The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-27 00:00:00

INION'DAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1848.

i doing in Malt as last week, nevertheless the late ad-
-431,4 vanc, in the quotations was well supported. The supply
lof Oats was more than equal to the wants of the buyers.
All kinds moved off slowly at barely stationary prices.
In Beans next to nothing was doing. Peas, however,
ruled as last week. All kinds of Peas were a slow in-
quiry, at previous currencies. Indian Corn and Meal
were mostly held at full prices. Flour was in moderate
request, at last Monday's currencies.
CURRENCT FEE nirEitud, MEASURE.
ffheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier. 57s to 585
Red. .. . • 458 to Ms Oats Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 470 6ls Lincolnsh., Feed. 19s 21s
Norfolk and Lin- Potato .•• .• ..... 238 25t
coin, Red. • • 458 Os Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White.
Irish, Rod •• ••• • • • --8 —e Cork, White . 185 21e
Ditto, White •.• • ---8 —s Scotch, Feed. •• .. 23s 246
ye—Old .. •• •• •... ——s —5 Beans—Tick 32s 44s
Nov. ••• • • • ...... 32s 348 Pigeons . 38s 43s
Barley—Grinding .•• . . 27s 2:4 Peas—Grey ..........385 41,5
Malting .• • ...... 298 311 s Maple .•••••. . . . . as 41s
Chevalier •• ••• • ... 318 32s White .—• • • • ... 388 40s
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •• • • ..... 398 41s
folk ••• • • • ...... 54s 548 Flonr—Town-nride . 413 46s
Brown ..... ...... 46s 83s Suffolk ••••• . • . • . 358 385
Kingston and Ware 568 57s litocktn 8/. Yorfelk res 38s
SMITHFIELD.
During last week, up to Saturday evening, the imports
of foreign stock, into London, were on a fair average
scale, as will be seen by the following official return:—
From whence. Beasts. Sheep. Calves.
Harlingen
Rotterdam
Antwerp - - - ••. 6
Amsterdam
Hamburgh 46
--.

Do. 101. (M. & II.) C. 1 ..... .....
Load. &S. W t stern 50
-
Do. New 501. ... ..... 37%.. ..
Do. New 401 ,30
Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 -
Ditto ditto .. .... .... 40 - ... ........ ...• --
Ditto, Thirds Si. 6s. 8d.... 3tA % die 3% dis.
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil ..... -.. ......- 1%•.. • --
Londonderry &Coleraine 271 ..... —
L,ndonderry and Ennis-
kllt n...... -
Lowestoft (4 per et.)
Ditto (6 per et.) ..... 3
Manchester,Buxton,and
Matlock 3 —
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire ...100
Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 - 0.20.4.. ...
-- -••-- - ,-....

JO.
Ditto ditto (No. 25
D. ditto (N0._3)... 7►,% — ........

,itto dil _... _
Ditto, New 101. Pref... 7% 73/4
Ditto and Grimsby.— 25
Ditto ditto . ........ 7
Ditto ditto ••• 4% —
Ditto Sheffield and
Lincolnshire 7%.— ...
Do., Grimsby Dock... 12% — -
Do. Man. &Lin.linion 4/.2s —
Manchest. & Southampt. 2,-A — ••• --
MidlanZ .... ............ 100 ......100 101,,, 100... 100
Do. Consolidated Pref.loo
Do., do., 501. Shares. 15 ...

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9~

Do. Ilirm., and Derby100
Do. Consol. Bristol and
Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ......115% 115 ll5
Midlnd, Bruit. & Glocstr. 36 ...... ...........
Ditto, ditto ..... ..11/. 3s. 6d... ..» —
51idlnd,Leicest.& Swan-
nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo ......
Midland Great Western
Irish
Middlesbro' and Redcar,
6 per cent. guar....... 50
Newcastieand Carlisle...100
Do. Quarter 5............ 25
Newmrk et & Chesterford 18% —
Do. Extension ...... ...2/. 125....
Newport, Abergavenny,
and Ilereford ............ 6 ......
Newry and Enniskillen 7 —
Newry, Warrenpoint,
and Rostrevor ....... .15
Norfolk ... . 100
Do. New 20/.
Do. Extension
Do. Guaranteed s%pc. 5 —
Do. Scrip, 1847, North
of Norfolk.... 2 ...... ..• •...•
Do. do. Waveney Val. 2
Northern Counties Union 4
North British ... .... ... 25
Do. Half Shares 12%...... 9% ... 9%
Do. Quarters 5% 3li ....»........ 3%
Do. Extension
Ditto Thirds 2 ...... ... .. •••••
North k South-Western 2
North Staffordshire lO ...... 8%%
North Wales
North Western.
Oxford, Worcester. and
Wolverhampton ...... 40 ...
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate
Royston and Hitchin ... 1%
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland
Ditto, New lO -
Sheffield, Rotherham,
and Goole .. ... 5
Shrewsbury and Birm... 7
Ditto ditto, Class B. 4
Shrewsbury & Chester
( Nor. W. MM.)

