The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-13 00:00:00

NOTICE. A NEW EDITION of LORD LINDSAY'S • LETTERS ON THE HOLY LAND. Complete in One Volume, price 10s. 6d. bound, IS NOW READY. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough•street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfUlly in formed, that an EXTRA NIGHT will take place THIS EVENING, May 13, when will be perfbrmed Bellini's Opera, LA SONNAMBULA, Amine, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Lisa, Madame , olari ; Count Rodolpb, Signor F. Lablache ; and Elvino, Signor Gardoni. With various t ntertainments in the BALLET DEPARTMENT, combining the talents of Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. Rosati, Mdlle. M. Taglioni, Mdlle. Petit Stephan, Mdlles. Honore, Caasan, Julien, La moureux, and Mdlle. Gratin. M. Perrot, M. P. Taglioni, and M. St. Leon. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT:CIARDEN. THIS EVENING, May 13, an EXTRA NIGHT, on which occa sion the combined strength of the Company will perform. The OPERATIC PERFORMANCES will embrace the talents of adame Grisi, Madame Pecsiani, Signora Alboni, Signor Mar io, Signor Salvi, Signor Rovere, Signor Marini, and Signor Tamburini. The BALLET will be supported by Mdlle. Fanny Elssler, nuailatre, Mdlle. Kaduna, Mdlle. De Melisse, Hdile. Auriol, Ma dame Delchaux, M. Petipa, M. Croce, M. O'Bryan, M. Delferier, &c. The Doors will open at Half-past Seven o'clock, and the Opera will commence at Eight. Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes to be obtained at the Box-office, Bow street ; and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY MARKET. 1.7", •h" LfanasrPment of Mr. R. Webster. sole Lessee. FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. T. F. MATHE WS. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comedy of WHO WANTS A GUINEA ? Principal characters by Messrs. Farrell, Tilnury, Rogers. Bland, Blackstone, Stuart. Hudson, Webster, Howe, Mrs. Stanley, and Miss Telbin. After which the Farce of HE LIES LIRE TRUTH. To be followed by THE BOARDING SCHOOL. In which Messrs. Wel.ster, Howe, Hudson, and Mrs. Glifford will appear. To conclude with the Astronomical Extravaganza, called THE NEW PLANET ; or, Harlequin out of Place. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING win be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST ; a Gipsy Story. Cheap John, Mr. Wright ; Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford; Leybourne, Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ; Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding. After which the new Opera Buffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert, Selby, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar. To conclude with the Farce of SHOCKING EVENTS. In which Mr. Lambert, Mr. Worrell, Mr. Munyard, Miss Harding, and Miss Maplin will perform. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Comic Opera, called THE SYREN. The Duke, Mr. Walton ; Scipio, Miss S. Flower; Balbaya, Mr. Leffier ; Tempesta, Mr. Allen ; Pecchione, Mr. Delavanti ; Mathea, Madame Feron. Zerlina, .Miss G. Smithson. After which, the new Farce, entitled A WIFE FOR AN HOUR. Principal characters by Messrs. Walton, Granby, Vining, Cowell, Compton. Mrs. Hughes, and Miss E. Stanley. To conclude with the Comedy of THE HYPOCRITE. In which Messrs. Ryder, Vining, J. IN cbster, Granby. Fisher, Compton, Mrs. Fos' rote, Mrs. Hughes, and Mrs. Stirling will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley. Tuts EVENING Will be performed the new Drama, called THE CREOLE ; or. Love's Fetters. Damiron, Mr. F. Mathews; Alphonse, Mr. Murray, Hyacinthe, Miss Dickinson ; Bokes, Mr. Keeley ; Latour, Mr. Emery; Virginie, Miss 31. Keeley; Louise, Miss May; Bellona. Miss Daly. Af.er which, the entirely new occasional Dramatic Sketch, called JENNY LIND AT LAST; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac ters by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham, Mr. Bender, Mr. Yarnold, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a new Burlesque Extravanza, called TIIE WOOD DEMON ; or, One o't - lock, In which Messrs. Keeley, A. Wigan, F. Matthew., Bellingham, Kinloch, Silver, Miss Di c ki nson, Miss Daly, ana Mrs. Keeley will appear. FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell. TO-MORROW EVENING Will he performed the Comedie of LE MANTEAU ; ou, Le Reve in Ma i. Darliere, M. Langeva ; Gillet, Toni Ilion; Mathilde, Mille. Vallee; Emetic, Mdile. Denain; Baronne, lldlle. Angelo. After which, the new Comedic, UN COLT DE LANSQUENET. Desronsseaux, Regnier ;La Marquise du Puzy, ;Mlle. Denain. To conclude with LE MED EC IN MALG RE LUI. Sganarelle, M. Reg,nier ; Martine, Mdme Grassan. Boxes, Gs. ; 3s. 6d.; Amphitheatre, ; Gallery, 2s. Boxes anti Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 23, Bond-street ; and at the Box-ofilee of the Theatre, which is open daily from Eleven till Five. ETIIMPIAN •ET{ENADERS, ST. JAMES'S T4E.k.TRE. In consequence of the increasing success which attends every re presentation given by the ulebrated ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS, Pell, Harrington, 'rite, Stanwood, and Germon, ney will repeat Ltd , inimitable ENTERTAINMENTS at the St. James's Theatre, on SATURDAY EVE TING eexr, May 15. Doors open at Eight o'clock. They will also give a DAY PERFORMANCE every Wed nesday Morning, commencing at Half-past Two o'clock. They will appear at the Horns, Kennington, To-morrow Evening; and at Crosby Hall, on Monday next. Boxes and stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond•street ; and at the Box-office. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Proprietor and Manager Mr. william Batty. tnder the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family. THIS EVENING Win be performed Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS ; or, The Corsair. Unequalled SCENES in the CIRCLE, with the performances of the Arabian horse, Pearl of the Desert ; the four Mexican Antipo dean Artistes ; and the celebrated Clown. Mr. W. F. Wallet. To conclude with ZARAII; or, The G!psv Tribe of Bohemia. Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, - 45.; Upper Boxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, O. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock, ROYAL SURREY- THEATRE. Under the Management of Mrs. Frances Davidge, Lessee. Last Your Nights, previous to tte Opera Season. Whit-Monday. Immense success of the Hall of Rome. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Tragedy of VENICE PRESERVED. Jaffier, Mr. Johnsen ; Pierre, Mr. F redericks; Belvidera, Mrs. H. Vining. After which the HALL OF ROME, by the celebrated Tableau Vivants and Poses Plastique. . _ To conclude with THE BUFFALO GALS; or, Female Ethiopian Serenaders. Boxes, 25., Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. Doors open at Six, commence at Half•past Six. ROYAL VICTOR rA THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed Rl7l H; or, The Lass that Loves a Sailor. Bernard, Mr. Hicks ; Ruth, Miss Vincent. After which t e grard new Romance, entitled THE QUEEN OF POLAND ; or, The Hunters of Moldavia. Characters by Messrs. Hicks, Dale, Searle, Bird, Howard, Raymond, Gardner ; Miss "Vin sent, Mrs. Hicks, Mrs. a.Lee, Miss Burroughcliffe, &c. To conclude with r EIE HOLSTEIN HUSSAR ; or, The Grenadier Guards. Supported by the entire strength of the Company. Boxes, Is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Under the patronage of her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, &c. WILL OPEN OS MONDAY, May 17, And every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The Proprietor begs to annouuce that he has, at a considerable expense, erected a new Entrance, and a magnificent Walk, with flower borders, statues, and a Central Fountain, in front of the grand Pictorial Representation of THE TOWN AND BAY OF GIBRALTAR. The menagerie contains many specimens, including the Giraffe, Gazelles. &c. The Promenade Concerts, conducted ny t;odfrey. A representation of the Porcelain Tower of Nankin. The Gothic Bridge of Statues. The grand l'yrotech,dc isplay, representing the SIEGE OF GIBRII.:TAIf. Showing the commencement of the Bombardment, partial destruc tion of tne Town, and Blowing up of the Battering Ships. During the season, M. JULLI FIN will give a series of Concerts; the Band will consist of one h ndre'd ?ertormers. Ad oission, 0,,e Shilling The Royal South L. ndon Floricultural Society will hold their hand Spring Flower Show, on Wednesday, May 26. FHE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAY 12. TUERNIONLEiER, Lowest, 47 ; Highest, 64 ; Noon, 61. BAROMETER, 29 79.—WIND S.S.W.; fine. Him wATEit AT LONDON-ilicii)(3E Title, DAY. Morning .. 20 minutes after 12. !Evening .. 