The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-23 00:00:00

JITNCTION

The formal proofs, the deficiency of which caused the case to stand
over, were now completed, and the standing orders were declared
complied with.

WARM:a= AND WORCESTER.
This Bill was again called on, and the evidence for and against the
allegations of the petitioners against the Bill was given at great length.
Mr. Fitzgerald, civil engineer, from the office of Mr. Hughes, was
examined to disprove the allegations of the petition, and the Com-
mittee declared sever..l of the allegations proved and others not
proved. The discussions on the points raised occupied theca up to
the time we went to press.

- - -
BLACKWALL RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY.)
A special general meeting of the directors and proprietors
of this railway was held at twelve o'clock this day, at the
London Tavern, for confirming the draft of a Bill for widen-
ing the line from Stepney to Fencburch-street, and for
amending the Acts relating to the railway, J. A. Daniell,
Esq., in the chair. A considerable number of proprietors
were present.

The SECRETARY read the Bill for widening the line, from
which it appeared that a capital of 240,0001. was required,
of which 60,000/. is to be raised by new shares, and the re-
mainder by loan. _ _

A SHAREHOLDER considered that it was quite unnecessary
to widen the line, as the traffic was dimishing instead of in-
creasing. At the present time they were losing about 1,0001.
a month. He moved as an amendment, that the project be
deferred until the increased traffic on the line rendered it
cammAenutdmmAenNt hdaevfeinndgedbeetnhesecdoirnedcetdo
necessary.
'The rs, who were large
proprietors themselves, from any desire to widen the line, if
totally unnecessary. There could be no question that a
great accession of traffic would take place if the line was
widened. Besides, they were simply asked to confirm a re-
solution passed at a previous meeting. If they did not
adopt this plan now, they would perhaps not have another
opportunity.
Dr. BOWRISCL M.P., also defended the directors, and in
doing so drew attention to the fact that the line was barely
sufficient to accommodate their present traffic. How then
could they accommodate the increase which would take
place when the junctions and extensions which they were
empowered to make were carried out ?
Mr. LEA considered that they ought not to raise any addi-
tional money by mortgage until they had completed the line
to the Eastern Counties.—(Hear.)
Mr. CRAWLEY was of opinion that the directors had made
out a good case for widening the line. He wished to know
what arrangement had been made with respect to the stations
if the project was carried out.
The CHAIRMAN said any alterations which would be ren-
dered necessary were included in the estimates. After ob-
taining the consent of Parliament to the Bill a meeting of
the proprietors would be called, in order to obtain their sanc-
tion to its construction. At the present moment the direc-
tors had no intention of calling on the proprietors to contri-
bute money towards the object which the meeting had been
called to confirm. Independent of the traffic which they
could not fail to obtain from the Eastern Counties, they con-
fidently anticipated a great increase of traffic from Bow and
the neighbourhood of Stratford.

The amendinent having been withdrawn, at the request of
the proprietors, a motion, confirming the one passed at a pre -
vious meeting, for widening the line, was unanimously
agreed to, and the meeting separated.

ROYAL SOUTH LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY.—
The first exhibition of this thriving and highly interesting Society
took place on Wednesday, in the large room of the Horns Tavern,
Kennington. This season has been remarkably favourable to the
growth of fair Flora's gifts; so at least no one could doubt who
viewed the gorgeous exhibition of the South London Association,
" a wilderness of sweets" redolent of a thousand perfumes.
The prizes awarded were of a very liberal character, riz.,
—the Royal Adelaide Cup, value Rve guineas, presented by her
Majesty the Queen-Dowager fiz the best collection of miscellaneous
plants in the room, in lieu of the medal offered by the Society—
gained by Mr. Bruce. A silver cup, value five guineas, offered by
Mr. James Dickson, for the best four auriculas, namely, green, grey,
white-edged, and se'f-coloured, obtained by W. Sandilans, Esq
Gold Adelaide Medal, by W. Trahar, to J. Dickson, for the beet
collection of auriculas. By J. Betham, Esq., a large silver Linnlean
medal for the best six asaleas. Large silver Victoria medal by Mr.
Ivery to Mr. Young, for the best twelve cinerarias. The prizes to
the first and second classes were—large silver Adelaide medal
to Mr. Trahar, for the best pair of auriculas ; small silver
Victoria medal to Mr. Chapman, for second best ditto;
small silver Linhman medal to Mr. Ginger, for third best
ditto ; gold medal to Mr. Ayres, for the best collection
of miscellaneous plants; large silver Linnfean medal to Mr. Young,
for the second best ditto ; small silver Victoria medal to Mr. Kaye,
for the third best ditto ; small slyer Victoria medal to Mr. Dickson.
for the best pair of auriculas; small silver Linnman medal to Mr.
Gaines, for second best ditto ; large silver Victoria med.il to Mr.
Pamplin, for the hest collection of miscellaneous plants; and small
silver Victoria medal and small silver Ltnnfean medal to Messrs.
Fairborn, for the first and second best specimen plant. The extra
prizes given were :—Victoria medal to Mr. Dickson, for a collection
of auriculas ; Adelaide medals to Messrs. Thompson and Brown, for
heartsea,es ; Linnxan medal to Mr. Stamp, for miscellaneous plants;
Adelaide medal to Mr. Pamplin, for single specimen ; Adelaide
medals to Messrs Cuth'll and Alinutt, for cucumbers; Linnamn
medal to Mr. Wood, for alpine plants ; Victoria medal to Mr. Chap-
man, for collection of auriculas. Certificates were also given to
Messrs. Dickson and Chapman for see ling auriculas, and to Mr.
!very for seedling cinerarias. Several very fine specimens of heath
were exhibited, among the principal of which were erica vestila,
grows by Messrs. Fairbairn ; erica intermedia, by Mr. Pamplin, &c.
The show was highly satisfactory, and gave tokens of g' eat improve-
ment. During the exhibition an excellent band performed several
well-known and popular pieces. The room was crowded to excess
by a very fashionable company.
PRESCRIBING BY TELEGRAPH.--The electric tele-
graph is far more extensively diffused in America than with us,
and is commonly applied to the purposes of the every-day business
of life ; but we were not prepared to hear that the personal visits of
physicians are dispensed with, electricity answering every end. The
Lockport Daily Courier says, early in the forenoon yesterday a geis;
Herman stepped into the Telegraph office at Buffalo, and desired
oi to
hays Dr. Stevens, who resides in this village, called into the ce,
as he wished to have some conversation with him..
The
and
Doctor was
summoned, when the gentleman at Buffalo said
desired Dr. Stevens to prescribe for her. The physicianon,.obtained
full and accurate statement of the patient's sympt a nd c o
r d -
tions, and then telegraphed his prescription. It is presumed the pa-
tient did well, as the local journal stated
ih
been consulted again in the afternoon if theme Doctororning's waspres to haveerptions
were not effectual.
—Welnesday nearly
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY.
twenty houses in Great Saffron-hill, Saffron-street, and Lilly-street,
on the line intended ter the new-street front Farringdon-street to the
back of the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell, were disposed of by auction,
by order of the Clerkenwell Improvement Commissioners,
the last twelveners, and are to
removedbe for the contemplated alterations. During
months the commissioners have bzen in treaty with the Bishop of
Ely and Sir 11. Englefleld, Bart., who have estates between the
above sites and the. Sessions-house, to purchase the property, for
which they have borrowed funds to the amount of above 60,0001. ;
bat they have not succeeded, and it is expected that a jury will have
to decide upon the respective claims. Some houses have been bought
by the Commissioners to form a new street into Chanles-street,
Hatton-garden, by means of which vehicles will be able to pass and
avoid the declivity of Holborn-hill, as it is intended to continue the
line into Cow-cross.
An effort his been made to restore John Day, jun ,
the hor e jockey, to his duties on the course, by presenting a memo-
rial six ned by Lord Palmerston and Lord John Fitzroy, and many
genllemen, to the stewards of the Jockey Club for a remission of the
sentence passed by them. An answer has been returned that the
stewards of the Jockey Club cannot rescind the sentence pronounced
by them on John Day.
SUDDEN DEATH IN AN OMNIBUS.—Last evening, at
eight o'clock, an inquest was taken before Mr. W. Payne, the City
Coroner, at the Ship, Stones'-end, Borough, on tile body of mr.
James Langley, aged thirty-nine, lately filling the situation of a
confidential clerk in the firm of Messrs. Teasdales, Symes, and Co.,
solicitors, Fenchurch-street, who died under the following circum-
stances :—About nine o'clock yesterday morning, the deceased
entered a Camberwell omnibus at the Elephant and Castle. When
the vehicle reached Stones'-end, deceased was suddenly taken ill.
He was immediately- attended by Mr. Alcourt, shipowner, Coal
Harbour-lane, who stopped the omnibus, when he was conveyed to
the surgery of Mr. Olding, where he died In a few minutes. The
brother of the deceased was passing at the time, and identified him
as lie was being conveyed in. Deceased had been attached to the
Mon Am troll his boyhood.' Verdict, " Visltatleu of

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at:Liverpool yesterday were about 6,000
bales, including 2,500 on speculation. The market was quiet,
but prices were without any change. There was a fair demand
for Railway Shares yesterday, but almost exclusively for good
dividend paying stock.
There are no ship arrivals to-day.
It is pleasing to observe that the gallantry of some of our
countrymen,has been recognised in a recent instance, as well
as their humanity. The south Holland Mercantile Associa-
don, in consequence of the assistanee rendered to the Dutch
East Indianian Twee Cornelisses, on the 28th December last,
in Pevency Bay, under circumstances of pecular
danger, has awarded to the intrepid men of East-
bourne concerned in the salvage various rewards propor-
tioned to their merit; to be forwarded through Mr. May,
Consul for the Netherlands in London. Lieutenant J. H.
Nicholl receives a gold medal and a vote of thanks, and his
companions have silver medals and a written acknowledg-
ment of their humane exertions, with a gratuity in money
also. The widows of such of the crew as lost their lives on
the occasion will be provided for. Instances of reciprocal
good feeling like this, whether in rendering aid or acknow-
ledging it, are alike creditable to all parties.
There is some doubt apparently whether Sir Robert Peel's
resolutions upon new railway schemes will be adopted in
Parliament, because, as is 'contended, they are contrary to
the usual spirit of legislation, and throw overboard even those
companies which have complied with all the onerous regula-
tionsimposed last year, and by showing their subscription deed.
properly signed, have already made out a proof of " assents."
This is of course true as far as it goes, but the only alternative
now is to do something that will prevent serious embarrassment
in the money market, even at the risk of a certain degree of
injustice towards the railway companies, and if it were even
necessary to postpone all Bills till next session, that extreme
measure would doubtless be adopted by Parliament, which
frequently has had to step in with some appearance of arbi-
trary, and even unconstitutional power, in order to remedy
an urgent evil.
The Funds have been very buoyant to-day, and there is a
disposition to invest. The Government broker buys now
for unclaimed dividends, as well as for the savings banks.
Consols have been 95% to 98% for pre-sent transfer, and 96%
to % for time, being an advance of a qusrter per cent. on the
quotations of yesterday morning. Exchequer-bills have
been quoted 235. to 265. premium. Bank Stock has been
firm at 2051%. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.
have realised 963/ 97.
There has been a slight increase of business in the Foreign
Market, and the quotations have been more firmly supported.
Spanish Three per Cents. have been 363/4 to 37, and the Pas-
sive, 5% to 1,4. Portuguse Four per Cents. have been
marked 57. Mexican Five per Cents. have been quoted at
31% and Grenada, 21% to %. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. are 591.
Shares are rather firmer in some instances, and the French
scrips seem likely to benefit by the breaking up of so many
English companies, for the calls upon the former will be
comparatively light for the next twelve months. The Bide-
ford and Tavistock Company, which has called for the extra
5 per cent. to go to the Lords, has not had its call responded
to by a dozen shareholders, it is said. What a prospect for
due payment of " calls."
BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .. .• .. 2054 20514
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 94% 95% 954
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 94 95% 96% 95% 96
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 96% 3/4 97 97%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5.1868 .. 10 3-16 % 10%
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 .. 9 15-16 10 10
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 10 7-16
India Bonds, 1,0001.
Ditto, under 1,0001. 27 p
South Sea Stock ..
Ditto, New Annuities .. 95 95
Consols for Account • • .• • • .. 96 X
Exchequer Bills. 13/4d. 134 d.
1,0001. •• .. 26 23 pm. 26
5001... •• .1 26 23 pm. 26
Ditto. Small 26 23 pm. 26

ONE CLOSING
FOREIGN. FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Equador Bonds .. .. .. ..
.. . 314
Grenada, I per Cent .. .. .. 21% % , . 21%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account .. . • • . 31% % 31%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. .. _ _
_.... ..

