The Sun. — London, England, 1847-06-05 00:00:00

LILLY DAWSON. By Mrs. CROWE. VI. Henri 'Colburn, publisher, 13, Great ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager, Mr. William Batty. tlntler the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert. and the Splendid Roy combination of Novel al ties, iFamily.n nto which Mr. has engaged Mdlle. Laurina, the additio Female Equestrian. Batty THIS EVENING Will be performed the Equestrian Magical Sketch, THE GOLDEN FOOTED STEED; or, The Charmed Horse of the Black Valley. Unetrtalled SCENES in the CIRCLE, with a brilliant display of Horson.aiuthip, introducing the Foreign and British Artistes. To conclude with Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS ; or, The Corsair. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Stalls, !L ; Boxes, 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be presented a new ballad opera, the libretto by Mr. E. Fitz ball, the music and overture by Mr. J. H. Tully, entitled THE FOREST MAIDEN AND THE MOORISH PAGE. Philip of Spain, Mr. Leffler; Francis Huntley, Mr. W. Harrison; Sir Edward Cop ley, Mr. M'Mahom ; Queen Mary, Mrs. Henry Vining ; Alice Copley, Miss Rainforth ; Leon, the Moorish Page, Miss Rebecca Isaac To be followed by the interlude of PLOT AND COUNTERPLOT. Hernandez, Mr. Neville ; Don Gaspard de Rosellas, Mr. Heslop ; Donna Lorenzo, Miss Vaughan ; Juana, Miss E. Terry ; Beatrice, Mrs. W. Daly. To ec , r,,,,,ade with the new Nautical Drama, called THE WRECK AND Tile REEF. Captain, Mr. Tindell ; Halstead, Mr. Horn castle ; lien Block, Mr. Neville; Christmas, Mrs. Ware. Boxes, di., Pit, is.; Gallery, 6d. Doors open at Six, commence at HaLf-pr st Six. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING • Will be performed THE LO NELY MAN OF THE OCEAN the Night B e f ore the Bridal. Characters by Messrs. N. T. Hicks, Dale, Searle, Bird, Raymond, Gardner, Miss Vincent, Mrs. G. Lee, and Miss Barroughcliffe. After 'which a ballet, entitled the COBLER AND THE TAILOR. Timothy Twist, Mr. Buck. To be followed by Mr. Cox's DISSOLVING VIEWS. 'Cu conclude with ADMIRAL SAM. Supported by the entire strength of the Company. Boxes, ls. ; Ralf Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Under the patronage of her Majesty, his Royal High ness Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, Ike. 'Open every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Achnission, One Shilling. SECOND WEEK OF M. JULLIEN'S ENGAGEMENT. First Week of the Army Quadrilles. No Extra Charge ! On MONDAY, June 7. The Proprietor has much pleasure in announcing to the Subscribers, Amateurs of Music, and the Public, that he has succeeded in engag ing M. JULLIEN and the Principal Solo Performers of his unrivalled Land, lneluding Richardson, Baumann, Barret, Lazarus, Prospere, Cotlinet, and Her Kcenig, for a limited number of nights. Which, with Mr. GODFREY'S Splendid Band, aided by a selection from the principal bands in the Metropolis, will form an orchestra of One Hundred Performers. :The Proprietor begs to announce that he has, at a considerable I % o t: e n:a y ere cted a new Entnce, and a magnificent Walk, with bbo rt, statues, ands Central Fountain, in front of the grand Pictorial Re prentation of The MenagelßErie TO WN AND RAY OF GIBRALTAR. e-ontairensen many specimens, including the Giraffe, cazenes, aro. The Pr ade Concerts, conducted by Godfrey. A representation of the I?oly;reelteet,Tower of Nankin. The Gothic Bridge of Statues. The grand SIEGE 01,1)(37, Disply, rein e ienting the lAAMLbTarAltdm.ent, P Showing the commencement of thpPE: partial destruc tion of the Town, and Blowing n r the Battering Ships. MANSLAUGHTER.—Yesterday lqr G jA.MnMaryilllseborne; aumed and concluded in the board-room.of t:h Allen, workhouse, an adjourned inquest upon Ilarye aged four years, whose parents reside at 26, Wll' Oxford-street. Mr. Jeffries,. the. landlord, deposed th:ttreth' deceased's parents occupied, during the lest two years, a roo:i in his house. The father, who was a coachroaker, h a d b een for three weeks in Middlesex Hospital, during the month of .April. The mother was a confirmed drunkard, night lrunkard o , f wh t ? ie,d pledg e d ,2 everything to buy drink. La April a pers on i n f orme d thathim teon the children were crying with hunger in the room. He bad the door opened,. when he found that t h e f urniture had been removed, and saw the two ._ children lying na k ed under the ticking of the b e d , and Fry ink/ with hunger. He instantly called in a female, who lived in the parlour, and when the mother returned home, gave her into custody for stealing the furniture. The children were brought to the Marylebone workhouse, where the deceased (tied on the 27th ult. Several other witnesses proved that the mother, although she had ample means to feed them, starved and neglected her children. Verdict—" Manslaughter against Elizabeth Allen, the mother of the deceased." Nithing was wanting, after what has lately passed in the highest circles of society to bring the game of grrerec t into discredit, than for it to be played in like manner by Greeks of the lowest order. On Sunday, eleven rogues were detected at the BarraTe Mouffetard and the bougee de I'Ecole Militaire, in doing the flats at this game with marked cards, and were taken into custody.—Parispaper. 18, Great Marlborough-street. L ORD CASTLEREAGH'S NARRATIVE OF RIB JOURNEY TO DAMASCUS, Will be published on Mormax next, June 7, in 2 vols., small Svo, with numerous Engravings, prise 245. bound. Henry Colburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Orders received by all Booksellers. THE COURT OF QUEEN CAROLINE. Now ready, in 2 vols., post Ovo., with Portraits, MEMOIRS OF LADY SUNDON, AND OF THE COURT OF QUEEN CAROLINE, CONSORT OF GEORGE 11. Including Letters of the Moet Celebrated Persons of the Time, Now first published from the Originals, By , Authoress of " Memoirs of MRS. the Court o THOMSON f Henry VIII.," &c. Maury Colburn, publisher, 13, Great Marlborengh-street. THE NEW NOVELS, New Ready at all the Libraries. MRS. TROLL OPE'S NEW NOVEL, THE THREE COUSINS. 11. EVELYN HARCOURT. By Mrs. GASCOIGNE. 111. THE JESUIT AT CAMBRIDGE. By Sir G. STEPHEN, IV. _____ ?MUTATION and ATONEMENT. By Mrs. GORE V. The ROMANCE OF WAR. By Captain GRANT. VII. )(ILIA WTNDHAM. By the Author of "Two Old Mena' Tales. VIII. Also dust Ready, THE PLAYERS; OR, THE STAGE OF LIFE. By T. J SFRLE, To be had at all the Libraries, THE HON. ADELA SIDNEY'S NEW NOVEL, HOME AND ITS INFLUENCE. Three Vole. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. EIZR MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EITEIMCG, Saturday, will be performed Donizetti's opera LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; La Marchese di Berkenfield, Madame ; Suipere Sergente, Sig. F. Lablache ; Tonlo, Sig. Gardoni. Between the acts will be presented the Second Act of the admired ballet of GISELLE. Giselle, Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi. To conclude with a Selection from the admired ballet of ON DINE. Comprising the Fete de la Madonne, Pas de la Corbeille, by Mdlle. Cerito and 31. St. Leon, supported by Mdlles. Cassan and Honore, and the celebrated Pas de l'Ombre by Mdlle. Cerito. The Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are re spectfully informed, that there will be a grand EXTRA NIGHT on THURSDAY NEXT, on which occasion Mdlle. Jenny Lind will appear in one of her favourite characters. The doors open at Half-past Seven. The Opera to commence at Eight o'clock. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. (By special desire.) Mdlle. Dnmilatre's last appearance but one. The Nobility, Gentry, and Subscribers are respectfully informed that on SATURDAY, June 5, will beperformed Donizetti's celebrated Opera " Lucrezia Borgia." The principal characters by Mme. Grist, Mdlle. Aiboni, Signor Mario, Signor Marini, Signor Tamburini, and Signor Tagllailco. Conducted by M. Costa. To be followed by a grand Pas de Trois from the Ballet " La Bouquetiere de Venlse," by Mdlle. Fanny Elssler, Mdlles. De Melisse and Delachaux. To conclude with the popular Ballet "La Refine des Fees." The principal characters by 3fdlle. Dumilatre, 3fdlle. Bertin, Mdlles. De Menne, Delachaux, Neodot, M. Petipa and O'Bryan. 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 open at Half-past Seven, and the performance commence at Eight o'clock. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the Mans.gement of Mr. R. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new Comedy, called TEMPER. Sir Marma. duke Topple, Mr. Farren ; Sir Charles Tempest, Mr. Hudson ; God frey, Mr. Tllbary; Emerson,. Mr. Webster; Cyril Tempest, Mr. Howe ; Lady Tempest, Mrs. Seymour ; Mrs. Herbert, Mrs. Glover ; Florence Wilmot, Mrs. Fortescue ; Miss Fielding, Mrs. Humby. To be followed by a Miscellaneous Concert, in which the FOUR HUNGARIAN INSTRUMENTAL VOCALISTS will give their imi. tations of various instruments, with the Lips only. To be followod by an entirely new and original farce called WHO DO THEY TAKE ME FOR ? Colonel Templeton, Mr. Howe ; Terence O'Reilly, Mr. lludson ; Mrs. Dorrington, Mrs. Seymour; Miss Prudence Pickings, Mrs. Hamby. To conclude with the Astronomical Extravaganza, called THE W PLANET ; or, Harlequin out of Place. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVE Will be perform e d the original Drama NlN , G 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. