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T HE A NOVEL. BY MRS. TROLLOPE, ♦uthor of " Father Euatace," " The Barnabys," &c. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street Now read), in 3 vols., SECOND EDITION OF TANCRED . By B. DISRAELI, M.P. Usury Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. E XC LUSIVELY in NEXT SATURDAY'S MECHANICS' MAGAZINE," Price Threepence, SPECI FICATIONS of CUNNINGHAM and CIRTER'S'ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, and REID'S ELECTRO-TELEGRAPHIC WIRE. Messrs. Robertson and Co., Patent and Designs Registry-office, 166, Fleet-street. On the 30th inst., price ls., with Illustrations by Leech, Part IX. of T HE STRUGGLES and ADVENTURES of CHRISTOPHER TADPOLE, IN SEARCH OF A NAME, A RELATIVE, AND A WIFE, AT HOME AND ABROAD. By ALBERT SMITH. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. WITH ILLUSTR TION BY LEECH, AND A PORTRAIT OF W. H. PRESCOTT, ESQ. (Author of " The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella," &c.) THE MAY NUMBER, price Half-a-Crown, of B ENTLEY'S MISCELLAN Y WILL CONTAIN MEMOIR OF WILLIAM HECKLING PRESCOTT. By R. W. GRISWOLD. With a Portrait. A Bishop "very considerably Dis- Doings at Stamford Hill. By W. guised ;" a Passage in the Pil- Law Gane. With an Illuatra grimage of Mrs. Boby and Miss tion by Leech. Vink. By the Author of " The Spring ; a Poem. By Carlos. Gaol Chaplain." The Little Fat Man in Grey ; a The Ghost of a Story about a Watering-place Mystery. By Ghost. By Alfred Crowquill. Greensieeves. The Flaneur in Paris. By the A Ramble amongst the Hills Author of " Second Love." and Valleys of Franconian The Massacre of St. Bartholomew. Switzerland. By H. J. whit_ By Dr. W. C Taylor. ling. Grandmother's Story about a A Sentimental Journey throu g h Darning Needle. By Hans Normandy. By Odard. Christian Andersen. A Go-a-held Day with Barnum. The Old Orchard Plot. By the By Albert Smith. Inter. G. Aspinall. CAPTAIN SPIKE ; or, THE ISLETS OF THE GULF. By J. FENI3IORE COOPER, Author of " The Pilot," "the Spy," The Red Rover," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectßilly In. formed, that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place TO-NIGHT April 29,1847, when w ill_beperformed Bellini's celebrated.:Opera I PURITA.NI. Principal Characters : —Elvira, Madame Castellan ; Giorgio, Signor Lablache ; Arturo, Signor Gardoni ; and Riccardo, Signor Coletti. In the course of the evening a Divertissement, comprising the talents of Mdlles. Cerito, Rosati, Maria Taglioni, and_Lucile, Gratin ; X. Perrot, M. St. Leon, and M. I'. Taglioni. After the Opera. the first Tableau of the Ballet of LALLA BOOKH, in which Mille. Cerito, M, St. Leon, and M. Perrott will appear. Ar., To conclude with the admired Grand Ballet (omitting the two first Tableaux) of CORALIA, and comprising the Moonlight Scene, the Garden Scene, and the celebrated Aquatic Palace of the Ondines. Principal characters by 3ldlle. Rosati, Mdlie. Maria Taglioni,Mdlle. Petite Stephan; Mdlles. Honore, Cassan, Jullien, La mereux, M. Gosselin, and M. P. Taglioni. ROYAL I fALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. The Nobility, Gentry, and Subscribers, are respectfully informed, that TO-NIGHT will be an EXTRA NIGHT, not Included in the Subscription, on which occasion will be performed Bellinrs Opera I PURITANI. In wllich Madame Grisi, Signor Mario, Signor Tamburini, and Signor Marini will appear. To conclude with a new grand ballet, LA REINE DES FEES. Composed by M. Albert ; music by Signor Curtin. Principal cha racters by Madlle. Dumilatre, Madile. Berlin, Neodot, and M. Petipa (from the Grand Opera, Pars). Tickets, stalls, and boxes to be obtained at the Box-office, Bow street ; and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. The doors will be opened at Ilalf-past Seven o'clock, the perform ance to commence at Eight. PRICES OF ADUISSION, • First Amphitheatre Stalls, First Row .• .. 0 14 0 Ditto, Second and Third ••• • • • 0 12 6 Second Amphitheatre 5ta115........ •••• • • • . 0 7 0 Pit Tickets . • . • . 0 8 0 First Amphitheatre 0 8 0 Second Amphitheatre •• •• .. • 0 5 0 Gallery • • • • ...... 0 3 0 THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. There will be a MORNING PERFORMANCE, TIIIS MORNING, commencing at Two o'Clock, when will b. performed the Second Act of the BOHEMIAN GIRL. After which the New and Oriinal Sp.ctacle, called THE DESERT ; or, THE I3IAUN'S DAUGHTER. THIS EVENING . Will be performed the Opera of MAR ITANA . Charles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Cmsar de Bazan, Mr.W. Harrison; ion Jose, Mr. Sretton; 3larqu s de Santarem, Mr. Horncastle ; Lazarillo, Miss R. Isaacs ; Maritana, Miss Rainsforth. Ater which the New and Original Oriental Spectacle, called THE DESERT; or, The Imaun's Daughter. In which the Two Elephants, upwards of Sixty Horses, and the Camels will appear. The Imaun Useph, Mr. Howell; Hate; Mr. Rafter; Barek, Mr. W. H. Payne;. Fuzel Oola, Mr. Harley ; Maleck, Mr. T. Matthews ; Ahabeck, Mr. Hutchison ; Kuzliraga, Mr. L. Lee ; Princess Ipomaye, Miss Mes sent ; Nilda, Miss Collett ; Girgee, Miss R. Isaacs. THEATRE jtOYAL, lIAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed, Sheridan Knowles's celebrated Comedy of THE LOVE CHASE, with new scenery, dresses, and appointments. Sir William Fondlove, Mr. Tilbury ; Master Waller, Mr. llowe ; Widow Green, Mrs, Glover ; Constance, Mrs. Nisbett. After which the Grand Astronomical Extravaganza, callcd'THE NEW PLANET ; or, Harlequin out of Place. To conclude with a Farce, by J. R. Planclie, Esq., called SPRING GARDENS. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Coder the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF 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. Fltzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which will be produced an Opera Buff apropos sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with SIIOCKING EVENTS. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed :the Opera, entitled LA SONNAMBULA. Rodolpho, Mr. Bodda ; Elvino, Mr. Allen ; Alleasto, Mr. Cowell ; Liza, Miss G. Smithson; Teresa, Mrs. Fosbreke ; Amine, by a Lady, her third appearance. After which, an entirely new and original Farce, entitled I, WIFE FOR AN HOUR. Principal characters by Messrs. Walton Granby, J. Vining, Cowell, Compton, Mrs. Hughes, and Miss E. Stanley. To Conclude with the Comedy of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. TIIIS EVENING will be performed a New Drama, called THE CREOLE. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews. Leigh, Murray, Emery, Kinloeh, and Keeley, Miss Dickinson, Miss May, Miss M. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, an entirely new occasional Dramarc Sketch, called JENNY LIND AT LAST; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac ters by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingkam, Mr. Bender, Mr. Yarnold. and Mrs. Keeley. Mr. WILLIAM BATSMAN, the celebrated BLACK MINS TREL, will give a Vocal and Instrumental Selection from his American Entertainments, concluding with his greatly admired Concerto on the Piccolo. To be followed by the New Vaudeville Extravaganza, called CRUSOE THE SECOND. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Keeley; Miss Dicki neon, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the FOAN OF A WIFE. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, .. Wigan ; Mrs. Woollidge. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. TO-MORROW EVENING the performances will commence with the new Comedie-Vaudeville, entitled LA PROTEGEE, SANS LE SAVOIR. Helene, Madlle. Rose Cheri. After which, an entirely neer Cornedie-vaudeville, entitled LA BELLE ET LA BETTE. Antoinette, Male Rose Cheri.. To conclude with (fir the last time),IRENE ; ou, Le Magne time. M. de Brienne, M. Langeval ; Le Vicomte de Clermont, M. Rhoaevil ; Irene, Mdllc. Rose Cheri. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3,±. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 33.; Gallery, 2s. Boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Bond-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five. ETHIOPIAN AERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, will have the honour of repeating their inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS at the St. James's Theatre, THIS EVENING, April 29, and and Saturday Evening, may 1. Doors open at Eight o'clock. They will also give a Day Perform ance on Wednesday next, May 5. Boxes and stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond street ; and at the Box-office. NEW STRAND THEATRE. THIS EVENING, AND DURING THE WEEK. Will be performed an Original Pictorial Drama, in Four Parts, entitled HOGARTH'S MIRROR. Principal characters by Messrs. Darcie, H. Lee, Butler, Payne, H. Reeves, Aylitre, Deighton ; Miss Love, Mrs, Griffiths, Miss liar court, To be followed by an Eccentric Vaudeville, called CAPERS AND CRUSHERS. After which, a Screamer, In One Act, entitled ARE YOU COMING TO BED ? To conclude with a new Ballet, introducing upwards of GO Cory phees, founded on and entitled the ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENT. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, Is. 6d.; Pit, is,: Gallery, 4d. Half-price at half-past Eight o'clock. Box-office open from eleven till four o'clock. Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPILITHEATRE, Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Athert, and the Royal F.trnily. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Extraordinary _Novelties and grand Equestrian Feats every night, THIS EVENIITG, FOURTH WEEK OF THE SUCCESSFUL GORGEOUS SPECTACLE OF Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS ; or, TIIE CORSAIR, introducing Mr. Batty's numerous and highly trained Horses and Fairy Ponies, living Elephants, Camels, Zebras, Deer, &c. Entire change in the Scenes of the Circle, by the first artistes in Europe. Great success of the extraordinary lofty leaper Mr. Hen derson in his wonderful Arab fliAlts. Splendid Pageant by Eight Ladies and their trained horses, ggi other productions, only to be witnessed at this Theatre. Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Box Office open from Eleven till Four. Box Book-keeper, Mr. Sheffield. Performance commences every evening at Seven o'clock, doors open at Half-past Six. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. THE ORIGINAL ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, CROWDS NIGHTLY TO SEE THE BUFFALO GIRLS, WlthColoured Concert, Nigger Songs, Banjo, Bone , Tambourine and violin Accompaniments, the Railway Overture, and Grape T ine Twist. All by Female Professors. "IS The Performances w i ll commence with EVENING THE ANCIIOII OF HOPE ; er, The Seaman's Star. M r . D unmore, M r. C onwa y ; Squire greave, Mr. T. Fredericks; Captain Walton, Mr. Tindel; Har- Mary Wheatly, Mrs. Ware. naders After which THE BUFFALO GALS ; or, Female Ethiopian Sere- To be followed by THE BEDOUIN ARABS. To conclude with THE FATE OF CALAS. 80..., at Half -past s uit, 13.; Gallery, 6d. Doors open at Six, commence ROY AL Vio-re,RiA THE ritA For One Week only, the Dark Brothers — a d Black Gals of Ohio, who will sing, with full Instrumental Accompaniments, all the Popular Melodies of the Day. pl Second ause Week of the SHIP BOY, hail e d w i th acclamations of ap . THIS EVENING, AND DURING 'IRE WEEK, In Three Acts, POVERTY ; or, A TALE OF soRROW Characters by Mr. N. T. Hicks, Dale, Searle, Bird, Gardner G. G. Lee, Miss Burroughcliffe, &c., &c. After which, The Mississippi Dark Brothers, and the Black GaL, of Ohio. To he followed by the SHIP BOY ; or, The White Slave of Gila daloupe. The Ship Boy by Miss Vincent. To conclude with (This Evening), THE RATS OF RAT'S CAS TLE; or, The Old Abbey Ruins. Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. I'it, 6d. ; Ga lerp, 2d. Private Boxes Parties of Fonr, 103. 6d.; and Parties of Eight, It. Is.. FIRE IN THE KINGSLAND•ROAL.—ThI3 morning, about two o'clock, a fire broke out at the rear of the premises of Mr. George Cane, saddle and harness maker, No. 44, Kingsland-road. The origin of the tire is not known, but Mr. Cane states that he was awakened at about the above time by the noise of what he thought to be a heavy fall of hail, but he soon discovered that the house was on fire. The alarm was at once given, and in a very short time a strong body of the police were in attendance, and rendered efficient service. The back premises, which contained oil linen, or waterproof cloth, were destroyed. The loss falls upon the Sun Fire-office. General Iriarte, with some friends, went over Windsor Castle two or three days ago, and expressed them selves mirth pleased with the splendour of that ancient royal I residence. THE MI:AMER.—SIM OFFICE, APRIL 29. THERNOXETER, Lowest, 42 k: Ihest, 56 ; Noon , 5 BLAOMETER, .6. WIND, W.S.W.; heavy squalls and hail storms. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 16 minutes after 1. Evening .. 33 minutes after 1 Yl -- ::: • -1 ,,11f. "`„,fous-aut.,,, , Ami , , 4 , , ,% A L.4,, ,, ? . ..-:,il E - -- ... -- iLt'', rdir,4V ''". - 4.. IP ° ~....amirealii t.- t''' IP k ;-' 4.7 . /ifr . r., .... *Pt .• . .41 ..,,\,•• _Y.:. goo' ~*... SECOND EDITION. NEW NOVEL BY MRS. TROLLOPE. Now ready, in 3 vols., post Bvo. COUSINS, THREE PRE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1847. b T i nt n 1 P gN% LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1847. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON deserves the encouragement, and his proceedings demand the commendation of every right-thinking man in the United Kingdom. His conduct in - introducing a measure for the speedier conviction and more effectual reformation of juvenile offenders is befitting the liberal and generous system of legislation which has been latterly adopted by Parliament. We are not less amazed than we are grieved and indignant at the vexatious opposition raised against this humane and most rational Bill yesterday evening. We stigmatise this opposition, advisedly, as vexatious. With all possible respect for the convictions of those Honourable Gentlemen who endeavoured to prevent the second reading, we cannot but regard their conduct with sorrow and suspicion. We would allude, however, less to these vexatious oppositionists than to the arguments raised against the proposal of Sir Joust PAKINGTON by Mr. ROEBUCK, and we would allude to these in a manner very far removed from acerbity. However conge nial might be the indulgence of an acrimonious dis position in regard to the language uttered by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman the Member for Bath in reference to the provincial magistracy, we are in no way disposed to consider the justice of his obser vations otherwise than with the most unruffled calm- Mr. ROEBUCK objects to the summary conviction and incarceration of juvenile reprobates, because the jurisdiction might fall into the hands of a fox-hunting justice ! Has the Honourable and Learned Gentleman been recently perusing the carica tures in "Tom Jones " and "Barnaby Rudge ?" We can only attribute this excessive horror against fox hunting justices to the fact of the Representative of Bath having been inoculated with the sarcasms of FIELDING and DICKENS. It cannot be supposed for an instant that we are influenced by any sympathy whatever with the "great unpaid;" we are familiar enough with the ignorance, the immorality, and the want of all legal information which may be discerned among the gentlemen who adjudicate upon local offences in the provinces. We know perfectly well that the magistracy is by no means immaculate, by no means remarkable for frugality, by no means untainted by the vices and immoralities fashionable in what is called civilised life ; but what we are compelled to object to in the speech of Mr. ROEBUCK, is the sweeping manner in which he stigmatises an entire class. For, notwithstanding his subsequent repudiation of such an intention, it is evident, from the words articulated by the .Mem ber for Bath, that the whole tribe of country magis trates were implied in his original observations. Although we possess but little sympathy with many of the local justices individually, we regard them nevertheless, as a body, with some little respect. A. " fox-hunting justice" is a fine cant expression of scorn ; when employed in personal vituperations upon the magistracy, it has been known to be most effective. But the phrase is by no means the core of a self-evident proposition : it is by no means the symbol of any recognised principle either in mathematics, or trigonometry, or natural history, or jurisprudence. The words, when employed as the fly-wheel of an argument, are nothing less than vulgar abuse. They are anything but logical, and certainly can never be classed among the recognised graces of rhetoric. It must first be proved that fox-hunting necessarily brutalizes the disposition and clouds the understanding before a fox•hunting justice can be regarded by any sensible thinker as implying the moral and mental de gradation of the individual so designated. But we have not the patience—we candidly ac•• knowledge it—we have not the patience to weigh the eccentric epithets uttered in Parliament or elsewhere, when a principle like that of the Juvenile Offenders' 13ill is at stake. When Sir EAEDLEY WILMOT, as far back as 1840, introduced a measure of a nearly precisely similar character, when, moreover, Sir JOHN (now Lord) CAMPBELL, the then Attorney-General, declared that the prin ciple of that measure was wholly unobjectionable— that principle being "that a child charged with felony should not be compelled to hold up his hand, and be arraigned at the bar as a common felon !"—it is surely monstrous, it is surely absurd and indelicate to object to the second reading of Sir JOHN PAKINGTON'S Bill in 1847, because that prin ciple would thereby be carried into effect, because these wretched children will be saved from the chance of being arraigned at the bar as common felons, be cause they might by possibility become the victims of a Fox-HUNTING JUSTICE! A young Member of the House of Commons will know henceforth the readiest means of becoming a statesman. Let him study a certain chapter in BUFFON, and commit to memory the five acts of Volpone, and then go down, well crammed, to the Chapel of St. Stephen and legislate. ness. Nothing is more difficult than to get people to re sign long-established usages, even after it has been proved that their continuance is prejudicial to the public welfare. There is certainly this advantage derivable from the pertinacious adherence with which nations cling to ancient habits, that they are not abandoned without a thorough investigation into their defects, or without its being made abundantly clear that those which it may be proposed to substitute for them are far superior in every respect. Public prejudices are not, therefore, to be contemned, seeing that they are frequently preventive of rash and precipitate changes. Still it is singular to consider the length of time we have refrained from altering our system of coinage in favour of the decimal principle. Had the question been more prominently brought under L the notice of the public than it has, this alteration would have been long since adopted. Two and twenty years ago the subject was brought under the considera tion of Parliament; a Commission was appointed on weights and measures in 1842, but beyond the publication of its " report," nothing was effected. It