44 nainntcs atte? 12. :SIT arttillft LONDON, THURSDAY. MAY 13, 1847. ! millions of her children. And these children, as we have just remarked, are awakening to a knowledge of the medium through which they can alone hope for the salvation of their nationality. They have wel comed SANTA ANNA with enthusiasm through out his march upon the capital, where a re volution had filled the streets with tumult and thrown the detested Government of GOMEZ FARIAS into confusion. One of the American cor respondents has in a sarcastic vein literally depicted the rejoicings which upon authentic information actuall?accompanied the Commander-in-Chief during his progress towards the city of Mexico, when he says, "No Knight on bis return from the Holy Land, scarred with sacred wounds, and bearing the crescent banner of the defeated infidel, ever received more homage from the people of the middle ages than did the Mexican hero." And the consequence of this exultation has been the formal installation of SANTA ANNA in the chair of Presidency. President SANTA ANNA has nobly inaugurated his new Government by publishing a proclamation such as is best calculated to rouse the hearts, the valour, and the affections of the most effeminate community. " Mexicans !" he cries aloud, " Mexicans ! have you 1 a religion ? Protect it. Have you honour ? De liver it from infamy. Do you love your wives and your children ? Rescue them from American bru tality." That is the exordium of his bold and stir ring appeal. He tells his countrymen that they are the arbiters of the fate of Mexico; "if it is to be' , defended," he continues, "you will be those who will have to stay the triumphant march of the enemy that occupies Vera Cruz : let him advance one step , further, and the national independence will be hurled into the abyss of the past !" Having thus warned them of the perilous position in which the nation is placed, he confesses that his duty is to offer himself as a sacrifice, and assures them that he will evince his readiness to fulfil that duty. SANTA ANN♦ then closes his proclamation with these imrassioned words of adjuration—words that should make the heart's blood of every true Mexi can leap with a respondent enthusiasm through his veins—" I speak to you," he exclaims, " for the last time ; for GoD's sake believe me. You must not hesi tate between death and slavery ; and if the enemy shall vanquish you, at least let your resistance be re spected. It is now time that there should be no thought but for the common defence. The hour of sacrifices has struck. Awaken ! the tomb opens at your feet. Win a laurel that it may be reared over it. But the nation will not perish; I, I will answer for the triumph of Mexico, nay, will swear for the result, if a unanimous and sincere co operation shall only second my desires. Vera Cruz ( cries for vengeance ; hasten to wipe out the stain of her dishonour." Every one with a generous sense of the dignity of patriotism and the love of nationality will sympathise with the noble and valorous lan guage in which this Mexican chieftain conjures his fellow-citizens to rally round his banner. As yet, ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA, COM mander-in-Chief of the Mexican army, and President of the Mexican Republic, has fully equalled our most sanguine anticipations. May he bring them to a happy and glorious consummation. Whilst the present exorbitant rates of purchase continue to prevail throughout the entire provision market of the United Empire, we may expect that, so long as Parliament shall continue its vocations, there will be almost nightly, in one House or the other, questions put by different Members, and state ments made to them in reply by the Government, with respect to the present and future prospects of food for the people. Mr. BAILLIE did not renew his question on Tuesday to the Premier for eliciting whether the Ministry intend to recommend a prohi bition against the use of grain in the distilleries. But Mr. Humz inquired of Lord JOHN whether, consider ing the high prices of articles of general consumption, a repeal of the duties on butter, bacon, and cheese would occupy the attention of Ministers ; the Hon. Member did not press for an imme ' diate answer, yet there is little doubt but that, on Friday next, if not sooner, the head of the Government will announce his views as to the best course to be adopted for insuring an adequate supply to the country of the necessaries of life between this and the gathering in of the coming harvest. As we observed yesterday, the great point is to guard our selves to the utmost against any serious deficiency in corn, inasmuch as its price regulates that of all other edible commodities. In the House of Lords the Earl of HARDWICILE on Tuesday questioned the Marquis of LANSDOWNE as to his knowledge of the quantity of wheat in the country, and also as to his expecta tion of the quantity likely to be imported. The 1 President of the Council, in answer to the first ques- I tion, reminded the Noble Querist that the Govern ment had no organized means of obtaining more accurate information than any other individual, and that, therefore, he was not called upon to hazard an opinion upon " a most perilous subject ;" but, from the fact, that the quantity of corn brought into our markets had not exceeded the amount offered for sale during the corresponding period of the former year, the Marquis inferred that, unless the harvest of 1846 was seriously defective, eompared with the preceding one, there must be a large stock in hand. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE then adverted to the enormous amount of foreign corn imported since January last, exceeding three millions of quar ters. He said that in April alone we had received 1,043,000 quarters that from the United States we had obtained already 1,670,000 quarters and that, contrary to the opinions of the Earl of HAILDWICKB and Lord ASHBURTON, but conformably with "the opinion of those most con versant with the subject," there would be no diminution in any future supply from America, should we requites it. This is very cheer ing intelligence, and completely squares with the views which we yesterday submitted to our readers. We repeat there is no real ground of apprehension as to the future, particu larly if we should be blessed this year with a fair average crop. At the same time, looking to the rapid increase in our population, and to the circumstance that, large as are our imports of foreign corn, there is no doubt of much of it being bonded for re exportation, the prudence of economy in the con sumption of food, should, from a due regard to the necessities of the poor, be impressed upon the affluent classes as a permanent duty, the neglect of which would subject them to severe and well-merited re proach. Hope is beaming upon Mexico. There is a renewal of brilliant anticipations to that unfortunate land, for ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA has been summoned by acclamation to the Presidency. The lovers of valour and disinterestedness cannot possibly have for gotten that several months back this patriotic man was proffered supreme authority over his country, and they cannot have forgotten how that temporary dictatorship was refused by SANTA ANNA, how he transferred the wand of office to GOMEZ FARIAS, and hurried forward, sword in hand, to the invaded fron tiers to keep the unprincipled Americans at bay, and, if possible, drive them ignominiously into their own territories. Extraerdinary changes have occurred in that interval. Several engagements have taken plane with variable success. Sometimes the Yankees have been victorious, sometimes their antagonists have gained the mastery ; but everywhere it has been ac k nowledged that the Mex i cans h ave in a great measure redeemed their character from the charge of pusillanimity, and fre quently covered their assailants with shame. Even Cruz . in the recent capit u l at i on of Vera is noto rious that the garrison wasoutnumbered. very we nearly four times by th ose who were bombarding the castle, and that the latttr, being Wholly b without any co nception as to what valour and h ero l sm compellin g real e l l y ls are resorted to tee dastardly contrivance of the defenders to capitulate by throwing shells rockets into the town from a considerable distance,an and thereby carrying havoc and carnage among th e unarmed and terrified citizens. It is against these unmanly invaders that the inhabitants of Mexico are being summoned to fight; it is against their rapacity, aeainst their inhumanity, against their vain-glorious insolence, that the population of the Aztec empire are rising from the sloth and effemitrcy ofcenturies. It is impossible but that with unanimity the people of Mexico must, in the end, prove victorious, under a leader who has heretofore acted and spoken like President SANTA ANNA. The proclamations of that valiant commander are lit up with the glory of patriotism. And the Mexicans are at length be coming conscious that with such a captain they may set the forces even s cf the United States at defiance ; for, as he himself observe=, " How shall eight or ten thousand Americans prevail cgainst the decision of eight !nieions Mexinan. , , ?" Yes, that is unques tionably the palladium, under which Mexico can alone be sheltered—the decision and the unanimity of eight The public attention will be anxiously directed to the proceedings of the House of Lords to-morrow even ing. On that night the report on the Irish Poor-law Bill is to be considered. On that night it will be de. cided whether the landowners of Ireland are to per form the duties incidental to their properties for a limited period only—whether the great experiment is to be tried under every possible disadvantage, with a legislative confession of a want of confidence in its success, an expectation that it will prove a failure— whether a direct encouragement is to he afforded to its opponents to make the working of the law as mis chievous as possible, to aggravate its defects, and to impair the effect of its more beneficial clauses in order to strengthen the arguments against its re newal—whether the landlords are to be enabled to take advantage of those portions which prevent