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which (never acted) an entirely new Petite Comedy, called PLYING COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans song', Mr. Webster; Margaret, Miss Woolgar; Helen de Montereau, Madame Celeste ; Justine, Miss Ellen Chaplin. To be followed by the Opera Buffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. (Last Night but Seven of the present Management and Company.} THIS EVENING Will be Performed PRESUMPTION. Principal characters by Messrs. Leigh Murray, Oxberry, Turner, Kinloch, Bellingham, and Emery ; Misses May, Bromley, Forster, and Mary Keeley. After which, a Sketch from the popular Ballet of ONDINE : or, LA NAIADS! To be followed by the new occasional Dramatic Sketch, called JENNY LEND AT LAST; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac ers by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, 31r..Bender, Mr. Yarnold, and Mrs. Keeley. TO conclude with the new Burlesque Extravaganza, called THE WOOD DEMON ; or, One o'Clock, In which Messrs. Keeley, A, Wigan, F. Matthews, Bellingham, Kinloch, Silver, Miss Dickinson Miss Daly, and Mrs. Keeley will appear. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. On MONDAY EVENING, UNIT; be performed the vaudeville of UN MONSIEUR ET UN' DAME. Un Monsieur, M. Dumery ; Une Dame, Mdlle. Khin. After which, 111• TE FEM QUI SE JETTE PAR LA FE NBTRE. The characters by M. Dumery, M. Rhozevil, Mdlle. Vallee, Mme. Grassau, and Mdlle. Duverger. To be followed by a vaudeville, entitled L' ARTICLE 213 ; ou, Le Mari dolt Protection --. Characters by MM. Langeval, David, Dorgeb er t, and Mdlles. Duverger and Vallee Dumery, . To eonelnde with the Vaudeville, entitled L'IMAGE. De Re. tandaL M. Dumery ; Leopold, M. Rhozevil ; Mauelerc, M. Priston ; Madeleine, Mdlle. Duverger. 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-odice of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five. t‘ THIONAN siERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. In consequence of the increasing success which attends every re presentation given by the celebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS. Pell, ['Arrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, they will repeat /heir usual ENTERTAINMENTS at the above Theatre, THIS ETENING, and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening. Doors of en at Eight o'clock. They will also give a DAY PERFOitMi , NCE on Wednesday Morning next, commencing at Half-past Tao o'clock. Thursday Evening next willbe for the Be aedt of Mr. Stanwood. Boxes and Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the Box- o ffi ce o f the Theatre. 1 PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. G. Will be presented the THIS Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Principal characters by Messrs. Granby, Ryder, Vin ing, Cowell, Walton, Compton, Miss Smithson, Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. H. Hughes, and Mrs. Fosbroke. To be followed by a new comedietta, in two acts, entitled RO MANCE AND REALITY The Hon. Captain Montague, Mr. J. Webster; Vincent Dunbar, Mr. Vining; Florence, Mrs. Sterling; Emily, Miss Emma Stanley. After which a new Drama, entitled THE KING AND THE PIPER. Principal characters by Messrs. Hughes, Walton, Barker, Wynn, DelavanU, Granby, Miss E. Stanley, Miss G. Smithson, and Miss MarshalL I \ N \ bersung LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1847 The question of emigration was last night brought before the House of Lords by Lord MONTEAGLE, who moved for a Select Committee to consider the mean s by which emigration might be made a benefit to the social condition of Ireland. In the reasons adduced i by the Noble Secretary for the Colonies for assenting to the inquiry, in his masterly and convincing reply, we most cordially concur. He has acted on a grin ; ciple which has not hitherto been sufficiently recog nised. Heretofore it was too much the custom to consider that entering into an investigation was an admission of the accuracy and justice of the charges or the principles asserted by the mover—that it implied a general acquiescence in his views ; Lord GREY, however, adopted a more judicious course. He consented to the appointment of the pro posed Committee, because he believed that the result would be to disabuse men's minis of a dangerous error, viz., that emigration could T be made useful to the greatest imaginable extent. I \laxly erroneous and unfounded opinions on the sub ji !ct are, unhappily, too prevalent. Certain classes in I reland have been impressed with the most extrava g ant ideas on the point. They ,have looked upon a large and extensive system of emigration as the o my remedy for the ills of Ireland. They have de li berately stated that there can be no prosperity for 'eland until one-fourth of her population are trans ff to other shores—until two millions of people tire banished from their native land ; that, for the supposed benefit of Irish landlords, their estates are to be cleared, their country depopulated at an expense to the national Exchequer, or, in other words, to the English taxpayer, of some forty or fifty mil lion pounds sterling. Such was the scheme originally brought forward and supported by many ,Members e einsi )f either H ouse o f Parliament, and other influential TEntlernan connected w ith I re l an d . But whei2, at n g r t h, the question ht e d b e i f n o r i e ts t d h e e fen S c e e n , a t o e r , ne ie it ang voice briceuouplgiit repared to advocate it to the extent that had previ -0 WY been urged. In fact, as the Noble Lord had s' meted it was utterly It will not be the land entirely repudiated. t; se proposed inquiry ethasatt valuable. of the results of c enered what is the it will at length be dis point re inters and advocates of em a ig 3 l : a a ti lmed at by the sup -1 ha y really desire to go. It will p n i ; i to th what extent son le certain propositions, the fallacy of m whic 4o w h n to real lily be exposed. Hithert o th ey have ar~uteaedn that .t the population of our sister island is too n er _ ous for fits resources, that an adequate supply o f f oo d cannot hie raised in the country for the maintenance of i inhabitants, and that, consequently, nothin g cga. be efficacious but the removal of the aurplus " WHAT JS A POUND ?" Assuredly the riddle of Sphinx was not more bewildering or inexplicable than this simple inquiry, if we may estimate its dif ficulty by the diversity and contradiction of the an swers given by modern financiers. A pound! why, the colour of the chamelion has not been provocative of more opposite assertions. For all that could be adduced from the perverse definitions of this incom prehensible thing—a pound—by those who are pre sumed to be deeply versed in the monetary science, we might as well endeavour to penetrate the Elusy nean mysteries, to solve the variations in the magnet, to concoct the elixir vita, or to prove that mankind has not in all ages been most credulous and most ex travagant. Until we have arrived at some definite understand ing, however, as to the signification of a pound it is hopeless to expect anything like sound or even safe le gislation in regard to national finance. Sir R. PEEL has assumed to himself a species of despotism in regard to the Currency : it is natural, therefore, that to him public curiosity should be first directed for some explicit interpretation of this awfully mysteri ous monosyllable. Sir ROBERT PEEL has given his interpretation—three years ago he gave it—repeatedly since then he has given it ; but such an interpretation ! such an ingenious jumble of paradoxes, such an eccentric puzzle of words, as left the original ques tion as invisible as a needle in a bottle of hay. Arguing from the premise that a pound (a nominal pound) of gold is 123 . 1-274 grains of gold, Sir ROBERT PEEL maintained that the meaning of a pound is literally " a definite quantity of gold with a mark upon it to determine its weight and fineness." Remember, he asserted this upon the premise that a pound is fixed at 123.1-274 grains of gold; and he asserted, almost in a simultaneous breath, that an ounce of gold being legally determined to be of the value of 3/. 17s. 100., an ounce of gold and a pound of silver must be considered as equivalent, or, in other words, that the signification of an ounce of gold, being estimated by law at the sum of 3/. 17s. 10fd., is simply the expression of the value of gold relatively with silver. While uttering these opinions Sir RO BERT coolly knocks the ground from under himself, cracks the reed upon which he is leaning, by con fessing that silver can no longer be regarded as a standard of value—that, in short, the silver coinage is at present " a mere token," seeing that the value of silver has fluctuated within recollection from 625. to 665. per pound ! Was ever magnificent castle in the air so instantaneously demolished, and that, moreover, by its very fabricator ? Why, if silver coinage is a mere token, gold coinage must equally be a mere token ! If silver generally varies in value, a pound ;of silver must vary in value, and consequently a fluctuating pound of silver cannot by possibility be the equivalent of an unfluc tuating ounce of gold ! The meaning of an ounce of gold at 3/. 17s. 10id. Sir R. PEEL defines, as we have already stated, to be merely the expression of its relative value to silver. J therefore, the value of silver is variable, the value of gold, as it is rated proportionately with silver, must necessarily be mutable in like manner. Already has Sir ROBERT considered a pound as being composed of 123 . 