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SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1847.

Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols.,
THE JESUIT AT CAMBRIDGE.
By Sir GEORGE STEPHEN.
Henry Colbw% Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

first hint of a concession on the part of
MARIA. DA GLORIA, without beforehand en- I

suring to themselves and their compatriots
the blessings of a constitutional Government,
_ _

Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. post Bvo.,
T R A b Y;
Or, THE APPARITION.

and the redress of their many indisputable

By Mrs. THOAISON,
Author of " Widows and Widowers," " Ragland Castle," " The

grievances. Were they to act otherwisOhey would
be unworthy of the confidence reposed in them by the
multitude ; they would be rashly confiding the liber-
ties of a partially emancipated race to the hands of
a violent and revengeful faction.
Our Plenipotentiary is returning, therefore, to
Lisbon with his pacific mission unfulfilled, and the
consequence of this ineffective interference on the
part of the British Government remains involved in
the most profound obscurity. So far we have acted
as a generous nation should act towards a friendly
power; but we cannot conceive for a moment
that the Ministers of our Gracious SOVEREIGN will
have the temerity or the cruelty to proceed fur-
ther by sending out an armament for the assist-
ance of Queen MARIA and the conquest of a
people who have arisen as our ancestors did in 1688 ;
especially as the Portuguese are less stringent than our
forefathers in the sacrifices demanded in expiation of
the abuse of the monarchical authority. We would
not rest contented without the dethronement and
expatriation of the Second JAMES, they are only
solicitous to associate the system of national repre-
sentation with the moderate regal supremacy of
MARIA DA GLORIA. We declared emphatically and
definitively for WILLIAM of Orange, they have
sedulously abstained from pronouncing in favour
of Dom MIGUEL. Now, leaving oxt of the question
the religious differences which were prevalent in
England at the close of the Stuart dynasty, we main-
tain very distinctly that the Queen of PORTUGAL has
proved immeasurably more culpable in her behaviour
towards her subjects than did JAMES 11. towards the
population of these islands. Knowing, therefore, in
its fullest extent, the culpability of MARIA DA
GLORIA, we cannot but regard with a sentiment ap-
proaching to admiration the moderation of the de-
mands made by the principal men of the still pre-
vailing revolution ; and we are loth to imagine that
the liberal Cabinet of Lord JOHN RUSSELL would
proceed against a cause so national, so patriotic, and,
as we have just intimated, so moderate as that of
which the Junta is the acknowledged centre.
Whether it be from a natural indignation arising
from that abstract principle of justice which influences
every reasonable man, on the contemplation of such a
spectacle of mal-administration as that which has long
been visible in the Palace and the Minis-
terial apartments of Lisbon, or whether it
arises from the kindred feeling inspired by our noble
and benignant constitution, it is certain that our sym-
pathies are enlisted to the very uttermost in the for-
tunes and position of the insurgent thousands of Por-
tugal. Hitherto the commanders of the Junta have
done nothing whatever to render odious the cause in
which they have taken up arms ; and most assuredly
their opponents have as yet acted in no way to jus-
tify them either on the score of policy or humanity.
North of the Douro and south of the Tagus the pro-
vinces of Portugal are in the undisputed possession of
the insurgent armies ; the Castle of Vianna has been
occupied and its Royalist defenders captured ; Ma-
deira, Terceira, and Fayal have revolted against her
MAJESTY'S Government; even the capital is in a
state of deplorable ferment, if not of open insurrec-
tion; the soldiers of SALDANRA are visibly dimi-
nished in number and perceptibly deteriorated in
character ;—the consequence of all this must be the
ultimate submission of Queen MARIA to the demands
of the Junta unless there should be an armed inter-
ference on the part of Spain and England. Such an
interference, at least on our part, we are most un-
willing to anticipate.

Chevalier," Bcc.
" Tracy' possesses excellent construction, and continued variety
of action. The characters are sketched with a masterly hand, true
to nature, and yet marked by traits of individuality, which throw
over them an originality, and prove how acutely the artist must have
observed."—Literary Gazette.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.

RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE.
MESSRS. LAMOND and Co., RAILWAT
SHARE AUCTIONEERS, beg to thank their Friends
end the Public for their continued support and patronage, and
to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c.,
sake place every TUESDAY and Fainsr, at One o'clock, at the
;Lill of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place,
flivours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully
requested to be addressed.
All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, the day
previous to their being offered ; and advices of results will be
brwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds Jaime-
Bately disposed of according to instructions.
Offices. Hall of Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London.

