The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-05 00:00:00

TH E SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1841.

The Gazette will be defended by Messrs. Benyer and Du-
fougercies. The case will be opened by Mr. Dufougercies,
Mr. Benyer will reply.—La Gazette de France.
A letter from Rome, of 17th April, says—" Viscount Car-
reira, the Portuguese Ambassador, has just been authorized by
his Government to sign the Concordat, and accept all the con-
ditions of the Holy See. The Bishops nominated by Don
Miguel will be recognised, and the Papal Bull come into effect.
Viscompt Carreira will be appointed Minister Plenipotentiary
of Portugal to the Holy See."
And the letter from Rome says, that the dome of St. Peter's
having been illuminated on the 12th, a misfortune happened
on that occasion. The Pontifical carbineers having attempted
to prevent carriages passing before the church, the people, as
usual, hissed and hooted them. The soldiers drove back the
crowd, and several persons were wounded.—Le Commerce.

By the schooner Ariel, which arrived at Hali-
fax from Bermuda, we have accounts from that
island to the Bth of April. We regret to state
that the Ariel heard no news whatever of the
President.

The Madrid papers are of the 25th ult. They
leave little doubt of the appointment of ESPAR-
TErto to the sole Regency.
The provincial deputations of New Castile had
presented an Address to the Cortes against the
POPE'S allocution.
A Commission to inquire into the claims of
Spanish subjects against France was appointed
to the Cortes.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, I'l/ERDAL—Her Majesty and Prince Albert
rode out this afternoon in a pony phaeton, his Royal
Highness driving, accompanied by the Princess of Leiner
gen, and attended by the whole of the Royal Suite.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent walked to
Adelaide Cottage and returned in a pony phaeton.
The Queen and Prince Albeit inspected this morning
a proof of a portrait of her Majesty by Ross, engraved by
Mr. F. Bacon, which was submitted by Mr. Martin
Colnaghi, of which her Majesty and his Royal Highness
were pleased to express their high approbation.
H R,

(er eoyal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester ho-
noured the Russian Minister and the Baroness Brunnow
with her company at dinner last evening, at his Excel-
lency's residence, Ashburnham House, Dover-street,
Viscount Melbourne left town last night, on a visit t,
ht r Majesty at Windsor Castle.
General Alava, the Spanish Minister, and Mr. Hodgson,
M. P., bad Interviews with Lord John Russell yesterday,
at the Colonial-office.
The Right Hon. Sir George Murray. and Major
M'lslamara, M. P., bad interviews with Viscount AL.:-
bourne yesterday, at his official residence in Downing.
street.

Mr. Oswald, M.P., had interviews with the Marquis o
Normanby yesterday, at the Home-office.

