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and altogether a

MOST ELIGIBLE PROPERTY.
It is well known and highly appreciated as
THE SEVERN HOUSE DEMESNE,
four miles from Bristol and Clifton, on the road to the splendid
iivei, severn and .the passage_ inta_likameuthtibire. A desteauotion
of this 'villa dNtre-m-aTaatter of necessity, but the writer feels that
his representation must necessarily be very Incomplete, inasmuch, as
although it wilt be conceded that there are to be found a little host
of elegant abodes in progressing through the ron.antic drive of four
miles. yet it is confidently stated that there Is nothing to present
itself that can be put in juxta-position with Severn House. The
position is remarkable for the capability it affords to partake in an
unusual degree of the extent, and what may really be justly termed
TRANSCENDENTLY BEATA IFUL SCENERY.
It would almost wear the patience of the reader to extend the descrip-
tion of all the writer saw, and strived to appr. elate, hut it is believed a
very few gleanings will suffice to call up the attention of all such as
would enjoy the pure, unsophisticated air of Gloucestershire, in a
villa to which it is universally conceded, and which stand alone
both for situation and prepossessing appearance,
It is placed on a lofty and beauteous eminence, ;int the luxuriantshrubberies and plantations that encircle it, keep the cold wind sat a
most respectable distance, and in accomplishing this desideratum, it
would appear that fairy land has been sought to aid the great
design. On perambulating through these splendid grounds the views
are (en verite) magnificent, and the extent almost without a limit.
THE CONFLUENCE OF THE SEVERN AND THE AVON
is immediately in view, and the perpetual moving scenery in the dis-
tance must be seen If the reader desires to appreciate it, for it is quite
certain this imperfect account will leave an immeasurable host of ob-
jects entirely disregarded.

Here rising boughs, adorned with summer's pride,
Project their waving umbrage o'er the tide;
While, gently perching on.the leafy spray,
Each feather'd warbler tunes his various lay.
The road —frotm Clifton is cull of variety, and on arriving

at the Severn Mansion, it will be perceived much of ingenuity-
must have been brought into the field to accomplish the delightful
ascent to be encountered from the very pretty entrance-lodge-gate ;
hut the reader is invoked, and with no small portion of anxiety,
not to rely cn anything short of ocular demonstration ;
as the fame of this residence has extended far and near,

it necessarily renders it a work of supererogation and lightens
the necessity to go into a more minute detail than this hasty compo-
sition will furiiish. Clifton, the great feature of Gloucestershire, is
close at hand, and becomes an auxiliary that it would be an injustice

to overlook. The neighbourhood.is prone to good-fellbwship, but if the
fortunate occupant prefers quietude and repose to the gaiety that will
surround him, he may enjoy it here uninterruptedly. All the great
lions of the county are close at hand.
THE FAMED PIERFIELD
is only a shOrt drive, and llarnsville-p SEark, a minor candidate for
fame, is not far off, the verdant scenery which interposes itself in
the progress to these highly commended, properties extends over a
vale so rich and lovely that its beauties seem to exceed the powers
of commendation, and be it remembered all this (and very much
more than has been asserted in this brief analysis) is within four
hours' pleasant drive of the metropolis of London.
This delightful abode ha not yet been noticed sufficiently.
" THERE IS THAT WITHIN WHICH PASAETFI SHOW."
It is a building of considerable pretensions in its outward and visible
signs; and a family, although numbering very many, will find the most
ample accommodation within • it may be added, that it lacks
nothing that can be understood in the comprehensive term of com-
fort. The out-offices are most complete throughout, the court-
yard is worthy of admiration, 'and a sporting gentleman will
find in the stabling and coach houses all that ingenuity can
suggest. The kitchen-gardens are very extensive, inclosed by lofty
brick walls, and the soil is exceedinglyprollfic ; the fruit is considered
unusually high flavoured.

THE HOT AND SUCCESSION•HOUSES
are quite perfect, and the produce is beyond praise. There is
isesides A BEAUTIFUL FRENCH GARDEN,
in excellent taste, and shedding its peauteous fragrance on all around,
and THE BOTANIC WORLD WILL GLEAN
from these gardens considerable knowledge, the bulbs being a selec-
tion in great part imported from Harlem, and of the choicest speci-
mens that that city is famed for. The scenery everywhere appears
interminable, tends to give a pleasing variety, which again, it is pro-
claimed, fears nothing by a comparison throughout this far-famed
county. It is in the midst of plenty, everything very reason-
able--the sea clofe at hand, and Bristol and Clifton pour In their
auxiliaries daily.

TIIE DEMESNE EXTENDS TO
FIFTY ACRES OF ADMIRABLE LAND.
in which is included

A SNUG LITTLE FARM-HOUSE AND BUILDINGS,
giving to the industrious *views of the proprietor a very delightful re-
source to fill up an occasional idle hour, beside leisure in improving
the breed of his cattle, thus combining the art of driving away
ennui (if it should presume to make its unwelcome appearance) from
this seat of happy contentment. The progress to the summit of Mb.
QUITE PERFECT BIJOU
has been the work of considerable tact and Judgment. It is almost
imperceptible, arising from the constant occupation of the mind in
admiring and beholding the scenery around. The prolific array of
American shrubs is seen in proud competition with the plants from
Harlem. From the elevated spot, in these woods are
seen the Castle of Itlaize, and the ruins of Mr. Cave's
and Ragland Castle ; indeed
There is nothing left to fancy's guess,
You see that an is loveliness.
By way of conclusion it should be remarked that, in
spite of wintry winds, the full growth of the Plantations
excludes the possibility of its penetrating to the abode,
The ensemble to which the Severn Property puts in an irresist-
ible Claim is perfect. It would puzzle ingenuity to discover a solitary
fault. It can only be seen on Tuesdays and Saturdays from twelve till
five o'clock, and not without a particular and drawing (which will
cost one shilling for a party, to be had also of Messrs. Cameron and
Booty, solicitors,Brist ; atGr theay's Whitelanori.. /1101,eisisiros.te Cli,sbnorrnisteo,l7aWrdh,itaendHCarot.:
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RAILWAY a CAmNYoefet.hinega
1111, now before
the Committee of
LANCASHIRE and NORTH YORKSHIRE
Notiee is hereby given,
sanction of
that a Meeting. Hoidens of Scrip or
Railway Company,-I
Lancashire and North Yorkshire .
_nuRsDAT t 6.21 11 be held at
Bankers'Receipts for Scrip, or deposits paid in respect of shares in the
the Palatine Hotel, Manchester, on Ji'. h
t, h 21st instant, at
Twelve o'clock at noon precisely,
Parliament, and
Commons, for making a la in ay from the extension of
the House of .
av, to the Richmond
the Leeds and Bradford Railw .
with a brain.,branch of the
Great North of England Railway,
conjunction • 11
front AMarth to
Hawes, by this Company, in with the Liverpool, Man-
chester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway Company, will
be submitted to the consideration and approval of the holders of such
Scrip and Bankers' Receipts._miters
All Holders of Scrip or B
which has received the.
't. Receipts, as aforesaid, are
earnestly requeSted to attend the meeing, whore they
will be re
quired to exhibit their Scrip, or Bankers' Receipts, attached to
And in order to facilitate the business of the meeting, and' for the
purposes of having their vetes correctly recorded, they must like
forward to the Secretary, with as little delay as lssible, their names and addresses, with the denoting numbers, and amount of theirqe Dor Bankers' Receipts, according to a form, which May be ebt ' ' ll-
the Company's Offices. ained at
Those Ilolders of Scrip or Bankers' Receipts, who Calm
the meeting, but who wish to record their votes in favour Ot attend
dertaking, may effect that object by forvvarding of the on -
Bankers' Receipts, three days previous to the in • their Scrip or
the Secretary, 31, Princess-street, blanchestor h - '
eeting addressed to
w rern th
same to them after the meeting, in such manner as they Chairman,
31, Princess street, Manchester, May 12, 1846ILSON, Secretary. .
,'i