1-274 grains of standard gold, and he has declared that quantity to have been decided upon from the circum stance of the pound of account having been formerly, namely, in the reign of WILLIAM the CON QUEROR, literally a pound (weight) of silver. Yet this lesser metal, by which the more precious metal; is estimated, cannot, he acknowledges, be viewed as anything more than a mere token, because its value fluctuates like that of any baser commodity. From first to last, throughout Sir ROBERT PEEL'S explanation, there is an utter chaos of contradictions, and paradoxes, and prevarications. From first to last it is manifest that his arguments are based upon premises of inherent rottenness. From first to last it is certain that a pound is not, as he maintains, an actual thing—an existent fact—a visible and repre sentable substance, but that it is, on the contrary, a ;fiction—an ideal and suppositious medium—a phrase used conventionally and symbolically. From the root, therefore, from the very founda ,sons, the present system of the Currency, as modelled and constructed by Sir ROBERT PEEL, is un nound and untenable. From the root, from tbe very foundations, it must be remodelled and reconstructed. In another column will be focund a communication from a provincial banker pointing out the urgent necessity for some combined ef brt to insure a gigantic alteration in the national Currency, and especially directing attention to the upportunity afforded for that effort by the approach ing general election. The suggestion is admirably timed and is eminently entitled to consideration. Meanwhile the electors throughout the kingdom should weigh the matter seriously in the balance. They should probe the wounds caused in our Credit by the Bank Charter Bill of 1844, the causes of which are conclusively set forth in a brief but emphatic - pamphlet by Mr. CHARLES ENDERBY. At the county and borough hustings let not the late financial in volvements be forgotten. retters from Rome, dated the 27th ult., state that the Rev. Dr. MILEY and Mr. DANIEL O'CONNELL had arrived there, bearing with them the heart of the late Mr. O'ComiELL, enclosed in a silver urn. "No words can describe," say thotli letters, "the grief and disappointment that was experienced at the announcement of O'Connell's death. A triumphal entr was pre pared fur him. The compartments o f the arch under which he was to pass were reedy, and every other arrangement made to receive him, rather as a prince than as a pilgrim. The stroke which crushed all our hearts has deranged all this, and the glowing enthu siasm which busied itself about his triumphal entry is sorrowfully but earnestly engaged in preparing for the grand requiem which is to be celebrated for his eternal repose on the 15th June in one of the chief Ba silicas of Rome. Padre Ventura, the brightest ornament of the pulpit in Italy, is preparing the funeral oration. An audience is to be granted to the Rev. Dr. Miley and Mr. Daniel O'Connell immediately on the return of Pius IX. from Suliaco, for which place his Holiness started this morning at three o'clock. Half Rome has followed him. The Pope's own suite and guard were small, but their deficiency was more than compensated for by the sixty or eighty young Roman nobles and gentlemen, who turned out splendidly mounted and appointed as a volunteer body-guard for their Sove reign, wtio reigns supreme in every heart. His Holi ness is not expected to return before Tuesday next. In the iaterim the heart of O'Connell is deposited in the ancient church of St. Agatha, which is served by the Irish college, where, on Monday next, a solemn re quiem is to be celebrated for the departed. whose death has plunged the venerable prelate, the Very Rev. Dr. Cullen, who presides over the college, and his commu nity into the bitterest grief." The POPE has appointed five new Cardinals, two French (the Archbishops of Cambrai and Besancon), and three Italian—M. ANTONELLI, Treasurer; M. BUPONDI, Prolegate at Ravenna ; and M. FoarrAar, the Pontifical Nuncio in Paris." A Berlin letter states that on the 28th ult. the whole of the Court, the Foreign Ministers, and seve ral members of the two Orders of the States of Prussia, had the honour of dining with the KING at Potsdam, in honour of the birthday of the Queen of ENGLAND. This is the first time that this mark of respect towards her Britannic MAJESTY has been shown in Prussia. A letter from Munich, of May 27, says—" The news lately given by the journals, that the KING in tended to separate the administrative power from the judicial, turns out to be exact. Yesterday, the anni versary of the granting of the Bavarian constitution, hi MAJESTY, after a Cabinet Council of three hours' duration, gave orders to have this great and salutary measure carried in to effect. At the same time the KING is-sued an ordcnnance, enacting that the pro ceedings in all the couits of law, civil and criminal, uhould he public." We quote the following (min the Speller Gazette: — "It is said that the Emperor Nicholas about to do an act of generosity towards Imola Poles as have been condemned for political offences. Those who have been exiled to Siberia, and whose estates have been confis cated, are to be allowed to return into the kingdom, and re-enter into possession of their property." The intelligence from Ti Lisbon, br oug ht by the ger, the arrival of which at Southampton we an mounced yesterflay, is to the 29th ult. The Bulldog arrived from Engiand on the 27th, and was supposed - s-- ~- .~. TILE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1847. t` THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, JUNE 6. THURIONZTER, Lowest, 50 ; Highest. 73 ; Noon, 63, BAROMETER, 30.28.—W1ND N.N.E.; fine. WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .. 2 minutes after 6. Evening .. 29 +minutes 4f , p, 6. f numbers. They h ave no t to i nqu i re how or by what means, and at what expenditure, this their darling object can be obtained. They ask not with what justice we can divest ourselves of the duty of pro viding for our own impotent poor, and send them to starve and die in other climes, quod columns facile credimus. They desire to get rid of their destitute brethren, and they are prepared to believe it can easily be accomplished. The first question that will have to be submitted to the Committee will be, whether Ireland is really over-peopled—whether useful and beneficial em ployment may not be found for every able-bodied labourer throughout the land. We are fully con vinced that it will be manifested that there is an ample field for the occupation of all, and that their labours, when directed into the proper channels, will be in the highest degree valuable to the kingdom in general. We do not want a tide of emigration flowing from the Irish shores, but an influx of capital to carry out the desired ameliorations. Already within the last twenty years nearly 1,500,000 persons have volun tarily sailed from Ireland, and there has recently been a large increase, so that from 200,000 to 300,000 may fairly be estimated as the number of departures for the present year, and what advantage has been derived therefrom? Even Lord MONTEAGLE has been forced to admit " that he feared it was of a kind that, so far from relieving, would greatly increase the evils of which just complaints were now universally made ; that he found that the greater part of the emigration that had taken place was from the employers rather than from the employed, and that it had produced no effect either in a greater demand for labour or in an increased desire to possess land." It is, then, because we are convinced that this inquiry will remove the false and erroneous impressions that have gone abroad that we hail with joy the appointment of the Committee. We drew attention yesterday to the case of THOMAS KINKING, imprisoned under the Small Debts Act, by virtue of an order made by Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK, upon an ex-parte ap plication of the plaintiff, based upon the alle gation, that the defendant had failed to pay the first of a series of instalments, as previously directed by the Court. We alluded to the application which the prisoner had subsequently made, without success, to the Court of Queen's Bench to be discharged from custody, under the above circumstances, and by virtue of which, it was contended, that the imprison ment was illegal ; we observed upon the fact, that the judges hereupon were equally divided in their opinion, and urged that the practice was reprehensible which caused the prisoner to be remanded back to prison under this state of things ; and, finally, we alleged that, in point of law, Lord DENMAN and Mr. Justice ERLE were in error in differing from the view taken of this matter by their Learned Col leagues, Mr. Justice PATTESON and Mr. Justice COLERIDGE. We also rejoiced that the ques tion was to be mooted anew in the Court of Common Pleas. The Judges of the latter court have since unanimously decided that the commitment was illegal, and the prisoner was accordingly forthwith discharged. Lord DEN3IAN'S great error lay here— he considered the proceeding of the Commissioner to have been ministerial instead of judicial, whereas it was clearly the latter. The object of the Act is to punish a party, by a term of imprisonment not exceeding forty days, who was or is able to pay in a manner specified and arranged by the court having jurisdiction in debts under 201. The imprisonment does not liquidate the debt, and is therefore a pro ceeding in panam. As observed by Chief Justice WILDE, " the Act was passed in accordance