The Sun. — London, England, 1847-07-09 00:00:00

NEW WORE BY THE AUTHOR OF " EMILIA WYNDHAM," " THE TWO OLD MEN'S TALES," &c. Now ready at all the Libraries, in Three Vols., post Eivo., N ORMAN'S B R I D GE; OR, THE MODERN MIDAS. By the Author of " Emilia Wyndham," " Father Darcy," " The Two 011 Men's Tales," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. _ . DEDICATED BY EXYRE4S Pe..RMI , SION TO LlEtt. MAJESTY THE QUEEN DONAGER. Second and Cheaper Edition, now ready, complete In 1 vol., with Plates, 10s. &I. bound, MARY ANNE WELLINGTON, THE SOLDIER'S DAUGHTER, WIFE, AND WIDOW. By the Rev. RICHARD COBBOLD, Author of "The History of Margaret Catchpole," Sc. " This interesting work we have no doubt will attain a greater Popularity even than Margaret Catchpole.'--Sunday Time. Henry C o lburn, Publisher , 13, Great Marlboroughstreet. --L---- -----_ RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. TESSItS. LAMOND and Co RAILWAT IL. SILtRE AUCTIONEERS, beg to t hank: their Friends vid the Public for their continued support awl patronage. and „o announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, eke place every TuzsD.sT and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Sall of Commerce , Threadneedle-street, London, to which place, are f t vours, containing instructio ns (with a reference), respectfully I:quested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day p-evious to their being otlered ; and advices or results will be (,[warded by the first post atter the sale, and the proceeds lisune lately disposed of according to instructions. ()flees. Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle -street. London. lIER MAJ ESTY'S T IiEAT RE. TO-MOR ROW Evening, Saturday', July 10, will be performed Dimetit s Opera LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Marts, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; La Marchese di Berkentield, Madame Kolari; Sulpi2do i.ergente, Sig. F.Lablache ; and Tonic', 51g. Gardoni. To conclude with the highly-successf new Ballet Divertisseinefit by M. Perrot, themusic by Signor Baj u e l tti, of the Imperial theatre La Scala, Milan, entlted LES EL EMENS. The Earth (personified by) M &des. Cassan, James, Vonore, Thevenot ; the Flre, Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi ; the Water, Mdlle. Rosati ; the Air, Cerito. The Free List Is suspended, the Public Press excepted. Pit 11c..ets may be obtained, as usual, at the Office of the Theatre, price 103. 6d. each. Applications for boxes, pit stalls, and tickets, to be made at the Box-oflice, at the theatre. I:I I ...eIATRF: ROYAL, 11A.Y3IARKET. Under the Management of 3lr. B. Webster, sole Lessee. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Mr. Hardcastle, Mr. W. Farren ; Sir Charles Marlow, Mr. 111 bury ; Young Marlow, Mr. Boll; Tony Lumpkin, M. Buckstone ; Mrs. Hardcastle, Mrs. Glover ; Miss Hardcastle, Miss Julia Bennett ; Dolly, Miss Woulds. To be followed by POPPIIsiGi THE QUESTION. Mr. Primrose, Mr. Farren ; Miss Biffin, Mrs. Glover ; Ellen Murray, Miss Telbin ; Miss Winterbiossom, Mrs. W. Clifford Bobbin, Mrs. tiumby. After which the new comic drama, calledkT, Mr. HE JA BuckstoneCOßlTE. Kr Richard Wroughton, Mr. Stuart John Duc ; Lady Someriord, Miss Fortescue. To conclude with the Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST. P r incipal characters by Messrs. Tilbury, Braid, Hudson, Bland , and Mrs. Hamby. - _ THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING Will ba produced a new and original comedy in three acts, called TIIE TITLE DEEDS. Principal characters by Messrs. Lambert, Wright, Paul Bedford, 0. Smith, Boyce, Munyard, C. J. Smith, Worrell ; Mrs. Yates, Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Harding, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. Laws, &c. After which The MAGYAR MULATSAG ; or, llungarian Fetes. By the celebrated Hungarian Dancers and the Hungarian Instru mental liocalizts. After which an entirely new Petite Comedy, entitled FLYING COLOURS; or, Crossing the Frontier. Captain Sans gouqi, 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. (Summer Season —Lyceum Company.) THIS EVENING (Last Three Nights of The Creole.) Will be presented a new comic drama. In two acts, entitled MAR GUERITE'S COLOURS. Principal characters by Messrs. Emery, Wigan, Vining, and Johnston; Mesdames Dickenson, Villars, Arden, and Griffiths. To be followed by the new BRAND BALLET, in which the Spanish Dancers will appear. After which a burletta, en titled THE WATER WITCHES. Principal characters by Mesdames Villars, Dickinson, Daly, Arden, Messrs. Oxberry, Vining, &c. To conclude with THE CREOLE; or, Love's Fetters. Characters by Emery, Leigh Murray, Oxberry, Miss Dickson, and Miss Daly. In the course of the piece the celebrated Spanish Dancers will appear, in their novel and unrivalled iiouquet Dan 'c. FRENCH PLAYS. —ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. John Mitchell. THIS EVENING Third Appearance of the eminent Tragedionnelle. Rachel. Will be performed the Cornedie of LE :VIANTE.ki; ; ou, Le Reve flu Mali. Darliere, M. Darris ; Gillot, M. Touvillon; Mathilde, Mdlle. Vallee; Emelie, Mdlle. Itahut ; La ilaronne, MAU. Angelo. After which Vol'aire's trag dy of TAX :REDE. Amenaide, Mille. Rachel ; Fanie, Mdlle.Deronet ; Tancrede, M. Raphael Felix. Reserved seats, Dress Boxes, To. Gd.; Pit, 55.; Amphitheatre, Is. ; Gallery. 3s. The performances will commence at Half-past Seven o'clock pre• esely. FRINCESS'S TttE,ATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox. sole I..ssee and Manager. TIIIS EVENING. Will be produced a new drama (with music by Loder) entitled DYING FOR A KISS. The characters by Madame Vestris, Miss Emma Stanley, Mr. J. Webster, Mr. Granby, and Mr. Compton. To be followed by USED UP. Sir •,;ha.les Coldstream, Mr, C. Mathews. Atter which the new farce, entitled A SOVEREIGN' REMEDY. Captain Pendragon, Mr. Ryde - ; Mr. Bottleby, Mr Granby ; Quacklt, Mr. C. Mathew.; Alfred, Mr. J. Webster; Mrs. Botieby, Mrs. Fosbroke ; Mary, Miss Marsh dl. To conclude with a crunic drama, entitled "LADIES BEWARE'." Colonel Vavasour, Mr. Granby; Sir Charles Vavasour, Mr. James Vining ; Matilda, Miss Cooper. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager. Nir. William Batty. Uni'er the patrenage ot the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. THIS EVENING Will be presented a gorgeous Peruvian Drama, to illustrate the historical evi-nts of the Spaniards' conquest of Peru, arranged from the original text of Brinsley Sheridan's play of Pizarro." entitled I' HE STORMING OF QUITO ; or, the Warrior of the Sun. Rolla, bin W. West. The extraordinary equestrian performai ces of La Petite Davidson and the New Scenes of the Circle, with the who , e of the Entertain ments, having been attended with the most complete success, will be repeated every Stage evening. Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davldge, Lessee. In consequence of the success attending the Eminent English Vocalists, they have been re-engaged for Twelve Nights more, and will appear in " Maritana," as played at Drury Lane 100 nights. THIS EVENING Will be performed Bellini's Opera of LA SONNAMBULA ; or, The Village Phantom. Rodo'pito, Mr. Leffler; Elvino, Mr. Harri s. n ; Alessi°, Mr. Horncastle ; Amina, Miss Rainforth ; Lisa, Miss V. Isaacs ; Teresa. Mrs. Daly ; Annette, Miss Vaughan. To conclude with a drama, in three acts, and a Prologue, of the most extraordinary and novel interest, entitled The RAG-PICKER ot PARIS and the DIVSS-MAKER of ST. ANTOINE. Jean, Mr. Webb; Perre Garouse, Mr. Neville; M. Berville. Mr. Frede• ricks ; Count St. Antoine, Mr. Tindell ; Marie Diddler, Mrs. Henry Vining; Marie Hoffman, Mrs. Ware. WKATEI t /FincE. JULY 9. Tilr.Totomwrzti, Lowest, 55; Highest. 77 ; Noon, 75 BARomETzi, 30.12.—WiNn S.W. ; fine. ui ~ 1 WATWAt 1,0-4110 N-4141 .#44 , rrit,. OAI. m,rning .. 7 minutes atter 11 i 'Evening .. nntes • ,, e 11. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a grtnd historical drama, entitled WALTEr. TYRRELL, THE SAXON AVENGER ; or, The Life and Death of King William If. William IL, Mr. Dale; Walter Tyrrell, Mr. li:cks ; Editha. Miss Vincent. After which THE SEVENTH VICTIM ; or, The Ruby Ring and the Murder at the Dog and Duck. To conclude with THE PALACE OF GENEVA; or, The Spirit of the Vault. Boxes, is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. ROYAL sCRIt EY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Last Four Nights of M. duMen. —Great Musical Treat. THIS DAY, July J. Gibraltar by Daylight. Promenade Concert by Jullien's unri valled band of One Hundred performers, including Messrs. Itau mann, Barret, Prospere Lazarus, hoeuiL, &c., two of whom will per:orm a solo each evening. Splendid 31enagerie. Gothic Bridg,c. Giiiiiese Tower. View of the Interior Fortifications of Gibraltar. Illuminated Conservatory, and all the attractions of the gardens. Concluding with a grand Pyrotechnic Display, representing the Siege of Gibraltar. Doors open at Nine, A M.; Feeding the Carnivora, at Five; arter Pell caa and White Bear, Half-par Five ; Jullieu's Concert, Qu pmt Six; Fireworks, Quarter -past Nine. AddliSSiOn, One Shilling. . 1 , sq , au. • ..,, ~ ..„„,,r--, • , . ‘.... ,fri . 4- eIZ A 4 . ' ,•t'' , ' ,-• ,_, r.t , -;.. -", - - 0 4111kiki , icivf . 1 ,..... .....0104 0r....'::‘,A °, : „0. ...._ ~..;,0 „ ...,. 'Ron ~.% t„, ,....,,. ... , 4 .