Ditto, for the account .. .. .. _ 36
Portuguese Four per Cents .. ~ 57 b 7
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. ..
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 25%
• Ditto, 1845 .. .. .. .. _ 18%
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. .. .. 5%% 535
Ditto, Deferred .. .. .. .. .. 16
Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. ..
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 37 36% 36%
Dividends on the above payable in Loudon.
__ _ _ ...

Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent -.. 59%
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 92

BUSINESS
CLOSING
PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT
PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Aberdeen .. • • • • • . 10 •• • • 3 ••••• • • • " 3
Birmingham and Gloucester....lo6 ....125 125
Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 .. .. 82 . 82
Buckinghamshire 425.
Caledonian . • • • 10 .. • . 6
Chester and Holyhead 22% .... 2134 .. .. 2134
Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2%,... 1 %
Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) ••5%•••• 33 .. • • ..
Dublin and Galway .. .. 4 .... % . 234
Eastern Counties .. 141. 165... 22% 23
Ditto New .. B/. 165....• 7% % % p.... P
Ditto, York Extension .. 105..... 1% % •••••••• 1%
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 ....
Ditto Shares .. lO .... 16% 16% .•.., . , . 16% •• • 16%
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. ...... . 1%
Great Eastern and Western .. 2%,,,, • Great North of England . ..100 . •
Ditto, New .. . •
••13% 13%
Great Western .. .„ „85 • „ 1451 4
Ditto Ball' Shares .. ••
• .. 50 .... 26 tiL% • 65%
Ditto, Fifths .. • .20 .... •
Harwich & Eastern Count. junci. 2 .. 1%..•• • .
Hull and Selby .. SO • 100%
Ditto, Halt hares .. • • • • 7 .... 25 • 25
Lancaster and Carlisle, .. 35 .... • . ... .... .
Ditto New ....
Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 2% .... 1% % ..... 1%
London an Birmingham . ..100 ....223% 222% • 224
Ditto Thirds .. 24 .... 61 ...... • •
Ditto Fifths .. .. 2 24
London and Blackwall .. 161. 13$. 4d. 8 8
Ditto, New......
London and Brighton .......50 .... 63% •64% •
64
Ditto ditto Fifths .. 20 .... 28%14 % 28%
London and Croydon .. .. 13/. 15s. 9d. 22 21% 2214 21%
London and South•Wes'ern.. 41/. 6s. 10d. 77 • •
Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 34 .... 50
Ditto, New . 1234 .... 21% ..... 21%
Ditto, New .. .. 10 .... 17 ...... • • l7
London and York .. .. • • • • 2% •• • • I%N

~...
Ditto, Half Shares • • • • •• 334" • • • 1% •• •• ....
Lynn and Ely .. 10 .... 1
6j..•.•.•••.6%
Lynn and Dereham .. • • .. 10 .... 6 ~ 6
Manchester and Leeds .. 82
Ditto, ..
Fifths .. • • • • • • 3 .. • . 11%% ..
11%
Ditto, Sixteenths .. • • • . 614 0%
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 77 ••••77
Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) •• 4 12% .. •• 12%
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) BIA .• • • 814
Blanchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. : • par
Midla•id
..100 ....145% •• •• • • •••• 144
Ditto, New
.. 18 .... 30 • •••• •• 30%
Midland Great Western (Irish) .. •10 ... • 3% •• •
• • • • • • ' • 34
Newcastle and Darlington •Janet. 25 .... 44 45 45
Ditto, New . 1 ....... •• • 8 4
Newcastle and Berwick 10 •• 19 19% . • 19
Newark, Sheffield, and Boston
.. 2% ...• 1M 1
North British .. 20 25 ••..•• • • • • 25%
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 6.. • • 141. ••••• • • • • • 814
Ditto, Carlisle •
Extension .. 11,4.. -114 • •
North Staffordshire .. •425. 2% 2 2
North Wales 14
Norwich and Brandon .. 18 ••••** ' • **
Ditto. New . 5 8 4 • • 8,
Oxfd.,Worcester,& Wolverhmptn. 12% .... 714 • ......... ! Perth and Inverness ..
.... 1% .. .• ••• • •
Scottish Midland .. .. • • .. 10 .... 6 • • •
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2% .... 1% 2.. 2
Shropshire Union .. .. • • .. 425..... 1 dis
1% •• • • ds'
Th rewshury and Hereford 2% .... 1% .
South Devon .. .• • • .. 35 .... 30 •• .. 30
South Midland 425..... 34 di5..... • • '4 (ids.
South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33%.... 37% % ........ 37%
Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 ... 111% . 18%
Do.. New (d 0.33/. 60.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 11% •, 11
Do., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15... 14%• 14%
be., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2%. 2%% .. 2114
South Wales .. .• • • • •
.5, •• • • !% ••••• • • • 1U

West Riding Union • . • • .. 425. .. •• . I ,
Woreestr., Hsrefd., Ross, & Glou. 425..... Ijq di5....... 1 dis
York awl North Midland .. .. 50 ..., „ „

Ditto. Extension .. .. 15 .... 33 ••••• • • • • • 32%
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten... I .... S • • ...... 84
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 12 .... 12 12
........
Bord., Tout., Ec Cette (Mackenzie) 2 ....
Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2•• • • •• • . ... ..
.. 21z
Dutch Rhenish .. . • • •• 5 .... 6% 6.• . 611
Grt.North. of France Constituted 5 .... is 14% 15% 151,
Lyons and Avignon .. • • .• 2 .... 2
....... „is
Luxembourg .• .. 4 ..........
Over Yssel .. • • • • 41. Ss. 4d.... 3 i dis

Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... 5 * '' 8;4 sis
Sambre and Meuse .. . S 5 • •
5
Tours and Nantes Constituted .. 5 .. • • 6% ..
West Flanders .. • • . 4 2 .. .... ..
Real del Monte, Unregistered

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, AeRIL 23.—Wind N.E., light breeze, and fine.
POITSmovTII, APRIL 22.--Sld. Semarang, Madras and Calcutta.
l'ismorTu, APRIL 22.—Wind S.—Sid. her Majesty's ship Wan-
derer, ;terra Leone.
GUKRNSEY.--Aird. Sorcerie, Jansserand, from London, with loss
of bowsprit, &c., having been in contact, 18th instant.
SHIELDS, APRIL 22.—S1d. Adeline, Downing, Quebec.
STOCKTON, APRIL 15.—Sid, Friends, Addison. Quebec; Saphiras,
Brown, aitto. 18. Teesdale, Storey, Quebec.
I ENZANCE, APRIL 21.—The Lady oi the Lake, of Bideford, broke
her warp, and went on the sand at Chyandour, but will be Lot off
next tide with little damage.
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oo lrn ey,
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making
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inches water per hour.
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St. P. etersburgh ; Heacrilre.itellit,eori,jAaNkrerendw,
and s . for
Cabello,oPruiesratioi.;
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sfgonr, rem en ,
ew Orleans, and old. for Gothenburg ;
Genzie, Christoni
ff, Laguna, toL:B.'Eirke7m:nePili:;;Kroxiprinssessan,
tsteldrti.afornr.Gosthide.nmiburgea;sl,4T'eoltwenrrse:inedn;
cß,aacriugtmtaa:
Batavia,oli for
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uniata, Child, Boston for Antwerp;
burgh ; Thirsk packet, Jamaica.
DYaearen,c:lcarhdarinlge,stlolnarfboarlloem.sj.
DioNGEtir.ss ROADS, APRIL 20.—Arrd. Sir Robert Campbell, Beard,
fEeNrEssAn,twAeirp.
19.—Mathilda, Cederberg, Rio Janeiro
fl:er:m4mßenkbuhuu;Nclotrili HEAD, APRIL 17.—Humboldt, Wahrten, Mobile, and
sld. for Amsterdam.

MARKET NEWS.-(TIII S DAY.)
MEAT MARKETS.
SOUTHALL, APRIL. 22—We had a full average supply of each kind
of fat stock on sale to-day. Generally speaking the demand ruled
inactive at but little variation in prices. Beef from 2s 10d to 41 2d ;
Mutton, 3s, 6d to 5s ; Lamb, Sd to 6s id; Veal, 45 4d to 58 4d ;
and ?e, 46 to 4s 10d per Sibs.
ROMFORD, APRIL 22.—Although the supplies of stock were not to
say extensive, the trade was in a sluggish state at previous quota-
tions. Beef, from Cs 10d to 48 2d; Muttin, 3, lid to is ; Lamb,
55 id to 7s ; Veal, 4s 4d to ss; and Pork, 45 to 45 104 per 4114.
Suckling Calves, its to 30s ; Quarter-old Stare Pigs, 16, to 20s ;
and Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 131 15s each.
LEWES, APRIL 21.—Beef, from 28 10d to 45 2d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to
5s ; Lamb, 6s to Gs 8d ; Veal, 4s 44 to 58 ; and Pork, 45 to 4s id per
Bibs. A moderate supply, and s. slug isle demand.
ITENVG.A.IVE 13. W LEADEPTRALL.
The supplies of each kind of Meat were mode rately extensive, yet
the demand was steady, at our quotations. Beef from 2s 4d to 3;6d •
Mutto, 3s 4(1 to 4
38 64 ; Lamb, bs 4d to Gs ;
55 4d.; n
and Pork, 8 6d to 51 per Sibs by the carcase Veal, 45 4d tO
E4.11.1r IVIAARETS.
SMITHFIELD —Meadow Hay, 31155 s to 41 8s; Clover ditto, 4/ is to
51 168 ; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 1/ 16s per
load. A moderate supply, and a dull trade.
CumßEßLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 5s to 4/ lOs ; Clover ditto, 418 s
to 5/ lis ; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 143 to 11 IGs
per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 3s to 41 8s ; Clover ditto, 41 88
to 61; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 11 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 1116 s
per load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at barely late rates.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For'the Week ended Aprll 18, 1846, made up front the Roturns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns he England and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.

WHEAT. 1 BARLEY.' OATS. / RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS.
PRICE .. 55a 10d 30s bd 22s 9d 35s 5d 34s 9d 34s 54
PM... 11, Od Is 04 64 Od 91_14 Is Od 94 34

CHANCERY-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor, after disposing of the case in re
Vansandor, proceeded to hear appeal motions.

GRAY v, THE LIVERPOOL AND BURY RAILWAY•

The Sommon-GANERAL opened this case, which came
before his Lordship upon motion to discharge an order of
the Master of the Rolls, granting an injunction restraining
the defendants from carrying their railway over certain land
belonging to the plaintiff.
The case appears likely to occury the Court for a day or
two.

ROLLS' COURT..-(THIS . DAY.)
Lord Langdale was occupied during the day in hearing
motions which were of interest only to the patties con-
cerned.

VICE-CHANCERY.--(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
RUSSELL V. SMITH.
The arguments in this motion were resumed and concluded
to-day. The plaintiff is Mr. Henry Russell. the celebrated
musical composer and singer, and the defendant is Mr. Smith,
who has lately given a number of concerts, at which he has
sung, as was alleged by the plaintiff in his bill and affidavits,
various songs, some of which were composed and others
written by the rlaintiff. During the Easter recess an appli-
cation was made to his Honour on behalf of the plaintiff for
an injunction to restrain the defendant from violating,
pirating, publicly singing or reciting the words or music of
the songs called "Little fools or great ones," "Some love to
roam o'er the dark sea foam, "The ship on fire," "The
dream of the reveller," "The sea king's burial," "The
gambler's wife," "Man the life-boat," or the other songs
comprised in an assignment of January 19, 1846, to the
plaintiff, from a Mr. Mackay, of Glasgow. When the ap-
plication was originally made ex parte, his Honour directed
notice to be given, which was served at half-past eight
o'clock on the Ist of April, in the theatre, a circumstance
which induced the defendant to believe it was a hoax, and he
did not, therefore, appear, and the injunction was granted;
to dissolve which was the object of the present motion.
Mr. Stuart and Mr. Chandless appeared in support of the
dissolution ; and,
Mr. Bethel! and Mr. G. M. Matthews supported its con-
tinuance.