... 125

343

... 131

Total 424
Corresponding week
in 1847

19
•••

Difference ...••... 62 less. 157 less. 112 more.
Comparatively speaking the arrivals at the northern
outports have been small, viz., about 300 head of each
kind of stock from Holland and Germany. In their
quality, however, a decided, improvement must be
noticed. It is pretty generally expected, notwithstand-
ing the high prices ruling in this market, that the im-
portations during the next two or three months, owing
to the want of condition, will be very moderate, as the
shipment of inferior animals has been frequently attended
with considerable loss. The supply of foreign Beasts
here, today, was moderately good, viz., 310 head ; but
that of Sheep did not exceed 300, and of Calves, 30
head. On the whole, their quality was a fair average.
With home.f ad Beasts, nearly the whole of which came
to hand in excellent condition, we were well supplied,
owing to which, and the continued damp state of the
weather, the Beef trade was in a very sluggish state, and,
in some instances, the quotations were 2d per Sibs lower
than on this day se'nnight. However, the primest Scots
sold without difficulty at from 4s 2d to 4s 4d per 81bs.
At the close of the market a total clearance of the in-
ferior breeds was not effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk,
Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received about 1,600
Scots and short horns ; from the northern, western, and
midland districts, 900 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ;
from other parts of England, 200 of various breeds ;
and, from Scotland, 200 horned and polled Scots. An
unusually small number of Sheep was again brought
forward ; nevertheless, from the present high rates, the
butchers purchased with extreme caution : hence, the
Mutton trade was in a sluggish state, at last week's cur-
rencies. A few of the primest old Downs sold at 58 6d;
but the general top price of Mutton was 53 4d per Sibs.
There were about 800 shorn Sheep in the market, which
sold at from 4s 8d to 4s 10d per Blbs, for Down quali-
ties. The supply of Lambs was small; and the demand
was far from brisk, at from 6s to 7s per Blbs. Prime
small Calves moved off steadily ; other kinds of Veal
slowly, at last week's quotations. In Pigs, exceedingly
little business was transacted ; but we have no decline
to notice in their value.
Ter Sibs. to sink the offal.
a. d. to s. 41. s. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts.. 3 2 3 4 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4
iocond quality ••.. 3 e 3 6 Coarse-woollecl ditto 4 6 5 •
Prime large Oxen ••3 10 4 0 Southdown Wether 5 2 b 4
Prime Scots
Large coarse Calves 4 • 4 6 Large Hogs •• • 4 I 4 6
['rime small ditto 4 e 6 2 Small Porkers • • 4 ti 5 0
Suckling Calves ..20 0 28 • Quarter old rigs • .18 0 24
0
4 0
Inferior Sheep •••. 3 310 Lambs •••••• • • • • 0 $
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
I
Beasts. Sheep. Calves. rigs.
I I
3,387 15.650 134 369
NDV7CIATE AND saßADmignesz.
The arrivals of country-killed meat up to these
markets last week consisted of about 170 carcasses of
Beef; 300 ditto of Mutton; 120 ditto of Veal; and 190
ditto of Pork. Very limited supplies of Mutton,
slaughtered in London have been on offer, hence the
trade has ruled firm, at very full prices. Beef, Veal,
and Pork have been in good supply and sluggish in-
quiry, at barely late rates. A few baskets of Beef have
arrived from Hamburgh, and about 300 carcasses of
foreign Meat, killed in the metropolis, have been dis-
posed of.