„*,- or' ~- Dim u lO O4 - n't • :1.,„ . . •go ' - ~,,,,,, Obieniv ITh LozsiDoN. FRIDAY. JULY 9, 1847. Immediately upon the appearance of the Gazette Extraordinary of the Ist of June, within twenty-four hours, indeed, after its publication, we protest against the insufficiency of the proposed distribution of military and naval decorations. Nor did we content ourselves, moreover,with a merely general expression of dissatisfaction at the abbreviation of official muni fleence within the interval between 1793 and 1815 inclusively. We proceeded further—we i)artlicu larised the immortal glory ac hi eved by British at the bombardment of Algiers an d at the battle. valour .Navarino. We maintained that some mark of dis tinction from the SOVEREIGN had been well and gal lantly earned by the brave fellows who had fought in those renowned engagements. Last evening the Earl of HARDWICKE brought this matter directly under the consideration of the Government, and elicited from the Earl of AucK LAND the assurance that " it is the intention of the Ad miralty to take the subject again into consideration, with the anxious desire of doing all the justice which it is in their power to perform." Nothing more explicit could be desired in the way of a half promise, and considering that the First Lord of the Admi*alty has therein pledged himself to a revision of the disputed Gazette, we may assuredly look forward to a speedy extension of the catalogue of those officers and seamen who are eminently entitled to some such honourable recompense. The Earl of HARDWICKE deserves the especial acknow ledgment of those whose services have been hitherto rw s retireikailded; and the remonstrance as to the inefli o - f>the arrangement sketched out by the Ad -.lniralty auiborities, came with a very felicitous fulne force ft?* himself, seeing th a t h e was a partici sa oftot the . great naval v i c t or i es excluded ..ZXxtraordz nary Gazette above-menti one d. "' allude to the sanguinary engagement fought it; - 916 -scarcely halfa dozen months beyond the limit s 11 4 of the distribution —in the bay of Algiers, an en -14,-Enient which retionw.ls F::o much to the honour of THE SUN, England, both as an evidence of the indomitable prowess of her sons, and of the generosity of her su preme rulers. At that famous battle there was, as the Earl of HARDWICKE truly observed, more ter rible bloodshed than at any other sea fight on re• cord, with the single exception of the victory at the Nile. Under NELSON, off Aboukir, the average slaughter was sixty-four men per ship. Under PELLEW, off Algiers, the average was sixty-three men per ship. Brilliant as was this triumph of our navy conceived to be at the period of its achievement, the gallant seamen and officers who served under his pennant on that me i morable occasion are denied the distinction of a simple medal, while those testimonies of merit are about to be bestowed, as the Earl of HARDWICKE indignantly expressed it—for actions "comparatively trumpery." " You granted," continued the Noble Earl, "you granted twenty millions for the emanci pation of the black slaves in the colonies ; will you be so inconsistent as to refuse a bit of ribbon to those who, serving at the cannon's mouth, tended to the liberation of the white slaves in Algiers ?" There is no Administration, however niggardly in character, but would eagerly repudiate v such an ignoble kind of parsimony. To the Russell Administration, therefore—an Administration rather profuse in its munificence than otherwise—the inquiry must have sounded abhorrent. Hence was the reply of Lord AUCKLAND of an unusually explicit and conclusive character. We have remarked that the remonstrance came with felicitous forcefulness from Lord HARDWICKE, because that Noble Lord in his youth shared in the dangers and glories of Algiers. If our memory is not wonderfully deceptive, the naval historian JAMES declares that the vessel which suffered the most frightfully at the battle of Algiers was the frigate Leander, commanded by Sir EDWARD CHETHAM, now Sir EDWARD CHETHANI STRODE. Such was the havoc among the crew of the Leander that we believe we are correct in asserting that in one berth of thirteen midshipmen, eleven out of the thirteen were either killed or seriously wounded the Earl of HARDWICKE and a brother reefer being the two who escaped uninjured. Of all the glorious sea-fights recorded in those annals of heroism—the history of the British navy—the battle of Algiers was fought in the sublimest cause—the vindication of the freedom of humanity ! Of all actions, with the exception of one, it was the bloodiest. Shall the survivors of that extraordinary engagement, where a fortified city, mounted with one thousand pieces of cannon, was quelled, and its battlements beaten down into ruins by a fleet of English sailors and marines—shall the survivors of that extraordinary engagement still go unrewarded by a scrap of ribbon and a medal, while others are decorated who have shared in actions " comparatively trumpery ?" What we have observed with reference to Algiers might be urged with similar reason for Navarino, for Copenhagen, for the engagement of the Fisgard, for the retreat of Lord CORNWALLIS, for the gallant deeds of Sir WILLIAM HOSTE, of Sir JAMES DE SAIIMAREZ, and of many other distinguished officers. We have merely selected Algiers in particular, as it is unquestionably the most daring and the most un paralleled, as it certainly was the most bloody and the most generous, of the unrewarded battles. Let it not be imagined for an instant that in de manding so urgently the bestowal of these badges of glory upon those who have smelt gunpowder under the banners of the nation, we are arguing merely, as it were, for the distribution of a few straws or a handful of Brummagem buttons. The insignia of courage are, in the majority of instances, merely an inch of silk and a pewter medal, it is true ; but that pewter and that silk are things worthier than toys or baubles. They are sublimated by the grandeur of their associations. Listen to the words of a great captain now living; listen to the expressions of Sir CHARLES NAPIER, the Conqueror of Sinde, who speaks thus upon the advantages of such rewards (see his " Remarks on Military Law," p. 210) :—" Let me ask any man conversant in human nature whether the grandson of a soldier, whose Waterloo medal [or the grandson of a sailor, whose Trafalgar medal, or whose Algiers medal] hangs over the cabin chimney, will not feel an honest pride when he looks upon this tes timony of his progenitor's bravery ? The youth may be a weaver, a ploughman, a smith, an any thing ; but he will still feel proud of the medal ; and the less he is connected with the army [or the navy] the higher will his veneration be for the military [or naval] character of his ancestor." Further on this eloquent warrior continues—" Such honours tend to improve the feelings of our children ; it brings some prominent era in the history of their country home to them ; they become identified with her battles ; her glory grows more dear to their hearts, it enters into their family, and clothes with its brightness those dear to their affections" Let the Government take these sentences, as well as the Extraordinary Gazette, into their consideration ; let them bestow the medals—and bestow them speedily —upon the survivors of Algiers and similar unre warded engagements. The statement which the Chancellor of the Ex chequer made last night in the House of Commons, when proposing what he expressed a hope would be the last vote which it would be necessary to submit to the House for the purposes of relief in Ireland, will be perused with peculiar interest, not only by the people of that country, but in all parts of the kingdom. We trust that the anticipations of the Right Hon. Baronet may prove well founded, and that the favour able character of the ensuing harvest, and the in- creased exertions of the landed proprietors, ren dered practicable by the assistance afforded from the national Exchequer, will restore to their country the ability to provide for its own desti tution, and enable it no longer to need that help which we so readily bestowed in the dark hour of its adversity. That statement not only related to the progress of the relief already afforded, and what its amount has been up to the present time, but also as to what we may reasonably anticipate with respect to the future. Nothing can afford a stronger proof of the real character of our feelings towards our Irish brethren than a plain and simple statement of the operations carried on from the time of the first indications of an insufficiency of food, occasioned by the failure of the potato crop, until they are again restored to independence. It should be appreciated by the high-minded people of that country, and if they are not sufficiently grateful th ere f or , we are convinced that it is because they are deceived and led astray by those who, actuated by what has been well termed the " Anti-Russell mania," have viewed everything through a distorting medium, and conceived most erroneous and exaggerated ideas of the duties and the acts of Government. The simple figures now cited, the pounds, shillings, and pence expended, will furnish the most triumphant answer to the complaints of these calumniators, the perfect vindication of the Ministry from their charges. It is unnecessary to follow the Right lion. Baronet through the several details, suffice it to say, that of the ten millions of pounds sterling placed by Parlia ment at the disposal of the Government for that pur pose, 3,3q0,0001. has already been expended, or is about to be expended, for the relief of Ireland; and that a reserve of 640,0001. is still retained, in order to provide for any