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

MINORITY-AYES, 55.

Anson, Colonel Frewen, C. 11. Pendarves, Edward
Arkwright, G. Gore, Robert Russell, Lord E.
Armstrong, Sir A. Grey, Sir G. Rutherfurd, A.
Arundel, Earl of nestle, Archibald Somerville, Sir W.
Berkeley, Craven Hay, Sir A. Strutt, Edward
Berkeley, Captain Hill, Lord Marcus Thornely, T.
Bouverie, E. P. Hoskins, R. Trelawny, J. S.
Bowes, John Howard, P. H. Tulhell, H.
Brotherton, Joseph Jervis, Sir John Wakley, Thomas
Busfeild, William Labouchere, Henry Ward, H. G.
Cowper, W. F. Mackinnon, W. Watson, Henry
Craig, W. G. M'Carthy, Alex. Wawn, J T.
Dawson, T. V. Maitland, Thomas Williams, W.
T)ivett, E. Mitcalfe, H. Wood, Colonel T.
Duncan, George Mitchell, T. A. Wyse, Thomas
Dundas, Admiral Monahan, J. H.
Dundas, Sir David Napier, Sir Charles TrISICIS.
F.scott, Bickhain Newry, Viscount Crawford, W. S.
Fielden, John Parker, John Bowring, Dr.
Fox, C. R. Pattison, James

MAJORITY—NOES, 81.
Archdall, Captain Gladstone, J. N. Prime, Richard
Baillie, William Goring, Charles Rashleigh, William
Baldwin, Barry Goulburn, Henry Rendlesham, Lord
Barrington, Viscount Granby, Marquis of Repton, G. W. J.
Beckett, William Greene Thomas Richards, Richard
Bennet, Philip Gregory ,W. H. Round, C.
Beresford, Major Grogan, Edward Round, J.
Blackstone, W. S. Halsey, T. P. Sheppard, T.
Boldero, H. G. Hamilton, Lord C. Sibthorp, Colonel
Borthwick, Peter Hill, Lord E. Spooner, Richard
Brisco, M. Hodgson, Richard Stuart, Henry
Buckley, Edmund Holmes, W A'Court Stuart, J.
Bunbury, W. Hope, Sir J. Thornhill, G.
Carew, W. P. Hudson, George Tollemache, John
Christopher, R. A. Hussey, T. Trevor, G.
Copeland, Alderman Ingestre, Visct. Trotter, John
Corry, H. Jocelyn, Viscount Verner, Sir W.
Cripps, William Jolliffe, Sir W. H. Vyse, H.
Duckworth, Sir J. Law, Hon. E. C. Waddington, H. S.
Duncombe, A. Lefroy, A. Wall, C. B.
Duncombe, 0. Lindsay, Colonel Wellesley, Lord C
Egerton, W. T. Mackenzie, T. Winnington, Sir T.
Entwiste, William Mackenzie, W. F. Wodehouse, Edmund
Ferguson, Sir R. Maxwell, Hon. J. P. Worcester, Marquis
Ferrand, W. B. Miles, P. W. S.
Forbes, W. Mundy, E. Miller TELLERS.
Fuller, A. E. Neeld, Joseph O'Brien, A. S.
Gisborne, Thomas Northland, Viscount Young, John

THE UNITED STATES.
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.
The following commercial advices reached Liverpoo'
;o-day, via Havre:—

NEW YORK, APRIL 21.

The accounts per Cambria, arrived last evening by
telegraph from Boston, advised a fall of 245. per quarter in
Indian corn, and a decline in flour, in the markets in England.
Freights in New York—Cotton, to % ; Flour, 4s. ;
Grain, 12d. to 13d. Lower rates have been accepted, but
they were firm at the above quotations, and looking up on
the 21st.

Cotton—Market without change; sales small, but prices
well maintained.

• ---
Flour—The receipts down the Hudson are light. The de-
mand good, and prices improving, with a disposition to pur-
chase largely at improved rates, for future delivery. Michigan
and Ohio, 7 dolls. The. to 7 dolls. 8714 c. ; Troy, 7 dolls. 871,4 c.
to 7 dolls. 93c.; Gennessee, 7 dolls. 871,4 c. to 8 dolls.
Indian Corn—Southern, 100 to 101; Northern, 101 to 103.
Exports from New York from April Ist to 20th—Flour,
76,632 brls. ; Corn, 869,528 bushels; Wheat, 35,117 bushels;
Rye, 22,133 bushels; Barley, 5,361 bushels; Oats, 40,954
bushels.

Provisions—Pork higher, 13 dolls to 15 dolls.; new prime
mess, 13 dolls. 50c. to 16 dolls. 50c. Beef, fine, 25 dolls.
Exports from Ist to 20th of April—Beef, 2,034 brls. ; Pork,
3,833 brls. ; Lard, 11,062 kegs.
Salt—Arrivals large; but no change in price.
Sugar—Market dull.
Exchange—Little done in foreign, but the market is very
firm. Bills on Loudon, 5% to 6 per cent. Paris, sf. 40c. to
sf. 42c.

