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being able to complete our work. I know that religion has Sir Godfi ey Webster has arrived at Battle Abbey,
need of all the aid of the law to defend it from the atta.ksof after a long residence in the Mediterranean.
those who have the misfortune to desert from it. T should be The Marquis and Marchioness of Ely gave their first
happy, if, before I die, I could accomplish all the good I medi- dinner in Belgrave-square On Wednesday last.'
tufa, fofreligion." The Earl of Milltown has arrived at MarkWell's Lon-
. The Journal du Havre says :—" The following extract of
don Hotel.
a letter from Buenos Ayres has been communicated to us,
which merits the attention of the merchants and of the Go.
vernment :
" BUENOS AYRES. FEB. 16.—Rosal is now vigorously
attacked by two powerful Argentine provinces. United wi:h
Monte Video, the forces which they being against him give
reason to look for a certain victory. Meantime the Dictator
perseveres in his system of terror, and has all his prisoners
shot without mercy. The struggle, which may continue some
months, will be obstinate, and may produce a commercial
crisis against which it is prudentto be provided.—Commerrc.
The funeral obsequies of Count Las Cases, who died thrre
days ago at the age of 80, took place yester day, at the church of
the Annunciation, at Passy, where he had been residing for sonic
time past in perfect retirement. As the Count, shortly before
his death, had requested that his funeral might be private, his
wish was complied with as far as was possible, but seve-
ral distinguished persons were present, amongst whom we
noticed Messrs. lieranger and Odillon Barrot. The early
fe and devoted attachment of the deceased to Napoleon are.
well known. When Sir Hudson Lowe sent him away from St,
Helena, the Emperor gave the folliwing testimony to his loyalty
in a letter addressed to him :—" Your conduct at St. Helena
has been, like your whole life, honourable and without re.
proach. 1 take pleasure in declaring this. Your society was
necessary to me. How many nights have you watched by me
during my illnesses! If you should one day see my wife and
son, embrace them for me. Accept my embraces and as-
urances of my esteem and friendship."
BOURSE—PARIS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18.

51ISCELLAMEOUS.

The Count de Las Cases, who accompanied Napoleon
to St. Helena, died on Monday last at Passy.
Her Majesty's plantation, at Virginia-water, known
by the name of the " Clock-case," was recently set on fire.
A reward of twenty guineas has been offered by the
Commissioners of Woods and Forests for the appre-
hension of the supposed incendiary.
The procession of the Lady G odi v a has been appointed
by a meeting, held at the Castle Inn, Coventry, to take
place at the ensuing fair there, on Monday the 30th inst.
A powder-factory, belonging to Messrs. Barton, near
Tonbridge, Kent, exploded on Monday evening last, and
was blown to pieces.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

