The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-03 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, Ana. I.
rgate, Nottingham,
In favour of the buyer. The I
21 dis —Birkenhead, Lancaqhire, and
Market is dull, and prices are
- • *Tx/. STOCK Exemtwoz.—The.Shesareary.
Boston, and Eastern Junction, s. .
Cheshire Junction, 134 p.—Birmingham and Oxford, % p.—Derby
and Crewe, 334 p.—Grand Junction, 223—Ditto,' New Quarter
iares 281 p..—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 51 P.—Leeds and
New S
Thirha
sk, 4% dis M.— Leicester and Bedford, p.—Liverpool and. Bury,
res, 2 p.—Liverpool, Onnskirk, and Preston, 16s. X 13.—
London and Manchester (Rein.), 389. 6d. dis.—London and York, 4
di9.—Manchester andißirmingham, Quarter Shares (B), 9 p.—Mid-
laud Stock, 150% —DIN), 401. Shares, 14 P.—North Staffordshire,
its. 6d. p.—North Wales Mineral, New Shares, 154 o.—Sheflield and
Manchester, 110—Ditto, Quarter Shares, No.l, 4% p.—Ditto, ditto,
No. 2, 1 p.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 2% dis.—gouth-
Eastern, No. 3, consolidated, 3M p.—West Riding Union, 2% I).
i
York and North Midland, East and West Riding Extension, 10% p.
—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Half Shares, 7% p.—Groat County Down,
1% dis.

YORK, Julia 1.
STOCK Excnssroz.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex-
tension; 11(—Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), 12s. 6d.—Leices-
ter and Bedford, U. ss. 64.—London and York, 2% —Mahon and
Drifileld Junction, V. U.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Mid-
land, s%—Newcastle and Darlington Extension, 914—North Bri-
tish, Carlisle Extension, INi —York and North Midland, New (East
and West Riding), 11 .

POOR-LaW OFFICERS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—On
Monday the members of this Society and their friends cele-
brated their first annual dinner, at the Freemasons' Tavern,
Great Queen-street. The object of the Society is by sub-
scriptions and,donations, to raise-a fund for the assistance of
such members and their widowsasmayfall into decay,uniting
the advantages of mutual assurance with those ,of bene-
volence for the furtherance of its object. B, B. Cabbell,
Esq., presided. The cloth having been cleared and the ac-
customed loyal toasts having been drank, the Secretary read
the report, from which it appeared that the Society was
established in the year 1842, and that there were now
one hundred and forty-one members, and that the income
amounted to 3.511. ns. per annum. lie expressed
a hope that it would effect a great deal of good
when it was known to those who were interested in its
objects. It was ascertained that there were no less than
20,000 persons engaged in the administration of the poor-
laws, and that therefore they might anticipate a further
support than they enjoyed at present. The Chairman then
proposed prosperity to the Institution. He said the poor-
Irv/ officers were unpopular, but on that account they de-
served more public sympathy. In supporting this Institution
he did not mean it to be understood that he approved of the
poor-law, but he thought that those who administered the
law with humanity and charity should be protected from the
hardships which the poor were exposed to, who were obliged
to apply for parochial relief. In the course of the evening
the bealths of the Secretary and Stewards were drank and
acknowledged, and the conviviality was kept up by the pro-
tssional efforts of Messrs. Sporle, Turner,
Sim
Powell, whostnii( several popular stings, and
thnleonms
Simmons,
did not separate without making a liberal subscript'
subscriptionforth:
objects of the Societ:.
Mr. Colqiihoun has announced to the electors of New-
castle- under-Lyne that he does not intend to come forclagain as a candidate to represent thent,

CHINA.
(Prom the New York Journal of Cominerce.)
CARTON., Jes. 1846.—0 f all the men on the face o
the globe (and I have sojourned among several nations
in my life), I have never seen any equal to the Chinese
in the love of money. It is said this people have many'
idols, and so they haie; but-they are all worshipped
means to an end : and their worship aipears_lee
narrowed down to that one great ultimate entr=riehes,
and the enjoyment of riches. Every city, and every
street; nay, every house of every street, as far as I have
seen, has a niche on the side toward the
strietArdicated
to the god who brings riches. And impious would that
man be esteemed who neglected to light a teper and
burn three incense sticks eVery. evening befVel.that all
adored idol. Even now do my ears ring
.withithe ex-
clamation of horror which burst from my landhird, some
few nights ago, when on taking possession of the pre-
mises, his incense pot was thrown into the Arent. That
landlord now, of his own accord, comes armost every
evening to my studY, to join in rt.tiding the bible, and
uniting in prayer to the true God with the disdiples.
The prominent position which the subject (*slavery
is occupying in the minds of Christians at home,, led me
to inquire into its existence in this grear provincial city
—Canton. It seems that azeonn• the one tailiiin of in-
habitants, which it is said this City con tairis"gtere ere
estimated to be about 100000 slaves, all oesaidlich are
females; that is to any the number of male hisitdmen is
not computed to be beyond one hundred. TM reason
of this disparity of numbers is the follow,a4gi—the male
slaves in China are chiefly employed in agricultural pur-
suits, and therefore are not found in cities; whereas the
female slaves are chiefly employed in swelling the_ harems
of the rich. It is not legal in China to have more than
one wife, though it is legal to have as many concubines
as one can maintain. Th• former invariably maintains
her superiority over the. other inmates of the inner
apartments, not deeming that her rights and privileges
are at all invaded by the number of the females who look
to her husband for support. The number and beauty of
these slaves are limited only by the ability of the owner
to support them. I was in a house the otheralay the
owner of which has from twelve to fourteen female slaves,
besides his wife. Some of them are very pretty ; and
one of them cost her owner 5,000 dollars. The- general
average price of a slave, whether male or.female, is from
200 to 500 dollars each. When old and unable to work,
these slaves are made either to act as 'door-keepers to
the houses of the rich, or, like worn-out hots in the
streets of New York, they are turned out of deo4s to beg
and die. And as in one case, so in the other, she former
owners are not regarded as deserving censure csi- notice
for such abandonment.
The supply of slaves to meet the demand is, generally
speaking, from such sources as the following:—A debtor,
.hard pushed by his creditor, will sometimes sellthis wife
or children, or even himself (baring no family), into
slavery to pay his debts. Orphan children left destitute
are often sold into slavery, merely to procure their sup-
port. Parents or guardians will often sell thaie under
their care, either to get rid of the charge, or to make a
little money. There came a very decent woman to my
house not long since, very anxious to sell me (what she
said was) her own grandchild (two years old) for the
sum of 6or 8 dollars. Very large numbers of slaves
are those who in infancy, or too young to remember,
were kidnapped from their friends. For many make it
a business to procure young children and maintain them
till adult age, either to sell, or make them minister to
the carnal appetites of the people.
Chinese slaves are not to be distinguished in' colour of
the skin, in dress, or in any other particular, from free-
men, except that when quite young, female slaves gene-
rally have their braid of hair wound with a string some
six or eight inches from the head, while free girls have
the braid tied close to the head. The forme+, too, ge-
nerally have large feet, while the latter, except the boat-
women and the very lowest order of respectable women,
have the feet cramped in infancy.
Female infanticide in China, about which I have
read so much in American papers or in books on
China, very rarely, if ever, occurs in Canton. Not
only have I never seen a case myself, but I 'nave not
seen an intelligent Chinaman who tells rae from his
own personal knowledge of a case of, the kind. In-
deed, I suppose infanticide at Canton does not now
exist ; not b-cause the people are any better than
they formerly were—but simply because it is not in the
nature of a Chinaman to throw away anything which
can be turned into money, and they all know that a child,
male or female, will bring from ten to thirty dollars, acs
cording to its health and beauty.
I have often thought, in connexion with this subject,
what miserable: lives those persons would lead who
should come as missionaries to this country, resolved
that they would neither touch, taste, nor handle, any-
thing that was the product of slaver. Not only does a
very great portion of the tea and silks exported to the
United States come from the hands of slaves; but in like
manner that consumed here, as well as perhaps four-, fifths of the food offered for sale, passes through the
hands of those who are slaves, in the very stroP.gest
sense of the term. For, be it understood, that the chil-
dren to the farthest generations, of a slave, 0:e likewise
slaves, until they are bought or liberatt:4l from their
despotic masters.

