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ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, and ALL THEATRICAL NOVELTIES, EXHIB ITIONS, and o 8 of the \VEEN. See " AT.I., of To-mellow. .--:, Southampton-street, Strand. THE NEW PLAN of HIBERNO-CANADIAN COLONIZATION EXAMINED. By JAMES WARD, Esq. Bee "ATLAS" of Ts-ktolauw. Price Siapance.-6, Southiunpton street, Strand. Jut published, 2 vela. foolscap Svo.. Twelve Shillings, THE FALL OF NINEVEH, a Puem. By EDWIN ATHERSTONE. Also by the same Author, THE LAST DAYS OF HERCULANEUM, A Poem, 2s. A MIDSU3IMEit-DAY'S DREAM, a Poem, 3s. ' THE SE& KINGS IN ENGLAND, an Historical Romance, 3 Vas. lea. . _ Williankrlckesing, 177, Pieta] lly. BAILIVAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE NIESSUS. LAMONI) and Co., ItAILIVAT „Sfl.l.llE AUCTIONEERS, bee to thank their Friends and the Public fca their contin,:e I support tut,i patronage, and to annortice that their Public Salon or Railway Shares, &c., sake place every ItitsDAY and FAIDAr, at One e'elock, at the g a ll of commerce, Ttareadnetslle-street, London, to which place , favours, containing iasiructions (with a reference), are respectfullY requcete•t to he svidresaed. di it Scrip and IshareCertificates must be deposited, the day orevicus to their being offered; sad advices of results will to forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the pruces" ixame *lately disposed of accordineto instrEctions. Offices. Rail of Commerce. Threadnoedla-street, 'London. litElt MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Gentry, ziubecribere to she Opera, and the Public, are reipeellially tor erased, that the THEATRE' WILL RE-OPEN TO-MORROW EVENING, Whoa will be performed Donizettre Opera, L'ELISIR D'AMORE. AilDl6 M adame Castellan ; Nernorino. Signor Gardoni ; Belcore, 91 . „ •••••'. 0 . , F. Lablache ; and Dr. Dulcomara, Signor Lablache (his first appearance this season). ketween the Acts of the Opera will be presented (for the first time flis " 1842 ) the adnaired Divertisement, entitled LE BACCHANTE, Melia. Luella Gsalan (hex first appearance this season), Mdlles. Ferran Honore, M. Dor, and Corps de Baled. To cos elude watt the new successful Ballet, in Two Tableaux, by X. Patti Tag:lent, the music by Signor Pugni, entitled Tuza ; OLT, LA FEE AUX FLEURS. Principal eharaoters by 31dile. C. Resets, Mdlle. Marie Taglioni, k. Paul Tacliont, &c. In the course of the Ballet will be introduced the following dances :- 1 4 m orea ka, Mdlie. C. Rosati. L'indiffereace, Ildlle. Rosati and Teglioni. Solo of Le Fee aux Fleurs, Mdle Marie Taglionl. Mdlle. Rosati. • .g.,opera is in rehearsal for the first appearance of Millie. Jenny Lind on her arrival is England. • p n s a t ur diy, April 'Tth, will be produced (for the first time in skis country) Verdi's Opera " I Due Foscari." y e rdi'Appera " Ernanl " will be repeated forthwith. , HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Tits Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectftilly in mined, that there Will be art EX IRA NIGHT Ou TitURSDAYAPRIL 15, 1847. When will be perfeuril (flret 81me this season) Beilint's celebrated Opera W4' _PURITANI. Principe Chitraeti'L-Elvira, Madame Castellan ; Giorgio, Signor Lablaehe ; Artura, Signor r:ardoni ; lid Riccardo, Signor Coletti. Between the Acts of the Opera, a Divertissement, in which will be presented the following Dames :—Dentchen Rhein, by Corps de Ballet ; a favourite l'as, by Mdile. Rosati ; and a new Pas, composed by M. P. Taglionl for Mdlle. Marie Tagloni, entitled Posnania, or Dance Polonaise. After the Opera will be presented an entirely New Ballet Diver tlas:.naent, by M. P. Taglioni ; the Music by Sigr. Pulpit ; the Seenery by Mr. C. Mutt all, entitled Orlthia, cu, Lea Camp des Amazones. Prlncipal character Orithia, Mdile. Lnc to Gratin. • THEATics. ROYAL DRUHT-LANE. TIIIi EVENING Will be performed the new Grand Opera of THE BO7..iDMAN. ',Lavinia de Vernon, Mr. Weiss; floreyille, Mr. Rafter; Morliere, Mr. llorncastle ; Ardenford; Mr. •'• . Harrison; Mal-a-Propos, Mr. Harley ; Mndame Corinne, Miss Romer ; Grisette, Miss R. Isaacs ; Erivole, Mrs. Hughes. After which the New and Original Oriental Spectacle, called THE DESERT ; or, The Imann's Daughter. In which the Two Elephants, upwards of sixty Horses, and the Camels will appear. The Imaun useph, Mr. Howell ; Hatez, Mr. Rafter ; Barek, Mr. W. H. Payne ; ruzel Oela, Mr. Harley ; Maleck, Mr. T. Matthews ; Ababeek, Mr. Hutxhitoali ; Xszliraza, Mr. L. Lee ; Princess Ipomaye, Miss Messent ; Nude, Mips Collett ; Girgee, Miss R. Isaacs; TUEATRE ROYAL, ILIX:IIAItSET. ester the Manigernent of Mr. It. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING mitt sa performed the new and original Comedy, called THE NCHOOL I , Oit. SCHEMING. Principal characters by Messrs. Far ren, Stuart, Buckstone, Howe, Selby, Brindisi. Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Ilumby, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss FortLscae, Miss Bennett, 3Hse Rey nolds, Bre. after which 'the Grand Astronomical Extravaganza, called THE NEST PLANET ; or, Harlequin out of Place. To conclude witit, THE IRISH POST. THEA.TRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. ntha the direetica of Madame Celeste THIS EVEN'N'ti Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST ; & Gipsy Story. Cheap John. Mr. Wright Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford; Leykourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Wooigar ; Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, :111es !larding. To conclude with the Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet of LA GISELLE, entitled Till; PIIA_N'TOR DANCERS; er, the W:lis Itriclo. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford, 31r. 0. 17:im th, Mr. Callen'ord, Madame Celeste, .1 Les Marian Taylor, 11,1,a Lnniia Harding:, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws. PRINCESS'S T lIE ATRE, OXFOR.D-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole I.4ssee anti Manager. THIS EVENING Will be presented Scribe and Auber's celebrated Ccmaic Opera, in Three Aets, tailed THE BARCAROLE. The principal characters by Messrs. Walton, Bo Ida, Leerier, and Allen ; Miss E. Homier and Miss Anne Romer. After hich, Shakapere's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. The principal characters by Messrs. 11. Hughes, Ryder, J. Vining, C. Fisher, Wynn, and Compton ; Miss Winstanley (her fifth appearance in London), Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. 11. Hughes, Miss S. Flower, Miss Aline Romer, Miss Marshall, and Miss Smithson. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. rnder the 31anagement of Mrs. Keeley. VITA EVENINE. will be performed a New Drama, ealled THE CREOLE. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews. Leigh, Murray. Emery, Xlnloch, and Ksaley, Miss Idicklusen, Miss May, Miss M.:Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. After whieh, the New Vaudeville Extravaganza, called CRUSOE THE SECOND. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Keeley; Miss Dickenson, Miss Tome•, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with NEXT DOOR. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan Turner, Kinloah, Miss Vlllars, and Miss Arden. FREN‘II PLATS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. North Appeeriutee of Maderoolsell, ROSE CHERI. and First Appear ance of Mademoiselle DC VERGER. THIS EVENING the Performances will commence with the amusing Comedie-Vaudevi le, entitled L'IMAGE. Le Baron de lerandal, M. Dutuery ; Leopold, M. Rhuzevil ; Pierre Mauciere, M. Priston ; Madeline, Mdlle. Duverger. After which (first time in this country) a new Comedy, entitled UN ROMAN ncrimE; on, Les Lettres Du Marl. Edouard Due seen, Roozevil ; Albertins, aldlle Rose Cheri. To be followed by the new Comedie-Vaudeville, entitled LA PRO TEGEE, SANS LE *SAVOIIt. Helene, Metric Rose Cheri. To conclude with the favourite Comedie-Vaudeville, entitled GINEVIEVB ' • en, La Jalousie Paternelle. Cherairibeurg, M. Car- Signy ; Adrien, hi. Pascal ; Genevieve, Mdile. Rose Cheri. Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 3:.; 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 IiERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING The selebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pen, Harrington. White, Stanwood, and Gorman, will have the honour of Resuming /heir Inimitable E.N PER fAINMENTS, at the St. James's Theatre, and will give a grand day performance every Wednesday Morn- Nig, commencing at half-past two o'clock. The evening perfor mances will bs continued every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and the day performances every Wednesday morning. Boxes and stall.; at 31itchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. .i.sTLEI"S noYAL VMPIIITHEATRE, trader ale patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the _ _ - Royal Family. - Proprietor and Manager .Ir. V. Batty. This rnique Ind Royal Equestrian National Temple of Arts will *Winne its :powerf u lly a tt rac ti ve E n t er t a i nmen t s ever y evening, at tea o'clock.; presenting an unusual display of talentinallita varied ; com _ branebes of 'equestrian, Gymnastic, and Dramatic productions Unite Mr. Betty's numerous stud of highly trained Horses and Fairy Porkies, With his magnificent Syrian Camels, Elephants, Wild Zebras, Deer and Oxen, totbe brought into action in the new grand Easter Spectacle of Lord Byron's TIIII ARIDit oF ABTDOS ; or, TIER CORSAIR AND THE AVENGER'S STEED. With New Scenery, Mari, kppointment s, on a Rah, of /nag Panorama, Decorations, and Gorgeous nitude unequalled in this Amphi hoetre. The Scenes In the Mee Will presVnt the unequalled cLa Petite Isab e ll a, Madame Dumos, Mons. Dumos, M. Leonard, Herr II e, and Laurent* Walfr, first a an perlormances English rider, Mr. Powell, and popular provip n p e e ia a l r Ar c t e ist o e f o t f h E e q g u r i e ta a - t Mon, Mr. Bell. A on: A - - en- A ‘-‘ pageant, uniti ng th e A rt i sts o f t h e Arena on their highly trained Steeds, led by Mrs. natty. The Exercise as /doted by the re - appearance of the celebrated Hibernian clown, Mr. T. Barry, and Mr. Twist, the grotesque. For detail see full Pro gramme. Acting and Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. 