Jofs and of Bankers'
shares in
Scrip,
the above
IVERPOOL,. MANCHESTER, AND NE_
4 CASTLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION, and LANCASW HIRE and NORTH YORKSHIRE RAILWAYS.—NOTICE IS HEREBY
G t
ReceiptsVE N ,
ftohra
st
earl
poi, jointr Meetings ofp at
ihde
iHn o lrele
se rsp e
co
tf
undertaking, will be held at the PALATINE HOTEL, MANCHES-
TER, on THURSDAY, the 21st instant, at One o'
which meeting a Bill now before Parliament, and wclock precisely, at
hich has received
the sanction of the Committee of the House of Conamons, for making
a railway from the extension of the Leeds and Bradford Railway, to
the Richmond Branch of the Great North of England RailwayAysgarthManchester,
with
and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction Railway ComPanY
Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway Company,
and ,
foand the
uniting
the two Companies, for the purpose of constructing,the same, will be
submitted to the consideration, and approved of the holders of such Scrip and Bankers' Receipts in the said two Companies.
All holders of scrip and banker's receipts in both the above Com-
panies as aforesaid, are earnestly requested to attend the Meeting,
where they will be required to exhibit their Scrip or
attached Bankers' Receipts
together, in order to entitle them to vote.
All further particulars will be found in the foregoing advertise-
ments relating to the said two Companies.

-)ol:4thilweaLyivceor: 1, Man-
. (sewfloeoyrant_tehe.rToy,may::ridanykeiss'he:e°vrucnaziest:oue!
WCH.RHI.STLNIAGNRLALifiIetIerSeEtaNiy,
• Company.
FRANCIS BILLAM, Chairman, r)! the Lancashire and
C. MOORE WILSON, Secretary,
ragialluetirry Offices, 22, Parliament-street, Weitkums
Kofl9j 1440.

CALEDONIAN EXTENSION RAILWAY.
Notice is hereby given, that in compliance with the Sessional
Orders of the Houses of Lords and Commons, a SPECIAL GENE-
RAL the HOLDERS of SCRIP and BANKERS' RE-
CEIPTS far SCRIP, of theCaledonian Extension Railway, will beheld
within the Thatched House Tavern, 85, St. James's-street, London, on
I.lormair, the Ist day of June next, at Twelve o'clock Noon, 'when
there will be submitted to their consideration and approval, a copy
of the Bill now pending before Parliament fur incorporating this
Company and authorising the construction of the railway,
Parties attending this meeting will be required to Produce their
Scrip or Bankers' Receipts, and to furnish the Secretary with a me-
morandum of their name and address, denoting the numbers of the
Scrip produced.

J. J. HOPE JOHNSTONE, Chairman.
JOHN MARE, -Secretary.
28, Parliament street, Westminster, say 14, 1846.

CA I 4 ED ONTAKIEXTEN 810.-------Ic.--ItA IL WA. Y.
The Committee of Management have the satisfaction of an-
nouncing to the Shareholders, that the Bill for incorporating the
Company having passed Standing Orders, has been introduced into the
Douse of Commons, and will be forwarded through Parliament with
the least possible delay.
A Meeting of the Shareholders has been called, in accordance with
the Sesnional Orders recently passed by both Houses of Parliament,
at which it is necessary that one-third of the capital of the Company
should be represented.
Shareholders who are unable to be present are requested to lodge
who will give a receipt
their Scrip with any of the following parties,
for the Mlle, and return the Scrip after it has been produced to the
Meeting, viz. :
• Mr. John Marr, Secretary to the Company, 28, Parliament-street,
Westminster ; Messrs. Hope and Oliphant, W. S., Princes-street,
Edinburgh; Messrs. Grahame, Maxwell, and Co., St. Vincent-street,
Glasgow.
In consequence of the works being now limited to the Western
Extension, the Directors will be enabled either to reduce the amount
of the shares or to restrict the sum to be called upon each to a
very considerable extent.
The project, as now limited, consists, first, of the Branch from
Lesmahagow to the Clyde dale Junction Railway at Hamilton,
opening a direct communication from the most valuable mineral
field in the West of Scotland, to the city of Glasgow. from which a
very large return may be expected, as-the gas coal of Lesmahagow
is well known for its superior quality, and for that description of
coal there is now an unlimited demand for exportation, as well as
for home consumption. The funds already in the hands of the Di-
rectors will be applied, in the first instance, to the construction of
this line. "
The other portions of the line will open a direct communication
in conjunction with the Caledonian Railway from the important
town and neighbourhood of Ayr. with Edinburgh on one hand, and
Carlisle and the manufacturing districts'of England on the other.
These lines also pass through extensive mineral fields, and theeloical
traffic will be considerable, but the Directors do not look onaeth
muntch
Im-
mediate formation of these works as equally pressing, Inasmuch
as the traffic cannot be completely developed until afteriwa the
com-
pletion of the Edinburgh branch of the Caledonian Rawl
prin.. !neon-
Under these circumstances it will not be necessary
veniently on the shareholders by early or frequent
A question will come before the meetingas to the propriety of
inserting a clause in the Bill, authorising the Directors to allow in-
te4.est on
the
amount
°I.
ea?
ye the date of paYment.
IIOPE JOHNSTONE, Chairman.
JOHN MIRE, Secretary.
28, PArliameat-ofroct, Treaugalitai NV lib OA'

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lisxnunian, Viet 11.—The number of ships of all nations
that passed the Sound in April, 1846, was—
From the North Sea ...... 1,019
From the Baltic ... ............ 798

