The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-16 00:00:00

LYCEUM THEATRE.

Last night Gay's Beggar's Opera, originally pro-
duced in 1728, was revived here with an admirable
cast, and came out after the pale platitudes recently
adapted from the French with the freshness of a new-
gathered bouquet. Though the circumstances which
gave this work se much " local colour" at the time
of its production are passed, the pungency of the wit
in the dialogue, and the truthful touches of frail
humanity, survive the occasion, and were received
and understood with all the zest which truthful illus-
tration invariably commands. The music is of a
character which can never fail to engage and gratify
the sense. We shall give the cast, comprising so
many distinguished names, in full, paying a passing
compliment to all and every one in it for the good
taste and sound judgment they displayed in readily
co-operating in so good a work. A little more of
this sort of feeling on the part of actors and mana-
gers would do more to restore their cause, and secure
the reward so justly their due, than all their petitions
for patronage in high quarters.
The Player Mr. Parselle.
The Beggar . Mr. Meadows.
Captain Macheath
Peachum

Lockit

Filch
Mat o' the Mint Mr. S. Smith.

Drawer
Mrs. Peachum . . Mrs. C. Jones.

Polly Peachum Miss K. Fitzwilliam.
Lucy Lockit
Mrs. Coaxer
Jenny Diver . Miss J. Coleman.
It will be seen from the above that on this occasion
the characters of the Player and the Beggar, who con-
coct, and who are the chorus of the extravaganza,
have been restored, and with good effect, depriving
the abrupt conclusion of much of its absurdity. Mr.
llarrison, who made his first appearance here, acquitted
himself with great success as Macheath. His voice,
in the interval which has occurred since his appear-
ance at Drury-lane, if not [improved in quality, dis-
plays greater taste and skill in its management. It
is also of a calibre much better adapted to this little
house, than the larger arena of Old Drury. His
upper notes are of exquisite sweetness, and they were
those most frequently used in the music he had to
sing. He was received with great enthusiasm on his
first entrance, and loudly applauded in all his songs.
He was honoured with encores in " My heart was
so free," " If the heart of a man is oppressed with
care," and " How happy could I be with either,"
which last he gave with considerable spirit. Miss
Kathleen Fitzwilliam made a most graceful and in-
teresting Polly ; and we have never heard the deli-
cious melodies allotted to the part given with greater
purity of intonation and feeling expression than
she displayed. She was rapturously applauded in
that touching air, " Oh ! ponder well !" and in
" When my hero in court appears," and again in
" Cease your funning," which she closed with some
scientific adornments, given with equal taste and
ability. Madame Vestris, we need hardly say, was
an inimitable Lucy. Frank Matthews made a hit as
Peachum. And Harley, in the little part of Filch,
showed how an old hand, zealously determined upon
it, may steal a round of applause, however slight the
materials he has to deal with. The Mrs. Peachum
of Mrs. C. Jones was admirable, who is there on the
stage at the present day can ever approach her in
the delineation of such parts as Mrs. Peachum. It
is one of the richest bits of acting we have seen for
many a day. Miss J. Coleman sustained the little
part of Jenny Diver excellently. Miss Charlton was
the Mrs. Coaxer. The opera concluded with a gene-
ral dance by the characters, which was encored. The
audience, who had been most lavish of their applause
throughout the performance, then called for Polly,
Lucy, and the gallant Captain, whom they welcomed
with distinct and hearty rounds of cheering. The
piece was well dressed in the costume of the period.

CONVOCATION OP THE CLERGY.—ADDRESS TO HER
MAJESTY.—tier Majesty having appointed to-morrow
(Saturday) for the reception of the address agreed upon
by the Convocation, the Upper and Lower Houses will
meet at the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster, at two
o'clock, and at half-past two the procession will set out,
proceeding through the Dean's-yard, across the Broad
Sanctuary, through Prince's-street into Great George-
street, and thence into the Park by Storey's-gate, along
Bird-cage-walk to Buckingham Palace, where they will
be received by the Lord Chamberlain, who will conduct
them to the Throne-room.

HOLYHEAD ROUTE.—The steam-ship Anglia, 700
tons measurement, 350-horse power, built by Mare and
Co., engines by Maudsley and Field, intended for the
Holyhead station, to run between Holyhead and Kings-
town in conjunction with the Chester and Holyhead
Railway trains, was tried yesterday between Gravesend
and the Mouse light, and performed as follows:--
Gravesend to the Mouse, with tide, 90 minutes, equal to
19.374 statute mile miles per hour; Mouse to Gravesend,
against tide, 120 1.6 minutes, equal to 14.690 statute
miles per hour. Measured nautical miles, slack tide,
4 min. 11i sec, equal to 16.489 statute miles per hour;
against tide, 4 min. 39 see., equal to 14.863 statute miles
per hour; two miles, 8 min. 50i, equal to 15.635 statuta
miles per hour.

LOSS OF THE STEAM-SHIP
ARIEL.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14.

We have received advices to the 6th inst. from Leg-
horn relative to the unfortunate loss of the Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Ariel.
These accounts are more explanatory of the disaster
than those previously published. It appears that on the
2d of June, at 6 30 in the morning, the Ariel, from
Malta and Civita Vecchia en route to Leghorn, struck
the dangerous rocky shoal of Mal di Vetro, four miles
distant, W. i S., from the seaport of Vado in Tuscany,
13 miles southward of Leghorn lighthouse. The ship
was going full speed, nearly ten knots, and from the
force with which she struck, the fore-hold and engine.
room immediately filled with water ; the fires of course
being extinguished, the engines were rendered unser-
viceable. Captain Caldbeck, therefore, hoisted out the
ship's boats, and sent them to Leghorn under corn- I
[nand of Mr. Neill Cook, the first officer, with the
passengers, stewardess, and the youngest ship's boys,
where they all arrived in safety. A boat was also
dispatched to the company's agent at Leghorn for as-
sistance which was promptly rendered, and a steamer of
war and a merchant steamer sent to the wreck, with a
view, if possible, to get off the vessel, or to endeavour to
save the cargo, &c. Captain Caldbeck, with the crew
and officers, remained on board till 11 A.M. of the 3d,
when, in consequence of the weather being unfavourable,
arid a gale of wind blowing, with very high sea, the
whole ship's company were obliged to leave the ship.
This they did with great difficulty, having to drop from
the bows of the Ariel into a large boat sent off by the
company's agent. Fortunately, the whole party suc-
ceeded in leaving the ship without accident, although the
danger was very great.
The Ariel is an iron vessel, and built in water-tight
compartments; this may account for her surviving the
gale of wired on the 3d. Although the fore-hold and
enginesroom were full of water, the after-hold was
quite sound and dry.
Up to the 6th every exertion had been made by Cap-
tain Caldbeck, the officers, and crew, to save the mate-
rials of the ship. Two large boats and a bomb-vessel of
80 tone were employed in this service, and all the passen-
gers' baggage, specie, and that part of the cargo in the
after-hold, had been secured and landed at Vado. The
passehgers were accommodated in the lazaretto at Leg-
hormi The Tuscan Government rendered all the assist-
ance in its power. On the 6th instant Captain Caldbeck
wrote to the company that he entertained some hopes of
floating the vessel, and was then actually engaged in
makingpreparations to effect that object; on that day
there were ten feet of water under the port paddle box,
nine feet under the starboard , one nine feet two inches
under the forefoot, and
the main•hold being still
ntneteen feet under the rudder,
not much injured by t Perfectly tight, and the vessel
movable article had beena breaking of the sea. Every
landed, including the plate,
furniture, &c., of the
board the coals, iron ballaisp;, and there only remained on
which were under water inansdha few packages of cargo
quence of this favourable report e forehold. In conse-
to the hopes that
were entertained of saving the Vessel the Peninsular
Company yesterday dispatched to born Mr. George
Bayly, their surveyor (long known feg his connexion
at Lloyd's), to superintend the operraotTons for floating
the ship.
received,
A list of the passengers has not yet boo?
specie on
consistedee
nor is there any account of the amount
board; the cargo was not a very large one: it
principally of goods from Malta and Civita
The value of the ship was about 30,0001., and shouldchia;
total loss ensue (which is most probable), we are glad
announce that, in consequence of insuranoes effected on
o
the vessel, the company will not be losers to the extent
of more than 14,0001. or 15,0001.

