The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1847.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY.

During last week the arrivals of English Wheat for our
market, coastwise as well its by land carriage and sample,
were on a very limited scale ; those of all other articles of
home produce, including Flour, unusually small. The re-
ceipts from Ireland and Scotland were extremely limited.
From abroad, however, the imports of Wheat, Barley, Oats,
and Flour were liberal; those of other grain very unim-
portant. Fresh up to-day the supply of W heat from Essex,
Kent, Cambridgeshire, &c., was extremely small, hence the
show of samples of both red and white was smaller than on
Many previous market days. This falling off in the arrivals,
together with the large attendance of both town
and country buyers, caused: the holders of all kinds of
Wheat to be very firm, and the trade must be considered
very brisk, at an advance in the quotations paid on Monday
lad, of from FIVE to SIX SHILLINGS PER QUARTER, at which
amount of improvement the whole of the supply was cleared
off. The best samples of English Wbite sold freely at from
one hundred end nine to one hundred and sixteen shillings per
quarter! This is the highest point of value realised for a
long series of years, and there is every prospect of a further
rise in the quotations. Although the imports of Foreign
Wheatlast week were upwards of 12,000 quarters, the quantity
of that description of grain on offer was small, owing to several
cargoes having been taken afloat for the French and Belgian
Markets. The trade was again very brisk, at an improve-
went on last Monday's rates of from FIVE to SIX SHILLINGS
PER QUARTER, and very few parcels were unsold at the close
of business. We had a large quantity of foreign Barley on
show, but that of home growth was trifling. All kinds com-
manded a very steady inquiry, at fully, but at nothing
quotable beyond, last week's currencies. The show of Malt
Wu limited, while the demand for that article was very
steady at, in some instances, is per quarter more money.
Upwards of 34,000 quarters of Foreign Oats came in last
!leek; and the supply on offer to-day was good; yet the
trade was very steady, at fully the late advances in the
quotations. Very few Beans were on show. Most kinds
sold readily, at late rates. Peas moved off firmly, at ex-
treme prices. Indian Corn was held at 2s per quarter more
money The Flour trade was firm, but we can notice no
farther improvement in value.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE
wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • • • 80s to 84e
Red, New.... 958 to 106 s Oats—Yorkshire and
..."-sine•White, New 104 s 116 s Lincolnsh., Feed. 32s 381
Norfolk and Lin- Potato
coin, Red..... 903 98s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, IVhite —— 955 101 s Black .•.• • • • 30$ 32s
Irisht Red • ....... —a —e Cork, White .• • —30 s
bitto,Wbite• Scotch, Feed. • •
R
Y.--°l4 .• •• • • --s 8 Beans—Tick .. 47s 528
Bari 608 63s Pigeons • .. 505 54s
Bari 7e ... 45s 48s Peas—Grey .. •••• • . • • 53s 56s
Malting ......... 58e 60s
g . .Maple. ••••• . .. .. 552 57%
.. Chevalier .... •• • 603 613 White .•. ..
alt Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• • • • • 605 623
8i.,,f°,1•' "•••• •• • • 738 752 Flour—Town-made. • • 758 80r
ir,..—"'" •• ••••• •• —75 s Suffolk 64s 728
-"ugston and Ware 75s 80s Stockta & Norfolk 64s 70s
The Im • STILITZIPIELD•
sa followsPerts of live stock into London last week were
ao..Prottemrd niwahence. Oxen. Cows. Sheep. Lambs. Calves.
...... 110 ... 319 ....570 ... —.— 121
jinFlastwhing ..
lieruburgh ... 1 A 8 ... ... —-- Harlin .... ...., •• •
-.FPn •• . 47 . 100 ... 133 ... 4 ... 74
••• -- ••• 405 ... ...
Antwerp ..... .... 17 4
••. ••• ••• •••