Tota
Of which the English ships were—
-1,817
From the North Sea
From the Baltic

Total 393
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Bills. Money;
BAustrian 5 per Cents ...• • ........... 113
ank Shares..... •••••••-.• • " • •• • • 1590
Anglo-Russian Loan . . •••"• • • • • •
Russian 5 per Cent., Hanab. Certificate. 10136 101 X
Ditto Ist series Inscription.. •• •• • • •• • • 1024
Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th aeries 99 --
Ditto, in Certilicatoa•• •••••••••• • • •• •• 96
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Dutch Actual Debt, 2 per Cent 59 -
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dition to acquaint the Subscribers that the continued prosperity which
•had crowned the operations of the society had placed it amongst the
leading institutions of the country. Although but in existence three
years, upwards of 900 cases had been considered by the ladles' corn.
mittee, and nearly 20,000/. was invested for the benefit of those whe
wished to purchase annuities. A considerable sum had also
been received towards the establishment of a home for dis-
engaged governesses. The report read by the honorary secre-
tary, the Rev. David Laing, stated that during the past
year twelve donations, of the amount of See and up-
fwards, had been received; nearly 300 cases had
_come be-
ore the ladies' o---..-- - - - •- -- ---- "' '''' v"'
—ee.......e. awl pecuniary grants to the amount of 4511. had been
made to itte. An annuity had been foundtd, through the benevolent
suggeStlen of the Bishop of Durham, who offered to give 501. towards
the said object, if nine others would do the same, thus making alto-
gether eight permanent annuities. Towards the provident fund the
amount received and invested now reaches 20,1001, An Act of Incor-
poration would be applied for during the present session of Parlia-
ment, to enable the society to hold freehold property, and ilium to
carry out flatly Its design. The report added that his Royal Inghneee
Prince -Albert had become a patron of the institution. According to
the financial statement the total receipts towards the provident fund
amounted to 11,6,21. 3s. 10d., and deducting the expenditure, a
balance of 9601.10 s.remained. After addresses from Lord
Ingestrie and Mr. Bond Cabbell'the report was agreed to. A vote of
thanks was passed to his Royal Highness, who, having acknoirledged
the compliment, the meeting dissolved. An election of annuitants
next took place, when out of 65 candidates three were chosen.
"MY SHIP Is hfY WlFR."—While the St. Nicholas
was on her way down the North River, on Saturday, the officers
discovered a man far out in the bay, nearly oppOldte Peekskill, float-
ing on what subsequently proved to be a boat which had been cap-
sized. As soon as the report that a man in distress was in sight,
-the captain ordered the pilot to make for him. The St. Nicholas was
soon alongside, and a line was thrown to the ferryman (for such the
man proved to be), but instead ef seizing the only means of escape,
our hero of the boat-bottom began to parley, somewhat as follows :
"Hilloa," said the Captain, " dont you want to come a'board?"
" Will ye right my boat and pump her out ?" asked the, man in dis•
tress. " Why no, my man, we have not time ; but if you will take
that line we will haul you a'board." "No ye don't. It I could only
get this boat righted, that's all I'cl care for." So throwing back
the line indignantly, the boatman squatted himself quietly upon his
precarious perch and awaited another tarn of the wheel of fortune,
This steamer was obliged to pass on her course ; the captain, how-
ever, soon spoke a schooner which was on her way, and requested
the master to go to the aid of the boatman, whose situation wag
really one of danger. The river was very rough, and the sea in the
bay was running a great deal too high for comfort or safety. The
, schooner soon hove-to alongside the boat, but as passengers /ton the
St. N. could see them, the captain of the schooner and the wrecked
boatman were, to all appearances, negotiating. The latter, in all
probability, demanding that in return for the privilege of rescuing
him, the master of the schooner should pump out his boat.—,il etn
York Harper.
BLACR AND WHITE TWINS.—Dr. Cunningham re-
cords, in the Philadelphia Examiner, the case of a negress, who WU
delivered of twins, one black and the other white.. He says, a negro
woman, aged about forty-five, after having giving birth to thirteen
children during her life, none of which were twins, was, during the
last spring, safely delivered of two at one birth, one being black and
the other white. He saw them when they were a few weeks old,
and the contrast in colour, hair, &c., was, indeed, striking; so much
se, that four-fifths of those who examined them were of opinion that
the negress was not the mother of both, but that some deception wag
being played ; the mother persisted and still delares them to be her
own. Dr. Cunningham remarks on this singular fact, that a bltatt
an
wom may give birth, at one time, to a black child and a erea
but the occurrence is extremely rare. A case like that under notice,
he considered to be a phenomenon as inexplicable as it,!:N, K.C.H.
interesting.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN Taos. BARKER
t. 11.),
oval Officer, who
—We have to notice the decease of this Gala y more died en Tuesday last, at his residence in liero:annshir e
than itntliie forty-live
-neyevar
of his age. The deceased had been in rhe navy
f the himcon in Sir R. Calder's action.
years. He was Lieutenant o
While in the command of the
of -,
iii..,,,,,,,,, he performed many gel.
_orway
aud
In
the n. German rive In
mil he knight a most gallant
lent services on the coast action with three Danish brigs of the
Or" class, and in 1813 Th
ptured tyro gunboatsaniah while com-
mandingrardrageren and Blazer, lie commanded
the the boats of the
seamen landed to co-operate with the Russian Briny for the re-
fine or the fortresses of Riegen and Bremer-Lehe, at the Mouth
Weser in the same year, Subsequently, in 1814, he co-
operated with the allied army in the river Ems. In 1838 be was
nominated a Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphie
order.
THE OREGON NOTICE.—At length the vote bas been
taken on the Oregon qdestleu, and Ur. Critteuden's resolution ham
passed the Senate by 'a vote of 40 to 14--all the 54 deg.men
voting in the negative. This resolutien, as amended and passed,
advises the President to settle the Oregon question amicably, and
also authorises him to give the year's notice at hie own clisertion
The intelligence was received here yesterday, by the magnetic tele-.
graph, about twelve o'clock, and it was immediately sent by the
British Comml, by a special steamboat express, to reach the packet
sailing to 'Liverpool, •and then lying in the lower harbour at that
hour. The vote of the Senate is of the utmost importance. Some
suppose it will he rejected by the House; but whether rejected er
not, it settles the Oregon question during the present Congress. It
places in the hands of the President the entire control of the negoti-
ation, to be used according to hie own cretien. It is the greatest
and most potent element of a re-election that any President ever re-
ceived ; and the probability now is, that all negotiations, looking to
a final settlement of this question, will be postponed or protracted
for the next three years. The 54 des. 40 as. men will be perfectly
satisfied with the result. Mr. Polk, with the peculiar influence!,
surrounding him, can now spring the Oreena question upon the
country whenever he chooses, and thus secure the decided chances
of a re-election. We'shall have a peace with El/gland for the next
four years, but a terrible war among the factious at home. Great
result this ! All President-making and hurnbage—eVete Yore Herald,
THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY'S TERRITORY.—TWO
sergeants, two corporals, two bombardiers, and twenty gunners and
drivers of the Royal Artillery volunteers, were selected yesterday
afternoon and medically inspected at the Ordnance Hospital, at
Woolwich, for special service on the borders of the Oregon territory,
and will proceed about the latter ead of the present month or begin-
ning of June fot their destination, under the command of Captain
Blackwood. promoted last month from the Royal Horse Artillery.
The Terrible war steamer is expected to take them to America, with
a supply ef guns :and stores. 5,000 excavators are also to pr
from various parts in this country, and assemble at a certain place
en the Hudson Bay Company's territory.
THE NEW MONEY-ORDER OFFICE.—On Thursday the
workmen employed at the extensive biding, ionmtenmednedcedforretmheovnieneeg
Money-order Office, in St. Martin's-le-Grand,
the scaffold poles, the whole of the
.t is
side.g feallest hbeiigni This completad. The
building from the base to the minim
establish-
ment, when completed, will furnish accommodation for upwards Of
painodd tbhyenthtish eimwpohOrtlean oft
200 officers in the Money-orderdep department,
the room at the General Poet-office, now
branch of the service, will be taken into the London district esta-
blishment.
PROTESTANT A ssocurioN.—On Wednesday the anni-
ve
rsary meeting of the Protestant Association 'Slits held at Exeter-
lien. J.
Bev. p. Flumptre
the Dean, Esq., M.P. presided, and was supported by • the Very of Ardagh, Sir Digby Mackworth, Bart.,
the Rev. Hugh Stowell, the Rev. W. Wllwaine, the Rev. Dr. Hollo-
way, the Rev. Dr. Marsh, the Rev. Tennison Cuffe, the Rev. A. S.
Thelvvall, the Rev. G. Campbe11,
the Rev. E. Dalton, the Rev. R. H.
Thomas, the Rev. W. Shirley, the Rev. W. Ayerst, General Latter,
major Hanley, and other gentlemen. The side galleries were filled
with ladies. The Us
ual resolutions were adopted, together with a
petition to the House of Commons for the repeal of the Maynooth
grant.
• L'EPOQUE—" ROMAN PEIHLLETON, "—On the 6th
instant this. journal announced a new roman feuilleton, in
four volumes, to be entitled ~ The 19th of March." " Dee
raison& de convenance" says the modest redaction, " nous
decided ate faire connaitre le nom de rauteur que lorsque le
roman aura std entierement publie." Nevertheless.tb.ey feel
convinced that the first chapters, by their originality,
variety, and delicate observation of character, wild natiB
their readers that the unknown author is " de cell que l'ou
appelle en France les marichaux de la littu'rature." WO
have no disposition to . deny that, the title is well deserved,
but he is no marshal of the Trench literary army, for in the
first chapter of "The 19th of March," we find a French
translation of an old friend—Burnaby ,Rudge. Long life to
field-X4014,1 Master liumphrey