The cause of the Ariel's striking. the Mal di Veto
reef has yet to be satisfactorily explained. The reef is
properly laid down in the Mediterranean charts, and its
position and bearings accurately described in the sailing
directions. The accident occurred at broad daylight,
when the coast must have been discernible, in fine
weather, and the ship at full speed. It was evident that
the Ariel's course was too near the shore, or that the
officers in charge could not have been aware of the
ship's position at the time of the accident. The proper
course from Civita Vecchia to Leghorn would appear to
be northward from the island of Elba and to the east-
ward of Capraja and Gorgona, between which islands
and the mainland there are 50 to 80 fathoms of water.
The fault which has caused the Peninsular Company
the loss of one of their finest ships is a fault, unfortu-
nately, too common to commanders of packet steamers,
who ure frequently too fond of hugging a dangerous
shore, when there exists a safe and wide sea way i❑
which to steer.

By letters of the 7th inst., received from Leghorn
since the above, we learn that every effort was to be
made to save the Arid. The after-hold still remaining
water-tight, it was hoped and expected that by filling the
fore-hold with casks, and securing casks to the paddle-
boxes, the ship would float. To assist these opera-
tions, the boilers were to bo pumped out, 50 tons of
ballast and 100 tons of coals discharged, the paddle-
wheels taken off, and the shaft and heavy portions of
the machinery removed; thus 200 tons dead weight
would be removed from the vessel. The weather con-
tinued very fine. Some very serious disagreements had
occurred with the Livornese boatmen employed on the
wreck. The captain and company's agent employed 50
of them to assist, as labourers, in saving the goods and
cargo. On the evening of the 6th the men so employed
made a demand of 3,3001. for salvage; and on the cap-
tain refusing to guarantee so enormous a claim, they
threatened his life, and made a demonstration to seize
all the property landed at Vado. The captain and
crew immediately armed themselves with the ship's mus-
kets, and remained under arms all night. The Tuscan
Government appeared quite powerless, and it is stated
that, in the present revolutionary state of the country,
the class of men referred to are quite masters of it. The
life of the British Vice-Consul had also been threatened,
and a number of Maltese sailors, part of the crew of the
Ariel, had sided with the Livornese, and refused to
exert themselves in saving the ship. A British vessel-
of-war was much wanted, and letters had been sent to
every port in the vicinity in the hopes of getting assist-
ance. In the extremity to which the captain of the Ariel
was reduced he proceeded to Leghorn, to obtain a num-
ber of seamen from the British merchant-ships in that
port, and 30 volunteered to proceed to the wreck. The
Livornese, however, angry at being dismissed, announced
their intention of preventing the operations, and Captain
Caldbeck was accordingly about to go to Florence to
claim the intervention of Sir George Hamilton, the
British Minister at the Tuscan Court. To prevent dis-
turbances, the company's agent had offered 26,000 livres
(HU) to the boatmen, which they agreed to receive, in
satisfaction of their claim for merely landing the
bag-
gage,
cargo, and stores.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Earl of Auckland, and the other members of the
board, have returned to the Admiralty. The Lion. Cap-
tain M. F. F. Berkeley, C. 8., 2d.P., arrived in town last
night.
The Earl of Auckland, G.C.8., was entertained last
night at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's, by
the members of the Navy Club.
Reports have been circulated to the effect that Sir
William Parker had arrived at Trieste with the fleet
under his command, and had declared that a shot fired
at Trieste by the Neapolitan and Sardinian squadron
would be regarded as a declaration of war against Eng•
land. There is no truth in this statement, nor is there
the slightest foundation for these reports. Sir William
Parker and his line-of-battle ships were at Malta on the
3d instant, and was likely to remain there; and we be-
lieve that he has orders to remain in Malta Harbour
until he receives further instructions from home, and
that he is not on any account to cruise in the vicinity of
Naples.
The Admiralty have appointed the Rev. J. Wooley to
be head master of the Central Mathematical School at
Portsmouth.
It is reported that the Firefly, 3, steam-vessel, on the
coast of Africa, is to be commanded by a commander,
and that Lieutenant POnsonby will be succeeded by Com-
mander Tudor (1842).
APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenant—Robert M. Sandom (1843), to the Helena,
16, at Portsmouth.
Assistant-surgeon—.JulianStyx, W. Slight, late of the
steam-sloop, Confirmed seniority January, 1846.
Master's Assistants—
master, theto
h Ht
Hobbs, acting second
San Josef, flag-ship, at Devonport; W.
B. Blyt. J. Sutton, to the Penelope, steam-frigate,
coastB
fitting at Devonport.
Midshipmen—John C. James, to the Bellerophon, 78,
at Devonport.
Clerk's Assistant—F, M. Wright, to the Fisgard, flag-
ship, at Woolwich.
Chief Eng Blenheim. ineer—J, Hetherington, third class, to the
Assistants—M. Burres, second
.class, to the Medusa ;
R. T. Fector, first class, to the Fisgard; C. Icily, third
class, to the Ceylon.
Carpenters—Thomas Penfound, of the Vindictive, 50,
trious. Warn, to the Illus-
Boatsvvain—T. Harris, acting, to the Illustrious.
RovsL MARINES.—Commissions have been received
at Portsmouth for Captain John 0. Travers and First
Lieutenant 11. J. Tribe, Charles M'Arthur, F. B. Grit-
ton, and Edward M'Arthstr.
The Trafalar, 120, Captain C. Hope, on her way from SPithead to Sheerness, to be paid off, has only a crew of 700 officers and men on board.
The Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, "C. 8,, in Ply-
mouth Sound, is daily filling up her vacancies.
The T
weed, 18, Commander Lord Russell, will be
ready for
The Ranger,
sea, at Devonport, by the 20th of next month.
8, Commander Newland, fitting at Chat-
ham, will be ready for sea on the 19th.
The Athol, troop-ship, Master Commander Pearn, is
ordered to have her defects made good, at Woolwich,
immediately.
The Vesuvius, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Austen,
arrived at Halifax, May 27th, from Bermuda.
The Onyx, ironat Dover steam-packet, which has been
tWoolwich repairing machinery for the last three
weeks, will not be ready for six weeks longer. These
Doverlt heen ul packets, what with strengthening their weakly
bui
bls, and the extensive repairs of their machinery,
have very costly.
WooLwscu, JUNE 15.—Several of the members of
the Committee
appointed House of Commons to
examine the
yard to-day, Navy mates,Esti arrived at Woolwich dock-
accompanied by Captain Ellice, comptroller
of steam machinery, and were engineer of the steam department at the Admiralty. The
joined by Mr. Lloyd, chief
Committee examined the
factory department, storehouses and works of the
The Flamer steam-vessel, Commander Lavie, arrived
at Woolwich on Tuesday evening from the Mediterra-
nean station, and will be paid off on Monday next.
The. Arrogant, fuurth-rate built for a frigate of 46
guns, is hourly expected at Woolwich' from Portsmouth,