13roadfoot. Box Offloo *Pea from Eleven till Four. Box Book-keeper, Mr. shefnell. doors open at Hal f--peat Six ance comm ences every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL SITIMET THEATRE. 'Under tho Management o; Mrs. Prances Davidge, Lessee. , nnE E NEW PIECES, and the truly wonderful BEDOUIN ARABS, from the Theatre Port St. Martin, Paris, their fifth Ap pearance In England, THIS EVENING The perform/in - es will commence w:th a new Drama, shied THE DISCARDED DAUGHTER. Count Carsdorf, Mr. T. Fredericks; Julia, Mrs. Ware. After which, a rand ORIENTAL FESTIVAL In the HALLS of ABD.EL-KADER (the Emir of the Desert), Introducing the wee emdtalxciturd , el Feats peculiar to the Native Bedouin Ara, T 1 derfal and nog r hes, "s ' t . r i rin t g h , etr er r g i l attended by their I,:itiajcbio.,UuteSe(,Prbiyee;ltir)s, After which, a GOES BY FAVOUR. Duke de Bassompiere, Mr. Tindell ; Marchio ness du Lanny, Mrs'. Ware. To eencluie with a romantic Drama, named the TWO BROTHERS or TINA. couut da Outten, .Mr. Neville; Theodora Bernanati, 31re, Hairy VinlaT. , _.. . Ga ii er y, 6d. Doors o la pen at Six, co mmence Boxes, 25.. pit, at Half-past Six. ROYAL VIC) ORIA THEATRE --- . THIS EVENING, THE FORGER'S TOW; or, gIDI BAROSSA, the BEDOUIN CHIEF OF JARRA. Principal characters by Miss Tlneeat, Miss Lydia Pearce, Mies Julia Johnson, Mrs. G. Lee, Mrs. Cooke ; Mr. 'N. T. Hicks, Mr. Dale, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Searle, Mr. Bird, &c. Atter which, DONZELLA, THE HEROINE OF CASTILE. Don- ICI& (Commonly called the Rose of the Rock) Miss Vincent. To *lnclude wits a Nautical Drama, in Three Acts, entitled, A 111F.PER'S WRONGS ; or, HE WRECK OF THE AURORA. eapperted by the entire comp4iy. Sexes, Is.; flail Price, 6d. rit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. Private Boxes sPerSes of Four, from 101. ed. ; aid Parties et Eight, 11. Is. Couvr-maaTlAL.—The sentence district court-martial, by which a non commissioned and finding at a officer of th e 95th Foot was t pref ., rred by his Barracks some , dAyl since, on oharges ried at the Wellington commanding otEeee, were yesterday issw.d from the Horse Guards. The • T 1, Coates, a lance prtsoner, vosvp.. sergeant of the regiment air ady mentioned, was charged under the Articles of War, W . ith - having absented himself without leave from the retruitin been attached at Fevershana ic. g Party to which he had to Leeds, in Yorkshire., ~,,,ht .Q7 l!, and having proceeded sergeant Of the 30th Foot, rit7:7 himself I T to a ge having been proven, the prisoner wag senteocedilt" three months' t, P'Ort Clarence, and ' confinement in tilt. Military Provos pay the e_ private soldier. to be reduced to the rank and The finding was confirmed by h Coharawadur- in- Chief, &c. ACCIDENTS AT STETNET FAIR.-- O Wecinesdly afternoon two accidents of a ser i ous nature occurred' in Stepney Fair. A man named Henry Padley, of Se a _ bright-street, Bethnal-green, entered one of those danger ous manhines called a swing, in a state of intoxication, and while the Swing was ascending, he was thrown out and pitched on his hes.% He was rendered insensible, and conveyed to the London Hospital in a very pre. carious state. A young woman, named June Fi, ld, residirtz in Virginia-rotv,.Bethnal green, w , ,s seated in one of the " raerry.go-rounds;" while it was in full play she was thrown off With great vi.olence. Her head was cut in a roost fristtful manner, and bled profusely. She was alio removed to - the same hospital, and it i s f eare d she will riot recover. _ aavileop,,utychased the Etna The - Dissenters of Bristeloht man-of-war, for the purpose Thursday evening Ia t 4 it wasformwaleicnippgreecosheeadiapthe)l: aanndujun: ber of ministers. Several sailors before the proceedings were concluded, after an aanllci bad hi en made to a collection, a thorough j ac t i c l ' ar il sprung up, and pulling out his purse, pushed t,is way towarns the chairman , hand ed iG t o hi m , exclaiming " Here% a shot for your locker." i W &ITU f; N OFIIOE, APRIL 9. THEIMONETER, Lowest, 37 ; Highest. 57 ; Noon, 52. BAROMETER, 29 75.—WIND, W.N.W.; fine. WATER AT LONDON-111UD(4 1 , raib DAY. Morning .. 20 minutes after 7. Erening .. 83 minutes alter 7. NEW WORK BY 31R3. THOMSON. Just ready, In 3 lois. post Svo , TRACY; OR, Ti - TE APPARITION. By Mrs. T fIO3ISON. Author of " Widows and Widowers," " Ragland Castle, ' " The Chevalier," &c. Richard Bentley. New Iturlington-street. TEIE EDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CLXXII., Will be published on WEDNESDAY IS'EXT. CONTENTS :- 1. CRACOW IN 1815 AND 1646. 2. SAINTS' LIVES AND MIRACLES. ii. PRISON VISITING. 4. ARABIAN PHILOSOPHY. 5. THE EMIGRANT, BY AIR F. HEAD. 6. THE MARIAN EXILES. 7. PRIMITIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ENGLAND. 8. SCHOOLS OF DESIGN. 9. THE ROCK AND THE BILLOW: HISTORICAL FICTIONS. 10. STATUTE LAW REFORM. 11. THE SPANISH MARRIAGES. 12. ♦ PLEA FOR RAGGED SCHOOLS. London : Longman and Co. Edinburgh : A. and C. Black. TO CORRESPONDENTS. A Subscriber at Chester" had better apply to Messrs. Will mar and Smith, American news-agents, Liverpool. 111 . ••• h ot.% o,ogAi%styl--,;740.4F0pi;,, i4",!Ar • m 0 e jp , ;77 (••••"', SECOND EDITION. 04' itening LONDON. FRIDAY. APRIL 9, 1847. Being the recognised leader of the Young Eng landers, Lord JOHN MANNERS is rather naturally re garded as a day-dreamer. Every proceeding of his, whether it be the promise of a statement respecting the present condition of Greece, or the insertion of a lyric in the Oxford and Cambridge Review, is re garded by the Dogberries of political life with a sort of supercilious suspicion. Can there be any as tonishment at the ridicule thus cast upon the intended revivers of u. the golden prime" of middle-aged Al bion ? There is ample opportunity, no doubt, for parodying the principles of the gentlemen in white waistcoats. But it would be indicative of a total lack of generosity, and of a singular ob tuseness of perception, to deny that there is an earnest philanthropy at the bottom of their fine-spun theory, a yearning for what Mr. DISRAELI Calls a "theocratic equality." Among the most brilliant evidences of this sub -current of bene volence must be considered the Birmingham Athenic Institute. Although we have already occasionally referred to this establishment in terms of high eulogium, we consider it incumbent upon us to corn ment upon the fifth anniversary of its foundation, which was celebrated on Wednesday evening, with be coming ardour and cordiality. Much as we may other wise differ in opinion from the Noble President and his coadjutors, it would be an erroneous expression of our sentiments to speak otherwise than in language of profound respect of their practical exertions to in spire a feeling of brotherly affection among all classes of the community. The Birmingham Athenic Institute is, to our thinking, the model of a system of social federation which it were ad visable to carry into operation throughout the various municipalities of the United Kingdom. Under the auspices of such an institution the intellects of the neglected artizans are cultivated and developed during their salutary leisure, their hearts are opened to a consciousness of their own innate capacities for good, their limbs are recreated by agreeable and bracing pastimes, their very blood is purified by the inhala tion of purer air than is generally respirable in the workshop, and they become impressed at once with the majestic power of knowledge, and the lovely influences •f morality. From being merely the " vile mechanicals" of the state they are elevated to a position commensurate in some measure with their divine origin. From an existence which appears to be comprised in the refrain of the popular poet— " Ever to toil, Ever to moil, That is your social charter !" from this barren and stunting drudgery the artizan becomes promoted under the shelter of these Athenic Institutes to a higher grade in society, to a grade corn patable with his unnourished aspirations, to a grade on a par with his natural and tardily-recognised rights. The encouragement afforded to honest industry by such associations is astonishing in its immediate results, and the effects of that encouragement are of an irre fragable permanence. It imparts vigour to the' frame, serenity to the disposition, inquisitiveness to the mind, and universal good-will, in terra par hominibus. We are not delineating the