Mar 7:—His Royal Highness the Grand Duke,
accompanied by. Baron Von Sell, set out this morning for
Italy. Ilia Highness will meet hie mother atVienna, and ,
after some stay at Milan, and on the lake Of„Como, will
return home through the countries on the Rhine.
HAM:BURGH, MAT 9.—We understand that the loan for aine
millions of marks, resolved on by the Senate and citizens in
July, last year, has been contracted for by the house of S.
Neme, of this city, and by the houses Sehicklerßrothers and
E. M. Magnar, in Berlin, under the name of Klamburgischs
Staats Premium.
STOCKMOLII, MAT is eaid that a COM.
mercial treaty between Sweden and Norway and the King-
• dom of the Netherlands is in contemplation,-and Baron
Wahrendorff his Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at the Courts
both of Belgium and the Netherlands, has gone from Brussels
to the Hague on this account.
COPENHAGEN, MAY 7.—His Royal Highness the Crown
Prince went yesterday evening on board the Aegir steamer,
and this morning on board the Gesion frigate. At eleven
o'clock this morning the King and suite went in the ume
steamer to the frigate, which weighed anchor this afternoon,
end together with the steamer proceeded northward.
Corzwrracian, MAY 9.—We now learn that the destina•
tion of the Gesion frigate is to cruise for ten months on the
Spanish coast, and to go as far as Madeira. The King re-
mained on board on the 7th till three o'clock in the after-
noon, when he left it off Vedbeck, and arrived here on board
the Aegir at half-past five o'clock.
RIGA, APRIL 29.—Our merchants are in the greatest
anxiety. Our harbour of Dunamunde is choked up with
sand, by which above 100 ships richly laden are prevented
entering. Riga, and a groat part of them have- already put
back, hoisting a black flag. This is a dreadful blow to our
commerce. The Emperor has assigned! a million of roubles
to provide the means for remedying this misfortune.
CaPENRAGEN, MAT 7.—The expected visit of the Swedish
Royal Family to our Court, gives our politicians ample mat-
ter for conjecture. At first, only a visit of the young Duke
of Upland was announced ; afterwards, however, in conse-
quence of special invitation, both the Crown Prince and the
King of Sweden have resolved to pay a visit to our Court.
Now, as the reigning Queen of Sweden, with the Princess
of Sweden, who is 16 years of age, will reside in Sclionen,
hopes are entertained that we may see those august members
of the Royal Family of Sweden at Copenhagen, which of
course, gives full play to political conjectures, in which the
re-marriage of Prince Frederick. of Hesse, nearly allied to the
Danish throne, is not to be overlooked. Immediately after
seht
ovuitsit of
thew Swedish Royal Family their Afajesties will
for schies, the King will then go for the pur-
pose of sea- bathin to
DREsp AA- g Fehr, and the Queen. to Augritunberg.
5.--Our Government has received a no•
lineation from lierli,, that it does not seem advisable to r*.,
sume the conferences-- at Carl
till the question of the Cornsnglel respecting
the ZOilz-twain
Tariff' in England is as.
cided, and an unlocked delay has tak„ place in Parliament
and the Bill CAR hardly be voted in the Upper Horit
asbefori;
the end of this month. The meeting of the Dep
hardly take place before the autumn, especially as a wish
has
been generally expressed not to meet in the heat of the
summer.

THE
VETERAN BLANCHARD'S BENEFIT.—The vett-ran
T. Blanchard, who for nearly half a century has been a ser-
vant of the public—who, as Pantaloon, was the contempo-
rary and rival of Barnes—and whose broadsword combats
with Bradley are still " freshly remembered" by the admirers
*f that manly sport—takes a benefit on Tue.dav, at the
Victoria. £he bill of fare is most attractive; and if all those
who, as children, have been delighted the performances
of T. Blanchard, take their children, to be in their turn de-
lighted by the acting of this admirable pantomimist of the
olden time, the house will be a bumber. That such will be
the case we do not doubt, for it is seldom indeed that a
veteran actor appeals to his former patrons without having
hie appeal responded to.
CAPTAIN O'SULLIVAN ; or, Adventures, Civil, Mili-
tary, and Matrimonial, of a Gentleman Half-pay.
on By W. H. Maxwell, Esq
author of "Stories of viraterloo "
vols. The above work is published this day, by Mr. eol-
barn, and may now be had at all the libraries.' The follow-
ing popular new works of fiction, also just published
2. Marston; or, The Soldier and t,are the Author
of "Salathiel." 3. Emilia Wyncltsaotill.l7l.34Bde Author of
" Two Old Men's Tales," "Mount
Confes-
sions of a Pretty Woman. By 31iss Pardoe: Th 4.
Ro-
bertses on their Travels. By Mrs. Trollops. 6. Pee
Parvenus. By Mrs. Gore. 7. Pomfret. ByH. F. CT
is orreyd
Esq. 8. The Citizen of Prague. Edited by Mary Ho - '
.
Neat.
Second editi on. Also, just ready, Leontine, a novel.
Mrs. illaberly
PRINTING •MACHINE INDEX.—We understand that
Mr. Edward Strong has contrived, by a small addition to the print.
log-machine, to register every copy that is thrown off, to the extent
et moo°. As such a means of registration /5 Mutt 21,1 ed, the
tfingiTaca AO 417 to 1)9 etOoksiir isloptod.