Mr. Stuart finished by replying to-day; after which,
His HONOUR gave judgment, dissolving the injunction;
but giving leave to the plaintiff to bring an action against
the defendant, if he should be so advised.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco at Westminster Hall. )
THE QUEEN AT THE PROSECUTION OF THE DUKE OF BRUNS.

WICK V. GREGORY.
In this case the traverser was called up for judgment.
The affidavits of the traverser in mitigation of punishment
were read, as were also those of the prosecutor.
Mr. COCKBURN, Q.C., said he wished to call the attention
of the Court to the affidavits of the traverser. It did appear
that unfortunately a very bitter warfare bad been going on
for some time between those parties; and though he could
not defend the conduct of the defendant, still he should say
that the Duke of Brunswick was by no means blameless in
the case. He then read a posting bill which had been circu-
lated, describing the traverser in a manner calculated to hold
him np to public ridicule and contempt. He then went on
to say that the defendant had already suffered
a great deal, and had been severely punished ;
and had made an ample apology ; since which
time nothing whatever offensive to the prosecutor had
appeared in the Satirist, or anything whatever, directly or
indirectly, heel appeared in allusion to the Duke of Bruns-
wick. It was true that an affidavit had been put in, in
which the prosecutor had alleged that something had been
done to annoy him at the Strand Theatre, at the instigation
or hire of the defendant, but he (Mr. Cockburn) should say
he had never heard of that affidavit until he had heard it
read in Court now.

Lord DICKMAN said that if what the affidavit alleged were
true, it would look like keeping up the offensive matter.
The traverser said that nothing of the sort ever took place.
He had the proprietor of the theatre in the Court to prove it.
Lord,DENmAx said it would be well if defendant's counsel
took time to look into the affidavit.
Mr. COCK BURN said he would avail himself of that offer.
Lord DENMAN said that if the allegation wete- true it
formed the very essence of the offence, and that justice re-
quired that the affidavit should be looked into. If the alle-
gation were true, the offence must have been conveyed in the
hearing of many hundreds of people. Any answering affi—
davits that should be put in should apply solely to what was
alleged to have occurred in the Strand Theatre.
The case was then adjourned to this day week.
THE QUEEN AT THE PROSECUTION OF JAMES LEES Alfa
CO. v. JOHN HINT.
This was an application for a rule to show cause why a
criminal information should not be granted against the de-
fendant.

It appeared, from the statement of the Attorney-General,
that the plaintiffs were extensive cotton-mill owners, in
the town of Oldham, and the defendant was a printer living
in the same town ; the plaintiffs bad carried on the
business of cotton-spinners for about forty years, and
had given continual employment to a large number
of men. That defendant had printed and published
a pamphlet in which the plaintiffs were held up to public
odium as belonging to a class of employers, who gave work
to their men which regular workmen ought not to do, and
that those who did accept it were designated by the soubriquet
of " Nobstick." The consequences of the circulation of this
pamphlet were, that the plaintiffs were deprived of many of
their workmen and had found it very difficult to carry on
their business.—Rule granted.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice COLERIDOLS'
The Court was occupied during the early part of the
morning in disposing of motions, none of which presented
any feature of public interest.
The Court afterwards sat at Nisi Prius, but there was no
case of aufficient importance to call for a report.

COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
Bomar V. BELL.
Mr. Serjeant CIIANNeLL moved for a rule for a new trial in
this case, which was tried at the last York Assizes, before
Mr. Justice Coleridge. The action arose out of the sale of
railway shares. The plaintiff is a sharebroker at Hull, and
the defendant a merchant of Liverpool, both of them mem-
bers of the Stock Exchange at Hull. The plaintiff was
employed by the defendant to sell five shares in the Grimsby
and Sheffield Railway. They were in consequence sold to one
Richardson. The defendant neglected to transfer the shares,
and the plaintiff was unable to complete the contract to the
purchaser. In consequence of the purchase not being com-
pleted, Richardson bought other shares, at a higher price,
and in pursuance of a rule of the Stock Exchange, came
upon the plaintiff for the difference in price, which was paid.
Subsequently the plaintiff brought the action for money paid
for the defendant's use, and a verdict was obtained for 811. 10s.
Previous to the money being paid to Richardson, a letter
was written by defendant in which he said, "I caution you
not to pay any money on Illy account." Several points
were reserved at the trial on which to move. A rule was
moved for in the Exchequer, and granted ; but it being dis-
covered to be the wrong Court the rule was annulled, and the
rule now sought for in the present Court.—Rule nisi granted.

SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff Bur.cnEu.)
NEWMAN V. JOHNSTONE.
This was an action brought to recover the sum of
13/. Bs. 3d. for money had and received by the defendant, to and for the use of the plaintiff. The plaintiff was formerly
thelandlord of the City Arms, Mill-wall, Stepney, and the
defendant is an appraiser. The defendant pleaded a set-off to the amount of 14/. 12s.
The facts of the case were these January last the
plaintiff let his house to a person named Vince, who re-
tained the sum of 23/. to meet any demand for rates, but it
was ultimately found that there was only 9/. 16s. due, and
the balance was handed over to a person named Hunter, who,
it was alleged on the part of the plaintiff, was clerk to the
defendant.
A person named Gray, who described himself as
a process-server, was called to prove an admission.
He deposed that he never saw the defendant but
when he served the writ, on which occasion defendant
said he had had the money, but had a set-off to a larger
amount, and would defend the action. On the part of the
defendant it was elicited from Hunter, that he was originally
employed by the plaintiff, but has he had not taken out his
license, he had called in the defendant to complete the busi-
ness. Witness had been employed on a previous occasion,
and on the present plaintiff said he was so well satisfied
that he would give him ICI, and gave him an I. 0. U. for
5/. After the whole of the business had been transacted,
plaintiff sent witness to receive the balance for him, and he
witness stopped the 10/. and offered the difference. The
defendant never had anything to do with the
money. He (witness) had commenced an action to recover
the 104 and defendant had also brought an action for the
amount now claimed, as a set-off for negotiating with the
breitiers, Messrs. Reid and Co.—the affairs having been
thrown into Chancery.
Mr. THOMAS addressed the jury for the defendant, con-
tending that it was not in the least probable that the defendant
who had brought an action for his claim could have admitted
that he had received the money, especially after Hunter had
so positively admitted that he had kept the money up to the
present time. _

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.nerivhere
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to the defendant's
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a short time, and then gave a ver-
dict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed.
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Ann Foley, a well and and sixteen yeda
MARLIIRO -STREET—(THIS DAY)
rresssoefdagaen,dwgaosotalorcgleidngwigtihrbassbaeutwlteineen
and seriously injuring Wm. Broom, police-constable No.
155, of the 1 division, in the execution of his duty, and at-
tempting to rescue a prisoner, charged with uttering coun-
terfeit money, from his custody.
It appeared that between six and seven o'clock last even-
ing the complainant was on his way to the station-house in
Bow-street with the prisoner in question, a female, in his
charge, when in passing along Tottenham-court-road, lie
was assailed by the prisoner, who clung to him, and used
every effort to make him let go of the woman ; be, how-
ever, retained his hold, and the prisoner then kicked him
repeatedly in the lower part of his person. Another con-
stable coming up at the instant, she was secured. The com-
plainant has since suffered- the most acute pain, and on his
obtaining surgical assistance, it was discovered that he had
sustained a most serious rupture.
Inspector Clements, of the E division, said, that no doubt
the prisoner was an accomplice of the other female.,
Prisoner-I'm sure I'm not.
Mr. HARDWICK Why did you molest the constable ?
Prisoner—Because I thought he was ill-treating the woman;
he was holding her very roughly.
Mr. HARDWICK said he should fine the prisoner 51., or two
months' imprisonment.
The. prisoner, on hearing her sentence, began crying and
screaming very violently.