DARING ITlonweE RoeBERY.—MosELEY, WORCES-
TERsIIIRE, MAY 30.—A highway robbery, attended with cir-
cumstances of considerable aggravation, occurred in • the ins-
mediate neighbourbocel of this village last night, Mr.
Briscoe, a gentleman upwards of eighty years of age, resid-
ing at Great-hill Mill, had been spending the day with relation, Mr. Kemp, of the Fighting Cocks Inn, Moseley, and
,left on his return home between seven and eirlit o'clock• in
the evening. On arriving on Moseley Wake green, -„t the
corner of the road leading in the direction of his tri:,u house,
_and about half a mile distant, lie was_ suddenly attacked by
two young men, one of whom pulled him n-een his back and
rifled one of his pockets of a purse, contailiing Ts„ or Bs., while
the other held a pistol to his head, and, upon pain of death,
demanded his money. Having secured the old gentle•
man's purse, the villains decamped, but in the confusion of
the moment., for it was a mere momentary . affair, be Ives
unable to state the direction they took. Fortunately, it
being broad daylight, the thieves omitted to search more
than one of Mr. Briseoe's pockets, otherwise they would
have met with booty in hard cash to the atnotint of 40/. and
upwards. On his arrival at home Mr. Briscoe communi-
cated the robbery to his family, and his son, after hearing
the description of the men by whom his father had been as-
sailed, recollected seeing two fellow's of like description
passing by the house a short time before. An alarm, was
immediately given, and men sent of in all directions in
pursuit of the robbers, and in the course of an hour and
a half they were apprehended at Golden Hillock, about
two miles and a half from Birmingham. They gave their
names as Garratt and Bellingham, and their residence
Birmingham. They were found in possession of 7s. 814.
in money, nine skeleton keys, and a crowbar, but no
pistol. Immediately the prisouers 'were shown to Mr.
Briscoe, he identified them as the men by whom he was
attacked and robbed, and whom be had seen more than once,
during the day at the Fighting Cocks, Moseley. They Were
delivered over to the county police, and for the night wn-
veyed to the station at King's-heath. Subsequent e:idence
proved the correctness of Mr. Briscoe's statement. The pd.
soners, after the old gentleman left the inn, were, seen by Mr.
Bird, the postmaster of the village, to follow him in the di-
rection of Wake-green, and this morning the police-officers,
Superintendent Potter, and Constable Clewer, found Lear the
spot where the robbery was said to have been committed, a
pistol loaded with powder, and two pebble stones. Both
Bellingham and Garratt admitted that they had been at the
Fighting Cocks Inn i and the servant-man in waiting states
that they more than once inquired who Mr. Briscoe was, anti
where he lived. The priseners were this day taken before
Mr. Lawrence at the Public-office, Birmingham, and fully
committed to take their trial at the ensuing Worcester
Asizes. The general belief is, that their original intention
was the plunder of-the Fighting Cocks Inn.
G ALVANO- PLAsTIc PROCESS. The galvano plias tin
process was applied on a large scale a short time ago at the
establishment of Baron de Harkewitz, at Berlin. The colos-
sal plaster head of Juno, by Ludovisi, and
werealsobotthe coveredplat
bust by the sculptor Rauch, of Berlin,
with bronze. T 6 hfeee frontal
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circumferenceregionof the heed.)f hnasea
nearly
diameter
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the establishment of Baron de Harkewitz I,resents the
most varied and beautiful shades, and resists all the effects of'
the weather.
FOUR BULLOCKS KILLED ON THE wAY,--At A
an early hour on Monday morning last four fine bullocks, the
property of Mr. Robert French, of Btill's Lodge, Boreham.
which had strayed
smut the line, ''ere killed from being run
over by a train of py caliie trucks proceeding to Col-
chester. The o itilimPls were completely cut to pieces, so
that though po
orht.srities of the Company (who, we under-
stand, without tesliation agreed to sustain the loss), gave
the porters Va Chelmsford station permission to take awa
any
Pate remaining for their own use, they were hardly
retsliiid for the journey, the whole of the animals being ate.
rally cut to piecemeal Wise providential circumstanzle that
the engine was not thrown off the metals by the ok,struction
but the break carriage was jerked off the rails r-ed proceeded
for a considerable distance ploughing up the line before the
train could be stopped. The guard, however, maintained his
seat, and by means of the traversing jerks and levers carried
upon the engine the carriage was again got upon the rails,
after a delay of about two hours, and the train arrived at
Colchester without further accident.—Essex Standard.
allC"lMilaTti"erS
ECCOESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS ,FOR
theing Ecclesiastical
otfic August was
fMoronlrdeal3an' thed, fer annualthe reporteeyear
e on fe
printed. The Commissioners had within the year augmented
41 benefices to 1001. a year each, in the same manner as th
are
now empowered to apply the moneys bequeathed by the
w
, Dublin ''Meath, Kildare,
oeculeeteers.
of
fThAnne beagnehfi MS augmented in the year
Clogher, Kilmore, Elphin, Connor, Down, Cork, Limerick,
mentation salaries dto
Tuam, Achonry, Fern„ laeterePirnlintahtee dßi
and Lismore. The aug.
pai the clergy from and out of Pri-
mate Boulter's fund amounted, in the year, to 4,3961. 155.,
and, under the powers vested in the Commissioners by the
provisions of the Church Temporalities Act, the sum of
6,409/. 15s. 4d, has been paid in the way of stipends to the
city of Dublin and to other curates, and also to diocesan
schoolmaiters. After providing for charges, the Commis.
sioners have within the year appropriated to church works
the sum of 24,0001, of which 18,469/. 169, was allocated to
repairs • , and 5,5301. 4s. to rebuiidings, aided by private
subscriptions to the amount of 2,3691.. Os. 7d. The Commis.
sioners have since the last report dispensed with the ser-
vices of a number of local agents, and have established an
agency office. The following passage occurs in the report
on " Perpetuity Purchases :"—" In relation to the perpe.
tuity purchases, 44 applications have been received within
the year, of which four were from sub-tenants, and the re..
mainder from immediate tenants. The sales of perpetuities
have amounted to 11,146/. 17s. 6d., arising principally from
applications received in preceding years, of whim sum
10,8211. 18s. 2d. has been lodged in the Bank of Ireland to the credit of the Perpetuity PurchasegFund,e;nd the residue,
324/. 19s. 4d., has been secured by mortgage; and in dis..
charge of the mortgages previously granted, the sum of
5,801/. Os: 3d. has also been received. The moneys arising
from this source of revenue have been from time to time in-
vested in the Government securities, jaursuant to the 'pro-
'visions of the statute in this respect.' 13y an account ef the
receipts and disbursements, it appears that 131,726/. 19s. 64d.. was received, which in
was expended various ways, includ-
of considerable funded property, and a
ing the purehase
-Somewhat large balance in hand.
The balance on the pre.
aid
vious year was 15,6221. Bs., and in the present account •
d dP• t 111
Sid. An account rendered of e
6,4781. 15s. t3l
ter's and Primate Rebinson's Funds.

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RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE.
•
ATESSRS. LAND )N D, SMALE, ADD
lA.
LAMONT), Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank theira
Fr; ends and the Public tor their continued support anti pon,
and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, Sze.,
take place every 'Muria! and Fainav, at tine o'clock, at the
Ball of Commeree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place,
favours, containing instructions (with a reference), are respectfully
requested t. be ad.ires.sed. •
Al Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited, at least
One day previously to their being offered; and advices of results
will be forwarded by the first post ,after the sale, alai the proceeds
immediately disposed of according to instructions.
Off ce.:, Hall 6t Commerce. Threadneedle-street. London.

