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sermtgi which we have just heard—we ci
God, and Jesus Christ, and eternity, withoi
the sense of these things in our own heat
things above, or the unseen world to which
fast hastening. I must confess that what
home to my own experience, and what I bei.
most on the hearts and consciences of all now
house, was, that of our not seeking after the ,a.._
our preaching; not doing what our forefathers laid on
the elders of the Church—trying to find out the fruits
of the sermons delivered on Sabbath. We discharge
ourselves of the mere performance of our duty without
any further anxiety, as if it were a matter settled and
set by, as it were. The minister has preached, the
people were pleased, and there is an end of the
affair ; and this not merely as to the manner in which
we have performed our work in the pulpit. We may
carry our satisfaction back, not merely to the delive-
rance, but to the preparation of our sermon. I was
not altogether aware of the arrangements of this day,
else it might have been altogether spent in accordance
with the nature and spirit of the exercises wherein
we have just been engaged—that is altogether Sabba-
ticaliy—instead of which I had to pass, by an instant
transition from the labours of a Committee engaged in
important, no doubt, but still outward business—to puss
from this to the most sacred and spiritual services of the
House of God. What a change !—what an enlarge-
ment f--what a felt and immediate translation, as if one
had entered a new country or a new climate, when he
came within the precincts of this house and breathed its
holy atmosphere, and joined in its saintly dewtions I
It is true I came not from the stormy elements of & bate
—I came not from aught of that " strife of tongues"
from which the Psalmist longed to hide himself
in the especial presence of God. All was kindly
and generous and Christian-like courtesy. And if
there be a wide difference between the best and highest
place on earth and the lowest place of Heaven, let
us not wonder that there should also be a difference
between the blandest of human companionship when
the theme is the Church's secularities, and the whole
tone and temperament of this higher fellowship when
we have met to celebrate the most solemn of the
Church services, to listen to the man of God, and to join
in breathing aspirations. after higher and better things.
Let us, therefore, make a strenuous endeavour—let us
cherish it as our fondest hope, that all our external ar-
rangements may soon be settled and set by, that so' the
ministers of God may be set free for giving _themselves
wholly to prayer, and the ministry of the word. Oh,
that this delightful spirit may wax stronger and stronger
amongst us every day, and may be sent forth from
this Assembly, as from a centre throughout the
Church and throughout the land. Then would it
be a gladsome land truly, when the religion of the
ministers told upon their congregations, and these again
upon their households, until from one end to the other
there should be heard throughout our borders the
melody which dwelleth in the habitations of the right-
eous. Oh that we were sufficiently impressed with the
solemnity of our work, and were unceasing in prayer
for that unction from the Holy One, without which we
can neither save our own souls nor the souls of others I
I do hope that our secular business will be indefinitely
abridged—and whereas the secular has hitherto over-
shadowed the spiritual, that in all time coming the spi-
ritual will be made to overshadow the secular, so that in
point of fact this will become a great spiritual annit
ef-
sary—a Christian jubilee, so to speak—a day of refresh-
ing from the Lord, and that from a central and
commanding part of the country a stream may go
forth, and an impression be made on the minds of
our Christian ministers that this impression will
be husbanded and kept, and prayed with and
prayed over; and not only kept fast, but acted upon,
so that out of this fountain-head may emanate such
streams as shall tell on hundreds of congregations and
many thousands of the household of our beloved land,
and that our Church may become, through the descent
of living water from the upper sanctuary, like a well-
watered garden, abounding in all the pleasant fruits of
righteousness. The Rev. Doctor concluded by intimating
that the evening sederunt would be devoted to conversa-
tion on the state of religion in this country.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]
THE SUGAR QUESTION,
The Sugar Bill is to be brought forward this evening
and I call on all Members of the House to give the mat-
ter only one moment's reflection, and they will agree with
the Chancellor, that it is an important question.
The consumers should now have cheaper sugar, parti-
cularly as the revenue can afford the trial, and the re-
venue may benefit by the change, which would give us a
large amount from the produce of countries which now
give nothing.
Why should not the poor man have his sugar for
fourpence, instead of sixpence or sevenpence per pound?
And the sugars of all nations would be required—of
course, a foreigner paying a higher duty than our own
colonies. Indeed, our own colonies should only pay a
nominal duty of ls. or 2s. per cwt., and not make a chief
requisite of life the mode of obtaining so large an amount
of revenue, for it is felt chiefly by the poor. But to the
point. Lord John Russell has given notice of his amend-
ment on the question, which will not even be listened to.
But I warrant him, that if he will read this, and call to
his aid all his machinery, he will carry his measure, and
receive the support of every interest—colonist, foreigner,
the trade, shipowner, and, in fact, every trade. Let
him give immediate notice, and there is ample time for
all to show if they do not take this view of the measure.
He cannot carry his present amendment—it injures too
many interests, and will scarcely be noticed.
When you wish to carry an important point, let every
interest derive advantage from the change—injure none,
and you do away with opposition.
I am practically experienced on the point, and never
saw a better opening. Sugar reduced from sixpence to
fourpence per pound for the poor man, will increase
the consumption of Ireland and Scotland materially,
where they scarcely see it now. Even the cattle may
be fed on molasses at the duty I propose ; and as the
consumption is so great in India and the islands pro-
ducing it, so will it be here, if they can get three pounds
for one shilling, instead of two pounds. The adultera-
tion would be done away with, which is said to be (in
the last price-current) 100 tons per week in London—.
thus injuring the article it is mixed with and also the
revenue. Why is the consumption of sugar only the
same now that it was. fifteen years ago, and the popula-
tion 15 per Cent. Mores? Because the price is the same
and adulteration going on to a great extent, and the
question of duty always on the iapis.
The produce of the British possessions this year will
be 200,000 tons, which we should use with no change of
duty, and thus the revenue, with Xll sweets, would be
5,500,0001. Next year the produce of India will be
greater, and of Mauritius, owing -to the 'import of hill
coolies there. And why cramp our West India
.colonies
and prohibit them being sent there.
.Demerara, Ja-
maica, and all our islands, would thrive if free emigra-
gration wLs allowed, and why prohibit it any more than
from this country to all the world ? Appoint Govern-
meat Emigration Officers, as in this country, to license
and inspect emigration ships, and the people would go
into a land of comfort, and be brought in many instances
to Christianity ; at any rate, would be more useful
members of the community, and likely to improve. See
the vast increase in all trades by such a measure. Why
grant the boon to one colony, and not to all ? This
would be the grand death-blow to slavery and the slave
trade.

I propose that Lord John Russell gives notice at once,
and thus give timely notice to the country and his
friends that the consumer be considered, as the revenue
can afford the trial, and may gain instead of lose, if not
in sugar, by the increased consumption of other articles.
It is a grand trial, and may be the means of giving
future Ministers the power of raising two or three
millions of revenue with much ease.

We now pay the War duty, and we ought to see it
changed.
Propose that the duty be reduced on—
British plantation to 104 per ton, would give .C 2,000,900
Foreign do. to 301. per ton-60,000 to 70,000
tons would be required this year; say
50,000 at 301.
British do. Molasses, at 2s. per cwt. £150,000
Foreign do. do., at 12s. per cwt.... 150,000
Other sweets

£4,000,000

Yours, respectfully,
A PHILANTHROPIST.