Ibrahim Pacha has left Toulouse, on his way to Paris,
where he has been received with every mark of respect and honour.
He lett 3,000 francs for the poor of that city, and 300 francs to those
on the road from Perpignan.
There aro at present forty-two paupers residing in
Cartmel district, whose united ages amount to 3,362 years, being an
average of 80 years each . The oldest of these venerable paupers
is 88 years of age, and the youngest 75 years old,—Cumberland
Parquet.
THE BIRDS IN ST. JAMES'S PARK.—This interesting
collection, which, through the liberality of the Ornithological So-
ciety, affords daily gratification to many hundreds, is, through the
scientific treatment pursued, much en the increase the present sea-
son. Amongst other novel species which have already been reared
are three cygnets from the black swans of Australia, eight Egyptian
geese, and two Chinese ducks, whilst several other varieties are now
sitting. The collection at present contains three species of swans*
eight of mp, fifteen of ducks, one eheldrake tw gas, and WO'
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AMOUNT of RAILWAY DE POSITS. I G
V3k. PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.--BALANCE- SHEET.
A Return of the Aggregate Amount paid to the Account of
-la-
the Accountant-General in Chancery during the last Ses-
sion of Parliament, on account of Railway Companies;- An Account of the Net Public Income of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the year ended the sth day of April, 1846 (after abating the Expenditure thereout defrayed by the several 31:
I also, Statement of what Portion of the said Money was
invested in Stock or Exchequer-bills, with the Date of each Revenue Departments), and of the actual Issues or Payments within the same Period, exclusive of the Sums applied to the Redemption of Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt, and of the Advances and Ki.
Investment ;-also, the Amount charged as Commiss,on on Repayments for Local Works, &c.
--------
the Purchase and Sale of the said Securities, showing by ------------- ,
whom the said Commission was received. Pe
The Aggregate Amount paid to the Account of the Ac-
Total. EXPENDITURE. bu
countant-General, during the last Session of Parliament, INCOME OR REVENUE. of
on account of Railway Companies, was 3,444 C 0,306/. ss. -
The portion of the said Money invested in Stock was 56,2004,
ORDINARY REVENUE AND RECEIPTS..
.£ s . d . Funded
Terminablebt. - Inter es t
Annuitiesan d
.. Management.
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.Permanent Debt.............
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................ £ e. d.
23,835,620 18 9 £ a. d. En
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invested in 56,818/. 3s. 83. Three per Cent. Consols, on Customs 19,768,392 19 0
3,953,215 _ 5 11 Ch
the 233 of April, -1845; and in Exchequer-bills as 113,296,619 13 4
Excise
Ch
follows :-
Stamps 7,660,339 13 11 Total Charge of the Funded Debt, exclusive of 9,407/. 2s. 3d., the Interest an,
X. s. d. £ I 1845, Taxes (Land and Assessed)....
49,895 15 8 in 47,500 Exchequer-bills February 20 Property-tax 5,084,741 1 6 Unfunded Debt. Interest on Exchequer-bills
424,687 2 3 cat
50,519 12 0 in 48,400 ditto February, 20 Post Office . 791,000 0 0
- 28,213,513 611 am
Gl:
199,816 10 4in 189,500 ditto February 22 Crown Lands ..........................................................................
99,222 69 in 93,900 ditto February 24 Is. and 6d. and 4s. in the Xon Pensions and Salaries 4,639 15 8 Annuities and Pensions for Civil, Naval, Military, and Judicial Services,
(lc
104.747 02 in 99,700 ditto March 12 Small Branches of the Hereditary Revenues of the Crown 57,672 0 1 &e., charged by various Acts of Parliament on the Consolidated Fund.... 540,937 6 3 La,
14,994 16 3in 14,T,00 ditto March 15 Surplus Fees of Regulated Public Offices 56,590 10 10 Salaries and Allowances
206 16 6 in 2001
ditto March 15
Diplomatic Salaries and Pensions ......... 174,264 8 0 Ba
42,088 17 9 in 40,7001 ditto March 15
37,463 2 6 in 36,000 ditto April 1
51,074,034 17 7 Courts of Justice ........................................................................ 731,810 6 7 for
36.899 1 2 in 35.300 ditto April 1
Miscellaneous Charges on the Consolidated Fund 283,777 12 7 Th
1,992 17 3 in 1.900 ditto April 5
OTHER RECEIPTS.
2,394,137 14 5 -In'
8,568 14 3 in 8,300 ditto April 22 Army
4.029 39 in 3,900 ditto April 26 Money from China under the Treaty of August, 1849 750,i59 3 2 Navy
4,300 28 in 4,100 ditto May 8 Imprest and other Monies
4,423 13 6in 4,300 ditto Jude 20 Money received from the East India Company 60,000 0 0 Miscellaneous, chargeable on the Annual Grants of Parliament 2,871,672 15 9 coo
18,732 7 0 in 18,200 ditto June 20 Unclaimed Dividends (more than paid)
••• ••• --•-------
56,226 010 iu 54,300 ditto June 20 18,792,506 4 0 Far
14,924 2 6 in 14,500 ditto June 20
Wo
52,009,324 910 49,400,167 5 4 Hu)
20,585 0 0 in 20,000 ditto June 20
1,339 16 3 in 1,300 ditto June 25 Unclaimed Dividends more than received
41,913 19 9in 40,600 ditto August 11 228,557
the
49,628,724 12 3 Bisi
- -
T 812,891 18 10 in 777,100 ditto Excess of Income over Expenditure .
anci
the
The whole amount charged as commission on the purchase
52,009,324 9 10
52 009 324 9 10 asse
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of the said securities was 459/. lls. 5d., of which sum
275/. 14s. 10d was received by the Accountant-General, and
spot
183/. 16s. 73. by his broker. An Account of the Balances of the Public Money remaining in the Exchequer on the sth day of April, 1845 ; the Amount of Money raised by the Additions to the Funded or Unfunded Debt in the Year heal
1 Que
No portion of the Stock or Exchequer-bills has been sold, ended the sth day of April, 1.846 ; the Money applied towards the Redemption of the Funded or paying off Unfunded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and Repayments on Account of Local T but the sum of 56,815/. 3s. Bd. Three per Cent. Consols has Works, &c., with the Difference accruing thereon ; and the Balances in the Exchequer, on the sth day of April, 1846.
been transferred, and Exchequer-bills, amounting to 494,400/.,
have been delivered out to parties by orders of the Court, £ a. d.' £ a. d. £ s. d.occu
without any charge as commission on the said transfer or de- BALANCES in the EXCHEQUER on the sth day of April, 1845
••• ••• ••• •••
livery being made by the Accountant-General or his broker. £ a. d. £ S. d.
The remaining Exchequer-bills are still standing in the name MONEY Maj
RAISED IN THE YEAR ENDING THE STH DAY OF APRIL, 1846, ET To the Commissioners for the reduction of the National
of the Accountant-General to the credit of the several rail-had
way undertakings. THE CREATION OF FUNDED OR UNFUNDED DEBT. Debt, to be applied to the redemption of the Public subs
insu
WILLIAM RUSSELL, Accountant-General. Debt :- of t
Accountant-General's-office, Feb. 14, 1846. Exchequer-bills 9,379,6001, per Act 8 Victoria, c. 23, charged on
Drat
G. MORTIMER, Broker. Supplies
By interests on donations and bequests 9,437 2 3 Alb
- •,,Q Exchequer-bills, 9,379,600/., charged on Supplies, per Act 8 Victoria, Far
DARING ROBBERY BY A CLERK. c. 23
4,615,897 14 5 T
EXTRAORDINARY CONFESSION. Deduct sum applied not in redemption of Funded thethat
On Saturday last, information was received at the T divi- Exchequer-bills, 9,024,9001, per Act 8 Victoria, C. 129, charged on Debt, but of Consolidated Fund Deficiency Bills 2,480,000 0 0
lion station-house, Kensington, that, about one o'clock that Supplies
2,135,897 14 5 prea
afternoon, a young man, named Henry Norman, clerk in
18,301,900 0 0
pita
the service of Mr. 'William Hoof, the builder and eaten- Exchequer-bills for Public Works.-Great Britain (charged on Conso- To the Paymasters of Exchequer-bills for payment of dist:
hive railway contractor, had absconded, stealing and taking lidated Fund), per Act 3 Victoria, c. 10
with him the sum of 571., the property of Mr. Hoof. On ••• ••• 4,000 0 0 Unfunded Debt :- lake
the same evening Mr. hoof received the following letter from T
Exchequer-bills, West India Relief Bills, per Act 6 and 7 Victoria, c. 87 60,000 0 0
his dishonest servant, which was a curiosity, as a confession Money out of the Consolidated Fund for payment plinr
of misdeeds:- of Public Works, West India Relief, and Shan- the
" Sir,-I have to inform you that lam not what I repro- Exchequer-bills, West India Relief Bills, per Act 2 :and 3 William IV., non Bills
seated myself to you when I came to your office, and to give c. 125 2,700 0 0 a'
• you a slight history of myself, that you may understand that
62,700 0 0 Money out of Ways and Means, Grants for pay- after
it was quite impossible that I could remain a clerk in your Total amount of Repayments for Local Works, &c., under various Acts
his
service. At 17 years of age I entered the Queen's service, of Parliament
be s,
in the 'customs' of Jamaica, and continued robbing them
Exchequer-bills for payment of Supply Bills
of many thousands of pounds before I was 21 years of
Total amount of Advances for Local Works, &c., under various Acts I 18,493,800 0 0 of Ii
age. I afterwards went to the United States of America, of Parliament
where I committed numerous crimes, not even hesitating ..• 011•
at murder, and finished off by robbing a pawnbroker's Excess of Income over Expenditure Balances in the Exchequer on the sth day of April, "TI
shop of about 1,0001. worth of money and property.
••• ••• ••• ••• 2,380,599 17 7 1846
6,507,463 4 9 ivitl
li
••• ..• Since my return to this country I have committed so many
robberies in different places, and so many people know my 27,137,160
19 2i
27,137,160 a b'v A
19 2
‘71,,,
renown, that you must have soon discovered it. Circum- ari:._i_._ll m____ _ ,-.. . -1
ine

Sir,—l have to inform you that lam not what I repre-
sented myself to you when I came to your office, and to give
you a slight history of myself, that you may understand that
it was quite impossible that I could remain a clerk in your
service. At 17 years of age I entered the Queen's service,
in the ' customs' of Jamaica, and continued robbing them
of many thousands of pounds before I was 21 years of
age. I afterwards went to the United States of America,
where I committed numerous crimes, not even hesitating
at murder, and finished off by robbing a pawnbroker's
shop of about 1,0001. worth of money and property.
Since my return to this country I have committed so many
robberies in different places, and so many people know my
renown, that you must have soon discovered it. Circum-
stances ever which human beings can have no control have
made me what I am. The principal is my having had the
misfortune to have the most degraded, drunken monster for
a father that ever a poor devil had. What I might have
been had not the Almighty made me the son of a despicable
wretch, I dare not think of, or I should drive myself mad.
Csesar, in his account of his Gallic war, says he took 1,800
cities by assault, and slew a million of men. I have com-
mitted more than 1,800 distinct robberies, and have been
concerned in five murders, besides many other atrocities,
which, on a small scale, entitles me to consider myself as
great as Caesar. Fortune sent him into the world nobly
born, in fortunate times, to push his fortunes, and the same
jade sent me into the world the son of a low —, and that
scoundrel took care that I should not have a chance of being
anything higher in the social scale. Mr. —'s address is
at If you are lucky enough to catch him sober, he
will inform von of the truth of what I tell you, or you may
ascertain it calling at the Custom-house, in Thames-street ;
ask to see the secretary. The greatest gamester, felon, villain,
murderer, and swindler in the world, bids you farewell for
ever. " HENRY NORMAN."

The letter was addressed to " William Hoof, Esq., Ma-
deley House, Kensington," and bore the post-mark of
" Judd-street, New-road." Similar letters were also sent to
Dr. Palin, at whose school at Barnes, Surrey, the delinquent
was educated, and to another gentleman to whom he was
known. It has subsequently been ascertained that he re-
signed his situations in the Customs on the 31st December,
1841, his defalcations amounting at that time to 7501., and
also that he was apprehended by Superintendent Beresford,
C division, in August, 1842, on a charge of stealing a gold
watch from a house in the Haymarket, at which he was
lodging, but was acquitted. Inspector Shackell (detective
police), Inspector Havell (T division), and other active
officers, are engaged in tracing the retreat of tie fugitive ;
and there is every reason to believe that he will be soon in
custody. He is described as about twenty-seven years of
age, five feet six inches high, dark hair, eyes, and whiskers,
rather bow-legged, and the little finger on his left hand
contracted ; was dressed in a blue pilot-coat, blue trousers,
with black vest and stock, and was formerly clerk to Messrs.
Richmond, of Whitehall.

SALE OF THE GREYHOUNDS or MR, PALMER, OF
BaurroL.—Yesterday the entire kennel of greyhounds of Mr. Palmer,
of Bristol, who has declined coursing, was disposed of by auction, by
Mr. Houghton, at Aldridge's Repository, St. Martin's-lane, which was
numerously attended. Among the lots, of which there were twenty-
five, there were some celebrated winners of cups. The following
were the prices at which several of the lots were sold a
red dog, the winner of the Great Western Puppy Cup, beating Bow-
yer Smyth's Spinster, and several other dogs, 221. I Is. ; Priam, a
fawn dog, out of Little Vic, 10 guineas ; Little Vic, a well-known
winner of many cups, I guineas ; Pellier, a fawn and white puppy,
9!. 19s. 6d. ; Peregrination, a fawn bitch, 81. 18s. ed. ; Perseverance,
a re4l and whits bitch, 91. 19s. 6d. A puppy whelped this year sold
for floe guineas, another for six guineas, and a third for it. 130.
In consequence of the excellence of the breed.

ACCIDENT TO THE REP. H. WINCIL—On Thursday
last the reverend gentleman, who is a brother of Lady Sale, was re-
turning to Rye in a small four-wheel carriage • on approaching
Messrs. boast's ship yard, on the Winchilsea-road,
the horse shied,
and becoming unmanageable, kicked the front of the carriage to
pieces. The servant escaped by jumping out, but Mr. Winch, who
g
had hold of the reins, was forced out by the plunging of the orse,
and was dragged along the read for some distance betweenn the wheels
of the carriage, till at length the horse broke away from the carriage
with the broken shafts at la!s heels. Assistance
was procured, and
the reverend gentlman, who had received several contuitions on the
head, was conveyed to the Cinque Port Arms, and in the course of
the evening was removed to his residence.
ITALIAN PuTATOZS.—A vessel, called the Dewdrop,
arrived at the port of Liverpool from Leghorn, had on board ten tons
of potatoes, the produce of Italy. The importations of potatoes
from the Channel Islands continue at regular intervals; several
arrivals of the article having taken place since the matter was last
noticed.
ELECTION INTELLIGENCE .—Alderman Gibbs has pre-
sented to himself a valuable Isnuff .b7x, as a slight testimonial of his
esteem, in honour of his having again elected himself churchwarden
of Wallarook. After the election Alderman Gibbs invited the church-
warden to dinner.—Punch.
PA.LMERSToN IN PARIS.—It is an extraordinary fact,
that Lord Palmerston dined with the Kin ofx the French on Sanday,
and nevertheless the Nation did not the Kingitx.d,ari warn its readers
that France was sold, and perfide Albion had
The remains of the late Earl of Erroll wtihlelrb.;Preumntred
on Monday next, from Portman-square, to Wimbledon, Surrey, there
to be interred. The Queen Dowager visited the Noble Earl's afflicted
family on Wednesday.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of Made-
moiselle Lisboa, eldest daughter of hise EmperorEcelleu of BrazilcyCominaantitchu:
Marques Lisboa, Envoy of his Majesty the
British Court, and Madame de Lisboa, with the Chevalier de
Sequeira, Secretary to the British Ligation at the Court of Madrid,
Was celebrated on Wednesday, at the residence of the bride's father,
la York-place, Portman square, by the Rev. Dr. de Lima. After the
ceremony, a distinguished party of the nobility and members of the
diplomatic corps honoured Madam. de Lisboa with their presence at
a dejeuner given by that lady, in celebration of the happy event.
PAYMENT OF JURORS.—OiI Tuesday night a very nu-
merous meeting of the inhabitants of Wandsworth was held in the
large room of the Ram Inn, for the purpose of petitioning Parlia-
ment for an alteration of the law relating to jurors, as advised by
Lard Chief Justice Denmaa at the Lent Assizes at Kingston. Mr.
It. W. Benchard, one of the churchwardens, took the chair, and after
several speeches, in which the hardships to which petit jurors are
now exposed, were dwelt upon, petitions to Parliament were agreed
to, praying that petit jurors, in civil cases, may be properly remu-
nerated for their loss of time.
THE VICTORIA FOUNTAIN AT BRIGHTON.—Her Ma-
jesty's approaching birthday, the 25th of May next, has been fixed
upon as the clay for opening the fountain on the Stehle, and it is in-
tended to celebrate the event with no little eclat. The programme
includes a fancy bazaar, a fete in the royal gardens, and other at-
tractive amusement s.—Brightoa Guardian.
DANGEROUS FREAK.—SOUP 3 rnicchievous scoundrels
have amused themselves during the past week with cutting about six
feet out of the centre of a narrow bridge on the banks leading to
Bracebrldge. The bridle is at present left in this state, to the great
danger of persons returning from Lincoln to Bracebridge rat night.
:Lincoln Herald. •