had produced very little effect. He therefore asked ; I eltive that the mere semblance of this anxiety for
, .
if the Government were prepared with any pit . elle prosperity (or, we should more strictly say, for
more efficient measure, and gave notice that, 'he pro-perity of the uspritected m,jerity in lieu of
the protseted it-lino:its ) will heneetorth be alto ether
i= they 4Tioull fsil to do so, he would
:upei soleS by the real and conscientious performance
after the recess propose some measure which
of thet great legislative duty. And we are thus
he
thought would be more effective. His Lordship had had
ef
our Constitution from what bas already, and very
his proposition, but he thought it would be
sanguine of a regeneration of the enlarged spirit of
not quite made up his mind as to the exact nature
that the?
y recently, been accomplished for the promotion of that
Lordships should postpone the third reading of every
re Public Opinion has boldly averred
Railway Bill which might
until the whole number of Railway Bills, which .
necessity for some immediate compensation for the
through its organs—the ORATOR and the PRESS—the
be before the House
for a third read-
should come up from the other branch. ef the
public oppression of many bygone generations ; and
ingthe resistless might of the public will is now hasten-
Legislature should be waiting
ing, in order that the whole rna.ss of these mea-
advent of that compensation. The mandate
sures should be taken into. consideration. at the. same the '
has been issue ,theleverage adjusted , good must
be •
time, and then that such might be selected as it should
be deemed desirable to sanction. With the highest result from such peaceful, and just endeavours.
. sible respect for Lord FITZWILLTAM personally, Foremost among the advantages which will
arise ti•om the development of this onward movement
for 4 the integrity of his purpose, and for the honest
conviction which has, we doubt not, influenced him is, of course, that of ensuring to every inhabitant of
on the question, we do not think it would be acting Great Britain a free access to the natural and arti-
fairly towards those persons who have invested their ficial products of foreign countries, and a free € xporta-
capital in such undertakings, who have seen difficulty tion of our insular merchandise—the immediate
after difficulty thrown in their way, and who have consequence of which will be a balance
in
at length overcome all obstacles, and complied the commodities of all nations ; and the
with every demand made by the Legislature, inferential con sequences the administratid menu-
on of a
at a vast expenditure of time and money, if at the wholesome stimulus to agricultural an
factor-ing industry indus throughout the world, as well as
eleventh hour a new and insurmountable barrier
the increase of the necessaries of life which must
should he placed in the way of their further progress.
follow in the wake of that stimulus. By the aboli-
The Legislature may be looked upon, in a certain
tion of these Customs Duties, moreover, smugg-
point of view, as contracting parties with persons
ling and other minor evils will be altogether pre-
who have become undertakers for the construction of
eluded, and the ability of many depredators
new railways throughout the country. There cannot
upon the national purse turned into channels likely
he a doubt but a number of these lines were impera-
to benefit themselves and their country. Thus far
tively demanded, and that a vast amount of benefit
has the Government obeyed the mandates of public
would be conferred on the public by their construe-
will as far as the domestic necessities of the
tion, not only in the accommodation which would
people are concerned, as far as commerce is
be afforded to the community at large on their corn- concerned, as far even as the prevention
pletion, but also in the increased demand for labour of starvation is concerned. But the motor
and for the various articles necessary to their making
of Government, Public Opinion, has not rested sa-
-1 during the progress of their construction. The
tisfied with this alteration, wonderful as the altera-
Government declined the responsibility of taking the
tion is. It has gradually grown into a conscious-
initiative of selecting the particular lines which should ness that air is as necessary as food for the preserve-
be made in the first instance, or in any degree limit• tion of health ; that farinaceous matters may be
ing the number. It was decided that such under- administered to the stomach without effect, unless
takings should be left wholly to private enterprise. the blood be duly oxygenized. Public Opinion, we
A. wholesome dread was felt by the Ministry ef inter- say, has become conscious of this, it has pronounced
feting directly with the application of capital. Cer-
its decision to that effect, and Government has again
fain checks were, however, established by the opera- conceded by opening Victoria Park for the exercise
+ion of numerous and stringent standing orders ind amusement of the eastern inhabitants of this
which should, in the first place, be accurately corn- mighty city. Other social grievances, or social
plied with, and by the known rules adopted, and
acted on during former sessions by the several Corn- exigencies, have, in like manner, aroused the
attention, and will sooner or later display the
mittees, under which it was known that no line potency of the people as their own benefactors.
would he sanctioned unless it was clearly called for Cleanliness for example is becoming acknowledged
by the wants of the district through which it was in- to be requisite for the comfort, the corporeal sanity,
tended to pass ; that the public benefit would greatly Ind the morality—we distinctly repeat it the
exceed any private injury which might possibly be in ,rality of the multitude. Burial out of
occasioned thereby ; and that the undertaking wa- towns in a similar way is becoming
likely to prove so remunerative as to afford a fair 4enerally recognised as a desideratum. The ultimate
return for the amount of expenditure likely te result of this extension of belief as regards cleanliness
he incurred in its construction, the fullest 411 d interment will be the interference of Government
estimates the closest investieation into each and every -or the erection of wash-houses and the laying out of
of these point., by competent scientific men, was es- senteteries. That we emphatically assert, on the proviso
sentially necessary. Large sums of money must he -hat the people remain true to themselves as to these
expended in bringing the matter before Parliament, -wo very admirable notions; and our assertion is
and the promoters should be prepared to cast away eased upon our conviction of the vigour and efficacy
that entire expenditure unless the proposed line corn- Ind irresistible power of a people, when that people
plied with all the essential requisites. On the other ;s united, for the achievement of any definite object.
hand, if it could stand every ordeal—pass unscatherl
Perseverance is in their instance a certain
through every one of the various tests,—those pro means of obtaining any prize for the possession
motors had a fair and equitable claim on the
if which they may tax their energies. Much,
Legislature to do their part, and to sanction the con- therefore, as we may rejoice in the achievement of
templated project, and more particularly not to suffer tree trade to commerce, the social system has plains
it to be impeded by ex post facto regulations. Un- ,or eradication, and defects for remedy, sufficient
rortunately, so vast a number of' these speculation' -o occupy the time and concentrate the powers
were brought forward in the course of the last of the populace for a long period to
autumn, that a panic, most disastrous in its results.
come. We regard the free- trade measure
took place ; a great number of projects had been got
1s the first one of a long and majestic and
up by adventurers, who were quite careless of their
glorious procession of others, severally and collec-
ultimate fate, anxious only for a temporary prosperity
tively tending to the welfare of the general corn-
by which the scrip might come out at large pre- riunity. And knowing their capacities, we look
miums, and they might secure considerable profit,
to the people themselves for the fulfilment
for themselves. This they generally succeeded in by of our anticipations. We have surmounted
what was termed rigging the markets, and
one obstacle to our prosperity as a race
other discreditable devices. The public, who
ef freemen—but there are Alps upon Alps be-
had been deceived in many instances, and fore us. Let us not, however, be discouraged; let
who were unable to separate the chaff from the
us, on the contrary, regard the signal triumph our
wheat, got frightened. Numbers sought, at the same
will, as an unanimous people, has obtained with re-
time, to get out of' the scrape, to sell their scrip, at Terence to commercial improvement, as an augury o
any loss ; and, as a necessary consequence, much the success which awaits our efforts for the attainment
greater loss was sustained than by any possibility
of social and moral improvements in all their details and
could otherwise have taken place. Immediately on
intricacies; remembering, however, that our future
the meeting of Parliament a Committee was ap- efforts must resemble our past in peacefulness, in per-
pointed, at the suggestion of the Prime Minister, severance, in unanimity, in resolution, otherwise they
who wished to have the various schemes classified, will prove most signally abortive. We have already
and a certain number selected, which should only proved that national regeneration is not an impossi-
be legislated on during the present session. That bility ;we will take courage, then, and advance in
[ Committee, however, reported that there was its prosecution proportionately with the advancement
no necessity for any restriction, that all
;)f the age.
measures which were in readiness to go before
Parliament should be permitted to proceed ; on the
faith of this resolution sanctioned and adopted by the
House much additional expense was incurred :
Parliamentary contests were undertaken ; counsel re-
tained, and witnesses brought up to town. As might
have been expected very many failed in their pro-
()Tess, but still so many were found prepared in every
respect, that it was feared too many might
pass through every stage which it was sup•
posed would, in the altered state of the money
market, in the more sombre aspect of railway pro-
5, ects, gladly have been withdrawn by the great body
of the shareholders, if an option were afforded to them
of expressing their opinion for that purpose. Accord-
ingly a new Bill was brought forward and its nature
and provisions stated just before the Easter recess.
This Bill was received with almost unanimous appro-
bation throughout the country. It fully recognized
the principle of letting the persons interested decide
for themselves as to whether they would still proceed
with the measure, and if a majority of the
scripholders should decide to the contrary,
then that the concern should be forthwith wound up,
the assets of the company vested in an official
assignee or trustee, and that, after ascertaining the
liabilities of the company, that the amount of the
deposits should be returned, less the fair expenses
already incurred, to the parties entitled thereto. This
just and wise provision effectually got rid of the
legal difficulties that existed in the way of the disso-
ration of any company, it having previously been in
the power of any single shareholder to interpose
his individual will, and to prevent such
a dissolution, although anxiously desired by a vast
majority of his associates. Some improvements were
introduced into this proposed Bill after Easter, as to
the numbers necessary to vote at a meeting, and the
scale of voting, which was made to be in conformity
with the Joint--took Companies Regulations Act of
last session. Tbis,kowever, was not thought in itself
sufficient ; true it was that it gave the shareholders
the power of dissolving the company, but it required
active steps to be taken by them, expressive of their
desire for such a result. It was felt that
difficulties might be thrown in their way, and that
they might be unable to express their opinion in the
manner required by the Bill, before the concern in
which they were interested had received the final
sanction of the Legislature. Accordingly, a new
check was interposed : resolutions were adopted as
sessional orders, which required that active steps on
the part of the general body of the proprietary
should be taken to show that they were
still convinced of the prudence, of the • ad.
of
the undertaking, and expressive
vantages
its continued progress. 'lbis
of
as thelir n dje
equitable,
with approbation and
and was received
nd unanimity throughout
was
tr e
afnord
the country. Neither of these measures interfered
nised and adopted at
'
with the great principle rev
an
Such, og
at
all former periods.
the beginning of the session at
he Case if Lord
The F
want
ITZ-
Such, however, would not
our continuing this
t
of space unfortunately preven stur n
to the subject on
now p ted.
WILLIAM S proposition were ado
to-day ;we shall, however, re
in early occasion.