It is a curious and instructive fact in the history of corn-
mercial nations, that England, after an experience of three
hundred years, after restrictions upon trade and commerce
without number, whether by heavy imposts or absolute pro-
hibition, or navigation laws, is, in the middle of the nine-
teenth century, rapidly adopting the political as well as fiscal
principles which rendered the small republic of Holland the
most flourishing, industrious, wealthy, and most powerful
state in modern times. That little community, which after-
wards became so illustrious, commenced its very existence
with the free-trade system, it encouraged the importation of
corn and wine, and iron and wood, in short, of every neces-
sary of life, and every material for manufactures ; during its
prosperity too, and when some neighbouring nations were
gaining ground upon the industrious Dutch, still they ad-
hered to their principles under every temptation and pro-
vocation which might excuse a departure from the sys-
tem, and finally triumphed over all their opponents.
History, " the mistress of wisdom," teaches us these facts,
and it teaches also that the greatness of the republic first
began to decline, and trade to recede from its shores, when
the ambition of Stadtholders, and the expenses of foreign wars,
and the folly of the people, imposed heavy import duties. DE
Wm, who saw the evil day coming, prophetically said, " If
these augmented custom-duties be long maintained, let us not
imagine that our people, thus burdened, will be able to com-
pete with foreigners." Sir Ron= PEEL, to his honour, has
profited by such lessons, and has resolved, as far as a compli-
cated state :of society will admit, to remove every possible
obstacle to the full development of what the Protectionists,
using the phrase in a different sense, call "native industry."
Free trade, in fact, is the only source of real industry, whe-
ther applied to cotton, or corn, or wool, or silk ; and on this
great principle, which i. fully admitted by all the leading
statesmen of this country, the Minister has founded a
commercial system remarkable alike for its daring and its
certain results. Experience, which shows what it has done,
points out with a precision approaching to reality what it
can do ; and it is singular that the question had only to be
fairly opened for consideration to ensure cemplete success.
Never on any measure did such unanimity prevail among
men whose opinions are of value, as on this corn-law Ties-
tlon statesmen, political economists, practical manufac-
turers,and the people themselves, are
the great body of the
llrepresentativesone
idi oft bat
ehnr
de s
hpoe
wo
thoughpi
ol people,
innovation, the
r se: deliberation,
speeches have been made'
almost on
•
the certain ruin which will follow twt:ltsbog‘:etatu
majority in its favour, after some three MoothT
has rather increased than diminished. On the first
division which took place for going into Committee, on the
last day of February, the majority was 97, and on the last it
was 98, in a House with twenty-one Members less. The fate
of the new system of policy is thus sealed. The prospects
which it opens up are almost too vast for human conception ;
for
it creates a commercial revolution not in the United
iKingdom only, but throughout the world. Want of space
prevents us from adverting further to the subject

We on Saturday drew the attention of our readers to z
ote
result of the debate on Thursday night on Mr. oo
motion. The subject is too important to be allowed thus to
pass over. It assumes many phases. We then touched
only on that wtuch concerns SEM/CH-WARRANTS themselves,
and to this we shall again recur. But, another point of little,
if any less constitutional importance, was strongly put by
Mr. \VARLET, namely, this—ls the system to be permitted
under which now, systematically, any petitioner to the
House of Commons is liable to slander and abuse, in order to
screen the Government ? Here is a strong case. Such
monies testi were borne in the Hou-e to the cha-
racter of Mr. TOILMIN SMITH, that no honest man
can suspect the motives of any part of his proceed-
ingi, but, be it observed, the Attorney-General thinks
fit, in his place in Parliament, to charge a member
of his own profession with conduct unworthy of his profes-
sion—that he had first tried to get money, and when that
attempt failed had professed a public object. Now what
were the facts of the case which, with all the mystifi-
cation and suppression attempted, came out ? They
were these among others :—That there are now
in the hands of Government documents placed
there by Mr. T. SMITH himself, which not only show every
insinuation against him to be wholly unfounded, but to be,
in every respect, the direct reverse of the facts. This has
been alleged in a published document by Mr. T. SMITH,
was re-alleged by Mr. SrooNER in the House, and a letter
from Sir J. Giwu.as prove
read to
iicted lad it, anti it was uncontra-
Wed, though Sir J. Glart was in the

House. Yet the Attorney-General professed to oppose a
Committee, because all the facts were before the House.
Why, here: are these very documents, not one of which was
before the House ? In a Committee Mr. T. &Mkt
would have proved their contents; therefore, in reality,
was a Committee opposed. Again, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer says, "We only judge Mr. TOULMLN Smrrx
from his own letters." But he knew this was not so. Those
letters were read only with a colouring given to them on in-
formation derived from a man whom Sir THOMAS WILDE de-
clared guilty of perjury. It was this colouring that gave
effect to the letters. Everybody knows that a letter can
only be understood by knowing the circumstances under
which it was written. Again, the Attorney -General as-
serted that Mr. TOELMIN SMITH tried to entrap the officer.
To every plain understanding we think it must be perfectly
clear that the attempt at entrapping was the other way. The
following facts came out :—That it was not Mr. SyrITII who
went to the officer, but the officer who went to Mr. SMITH.
This alone is suspicious, and clearly shows no wish of Mr.
SMITH to entrap. One naturally asks—who sent the
officer to Mr. Smarr, and why did he go ? But it was ac-
tually further declared—inconsistenly enough with the
charge of Mr. SMITH trying to get money and not being
able to succeed—that 25/. was tendered to Mr. Stuns, and
he refused to accept it. This is stranger still. But the
mysterrgets still deeper when we learn from Mr. SPOONER'S
reply that, notwithstanding all the tattle about actions by
all the three speakers on the Government side, no action
had ever been commenced, and the time within which it
could be brought had loneelapsed.
Now, we can, of course, know nothing of the contents of
documents unprodticed. But this is clear, that all the facts
are not before the public ; but on the face of the facts which
came out in the coprse of the debate, put together, more
than enough appears to show that the insinuations made by
the Attorney-General are wholly destitute of foundation.
Again we say, then, shall a private man, bringing forward a
case of public importance, be suffered to have his reputation
blasted, and his professional prospects necessarily in-
jured by such language en the part of the Attorney-
General ? We do not enter into the inquiry whe-
ther there was any private motive on the part of the Attorney-
General. We say that every man who looks to Parliament
as the grand inquest of the nation, before which public ques-
tions should be brought, is interested in ale protection of
petitioners to that House. Ministers have here refused in-
quiry, apparently from fear of what certain suppressed do--
owl 71.1• • o vonloorwomarod Lv dailltoso,
by all possible means, the person of the petitioner, by a
mystification and misrepresentation of facts which of them.
selves in reality throw only more suspicion on the conduct
of the Board of Excise, or its emissaries.

Letters from Posen, of the 4th, state that several arrests,
chiefly among the noble proprietors of land, have been re-
cently made in that province, in consequence of new traces
of a conspiracy having been discovered.
leak
Madrid papers of the Bth have arrived.

The province of Malaga was declared to be in a state of
seige in consequence of the recent attempt to assassinate the
Political Chief. The Heraldo tells a long story about this
attempt having been the result of a political conspiracy
having ramifications in Granada and Vimeira and
concocted at Gibraltar by General NOGUERAS. It
however, adduces no proof of the existence
of any such conspiracy, and the story altogether has the air of
a clumsy fabrication. So completely is tranquillity restored
in Galicia, that the province has been relieved from martial
law. The Galician insurgents, who had taken refuge in Por-
tugal, have been sent to Perriche.
MADRID BOLSA, MAY B.—The Three per Cents. were done
at 32% for cash; the shares of the Bank of San Fernando'
at 320; and those of Isabel, at 188.

We have received the Paris papers of Thursday.
In the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, in the debate
on the extraordinary and supplementary credits, a credit
was demanded for the mission of M. DEFFAUDIS to La
Plata. M. THIERS took this occasion to attack the Go-
vernment for not having sent out a sufficient military force
to La Plata. M. GUIZOT replied, and a personal and some-
what bitter altercation ensued between them. M
Tmxrs concluded by moving, as an amendment (solely
with a view, as it would appear, of testing the strength
of parties), that the credit should be augmented by 1,000
francs. This amendment was rejected by a majority of 80,
there being 183 in favour of the Ministry, and 103 only voting
with M. THURS. The discussion was resumed on Thursday,
and the Minister of Marine stated, in the course of the
debate, that the Government was satisfied that the fire which
had destroyed the dock-yard of Mourillon, at Toulon, was the
result of accident.