relief from being extended to occupiers of more than a quarter of an acre of land, to compel the wretched cottiers to give up their holdings in order to obtain food for their families, and then, after a brief period, , t ht o hoel w dm • i i n th ags d s ra w the right in exchange for which those were surrendered, f not only to leave destitute a h s aa be ore,. but also deprived of the no body of English little means they gentlemen, possessed. Surely of humanimt what they owe to their own countrymen, com mon feelings as to their decision. The ap pears to be unsettled;; tl car ried limited the duration of en, possessed of the com the Ist of August, 1848, and to the end of next session of Parliament, while the tna, d t .ci u : e nn sense,,t hesitatei il aeiwhich was rts of the th Bill to subsequent - eci t u h e en t clause, which the confusion occasioned by the success a me : a ern un t dnaodmitf certain amendment parts f mmat of that amendment rendered necessary, fixed the lst of September, 1850, as the day for their cessation. Whatever may he the period on which the leaders of the party (united only in their hostility to the Bill and their desire to impair its efficiency) may finally agree, it is impossible to suppose that when the prin ciple of out-door relief has once been recognised and sanctioned, in cases of extreme emergency, that the system can ever be put an end to, even if they should be reckless enough to make the attempt. The House willtlso have to consider the important question as to the area of taxation—whether the land lords are to be encouraged to clear their estates, and to drive the paupers into theneighbouring towns. and thus to impose on others the burdens for which in justice and equity they should be themselves responsible. The 11th clause, which was omitted from the Bill on the motion of Lord STANLEY, provided that " all expenses beyond a sum of fifteen pence in the pound should be charged to the union at large." This was the medium course adopted by the Ministry between the conflicting claims of the inhabitants of the towns and the rural districts. It would have acted as a check against the land lords abusing the great powers conferred on them and have taken away the inducement to banish the poorer classes from their respective districts. Probably the most important of the questions re served for consideration, however, is the quarter of an acre clause ; by that clause, as it now stands, it is enacted— "That no person who shall be in the occupation of any land of greater extent than the quarter of a statute acre shall be deemed and taken to be a destitute poor person under the provisions of the first recited Act, or of the Acts amending the same, or of this Act; and if any person so occupying more than the quarter of a statute acre shall apply for relief, or if any person n his behalf shall apply for relief, it shall not be lawful for any board of guardians to grant such relief within or out of the workhouse, unless such applicant for relief shall bring satisfactory proof that he has (at least ten days previous to such application) surrendered to his reputed immediate landlord, which surrender such landlord shall be bound to accept, whatsoever right or title he may have had to the occupation of any such land over and above the ex tent of one quarter of a statute acre." Here we find a direct inducement held out, and a means furnished to the landlords, by which they will be enabled to crush their poorer tenants. This is a cheap and easy substitute for the proceeding by ejectment. If they desire to clear their estates, it will no longer be necessary to put the sheriff' in requisition, to call in the aid of the military to drive their tenants forth to perish on the highways. No longer will the open act be neces sary, which generally provoked the public indigna tion and subjected the heartless and unfeeling land lord to well-merited odium and disgrace. He may now proceed in a more effective manner. His mode of action, though more secret, will not be less sure. He need only withhold employment from the person he desires to get rid of, and induce the neighbouring squires to do likewise; he may distrain the goods, so as to deprive the poor man of all his present re sources ; he may prevent him from obtaining work, by which he could procure the means of livelihood. He may cast him into prison under a civil bill decree, so as to take from his helpless wife and children their only supporter, and by these simple means compel the surrender of his holding—nay, more, when the torture has had its effect, when the starving victim has been forced to yield, when he has been driven from the hut in which he was born, and which was dear to him in all his sorrow, he is not even then eligible: for relief. No matter how great may be his exigencies, how pressing his necessities, although he may be perishing at the very threshold of the work house, " it shall not be lauful to afford him relief either in or out of the house unless he shall bring satisfactory proof (query, what will be considered satisfactory ?) that he has at least ten days previous to such application surrendered to his reputed immediate landlord whatsoever right or title he may have had to the occupation of any such land above the extent of a quarter of an acre.'s He may starve in the midst of his family, but no dis cretion is permitted to the guardians. The deep crime of having, within ten days, held more than a quarter of an acre of land must close against him and his all feelings of compassion. Most sincerely do we hope that this monstrous provision may be ex punged. It formed no part of the original Bill, but was introduced avowedly as a " landlords' clause," and assented to by the Ministry, in the vain hope of the landlords being thereby propitiated. Such a power should not be entrusted to any body of men, and our experience of Irish landlords does not enable us to consider them as peculiarly trustworthy in such a case. It is right that the full effects of the clause and its probable results should be thoroughly under stood before it is finally assented to, and made part and parcel of the law of the land. The Suabian Mercury contains the following from Stutgard of May 6 :—" Yesterday and last night passed over tranquilly. On the night before and yes terday morning eighty persons were arrested, and yesterday afternoon some others, who were uttering seditious language. They who were arrested during the riot are for the most part workmen, not belonging to the town ; however, there also appear amongst them some respectable inhabitants. It is probable that amongst those arrested are many who were attracted by curiosity to the spot where the riot took place." We learn from the Grand Duchy of Brunswick that the disturbances in that country have ceased ; but the buildings of the royal domain of Walkenreid have been destroyed by fire, with large stores of corn and potatoes. This is supposed to have been done by incendiaries. The Second Chamber of Darmstadt has decided that children under nine years of age shall not be allowed to work in the manufactories ; children of from nine to twelve may be authorised by the police to work for a period not exceeding eight hours each day, and those between twelve and sixteen may work ten hours. In the course of the debate on the mea sure it was stated that there are more than 10,000 children employed in the manufactories in the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt. Madrid journals of the sth instant have arrived. Senor SALAMANCA read to the Chamber of Depu ties on the 4th his statement relative to the finances. In the Budget presented by the Minister the receipts of the last six months of 1847 are put down at 630,820,808 reals, and the expenses at 629,610,557 reals, 23,750,000 reals of which are put down under the head royal household. The receipts of 1848 are calculated at 1,257,780,466 reals ; the expenses at 1,257,578,020, among which the royal household figures for 47,500,000. The Bill relative to the Sinking Fund Bank provides for the establishment of a special department for the administration of the state debt. On the same day the Chamber decided that funeral honours should be paid to its deceased President Senor CASTRO Y OROZCO. On the sth a royal de cree was promulgated proroguing the Cortes. They will not be again called together, it is said, until the month of October. At a Cabinet Council held on the 4th, the Ministers determined to advise her MA JESTY to consent to the marriage of Don ENRIQUE with the daughter of the Marquis DE CASTELLAR, but to refuse her consent to the marriage of one of the sisters of Don ENRIQUE, who was about to be united to an American gentleman. On the evening of the 4th the QUEEN visited the theatre, accompanied as usual by her uncle and cousin —not by the KING. On her return some alarm was created by a belief that two pistols had been fired as her carriage was passing. It appears that loud reports, as of firearms, were really heard close to the carriage ; but the Herald() says they were caused by some heavy substance having passed over two petards thrown by boys in the streets. On the sth her MAJESTY left for Aranjuez, and was expected to remain there for some time, going afterwards to La Granja or the Escurial. The KING has determined on remaining in Madrid during the whole of her MAJESTY'S absence. General BuntoN has been appointed Governor of Madrid. MADRID BotsA, MAY s.