limit MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
The Nobility, Sub4cribers, and the Public, are respeetfully
In-
termed that there will be an EXTRA NIGH r
TO-MORROW EVENING,
'When will be performed Mozart's chef d'muvre,
IL DON GIOVANNI.
Donna A.nna. Madame Grisi ; Donna Elvira, Mdlfe, Sanchioll ;
Zerlina, Madame Castellan ; Don Giovanni, Signor Fornasari ; Leo-
porello. Signor Lablache ; Masetto, Signor F. Lahlache ; 71 Coif.-
roendatore, Signor Botelli : Don Otter°. Signor Mario.
Between the Acs a Solution from the admired Ballet of
OITDINE. Comprising the Fete de la Mationne, by the wh, le corps
de ballet; and the celebrated Pas de L'Ombre, by Mdlle. Cerito.
To conclude with the Ballet DiverdssemeLt, by M. Perrot,
entitled,
LE DELIRE D'UN PEINTRE.
Stephano, M. Perrot ; 31 argareta, Madame Copere ; Blanche
D'Oviede, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn. Les Dances a New Pas, by
Louise Taglioni ; La astiliana Bolero, by Mdlle. Lucile Gratin
and M. Perrot.
Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the box
office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera te com-
mence at half-past Seven o'clock.
'll E A TRE ROYAL, DRURY-LA NE
The First Night of the New and Popular Ballet of " Paquita,"
which has made so great a sensation in Paris, and in which the
most eminent living DaßSelae, Mdlle. Carlotta Grist, will have
the honour of making her first appearance on this stage these
three years ; supported by the talents of Mdlle. Sale and M.
Mathis, &c. The Music composed by M. Deldevez. The Ballet
produced under the direction of M. Silvain.
TEHS EVENING
Will be performed the popular Opera, called MARITANA.
Charles the Second, Mr. Borrani ; Don Caesar de Bazan, Mr. W.
Harrison; Don Jose de Santarem, Mr. Stretton ; Maritana, Miss
Bunter ; ~.azarillo, Miss Poole.
After which will be produced the p
o
p
u
l
a
r Ballet of PAQCrITuiA.
Lucien d'llervilly, M. Silvain ; Ol M. Adrien ; Taqta,
Mdlle. Carlotta Grist. In which elsa will appear Madame Giubilei,
Madlles. Sall, kdele, Louise, Les scours St. Lenin ; M. Mathis, :v
11. Payee, and the most numerous and effective corps de ballet ever
introduced upon the English stage.

11:8,VMARK
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MISS JULIA REN3.7ETT.
BENEFIT
EVENING

Will he perfor ned THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Sir Peter
Teazle, Mr. W. Farren; Joseph Surface, Mr. Stuart ; Charles Sur-
face, Mr. Hudson; -ir Benjamin Backbite, Mr. Bucks:one ; Lady
Teazle. Miss Julia Bennett; Mrs. Calclottr. Mrs. Glover.
In the course of the Evening, a Grand Fantasia on the Pianoforte.
by Herr Wilhelmkuhe.
Rand will periorm the Overtures, "Cenerentola," and " Due
d'Olonne." the " St. James's Polka," " Philomel Walzer," and
the Chatsworth Quadrilles."
After which, the Barletta of THE LOAN OF A LOVER. Peter
Spyk, Mr, Weist,r ; Gertrude, Miss Julia Bennett.
To conclude with the Farce of MAKE YOUR crtrx4s. Prin-
cipal characters by Me:srs. Tilbury, Brindal, Buckstose ;
Alas
Telbfn, and ilrs. Stanley.

HEATRF. ROI Al., Lit ELM
,NDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELF.Y.
Three New Pieces for Whitsun Holidays. Another brilliant Triumph I
" Robin !food and Rich-rd Omar de Lion" every Evening.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed a New sod Orielnal Comic Drama, In Two
Acts, founded on a recent well-known event, called THE DI-5;,T-
-MIN'S BELLE. Principal ciliaracier, by Messrs. ,eeley, Diddear,
Meadows, F. Vining, Kinloch ; Miss Villars. and Mrs. K ePley.
After which a new Farce, called SISTER AND I. Characters
by Messrs. F Matthews, Meadows, A. Wigan, Emery, Turner,
Kinloch, and Bellingham ; Miss E. Daly, Mrs. Wigan, Miss Arden,
and Miss Forster.
To conclude Is Rh a New Grand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec-
tacle, founded noon certain St riling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas-
Sages in the 'Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD CCE.I;I;
DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss M.
Keeley, Miss \riders, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley
Miss Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews,
Mr. Keeler, Mr. flutter, and 31r. J. W. Collier

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII.
THIS EVENIN.,
Will be performed a new Dransa, entitled THE MEMOIRS OF
AN UMBRELLA; or, The Silent Observer. In which Messrs.
Lbert, Howe, Boyce, 0. Smith, Wright, It. Ryan, P. Bedford.
Selby ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. F.
Mathews, &c., will perform.
After which, the interesting Drama. entitled THE CABIN BOY.
In which Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mr. Paul Bedford. Mr.
0. Smith, Ste., will appear.
To be followed by the Burlesque, entitled PETER WILRINS ; or,
The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters
by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr.
Pita! Bedford, Mr. Mon, ant, Mr. Mitchenson, &c.

PR, • TithATitb. 'Xt.', )RI,-sTnErT
Last Week but One of MrIS EvE. MACRE ANDY performing In London.
THMt;
Will be performed a new Historical I l sy, In five Acts, entitled
THE KING OF THE COMMONS. James V. of Scotland, Mr.
Macready ; Sir Adam Weir, Mr. Ryder ; George Weir, Mr. Cooper ;
Malcolm Young Mr. Murray ; Laird Small. Mr. Compton ; Mungo
Small, Mr. Oxberry ; Lord Kilmaurs, Mr. Roxby ; Madeline Weir,
Mrs. Stirling ; Widow Barton, Mrs. Li osbroke.
To conclude with a New Drama, entitled ERNESTINE. The
principalricip characters supported by %I essrs. Cooper, Wallack, Leigh
Mrs. Wing, Miss E. Stanley, Miss May, &c.

A.SILL Y', ItoYAL AMPHITHEAIRK.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
Under the especial patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty, and
their Royal H glinesses Pt ince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and
the Priacess Royal. Grant routine of Holiday Entertainments,
THIS EVENING
Will be performed the New Military Spectacle, realising our
recent Triumphs, called THE SIKHS' INVASION ; or, The War
in India.
New and popular SCENES of the CIRCLE, by the numerous
troupe of British and Foreign Artistes ; double stud,
Mr. BAT rY has much pleasure in stating, that in obedience to
the wishes of several of his patrons and heads of families, he has
made arrangements to give, during the ensuing holidays, four mid-
day performances, the first of which will take place TO-MORROW,
June 4, and each succeeding iIiCILSDAY until the umber are
complete ; on which occasion the Lntertainnients will be precisely
the same as those so recently performed by royal command, and so
highly eulogised by her most gracious Majesty. The representations
will each day commence at two o'clock.
Mr. Patty begs to announce, that he has entered into an en-
gagement with the celebrated GENERAL TOM THUMB, who
will appear in the tirama of " flop o' my Thumb," at this Theatre,
on Monday, Ju'.e s, and during the Week.
Box open troni eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six
and commence at seven o'clock.