Total ..... 190 431 1,108 4 195
IPf
At Hull and the various other outports about 1,100 head
Beasts' Sheep, and Calves have been landed in excellent
conchtion.. There were in the market about 700 Oxen and
Cows, 300 Sheep, and 30 Calves, mostly from Holland, and
which meta very active demand at improved currencies.
Notwithstanding the arrivals of beasts from our own districts,
fresh up this morning, were seasonably extensive, and of ex-
cellent Quality, an unusual deg n..
ree of excitement prevailed in
the demand for all kinds of fat stock. This must be att
uted in a great measure to the large number of buyers in
attendance from Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds,
Wake-
eld, Bristol, and elsewhere, the whole of whom purchased
largely for those localities. The Beef trade was very brisk, and
the quotations advanced over those obtained on Monday last
f.roln sixpence to eightpence per Sibs, and at which amount
Provernent a total clearance was speedily made. On a
ilr matPariso of
,
prices, we perceive, that Beef is now selling at
pork
to ls 6d, Mutton is 6d to2s, Lamb Bd, Veal Bd, and
trk 4(I per Sibs more money than at the corresponding
eriod in 1846 ! and this immense amount of improvement
No taken place in the face of full average supplies. From
—°rlfollE, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received
about 1000 Scots, homebreds, and short horns; from the
rttera and midland districts, 800 Herefords, runts, Devons,
y- ; from other parts of England, 500 of various kinds ; and
from Scotland 250 horned and, polled Scots—the remainder
,
the Bullock supply being mostly derived from abroad and
!he neighbourhood of the metropolis. With Sheep we were
_bat moderately supplied. As most of the butchers were
ZerY Short of supply, the Mutton trade was exceedingly
r'ak, at an advance on last week's currencies of fully 4d
.81ha, the primest old Downs in the wool selling freely
81," 4d per Slbs, those out of the wool producing 53 8d per
e„,`.'ea. At the close of the market a total clearance had been
hue nedt e . • From the Isle of Wight 230 Lambs came fresh to
rabl "d
the receipts from other quarters were tole-
wait _,P°l4- Still, however, the Lamb trade was
gib:ntr brisk atl, a further rise in value of fully 4d per
cuity 6`: Oita est Down qualities realising, without diffi-
Cal 4,, Ac'u• Per Blbs. There was a large business doing in
cf 44 pet: 81httiPPI7 of which was moderate, at a rise in value
tationi'the Pork trade was very firm, and the quo-
._ , advanced from 24 to 4d per Sibs., with a fair average
number of Pigs on sale.

rer albs. to sink the Offal.
tilt-el-10r Rea, I. d. to s. d. s. d. to it. d.
mond quar ••• • . 4 0 4 6 Second quality ditto 5 0 5 4
rrl 1 tY -••• 4 6 410 Coarse-woolled ditto 5 6 510
prime arge Oxen... 5 0 5 2 Southdown Wether 5 0 6_l
ale 5e445 •••• • • 5 2 5 4 Ditto out or the wool
Large coarse Calves 4 8 5 2 Large HOgs .••• • • 4 0 4 8
Prime small ditto .• 5 4 5 8 Small Porkers .... 410 5 4 ,
_6ucklins Calves ..21 . 0 32 0 Quarter old rigs ..19 o 23 9
inferior Sheep •• .4 2 4 6 Lambs .• .. •• 5 8 6 8
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. I Sheep. Calves. 1
Pigs.
3,253 - 1 20,370 131 310
NIII77OILTZ AND LEADENHALL.

The arrivals of Meat from Scotland and all part of Eng•
land have been unusually limited during the past week ; but
with that slaughtered iu the metropolis we have been fairly
supplied. Still, however, the general demand has ruled
very, firm, at an advance in the prices of Beef of from 2d to
44 ; of Veal 2d, and of Pork from 2d to 4d per Slbs.; those
of Mutton and Lamb being steadily supported. About 900
carcases of foreign meat have been disposed of.