HER 31 AJESTI"S THEATRE.
First appearance, this season, of Mdlle. Carlotte Grisi.
TO-MORROW EV-ENING, Saturday, May 22, will be performed
Denizetti's Opera, entitled
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR.
Lucia, Mad. Castellan; Edgardo, Signor Fraschini; Bidebent,
Signor Solari ; and Enrico, Signor Coletti.
To conclude with the revive,l Ballet (by M. Perrot), entitled
LA ESMERALDA.
The principal characters by Mdlle. Carlotte Grist (her first appear-
ance), Mdlle. Copere, and Mdme. P. 6tephan. 31. St. Leon, 31.
Gosselin, and M. Perrot.
Pit Tickets may be Obtained, as usual, at the Office of the Theatre,
price 10s. 6d. each.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The Noblllty, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully in-
formed, that a grand EXTRA NIGHT will take place on THURS-
DAY next, May 27, on which occasion Mdlle. Jenny Lind will ap-
pear in one of her favourite characters.
To be followed by various Entertainments in the Ballet Depart-
ment, combining the talents of Mdlle. C. Grisi, Mdlle. L. Grahn,
Mdlle. C. Rosati, Mdme. P. Stephan, and Mdlle. Cerito. M. Perrot,
and M. St. Leon.
The Free List is suspended, the Public Press excepted.
The doors open at Seven. The Opera to commence at Half-past
Seven o'clock.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.
TO-MORROW. Saturday, May 22, will be performed Rossini's
Opera Buffs,

IL BARBIERI DI SEVIGLIA.
Rosins., Mdme. Persian!: Berta, Mdme. Bellini ; Almaviva, Signor
Salvi ; Figaro, Signor Ronconl ; Bartilo, Signor Rovere ;
Signor Marini.
To conclude with the new grand Ballet, in three Acts, entitled
LA SAL AMA.NDRINE. _ _

Composed M. Blasis, the music composed and arranged by Signor
Curmi, the scenery by Messrs. Grieve and Telbin.)

Principal characters by Mdlle. Fanny Elssler and Mdlle. Dumilatre ;
also Mdlles. Bertin, Neodot, De Menne, Delechaux, O'Bryan, and
M. Petipa.
Tickets, Stalls, and Boxes to be obtained at the Box-office, Bow-
street ; and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s, 201, Regent-street.
The Doors will open at Half-past Seven o'clock, and the Opera
will commence at Eight.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee.
THIS EVENING _

Trill be performed a new Comedy, called TEMPER. Sir Manna-
duke Topple, Mr. Farren ; Sir Charles Tempest, Mr. Hudson ; God-
frey, Mr. Tilbury; Emerson, Mr. Webster; Cyril Tempest, Mr.
Howe ; Lady Tempest, Mrs. Seymour ; Mrs. Herbert, Mrs. Glover ;
Florence Wilmot, Mrs. Fortescue ; Miss Fielding, Mrs. Humby.
After which, the FOUR HUNGARIAN INSTRUMENTAL VO-
CALISTS will give their imitations of various instruments, with the
Lips only.
To conclude with THE INVISIBLE PRINCE! or, The Island of
Tranquil Delights.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELI'HI.
Under the direction of Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING•
Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS
OF TIIE 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.
To be followed by the Opera Buffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND.
Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert,
Selby, Cullenford, and Miss Woolgar.
To conclude with the Farce, called THE DOUBLE-BEDDED
ROOM. Dulcimer Pipes, Mr. Lambert ; Major Minus, Mr. Selby ;
Spigot, Mr. Cullenford; Joseph, Mr. Worrell; Mrs. Deputy Lomax,
Mrs. Laws ; Nancy Spigot, Miss Chaplin.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of ROMEO AND JULIET.
Prince Scala., Mr. Walton ; Paris, Mr. A. Harris; Montague,
Mr. Honner ; Capulet, Mr. Granby ; Benvolio, Mr. C. Fisher
Romeo, Mr. Creswick ; Mercutio, Mr, J. Vining. JuLet, Mrs.
Butler (her last appearance) ;La Capulet, Miss Winstanley.
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 new Farce, entitled THE SLEEPING
DRAUGHT. Vincolo, Mr. Granby ; Bruno, Mr. Walton ; Rinaldo,
Mr. Fisher ; Popolino, Mr. Compton ; Gabriotte, Mr. Cowell ; Yaldo,
Mr. Smith ; Signora Francesca, Mrs. Hughes ; Nonna, Miss Stanley.

THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM.
Under the Management of Mrs. Keeley.
Last Three Weeks of the present Management and Company.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed PERSONA ABOUT TO MARRY. Characters
by Messrs. Mathews, Wigan, Turner, Kinloch, Mrs. Woollidge, Mrs.
Wigan, and Miss Arden.
After which a new Farce, called WANTED A HERMIT. In
which Messrs. Wigan, Turner, Kinloch, Keeley, Miss Arden, and
Mrs. Keeley will perform.
To be followed by the new occasional Dramatic Sketch, called
JENNY LIND AT. LAST; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac-
ers by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham,
Mr. Bender, Mr. Yarnold, and Mrs. Keeley.
To conclude with the new Burlesque Extravaganza, called THE
WOOD DEMON ; or, One o'Clock, In which Messrs. Keeley, A.
Wigan, F. Matthew:, Bellingham, Kinloch, Silver, Miss Dickinson,
Miss Daly, and Mrs. Keeley will appear.

The questions brought forward by Mr. MOFFATT
in the House of Commons last night are well worthy
of; and we trust will speedily receive, the attentive consi-
deration of the Government, with a view to the removal
of the grievances by which the distillers of British
spirits are injuriously affected. The many heavy
charges on the National Exchequer, the depreciated
state of the Money Market, and the monetary embar-
rassments of the country, afford sufficient grounds for
the present opposition of the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer to any propositions, from the adoption of which
even a temporary diminution of revenue might be
sustained. He has already brought forward his
financial statement for the year, and he will have
no means of providing for any deficiencies that might
be occasioned by the introduction of new regulations.
This, therefore, may serve as a sufficient reason why
there should not be an immediate change in the
system ; but if it appears that its effect is
to create a gigantic monopoly, to cast the entire
trade of the country into the hands of a few firms of
enormous capital, to impose undue restrictions on the
trade of the Scotch and Irish distillers, and, finally,
to compel the consumers to pay a sum far more than
an equivalent for the corresponding benefit to the
revenue, a case is made out for an early change, by
which these evils may be obviated.
The first objectionable point relates to the differences
that exist in the warehousing privileges with respect
to colonial and British spirits. The former can be
bonded, and the producer or importer is not required
to pay the duty thereon until he has found a pur-
chaser and it is about to be brought into actual con-
sumption. It is unnecessary to say how great are the
advantages derivable from this regulation, more es-
pecially when it is considered that the duty
amounts to 200 or 300 per cent. on the
original value of the article. The same fa-
cilities, however, are not afforded to the Scotch
and Irish distillers. They must pay the duty
within a certain limited time, or submit to
great disadvantages. They are compelled to charge
their customers a profit on their entire outlay, not
merely on that occasioned by the production of
their goods, but also on the Excise duty.
Compound interest at the rate of ten or fifteen
per cent. per annum on the amount of that
duty is therefore immediately added to the
charge which must be defrayed by the con-
sumer. But this is not the only, or even the
chief mischief : by reason of those stringent regula-
tions the entire trade is placed in the hands of a
few large capitalists, who are enabled to regulate the

FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed the amusing Comedic, entitled L'ENFANT
TROUTS. Delhar, M. Regnier; Castelville, M. Cartigny ; Hen-
riette, Mdlle. Vallee ; Marianne, Mdlle.
To conclude with the popular Comedic of LES DEMOISELLES
DE ST. CYR. Dubouloy, M. Regnier; Charlotte de Merian, Mdlle.
Denain.
Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, Is.; Gallery, 2s.
Boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library,
33. Bond-street; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open
daily from Eleven till Five.

