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London, England, 1845-05-15 00:00:00

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LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, MAY 15.—Wind at noon, northerly, model ate
breeze and cloudy.
DOVER, MAY 14.—And. Scotia, Sunderland, for Lisbon,
slight damage, having been in contact with a schooner, name
unknown.
COWES, MAY 14.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Michael, Christopher,
St. Domingo, for Hamburgh.
OFF DARTMOUTH, MAY 13.—Hermann, Week, Baltimore,
4r Amsterdam.
RAMSGATE, MAY 14.—The steam-tug, Meeson, from
London to Liverpool, was run ashore on Broadstairs last
night to prevent her sinking, and now lies under water, and
expected to become a wreck ; crew saved.
DEAL, MAY 14.—Wind N.N.E. to N. E. , strong breeze.—
Sld. her Majesty's steamer Vesuvius, westward.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 14.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Moffatt, Vt.n-
derwood, London, for Aden leaky, having been in contact
with a foreign brig, name unknown, off this on the night of
the 12th. Sld. Q. E. D., Montreal.
FALMOUTH, MAY 14.—Wind N.E.—Off, Camillus, Deme-
rara; Red Rover, Charleston for Hull. Sid. Sancho Panza,
Aden ; Wm. Kerry, Montreal ; Daedalus, Quebec.
OFF BRIGHTON, MAY 14.—Leander, Millman, Hobart
Town, sailed Dec. 11.
OFF DUNGARVON, MAY 13.—Malcolm, of Kincardine,
Pernambuco, out forty days.
OW LEITH, MAY 13.—Anne, Ichaboe.
STOCKTON, MAY 12.—Arrd. Hampden, Gibson, Ichaboe.
HULL, MAY 13.—Arrd. Edwin, Gibson, Ichaboe.
OFF DOVER, MAY 13.—Swan, New York, for Hamburgh.
LIVERPOOI„ MAY 14.—Wind N., moderate.—Arrd. Wal-
lace, Mobile ; Margaret, St. Andrew's. Sid. Falcon, Africa;
swallow, Trinidad ; Grasshopper, Porto Rico ; Swea.
Thomas Sarawak, Philadelphia ; Kilamazoo and Roscius,
New York ; Glenview, Slaten Island ; Glasgow, St. John's
New Brunswick ; Naitch, Restigouche ; Acadia, Helen,
Lady Sale, and Lot d Seaton, Quebec.
HULL, MAY 14.—An outward-bound schooner is aground
on the Holm Sand. The schooner Aquatic, hence to Whit-
stable is ashore on Spurn Point.
LIMERICK, MAY 12.—The Ballina Lass, bound to Liver-
pool, with wheat, has returned to the Quays to discharge,
having sprung a leak.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
NAY MAERETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 10s to 41 IN ; use-
ful do., 41 12s to 5l 3s ; fine Upland do., 514 s to 51 8s ; Clover
Hay, 4/ lOs to 6135; Oat Straw, 1118 s to 21; Wheat Straw,
2/ Is to 213 s per load. Trade throughout dull, at the above
quotations.
CUMBERLAND. —Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s to 4/ 16s;
useful ditto, 4/ lis to 5/ 3s; fine Upland ditto, 514 e to 5/ 10s;
Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 61 ; Oat Straw, 1/ 183 to 2/ ;
Wheat Straw, 21 Is to 21 3s per load. A moderate supply
and a sluggish demand.
WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ lOs to 4/ 10s;
useful ditto, 4/ 12s to 51 3s; flue Upland ditto, 5l 4s to 5/
8s ; Clover Hay, 4/ 103 to 6/ 4s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2l;
Wheat Straw, 21 to 2/ 2s per load. Supply tolerably good,
and trade dull.

MEAT PSARIEETS.
SOUTHALL, MAY 14.—We had only a moderate supply
of each kind of stock on offer to-day, while the general de-
mand was steady, at about last week's quotations :—Beef from
3s to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 4s to 5s ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ;
Veal, 3s 8d to 4s Gd ; and Pork, 2s 10d to 3s 10d per Sibs to
sink the offal. Nearly the whole of the stock was dis-
posed of.
RomFonD, MAY 14.—Prime Beasts and Sheep sold steadily,
at full prices; but, otherwise, the demand was in a sluggish
state :—Beef; from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to
4s 10d ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; and
Pork, 2s 10d to 3s 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 29s ;
Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s ; and Mulch Cows, with
their small Calf, 161 to 191 each.
HAIL:SHAM, MAY 14.—We had only a moderate supply of
each kind of stock here this morning. Generally speaking,
the trade ruled steady :—Beef, from 3sjto 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s
Gd to 5s ; Lamb, 4s to 4s 8d; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s Gd ; and
Pork, 3s to 3s Gd per Blbs.
ARUNDEL, MAY 13.—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 2d; Mutton,
38 4d to 5s ; Lamb, 4s to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s 2d to 3s Gd
per 81bs. Supply limited and trade firm.
CHICHESTER, MAY 14.—There was a very steady general
trade here to-day, at our quotations :—Beef, from 3s to 4s
2d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 6d ; Veal, 3s 4d
to 4s Gd; and Pork, 3s to 3s Gd per 81bs. Suckling Calves,
18s to 295; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 18s; and Mulch
Cows, with their small Calves, 161 to 191 each.

_
CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended May 10, 1845, made up from the ineturns of the
Inspectors hi the different Cities and Towns is England and Wales,
per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat •• • ... 45s 10d Oats • ..... .• 2ie Gd 1 Beans ••• • • • 37s Id
Barley •• • • • • Ns Id I Rye ••

:Weeks
ending

April 5.. • •

May 3..

XERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS,

Wheat. Barley. Oats. Rye.
45 5' 32 3
45 3 32 5
46 11 31 11
45 11 31 6
45 0 31 2
4G 10 ' 30 5

IMPERIAL AGGREI
Wheat • • 4Gs ld
Barley ••• • • • 3ls 7d
MIT
•• 20s Od
• is Od

When
Barley

21 4 29 6
20 9 30 6
21 4 32 1
20 11 30 2
21 4 29 9
21 6 31 4

iATE AVERAGES OF

Beaus. I Pease.

34 9
35 5
35 1
35 9
36 1
37 1

35 7
36 6
36 1
343 1
36 10
36 8

THE SIX WEEKS,

Oats •• •••• •• 21 2d Beans ........ 35 9d
Bye
TES ON FOREIGN CORN.

Oats . • .•... Cs Od
Rye •.. • • 103 titi

I Beans • • 7s Gd
reuse..

