The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-08 00:00:00

FOREIGN.

Butintss done
Railways. Nominal Prices. to-day.
Cent. France (0.V.) all 23 23%
Charl. & Erquel. all pd 13 —l5
Demerara all pd •••
Dutch Rhenish... Bl. pd 3% 31/4 dis.
East Indian 184 pd 4 4'/a p 22%
Do. Do 201. pd •••
Gt. Indian Penin. all p 1 p
Do. Do 4 pd % 7/8 p
Louv. a la Sambre 7%
Luxembourg l3l. pd 4% 47/8
Do. (Railway) 101. pd 31/a —3%
Do. l4 pd %
Do. (Canal) 2t. pd %
Maria Antonia 27i pd 8 —lO
Do. New 8% pd . .
Namur & Liege ali pd 5% —6%
North. of France,l6l.pd 23% 23% x.d 23 x.d
Do. 20/. 3p. c. Bds, all p 13% 13%1
Orleans & Bor 111. pd 4% —4% p 15%
Paris & Lyons _6/. pd p
Paris & Orleans all pd 46 —4B
Paris & Rouen ...all pd 30 —3O
Paris & Stras. ...all pd 221/4 22%
Rouen & Havre...all pd 11% 11%
Sambre & Meuse all pd 4%
St. Andrew's & Quebec
(A) 4/. pd
Tours & Nantes 171. pd 5% dis.
West Flanders...B% pd 3 3 1/4
West. of France 61. pd 1% 2 p
MINES.
Agna Fria all pd % p 1.% %
Anglo-Californian, all p % p
Asturian 151. p•Australasian 21. pd %—1 p
Australian Si. pd % 1
Austr. Freehold all pd % % die.
Ave Maria all pd % % dis.
Blaenarvon I. & C. all p
Brit. Austr. Gold all pd % % die.
British Iron 13/. 15s. p
Braz. Im. (is. sp) 241/2 15 2
Do. Coca. & Cui. all p
Do. St. Job. del R. 151. ...
Carson's Creek all pd % dis par
Cobra Copper 4O/. pd
11
Colonial Gold 11 pd par 1/1
Eng.-& Aust. Cop all p %dis. %
Gold Mountain all pd %dia. par Vs
Great Polgooth all pd —1% p
Maxi. & S. Amer. 9/. p . .
Nouveau Monde all pd %dis. par 1
Port Philip ... pd par —% p 11/8
Quartz Rock all pit %dia. par
Santiago de Cuba 10% 12 —l3 121,i
Tin Croft 7l. pd 11 —l2
United Mexican all pd 2% 23/8
West Mariposa all pd % 1/4 dis
Quartz Rock, 1.
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Australasia all pd 45% 46%
Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd 51 —53
Colonial 251. pd 11% 12%
Com. of London 20/. pd 25 —26
Lon. & County 20/. pd • •
London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd 18 18%
Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd 283/ 29%
Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd •••
Do. New lO/. pd . . •••
Nat. of Ireland 22% p 17% —l7
Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd 34 —36
Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd. 441/ 45%
Do. New all pd 15% 16%
Union of Austral all pd 42 42%
Do. New 2l/ pd 3 —3%
Union of London 101. p 14% —ls7/s
Union of Madrid all pd
MISCELLANEOUS.
Canada 32% pd 48 49%
Eastern Steam...2s. pd
Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd 28% —29
Penin. & Or. St. all pd 80 81%
Do. Do. —l5l. pd •••
Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd 76% —77
Universal Emigration
and Colonization, 2/. p

HULL, MAY 7.—The Elizabeth Prussian barque, Licata to
St. Petersburgh, which put in here oth inst., had four feet
water in her hold, having been on chore on the coast of
France.