.04EW COACH BETWIXT EDINBURGH AND
DARLINGTON.—We understand that the proprietors of the
Highflyer coach have resolved to start on the 2hth of this
month, a new, light, and commodious four-horse coach be-
t% ixt Edinburgh and Darlington, by way of Kelso, Wooler,
&c. The coach will leave Edinburgh in the morning, and
reach Darlington some hours before the departure of the early
train for London. By this route, the distance betwixt Edin-
burgh and London, which is computed at 387 miles, will be
accomplished in about 30 hours.-- Tyne Mercury.
A FRENCH STEAM-BOAT.--.An Englishman,
who had never before seen Frenchmen, and their mode of doing
things, would have deemed that the boat was on the point of
blowing us all into the air, or at least that every soul on board
was some very near and dear relation of every soul on the quay,
and that we were all bound for New South Wales. The cap-
tain, standing on the paddle-box, had, from his air and gesti-
culation, every appearance of being in the agonies of frenzied
despair, caused, as I presently perceived, by the tardy move-
ments of a little boy, who was lugging down the quay a huge basket of hot rolls for our breakfast. Clang, clang, jang, jang, went the bell unintermittingly ; the steam hissed
phizzed, and roared by turns ; and the crowds, both on the quay and on board, evidently labouring under the influence of
the most exciting emotions, were chattering, hallooing, swear-
ing, and gesticulating with an intensity of purpose quite as-
tounding. At last, after a vehement contest between the cap-
tain and a peasant who insisted on bringing a great hog on
board with him, in which dispute most of the by-standers took
part, the rope which held us to the bank was thrown off, and
away we phizzed down the river.— Trollope's Summer in
Western France.
WANT OF RESIDENT SURGEONS IN THE
LONDON HOSPITALS.—.IIIr. Baker held an inquest on Monday
at the Duke of Sussex, Rosemary-lane. on Phillip Meyer, aged
36, a dock labourer. Jane Meyer, of No. 7, Star-court, Rose.,
miry-lane, said deceased was her husband, and that on Tuesday
morning last, about six o'clock, whilst chopping wood with a
hatchet, he chopped off the fore finger of his left hand at the
top joint. He directly went to St. '1 homas's Hospital, where
he said he was kept waiting an hour before he saw a medical
officer, and when he did his finger was merely dressed with
common strapping, and he was told to call again on the follow-
ing morning.. He again went, and the same species of dressing
was repeated, and nothing more done. Next( Thursday) morn-
ing he was seized with violent and rapid internal pains, and soon
after his jaws became firmly lock,d. Mr. Jenkins, a neighbour-
ing surgeon, was called in, who tried all he could unavailingly
for the recovery of deceased, as he died at noon the same day.
Mr. Jenkins, surgeon, said that deceased died of tetanus, or
lock-jaw, caused by the injury to the finger. If deceased had
consulted him in the first instance he should have poulticed the
wound and not strapped it with adhesive plaster. The Jury
considered that hospitals were left too much to the care of house
pupils, and they hoped soon to see a legislative enactment
passed that would enforce the residence in our hospitals of
well-qualified and experienced practitioners. They then re..
turned the following verdict--" Accidental death, and that it
was to be exceedingly regretted that deceased had not received
prompter surgical assistance tit St. Thomas's Hospital."
DEATH OF PRESIDENT HARRISON.—
MEETING OF AMERICANS IN LONDON.—At a numerous
meeting of the citizens of the United States in London, at the
residence of the American Minister, on Saturday, the Ist of
May, 1841, in consequence of the recent intelligence received
of ate death of the late President of the United States, the
following proceedings took place :—On n:otion the American
Minister was requested to preside, and the American Consul,
Colonel Thomas Aspinwall, to act as Secretary. '1 he follow-
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted:—" That the citi-
zens of the United States now present have received with
feelings of deep sensibility the painful intelligence of the sud-
den death of William Henry Harrison, President of the United
States, which took lace on the 4th of April, at the seat of
the Federal Government. That, as a mark of respect for the
memory of the deceased, we will wear badges of mourning for
three months, and that it be recommended to our countrymen
abroad to do the same. That copies of these resolutions and
proceedings be transmitted to Mrs. Harrison, with our sincere
condolence in the late afflicting bereavement by Divine Provi-
dence." The thanks of the meeting were unanimously pre-
sented to the American Minister for his kindness in affording
his countrymen the opportunity
of expressing their feelings on
the occasion, after which the meeting adjourned.
RAISING OF RENTS —We regret to find that
the present Duke of Marlborough, immediately upon suc-
ceeding to the Dukedom, gave notice to the tenants of his
extensive estates to quit, and this for the purpose of raising
their rents. These rents have s ncc been put at a most
extravagant sum, and they have no other alternative than
quietly to submit to them, or to sacrifice a considerable
portion of their property by
going out" and " selling
off." One of the most respectable farmers that &tend our
market has received the intelligence that he must in future
Fay 1,700/. a year for the farm, for which he has hitherto
paid 1,30°1 only, or quit, a rite of 400/.—Devizes
Gazetk

sion of those which I form far the happiness of the Sovereigns
whom you represent."
But his Majesty felt the necessity of being
more explicit, respecting the past and present
policy of France. Accordingly, in answer to
the address of the Chamber of Peers, read by
Baron PASQUIER, its President, the King said
with strong emphasis " I have the happiness to
have ensured to France for eleven years the
blessing of peace. Your assistance will aid the
maintenance of this state of things, which is the
best guarantee of liberty, and the surest means
of resisting those illusions of the spirit of con-
quest, which so often cast nations into an abyss of
evils." And in his reply to the Address of the
Deputies, the KING further said :—" I hope,
with the support of the Chambers, to preserve
France from all the ills which result from poli-
tical errors."

