The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-04 00:00:00

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'LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1847.

The obituary of 1847 promises to be emblazoned
with many illustrious names. DANIEL O'CONNELL
?has scarcely passed away from amongst us, when we
are startled by intelligence of the sudden death of
THOMAS Citai.sszas. Another eminent benefactor of
the million has perished. The lamentations of Ireland
orer her great Patriot are responded to by the lamen-
tations of Scotland over her great Moralist. With
lboth do we sympathise from the innermost recesses
of our heart. Through the haze of death we recog-
mise the' oratorical and liberative glory of O'ComN.ELL ; C.l
through the base of death, too, we perceive the

afENirS

equable light of the celebrity of CHALMERS. Their
hearts may be motionless, but their fame cannot be
extinguished.
THOMAS CHALMERS is generally believed to have
been born somewhere about the year 1780, in a little
village called Anstruther, situated on the right
margin as you sail southwards up the estuary of the
Forth. The birthplace of this eminent man—
an insignificant fishing place—is, consequently, re-
garded as among those spots which have been sancti-
fied by the presence of the childhood of genius. Every
endeavour seems to have been made for the development
of those seeds of wisdom which, we maintain, with all
deference to the immortal Locxx, were visibly im-
planted by Paw/IDE:we in his fruitful and capacious
intellect. From the first there was manifestly an
innate tendency towards the acquisition of know-
ledge and the exercise of virtue on the part of
THOMAS CHALMERS ; that tendency was assiduously
encouraged by his scholastic and spiritual instructors,
at the University of St. Andrew's. Such were the
distinguished indications of his ability while a student
in that northern academy of learning, that he was
frequently selected as a mathematical assistant at the
classes of Professor VILANT. On his presentation, in
1803, to the incumbency of Bilmany, THOMAS CHAL-
MERS was a living contradiction to that assertion of
Professor PLATFAIR that the Scottish clergy was
unadorned by the combination of rhetorical fluency
and profound erudition, graceful declamation and
bookish enlightenment. From the first moment of
his appearance in the pulpit of Kilmany
Church the renown of CHALMERS resounded
through the whole of the island. The music of
his tongue, rising from the golden chambers of his
imagination, and harmonised by the breathings of his
morality, entranced his hearers, took their judgments
by storm, ravished their senses as it were with the
utterances of a prophet.
Dr. CHALMERS, however, was immeasurably greater
as a moralist than he was as an orator. It was by
the combination of those two marvellous qualifications
that he acquired such supreme influence over his con-
temporaries, and elicited so much of the admiration
of mankind. As an orator and as a moralist, Dr.
CHALMERS must hold for ever a conspicuous place
among the promoters of civilisation and the
practical benefactors of the human family. His
greatness in this respect is undoubted and permanent.
Nor were the efforts of this extraordinary man re-
stricted within the limits of oral tuition ; as an ethical
and metaphysical writer he has assumed a bright and
enviable position. His literary compositions are in
effect essentially of a declamatory character, they in-
dicate unmistakably the spontaneous torrent of elo-
quence that rushed perpetually through his mind—
the eloquence of the very conception of his thoughts,

and the eloquence with which those thoughts were
habitually expressed. Whether he indicated his ideas
by the movement of the lip or of the pen the language
was always resonant with wisdom, it was occasionally
embellished by rhetorical decorations, and was
invariably inculcative of generous and ennobling
principles.
Upon the remarkable ecclesiastical movement
which in 1843 attached so much of mingled obloquy
and applause to the name of Dr. CHALMERS, we shall
say nothing. It is scarcely possible to conceive,
however, that this virtuous and learned man was actu-
ated in that movement by any but the purest motives
and the loftiest aspirations. Tnowts CHALMERS might,
from the fallibility of human nature, unwittingly fall
into a mistake—he could never designedly be guilty
of any dereliction of duty.
Gifted beyond most men in the capacity and bril-
liancy of his intelligence, THOMAS CHALMERS was in
like manner gifted with a sublime elevation of pur-
pose. His memory is his panegyric.

The quondam "Reproductive Employment Com-
mittee " held their first meeting at the Rotunda on
Tuesday under their new title of the " Irish Coun-
cil." There was a fair attendance of persons repre-
senting every shade and variety of politics—the
Orangeman and Conservative, the Whig and Radical,
the Old Ireland and Young Ireland repealer. The
advantages that may be derived from the
association are wholly dependent on the man-
ner in which its members will act, on
the fidelity with which they may adhere to the lead-
ing principle of their society. If they will honestly
and conscientiously waive all selfish and party con-
siderations; if they will, irrespective of political or
religious differences, cordially and energetically co-
operate together for the good of their common coun-
try, for her elevation in the social scale, and the ame-
lioration of her children's condition, their exertions
will be valuable indeed, and greatly tend to the
attainment of the desired object. But, on the other
hand, if they suffer bickerings or discussions to pre-
vail, no matter what may be the exciting causes, if
they endeavour to promote the interests of any
class in preference to the general welfare of all,
their meetings will be productive of evil in place
of good, and it would be well if they had never
met. There are certain topics which, if at all intro-
duced, must inevitably lead to contentions, but there
is a wide field for their deliberation without trespassing
on this debateable land. The line of demarcation is
clearly indicated. It must be manifest to the dullest
comprehension what questions are certain to call up
an opponent and to excite angry discussion in an
Irish society, and all such questions should be most
religiously eschewed, and if for a moment brought
forward in the heat of argument, should forthwith
be suppressed by the authority of the chair.
We are not amongst those squeamish and nervous
persons who think that there is danger to the institu-
tions of the country from regular and periodical dis-
cussion with respect thereto. Those which are really
sound will bear any ordeal to which they may be
subjected. However vigorous the attack may be, a
corresponding defence will be forthcoming, if they
are based on equity and justice, and deserving of
public support. Whatever may be the case, truth
will eventually be elicited, and more accurate views
produced from the arguments used on either
side. -1:11c glorious triumph of free trade the
abolition of LI2 gigantic and pestilential monopoly
that so long brooded over the nation, that fettered
our commerce and impaired our energies, was owing
to the cogent reaso ling, the convincing proofs adduced
by the members of the League at their meetings, and
wafted on the wings of the press throughout the
length and breadth of the land, which clearly pointed
out and established the injurious results of, and the
gross injustice perpetuated by, an adherence to the old
and now, happily, obsolete system. We have often
known the most beneficial effects flow from public
meetings and public discussions, but rarely, if ever,
anything baneful or injurious. Publicity, however,
is essentially necessary ; the moment privacy is
resorted to, under any circumstances, or on any pre-
text, that moment the usefulness of the body has de-
parted; you may be certain that some insidious
proposition is about to be brought forward which
will not bear the light of which its advocates, and
supporters are at heart ashamed. The Irish Council
in deciding that the press shall be admitted to all
their proceedings, have given the best guarantee of
the purity of their motives and intentions; and so
long as they continue to do so—so long as everything
brought forward is open to the world, and subject to
the comments of the journalists, there can be no
danger from the indiscretions to which all men are
subject. For a long series of years the fatal rule,
" Divide et impera" has been acted on towards
Ireland with fatal success. Her weakness has been
chiefly owing to the differences of her chil-
dren, to the blind and reckless hostility they have
exhibited, and the animosities which they have felt
towards each other. If these feelings can be altered,
if they can be induced to regard each other as
labourers in the same vineyard, to support and
strengthen their mutual exertions, so long as they are
directed to the same end and object—to regard each
other as natives of the same great family, with be-
nignity and kindness—the chief difficulty that has
hitherto retarded the regeneration of Ireland will be
obviated, and a fair prospect afforded for her ultimate
Prosperity and welfare.