SPORTING IN TELLIGEN CE
(RECEIVED TIIIS DAY.)
NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING,
WEDNESDAY (CONCLUDED).
Match, T.Y.C., 50 sous.—Lord Exeter's f by Velocipede,
out of Amaryllis, Bst 71b (W. Boyce), beat Capt. Spencer's
The Wryneck, Bst 71b, in a canter. 7t04 on Wryneck.
The Jockey Club Plate of 501. B.C.—Duke of Bedford's
Oakley, aged, Bst 91b, walked over, and divided the Plate
with Duke of Rutland's Welbeck.
DERBY numxo.
9to 2 agst John Day's lot 150 to 1 agst Remorse—t
2 to 1 agst Idas—t 50 to 1 agst Maynooth
9 to 1 agst Weatherbit 1000 to 15 agst k'uzbos—t
13 to 1 agst The Libel—t 1000 to 10 agst Merry 1110-
15 to 1 agst Pam narch--4
17 to 1 agst Pantasa 1000 to 8 agst Desperation
17 to 1 agst Alarm 700 to 400 on Weatherbit agst
18 to 1 agst Old England Old England
23 to l agst Doleful 1000 even Clear-the-Way agst
33 to 1 agst Titmouse—t Maynooth
45 to 1 agst Laird o'Cockpen--t

7 to 1 agst Hope—t 12 to 1 agst Lady Wildair—t
Bto 1 agst Lancash. Witch—t 20 to 1 agst Maid of Orleans
10 to 1 agst Rose of Cashmere —taken
NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Madame Anna 'ninon made her debut at th's
theatre, last evening, in the character of Stella, in
Balfe's new opera of The Enchantress, which was
produced last night expressly for the occasion. Every
lover of music must recollect the sensation produced
last year by the first appearance of Madame Anna
Thillon at the Princess's. Even the most fastidious
were obliged to confess that the English prima donna
of the Parisian Opera Comique was equal to Persiani
in taste and science, and superior to her in voice. But
there nes still, as there always will he, a dissatisfied
clique, who, compelled to admit that Madame Thillon
had achieved a success greater than any of her
countrywomen had ever before achieved, yet com-
forted themselves by observing (for to such persons
the power of grumbling is a comfort), that although
she was admirably suited to a small theatre, yet her
voice would be absolutely lost in the vast area of
Drury-lane. Alas ! for the grumblers. Not only is
her voice not lost in the vast area of Drury-lane, but
it is absolutely hoard, in that vast area, to infinitely
greater advantage than it is in a small theatre. We
were seated [at the very back of the upper circle of
boxes, and we heard every note that Madame Thillon
sung with the utmost distinctness. With Harrison
such was not the case ; Madame Thillon completely
sung him &mu in many instances. Madame
Thillon, however, completely filled the theatre,
and, with the exception of 'Borrani, she was
the only artiste who did so completely upon
all occasions. The opera is a long one, com-
mencing at a quarter before seven o'clock, and not
concluding until eleven. Although long, it is, how-
ever, by no means heavy, for, thanks to the inventive
genius of M. de St. George, the author of the
libretto, and to the talent of Mr. Bunn, the trans-
lator, the interest never flags, while the light, agree-
able characteristic music of Balfe carries the whole
off delightfully. The opera, which is preceded by a
well-scored overture, which contains many of the
principal motives of the opera, and then follows the
prologue—so called, we imagine, because it was not
cnnsidered quite selon les regles to have an opera in
four acts. The scene of this prologue is the deck of
a pirate ship off the island of St. Michael,
and an admirably-managed scene it is. As
the curtain rises, sailors are discovered crouched
about upon the deck, on the poop, and in the shrouds,
smoking, cleaning their arms, and engaged in other
equally sailor-like occupations or amusements. They
are singing a joyful chorus, expecting the return of
their chief. A. boat approaches, bearing Ramir
(Borrani), the second in command. Their chiefs,
Juan Telles, has been taken and condemned to death
He leaves to them his infant daughter, calling on
them, at whatever cost, to give her the most brilliant
education, and to make her their Queen, until she
arrives at eighteen years of age, when she shall be at
liberty to continue at their head or to disband them.
Before, however, she decides, she is to peruse a certain
document which Telles has confided to Ramir, wherein
Telles requires her to accomplish a vow necessary for
the repose of his soul. He concludes by informing
his comrades that if at day-break they hear
three guns, they may conclude that Tellos
is free, if four, that he is no more. In this
part there is introduced a preghiera, which was
beautifully given by Borrani, and the chorus and the
effect of which was very fine. During the perform-
ance of the preghiera day begins to break—one gun
is heard—they all rise—another and another suc-
ceeds—there is a pause—" He's saved !" exclaim the
pirates joyfully—the fatal fourth gun is heard boom-
ing in the distance—joy is turned into despair—
" He's lost !" The child of Telles is brought from the
cabin, the pirates surround the infant, and swear alle-
giance to her, and with this the prologue concludes.
A lapse of 15 years occurs between the prologue and
the first act of the opera, which opens in the Abruzzi,
at the Hermitage of our Lady of the Woods. This
scene is exceedingly beautiful—the magic pencil of
the Grieves has transferred the warm and glowing
and clear atmosphere of Italy, with its picturesque
mountains and romantic forests, and retired hermi-
tages, to the precincts of Drury-lane. A religious
chant is heard. A procession of young girls and boys
is seen ascending the mountain, bringing offerings to
the statue of the Virgin. Fra Antonio, the hermit, in
whom we recognise our old friend Ramir, the ci-devant
pirate, appears and bestows on the worshippers
his blessing. During the chant Mathanasius
(Harley) a quaint, fidgetty old doctor (an
admirable buffo character, admirably played by
Harley) enters inquiring for Sylvio, his ward. The
peasants fear he may have fallen into the power of
the Enchantress, whereupon the Doctor asks cons
cerning the said Enchantress, and is replied to by
Fra Antonio, who, in a ballad sung with great tsiste,
by Borrani, gives an account her- powers:"' A
shout is heard in the valley, and all rush forward.
A horse has been knocked down at the brink of the
precipice, and the rider has fallen. At a signal from
Fra Antonio three pirates appear they have
fired the shot at the bidding, as they say,
of one " who commands them all." They
immediately conceal theselves, and the peasants return
leading in Don Sylvio (Harrison) who has been
stunned by the fall from his horse. He has seen the
enchantress and is enamoured of her, albeit he be-

lieves not in goblins, or enchantresses, or fairies, inas-
much as for years past old.Mathanasius has been trying
all sorts of sorceries to find out the secret of his

(Sylvio's) birth, who eighteen years before had been
left a very small baby, accompanied however by a
very large purse, in the care of the Doctor,
with directions to bring him up in the Abruzzi.
The Doctor, however, has faith, and essays by various
spells (such spells as Harley alone can perform), to
raise the sorceress. In this scene is introduced a
buffo trio, sung very effectively by Harrison,
Borrani, and Harley—the latter more than making
up for his deficiency of voice by his quaintness of
gesture. Thunder is heard in the distance—the
lightning flashes, and Stella, the Enchantress
(Madame Thillon), the daughter of Telles, appears
dressed in a most picturesque and brilliant costume,
at tile back of the hermitage. Her appearance was

the signal for the most enthusiastic applause, which
lasted for some minutes, which was gracefully
acknowledged by Madame Thillon. She advances
—Sylvio gazes on her with extacy, and she sings a
beautiful recitative, " To the Regions of Earth,"
followed by an exquisite air, " I've Love-spells."
Never have we heard Thillon in better voice than she
was in, last evening. Her delicious, clear, silvery,
flageolet-like tones could be heard in the very re-
motest part of the theatre. Her powers of execution
were wonderful, and she looked most bewitchingly—
she was indeed an enchantress. Sylvio declares his
love, and warns her against the approach of the
peasantry, who are coming to slay her. She
promises to appear to him in a dream,
and g;ving a signal to Fra Antonio, she