—The Three per Cents. were done at 311 for cash ; the Five per Cents. at 194 ; the Debt without Interest at 5;;;, ; and the Coupons at 16. We have received the Paris papers of Monday. The Moniteur publishes five royal ordinances, countersigned by Marshal Sour.; containing the no• minations of the new Ministers, which we published yesterday. The journals remark that the ordinance relative to the replacing M. LACAVE LAPLAGNE does not contain the words, " whose resignation is ac cepted," which are applied to Admiral MACKAU and General Moulin DE S UNT YON. The Di,bats says that M. JAYR and M. TREZEL have notified by tele graph their acceptance of the offices to which they have been appointed. The Pres:e continues its attacks on the Ministry, between whom and the young Conservative party it would appear that war is declared a Coutrance. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1847. The following on the subject of the Cubieres affair appears in the National:— " It is probable that the prosecution of General Cubieres will finish by an ordinance of non lieu. His letters are merely an imprudent trifle; nothing was d eman d e d, no thing promised, nothing given; no corruption was prac tised, nor any attempt at corruption made. General Cubieres never entertained so black a thought; when he wrote The Government is in grasping and corrupt hands,' he only uttered a foolish joke. The detailed account of this bargain is a fantastic invention ; it was ISl.Parmentier that asked General Cubieres to write him these fantasies to amuse his leisure and his shareholders, and M. Cubieres, Lieut.-General, ex- Minister of War, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Se cretary of the Chamber of Peers, director of several in surance and railway companies, and member of several learned societies, was weak enough to con sen t t o s p are ti me , from his leisure moments, to scribble out this novel in letters. A simple clause will cast blame on the imprudence of such a proceeding, but it will be declared that there is not the slightest trace of criminality. We are however warned that if the National should be so unfortunate as to indulge in reflections a little severe on the ju s ti ce o f t h e present day, the Court of Peers thinks of condemning it to three years' imprisonment and 10,000 f. fi ne at l east I W e are thankful for the warning." Intelligence has been received from Algiers up to the sth instant. The utmost tranquillity exists in the colony, and the spring tribute was being paid with great regularity. The frigate La Charte sailed from Toulon on the 6th for La Plata, where it will receive Admiral LE PREDOUR, Commandant of the French station. The Admiral, who wished to arrive quickly at his desti nation, took his departure some time ago jn the steam-frigate the Cassini. The greater part of the passengers conveyed by La Charte are diplomatic persons. The steam-corvette Gassendi, which formed part of the station at La Plata, has received orders to go to Otaheite. The corvette the Oise, which lately sailed from Toulon for Bourbon, took out a detachment of fifty gendarmes. The Prince DE JOINVILLE remains at the Hyeres, with four vessels, forming the first division of the squadron of evolu tion ; and Rear-Admiral DE TILEHOUART, Command ant of the second division, whose flag is carried by the Friedland, is with two frigates and several steamers forming part of the division still in the road sted of Toulon. Queen CHRISTINA was expected at Toulon, and apartments had been prepared for her at the Maritime Prefecture. A Government steam vessel will convey her Majesty to Naples. It was stated in the Chamber of Peers on Monday, by the Minister of Commerce and Agriculture, that the prospects of the next harvest were extremely promising. Notwithstanding this prospect, however, the markets continue to rise in various parts of France. The RVortne states that the price of wheat has risen from 50c. to 2f. in all the markets in the neigh.. bourhood of Paris ; and at Bray-sur-Seine, lf. 66e.; Vic-sur-Seine, 75c. ; St. Quentin, lf. ; Ligny, 2f.; Rouen, If. ; 'Versailles, if. 33c. ; Orleans, lf. 50c.; Meaux, 66c.; Provins, if. 30c.; Chartres, lf.; Pont St. Maxence, lf. 33c.; Dourdan, lf. 50c.; Clermont, ; Vernon, lf. 50c. ; Etampes, lf. General CUBIERES has resigned the Presidency of the Council of Administration of the Paris and Stras burgh Railroad. The railroad from Orleans to Bourges is to be opened early in July. The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Monday at 77f. 95c. ; the Five per Cents., 115 f. 90c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,236 f. 25c. ; Rouen, 936 f. 25c. ; Havre, 655 f. ; Great Northern, 605 f. ; Avignon, 760 f. ; Vierzon, 590 f. ; Bordeaux, 511 f. 25c. ; Boulogne, 405 f. ; Basle, 192 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg, 420 f. ; Tours and Nantes, 405 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 431 f 25c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 445 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 440 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents., 331%. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 11. Boulogne and Amiens,l6 Dutch Rhenish, 3 3 7 4 —Louvain it la Sambre, 7 4 —Luxembourg. 1 1 4—Lyons and Avignon (Constituted), 25( i —Namur and Liege, 3%—Northern of France, 11 3 4—Paris and Lyons, 4 1 4—Paris and Strasbourg, I%—Tours and Nantes, 1. WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.—Lord John Russell gave notice on Tuesday evening that on Friday, May 21, he should move the adjournment of the Howe till Friday, the 28th instant. MONEY arid COMMERCIAL NEWS. ' (From The Sun of Last Night.) In the Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday the sales were 3,000 bales, including 2,500 bales American, at 6d. to 7 1 / 2 d. The market was flat, and 18d. per lb. lower than on Monday, for American. Railway Shares drooped again, and were only saleable at lower rates generally. The few letters received from the United States by way a Havre, notice a further rise in the rate of exchange on London to 1064 and 107. The probable conclusion of peace was expected to make the Money Market easier. The Indigo sales have been going off flatly, at lower prices than in February, and colonial Wools are also cheaper, but in Sugar, &c., there has been more doing, partly for distil lation, as regards the article named. The English Securities have risen again to• day, but there is still very little doing either for Money or next Account, the " continuation" to which is about % per cent. Consols have realised 86% for present trans fer, and 86 3 % to 87 for the 27th instant. Exchequer bills have been rather lower, viz., 2s. to ss. premium. If trade becomes rather brisker, these are the securities which it will probably be most advantageous to sell, now Stocks are so depressed to what they were when a large number of the present holders took them. The New Three-and- a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 87 to 87M. Bank Stock has been quoted 189 to 190, and India Stock 242. The Foreign Investments have been dull again. Portu guese Four per Cents. 34%, and Spanish Five per Cents. 22. Belgian Two-and-a-Halt per Cents have realised 53, and Dutch Four per Cents 88. In Railway Shares there has been only a limited business doing. BRITISH FUNDS, ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. • • • • .. • . 189 190 190 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 85 %% 85 Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 86 %%s 87 New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 87% 87 874 874 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9 9 Ditto. 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. 8 3 4 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 93 9 11 India Stock . .. 242 242 India Bonds, 1,0001. , Ditto, under 1,000/.• 5 p South Sea Stock .. 96% Console for May 27 .. • • • • • • 86%34 87 87% Exchequer Bills. I%d. 2d. 1,0001... .... 352 5 p l p 5001..• .... 62 p 1 p Ditto. Small 8 b p 5 p ONE CLOSINii FOREIGN FUNDS. - O'CLOCK. PRICES. Danish, 3 per Cent -. •• .• 81% 82% 82% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 83 83 Ditto, Four per Cent .. 34% 34 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 22 22 Ditto, for the Account • • .. 22% Ditto, Passive Bonds .. Ditto, Three per Cent —• 33% Ditto, for the Account 33% Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 91 91 Ditto, Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 53 53 Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 57% % 57% Dltto.l per Cent. Certificates .. 88 834 BUSINESS PRICES OF PAID . DONE AT CLOSING . RAILWAY SHARES. PRICES. ONE O'CLOCK. Aberdeen.. .. .. 30 .... 23 24 ........ 24 Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. .. • • 2% .... 1 1 4 • • 14 Birmingham and Oxford Junction 10 .... 16%34........ 16% Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham 5 .... .......... 5 h Buckinghamshire .. ..61.45.... 14 dis .. 1% dis. Caledonian .. .. 30 .... 23% 3 µ.,,,„„ 23 3 4 Chester and Holyhead .. 27% .... 204 204 Eastern Counties .. 20 .... 18% % .... 18% Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. .. •••• • • • • rµ p Ditto, ditto.. .. .. No. 2. Gl. 13s. 4d. %tµ p.. .•• 34 p Ditto, York Extension .. 64 .... 4% • ......... East Lancashire .. .. • • .. 17 ••• • .••• . • • • Ditto New .. .. 734 .. • 6 East Lincolnshire .. • • • • 6%•• •• • 7% ••••• • • • • Ely and Huntingdon .. 15 ..... 14% .... • Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2% .. 