ETHIOPIAN gERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
CLOSE OF TIIE ENTERTAINMENT.
The nobility, gentry, and the public are respectfully informed, that
the popular Entertainment given by the Ethiopian Serenaders, Pell,
Harrington, White, Stanwood, and Germon, will be positively ter-
minated at the end of the ensuing month of June, previously to the
fixed departure of the Company for the Continent, on the sth of
July. Since the commencement of this Entertainment, more than
four hundred performances, public and private have been given in
London ; and, notwithstanding the numerous vulgar imitations which
have been recently attempted in the metropolis, the unapproachable
superiority of the above party is established by their undiminished
popularity and success. During the few remaining weeks of their
engagement, the performances will be continued every Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday evenings, and a Morning Performance will
take place every Wednesday. The entertainments of the Thursdays
during the month of June will be appropriated for the separate Bene-
fits of each member of the Company. And, in order to produce an
agreeable souvenir of the unparalleled popularity of these perform-
ances, it is intended to present to every visitor of the private boxes
and stalls a portrait of the beneficiare in his private appearance, and
also in his professional capacity, illustrating some favourite melody.
Such portraits will be ex teecud from the life, in the finest style, by
H. Maguire, Esq., and are already nearly completed. The benefits
will be arranged in the following order :
Thursday, June 3, for the benefit of Germon (tamborine),
Thursday, Julie 10 ditto Stanwood (accordion),
Thursday, June 17 ditto White (banjo),
Thursday, June 24 ditto Harrington (banjo),
Thursday, July 1 ditto Pell (bones)
previously to the last Farewell Performance, en Saturday Evening,
duly 3.
Boxes and Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street,
and at the Box-office of the Theatre.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Proprietor and Manager. Mr. William Batty.
Under the patronage of the Queen, Prince Albert, and the
Royal Family.
Last nights of the grand Equestrian and Dramatie Spectacles, pre-
vious to the Whitsuntide splendid productions.
THIS EVENING

Will be performed Lord Byron's Dramatic Poem of THE BRIDE
OF ABYDOS ; or, The Corsair. _ ... .. ... .

Unequalled SCENES in .he CIRCLE, with the performances of
The Arabian horse, D' amend of the Desert ; the four Mexican Antipo-
dean Artistes ; and the celebrated Clowr. Mr. W. F. Wallet.
To conclude with ZARAII ; or, IThe Gipsy Tribe of Bohemia.
Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot.
Stalls, 58. ; Boxes, 45. ; Upper Boxes. 3s ; Pit, 2s. • Gallery, Is. ;
Upper Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock,

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed RU CH ; or, The Lass that Loves • Bailor,
Bernard, Mr. Hicks ; Ruth, Miss Vincent.
After which, THE SHIP BOY; or, The White Slave of Guada-
loupe. Julian, Miss Vincent.
To conclude with JACK AND JACK'I BROTHER; or, The
Smuggler Farmer of Kent. Supported by the entire strength of the
Company.
Boxes, is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d.

retail prices, and practically to exclude the Scotch
and Irish from entering into competition. We desire
no , advantages for our home producers ; we have
never joined in the cry of protection for any branch
of our manufactures. All that should be accorded
is a clear stage and no favour, but to that they are
manifestly entitled. It is no longer a demand for
protection, but for justice to British interests
The second hardship to which the British distiller is
subjected is, that duty must be paid on all spirits
going from the distillery to be rectified. Mr. MOF-
FATT suggests the propriety of permitting that spirit
to be rectified in bond for exportation, and also of
allowing rectified spirits and compounds to be ware-
housed for exportation; in other words, that in place
of the exporter being allowed a drawback on
the quantity sent out of the country, that no duty
whatsoever should be paid, certain restrictions being
adopted to prevent the commission of fraud.
The only conceivable ground on which these vexa-
tious regulations can be justified is, that it would
otherwise
be impossible to protect the revenue. If
this difficulty can be satisfactorily provided for there
is an end at once to the opposition. We are
convinced that these are not insuperable obstacles,
and that every objection can be adequately met.
The Excise authorities, however, are not the parties
who should be permitted to adjudicate on the ques-
tion ; they will naturally oppose any alteration by
which additional trouble would be imposed on their
department. A Parliamentary Committee, who would
have the fullest opportunity
of examining witnesses
on every
side, is the fitting tribunal to decide on
matters so materially affecting any branch of the
commerce of the country.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
Under the patronage of her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, the Queen Dowager, &c.
Open every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Admission, Oae Shilling.
The Proprietor begs to announce 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 by Godfrey. A
representation of the Porcelain Tower of Nankin. The Gothic Bridge
of Statues. The grand Pyrotechnic Display, representing the

