The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-17 00:00:00

TH E‘ SU N, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1850.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
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THE WEATHER.—Surr OFFICE, MAY 17
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' majority, _was an __unjust and.. iniquitous burden.
Again, we had imagined, and we still cling to the
belief, that a duty which excludes the light of heaven
from our dwellings, and fosters disease in the crowded
haunts of the poor, should rank among the number
of those taxes which press heavily 'and unjustifiably
upon " a heavy-taxed people." We might enumerate
a multitude of similar cases, in all of which, of course,
we shall henceforth count upon the zealous co• ope-
ration of the Gallant Member for Lincoln ; but, with
all our abhorrence of unfair taxation, we must con-
fess that we had hitherto failed to recognise that
obnoxious characteristic in Mr. EWART'S Bill.
If the 'proposition were to impose a tax
upon all libraries and museums at present
existing, or to be erected in future, then, indeed, we
should have regarded it as similarly baneful and op-
pressive as the tax now levied upon paper, which
tends to obstruct the diffusion of knowledge among
the people, or as the duty on windows, which re-
stricts the enjoyment of those necessaries of bodily
life, air and light. But no Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer at the present moment threatens to impose
another restriction upon the diffusion of knowledge,
or to effect another curtailment in the enjoyment of
intellectual light, by levying a tax upon libraries and
museums. So, untaught by Colonel Siirrpour, we
had felt no alarm. The trifling sum in question (which
is not, be it remembered, to be levied by Act of Par-
liament, but merely to be suffered to be levied by the
people of any borough, the majority of them consent-
ing thereto), so far from being a restrictive tax upon
knowledge, appeared to us,' on the contrary, a dire,ct
means for its promotion. And we deemed it exceed-
ingly improbable that any burgesses possessing the
ordinary amount of common sense would hesitate to
avail themselves of • the proposed permission, the
foundation of schools and libraries, and all other 41-
atitutions which tend to promote moral health, being,
to our thinking, itiout the best money invest-
ments, and the cheapest social protective systeies
of which it is possible fur the members of any com-
munity to avail themselves. Colonel Siurssour jig
evidently of another opinion, his wise economy in-
clines; him to 'the course advocated by the man
in the fable, who, when the lion was at the deor, and
all were eager to lend a hand to keep him out, sug-
gested the advisability of admitting the intruder lin
order to turn him out again. So it is that Colonel
SmruonP and Many of our Legislators are disposed to
act with regard to Ignorance and the monster vices
following in its train, which are now so rapidly and
effectively destroying, and threatening still further to
destroy, the hearts and intellects of the people.
Let us teach the young, let us diffuse
knowledge ' among all, is the cry of thOse
who truly recognise the existing evil and
the imminent danger. Let us build Schools and
libraries, and remote every restriction upon the ne-
cessary elements .of moral and mental life. Let
libraries, well furnished with good books, rival the
attractions of the beer-shop and the gambling-
booth, and let cheap journals containing
the news of . the day meet' the poor man
at his own hearth when `` returning
,from
his toil. So shall temptations, which now
prove too often irresistible, lose their power, and so
will the hearts and' intellects of the people be no
longer the stolid abodes of ignorance or the fruitful
fields of vice, Such are, one, would imagine, the sug-
gestions of a prudent economy. But what says
the Gallant Colonel and the Legislators aforesaid ?
We will not tax the people, say these philanthropic
men, neither will we suffer them to tax themselves
for such purposes:--" they are taxed enough
already I" No, not' one penny, shall be levied for
the erection of librariet. Let the lion in, we
will turn him out again. We will allow
you, nay more, we will compel you to pay for prisons
and convict-ships, and police, and gaolers, and hang-
men ad infinitum. Pounds you may and
you must laiish in the attempt to put
down crime ; but you shall not bestow one
farthing for its prevention-,—" you are taxed enough
already." For this new version of an old adage the
country stands, indebted to the Honourable and
Gallant Atember for Lincoln.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

RECAL OF THE AMBASSADOR

FROM ENGLAND.