EMIGRATION.—The number of German emigrants
constantly arriving in the port of London and sailing for the United
States is beyond all former precedent. Every New York packet-
ship has taken from 200 to 300 emigrants to ♦merica during the pre-
sent year. The regular liners leave the St. Katharine Dock three
times every month. The last three carried out 800 emigrants, prin-
cipally from Prussia.

TILE REALii.AILWAY KING.—A gentleman in the
Queen's Bench has papered his room with nothing but railway shares.
The effect is very rich. It is calculated that not less than three
millioas of capital has been sent in this way to the wall. Every
county in the United Kingdom is there represented. The whole
railway worlo is compressed into the space of eight feet by six. The
gentleman breakfasts it
Paris, and sleeps in Switzerland, England, takes his [Ma in India, dines at
meerltand, just according as he moves his chair.
We must not forget to no
Oton that every share has been made to
run in the direction of th
grand re-place. In this way the this inge-
niously represents the
world. —Punch. central terminus of all the lines in the
The licensed publie-houses in St. Hellen amount
to 192.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. Mr Philip Wild, a student
a St. Edmund's Roman Catholic Colletri•
acciden , near Ware, and nephew of
y drowned the other day
the late Cardinal Weld, was
while engaged in the amusement of boating with some of his fellow '
collegians At the Rye-house, near Brox
promising youth, about 17 years of age. rile' lie was a very
CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.—The Universal German Gazette
states, on the authority of letters from Riza, that the cholera has
and has advanced as far
just penetrated into Russia from Persia,
Caitlin and Orenburg. as
CURIOUS MISTAKE.—A few days ago, 9. tailor in
Cockermouth went to a neighbour's house to make a jacket for a boy
out of one of his father's coats. On arriving at his neighbour's
house, the tailor found the coat lying on the table
or reabdy for him to
reakfast, the
commence operations upon. After partaking
Knight of the Thimble immediately threw off his
ow
was of the same colour and similar to that which he hnadctooat, which
'
for the boy. Tim tailor went to work with all eagerness at'id'ahkeaseup
and presently completed his job, after which he made the surprising,
discovery that he had furnished the boy's jacket out of his own coat
Instead of his father's . In consequence of this mishap, the result of
an absent Mind, the unfortunate tailor had to send home for another
coat before he could think of leaving the house of his patron.—Cum.
terland Packet.
A TRIP TO LONDON.—A worthy magistrate of this
county, being desirous of showing his son the wonders of
London, left his residence, about ten miles from this city, on
llonday, accompanied by the youth, and arrived at the Ex-
eter station just in time for the early express train. They
reached London in safety; and after a hasty repast, pr.-
ceeded to view St. Paul's, the Tower, Westminster Abbey, the
new Palace of Westminster, and other sights. At half-past
five they were again in the railway carriage at Paddington
station; and soon otter eleven were seated around their own
festive board, recounting the wanders of London; having
travelled about 430 miles, and spent seven hours in tte great
metropolis.--Exeter Gazette.

Whitehall Truasury Chambers, April 17, 1846.

LITERATURE.
LI VES OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND from
the Norman Conquest, with Anecdotes of their Courts,
By Thomas Roscoe, Esq. Vol. I.
This first volume of a series contains a very ample bio-
graphical sketch of the illustrious Norman who, some seven
hundred years ago, conquered England, and established
a dynasty of which the present Queen is a lineal de-
scendant. It contains a variety of details that cannot
fail to interest general readers—such as the birth and
parentage of the Conqueror, his invasion of England,
the battle of Hastings, his government in this country
for twenty-one years, together with an account of the
manners, customs, mode of living, dress, and amuse-
ments of the people, Saxon as well as Norman, daring
that period. All the principal facts of the conquest are
well known, but still they are occa.ionully placed in a
new light, intermixed with anecdotes of the Sovereign
and his chief captains, of the discomfited barons and
their adherents, of the clergy and most other classes,
drawn from official records and other authentic docu.
ments. It extends to great length-415 pages—and
brings down events to the death of William, in the year
1087. Allowance, however, must Le made for the ex-
tensive views taken of events during that reign, because
on account of their influence on the future government
of the country, its institutions, laws, and customs; but it
would be prudent on the part of the author to curtail,
with the exception of the more remarkable, the lives of
the other kings, else the work will beeome quite dis-
proportionate to its object. The writer, with an ex-
cusable vanity, though it rests on no solid foundation,
and may apply in different wars, attempts to prove that
the subjection of England to Norman dominion was not
a conquest, but simply a change of dynasty. "The new
monarch," he says, " never openly interfered with, or
presumed to question the constitutional rights of the
English, although he gave up the country to rapine, and
swept whole provinces with the Norman fire and
sword. Dignified with the title of Conqueror,
as wresting the crown from Harold, it constituted
a title of succession, not of conquest, over a free
people, whose monarchy was in great part elective."
But no conquest ever was more complete. The Saxon
king and his whole army were destroyed at Hastings,
attempts to restore the original dynasty were repeatedly
made under influential nobles, supported by large bodies
of the people, but they were all successfully put down,
and every defeat was marked by some additional national
disgrace. Property to an unheard-of extent was confis-
cated, insult was added to oppression, the natives were
reduced to the lowest depth of degradation, and many
generations elapsed before one family of Saxon pedigree
could attain so much as the rank of Baron, and (in the
words of Hume) " as all ancient authors, who lived
nearest the time and best knew the state of the country,
unanimously speak of the Norman dominion as a con-
quest, by war and arms, no reasonable man, from the
tear of imaginary consequences, will ever be tempted to
rejeet their concurring and undoubted testimony." The
author himself admits that an inveterate hostility be-
tween the two people continued for upwards of a cen-
tury after the conquest, and that the two languages,
from the same cause, were kept almost as distinct. But
this is a subject on which it is needless, because
it can serve no purpose, to employ argument. We sub-
join a few extracts from the work, relative to the dress
and customs of the times:—

" The costume of the Normans, about the time of the
Conquest and for some time afterwards, was simple and
graceful. Soon, however, it began to deg,nerate into a
certain fastidiousness and fantastic foppishness, peculiar,
perhaps, to men who have just succeeded to an unexpected
fortune; like that of Robert the Magnificent, when at the
imperial feast, the dress of the nobles and their knights was
excessively rich; " gemmed and jewelled" in proportion to
the spirit as well as the rank and office of the party. The
caps and bonnets for the head, the shirts, doublets, and
cloaks, partook of the same costliness, while special richness
was bestowed upon the hose and shoes, on which were
lavished all the colours to be seen in the rainbow. The
same gaudy set-off was applied to the rest of their apparel,
so that ladies' caps and men's bonnets partook of the same
variety, the latter being made chiefly of furs or cloth of
different colours. The bonnets of kings, earls, and barons,
richly emblazoned with diamonds and precious stones, pro-
duced a splendid effect amidst the gorgeousness of their re-
mligaidoeusofsofilneeminiiiitt7waenrde tlieir public spectacles. But shirts
to persons of rank and then a comparative luxury, confined
madefortune. The doublets were worn
next to these shirts
hibiting a fine field for ectly to fit the shape, and ex-
Etcfashionable.).ritiii.iineg caprice, in regard to
style, size, and colour,
notshtiaswoefptthtehemfeinezte to the ever ' varying
those of theth ei n
fseur
irocro
ordersats of
reachedroyal y
scarcelyCam' half the way, so as not to impede them in their
, manuallv e or
eperdo professional o rot a
enlargelabours.
upon the e tume of the ladies,
either of, or out of the court, thatßut we m
havinges been with ad-
mirable felicity already done.nayt
eobserve,
not t 0 thatsay
the Anglo-Nermans were extremely delicate,
dainty, in the choice and preparaticn of their food. It is no
fanciful theory to suggest that th, art of cookery was im-
proved by the feudal tenures, for we are inclined to conclude,
from many savoury data, that such was actually the gratify-
ing fact. Coeval with the palmiest state of chivalry was the
grand office of cook in all distinguished families. So highly
was it estimated that it became hereditary, each successor re..
ceiving at the hands of royalty or aristocracy, the best edu-
cation and the most enlightened views of the culinary art, so
as to embrace in the least compass the greatest possible
degree of piquant pleasure, combined with the most costly
and magnificent display.
" In great cities, particularly London, it was a favourite
Norman sport to bait wild boars and bulls for the entertain-
ment of the populace. Cock-fighting, betting, and horse-
racing held the next rank about the period of the Conquest ;
and some of the chief barons were as decided patrons of the
c.ck and dog-pits, as the most distinguished amateurs, in
modern times, of the turf and of the ring.
" In addition to hawking and hunting, skating seems to
have been a favourite diversion with the Normans of
William's reign, though compelled, we ate told, to perform
their slippery evolutions upon the shank bones of a sheep.
They were so dexterous also as to tilt at each other in their
career with blunted spears."

imprisonment, and are waiting off the shore, without re-
sources, almost without a chance of ultimate safety. A
vessel appears in sight, an English brig, the property of
a retired major, who, with his family, is prepared to settle
in the colony. This little vessel, under the command of
the mate, a genuine, thorough-going seaman, has
weathered every storm, and safely arrived almost within
sight of port—but its dangers are not over. To the un-
suspecting strangers Mark introduces himself in
the character of a pilot, and being a skilful adept
in the arts of dissimulation and deception, all his
assertions are readily believed. His companions
are allowed to join him, to assist in the dan-
gerous navigation, and by a bold manoeuvre they
become masters of the vessel. But the sea come:
to the assistance of her own children: overpowered by a
sudden storm, the convicts are obliged to consign the
management of the vessel to its legitimate rulers. Driven
ashore just as the soldiers come up in pursuit of the con-
victs, fierce encounters ensue, but Mark and two of his
companions eventually escape, carrying with them one of
the major's daughters. It is impossible to pursue the
narrative through the perfect labyrinth of adventures
which follow. The dramatis personae are of most varied
character—from the sturdy and resolute British soldiers
and seamen, a strange compound of discipline and daring,
to the " noble savages," wild in their native woods. The
interest is unabated throughout. The whole history is
stirring and animated, though in many places highly
improbable—scarcely within the bounds of possibility,
but then we must remember " le vrai n'est pas toujours
le vraisemblabie." The following is one of the artful strata-
gems of the most artful of men. The Bushranger has
been betrayed and given up during his sleep, by his com-
panion (Grough), tempted by the promise of a high
reward. Suddenly awakened, and finding himself a close
prisoner, Mark's sang froid and ready wit do not desert
bim:—

" The soldiers instantly placed handcuffs on the Bush-
ranger, and then they considered that they had him hard
and fast. Mark submitted to this ceremony in silence. He
made ns reproach to his comrade; dissembling his ,thoughts
he bent his whole soul to the taking of a sure mvenge.
There was a general pause for a few moments ; after which,
the soldiers intimated to Grough that, notwithstandiing the
service he had performed, he must consider himself their
prisoner; and without further parley they placed handcuffs
on him also.

