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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
First Night of FIDELIO.
First Appearance of CRELLI.
It is respectftilly Apannounced thatMadlie. THIS EVENING will be pro-
duced (first time at this Theatre) Beethoven's Opera,
FIDELIO.
Leonora, Madlle. Sella Cravelll (her first appearance) ; Pizarro.
' Signor Coletti ; Rocco, Sknor Balanchi ; lacquino, Signor Mercu-
rial! ; Marcellini, Madame Giuliani ; I 1 Ministro. signor Casanova ;
Florestano, Mr. Sims Reeves (first appearance).
The celebrated Chorus of Prisoners will be strengthened by the
powerful aid of Signori Gardoni, Calzolari. Pardini, PoUltier, Scotti,
Ferranti, Lorenzo, F. Lablache, and M. Massol, who have most
kindly consented to appear, in order to give effect to the production
of this great work.
Previously to the Opera the Orchestra will perform Beethoven's
Overture Leonora, and between the acts Beethoven's Overture
To conclude with the admirable Ballet (arranged in one act) of
LE DIABLE A QUATRE,
By Millie. Carlotta Grist, Mdllea• Rosa. Esper, Julien, LaMOuremt,
Aliegiini, Aussandon, Kohienberg. Pascaies. Dantoine, MM. Charles,
Mute*, Paul Tagliont, Gouriet, Venefra, and Li Matta.

rtr~srktr. icy AL, StAitis.s• • .
ir. B. Webster, Sole Lessen and Manager, Old Brompton,
THIS EVENING,
Wlll be performed an entirely New Comedy, entitled RETIRED
raost BUSINESS. Zachary Penryweight, Mr. Lambert; Creep,
moose. Mr. Buckstone ; Lieut. Tackle, Mr. Stuart; Captain Gann,
Mr. B. Webster ; Paul Puffins, Mrs. FitzwiniaM ; Kitty Penny.
weight, Miss Annie Romer.
To be followed by HE ROUGH DIAMOND.
With LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS.

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL
Under the direction of Madame Ueda.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES.
To be followed by a new musical, hi storical, pastoral. comical
fairy drama, called O'FLANNIGAN AND THE FAIRIES ; or, A
Midsummer Night's Dream, Pbelim O'Flannlgan, Mr. lind.on ;
Oberon, Miss E. Chaplin; Mary, Miss K. Fltzwill•am.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEA I'RE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. C. Keaa and Mr. Keeley.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed the Comedy of THE PRISONER OF WAR.
Characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean , Mr. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley.
Arm which a new Melodrama, entitle.l reuLLNE, in which
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean will appear.
To conclude with a new grand spectacular Extravaganza (taken
ltorn a Tale, by Washington Irving), entitled THE ALHAM BRA ;
Or The Three Moorish Princesses. Characters by Messrs. Keeley,
HaMrley, A. Wigan, Wynn, Cooke, Flexmore ; Misses Murray, Daly,
'ask Robertson. Leclerc', Keeley, Mdlle. Auriol, and Mrs. Keeley.
Private Boxes, &c., to be had of all the Booksellers, and 01 Mr.
Massingham ; et whom also places may be taken at the Box-office,
Oxford-street, from Eleven till Four o'clock.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
. under the Management of Madame Veal%
Bole Lessee, Mr. Cha:!ea Matheirk
THlts EVENING,
Will be
COOL AS A CUCUMBER. performed
To be followed by

ONLY A CLOD.

To conclude with
THE QUEEN OF THE FROGS Characters by Messrs. C.
Mathew% R. Roxby, Bellingham, Horncastle, Morris ; Mrs. Frank
Matthews, Miss silt. George, Miss Martindale, and Vim Oliver.

Lord JoHN RUSSELL considered the request for the
opinion of the law-officers of the Crown a very reason-
able one.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren.
Tills EVENING,
WM
Amour. be Performed THE LADIES' BATTLE ; or, Un Duel en

After a desultory conversation, in which Sir R.
INGLIS, Mr. P. HOWARD, Mr. ROCHE, Mr. KEOGH, Mr.
T. DUNCOMBE, Mr. 'JUNE, Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD,
and Mr. G. MOORE took part, the motion of Mr. REY-
NOLDS was negatived without a division.
On the question being put that the preamble be post-
poned,

To be followed by the VICAR OF WAKEFIELD.
To oncludo with THE LOTTERY TICKET.

