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The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-02

SURREY THEATRE.

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On Monday evening a new three act drama, entitled
The Fugitire ; or, _Duty and Honour, was piesented at
this theatre with he most complete success. The author
has chosen for the period of his drama the year 1746,
and the Pretender for his hero. The drama has been
elegantly written by Mr. Moreno, a gentleman who has
on former occasions received the public approba-
tion for his dramatic prodactions. Prince Charles Ed-
ward (Mr. Shepherd), after the disastrous battle of Cul-
loden, becomes a fugitive, and seeks an asylum in the
house of Sir Duncan Forbes (Mr. Creaw iek), here en-
countering Katherine (Madame Ponisi), the
wife of the Lord Commissioner, who, a stanch
adherent' to the house of Stuart, determines
to save him. She accordingly meets the Prince
in the gardens of the mansion, Where they
are discovered by Sir Duncan, who, not recognising the
Pretender, hecomes at once a prey to jealousy. Ile
follows the pair to a neighbouring cottage, where
the Prince escapes, but the husband discovers his
wi'e. The lady, however, keeps herself closely
veiled during the return to the mansion, and by
changing dresses with her waiting maid, Cary (Miss
Lapin te), is enabled to turn the tables on her irate spouse.
Still the Prince is in jeopardy, again be returns
to the mansion, when the lady conceals him in her
chamber. The soldiers, on the look out for the fugitive,
now get a clue to where the Prince is hidden. Woman's
wit again saves him; Sir Duncan's jealousy is now
raised to the the highest pitch, when the Prince regard-
less of his own personal safety, returns to exculpate
the lady, and explain away her equivocal position.
It also transpires that Prince Charles has
saved the Lord Commissioner's life in France.
A struggle now takes place in the breast of Sir Duncan
between loyalty and gratitude ; the former, however,
triumphs, and he summons the soldiers to arrest
Charles; they, however, are busily engaged in a hand
to hand fight with a party of the Pretender's adherents,
who are victorious. The Prince magnanimously pardons
Sir Duncan, who again takes his wife to his bosom.
As a conclusion to the performances of the evening, an-
other new drama, entitled Lizzie Leigh. was produced.
It is an adaptation of the tale of that name, which has
recently appeared in Charles Dickens's Household Words.
The story has been pretty closely followed, and the
drama was successful. The house was crowded.

A CABMAN'S ESTIMATE OF RBSPBCTABILITy....
" What do you take me for, Sir ?" said an elderly gentleman
to a cabman who had been grossly insulting him. "Take
yer for? Vy, I took yer for a shillin' a mile, but I find yer a
thab as only gives eightpence."4runch.
London, England, 1850-05-02

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N.B. To guard against Imitations, see that the names of " LEA
and PERRI NS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle.
London, England, 1850-05-02

POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.

some few weeks since we had occasion to notice Dr.
Bachliedfuer's first lecture upon the Philosophy of Scien-
tific Recreations; that gentleman has lately commenced
the second lecture of this series, and the subject•matter
is confined exclusively to " optics" and the laws govern-
ing the sznsationof colour. The Doctor commenced by
rather a startling announcement—that he intended
proving, ho hoped satisfactorily to all parties, that out
(f the many accustomed certainties of every-day life,
two, if not many more, were incorrect. These he stated
as tullows:—" That none of us see with our eyes," and
" that seeing is not believing." Thii bold and curious
aesertion excited the attention of all, and anxiety was
evidently paramount to unravel these seeming anoma-
lies. The Doctor's course of experiments proved, how-
ever, the justness of his correction of " proverbs so old
and so: general" eventually, by illustration, satisfying
all, beyond a doubt, that our present system of reasoning
resulted merely from an impertect tuition, and that man)
of the commonest operations connected with ourselves
are scarcely understood. We must own we were
not so opinionated concerning the two principles
laid down as at first we had imagined, the Doctor's facts
settling his assertions beyond a doubt. We strongly
recommend this lecture to our readers.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.
BETTING ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
DERBY.

6to 1 agst Bolingbroke (t) 20 to 1 agst Nutshell (t)
6 to 1 agst Clincher 2.5 to 1 agst Penang
8 to 1 agst Mayors 33 to 1 agst Knight of
11 to 1 agst Voltigeur (t) Avenel
13 to 1 agbt The Nigger 40 t) 1 agst Blarney (t)
16 to 1 agst Pitsford 1000 to 15 agstDeieoon(t)
18 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum 11000 to 10 agst Hardinge
(taken) (taken)
20 to 1 agst Mildew
London, England, 1850-05-02

SURREY THEATRE.