hypothetical fancies of a one-eyed philosopher of the flying-islands. We are enume rating the advantages which have actually accrued to the working men of Birmingham from the aid of the Athenic Institute. Supposing, however, the picture were flatteringly over-coloured, supposing the bene fits derivable from associations of this nature were scarcely so remarkable as those we have mentioned, we should still feel ourselves necessitated to com mend them as the offspring of a gentle generosity, and as establishments calculated to enhance the moral, intellectual, and corporeal strength of the em pire. It is not, moreover, in its direct operation upon individual localities that this system of combining study with amusement is. alone a dmirable ; it is more especially so in its ulterior results upon various legislative efforts for the improvement of the multitude. Besides the nutritious banquets prepared for the surrounding denizens of Birming ham, or wherever else they may be situated, these Athenic Institutes afford food for the nourishment of the collective million. As the Welsh parson smith ir. SHAKSPERE— " There be pippins and cheese to come yet !" Upon the construction of public baths and wash houses, upon the railing in of parks and pleasure grounds, upon the advancement of street architecture, upon the progress of the educational question, and upon the application of a well-digested sanator3 system, establishments of this character directly and materially act. In this respect we regard them as at once preservative and progressive : preservative of whatever might have formerly rendered this " merrie old England," and progressive towards whatever can affect the spiritual and bodily exaltation of the people. Besides, it is undeniable that harm can by no means arise from associations so peculiarly innocent ; it is scarcely probable that the harmony of races should be destroyed by the contentions of cricket, that the liberties of the subject should be injuriously affected by the rod of the scientific lecturer, or that civilisa tion should in any particular be retarded by the gyrations of the polka. For so small a man the Bishop of EXETER is un doubtedly a great actor. All his public performances savour of the dramatic art. The turn of his mind is strikingly theatrical. Once before the footlights, the energy of his acting speedily renders the spectator oblivious of the diminutiveness of his figure and his general deficiency in respect of other personal advan tages If a principal actor on the stage receives a mortal thrust from an adversary, he never thinks of appearing to resign life without a violent struggle. He knows very well that simply to fall on his back and stretch out his legs would be considered by the audience as aAccordingly,utorhteiopnuat;s and b ody vulgar t hr o a u n g d h i nsi pid a powerful eo variety fe a o t f . frequently, at the very moment when ever y bod y con alders h e h as ma d e hi s l as t e ff or t, he will be observed toraise himself on the elbow, give an awful grin, seize his shattered set manner for scenic effect. player generall at his victim. This finished, the effect ua l thrua t ord . , .and make another in of the histrionict. tis tiuc his level in the most approved In all these minute de tailsfirst reloxdirlislraught, is thoroughly ,„ , l'at f the Bishop of EXETER the public with ample Proofs in oivnouthe sharp con he furnished fl m ic a t sor wh o i f eh Exe h t e er. re A ce ft n e t r ly the l'r with the prevailing impression was that the w the had got his quietus; but all were mistaken , w ran g ling with envenomed feelings, HARRY PRlLLeoxTsntoiag more aimed his luckless goose-quill at his cool and nee intrepid antagonist. The Mayor parried the im potent thrust, when, as a matter of course, the Bishop immediately rolled over utterly exhausted. A glance at the continuation of the correspondence between the Mayor and the Bishop confirms what everybody thought before,—that the l'ater is no match for the to.mer. In his Lord: hip's letter of the 3d inst. he struggles to explain away the awk ward fact of his having per-ni,e,l a charity ball in 1841. He affects to have been ignorant at the time that a ball was intended to wind up the festivities which took place in that year in support of the Devon Hospital. The Bishop, however, lets out that he sanctioned a dinner on that occasion. Bishops, by the way, are notorious for their love of dinners, at which we presume they suppose—(at any rite HARRY of EXETER does so)—it is quite impossible that any thing in the shape of "revelry" should occur. But the diocesan of pamphleteering celebrity seems positively to wince under the intimation that he ever suffered his name to figure among the stewards of a ball. We do not ourselves appreciate the niceties of distinction to be inferred from PRILLPOTTS' writings between dinners and balls. We aimit, how ever, that he would not look well at the latter. Nature never cut out the Bishop for a ball, which should be an enlivening scene, and attended only by persons of a lively and agreeable cast of countenance, of the truth of all which we have no doubt the Bishop must be painfully sensible. There can be no ques tion, we should think, that, whether he knew of the ball in 1841, beforehand or not, the Bishop became shortly after acquainted with the fact of one having taken place. Did he then mount the pulpit and ful minate against the " miserable frivolity" which con cluded that festival ? We take it the Bishop did nothing of the sort ; because be now observes with com placent arrogance, " I consider that ball to have been of a very different character from the one which is about to take place." The Mayor of Exeter was not the man to let the Bishop fly off at a tangent. The following extract from the answer of the former, dated the sth instant, will best enable the public to judge how the Bishop, throughout this controversy, only went farther and fared worse : " I am unable to understand the difference in the distinction which your Lordship draws between the proceedings of 1841 and those now in contemplation. I cannot connect the ball of the 6th of April with the day of the fast and humiliation of the 24th of March. Doubtless all visitations great and solemn lessons —should have their future and continuous effect upon the thoughts and conduct of men ; but it is nut, it cannot b.• said that all amusements are to cease, and if not, and if the aniusement of the hour may be legi timately coupled vith a more abiding purpose of charity, then the ball of 1847 is as blameless as the festivities of 1841, and is equally entitled to your Lordship's indul gence. The one raised funds jor the relief of sickness and distress in our immediate neighbourhood, the other is de signed to obviate the miseries of famine at a distance. Cad either of them what you will, they are identical in form and purpose." Those who run may read. The mace has shivered the crosier. The common law wisely made a distinction be tween animals that were feree nature and unre claimed, and those which were reclaimed and con fined, and might serve for food : in the former case no larceny could be committed. It was justly felt that there could be no such property in animals suffered to remain in a state of nature, who might one day rest on the lands of one proprietor, and on the follow ing day visit those of another, as to justify a convic tion for larceny. Indeed, if such animals could fairly be termed the property of an individual or body of individuals, it would be of the farmers, whose crops are eaten down, and too often almost wholly de stroyed; so that frequently, in place of a fair return for their labour and capital laid out in the cultivation of the land—in place of an abundant harvest—no thing is to be seen but fields laid bare by the devas tating influences of game and vermin ; but even this is not the case, the animals are still in the enjoyment of their natural liberty, they are free to go where they think proper, and according to the principles of natural law, become the property of the first person who can cap ture them, who can take them either dead or alive, and bring them into a state of subjection, and by the same law every person 'would have a just ,right to exercise the dominion originally accorded to man over all other animals. In the earlier stages of so ciety hunting was almost the only means by which a livelihood could be obtained ; and to this day many tribes of Indians and others look to it as their only support. A passion for the chase appears to be an instinctive feeling in the human mind, and no argu ments can convince a poor man that in killing a hare on his own land, which he sees eating the food that should belong to his hungry children, he is guilty of any moral crime. A great tempta tion is held out to him, and should he yield in a moment of weakness, his future doom is sealed; he is sent to a prison and becomes a marked man. The very name of poacher is sufficient to ensure his destruction. He can obtain no employ ment. The game-preserving landlord denounces him, and woe to any tenant that shall afterwards give him work, or suffer him to gain his living by his own honest industry. He becomes an outcast; and in turn his hand is against every man, until he finishes his career by some act of violence or bloodshed that consigns him to the hulks or the gallows. It is manifest