with the general principles of humanity, that you should not press a man when he is not of ability to pay." A man may have paid nineteen out of twenty instal ments, and it would be hard if; because he had not satisfied the last, he was to be de prived of his liberty without being heard in his defence. A thousand adverse circumstances might have intervened to thwart his intention of paying the entire debt, and yet, if the judge of the Sheriffs' Court had been supported in his order, it is manifest that the object of the Legislature would have been defeated. The fact is, the Act is very loosely drawn, and is wholly silent as to whether there should be a fresh summons issued when an instalment has not been paid up. Being defective in this re spect, every one would have supposed that the general principles of law should prevail, and that a person should not be condemned unheard. But Lord DEN MAN'S wisdom flew off at a tangent, and, setting this reasonable inference aside, held a new summons un necessary, fearful that, if it were, debtors might abscond. Whether this be likely to be the effect of the decision of the Common Pleas or not is beside the point; but it is curious reasoning for the Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, in order to supply an omission in a statute, to supply it by confirming a power assumed in an inferior court, adverse to the liberty of the subject. If we are to have stringent powers, let them be un equivocally conferred by law ; we seek not to be indebted for them to the constrained fancies of any judge. We agree, however, with Mr. Justice COLT MAN, that defendants, on receiving notice, would not get out of the way, as the sums sued for are generally of so small an amount; it was not like the Act for abolishing arrest on mesne process, under which the debts might constitute an inducement to parties to abscond. west. to bring important dispatches; _ among them is said to be an autograph letter from Queen VICTORIA to Queen DONNA MARIA, promising to re-establish her in authority. We hope and believe that such not the case. The affair of Eu is surely a sufficient ex ample of the complications which must arise from any attempt to settle state affairs by personal and non official communications between constitutional Sove reigns. Colonel WYLDE and the Marquis D'ESPANA had a long interview with the QUEEN on Thursday night, after the arrival of the Bulldog. A letter from Oporto, under date the 22d, contains the following : " The Polyphemus and a Spanish steamer arrived off our bar at two P.M., yesterday, bringing dispatches for our Consul and Captain Robb, of the Gladiator. The former, in consequence of the nature of these dispatches, requested the heads of all British houses here to wait upon him this day, between the hours of twelve and two, to receive a verbal communication, which was i❑ substance as follows :--‘ That he had received orders from Lisbon to request of the Junta and of the Conde I)as Antas, as commander-in -chief of its army, to agree to a general suspension of the hostilities now carrying on between them and the Queen, both by sea and land; that in the event of its not being acceded to, the Gladia tor would very likely leave the river ; and, therefore, he had to intimate to all those who, under the circum stancz,s, might wish to embark for safety, that every facility would he given them to do so, and that ample accommodation would be provided for them on board the squadron outside the bar, to consist of the Sidon, Gladiator, and Polyphemus steamers, with the American frigate. That this was merely a precautionary measure against any ebullition of angry feeling that might take place, either on the part of the Junta or the people, in consequence of our mediation, as even if the Junta re fused to accede to a suspension of hostilities, it was not yet decided what measures would in consequence be adopted. The suspension to be binding oa both parties until answers were received to the dispatches forwarded to the British Government by the Jackal.' I believe both the Consul and Captain Robb have gone to see the Conde Das Antas at Regoa," It is stated that on the 24th the Minden() and Royal Tar steamers went out of Oporto and attacked the Portuguese frigate Dona Maria Secunda, lying off the bar, which hoisted a Spanish flag, and made off. The steamers afterwards pursued their way SA DA BANDEIRA, writing from St. IThes, under date the 26th ult., says— " Yesterday I received two dispatches, dated the 22d instant, one from Sir Hamilton Seymour, and the other from M. Ayllon, in which they informed me that the vessels of war of the two powers which they represented had orders not to allow the steamers which acknow ledged the authority of the Junta to go out of port if they contained troops, and to prevent them landing any if they were met at sea. "To this I answered, that I would acquaint the Junta of an act of direct and armed intervention in favour of those who had destroyed the fundamental laws of the country, and re-established the reign of ab solutism and terror, in opposition to those who de fended the liberties of the country and the constitutional throne of her Majesty Dona Maria Secunda. " Yesterday I wrote to the same effect to the autho rities in the Alemtejo and the Algarve, in order that every preparation might be made effectually to resist any invasion of foreign forces." On the 28th the sound of firing was heard in the direction of St. TJbes. The Bulldog, on the morning of that day sailed for Oporto. The Polyphemus ar rived in the Tagus from Oporto, on the 29th, just before the Tiger sailed. It was said that she brought dispatches announcing that the Junta had acceded to the terms brought out by the Bulldog. On the 27th a pronunciamento, in favour of the Junta, took place at Coimbra, where between 3,000 and 4,000 have taken arms. Madrid papers of the 29th have been received. The Gaceta publishes a royal decree, authorising the importation of flour, grain, and other articles of food, rice excepted, free of duty. The QUEEN was to leave Madrid on the 10th for La Granja. The KING continues at the Prado. SALAMANC A is recovering from his illness. He visited General SERRANO on the 29th. It is said that 2,000,00 Q of reals have been advanced by the Bank of San Fernando to defray the expenses of the army invading Portugal. It is said that Generals CASSAZ and Ruiz have re ceived permission to return to Spain, and that a similar permission will be given to Generals LINAGE, IRIARTE, AMETTLER, LEIMERICK, and SANTA CRUZ. MADRID, BOLSA, MAY 29.—The Three per Cents. were done at 29i for cash ; the Five per Cents. at 184 ; the Four per Cents. at 18 ; the Debt without Interest at 51- ; and the Coupons at 16. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. Everything portends a speedy termination of the session. All measures likely to give rise to discus sion are withdrawn, and others, the passing of which are absolutely necessary, are hurried through with all possible haste. On Thursday the sitting of the Chamber of Peers was enlivened by an incident which may lead to the making of important revelations. The Comte DE PONTOIS directed the attention of the Chamber to an article which had appeared in the Presse a few days before, and w hi c h accused the having scandalous ac cusat i on was calculated the ch aracter of the Chamber tofGr a o tn v hc e rs r o. n w m A e a Government ltub o ri f 3 uspc oann he moved that M. EMILE DR GIRARDIN, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, and responsible editor of the Presse, be summoned to the bar of the Chamber to answer for his offence. The proposition was adopted, but no day was fixed for the appearance of M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN at the bar. On the subject of the recent arrests of Carlist of ficers the Phare de Bayonne has the following:— " The Spani,h General Alzaa and the Colonel of Ar tillery, Don Luis Antonio Garcia Puente, both Carlist Jefugees, were arrested on the 27th b y t h e gendarmerie and the police in a house in this town in which they had secrete-I themselves. .General Juliano Joaquin d e Alzaa is without contranctiors one of the most important n.en of the Carlist party. lie is still young, has an agreeable physiognomy, and bears a name unstained by the excesses of the civil war. In the present state of things this capture will probably have the immediate result of dissipating the senseless hopes of the Carlists of Guipuzcoa, Biscay, and Navarre, and in this sense it is very important to the Queen's Government. General Alzaa is considered the most intimate confident of the Count de Montemolin. Several medals of the Duke de Bordeaux that were seized on him showed that he was also in relation with the French Legitimatists. Col. L. G. de P uente was a superior employe of the Minis tries of State and War of Don 'Carlos. Some other ar rests are talked of, but they are those of obscure re fugees." The Municipal Council of Rouen, finding all its resources exhausted by the necessity it has been under of aiding the poor during the fuod crisis, and not knowing how to raise a loan to continue the relief which is still indispensable, to the extent, it is said, of 600,000 f., has adopted a resolution, to the effect that it is the duty of the Government and the Legis lature to find means of maintaining the poor, either, 'rom the general revenue of the country, or by the creation of new taxes in favour of the municipality . The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Thursday at 781. 