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LAMOND and Co., RAILWAT SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Exienda uid the Public for their continued support and patronage, and tc announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, B ‘e.+ take place every TUESDAY and Fafnir, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which P lace ' favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfullY requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day rcevious to their being offered ; and advices of results Will be brwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds Mune ilazely disposed of according to instmctions. Odices, iiall of Conunerce, Threadneedle-street.LOndon. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF SIDLLE. JENNA LIND IN THIS COUNTRY. THIS EVENING (Tuesday) will be performed Meyerbeer's cele brated Opera (with new scenery, dresses, and decorations, the scenes by Mr. C. Marshall), entitled ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO. Alice, Mdlle. Jenny Lind (her first appearance In . this country); Isa bella, Made. Castellan ; Roberto , Si g nor Fraschnu ; Rambaldo, Signor Gardoni ; Sacerdote, Signor Bouche ; and Bertram, Signor Staudlgl (his first appearance at this Theatre). In the Second Act am Incidental Divertissement, in which Mdlle. Rosati will appear. To conclude with a Divertissement, UNE SOIREE DU CARNAVAL. n which will be presented Pas de Cinq from " Reside," by Mdlle. Cerito and M. S. Leon , assisted b y Mdlles. Cassan, James, and H on ore. Grand Pas by Mdlle. Grahn , supported by Mdlles. Honore James, and Cowan. And "La Manola," by Mille. Cerito and Si Leon The Free List is suspended, the Public Press excepted. Pit Tickets may be obtained, as usual, at the Office of the Theatre, price 10s. 6d. each. HER 31 AJES rts THEATRE. The Second appearance of Mdlle. JENNY LIND in this country. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully in formed, that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place on THURSDAY nest, May 6, when will be performed Meyerbeer's Opera, ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO. Alice, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Isabella, Made. Castellan ; Roberto, Signor Fraschini ; Rambaldo, Signor Gardoni ; Sacerdote, Signer Roadie ; and Bertram, Signor Staudigl (his second appearance at this Theatre). With various Entertainments in the Ballet Divertissement, corn prising the talents of Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. Rosati, Mdlle. Marie Taglioni,3ldlle. Petit Stephan, Mdlle. Grakn, M. Perrot, M. P. Ta glioni, and M. St. Leon. ROYAL I rALIA.N . OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. TIII3 EVENING, Tuesday, May 4, Rossini's celebrated Opera B u ffa, VITA LIANA IN ALGERI. Principal characters by Signora Alboni, Mdlle. Angelini, Mdlle. A. Bellini, Signor Salyi, Signor Rovere (his second appearance), Signor Tolman!, and Signor Marini (his second appearance). A new Divertissement, in which Mdlle. Fanny Elssler will make her second appearance this season, entitled LA BOUQUET [ERE LA VENISE. Principal characters by Mdlle. Fanny Elssler, Millie. Baderna, Mdlle. Dernelisse, Millie. Aurlol, Made. Delachaux, M. Petipa, M. Croce, &c. To. conclude with A ti he second Act of the popS.ular Ballet, REIE DES In which Mdlle. Dumilatre and M. Petipa will perform. Tickets. stalls, and boxes to be obtained at the Box-office, Bow street ; and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. Doors open at Half-past Seven o'clock, the performance to com memo at Eight. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. R. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING be performed Sheridan's Comedy of THE RIVALS. Sir An thony Absolute, Mr. W. Farren ; Captain Absolute, Mr. H. 11011 ; Faulkland, Mr. Stuart ; Acres, Mr. 'Webster ; Sir Lucius Cl`Tri;:ger, Mr. Hudson; Mrs. Malaprop, Mrs. Glover, Lydia Languish, Miss Julia Bennett ; Lucy, Mrs. Humby. After which the Grand Astronotnical Extravaganza, called THE - ..".1EW PLANET ; or, Harlequin aut of Place. To conclude with the Farce o: TIIE IRISH ATTORNEY; or, Galway Practice in 1770. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. tinder 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 ; ‘ 4 tarlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After:which. the new Opera Buffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullentord, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with the Farce of J NABOB FOR AN HOUR. Mr. Frampton. Mr. Worrell; Sam Hobbs, Mr. Lambert; Dick Dumpy, Mr. Munyard ; Miss Leslie, Miss Harding; Nancy Scraggs, Mrs. Matthews. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed an English version of Donizetti's Opera, L'ELISIR D'AMORE. Nemorino, Mr. Al!en ; Beleore, Mr. Bedda ; Dulcamara. Mr. Leffler; Gianetta, Miss E. Honner ; Floretta, Miss Rourke ; Adina, by a Lady (hez fourth appearance). After which, the new Farce, entitled, A WIFE FOR AN HOUR. Principal characters by Messrs. Walton, Granby, Vining, Cowell, Compton, Mrs. Hughes, and Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with the Comedy of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Principal characters by Messrs. Granby, Vining, Compton, Cowell, Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Fosbreite. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING win be performed the new:Drama, called THE CREOLE ; sr, Love's Fetters. Damiron, Mr. F. Mathews ; Alphonse, Mr. Murray, Hyacinthe, Miss Dickinson ; Bokes, Mr. Keeley ; Latour, Mr. Emery; Virginie , Miss M. Keeley ; L ou i se, Miss May; Bellana, Mrs. Keeley.. Af:er which, the entirely new occasional Dramatic Sketch, called JENNY LIND AT LAST; or, The Swedish Nighti nga l e. Charac ters by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, Mr. Bender, Mr. Yarnold, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by the New Vaudeville Extravaganza, called CRUSOE TIIE SECOND. Li which Messrs. A. Wigan, Keeley, Miss Dickinson, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Keeley will appear. To conclude with the LOAN OF A WIFE. Principal characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, A.. Wigan, and Mrs. Woollidge. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. TO-MORROW EVENING Win be performed the Vaudevi le, entitled LIMAGE. De Ke randal, M. Dumery ; Leopold, M. Rhozevil ; Maucclerc, M. Priston ; Madeleine. Mdlle. Duverger. After which, the Comedic of LE MARI A LA CA MPAGNE. Colembet, M. Ilegnier ; Ursule, Mdlle. Denain. To conclude with the principal Scenes of the Petite-Comedic, en titled LE MARRIAGE FORCE. Pancras, M. Regnier ; Dorimene, Mdlle. Angele. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3s. ; 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 SERENADERS, 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 (Tuesday), and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sa turday. Doors open at Eight o'clock. They will also give a DAY PERFORMANCE every Wednesday Morning, commencing at Halt past Two o'clock. Boxes and stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond•street and at the Box-office. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager. Mr. William Batty. Under the 'patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal F4mily. THIS EVENING Will be performed Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS • or, The Corsair. Unequalled SCENES in the CIRCLE, with the performances of Messrs. Jameson, Stevens, Thorn, and Hemmings; also Mr. Betts. with his trained Steeds, Firefly and Harebell. To conclude with ZARAJI ; or, The Gipsy Tribe of Bohemia. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. ilroadfoot. 55..; Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 33 ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Upper Gallery, 6d. Conunenee every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. Engagement of the original and eelebrated Tableau Vivants and Poses Plastique Male and Female Artistes. for six nights only ; and last six nights of the Female Serenaders. THIS EVENING will be performed a Nautical Drama, called AMY, THE SKIPPER'S DAUGHTER ; or, The Lilly of Devon. Supported by the whole strength of the Company. After which THE BUFFALO GALS ; or, Female Ethiopian Sere naders. To be followed by the HALL OF ROME, by the celebrated Tableau Vivants and Poses Plastique. To conclude with THE ROVER'S BRIDE. Boxes, 25., Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. Doors open at Slx, commence at Half-past Six. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Romance, entitled THE QUEEN OF POLAND ; or, The Hunters of Moldavia. Characters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Searle, Bird, Howard, Raymond, Gardner; Miss Vin cent, Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. G.Lee, Miss Burroughcliffe, &c. Aft r which tto Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Hicks ; Ghost, Mr. Osbiddiston. To conclude with JANNETJE TER BEEK; or, The Dutchman's Daughter. Boxes, Is. ; Gall Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. iil4. WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MAY 4. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 40 ; Highest, 50 ; Noon, 48. BAROMETER, 29.94,—W1ND E.; showery. Mull WATER AT LONDON-Bin:ME THIS DAY. Morning .. 3 minutes after 4. I Evening .. 