recommended, however, inter alia, the pound as the primary unit, and the coining of a two-shilling piece, a copper coin, the tenth of the two-shilling niece, and another the tenth of the latter. The night before last Dr. BOWRING moved, in the house of Commons, that the adoption of a decimal system of coinage cur rency and account would be a great public conve nience. The Chancellor the Exchequer freely ad mitted the advantages of the system urged upon his attention by the Hon. Member for Bolton ; but, in deference to the prejudices which he considered still prevailed with the community at large in favour of the ancient coinage of the country, he conceived that the change should be gradually wrought. With this view, he had no objection to recommend that a two shilling piece should he immediately struck. Upon this intimation Dr. BowniNG withdrew his motion. A, great step has thus been gained in a matter which is o f Staves greater importance in this nation, on account of t i i n e e v e as o t b r t a a n in g ed, e of its trade and commerce, than in the several where the d ec i ma l s y s t em h a s l on g tYe ha,e n andit of value th e been public fully uuveni appreciated.ene convenience, which it offers doubtfor r g i r i e s e o tgo n fa e familiar 1 1 1 b i a y r el e e J n Pi : e h go pe'l.l o nere hY becomingone thing Bull w ith t h e new h s n p e e e e d d f i u l l y coins required for a circulating m g e t de cimal principle, and to soon as medium i n l o snha thedllcimal eav ti been rendered habitually conversant with money, tha establishment of decimal weights measures will naturally follow. In the civilised i world the coinage of England is the single exception to the decimal system. In France, Belgium and Holland, Naples, Rome, Sicily, Russia, China, Grecce, the United States, Mexico, Turkey, Persia, &c., the numerical principle of the coinage, and the method of keeping accounts, is decimal. Considering the extent of our commercial transactions with all quarters of the globe, the advantages of notation, and of conducting monetary exchanges upon a uniform principle, would be a great boon to the English merchant. Of this opinion is Lord ASHBURTON, than whom, perhaps, no one is better able to form a correct judgment on a question of this nature. The present year is already singularly fraught with vast political movements which augur favour ably for the progress of popular influence amongst some of the European states. In Prussia a grand step has been taken by an enlightened monarch in furtherance of constitutional government, which, though it was long expected, will, nevertheless, from the mode in which it has been initiated, always secure for FREDERICK WILHELM IV. the admiration and gratitude of the present and future generations. Such a voluntary act on the part of an absolute sovereign, such a kingly concession at a moment when profound peace reigned in his dominions, such a splendid and graceful tribute to the moderation and loyalty of his subjects, is without its parallel in history. For the sake and value of the noble example which the King of PRUSSIA has herein set to those in whose hands the sceptre may hereafter be placed, to be swayed in other portions of the civilised world, we sincerely trust that the firm re liance which he has evinced in the wisdom and allegiance of his people will be fully justified by the legislative conduct of the United Diet; and from the manner in which its members have already entered upon their solemn functions our aspirations are not likely to be disappointed. If we turn our eyes to Spain and Portugal, we observe a very different state of things. In both of these kingdoms the cause of popular government is discernible as being pro gressive, but only as making its way through the fiery ordeal of intestinal commotions and national con vulsions, to which every country must be sub ject wherever despotism attempts to retain its grasp beyond the period when the enlighten ment of the people justifies their being emanci pated from its thraldom. Spain has just succeeded in throwing off a vast incubus of tyranny, corruption, and foul intrigue, and her youthful QUEEN is manifesting the most ardent de• sire to acquire and to retain the love of her subjects. To restore to her people the rights of the Constitution wrested from them at the period of ESPARTERO'S downfal, is appa rently the patriotic aim which Queen ISABELLA and her present Ministry have in view to effect at the earliest possible moment. In Portugal, on the other hand, we observe a youthful QUEEN who has been struggling to deprive her people of their , constitutional liberties. The consequence is that she has alienated the affections of her subjects ; that the horrors of civil war have infested her dominions, and that she has only been saved from absolute defeat, which would have subjected her to the degradation of imprisonment, or the disgrace of compulsory ex patriation, by the joint remonstrances of England, France, and Spain against her insane policy. But for the timely presence of British ships of war and marines, Lisbon at this moment would, in all probability, have been in the possession of the Junta. As it is, we collect from the most recent advices from the Peninsula that MARIA DA GLORIA has consented to the terms of arrangement proposed to be carried out by the mediation of our Government between that of Por tugal and the insurgents. These conditions involve the necessity of proclaim ing an amnesty, forming a moderate Ministry, and convoking the Cortes, all of which will be regarded with triumphant feelings by Das ANTAS and his patriotic coadjutors. Such are in chief the remark able phases of European politics of the year eighteen hundred and forty-seven. The Prussian States Gazette, of the 24th, gives an account of the food riots which had occurred in Berlin on the preceding day : " Tumultuous assemblages were formed in different quarters of the city, and the rioters proceeded to visit the different bakers' shops to demand bread. The multitude formed so quickly, and attacked the bakers' shops so suddenly, that they succeeded in their object. During the afternoon the city was patrolled by detachments of troops, who succeeded in arresting the progress of the disturbances, without any resistance having been offered except in two quarters, —nor were the military compelled to use their arms. 175 persons were arrested." On the 23d the Second Order of the States re ceived communication of the reply of the KING to the Address presented to his MAJESTY by the eight Marshals on the 21st. The KING thanked the Diet for their frank and loyal conduct, and promised to convoke them again in four years. The reply was read by M. DE Rocfrow, and several Deputies re ported that the ICING had said that he would convene the Assembly of the States every four years. The royal answer was to be communicated on the 24th to the Order of Lords. Madrid papers of the 22d have arrived. On the 21st NARVAEZ communicated to the Senate that, having accepted the office of Ambassador to France, he should be obliged, for a time, to absent himself from their sittings. The Marquis DE ESPANA was the Spanish officer who accompanied Colonel FITCH to the head-quarters of SA DA BANDEIRA. It is said that the Duke DE SAN LORENZO will be appointed Commandant of the Ilalberdiers. MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 22.—The Three per Cents. were done at 311 for cash ; the Five per Cents. at 191 ; the Debt without Interest at 51 ; and the Coupons at 16. We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday. Several petitions were presented on Monday to the Chamber of Deputies, praying for the immediate abolition of slavery in the French colonies. A dis cussion of considerable interest ensued, in the course of which M. LEDRU ROLLIN related facts, " which," says La Presse, " if true, would make the blood run cold, but the horrid details of which cause them to be suspected." This speech created such a sensa tion, that notwithstanding the Minister of Marine undertook the defence of the planters, and depre cated the interference of the Chamber, the petitions were ordered to be referred to the Minister. The Presse says— " This is a check not only for the Minister of Marine, but for the whole Cabinet, as M. Guizot not long since had expressed an opinion that a vote of this kind could only render more difficult the execution of the Bill of 1845, and trammel the work of progressive emancipation. It was said that to refer the petitions would not imply the sanction of all the prayers contained in them, but only of some. These distinctions will not probably be compre hended in the colonies, either by the slaves or masters. One party will behold in the vote a herald of liberty, and the other a new advance in that policy which agitates everything, without coming to any real conclusion. We hope we may be mistaken, but we fear that flout the deci sion of yesterday may arise disquietudes and complications for every party." The National and the Constitutionnel also comment on this remarkable debate, and while acknowledging the difficulties in the way of immediate emancipation, admit that M. LEDRU ROLLIN has made out his case, that the task of exculpating the Colonial authorities and the colonists is too difficult, and that something must be done to put a stop to these horrors. As a proof of the cruelties practised on the unfortunate slaves in the French colonies, we may remark that the Constitutionnel gives credit to the Minister of Marine for the great humanity he has exhibited, by recently issuing an ordonnance forbidding the flogging of pregnant females. Other females, therefore, are still subject to the lash. The newly-appointed Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, the Due DL BROGLIE, is to leave Paris for London in the course of a few days. The Count DE JARNAC retires from the post of Chief Secretary to the Embassy, and is to be succeeded by the Prince DE BROGLIE, the eldest son of the Am bassador. The removal of M. DE JARNAC, who has long been in the habit of communicating directly with the Tuileries and with the Hotel des Affaires Etrangeres, was insisted on by the Duc DL BROGLIE aS an indispensable condition of his accept ance of office, as he was desirous of being the sole representative of France in London, and of having alone the right of communicating directly with the Cabinet. The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, appointed to report on the Greek Loan Bill, have given their unqualified approbation to the general policy of the Ministers with regard to Greece. The most pre ss i ng orders have been sent to Toulon to acceler a t e , as the shi ps o f war destined to join the squadron under much a s poss ibl e, t h e d epar t ure o f the command of the Prince DE JunivlLLE. The squadron will probably sail on the 10th May. Its destination is at present unknown. The Echo d'..4griculture states that a remarkable decline has taken place in_ the prices of food in all the markets in neighbourhood of the capital. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse, on Tuesday, at 78f. sc. ; the Five per Cents., 115 f. 90c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,235 f. ; Rouen, 928 f. 75c. • Havre, 673 f. 75c. ; Great. orthern,623f. 75 c . ; A v i gnon ,772i. 50c. ; Vierzon, 585 f. ; Bordeaux, 517 f. 50c. • Basle, 192 f. 50c. ; Dieppe, 320 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 430 f. ' • Tours and Nantes, 421 f. 25c. ; Paris and Lyons, 432 f. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 445 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 35 1 4. MARSEILLES, APRIL 23.—Marseilles and Avignon, 776 f. 25c. ; Northern, 623 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 28. Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Constituted), 13%—De merara, 2 5 8 —East Indian, %—ltalian and Austrian, — Northern of France, 12%—Paris and Lyons, 5 1 / B —Tours and Nantes, 13,x. THE WAR IN MEXICO. Admiralty, April 28, 1847. Sir,—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to send you herewith, fer the informa tion of the committee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's, copies of a letter and its inclosures, from Commander Matson, of her Majesty's ship Daring, dated the 10th of a correspo n d e n ce w hi c h hadlurch taken last k en ( placeN o . 2) , between containing himself and Commodore Connor, commanding the United States naval forces off Vera Cruz, respecting the embarkation of British pro perty from that place.—l am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) J. G. WARD, W. Dobson, Esq., Lloyd's. Copy.—No 2. H.M.S. Daring, Vera Cruz, March 10, 1847 Sir,—l have the honour to enclose copies of a cor respondence that I have had with Commodore Connor, commanding the United States blockading forces, re specting the embarkation of British property from Vera Cruz, and also extracts froyi private notes which passed between us on that occafcn, I have ordered the Hermes to remain at anchor off the town for the purpose of embarking such British persons, with their valuable property, as might be desirous of seeking refuge on board. On the receipt of the Commodore's letter I directed her to recei'ie cochineal, and she has now on board all that was bona fide British property. The Consul for the Hanseatic Towns requested to be permitted to take refuge, with his family, on board one of her Majesty's vessels, which request I immediately acceded to, and also that of the Prussian Consul to receive the subjects of his nation and their families. There are now on board the Daring and Hermes about fifty persons, principally women and children, who fled from Vera Cruz on the approach of the United States besieging forces.--I have, &c., (Signed) H. MATSON, Commander and Senior Officer. The Commodore commanding her Majesty's ships at Jamaica. (Copy.) Extract from Commander Watson's note to Commodore Conner, dated Feb. 27, 1847. We all know that, according to the strict laws of war, there is no such thing as neutral property in an enemy's country, but this severe law has, in this more en lightened age of civilization, undergone many modifica tions; and there surely can be no two nations whose interest it more is to modify that law than America and England, whose enterprising merchants are to be found in every quarter of the globe. This induces me to think that you will not hesitate to comply with my request, the more so as I know your own personal desire to act on the most liberal principles with respect to foreigners. Extract from Commodore Connor's note to Commander Watson, dated March 1, 1847. Some matters that required my immediate attention, prevented my replying to your official note of the 27th ult. Besides my desire to oblige you on any matter of this sort, the eloquent manner in which the question has been urged by you, would alone secure its' favourable consideration. In the course of tomorrow, or next day, I will return an answer to your official note. (Copy.) 11.8. M. sloop Daring, Vera Cruz, Feb.-26, 1847. Sir,—ln the expectation of an attack on the town of Vera Cruz by the United States forces, I have received applications from a number of British subjects, for per mission to embark their property on board of her Ma jest's vessels under my orders ; but as part of that pro perty consists of merchandise, I have not felt myself justified in complying with their requests, without having obtained your sanction. I believe that the only article of merchandise for which permission is requested to embark, and which, in fact, is the only one that, under the present circumstances, could be received on board one of her Majesty's ships, is a quantity of cochineal, which, although small in bulk, is very valuable, and which, during the late blockade by the French, was allowed to be exported in the same manner as spice. Many British subjects arc now desirous of removing from Vera Cruz, but they are, of course, loth to leave their most valuable property behind them, which, in a besieged town, would necessarily be very insecure ; in deed, if taken by bombardment or assault, it would, in all probability, be destroyed. The rabble of a besieged town such as Vera Cruz would seek any opportunity for plunder, and might, in the end, be easily excited to de stroy the property of all foreigners. If taken by assault, or after a protracted siege, no private property would be safe. History too truly verifies this assertion. In now appealing in behalf of some of my country merf in this place, I do not ask you to alter permanently any of the regulations or instructions that you have established respecting the blockade. I only ask you to allow them to remove their valuables from V era e rns, to I do not, Sir, expect you to inform me wh e th er th e i r i. oe s r a thwv e se them from destruction, by the flames or apprehensions of an immediate attack on this place are, or are not well founded; . but, looki ng to t h e extensive preparations that are being mad e i n t h e U n i ted States to prosecute the war, it is surely not unreasonable for them to suppose that Vera Cruz will ere l ong h ave to withstand the horrors of a siege. —I have, &c., (Signed) HENRY MATSON, Commandant. Senior Officer. Commodore Conner, Commander-in -Chief, United States Squadron. (Copy•) U.S.S. Raritan, Anto❑ Lizardo, March 4, 1847. Sir,—l have received your letter of the 27th ult., in which you request, in anticipation of an assault upon Vera Cruz, permission for the British merchants in that city to withdraw and place on board the vessels under your command their most valuable effects, with the view of preserving them from destruction. As my Government is desirous of mitigating to neu trals, as far as possible, in the present war, the evils necessarily incidental to a state of hostilities, and as the humane disposition on the part of my Government is entirely in accordance with my own feelings, I accede willingly to your proposition. You are, therefore, hereby authorised to receive on board the vessels of war under your command such portions of the valuable effects of the merchants and others of - Vera Cruz, to whom you may give refuge, as you may deem pn'per. I must, however, at the same time request that you will apply this permission to no one who is . not a bona fide subject, and that you will in each case exact a reasonable degree of the ownership of the property sought to be protected. (Signed) D. CONNER, Commodore Homo Squadron. The person by th e name o f William Macqueen, whose name appeared in the Marlborough-street report of yesterday, is not Mr. William Macqueen, of No. 104, Tot tenham-court-road. THE FASHIONABLE SWINDLERS.—Richard Martin, alias Aubsey, alias Conyngham, alias Beaufort Cooper, and Brett, of th e firm of Feuillon and Brett, of Barge-yard, Bucklersbury, were finally examined at Bow-street yester day, charged with having obtained goods from various tradesmen on false pretences; and with having negotiated a bill of exchange, purporting to be accepted by J. M. Con nyngham, ensign of the 71st Highlanders, which was a forgery. An objection was taken to the instrument, on the ground that it was not a bill of exchange or a promissory note. Mr. henry overruled the objection, and both prisoners were committed. POST -OFFICE ROBB Eay.—John Denby, a letter carrier, who was remanded on a charge of having stolen a letter containing cheques, bank post bill, and notes to the amount of 1101. 