These sentiments are exceedingly praiseworthy.
We wish the Chambers were influenced by them
when debating the propriety of continuing the
war in Africa. For ourselves, we never doubted
the desire of the KING to maintain peace in Eu-
rope—never once called in question his opposi-
tion to the hair-brained and dishonest policy of
M. TRIERS.
Saturday and the morning of Sunday, as we
before observed, passed over peaceably in Paris.
But there was almost as little enthusiasm as out-
rage in that capital. The people seemed indif-
ferent to the spectacles prepared for their amuse-
ment. The fireworks were magnificent, but the
loudest admirers of them were foreign residents
in Paris.
The LOUIS-PHILIPPE correspondence con-
tinues amidst the fetes and festivities to occupy
the Paris Journals. When they once get hold
of a subject they stick to it like leeches. In
this respect their columns present none of the
variety of topics found in English newspapers.
The French Journalists never hunt singly or in
couples. At the first scent of the game the
whole pack are in ' motion. Nor is their zeal
at all regulated or affected by magnificence or
insignificance of the object to be achieved. They
are as ferocious in the rabbit-warren as in the
jungle, amid the roaring of the lion, and the
growling of the tiger. M. TRIERS says the
French people cannot live without a passion, and
the passion of the French Press is to he always
in a fury about something or other.
(From the Gazette de France.)
The sentence condemning us to a fine of 5,000 f. and to
posting 3,000 copies of the sentence, is a new instance which
we shall refrain from characterising ourselves. Nothing shall
make us deviate from the moderation which has always been
our rule.
We have felt confidence in the justice of our cause, we
shall therefore oppose this instance as soon as it shall be noti-
fied to us, and we shall appear with the most respectable testi-
monies, and provided with the most authentic documents to
prove our sincerity and the probity of our conduct in all this
affair.

Seville

.15(JENOS AYRES, FEB. 18.—The fleet of the Oriental Re-
publicof Monte Video is at anchor off the port, apparently with
hostile intentions.