Mr. COBDEN M.P., has made his farewell speech
in Italy. The inhabitants of Turin were foiled in
their eager desire to receive their distinguished vi-
sitor in the same magnificent manner in which he had
been entertained in other cities of their beautiful
•ountry, owing to their having no public building
ontaining a hall or apartment of sufficient dimensions
contain the numerous admirers who were anxious
celebrated. oouutry ose a.
greet the preeence of oF

Nevertheless the influential nobles did their utmost,
and voluntarily invited sixty guests to a banquet,
which they had determined upon giving in honour of
the great commercial regenerator of the nineteenth
century. What a reflective contrast is here pre-
sented between the trans-Alpine country and our
own ! Little better than a twelvemonth since the
greater portion of the English aristocracy indulged in
every species of virulence against their native
manufacturer who, by his seal, energy, and com-
manding ability, directed the movements of the
gigantic League for the overthrow of the most
iniquitous monopoly that ever oppressed an en-
lightened people. No effort was spared to make us
believe that the powerful machinery which he had
developed, and so successfully controlled, was highly
unconstitutional, as well as to impute the most sordid
motives to all who had engaged themselves in the
ever-memorable crusade against the corn-laws. Vain
was the struggle of the Protectionists. Mr. COBDEN,
conscious of the rectitude of his cause, despised
every missile of petty malignancy that was
hurled at him and at his devoted followers, and
armed alone with the unerring weapon of pure rea-
son, he discomfited his antagonists at every turn, and
finally reduced their stronghold to a state of complete
demolition. But nothing preyed more galling to the
feelings of our unbending aristocracy than that Sir
ROBERT PEEL (whom, for ten long years, they had
incessantly laboured to restore to power) should, in
the hour of their defeat and humiliation, have " gone
out of- his waY" to pass a high eulogium upon the
brilliant career of the Hon. Member for Stock-
port. Turning our minds to what has recently
passed in Italy, how different is the pic-
ture ! There the nobility have been foremost to
pay their homage en masse to Mr. COBDEN wherever
he was found among them. No artificial or miserable
conventionalities of pride kept them aloof. The hum-
bler the birth of their guest, the more striking became
the nobility of his mind. His philanthropic genius
shone with greater brilliancy from not being over-
laid with any outward emblem of state. Others
may owe their transient importance and dignity in
the eyes of their fellow-men to the honorary
distinctions which they have derived from the Crown,
but, with Mr. COBDEN, nature had patented his no-
bility with her own hand. Regarding him, then, as
the greatest benefactor of his age, the nobles of Turin
have set their own rank in the fairest light by the
public demonstration of respect and admiration which
they so spontaneously made in favour of Mr. COBDEN.
The Honourable Gentleman's speech was replete with
his usual wisdom. His remarks always strike home.
No sooner are they uttered than the judgment is
convinced. What truths are contained in the follow-
lowing graphic sentences!—

" Ever since the dose of the war the discoveries and im-
provements of science have been contributing towards free
trade. Every steam boat had been an argument in its fa-
vour—every mile of railroad was a reproach to the restrictive
system. Locomotives acd fiscal prohibitions were incompa-
tible things. Railways disdained the ancient custom-house
restraints. They could not nurse their modern giant in an
old- ta,hioned cradle."

In an audience with the King of SARDINIA, Mr.
COBDEN was 'Assured that the principles he advocated
were highly approved, and in proof of the same the
KING announced that reductions would be made in
his tariff at the earliest possible moment.

Madrid papers of the 27th have arrived.
The KING still continues at the Prado, where he
has been visited by his father, who had a long inter-
view with him, but nothing has transpired as to what
passed between them. It was reported in Madrid
that the KING intended going to the Escurial. The
Tiempo states that it is his intention to take up his
residence in the capital of one of the provinces. The
QUEEN continues her daily excursions, in which she
is accompanied, as usual, by her uncle and her cousin.
The effects of Don FRANCISCO DE PAULA have been
removed to the Royal Palace.
MADRID BOLSA, MAY 27.—The Three per Cents. were
done at 301/2 cash, 3014 paper; the Four per Cents., 18
cash ; Five per Cents., 18% cash, 1814 paper ; Debt without
Interest, 57i, cash, 6 paper; Exchange on London, 49 cash.

We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday.
The Presse continues its attacks on the Ministry
for not intervening in Spain to support French in-
terests. The article (which is one of a series to ap-
pear day by day) is well seasoned with abuse of
England, her policy, her religion, and her Govern-
ment. Rumours of an impending change of Mi-
nistry still continue rife in the French capital.

The National says—
" According to certain journals M. Duchatel was to have
returned to Paris yesterday, and to have resumed his func-
tions as Minister of the Interior; according to certain others
he was to spend not fewer than eight or ten days at Ham-
bouillet. All were mistaken—M. Duchatel did not return to
Paris yesterday, and he hardly passed forty-eight hours at
Rambcuillef. It is probable that the air of the forest did
not agree with him, for we learn that he thought right to
approach the sea, and that he is at this moment at Trouville.
We are assured that Trouville will not be his last station,
and that before coming to Paris he will try several other
places. This state of things annoys M. Guizot exceedingly;
he had never greater need of a man who knows the Chamber
well, and how to manage it. If he be obliged to reach
the end of the session without the help of M. Duchatel, the
campaign will be a severe one for him, as in the month of
August next it is probable that he will, like M. Duchatel,
feel the necessi.y of a change of air, and of improving the
health of body and mind far from Paris."

We read in the Union Monarchique
:
"It appears certain that the Ministry, whilst putting on
airs of triumph for the very equivocal victory which it ob-
tained on the question of postal reform, was, at the bottom
of its heart, very seriously frightened at the small and un-
accustomed figure of a majority of 25 votes. We learn, in
fact, in the most positive manner, that after a long and pro-
found delibefation on the dangers of the present situation, it
was decided in the last Council of Ministers that the Govern-
ment should endeavour to the end of the session to avoid all
kinds of debates on questions of administrative and financial
reform. In consequence of this resolution, it was decided
that no opposition should be offered—at least to the principle
of the proposition of the Hon. M. Demesmay, relative to the
duty on salt, which is about to be submitted to the Chamber,
and that the amendment of the Committee, adjourning the
execution of the proposed measure to 1849, should be sup-
ported, or, if necessary, enlarged."
The affair of General CUBIERES still continues to
excite great attention. The report of the Committee,
which is considerably advanced, will extend to more
than 800 folio pages. The National says that " the
Committee is determined to pursue its labours how-
ever high the station of the persons compromised."
When the report shall have been distributed to the
Peers the Chamber will assemble and discuss with
closed doors the question as to whether it will be ad-
visable to institute ulterior proceedings.

" It is announced (says the Couirier Francais)
that Bou MAZA. is about to return shortly to
Algeria, and that the Government has determined
to confide to him the command of a body of native
troops. He is, it is said, to he placed under the orders
of General YESUF."
Mr. CHARLES KINNAIRD SHERIDAN (son of the
late THOMAS SHERIDAN, and grandson of RICHARD
BRINSLEY SHERIDAN), one of the Attaches of the
British Embassy at Paris, died in the hotel of the
Embassy on Sunday night last, May 30, in the 30th
year of his age.
The Sentinelle des Pyrenees states that the Carlist
General ALZAA and another Spanish refugee named
PEREZ were taken into custody on Thursday last, at
Bayonne. General ALZAA is said to have been in the
environs of Bayonne for more than a month, and to
have taken several journeys into the Guipuscoa.
The Echo de r Agriculture announces a fall in the
price of grain in almost all the markets of France.
The Constitutionnel states that " the appearances
of the forthcoming harvest are particularly fine in the
department of the Eure and Loire. In the depart-
ments of the Meuse, the Vosges, and the Moselle
likewise, the crops are magnificent, and unless some
fortuitous calamity occur, the produce will not only
be abundant, but the harvest particularly early."

The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Tues.
cloy at 781. 95c.; the Five per Cents., 117 f. 25c. ; Orleans
Railroad Shares, 1,265 f. ; Rouen, 9701. ; Havre, 660 f. ;
Great Northern, 612 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 7601 ; Vierzon, 5901. ;
Bordeaux, 511 f. 25c. ; Basle, 187 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg,
430 f. ; Tours and Nantes, 415 f.; Paris and Lyons, 435 E •
Lyons and Avignon, 447 f. 50c.; Borde lux and Cette, 447 f.?
50c.; Spanish Three per Cents., 35; Ditto, Domestic Debt,
BUSINESS DONE TN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TILE

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNI 2.
Boulogne and Amiens, 164—Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 154—Dutch Rhenish, 4—Namur and Liege,
3N—Northern of France, 12—Paris and Lyons, 5.