that the taking of game is not con trary to natural law, and that the only punishment that could fairly be imposed would be for the trespass on the property of others in the pursuit; but, unfortu nately, our legislators are directly interested in the question. No person can sit in Parliament unless he is actually a landed proprietor. No matter how highly qualified be may be in other respects, how great his natural or acquired endowments, how inde pendent his circumstances, the possession of real estate to the amount of 6001. per annum for a knight of the shire, and of 3001. for a citizen or burgess, is an essential requisite. The game-laws are consequently a landlords code, framed by landlords themselves. The only object appears to be to enact the most stringent provisions for the punishment of those who interfere: with them- Magistrates (who are also compelled to possess real estate to a certain amount as a qualification for their office) are entitled to convict parties in a summary manner, and to inflict imprisonment, with hard labour, without the intervention of a jury. Such a person may actually be himself the complaining party and the person to adjudicate on the complaint . Any owner or occupier of land, or a n y p erson h av ing a right, or reputed right, of free warren or free chase thereon, or the lord of the manor, or reputed manor, or any gamekeeper or sm-rvant of such persons, or any person assisting such gamekeeper or servant, are authorised to seize and apprehend any person entering at night on any land, whether open or enclosed, for the purpose of taking or destroying game; and if such person should resist his capture he is subjected to transportation therefore, as he will be in like manner for his third offence even without any violence, and if he should have two or more associates armed with any gun or offensive weapon, he may, even for his first offence, be transported for 14 years. Surely such iniquitous and unjust laws should not be permitted to encumber our statute-book; they have been already condemned. Of late years we have had less of class legislation, and there is a disposition to do justice to all. Inquiries have taken place before Committees in btoh houses of Parliament as to the effects of these laws, and there are ample materials on which to ground a comprehensive reform. Let us hope that it will not long be postponed. Mean time the public should not be idle ; petitions should be sent forward. A general election must speedily take place, and if the desired amelioration should not be obtained during the present session, there can be no time more favourable for directing the attention of aspirants to senatorial honours to the question than when they are seeking the suffrages of the several constituencies. 'I he Madrid Guceta of the 2d instant, the only journal published in Madrid on Good Friday, has been received. It contains decrees accepting the re signation of General MANSO as Captain-General of New Castile, and of General SALCBDO, as Captain- General of the Canaries, and appointing Senor Esco• SURA, Political Chief of Madrid. General REQUENA, fiscal in the case of General SERRANO, has declared that the tribunal was incom petent, and that the whole case should be submitted DukeNVa r and of G Marine . Lucics to the d e lib erat i on an d sen t ence o f t h e S upreme Tri bunal e of URGH has presented his credenti a l s to the Q UEEN , as A m b assa d or f or t h e KING of t h e FaLri Veen Intelligenee has n received f rom P or t uga l t h at an attempt been m a d e to i nduce the inhabitants of yeia 5 to had pronounce in favour of the Junta. The QUEEN'S volunteers had, however, repressed the movement; Lind, rendered vlliont by their success, had in , reh , ..‘d out to furce Coutit MELLo 76 n;ise the siege of E.I-renv2z. Their eour.ige, however. failed them•when they came in sight of Count MELLO, and they fled back to Yelvas, pursued by a detach ment of MELLO'S forces. The remains of the gallant volunteers re-entered Yelvas in complete disorder, having lost one hundred men in their flight. The Ist and 2,1 inst. were kept as close holidays, and there was consequently no Bolsa. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. The rumour of the downfal of the Coletti Administration in Greece has occasioned a great sensation in Paris. The National, taking it for granted that the rumour is true, has the following furious article on the subject : " The Ministry yesterday received news of extreme gravity. It is stated that NI. Coletti, chief of th Greek Cabinet, has been overthrown. The fall of this Minister is a striking triumph of English police. Since Alavro cordato lost power the representative of Great Britain at Athens has constantly struggled against M. Coletti, who was considered, whether rightly or wrongly, as placed under the influence of France. There is no sort of embarrassment that Sir E. Lyons has not created against the Greek Cabinet since it has existed; and whilst English intriguers laboured to enfeeble the llel lenic Government in the interior, efforts were made to cause it to lose consideration abroad. We still remember the words of Lord Palmerston in open Parliament, that the Cabinet presided over by M. Coletti was only a heap of brigands. Events have succeeded to words. A miserable quarrel, excited by the Turkish Ministry, has furnished the occasion so long expected. A trifling dissension, or, at least, a dissension easy to appease, has taken the pro portions of a serious rupture. The Porte, encouraged by England, has no longer put bounds to its exigencies. To the offers of an honourable satisfaction, it has replied by maintaining, in its absolute terms, a pretension hu miliating for the Greek Government. At the same time Great Britain enjoined the Cabinet of Athens to pay in totality, and without further delay, the interests of the loan contracted by Greece and guaranteed by the three protecting Powers. The insufficiency of the financial resources of a state reduced almost to misery by Bava rian adm , nirration was counted upon, and a refusal too well founded was foreseen. The calculation was just. Coletti was not able to satisfy his engagements, and he has fallen under the menaces of his pitiless cre ditor. If it be true, as is stated, that England sup ported her demands by the guns of her fleet, it is easy to understand why the Greek Cabinet has fallen. Our policy, then, has just received a new check. It is France that Lord Palmerston has stricken in overthrowing Co letti. Shall we submit without resistance to this new attack on our interests in the Mediterranean ? Shall we leave English domination to establish itself in the Archi pelago ? Or shalt we only accompany with sterile regrets the fall of a Ministry placed under our protec tion ? Such are the questions to which the intelligence received yesterday give rise. The Chamber will examine this day in its bureau a Bill relative to the Greek loan, and will no doubt seize the occasion to ques tion M. Guizot on the conduct he proposes to adopt at Athens. And, besides, explanations on this new com plication must be made from the tribune. The English Parliament is to examine the affairs of Greece in one of its early sittings. The French Chamber will not allow itself to be outstripped, and it will, we hope, know how to reply to a hostile manifestation by a solemn expres sion of its sympathies for a Government which its feebleness, more perhaps than our interests, commands us to protect." In the bureaux of the Chamber of Deputies, on Wednesday, the Committee appointed to examine the Bill annually introduced for the payment of the in terest of the Greek Loan, commenced their labours. Several questions were put to the Minister of the In terior as to the truth of the rumours in circulation on the subject of Greece. He was asked particularly if it was true that the Government was in possession of information of the fall of M. CoLurri's Ministry, and of the appearance of five English ships of war at the Piraeus ? M. DUCIIATEL replied that the Govern ment had received no information of any kind upon the subject, and that he had no reason to think that there wai any truth in the rumours. He acknow ledged, however, that the affairs of Greece were in a very delicate position, but he gave an assurance that the French Government knew how to act with pru dence in that affair, but also with firmness, in the event of there being any reason for the display of that quality. Whether the rumours be true or not, we hope that this article in the National will open the eyes of the Greek SOVEREIGN and the Greek nation to the true character of M. COLETTI. It is evident that COLETTI is the Minister in reality, not of Greece, but of France. "It is France that Lord PALMERSTON has stricken in overthrowing COLETTI," says the National. " Shall we submit," it asks, " without resistance to this new attack on our interests in the Mediterra nean ?" How could the dismission of - CoiArrrt be construed into an attack on French interests, if he were not the Minister, not of Greece but of France. We trust that these avowals will rouse a national feeling in Greece, before which the anti-national Afrancesados will be compelled to give way. The Ministry have consented to the prise en con sideration of M. REMUSAT'S proposition for excluding placemen from the Chamber. The Bill for aug menting the effective force of the army for home service by 10,000 men, passed the Chamber of Peers on Tuesday. The Nemesis, a new sixty-gun frigate, is to be launched at Brest on the 14th instant; on the 15th the Tage, of one hundred guns, is to be launched ; and on the 28th, the Faune, of sixteen guns, will be launched. It is said that several Chinese labourers have left Amoy for the Isl And of Bourbon. They receive a sum of money in advance, with a promise of monthly wages. The Spanish authorities have also authorised the hiring of Chinese labourers for the Philippine Islands. On the Bourse, on Wednesday, the Bears circulated a rumour that the ICING was ill, and that Marshal Souza was dead. There was no foundation for these rumours. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Wednesday at 78f. 50c., the Five per Cents., 116 f. 50c.: the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,235 f.; Rouen, 880 f. ; Havre, 675 f.: Great Northern, 62 8 f. 75c.; Avignon, 790 f.; Vierzon, 565 f. ; Bordeaux, 5121. 50c.; Boulogne, 430 f.; Troyes and tlontereau, 300 f.; Basle, 210 f.; Dieppe, 335 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 43Uf.; Tours and Nantes, 425 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 427 f. 50c.; Lyons and Avignon, 455 f. ; Cette, 447 f. 50c. • Spanish Three per Cents., 34 1 / 6 . BUSINESS DONE IN_ OBEIGNBAILWAYS AT THE LONi)6& . STOCK EXCHANGE, APatt. 1. Boulogne and Amiens, 16Th—Dutch Rhenish, 4—Northern of France, 12% —Paris and Lyons, 51—Rouen and Havre, 26 3 A/ 4 —Sambre and Meuse, 6. RUMOURED ILLNESS OF LOUIS MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. Cu 7 1 (41":1(7 # Ll{ TO Tl[ ?EE. Tee s , :cs y; .-erday were 3,000 to 4,000 0: - A,s, 500 i).Je* tieiit4 Aloe: i; an, and taken on speenbition, prices for American were 61d. to 7id. per lb. Railway Shares were dull. . . It is scarcely possible to form any correct opinion upon the ultimate results of the Bank notice, which we gave yesterday afternoon under this bead, by which the minimum rate of discount was raise d to 5 per cent. per In all, but a few interested quarters, the course of operations adopted by the Bank of Englund is held tenable upon tLe main points which should regulate the transactions of the cor pora ion. Inconvenience to some, end, doubtless, large loses to others, must occur. But these will prove but a drop in the bucket, as compared with placing the cur rency in a safer position. It is denied, it, many quarters, that there are any large Corn bills out, which awaited renewal in the course of the present month, at least to any alarming amount. Time annum. will !..how whether such is or is not the fact. There is a very strong opinion, very strong indeed, that at least two, if not three firms of influence have out such bills, but if so, they have ample resources to meet them. Probably, it may, without any very material stretch of the powers of divination, be asserted that though the secrets of the Bank-parlour ere not known, the Directors have ample sources of information at their command to form a correct opinion as to the most prudent course to be adopted, and have due discretion to use the power placed in their hands with benefit to the public, and of course with all due advantage to the proprietary body, whom they represent. As will be seen below, the Stock market continues heavy. After the regular hours of business yesterday afternoon, there were some private bargains made in Consols. for Account at 864 4. This morning the second instalment of 124 per cent. on the eight millions loan has been in the course of payment. The recipients of the interest upon the na tional debt have mustered in rather full force this morning. There are not any late eolonial arrivals announced in the City this morning. The fluctuation in Consols for the Account to-day has been limited to about per cent., viz. from 86/ to 864, the tendency of the prices, as will be ob6erved, being still downwards. At the regular close of the market yesterday afternoon, the last quotation was 86i to 87. Some few sales of Money Stock have been effected at 86i ; in the Reduced Three per Cents. at 854 ; in the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. at 864 (now the price is 870; and in the Consul Scrip at 24 dis. Bank Stock has dropped from 200, the opening value of yesterday, to 1951, the price paid for a pretty large sum just now. Exche quer bills are at par to 2s. discount, and East India Bonds at ss. discount to 2s. premium. The quotations just noticed will tend to show very clearly how sensitive the market for all public securities is. The report, unconfirmed though it be, of Louis Phi lippe being attacked with sudden and severe illness. has led to a fall in the French Rentes to 1051. Exchange, 251. 50c. The report of the illness of the King is not at all believed in the most influential circles connected with French affairs here; many think it was an attempt to deceive aid alarm the public, and thus to aid Bear speculations. Spanish Stuck is at 24k; and the Three per Cents. at 35i ; the Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents. have been done at 58 and 58k; and the Fcur per at 90 fur the Account; Brazilian new, at 84 fur Account; and Danish at 86. The Railway Share Market is certainly heavy, espe cially for London and Brighton, for London and North- Western (Mtiands are now steady), for South-Eastern and Dover, and for York and Newcastle investments. I3itlTlsll FUNDS TILLS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock .. • • • • • • IN 195% ex div Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 85%3, ex div Three par Cent. Consols Annuities • • .. 86% % New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Aims. 87!4 80% 87% xd Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 • • 11% 9ex city India Honda, 1,0001. • • • • .. .. 5 dis 1p South Sea Stock .. • • • • • • •. 95 3 i Consols fer Account .• • • •• .. • • SG% Three per Cent. Consols, Serip • • • • .. 2%% dis Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 1,0001. • • .. .... par 2 dis 5001 .• • • • . • • par 2 dis Ditto. Small • • • • .... par 2 dis PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bends, 5 per Cent • • • • Ditto, Small .. • • • • .. 84 Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent •• .. 86 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cont. • • • • Ditto. for the Account • . 14% Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. Ditto, for the Account • . .. 36% Dividends on the above payable In London. French Rentes,43 per Cent... .. 105 f. —c. Exchange • • • .. 25f. 50c. Dutch Two-And.a-ilalf per Cents. 118% 56 58}4 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 90 BUSINESS DONE IN JUILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK• RAILWAYS. PAID. PICT SHAII. Amber.. Notting.,Boston, & East= Jn. 2 .... to Birmingham Rad OxtOrd Junction •.a • • 1 3 14 13 to 13% Dookingoatoilliro • • •• 63. 43 dia. to Caledonian .............3 0 .. Eastern Counties 20 . Ditto, York Extession •••• 4ti.•.• to— East Lancashire .• • • •• .. 17 ...• .. • to Ditto, New .. .. .. 74 .... 8% ••.• t• East Lincolnshire • • • • .. .. •. 4 •••• _6 1 4 %.. to Edinburgh And Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 71 .... to Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. .. 12% •• 17% .. ••t• Great Northern .. •• • .. 3 .•.. 3 •• .. to I Ditto, London and York Extension.. 2.... 17i •• • • to [lull and Selby • . • . • • .. • , SO •• • • .. • • to Ditto, Halt Shares .. •• •• .. 25 .... 31% to Lancaster and Carlisle 60 •• • • •• .. to Ditto. New • • • • •• • • • • 11 •• .• & •• .. to Leeds and Bradford .. • • .. •• 35 •• 7S • ... to Leicester and Bedford .. • . • • 365.4.. I,‘ % dim. to ' 1 .4.4' '" Leeds and flairsk •• •• . ... 19 • •• t.- Do.. do.. Preference, 6 per Cent .. 3g •• 414.... London, Brighton, and South Coast ••50 .. 51 1A .... t o so% Ditto, Consolidated Eighths • • • • 10 •• .. 10% .... t o London and _North•lVestern • • .. 100 .. 174 173. to 175 Ditto, Quarters .. L. and B. 7 .. •• 23 .... to Ditto ditto New .. • • • • • 2 .... 12 .... to Ditto, 401. Shares .. M. and B. .. 40 .... 68 .. • • to Ditto, 101. Shares .. 31. and B. (11) 5 .. • • 10% •• • • to Ditto, 101. Shares M. and B. (C) 1 •• •• 6% .. ••to London and South-Wegern 411. 6.. 10d..... 62% to Ditto, New • • .. • • 27%.... 30 to Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) . .. 50 .... % to Ditto, Scrip .. .• •• 5 •• • • 1 :474 •• .. to 5 Lynn and Dereham .. • • .. •. 20 .• • 21 54 ...• to . Mancheider and Leeds . to Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) • • -.71. 45..... 2p. to Ditto 4 (late 'Judders. &Sheffield) 23 .. • • 25%.... to Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock . 425. •• • • par" to ilt anchi.ster and Southampton .. • • 2 •• • • I% •• • • to Midland WO • • ..113 112.. to 114 Ditto, New •• •• •• • • •• •• • • 39 % .• to 394 Ditto, New • • .. • • • • " • • 2 ..•. 414%4 to • • 100 Ditto, Birmingham and Derby •. 91 ... to Ditto, Consul. Bristol & Birmingh. Nortolk •• • • • • • • • • • •• "100 . .•134 .• to No 6 per cent. .• .• ..100 ....123 .... to Ditto, Extension •• • • • •• • •• 6 •• • • 3% ••• • to 6 Northern Counties Union • • •• .. 24 .... to North British .• •• •• —••• 25 •• .... to Ditto, Quarters • • • • • . 2%•• .. 3% .... to Ditto, Extellsiou • • •• •• • • %•• .• 1 5 •••• to 1 Ditto, Thirds • • • • • • .. • • 1 •• .. t o Northern and Eastern .. 