WATERFORD, MAY 6. Wind S.S.W. to N N.W.— Sld.
Velocity, Boston. United States
SHIELDS, MAY 7.—Wind S.S. W.—Sld. Stag, Monte Video.
Dgm., MAT 7.-11 ind N.W.—Arrd. Providential, Anti-
gua ; Ellen, Jamaica. Arrd. from the River and sld. Con-
stantinople, Cape of Good Hope ; Sir Bevois, Sydney, New
South Wales ; Florida, New York.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 7 —Wind S.W.— Sld. Voluna, Quebec.
COWES, MAY 7 —Wind S.W.—Arrd. Hermann steamer,
Now York, and proceeded for Bremen.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 7.—Arrd. Harbinger steamer, Cape of
Good Hope.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 7.—Wind Northerly.—Arrd.Wm.Hutt,
Bonny and Barbadoes ; Elizabeth Buckhatn, Buenos Ayres;
Cynthea, Lciguna and Campeachy,with part of cargo thrown
overboard in a gale; John G. Hal', St Stephen's, New
Brunswick; John Horrocks, Demerara; Isabel, Antigua;
Speed, Savannah. Sld. Leonora, Demerara; August, S:.
Thomas, Jamaica; Mary Isniay, Vera Cruz ; Nelicete,
Staten Island ; Emma Fields, NOW York, ; As, New York ;
Argo, New York. OIT port, Leviathan, Demerara ; Gertrude,
Honduras; John Davies, Hilbert, Genevieve.
.-'l4lE.t.Ds, MAY 7.—The James brig, of Montrone, when
being placed on the spout, capsized and
YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT.—Acrd. Ann John Romilly,
Rio Grande, and sailed for Hamburgb.
STAR CROSS, MAY 7.—Wind E,—Arrd. Granville, Rio
Grande; Eennys, Rio Hache.
FALMOUTH, MAY 7.—Wind, variable and light.—Arrd.
Europe, Sierra Leone. Sid. Gco. Canning, Santander.
JEasEr, May 6.—Wind E.—Sld. Ariel, Newfoundland;
Ceres, Honduras.
NEWPORT, MAY 6. Wind W. S.W. Sld. Seaman,
Charleston.:
SUNDERLAND, MAY 7.—Wind S.W. Std. Robert and
George, Qualm
ST. VINCENT, CAPE DE VERDS APRIL 23.—The Jessica,
London to Rio Janeiro, was abandoned on the 411 April,
n lat. 22 N., long. 21 W.; crew landed at Porto Prays.