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CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. •
Immediately before the close of business it was confidently
stated, that the interest on Exchequer Bills was about to be
reduced to '2d. per 1001. per day. No official notice having
been given, or any advertisement to the effect appearing in the
Gazette, it can for the present be merely considered as a ru-
mour, but the great abundance of capital and the high prices of
the funds render it almost certain that some financial opera-
tion will be effected. The present rate of 20. per cent. per
diem gives an interest of 31. Bs. sd. per cent.,
which is reduced by Is. 7d. per cent, when the
interest on the premium be calculated ; this, however, yields
about Is. 10d. per cent. above Consols when purchased at 92,
with greater security from fluctuations, and increase facility of
converting it into money. These advantages have always
been considered as equivalent to a rate somewhat below that
obtained from the funds, and even the lesser suut -xill produce
3/. 10s. per cent., and the saving to the country will be about
85,000/. per ai,num upon the amount outstanding, according to
the latest Parliamentary returns. The premium declared
about 35., the last price being 34 to 36.
The funds recovered from the heaviness in consequence of
this report, and Consols left off firmly at the prices of yesterday,
92% 921, for the Account; Bank Stock, 167 168 ; India
Stock, 2i9 250.
The prices of Foreign Securities were—Belgian. 102, 103 ;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 521 53 ; the Five per
Cents., 101 101/; Danish, 80/ 811; and Brazilian, 67 68.
The quotation for Mexican was 364 37.
I London and Birmingham Railway Shares were 180 182 ;
Birmingham and Gloucester, 52 54; Great Western. 92
93 ; the Half Shares, 64 64/ ; South Western, 63/ 641,
Gosport; 63/ 641 ; North Midland, 66 68 ; the New Shares
321, 33/ ; South Eastern and Dover, 28:1 29k; theTScrip,
7k 7i; Eastern Counties, 9* 9%; Blackwell, 11 11* ;
the New Shares, 9 91 ; and Brighton, 36a 361 per Share.
The Foreign Exchanges, except on Amsterdam, which was
negotiated at 12 ft, 12 4%, and Rotterdam at 12 4i, were
ad lower than on Tuesday ' • Antwerp being 12 4, 12 ft ;
Hamburgh, 13 11, 13 101 ; Paris, 25 77, .S 82%; Viepna,
9 52/, 9 53; and Trieste, 9 53, 9 54.
The only quotations for the Bonds of the Insolvent States
were—Colombian, 26i 27; and Spanish Active. Five per
Cents., and the Three per ents., 224 22i. Peruvian has nut
appeared to-day. '
if he meeting for the relief of the sufferers at Hamburgh was
well attended, a full report of which appears in another column.
The stuns subscribed on the Continent are stated to have been
—by the King of Prussia, 7,500/. ; the City of Berlin, 1,5001. ;
the King of -Denmark, 7.500/. ; the Duke of Mecklenburgh-
Schw erin, 2,300/. ; the States of Hanover, 15,000/. ; the City
of Frankfort, 8,500/. ;
.and Breman,l,ooo.
kroni The Sun if Last Night.)

First Highest Lowest Last
Price ?nee Prize. Prier.
French 5 per Cents ll9 65 ... 119 70 ... 19 65 ... 119 65
4 per Cents. ...... .. 101 90 ... 101 90 ... 101 90 ... 101 90
3 per Cents B2 —. 82 ... 81 91 ... 81 9.1
Loan
Rank ol cram e
Lattltte Bank 1.9001. Sl,aras 1045 ...1045 .1045 ...1C45
5.000 f. Mares 5052 50 .. 5052 50 ..._504 50 ...5052 50
delcian Bank
1811 l+. 50 • ...10" ...1.50 —.1050
Belgian 5 per Cents. ....
".. r..er Cent:., 1840 1054 ... 10554 ... 10"1( .. 1115y4
3 per Cents 73 50 ... 73 50 ... 73 50 ... 73 50
-;,.2,5h AC.lve . 1,1;,.. ... :AN ... 2456 ... ,24%
Portuguese 5 per Cents. 31% ... 31% ... 3.% ... 31%
Scarpnuari. .. lO7 96 ... I+B ... 107 90 ... tr 3
Ftunan .". 104% ... 105 ... 104% ... 105

....._.... ....................
RAILW Al iHAKES.
Versailles, R. P.
LB lO5 ... 167 50 .. 16, ... RA 25
Rltion MS 75 ... 553 75 ... 552 50 ... 552 5.t
Orleans
Saasburg to 8a1e....

A report having obtained circulation that the Queen
would appear with the Ladies of her Court in -Fancy
Dresses at the approaching Ball for the benefit of the
Weavers in Spitaltields, we have been requested to con-
tradict this statement from authority, and to announce
that both her Majesty and the Ladies of her Court will
appear in dreSses of Spitaltields manufacture.

We direct the attention of our humane readers to a
letter respecting the Royal British Female Asylum, at
Devonport. It expresses feelings in which all who are
grateful for the services rendered to the country by our
brave soldiers and sailors will concur, and when such a
small sum is wanted for the benevolent purpose of pro-
viding an asylum for their orphans, we cannot believe
that the app, al to the public will be made in vain.