134 Great Northern .. .. • • • 3 3 A . • Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 30 .... 24% • Great North of England . ..100 Ditto, New .. .„ 5 58% . 5814 Ditto. New .. .. • • . .. 25 .... 61% .. •. •. 61% Great Western .. 85 ....110 11 1 •• . 111 Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... 65 .... ••• • • 65 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12%.... 15% Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 .... 25% 25 Ditto, Yew 734 Hull and Selby .. .. •. 50 .... Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 25 .... 5034 Leeds and Bradford .. • • .. 40 . 83% Leeds and Thirsk .. 26 .... 19% 20 20 I iDitto, New .. • • 10 .. 5 London and Blackwell .. 161. 135. 4d. 7 98 •••• .. • • 7 14 London, Brighton, and S Coast.- 50 .... 51 503 i 51% London an' North-Western • • iOO .• • .171% 172.... 171 Ditto, Quarters L. and B. 7 .... Ditto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 „„11% ........ • • 11 Ditto, Fifths .. 2 .... 15% ..... •• • 1 5 14 Ditto, 10/. Shares M. &B. (C) 1 6 London and South-Western 41/. 68.10 d... 60% 61% .. •• • • 6134 Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 44 1 ,{, ..... 45 Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) •• 50 .. .. 52 . ..... •• • . 5134 Ditto, Scrip • • .. • • .. 5 .... 434 44 Manchester and Leeds .. .. •• 82 • • ..100% • Ditto, Thirds ( Reg.) .. • • 'H. 45..... par .• . • ....• par Midland ..100 ....1143 Ditto, New .. 36 .... 33 IA ... • . 3334 Ditto, New .. .. 6 ..... Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .... 89 ...... •• .. 89 Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 20 .. . • 21% 25 25 Ditto, New .. .. • . 5 ...,.... ..... 694 Norfolk .. • • .. •• ..100 .• —123 121% 123.. 123 North British .. .. • • •• 25 304 30 .- •• • • 30 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • 34 • ..• ...... 3% Ditto, Extension • • • • . 0% .......... Ditto, Thirds .. .. • • 1 .... 2% ........ 29% North Staffordshire .. 7% .. • • 934 9 9 Ditto Scrip (late Churnet and Blythe) • . •• .. 2 .• 2N ...... Preston and Wyre.. .. 25 3434 3/, . Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 .... 4% .. ••..• • 4 % ....... , , Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3% .... 34 .. •••• • • .. Ditto, Class B •• • . 3 .... 2 Shropshire Union 425. .......... South Devon .. 40 .... 28% 29 • • .... South Staffordshire •• •• .. 2/. 125... 14 dis.• •• • • South Eastern and Dovor 33%.... 35% ...... • ... 80.. New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 5 43y West Riding - Union •• •- ..41.25..... par .......... Windsor, Staines, &S. Western.. 425..... Ip. York and Newcastle .. .. 25 34%34 ,••• ••.. Ditto, New.. .. .. 10 14 .. • • ...... Ditto, Preference .. .. 4 .... 6% • • ...... York arid North Midland .. .. 50 .... • • Ditto, Preference .. 2 ... • 97i •• •• •• •• •• ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO ASSAS SINATE QUEEN ISABELLA. Our advices from Madrid, which extend to the sth instant, are of some interest. On the evening before, as the Queen, with the Infante Don Francisco de Paula and the Infanta Donna Josefa, was returning from the Prado in her carriage, and, passing the Custom-house, two detonations took place. Various conjectures were formed on the subject. According to many persons, in cluding our correspondent, two pistols, or a double barrelled one, were fired at her Majesty ; but those con nected with the Court and Government professed to believe that it was nothing but the explosion of a couple of crackers fired by two boys. The Queen is represented by the Tientpo to have been so little alarmed that she would not suffer her carriage to be stopped ; but, on reaching the palace, she summoned the Ministers to her presence, and ordered an immediate inquiry into the occurrence, the result of which was the cracker version. " Yet," adds the Tiempo, " her Majesty ought always to have an escort when she drives out, in order that she may not be exposed to such annoyances."—Post. THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND. DUBLIN, MAY 10.—The following bulletin was issued this morning. nor has any more favourable reply being given to inquiries at the Castle all day : " Monday, May 10. " His Excellency had a disturbed night, and is not so well this morning." "PHILIP CRAMPTON. WM. STOKES. J. F. PURCELL." t1 y..4 o f t 7, ..4 so , ~,,,,,,,, i. !.. —",,,e. , . ' , I Er, , 1" ".. 7••• 4 r • ' t O'' '' se'lodi , .*ltaTaill%fiLf",• , , -..-, - ^,- THE LATE ARCHDUKE CHARLES OF AUSTRIA. The Journal des Del ats presents the following me moir of this prince Austria has just lost the greatest of her military glories, one of her most beloved princes ; a man of worth, whose death will excite universal regret in Europe. " The Archduke Charles died in Vienna on the 30th April. Ile was born the sth September, 1771 ; he was consequently in his 67th year. Carried away by a de cided vocation for the profession of arms, the Archduke Charles, in 1793, at the early age of twenty-two years, was entrusted with the command of the vanguard of the Prince of Coburg. In this campaign, arid that of the following year he distinguished himself by services so brilliant, that in 1795 he was appointed to the command of the Austrian army, then operat ing on the Rhine. As Commander-in-Chief he had the honour of vanquishing J our d an an d compelling Ge neral Moreau to make that famous retreat, which forms perhaps the most brilliant episode in his military career. At the same time, whilst the Archduke was obtaining such signal triumphs on the banks of the Rhine, the Imperial armies were destroyed in Italy by General Bonaparte, who was then carrying on his first campaign in the capacity of Commander-in-chief. Summoned to Italy in order to repair the disasters of the Austrian generals, the Archduke found nothing but disorgaia4ed remains. He struggled, however, with firmness and fortitude ; and if he was compelled to retrograde as far as the plains of Campo-Formio, he nevertheless gave evidence, in the course of this campaign, of talents that gained him the esteem of Napoleon. " After the rupture of the peace of Campo Formio the Archduke Charles was once more called to take the com mand of the Austrian army on the banks of the Rhine. lle then took part in the operations of the Russian armies which were destroyed in Switzerland by Massena. The Russians afterwards accused him as the cause of their rever se; and the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, seconded itt Vienna by a party which already dreaded his glory and popularity, obtained his recal. Events, however, were not long in avenging him. After the battle of Ilohenlinden, when the victorious armies of France no longer saw any obstacles before them, and were preparing to invade the territories of Austria, the Court of Vienna was too happy to recal the disgraced Archduke t o act i ve serv i ce . O n t h e conclusion of the peace of Luneville (in 1801), th e Archduke Charles became Minister of War, and displayed, in this new capacity, an activity and talents which restored to Austria a finer army, perhaps, than any she had ever before possessed. In lBos she t h oug h t h erself i n a pos i t i on to resume h os - 'Wales against France ; the third coalition was formed, and the Archduke, at first despatched to Italy, was soon recalled th ence after the fatal battle o f Austerlitz. Aftert he peace of Presburg, being charged once more with the re - organisation of the armies of Austria, he op posed, to the utmost of his power. but unfortunately without success, the resumption of arms which drew down upon Austria the dreadful disaster of Wagram. It was he that commanded the Imperial army in that memorable campaign, and it was the last act of his military career. A friend of France at heart —a passionate admirer of Napolean—full of a just distrust of Russia—opposed to all the coalitions directed against us (the Freneh)—a sufficiently clear sighted politicia n t o di vine that the fruits of all the san guinary sacrifices then demanded from Germany would eventually turn to the advantage of Russia—disgusted, in short, by all the intrigues the Absolutist party in Austria never ceased to raise against him, the Archduke Charles quitted act i ve service in IEO9 and after that pe riod always li ve d i n a retirement which was incessantly embellished and animated by glory, popularity, and study. The A ac hd uke Charles is the author of several works on the art of war, which are highly esteemed by all competent judges. Married to a princess of Nassau, the Archduke Charles has left four sons, of whom one, the Archduke Frederick, is a captain the Austrian navy, and two daughters, the elder of whom is now Queen of the Two Sicilies." Mr. Ricardo, M.P., and Mr. Burchell had an inter view with th© night H ;n. Edward Strutt yet.terday, at the office of the Cvnara'ssionera of Railways, in Great Ueorge-street. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. 20 .... .......... 15% Dutch Rhenish • • 7 .... 3)6 3)6 Lyons and Avignon (Constituted) 5 .... 214 ........ 2)6 Namur and Liege .. 10 .• .. 4 .......... 4 Northern of France • • .. .. 8 .... 11.... ••.• .• 11% Paris and Lyons .. 8 4T . .......... 4A Paris and Rouen .. .. 20 .... .• . ..... 36 4 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. British North American .. .. 50 .... .......... 44% Provincial of Ireland .. .. .. 25 .... 44 .......... 44 Union of London .. .. .. .. 10 .• • • 12 .. —.. .. ie . . 12 MINES. Real del Monte, Unreestered 3► .......... 