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MARKET NE WS.-(THIS DAY.)
COVENT GanDErS.
The supplies of Vegetables hero to .day were tolerably
good, whilst the demand for them ruled steady. Fine Fruit
was held at high figures.
FRUIT. —Pine Apples, 6s Od to lOs Od ; Hothouse Grapes,
102 Od to 153 c d ; Lisbon ditto, 2s Od to 4s Od per lb ; Straw-
berries, 6d to is Od per oz. ; Apples, 2s Od to 3s 63 per
bushel ; Oranges, 4s Oil to 12s od per 100 ; Lemons, is r d to
2s Od per dozen; Barcelona Nuts, 20s 04 to 22s Od; Brazil
ditto, 12s to 14s per bushel ; Cob Nuts, 100 s Od per 100Ibs.
VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 9d to is 3d per dozen; French
Beans, Is Od to 2s Od per 100; Brocoli, bd to Is Od per bun-
dle; Asparagus, 3s to 7s per bundle; Scakael, 9d to 2s per
basket; Greens, 2s 6d to 4s per dozen bunches; Rhubarb,
3d to 10d per bundle; Potatoes, 60a to 105 s per ton; ditto
new, Is to 2s per lb; Turnips, 2s 6d to 33 6d per dozen
bunches; Cucumbers, 61 to Is Gd each ; Celery, 6d to is 6d per
bundle ; Carrots, 4d to 7d per bunch ; Spinach, Is Od to Is Gd
per sieve; Onions, 2d to 4d per bunch; Endive, 9d to Is
per score; Beet, is to is Gd per dozen; Parsnips, 4d to Is
per dozen ; Leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch; Shallits, 8d to 10(1
per lb; Garlic, 8d to is per lb; Cabbage Lettuces, 4d to 6d
per score; Cos ditto, 9d to Is per dozen; Radishes, 6d to is
per dozen hands; 'Small Salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; Horse-
radish, is to 4s per bundle; Mushrooms, 8d to Is per pottle;
Sorrel, is 3d to Is 6d per half sieve ; Jerusalem Artichokes,
9d to is per half sieve; Parsley, 2s to 3s per dozen bunches.
NEVIGATE AND LEADENZALL.
Turkeys, 3s 3d to 7s Od ; Geese, Os Od to Os Od ; Ducks,
Is Gd to 2s 9d ; Tame Rabbits, is 2(1 to is 8d ; Wild ditto, 8d
to Is 2d ; Pigeons, 5d to 7d ; Roasting Pigs, 3s Od to 4s 6d each ;
Surrey Fowls, 63 6d to 83 Gd ; ditto Chickens, 4s 61 to fs 6d ;
Barn-door Fowls, 3s 6d to 68 Od per couple; English Eggs,
Gs 9d to 7s 6d; French ditto, Gs Od to Gs 9d; Irish ditto,
Cs Od per 120; Fresh Butter, 1( d to.ls ld per lb.
NEWPOILT.
Beef, from 2s Gd to 3s 2d; Mutton, 2s 81 to 3s 81;
Lamb, 4s 4d to 58 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s Od; and Pork, 3s Od
to 3s 8d per 81bs.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated
at 10,000 bales, of which 3,000 Americau were taken for ex-
port and on speculation. The market was quiet.—Railway
Shares were flat, at lower prices.
i
The amount of Specie n the Bank of England coffers in-
creased considerably last week, and this accelerated an exten-
sion of the Note Issues. The official payments an further
trenched upon the account of the public treasury, but the
private balances were lessened. There was but a slight
augmentation of the Loans and Discounts. Compared with
he previous week, the changes are as follow
Notes Issued ... £33,417,775
Increase ... 318,625
••• ••• ••• ... 3,10'2,037
Increase 3,927
••• ••• •••
Public Deposits ••• ... 3,194,827
Increase ... ... 196,444
Other Deposits ... 14,365,920
Decrease... ... ... 106,678
Seven Day and other Bills ... 1,213,821
Increase ... •• ••• ••• 6,679
Government Securities... ... 13,338,023
Increase ... 2,244
Other Securities 11,022,332
Increase ... ... 22,713
Notes ... 11,585,615
Increase ... 85,310
Bullion ... 19,901,400
Increase ... ••• 513,730
Active Circulation ... 21,832,160
Increase ... 233,315
Taking the whole circulation of the United Kingdom
during the four weeks to the 17th April, there will be found
an increase of 781,274/. for the Bank of England, 180,4731.
for the private banks of England, and 176,2521. for the Joint
Stock. The Scotch banks augmented their issues 33,2011.,
and the Irish diminished theirs 9,636/.
The negotiation of bills of exchange yesterday afternoon
was effected at nearly the same rates as on Tuesday. Peri.%
90 days, 25.60 to 62%, Amsterdam 12.2 to 2%, Hambro,
13.1114 to %, and Trieste 12.35 to 40.
The amount of bills drawn by the NOM East India Com-
pany here dining the fortnight to last evening was 21,6931.
14s. 9d.
With such an abundant supply of cash, it is most desirable
that parties needing an investment should direct their at-
tention as well to the security for payment as to the prospect
of largo returns. The colonies, after the United Kingdom,
offer the fairest field, and Australia having come in for a
large share of public favour, it is satisfactory to observe that
Canada is now thought of. Within the last six months large
sums have been raised without the slightest difficulty, and
almost by private means for two most promising undertak-
ings—the Great Western Railway of Canada and the Canada
Loan and Trust Company. There is now on foot an enter-
prise of another industrial character, the Megantic Copper
Company of Lower Canada. The locality is forty miles from
Quebec, to which city there will be railway communication
before the close of the present year. Every miner has
heard of the wonderful masses of copper obtained in the
United States, and if the analysts of the spetcaiTtmehe e nissprfferperoeemhrtotilehdae,
Megantic property afford a fair teat, results equally surprising
u
mofaeyopbpeesreciauraeadhiinghthase
7137ritpisehr pceoesste,sstihoensea.
people,nl after
are
vendors will receive payment in the capital stock of the com-
pany, and the bargain need noetetbtee ratifiedthilrish
3
ti
surveyAaa orto abefore o nextof
apec st iOctober.oter
induced to notice the formation of a company we d
e
called the
Peninsular Colonization Company. The object is to colon. ze
a large tract of country in Andalusia, on both banks of the
Guadalquiver, between Seville and Cordova. The land is
described as being rich, the climate remarkably salubrious,
exemption from taxation is guaranteed by w
the concession
to appointncessio
nof
the Spanish Government for twenty yea
their own municipal authorities is given to the colonists, and
other advantages are offered which deserve peculiarly the
consideration of the Catholic population, determined to quit
their native homes in the sister isle.
The amount of silver exported from London directd of d
d daring
the week to Thursday last was 371,880 ounces, an
1,715 ounces and 5,007.
The West India letters are just delivered.
The Funds have been very weak again, and have not re-
covered the decline which occurred atter the official hours of
business yesterday. Either the account expiring on the 11th
inst. is Bullish, or there is undue apprehension of what may
occur at Paris on Monday. Should the Empire not be declared,
a marked rally may be expected. Consols have been quoted
991,4 14 for Transfer, and 991,4 for Account. Ex-
chequer-bills of June have been 625. to 655., and
India Bonds, 83s. premium. The New Three-and .a-Quarter
per Cents. have been marked 100 t/ to %, and the Three per
Cents. 9314 to %. Bank Stock is firm at 220%.
Foreign Stocks are weak generally. Mexican 80nd.%
after being 31% 3%, have fallen to 331/ to 34,
owing' to the remittance for the dividends not
exceeding 40,000 dollars. Buenos Ayres Stock is at 79%,
and Chilian at 68%. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been
37%. Russian Five per Cents. bring 115%, and Dutch Four
per Cents. 92%. Sardinian Bonds are 96 % to 97, being good.
Railway Shares have not varied much, but upon the whole
are a little flatter.
Gold Mine Shares are steady, and South Australian Cop-
per support a fair premium. Lewis Hill Range about 1-16,
and Royal Australian % prem.
QUARTER TO THREE.
Console ••• •• ••• •••
Ditto Account. May 11 .. •••99*
BRITISH FUNDS THIB DAY AT ONE tYcLOCIE
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 220%
per Cent. Roduced ARRIIitiO3 983/8%
8 per Cent. Consols Anna
9 34
83 p
INneDdToa
.w3SI4t Stocker iker.
Bonds,.Cie°
on. .t I 1 I s
01
Esebonner Billy. I%d. 68 p June.
Console for Account .•..........••••••' March t,(3
65 2 p
1,0001. .......................
65 2 p
500/. ......... 65 2 p
Small ..........................
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOQ
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto, Small .. 9B
Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account ..... 79
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent......... 104'4
Ditto, 3 per Cent.
111ex.ic n
Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent. 34%
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Peruvian 80nd5,1849, 6 per Cent lO4
Po
Dr t ut
tg uo
4e s
Bonds, Bonds,
sr
5 C,Bonds,lpeBne22 5 r
6.
!e
Cent
pr.t
t.
1--913687
97
gardintißpuianiassniasßhnortinlodonds, 3
per Cent —
Ditto, New Deferred 21%
Spanish Com. Cert. Coup. not funded... 2% per cent.
Venezuela Bonds
Ditto Deferred
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent.. 12 Guild
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates

WHIT ECEEB.P
Beef, from 2s Od to 3s 2d ; Mutton, 2s 4d to 33 6d ;
Lamb, 48 Od to 5s 2d; Yeal, 3s Od to 36 10d; and Pork, 2s 4d
to 3s 6d per albs.

BILLINGSGATE.
Eels, 4d to 10d; Soles, 3d to is 8d per pair; Lobsters,
Gd to is 6d each; Oysters, 6s Od to 8s Od par bushel;
Bloaters, Gd to Od per dozen; Cod Fish, 2s Od to 4s Od
each; Turbots, 6s Od to 12s Od; Plaice, is 6d to Os Od per
20; Salmon, Is Gd to is 8d per lb; Mackarel, 4d to 8d
each; Crimped Scate, 6d to 8d per lb.

BREAD.
The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from
6%d to 7d; of Household ditto, 5d to 6d per 41b loaf.

EIDE MARKET.
Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to Od ; ditto, 641 b to 721 b
lid to 2d; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 9d to 2id ; ditto, 801 b to
881 b 2d to 2id ; ditto, 881 b to 961 b to 3d ; ditto, 961 b to
1011 b, 3d to 3id ; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Call
Skins, light, is Od to 2s 6d ; ditto, full, 4 6d to Os Od ;
Horn Hides, 5s Oct to Os Od ; Polled Sheep, 6s Oct to 7s 3d ;
Kents, Fs Od to is 3d ; Hall-breeds, 5s Gd to 6s Cd ; Downs,
43 3d to Bs 6d; Shearlings 10d to lld ; Lamb Skins, is 8d to
23 9d each.

Rest

HAT DI.II.7SMETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 38 Od to 416 s Od ; Clover
ditto, 3110 s to 41 16s Od; and Straw, 1.143 to 1/ 10s per load.
A full average supply, and a steady demand.
Cuatilimpacp.—Meadow Hay, 31 53 to 41 78 Od; Clover
ditto, 31 5s to 4/ 14s; and Straw, 1/ 53 to 1/ lls per load.
Trade firm, at full prices.
WurrEcturEL.—Meadow Hay, 3l 3s to 4/ 6s Od; Clover
ditto, 3/ bs to 4/ 17s • and Straw, 11 4 to 11 103 per loan.
Supply tolerably good, and trade firm.

COURSE OF EXC
a.materdam •• • • 12 134
Ditto, throe months.. 12 21/,
Rotterdam 12 234
Antwerp •• • • •• • • •• • 25 65
Brussels .• •• •• .• .... 25 65
liamburgh ..M.B. 13 1134
Paris, 3 daysisight .... 25 47%
Ditto, 3 months 2s 65
Marseilles •• •• •• •• 25 65
Bourdeaux ••••• • • • • •
Franktorton 122%
Berlin • • • • • • • • •• .• •• ••
Vienna, *Mc. 110 12 40
Trieste, ditto—. • • 12 43
Petertbargh,Sll. Rble.. 37
Madrid •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 4934
Cadiz •• •••...•• •• •• •• •• 49h
Barcelona • • •• ........
Saville •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •-•

MIA N GE. —FRIDAY.
GiWaltar,• •••••• •• •• .•
Leghorn .• •• •• •• •• •• 30 SO
Genoa •• •• •••• •....•.. 25 65
Milan .• •• •• •• •• •• ••
VerdC43...• •• •• •• •• •• ••
Naples •• •• •• •• •• ••
Palermo, p oroz •• •• ••
Messina •• •• •• •• •• •• ••
tilsbon•• •• •• •• •• •• •• ••
)POrtia•• to ea
RIG Janeiro •• .....• ••
iitienos Ayres
New York, 60 days'slght
Philadelphia .... •..