19s. 2d., the property of the Postmaster- General, was brought up for final examination at Bow street, yesterday. A clerk from Messrs. Welch and Co., bankers, of Christ-church, Hants, proved the sending of a letter on April 2d, containing bank-notes, &c., to Messrs. Rogers and Co., bankers, of London. Be also identified the notes produced, which had been traced to the prisoner, who had parted with them to different tradesmen. The pri soner was committed tor trial. THE MONEY -ORDER OFFICE.—(From a Corres pondent.)—Meautres are in contemplation for still further re ducing the charge of commission on money orders, issued and paid by the Post-office authorities. This is another move ment in the "right direction." EXTRAORDINARY AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT MID DLEHAM.—On Friday morning last, while at exercise at Mindleham, Sir John Gerrard's mare Curiosity, and Mr. At Johnstone's Little Nell, and one of the lads, were struck dead by a flash of lightning. The poor lad, our corre s p ondent adds, was "shivered t o pieces, limb from limb." The horses were trained by Dawson. —Manchester Courier. SOUTH AMERICA. —LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVEN ING' •the Viola, Captain Goodridge, we have advTces 5,800 reis per arr o b a . Freights •'%d. t o 1(1- from Pernambuco t o Cie bill ult. Cotton bad declined to per lb. /essels scarce. Exchange firm, at 30 to 301. The Swordfish was expected to leave about the end of the mouth. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was very dull. Sales 2,500 bales. Prices were %d. per lb. lower than on Friday last. American sorts realised 6 1 / t d. to 74d. per lb. In the Share market, on the contrary, there was an evident improvement. The demand increased with reviving confi dence on the part of the holders. The advices by the remainder of the Overland Mail vid Southampton, have come to hand, and furnish a few general items of interest. As the article of Cotton is at all times so important an element in our commercial weal or woe, the question of supply sho u ld occupy pre - em i nen t attention, and we may hope that, beyond every other con sideration, attention will be paid to the extended growth of the article in our Eastern possessions. In the accounts before us from Ceylon, it is stated that—" The questicn which now presents itself is, have we in Ceylon any soil fitted for the cultivation of Cotton, where at the same time there is a suitable climate? I believe there is, and a very large tract too. While at Jaffna, I made an excursion about GO miles inland, into that district called the Wanny, and was much struck with the resemblance which both the soil and the appearance of the natural vege tation bore to the cotton districts of Pernambuco: The jungle in the Wanny is light, labour is abundant and cheap, and I have no doubt that the Brazilian plan of cultivation would succeed admirably. Both soil and climate are favourable, and thanks to Mr. Dyke, there is an excellent road to the district from Jaffna. if it be the in tention of our Government to make an experiment in cotton cultivation, the Wain - 1y is the district I would recommend as being decidedly preferable to any other which I have yet seen in the island." It is urged, however, by another local writer that— "Before speaking of the soil which has been found best adapted for the growth of cotton, I shall offer a few remarks on the climate suitable for the production of profitable crops., About climate Mr. Finnic seems to have some vague idea d i but does not give us any information on th e su bj ect; speak: 4 ing of the cotton counCtics of the south-west of the United States, ho mentions that the climat e i s qu i te tro pical during seven months in the year ; but what different interpretations of this statement would he made by a Kandian and a Jaffna planter I From other sources, we know that these seven months is a period of almost uninterrupted sunshine, or at least of dry weather, and this is quite the climate which is requisite for the per fecting of the cotton-pod. In the cotton districts of Brazil, the planters can calculate on at least seven or eight months together without raiu, and it is during this period that the crop is collected. ' The cotton plant,' says Kaster—himself a planter—in his work on Brazil, requires that a great portion of the year should be dry ; for if much rain falls when the pod is open the wool is lost : it b.:comes yellow, decays, and is r en d ere d com pletely unfit for use.' What is the climate of Coirnbatore ? Nearly the same, but perhaps with a little more raiu, from its proximity to the elevated range of the Neilgherries. Now the question occurs, have we such a climate in any part of Ceylon? most assuredly we have, but only in the northern provinces." Although discounts continue high, there is an improved feeling in the City, and whether the Legislature aff,rds re lief or not, we feel satisfied that the Bank Di rectors will, to the full extent of their power, having acted under the curbing influence of Sir liobert Peel's Act, and only recently restricting from necessity, not choice, their advances upon the first and safest bills, continue every exertion to mitigate the evil of want of confidence. As regards the Stock Exchange matters are certainly more promising for the, present, and there are continued purchases by some of the most influential brokers. It is supposed by many that the Bear accounts were so extensive on the last account, and so many were carried on, that it will be impossible for these speculators to avaid purchasing stock gradually, in order to square matters by the 27th of May. The hope indulged by the Bears, however, is, that the pressure fur money will compel the public to sell stock largely, al though we believe ourselves that the annuitants to a great extent, do not feel the pressure. It falls upon men in trade. who do not invest largely in stock ; and as to the banks, private and joint-stock, it is probable that they have been prudent enough to provide themselves with funds ere this, where these had to be obtained by sales of stock. It is known that the London bankers have clone so, and that they have money, but in the uncertain state of affairs feel naturally reluctant to loan it. Ease this uncer tainty, and discounts will soon become easier—prolong it, and we would not answer for the re s u lt ! ' Consols have been 80/ 4 1!. 3 for present transfer, and 8614 3< l , at one time rather buyers at the highest rate, for Ac count. Exchequer-bills of 5001. have been 3s. to ss. dis,- count. Bank Stock has fallen to 189, and India Stock is heavy at 214. Foreign Bonds are quite neglected. Spanish Three per Cents. have receded to 34%. In Railway Shares there is very little doing. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock .. .. • . • . .. 189 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • 85% % % Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 86% is New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 87% % Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, li6o .. 8 15-16 9 India Stock .. • • • • .. • • 244 Consols for May 27 .. . • .. • • 86% % Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip.. .• • • 2% dis Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 500/. .. • • 7 3 dis Ditto, Small • • •• • • 5 1 dis PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent • • • • 108 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. • • Ditto, Passive Bonds .. • • 5 1 4 Diti*, Three per Cent .. • • 34% Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 58% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 88 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWATS. PAID. PElt SHARE. Aberdeen • • . • • • • • • •• 30 ••.. 24 .... to Amber., Notting.,Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2% .... 134 .... to Birmingham and Oxford Jtutction .. 10 .... 17% to Buckinghamshire • • .. • • .. • • 6/. 45... • • 74 1 dis. to 5,4 dis. Caledonian .. .. • • • . .• 30 .. 233 a % 1 ,4 %to Ditto, Half Shares .. • • • • • • 234 •• • • 2 .... to Eastern Counties .. 20 •• .. 18U .. to 1914 Ditto, York Extension .... 5 to East Lancashire .. • • .. 17 .. • • •• •• to Ditto, New .. .. • • • • .. 734 6% .• • • te Ditto, ditto, New Scrip .. • • .. 1 .. • • 1 .... to Edinburgh and Glasgow • • • • •• 50 .... to Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • • • • 12% ••• . 17 •••• to Great Northern .. • • • • .. 33 . • to Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 30 .... 26 to Great North of England .. • • • • 100 •• • • 231 .. ••to Great Western • • • • .. 85 ....113 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • • • 20 12% 17 34 , ..• Ditto. Fifths .. •.•• • • • • .• • • 26 34 to 25% Ditto. New • • .. 434 . • 734 .. to— Huddersfield and Manchester .. • • 16 .• .. 16 .. • • to Leeds and Bradford .. .. 40 .... 83 t• Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester .. 32 34 .... 32 .... to Leeds and Thirsk .• • • .. 22 34 •• • • •• • • t• Do., do.. Preference, 6 per Cent • • 3 34 3% .... to London, Brighton, and South Coast •• 50 .... 50%X to Ditto, Guaranteed Five per Cent.. 9 .•• 11 .. ••to London and North-Western • • • • 100 •• .. 172 .. . to 171 Ditto, Quarters .. • . L. and B. 7 .. • • 223¢ .. • • to Ditto ditto New .. .. • 2 .... 1134 34 .. to Ditto. Fifths .. .. • • • • • • 2 .... 15 .... to Ditto, 10/. Shares .• M. and B. (B) 5 ...• 10X • • • to Ditto, 101. Shares .. M. and B. (C) 1 •• • • 5%.... to London and South-Western 411.6 x. 10d. •• • • 63 to Ditto, New •• .. • • .. 2734 .... 29 X to Manchester and Leeds .. . 82 ....101 to Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) 71. 45... • • % p.. to Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock - • 425..... % % dis. to Manchester and Southampton .. • . 2 •••• to Midland •• •• •• •• •• —lOO ....114 115.. to 114 Ditto, New .