disappears. —The peasants enter and fire after her.
Sylvio staggers and falls into a seat. Fra Antonio
administers to him a sleeping potion ; and, on his
touching a spring, the couch on which Sylvio is
reclining descends into a cavern. The next scene is
the pirates' cave. On the appearance of Stella, the
pirates break out into an animated chorus—" Ever
be happy and light as thou art." They remonstrate
with her on her whim of appearing as a sorceress.
She says it is to accomplish the task marked out
for her by Ler father, and they all swear to obey
her commands. The next scene is a magni-

ficent one—it is the fairy grotto, and well
does it deserve the appellation. It is hung round
with flowers, lighted by crystal chandeliers of all
colours, and covered with the richest carpets. Sylvio
is discovered sleeping on a Greek bed of silver
brocade. He gradually awakes—the softest music is
played—a fairy chorus is heard. He sings a cava-
tins, the music of which is exceedingly beautiful, ex-
pressive of his desire to see the genius of the place.
The back of the grotto opens, and Stela appears on
a brilliant throne, surrounded by a group of beauti-
ful female Greek slaves. Her costume is superb, and
on her head she wears a crown of stars.
She advances to Sylvio, exacts from him an
oath of implicit obedience, and commands him to
go to Palermo, where lie will find a palace prepared
for him, and a commission in the army. Iler slaves
advance and present to him a crown and sceptre. She
till him, that in four months he shall possess
the crown of Sicily. The act concludes with
a duet between Sylvio and Stella, beautifully
given by Madame Thillon and Harrison, and a
Igrand chorus of the pirates The scene of the second

act is at Palermo. Stella has performed her pro-
mises. Sylvio has a magnificent palace, and has
gained rapid promotion in the army. In the first
scene we find him in camp,
carousing with his
brother officers. A page enters with dispatches for
him from the Regent. He is promoted to the rank
of General. The page is Stella, and in this scene is
introduced a song, " A youthful Knight whose hopes
were bent," which promises to become the most popu-
lar morceau in the opera. It is given to the page,
and Madame Thillon not only sang, but acted it in the
most bewitching manner imaginable. The audience
were in raptures, and it was, as a matter of course,
encored. She sang it again with even more spirit
than she had infused into it originally, and there was
one loud and unanimous call for its repetition. A

third time Madame Thillon gracefully obeyed the call.
After that there were many who again called for its
repetition, and this song narrowly escaped a triple
encore. This was followed by a beautiful romance,
which was well given by Harrison, and which was
also encored. The next scene is in the palace of the
Regent of Sicily (Weiss). The Recent, brother of
the late King, has been Regent for twenty
years, for the people will not be per-
suaded but that Don Paul, the son of
the late King, is still alive; and they are right, for
Sylvio is Don Paul, and the restoration of him to his
throne is the task which has been impased upon Stella
by her father. For that purpose she has gone to
Palermo, has appeared at the Regent's Court, who,
fascinated by her beauty, can refuse her nothing,
and has through her interest with him pushed the
fortunes of Sylvio. The Regent at length is jealous
of Sylvio because he fears he may supplant him in the
affections of the beautiful stranger. A magni-
ficent scenic effect takes place at this point.
The curtains at the back of the Hall
open and present a view of a grand saloon, magnifi-
cently lighted for a fete and filled with dancers and
masqueraders, among whom are Sylvio, Stella and
Ramir. Ratnir, who loves Stella, and is also jealous
of Sylvio, gives the Regent a paper warning him
against Sylvio. Stella sees it, advances to the Regent,
unmasks, and while he is fascinated by her beauty,
snatches the paper from him, and disappears among
the crowd. All unmask, and she appears in a splendid
eastern costume. In order to warn Sylvio she sings
" The young Nadir to love had dared ;" a Sicilienne
in E 6-8 time. This is a most singular composition,
but very pleasing, and from the manner in which it
was given by Thillon, exceedingly effective. Her
fioritiori in this song was rich and most luxurious, but
still so tasteful, so music=ian-like, that it was most
exquisite. It is needless to add that the applause
was most enthusiastic. The Regent has ap-
pointed a rendezvous with Sylvio, and has
hired assassins to cut him off; by the judicious
management of Stella, the Regent himself falls
into the trap, and Sylvio is proclaimed King of
Naples. The third act opens with a romance, " The
happy days of life are passed," most exquisitely sung
by Borrani. This is followed by a solo by Stella,
"My task is ended," in which the execution of
Madame Thillon was really wonderful. Her task,
however, is not ended. The document which proves
the right of Don Paul to the throne, and which she
has -sent to him, has miscarried, and the
Senate are about to depose him as an
imposter. Ramir undertakes to recover it, on
condition that Stella will reward him with her
hand—she consents, and goes to seek Sylvio—she
finds him in his cabinet, in custody of the senators,
who will lead him to the scaffold in an hour, if he
does not prove his claims. In this scene she sings a
song, " Who has not heard," with a burden tra-la-la
—which is a perfect marvel of vocalization. The
burden of course is almost ad libitum, and
her fioritiori is positively overwhelming.
Never before have we heard such luxuriance of orna-
ment, and yet all in such good taste, so beautiful—
each note so clear and so distinct—it was like the
warbling of some bird. If the human voice be, as
some anatomists contend, a musical instrument, then
is Madame Thillon the most accomplished performer
on that instrument that has ever been heard. She is
superior to anything that Persiani was, even in her
best days. Ramir gives her the document and de-
mands her hand. The right of Sylvio to the
throne is made clear, and he of course offers
to share it with Stella. It is evident she
loves him, and Ramir, rather than make her
miserable, resigns his pretensions. This is the sub •
ject of a beautiful trio, " The love almost sublime
I felt," which was exquisitely given by Thillon,
Borrani, and llarrison, and was enthusiastically En-
cored. This trio is perhaps the gem of the opera.
The finale, which is sung by Stella, is the opening
motive of her duet in the first act with Sylvio. She
is acknowledged as Queen, and Ramir rejoins his pirate
band. This is certainly one of the most magnificent
spectacles that Mr. BLUM has ever produced. The music
is pleasing and characteristic, and he has at length
such a prima donna as has not appeared on the boards
of Drury since the death of poor Maiibran. Thillon
and Balfe were called for at the conclusion, and were
both enthusiastically received. The house was crowded
to overflowing long before the rising of the curtain,
.and the overflow of last night is but a foretaste of
What may be expected during every night of Ma-
dame Thillon's engagement.