having been sent round to be fitted with engines and •
screw propeller.
The Styx steam-sloop, recently paid off at this port,
has been taken into the basin to be refitted, and made
ready for further service.
The :Encounter steam-frigate is under the Shears,
having the masts of the Prometheus pat in to serve as
jury masts to take her round to Portsmouth, where she
will be completed and commissioned.
The Rifleman steam-vessel went down the river to-
day on trial, and was found to answer well.
The Onyx, Dover mail steam-packet, has been takes
into the inner basin to have some repairs effected in her
machinery.
The transport ship Bombay embarked the 77th Regi-
ment, with detachments of invalids, at Quebec, and left
that place en the 23d of May, for Portsmouth.
The Resistance troop-ship is expected at Quebec, by
the first week in July, with the 79th Highlanders, and
will take borne the 93d highlanders, under orders to
embark for England.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
MANCHESTER RACES—THURSDAY.
The St. Leger Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft with 50 added,
the second to save his stake. One-mile-and-throe
quarters. 7 subs.
Mr. Green's Swiss Boy, Bst ... (Winteringham) 1
Mr. Meiklam's Otterburn, Bst 21b ••• 2
Sir J. Gerrard's Jest, 7st 111 b
Mr. Thompson's br cby Morning Star ... ••• 4
A fine race. Won by half a length. Time 3 min 34 secs.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, h ft, and 40
added. One mile and a dis. 32 subs.
Mr. Skerratt's Romance, 5 yrs, Est 12Ib (Tasker) 1
Mr. Price's Gaffer Green, aged, sst 121 b 2
Lord Warwick's YlPlley, aged, 7st 7113 ... 3
Mr. Manning's Betty Swipes, 4 yrs, 6st ... •.. 4
The following also ran:—Philosopher, 4 yrs, Est 81b;
Cheapside, 4 yrs, 6st 21b; Brown Fly, 5 yrs, sst 21b;
and Lecomte, 3 yrs, sst 31b. A fine race. Won by half
a neck.
The Welter Cup, of 100 soya, by subs of 10 SOTS each,
with 30 added; three-year-olds, 9st 71b; four years,
lOst 121 b; five years, list 61b; 6 years and aged,
llst 101 b. Mares, Sec., allowed 31b. Winners in 1848,
51b. extra. Gentlemen riders. One mile and a dis.
7 subs.
Mr. Merry's Chanticlter, 5 yrs (Mr. Osbaldiston) 1
Sir G..-Gerard's Blackie, 5 yrs ... ..• •.. 2
Mr. Boynton's Lucttria, 3 yrs
Won by 100 yards in 2 min 15 secs.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Three miles and
a dis.
Lord Chesterfield's Alpheia, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (G. Oates) 1
Mr. Hawke's Miss Harrison, 3 yrs, 7st 21b . . •• 2
The following also started, but were not placed:—
Mr. Meeson's Dart, 6 yrs, lOst 51b
Mr. Bell's Fiddlestring, 5 yrs, lOst ••• •..
Mr. Lillie's Great Western, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ••• 0
Mr. Meiklam's Spaniard, 3 yrs, ist 21b .. 0
The Selling Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 50 added; the
second to receive 101. Heats, one mile and a half.
(5 Subs.)
Mr. Westerby's Ellen Loraine, 3 yrs ...(Fenn) 1 1
Mr. Parr's Lethargy, 4 yrs ... ••• 3 2
Mr. Jones's Smuggler Bill, 5 yrs ... 2 3
Mr. Meiklam's Best of Three, aged ... ..• dis.
HAMPTON RACES.—THURSDAY.
The Claremont Stakes of 10 sus. each, 5 ft, with 25
added, for two-year-old colts, Bst' 71b; fillies, Bst 41b.
Half a mile.
Mr. Dyson's Christiana ••• (Wakefield) 1
Mr. Dsewitt's cby Venison out of Folley ... 2
Mr. G. Hobson's First of May ••• ••• ••• 3
Mr. E. Jones's fby Kremlin .. ••• ••• ••• 4
Betting.-6 to 4 agst Christiana, and 3to 1 agst Folly
colt. The favourite made all the running, and won easily
by a length and a half. Run in 59 secs.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 1 soy. each (5 SOTS. in case
of acceptance), with 30 added. Heats, one mile.
Sir G. Heathcote's Miss Wilfred filly,3 yrs, sstl2lb 1 1
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Mr. Balchin's Sir Edmund, J yrs,
6st 101 b
Mr. Elwes's Mountain Dew, 4 yrs, 7st . 20
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Betting—First heat: 6 to 4
sagssttP2iaits.r.siovirial
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alglsttoMloou agstnta Patriot,inpew anldVos to n in
a canter,
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Won easy.
The Scurry Stakes (Handicap) of 10 son. each, P ft.
Gentlemen riders. Professionals allowed to ride, car.: rying 51b extra. One mile.
Mr. Ilobson's Ipecacuanha, 5 yrs, I Ist ••• (Owner) 1
Secondnfrd 3hfiel to
alytl;
Mr. Waller's Cavendish (h b), aged, list, 51b extra 2
Mr. Beville's Kimblesworth, 4 yrs, lOst 21b 3
Mr. Clifton's Valiant, 5 yrs, I Ist 101 b
Lord Suffield na Guaracha, 5 yrs, lOst 71b 0
Major Pitt's Hollow, 3 yrs, 9st 71b 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Kimblesworth.