" Brandon looked at the handcuffs on his partner's IN rrigts,
and looked at the river, and smiled complacently He had
formed his scheme. Then he spoke:—
" You have betrayed me; but I will not reproach you;
the reward was too great a temptation.'
" Lord love your heart,' said Grough, 'its all in the ray
of business! If I had not done it, Mark, somebody else
would; better for a friend to get the reward than a stranwer.
" 'True,' said Mark.

"The soldiers said nothing; they had their duty to do, arad
they would not insult their captive. They rather piti ed
Mark, and they looked on his comrade with the disgust wit :la
which all generous minds regard a traitor.
"Brandon and Grough were standing a little apart; the
former took the opportunity to wink to the latter.
" What is it?' said Grough, coming nearer, but keeping
out of Mark's reach.

" The sovereigns,' whispered Brandon.
" 'What sovereigns ?"
" The sovereigns from the brig; a thousand of them;
planted them. You may as well have them too.'
" Hah,' whispered Grough, his avarace excited by the,
gold ; ' Mark, you're a trump! where are they ?'
' Come a little this way,' said Mark. He advanced to.
the edge of the river. The foaming waters hardly allowed.
Grough to hear what Brandon said; he advanced nearer to,
him.

" ' There are a thousand of them,' repeated Brandon.
" Where are they?' eagerly asked the greedy Grough,
bending his head towards his betrayed comrade.
" Come nearer,' said Brandon.
" Where are the yellow boys?'
" In hell!' suddenly exclaimed the Bushranger, darting
his body against the huge frame of the burly traitor, and
precipitating him into the raging tide; Go,' he said, raising
his voice ' and seek them there!'
" 'Help!' cried the wretch, struggling with his manacled
hands in the furious; ' help! my hands are fastened! help!'
"The soldiers ran to the water's edge, and while the con-
stable remained by the side of Mark, they followed down by
the bank of the river, with a vague idea of rescuing him.
But whether it was that their hearts were not in the work,
and that they thought it served the rascal right, or that the
furious waters too suddenly overwhelmed their prey, they
could do nothing to save him. But the agonised shrieks of
the dying wretch broke fearfully the solemn silence of the
wilderness; and when his last convulsive cry rose in the air,
even the stout hearts of the soldiers shuddered for a moment
at the sharp echo of the adjacent woods !"

Mr. Huntington has lightened the task and smoothed
the pathway of many a young contemporary, while, at
the same time, he has ensured a greater degree of accu-
racy in the preliminary labours of any new company,
whether for the construction of railways, roads, or canals.

AIRD'S SELF-INSTRUCTING FRENCH

GRAM MAR.

Fourth Edition.

The rapid circulation which this work itas already
acquired is of itself indicative of its merit; and a careful
examination of the system upon which it is based con-
firms us in that impression, Mr. Aird has simplified the
very simplicities of his predecessors, and has given evi-
dence of his capabilities as a lingual professor. Perhaps
his most successful effort has been in the arrangement of
the verbs—the chief difficulty to all beginners in French;
its superiority in this particular over the plan adopted
by Levizac is remarkable. One thing we must especially
observe as peculiar to this grammar : it initiates its
reader into the subtleties of Gallic pronunciation better
than any other written explanation we remember to
have met, and in this respect is only short of oral tuition.
If the book does not fulfil its title of self-instructor
within a very brief interval of study, the defaulters will
evidence a most marvellous capacity for being dull-
headed. As an elementary volume, this work of Mr.
Aird is worthy of the highest commendation.

TALES FROM 7HE GERMAN OF HEIN-

A....
THE NATURE AND TREATMENT OF DEAF-
.NESS AND DISEASES OF THE EAR, AND
THE TREATMENT OF THE DEAF AND
DUMB. By William Diffton, M.R.C.S.
Until within the last few years the diseases of the
ear appear to have been treated with inattention and
neglect by the members of the medical profession. In
cases of deafness, if syringing with warm water did note
remove the complaint, it was looked upon as incurable,
and the patient was told that his case was beyond the
reach of medical or surgical assistance. Under such
circumstances, the unfortunate patient was almost
forced to have recourse to the quack, who, if he
bear
brceod confessed,
medical
practitioner
harm in most cases, did also in some, it
must
cruarcetitiuthneart
hadd d
iseeacredto
slea, w
incurable. This opprobrium medicorum, however, is now'
theregu ble
removed. Sir Astley Cooper seems to have been the
hicbh e
first who scientifically investigated the pathology of the
ear, and brought the diseases of that organ within the
domain of surgery. His labours have been followed up
most diligently by many other scientific surgeons, not
the least among whom is Mr. Dufton, of Birmingham,
in the work under
.consider.at , ion has recorded the
who,
and in
language, • Its of his experience in perspicuous
real
a manner that cannot fail
to be advantageous both to the
profession and the public.

RICH ZSCHOKKE. By Parke Godwin.
Perhaps no literature has so suddenly attained such
an eminence in the world of letters as that of Germany,
and, as another well-stream of that same literature, the
fictions of Zschokke are peculiarly interesting, The
present translation, though partaking occasionally of
the license of periphrase, is nevertheless good, as an
exponent of the vein of thought which has gained the
author so much popularity in " fatherland." Born at
Magdeburg, in Prussia, " somewhere about the year
1774," Heinrich Zschskke passed through a series of
singular vicissitudes, which no doubt coloured his fancy
with an air of romance, and imparted such a truthful-
ness to his delineations of passion, and his in-
sight into character. An actor, a playwright,
a schoolmaster, a literateur, he gained a wide
and varied experience ; and in his works the
fruits of that experience are faithfully embodied.
Mr. Godwin tells us as follows :—" In 1805, our author
was married, and still lives at a simple and beautiful
country place near Aaran, surrounded by a large family,
and universally esteemed wherever he is known. In the
seventy fourth year of his age, after an intensely exciting
but useful life, he awaits with calmness the summons to
the eternal world." This paragraph alone could not fail
to enlist the interest of the most lymphatic reader, while
the stories themselves contained in this volume would
confirm the most favourable estimate of his abilities.
There is a homely wisdom in the fictions which cannot
fail to exercise an of and beneficial influence upon
those who will afford the writer an opportunity of listen-
ing to his teachings. If only as a necessary portion of
the series of German novelettes, the book has our com-
mendation.

EDW. CARDWELL.

SPORTING IN TELLIGENCE.

BATH RAC E S.-YISTERDAY.

The Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, hft ; colts, Bst 101 b;
and geldings, Bst 51b. One mile. (4 Subs.)
Mr. 1. Sadler's f by Venison, out of Temper .....walked over.
The Durham Park Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, with 100
added for three yrs old colts, Bst 101 b; fillies and geld-
ings, Bst 51b Mile and a half. (15 Subs.)
Mr. Godwin's Dexterous, half-bred (51bs extra) ..Crouch 1
Lord G. Bentinck's Blackbird (Sibs extra)
The fol:owing also started, but were not placed :—Lord W.
Powlett's c. by Montreal, dam by Dr. Syntax—SirJ. Gerard's
Morocco—Hon. F. Ongley's The Warrior—Mr. Skerratt's
Felix (h-b)-11r Walker's Regalia—Mr. Long nd Fleur de
Marie—Mr. Bristow's Marietta—Mr. Holloway's Baronet.
Betting-4 to 1 agst Blackbird, 4to 1 agst Dexterous, 4
to 1 agst Marietta, 9 to 2 agst Baronet, and 5 to 1 agst The
Warrior. Wen by a neck. Fleur de Marie and Felix well
up. Baronet a bad fifth.
The Bath Handicap of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if
declared, with 20 added. One mile and half a distance.
10 Subs., 4 of whoa.. declared.

IMPORTANT INVENTION FOR
RAILWAYS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
- -

Mr. Herbeh's cby Venison, 3 yrs, sst 101b...(J. Sharpe) 1
Mr. G Dumble's Rosin the Beau, 3 yrs, sst 71b 2
Mr. W. Sadler's Sparsholt, 4 yrs, 63t 121 b
Mr. 'Preen's Wild Roe, 4
.yrs, 6st 71b 4
Betting-6 to 4 agst Wild Roe, and 2to 1 agst I'et colt.
The City Cup of 100 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes cf 20
sovs. each, h ft. About two miles and a half. (12 Subs.)
Mr. Wall's The Crown Prince, 3 yrs, Gst Gib. (J. Sharpe) 1
Mr. A. Johnstone's brother to Sir Henry, 3 yrs, Est 61b 2
Mr. Hook's Buttress, 3 yrs, Est 101 b 3
Mr. Death's Thrapston, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b 4
The following also started, but were not placed :—Duke of
Richmond's Tugnet, Mr. A. W. Hill's Salopian, and Mr. B.
Collett's Pal.

Sin,—You would much oblige by inserting these few
lines in your valuable paper. Having my attention
drawn to the recent accident on the Eastern Counties
Railway, by which almost the entire line of carriages
were thrown off the rails, and a fearful loss of life had
nearly been the result, I beg leave to inform those
gentlemen connected with railways, that I have invented
, a plan, the construction of which is to prevent carriages
from running off the rails. The grand principle of this in-
vention is, that it can be applied to any railroad with
,1, the utmost facility and ease ; and, as the first law of
mechanics is to avoid friction, in this invention none is
required, so that speed will not be retarded; anclitwilllast
for years without requiring repairs. Even a concussion
(which is generally sure destruction) CANNOT POSSIBLY
throw the carriages off the trams. As I am not pus-
' sessed of capital sufficient to meet sny expenses which
'would accrue from an experimental trial, I should feel
:most happy to communicate with any gentleman who
:might be disposed to interest themselves in this most
LUSEFUL and IMPORTANT invention.
58, East-street, Manchester-square. R. G.

Even on Tugnet, 4 to 1 agst Crown Prince, and 5 to 1 agst
Salopian. Crown Prince made all the running, and won by
six lengths, Tugnet and Salopian beaten an immense dis-
tance.

The York Handicap of 5 sous. each, with 20 added. Heats,
one mile. (9 Subs.)
Mr. Herbert's Ajax, aged, Bst 71b (Sly) 0 1 1
Mr. Henderson's Lady Charlotte, 4 yrs, 6st 81b 3 6 2
Mr. Menzie's Teetotaller, aged, Tat 101 b 0 7 3
Mr. Bean's Mimic, aged, ... 0 4 4
Mr. Jones' gr m by Venison, out of Maid of the
Valley, 3 yrs, sst
Mr. Parr's Dulcet, 4 yrs, 7st 21b
Sir G. Cockerell's Espoir, 5 yrs, 9st 21b.....-.. 2 3 dr
Mr. Fowler's Yenton, 3 yrs, 6st 4lb 0 dis.
The first heat was won by a head, the second by a length,
and the third cleverly.

THE DERBY.
1,000 to 80 agst Mr. Watt's Crown Prince (taken)
Owing to the excessive rain the course was very deep, and
thinly attended.