3 HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her Majesty the Queen Adelaide honoured the performance at her Majesty's Theatre, Tuesday evening, with her presence. In her Ma jesty's suite were the Earl and Countess Howe, the Viscount and Viscountess Barrington, Hon. Miss Wheatley, and Hon. Miss Hudson. The Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester had the honour of joining the royal party. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by the Baroness de Speth, Lady Augusta Bruce, and Sir George Couper, occupied her Majesty's box. Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner, the Misses Gardiner, and Captain Gardiner were included in the royal party. Amongst the general company were the Prince Louis Napoleon, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Duke and Duchess of Cleve land, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, the Dowager- Duchess of Cleveland, his Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baroness Brunnow, and Mademoiselle Olga de Lechnar ; the Marquis of Huntly, Count de Berke, his Excellency the Hanoverian Minister, the Countess de jarnac, the Count de Courcy, the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl of Lonsdale, Vis count Clifden, Viscount Cantalupe, Viscount Canterbury, Lord and Lady Lyndhurst, Lord Sandys, Lord Saltoun, Lord Adolphus Fitclarence, Lord and Lady Charles Wel lesley, Lady Fitzroy Somerset and Miss Fitzroy Somerset, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord W. Paget, Lord Harry Vane, Lord William Lennox, Lord Gardner, Lord William Graham, M. C. de Kondriaffaky, Lady Poulett, Lady Mary Ross, Sir H. Webb, •Sir W. and Lady Fremantle, Sir Ralph and Lady Howard, Sir H. Willoughby, Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir Alexander, Lady, and the Misses Woodford; Lady Elizabeth Stanhope, Lady Palmer, Lady Colborne, Captain the Hon. James Macdonald, Mr. Barry Baldwin, General Upton, Mr., Mrs., and Miss B. Trelawny ; Mr. C. W. Packe, M.P., Mr. Hubert De Burgh, Major Baring, Mr. Repton, M.P., Mr. Bateson, M.P., Sir G. Wombwell, &c. A MAD SHEEP.—AhOIIt two months ago a little terrier dog, at Cluny Castle, having been discovered to be in a rabid state, it was found necessary to kill him; but this was not effected before; he had done considerable damage, though, we are glad to learn, to none of the human species. It appears he had gone into a park in which about forty wethers were being fed upon turnips, killed one, and bit ether six, five of which !were so severely injured, that they were immediately destroyed. As the sixth had only re ceived a slight scratch on one of the hinder legs, it was allowed to take its chance. In a very short time the wound was completely healed up, and, to all appearance, the animal was none the worse for it. A few days ago, how ever, the shepherd, on going into the park with some hay for his flock, was surprised to observe the wether referred to chasing the others most furiously, leaping on such as he could overtake, and exhibiting all the symptoms of rabidness. In the words of our informant, "he acted the dog as well as could possibly be done by any other animal not of the canine race." This the poor animal continued to do for about two hours after it was first observed, and at last lay down from sheer exhaustion, foaming at the mouth, and even imitating the barking of a dog. It was then destroyed.-- Dundee Advertiser. _ THE LAW Assoc rezioN.—Tuesday afternoon, at three o'clock, the annual general court of the members of the Law Association, which is established for the bend* of widows and families of professional men in the metropolis and its vicinity, was held at the hall of the Incorporated Law Society, Chancery-lane ; Mr. T. J. Ilurgoyne, a director, in the chair, to receive the report, and elect officers for the en suing year. Mr. T, Murray, the secretary', read the report, which stated, that since the establishment of the Association, in 1817, above 15,000/. had been appropriated to the families of members of the profession ' and the fund amounted to 20,000/. A donation of 100/. had been received from Mr. William Tidd, the author of " Tidd's Practice." There had been received 1,128/. 18s. 3d., in which were included 589/. ls. annual subscriptions, and 1211. 16s. life subscrip tions. After paying all expenses, there was a balance in hand of 180/. 13s. The report was received, and eight directors were elected, in the room of those going out by rotation ; and, as there had been only five new members, a resolution was agreed to, authorising the directors to adopt some steps to make the benefits of the society better known among the profession. EVELYN HARCOURT, a novel, by Mls. a Gr e as i c n oir re e e , author of "Temptation, or a Wife's P vols., is published this . day byy just be had at all the libraries. • oulihneiri has and also m v now 11r M e r. ol C b by Mrs. Trollope, 3 vols. 3. The Story of Lilly Dawson, pub lished the following popular novels :-2. The Three Cousins, - in Spain, by J. Romance of War ; or, the Highlanders T ptation and by Mrs. Crowe, author of "Susan Hopley," 3 vols. 4. The em- h Rev. Atonement,6. Marston, by t e Atonement, by Mrs. Gore, 3 vole. , on _ edition,3 Grant, Esq., late 62d Reg., 3 vols. 5. he author of "Two Old vols. 7. Emilia Wyndham, by t G. Croly, L.L.D., author of " Salathiel,' see d ,. , Men's Tales," " Mount Sorel," &c., 3 vo of this chari tableGßAND CELTIC BALL.--The proceeds Countess of Dunmore_, for by Lord John Russell, as follows : . effort, amounting to 403/. 19s. been distributed the Island of Harris, 50/. ; 40/. ; Mr. Andrew Fraser, 50/. • Mrs. M‘Neill, for Colonsay, 1 a 'y Riddill, for Ardnamurchan, David son, for the neighbourhood of Latheron, Caithness-shire, 25/. ; for the Relief Committee, Fortwilliam, 251 . . ; Rev. G. Mr. DPCaskill, for the neighbourhood of Talislie 2rl. ; Mr. Robertson, Kinlochmoidart, 25/. ; Mr. Lillingston, for the neighbourhood of Lochalsh, 25/. ; Mr. Hugh M'Kenzie, Little Loch Broom, 251. ; Mr. Rainy, Raasay, 25/. ; Mr. Mac donald, Glenadale, 251. ; Dr. Mackenzie, for the Scotish Pa triotic Society for Improving the Condition of the Lower Classes, 25/. ; Dr. John Macleod, for the district of M orven (the balance), 384 193. lid. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, honoured the Floral Exhibition of the Royal Botanic Society with a sisit yesterday morning. The Royal Suite consisted of Hon. Miss Stanley, Hon. Miss Dawson, Lord Waterpark, Lieut.• Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty, yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. The Queen took an airing in a carriage yesterday af ternoon, attended by the Hon. Misses Stanley and Daw son. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback at the same time. The Equeries in Waiting on her Majesty, and his Royal Highness attended on horseback, Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena took airings yesterday in the pleasure-grounds of the Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen, honoured the perrormance of the French plays with their presence yesterday evening. The Royal Suite consisted of the lion. Miss Stanley, Hon. Miss Dawson, Llrd Waterpark, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon. The following order was yesterday issued by the Lord Steward of the Queen's Household : " Her Majesty, taking into consideration the present high and increasing price of provisions, and especially of all kinds of bread and flour, has been graciously pleased to command that from the date of this order no description of flour except seconds shall be used for any purpose in her Majesty's household, and that the daily allowance of bread shall be restricted to lib. per head for every person dieted in the Palace. "By her Majesty's command, "FORTESCUE. " Board of Green Cloth, May 12th, 1847." We are authorised to state that no tickets to view the Royal pictures by Winterhalter in St. James's Palace will be issued from the Lord Chamberlain's offic3 after this day (Thursday) the 13th inst., and that on and after Monday next, the 17th inst., tickets may be obtained (in the same manner as orders to view the State apartments in Windsor Castle) upon application to— Messrs. Paul and Dominic Colnaghi, printsellers, No. 14, Pall mall East Mr, Moon, printseller, No. 20, Threadneedle street Mr. Mit:hell, librarian, No. 33, Old Bond-street Messrs. Ackermann and Co., printsellers, No. 96, Strand. Among the visitors yesterday to view the Royal Pictures were, the Marquis of Headfort, Ormonde, and Cholmondeley, Lords Mahon, Northwick, Ashburton, Sydney, Effingham, Seafield, Colchester, Warwick and Braybrooke ; Ladies Plymouth, Dowager Wharnclitre, Forbes, Buckinghamshire, Shaw, Stewart, Thesiger and Disbrowe; Right Hon. Sir Stratford Canning, Hon. W. Bathurst, Miss Burdett Coutts, and Mr. Bailie, M.P. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing yes terday in a carriage. Her Majesty visited her Boyd Highness the Duchess of Kent, at her residence, Cia rence House, St. James's. _ . Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, dined with her Royal High ness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and the Princess Mary visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday. The Baron de Cetto, Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of Bavaria, by command of his Court, inspected yesterday the New Hall, Library, and Council Rooms of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's-inn. His Excellency was conducted over the building by Mr. Charles Purton Cooper, Q.C., one of the Benchers, and by the officers of the establishment. Mr. Grenfell had an interview with the Earl of Cla rendon yesterday at the office of •the Board of Trade. Mr. Freshfield had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Mr. Wylie had an interview with Earl Grey yester day. Mr. Musgrave had also an interview with hip Lordship at the Colonial-office. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE TAT rERSALL'S—WEDNEsDAY. The Derby betting, although extremely flat, was not unim portant, inasmuch as it brought Planet and Bowstring pro minently into notice, and sent Mr. Martin, if not altogether out of the market, at least out of any:kind of favour; the odds quoted being quite nominal. Van Tromp also gave way ; and for the Oaks, as much as 10 to 1 was laid against the Farmer's Daughter. These were the only movements of any conse quence. DERBY. 7 to 4 agst John Day's lot 13 to 2 agst Kent's lot—taken freely 5 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Cossack 5 to I agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham 9 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp—taken to 1501. 11 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Mostvn's Mr. Martin 25 to I agst Lord Caledon's Wanota—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Fuller's Oxonian—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Glentilt 28 to 1 agst Sir R. Bulkeley's Montpensier—taken 33 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Mathematician 35 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Hart—taken 35 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Bowstring--taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Retort colt—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Merry's Limestone—taken. 1000 to 10 agst Mr. A. Jobnstone's Ulysses 2000 to 2 each agst Allertonian and Tantivy OAKS. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Clementina 8 to 2 agst Mr. J. Day's The Farmer's Daughter EPSOM RACES.—We are glad to state that Sir Gilbert Heathcote has, with his usual kind feeling, allowed a portion of his park poles to be removed,which will enable the Derby horses to be pulled up within his paddock; this will no doubt prevent a recurrence of the accidents which have frequently taken place at Epsom at the finish of a race, and recently on the Metropolitan day, when two horses ran away down Chalk-lane, only having previ ously thrown his rider, who was seriously hurt, and raced through Epsom town, by the Spread Eagle. (We trust this permission will not be confined to the Derby). The ground is in first-rate cond ton, owing to the judicious improve ments, made by Mr. Dorling, during the last two winters, at a great expense to the fund. The Betting-room, at Lumley's Spread Eagle Inn, will be open as usual. There will be an Express-train to Epsom from London-fridge, on Fliday, Saturday, Sunday, and4Monday mornings, at five o'clock. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. 2 dis 1 dia. 43 par it P 30i DERBY.-5 to 1 agst Conyngham, sto 1 agst Cossack, 6to 1 agst Van Tromp (taken freely), 15 to 1 agst Planet, 20 to 1 agst Mr. Martin (offered), 25 to 1 agst Mont pensier, 25 to 1 agst Mathematician, 30 to 1 agst Oxonian, 50 to 1 agst Halo (1), .50 to 1 agst Good Coin (t). OAKS-5 to 1 agst The Farmer's Daughter, 5 to 1 agst Clementina, 14 to 1 agst Lady Lift, 16 to 1 agst Ellerdale, 20 to 1 agst Maid of Motherwell. RACES TO COME. The following is the list the season of 1847: Epsom Manchester Ascot Heath 1 Hampton 'renbury Sutton Park Writtlo Newmarket Lancaster Mansfield Ripon 2 Brighton llorwich Wolverhampton Chelmsford Reading ll Lew es ll Yarmouth SEPTE Warwick Knutsford Aberdeen Doncai- ter Leicester Lichfield rf fixtures already made Newton llungerford AUG Bibury Club Stockbridge Newcastle Carlisle Liverpool ... ..... OCTI Stafford 5 Newmarket, S. 0 ll Nottingham Goodwood Leominster NOVE Worcester not fixed UST. [The meetings against terisk have not been official bability will take place at ti IRISH RA'JI Curragh April 20 Tullow ............ May 4 Bellewstowfl • June I Wicklow .................. 8 Curragh.................. 22 Killarne .................. 30 The Heath .july 5 Ma110w.................. 13 Down Royal Corpora ti.)n ..................... 20 20 Car10w..................... Ballyeigh .................. 29 Phoenix Park ..... Aug. 10 York *Egham Derby *Hereford ... °Huntingdon *Canterbury Stourbridge [BER. Bedford 22 Walsall Richmond *Lincoln Newmarket, F. O. , Sandbach oBER. _Newmarket, ......... 25 [BER. Tarporley ............... which we have placed an as ly announced, but in all pro he time mentioned.] 'S TO COME. Kilcock ............ Aug 1 6 Cork Garriso n Curragh Sept. 7 Lusk Limerick 2l Fermoy Tuam Cork Oct. 5 Curragh D ow n Royal Corpora tion Kilkenny 2l T H E ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT -GARDEN.— Her Majesty a nd his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accom • pan ied by the P rince of Leiningen, honoured the Royal Italian Opera, Covent -garden, on Tuesday night, with their presence. Her MaiestY was attended by the Countes s o f D esart, the t k Mi ss Stanley, Lord a erpar , the Honourable Colonel Hon Phipps, and the Honourable Captain Gordon ; also her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Baron Kn ese b e ck and Captain Mildmay. There we re p resent—His E xce llency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Ailesburv, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clan ricarde, Marquis of Worcester, Marquis of Lansdowne, Marchioness of Westmeath, Marquis of Donegal, Marquis of Granby, Earl Grosvenor, Earl and Countess Granville, Earl and Countess of Wilton, Earl of Cadogan and the Ladies Cadogan, Earl of Cardigan, Countess of Chesterfield, Earl of Craven, Earl of Sefton, Earl of Munster, Countess Dow ager of Essex, Count Revel, Count Potocki, Count de Courcv, Viscount Clifden, Viscount and Viscountess Castle reagh, Viscount Cantilupe, Viscount Ranelagh, Viscount Dupplin, Viscount and Viscountess Newport, Lord and Lady Aylmer, Lord George Manners, Lord Bateman, Lord henry Lennox, M.P., Lord Alexander Lennox, Lord and the Hon. Miss Foley, Lady Blanche Somerset, Lord Leveson, Mr. and Lady Caroline Maxse, Lord and Lady Pelham Clinton, Hon. Charles Neville, Hon. Captain Duncombe, Hon. George Mines, Hon. Captain Macdonald, Hon. Mrs. Howard, Hon. S. Pierrepoint, Hon. Colonel Wrottesley, Hon. F. Craven, Hon. Cecil Forester, Hon. Major Pitt, Hon. Colonel Upton, Hon. John Fortescue, Hon. F. Byron, Sir Charles and Lady n Cecilia Des Veeux, Sir Charles Ibbotson, Sir Charles ir n He e nry t, Sir John Pakington, Sir Piers and Lady Mildmay, Sir Bellingham and Lady Graham, Hon. Air. and Mrs, Bruce, Mr, C. P. Leelie, Dir e Henry Dann LITERATURE. .51,1111101VDS' COLONIAL MAGAZINE. The number of Simtnonds' f c May contains more than the average amount of valuable information relating to our colonial empire. THE BANKER'S MAGAZINE. What the opinion of this commercial organ is upon the notorit .us currency scheme of 1844, upon the impolief of which we have latterly been so frequently inveighing , may be gleaned from the subjoined paragraph:— " Well, the railway mania has subsided, but a fresh cause of disturbance has supervened. A famine in Ireland has compelled us to be heavy buyers of foreign grain, and conse quent exporters of bullion. A million or two have left the coffers of the Bank ; ane4, behold, the Act has been trying its strength upon the exchanges. The first turn of the screw, under the new principle, drove the first railway cum' pany in th e world into the market, a borrower at five pet cent., and caused the banks to restrict their advances. Th e public funds have sunk in principal value already some eighty milli ons s t er li ng; the minimum rate of discount has been elevated to p -panicoint ; doubt and discredit a re s p read" ing from th e centre of disturbance, like a circ le in Ue. water; pres sure h as commenc e d; an d , i n th e conviction a thousands, panic is at hand! " Lold Thti •se are the consequences of the pern i c ious Peel- Lol a theory ; of that theory which the Right lion. Baronet, the Member for Tamworth, had the cool self-cora; placency to tell us only the other evening in the 110115 r, of Com mons was our only safeguard against t he I : ecti As rence of a fin a n c i a l crisis. The only safeguard ? well might we d es i gna t e a ree f o f sun ken breakers " a prevention a ga i nst s hi pwrec k on t h e maincoast• THE Mllllloli. The • 2litrror of this m on th o pens with an adnii. rably written critique on " Tancred," in Whil h l t ti ' writer has solved th e r iddl e as t o t h e m eaning e— is dazzling work, which has puzzled all th e critics* "Itis a joke in thr ee vo l u mes." The writer of the notice is evidently one who has lived in the East' for studied the habit s , manners, and customs °` that Orientals, and it would b e we ll f or Mr. Disrae li ritz r he should attend t o th e sugges ti ons w hich this wt offers to him. Th e f o ll ow i ng passage is wel l worth a field, 111 his serious attention. It opens up to him which he may reap perennial laurels. Sh e "On one point we strongly sympathise -- lila thewriter ; we allude to the earnest solicitude This emancipationis which bthe doesJbe fee orlds throughout F th 9 re ro ho ld spectable position he occupies, it is gratifying to he 01 „ him descend, even in the pages of fiction, to hold CCl ko _ Jews m s honour. the w munion with the humble Israelite in Hounsditch surrounded with the noise and turmoil of this w, ° h . r . business, celebrates there the traditional Feast of - ,0 " - 'lades. No passage in the whole work has toa.