OMNIBUS ACCIDENT.—WednEsflay, between nine
and ten o'clock, Mrs Ashmead, of No. 27, Theobald's-
court, Aldersgate-street, was crossing St. Paul's Churchyard,
near the end of Cannon street, c,irrying a female infant
seven months old in her arms, when she was knocked down
by an omnibus, the wheels of which passed over her ab-
domen. The child was also severely injured by the horses
hoofs.
Upwards of 50,000 persons h.tve visited the Royal
Surrey Zoological Gardens since Whit Monday. Among
them were the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess
of Northumberland, the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough,
Espartero, Duke of Victoria, and party; Earl of Sheffield,
Earl Digby and party, Sir Charles Monk and party, Count
D'Ogsv, Sir G. Wilson, and numerous others.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(Frrm The Sun fif Last Nlght.)
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool! yesterday were 6,000 to
7,000 bales, including 1,000 American for export. The
market closed very heavily, and the improvement of %d.
per lb. on American was entirely lost, although Surat and
Maceio were %d. dearer. Other sorts much the same. In •
the sales were comprised 3,000 bales American, at 6d. to
71/2a, ; 2,000 Bahia at 71%d. to 714 d. ; and 600 Surat, at 4d.
to 43A d. per lb, Shares suffered a considerable deoline, and
closed heavily, although a fair business was dune.
There are no later arrivals to-day from any quarter, and
we may usefully embrace the opportunity to revert to local
matters. We stated yesterday that the advices from the ma-
nufacturing districts were of a more encouraging nature.
Messrs. Ferguson and Taylor state, in their report from Man-
chester, that " The recent change in the weather, and the
rapid progress of vegetation in this country, combined with
the highly favourable reports of the prospects of the con-
tinental harvests, have given an improved tone to
this market within the past ten days. The inter-
vention of the Whitsuntide holidays prevented busi-
ness operations during the past week; but to-day
there has been a marked activity, and sellers have in
many instances established an advance ; the greater ease in
the money market, and the declining value of breadstuffs,
are a gratifying change in the right direction, and if the
splendid harvest prospects continue, we may expect a speedy
revival in the home and colonial demand for our manufac-
tures, and consequently an upward movement in prices, in
aid of which latter the rates of cotton (which are steaoily
progressing), and the limitation of production which still con
tinges, will be found operating. Our impression is, that
the present is a favourable time for investing in yarns
and goods, since any decline in the value ai;pears
impossible under the circumstances of the short
supply of the raw material, whereas, if money be-
come cheaper, and the cost of food be materially reduced,
which appears highly probable, capital is very likely to be
attracted to our manufactures (the production of which will
be limited by the deficient supply of cotton) as a lucrative
speculation. Great interests are at stake upon the issue of
the next six weeks or two months. If the weather continue
auspicious, we have little doubt that the autumn trade will
be in the highest degree satisfactory."
Blesses. Wilkinson and Jewesbury describe the imports of
produce into London last month as having been very exten-
sive, but as importers have been free sellers, prices have de-
clined. The official returns published by the Board of
Trade indicate also a great increase in the imports of all
articles of subsistence during the three months of this year,
ending with April 5, and as the consumption has also
largely increased as regards most of the principal
articles, including sugar, tea, and coffee, we may count
upon an increased outlay on that score, which
our exports do not as yet promise to meet, for they have
fallen off nearly 200,0001. The decline is principally upon
cotton manufactures, coals,
and yarns, partly counterbalanced
however by an increase in glass, iron, wool, and silk menu-
facturss.
The English Funds have been further depressed again to-
day, and there have been some money sales making,
although there is no particular demand for capital out of
doors. The rally in corn, with the reports about the potato
, disease, the heavy railway calls, and the continued distress
in Ireland, added to the uncertainty about Exchequer-bills,
I are all sources of present excitement and profit to the Bears.
Ascot Races have attracted a large number of persons, and
there is consequently but little speculation going on. Con-
sols have been 87% to 8814 for present transfer, and 88%
88% for Account. Consols Scrip has been 1% discount
Bank Stock is firm at 1961,4. Exchequer-bills are Is. to 4s.
premium.
The Foreign Bonds have been drooping. Spanish Three
per Cents. are marked 3314, and Portuguese Four per Cents.
32 to 33. Dutch Four per Cents. are marked 891/2 to 9u.
Austrian Bonds have been at 106.
Railway Shares have been rather heavy again, but are
better supported than at Liverpool.
BEITISII FUNDS.

ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRI. 'ES
Bank Stock .. • • 196% 196
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 86% 87 86%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 86 LA, 87% 88% 88► p
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 88%, 881
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9 1-16 9 9
India Bonds. 1,0001. .. • • • • .. • • --
Ditto. under 1,000/. • .. 3 p 2 dis
"cmgols for Opening, July 16 3.4
Three per Cent. Consols, scrip • • • • • 1, dis
r.xet.equer Bills. 114 d. 2d.
1,0001. 3 1 4 p
5001. . 4 ti p
Ditto. Small •• •• 8 5 9 p
Ditto, Advertised • • • • 1 p par 2 p

8
dis

ONE
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 106
Meiiean Bon(N. 1846, 5 per Cent ..

CLOSINu
PRIcES
106
201

Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 80% ex div Bay 4

Ditto, 4 Der Cent

.. .. .. 32' -33

Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto, Three per Cent

.. .. 22 !‘

Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 3334
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates

.. 90 89% 89
BUSINESS
PRICES OF PAID. DONE ..A.T CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. .. • • 2% •• .. .......... 1%
Buckinghamshire .. Gl. 45.... dis. ..... . 1U die.
Caledonian .. 35 .... 29 3,4 .... . . . . 29%

Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 26 .. 21.4
Eastern Counties .. 20 1944 %%
Ditto, York Extension .. .... 6% yi
East Lancashire .. .. 17 •• • • •.••.. • • • •
Ditto New .. .. 71% ... 6 ..........
East Lincolnshire .. 6%.... 8 7% 8%....
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 ••.. • . .... •• ..
Ditto, Half Shares .. • • • • 50 .• • • ••• • • .....
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 1214 17
Ely and Huntingdon .. .. 15 .. •••• • • .
Ditto, New .. .
Great Northorn

3~j .. . 2 1 ... ....

Do., London & York Extension 2.... 1 ...... 1
Great North of England . ..100 ....231 231
Great Western .. 85 .• 113%
Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... 68 67 67
Huddersfield and Manchester .. lb 19%
Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 50 .... GI 63 ....
Leeds and Thirsk • • .. .. 26 .... 20% 20
Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent... 334 .... 3%
London, Brighton, & ~outh Coast 50 .... 5331 52% 53
Ditto. Consol. Eighths .. 10 .... 12%
London an North-Western ..100 •• • .175 173%
Ditto, Quarters •. L. and B. 7 ....
Ditto ditto, New Shares • . .. 2 .... 11%
Ditto, Fifths . 2 .... 1554 16
Ditto, 401. Shares M. &B. .. 40 .... 68
Ditto, 101. Shares M. &B. (C) 1 •. • . 6
London and South-Western 411. 68.10 d... 64% 66
Ditto, New .. 2734 .... 2831 ..
Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) .. 50 .... 54
Ditto, Scrip •• .. • • .. .. 5 .... 4%
Lynn and Dereham .. 20 .... ••••• • .. • .
Manchester and Leeds .. 82

63
20
53
12%
173}
16

Ditto, Thirds (Iteg.).. 71. 48_ dig._ dis.
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 %44 ~...... Re
Midland .. .. • • • • • • • • 100 —.llB 117........ 118
Ditto, New •• •• •• 36 .... 40 39% .... • • 39%
Ditto, .New • • •• • • • • 6 .... 8 ........ • . 8
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .... 93 .......... 93
Newcastle and Berwick .. 20 .... 261414 ........ 26%
Ditto, New • • • • • • • • 5 •• .. 6%6%
Ditto, firth Shields .. •• 25 31 •••
31
Newmarket and Chesterford • • 10 .. • . 8% 8%
Norfolk .. • • • • • • • • • • 100 .• 128 .. .... • • 128
North British • • .• • • •• 25 3214 31% ...• 31%
Ditto, Half Shares _ •12 s 4 •
1:18..... 15!E
Ditto, Quarter shares .. .. 3 4%% •.... • • 4%
1) tto, Ea tension
........
Ditto. Thirds .. •• 1 .▪
... 2% ..... 2%
North Staffordshire
•,5‘%3„4
9%
North Western • • • . • • • • 4 .• • 2%% • •
Shrewsbury and Birmingham 3%. 3 •,h • .......
Shropshire Union ..
South Easters and Dovor •33%
..........
Do.. New (do, 33/. 63.8 d.) No. 2. 12 •
12 % .......... 12
South Wales • • • • • • .• 10 .... 7%
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and
114
West Riding tinion • • .• • • 41.24..... %14 di5...... dis
York and Newcastle .. .., 38 3,i% 361
Ditto, New.. •• •• .. 10 .• • 15 141% 15.. IS
Ditto, Preference .. .• .. 4 7 614
........
York amd North Midland .. .. 50 ....
Ditto, Extension • • .. .. 25 .... •• •••• • .. 41
Ditto. Preference • • • • .. 6.... I •• • • 14%
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.. 10 ... 20% ...... • • 204 i,

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Northern of France • • .. • • 8 .... 12 ........
Paris an,l Lyons • . 8
..........
Rouen and Barre . .. • .. 20 .... 25%
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Union of Australia .. .. 25 , ,

MINES.

Real del 3lontes Unresistered —.. .... 3x
....
.....