The British Funds are firm and steady this morning, with
an improvement on the leaving off prices of yesterday. Consols
left off at 894 sellers for the Account, and 893 1 for Money,
opened at 894 90 for Account, and 891 4 Money; as yet no
operations of consequence have taken place. The determina-
tion in the House of Lords last night to oppose the measures
of Ministers in respect to the Corn-laws, has caused a buoy-
ancy in the Funds this morning. Exchequer Bills 10 12
prem ; Bank Stock 166 168 ; India Stock 251 253 ; India
Bonds '2 4 prem.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active much the same as
it left off, 234 * ; Deferred 12* 4 ; Passive 53 1 ; Portuguese
331 34 ; Brazilian 684 691 ; Buenos Ayres 23 25 ; Colombian
22%; Mexican 281 29*; Dutch Twe-and-a-Half per Cents.
524 3 ; Five per Cents. 994.
SHA RES.—Great Western 30 31 prem. ; New 141- 154 ;
prem. ,_• London and Brighton 23 4 dis. ; Blackwall 6 54
dis. ; Birminghain 71 73 prem. ; Southampton 58 59 per
share ; Croydon 14* 4 per share ; Greenwich 8* 1. per share ;
Manchester and Birmingham 15 14 dis.
Since the opening of the Market a reaction has taken plice,
and Consol, have receded to the leaving off prices, 894 sellers
for the Account; Money 894 4, owing to money being in de-
mand—no doubt for electioneering purposes.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Cheltenham and Great Western. 624 33 ...... to
London and Brighton 5O 4711 ... to
Alanchester and Leeds
Since the re-action, which took place in the early part of the
morning, in Consols, when they receded from the opening price
of 89%8 90 to 894, sellers, for for the Account; a slight im-
provement has taken place, and they may be quoted at present
894 90 for the Account. No operations of consequence has
taken place during the morning. Money continues in demand.
Exchequer Bills, 10 11 8, rather lower, prem. ; India Stock,
nothing done ; Indian Bonds, ditto ; Bank Stock, 1654 166.
In the Foreign Market little doing ; Spanish !Active, 23* ;
Colombian, 224 1 ; Mexican, 294 ; Portuguese, nothing done;
Russian, 1131 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 524 4 ;
Five per Cents., 994.
In the Share Market nothing doing : Cheltenham and Great
Western, 33; London and Brighton, 474; Manchester and
Leeds, 57.
No reports nor news to the present hour.
Consols, Account, 894 4 ; Mexican, 294; Dutch Two•-and
a-Half per Cents. 524 4; Portuguese, 344 4; Spanish, 23* 4.-
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS,
Bank Stock .. 166 !India Stock 252
3 per Cent Red. BB3 Ditto Bonds pal
3 per Cent Cons B9l Ditto Old Annuities ..
34 per Cent Red 974 Ditto New Annuities...
New 31 per Cent 984 Ex. Bills, 1,000/....20 Bpm
New 5 per Cent ll6 1 Ditto 5001 Bpm
Long Annuities to expire ' Ditto Small Bpm
Jan. 1860 ... 12 11.16 Bank Stock for Acct...
Oct 1859 124 India Stock for 0pg....
Jan. 1860. — Consols for Acct U94
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent.... 'Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent lOl Ditto, New Ditto —
Brazilian 80nd5.......... Prussian, 5 per cent...
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent II3
Chilian, 6 per cent — Ditto, :Metallic
Colombian, 6 per cent... 224 , Spanish, 5 per cent 23;
Ditto, 1824. — Ditto, Deferred ...
Danish, 3 per cent — .French, 5 per cent. --f. —c,
Greek, 18'45, 5 per cent 'Exchange --f. - e.
Mexican, 5 per cent.... 284 French, 3 per cent —f. —c.
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825. !Dutch, 21 per cent. ... 52/
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et. ' Ditto, 5 per cent 99]
SHARES.

Cheltenham and Great Western (62i paid) 321.
Great Western llailway (65 paid)
Ditto New Shares (50 paid 64i
London and Brighton (50 paid) 47}
London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) l4k
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... ... .... 57
Ditto New Shares (30 paid) 23
South Eastern and Dover (33 paid)... 18
York and North Midland Railway (50 pd) 73
COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY),
Amsterdam CF.I2 6 'Gibraltar
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam .2 U. 12 6i Genoa
Antwerp 12 6 iMilan
Hamburgh M.8.13 12 IVenice 47
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 50
,Palermo, per oz ll9
Ditto, 3 months 25 70 iLisbon
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 75 Rio Janeiro 27
Frankfort on Maine... 1501 Bahia
Petersburgh, 3Us ... 37 !Buenos Ayres
Berlin.
Vienna, effec. 11. 3 M lO 1 Philadelphia
Trieste, ditto
Madrid
Cadiz
Bilboa
Barcelona
..,...

. ....... ...... 35

Silver in Bars 0 0 0

SURREY THEATRE.