40%
121%
122
63%
533

PILIOES Of MILLION. PER OZ.
rorolgn Gold Inbars..X3 17 9
Portugal Golf:Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloon!! .. 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 101%
iilvertn bars ........ 0 4 117 k

VICE-CHANCEKY -( THIS DAY.)
(Before Vice-Chancellor PARKES")
THE RIVAL OPERA. HOUSES.

LUMLEY V. 'WAGNER.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
DWYER V. COLLINS.
This was an action on a bill of excha,enigt of,otto wahif,hgathmoindget
fendant pleaded that the bill was given
debt. The trial took place before the Lord
owrdCn case, and
swore that the only b
Baron.
The defendant gave evidence insu
topport of
handedthe plaintiff was in
payment of certain debtsill he
which he had incurred by gam-
bling. The defendant's counsel called for the bill, but the
other side declined to produce it. He then asked the plain-
tiff's attorney whether he had the bill with him in court.
To this the plaintiff's counsel objected, on the ground that
answering it would be a breach of professional confidence.
The Lord Chief Baron, after.. consulting with the other
judges, decided that the ques.ion must be answered. The
attorney then admitted that the bill was in court, and in
his possession. The defendants counsel asked for its pro-
duction, but he was met by another refusal, and he next,
proposed to offer secondary evidence of the contents of the
bill. The Learned Judge ruled that it was competent for the
counsel to do so; and secondary evidence being given and a
verdict passed for the defendant, a rule for a new trial was
subsequently obtained and argued before the full Court.
Mr. Baron PARKE, in delivering judgment, said there were
two questions to be decided—first, whether the attorney
was protected from answering a question as to his possesion
of a bill which had been entrusted to him in professional
confidence; and, secondly, whether, on refusing to do so, it
was competent for the defendant's counsel to give secondary
evidence of the contents, no previous notice to produce
having been given. The Court had consulted all the autho-
rities the subject, and were of opinion that the 'Wing of

APOTIIECARIES*-FALL.—The following are the
flames of the gentlemen who passed their examination in
the
ficience and practice of medicine, and received certificates
to practise, on Thursday, May 6, -1852 :—Thonias Boor
Crosby, Gosberton, Lincolnshire; William Alfred Johnson,
Warwickshire; Andrew Muskett Blomfield, Barton, Nor-
folk ; George Taunton, Oxford ; Christopher Kirby, Halifax,
Yorkshire; William Saville, Wakefield, Yorkshire ; Robert
Thomas Ogden, Rochdale, Lancashire; Alfred Edmund
Gabriel, Collumpton, Devon ; Henry Jamea Hernage, Not-
tingham; William Edward Maslen, 'Stafford,

LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) the Chief Baron on those questions was perfectly right.
LONDON, MAY S.—Wind at noon W. ; light bretz 3 and ; was quite clear that an answer to the questions put by the
fine. defendant's counsel would not divulge, directly or indirectly,
' any secret communicated to the plaintiff's attorney in pro-
fessional confi.lence. - In regard to the second point, they
were of opinion that a day's notice to produce was not re-
qui .ecl in a case where the document was proved to be in court.
an immediate request to do so being amply sufficient. It
would be a scandal on the law if, under these circumstances,
the defendant had failed because he did not give a notice to
produce. The Court, therefore, thought the justice 01 the
case did not require a notice.—ltule discharged.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