contingencies that may arise before the next harvest. The whole sum applied up to the advanceds bythe harvest of 1846 was 734,0001., of which 368 , 000/. residue 364,0001. by way of loan, and the grants from the Imperial Trea sury. A great change however, the potato failure which, ' d then took . place ; versal throughout the ' entire c had only been p art ial , unfortunately out became urn urmg the preceding year, o in f the that calamity. fearfully The gentryaggravated th e of n a wful A consequences country, with some honourable exceptions, became paralysed—they felt the inadequacy of their means to provide for the helpless sufferers ; and, because they couldnot e do all that was required, they abandoned every exer tion, and flung themselves upon thery national resources with a despairing recklessness. Although the statute authorising the advance of money for the purpose of carrying on the public works that might be sanctioned by the ratepayers and the Board of Works provided that the same was to be fully repaid by the several baronies, sums were presented, the re payment (.f which would have absorbed, in many in stances, the entire rental of the districts for several years.. Intimidation was suffered to prevail until it LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY prosecution of M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN for the pub lication of the article in question. According to the Courr:er Francais, the Emperor of Moaocco has sent an Envoy to Tlemcen, to re quest the assistance of the French against ABD-EL- KADER. The report of M. CALMON, jun., on the Montereau to Troyes Railway Bill has been distributed to the Chamber of Deputies. The original Bill authorised the company to contract a loan of 4,300,000 f. The report proposes that 3,000,000 f. shall be advanced by the State, and that 2,000,000 f. more shall he raised by the company, on the privileges which accrue to it from the adjudication of the line. The National contains the following on the subject of the intelligence said to have been received by the Government from Greece :-- " We cannot understand the scheme of the Govern ment on the news which it must have received from Greece The Cabinet, if we are well informed, must have learned that a movement of an extreme gravity has taken place in the provinces. General Grivas, it is said, is at the head of the insurgents, and already the accounts declare he has made himself master of two strong places in Acarnania. It is affirmed, on the other hand, that a new difficulty has arisen at Athens, relative to the time that M. Mussnrus is to pass in the capital of Greece, and also concerning the choice of the Minister who is to make the visit of apology commanded by M. Metternich to the representative of Turkey." The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Wednesday at 771. 95c.; the Five per Cents. at 118 E 85e. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,270 f. ; Rouen, 960 f •, Havre, 645 f. ; Great Northern, 5751. ; Avignon, 662 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 598 f. 75c. •, Bordeaux, 507 f. 50c. ; Troyes and Montereau, 270 f. ; Basle, 187 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 425 f. ; Tours and Nantes, 405 f.; Paris and Lyons, 431 f. 25c.; Lyons and Avignon, 435 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 4571. 50c. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 33. Lvorts, JULY 5.-Paris and Rouen, 948 f. 75c.; Avignon and Marseilles, 670 f. ; Vierzon, 592 f. 50e. ; Northern, 565 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 422 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 8. Boulogne and Amiens, 15% -East Indian, %-Namur and Liege, 4% -Northern of France, 107( 3 -Paris and Lyons, 5L,( 3 -Paris and Orleans, 49%-Sambre and Meuse, 7%. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Guildhall, before Lord DENMAN.) COLLETT V. CURLING. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a milliner, in Waterloo-place, to recover from the defendant a sum of 180/. for rent of rooms occupied by him as offices. Sir F. Thesiger and Mr. Yardley appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Humfrey for the defendant. The case had been marked as a special jury one by the defendant, but no special jury having been struck by him, it was tried by a common jury. It appeared that in Nlarch, 1844, defendant agreed to rent for the term of the plaintiff's interest in the pre mises, 4, Waterloo-place, certain rooms for offices; that he himself drew up an agreement, which plaintiff signed, and that having entered upon, and occupied the premises up to September, 1846, when the interest of the plaintiff ceased, he had never paid one farthing of rent. By the terms of the agreement, plaintiff could only claim rent yearly, and in this action, although brought for one year and a half, plaintiff only sought a verdict for 120/., and would be compelled to bring a fresh action for the second year's rent. Sir F. TRESIGER. commented in very severe terms on the conduct of the defendant, and having proved his case, _ _ The jury at once gave a verdict for the amount claimed. Judgment immediately. We recommend ladi es w ho have apartments to let, not to sign agreement s d rawn up by any lawyer seeking to become a tenant, unless seen by their own solicitor— let them remember " Collett v. Curling." The other special jury cases not being ready the Court rose, and the City sitting terminated. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY OLD COURT. (Before Baron ALDERSON and Mr. Justice MaunE). Charles Pollard was placed in the dock this morning, charged with stealing two bills for 1,0001. each, the ac ceptances of the Prince Napoleon Louis Bonaparte. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin prosecuted, and Mr, Humphries, Q.C., and Mr. Russell were retained for the defence. The facts of this case have been so lately detailed in the columns of The Sun that it is not necessary to give the evidence at length. It appeared that the prisoner, bearing that the Prince was in want of money, introduced himself, on the 11th of June, as a man of business, who was in the habit of procuring money for noblemen, and said be would readily lend the prosecutor 3,000/ or 4,000 L, and only charge 51 per cent. By appointment he returned on the 14th current, and produced for the acceptance of the Prince two bills at two months' date, for 1,0001. each. The Prince accepted the bills, and the prisoner signed his own name as drawer, adding that he had now made himself responsible if the Prince did not meet them when due. When the Prince told him that he would not consent to the bills leaving his hands, the prisoner said they would certainly remain in his strong box till due. He then left, promising to bring the money on the morrow ; on the morrow, however, he returned with an apology, but not the money, and wrote some gibberish, n e ither En g lish nor - French, which time Prince could not understand, and therefore the latter drew out a form in English, acknowledging the receipt of two " cheques" for 1,0001. each, and promising the money on the 16th at the latest. The prisoner copied this receipt with this mistake as to the proper word to describe the instru ments, and signed it, and was not seen again till he was in custody. He, however, wrote the Prince on the 16th that business compelled him to leave town, and he could not see him with the money. On the 25th he called on Mr. Alexander Symnions, wine merchant, and endea voured to get one of the bills discounted at 10 per cent., the bill at the time being said to be in favour of a silver smith in the Strand. Mr. HumetißtEs, for the prisoner, argued that the crime of larceny had not been established, for the Princo had had no property or possession of the bill. He had it in his hands, merely for the purpose of accepting it, and no more. Baron ALDERSON said there could be no doubt of the Prince's property in the bill. But the question for the other side was whether the Prince had parted with that property. Mr. CLARKSON submitted that the prisoner was to be in possession of the bill till it was due, and that it was for the jury to say whether the proceedings originated from an intent to defraud; for if so the case laid in the indictment was proved. Baron ALDERSON said there could be no doubt of the f rau d u len s t u i p n p t o en ng of h t e h ‘ows e ti.a p thst a nd r the party dealing bgtryuowtp wasie t t rh h t y e a books rinespthe et immaterial. sababiildle. as the law stood, he must direct ThetHmhaea n t w, ah imprudentlyse Prince,sf sorry r a r u y d u f, l ; e r i t t intent;bupartedt the jury to find a verdict of acquittal. ' The jury then returned their verdict, and the prisoner • left the dock. -known thief, was placed before a well IIARLBIZO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Hardwick , c har g ed with p ick ing a lady's pocket of a purse, containing two soverei g n s. James Horner. Mrs. Sarah Barris, of 25, Exmouth -street, stated that on the previous afternoon as she was proceeding along Oxford-itreet, she saw the prisoner in company with some other lads who were sounding the pockets of several females. Witness watched them for some time, when her attention was called to a sharp tug at her dress. On looking round she was surprised to find the prisoner with ber purse in his hand. She laid hold of him and detained him till a constable arrived, into whose custody she at once consigned him. The prisoner did not deny the charge, and begged the Magistrate to send him to the Old Bailey, as he had been previously conv icted at the Middlesex sessions. Mr. HAnDwicK said that was a very sufficient reason that he should be sent there again. He should there fore commit him to take his trial at the ensuing ses sions. James Latchin, a diminutive urchin, was charged with stealing a silver milk ewer, the property of Mr. James Barnet, tailor, No. 32, Maddox-street. It appeared that on the preceding afternoon, about three o'clock, the prisoner was observed to sneak up the area of the prosecutor's house in such a suspicious manner as to cause the prosecutor to follow him and bring him hack to his house, where he was seirched, and the milk ewer found in his pocket. The prisoner, who admitted the charge, was com mitted for trial. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) John Fenton, who stated himself to be a licensed hawker, was charged by his wife with being drunk and incapable, under the following singular circumstances: — It appeared from the statement of the wife that the prisoner came to London on WedneFday to purchase goods, and went out yesterday, with 301. in his pocket, and remaining out longer than she expected, she went to look for him, when she found him in Golden-lane, followed by a crowd of boys, a nd flourishing a bag con taining twenty-nine sovereigns and a quantity of silver. Finding her entreaties in vain in bringing him to reason, she called a policeman and gave him in charge. Mr. BROUGHTON said, under all the circumstances, he should let him go, but he hoped this would be a warning to him on his next commercial trip to London. ----------- THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND. -It is expected that the royal visit to the north will be about the 12th of the ensuing month. Iler Majesty will be accompanied by Earl Grey and other noblemen. Lord John Russell, it is feared, will be detained in t own by his electioneer ing engagements. tbhyat the th re upffio a e n r s m w an ho B not radl u e n y iy, attempted THE ATTACK ON THE LETTER -CARRIER.--On in quiry yesterday at the Generalw POSt-OffiCe, it was stated so brut tlailfley, buttreatedh t e robbery of t h e l e t ter •n ag , on Wednes da y mornin g , in Mitre -court, Ch ea p s id e , wa s much worse from the effects of the wo un d s h e rece i ve d on his head. The p olice are hos doing everything in their power to discover, if possible, the perpetrators of this brutal act. Besides the reward of 3001. offered by the solicitor of the Post-office for the apprehension and conviction of the offenders, it is stated that the Society of Bankers are also determined to in crease the reward by 3001. more, so that such a diaboli cal attempt on the life of a public servant and the pro perty of th e c i t i zens of London s h a ll not go unpunished. There is ve r y li tt l e d oubt b ut that it was a maturely preconcerted plan by parties who have a g ood know ledge of the general contents of the Lomba rd-street ba g , w for the banker s an d merc h ants , amounting to many thousand s , and expected a rich booty, in which, through the determination of Bradley, they were disap pointed. attained an alarming height. Everything proposed was passed, and many persons who had no possible claim were placed upon the list. Private individuals, who would gladly have provided their fair proportion of employment, and directed the labour thus appli cable to works of a useful and reproductive cha racter, found they were wholly unable to stem the torrent, and also that they would still have to pay their quota of the general fund as fully as those who made no effort on their own behalf ; consequently there was scarcely any exertion made. Even the labourers who, in ordinary seasons, would have been retained were discharged by their employers, and sent to the public works as the sole means by which they could obtain a livelihood. Under this state of affairs it will not appear surprising that the number of persons engaged on those works at one period amounted to no less than 734,000, or that, although this number was gradually reduced by the judicious course adopted by the Executive, the expenditure thereon should have amounted to the enormous sum of 5,C 00,000/. in round terms. The Government had most judiciously given a pledge, towards the close of the last autumn, that they would not interfere with private enterprise in the supply of food. Had they declined to do so the consequences would have been truly disastrous. They, however, without any violation of their promise, and without even the slightest com plaint being urged against them by private traders, established depots in certain districts, and they defrayed the freight and charges of the importation of such articles of food as were presented to the starving people; this expenditure and the loss on the provision depots amounted to nearly 250,000/., while 390,0001. was applied through the medium of the relief committees, prior to the esta blishment of the soup kitchens. The cost of this latter mode of relief, which was estimated at three mil lions of pounds, will not exceed 2,200,0001. There were also the different advances by way of loan for works of utility, such as the 620,0001. to certain rail roads, the money to be advanced for the improvement of land, and the grants for piers, and fisheries, &c., showing altogether the above-mentioned outlay of 9,360,0001., of which 4,380,0001. is absolutely be stowed, and the residue is to be repaid by easy instal ments. Surely this simple explanation will convince the Irish people how fully they may depend on a Government that has hitherto acted with such paternal care, and induce them to abstain from any acts or de. monstrations by which the power or stability of that Government may in any manner be deteriorated. There are certain gentlemen who enjoy a perfect freedom of action, and are privileged to perform the most extravagant antics with impunity. No one is shocked if they are jocose at funerals, and grave at christenings, and though their number happily is not legion, yet somehow or other the circle seems to have gone on increasing of late. Here now is a new candidate for the honours hitherto reserved for the favoured few, with whose doings our facetious friend Punch makes so ciety familiar, in the person of Mr. Alderman JOHN SON. The worthy Alderman, than whom, in private life, there is not, we believe, a more amiable person, is about to essay the ta.k of undoing the Reform Bill, which he terms a "diabolical" affair, " one of the worst Bills that ever passed." There is a certain charm in audacity which wins its way to the heart, and the notion that such an enterprise is about to be attempted by an ex-Lord Mayor, is calculated to have great effect upon the electoral mind. In stead of JOHNSON being swallowed by PEEL, we shall see the late head of the Conser vatives absorbed by the monster capacity of this legislative Magog. Ile will from this time for ward think with Mr. JOHNSON'S brains and vote with Mr. JOHNSON'S tongue. It is not fashionable in these days to be consistent, and the respectable Alderman has learned the value of the maxim which recommends that the conversa tion should be suited to the company. It seems that in spite of an anxious wish to speak out plainly, he is exposed to doubt and misconstruction as to the real character of his politics, but that need not be a subject of serious complaint. It is a matter of almost equal indifference to the electors of London whether his "honesty" at Bride-lane is greater than the amount of his " sincerity" at the meetings of the Conservative Association ; or if his "candour" at the Farringdon, is better than either, since the result will be just the same. He has only to please himself, and may rest assured that his responsibility will end there, the citizens of London having made up their minds not to trouble him with the task of watching over their interests in the ensuing Parliament. A letter from Breslau of June 29 says— •' Prince Germain de Hatzfeld, against whom a sen tence of excommunication has been issued by the Arch bishop of Breslau, and whose two majorats have been *vized, because the 'conditions on which they are held required that they could only be possessed by members of the family of Hatzfeld, belonging to the Catholic re ligion, not being able to get the anathema removed, hss manifested his formal intention of embracing Ger man Catholicism, and has consulted the lawyers of the Breslau bar on the question, whether in case he adopted that mode of religious worship he should be regarded as not belonging to the Catholic religion, and should lose the possession of the majorats. The Breslau bar have declared unanimously that inasmuch as the German Catholic worship is true Catholicism, reduced to its pri mitive simplicity, Prince de Hatzfeld, in embracing that worship, would be a true Catholic, and in consequence could not be deprived of the said majorats." We learn from Vienna, 29th ult., that the Imperial decree prohibiting the exportation of corn has not had the effect of bringing down the prices in Austria. The EMPEROR has addressed a letter to the Minister of the. Interior requiring explanations on this subject. Madrid papers of the 24 instant have arrived. The act of accusation against Senor ANGEL LA RIVA, accused of firing at the QUEEN, appears in these papers. The Herald() states that there are hopes entertained of a reconciliation between her MAJESTY and the KING CONSORT. Another reconciliation has taken place, which is of ill omen for the future prosperity of Spain. CHRISTINA and NARVAEZ are reconciled. The fact that a " cordial understanding" subsists between these notorious evil-doers is pompously an nounced by the Faro, the Union, and the Esperanza. Several of the Bishops appointed since the death of FERDINAND have resigned. The QUEEN'S troops have dispersed the Carlist band of the Estudiente near Burgos. An officer and one man were killed, five were taken prisoners, and the remainder were dis• persed. The Three per Cents. were done at 28i for cash; the Four per Cents. at 17-4 1 -; the Five per Cents. at 17k; the Debt without Interest at and the Coupons at 13. