The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-20 00:00:00

TILE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1847.

Now rea, in 3 ~
SECOND EDITdy
lONvols OF TANCRED.
By B. DISRAELI, M.P.
henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

INEW WORK ON RUSSIA.
Just ready, in 2 vols., Bvo.,
THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE COURT
AND GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA.
UNDER THE EMPERORS ALEXANDER AND NICHOLAS.
By J. H. SCIIIsiITZGLER.
Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street.
Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty.

NEW NOVEL BY THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON.
Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. post Bvo.,
MARMADUKE HERBERT;
Or, The Fatal Error.
A STORY FOUNDED ON FACT.
By the Countess of BLESSLNGTON,
Author of " The Femme de Chambre," &c.
" A powerfully written novel."—Athenaeum.
" A novel of uncommon merit, and replete with interest."—Lite-
rary Gazette.
" A work of extraordinary interest, and high literary finish,"—
Morning Post.
Richard Bentley, New Bitriington-street.

BRIGHTON AND SOUTH COAST RAIL-
- WAY.--EPSOM RACES.
Notice is hereby given, that on FRIDAY, the 21st instant, the
OAKS DAY, none but FIRST and SECOND CLASS PASSENGERS
will be conveyed by the Trains leaving the London-bridge Station
for Epsom, between 9.15 A.m. and 2.15 P.M.
Passengers are recommended to take return Day Tickets to pre-
vent delay in returning from Epsom.
T. J. BUCKTON, Secretary.
London Terminus, May 20, 1847.

HER ➢IAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public, are respectfully in-
formed, that a grand EXTRA NIGHT will take place THIS EVEN-
ING, Thursday, May 20, when will be performed Meyerbecfs
Opera, entitled

Alice, Mdlle. ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO.
Jenny Lind ; Isabella, Made. Castellan ; Roberto, Signor
Frasehini ; Rambled°, signor Gardoni ; Sacerdote, Signer Bouche ;
and Bertram, Signor Staudigl.
To be followed by various Entertainments in the BALLET DE-
PARTMENT, combining the talents of Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlle. C.
Rosati, Mdme. Petit Stephan, Mdlles. Cassan, Honore, James,
Lamoureux, and Mdlle. L. Gratin. M. Perrot and M. St.
Leon.

Te conclude with the last Tableaux from the Ballet, entitled
TIIEA ; OU, LA FEE AUX FLEURS.
Principal characters by Mdlle. C. Rosati, 31dme. P. Stephan, and
M. L. Dor.

The doors open at Seven. The Opera to commence at Half-past
Seven o'clock.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARbEN.

GRAND EXTRA NIGHT, combination of talent, THIS EVEN-
ING, Thursday, May 20, will be performed the Opera of

LUCREZIA. BORGIA.
The principal elltracters by Madame Grist, Signora Alboni, Signor
Mario, Signor Marini, Signor Tambnrini, Signor Ley, Signor Polonini,
Signor Lavia, Signor, Tall', Signor Piacentini, and Signor Tagliatico.
To be followed by the Second Act of the Opera of

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELI'III.
Under the direction of :Madame Celeste
THIS EVENiNG

Will be performed the original Drama, called THE FLOWERS
OF THE FOREST ; a Gipsy Story. Cheap Jcl-m, Mr. Wright ;
Ishmael, Mr. 0. Smith ; the Kinchin, Mr. P. Bedford; Leybourne,
Mr. Worrell ; Cynthia, Madame Celeste ; Lemuel, Miss Woolgar ;
Starlight Bess, Mrs. Fitzwilliam ; Lady Agnes, Miss Harding.
To be followed by the Opera Buffa Sketch, called JENNY LIND.
Principal characters by Messrs. Wright, Paul Bedford, Lambert,
Selby, Cullentord, and Miss Woolgar.
To conclude with the Farce, called THE DOUBLE-BEDDED
ROOM. Dulcimer Pipes, Mr. Lambert ; Major Minus, Mr. Selby ;
Spigot, Mr. Cullenford ; Joseph, Mr. Worrell ; Mrs. Deputy Lomax,
Mrs. Laws; Nancy Spigot, Miss Chaplin.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed the Opera, entitled THE NIGHT DANCERS.
Duke of Silesia, Mr. Bodda ; Albert, Mr. Allen ; Fredolus, Mr.
Leffler; Bertha, Miss. S. Flower; Giselle, Miss Anne Homer.
After which, and between the Acts of the Opera, the celebrated
company of NATIONAL HUNGARIAN DANCERS will perform
(first time in this country) a variety of characteristic Dances.
To be followed by the Farce, entitled A WIFE FOR AN HOUR.
Principal characters by Messrs. Walton, Granby, Vining, Cowell,
Compton, Mrs. Hughes, and Miss E. Stanley.
To conclude with THE KRIKUSE.N; or, Polonaise. By the
Hungat an Choreographic Artistes.

THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM.
Under tl•e Management of Mrs. Keeley.
Last Three Weeks of the present Management and Company.

EVENING

Will be performed PERSONS ABOUI' TO MARRY. Characters
by Messrs. Mathews, igan, Turner, Kinloch, Mrs. Woollidge, Mrs.
Wigan, and miss Aden.

After which a new Farce, called WANTED A HERMIT. In
which Messrs. Wigan, Turner, Kinloch, Keeley, Miss Arden, and
Mrs. Keeley will perform.
To be followed by the new occasional Dramat;c Sketch, called
JENNY LIND AT LAST; or, The Swedish Nightingale. Charac-
ers by Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Turner, Mr. Kinloch, Mr. Bellingham,
Mr. Bender, Mr. Yarnold, and Mrs. Keeley.
To conclude with the new Burlesque Extravanza, called THE
WOOD DiEMON ; or, One o'Clock, In which Messrs. Keeley, A.
Wigan, F. Matthewi, Bellingham, Kinloch, Silver, Miss Dickinson,
Miss Daly, and Mrs. Keeley will appear.

FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell.
TO-MORROW EVENING
Will bo performed the amusing Comedie, entitled L'ENFANT
TROUT& Delbar, M. Regnier; Castelville, M. Cartigny; Hen-
riette, Mdlle. Vallee ; Marianne, Mdlle.
To conclude with the popular Comedle of LES DEMOISELLES
DE ST. CYR. Dubonloy, M. Regnier; Charlotte de Merian, Mdlle.
Denain.
Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, 34. ; Gallery, 2s.
Boxes and Stalls may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library,
?3, Bond-street ; and at the Box-office of the Theatre, which Is open
daily from Eleven till Five.

ETHIOPLI..N iERENADERS, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
CLOSE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT.

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

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

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

Unequalled SCENES in the CIRCLE, with the parformance3 of
the Arabian horse, Diamond of the Desert ; the four Mexican Antipo-
dean Artistes ; and the celebrated Clown. Mr. W. F. Wallet.
To conclude with ZARAII ; or, The Gipsy Tribe of Bohemia.
Stage Manager, Mr. W. D. Broadfoot.

Stalls, ss. ; Boxes,4s.; Upper Boxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is.
Upper Gallery, 6d. Commence every evening at Seven o'clock,

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.

TIIIS EVENING
IVill be performed RU fii ; or, The Lass that Loves a Sailor,
Bcrnard, Mr. Hicks ; Ruth, Miss Vincent.
After which, THE SHIP BOY ; or, The White Slave of Guade-
loupe. Julian, Miss Vincent.
To conclude with JACK AND JACK'S BROTHER; or, The
Smuggler Farmer of Kent. Supported by the entire strength of the
Company.
Boxes, is.; Half Price, 6d. Pit, 6d. ; Gallery, 3d.

ROYAT, SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
Under the patronage of her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, the Queen Dowager, &c.
Open every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
The Proprietor begs to announce that he has, at a considerable
expense, erected a new Entrance, and a magnificent Walk, with
flower borders, statues, and a Central Fountain, in front of the
grand Pictorial Representation of

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAY 20.
DIZIIMONETEIt, Lowest, 50 ; Highest, 66 ; Noon, 62.
BAROMETER, 2S.BB.—WIND S.W.; fine.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
M )rning .. 35 minutes after 5. I Evening .. 58 minutes after 5.

earnest well-wishers of the multitude are setting their
shoulders to the wheel, are scattering the darkness
of ignorance by kindling the lights of intelligence,
and, actuated by an ennobling ambition, are practi-
cally assisting in the development of the popular
mind. Among these aspirants for a rational millen-
nium—for a millennium when just laws shall have re-
placed blundering enactments, when an elevating
consciousness of good shall shine where a debasing
acquaintance with evil had formerly glowered, when
virtue shall have become as much the characteristic
of poverty as vice had hitherto been the companion
of destitution—among these generous aspirants
is Lord BROUGHAM. It is no sudden or eccen-
tric movement on the part of the ex-Chancellor ;
it has been the labour of his illustrious life. The
ardour with which the Noble and Learned Lord
strives to promote the tuition of the uninstructed
multitude continues as great now that his intellect is
mellowed in the autumn of his career as it was
under the vernal and freshening influences of his
youth.