THE BANKS.
(From the Times.)
We mentioned the other day the fact that the joint-
stock banks in Dublin considered themselves ag-
grieved by Sir Robert Peel's new Irish banking mea-
sure, inasmuch as the privileges extended to the other
banks of Ireland would be withheld from them.
These joint-stock banks are two in number. The
oldest is the " Hibernian Bank," formed in 1825,
chiefly by a number of Catholic gentlemen, in conse-
quence of the exclusion (at that time) of Catholics
from the direction of the Bank of Ireland. They ob-
tained an Act of Parliament for their establishment,
and endeavoured to get the power of issuing notes,
but all the clauses giving them that power were
struck out of the Act in Committee. In 1827, how-
ever, they attempted practically to use this power by
issuing what they called " tokens," which were notes
in appearance, though they did not contain the worts,
" I promise to pay ; '
but they were afterwards com-
pelled to withdraw them on the decision of the Go-
vernment that they were illegal. The paid-up
capital of the Hibernian Bank, upon which they have
paid steadily dividends at the rate of 4 and 5 per cent.,
is 250,0001.
The other joint-stock bank, the ° Royal Bank of
Ireland," was established in 1836, by the purchase of
the private bank of Sir Robert Shaw and Co., who
issued notes. The Royal Bank, having more than
six partners, lost their privilege. By their last
report it appears that their paid-up capital is about
210,0001., and the surplus fund 30,0001., after the
payment out of the profits of a very large sum in
purchase of Sir R. Shaw's business, and other pre-
liminary expenses. From their commencement they
have regularly paid a dividend of five per cent.
Neither of these two banks have any branches.
The objection of these establishments to Sir R.
Peel's measure merely proceeds from their desire to
be placed on the same footing as the other banks.
To the prine'ple of the measure they do not object in
the least. Their case is precisely that in which the
London joint-stock banks would be if ten years
hence the privileges of the Bank of England were
abolished, and, while those banks which now issue
notes 65 miles beyond London were allowed to issue
in the metropolis also, the joint-stock banks should
be obliged to continue non-issuing. institutions.
The law authorising the Louvain and Jemappes
Railway, which passed the Belgian Chamber of De-
puties unanimously, has been equally fortunate in the
weeks ending
26th April ult., as
Senate. An extension to Diest has been conceded to
this line.
The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of
the circulation of the private and joint-stock banks
in re-
spectively England
published in the Gazette, and gives the following as
ail2etshfolrmthh,e
and
dr
of these the average weekly circulation banks for the
thaensdth":
weeks ending the 26th ult. :
Private banks ...... . ............................... 84,681,211
Joint-stock banks ................................ 3,306,255

Average
...
£7,987,466
joint
Etiongiaonf prdaivn3tt Wales
.
h the returns for
toekb
banks
during rinagetohmelp)aa:itsotmir i
the month ending the 29th of March last, we have
An increase in the private banks of £226,250
weekly
circulation
n l
An increase in the joint-stock banks of ..... 158,458

Total increase last month £3236,708
And as compared with the month ending the 27th
of April, 1844, it shows
A decrease in the private banks of ........... X 614,028
A decrease in the jeint-stock banks 446612

the above returns for the past
Total decrease as compared with last year...£1,060,640
On comparing
month with the total axed issues, it appears that the
following is the comparative state of the circulation,

viz. :
Tile private bulks are below their fixed issue £329,886
Juint stock banks are b.dow their fixed issue... 171,066

Total below the fixed issue £500,952
The publication of these returns of the private and
joint-stock banks in England and Wales (distinct
from those of the Bank of England) affords to parties
who are interested in the subject, the means of judg-
ing how far the wants of the country districts are
distinct from those of London. The weekly returns
of the Bank of England, though extremely valuable
as indicative of the condition of the London money-

market, are not alone sufficient to afford a clear view
of the state of the circulation of the kingdom.
A decree of the provisional Government of Mexico,
dated the 22d of February, contains tEe following
articles :

" 1. That the contribution of 1 per cent. imposed by
the 2d article of the decree of the 10th of March, 1843,
in the transit of money from one department to another,
is no longer to be collected, and therefore the articles 42
of the decree of the 11th of July, 10 of the decree of the
28th of December, and the order i the 3d of April the
same year, relating to the said coml. bution, are rendered
null and void.

" 2. The forced loan decreed on the 15th of May
843, ceases.

"3. The extraordinary contribution decreed on the
21st of August, 1844, also ceases.
" 4. The Executive will propose in the second month
of the second period of the ordinary sessions the manners
and terms in which the parties have paid the whole or
part of their quotas by virtue of the imposti alluded to
in the 21 and SLI articles of the decree."

There is so much useful and amusing matter in
Mr. Gilbart's analysis of the bankers' returns, that we
do not hesitate to extract from it largely. The
following table will interest a great number of
readers :

A List of those London Banking Firms who attend the Clearing-
house ; the Number and Names of the Partners, and the Number
of Names in each House.

Name of the Firm,

1. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, Sc
Co., Lombard-street. ..

2. Barnard, Dimsdale, and C0.,1
50, Cornhill .. • • . , • • .
3. Barnett, Iloares, Parvett,'
Bradshaw, and Co., Loal-:
bard•street • • • • • • • • • .

4. Bosanquet, Franks, & What-1
swan, 73, Lombard-street • • j

5. Thrown, Janson, cunt C0.,1
London (Abehurch-laue) • •

6. Curries and Co., 29, Conihilli

7. Denisen,Heywood,Kennard,l
and Co., 4, Lombard-street

8. Fullers and Co., 63, Moor-
-1
gate-street . • • • .......1
9. Glyn. Halifax, Mills, and
Co., 67, Lombard-street. • •

0. Hanbury, Taylor, & Lloyd,!
GO, Lombard-street .

I. Hankey, 7, Fen chureli-stree t
12. Jones, Loyd, and Co. (Loth-1

bury), London .
.3. Lubbock, Forster, and Co.
11, Mansion-house-street

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!Names of the Partners

2 Barclays, 2 Bevans,
2 Trittous.

Barnards, 2 Dims-
dales.

[4. Martin, Stone, and Martins,
6S, Lombard-street ........
[5. Masterman, Peters, Mildred,)
3lasterman, and Co., 31 and!
35, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-
street . • ..

2 Barnette, 3 bares,
1 Bradshaw.

Bosanquet, Franks,
Whattnan.

2 Jansons, 1 Brown, 1
Barr, 1 'Whitaker.
3 Curries, 1 31agens, 1
Mills.

I 2 Kennards,l Denison,
1 Heywood.

.6. Prescott, Grote, Ames, andl
Co., G 2, Threadneedle-street

12 Fullers, no Co,

2 Gip's, 2 Hal'faxes,
2 Mills.

3 Hanburys, 1 Taylor,
1 Lloyd.
4 Hankeys.

13 Loyds, 1 Tabor,

7. Price, Marryat, & Co., King
William-street, London ....
8. Robarts, Curtis, RoldartQ,
Curtis, and Co., 15, Lom-
bard-street

(Lubbock, Forster,
Brown.

!3 Martins, 2 Stones.

13 Mastermans, 2 Mil-
dreds, 1 Peters.

Prescott, Grote, Ames,
Cave.

12 Prices, 1 Marryat

2 Robartses,2 Cortises,
no Co.

L 9. Rogers, Olding, Sharpe,
Boycott, and Co., 29, Cle-
ments-lane, Lombard-street,

'2 Oldings, 1 Rogers, 1
Sharpe, 1 Boycott.

20. Sapte, Banbury, Muspratt,
and Co., 77, Lombard-street

2 Banburys, 1 Sapte, 1
Muspratt.

21. Smith, Payne, and Smith,'
1, Lombard-street
22. Spooner, Attwood, and Co.,
27, Gracechureh-street....
23. Stevenson, Salt, and Son, 20,
Lombard-street ..........
24. Weston and Young, 6, Wel-
lington-street, St. Saviour's,
Southwark ..............
25. Wil law, Deacon, ar.d Co.,
Birehin-lane ..............