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. The Minister of Finance, towards the close of the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, brought in a Bill to authorise the Government to contract a loan for 300 millions of francs. M. PALLEPRAT, one of the accused in the Cubieres affair, has escaped from France, having first of all written to the Chancellor, announcing his intention of not appearing before the Chamber of Peers. The escape of M. PALLEPRAT was the subject of an animated conversation in the Chamber of De puties on Tuesday, in the course of which the Marquis DE MORNAY taxed the Govern ment with having connived at the escape, in order to screen a rich man from justice. M. HEBERT, the Minister of Justice, who was present, did not attempt to gainsay this accusation as against the Go vernment. He contented himself with saying that, as far as he was personally concerned, it was not through any fault of his that M. PALLEPRAT had escaped. It is expected that the co -accused of M. PALLEPRAT will be acquitted. 46 Two unexpected incidents," says the Union Mo fiit 6 ' will impart a new turn to the proceeding s i n the igue trialp i ending before the Court M. Palleprat, on e o f t h e of Peers. The first is h four accused ; and the second is, the formal declaration li t re e s udden disappearance of of General Cubieres that he never gave money, nor even, made offers of money, to M. Teste. The General, how ever, admitted that he had at one moment entertained an idea of attempting to corrupt the former Minister of W h Public `Yorks, but that he soo n regretted having enter tained s uc h a t h oug ht —one which was suggested to him b y Nt• Palleprat. We mention those reports without vouching for their accuracy ; for we have been assured that M. Palleprat has written to the Chancellor that he would not present himself before the Court, and had thought prop er to see k re f uge i n a f ore i g n country." The Presse of Wednesday was seized for repub lishing an article from the Democratic Pacijique, for the publication of which that paper had previously been seized. It is said tbat the Ministry intend applying to the Chamber of Deputies to authorise the 9, 1847. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER. TO THREE. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was dull. American sorts were Id. per lb. lower. In other de scriptions there was no alteration. Egyptian was id. per lb. higher. Sales, 4,000 bales. American, 61d. to 7id., and Surat, 4id. to sd. per lb. Railway Shares were very quiet, but steady and firm. The arrivals of grain at Antwerp continue extensive. From June 30 to July 5 there entered the port thirty four loaded ships, having on board 6,286,038 kilo grammes of grain, rice, flour, &c., and there were in bond on the sth July inst. about 4,000,000 kilogrammes. There are no later ship arrivals to-day with news of general interest. Letters intended for the Washington steamer are to be pre paid and posted this evening. The intelligence from the continent has still an effect upon the tone of the Money market here, and there is much suspense felt in connexion with the aspect of Spanish affairs. The new French loan is not likely to find much favour here, as the intrigues of Louis Philippe are of a nature to excite well-founded mistrust. Consols are heavy still upon the news of the loan. For present transfer they realise 88i 4, and for time 88i The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 90 3 4 to 91. Bank Stock is firm at 1961. Exchequer bills are 1 ls. to 14s. premium. There have been no bargains in the Peninsular Se curities. Mexican Bonds are steady at 191 to i f . Ve nezuela are at 39. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 57i 1. In Railway Shares there is no movement. Prices are much the same. Yesterday, after much evidence had been gone through, the Committee of the Lords decided that the preamble of the South Yorkshire and Goole Bill was proved. It is expected that the Bill will receive the royal assent by the 15th inst. This news has given an impulse to the shares, which were done at par ; and in the event of the Act being obtained, are expected to reach ahigh premium. The forged shares have been circulated lately in various quarters, but as yet no discovery bas been made of the authors of the forgery. BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. 196% 196% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 88% 891 81% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 88% % 8,% New Three-and-a-Quarter per:Cent. Anus. 91 90% 91 9 Long Annuities, Expire .Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9 1-16 % 9% Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. ' 8% $41,, India Stock .. . 24 4 % 44 4 4 India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. Ditto. under 1,0001. 10 Consols for Opening, July 16 .. 88%,% Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 1.0001... • • .. 14 11 p 5001. . .... 15 16 13 p Ditto, Small .... 20 15 p ONE O'CLOCK. cLogzN,, nacES. 84% 85 FOREIGN FUNDS. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Danish, 3 per Cent •• •• • • .. 85!4, Equador Bonds .. .. • . 3% Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent .. 19% Ditto, for the Account .. .• • • 19 % Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. Ditto, 4 Der Cent .. • • • • • • Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. • . Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 39 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-liali per Cent .. 5 7%% 57% Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 90 90 BUSINESS PAID. DONE AT CLOSING ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES - PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. _ _ Birming., Wolver., and Dudley.• 10 ...• • • 15 14 Buckinghamshire .. • • .. 61.45.... % c11., ••• • % dis. Caledonian .. • • •• 35 •• • • 29 14 ••••• • • • • 29 1 A Eastern Counties .. • . .. 20 .... 21 21% 203 • . 203 Ditto, York Extension • • .. 7% .... 7% . .. 7% East Lincolnshire .. • • .. 6 1 ,! .• • • ••••• • • • .. 7% Edinburgh and Glasgow • • .. 50 .• • „• • .. Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 15 .... 21% ••.. • • .... 21 1 ,§ Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 12% .. •• • • .... 17 % Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2% •• .• Great Northern .. 6 .. %ex int 4% x. int Do., London & York Extension 2% • • .... •••• 1% x. int. Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 32 7 %.• 30% 31 1 ,E ex int. 311% x.i. Great Western .. 85 •...118 ........ . 118 Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 .... 27% 27N Lancaster and Carlisle .. 50 • • Ditto, New .. 7% .. • •• . . Leicester and Bedford .. 165..... di5....... % dis. London and Blackwall .. 16/. 13s. 4d. 7% •• • London, Brighton, & South Coast 50 •• .. 55 I ,E London an North-Western•.loo • ... 181 182 .. . Ditto, Quarters L. and B. 12 .... 30 Ditto, 401. Shares M. &B. .. 40 .... 70 Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (C) 1 • • 7 1 ,E .••.. • • 7 1 / London and South-Western 411. 6s. 10d... 681% 68 1 % Ditto, New 501... 32% .... 38% .. • • . • • • Manchester and Leeds .. 82 Ditto. Thirds (Beg.).. .. —7l. 45..... 14 p...• .. • Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .• • • -- Midland .. • • .. ..100 • •••• • • • • Ditto, 401. Shares .. .. 40 .... 48% 45 •• • • Ditto, 501. Shares ......6 10 ... • . Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 ....10014 . Newcastle and Berwick • • .. 20 .. •• ••••• • • • • • Ditto, New .. • • .. 5 •• .. 8 Ditto, Extension .. .. 10 .. 10% Northern Counties Union .. .. 4 .... 1% North British • • . • .. .. 25 .• Ditto, Extension .. • . % . . .. , . North Staffordshire .. 7% 1014% • • Oxford, Wor'ster, & Wolverhamp. 2714 .... 19 .. •• .• Scottish Central • • .. . • • 1 71 Q .... 27% Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. ••••• • .• .• South Eastern and Dovor 33% .. 37% ••.• .. • •5.1 Do.. New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 .... 14, •••• .. • • South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole .. .. • 2 • • Waterford and Kilkenny .. 1314 .... 5 % .... ••• • • • West Riding Union • • .. .. 4/. 2s. • . •••.. .. • • Wilts. Somerset, and IVeymouth 20 .... 10% xi... .. • • York and Newcastle .. .. 25 .... 38 37% • • Ditto, Preference .. 8 .... 12% • • ...... • • York and North Midland .. 50 .... 88 • • .... •• • • Ditto. Preference • • .. 6 .... 16% .. ••.• .. • • FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .20 .... 15%.......... Central of Fiance (Orleans and Vierzon) • • • • .. 14 17 .... ••• • • • East Indian . .. • ss. .... 1 4 •••• • • • • Namur and Liege .. 10 .... 4 4........ Northern of France .. •.- 8 .... 10 9 %.• . . West Flanders . 8 .... 37i •. •.. . JOINT-STOCK BANKS. London Joint-Stock .. 10 .... 16 .. •••• •• •• London and Westminster .. 20 .... .... •••• • • Ditto, New •• .. 7 13 ••••• • • • • • MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY LONDON, JULY 9.