We have received the. Paris journals of yesterday.
In reference to the departure of the French Am-
bassador from London the Ordre says that M.
Duoursi DE L'HUYS had received formal instructions
to,quit London forthwith if satisfaction was not given
to France ; and yesterday an announcement was
made in Assembly that the Ambassador had been
recalled. We are not surprised at this circumstance.
Ever since the PRESIDENT of the Republic suffered
himself to be terrified by the absurd rumours which
the reactionaries spread into throwing himself into
the arms of the Bourbonists, and becoming
the Planche Napoleonienne which they had all
along boasted they would make of him, it
became evident that the Legitimatist Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, General LAHITTE, acting under the
inspiration of Count MOLE, M. PISCATORY, and the
Bur raves, would take the first opportunity of
breaking the entente cordiale with constitutional
England, in order to form an intimate alliance with
Russia, a power to whom the recent arbitrary
proceeedings of the French Ministers, in domestic
affairs, cannot but make them most acceptable, and who
will, in return, lend them its Cossacks to re-establish
" order," by restoring HENRI V.
The following is a detailed report of the proceed-
ings yesterday in the National Assembly :—After a
great number of petitions against the Electoral Bill
had been presented, General LAIIITTE ascended the
tribune, and said that last Saturday he had the ho-
nour of announcing to the Assembly that upon re-
ceiving the unfortunate and unexpected intelligence
of the failure of the good offices of France in the ne-
gotiations at Athens, the Government of the Republic
had conceived it to be its duty to demand explana-
tions from the English Government. The answer
received not being such as the French Government
had a right to expect, considering the good rela-
tions that existed between the two countries, the
PRESIDENT of the Republic, after having taken
the advice of the Council of Ministers, had given
his orders to recal the French Ambassador.
(Three rounds of cheers; prolonged movement.
The Mountain, which applauded in the beginning,
abstained from joining in the succeeding cheers.) in
order to acquaint the Assembly with the motives
which have determined the Government to take this
decision, he could not do better than read the letter
which he had addressed to M. DBourN DB L'HUYS
upon this subject.—(Attention.)
"To M. Drouyn de l'Huys, Ambassador at London.
Paris, May 14, 1850.
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France, in a spirit of benevolence and peace, had
decided upon interposing her good dices, with the
object of terminating; upon honourable conditions,
the differences which had arisen between Great Britain
and Greece. It had been agreed that the coercive nae -
sures already employed by the British Government should
be suspended during the mediation; and that if an ar-
rangement judged acceptable by the French mediator
should be rejected by the British negotiator, the latter
should refer for instructions to London before recurring
'afresh to measures of force: We had received upon this
last point the most formal promises. These protnises
have not been kept. This deplorable consequence bas
been the result :—At this very moment when a draft of
convention, negotiated directly and definitively settled
between the Cabinets of Paris and London, was upon
the point of arriving at Athens, where the most essen-
tial bases of it were known, Greece, attacked anew by
the naval forces of Great Britain, notwithstanding
the lively representations of the French envoy,
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been instructed to make this demand. This demand not
having been complied with, it has appeared to us that the
prolongation c.f your stay at London was not compatible
with the dignity of the Republie.—(Loud cheers.) The
President has ordered me to invite you to return to
France, after having accredited M. de Mareschali in the
quality of charge d'alfaires. Ile has ordered me at the
same time to express to you all the satisfaction of the
Government of the Republic at the Boa', ability, concilia-
tory
and firm spirit, which you have constantly dis-
played during the course of the negotiation which has
not owed its failure to you. You are instructed to read
this present dispatch to Lord Palmerston.—(Fresh
cheers.)—Signed LA IIITTE.
In order to comply with the 'wishes of the Assem-
bly, he had the honour to place upon the bureau all
the documents relative to this affair. The Assembly
would no doubt eee the propriety of maturely study-

iag all the documents of the voluminous collection of
papers which he beld in his hand, before entering
upon a debate. Thus they would be enabled to ap-
preciate and judge the acts and intentions of the Go-
vernment.—(Yes ! yes!) The papers were ordered
for printing, on the vote of the Assembly to this
effect. The explanations of the Minister were
followed by much agitation, and the sitting was sus-
pended.
The Ministry still pursue their provocative mea-
sures, their almost avowed object being to drive the
people into an emeute in order to give General CHAN-
GARNIER an opportunity of indulging in his repeat-
edly expressed wish of bombarding Paris, for which
purpose he has caused a store of shells to be col-
lected at Vincennes, with which he proposes to ut-
terly destroy the Faubourg St. Antoine with all its
inhabitants the instant the breaking out of an imeute
shall afford him the opportunity.
In reference to the unceasing attempts made by the
reactionaries to excite the people to an outbreak, the
National justly observes—