21 siinntes after 4. A' : : 111 •1k '.. 1-17 2 '5: y. 4 9 ?—:4 t ts.. c ir . po avi -.Li,. --=-1 - ' 4, , 9 ,; ,- f. .. .-, . . 4 ,26...... , - . 7. ) 44 - ' ;!;,,,::,,:.. ~ ,0.7, ..., : -''l- • .... DIE 1; ~, .21il-i.?", ..„....,,'- ''' ~.ii. - , • , ~, ---„„ " i•S ~..,, SECOND EDITION. idn (1,1 ;lilt LONDON, TUESDAY. MAY 4, 1847. The Lords met at Five o'clock. The Encumbered Estates (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and pa sse d. The Marquis of WESTURATIT then moved a reso tion to the effect " that the existinglaws of l an dl or d and tenant in Ireland are not equitably the duties, reciprocal obligations, inte rests of the parties in those relati ons i nm tlae m country,oefandediat and under actual circumstances, require immediate revision and amendment ; and that the imposition new burdens and increased responsibilitie s on land render such amendment urgent and indispe nsa bl e. , He did not intend to bring forward a Bill on the subjt-et, but he hoped the Government would take the matter up. The Noble Marquis complained that the law of Ireland gave the tenant much greater advantages as against the landlord than the law of England, and complained of the hardship under which the Irish landlord laboured in consequence. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE objected to the reso lution merely affirming an abstract proposition. The subject was under the consideration of the Govern ment. The motion was then withdrawn, and their Lord ships adjourned. Mr. ThELAWNY then moved an amendment limiting the operation of the Act to three years, which was subsequently withdrawn, and the Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion that the order of the day be read for going into Committee of Supply, Lord Jonx MANNERS rose to draw the attention of the louse to the affairs of Greece. Lord PALMERSTON entered into a lengthened ex- planation of the policy of the British as regarded Greece, and declared that England wanted to exer cise no influence whatever in the management of the internal affairs of Greece ; all that was wanted was that Greece should pay the interest of the money that she owed. Sir R. INGLIS thought that England had a right to interfere to compel Greece to fulfil her engage ments. Sir J. HANMER said she had a right to demand, not only repayment of the loan, but the adoption of such measures as should tend to the civilization of Greece. Dr. BOWRING considered that it was for the interest of England that Greece should be well governed, and enabled to develop her resources. Mr. P. BORTHWICK was perfectly satisfied with the statement of the Foreign Secretary. After a few words from Mr. HumE, The motion of Lord JOHN MANNERS, fur certain returns connected with the Greek loan, was agreed to. The House then resolved itself into Committee of Supply, and several sums in the miscellaneous esti mates were voted after some discussion. The report on the Railway Piers, and Harbours (Ireland) Bill, was then brought up. Sir G. GREY then rose to move for leave to intro duce a Bill for the better administration of the laws for the relief of the poor in England. After a short debate, leave was given. The House adjourned at a Quarter past Twelve. Our factory artizans have at length received the recompense of their long-suffering; they are hence forth emancipated from the thraldom of unrestricted industry. The Ten Hours' Bill was read a third time yesterday evening with a moderate degree of opposition, and passed through the Lower Chamber of Parliament by a majority of sixty-three in a House of 239 Members. Let Monday, May 3, 1847, be remembered hereafter in the manufacturing districts as one of the high festivals of philanthropy. Among the-many extraordinary events which have latterly transpired in the British Legislature this triumphant acceptance of the long-derided measure of Mr. FIELDEN is perhaps the most remarkable. Certainly it is the most significant. It testifies that selfishness and cruelty, however potent may be their supporters, must ultimately succumb before the deci sions of reason and the amenities inspired by the true spirit of civilisation. How have not the antagonists of this system of restriction to labour dwindled away before the majesty of the principle which it has undertaken to enforce, and which it has at length carried to a victorious consummation ! that great principle which was enunciated in the _ _ (sublime utterances of the Evangelists, that great prin ciple which is the vitality of our religion, that great principle which finds a response alike in the pulsa tions of animal life, in the efflorescence of vegetation, in the concentric movements of the celestial bodies and the revolutions of their satellites !—the Prin ciple of Love, which in inanimate nature produces Order and among rational beings—Humanity. In the enforcement of this omnipresent principle the Poet has afforded full scope to bis Imagination ; in its in corporation with the artificial system of society the Legislator has opened the flood-gates of his Benevo lence. On the one hand the principle has manifested itself in golden numbers, on the other it has effec- tually diminished the miseries of the community. In effect, the main purpose of all legislation is the benefit of the multitude. What the conscientious statesman places before him as the objects of political emulation are the prevention or the dimi nution of evil and the realisation or the extension of good ; the prevention of an exorbitant mortality by wholesome measures of sanatory reformation ; the diminution of crime by punishment, or by previous education ; the realisation of pecuniary advantages by a well-adjusted scheme of political economy ; or the extension of such benefits as have been already conferred upon the million by preceding Govern ments. Those are among the goals for which every zealous and patriotic statesman should struggle on wards unceasingly. Of these the prevention of the sufferings endured by the manufacturing labourers is assuredly one of the most important, especially in a country whose greatness has chiefly sprung from the untiring toil, and unconquerable ardour of its artizans. With this ,afflicted multitude the lamentation has hitherto been ceaseless. Carried along in the fitful whirl of commerce, now working twelve or fourteen hours per diem, now , thrown out of employment for weeks in succession, their bodies have been wasted successively by over exertion, and by a deficiency of nourishment. Beyond this their dwelling-places hare remained as ungar nished and as untended by domestic care as their minds have remained stagnant and undeveloped by educational efforts. Eating, drinking, and sleep ing were the only interruptions to their monotonous manual occupations, saving when the glut came upon the market, and the mills stopped, and their wretched inmates were thrown :into a state of depressing and demoralising idleness, with out work, without wages, without food. The days of :probation and trial have, however, elapsed ; the night of ignorant misgovernment has terminated, and the dawn of a benignant epoch in the industrial con• dition of Great Britain has commenced. The female and infant labourers in the factories will no longer have to bewail the barrenness of their destinies; they will no longer have to lament with the sempstress— " It's 0 to bo a slave Along with a barbarous Turk, Where woman has never a soul to save, If this is Christian work !" keep, is confided to her own k . Henceforth the happiness of the . ma in n g. ufaetu A ri n n d g , caonndsidneartiinognal education thattheguest a io r n e s o n f ow sana co to mg ry in reform ac tively under the consideration of the Legislature, it is scarcely too much to anticipate the speedy indica tion of the good resulting from Mr. FIELDEN's mea sure in the cleanliness and decency of the hat.ita turns of our manufacturing localities, and the in creased morality, morality, and extended intelligence of their by this decision of Parliament,ctrim hat oion w n ec .population. W e are so peculiarly gladdened sallusionsann ot inuc ourselves to i n d u l ge in any d to e a the opponents of Mr. FIELDER, to which, under other circumstances, we might have been inclined. K a great Kin g Considering the restrictive character of portion of the inaugural address of the P RUSS I A , delivered to the members chosen to of repre sent the national interests under the new Constitution, the dignity, fi r mness, and moderation which have Tlll4 SUN, No, . "-e, • 3 "-i q that ' . been evinced in their subset. ) , "T7c The Commons met at Four oc oc . their . fitness for the performanc e In answer to a question from Mr. BORTHWICIL Olk I prove the subject of the affairs of Portugal, solemn duties voluntarily assigned to 0 1 :W-A by Lord PALMERSTON said that as no dispute bad their patriotic MONARCH. There is no doub (lis. arisen about the succession to the throne, nothing had every effort was made by Russia and Austria to occurred calling into operation the treaty of the Qua- suede FREDERICK WILHELM IV. from according' .to druple Alliance, and that with regard to actual .. inter- his subjects the boon for which they had so ference nothing would be done by the British Go- long entertained a most ardent desire. To work vernment beyond an endeavour to effect a peaceable upon the fears of the King of Paussra. with respect and satisfactory settlement of the dispute between the to the enlarged freedom of the press, which would contending parties in that country. infallibly be secured shortly after the promulgation of Mr. FIELDEN moved the third reading of the Fac- the new Constitution, and the political daugers that I ..ern Powers alluded o e , 5 i w t i e e r n e tories Bal. would be certain to beset his dominions were 0-• Mr. TRELAWNY moved, as an amendment, that important concessi_o ,, n io o r n e c r e e, s : e di cu imt r sa e p d nry t o o por t fi h et ethyr. e . the Court of the Bill be read a third time that day six months. th: . c ., h , ief p,oinet:inofwthhiechyrthue N . orty man -OVEREIGN in a spirit ~. is ...