Since the first foundation of the establishments
called Ragged Schools we have looked with peculiar
interest upon their extension, and have witnessed,
with a gratification we cannot sufficiently express,
their rapidly enhanced prosperity. For the first
time in the history of the People it was demonstrated
beyond denial that the proffering of knowledge to the
outcast children of the rookeries was not tantamount
to the casting of pearls before swine. Rising up in
the din, the stench, and the squalor of the most
abandoned localities, these little unpretending
seminaries for the regeneration of juvenile repro-
bates have expanded and multiplied with extraordi-
nary quickness. They are already effecting such
manifest improvements in the metropolis, that they
are invested with an air of dignity in spite of their
very lowliness.
Lord BaouGuaiki yesterday evening presided at a
public meeting in aid of one of the most conspicuous
among these reformatory institutions—the school in
question being the Lamb and Flag Ragged School,
and the place of meeting being an apartment in Am-
well-street, Pentonville. As the Bishop of NORWICH
very beautifully observed, "one argument was
audible on his entering the rooms, which scattered to
the winds a thousand arguments against ragged
schools—he had heard the children praising GOD with
lips which would have otherwise blasphemed Him." Re-
membering the peculiar character of his audience, the
Noble Chairman addressed them in that language of
simplicity and earnestness which was best calculated
to penetrate their understandings and to find a facile
entrance into their hearts. And he augured, in con-
clusion, that with the multiplication and enlargement
of these Ragged Schools would result to their patrors
"the sweet satisfaction of benevolence, at tended by that
'without which benevolence is a barren plant—bene-
ficence ; the doing good as well as the meaning good.''
Cordially do we commend this reflection to the mil-
lions who have themselves tasted the nourishment of
instruction ; heartily do we adjure them to weigh the
matter calmly in their minds before they dismiss it
from their consideration. 'We would remind them
that a more appropriate moment could not well be
selected fur the extension of this species of charity—.
a charity immeasurably above the gaudy, but grace-
fully intentioned charity of bazaars, and infinitely be-
yond the bounties extended to other eleemosynary
establishments.

Never let it be forgotten that the benefits accruing
from these Ragged Schools are not only immediate,
but that they extend onwards indefinitely into the
future; that they are not transitory, but permanent;
that they apply not merely to individuals, but to gene-
rations. Hitherto, in sad truth, the schoolmaster has
been abroad—now he is coming home. He is coming
home not so much:to the hearths of England as to the
byways, and the foul avenues, and the demoralising
dens of England. He is coming home not so much
to the well-clad, and the well-fed, and the well-
looking, as to the dirty, the ill-conditioned, the
famishing, the forsaken, the despised, and the de-
graded. And the advantages which must perforce
result from this novel movement are not merely men-
tal advantages and moral advantages, but social
advantages and physical advantages. The de-
praved children who have hitherto grovelled in
the kennels and imbibed 'premature draughts
of villany from the very forlornness of their
condition, will, by these Ragged Schools, be
purified alike in disposition and in habits—they will
learn at once the rules of rectitude and the advisabi-
lity of cleanliness. Among all the schemes which
have been propounded for the popular improvement,
this of the " Ragged Schools " is emphatically the
most generous and the most rational.