[ADVERTISEMENT.] HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND
OINTMENT.—GUY'S Hospital, St. Thomas's Hospital,
and the London Hospital once more outdone!—Pearce
Driscott, aged nine, son of police-constable Driscott
H 24, residing at No. 11, Brunswick-street, Commercial-
road East, London, had been for several months a patient
at the above institutions, but without obtaining the least
relief; he
,was not expected to live an hour when first
the above medicines were used by him; hislee was con-trac con-
tracted, with four abscesses on his person; h
how-
ever, out of danger in one day, and could put his foot to
the ground in three days by means of Holloway's medi-
cines. Sold at Professor Holloway's establishment,
24 ), 4, Strand (where advice may be had gratis), and by
almost all respectable vendors of medicine throughout
the civilised world.
THE HAIR.—Of the numerous compounds con-
stantly announced for promoting the growth or repKodue-
ltiimonoefd the hair, few survive, even in name, beyond a very
limited period ; whilst " Rowland's Macassar Oil," with a
reputation unparalleled, is still on the increase in public es-
timation. The singular virtues of this successful invention
for restoring, preserving, and beautifying the human hair,
are too well known and appreciated to need much comment.
The very facts of the high and distinguished patronage it
enjoys, its general use in all countries, together with nu-
merous testimonials constantly received in its favour, are au-
thorities which stamp its superior excellence and title over all
attempts of a similar nature. Being universally preferred.
its consequent great demand excites the cupidity of un- ,
principled shopkeepers, who vend the most spurious trash as •
the " genuine" Macassar Oil : whereas the genuine article is
wholly the invention and property of A. Rowland and Son,
and the amalgamation of its costly exotic materials rendersi
abortiveany attempt to discover its component .part—h
proving', the imposition of all other articles bearing the t
titlem d
,o,fß‘e‘wMianacasd,ssarmOaeail.s's'
Macassar
genuineth ewrartapipclere.—hallltohtehewreoarr
are
fraudulent counterfeits ! on
PIANISM IN THE ASCENDANT.—In the biography
of M. Liszt, which M. G. Schilling has
,just published at Stut-
gardt, we find the following enumeration of the titles of the
celebrated pianist :—" Aulic Councillor of Prince Koenzall-
Hechingen ; leader of the band of the chapel of the Grand
Duke of Saxe Weimar: Doctor of Philosophy, Fine Arts,
and Sciences; Knight of the Royal Order of Merit
of Prussia; Knight of the Order of. the Lion of
Belgium, of the Falcon of the Grand Duke of
Weimar, of the Orders of the Duke Ernest of
Saxony and of the Prince of Hoenzoll ; bearer of the
Royal Gold Medal (for recompensing merit in the arts .
and sciences) of Wurtemberg, and of the Imperial Medal of
Prussia, &c. ; honorary citizen of Pesth and otherHungarisa •
cities; member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Arts awl
Sciences; and member, either real or honorary, and eofrill-
pondent of a multitude of other learned and artistica' socie-
ties."—Journal des Debatts.

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In 3 vols., post P.vo., 1 specting corporal punishment in the Army and Navy,
MIL D'ISRAEL l'S " C ONIN GS BY ;
OR, from 1839 to 1843, were ordered.
THE NEW GENERATION," In answer to a question from Mr. HUME, Sir R.
IS NOW READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. PEEL said he proposed to bring in the Bank Charter
• - - Bill this day.
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE
TO-MORROW EVENING, MAY 25, The Customs' Duties Bill was read a third time
IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO. and passed.
Elisetta, Madame Grisi ; Fidalma, Mdlle. Favanti ; Carolina,
Madame Pei-shill ; Paolino, Sig. Mario ; Count Robinson, Sig. k. Mr. W. 0. STANLEY moved for an inquiry into the
Lablache ; and Geronimo, SiT,. Lab ache.
Bettye en the Arts will be presented a New Divertissement, entitled management of the Friars Free School, in Bangor;
LA VIVAN ()JERE, introducing the Redowa Polka; the Original
Dance of Bohemia, liy Mdlle. Cer:to aim M. !St. Leon. but on an assurance from Sir JAMES GRAHAM that
To conc;ude with the Grand B illet of ALM a. Alma, Madame Cerito. , at,e LORD
Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box the CHANCELLOR intends to bring in this
Mee, Opera t olcunade. Doors open at Seven. The- Opera will session a Bill on the subject, the motion was with-
Commence at Halt pest Seven

HER MAJES I Y'S Ti'EATRE.
ON THUHSD AY Nr;XT, MAY 'O,
When will be per crme I Rossini's Opera of 'IL BARRIER E DI
SIVIGLIA, by Madame Grist, Signor Marco, Signor Lablache,
Signor F..Lablache, and Sianor,Fornasari, and other Entertainments,
in which Madame Pcrsiani, and Mdlle. rav car',will appear.
Alter a tin will be produced, a New Divertissement, composed
by Mdlle. Canto, e .titled LA VI VAN DI ERE, introducing La
Iledowa Polka, by Mdlle. Cerito and M t.t. Leon.
To conclude with the Grand Ballet entalud ALM A (Omitting the
}irst Tableau), in which Md les. Cerito and Frassi, and Mons. M
t. Leon and Perrot nil) appear.

iIIEATRE ROYAL. DW'RY-LANE.
TIES EVENING, 51.'+.Y
Will be repeated A New Grand Opera, entitled THE BRIDES
OF VENICE. Count Alberto, Mr. W Harrison ; Count Ono
Soranzo, Mr. r'cniani; Na.,iira, Mrs. Alfred Shaw; Geraldo, Mdl!e.
Alh,rtirzi ; Francesca, Mirs Romer.
To conclude with the rc•viv d Grand Fairy Ballot, entitled THE
REVOLT' OF THE HAREM. Mahomet, Mr. Howell ; Ismael,
Silvain ; Myssouf, Mr. W. 11. Payne, Zutma, Mdlle. Lucile
'Grab!' ; Zelika, Mdlle. Clara Webster ; The Genius of the Harem,
Madame Gictliilei.
l;iess Boxes 75., Secon.t trico 3s. fnl. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 55..
Sec end Price 35.; I'it as , ~econd Price Miclatit Gallery 25.,
Second I'rlce Is.; Upper Gallery Is., Second ('rice C•cl.