Ditto Halves ..‘. ditto 8 — .. ••••••••••••
Ditto Oswestry ...... 14
Ditto New
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 6 ...... ••• •••• ••••
Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 ......
Shropshire Union
South Devon... 4O ..... . ........ ,
Do. Preference - •••• •••• •••I
South Staffordshire
South Eastern & Dover. 33%
Do., No. 1 24 ......
Do., Nc.2.
Do., No. 3 .......
Do., No. 4
South Wales
South Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole
Swans. & Loughor & Ca-
meron's Stm. Coal. ... 6
Taw Vale Extension ... 4 ...... ... ..
Thames Haven Dock
and Railway ........... 17IA ..... •
Vale of Neath ... .. 4 ......
Waterford and Kilkenny 13 in ...... .. •• •
Waterford and Limerick 40 ......
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw,
and Düblin
West Cornwall 6 ... .. •-••
Whitehaven & Furness 10 ...... --
Windsor, Staines, and
South Western ..... ... 7
W ilts, Somerset, & Wey-
mouth ........ ......... 30
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... . ........ .. 25
Do. Original New and
Berwick .. ... 25
Do. Extensiox No. 1. 15
Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... 10
ilo. G.N E.l'reference 8 ...... BIA
York and North Midland 50
Ditto, Preference ..... 10
Do. East and W est Rid-
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens 2O ...... 6A 1,06
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon)
Central of Spain .. .
Ceylon
Demerara 74 —
Dendre Valley... 4
Direct Bombay and
Madras
Dutch Rhenish ......... 7 ... .. ...... ...,
East Indian .....
Great Indian Peninsular ss.
Italian and Austrian. ... 4
Jamaica S. Mid.J unction 1
Louvain ila Sambre ... 6
Luxembourg.... ......... 7 ......
Lyons and Avignon 5
Madrid and Yalentia... 2 ......
Namur and Liege ...... 16 ... ..
Northern of France...... 10
Orleans and Bordeaux 6
Over Yssel 413 s 4d...... .........
Paris and Lyons ......... 10 .....
Paris and Orleans ...... 20
Paris and Rouen ........ 20
Paris and Strasbourg ... 8
Rouen and Havre ...... 21
Sambre and Meuse ...... 20 ...
Strasbourg and Basle ... 14
Tours and Nantes ...... .. 8
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt ....• 16 ......
West Flanders ..... 814... ... _ ........
JOINT STOCK BANKS.

8%

304
6%

23%
1414

At per Inoue .by the Carcase.
s. 4. to I. d. s. 1. to s. d.
lieef,laferlor•—• .. 3 0 3 Motto', Inferior •• 3 6 3le
middling •• 3 2 3 4. midilliag• • 4 0 4 4
prime small
1 6 3 8 ! prime • • . 4 6 4 5
---prime small .. 3 8 310 Pork, large •• • • 3 8 4 4
Voal.• •• • ..... 4 0 6A l small • • 4 6 6 0
Lamb. Os Od t• Os Od.

-
281 A

IA p

Australasia
London Joint Stock...—. 10
Provincial of Ireland ... 25 • ••••• •••
British North American 50
London & Westminster. 20
Commercial of London 20
Union of Madrid ....... —4O