Now that the Irish Puor-law has virtually become
the law, it is essentially necessary for the owners
and occupiers of land in that country to exert
themselves zealously in order to provide useful em-
ployment for the able-bodied labourers in every dis-
trict. They can no longer hope to avert an efficient
and permanent measure for the relief of the destitute.
No complaints on their part, or gloomy vaticination&,
can obstruct the progress of the Bill. All cavillings
and objections are fruitless and unavailing. Even
should any alterations hereafter take place in its de-
tails, those changes cannot possibly be introduced for
another year. All parties are now fully apprised of
their liabilities, of the burdens which may be imposed
on them—and for which they must provide. It is
for them to consider whether they will maintain
a moiety of the population in idleness, permitting
them to consume the produce of the soil without

making any return, or afford them less expensive
support in exchange for their labour, which being ex-
pended on the soil will obtain an ample increase, far
exceeding the value of the outlay. No sane man can
hesitate as to the course to be adopted, the line of

conduct to be pursued. Neglect and apathy must be
in the highest degree injurious, if not ruinous, to
the sluggards, while those who avail themselves of
the means within their power, of the proffered as-
sistancs which is tendered for their acceptance, will
find not merely safety, but great and lasting advan-
tages. Let all parties throughout the kingdom act
on the advice lately offered by the Landlord and
Tenant Association of the county of Wexford. Let
the ratepayers in every locality co-operate together
in order to provide the necessary employment for the
people. Let every individual fairly perform his part ;
let him not seek to evade the duties for which he is

responsible, to fling the burden from his own shoulders

to those of his neighbours. The ultimate results will
depend on the spirit with which the measure is re-
ceived and brought into operation, and the precautions
that are taken to obviate the necesity of any, save
the helpless, the infirm, or the disabled, from having
recourse to its provisions.
The wealthy and unencumbered landowners—those
who can obtain money for the improvement of their
properties at an easy rate—'should recollect that the
fund which is to be advanced from the national ex-
chequer is limited in amount, that it was sanctioned
by the Legislature with the avowed object of being
lent to those who without such assistance would

be wholly unable to provide funds for the necessary
improvement of their properties, that every shilling
they may obtain is diverted from its proper destina-
tion. Grave censure has deservedly been passed on
many of the humbler classes, who, although removed
from absolute destitution, put themselves upon the
relief lists, and accepted the aid which was only in-
tended for those who had no other resource. Let not

the example be followed in higher quarters, where it
would be more culpable. Such conduct on the part
of the wealthy and affluent would indeed be wholly
inexcusable, and subject the delinquents to well-
merited reproach. Every application will be duly
registered, and returns will be published setting forth
the amount asked for by the several claimants. We
trust that the loans may be widely diffused, and
in small sums, and that the recipients may be selected
from the small proprietors and those whose estates
are already burdened with heavy charges and encum-
brances. The Commissioners will have to exercise
considerable caution in their adjudication on the
several claims, and must rigidly reject the applica-
tions of those who should not permit their names to
appear in such a list. Meanwhile, no time should be
lost by the really deserving objects in putting for-
ward their pretensions, and asking for a portion of
that fund which the nation designed for their use,
hut which, In the event of undue procrastinati..n,
will 1)*-- wiK>ily absorbed by the earlier, though per-
Laps less, touritoliou,,, applicaLts•

We have more than once endeavoured to impress
upon the affluent classes the propriety of limiting the

consumption of bread in their domestic establish-
ments until the supply of corn in the country shall be
found to have squared itself with the demand, and our
poorer brethren be relieved from the severe privations
to which they are at present subjected. Prudence
and humanity itself combine to recommend the policy
of placing the population upon short commons. Her
MAJESTY, as we had occasion to notice last week, has
set her subjects a becomirg example. Not doubting
that many whose benevolence is commensurate with the
wealth they enjoy, have already privately adopted the
same means of domestic economy in this trying
period, we, nevertheless, regret that men of
rank and influence, and the representatives of
the various public bodies throughout the empire,
have as yet neglected taking some prominent means
for convincing the distressed orders of society of their
liveliest sympathies, and of their voluntary determi-
nation to lighten their afflictions, so far as they can
minister to the same, by an economical distribution
of the staff of life among their immediate dependents.
As an earnest of this truly benevolent spirit, public
assemblies should be convened and appro-
priate resolutions solemnly passed. The moral
effect would not be lost upon the country. It is a
trite observation, that what is everybody's business is
nobody's. There are many things which a single in-
dividual feels ought to be done for the general good,
but refrains from carrying out in practice, under the
belief that as thousands may be indifferent to their
expediency or wisdom, his own personal example
would be of little account. One advantage of public
meetiflgs is that such impressions are frequently dis-
covered to be erroneous ; or, if otherwise, it often-
times results, that through the production of sound
information, aided by enlightened counsel, a strong
impulse is generated in the minds of the auditors, and
united energy cheerfully enlisted in furtherance of
patriotic objects. As a general rule, men do not sign
resolutions without feeling the moral responsibility
of the act. An upright man regards his signature as
an honourable pledge of his sincere participation in the
views of his co-revolutionists. These public assurances
are ofsignificant value ; unfortunately, however, they are
seldom given till the last moment. A perilous con-
juncture is too often the only means by which men
are awakened to a sense of their duty. The serious
bread riot which occurred in Exeter last week has
been happily quelled. The chief residents have since
met and considered the condition of the people.
Amongst other public measures that have been
adopted we find the following :