AqTLEY's ROYAL AILettITELEATRE.
Dstier the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed a grand new Spectacle, entitled ELEANOR
THE AMAZON ; or, Queen of France and England.
To be followed by new Scenes of the Circle, introducing an en-
tirely new Company of English, French, Italian, and American
Artistes.
To conclude with a laughable Farce,
Boa-office open irom ICleven till Four.
Stage Manager. Mr. T. Thompson.

- Mr. REYNOLDS again moved that the Chairman do re-
port progress, which on a division was negatived by
262 to 46.
Tbe ATTORNEY-GENERAL then, at considerable
length, explained the legal operation of the proposed
alterations.

After a few words from Mr. M. GlnsoN, Sir F.
THESIGER, Mr. ROCHE, Mr. P. HOWARD, Lord BER-
NARD, and Lord J. RUSSELL,
Mr. T. DuNcosinz contended that as the first clause
was founded on the preamble the preamble ought to be
discussed first.

PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed a new Comedy, entitled KENSINGTON GAR-
DENS. Principal characters by Messrs. Tilbury, A. Davies, Nor-
ton, T. Rogers, and Romer ; Mrs. Seymour, Mesdames E. Romer,
M. A. Marshall, and Wallis.
With a new Perce, entitled A CHEAP EXCURSION.
An ILLUSTRATION OF THE EXPOSITION. Principal charac-
ters by Mesdames Marshall, M. Taylor, C. Dorman, and Dibdin ;
Messrs J. Reeve, Norton, J. Rogers, and Romer.
To conclude with a new comedy proverb, teaching people the
best method of LIVING IN GLASS HOUSES.
The prices of admission are arranged as follow :—Orchestra stalls,
4s; Ilexes (first circle), 35.; (second circle), 2s. ; Pit, ls.
Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the performances to
commence at Seven precisely.
A second price will be taken to the Boxes only at Half-past Nine
—first circle, 25.; second circle, Is.
Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each.

In this view he was supported by Mr. AGLIONBY and
Mr. lizicu, and opposed by Lord J. RUSSELL and
the SOLICITOR-GENERAL.

Mr. REYNOLDS again moved that the Chairman do
report progress, which, on a division, was negatived
by 271 to 30. The motion that the preamble be post-
ponpd was carried by a majority of 258 to 45.
Mr. M. J. O'Connnu. and Mr. REYNOLDS objected
to proceeding further with the Bill, on account of the
lateness of the hour.

Sir G. GREY urged the Committee to proceed.
Sir ROBERT INGLIS called upon the Government to
adopt some measure to protect the great majority against
a tyrant minority.
Sir F. THESIGER had an amendment to move on the
first clause, and, therefore, urged the Government to
postpone the further consideration for a day or two.
Sir GEORGE GREY consented to a postponement until
Friday.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
Open for the eason.
JULIEN'S GRAND CONCERT 3[ONSTRE,