_ -
" No one can have failed to remark the exaggerated
rumours, the presages of imminent troubles, that are
spread about by the counter-revolutionary organs.
Their object, it is plain, is to excite alarm and agitation,
to set the interests of one class against the passions of
another. to spread trouble and femcnt fear. The au-
thors of such tactics will only bring shame on their
own heads. Their maneeuvres are seen through. They
will neither provoke the populace to disturbance nor
frighten the middle classes, and will only call down the
energetic reprobation of everybody."
As a specimen of the manner in which the reac-
tionary journals endeavour to spread alarm among all
classes of society, and to excite to civil war, we ex-
tract the following from the Ordre
" It is notorious that we are in presence of the enemy,
that perhaps tomorrow we shall have to defend society
against the hordes of June—that the provinces are me-
naced with a Jacquerie, and Paris with a 93. What
would we not do to give peace to our country—but peace
is neither in the hearts or in the acts. Danger is ad-
vancing and pressing upon us. A cry of alarm resounds
through all France. Yet is the struggle inevitable? No,
we yet count on the prudence of good people to avert it.
But we declare aloud, in presence of passions that dis-
tort rights and facts, the majority ought not to shrink,
the powers of the state ought not to tremble before the
factious,
revolt," '
the law must not stand disarmed iu presence of

The following letter has been 'lent to the journals
by Colonel LABORDE, on the subject of the alleged
negotiations between the PRESIDENT of the Republic
and the Bourbons :
" You have thought it your duty to publish, with an
intention which I will not judge of, a letter from MM.
Adam, Aubert, and Bouillon, in which those gentlemen
attribute to me a conversation the details of which are
inexact. I did not affirm that M. Berryer, having
spoken to me about a month since, recommended me to
tell the President of the Republic that it was time for
him to came to an understanding with the Bourbons,
who would secure him a suitable position. That remark
was made by M. Larochejagnelin, in a simple conversa-
tion, and not in the form of a proposition; I might have
repeated it to those gentlemen while chatting with them,
but without attaching more importance to the subject
than did M. Larochejaquelin himself. As to the alle-
gation that there was added to the above remark ' that
if the President did not make haste, and treat before
two months, he -would be lost; and have no longer any-
thing
to hope for,'•it is a pure invention, as I said nothing
of the sort. I also affirm that it is false that I said to
one of those gentlemen that I had mentioned the con-
versation to the Prince. I merely said that I had told
it to one of the friends of the Preiident, a Member of
the National Assembly, but still without attaching any
importance to it. This, sir, is all the truth; the public
will judge whether a fact of this nature merits the pub-
licity which you have given to it, and whether it has the
political bearing you attribute to it." •
This letter, it is clear, is completely confirmatory
of the important fact that there have been offers made
to the PRESIDENT of the Republic to turn traitor.
The following proposition on the responsibility of
Ministers has been presented to the Assembly by
MM. CUNIN GIUDAINE, DB LA.ROCHETTE, and DX
LABOULIB

" A Commission of fifteen Members shall be ap•
pointed by the Legislative Assembly, in the usual form,
to prepare an organic law on the responsibility of Mi.
Meters and of the other agents of the Executive Go.
vernmen L" .

:
Dcauxourrz, OT, MAYM:ty 14,
14,E ELEVEN The following, from the Constitutionnel, announces
the termination of the strike at Creuzot, and restora-
tion of tranquillity:—
" The Government yesterday received the following
telegraphic dispatch
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" ' The troops last evening and this morning occupied
the Crenzot militarily, without the slightest resistance.
Everything was-confined to threats. Eight of the prin-
cipal ringleaders have been arrested to-day, and are
about being sent •to Autun. No collision appears to be
now feared: The• strike still exists among the miners.
The forges continue at work. The other coal districts
are tranquil. The coals from Montchanin arrive without
obstacle.'

" A second dispatch, some hours later than the above
announces that the effervescence is completely calmed in
all the distridt, and that the strik•bas ceased. We may
add that the arrest of the ringleaders took place without
any collision, by the gendarmes,
.supported by the in-
fantry."

UM. PHILIPPE and SCIVEAU, sentenced to trans-
portation for baying aided the insurgents of Rouen in
April, 1848, effected their escape from the prison of
Alencon on the 11th inst.
The Fire per Cents. opened yesterday at 88f. 20c.,
and rose to 88f. 40c. It was shortly afterwards
announced that the Minister for Foreign Affairs had
declared in the Legislative Assembly that M. Drouyn
de Lhuys had been withdrawn from London. A
general rush was then made to sell stock, and the
Five per Cents. fell to 87f. 40c., and closed at 87f.
55c. They were done afterwards in the Coulisse at
86f. 70c.; the Three per Cents. closed at 54f. 40c.;
Orleans Railroad Shares, 700 f. ; Rouen, 500 f. ;
Havre, 2051. ; Great Northern, 408 f. 75c. ; Avignon,
167 f. 50c.; Vierzon, 320 f. ; Basle, 102 f, 50c.; Bor-
deaux, 385 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 320 f.; Tours and
Nantes, 2131. 75c.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TIIE
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE. MAY
_l6.