" A paper, pledging the parties signing it to limit the con-
sumption of bread-stuffs in their families to the lowest pos-
sible amount, is lying ter signature at the banks and at the
irstitution. Many influential names are already attached to it.
" A memorial to the corporation of the pour requesting
them to give such relief to parties requiring it as the exi-
gencies of the time demand, has been numerously and in-
fluentially signed.
"The guardians of the St. Thomas Union, at their weekly
meeting on Friday, authorised the relieving-officers to give
relief according to their discretion, without regard to the
regulations of the Poor-law Commissioners."

Had these steps been taken a fortnight a4o, in all
probability the public peace would not have been
disturbed, whilst the poor would have felt thankful
for such acts of seasonable benevolence. We hope
that this warning in favour of preventive charity will
not be disregarded, and that in every part of the
empire the authorities and influential gentry will be
on the alert to give to the distressed every public
demonstration that their most strenuous efforts will
not be wanting to succour them in the hour of need.

A letter from Bologna of the 9th says that Cardinal
AMAT, the Legate, has just nominated the candidates
among whom the POPE is to choose the deputies of
that province. They are six in number, because it is
hoped that Pius IX. will consent to allow two de-
puties to Bologna, which is the largest state of the
Papal dominions. All six are highly esteemed by
the public. The columns of the civic guard, which
were formed at Forli and Cesene to prevent smug-
gling in grain, have spontaneously dissolved them-
selves, thereby complying with the wishes of the
authorities.

In the sitting of the Prussian Diet of the 12th the
Marshal read the replyof the KING relative to the peti-
tion presented by the deputation of the Grand Duchy
of Posen. It is couched in very kind terms, and the
KING, for the first time, speaks of his subjects of
the Polish nation, and promises to comply with such
parts of the petition as may appear to him to be well
founded.

We learn from Stockholm that the King of SWEDEN
has just appointed a commission charged to draw up
a new tariff of customs, in which considerable re-
ductions will be made and many prohibitions be re•
moved.

The young Prince ERNEST, second son of Prince
JOHN of Saxony, died at the palace of Wessenstein
on the 12th, of a disease called morbus inaculosus,
which came on after a long attack of influenza.

Madrid journals of the 13th instant have arrived.

The QUEEN'S levee at Aranjuez, in honour of the
birthday of the KING-CONSORT, was numerously at-
tended. The KING-CONSORT himself was absent.
According to the Faro, Queen CHRISTINA has de-
manded explanations of the Government respecting
the misssion of General CONCHA.

A letter from Barcelona of the 12th, in confirming
the account of the capture of a merchant vessel of the
United States by a small craft under the Mexican
flag, says—

" On the Ist, a small vessel, about 45 tons burthen, belong-
ing to this place, having obtained a Mexican commission to
act as a privateer, hoisted Mexican colours, and brought into
this port an American barque of 280 tons, laden with coffee
belonging to English merchants, having captured her off Ma-
jorca. The circumstance created the greatest interest here.
The authorities took up the matter with spirit, and after due
examination they condemned the privateer as a pirate, and
of course the American vessel will be restored to her captain
to pursue his voyage. I learn there are three other craft in
this neighbourhood with similar commissions. The Spanish
authorities behaved very well in the affair. When the war
crag arrived with her prize she had a portion of the Ameri-
canpart of her crew was
on board the barque to navigate her in."
crew on board as prisoners, while a

Madrid Bourse closed on the 13th, being the fete of
the Ascension.