284
15%
101/2
_B,A

28%

1%
25
1,514

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LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY
LONDON' MAROC 27.—Wind at noon S.S E., ligh
breeze and dull.
DEAL, MARCH 26.—Wind S.W. to S.—Arrd. from
the River, and sailed (25th), Countess of Harborough,
Bennett, Sydney, New South Wales • Ranger, Sierra
Leone ; Crusader, Hayman, Honduras ; Cambria,
Macready, St. John's, New Brunswick ' • Rhode, Gibbs,
Smyrna ; Dream, Elliot, Naples ; Andrew Amy,
Bordeaux. Sailed (25th) Eclipse, Davis, Madeira.
WEYMOUTH, MARCH 26 .—The Albion, Newman,
from Shoreham, arrived here to-day, with foremast
sprung, and bows stove.:having been in contact with a
Spanish schooner off Portland.
BRISTOL, MARCH 24.—The Elbe Packet, Croft, for
Cardiff, in going down the river, got on shore on the
Cleuves, and is beneaped.
LivEarooL, MARCH 26.—The China, from London to
Charleston, with loss of sails, ballast shifted, and leaky,
was spoken 11th instant, is lat. 39, long. 31, by the
Geelong, Wise, arrived here. The England's Queen,
hence to Shanghae, has put back with loss of bulwarks,
staunchions, chain plates, So., having bees in contact
24th instant, in a thick fog, about 16 miles N.B. of Tin-
ker, with the Jolly Robin, hence to Calcutta. The
Crishna, from Singapore, was in company an hour pre-
vious to the accident.
The Two Brothers, arrived in the River, from New-
castle, makes a deal of water, lost long boat, and part of
bulwarks.
COWES, MARCH 24.—The Sant Wasse, which arrived
here yesterday, and reported leaky, has come in to dis-
charge for repairs.
PENZANCE, MARCH 25.—The Quebec, Pearson, from
Newport to Boston, put back here yesterday leaky,
having experienced very severe gales at West. The
leak has been stopped, and the vessel has again hauled
out to the rocks to wait a shift of wind.
LERWICK, MARCH 21.—The wreck of the Neptune,
which was lost on the Island of Fetter, Bth January,
still remains unclaimed. It has been ascertained that
she sailed from Rendsberg in Denmark, and was not a
Prussian vessel, as before supposed and reported.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 25.—Sid. Forester, Jamaica; and
put back her Majesty's ship Wellesley, for the West
.ndies.

18IA

90t,4
51%
16

204

7 dis.

3 di'.
33%

86Ia

128%

71A
91,4

BOROUGH AND SPITAMPIIILDS.
The past week's arrivals of potatoes, coastwise and by
railway, have been seasonably extensive, and of fair
average quality. From Antwerp we have received 278,
from Altona 65, from llamburgh 8, and from Rotter- .
dam 26 tons. On the whole, the trade has ruled firm,
and prices are well supported in every instance.—York
Regents, 90s to 140 s; ditto Shaw's, 100 s to 110 s; Wis-
beach Regents, SOs to 110 s; ditto Kidneys, 855 to 120 s;
Scotch Cups, 100 s to 120 s; ditto Whites, 90s to 100 s;
ditto Reds, 1004 to 120 s; Kent and Essex Regents,
100 s to 120,; Dutch Whites, 70s to 80s; Belgian, 80s
to 1003 per ton.
nOILOUGII 110 P IVIAIZILET.
The supplies of flops on sale here are by no means
large, yet the amount of business doing is small in the
extreme, at barely last week's quotations : Sussex
Pockets, 3/ to 31 6s; Weald of Kent ditto, 31 3s to 31 10s;
Mid and East Kent ditto, 31 5s to Si 8s per cwt.
WOOL.
A very limited quantity of Wool arrived in the Port
of London last week, it having amounted to 32 bales
from Hamburgh; 31 ditto from Antwerp; 78 ditto from
Bombay; and 68 ditto from the Cape. In the private
contract market the supplies of Wool—both English and
colonial—on offer are large • and a very limited amount
of business is doing, at barely stationary prices.
For the time of year this market, owing to the
scarcity of Rough Fat, is unseasonably active, and a con-
siderable advance has taken place in the quotations.
Last week the deliveries were not less than 1,851 casks,
cagainst only 543 casks at the corresponding period in
1847—leaving a very small stock on band. P.Y.C. on
, the spot is selling at 52s 6d per owt. Rough Fat,
I average, 2a lld per 81bs.

HOUSE OF LORDS.--(THIS DAY.)
The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers
present were—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell,
Lord Kenyon, and the Bishop of Manchester.
STERLING V. MORAY.
The further hearing of the arguments on this part
heard Scotch appeal occupied their Lordships the whole
day.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY)
Charles Perry, a well-known thief, was placed at the
bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with having stolen a
clock, value 18e., the property of Mr. Isaac Jacobson,
jeweller, 315, Oxford-street.
Jacob Myers, shopman to the prosecutor, said on
Saturday night, he observed the prisoner lurking about
the front of the shop, near a shelf on which was placed
the clock produced. Having occasion to serve a cus-
tomer, his attention was taken from the prisoner for a
few minutes. On his return to the shop-door he
looked at the shelf, and missed the clock, lie imme-
diately suspected the prisoner as being the thief, and
was about running after him when ho saw the clock
standing on the pavement, close by the corner of a gate-
way. The prisoner was subsequently found secreted
behind one of the gates, and given into custody. On
passing the shop towards the station the prisoner broke
two large squares of glass.
The prisoner, who protested his innocence of the
charge imputed to him, was committed for tral.
INCREASE OF INTIMPKILANCII.—More than thirty-five
cases of drunkenness were disposed of at this Court this
morning, the majority of them being females.
BIiNEVOLtSCE.—Our reporter was requested by the
• magistrate to acknowledge the receipt of 201., the legacy
) bequeathed to the poor-box of this Court by the late
the
A.
• Macklew, Esq., of Poulett Lodge, Co
and
Albany, Loudon, and forward through Mr. Melton,
• solicitor, of Carey-street, Lincoedln's Inn.