A one act farce was produced last evening under the
title of A Lucky Friday M. Paul Raimbant, an obi Freech
mercantile cashier, believing, on the strength of a letter
from Bourdeaux, that ho has been left a large fortune,
suffers himself to be overruled by the solicitation of the
daughter of his employer, end by the belief that ho will
speedily be enabled to make good the deficiency, to make
use of a sum of money from the cashbox to relieve the
exigencies of a friend whose son is the lover of the afore•
said lady. Nevertheless, being a naturally honest man,
his conscience is by no means at ease, and to make the
twitter wurso the letter turns out to be a sheer hoer. In
this grievous psrplexity a rise takes place in the value
of some little property in his pos,ession, and he is
enabled to replace the abstracted money before the false
stet can be detected. Air. Wigan's personation of the
old Frenchman, who, among other peculiarities, has a
most superstitious abhorrence of Friday, is admi-
rable. It is one of those parts in which this
versatile and accomplished actor is unequalled on the
stage. Llo has, moreover, the merit of being the careful
adopter of tho piece, which is an excellent addition to .
the repertoire of this theatre. A part sustained by Mr.
Addison gives scope to the talents of that careful and
judicious perform, r.
In the aftorpieco of Wittikind some curtailments
have been made since the first night, and it now only
needs to have the predominance 01 braes in the orchef"
tra modified, to render it unexceptionably satisfactory as
a dramatic spectacle. The closing scenes of either act
—of the first, where Miss Carlotta Lcclercq is seen es'
the swan-borne Melusine " diaphanous with delicate
splendour;" and of the second, where an unearthly lustre
envelopes the glittering throng on the completion Of
their adventures—sie decidedly among the most signs'
triumphs of stage effect.
" Mr. Flexenore," says the critic in the Athenceurer
"as the owl, is excellence itself," an opinion-to which,
as far as our inferior knowledge of owls extends, We
cheerfully subscribe. Ile is, at all events, de-
lightfully amusing, and the drunken scene, as given
by this rare buffo, is the most popular feature
of the piece. Madlle. Auriol's exquisitely-finished
dancing in the, fête scene, and Mr. Ilarley's awful anis'
givings as to the prospect of exalted felicity held out to
him by the sorceress queen, are respectively produetiv,°
of much approbation; nor is little Miss Kate Ter*" g
consequential and infexible Pacolet by any means nil.
appreciated.
The Corsican Brothers, with its ghostly machinery,
still maintains its attractions. In the London Corte'
spondence of a provincial contemporary (the Inverness
Courier), the following account is given of the origin °f
this drama. It occurs to us, however, that the e 5;
member of the Provisional Government is a native 01
Madrid :
" Some years ago, Louis Blanc (whose Web
little face and sharp eyes may often be seen in the
streets of London) related in a Parisian saloon a 5010;
atition of his native island of Corsica, turning upon
supposed mysterious sympathetic link which conneebte
twin-brothers; so that, even when separated by half tee
world, any misfortune or pang, physical or mental, e'
pericnced by one, is felt in a sort of mystic eeb°"st,
undefinable sense of pain and sorrow—by the etue
Louis Blanc added that he was an example of the freth
of the idea ; that he was a twin, and that when resideu.
in tho island of Corsica he had received a mysterious
warning of misfortune to his brother at Paris. lie I;
mediately started for the capital, where he found his
relative in bed in consequence of a sword-thrust f?;
ceivcd in a duel, at the exact moment when the twin fu
Corsica experienced the undefinable sensation of Peo
o
and mental agony. Upon this visit M. Dumas, who
was present, built up a tale which he afterwards drat%
that, and which in the English version is now one of IP
I lions of the day." •

THE NEW INFANTRY CAP.
A really admirable contrivance, in the shape of A Sc°
Infantry Gap, has been recently patented by the inieli.:
for—a gentleman evidently well qualified, both by Vl.'"
and ingenuity, to suggest an innovation of this charge:
ter. On Thursday we toek occasion to examine ratbei
minutely the merits of the invention, a specimen en
which may now be seen at Mr. White's hatter), 11
Regent•street, near Waterloo-place. The weight 01
the new cap is precisely four ounces less than that of is
shako of the same dimensions, being lsi ounces stito"
gether. It possesses, moreover, the extraordinarY eudi
vantages of a novel and effectual method of ventilation'
b the admission of currents of air throughtb
perforated ornaments over tho ears of the wearer...,
the hinges, so to speak, of the chin-strap—hY 11117
of tin or zinc tubes, which, while bead
thus aid in imparting a sense of coolness to, the i.l3:ee
keep the stiffened felt of the cap permanently i°
and in the event of sabre cut would prove a
able means of protection. Added to its other quelitint
such as cheapness and Portability, the cap is reinai
for the beauty of its effect when on, resembling the hie r
met in shape, while b,ing sufficiently flexible to renuoes.
it much more a source of comfort, and altogether..„Per.
sensing in every respect a peculiarly militarY °Praia)
rather la.
ante. For the sake of the health as well as for and most
of the aspect of our soldiers, it is earnestly end Inas
seriously to be hoped that some such infantry cap as
.be
one here mentioned may be forthwith adopted by
authorities at the Horse Guards.