-gs 5 to 2 agst Caven-
dish and -3
to 1 each agst Guaracha and Valiant. Gue-
racha, followed by Cavendish, cut out the work to the
two yrs old post, when Ipecacuanho took a decided lead,
was never headed, and won very easily by three lengths.,
Run in 2 min. 5 sec.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; three yrs old, 7st
51b; four, 9st llb; five, 9st 111 b; six and aged, 10st
21b. The winner to be sold fur 500, it demanded, &c.
Heats, two miles.
Mr. Shelley's Tarella, 4 yrs (Crouch) 0 0 0 1 1
Mr. Robertson's Torn Tough, aged ... 0 0 1 4 2
yr. Nevin's Patriot, aged ... 0 1 0 3dr
r. J. Day's Premier, 4 yrs ... 0 0 2 2 dr
Mr. E. R. Clarke's Self-Defence, 3 yrs 0 0 0 dr
Mr. J. Edward's New Forest Deer (h b) 0 2 dr
Sir G. Hcathcote's Sis. to Valentissimo 0 0 dr
Betting—First heat: 7 to 4 agst Sister to Valentissimo,
and 7 to 4 agst Self-Defence. The race was between
Sister to Valentissimo and New Forest Deer, and ended
irt a dead heat; Self-Defence a good third; the others
did not go for the heat. Run in 2 min. 52 secs.
Second heat-2 to 1 agst Sister to Valentissimo, 3to
I agst Tom Tough, and 4 to 1 agst New Forest Deer.
Won in a canter by two lengths; Self-Defence a bad
third. Patriot kicked Sir G. Heathcote's mare after
passing the chair, and hurt her so much that it was not
considered prudent to run her for another heat. Run in
3 min. 55 secs.
Third heat-7 to 4 agst Patriot, and 2to 1 agst Tom
Tough. Torn Tough made all the running, and won
easily by two lengths. Patriot and Tarella did not go
fur the heat.
Fourth heat--3 to lon Tom Tough, and sto 1 agst
Tarella. Won by a length and a half; Patriot a bad
third. Run in 3 min. 59 sec.
Fifth heat-3 to lon Tarella, who made all the run-
ning, and won easily by three lengths. Run in 3 min.
7 secs.
The Innkeepers' Plate of 251., added to a Sweepstakes of
5 sous. each; three yrs old, 7st 51b; four, sst Sib; five
and upwards, Bst 121 b. The winner to be sold for
100/. Heats, one mile and a quarter.
Mr. Drewitt's Blind Hookey, aged 0 0 1 1
Mr. J. Dav's Mignon, 4 yrs ... 0 1 2 2
Mr. Russell's Campanile, 6 yrs ... 1 0 odr
Mr. Hodgson's Johnny, 3 yrs . . 0 2 dis
Mr. Death's Urania, 5 yrs ..• 0 0 dis
Mr. Sherrard's Catkerine, 4 yrs :.. ... 0 0 dr
Mr. G. Hobson's Passion Flower, S yrs ... 2 dr
Mr. T. Lyne's fby Lanercost, out of Zarifa 0 fell
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
7 to 1 agst Crosier—takn j 14 to 1 agst Chat
10 to 1 agst Diplomatist
It was reported when we left the Course, that 2001.
collected at the gates, had been abstracted from the booth
in which it had been placed for safety.

THE NEWLY ARRIVED
IMMIGRANTS.
(From the Australian Journal of Feb. 25.)
That fatal defect in the existing regulations of the
Bounty System of Immigration namely, the disem-
barking the people in Sydney, where, surrounded by
more than the usual blandishments of a town, they will
not (without the greatest reluctance) engage for the
country—has been strongly illustrated during the past
week on board the Hyderabad. .6 ridiculously high
rate of wages ; a proportionate scale of rations ; and
the most absurd allowances and privileges, have been
boldly demanded by the new corners. Town life and its
enjoyments, not country labour and rural occupation,
are aspired to by both the male and female immi-
grants, whose passage hither has been paid by the
country residents. And by the time they have all con-
descended to be hired, it will be found, that to the
drones of the city, and not to the producing bees of the
hive, will the labour, imported at the expense of th•
latter, be consigned.
We have so repeatedly urged upon the authorities the
expediency as well as the justice of landing the whole of
the imported labour at the outports along the sea
board, that we almost despairingly again submit a point
which has been so often pressed in vain. Nevertheless,
we are not without hopes
,that the disappointment and
disgust which have been loudly expressed by the agents
of those country gentlemen whose applications for ser-
vants have been useless on board the Hyderabad, may
not be without effect on the local Government

REFORM MOVEMBNT, Bow.—On Wednesday
evening there was a meeting of inhabitant householders
at the vestry-room. The senior churchwarden, Mr.
Patterson, presided; Mr. Taylor moved, and Mr. Hunt
seconded, the first resolution:—" That insolvency among
traders, and desperate destitution among the industrious
classes, are making rapid strides; that the whole system
of taxation must be changed, the hosts of overpaid func-
tionaries and sinecurists must be cut down, &c."—Car-
ried unanimously. Mr. Blamire moved, that Lord John
Russell's assertion, that the people of this eountry are
not desirous of any great measure of reform, is a total
misrepresentation and want of sympathy with the poli-
tical and social wants of the people, &c.—Carried unani-
mously. Mr. Murray moved, that the meeting hereby
pledged itself to use all constitutional means in support
of Mr. Hume's motion. That a petition be drawn up
and signed by the inhabitant householders of thin
parish in support of such motion, &c.—Carried unani-
mously. Other resolutions having been put and caried
the meeting separated.

SHEFFlELD.—Yesterday
Mr. Hume's proposed plan
for Parliamentary reform was discussed in the town
council at Sheffield, on a motion that a petition from the
council praying for amendments in accordance with Mr.
Hume's motion b© transmitted to Mr. Cobden, M.P.. to
be presented to the House of Commons. The motion,
after a long discussion, was rejected by a majority of 28
votes, over a minority of 12 ; 17 members who were pre-
sent remained neutral.

FALL IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.--The bakers
throughout the metropolis yesterday morning reduced
the price of the 41b. loaf id. Those at the West-end
now charge 7d. and 64d. for the best bread; in other
districts Gd. and Sid. ; some, in populous neighbour.
hoods, only charge sd. the loaf, weighed on delivery.
Good brown and rye bread can be obtained at Ofd. and
4d. The best bread in Paris is 6d., second quality, sd.
the 2 kilos. (4ilbs. English).

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D;

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Mdlle. JENNY LIND.

' TO-MORROW EVENING will be represented Donizettt's Opera of
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR.