!AU Smiths,

lAttwood, Twelis.

All Salts.

'Weston, Young.

I 2 Wl'Ramses, I Dea-
con, 1 Labouchere, 1
Thornton, I Melville
2 Toinkinses, I Willis,
1 M'Pherson, 1 Per-
cival, 1 Blanchard.

26. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76,
Lombard-street

70 j

I. The name of the firm :
Upen comparing the names in the firms with the
names of the respective partners in the above list, we
find that the names of some firms do not correspond
with the names of the partners.
Thus, in the firm of Messrs. Jones, Loyd, and Co.,
there is no parter of the name of Jones.
In the firm of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths,
there is no partner of the name of Payne.
In the firm of Messrs. Spooner, Attwood, and Co.,
there is no partner of the name of Spooner.
In the firm of Messrs. Stevenson, Salt, and Son, there
is no partner whose surname is Stevenson. The senior
partner is named John Stevenson Salt.
In the firm of Messrs. Robarts, Curtis, Robarts, Curtis,
and Company, there is no Company.
In the firm, also, of Messrs. Fullers and Company,
there is no Company.
The first name in the firm is not always the name oh
the first partner mentioned in the official returns.
Thus, the partners in the firm of Messrs. Barclay,
Bevan, Tritton, and Co., stand in the following order:—
Bevan, Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, Barclay, Tritton.
In the firm of Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, anti Co.,
the names stand thus:—Halifax, Mills, Glyn, Glen,
Halifax, Mills.
In the firm of Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., the
names stand thus Tomkins, Percival, M‘Pherson,
Willis, Tomkins, Blanchard.
The names of 19 of the clearing firms end in " Co." In
11 instances the " Co." represents partners of the same
name as other partners mentioned in the firm.
11. The number of partners :
The number of partners in the 26 clearing firms is 112,
and the number of names 70. They may be thus classified:
Total Total
Partners. Names.
36 .. 22
... 30 ... 17
... 28 ... 1;
... 12 ... 9
6 ... 5

6 firms have, each ... 6 partners
6 ditto ... 5 ditto
7 ditto ... 4 ditto
4 ditto ... 3 ditto
3 ditto ... 2 ditto

112 70

111. The names of the partners:—
A plurality of names occurs in 30 instances, and the
number of partners who bear the same name as other
partners is 72 :-
1 Instance of five persons in one firm bearing the
name—Smith
1 Instance of four persons in one firm bearing the
same name—Hankey
7 Instances of three names—Curries, Hanbury,
Hoare, Loyd, Martin, Masterman, Salt. 2l
21 Instances of two names—Barclay, Bevan, Trit-
ton, Barnard, Dimsdale, Barnett, Janson, Ken-
nard, Fuller, Glyn, Halifax, Mills, Stone,
Mildred, Price, Roberts, Curtis, Olding, Ban-
bury, Williams, Tomkins 42

40 Single Names

72
40

70 Names. Partners ll2
In the following firms respectively the partners are
all of one name:—Messrs. Fuller and Co. ; Messrs.
Hankey; Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith; and Messrs.
Stevenson, Salt, and Son.

IV. The occupation of the partnerg.—All are de-
scribed simply as as bankers, except Sir John w Lub-
bock, who is described as a merchant, and Mr. Young,
of the firm of Weston and Young, who is described as
banker and brewer.

V. The name of the place where the business is car-
ried on :

None of the clearing firms carry on business at any
great distance from the clearing-house, which forms a
part of the old Post-office in Lombard-street. Twelve
of these firms aro located in Lombard-street, and one in
each of the four streets or lanes leading out of Lombard-
street—Birchin•lane, Clement's-lane, Nicholas-lane, and
Abchurch-lane ; one in King William-street, ono in
Mansion-house-street, one in Moorgate-street, one in
Lothbury, one in Threadneedle-street, two in Cornhill,
one in Fenchurch-street, one in Gracechurch-street, and
one in Southwark. Besides carrying on business in
London, Messrs. Jones. Loyd and Co., carry on business
at Manchester under the firm of Messrs. W. Jones,
Loyd, and Co, ; and Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co.,
carry on business at Leeds, under the firm of William
Williams, Brown, and Co,

VI. The residence of the partners.—Three banking
firms have returned all their partners as resident at the
place where the business is carried on. Three other
firms have each two partners resident on the bank pre-
mises, seven others have each a partner resident at the
bank. Most of the other bankers reside in London, or
within an easy distance. Some reside at a considerable
distance in the country.

The Morning Herald and the Standard have re-
cently betaken themselves to lecturing upon the character of
the newspaper press. They denounce the Times with great
indignation, for maliciously suppressing Sergeant Talfourdts
name in its law reports. We have already expressed cur
opinion—somewhat unreservedly perhaps—upon this con-
duct of the Times, and in the absence of any explanation, we
must adhere to our opinion of its unjustifiableness. But we
must protest against the assumption that we participate in
the views or sympathise with the feelings of the Herald and
the Standard. Respect for the character of the newspaper
press is not the motive which induces these journals to assail
the Times. They do it as a speculation—upon the same
principle, and pretty much in the same spirit, that a mounte-
bank abuses a successful rival. It is not by conduct such as
is adopted by the Herald and the Standard that the character
of the press can ever be raised in public estimation. Take,
for example, one fact of very recent occurrence. Mazzini,
the Italian exile, was accused by Sir James Graham of
having instigated the assassination of two men at Rodez.
The Herald and the Standard repeated the charge, and one
of them grossly misrepresented an article in the Chronicle, to
prove that it was well founded. Sir James Graham subse-
quently discovered that there was no foundation for his
abominable accusation. He did what became him as a gen-
tleman : he retracted and apologised. But what did the two
journals, which, in repeating the calumny, took care to in-
fuse into it some of their own venom? They held their
tongue. They neither apologised, retracted, nor explained.
Yet they who coolly sit down to perpetrate a piece of villainy
like this, have the face to talk about the respectability of the
press and the unprincipledness of the Times.—Morning Chron.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE Rrvnn.—Yester(la)'
afternoon, between six and seven o'clock, a fatal accident
occurred near Sonthwarli•-brldge to a young man,
named
Edward Lee, an apprentice to a weaver. in company illiendl
several others, be had hired aboat for the afternoon's amuse-
meat, meat, and in attempting to step from one seat
Being unable
to the." 0t4,?4,
he overbalanced himself and fell overb(sard
to swim, and somewhat inebriated, le
W.as drowned, in
despite of the exertions of his companions.

._.
PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of the members and friends of this
Association was held in the large hall, Exeter Hall, on
Wednesday. The Right Hon. the Earl of Winchilsea in
the chair.