50 •• 34 •••• to North Staflordshire • • • • • • • • 3 •• • • 7% 1 A .. to Preston and Wyre • • • • •• 25 34 N to Ditto, Half Shares (A) " • • 3 % •• • • 12 •• .. to Ditto, ditto (B) • • .• • • • • •• 1 .... 5 / 9 t 0 Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) .. 3 i•• •• to Ditto, ditto (B) • • •• •• • • 1 % •• •• 1 .. to Shropshire Union • • • •• •• •• 425..... db. to .outtt Eastern and Dover • . •. —331.28.4 d. 354 to outli Yorkshire. Doncaster, & Goole 2 • • 1h • • to Waterford and Kilkenny .. 134 .... to West Biding Union •• • . • • —4l. 2.... . • 1 p.. to York and Newcastle . • • • .• .. 25 •• • • 3ZA ••..to 33 Ditto, New •• •• • • •• •• 10 •• • • to Ditto, Preference • • •• .• • 4 .. • • 7 ...• to 6% York and North Midland • . .. 50 .... .... to Ditto. Extension .. .. 25 .• • • 40 1 ,( .. .. to Ditto, Preference •• •• .• .. 2 .• .. 10% •• .. to FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens •• .. 20 .• •• 16% • • to Dutch Rhenish • • . • • 7 •• •• 3% ••.. to 4 . Northern of France •• .. ••8• • • • 12S, to Paris and Lyons • • • • • • • • 8 •• • • S •• • • to 4% Rouen aad Ilavre •• . .. 20 .• .. 26 •••• to Sambre and Meuse .. • . .. 12 .• 5%.... MINES Real del Monte, Unregistered • • • • •• .• 8 .. • • to MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. _ - - - We h.ve t • repo, t e ar• tv,-.1 o a very moderate supply of nigh I, Wn, at dur ng the present week, and the stands we, e scant:ly tiled with samples of both red and white. Owing to the thin attendance of buyers, the demand for all descriptions was in a sluggish state, at unaltered quotations. Exceedingly little business was doing in Foreign Wheats, yet the holders refused to accept lower prices. Most of the late large arrivals of Foreign Barley having been cleared off, the trade was steady, at late rates. There was rather more doing in Malt, and most of the factors reused to sell, except at a trifle more money. Oats, Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour were exceedingly dull, but not cheaper. _ _ English • • • • .. Irish. ........ Foreign ...... ARRIVALS. Wheat. I Barley. 3,180 qrs. I, 2,370 qrs. 3,6711 I 4,430 Malt. 4,150 arc. SMITHFIELD. Oats I Flonr 930 qrs. I 2,940 slui. 640 i 5,4211 For the time of year the supply of Beasts on offer here Ras good, and of lull average quality. Although the attendance of buyers was small, a f a ir a mount o f business was transacted in Beef ; yet in som e i ns t ances the quotations were a trifle lower than on Monday last. There were in the market 139 Beasts, 100 Sheep, and 21 Calves, from abroad. The cumbers of Sheep were moderately extensive, while the trade was firm at fully the late advance in the prices, the primest old Downs selling at 5s 6d per Sibs. Lambs, the supply of which was large, moved off heavily, at a decline in value of 4d per 81bs. The Veal trade was heavy, and the rates de clined quite 2d per 81bs. In Pigs very little was doing. Mitch Cows were held at from 16/ to 181 5s each, in• eluding their small Calf. Per albs. to sink the offal. s. d. to 1. d inferior Beasts 2 10 3 2 3econd quality - 3 4 3 6 Prime largo Oxen 2 $ 4 0 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 4 2 4 8 Prime small ditto Suckling Calves la 0 29 0 Inferior Sheep .. . 3 8 4 0 a. d to s. d. Second quality ditto 4 2 4 6 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 5 0 Southdown Nether 5 2 5 6 Ditto out of the wool Large Hogs Small Porkers • • Quarter old figs —l6 0 19 0 Lambs 4 i 4 I Plgs. 2so SUPPLY AT MARKET. Ideasts. I I Sheep. Calves. 1,107 6,55• 169 NEWGATM AND LEADENHAL96. We had a fair demand here, at our quotations. At per stone by the Carcase. _-- s. d. to s. d. ... s. d. to s. Beet, inferior .• •. 2 8 210 Mutton, Inferior .. 3 6 3 a - middling •••• 2 10 3 0 middling.. 310 4 0 - prime large .. 3 2 3 4 prime .... 4 2 4 4 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large .... .• .. 310 4 41 Veal ••••..•. • . • • • • 4 2 5 0 - small .. 4 3 b:0 Lamb. Sc 4d to 6s 2d BOHOUGH HOP MARZET. • We have had a very heavy demand for all kinds of Hops during the present week ; yet we can notice no decline in the quotations. The supply on offer is good. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market has been fairly supplied with West India samples, and prices have ruled accordingly. New Barbadoes has been sold at 46s to 49s 6d for low to mid yellow, and 50s to 52s for good ; Berbice has been taken in at 43s to 45s 6d for low to good brown. EAST INDlA.—Mauritius, 9,390 bags partly found buyers, low and mid yellow at 45a to 47s 6d, gcod and fine at 488 to 51s, and good and fine brown 42s to 465, fine white 57s 6d to 68s per cwt. Some Madras sold at 39s to 39s 6d for low damp. some being taken in at 40s. Bengal, 1,261 bags, partly found buyers at 48s to 53s for good and fine yellow, and at 57s Gd for mid white. FoRZIGN.-149 hhds 132 brls St. Croix only partly sold at 47s to 51s for low to mild yellow, and at 525 6d to 57s for good and fine ; Porto Rico has been taken in at 51s ; and Pernambuco has been sold at 44s to 455 for low to mid brown, and 468 for good ; Bahia has been taken in at 43s to 45s 6d for low to mid brown, at 46s to 47s for good and fine, and at 46s 6d to 50s for low to mid yellow. MOLASSES.—Demerara have been taken in at 23s to 25s 6d ; St. Croix at 295, and Porto Rico at 29s per cwt. COFFEE.—There has not been a great deal doing. Jamaica has been sold at 70s to 107 s for superior sam ples. Ceylon has been taken in. at 41s 6d to 425., and sime parcels have been sold at 35s to 70s per cwt. Mocha has been sold at 80s to 81s 6d. Mauritius has been taken in at 34s to 425; and Java has realised 32s to 36s 6d per cwt. Cocos.—Trinidad has been sold at 50s to 60s per cwt. SALTPETRE.—CaIcutta has been sold at 28s for 54 lbs refraction, the rest being taken in at 27s 6d to 2Ss for 6,1 and 71 lbs refraction. RlCE.—Bengal has declined, having been sold at 16s to 18s per cwt, and Madras has realised lis 6d to 17s ; Italian 18s to 18s 6d. SewEs.—Pimento has been sold at Sid per ib, and in Pepper, &c., there is nothing particular to notice. lium.—There has not been much doing. COTToN.—The business done has been rather larger, and at higher rates. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been 49s 6d to 50s per cwt on the spot. TEA.—The market is quiet. BANKRUPTCY.-(T HIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) IN RE WOOD. This bankrupt, who had carried on business in Grace church-street as an ironmonger, came up this day for his certificate, and was opposed on behalf of a creditor, Mr. Hinton. It appeared that he was first bankrupt in 1844, but the fiat was superseded on his paying ss. in the pound. Since then he had speculated in houses, and wines, and merchandise, in all which he had lost money. During the last two years his losses had been 1,2941., and during the same period his house expenses had been 1,0001., and the trade expenses 9001. The present assets were little more than sufficient to pay the costs of working the fiat. The official assignee said that the assignees were per fectly satisfied with the books and accounts of the bank rupt, and he had been even complimented by the Learned Commissior His HoNoun said that the only complaint which ap peared to bear against the bankrupt was the excessive expenditure over the profits ' but the bankrupt had stated that he only knew of one thing in which he had incurred dispr , portionate expense, and that was in the education of his children. His Honour said that item would cover the excess, and although it was one which was the most justifiable, yet traders must not injure their creditors to educate their families. Under all the circumstances, he thought the suspension of the certificate for three months would meet the justice of the case.—His Honour granted protection. An application was made in this case under peculiar circumstances ; it was for the costs of the former fiat to be first paid out of the present estate, as in 1844 there were no assets, but it was necessary for the Learned Commissioner to give leave to move the Court of Review. His HoNona said he could not do so—ht• did not see why this court and its officers should not be paid before any one else. He had seen a paragraph in one of the papers that this court was paid from the Treasury, but it did not receive one shilling from that source, and was the only court in the kingdom which did not. PHILIPPE. Last night a letter, of which the following is a transla tion, was deHvered at our office:— " South-Eastern Station, April 8, Bridge llotel. " SlR,—Yesterday, about four o'clock, the King was suddenly attacked with illness. Fortunately M. Pas quier, his Majesty's surgeon, happened to be at the Palace of the Tuileries. He saw that the face was dis torted, and deemed it necessary to proceed without delay in bleeding the patient copiously. The state of the King having become worse, M. Pasquier ordered two consecu tive operations of cupping. At half..past five, the time of my departure by the special train, there was no change in the alarming condition of his Majesty, who had not then recovered his consciousness. The members of the corps diplomatique were arriving at the Tuileries iu order to ascertain the real state of the King. " I have the honour, &c., n*** * * * * LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 9.