RUYAL, HAY MARKET.
Ms. P,EN lAII I w. BST V, 7, LESSEE.
THIS FY ENI G, MAY t:'4,
F Will be performed the Comedy of A CURE FOR THE HEART-
ACHE. Oki Vapid, Mr. W. F.irren ; Young !timid, Mr. Charles
l‘latnews ; Vortex, Mr. Strict:land; Frai.k Oatland, Mr. Webster ;
}Then Volt-ex, Mrs Edwin Yartiold; Miss Vortex, Mrs. W. Clifford;
-leggy Oatland, Miss Julia Bent.ett.
After which, Mr. Planche's Succcs.,ful Comedy of THE FOL! lES
OF A NIGHT.
To be followed by a NC77, tginal, Occasional, and Local Extra-
vaganza, founeed on Fact, entilledT HE DRAMA AT HOME; or,
An Evening with Puff. Principal Characters by Mr. C. Matkews,
Mr. I. Bland, Mr. Caulfield, Mrs. Glover, Miss P. Horton and
Lee.
To conclude with a New Com'c Urania, cited THE A BSENTEE.
Sir Patrick Delany, Mr. Tiltatry ; Edward Macarthy (the Absentee),
Nr. H Hell; Larty lairgan, Mr. Leonard; Nora'', Miss Julia
Benne t ; Katy, Miss Carre.
Orchestra Stalls, Ss.; Boxes, fis. •; Pit, I's. ; Gallery, 25.; Upperflattery, Is. Half-price -Boxes, 35.; Pit, ; Gallery, Is. ; Upper
Gallory, &L Doors opened at Half-past six., and the Performances
oommexce at Seven
Tickets and Places to ha had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box-
office, from Ten till Five.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
LESSEE, Nlr. J. \l. MADDOX.
THIS EVENING, MAY 24,
Will be repeated a New Comic Opera, entitled CROWN
DIAMONDS Count de Campo Mayor, Mr. Weiss; Don Hen-
riquez de Sandoval, Mr. Allen; Rebolle o,i Mr. Paul Bedford ; La
Catarina, Madame Anna Thillon; Diana, Miss Grant.
To which will be added GONE TO TEXAS.
Atter which, A DIVERTISSEMENT.
To be followed by a Comic Drama, called BLASE; or, The Man
n Search of a Sensation. Monsieur Blase, Mr. Wright; Grosfer,
Mr. Paul Bedford; Louise Madame Eugenie Prosper; Madame
Pipou, Mrs. H. P. Gra'tan.

THEATRE L LYCEUM, LAM ENGLISH OPERA.

drawn.
Mr. HumE moved that an address be presented to
her MAJESTY, that she will be graciously pleased to
give directions that, whenever her MAJESTY shall
grant the honour of the peerage, or baronetcy, or
knighthood, or order, for eminent public services, no
fee shall be charged thereon.
After some brief remarks from the CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER against the motion it was withdrawn.
On Mr. CHRISTIE bringing forward his motion re-
lative to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge,
the House was counted out, at a Quarter to Eight.

HOUSE.
Under the vlsnagement of Mrs. KEELEY.
"Open :lessme; or, a Yght with the Forty Thieves," continues to
be nightly receved with perfect enthusiasm by crowded and
fashionable audinces
THIS EVENING, MAY 21,
Will he performed a New Comodietta. entitled THE WHITE
FEATHER. •Princtpal Characters by Messrs. F. Vining, Collier,
Craven, Yarnold, Miss Woolgar, a-d Miss Fairbrot her
After which. MY N,% I CE'S OUT. Principal Characters by Mr.
KeOvy, Mr Wigan, Miss Chaplin, and Mrs. Keeley.
To which will be add -d a new Comic Drama, called THE
LOVE BIRDS. I ,nepal Char.:eters by Messrs. F. Mathews,
Youngs, Mrs. NA oollige, Usher, Miss Cal:brother, Miss Chaplin,
Miss Grove, and Miss Fret sue.
To be followed by In Aproros Bagatelle. ealle,l POLK AM ANIA
Characters I,y Mr.- F. Mat-hews, Mr. Wigan, Mr. Keeley, Miss
Woolgar, and Mrs. K lev.
To conclude with a 0-.l"ii I Burteeque Fairy Extravaganza, called
OPEN SESAME; or. a Night with the Forty Thieves. Cha-
racters by Miss Wo,lgar, MiJs E. Chaplin, Mrs. Wobllidge, Miss
Turner, Miss Grove, Mrs. Wigan, Miss James, Miss Fairbrother,
and Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. F. Mathews, Turner, lounge, Wigan,
Yarnold, and t'haplio.
PRICES OF A I 0 N.—Balzony Foxes, 45.; Upper
Poxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25. ; Celery. 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2s. ;
Upper Boxes, Is 6d.; l'it, P. Private Boxes on the Balcony Pier
(holding eight persow). Tao Guineas Private Poxes on the Second
Tier (ho'cling eight persons), One Guinea and a-Half. Private
Boxes on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Guinea.

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ASTLEY'S ROY A 1. AMPHITHEATRE OF ART&
Prepr.eur and Manager, Mr. BATTY.
G -and Attraction.
Last week of M. Plege, the great French Rope-dancer.
'THIS riv ENING, MAY 24,
Will be repeated the H,sta teal Spectacle of the INVASION OF
ENGLAND BY WILLIAM FHE CONQUEROR ; or, the Battle
of Hastings. With all I lie effects of the Norman Conquest, Death
of Harold, &c.
Entire Change th? Splendid Scenes of the Circle.
To conclude with tie Oriental Spectacle of THE SECRET
MINE; or, the li•ndeon o' the Ruby Cliffs.
The doors will open niatiy at six o'clock, and thiperformances
commence at seven. Box_othee opened daily from ten till four. The
private boxes have been ret'ut.structed and decorated with care and
splendour.
Acting and stage-mt.:age'', Mr. W. D. Broadfoot.

As the hour of final decision draws nigh, the event
of the election for South Lancashire becomes more
interesting, and at the same time its influences, direct
and contingent, are snore justly appreciated. It seems
to be taken for granted on all hands, that the great
proprietors of agricultural lands in that district will
be found opposed to the free trade candidate, and that
such proprietors as Lord FRANCIS EGERTON and Sir
JOHN GERRARD will show themselves hostile to the
manufacturing interest, as to one that threatens their
order with rivalry in political power. Such conduct
on their parts will only be by a slight shade less sui-
cidal than that of the feW manufacturers whom the
blind prejudices of party will lead to vote against
their order and their property. The agricultural
prosperity of South Lancashire is the direct result of
its manufactures ; spindles have ploughed their lands,
and shuttles fertilized their fields. Could farmers
alone support the Bridgewater Canal, consume the
produce of Lord EGERTON'S mines, and bring int('
cultivation those lands which, within the memory of
man, were but moors and marshes ? Can the farmer:
of South Lancashire be ignorant of the markets when
their produce is sold, and who are the consumers of
their milk, their cheese, and their butter ? Were
they unscathed during the late season of agricultural
distress ? They have had bitter experience to prove
that when the spinner is unemployed the toil of
the dairy farmer is without remuneration, and when
the loom stands still the plough cannot be profit-
ably set to work. The landowner and the farmer
in South Lancashire have just as much to gain by
the extension and expansion of trade—or, what is
the same thing, by free trade, as the cotton-spinner
or the calico-printer. The value of Lord STAM
FORDS property, in the vicinity of Ashton and
Duckinfield, has increased fivefold within the memory
of the existing generation. He has had no toil tt
earn this influx of wealth, notcare to exercise for
this acquisition of fortune. The power-loom, driven
from its original seat by the short-sighted prejudices
of some, and the deliberate malice of others, found
shelter in a nook, where there was neither magistrate
nor parson, neither church nor prison, neither bar-
rack nor workhouse; and in this deserted spot ma-
chinery created for itself all the elements of order
and civilisation, and, what was more to his Lord-
ship's purpose, the elements of profit for his mines,
and of rent for his acres. The land which would
scarcely grow rushes offers now to view that most
lucrative of crops—houses ; and the mineral treasures,
which, under former circumstances, would not have
paid the expense of sending them to market, find now
a market at the mouth of the pita. The dairy-