,AYEDGF':, ROYAL SURREY iHE TRE.
Great attraction. The celebrated artists, Madame Vestris and Mr,
C. Mathew, for a limited number of nights. A new Grand Spec
tact*, with new scenery; dresses, and real water.

THIS EVEN ISO
Will be performed a Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir
Charles Coldstream, Mr. C. Mathews.
After which the popular Barletta, called TILE LOAN OF A
LOVER. Peter Spy Mr. Charles Mathews; Gertrude, Madame
Yestris.
To conclude with THE DARK
Goblet. O THE ATTRUCIE ;
or, The Prince Diver and the Shah's Goblet. Characters by Messrs.
Johnson, HOgerS, Cowell, Maynard, Lewis, Ileslop ; Mesdames H.
Vining, Martin, Hughes, Italy, Btc.

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
Varied and attractive Noveltie-V for the Whitsuntide Holidays.
THis EENING,
Will he performed a New Domestic Drama, called THE FLIT-
TtNG DAY ; or. The Trials of an English Farmer. Principal
characters by Messrs. saville, Higgie, Federicks, Tindell, Raymond,
Searle, Burton Howard ; Miss Vincent, Miss E. Terry, Sec.
After which the Interesting Drama, entitled THE WIFE ; or,
The One Witness. The Wife, Miss Vircent.
To conclude with a new laughable Barletta, entitled LITTLE AN-
NOYANCES ; or, The Miseries of Hum n Life. Supported by
Messrs. Howard, Fredereks, Miss Terry,

From Lisbon, under the date of 20th May, we
learn that a new Ministry had been formed, composed
of the Duke of Palmella, the Duke of Terceira, the
Marquis of Saldanha, and Messrs. Tajul and Azavedo.
The Duke of TSRCEIRA had left Lisbon to assume
the command of the army against the insurgents.

Madrid papers of the 26th ult. have been received

Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty.
ROYAL f-URREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
EVERY MONDAY, TUE4DAY, WEDNESDAY, AND
THURSDAY.
VIEW of NA''T.ES, ERUPTION of VESITVIUS, DESTRUC-
TION of HERCULANEUM and POMPEII, in the year 79. This
vinignificent spectacle is revived in an unprecedented scale of
trattdeur, the picture being more than twic the size of the former,
• stud repreients. as accurately as can possibly be done, the Great
-Eruption of Vesuvius in the year 79, when the Destruction of Her-
mallet= and Pompeii took. place: produced under the direction
of Mr. Danson.
A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STATUES has been
Constructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Night.
The PROMENADE CON, Urn; .are gain confided to Mr. God-
frey. The Baud is most complete in all ib "Parunauts. and includes
many eminent native and foreign musicians.
In addition to the other attractions of the Gardens wfii as oxhi
jilted CAL Y PSO'S FAIRY GROTTO, approached by the
Ul*mi
Gothic Bridge, representing in the Interior Telemachus
relating his adventures to Calypso.
The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, are on the
?nos' complete and effective scale.
11;ecedIng
the Volcanic Display a novel exhibition will be intro-
duced,
---
represf!nting the Descent of Phozytts in the Chariot of the Sun.
3lons. Farinelli will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy
feet in
height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to
Glass Conservatory, splen-
reeetroldM, and bear hifnctoasheis cahnryd
the
el
An li.intninated MarinC
toon;
of lamps, enabling the visitors to
omamented with res.
Ciuiyat half-past
view the matchless collectionatoffivCea;rntivhoerarebireagnass:le.t:
Feeding of the Carni
Eruption at dusk. Admission. U.
five ; Csmcert at six ;

The Ministry, although the country continues tran-
quil, are evidently alarmed at the state of affairs in
Portugal, and the Heraldo calls upon the Govern-
ment to adopt active measures to prevent the Portu-
guese conflagration from spreading. Troops were
advancing towards the Portuguese frontier, and
Brigadier CALENGE had been dispatched to Ciudad
Roderigo to watch the course of events. M. ISTURITZ,
it is said, has declared that he will not consent
to the TRAPANI marriage. The Russian ship
in which the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE visited
Algesiras fired a salute in honour of the Spanish flag,
thus acknowledging the Government of Queen
ISABELLA.

Ihe Three per Cents. were not quoted on the
Madrid Bourse, but the official list states that they
maintained themselves a long time at 34, and closed
at 338; the Fire per Cents. declined, being offered
at 20i ; the shares of the Bank of San Fernando sold
at 390, and those of Isabel at 200.

We have received the Paris papers of Sunday.
The Chamber of Deputies was occupied on Satur-
day in considering the Budget of the Home Depart-
ment. In the course of the discussion M. LAMARTINE
moved that the subvention granted to the Odeon
Theatre should be increased to 100,000 francs,
which was agreed to. The proposed subven-
tion was for 60,000 francs. In the course
of the sitting M. DE COURTAIS asked the
Minister of War if the Government had received
any information relative to the deplorable event said
to have recently occurred in Algiers, namely, the
massacre of 300 French prisoners, by ABD-RL-
KADER ? The Minister replied that the Govern-
ment was not in possession of any informa-
tion on the subject, except what had appeared in
the public journals, but that as soon as he should
receive any information on the subject he would
communicate it to the Chambers.

THE
RAILWAY SUN
IS NO W PUBLISHING.
PRICE (TO SUBSCRIBERS) SIXPENCE.

In relation to this horrible affair, the Akbar of the

24th May says—" A dreadful rumour was yes-
terday current in the city. It is said that
nearly all the French prisoners in the Deira of
ABD-EL-KADER had been massacred by order of
that chief. The causes which have led to this catas-
trophe.are differently stated, and up to the present
n hour o one here knows with certainty the circum-
stances which have led to the destruction of our coun-
trymen. Unfortunately, the fact itself cannot be
doubted.

TH.h. WbATlint.—Sta4 OFFICE. JUNE 2.
Tnlnt3tonETEß, Lowest, 53; Highest, 72; Noon, 73,
BAROMETER, 30.28.

WIND S.E.; fine clear weather.

ti, LON I.ON-ASKII 041 F, THIS DAY.
‘ter 7. I Eventhe .. 32 rrinntea after S.
famineminutes .

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What Government has chiefly to regard is the
moral, physical, and social welfare of the community.
Of that community in our own country the infinitely
--40minant parts are the middle and the working
pi, -^^uently, the happiness, the comfort, and
classes;
" 'hose classes should constitute
the enlightenment of Authority. That
the' paramount care of Executiv, -
show of
our legi,lators have invariably given a ..
carrying this principle into practice, the pages of
Hansard will sufficiently testify; and the Parlia•
mentary records thus authenticate the accuracy of
our preceding statements. We would fain, however,

The Echo of Oran of the 19th states that the
officers and some of the soldiers were spared, and
that some of the prisoners, by swimming across the
Moulouya, had escaped the massacre.
The Semaphore of Marseilles ore.
f the 28th gives,
under the date Algiers, May 25, the following account
of the circumstances which led to the massacre :
.. The defection of the Beni
asA mseuencrese,sa.onrd tohfeßapopuohnat.-
to u h. dpla dissensions,ed
himself andmai of
fee
mbe le ds ,
portionr with_.
Chaoui, the
ment of Mustapha Ben Tami,
thus over
medi, bad be, ,n the signal of viol
a general breaking up of the Deira.
considerable Iraa
fifty families attached to his
1c under,iira lire
of p;loutleecyt i oAnb
dotefor r Bh
blows.lolun
apZn ,ri as
Aon
from the cause of the Emir. The Hachyrasecesde„inng
:10,12di,encglared, that being tired of
perilous life they had led since
they were determined to
*hp French and return to Algeria.
trowhafrt:ei
wretched
1 e;:enamdf tiegbraraanc coming
their pt ace wiw -
El-Abittd, It wets during that violent
Mustapha lien Tann had proceeded southwards with the
- .
roAobdst.ei.i fanatical
der , of
at that tribe to effect a junction with

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDN'ESDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1846.