WORSHIP-STREET.-(THIS pAy.)
William Poore, a weaver, was charged, and two others,
not in custody, with breaking into the dwelling-house of
Mr. John Stread, Barnet-grove, Bethnal-
green.
It appeared from the evidence of a witness named
Mitchell, that his attention was directed to the house of
the prosecutor on Saturday evening by a lad named
Cole, who said that he had seen three strange men in
the back parlour. On getting to the rear of the house
Mitchell climbed over the wall, whilst the youth pro-
ceeded to the front. The door was unlocked, hree
men rushed oat and ran away! in different directions.
Witness, who never lost sightrof the prisoner, caught
him in the Bird-cage-walk. The others succeeded in
making their escape. A desk and some drawers were
broken open, and their contents strewn about. Several
articles of value had been stolen.—The prisoner was
remanded.

MARKET NEW S.--(THIS DAY.)
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CORN EXCHANGE.—(MONDAY.) LAMBETH.—(THIS DAY.)
Up to our markets last week, the arrivals of all articles Edward Hetherinyton, master blacksmith, residing in
of Grain of home produce were of a very limited scale; Mason-street, Old Kent-road, was placed at the bar,
while from Ireland and Scotland they were chiefly con- before Mr. Elliott, charged with unlawfully possessing a
fined to a few cargoes of Oats. From abroad we received sledge hammer, four pair of tongs, and other tools, the
3,471 quarters of Wheat; 1,300 ditto of Barley; 8,864 ditto property of the London, Brighton, and Sosth-Eastern
of Oats ; 940 ditto of Beans ; 309 ditto of Peas ; 1,221 Railway Company.
ditto of Tares ; 760 ditto of Linseed, and 43 barrels of Thomas Bonner, ;foreman of the locomotive depart-
Flour. Fresh up to-day, from Essex and Kent, the went of the company at New-cross station, identified
receipts of Wheat of home produce were on the in- the tools as the property of his employers.
crease, but for the most part, of very middling quality, Police-constable 104 P had taken theaterrisoner into
arising from the damp state of the weather. The at- custody. The tongs were found in his troughs,
tendance of both town and country buyers was by no beside the furnace. He could not explain how they got
means numerous; yet the finest dry samples of both red there.
and 1, hi to
Wheats of English growth were mostly die- Another witness, who had been employed by the pri-
posed of at prices about equal to those paid on this day sonar, said that some three or four months ago, a man,
se'nnight. In the middling and inferior kinds exceed- who used to work upon the railway, came to the shop
ingly little business was transacted at a decline in the and offered the tools now produced for sale. They
quotations of quite la per quarter, and a total clearance were bought by the prisoner for 2s. Witness and the
was not effected. The inquiry for foreign Wheats was prisoner's son were prix o to erase the marks of
wholly in retail, and where sales wore pressed is per the company. from the different articles, the prisoner
quarter less money was taken by the importers. giving them instructions while they were doing so.
The quantity of Barley offering was unusually small. Prisoner—Oh, John!
Malting parer s were in good request, and Is per quarter In answer to questions from the magistrate, witness
dearer. Grinding__ and distilling sorts sold freely at stated what were the different marks erased. They were
eery full vices. Thera Tres uot quite SO mash baBLIISIS SIN warko of am company.