At per stone by the Carcase.
s. d. to s. d. I s. d. to 5.
Beef, inferior...... 3 6 3 8 Mutton, inferior .. 4 0 4 4
--- 'middling •• •• 310 4 0 -- middling.• 4 6 4 8
*--- prime large •• 4 0 4 2 _____—. prime ••.. 4 10 5 0
prime small .. 4 2 4 4 Pork, large
Veal'• ""•••• • • • • 4 8 5 4 3 0 6 4

Lamb. is 4d to Gs 4d

BOROUGH 110 P MAP.XZT.
The plantation accounts being favourable, we have still to
report a veryinactive demand for all kinds of Hops; yet
_last week's Prices are steadily supported in every instance :
bussex. Pockets 31 18s to 4/ 8s; Weald of Kent ditto, 415 s
to 51; Mid and East Kent ditto, 41 15s to 61 10s.
TheMOICOUGII AND SPITAIMIELDS.
290
imports of potatoes in the past week have een about
been tons, chiefly from Holland. The arrivals coastwise have
small. The best qualities are in fair request, at full
Prices; but all other kinds are a dull inquiry, at barely late
t"',,e3.—York Reds, 240 s to 280 s per ton ; Ditto, Regents, 2.10 s
5(1)3.`8°,1; Ditto, Shaws, 200 s to 220 s ; Lincoln and Cambridge-
D.re, , Regent, 200 s to 280 s; Ditto, Kidneys, 200 s to 2205;
'WU, 140 s to 180 e.

tof Sin this WOOL.
s day se'nnight the imports of Wool have con-
sisted 936 bales from Port Philip, 10,000 ditto from Laun-
"sum, 331 ditto from Odessa, and 300 ditto from various
other quarters. The public sales, at which about 13,000
tee be stge3 have been offered, have been brought to a close.
the qualities were mostly disposed of at full prices, but
middling and inferior kinds declined from Id to 114 d per
Ca middling
In the private contract market exceedingly little
ess is doing.
ALOW.
The consumers of TaT L llow are still unwilling to get into
stock' although the Money Market is easier, as they con-
sider the current rates too high as the stock is low, and the
other articles used as substitutes are high. We do not look
for any great reduction. Rough Fat is 2s Bid per 81b5.

IRIT INAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.

(Before Baron ALDERSOII.)
The Court was occupied all the morning with cases of
Petty larceny, which were destitute of any interest whatever.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
The Hon. George Percy Sydney Smythe, M.P.. 68, Henley-
street, accompanied by Lord Manners, A. D. R. Cochrane,
Esq., M.P. for Bridport, and H. J. Baillie, Esq., M.P. for In-
verness-shire, appeared before Mr. Bingham, in answer to a
summons charging him with inciting Lord Viscount Pol-
lington to commit a breach of the peace by fighting a duel.
In consequence of his Parliamentary duties Viscount Pol-
lington was not able to be in attendance, but Mr. BINGIIA:111
thought that the justice of the case would be met if he called
upon the hon. defendant to find bail, himself in 600/., and
two sureties in the like sum, to keep the peace for twelve
months towards all her Majesty's subjects.
Bail was immediately offered and accepted .when the par-
ties thanked the Magistrate and retired.
Thomas Kerne and Charles Kerne, two respectably-dressed
young men, were placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with
creating a disturbance and assaulting Edward Towers, at
the Bath Coffee-house, Bath-street, New-road. It appeared
from the evidence, that on the previous morning between
the hours of one and two, the defendants, accompanied by two
others, not in custody, entered the complainant's house and
called for an abundant supply of coffee, bread, butter, and
eggs, which, after being supplied with, they refused to pay
for unless they were served with a further quantity. Com-
plainant doubting the honesty of their intentions
refused to serve them, and said if they left
the house in a quiet manner, he would let them
go without paving. The prisoners' companions
took the hint and made off as fast as they could; but the
prisoners refused to go, and said they would see the com-
plainant d—d first, and they would stop as long as they
liked. As an earnest of their intentions, they began to tear
up the tables and break the cups and saucers. Complainant
remonstrated with them, and did all he could to get them to
leave 'the place, but instead of taking his advice they knocked
him down and kicked him several times. They were pro-
ceeding to further acts of violence, when the arrival of a
police-constable put an end to their pranks, by conveying
them to " durance vile."
The prisoners, who denied the charge, were fined 10s. each
or seven days to the House of Correction, for the assault, in
addition to 14s. 9d. for the damage dene to complainant's
Property.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
Gilbert .111-'.Donald, a ship joiner, was brought up for final
examination, charged with the wilful murder of his wife,
Agnes bi• Donald.
The facts of the case have been so recently before the
public, both in the police reports and the proceedings at the
coroner's inquest, that it will suffice to state that the exa-
mination of several witnesses proved that the deceased and
her husband were addicted to drinking, and that Bl'Donald
had been frequently seen to kick and beat his wife. On
Saturday, thel Bth inst., a quarrel took place between
them, and the man beat and kicked his wife in so savage a
manner that she had to be removed to the London Hospital,
where she subsequently died from the effects of the injuries
she had received.
:.The additional evidence this day was that of the prisoner's
1"1$ lad Abut eight yew of ages who ou the forraer ma-