The Proprietorhas the gratification to announce that he has suc-
ceeded in engaging Mons. Junkn and the elite of his unrivalled
band, and that he wi,l continue a short season with a grand Con-
cert Monst-e, including Herr Koenig, M. Collin et, Lavigne, L'.‘n-
glais, Mr. Lazarus, Mr. Jarret, and other eminent soloists. The
splendid bands of the Royal Artillery, 2d Life Guards, and Cold-
stream Guards will attend in full unifo m, by the kind permission of
their respective Camels, in addition to the effective band of this
establishment. Four Solos by Herr Koenig, M. Collinet, Clot, and
Mr. Lazarus. Jullien's Exhibition Quadrille with increased and
novel effects ; also, Jullien's naw Amazon Galop, suggested by
the sp'endid piece of Sculpture in the Great Exhibition.
Representation of a gigs' tic modelled Panorama, painted by
the Messrs. Damon, representing the Temple of Janus in the Eternal
City, with a striking View ot th • Colosseum, Palace ot the Caesars,
&c. The Menagerie is both varied and extensive, including two gi-
raffes, two elephants, which promenade the grounds, appropriately
nitParitioned and attended. The band, composed of musi-
cians of first-rate celebrity, is conduced by Mr. Godfrey.
Moored on the lake is Peen a real Chinese pleasure junk, with masts
snd sails complete. Also Remington's aerie bridge, and various
novelties ; and at dusk will be given, on a scale of surpassing mai*. nificence, a representation ot the Closing of the Brazen Gates of the
Temple of Janus, with (for the first time ever attempted) a grand
colossal transparent diaohonte panopticon, showing the horrors of
war and blessings of peace, terminating with a most brilliant
display of fireworks by Messrs. Southey ; and an allegorical tableau
Of the arts and sciences, depositing their treasures at the feet of her
Majesty
er Queen
witnessed. Victoria, the whole forming the most gorgeous spec-
tac ev

The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the House
adjourned.

The slow coach of the session actually achieved a
single stage last night—Ministers succeeded in post-
poning the preamble of the Ecclesiastical Titles
Assumption Bill. The recognisEd leaders of the
Irish Brigade, of course, were active in their :infec-
tious obstructions, but after several manaeuvres of
guerilla warfare, Lord JOHN, the JERII of the State.
drove through triumphantly so far. The Hon.
Member for Dublin fired the first shot. He took
quite superfluous pains to exculpate himself from the
imputation of acting otherwise than from the purest
motives, and in the most straightforward manner.
Who could ever dream of charging that distinguished
senator with being a party to any proceedings savour-
ing of the vexatious ? His entire conduct throughout
the progress of the measure has been characterised by
too strict a repugnance to the slightest violation, either
in spirit or in letter, of any understanding agreed
upon, to have rendered it necessary for him to apolo-
gize for opposing the motion that the SPEAKER leave
the chair. According to his own admission, indeed,
" there was an understanding that he (Mr. REY-
NOLDS) and those Hon. Members who usually acted
with him should not oppose that motion ;" but great
emergencies demand tecties of a superior order ; and
who so fitting a judge of the propriety of the policy
to be pursued as the Hon. the ex-Lord Mayor of
Dublin ? Mr. GLADSTONE, indeed, expressed his
conviction that it would be inconsistent with the
spirit of the arrangement entered into with the
consent of all parties on Friday night, that an ad-
journment should take place before practical progress
had been achieved, and the House rejected Mr. REY-
NOLD'S motion that the Chairman report progress, by
a majority of 216. But 46 patriots rallied round the
Hon. Gentleman, and although, in a subsequent sally
of a similar nature in the course of the evening,
sixteen of the thanes fled from him, whilst " the ty-
rant majority " was numerically augmented, is not
the fame of LEONIDAS and his sacred band ever dear
to the recollection of patriots ?—and has not Mr.
REYNOLDS gallantly proved himself the champion of
the persecuted POPE, the vindicator of the extension
of religious blessings, and of the freedom of con-
science, and the intellectual advancement consequent
on the purifying dominion of the Church of Rome ?
Neither was another Irish representative, whose
talent is really considerable—the lion, and Learned
Member for Athlone—inactive on the occasion. The
gallant Brigadier (for the characteristic modesty of
Mr.f REYNOLDS having repeatedly disclaimed for him-
chieftaaninr
the r -1.
if less other position than that of a private in
-B'"'S we hail Mr. KEOGH as the acknowledged
pr:fruthe brilliant and formidable confederacy),
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cubrations on the former subject, rendering more
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ADMISSION—ONE 'BILLING.
Exhibition nights—Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday
The FLORAL EXHIBITIONS of the Royal South London Flori-
cultural Society will be repeated during the Season ; the First will
take place on Wednesday, May 23.