95c. • the Five per Cents., 117 f. 10c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,260 f. ; Rouen, 9701 ; Havre, 658 f. 75c. •, Great Northern, 608 f. 75c.; Avignon, 752 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 592 f. 50c.; Basle, 187 f. 50c • Dieppe, 315 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 427 f. 50c. Tours and ' Nantes, 412 f. 50c. • Paris and Lyons, 4 37 f. 50c • Lyons and Avignon, 447f.' 50c. ; Cette, 447 f. 50c.; Spanish . Active, 35 ; Spanish Do mestic Debt, 29. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JuNE 4. Paris and Lyon; s . —Rouen and Havre, 25 1 4—Sambre and Meuse, 71/2. His Serene Highness the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, and the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Weimar, will review the Marquis of Londonderry's fine regiment of Life Guards, on Monday next, at twelve o'clock, in Regents Park Barrack-square. UAPTAIN AIARRTAT'S NAVAL STORIES. Mr. Bentley has just added to the " Standard Novels" (those cheap and portable volumes, just the companions for the rail way and steam-boat) another of those admirable works which have justly placed Captain Mar at at the head of English writer s o f stories of the sea. 'file " Dog Fiend" ~ p will be eagerly rea d b y all lovers of humour. The " Standard Novels" contain a ll t h e stories of this great and original writer—" Peter Simple " " Jacob Faithful " " Ja het in Search of a Fath er, " " Midshipman Easy," " Newton Fors ter," " Pasha of M any Tales,,, The Poacher," "Phantom Ship," and " Rattlin th e R eefer. " In these ten volumes will be found entert a i nment, at small cost, such as cannot be pro , cured in a similar number of volumes anywhere else. Each volume may be had separately, containing a complete story. Originally published at fifteen guineas, Captain Marryat's naval stories may now b e had for three pounds, neatly bound and embellished. They deserve a wide popularity, which we cannot doubt they will obtain. THE SWATARA.—We are happy to state that ar rangements have been completed for the accommodation of the passengers and crew of this unfortunate vessel, and now, when we write, those labouring under fever and small-pox ta.ve been either sent to the fever wards of the workhouse, or to the building recently completed for their reception in a field of Dr, Rogan, adjoining the grounds of the infirmary. Thoselhat are convalescent, and those that have as yet escaped coategion, are .provided for in the large tent erected in a field ato;'e zke r'.:c.k.• All the passengers have now been removed fromPle Yes,e4 ,2 p rations have been made for corn- Ple.eq r ""wing MIT Part Of the hull which is to be effected under the superintend of Captain, cupiu,—Londonderry Journal. ~. i MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cotton market at Liverpool y esterday was steady, but the sales wore only 3,000 bales. The sales of thk week are 33,340 bates. Toe stock is 502,270 ba10.., against 751,060 bales at this time last year; and, upon the whole, prices have ruled much the same as last week. The Share Market was rather flat yesterday, and the prices obtained at the sale of Railway Shares, by Messrs. Lamond and Co., did not quite reach last sale's quotations. The fol. lowing are a few of the principal sake : Louvain ala Sambre £0 19 6 Reading, Guildford, and Reigate .. . 5 1 0 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock 117 0 West Riding Union Manchester and Southampton 0 10 ' Great Northern ..... South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole— 1 6 0 Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 8 6 Royston and Hitchin Derby, Stafford, and Worcestershire .... 010 6 Eastern Counties, York Extension —.. 6 8 6 North Staffordshire Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) 3 2 6 South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 4 17 6 Shropshire Union and Canal 2 6 0 The West India steamer Dee, though not due till early next week, has been rather expected to-day, and we shall have later accounts in a day or two from the United States. The Dee, however, has to take the St. Thomas's mail, and therefore many do not look for her before Wednesday. The Bank of England averages, made up for the week to the 29th ult., exhibit a further improvement. The Bank has increased its advances both upon bills of exchange and Government securities, and is yet stronger in its resources both as regards specie and reserved notes. The active circulation has been diminished a little, but this arises from the reaction after a violent pressure, and the temporary curtailment in trade generally, besides that the season of the year may have something to do with the matter. What Sir Charles Wood stated last night in Parliament removes further anxiety about the renewal of Ex chequer-bills, and so far the Money Market may be re lieved ; but people look still to the Grain Market and the potato crops es one remaining source of anxiety, but which, we have every hope, will soon be removed. The main features in the Bank return are these Notes issued £23,290,420 Increase Public deposits . Increase Other deposits, increase 143,211 Seven-day and other bills, decrease 31,452 Government securities, increase 148,447 Other securities, increase Notes unemployed, incre ase Bullion Increase The Funds are steady this morning, but there is very little doing. Consols have been 881 to 881 for present transfer, and 884 to 881 for account. Exchequer-bills have risen to 3s. and 6s. premium. In the Foreign Market there is bat one bargain offi cially noted. Spanish Three per Cents. realised 33i. Railway Shares are looking firm, although there is not much doing in them. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRI,.Es. Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 87% 1 4 87IA Threeper Cent. Consols Ann u iti es 88 88 IA New Three - and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus. 88% 89 89 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 8 15-16 9 1-16 9 1-16 India Bonds. 1,000/. •• Ditto, under 1,0001...........2 p Consols for Opening, July 16 .• 88% 3i Lxchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 1,0001... .. 463 Op 5001. • •• 5 9 p Ditto, Small .... 10p ONE O'CLOCK. FOREIGN FUNDS. Spanish Bonds. .5 per Cent Ditto, Deferred Ditto, Three per Cent .. Ditto. for the Account 334 i Dividend , on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-A-Halt per Cent .. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. CLOSIN PRICES. BUSINESS PAID. DONE AT CLOSING ONE O'CLOCK. 25% Aberdeen.. .. Bristol and Exeter .. • . 75 .... 71 ...... Buckinghamshire .. 6/. 45.... dis... Eastern Counties .. 20 . 19% % Ditto, York Extension .. .... 6% East Lancashire .. • • .. 17 Ditto New .. .• • East Lincolnshire .. Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 12% .... 17 Ely and Huntingdon .. 15 Great Northern Great North of England great Western Ditto, sew • • .. ...• Huddersfield and Manchester .. lb .... 19 ... Leeds an.l Bradford .. • • .. 40 .... 86 ..... Leeds, Dewsbury, & Manchester 32% Leeds and Thirsk .. 26 .. ...• Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent...— . London, Brighton, & South C oas t 50 .. • . 53% • London an North-Western • • 100 .• • • 176 177..., Ditto, Quarters Ditto ditto, New Shares .. 2 .... Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (C) 1 London and South-Western 411. 6s. 10d... • ..... Ditto, New .. .• • . 27% .... 29 •• .• Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) • • 50 •• • • Ditto, Scrip.. .. .. • • 5 .... . Lynn and Ely .. .• 25 .... 26%1 4 .... Lynn and Dereham .. • • 20 .... Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 Ditto, Thirds (11eg.).. .. —7l. 45..... Manchester and Southampton .• 2 .... Midland .. .• .. • • .. ..100 —ll B.. % 119 Ditto, New ~ .• .. 36 Ditto, New .. . • • . 6 .... 81% ...• Do., Consol. Bristol and Birm. Six per Cent. .. • • • .100 .. • .127 128.... Newcastle and Berwick .. 20 .... Ditto, New .. .. • • 5 . .... 7% 6% • Norfolk .. .. .. • • •• .. 100 .... 128% ..... North British .. . • .. 25 .... 32 Ditto, Half Shares .. . • • • 12% .... . , Ditto, Extension .. •• . .. Ditto, Thirds . North Staffordshire .. • ...• %.• • • Oxford, Wor'ster, & Wolve r h amp. 22 % .... 13% % Reading, Guildford, and R e i ga t e 5 •• • • 5% ..... • Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. ....... Ditto, Class B •. •• • • 3 .... ...... South Staffordshire .• • • .. 2/ . 123. . South Wales .. .• .. 10 .... ....... South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and West Riding Union • • • - .. 41.25...., ....... Windsor, Staines, &S. Western.. 425. ... Wilts. Somerset, and Weymouth 20 .... ....... .... York and Newcastle .. .. 25 .... 37% % Ditto, New.. .. .. 10 .. 15 ...... Ditto, Preference .. .• .. 4 ....., .6% ....... York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... Ditto. Preference • • 6%,.... . ..100 .:..232 ...... FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Namur and Liege .. .. • • .. 10 31i Northern of France . • • • 8 .... 12 ...... Paris and Rouen .. .. • • .. 20 .... 37 4 . Paris and Strasbourg ......8 .... 4 Rouen and Havre . .. 20 .... ......., Sambre and Meuse .. • 14 .. 7 Real del Monte, Unregistered LLOYD'S SHIPPING —(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Jurrz s.—Wind N. to N.N.E., fresh breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, JUNE 4.—Wind N.E., fresh.—Sld. William Parker, Sydney, New South Wales; Heath, Mauritius; Mary, Ber biee ; Camillus, Demerara; Vigilant, St. Vincent; Provi dence, Antigua; American Eagle, New York. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 3.—Wind E.N.E.—SId. Joseph Somes, Hobart Town. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 4.—Wind E.S.E.—SId. James, Bermuda, FALMOUTH, Juris 4.—Wind E.—Off port, Lancaster, Hutton, China. BRISTOL, JUNE 4.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Neptune, Bevon, Jamaica. Sid. Minerva, Trinidad. A schooner, from Liver pool to this port with flour, is on shore, east front of the river, but expected ofr next tide. NEWPORT, JUNE 4.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Ripley, Grenada. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 4.—Wind E.S.E., light.—Arrd. Eliza Johnstone, Donaldson, Paraiba, sld. April 20; Sherbrooke, Vigors, Savannah. Sld. Beraza, Valparaiso; Blorenge, Cal cutta; Henry Gardner, Bombay; Helena, Lima; Queen of the Tyne, Bthia; Bella Portina, ditto; Lancaster, Demerara; Pakenham, Grenada; Mary Jones, Antigua; Carl, Bolivar; Washington, New Orleans; Niagara, New York; Cambria steamer, Boston, with atout 20,0001. in specie on freight; Belmont, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Vibelia, Quebec. DROGHEDA, JUNE 3.—Wind E.—Sld. Meta, New York. HULL, JUNE 3.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. Queen Victoria, Patching, Savannah. WATERFORD.—Sid. St. George, Rio Janeiro ; Oregon, Cape Briton ; Washin g t en , Pi c t ou ; H ortense, ditto. CLYDE, JUNE I.—Arrd. Lima packet, Robinson, Sagua el Grande, and not from Havannah, as reported ; Zenobia, Sutherland, Havannah, and not from New Orleans, as re ported ; Thetis, Cassady. Sid. 3d, Favourite,Barbadoes. LEITH, JUKE I.—Arrd. Thane of Fife, Shervan, Tobago. Sld. Gnave, Grenada. BELYasT, JUNE 3.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Juliet, United States ; Royal Sailor, Norfolk. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) covENT-GARDEN. Very large supplies of vegetables were on sale here, and a steady business was transacted as follows :—Goose berries, 2s to 3s d; and Currants, 4s 6d to 65 per half Oranges, 8s to 16s ; and Lemons, 105 to 15s sieve ; per 100; Greens, is 6d to 2s 6d per dozen bunches ; Cauli flowers, is to 2s 3d ; and Summer Cabbages, 10d to 2s per dozen heads; Forced French Beans, Is 6(1 to 2s per 100; Green Peas, 2s to 4s per small basket; Pota toes (old), 8s to 12s per cwt; ditto, (new), ad to 8d per lb; Turnips, is 6d to 2s 6d; and Carrots 4s to 7s per dozen bunches ; Horseradish, Is 9d to 3s ; Celery, Is to 2s 3d ; and Asparagus, is to 4s per bundle ; Cumbers, 3d to 4d each; Spring Onions, 3d to 8d per bunch; Radishes, 3d to 8d per dozen bands; Mushrooms, Is 3d to Is 6d per pottle ; Rhubarb, 4d to Is 3d per bundle; Hot house Grapes, 3s to 6s per lb; Cos Lettuces, is 6d to 2s per score. HUN GE RPOILD. We were well supplied with most articles, yet the genera l demand was heavy, at b are l y l ate rates. NERVGATE 41.2 VD laIiALDENILA.3.7.. Beef, from 33 4d to 48 8d ; Mutton, 48 4d to 5s 6d ; Lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 10d ; Veal, 4s to 5s ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 5s per 81bs. by the carcase. Duck, Is 6d to 2s. 9d; Turkeys, 3s to 6s ; and Pigeons, 6d to 10d each ; Fowls 3s to 8s per couple; Eggs, 7 s t o 8 s per 100; Fresh Butter, lOd ' to Is per lb. EW Beef, from 3 s 6d t N 4s o Bd POSIT. ; Mutton, 4s 3d to 5s 6d Lamb, 6s to 6 4 10d ; V eal, 43 2d to 5s 2d; and Pork, ; 4s to 5s per 81bs. NVEZTECIETAPEZ. Beef, from 3s 4d to 43 6d ; Mutton, 4s to 5s 4d; Lamb, 5s 8d to 6e 10d; Veal, 43 2d to ss; and Pork, 4s to 53 per 81b3. E Turbots, I2s to 208; Cod Fish BILTANGSGAT , 2s to 7s . ; Haddocks, 6d to is 3d; Whiting, 4d to 8d • and Lobsters, 8d to 2s 8d each ; Soles, 8d to 2 s 8 d per pair;' Eels, 4d to 10d per lb; Macka rel, 158 to 22s per 100; Salmon, is to is 6d per lb. BREA. The prices of Wheaten Bread i D n the metropolis are from 11 - • ;-'.* =,, .: ~.,. 11 1 ,0 to 1s ;of household ditto, 9 1 -Ad to 10d per 41bs loaf. =DE ItratlEET. Market Hides, 561 b to 64i b, 2 1 0 to 2%d per Ib ; do. 6411.) to 721 h. 3d ro 3.M(1; do. 721 h t. 801 h, 3,4 cl to ; do. 801 b to 8816, 4d to 4 ;do 5S11? to 9616, 4 1 -d to 5d ; do. :1461b to 1041 b, 5 1 4(1 to 6d ; Calf Skins, each, 4s 9d to 6s 9d ; Horn Hides, 13s; Shearlingt!, Sd to is; Lambs, 2s to 2s 4d. ECILY MARILETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow Hay, 215 s to 3/ 14s; Clover ditto 316 s to 41140; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 11 lOs per load. Trade dull, at barely late rates. C UMBEKLAND.—AIeadOW Hay, 21 8s to 31 16s; Clover ditto, 815 s to 4/ 13s ; and Straw, 118 s to 11 12s per load. Supply good, and trade very dull. SYMITECIIAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 3/ 15s; Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 51; and Straw, 1/ Gs to 1/ lOs per loal. A full average supply on offer. o i CH • - / Moak.' ' ay. • ".;•• • " aeir.7.7 s. • , 4 ,4l:Cra'Arl',t 31.Eitir BANKING D; Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Kest ... •••• • • • 3,472,368 Public deposits (in el tiding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings -bank s, and Di- vidend accounts).. 6,977,853 3ther deposits .... •• 8,131,900 Seven day and other bi 115......... 766,451 X 34,201,572 Dated the 3d day of June. 1847. ozrArrxiNT. 2 p dis. 19.74 61A ESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN THE WESTMINSTER ROAD. This morning, shortly after one o'clock, a fire of the most alarming and destructive characrer broke out on the extensive premises of Messrs. Maudslay and Field, the well-known engineers, in the Westminster-road. Messrs. Mendslay's premises, as will be recollected by most persons familiar with the district, occupy an exten• sive frontage in the Westminster-road, exactly opposite the Female Orphan Asylum. The workshops extend several hundred feet in the rear, and are bounded by a narrow thoroughfare known as Gloucester-street, which latter has an outlet into Oakley -street. The fire, which was first discovered by a police-con stable, appears to have originated in an extensive range of workshops recently erected, immediately abutting on Glocester-street. But a very few moments elapsed after its outbreak before the horizon was brilliantly illumi nated for miles in every direction, and in a very short time a number of engines arrived with a body of fire men, who set to work at once to stay the progress of the flames. Unfortunately, however, the fire had ob tained so firm a hold, that their endeavours, thwarted by a miserable lack of water, were of small avail, and at three o'clock the fire was still burning, though with little fear of its advance beyond the premises on which it originated. The loss of Messrs. Maudslay must of course be fear ful. All the valuable machinery contained in workshops covering nearly an acre of ground was destroyed, and as the fire appeared to be nearly expiring for want of further material, it was impossible to imagine that any thing had escaped. The reflection caused by the fire was so great, that thousands of spectators congregated from all parts of the metropolis, and the Westminster-road and its im mediate vicinity were for some time perfectly im passable. Mr. Superintendent Rutt, with a large body of con stables, and Mr. Inspector Otway, with a corps of men of the A division, were present; but while some of them doubtless rendered essential service to the operations of the firernee, a large number were occupied in a fruitless warfare with the innocuous spectators who thronged the walls to witness the progress of the fire. .. 232 3 3n 53.74 177 12% CG • • dis 26% 6N 128 y, 31% 214 3i dis. ' • 7j 1 % dis 34 P ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. SATURDAY, 10 A.M. Notwithstanding that ten hours have elapsed since the fire commenced, a considerable body of flame still con tinues burning amidst the immense heap of ruins, and . several engines are kept at work pouring torrents of water upon the same. The property that has been de stroyed by this disastrous event will reach to several thousand pounds, at the lowest estimate. As to the cause of the outbreak, nothing that can be depended upon could be learned. It appeaks that none of the workmen were engaged in any of the factories after nine o'clock last evening, and when the premises were closed they seemed perfectly fn e from fire. From inquiries made of the heads of the establishment, nu doubt is entertained that the outbr e ak b e , an i n t h e carpenters' workshops. Police constable Colville, 95 L, is also of the same opi nion; he stated th a t h e was on d uty in the immediate vicinity of the premises, and whilst passing along his beat he was astonished at seeing an immense sheet of flame issuing from the carpenters' compartments. Be tore he had time to make known to any one on the pro perty what hail taken place the whole range of car penters' workshops became fired from end to end. As soon as any of the hands could be summoned together, the hose belonging to the firm was carried to the fire cocks, but, although an instant supply of water was ob tained, the fire extended in 4 directions at once, so that in less than 15 minutes after the first discovery was made the conflagration had forced itself ilia) sundry adjacent erec tions. These buildings were of considerable extent, occupying a space of upwards of one hundred square feet. Property of great worth was deposited in every part of the premises, and from the first every endeavour was made to cut the flames off before they had attacked the pattern