11th -April, but they do net contain any news of importance. Commercial affairs remain much in the same state as by the previous accounts. United Stat e s Bark Shares were 77f. Tke United States ships, Colombia and John Adams, have gone back to Canton. They sailed from Macao it August last, fqr the Sandwich Islands, to proceed horao wards; but, by the Harvest whaler, we• gad they IsAlt sailed from Ohio on the 10 h of Oatober'ttst, on their re. turn to Canton; ercws of both ships were sickly. It is probable th at their services will b e requ i re d to proteot American 'commerce in those scat, when the English be. gin the blockade or make their grand attack. The private letters and papers from India have arri this morning. l• itIOES — OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CT cr - N... Paid. Per :,:...ra, Ea:tcrn"Counticsßailway....... ........ ..... 2l It tirsat Wegtern Railway Coinpan) 65 ii R; DitioNew . ..... ......... 3 ) ~. Wightan ilailwa. ..... ....., • ......... .... ...... ..:'5 I - - . 8 ii I , Midland Countieg Railway Compuy. - ICO too N Al n olidi4no itailway t.otittiamy ......... ..... ...ICU 1074, t.ondon Joint Stock Bank ... ... ... w : t :1 Union Dank of :Australia NALF-PAST ONE. On inquiry we find that not a single letter from Caina has been received by the overland express, in cnau.s q9ence of which, for the present, we must cntire4y depend op the information from the above quarter, I%hich is ~;;owe in tlio India Journals. The accounts from Singapore state that ten thousand chests of tcs I;svc arrivert ,which no doubt will sett find their way to Englacrl, and .•more may ba expected from other quarters. • Consols at present may be quoted 91i for the Aceouut ,and arc 91 for Money ; Exchequer Bilis alto reoanti,l4 t!ti 23 prem. ; India Bonds lower, 4 prem. ; Bask iksult and India Stock nothing dune. In the Foreign Market very little doing; Spar.ish . 4 t.a• tivc a shade lower, 261 i. have baen 29 ; Deferred I4i ; Danish lower, 78i ; Portuguese lowvr, sb& ; Dutch Two.. and• a-Half per Cents., and Fire per Cents., nothing done, CLOSING PRICES. gttimil FUNDS Rank , tnek lndia St,ck 3per Cent. Bed Qt% I Ditto Bonds 3 per Cent Ccas.. 91 1 Ditto Old Annuities..... ~..•„ - 2!< ? per Cent Bed 4lB‘ I DIM) New Annuities Nct 3 1 ,, per Cent OO% tf:x. Bills, 1,(661......31 , 4 ~,,,,, New 5 per Cent - I Ditto 511. 1 ) ~, 1 ,,, s Long Ablll II itieS to expire Data Small ...........1:2 piss Jan. 166 , - Oct. 1559 - I Ir.dia Stock for Acct Jan 1860 , - i Ctonsals for Acct. 91% [OREM N FUNDS Austlan, 5 per cent - Portitguri , e flont4,sper eent 7,) trt•lginn. 5 per cent - Ditto. New Ditto ............... aii Pr CLilinn Bonds - Prussi,m, 5 per cei.s ......... „.. -..', Pluenos A errs, 6' per cent - ! Russian 1.4.1,11, S per ceist ... _ Chilian. 6 per cent - Ditto, Sletallic Colonibtan, 6 er cent ...... .... - Spanish, Stier cot INtto, I tr24 2574 1 I >lift), Deferied .... Danirli. 3 per cent IBX,I Wrench, 5 per rect. Greek Bonds. 151.5. sper et - Exchange Alex ican, Slier cent - Ftsnch, :1 per cunt.. Ditto, V per cent. ISIS ...... - Dmel,,•% per ce,t SHARES l'ertiviandSe3.6 per cent.... - 1 Ditto. b pa r cent .. - --- - 144 -r - r. -e ......r. -...t.. Birminghaat and Derby Railway Eastern Counties Railway Great North of England Railway , tircat Western Railway ........- Ditto Blew tiara Gosport Junction Railway....__._ ... ,OY; I .oinion and Brighto n R a il way 2V London and Blackwall Railway London and South W es t ern R a i lway lO 54 London and Croydon Railway (TrunK) II% Midland Counties Railway - 1.• 93 Northern and Eastern Rail way lfi North Midland Rail way South Eastern and Do ver 4% York and North Midl an d Railway. It