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andofvatueromti:dginthethdeiscvoevrnerayculoafrthat curious phe-
nomenonby proclaiming as a startling myster‘y‘ a tnibeatret'sbeneGt:
verinnent had adopted a portion of the Honourable
and Learned Member for Midhurit's preamble,
'bum it btra envounced by the Pm"

HER MAJESTY' S THEATRE. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. T" Hon, MRS. NORTON'S New NOVEL,
" STUART OF DUNLEATH,"
It is respectfully announced that a
Ike place on THURSDAY EVENlN44,rManady E2X2,TwßAhenNiwillGilbr will e
",A splendid novel."--John Bull.
"This novel shines among the new novels of the story pre•emi-
R.ossini's celebrated opera,
sentad, for the first time this season,
Signor Calzolari ; miner.
nent and peerless. It is a very beautiful and touching y."—Exa-
,SAllVmlaGvLivlat.
Rosins. MadamelLSoßnAtaßgli,
• lIEi RCEonDtAsId
Flgaro, Signor Ferranti ; Basilio, Signor Casanova ; Bartolo, Signor " ;,;r,. Norton puts forth a mixture of pathos and sarcastic humour,
Lablache
of poetry and worldly wisdom, which reminds us
of the author of
In the Lesson Scese Madame Sontag will introduce Rode's cei, Vanity Fain"— Atheneum.
lusted Variations. " This charming work is not only t best novel of the eason, but
To be followed by a selection from the admired Ballet of LE ES- one of the most brilliant productions in modem literature."—Weekly
MERALDA, Including Traandaise, by Madlle. Carlotta Grisi and M. Chronicle.
Charles. Colburn and Co., Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
The performance will commence with the second and third acts of
Anber's celebrated OperaMU of
TA DI PORTICI,
(Ma.saniello).
Alfonso, Signor Scotti ; Lorenzo, Signor Mercurali ; Selva, Signor
Dwlanchi ; Masaniello, Signer Pardini ; Pietro, M. 31assol ; Borella,
Signor Lorenzo; Elvira, Madame Florentini ; lentils, Mdlle.
In act first, a Grand Divertissement; La Gurache et Napolitalne,
ey Messrs. Kohlenberg, Soto, Aussandon Soldansky, Allegrini, Pas-
cales, Emma, Dantonie, and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet ; Le
Bolero, by 3ladlles. Mathllde, Rosa, Ju len, and Lamoreux, and M.
Ehrick. Finale Generale, in act third, La Tarantella, by Madlle.
Amalia Fortifies, M. Charles, Madlles. Kohlenberg, Soto, Aussandon,
Soldansky, Allegrini, Pascales, Emma, Dantonie, Mathilde, Rosa,
Julies, and Lamoreux, MM. Ehrick and Gouriet, and the Ladies sad
Gentlemen of the Corps de Ballet.
To conclude with a Divertissement LES COSMOPOLITES, by
Madlle. Carlotta Grisi, Madlle. Amalia Ferraris, Mesdlles. Rosa,
Ever, Julien, Lamoureux, Anssandon, Pascalles, Kohlenberg, Al-
legrini, MM. Charles, Ehrick, and Paul Taglioal.
The Opera will commence at Half-past Seven.
Applications for Bores, &ails, and Tickets to be made at the Box.
office of the Theatre.

Now ready in 2 vols., 21s. bound,
THE DREAMER, and the WORKER.
A Story of the Present Time.
R. H. HORNE, Esq., Author of " Orion," &a.
"A drama of life, original, striking, and pervaded by a powerful
interest."—Sunday Times.
" ' The Dreamer and the Worker' belongs to the school which has
Produced Mary Barton,' and Alton Locke.' It is a fine addition
to the new literature which illustrates the bodily and mental condi-
tion, and the social and political position and progress of the work-
ing classes. The story abounds with powerful description.."—Weekly
Chronicle.
Colburn and Co., Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street.

arritiMit nit
LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1851.