‹ral allowance for the peculiarity of tli Ile considered this as a penal measure levelled at the to attempted to fright fro. - e op p l labouring classes. Berlin. We thee• -P Mr. LEADER seconded the amendment. the first sty . , Mr. GRIMSDITCH supported the Bill, passages of 1 of His Mr. LABOUCHERE said, that after carefully recon- he had so sidtring his opinions, his objections to the measure graciously assumed in th remained unaltered and unshaken. Be considered it e A essant and combined remonstrancese teeth of the in ustria. of Russia and a most perilous experiment, It was not +r , • altogether unnatural Mr. H. STANSFIELD called ...xing t he first importantatural that, in upon the House to stitue step for substituting pause before they passedion al for despotic government, con a measure which wouldshould t the Kin of P seriously endanger 12 000 000/. have manifested some degreen' g RUSSIA „ of capital embarked is clear, however , of timidity . It in the cotton trade. Mr. HUME considered it highest to the least influ • from th e extraordinary that in a accredited influential, who free-trade Parliament a Bill such this , organs of representation , 'are the -, l ewly. as for the de- in the do not r struction of free trade, should receive apprehensions entertained in earticipate such support. full recognition conn •• The House then divided,when of the liberty of the.exion with a there appeared— a remarkable press. Of this For the amendment Against it cf . Nobles, held in their appointed hall i n th e Palace of Berlin. Pri nce Majority against the amendment —63 LYCHNOWSKI, having a lluded -- • • ige! system of Parliamentary, reporting as sanctioned in England, France, acid Belgium, strenuously con tended for the necessity and extreme importance of all the proceedings of the Assembly being published in the most unconditional form. After an interest ing discussion the Assembly unanimously agreed to the question submitted by the Marshal in accordance with the views of Prince LYCHNOWSIII. We hail this as a most auspicious commencement of the deliberative functions of the Prussian Nobles. The resolution they have come to cannot fail of proving highly subservient to the progress of liberty and civilisation. We should not omit to mention that the Prince of PRUSSIA, the heir presumptive, took part in the discussion, and, regard being had to his proximate rank to the throne, delivered himself of very liberal sentiments. It is a much easier matter to criticise than to construct—it is a much simpler proceeding to expose defects in the practical working of any code than to detail the remedies by which these defects may be removed, and new and improved enactments substi tuted in their place. This truth is peculiarly appli cable to the affairs of Ireland. It requires not a wizard's skill to discover that there is something rotten either in the laws of that country, or in the mode of their administration—something that impe ratively demands a speedy and efficient reformation. But, in what is that change to consist ; what is to be the nature and character of the new legislation, that is to get rid of the evils, to banish the griev ances that have hitherto prevailed, and retarded the progress of improvement in that unhappy country, that have prevented the due and proper cultivation of the land, and led to the produce of a soil of unu sual fertility, possessing the greatest natural advan tages, with an abundant supply of labour at a rate of remuneration far lower than that which prevails in any part of Europe, being 60 per cent. below that which is obtained from a similar quantity of inferior land in England—this is, indeed, a problem that re quires no ordinary skill to be applied to its solution, which demands the most attentive consideration, and the introduction of numerous and apparently discordant elements into the calculation before any adequate demonstration can be afforded. Before the result can be esteemed in any degree satisfactory due weight must be allowed for the many pertur bations that exist, and induce the deviations from the ordinary course. A State LE VERRIER must arise, who by a new process of inductive reasoning may arrive at the - first causes of these admitted results, and having discovered the sources of the disease, may be enabled to apply the fitting remedies, the required antidote to the deep-seated poison. In order even to attempt this more than Herculean labour, the peculiar characteris tics of all classes of the people, not merely of the poorer, but also of the wealthier classes, not only of the peasantry, but of the aristocracy, of the land owners, as well as of their cottier tenants, and the occupiers of the soil throughout the king dom, must be maturely reflected on. A mind perfectly free from prejudice must be brought to the investigation ; the inquirer must not suffer himself to be led away by the clamour of any section or party. Give increased powers to the landlords shout one division ; let them be the real owners of their properties, enable them at pleasure and by a summary process to get rid of the multi tudes that have squatted upon their lands—to dis possess all refractory tenants; and whenever they desire it, to resume the several holdings ; while on another side the cry arises for " fixity of tenure," and the doing away with the possibility of a change in the occupant under almost any circumstances. Enable the landlord to do what he will with his own, let him enjoy all the rights of property and clear his estate, if he thinks proper so to do, demand one side ; " Give every encouragement to improvement," respond the other, "ensure to the tenant-farmer a fair equivalent for the labour and capital he may expend in works of a permanent and lasting description, and satisfy him that his children will reap the benefit of the increased value of his tenement." There is a great deal of truth in what is stated on either side ; instances of hardship can be produced that would apparently jus tify new enactments specially directed against them ; but it may be found that the contemplated provisions would give rise to evils still greater than those they are intended to remedy. Any rash or hasty con clusions must therefore be most religiously eschewed, any temporary patching be avoided until the entire edifice can be reconstructed, and a great and compre hensive measure introduced. It is impossible to dispute the abstract truth of the proposition last night submitted by the Marquis of WESTMEATH in the House of Lords. It is, indeed, beyond all controversy, " that the existing laws of landlord and tenant in Ireland are not adequate to the exigencies of the country, and that they are not sufficient to regulate equitably the reciprocal duties, obligations, and interests of the parties standing in those relations towards each other." It would, indeed, be a work of supererogation to affirm any principle so universally admitted ; indeed, we do not believe that a single individual could be found in the British dominions with sufficient hardihood to controvert or deny its truth. But what could be the use of inducing the House to pronounce this censure. Unless some tan gible suggestions were offered fur the alterations and amendments that should be made, why procure a vote condemning the present law until we are pre pared with some efficient substitute ? The time for discussion will speedily arrive. The Bill that is now pending in the representative will shortly be intro duced to the hereditary branch of the Legislature. That will be the proper period for inquiry as to the probable effects of the several provisions, and seeing how far they go towards remedying the evils---for increasing their strength, if not sufficiently stringent, for intro ducing checks, if liable to be abused and extended beyond their legitimate bounds. The subject is one of the deepest interest, and should not be slurred over, or prematurely disposed of. The house should not be fettered by any abstraet resolutions or opi nions elicited before the fitting season. The anniversary of the foundation of Rome was celebrated with great pomp on the 21st; A grand banquet took place at the Baths of Titus, at which there were present 800 guests and 30,000 spectators. Several patriotic speeches were made. Otle of the speakers thus alludes to England and to the value of an English alliance : "England," he said, " is a free country, and cannot give chains to nations, that article not figuring amon g her manu factures. England admires and respects us. Let us, then, love those who love us, respect those who respect us, and hate those who hate us." Madrid journals of the 27th ult. have arrived. CORTINA, LUJAN, and several of the Progres.sista De puties have determined to oppose SALAMANCA's propo sition f or th e sale of the national property, and itis generally supposed that the Bill will not com'.3 before the Cortes during the present session. The wmours itlAv lAA.