On Monday evening a new three act drama, entitled
The Fugitive; or, Duty and Honour, was presented at
this theatre with the most complete success. The author
has chosen for the period of his drama the year 1746,
and the Pretender for his hero.
,TLe drama has been
elegantly written by Mr. Moreno; 'a gentleman who has
on former OCCUSiODS received the public approba-
tion for his dramatic productions. Prince Charles Ed-
ward (Mr. Shepherd), after the disastrous battle of Cul-
and seeks
loden, becomes a fugitive, an asylum in the
house of Sir Duncau Forbes (Mr. Creswick), here en.:
countering Katherine (Madame Ponisi), the,
wife of the Lord Commissioner, who, a. stanch
adherent" to the house of Stuart, determines
to save him. She accordingly meets the Princo
in the gardens of the mansion, where they
aro discovered by Sir Duncan, who, not recognising the
Pretender, becomes at once a prey to jealousy. He
follows the pair to a neighbouring cottage, where
the Prince escapes, but the husband discovers his
wife. The lady, however, keep herself closely
veiled during the return to the mansion, and by
changing dresses with her waiting maid, Cary (Miss
Laporte), is enabled to turn the tables on her irate spouse.
Still the Prince is in jeopardy, again he returns
to the mansion, when the lady conceals him in her
chamber. The soldiers, on the look out for the fugitive,
now get a clue to where the Prince is hidden. Woman's
wit again saves him; Sir Duncan's jealousy is now
raised to the the highest pitch, when the Prince regard-
less of his own personal safety, returns to exculpate
the lady, and explain away her equivocal position.
It also transpires that Prince Charles has
saved the Lord Commissioner's life in France.
A struggle now takes place in the breast of Sir Duncan
between loyalty and gratitude ; the former, however,
triumphs, and he summons the soldiers to arrest
Charles; they, however, aro busily engaged in a hand
to hand fight with a party of the Pretender's adherents,
who are victorious. The Prince magnanimously pardons
Sir Duncan, who ogain takes his wife to his bosom.
As a conclusion to the performances of the evening, an-
other new drama, entitled Lizzie Leigh, was produced.
It is an adaptation of the tale of that name, which has
recently appeared in Charles Dickens's Household Words.
The story has been pretty closely followed,. and the
drama was successful. The house was crowded.

A CABMAN'S ESTIMATE OF RESPECTABILITY:.
" What do you take me for, Sir?" said an elderly gentleman
to a cabman who had been grossly insulting him. " Take
yer for ? Vy, I took yer for a shillia' a mile, but I find yer a
shab as only gives eightpence,"•rruncli.
London, England, 1850-05-02

GERMANY.

The Administrative Council has sent a message to
the two Houses of the Erfurt Parliament, informing
them of the conclusion of the present session. In the
message the Parliament is thanked for its resolutions
respecting the revision, and a promise is given of an
immediate communication with the Governments. It
is not stated at what time the Parliament is to meet

again.
A letter from 13,-irlin states that the Austrian am-
bassador in that city had presented a demand that all
the Hungarian refugees, who had not satisfied the
military service,, should, in virtue of the treaty of
1834, be given up, and that all the others should be
expelled. The Prussian Cabinet replied that all the
refugees of the former category had already left, and
that so long as the others should not disturb order, it
would not expel them.
The German Reform says that the Austrian Go-
vernment intends to convoke at Vienna a custom's
congress for all Germany.
The Vienna Gazette of the 25th contains the decree
for regulating the relations of the Catholic Church
with respect to public instruction. It gives consi-
derable powers to the bishops.
The military authorities of Vienna have notified to
the booksellers of the city that if " dangerous works"
be found in their shops they will not be allowed to
continue their trade for all the duration of the state of
siege.
Several of the journals continue to express much
dissatisfaction at the concession made to the clergy,
and in some of the suburbs of the city the strange
sound of charivaris has been heard.
London, England, 1850-05-02

ITALY._

The Resorgimento of Turin of the 26th states that
' the Government of Parma has summoned the tax-
L gatherer of Pontremoli to refund upwards of 16,000 f.
which he had paid to various persons by order of the
Tuscan Government, at thatthehteinideoes
n otthoebopyrotvhineceof
Lunigiana was under its sway in 1848. The tax-
gatherer is threatened with the sale of his property
and that of his brother, if
in-
junction within 30 days.
The Nazionale of Florence, of the 23d, states
that the example of the municipality of Massa Marit-
time, in petitioning the GRAND DUKE in favour of the
Constitution, is about to be followed by several
others. It publishes a petition, addressed by the in-
habitants of Montecarlo to their Municipality, recom-
mending them to petition the Grand DUKE for the
same object.
The Roman Minister of War, General KALRER.,
MATTEN, has addressed an order of the day to the
troops, offering those soldiers, whose engagements
have expired, a new engagement in the guards of the
Minister of the Interior. Their former years of ser-
vice are to be counted in their new engagement.
The intrigues of Austria and Naples against the
tranquillity of the Piedmontese States have been
unceasing. At first they sought to render con-
stitutional government in that country impossible, by
sending Socialist agents to endeavour to excite dis-
turbances. Warned by the events of last year, the
Piedmontese turned a deaf ear to the entreaties of the
Austrian spies, who were ignominiously exposed and
London, England, 1850-05-02

GERMANY.

The Vienna papers of the 27th ult. mention cer-
tain plans which the Emperor is asserted to entertain
respecting the increase and efficiency of the Austrian
fleet. It is intended within the next 10 years to
raise that fleet to six vessels of the line, six frigates,
and a proportionate number of smaller craft., and to
establish dockyards at Pula and Trie3te. The ex-
pense of this plan is estimated at 80,000,000 florins.
The latest calculations show that, notwithstanding
the large sales of the last year, there are no less than
120 000,000 of Austrian stock in the hands of foreign
holdeas, chiefly in Holland, Frankfurt, Basle, and
Augsburg. Holland especially has large quantities
of Austrian paper, fur that country sells tobacco to
the Austrian Government.

From the Austrian and Italian papers we learn
that the members of the Order of the Society of
Jesus have been publicly and officially recalled to
the Austrian dominions. The Verona papers publish
Radetzky's brevet Gf installation which he granted
to the members of the order ; similar measures
are taken in the other provinces. A large college,
Like to that of Freiburg, is about to be established
in Bohemia, and missions, chiefly for educational
purposes, are being founded in Prague, Olmutz, Bud-
weiss, Linz, Wiener Neustadt, Gratz, Salzburg, Cilli,
Innsbruck, Bregenz, Trent, Gorz, Agram, Zara,
Arad, Pesth, Lemberg. and Krakau.
The Berlin papers of the 28th ult. assert that the
Prussian Government bas informed the other mem-
bers of the League, that on the whole it sees no
objection why it should not assent to the resolutions
of the Erfurt Parliament, respecting the revision of
the Constitution of the League, and that it is left to
the other Governments to prefer any objections they
may have to make. Baron Radowitz, it is asserted,
is instructed to make a similar declaration to the Ad-
ministrative Council.