•
In the House of Lords last night,
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the second read-
ing of the Income-tax Bill. He thought that the coun-
try ought to submit to the continuance of this tax for
some short time longer, in order to enable them to
afford relief to the working classes by remitting duties
on articles of consumption; at the same time he
was by no means in favour of direct taxation.
Lord STANLEY would not oppose the Bill, but he
thought the Commons had acted wisely in limiting its
operation to a year. He hoped shortly to see the tax
abolished altogether.
After a few words from the Earl of MALMESBURY,
Lord BEAUMONT, and Lord BERNERS,
L9rd MONTEAGLE denounced the tax as unjust and
oppressive.
Earl GREY defended the tax, the productiveness of
which hed enabled them to give a stimulus to industry by
the repeal of many taxes which pressed upon production,
as an instance of which he would mention the glass duty.
The Bill was then read a second time, and their
Lordships adjourned.
In the Commons,
The Chairman of the Harwich Election Committee
brought up the report, which declared that Mr. PRIN-
SEP had not been duly elected, and that the last elec-
tion was void.
A new writ was ordered for Clackmannan, vacant by
the dea,h of Sir W. Monism
The House then went into Committee on the Eccle
siastical Titles Assumption Bill, but no sooner had Mr,
BERNAL taken his seat as chairman than
Mr. REYNOLDS moved that the Chairman do reporl
progress, and aNk leave to sit again.
Sir GEORGE GREY, after the pledge given on Friday,
did not expect to have been met with this sort of op-
position.
The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY and Mr. ROE-
BUCK were in favour of delay.
Mr. GLADSTONE thought the progress of the measure
should be delayed until they hadieard the opinions o
the law officers of the Crown on the proposed amend,
ments.

MINISTER himself on Friday night that he would
adopt the first clause of Mr. WALPOLE'S amendment.
If Mr. KEOGH and his associates are utterly
indifferent as to the legitimate dispatch of
public business, and the grave duties of their position
as legislators in the Imperial Parliament, they
should—unless they have some pet scheme in being
for getting a Parliament of their own by means of
thoroughly nauseating the English people, as the
skunk is said by naturalists to effect its unsavoury
escape--have some regard for their own reputa-
tion. They know in their consciences that they
are merely frittering away the time of the country
without the slightest practical use. They are dis-
gusting many even of those who are not favourable
to the Papal Aggression Bill by their chattering ob-
structiveness night after night. Whether such
policy (I)
be in pursuance with directions transmitted
from head-quarters it is impossible to determine, see-
ing that the Church of Rome has often sought to effect
her purposes through the instrumentality of agents
possessed of no remarkable gifts of genius. The
" gift of the gab" and an unblushing avowal to
vote white black, or day night, may sometimes be
deemed sufficient to serve the turn. The Learned
Member for Sheffield, to whose support of the cause
of the Opposition the Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY
paid a generous tribute, was sought to be dragged
through the mire towards the close of the discus-
sion by those unscrupulous factionists, but he adminis-
tered a rebuke, too gentle, indeed, for pachydermatous
susceptibilities, " that if they did their utmost to
render the rules by which they were governed in
that House mischievous to the country, they would at
the same time be doing their utmost to endanger the
great cause of constitutional liberty," and be instanced
the conduct of Mr.O'Cornsiam, who stooped not to
act in such a manner when opposing the Coercion
Bill for Ireland in 1833. Alas Mr. ROEBUCK, you
should humbly ask pardon for uttering, and for
leading us to write, the name of DANIEL O'CorirrELL
in the same sentence with that of Mr. KEOGH or
Mr. REYNOLDS.