Boulogne and Amiens, 6—Central of France (Orleans and
Vierzon), 12%—East Indian, WA—Namur and Liege, 6A—
Paris and Rouen, 20.

HER MAJESTY'S TUEATEE.—Monsieur Eugene
Scribe, the celebrated dramatic author, arrived in London
yesterday. The object of his present visit is for the purpose
of superintending his forthcoming opera of The Tempest.
M. Stint Amant, the celebrated chess-player, has
just arrived in London. M. Saint Amant was Governor
of the Palais des Tuileries during the revolution of 1848.
ALARMING FIRE IN THE ClTY.—This morning,
about half-past four o'clock, the City police-constable of
Wood-street was passing the warehouse of Foster and Co.,
Hart-street, Wood-street, when he noticed an unusual light
in the lower part of the house. The inmates and neighbours
were soon aroused, and no time was lost in sending for the
engines and foremen, who speedily attended from Watling-
street, Whitecross-street, Farringdon-street, and other sta-
tions. The flames were soon arrested in their progress, but
the entire stock of the shop was destroyed and the building
damaged. The firm is believed to be insured; as to the
origin of the fire nothing was known.
Indolent people easily become sly and shifting ;
their natural gentleness serves to hide even a fit of rage; for
it is by our habitual manner that an accidental change of
feeling may be best concealed. Eliza Cook's Journal.
THE LATE MARQUIS WELLESLET.—IIIS Grace
Field. Marshal the Duke of Wellington has been, for the last
few days, engaged in the graceful task of superintending the
erection of a monumental tablet at Eton College, to his gifted
brother the late Marquis Wellesley, in pursuance of the wish
expressed by that distinguished pupil of King Henry's noble
foundation.
General Sir Peregrine and Lady Maitland, accom-
panied by. Lady F. Kerr and family, were amongst the
numerous passengers who arrived yesterday morning by the
Antwerpen steam-packet, Captain Jackson.
EMIGRATION FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.—
Yesterday the tenth general report of the Colonial
Land and Emigration Commissioners was printed, giving
Borne interesting information connected with emigration from
the United Kingdom: The emigration from the United
Kingdom during the ten years ending the 31st of December,
1846, amounted • to 856,392 persons, giving an average of
85,639 emigrants a year. During the years 1847 and 1848
the number of emigrants was 258,270 and 248,069 respec-
tively, being nearly double the largest number that had
emigrated in any previous year. During the year 1849 the
emigration had reached the unprecedented number of 299,493
persons, of which number the 260,817 proceeded to North
British
North 2 19,450
Americaw ent. toT h teh
co States,omUmniitsesdionersestimate
that in and 41,387 to
1349, exclusive of cabin passengers, 1,743,500/. • was ex-
pended on emigration, of which only 228,3001. was paid out
of the public funds, leaving more than 1,500,000/. as the pro-
bable amount provided out of private or parochial funds,
ERRATUM.—In the article on " The Shrievalty of
London," which appeared in our paper of yesterday, the
three lines at the bottom should have read thus:_"We are
afraid the corporation will presorve the shadow, but lose the
substance, by neglecting reasonable reform in these and other
respects."
EXCHEQUEE.—An official return has just been
issued, in pursuance to an order of the House of Commons,
of all moneys received during the year ending sth April,
1850, to the account of her Majesty's Exchequer, at the
Bank of England and of Ireland, under the respective
heads of public revenue, amounting in the. whole to
62,952,526 i. lls. 10-id. The balance remaining at the
Bank of England on the day on which the return was pre-
pared, was—Balance of income, 7,707,9691. 15s. 2d. ;
balance of credits, 747,634/. 9s. 2d. ; total, 8455,004/. 4s. 4d
Balance at the lank of Ireland, 1,124,9321. Os. 7id.

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past its transactions have been
COAIMERCIAL FAILURE IN DUBLIN.—A long-esta-
blished firm in the corn trade in this city is mentioned as
having suspended payments. It is a house of great respec-
tability, but for some years
apon a limited scale. This is almost the only stoppage of
any consequence for many months in Dublin, a proof that
public credit, during a period of unusual pressure. and diffi-
culty, has been remarkably sound. There is much less
amount of commercial business than in former years, but
there is nothing in the way of mere speculation, and compa-
ratively few bills are protested. Indeed, the notaries have
had a very bad teed..
Innocence is a flower which withers when touched,
but blooms not again when watered by tears.—Eliza Cook's
Journal.