The National Zeitung of the 29th asserts that a
general order has been issued, instructing the soldiers
to take off the German cockade, and threatening
them with arrest if they should venture to disobey
the order. It is stated by other Berlin papers that
the soldiers divested themselves of the German cockade
amidst loud cheering and various other signs of satis-
faction. The same news of a general order abolishing
that cockade has reached us from Hanover.

The Berlin papers endeavour to establish a con-
nexion between this gen2ral order, between the pro-
rogation of the Erfurt Parliament, and the simul-
taneous withdrawal of the Russian and Austrian
troops from the Prussian frontier.
London, England, 1850-05-02

THE SUN,

of the Railway Commmissioners, and yet there was
never a more unfortunate public servant than he was.—
(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Labouchere) was unwilling in
the present state of the public feeling to throw another
element of discord before the country with reference to
railway questions. He despaired of carrying this or any
other kindred measure through the House unless there bad
been a previous inquiry by a Committee up-stairs. He (Mr.
Labouchere) would therefore join in the suggestion that
the Hon. Member fur Stoke-upon-Trent should with-
draw his Bill, though he thought the objects of the Bill
were well worthy the consideration of the House.—
(" Divide, divide.")
Mr. GLADSTONE said the Right Hon. Gentleman
had addressed the House with his usual frankness; but

he (Mr. Gladstone) could have wished that the Right
Hon. Gentleman had stated more clearly what his in-
tentions were with respect to the Bill before the
House. The Right Hon. Gentleman had characterised
Mr. Laing as a law clerk, with a few hundreds a year;
but when he used that expression he must have forgotten
how much more successful that "law clerk with a few
hundreds a year" was, in his humble department, than
the magnificent establishment of which he was a
subordinate member.—(Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Glad-
stone) thought the House would be wasting its
time in passing the second reading of this Bill.
He was quite certain that at present a scheme like this
would meet with insuperable difficulties. The time
might come when the public would be roused by suffering
an.immense amount of inconvenience, when it would be

necessary for some great measure of the kind, when
Parliament, as the agent of the :public, would have
to take the railways into their own hands,
and make arrangements for them as it thought
fit. He need only refer to the speech of the Right Hon.
Gentleman who had just sat down to show that the time
was not yet come for that measure.
After a few words of explanation from Mr. LABOU-
CHERE, who concurred in the eulogium on Mr. Laing.
Mr. RICARDO replied, and the second reading of
the Bill was negatived without a division.
BENEFICES IN PLURALITY BILL.
London, England, 1850-05-02

ourtblßbitton

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock,

ITALY.

A letter from Rome of the 21st ult., in the Nazio-
nale of Florence, states that an encyclic letter, ad-
dressed by the Pope to the bishops, is in the press, as
also the concession of a Cannel! of State, a new
system of municipalities, and a pastoral letter
to all the generais of the religious order.
London, England, 1850-05-02

PARMAMEN TARP DIVISIONS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings gr the House of Conunotis.)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1.
BENEFICES IN PLURALITY BILL.
(IN THE COMMITTEE.)
Clause one (Spiritual persons not to hold Benefices in
Plurality, except under certain circumstances):—A.mesd-
ment proposed page 1, line 20, after the word " Benefices,"
to leave Out all the words to the end of the Clause: -Ques-
tion put, " That the words ' unless the said Benefices are
actually contiguous to each other,' stand part of the Clause."
The Committee divided :