HEALTH OF THE KING OF
HOLLAND.
THE HAGUE, MAY 9.
•' The improvement in his Majesty's health continues, so
that no further bulletins will be isasued.
" P. F. G. EVERARD, M.D.
"BECKERS, M.D."
MAY 10.
We are happy to announce that in consequence of the
recovery of the King's health, not only no more bulletins
will be issued, but that his Majesty walked out to-day.

ADULT DEAF AND DUMB SOCIETY.—Yesterday
the fifth annual meeting of the friends and subscribers to
the above institution. was held at the Freemasons' Taczarinr.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge in the
vsuepnpoor,rt3eicl.p..polfndaußoi_b?.escirt., Gros-
venor, bylthLeabEouacrhl eorfe,EEinsr,hHam.
Simpson, the secretary,
having been offered up, Mr. J.
Hansard, Esq., and a great number of clergymen. Prayers
read the report, which stated its objects to be the amelio-
ration of the condition of the adult deaf and dumb, by
relieving their immediate necessities with money, food,
and clothing, and also to receive into the institution youths
of both sexes, who are educated, clothed, and instructed
society
etbyeeisn
still be-
i
indebted to their treasurer in 2001. The
in trades. There are now twelve males and eight females
in the establishment. The receipts for the year were
Bd.,J.anAti. aßulerggaecsys, ofE 84130.0,1.,
butn which o
h
had
be-
queathed G.
by thleds
report was
adopted. Amongst the subscriptions of the day were, the
Royal Chairman 301. towards the general
to
20,. to the building fund ; Earl of Effingh expenses, and
contributions, which amounted - am
201., and other
about 2001. The thanks
of the meeting were voted b
y
acclamation to the Noble Duke
for his presidency and support of th '
ing broke up. e society, when the meet-
MILITARY PRISON AT `WIN
is i • DSOR.—A new prison
n comse of erection, near the cavalry barracks at S 'ft I,
intended as a place of punishment for
offending p a
soldiers' in
garrison at Windsor, instead of sending them to the Peni-
tentiary, as heretofore. The new prison will contain eight
solitary cells, and a spacious yard for occasional exercise, or
the "hard labour" ordered by sentence of court-martial.
WALKING INTO A TRAP.-011 Saturday night, a
woman, named Isabella Heap, succeeded in stealing a
ae
and hankerchief from one of the shops of Mr. Norman, l', 7,_.
broker, at Blackburn. She took them to another oriur
arks on them.
Norman's shops, with the tickets and privatem .
She was immediately given in charge to policeman, was
a ..—Mancha/0
brought up on Monday, and committed for trija
Guardian.

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THE BANKERS ,LAGAZINE. What the opinion of this commercial organ is upon
the notorious currency scheme of 1544, upon the impolicy
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 beivy buyers of foreign grain, and conse-
quent exporters or bullion. A million or two have left the
any!, behold, the Act has been trying
screw, under the new principle, drove the tii, rabway com-
'riot tilsi tun& of the
eis'ffebrient'nig:liille' '3
uAl3l:,:ar:l:dki";l;netoetxheeir:'n:':ct, a borrower at five per
pang
cent., and caused the banks to restrict their advances. The
public funds have sunk in principal value already some
eighty millions sterling; the minimum r..te of discount has
been elevated to panic-point; do. bt and discredit are spread-
ing from the centre of oisturbance, like a circle in the
pernicious Peel-Loyd
water; pressure has commer,c,ed ; and, in the conviction of
thousands, panic is at hand .
ht Hon. Baronet,
h, had the cool sulf-com-
nc
the Member for Tamwort
areo
ft htehacot ntsheeqourer
veish
iocfhtlie the n i
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Tt
hhe oo
ar
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;
avainst the recur-
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the other evering in the House
of Commons was our only safeguard
e only safeguard ? As
eteicoyf toa tefilalaunsaoianllyc'risis.
l
Prelacnc
maincoask
a prevention against shipwreck on the
well might we designate a reef of sunken breakers as

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SUN OFFICE. Seven o' Clock.

TO THE ELECTORS OF MARYLEBONE.

Gsrri.kunzi,
IVHEN I first solicited the honour of your re-
presentation, I distinctly stated that in the event of my
services being required I should at once consult your wishes, and
retain or resign my seat, as you might determine.
I beg now to inform you that her Majesty's Government have
thought proper to order me to hoist my flag, and, although the term
of my absence may not be of long duration, I feel it my duty at once
to redeem my pledge.
My anxious desire is to continue your representation. I have held
that high situation for six years, and I think I have done my duty
fearlessly and conscientiously.
A dissolution of Parliament is shortly expected, and I shall either
stand again or resign, as you may decide.—l have the honour to
remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,

CHARLES 'NAPIER,

8, Duke-street, St. James's, May IV, 1847.