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
OPEN EVERY EVENING.
The WIZARD OF IHE NORTH'S New Wonders of Experi-
Mental Philosophy and Natural Magic are the gre it source of attrac-
on I As his season advances he will prove that he has "no rival ;"
o his peculiar art he will support the honour and dignity of the nation
which gave him birth. Remember that he performs wonders every
evening, which, if only heard of, would never be bel eyed. in
additior/ to his own Extraordinary Performance', which can have
no parallel In the world, be has other Novelties which would till his
Theatre, independent of his Mystic Entertainment.
The WIZARD is proud to announce that he has engaged (for this
week only) The HIGHLAND DANCERA with their PIPERS who
had the honour of dancing before the Queen at Taymouth and
Dunkeld Castles, during her Majasty's recent visit to the " land
o' cakes " '1 hey will nightly appear ui full Highland costume and
dance their grand National Dances. This will be a Great Treat, as
it will convey to the mind a tyle quite unknown to England. The
THREE ARAB BROTHER' will repeat their classical perform-
ances, which are nightly received with most rapturous applause.
In consequence of the addition to the usual er.tertainments, the
Doors will open at Half-past Six, and the Performance commence
at Eight.
Boxes, 3s. ; Pit. Is. Gd. ; Gallery, I'd. Reserved Seats, and
Private Boxes can be secured at the Theatre, and of all the Agents.
Second Price at Nine o'clock.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE SEASON,
ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS,
GRAND WHITSUN FETES.
ON WHIT-MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND

'THURSDAY:
Strong as have been the c.laims of this favoured place of public
resort at the beginning of each season, the Proprietor feels justified
in asserting, that never before did it offer a tithe of the attractions
It now presents. The Gardens have been completely renovated,
Statues and Fountalos intr,duced, new and extensive Promenades
formed, and the most lavish expenditure in every department,
will evinCe the Proprietor's anxiety to insure a continuance of public
Patronage.
THE NEW GRAND PICTORI4L MODEL OF
LONDON IN THE OLDE'N TIME 1
Painted by Denson and Telbin,
Is the most gigantic achievement ever yet produced, and for grandeur
of composition, fidelity of design, and beauty of execution, it far
exceeds any previous production. It accurately represents ancient
London—Old St. Paul's—Old London Bridge—Baynard's Castle, and
all the principal Churches and Buildings of the locality, and may
with truth be designated the most wonderful production of mo-
dern times.
THE MENAGERIE, ALWAYS UNRIVALLED,
HAS RECEIVED MANY VALUABLE ADDITIONS
To defy all competition, the Proprietcr has engaged the celebrated
AMERICAN DWARF TJM THUMB!
now exhibiting at t^e Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.
The PROMENADE CONCERTS—the splendid Band of Fifty
Performers, conduced by Mr. Godfrey—will perform a selection of
the newest and most popular music.
The far-famed HIGHLAND DANCERS AND PIPERS are
also engaged, and will go through two acts of their National Dances,
which procured for them the distinguished approbation of her
Majesty and Prince Albert at Taymouth Castle
And at Dusk will take place the most astounding exhibition ever
attemo.cd, viz., a Representation of
THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON.
Mr. Soutbby (to whom in justice belongs the m.pellation of 1' Fire
King") has 'exhausted the resources of his art, to give effect to this
exhibttioa. l.onslon Bridge, Old St. Paul's Cathedral, anti other
Buildings will appear devoured by the devastating element, and
present a heap of blackened ruins, in accordance with the best
tichneations taken at the period, and the coup d'reil will give a vivid
representation of a Great City destroyed by fire.
Doors o, ei at Twelve. Admission, One Shilling.

EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

farming of South Lancashire is the principal source
of the prosperity which its farmers enjoy; but it has
no natural advantages for dairies over the other
counties of England, in fact, it is inferior to most of
them. Its dairies flourish, because manufactures
have supplied a convenient market for their produce :
the greater proportion of the wages of the Lancashire
operative finds its way into the pockets of the Lan-
cashire farmer.
We speak as we think, with utter scorn of the
manufacturers who aro traitors to their own cause.

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rical Curiosities and Works of Art ever known to have been formed
"cy One Person, during Twenty-five years of elaborate research, at a
cost of 60,000 guineas, and to completely illustrate, in the most in-
structive and interesting manner, the most Important part of Euro-
pean history, viz.—CHARLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and
LOUIS XIV., to the deaths of GEORGE 111., and the EMPEROR
NAPOLEON, in 1821. This unique Museum has been visited often,
during the last and present year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of
Wellington, the Foreign Princes, Ambassadors, and their Ladies,
also many thousands of the Nobility and Public ; and the Pro-
prietor has recently been able to increase, by several very fine
pietares, &c., his previous almost incredible number and variety of
MSS., Works of Art, and a multitude of valuable Relics, and other
curiosities, in this most instructive and, as hundreds have said it
ought to be, a National Museum. Many thousand have inspected it,
and THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS of the PUBLIC PRESS
have stated that it ought to be seen by every one. The price of admis-
sion is reduced to ONE SHILLING.
The NAPOLEON MUSEUM is to be seen only at the " Egyptian
Piccadilly, daily from Ten till Dusk.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MAY 24.
TnEnmomETER, Lowest, 43 ; Highest, 65 ; Noon, 60.
BAROMETER, 30.1.—Wrin, N.
No'rE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the
freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is
usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29.

DIGII WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE TIES DAY.
Morning 4 minutes after G I Evening 0 minutes after 6.

false to their own order, and suicides of their own
prosperity; but there is little need of our pronouncing
the sentence of their degradation when we know that
they are contemned and despised by the very party
to win whose hollow smiles they have sacrificed all

respect for their own honour, all regard for their real
interest, all possibility of an approving conscience for
their own selves. For such prodigies of political pro-
fligacy, for such unexampled courtiers of degradation,
for such slaves of soul-inviting chains, and soliciting
fetters, there is as little use in remonstrance as there
is little hope of conversion. They have set the seal
to their own sentence of condemnation, and become
attesting witnesses that all the calumnies which the
party to which they have given their adhesion ha:.
vented against the manufacturing classes are true, so
far as they are personally concerned. Such men
leave it a perplexing question to determine whether
we have to deal with wickedness or with weakness,
with iniquity or with insanity, with confessed knavery
or unacknowledged stupidity. Into such a di!cussion
we should never wish to enter, for, in the one case, we
should have to deal with men above the reach of con-
viction ; and, in the other, with men below the reach
of argument.
We address ourselves then solely to the landowners
and farmers ; we tell them what their own experience
amply confirms, that every extension of trade has
raised the rent of ground and enhanced the value of
agricultural produce—the manufacturer is to them
the goose laying golden eggs; they have to decide
in the present contest whether the value of land in
South Lancashire shall increase or diminish ; whether
dairy farms shall continue, and extend or relapse to
their original condition of moss and moor; whether
the farmers of Lancashire shall hold their present ad-
vantages with a prospect of increase, or be reduced to
a more miserable condition than any farmers in Eng-
land. The agricultural, not less than the nsanufac-
turing, prosperity of South Lancashire is identified
with power and free trade ; the equal ruin of both is
similarly identified with ENTWISLE and Monopoly.