The meeting was numerously attended, the body of the
hall and the gallery being filled (principally by ladies) ; and
upon the platform, surrounding the Noble' Chairman, were
Sir Digby Mackworth, Sir Brooke Brydges, CaptainArdon,
Rev. R. G. M'Ghee, Rev. M. O'Sullivan, D.D. Rev.
J. T. Robinson, rector of St. Andrew's; Holborn ; Rev. Dr.
Holloway, &c.
The CHAIRMAN having acknowledged the compliment
and honour paid him in placing him in the chair, pro-
ceeded to remark upon the important crisis which had ar-
rived in the history of the Constitution of this Protestant
country, which he for the last thirty-six years had en-
deavoured to maintain. It was at the early age of seven-
teen that he had first raised his voice at a public meeting
in Kent in defence of those Great Protestant principles
and that Protestant Constitution, the maintenance of which
was the only title by which the house of Hanover held the
crown of these realms—et' those great religious principles
which the Whigs looked upon as valueless, and which the
Conservatives—self-styled Conservatives—had made tLeir
stepping-stone to power. And those were the great princi-
ples—the Protestant principles of our glorious Constitution of
Church and State—which they were met to uphold.—
(Cheers.) They had, session after session, of late, been
accuinstomed to see attacks made on the Protestant religion,
as established in this country. The first attack was the
repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts ;sand in regard to
that measure he would sad-, that no man would go further
to relieve the Dissenters from their civil disabilities than
he would, but he said now, as he had said at the time that
Act passed, do not let us extend the relief to Socinians and
Unitarians; let die relief be confined to Christians. Those
who deny the divinity of the Saviour had no claim to re-
lief. The next attack was the (so called) Catholic Relief
Bill of 1829. He thanked God lie had used all his influence
and all his power in opposition to that measure, and the satis-
faction he now felt in having done so he would not exchange
for all the world could bestow. They were told at the time that
that measure would pacify Ireland, and unite Protestants and
Roman Catholics in that country ; but so far from that being
the result, they found that the Church of Rome had used the
power which that Act gave it to undermine and destroy Pro-
testantism in Ireland. The next measure in favour of Popery
was the destruction of the Kildare-street Society—(Beer,
hear)—which had received the support and sanction of the
Roman Catholic hierarchy of Ireland, and the great agitator
of that country and his followers; and what was the ground
for destroying that society ? because Popery found that the
mere reading of the Bible, without note or comment, must
speedily end in the destruction of their religion.—(Hear.)
The next thing done by the Parliament was to show an utter
disregard for Protestant interests and for Protestant feeling in
Ireland, and to abolish at once twelve bishoprics in that country.
The next step was now to follow—and that was that Protes-
tant England was to be called on to endow the Popish
Church—(Hear, hear)—for it was absurd to say that a per-
manent payment of 30,000/. a-year for the support of the
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth was anything but an
endowment of Popery by the State. The proposed endow-
ment of Mayneoth was, in point of fact, an endowment of
that religion which they bad declared to be founded on
idolatry and superstition. He called on the meeting to take
a leaf out of the Prime Minister's book, and register—
(Hear, hear)—in defence of Protestantism, and to exercise
their influence in their respective counties to ensure the
return in the next Parliament of a body of men who should
uphold the Protestant Constitution at all risks.—(Cheers.)
He had exerted himself, and had been mainly instrumental
in driving from power Sir Robert Peel's Government after
the measure of 1829, and he would not cease to agitate until
he had succeeded in rousing the people of this country to a
sense of their danger, and driving from office a Government
that had a second time betrayed them.—(Cheers.)
The SECRETARY having read the report of the Committee,
Captain GORDON moved the first resolution, to the effect
that this meeting is convinced of the increasing importance
of the Association, and its claims on British Protestants ;
that the report of the Committee be adopted, printed, and
circulated, and that certain gentlemen named constitute the
Committee for the ensuing year.
The Rev. J. T. ROBINSON seconded the resolution, which
was supported by Sir DIGBY MACKWORTII, and carried una-
nimously.
The Rev. R. G. M‘GnEE then rose to move the following
resolution :—" That from the system of education adopted
at the College of Maynooth, in training up young men for
the office of the Roman Catholic priesthood, from the im-
moral, intolerant, anti- social, and persecuting character of
the books used and the system taught in that college, and
from the principles in which the Roman Catholic hierarchy
are pledged to Rome to train the priesthood in reference to
the Protestant Sovereign of these realms, and in which they
are proved to train them not only in Maynooth, but after
they leave that college and enter into their offices as
priests—it appears to this meeting that the endowment to
the College of Maynooth is not only irreconcilable with
the duty which Protestants owe to God, but with loyalty
and fidelity to our gracious Sovereign, with due regard to
the safety of our Constitution, and to the laws, the
liberties, and religion of this great empire." It had been
said the subject had been exhausted in the House of Corn-
inons, but be contended that as yet the merits of the
question had not been discussed at all, and had not been
permitted to be discussed. Some inquisitorial influence,
not known to the British Constitution, appeared to have
been exercised over the Cabinet, and the result had been
that the Cabinet had studiously quashed all discussion upon
the real merits of the question. The proposition of the Go-
vernment was to endow a college for the purpose of educat-
ing a certain class of men. Now, he contended that the
whole question ao consider, in dealing with such a proposi-
tion, was, what was the character of the education it was pro-
posed to endow? Surely it must be a very equivocal or sus-
picious education which it was an act of grace to conceal.
But to whom was it an act of grace—was it to the country
or the system ?—or was it concealed because the Prime
Minister knew it would not bear the light? On the 2d of
this month an attempt was made by two Members of the
Houle of Commons—the Honourable Member for Kent
(Mr. Plumptre), and the Member for Newcastle-
under-Lyne (Mr. Colquhoun)—to force on some dis-
cussion upon this the real question, and they had
succeeded in eliciting an impotent, irritable denial of demon-
strable facts; and upon that occasion the Right Honourable
Baronet (Sir R. Peel) had stated that lie had heard the dis-
cussion with great pain, because he thought the House of
Commons was a most unfit place for discussions of such --a
nature. He was astonished to hear that statement, for to
what did it amount ? That the House of Commons was
unable to legislate upon the subject, for if it could not dis-
cuss, surely it was unable to legislate upon the question.—
(A cry from the body of the meeting," Three cheers for Sir
I. Peel.") Sir Robert Peel had given notice to move the
third reading of the Bill on Monday next ; but would he
do so? He believed that before Monday the Right Hon.
Baronet would feel it to be due to his country and to himself,
rather to bring in a Bill to investigate Maynooth, and
those laws which had been set up by the Papal bishops of
Ireland against the laws of that Sovereign who had entrusted
him with the government of this country. (Cheers ) The
Rev. Gentleman then entered into a long statement of the
doctrines taught at Maynooth, and those of Peter Dens, and
thus concluded :—And if the measure should be carried in
the House of Commons, who would the Premier get to
move it in the House of Lords ? Would he impose the
task on Lord Stanley, as a fitting reward for his exertions in
undermining Protestantism in Ireland, and cutting out the
Bible from the education of his (Mr M'Ghee's) poor country-
men 2—(Cheers.) Or could he ask the Duke of Wellington
to prostrate his well-earned honours, or the Primate of all
England to sacrifice the Protestant religion at the feet of Dr.
Higgins ?—(Hear, hear.) Or, should he carry the Bill
through both Houses, would he venture to ask the Queen to
give to it the royal assent.—(A voice in the gallery, we be-
lieve, " Yes, he wilL") If so, then he would say, Oh ! for
the mighty, indignant thunderbolt of a Chatham's voice to
rend in pieces the hollow-hearted, spiritless legislation of the
day. Oh, for its electric power to thrill once more round the
walls of the House.of Lords, and call upon the ancestors of
England's nobles to frown from their tapestry upon such an
insult to the British Constitution, and upon the judges to
raise the purity of their ermine, and the bishops to interpose
the sanctity of their lawn, to avert such an evil to this
countrv.—(Cheers.)
The- Rev. CHARLES PREST seconded the resolution in a
speech of some length, in the course of which he stated that
the Wesleyans, though not a political people, were vet
ready, when circumstances required it of them, to come for-
ward and unite with their fellow-Protestants in defence of
the Constitution and the Throne—(Hear)—which, he con-
tended, were endangered by the Government measure for
endowing Maynooth.
The resolution was then put and carried.
The Rev. Dr. O'SmaavAN moved the next resolution, That
the coronation oath was a great national safeguard; and that
the meeting would use all constitutional means of resistance
to any legislative measure they believed to be at variance
with the spirit of thatoath, and destructive of the objects
for which that oath was and is required by the laws which
called the ancestors of her Majesty to the throne of England.
He had looked anxiously into the Government Bill in the
hope of being able to find something good in it, but he
was convinced that it could only be regarded as a measure
to widen, embitter, and make permanent religious dissension
in Ireland, and lead to tumult, massacre, and the dismem-
berment of the empire. Experience showed that they could
not hope to conciliate the Roman Catholics of Ireland by any
such concessions; and moreover, they had declared by their
bishops that they did not require this endowment.
DUDLEY PERCIVAL, Esq., seconded the resolution, which