TATTEKSALL'S—THIS EVENING
Six o'cLocK.

DERBY.
5 to 1 agst Cossack
5 to 1 agst Conyngham
6 to 1 agst Van Tromp
11 to 1 agst Planet
22 to 1 agst War Eagle
22 to 1 agst Oxonian
25 to 1 agst Mr• Martin
25 to 1 agst Wanota
25 to 1 agst Montpensier
30 to 1 agst Bowstring
66 to 1 agst Retort colt

OAKS.
4 to 1 agst Clementina
10 to 1 agst Farmer's Daughter
11 to 1 agst Ellerdale

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in London, before Mr. Justice ERLE and a Common
Jury.)
"THE SHIP ON TIRE"—RUSSELL V. SMITH.
This was an action brought under the Copyright Act to
recover from the defendant certain penalties for infringement
of the music and melody of a song, of which the plaintiff was
the author and composer. The defendant pleaded the gene-
ral issue.

Mr. Cooke and another Learned Gentleman appeared for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Watson, QC., for the defendant.
From the statement of the Learned Counsel, and the evi-
dence of Mr. West, Sir H. Bishop, Mr. Purday, and others,
it appeared that Mr. Henry Russell, amongst other songs, &c.,
wrote and set to music the well-known song, entitled " The
Ship on Fire," which he sang with great applause at the
various concerts which he attended. In the month of D
cember, 1845, the defendant, who also is in the habit of giv-
ing musical entertainments, had one at Crosby Hall,
a place which is licensed for musical entertain-
ments, and, amongst other melodies, sang The
ship on Fire." This coming to the knowledge of the
.
plaintiff, some of his friends went to Crosby Hall, and the)
there heard the defendan' sing the above song, using the
seine words and music, and so great was the imitation as to
render it impossible to discover the difference between the
singing of the plaintiff and defendant. As the composition
was original, an injunction had been obtained to stop the
defendant's singing the piece until a jury had decided whether
the composition was original or net. lied the defendant
applied fur leave and license to sing the song, it would have
been granted; but no such application had been made.
The several witnesses in their cro,s-examination declared
that the music was quite original, and was not a copy or
imitation of anything known in the musical world.
Mr. WATSON addressed the jury for the defence, and said
that unless he could satisfy them from the plaintiff's wit
nesses that the music was original, he was afraid he must
fail to obtain a verdict. Certaiuly there was a song called
" Emelte," which had some bars of the same music, and
unless the bars in " The Ship on Fire" were copied from that,
he was afraid be must submit to the verdict.
Mr. Justice ERLE observed that the various composers
who had been called declared the music to be original, when
the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.
By this verdict no person can sing the !song without the
leave and license of the plaintiff.

RAILW AI COMMITTEES

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP VT.

WILTS AND SO= Bit SET (DLEAD ON,
---- - -

WELLS, AND GLASTONBURY).

The Committee met this morning, shortly after t,-elve
o'clock. Mr. Deedes, the chairman, apologised to the Com-
mittee and to the counsel for any delay that might have oc-
curred during hie unavoidable absence from indisposition.
The first witness called on behalf of the Great Western
scheme was Colonel Lutterel, chairman of the Quarter See•
sions of the western division of the county of Somerset, who
gave evidence RA t ) the importance of communication be-
tween the town, of Shepton Mallet, Glastonbury, Wells, and
Bleadon.

Captain Giles, banker, Wells, Mr. Merryman, =later and
brewer, of Wells, Mr. Parsons, brushmaker, of Wells, Mr.
Plowman, Mayor of Wells, Mr. Carey, cheesemaker, of
Wells, were examined in favour of the Great Western
schemes for the accommodation of Shepton Mallett and other
towns in SomersetAare. ;
The Committee adjourned till twelve to-morrow.

GROUP XV.
The Committee met at twelve; Mr. Bernal in the chair.
EASTERN COVNTIAS (CAIVIMIXDGE Ti

WARE, &o.)

Mr. JAMES opened the merits of the Bill for a proposed
branch to Ware, north by Royston to k'oxton, and then
called evidence in support of the Bill.
The case had not closed when the Committee adjourned.

GROUP XVII.
The Committee resumed its sittiogi at twelve o'clock, in
Room 11 ; Sir J. Buller East in the chair.
GREAT NOILTHER.I7 (DEVIATIONS 3E-
-11177E1= LONDON AND GRANTHAM).
Mr. Liddell and Mr. Rastrick, civil engineers, both gave
evidence against the Great Northern line being laid down
parallel with the Syston and Peterborough Railway at a dis-
tance, and recommended that they should run in close juxta-
position. They were also of opinion that bridges were better
and safer to be made over both railways, rather than the ex-
isting level crossings.
This closed the case for the opposition on this part of
the line.

Mr. PAGET, on behalf of the promoters, then replied on
this part of the case.
Mr. Cubitt, civil engineer, was then examined as to the
nature of the works, &c., which would be required from
Carbery to Grantham.
The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-
morrow.