This case was resumed this morning.
Mr. MALINS followed Mr. Bethell on behalf of the de-
fendant. The I,ne of argument taken by the Learned
Counsel was to deny that Dr. Bacher had ever been autho-
rised to act as the agent of the Wagners, that the prohibi-
tory clause had been inserted by him without the authority
of the Wagners,and,in fact, that theyhad originally refused to
sign any agreement containing such a stipulation; and after
it had been inserted they had protested against it, and com-
plained of it strongly and frequently. It was only by the
repeated assurance of Dr. Bacher that the matter should be
set right when in London, that they allowed them
selves quietly to acquiesce, without taking more ener-
getic measures to free themselves from it. It appeared that
Dr. Bacher did not inform Meddle- Wagner that he had in-
serted this stipulation until some time further. Under these
circumstances, he thought this stipulation, which was the
only part of the contract which gave the Court jurisdiction
to act, was not so far without doubt, and without suspicion,
as to induce the Court, even if it were of opinion that Madlle.
Wagner had ultimately acceded to it, to interfere with the
great powers which it possessed, without further enquiry into
the facts before it, to stop the exercise of Madlle Wagner's
talents, as the injunction now sought would do. (The points
relied on by the Learned Counsel, and the extracts from the
evidence quoted by him, were almost luecisely the same as
those quoted by Dlr. Bethell, i i his opening speech, as re-
ported in:our columns of yesterday.) If the Court were of
opinion that this contract was entered into in all its provi-
sions with the full and willing consent of Mdllo. Wagner,
and that it was a complete and valid contract. The next ques-
tion was, whether it had been fulfilled by Mr. Lumley. The
suns of 3001., it was confessedly agreed, ought to have been
paid on the 15th March at first, and afterwards on the 2d of
April, but Dr. Bacher nowhere stated that he had offered the
money to the Wagners before the 11th of April. If he had
the money in his hands so early as March 9, as was pre-
tended, why had he not paid it? There was no adequate
reason offered for this, but he thought it was extremely un-
likely that he had such a sum in his hands at that particular
time. Perhaps he might have had a bill of
exchange of 3001., which would, perhaps, be of
as much value as that which had been dishonoured
in the Haymarket in February. No offer of money
was made till the 15th, when Mitchell arrived at Haraburgh,
Lumley having gone there from Paris on the 12th. There
was no doubt that Mitchell had brought the money with
him, or at least had enabled them to raise it. Under these
circumstances, considering the rumours whichawsnehdreewht then
heard
eennpsrhee-
Talent as to the solvency of Mr. Lumley, when
that the last year's salaries remained unpaid,
found that the very first item of her contract bad been broken
in the non-payment of the 300/., was it likely she should
have undertaken all the expenses of a journey to England and
place herself in the power of Mr. Lumley without any hope
of receiving a remuneration for her services? He contended
therefore, that Mr. Lumley had been the first to break the
contract, and he could not, therefore, come into court to
claim the fulfilment of it by the other party. Whatever
might be his remedy at law, he certainly had no right to
that which ha sought from this Court. He therefore sub-
mitted, first, that there never was a contract binding upon
this lady; and, secondly, if there had been, it had been so
flagrantly violated by Mr. Lumley, as to deprive him of all
right to insist on its performance by the other party. As re-
garded Mr. Gye, he contended that the allegations of impro-
priety of conduct, and even fraud on his part, insinuated, or
rather charged in the bill, were unsupported by any evidence
and thus deprived Mr. Lumley of all right of obtaining an
injunction against him.
Mr. MARTINDALE followed on the same side.
Mr. BACON then proceeded to address the Court in support
of the injunction, when our report left.