Tun SWALLOWS.—In consequence of the great
severity of the weather during Sunday and Monday last,
dead swallows were picked up in immense numbers in the
neighbourhood of Congresbury and Banwell. We have been
informed
a correspondent that thousands were destroyed.
bayirmr.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The Cotton market at Liverpool, yesterday, was firm;
sales about 6,000 baler, of which 1,000 American were
taken on speculation. Railway shares were firm, and in
some instances higher quotations were realised.
The Corn market is firm again to-day.
The Colonial markets this week have not been gene-
rally animated, but a good brisk business has bean done
in sugar. The Indigo sales went off very heavily yester-
day, and will not be resumed until Tuesday. The Wool
sales close this evening.
The Hamburgh mail brings the rate of exchange on
London steady at 13.9.
Some very curious results are -shown in an analysis
of the railway returns just made to an order of the
House of Lords. Mr. Arthur Smith has performed the
task, and states in reference to the North-Western Com-
pany as follows:
"It appears that between the years 1824 and 1850
no less than 740 miles of railway were authorised to be
made by the amalgamated company, which possesses the
exclusive railroad communication between London, Bir-
mingham, Liverpool, and Manchester, and by branches
and extensions communicates with the various towns
and railways of the districts near which the
line passes. The company has also exer-
cised, by subscriptions, leases, and directorial
appointments, a powerful influence in the promotion of all
the railways running north of Liverpool and Manchester,
and west of Chester, as well as numerous other railway
companies, many of which, the Railway Commissioners
state, had a mere nominal separate existence. The
company are now the owners of some sixty miles of canal,
and are lessees, at guaranteed rents, of near three times
that extent. In fact, the acting directors of the various
lines now amalgamated (for Mr. George Hudson was in
the direction of the Manchester and Birmingham sec-
tion), may be said to be the progenitors of that nume-
rous railway offspring which for a time overran the
country, and absorbed the wealth and industry of all
classes of society. Of the railways sanctioned (in which
the recent Huddersfield and Manchester, and Leeds
and Dewsbury are included), 478 miles appear to
be open for traffic, 49f miles to be in the course of
construction, and 211 miles not to be commenced,
of which sixty-eight miles have been abandoned by lapse
of time, and since partly adopted by other companies,
under the influence of subscriptions or other arrange-
ments.
"It will be seen that the authorised capital has been
differently stated in the various returns as well as the
the mileage. Some companies in their returns infer that
the second order made by the House of Lords applies to
both capital and loan; but in this instance there is no
explanation, the words of the return being ' Capital
authorised by Act of Parliament, 30,617,620/.' It
this is the amount of share capital only, the sum autho-
rised to be raised by debentures and loans is less than
8,700,000/. ; but if it refers to both capital and loan, the
money powers conferred by Parliament would be,
within a very small sum, exhausted ; but, in either
case, a vast sum appears to be illegally borrowed, the debt
appearinveren in tbe account to 31st December,
1849, as above ten millions. It appears, however, by the
previous returns, that 4,547,5001. of share capital is
authorised for subscription by, the Acts of other com-
panies, and if that account be added to the share
capital authorised by the company's own acts, we find
the authorised share capital 29,948,120/., and if we add
to that amount 208,653/., subscribed for to the Caledonian
and Scottish Midland, for which no legal, authority is
shown; 101,7321. subscribed to the Shropshire Union, for
which an Act is quoted, but the power to subscribe without
sanctioning money renders the authority nugatory, and
the 400,000/. in part subscribed, without legal authority,
to the East and West India Dock Railway, we find even
a greater amount of share capital necessary than that
stated. The extraordinary powers obtained by the di-
rectors in 1845 and 1848, and the two amalgamations,
require a complete investigation, since some deception
seems to have been passed on the Legislature, and the
whole of these large, sums have now either nominally or
really been expended; the former being near a million
sterling entitled to dividend."
Great agitation has been produced in the City by the
announcement that the French Ambassador has been
recalled from London, and the expected return of Lord
Normanby. Most impartial men, however, look upon
the whole affair as an unprincipled metonym on the
part of Louis Napoleon to court a little fleeting popula-
rity, and M. Thiers has eredit,in company with the Le-
gitimatists, for having played this dangerous game.
Still there can be no serious apprehension, unless
the Russian and Bavarian Courts join with Republican
France in this matter. Consols from 96k fell to 95f
and 95. The New Three-and•a-Quarter per Cents.
have been 96 to 4. Bank Stock is at .206. Exchequer-
bills are 675. to 695. premium.'
Foreign Stocks have suffered more or less with the
rest. Mexican bare been 29i and since 31. Peruvian,
74} to 77. Spanish Three per Cents. 37 to f.
Shares have been all flatter.
QUARTER TO THREE.
... 95i
... 95* 41.-
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF BRITISII FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
sank Stock
er Cent. Reduced Anna 94X55 94 9414,
3 per Cent. Console Annuities........ 951414 1/2 95 9514
New 314 per Cent. Anne.... 96% IA 96 96%
India Stock 2661/1

Consols ... ... ...
Ditto, Account, June 12 ...