The Three per Cents. closed at 83f. 85c. ; the Five per Cents.,
119 f. 90c. ; the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,240 f. ; Rouen, 1,027 f.
50c. ; Havre, 755 f. ; Great Northern, 7581. 75c. ; Avignon, 907 f. ;
Vierzon, 660 f. ; Bordeaux, 617 f. 15c. ; Boulogne, 502 f. 50c. ; Troyes
and Montereau, 400 f. ; Basle, 2161. 25c. ; Dieppe, 435 f. ; Paris and
Strasburg, 507 f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 520 E; Paris and Lyons, 535 f.

The following are the quotations in the new lineb :
Lyons and Avignon, Deilnitives, 515 f.; Bordeaux and Conte,
Delinitives, 503 f.
LIONS. MAT 12.—Marseilles and Avignon, 920 f.; Paris and
Orleans, 1,245 f.; Vierzon, 6711. 25e.; Northern, 763 f. 75c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 15.

Boulogne and Amiens, 1214 —Dutch Rhenish, S —East Indian,
%—Luxembourg, 1 —Namur and Liege, 4 lA—Orleans and Bor-
deaux, 11— Paris and Lyons Constituted, 7—Paris and Strasbourg
-Constituted, s—Sambre and Meuse, s%—Tours and Nantes COll-

WAKEFIELD CORN-MARKET, MAY 15.—The supplies
of all grain are tolerably good. There was a very thin attendance
of buyers this morning, and an extremely limited business was trans-
acted in all descriptions of wheat, at a decline of fully 3s. to 4s. per
qr. Barley, of fresh malting quality, in fair request, at ls. per qr.
less money. Beans dull, and rather cheaper. Oats %d. per stone,
and Shelling is. per load lower. Malt as befere.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM.-
About eleven o'clock on Friday forenoon a fatal accident occurred at
the British Museum to a poor man named Collins, who was carrying
a bucket of water up the ladders to the stonecutters engaged in facing
the left wing, when on reaching a height of filly or sixty feet, he tell
backwards, and was precipitated to the basement. On being picked
up he presented a piteous spectacle—his boues,dislocated and broken,
were protruding through the skin. The unfortunate creature, who
was nearly sixty. was conveyed to the University College Hospital,
where he expired in less than two hours.

LORD'S ' DAY SOCIETY.-11; fifteenth anniversary
meeting of this Society was held on Friday, in Exeter-hall, the
Bishop of Calcutta in the chair, supported by thu Rev. Messrs.
[larding and Hoare, Mr. Plumptre, 51.1'., Mr. J. Wilson, &c. The
Secretary read the report, which deplored the continued desecration
of the Sabbath, especially on railways, and also by the immense
number of pleasure-vens and steam-boats which, crammed with
passengers, plied on Sundays. It then congratulated the meeting
upon the success with which the Society's efforts to enforce the due
observance of the Lord's day were, in many instances, crowned, and
stated that Windsor Castle was closed on that day. The receipts
amounted to 7601., and the expenditure to 6001. The report was
adopted, and the meeting separated.
IRON, HARDWARE, ♦ND METAL TRADES' PENsION
SOCIETT.-0a Friday, the annual general meeting of the supporters
of this society, for granting pensions to members of tho above trades,
and their widows, was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-
street. The chair was taken by T. B. Simpson, Esq., the treaaurer.
The report was read by the secretary, and congratulated the meeting
upon the progress the society had made since its formation three
years ago. The receipts, which last year amounted to 1,3851., were
now above 1,7061., this increase arising from the contributions of the
original members, and not, the committee regretted to say, from any
great number of new subscribers. From the state of the funds there
was, however, every reason to hope that the object for which the
society was established would be carried into effect in September
next, when two distressed members of the trade would be provided
with pensions.
TOWN MISSIONARY AND SCRIPTURE READERS' SO-
CIETY.—On Friday the ninth annual meeting of the above Society
was held in the large hall, Freemasons' Tavern. The chair was taken
by John Dean Paul, Esq, The report stated that, through the
limited means of the society at present, they have not been able to
extend their mission further than to a few of the principal towns.
Resolutions to earry out the objects of the society were adopted.l
FEMALE SERVANTS' HOME SOCIETY.—On Friday
the tenth anniversary meeting of the raembersof this society:was held
at the Hall of Coenmerce, Threadneedle-street ; John Labouchere,
Esq., In the chair. The Chairman said, that since July, 1844, up-
wards of 2,200 female servants out of place had been received into
the houses in Knutsford-place and Hattoa-garden, and discharged
as soon as they had obtained situations, according to the rules of the
society; while more than 5,000 had placed their names on the re-
gistry. The committee had not as yet been able to open more than
two "houses," If they had means they would open twenty, for
that number would not be more than sufficient. When it was
considered that there were always upwards of 12,000 servants in the
metropolis out of place, it would be seen how great was the
❑ecessity for such an institution. The report, on the motion of the
Rev. Mr. Hutchings, was unanimously adopted, and the meeting
broke up.
WESLEYAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—On Friday the
annual public breakfast, in aid of the City of London Branch Mission
to Feejee, in New Zealand, took place at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street, and was numerously attended. Thomas Farmer,
Esq , presided. After the breakfast the meeting was addressed by
the Rev. Dr. Legge, from China, the Rev. Dr. Archer, the Rev. Dr.
Morison, the Hon. and Rev. Baptist W. Noel, Mr. Mortimer Dr.
Bennett, and Mr. Hindley, 3f.P. A report was read, from which it
appeared that this mission had been established about seven years,
and that of the inhabitants of Feejee, about 2,000 had renounced
cannibalism and idolatry, and 1,000 had become communicants of the
Christian Church. There were at present missionaries employed
in the Feejee islands. The meeting was extremely well attended,
and about 200/. was collected in aid of the mission, when the meet-
ing separated.
LOVE AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Friday, shortly
after twelve o'clock, a most determined attempt at suicide was made
by a young female, near Clarko's timber-yard, at the end of the
Waterloo-road. The young girl, whose name is Wemborn, and who
resides with her parents at Kennington, is much attached to a young
man who is paying his addresses to a female residing at the West-
minster-road.
weary of life. The
ktirifePias'tn
rowinster-read. On Saturday she followed him about, and while he
Passing Clarke's yard she ran up to him, with a sharp table-
n her halm, and exclaimed she would stab herself, as she was
waskm
knife
notuhteoace
ht
sorf plunginghau
ds .
s' thhee intowwaesaspooonurod ,
and
deastumidiean named Humphries ran up and seized he
Young man seized her arm, but she disengaged
4._Gla4gaw 4rgussir.
H.
Hammond,
and Mr'
aslinnedres,:ilwal'iti.erdonniWarhteri-mated
removed to her lather's home in *cab.
The I), ke and Duchess of Norfolk had a dinner
party on Friday night, at Norfolk Houle.
The Right lion. Sir Robert and Lady Peel gave a
grand entertainment to a distinguished circle on Saturday evening
at the Right Hon. Baronet's residence in Whitehall. gardens.
It is stated that a rubin is not permitted to live longer
wsKirprt::dtisEAi
than four years. At that age he is attacked by the younger birds
and killed. Though at other times the most pugnacious of birds, he
dies unresistingly.
n u:STIIon'teR,E,UC.
oi
iTruNelr
i,
killed,E; Nr
N hundred
d.o_around VtflhfteEy
farm
,r VERMIN.—On 1
ntls N,
premises.a—n d O
upwardsll
oSf al 10
Colonel
one a y\N,
hundredhleatis,ta n iu,
andpast
Journaru Hall,
during the getting in of a wheat stack.—Xo!tingliam
of the most extensive MIA few
days
ago
a lady
shop-boyspurehases should
oouithed
jeuxsttenstt:p visited one
purse, she found she hadoP
Intoythe)l"
puBnufcfliestsablishments in Glasgow, and made
On examining the contents of her
carriage along with her, and re-
ficeniev empd.anysmioenn,t
jahtdhaeeromf Instead, however, of arriving at a
asylum seized him and held him fas.t:n the officials of a lunatic
coinTline, lady had, of course.
goods
had
disappeared,ttal.Bef,re
andhe couldhav e
specially prepared a warrant for his
procure liberation the fair one and
Mr. Beckwith
Pooß REMOVAL BILL.:--On Saturday
(Governor), Mr. Johnson, Mr. John Francis, Mr. Gedge,
ahiussiosunr.priand suggested that one of the
not since been heard
and Mr. E. C. Bailey, of the corporation of guardians, Nor-
wich' ; Mr. Gourlay (Chairman),
of the Yarmouth Board of Guardians; and Mr.
), Mr. Blandford.
(Vice Chairman and Mr. Boswell,
Southampton Board, had an interview with the I
of the lon.
Under Secretary of
State, at the Home-
office,ll. Manners Sutton,
submit certain objections to the Bth clause of the
to
before Parliament, which, the
lAv'oeusntogn,
they re-
have the effect of adding more than one-
thirdPresented, would
number of persons entitled to claim relief in the
to the
h ' -titution of an inquiry into its
and to urge t e ins
above places,
Th Honourable Secretary paid great
general operation•
e •
tations ,tea adialittecl
Poor Removal Bill, now
t importance, promised
of very grea
the subject was one
deration a the tioverumeut.
it 540-aid teceiye the best wag
attention to the statements of the depu