A melodrama of considerable merit, from the fertile Len
of Mr. T. J. Haines, (author of ‘. Poll and my Partner
Joe," the " Yew Tree Ruins," &c ) was produced here
on Monday night, and was eminently successful. It is
entitled Claude Duval; or, The Ladies' Highwayman,
and is founded on the recorded adventures of that eccen-
tric and celebrated Knight of the Road. In the principal
incidents, we believe, the author has adhered pretty
closely to the recorded actions of the hero ; but we are
unable to say, at this moment, whether he has more largely
drawn upon Johnson's Lives of Highwaymen, or
upon the well-known romance which some years
ago had the run of the libraries under the same
name as this drama, and combined in some degree the cha-
racteristics of the "fashionable" school of novels with those
of the Jack Sheppard" school, which have not yet ceased
to be " the rage." Tne time at which the drama opens is
that of the siege of Oxford by the Parliamentary army,
and the splendid scenery of the locality, admirably paiated,
called forth great and merited applause. Indeed the
scenery throughout, in all the various passages of the hero's
eau_ er—in the woods, in remote villages, mills, cottages,
and solitary lanes—in the neighbourhood of London (as it
was two centuries ago)—with the domestic and public ar-
chitecture of the city itself at that period—is suffi-
ciently curious and excellent to form an attraction
by itself, even if it were not, as it is, an adjunct to clever
acting and well contrived incident. A love story (not
very commonplace or destitute of pathos) forms the thread
by which the adventures of Claude are bound inta a dra-
matic form. But the main interest is fixed upon the for-
tunes of the polished and handsome robber himself, whose
whimsically gallantry to the ladies, whom he overtook in
the way of this business, obtained him such a reputation,
that it is said to be a fact, that many ladies" rich and fair,"
contrived to send letters to him. informing him of the in-
tended journeys aid praying for the pleasure
cf being waylaid and robbed. This extra-
ordinary and almost incredible part of history i;
made a merry use of, and tickled the fancies, especially of
the female portion of the crowded and respectable audience
assembled live last night. There is so much archness
and fun, perhaps also of grace, in the robbing scenes, that
the roguery is overlooked, and the gay bandit becomes as
great a favourite with the theatrical spectators of his feats
as he was with the actual objects of them. The part of
Claude was sustained with much vivacity and spirit by
Mr. J. S. Balls. A puritan hosier, and soldier, named
Never-right, who is driven by the ingratitude of the Par-
liament, and the loss of his business, to Claude's gang,
is admirably drawn, and was represented by Mr. Hicks
with efergy and judgment. His more comic follower,
Shorn Seraggs. received equal justice in the hands of Mr.
W. Smith. On the whole, the style in which the piece
has been produced does great credit to the management,
and there can be no doubt of a long run.

The Royalists are distributing secretly, but pro-
fusely, the copy of a letter addressed by the Duke de Nur-
deaux to a Member of the Chamber of Peers, who has distin-
guished himself much recently by his zeal for this young
Prince. There is nothing in the letter which could render
a prosecution even probable, much less successful ; for it ab-
stains from all allusions to the reigning dynasty, and is full of
clap-trap sentiments, suited to all parties, and to none less than
the Republicans ; for there is just the same disgraceful game
going on here between the Legitimists and the Republicans,
as between your Tories and Chartists. —Letterfrom Paris.
The other day a young lady, walking with a
gentleman, stumbled, and when her companion, to prevent
her fall, grasped her hand somewhat tightly, " Oh, Sir," she
simpered, "if it comes to that, you must ask my Pa!"

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TUESDAY EVENING,
The Stock Market was in rather a better position
today, but the impr.;vement was not firmly supported.
For the sake of all parties it is much to be desired that
Ministers should act with vigour and decision in carrying
out the suggestions they have thrown out with respect to
the alteration of the duties, as the suspense upon this sub.
ject has a most injurious effect upon every branch of tr idc,
besides affecting the value of the public sceuritiev. To-
day there was a completn stagnation in the produce mar-
kets, and this it must be understood does not arise from
apprehension on account of the proposed reductions, but
from the natural desire of intending buyers to profit by any
alteration that make colonial produce cheaper, and
from the disposition, on the other hand, of the holders of
foreign staples to enhance their demand, in expectation of
an advance on the particular articles they deal in. The
more current value of Consuls to.dey was 894 for imme-
diate transfer, and 89i for Account, though n:eee prices
were acceded to early in the day. At the close of busioeqs
those we have given were barely realised. Exchequer
Bills were Bs. t'.) 11a. premium • Bank Stock was 165+ to
166; India Stock 252; and the Reduced Three-and-a-
Half per Cents. were 97/ to 97.
The Foreign Stocks and the Railway Shares were very
dull. Spanish Active Bonds et 23 to / ; Portuguese New
at 34h i; Mexican at 284 ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. at 521.
The Great Western Railway Shares were at 22#; the
New at 14/ ; and the Croydon at about / premium.
Brighton Shares were 21; and S,uth Eastern 15 dis.
The rates for foreign bills of exchange were this after-
noon as follows :—Hamburgh 13 91 ; Frankfort 1494 ;
Paris 25f. 60c. to 65c. ; and Amsterdam 12 3.
The following are the official returns of the exports of
bullion fawn the port of London, for the week ending
Thursday last :
Silver Coin to Harnburgh
Rotterdam
Belgium
Bars to Hamburgh .. 16,500