At a meeting of the Committee of the NELSON
Pillar Memorial, which took place yesterday, it was
stated that the sum of twenty thousand pounds
which had been raised by public subscription had
already been expended, and that a further sum of
between ten and twelve thousand was wanted, for the
purpose of making lions, bas-relievos, and steps ;
in fact, for completing the design in a worthy spirit.
The Report proceeded to remark that, after numerous
experiments upon the liberality of the public, the
Committee were obliged to express a decided
opinion, that if Government did not come for-
ward and supply the money for finishing the
monument, it must remain in its present con-
dition, and be viewed rather as a reproach
upon the metropolis than a credit to its gratitude
and liberal spirit. The Report concluded with the
statement that, " The committee considered that an
application to Government for the funds, which had
been in vain sought from the public, to complete a tes-
timonial raised by the consent of that Government,
would be attended to at the present moment ; and they
agreed on the propriety of waiting on Sir ROBERT
PEEL to represent the exact state of the 'ease, and to
request his aid in accomplishing that which could not
be effected by subscription, the design of inscribing on
the pillar the words ' erected by pub-
lic contributions' having been frustrated." When
we bear in mind who NELSON was what
were the services he conferred on his country,
and in what a magnanimous and disinterested spirit
he conferred these services, sacrificing peace, health,
and repose of mind and body on the altar of the pub-
lic weal, we can scarcely credit the fact that the
richest metropolis in the world, which can raise its
thousands upon thousands for charitable purposes,
and lavish annually such sums upon dinners and festi-
vities as would make the fortunes of a hundred pri-
vate individuals ;—we can scarcely believe it possible,
we say, that a metropolis which has so much wealth
at its command, can grudge the small pittance of
twelve thousand pounds to complete a monu-
ment in honour of the greatest naval hero
England ever produced —the greatest hero of
ancient and modern times, who by his decisive victory
at Trafalgar annihilated at one blow the naval power
of NAPOLEON, and whose last famous signal will
serve for ages to embolden the nature and kindle the
enthusiasm of every generous-minded Briton ! What,

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENIN-G, MAY •24, 1844.

can our higher and middle classes afford to throw
away countless thousands in patronising singers,
opera dancers and such " small deer"—in giving
splendid bal's, and routes, and dinner parties to
masses of people who care nothing for them, and for
whom they, in return, care nothing—and yet
openly profess their reluctance or their inability to
contribute such a paltry sum as ten or twelve thousand
pounds in honour of a man who rescued them from the
domination of the great conqueror of Europe, and gave
to his countrymen, as his dying bequest, the undis-
puted empire of the seas ? Where would have been our
aristocracy—where would have been their sycophantic
imitators, our opulent, thriving, "respectable" middle
classes, had NELSON not crushed the maritime power
of France at Cape Trafalgar ? With the abundant
resources, both naval and military, that NAPOLEON
then possessed; with the prestige attached to his
name, and the terror which it everywhere inspired,
England would most probably have been subjected to
all the horrors of an invasion, the entire aristocratic
fabric would have been shattered to atoms, the country
would have been revolutionised after the most approved
French fashion, and the middle classes, who have
so much to lose, would have lost everything ! From
these calamities they were notoriously preserved by
the intelligence, the heroism, the lofty, self-denying
patriotic spirit of one man ; and yet to this one man
they are either unable or unwilling to raise such a
triumphal monument as may be worthy of their grati-
tude, and his imperishable renown! Repeated appli-
cations have been made to them by the NELSON
Committee, but they are, it seems, too poor to
answer the demand; and now all idea of get-
ting any snore subscriptions from them is aban-
loned in despair ; and the words " erected
by public contributions," must in consequence be
effaced from the pillar, which, if completed at all,
must be completed at the expense of Government !
Such is the public spirit—such the gratitude evinced
by the upper and middle classes of Englishmen in
the year 1844! They can afford to lavish thousands
)11 the patronage of an Italian Opera; but they can-
not afford to subscribe a comparative trifle in honour
of the memory of a man who, more than any hero of his
day, assisted to rescue them from the worst horrors
of spoliation, anarchy, and revolution !

the object was to bring forward young officers of
these ranks, or that they might be already in com-
mission when any emergency called for their active
service. If this course were not taken forthwith, and
without delay, the old officers, in such an emergency,
it was clear, would not be equal to the duties devolv-
ing on them; and we should be compelled to take
young officers without recent experience. Such an
event, as it was necessary for the argument of the
Gallant Commodore to contemplate, would call for
the instant service of fifty or sixty admirals. Where,
he asked, were those to come from, if they had not
cleared in the meantime the list of those aged officers
to whom he had referred, by a means so just and rea-
sonable to them, so essential to the welfare of the
nation, so indispensable to the character and efficiency
of the navy itself? Sir ROBERT PEEL endea-
voured to persuade the House, that if such
arrangements were made by Government,
the almost certain result would be, that the
oldest captains being nearest the list of rear-admirals
above them, would • naturally stay to realise their
chances of promotion. The youngest captains would
as naturally retire, on the terms suggested, because
their chances of realising promotion were so much
inferior, from their lower position on the list. But to
this specious objection Sir C. NAPIER replied con-
clusively in three words ; he limited this privilege of
retirement, &c., to one hundred captains of the age of
60 or upwards. Did the Right Hon. Baronet, at the
head of the Government, mean then to call men at
60 young ? The motion with which he had con-
cluded, that previous to the preparation of the next
navy estimates a plan of retirement should be de.iised
with the view of rendering the naval service more
efficient, and of rewarding old and meritorious
officers, " was, for the present, lost." But we cannot
believe that the session will be allowed to run out
without, at least, another vigorous effort being made
by Parliament to force on the conviction of Govern-
ment the necessity for adopting some plan for
guaranteeing the increased efficiency of the superior
ranks of our naval service, which may be conform-
able to the sensible, the fair, and manly views which
were thus expounded by one of the most distin-
guished, undaunted, and fortunate commanders who
,ave ever adorned it, in this or in any former age.

NAVIGATION.

We quite concur with our correspondent, who ad-
dresses us from Paris, under the signature of " A Cap-
rain in the Navy," that the Admiralty here " would
lo wisely to listen, without delay, to the gallant NA-

The Madrid papers of the 16th contain various ru
mours as to the object of the QUEEN'S journey to Ca-
talonia. Some state that an interview is premeditated
by the Queen Mother between her daughter and the
son of Don CARLOS, at the baths of Caldas, and give
the public to understand that the QUEEN will return
married to that Prince. Another report is, that the
main object of the journey is to modify the constitu-
tion by a decree, and to revive the Estatute real. The
Tiempo contradicts all these reports, and declares that
the said journey has no other object whatever than the
very plausible one of enabling Queen ISABELLA to
take the waters, which her ordinary physicians pro-
nounced necssary to her precious health. The same
journal contains an article on the state of the Spanish
finances, and denounces a number of contracts signed
by the late Minister of Finance. The sums raised, it
says, ammounted to 280,000,000 reals, and the condi-
tions on which they were obtained were so onerous
for the State, that the contractors, by paying one half
in specie and the other in coupons, realised a profit of
70 per cent. _ .