—Wind S.S.W. light breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, JULY B.—Wind A.BL southerly, light ; P.M. S.W. to S.S.W. moderate.—Arrd. Garrowee, Christoffers, Trinidad de Cuba, for Bremen ; Rose, Spencer, New York, for Rotterdam. Ski. Urgent, Calcutta; General M,Donald, Sierra Leone; British Isles, Cuba; Sterling, Quebec; Amity Hall, River St. Lawrence; and the whole of the outward bound except the West Indian. Arrd from the river, and sld., Marquis of Bute, China; Britannia, Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, JULY B.—Wind S.S.E. to W.S.W.—Arrd. H.M.S. Helena, Cape of Good Hope. Off port, Tamer lane, Numsoorcottah, left Feb. 17. SKIBBEREEN, JULY s.—The Industry, Mindus, from Lime rick to Liverpool, struck on a sunken rock in Baltimore Har bour, where she had put in from contrary winds, and knocked a hole in her bottom, and made much water, was beached with assistance, has been repaired, and is ready to proceed. SWANSEA, JULY B.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. 7th, Alderman Thompson, Hudson, Cuba; Duke of Cornwall, New York. OFF FALMOUTH, JULY B.—Sussex, Jamaica. LIVERPOGL, JULY B.—Wind S., light.—Arrd. John o' Gaunt, Ai'Donald, Shanghee ; Jane Prowse, Nichol, Shang hae ; Aden, King, Whampoa ; Georgiana, Williams. Calcutta; Fifteen, Shappers, Realizo ; Tinamara. Webb, Marenham ; Actmon, Daly, New Orleans; Almida, Rowland, Key West, with the cargo of the Planter, condemned there; Carlton, Meredith, St. John's, N.B. ; Troubadour, Graham, Bombay ; John Edward, Bombay ; Lord Hardinge, Bombay ; Sarah Horne, Brown, Junk River, Africa; Swiftsure, Witt, Bonny. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY ' CORN EXCHANGE—FRIDAY. Since Monday the a: rivals of English Wheat for our market have been on a very limited scale, and the show of samples here to-day was small. Although the at tendance of buyers was by no means large, there was more firmness on the part of the factors, and, in some few in stances, the best qualities of white Wheat sold at a trifling improvement in value—say is per quarter; but the amount of business transacted was trifling. From abroad, 16,350 quarters of Wheat have come to hand this week. On the whole, there was rather more doing in this article, but we can notice no actual advance in the quotations. We had a very limited quantity of Barley on offer; yet the sale was heavy, at the late de pression in value. In Malt next to nothing was doing; yet the holders would not sell except at full prices. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour, the supplies of which were good, were very dull. Wheat. 1,820 qrs. ARRIVALS. I Barley. 620 qrs. English .. Oats I Flour. 280 qrs. 1 2,210 clu, and 2,920br1a Irish. .... Foreign •••• •• I 16,360 1,580 bialt.s9o Qrs. STISITIMIELD. The supply of Beasts brought forward here was tole rably good as to number, but very deficient in quality. The attendance of buyers being small, and the weather unfavourable to slaughtering, the Beef trade was in a very sluggish state, at, in some instances, a decline in the quotations of 2d per 81bs. There were on offer 8 Oxen from Spain; 350 Oxen and Cows, 1,220 Sheep and Lambs, and 180 Calves, from Holland and Germany; as also 212 Scots from Scotland. With Sheep we were fairly supplied; yet the demand for that description of stock was firm, at Monday's currency. There was an increased amount of business doing in Lambs, and the best Down qualities sold at an improvement in value of 2d per 81bs, the highest figure being 6s 2d per. 81bs. Although the supply of Calves was very great, the Veal trade ruled firm, at full prices. Pigs moved off Aowly, at late rates. Mulch Cows may be quoted at from 161 to 191 5s each, including their small Calf. 6,800 - Per 81E4. to sink the offal. s. d. to a. d. Inferior Beasts..... 3 8 4 0 Second quality 4 2 - 4 4 Prime large Oxen •• 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots • • ••4 10 5 0 Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Prime small ditto •• 4 8 5 0 Suckling Calves —lB 0 29 0 Inferior Sheep •• • 4 2 4 4 1. d. to s. d. Second qualityditto 4 6 4 8 Coarse-woolledditto 410 5 2 Southdown Nether 5 4 5 6 Ditto out of the wool _ Large Hogs •••• • • 4 0 4 6 Small Porkers •• •• 4 8 5 0 Quarter old Pigs ..17 0 22 0 Lambs .... •••• •• b 0 6 2 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. Calves, 1,082 13,290 I G 46 ATERTGATE AND LEADENH&LL. The supplies of meat on show were small ; yet the general demand was by no means active, on the follow ing terms : I Pigs. 320 At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. I s. d. to s. d. Beef, Inferior 3 6 3 8 Mutton, inferior .. 310 4 2 - middling •• •• 310 4 0; - prime large .. 4 0 4 2 -. prime .... 410 5 0 - prime small .. 4 2 4 4 Pork, large. •••••• • 3 10 4 6 Veal... ...... ....• 310 410 - ...... •. 4 8 410 Lamb. 4s 10c1 to 6s. BOROUGH HOP =ARNIM. Notwithstanding several unfavourable accounts re specting the appearance of the growing bine have again reached us this morning from parts of Kent and Sussex, our market continues in a very inactive state for all kinds of Hops at barely last week's quotations, which, though very low, appear to offer but few inducements to speculators. A few bets have been laid that the duty will not exceed 140,0001.—Sussex pockets, 41 to 4/ 10s; Weald of Kent ditto, 4/-100-to 5156; Mid. and. Bast Kent ditto, 51 12s to 71 7s per mt. ELECTION MOVEMENTS. CITY OF LONDON. Last night a large and influential meeting of the electors of the city of London was held at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street. Mr. William Carpenter presided. There were present Mr. Pattison, M.P., Sir William Molesworth, Bart., M.P., Baron Rothschild, Sir George Larpent, Bart., Mr. D. Salomons, Mr. J. Travers, Mr. J. Gurney, Mr. J. Lowe, Mr. William Hawes, and a great number of the Court of Aldermen and Common Council, and influential gentlemen. The room was crowded to suffocation. The CHAIRMAN having opened the proceedings by briefly adverting to the object of the meeting, which he said was to enable the candidates for the next election to explain the grounds on which they seek the suffrages of the electors at the ensuing election, Mr. PATTISON rose. He said that as their present representative perhaps he had better address them first. He did not know that he could say much. He had been their representative for ten and a half years, and his votes were before them. 'Whenever he had been called upon to give a vote, or to speak on religious subjects, be had always given it in favour of civil and religious liberty. With respect to the ballot, he hoped that in the next Parliament it would be made an open question. He was every day more convinced of the necessity of some change in that respect, as it was only that day that a person told him that he had lost a gentleman's custom of more than 1001.' per yenr through voting for a person against his will. He (Mr. Pattison) hoped his past votes would be a guarantee for the future. With re spect to the suffrage, he would vote for the fullest ex tension of the household suffrage, but he could not say that he would go to the fullest extent at present with the suffrage.—(Hear, hear.) Baron ROTHSCHILD said, he thought that general pledges were better than any specific pledge. He ob jected to specific pledges. Their inutility had been clearly shown in the last session of Parliament. He should be happy to answer any questions which might be put to him, and this he thought was the best way of eli citing a knowledge of his intentions. With regard to the suffrage, a question which had-been mooted by the pre vious speaker, he should certainly vote for any possible extension of the rights conferred by the Reform Bill. He would not say that he could further extend its opera tion at present, but the should do so whenever he found that it could safely be done. On the subject of taxation he thought that any reduction of the revenue of the country which a better apportionment of the na tional burdens might requir'e, could be Soon made up, as the resources of the country were so great. He cer tainly preferred direct taxation to the present indirect taxes on commodities in general use. He would support any measure that might be brought forward for a re duction of the duties on tea, for he considered tlait the tea duties pre s sed very heavily on the poorer classes, and certainly ought to be abolished. On the subject of civil and religious liberty he considered that there ought not to be any intervention by the State to restrict perfect liberty of conscience. During the past year the Government bad broken through the prescribed bounds, and of course it would require time to see how such an experiment would woik. With respect to grants and endowments for religious purposes, be thought that circumstances might occur where it might be neces sary to concede grants. The subject was a very delicate one with him, and therefore he would not say any more on that point. With regard to free trade he should certainly support its full development. He did not think that the strongest Protectionists would say that we could in the difficulty which he hoped we had just got over, have supported the people for any length of time, if we had not been supplied with corn from foreign coun tries.—(Hear, hear.) He concluded by saying that he hoped that he should have the support of the meeting at the ensuing election.