• 2 .. .. 4 34.% .. to 456 Newcastle and Berwick .. .. •. 20 2.474 25 24% to 25 1 4 Ditto, New . • • .• • • .. 5 •• • • 6X••• • to 7 Norfolk .. • • • • .. • • .. 100 . .. ••to Ditto, Extension .• .. • • .. 10 9 3 4 .. •.to Ditto ditto, Waveney Valley • • .. 2 .... 1 34 to North British • • • • • • 25 .... 31 .... to Ditto, Half Shares .. •• 1234 14X • • to 14 Ditto, Quarters • . .. • • • • 2X 3 . .. to 2% Ditto, Thirds .. .. 1 .... 234 ••to North Staffordshire .. • • • • 5 .. • • 6% •• . • to North Western • • .. • • .. .. 4 • • 114 X•• to Preston and Wyre •• •• 25 .... 34% .. to Ditto, Half Shares (A.) ••• .. • • 8 34 11% to— Scottish Central .• • • .. 1734 .... 23% •. • • to Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) .. 334 •• • • 3%.. • . to South Staffordshire ................ 2/. 125... % dls.. to South Eastern and Dover .. •. ..331. 2s. 4d. •• .. to Ditto, New (do. 301.) No. 3 .. •• 15 • • 13% ••to 14 South Wales .. • • • • • • 10 .• • • 7 •• • . to South Yorkshire. Doncaster, & Goole 2 •• •• 11.4 •• • • to West Riding Union .. 41.25..... 34 p.... to Windsor, Staines, and South-Western 425. •• • • % p.. to York and Newcastle .. .. 25 .. • • 33% .. • • to Ditto, New .. .. 10 .... 14 •• . . to Ditto, Preference .. .. • • 4 .. • • 734 .. •• to 6; York and North Midland .. 50 .... to Ditto. Extension .. 25 .. • . 40 ...• to 39% Ditto, Preference .. 2 .... 1034 .... to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Lyons and Avignon (Constituted) •• 5 •• •• 2% .• • • to Orleans and Bordeaux •• 6 6q •• •• to— 8 5, • • • • tO - MINES Real del Monte. Unregistered • • • . •• • • 3% .. • • to LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 29.—Wind S.W., moderate breeze and cloudy, with rain and hail at times. DEAL, APRIL 28.—Wind W.S.W., very strong, with heavy squalls ; r.m., moderate.—Arrd; Lalla Rookh, Mar tin, India ; John Line, Arnold, Madras and Trinidad ; Whitby, Richardson, Ceylon; Nabob, M`Nulty, Mauritius; Meg Merrilies, Luckee, Cape of Good Hope; Carsar, Evans, Demerara ; William Alfred, Thomas, Antigua; Lady Sarah Bayley, Canning, Jamaica. WATERFORD, APRIL 27.—Arrd. Regulator. Chaddock, ffortois, v . LIVERPOOL, Arnim 28.—The remains of a vessel of about 400 tone, apparently having been burnt, was passed on the 2lth inst., lat. 46 N., by the Nautilus steamer, arrived here. CORK, APRIL 26.—Wind S.W., strong breezes, fresh.— Arrd. Energy, Crawford, Rio Grande; Marcus, Pearce, New Orleans ; Lady Arabella, Simpson, ditto ; Francis, ditto ; Sarah, M'Gilvray, ditto; Guy Thorp, Philadelphia; Flora, Hard, ditto; John Eddy, New York. BRISTOL, APRIL 28. Wind W.N.W., strong.— Arrd. Hope, Hutchings, Trinidad ; Randoll, Smith, Barbadoes. BELFAST, APRIL 27.—Wind W., strong gales.—Arrd. Olive, Auger, New York; Gandola, Warnock, Mauritius; George Thatcher, Freeman, New York ; Puritan, Augsberg, ditto. PORTLAND, APRIL 27.—The Caroline, of Penzance, was run on shore in the Bay this morning; crew saved. CAUTION TO MARINERS. SHOAL IN THE STRAITS OF SUNDA. The following has been posted at Lloyds:— LIVERPOOL, APRIL 26, 1847.-1 have taken the liberty of sending you, for the benefit of my brother shipmasters, the exact position of a shoal which was reported to me in Singa pore by the Dutch Naval Officers from Batavia. SHOAL IN THE STRAITS OF SUNDA.--Bearings by Dutch charts, N. 63 deg. 3 / 4 W. from the Button; N. 27 deg. jq E. from the South end of Thwart-the-way N. 52 deg. E. from North end of Thwart-the-way; bearings by Horsburg. From the Shoal, the South part of Juteam Island, just on with the most northerly part of Pule Bessy, this shoal bas 2i fathoms on its shoalest part, and rs... and 18 fathoms around. The distance from the button is miles. (Signed) JOHN HILTON, Of the ship Helena, fom Singapore. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) NEWGATE .AND I.I3.ADEIiEAX.I.. There was a very steady business passiig here, at full prices. Beef, from 2s 10d to 35 10d ; Mutton 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 55 4d to 6s 4d; Veal, 4s 2d to 532 d ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 5s per 81bs, by the carcase. HAY MAN WETS Sairrimarm. Meadow Hay, 2/ 108 to 3/18a ; Clover ditto. 3/ 105 to 5/ ; and Straw, 11 12s to 11 16s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. CumnEisLANn.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 12s to 41 ; Clover ditto, 3/ 105 to 41 16s; and Straw, 11 12 s 0 1115 s p er l oa d A full average supply, and a steady demon'. WrirriscHarEL. Meadow Hay, 21 10 to 4/; Clover ditto, 3/ 108 to 51; and Straw, 1/. 12s tr 1/ 16s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. MEAT TigrARIEETE HMI -SHAM, APRIL 28.—Higher prices 'ere obtained for fat stock to-day, ‘‘ltit a br,:sk trade :—Bet, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 4a to 5s 8d; Lamb, 5s 4dto 6s; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81bs. AittnivEL, Amid 27.—Beef, from as 10dto 4s 8d; Mutton,. 4s 4d to 5s 8d ; Lamb, 5s 6d to 6s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s 4d to 4s 8d per Blbs. A moderate supply, and a firm demand. Cnienneatn, Amu. 28.—We had a very steady trade this morning at improved currencies :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 8d ; Lamb, 5s 6d to 6s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 20s to 235; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 17s to 20s; and Mikh Cows with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each. SOUTIIALL, APRIL 28.—Although the supply of each kind of fat stock was tolerably good, the general demand was firm, and prices had an upward tendency. Beef, from 38 4d to 48 6d ; Mutton, as 10d to 53 6d ; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 2d; Veal, 4s 2d to 5s 2d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81bs. ROMFORD, APRIL 28.—We had only a moderate supply of etock here. On the whole the trade was brisk, at higher rates. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d; Mutton, 3s .10d to 5s 6d; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per Slbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 295; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s; and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended April 29, 1847, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Exgland and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. I RTE. I BEANS. PEAS. PRICE .. 75s 101 48s bd 29s 7d 53s Gd 49s 11 d 152 s 4d The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) DOE DEM WOOD V. WILKINS. Sir F. KELLY showed cause against a rule obtained by Mr. Sergeant Talfourd in this case, which was tried at Worcester, and was an action of ejectment brought to try the right of defendant to retain possession of certain property, which he claimed to hold in pursuance of the bequest of the late Mr. Wood, the banker of Gloucester. (The proceedings had not Concluded when our report left. COMMON PLEA S.- (THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) BAILEY V. BRADLEY. This case, which came on this morning for the third time, and which related to the rent of a farm of land, occupied the Court till one o'cicck.—Judgment deferred. SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY) (Before Mr. Under-SheriffßulcuEm.). WEBB V. BOLTON. The plaintiff in this action is a dramatic author, and the defendant was the lessee and manager of the Olympic Theatre. The action was brought to recover the sum of 19/. 9s. for work and labour, &c. The defendant suffered judgment to go by default. " The claim was for 13/., the balance of 231. which the de fendant had undertaken to pay, for preparing the opening and four comic scenes of a Christmas pantomime, entitled Macbeth, a further sum of 41. for the license to perform a domestic drama, of which the plaintiff was the author, at 10s. per night, and 2/. 9s. for acting as stage director and prompter. Mr. COLE , who appeared on behalf of the pl a intiff', called Mr. George Maynard, who stated that he performed in the piece of Yule L;gfor ten nights; it wasproduced under the direction of the plaintiff, whose name appeared on the play bills, he considered it was worth IL a night to the author. The UNDER -SnEntrF did not think this proved the author ship, or any agreement to pay for the permission. Mr. COLE said he should be able to carry the case further by other witnesses; but he had to submit that there -was evidence on the face of the play-bills that the plaintiff was the author—indeed some part of his claim bad been paid to him, but, although notice had been served on the de fendant to produce the " treasury book" of the theatre, in which the entries would appear, he had not done so. The UNDER - SHERIFF repeated that he did not think there was any evidence as to the 41. for the license. Mr. James Wilkinson, also one'of the performers, was then called, and proved that he heard from the defendant that the plaintiff had been engaged as stage director and prompter. Seven shillings a night was a reasonable charge for those duties. On the play-bills it was set out that Yule Log was adapted and would be produced under the direction of Mr. Webb. From that it would be considered in the profession that plaintiff was the author, and entitled to be paid for each night's performance. Fifteen shillings or lL pt: night would be a reasonable charge. The piece had a run of ten nights._ Mr. COLE said the bills were printed under the direction of the defendant, who thereby recognised the plaintiff as the author, and was bound to pay him according to the custom between authors and managers. John Durson, the stage carpenter, said that he always understood the plaintiff was the author of Yule Log as performed at the Olympic. The Learned UNDER- SHERIFF left it to the jury to say whether they considered there was sufficient evidence of the plaintiff being the author, and had given permission for the piece to be performed, and was to be paid ; if so, they would give such a sum as they thought reasonable. The jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed. RIIILLIMORE AND OTHERS D. GODMAN. This was an action on a bond. The plaintiffs are magis trates of the county of Hertford, and the defendant the high constable of the St. Albans' Liberty. The defendant had suffered judgment to go by default. Mr. GREEN, the plaintiff's sclicitor, said that, on the de fendant being appointed, he undertook to collect the county and police rates, and to give a bond for 1,500/. for the due performance of his duty, and the payment to the treasurer of the liberty and to the treasurer of the county of the sums which came to his hands. The defendant, however, had lately become bankrupt, and admitted that there was a defi ciency in his accounts, and it was for that amount that the present action was brought. Mr. Durrant, the Clerk of the Peace for the county, was called, and proved an admission by the defendant that he was deficient to the amount of 2091. 