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
Lownow, RINE 3.—Wind N.W., light breeze, and fine
clear weather.
DEAL, JUNE 2.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Arrd. Magda-
lena, Falck, Monte Video, for Hamburgh ' • Felix, Leek, Rio
Grande, and sailed for Gothenburg, Mary Ridgway ,PKen-
zie, St. Vincent's; Osmond, St. Croix; Juana y Matilda,
Montorola, Havannah ; Polana, Renteria. Havannah ; Cheve
rell, Stooke, Matanzas ; Eugene, Chipper, St. Croix de Cuba,
and sailed for Antwerp. Sailed, Euxine, Callao; Elizabeth,
Grenada ; Benjamin Greene, St. Kitts ; Lloyd, Montreal ;
Eleanore and llenriette, Quebec; Wilhelmine, St. Thomas's;
Susanna, Surinam ; Julianne, St. Thomas's ; Hever, New
York ; Salamader, New York.
OFF BRIGHTON, MAT 30.—Mary Ridgway, St. Vincent's.
31. Eliza, St. Vincent's.

PORTS;IOUTIE, JuxE 2.—Wind N.N.E. to S.E.—Sailed,
Robert Small, Calcutta,

OFF THE WIGHT, MAY 31.—Kielsing, Frangser, St.
Thomas, for llensburg.
SOUTHAMPTON', Jim: 2. Wind S. by E.—Sid. Great
Western steamer, West Indies.
OFF TILE STAAT.—Boerhave, Vesser, Batavia.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE 2.—Wind S.E.—Sid. Charlotte, Quebec.
FALMOUTH, JuNis 2.—Wind variable.—Off port, Schiller,
a
light.—Arrd. So-
nLeDgniuevdrxEsrDßi
driven
(3):Jnsun
jrins
ults
40,
rlzie.t—a2i
s.tA—soalliavrdkr
ig)nnedes
Orkney
wvr eednd.uNc.rhi.
nwge granthick t v
fog;es sa 1 h a
pas-
s
Boston, for Bremen ; Mary Nixon, WDoune, Madras.
be
So-
crates, Randle, Calcutta ; Euphrates, Wilson, Bombay ;
Dirk tHatterick, Newfoundland. Sid. Swordfish, Pernam-
buco ; Economist, Antigua ; Jacmel packet, Jacmel ; Ma-
laga, Havannah ; Yorkshire, New York ; Columbus, Boston ;
Dublin, Boston ; Haward, Boston ; Alpine, Halifax. Put
back, John Walker, for Londonderry and Quebec, leaky.
PENZANCE, JUNE I.—Wind variable.—Sld. Honar, Quebec
BRISTOL, JUNE 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Hornby, Allen,
Barbadoes. Sld. Lucy, Antigua.
NEWPORT, JUNE I.—Wind S.E.—Sld. Sandford, Grenada.
SUNDERLAND, JUNE I.—Wind S. by E.—Sld. Colonist.
Hobart Town.
CORK, MAY 31.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Kestrel, Wallace, Rio
Grande. Ski. Glanmere, Demerara; Giaour, Jamaica; De-
mocrat, Halifax.
CLYDE, MAY 31.—Arrd. Corradine, Bothe, New Orleans.
Sld. Antigua, Tobago. A vessel dismasted, and a barque
standing towards her, were seen on the 15th ult., in let. 36,
long. 35 W., by the Laurel. JUNE I.—Arrd. Lima packet,
Robinson, Havannah ; Zenobia, Sutherland, New Orleans.
WATERFORD, JUNE I,—\Vind S. to S.S.E.—Sid. Gun,
New
York ; Admiral, Quebec ; Royal Adelaide, Quebec ;
Lady Bagot, St. John's, New Brunswick.

THE WILL OF THE LATE ARCHDUKE CHARLES OF
AUSTRIA.—It is rumoured at Vienna, that some provisions of
the will of the late Archduke Charles are to he changed, with
the Emperor's consent. The fortune left by the deceased.
after paying all debts, only amounts to 15.000,000 of florins
(1,480,0000. With that sum the successor to the inajorat
would find it scarcely possiule to pay his brothers and sisters
thelega ies bequeathed by the will.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR WORCESTER
A fatal occurrence happened on the Bristol and Birmingham
Railway, at Norton, near this station, on Tuesday evening,
by which one life has been sacrificed and another penned.
The facts, as near as they could be ascer,ained, are brieti.)
these :—Three men employed on the works lay down upon
the rails and ,ctually wient to sleep, and in :hat position a
luggage train coming up, two of them were run over, and
the
ee wn,amsrkesitl,llon the spot. The other is so severely injured
that it is doubtful whether he can recover. He has been
conveyed to the Wnrcester Infirmary. The remains of th
deceased, whose name is J,,hn Tovey, have been c,nveyed to
pweutieedrebaefofure thellhive-eosautigtayticoonroiunetor. the circum.
stances will be inn,

, 1847.

ASCOT HEATH RACES.
Tllliasi)

The peculiar features of the Cup day at Ascot have
been EC, f: F quently described, that to travel over the
ground again, would be as wearisome to our readers as
it would be to ourselves. We shall, therefore, offer no
apology for leav:ng them to the imagination, but proceed
°rice to a brief record of the occurrences of the day.
The weather, as on the two previous days, was brilli-
antly fine, and at a period long in advance of the time of
starting, the gathering of all racks was immense, filling
the wands, "grand" and temporary, to an overflow, and
exhibiting a display of beauty and fashion that we
have rarely seen excelled there was also a very
good assembling of the higher classes, but in this re-
spect the show was inferior to what was constantly wit-
nessed in the golden a. a of the turf, when such terms
as "nobbling" and " making safe" had not found their
way into the racing vocabulary, and when the course
was the favourite resort of the aristocracy of both sexes.
A few minutes after one o'clock the bell rang for
clearing the course (a step that, we trust, will henceforth
be deferred until after the arrival of her Majesty),
and shortly after, the appearance of the royal live-
ries in the distance announced the approach of
the Illustrious party from the Castle. The
corlige consisted of eight carriages and the char-
a-bane presented to her Majesty by the King of the
French. She was attended by the Earl of Granville
and the same retinue as on Tuesday. The first carriage
we. occupied by the Queen, their Royal Highnesses the
Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, the Prince of Lucca,
and the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia. In the
second were the Prince Consort, his Royal Highness
Prince George of Cambridge, and their Serene High-
nesses Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Prince
of Leiningen. In the other carriages were the Prince
Lowenstein, Prince Lichtenstein, the Duke of Welling-
ton, Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, Duchess
of Sutherland, the Duke of Norfolk, Lord and
Lady John Russell, Marquis and Marchioness of
Clanricarde and the Lady Hubert de Burgh, Earl
Spencer, Earl Fortescue, Baron Brunnow, Vice-Admiral
de Lutke, Rear-Admiral Count Heyden, the Coun-
sellor d'Etat Haurowitz, Le Baron de Freedericktz,
Count Beust, Countess Assenburg, Lord Alfred
Paget, Lord George Lennox, Hon. Colonel Grey,
Hon. Captain Gordon, &c , &c. Her Majesty was
most cordially welcomed, and every mark of respect
was paid to the Prince Consort, and her Majesty's
royal and illustrious visitors. The racing com-
menced immediately after her Majesty's arrival,
and, with the usual interval for' luncheon
between, the New Vase and Cup races proceeded, with a
tolerably close attention to the published time of start-
ing, up to the race for the Visitor's Plate, on the termi-
nation of which her Majesty and party left for the
Castle. We understand that the royal visitors expressed
themselves highly gratified with the sport, and with the
regularity with which the business of the course was
carried on. Having spoken generally of the attendance,
which is allowed to have been on a par with the best
Cup day on record, we ought, in justice to the occasion,
to submit a long list of the titled and distinguished oc-
cupants of the grand, jockey club, and stewards stands.
So much of our time, however, was necessarily occupied
ny ether duties, and so dense was the crowd. that we could
enly obtain an indifferent view of the noble personages pre-
sent. The sport came fully up to our expectation; each of
the eight events crowded into Mr. Oxley's neatly printed
card having produced a race. The first in the order of
running was Her Majesty's Guineas, which were won
F so easily by Footstool that he made a second and equally
successful appearance for the Visitors' Pia'e ; the New
Stakes, out of forty. nine entries, gave us only seven
...tellers, it was won by a "dark" horse of Mr. Green's,
who has thus brought out this season no less than three
great to o-year-old winners—Assault, Flatcatch, r, and

l3everlae, all in the Derby, and sure to fiaure conspi-
cuously in the quotations from the corner. The
Emperor's Vase followed, and excited great interest ;
The Hero, who did not make any figure in
the betting until after he won the Queen's Vase,
becoming at the last an eq,ial favourite with Mendicant
The race was not long in doubt, the Hero making strong
running from first to last, aed winning cleverly by a
ngth, Mendicant, who appeared to us to go short,
being only filth. The h-tting on thiA race, and, in fact,
on all the races, was much more lively than could have
been expected in the present state of the ring. A splen
did race for the St. James's Palace Stakes was followed
by four others, on which time will not permit us to
dwell : and at six o'clock, a day's sport that had no alloy
but the heat and its concomitant dust, was brought to
a close.

Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; 3 yrs, 7st 21b ;
4 yrs. 9st 21b ; 5 yrs, lOst ; 6 yrs and aged, lOst 51b.
About 3 miles.
Lord Orford's Footstool, 4 yrs (Nat) 1
Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum, 4 yrs 2
Mr. Winch's Oliver Cromwell, 6 yrs . 3
Betting-6 to 4on Footstool, and 6to 4 agst Hum-
drum. Footstool made all the running, and won cle-
verly by a length. Run in 5 min. 53 secs.
The New Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 100 added for
two yrs old, colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Winners
of 100 sous., including his own stake, 51b extra.
T.Y.C. (40 Subs.)
Mr. B. Green's Assault (E. Edwards) I
Mr. Payne's Glendower, (51bs extra)
Lord Exeter's Tisiphone 3
The following also started, but were not placed :
Mr. Thornhill's The Iron Crown, Mr. Mostyn's Mastiff;
Mr. May's Senga, Mr. Death's Glitter.
Betting-2 to lon Assault, and sto 2 agst Glendower.
Assault took the lead, made all the running at a great
pace, and won cleverly by a length, Tisiphone a bad
third, and the others beaten off. Assault was backed for
the Derby, before starting, at 25 to 1, and after-the race
at 15 to 1. Run in 1 min. 15 sec.
A Piece of Plate, value 500 sous, the gift of his Majesty
the Emperor of all the Russias, added to a Sweepstakes
of 20 sous each; three yrs old, 6st 10lb; four, Bst 51b;
five, 9st; six and aged, 9st 31b; mares and geldings
allowed 3lbs. About two miles and a half. (20 Subs.)
Mr. J. Day's the Hero, 4 yrs
Mr. W. H. Moore's Wolfdog, 5 yrs
Lord Lonsdale's Jericho, 5 yrs 3
The following also started, but were not placed:—
Lord E. Russell's Sting, Mr. Meiklam's Poynton, Sir J.
Hawley's Mendicant, Mr. Isaac Day's Sir Tatton Sykes.
Betting-6 to 4 sgstThe Hero, 6to 1 agst Mendicant.
7 to 1 agst Sting, 10 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes, 10 to 1
agst Poynton.
The Hero made the running at a strong pace, fol-
lowed by Mendicant, Jericho lying about two lengths
in her wake, and clear of the other horses, who ran in
a dilater. There was no change_ in this order until tin y
came to the last turn ; Poynton here took Je
richo's place, and followed Mendicant to the dis-
tance, where they were both beaten. Wolf Dog
then came, and got to The Hero's quarters,
but never improved his position, and was in the end
b ,aten cleverly by a length, Jericho a capital third,
Sting fourth, and Mendicant fifth, both well up. Run
in 4 mit). 34 see.

The St. James's Palace Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft.,
for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, B,t 41b, Old
mile. (16 Subs.)
Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Montpensier (Templeman) I
Mr. Greville's Mirunllo
Lord Exeter'. Voronerz 3

Even on Mirwillo ; 6 to 4 aAst Montpensier ; and 6
to 1 agat Voronetz. They got off well together, and ran
in company at a strong pace to the end, Montpensier
winning by a htad, and Mirmillo beating Voronetz by a
neck. Run in 1 min. 51 sec.

The Visitors' Plate of 100 ;Cm. (Handicap) by subscrip-
tion of 5 stirs. each, the surplus, with the entrance-

money of non-subscribers, to 'go to the second horse.
Once round and a dis. (20 subs.)
Lord Ortord's Footstool, 4yrs, Bst 41b (Nat) 1
Lord Lonsdale's Martingale, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b 2
Lord Exeter's Hydrangea, 4 yrs, 7st 31b 3
Mr. Worley's Wint ,nia, 3 yrs. 6st 4
Count Ba-thyany's Master Stepney, 5 yrs, 7st 71b
Mr. Death's Subduer, aged, Bst 403
Sir J. Hawley's Bravissimo, 4 yrs, 7stslb 7
Betting-11 to 1 agst Footstool, sto 2 agst Martingale,
7 to 2 agst Bravissimo, 5 to 1 agst Wintonia, and 6 to 1
agst Hydrangea. Bravissimo made the running, followed
by Hydrangea and Martingale ; this lot maintained the
front to the tarn into the Old Mile, where Hydrangea
took the lead, which she held to the distance, Bravissimo
was then beaten uff, and Footstool went in front, had it
all his own way, and won by a couple •of lengths. Run
in 3 minutes 55 seconds.
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for three year olds,
colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst alb ; those got by stallions or
out of mares that never bred a winner allowed 41b, of
both 71b ; Swinley course. (23 Subs.)
Mr. Mostyn's Crozier (Nat) 1
Mr. Bowes's Epirote
Mr. Coombe's c. by The Nob out of Premature ..
Mr. Herbert's Buckskin 4
Sir G. I-leathcote's Nestor

Betting.-5 to 4 agst The Nob colt, 6to 4 agst
Epi-
rote, 5 to 1 agst Buckskin, and 7 to 1 agst Cro-
zier. Crozier jumped off with the lead, followed
by the Premature colt, the others lying off at
wide intervals ; they ran so to the Brick Kiln
turn, where The Nob colt took a slight lead,
which he held till the straight running ; Crozier
then resumed his lead, The Nob colt lying up
with him to the distance, where Epirote joined com-
pany ; a fine race home ended in favour of Crozier, by
half a length ; the same between second and third ; and
Buckskin a bad fourth. Run in 2 min. 4 sec.
The Stand Plate of 70 sous. ; three yrs old, 7st 71b ;
four, 9st ; five, 9st Blb ; six and aged, 9st 121 b ; mares
and geldings allowed 3lb ; horses entered to be sold
for 4001. allowed 31b ; 3001., 71b ; 2001., 121 b. ; and
100/, 201 b. Swinley Course.
Mr. Shelley's Tarella, 3 yrs (1000 ......... (J. Prince) 1
Lord Exeter's Voronetz, 3 yrs (1001)
Lord W. Powl, tt's Mount Callan, 4 yrs (2001.)
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
Theubald's Chemise, Count Batthyany's Master Stepney,
Mr. Rob.rtson's Noiseless, Mr. Drinkald's Mistress
Jean, and Lord !hesterfield's Pam.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Tarelli, sto 2 agst Voronetz, 5
to 1 agst Psm, 6 to 1 each agst Mistress Jean and Mount
Callan, and 7to 1 agst Master Stepney. Mistress Jean
made the running, followed by Chemise and Tarella, the
others lying off No alteration occurred until they
reached the turn, where the first two were beaten ; Ta-
rella, then took the running, followed, but never ap
preached, by Voronetz and Pam, and won easily by tw o
lengths. Run in 2 min. 40 sec.
Sweepstakes of 100 soya. each, and only h ft if declared,
&c. ; three Irs old, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Swinley
Course. (3 Subs.)
Sir G. licatheote's Timour (Chapple) 1
Sir J. Gerard's aphthong
Even 13..tting. Won by a head. Run in 2 min. 50 sec.
There are twenty horses in the first class of the Wo-
kinghani, and 17 in the second. The handicaps were not
i,ut whet, we left the heath. l'here will also be a very
la,r4e field for the Gr 'at Western Hateticap.

The Solicitor:GTetterai for Ireland ha,
with the Zarl of Clarendon yesterday.

►d an interview

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR. THURSDAY.—fhe Queen and Prince Al.
bert, accumpsnied by their illustrious fortign visitors,
and the Lauies and Gentlemen of the Court, went to-
day to Ascot Races.
The Royal cortege quitted the Castle at a quarter pate
twelve o'clock.

The Qae= n and Prince Albert and the illustrious
party return, d to the Castle at half-past fivr. o'clock.
Her loyal Highness the Duehes4 of Kent left her re•
sidenee, Frogmore House, this morning at ten o'clock,
for town.

The Duke of Wellington took his departure from the
Castle this afiernoon, for town.
The 1:030 Children took their usual walks and rides
to-day in the Slopes and pleasure-grounds of the Castle.
The Queen gave a grand banquet in the ;n
St. Co orge's Hall. The table was covered with the
splendid service oi• gold plate, with the magnificent t.
George" cato;ekbr um in the centre.
The band of the Ist Regiment of Life Guards attended
and played during dinner.
Her Majesty's private band was in attendance during
the evening.
General Sir George Anson and Mr. Richard Hodgson
had interviews yesterday with Earl Grey at the Colonial-
office.

A deputation from the Birmingham Water-works
Company, consisting of Mr. Spooner, M.P., Mr. G. F.
Munte, ALP., Messrs. W. Haines, F. J. Welch, W. H.
Osborn, and C. Edge, had an interview with Lord Mor-
peth yesterday at the office of Woods and Forests, re-
specting the Health of Towns Bill. A deputation from
Oxford, consisting of Mr. fdangston, Mr. Alderman Sad-
ler, and Mr. Morrell, had also an interview with his
Lordship on the same subject.
Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes,
and Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General
to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, at his official residence, in Downing-
street.