mination was not admitted to give evidence, but by direction
of the magistrate had in the interim been placed in the
workhouv* under the instruction of the chaplain. The poor
little fellisw seemed quite unconscious of the affecting
position in which he was placed. The substance of his tes-
timony was, that on the evening in question his father hit
his mother on the nose ; that she afterwards fell down, when
he jumped upon her, and kicked her several times.
Mr. Nash, the house-surgeon at the London Hospital, also
deposed that on the morning the deceased died she said it
was her husband that did it. He described the appearances
presented on the post mortem examination. The body was
covered with blood and bruises, the cartilage of the nose
separated, the legs much bruised, the vessels of the brain
were much congested, her bowels were ruptured, and two of
her ribs were broken.

The prisoner, who said nothing in his defence, was fully
committed on the capital charge.

WORSHIP-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
This morning, Hayward, a warrant officer of the court,
addressing Mr. Broughton, the sitting Magistrate, said that
he had obeyed his instructions in making the necessary in-
quiries respecting the melancholy case which was brought
before his notice a few days since by Mr. Coast, a relieving-
officer of the parish of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, and had
found that it had not been in the slightest degree exagge-
rated. The particulars thereof are as follow
Mr. Coast, in appealing to Mr. Broughton, said he did so
on behalf of an:unfortunate individual named Marshall, who
had lately become a bankrupt, and his wife. Upon visiting
them he found that they were both lying upon a sick bed,
Marshall being laid up with the rheumatic gout and other-
wise seriously ill ; and his wife, who was lying by his side,
quite lal'ad and labouring under a spasmodic affection. There
was no other furniture in the room but the bed and bed-
stead, which had been sent to them by some kind neigh-
bours, their own, notwithstanding their dreadfully afflicted
state, having been taken from under them, under the fiat of
bankruptcy, and they were thus left with nothing but the
bare walls and the flooring.
Mr. BRouorrrox, in alluding to the circumstances con-
nected with this almost unparalleled case of crhelty, said
that he felt confident that no body of creditors would have
sanctioned such a proceeding, and it was a case, he hoped,
that would come before the public. He should order a
sovereign from the poor-box to be immediately sent to the
unhappy individuals.
It was stated that Mrs. Marshall had given birth to no
fewer than twenty-four children, several of whom are, how-
ever, dead, and the others have families of their own.

DR. REID'S LECTURE IN REPLY
TO DR. FARADAY'S ON VENTILATION.