schism the Fr.-rich prisoners were mlssacred. Some of
MONEY arid COMM
tin- Ilachems w ihed to carry them wish them, in order ERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of last Night.)
to 'ecure to theroselve. a good reception from the The =ales of Cotton at Liverp“ol vesterdav were 6,000
French on their retur/ , wlllst the others were desirous hale-. A 6. iir bwiness was done, at previous rates. The
to cotopromise the seceder,, %hum they reoarded as market wa4 dull. About- 1,200 bales were taken for export,
traitors. and to gratify ti.eir fanatical hatred." and 8:'0 on speculation. American realised 374 d. to 5%d.
General CAVAIGNAC set off, on the 15th, from Per he
Sharewire
hfirmer. . _
med a very dull appear-
Lalla Maghrina, in pursuit of BEN TABU.. The ance, and a but little marketitte irusaifeissn
tribes in the Ouarensenis having submitted, the return . considerably, The public sale of Messrs. Wickham, and Co.,
moyesterday,dera ai'ssudoing. Prices have fallen
of Marshal BuGraup to Algiers was hourly ex- quwaaintittvoloerfasellipwellitteendautioannederbsurs tpo;.:ikcesa
pected. will go lower. The following are a few quotations :—Lcadon
The Caire steam-boat, which arrived on the 27th ' e andld
M3a7nscheitenrSoßnaastnridelfosrk74os.ss6d.—AmNbeotrtingthaiT. and Mani
at Marseilles, brought among her passengers M. and Boston, 255. 6d.—West Riding Union,g 89s.—Goole and
Doncaster, 29e.—North Kent,
London Birmingham,and 555. 245. 6d.—Shrewsbury and
L AGRENEE, the French Minister to China, and his
70rk6d4.-Bs.Lfioniadnedfoßrdrigahndtoi4,aFviisthtos,a4olB.
slOs.
suite. He is the bearer of a variety of rich presents
rheanizstofin,dßagyu2-n,sanfids.C6dheltenham, 225.—Buck-
to the KING. Among his suite is a native of Papua. Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 45s.—South Midland,
tiogs.ll—anNis°lril
The Journal de la Somme states that the com-
mandant of Ham is universally believed to have done . The private circular of an experienced brokers' house, that
his duty, and that no blame whatever attaches to him of\lr ilkinson and Jewesbury, furnishes to our hand the fol-
lowinginteresting and accurate remarks upon the state of
for the escape of Prince LOUIS NAPOLEON. A trading matters in London:—
turnkey and several other persons employed at the
a's‘tTmhoenbtliiis have
again
iness transactionsb in colonial products during the
castle, are, hoWever, said to be deeply implicated. P
but on a
oneiyenfovrerxpy eoxrtteantsioivne or
castle,
Dr. CONNEAU has been arrested and sent to Perenne. official returns, there is a considerable falling off in the
clearancesfor exportation of nearly all the leading articles,
He expresses the greatest joy at the success of his
rI thefirst three
tronths of the present year, as compared
attempt. with the same period last year; whilst for home use there is
The Journal des Debats, in speaking of the success aecitndsiadsercaobnale ianrcerdeawsiet,hntoitawithstnding the increase of that
the English Corn Bill in the House of Lords, period
nothing going on of a spe percemotuissieyneaatr.ureT.here is, how-
ofsays— .‘ The accounts from the manufacturing districts (with a few
exceptions) represent the working people as being fully em-
ployed ; and the official returns of the exports of British
.

"Itis at last decided. There exists no longer in En-
gland any prohibitive law. The destruction of the pro-
tective sy stem is now adopted in principle ; it is complete
as respects corn ; and within a stated time every other
restriction will have ceased. This is a great example
given by England to the world. Other nations, to be
sure, are not in a condition to enact such sweeping mea-
sures ; but the impulse is given, and one day or other
her example must be followed."
The writer of this article does full justice to the
motives of Sir ROBERT PEEL in bringing forward
this great question, and concludes by saying—" If
he is to fall, it will be after having accomplished a
task which will secure to him a most prominent place
in the history of his country."
The French Government, it is stated, is about, to
arm the detached forts around Paris. According to

the National der Ouest 100 guns have been sent up to
Paris from Brittany.
The affairs of the United States and Mexico are
commented on in the Paris papers. All parties ap-
pear to think . that it will be almost impossible for
the European powers to avoid_ being compromised in
them.

The price of bread in Paris stood fixed during the
first fortnight of June, the first quality, at 36 centhnes
per kilogramme, and the second at 28.
There was no business done in the Funds in Paris
on Sunday. The Three per Cents. closed at 84f. 25e.
The following are the quotations for railway
shares :

LYONS, May 29.—Marseilles and Avignon, 882 f. 50c.;
paris and Orleans, 1,232 f. 75c. ; Rouen, 1,016 f. 25c.; Lyons,
536,. 25c. ; Vierzon, 628 f. 75c. ; Northern, 743 f. 75c
BUSINESS DONE [N FOBEIGic RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. JuNE 1.

produce and manufactures are stated to be In amount, for
the three mon: ha, 11,536,175/. against 11,731,0661. to the
same period last year, and 11,104 687/. against the year
before, which fu ly corroborate, our previously expressed
opinions."
The overland mail from India and China arrived on the
22d ult., with dates from China to the 28th March, Singa-
pore to the 7th, Calcutta to the 7th, Madras to the 14th, and
Bombay to the 15th April. The accounts differ but little
from those received last month, and there was no improve-
ment in the value of British manufactures.
By the steamer from Halifax, we have dates from New
York to the 15th ult., by which we regret to learn that war
has already commenced between the United States and
Mexico, and we fear this will derange commerce materially,
should any of the European Powers interfere. Indeed, under
any circumstances, commerce will suffer more or less for a
time, but if left to themselves, we hope and trust it will soon
be terminated. In looking to the Parliamentary returns of
the last fifteen years, we find that the United States have
imported of British manufactures to the annual value of
7,500,0001. on an average, and that Mexico has taken an-
nually to the amount of 400,0001. on an average of those
fifteen years.
There are no later arrivals to-day from any quarter.
The Funds have again improved this morning, Consols
being 9614 % for present transfer, and 97 to % for Account.
The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 13s. to 18s., and
on India Bonds under 1,000/.lBs. premium. New Three-and-
a Quarter per Cents. are 97% %. There is not much doing
in any article.
Tne Foreign Securities are steady, but there is not much
doing. Spanish Five per Cents. are 241%, and the Three per
Cents. 3716 to %. Portuguese Four per Cents. are 53% to
541%, and Mexican Deferred. 151/2 %.
In Shares there has been some improvement, owing to the
beautiful weather.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Boulogne and Amiens, 1 1 —Central of Spain, VA —Dutch
Rhenish, 71i—Luxembourg, VA —Namur and Liege, 34—Northern
of France Constituted, 14—Orleans and Bordeaux, 101i—Over
Yssel, 314 dis.—riuls and Lyons Constituted, 6%—Sambre and
Meuse, 5.

ONE
O'CLOCK.
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 9534
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 96% %
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 97% Ye
India Stock . .. 264 266
India Bonds, 1,000/. ..
Ditto, under 1,000/. .. 18
Consols for Opening • • • • • . 96%
Exchequer Bills. l d. I%d.
1,0001... .... 13 18 pm.
5001.:. • • •• .. 17 18 pen.
Ditto. Small .... 17 18 pm.
Ditto, Advertised 9 pm.