10s. Bd. ..-----..., __..._...... __. The jury, _upon this evidence, gave a verUict for that amount. BADCOCK V. TIIE BLACKWALL RAILWAY COMPANY.-0031. PENSAT'ION. This was an inquiry in a case of compensation for some premises on Bow-common required for the purposes of the extension of the Blackwell Railway. The jury having been sworn, a view was demanded on be half of the company. On their return it was announced that an arrangement bad been come to for the case to be post poned till another day, to suit the convenience of counsel. BLOOMSBURY COUNTY COURT. (THIS DAY.) lIITHE v. PAYNE. This was an action to recover the sum of 3/., the amcunt of damage done to several articles of wearing apparel, and for medical attendance upon the plaintiff, rendered requisite by the culpable neglect of the defendant, in the capacity of omnibus conductor. The plaintiff stated that she entered the defendant's omnibus, at Stratford on the Bth of the present month, for the purpose of being conveyed to Bedford-street. Upo❑ reaching the Strand, the vehicle was detained nearly half an-hour, and being in a hurry, she went to the door to look for the conductor, but he was nowhere to be seen, and before she could resume her seat the omnibus was set in motion, and the door flying open, she fell out upon the roadway, and sustained severe injuries, and also greatly damaged a velvet dress which she wore at the time. Subsequently she applied to the conductor and the driver and owner of the omnibus, to make a recompense for the injury and damage effected through the negligence of the former. The conductor had promised to pay 31., although the extent of the damage exceeded 6/. The latter part of the plaintiff's evidence was then corro borated by Mrs. P. Moggs, a lady who was present upon the agreement being made._ _ _ -- The solicitor of the defendant positively denied that he had made any such promise. The JUDGi said that the agreement to pay 31. had been proved by two parties. He would give judgment for the plaintiff for that sum. MARLBRIY-STREET-(THIS DAY.) David Macintyre, a rough-looking young fellow, was charged before Mr. Hardwick with breaking four squares of glass, and assaulting Seth Kitchen, landlord of the White Horse, West-street, Soho. The complainant stated that last night, about eleven o'clock, the defendant came into his house and requested to be served with some gin. Seeing that the man was already in a state of inebriety, he (complainant) refused to serve him, whereupon the defendant flew into a violent rage, struck him in the face, and afterwards broke four squares of glass with his fists. '['he defendant was proceeding to further acts of tiolence, when a constable was called who took him into custody. The defendant, who pleaded the old tale of being drunk, and a state of unconsciousness as to what he was doing, was fined 10s., or seven days' imprisonment in the House of Correction. SOUTHWARK.--(THIS DAY.) John Davis, pupil of Mr. Evans, surgeon, of Blackman street, was charged with the following misconduct. Mr. Evans stated that the defendant was his nephew, and articled to him. Between Iwo and three o'clock that morn ing, while the family were at rest, a noise was heard down stairs, and on proceeding to the kitchen, the defendant was found there with three women of the town, regaling them selves with liquor, and sitting by a blazing bre ; and when he (complainant) expostulated with his nephew for intro t6e, ho 6.0,1E11. vl..omoly :aoolent. oraatad a dio t urbailce, and it was found necessary to give him into custody. The defendant said he was intoxicated, and that he should not repeat such conduct if he was forgiven this time. Mr. SJECKEIt said that the worst part of the charge was that relating to the defendant having introduced into his uncle's house women of abandoned character. The Magis trate sentenced the defendant to three months' imprisonment. SOUTHWARK COUNTY COURT.—This morning the clerks of the above Court issued notice to plaintiffs and cle fendanta in the late Court of Requests, that all moneys paid by the latter can now be received by the former on applica tion to the clerks, the judges having ordered the money t o be paid over by the high bailiff, in whose hands it has been since the closing of the old Court. All defendants who for the future neglect to pay the instalments ordered by the late Commissioners will be liable to judgment under the new Act. This is rather important to them, as no money has been re ceived from them since the Small Debts Act came into operation. MINISTERIAL BANQUET.—Last evening, Lord J. Russell gave a grand banquet, at his mansion in Chesham place, to several of the Ministerial Members of the Lower House. The guests included Lord Duncan, Mr. Denistoun, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Aldam Mr. D. Barclay, M r . B e ll ew, Sir William Clay, Captain katton, Sir John Easthope, Sir Thomas Esmonde, Mr. Esvart, Mr. Forster, Sir Robert Price, Mr. Phillpotts, Sir George Strickland, Lord Marcus Hill, Sir Charles Napier, Mr. Tancred, and Mr. Thornely. CHATHAM, APRIL 28.—ARRI VAL OF TROOPS FROM INDIA.—This morning a detachment of the 17th Re giment (the Leicestershire Royal Tigers), under command of Lieutenant W. Biltleld, arrived at t,hatham barracks from Gravesend, having disembarked at that port from the ship Malabar, Captain Pare, 700 tons burden. A detachment of the 25th, King's Own, also arrived by the same ship, and proceeded to the invalid depot, Fort Pitt. The above troops embarked at . Bombay on the 2d January last, at which place, the head quarters of the 17th Regiment, being weak, there being only 450, men in the: r eg i ment, were ready for embarkation fur England. During the passage an officer of the 28th Regiment died on board, and also one of his children, and a private of the 25th, named William Brad turd, and two children, belonging to the 25th. The 17th Re giment, at the Battle of the Sutlej, formed part of the corres ponding army under Sir Charles Napier. • THE CHINESE JUNK " KEYING."—This vessel, commanded by Shing-Shing, now on her passage from Hong- Kong to this country, is daily expected to arrive at her Majesty's Dockyard, Woolwich. She is the bearer of most valu,lble presenk from the Emperor to her Majesty and Prince Albert. This will be the first Cbu,eyc vessel ever brought to England. She is solely manned by Chinese sailors. It is understood that a troop of celebrated jugglers are on board, and have been engaged to perform in this country. _ RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP VI. SALISEUILY AND YEOVIL, AND re,3l.E'"l/1 YEOVIL, AND Mr. Thytherleigh, merchant and banker, of Exeter, was examined by Mr. ROWE on behalf of the promoters of these lines, and gave it as his opinion that it was desirable to have a narrow gauge line direct from Exeter to London, and that when such a line was completed there could be no doubt but that branches affording accommodation to the smaller towns in the neighbourhood of Exeter would be constructed . Mr. Pope, farmer and grazier, of Beaminster, thought hat the proposed lines would afford him great facilities for the conveyance of his live and fat stock to Salisbury, Loudon, and the south-east coast. GROUP XXI. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group, met for the first time tbis morning, in Room 21; Mr. Goulburn in the chair. is The 1211AtamAN intimated, before commencing the busine of the day, that the Committee had come to the resolution not to allow counsel to cross - examine w ho were not pre sen t at the examination in chief, except under special circum stances, and with the special leave of the Committee. LONDON AND NORTH—WESTERN (ILE N E!: WORTH AND LEAMINGTON ENLtiAu'' s IVLLNT). I%lr. MACAULEY stated that the object of this Bill wa s to connect the Coventry and Leamington line with the Rugby and Leamington line in the latter town, and to lay down a second line of rails between Leamington and Coventry'. GROUP XVIII. CHELTENHAM AND oxroszt• , The Committee, comprising the Earl of Lincoln, If. lll l chair, Captain Jon es , th e H on . M r . S m ythe, Mr. M. O'Connell, and Sir Walte r J ames , me t thi s mor ning a two" o'clock. Mr. ALEXANDER, Q.C., opened at very CO length on behalf of the owners of property, insisting c on the loss and inconvenience which would be experienc. by the people of Chelte n h am by th e a b s t r action of thl.a water in the sand bed in the first pl ace , an d from the II timate derangement of its flow. ,The .Learned Gentleraat, intimated, in the course of his observations, that he Me° to call witnesses. GROUP X_XVIII. EASTERN COUNTIES (SWILDINO T O NEWARK). The Committee on this group—Mr. T. D. Acland in i th n e f chair, with Sir Ralph Lopes, Captain Harris, the E arl March, and Lord Edwin Hill—met this morning, at eleven o'clock. Mr. Borthwick, the engineer of the line, stated the several circumstances of gradient, curve, and direction. of Mr. PAGET cross-ex am i ne d on th e part of the Duk e Newcastle, to show that the cou r se which it was intended to pursue in crossing the Trent above Newark, would be init."' rious to his property and to the town. A provision had bel made for building the bridge squa r e to the Trent, which beat that place bore all the trad e of th e river. Instead, how eve of building a bridge of 30 feet, which would give an oblig ti o e , of 22 feet; he had adopted an oblique bridge, with a W u 90 feet, and an oblique of 135. the To the CHAIRMAN, Mr. HILDYARB, who appears .o r Eastern Counties Company, replied that the Adrairalt9r had given a conditional consent, with which he at the Pr °l l o time would show that th e com p an y w ere prepare d - comply. To Mr. ADAMS, the wit ness replied that the river Tren t • was subject to consid e r a bl e fioodings, which would occasion $ rise of four or five feet, but he could give no definite infornfa tion on the subject.. He was only satisfied that the acc.7 of water would n o t bl oc k up th e bridge About he had designed. Th ere was a bridge lock a hundred yards below his own, and a ha y called the Nether Lock about a mile and a _Th, o below, the walls of which were a b ou t th r ee feet above hl&. water. His own bridge would be eleven feet above the wall, that would be 14 fe e t 6 a b ove th e o rdinary level oche water. The height of the rail would be ten feet six in c f e et There were to be five arches of 30 feet span, and seven )ok, six inches high. The Devon, which is m erely a b_ r h „ ( ye joined the navigable cut of th e T r ent, about a furlong :n.B the bridge by which he meant to cross the river , but ter!! clauses proposed to be inserted in Committee by the Easchll; • Counties Company fully explained the alteration which designed. ' re lied To the Earl of MARCH, the witness said that „two on the good sense of the ' Admiralty to suffer the a lter ' wbich he bad desined. - tad ' To the CHAIRMA g N, he replied that he could e ffect . 00 . alteration within the limits of deviation, and in fac t give ninety feet instead of thirty feet on the square e i o n Mr. Smyth put i n a section to show how the al tera, might be accomplished. GROUP XXXIII. This Committee met to-day in Room 28; the Hon. EIRA Yorke in the chair. LEEDS, DEWSVETRY, AND MANCHEsTEIt (EXTZNS ZON TO Wanr.FiELD, &c).On the assembling of the Committee this morning the w ca i s t. case for this -1.11, a djourned- from yesterday, was proceeded General evidence, as to the advantages the scheme would c onfer on the district, was taken. GROUP XXXIV. The Committee on this Group met again this morning, at twelve o'clock, in Room 31, ➢lr. F. Baring in the cba ir ' Art . i to c c z n E n s zji m m it A CA N N D A L L EE r s It iaI IO e r.4,: - ) . Evidence iu favour of this Bill was continued. This Committee m G et ßO t , y d P ay X , L at Vl tw lr e . lve Room C, Lord Courtenay in the chair; all the other members of the Committee present. After some preliminary conversation, The Committee decided to go on with the C.B.LEDONIAN, GARNICIRIC, AN D C O A T ' BRIDGE (BRANCH to GLASGOW STATION). o'clock, in —_ Mr. Bon; opened the case on behalf of the Bill. The proposal was to alter the scheme of the company, las t specting the entrance into Glasgow, from the scheme of Isb . : year. The length was two miles and three-quarters, r,., would cost 100,0001. The main alteration proposed was. at effect effect an entrance into the station on the le vel, instead o f a. an elevation of fifty feet, as provided in the former Bill- ..__ Mr. Collister, civil engineer, was examined in explanatg; of the scheme. The alteration was suggested by bin 14 ; n as soon as the Garnkirk Company came into the posse ss l t of the Caledonian. It would be the means of effecting . a Intl r better station entrance, and do away with the elevation as,. the streets. The gradients would be improved, the several ' l i ed would be one in 100 and one in 132.. The line i pass under the canal, bat the bridge would be construe without the least danger. GROUP LI. GLASGOW, xrumrExEs, AN O BE wrz zavlAS" AND GLASGOW, PAISLEY , NOCE, AND AYE (NO. I). The Committee met this morning (chairman), Room No. 29. Present, Sir John Yarde Bu lei and Mr. Newdegate, Captain Plumridge, Mr. 101 ." Lord John Manners. Evidence was called in support of the promoters. 1 traffic of Mr. Knight, manager of the goods' and mineral traffic the Glasgow and Ayr Railway, said he had been so or y 1 1 _ 07 2 years, and was well acquainted with the country trae o° to by the different railways. He thought it was essential twieielvre o'clock, in Carlisle Company the security of the schooutioltdrybethpautt finhepolislsaessgsoiown, ofD uthmefrinieasi,f to Annan and the branch to Brampton, for no legislative enact ment was sufficient to remove obstacles when companies were p re p a red to interpose these. Coal was at present brought in large quantities from Kilmarnock to Paisley, which WI'S under the management of one company ; thence to Greenock which was managed by two companies conjointly. Nothing but the fair competition of the Ayr coal could keep the Glas' gow coal out of the Paisley market. They had, however, been unable to get the Ayrshire coal into Greenock and Port Glasgow; yet the Glasgow coal passed through Paisley, which was the common point for all coals. One cause of this was A the fact that different r a t es were c h arged by the Gl asgo w ata°, Greenock company ; ano th er was that waggons with ( t springs were object e d t o; a t hi r d was, that Ay r coals were frequently allowed to lie at the station for hours before th e y were forwarded; and a further reason was, that the tires Oil the wheels were objected to. Captain PLUNRID GE asked what the object of the exatnin,s: tion was? Sir Thomas Phillips said, that the object vial to enable the Committeee t o infer that t h e o bstructions wh ich had already taken place at the north end would be fo lloilw out at the south end. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY said that he had never conte,sistee! the fact that they might thus cut off their noses it “.„; wished to disfigure their faces. He thought it was r at necessary to occupy the time of the Committee proving lA' they would not do so.—(Laughter.) Mr. Knight's examination continued—lron was at P refieli ,l a s! conveyed by the joint line of Kilmarnock and Ayr to _tx_ oc ' gow, and then by the Glasgow and Greenock line to Gref i rtee n thus entailing a necessity of an extra carriage afo on e miles, besides the expense of carting the loads frou_ong station to another. The expense of carrying coal at prf i ° l , t y was id. per ton perm ile, where the distance exceeded to miles; and at this rate the cost of carriage from CO c g o ged Kirkcudbright would be 4s. 9id. p er ton. They had higher rates at one time, but as the traffic increased t he y reduced the charge. COMMITTEES on PRIVATE 13 " --- (T HIS DAY.) LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS. Sir 11 ' The Committee met this morning at twelve o' c ''ionl es " Johnstone in the chair, when the points under discu'':.ziven, 1! terday were res ume d, an d muc h sc i ent ifi c ev idence *"' A full t which it would be impossible to understand wit 1101" „ e l to detail of the dat a . The several parties seem &Leroux. carry their opNositions to extremity. A SPAREDIET.—Arussia.)—A good father had long ( F or the , e , n ,. a treat, so one day he called them Kin of p LITTLE FABLV.---jLect. biS chilffr said,. A ou t have been very good children, and I think I an d tLusfyou now; for the future youmay dine With me ; The we . will talk at dinner over your f t prospects." 1 , d , in i ner at last took place, and the future dufretlier rose and mo d, A y dear boys, there is a lot of dry goo a h h Y'r)u maY divide am bread,tw ic board amongst you ; you will also find on the side some pump-water. I know it will do you good, for a spare diet 'is the best for a strong constitution.) I have put a little d sugar on your bread, because, on the whole, you ars V ° . children, and I don't mind giving you plenty of butter,. n. long as you behave yourselves; but if you ask for anything. tPogrrh-er, and better—if you murmur about cheese, if you hint at fish, it you even whisper about roast beef, or dare grunible abqut not having a bit of plum-pudding, you shall never dine With_ me again." This treat was repeated once or twic and tWn 1 or three of the elder boys who grumbled, were locked up; and one strong, rebellious fellow, who bad the in3pudence to ask for a drop of beer, was whipped and sent to bed ; till at last all the children rose and said, " Father your dinners don't suit us ; yiu talk very beaut ifull y , but you gier. d ive ue nothing to eat. Flesh and blood cannot stand it any long We are sorry to interfere with you r arrangements, but we are determined h.n• the future to choose our own diet." The good father got into a tremendous passion, but for all that the children set to work and prepared a diet for tbeinselvesh, and and you may be sure that they made it strong enoug that, in time, they got quite a vigorous constituton,-• Punch. 'Two strangers, a male and female , ~ ,i ,A upposed by their dress to be of a r,ele station of tocietY, were le found dead near Colmar Eh; ee clays ago. i b e , o Was a we pistol noir their bodi,s, and it was ev id en t that t h e mau l who was about 3 0 years old, had first se the fepales via thou a:boded the pistol to destroy himslf. Paris and Lyons