Dr. Reid delivered a lecture in Willis's Rooms, St. James's-
square, on Saturday night, in reply to one delivered some
time ago by Dr. Faraday, in the Royal Institution, on the
subject of ventilation, especially in connexion with the
ventilation of the new House of Lords. There was a nume-
rous and highly respectable attendance. Among the gentle-
men present we observed several individuals of distinction
in the scientific world. The lecturer, after a few introduc-
tory observations, said that the present step had been forced
upon him in consequence of Dr. Faraday having brought
before the public, in his lecture at the Royal Institution, a
variety of circumstances connected with the subject, and par-
ticularly with the new House of Peers, which he was de-
sirous of keeping in their original privacy, until some
matters between himself and the Government had been
adjusted. Dr. Reid complained that he had not been invited
to attend Dr. Faraday's lectures, although the subject was
one which so deeply affected himself personally. He then
proceeded to contend that the plan on which the new House
of Peers was ventilated was, in all essential respects, a plan
which he had previously proposed to the Commissioners. It
was a plan which might be wished, but it was far from being
the best plan that could have been adopted. The lecturer
next proceeded to develop his views respecting the true
principles of ventilation, and in doing so performed a variety
of experiments. He afterwards replied at considerable length
to the attacks made upon him in the Times, the Atheneum,
and the Quarter,'y Review. Nothing, he said, could be
more unfair or unfounded than the representations of these
journals, in proof of which he made quotations from them,
and showed how inconsistent they were with the
facts of the case. Dr. Reid, towards the conclusion of this
lecture, complained in emphatic terms of the injustice
which had been done him by the Government, in taking
the ventilation of the new House of Lords out of his hands.
The lecturer wound up an address, which occupied an hour
and a half in the delivery, by intimating indirectly, as we
understood him, that be means to bring an action against
her Majesty's Ministers for the injury done to him in con-
nexion with the House of Lords, and gave as the principal
reason for the lecture of that evening, that it was necessary
previous to bringing the matter before the proper tribunal,
that he should be able to refer to the fact of his having re-
plied to Dr. Faraday. The lecturer expressed himself with
great moderation, though evidently under a strong sense
of the injustice which he believes to have been done to him,
and was most attentively listed to throughout his address.—
Observer.

OPENING OF THE CALEDONIAN

CANAL.
We are glad to be able to state that the navigation of
the Caledonian Canal is now open from sea to sea—that
the works have been completed—and that vessels are
availing themselves of the admirable facilities thus pre-
sented to the public. These are greatly increased by the
recent improvements, and particularly by the establish-
ment of steam tug-boats, for towing vessels through the
lakes. By means of this important addition the passage
is rendered certain, and will generally be effected in two
days. When the great advantages thus held out are
once practically felt, it cannot be supposed that many
vessels will hereafter encounter the tedious and danger-
ous passage round the west coast. The canal dues, we
believe, are fixed at a moderate rate, in order to hold
out every inducement to traders ; and the wharfage and
other conveniences have been rendered so complete as to
add most materially both to the quality and extent of the
accommodation previously existing. Indeed, Inverness
may now, in this respect, be fairly considered as on a
par with the first-class ports of the kingdom. The new
the principal en-
gineerworks have been very substantially executed, and were
last week surveyed by Mr. Walker,
Commissioners,ucom pwahnoi e
dproceeded along
whole line9f tohfe
the canal,
Messrs. Jackson and Bean. Mr. Walker expressed un•
self highly satisfied with the manner i
n which those
gentlemen had brought their laborious and important
operations to a close; and from Mr. Walker's high pro
fessional character and well-known experience, his
opinion cannot fail to be equally gratifying to the, con-
tractors and the public. We are sorry, however, to hear
that the undertaking has been by no means a profitable
one to Messrs. Jackson and Bean. This has arisen
chiefly from the great increase in the price of labour and
materials during the last four years, over which the con-
tract extended.
As an illustration of what may, be done with th•
facilities for communication now existing in the north,
we may here mention, that Mr. Walker, being on express
Government business to Ireland, after completing his
survey, proceeded in one of the canal steam-tugs, the
Speaker, from Corpach direct to Belfast. The passage
was made in seventeen hours, and if we estimate the
passage through the canal at ten hours, it will be obvious
with what ease future communication may be carried on
from Inverness to any part of Ireland, as well as to the
Clyde or to Liverpool. Our trade may thus shoot out
into new ramifications, conferring upon the whole north
the most important advantages.
We understand that Mr. Walter Strachan, so long
known in the shipping trade between London and Inver-
ness, and formerly commander of the Duchess of Suther-
land steamer, has been appointed by the Commissioners
to the office of dock-master, and superintendent of traffic
and steam-towage, on the line of the canal.—lnverness
Courier.