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95%
96%
97%
266

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. Handel's oratorio,
Judas Maccabeus is to be performed at Exeter hall on Friday
next, to celebrate the centenary of its composition.
Sir H. Pottinger, who commanded the British troops
in China, has been received by the Kirg. His Majesty con-
versed with him for some time on the habits and customs of
the Chinese. aturthe position of the English in that part of
the world.— Gabe-mini.
The Count D'Orsay left town on Monday for Strath-
fiehisave, on a visit to the Duke of Wellington, where a dis-
tinguished party are assembled to pass the Whitsun holidays.
'EATH OF LORD WODEHOUSE--Th. above Noble
Lord expired suddenly on Friday last, at Kimberley Park,
Norfolk, to the inexpressible grief of a large circle of relatives
and friends. W. are given to understand that the health of
the Noble Lord had been on the decline for some months
previous, but nevertheless his dissolution was not anticipated
from any previous symptoms. From his indifferent health
the Noble Lord had for the last two years partially ab-
stained from taking an active part in public affairs, and al-
though there is reason to believe that his Lordship agreed
with the views of the Government, he did not repair to the
metropolis to give the Corn Bill his personal support.
Ile
was a decided Conservative in politics. The deceased John
Wodehouse, Baron Wooehouse, of Kimberley, county Nor-
folk, in the kterage of Great Britain, and a baronet, was
eldest son of John, first Lord of Wodehouse. by Sophia, only
daughter and heir of Mr. Charles Berkeley, brother of John,
fifth Lord Berkeley of Stratton, which title is now extinct.
He was born Jan. 11, 1771, and married 18th Nov., 1796,
' Miss Charlotte Laura Norris, only daughter and heiress of
Mr. John Norris, of Wilton parish, Norfolk, who died about
two years back. By his marriage he had issue six sons and
five daughters, several of whom survive their noble parent.
The deceased Lord was Lord-Lieutenant for the county of Nor-
folk, and Vice-Admiral of that Coast, and also Colonel of the
East Norfolk militia. He is succeeded in the hereditary title
and extensive family estates in Norfolk by his grandson,
Mr. John Wodehouse, eldest son of the late Hon. Henry
Wodehouse, by Anne, only daughter of Mr. 'l'. T. Gordon,
and now in his 21st year.
DARTMOUTH PATENT SALT COMPANY.—The annual
general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held
yesterday, but the proceedings being strictly of a private
nature the press were excluded.
CITY LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION.—OR
Monday evening, the twenty-first anniversary of this insti
tution was celebrated by a festival in the lage reom of the
London Tavern, under the auspices of Mr. Grote, the presie
dent, and author of the recently published History of Greece.
The chairman was supported by Mr. M. Milnes, M.P., Mr.
Wyse, M P., Mr. Prescott, Mr. S. J. Loyd, Mr. J. Humffreys
Parry, Mr. Wordsworth, Mr. Gilbart,Dr. Southwood Smith,
Sec. In introducing the toast of the evening, Mr. Grote
were
manifesteden London, ro lleaieednfqe.
dbul3da.
tletesthe
tewots
hufaaact:htce
,teet
shastpefthnuat iltrthrpspitet:rssenposgrifleruesri
Lestenssqnbtusekiin:ni
len:odd!.
adverted to the establishment of the institution, amidst
the hopes and fears of its promoters, in 1825. when about
rooms in Aldersgate-street. they
6ira that nipeeermiCobidte;ws oaf
e rs
spacioush had iynncfsor
theatre,ewuanes ire
editnhit
atwes,
reading rooms, library, and the
mmeemiltb,
':liv'pheareretiftenceetqnuutrseendtel voted to the study of English elocution, the
French, German, Latin, Italian, and other languages, litera-
ture, and other useful branches of science, were attended
weekly by the sons of the merchants and tradesmen of the
City, who derived important advantages from the facilities
here afforded them in the pursuit of their respective call-
ings. The library cOntained upwards of 10,000 volumes, and
was promptly supplied with the approved literature of the
day. In every department of the institution there was the
most healthful progress, and if the directors appealed to the
public for assistance at the present moment, it was from no
pecuniary embarrasetnent felt by them in conducting its
Affairs, but rather to enable them to extend their building,
which the unexampled prosperity of the society had rendered
indi-pensable. Mr. Stachy, the secretary, read a list of con-
tributors to this fund, including the following : —Mr. Grote,
I the president, 100 guineas; Mr. Loyd, 50 guineas; Mr.
Gilbert, 50 guineas; Mr. G. Prescott, 211.; Mr. J. Prescott,
'271 ; Mr. J. Reisley, 211.; Mr. Paulson, 10 guineas; Lord
Ashburton, 10 guineas; Mr. G. Howell, 121. 10s. ; Mr. Om-
mante.y, lilt. ; alr. Henderson, lot. ; and several other smaller
sums amounting to about 500/. The meeting was ably ad
oressed by Mr. Wyse, M.P., Mr. Milnes, M.P., Mr. Gilbert,
Mr. Prescott, and several of the other guests present, and the
intervals were agreeably enlivened by a vocal party under
the direction of Mr. Shoubridge, Miss Thornton, &c. It is
needless to add that the exertions of Mr. Harker, the toast-
master, as well as the delicacies provided by Messrs. Bathe
and Breach, were properly appreciated. -
A mysterious pi isoner has been for some time con-
fined in the fortress of Konigstein, in Saxony. It is supposed
that(.
ithEe3itoi IRI
NbEe eGx
Ai l eßdp tEoN As nt—el‘tihchaotil
to be Tyssoweki. the last Dictator of Warsaw. It is said
si
del groundsaatye min
a ktehres
,weeivnretenecrowded
d
so,nmtl(t)hnoduasyaifirdosmoffirieusrpeoc'atalobelke
with a tolerably good sprinkling of what are called the
higher classes. The attractions were various, and so rapid in
succession, that no awkward pauses or intervals were left for
dulness or delay. There was archery ; an excellent band,
under the conduct of M. Laurent, was in attendance, and a
variety of minor amusements kept the throng in good hu-
mour, until the ascent of Mr. Green and another gentleman in
the Albion balloon at a quarter before seven o'clock. The
ascent was a splendid one ; the sky was clear and the wind
high ,• the balloon rose with great rapidity, and when at a
considerable height, and at the distance of about a mile from
the gardens, a monkey descended in a parachute after the man-
ner of the celebrated Garnerin, and landed safe. Then came
wondero
ofr In attest, ogfe.l:l”erwrhNnicoelxoh,cialilteedd,
whah
tsowmaestrutetrhm, ‘e'dth
as
Tonneau-roulant," and after him a Signor Paddingtoni on
the slack rope. To them succeeded vocal musicians, Creole
choristers, and subFequently a most amusing exhibition, by
miniature living artists, of the " Poses Plastiques," in which
twenty infentine performers. represented Trojan warriors,
graces, gladiators, and other things equally interesting. A
panoramic view of the city of Boston was introduced. An
invisible poet recited verses, and told fortunes, and fireworks
in the best manner concluded the bill of fare. The gardens
are in the best order, and, what is more to the purpose, the
proprietors have taken care that nothing disorderly shall
arise. There are all the appliances for mirth, good humour,
and the diversion of the public, whilst everything that can
tend to confusion, noise, vulgarity, and indecency, has been
effectually guarded against. An effective body of police was
provided by the proprietors to guard against the interrup-
tions of the too boisterous holiday makers, and to preserve
decorum. The whole of the roams in the house, upwards of
torty in number, are elegantly furnished. There is a com-
modious coffee-room, and a banqueting-room, in which
1,000 persons can be entertained, a t heal re, a gallery for
music, &c., all fitted up with good taste by Mr. Hurtwitz, of
Brydges street, Covent-garden, and an excellent commis-
sariat department, under the management of Mr. Ellis, whose
reputation as e public caterer is already established.
BRITISH MUSEUM.—This nationtl institution had
its a\ *'age number of visitors on Monday ; and, considering
the fineness of the weather, with the numerous out-door
attractions, more than could reasonably have been expected,
20,571 persons having viewed the collection, all of whom
passed through without tiny instance of robbery or disorderly
conduct. The police force, consisting of twelve constables,
of the A division, under the superintendence of Sergeants
Reason and Biekerson, was admirably conducted. It is a
fact worth noticing, that during the ten years in which the
o'clocklu s e umi
nhtahsebeeve
evening,
ngthrownan
dopen o
considering the public I ic.
immenseuslti
num-
berseven
of the extended privilege, fourteen only
obuar
h vtilnie majority of
on Monday after six o'clock, at whieli
th e
ro(f)eviins:t,ao
literallyere only a very few person_s ay.ail tehnetmerseedl
it
ever visited the Museum in one
b • 14 664 more
the visitors were 35,2,- , being ,
in lest year, when
than on Monday. deserted.d ayTwa Margeon mrt nh
tt.t.iNhieorn
dwahyo,
1.1'41 day being Whit-Monday', the
TEETOTALISM.--'
processions, teetotalism Deems to be on the
decline.
pared with former
annual procesNion of the teetotalersFtirinokmptlhaecenutlm‘ribmerglieutmlie
principal streets of the metropolis..

ONE
O'CLOCK.