The Marquis Camden had an interview with the
Right Hon. E. Strutt yesterday, at the office of the Com-
missioners of Railways. Sir C. Douglas and Mr. Swift
had also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman.
Sir Thomas Tancred and Sir Richard Vyvyan, had
interviews yesterday with Sir George Grey at the Home
Office.

The Commissioners of Metropolitan Improvements had
a meeting yesterday at their office in Whitehall place.
There were present Visconnt Morpeth, Lord Lyttelton,
Sir Robert Ft. Inglis, Sir Charles Lemon, Mr. Hope, the
Hon. C. A. Gore, and Mr. Milne.

Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colonial
Office to the Governor-General of Canada, and to the
Governors of the other North American Provinces.

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, JUNE 1. —Her Majesty tl.e Queen, accom-
panied by their Royal Highnesses, the Duke de Brabant,
and the Count de ria❑ders, arrived to day et the Palace
from Lacken.

A letter from Mersa, addressed to the Courrier de
Luxembourg, s4ys—

"At th.s moment all nature stands in unrivalled
beauty and luxuriance. Nat only are our cr-ps and
vegetables as fine as possible, but our orchards are
laden with blossom. The wheat and the
,rye, which
were checked by the cold of April, have suddenly
sprung up. Our apple and pear trees, in a word, all
our fruit trees, have been richly covered with blossom,
some of which has already gehie tiff and fine fruit set."
CARLSRUHE, MAY 26.—We have just learnt that our
Go%ernment has issued an ordinance which is of im-
portance, especially to those parts of our country which
abounds in game. The most decisive measures are to
be taken to prevent the nicreese in the quantity of
game, in all places to the detriment of agriculture, am'
the authorities are even authorized, in cases where the
farmers of the hunting grounds do not themselves re
medy such an abuse, to order per force hunting parties
st their expense.
VIENNA, MAY 26.—Count Stadino, the appointed
Governor ot Luteburg, is preparing to set out for hi-
tio%ernment, arid will .prebeblv leave Vienna before the
end ot the mi•nth. Count Munich Billinghausen, the
Presidetit of the German aet, is likewise preparing to
set out for Frankfort. The tellowing diplomatic
ehaages are spoken of : Baron Von Nt urnaer,
from Florence to the Hague ; Count Moritz Es
terhazy from the Hague to Flo; enc.- ; Count
George Esterhuzy, from Carlstuhe to Lisbon ; Count
Rudolph Appengi, hitherto Secretary of Legation in
Paris, as Ambassador to Carlsruhe ; Count Ingelheitn,
as Ambassador to Rio de Janeiro ; lastly, Baron von
Bremer, hitherto Secretary of Legation in London, as
Charge d'Affaires at. Munich. His Majesty the Em-
peror will go on the 27th to his summer palace of Schon-
braun. His Highness the Archduke Francis
Charles. with his family, were at that residence a fevv
days ago. Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess
Helen returned triim Warsaw a day or two ago.
ST. PETERSBURGH, MAY 12.—Though we have had
some remarkably fine weather, the Court is still here.
The weather has changed since yesterday, and it is
now sensibly cold. The masses of ice from Lake La-
doga continued to pass across the Nrwa to the Gulf, and
contributed not a little to the chilliness of the tempera-
ture. The sea before Cronstadt is still covered with ice,
and foreign vessels waiting on the coast still find it im-
possible to enter the harbour, Yesterday_the infant son
of the Imperial Prince Vladimir was christened,. and the
city was illuminated in the evening. inland cor-:
respondence ot Russia, in all parts of the empire, is in-
creasing every year, in consequence of the present ad-
mirable organization of the post-office. According to
the last report of our Postmaster-General of the year
1845, the number of 10,136,142 letters were forwarded-in
the empire four years before the numbers were only.
7,902,314. This is a proof of the increasing desire of all,
classes to extend their correspondence. The two capi-
tals, St. Petersburgh and Moscow, have the fourth part
of this correspondence. The largest portion is to Prus-
sia, it amounts to one-half of the whole.

BERLlN.—According to the Silesian Gazette, the nom•
mercial circles here are thrown into a state of extraordi-
nary excitement by the forgery practised by Win.
L—s, the great timber merchant, who has put into
circulation forged bills of exchange to the amount
of between 200,000 and 300,000 &Mars, by which fraud
several houses, and even the royal bank have suffered.
The police were in pursuit of the forger, but it is feared
that he has already succeeded in escaping to America by
way of Hamburg. England, and the ocean.
BERLIN, MAY 29.—0 n the 27th his Maji-sty gave a
grand dinner in honour of the birthday of her Majest)
the Queen of England. The resident British Ambas•
sader, the Earl of Westmoreland, and his Countess, as
well as all the English who have been presented at
Court in England were invited on the occasion. Her
Majesty's health was proposed by the King and drunk
with enthusiasto. His Majesty wore the Order of th,
Garter in honour of the o”eaNion.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bansms, JUNE 1.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent .. ...........
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent • • .. --
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• • •
Ditto Three per Cent......... .....
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ••• • ••
Ditto,ditto,lB4o. •• • .........• •. •• .• . 10034
Ditto, ditto,lB42 100%
Ditto, 1844. ..................... 96%
Ditto. 1836.. . ..... ..............
Ditto, 1838 ••••••• • • • .. 6614
Ditto or the City, 1832 •••• •• ••
Ditto, 1843 96%
Bans of 89%
—Brussels Papers, June 1.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, MAY 26.
5 per Cent. 106%
4 per Cent. ••••
3 per Cent. ditto-. •••.•• • . • • • ........... 69
Loan. 1834 154
Bank Shares .
Esterhazy's Loan .•• ••• • •• •• • •••• •• •• 6334
RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand • • • • - • 16434
Vienna—Milan • • ••• • • • ..... •• • • • • •• • • 110
Pesth Bridge .............. • • •
Apenninen ...............• .• •••••• • • • •
HAMBURGH BORSENIIALLE, MAY 25.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents 109
Bank Shares ........................ 1590
Anglo-Russian Loan ................ 1 6% 106
Russian 5 per Cent., Han2b. Certificate. 101% 101%
Ditto Ist series Inscription...... , ..... 102
Ditto, Rope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 97% 9734
Ditto, in Certificate... ....... 98 98
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. 88
Ditto Stieglitz .. • . ........ ......... 88 87%
Spanish New 5 per Cent • 16% 16%
Ditto 3 per Cent ...... • ...........
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent..
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent • •• 57%
Ditto 3 per Cent. ................
Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.... 78

Anglo-Danishioan, 3 per Cent ••• • • • 82% 82%
National Bank Shares- ••.• • • • •• • •• ..
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Bnatart, MAY 29.
Bills. Money.
St.Sehuld Sch., 3% per Cent ...• ••• 93%
Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent......
Foreign Exchanges • - • . • ..... ..............
Exchange on London. £1 Sterling, 3 Months.

6 21%

SWINDLING EXTRAORDINARY. —ln the Sheriff
Criminal Court, Edinburgh, on Thursday, a person, who
took the name of George Bilson, was accused before Mr.
Sheriff Tait of falsehood, fraud, and swindling, under cir-
cumstances of an extraordinary. nature. It appeared that
goods, con-
sisting and
on the Bth of October, 1846, Bilson hired, for himself ora
copart ncei
circulars
laa r
a saloona a handbills in the Royalarno announcing
, that Edinburgh,
issued a
of Indian, Chinese, Persian, and French shawls and
scarfs, and other articles of foreign manufacture, would be
displayed and sold by retail, or brought to " legalised sale
by private treaty." It appeared that such articles, when
actually of the manufacture described, were greatly in de-
mand; but it was ascertained that the goods exposed by the
accused were not genuine, but were inferior in value and de-
scription to what was produced in Britain. Having disposed
of many of the articles on the faith of his representations,
this constituted the charges of falsehood and fraud. He
was also charged with forgery, inasmuch as he adhibited
characters or markings on the goods, intending the Came to
pass as the genuine characters of the Indian, Chinese, and
other foreign manufacturers. On the case being called on,
no appearance was made by or for the accused. His bail of
1001. was therefore declared to be forfeited, and a warrant
was issued for his apprehension. It is understood that th.
establishment was broken up, and the individuals connected
with it, scattered, so that this prosecution has doubtless
accomplished both an exposure and termination of the con-
traband trade.
THE FAMISHING P e
00R.—This week the famishin
purr at and ab,.ait Nottingham. have (though to no s ri g
extent in the way ofchait loweringet)yen tthheeirprfieeeelianfgsbirneacodnaosneud-s
conse-
quence of bakers, ece 7in a
flour t a
in
few aproportionalfish peopleto thien
the reductioncoa ary
tin
content and fears for public safety generally
sthhoeulflricCerel i
oaftecodisn-.
Tmous. Should any consequence follow the entire blame will
is tru y nfa-
rest on their wicked heads. And th'se, along with the
great monied corn gamblers, to serve their
infamous ends,
made so much prate about a tasting and praying day; this
Fmroocaski:georrtheir Maker aad plundering their fellow-meal—