TEE COURT.-Her Majesty will give a grand vocal
and instrumental concert at Buckingham Palace, on the 28th
inst., at which Mademoiselle Jenny Lind and the prin-
cipal artistes of both Italian Operas will assist. The invi-
tations were issued from the Lord Chamberlain's office on
Saturday last.
RESIGNATION OF A POLICE MAGISTRA.TE,-John
Beswieke Greenwood, Esq., who for many years has been a
police magistrate, and for some years has sat at Clerkenwell
Police-court, has voluntarily resigned his appointment, and
H. P. Tyrwhitt, Esq., of Brick-court, Temple, special pleader,
has been appointed in his stead.-Observer.
EXTRAORDINARY LEIGH PRICE OF WHEAT.-At
the Windsor-market, on Saturday last, some singularly fine
samples of wheat realised the enormous sum of 311. per load.
A similar price was also obtained for wheat at Uxbridge-
market on the preceding Thursday. At Chertsey May lair,
which was held on Friday last, the price of wheat ranged
from 271. 10s. to 30/. 105. per load. Several buyers from
London attended Uxbridge. market and Chertsey, who re-
fused to make any purchases in consequence of the advanced
prices.
SALE OF MR. ANDERDON'S COLLECTION OF PIC-
TuREs.-The sale of this collection, consisting of 38 pic-
tures of various masters of the continental schools, took place
on Saturday last, in the great room of the establishment of
Messrs. Christie and Manson, King-street, St. James's. A
vast number of persons were present, and the biddings
were carried on with spirit. As the public had largely
availed themselves of the opportunity of seeing the collec-
tion, which once formed the ornament of Farley-hill, and as
some account of it has already appeared in our columns, it
will only be necessary to notice the prices fetched by the
principal lots. Lot 9. "A Group of four Infant Angels"
(Murillo), fetched 531. Ils. Lot 13. "A View of Dordt"
(Cuyp), 2251. Lot 15. " The Virgin in a red dress, seated,
holding a book with the Infant Christ, and St. John
and St. Joseph " (Fra Bartolomeo), 194/. ss. Lot 16. "An
Old Woman with a Dish of Porridge, a Peasant Boy derid-
ing her," a picture mentioned by Colonel Davis in
his life of Murillo (Murillo), 2021. 13s. Lot 17. " A Vil-
lage Feast " (Teniers),' 2101. Lot 18. "A Rocky En-
trance to a Harbour, with a Ship careening, &c."
(W. Van de Yelde), 3411. 10s. Lot 19. " The Em-
barkation of the Prince of Orange" (Van der Cappellen),
1391. 9s. Lot 20. "A Watermill," formerly in the collec.
tion of Lady Holderness (Ruysdael), 509/. s*. Lot 2L
" Two Bulls and two Cows, cattle in the background"
(P. Potter) 75/ 12s. Lot 22. "Coral Fishers on the
coast of Africa ;" this picture was purchased in 1826 from
the collection of the Duc d'Ascoli (S. Rosa), 2101. Lot 23.
" Christ and the Disciples on the way to Emmaus" (Teniers),
1371. 10s. Lot 24. " 'T'he Triumph of David," from the Co-
-lonna Palace (Guercino), 4001. Lot 25. "Alight bay and
gray horse, standing near a group of trees" (P. Potter),
/.)1• Lot 26. " A road under a bank, with a sportsman
shooting
at a bird on a decayed oak, an attendant holding his
gray horse, &c.," formerly in the collection of Lord Monson,
(Wynants and Wouvermans), 2571. ss. Lot 27. " The Re-
pose Cavalier of the Holy Family" (N. P 'n) 551. 13s. Lot
aoluievre (Wouvermans) 1495u.581-L'o t 29." Joseph
and Potiphar's Wife"
a ady haltine from hawking at a
Lot 30. " A grand Landscape,(Luin o Bernardino), r dai nlov)
a,
gray horse and two attendants, stag breaking through
the underwood, &c. (Domenichino), 1731. ss. Lot 31. "A
rri9orMon9ssi
Stag Hunt, a Cavalier and Lady on Horseback, Hunters,
& ." (Wouvermans), 231/. Lot 32. " St. John baptizing
Christ," mentioned by Captain Davis M. 'lll 96/. 12s
Lot 33. " Silenus with Bacchanals and Nymphs"(uri )),.
(Rubens),
9GI. Os. Lot 34. "La Carita," a
female in a red dress with
three children (A. Del Sa t)r o , 4511. lOs This picture is
stated to have been brought from the RP us igliosi Galler
and purchased by the late Mr. Anderd • )
on in 1826 of the
Contessa Compagnoni Marefoschi. Lot 35. " The Virgin
seated, holding the Infant Jesus, St. John
presenting the
Cross" (Raffaelle), 325/. 10s. Lot 36. "The Virgin kneel-
ing and extending her hands over the Infant Christ and St.
John" (Leonardo da Vinci), 295!. Lot 37. "Il Viaggio di
Rachele," formerly in the collection of the Contessa Maria
Teresa Spinelli (S. Rosa), 640/. 10s. Lot 38. "The Saluta-
tion" (S. del Piombo), 913/. 10s. The aggregate MEd pro-
duced by the bale amounted to nearly 7,0004