The general slothfulness of Governments in
taking the initiative for the removal of public
grievances is proverbial. Aide-toi et Dicu t'aidera,
is a maxim of which the people should never lose
sight. Where reformation is required they should
strictly depend upon themselves and on the good-
ness of the cause they espouse for success, without
placing any reliance upon the voluntary efforts of
men in power. If the evil complained of be
wrought under the sanction of any authorised
public body of vast influence, and its members
bhoUld consider the desired remedy
would prove de-

trimental to their pecuniary interests, to rely upon
their smooth promises is tantamount to resting upon
a broken reed. The conduct of the East India Com-
pany with respect to the monopoly of salt lament-
ably attests the truth of these observations. In
1834, Mr. GEORGE WILBRAHAM, formerly M.P. for
South Cheshire, brought this matter under the con-
sideration of Parliament; the evils of the system were
then clearly elucidated, and the fairest assurances
were immediately proffered that the entire subject
should be carefully reviewed, in order to rid the
Indian natives of the harsh and cruel consequences
entailed upon them by the existence of this iniquitous
monopoly. The authorities at the East India House
confessed, generally, their ignorance of the state of
things which had called forth Mr. WILBRANam's
philanthropic exertions, and eased themselves of all
reproach by alleging that the local government had
the exclusive management of all that related to the
manufacture of salt, and the exorbitant prices at which
it was sold to the public. For the last thirty years
millions of the poor inhabitants of India have re-
mained subjected, with little or no improvement, to
the continuance of as heartless a commercial usurpa-

tion as ever disgraced a public body. We use the word
usurpation advisedly, for we cannot discover any clause
or expression in the East India Company's Charter
authorising them to manufacture salt, and it is no-
torious that when it was conferred the intention of
the Legislature was to deprive the company in Coto of
their former commercial privileges ; but, whether
they have the power or not, with those who will be at
the trouble to bestow a very moderate share of reflection
on the subject there can be but one opinion as to the
course to be adopted. Policy, justice, and humanity
unite in demanding the extinction of the monopoly.
In the first place, the supply of salt is miserably
inadequate to the wants of our Indian population.
Their chief food consists of rice, which, unseasoned
by salt, is not only insipid, but affects the physical
condition of the consumer in the most serious man-
ner. In the next place, the article sold by the Com-
pany's agents is deteriorated to a most abomi-
nable extent. A. very influential meeting was
held yesterday in the Hanover-square Rooms,
when an association was formed to do away with the
monopoly in question. Specimens of the company's
salt were then produced. Inspection produced as-
tonishment and disgust. The poor persons who pur-

chased it, at a price which absorbed one-ninth of the
earnings of their labour, found it contained but one-
fourth of salt, the remainder consisting of common
earth. What must be the feelings of millions towards
our Government when they are thus shamefully fleeced
for this "horrible stuff ?" Our indignation, too, is the
more keenly aroused when it is known that disease,
pestilence, and death make fearful ravages among the
population, unless they can provide themselves in some
shape or other with the commodity of salt. We
rejoice, then, at the association which has at length
sprung into existence, and sure we are that, with
only common energy, their humane object will be
speedily attained.

A letter dated Rome, the Ist inst., published is
the Augsburgh Gazette, announces that the POPE had
given orders that a regular budget of the revenue
and expenditure of the Roman States should be pub-
lished; and further, that the regular clergy had
offered to lend his HOLINESS several millions of
scudi at a reduced rate of interest. "If this offer
be realised," observed the Augsburgh Gazette, " the
finances of the Roman Government will soon be-
come unembarrassed." The same paper publishes
another letter, dated Rome, the 28th ult., which
states that for some time past the number of clan-
destine printers had considerably increased, and, in
consequence, several persons had been arrested.

A letter from St. Petersburgh, of the 7th, announces,
in the most certain terms, that the Emperor of RUSSIA
has decidedly been obliged, in compliance with the
advice of his physicians, to renounce the journeys
which his Imperial MAJESTY proposed shortly to
make to Warsaw and Stutgard. We are, never-
theless, happy to be able, on the authority of the same
letter, to give the assurance that the state of health of
his MAJESTY, though still requiring a good deal of
care, is far from presenting any character to cause
the slightest alarm.