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

(From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
In the Liverpool market yesterday the sales of Cotton were
8,000 to 10,000 bales, 3,000 of which were on speculation.
Prices were very firm. Shares continued dull.
The sale of Railway Shares by Messrs. Lamond and Co. was flatter.
It being account day, and prices were rather lower. We have marked
a few sales. Cork, Mallow, and Killarney, 68.—Warwick and Wor-
cester, 10s. 6d.— Grand Trunk, 18s. 6d.—South Midland, 31. 13s.
—Ceylon, 9s.—Manchester aad Southampton, 21.—Essex and Suffolk,
13s.—Northampton, Bedfori, and Cambridge, N. 3s. 6d.--Direct
Northern, 11. 17s.
The result of the divison in the House of Commons this
morning upon the Cornßll has afforded very general satisfac-
tion in the City to-day. Hapes are now sanguinely entertained,
after so strong a demonstrtion on the part of the Lower House
of Parliament, that the Lords will not waste much time in
carrying into effect the de.ermined intentions of her Majesty's
Government. At the present moment such is the intensity
of feeling in commercial crcles for a final settlement of the
corn question, that operations in the foreign and colonial
trade have been very much cramped ; but with a majority of
98, as voted this morning,business transactions have already
increased, under the full expectation that, within a month at
least, the corn question will be finally disposed of. It is not
considered an uninteresting fact that the French Ministry stand
as strong as that of Sir R. 'eel's, as this day's news from Parb
show that Ministers there, upon a grand point, had a full ma-
jority of 85. and this too against the aid of M. Thiers, in con-
nexion with the La Plata luestion.
The features in the Banc of England monetary movement
during the week, to Saturday last, were these :
Notes issued
Increase
Rest Increase
Public deposits, increase
Other deposits
Decrease 523,854
Seven day and other balls, increase 15,687
Other securities, decrease 167,123
Bullion
Increase
The public deposits, therefore, are now taking a turn
again, the other securities are being lessened, and the notes
increased.
The Stock Market has lot been influenced by the third
reading of the Corn Bill, ae it was pretty well " discounted,"
or reckoned upon, beforehand. Consols have been 96% 34
for next week, and 96% % for time. Exchequer-bills have
been heavy, at 235. to 295. premium. Bank Stock has
realised 204% to 205%. The New Three and-a-Quarter
per Cents. have been 974 to %.
Mexican Bonds have receded from 33 to 3214, but there
have only been about one or two bargains. Brazil Stock is
worth 84 to 831/2. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been
quoted at 58%.
There is not much doing in Shares, but the few bargains
cntorcd hitu have been at previous rates generally, except
for the French scrips, which are heavy.
BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .. 204% 205% 205%
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9554% 95%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 96%% 96%
New Three-ard-a-Quarter per Cent. Arms. 974 % 97%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 6, lbtiff .. 10 3-16 10 3-16
India Stock .. . .. 264 264
Consols for Account • • .. 96N % 96%
Exchequer Bills. I%cl. d.
1,0001... .... 23 20 pm. 20
6001.:. .... 24 21 20 pm. 20
ONE CLOSING
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 84 83% 83%
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 7
Dia.:), for the Account .. 41
Equador Bonds .. • •
Mexican Bonds, 1837, s pe,: Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account .. 33 32%
Portuguese Four per Cent
Ditto, for the Account ..
Russian Bonds ..
Ditto, Three per Cent
Ditto, for the Account .. ..
Dividends on the above payable in Landon.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates

.. • • ....
.. 58,4
.. 11(”t,

•• -
.. 92

58i,
110;:2

PRICES OF BUSINESSCLOSING
PAID. DONE AT PRICES.
RAILWAY SHARES. ONE O'CLOCK.
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 3%
Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 .... 85}i ........ .
Buckinghamshire .. 425. •. • • % P• ••• ••
Caledonian .. .. 10

Ditto, Extension .. • • • .
Cambridge and Oxford.. .. . .
Derby and Crewe .. • • • •
Direst Manchester (Rastrick's)
Direct Northern .. • •
1•4•!.
Eastern Counties ~ .. • •

1%.... ****
2"•••••"
54 78
„
.. 3%•••••••••.
2%...•
...••••••
169..... 24 23%. ......

85;4
% P
12%
1.34

3%
2411
7% p
1,

Ditto New .. 8/. 165..... .. • •
Ditto, York Extension . • .. 105..... 1% .....
East Linc01n5hire........14.... • • • • • • • • • •
Edinburgh and Glasgow • • • • 50 •• • • ••• • • .....
Ditto % Shares .. 10 ••• • •••• • • • • 19
Goole, Doncast., and Sheffield, &c. 425. ••• • .. 1,4 p
Great North of England . ..100 .... 217 •••• • • • . 217%
Ditto, New . .. 10 .... 28% •. • • • . 381,4
Great Western 85 •• .. 151 • • ........ 151
Ditto Half shares 50 ••• • 89 ••••• • • • • • 69
Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • • 5 ••• • ••••• • • • .. 18
Hull and Selby .. 50 •• .. • .
Ditto. Half ..hares .. • • • • 7 •• • • ••••• • • • .. 28
Leeds and Carlisle .. 2% .......... 1%
Leicester and 8edf0rd.......... 225. di5..... % p
Leicester, Tamworth, &c.•Liverp., blanch., & Newc. Janet. 2% . .. 2%
London an Birmingham . —lOO .. • . 228% .•.•• • • • • • 228%
Ditto Fifths 2 .... 25 ....... 25
London and Blackwell .. 16/. 13s. 4d. ..
London and Brightou .. 50 .• 66 .•• • • 65%
Ditto ditto Fifths .. • • •• 30 ••• • "• • • 42
London and South-Western 41/, 65, 10d. .. •• • •