TABLES for EARTHWORK, LAND, CURVES,
and GRADIENTS. By J. B. Huntington, C.E.
Considering the extreme complexity of the systems usu-
ally adopted, and remembering that no work of a precisely
similar character has hitherto appeared, we must con•
fess that we are surprised at the precision, we may even
say the adroitness, with which simplicity and elabora-
tion are combined in the present volume. It is a book
which the many thousand practical men, engaged in
the formation of railways, will find either absolutely
indispensable or exceedingly acceptable. The plan
which Mr. Huntington has evidently kept before
him, is facility in what we may term the mani
pulation of his profession, as applied to " earth•
work, curves, and gradients." This he himself
announces to have been his intention : " The
great object I have endeavoured to keep in view has been
p
utility, especially to students in civil engineering. I
have, therefore, avoided all subjects the investigation of
which is merely ingenious without practical aim." And
thisar t
iaciaumilladr awe believe to have been approached as closely
as could in all reason be expected in a production so
novel in its treatment. One part, especially, deserves
commendationene
rgeneral
copiousness
fo r its;
w e
m perspicuityea mean the
of arrange-
ment
calcula-
tions of Earthwork from Base 20 to 'Base 36 inclusively;
and
ciselydbeodeficpitoaeridsee
necessaryft
ho rtmits
t ingenuity.this
s volume n
the
the. Essay on the Prismuidal Formula, at p. 173, is
could scarcely
which itoofAp
e„rtahTteiaoobdnloselsit.t?:

ACCELERATION OF THIRD CLASS TRAINS ON THE
SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—That travelling fur the million
should be the theory of all railways has long been contended
for by the organs of public opinion. To the honour of the
South-Western Railway Company be it recorded that they
have been the first to make this theory a great fact. By an
advertisement which will be found in another column, it ap-
pears that the South-Western Company have determined,
from and after the Ist of May, to increase the number of their
trains, to accelerate their speed, and to vary the hours of de-
parture to suit the public convenience--to carry second-class
passengers with their express trains—to abolish the slow trains
altogether, and to carry third-class passengers at the Parlia-
mentary fares, with their ordinary trains, four times a day,
each way, and at hours to allow an early departure and late
return to and fro. This last is a great step in advance,
and it shows a determination on the part of the South-
Western Railway Company to comply not only with
the letter, bat with the spirit of the Act of Parliament,
which speaks much for the liberality of the Company. They
may rely upon it that the public will meet them more than
half way, and that they will be more than compensated for
the increased accommodation afforded to the public at a re-
duced cost (for they have revised the tariff of fares, and
reduced it considerably), by the increased travelling which
will take place on their line. The South Western Company are
the first who have acted on the principle of " locomotion for
the million," and we doubt not but the experiment will
prove so successful, that every other company will ere long
find that it is to their interest to follow so excellent an
example. ' To the South-Western, however, belongs the
honour of being the first to fairly carry out the intentions of
the Legislature in favour of cheap and rapid travelling for
the poorer classes.
THE LATE SIR WILLIAM BOOTHEY.—This vene-
rable Baronet, who expired on Tuesday last, at his residence in
Derbyshire, was for many years a captain in the corps known as
the 7th garrison battalion,. and up to the day of his death was Pay-
masterof the Honourable corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms. lie was born
in 1782, being the son of the eighth Baronet by the daughter of
Seigneur Miguel del Gal,o, of the Island of Minorca. fie married,
first, in 1505, the only d aughter of John Jenkinson, Esq., and niece
to the Earl of Liverpoe,l (she died in 1833); secondly, in 1844, Mrs.
Cranstoun Nisbett, the distinguished actress, widow of the late Cap-
tain Nisbett, of the. '2cl Life Guards, who died from the effects of a
kick from his horse received while driving from Richmond to the
metropolis. The deceased for many years held the lucrative and
easy situation of Receiver-General of the Customs in the port of
• London. lie wa's a Deputy-Lieutenant for his native county, Der-
' byshire, where be had a large estate, the family seat being known as
Ashbourno Hall. He was also possessed of property in Oxfordshire.
He leaves a numerous family behind him, the majority being daugh-
ters. lie is succeeded in the Baronetcy by his eldest son, Brooke
' William Robert, born in 1808.
THE WESTMINSTER
\
r
meeting of the inhabitants interestedilslP in
Pyc-street, Duck-lane, and other too n
in tliteop.rr
was held yesterday, and the objects seem y
toamove all the dens
niashOoarhood wally of the Abbey and. o sed line of improve-
mentsP° Old
Intel to be fully carried
out, so as t
of infamy and make A street and
Palace.
ovEmENTs.—A private
from Westminster through the
notorious parts Orchard-street,
'arts of that locality,

THE BUSHRANGER OF VAN DIEMEN'S
LAND. By C. I?owcrojt. 3 Vole.
To those who are acquainted with the first series of
these " Tales of the Colonies," and with Mr. Rowcrofes
vivid delineations of " life in the bush," any recom-
mendations of these volumes will be needless. They
contain the same graphic sketches, the same animated
descriptions, while they are rendered more interesting
by the attention being confined to a narrower compass—
not spread over many years, but concentrated on a single
incident—a remarkable passage in the life of a very re-
markable man. The author's avowed object is "to
counteract the pernicious tendency of the false views
which prevail in respect to the penal arrangements of
the Australian settlements—to show that transportation
is, as it should be, a punishment, not a change of country
to be desired as holding forth a prospect of licentious
liberty, and the opportunity of readily acquiring fortune,
and also to give an example of the certain punishment
and remorse which follow crime." He has found a very
fitting hero in the person of the Bushranger, Mark
Branon, an escaped convict, a man apparently pos
sessed of every talent, without a single virtue—one
whom we must admire., though we cannot approve, and
in whose career, however reluctantly, we are interested,
while hit gloomy fate can hardly be dr.plored. At the
commencement of the tale, Mark and five or six com-
as desperate as himself, have escaped from their
panions,

GRAND ENTERTAINMENT to HEE,
MAJESTY'S MINISTERS BY THE LORD
MAYOR.

• .
and virtue, has thrown a lustre upon the exalted position
which she holds.—(Cheers.) It will be equally agreeable to
mark your sympathies on the occasion with the noble family
of the King of the French—noble, not only by birth, but
noble from the fact, " that all the sons are brave, and all the
daughters virtuous."—(Renewed cheers.) lam confident
that, by drinking the toast with enthusiasm, you will concur
in my earnest prayer, that it may please Almighty God to
protect the life of that Sovereign, for the benefit of his own
country and the advantage of the world; and that by the
continuance of that life the bonds of peace may be cemented
between this country and France, as that while it endures
the best guarantee is afforded for continued tranquillity
throughout the world, for the advancement of civilisation,
and for the promotion of the social interests of all classes of
this great community. I propose "Health and long life to
the King of the French."—(Loud cheers enthusiastically
reiterated.)
- The toasts which followed in succession from the chair
were those of "The Judges," (responded to by Chief Justice
Tindal), the "Bar" (acknowleded by the Attorney-
General), the "Aldermen, the Recorder, and tie Sheriffs;"
after which the company retired to join the ladies in the
drawing-room.
The distinguished visitors to the Lord and Lady Mayoress
did not separate until a late hour.
We must not neglect to mention that Mr. Harker of ciated
with his usual skill and ability as toast-master, end most
effectively introduced the " loving cup," at the opening of the
festivities.