was put and carried.
Sir BROOKE BRYDGES, Bart., moved that the thanks of the
meeting be given to the Chairman, which was carried, and
acknowledged by the Noble Lord in an appropriate speech,
after which the meeting separated.

LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM
RAIL WAY COMPANY.

Yesterday a special general meeting of the Proprie-
tors of this Company was held at the Euston-station ;
Mr. George Carr Glyn, Chairman of the Board of
Directors, presiding ; to approve of several Bills now
before Parliament, for the construction of extension
lines. There was a numerous attendance of Proprietors.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said the
meeting had been convened in compliance with the
standing orders of the House of Lords, to approve of
certain Bills now in progress before Parliament ; and as
they had already been brought before the notice of the
Proprietors, and unanimously approved of, it was unne-
cessary that he should enter into details. Two of these,
the Churnet Valley and Manchester and Birmingham
Amalgamation Bills, rejected by the standing orders,
had been withdrawn for the present. The Chairman
then proceeded to propose seriatim resolutions approving
of the Bills. T 6he first was the London, Wor-
cester, and South Staffordshire, now in Committee' lie
would make no comments on the proceedings that had
taken place, but simply say that they expected a
favour-
able result. The next Bill was for a branch
Dudley to Sedglcy, forming a connecting link from
London, Worcester, and South Staffordshire,and'awhvitihclei
had been adopted as a precautionary measure in the
event of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham being thrawn
out on standing orders. The Birmingham and Glouces-
ter were applying for a similar line, but it was not a
question of difference between thThe next Bill
related to the Trent Valley line from Stafford to
Rugby. The Chairman here took occasion to allude
to a statement lately mul„ted, to the effect that
the London and Birminghamp Company were charge-
able with fraud in the
it.hra.nsactions
.connected
.with the
Trent Valley Bill.
sectsrethaer denied, observing observing that
Captain. litush, the t e Grand Junc-
tion, bad, at the meeting of tyhatcCompany
p i
000 n Mondayhad bei
last, state d that no charge of that desri
preferred. in Committee against the London and Bir-
mingham Company. The next Bills he had to propose
were more immediately connected with the main line,
and fcT carrying our extensions from the Leighton Bus-
and station of the Birmingham line to Dunstable, and
from the Bletchley station to Bedfordand fQ
t _ vos
the West London line.

Resolutions approving of the respective Bills were pa
and carried unanimously.
Mr. J. M. UPCROFT congratulated the Proprietors on
the success that had hitherto attended the exertions
of the Directors to make the line mote extensively
useful to the public by the increased accommodation
afforded to all classes, and especially to the middle
and poorer class of passengers.—(Applause.) He con-
cluded some further observations by proposing that
the cordial thanks of the Proprietors be given to.
Mr. George Carr Glyn, the chairman, and to the
Board of Directors, for the success that bad hitherto
attended their exertions to establish the property of the
Proprietors on a secure basis, and to render the Company
more extensively useful to the public by the admirable
arrangements proposed at the last meeting, and the
measures since adopted for c•trrying them into effect,
which the Proprietors entirely approved of, and pledged
themselves to support the Directors in all such other
steps as they may consider necessary to obtain the
sanction cf Parliament to their various important pro-
jects.

Mr. WILLIAMS seconded this, and testified to the good
feeling that had always been displayed on the part of
the London and Birmingham towards other interests,
and trusted that they woted always be willirg to
maintain their own rights consistently with those of
othet s.

The Ctratnmew returned thanks on behalf of himself
and colleagues. It had always been their desire to carry
out the concerns of the great undertaking they wire en-
trusted with on a footing of perfect amity with their
neighbours, and they had tried in every direction to
evince that spirit to the utmost extent. They had been
anxious to encourage any opportunity for negotiation
thtt might be offered, and had been ready, for she sake.
of peace, to make considerable pecuniary sacrifices, but
they had determined upon never submitting to any con-
ditions at the expense or to the disadvantage of their
allies.— (Appian ,e.)
In reply to a question from Mr. Williams,
The CHAIRMAN said that the Northampton and Peter=
borough line had already been partially opened, and
that prybably by the 2d of June it would be opened to
the public throughout, The line, it would be satisfactory
to lirrow, had not only been finished within the time, but
within the estimate.—(Applause.)

FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAIL.
THE HAGUE, MAY 13.—The Minister of Finance gives
notice, conformably to article 3 of the law of 27th December,
1840, that the amount of the Treasury Bonds issued by virtue
of the taws of 27th December, 1840, and of 19th June, 1843,
which were still in circulation on the Ist of this month, was
952,900 florins.

'heir Majesties the King and Queen, and members of the
Roval family, set out this afternoon for Amsterdam.
the Java papers from the Ist to 18th January, have been
received to-day:—
BATAVIA, DEc. 31, 1844.—Yesterday evening several of
the inhabitants of this city saw a comet, the appearance of
which seems to be as unexpected as that of the comet which
was visible at the beginning of;1843. The neucleus is plainly
discernable by the naked eye, but the tail is not so bright
nor so long as that of the comet which appeared almost two
years ago. _

BATAVIA, JANUARY 14.—Mr. T. Hedwig, harbour-master
at Anjer, has sent us a tabular list of ships that passed
the Straits of Sander in 1844. The total number was G 27.
Of these ships 282 were under Dutch colours, 217. English,
57,American, 22 French, 15 Hamburg!), 4 Spanish, 3 Belgian,
2 Australia, and I Russian.

AMSTERDAM, MAY 13.—The Court is just arrived at the
palace, namely, the King and Queen, and their Hoye. High-
nesses the Prince and Princess of Orange, Princes Alexander
and Henry, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar,
Prince Frederick, his Majesty's brother, Princess Frederick,
and their eldest daughter.
The royal suite is very numerous.
Immediately after their arrival their Majesties and the
Royal Family came into the balcony of the palace, and were
loudly cheered by the crowd that was assembled before the
Palace.

BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussT.I.s, MAT 12.
Actual Debt, 234 per Cent
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Coat
Ditto Three per Cent
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto
Ditto, ditto, 1840 • .
Ditto,dltto, 1844-- ..
Ditto of the City, 1843
Ditto, 1833 ..........
Bank ofßelgium
—Brussels Papers, May 13.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, MAT 6.
5 per Cent. Metalliques.
4 per Cent. ditt0............
• 3 per Cent. ditto-- .. ..
Loan, 1834 .
Ditto, 1839•
Bank Shares
Esterhazy's Loan .
RAILWAYS.
The Northern, or Ferdinand .
Venice—Milan
Gloggnitz .........
Leghorn
Pesth ..
--Allgemeine Zeitung, May 10

102%
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1650

18134

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• • • • • 123
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THE ARIEL CLUB BOAT-RACE.
The Ariel " scratch" four-oared race was rowed on Wed-
nesday evening, and drew a strong muster of the various
aquatic clubs. The distance was from Westminster to Put-
ney, and the start took place at about seven o'clock.

Blue—Messrs. Rowlaiul (stroke), Bottril, H. Cooper, Alien,
C. Cooper (cockswain).
Yellow—Messrs. Peschey (stroke), Williams, Chesswright,
Longrove, Heudry (cockswain).
Red—Messrs.lsodd (stroke), Trigge, Frisby, Gils, Taven•
ham (cockswain).

The gentlemen were started by the St. George, in their
eight, and went away from the bridge at the same moment.
After being oar and oar for a few moments, blue took the
lead, and although pressed severely throughout the race,
maintained it. Yellow and red disputed the second place
gallantly; red had the best of it up to. the Penitentiary,
when yellow came oar and oar, and gradually drew a length
ahead ; red, however, was not so easily shook off, and were
close upon their adversaries' quarter all the way up. • The
race was won 1 v two lengths, yellow two yards in advance
of the tbird. 'the St. George, Neptune, Waverley, Nautilus,
Trident, Herne, and other clubs, accompanied the race.

DEVON AND CORNWALL WREST-
LING MATCHES.
THE LAST DAY. PLATING OFF THE Irravy
The Devon and Cornwall WrestLlT Society brought their
matches to a close on Wednesday, at the Brecknock Arms
Tavern, Camden-town, and the company was very nu-
merous ; many gentlemen belonging to the above counties
being present to witness the science displayed in this old
English game.
The play, which was certainly good throughout, came off
as follows :

SECOND PLAY.
The drawing of the names brought John Goodman,.of the
Royal Blues, and Richard Dyer, both of Cornviali,:togetber,
men of science and judgment in this art. Theselnen played
together for nearly an hour, several foils taking, place, Dyer
being quick, either falling on his side or shoulder • Good-
man, after struggling, caught his opponent a knock over
the knee, and threw him a fair back, amidst theheers of his
friends.
The next men to enter the ring were W. George, of Corn-
wall, and J. Ball, a mat► of the same county, bath good
wrestlers, and during this bout a deal of science and play
was shown on each side, several falls taking place, but no
back; Ball ultimately catching his man, and throwing him
by the fore hip.
The last name in the draw was John Dyer, and be being
the single man, was considered to have gained a fall.

THIRD PLAY.
John Goodman, of the Blues, was again the first man
called by the umpires in the ring, and John Dyer, a Cornish.
man, who was quite fresh, not having played in the second
plays, as we have stated above, to tontend for the prizes.
The betting was in favour of the soldier, he being superior
in power and size. Both 113th played extretuly well, and
each showed great skill, several foils taking place, Good-
man throwing Dyer, after a hard bout, by the back-heel
amidst great che'ziing.
John 140'4iiman still kept the ring, and J. Bell, of Corn-
walL P_liered against him, the odds being greatly in favour
ti Goodman carrying off the prize. Goodman looked well
and confident, and after a little dodging for hold, Goodman
caught his opponent over the shoulder, and quickly put •
flat on his back, amidst loud and continued cheering, G 0..,
man having gained another laurel.
John Dyer and Ball then came together for the conten-
tion of the second prize. These men were welt matched,
and each in their play were on the look out, displaying con-
siderable judgn:ent ; Ball throwing Dyer the first time by
thehip, but no back. On coming together again, Dyer threw
Ball, but on his side. Several other foils took place, and
after a deal of dodging Dyer caught his competitor by the
lock, and threw him a fair back, thereby winning the second
prize. Both men played extremely well in this bout, being a
very even match.
This concluded the day's sport, and the prizes were im-
mediately awarded to the winners by Mr. Steer, of the Ship
Inn, Ivy-lane ; and it will be seen by the play, that the
Cornish men have gained the advantage, having won three
prizes out of four. The following are the winners:—
HEAVY WEIGHTS.—First Prize—John Goodman, of tha
Royal Blues, Cornwall. Second Prize—John Dyer, Cornwall
LIGHT `WEIGHTS.—First Prize—James Truscott, Devon.
Second Prize—T. Treg,gitider, Cornwall.

FOOT RACE.-TUE BLUES AND Tll4 2ND Ltrx
GUARDS.—For some time past a great spirit of rivalry ha;
existed between the Royal Horse Guards (Blue) and the 2d
Regiment of Life Guards, as to which regiment could pro-
duce the fleetest runner. In order to test the pedestrian skill
of the best man in each regiment, several trials had taken
place for the 'purpose of selecting a runner from each, and
the match was appointed to take place on Monday oa Houn-
slow-heath; midway between Windsor and London • the
Blues being stationed at Windsor, and the 2d Life Guards at
Hyde-park Barracks. A purse of 251. was made up by the
men of each regiment for the winner, and bets to a conside-
rable
officers on either side. The men selected to contest the race
were Corporal Mason, of the Blues, and Private Miller,of the
2d Life Guards, the tallest man in the regiment, standing
six feet six inches and a half ! Nearly the whole of the
officers were present on the heath, to witness the race, and
as many of the non-commissioned officers and ptivates oat
could be spared from their military duties, at their respective
barracks. The whole of the distance to be run, 150 yards,
was staked and roped in, and also a rope along the centre, to
prevent " jostling." Mason had been the favourite, at tri-
fling odds, for some days before; on the ground, however.
the odds rose to 3to 2 against his opponent. At four o'clock
the word " off" was given, when both went away at a tre-
mendous speed, Miller having the advantage of the start by
about a yard. At the end of 50 yards Mason made up for his
loss at the onset, an advantage which he continued to im-
prove upon during the remainder of the race, beating his op-
ponent by three yards. The distance was run in 16 seconds.
Both men had been in close training for some days previoua
to the race, they haying been almost wholly exempt
(luring that time, from War military duties. •
PARLIAMENTARY COURT CIRCULAR; —Lord W.
Loftus kissed hands on Monday last with the Duke of
Marlborough on the appointment of his brother as member
for Woodstock. In the evening his Lordship dined with
Grace ; and, after dessert, took down instructions itnwritil
for his brother, how the Duke wished him toivoe during
the session. Lord W. Loftus started tohteherfoltolow returnng morning
for the continent with orders for hiso
brother
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