* os a .0% r a I of an impending change of the Ministry have been revived; an d G eneral NARVAEZ has been mentioned i IVIONEY and '`as the f u t ure P res i dent of the Council. ned A Cabinet Council was held on the 26th for tb purpose, it was said, of discussing the re dissolving the Cortes. TI- - The Government had, it w patches from Lisbon, dater,' •• $s Queen of Porrug,AL )•- ing diffewnoes • 1,30 said, received ai s _ 41st ult., stating that the —ad resolved to settle the pend with her subjects by the aid of Eng to the exclusion of France and Spain. .tiADRID BoLSA, APRIL 27.—The Three per Cents. closed at 311 for cash ; the Five per Cents. at 19; the Debt without Interest at si; and the Coupons at 16. We have received the Paris papers of Sunday. They are filled with accounts of the rejoicings which took place on Saturday, in honour of the KING'S fete. The KING received at the Tuileries the corps diplo matique, deputations from both Chambers, from the Courts of Justice, the University, and the Institute, the municipal authorities, the consistorie3 of the Re formed Church, of the Confession of Augsburg, and of the Israelites of Paris, the officers of the National Guard, &c. The POPE'S Nuncio addressed the fol lowing speech to his MAJESTY in the name of the corps diplomatique:— " Thefae of your Majesty is always an auspicious day for the corps diplomatique, who, in the name of the Sovereigns they have the honour to represent, come to offer you their most sincere wishes for the long and entire prosperity of your Majesty, the Royal Family, and France. The trials to which it has pleased Divine Providence to subject a portion of Europe have demonstrated in an admirable manner the advantages of peace, that invaluable result of the wisdom of your Majesty, of the other Sovereigns, and of their Ca binets. The Almighty, who, in His impenetrable designs, afflicts and consoles nations, will crown your generous efforts to allay so many misfortunes, and the calamity itself, which so much grieves your royal heart, will add to your glory. You enjoy, with your august and virtuous Consort, the sweet consolations afforded by your happy family. May you still witness many anniversaries of that feast so grateful to the king, the husband, and the father. Deign, Sire, to accept with the wishes of the diplomatic body the homage of its profound respect." The KING replied— " My heart, as you truly stated, has been deeply grieved at the painful trials which most of our nations have had to undergo in consequence of the dearth of provisions. I hope with you that Providence will speedily put a period to their duration, and that abundant crops will shortly console huma nity. But, as you have so justly observed, the maintenance of that beneficial peace, which the happy accord of all the Governments strengthens every year more and more, has most efficaciously contributed to alleviate the burden of those sufferings. I thank God for enabling me to co-operate in that great result, and I firmly trust that he will continue to bless our common and constant efforts to remove all that might tend to disturb it. I thank you for the congratulations and good wishes you have expressed in so affecting a manner in the name of the corps diplonscctique ; and I cordially entreat you to thank that body, in my name and that of the Queen and of all my family." The KING thus concluded his reply to the Address of the Chamber of Peers, which was presented to his MAJESTY by Duke PASQUIEE : " The affection which the Chamber of Peers has con stantly evinced for me—the efficacious and ever equitable assistance it has afforded my Government, has enabled me to accomplish the arduous task imposed upon me; and now that France, as you have stated, enjoys all the blessings of peace and prosperity, I may recite, after thanking you for your co-operation, the nunc dimittis of the canticle of Simeon." In replying to the Address of the Chamber of Deputies the KING observed— "My grandson will respond to your anticipations. Guided by the advice of his excellent mother, impelled by the good examples given to him by my family, he will be animated with the same spirit—with that truly national spirit—which, devoted to France, knows no other interests than those of the nation. It has been very painful to me to witness the sufferings of the labouring classes to which you have alluded; but I derived great consolation from the relief of them which you so generously voted, and I am happy to seize this opportunity of thanking you. We have every reason to hope that those sufferings are drawing to a close. They, however, elicited 'proof of one great and consolatory fact. They roused none of those political passions which too often previously envenomed public sufferings and feelings. Popular opinion, more enlightened, recognised that there was everything to lose and no good to be expected from such agitations." His MAisszy concluded by congratulating himself on the realisation of the first words he had addressed to France, as Lieutenant-General of the kingdom. " Henceforth the charter shall prove a reality." The Journal des Debats publishes a letter from Constantinople, which states that Austria and Prus sia take the same view of the difference between Greece and the Porte that England does, and that the representative of Austria had received dispatches from Vienna extremely hostile to Greece. The Greek Minister at Constantinople has demanded his passports. In the same journal we find a letter from Athens, said to have been written by M. PISCATORT, complaining of the " unfeeling demand of money by Great Britain," and accusing England of intriguing to procure the advent of Prince LOUIS NAPOLEON (of all people in the world !) to the throne of Greece. Such are the absurdities which the French Minister in Greece is compelled to propagate, in order to pro• crastinate for a short time the downfal of his tool COLET TI. 13ou Man. is outrageous in not being permitted to visit Paris, and when told he was to be confined in the fort of Pomerol, he attempted to commit suicide. Mr. O'CONNELL left Avignon for Arles on the 28th ult. The rise in Consols on the London Stock-Exchange on Friday, added to the satisfactory manner in which the KING'S file had passed off, and to the hourly in creasing hopes from the growing crops, produced a marked improvement in the French Three per Cents. on Sunday. Several bargains were done at 78f. 55c.; but, a desire to realise profits having becomeapparent, the latest quotation was 78f. 40c. (buyers). BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 3. Demerara, 2% —Louvain ala Sambre, —Namur and Liege, 4% —Northern of France, 1 2% 2 —Orleans and Bor deaux, 6 1 /.' 2 —Strasbourg and Bale, 7%—Welt Flanders, 4 Dutch Rhenish, 33i0 ...:01VIMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. ( -% 0 -o':n Market at Liverpool yesterday was heavy. •" ..44 C 1 105 4 , t, t ,00 bales, of which 3,500 were American, at 6%d. to —opriety ', . per lb., 100 Pernatn and Maranham at 7d. to 8 1 / 2 d., I P..:nd 400 Surat at 4d. to 4 1 ,4 d. Shares were in improved de- I wand, at an advance upon former rates. There is nothing new to-day from abroad, and the excite ment of the hour seems adequate to absorb every considera tion. The discount market was never tighter, though the banks, as far as can be expected, have aided parties in meet ing their acceptances. In many instances there will never theless be an inability to meet the engagements entered inte r and from no fault of their own, houses, which although they are as strong as a rock, may be compelled to claim in dulgenee. The English Stock Market has been in a most fluctuating condition, and at times appearing to be shaken to its centre, although rallying subsequently. The Consol market opened at 86%, fell to 86, and is now 86% for present transfer. Time bargains have been effected at 86% to 87. There is rather more buoyancy in the market just now. Exchequer bills have been at ss. to 10s. discount. Consols Scrip has been at 3s. discount. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 86% to 87%; and the Three per Cents. 85 to 85%. Bank Stock is worth 188 to %. The Foreign Investments have been totally neglected. Spanish Three per Cents. have realised 34%, and Brazilian 82%. Austrian Bonds have been marked 104, and Russian 109. Dutch Four per Cents. have been 87 to 87%. In almost all cases Railway Shares are again lower, but the pressure of sales has not been to any material extent, otherwise the fall might have been more decided. BRITISH FUNDS TIIIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCIL (From the Official List.) Bank Stock .. • • •• • • • •• 188 18834 Three pe. Cent. Reduced Annuities 85% 85 853 j Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 8634 86 86% % New Ttiree-and-a-Quat ter per Cent. Anns. 87% % 86% 873 Long Annuities, Expire Jar. 5, 1360 .. 8% 9 flank Stock for M. 'y 27 • • • • 188 34 Consuls May 27 .. •• • • .. • • 86%% 87 86% 87 Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip.. .. 3 di s Exchequer Bills, I%d. 2d. 1,0001. • • .. •. .. • • 10 5 dis 500/. .. • • .. •• • • 10 5 dis Ditto, Small .. .. ...