viErt," and "allow the old officers of our navy to re-
tire," in one of the several modes proposed by the
renowned Hero of Acre, on Thursday the 16th inst.
It will be remembered that, on that occasion, Sir
CHARLES stated he had studied this subject for many
years. He was convinced that, in the event of a war
'.creaking out, it would be impossible for us to enter into
it, or carry it on with any degree of vigour adequate
to the exigencies of such an emergency, owing to the
Advanced ages of the superior officers of this service.
He complained that, whether Whigs or Tories were
in power, the Treasury bench appeared to be, at all
Mmes, inattentive to this matter ; and he adverted at

some length to what had passed in the House of '
Commons, in 1842 and 1843, in reference to proposi-
tions that he had brought forward for the opening of
I retirement list, upon which aged and infirm' officers
Jf superior rank might be allowed, as in the army, to
sell out and retire. Since that debate the bellicose
pamphlet of the Prince DE JOINVILLE has appeared,
and is now the chief pabulum on which the Anglo-
phobia cravings of his party, in Paris, are subsisted ;
where the subject has sufficient strength of digestion
to take down aliment that is combined with materials
io nauseating and offensive to the egoisme and self-
glorification of Frenchmen, as this royal dose is. But
while we may be amused with the sensation which
this hair-brained young gentlemen is managing to get
up in the salons and cafés of Paris, we are not dis-
posed to disregard the significancy of such a sign of
the times. It should set our Government upon think-
ing how paramount a duty remains yet to be discharged
by them, in giving instant and absolute efficiency to
;that staff out of which must be found the command-
ing officers who, in the deplorable event of hostile
misunderstandings with France, or any other maritime
Power, will direct the energies of that mighty navy,
and especially that most formidable arm of it, its
steamers of war, on the sustained prowess and success
of which will depend the ultimate destinies of human
freedom and civilisation.

The Bourse remained closed on account of the
Feast of the Ascension.

The discussion, in the French Chamber of Peers,
on the Education Bill, was enlivened, on Tuesday,
by a vigorous speech of M. GUIZOT against the High
Church party. It was in reply to some remarks of
th Count DE MONTALEMBERT, who represents that
faction, and who told the Minister the Bill was "one
of exclusion, and of a thousand vexations, in place of
one of liberty." This roused M. GUIZOT. " You
are," said the Minister, addressing the Noble Peer,
" the representative of a spirit of intellectual and
moral anarchy.—(M. DE MONTALEMBERT cried out
here in denial, but was met with a cry from the
Chamber of Yes, yes,' "It is true') Yes, you and
some of your Honourable Friends, are deplorable
examples of an anarchy which glides into men's
hearts, though, in general, they are repulsed. What !

in the bosom of the Catholic functions, even amongst
the priesthood, the spirit of anarchy can have pene-
trated so far as that the guarantees which please other
men revolt you, and appear tyrannical and unjust !
It is not a spirit of liberty that animates you, but a
spirit contrary to all liberty, as well as to all legal and
constitutional authority."
The Government journals have at last broken
silence on the pamphlet of the Prince DE JOINVILLE,
and if we are to believe the Journal des Debats,
M. THIERS was the cause of all the excitement which
this singular publication has caused throughout
France.
The Prince DE JOINVILLE," says that
journal, " was President of a Commission formed by the
Minister of the Marine to investigate certain special
wished to give to his work a precise
down the result of his observations in a
form,
questions.
aud p
u Iti e
note which he, no doubt, intended for the perusal of
his chiefs alone. He afterwards communicated his
views on the subject to some political friends, perhaps
ex-Ministers. But, we have too high an opinion of
the young Prince not to be convinced that he was an
entire stranger to the singular mode of publicity that
has given to
more surprised than any oneo his note. We are sure that he
mustbeen g
ha
have
been
at seeing it divulged; first, by small portions, and
afterwards circulated in its full extent by journals
and other periodicals under the influence of a former
President of the Council, who regrets the past. We
do not think we are too presumptuous in taking upon
ourselves to affirm that the surprise of the young
Prince was equally felt in a higher quarter. 'We,
with the same respect, believe that he, when finding
himself thus engaged without his knowledge, and
against his wishes, no doubt, yielded to an impulse,
generous in principle, which leads young men into
actions; and that flatteries, the interested object of
which his own heart and conscientious loyalty would
not allow him to suspect, gave him a taste for that
hollow popularity, the true value of which he has
now already been taught."
The Nouvelliste Vaudois, a Swiss journal, pub-

The argument of Sir CHARLES NAPIER addressed
itself principally to the necessity of securing for these
high and responsible duties, not merely the usual
qualities of intrepid courage and loyal devotion to the
service, but the physical requisites of vigour yet un-
impaired by age, and activity not paralysed by long
previous abeyance on half-pay. With all the candour
and simplicity so well befitting so distinguished a
sailor, the Gallant Commodore avowed it to be his
opinion that after sixty, a naval officer in a command
was not qualified to bear the fatigues incident to the
duties of his station—that in action, even if he
achieved a victory, it might be anticipated that he
would not retain his bodily powers and general facul-
ties in sufficient perfection to improve that victory to

the full extent which its consequences ought to be
pursued to. It is not necessary for us to recur to the
cases by which he proposed to affirm this proposition.
Yet we may notice, by the way, the pithy rejoinder
he gave to Sir GEORGE CocKnunies remark that in
our last war with America, the officers under his (Sir
GEORGE'S) command were fully competent. We
may be forgiven for reminding Sir GEORGE that the
management of that war by the civil or Admiralty
part of the service was anything but honourable to
this country; though we are far from imputing its
disastrous casualties at sea, occasioned by the inferior
size and metal of our ships, their injudicious com-
missioning and defective equipments, as compared
with those of the enemy, upon the gallant officers
who fought the actions in which our flag was sub-
jected to the unwonted humiliation, even against such
odds, of defeat. Sir CHARLES NAPIEE recalled to
Sir GEORGE'S recollection the fact that the latter had
no line-of-battle ships with him, but only frigates
and smaller vessels of war; and these, too, were com-
manded by young captains. "Will that Gallant Ad-
miral," said the Commodore, with a characteristic
mixture of good feeling and unflinching truth—" will
he tell me that he is as fit, at his age, for work, as he
was in the Chesapeake, when he was forty, and we
were boys ?" And then he read from official docu-
ments abundant data to establish his complaint, that
promotion was so slow under the present rules of the
service that, without revising that system, or remov-
ing, as he proposed to do by retirement and permission
to them to sell their commissions, the superior officers
above a certain age, and on the list of admirals, rear
and vice-admirals, and post captains, it would be im-
possible to bring in the young officers whom it was
so essential to have in active service or in immediate
readiness to enter upon it. He contended that all our
present admirals who, in virtue of seniority in rank,
would hare to command our fleets, now, must be
about 75 years old at least ; two were 69 each. Of
our vice-admirals he showed that only ten are under
70, all the rest above that age ; that of our rear-ad-
mirals twenty-five only are under 65, and that the
last promoted and youngest of them, Sir THOMAS
TROUBRIDGE, is 54 ; other fourteen rear-admirals
being under 60. Of these thirty-seven superior offi-
cers, again, twelve had not been at sea for about thirty
years past. So, again, of the first two hundred post cap-
tains on the list; thirty are now between 70 and 75
years ; forty-eight are between 65 and 70 years ; sixty-
one are between 60 and 65: and sixty-one are
under 60 ; indeed, but with very few exceptions, bor-
dering on that age. Of these two hundred captains,
no less than one hundred and fourteen have not been
employed at sea during the last thirty years and
snore ; and many have never, since attaining their
present rank, been professionally employed at all.
In all these details, Sir CHARLES NAPIER certainly
made out a powerful case to demonstrate how little
qualified these veteran superior officers must be,
from age and its infirmities, to endure the severe pri-
vations and duty of maintaining a strict blockade, for
example. And what did he ask for these noble de-
fenders of their country's flag, on its true field of
battle and of triumph on the sea? That the old
admirals, &c., should be allowed to sell their commis-
sions, and enter into an honourable retire-
ment ; or that the first one hundred captains
on these lists should be at libetry to retire
upon full half-pay with the Greenwich Hos-
pital out-pension, which should be 1.001.
year each. This valuable relief could thus be ef-
fected at an expense of only 10,0001. a year. But if
it were not adopted quickly, it would be useless : for