COURT CIRCULAR.
Their Excellencies the Austrian Ambassador and the
Sicilian Minister were prevented from attending the Queen's
Ball, in consequence of the death of his imperial Highness
the Arch
and Sicily.
rchDuskiceCharles of Austria, father of the Queen of
Nap
andH Prince
rrißnocye Saturday.
His of Kent visited the Queen
on Saturday, attended by the Hon.. Captain Gordon,
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback
The Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, accompanied
aillibeigrthoen
by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, took an airing in an open
carriage and four on Saturday.
Prince Alfred, the Princess Alice, and the Princess
Helena, took their usual walks and rides on Saturday.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince
of Leiningen, honoured her Majesty's Theatre with their
presence on Saturday, evening. The Royal Suite consisted
of the Countess of Charlemont, lion. Miss Dawson, Lord
Waterpark, Sir Edward Codrington, Lieutenant-Colonel
Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon.
Her Royal Higness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady
Augusta Bruce, also honoured the performance with her
presence.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic house-
hold, attended divine service yesterday in the private Chapel
Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courte-
nay officiated.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager attended divine service
yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Mar-
chioness of Ormonde and Earl llowe were is waiting on her
Majesty.
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day morning in the chapel of the Foundling Hospital. Sir
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The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George visited the
Queen Dowager on Saturday.
His Royal Highness Prince George had an interview with
Sir George Grey on Saturday at the Home Office.
A Cabinet Council was held at half-past two o'clock on
Saturday afternoon at the Foreign Office. It was attended
by Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount
Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Hobhonse, Lord Campbell,
Viscount Morpeth, the Earl of Clarendon, the Marquis of
Clanricarde, the Right Hon. T. B. Macauley, and the Right
Hon. 11. Labouchere.
The Council sat an hour and a half.