Mr. Bonnar requested a remand for a day or two, in
order that the evidence of the super intendent of police at
Greenwich might be had, there being two prisoners
committed from that Court for being implicated in this
and similar robberies.
Remanded till to-morrow.
The railway companies have expressed their determi-
nation to prosecute to the utmost those tradesmen in
whose possession their tools are found, as but for them
servants would not be induced to abstract property of
this description.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
SLIGO.
The Sligo Election Committee re-assembled this
morning; Mr. Grainger in the chair.
Mr. Sergeant WRANOTIAM was engaged the whole of
the morning in arguing that the sitting Member had a
right to make use of the declaration he laid upon the
table of the House for the purpose of proving that he
had sufficient property independently of that in the
county of Clare, to satisfy the incumbrancea which
rested on the rent charge.
Mr. CALVERT on the other side insisted that they had
no right to travel beyond the limits of the declaration,
which had been filled in Dublin.

COURT CIRCULAR.
His Royal Highness Prince Paul of W urtemburg
visited his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on Saturday,
at Buckingham Palace. His Royal Highness was at-
tended by Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Queen on Saturday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of 'Wales, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their usual
airings on Saturday, and her Royal Highness therrincess
Helena was taken an airing.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse-
back on Saturday, attended by Colonel Bouverie, Equerry
in Waiting.
Yesterday morning their Royal Highnesses Prince
Albert and the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and
Gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household,
attended divine service is the private chapel of the
Palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated.
The Royal Children took their accustomed airings
yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty yesterday.

Yesterday was the birthday of his Royal Highness
Prince George.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge yesterday, at Cam-

bridge House.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary attended Divine service yester-
day morning, in St. Michael's Church.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended
Divine service yeterday iinorning in Grosvenor Chapel.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary, attended by Baron Knesebeck,
honoured the performances of her Majesty's Theatre, on
Saturday evening, with their presence.
A Cabinet Council was held, at twelve o'clock on
Saturday, at the Foreign-office. It was attended by
Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir
George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir
John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. H.
Labouchere, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Viscount Mor-
peth, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The Council
sat two hours.
A deputation, consisting of Sir Joshua Walmsley,
M.P., Mr. Sandars, M.P. Mr. Devereux, and Mr. James
Clay, M.P., transacted business at the office of the Board
of Trade, on Saturday.
Lord Lifford had an interview with Sir George Grey,
on Saturday, at the Home-office.
A deputation from Sheffield, consisting of Mr. Alder-
man Turton, Mr. Counsellor Bitching, and Mr. Coun-
sellor Smith, had an interview with Viscount Morpeth,
on Saturday, at the office of her Majesty's Commis-
sioners of Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place.
Baron Rothschild had an interview with Lord John
Russell, on Saturday, at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.
The Royal Commission for inquiring into the Mer-
chant Seamen's Fund had a meeting, on Saturday, at the
Board of Trade. The Commissioners present were the
Earl of Ellenborough, Admiral Sir Edward Codrington,
Sir William Clay, Mr. Lock, and Mr. Enderby. The
Commissioners sat three hours and a half.
The Right llon. E. Strutt had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Saturday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
Dispatches from the Governor of Hong-Kong were
received on Saturday at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches were sent off, on Saturday evening, from
the Colonial•office, for the Governor of Gibraltar.
The Archbishop of Canterbury consecrated the Rev.
Dr. Hampden, as Bishop of Hereford, yesterday, at
Lambeth Palace. The officers in attendance were the
Vicar-General (Dr. Burnaby), the Principal Registrar
of the Province (F. 11. Dyke, Esq.), and the Apparitor-
General (Mr. J. Barber).
The Duke of Wellington and the Marquis of Angle-
sey attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel
Royal, St. James's. The prayers were read by the Rev.
Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was preached by the Rev.
Mr. Jackson. At the daily service the prayers were
read by the Rev. T. Helmore, the lessons by the Rev.
G. Repton, and the communion service by the Rev. Dr.
Wesley. The sermon was preached by the Bishop of
Bath and Wells. 'The anthem was " Except the Lord"
(Sir George Smart). Sir George Smart presided at the
organ.