Yesterday the Lord Mayor gave a splendid banquet to her
Majesty's Ministers, at the Mansion-house.
The dinner was supplied in a first-rate style by Messrs.
King and Brymer, of Cornhill.
Amongst the company were Sir Robert Peel and Lady
Peel, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, the Earl of Shaftes
bury, the Earl and Countess of Morley, the Earl and Countess
of Morley, the Earl and Countess of Ripon, the Earl and
Countess of Dalhousie, the Earl and Countess Jermyn, the
Earl and Countess St. Germans, Viscount and Viscountess
Emlyn, Viscount Hill, Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn,
Viscount and Viscountess Mahon, Lord Howden, the Lend
Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench and Lady Denman, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord and Lady Kinnaird. Lord
and Lady Wharncliffe, Lord Granville Somerset, Lord and
Lady Ernest Bruce, Lord and Lady Ashley, the Lord Advo-
cate of Scotland, the Lord Bishop of St. David's, Sir James
and Lady Graham, the Honourable W. and L-dy
Gladstone, Admiral Sir G. and Lady Cockburn, Mr.
Bingham liming and Lady Harriet Baring, Sir G. and Lady
Clerk, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Lord Chief Justice Tindal and
Lady Tindal, Lord Chief Baron Pollock, Vice-Chancellor and
Lady Shadwell, Lord and Lady Langdale, the Cursitor
Baron and Mrs. Banks, Dowager Lady Abinger, the Solici-
tor-General for Ireland, the Attorney-General and Lady
Thesiger, the Solicitor-General and Lady Kelly, Mr. Henry
And Mrs. Fitzroy, Mr. G. and Mrs. Dawson, Sir Henry and
Leidy Goring, Miss Penton, Mr. and Mrs. Cripps, Mr.'John
Masterman, Mr. and Mrs. Lyall, Mr. and Mrs. W. Johnson,
Mr. Robert Peel, Sir William Molesworth, Lord Vis-
count and Lady Canning, Lord and Lady Hawarden,
Aldermen Sir C. Hunter, Lucas, Sir Peter Laurie
Farebrother, Copeland, Ilumphery, Sir W. Magnay, Gibbs,
Wood, Sir G. Carroll, Hooper, Sir J. Duke, Farncomb,
Hughes Hughes, Musgrove, Mr. and Mrs. Delme, Mr.
Neicheli, Mr. Richard Lambert Jones, Mr. Deputy Browne,
the Rev. Mr. Charles Farebrother and Mrs. Farebrother, alp
Bishop of Calcutta, &c.
ea3fnf adzoonad happinesso
n rosen
nadn and said, stashiedee,
halltthhea t
present
rne
wstebhnietc loyalb lie
company na
had
tabneTeihebneotil:m7t7
assembtloedibehetovia-eats b
ec obnefigdgeendt
to
lie p
propene,
thatfind of
f,, cheerful Long life,
re-
sponse
health, and happiness to her Most Gracious Majesty the
Queen."
The toast was drunk with all the honours, and was fol-
lowed by the military band, by which the orchestra was
occupied.
The Loan MAYOR said that the next toast he had to
submit was that of an illustrious lady, the widow of his late
Majesty William IV., who in the station she now filled
had by her charity, her amiability, and kindness of heart,
insured to herself the 'good will and affection of all classes
of the community. He gave, "The health of the Queen
Dowager."
The next toast was that of "His Royal Highness Prince
Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal
Family."
The LORD MAYOR next proposed, in appropriate terms,
the toast of " The Established Church," and coupled it with
that of the " Bishop of St. David's," to whom the corporation
were se much indebted for the excellent sermon recently
preached by his Lordship to the governors of Christ's Hos-
pital, and that of the Bishop of Calcutta, whose labours in a
distant clime had been as successful as they had been
laborious.
The Bishop of ST. Davin's, in acknowledging the com-
pliment paid to himself, bore testimony to the support which
the Church had always received from the great and important
City of London.
The Bishop of CALCUTTA said he could not remain silent
after the honourable mention which had been made of his
name, and could not avoid expressing a hope that now that
his diocese was extended to the banks of the Sutlej, it would
be subdivided, and by that means give increased assistance
to the social and moral improvement of the vast population
of India.—(Cheers.)
The next toast proposed by the LORD Maxon was that of
" The Army and Navy," which was received by the company
with every manifestation of satisfaction, and acknowledged
in elegant terms by Lord Howden in behalf of the army, and
by Admiral Sir George Cockburn in behalf of the naval ser-
vice of the country.
The LORD MAYOR then rose, and said that it was a high
distinction which belonged to him as Chief Magistrate, that
he was honoured with the presence on this occasion, of her
Potpourri—" Don Pasquale"—Donizetti
Majesty's Ministers. That honour was gratifying to him in
Polka—" Kinder Freuden"—Labitzky the extreme, because he perfectly well knew that the high
Introduction and air—" Stradella"—lotorei.
and important duties which devolved upon them as Ministers
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by his
Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen the. Crown were such as to 'enable these distinguished in-
and attended by the Earl and Countess Howe and the Earl
: dividuals to spare but a few hours from their official duties.
of Denbigh, left town yesterday miming for Cashiobury Hence it was that their presence was the more gratifying to
Park, Hertfordshire, the seat of the Earl of Essex. Her him. He made no allusion to politics, because he felt that
Majesty, accompanied by the Hereditary Prince,
and althou hhe was aware that Prince, and at- that was neither the time northetpblacee confdourettheoifr discussion,
Majesty,
g
tended by her suite, returned to Marlboraiugh House in the
Hon. Baronet, who was at the head of the Government,
afternoon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam- would be approved b. y those who. were assembled. in the hall,
bridge had a dinner party yesterday at Cantubridge House. he would not press it upon their attention.—(Cheers.) He
the he had to propose,
The company included her Royal Highness tfte Duchess of was sure they would join in. sentiment
Gloucester, the Austrian Ambassador and Ow Countess " The health of her Majesty s Ministers, and long life and
happiness to Sir Robert Peel."
Dietrichstein, the Duke of Wellington, the Earl arri Countess
The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm.
Howe, the Earl of Cawdor, Lady Georgians ;Bathurst,
Colonel and Mrs. Malcolm, Sir William Curtis, Sir Sir ROBERT PEEL rose and spoke as follows :—My Lord
Mayor, ladies, and gentlemen, it is my duty, on my. own
Henry Bishop. After dinner, his Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge (the Director for the evening of the Conant of part and that of my colleagues in the service of her Majesty,
Ancient Music) went, accompanied by the other noble to return you our grateful acknowledgements for the honour
Directors, to the Hanover-square Rooms. Their Rod-al you have been pleased slue now to confer uponbeuest.o .03 are
Hignesses the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Cain - deeply soefntbele offithe veanlyllich justlyrni3i opinionattac
of the Ile;
bridge, and Prince George, accompanied by the other dis-
tinguished guests, also honoured the performance of the osefsLonndont We well know that the merchants and resident;
Concert with their presence. Lady Augusta Cadogan, Baron of the C'ty. of London, from their vicinity to the seat of Go-
and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, were in attendance en vernmenit, and from their re!idy. access- to the best intelli-
Knesebeck,nce—from their wealth, their high character, and their re-
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. •
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the sp,tetability— are perhaps better qualified that any other por-
Duchess of Gloucesteresterda at Gloucester House.
Lion ,of her Majesty's subjects justly to estimate the motives
y
Mr. Billyard had an interview with Mr. Secretary Glad- of po:, lie, men, and to appreciate the results of their po-
licy.—.GtPPlause. ) We are, therefore, most. anxious to
stone yesterday at the ColoniaPoffice.
deserve opinion of this great cit
lod to possess the good y,
The Commissioners of the Metropolitan Improvements re •
sumed their meetings
and we tvy,sider it to be no sacrifice, but on the other hand,
count Canning, the Ryesterday. There were present Vis-
ight lon. J. C. Hurries, the Lord
we rejoice ;in the opportunity of marking our respect for
this great cc.yomunity, by attending here on the summons of
Mayor, Mr. Alderman Humphery, Mr. H. T. Hope, Sir
Robert Inglis, Hon. C. A. Gore, and Mr. A. Milne. the Chief 11 is of the City of London.—(Applause.)
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had a gene- The Lord May Vl' has very justly observed, that this is not the
ral meeting yesterday. There were present the Archbishop place and this its ,not the occasion upon which to introduce
of Canterbury, the Bishops of London, Winchester, Bangor, any controverted' ;topics of political policy; but I trust I may,
Carlisle, Hereford, Lichfield, Lincoln, Rochester, and Wor- without exaggeraiien or arrogance, state that it has been the
cester, and the Earl of Bessborough. earnest desire of her ,Najesty's servants, during the period
Mr. J. Moseley and Mr. C. Buller, M.P., had interviews they have been honoi. ,'s confidence, to
sred with her M: jest.)
with Mr. Secretary Gladstone yesterday. promote to the utmost At'. their power the comfort, welfare,
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Co-
happiness, and prosperity .of all classes of her Majesty's sub-
lonial-office for the Governor of the Mauritius. jects.—(Great applause.) I trust that I may, without arro-
gance or exaggeration, st.:kte that during the period we have
held power, the lustre of the British arms has not been tar-
nished—that peace at home ,Nas been preserved without any
harsh exercise of authority, or .1/2,Y undue enforcement of the
law—and that peace abroad has been maintained without the
sacrifice of any British interest, a ad without the compromise
of the national honour.—(Great ap'Plause.) These things we
have done, and I trust they have en titled us to the approba-
tion of the citizens of London.—(Gl•ent applause.) What-
ever may be the difference of opinion which may prevail in this
room on the measures of public policy adtvted by the Govern-
ment, there is one point upon which I am sure we shall all be
unanimous. We all desire to mark our respect to the City
of London and its Chief Magistrate; and I ant sure you will
all receive with satisfaction and drink with enthusiasm the
toast which I shall now propose—that of "Tit Health of the
Lord Mayor, and Prosperity to the City of Lomion."
The LORD MAYOR returned thanks for the b igh and dis-
tinguished honour conferred upon him by the Fiat Minister
of the Crown, and declared his determination to maintain
and preserve the rights and privileges of his fellow-Citizens.
His Lordship proposed as the next toast, "The House of
Lords," and coupled with it the health of his Grace the
Duke of Cleveland.
The Duke of CLEVELAND, in returning thanks, said he
was most unexpectedly called upon to answer for himself,
and the branch of the Legislature of which he was a mem-
ber. He felt duly sensible of the honour conferred upon that
body, and felt confident that they, not an unimportant
branch of the Constitution, had rendered already essential
services to the country. Similar occasions for such services
might again arise, and he would say that, while the House
of Lords would continue to be the protecters and upholders
of the monarchy, they would still evince, as they ever had,
the strongest sympathy for the best interests of the people.
The Noble Duke concluded by proposing as the next toast,
" The health of the Lady Mayoress."—(Applause.)
The LORD MAYOR returned thanks, and the Lady Mayoress,
accompanied by the rest of the ladies, retired to the drawing-
room, where a rich musical treat was prepared for their en-
tertainment.
The LORD MAYOR then proposed "The health of Sir James
Graham and the House of Commons," a toast which was re-
ceived and drank with all the honours.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that in the presence of so many
Members of the House of Commons, who, both by their sta-
tion and their ability, were so much better qualified to return
thanks than himself, he was painfully conscious of his own
inability to address the assembly on behalf of the great and
powerful body to whom the compliment proposed by the
Lord Mayor had just been paid. In allusion to the ',office
he had the honour to fill, he must admit the support
which be had at all times received from the City autho-
rities in his endeavours to maintain the public peace, and it
was with pride and satisfaction that he knewtohf ppat ino ulethis
great metropolis, containing nearly two millions .
tion, life and property were more secure than in any
other capital or remote town in the civilised world.
This arose from the uniform support which her Majesty's
servants bad received from those who from time to time
filled the exalted station which the Lord Mayor now so
worthily held. With regard to the House of Commons, com-
posed as it was of the representatives of a free people, there
necessarily must be serious differences of opinion ; but he was
quite sure that, however they might differ as to the mode, all
were animated by feelings of loyalty to the Sovereign, and of
deep attachment to the interests of the country, and that
their efforts were directed to the single object of promoting,
according to the best of their judgment, the extension of
commerce, and the welfare, happiness, and prosperity of the
whole community. On behalf of that body and himself he
begged to return their sincere thanks for the honour con-
ferred upon them.—(Applause.)
Sir ROBERT PEEL then rose and addressed the com-
pany in the following terms :—The Lord Mayor has been
good enough to permit me to give a toast. That toast is
one which, I believe, has not been placed on the list
prepared by the Lord Mayor, and therefore in proposing it I
am departing most certainly from the established usage
which prevails on these festive occasions. But I feel, not-
withstanding the utmost confidence that it Is a toast which
will be received by you with the utmost satisfaction and
enthusiasm. I beg to propose to you " The health of the King
of the French."—(Loud cheers.) I believe that, under any
circumstances, that toast would be acceptable to your feel-
ings—(Hear, hear). It would be acceptable to your feelings
on account of the high personal character of the King
of the French—on account of the friendly relations which
have so long subsisted between this country and France, and
the maintenance of which uninterrupted is of such import-
ance to the peace and welfare of Europe—and it must be pecu-
liarly acceptable to the City of London on account of the manner
in which the French Monarch has graciously received the
representatives of this important city, and expressed his
cordial satisfaction in receiving from them a tribute cif their
esteem and respect.—(Hear, hear.) But events have recently
occurred which I am sure will make you more than ordi-
narily anxious to join in the toast.—(Loud applause.) It is
important that we should show that the cry of indignation
raised in France at the base, cowardly, and infamous
attempt at assassination should be re-echoed on the banks
of the Thames.—(Loud cheers.) It has pleased Almighty
God to frustrate the repeated attempts which have beenomadd ase
to assassinate that great Sovereign, and paramount goe
resulted from those attempts. They have
given 2gree of
of the French an opportunity of exhibiting that
personal courage, fortitude, and heroism
but which he is debarred by his high position
; and to a gallant
in the field in the command of his arnnees
tfoortheirp eeori:
people like those of France-7a which
frho e psohs so ewsgallon
sus, g
bravery—l can conceive nothing m
of courage which that illustrious
those signal instances
.calecniulianteedg
recom-
mend the King to their affectionate. attachment than
the most trying •
under which he has been placed.—(Cheers.) I
personage has always. displayed under
cumstances
am confident it will be most agreeable to every Englishman
to mark his indignation of those detestable crimes, and to
offer their sympathies to that illustrious lady, the Queen of
the French, who has shared the monarch's adversities and
participated in his dangers, and who, by her high character

-
(From the Penzance Gazette.)
THE CORN BILL OF 18/5.
At the present moment the protest against the Corn Bill of
1815, drawn up by Lords Grenville and Wellesley, and bear
in"., besides their signatures and those of the Dukes of Sussex
and Gloucester, that of the father of the present Duke of
Buckingham, must be read with interest :
"1. Because we are adverse in principle to all new re-
strictions on commerce. We think it certain that public
prosperity is best promoted by leaving uncontrolled the free
current of national industry; and we wish rather, by well-
considered steps, to bring back our commercial legislation to
the straight and simple line of wisdom, than to increase the
deviation by subjecting additional and extensive branches of
the public interest to fresh systems of artificial and injurious
restriction.

2. Because we think that the great practical rule of
leaving all commerce unfettered, applies more peculiarly, and
on still stranger grounds of justice, as well as of policy, to
the corn trade than to any other. Irresistible, indeed, must
be the necessity which could in our judgment authorise the
Legislature to tamper with the sustenance of the people,
and to impede the free purchase and stle of that article on,
which depends the existence of so large a portion of the
community.
swe think
measureotirse
xah,rae
est
ftothuhailtd
this
hd expectationsieolna,av
delusive ot ur
theory.nate benefit 3cfia. tnßfr persuadetre:ctmautshe
bute to produce,plenty, cheapness, or steadiness of price. So.
long as it operates at all, its effects must be the opposite of
these. Monopoly is the parent of scarcity, dearnes., and of
uncertainty. To cut eff any of the sources of supply can only
tend to lessen its abundance ; to close against ourselves the
cheapest market for any commodity must enhance the price
at which we purchase it , • and to confine the consumer of
corn to the produce of his own country, is to refuse to our •
selves the benefit of that provision which Providence itself
had made for equalising to man the
variations of season and
climate.

"4. But whatever may be the future consequences of this
law, at some distant and uncertain period, we see with pain
that those hopes must be purchased at the expense of great
and present evils. To compel the consumer to purchase corm,
dearer at home than it might be imported from abroad, is the,
immediate practical effect of this law. In this way alone can
it operate. Its present protection, its promised extension of
agriculture, must result (if at all) from the profits which it,
creates by keeping up the price of corn to an artificial level.
These future benefits are the consequences expected, but, as
we confidently believe, erroneously expected, from giving a.
bounty to the grower of corn by a tax levied on the con-
sumer.

"And on all these grounds we are anxious to record our dis-
sent from a measure so precipitate in its course, and, as we
fear, so injurious in its consequences."

PARLIAMEN TARY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22.
The-following Railway Bills were withdrawn :
Liverpool, Warrington, Manchester, and Stockport Direct.
Ayrshire and Caledonian Junction.

The following Committees on Railway Petitions have been ad-
journed to Monday, May 4 :
Midland Great Western of Ireland (MulUngar to Galway).
Midland Great Westeni of Ireland (Longford to Sligo).
Midland Great Western of Ireland (Liffey Branch and Longford
Deviation).