MAJORITY—AYES, 16$.
Adair, R. Shafto Elliot, J. E. Mahon, Viscount
Adderley, C. B. Emlyn, Viscount Manners, Lord J.
Arkwright, G. • Estcourt, J. B, B. Martin, C. W.
Armstrong, R. B. Euston, Earl ' Masterman, John
Bagge, William Farnham, E. R,...° Matheson, Colonel
Bailey, Joseph Fergus, John Miles,',,W.
Baines, M. T. • Floyer, John Milner, W. M.
Baldock, E. IL Forbes, William Morris, David
•
Bankes, G. Fortescue, J. W, Mostyn, E.
Bennet, P. Fuller, A. E. Mulgrave, Earl
Bentinck, Lord H. Galway, Viscount Mundy, William
Beresford, William Gaskell J.:31. Naas, Lord
Bernard, Viscount Gladstone, W. E. Noel, G. J.
Best, John Glyn, G. C. Oswald, Alexander
Blackall, S. W. Goddard, A. L. Packe, C. W. .
Blackstone, W. Gordon. Admiral Paget, Lord C.
Blair, Stephen Gore, W. R. O.' Palmer, Roundell
Boyle, Colonel Graham, Sir James Patten, J. W.
Bramston, T• W. Granby, Marquis of Pennant, Colonel
Bromley, Robert Grenfell, C. P. Peto, Samuel
Bruce, C. L. C. Grenfell, Charles W. Pigott, Francis
Buller, Sir J. Y. Grey, Sir George Plowden, W. H.
Burrell, Sir C. Grosvenor, Earl Prime, Richard
Burroughes, H. N. Gwyn, Bowel Reid, Colonel
Buxton, Sir E. Halsey, T. P. Ricardo, Osman
Campbell, W. F. Hamilton, G. A. Richards. Richard
Carew, W. P. Haumer, Sir John Romilly, Sir John
Carter, John B. Heald, James Russell, F. C.
Cayley, Edward-S. Heathcoat, G. J. Sanders, George
Chatterton, Colonel Ileneage, G. H. W. Seymer, 11. K.
Christopher, R. Henley, J. W. Sheridan, R. B.
Christy, Samuel Herbert, Sydney Sibthorp, Colonel
Clay, James Hildyard, R. C. Simeon, John
Clive, Henry B. Hill, Lord E. Smyth, John G.
Cobbold, J. C. Hodgson, W. N. Sotheron, T.
Cocks, T. S. Hood, Sir A. Stafford, Augustus
Codrington, Sir W. Hope, H. T. Stanford, J. F.
Coke, Edward K. Hotham, Lord Stanley, Edward
Coles, H. B. Ilovrard,;E. G. Stuart, IL
Colvile, C. R. Hudson, G. Sturt, Henry G.
Cowper, W. F. Jermyn, Earl Thompson, Colonel
Dalrymple, Captain Jervis, Sir John Trollope, Sir J.
Dawson, T. V. Johnstone, Sir J. Verney, Sir H.
Deedes, W. Jones, Captain Vil:iers, Viscount
Denison,iEdmund Kerrison, SirlE. Villiers, F. W.
Denison, J. E. Knox, Colonel Vivian, J. H.
Dod, J. W. Lacy, H. C. Vyse, R. H.
Dodd, G. Langston, J. H. Waddington, H. S.
Duckworth, Sir I. Law, C. E. Walsh, Sir J.
Duncombe, A. Legh, G. C. Watkins, Colonel
Duncombe, 0. Lennard, T. B. Wood, W. P.
Duncuft, John Lennox, Lord A. Wyvill, M.
Dunne, Colonel Lewis, Sir T.
East, Sir:J. B. Lewis, George C: VILLEIN.
Edwards, Henry Lockhart, W. Frewen, C. H.
Egerton, Sir P. Lowther, Colonel Buck, L. W.
Egerton, W. T. M'Cullagh, W. T.
London, England, 1850-05-02

ITALY.

The Resorginzento of Turin of the 26th states that
the Government of Parma has summoned the tax-
gatherer of Pontreinoli to refund upwards of 16,C00f.
which he had paid to various persons by order of the
Tuscan Government, at the time that the province of
Lunigiana was under its sway in 1848. The tax-
gatherer is threatened with the sale of his property
and that of his brother, if he does not obey the in-
junction within 30 days.
The Nazionale of Florence, of the 23d, states
that the example of the municipality of Massa Merit-
time, in petitioning the GRAND DUKE in favour of the
Constitution, is about to. be followed by several
others. It publishes a petition, addressed by the in-
habitants of Montecarlo to their Municipality, recom-
mending them to petition the Grand DUKE for the
same object.
The Roman Minister of War, General K ALDER
MATTER, has addressed an order of the day to the
troops, offering those soldiers, whose engagements
have expired, a new engagement in the guards cf the
Minister of the Interior. Their former years of ser-
vice are to be counted in their new engagement.
traTnqhueiiiinittyrigoufes
thoef
riedAustriamonatnedselN a
States have beenplts against the
unceasing. At first they sought to render con-
stitutional government in that country impossible, by
sending Socialist agents to endeavour to excite dis-
turbances. Warned by the events of last year, the
Piedmontese turned a deaf ear to the entreaties of the
Austrian spies, who were ignominiously exposed and
London, England, 1850-05-02

ielrallit tut

LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 2,".1850.

We had fondly hoped that no such relic of the
" good old times" had descended to these days of
economy and retrenchment as the case of the Regis-
trarship of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury,
alluded to by the llonourable Baronet the
Member for Marylebone on Tuesday evening, and
again yesterday, in the House of Commons. Many
similar instances formerly existed in our law courts,
but steps were taken calculated to prevent their per-
petuation. The Lord of Southam is still in the en-
joyment of two snug pensions, bestowed upon him
as compensation for the abolition of sinecure offices
to which he had been appointed by his father,
when Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench.
For one of these, having been chief clerk of the above
court, his Lordship receives the small sum of 7,7001.
per annum, or within 3001. of the sum allowed to the
Lord Chief Justice, and 2,700/. more than is paid to
any of the puisne judges, who are compelled to devote
their entire time to the performance of their arduous
and important duties. But this is not all. The same
nobleman is also in receipt of the further sum of
1,044/. 183. Bd. as his share of the compensation for
the office of Custos Brevium, which he held jointly
iviala brother peer, Rho, lixe himself, was so fortunate
a.; to be the son of a former Chief Justice ; and cs 8,844/.
183. 81. would be quite inadequate for services such as
kiis Lordship has been enabled to render to his grgte- '
London, England, 1850-05-02

GERMANY.

The Administrative Council has sent a message to
the two Houses of the Erfurt Parliament, informing
them of the conclusion of the present session. In the
message the Parliament is thanked fur its resolutions
respecting the revision, and a promise is given of an
immediate communication with the Governments. It
is not stated at what time the Parliament is to meet
again.
A letter from Berlin states that the Austrian am-
bassador in that city had presented a demand that all
the Hungarian refugees, who had not satisfied the
military service, should, in virtue of the treaty of
1834, be given up, and that all the others should be
the
expelled. The Prussian Cabinet replied that all the
and
rweofTuughlde Go eensotefre xmthapenelthem.
formerßefemor.7cuatsesgys that Austrian ory had already left,
that so long as the others should not disturb order, it
Go-
yernment intends to convoke at Vienna a custom's
congress for all Germany.
The Vienna Gazette of the 25th contains the decree
for regulating the relations of the Catholic Church
i
with respect to public nstruction. It gives consi-
derable powers to the bishops.
The military authorities of Vienna have notified to
the booksellers of the city that if " dangerous works"
be found in their shops they will not be allowed to
continue their trade for all the duration of the state of
siege.
Several of the journals continue to express much
dissatisfaction at the concession made to the clergy,
and in some of the suburbs of the city the strange
sound of charivaris has been heard.
London, England, 1850-05-02

THE MURDER AT CLAPHAM.