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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Verdi's opera of Nino was produced here on Saturday
for the first time this season, for the purpose of intro-
ducing Mademoiselle Abbadia and Mademoiselle Vera,
for the first time, to an English audience. Mademoiselle
Abbadis, who appeared in the part of Abigail, comes to
us with a great Italian reputation ; but she was suffer-
ing so greatly from the nervousness of a first appearance
on Saturday, and also, we believe, from the illness
consequent upon a long and fatiguing journey, per-
formed almost without resting, in order to be is London
in time, that it would be unjust to speak of her
capabilities from her performance of Saturday evening.
She, however, not unfrequently, when her nervousness
permitted her to do justice to her manifestly great
powers, held out a bright promise for the future. Iler
acting was full of energy, and we doubt not but that
when she shall have recovered from the fatigues of her
journey, she will show herself worthy her Italian fame.
Signora Vera, who appeared in the little part of Feuera,
made quite a hit. This little character made Corbari,
two years since, and it has also made Vera, who was
certainly on Saturday night much superior to Corbari
in this character. The aria in the last act (which
is the aria of the Fart), was exquisitely given,
and was unanimously encored, and at the conclusion of
the opera Mdlle. Vera was honoured with a call before
the curtain—an honour which she richly deserved.
Coletti sang and acted Nino magnificently. The grand
scena in the second act, in which the crown is struck
from the head of the impious monarch by an invisible
power, and the great Nino is reduced in a moment to a
state of madness, was given by Coletti with immense
power. In the scene with Abigail, too, inex cee which
ingly he
discovers to her that she is a slave, he was d
fine. The Orotasphe of Beletti is the best that has ever
r
been seen in this country, fie introduced the ari
in the second act, which had been usually omitted by
his predecessors, and gave it so exquisitely that he was
honoured with an encore. Both Coletti and Beletti
were called for at the conclusion of the opera. The
ballet of Fiorita followed, with Rosati and Marie Tag-
lioni, who danced, if possible, more gracefully than
ever. The theatre was crowded to suffocation. Not a
box was unoccupied, and long before the rising of the
curtain it was impossible to obtain even standing room in
the pit.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN.
On Saturday Lucia di Lai/17110'77100r was produced at
this theatre with the following cast:—
Lucia .• • ... Madame Castellan.
Edgardo ..• .. Mons. Roger.
Enrico ..• ... Signor Corradi Sette.
Arturo ..• ... Signor Soldi.
Raymond ... Signor Polonini.
It is somewhat curious that on the first production of
Lucia at the Royal Italian Opera the Lucia and the
Edgard° should both be French, but let that pass.
Madame Castellar. was in excellent voice, and never sung
the music of Lucia better, and M. Roger has an
exquisite tenor voice, and is an accomplished
musician. His Edgardo, although not perhaps the
first on the stage, is in the very first rank. His voice is
of great compass, considerable power, and of much
sweetness. He produces B flat in petto without any
apparent effect, and his acting is very fine. The male-
diction was splendidly given, and nothing could exceed
the exquisite pathos of the finale. The success of M.
Roger was as complete as his most ardent admirers
could desire, and it was as deserved as it was com-
plete. Coradi Sette, the new barritono, has a rough
coarse voice, very heavy, and very little under command,
and Signor Soldi is a feeble tenor. The choruses and
orchestra were splendid. A new divertissement fol-
lowed, introducing a bevy of new dancers, two of whom,
Mademoiselles Thierry and Melina Marmet, exhibited
considerable grace and elegance.

OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Mr. G. V. Brooke repeated the part of Virginius on
Saturday evening to a well-filled pit and gallery, and
although he had travelled some hundred miles on the
same day, his impersonation of the Roman father neither
lacked pathos nor vigour. The ballet of Croquillia, so
admirably sustained by the juvenile artists, of whom La
Petite Ryan is the leader, is becoming exceedingly popu•
lar with theatrical habitues, and draws immensely at
half-price. By the way an exceedingly bad practice
prevails at this house, which ought at once to be put a
stop to. Upon entering the theatre you are informed
that the whole of the dress circle is already engaged,
and unless the box-keeper is feed one must either rest
contented with an inconvenient back seat, or put up with
the slips. Were there any foundation for the excuse of
the box-keeper the annoyance might be overlooked, but
it invariably turns out that those who have retained the
vacant seats never appear to claim them.

DIED.—At Montrose, on the 17th instant, John
11. Valentine, Esq., aged 77.
The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of
Commons held his last sessional levee on Saturday night,
at his mansion in Eaton-square. The customary Parlia-
mentary dinner took place previou to the reception of
the members. The guests of the Right Hon. Gentleman
were 1211MerOU.5.