--hed.gt: like that. With your Taucreds and Fakrideenstwid, your Dukes of Bellamont, your Sidonias, an d . the Eskdale, we feel no sympathy whatever ; but wu",,thit humble Jew, who, in conformity with the practice forefathers, and in obedience to laws which lieves to be divine, purchases his willow Wog" 611 611 d builds his simple bower, in the court of his dingy dusky house, our heart most pleasurably and 14 „.. r 1er yearns. We respect him for his obedient piety, hZ" nes s mistaken, and are persuaded that with so 13:web nr ° , 0 and fortitude, so much love of immemorial traditious much veneration for ritq, handed down from fa ther son through a period of four thousand years, this obse_.,,_ and isolated man must possess much goodness of 11 1 17 Z • and great capabilities of civilisation. Why W ill not . tt xu._ Disraeli cut his lords and his visionaries, and be still bei give . tt s e ; novel of humble and simple Jewish life, 1 1, 5 °0 0 readily accompany though the hero were an old-clothesman ? e torits by his poor quiet fireside, provided the mist of I -he r:nob him in his adventures, and sit did not hide it entirely from our eyes, with es e mit' pleasure as we now feel fatigue in watching the tions of a dreary and fashionable aristocr at like TieVryi, We are weary of jewels, weary of duk es and ~•ana weary of all ma nner o f fi ner y, of malachite table'os the worlds of gilding, and drapery, and stuff. Giv e g i e plain thing, hom e ly h um anity, just as God has n 3 whetl,er it b e i n th e s hape of a Jew or a fiat-L. mw/o, Frank. We love it everywhere, and under all diSg'o-od, That Mr. Disraeli loves it too we believe, from th e t t he hearty, honest way in which he relates the stall t e ico l o t Baroni family, whose adventures we read with P we re pleasure, till we came to the conclusion, where ridiculously told, they comprised nearly al l the sla' co " 0. celebrities of Europe. It is this verypeculiaritY toot plain of throughout Mr. Disraeli's work, the fiertt i u t i , ing after monopoly. the desire to heap a ll great „to qualities to the Jews, and churlishly to dent roa ali the rest of the world. We shall set M r. ' for h is better example, by admitting all he claims it full countrymn, except the monopoly. We thin' o w es time tha t all distinctions should cease between id be and the rest of our fellow-citizens, that they „ admitted everywhere and to everything, brethren should learn to look on them altogether as -- but _, lt differing from us in certain points of faith, • u r respect children of Adam, and therefore entitled e Said to 51143, and affection, and this may at length . prevalent feeling. No one now feels disposed to and that peup cute a Jew. And a-propos of the name, let Mr. Disr"vi stick to it, a nd not see k to su b s titute in its place , the more sonorous appellation of llebrevv. Jew was co a term of reproach—and is so still in some quarters-- but let those who own it live out the prejudice. Thrle, reconciles us to everything ; has reconciled politi co parties to the names of Radicals, Whigs, and Torie s, and will gradually strip everything offensive from th e name of Jew. But such novels as Tancred by no means calculated to facilitate this process; effect, so far as they have any, being to irritate, and give force to prejudice, by making extravagant demands on our credulity and simplicity, which it is not likely that we shall ever be in the humour to grant." [he novel of the " Miser's Well " is continued, an increases in interest. The poor, despised, penny-s" liner Wilson, bids fair to become a p ers on of imp9rl"' ante. Mr. Percy St. John, in this n ovel, bids fair t: rival Eugene Sue. Mr. Sealy contributes some graceful translations from Petrarch, and Mr. J.„ 11 , St. John gives us a delightful Easte rn tale, entitle(' " The Money Bags" " The Eagle's Nest" is "t 1; tinued, and we have also an excellent article on _ "Curiosities of Azores." Mr. H eraud contribute! an excellent paper on "People of Ch aracter," " Dr. Farquharson a beautiful p astoral, entitled The Tuscan Girl." This is an excellent number of the ana Mirror. 7'HE PATRICIAN. The Patrician for this month c ontains a list of the Knights of the Royal Oak propose d to be created by Charles 11. The ninth of the curious tr ials connected with the aristocracy is the trial of Capt : Goode re, o r the murder of his brother—a trial interesting il l e itself; and rendered still more interesting from 'the fact that Sam Foote, the English Aristophanes, wAs nephew of the murderer and the murdered, an d t " - f ri his first literary effort was a pamphlet in defence Captain Goodere, who notwithstanding his nephe,,sv,.; exertions, was hanged, and han ge d mos t justly. 5 have also in this number some cur i ous ori ginal let ter written by Gough, the antiquary, to the Rev. Forster, and several other interesting articles. FINE XRTS. THE ART UNION MONTHLY JOURN Ai ce Two admirably engraved portraits of Daniel Al3_etlibl and of William P owe ll F r i th form the pr i nc ip a l, b u „,,.. no means the s•tlit ar y , attract i ons to th i s mo nth 'S ` a A ber of the Art-Union. Speaking of the former artist,_, man who by his illustrious power of imagination f o re achievement has already acquired him celebrity. be r° / ,.. the arrival of his thirty-seventh birth-day, (Daniel 1 ,14., clise having been born at Cork, Jan. 15, the „, f Union observes "It h as b een t h e hig l h Bl P l r ) ivi le gF Daniel Maclise, by geni us , industry, and princip les, ti the ourable to his heart as well as to his mind, to restor , fallen fortunes of his family." Th© painting of th e . ' ."" triarch Noah offering the first Sacrifice after the now exhibiting in the Gallery of the Royal Ac ci s ui s t.. proves that his industry and his genius are as inrxh„:ll,, ible as they have been heretofore. Mrs. S. • fairy tale of "Midsummer Eve , " is continued U " s i . th ,-, t "t. : same bewitching profusion of fanciful illustratiuii other embellishments and literar y contributions valuable and interestine% LE PULLET: Though we are not naturally , disposed to attach much importance to the ephemeral delineations of the evanioseent fashions, we cannot but introduce this charming little magazine des modes among the periodical publications of a more pretending character. The plates are beautiful!, drawn and very exquisitely coloured, and they ar ° glimpses into the boudoirs and salons worthy of more than a casual contemplation. ROY AL GEMS FROM THE GALLERIES EUROPE. Part XIII. Wilkie's matchless painting of the " Village Festivals" Salter's " Roman Children," and Salvator Rosa's " S 0 1" (hers Gambling," are the originals copied into the thir teenth part of this splendid serial by the gra vers of of Greatbach and Stocks. The first of the t hree does no justice whatever to the original ; from the extreme ml, nuteness of the drawing, the expressions in th e different_ countenances are lost, especially the countenances of the centre group, and the party ga thered abou t t k e the complaisant landlord. The second engraving more brilliant and effective ; while the third has all the sombreness and breadth peculiar to the renowned NO politan. STRANGE ACCIDENT TO TIER MAJESTY'S 621) FOOT.—We understand that her Majesty's 62d Foot may bi ! expected to arrive here about the 17th or 18th. On the 2. inst., after passing Colgong, the regiment was very ne'!, meeting with a disaster similar to that which happened to 1P near the same place on the 6th of September, 1842. It cai: oo on to blow a perfect hurricane, the fleet of boats was all diso persed and cast on shore, but we are happy to report that there was no loss of life. Colonel Shortt, Captain Graves, and Captain Olpherts, had a very narrow escape. Just as their boat reached the shore it tuck fire, and was burnt to the water's edge in less than three miuutes; everything o_l. board was destroyed, including the regimental colours: Had the accident happened before the boat approached the shore, it is probable that all on board would out, perished. It was also fortunate that the fleet ": boats had been dispersed before the fire broke 011:a for had they been close together, others would t hi" co taken fire, and as they were on a lee-shore, the sflo.l i esr of the wind would have rendered it impossible to c' them. As it was, our informant 'says, that onlY the exertions of the soldiers, who kept throwing water o_notn° flames, prevented other boats from being burnt. The ah_ 1 7! mentioned officers are stated to have suffered a loss ot b O 1 . _ , . less than a thousand pounds, everything belonging to c t?t' having been destroyed. It is mentioned as a curious lost cidence that the regimental colours should have very nearly in the same place where the former ones wen down about five years ago, in a boat of n early th ~ '*_,,„.. kind. When the former accident happened, Lord Eau''' . - rough showed his usual liberality to the suffereas. A I: . : • STe left 01 ) 4 , Ii 10 .0 41 • .4 11 , 11 0111 i At ez 4 0% . lit°r kaki 04 Pe, 84 4 for p. tO 4 1 44 r ' egrp: `46: ' fifer s a tenna la keo il Th rot If At ° , of th e . 1 P' pia f , V e ci : of (3 • Ca Upp 1 2: 1p ; j k.a e la t' f arr a v ta3e , re ] %ties s 2' ~`~• I F t hi; 1 fe G to , n- , AF .., A na ya w Tl Is/ in d, Sold pern et:'; Li .. ./ , :. ;. T rat e by 1 ait ~