The excitement occasioned by the murder continues
unabated, and during the whole of yesterday, as on the
previous day, the place was visited by an immense con-
course of persons. As the police proceed in their en-
deavours to ascertain some clue to the perpetrators of
the outrage they find the matter enveloped in a darker
state of mystery than any case of the kind in which they
have been previously engaged, and they are almost at a
loss to know how to act. They cannot obtain the slight-
est assistance from Mr. Meddle which would enable
them to trace the property alleged to be stolen. Although
Mr. Meddle has had the gold watch for some years, he
states that he cannot tell the maker's name, where he
bought it, the number of it, nor furnish any description
whatever.
Yesterday several officers of the detective force went
to the house in Claremont-place, and in the presence of
Mr. Maddle arranged all the papers and documents
which bad bs en strewn about the place on the day of the
robbery, and after examining them all, Mr. Maddle could
not positively mate what he had lost. Among the pa-
pers were a large number of valuable deeds, leases,
bankers' receipts and other documents, which it is very
surprising were not carried off by the robbers. Mr.
Meddle, by the advice of the police, has been to his
banker's to ascertain whether any of his documents or
cheques have been presented, as many of them could
readily have beea negotiated, but nothing of the kind
had taken place.
In consequence of the refusal of Mr. Higgs, the coro-
ner, to give Mr. Parrott, the surgeon, an order to employ
either Professor Taylor or Dr. Letheby to make an
analysis of the contents of the stomach of the deceased,
Mr. Parrott, sus we stated yesterday, applied to the Com-
missioners of Police for an order to that effect. Mr.
Mayne, the Chief Commissioner, informed Mr. Parrott
that there were no funds at the disposal of the Commis-
sioners for such a purpose, and advised him to again ap-
ply to. Mr, Higgs •for
,the necessary order, ronarking
that in a case of such piablic importance he felt allured
London, England, 1850-05-02

FRENCH PLAYS.

A most attractive novelty was presented here last
evening, in the shape of a five-act comedy by Scribe,
called La Camaraderie; ou, la Courte Echelie: a piece
which was originally produced at the Th 6 itre Francais,
in Paris, in the year 1837. The choice of this play
shows great judgment on the part of Mr. Mitchell, inas.
much as it has enabled him to bring together all the
resources of his establishment in a manner which has
produced an ensemble such as the patrons of this theatre
have not often had an opportunity of witnessing. The
acting of four distinguished members of the Th6itre
Francais, viz., Mademoiselle Denain, Mademoiselle Na-
tlialie, M. Sampson, and M. Regnier, in the same piece,
formed a combination of talent which could not be ex-
celled. It would be a superfluous task to enter into a
detailed account of the plot of La Camaraderie, or to at-
tempt to describe the various characters which form the
drape is persona. The play has never before been per-
fumed in this country, but nevertheless its merits are
sufficiently known and appreciated by all lovers of the
school of the true French comedy. On the whole, the
piece was admirably represented, and at the close of the
third act the four principal artistes were called f
ward to receive the applause of the audience. After the
second act of the play the national anthem was sung by
Miss Mestent and M. Drayton Dorrissac—the whole of
the company joining in chorus.

SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.
On the occasion of Mr. George Bennett's benefit his
daughter, Miss Jane Bennett, played the character of
Alice in his excellent drama, Retribution. The young
lady bad previously acted‘ in some of the private perfor-
mances at Miss Belly Iheatre, but this was her first
appearance in public. To the difficulties naturally be-
longing to a debut were added the disadvantages of
sustaining a character which had been familiarized to
her audience, illustrated with all the tragic intensity
of miss Glyn. However, she passed through her pro-
bation very successfully. lat is very young, and gives
instances of a careful training, while here and there
were touches of pathos which promise well for her future
career.
London, England, 1850-05-02

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LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 2;11850.

We had fondly hoped that no such relic of the
" good old times" had descended to these days of
economy and retrenchment as the case of the Regis-
trarship of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury,
alluded to by the Honourable Baronet the
Member for Marylebone on Tuesday evening, and
again yesterday, in the House of Commons. Many
similar instances formerly existed in our law courts,
but steps were taken calculated to prevent their per-
petuation. The Lord of Southam is still in the en-
joyment of two snug pensions, bestowed upon him
as compensation for the abolition of sinecure office 3
to which be had been appointed by his father,
when Lord Chid' Justice of the Queen's Bench.
For one of these, having been chief clerk of the above
court, his Lordship receives the small sum of 7,7001.
per annum, or within 3001. of the sum allowed to the
Lord Chief Justice, and 2,700/. more than is paid to
any of the puisne jtviges, who are compelled to devote
their entire time to the performance of their arduous
and important duties. But this is not all. The same
nobleman is also in receipt of the further sum of
1,01411. 183. Bd. as his share of the compensation for
the office of Custos Brevium, which he held jointly
with a brother peer, who, like himself, was so fortunate
as to be the son of a former Chief Justice ; and as 8,8441.
18s. Bd. would be quite inadequate for services such as
his Lordship has been enabled to render to his grate-
London, England, 1850-05-02

THE SUN,

LONDON,

PRICES OF SHARES

IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM.

COMPANIES'. STOCK.
Front the Official LiAt.

PUBLISFIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING,

LONDON. TUESDAY, APRIL 30

ZOINT..STOCE. BANN.S.

Name of Company.

Dividend
per

A=onat
of
Share.

Annum.

Australasia ..........
Brash North American
Ceylon
Commercial of London
Calonial
Gloucestershire .... ••
lonian ..
Londn and Westminstr

London Joint-Stock ...
Provincial of Irelant• .

Ditto, New...
of Ireland ..
Nat. Provincial of Eng.

Ditto, New. .......
South Australia ......
linio I I 01 Australia....

Union of L0nd0n.....
Union of Madrid .....
London, England, 1850-05-02

PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND.

E. Snowden, South Shields, grocer, Is., On Saturday,
May 4, or any subsequent Saturday, between ten and
three, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES.
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
T. Williams, Epsom, Surrey, draper, May 22, at
twelve—J. Tidmarsh, Regent-street, and Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire, diaper, May 22, at eleven—G. Palmer,
Longmere, Norfolk, cattle dealer, May 22, at twelve—
E. Litchfield, Ipswich, Suffolk, uphol►terer and cabinet
maker, May 22, at two—T. Rowan, Cambridge, draper
and tea dialer, May 21, at eleven.
London, England, 1850-05-02

JOINT STOCK BAN.ES

Australasia lo* 40 .....25k...... to
Union of Australia
Union of London ...... ........ 10

MINES.

Santiago de Cuba. lO ...... 13% to
United Mexican ....... ........ 2614 594%... to 6

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 2.—Wind at noon N. to N.N.E.;
light breeze and fine weather.
NEWPORT, MAY I.—Wind N.E.—SI(.I. Monmouth,
Grenada.
QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 30.—Arrd. Amelia, 1-Turel,
Isiguey; John, Willis, Mauntius. Sld. Victory, Balti-
more; British Queen, Boston, United States.
BELFAST, APRIL 30.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Reliance,
New York.
LIMERICK, APRIL 30.—Wind S.E.—Sld. Ellen, Tar-
restal, Boston, A.; Keepsake, Quebec; Congress, ditto;
Mary Russell and Triumph, New York.
GUERNSEY, APRIL 30.—Wind .N.E.—Sld. Lily, Per-
nambuco.
SHIELDS, MIT' I.—Wind N.E.—Sld. President, Ver-
koutereu, Batavia; Thames, Nilber, Rica; Jane Thomp-
son, Richibucto.
DEAL, MAY 1. Wind N.E., fresh and squally,—
Arrd. Cbartley Castle, Owen, Callao ; A11e.,, Walker,
Jamaica. Arrd. from the River and sailed, Prince
Charles, Swan River; City of Peonah, Calcutta;
Ipswich, Buenos Ayres ; Santiago, Buenos Ayres ; Cy-
press, Montreal ; Hendrick Hudson, New York ;
Sydney, Montreal. •
PORTSMOUTH, MAY I.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. her Ma-
jesty's ship Sealark, Sierra Lem e, Sid. on the 22d of
March, with 200 ounces of gold-dust on board.
TEIGNMOUTH, MAY I.—Wind N.E.—Sld. Mersey,
Maramichi.
FALMOUTH, MAY I.—Off port, Garland Grove, Ma-
theson, Ceylon and Cape of Good Hope.
LIVERPOOL, MAY I.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Tinamara,
Ceara; Adolph Werner, Honduras. Off port, Hannibal,
ship; Elizabeth, ship. Std. Hugh, Monte Video; 10,
Trinidad; Jos. Badger, New Orleans; Euphemia, New
York ; Clyde, St. John's, New Brunswick; Charlotte,
Quebec.
JERSEY, APRIL 30.—S1d. Emma, Eden, Canada.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
NEVTGAT3II AND LEADENBILIZ..
Our markets were heavy to-day, at barely stationary
prices. Beef from is 10d to 3s ; Mutton, 2s 4d to
3s 6d; Lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 6d; Veal, 2s 8d to 3s 4d;
and Pork, 26 10d to 4s per 81138, by the carcase.
HAT 21T45.1211MT5.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3110 s• Clover
ditto, 31 Os to 41 lOs ; and Straw, 11 Is iv 11 as per
load. A full average supply, and a heavy demand.
COMBEBLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 10. to 31125; Clover
ditto, 3/ Os to 41 7s ; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 9s per
low-J. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull.
WHITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 10s;
Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 4/12s; and Straw,l/ 1s to 118; pct.
load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly at barely
stationary prices.

MEAT MARIKETB.
SOUTHALL, MAY I.—Our inarke: was heavy to-day,
and prices were not supported. The supply offering
was extensive. Beef, froru 25 Q 4 to 33 6d; mutton,
London, England, 1850-05-02

MARLBOROUGII-6`TREET.

AN ARTFUL TRlCK.—Alfred Hull, a lad about 15
years of age, wai charged wvh impo.ing.upon the bene-
volent by pretending to bo c'uinb.

sue of theilendicity constables, stated that on
the previous afternoon, he was in Carnaby-street, when
his attention wao called to the prisoner, who had a label
tied round his neck on which was written, '• Poor dumb
boy, got no tongue." Knowing him to be a confirmed
beggar, he watched him, and saw him zeceive several
pence from ladies and gentlemen ahem he importuned
far money. The prisoner then entersd a public-house
followed by witness, who saw him beg of the ens-
t imers in front of the bar, at the same time
making motions with his hands to signify that
he had lost his tongue and could not speak. After
watching him fur some time, he asked the land-
lord to lend him a spoon, and having got hold cf the
prisoner witness thrust the flat part of the spoon down
the prisoner's throat which had the effect of causing him
to protrude his tongue, thus exposing the imposition.
The prisoner, however, still pretended to be dumb, and
witness, to satisfy himself that he really was so, took
him to a surgeon's opposite, who
.applied something to
the end of his (prisoner's) tongue, which caused him to
call out in good plain English, that he could speak. Wit-
ness then took him to the station-house.