India, Bonds, 1,0001. ..... . ... 90 p
Ditto under 1,0004.. ...... .......... 90 p
South Sea Stdek
Consols for Account 954 414% 95 95%
Exchequer Bills. 11,0. & 2a
1,0001. June 67 69 p
Small. June 67 70 p

69 p
70 p

•NE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent
Ditto, Account
Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent.
Ditto 5 Der Cent.
Ditto, Scrip. 7l p
Mexican. 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons
Ditto. Account 29% SO4 30 3014
Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent 76% 75 75
Ditto, Account
Ditto Deferred
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds ••• 107
Ditto, 414 per Cent
Ditto Scrip
Spanish 5 per Cont. 1840 —
Ditto, Account
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Beligan, 4% per Cent. .. .....
pawl 214 per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 55 L,,,, 3/4 % 55%
;4b,1 Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates-. 85
WOES OF
PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING,RAL.WAY SIIARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE,,
`3irmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, without guarantee 20
!uckinghamiliire ...... 17%
Caledonian
Do. New 10/. Pref..— ... 10
Chester and Holyhead... 50
i..astern Counties...
Do., New Preference,
I; per Cent lO ...... 11% ..e. ..... ...... 11%
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 26% ^ 263/4
,ireat Northern
Do., % A Deferred ... 1214.... 214 •36 2%
D 0.., %B 6 per Cent... 9% 4% .. •4%
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref. 1214 — ...... ...... ... 10%
!Teat South: and West.
(Ireland)
Great Western 100
Hull and Selby .. .. . ... 50
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... 47 ..... .
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 -
9%
Lancashire& Yorkshire 100 ......
....
Do. Fifths... ........ .... 10
and Bradford
102 1011
London and N Western 100
Ditto, New Quarters 12
Ditto,Fifthe ..... 12 ... .. 114.... ... . . ... 11%
London &S. Western ..100 ...... 60 ... .... 6O
Midland
Do., 501. Shame ..... 30
Do.Birm., and Derby ro
Norfolk lOO
Do. Extension ......... 20
North British ... ... ... 25
North Staffordshire ... 171,* 7% 7 ••••••••••• 7
Royston and Ilitchin ... 414 —
Do. Shepreth Exten . 5,4 34
34
Scottish Central
oath Eastern
Do., Registered No. 410
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... ..- ..... .. 25
Do. Newcastle Exten. 20 ' 8 ...... ......... 7%
(a Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ... -
York and North Midland 50 ...... 16 161% 153.., 16
Ditto Preference ...... 10
FOREIGN RAILWATo.
Boulogne and Amiens... 20 ...... 5% 5%
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon)... 20
Northern of France...-. 16
Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 ...... 214 ....... 21..4
Rouen and Havre ...... 20 ..-.. ;71,43/4 7l
MINES.
Brazilian Imperial .. *. ... 24% — ........... ..
Do. St. John Del Rey 15
United Mexican 28% 614% 6%
JOINT STOCK BAISILb.
British North American 50

714 p

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 17.--Wthd at noon W.N.W. to N.W.,
light breeze and dull cloudy weather.
BRISTOL, MAY 16. Wind N.W.—Arrd. Union, Reed,
Mauritius.
BEAUMARIS, MAY 16.—A. boat, marked " Sluice, of
Chester," hay been picked up at sea; also 40 deal planks;
and at Bull Bay a bulk of timber has been landed.
WELLS, MAY 16.—The Allred, of this port, from
Micldlesburgh. struck on the sand in entering this port
last night, drifted to the main, and it is expected has da-
maged her bottom; she must remain until the next tide.
CHRISTIANSAND. MAY 7.—The Isabella and Margaret.
of Dundee, Odense to England, got aground on the Belt,
came off leaky, and put into 'Cloven to discharge.
CADIE, MAY B.—Tbe Horatio, Salonica to Belfast,
foundered 6th instant off Cape St. Mary's; crew saved,
and arrived here.
DEAL, MAY 16.—Wind N.E. to E.N.E.---Arra. from
the River and sld. Dores, Cape of Good Hope.
rENZANCR, MAY 15.—. Wind N.N.E. Sid. Mecca,
New York.
NEWPORT, MAY 15. Wind N.E.—Sld. Ann, Wil.
raington.
SWANSEA, MAY 16. Wind N.N.W.—SId. Edward
Robinson, Cuba; Pearl, Cuba; Balgownie, Coquimbo.
BELFAST, MAY 15.—S1d. Arabian, New York.
CLYDE, MAY 15.—Sld. Urgent, Batavia and Sings-
pore; hore • Benares, Bombay; Lord Montgomerie, Demerara;
trills's Vineyard, New York.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHAN GE-(FRIDAY