Government, at the instance of the Right Hon.
Gentleman the Member for South Wiltshire, has just
had printed a retarn of a rather interesting and
timely character. It contains a select group of par-
ticulars respecting the position of officers in the Royal
Navy of England, such as tends very far indeed to de-
monstrate the necessity existing for the recently
projected innovations. Scarcely anything, we be-
lieve, could more strikingly show the want of im-
provement in the system, until now so pertinaciously
persisted in by the Admiralty, then the facts, simple
enough in themselves, but of importance as displaying
the evil tendencies of a system, collected together in
this brief but significant document. Among other
details recorded in it are some rather remarkable
ones, disclosing the circumstance that there are
already on the list of admirals no less than forty
who have not served a sufficient time as captains to
entitle them to their fligs ! Forty—that is to say,
two full admirals, seventeen vice-admirals, and
twenty-one rear-admirals--and this with the con-
currence and consent of the authorities. Added to
which we discover that among the first
100, and among the second 100 reapeetively,
on the Captains' List, according to the return above
mentioned, there are in the former instance just fifty-
four, and in the latter no less than eighty-four who
have not yet served a sufficient time as captains to
entitle them to their flag, any more than the forty ad-
mirals already particularised.
Another revelation of some significance in the do-
cument referred to, is the number of officers
who, as retired rear-admirals or' retired cap-
tains, have at any time since September,
1846, accepted the retirement. Of these 218
have been ennumerated, thirty-eightamong the num-
ber having, however, died since the period of their
retirement, so that 180 are surviving upon the list
indicated. Altogether we find from the official
statements made in the return moved for by Mr.
SIDNEY HERBERT, that among the officers now on
full pay there are 11 flag-officers, 75 captains, 99
commanders, and 433 lieutenants, making just 618
in the aggregate. Those officers who are at present
holding employment, though not on sea pay, are thus
mentioned ; 7 captains, that is to say 1 under the
Customs and 6 under the Admiralty; 64 commanders,
of whom 59 are under the Customs ; and 309 lieu-
tenants, of whom 263 are in like manner engaged is
the same avocations. From all these particulars it
must be sufficiently apparent, we conceive, that the
demand for a change in the system pursued at
the Admiralty was not made before it was abso-
lutely required. Enough evils in all conscience
must be allowed to be here rendered
visible within the limits of a very narrow epitome, to
admit of the pruning-hook of the reformer. In this
respect the return, printed at the instance of Mr.
SIDNEY HERBERT, must be regarded as a complete
juatification of the arguments so frequently, though
until now so ineffectually, put forward by ourselves.
They reveal, among other things that, as had long
been suspected, promotion as well as kissing may go
by favour—promotion not only in the military,
but also in the maritime professions. But that the
statements above published are given upon the autho-
rity of the Government, we doubt not but that they'
would very generally have been viewed as assertions
of rather dubious authenticity. As it is the facts are
placed now beyond the reach of all denial. The
authorities at the Admiralty have not only shrived
themselves in the hearing of the whole nation,
but have given earnest, moreover, of their
determination to enter upon a course of amendment.
Those, consequently, who may hitherto have found
reason to lament over the degeneracy of the naval
system will perceive in recent events cause to exult
over very large indications of improvement—improve-
ment such as would have reflected credit even upon
SAMUEL Parrs, one of the ablest and worthiest of the
Admiralty Secretaries. A somewhat considerable
interval must, of course, elapse before the re-
forms sketched out for itself by the Admi-
ralty can be fully realised. This, however,
can be no reason for regret to any sincere well-
wisher of the Royal Navy of England, seeing that
the delay will prove the means of preserving from
injury the interests of those who, howsoever un-
righteously, have attained the dignity of officers,
together with a proportionate allotment of pay and
prerogative. Improving suddenly or by jerks must
always be pernicious in its effects upon any system,
no matter how vast may be the ulterior good desi-
derated from the improvement. To render this good
really desirable and positively advantageous, it must
be arrived; at by a means the most agreeably gra-
duated. Fortunately this has been:the manner in
which the changes have been projected by the Admi-
ralty ; so that we are enabled to look forward to
their development with the most unalloyed sad,
faction.

Railways.

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guaraa. 6 per cent.
Do. 101. Deben. Shares .
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South Coaat guar. 5 per
et., late Croydtu thirds
De. pref., i p et. Stock,
1851, from 501. share. E
Do. new guar., 6 per ct.
London &S.-W., new • •
Londonderry and Ennis-

- ii%
- 1 p.
- 13{,

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• -- •• p

RATS AND THE EXHIBITION.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE.
Sir,—One good to be attaim-d, indirectly perhaps,
from the Exhibition, is the repudiation, once and fur
ever, of our ugly, uncomfortable, and unhealthy head
gear —bats.
For this purpose I suggest the formation, in London
and in every provincial town, of an "Anti-Hat League,"
the members of which shall one and all abjure the pre.
sent unsightly chimney-pot bat. Ten or twenty gent)..-
men, in a town of twenty thousand, would be quite suffi-
cient to start the thing. T myself have taken toe solemn
league and covenant to-day.—Your faithful servant,
J. E. SANDILANDS GRAHAME.
Burton-hall, May 15.