Several gently men came forward and stated to the
magistrate that the prisoner, though so young, had been
for some years driving a profitable trade by pretending
to be dumb. They themselves had relieved him on many
occasions, and thought if the case was made public
through the medium of the press, it would put the bene-
volent public on their guard arainst such impostors.
The prisoner, its reply to the charge, admitted that
he had imposed upon the public, but he had done so in
consequence of extreme poverty, and his antipathy to
turn to thieving for a living.
Mr. BINGHAM—I think your way of getting a living
equally as bad as thieving. Who put you up to such a
mule of impo6iug on the public ? Prisoner—No one.
I was once told that if the string under my tongue was
cut I could swallow it so as not to be seen. This made
me think of working the " dumb-dodge."
The MAGISTRATE said the prisoner was one of the
most artful noys he had ever met with, and committed
him for a month with bard labour.
London, England, 1850-05-02

245.
51. per cent.
71. per cent.
61. per cent.
Si. per cent.
151 per cent.
61. per cent.
61. per cent.

61. per cent.
11. per cent.
Si.per cent.
li. per cont.
61. per cent.
51. per cent.
61 per cent.
61. per cent.
61. per cent.
61. per cent.
London, England, 1850-05-02

THE MURDER AT CLAPHAM.

The excitement occasioned by the murder continues
unabated, and during the whole of yesterday, as on the
previous day, the place was visited by an immense con-
course of persons. As the police proceed in their en-
deavours to aicortain some clue to the perpetrators of
the outrage they find the matter enveloped in a darker
state of mystery than any case of the kind in which they
have been previously engaged, and they are almost at a
loss to know how to act. They cannot obtain the slight-
est assistance from Mr. Muddle which would enable
them to trace the property alleged to be stolen. Although
Mr. Maddle has had the gold watch for some years, he
states that he cannot tell the maker's name, where he
bought ir, the number of it, nor furnish any description
whatever.
Ye.terday several officers of the detective force went
to the house in Claremont-place, and in the presence of
Mr. Muddle arranged all the papers and documents
which had been strewn about the place on the day of the
robbery, and after examining them all, Mr. Maddle could
not po•itively state what he had lost. Among the pa-
pers were a large number of valuable deeds, leases,
bankers' receipts and other documents, which it is very
surprising were not carried. off by the robbers. Mr.
Meddle, by the advice of the police, has been to his
banker's to ascertain whether any of his documents or
cheques have been presented, as many of them could
readily have been negotiated, but nothiug of the kind
had taken place.
In consequence of the refusal of Mr. Higgs, the coro-
ner, to give Mr. Parrott, the surgeon, an order to employ
either Professor Taylor or Dr. Letheby to make an
analysis of the conten's of the stomach of the deceased,
Mr. Parrott, as we stated yesterday, Bpi:elect to the Com•
missioners of Police for an order to that eGet. Mr.
Mayne, the Chief Commissioner, informe I Mr. Parrott
that there were no funds at the disposal of the Commis-
sioners for such a purpose, and advised him to again ap-
ply to Mr. Higgs for the necessary order, remarking
1 that in a case of such public importance ho felt assured
London, England, 1850-05-02

PARTNERSHIPS DIssOLVED.

H. Bennett and J. Brown, Pensnett, Staffordshire, sad-
dlers—J. Wardrop and T. Garrett, Brabant-court, Phil-
pot-lane, City, wine merchants—H. Dobson and M. Ali-
son, Liverpool, engineers—J. Dugdale, sen., Jas. Dugdale,
sen., and J. Dugdale, jun., Manchester and Lower-house,
near Burnley, Lancashire, manufacturers—J. Wellman
and J. Wellman, Maddox-street, Regent-street, tailors—
Jsne Belt and lilizlbeth Kett, Duke-street, Manchester-
), quare, dressmakers—J. Harper and J. Todd, Manches-
ter, tailors—S. Horton and C. Gunnell, phane-road,
Canonbury, buildcrs—W. Henderson and D. Tuiloch,
Maranhaw, Brazil, commission merchants—J. Bury, R.
Robertshaw, and S. Priestley, Church, Lancashire,
ironfounders—F. Kirkman and T. J. Sp: tch, Manches-
ter, engravers—T. B. Wheatley and R. IL Jackson,
London-street, Greenwich, corn-dealers—A. H. Simp-
son and R. K. Day, London— S. Hunt and J.
P. Hunt, Liverpool, ironmongers—H. Buwen and T.
Bromwich, Bridgnorlb, Shropsnire, mercers—J. Thorne.%
011, W. H. Thurnewell, and G. Tnornevtell, Netherton,
Worcestershire, agricultural implement manufacturers
(so far as regards the said G. Thurnewell)—H. Hitchen
and A. Whalley, Chorley, Lancashire, juinere—R. Wood
and S. F. Knowles, Leeds, common brewers—W. H.
Goodair and J. Hunt, Webber-row, Southwark, vic-
tuallers.

INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
Joshua Evans, Liverpool, cart owner.
William North, Liverpool, railway clerk.
Frederick Lowe, Liverpool, butcher.
John Atkiost,n, Liverpool, assistant to a blacksmith.
William Benson, Liverpool, architect.
George M. Bail), Liverpool, grocer's assistant.
James Osborne, Kiduerminster.
Stephen Davy, West Bradenharo, Norfolk, grocer.
Richard Webber, King's Lynn, Norfolk, tailor.
Evan Jones, Broughton, Shropshire, farmer.
James Glasssck, Eastchurcb, Isle of Sheppy, grocer.
William Rice, Sheerness, grocer.
William Wilson, Birkenhead, Cheshire, commission agent.
John Wilson, Cheltenham, cabinetmaker.
James Ruthrni 11, Selby, Yorkshire, shoemaker.
William 'lithe, Rhuchilan, Flintshire, farmer.
James Walters, Walsall, Staffordshire, bridlecutter.
William S. Bell, Selby, Yorkshire, Custom house officer.
RicLird G. Christopher. Chatham, ropemaker.
SCO TCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
M. Parker, Greenock, miller, to meet within the White
Hart Inn, Greenock, May 4 and 25, at one.
G. Webster, Edinburgh, writer to the signet, bunker,
and manufacturer, to meet. within the Roy al Exchange
Coffee-house, Edinburgh, May 6 and 27, at t
I'. B. Parker, Glasgow, ware houseman, to meet within
the Globe Hotel, Glwgovf, May 6, and June 3, at twelve.
G. Dodds, Bullion, near Dundee. auctioneer and farmer,
to meet within tho British Hotel, Dundee, May 3 and 24,
at two.
J. Murdoch, Glasgow, writer and insurance agent, to
meet within the Buck's Head Hotel, Glasgow, May 3 and
24, at twelve.
London, England, 1850-05-02

GERMANY.

The Administrative Council has sent a message to
the two Houses of the Erfurt Parliament, informing
them of the conclusion of the present session. In the
message the Parliament is thanked for its resolutions
respecting the revision, and a promise is given of an
immediate communication with the Governments. It
is mot stated at what time the Parliament is to meet
again.
A letter from Berlin states that the Austrian am-
bassador in that city had presented a demand that all
the Hungarian refugees, who had not satisfied the
military service, should, in virtue of the treaty of
1834, be given up, and that all the others should be
expelled. The Prussian Cabinet replied that all the
refugees of the former category had already left, and
that so long as the others should not disturb order, it
would not expel them.
The German Reform says that the Austrian Go-
vernment intends to convoke at Vienna a custom's
congress for all Germany.
The Vienna Gazette of the 25th contains the decree
for regulating the relations of the Catholic Church
with respect to public instruction. It gives consi-
derable powers to the bishops.
The military authorities of Vienna have notified to
the booksellers of the city that if " dangerous works"
be found in their shops they will not be allowed to
r
continue their trade for all the duration of the state of
siege.
Several of the journals continue to express much
dissatisfactionandinsomeof at
ththesucboubs of the city the strangencession made to the clergy,
sound of charivaris has been heard.
London, England, 1850-05-02

POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.

Some few weeks since we had occasion to notice Dr.
Bachhoffner's first lecture upon the Philosophy of Scien-
tific Recreations; that gentleman has lately commenced
the second lecture of this series, and the subject•mattcr
is confined exclusively to " optics" and the laws govern-
ing the sensationof colour. The Doctor commenced by
rather a startling announcement—that he intended
proving, he hoped satisfactorily to all parties, that out
cf the many accustomed certainties of every-day life,
two, if not many more, were incorrect. These be state.'
as follows:—" That none of us see with our eyes," and
" that seeing is not believing." This bold and curious
assertion excited the attention of all, and anxiety was
evidently paramount to unravel these seeming anoma-
lies. The Doctor's course of experiments proved, how-
ever, the justness of his correction of " proverbs so old
and so' general" eventually, by illustration, satisfying
all, beyond a doubt, that our present system f reasoning
resulted merely from an imperfect tuition, and that many
of the commonest operations connected with ourselves
are scarcely understood. We must own we were
not so opinionated concerning the two principles
laid down as at first we had imagined, the Doctor's facts
settling his assertions beyond a doubt. We strongly
recommend this lecture to our readers.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.
BETTING ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
DEBUT.

6to 1 agst Bolingbroke (t) 20 to 1 agst Nutshell (t)
6 to 1 agst Clincher 25 to 1 agst Penang
8 to 1 agst Mavors 33 to 1 agst Knight of
11 to 1 agat Voltigeur (t) Avenel
13 to 1 apt The Nigger 40 t) 1 agst Blarney (t)
16 to 1 agst Pitsford 1000 to 15 agstDeicoon(t)
18 to 1 agat Ghillie Callum 1000 to 10 agst Hardinge
(taken) (taken)
20 to 1 agst Mildew
London, England, 1850-05-02

CERTIFICATES GRANTED.

V. Rimell, Hammersmith, timber merchant, certificate
of the firs: class—J. Triggs, Southampton, upholsterer,
certificate of the third class, after 21 days from Aprii
30—E. W. Lemm, Princes street, Hanover-square,
military outfiitter, certificate of the second doss—
er. Woods, Portsea, Southampton, saddler, certificate
of the third class—J. Fielding, Middleton, Lancashire,
corn dealer—J. Harrington, Manchester, commission
agent, certificate of the second class—S. Glenny,
Liverpool, corn and commission agent, certificate of the
first class, after 21 days from April 26 —W. Rothery,
Leeds, clothier, certificate of the first class, after 21 days
from April 25—S. Uibson, York, licensed victualler and
innkeeper, certificate of the first class, after 21 days from
April 26—T. Don, Swinton Iron-works, Yorkshire, cer-
tificate of the first class, after 21 days from April 26
S. Stead, Bradford, Yorkshire, druggist, certificate of
the second dais, after 6 months from April 23.