The quantity of English Wheat r• -c. ivell up to our
Market dm; week, coastwise, has been but miAlerate,
viz., 2,640 quarters. By land-carriage and sample, the
receipts have been small. To-;gay scarcely an) parcels
were offering, and a clearance of them was speedily
effected, at prices quite equal to those obtained on Mon-
day last. From abroad, 8.670 quarters of Wheat have
reached us. Selected qualities of both red and white
moved off freely, at fully previous rates, and a steady
business was transacted in the middling and interior
kinds, at late figures. The supply of Barley was limited.
Grinding parcels produced ls. more money. Malting
and distilling sorts were quite as quite as dear. Although
the supply of Malt was seasonably good, the trade ruled
steady, at very full prices. Very ,ew Oats, either Eng-
lish or foreign, were on the market. All kinds sold
readily, at an improvement in value of 6d per quarter.
Beans, Peas, Indian Corn, and Flour were held at very
full prices.

Englisk
5c0tch........
Trish • .
Foreign ..

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat.

Barley.

Oats.

Malt. I Flour.

Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Sacks
2,640 830 290 G,420 3,110

j 8,6-70 I 4,-100 I 5,-810

BMXTHPIELD.
The number of beasts on offer in to-day's market
being in excess of the wants of the butchers, the Beet'
trade ruled excessively heavy, at prices barely equal to
those obtained on Monday, and a total clearance was
not effected. The extreme figure for the best Scots was
3s 6d per Blbs. With Sheep we were heavily supplied,
even the time of year considered. All breeds moved off
slowly, at a decline in the quotations of 2d per 81bs.
The primest old Downs sold at 3s 10d per Blbs. There
was a considerable increase in the supply of Lambe,
owing to which the demand was extremely inactive, at a
fall in ♦alue of 4d per 81bs. Calves were very dull, and
again rather lower. In Pigs scarcely any sales took
place. Mitch Cows were selling at from 141 to 181 each,
including their small Calf.

!ilk the offal.

Per 6lbs, to i
s. d. to s. d, s. d. to s. do
Inferior Boasts 2 2 2 4 Inferior Skeep .. . 2 il 210
Second quality •. • 2 6 2 8 Second qual. Sheep 3 0 3 4
Prime large Oxen 210 3 2 Coarse-weolledditto3 4 1 6
Prime Scots .. 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wether 3 II 310
Large coarse Calves 2 6 3 0 Ditto onto( the wool 0 a 0 0
[Time small ditto 3 2 3 4 Large Hogs • ... •• 3 2 3 8
inckling Calves • 18 0 22 0 Small Porkers •••• 3 11 4 0
Lambs 4 4 6 4 Quartar old Pigs ..16 0 20 0
TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. I
Bast'''.
I Calves. 1 Figs.
1,028 12,800 264 300
FOREIGN SUPPLY.
I Sheep. Calves. I Pigs.
I
222 106 1
SCOTCH.
I Sheep. I Calves. I Plp ,
NEWG.A.TE AND LEADENICALL•
Although the supplies were but moderate, the general
demand ruled heavy, and prices had a downward ten-
dency.

Beasts.
208

Beasts.
390

At per stone by the Carcase.
a. d. to a. d. a. d. to a. d.
eef,t merlon ••••• 110 2 0 Mutton, inferior •• 2 2 2 4
- middling .• •• 2 2 2 4 .7-- middling.. 2 s 3 0
primelarge .. 2 6 2 6 - prime .... 3 5 3 5
prime small •• 210 3 0 Pork, large.... •••. 2 10 3 4
deal.. - small •• •••• • • 3 6 4 0
Lamb. Is 2d t• 56 2d.
BOROUGH MOP IYZARICEIT.
Owing to the, backward state of the bine, and the late
cold weather, several rather large speculative purchases
have been effected in Hops of the growth of 1848 and
1847, and prices are well supported. Yearlings are quite
as dear as last ,week, and several samples have been
withdrawn from the market. New Mid, and East Kent
ockets, 61 2s.to 101 lOs ; new Weald of Kent ditto,
61 to 81; new Sussex ditto, Si 5s to 61 12s ; new
Farnhams, 121 to 131; yearling Kents 31 3s to 41 8s;
yearling ussex, 21 10s to 31 ss; old Hops
.11 Is to 31
per cwt.