Madrid papers of the 14th inst. have arrived. It
was rumoured that the attempt to form a Sala-
manca-Narvaez Cabinet had failed, and that the
financial measures of SALAMANCA would be carried
into effect by royal decree. Among the persons pre-
sent at the levee at Aranjuez were Senors OLOZAGA,
MENDIZABAL, SALAMANCA, Ros DE OLANo, PA•
CRECO, and Generals SERRANO and JOSE CONCHA.
The Tiempo states that on
_the 12th there left Sa-
lamanca two battalions of the Asturias regiment, with
some cavalry and artillery, for Alcanias, on the fron-
tier of Portugal. It would appear that this rein-
forcement bad been demanded by the governor
of Zamora, under the following circumstances.
DAS ANTAS, in pursuing a battalion of the troops
of DONNA MARIA, violated the Spanish territory, and
eighty of his men having been taken prisoners, were
removed to Zamora. The Governor of Zamora
having refused to surrender them, the insurgent chief
had threatened to recover them by force.

MAniaaLBOLSA, MAY 14.—The Three per Cents. were
done at 81% for cash ; the Four per Cents. at 18%; the
Five per Cents. at 19 ; the Debt without Interest at ;
and the Coupons at 16.

We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday.
The discussion on the Bill for reviving the Royal
Chapter of St. Denis still continues in the Chamber
of Peers. The great speech of Tuesday was that of
Count D'ALToN SHEE, in opposition to the measure,
in which he denounced the slavish maxims of the
Court clergy, and the conduct of those who are
Catholics (he might have said Christians), merely
as they are French or Germans, who, having
passed a life in religious indifference, mutter
mechanically some Christian prayers on their
death-bed. He was repeatedly called to order
for this outbreak, which the President of the Cham-
ber declared was calculated to wound many men of
courage and conscience in their most cherished sea-
-1 timents.

The Chamber of Deputies is engaged in the ex-
amination of the public accounts, which are by no
means satisfactory; and the Ministry have endured
several mortifying checks in the course of the ex-
amination.

The Reforme gives the following account of the
gambling affair at Chantilly :
_

" On Saturday evening, after the royal hunt, a number of
games at cards, lanaquenet and others, were played, and the
courtiers took part in them with the liveliest interest. One
of them, especially, a captain on the staff, officer a'erdonnance
of the Chkeau, possessing a somewhat considerable private
fortune, caused himself to be remarked among the players by
reason of his excessive good luck. Heaps of gold and bank-
notes increased before him with such rapidity that in a little
time his winnings rose to from 25,000 f. to 30,000 f. This
good fortune excited some suspicions, and some players,
more clear-sighted than the others, believed that they re-
marked some extraordinary tricks. In spite of the title of
the lucky player, the suspicious soon became changed into
certainty, and it was seen in effect that the official personage
had concealed cards, and that he was perfectly practised.
The lively indignation of the persons present will be con-
ceived. Monday it was known at the Chamber that M. G—,
son of the General of the sabre name, captain on the staff,
officer d'ordonnance of Louis Philippe, had not been arrested
and thrown into prison, as every body thought, but after
having been dismissed had been allowed to take flight,
and had actually taken his departure for America. M.
G— receiving 3,000 f. as Captain of the staff at Paris, 6,0001.
as Officer of ordonnauce, was of course a member of the Le-
gion of Honour ; he had, besides, some 10,000 f. of private
income I"

M. DUCHATEL arrived in Paris from Havre on
Tuesday afternoon.
The Constitutionnel says—
" It was reported on the Bourse that the administrators of
the Lyons and Avignon Railroad were requested to call on
Wednesday on the Minister of Finance, for the purpose, ac-
cording to some, of giving explanations respecting the dis-
sension which had arisen between the different companies
that had united to construct the road, or, according to others,
to be informed by the Minister of the decision adopted by the
Council on Tuesday in its•regard. It appears that Ministers
have determined to propose to the Chamber to exonerate the
company from the construction of the branch to Grenoble,
and to extend the concession by fifteen years. 0~ respects
the guarantee of an interest of 4 per cent., the majority of
the Cabinet had been of opinion to refuse it."

Bou MAZA, concernir.g whose treason to his nation
there can now he no doubt, was presented to the
Royal Family on Tuesday. It is said that he intends
turning renegade as well as traitor, and abandoning
his creed as well as country.
Queen CHRISTINA arrived at Toulon on the 16th,
where the Infante Don ENRIQUE and his wife had
also arrived en route from Rome.
The fleet of the Prince DE JOPVILLE .b
tualling at the dockyard, and would put to sea in a
week.
Whroughout Franco the moat sanguine expectik.