S 4i MAR/

AND
ptibitr Optuton.

The money market is in a heavy state, and various rumours
are afloat of the probability that the tariff would not be carried
so easily as had been expected. Scarcely a speculation bargain
has been made during the day, and prices, especially for Exche-
quer Biils, are lower. Consols are 92 for aioney, and 921 for
the Account; Three per Cents. Reduced 91i; Three-and a-
Half per Cents. Reduced 99;-; New Three-and-a• Half per
Cents. 100 x; Bank Stock, 1671; India Stock, 249 250;
India Bonds. 19 21 ; ai.d Lxehequer Bills, 34 37 prem.
Brazilian and Brilian :loud, are the only Foreign Securities
which have attracted attention to-day, and the prices are for the
latter 67/; and the former, the Two-and-a-Half per Cents.,
52; 53 ; the Five per Cents., 100 a.
The quotation of Mexican• is rather lower, being 361.
In the Share Market, York and:No:th Midland have been
sold at 93/ ; Manchester and Birmingham, 28 ; Birmingham
and Gloucester, 54; Great Westein, New, 64/, Fifths, 9 ;
Cheltenham and Great Western, 21 ; Eastern Counties,
4/. I Is. Bd. ; and Northern and Eastern, 43/.
The Bonds of the insolvent States are: quoted—Colombian.
263 ; and Spanish Five per Cents. and 1 bree per Cents. 223..
Portuguese are not named, neither has the usual bargain been
made in Peruvi n to-day.
Efforts are still being made on the Colonial market to obtain
a further reduction in the duty on coffee. A memorial is
about to be sent tothe Board of praying that the duty
on the article from British plantations may be carged at three-
pence per pound, and from foreign possessions sixpence. A
new feature in the trade is developed in this petition, that
chicory can be so pressed as to resemble the coffee berry suffi-
ciently close, as to deceive dealers themselves, and it is con-
tended therein that if the rates be made as suggested the
consumption for the spurious article will cease. Some calculations
are made to meet the question of revenue, by which it is shown
that no further loss will be sustained than that assumed by Sir
Robert l'eel, namely, 170,0001. The amount is thus arrived
at-18,000,000 lbs. British Plantation Coffee, at 3d. per lb„
225,000/. ; 19,000,000 Foreign, at 6d,, 475,000, which, with
the extra 5 per cent. will make a total of 750,000/., while the
revenue in 1840 was 921,551/. If these deductions be correct,
and they have every appearance of being so, superseding Chic-
cory will be a great benefit to the consumer.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MALKET, MAY 19.—We bad a still
better demand to-day, and prices were extremely firm. The
sales amounted to 6,1.00 bale.,, of which 1,000 American were
for export and 300 on speculation.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MAY 19 —Business was
again very flat, and the market extremely dull. The sales
were—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 56 55%; New, 21 prem. ;
Grand Junction New Quarters. 26; London and Birming-
ham paid up shares, 59%; and South Eastern and Do-
ver, z 7 ea. dividend ; New, 21
CLOSING
BRITISH

Who runs may read.