• 410 dis PRICES OF FOREIGN' FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. • • 104 Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent • . • • 8234 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent •. 109 Spanish Bonds, 5 peg Cent. • • Ditto, Tiirce per Cent .. .. • . 34 34 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 57% % Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certlilcates .. 87 34 87 BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHAM Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastm Jn. 2% 1 343434 to Birmingham and Oxford J auction •• 10 • • 173 %..to Birmingham, Wolver., :ad Dailey • • 5 •• • • 10 .. .. to Caledonian .. •• 30 23% .• to 24 Eastern Counties .• •• .. 20 .... 1833 .. to 19 East Larcashire .. • • .. .. 17 .. .. ••to Ditto, New 734 •• • • to Ditto, ditto, Kew Scrip .. • • .. 1 1% —.. to East Lincolnshire . • . .. • . 634 .... 8% .... to 7% Ely and Huntingdon . .. • • •• 15 .. 15% .... to Exeter, Yeovil and Dorchester • • .. 2% to Great Eorthern .. • • • • .. to Great Southern and Westet a (Ireland) LO .. • • 2534 .... to Great North of England • . • . ICO ....230 .. • • to Ditto. New.. .. • • 5 58 .... to Great Western .. .. • • • • .. C 5 ...•113 .... to Ditto. Half Shares .. .• .. • . 50 .. • • 67 .. • • to 6734 Ditto, Quartor Shares • • • • • • 12% .• 17U ••• . to 16U Ditto. :Jew .• 434 ...• 7%)4.. to Hull and Selby •. . 50 ....103 .. •• to 102% Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 25 .... 50% .. • • to Leeds and Bradford •• 40 •• • • 8334 •• .. to Leeds and Thirst( .• .. • • 22% •• • • 21 1 4 •• • • to Do.. do.. Preference, 6 pe: Cent • • 3 34 •••• 4 .... to London and Blackwell .. 161. 13z. 4d. •• • • 734 .... to London, Brighton, and Soun Cos •• 50 .. •• 50% %%to Ditto, Consolidated Eighths •• 10 .... 10% to London and North-Western .• • • 100 • • ..173 . to 174 Ditto, Quarters .. • • L. and B. 7 .... .. ••to Ditto ditto New .. • • .. • 2 .... 12 .... to London and South-Western 411. 6s. 10d. .. 6234 63 to 61% Ditto, New .. .. • • .. 2734 .... 29 IA .... to Lynn and E'y 25 .. • • 26%.... to Lynn and Dcreham .. 20 . • . 20%.... to Manchester and Leeds .. • •• 82 ••.. to Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) • • • • • • 71. 45... •. 34 p.... to Ditto 34 (late Hudders. & Sheffield) 28 .. • • 29 to Manehester, Buxton, and Matlock -. 425. • % dis. to Midland •• •• •• ..100 ....11434.... to 11534 Ditto, New .. .. • • • • . • 36 .... 3934 .... to 39 Ditto, Birmingham and Derby ..100 •• •• 90 .... to Newcastle and Betwick .. • • 20 .... 2514 to Ditto, New .• • • • • .. 5 •• • • 7 .... to Nortolk •• ..100 . ..124 to 123 North British .. .. • • .. 25 .. • • 3034 .... to 31 Ditto, Half Shares .• .. • • 1234 • • —14 1 4 x int to Ditto, Quarters .. .. • • • • 234 • • 3% •• .. to 3 Ditto, Extension • • • • • • • %• • • 134.... to Ditto, Thirds 1 .... 2 34 • • to North Staffordshire .. • • • • 5 •• • • 6 %34 %to Ditto, Scrip (late Churnet & Ely the) 2 .... 334 to Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 2234 .... 13 34 .... to Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) • • 334 .• .• to Ditto, ditto (B) • . .• .. 3 .. • . 2% •• • to Shroperure Union . 425..... dis. to iouth Eastern and Dover .. .. 33/. 2s. 4d. •• • • to Ditto, New (do. 151.) No. 4 .. .. 5 .. • • 4% .. to South Wales .. • • • • • • • • 10 .... 73 to West Riding Union .. 41.2 e..... 4t% p to York and Newcastle • . .- • . 25 .. • . 341 •• • • to 38 Ditto, Preference .. .. • • • • 4 .. • • 6%.. •• to 7 York and North Midland .. .. • • 50 .• .... to Ditto. Preference .. .• .• • • 2 .... 10; .... to Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 .... 20 34 3t .. to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. - Lyons and Avignon (Constituted) .. 5 .... 2%.... to Northern of France • • .. • • 8 .• .. 12%}4 .. to Paris anti Lyons Paris and Rouen Rouen and Havre . .. 20 .... 2531. to Sambre and Meuse • • •• •• • . 14 •• .. •. to West Flanders .. 8 • • 4 .. • • to MINES Real del Monte ;Unregistered .. .. •• .. 3 4 ,4 .. .. to MARKET NEWS.—(TIIS DAY.) HAY MAIL ILETS SsirriiviELD. --Meadow Hay, 2/ lOs to 3/ 18s ; Clover ditto. 31 lOs to 4/ 18s ; and Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 16s per load. A full average supply, and a heavy sale. CUMBEttLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 12s to 41 ; Clover ditto, 3/ 12s to 4/ 15s; and Straw, 1/ 13s to 1/ 16s per load. Supply moderately good, and trade firm. WHITECITAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 31 18s ; Clov'er ditto, 3/ 15s to 51; and Straw, 1L 12s to 1/ IGs per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations. COLONIAL. St:GArt.—The market for British Plantation has been rather firmer; about 420 hhds were sold without change in prices. The public sales have only offered 4,559 bags Bengal, 200 hhds and 100 barrels Porto Rico, which only partly sold, on rather lower terms. Bengal brought 42s to 50s 6d for mid soft yellow to fine white Benares. Porto Rico 45s 6d to 52s 6d for mid greyish to fine yellow. Privately about 1,200 boxes white Havannah have been sold at 32s fur ex- ' portation. COFFEE.—The market is dull. I{icE.-4,281 bags Bengal ►♦early all sold at rather higher prices, viz., from 21s to 23s for mid to very the white, and yesterday about 40,000 bags were sold at is advance. TALLOW. —P. Y. C. is 47s 6d to 47s 9d per cwt on the spot, and Town 49s Gd. TEA.—The market is steady. TOBACCO.—There has been considerably less business done during last month than in the previous one; the market has continued without any perceptible alteration, excepting in some particular descr►ptions, of which stock is becoming comparatively bare, and for which, in some instances, a trifling advance has been submitted to. Recent advices from the United States quote prices firm, and re-assert that the present planting will be materially circumscribed. HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS DAY.) Their Lordships sat to-day at ten o'clock, in a Committee for privileges. The Peers in attendance were the Lord Chan cellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Brougham, Lord Camp bell, the Earl of Redesdale, Lord Sudeley, the arl of Suffolk, the Earl of Radnor, the Earl of Devon, Lord Camoys, Vis count Strangford, and the Earl of Fingal. THE TRACY PEERAGE. The examination of further evidence in this claim occupied their Lordships the whole morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) ANDREWS v. NOUSFIELD. This was a bill filed against the trustees to a marriage settlement, under the following circumstances:—The plain tiffs were the children of Mrs. Andrews, who was possessed of a sum of 7001., an annuity payable out of a sum of 12,000/., besides other property, which were in the hands of three parties, named Sims, Page, and Bullock, as trustee, to the marriage settlement. The marriage took place in 1824, and in 1829 Mr. Andrews and his wifb applied to Bousfield to have a portion of the trust, and obtained 1001. In ,1839 there was a further advance; but, upon application for more money, Page refused to accede to the application, and it was ultimately arranged by all parties that be should retire from the trusteeship, and a Mr. Kennedy was elected in his place. Advances were then made to the amount of 3301. Bullock, one of the trustees, having died, his executors were made parties to the suit. Mr. l'unslia was heard this morning in support of the bill. BLOOMSBURY COUNTY COURT (THIS DAY.) HARRIS V. DAVIS. This was an application made by the plaintiff, on behalf of the Hand-in- Hand Friendly Society of Brothers, to com pel the payment of the sum of 3/. 125., the value of seventy two tickets, admitting persons to the pit of the Royal Victoria Theatre, on the occasion of a benefit. The defendant pleaded non liability. It appeared that the plaintiff in the month of October, 1846, had the superintendance of a benefit at the Royal Victoria Theatre, in - aid of the funds of the Hand-in-Hand Friendly Society of Brothers, of which the defendant had been a member; but, owing to the discontinuance of pay ments, had been struck off the books. A few days before the night of performance, the defendant represented that he had an excellent opportunity of disposingshilling, h h with a t nu e nlber of tickets. He was accordingly supplied with s eventy - two pit tickets, each of the value of on under standing that they should be returned if defendant could not dispose of them to advantage before the night of the benefit. _ _ The Morning Sun and the Morning Advertiser of the Bth of October, containing an advertisement of the benefit, was produced for the inspection of the Judge. The defendant stated that he had disposed of nearly all the tickets, but he had not received the money ; he was, there fore, he considered, not liable for their value. The Judge (E. Dunois, Esq.) stated that the defendant was liable for the amount ; he would, therefore, return a ver dict for the plaintiff. Mr. Davis had his remedy by suing the parties to whom he had supplied the tickets, if he had not already received the money. somerroizs IN VIE NEW COURT. At the termination of one of the cases this morning, a so licitor (whose name did not transpire) rose on behalf of him self and several other solicitors then in court, and inquired if the Learned Judge could not allow cases where solicitors were engaged to be taken out of their usual course, as several had been waiting some hours? The JUDGE replied that he could not accede to the re quest of the solicitors; each case would b e h ear d in due rotation. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Cr lIIS DAY.) The May general sessions for the county of Middlesex commenced this morning at ten o'clock, iu the Court House, Clerkenwell-green, before the Assistant-judge, and a full bench of magistrates. The calendar contained the names of eighty-one prisoners, seventy-one of whom were charged with felony. The ASSISTANT•JUDGE, in charging the grand jury, said there were two subjects now occupying a large share of public attention—he meant the system of punishment adopted in the case of juvenile offenders, and . the subject of transportation. At the present session the number of boys for trial were twenty-one, being little less than one-third of the whole number, and with respect to several of those un fortunate boys he really did not know what to do with them if they were convicted ; and, as if to increase the difficulty, the Government now had come to the determination that— no matter what might be the prisoners' character, whether good or bad, convicted or otherwise—to qualify them to be received in the prison at Parkhouse, they must be of a particular height. The Learned Judge here read the names of several destitute children, who were for trial at the present sessions, and some of whom were not above four feet in height, and asked what was to become of them, as they weremost of them either orphans or had been deserted by their parents. With respect to the Bill on the subject of juvenile offenders now before the House of Com mons, he most earnestly hoped that that clause authorising magistrates to convict children summarily without the intervention of a jury, would never receive the sanction of Parliament, because a long experience had taught him that no matter how amiable or kind-hearted the individual might be, there was, in too many instances, an absence of that training of mind necessary to qualify a man for weigh ing the various points of evidence, and coming to that cool decision so necessary for due administration ,of justice. Upon the subject of transportation, a great change was likely to be effected by public opinion, but he did not think its total abolition would ever be sanctioned. As it at present stood, its administration was most mischievous, and called loudly for reform, but still he thought when amelio rated it should be retained, because no convict upon his release from a long term of imprisonment!could hope to com pete in this country with one untainted by crime, although he might do well in one of the colonies. _ An Denovas was indicted for stealing three loaves of bread, the property of John Fletcher. The prisoner entered the shop of the prosecutor. and stole the bread; when she was taken into custody, and upon being searched a quantity of silver, three gold rings, and a number of duplicates were found upon her by the female searcher, to whom the prisoner offered the gold rings and money, •in case she said nothing about the duplicates. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to four months' imprisonment in the House of Correction. MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY Edward Lewis, a one-legged man, walking upon crutches, was placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with being drunk and endeavouring to obtain charitable contributions by fraudulent means. Mr. Joseph Percy, builder, 20, Great Castle-street, Maryle bone, stated that about four o'clock on the preceding after noon the prisoner came to his residence, and in an importu nate manner requested to be relieved with alms. Complain ant, not knowing anything of the fellow, asked him who and what he was. The prisoner replied, " What, don't you know me. I am the man who fell from a scaffold opposite, and broke my thigh." Complainant said that he knew nothing of him, and seeing that he appeared to be in liquor, desired him to leave the house. The prisoner then said it was all a mistake; it was Mr. Percy, sen., that he wanted to see; and pulling out a letter, said "Look at that, old fellow, and you will see it is all right." Complainant did look at the letter, and found it all wrong, as all the signatures appeared to be forged. He then sent for a constable, and gave him into custody. The annexed is a copy of the letter in question : " April '2B, 1847. " I recommend the bearer, Edward Lewis, carpenter whom I have known several years as an honest man ; he has had the misfortune to lose his right leg and thigh by a fall from a scaffold in this neighbourhood; in consequence of his affliction he has become indebted to his landlord for rent to the amount of 41. 125., which if not paid by the ad of May, his goods will be sold. Knowing him to be a deserving man with a large family, I beg to recommend him to the benevo lence of a few friends and the public, to assist him on the occasion. (Signed) " WILLIAM STURT, builder, John-strreet. Here followed a list of the names of persons who, it was alleged, had given contributions :—Messrs. Cubitt, ss. ; Mr. Blackburn, ss; A Lady, 55.; Anonymous, 55., and several others for like amounts, but so little care had been t a k en t o disguise the writing, that the most casual observer could im mediately detect that the letter and the signature were written by one and the same party. Police-constable E 136, proved receiving charge of the pri soner, and on searching him at the station, fou n d 4 s . 11d. upon him. Daniells, one of the Mendicity Society's constables, proved a former conviction against the prisoner, who, he said, was one of the most determined impostors of London. The pri soner denied knowing that he was doing wrong, but admitted the letter and signatures to be a forgery. Mr. BINGHAM said he should make a severe example of such an impostor, by sending him to the House of Correction for three months. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP VI. SALISBURY AND YEOVIL, AND EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCHESTER. In consequence of an intimation thrown out by the Com mittee yesterday, to the effect that it would be desirable that the traffic evidence should be furnished on that day, Mr. COCKBURN', the counsel for the South-Western Rail way, proceeded to call Mr Locke, the engineer to the rail way, reserving to himself the liberty of ealling other evi dence to show the necessity of the branches proposed by the South-Western Company, between Bledford and Burton. The Committee also decided that the Great Western schemes should be the next upon which they would be pre pared to receive evidence. Mr. Locke, C.E., then proceeded to state the course of the proposed lines. They would start from Salisbury, at the termination of the line sanction ed b y Parliament last year at Fisherton. The terminus would be at Queen-street, in the city of Exeter. The total length of the line from Salisbury to Exeter would be 87.%, the distance of Salisbury from London would be 81% miles, making the total distance front Exeter to London 169 miles. The pre sent distance by the Great Western Railway was 193 miles, making a saving in favour of the South-Western lines of 24 miles. There were no features presenting any engineering difficulties, with the exception of a tunnel at Honitou of about 1,800 yards in length. GROUP XIII. NORFOLX EXTENSION (THETFORD AND YARMOUTH). Evidence of a general nature was adduced in favour of this line over the proposed line of the Ipswich and Bury Railway. GROUP XVI. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group, reassembled at the usual hour this morning; Mr. Kemble in the chair. LONDON AND NORTH—WESTERN (ST. AL BAN'S, LUTON, and DUNSTABLE BRANCH). The Committee were engaged the whole of the morning in investigating the merits of this scheme. The evidence, however, was of the usual general character given by parties residing in the immediate locality of the hne. GROUP XVIII. CHELTENHAM AND OXFORD. The Committee on this group met this morning; the Earl of Lincoln in the chair. The same sort of evidence as that which was taken yester day was again brought before the Committee, in order to show the injury which the excavation was likely to do to the property in Cheltenham. GROUP XX. The Committee on this group met at the usual hour, this morning, in Room 21; Mr. Goulburn in the chair. BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION (DEVIATION LINE). Almost the entire day was occupied with the general evi dence in favour of this scheme. The opposing landholders cases were then gone into. GROUP XXII. The Members of this Committee assembled at twelve o'clock this day in Room A; Mr. Home Drummond in the chair. NEWPORT, HEREFORD. AND AHERGA. VJENI..Y (EXTENSION TO TAFF VALE). Mr. Miller and Mr. Blythe, engineers, were examined in support of the Bill. There were no engineering difficulties of any insurmountable nature on the line, and in their opinion it was well laid out, and would confer great benefit on the district. GROUP XXVII. The members of this Committee met at twelve o'clock this day in Room No. 32; Mr. Cardwell in the chair. EASTERN COUNTIES (WISBEACH AND SPALDING). The evidence in support of this Bill having been closed, Counsel addressed the Committee at great length, and commented upon the evidence. GROUP XXXI. Mr. Shaw (the Chairman) and the other Members of the Committee, met to-day in Room 24. The following Bills are comprised in this group, viz : Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Junction with Midland Railway, &c.) South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole Railway (Purchase of Sheffield Railway, &c.) Manchester and Leeds Railway (Branch from the Hudders field and Sheffield Railway, Soc.) Sheffield, Rotherham, and Doncaster Junction Railway (Naseoorough and Doncaster.) Great Northern Railway (Deviati on between Peterborougb, Boston, and Doncaster.) Me Bill, No. 1, as proposed in the Special Report to No. 28. DIANCHz.STER, SHEFFIELD. AND LIN COLNSHIRE (JUNCTION WITH MIDLAND RAILWAY), &c. Mr. Sergeant WItANGIIAM opened the case for the pro moters. It would be necessary for him to say something about the railways in that district, together with the nature of the district , itself. On the map they (the Committee) had a full view of the country from Liverpool to the port of Hull. That district was traversed by the line of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company. GROUP XXXIII. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock ; the Hon. E. Yorke in the chair. LEEDS, DEWSBURY, AND MANCHESTER (EXTENSION TO WAKEFIELD, 4kc.) Evidence on behalf of this Bill was resumed. Mr. Grainger, engineer, was examined at some length in support of the Bill, as far as the engineering features of the line were concerned. GROUP XL VIII. This Committee met to day at t we l ve o ' c l ock ; Lord Courtepay in the chair. "'LL-I:iITDBONIAN, GLASGOW, GARNIEIRIE, and CO MGM (11AANCLI To G LASGOW STATION). On the assembling of the parties, a question was rai,ed about t h e promoters being allow e d to call further evidence t o rebut the statements of Messrs. Adie and Miller yes terday. Mr. ANDaicws objected, and the room was cleared. On our readmission, The CHAIRMAN said, the Committee would be prepared to hear any further evidence in support of that already ad duced by the promoters, but they could not allow any new evidence to be given. Mr. HOPE, on behalf of the promoters, intimated that, under those circumstances, they would leave the Bill in the hands of the Committee, as they did not thitic they could offer better evidence on the works referred to than what had been already advanced. Mr. ANDIMVS then replied at some length, going over the evidence in detail, and contending that the promoters had not wade out their cam GROUP L. The Comna'ttce m tat twelve; Mr. Bankes in the GLASGOW, BARRECEAD, AND NZIELSTOS BRANCH. Mr. Henderson's cross-examination wa s proceeded With this morning, in reference to the supply- of coals to Pais le y . The CHAIRmAN suggested that the Greenock and the BOW, head schemes ought, in consideration of their own interess not to risk the rebult of a contest between schemes so identi cal, when there was a third opponent. Mr. Sergeant Mumnar acquiesced in the sugg es tion, an d begged the Committee would adjourn till Thursday, or pro" ceed . witli other Bills. The CHAIRMAN refused to accede to a further adjournment thanT hefor one hour. room was then closed till two o'clock, in hopes that a mutual amalgamation of the two schemes might be brought about. GROUP LI. CALEDONIAN R o ILWAY AND 88.A.NC100. The Committee—consisting of Sir John Yards Bul; (chairman), Lord J. Manners, Captain Plumridg e, Mr . To lemache, and Mr. Newdegate--met this morning atwelve v o'clock, and proceeded to hear evidence. Mr. Errington, C.E., knew the maps of the Commissioners ordered to be printed in 1841. The witness proceeded to e%" plain the lines as originally laid down, and the alterationa which had been made at the suggestionof the RoyalComraiso; I D *loners. Ile also explained to the Committee the position the several lines on the map of the Commission ers, dated 1f34, The blue line on that map from Edinburgh to I lawick (the ; North British) was not continued to Carlisle. The Board 0_ Trade map of 1846 was put in. In 1846 the Ca ledonian lin° ran a branch up to Langholm, which was thrown out. _ By Mr. NEWDIGATE—It was thrown out in the Commo to ns The Caledonian then came forward with two branches Dumfries, one through Annan, and the other substantiaq the same with the Dalmakedder branch of this year. TPer were also thrown out. If the Caledonian were thrown oout'and the schemes of the Dumfries as proposed this seslioril sanctioned, they would have a thorough line to C ti which would compete with th e Caledonian, being only i miles longer. A portion, however, of the Dumfries sche: were thrown out on the standing orders. H e bad "do mined the country, and laid o u t the branches of the Cale nian Railway, from Langholm to Canobie, thence to Long' ton, and so on to Brampton. The Committee objected to going into this evidence, which had been given s fully befoe, bt to Mr. Errington o explained that u it would be necessary. h wit do so, in order to show the advantages as comp s emes r ed the North British, whi c h h a d no t yet broug ht their sch forward. Examination continued—Commencing with the Branle.../1 branch of the Nithsdale, it was some furlongs the Caledonian—that was measuring from the Pei ats oo which a new railway would require to be constructed. did not mean to say that the Caledonian was much better au coup' vantaged in gradients, as both lines followed the set ae sate for the try but it was elle bge y the engineering eo f five Dumfries Company that there was only a ditreren c feet at the juncture, whereas he found that this shou:d be increased to twenty feet. The table of distances he h t h e timw at held his hand would g ive the Committee all the distances of t he °P posing branches, and would show that the Caledonian could eon! struct these branches at a lesser cost of 150,000/, beside!_Bl lesser annual cost of working. The substance of the p aper w : 7 1 ; that the comparative length as betweeen the three COloPaal to complete the system of communication would be The Caledonian, with branches 2 4 North British Company 29 6 The Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle grand total ... Miles. 36 Furlong& lain& 6 as compared with 36 miles 2 furlongs and 5 chains these ,":;(i ledonian. He had again examined the system nt down by the Caledonian, and he was more convinced Ile there were great advantages in concentrating t he trae h i., upon Langholm. 150,0001. of first capital would b e saved njf twhoerskeinlginseisx, miles,which , with interest and annual eaPe ase :;e would average probably an annual sa i 7. of 10,000/. The gradients from Langholm to Canobie 0, bited considerable advantages to the Caledonian on..si; score of gradients ; the Dumfries company seemed to _ a wn given themselves unnecessary trouble to surmount a elevation above the river Esk. A mineral traffic surmount nobie to Carlisle would require to enounter on the Dunn e _ Company's line a gradient of 1 in 100, while on the Caleu the nian the only opposing gradient was lin 330. Ile w as e „ked engineer of the Lancaster and Carlisle, and be was - t hat to open out the fields of coal in the districts traversed by ~, line, and it was with this view that he had thrown o:titi; branch to Canobie. The Caledonian Company and eh th caster and Carlisle had a joint station at Carlisle , 3 sn . might be worked very harmoniously, and with greed aul hot tage as respected the Canobie coal. He did not knevirele. far the North British intended to build stati ons at Cdi jail as their intentions had not been made public. Ile 'f ee d. out the branch from Gretna to Brampton, and he„b a .%, ,, at ficed a little in the gradients in order to obtain - a Din Brampton. His steepest gradient was 1 in 63, Win r ether Miller's was lin 75. Mr. Miller's curves e thought, sharper near the point of junction, and this , would equalise the speed. _ her M. SOYER. A few friends of Mons. Soyer, in testimony of the estimation in which they hold him for his private worth, and more particularly in admiration of his phi lanthropic exertions to ameliorate the sufferings of the starving Irish peasantry, purpose inviting him to an entertainment, to take place at as (early a period as can be found practicable. Those of his friends who may desire to act as stewards, will be kind enough to com municate with Mr. Absolon, No. 2, Haymarket, Hono rary Secretary. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 4.—Wind E. by S., fresh breeze, and thick hazy weather. DEAL, MAY 3. Wind W.S.W. to N.N.W.—Arrd. Mozam bique, Bowman, Batavia, for Rotterdam ; Borussia, Hartrig, South Seas, for Stettin ; Diligentia, Homeman, Batavia, for Rotterdam; Nep au l, Emery, Calcutta; Champion, Hill, Ceylon; Energy, WO Grande; Sunbeam, St. Jago de Cuba. Arrd. from the River, Stirling, Sydney, New South Wales; Regina, Dominica; Lahore, Cuba. Sld. Parrack Hall, St. Kitt's; Apolline, Jamaica; Birman, Quebec and Montreal. OFF DOVER, MAY 3.—Chatham, Nicholson, Boston. COWES, MAY 3.—Wind N. to 11'.N.W.—Sld. Valusia, Jamaica. PLYMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind W.—Arrd. Borneo, Hun ting dcn, Baltimore. FALMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind W.—The Phenomena, Ant werp to New York, is discharging to repair. LIVERPOOL, MAY 3.—Wind S.N. W., fresh.—Arrd. Leipsic, Cophan, Moulmein ; Selina, Bragg, Benin ; Queen of the Tyne, Anderson, Bahia; Enterprise, Freeman, Barbadoes ; Deborah, Burt, Nevis; Harmony, Cuba; Clydeside, Thomas, Manzanilla ; Algoina, Spaulding, New Orleans ; Avalanche, Whittlesley, ditto; Pandora, White, Charleston. Ski. 3, Thames, Boston; Eliza, Caroline, Quebec. BlanvronT, MAY 3.