killen, half shares T.
Manch., Sheffield, and
Line , quar. stirs., No. I
Do. new, 101. ..
Do., 61. ..
Midland Con. 6 p. c. stock
Do. Consel. Bristol &
Binning., 6 per cent...
Do. Bristol & Gloucss.
Norfolk Extension
W. guar. 5% per cent.
Do. Waveney Valley ..
North British ..
Oaf. Wor. & R 01. 15/.6 p.c
Shrewsbury and Birm.
iv ew Guaranteed ..
Shrews. and Ches. (Nor.
W. MM.) S per cent.
South Devon•
South-Eastern, 4% p. et.
Waterford & Kilkenny,
WestLondon,let Cl. (101.)
Do. Sd Class de. (par)
York, Newc., and Berw.,
Gt. N of E. Pur.
York and North Midland
and S. Parch.

134 - 187
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2 -1i
- 12
-

13234 - 13334

16% -
-4%
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-
.0% -11 U

DEATH OF THE VISCOUNT STRATHALLAN. We
regret to announce the death of the Lord Viscount Strath-
alien, at his seat of Castle Strathallan, in Perthshire, in the
afternoon of Wednesday last. His Lordship, who had
reached the ripe age of 85, began to show tokens of declining
strength some time ago; but his last illness w.is only of a
few days' duration. The deceased peer, James Andrew John
18th'iis"
Laurence Charles Drummond, Viscount Strathallan, Lord
Maderty and Drummond of Cromlix, was born on the 24th
March, 1767. The family of which he became the represent-
ative was a branch of the noble house of Drummond.
Major-General'
mnpn EATIT OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR WILLIAM
, KC.B.—This distinguished officer died on the
he filled the office
~ _re Bt., at his residence in Saville-row, at an advanced age.
since presented the district of Clackmannan and Kinross
filled several other
rne7r
yls4:44ecnil Liberal principles. General Morrison for-
inth Madras Artillery, and held the rank of
that of Myar
Supreme Connell of India,
SIR the Company's service. For some time
SIB ANDRIES SToC/E
Of Deputy-Governor of Bengal, and also
appointments of trust in the East, in-
cludingTn Commissioner,Rtoh me
G. andoyTe
Government
ms Presidenten gentleman,tof
Ao ffr
itcha e
who has so long been mixedwEus
news must be well acquainted, e
and with whose name the
of the readers of African
iod at Plymouth on
Friday evening, by the Maidstonaer, beat India trader. Sir
4.ndries shortly after hie arrival left by railway for the me.
tropalis.

5 -15%
- 14

L 6! - 16%
Ot -4%

Boulogne and Amiens ..
Central of Franco (Or-
leans and Vierzon) ..
Demerara .. .. ..
Dutch Rhenish .. ..
East Indian .. .. ..
Do. do. do. ..
Great Indian Peninsula..

10 1 14 1 us.
romizaN.

93 -9%

16% - 16%

• • -
2 -2k p.

Ditto ditto ..
Louvain ala Sambre _ _
Luxembourg ..
Ditto ..
Madrid and Valenta ..
Maria Antonia
Ditto, New ..
Namur and Liege ..
Northern of France ..
Orleans and Bordeaux ..
Paris and Orleans ..
Paris and Rouen ..
Paris and Strasbourg
Rotten and Havre ..
Sambre and Meuse ..
Tours and Nantes ..
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan.
den and Hasselt all • •• want Flutaifirr . s% • 33(a—N
Mina—Brazilian Cowes Nal Curbs, 2; 6t John D 4 sir, rrdA LfILIC2 Batik) 123.

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5i - % P.

ii -1,4
27 -3%

7
2 —3
6% 7
14% 14%
4% —4% dis.
32 —34
24 21%
dls.
9
—3%
9% 934 dia.