The French Journals discuss a debate in the Chamber
of Peers on the right of search questi,n. here is no-
thing, however, at all new or striking in their remarks.
France will not ratify the Right of Search Treaty.
The words of M. Guizot, as reported in the Moriiteur,
were—" In the present state of things, and the actual
disposition of the public mind, I should deem myself
wanting in my duty towards the country, were I to ad-
vise the ratification of the treaty."
The Chevalier de Peruzzi, the Tuscan Minister, had a
private audience of the King of the French on Tuesday,
at which he delivered a letter from his Sovereign, an-
nouncing the birth of a Prince, his son.
The Hussard brig, which has arrived at Brest from
Hayti, brought 1,200,000 f., on account of the debt due to
France from the Republic.
The Madrid mail of the 11th brings little news of in-
terest. In the CongresS on that day the discussion of
the Budget was continued.. It results from the Report
presented by the Committee of the Budget, that the
Government demanded about 33 millions of reels for the
civil list ; nearly a million for the Legislative expenses,
ten for the Foreign Affairs, 17 for the Ministry of Jus-
tice, 452 millions for that of War, 85 millions for the
Navy ; total, 600,350,738 reels, about 6 millions sterling.
The Committee has made reductions to the -amount of
nearly 74 millions of reels.
The Constituciumil of Oarcelona of the 11th instant
announces that the Ayuntamiento of that city had ad-
dressed a petition to the Cortes, in which it demanded
the suppression of tke• tax for the maintenance of the
clergy, which it declared to be too onerous for the peo-
ple, and prayed the Legislature to decide that each dis-
trict should hereafter provide for the support of their
respective clergy.
2.S.IILIAVIENTAWir.
Both Houses met yesterday alter the brief holidays,
not again, we presume, to take, breath till her Majesty
prorogues them.
The Lords only received a few petitions, one of which,
presented by Lord Sydney, from Lord Townshend, pray •
ing the interference of their Lordships on account of sonic
person having taken his seat in the House of Commons
as Earl of Leicester, the second title of the Marquis of
Townshend, was referred to a Committee of Privileges.
Their Lordships adjourned till Monday.
In the Commons Sir Robert Peel, in reply to Major
Vivian, said he had witnessed an experiment made by
Capt. Warner (the celebrated Thunder and Lightning
inventor, in favour of whOm the Times, from brotherly
love, said so much two years ago), which was successful,
and the Government had made an offer to Capt. Warner
for his secret, but the purchase had not been completed.
In reply to Mr. C. Buller, and in defiance of a great
anxiety professed by Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Cochrane to
clear their conduct, Sir Robert Peel refused to allow him
precedence with Mr. Warburton's petition.. Sir Robert
moved for a Committee of Supply. On that motion se-
veral questions were asked.
To Mr. 0. Stanley Sir J. Graham replied that he
had heard nothing of uniting North Shropshire to North
Wales circuit.
To Lord Palmerston Sir R. Peel replied.that he had
lately seen an additional Report on the boundary ques-
tion, and as soon as the plans and appendix were com-
pleted, it would Iv? laid before tke House.
To an Honourable Member Lord Eliot admitted that
serious outrages had recently been committed in the north
of Tipperary, which the Noble Lord attributed to a defect
in the law prohibiting the peasan:ry to have arms.
The House ant into a Committee of Supply, and
voted the Ordnance Estimates. Captain Bolder° on
moving them stated, that the loss by the destruction of
the Tower was not above 128,0001., including the build-
ing, which, it seems, was in so bad a condition as to be
worthless. There were 94,000 stand of arms in it ;
4,000 stand were saved ; ; and 12,000 were, before the
fire, good for nothing. The chief loss was 78,000 stand
of good arms. A considerable number of votes for the
Ordnance, and for the Navy, were agreed to without
much discussion.
The Report on the Colonial Passengers Bill was re-
considered, and the Bill ordered to be read a third
.time
on Friday next.
The Pentonville Prison Bill was read a third time.
The Ecclesiastical Corporations Leasing Bill went
through a Committee, after some observations had been
made about the Tories doing that very thing, touching
Church property, they had been outrageously violent
against the Whigs for propOsing.
The Merchants and Factors Bill also went through a
Committee.
On the motion of Mr. Roebuck, the Bribery Preven- •
tion Bill, which came down from the Lords, was read a
first time. The Hon. Member said, he thought it might
supersede the necessity for his Indemnity Bill.
Sir J. Graham obtained leave to bring in a Bill to
amend the Tithe Commutation Act.
At a Quarter past Eleven the House adjourned.
MONEY—TRADE—COMMENCE.

PRICES.
FUNDS.