Lucia, Mdlle. Jenny Lind ; Egarde, Signor Gardoni ; Bidebont,
'lvor Bouche ; and Enrico, Signor Coletti.
LES QUATRE SAISONS.
Parnmer, Mdlle. Carlotta Grisi ; Autumn, Mdlle. Carolina Rosati ;
Winter, Ndlle. Marie Taglioni ; Spring, Mdlle. Cerito.
♦pplications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, to be made at the
sox-elllce of the Theatre.
The frle List is suspended, the public Press excepted.
Deers open at halt-past Seven, and commence at Eight o'clock.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
trader the Management of Mr. B. Webster. sole Lessee.
MR. AND MRS. CHARLES KEAN.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed a new and original Play, entitled THE WIFE'S
BURET. Lord Arden, Mr. Howe ; Sir Walter Amyott, Mr.
Charles Kean ; Jabez Sneed, Mr. Webster ; Harrington, Mr. Brin-
dell ; Brouillard, Mr. Rogers ; Lady Eveline Amyott, Mrs. Charles
Kean ; Maud Mrs. Keeley.
Between the pieces Mr. Gerhard Taylor, the eminent Harpist,lwill
perform a grand Fantasia.
After which a new piece called the PAS DE FASCINATION ; or,
Catching a Governor. Michael Browaky, Mr. Keeley ; Katherine
Loper, Mrs. Keeley.
To conclude with a Grand Romantic Extravaganza, founded on
Horace Walpole's mysterious production, and called TILE CASTLE
OF OTRANTO. Manfred, Mr. Keeley ; the Marquis Vincenea, Mr.
J. Bland ; Theodore, Miss P. Horton ; Odonto, Mr. Caulfield ; Hip-
polite, Mrs. W. Clifford ; Isabella, Miss Reynolds ; Matilda, Mrs.
aulfield.
Stage Manager, Mr. Farren; Acting Manager, Mr. F. Web ;ter.
J. T. Archer, Box-book keeper.
Boxes, 55.; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 2s. ; Upper Gallery, Is.
Doors open at half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Under the direction of Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING

Will be perfbrmed a new and original Drama, called HARVEST
NOME. Principal charactors by Messrs. 11. Hughes, Lambert,
Wright, P. Bedford, 0. Smith, Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Mrs.
Frank Matthews, Miss Turner, Etc.
After which a new Farce, called GOING TO THE DERBY THE
DERBY DAY. Mr. Jeremiah Twiddle, Mr. Wright; Mr. John
James Chucks, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Captain Nobble, Mr. Worrell ;
Mrs. Chucks, Mrs. Matthews; Mrs. Twiddle, Miss Woolgar.
To conclude with THE DOUBLE-BEDDED ROOM. Mr. Dul-
cimer Pipes, Mr. Lambert ; Mrs. Deputy Lomax, Mrs. Laws.
Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is.
Doors open at Half-past Six, Performance to commence at Seven.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Vestris.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed a now comic Drama, estitled ANYTIws MCG FO
ounerß
A. CHANGE. Characters by Messrs. Harley, C. Mathe, H
Mrs. L. Murray, Miss K. Fitzwilliam, and Miss Marshall.llachoath,
After which, THE BEGGAR'S OPERA. Captain
Mr. W. Harrison ; Peachum, Mr. F. Matthews ; Polly, Miss Kath-
leen Iltzvrilliam ; Lucy, Madams Vestris ; Jenny Diver, Miss Jane
Coleman.
To conclude with a Comic Drama, called A ROUGH DIAMOND.
Characters by Messrs. Selby, Diddear, Bellingham, lincluitone Mrs.
Leigh Murray, and Mrs. Fitswilliam.
Dross Boxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; pit, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. N o
half.price to any part of the house.
The New Box-office, No. 2, Wellington-stseet, is open to the
rublic every day, from Ten till SLx.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
fir. J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager, Duehese-street,
Portland- place.
THIS EVENING,
".„„Will be performed THE CROWN DIAMONDS. Count de Campo
Mayor, Mr. Bodda ; Den H-mriquez de Sandoval, Mr. Allen; Don
lob a stun D
'Aveyro, Mr. Barker ; Benolledo, Mr. Weiss ; La Cata-
An, Madame Anna Thillon ; Diana, Mrs. Weiss.
,hex which, a Grand Ballet, entitled ESMER ALDA; or, the
Mivacriback of :Cot roDame. Esmeralda, Mdlle Auriol.
To conclude w;th a Farce, entitled A DAY WELL SPENT. Mr.
Cotton, Mr. Gilbert ; Bolt, Mr. S. Cowell Mizzle, Mr. Oxberry •
Comers; ,
Miss
Norton ; Peter Prig, Mr. 11111; Mrs. Stichley, Miss'
somers ; Mkis Brown, Mrs. Selby ; Miss Cotton, Miss Temple; Mrs.
Shangeable, Miss Taylor.
mess Circle, .'s.: Boxes, 45.; Pit, 2e. ; Gallery, Is.

FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
'Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell, 33, Old Bond-street.
THIS EVENING,
The Perferrnances will commence at Eight o'clock, when
Will be performed LE CODE DES FEMMES. Paul Fatrval, M.
Derral ; Mignonet, M. Lemenil ; Remain, M. Lberitisr ; Emma,
Mdlle. figeac.
After which, MON AMI PIERROT. Savournin, M. Lemenil ;
M. Vigereaux, M. L'Heretier ; Si. Verdier, M. Allard ; Jules, M.
Berger; Rigaud, M. Grassot ; Therese, Madame Grasaot ; Madame
Tardier, Madame lleNer ; Madame Vlgoureux, Mdlle. Juliette.
To be fbllowed by LE MARI A L'ESSAI.
To conclude with POT AUX ROSES.
isoaes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. 6d.; Amphitheatre, 35. ; Gallery, 2s
sexes and Stalls may be obtainrcl at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library,
•3, Old Bond-street.

ST. JAMES'S THEAtRE.
ROBERT HOUDIN (or the Palais Royal, Paris).—The stir-
prising and interesting performances of ROBERT HOUDIN, having
been received with the most enthusiastic admiration, he will con-
tinue hie extraordinary SOIREES FA.NT.A.STIQUES at the St.
Sziee's Theatre,
TO-MORROW EVENING,
and every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening. The enter-
tainments will be varied, and each performance include—The Won-
derful Orange Tree, the Safety Casket, the Fans and Cannon-balls,
the Cabalistic Clock, and the Inexhat.tible Bottle. Concluding with
Seconde Vue Escamotage de Robert Houdin fits, and Suspension
Ethereene.
Doors open at Eight, the Exhibition to commence at half-past
Might, and terminate before Eleven.
Boxes, 45. ; Pit, 2s.
Boxes and stalls, may be had at Mr. MITCHELL'S Royal Li-
brary, 33, Old Bond-Street and at the Box-office of the Theatre,
which is open daily from Eleven to Five.
lications, a DAT PERFORM-
In compliance with numerous app
ANCE will be given on WEDNESDAY MORNING, June 21.
Doors open at Two o'clozit.