THE NATIONAL. EXHIBITION, CO'RK r
HER •
DONATION OFFROM PRINCE Aa"-- hist,
At the committee meeting held in Cork, on ThursdaYed the
a letter was read from Colonel Grey, which csallveY ssass
pleasing and important intelligence that his Royal Hig";:ihis
had contributed the munificent sum of 100/. to the
tion. The following is a copy of the letter : 1852.
" Buckingham Palace, May 6, -
" Sir,—l have had the honour of laying your letter 0, era
30th ult. before his Royal Highness Prince Albert, anutees
commanded by him to say that he has read with the greg„of
interest your account of the proceedings in furthersr:lcy
the Exhibition which it is proposed to hold in Cork. doh
" As it appears from what you say, that this Ex.biul but
is not to be considered merely as a local or provincial one! ,er,
that from the general interest it has created, and the mita be
sal support it has met with throughout Ireland,,it maYsse
looked upon as being as you describe it, 'in thew dest seues
for Ireland at least a national display,' his andHigh"
has much pleasure in contributing 100/. towards it, ,se
have the honour to inclose a cheque for that amount, the
receipt of which I shall be obliged by your ackowledging•
" I am, W.,
"GREY."
50
On .the motion of Sir R. Kane, seconded by Sir Tholis
Deane, a vote of thanks was immediately passed t
tar
Royal Highness for his munificent donation. It
is
fullitiott
ticipated that a Royal visit will be paid to the Exill
during the ensuing summer.
as;sisterl4
CABINET COUNCIL —(THIS DAY.)—'The 0.-•*" st
assembled in Council this afternoon at the Fo:eign-cfilhcce'tbe
two o'clock. There wore present the Earl of Dermi st.
Lor,„ei„
Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of MalmesburY,
Leonard% Lord John Robert Manners, Mr. Secretary "'the
pole, Sir John S. Pakington, Mr. Herries, Mr. nenlell the
Earl of Hardwicke, the Duke of Northumberland, en" re-
Chancellor of the Exchequer. Tho Ministers were in delibe
tion when we went to press.
DEATH OF THE Ray. SIR RICHARD WOll-.tgrLB
ity
BaaT.—This venc able gentleman died cn the 6th ins g`3.
at Wolseley House, Cheltenham, at the advanced ega of
The deceased was the representative of the Irish fain-"ssti
Wolseley, which have of latter years occupied property tuna
as Mount Wolseloy,
from the Wolseleys,
title was created in county of Carlow, and which have sP
fli
also
olf774‘,Voalsuedleyt,hecoudnectya-socdf Sltraall'soirtsd• fo has
holder. He had been married three times. Sir Richard
a member of the Church of England. e ,Th
ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB ---Oa —Sge
evening last the members of this club commenced the se. iss
and dined together with the commodore and officers 11,1 the
Birkenhead Hotel. At 8 P.M , the members retired Noe
room for business matters during the summer montheiviss,
former proceedings having been confirmed, Mr. R. W' seder'
of Dublin, Irish Lilly yacht, SO tons; and Mr. gad
Anglesea, Surprise ?Tacht, 15 tons, were ballotted for
elected members. Several other names were preP°....7iittee
the next meeting. The report of the Sailing -°2:ncteed.
having been read over by the hon. secretary, Wag '".en tho
after some discussion. It contained a recommendet!,.„ 12th
there be a sailing match to take place on Saturday, ruieisss
of June, for two valuable prizes for the first and 9cc0110,0 for
yachts, under 33 tens and above 35 tons, time 11"°10 club,
the difference of tonnage agreeably to the law,l
ottir.bert'ebbue!
the yachts of each class not contending
all to start together. These prizes are confined to the rfoalite
longing to members only. From the fact that severalne, ;iota 1,
are constructing, it is expected that this match will sari° °I
with each
The e- 6 jot.
deal of interest on the waters of the Mersey.
the yachts to close on Wednesday, the 2d June, a.t oil
The opening cruise for the season for the yacht* to to
company, under the flag of the commodore, wasto
Saturday,
the 29th May. The yachts us
take place on
semble off Birkenhead at 10.30 A.II. i {Or faC
SOUTEPMESTERN RAILWAY.—We are siL -
tesdis
that it is not true, as stated in a railway journal 01
last, that Mr. Peter Clarke has been appointed IsePe
dent of this line. . neriOd
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.--Up tO the Presenw 'Roysl
it appears that only 11 public Acts have received the more
assent since the commencement of the session, /I°Vl
than three months ago. 1301,1:4;;;
HIGHBURY•BARN TAVERN..-..Mr. Fs.-- nivg_--
CONCERT.—A grand concert was given yesterday a/et. De"
the large room of this semi-suburban establislanen.seeval,
sides the old favourites Misses Poole, Messent, pro"
Ransford, and Kate Loder, a new tenor, described in is the
gramme as M. Pierre, made his &bid. His Etric„ and
finished Italian, with a voice of considerable e°111P,,,,
sweetness. The duet " Sul campo dells gloria," fr°'itt, sit
met Iciverded
zetti's opera of Benson°, with the beneficiare,
an unanimous encore. The same compliment was rtii
him for Balfe's evergreen ballad " Then Y°l,ls
member me." He also rendered the celebrated atat'Aeuse.
btanca" with remarkable energy and amid much slae oil
Richardson, as usual, was encored in one of his fatloo.o al
the flute, as was the bcneficiare in the aria buffs
crowded
factotum." Herr Ganz conducted, and

DIED. „ 4inith,
On the 4th inst. at the Vicarage, the Rev. T. -L'• '-' ich
vicar of Wymondhana, Norfolk, Honorary Canon of Norw
Cathedral. th FuJi-
On the 6th inst. Captain Felix Ashpitel,H.P. 5 are.
leers, son of the late' W. H. Ashpitel, Esq., of Clapton•!qt:,ard
Oa the 4th inst., at Grove-house, Hammersmit, Ld '
Rawlings, Esq., late of Bedford, aged Erara
53: third
On the sth inst., at Cowley, 'Middlesex, s,
daughter of C. Halo, Esq., aged 18. • - - : toll,
At Portobello Barr,:cks, Dublin, Captain Edward Swda
Royal Artillery, aged 27,
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Strand, in tin ito,inet, of ilia SaiTCY, in it 4 ‘43111"'
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