Bank Stock 167/ India Stock 250 pm
3 per Cent. Red. .. 9l/ Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons 92i, Ditto Old Annuities ...
3i per Cent. Red 99i Ditto New Annuities...
New 34- per Cent... looi Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2/d 35 pm
New 5 per Cent — Ditto 5001...... 35 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 36 pm
Jan. 1860 ... l2 9-16 Bank Stock for Acct —
Oct. 1859 ... ...... 12 7-16!India Stock for Acct —
Jan. 1.81,0 ......... 12 13-16IConsols for Aect ......
. FOREIGN FUNDS.
Belgian,Austrian, Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Ditto, New Ditto
55 per.er cente ent. ~.
—.
Brazilian Bonds... 674 Prussian, 5 per cent --
Buenos Ayres6 per cent. Russian, 5 per cent....., -
Chilian, 6 per cent B4 Ditto, Nfetallic ...... . ...,
Colombian, 6 per cent — Spanish, 5 per cent...., 224
Ditto, 1824
Danish, 3 per cent — : French, 5 per cent. —f. —e,
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange "-f —c.
Mexican, 5 per cent 36i French, 3 per cent. —f. —e.
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 '.--- Dutch, 2i per cent. 53
Peruvian,lB2s, 6 per et. Ditto, 5 per cent.... ... 101/
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p) 54
Bristol -nd Exeter (70 paid)
Cheltenham and Creat Western (721 paid)... 21
Eastern Counties Railway 231 aid) .... —
Ditto New Shares (--. paid)
Great Western 14ilway (65 paid)
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) .. tip'
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighten (50 paid )
London and Birmingham (90) . ~•: . ••
Ditto Thirds (32 paid) 64
Ditto Preference, or Privilege ... 174
Manchester and BirminghaM (40 paid) ... .. 28
Northern and Lantern (45 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) —
Ditto Scrip. ( 5 paid)
York and North Midland (50 paid) ... ...... 937
COURSE OF EXCHANGE—(YESTERDAY. 1

/

Amsterdam .....C. F. 12 7i Gibraltar . .
Ditto, at sight
Rottardam ......... 2 U l2 7 Genoa
Antwerp
Hamburgh ......11•B• 13 14i Venice 47
Altona ......... . 13 15 iNaples
-, -,lst ... 25 70 Palerm. l2O

Paris, 3 days' sig—
Ditto, 3 months 25 95
Marseilles ........ . 25 95
Bourdeaux ....... 25 95
Frankfort on Maine... 1521
Petersburgh, 3Us ... 36
8er1in........7
Vienna, effec. fl. 3M. 955
Trieste, ditto ... 956
Madrid 36
Cadiz 36
Bilbao ......36
Barcelona
Seville

Lo, pe,

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Lisbon
Oporto 53
Rio Janeiro 27
Bahia
Buenos Ayres
New York,2ldays sight 46i
Philadelphia
PRICES OF BULLION, PER os.
Foreign Gold, bars£3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin ...3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 91
Silver in 0 4 111

THE CONVICT GOOD.
A great change has taken place in the demeanour and the
appearance of this wretched criminal since he has been ac-
quainted with the time fixed for his execution. He appears
very much depressed, but still maintains a calmness that could
hardly be expected in one guilty of the enormous crime of
which he has been convicted. '1 he awful fact was not com-
municated by Mr. Sheriff Magnay, as has been befere stated,
but by the Rev. Ordinary. a part of whose duty it is to convey
the dreadful information, and by whom it is invariably
done. Sheriff Magnay and Rogers were present on the occa-
sion, as were also At r. Alderman Gibbs, the City Solicitor, and
one of the Under-Sheriffs. On receiving the intelligence,
Good appeared at first to be taken by sui prise, but said not a
word until the Chaplain had addressed a few
wor.is
of exhortation to him, when he fell upon his knees, clasped
his hands, and emphatically exclaimed,—" I declare to
Almighty God that I never laid hands upon her."
He was then asked what could have induced him to commit
the mutilation? To which his reply was, " Suppose I had
gone and told anybody that there was a dead woman in my
master's stable, wouldn't they have thought that I had Mutt-
&red beF'? 1 made up my mind to get rid of
the body the best way I could." He then repeated his former
For fear of that,
,statement respecting the assistance he received from another
man in consuming, the body In reply to a question from one
of the Sheriffs, he said that the reason of his throwing the pen-
knifc,away.was, that it belonged to the deceased, and would
have been known again, and might have been used against him.
To all other interrogation and pertinaciously adhered to
his former statement, f called upon
his God to witness the truth of it. As is usual
in the cases of convicted murderers, he is never left
alone, and is frequently visited by the Governor, to whom
he appeari thankful for his °kindness. The convict will attend
the chapel to-morrow, to hear, for the last time, the perform-
ance of Divine worship. Out of the number of applications
already made for tickets of admission, not one quarter could be
accommodated. -
THE IL DE RE EL CO orz R. --Thomas Cooper, the murderer
of Tiroothy Daly, the policeman, at Hornsey, has continued,
ever since his committal to Newgate, iq the same sullen temper
he evinced on his examination. Cooper will not be present to
bear, the condemned ser,i.on to-morrow, as was expected by
those whose curiosity I..ads them to seek admission. Mutt
the baker, and 'Voss the policeman, are approaching to con-
valescence.