The following Members of the New Bishopricks Commission,
attended a meeting in Whitehall-place on Saturday : The
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord
John Russell, the Earl of Powis, the Bishops of Durham,
Winchester, Lincoln, and Chester, Sir George Grey, and the
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Turkish Minister and Princess Callimaki, attended by
Osman Bey and M. Zohrab, had the honour of being present
at her Majesty's ball on Friday evening.
Captain Moreno, Military Attache to the Argentine Lega-
tion, had the honour to attend the Queen's state ball at
Buckingham Palace on Friday evening.
Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General to the
Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt, and
Mr. Tidd Pratt, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer on Saturday at his official residence in Downing-
street.
Dr. Paris had an interview with Sir George Grey on Satur-
day at the Home-office, and presented the annual report from
the National Vaccine Board.
Lord Kinnaird had an interview with Mr. Strutt on Sa-
turday. Viscount Duncan, M.P., had also an interview
with the Right lion. Gentleman at the office of the Commis-
sioners of Railways in Great George-street.
Lord John Russell had a dinner party, on Saturday, at his
residence in Chesham- place.
Dispatches were received, on Saturday, at the Colonial-
office, from the Governors of the North American Provinces,
and also from the Governors of New South Wales and New
Zealand.

NEW ZEALAND.

The following is an extract from the lett(r of an
officer who has come home in her Majesty's steam-
vessel Driver:—

" Portsmouth, May 14.
" We left New Zealand on the 28th of January, and
have had a good passage of 107 days, considering the
great distance and various climates to be passed through.
We came by Cape Horn, and have the honour, I be-
lieve, of being the first steam-vessel which has circum-
navigated the globe. We stopped six days at Rio de
Janeiro, and have a mail from Rio de la Plate; I do not
know the particulars.
" I arrive in better health than I had any reason
ever to expect. The climate of New Zealand has been
of essential service, not only to me, but to all our officers
and crew.

The colony was gradually progressing towards im-
provement under the able and judicious management of
Governor Grey. The natives were peaceably inclined.
Heki and about 200 of his followers went to the Bay of
Islands to remove the bones of their forefathers, or those
of some old heathen chief; but the Governor had his
eye on him, and to Ileki's astonishment he found her
Majest3's steam• vessel Driver, with the Governor ard
200 men, waiting for him. As Governor Grey most pro-
perly did not visit Heki he went away with his fol-
lowers quite chopfallen. Rangahiti in the south was in
the hills.

" The natives in the neighbourhood of Auckland and
Wellington were actively employed on the roads, and
squaring stones for buildings, bridges, &c. A native
police has been established, and is a most effective force;
savings' banks have been established, and the deposits,
European and native, were considerable. The revenue
had likewise been on the increase; in fact, the character
of the natives in a few years will be quite changed. They
supply both Auckland and Wellington with potatoes,
onions, Indian corn fish, and poultry; also, firewood.
The natives are asking for resident magistrates to live
amongst them; they cheerfully submit to English laws
in preference to their own. Several cases were lately
tried at Auckland, and decided in their favour; this has
given them the greatest confidence in the Governor. In
another case, a native was fined twenty-five sovereigns
for property removed from a coasting vessel. I have
seen him pay down the cash. He was himself the owner
of a small vessel.

" In the district of Wakani, in Cook's Straits, the na-
tives have now large fields of wheat, Indian corn, pota-
toes, onions, and other vegetables, and pigs, which have
been valued at 4,0001. Sheep farming was on the in-
crease about the Straits and Middle Island. Most ex-
cellent beef and mutton was to be purchased at Welling-
ton at 6d. per lb. _ _

" I regret to say that Governor Grey bad been un-
well, he was suffering from something like ague or the
hay fever; and the spear wound in his thigh was occa-
sionally painful. He was, however, able (with his lady)
to go on board her Majesty's' ship Driver, and pay her
captain and officers a farewell visit, previous to their de-
parture for England.
" The Inflexible steamer arrived at Auckland on the
25th of January, she had touched the ground in Sydney
harbour, and damaged her forefoot. The Castor frigate
was at Auckland; the Calliope and Racehorse at Wel-
lington and Cook's Straits. Rauparaha, the celebrated
chief of Porirua, was still a prisoner on board her Ma-
jesty's ship Calliope. It was rumoured that he would
be liberated, as no direct charge could be brought
against him; should he be liberated, it will be on con-
dition that he gives up all claim to Middle Island, and
that some of the neighbouring chiefs will be responsible
for his future•conduct."