STATE OF TRADE.
NTANCIIt::STEit, Jl7:,t; is—Sins Ira-)
;set there his
been a pretty fair inquiry for goods; but as manufte•
urers generally demand increased rates in some propor-
tion to the advance in the cotton market, the actual
business has been limited. Prices, though rather irre-
gular, hare been g. nerally rather higher than those of
last we:.k. For yarn there has been very little deman,
ha' the spinners have been very firm in prices, and the
few orders executed have been at rather higher rates-
So far as we can learn,
sv
there is no material change il
he extent of sh,rt-time oiking ; but we une erstan
that some of the spinners and manufacturers, who haved
In
hitherto worked twelve hours a day, have determined to
reduce their time to ten hours, as soon as the Bill now
before the Howe of Lords is passed. This resolution,
if extensively ante-iiupon, will cause a sensible diminu-
tion in the production of goods and viirn.
ItocanALE, MAY 31.—The flannelmarl“-t is quite es
dull as it h,s been for some weeks past. The business
transacted has been upen a my limited scale, and !he
prices extra mely low. The wool market continues in;
active, and prices in foreign wool have a downward
tendency.
HALIFAX, MAY 29.—The rapid fall in the priceviof,
corn and the cheering state of the weather have throw_
a more hopeful feeling over the hall to-day.; hut
cannot report any actual improvement either in the do
for goods or in prices. For yarn the demand cell.
tinues in the same languid state. being greatly below the,
power of productim ; and the prices are so wretcherus
that, rather than submit to further reductions, sPienept.
would stop their machinery to yet a ereater
For long wool the demand continues on the most linlire
scale ; and prices are rather receding. Short weeltity
mains about the ss.me ; the smallness of the cleephicli
produced tending to prevent that reduction in price w,h-er..
the depressed state of the clothing trade would e'
wise render inevitable.
HUDDERSFIELD, JUNE I.—We have had more
and bugoDe
d
fr
some ever
weeksthin
lookspas t moret
is cheerful
hoped thanby n they
hat el have b e
o
t 4; iu
worst period is past. More business has been do
wool, and the foreign warehouses continue but/
American orders. t of
LEEDS, JUNE I.—We had last week, on account
the holidays, a very quiet market ; and todaynse.
ness done at our cloth halls wore a similar aPPe i to
There is an opinion abroad that wool, like co he Ger-
come down in price ; and being on the eve of thje until
man wool fairs,'-many transactions are suspendeu
this point is ascertained.—Manchester Guardian'

RIMN, RW.EDCNEOSDBADY,
Tu
intended visit of Mr. Cobden to this cit.)! "--„puers'
EMNA.yI2N6, -1184T7.A—LAII:102.11141;
known and anticipated, and although it Was the a: the
wish that there should be given here, as well as gift the
other cities of
,Italy, a public testimonial of the
estimation in which be is held, yet it was found Oari.
sible to arrange a reception on the scale desired large °l'
peered, for in fact in Turin there is no saloon Lpe that
comnio,lious enough to accommodate the ruin— f the
would' have attended. Therefore three or four of
most influential nobles set on foot a banquet to w_fir
only tin Sc were admitted who had special lettere 7004
vitation, and which banquet took place on MOW'
ing the 24th, at the Europa Hotel. tb rests
As it was, the room was much too small fordo s l
who amounted to about 60, and the heat wallet:op ill
however, the dietter was most excellent, sell herr/16
brilliant style, and composed la of pis the most rec
of
and of wines the choicest. h
The Comte Collibieno was in the char' -11
st • e ths
d
course, on his right Mr. Cobden, and on either f Coar
President and Vice-President of the Chamber ikabor
coerce ; the two Syndics of the city, CoelPtevieeollt
Marquis di Cavour, Mar uis di Brirne, Comte
Professor Scialoja, &c. q nosid
After the usual loyal toast;, the honour of Pr-r,, "th fr•-•
the health of their guest, which was drunk wfsewojst
mations long a6sl loud, devolved upon Prefe,c,sined bA/
a young Neapolitan of rare talents, special*. per
the King of Sardinia to become the professor of P°
ecoment the Royal University of Turin. with
lgisitt
After the Professor's splendid speech, eufo
W-eat eloquence the cause and principles o coofessiol
feria(
freedom, of which Mr. Cebden had been the Per:uts sea
champion, and comptimenting him upon ft ahe ttoeceosi
eeergy he had displayed in effecting such is
issue, iicoke
Mr. Cobden rose to return thanks. I- Saone
Fr-neh. and after apologising for the imperfect..., dons
in which he could express his sense the
him, and disclaiming the merit which had heTogicar•
bute'd.to him by the preceding speaker, made "4 free
able mentien of his fellow labourers in the caul) 4 out
trade, and of the statesmen who had carriedr .fpober!
effect. He bad found that the conduct of Si
_el; and
Peel was held in high estimation on the cont!ni.rsgeet
he believed that the same judgment which Iti'f oat
o
coreigners removed from the atmosPheireso mood
political strife passed upon him w"uld b,toaud cheer*/
to him by po,terity in England.--k
varies and
Ever since the close of the war the disco
WO"-
provements of science have been contributing
arguilow
free trade. Every steam-boat had been an tb
its favour—every mile of railway was a reProsch",bitieei
restrictive system. Locomotives and fiscal pre, the
disdawere incompatible things. Railways
ncient custom-house restraints. They confide),
nurse their modern giant in an old-fashioned c,,, cot
If Germany had not formed its Zollverein, it worotber
now have possessed its net-work of railways, Oa woo
countries would also be obliged to have their col
_,„‘
unions.—(Loud cheers.) The protective system
lnot known by the Italian republics in their flours
era.. How could Venice, for instance, have grown RAO
under that system? There was nothing but mud tble
to protect,- and they had been covered with alIPs
,palaces by commercial liberty.—(Cheers.) As thilida';
probably the last occasion of his addressing an IPP;de
audience, he must be allowed to say what had Oft 5.-
prised and him in delighted his travels in their cignotti
It was not their pictures, monuments, and ruins--tie el
been prepared to see them. Nor was it the distinenu
men he had met, for their fame had reached wiT its
England. His most agreeable surprise had bee, 0011
finding so much interest felt everywhere in 'WY TV
the subject of the commercial reform in England.i 0
showed that the free traders had not been engslL.euts of
narrow contest, but had laboured for the iate'ss
humanity, and it also showed that Italians rcsceret."
pensive sympathies which embraced the whole Imo;
(Cheers.) He should be indeed ungrateful if be ect the
always feel a strong interest in all that co" leafs
happiness and prosperity of Italy. and he coula
ofn rotor
that beautiful country, except with the her with the
ins; again, to renew his personal acquaintance .__04,0
many amiable persons from whom he had experf"."
much kindness. tarc/iiir
Loud and enthusiastic plaudits followed the
tion of the speech.
r 4115 Olt

Mr. Cobden has had an audience to-day 05
who received him most graciously, and entered tv
upon the subject of free trade, saying be big- ate
proved the principles which Mr. Cobden bad adv:64loo-
and that it was his wish and intention to make 001)
tions in the tariff as soon as possible, a prom' Mpg,
at
the Minister of Finance corroborated in the WO
the English Mini-iter's. where Mr. Cobden dined'

A C9UNTRY PARTY GOAT.

ENT. 'et
(From the Oxford M
and Cambridge Reyln;) the
for b
There are ample materials left uncorrupted as see •
formation of an able and honest Administratteniasone"
an assignment of offices as the following, for
abundantly testifies:—
First Lord of the Treasury—Lord StanleY•
Chancellor of the Exchequer—Lord George "-tr.,- Dm'
Secretary of State for the Home DepertiP!°-
Gladstone.
becretary of State for the Forei D rtalente-
gn ePa
Ashburton.
ei3Sir
Secretary of State for the Colonial Departrn-
R. R. Vyvyan.
tale
First Lord of the Admiralty—Duke of Noraull-
land.