The insolvency and dissolution of the Commercial
Steam Packet Company took place by agreement of the
shareholders on Thursday. The - Company's liabilities
were stated in January to be 140,0004;_ the disposal of
their vessels and other property will reduce this sum to
28,000/., a deficiency which the shareholders are desirous.
of discharging. Competent trustees have been appointed.

TRIALOF SHIT 1) WISHART.—The trlal of
these persons for stealing upwards of 10,0001. from the Glasgow
and Ship Bank, Gla,gow, came on for trial yesterday. before
the Higk Court of Justiciary, and continued till past nine
o'clock at night, when the evidence for the presecution closed.
The Lord Justice Clerk then intimated that, as the evidence
was Of a; peculiarly irstricate nature, involving figures and
'ealenlpiorts, it would be be tter not to go further that night, and
rifle triat-ivas accordingly adjourned till this day at ten o'clock,
r when the. ex,illpatlry Otidorice Will be proceeded with.— Edin-
-
burglr Pcipr ThursclaF

EXPRESS FROM PAR S

PARIS, MAY 19.
MADRID NEWS.

MADRID, MAY 12.—T0-day, notwithstanding the
great opposition made by the Opposition, the extraor-
dinary credits were voted in the Chamber of Deputies,
by 84 against 44.
In the Senate on the above day the new proj'nt of
law on the Ayuntanuentos had been adopted in the
ensemlle, and the first article voted.

Actives, 25i cash.
-(3Y EXTRAORDINARY COURIER.)
MADRID, MAY t3.—The Puke of Glucksberg (M. de
Cadez), Charge d'Affaires at Madrid, was ofliciilty pre-
sented to the Regent yesterday. The circumstances
which led to this ceremony are these :—The Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs sent an invitation to the
French Charge d'Affaires, upon which M. de Caz,.s
immediately repaired to the Minister's residence.
M. Gonzales then explained that he was desirous of
ascertaining his wishes on the subject of the banquet
to be given on the 15th by the Regent to his Royal
Highness Don Francisco de Paula, and to which would
be invited the whole corps diplomatique, as the Regent
was anxious that the French. Charge d'Affaires should
be received on the same foeting as the represen-
tatives of the other Powers ; but as it was neces-
sary he should previously be presented to the Regent, M.
Gonzales begged to know M. de Cazes's intentions in
this respect. M. de Cazes requested to be informed,
first of all, whether such intimation came in an official
shape ; and, upon being answered in th, affirmative, he
consented to be presented to the Regent. This young
diplomatist was consequently presented, and was re-
ceived in the most flattering manner, the Regent express-
' ing the most cordial feeling towards the King of the
French, and expressing his anxious wish to see France
and Spain united by the closest ties of affection.
A vote of censure against Ministers, on the occasion
of the Regent's signature to the c?pitilization contract,
was rejected by a majority of 80 against 62,