We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday.
The discussion on the Bill relating to the Royal
Chapter of St. Denis commenced on Monday. This
Bill is likely to meet with serious opposition, and is
stigmatised by the Liberal party as an attempt to
restore the old system of Court chaplains and con-

fessors, and by the Legitimatists as tending to weaken
the power of the hierarchy, by placing the memb rs
of the Royal Chapter beyond the jurisdiction of the
bishops. The division is looked forward to with
anxiety as a test of the present strength of M.
GUIZOT, as it is believed that on this question the
" Progressive Conservatives " will to a man vote
against him.
Considerable alarm has been excited by discoveries
made in consequence of the seizure of certain papers
belonging to the Marquis DE PASTORET. These
papers, it is said, reveal a series of conspiracies con-
cocted by the Legitimatists for the restoration of the
Due DE BORDEAUX. Several arrests have taken
place, and increased precautions to ensure the personal
safety of the KING and of the Royal Family have
been adopted at Neuilly.
The Committee on the Finances have presented an
amended report, omitting the passage at which M.
LACAVE LAPLAGNE took umbrage, as reflecting on
his administration of the finances. The ex• Minister
has expressed himself as perfectly satisfied.
The Committee of Peers appointed to investigate
the charges of corruption, brought forward by
General CUBIERES, examined on Monday M. TESTE,
who was Minister of Public Works at the time the
alleged corrupt bargain took place.
It is said that General MOLINE DE SAINT-YON, the
ex-Minister, of War, is to be appointed Aid-de-camp
to the KING, and that Admiral MAC/CAE, the ex-
Minister of Marine, is to supersede the Prince DE
JOINVILLE in the command of the Meditteranean
squadron.

The Union Monarchique and the National state that
one of the "Ofliciers d'Ordonnance" of the KING was
discovered cheating at lansquenet, at the Chantilly
races, and ordered to quit the place instantly by the
Dukes DE NEMOURS and D'AUMALE, and that on his
arrival in Paris he received immediate orders to quit
France. That the offender is a person of some cele-
brity is evident, for the National speaks of "the
glorious remembrances attached to the name which he
hears"

PARIS BOCRSE, AI .k— lg.
.i. her more tivmhes; to-m:" and the closing prices of yes-
..2l',: li,t.vc h.-en Iv,il 11,a.)ii'ltained, the last quotathat of
f hrees bei,ng 77fi 85,., and of Fives 115 f. 65c. The market
closed as follows :—Three per Cents. for cash, 77f. 75c.; for
account, 77f. 85c. ; r'e Stock Market has shown
Five per Cents. for cash, 115 f. 45c.; for

account, 1151. 65e. ; Bank of France Shares, 3,235 f. ; Nea-
politan, 102 f. 75c. ; Spanish Threes, 35 ; Ditto, Fives, not
quoted.
RAILWAYS. —The Share Market has been dell, and the varia-
tion of prices through the day but trifling. Forlcash—Paris and
Orleans last quoted at 1,221. f. 25c.; Rouen and Havre, &321.
50c. ; Avignon, 703 f. 75c. ; Strasburg and Basle, 187 f. 50c. ;
Montereau, 2901. ; Northern, 5931. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons,
432 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 5031. ; 75c. ; Paris and Strasburg,
4171. 50c. ; Nantes, 405 f. ; Lyons and Avignon, 4351. ; Cette,
442 f. 50c.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 19.

Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Constituted), 2
Northern of France, 111 A.

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 20.—The Clyde arrived this
morning, at 8.45, with 71 passengers, 1,073 cz. of gold
dust, 202 casks of coffee, 16 bales of tobacco, 24 of sar-
saparilla, and 53 sundry packages. Her dates are—St
Jago de Cuba, April 24; Jamaica, 25th; Jacrnel, 26th;
Porto Ri.ro, 28th; Demerara, 19th; Tobago, 21st; Tri-
nidad, 21st; Barbadoes, 24th; Grenada, 26th; St. Vin-
cent, 26th ; St. Lucia, 27th ; St. Martinique, 27th ;
Dominique, 27th ; Guadaloupe, 27th ; Antigua, 28th ;
Montserrat, 28th ; Nevis, 28th ; St. Kitt's, 28th ; Tor-
tola, 29th; St. Thomas, Ist of May; Fayal, 13th.
The mails will leave by the eleven o'clock train. The
crops were highly favourable, and the weather equally
so; the weather home, however, was very unsettled, and
a severe gale was encountered on the 14th and 15th.—
Herald.

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