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FOREIGN FUNDS
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto, for 'the Account .. 29%
Ditto, Deferred .. 151,451 15%
Portuguese Bonds, per Cent .. .. 80 80
Ditto, for the Account .. • • .. 5454
Ditto, 4 Der Cent .. .. 54 5354 5451 5434
Ditto, for the Account .. 53 54 53% 54%
Russian Bonds 110%
Spanish Bonds, 5 par Cent 24% 2451
I duo, Three per Cent .. 3734 3714
Ditto, for the Account .. .. 37% 37%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 42 42
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 5 per Cent .. 119 f. 50c.
Exchange .. 25t 80c.
Dutch Two-and-a-Hall per Cent 60
BUSINESS CLOSING
PAID. DONE AT PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Aberdeen .. .. 10 .... 454. •••• • • • • 4%
Derby and Crewe .. 2% 6 156 634
Direct Northern .. 254 .• • • ..... 114
Eastern Counties .. 141. 185... 23%14% ...... 23
Ditto New .. 10/. 754 754 p z d
Do i'erpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 6/ 13s. 4d. .... • • ....
Ditto, ditto, .. .No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. 54 p••.. • • • •
Ditto, York Extension 10a..... 1% •• • •
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 .... 23 .. • • ......
and Selby .. .. 50 103% 103......
Leicester and Bedford.. .. 225. % P•••• • • • •
Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 254 ... 2% .. •••• • • ••
London an Birmingham . —lOO ... .227% ••••• • • • • •
Ditto Fifths 2 .... 2554 •••••• • • • •
London and Black wall .. 161. 13s. 4d. 8 ... •••• • • •
London and Brighton - 50 • • . 6554 65% •• • •
London and Croydon • ••• —l3l. 15s 9d... 22 ••••• • •• • •
London and South• Western 411. 6s. 10d.•. 79 9- •••• • • • •
Ditto, New .. 1754 .... 30 ••••• • • • ••
London and York .. _ 2 234 .. •-•• • • • •
Ditto, Half Shares • • .. .. • . 174 ••• • ••
Manchester and Leeds .. .. 82 .• .. •••.• • • • • •
Ditto Extension 428. .... 2% ........ 2% p
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . —..........—
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 •• .. 9 . •
Manchester, Btixton, & Matlock 425. •• • • .•••• • • • • •
Midland .. •• .. —lOO ••••—••• • • • • • • •
•
Ditto, New .. .• 18 .•.. 31 • • ...• •• . •
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 25 .. • •
Ditto, New . 1 9%4 %
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 .•.. .• •••• . • • •
North British ... 2254 .• • • ••••• • • • • •
Ditto, Half Shares .. • • .. 8y .... 11%.... •.• • • •
Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 134 .... 154 ••..•• • • • •
North Kent and Direct Dover .. 251 1% ••••• • • • • •
North Staffordshire .. 425. .... p• • 4 P
Pertk and Inverness • • .. 251 .... 154
Shropshire Union .. 425. • ......... 1% chs
Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and
South Statiordshire Junction .. 2% .... 134..........13434
South Staffordshire Junction .. 234 .... 134 l%
South Eastern and Dovor 33% 3934 .. •• • •
South Wales .. .. 5 .... 17' .•..•• • • •• %
% dis
Warwickshire and London • - .. 425. .... 363 dis.... • •
West Itid'aig Union • • •• .. 425. 234% p... • • 2% P
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 5 .... .. ••.. •
York and North Midland .. 50 .... .. • • •
Ditto, Half Shares ........25 .... 4834 49', .... 49
Ditto. Extension .. .. 15 .... 33% .. ••• • • • 33%
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.— 1 ... 11% .. ••.. • •• 115(
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 12 .... 11% % • •
Central of Spain . • •• 2 .... 144
Dutch Rhenish .. • • . 6 8 .. ••.• ..
Northern of France Constituted.. 5 •• .. 1414 13% •• • . 1334
Orleans and Vierzen 10 .... 15 113,4 . . 144
Orleans and Bordeaux .. .. 6 .... 10 .... ••.. • • 10%
Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 _ 64•• •6%
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Australasia • • • • • • • • •• 40 ••• • •••• • • • 2731

PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES.

MINES.

119 f. 50c.
25f. 80c.

P
214
228%
25%

65%

9
Ys P

Real del Monte, Unregistered

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(YESTERDAY.)
Amsterdam .. .. C.F. 12 10 Gibraltar....
Ditto, at sight 12 7 Leghorn 30 70
Rotterdam ••2 U. 12 10 Genoa .• 26 10
Antwerp 26 15 Milan • • • • • •
Hamburgh
Altona. . Naples ..... ••••• • • •• 391 i
Paris, 3 days' sight .. • • 25 85 Palermo, per oz. .•• • • • 119
Ditto, 3 months .. .... 26 10 Lisbon.... •••••• • • • • • • 2()
.2
Marseilles ............26 15 Oporto ••.. • •
80urdeaux.......... • • 26 15 Rio Janeiro ••••• • • • • • 23
Frankfort on Maine.... 123 Bahia .. •• • • •• • • ••• • • •
Petersburgh, 3 U 5...... Buenos Ayres .. ••• • • •
Berlin .

Vienna, effec.tio.... •• 10 11
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 10 12
Madrid .
Cadiz : ...... 36%
Bilbao.. • • •• .. • • ......
Ba.eelona
Seville..

Philadelphia .. • • • • • • • • --
PRICES OP BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin • • 3 17 5
New Doubloons .. •• .• 0 0 0
New Dollars •••• • • • • 0 4 9%
Silver in bars ...... • • 0 4 11

HER MAJESTY'S MAIL PACKETS.
WOOLWICH, JUNE I.—The Lords Commissioners of
the Admiralty having ordered a comparative trial to be
male to ascertain the speed of three new boats, re-ently
built for service as mail packets on the Dover station,
the trial was made on Saturday last, and the following
is given from impartial parties, who were present during
the whole time :
Dover, May 31.—A most extraordinary trial of speed
took place yesterday, between three of her Majesty's
steam packets, Garland, Onyx, and Violet, the former
being of wood, and the latter two iron. The Garland,
under the able command of Capt. Stnithett, and Onyx,
Lieut.-Com. Mudge, left Dover at seven o'clock, A.M., the
latter having the mail and passengers for Ostend. Cap-
tain Mercer, Royal Navy, Superintendent of her Ma•
jeaty's Packets on this station, beingordered by the Ad-
ratty for this purpose on board the Garland. Off Dunkirk
these vessels were met by the Violet, Captain Sherlock,
who curie out of Ostend to meet them, and to return
with the others. At this time, about ten o'clock, the
' Garland had gone by and distanced the Onyx about a
mile and a half.

The great trial of strength then was to beat the Violet,
and although there was a decidk d superiority in this
vessel over the Onyx, the Garland in less than three-
quarters of an hour was far enough ahead of the Violet to
be able to cross her bows. After this a second trial was
made. The Violet altered her trini, but in this the Gar-
land showed a still greater superiority ; and in a third
trial it was conclusive that Garland could beat. Violet
about one third of a mile an hour, and Onyx half a mile
•n hour.
The Garland returned from Ostend to Dover this day
in three hours fifty-five minutes, which is by frr the
quickest ever known, and has established herself as b
the fastest steamer in England.
The Garland also fell in with the Queen of the Bel-
gians, the fastest of the South-Eastern Ra,m,gate steamers,
and went round her in less than a quarter of an hour.

Saturday
CAPTURE OF SMUGGLED SPIRITS.--Oa
ST.
Margaret's-
evening, the 30th ult., Thomas Wilson, of f
our- van,
next-Rochester, the driver of a one-horse
ned a quantity of
was seized by one a the mounted coast-guard, sheetlling-
ham. The van, to all app
cabbages, rocoandtat
cabbages, and was proceeding lowards Chatham.
The officer, on overhauling the_o v,ergheet shbolresse,,
vfonunn, round
rci
vo ne
rc,e anlne dd
ten tubs of the spirit of brandy.
contents, were brought to the Custom-house at Rochester.
Wilson is in custody.
The library of
the late Mr. Bsckford is to be re-
moved, together with some of his choicest paintings, to
Hamilton aThe Duke of Hamilton has commenced
r
for their
a receptioneirlace.
a spacious and elegant library, forming in
separate feature ; but there will,be a continuous range
itself
the present long state gallery, through the old state
apartments, to the new Beckfordeanlibrary and Tribune.--
Bath Journal.
NV RESTLINC.—On Monday the a lmirers of the ancient
, style of wrestling were gratified at Chalk Farm; several
celebrated men contended for the prizes.
Much dissatisfaction having arisen among the artisans
engaged in the production of the Llama Clo:h in the West of
England, by reason of a rumour that it was the intention of
the Messrs. Nicoll, of Regent-street, to remove such manu-
facture nearer to the metropolis, those gentlemen have issued
a circular denying such to be their purpose, and which has
allayed the fears of A large body of men.