xi; YAL SURREY THEATRE.
Under the direction of Mr. Kerschner.
Unequalled Attraction, for this Week only.
Engagement of Mr. T. P. COOKE.
TIIIS EVENING.
Rill be performed Lord John Russell's Tragedy of DON CARLOS.
After which, BLACK-EYED SUSAN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke;
Black•eyed Susan, Mrs. R. Bonner.
To conclude with KENNYNGTON CROSSE.
Manager and Treasurer, Mr. B. S. Falrbrother.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
Whitsun Holiday Entertainments.
Two gorgeous Spectacles in one Night.
TIIIS EVENING,
Will be performed, with great splendour, an entirely new grand
ehlvalrous Spectacle, in three acts, dramatised expressly for the Am-
phitheatre by Fltzball, founded upon Sir Walter Scott's poetical Ro-
mance, and entitled MARMION; or, The Battle of Flodden Field.
To be follawed by THE SCENES OF TIIE ARENA, introducing
the British Artistes in their unrivalled performances. First appear-
ance of Mr. Witty's highly-trained Hanoverian Palfreys.
To conclude with M. G. Lewis's Grand Romantic Equestrian
Drama of TIMOUR THE TARTAR, in which Mr. Batty's unri-
valled stud of highly-trained horses will appear.
Box-office open from Eleven till Five.
Stage Manager, Mr. W. West.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
Attraction unprecedented.
JULLIEN and his UNRIVALLED BAND.
Continuation of the Engagement of Mdlle. LOVARNY.
The DAYLIGHT VIEW of ROME, by Danson.
Superb and Unique MENAGERIE.
Grand Display of FIREWORKS, by the Messrs. Southby.
No Extra Charge.
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and
FRIDAY.
View of Rome.—Promenade Concerts, Vocal and Instrumental,
conducted by Mons. JULLIEN, whose splendid Band of Solo Per-
formers includes Messrs. Barrett, Baumann, George and Viotti Col-
lins, Ciotti, Colliuet, Koenig, Lazaru,, Richardson, Sonnenberg, &c.
--Two Solos each Evening. —Mdlle. Lovarny, who is re-engaced,
will also sing three favourite Songs each evening.—Also to be seen,
daring the day, the beautiful Menagerie—Shakspere's House—The
Magic Bridge—Chinese Pagoda—and other novelties will be exhi-
bited, the whole concluding with a most magnificent and not to be
rivalled display of Fireworks, by the Messrs. Southby, representing
She Glrandola during the Holy Week at Rome.
sates open at Tau, Feeding Time Five —Jullien's Concert at a
Quarter past Six—Fireworks at Half-past Nine.
Admission, as usual, One Shilling.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
No communication can be attended to unless zutheßti
cated by the name and address c, the writer.
Rejected communications cannot be returned.

THE WEATHER.—Surt OFFICE, JUNE IC
TEEFIXONETER, Lowest, 57, Highest, 71; Noon, 74.
BAROMETER, 29.9.--WIND S.; fine.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAT.
Morning .. 43 min._2: after I Evening after

of the Inquisition. What, it will be asked, was the
proximate cause of this unnatural, and, we may even
call it, unnational quiessence ? We will answer that
question briefly, distinctly, and positively. The
cause of the apathy evinced by the inhabitants of the
Peninsula, in the midst of the turmoil excited by the
spread of revolutionary doctrines, was not any abate-
ment of sympathy with the lovers of freedom, either
on the side of the people of Spain or of Portugal
(for the very heart's core of the Portuguese and the
Spaniards was devoured by a suppressed yearning for
their respective nationalities), it was not from any di-
minution of that manhood which had hitherto been
the physical and political characteristic of both
Spaniard and Portuguese, it was not this, neither
was it the result of any sudden devotion for the self-
interested and despotic factions of NARVAEZ in one
metropolis, or of the Cabrals in the other; the tran
quillity of both countries originated in circumstances
of a more remarkable andof a more pathetic character,
it arose from a despair of struggling against the odds
presented to them by their oppressors, from a convic.
tion that the time for their emancipation had not yet
arrived, and from the depressive influence of the
tyrranous and irresponsible authority concentrated
in their own hands by the dominant states-
men._
Such have been the immediate causes of
this bewildering and almost uninterrupted tranquillity
in the Peninsula since the gigantic outburst of the
revolution on the 24th of February.
At a moment when the political relations between
the Courts of VICTORIA and ISABELLA appear to be
of such a singularly dubious character, when bSir
HENRY BuLwEa is dismissed from Madrid by order
of Sozomayoa, and when Senor ISTURITZ is dfs.l
missed from London by order of PALMERSTON! it
becomes a matter of supreme importance to consider
the exact position of affairs, of men, of parties,
andat of
once
opinion
the in
exact Spain,
cso as to understand
course which it has
become the imperative duty of England to follow in
regard to that country. In endeavouring to arrive at
this knowledge, in striving to appreciate the real merits
of the Spanish Question in its entirety, it is absolutely
essential, of course, to accumulate our facts from the
most authentic sources, and to listen without im
patience, and most assuredly without the smallest
vestige of prejudice to the arguments of the most
disinterested among the political writers of the
Peninsula. Such an authority we take Don VICENTI
Ds PEREDA to be regarding him, as we our-
selves do, and as every Englishman and as every
Spaniard
i must do in like manner, as a
man of indisputable impartiality, of unimpeach-
able integrity, and as one of the most distinguished
members of the great party of the Progresistas. Don
\ ICE NTE DE PEREDA has afforded us precisely the
medium we required for this particular investigation,
we allude to his bold and candid pamphlet entitled
"La Nacion y los Partidos, 6 sea necesidad cle formar
el Partido Naciontd." Through this remarkable pam-
phlet we may literally place our hand upon the pulse
of Spain. Already, namely as far back as the first of
February, before the overthrow cf the monarchical sys-
tem of Louis PHILIPPE, we took occasion to direct the
attention of our readers to the manifesto of this illus-
trious Progresista.# Having on the preceding day,
on the 31st of January, alluded incidentally to the
publication, we then, on the Ist of February, defined
in a few sentences the precise tendency of the argu-
ments propounded by its author. We then explained
that those arguments were to the effect that nothing
permanently advantageous to his native land could be
accomplished unless the heart burnings of the past
were forgotten, unless the honest men of all parties
were to gather about a new standard, unless the hand
that raised that standard were the hand of a
Spanish Prince—a Prince uncompromised by his
political adventures, a Prince of courage, of genius,
and of patriotism, one who could secure to himself
the loyalty and admiration of his fellow-countrymen
by the consistency of his career, and by the guarantee
of a glorious and liberal constitution. A Prince of
this character is imperatively demanded by Spain
according to the arguments of the impartial and pa
triotic Progresista Don VICENTE DE PEREDA ; and
beyond this he maintab4s, in the pamphlet already re-
'erred to, that the policy hitherto pursued by the
English Government is directly opposed to the inte•
rests of Great Britain, as well as to those of the
Spanish peninsula. Hereafter we shall enter at
;•reater length into this extraordinary manifesto of
Don VICENTE DE PEREDA.