—(Loud cheers.) In answer to a question Baron ROTHSCHILD said, that he thought the state of the Exchequer would not allow the repeal of the income-tax at present. Sir GEORGE LARPENT, Bart., said he rose with con siderable difficulty after the two gentlemen who had preceded him. He hoped, however, he was sufficiently known to the gentlemen present to claim a patient hear ing.—(Hear.) On the subject of the suffrage he thought that every difficulty ought to be removed, and that every person who was intended to have been enfranchised by the Reform Bill ought to enjoy that privilege, and not be kept out of his vote, and dis qualified by any subterfuge. He would vote for the extension of the franchise as far as it was safe to extend it at the present time with prudence. On the subject of taxation, he could only say that he had been chair man of the committee on the income-tax in the City. He had seen the working of that tax, which pressed very heavily on the working classes. He regretted to see that it was likely to be made a permanent tax. On the sub ject of the tea duties, he begged to assure the meeting that he had taken a great interest in it; he had urged on both Lord John Russell and Sir Robert Peel the cruelty of this tax on the poorer classes; he believed that they were both impressed with the necessity, but the state of the Exchequer would not then admit of a repeal. If he were returned, he would endeavour to procure an altera tion in the Customs and Excise laws. After adverting to the subject of free trade and some minor matters, the speaker sat down. Mr. LEE would ask the gentlemen their opinions and intentions with regard to the window chilies. Mr. PATTISON would vote for the abolition of the tax, which he considered pressed very heavily on the poor. Baron ROTHSCHILD would do the same. Sir G. LARPENT would vote for the abolition if a sub stitute could be found. Mr. WILLIAMS (Common Councilman) —If it was the intention of the Government to endow the Roman Ca tholic Church, how would the gentlemen vote? Mr. PATTISON would oppose it. Baron ROTHSCHILD would oppose any endowment unless it was extended to every sect. Sir G. LARPENT would never consent to endow any church unless under very peculiar circumstances. Mr. GALLOWAY, having heard with satisfaction the declaration of the Liberal candidates, would propose a resolution for the consideration of the meeting, when The CHAIRMAN said, that as he observed Mr. Alder. man Johnson present, it would only be fair to give that gentleman an opportunity of addressing the assembled electors.—(Cheers.) Mr. Alderman JOHNSON would net waste their time. He liked plain dealing and sincerity ; he had been a man of candour all his life, and he honestly told his three friends opposite that he would go to the poll, and fight them to the last.—(Cheers.) An ELECTOR—WiII you support any motion for the reform of the Corporation of London? Mr. Alderman JOHNSON—No, I will not.—(Hear.) Now don't mistake me; I don't want to have your votes if you don't like it. I say that the city of London is the only corporation in the country that does not require reform.—<Shouts of laughter). I say it again, fearless of the consequences.—(hear, and cheers.) Thank God, your diabolical Reform Act, one of the worst Bills that was ever passed—(llear, cheers, and laughter)—has not been able to destroy the privileges of the City of London. I have lived in it from my boyhood, and I ask it there's any other place where the people have the power of electine their own magistrates ? Why I can go down, if I like, to my own borough of Plymouth and put up for mayor; and if I please I can be made mayor of the borough or mayor of anything else.— (Great laughter.) Before a man can be made Lord Mayor be must go before the L very and obtain the suffrages of his fellow-citizens, which is a delightful deal better than the operation of your Reform Bill, because if he is of doubtful character you have an opportunity of rejecting him. Look at my friend Mr. Salomons, he was elected by the people, though he could not take his seat ; and I hope the law will be altered, to give him equal privileges with the rest of us.—(Cheers.) A Voice—That is the best thingyou have said to-night. Alderman JOHNSON—No, it is not, I don't think so.— (Great laughter.) I've told you my sentiments; I shall stick to them, you may depend on it. You shan't find any deceit in me. If any man wishes to ask me a ques tion he shall have a straightforward answer. The worthy Alderman here resumed his seat, amidst a burst of un controllable merriment. Mr. BOYLE thought the meeting had heard quite enough of Mr. Johnson's views to enable them to make up their minds as to his fitness to represent them in Parliament.—(Cheers.) The worthy Alderman was engaged in a gre at work at Plymouth; would he employ, to superintend :it, a man who was not only averse to the task, but who bad prophesied that the work would fail?—(Hear, hear.) He would not detain them, for further remark was needless, but at once propose the fol lowing resolution : " That this meeting is of opinion that Mr. Alderman Johnson's views are not such' as to entitle him to the confidence of the electors of the city of London." Mr. J. LEVY seconded the motion. A GENTLEMAN present wished to know by what means he could obtain a knowledge of the real views of Mr. Johnson, because, on Saturday night, in Bride alTanonxreiy,o,uhsye et otdeclared ea s f u t h lnl a om t el a oa l ns t u h gr o ee u r g o h af f rp h aa e nr et party i a s d me a o pt i n r,( c ) m e a sdeeedwn by ay a s the Reform Bill, ) plac lirha placed within was reach of all classes. the - a s Philipto b e dune o f c i o n g t e h r i s s , case ? a (WHaesar,haendochaeeprps.eal from ll tu the Philip now present from the Alderman serious to the alderman merry ?—(Laughter.) Mr. Johnson had of course a perfect right to appear before the electors in a double character, as he had said be was willing to take the consequences ; and what these would be it needed no gift of prophecy to foretel. He would cordially support the resolution. The question was then put and carried without a single dissentient. Mr. J. A. GALLOWAY then moved, after a brief but emphatic introduction, the next resolution, which was as follows: " That having heard Mr. Pattison, Baron Rothschild, and Sir George Lerpent, expound their opinions upon the various subjects that are at present before the pub lic, and those likely to be brought forward during the next Parliament, and these opinions and sentiments being in accordance with those of this club, we pledge ourselves to support the above gentlemen, together with Lord John Russell, at the ensuing election." Mr. DEAN seconded the motion, which was adopted without a single dissentient voice. The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of Sir William Molesworth, which was received with' much applause. Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH replied, and in comment ing upon the claims which the four Liberal candidates had upon the electors of the City, took occasion to advert in eloquent terms to the peculiar position of Baron Rothschild, who came forward as the representa tive of a great principle—the universal toleration of religious opinions. —(Cheers.) He felt satisfied that no better choice than the gentlemen who stood before them could have been made, and cordially wished that they might triumph in the ensuing contest. Several other questions having been asked and satis factorily answered, a vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the proceedings. • -•- • . . CONSERVATIVEMEETING. A meeting of Conservative electors took place fester day at the London Tavern, Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., in the chair. The meeting was called " for the purpose of adopting measures for securing the return of four , Conservative candidates ;" but only three have yet been nominated, and it appears a fourth cannot be obtained. • The meeting was addressed by Mr. Wilson, Mr. Hichens, Mr. F. Hodgson, M.P., Mr. Russell Ellice, Mr. J. Horsley Palmer, Mr. Colesworth, and other gentlemen ; and resolutions were adopted expressive of confidence in Mr. Masterman, Mr. Alderman Johnson, and Mr. R. C. L. Bevan, the three present candidates on the Con servative interest ; and on the motion of Mr. Russell, Mr. Baring was invited to stand as a fourth candidate, but he at once declined on account of his engagements to his present constituents. Lord Ashley's name was mentioned as a candidate; but alter some discussion a committee was formed for the purpose of deciding upon some person who will consent to enter upon the forth coming struggle. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—THURSDAY. The attendance was thin, and betting flat, at the fol lowing prices : THE LIVERPOOL CUP. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Cossack—taken 12 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Plaudit—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Wormald's Quadruped—taken 15 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Queen Mary—taken. GOODWOOD STAKES. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Sainsbury's The Questionable 16 to 1 agst Mr. Sandford's Kimblesworth—taken 18 to 1 agst Mr. Gully ns. Tantivy—taken. GOODWOOD CUt. 7 to 2 agst Mr. J. Day's The Hero—taken 5 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Eryx—taken 12 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Halo—taken. DERBY. 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Sandford's The Sheriff—taken. 