lishes a long account of the disturbances at Sion,
in which it states that the forces of the Upper Valais
have arrived at Sion, and have taken possession of it
without meeting with any resistance. They are from
1,000 to 1,500 in number. They are followed by,
some thousands of other troops, all armed and reso-
lute. Each column has a priest at its head. It is
presumed that they intend to march on to the Lower
Valais. On the other hand, M. MAURICB BARMAN,
who arrived near Sion between three and four o'clock,
on learning that the town was in the hands of the
forces of the Upper Valais, has retrograded upon
Ardon, where he will wait for reinforcements. He
will be joined by the columns commanded by Messrs.
JORIS and DUFEY. All the Liberals of the Lower
Valais capable of marching are under arms, and pro-
ceeding to meet the other party. It was generally
believed, however, that, through the interference of
the Austrian and French authorities, the differences
between the parties would be arranged without an
appeal to arms.
On Wednesday, the French :Government received
the following telegraphic dispatch :
" TANGIERS, MAY 12.
"Tangiers is perfectly tranquil. Measures have
been taken to drive back the tribes of the interior"
TILE BOURSE—WEDNESDAY, MAY 22.
First Highest Lowest
Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents l2l 95 .. 122 05 •• 121 95 •
Three per Cents... 84 65 .• 84 75 •• 84 65 •
Bank of France 3095 ..3095 ••3095 .
Belgian Fives, 1640
Spanish Threes •• •• •• 351 .. 351 •• 351 •
Active ..... ••• .... 33 •• 33 •• 33 •
Passive . . 51 •• 51 •• 51 •
Neapolitan . .. 102 35 .• 102 50 .. 102 35
Roman, ex div..

Last

Price.
• 121 95
• 84 75
• 3095

• 102-50

RAILWAY SIIARES. •
St. Germain ..............830 .. 830•830
Versailles, R. 8... •• .• 377 50 .. 377 50 377 50
L. 8... •• • • ...... 247 50 • . 247 50 247 50
Rouen ••••• • • • • • ..........1000 ..1910 ..1000
Rouen to Havre.
Orleans •• • ....... —.1015 —lO2O ..1015
Strasburg to Bale •• • • •..... 257 50 .. 261 25 .. 257 M)

• 830
•• 377 50
• 247 50
•1000
.• 778 75
.1020
258 75

RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT.
Versailles, R.B.
L.B. 247 50 .. 247 50 •.. 247 50 .
Rouen • • • •
Rouen to Havre
•
Orleans • • • ..... ........
Strasburg to •.. "21720005715722:75555000
........11207068117!
255500
........11270005713722
55750500
• • 765 I
Avignon to Marseilles.... • • 761 25 •• 770 •

.• 380
• 247 50

. 1012 50
.• 780
..1017 50
.. 257 50
• 765

HER MAJESTY'S BIRTIPDAY.—This being the
anniversary of the Queen's natal day, the joyful event
will be celebrated by the royal circle at Claremont,
where a select party will assemble this afternoon.
LYCEUM THEATRE.—The Duchess of Cambridge
and party honoured this theatre last evening with her presence.

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY).
The LORD CHANCELLOR sat in his Court at Westminster
to-day, and took cause and lunatic petitions, none of which
possessed the slightest public interest.
IN RE BARIATINSKI.
Sir C. WETHERELL opened this case. It was a question
respecting the appointment of committees to the person of
the Princess Bariatiniki. The Princess was the niece of
Lord Sherborne, and the persons who were proposed as com-
mittees by those for whom he appeared, were Lord and Lady
Sherburne, and his sister, the Hon. Margaret Dalton, the
natural relations of the lunatic. On the other side two per-
sons were proposed not inferior in station or credit. 'f he
lunatic had been under the care of a Miss Chalmers, fir the
last five years, and. the question was, whether this lady,
who had been appointed to her office by Lord Sherborne and
Miss Dalton, had treated her kindly during that period. It
was alleged by the half-brother of the Princess, who resided
in Russia; that she had not been treated kindly. That was
the issue to be tried before his Lordship. The Learned
Counsel then referred to the affidavits bearing on this point,
in which it was stated that the house where the lunatic was
confined was not suitable, and that there had been a general
want of care and attention.
Mr. Wir.roLE followed on the same side.
(The case was proceeding when we went to press.)

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
Vice-Chancellors Sir J. K. L. Bruce and Sir James Wigram
did not sit to-day, in consequence, as it was understood, of
the Westminster essions-house, which they have occupied
from the commencement of the term, being engaged for the
regular business of the Court.
The Vice-Chancellor of England was occupied the whole
morning with hearing short causes, the circumstances of
which were only interesting to the parties concerned.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court were engaged this day in hearing an argument
against a rule for a new trial, obtained by Mr. Sergeant
Byles, in the case of Burgess v. Boetefeur. There was not
the slightest interest in the case.

EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY.
(Sittings in Banco.)
LEES F. TILE PROPRIETORS OF TILE CALDER AND TIERBLE

In this case a rule nisi had been obtained by Mr. Martin,
to set aside the verdict had for the plaintiff, and enter the
same for the defendant, or to have anew trial.
Mr. Knowles (with whom were Mr. Crompton and Mr.
Addison) now appeared to show cause against the rule. The
case had been tried at the York assizes before Mr. Justice
Coltman' and the question at issue was whether the con•
veyance by the plaintiffs of a certain piece of land to the defen-
dants, through which there was a watercourse,had destroyed
the plaintiff's right to the benefit of that watercourse. The jury
had been of opinion the plaintiff had not by the conveyance
deed parted with his right to the watercourse, and had given
a verdict accordingly for the plaintiff, and this verdict it was
which the conditional rule sought to set aside.
Mr. Watson and Mr. Cowley were with Mr. Martin, in
support of the rule.
The arguments engaged the Court the greater portion of
the day, and were not concluded at the time of our going
to press.