—Wind W.S.W., fresh gale and sgnally. OTF MARGATE, APRIL B.—Oriental, Wilson, Calcutta. OFF RAMSGATE, APRIL B. Susan King, St. Lucia. DEAL, APRIL B.—Wind W., strong and squally.— Arid. Alice, Jamaica; Sarah Birkett, Puddow, Porto Rico. Arrd. from the River, John, New York. Put back, Isabella, Quebec. COWES, APRIL B.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Claudius Civilia, Ingeman, Batavia. PLYMOUTH, APRIL B.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. John Bull, Crawt.Ard, New Zealand and Girk; James Camp bell. Graham, London—crew in a state of mutiny. ihrilanNt.,sWon.,,freshantl Calcutta; s g s ua e i r l a y. —Arrd- LiN-E la ° b L e ' l l APRIL Watson, ITT phina, Taylor, Paraiba , sailed 7th ult.; Reliance, Bed ford, ditto; Walto n, St. Domin g o; Albama, 3l ' Bride, P s ° I. R t Laguna; Belinda, Kel l y , New Orleans; Sisters, Christen, Mobile; Mersey, Colli n, Apa l achicola; Marmion, Ed wards, New York. Off port, Lord Ashburton, New Orleans; nry Gardner, ditto ; Queen Pomare, Ara mints, and Prince of Waterloo. MARGATE, APRIL B.—The Baptiste Marie, Charente to London, got on the Mitigate Sand this morni • ng, but assish d off, very leaky, &c.. after partly discharging. LIMERICK, APRIL 7.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Car mcly Farahan, Bruinholrn, New York. LERWICK, MARCH 24.—Sid. Resolution, Davis's Straits ; Joseph Green, ditto. t•IIIELDS, APRIL B.—Wind W.N.W., strong gales.— Sld. Hong Kong. IJARTLEPOOL, APRIL B.—Wind W., strung.--Bids Esoina, Montreal ; Percy, Quebec. CLYDE, APRIL 7.—Wind S. Arrd. Medora, M‘Pherson, Trinidad ; Mary, Harrison, Havannati. KINGSTOWN, APRIL 7.—Wind W.N.W. Arrd. Glarnmis Castle, Duncan, New York. IIAJITLAND QUAY, APRIL B.—The Native, of Cork, went on share last night a mile to the westward, and is expected to heck me a wriek. Crew and passengers saved. A SNAKE FANCIER.—We were not a little cur- LEITH. A 7 cznl P • George, A,PRlLQuebec. prised on Saturday last to see a man with a bundle of I IIuLL, APRIL B.—Wind S.W.—Sld. Ross, Quebec. snakes which he had turned to a singular state of doci- FALMOUTH, APRIL B.—Wind W., squally.—Arrd. lity. He spread them out on a table and took every Rio Packet, Harry, P,ri:ambuco, sld. 18th February ; kind of liberty with them, twisting, and turning them Ellen Bryson, Jones, Honduras, sld. 16th February, with about at pleasure without the animals aPPe 9 ring to be in &c., boats stove, and logs of bulwark - . any way annoyed. It did not appear that the sting of BRISTOL, APRIL B.—Arrd. Brilliant, Evans, Pore the reptiles had been extracted, and we are informed Rico. Sid. 6th, lt• ltaucv, Boston. that the person is a regular snake fanci , r, and that he ..ARTLEPooL, APRIL B.—'l lac Ellen Murrray, has some secret by which he has obtained the command Jersey, has put in here, with loss of foremast, &c., hav over those reptiles.—Port Philip Gazette. jog been in contact this morning of Whitby. The writer of the letter adds his name, but it is one with which we are totally unacquainted. Our own ex press, which left Paris at five, P. M., on Wednesday, is silent on the subject; and on inquiry at the French Em bassy at a late hour, we were informed that no intelli • Bence of the sort had arrived there. We submit the communication, nevertheless, to our readers, because we do not feel justified in suppressing it, though we have no means of verifying the statement it contains.—Post. An exact copy of the above letter was left at our office at half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon. We immediately instituted inquiries in various quarters, and having ascertained that no special train had recently arrived at the South Eastern station; and that the various authorities, who must have been aecre of the fact of the illness of the King of the French, had such an occurrence taken place, had received no information on the subject, we concluded that the whole affair was either a stupid attempt at a hoax or a fraud concocted for stock-jobbing purposes, and theraore took no notice whatever of the letter or its contents.—[ED. Sun]. BIRMINGHAM AND BOSTON DIRECT RAILWAY. To-day was appointed for the last examinatioiitnder the fiat issued for winding up the affairs of this company, but the accounts not being yet prepared the case was adjourned. SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) CRIS!. CON.—WOODGATE V. ALLEN. The plaintiff in this action is a law stationer in Coleman-street, and the defendant is a news scent in Goswell-street-road. The action was brought to recover compensation for criminal conversation with the plain tiff's wife. The defendant having suffered judgment to go by de fault, the present was an inquiry to assess damages. Mr. TuossAs appeared for the plaintiff, and said that the defendant having suffered judgment to go by default, had admitted the allegations contained in the declaration, and it would, therefore, be unnecessary to call witnesses to prove the facts, and as the plaintiff did not seek for heavy damages, in consequence of the defendant (who is a near relation by marriage) being in humble circumstances, it would be only necessary to show that until Mrs. Woudgate formed her improper intimacy with the de fendant, she and the plaintiff had lived on happy terms. The plaintiff's wife had a child by him, but since this occurrence a separation had taken place, and Mrs. Wood gate had taken away the child, the loss of whose society was very painful to plaintiff's feelings. Mrs. Jane Taylor was called to prove that the plaintiff and his wife were married about four years ago, and lived apparently happy together till the intimacy took place between Mrs. Woodgate and the defendant. Mrs. Woodgate left her husband's house with the defendant. The Learned SECONDARY said that the jury bad only to consider what amount of damages the plaintiff was entitled to. The Learned Counsel had told them that the defendant was in humble circumstances, and that the plaintiff did not seek for heavy damages. The jury gave a verdict for 201. PARRY V. COCKBURN. This was an action brought to recover the su m o f 331. ss. 6d., for the insertio n of advertisements in the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette and the Journal of Commerce. The defendant is a stationer in Aldgate. Mr. J. Stone, clerk t o the plaintiff's attorney was called, and proved that a letter was written to defenda n t for the amount of advertisemeTs, which were for th e cure of ringworm, and for beautifying the complexion of the fair sex. Defendant answered the letter, statin g that it was not convenient to settle the accou n t, b ut wou ld give a bill at two mont hs, hut did not. The jury gave a verdict for the full amount claimed. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the COMMON-SERGEANT.) FORGING A CIIEQUE.—Junies Jenkins, aged 28, a milk man, and Frederick Williamson, aged 32 , a painter, ware indicted for uttering a forged cheque tin Messrs. R an .. sum, the banker:, of Pall-mall, purporting to be si gne d by Mr. Charles Kinnear, with intent to def rau d Mr. Benjamin Prew, a clothier, carrying on business in Ibd bore. Mr. Brairee appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Bal. !amine for Williamson, and Mr. Charnock fur Jenkins. It appeared that the prisoners came into the shop of Mr. Prow, and the one having purchased a coat and a pair of trous , rs, and the other simply a pair of tro users , they tendered in pa) merit the chequ e i n quest i on. Mr. p rc w, however, declined to part with the things, which came to four pounds, or to cash the cheque, until he had sent it to the batik. Ile sent his .hopman with it, but us it was found to have been aged, payment w.s ((Icon ! se refused. W aodi ess at 31, f_; ray.' Inn lane, which was found to fictitious. The prisoners shortly atter cain9 to for the change, but th ey were b anded over to the police. gave statirg- that he was a milkman arc.; , g- n bu,i,;vs• t 5. Churt..ll—tr• i. ! ,; t, as a res t !J dr, ss vva3 d Mr. ,hekson, a kin Messrs. Ii uhou.'s, proved Mr. Prow's shovman presenting the cheque and refusing payment. Mr. Kinnear kept an account at the back, but. his signature was forged. Mr. lioini;ar stated that he kept an account at the bank, aa,d that his signature to the cheque was forged. The signature was not at all like his. The cheque pro duced and seven others had been abstrac•ed from his cheque. bo,,k. He did not know either of the prisoners. Mr. BALLANTINE declined to offer any observations to the jury on behslf of his client. Mr. .HARNOCK said Jenkins was a respectable man, ard that he had carried on business in Church-street, Chelsea, for several years. The prisoner Williamson owed him some money, and he accompanied him to the shop and bought the trousi rs in the hope of receiving them, and some money in discharge of the debt. Several witnesses gave Jenkins a good character, and described him as a respectabl+. tradesman. The jury found Williamson Guilty, and Acquitted Jen ki s. Williamson and a man named Benjamin French, aged 40, and described as a carpenter, were then indicted for Niuniously forging an order for the payment of 171. 