1000 to 10 agst Mr. Payne's Woodcraft—taken. Burgundy was declared this morning not to run for either Goodwood or Cup. THURSDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, for all ges but two yrs old. From the Starting-post of B. M., to the end of New T. Y. C. (8 Subs.) Mr. Stephenson's b f Doctrine, 3 yrs, Est 21b (Pearl) 1 Mr. Lowther's b c Admiral, 3 yrs, Gst 71b..... 2 The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord Exeter's Bishop of Romford's Cob, aged, 9st 41b; Lord Or•• ford's Prussic Acid, 4 'yrs; Bst 111 b; Colonel Peel's Oregon, 3 yrs, 7st ; Colonel Peel's Vert Vert, 3 yrs, Est 41b; Lord Exeter's ch f, by Hetman PlatofF, out of Macremma, 3 yrs, sst 71b. Betting-2 to 1 agst Doctrine, and 3to 1 each agst The Cob and Prussic Acid. The Macramma filly made the run- -• ning to the top of the hill, followed by Doctrine, The Cob, and Vert-Vert ; Doctrine then obtained a slight lead, waited on by the Admiral, Prussic Acid, The Cob, and Vert-Vert-- a severe race home with this lot terminated in favour of Doctrine by a head, the others beaten about a ueck, and so nearly abreast that it is impossible to say which was third.. Run in 1 min. 26 secs. The Chesterfield Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft, for two Yrs old ; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 4lb ; the winner of the , July Stakes 91b extra, and the second horse 4lbs extra. Last half of 8.51. (37 Subs.) Mr. Sandford's The Sheriff - E. Edwards 1 Mr. Payne's Woodcraft (4lbs extra) Colonel Peel's Teetotum ` , .d, but were not placed :—Lord The following also starteu, but were not Chesterfield's May, Mr. Ford's Latitat, Lord Lonsdale's Elcho Castle, Duke of Rutland's b c, by St. Francis, out of Cow slip, Lord Spencer's Dacia, Mr. Stephenson's b c, by Drome dary, dam by Vanish, Betting-10 to 6 each agst Teetotum and The Sheriff, 7 to 1 agst Dromedary colt, 10 to 1 agst Woodcraft, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Woodcraft went away with a slight lead of The Sheriff, which he maintained at a strong pace for about half the distance; The Sheriff then took up the ran ting, kept his neck and shoulders in front until within a dozen yards of home, and won cleverly by a neck, Teetotuni third, beaten about two lengths from the winner ; May a bad fourth. Run in 55 secs. Sweepstakes of 10 Sovs each, for 2 yrs old, 6st 11lb; and 3 y rs, 9st. New T.Y.C. Winner to be sold for 2001 . (4Subs.) Mr. Barne's Blackcock, 3 yrs Mr. Cheshire's Ellen Home, 3 yrs Lord Jno. Scott's Rundisford, '2 yrs Lord Exeter's f by Giovanni, out of Silistria, 2 yrs 4 Betting—Even on Blackcock, who won easy by two lengths. Run in 1 min. 13 secs. LANCASTER RACES.—T ITESDAY. The Lancaster Cup of 100 soya. added to a handicap of 15 soya. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared ; the second to Bari his stake. Two miles and a dis. (19 Subs., of whom 9 declared. ) Mr. Robertson's Tom Tough, aged, 7st 61b... ...... (Prince) Sir J. Gerard's Pantasa, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b ••• 2 The Lancaster Witch Stakes of 7 sovs. each, 5 ft, and 25 added, for 3 yrs old, 7st 41b' 4 yrs, Bst 10Ib ; fillies and geldings allowed 41bs ; and maiden horses at the time of running allowed 31b; winners once this year, 31b ; twice or more, 51b extra. Mile and a quarter. (5 Subs.) Mr. Heap's Brown Fly, 4 yrs ... ....... ......... (Clay) 1 Sir J. Gerard's Morocco, 4 yrs The Ashton Plate of 501., for 3 yrs old, 7st 41b ; 4 yrs, Bst 71b; 5 yrs, Bst 121 b; 6 yrs and aged, 9st; mares, B;C., allowed 31b. Heats. One mile and a half. Mr. Arrowemith's Brandy Face, 3 yrs ...... ...(Abdale) 1 1 Mr. Banks's Grand Seignor, 4 yrs Mr. Heap's Brown Fly,4 yrs 2 3 Mr. Martin's Dandy, aged Mr. Thompson's bc by Prince Caradoc, 3 yrs ...... 0 Mr. Greenwood's Chesterfield, aged Mr. Barton's Squib, aged Sir G. Gerard's Milkmaid, 4 yrs Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas for 3 yrs old, 7st 51b ; 4 yrs, 9st llb ; 5 yrs, Oat 111 b ; 6 yrs and aged, lOst 21b.' Heats. Two miles. Mr. Stewart rd Comme-il faut, 3 yrs ...(Abdale) 2 1 1 Mr. Stephenson's Sheraton, 5 yrs Mr. Standish's Little Hampton, 6 yrs CAPTURE OF A SLAVER. - -- • --- The following is an account of the capture and de struction of the slaver Tres Amigos, a Brazilian brig of 415 tons, with ten officers and forty-six men, by her Majesty's steam sloop Devastation, R. Levinge, com mander. "On the morning ot March 16, being in J et " 5.30 N., long. 3.10. E. of Greenwich, the Devastation chased a suspicious looking brig, which, on seeing her, immediately made all sail, and ran in towards the land- After a chase of sh. 30w., with all sails set, and making eighteen revolutions in the minute, firing the' long gun loaded with shot, at 10h. 45w., the stranger hoisted a Brazilian ensign at the main, and in a quer ter of an hour from that time she ran upon the beach+ near the river Lagos, in lat. 6.20 N., long. 3.10 B. 01 Greenwich. Two boats were seen to leave the brig , filled with men, who escaped to the shore. The steame r having come close up and anchored, immediately manned and armed her boats, and sent them on board, wide: command of First Lieutenant P. M. Godfrey, wi n i t ' acting Lieutenant J. M. C arm i c h ae l, and Mr. Couts, boatswain. They found the brig well arme d ' two long eighteen-pounders on pivots, one between the masts and the other abaft the mainmast; two broadside guns forward (eighteen-pounders), and two brass swivels on the bulwarks of the quarter-deck ; also nettings to repel boarders, ammunition, muskets, cutlasses, bilge derbusses—in fact, every kind ot weapon tor defend' ing a vessel. The surf wes very dangerous, one of the boats of the Devastation being dashed to pieces along' side the slaver, and the crew washed ashore ; one also upset, and was driven ashore by the rollers, and the brig in a short time became a total wreck. The officers and men, after cutting away the rnie with their cutlasses, found is necessary to swl el ashore for their lives. The brig parted amidshiP e • One marine was lost in trying to swim ashore. VI m an who had been looking out at the mast-head o the slaver was seen in the surf, heavily ironed, saving been thrown overboard by the captain tor not keeping a better look-out and seeing the cruiser before. T he tbut Devastation's crew tried to save the poor fellow, " his irons took him down. The surf ran to high a s t ° make it quite impossible to get off to the Devastatief' so the men had to remain ashore till the next wow ing, when the paddl e box w as a n c hored at th e back of the surf, and the dingy being well buoyed ap with cork fenders and bunkers, was veered sane r: by hauling lines. After various attempts, whi c h proved successful, in embarking the men, they were el got off. The French man-ot-war brig Leger render ea every assistance in trying to get the men off. Too null praise cannot be given to the captain, officers, an s" ship's company of this brig for their valuable se rvices. All the prisoners, ten in number, who were f ou nd on board the brig, were saved. The Devastation ;has a lso taken an American brig under Brazilian colours, with 520 slaves on board, bound to Rio. The Trez Amigos had made several successful trips from the coast. OA the last voyage she landed at Bahia 1,400 slaves." BIRTHS. On the 4th inst., at Spalding, the wife of Charles F• Bonr, Esq., of a son. On the 4th inst., at Westbourne Villas, Paddington, t he wife of Francis Henry Deane, E-q., of a daughter. On the sth inst., at Wellclose-square, Mrs. Thomas Stole, of a daughter. On the 6th inst., in Tavistock-square, Mrs. James Pluck nett, of a son. On the 6th inst., at the Vicarage, Chesham, the lady of the Rev. A. F. Aylward, of a daughter. On the 6th inst.. in Harley-street, the wife of Cliht eli Murdoch, Esq., of a daughter. On the 7th inst., in Hereford-road, Westbourne-grove, the wife of E. Benham, jun., Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. - AS On the 23d ult., at St. Helier's, Jersey, Alban Thon 3 Jones, Esq., of Bilboa, to Marie Margarita de Yuchausteg ulf of Albia, Biscay. On the sth inst., at Dawlish, Devon, Peter John Margaret' Esq., to Emma, widow of Theodore Monro, Esq. - On the 6th inst., at St. Mary's, Islington, Robert Glossa . ° of Bride Kirk, Cumberland, to Elizabeth Jane, eldest datiV . ter of the late Joseph Collins, of Coleman -street, London. d On the 6th inst., at St. Mary's, Haggerstone, John, sewn son of Mr. Sheppard, of the Kingsland-road, to Emily Al in ' second daughter of W. B. Tomlinson, of the Strand. Ou the 7th inst., at St. George's, Bloomsbury, Geo r g. Cooper, Esq., of Ely-place, to Jane, youngest daughter of 04 A. Lockey, of Oxford. DIED. On the sth inst., at Pentonville, after a short illnesg' Helenus Melville, Esq., of the firm of Messrs. Batty, Melville, and Co., 174, Aldersgate-street, in the 73d year of his afie•. 4 . On the 27th ult., at Paris, Major Lockyer Willis 22d Regiment, B. N. I. On the Ist inst., at Waterford, the Rev. C. Hardcastle- On the 2d inst., at Dessin's Hotel, Calais, Eliza, dattglte r l t of Colonel Cheney, C. 8., and relict of the late John wa r Esq., of Liverpool. On the 4th inst., Mr. Joseph Curtis, surgeon, of Caudell town. hitd On the sth inst., in the Tower of London, Jane , t— daughter of John Cooper, Esq. On the sth inst., James Turner Bostock, Esq., of Sewing' ton-place, Kennington, Surrey, a place, Brighton, Mary , the wife of Richard nerve Guam], Esq., aged 63. On the 7th inst., at lioxton, Alban, youngest child of the Rev. William Scott. a• Londonerinted dna Published by atilltDO YOU I G, St, and, PriWer, at The Sun Office, No. t 11', Strand. in the Pon), of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex, Frilay, . 1130 • 1847. • • Si% lip 16p 15p LOO % 28% k 7% 3 1 4 37% 5U li P 37% l 2