loft. Unfortunately the exertions of the firemen were for some time of little avail, and from the carpenters' shops the fire extended to the boiler-makers' houses, and from thence to the pattern-loft an d the spac;ous foundry. At two o'clock the scen e p resented was one of indescribable brilliancy—the whole of the metropolitan steeples were illuminated, and the public thoroughfares were rendered as light as at noon day. The firemen kept to their posts, they entered the blazing floor with the branches in band, and were enga ge d dis charging water upon the flames until they were com pletely hedged in with the fire. On several occasions the scaling ladders were forced to be brought into requi sition. So rapidly did the flames progress, that they were forced to retreat down the ladders t o escape being burnt to death. At one time the wh o l e o f Oakley. street, Burdett-street, Francis-street, and the W estw i n . ster-road, for some distance on either side of Messrs. Maudslay's were rendered impassable by the immense crowd of persons who had been draw n together to witness the progress of the confleagproaltiicoe of the n. To keep the crowd out of the way of the fi remen, it was found necessary to employ not merely the division, but a large number of constables f rom the A. and M divisions. Under the directions of Mr. Super intendent Rutt and Inspectors Carter, Cowling, Arnold, and Otway, the men conducted th emse l ves with great ' propriety, and which was evidenced by the orderly man. ner in which the congregated multitude conducted them selves. Great as the destruction of property has been, it would doubtless have been far more extensive had there been a scanty supply of water. The following is the officialreport:—"Patternsh destroyed, carpenters' shop s consumed, boilermakers workshops burned down, about one-half of pattern-lofts i h l op l extensively burned, foundry desturnocyhedh,lgo.swiesie.m -s injured by fire, the p the roof of smith' s s h op and new buialdri g dam severelysevereage burned. Cause of fire unknown. Insured i n t h e R oyal Exchange and other fire-offices." 'he fo" • T ..lowing is another, and the latest, account sent us by a correspondent: — Shortly after one o'clock this morning, a fire of a very alarming and destructive character, broke out at the 'us- Government securi ties (including Dead tn s Weight Annuity) • • 11,0..•9.° , Oth e r securities .• .. 17,041, 4, 628,0 °1 N o t e s . • • • • • • • 30 Gold and silver c oin•• 879•3 £34,201,5111 . MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. ACCIDENT AT HER. A scOT MAJESTY'S STAND AT ies,,, RACES.—A tootman in the establishment of her Afsbass named Shackell, met with an unfortunate accident, on s ss r, day, just at the conclusion of the race for the Eine!rn d Cup. He was standing on the roof of the royal stana,:.', his foot slipping he fell, and dislocated his shoulder. _ mr s Majesty, upon being informed of the accident which in occurred, immediately commanded that the sufferer shout be conveyed without loss of time to his residence at Wi e l 7d (in one of the royal carriages), where the best medicale , sia i was obtained. Yesterday afternoon previously to tb ‘i' lles leaving Windsor br town, the Hon. and Rev. C. Is l id nay, the Queen's Domestic Chaplain, called upon thew e .. by command of her Majesty, to ascertain the state of foe health SUICIDES IN THE SEEPENTINE.—ThIIThday 1 11 ° 111 .: ing, between four and five, Thomas Cox, one of the icem en of the Royal Humane ociety, while passing along the s banks of the Serpentine River, discovered, lying near z.,1! water, a man's hat and coat, and also a female's bonnet. Pe: informed Mr. Superintendant Williams, who instantly gs" orders that the river should be searched. After some time the men found the.body of a man under the first arch of the bridge which divides Hyde Park and Kensington Gar; dens. the men continued to drag it, and about four feet from the same spot they found the body of a female. Both were removed to the receiving-house in Hyde Park, when, upon examination, it was ascertained that they had been in the water several hours. The water where the bodies were found was only 4 feet 6 in c h es d ee p.—L as t evening el" Bedford, the Coroner, held an inquest at the Rose and Crow n ' Knightsbridge, on the bodies--Joseph Blackman, aged 3' and Eliza Hollis, aged 24. Mary Abn Hollis, of No. 10 ' Richmond-street, Maida-hill, identified the bodies of the de: ceased. Blackman was by trade a painter and glazier, see her sister, Eliza Hollis, was a servant. recently out of place, and resided with her (witness). Her sister first became ac quainted with Blackman while in service at No. 24, Port man-street, Portman-square, and th oug h the latter w as married, they bad lived upon terms too intimate ever sleet Her sister was near her confinement, and latterly had bets in exceedingly low spirits , frequently declaring she we'l; drown herself. Blackman had told her sister he was si n g l e and it was not until December that she found be was married man. Her deceased sister went out on Tuesday s,• and did not return, but on the next day s he received the e fol lowing letter :—" Dear Mary. you will rec eive this from world. My the last. I hope I shall be in trouble no more in this if _ My dear mother has all my thoughts, and now fare vre l Eliza Hollis." The jury returned a verdict of "Fenn drowned," but how the deceased got into the water the re was no sufficient evidence to show. fa THE 4TH OF JUNE AT ETON.—This annual reb-rret Clifton, Castlereagh, Lad y Lord Bruce,pWilton,,4rDiKdE t a yrt and yßdrmolcvor 1 e d L lsai tevtlr a tt,,he d took place yesterday, and was attended by the followinCt tinguished visitors :—Viscountess Exmouth, Lord B. t''' T . Lord Bateman, Mr. W. Miles, M.P., Sir H. Wilmot, Sir. J• Wygram, Sir R. Sheffield, Mr. S. Davies, Sir E. Legh, o lr , E. P. Turner , the Hon. Mr. Russell, Sir R. and Lady HowaruP the Hon. 11fr. and Mrs. Ashley, Lord Burghley, the Rom Mr. Lysaght, Captain Lempriere , Viscount and Viscountess Strathmore,Guernsey,y Granville,i, the Earl ioErn o ßda r edri Major hu.a A eoiffi. Gofi Viscount Boyle, Vice-Provost Munster,dF. D i u t z pL c i a rs e ri v n L e,.OG. Lord Viscount LordPepet Etonnoe al ... laf t sujo e nn3xr r :g4ddi :tnf a roaesi and Lady , i Rev.e:Rcy L ,a. aLdLtyci Captain Lord Pigott, i r L t th e Sir ie a nJ.ofanvird oLreaesdy. Sir W. W. Wynn, Hon. J. M4Don.ald, Canterbury, Rev. J. Hawtrey, Hon. and Rev. H. C. Cast and Lady Maria Cnst and family, a n d th e R ev. S . H Anna awtrey. Shortly before seven captains in full naval costume, and the crews in fancy uniforms, started from the Brocas amidst the cheers of the assembled spectators, preceded in two large shallops by the splendid hand of the Ist Life Guards, for "Old Sur y le. " The splendid cold collation, of which a large friends of p arty of the the captains of the boats and their cr ews were in vited to partake, having been speedily dispatched, the boats returned to Windsor-bridge, where they arrived shortly before nine o'clock. A grand pyrotechnic display then took place from the eyot opposite the Brocas, the bands of the lit Life Guards and the Scots Fusileer Guards performing during the fete, which terminated at ten o'clock. SUICIDE OF A STEAM-BOAT CAPTAlN.—Yester day morning Mr. Thomas Green, the master of the Era, a Richmond steam-boat, was missed from his berth in the ves,el, where he usually slept. Search was made for him, and two letters were found on tha cabin table in his hand writing. One was addressed to Mr. Hancock, of the Corn wall-road, Lambeth, the owner of the steamer, and the other to his mother. The contents showed that he was much dis turbed in his mind, and declared his intention of committing suicide. The drags were procured, and search was made forre covered. the body of the unfortunate man, which has not yet been He was appointed master of the steamer only a fortnight ago, and his appointment seems to have caus ed some jealousy among the steam-boat people on the river, in consequence of his not having been a mate previously. THE LATE CASES OF P OISONING AT RENS• New Tower.—The funeral of the five children and their father Thomas Hickman, took place yesterday morning. From an early hour, a considerable number of persons 1 ,.! • ; sembled in front of th e co t tage to w i tness th e mournful scene. The six bodies, which had been placed in separate coffins, were deposited in a one-horse hearse and conveyed to the burial- groun d o f Ch e l sea New Church. Ml's. Hick man's mother, her two sisters, including the unfortunate Caroline Bonamy, and one or two friends, followed th e re mains to th e grave. They were conveyed to the groun d 7 two horses and ca r ts, l en t by th e ne i g hb ours for that pur pose. Mrs. Hickman not having sufficiently recovere d from shock, did no t f o ll ow . The service having been read in a very impressive manner by the Rev. Mr. Ridge, the whole of the coffins were placed in one grave. Mrs. Hickman con tinues to progress most favourably. COVERED STREET ARCADES AT PARIS.--A huge company, with a capital of 50,000,000 f., has just been formed, for constructing a series of passages converts from the Boulevard St. Denis to the Place du Chatelet. The company to be called C. des Galer i es du Commerce.-7'11 5 Builder. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAT.—The sup plies this week are moderate. To-day there is a complete revival in the demand for wheat, which is met by much firmness on the part of holders, who require an advance of 55. per quarter ; a good amount of business is d o ne at this im provement. Beans are fully as dear. Oats and shelling are _ sold at better prices. Barley is not much inquired for, yet quite maintains its late value. MEETING OF THE MANCHESTER CHAMB ER COMMERCE.—A special general me etin g o f this b o dy was held yesterday, at the rooms of the association, King-streets both Houses " to consider the propriety of petit ionin g of the or Legislature for the immediate and final removal of all duty en the importation of corn , and of the restrictions w hich th e_ navigation laws offered to its int roduction into this country." Thomas Bazley, Esq., president, took the chair. Mr. Lew is Willi a ms moved the following resolution :— " That in the opinion of this meeting the distress wh i ch has so long pre- . • vailed, and still continues in this district, arising from stag nant trade and the consequent sto pp a g e of the employment of the people, and the depl orable condition to which thous amine sands of our townsmen hav e been reduced, through famine sail pestilence, which have been widely spread among st us dearness of food, demand f the scarcity and in consequence o p e tition both House of Pesinno rlis. that this chamber forthwith s _ mil lea perm anen t adoption, during the pr t [Went for a r ts which wait granted by the' of that total freedom of imports " Mr. William Ross Ha sitting. L eg i s lature in its present co nded the motion, and it was carried unanimously. The • to Parliament , embodying t he semi' adoption of a petition mente of the meeting, concluded the proceedings. . ..4(...,11P1' ANCERY-(THIS DAY DuBS,N v. LYALL. The arguments in this appeal from a decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England occupied the Lord Chan cellor the whole morning. The qm.stion in the case re lates to a bottomry bond on a vessel called the Tam 0' Shanter, and possesses no interest except to the parties concerned. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN V. GRIMSHAW. This case, which related to the appointment of the coroner of Wigan, came before the Court for argument. A quo war ranto had been issued, calling upon the defendant to show by what authority he exercised the office of coroner of the borough. A person named Rogerson had been elected, but he had been deposed by a resolution of those who bad elected him, and the defendant had been appointed in his stead ; ut, as he considered himself legally coroner, as he was en titled to hold it for life, unless he was guilty of any impro priety which would justify his removal, both had, there fore, acted as coroner for the borough for some years—in fact, they were rival coroners, and interfered materially with what each considered his d uties and fees. The case was tried, and a special verdict was given raising several issues, with which it now became the province of the Court to deal. Mr. MARTIN, Q.C., now contend e d, a t some l engt h , that Rogerson had been duly elected, and that he could not be removed from the office save for misconduct, and that Grim shaw had no right to exercise the office, as the meeting at which he was elected was not legally called. Mr. WATSON, on the other hand, argued that the parties who appointed Rogerson were not entitled to do so, and that therefore he was an usurper, and that Grimshaw, having been duly elected, was entitled to act as coroner of the borough. The act of Geo. 111. referred simply to the elec tion of the officers of the borough ; it did not say that a coroner was one of those officers; he was, therefore, an inde pendent officer, amenable, it was true, t o th e counc i l for his conduct, but holly independent in his functions. Quarterly meetings might be held without giving the notice which was requisite for special and other meetings. Mr. Grimshaw was elected at an adjourned quarterly meeting, which, he contended, was perfectly legal, and that no notice was re quired. Lord DENMAN said the most important business might be transacted at one of these adjourned meetings, and surely it was too much to say that no notice was to be given of it. Mr. MA2TIN replied, and The COURT deferred its decision. The Court rose at two o'clock, in order that their Lord ships might attend in the Exchequer Chamber. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner GouLnum.) IN RE DENMAN. This bankrupt, who is a sculptor, &c., in the Quadrant, came up to pass his last examination. Mr. Lewis appeared on behalf of the assignee, and also for the bankrupt. An application was made on behalf of the representa tives of the late Mr. Flaxman, the eminent sculptor, to whom the bankrupt was related, for the delivery up of cer tain models which had been in the bankrupt's possession for twenty years. It was submitted that his Honour could make an order to that effect. His HONOUR said he had no power to make any order except by consent, and be had power then under the 19th see., 7 arld 8 Vie., c. 111, an Act where it might be least exp-cted, being an Act for winding up the affairs of joint-stock companies. He did not even see how the Court of Review could make an order until they had had the issue tried as to whom the property be longed. Mr. FOLLETT, the official assignee, said that the ques tion was, whether the property was not at the dis position of the bankrupt at the time of his bankruptcy. It was then propoi.cd that the moth Is shi4uld be valued by the broker of the Court, and given up to the claimants, on depositing the value rending the inquiry. His HoNouu said he did not consider the broker o this Court competent exactly to appreciate the works of Flaxman, they had better agree on a price. Mr. FOLLETT named 1301, which it was at reed shouli be paid in, anti the right to the property be left by con sent to the decision of the Subuivision Court. The insolvent was allowed to pass on his accounts nufactory of Maudslay, Sons, and Field, the well-known ; engineers. Their premises net upy an extensive frontage in the Westminster-road, uppoxite the Female Orpban 1 Asylum, and extend several hundred feet in the rear, and 1 covering altogether between five and six acres. The fire, which was first discovered by a policeman , appears to have originated in an extensive range of building in the rear, running parallel with Gloucester* street, but not the new premises abutting on it, tV stated in several of this slorning's paper* and which are very slightly damaged. A very I_,e_ve momenta only elapsed after its outbreak before tee horizon was brilliantly illuminated in every direction, and in a very short time several of the fire engines ar rived with a body of firemen, under the superintenden ce of Mr. Braidwood, who immediately set to work to sti4 the progress of the flames, in which endeavour they were ably assisted by the workmen employed in_ the manufactory, who had assembled on the ringing of the factor bell. Unfortunately, however, the fire b ad by this time made such progress, and the supply of was so small, th a t th e fl ames were not at all subdued II about half-past three o'clock, at which time they wer e still raging, th oug h w ith ou t much risk of their s p reiar ing beyond the premises then on fire. The loss to Messrs. Maudslay and Field must of coarse be very great, but we were happy to learn, On in c l eir - Y ' that it will be of a pecuniary character only, for the premises which are destroyed do not comprise the vice' lofts or turnery, which contain the principal machine?: or the erecting-shops in which the machinery tin der manufacture is erected, " or but are confined to the careen' tern' shop, p ar t o f th e pattern-lofts, boiler -shops, " part of the forge. shops, which contained no tools machinery that cannot be replaced in a very few weeite r :, and it is satisfactory to know that the premises the insured, and that no stoppage will take place in works. IRELAND. MR. O'CONNELL'S BURIAL-PLACE. The Cork Examiner says— " We hav e seen a passage from a lett er written by Mr. Joh n O'C onne ll to Father Mathew , O'Connell states that the beloved remains of his illustri. o p us father will repose in the Glasnevin CelneteT üblin. This, we should think, is quite conclusive up% the question, now so eagerly discussed, as to where LP Liberator is to be buried." STATE OF THE CROPS. ;n the Wit The accounts of the growing grain crops --, u . st is provincial papers are all highly favourable. "Li a , in which M. represented as never looking more healthy and I° 7 - did weather, it is calculated that the produce and should there be a continuance of the present We ll I . teed the average of former years. Tho reports of tn potato are conflicting ; but upon the whole there are a! yet no just grounds for predicting a failure as universat, as that of last year ; and even were the worst to happ en , insignificant the consequences could be comparatively taking into consideration the breitith of lands own t so of compared with former seasons, coupled with the fat a greater width of ground being laid down With green crops than was ever before cultivated in Ireland• will far e . • BANK OF ENGLAND• (From last night's Gazette 93 , tot An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, caPi the Week ending on Saturday, the 29th siva May' 184 • Governmen t debt .. 11,015,100 2 Other s ecurities •• • • .91i1f._9°2 7 Gold coin and bullion ,800,340 1.48011 Silver bullion • • • • • • 290 23, ,420 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1813IIS DEPLUL TMENT. X. Notes issued.... •• •. 23,290,420 £23,290,420 Dated the 3d day of June, 1847.