COLONX.A.Z.
SIM AlL—Tbere has been a good deal of business
transacted in all descriptions this week, and full prices
have been obtained. Barbadoes publicly has realised 38s
to 41s 6d for good to fine yellow, and 35s 6d to 42s for
grainy. Jamaica has been sold at 403 to 40s 6d for fine
yellow, 35s 6d to 37s for low and mid, and 33s 6d to 355
for brown. Trinidad has been purchased at 37s to 38s,
and crystalized Demerara at 40s 6d for yellow.
REYINED.—Browu grocery lumps hare been sold at
48s 6d per cwt.
EAST INDlA.—Mauritius, 5,169 bags 54 casks sold
well; good and fine yellow, 36s 6d to 38s; low and mid,
34s to 365; and grainy 33s to 38s Gd per cwt. Bengal,
5,286 bags sold at full rates to 6d advance for white
Benares; strong yellow brought 38s to 425; white, 44s
to 465; and soft yellow, 30s to 35s 6d. Madras, 1,539
begs went at steady prices; good and fine soft brown at
28s to 28s 6d; and ord to good yellow at 29s to 33s 6d.
Java, 831 baskets realised 413 to 43s for strong grey,
and 370 to 41a for yellow.
Fonziort.-2,246 boxes yellow Havannah, about ball
found buyers, good and fine yellow at 39s 6d to 435,
and washed at 39s to 41s 6d.
COFFEE.—This article bas ruled extremely dull, but
upon the whole it bas maintained its value. Good ord
native Ceylon has been at 40s 6d per cwt, and fine ord
sold at 45s to 46s per cwt. Jamaica good and fine
brought 38s 6d to 425, and fine and fine fine ord 43s to
48s, low mid 50s, and triage 33s to 39s per cwt.
SPlCES.—Pimento has been a little firmer, having
.raaged, from 4;d to 44d per lb.; Jamaica Ginger has
ratted from 86s to 120 s per cwt.; Clo►es have been sold
at Ild to Is 4d per lb.; Mace at la 9d to 2s 4d; and
Nutmegs at is 5d to 2s 7d. The demand for other arti-
cles has been limited.

RlM—There 13We been good sales made. Bengal
low white has realised 9s, and mid to good 9s 6d to los
6d. Madras, low to good pinkey white sold at 8s to 9s
per cwt.

Rum —This article has been very little in request.
COTTON.—FuII prices have been obtained, and with a
fair business doing.
TEA.—The market has been quiet, and purchases of
common Congou have been made at Sid to 9d per lb.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 36s 9d to 37s ier cwt on the spot
and with a steady business doing.
GREEN FRUIT.—The market is brisk for all kinds,
owing to the approach of the Whitsun holidays. Several
cargoes of Oranges have arrived from St. Michael's and
Lisbon; three cargoes of the former, sold by Keeling and
Hunt at public sale, sustained the advance obtained last
week. More inquiry for all descriptions of Nuts; a
cargo of Barcelona has been divided amongst. the trade,
and a disposition is evinced to clear the market of the
remaining quantity on hand. Lemons scarce.

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLINQUE.)
IN RE G. WOLSET .
This bankrupt was described as of Wereham, Norfolk,
baker and miller, and to-day was appointed for his
last examination, which had been adjourned under pe-
culiar circumstances.
It will, perhaps, be recollected that on the first appli-
cation the bankrupt gave a most unsatii.factory account
of his affairs, and he was committed to Newgate, but
shortly afterwards he sent for the messenger and dis-
closed that he had secreted 5001. in cash, and gave in-
formation where it could be found at his house.
Mr. J. W. M. Fonhlanque appeared on behalf of the
bankrupt; and Mr. Stansteld, the official assignee, said
the accounts were not well vouched; but as the account;
appeared to be the beat that could be rendered, the
bankrupt was allowed to pass his examination.

INSOLVENCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the CmEr COMMISSIONER.)
IN THE MATTER OF SIR WILLIAM TWYSDENt BART.
This insolvent applied under the Protection Act, on
his interim order. It appeared that Sir William had
been mixed up in railway transactions, and the result
was his present application.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER inquired of Sir William
whether he had any proposal to make for the payment
of bis debts? Sir William replied that it was out of
his power to make a proposal. He was now supported
by his friends.
Mr. LEWIS called the attention of the Learned Com-
missioner to the state of the schedule. The Court would
find no personal debts, but only railway liabilities.
His HONOUR appointed a day for the final order, and
granted protection in the interval.