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Hope, Quebec. SHIELDS, bIAY 2.—Wind N.E. to E.N.E., strong ; 3, N.E., strong.—Arrd. Harley, Symmons, Mauritius. MAI:GATE, MAY 3.—The Model, London to Plymouth, is on shore. MILFORD, MAY 2.—The Louisa, hence to Fishguard, sank yesterday in Ramsey Sound. Bowmortn, Aran, 29.—The Conradine is leaky, and has seven feet water in her hold. TOBERMORY, APRIL 29.—The Thetis, Cassidy, from the Avon to Quebec, was assisted in here on the 27th instant, totally dismasted. The Fello riship, Armstrong, Liverpool, to Prince Edward's Island, is leaky, and has been beached. BRISTOL, MAY 3.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Sandford, Sin clair, P or t o Ri co. MILFORD, MAY 2.—Wind W.—Sld. Anne, New York. NEWPORT. MAY 3.—Wind W.—Sld. Theodore, St. Thomas. STROMNESS, APRIL 29.—The John and Isabella, New castle for Dublin, has been run on shore on Flotta Island, in a sinking state, having struck on a sunken reek. SUNDERLAND, MAY 3. Wind S.E.-61d. Mornington, Quebec; Dalston, New Brunswick. Conic, APRIL 28. A rr d . G ustavu s, Davis, New York.. May 1, India, Sunderland, Hong-Kong; Cairo, April 29, Sld. Marc e ll us , Boston • Morgrana , New York; P linog.ene, St. Thomas ; Dominica, 'Quebec. May 1, Perse verance, St. John's, New Brunswick. WATERFORD, MAY I.—Wi n d ,N.—Arrd. Royal Adelaide, Smith, Baltimore. Sld. Torcello, New York. LIMERICK, MAY 2.—Wi n d N. W.—Arrd. E. 11. Cepin, Bosson, Baltimore. Sid. Ma r y, Broughton , Havanna,l t • i ew CASTLETOWN, BEARHAVEN.—SId. Ocean , S t. John s, N Brunswick ; Governor, Douglas, ditto. M e tan, New Lirri,Eitxxivrolf, MAY 1, Sid. Betsy , -- Brunswick. POOLE, MAY I.—Sld. J. Thomas, Labrador. SLIGO.—SId. Hydra, St. Thomas. Purse, New TOBERMORY, APRIL 26. Arrd. Barb ara, Orleans, for Londonderry. erday to have L O NDON, MAY 4.—Tisa vessel reporte d y been lost on the Island of Islay proves to be the Exmouth, Booth, Londonderry to Quebec. X"501. Lord John Russell has received from " " for the service of the State." The itraolult will be paid into the receipt of the Exchequer. COMMITTEE on PRIVATE WI" (THIS DAY.) SALE OF CHARING-CROSS BRIDGE. effec t The Committee to whom the Bill for carrying an agreement entered into by the proprietors of thilist° " Fu ller, for its sale to Mr. Jackson , Sir Joshua Walmsley , &C., was summoned to meat again this morning ,n . m itt ee -room, No. 17, at twelve o'clock ; but at the appoin"74 hour none of the members save Colonel Sibthorp and Idr. Mostyn were in attendance. b r idge, Counsel and parties attended punctually at twelve o'clock- At half-past twelve o'clock Mr. D'Eyncourt, for Lam beth, entered the Committee-room; on the Middlesex list, h e sa id h e cou ld not conven ientl y attend to-day. He, ho wever, i nt i ma t e d that even if he w ere to stay, there was littl e or no c h ance o f a Committee being formed ; he, therefore, went away. Colonel SIBTHORP said he informed General Johnstone and Lord Barrington, last night in the House of Commons, that the Committee would meet to-day at twelve, and in that Committee-room, and that they promised to attend. fie feared it - would be necessary to adjourn the Committee again• but as the business of the House was important to-morrow.- Lord Morpeth's Health of Towns' Bill, and Mr. Spooner'l Suppression of Prostitution Bill being set down in the paper —he thought, if they did find it necessary to adjourn, it would be necessary to extend it over to-morrow. Mr. GURNEY, who appeared for the Bridge Company, slict he had consulted his friend Mr. Hill (who appeared for the . shareholders who oppose the sale of the bridge), and b e u agreed with him that it would be more convenient for a" . parties that an adjournment of the Committee for some days should at once take place, as there seemed little chance of making a quorum, and it some arrangement should not be come to between the parties in the interim, that an applica tion should be made to have the Committee reappointed. Colonel SIBTHORP—Then you wish us to adjourn sine die F Mr. IltLi. said, as the Committee had not, in fact, been formed, the two lion. Members present had no powe r tO adjourn it. The better course would be for the Comm itte e to separate, without naming any time when it should meet _ again, and for the parties to apply for the renewal or re appointment of the Committee on a future day, as re col2l- • mended by his Learned Friend. It was right, p erha p s, that he should intimate that his opposition—or rather the opposition of those fur whom be appeared—had not abated in the least. After some further consideration the Sommittee wan arranged to stand adjourned sine die, it being, however, un derstood that it should be called together again in the course of a week. The Earl of Elgin is to have the Green Riband vacant by the death of the Duke of Argyll. EXTENSION OF THE ELECTRIC 'TELEGRAPH TO PLYMOUTlL—Arrangements are now in progress for the ex tension of the electric telegraph on the Great Western Rail way. It is expected the work will be commenced early in the ensuing summer; the wires will be first laid down as far as Bristol. When this portion is in operation, it is in tended to extend it to Exeter, whence the communication will be carried to Plymouth on the South Devon Railway, and thence, by means of subterranean pipes, to the Dock yard at use Devon p; t e ; crossing c fr o o r m nw t a l t i lh i l s e n e w ao t ya h z e et , s o u a b ln, n a( l i a int r i i io n eu e cu r ol o .n_ p t c e will ontinua tion c a a d r e r i o o n f ',south Times. foundationinst instituted for d weWe have pleasure i n announc i ng, that, from care f which ul no have to bfuellieisn,equtli)rayttfi o have repo reason r t thatt Earl of Auckland •is about to leave his office as First Lord of the Aarniralty..Herald BALLOON ASCENT.—Last evening a balloon ascent took place at the Royal Standard Gardens, Shepherdess walk, City-road, but on which occasion in consequence Ff the unpropitious st a t e o f th e weather, there was but a thin attendance of visitors. The balloon was the property of Mr. Gypson, and was its second ascent. About a quarter before seven o'clock the aerial machine having been tilled with gas , which was supplied from the Independent Gas Works, Hag" gerstone, was declared ready tor its elevation. Mr. Gypson Mr. Coxwell, and three other gentlemen, then entered th e _ car, when, upon being disengaged from terra f ir ma, its asce nt was slow, from the sudden condension of the gas, caused b 7 the dampness of the atmosphere. Several bags of ballast were then thrown out, upon which it rose rapidly. Its co urse w.t to the east of south. After being up about ten m inutes slowly descended, and was then lost sight of. TnE ARMY AND NAVY CLUB-110USE.—Yesterd a y the whole of the houses on the west side of George-street, St. James's-square, as well as several in Pall-mall, were being demolished, this spot having been selected by the committe for the erection of the intended new Army and Navy Club-house. .811iTHZ. On the 27th ult., at Cashel, the lady of Major J. D. O'Brien, 70th Regiment, of a son. On the 28th ult., in Wellington-crescent, Ramsgate, the lady of Robert Elliott, Esq., of a daughter. On the 29th ult., in Dorchester-terrace, Bayswater, the lady of F. Macnaghten, Esq., of a son. On the 30th ult., in Calthorpe-street, Mecklenburgh-square , Mrs. William Pagden, of a daughter. On the 27th ult., at Edinburgh, the lady of Edward James Jackson, Esq., of a son. On the 28th ult., at Sulhamstead House, Turnham-green , the wife of W. 11. Wylde, of the Foreign-office, of a son. On the Ist inst., at Arborfield, Streatham-hill, Mrs. W. L. Leaf, of a daughter. On the Ist inst., in Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square, the wife of Charles J. Dimond, Esq., of a son. MARRIE. On the 29th u lt., Mr. Thomas Pa D ge Powell, of the Vassall road, Brixton, to Marianne, only daughter of Mr. Williara Hall, coach builder, Newark-upon-Trent. On the 29th It at St. Anne's, Kew-green, Captain the Hon. Geor ge Hope, N., son of the late Lieutenant-General John E ar l o f ll opetoun, to the Hon. Anne Carmichael Nap ier, fourth daughter of the late William John Lord Napier, an d Maid of Honour to the Queen. DIED. On the evening of the 29th ult., at 64, Church-stree t Inverness, w, Esq., so Mrs. Ma l c i : e k i n to d r. rew, the beloved wife of J ohn IlacOn the 29th ult., in Berkeley square, the llon. Sophie Margaret Stuart, widow of the Hun. and Rev. W. Stuart , D. 1)., late Lord Primate of all Ireland, aged 83. On tho 28th ult., Robert Masters Kerrison, F.R.S• , of Upper Brook-street. On the 27th ult., Letitia, wife of William Hand, Esq.. °I Hinton Manor House, Sturminster Newton, Dorset. On the 3Qth ult., in Hertford-street, the Rev. John Sleatb, D.D., F.R.S., Rector of Thornby, Northamptonshire. aged 80. On the 30th ult., at Bath, Anne, relict of the late Alas ander Ellice, Esq., aged 88. El e anor On the 28th ult., in Prospect-place, Edgevrare-road, Carter Goss, aged 84. --- London: Printed and Published by 1111URDO YOUN-G, of 34. I,wA._ Strand, i !Inter, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Pt A Of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex. TueedaY. 1847. 4", ' f~