Lord Chancellor—Mr. Stuart.
President of the Council—Earl Talbot.
Lord Privy Seal—Lord Faversham.
Presidetit of the Board of Trade—Earl of Lonsatiel
President of the Board of Control—Earl of Pool'
Postmaster-General—Duke of Buckingham.
Paymaster-General of the Forces—Mr. Colqubonli'
Woods and Forests—Lord John Manners.
Secretary for Ireland—Mr. Disraeli. 1410
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster—Sir It-
(The above to form the Cabinet.)
Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland—Duke of Cleresw—
Master of the Mint—Marquis of Granby. fvßiso•
Secretary to the Admiralty—Mr. Stafford
Secretary at War—Hon. H. T; Liddell.
Junior Lords of the Treasury—Lord gstreb'
Ossul
Unston, and Hon F. cottder-Secretary. for the. Home DepartgleaVlP
New
Und e gdeate.
artuielit
r-Secretary for the Foreign Dep
Milnes Gaskell. 'Or
Under-Secretary for the Colonial Departmenrop
Christopher. 61.
Junior Lords of the Admiralty—Lord Inger,. floc
J. N. Gladstone, Hon. A. Duncombe, and 110n:,1_1.44 so'
Joint Secretaries to the Treasury—Mr. T. Bad
Mr. R. Hodgson.
Attorney-General—Mr. Pemberton Leigh.
Solicitor-General—The H. Mr. Talbot. r 6'
Vice-President of the Board of Trade—gr.
0
Miles. 10'
Joint Secretaries to the Board of Control--..141.'

gan and Lord Clive.
Master. General of the Ordnance-,—Sir H. ThNigats.l63.
Surveyor General of theOrdnance—Lord
Clerk of the Ordnance—Mr. W. Beresford.
Lord Chamberlain—Lord Warde.
Lord Steward—Earl of Hardwick.
Master of the Horse—Marquis of Waterford.
usif yetirsita
REGENT'S CANAL COMPANY.—The % t
meeting of this company was held on Wednesday', at
office, City-road Basin ;J. D. Bethune, Esq.. in,,heas
The meeting was numerously attended. Th. repeD " uetov
irom which it appeared that the committee, in ccgiti-nir
of the great opposition, and the consequent expense o
sgtedl.
ing for a Bill for making the proposed railwaY, "data 05...
to abandon it altogether. The dividend reoonlinet4
l2s. 6d. per share. The accounts showed the an, T.:, i
tolls for the half year to be 19,1701. 16s. 7d., lektlValsee.
other sources, the total receipts 21,103/. 8.. 6d. The beet,
in hand was 13,226/. 13s. 6d. The report having whet'
adopted. a vote of thanks was passed to the chairmen,
the meeting adjourned.
HERRING FISHERY—The catch
Wrings has greatly failed this year. For a series
e take on the coast of Norway has been most
ab,
to tilt
and the quantity annually exported to Sweden, 1410,00
ports in the Baltic, has ranged between 600,000 toe_„iirtr
barrels ; whereas the quantity cured this season, for to,
tion, will barely reach to 400,000 barrels. This fact 11140.
stimulate our Western fisherman to exertion during_ ;apt
of Norvve_..o,igv"
suing season, in order to gain that position in the
they have too long neglected.-4yr Observer.

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RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
GRAVESEND AND IWCILESTER.
TheAttlee-al inteting of this company was held yester-
day at the George and Vulture.
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Moxon) haring taken the chair,
said that this was nearly the last meeting, and the di-
rectors were glad to have an opportunity of presenting
the shareholders with the accounts of the company.
Mr. COLLIER, the secretary, read the report. le stated
that on the 23d July last a committee of the House or
Lords passed a 8,11, presented by the South-Eastern
C°l7lParty, for a new line from Greenwich to Gravesend;
and also a second Bill authorising the sale of the pro-
perty of this company to the South-Eastern Company.
Notice was accordingly given by the latter, in a letter
dated the 6th September, of their intention to pay over
297,0001. in South-Eastern mertgage bonds, which was
• )rapleted, and possession of the property made over on
She 23th of September. No time was lost in reimbursing
the capital and interest due to the holders of preterenc,
Shares and in making a first distribution of 90 per cent
on the Thames and Medway loan notes, and of
7s. 4d. per share on the original shares. Owing
to the progress in the settlement of accounts it
was with much satisfaction that the directors
were enabled, in February last, to provide
for a second distribution of 5 per cent. on loan notes,
and the equivalent Bs. on the shares. On comparing
the assets with several claims and liabilities outstanding,
there seems (said the report) reason to hope that it may
become possible, on final settlement of the accounts, to
make at a future period some further dividend on canal
loan notes and shares. The directors have prepared an
account, commencing April 94, 1846, on which day the
cash deposit of 31,000/. was received from the South-
Eastern Company, and ending on the Bth May lasi.
This shows the payment of dividends, &c. The total
(inserted on the debit side of this general account) re-
?...resenting securities paid off, amounts to 269,5471.
They also beg leave to lay before you the annual ac-
count made up to May last. On turning to the latter it
witl be perceived that the directors have paid the sum
of 1191, to foremen and other servants who have been
employed on the canal. With reference to the services
of Mr. Child, late the superintendent (deceased), they
have authorised a payment to his family of 241/. The
directors beg to draw your attention to a resolu-
tion authorising them to repay a sum of 300/.
and interest, advanced by certain parties for
e line from Gravesend and Rochester, which was not
suPported by the public. The report concluded by re-
commending, the payment of a sum of 1,8001. to the
Xessrs. Collier, secretary and clerk to the company, for
28 and 14 years respectively ; and by announcing and
regretting the death of Mr. Mills, late a director.
The accounts were next read in detail. The annual
aecount showed a profit of 9,0001. for the twelvemonth.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re.
Port, expressed his readiness to answer any q'iestion,
and stated with regard to the accounts, that they had
been audited by two proprietors. They would not be
Printed, but would be open to the inspection of the
Proprietors during working houre at the office of the
eons/Any.
The report was then adopted.
Th CHAIRMAN said that he hoped to meet the pro-
prietore s next year to state to them the entire winding
,1113 of the accounts, and perhaps to announce a third dis-
:llbution. He then proposed the second resolution, to
Tie effect that the sum of 3002 snd interest should be
ilePra::l;thtio proprietors who had advanced it in 1842.
tttt said that in that year a portion of their country
the general attention of the public, and
Pe°Ple said—Why do you not make it into
,:railway? Some gentlemen of respectability came f or-
and a committee was formed, for the purpose of
of
00lh12pure a line, the basis of the undertaking being the
!arcase of the Thames and Medway Canal. Then the
:E, alluded to was advanced, and a great many appli
a.,°ns made for shares. However, when they began to
4e the allottees to pay, a marvellous disinclination to
leave immediately manifested. The proposal now,
eiore, was, that the parties advancing the 300 L
ivareuld he re-irnbursed, which appeared to him a just
reasonable idea. He concluded by moving a reso-
'eon to that eff
we ect.—Agreed to.
Resolutions re then passed authorising the pay-
the tof 1,8004 to the Messrs. Collier, as suggested in
e report.
of The last resolution was one authorising the payment
praietors
Of of 1,000 guineas to Mr. Moxon, the chairman
. themo
rnPahY, as a mark of the gratitude of the pro-
to him for the value of his services, which
have
e 8
over a period of upwards of twenty
lean.
The
resolution was passed with cordial unanimity.
sePurated r Aloxoet returned thanks, after which the meeting

IRELAND.
receL I JUNE l.—The friends of Mr. O'Connell have
ived l
therea remains from Italy, from which it is inferred that
theof O'Connell cannot reach Dublin before
third week in June. Unless special directions to the
enontrary are contained in the will of the deceased, Glass-
f:rin win be the final resting-place of the Liberator. The
rleral will be a public one, and already several of the
co al
have announced their intention of taking
1:;
er inthe ceremonial. The Trades Union had a meet-
subject last night, when it was resolved that
triumphal car which conveyed O'Connell from prison
"
Ihe be converted into a funeral hearse. A requisition
to presented to the Lord Mayor for a public meeting
thetlake arrangements for receiving and doing honour to
""),,,d3' on its arrival in this country.
LATE MR. O'CONNELL'S WILL.
Xertr,4l,said that the whole of the landed property in.
deue,;"; tceluding Darrynane Abbey, and the town resi-
litay;l Merrion square, have been bequeathed to Mr.
ia leVee O'Connell, M.P. Mr. Daniel O'Connell, meted
0+ 5.0001., being part of a policy of insurance effected
oP,oc the life of his father. The name of Mr. Morgan
th Connell, who is already handsomely provided for in
-oPrerogative Court, is not, it is added, mentioned in
the will.
These are the only items that have transpired,
but as it is generally believed that there
i will be a toler-
ably heavy draw upon the funds of the insurance offices,
consequent upon the death of Mr. O'Connell, it may be
inferred that provision has been made for the other
members of his numerous family.
REPRESENTATION OF CORK.
The Corh Examiner says—" We have received a letter,
but too late for publication, addressed from a respectedrenof
i
parish priest of Cloyne and Ross to his Rev. Br Brethren
the diocese, calling on them to use their influence to
procure Mr. John O'Connell as candidate for the vacant
seat in this county, and to exert themselves to effect his
return."