Poor Toat STEELE has followed his revered leader
to the grave, having survived him little more than
thirteen months. He died last night, at Peele's Coffee-
house, Fleet-street, where every attention that the
most affectionate regard and friendly solicitude could
dictate was paid to him during the lingering illness
that followed the rash attempt which it was our
painful duty to record in Time Sun of the 20th April
last. We then called upon the public to contribute
to a testimonial which would rescue the high. minded
patriot from every pecuniary annoyance, and free him
for the remainder of his days from those cares and
lifficulties which we have too much reason to believe
preyed upon his mind, and, coupled with the
decease of the illustrious man whose devoted
follower he had ever been, and the wretched condi-
tion of his beloved country, rendered him weary of
a prolonged existence and anxious for a speedy release
from his troubles. That appeal was promptly and
liberally responded to, and considerable sums were
forwarded from various quarters for the benefit of the
consistent politician whose integrity of purpose,
fidelity, and devotion to the cause he espoused, and
the leader to whose fortunes he more especially bound
kimself, were beyond all question. The subscription
was not limited to those who participated in his poli-
tical views and feelings—men who had been strongly
opposed to him in the strife of party warfare,
who differed toto cal° from his opinions on
the repeal question, but who admired and
esteemed his private character and conduct, were
amongst the most bounteous donors. The kind in-
tentions were, however, defeated by the person whom
they desired to serve, who firmly and decidedly re-
fused to accept of any pecuniary gift or aid in any
form or under any guise. His over-sensitive nature
shrunk from the idea of becoming a burden upon his
friends, or of sanctioning any act by which the purity
and disinterestedness of his motives could be ques-
tioned. He was resolved that they should be above
suspicion—that he would go down to his grave
without leaving it in the power of any man to slander
his
memory. His reply to those friends who, aware
of his difficulties—we might almost say desti-
tution—urged him to accept the contributions so
freely offered, as the payment of a debt due to
his past services, was, " I would sooner grind a barrel-
organ through every city and town in. Europe, than
accept a shilling from any man now living." Finding
that it could not be
compelledrnmoent tobyaccede to his wishes,
an
his resolution inflexible, and
argument, they weredto
various to the
he
could
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desired was provided for him—that no care was
quar-
ters from whence they had been received.
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wanting to soothe his last hours, and to afford him
the best medical aid, and, in fact, everything Which
the wealthiest could possibly have obtained. No wish
that he expressed was left ungratified, and had he
been a brother he could not have been more affec-
tionately and carefully watched over than by Mr.
AUSTIN, the proprietor of Peele's Coffee-house, and
other friends. Their cares have now, alas !
terminated—the scientific engineer—the accom-
plished scholar—the high-minded gentleman—the
enthusiastic and incorruptible patriot has breathed
his last. Some tribute of respect may, however, be
paid to his memory, and as his honourable scruples
can unfortunately no longer prevail, his funeral
should be worthy of such a man, and at the public
expense. Mr. AUSTIN, too, should not be suffered to
be a pecuniary loser in any respect by his generous
attention to him whom so many would have been
delighted to serve. It is due to that gentleman to
state that he is wholly ignorant of this appeal.

The Bill to facilitate the sale of encumbered estates
in Ireland is to be submitted, we believe, this week
to the consideration of a Committee of the House of
Commons, having already cbtained, in more then

one form, the sanction of the House of Lords. The
policy of the measure has been earnestly advocated by
some of the most reflective commentators upon the
social exigencies of Ireland. Few countries of
Europe present so vast and unwieldy a concentration
of landed property as the sister-country. The prin-
ciples of primogeniture and entail, combined with a
multitude of causes homogeneous to the character of
Irish aristocracy, have so fettered that dominion
which is elsewhere exercised over laud, and has so of
factually obstructed its transfer, as to„place it all but
beyond the pale of exchangeable property. In the
existing state of the law there is +no freedom for the
transfer of land, where the interests of its owners and
the welfare of thousands indirectly concerned in its
more divided appropriation and uses are equally in-
volved. Hence it is that the Bill in question has the
rare good fortune for an Irish measure to be favoured
in it scope and policy by all classes of Irishmen.
With all the care, nevertheless, with which the
measure has been framed by the Lord Chancellor,
by whom it was introduced into and conducted
through the Upper House, and the supervision it has
undergone on the part of the law officers since its
introduction into the House of Commons, we behold
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value of promptitude and dispatch, of a direct and
economical path to the desired goal, does not lie in
brevity of procedure alone. The hardships of delay
and the ruin of costs would be averted to no good pur-
pose, if interests which it is the paramount duty of a
court of equity to maintain were overlooked, and
rights which it should sedulously guard were in clan-
ger of being sacrificed.
The Bill has been altered since it left the House of
Lords in a respect which suggests these apprehen-
sions. The power given to the Master by the Bill in
its original form to appoint a solicitor, whose duty it
would be to collect all necessary information for the
guidance of the Court, to watch with a vigilant eya
each step in the proceeding by which the rights of in-
-ants, lunatics, and others, not in a position to take
care of those rights, and to restrain all attempts at
collusive sales between proprietors having but tempo-
rary interests and their debtors ; that salutary power
has been unaccountably withdrawn, and the conse-
quence must be that many of the sales will take
place upon partial information only, or possibly upon
a representation of the circumstances of the case alto •
gether deceptive and fraudulent. This is a fearful
consideration, bearing in mind the conclusive nature
of the sales to be effected under the Act, and the im-
portant fact that the vendee is to get a clear Parlia
Inentary title against every claimant whatever.
The Bill also seems very defective in not requiring
An abstract of title as a foundation of the proceedings
on summary petition before the Master, ratified by
the solicitor's affidavit. Where the proceeding is at
the instance of the proprietor wishing to be relieved,
there could be no inconvenience in his being required
w furnish such an abstract, and where the petition
is presented by the encumbrancer, the materials for
such an abstract could be procured by interrogatories
in the nature of a bill of discovery.
We utterly distrust the competency of the House
of Commons to make the measure satisfactory. 2he
übject is essentially professional, and involves tech-
nicalities beyond the comprehension and skill of
,tatesmen and politicians. The prudent course would
be to refer the matter to the judicial and legal autho-
rities of the country, which the Bill deeply and im-
mediately concerns.

SPAIN.

Madrid journals of the 10th have arrived.

The decision which the Government had come to
to dissolve the contract with the Bank of St. Ferdi-
nand has been revoked.

The Ileraldo publishes the following from Ceuta :
" Ceuta, June 3.

" A conspiracy, of vast ramifications, and which had
its roots, without doubt, in a foreign soil, was upon the
point of exploding last night ; but the vigilance and
energy of the military authority have known how to de-
feat the plans of the disturbers of order, and to avoid a
day of mourning and desolation to this city.
"It appears that it was sought to excite an insurrec-
tion of this numerous Presidio, complicated with a rnili-
, tart' sedition of the troops, with the project of an inva-
sion of the coast of Spain, by means of a surprise of the
vessels on this station, in order to light up a civil war
there, after giving up the fortress to the first who should
present himself, whether Moors or Christians.
" General Ros de Olano has fortunately known how to
g;et hold in time of the threads of this dark plot, and at
,his moment eleven prisoners arc answering the questions
of a permanent court-martial. The inquiry is going on
with activity, and the guilty parties will very shortly re-
ceive condign chastisement.

" The spirit of the garrison continues in the best sense,
from the time that his Excellency, presenting himself in
front of the battalions, reminded them of their duties in
an energetic address.
"At this moment the worthy inhabitants of the town
are receiving the arms which they have solicited with
enthusiasm, in order to organize themselves, and to co-
operate towards the maintenance of order and public
tranquillity."