( From The Sun of Last Night. )
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, M&Y 3.—The sales of Cot-
ton this day have been limited to 2,090 bales wholly to the
trade. The Market continues exceedingly flat.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MAY 3.—The transactions at
the Stock Exchange this day are limited, but the market is
steady. Chester and Berkinhead New Shares, 19i; Glasgow,
Pai,ley, and Greenock New Shares, 24 ; London and Birming-
ham Quarter Shares, 231- ; New ditto, 25i ; Landon and
Brighton United Company 431 ; Midland Counties, 90.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 3.—The market
to-day has been dull ; prices generally are steady :—Manches-
ter and Birmingham, 254. 26; Manchester and Leeds, 58;
London and South Western, 58 59; Lancaster and Preston,
33 33}; Ditto, New, 2.n 24; Union Bank of Manchester
71. 16s. 6d. ; Peak Forest Canal, 74.
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THE GALLANT NAPIER.
Estimate of the character of Admiral Napier hi
1833, extracted from the Memoirs of Sir
Charles Shaw.
" The power of mind which Admiral Napier possesses has
something overwhelming in it. In reviewing a subject, he
sees at once all its different bearings ; not a trifle escapes his
eye, but he pushes those trifles aside, and bears only upon that
which his acute mind in a moment decides is the great pant
which, once attained, he knowt will carry every other. To use
a military phrase, Nallier can at once muster the different divi-
sions of his mind " en masse," then he advances, bearing all
opposition before him ; not attacking insignificant points, but
with a tact peculiarly his own, seizing and occupying tit (Mee
great positions ; while other people were thinking *hat ought
to be done, and were discussing the means of attaining that
purpose, they only knew of Admiral Napier thinking of it by
finding that he had succeeded in achieving the great object they
had been puzzling their brains about. This was the style of
man to carry success with it."—Extract, page 45.

.
COURTS OF JUSTICE.
Extracts from au account of the Sums paid to
()dicers of Courts of Justice in Great Britain and
Ireland out of the Consolidated Fund in the year
ended the .sth January, 1841.
ENGLAND.—The Chief Justices of the Courts of Queen's
Bench and Common Pleas, 8,000/. each. The Master of the
Rolls and the Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, 7,0001.
each. Mr. Justice Patterson, 5,500/. The co her Puisne
Judges 5,0001. each. The expenses of the Metroeolitan Police
Courts 32,7371. The expenses of the Mounted Police, the
River Police, and Police-van Service, with superannuation al-
lowances to the horse and foot patrol, 20,0001. Towards de-
fraying the charge of the police of the metropolis, 70,289/. The
two Commissioners of Police 1,200 each. The Judge of the
Court of Admiralty 1,670/. By way of compensation for loss
of fees in the Court of Queen's Bench, Lord Ellenborough re-
ceives 7,70 W, the Hon. Charles Law 1,000/, Hon. Thomas
Kenyon 5,4964, and Lords Ellenborough and Kenyon
2,089/, 17s. 4d.
laELAtin.—Lord Chancellor 8,0004, Master of the Rolls
3,965/., Chief Justice in the Court of Queen's Bench 5,0741.,
in the Common Pleas 4,612/. the Chief Baron 2,1211. The
salaries of the nine Puisne Judges average about 3,658/. each.
SCOTLAND.—President of the Court of Session 4,8001.,
Lord Justice Clerk 4,5001., and the ten minor Judges 3,000 i.
each. The Court of Exchequer in Scotland was abolished
some years ago.