MONE Y AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
At Liverpool yesterday the sales of Cotton were 3,500 bags
at previous rates, and, to the trade ; 500 Surat realized 2i
to 3d., 500 Pernambuco 6d, and the rest American ; 4d. to
6id. for Orleans.—Shares displayed rather more activity.
Caledonian, 4;. Eastern Counties, 111; Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 66 ; Birmingham, 223 ; Do. Thirds, 37i ; Brighton,
46* ; South-Western, 88* ; Manchester and Birmingham,
54A ; Do. and Leeds, 105 ; Paris and Lyons, 36 ; Do. and
Orleans, 39h ; Do. and Rouen, 38* ; South-Eastern, 37 ; Do.
New, 11i ; Trent Valley, 7i.
There have been no arrivals announced from the British
Colonies of later dates than those previously received.
In the Colonial and the Foreign Produce Markets the
attendance has been rather thin to-day, but still a fair
amount of business is doing. Anything like activity is not,
however, expected, until the Customs Bills have been de-
finitively settled by the House of Commons. Ministers
ought to be fully aware of the importance of an early adjust-
ment of all measures tending to influence or check commercial
enterprise. As respects the Canada trade, it is fully calcu-
lated that an excellent business will be carried on in the
present year. The stocks of lumber to be brought forward
are very large, the farmers and labourers in the colony are,
generally speaking, doing well, and the emigrants going out
are principally parties of moderate means, so that the labour-
ing population of Canada are likely to be well employed this
year.
There were not any purchases by the Commissioners to-
day. Consols for Money have reached within * per
cent. of par, but for Account they have not been
sold so high. The current value for both is now
99g. The Three• and-a-Half per Cents. well support
their value. The premium upon Exchequer Bills has fallen
rather. Bank Stock is up to 197, and India Stock to 286. India
Bonds under 1,0001. command a premium of 925.
A shade of improvement may be noticed in the Spanish
Stocks, the Three's having touched 35i for the Account, and
the Consols 24k Portuguese are per cent. higher, reach-
ing 47. In the Dutch, the Belgian, and other Foreign Bonds;
scarcely any variation has taken place since yesterday.:
In the Railway Share Market, the principal alterations
have been a rise in London and Birmingham to 125 premium,
and in the New, to 35 premium. Most of the other Shares
were flat. Bolanos Scrip has been sold at 6i; and the Union
of London Bank Shares, at 24 prem. per Share.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ORB O'CLOCK,
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock - 1g616 197
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . ...... 98% fie
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 1:19,2N%
3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities 101%%
New 3% per Cent. Annuities 102:4%%
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1861 —
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860.
India Stock
India Bonds,l,ooo •
Ditto under 1,000 92
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, I%d. l%d
1,0001. ..... ..•...,........ ..... - 00000 ••••••• 'l2 pm.
5001. - •••••••••••• 72 pm.
Ditto Small ............72 pm.
Ditto Advertised — 72 pm,
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent 103%
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Columbian Bonds. l4
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ..... 35%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 47

Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1640 241/4
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for Ahe Account 35%1/4
Dutch 21/4 per Cents 6ll/4 61
Dutch 5 per Cents. lOOl/4%1/4
New Loan 1837.6 per Cents. 99%1/4
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Bristol and Exeter 7O 801/4
Chester and Holyhead 5
Dublin and Cashel 2l/4 6 to 5%
Eastern Counties
Ditto Perpetual 5 per sent l3s. 4d.... 1
Great North of England
Great Western
Ditto 1/4 Shares 5O 751/4 to
Ditto Fifths
London and Birmingham. lOO ..... 222 to 225
Ditto New Thirds 2 -
London and Brighton 5O 461/4%1/4 to
Ditto Loan Notes
London and Greenwich
London and South Western
Ditto Eighths
London and Croydon
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 56 54 to 551/4
Midland Counties 100
Dit o 4 Shares
Ditto Fifths.
North Midland
Norwich and Brandon
South Eastern and Dover ........ T2l/4 36% to 371/4
Ditto New
York and Northilliidland
Ditto Scarboro' Branch 2l/4 171/4 to
Paris and Orleans 2O 39%1/4 ... to
Paris and Rouen 2O 391/4 to 39
Rouen and Havre.B 1 1/4 to 18
Strasburg and Basle
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Union of London
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAX 23.—There has
been a slight improvement in our market to-day, and more
business has been done. Trent Valleys are in good request.
—Bolton and Preston, 291; Eastern Counties, Perpetual,
No. 2, I Is. 6d. premium; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 66i;
Manchester and Birmingham, 54 ; Ditto, Quarter, 4i ;
Preston and Wyre, 191 ; Trent Valley, 6i i ; Manchester,
Birmingham, and Rossendale, 6.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY).
LONDON, MAY 24.—Moderate northerly breeze, and fine.
DEAL, MAY 23.—Wind N.N.E—Arrd. Miner, Cape of
Good Hope ; Rosebud, Africa ; Europa, Havannah. Sld.
Columbine, Ichoboe ; Surrey, Newport and Grenada. The
Rapide, from Marseilles to Falmouth, ran on the Goodwin
Sands last night, lost masts, sails, rudder, anchor, &c., but
has been asssisted off and towed to Ramsgate by a steamer.
DOVER, MAY 23.—S1d. Buchanan, Quebec. It came on to
blow last night before tide time from N.E., and the Princess,
M'Chilland, beat heavily, but has been assisted off and into
the harbour.
OFF BEACIIY HEAD, MAT 21.—Christian, Hansen, Bahia,
for Altona.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 23.—Wind E. to S.E.—Arrd. her Ma-
jesty's ship Malabar, Cork.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 23.—S1d. Mary Ann, Ichoboe.
FALMOUTH, MAY 23.—Wind E.S.E., moderate.—.9d.
Syrian, Llanelly and Cape do Verds. Off, New York, Stoning-
ton, for Bremen.
BRISTOL, MAY 22.—Sid. Feliza, Trinidad ; Dochfour,
Quebec.
PENZANCE, MAY 22.—The wind having shifted to E.S.E.
and S.E., the whole of the wind-bound vessels, exceeding
300 sail, have got under weigh.
GALWAY, MAT 22.—The Integrity, of Blyth, bound to
London, got on the bank after leaving the dock, and is dis-
charging her cargo. Sid. Leila, St. John's, N.B.
GRIMSBY, MAY 20.—Arrd. Neptune, Murray, Icheboe.
OFF DUNANET POINT, DUNDALK, MAY 15.—Anne, of Aber-
deen, Africa, for Moray Frith.
Orr CAPE CLEAR, MAY 15.—Acadian, Savannah, for Li-
verpool ; Lord Lambton, Maranham, ibr ditto.
Orr Conk, MAT 20.—Hibbert, Bruce, Buenos Ayres.
CLYDE.—Arrd. Helen, Patter, Ichoboe.
SWANSEA, MAY 20.—S1d. Sarepta, Cuba.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 23.—Wind E.N.E., moderate.—Arrd.
Hope, Maca o ; Lady Combermere, Africa ; Celia Large,
Richardson, Jamaica ; Countess Arran, Charleston. Sld.
George Canning, Rio; Elizabeth, Jamaica; Maranham, St.
John's, New Brunswick.
SHIELDS, MAY 22.—S1d. Richard, Ichoboe.

FRIGIITFUL ACCIDENT.—This morning, about ten
o'clock, a young girl, named Elisabeth Mastetsj 12 years of
age, daughter of the housekeeper of Mr. Alexander,
tact and surveyor, No. 9, John-street, Adelphi, whilst swing-
ing upon the stair bannisters upon the third flooring, over-
balanced herself, and fell head-foremost through the well of
the staircase to the stone flooring below—a depth of nearly
forty feet. When raised up, blood was profusely flowing from
her mouth, nose, and ears. A medical gentleman was
promptly called in, who, however, advised her immediate
removal to Charing-cross Hospital, where, on examination
by Mr. Hancock, the house surgeon, it was discovered that
she had sustained a violent concussion of the brain, a frac-
ture of the collar-bone, and other severe injuries.
Duisaurur. MURDER.—When upon the point of
going to press we ascertain that the police have discovered
the bodies of a woman and three children, in a plantation,
near Colwick, with their throats cut. They are identified as
the wife and children of a William Saville, of this town, who
was seen taking a walk with them in that direction, on Tues-
day morning last. The man is apprehended.—Nottingham
Review of this day.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledges
the receipt of 101. sent to him by some person unknown
for conscience-sake, which Money has been placed in 13-gr
Majesty's Exchequer.

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