65., with intent to defraud Mr. Christopher Marsh, a carpenter. It appeared that the prisoners went to the shop of the prosecutor, and after purchasing some deals, tendered cheque in payment. The prosecutor, however, preferred to have one in the name of the person actually dealing with him. Williamson said he had no form with him, but at the request of the prosecutor he wrote cheque for 171. Gs. on a blank sheet of paper, and signed the name of " James E. Green " to it. The cheque was of course refused payment, as no person of that name kept an account at the bank. A person named Green kept an account, but he spelt his name differently. Williamson, it appeared, had gone by the name of John Arthur Clifton. French was taken into custody at the shop of Mr. Kinnear, N 0.16, Gerard street, Soho, whose name was forged in the last case. French was present when Williamson signed the cheque. Williamson was found Guilty, and French Acquitted. Both prisoners were then indicted for feloniously ut tering a forged order on Messrs. Ransom, for the pay ment of 121. 175., with intent to defraud Mr. Henry Dearlove, a timber dealer, in the Commercial-road, well knowing the same to be forged. The case was almost similar to the last. The evidence was also similar. Williamson said he had been the victim of some deep laid scheme, which he had been, as yet, unable to un ravel. The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced Williamson to be transported for seven years. DEFRAUDING THE ST. MARTIN'S ►SAVINGS' BANK.--- Esther Raggett, a married woman, aged 39, and Joseph Raggett, 14, her son, were indicted for feloniously uttering a forged order for the payment of 20/, with intent to defraud Nicholas Lord Bexley, and others, trustees of the St. Martin's Savings' Bank. Mr. DOANE appeared for the prosecution. It appeared that the female prisoner had managed, by false represen tations at the bank with respect to her husband, whom she stated to be in a dying state, to obtain the payment of the 201. which he had been enabled to save from his earnings as a labourer, which she squandered in extra' vagance. He did not, however, intend to offer any evl" dente against the prisoners, as the husband of the female did not wish the case carried further. He trusted this lenity would be a warning to the female prisoner and to others. The prisoners were then found Not Guilty, and dis charged. (Before the RECORDER.) The trial of Alexander Wilbeam, and another, who are chargt , d with feloniously uttering a forged bill of ex change for 5001., with intent to defraud Mr. Richard Fuller, was postponed until next Monday. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BuLLocs..) The earlier portion of the morning was passed in hearing and determining Mint cases, which contain 1 10 features to interest the general reader. Some trifling cases of larceny having also been die' posed of, Francis William Schultze, a respectably-attired young man, who was tried some sessions ago for having em bezzled a sum of money (about 7001.) from the Universal Life Assurance Company, Pall-mall East, but whose sentence was respited, was brought up this morning, Mr. BODKIN, for the prosecution, expressed the wish of the directors of the Universal Life Assurance Com' pany that the extreme penalty which the law awarded should not be exacted. The greater amount of the money taken had been recovered, the relations of the prisoner were highly respectable and connected with the company, and he had himself expressed the utmost colt' trition for this his first crime. Mr. CLARKSON, for the prisoner, trusted that in con' sequence of the observations of his Learned Friend (Mr. Bodkin) this case would be held one which eminentli called for the merciful prerogative of the Crown. The Learned JUDGE, after enforcing upon the prisoner the culpability of the crime of which he bad been guilo sentenced him to seven years' transportation, at the same time adding that the case, with the recommends: tion to mercy, would be forwarded to the Ministers of the Crown. EMBEZZLING PARISH FUNDS.—John George, aged 68, was charged with st aling 801. Os. Id., the monies of the guardians of the poor in the par i s h of S. James's, Clerkenwell. Mr. Bodkin attended for the prosecution ; Mr. Parnell for the defence. e, grocer. The Learned COUNSEL, in stating the case, said that the prisoner had been an inmate of the workhouse, and being rather in able-bodied man, had been made useful, and one of his duties was to take sums of money to the Bank of England. Up to the day of this transaction, his conduct had been found honest and praisl: worthy, but having been on this occasion sent with with a cheque to get cashed. He was instructed to got notes, but instead he received gold, and n e v e r returnea t Some time on the day following he was di s covered, with very little of the money left, and was therefore taken to the Clerkenwell station-house, and subsequent l y committed for trial. These were the facts of the car e r which he would prove by his w it nesses . Th e Learne d Counsel then called Mr. John Harnett, master of the workhouse, std. ( ' that the prisoner had been an inmate for about three years, and was employed as messenger, for which he received extra rations. He was occasionally told to g ° to the bank and receive money for cheques. On the morning of the 24th Febuary he was told to go to the bank and to receive 801. Os. Id. He never returned and when discovered, on the next day, in a public-hous e at Acton, he had only a sovereign and some shillinge upon him. He was given into custody. Richard Moss, 195 G, was present when the prisoner was taken into custody. The prisoner said, " It's gon e ; they'll never find it ; it's all down the leg of my tro, sers. Pm an old man, and w ill soon b e d ea d , an d it 044 do got dto those who have it : let them subscribe farthing a piece and chat will make it up." Samuel Dennis, of the Bank of England, proved having cashed the cheque. Mr. PARNELL contended that the prisoner was not th e servant of the guardians, or of Mr. Harnett, the mote!' or or Nfr. Bayliss, and other guardians (as laid in th e indictment) within the meaning of the act. Th e Learned Counsel cited cases in support of his position. Mr. BODKIN replied The Learned JUDGE decided that the objection Wit s untenable. t Mr. PARNELL then aldressed the jury, and suggeste d , n the great probability that the pri soner , fi n di ng t hat P" had lost the proceeds of the checque, was afraid to return , and had therefore fled from London. They were titled to believe this in the absence of any proof s 9 f to what had been done with this considerable sum ° rn ,, ney. The Learned JUDGE summed up, and the jury returne d a verdict of Guilty, but recommended him to the mend' ful consideration of the Court. Sentence deferred. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The Court sat by adjourntnent this morning et o'clock, at the Guildhall, Westminst er , f or th e isP_° d : d of cases of felony and misdemean our w ithi n the tion of that district. Mr. Witham presided man. John Leach, a lad about fifteen years of age, was in. dieted for stealing a loaf of bread. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and said he commit ted the offence under the influence of pressing hunger. li e had been deserted by his father. as chair CIIAIRMA.N said this was ono of th ose painfu! cases where want too often induced cr i me. Th e di s posal of poor children like the prisoner was, he was glad t A ° say, now occupyin g th e attent i on of the Legislature, 613 " he hoped th e y wou ld no t over l ook in their deliberation° the adoption of some means for punishing parents w l3° ' like those of the prisoner, turned their offsprings out 1 the world with no resource to stave off starvation thieving. Ile should only sentence the prisoner S° fourteen dnys' confinement. Mary Webb was indicted for an assault upon an ell Chelsea pensioner, named Joseph Atkinson, upwards ° ninety years of age. It appeared that the prisoner lived with the prose' cutor's son, and upon the old man entering the root s where they all resided, the prisoner rushed upon bi r f: and struck hi m s e v e ral blows with a candlestick on t"," side of th e he a d. Th e l an dl or d f ou nd hi m on the 1 1011 ' ill a pool of blood. The prisoner was found Guilty ; and sentenced 10 three months' imprisonment, with hard labour. This case terminated the business of the session. MARLBRO'-STREET--(THIS DAN) James hichard Smythe, a person bearing the apPo ir c i mice of a eutleman, lt was brought up to-day, charg ed with annoying the persons riding out in Hyde-park. InspeCtor Beckersoia, of the A division, said a 0 0 : plaint had been lodged at Scotland-yard yesterday raor% tug that a gentleman had been annoying, for near Le month past, the ladies and gentlemen riding out in P o pain, in consequence of which he went there about Be yesterday atternoon to observe what passed. The o : 4 i fendant was pointed out to him as the person complain of; he leant on the rail by the side of the Serpentio,7 close to the carriage-way, and as the carriages passed m f thrust at the carriage windows with his cane. In one °, the carriages witness saw a lady fall back, as if wing from the cane, but the defendant on that spat at the ellf t i riage and swore "Go on you b-." He contitulu this conduct from a quarter-past five till six o'elo c , making a rude noise, when witness took him Inv" cust,,(l ) . Mr. IiARDWICK Who is ,he defendant ; is there ant thing known of Inns ? The defendant—l deny making any thrust at ta TIIE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1847 I 1