The arrests in Madrid continue undiminished.
Among the last persons arrested are M. Loris
GRADO, the deputy for Oviedo, and M. MUCHAIJO,
the deputy for Cadiz. A body of three hundred
political prisoners left Madrid on the 10th, under a
military escort. _ _ _

This reign of terror is exciting the disgust of even
the warmest friends and most strenuous supporters of
NARVAEZ, and the Espana, the court paper, while
praising him for his firmness, reminds him of the
saying of ISTURITZ, " fusilar no es gobernar—to
shoot is not to govern."
MADRID BOLSA, JUNE 10.—Three per Cents., 214
cash ; Five per Cents., 13 paper ; after Bolsa, 12 b
cash; Passives, 5 paper; after Bolsa 44 cash;
Coupons, 8 cash ; Bank of St. Ferdinand, 70 cash,
73 paper. Exchange on London, at 60 days, 41
paper.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

We have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
Contrary to general expectation no explanations on
the part of the Executive took place in the sitting of
the National Assembly on Wednesday, and M. PAS.,
CAL DUPRAT postponed the question of which he had
given notice on the subject to the succeeding day.
The Ministers and Executive Committee held another
Cabinet Council yesterday, for the purpose of consi-
dering the line of conduct which, under existing
circumstances, it might be deemed advisable they
should adopt.
It appears that M. DE LAMARTINE was the member
of the Executive who ordered the rappel to be beaten
on Monday. General CLEMENT Tllomas yesterday
produced to the Assembly the written order of
M. DE LAMARTINE directing the General of the Na-
tional Guards to order the rappel to be beaten.
M. ARMAND MARRAST will, early in next week,
present the report of the Committee on the Constitu-
tion. The Committee recommend that the ma-
gistracy shall be irremovable, in order to secure the
independence of the judges. The justices pf the
peace and the councillors of the courts of cassation
and of accounts are to be elective, the former by uni-
versal suffrage, and the latter by the National As-
sembly- The Constitution is to be revised by a
Special Assembly, elected by universal suffrage
throughout all France every four years. The Mem-
bersthatAssenThly shall meet together under the
title of
of delegates, and shall occupy themselves in
bringing to perfection, if any change be required,
that great work, which may have come out incom-
plete from the hands of its authors.
Several persons supposed to be implicated in a
Bonapartist conspiracy have been arrested, and it is
said that the police are making strict search to dis-
cover Madame GoxpoN, an Englishwoman who was
implicated in the Strasburg conspiracy of Prince
LOUIS NAPOLEON.

The Legitimists voted for the admission of Prince
Louts NAroLEort. Messrs. Thiers, Odillon Barrot,
Duvergier de Hauranne, Berryer, most of the former
Deputies, and the members of the Montagne, equally
voted in that sense.

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The Akbar, of Algiers, states that a number of
labourers in that town had been engaged to work at
the fortifications of Mahon. It is added that the Go-
vernment of the United States has supplied the funds
for the cGmpletion of the extensive works undertaken
in that island.

The Sub .Committee of Public Works has proposed
an amendment on the railway project as follows :

Art. I. Declares that the repurchase is of public uti-
lity. Art. 11. Authorises the Minister of Finance to
carry it into effect. Art. 111. The repurchase will be on
the following conditions, via.:-Ist Class.—The rail-
ways of Paris to St. Germain, to Versailles (rive droite),
Versailles (rive gauche), Strasbourg to Bale, Paris to
Orleans and Corbeil, Rouen, Rouen and Havre, Paris to
frontier of Belgium with branches to St. Quentin, Calais,
and Dunkirk, Orleans to Bordeaux, Orleans and the
Centre. The shareholders of these lines shall be paid
after an average 'of the prices of the shares for twelve
months before the revolution of February, in stock, at
the average price of the same twelve months.-2d Class.
—The railways of Monteroau to Troyes, Avignon to
Marseilles, Amiens to Boulogne, Paris to Strasbourg,
Paris to Lyons, Tours to Nantes, The shareholders of
these lines-
shall be paid on the same basis, except that
the average of the 1$ months preceding the revolution
of February shall be taken. The shareholders who shall
not accept these terms shall be compelled to refer their
claims to arbitration, the amount awarded being always
payable in stock. The State to have immediate pos-
session.

In other respects the project is adopted.
Th© 5-sous banquet h postponed to the 14th July,
the anniversary of the taking of the Bastille.
_ .

It is stated in one of the journals that several of
the Paris friends of Louis NAPOLEON, whose counsel
is likely to have an influence on his mind, have re-
solved at a meeting, which was convened for the
purpose, to advise him not to take his seat in the
National Assembly in the present excitement, but to
wait until the Constitution shall have been decreed.

The Executive Government, in order to satisfy
certain demands of trade and to develop labour in
Algeria, has made modifications in the import
duties on nankeen, looking-glass, iron from the
metallurgic establishments of Algeria, and iodine.
And, in order to encourage the exportation of national
products, and thereby increase labour at home, the
Executive has further drcreed that, from the 15th
instant to the 31st December next, the premiums or
drawbacks established by existing laws shall be in-
creased 50 per cent., and that certain tissues and
thread shall on being exported receive a premium of
4 per cent.
The Committee formed to examine the Bill to re-
establish the practice of divorce has pronounced by
thirteen votes to four against the measure. The
whole Committee were unanimous in declaring
against the presentation of the Bill at present, on
the ground that the moment is inopportune. It
is supposed that the Government will withdraw the
Bill.

M. THIERS has been elected also at Mayenne. The
following was the state of the poll at the close :

THIEnS

DE LA BROISE . . . . ..... 16,979

BEAUCHENE 5,864

CIIARTIER .........• •• • . 3,120
BOLTER DESMORTIERS . • 1,413

Placards were yesterday posted all over Paris, re-
commending the election of M. CAUSSIDIERE as Pre-
sident of the Republic.
It will be seen from the report of the proceedings
in the National Assembly, that M. PASCAL Duras T
has given up the intention of putting the question of
which he had given notice to the Government, and the
Executive Committee not venturing to ask a vote o
confidence from the Assembly, is content to remain a
Government on sufferance. LAMARTINE and LEDRU
ROLLIN advocated the immediate resignation of the
Committee and the Ministers, but they were over-
ruled by GARNIER PAGES, ARAGO, and MARIE. It
is probable that they will be beat on some of their
financial measures, and will make the defeat the ex-
cuse for resigning. _ _ _

It was reported that Louis NAPOLEON had arrived
in Paris, but he had not presented himself to the As-
sembly up to the hour the post left.
The Assembly met at half•past seven.
The order of the day was the interpellations to be
addressed to the Executive Committee.

M. Pascal Duprat ascended the tribune amidst marks
of some surprise, as none of the members of the Execu-
tive Committee were present, and only ono Minister—
he for Foreign Affairs. " Gentlemen,' said M. Pascal
Duprat, " the grave and important circumstances which
induced me yesterday to demand permission to ask for
some explanations from Government have become ex-
ceedingly modified—(Ah, ah!)—they in fact no longer
exist.—(Ah, ah I) In consequence, I have now to
declare that I renounce my intention of bringing for-
ward my interpellations."—(Loud laughter greeted this
declaration.) _ _

M. Chabaud presented a proposition, declaring that
the export duties fixed by the Bill of June 2, 1839, shall
be abrogated.—To be developed hereafter.
The next order of the day was the discussion on the
Bill having for its object to declare the union of Algeria
to France.

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