Ditto, New . .. .. .. 1731 .... .
London and York .. .. .. .. 231 .... 2% .. ••• • • ... 231
Manchester and Leeds .. .. .. 82 .... •• • • ..... •
Ditto, Fifths .. .. .. .. 3 .... 13
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 .... ••••• • • • • •
Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • • 4 ••• • 13 .• . •
Manchester, Buxton, So Matlock 425..... 1% % p•• •• • l3l p
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 2 Iye... . . . .
Midia•ul .. .. .. .. .. ..100 .. —154 .•

33%
45
10
44%
26

Ditto, New .. .. 18 .. • • 335 •• •
Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .... 445¢ 45 .. •
Ditto, New . 1 .... :9% ..
Ditto, New, Brand .. .. 25 ....
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 •• .. 26 ...•
Nafji British ..
vitetiA 22
••• • • •
on . ti 25i. 54
North Kent and Direct Dover 2% . .
North Staffordshire .. 425. •• • • 4%% p••• • • •
Oxid.,Worcester, Wolverhmptu. 12% .... 9 8
Scottish Central .. . .. 10 .... 16% •• ••.. • •
Scottish Midland .. • • .. .. 10 .... 8
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2%.... 314 % . 3%
Shropshire Union • • • • • • .. 425. % dis.. •• • • % dis.
South Midland • • • • • • .. 425. .... 1% % p.. •• • • 1% p
South Eastern and Dovor 33%,.... 40% 40
Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 ... 205(1 2()%
Do.. New (do. 33/. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 14 .. • • • . 13%
Do., New (do. 151.) •• No. 4. 2% „ 3%
Welsh Midland • • • • • • .• 25( —1%
West Riding Union • • • • .. 425. .... 3%%•p....•• p
—l2 11.4. ..
::: : • . r2l
York and Carlisle • • • •
. • •• • 2% tz
en....• 5?
::
is
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Yonorko.aEnd.
auNdortivh:ll,ViddilanngdEx.t.

Barbadoes
••• •• 1
Boulogne and Arians
Central of Spain • • • • • • • . 2
Namur and Liege :. 6
Paris and Lyons Constituted 5 67/
•
Tours and Nantes Constituted 5
Trinidad .. •• • • •

4%.P
16%

M
Real del Monte, Unregistered .lITE6*
.
•• .• •-••• ••

12!:
Ia
441
57(a

C OURS E OF EX() ji
Amsterdam ..'.• • • C•F• 12 10%
Ditto, a• tight •• • •• 12 7%
Rotterdam .. •. • . 2U. 12 1i
Antwerp • • .... •••• • • • • 25 20
lilamburgh .. • • Mil. 13 15
Paris, 3 days' sight •• • • 25 85
Ditto, 3 months ••• • • • 26 10
Marseilles •. . ........ • 26 15
Bourdeattx.... •••• • • • • 26 15
Frankfort on Maine.. .• 123

.ANGE.—(FRIDAY.)
Gibraltar...• • . .
Leghorn
lienoa 26 15
Milan .. • •• • • • • •• " • •
Venice. • • • •,• • • • • • • • •
Naples .. .••••• • • • • • • 39 4
Palermo, per oa .
Lisbon—. •• . •••• • • • • 52%
Oporto ... • .
Rio Janeiro •• .. 23X,
Bahia -
Buenos Ayres -
New•• York, 21 days' sight
Philadelphia • • • • • • • •

Petersburgh. 3 Us.. . • • .
Vienna, effee. no • • • • • • 10 11
Trieste, ditto.. . • • • • • • • 10 12
Madrid • • • .
Cadiz • • • .. . • • • • . • . 8614
Bilbao.. • • • • • • • • ......
Barcelona,
.. ...• • . • • • • • • • . ••••••

PRICES OF BULLION, PER oz.
Foreign Gold in bars.. X 3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 3 16 5
New Doubloons ...... 0 0 0
New Dollars • • 0 4 9%
Silver in bars ...... • • 0 4 11

STATE OF TRADE.

ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, MAY 15.—The
demand for combing wool is steady, but not brisk, and is
limited to the supply of the current requirements of the
manuficturers. Prices are stationary. Clothing wools
of middle and low qualities are scarce, and go off readily
at last week's prices.
FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, MAY 15.—Only a
limited business has been done in foreign wools this
week, many buyers having left for the London wool
sales, and others arc waiting to learn the range of prices
there, before making further purchases.
LEEDS.—There was a little more business done at the
Cloth halls on Saturday and Tuesday in fine and middle
qualities of cloths, but in low goods there were less sold
than for several weeks past. Prices continue about the
same, and the stocks in the Cloth Halls are lower than
usual. There have not been many wholesale buyers in
the town this week, but there have been numerous
drapers from the country. On the whole, a pretty fair
amount of business has been done in the warehouses, on
comparison with the recent state of business.
BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY. There is less
doing in the wool market than last week. The staplers
stocks are very low and prices firm. The yarn trade is
steady. The spinners try hard for better prices, but
are not able to obtain them. We can see no alteration
in the piece market. A large number of sales were
effected at former prices. The manufacturers are mostly
working to order.
MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—WO have had
less doing in cloth this week than for the last three or
four previous ones. The market on Tuesday was evi-
dently affected by the very heavy failure in London—an
East India firm—and which stands largely indebted to
many houses in Manchester. To-day an attempt was
made by manufacturers to rally prices, but to no effect,
and the market closes very heavily. The silk trade
continues to improve a little, but is still very depressed.
Neither the dyers nor printers get any busier. Yarns
meet ready sale. without change in value.
LErcEsrEa.—The firmness in our market, as last re-
ported, still continues; and manufacturers are looking
forward to a good autumn trade. Business in London,
on the whole, has been good, and though no large
purchases are made by t,,e retailer, useful goods sell
readily, and no heavy stocks are in hand. Yarns and
wools are in good request.—Leicester Journal.

The venerable Earl of Harrowby, although still
Somewhat infirm from his advanced age, is In improved health, and
Intends to pass the season in town.
THE LATE FIRE IN NEW-STREET, FETTER-LANE.—
On Friday Mr. W. Payne held an inquiry at the Falcon, Pemberton-
row, Gough-square, into the origin of the late fire at No. 5, Great
New-street, Fetter-lane. On the morning of the Bth instant the fire
broke out, and destrot ed the stock in trade, fixtures, and other
effects, belonging to Mrs. Brown, the occupier. At the time of the
disaster there were Mrs. Brown and her female servant sleeping on
the premises. Both parties having made their escape, they were
taken to the Red Lion Tavern, where they were provided with a
bed. On the morning of last Saturday, on the servant awaking,
she was astonished at finding her mistress hanging by the neck
to the bedstead. It was afterwards asserted that the deceased
had wilfully set the premises on fire, with intent to defraud
the insurance office. A communication having been made to the
City Coroner, that gentleman at once ordered a jury to be
summoned. Amongst numerous witnesses, Mrs. Elizabeth Shear-
down, of No. 2, Pemberton-row, said that she had known the de-
ceased during the time she resided on the premises. The day after
the fire she told her (the witness) that it was herself who had caused
the fire. Deceased told her that she had thrown the snuff of a
lighted Candle into three casks of waste paper. Previous to the fire
she said that a party she knew was nothing before he had a fire, and
she then asked her, if she had 2001., if she thought that that party
would make her an offer in marriage. The party alluded to said de-
ceased had no ground for supposing that he should make her an
oiestri., even if she had 2001. The servant girl said that she and her
miess went to
Vera awoke be.at.l4,alf;tosuteint:: the Thursday night, and
noise in the street. The Jury Tediet,
That tai Ltit4 •